Though not a complete listing of all amateur radio special events or broadcast, the following gives you a sample of current and future activity from the hams bands.
Gayle Van Horn
3B8, MAURITIUS. Armin, DK9PY, will be active as 3B8/DK9PY between July 5-21st. Activity will be CW only on 40/30/20/17/15/12/10 meters. Look for him on 10 kHz from the lower band edges. He states that he has received his license. He might make a side trip for 2 days to Reunion Island (FR) or Rodriguez Island (3B9), but he is not sure yet. He will use a FT857 /100 watts into dipoles and a longwire. He will have internet access and might announce himself on the DXcluster. No QSL info was given, but probably via his homecall.(Ohio/Penn 966)
4O, MONTENEGRO. Acim, YU1YV, will once again be active from Montenegro, possibly as 4O3A (guest operator from this station) or 4O/YU1YV, starting from July 1st. He likes 75/80m, but will be active mostly on 6, 10, 15 and 20 meters. He will also be in the IARU HF Contest (July 10-11th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry.
5V, TOGO. Franco, I1FQH, will be active as 5V7DX from Kpalime Village in central Togo between July 15–30th. Activity will will be on 20-10 meters using a Spiderbeam and on 40-30 meters using a homebrew vertical. His rig will be an ICOM 7000 w/KL500 solid state amplifier. QSL via LoTW or via his home callsign, direct (w/SASE) or by the Bureau. Franco plans to put pictures and video upon his return home on You-Tube channel.
9Q, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. By the time you read this Patrick, ON4HIL, will be active (July 5th or 6th) using a special callsign, 9Q50ON, from Kinshasa for one week. The special callsign is to celebrate D.R.C.'s 50th anniversary of independence. Activity will be limited because he is actually on a scouting trip for a larger group of Belgian operators to activate the D.R.C. within a few months. No specific dates have been announced yet. Look for more info and updates to be announced.(Ohio/Penn DX 966)
DL1, GERMANY. Sebastian, DL1AXX, will activate rare islands for the German Island Award between August 3-9th. Using the callsign DL1AXX/p, his planned activations are: Grot Deil Island, Reference O-34 Kastenwerden Island, Reference O-37 Weidenschwanz Island, Reference O-38 Sebastian states, "I will be QRV in the late afternoon and evening on CW on 20m and 40m. QSL via his home callsign.
EU-047. Chris, DL4FO, will be active as DL4FO/p from the Island of Spiekeroog (N-008 for the German Islands Award) between July 11-16th. Activity will be QRP only, mainly CW, on all HF bands. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the Bureau.(Ohio/Penn 966)
EU-045. Members of the newly formed "Italia Zero DX Group" will activate "L'isola di Ponza" in the Tyrrhenian Sea, between Rome and Naples, as IB0Y between August 1-8th. The international team of operators mentioned are: Giovanni/IZ0PSA, Edmondo/VA3ITA, Laura/VA3LIA and James/KB0MZ. Activity will be holiday style on 80-2 meters using
CW, SSB and the Digital modes. QSL via IZ0PSA or LoTW. A link for live video streaming and updates is expected to be posted on http://www.qrz.com/.
EU-140. Operators Jari/OH1JO and Juha/OH1LEG will be activated Kaunissaari Island using the special callsign OH1K for 5 days (possibly 7) starting July 27th. Activity will be on the HF bands (20/15/10m) and possibly 80/40/30/17/12m. Jari states, "Icom Pro-3 and FT-1000
MK V Field will be used." QSL via OH1JO. A special QSL card will be printed after the activation. All Direct cards with 1 IRC, 1 EURO and 2 USDs will be answered as soon as the cards are printed by UX5UO. Look for updates on QRZ.com (under OK1K or OH1JO).
HA8, HUNGARY (WFF Op). Look for a youth radio camp to activate the Natural Reserves Pusztaszeri Tk.(HAFF-036) between now and July 9th. They will use the special callsign HA8KID. Other callsigns such as HA8CX/p, HA8DD/p, HA8KW/p and HA8ZE/p will also be active. Activity will be on 80-2 meters using a FT-450. Antennas are: W3DZZ for 80/40/20/15/10m, possibly a 6m vertical dipole, GP for the WARC bands and a short yagi on 2m. The instructors ask patience with the young operators. (Ohio/Penn 966)
NA-067. Jon, WB8YJF, will be active as homecall/4 from Ocracoke Island, NC (USI NC001S), between July 18-25th. Activity will be on 40/20/ 15/10 meters (and possibly 80 meters) using CW, RTTY, and SSB. Jon will also be active in the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 24-25th) as a Single-Op/Low-Power. He states, "I will be taking a TA-33- Mini and a Vertical - although at this point the vertical has issues on 80m - which I hope to have rectified by then." QSL
via the Bureau, or direct (a LOT faster): Jon Severt/WB8YJF, 5586 Babbitt Rd., New Albany, OH - 43054 (w/SASE or a Green stamp to cover postage is appreciated).
SA-060. (Update) Operators Orlando/PT2OP and Fred/PY2XB will be active from Cotejuba Island (DIB PA-14, WLOTA L-2855, ARLHS BRA-278), Para State, Northern Brazil, between July 25th. Look for activity in the WLOTA Contest. Orlando, PT2OP, will sign ZX8C,
mostly on SSB. Fred, PY2XB, will signs ZX8W, mostly on CW. QSLs for are via PT7WA. QSLs for ZX8C are via PT2OP.
JW, SVALBARD. Operators Thomas/OZ1AA, Alex/OZ7AM and Ken/OZ1IKY will be active as JW/homecall from Spitsbergen (EU-026) between July 23–27th. QSL via their home callsigns. They also plan to be active from the JW5E club station in Longyearbyen during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 24-25th) as a Multi-Op entry. QSL JW5E via LA7XM.
(Ohio/Penn)
