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1 DX bulletin 441. 27/01/2022. By ON9 CFG. DX News MM0 UKI/P Isle of Rockall EU-189 update Adrian Nobby Styles will be joining the expedition to operate a HAM radio on Rockall island. Originally from Dartford, Kent, Nobby first became interested in amateur radio during his teen years tinkering with a CB radio and soon became addicted to the hobby. As far as ham radio broadcasts go, Rockall is the pinnacle. It is perhaps the rarest and most difficult of places to broadcast from in the whole world, and he is extremely excited to be able to broadcast from the rock, as are the amateur radio community and iota chasers! Nobby will land with the team on the first day, and for 24 hours will be answering transmissions from radio operators around the world, before granting them their own custom Rockall post card (or QSL card) which Nobby has kindly designed for us, in exchange for donations for our great causes. DXCC. This week on air This can change daily, please visit for updates.

2 5Z, KENYA Scott, WA5A is operating as 5Z4/call from Ruaka. Operation until January 28 on 40, 20, 17 and 10 meter. QSL via home call. 5Z, KENYA Ferdy, HB9 DSP is operating as 5Z4/call from the Scorpion Villa in Malindi until January 31. This is his first DXpedition, look for Ferdy on 20, 15 and 10 meter using mainly SSB. with some FT8. 6W, SENEGAL Jacques, F6 HMJ is QRV as 6W7/call until February 22. Activity from 40 to 10. meter using CW and SSB. QSL via home call. 6Y, JAMAICA Neville, G3 RFS is once again active as 6Y5FS for 2 months until around mid- March. QSL via G4 BWP, LoTW or Club Log OQRS. 9J, ZAMBIA Mario, IK1 MYT is once again QRV from Lusaka as 9J2 MYT until June. Activity on 40, 20, 17, 15 and 10 meter using SSB. QSL via IZ3 KVD, Club Log OQRS. D6, COMOROS A large team by the F5 KOP team is active until end January. Due to Covid situation this is now on hold. Plans are to be on air with 5 stations from 160 to 10 meter using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT4/5.

3 E5, SOUTH COOKS Pete, ZL4TE holds the South Cooks callsign E51 RMP and is QRV until end January. He plans some HF QRP and VHF Digimodes. QSL via home call. EX, KYRGYZSTAN Val, US4 MAO is active as EX0NN starting from January. Operation during his spare time using verticals from 40 to 15 meter using CW and FT8. HR, HONDURAS Gerard F2JD is active as HR5/call from Copan until April 5. Activity on HF using CW, SSB and digi. QSL via F6 AJA, direct or bureau. J6, ST LUCIA Look for K9HZ and K8SD as J68HZ until February 8. Operation from 160 to 2. meter using CW, SSB, FT8 and FM. QSL via K9HZ direct. JW, SVALBARD Rag, LB3RE will be operating as JW/call from the JW5E Svalbard Club Station during January 28-30. Activity on CW. QSL via home call. P4, ARUBA Matthias, DK4MN is operating again as P4/call until February 1. An entry in the CQ 160 CW contest is included as P40AA. Focus on the low bands and WARC using CW, SSB. and FT8. QSL via DL4MM. PJ7, ST MAARTEN Jeff, VA3 QSL is once again QRV as PJ7/call until February 6.

4 Activity in holiday-style' from 40 to 6 meter using CW, SSB and digi. QSL via home call, LoTW. PZ, SURINAME Axel, DL6 KVA will be active as PZ5KV between February 1 and February 10. Activity using CW only. QSL via Club Log OQRS. V5, NAMIBIA Gunter, DK2WH is again as V51WH and V55Y until March. QSL via DK2WH, direct or bureau. VP2M, MONTSERRAT Thaire, W2 APF is operating as VP2 MDX until February 18. Activity from 80 to 10 meter using CW and SSB. QSL via W2 APF, LoTW. ZF, CAYMAN ISL Stan, K5GO will be operating as ZF5T during the CQWW 160 contest (January 28-30). QSL via home call. Coming up soon 6W, SENEGAL Willy, ON4 AVT will once again be operating as 6W7/call from Warang. Activity from February 6 until April 10. Operation from 80 to 10 meter using SSB, digi and QO-100. QSL. via home call, Club Log OQRS. 8Q, MALDIVES Henry, LU4 DXU will be active as 8Q7AH between February 8 to 15. He will operate SSB and FT8 on all bands. QSL direct to LU4 DXU.

5 8Q, MALDIVES Karel OK2WM and Vlad OK2WX will be operating from Innahura as 8Q7WM and 8Q7WX from February 12 until March 8. Activity on 160, 80 and 40 meter using CW and SSB. QSK via homecalls. FS, ST MARTIN Jeff, VA3 QSL will be QRV as PJ7/call from February 6 until February 22. Activity in holiday-style' from 40 to 6 meter using CW, SSB and digi. QSL via home call, LoTW. TU, IVORY COAST Petr OK1 BOA, Petr OK1 FCJ and David OK6DJ will be active as TU5 PCT from February 7 until February 12. QRV from 160 to 6 meter using CW, SSB and digi. QSL via OK6DJ, OQRS and LoTW. V4, ST KITTS Chuck, KG9N will be active as V4/call between February 8 and March 1. Operation on all bands and all modes. QSL via LoTW and bureau. QSL preview On the scene YB0DX/7 and YC7YC/7 from Borneo OC-088. Chris W2 RTO as KC4 USV from McMurdo Station Antarctica IOTA. This week on air ASIA. AS-200 Shodo Isl JI3 DST/5, JJ5 RBH, JS6 RRR/5 and JS6 RRR/p (for FT8) are active from Shodo Island until February 24.

6 Look for activity from 80 to 2 meter using CW, SSB and digital modes. QSL via operator's instructions. NORTH AMERICA. NA-114 Terre de Haut Members of Radio Club de Montceau are operating as TO6S. until February 1. QSL via F6 KJS. NA-142 Okaloosa Isl A team from the Englewood Amateur Radio Society, N4 EAR will take part in the Winter Field Day (29-30 January) from the Boca Grande Lighthouse on Gasparilla Island (NA-069) They will operate SSB on 40 and 20 metres approximately between UTC on Saturday, and UTC on Sunday. QSL via LoTW. OCEANIA. OC-245 Rondo Isl Due to weather conditions and boat availability on Rondo island, the activity is extended until 31st January. JANUARY 20 YB6 ABO/P, YC1 BIQ/6, YD0 AVE/6 and YE1AR/6 will be active from Rondo island, OC-245 during January 20-27, 2022. QRV on 160-10m; CW, SSB &. FT8. QSL all calls via N2OO. Coming up soon EUROPE. EU-086 Mestnyy Isl Depending on weather conditions, Andrey R1II and Tatyana RL1I plan activity sometime February 2022.

7 QRV as RI1PP for 1-2 days only. QSL via R1II. Note RRA: RR- 06-29 (new one), RDA: NO-02. NORTH AMERICA. NA-088 Isla Escudo Team H94IE (consisting HP8 FOX, HP1 JGG, HP1 EJC, HP1 PAR & HP1 MRA). plan to be active from Isla Escudo, NA-088 during February 4-6. QRV on HF, VHF, UHF bands. Antarctica base stations Concordia Base David FT4YM/P has completed his work at Little Dome C and is now back to Concordia. Unfortunately, a machine generated a S8 QRM and the power supply only provided 11V forcing him to use 50watts; that's why he only made a dozen QSOs in 2days. He said Headphones on my head, I gave auditory reports through a S8 QRM level, it was just like hell but I have made my best . Halley VI Base Seba, SQ1 SGB will again be active from Halley VI(a) Base, Antarctica as VP8/SQ1 SGB starting November 18 and staying until January 31. During his stay, building of a rhobmic antenna (primarily for aircraft comms on 40m) is planned. This was also allow Seba to transmit on that band wheen time permits.

8 Check 7190. QSL via EB7DX. McMurdo Station Chris, W2 RTO is now the operator at McMurdo Station, Ross Island AN-011. He arrived recently along with Tim KG5 SBS. Logs will be sent regularly to QSL manager K7MT who will then upload to LoTW. Neumayer Station III Felix, DL5XL is once again active as DP1 POL until mid-February. Operation mainly on 15 and 30 meter using CW and FT8. Vostok Base Alex, UG1A (ex-RD1AV) will again be active in his spare time from Vostok Base as RI1 ANC starting January 13 until the beginning of February 2022. Activity mostly in CW. Alex is the seasonal drill team leader at the base. QSL via RN1ON, CL OQRS, Direct, Buro. DXCC timeline ANNOUNCEMENTS. Announced DX. THE NEWCOMERS. D6, COMOROS Dates still to be determined but D60AE will be on air sometime 2022. A. multinational 12 operators team of the F6 KOP Radioclub will be with 5 stations in CW, SSB, RTTY. and FT8/FT4 modes from 160 to 10 meter + QO-100. FS, ST MARTIN The TO9W team will once again be QRV from November 30 until December 9.

9 JX, JAN MAYEN Helge, LB4MI recently listed this particular callsign on the database. He mentions to DX-World that more info may become available in a few weeks time, and there is a chance the trip will happen. OX, GREENLAND OX7 AKT and OX7AM will go to Kangerlussuaq between February 17 and February 22 as OX7AM. An entry in the ARRL DX CW contest is included. P4, ARUBA John, W2GD will once again be operating as P44W between February 14-21. An entry in the ARRL CW DX Contest is included. QSL via N2MM direct. THE REMINDERS. 3A, MONACO Team 3A3A will be QRV during the CQWW SSB contest 2022, more to follow. 3B8, MAURITIUS Slava SP2 JMB and Dorota SP2TO will be active from Flic and Flac between February 5-25. Activity as 3B8GY on HF using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via SP2 JMB. 5H, TANZANIA Roman, RA/3W3RR (ex-9Q9RR) has announced plans to be active from Zanzibar island, AF-032. Currently no set dates as to when 5H1RR activity may happen due to COVID-19.

10 More info to follow in due 8Q, MALDIVES Nobby, G0 VJG will be active from Innahura island as 8Q7CQ during March 4-18. Activity from 80 to 10 meter (including 60m), SSB using a butternut hf6v and dipole. Participation in the ARRL DX SSB contest. QSL via M0 OXO. A3, TONGA Stan LZ1GC and Ivan LZ1PM will be operating as A35GC sometime in 2022. Activity from 160 to 10 meter using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. Logs uploaded during the DXpedition to Club Log. QSL via LZ1GC OQRS, direct or bureau. CY0, SABLE ISL Permission for a DXpedition has been authorized with the team: WA2 DAN, N2 IEN, K5 DHY, K5YY, K4 UEE, WW2DX, AA4NC, N8AA, N2TU. The CY0C Sable Island DXpedition team will be active sometime 2022 depending Covid. D4, CAPE VERDE Rob, DM4AO will be active from Ilha de Santiago as D44AO during February 13-25. QRV from 80 to 10 meter using mainly (possibly 160m) with 100w and verticals. No FT4/FT8. QSL via home call. D4, CAPE VERDE Oliver DJ5QW will be operating as D4CW and D44DX between February 19 and March 2.