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QSO I had today with Allan, 133SD156 on Saipan Island.
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video was made by my friend… main source of materials is internet, but the theme is the same – sea…

(English) This video was prepared during the 2009 Cabras Island Dx-Pedition – IOTA SA-071 and it displays all infra-structure arrangements to enable the radi…
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The ARRL Centennial W1AW portable operations taking place throughout 2014 from each of the 50 states are now in Kansas (W1AW/0) and Washington (W1AW/7). They will transition at 0000 UTC on Wednesday, November 12 (the evening of November 11 in US time zones), to Mississippi (W1AW/5) and Rhode Island (W1AW/1). W1AW/KH8 operations from American Samoa will continue until November 12. So far during …

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Pileups on the HF band are “still big and wide,” according to the FT4TA DXpedition team on Tromelin Island in the Indian Ocean. Operators say they’re doing their best to find “the best balance between rate and bandwidth usage;” the sprawling and, many would say, unruly pileups are a result of the “thousands still calling.” Over the November 1-2 weekend, DXers and ARRL November Sweepstakes CW pa…

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12 meters.
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For a full FM Bandscan from this great DX-location, please visit http://site.voila.fr/fmdx/rakovica.htm . LOCATION: The village of Rakovica in NW Bulgaria, i…

The KP1-5 Project has received word from the US Fish & Wildlife Service that it may activate Navassa Island (KP1) in January 2015. The DXpedition will be a maximum of 14 days, and exact dates will be determined by USFWS mission requirements and weather windows.

“Our experienced team of 15 is complete and is ready for the challenge,” said an October 22 KP1-5 Project news release from President Bo…

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The FT4TA DXpedition to Tromelin Island in the Indian Ocean is in its final stages of preparation, and in less than 1 month the six-man team will depart. Operation is scheduled to commence on October 30 and continue until November 10. The DXpedition is the recipient of an ARRL Colvin Award grant.

 

I and about 10,000 of your ‘best friends’ will be tuned up and listening for you,” Warren Croke, N…

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DJ6SI, DJ5RT, DJ7YQ, DJ3NG, DK9KX, DF3KX FORMED THE TEAM OF FR0DZ/G, FR0RZ/G, FR0CIW DX-PEDITION ON GLORIOSO ISLAND.
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MJ/ON6NB/P- Belgian dx pedition JERSEY island – GJFF003-18:33 utc – 25-May-2013 – 40 meters band.
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DX-pedition Kangaroo Island SA OC-139 part-1

VK5ZMM and VK5AUQ DX-pedition Kangaroo Island SA IOTA OC-139, part-1 20Meters.

The on-the-air portion of the FT5ZM DXpedition has come to an end, although the trip home remains. That news may be welcome to non-DXers who have been contending with the huge and chaotic pileups that, on occasion, occupied substantial segments of spectrum, but depressing for operators who were unsuccessful in snagging this rare one. The Amsterdam Island DXpedition team logged on the order of 1…

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The Amsterdam Island FT5ZM DXpedition team is on the island, and word is that they be on the air January 25.

“It only took 50 trips to the island, but pretty much everything is ashore,” reported DXpedition pilot Valerie Hotzfeld, NV9L. “The first tower is up with a 12 meter Yagi.”

Team member Michel Brunelle, FM5CD, reported that at 2230 local time, the team finally was able to get a little sl…

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The Northern California DX Foundation (NCDXF) has announced a $ 25,000 grant to the FT5/T Tromelin Island DXpedition planned for October 3-November 10, 2014. Tromelin is number10 on The DX Magazine’s latest Most Wanted List.

“The team’s antenna plans, pilot feedback plans, and enthusiasm should make this entity available to many DXers,” NCDXF President Glenn Johnson, W0GJ, said in announcing the …

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The Daily DX reports that G3VFC, MØVFC, M1BXF, MØBLF, and G3ZAY will be active as ZD8UW from Ascension Island December 2-6. Operation will be on SSB and CW on 40 through 10 meters, with some 6 meter and WSPR activity possible. QSL via MØOXO’s online QSL request system (OQRS) for both bureau and direct cards. The team will upload logs to ClubLog andLoTW. They will not have Internet access at the…

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Members of the Uruguay DX Group will be on the air from Easter Island as XRØYY November 1-7. A seven-person team will operate from Hanga Roa, running three stations simultaneously on 1.8 through 50 MHz, CW, SSB and digital modes. QSL via EB7DX. Easter Island is number 107 on the ClubLog Most Wanted list. Operators include Jose, CEØHYO; Gustavo, CX2AM; Humberto, CX3AN; Gustavo, CX3CE; Mario, CX4…

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The sponsors for the Wake Island K9W commemorative DXpedition that was derailed as a result of the partial government shutdown say they are continuing to work with the US Air Force to reschedule the operation.

“Once we have the new dates, we will post them here and through the normal Amateur Radio communication media,” the group announced October 22. “Thank you for your patience and understandin…

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The Daily DX reports that two Pacific Island DXpeditions are preparing to activate in October and November. The much-anticipated K9W Wake Island DXpedition has announced its tentative operating schedule, with times based on Wake Island times and dates (Wake is 12 hours ahead of UTC). According to its website, the team expects to kick off operations on or about October 7 and operate until Octobe…

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Plans by one Canadian and two Americans to mount the CYØP DXpedition to Sable Island October 1 to October 11 are well underway. The CYØP team includes VE1RGB, AI5P and WA4DAN, who coordinated two previous CYØ DXpeditions, including one in October 2012 cut short by Hurricane Sandy. The trio plans to operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 160 through 10 meters. Where possible, resources retained from previo…

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The Amsterdam Island DXpedition team has made “significant progress” in the past couple of months in preparation for its January 2014 DXpedition, the team reported in a news release July 27. Located in the middle of the Indian Ocean, Amsterdam and St Paul Islands is the seventh most-wanted DXCC entity, according to Clublog. The news release says the team has begun receiving supplies and equipme…

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westislandweather.com West Island Weather Station Skywarn GMC Mountain Bike “TOTO” dispatched to the Causeway today to capture storm clouds and remnants of powerful system that wreaked havoc in Connecticut and parts of Massachusetts today. westislandweather.com

24-09-2009 15.35 UTC 18138 KHz
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This image was recorded in about 03UTC on October 14, 2009. It is a pattern of the communication by 17mBAND and a high-speed morse code.
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Here is a short cut of the HQ8R Swan Island DX’pedition. Beautiful Signal on both transceivers/antennas. Good luck guys and many Q’s 73’s Alex W5YDX

It’s the first time we did a DX-pedition during mid-summer. Here are the results. Go to walsoorden.blogspot.com for more.
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Another DX-Pedition by German Radio Amateurs to Glorioso Island in the Indian Ocean: DJ6SI, DJ8CR, DJ3OS, DG4FCD. 13-20 May 1992.