秋は仕事や地域の行事が多く、シャックに入る時間が短くなる。
シャックに入る時間がちょうどコンディションが良いときと重なれば良いがなかなかそうはいかない。
またコンディションが良い時間帯を狙ってシャックに入りたいが、それもなかなか難しい。
いずれにせよ9月に末になってやっと暑さがマシになったのはありがたい。
9月28日付 425DX News #1743から抜粋
PERIOD(D/M)
CALL
425#
till 30/09 3G7CW and
3G7RLN: special callsigns (SA-018) 1740
till 01/10 V47JA: St. Kitts (NA-104) 1741
till 01/10 ZD9GJ: Tristan da Cunha (AF-029) 1739
till 03/10 VO2VC: Zone 2 1741
till 06/10 5H1WX: Mafia Island (AF-054) 1733
till 07/10 TO2DX: Reunion Island (AF-016) 1741
till 14/10 A25AO: Botswana 1739
till 15/10 OX3LX: Greenland 1743
till 20/10 4V1SAVANNAH: special callsign 1740
till 12/11 V51WH and V55Y: Namibia 1741
till 31/12 C5GM: The Gambia 1730
29/09-02/10 KH2/JH3DJX: Guam (OC-026) 1741
September 3D22 and 3D2V: Rotuma Island (OC-060) 1742
01/10-12/10 V4/W4AUV and V4/K4RLC: St. Kitts (NA-104) 1742
09/10-14/10 JW6VM, JW7XK, JW9DL, JW5X: Svalbard (EU-026) 1743
09/10-28/10 FR/F5UOW: Reunion Island (AF-016) 1743
10/10-29/10 C21MM: Nauru (OC-031) 1739
10/10-11/11 5H3MB: Tanzania 1741
11/10-14/10 W9HT/VP9: Bermuda (NA-005) 1743
12/10-24/11 8R1TM: Guyana 1743
16/10-29/10 YJ0VV: Efate (OC-035), Vanuatu 1743
17/10-24/10 C91BV: Mozambique 1737
22/10-09/11 E6AQ: Niue (OC-040) 1737
23/10-06/11 5R8WE and 5R8CI: Nosy Be (AF-057) 1743
25/10-09/11 3DA0DL: eSwatini 1741
31/10-11/11 XT2MD: Burkina Faso 1739
October 3D22 and 3D2V: Rotuma Island (OC-060) 1742
October 5R8IC: Sainte-Marie Island (AF-090) 1742
October E51D: Penrhyn Atoll (OC-082), North Cook Islands 1743
October PX0FF: Fernando de Noronha (SA-003) 1743
October PZ5JT: Suriname 1743
8R - Aldir, PY1SAD will be active as 8R1TM from Georgetown, Guyana be-
tween 12 October and 24 November. He will operate CW, SSB and digi-
tal modes on all bands and via satellite. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, QRZ
Logbook, or direct to home call.
9J - Tom, DL2RMC is currently on a work assignment in Lusaka, Zambia,
and has received the callsign 9J2FI. "Since I am working on a time-
consuming project, I won't be very active", he says. "Still, you
can hear me in many contests". QSL via DL1RTL.
E51_nc - George, AA7JV is active as E51D/mm from the "Magnet" at anchor in
Suwarrow Atoll until 27 September. Next, the catamaran will head to
Penrhyn Atoll (OC-082), and E51D will be QRV from land for "a one
week long RIB DXpedition". Plans are to be QRV on CW, SSB and FT8
on 160-10 metres. QSL via LoTW and HA7RY. [TNX The Daily DX]
FR - Stephane, F5UOW will be active holiday style as FR/F5UOW from
Reunion Island (AF-016) on 9-28 October. He will operate CW only on
17-10 metres. QSL only via LoTW. [TNX F6AJA]
JW - Look for JW7XK (QSL via LA7XK, Club Log's OQRS and LoTW), JW9DL
(QSL via LA9DL and LoTW) and JW6VM (QSL via LA6VM) to be active
from the Svalbard Amatorradioklubb in Longyearbyen (EU-026) on 9-
14 October. They will participate in the Scandinavian Activity
Contest (SSB) as JW5X (QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW, or via LA5X).
OX - Bo, OZ1DJJ will be active again as OX3LX from Greenland between 27
September and 15 October. In his spare time he will be QRV from
Kangerlussuaq (GP47ta), Qaqortoq (GP60xr) and Christian IV Island
(NA-151, GP80kb) around 4 October. QSL via OZ0J, Club Log's OQRS
and LoTW.
PY0F - Ben, DA1DX (ex DL6FBL) and other four operators will be active as
PX0FF from Fernando de Noronha (SA-003) sometime in October. They
will operate CW, SSB and FT8 (MSHV) on 160-6 metres. Updates will
be posted to https://www.qrz.com/db/PX0FF. QSL via Club Log's OQRS,
or via DJ4MX.
PZ - Members of the Royal Netherlands Army Signal Regiment (PI4VBD) will
be active again as PZ5JT during the annual Jungle Warfare Training
course in Suriname for a few weeks in October-November. The opera-
tors will be QRV in their spare time on 40, 20, 17, 15 and 10m SSB
using military equipment. QSL direct to PI4VBD.
SV - Special callsign SX80FF will be used from various locations (in-
cluding Crete as SV9/SX80FF) on 1-31 October. The purpose of this
activity is to honor the 80 fallen Greek firefighters and aerial
firefighting crews who lost their lives in the line of duty. QSL
via LoTW, eQSL and QRZ Logbook; paper cards will not be available.
VP9 - Josh, W9HT, will be active as W9HT/VP9 from Bermuda (NA-005) on 11-
14 October. He will operate SSB, CW and FT8 on the HF bands and 6
metres. QSL direct to home call. [TNX DX World]
YJ - Team YJ0VV (namely N4VGE, K4QQG, K1NZ and K2SAV) will be active
from Efate (OC-035), Vanuatu on 16-29 October. They will operate
SSB, CW and digital modes (also FT8 SuperFox) on 160-6 metres with
two high power stations and a choice of seven antennas, and will
participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. QSL via K4NHW (direct or
bureau); QSOs will be uploaded to Club Log and LoTW.
6O3T ---> The 6O3T DXpedition has been cancelled. "The whole team is in good
health", they posted to Facebook on 22 September, "although mentally very
stressed by the definitely traumatic experience that happened to us, al-
though all precautions had been implemented. As soon as each operator has
arrived home, it will be our pleasure/duty to share with the whole ham radio
community, our terrible experience in a land where no one is in charge, but
at the same time everyone has a say": https://www.facebook.com/Dxexplorernet