DX News – 17 January 2016

Jean-Paul, HB9ARY will be active from Mauritius, IOTA reference AF-049, as 3B8HC from the 23rd of January to the 8th of February. He will work holiday style on the 6 to 80m bands, but focus most heavily on 80m. His main mode will be SSB, but he will also work some slow CW. Send QSLs direct via NI5DX.

Bertrand, DF3FS will be active as 5Z4/DF3FS from Diani Beach, Keyna, starting on the 23rd of January 23rd until the 7th of February. He will work the HF bands holiday style using CW and SSB. Send QSLs via DF3FS or the bureau.

Willy, KB8YRX will be active as 8P9CA from Barbados, NA-021, until the 4th of February. He will work on the 10 to 20m bands using SSB. Send QSLs via KB8YRX and Logbook of the World.

A team of 9 experienced US operators are scheduled to be active from Palmyra Atoll in the Pacific until the 25th of January. They will use the callsign K5P. Palmyra is located 1000 miles south of Hawaii and is under the control of the Nature Conservancy. The IOTA reference is OC-085 and the grid locator is AJ85. QSL via ClubLog OQRS.

A group of seven Japanese operators will operate as E51J from Raratonga Island, OC-013, in the South Cook Islands until the 21st of January. They will be on all bands 160m to 6m. QSLs go via ClubLog OQRS.

Peter PA8A is operating holiday-style as PJ4B from Bonaire. He will be there until the 22nd of January. QSL to his home call.

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