DX News – 20 May 2018

SV2CLJ will be on the air holiday style in Malta, IOTA reference EU-023, at the shack of Savas, 9H1AE. Activity will be from 24 to 31 May on all modes from 80m to 2m. QSL to home call.

II1ITR will be celebrating the 90th anniversary of the so-called Red Tent, an Italian airship that set out to explore the North Pole. Beginning on 25 May and continuing to 25 June, the plan is to work on all bands and all modes. QSL and other information is available at QRZ.com.

Thomas, F4HPX will be active as FR/F4HPX from Reunion Island, AF-016, from 25 May to 15 June. He will operate on 40, 20 and 15m, mainly SSB and possibly FT8. QSL via home call, Logbook of the World, eQSL, Club Log OQRS or QRZ LogBook.

The Canary Islands, AF-004 will be the temporary home of Juan, EA8RM for the CQ WW WPX CW contest on the 26th and 27th. QSL via EB7DX or Logbook of the World.

HR9/W1UE, HR9/N2WQ, HR9/K1XM and HR9/KQ1F are presently active from Roatan Island, Honduras, NA-057. They will operate as HQ9X in the CQ WW WPX CW Contest on the 26th and 27th, then go back to their individual calls until the 29th. QSL via home calls, or QSL HQ9X via KQ1F or Logbook of the World.

The Cayman Islands, NA-016 play host to Frank, K3TRM, who will be active on HF as ZF2RM throughout the summer months. QSL via home call.

Members of Far Eastern Group of the Russian Robinson Club, RW0LZ, R0LZ and UA0LCZ will be active as R0LS/P from Skrebtsov Island, AS-066, from the 24th to the 28th. They are planning to use 3.507, 7.007, 10.107, 14.017, 18.077, 21.017, 24.897 and 28.017MHz. QSL via R0LS.

Randy, WW6RG will be active as VQ9RA from Chagos Islands, Diego Garcia, AF-006, from 23rd to the 24th. He will operate QRP on 14.190 and 21.280MHz SSB. QSL via his home call.

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