DX News – 22 July 2018

Many DXpeditions will be on the air leading up to and during next weekend’s RSGB IOTA Contest. One list of announced operations is at ng3k.com/Misc/iota2018.html. It contains details of some 80 DXpeditions around the world. A lot of infrequently activated locations will be on the air, so even if you’re not taking part in the contest it’s a great chance to log some rare ones. Here are just a few examples of what’s going on.

YV7MAY will be on the air from Margarita, IOTA reference SA-012, running low power to Yagis on 40 to 10m.

SV9/I3MDU will be on Crete, EU-015.

MM0JTV/1 will be on Barra, EU-010, running low power.

A high power multi-op station will be on Malta, EU-023, calling 9H6YB. Operators will be G3XSV, G3TXF and G4AXX, who will start operating from the 25th as 9H3XSV, 9H3TKF and 9H3AXX.

EJ6KP is another multi-op DXpedition, this time by G3SHF, G0SYP, M0DCG, M1PTR and EI6KP, operating form Aranmore, EU-121.

Operating from the 21st to the 29th, WB8YJF/4 will be on the air from Ocracoke, NA-067.

Karel, OK2ZI will be active as 3B8/OK2ZI from Pointe aux Sables, Mauritius Island, IOTA AF-041, from 26 July to 4 August. He will operate on 160 to 10m, CW, SSB and digital modes. QSL via home call, ClubLog OQRS or LOTW.

Christian, M0UPL will be active as D44EK from Sal Island, AF-086, from 23 July to 7 August. He will be using SSB on all the HF bands. QSL via his home call.

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