Month: June 2020

June 19, 2020 This week’s bulletin was made possible with information provided by W2GD, The Daily DX, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all. Read more…

Steve Netting M0SPN has written an Introduction to the amateur radio data mode JS8Call, specifically covering the more interesting relay and mailbox functionality He says “Most introductions to JS8Call cover configuration and calling CQ. Whilst this is useful I feel it Read more…

Spanish special event The URE section San Fernando (EA7URF) will be active with the special event callsign AM500ISJ between the 20th and 28th to mark a milestone during Magellan’s circumnavigation of the globe. His fleet wintered at Puerto San Julian 500 years Read more…

17 June, 2020 Island activities: Compiled by Andreas, DK5ON IOTA QRGs CW: 28040 24920 21040 18098 14040 10114 7030 3530 kHz SSB: 28560 28460 24950 21260 18128 14260 7055 3760 kHz EU-026; JW, Spitsbergen Island: Bjoern/LA5NUA and Jurn/LA5LUA, both members Read more…

15 June, 2020 Island activities: Since no or few new IOTA announcements have been made during the past several weeks (probably because of many COVID-19 travel restric- tions), OPDX decided to list the following IOTA operations that were active this Read more…

June 12, 2020 This week’s bulletin was made possible with information provided by The Daily DX, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all. CUBA, Read more…

Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) report 15 CubeSat satellites are being built by students in Canada, all are expected to carry amateur radio payloads The RAC post says: The Canadian Space Agency has been providing support and guidance to 15 teams of university Read more…

10 June, 2020 Island activities: Compiled by Andreas, DK5ON IOTA QRGs CW: 28040 24920 21040 18098 14040 10114 7030 3530 kHz SSB: 28560 28460 24950 21260 18128 14260 7055 3760 kHz AS-085; HL4, Cholla-Namdo Province (Soan Islands) group: Han/DS2GOO and Read more…

June 5, 2020 This week’s bulletin was made possible with information provided by The Daily DX, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all. CUBA, Read more…

3 June, 2020 Island activities: Compiled by Andreas, DK5ON IOTA QRGs CW: 28040 24920 21040 18098 14040 10114 7030 3530 kHz SSB: 28560 28460 24950 21260 18128 14260 7055 3760 kHz EU-042; DL, Schleswig-Holstein State North West group: Volker will Read more…