The Month on the Air: Dxpeditions in March 2012 Dates, DXCC, Callsign, Info (from ADXO with Bill, NG3K's kind permission)
* until Mar 2 Gambia C56/F5RAV by F5RAV fm Banjul QSL: F5RAV
* until Mar 3 Guantanamo KG4OS by KD4OS; CW SSB QSL: KD4OS
* until Mar 6 Mariana Is AH0/AE6YW by JI1DSO fm Saipan (OC-086, USi NI002S, WLOTA 1333, QK25uf); 80-6m; QSL OK via Buro or direct
* until Mar 8 Grenada J38RF by KE4TG fm NA-024 (WLOTA 0718); HF; mainly digital with some CW SSB QSL: KE4TG
* until Mar 8 Barbados 8P9CI by W1USN, AA1M as 8P9CK ; SSB CW PSK31; QSL 8P9CI via LotW and 8P9CK via AA1M, Buro or direct
* until Mar 9, Nepal 9N7FOX by JA8BMK; 80-10m; CW SSB RTTY; holiday style operation; QSL: JA8UWTOK via Buro or direct
* until Mar 10 Sri Lanka 4S7KKG b y DC0KK fm AS-003; CW + digital; dipoles: QSL: DC0KK
* until Mar 10 Guantanamo KG4SS by K4MIL; RTTY CW SSB QSL: K4MIL
* until Mar 10 Montserrat VP2MXO by DM2XO, DL2RNS as VP2MSN , DL7JOM as VP2MOM
* until Mar 11 Belize V31YK by DL2AYK; 80-10m, perhaps 6m; CW SSB RTTY, some PSK31; QSL: DARC Buro or direct
* until Mar 13 St Helena ZD7XF by G3TXF; 160-10m; CW; QRV for BERU Contest (Mar 10-11); QSL: LotW or via G3TXF
* until Mar 15 Belize V31SU by N7MSU; mainly 40-20m; CW SSB PSK31; fm Caye Caulker, Orange Walk Town, San Ignacio & Gales Point; QSL: Buro/direct
* until Mar 15 Gambia C56XA by G3XAQ; HF; CW; QRV for RSGB Commonwealth Contest QSL: G3SWH
* until Mar 26 Guatemala TG8 by W0OR fm Quetzaltenango; mainly CW, some SSB; spare time operation; QRV for ARRL DX CW contest; QSL: W0OR
* until Mar 11 Annonbon I 3C0E by EA5BYP EA5KM fm AF-039 (JI28to); 160-6m; CW SSB RTTY; QSL: LotW
* until Mar 20 Gambia C56AVT by ON4AVT; mainly 15m, PSK; QSL: ON4AVT
* until Mar 28 St Kitts & Nevis V47JA by W5JON fm St Kitts (NA-104, FK87pg); 80-6m, incl 60m; SSB; dipole, verticals, 6m yagi; CW SSB; also W5HAM as V47HAM QSL: LotW
Mar 1-5 Grenada J37K by AC8G; QSL: LotW or AC8G via Buro or direct
Mar 1-30 Marshall Is V73FW by K4FW fm Kwalalein I (OC-028); QSL: K4FW exact begin & end dates unclear
Mar 2-8 Senegal 6V7T by F5RAV; SSB PSK CW; QSL: F5RAV Direct
Mar 4-Apr 4 Tanzania 5H3MB by IK2GZU fm Ilembulai; 80-10m; CW SSB RTTY; yagi fixed on Europe + windom; spare time operation QSL: IK2GZU
Mar 5-18 Sint Maarten PJ7PT by SP9PT SP2EBG SP2GKS SP3GEM SP3HLM fm NA-105; 160-6m; CW SSB RTTY; QSL: SP9PT
Mar 5-23 Jamaica 6Y0A by N2KW; mainly CW; QRV for BERU Contest; QSL: LotW or via WA4WTG
Mar 5-31 Antigua V21 by DJ7ZG as V21ZG & DL7AFS as V21FS fm NA-100 (WLOTA 1118, FK97cc); 160-6m; RTTY PSK SSB; QSL: DL7AFS via Buro
Mar 7-12 Vietnam 3W4JK by SP5APW fm Phu Quoc I (AS-128); 40-6m, perhaps 6m; SSB PSK31 RTTY; Buddipole; callsign tbc. QSL: SP5APW
Mar 7-14 Virgin Is NP2 by N0TG as NP2/N0TG & N1SNB as NP2/N1SNB ; all bands, incl 60m; all modes; QSL: N0TG Direct or via online request
Mar 7-24 Tonga A35YZ by DL7DF DK1BT DK7LX DL4WK DL5CW DL7KL DL7UFN DL7UFR SP3CYY SP3DOI; 160-6m; CW SSB RTTY PSK31 SSTV QSL: DL7DF
Mar 8-13 Chatham Is ZL7/VO1AU by VO1AU; CW SSB; QRV for BERU Commonwealth Contest QSL: VO1MX
Mar 8-15 Bermuda VP9/G3PJT by G3PJT; QRV for BERU Commonwealth Contest
Mar 8-15 Malta 9H3C by G3PHO fm Gozo I (EU-023, MIA MM-004, WLOTA 0046); 80-10m, perhaps 160m; QRV for RGSB Commonwealth Contest; 100w; dipoles; QSL: LotW or G3PHO via Buro/direct
Mar 8-Apr 4 Madeira CT9 by DL3KWF as CT9/DL3KWF & DL3KWR as CT9/DL3KWR fm AF-014; focus on 30 17 12m; CW + digital; QSL: Home Call
Mar 12-28 Seychelles S79NEN by DO5NEN DL5NEN fm Mahe & La Digue I (AF-024); QRV for CQ WW WPX SSB Contest QSL: DO5NEN
Mar 12-30 Curacao PJ2/DK5ON by DK5ON fm SA-099; 40-6m; SSB RTTY PSK QSL: DK5ON
Mar 15-21 Fiji 3D2YA by JA1NLX fm Yageta I (OC-156); 80-10m; CW, perhaps RTTY SSB; QSL: JA1NLX
Mar 16-20, Svalbard JW by LA2XNA as JW2XNA (SSB PSK) & LA8HGA as JW8HGA (CW); 160-10m, focus on high bands; QSL: LotW, Buro or direct
Mar 16-23 Sao Tome & Principe by K0KKO,K0GUV ( S92DX, S9CW, S9SX) fm AF-023 (WLOTA 1622, JI39gx);HF+ 6m(50.105MHz SSB,50.105.7MHz CW) Mar 17-27 Namibia V5/DJ2HD by DJ2HD; 160-10m, focus on low bands; CW SSB RTTY; QSL : DJ2HD via DARC Buro or direct
Mar 18-27 Botswana A25 by K5LBU as A25CF, VE7DS as A25DS, VE7MID as A25KW, N5JR as A25JR; QRV for CQ WPX SSB QSL: K5LBU
Mar 21-27 Aruba P40S by DF7ZS; fm P49V; call sign tbc QSL: DF7ZS
Mar 21-28 Burkina Faso XT by JA3VWT as XT2VWT , JA3IVU as XT2IVU , JH3AEF as XT2AEF , JO3VVO as XT2VVO ; 80-10m; SSB + digital
Mar 23-Apr 6 Mayotte TO7BC by DL7BC fm AF-027; also FH/DL7BC; QRV for CQ WPX SSB QSL: DL7BC
Mar 24-Apr 6 Guinea Bissau J52HF by I3LDP + team; will also use J52EME; mainly EME, but also HF, 80-6m w/ mainly RTTY and CW QSL: I3LDP
Mar 24-Apr 14 Reunion TO2R by F5UOW; 40-10m; mainly CW; spare time operation QSL: F5UOW
Mar 28-Apr 10 North Cook Is E51M by DJ8NK DJ9HX DJ9KH DK9KX DL6JGN PA3EWP SP3DOI fm Manihiki I (OC-014); 160-6m; CW SSB RTTY; 11 verticals + a small 4 ele yagi for 6m; QSL: LotW or DJ8NK via Buro or direct + OQRS
Long-term DX operations
* until Apr 16 Minami Torishima JG8NQJ/JD1 by JG8NQJ; CW SSB; 50w; spare time operation; QSL: JG8NQJ via Buro or JA8CJY direct
* until April 2012 Macquarie I V K0KEV fm AN-005; SSB RTTY, perhaps CW later;
* until May 6 Honduras HR5/F2JD by F2JD fm Copan; all bands; all modes QSL: F6AJA
* until May 9 DR Congo 9Q b y UV5EVJ fm Katanga Province; 80-10m; CW SSB; QSL: via Buro or direct
* until Jun 13 Afghanistan T6JM by CT1FKN; mainly 20m; SSB + digital; QSL: Buro or direct
* until Mar 2013 Jan Mayen I JX9JKA by LA9JKA fm EU-022; 160-6m + up; SSB + digital; QSL: LA9JKA Direct
* until Dec 2013 Mayotte FH by DH1BL as FH/DH1BL fm AF-027 (LH27); QSL DL7BC via DARC Buro/direct; spare time operation
* until Nov 2014 Singapore 9V1RM b y F8UKP fm AS-019; 40-10m; CW SSB RTTY PSK; 100w; loop, hexbeam soon; QSL: LotW
Pre-contest activity :
Feb 26-28 CQ 160-Meter Contest, SSB
C6ANM Bahamas QSL: LotW CO6LP Cuba QSL: CO6LP ED1R Spain QSL: EA4RCH ED5M Spain QSL: EA5FL
ED9E Ceuta & Mellila QSL: EA9CE UU7J Ukraine QSL: UU0JM YE2R Indonesia QSL: YB2DX ZF2AM Cayman Is QSL: LotW
Mar 3-4 ARRL International DX Contest, SSB
5Z4EE Kenya QSL: NV7E 6V7T Senegal QSL: F5RAV 8P9 Barbados QSL: LotW C6ANM Bahamas QSL: LotW
C6AZZ Bahamas QSL: K4IIO CR3L Madeira QSL: DJ0IF ED5T Spain QSL: EA5KV HI3K Dominican Republic QSL: HI3K
J37K Grenada QSL: AC8G J7Y Dominica QSL: K1LI J88DR St Vincent QSL: LotW KP2MM Virgin Is QSL: LotW
NH0S/KH2 Guam QSL: JF2SKV TI5N Costa Rica QSL: LotW T18M Costa Rica QSL: W4BW TO11A Guadeloupe QSL: ?qrz.com
TO5A Martinique QSL: LotW V31YK Belize QSL: DL2AYK V31YN Belize QSL: LotW V47JA St Kitts & Nevis QSL: LotW
VP9/W6PH Bermuda QSL: W6PH
Mar 24-25 CQ WPX Contest, SSB
5Z4EE Kenya QSL: NV7E A25HQ Botswana QSL: ?qrz CE1A Chile QSL: XQ1KZ CR2X Azores QSL: OH2BH
D4A Cape Verde Is QSL: KU9C DP6T Germany QSL: Buro EE8Z Canary Is QSL: EA8AY IH9YMC African Italy QSL: eQSL
NH7A Hawaii QSL: LotW P3N Cyprus QSL: RW3RN P41P Aruba QSL: W3HNK PJ2/DK5ON Curacao QSL: DK5ON
PJ4Z Bonaire QSL: LotW S59NEN Seychelles QSL: LotW TO7BC Mayotte QSL: DL7BC V47JA St Kitts & Nevis QSL: LotW
V5 Namibia QSL: GI4FUM V55V Namibia QSL: ?qrz.com ZA1TC Albania QSL: ?qrz.com
Contests ( to enjoy or simply avoid! )
Mar 3-4 0000-2400 UTC ARRL International DX Contest, SSB HF (Not WARC bands) work as many W/VE stations, Exchange: RS + Pwr
Mar 4 1100-1700UTC DARC 10m Digital Contest, Amtor, Clover, PSK31, Pactor,RTTY, Exchange: RST + serial number
Mar 5 2000-2130 UTC RSGB 80m Club Championship, RTTY & PSK Exchange: RS(T) + serial number
Mar 7-8 2300-2300 UTC Antique Wireless Assn. John Rollins Mem. Contest, CW ; 80 & 20m only; Exchange: RST + Eqpt. type + Eqpt. year
Mar 10-11 1000-1000 UTC BERU Commonwealth Contest, CW 80-10m (Not WARC bands) Exchange: RST + serial number/Province code
Mar 10-11 1600-1600 UTC EA PSK Contest, PSK63 8 80-10m (Not WARC bands) Exchange: RST + serial number
Mar 10-11 2300-2300 UTC Antique Wireless Assn. John Rollins Mem. Contest, CW ; 80 & 20m only; Exchange: RST + Eqpt. type + Eqpt. year
Mar 14 2000-2130 UTC RSGB 80m Club Championship, CW Exchange: RST + serial number
Mar 17-19 0200-0200 UTC BARTG HF Contest, RTTY Exchange: RST + Serial No. + 4-digit time
Mar 17-19 1200-1200 UTC Russian DX Contest, CW & SSB 160-10m (Not WARC bands) Exchange: RS(T) + serial number/2-ch Oblast
Mar 22 2000-2130 UTC RSGB 80m Club Championship, SSB Exchange: RS + serial number
Mar 24-25 0000-2400 UTC CQ WW WXP Contest, SSB 160-10m (Not WARC bands) Exchange: RS + serial number