| United States special eventLook for special event station N3U/Flt93 (N3U/United Flight 93) to be activated once again between September 9-14th, to remind ‘Amateur Radio Operators World-Wide’ of the tragic events that happened near Shanksville (Pa), New York City and Washington DC, on September 11th, 2001.This will be the 13th year for N3U and this memorial operation.Bob, W3BTX (Trustee W3PN/P41USA/N3U), informs OPDX, “N3U was 1st activated in 2010 and has continued every year since. We also ran a special Aruba call P41USA for several years but COVID 19 got in the way.”Activity will be on all bands that are open at the time using mostly FT8/FT4 as well as CW and SSB.QSL via club callsign W3PN (QRZ.com) if needed. LoTW will also be used for logging all Digital, SSB and CW.OPDX |
| Malaysian special callsignMembers of the Taiping Amateur Radio Club, and coordinated by the Malaysian Amateur Radio Transmitter Society (MARTS), will be active with special callsign 9M65MA from Jalan Istana, Taiping, Malaysia, between August 30th and September 1st.Activity is to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the Independence of Malaysia.Operations will be on various HF bands using CW, SSB, FM and the Digital modes.QSL via 9M2OHM directOPDX. 9M2, WEST MALAYSIA 9M6, EAST MALAYSIA Several special event stations located in various Malaysian states and federal territories will celebrate the 65th anniversary of Malaysia’s independence (31 August 1957) on 29 August-1 September. Active from West Malaysia will be 9M65MA, 9M65MB, 9M65MC, 9M65MD, 9M65MJ, 9M65MK, 9M65MM, 9M65MN, 9M65MP, 9M65MR, 9M65MT and 9M65MW. Active from East Malaysia will be 9M65MQ (Sarawak) and 9M65MS (Sabah). QSL via operator’s instructions. (TNX 425DX) 9Y, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Celebrating the 60th anniversary since Trinidad and Tobago gained its independence from the United Kingdom (31 August 1962), special callsign 9Y60TT will be active from 26 August to 2 September. This will be a multi-mode, multi-band and multioperator event organized by the Trinidad and Tobago Amateur Radio Society. The logs will be uploaded to LoTW and Club Log. A certificate will be available, see https://9y60tt.info/ for more information. (TNX 425DX) EA, SPAIN Special event callsigns AM38SDC (1-11 September), EG1SDC-EG9SDC (1- 7 September), EH1SDC-EH9SDC (8-11 September) and ED3SDC (18 September) will be activated to commemorate Day of Asturias and the principality’s patron saint, popularly known as the Santina de Covadonga. This is the 38th edition of the ‘SDC’ special event. QSL for all callsigns via EA1AUM (direct or bureau), LoTW and eQSL More information, including online logs and downloadable certificates, will be available on https://santina.dxfun.com/ in due course. (TNX 425DX) F, FRANCE Special callsign TM43CDXC will be active on 3-17 September for the 43rd Convention of the Clipperton DX Club (https://cdxc.org/) to be held at La Bussiere (Vienne) on 16- 18 September. QSL via F5CWU’s OQRS (http://www.f5cwu.net/oqrs/). (TNX 425DX) OE, AUSTRIA Special call OE25TU will be active from 1 September to 31 October for the 25th anniversary of OVSV Lower Austria’s district branch of Tulln-Stockerau (OE3XAS). QSL via Club Log’s OQRS. (TNX 425DX) ON, BELGIUM OR1050HERZ is the special callsign for members of Amateur Radio Club De Pinte (ON6MS) to mark the 1050th anniversary since the foundation of the town of Herzele in the Belgian province of East Flanders. Look for activity on all bands and modes from 1 September to 31 October. QSL via bureau. (TNX 425DX) PY, BRAZIL Commemorating the bicentennial of Brazil’s independence from Portugal (7 September 1822), special event station PW2IND will be active on 1-30 September. Look for activity on 160-2 metres SSB, CW and FT8. QSL via PY2GTA (direct) or via PP5AA (bureau). (TNX 425DX) SV, GREECE A large group of Greek operators will be active as SX39J on 10-18 September in remembrance of the pivotal role played by a Japanese merchant ship in rescuing hundreds of refugees during the Great Fire of Smyrna in September 1922. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, Club Log’s OQRS, or direct to SV2GWY. A certificate will be available: see https://sv2rck.gr/SX39J/ for information. (TNX 425DX) W, USA Organized by the Citrus Belt ARC, the 23rd annual Route 66 On The Air special event celebrates the historic US Highway 66. Twenty-one amateur radio stations using 1×1 callsigns (W6A-W6U) will operate from cities along the “Mother Road” on 10-18 September. See https://w6jbt.org/ for information about the event and QSL routes. (TNX 425DX) YV, VENEZUELA 4M5MAG is the special callsign for Radio Club Venezolano’s Casa Regional San Antonio de los Altos (YV5SAA) to celebrate the 100th issue of their “Magazine de Radio” (https://yv5saa.blogspot.com/) from 1 September to 31 December. Activity will be on 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10 and 6 metres CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via LoTW, Club Log, eQSL. See https://www.qrz.com/db/4M5MAG for more information. |