DXing With VA3RJ

One of the most exciting segments of amateur radio operating is talking to someone in a different country of the world, or even a long distance VHF QSO. I get a great deal of enjoyment out of every DX contact I make, at this QTH, as I am apartment bound and only run low power to a mobile whip antenna mounted on my balcony railing.

Try QRP (low power) for more excitement and challenge. I have worked European amateurs with my set-up and only 5 watts output power! You do not need a kilowatt and beam antennas to work DX. Just a little patience and you will be able to break the big pile-ups and get the DX station you are chasing.

DXpedition Web Sites -
3D2A - Malolo Lailai OC-121, Fiji Islands  May 17 - 31, 2008
3V8SS - Tunisian Scout Club Station  May 15 - 26, 2008
4W6R - Dili, Timor Leste OC-148  June, 2008
5JØM - San Andrés NA-033 6M DXpedition  Jun 28 - Jul 06, 2008
8J1IBS - 90th Anniversary Int'l Scout Troop 1  Oct 19, 2007 - Dec 31, 2008  On Air!
8J1RL - Syowa Station (NIPR) (JPN-03)  On Air!
9AØ8P - City of Djurdjevac Celebration  Apr 01 - Dec 31, 2008  On Air!
9N7JO - Kathmandu, Nepal  Mar 26 - Jun 30, 2008  On Air!
9Q1EK - Democratic Republic of Congo  On Air!
C9 - Mozambique DXpedition  Jul 16 - 31, 2008
CE8EIO - Magallanes Province (CHL-13)  On Air!
CT7LH - Algarve Lighthouses Activity  May 31 - Jun 01, 2008
CYØRA & CYØX - Sable Island 6M DXpedition  Jun 25 - Jul 05, 2008
CYØZZ - Sable Island DXpedition  2009
DM152ZYA - First German Passenger Jet Aircraft  Apr 30 - Dec 31, 2008  On Air!
DR7ØØLH - 700th Anniversary of Lüdinghausen  Mar 15 - Dec 31, 2008  On Air!
EA6/DD9HK - Mallorca Island EU-004 160m-6m SSB  Jun 15 - 19, 2008
ET3JA - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia  Oct 19, 2007 - Oct, 2008  On Air!
FH/DK7LX - Mayotte Island AF-027  Jun 11 - 23, 2008
FP/KV1J & FP/W1MAT - Miquelon Island NA-032  Jul 09 - 14, 2008
GBØPIA - Piel Island Mini Dxpedition   May 24 - 25, 2008
GB1SUN - Solar Powered Ham Station 160m-70cm  Apr 05 - Dec 31, 2008  On Air!
GB2CI - Caldey Island EU-124 (160m-2m)  Sep 02 - 08, 2008
GB8LMI & MJØX - Maîtrese Island EU-099  Jul 23 - 29, 2008
GMØHCQ/MM - R.R.S. James Clark Ross Polar Ship  On Air!
HBØ/ON4IPA - Liechtenstein DXpedition 2008  Jun 18 - Jul 05, 2008
HB2ØØ8A-Z & OE2ØØ8A-Z - EURO 2008  May 15 - Jun 30, 2008
HFØPOL - Henryk Arctowski Station (POL-01)  On Air!
HG1848I - 160th Anniversary of Hungarian Revolution  Feb 01 - Dec 31, 2008  On Air!
II3NIK - Nike Hercules Memorial Year  Jan 01 - Jun 30, 2008  On Air!
II3PIAV - 90th Anniversary of the End of WWI  Mar 01 - Aug 31, 2008  On Air!
II9LXCT - 60th Anniversary of ARI Catania May 01 - 25, 2008  On Air!
IT9EJW/P & IT9GAC/P - Faraglioni dei Ciclopi EU-025  QRT May 11, 2008
J3/DL7CM & J3/DM2AYO - Island of Grenada NA-024  Nov 06 - 25, 2008
JW5E - Moonbounce from Svalbard + 6M  Jun 02 - 15, 2008
JX/G7VJR & JX/SQ4MP - Jan Mayen EU-022  Jun 25 - Jul 06, 2008
KC4AAA - Amundsen-Scott South Pole Base (USA-21)  On Air!
KL7DX - Chuginadak Island DXpedition NA-234  Jul 21 - 27, 2008
LU1ZA - Orcadas Base [Navy] (ARG-15)  On Air!
LU1ZG - General Manuel Belgrano II Base [Army] (ARG-06)  On Air!
LU1ZV - Esperanza Base [Army] (ARG-04)  On Air!
LU2ZD - Primavera Base [Army] (ARG-09)  Jan 29, 2008 - ???  On Air!
LU4ZS - Vicecomodoro Gustavo Marambio Base [Air Force] (ARG-21)  On Air!
LZØ8KM - St. Cyril (Kiril) and Methodius Day  May 01 - 31, 2008  On Air!
MM3M - Island of Arran IOTA Expedition  Jul 24 - 28, 2008
MSØSCG - Isle of Jura Expedition EU-008  Sep 22 - 29, 2008
OHØ/H.C.'s - Aland Island by Dutch Team  May 24 - Jun 06, 2008
OJ1ABOA - Aboa Station (FIN-01)    Temporarily QRT
OL19Ø8D - 100th Anniversary of Dobruska Railway  May 01 - 31, 2008  On Air!
ON4ØBAF - Belgian Air Force 40th Anniversary  Jan 01 - Dec 31, 2008  On Air!
R1AND - Novolazarevskaya Base (RUS-09)  On Air!
R1ANF - Bellingshausen Base (RUS-01)  On Air!
R1ANR - Blue One Runway Camp (MNB-06)
SF7ØØBF - 700th Anniversary of Bohus Fortress  Jan 01 - Dec 31, 2008  On Air!
SI9AM - King Chulalongkorn Memorial ARS  May 05 - 15, 2008  On Air!
SX1 Prefixes - Torch Fire Communications  Jul 11 - 14, 2008
SX2MT - Royal Tombs Museum at Vergina  Jun 14 - 15 & Jun 21 - 22, 2008
TF/LA9SN/M - Iceland EU-021  May 09 - 13, 2008  On Air!
TF1/, TF5/ & TF6/DL2VFR - Iceland Tour (EU-021/168)  Jun 09 - 19, 2008
TF7/DL3PS - Iceland Expedition (EU-021/168)  Jul 17 - Aug 05, 2008
TK7C - Corsica DXpedition EU-014  QRT May 10, 2008
TM5EL - Moines Island (Sept-Iles) EU-107  QRT May 11, 2008
TM5F - Frioul Archipelago EU-095  Aug 15 - 18, 2008
TM8CDX - CDXC 30th Convention  Sep 06 - 20, 2008
TO4Gxx - Glorioso Archipelago AF-011  Postponed
TO5xx - St. Barthelemy NA-146 6M DXpedition  Jun 28 - Jul 06, 2008
V36M - Caye Caulker NA-073 6M DXpedition  Jun 20 - 26, 2008
V73NS - Island of Roi-Namur, Kwajalein Atoll  Jan 05, 2007 to 2009  On Air!
VK9DWX - Willis Island DXpediton OC-007  October, 2008
VK9X - Christmas Island DXpediton OC-002  Jul 08 - 20, 2008
VP8BKF - Mount Pleasant Airport, East Falkland Island (GBR-25)  On Air!
VP8CXV - Mount Pleasant Airport, East Falkland Island (GBR-25)  On Air!
VP8DLB - Mount Pleasant Airport, East Falkland Island (GBR-25)  On Air!
VP8LP - Stanley, East Falkland Island (GBR-25)  On Air!
VP8ML - Walker Creek, East Falkland Island (GBR-25)  On Air!
VP8NO - Stanley, East Falkland Island (GBR-25)  On Air!
VP8PTG - Walker Creek, East Falkland Island (GBR-25)  till Dec 31, 2008  On Air!
VP8ROT - Station "R" Rothera (GBR-12)  On Air!
VR2ØØ8O - Hong Kong celebrates Beijing Olympics  Jul 15 - Aug 31, 2008
VU4 - Andaman & Nicobar - Silver Jubilee of NIAR  Oct 24 - Nov 03, 2008
VU7 - Lakshadweep - Silver Jubilee of NIAR  Oct 24 - Nov 03, 2008
YE2IPY - International Polar Year WAP-133  Nov 25, 2007 - Nov 25, 2008  On Air!
YI9MI - US Army, Camp Taji, Iraq  Nov 20, 2007 - May 15, 2008  On Air!
YI9PT - Green Zone, Baghdad, Iraq  Jan 29, 2008 - ???  On Air!
ZD9BCB - Gough Station (ZAF-05)  On Air!
ZF2GU - Grand Cayman Island, by DL7VOG  Apr 28 - May 14, 2008  On Air!
ZM8ØWB - 80th Anniversary of Wellington ARC  Mar 24 - Jun 23, 2008  On Air!
ZS8T - Marion Island AF-021  May 09, 2008 - May 01, 2009

The 5th AAW, will be held from February 18 - 24, 2008
WAP A.S.E.A Award - Antarctic Activity Weeks (AAW)