8J1RL is one of amateur radio club station of The Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL), located at the Japanese research station “SHOWA” in Antarctica, and operators are member of The Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition team (JARE).

QSL info.. Please Bureau to “8J1RL” or SASE(2USD or 1IRC) to JARL Tokyo HQ address(do not the JARL bureau address). 

They will operate on HF Bands, CW, Digital Modes.
QSL via JG2MLI.
Ads for direct QSL:
Yath Yoshikawa, Johoku 1-63-2, Nishi, Nagoya-city Aichi-pref. 451-0023, Japan.
Yath, JG2MLI will be active from Showa Research Station, Queen Maud Land, IOTA AN – 015, 1 January 2017 – 20 January 2018 as 8J1RL and 8J60JARE.
He will operate on 40 – 10m CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK, JT9, JT65.
QSL via home call, LOTW, eQSL.
DXCC Country – Antarctica.
CQ WAZ Zone – CQ 39.
QTH Locator – KC90tx.

SYOWA station was founded on January 1957.
JARL was licensed as specially call “8J1RL” in 1965.
7th JARE (JARE7) started on the air by 8J1RL in 1966.
Now, 8J1RL has been operating through the year by JARE wintering members.
Wintering members are change every year in February, so we issue different beautiful QSL cards annually.
Ourfriends! Please call 8J1RL if you are hearing!! And please say HELLO and “SAYONARA” hi hi.
We hope to contact you soon, 73 . .

TIME ZONE UTC +3
CQ ZONE 39
ITU ZONE 67
IOTA AN-015 (Various Queen Maud Land (Prince Harald etc) group)

Operators;
“JARE61” 2020 Feb. – 2021 Jan. : “Taka” (JA1AGS), “Hiro” (JH7JCX)

Giorgio, YI9/IU9HWS will be active from Iraq until December 2020.
Before he use YI/IU5HWS and YI9WS calls.

Giorgio, YI/IU5HWS will be active from Iraq starting 30 July – 30 November 2020.
He is planning to operate on 40, 20, 10m.
QSL direct to:
Giorgio Toma, Via Settembrini N°5, Livorno, IT 57128, Italy.
Giorgio, IU5HWS receive new call YI9WS.

The United Nations Amateur Radio Club (UNARC), 4U1UN will be active with special call 4U75UN celebrating the 75th anniversary of the United Nations.
They will operate on HF Bands.
QSL via HB9OAU.
Ads for direct QSL:
Herbert Aeby, Route du Moulin 1, CH-1782 Belfaux, Switzerland.
DXCC Country – United Nations HQ – 4U1UN.

Cezar, VE3LYC inform dxnews.com, that he will be active as TX0T from Tatakoto Atoll, IOTA OC – 298, French Polynesia, 29 October – 5 November 2020.
Recent DX Spots TX0T
He will operate on 40, 30, 20, 17m, CW, SSB, FT8.
Equipment:
-Two ICOM IC-7000 transceivers (one for spare)
-Two multiband verticals (one for spare)
-Two telescopic fiberglass masts (one for spare)
-One Elecraft KPA500 amplifier
-Power supply
-Laptop
QSL via VE3LYC direct, ClubLog OQRS, LOTW.
Ads for direct QSL:
Cezar Trifu, 4986 Bath Road, Bath, ON, K0H 1G0, Canada.
DXCC Country – French Polynesia, FO.

Bo, OZ1DJJ will be active again as OX3LX from Aasiaat Island, IOTA NA – 134, Greenland, 29 October – 16 November 2020.
QTH Locator – GP38NQ.
Recent DX Spots OX3LX
He planning to visit Disko Island, IOTA NA – 134, QTH Locator GP39ff.
He will operate on 40 – 4m.
QSL via OZ0J.
Ads for direct QSL:
Joergen Roemming, Brandelev Stationsvej 9, DK-4700, Naestved, Denmark.