Category Archives: IR-DX News
80/15IR664 BOLIVIA – ON AIR –
Philipp 15IR664 is active now from Cochabamba central part of Bolivia.
Will be active until April 5th 2024 “Holiday style”, some info about the setup there in Cochabamba:
TX/RX: Yaesu FT 857D 100W
ANTENNA: Half Wave End Fed coax antenna
Logged Stations: ITL (in the log)
QSL Manager: 15IR106 Adrian
Standard contribution is needed.
See you in the Pile UP!
Asian Tour 2024 by Asia DX Team
Source : 13IR102
16-03-2024
The Asian Tour (237IR/0, 238IR/0 and 242IR/0) is ended and the team is safe back to Thailand now.
3 Days to go back home.
Thanks to all Supporter and for QSO’s, we will back later this Year!
73’s from Ralph & Lars
Am I in the Log ?
…and don‘t be afraid about the spent money!
The donated money is safe with paypal and till now not touched!
Don‘t worry about it.
News from Asian Tour from 23.01.2024 will be 153IR102 and 153IR249 On Air
13IR102 & 13IR249 Asian Tour 2024
63IR/0 | December 2023 – January 2024
Preview 237IR/0 QSL
A 100% valid activation from Lars, 13IR102, who returned back to Germany and confirming QSL’s now.
He informed us, that he is planning to return to Asia in the first half of 2024.
Statistics so far :
– 581 QSO’s logged
– into 50 DXCC from 6 continents
Calls from AT: 290, SD: 63, IR: 31, DA: 18, EK: 17, RC: 16, DX. 12, LR: 12 plus rest other calls.
Lars, P.o. Box 1410, 91142 Roth, Germany
2US$ / 2€ Contribution for each
(Free for IRDX Members!)
19IR004/EU146
An unplanned last minute activity today from 19IR004 from EU-146 Schouwen-Duiveland.
Duration of activity was around 2 hours and 18 QSO’s have been logged.
Best DX contact was with 9BC235 and several back-scatter QSO’s inside Europe.
Paper QSL from 19IR004/EU146 is available on request via 19ir04@irdx.org
Aesean Tour 2023 – Update 20/10/2023
20/10/2023 :
We received information, that the Aesean tour is not ended yet, but as it is the Monsoon rainy season the circumstances can be hard to get somewhere, so please understand this situation ! Roads are totally different then e.g. in Europe.
We are informed that QSL’s for sponsors are written and ready to be sent out soon !
So stay tuned, we hope to have more information soon.
10/10/2023 :
13IR102 Lars ended first part of his ASEAN Tour 2023, last night and the surprise activation was 237IR/0.
We like to thank Lars for all his effort to be active from a rare DXCC. Circumstances were not that easy for him with a bad start due to a problem with the power supply, but after all, 600 QSO’s in just 5 days is absolutely nice.
We have been informed that one of our well-known members, 13IR102 will start his Asia Tour from September 9th until October ?? 2023.
He will start in september from Thailand first and will use 153IR102 first.
Then later on, he will move to Cambodia (238IR/0), Laos (239IR/0), Vietnam (242IR/0) and at last a surprise highlight?? (xxxIR/0).
QSL information : Lars – P.O.Box 1410 – 91142 – Roth – Germany
Contribution : 2$ dollar / 2€ euro for each contact and free for IR-DX members !
More information and sponsoring, visit www.13ir102.de
21IR/EU-177
Marten, 13IR042 informed us that he will be active again between 8th and 15th of september as 21IR/EU-177 ( IOTA ref. EU-177 ).
It is a holiday/fishing trip, so the activation will be in holiday style.
QSL via himself, 3$ for return stamp.
Request for Address, please contact : 15ir106 @ irdx.org (No E-QSL available)
Special Event Station : 13IR/WOA
14IR/AT001 – Ouessant island
Gui, 14IR162 informed us, that he will be active between 25 and 29 July 2023 in his free time, from Ouessant island,
IOTA reference EU-065.
QRG will be up to 27.950 – 27.995 in order to use amplifier and low swr.
FT2000 – 2KW – 3 element yagi.
QSL via :
14IR162 Guillaume SAUVAGE – 566 Hameau de Tournes – 62360 – ECHINGHEN – FRANCE.
Contribution is voluntary – OQRS possible via e-mail or sponsors via paypal fr003guillaume@hotmail.com