REMINDER – Having QRT’d on June 29th, Take is again returning to Minami Torishima and will QRV (same call) from September 15th for three months. Globally, JD1/M is still high on the most wanted list (currently at #27).
MAY 28 – For one day only – May 29th – look for 8N1AQ/JD1 from Minami Torishima. Check 15m SSB @ 03:30z. Meanwhile, JG8NQJ/JD1 plans activity on 12CW at 01:00z same date.
FEBRUARY 20, 2022 – QSL manager (JA8CJY) has today informed that Take, JG8NQJ/JD1 should again be active from Minami Torishima starting mid-March 2022 for three months.
OCTOBER 2, 2021 – Today, Take-san arrived Minami Torishima. Expect activity in the coming days. Globally, JD/M is now #26 most wanted DXCC entity. He will QRT in middle of December ’21.
JUNE 3, 2021 – Take is now QRT from Minami Torishima. His next planned activity is early-October to mid-December 2021.
FEBRUARY 16, 2021 – Starting March 10, 2021 look for Take JG8NQJ to again be active from Minami Torishima, OC-073. His length of stay will be around 3 months. JD/M is #23 most wanted entity listed on Club Log. Video below by JS1WWR from previous activity.
NOVEMBER 23, 2020 –
Very nice to work JG8NQJ/JD1 on 30m CW this morning. Our QSO already confirmed in LotW.
Take~san is active from Marcus Island (OC – 073), Minami Torishima till January.
more info about the activation: https://t.co/0AeWVXDWui pic.twitter.com/ecd2coBnJp
— Gert – PA2LO (@PA2LO) November 23, 2020
OCTOBER 1, 2020 – Take JG8NQJ/JD1 will again be active from Minami Torishima when time/work schedule permits during mid-October 2020 to mid-January 2021. QRV on HF bands, CW. QSL via JA8CJY.
Copied Take several times, not very loud, but unfortunately his goal seems to be working JA?
“MAYBE” one of our Japanese readers has any kind of contact to Take and might ask him about some digital activity from Minami next time.
I remember ONE activity from him on 17m a couple of years ago, while RTTY was the common digital mode. And since then, nada! (Of course I did not work him this day ☹)
I don’t know if he could be “convinced”, that FT8 operation would be a cure to this need, but you never know.
At least, while I had to realize that there will be no more new real RTTY entities for me, I was happy and lucky to work VK0MQ for a new one.
But that brings me to another subject, the ability to use FT8 the right way. WHY do many operators still stick to regular FT8 operation, while they have a good signal and could work much more station in Fox/Hound?
Start regular, then announce the F/H frequency, and someone will spot you and you have your pile-up going on …
73 de Gary, DF2RG