J48S Samos Island

J48S Samos Island

DX Operation IOTA EU-049
🇬🇷 SV — Greece

Dirk, ON5CT will be active as J48S from Samos Island (EU-049) from September 11 to October 10. He plans to operate SSB, RTTY, FT8/FT4, and some CW on 80-10 metres. He will also participate in the CQ WW DX RTTY Contest. *Source: 425DXN wcal #1844 — [425 DX News](http://www.425dxn.org)*

CWFT4FT8RTTYSSB10m15m20m30m40m80m
Updated on 01 Oct 2026
Location: Samos Island
QSL via: LoTW, Club Log OQRS, eQSL, will not be provided
OQRS
ON THE AIR NOW
From11 Sep 2026
To10 Oct 2026
Latest news
QSL route: LoTW, Club Log OQRS, eQSL, will not be provided.
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J48S Live Spots

02:19:47 UTC
UTC Spotter Frequency Mode Comments Band Age
21:33 09 OctIT9IVN3573.0FT8ft8 73 eu-049 ciao80m4h46m
18:29 09 OctSP3VSC10136.0FT8FT8 -01dB from KM37 628Hz30m7h50m
15:11 09 OctF1DUZ28074.0FT8in97nj<es>km37 tnx qso 7310m11h8m
13:49 09 OctG0KTN28074.0FT8io81ti<>km37ls ft810m12h30m
08:21 09 OctPD1HT14074.0FT873 ft820m17h57m
02:15 09 OctN0YO10136.7FT8—30m1d
18:59 08 OctOM1AN10136.0FT8FT8 tnx QSO GL/GDX 73!30m1d
13:40 08 OctHZ1BH28074.0FT8FT8 (EU-094) tu new band GDX &10m1d
05:41 08 OctF6JON10136.0FT8FT8 -1 dB 845 Hz30m1d
22:36 07 OctON8FAB5357.0FT8ft8 jn29>km3760m2d
08:27 07 OctIZ0MIO21074.0FT8FT8 -08db15m2d
06:05 07 OctUS5LOC14074.0FT8TNX QSO FT820m2d
19:27 06 OctSV8DCW3573.6FT8FT880m3d
17:09 06 OctS57VG10136.0FT8FT830m3d
00:00 06 OctCT7AUT7074.0FT8FT8 +1 dB 628 Hz40m4d
14:19 05 OctSP5GQX28074.0FT8IOTA EU-04910m4d
10:40 05 OctIU6HWW21074.9FT8FT8 -17 db15m4d
07:10 05 OctR2OM14074.8FT8rda ks-29 tnx qso20m4d
06:43 05 OctEA1AHP14074.0FT8FT8 +00dB from KM37 816Hz20m4d
21:22 04 OctIU6HWW7074.8FT8FT8 -13 db40m5d
16:07 04 OctEB3WH21140.0FT4FT4 5 db 772 Hz KM37 SES15m5d
16:00 04 OctM8KZE21140.0FT4FT4 -09dB IO9215m5d
13:58 04 OctF4NGC14076.4FT4ft4 in95uo>km37ls20m5d
13:41 04 OctSP6TRK14080.0FT4FT4 +15dB from KM37 813Hz20m5d
12:42 04 OctIU6HWW14080.8FT4FT4 -4 db20m5d

Best time to work — by continent

Busiest band and UTC window per continent, based on cluster spots collected so far for this operation.

ContinentBest bandBest time (UTC)Based on
Europe20m06:00–09:00 UTC111 spots

Source reports

Our sources do not fully agree on the details of this operation. We list what each one reports below and highlight where they differ from our listing.

425DXN wcal #1844
QSL via: reports will not be provided (our listing: LoTW, Club Log OQRS, eQSL, will not be provided)
DXNL 2527
QSL via: reports eQSL and LoTW (our listing: LoTW, Club Log OQRS, eQSL, will not be provided)
DX-World.net #153089
QSL via: reports eQSL, LoTW, Club Log (our listing: LoTW, Club Log OQRS, eQSL, will not be provided)

Update history

  • First reported425 DX News
    Dirk, ON5CT will be active as J48S from Samos Island (EU-049) from September 11 to October 10. He plans to operate SSB, RTTY, FT8/FT4, and some CW on 80-10 metres. He will also participate in the CQ WW DX RTTY Contest. *Source: 425DXN wcal #1844 — [425 DX News](http://www.425dxn.org)*
  • UpdateDXNL (DARC)
    QSLs for J48S will be available via eQSL and LoTW.
  • UpdateDX-World.net
    J48S activity from Samos Island is now scheduled for September 11 to October 10, 2026.
  • Update425 DX News
    QSL route: LoTW, Club Log OQRS, eQSL, will not be provided.
Last updated on 01 Oct 2026