KH8WW 🇦🇸 American Samoa (KH8)
By YL2GM and EA5EL from Aunu'u I; HF Bands. All HF bands from 160m to 6m band.
Frequencies will depend on local QRM, other DX-pedition activity or local noise.
Split operation will always be used. Do not transmit on the DX frequency.
Operator will listen CW up 1 and more (160 down 2 for JA 1810-1820), SSB - up 5 and more.
Please listen and follow the operator instructions on the air. Also obey operator's instructions regarding areas of the world being called and do not call if you are from other part of the world.
FT8 - if you see RR73 from DX - you are in the log and you can stop your transmission. No need to transmit RR73 or 73 message
Best time to work — by continent
Busiest band and UTC window per continent, based on cluster spots collected so far for this operation.
| Continent | Best band | Best time (UTC) | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | 20m | 06:00–09:00 UTC | 349 spots |
| North America | 15m | 00:00–03:00 UTC | 414 spots |
| Asia | 20m | 03:00–06:00 UTC | 329 spots |
| Oceania | 80m | 09:00–12:00 UTC | 181 spots |
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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.
Update history
- By YL2GM EA5EL fm Aunu'u I; HF
- QSL via Club Log OQRS or YL2GN; LoTW upload six months post-DXpedition. Operations will be on 160-6m CW, SSB, and FT8.
- Operation is scheduled for September 10-24 on all bands and modes. QSLs will be handled via LoTW.
- Source (NG3K ADXO) reported a different start date (2026-09-11 00:00:00) for this event, but it is already in progress — start date kept as 2026-09-10 00:00:00 and NOT changed.
- The 80m antenna is expected to be fully deployed by September 14th local time. Signals have been heard on 20m CW.
- KH8WW will utilize both standard and non-standard FT8 frequencies, with alternative frequencies like .070 announced on DX Summit.
- 160m operations are now active. The team will be on 160m this evening local time.
- [QSL PREVIEW] – With a couple more days remaining (QRT on September 24), Yuris YL2GM sends a preview of the KH8WW QSL card.
- YL2GM and EA5EL are now QRT from American Samoa, having logged over 30,000 QSOs. They departed Pago Pago at 0700Z for Honolulu.