Operating Month(s) | Call Sign | Event | Accurate Operating Period | As | |||||||||||
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2008 | 2009 | ||||||||||||||
A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | J | F | M | ||||
A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | 8J1IBS | The 90th Anniversary of the International Boy Scouts Troop 1 | NJ | ||||
A | M | J | J | A | 8J3GOSE | The 50th Anniversary of Gose-city | Jan. 27 - Aug. 31, 2008 | NJ | |||||||
A | 8N1MOMO | Koga-city Momo (or Peach) Festival | Mar. 1 - Apr. 5, 2008 | J2 | |||||||||||
A | M | 8J50JARL | The 50th JARL Annual General Meeting | Mar. 1 - May 25, 2008 | J1 | ||||||||||
A | M | J | 8N3KRP | NPO (Non Profit Organization) The Kodomo (or Child) Support Project ARISS School Contact (in Kyoto Research Park) | Mar. 10 - June 9, 2008 | A | |||||||||
A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | J | 8J120CHR | The 20th Anniversary of Chiharadai-town, in Ichihara-city, Chiba-pref. | Mar. 29, 2008 - Jan. 31, 2009 | NJ | ||
A | M | J | J | 8J8HTS | G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit
- 8J8S ... Inside the area of JARL Iburi-Hidaka-branch, which includes Toyako - 8J8HTS ... In the other seven branch areas under JARL Hokkaido-district |
Apr. 1 - July 9, 2008 | J1 | ||||||||
J | J | 8J8S | June 7 - July 9, 2008 | ||||||||||||
A | M | J | J | 8N3KH (Fixed) |
The 13th Kansai Amateur Radio Festival 2008 "KANHAM 2008" | Apr. 1 - July 20, 2008 | J1 | ||||||||
8N3HAM (Mobile) |
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A | M | J | J | A | S | 8J3NT | The 400th Anniversary of the Birth of Toju Nakae, a Japanese Confucian philosopher | Apr. 1 - Sept. 28, 2008 | J2 | ||||||
A | M | J | J | A | S | 8J7OZE | The Birth of Oze National Park | Apr. 1 - Sept. 30, 2008 | J2 | ||||||
A | M | J | J | A | S | O | 8N1300WD | The 1300th Anniversary of the Discovery of Native Copper in Japan (or Wado) which was consecrated to Emperor at that time (708AD) |
Apr. 1 - Oct. 31, 2008 | NJ | |||||
A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | J | F | M | 8J5OLIVE | Olive Centurial Festival | Apr. 1, 2008 - Mar. 31, 2009 | J2 |
A | 8J150M | The 50th Anniversary of Machida-city | Apr. 4 - 13, 2008 | J2 | |||||||||||
[Cancelled] |
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A | M | J | J | A | 8N3DNP | Promotion Member Committee for Appropriate Utilization of Radiowave in Osaka-pref. | Apr. 25 - Aug., 2008 | NJ | |||||||
A | M | J | 8J4P | The World QRP Day | Apr. 27 - June 30, 2008 | J1 | |||||||||
8J6P | |||||||||||||||
A | M | 8J6DON | The 47th Fukuoka Citizen's Festival: Hakata "Dontaku" Port Festival
An introduction of this festival: www.hakatadontaku.jp |
Apr. 29 - May 5, 2008 | J2 | ||||||||||
M | 8J8YF | Activating Amateur Radio among Our Juniors 2008
(YF: Young Fresh) |
May 1 - 6, 2008 | J2 | |||||||||||
M | 8J1ITU | The 40th ITU Day | May 1 - 31, 2008 | NJ | |||||||||||
M | J | J | A | S | O | 8J63OITA | The 63rd National Sports Festival in Oita(-pref.) | May 1 - Oct. 13, 2008 | J1 | ||||||
M | J | J | A | S | O | N | 8J750N | The 50th Anniversary of Natori-city | May 1 - Nov. 30, 2008 | J2 | |||||
M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | J | F | M | 8J1AXA |
Project KDES 2008 KDES: Katsuura Dish Experimental Station JAXA: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency |
May 1, 2008 - Mar. 31, 2009 | J2 | |
M | 8J4BARA | Fukuyama(-city) Bara (or Rose) Festival | May 6 - 18, 2008 | J2 | |||||||||||
M | J | 8N5S | 2008 Shikoku(-district) Joho Tsushin Gekkan (or Information Telecommunication Month) | May 15 - June 15, 2008 | J1 | ||||||||||
M | J | J | 8N1JCS | The 100th Anniversary of Choshi Radio (JCS) | May 16 - July 15, 2008 | J2 | |||||||||
M | J | J | 8J5NVIS | Skywave Project (NVIS: Near Vertical Incidence Skywave) | May 21 - July 31, 2008 | NJ | |||||||||
J | 8J4626H | The 22nd Yuhara Rotenburo no Hi
(or Yuhara-town Outdoor Hot Spring Bath's Day) A play on words: First, in Japanese, "2 = ni," "2 things = futatsu," "6 = roku," and "6 things = muttsu." So — "June 26th" → "626" → "roku-futatsu-roku" → "ro(ku)-ten-fu(tatsu)-ro(ku)" → "ro-ten-fu-ro" → "rotenburo." "4" is the call area number to which Yuhara-town belongs. |
June 1 - 30, 2008 | J2 | |||||||||||
J | J | 8N6RARC | 2008 Okinawa Amateur Radio Day
(RARC: Ryukyu Amateur Radio Club) |
June 1 - July 30, 2008 | NJ | ||||||||||
J | J | A | 8N1E40A | The 40th Anniversary of Engai Amateur Radio Club,
Opening of National Radio Astronomical Observatory |
June 1 - Aug. 10, 2008 | J2 | |||||||||
J | J | A | 8J0YMA | The 50th Anniversary of JARL Joetsu Club: JA0YMA | June 1 - Aug. 31, 2008 | J2 | |||||||||
J | J | A | S | O | N | D | J | 8J0MYOKO | The 3rd Anniversary of Myoko-city, JARL Niigata branch meeting in Myoko |
June 1, 2008 - Jan. 3, 2009 | J2 | ||||
J | J | A | S | O | N | 8J4RUN | The 1st Shimonoseki(-city) Kaikyo (or Channel) Marathon | June 11 - Nov. 16, 2008 | NJ | ||||||
J | J | A | 8J6M100Y | The 100th Anniversary of Miike Port | June 20 - Aug. 31, 2008 | NJ | |||||||||
J | A | 8N150IH | The 50th Itabashi(-city) Hanabi (or Fireworks) Festival | July 1 - Aug. 3, 2008 | J2 | ||||||||||
J | A | 8J7GINGA | Sendai(-city) Tanabata (or Star) Festival
(Legendary once-a-year rendezvous of two stars in the Milky Way (or Ginga). See the full story at http://www.qrz.com/callsign/8J7VENUS/.) |
July 1 - Aug. 31, 2008 | NJ | ||||||||||
J | A | S | 8N0ASTRO | The 20th SADO Island Long Distance INTERNATIONAL TRIATHLON
(astro: iron man) |
July 1 - Sept. 30, 2008 | NJ | |||||||||
J | A | S | O | 8J6ARDF | All Japan ARDF Athetic Meet | July 1 - Oct. 26, 2008 | J1 | ||||||||
J | 8N1HQ | 2008 IARU World HF Championship Contest
- 8N1HQ — JG1ZUY, Kimitsu-city — 15m Ph - 8N1HQ — JA1HGY, Minato-city — 160m CW + 10m Ph - 8N2HQ — JQ2GYU, Susono-city — 15m CW - 8N2HQ — JA2ZJW, Chita-gun — 80m CW - 8N2HQ — JA2BNN, Nakatsugawa-city — 80m Ph - 8N3HQ — JK3ZNB, Nara-city — 10m CW - 8N3HQ — JH3PRR, Kobe-city — 40m CW - 8N3HQ — JH3AIU, Miki-city — 20m CW - 8N4HQ — JH4WBY, Okayama-city — 40m Ph - 8N8HQ — JH8ZMM, Iwamizawa-city — 20m Ph |
July 5 - 13, 2008 | J1 | |||||||||||
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J | 8J9HGR | The 40th Anniversary of Noto Peninsula Quasi-National Park,
IOTA Hegura-jima Island Pedition |
July 26 - 30, 2008 | J2 | |||||||||||
A | 8J1A | 2008 Amateur Radio Festival | Aug. 1 - 24, 2008 | J1 | |||||||||||
A | S | 8N0VF | The 17th Japan Volunteer Festival in Niigata 2008 | Aug. 1 - Sept. 30, 2008 | NJ | ||||||||||
A | S | O | 8J5IKUJU | The 32nd National Tree-Growing (or Ikuju) Festival in Ehime | Aug. 1 - Oct. 26, 2008 | J2 | |||||||||
A | S | O | 8J750MCS | The 50th Anniversary of Japan Cancer Society & Miyagi(-pref.) Cancer Society | Aug. 1 - Oct. 31, 2008 | J2 | |||||||||
A | S | O | N | D | 8J0140PN | The 140th Anniversary of Port of Niigata | Aug. 2 - Dec. 31, 2008 | NJ | |||||||
A | S | O | N | D | 8J3WSF | The 50th Anniversary of Reconstruction of Wakayama Castle
Wakayama(-city) Shiro (or Castle) Festa '08 |
Aug. 6 - Dec. 20, 2008 | NJ | |||||||
S | O | 8J4HAM | Hamfesta Kasaoka(-city) 2008 | Sept. 1 - Oct. 5, 2008 | J2 | ||||||||||
S | O | 8N3SR | The 21st National Sports & Recreation Festival | Sept. 1 - Oct. 31, 2008 | J2 | ||||||||||
S | O | 8J5KA6O | The 60th Anniversary of JARL Kagawa(-pref.) Club | Sept. 1 - Oct. 31, 2008 | J2 | ||||||||||
S | O | 8N0CLEAN | Clean Reception Atmosphere Month | Sept. 1 - Oct. 31, 2008 | J2 | ||||||||||
O | N | 8J1I | The 23rd National Cultural Festival IBARAKI(-pref.) 2008 | Oct. 1 - Nov. 9, 2008 | J2 | ||||||||||
O | N | 8J1SOKA | The 50th Anniversary of Soka-city | Oct. 1 - Nov. 30, 2008 | J2 | ||||||||||
O | N | D | 8N3GENJI | The Millennium of "Tale of Genji" | Oct. 1 - Dec. 31, 2008 | NJ | |||||||||
O | N | D | J | 8N3HC | The 50th Anniversary of Habikino-city | Oct. 15, 2008 - Jan. 15, 2009 | NJ | ||||||||
O | N | 8J5ICT | Regional ICT Futurity Fiesta 2008 in Tokushima(-pref.)
(ICT: Information and Communications Technology) |
Oct. 16 - Nov. 9, 2008 | J1 | ||||||||||
O | N | 8J5NAKA | Regional ICT Futurity Fiesta 2008 in Tokushima(-pref.)-Naka(-town)
(ICT: Information and Communications Technology) |
Oct. 16 - Nov. 9, 2008 | NJ | ||||||||||
N | D | J | F | M | 8J1UEC9O | The 90th Anniversary of The University of Electro-Communications | Nov. 13, 2008 - |
NJ | |||||||
D | J | F | M | 8J6HAM | The 8th Nishinihon (or West Japan) Ham Fair | Dec. 20, 2008 - Mar. 8, 2009 | J1 | ||||||||
J | F | M | 8N3I70A (Fixed) | The 70th Anniversary of Ikeda-city | Jan. 1, 2009 - Mar. 31, 2010 | NJ | |||||||||
8N3I (Mobile) |
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J | F | M | 8N8TKS | The 51st JARL Annual General Meeting
"Tancho (or Japanese Crane) Kushiro(-city) Sokai (or General Meeting)" Kushiro-city is famous for Japanese crane. |
Jan. 17 - May 24, 2009 | J1 | |||||||||
F | M | 8J120TDC | The 120th Anniversary of Tokyo Dental College | Feb. 1, 2009 - Feb. 28, 2010 | NJ | ||||||||||
F | M | 8J4GREEN | The 26th Japan Urban Green Fair in Okayama(-pref.) | Feb. 20 - May 31, 2009 | NJ | ||||||||||
M | 8N1MOMO | The 33rd Koga(-city) Momo (or Peach) Festival &
The 16th Koga(-city) Fire Balloon Contest |
Mar. 1 - Apr. 5, 2009 | J2 | |||||||||||
M | 8N3S | Science Dream Association (SDA) ARISS School Contact | Mar. 3 - Apr. 30, 2009 | A | |||||||||||
M | 8J1KW | Miyahara Elementary School ARISS School Contact | Mar. 30 - June 30, 2009 | A |
Special-event stations celebrate specific expositions, anniversaries and so on.
Moreover, ARISS school contact stations are guest-operated by non licensed elementary and junior high schoolers.
These operations have became quite popular, and many generate lots of activity.
Both are eligible for a temporary 2×1-2×5 call sign with an 8J or 8N prefix.
(Please note that the following stations also use an 8J prefix, but on a permanent basis: both Showa Base, 8J1RL and Dome Fuji Base, 8J1RF in Antarctica; both FO-20, 8J1JBS and FO-29, 8J1JCS on their orbits.)
Call signs and operating periods are subject to change. Furthermore, having possibilities to be cancelled.
Information obtained from the web sites of JARL — HQ, district branches and prefectural branches —, local clubs, and so on.
Station | Your QSL mandatory? | Manager in the case of SASE |
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8J1IBS | c/o International Boy Scouts, Troop 1 (Club JQ1YRX) | |
8J3GOSE | Club JA3ZNJ | |
8N1300WD | Club JR1YWB | |
8J120CHR | Club JF1YYZ | |
8N3DNP | No | JA3PYC in Club JA3ZAG |
8J1ITU | No | ITU AJ (Club JO1ZZA) |
8J5NVIS | Club JR5YAU | |
8N6RARC | No | Club JR6YAA |
8J4RUN | No | Club JR4YKV |
8J6M100Y | Club JF6ZDI | |
8J7GINGA | No | Hamshop ANTENA (Club JH7YES) |
8N0ASTRO | Yes | JJ0ADO in Club JR0ZDE |
8N0VF | No | JA0CGJ in Club JR0YLE |
8J0140PN | No | JH0HZO in Club JR0YEE |
8J3WSF | Club JA3YDC | |
8N3GENJI | No | Club JK3YXR |
8N3HC | Club JE3YMT | |
8J5NAKA | Club JR5YAU | |
8J1UEC9O | No, but if possible | Club JA1ZGP |
8N3I70A 8N3I | Club JH3YKV | |
8J120TDC | Yes | Club JA1YUC |
8J4GREEN | No | Club JR4ZJZ |
A 7J-8N amateur call sign implies (1) a foreigner, (2) an individual under the call sign shortage in Area 1 — these two are sequentially assigned —, (3) an outside province, (4) a special event, (5) an ARISS school contact or (6) an emargency. The following is not a written policy, but a follow-up categorization by the author. 8K and 8L are not used yet.
7J-8N PREFIX AMATEUR STATION |-Foreigner licensed 1985-1999 (7J#$$$) | |-Individual in Area 1, licensed in the call sign shortage 1990-2003 (7[K-N][1-4]$$$) | +-Special call sign (7J1RL, 8J's, 8N's, 8M2000 and 8M1C) |-Special place: outside Japan | |-Antarctic region | | |-JARL Antarctic station (8J1RF, RL, RM) | | +-Individual (8J1AA-AD, 1958-1961) | | | |-Arctic region (8J1NP, 1978) | | | |-Another Country(now Entity): Okinotorishima I. (7J1RL, 1976) | | | +-Space: Satellite itself (8J1JAS, JBS, JCS) | |-Commemoration | |-JARL | | |-Specially commemorative station [upper class: higher budget priority] | | | |-Regular, every year | | | | |-Hamfair (8J1HAM, 8N1HAM, 8J1A) | | | | |-ITU Day (8J#ITU, -2003) | | | | +-IARU HF Championship (8J3XHQ, 8J3JHQ, 8N[2,3]JHQ, 8N#HQ) | | | | | | | +-Screened | | | | | +-Special staion [lower class] | | | +-Other amateur organization | | | |-Boy scouts (eg 8J1WJ) | | | |-Lions club (8N3LIO, 2002) | | | |-ITU Association Japan (8J1ITU, 2002-) | | | |-Rotary club (8N3RI, 2004) | | | |-Local Club (eg 8J8EXP) | | | +-JARL prefectual branch (8J4WLC, 2002) | |-ARISS project station operationalized for elementary and junior high schoolers | without thier own ham tickets | (eg 8N#ISS) | +-Emergency: Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake (8J3AAA-AMT, 1995)