Operating Month(s) | W e b |
Call Sign |
Event | Accurate Operating Period |
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A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | J | F | M | |||||
A | M | J | 8J6TANTO | The 100th Anniversary of Omuta-city
(Tanto: city of sekitan (or coal)) |
Sept. 1, 2016 - June 30, 2017 | N | ||||||||||
A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | 8J1TOKAI | The 75th Anniversary of Tokai University | Nov. 1, 2016 - Nov. 3, 2017 | N | |||||
A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | 8J1KA | The 50th Anniversary of Kunitachi-city | Dec. |
N | |||||
A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | J | F | M | 8J1GEO | Acknowledgment of the Tukuba-san Area Geopark as one of Japanese Geoparks | Dec. 27, 2016 - |
N | |
A | 8J2A | Tsutsuji Matsuri (or Azalea Festival)
celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Asano-park |
Jan. 1 - Apr. 30, 2017 | 2 | ||||||||||||
A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | J | 8J60JARE | The 60th Anniversary of the Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition | Jan. 1, 2017 - |
N | |||
A | M | J | 8J1SUIGO | Suigo Itako Ayame Matsuri (or Water District Itako(-city) Iris Festival) | Jan. 4 - June 30, 2017 | 2 | ||||||||||
A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | 8J125ETL | The 125th Anniversary of the Former "Electrotechnical Laboratory, Ministry of Communications" | Jan. 15 - Nov. 30, 2017 | N | |||||
A | M | 8J2IKH | 27th National Confectionary Exposition in Mie(-prefecture)
"Oise-san Kashi (or Confectionary) Haku (or Exposition)" ("Oise-san: an affectionate appellation for Ise Jingu, or The Ise Grand Shrine) |
Feb.1 - May 14, 2017 | 2 | |||||||||||
A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | J | 8J3HC50Y | The 50th Anniversary of Higashiosaka-city | Feb. 5, 2017 - Jan. 31, 2018 | N | |||
A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | 8J1MITO | Festivals in Mito(-city) | Feb. 18 - Nov. 30, 2017 | N | |||||
A | 8N1MOMO | The 41st Koga(-city) Momo (or Peach (Blossom)) Festival | Mar. 1 - Apr. 9, 2017 | 2 | ||||||||||||
A | 8J5TOBE | The 34th Tobe-yaki Porcelain Festival | Mar. 1 - Apr. 16, 2017 | 2 | ||||||||||||
A | M | 8J1FB | The 70th Anniversary of Bukyo-city
("Fumi-no-miyako," or "Capital of Literature": Bunkyo-city) |
Mar. 1 - May 20, 2017 | 2 | |||||||||||
A | M | 8J9G | The 68th National Tree-Planting Ceremony 2017 in Toyama(-prefecture) | Mar. 1 - May 28, 2017 | 2 | |||||||||||
A | M | 8J4FF | 2017 Hiroshima(-city) Flower Festival | Apr. 1 - May 5, 2017 | 2 | |||||||||||
A | M | 8J4ROSE | Fukuyama(-city) Bara (or Rose) Festival 2017 | Apr. 1 - May 21, 2017 | 2 | |||||||||||
A | M | J | H | 8J1IP | The 100th Anniversary of Inokashira Park | Apr. 1 - June 30, 2017 | 2 | |||||||||
A | M | J | J | H | 8J3A | The 22nd Kansai Amateur Radio Festival "KANHAM 2017"
(8J3A: Fixed, 8J3XXII: Mobile) |
Apr. 1 - July 16, 2017 | 1 | ||||||||
8J3XXII | ||||||||||||||||
A | M | J | J | 8J249HAM | The 49th Tokai(-district) Ham Festival | Apr. 1 - July 23, 2017 | 1 | |||||||||
A | M | J | J | A | S | 8J5U | The 60th Anniversary of Ozu(-city) Ukai-promoted Tourism The 22nd All Japan Ukai Summit (U: Cormorant Ukai: Ancient method of fishing with a cormorant bird) |
Apr. 1 - Sept. 20, 2017 | N | |||||||
A | M | J | J | A | S | O | H | 8J2016Y | Inuyama Festival's Registration as a UNESCO World Intangible Cultural Heritage (in 2016) | Apr. 1 - Oct. 31, 2017 | 2 | |||||
A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | 8J110YRP | The 110th Anniversary of Yokosuka-city;
The 20th Anniversary of the Yokosuka Research Park |
N | ||||||
A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | 8J1RAN | The 50th Anniversary of Ranzan-town(, in Saitama-prefecture) | Apr. 1 - Dec. 31, 2017 | 2 | ||||
A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | 8J1GINGA | The 30th Anniversary of Ginga Rempo (or The Galaxy Federation)
(The Galaxy Federation: An exchange program among four cities and two towns, each of which has a facility of Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) |
Apr. 1 - Dec. 31, 2017 | 2 | ||||
A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | 8J190ISG | The 90th Anniversary of Isogo-ward (in Yokohama-city) | Apr. 1 - Dec. 31, 2017 | N | ||||
A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | J | F | M | 8N1NIT | The 50th Anniversary of Nippon Institute of Technology
The 50th Anniversary of its Radio Club, JA1YYE |
Apr. 1, 2017 - Mar. 31, 2018 | N | |
A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | J | F | M | H | 8J1YAC | The 70th Anniversary of Katayanagi Gakuen | Apr. 1, 2017 - Mar. 31, 2018 | N |
A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | J | F | M | 8J250TIN | The 50th Anniversary of Toin-town (in Mie-prefecture) | Apr. 1, 2017 - Mar. 31, 2018 | N | |
A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | J | F | M | 8N3H70Y | The 70th Anniversary of Hirakata-city | Apr. 1, 2017 - Mar. 31, 2018 | N | |
A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | J | F | M | H | 8N60JLRS | The 60th Anniversary of the JLRS
(JLRS: Japan Ladies Radio Society) |
Apr. 1, 2017 - Mar. 31, 2018 | N |
A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | J | F | M | 8J7N5O | The 50th Anniversary of Nan'yo-city | Apr. 1, 2017 - Mar. 31, 2018 | N | |
A | 8J6MATUE | "Tokakuji no Matsue," a Ritual of Shugendo (Japanese mountain asceticism incorporating Shinto and Buddhist concepts), an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property | Apr. 9 - 16, 2017 | 2 | ||||||||||||
A | M | J | J | A | S | 8J7MMF | Establishment of Miyako, Muroran Ferry Route (in June, 2018) | Apr. 11 - Sept. 30, 2017 | N | |||||||
A | M | J | 8N20G | The 20th All Gifu Contest | Apr. 15 - June 30, 2017 | N | ||||||||||
A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | J | F | M | 8J4A | The 10th Anniversary of the World Heritage Registration of Iwami-Ginzan Silver Mine Sites Remains | Apr. 16, 2017 - Mar. 31, 2018 | N | |
A | M | J | 8J4VLP | The World QRP Day (June 17)
(VLP: Very Low Power) |
Apr. 26 - June 30, 2016 | 1 | ||||||||||
A | M | J | J | 8J6VLP | Apr. 26 - July 31, 2016 | 1 | ||||||||||
A | M | J | H | 8J8VLP | Apr. 26 - June 30, 2016 | 1 | ||||||||||
A | M | J | 8J9VLP | Apr. 26 - June 30, 2016 | 1 | |||||||||||
A | M | 8J6DON | Hakata "Dontaku" Port Festival
(Dontaku: a Dutch word Zontag, meaning a holiday) |
Apr. 29 - May 5, 2017 | 2 | |||||||||||
A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | 8N3DNP | Osaka Wireless Proper Use Promotion Conference
(DNP: Denpa/Dempa, or Radiowave) |
Apr. 30 - Nov. [4-17], 2017 | N | |||||
M | 8J1ITU | World Telecommunication and Information Society Day | May 1 - 31, 2017 | N | ||||||||||||
M | J | J | A | 8J7IH | Interscholastic Athletic Meet
(Inter-High School Championships) |
May 1 - Aug. 31, 2017 | N | |||||||||
M | J | J | A | 8J7FESTA | Festivals (for excitement of the culture, the tradition and the region, to improve the disaster prevention public awareness and to accelerate recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake) | May 1 - Aug. 31, 2017 | N | |||||||||
M | J | J | A | S | 8J100H | The 100th Anniversary of Hachioji-city | May 1 - Sept. 30, 2017 | 2 | ||||||||
M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | 8N1EDO | The 70th Anniversary of Chiyoda-city
(Edo: an old name of Tokyo) |
May 1 - Dec. 31, 2017 | N | |||||
M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | 8J1C70Y | The 70th Anniversary of Chigasaki-city | May 1 - Dec. 31, 2017 | 2 | |||||
J | J | A | S | 8J7H88Y | The 88th Anniversary of Hachinohe-city | June 1 - Sept. 30, 2017 | 2 | |||||||||
J | J | A | S | O | N | D | 8J2YAF | The 60th Anniversary of Nagoya Kougakuin College Amateur Radio Club, JA2YAF | June 1 - Dec. 31, 2017 | 2 | ||||||
J | J | A | S | O | N | D | J | F | M | 8J1FNA | The 80th Anniversary of Funabashi-city | June 1, 2017 - Mar. 31, 2018 | 2 | |||
J | J | A | S | O | N | D | J | F | M | 8J2Y | The 120th Anniversary of Yokkaichi-city | June 1, 2017 - Mar. 31, 2018 | N | |||
J | J | A | S | O | N | D | J | F | M | 8J7ASK | The Designation of "Asaka Sosui and Kangai Haisui" (or "Asaka Canal and Its Irrigation and Drainage System") as a Japan Heritage and a Heritage Irrigation Structure | June 1, 2017 - Mar. 31, 2018 | 2 | |||
J | J | A | S | O | N | D | J | F | M | 8J1ZIU | The 40th Anniversary of the Tokyowan (or Tokyo Bay) Ham Club, JF1ZIU | June 1, 2017 - May 31, 2018 | 2 | |||
J | J | A | S | O | N | D | 8N4KL | The 50th Anniversary of Kurashiki-city | June 3 - Dec. 31, 2017 | 2 | ||||||
J | J | A | S | O | N | D | J | F | 8N0IIDA | The 80th Anniversary of Iida-city | June 4, 2017 - Feb. 28, 2018 | N | ||||
J | J | A | S | O | N | H | 8N3TEC | The 20th Anniversary of Harima Science Garden City
(in the "Nishiharima Technopolis" (or "West Harima Science Park")) |
June 15 - Nov. 30, 2017 | N | ||||||
J | J | A | S | 8J8HAM | The 5th Hokkaido Hamfair | June 17 - Sept. 24, 2017 | 1 | |||||||||
J | 8N1HQ | 2017 IARU HF Championship
(1) Haga-gun ... JA1WZV: "AHM Volunteers Project HQ" ... 75m-Ph, 10m-CW (2) Gyoda ... JI1LET: "Gyoda Volunteers Group" ... 10m-Ph (3) Fuji ... JR2SCJ: "JCS" ... 20m-CW (4) Miki ... JH3AIU: "Kansai Crazy Contesters" ... 40m-CW (5) Mimasaka ... JN4MMO: "Team Mimachan" ... 160m-CW (6) Onomichi ... JA4OK: "EM10 Onomichi" ... 15m-Ph (7) Tamana-gun ... JA6GCE: "Team Six" ... 15m-CW (8) Aomori ... JA7MSQ: "Aomori Contest Club Volunteers" ... 80m-CW, 20m-Ph (9) Sapporo ... "JR8YLW" ... 40m-Ph |
July 1 - 9, 2017 | 1 | ||||||||||||
8N1HQ | 1 | |||||||||||||||
8N2HQ | 1 | |||||||||||||||
8N3HQ | 1 | |||||||||||||||
8N4HQ | 1 | |||||||||||||||
8N4HQ | 1 | |||||||||||||||
8N6HQ | 1 | |||||||||||||||
8N7HQ | 1 | |||||||||||||||
8N8HQ | 1 | |||||||||||||||
J | A | S | O | 8J5EK | The 72nd National Sports Festival (or Kokumin Taiiku Taikai)
The 17th National Sports Festival for People with Disabilities (in Ehime-prefecture) |
July 1 - Oct. 30, 2017 | 1 | |||||||||
J | A | S | O | 8N5CLEAN | Clean Reception Environment Month | July 1 - Oct. 31, 2017 | 2 | |||||||||
S | O | 8J8CLN | Sept. 21 - Oct. 31, 2017 | 2 | ||||||||||||
O | 8N9C | Oct. 1 - 31, 2017 | ||||||||||||||
S | O | 8N0CLE | Sept, 1 - Oct. 31, 2017 | 2 | ||||||||||||
J | A | S | O | N | 8J5ARDF | 2017 All Japan ARDF Athletic Meet | July 1 - Nov. 5, 2017 | 1 | ||||||||
J | A | S | O | N | 8N3TH | The 150th Anniversary of Taisei Hokan (or The Restoration of the Imperial Rule)
(Yoshinobu Tokugawa, the last Shogun, returned his power to the Emperor) |
July 1 - |
N | ||||||||
J | A | S | O | N | D | 8N2450GF | Nobunaga Oda's Entry into the Gifu Castle;
The 450th Anniversary of the Castle and the Surrounding Town's Name Change to Gifu (Oda Nobunaga: 1534-1582, a Daimyo (or a feudal lord) who attempted to unify Japan) |
July 1 - Dec. 31, 2017 | 2 | |||||||
J | A | S | O | N | D | J | F | M | 8J100EIC | The 100th Anniversary of the Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication | July 1, 2017 - Mar. 31, 2018 | 2 | ||||
J | A | S | O | N | D | J | F | M | 8N5ISN | Shikoku(-district) Kochi(-prefecture) Bakumatsu Ishin Haku (or End-of-Edo-Period Restoration Expo) | July 20, 2017 - Mar. 31, 2018 | N | ||||
J | A | S | O | N | D | J | F | M | 8J765TBC | The 65th Anniversary of Tohoku Broadcasting Co., Ltd. | July 22, 2017 - May 1, 2018 | N | ||||
A | 8J6SOLAR | Suigo (or Water District) Yanagawa(-city) Water Festival
(including "2017 Yanagawa(-city) SolarBoat Festival") |
Aug. 1 - 6, 2017 | 2 | ||||||||||||
A | 8N5JAZZ | 2017 Imabari(-city) Jazz Town | Aug. 1 - 28, 2017 | 2 | ||||||||||||
A | 8J1ASAKA | The 50th Anniversary of Asaka-city | Aug. 1 - 31, 2017 | 2 | ||||||||||||
A | S | 8J1HAM | Hamfair 2017 | Aug. 1 - Sept. 3, 2017 | 1 | |||||||||||
A | S | O | N | H | 8N4KJ | Kurashiki Jazz Street | Aug. 1 - Nov. 5, 2017 | N | ||||||||
A | S | O | N | 8J1MC | The 70th Anniversary of Musashino-city | Aug. 1 - Nov. 30, 2017 | 2 | |||||||||
A | S | O | N | D | 8J5N80Y | The 80th Anniversary of Niihama-city | Aug. 1 - Dec. 31, 2017 | 2 | ||||||||
A | S | O | N | D | J | F | M | 8J3U | Nagahama(-city) Parade Float Festival's Registration as a UNESCO World Intangible Cultural Heritage | Aug. 1, 2017 - Mar. 31, 2018 | 2 | |||||
A | S | O | N | D | J | F | M | 8J7HAM | Tohoku Reconstructing Amateur Radio Festival | Aug. 1, 2017 - Mar. 31, 2018 | 2 | |||||
A | S | O | N | D | J | F | M | 8N3MIWA | Enactment of a Sakurai City Ordinance Promoting Miwa Somen
(Miwa Somen: Japanese fine noodles, produced in Miwa area, including Sakurai-city) |
Aug. 2, 2017 - |
N | |||||
A | S | O | N | D | 8N1T | Tachikawa(-city) Rakuichi (or Free-for-all Market) 2017 | Aug. 5 - |
N | ||||||||
A | S | O | N | D | J | F | 8N3TA | Takaishi City Central Public Hall ARISS School Contact
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Aug. 9, 2017 - Feb. 8, 2018 | A | ||||||
A | S | O | 8N4RSK | The 13th Wasshoi Wansaka Kibikogen Highlands Festa — RSK Radio Festival! All People to Gather!
(RSK: Sanyo Broadcasting Co., Ltd., former Radio Sanyo K.K. (K.K.: Kabushiki Kaisha or Co. Ltd.)) |
Aug. 11 - Oct. 1, 2017 | N | ||||||||||
A | 8J1BOSAI | 2017 Tochigi-prefecture and Otawara-city Joint Emergency Drill
(Bosai: Disaster prevention) |
Aug. 15 - 27, 2017 | 2 | ||||||||||||
A | S | 8J8RLY | "Rally Hokkaido" :
FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship 2017 5th Round / JAF All Japan Rally Championship 2017 7th Round / Japan Super Rally Series 2017 3rd Round |
Aug. 21 - Sept. 17, 2017 | 2 | |||||||||||
S | O | 8J0MM | The 1st Matsumoto Marathon | Sept. 1 - Oct. 1, 2017 | 2 | |||||||||||
S | O | 8J9SUZU | SUZU 2017: Oku-Noto Triennale (in Suzu-city)
(Oku-noto: Remotest area in Noto Peninsula) |
Sept. 1 - Oct. 22, 2017 | 2 | |||||||||||
S | O | 8J1G | The 34th Japan Parks and Urban Green Fair in Hachioji(-city) | Sept. 1 - Oct. 31, 2017 | 2 | |||||||||||
S | O | N | D | 8J6MOKI | Registration of Munakata Okinoshima as a World Cultural Heritage | Sept. 1 - Dec. 31, 2017 | 2 | |||||||||
S | O | N | 8N13DM | The 40th Japan Three-Day March | Sept. 27 - Nov. 5, 2017 | 2 | ||||||||||
O | N | D | J | F | 8N0MHK | The 73rd Winter National Athletic Meet, Ski
"Niigata(-prefecture) Myoko(-city) Haneuma Kokutai" (Hane-uma: a jumping horse, a famous shape of the lingering snow on a mountainside of Mt. Myoko; Kokutai (Kokumin Taiiku Taikai): National Athletic Meet) |
Oct. 1, 2017 - Feb. 28, 2018 | N | ||||||||
O | N | D | J | F | M | 8J30OS | The 30th Anniversary of Osakasayama-city | Oct. 1, 2017 - Mar. 31, 2018 | N | |||||||
O | N | 8J6BAL | 2017 Saga International Balloon Festa | Oct. 7 - Nov. 6, 2017 | 2 | |||||||||||
O | N | 8J4HAM | Ham Festa Kasaoka 2017 | Oct. 12 - Nov. 12, 2017 | N | |||||||||||
O | N | 8J4OM | Okayama Marathon 2017 | Oct. 18 - Nov. 12?, 2017 | N | |||||||||||
O | N | D | J | F | M | 8J1T30A | The 30th Anniversary of Tsukuba-city | Oct. 20, 2017 - Mar. 31, 2018 | N | |||||||
F | M | 8N1TKB | Feb. 1 - Mar. 31, 2018 | 2 | ||||||||||||
N | D | H | 8J7XMAS | The 32nd Sendai Pageant of Starlight
(Sendai-city, Miyaghi-prefecture and Tohoku-district Tourism Promotion) |
Nov. 4 - Dec 31, 2017 | N | ||||||||||
N | D | J | F | M | 8J3B | The 100th Anniversary of Biwako Shuko no Uta (or "Lake Biwa Rowing Song") | Nov. 10, 2017 - June 27, 2018 | 2 | ||||||||
N | D | J | F | M | 8N17FUKU | The 21st Year / The Third Cycle's Completion of Shichifukujin (or Seven Lucky Gods / Seven Gods of Fortune) Award | Nov. 16, 2017 - |
N | ||||||||
D | J | F | 8N1CBHAM | Chiba(-pref.) Hams Meeting 2018 | Dec. 1, 2017 - Feb. 28, 2018 | 2 | ||||||||||
D | J | F | M | H | 8J3N2S | The 40th Anniversary of Nara-prefecure 2m SSB Lovers Association | Dec. 1, 2017 - |
2 | ||||||||
D | J | F | 8J5SS | Shirokawa Elementary School ARISS School Contact | Dec. 6, 2017 - Feb. 5, 2018 | A | ||||||||||
D | J | F | M | 8J6HAM | The 17th West Japan Ham Fair | Dec. 10, 2017 - Mar. 4, 2018 | 1 | |||||||||
J | F | M | 8J7HCB | The 100th Anniversary of Hirosaki(-city) Cherry Blossom Viewing Party | Jan. 1 - May 31, 2018 | 2 | ||||||||||
J | F | M | 8J1SUIGO | The 67th Suigo Itako Ayame Matsuri (or Water District Itako(-city) Iris Festival) | Jan. 1 - June 30, 2018 | 2 | ||||||||||
J | F | M | 8N0400N | The 400th Anniversary of the Origin of Nagaoka(-city) | Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2018 | 2 | ||||||||||
J | F | 8J8SSF | The 69th Sapporo Snow Festival | Jan. 5 - Feb. 12, 2018 | 2 | |||||||||||
J | F | 8J25D | Naka Junior High School ARISS School Contact (in Kakamigahara City)
(supported by an amateur radio club of a mobile carrier NTT DOCOMO, INC., in the 25th Anniversary year of the company) |
Jan. 18 - Feb. 17, 2018 | A | |||||||||||
? | ? | ? | 8J7AID | The 30th Anniversary of Akita International Dahlia Garden | Jan. 20, 2018 - Jan. 19, 2019 | N | ||||||||||
J | F | M | 8J75RS | The 75th Anniversary of Tohoku Radiotelegraphy School | Jan. 22, 2018 - Jan. 21, 2019 | N | ||||||||||
F | M | 8J1MITO | Festivals in Mito(-city) | Feb. |
N | |||||||||||
M | 8N1MOMO | The 42nd Koga(-city) Momo (or Peach (Blossom)) Festival | Mar. 1 - Apr. 8, 2018 | 2 | ||||||||||||
M | 8J5TOBE | The 35th Tobe-yaki Porcelain Festival | Mar. 1 - Apr. 22, 2018 | 2 | ||||||||||||
M | 8J7MMF | Establishment of Miyako, Muroran Ferry Route | Mar. 1 - Sept. 30, 2018 | N | ||||||||||||
M | 8J8MMF | Mar. 1 - Sept. 30, 2018 | N | |||||||||||||
M | 8J4B | The 30th Anniversary of The Seto Ohashi Bridge | Mar. 1 - Nov. 30, 2018 | 2 | ||||||||||||
M | 8N1UEC | The 100th Anniversary of The University of Electro-Communications | Mar. 1, 2018 - Feb. 28, 2019 | N | ||||||||||||
M | 8J3NARA | The 120th Anniversary of Nara-city | Mar. 23, 2018 - Jan. 31, 2019 | N | ||||||||||||
M | 8N3UV | The 23rd Kansai Amateur Radio Festival "KANHAM 2018" | Mar. 31 - July 15, 2018 | 1 | ||||||||||||
8J3XXIII |
Special-event stations celebrate spfic expositions, anniversaries and so on.
Moreover, ARISS school contact stations can be guest-operated by non licensed elementary and junior high schoolers.
Both are eligible for a temporary 2×1-2×5 call sign with a prefix 8J or 8N.
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, etc.
Please note that the following stations also share a 8J prefix, but on a permanent basis: