Operating Month(s) | W e b |
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Event | Accurate Operating Period |
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A | M | J | J | 8J4S | Smoke signal (or Noroshi) to Connect Hearts among Friends Not Met Yet
(8J4N ... Fixed, 8J4S ... Mobile) |
June 21, 2019 - | N | |||||||||
? | 8J4N? | N | ||||||||||||||
A | M | J | 8J1ECL | The 70th Anniversary of The Electrical Communication Laboratory | July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024 | N | ||||||||||
A | M | J | 8J150CB | The 150th Anniversary of Chiba-prerecture | Aug. 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024 | 2 | ||||||||||
A | M | J | J | A | S | 8N1ITF | The 50th Anniversary of Tsukuba University
(ITF: IMAGINE THE FUTURE.) |
Dec. 6, 2023 - Sept. 30, 2024 | N | |||||||
A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | 8J2GERO | The 20th Anniversary of Gero-city | Jan. 1 - Dec. 30, 2024 | 2 | ||||
A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | H | 8J1AOBA | The 30th Anniversary of Aoba-ward, Yokohama-city | Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2024 | N | |||
A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | 8J7KFC | The 100th Anniversary of Koriyama-city
(SDGs Future City) |
Jan. 9 - Dec. 31, 2024 | 2 | ||||
A | M | J | 8N1CS70Y | The 70th Anniversary of Chosei-village | Jan. 14 - June 30, 2024 | 2 | ||||||||||
A | M | J | J | A | S | 8J7KJ4O | The 40th Anniversary of Sanriku Railway
(between Kuji-city and Ofunato-city) |
Mar. 7 - Sept. 29, 2024 | N | |||||||
A | M | J | 8J4SNP | The 00th Anniversary of Setonaikai National Park | Mar. 16 - June 30, 2024 | 2 | ||||||||||
A | M | J | 8J1SUIGO | The 73rd Suigo Itako Ayame Matsuri (or Water District Itako(-city) Iris Festival) | Apr. 1 - June 30, 2024 | 2 | ||||||||||
A | M | J | J | A | 8J2TKI | The 56th Tokai(-district) Ham Festival | Apr. 1 - Sept. 29, 2024 | 1 | ||||||||
A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | 8J20NICT | The 20th Anniversary of NICT (National Institute of Information and Communications Technology) | Apr. 1 - Nov. 30, 2024 | N | |||||
A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | 8J2TCM | The Opening of Toyota City Museum | Apr. 1 - Nov. 30, 2024 | N | |||||
A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | J | F | M | H | 8J100UYE | The 100th Anniversary of Faculty of Engineering, University of Yamanashi | Apr. 1, 2024 - Mar. 31, 2025 | N |
A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | J | F | M | 8J4Y70A | The 70th Anniversari of Newly-Consolidated Yakage-town | Apr. 1, 2024 - Mar. 31, 2025 | 2 | |
A | M | J | H | 8J4VLP | QRP Day | Apr. 20 - June 30, 2024 | 1 | |||||||||
A | M | J | J | H | 8J6VLP | Apr. 26 - July 31, 2024 | 1 | |||||||||
A | M | J | 8J9VLP | Apr. 20 - June 30, 2024 | 1 | |||||||||||
A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | J | F | M | 8N7YUA | The 100th Anniversary of Yagi-Uda Antenna | Apr. 12, 2024 - Mar. 31, 2025 | N | |
A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | J | F | M | 8N5N | The 70th Anniversary of Naoshima-town | Apr. 19, 2024 - Mar. 31, 2025 | N | |
A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | J | 8J1Z | The 70th Anniversary of Zushi-city | Apr. 21, 2024 - Jan. 31, 2025 | N | |||
A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | J | F | M | 8J1FC | The 70th Anniversary of Fuchu-city | Apr. 30, 2024 - Mar. 31, 2025 | N | |
M | J | J | A | S | O | 8J2KONAN | The 70th Anniversary of Konan-city | May 1 - Oct. 31, 2024 | 2 | |||||||
M | J | J | A | S | O | N | 8N4HKR | The 20th Anniversary of Hikari-city since the Municipal Merger | May 1 - Nov. 30, 2024 | N | ||||||
J | J | A | S | O | N | D | 8N170HM | The 70th Anniversary of Higashimatsuyama-city | June 1 - Dec. 31, 2024 | 2 | ||||||
J | J | A | S | O | N | D | J | F | M | 8J5TOSA | Trying a Communication with Antarctica / Communication Experience with Domestic Amateur Stations | June 1, 2024 - Mar. 31, 2025 | 2 | |||
J | J | A | S | O | N | D | J | F | M | H | 8J1KISTC | Science for Kids | June 3, 2024 - Mar. 31, 2025 | N | ||
J | J | A | S | O | N | 8N7Y5JH | Memorial to the Abolition of Yonezawa Municipal Daigo (or No. 5) Junior High school | June 30 - Nov. 30, 2024 | N | |||||||
J | A | 8J1MITO | The 64th Mito Komon Festival
(MITO Komon: aka TOKUGAWA Mitsukuni, 1628–1701, a daimyo) |
July 1 - Aug. 4, 2024 | N | |||||||||||
J | A | 8J1HAM | 2024 Amateur Radio Festival | July 1 - Aug. 25, 2024 | 1 | |||||||||||
J | A | S | O | 8N5CLEAN | Radio Recepcion Clean Month | July 1 - Oct. 31, 2024 | 2 | |||||||||
? | ? | 8J8CLN? | 2 | |||||||||||||
? | 8N9C? | 2 | ||||||||||||||
? | ? | 8N0CC? | 2 | |||||||||||||
J | A | S | O | N | D | J | F | M | 8J1YK70Y | The 70th Anniversary of Yuki-city | July 1, 2024 - Mar. 31, 2025 | N | ||||
J | A | S | 8J1A70A | The 70th Anniversary of Akishima-city | July 7 - Sept. 8, 2024 | N | ||||||||||
J | A | S | O | N | D | 8J9J2BM | The 100th Anniversary of School of Engineering UNIVERSITY OF FUKUI
(J2BM ... Prewar call sign of Fukui Technical High School) |
July 9 - Dec. 31, 2024 | N | |||||||
J | A | S | O | N | 8J1INUBO | The 150th Anniversary of Inubosaki Lighthouse | July 15 - Nov. 30, 2024 | 2 | ||||||||
J | 8J5OZU | The 20th Anniversary of a merger of Ozu-city | July 20?, 2024 - | N | ||||||||||||
? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | The 70th Anniversary of Sayama-city | July 2024 - Mar., 2025 ? | ||||||
? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | The 70th Anniversary of Takashima-city | Aug. 1, 2024 - Jan. 31, 2025 | |||||||||
? | 8J5JAZZ? | Imabari Jazz Town | 2 | |||||||||||||
A | S | O | 8J1ARDF | The 32nd All Japan ARDF Athletic Meet | Aug. 1 - Oct. 31, 2024 | 1 | ||||||||||
? | ? | 8J6BAL? | 2024 Saga International Baloon Festa | 2 | ||||||||||||
J | F | M | The 22nd West Japan Ham Fair | Jan. 1 - Mar. 10, 2025 | 1 | |||||||||||
Operating Month(s) | W e b |
Call Sign |
Event | Accurate Operating Period |
As | |||||||||||
2024 | 2025 | |||||||||||||||
A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | J | F | M | |||||
A | 8J1YAD | Utsunomiya(-city) Boy Scout Troop 12 Experience Station | Apr. 8, 2023 - Apr. 7, 2024 | E | ||||||||||||
A | 8J5TOSA | Trying a Communication with Antarctica / Communication Experience with Domestic Amateur Stations | June 25, 2023 - Apr. 30, 2024 | 2 | ||||||||||||
A | 8N1MOMO | The 48th Koga(-city) Momo (or Peach) Festival | Mar. 1 - Apr. 7, 2024 | 2 | ||||||||||||
A | 8J5TOBE | The 39th Tobe-yaki Porcelain Festival | Mar. 1 - Apr. 30, 2024 | 2 | ||||||||||||
A | M | 8J0GOSEN | Festivals in Gosen-city | Mar. 1 - May 31, 2024 | N | |||||||||||
A | M | J | 8J2HHH | The 20th Anniversary of Lake Hamanako Hana (or Flower) Haku (or Expo) "Lake Hamanako Hana (or Flower) Haku (or Expo) 2024" |
Mar. 1 - June 16, 2024 | 2 | ||||||||||
A | M | J | J | 8N3XXV3I | The 28th Kansai Amateur Radio Festival "KANHAM 2024"
(8N3XXV3I ... Fixed, 8J328A ... Mobile) |
Mar. 30 - July 14, 2024 | 1 | |||||||||
8J328A | 1 | |||||||||||||||
A | 8J24G | Dosan Festival
(Dosan: Saito Dosan, 1494–1556, a feudal lord) |
Apr. 4 - 7, 2024 | 2 | ||||||||||||
A | 8J6MATUE | "Tokakuji no Matsue," an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property
(A Ritual of Shugendo) (Shugendo: Japanese mountain asceticism, incorporating Shinto and Buddhist concepts) |
Apr. 14 - 21, 2024 | 2 | ||||||||||||
A | M | 8J6DON | Hakata Dontaku Port Festival
(Dontaku: a Dutch word Zontag, meaning a holiday) |
Apr. 29 - May 5, 2024 | 2 | |||||||||||
M | 8J3NADA | Nada High School Festival "ODYSSEY" | May 1 - 3, 2024 | N | ||||||||||||
M | 8J1ITU | World Telecommunication and Information Society Day | May 3 - 31, 2024 | N | ||||||||||||
M | J | 8J9IC | Information Comunication Month | May 15 -June 15, 2024 | N | |||||||||||
M | 8J4WRC | The 20th World Rose Conference 2025 | May 17 - 19, 2024 |
1 | ||||||||||||
J | H | 8N1HQ | 2024 IARU HF World Championship
(1) Mt. Hiyodori Contest Farm, in Hachioji-city ... 160m-Ph, 80m-CW, 40m-Ph, 20m-CW, 15m-Ph and 10m-CW (2) Team Six, in Minamiaso-village, Aso-gun ... 160m-CW, 80m-Ph, 40m-CW, 20m-Ph, 15m-CW and 10m-Ph |
July 6 - 14, 2024 | 1 | |||||||||||
8N6HQ | 1 |
Special-event stations celebrate spfic expositions, anniversaries and so on.
ARISS school contact stations can be guest-operated by non licensed elementary and junior high schoolers, only in the case of contacting International Space Station.
Both are eligible for a temporary 2×1-2×5 call sign with a prefix 8J or 8N (Exception: 8[J|N]#OLYMPIC・JA1TOKYO).
Experience temporary stations, sequentially assigned from 8J#YAA — the system was launched in 2020 — can be guest-operated by non licensed persons without an age limit.
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 unique stations also share a 8J prefix, but on a permanent basis: