No 1761
425 DX NEWS - DX INFORMATION
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
SV1GA/A - 50 χρόνια μετά την αρχική ενεργοποίηση, η Ομάδα SV1GA/A (KO8SCA, OH2BH, OH2GEK, SV1GA και YO8WW) ήταν QRV από τα βουνά του Αγίου Όρους (Mount Athos), ξεκινώντας από τις 16 UTC στις 25 Ιανουαρίου 2025. "Η γραπτή άδεια που λάβαμε από το Άγιο Όρος μάς επιτρέπει να κάνουμε εκπομπές για 10 ημέρες", δήλωσαν, "πράγμα που σημαίνει ότι θα είμαστε στον αέρα μέχρι τις 3 Φεβρουαρίου 2025". Όμως, σταμάτησαν τις εκπομπές τους στις 9 UTC στις 27 Ιανουαρίου 2025, εν μέσω αμφισβητήσεων σχετικά με την εγκυρότητα των εκπομπών τους. Περίπου 13.500 QSOs έχουν ανεβεί (uploaded) στο Club Log.
9A - Το 9A2025HWC σηματοδοτεί την 29η έκδοση του IHF World Men's Handball Championship (Παγκόσμιο Πρωτάθλημα Χειροσφαίρισης Ανδρών) που θα διεξαχθεί μέχρι και τις 2 Φεβρουαρίου 2025. Το special callsign, όμως, θα είναι σε χρήση μέχρι τις 30 Ιουνίου 2025. QSL via LoTW; QSOs are also uploaded to QRZ Logbook and Club Log. [TNX 9A2AA]
A9 - Το A9100IARU είναι το special callsign της Bahrain Amateur Radio Society, που γιορτάζει την 100ή επέτειο της IARU (International Amateur Radio Union, Διεθνής Ένωση Ραδιοερασιτεχνών). Η δράση ξεκίνησε στις 26-30 Ιανουαρίου 2025 και θα συνεχίζει για 5 ημέρες κάθε μήνα, ξεκινώντας από την 26η ημέρα του μήνα και μέχρι το τέλος του έτους 2025. QSL via EC6DX.
A9 - Το A975IARU είναι το special callsign της Bahrain Amateur Radio Soiety για να γιορτασθεί η 75η επέτειος της IARU Region 1. Η δραστηριότητα θα ξεκινήσει στις 6-10 Φεβρουαρίου 2025 και θα συνεχίζει για 5 ημέρες κάθε μήνα, ξεκινώντας από την 6η ημέρα του μήνα και μέχρι το τέλος του έτους 2025. QSL via EC6DX.
EA - Τα special callsigns AO1WRD, AO2WRD, AO3WRD, AO4WRD, AO5WRD, AO6WRD (Balearic Islands), AO7WRD, AO8WRD (Canary Islands) και AO9WRD (Ceuta and Melilla) αναμένεται να είναι ενεργά από 7-16 Φεβρουαρίου 2025 για τον εορτασμό της Παγκόσμιας Ημέρας Ραδιοφώνου (World Radio Day). QSL for all callsigns direct to EA3RKF. Η Παγκόσμια Ημέρα Ραδιοφώνου (World Radio Day), στις 13 Φεβρουαρίου ορίστηκε το 2011 από τα Κράτη - Μέλη (Member States) της UNESCO και υιοθετήθηκε από τη ΓΣ του ΟΗΕ (United Nations General Assembly) το 2012 ως μια Διεθνής Ημέρα (International Day). Το θέμα αυτής της χρονιάς είναι "Ραδιόφωνο και Κλιματική Αλλαγή" "Radio and Climate Change".
F - Ο Francois,F8DVD, θα είναι ενεργός ως TM22AAW στις 2-3 και στις 8-20 Φεβρουαρίου 2025, για να προωθήσει την 22η Antarctic Activity Week (12-23 February). Θα είναι QRV στα 40-10 μέτρα από το δικό του home QTH στη Γαλλία. QSL via home call, direct or bureau,and LoTW.
FP - Το Radio Club de Provins (F6KOP) ανακοίνωσε την πρόθεσή του να είναι ενεργό ως FP5KE από το νησί Ile aux Marins, Saint-Pierre et Miquelon (NA-032), που είναι μια γαλλική κτήση στη Βόρεια Αμερική, αυτή τη χρονιά. Μια ομάδα από 16 χειριστές θα είναι ενεργοί στα 160-6 μέτρα και ίσως και στα 2m EME, για τουλάχιστον 10 ημέρες. Η DXpedition θα εστιαστεί (focus) στα CW, SSB και RTTY.
EA - Τα special callsigns AO1WRD, AO2WRD, AO3WRD, AO4WRD, AO5WRD, AO6WRD (Balearic Islands), AO7WRD, AO8WRD (Canary Islands) και AO9WRD (Ceuta and Melilla) αναμένεται να είναι ενεργά από 7-16 Φεβρουαρίου 2025 για τον εορτασμό της Παγκόσμιας Ημέρας Ραδιοφώνου (World Radio Day). QSL for all callsigns direct to EA3RKF. Η Παγκόσμια Ημέρα Ραδιοφώνου (World Radio Day), στις 13 Φεβρουαρίου ορίστηκε το 2011 από τα Κράτη - Μέλη (Member States) της UNESCO και υιοθετήθηκε από τη ΓΣ του ΟΗΕ (United Nations General Assembly) το 2012 ως μια Διεθνής Ημέρα (International Day). Το θέμα αυτής της χρονιάς είναι "Ραδιόφωνο και Κλιματική Αλλαγή" "Radio and Climate Change".
F - Ο Francois,F8DVD, θα είναι ενεργός ως TM22AAW στις 2-3 και στις 8-20 Φεβρουαρίου 2025, για να προωθήσει την 22η Antarctic Activity Week (12-23 February). Θα είναι QRV στα 40-10 μέτρα από το δικό του home QTH στη Γαλλία. QSL via home call, direct or bureau,and LoTW.
FP - Το Radio Club de Provins (F6KOP) ανακοίνωσε την πρόθεσή του να είναι ενεργό ως FP5KE από το νησί Ile aux Marins, Saint-Pierre et Miquelon (NA-032), που είναι μια γαλλική κτήση στη Βόρεια Αμερική, αυτή τη χρονιά. Μια ομάδα από 16 χειριστές θα είναι ενεργοί στα 160-6 μέτρα και ίσως και στα 2m EME, για τουλάχιστον 10 ημέρες. Η DXpedition θα εστιαστεί (focus) στα CW, SSB και RTTY.
H4 - Bernhard, DL2GAC, will be active again as H44MS from Malaita (OC-047), Solomon Islands between 9 February and 7 May. Usually he is QRV on a daily basis, with activity on 80-6 metres SSB and FT8. QSL via home call, direct or bureau.
I - II3MPL is the special callsign celebrating the 50th anniversary of ARI Merano/Meran (IQ3MP). Look for activity between 1 February and 1 May. [TNX IN3FHE]
KH9 - Allan, KH7AL, is active as KH7AL/KH9 in his spare time while on work
assignment on Wake Island (OC-053). "I have a little less than two months to go on this trip until I head home for a month", he says. According to his new website (https://kh7al.site), his next activities are scheduled as follows:
2 February +/- 20:00 UTC on 10m SSB
3 February +/- 07:30 UTC on 12m SSB
17 February +/- 07:30 UTC on 12m CW (QRS, 17 WPM)
17 February +/- 19:30 UTC on 10m CW (tentative)
QSL via LoTW, QRZ Logbook, or via home call (direct and bureau); logsearch on Club Log.
LZ - Special event station LZ75IPA will be active throughout 2025 to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the International Police Association. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or direct to LZ3HI.
OE - Celebrating the 48th FIS Alpine World Ski Championships to be held in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria, special event callsign OE2025SKI will be in use on 4-16 February. All QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau and eQSL.
OH_ant - Mika, OH2FFP, is once again active as OJ1ABOA from Aboa Research Station, Antarctica (AN-016) until 12 February. QSL via OH2FFP.
P4 - Marty, KE4TT, will be active as P4/KE4TT from Aruba (SA-036) beween 7 February and 11 March. He will operate CW, SSB and FT8 on various HF bands. QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or direct to home call.
PY0S - The Araucaria DX Group has announced that it has received permission from the Brazilian Navy Brazilian Navy to conduct a DXpedition from Saint Peter & Saint Paul Archipelago (SA-014) in the October-November 2025 timeframe. This DXCC Entity was last activated in 2012. "Since then permission to land and operate from the rocks has not been granted. Our Radio In a Box (RIB) capability enables us to make this activation possible without the operators being physically on the rocks, thereby
meeting the key requirement of the Navy for a very small footprint operation with minimum human presence. According to the permit, two of us will be allowed to land each day for a limited time to refuel the generators and make any necessary repairs".
Plans are to deploy five RIBs for a total of 6 stations, and to operate CW, SSB and FT8 on 160-6 metres. There will be six local operators (AA7JV, HA7RY, KN4EEI, KO8SCA, PY2XB and PY5CC) who will be based on a boat anchored a short distance from the rocks. The local team will be complemented by a number of remote operators. Further information, including dates and callsign, will be provided in due course. Bookmark https://py0s2025.com for updates.
S7 - Bruno, VE3BRU, will be active again as S79/VE3BRU from Mahe (AF-024), Seychelles on 4-20 February. He will operate CW and SSB on 40-10 metres. QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW, Club Log and eQSL.
SM - On 14 March 1925, electrician and radio pioneer Sven Bernholm made history in Gavle by conducting the city's first radio broadcast under the callsign SMXF and using a homemade transmitter with 10 watts. Bernholm and Gefle Radioklubb's efforts led to nearly fifty years of local broadcasts.
SM100XF is the callsign for Gavle Kortvagsamatorer (SK3GK) to celerate this centenary during the year. The first two activations will be on 14 February (14:00-17:00 UTC) and on 14 March (10:00-16:00 UTC). QSL via the bureau.
TA - Special callsign TC8DX will be active on 5-17 February to honour the memory of Mustafa Asim Ezer (TA8DX), who lost his life in the catastrophic earthquake that struck Turkey on 6 February 2023. QSL via LoTW, and certificate on https://tadx.org/awards.
TZ - Ulmar, DK1CE, was expected to be QRV as TZ1CE from Bamako, Mali [425DXN 1759], but as of 27 January he was still at home waiting for a visa. For the time being, the activity has been put on hold; the backup plan is to postpone until November-December. [TNX The Daily DX]
V3 - Walt, W0CP, and his wife Mary, K0ZV will be active again as V31DJ and V31DK, respectively, from Belize during the month of February. Walt will participate in the ARRL DX CW Contest and in the FOC Marathon. QSLs via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or direct to home calls. [TNX The Daily DX]
V4 - Tom, K0YA, will be active as V4/K0YA from St. Kitts (NA-104) from 6
February to 4 March. He will participate in the ARRL DX CW Contest (15-16 February) as V47Y. QSL via LoTW.
VK9C - Larry, W5EIT, will be active holiday style as VK9/W5EIT from the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (OC-003) on 11-18 February. He will operate mainly CW and FT8 on 40-10 metres, and he may try RTTY or SSB if conditions permit. See https://w5eit.org/vk9c/ for more information and updates. QSL via LoTW.
VP2E - Chuck, KG9N, will be active as VP2ECV from Anguilla (NA-022) on 4-18 February. QSL via home call and LoTW.
ZD7 - Gan, KY8D, will be active as ZD7KYD from St. Helena Island (AF-022) on 8-15 February. He will operate CW on 60-10 metres. His expected modus operandi is detailed on https://www.qrz.com/db/ZD7KYD
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
Access to the main functions of www.425dxn.org is provided by the 425DXN App
for Android. It is available on Google Play - free of charge, no ads. Enjoy!
EUDX CONTEST ---> The fifth edition of the European DX Contest will be held
on 1-2 February (from 12 UTC to 12 UTC). Complete information can be found
on https://www.eudx-contest.com. The objective is for amateurs around the
world to contact as many other amateurs in as many European Union regions
and countries on 160, 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres CW and SSB.
XSG CROSSBAND EVENT ---> To celebrate its 120th anniversary and World Radio
Day, Shanghai Coast Radio Station (XSG) will hold a "global amateur radio
communication event" from 00:00 UTC on 12 February to 24:00 UTC on 13
February. This will be a crossband activity, where XSG will operate CW on
its authorized frequencies outside of the amateur radio bands, and amateur
radio operators making contact will operate within their own allocated
amateur frequencies. XSG transmit and receive frequencies will be:
4105 kHz 3521.3-3526.3 kHz
6780 kHz 7021.3-7026.3 kHz
8502 kHz 10121.3-10126.3 kHz
12871.5 kHz 14021.3-14026.3 kHz
17103.2 kHz 21021.3-21026.3 kHz
QSL to No. 1 Diantai Road, Zhangjiang Town, Pudong New Area, Shanghai 201206
PR China.
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3D2NB, 3D2XD, 3DA0AQ, 3DA0DL,PY0S - The Araucaria DX Group has announced that it has received permission from the Brazilian Navy Brazilian Navy to conduct a DXpedition from Saint Peter & Saint Paul Archipelago (SA-014) in the October-November 2025 timeframe. This DXCC Entity was last activated in 2012. "Since then permission to land and operate from the rocks has not been granted. Our Radio In a Box (RIB) capability enables us to make this activation possible without the operators being physically on the rocks, thereby
meeting the key requirement of the Navy for a very small footprint operation with minimum human presence. According to the permit, two of us will be allowed to land each day for a limited time to refuel the generators and make any necessary repairs".
Plans are to deploy five RIBs for a total of 6 stations, and to operate CW, SSB and FT8 on 160-6 metres. There will be six local operators (AA7JV, HA7RY, KN4EEI, KO8SCA, PY2XB and PY5CC) who will be based on a boat anchored a short distance from the rocks. The local team will be complemented by a number of remote operators. Further information, including dates and callsign, will be provided in due course. Bookmark https://py0s2025.com for updates.
S7 - Bruno, VE3BRU, will be active again as S79/VE3BRU from Mahe (AF-024), Seychelles on 4-20 February. He will operate CW and SSB on 40-10 metres. QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW, Club Log and eQSL.
SM - On 14 March 1925, electrician and radio pioneer Sven Bernholm made history in Gavle by conducting the city's first radio broadcast under the callsign SMXF and using a homemade transmitter with 10 watts. Bernholm and Gefle Radioklubb's efforts led to nearly fifty years of local broadcasts.
SM100XF is the callsign for Gavle Kortvagsamatorer (SK3GK) to celerate this centenary during the year. The first two activations will be on 14 February (14:00-17:00 UTC) and on 14 March (10:00-16:00 UTC). QSL via the bureau.
TA - Special callsign TC8DX will be active on 5-17 February to honour the memory of Mustafa Asim Ezer (TA8DX), who lost his life in the catastrophic earthquake that struck Turkey on 6 February 2023. QSL via LoTW, and certificate on https://tadx.org/awards.
TZ - Ulmar, DK1CE, was expected to be QRV as TZ1CE from Bamako, Mali [425DXN 1759], but as of 27 January he was still at home waiting for a visa. For the time being, the activity has been put on hold; the backup plan is to postpone until November-December. [TNX The Daily DX]
V3 - Walt, W0CP, and his wife Mary, K0ZV will be active again as V31DJ and V31DK, respectively, from Belize during the month of February. Walt will participate in the ARRL DX CW Contest and in the FOC Marathon. QSLs via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or direct to home calls. [TNX The Daily DX]
V4 - Tom, K0YA, will be active as V4/K0YA from St. Kitts (NA-104) from 6
February to 4 March. He will participate in the ARRL DX CW Contest (15-16 February) as V47Y. QSL via LoTW.
VK9C - Larry, W5EIT, will be active holiday style as VK9/W5EIT from the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (OC-003) on 11-18 February. He will operate mainly CW and FT8 on 40-10 metres, and he may try RTTY or SSB if conditions permit. See https://w5eit.org/vk9c/ for more information and updates. QSL via LoTW.
VP2E - Chuck, KG9N, will be active as VP2ECV from Anguilla (NA-022) on 4-18 February. QSL via home call and LoTW.
ZD7 - Gan, KY8D, will be active as ZD7KYD from St. Helena Island (AF-022) on 8-15 February. He will operate CW on 60-10 metres. His expected modus operandi is detailed on https://www.qrz.com/db/ZD7KYD
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*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S ***
**** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
===========================
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
Access to the main functions of www.425dxn.org is provided by the 425DXN App
for Android. It is available on Google Play - free of charge, no ads. Enjoy!
EUDX CONTEST ---> The fifth edition of the European DX Contest will be held
on 1-2 February (from 12 UTC to 12 UTC). Complete information can be found
on https://www.eudx-contest.com. The objective is for amateurs around the
world to contact as many other amateurs in as many European Union regions
and countries on 160, 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres CW and SSB.
XSG CROSSBAND EVENT ---> To celebrate its 120th anniversary and World Radio
Day, Shanghai Coast Radio Station (XSG) will hold a "global amateur radio
communication event" from 00:00 UTC on 12 February to 24:00 UTC on 13
February. This will be a crossband activity, where XSG will operate CW on
its authorized frequencies outside of the amateur radio bands, and amateur
radio operators making contact will operate within their own allocated
amateur frequencies. XSG transmit and receive frequencies will be:
4105 kHz 3521.3-3526.3 kHz
6780 kHz 7021.3-7026.3 kHz
8502 kHz 10121.3-10126.3 kHz
12871.5 kHz 14021.3-14026.3 kHz
17103.2 kHz 21021.3-21026.3 kHz
QSL to No. 1 Diantai Road, Zhangjiang Town, Pudong New Area, Shanghai 201206
PR China.
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5R8IC, 6Y5HM, 7Q7CT, 7X5FG, 9K2GR, 9M1Z (OC-088), AL4A, C21MM, C91AHV,
CO2XN, CY9C, D4DX, DP0GVN, DU0A, DU3LA, EA9KB, EP4HR, EP5TJS, FK8IK, FR4OO,
FS4WBS, FT4GL, FW1JG, H40WA, H44WA, HB0WR, HB9TOC, HD8CW, HI3T, II2XMAS,
JD1BLY, KH0/4Z5LA, KL7XD, N0GJW/6Y, N5J, OX5DM, OX7AKT, OX7AM, PJ2MAN,
PX0FF, PZ5DX, PZ5JT, S01WS, T22T, T30UN, TI9/TI2JJP, TO9W, TY5C, UN3J, V47V,
V55LA, V73WE, V85T, VK5KI (OC-139), VK9CV, VP6DF, XT2MD , XU7AKP, XV9T,
YL2SW, Z62NS, ZB2JK, ZD7G, ZD7Z, ZF2OO, ZP4KFX.
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