No 1767
425 DX NEWS - DX INFORMATION
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
3D2 - Ο Heath, VK3TWO, θα είναι ενεργός (active) σε holiday style ως 3D2TWO από το Vanua Levu (OC-016) και πιθανώς στη μετάβαση (transit) από το Viti Levu (OC-016) στα Νησιά Fiji (Ειρηνικός Ωκεανός) από 16-27 Μαρτίου 2025. Θα εκπέμπει σε SSB και FT8 στα 40-6 μέτρα. QSL via operator's instructions.
C6 - Ο Steve, KJ4LJB, θα είναι active σε holiday style ως C6AJB από το Νησί Eleuthera (NA-001), στα Νησιά Bahamas (στην Καραϊβική) μέχρι τις 20 Μαρτίου 2025. Θα εκπέμπει σε FT8 και SSB στα 80-10 μέτρα. Δεν θα εκδοθούν QSL cards, ενώ τα FT8 QSOs θα καταχωρηθούν και θα ανέβουν (uploaded) στο LoTW.
CT - Γιορτάζοντας την 200ή επέτειο αφότου ο Γερμανός μαθηματικός και φυσικός επιστήμονας Georg Simon Ohm (1789-1854) ξεκίνησε την έρευνά του πάνω στη φύση της ηλεκτρικής αντίστασης (electrical resistance), μέλη του Associação de Radioamadores da Região de Lisboa (CS5LX) (Ένωση Ραδιοετασιτεχνών της Περιοχής της Λισαβόνας) θα είναι ενεργοί ως CS200OHM στις 16 Μαρτίου 2025, που είναι η ημερομηνία γέννησης του Ohm. QSL via operator's instructions.
D6 - Η Elvira, IV3FSG, επεκτείνει τις εκομπές της ως D68Z από τα Comoro Islands [425DXN 1765] μέχρι την 1η Απριλίου 2025, με σχέδια να είναι περισσότερο ενεργή στα SSB και στα CW. Επιτηρεί 3 τοπικούς νέους, οι οποίοι χάρη στον Don, 7Q6M/D60AB, θα παρακολουθήσουν το φετινό YOTA Summer Camp στη Γαλλία τον Αύγουστο. Τα Νησιά Κομόρο είναι μια ομάδα ηφαιστειακών νησιών στο κανάλι της Μοζαμβίκης, που είναι ένας βραχίονας του Ινδικού Ωκεανού που βρίσκεται ανάμεσα στη Μαδαγασκάρη και την αφρικανική ηπειρωτική χώρα. Τρία από τα νησιά αποτελούν την Ένωση των Κομορών, που είναι ένα αυτόνομο κυρίαρχο έθνος, ενώ η Μαγιότ ανήκει στη Γαλλία.
EA - Look for EG60GURU/p to be QRV from various SOTA locations in Spain
during March. This activity is a tribute to Jose-Antonio Gurutzarri "Guru" Jauregi (EA2IF), an outstanding personality of the Summits On The Air programme, who passed away in 2022. See https://sites.google.com/view/ea2if-memorial for more information;
QSL cards will not be provided, but QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW.
FG - Jean-Luc, F1ULQ will be active again TO1Q from Guadeloupe (NA-102)
starting on 24 March for a couple of weeks. He will operate SSB and digital modes on 80-6 metres, and will participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest. QSL Club Log's OQRS, LoTW, or via home call. [TNX DX World]
FO/A - Mladen 9A2NA, Rolando 9A3MR, Kristijan 9A4WY, Livio 9A7Y, Vlatko
9A9R and Zik DK8ZZ will be active as TX9A from Tubuai (OC-152), Austral Islands from 25 April to 7 May. They will be QRV on 160-6 metres with two stations and a focus on "human modes as much as possible". QSL via Club Log's OQRS (preferred), LoTW, or via DK8ZZ. See https://austral2025.com for more information.
FY - Renato, PY8WW is active as FY/PY8WW from French Guiana until 18 March 2025. "This will become a recurring, but not continuous, operation", he says. QSL exclusively via Club Log's OQRS and LoTW.
HS - Members of the Red Star Contest Club will be active holiday style
as E28AM/p from Koh Chang (AS-125) on 25-28 April. Team members are E20EHQ, E21LLR, E25GGT, E25KFR, E25VVE, HS1JZT, HS5NMF and IV3GMZ. They will operate CW, SSB and FT8 on 40-10 metres. QSL via E21LLR, Club Log's OQRS and LoTW.
I - Members of ARI Sondrio (IQ2UL) will operate special event station II2AUT from 27 March to 10 April for the World Autism Awareness Day. QSL via IK2WAD. Back in 2007 the United Nations General Assembly declared 2 April as World Autism Awareness Day to highlight the need to help improve the quality of life of autistic individuals so
they can lead full and meaningful lives as an integral part of society.
J8 - Ishmael, 8P6PE will be active as J87PE from St. Vincent Island on 16-30 March 2025. This will be a "POTA vacation", with activity on 40-6 metres SSB. QSL via LoTW, eQSL and QRZ Logbook. [TNX The Daily DX]
JA - Junichi, JH1RNI will be active holiday style as JH1RNI/6 from Ishigaki Island (AS-024) on 15-21 March. He will operate CW, FT8 and SSB "if possible" on 40-6 metres.
JA - Taka, JA8COE will be active as JA8COE/6 from Uji Island (AS-067) on
5-12 April 2025. He will operate SSB, CW and FT8 on 40-6 metres. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or direct to home call.
JD1_oga- Celebrating their 60th anniversary, members of the Toshiba Fuchu Amateur Radio Club (JA1YVT) will be active as JA1YVT/JD1 from Chichijima on 2-7 April and Hahajima on 8-10 April. Both islands count for IOTA group AS-031, and Ogasawara DXCC wise. They will operate SSB, CW and FT8 on 80-10 metres, as well as on 6 and 2m.
QSL via the bureau, or direct to Tomio Hoshikawa, 240-10 Hidure,
Midori-ku, Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawa 252-0185, Japan.
KH9 - Allen, KH7AL/KH9 (https://kh7al.site/kh9-blog/) is "on the home stretch", and "as I see my travel date quickly approaching for my break from Wake Island, I feel the urge to log as many contacts as I can. Therefore, I have planned a multi-day radio activities to dish out some QSOs before I am wheels up and heading home for some fun time with my family". His next scheduled activities are:
15 March 07:00-09:00 UTC 15m CW
16 March 07:00-09:00 UTC 12m SSB
16 March 19:30-23:59 UTC 15m SSB
17 March 07:00-09:00 UTC 12m CW
He also reports that Richard, a colleague at work, just passed his Technician exam and got a new callsign. He is eager to upgrade to General, and Allen "would like to get him on 10m to say hello very soon".
PJ7 - Gary, KC9EE, will be active as PJ7EE from Sint Maarten (NA-105) from 26 March to 6 April, including an entry in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest. QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or direct to home call.
YJ - Chris, VK2YUS will be active again as YJ0CA from Port Vila (OC-035) Vanuatu between approximately 24 March and 3 April, including an entry in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest. He will operate SSB on 40-10 m, typically between 21 UTC and 10 UTC. QSL direct to home call; he does not use LoTW or Club Log. [TNX The Daily DX]
PACIFIC TRIP ---> Fred, F4LYI, will be active holiday style as FO/F4LYI between 19 March and 11 April. Announced plans for the time being are to be QRV from Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands (OC-027) on 19-21 March; from Us Huka, Marquesas Islands (OC-027) on 21-25 March; from Maupiti Atoll (OC-067), French Polynesia on 26-31 March, and then from Bora Bora (OC-067), French Polynesia. See https://www.qrz.com/db/FO/F4LYI for updates. He will operate SSB on 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres. QSL direct to home call.
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
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IOTA DINNER ---> The annual Islands On The Air (IOTA) Dinner will be held on 11 April in conjunction with the 76th International DX Convention. The IOTA Dinner is not included in the main Convention registration, and there is a separate registration and fee for it. Registration for this event ends on 4 April: https://dxconvention.com/friday-dinners/.
QSL UBA IARU 100 SPECIAL EVENT ---> QSL cards for the 30 special callsigns that the Belgian IARU society will activate from 15 March until 15 May 2025 should be requested here: https://www.on4cas.be/uba-iaru-100-event-oqrs/. Note that QSLs are offered via the QSL bureau only. No direct QSLing, eQSL, LoTW, QRZ, etc. The OQRS form will be available until the end of 2025. After that, QSL requests will no longer be processed. The special callsigns are OQ0IARU, OR0IARU, ON100A, ON100I, ON100R, ON100U, OO100A, OO100I, OO100R, OO100U, OP100A, OP100I, OP100R, OP100U, OQ100A, OQ100I, OQ100R, OQ100U, OR100A, OR100I, OR100R, OR100U, OS100A, OS100I, OS100R, OS100U, OT100A, OT100I, OT100R and OT100U [425DXN 1764].
