No 1769
425 DX NEWS - DX INFORMATION
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
5B - Το special callsign 5B50CARS γιορτάζει την 50ή επέτειο της Κυπριακής Ένωσης Ραδιοερασιτεχνών (Cyprus Amateur Radio Society - CARS). Αναζητήστε δραστηριότητα στις 15 Απριλίου 2025 (ημέρα της ίδρυσης), στις 18 Απριλίου 2025 (World Amateur Radio Day) και από 25-26 Απριλίου 2025 (100ή επέτειος της IARU και 75η επέτειος της IARU Region 1). QSL via LoTW and QRZ Logbook.
8Q - Ο Flavio, IW2NEF, θα είναι active σε holiday style ως 8Q7EF από τις Maldives (AS-013), στον Ινδικό Ωκεανό, από 3-10 Απριλίου 2025. Θα εκπέμπει σε digital modes και σε SSB στα 40-6 μέτρα. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW, or direct to IK2DUW.
D6 - Ο D68Z θα λάβει μέρος αυτό το Σ/Κ στο CQ WW WPX SSB Contest ως single-band entrant (10 metres, low power). Η Elvira, IV3FSG, θα είναι QRT στις 31 Μαρτίου ή στη 1 Απριλίου 2025. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW, or via IK2WAD (direct and bureau).
ER - Το ER100IARU είναι το special callsign της Amateur Radio Society of Moldova (ARM) για τον εορτασμό της 100ής επετείου της IARU από 22 Μαρτίου έως 30 Απριλίου 2025. QSL via the bureau; QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW, Club Log, eQSL, QRZ Logbook and HamLog.
F - Αυτό το έτος σηματοδοτεί την εκατονταετηρίδα της Reseau des Emetteurs Francais, που είναι η γαλλική ένωση-μέλος της International Amateur Radio Union. Για να εορτασθεί αυτό το γεγονός, η REF εκδίδει ένα "Radio Challenge" από 1 Απριλίου έως και 30 Ιουνίου 2025 και θα υπάρχει η συμμετοχή ενός πολύ μεγάλου αριθμού από special callsigns. Ανάμεσά τους θα είναι το TM100REF (21 Απριλίου - 5 Μαΐου 2025), από TM01REF έως TM95REF (τμήματα της μητροπολιτικής Γαλλίας), TK2AREF και TK2BREF (Κορσική), TO###REF και TX###REF (υπερπόντια εδάφη, όπως το TO974REF για το La Reunion). Θα είναι διαθέσιμα διάφορα certificates, βλ. https://tm100ref.r-e-f.org/ για περισσότερες πληροφορίες.
FJ - Jim, K6EI and Scott, KK6IK will be active as FJ/K6EI and FJ/KK6IK from St. Barthelemy (NA-146) on 5-12 April. They will operate CW, FT8 and FT4 on 80-6 metres with two stations. QSLs via LoTW, or direct to home calls. [TNX The Daily DX]
GU - The Guernsey Amateur Radio Society will operate special event station GU80LIB on 9-11 May to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Channel Islands at the end of World War II. QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, direct, or via the bureau. [TNX GU6EFB]
HI - Celebrating World Amateur Radio Day (18 April), members of the Sociedad Dominicana de Radioaficionados (SDRA) will be active as HI0DMRA on 1-30 April.
HS - Celebrating the International Amateur Radio Union's centenary, members of the Radio Amateur Society of Thailand (RAST) will be active on the HF bands, 2 metres and satellites as HS100IARU on 1-30 April. QSL via LoTW and Club Log's OQRS.
JD1_oga - Koji, JI1LET and Takeshi, JA1UII will be active as JD1BOI and JD1BON, respectively, from Chichijima (AS-031), Ogasawara on 8-17 April. They will operate CW, SSB and FT8/FT4 on 160-6 metres. QSLs via LoTW, or direct to home calls.
LX - LX100IARU is the special callsign for the Radioamateurs du Luxembourg (RL), a founding member of IARU, to celebrate the centenary of the International Amateur Radio Union until 31 July. QSL via Club Log's OQRS.
OZ - In celebration of World Amateur Radio Day, a number of Danish stations will be signing 5P0WARD/x with different suffix extensions on 18 April. QSL via Club Log's OQRS and LoTW, or via OZ1ACB. An award will be available, see https://www.qrz.com/db/5p0ward for information.
PJ6 - Team PJ6Y will be active from Saba (NA-145) on 17-29 October. The team will comprise 14 on-site operators, eight of whom will be under the age of 25. The local team will be complemented by 25-30 remote operators. There will be five stations: three for the local operators, and two NexGenRiBs2 for remote operation. Activity will be on 80-6 meters CW, SSB and FT8, plus satellite. PJ6Y will also participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS; full LoTW upload within 6 months after the conclusion of the expedition. Fundraising is in progress, with the goal of covering all expenses for the young operators. See https://pj6y2025.com for more information and updates.
TY - Red, DL1BUG is active as TY5FR from Cotonou, Benin until 9 April. He operates CW and SSB on 80-10 metres. QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW and Club Log. [TNX The Daily DX]
VE - Ted, VE3EDE might be active as VE3EDE/VY0 from Iqaluit, Baffin Island (NA-047) on 28-30 March. He will operate QRP, using mainly FT8 on 30, 20, 17, 15 or 12 metres as propagation permits.
Z3 - Celebrating IARU's centenary, members of the Radioamateur Society of Macedonia (Z37RSM) will be active as Z3100IARU from 25 March to 18 May. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, QRZ Logbook.
ZC4 - Dave, G4WXJ expects to go back to Dhekelia, UK Sovereign Base Areas on Cyprus, on 6-11 April. He will be active holiday style as ZC4RH on 40-6 metres CW, SSB, FT8 and FT4. QSL via Club Log's OQRS and LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX]
OPERATIONS MANNA & CHOWHOUND COMMEMORATION ---> Operation Manna and Operation Chowhound were a series of humanitarian food drops to feed Dutch civilians at risk of starvation during the final days of the Second World War in Europe.
Commemorating the 80th anniversary, special callsigns VB7MAN will be used from Canada between 1 April and 10 May, and VK80MAN will be used from various locations in Australia between 24 April and 10 May. Main activity is expected to take place on 25-27 April, when the commemoration will be joined by special event stations GB80CHO, GB80MAN and GB8MAN from England; PH80MAN from the Netherlands; SN80MAN from Poland; W4C from the US. A certificate will be available, see https://manna80.radio/ for more information
WORLD AUTISM AWARENESS DAY ---> W2A will be active on 2-8 April for the third World Autism Awareness Week Special Event. QSL via Club Log's OQRS. Also active are expected to be a number of other special callsigns, including stations from Canada (VC2AA), Dominican Republic (HI0A), England (GB2AA and GB4AAW), Indonesia (8A2AAW), Scotland (GB2AAW, GB5AAW, GB6AAW, GB9AAW), United Arab Emirates (A60WAAD and A60WAAD/#)), Wales (GB0AAW and GB2WAA). QSL via operators' instructions. See https://www.qrz.com/db/W2A for more information.
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Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
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CASS AWARDS ---> The Cass Awards honour the wisdom and spirit of Cass WA6AUD (SK), and encourage DXpeditions to maximize the number of DXers worked with a Plaque for the single-operator DXpedition that works the most unique callsigns within 2 weeks or less, and a Plaque for the "unlimited" DXpedition that works the most unique callsigns within 4 weeks or less, with no limit on the number of operators of the activity.
Janusz Wegrzyn, SP9FIH has won the 2024 Single-Operator Cass Award by working 15,396 unique callsigns (a new record) during his A52P operation from Bhutan. This is the seventh Cass Award for Janusz, who has already been a winner for six years in a row (2017-22).
The PX0FF team (Bernd Och DA1DX, Markus Staude DK2CX, Andreas Paulick DL5CW,
Wolfgang Klier OE2VEL, Ville Hiilesmaa OH2MM, and Renner Pedroza PY7RP) has won the 2024 Unlimited Cass Award by working 34,336 unique stations from Fernando de Noronha. Sponsored by Club Log, the Northern California DX Club and DXLab, the Cass
Awards are presented annually and issued in March for DXpeditions during the preceding year. See http://www.cassaward.com/ for complete information.
IARU 100 ---> Special event stations/callsigns from IARU societies celebrating the 100th anniversary of the International Amateur Radio Union at various times in April (not necessarily throughout the month) include:
3Z100IARU PZK Poland 425DXN 1762
4X100IARU IARC Israel 14-24 April
4Z100IARU IARC Israel 14-24 April
8A100IARU ORARI Indonesia 425DXN 1768
9A100IARU HRS Croatia 425DXN 1768
A9100IARU BARS Bahrain 425DXN 1761
AO100IARU URE Spain 425DXN 1766
AO1IARU URE Spain 425DXN 1766
AO2IARU URE Spain 425DXN 1766
AO3IARU URE Spain 425DXN 1766
AO4IARU URE Spain 425DXN 1766
AO5IARU URE Spain 425DXN 1766
AO6IARU URE Balearic Isls 425DXN 1766
AO7IARU URE Spain 425DXN 1766
AO8IARU URE Canary Isls 425DXN 1766
AO9IARU URE Ceuta & Melilla 425DXN 1766
CN100IARU ARRAM Morocco
CX100IARU RCU Uruguay 425DXN 1768
DA0IARU DARC Germany 425DXN 1762
E7100IARU ARABiH Bosnia- Herzegovina 1-30 April
ER100IARU ARM Moldova 425DXN 1769
GB0IARU RSGB United Kingdom 425DXN 1768
HA100A MRASZ Hungary 425DXN 1768
HA100B MRASZ Hungary 425DXN 1768
HA100C MRASZ Hungary 425DXN 1768
HA100E MRASZ Hungary 425DXN 1768
HA100I MRASZ Hungary 425DXN 1768
HA100IARU MRASZ Hungary 425DXN 1768
HA100L MRASZ Hungary 425DXN 1768
HA100N MRASZ Hungary 425DXN 1768
HA100O MRASZ Hungary 425DXN 1768
HA100R MRASZ Hungary 425DXN 1768
HA100T MRASZ Hungary 425DXN 1768
HA100Y MRASZ Hungary 425DXN 1768
HF100IARU PZK Poland 425DXN 1762
HG100IARU MRASZ Hungary 425DXN 1768
HL100IARU KARL Republic of Korea 425DXN 1765
HS100IARU RAST Thailand 425DXN 1769
LX100IARU RL Luxembourg 425DXN 1769
ON100A UBA Belgium 425DXN 1767
ON100I UBA Belgium 425DXN 1767
ON100R UBA Belgium 425DXN 1767
ON100U UBA Belgium 425DXN 1767
OO100A UBA Belgium 425DXN 1767
OO100I UBA Belgium 425DXN 1767
OO100R UBA Belgium 425DXN 1767
OO100U UBA Belgium 425DXN 1767
OP100A UBA Belgium 425DXN 1767
OP100I UBA Belgium 425DXN 1767
OP100R UBA Belgium 425DXN 1767
OP100U UBA Belgium 425DXN 1767
OQ0IARU UBA Belgium 425DXN 1767
OQ100A UBA Belgium 425DXN 1767
OQ100I UBA Belgium 425DXN 1767
OQ100R UBA Belgium 425DXN 1767
OQ100U UBA Belgium 425DXN 1767
OR0IARU UBA Belgium 425DXN 1767
OR100A UBA Belgium 425DXN 1767
OR100I UBA Belgium 425DXN 1767
OR100R UBA Belgium 425DXN 1767
OR100U UBA Belgium 425DXN 1767
OS100A UBA Belgium 425DXN 1767
OS100I UBA Belgium 425DXN 1767
OS100R UBA Belgium 425DXN 1767
OS100U UBA Belgium 425DXN 1767
OT100A UBA Belgium 425DXN 1767
OT100I UBA Belgium 425DXN 1767
OT100R UBA Belgium 425DXN 1767
OT100U UBA Belgium 425DXN 1767
OZ100IARU EDR Denmark 425DXN 1765
PA100IARU VERON Netherlands
S5100IARU ZRS Slovenia 425DXN 1762
SN100IARU PZK Poland 425DXN 1762
SO100IARU PZK Poland 425DXN 1762
SP100IARU PZK Poland 425DXN 1762
SZ100IARU RAAG Greece 425DXN 1768
TC100IARU TRAC Turkey
VI100IARU WIA Australia
VU1IARU ARSI India 425DXN 1768
Z3100IARU RSM North Macedonia 425DXN 1769
INDEXA NEWSLETTER ---> The Spring 2025 issse (#144) of the International DX Association's Newsletter is now available for download on the INDEXA website (https://indexa.org/newsletters.html). Highlights include "Message from the President" by Otis Vicens (NP4G), "A Solar Project for Nauru (C21MM)" by Werner Hasemann (DJ9KH), and "Dateline DX Association and INDEX A Jointly Provide Humanitarian Aid to Basic School on Sao Tome e Principe (S9Z)" by Jose Araujo (CT1DSV).
IOTA CHECKPOINT VACANCY IN BRAZIL ---> "The IOTA Board were sorry to hear from Luciano Sampaio de Souza, PT7WA that he had decided to step down from
the post of Checkpoint for Brazil. We are grateful to him for the many years' service in that role since 2009 and thank him most sincerely for the care and attention he has paid to it. We wish him the very best for the future. It follows that we are now looking to appoint an IOTA enthusiast to fill the post of Checkpoint for Brazil. It is a volunteer one, not heavily loaded,
but it does require a good knowledge of English, awareness of key IOTA rules and a commitment to uphold the principles of the IOTA Programme, and sufficient IT skills to process online applications. This is a good opportunity to join a group of dedicated folk whose interest is to support IOTA into the future as a leading international programme aimed at promoting activity on the bands. Fuller details are available on request from g3kma[@]outlook.com where applications supported by a statement of personal skills should be sent before 21 April 2025".
VOACAP & ITURHFPROP ---> Developed by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the ITURHFProp propagation prediction engine is now fully integrated into VOACAP Online for Ham Radio (https://voacap.com/hf/). ITURHFProp provides point-to-point HF propagation predictions across all amateur radio bands. With VOACAP and ITURHFProp using different prediction methodologies, you can now compare their results side by side and gain deeper insights into HF propagation. The latest version of the comprehensive VOACAP Online User's Manual can be downloaded here: https://www.voacap.com/2023/documents/VOACAP_Manual.pdf
ZS8A ---> This is the callsign of a new permanent receiving station in the International WSPR Beacon Project (https://github.com/HB9VQQ/WSPRBeacon) that the South African National Space Agency will install on Marion Island sometime in April.
