No 1772
425 DX NEWS - DX INFORMATION
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
SV5 - Ο Panos, SV8PMM, θα είναι ενεργός (active) σε holiday style ως J45P από το Αγαθονήσι (στα βόρεια Δωδεκάνησα) (EU-001) από 17-21 Απριλίου 2025. Θα εκπέμπει σε 20 watts, σε SSB, CW και digital modes στα 80-10 μέτρα. QSL via SV8PMM. Τα QSOs θα ανέβουν (uploaded) στο Club Log, LoTW και eQSL.
5H - Ο Kasimir, DL2SBY, θα είναι ενεργός ως 5H1KB από το Zanzibar Island (AF-032), στην Tanzania, στην ΚΑ Αφρική, από 22 Απριλίου έως 1 Μαΐου 2025. QSL via LoTW, or direct to home call.
F - Ο Dominique, F5SJJ, θα είναι ενεργός ως TM100RA για την εκατονταετηρίδα της IARU από 18-25 Απριλίου 2025. QSL via eQSL and LoTW, paper QSLs δεν τα σταλούν.
GD - Ο David, M0YBC, θα είναι ενεργός ως MD0YBC από το Isle of Man (EU-116), στα δυτικά της Μεγάλης Βρετανίας, από 25-28 Απριλίου 2025 και από 1-4 Αυγούστου 2025. Σκοπεύει να κάνει εκπομπές από τα 8 POTA sites που υπάρχουν στο νησί. QSL via M0YBC, direct or bureau.
I - Μέλη του ARI Acireale (IT9BTI, IT9CYE, IT9DNM, IT9EJW, IT9GAC, IT9JTM, IT9KQT, IT9KRQ και IT9QBZ) θα είναι ενεργοί ως ID9/IQ9BF από το Vulcano Island (EU-017), που είναι ένα ηφαιστειογενές νησί 14 ναυτικά μίλια βόρεια της Σικελίας, από 25-27 Απριλίου 2025. Θα εκπέμπουν σε SSB, CW και digital modes, στα 80-10 μέτρα, με 3 σταθμούς. Όλα τα QSOs θα επιβεβαιώνονται αυτόματα via the bureau; direct cards via Club Log's OQRS. [TNX IT9EJW]
I - Look for IY0CG, IY0GA (Sardinia), IY0IMD, IY0MMR, IY0ORP, IY0TC, IY1MR, IY1SM, IY1SP, IY1TO, IY4FGM, IY5PIS, IY6GM and IY7M to be active during the International Marconi Day (26 April). QSL via operators' instructions. These stations are affiliated to the "Coordinamento Stazioni Marconiane Italiane", which gathers amateur
radio stations operating from historic Marconi sites located in Italy (http://csmi.altervista.org/wp/).
JA - JARL is operating special event station 8K3EXPO from the premises
of the 2025 Expo in Osaka, from 13 April to 13 October.
JD1_oga - Mitsuru, JE1HXZ, will be active as JD1BPG from Haha Island (AS-031), Ogasawara from 26 April to 4 May. He will operate CW, SSB and
digital modes on 160-6 metres. QSL via LoTW, or via JE1HXZ.
OE - Special event station OE25M will be activated to take part in the International Marconi Day (26 April). QSL via OE1YPP (bureau) or direct to DokuFunk, OE25M, An den Steinfeldern 4A, 1230 Wien, Austria.
OK - OL100IARU, OL100I, OL100A, OL100R and OL100U are the special callsigns for the Czech Radio Club to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the International Amateur Radio Union from 15 April to 31 December. A certificate will be available, see https://ol100iaru.cz/ for information. QSLs via LoTW.
VE - Mark, VO1ONE/N8TLV, will be active as VY0SAT from Gjoa Haven, King William Island (NA-131) from 30 April to 3 May. He will be active on satellite (both linear and FM, no digital) and on 20-10 metres, primarily SSB and FT8. Satellite passes will be announced on https://hams.at/ and https://x.com/vo1one. QSL via LoTW and N8TLV.
W - Bruce, K5TEN, will be active as K4D from St. George Island (NA-085)
from 27 April to 4 May. He will operate SSB and CW on 40-6 metres, plus some FM on 10m. QSL via LoTW, or direct to home call. [TNX The Daily DX]
YB - Special callsigns 8A146RA, 8A146KAR, 8A146TI, and 8A146NI will be active on 19-21 April commemorating the 146th anniversary since the birth of Raden Adjeng Kartini (1879-1904). Look for activity on the five classic bands SSB. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or via N2OO. See https://award.orari.or.id/kartini-award/2025 for the certificates. R.A. Kartini was an activist who advocated for women's rights and
female education; in 1964 she was awarded the title of National Hero of Indonesia.
ZL - Special event station ZL6ANZAC will be active from the Wrights Hill Fortress in Wellington, New Zealand for ANZAC Day (25 April). QSL via operator's instructions. ANZAC Day commemorates the soldiers of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps who fought in Gallipoli during World War I, and all Australians and New Zealanders who have served in war and peacekeeping operations.
ZS8 - Yuris, YL2GM, will be active as ZS8W from Marion Island (AF-021) between 21 April and 16 May. He will be on the island as a radio engineer and a member of the SANAP station's communications equipment maintenance team. He will operate CW, SSB and FT8 on 160-6 metres. QSL via Club Log's OQRS (direct and bureau), or direct to YL2GN;
full LoTW upload six months after the end of the DXpedition. See https://www.lral.lv/zs8w/ for more information.
IARU 100 --- > More special event stations/callsigns from IARU societies
celebrating the 100th anniversary of the International Amateur Radio Union
include:
* 4X100IARU and 4Z100IARU by the Israel Association of Radio Communication
(IARC). QRV on 14-25 April. QSL via 4Z5MU and LoTW.
* 9H6IARU by the Malta Amateur Radio League (MARL). QRV throughout April and
May. QSL via eQSL and LoTW.
* B100IARU by the Chinese Radio Amateurs Club (CRAC). QRV from 18 April to
17 June. QSL via BG9GXM and LoTW; certificates on https://hamaward.cloud.
* DX100IARU from the Philippine Amateur Radio Association (PARA)
* EY100IARU by the Tajik Amateur Radio League (TARL). QRV on 12-30 April.
QSL via W0VTT and LoTW.
* R100IARU by Soyuz Radiolyubitelei Rossii (SRR). QRV on 18-27 April.
* XR100IARU by the Radio Club de Chile. QRV from 15 April to 20 May. Digital
QSLs will be available: https://www.ce3aa.cl/xr100iaru/.
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
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AFRICA TOUR ---> Bernie, ZS4TX will be active as A21TX from Kasane (grid
KH22), Botswana on 23-26 April, then from Namibia either as V5/ZS4TX or with
a V5 callsign TBA, and finally as D2TX from the Cuatir Nature Reserve (grid
JH93), Angola on 30 April-4 May. These will be 2m & 70cm EME and TEP opera-
tions; RS-44 satellite QSOs may also be considered if the EME activity is
low. QSLs direct to PA3CMC.
INTERNATIONAL MARCONI DAY ---> Organized by the Cornish Radio Amateur Club,
the International Marconi Day (IMD) is a 24-hour amateur radio event held
annually to celebrate the birth of Guglielmo Marconi (25 April 1874). It is
not a contest, but an opportunity for amateurs around the world to make
contacts with historic Marconi sites using HF communications techniques.
This year's event will be held on 26 April, from 00.00 UTC to 23.59 UTC.
Details, including information on the Award Certificates and the listing of
participating stations, can be found at https://gx4crc.com/.
NCDXF DXCELLENCE AWARD ---> "In April 2021, the Northern California DX Foun-
dation announced the creation of the 'NCDXF DXcellence Award' - to be given
to the outstanding DXpedition of the previous twelve months. The award is
intended to recognize excellence in a DXpedition that received funding from
NCDXF as exemplified by its practices, ethics, management, transparency,
impact upon the DXing community and, lastly, exhibited fun!
The winner of the award is determined by the NCDXF Board of Directors. The
board considers several factors, including performance, complexity of the
DXpedition and impact on Club Log's most wanted ranking. Especially impor-
tant are activities associated with supporting local humanitarian and educa-
tional needs.
At our annual Board of Directors Meeting at the IDXC in Visalia last week-
end, we voted on this year's award and decided that two DXpeditions deserved
one. The following presentations were made:
* The N5J Jarvis DXpedition received the NCDXF DXcellence Award at the IDXC
Banquet for their successful 100% RIB operation on Jarvis Island.
* The 3D2Y Rotuma youth DXpedition received the NCDXF DXcellence Award at
the IDXC DX Forum. Their support of youth with a host of youth remote
operators was very impressive.
The NCDXF looks forward to DXpeditions this year that may qualify for the
next award in 2026. We are hopeful that many DXpeditions will be funded by
NCDXF and qualify for this award".
The mission of NCDXF is to provide necessary financial support for well-
organized DXpeditions to desirable DXCC entities and to support advances in
DXpeditioning skills, technology, and infrastructure: https://www.ncdxf.org.
YOTA JUNIOR CAMP ---> The inaugural YOTA Junior Camp for young amateur radio
operators under the age of 15 in North, Central, and South America is sched-
uled to take place on 25-27 July at the National Voice of America Museum of
Broadcasting in West Chester, Ohio. The application period is open until 1
June at https://youthontheair.org/jrcampapply/.
