DX News by I1JQJ, IK1ADH and I2VGW - 3 Μαΐ 2025

No 1774

425 DX NEWS - DX INFORMATION
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

C3 - Μέλη της Ένωσης Ραδιοερασιτεχνών της Ανδόρα (Unio de Radioaficionats Andorrans, C37URA) Ιστοσελίδα, θα είναι ενεργοί ως C37JPE όλον τον Μάιο του 2025. QSL via the bureau or direct. Το πρόθεμα του special callsign προέρχεται από το Jocs dels Petits Estats d'Europa, δηλ. τα Παιχνίδια των Μικρών Χωρών της Ευρώπης (Games of the Small States of Europe) των οποίων η 20ή επέτειος θα λάβει χώρα στην Andorra la Vella, την πρωτεύουσα της Ανδόρα, μια χώρα που βρίσκεται μεταξύ Γαλλίας και Ισπανίας, από 26-31 Μαΐου 2025.

DL - Γιορτάζοντας την 75η επέτειο της Ένωσης Ραδιοερασιτεχνών Γερμανίας (DARC, Deutsche Amateur-Radio-Club), τα παρακάτω τέσσερα special callsigns θα ενεργοποιηθούν από την DARC Team SES από 1 Μαΐου έως 31 Οκτωβρίου 2025: DC75DARC, DD75DARC, DK75DARC και DR75DARC. Βλ. https://www.darc.de/der-club/referate/dx/sonderdiplome/ για το Πιστοποιητικό (Certificate) "75 Jahre DARC". QSLs via the bureau, or direct to DL2VFR.

 

HB0 - Ο Kasimir, DL2SBY, θα είναι ενεργός (active) ως HB0/DL2SBY από το Liechtenstein, μια χώρα που βρίσκεται ανάμεσα στην Ελβετία και την Αυστρία, από 11-18 Μαΐου 2025. Θα είναι QRV στις HF μπάντες (βραχέα) με κεραίες verticals και μια inverted vee, αλλά και στα 6 μέτρα με μια κεραία 5-element yagi. QSL via LoTW, or direct to home call. Δεν χρησιμοποιεί πλέον το bureau.

I - Το II3IARU είναι το special callsign για τον Alex, IV3KKW, που θα γιορτάσει την 100ή επέτειο της IARU και την 75η επέτειο της IARU Region 1 από 28 Απριλίου έως 18 Μαΐου 2025. QSL via home call.

JA - Take, JI3DST, will be active again as JS6RRR from Miyako Island (AS-079) between 23 April and 18 June. Other callsigns to be used are JI3DST/6, JJ5RBH/6 and JA3YEC/6, as well as JI3DST/p, JJ5RBH/p and JA3YEC/p on FT8. QSLs via Club Log's OQRS; QSOs will be made available for Club Log and LoTW Matching on the IOTA website. [TNX
JI3DST]
OE - 4U0IARU is the special callsign for the VIC Amateur Radio Contest DX Club (4U1A, https://4u1a.club/) to celebrate the centenary of the IARU since 25 April. This activity counts for Austria for DXCC, and for the Vienna International Centre for the CQ DX Marathon. QSOs are uploaded to Club Log.
ON - OT25EPIC is the special callsign for the Antwerp Port Contest Club (ON8APC) to promote this year's edition of the Antwerp Port Epic cycling race. Look for activity between 10 May and 9 June (the actual day the race will be held on). QSL via ON8JJ.
UN - Fourteen special event stations will be active on 1-10 May 2025 to mark The 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and recognize Kazakhstan's contribution to the victory: UP80V, UQ80V, UO80V, UP80B, UP80D, UP80F, UP80G, UP80I, UP80J, UP80L, UP80M, UP80N, UP80P and UP80Z. QSLs via LoTW and eQSL; commemorative certificates will be available on https://victory80.qrz.kz.

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

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9N7AA: QRT ---> Robert, S53R, made nearly 180,700 QSOs from November 2021 until 01:14 UTC on 25 April 2025. See https://www.qrz.com/db/9N7AA for the statistics. His final log has been uploaded to LoTW and Club Log. Paper QSLs direct only to S56DX. "CU soon from another spot", he says.

QSL GALLERY ---> The large collection of QSL cards on Les Nouvelles DX's website has been updated. Seventeen different galleries include 22,783 cards for the ten Most Wanted DXCC Entities (2015-24), the 62 deleted DXCC Entities, obsolete prefixes, stations from Maghreb from 1945 to 1962, Allied Forces stations in Germany (1945-80), special stations commemorating ITU and IARU, stations using the United Nations prefix (4U), Antarctic bases and TAAF (Terres Australes et Antarctiques Francaises), amateur radio  "globetrotters", the various French DXCC island Entities in the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean and the Americas (1945-1969), pre-1945 countries, French Departments and CONUS, plus a gallery for cards not accepted by DXCC. Your participation is welcome: http://www.lesnouvellesdx.fr/galerieqsl.php. [TNX F6AJA].

THE HERITAGE CQ AMATEUR RADIO HALL OF FAME ---> The CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame was established in January 2001 to recognize those individuals, whether licensed radio amateurs or not, who significantly affected the course of amateur radio; and radio amateurs who, in the course of their professional lives, had a significant impact on their professions or on world affairs. The CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame was controlled by Richard Ross, K2MGA (SK) and Rich Moseson, W2VU of CQ Magazine fame. CQ Magazine has discontinued, but the Heritage CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame will continue to honor select qualified individuals. Hamgallery is the new steward of this award, with blessing from Cathy Ross (wife of K2MGA) and Rich, W2VU. The 2025 inductees are: Prof. Jim Breakall, WA3FET; Angel M. Vazquez, WP3R; Wayne Overbeck, Ph.D., N6NB (SK). Their profiles can be found on https://hamgallery.com/HOF/AmateurRadio/.

ZS8W ---> Despite initial challenges, Yuris has been operational from Marion Island since 27 April. He is currently off the air, however, as he is doing "some antenna work on the island" for "up to three days", DX World reports. According to Club Log, the last logged QSO was made on 1 May at 09:58 UTC. At that time, ZS8W had made 9457 FT8 QSOs and 797 CW QSOs on 40, 30, 20, 17, 15 and 10 metres.