No 1791
425 DX NEWS - DX INFORMATION
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
A3 - Masa, JK1JXZ, is currently active as A35JK from Nuku'alofa, Tongatapu (OC-049), Tonga until 12 September 2025. Main activity so far has been on 17 ans 15 metres FT8. QSL via LoTW. [TNX DX World]
A5 - Gerben, PG5M, will be active as A52G from Dochula (3100 metres above sea level), Bhutan on 3-9 October 2025 (+/- one day). He will operate CW and some FT8 (MSHV) on 40-10 metres, plus "perhaps some 6m". See https://dx.to/a52g/ for more information. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS; full LoTW upload after six months.
ER - Look for Michael, ER/DF8AN, to be active from Chisinau, Moldova on 6-13 September 2025. He will operate CW and digital modes on 80-6m. QSL via home call, and LoTW. [TNX DX World]
HL - Members of the Gwangju DX Club (6L0NJ) will be active as D73G from Imja Island (AS-060) on 12-14 September 2025. They will operate CW, SSB and FT8/FT4 on various bands, from 160m to 70cm. QSL via the bureau or direct, Club Log's OQRS, LoTW, eQSL and QRZ Logbook.
PY - PV203BR is a special callsign for members of the Liga de Amadores Brasileiros de Radio Emissao (LABRE) to celebrate the 203rd anniversary of Brazil's independence on 5-15 September 2025. Activity will be on all bands and modes and via satellite. QSL via LoTW.
VE - Mike, VE2XB, will be active as VY0ZOO from Coral Harbour on Southampton Island (NA-007) between 28 August and 2 September 2025. He will operate SSB and CW on 80-10 metres. QSL direct to VE2XB. [TNX NG3K]
VK9X - Team VK9QO (namely BA7LVG, BH6BEZ, JA1COU, JA3GEP) will be active from Christmas Island (OC-002) on 3-7 October 2025. Main activity will be via satellite (RS-44 and QO-100), but they will also be QRV on 40-6 metres CW, SSB, and FT8/FT4. QSL via JA3GEP and LoTW (daily uploads).
ZB - All Gibraltar licensed operators are allowed to switch to the "ZG" prefix during the week leading towards Gibraltar National Day (10 September 2025).
JA - Look for JA4GXS/4 and JN4JXL/4 to be active from Kasado Island (AS-117) on 6 September 2025, from 7 to 22 UTC. They will operate CW, SSB, FT8/FT4 on 40, 30, 20, 17 and 6 metres. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau.
JW - Nick, F5FRM, will be active as JW0B from the Svalbard Amatorradioklubb in Longyearbyen (EU-026) on 24-28 September 2025. He will focus on the high bands CW and RTTY, with some 6m if conditions allow and a casual participation in the CQ WW RTTY DX Contest. QSL via LoTW and M0OXO's OQRS; Club Log's livestream will be active.
KH2 - Rikk, WE9G, will be active as WE9G/KH2 from Guam (OC-026) on 11-26 September 2025. This will be a SO2R (Single Operator 2 Radios) activity "doing mostly digital FT with some SSB & CW", he says."160-6m will be attempted". QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW, or via WE9G.
LA - LA100IARU, LB100IARU and LM100IARU (the latter operated by NRRL staff and elected officials) are the special callsigns for the Norwegian Radio Relay League to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the International Amateur Radio Union.
OJ0 - Look for OJ0W (operated by Jari OH6QU, Juha OH6XX, and Panu OH7CW) and OJ0YL (operated by Anne OH2YL) to be active from Market Reef (EU-053) on 20-26 September 2025. They will be QRV on 160-6 metres CW, FT8, and SSB with at least two stations around the clock and an emphasis on the low bands. QSL OJ0W via OH7CW, QSL OJ0YL via OH2YL; QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW and Club Log, whose OQRS will open when the operation finishes. A full VOACAP propagation forecast is available at https://www.voacap.com/dx/oj0yl/.
PY0F - Mario, PY2DV as PY0FB (80-6 metres SSB and some FT8) and Bruce, PY2BS as PY0FBS (23cm EME) will be active from Fernando de Noronha (SA-003) on 8-15 October 2025. QSLs via M0URX's OQRS and LoTW.
SM - Frank, DL2SWW, and Gaby, DF9TM, will be active as either LG5LG and SJ9WL from Morokulien, the station on the border between Sweden and Norway, on 5-8 September 2025 (QSLs via LA7TIA). They will then proceed to Orust Island (SM6, EU-043), with POTA operations along the way and planned activity from the island on 12-16 September. [TNX The Daily DX]
SM - Eight special callsigns (7S100SSA, 8S100SSA, SB100SSA, SC100SSA, SD100SSA, SE100SSA, SF100SSA and SM100SSA) will be in use from 10 September to 12 October 2025 in celebration on the 100th anniversary of the Foreningen Sveriges Sandareamatorer (SSA), Sweden's IARU member society. Look for activity on 160-6 metres CW, SSB and digital modes. Details of the award programme will be published on https://hamaward.cloud/awards.
T8 - Active on various bands and modes from the Palau Radio Club on Koror Island (OC-009) will be JG2RMR as T88CL (2-7 September 2025), and JH2DFJ as T88DF (2-11 September 2025), including for both participation in the Phone leg of the All Asian DX Contest (6-7 September 2025).
TZ - Jeff, K1MMB, will be active again as TZ4AM from Bamako, Mali starting sometime in September through December. He will operate CW and SSB on 80-6 meters. QSL via LoTW, or direct to KX4R.
W - Jonathan, KK7NQW, will be active from Burrows Island (NA-065) during the US Islands QSO Party, between 12 UTC on 30 August and 3 UTC on 31 August 2025 (https://usislands.org/qso-party-rules/). He will operate SSB and digital modes (PSK31, Contestia, and possibly FT8) on 40, 20, 15, and 10m. QSL via LoTW, or direct to home call. [TNX NG3K]
W - Organized by the Citrus Belt ARC, the 26th annual Route 66 On The Air special event celebrates the historic US Highway 66. Twentythree amateur radio stations using 1x1 callsigns (W6A-W6W) will be QRV from cities along the "Mother Road" on 6-14 September 2025. In addition, W6Y will be an Aeronautical Rover station operating from the air on 2 meters simplex (146.490). See https://w6jbt.org/ for complete information about the event,QSL routes included.
XW - Maxim, OH7O, will be active as XW4YY from Laos (grid OK18ff and other locations) from 29 August to 11 September 2025. He will operate SSB and FT8 on 40, 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 metres; "not sure I will have enough height for 160m", he says, and adds that 80 and 6m "are officially not allowed". See https://oh7o.com/xw4yy/ for updates. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS.
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
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3G1P ---> All of the equipment that the 3G1P team had left behind when they had to evacuate the rock (21 August) is gone - most likely washed away by the high ocean swell under strong winds. The lost equipment includes "the KPA500, one IC-7000, seven Dunestar-300 band pass filters, two multiband antennas, one 2-el yagi, one Honda EU22i generator, two fiberglass masts, all Cezar's personal clothing and sneakers, etc. The estimated replacement value is well in excess of $8,000. To be clear, this loss is the responsibility of our team. However, we would very much appreciate all the support that the IOTA and DXing community can afford to offer". See https://3g1psa-100.weebly.com for more information.
DX MARATHON SPRINT ---> "The DX Marathon continues to grow, and Cycle 25 has
brought even more excitement to DXing", the Program Administrator (Mark Wohlschlegel, WC3W) says. "Participation has nearly doubled in the past few years, and we would like to see it grow even further. This year, we are introducing something special - the DX Marathon Sprint".
The Sprint will start on 18 October at 00:00 UTC, and close on 27 October 2025 at 23:59 UTC. The rules are simple: within the 10 days window, work as many countries (346) and CQ zones (40) as possible, on 160-6 metres. There will be four classes (Unlimited, Limited, Formula, or QRP), All Modes or single mode (CW, SSB, Digital). All submissions must be made via the submission tool on the DX Marathon' website, and must be received no later than 2 November at 23:59 UTC. See https://dxmarathon.com/rules/2025-sprint/ for the complete rules.
