No 1793
425 DX NEWS - DX INFORMATION
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
SV - Η Ομάδα Ραδιοερασιτεχνών της Σαλαμίνας (Salamis Radio Team) θα είναι ενεργή (active) ως SX8AJX από τη Σαλαμίνα (EU-075) από 16-30 Σεπτεμβρίου 2025. Υπάρχουν σχέδια για εκπομπές σε CW, SSB και digital modes στις HF μπάντες (βραχέα) και via satellite. Τα QSOs θα ανέβουν (uploaded) στα LoTW και Club Log. Βλ. https://www.qrz.com/db/SX8AJX για περισσότερες πληροφορίες.
9Y - Γιορτάζοντας την 49η επέτειο της Δημοκρατίας του Τρινιντάν και Τομπάγκο, στη Νότια Καραϊβική Θάλασσα, μέλη του DXHams Amateur Radio Group (9Y4Y) θα είναι ενεργά (active) ως 9Y49R από 24-28 Σεπτεμβρίου 2025. QSL via LoTW. Τα QSOs θα ανέβουν (uploaded) στο Club Log.
C5 - Οι Peter (PC3M), Maarten (PA3EYC), Tijmen (PA3GRM), Mariette (PA4UUS) και Gert (PA2LO) θα είναι ενεργοί (active) ως C5Y από τη Γκάμπια, στη Δυτική Αφρική, από 23-29 Οκτωβρίου 2025, με συμμετοχή στο CQ WW DX SSB Contest. Θα εκπέμπουν κυρίως σε CW και SSB, με λίγο FT8/FT4 αν χρειαστεί. QSL direct to PH3T. Τα QSOs θα ανέβουν (uploaded) στα LoTW και Club Log.
EI - Ο Ομάδα EJ1K (συγκεκριμένα οι EI0CZ, EI9FBB, EI9FVB, ON4TV, ON8JW και OP8L) θα είναι ενεργοί (active) από το Great Blasket Island (EU-007), στη ΝΔ Ιρλανδία, από 26-28 Σεπτεμβρίου 2025. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS. Τα QSOs θα ανέβουν (uploaded) στα Club Log, LoTW και QRZ Logbook.
GM - Μέλη της Inverness and District Amateur Radio Society θα είναι ενεργοί (active) ως GS0RIV από το νησί North Uist (EU-010), στα βόρεια της Σκοτίας (Εβρίδες), από 21-26 Σεπτεμβρίου 2025. Θα εκπέμπουν σε SSB, CW και FT8/FT4. Τα QSOs θα ανέβουν (uploaded) στα LoTW, Club Log, eQSL και QRZ Logbook. Δεν θα είναι διαθέσιμα paper QSLs.
UA - Γιορτάζοντας την 500ή επέτειο αφότου ο Ρώσος διπλωμάτης Dmitrij Gerasimov (1465-1535) πρότεινε πρώτος την ιδέα ενός θαλάσσιου διαδρόμου που θα συνέδεε την Ευρώπη και την Κίνα μέσω του Αρκτικοιύ Ωκεανού, το special callsign R500SMP (Severnogo Morskogo Puti, δηλ. Βόρεια Θαλάσσια Διαδρομή) θα είναι QRV από 10 Σεπτεμβρίου έως 10 Οκτωβρίου 2025. Επίσης ενεργοί θα είναι 7 μνημονευτικοί (αναμνηστικοί) σταθμοί (memorial stations) από τις περιοχές από τις ακτές των οποίων ο Gerasimov είχε φανταστεί ότι θα ήταν δυνατό να φθάσει κάποιος στην Ασία: R500O (Arkhangelsk Oblast), R500M (Murmansk Oblast), R500X (Komi Republic), R500K (Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug), R500Z (Kamchatka Krai), R500F (Sakhalin Oblast) και R500L (Primorsky Krai). Η γεωγραφική υπόθεση του Gerasimov καταγράφηκε από τον Ιταλό ανθρωπιστή (ουμανιστή) Paolo Giovio (1483-1552) το 1525. Ο QSL manager για όλους τους σταθμούς είναι ο RN3RQ. Όλα τα QSOs θα επιβεβαιώνονται αυτόματα via the bureau. Βλ. https://hamlog.online/club/srr/1604/ για το certificate.
H4 - Bernhard, DL2GAC will be active again as H44MS from Malaita Island (OC-047), Solomon Islands, between 20 September and 25 November 2025, and again between 25 January and 10 April 2026. Usually he is QRV on a daily basis, with activity on 80-6 metres SSB and FT8. QSL via home call, direct or bureau.
I - Celebrating 130 years of radio and IARU's centenary, several special callsigns will be in use from 15 September to 15 October 2025: II0IARU (Sardinia), II1IARU, II2IARU, II3IARU, II4IARU, II5IARU, II6IARU, II7IARU, II8IARU, II9IARU, IR0IARU, IR2IARU, IR3IARU, IR7IARU and IR8IARU, as well as II1RVCO, II2RBUS, II3RTRE, IR2RGAL, IR2RIMV and IR2RMAG. See https://www.ari.it/ for more information; certificates and eQSLs will be available on HamAward.
JD1_oga- Members of the University of Tokyo Amateur Radio Club will be active as JA1ZLO/JD1 from Hahajima (21-22 September 2025) and Chichijima (22-24 September 2025), Ogasawara (AS-031). They will operate SSB, CW and FT8 on the HF bands, as well as on 144 MHz and 430 MHz. QSOs will be uploaded to Club Log and LoTW. As for paper QSL cards, use form on https://ja1zlo.u-tokyo.org/qslpolicy/ and apply by the end of December 2025.
OH0 - Look for Udo, OH0/DL2AQI, and Torsten, OH0/DL4APJ, to be active holiday style from the Aland Islands (EU-002, WWL KP00ad) on 15-26 September 2025. They will operate CW, SSB and various digital modes on 80-10 metres, as well as on 144, 430 and 1200 MHz, and via satellite (QO-100). QSL via home calls, direct or bureau; OH0/DL4APJ will also use eQSL, LoTW, Club Log, QRZ.com and HRDLOG.net.
OZ - Frank, DL2SWW (5Q5W), and Gaby, DF9TM (OV9M), will participate in the SSB leg of the Scandinavian Activity Contest from Vendsyssel-Thy (EU-171). Look for activity to start on 18 September. QSOs will be uploaded to Club Log. [TNX The Daily DX]
T8 - Fumi, JK1CEK, will be active holiday style as T88SF from Malakal Island, Koror (OC-009), Palau on 18-22 September. He will operate mainly low power FT8/FT4 on various bands. QSL via Club Log's OQRS and LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX]
V4 - Tom, K0YA, and his wife Toni, W5RCX, will be active holiday style as V4/K0YA (CW, SSB, FT8) and V4/W5RCX (FT8) from St. Kitts (NA-104) on 16-28 September 2025. They will be QRV primarily during their morning and evening hours. QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW and Club Log. [TNX The Daily DX]
V6 - Masa, JM1LBO, has been active again as V63SC from Pohnpei (OC-010), Micronesia since 10 September, and will remain there until 15 September 2025. QSL via home call. [TNX DX World]
VE - Mike, VE2XB, will be active as VY0ZOO from Sanikiluaq on Flaherty Island (NA-196) between 12 and 15 or 16 September 2025. He will then return to Coral Harbour on Southampton Island (NA-007), and remain there until 18 December. QSL via VE2XB. [TNX VE3LYC]
VP2M - Franco, J88BTI, will be active as VP2MAA from Montserrat (NA-103) on 11-17 September 2025. The primary objective of this trip is to finalise the arrangements for his relocation, as he expects to depart Saint Vincent in late September to take up a position in Montserrat for approximately a year. QSL via IK2DUW. [TNX DX World]
VP2V - A group of young operators will be active from Tortola, British Virgin Islands (NA-023) on 23-28 October. They will participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest as VP2VRX (QSL via LoTW, eQSL, Club Log's OQRS, or via N4XTT, direct and bureau). Outside the contest, look for VP2V/KC1KUG, VP2V/N4XTT, VP2V/W3MLJ, and VP2V/W9RFT to operate SSB, CW, and FT8 (MSHV) on 160-6 metres "excluding WARC". In addition, the team will also be active as NP2R from St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands (NA-106) on 20-22 October. See https://vp2vrx.com for more information.
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
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3C0W ---> On 6 September, YL2GM and EA5EL reached Annobon. Their attempts to obtain a local permit to operate from the island were unsuccessful, so they returned to Malabo and now expect to fly back home.
CQ ITALIAN ISLANDS ---> Organized by ARI Grado & IU3EDK, the Italian Islands
Activity Day will take place on 13 September from 7 to 21 UTC. This is not a contest, just an opportunity for enjoying being QRV for island residents and casual activators alike. Complete information about the Italian Islands Award can be found on https://iia.ari.it/.
SAC ---> The 66th Scandinavian Activity Contest will be held on 20-21 September (CW) and 11-12 October (SSB), from 12 UTC on Saturday to 11:59 UTC on Sunday. Scandinavian stations (Aland Islands, Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Jan Mayen, Market Reef, Norway, Svalbard and Bear Island, Sweden) will try to work as many non-Scandinavian stations as possible and vice versa. Complete information of the SAC events can be found at https://www.sactest.net/.
