No 1798
425 DX NEWS - DX INFORMATION
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
CE - Το 3G5SM [425DXN 1797] αναμένεται τώρα να είναι QRV από το Isla Santa Maria (SA-070), στη Χιλή, από 10-14 Νοεμβρίου 2025. QSL via M0URX's OQRS. Η λειτουργία θα χρησιμεύσει επίσης και ως μια δοκιμή του εξοπλισμού που θα χρησιμοποιηθεί κατά τη διάρκεια της ανακοινωθείσας DXpedition του XQ7IR στο San Ambrosio τον Ιανουάριο του 2026. Σημειώστε ότι μόνο οι επαφές (contacts) που θα γίνουν με τους on-site 3G5SM χειριστές θα γίνουν αποδεκτές για το IOTA credit. Αυτές οι επαφές θα περιλαμβάνουν SSB QSOs (10-14 Νοεμβρίου 2025) και FT8 QSOs (10-12 Νοεμβρίου 2025). Βλ. https://3g5sm.webnode.cl για περισσότερες πληροφορίες και ενημερώσεις (updates).
EA - Μέλη της URE's Union de Radioaficionados de Cadiz (EA7URU), σε συνεργασία με την Rotary Club Jerez Internacional, θα είναι ενεργοί (active) ως AO7POLIO από 18-26 Οκτωβρίου 2025. QSL via the bureau και eQSL. Το special callsign σηματοδοτεί την World Polio Day, Παγκόσμια Ημέρα Πυελίτιδας, (24 Οκτωβρίου), που καθιερώθηκε από την Rotary International για να κινήσει το ενδιαφέρον και να γιορτάσει τις παγκόσμιες προσπάθειες για την εξάλειψη της πολυομελίτιδας μέσω του εμβολιασμού.
FW - Ενώ το FW5K (που εκδόθηκε στον NC7M) αποτελεί το κύριο callsign για την DXpedition στο Wallis Island [425DXN 1796], στη μέση του Ειρηνικού Ωκεανού, από 19-31 Οκτωβρίου 2025, τα μέλη της ομάδας έχουν και τα προσωπικά τους callsigns: FW1NA (K6VHF), FW6N (KA6BIM), FW7H (W7HER), FW7SR (N7JI), FW7Z (NG7E).
GU - Οι Ron, G4DIY, και Kev, M0TNX, θα είναι ενεργοί (active) ως GP0STH από το Guernsey (EU-114), στις ακτές της Νορμανδίας στη Γαλλία, από 17-19 Οκτωβρίου 2025. Θα εκπέμπουν σε CW και SSB στα 80-10 μέτρα. QSL direct to G4DIY. Τα QSOs θα ανέβουν (uploaded) στο Club Log, LoTW και QRZ Logbook. [TNX DX World]
I - Ο Markus, DJ4EL, θα είναι ενεργός (active) ως IE9/DJ4EL από το Ustica Island (EU-051), στην Τυρρηνική Θάλασσα στην Ιταλία και βόρεια της Σικελίας, από 15-21 Οκτωβρίου 2025. QSL via Club Log's OQRS και LoTW.
IS0 - Η Ομάδα IQ0ID (συγκεκριμένα οι IS0EIR, IS0GQX, IS0GVH, IS0IYX, IS0JRL, IS0PAH) θα λάβουν μέρος στο CQ WW DX SSB Contest από το San Pietro Island (EU-165), στη Σαρδηνία. QSL via LoTW ή via IQ9MQ. [TNX IS0GQX]
PJ2 - Ο Olli, DH8BQA, θα είναι ενεργός (active) σε holiday style ως PJ2/DH8BQA από το Curacao (SA-099), κτήση της Ολλανδίας στη Νότια Καραϊβική Θάλασσα, από 24 Οκτωβρίου έως 6 Νοεμβρίου 2025. Σχεδιάζει να συμμετάσχει στο CQ WW DX SSB Contest (QRP). QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS.
SM - On the occasion of United Nations Day, the still operational long wave transmitter at the Grimeton Radio Station, callsign SAQ, will be activated on 24 October 2025 to send a message on 17.2 kHz CW at 14:00 UTC. As for the amateur bands, SK6SAQ will be QRV during the day on CW (3517, 7017, 14017 kHz) and SSB (3755 and 7140 kHz). QSL SK6SAQ via the bureau. See https://alexander.n.se/en/ for more information.
TA - Μέλη της Tango Alfa Ham Radio Club (YM1KE) θα είναι ενεργά (active) ως TC29TC από 19-29 Οκτωβρίου 2025 για να γιορτάσουν την Republic Day (29 Οκτωβρίου). QSL via eQSL.
UA_ant - Το RI1ANI είναι το callsign που δόθηκε στον Alex, UG1A, για τις εκπομπές του κατά τη διάρκεια της 2025-2026 season στην Ανταρκτική. Θα βρίσκεται στον Progress Station από 20 Οκτωβρίου έως 5 Δεκεμβρίου 2025 και στον Vostok Station από 20 Δεκεμβρίου 2025.
TF - Ο Stephen, W4BB, θα είναι ενεργός (active) ως TF/W4BB από την Ισλανδία από 23-27 Οκτωβρίου 2025. Ο κύριος σκοπός του είναι να συμμετάσχει στο CQ WW DX SSB Contest. Εκτός του Contest θα είναι QRV στα 40, 20, 15 και 10 μέτρα και σε FM satellites. QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS ή direct to home call.
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VE - The Daily DX reports that Mike, VY0ZOO, has had to extend his stay, and will remain on Cape Dorset (NA-156) [425DXN 1787] until 19 October 2025 before heading back to Southampton Island (NA-007). QSL direct to VE2XB (please wait until after 1 December before sending him direct QSLs).
VU - The back-to-back expedition to IOTA groups AS-176 (2-4 November) and AS-169 (6-8 November 2025) [425DXN 1782] has been postponed until sometime next year. "Our plans for the west coast of India are currently on hold due to heavy rainfall, which makes island travel difficult and unsafe", Sarath, VU2RS, says. "We will revisit and schedule these expeditions only after the VU7 DXpedition" (see below).
VU7 - The DX India Foundation will undertake a DXpedition to Agatti (AS-011), Lakshadweep Islands on 10-22 January 2026. A multi-national team (so far VU24ADX , VU29AR, VU2DWA, VU2RS, VU3DXA, VU3GDS, DJ5IW, DL6KVA, EY8MM, R7KW, YT1AD) will operate CW, SSB and FT8 (F/H) on 160-10 metres with four stations and a focus on 160, 80, and 40 m. A fifth station will be dedicated to 6m and QO-100. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS. Bookmark https://vu2rs.com/vu7r for more information and updates.
XF4 - On 25 October 2025, Mark, XE1B, will visit Socorro Island (NA-030), Revillagigedo to meet the new base commander and establish conditions for an international team with remote capabilities for the future. Access to the base is limited and is only possible via a Navy battleship departing from Baja, Mexico. The voyage takes 36 hours.
The next Navy trip departs on 23 October and returns on 30 October 2025, giving Mark a five-day window to operate. Mark has visited the island three times before (in 1999, 2011 and 2018) and has obtained a new licence for this trip. The callsign will be announced when he is QRV. He has also obtained permission from the Navy and the other two regulatory agencies to visit the island and operate.
The operation will have a low profile, demonstrating that a DXpedition can be carried out with minimal impact on the island. Mark's focus will be on making as many ATNO contacts as possible in order to lower XF4's rank in demand. He will bring four antennas, two radios and a linear amplifier. He will operate SSB and FT8 simultaneously,without automated FT8 QSOs. There are uncertainties regarding Internet access, so contacts will not be streamed.
QSLs will be available via Club Log's OQRS only; QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW as OQRS requests are processed. Any excess proceeds will be donated to the Northern California DX Foundation. The aim of this visit is to pave the way for a larger activation in 2026.
Z6 - Milan, S58MU, as Z68MU (QSL via home call) and Silvo, S50X, as Z68WW will be active from Gjilan, Kosovo from 23 October to 3 November 2025. They will operate SSB and CW on 160-10 metres, including an entry in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest as Z68MU. On 1-2 November, during the IPARC Contest (https://dl0ipa.darc.de/Contest.htm) they will use Z66IPA (QSL via S58MU, direct or bureau). [TNX S58MU]
PACIFIC TOUR ---> Rudi, DK7PE's third Pacific DXpedition (25 October-19 November) [425DXN 1797] will include activity from Guam (KG6/AH0G), Palau (T8), Micronesia (V6CW), the Marshall Islands (V7), and possibly Western Kiribati (T30RK). He will operate CW only with 100 watts and wire antennas. "It will be a mixture of DXpedition, antenna experimenting and meeting local radio amateurs", he says. Details will be posted to https://www.rooody.de/. QSLs via home call.
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E51MWA ---> The team on Manihiki Atoll (OC-014), North Cook Islands was forced to go QRT at 17 UTC on 14 October, which was much earlier than planned. It was a Murphy-stricken DXpedition. Just 12 hours after the start of the activity, the solar plant experienced a drop in voltage and the back-up generator did not start as expected, resulting in a power outage that lasted several hours. Over the next few days, a power strip failed, one radio stopped working and the high-power bandpass filters for 17 and 12 metres failed and had to be taken out of line. Finally, another power outage occurred in the local early hours of 14 October. A "technician came to start the backup generator and went home", but at some point "the generator and the building caught fire" and burned down. "The damage has been assessed, and it has been determined that the village will be without power for the next three to four months. Without power options the team had no choice but to go QRT". [Source: https://www.e51mwa.com]
NA-038 ---> Francois, VA2RC has moved to Fatima on Ile du Cap aux Meules, La Madeleine Islands (NA-038) and has been active since late September. He operates FT8, CW and SSB. QSL via the bureau or direct, and LoTW
QSL 3G1P & AT2AH ---> IT9EJW has printed the cards for 3G1P (SA-100) and AT2AH (AS-178), but Canada Post's ongoing strike means they cannot be sent to the QSL manager (VE3LYC). Instead, Cezar will organize for them to be shipped from Italy to Canada via courier. Meanwhile, he will upload to LoTW all QSOs for those who requested direct QSL cards.
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