No 1810
425 DX NEWS - DX INFORMATION
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
3X - Ο Herman, YB3GIH, είναι ενεργός (active) ως 3X/YB3GIH από την Boffa, στη Guinea, στην ΚΔ Αφρική, από τις 31 Δεκεμβρίου 2025 και αναμένεται να παραμείνει εκεί για 6 μήνες περίπου. Εκπέμπει σε SSB στα 20 και στα 15 μέτρα. Τα QSOs θα ανέβουν (uploaded) στο eQSL, Club Log και LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX]
5N - Ο Lars, DM1HLK, έχει ζήσει στην Ikeja, στη Nigeria (ΚΔ Αφρική) από το 2022 και έχει λάβει την άδειά του 5N4DMZ τον Δεκέμβριο του 2025. Προς το παρόν, εκπέμπει φορητός (portable) από την ταράτσα του μπλοκ της κατοικίας του, με μια κεραία. "Προς το παρόν είμαι ενεργός (active) μόνο σε digital modes", λέει ο ίδιος, "αλλά ελπίζω να γίνω αρκετά ικανός για να είμαι QRV σε CW μέσα στο 2026". QSL via LoTW και eQSL.
5Z4 - Ο Michael, OZ6ABL, θα είναι ενεργός (active) ως 5Z4/OZ6ABL από το Watamu (LI06ap), στην Kenya (ΚΑ Αφρική), από 15 Ιανουαρίου έως 28 Φεβρουαρίου 2026. Η δραστηριότητά του θα είναι σε holiday style στα 80-6 μέτρα, σε CW, SSB και FT8/FT4. QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS ή via home call.
8P - Ο Chris, WA7RAR, θα είναι ενεργός (active) ξανά ως 8P9CB από τα Barbados (NA-021), στην Καραϊβική Θάλασσα, από 18-30 Ιανουαρίου 2026. Όλες οι εκπομπές θα είναι φορητές (portable) σε διάφορες τοποθεσίες σ' όλο το νησί, περιλαμβάνοντας και POTA sites. Θα είναι QRV στα 20-10 μέτρα, σε CW και SSB. QSL via LoTW, QRZ Logbook ή direct to WA7RAR.
8Q - Ο Ji, DS1TUW, θα είναι ενεργός (active) σε holiday style ως 8Q7JI από τις Maldives (AS-013), στον Ινδικό Ωκεανό ΝΔ της Ινδίας, από 18-24 Ιανουαρίου 2026. Θα εκπέμπει κυρίως σε FT8, με λίγο CW και SSB, στα 80-10 μέτρα. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW ή direct to home call.
CE - Ο Jacek, SP5APW, θα είναι ενεργός (active) σε holiday style ως CE7/SP5APW από το Chiloe Island (SA-018), στη ΝΔ Χιλή, από 14-18 Ιανουαρίου 2026 και ως CE8/SP5APW από τη Γη του Πυρός (Tierra del Fuego) (SA-008) από 23-24 Ιανουαρίου 2026. Θα εκπέμπει σε FT8 και SSB στα 20-10 μέτρα και σε FT8 στα 6 μέτρα.
CT - The Rede dos Emissores Portugueses (REP) has announced an activity open to its members across Portugal, running from 8 January to 31 December 2026. Using the special callsign CT100REP (including /p or /m), this year-long collective activity celebrates the 100th anniversary of the founding of the REP, Portugal's IARU society. Operation is planned across various HF, VHF, and UHF bands using multiple modes (SSB, CW, Digital) and satellites. [TNX CT1END]
DL - The DARC Team SES will be active as DA2026SKI between 15 January and 15 February 2026 for the FIS Ski-Flying World Championships to be held in Oberstdorf. QSL via DK5ON, LoTW or DCL (DARC Community Logbook).
EA - "Plus Ultra" was a flying boat which completed the first transatlantic flight between Spain and South America in January 1926. To mark the centenary of that event, Cartagena Team's members will be active as AO5PU on 12-25 January 2026. QSL via EA5GTU.
HK0/A - Chris, has been active as HK0/DF3TJ [425DXN 1809] from Provindecia (NA-049) for a few days, and will remain there until 16 January 2026. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or via ON5JC.
HR - Dave, VE3VSM, will be active holiday style as VE3VSM/HR9 from Roatan Island (NA-057), Honduras on 5-31 January 2026. He will operate CW and FT8. QSL via LoTW, or via home call.
I - Members of ARI Milano, ARI Cadore and ARI Brunico/Bruneck will activate special callsigns II2WOG (QSL via IQ2MI), II3COR (QSL via IQ3DD), II3WOG (QSL via IQ3ED), and II3BIA (QSL via IQ3ED) between 6 February and 22 March 2026 for the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games Milano Cortina 2026. Certificates and eQSLs will be available on https://hamaward.cloud/.
LU_so - Gabriel, LU1WGB, is active as LU1WGB/Z from the Joint Antarctic Base Orcadas on Laurie Island, South Orkney Islands (AN-008) until 22 February 2026. He operates FT8 with a QRP SDR transceiver and a dipole. [TNX The Daily DX]
VP2V - Jonathan, W5GI is active as VP2V/W5GI from Anegada, British Virgin Islands (NA-023) until 20 January. He operates SSB and FT8 on 40-10 metres. QSL via LoTW.
YB - Dave, PB2X, will be active as YB5/PB2X from West Sulawesi, Indonesia between 15 January and 5 February 2026. He will operate CW, SSB and FT8 ("if I get it working in time") on 80-10 metres. QSL via home call.
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AU7RS: POSTPONED ---> Critical low-band antennas are held up in customs, and consequently the 10-22 January DXpedition to Agatti, Lakshadweep Islands has had to be postponed. The new dates will be announced as soon as possible. Also, the team is awaiting updates regarding foreign reciprocal licenses. "If needed", Sarath (VU2RS) says, "we'll explore shifting to another island where foreign nationals are allowed": https://www.vu2rs.com/vu7r/.
DX PEDITION TROPHY --- > The DX Pedition Trophy (DXPT) is an annual global amateur radio competition designed to encourage and reward contacts made with selected major DXpeditions. It runs from 1 January to 31 December, and the award programme for registered users is managed automatically. DXPT is seeking sponsors for the plaques to be awarded to this year's winners: see https://www.dxpt.org/en/plaque-8.asp.
QSL GALLERY ---> The large collection of QSL cards on Les Nouvelles DX's website has been updated. Seventeen different galleries include 23,115 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].
SAN AMBROSIO 2026: POSTPONED ---> Felipe, XQ7IR, says that the relevant authorities are processing his request to land and operate from San Ambrosio Island (CE0X) for the upcoming fishing season, which runs from September 2026 to March 2027. Consequently, the operation originally scheduled for 12 January-15 February 2026 must be postponed. Felipe will contact each sponsor and donor individually to discuss how they wish to proceed with their contribution, in light of the support and donations received to date. See https://www.sanambrosio-project.com. In addition, the Radio Club de Chile has issued an official statement: https://www.ce3aa.cl/noticias/expedicion-san-ambrosio.html.
SWODXA DX DINNER ---> The 39th DX Dinner, sponsored again by the SouthWest Ohio DX Association (SWODXA) and held in conjunction with the 2026 Dayton Hamvention, will be on Friday, 15 May at the Marriott at the University of Dayton: https://swodxaevents.org/dinner-tickets. The DXpedition of the Year and the inductees into the DX Hall of Fame will be announced during the event. [TNX AJ8B]
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