No 1814
425 DX NEWS - DX INFORMATION
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
4S - 4S77SL is a special callsign operated by the Radio Society of Sri Lanka (RSSL) on 2-9 February 2026 to mark and celebrate the completion of 77 full years since Sri Lanka's independence in 1948. In addition, members of the RSSL can replace their prefix with 4S77 during the same time frame. QSL 4S77SL via the bureau (RSSL, PO Box 907, Colombo, Sri Lanka); an eQSL will also be issued.
YU - To commemorate the 170th anniversary of Nikola Tesla's birth, members of the Amateur Radio Union of Serbia (YU0SRS) will be active as YT170TESLA from 31 January 2026 until the end of the year. QSL via LoTW; paper QSL cards will not be available.
CN - Jeff, VA3QSL, will be active holiday style as CN2CN from Agadir, Morocco on 8-14 February 2026. He will operate SSB, CW and digital modes. QSL via LoTW, or via home call (direct and bureau).
CO - Once again team T45FM will be QRV on SSB, CW, FT8 and FT4 from the lighthouse at Punta Maya, Cuba (NA-015) on 20-22 February 2026 during the American Lighthouses Weekend. QSL via KR4DWD. [TNX KR4DWD]
DL - Celebrating a half-century of German research in Antarctica, special callsigns DA0ANT, DM50ANT and DP50ANT will be active from 15 February to 30 April 2026. In addition, active on 1-30 April 2026 will also be DM50GFS (for the 50th anniversary of the Georg Forster Station, established by the GDR in 1976 and decommissioned in 1993), as well as DP200GVN (for the bicentenary of the birth of Georg von Neumayer, after whom three German Antarctic research stations have been named). See https://50ant.hamaward.de/en/german-antarctic-research/ for complete information on the "50 Years of German Αntarctic Research" award.
F - Francois, F8DVD, will be active as TM23AAW from 16 February to 2 March 2026 to promote the 23rd Antarctic Activity Week (16-22 February 2026). He will be QRV on 40-10 metres from his home QTH in France. QSL via home call, direct or bureau, and LoTW.
IS0 - Members of ARI Porto Torres (IQ0AK) and Radio Club Coros (IQ0AAI) will be active on the HF bands and via QO-100 as IR0SAR on 11-18 February 2026 as part of the Sardinian Carnival events. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, QRZ, and e-mail; two certificates will be available, see https://www.qrz.com/db/IR0SAR for information.




