DX News by I1JQJ, IK1ADH and I2VGW - 22 Φεβρ 2025

No 1764

425 DX NEWS - DX INFORMATION
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

5W - Ο Dave, G4BUO, θα είναι ενεργός ως 5W0UO από τη Samoa (OC-097), στον Νότιο Ειρηνικό Ωκεανό, από 22 Φεβρουαρίου έως 3 Μαρτίου 2025. Κατά 99% εκπέμπει σε CW. QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW στις αρχές Απριλίου 2025.

6Y - Ο Iain, G4SGX, θα είναι ενεργός ως G4SGX/6Y από την Jamaica (NA-097), στην Καραϊβική Θάλασσα, από 1-21 Μαρτίου 2025. Θα εκπέμπει σε CW μόνο στα 80-10 μέτρα και θα λάβει μέρος στο RSGB Commonwealth (BERU) Contest (8-9 Μαρτίου 2025). QSL via LoTW, or via M0OXO's OQRS.

8Q - Ο Mamoru, JH3VAA, θα είναι ενεργός ως 8Q7VA από τις Maldives (AS-013), ΝΔ της Ινδίας, από 26 Φεβρουαρίου έως 5 Μαΐου 2025. QSL via home call and LoTW.

C6 - Ο Chad, WE9V, θα είναι ενεργός ως C6ACK καθώς θα επισκέπτεται διάφορα νησιά στις Bahamas, στην Καραϊβική Θάλασσα, ανάμεσα στον Φεβρουάριο και τον Μάιο του 2025. Θα είναι QRV στα 40-6 m. QSL via LoTW (προτιμότερο), or direct to WD9DZV. "Τελικά θα στήσω το Club Log", λέει ο ίδιος.

D6 - Elvira, IV3FSG, will be active as D68Z from the Comoro Islands (AF-007) from 3 until at least 18 March. She will operate SSB, CW, FT8, FT4 and RTTY on 160-6 metres.  QSL direct to IK2DUW;  QSOs will be uploaded to  Club Log, whose Livestreams feature will be enabled, and LoTW.
HD8 - A very large multi-national team (26 operators) will be active as HD8G from Santa Cruz, Galapagos Islands (SA-004) on 18-26 April. Plans are  to operate SSB, CW, FT8, FT4 and RTTY on 160-6 metres with 8 stations  from two different operating sites. One station will be dedicated to satellite, one to EME, and one to 6 metres. QSL via M0URX's OQRS;  full LoTW upload 12 months  after the end of the DXpedition. See https://hd8g.com for more information, detailed QSLling policy included.
ON - Celebrating the centenary of the  International Amateur Radio Union (IARU),  the local divisions of the Belgian IARU society (UBA) will activate 28 special event stations between 15 March and 15 May 2025:
ON100I, ON100A, ON100R, ON100U
OO100I, OO100A, OO100R, OO100U
OP100I, OP100A, OP100R, OP100U
OQ100I, OQ100A, OQ100R, OQ100U
OR100I, OR100A, OR100R, OR100U
OS100I, OS100A, OS100R, OS100U
OT100I, OT100A, OT100R, OT100U
In addition, members of the UBA Board and HF Committee will be active as OQ0IARU and OR0IARU. A series of certificates will be available, see  https://www.uba.be/en/news/uba-iaru-100-event for the details and the OQRS for bureau cards (TBA soon).
OX - Bo, OZ1DJJ, will be active again as OX3LX from Greenland between 25 February and 14 March. His main  QTH  will be  the city of  Nuuk (GP44de) on the main island (NA-018), with possibly a day-trip to Manitsoq (NA-220, GP35nj). As always, this will be a working trip and he will be QRV only in his spare time. QSL via OZ0J, Club Log's OQRS and LoTW.
T32 - Ken, KH6QJ, will be active again as T32AZ  from Kiritimati/Christmas Island (OC-024),  East Kiribati  on 28 February-3 March and 18-20 April. Usually he operates SSB on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres. QSL via KH6QJ, direct or bureau. [TNX The Daily DX]
VK - VI100SIG,  the special callsign  celebrating  the centenary of the Australian Corps of Signals, has been QRV since 14 February . QSL via  M0OXO's  OQRS.  See  https://www.qrz.com/db/VI100SIG for more information.
VU - The DX India Foundation is organizing a DXpedition to take place from Arnala Island (AS-169) from 29 May to 1 June 2025. This IOTA group was activated back 2004 and 2006, and has been silent ever since. Requested  callsign is  AU2M. The team includes VU2RS, VU3WEW, VU3DXA, VU3TPW, VU3GDS, VU2HIT and VU2KWJ. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS. Donations to help offset the significant costs are gratefully accepted. See https://vu2rs.com/au2m/ for more information.
YB - Look for YB7MP/p, YB7HYK/p  and YE7HIO/p to be active from Laut Island (OC-166)  on  21-23 February. They will operate SSB and digital modes on various bands. [TNX The Daily DX]

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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

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DX INDIA FOUNDATION ---> The newly born DX India Foundation is "a non-profit organization dedicated  to promoting  amateur radio and  DXing activities in India.  Our mission is to activate  rare IOTA islands,  conduct DXpeditions, and  participate in  international contests,  while promoting  amateur radio awareness and community building in India".  An account has been created at Groups.io to serve "as a platform for discussion, planning, and coordination of DX India Foundation's activities": https://groups.io/g/DXIndiaFoundation. Future plans include AU2M from AS-169 (see above) and "an epic international DXpedition"  to the Lakshadweeps (VU7) in late 2025 (ten days, five stations
with a focus on the low bands, details will be given in due course).

IOTA HONOUR ROLL ---> The 2025 Honour Roll  and  Annual Listings have been posted on the  IOTA  website https://iota-world.org/: click  on  PERFORMANCE LISTINGS  in the  dropdown menu under  PROGRAMME INFORMATION. They show the position as of 31 January 2025. The Honour Roll  lists the stations with a checked score equalling or exceeding 50% of the total of  numbered  IOTA groups, excluding those with provisional  numbers, at the time of preparation. The Annual Listing lists the stations with a checked score of 100 or more  IOTA groups but  less than the qualifying threshold for entry into the Honour Roll. IOTA rules limit inclusion  in the listings to  those participants  who have updated  their scores  at least once in the preceding five years (i.e. since February 2020) and have opted to have their scores published.

WSJT-X 2.7.0 ---> The WSJT Development Team has announced the WSJT-X 2.7.0
General  Availability  (GA)  release  This is the first GA release since version 2.6.1, two years ago.  Major enhancements  include  a new companion program called "QMAP", new Special Operating Activities called "Q65 Pileup" and "SuperFox", and a new "Message System" feature designed for sending requests to change to another band or mode. Direct links for downloading pre-built installation packages for  Windows, Linux, and macOS can be found on the WSJT-X web page: https://wsjt.sourceforge.io/wsjtx.html.

YASME FOUNDATION ELECTION ---> The Board of Directors  of the Yasme Foundation (https://www.yasme.org/) is pleased to announce election of the following Officers and Directors for 2025: Ward Silver N0AX  (President and Director),  Ken Claerbout K4ZW  (Vice-President, Secretary and  Director), Rusty Epps W6OAT  (Treasurer and Director),  Hans Blondeel Timmerman PB2T, Martti Laine OH2BH, Robert Vallio W6RGG, Marty Woll N6VI, James Brooks 9V1YC, Dave Sumner K1ZZ (Directors).