No 1768
425 DX NEWS - DX INFORMATION
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
SV - Το SZ100IARU είναι το special callsign της ΕΕΡ (Ένωση Ελλήνων Ραδιοερασιτεχνών, Radio Amateur Association of Greece - RAAG) που θα πάρει μέρος στους εορτασμούς για την εκατονταετηρίδα (centenary) της Διεθνούς Ένωσης Ραδιοερασιτεχνών (IARU - International Amateur Radio Union) από 1-30 Απριλίου 2025. Θα είναι διαθέσιμα 4 Πτυχία (Certificates): https://sv2rck.gr/SZ100IARU. QSL via the bureau, LoTW and QRZ Logbook.
3D2 - Ο Dom, 3D2USU, είναι ενεργός (active) ξανά ως 3D2AJT από το Nadi, στα Fiji Islands στον Ειρηνικό Ωκεανό, από 16 Μαρτίου έως τέλος Απριλίου 2025. Το callsign είναι αφιερωμένο στη μνήμη του αείμνηστου Yasuo "Zorro" Miyazawa, JH1AJT, που απεβίωσε στις 23 Μαρτίου 2022. QSL via Club Log's OQRS and LoTW.
4K - Η Ομάδα (Team) 4K0T θα είναι ενεργή (active) από τα Khizi Mountains του Azerbaijan από 29-30 Μαρτίου 2025. Θα εκπέμπουν σε SSB και FT8 στα 80-10 μέτρα. QSL via operators' instructions. Βλ. https://www.qrz.com/db/4K0T για περισσότερες πληροφορίες.
8P - Ο Dave, G4OSY, θα είναι ενεργός (active) ως 8P9EI από τα Νησιά Barbados (NA-021), στην Καραϊβική Θάλασσα, από 24 Μαρτίου έως 6 Απριλίου 2025. Θα εκπέμπει σε CW και SSB στα 40-10 μέτρα, ελπίζοντας να λάβει μέρος (entry) στο CQ WW WPX SSB Contest. QSL direct to home call.
9A - Το 9A100IARU είναι το special callsign της Croatian Amateur Radio Association (HRS) που θα πάρει μέρος στους εορτασμούς για την εκατονταετηρίδα (centenary) της Διεθνούς Ένωσης Ραδιοερασιτεχνών (IARU - International Amateur Radio Union) από 1-30 Απριλίου 2025.
C6 - Paul, WA4PAW, will be active as C6APS from Great Abaco (NA-080), Bahamas between 29 March and 19 April. He will operate FT8, CW and SSB on 40-10 metres. QSL via LoTW and Club Log's OQRS. [TNX The Daily DX]
CX - CX100IARU is the special callsign for the Radio Club Uruguayo to join the celebrations for the centenary of the International Amateur Radio Union on 1-30 April. QSL via LoTW and CX1AA (bureau and direct); eQSL on https://www.cx1aa.org/consulta-distintivo.php.
FJ - Janusz, SP9FIH, will be active from Saint Barthelemy (NA-146) as FJ/SP9FIH on 20-23 March, and as TO1P from 24 March to 4 April [425DXN 1765]. As for FT8, FJ/SP9FIH will be using Fox/Hound as well as multi-stream (MSHV), while TO1P will try and use SuperFox mode. See http://fj.dxpeditions.org for updates. QSL via Club Log's OQRS and LoTW.
HA - The Hungarian Radio Amateur Society (MRASZ) will celebrate the centenary of the International Amateur Radio Union on 1-18 April. Look for special callsigns HA100IARU, HG100IARU, HA100Y, HA100E, HA100A, HA100R, HA100C, HA100L, HA100B, HA100T, HA100I, HA100O and HA100N to be active on 160-10 metres CW, SSB and digital modes. A certificate will be available: https://mrasz.org/iaru-100-award. QSL via
Club Log's OQRS and LoTW.
HR - Alex, K6VHF, will be active again as K6VHF/HR9 from Roatan Island (NA-057), Honduras from 30 March to 6 April. He will operate mainly digital modes on 80-6 metres. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW, or direct to home call. [TNX The Daily DX]
J6 - Team consisting of DL3ON, J69DS, K9HZ (J68HZ), KN2P, W0CN (J68CN) and WA4PGM (J68KC) will be active from St Lucia (NA-108) as J62K during the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest (29-30 March). They will also be QRV with individual J6 callsigns on 26-31 March. QSL J62K via LoTW, or direct to K9HZ. [TNX The Daily DX]
PJ4 - Rich, N6KT, will be active as PJ4K from Bonaire (SA-006) on 26-30 March. He will be QRV on 80-10 metres, and will participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest. QSL via Via KU9C. [TNX NG3K]
PJ7 - Ken, KJ9B, will be active holiday style as PJ7KB from Sint Maarten (NA-105), as well as FS/KJ9B from Saint Martin (NA-105), between 28 March and 6 April. He will operate SSB and FT8/FT4 mainly on 20 and 17 metres. QSLs direct to home call; QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW and Club Log. [TNX The Daily DX]
PZ - Renato PY8WW, Rico PZ5JW, and Dieter, DL8TG, will be active as PZ5IP from Papegaaien Island (SA-092), Suriname "during the first week of April". Plans are to operate SSB, CW and digital modes on 40-10 metres. QSL via Club Log's OQRS.
V2 - Bud, AA3B, will be active again as V26K from Antigua (NA-100) from 25 March to 2 April, including a SOAB HP entry in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest. Outside the contest he will operate mainly CW on 80-6m. QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or via home call. [TNX NG3K]
V7 - Randall, KX4QD, is active as V73HW from Kwajalein (OC-028), Marshall Islands until sometime in 2027. Keep an eye out for him during the local weekends and local weekday mornings. He operates SSB and FT8 on 80, 40, 20, 15, 10 and 6 metres. QSL direct to Randall Hisle, PSC 701 Box 307, APO AP 96555, USA; QSOs will be uploaded to Club Log and LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX]
VU - The Amateur Radio Society of India (VU2ZH) will celebrate the centenary of the International Amateur Radio Union by activating special callsign VU1IARU from 1 April to 29 June. ARSI has been a member society of IARU Region 3 since 1958. QSL via VU2ZH.
YB - 8A100IARU is the special callsign for the Indonesian IARU society (Organisasi Amatir Radio Indonesia, ORARI) to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the International Amateur Radio Union on 1-30 April. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or via N2OO. Details of the award programme will be published on https://hamaward.cloud/awards.
ZC4 - Adrian, G0KOM expects to go back to the UK Sovereign Base Areas on Cyprus on 24-31 March and be active as ZC4MK. This will include activity during the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW, or via home call.
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Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
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3Y0K: MARCH NEWS UPDATE ---> "In February 2026, less than a year away, an
international team of very courageous amateur radio operators will land on
Bouvet Island. Bouvet is a Norwegian overseas territory and lies in the
South Atlantic Ocean, with 93% of its surface covered by ice and snow. It
sets the record as the Most Remote Uninhabited Island on Earth and currently
ranks #10 on the Most Wanted DXCC listing at Club Log.
Operating as 3Y0K, our team will attempt to give as many ATNOs as possible
and be active in all amateur radio bands from 10 to 160m. We will direct our
attention to human modes of CW & SSB, but will also be active in FT8, RTTY
and QO-100 satellite with up to 12 operating stations.
We have secured the necessary permit to land on Bouvet Island by heli-
copter, issued by the Norwegian Polar Institute. Our plan is to start the
sea journey in Cape Town, South Africa, from where an icebreaker under the
Icelandic flag we'll take us to the island in (hopefully) 7 days. Since
landing depends on the weather conditions, we are scheduled to be on and
around the island for up to 21 days. A helicopter will assist us in bring-
ing ashore a significant amount of equipment to setup a camp with two radio
tents. One radio tent on the lower area of Cape Fie, and one radio tent on
the upper area with better take off to NA. Upper camp will focus on working
NA.
The logistics behind this project are complex and require a budget of
$1.65M. Most of the money will be used to pay for the services offered by
the icebreaker and its crew, the helicopter with its two pilots and one me-
chanic, as well as the fuel for both. Each team member is contributing a
significant amount to the budget, and they will also incur additional costs
for commercial airfare, two side trips to Norway required by various tasks,
winter sleeping bags and clothing, etc.
Passionate amateur operators and clubs around the world as well as multi-
ple companies are supporting this project. As prime example, Northern Cali-
fornia DX Foundation (NCDXF) have pledged up to $200K, of which half matched
against donations received from outside of North America. Companies such as
DX Engineering, Icom, RF Power and ACOM a re supporting the team with a mul-
titude of radio equipment components. We also teamed up with a small private
group to share the large costs of the DXpedition.
Please visit our website at http://www.3Y0K.com to read more about this
project, the team, the latest news, and learn about the complex preparations
the team is engaged in to ensure that its mission will be executed safely
and successfully. At this time, we are looking to raise an additional $200K
to avoid putting further financial strain on the team.
Your financial support is critical, so please consider donating either
directly and/or through the clubs, associations, and foundations that you
are members of. We will be very happy to make a Zoom presentation about this
project to the membership of your organization at a time of your conve-
nience. Meanwhile, we intend to continuously track the level of fundraising
on our expedition website to inform everyone as to where we are in this
endeavour.
Thank you in advance for your support, we look forward to contacting you
from the Most Remote Uninhabited Island on Earth!"
KR4CDI/KH9 ---> Richard, KR4CDI is the newly licensed operator stationed on
Wake Island [425DXN 1767]. He made his first QSO on 10 metres, and will
remain on the island until June.
+ SILENT KEY + Molnar Csaba, HA6PX passed away unexpectedly on 16 March,
aged 57. He had served as President of the Hungarian Radio Amateur Society
(MRASZ) since 2022, and was also the Vice-President of the Salgotarjani
Varosi Radioklub (HA6KNB/HG6N). Csaba was a key figure in the Hungarian
amateur radio society, in YOTA and several contest groups, HA3LN says. "His
work, energy and personality will be missed a lot".
