No 1770
425 DX NEWS - DX INFORMATION
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
A2 - Ο Luke, ZS6LUK, θα είναι ενεργός (active) ως A25LUK ενώ θα επισκέπτεται τη Botswana, μια περίκλειστη χώρα στη νότια Αφρική, από 6-30 Απριλίου 2025. Θα εκπέμπει σε SSB και digital modes (FT8 και JS8Call) στα 40, 30, 20 και 10 μέτρα. Τα QSOs θα ανέβουν (uploaded) στο QRZ Logbook. [TNX The Daily DX]
I - Ο Markus, DJ4EL, θα είναι ενεργός (active) σε holiday style ως IF9/DJ4EL από τα Egadi Islands (EU-054), ΒΔ της Σικελίας, από 13-23 Απριλίου 2025. Θα εκπέμπει σε SSB στα 40-10 μέτρα από τις τοποθεσίες SOTA και POTA των νησιών Favignana, Levanzo και Marettimo. QSL via home call, Club Log's OQRS and LoTW. Τα updates θα δημοσιευθούν στο https://bsky.app/profile/dj4el.bsky.social.
JA - Ο Moto, JA1GZV, θα είναι ενεργός (active) ξανά ως JS6UKY/6 από τα Okinawa Islands (AS-017), ΝΑ της Ιαπωνίας, από 6-12 Απριλίου 2025. Θα εκπέμπει σε CW στα 40-15 μέτρα. QSL via JS6UKY (bureau), eQSL, or direct to JA1GZV. [TNX DX World]
T8 - Ο Nobu, JA0JHQ, θα είναι ενεργός (active) ξανά ως T88PB από το Koror (OC-009), στο Palau, στον Δυτικό Ειρηνικό Ωκεανό, από 11-13 Απριλίου 2025, με την κύρια δραστηριότητά του να λαμβάνει χώρα κατά τη διάρκεια του κλάδου (leg) CW του Japan International DX Contest (από ώρα 7 UTC στις 12 Απριλίου έως ώρα 13 UTC στις 13 Απριλίου 2025, http://jidx.org/). QSL via LoTW (προτειμόμενο), or direct to JA0JHQ.
ZA - Giovanni, IZ2DPX, and Angelo, IZ1CTE, will be active as ZA/IZ2DPX and ZA/IZ1CTE, respectively, from Saranda, Albania, on 8-13 April. They will be QRV on the HF bands and 6 metres. QSL via home calls, LoTW and Club Log's OQRS.
ZD7 - Paul, GW0NGA, will be active holiday style as ZD7PG from St. Helena (AF-022) on 12-19 April 2025. "I'm not active on eQSL.cc or LOTW", he says, "but I do like real cards".
IARU 100 --- > More special event stations/callsigns from IARU societies
celebrating the 100th anniversary of the International Amateur Radio Union include:
* 3A100A by the Association des Radioamateurs de Monaco (ARM). QRV from 15
April to 30 June.
* 9K100IARU by the Kuwait Amateur Radio Society (KARS).
* HB100IARU by the Union Schweizerischer Kurzwellen-Amateure (USKA). QRV on
1-30 April. QSL via LoTW. A certificate will be available, see https://www.qrz.com/db/HB100IARU for information.
* LZ100IARU by the Bulgarian Federation of Radioamateurs (BFRA). QRV on 1-30
April. QSL via the bureau. A certificate will be available, see https://www.qrz.com/db/LZ100IARU for information.
* OH100IARU by the Finnish Amateur Radio League (SRAL) on 1-30 April. QSL
via the bureau or direct to OH3JR; QSO are uploaded to LoTW and Club Log.
* OM100IARU by the Slovak Amateur Radio Association (SZR). QRV on 1-30
April. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, Club Log's OQRS, or via OM2FY.
* YL100IARU by the Latvian Amateur Radio League (LRAL). QRV on 1-30 April.
QSL via LoTW and https://qsl.services/; paper cards will not be issued.
* YO100IARU, YP100IARU, YQ100IARU and YR100IARU by the Romanian Amateur
Radio Federation (FRR) QRV on 1-30 April 2025. A series of commemorative
certificates is available for download on https://hamlog.online.
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Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
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CQ DX MARATHON ---> The CQ DX Marathon is a year-long DX hunt, with participants competing to see who can work the greatest number of countries ("entities") and CQ zones during the calendar year. Complete results of the 2024 edition are on https://dxmarathon.com/results/2024/.
PZ5IP ---> After an initial setback due to tidal conditions, operations from Papegaaien Island commenced at around 19.30 UTC on 1 April, "with PY8WW handling a massive pile-up on 21 MHz SSB, Rico [PZ5JW] operating on 18 MHz SSB, and Klaus [DL8TG] running FT8 on 28 MHz. However, at 10 PM, a powerful storm hit us with strong winds and heavy waves. We had to scramble to protect our equipment and laptops, while also securing our tents from being blown away. For safety reasons, we decided to pause operations. The night continued with relentless rain and strong winds. By the morning of April 2nd, the rain had eased, and the sun appeared, allowing us to rebuild our station. The day proceeded with good weather and favorable openings toward Europe and North America.
During the greyline period, we logged many stations from Asia and the South Pacific. However, our relief was short-lived. The weather suddenly deteriorated again, bringing strong winds, torrential rain, and high waves due to the coinciding high tide. Another dreadful night followed as we struggled against the harsh conditions.
On the morning of April 3rd, we woke up to heavy rain. Given the forecast predicting two more days of severe weather, our team convened and decided to end the expedition for our safety. We logged a total of 2,000 QSOs - a lower number than we had hoped for, considering that many IOTA chasers needed SA-092. However, we left knowing we had done our best. The expedition provided us with valuable experience for future operations. Unfortunately, the weather forecast had deceived us, initially predicting good conditions
throughout our stay. The rapid and unexpected weather changes proved to be our greatest challenge". [Source: https://paradxgroup.wordpress.com]
SV1GA DXCC PROCESS ---> "We apologize for the long delay of the accreditation process of our recent SV1GA/A Mt. Athos operation. Unfortunately, this process will still encounter some further delays but we would like to state the following.
It should be noted that it has been more than 35 years since an outside group was able to transmit from Mt. Athos. The paperwork we presented is in a way unique and as such ARRL is probably looking into it diligently to ensure compliance.
Quite recently, Monk Iakovos, SV2RSG was suffering similar pains, during
the ARRL process of getting his activation approved for DXCC. Although with a long delay, ultimately everything was settled. SV1GA is now in a similar process.
To speed up the process, the SV1GA team has approached a former and seasoned ARRL DXCC expert and approached legal advice to help the A RRL DXCC Desk build a complete picture of this somewhat challenging situation. It is known to us that the ARRL accreditation represents climbing a larger mountain than the mountain itself, for a DXpedition to a rare location, such as Mt. Athos.
The late Roger Wester, G3SXW used to say that 'the country is rare for a
reason'! We think that his saying fits well with the Mt. Athos situation today.
With kindest regards,
Adrian Ciuperca, KO8SCA and Martti Laine, OH2BH"
SWODXA DX DINNER ---> The 40th DX Dinner, sponsored again by the SouthWest Ohio DX Association (SWODXA) and held in conjunction with the 2025 Dayton Hamvention, will be on Friday, 16 May at the Marriott at the University of Dayton. Hal Turley, W8HC, a veteran of many DXpeditions, will be the keynote speaker. The "DXpedition of the Year" and the inductees into the CQ DX Hall of Fame will be announced during the event: see https://swodxaevents.org for the tickets and the list of DX Dinner prizes. [TNX AJ8B]
+ SILENT KEY + Vladimir V. Shishko, 4K9W (ex UD6DKW) passed away on 3 April.
"Being an invalid, after the loss of his mother, Vlad needs to arrange a continued care by his own to keep having a more or less normal life and to enjoy our great hobby on air", Axel, DL6KVA wrote back in late 2008. He organised a fundraising campaign (https://4k9w.blogspot.com) that involved the amateur radio community around the world to provide Vlad with a 24/7
caregiver.
