No 1778
425 DX NEWS - DX INFORMATION
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
EA - Μέλη της Ομάδας Cartagena Team θα είναι ενεργοί (active) ως AO5APA από 1-15 Ιουνίου 2025. QSL via EA5GTU. Τα special callsigns σηματοδοτούν την 40ή επέτειο της Patrulla Aguila ("Eagle Patrol"), της ομάδας αεροβατικής επίδειξης της ισπανικής δύναμης αέρος και διαστήματος (Spanish Air and Space Force).
EA - Ο Emil, DL8JJ, σχεδιάζει να είναι ενεργός (active) ως EA5/DL8JJ από το Penyeta del Moro (EU-151), νησί στη Βαλένθια της ΚΔ Ισπανίας, από 7-9 Ιουνίου 2025. Η δραστηριότητά του θα είναι στα 40-10 μέτρα, σε CW και SSB. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS. Τα QSOs θα ανέβουν (uploaded) στο LoTW και Club Log. [TNX The Daily DX].
EP - Ο special event station EP2PG θα είναι ενεργός (active) από 6-7 Ιουνίου 2025 στα 40, 20 και 10 μέτρα, σε SSB, από τον Περσικό Κόλπο. QSL via QRZ Logbook. Βλ. https://www.qrz.com/db/EP2PG για περισσότερες πληροφορίες.
F - Το special callsign TM61TC θα ενεργοποιηθεί από 1-5 Ιουνίου 2025 για να εορτασθεί η εφεύρεση του Οπτικού Τηλέγραφου από τον Γάλλο Claude Chappe (1763-1805), που ήταν το πρώτο πρακτικό σύστημα επικοινωνιών της βιομηχανικής εποχής (από το έτος 1792 έως το 1846). QSL via the bureau.
F - Για μια ακόμα φορά η Association des Radioamateurs de la Sarthe (F6KFI) θα λειτουργήσει έναν special event station για τον Αγώνα Μηχακίνητου Αθλητισμού 24 Hours of Le Mans, στη ΒΔ Γαλλία Αναζητήστε το TM24H από 1-15 Ιουνίου 2025, με δραστηριότητα σε διάφορες μπάντες και modes. QSL via F6KFI.
FS - John, K9EL, will be active holiday style as FS/K9EL from St. Martin (NA-105) on 4-18 June 2025. He will focus on 6 metres when the band is open, with limited activity on 40-10 metres. QSL via Club Log's OQRS (preferred), LoTW, or via K9EL.
GJ - A large Belgian team (ON4ANN, ON4CG, ON4CKM, ON4DCU, ON4DTO, ON4EC, ON4EK, ON4JCO, ON4MA, ON6NL, ON6QR, ON8BDJ, ON8CW) will be active as MJ/OP2D from Jersey Island (EU-013) on 6-13 June 2025. They will operate SSB, CW and FT8 with four stations on 160-6 metres and via satellite (QO-100). QSL via M0URX; QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW and Club Log.
I - Domenico, IK1MNF, will be active again as IK1MNF/IA5 from Isola d' Elba (EU-028) from early June until the end of September. He will operate mainly SSB on 20-6 metres. QSL via home call; QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW and Club Log.
I - Launched in 1904, the 'Elettra' was a two-masted steam yacht that Guglielmo Marconi used as a floating laboratory for many experiments. Part of her keel stands in the grounds of Villa Griffone, at Pontecchio near Bologna, from where ARI Fidenza will be active as IY4RXO during the Museum Ships Weekend (7-8 June 2025). QSL via IQ4FE and LoTW.
IS0 - Luca, IK5AEQ, will be active as IS0/IK5AEQ from the main island of Sardinia (EU-024) on 2-6 June. He will operate SSB, FT modes and RTTY on 40-6 metres from the rare province of Oristano, including activities from several POTA sites.
LA - Mike, DF8AN, will be active as LA/DF8AN/p from different islands in the Vesteralen archipelago (EU-033) from 29 May to 8 June 2025. He will operate CW and digital modes on 80-10 metres, as well as on 6 and 2 metres if conditions are good. QSL via DF8AN and LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX].
OX - Bo, OZ1DJJ, will be active as OX3LX from two locations on the main island of Greenland (NA-018): Kangerlussuaq (GP47pa) on 5-9 June 2025, and Nuuk (GP44de) on 10-22 June 2025. 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.
PA - Special callsign PA2025NATO will be active throughout June to mark the NATO Summit that will be hosted for the first time by the Netherlands (24-25 June 2025). QSL via the bureau, or direct to PA2RUS (neither LoTW nor eQSL). Also active are expected to be PA25NATO (QSL via eQSL and QRZ Logbook, neither LoTW nor paper) and PH25NATO
(no QSL at all).
T30 - The Rebel DX Group will be active as T30TTT from Western Kiribati (OC-017) in the near future. It will be a two-person operation for the first two weeks; then one operator will remain there for three months on a work assignment. Plans are to have one CW, one SSB and eight FT8 stations. See https://www.qrz.com/db/T30TTT for the band plan, as well as https://www.facebook.com/rebeldxgroup for updates. QSL via Club Log's OQRS.
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AU2M: CANCELLED ---> The 28-31 May IOTA operation from Arnala Island (AS-169) [425DXN 1773] has had to be cancelled "due to unforeseen weather conditions", Sarath, VU2RS announced on 26 May. "Heavy rains and a red alert for the next 48 hours in Mumbai and other parts of South and Western India have made it impossible for us to proceed with the activation. The early onset of monsoon and depression in the region has forced us to prioritize safety. Despite having booked flight tickets and dispatched equipment to Mumbai in advance, we now face significant losses due to flight ticket cancellations,
logistics, and additional expenses. The major challenge is the rough sea and
high tide, which makes it difficult for our small boat to operate safely. We
are not allowed to proceed under these conditions. We will provide updates when the situation improves, and we will need to restart the planning process from scratch, including obtaining necessary permissions. We assure you that we will reactivate AU2M as soon as possible, potentially coinciding with other IOTA activations in the Western region".
MUSEUM SHIPS WEEKEND ---> Sponsored by the Battleship New Jersey Amateur Radio Station (NJ2BB), this year's Museum Ships Weekend will be held from 00.00 UTC on 7 June until 23.59 UTC on 8 June. Information on the event, including the listing of expected participating ships, can be found at https://www.nj2bb.org/museum/.
SABLE ISLAND 2026 ---> Parks Canada has invited the CY0S team back to Sable Island (NA-063) for a 10-12-day DXpedition during March 2026 (dates TBA). Bookmark https://t-rexsoftware.com/cy0s/ for updates.
