No 1802
425 DX NEWS - DX INFORMATION
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
3B9 - Kazu, M0CFW, will be active as 3B9/M0CFW from Rodrigues Island (AF-017) from 23 November to 3 December 2025. He will participate in the CQ WW DX CW Contest as 3B9KW. QSLs via LoTW and Club Log's OQRS. [TNX NG3K]
5X - Alan, G3XAQ, will be active again as 5X1XA from Bwerenga near Kampala, Uganda from 17 November to 3 December 2025. He will operate mainly CW (including an entry in the CQ WW DX CW Contest), "with perhaps some FT8". QSL direct to G3SWH (OQRS on https://www.g3swh.org.uk) and LoTW. Alan will be joined by Don, G3XTT, who will be QRV as 5X1DF and will enter the contest on 40 metres. QSL via Club Log's OQRS and
LoTW.
A4 - A43ND is the special callsign for the Royal Omani Amateur Radio Society to celebrate Oman National Day (20-21 November 2025). QSL via EC6DX, LoTW, eQSL. Also confirmed to take part in the celebrations are:
* the Emirates Amateur Radio Society as A60OMA on 15-23 November 2025 (QSL via EA7FTR); individual operators may append a serial number to the special callsign, and be QRV as A60OMA/0, A60OMA/1, etc. (see QRZ for the QSL routes).
* the Bahrain Amateur Radio Society as A91OMA on 12-18 November 2025 (QSL via EC6DX and LoTW).
* the Kuwait Amateur Radio Society as 9K9OMAN on 14-20 November 2025 (QSL via EC6DX).
A5 - Abie, AB1F, plans to be active again as A52AA from Thimphu, Bhutan between 15 November and 5 December 2025. He will operate SSB on 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres, with a possibility of 80 and 160 m. QSL via home call; QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW, Club Log, QRZ Logbook, eQSL. [TNX The Daily DX]
CE0Y - Team 3G0YR will be active from Easter Island (SA-001) from 26 November to 3 December 2025. Nine operators (namely CE3CT, CE3SPR, LU9FVS, LW6DG, R5AA, RA3AUU, RW7K, RX3APM and UA3AB) will be QRV on "all bands, all modes" with 4-5 stations, and a focus on the low bands. They will participate in the CQ WW DX CW Contest as CE0Y (M/2 or M/M). QSLs via Club Log's OQRS (preferred), or via RN3RQ; full LoTW upload after 6 months.
DL - Celebrating the city of Chemnitz, one of the European Capitals of Culture for 2025, special event callsigns DL2025B, DL2025C, DL2025E, DL2025S, and DL2025W will be active again [425DXN 1757] from 15 November to 15 December 2025. All QSOs will be uploaded to eQSL, LoTW, Club Log, and DCL (DARC Community Logbook); paper QSL cards will not be issued, but digital QSLs - as well as a new set of certificates - will be downloadable from the event's website. Complete information can be found on https://2025c.de/.
E7 - Celebrating Statehood Day of Bosnia and Herzegovina (25 November 2025), special callsign E7BOSNIA will be active on various bands and modes on 10-25 November 2025. QSL via LoTW. A certificate will be available, see https://www.qrz.com/db/E7BOSNIA for more information.
HA - The first official, regular radio broadcast in Hungary began on 1 December 1925, which is now celebrated as Hungarian Radio Day. To mark that centenary, the Hungarian Radio Amateur Society (MRASZ) and the Honfy Jozsef Radioclub (HA1KHJ) organise a commemorative activity to be held from 15 November to 31 December under nine special callsigns: HG100RADIO, HG100YHRB, HG100AN, HG100EG, HG100FO, HG100IT, HG100RC, HG100SD and HG100UD. Look for activity on 160-10 m CW, SSB & digi modes, and via QO-100. A certificate will be available: https://mrasz.org/100-years-of-hungarian-broadcasting-award.
PJ4 - Look for PJ4/KU8E, PJ4/N4RR and PJ4/N8VW to be active from Bonaire (SA-006) between 18 November and 3 December. They will participate in the CQ WW DX CW Contest as PJ4A. QSL PJ4/KU8E and PJ4A via K4BAI; others via home calls. [TNX NG3K]
PJ4 - Axel, DL6KVA will be active as PJ4KV from Bonaire between 20 November and 3 December. He will operate CW only, and will join the PJ4A team in the CQ WW DX CW Contest. QSL via home call.
PJ5 - Peter, PA4O and Ad, PA8AD (PE6Q) will be active as PJ5C from Sint Eustatius (NA-145) from 23 November to 1 December, including participation in the CQ WW DX CW Contest. Outside the contest they will operate mainly CW with some FT8 and FT4 on 160-10 metres. QSL via LoTW and Club Log's OQRS.
V5 - Gunter, DK2WH will be active again as V51WH and V55Y (contest callsign) from Namibia between 20 November and 24 March 2026. He will operate SSB, FT8, RTTY, and some CW on 160-6 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX The Daily DX]
VP9 - Rikk, WE9G will be active as VP9/WE9G from Warwick, Bermuda (NA-005) from 24 November to 4 December. This will be a SO2R (Single Operator 2 Radios) activity on 160-6 metres, mostly FT8 with some CW and SSB. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW, or via WE9G.
VR2 - Special event station VR2NGC is active until 21 November during the 15th National Games of China, a multi-sports event being held throughout Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau (9-21 November). The station is operated by students and staff of a secondary school.
YJ0 - Stan, LZ1GC will be active as YJ0GC from Efate (OC-035), Vanuatu from 22 November to 5 December. He will operate CW, SSB and FT8/FT4 on 160-10 metres with two working stations, on different bands and modes (one on digital modes and another one on CW/SSB). QSL via Club Log's OQRS (preferred) or via LZ1GC. See http://www.c21gc.com for more information and updates.
ZL - ZL60PAH is the special callsign for Phil, ZL3PAH to use from 23 November to 22 February 2026 to celebrate his diamond jubilee in amateur radio. He will operate CW, RTTY, and "maybe a little SSB too" on 80-10 metres. QSL via LoTW.
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QSL 3G1P & AT2AH ---> Cezar reports that all direct QSL requests for 3G1P (SA-100) and AT2AH (AS-178) received by 7 November have been processed and sent. In addition, all QSL requests via the bureau received through Club Log before 7 November have been mailed to the RAC Outgoing QSL Bureau in Ottawa. "Future direct QSL requests will be processed every two weeks", he says. "Note that I will participate in the 3Y0K DXpedition to Bouvet, and so I will be unable to process any requests between 28 January and 11 March
2026".
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