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[10/05/2025]
425 DX News Bulletin
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1775
10 May 2025 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1775
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**** DX INFORMATION ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
3DA - Morten, LA9GY will be active holiday style as 3DA0GY from eSwatini
between 22 May and 2 June. He will operate CW and some SSB with a
focus on 20, 15 and 10 metres, and possible operations on 80, 40,
30, 17 and 12 metres . QSL via LoTW, or direct to home call. [TNX
The Daily DX]
4U1ITU - 4U0ITU is the callsign for the International Amateur Radio Club at
ITU HQ in Geneva to use from 16 May through the end of the year in
celebration of the 160th anniversary of the International Telecom-
munication Union. QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or direct to IARC,
P.O. Box 6, 1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland.
9U - Several members of the Russian DX Team will be active as 9U1RU from
Burundi between 29 October and 19 November, with "full-scale on-air
operation" from 31 October to 17 November. Plans are to operate CW,
SSB and FT8 (MSHV) with at least seven high-power stations on 160-
6 metres. Bookmark https://www.rudxt.org/9u1ru for more information
and updates. QSL via Club Log's OQRS.
F - Dimitri, F4DSK and Lee, F5MUX will be active as TM160ITU on 17-31
May. The special callsign marks the 160th anniversary of the Inter-
national Telecommunication Union. QSL via LoTW and eQSL.
FM - Darrell, AB2E will be active as TO3E from Martinique (NA-107) on
20-27 May, including an entry in the CQ WW WPX CW Contest. He will
operate mainly CW, with some FT8 and RTTY; outside the contest he
will concentrate on 30, 17 and 12m, as well as on the low bands.
QSL via LoTW, or direct to home call. [TNX NG3K]
G - After a few years' hiatus, the Cray Valley Radio Society will be
operating again as GB6MW from Meopham Windmill on 10 May. Activity
will be on 10-40m SSB and CW, from 08-16 UTC. QSL Club Log' OQRS
and LoTW. The popular Mills on the Air event is taking place on 10-
11 May, see https://nharg.org.uk/content/about-mills-air-mota for
information. [TNX M0MCV]
HP - H82AT is the special callsign for Jose, HP2AT to celebrate his 35th
anniversary in amateur radio from 1 May through 31 December. All
QSOs will be uploaded to QRZ, Club Log, eQSL, and LoTW. Paper cards
will not be available.
J6 - Matts, SM0FPR will be active holiday style as J6/SM0FPR from St.
Lucia (NA-108) from 26 May to 8 June. He will operate mainly CW
with some SSB on various bands, possibly from 80 to 10 metres. QSOs
will be uploaded to LoTW and Club Log. [TNX The Daily DX]
PJ2 - Look for Roberto, IW7DEC to be active as PJ2/IW7DEC from Curacao
(SA-099) on 11-14 May. He will operate SSB and FT8 on 40-10 metres.
QSL via home call; QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW and Club Log.
PJ4 - Frank, PH2M will be active holiday style as PJ4M from Bonaire (SA-
006) on 16-29 May. He will operate mainly FT8 and some SSB on 80-10
metres, possibly also on 6 metres if conditions allow. QSL via
LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or via home call.
V4 - Juan, AC6ZM will be active as V4/AC6ZM from St. Kitts (NA-104) on
18-27 May. He will operate CW, FT8, RTTY and some SSB on various HF
bands and 6 metres, and will participate in the CQ WW WPX CW
Contest as V49K. QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or via home call.
V6 - Nine operators (namely DG2RON, DJ7TO, DJ9KH, DK5WL, DL1KWK, DL2RNS,
DL4SVA, DL7JOM and DL7VEE) will be active as V6D from Chuuk (OC-
011), Micronesia from 22 September to 6 October. Plans are to be
QRV 24/7 on 160-6 metres CW, SSB, FT8 (MSHV), and RTTY with five
stations. QSL via Club Log's OQRS (preferred), or via DL4SVA; full
LoTW upload after six months. See https://v6d.mydx.de for more in-
formation.
VP8 - Gerry, G3WIP was active as ZD8GB from Ascension Island on 5-7 May,
during a short stopover on his way to the Falkland Islands. While
in Stanley, from 10 May to 12 July, he will be QRV as VP8DPD in his
spare time. QSLs via EA5GL and LoTW.
VU7 - Team VU7T (Ram VU2JXN, Gopan VU3HPF/M0XUU, and Fahad VU3FFB, who
might be joined by San VU2TT/A45TT and Sid VU2YYF) will be active
from Agatti (AS-011), Lakshadweep Islands between 22 and 28 May,
including participation in the CQ WW WPX CW Contest and activity
via QO-100. Plans are to be QRV on all HF bands using simple
vertical antennas on the beach. Modes will be CW (primary on HF and
Satellite), SSB (on HF and Satellite), and FT8 (only on Satellite).
QSL via LoTW and Club Log's OQRS.
W - Will, WC6DX will be active from San Clemente Island (NA-066) on 23-
26 May (plus possibly "a few short hours" on 27 May). Look for
WC6DX (neither /p, nor /6) to operate SSB and some CW (no FT8) on
20-6 metres. QSL via home call ("I will send automatic via the
bureau to all non-USA stations who accept bureau cards", he says).
He does not use LoTW or Club Log.
YS - Renato, PY8WW has been active as YS3PY (not YS3/PY8WW, as he had
previously announced) from Isla Zacatillo (NA-190), El Salvador
since 8 May. He expects to remain there until 13 May. QSL via Club
Log's OQRS.
Z6 - Originally planned for late June-early July [425DXN 1766], the
Italian DXpedition Team's operation in Kosovo has been brought for-
ward to 6-17 May. Look for ZS8TT (SSB, CW, RTTY) and Z68ZZ (FT8) on
80-6 metres. QSL direct to I2YSB. See http://www.i2ysb.com/idt/ for
more information, including band plan and OQRS for direct cards.
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**** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
Access to the main functions of www.425dxn.org is provided by the 425DXN App
for Android. It is available on Google Play - free of charge, no ads. Enjoy!
3C2MD ---> The website for the Mediterraneo DX Club's DXpedition to Bioko
Island (AF-010), Equatorial Guinea [425DXN 1773] is now up and running at
https://www.mdxc.support/3c2md. Plans are for a large multi-national team
(I8KHC, IU2EFB, IU3PMA, IU4HRJ, IZ2GNQ, IZ4UEZ, AG4W, DL6KVA, DL6LZM, DL8JJ,
F6IRA, GI4DOH, KB2FMH, OK2WX and YO8PS) to be QRV on 160-10 metres SSB, CW,
RTTY and FT8 from 30 October to 10 November. The are hoping for support from
the DX community, as the significant effort they are making to emphasize the
"human" modes" requires more performing antennas, radios and amplifiers. QSL
via IK2VUC.
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3B9AT, 4S7SPG, 4X8NER, 4Z8NER,
5R8IC, 6Y5HM, 7Q5BM, 8A100IARU, 8Q7MS, 9J2FI, 9J2REK, 9L5A, 9V1KB, AU2V (AS-
161), CN2FPU, CQ8M, CX9AU, DP0GVN, E51SGC, ER100IARU, FG4KH, FP/F4HEC,
FS/F4EQE, GW0ADC, HB0DX, HC1BI, HC8M, HI6M, J52EC, J62K, J8AA, JD1BMH,
JG8NQJ/JD1, KH0/KC0W, LP1H, P40AA, PJ2MAN, T31TT, T32TT, TG9ADM, TI5CDA,
TX7N (NA-027), TY5FR, UK9AA, V26K, V6WG (OC-059), V73WE (OC-029), VP2MQX,
VP8LP, VP8TXF, VU4A, YN9H, ZD7CTO, ZF1MA, ZF2OO, ZS1C.
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