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[14/09/2025]
425 DX News Bulletin
n.
1793
13 September 2025 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1793
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**** DX INFORMATION ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
9Y - Commemorating the 49th anniversary of the Republic of Trinidad and
Tobago, members of the DXHams Amateur Radio Group (9Y4Y) will be
active as 9Y49R on 24-28 September. QSL via LoTW; QSOs will also be
uploaded to Club Log.
C5 - Peter (PC3M), Maarten (PA3EYC), Tijmen (PA3GRM), Mariette (PA4UUS)
and Gert (PA2LO) will be active as C5Y from the Gambia on 23-29
October, including participation in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. They
will operate primarily CW and SSB, with some FT8/FT4 as needed. QSL
direct to PH3T; QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW and Club Log.
EI - Team EJ1K (namely EI0CZ, EI9FBB, EI9FVB, ON4TV, ON8JW, and OP8L)
will be active from Great Blasket Island (EU-007) on 26-28 Septem-
ber. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS; QSOs will be uploaded to Club Log, LoTW
and QRZ Logbook.
GM - Members of the Inverness and District Amateur Radio Society will be
active as GS0RIV from the island of North Uist (EU-010) on 21-26
September. They will operate SSB, CW and FT8/FT4. QSOs will be
uploaded to LoTW, Club Log, eQSL and QRZ Logbook; paper QSLs will
not be available.
H4 - Bernhard, DL2GAC will be active again as H44MS from Malaita Island
(OC-047), Solomon Islands, between 20 September and 25 November,
and again between 25 January and 10 April 2026. Usually he is QRV
on a daily basis, with activity on 80-6 metres SSB and FT8. QSL via
home call, direct or bureau.
I - Celebrating 130 years of radio and IARU's centenary, several spe-
cial callsigns will be in use from 15 September to 15 October:
II0IARU (Sardinia), II1IARU, II2IARU, II3IARU, II4IARU, II5IARU,
II6IARU, II7IARU, II8IARU, II9IARU, IR0IARU, IR2IARU, IR3IARU,
IR7IARU and IR8IARU, as well as II1RVCO, II2RBUS, II3RTRE, IR2RGAL,
IR2RIMV and IR2RMAG. See https://www.ari.it/ for more information;
certificates and eQSLs will be available on HamAward.
JD1_oga- Members of the University of Tokyo Amateur Radio Club will be
active as JA1ZLO/JD1 from Hahajima (21-22 September) and Chichijima
(22-24 September), Ogasawara (AS-031). They will operate SSB, CW
and FT8 on the HF bands, as well as on 144 MHz and 430 MHz. QSOs
will be uploaded to Club Log and LoTW. As for paper QSL cards, use
form on https://ja1zlo.u-tokyo.org/qslpolicy/ and apply by the end
of December.
OH0 - Look for Udo, OH0/DL2AQI and Torsten, OH0/DL4APJ to be active holi-
day style from the Aland Islands (EU-002, WWL KP00ad) on 15-26
September. They will operate CW, SSB and various digital modes on
80-10 metres, as well as on 144, 430 and 1200 MHz, and via satel-
lite (QO-100). QSL via home calls, direct or bureau; OH0/DL4APJ
will also use eQSL, LoTW, Club Log, QRZ.com and HRDLOG.net.
OZ - Frank, DL2SWW (5Q5W) and Gaby, DF9TM (OV9M) will participate in the
SSB leg of the Scandinavian Activity Contest from Vendsyssel-Thy
(EU-171). Look for activity to start on 18 September. QSOs will be
uploaded to Club Log. [TNX The Daily DX]
SV - The Salamis Radio Team will be active as SX8AJX from Salamina
Island (EU-075) on 16-30 September. Plans are to operate CW, SSB
and digital modes on the HF bands and via satellite. QSOs will be
uploaded to LoTW and Club Log. See https://www.qrz.com/db/SX8AJX
for more information.
T8 - Fumi, JK1CEK, will be active holiday style as T88SF from Malakal
Island, Koror (OC-009), Palau on 18-22 September. He will operate
mainly low power FT8/FT4 on various bands. QSL via Club Log's OQRS
and LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX]
UA - Commemorating the 500th anniversary since Russian diplomat Dmitrij
Gerasimov first proposed the idea of a sea route connecting Europe
and China via the Arctic Ocean, special callsign R500SMP (Severnogo
Morskogo Puti, i.e. Northern Sea Route) will be QRV from 10 Septem-
ber to 10 October. Also active will be seven memorial stations from
the regions along whose coasts Gerasimov had imagined it would be
possible to reach Asia: R500O (Arkhangelsk Oblast), R500M (Murmansk
Oblast), R500X (Komi Republic), R500K (Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous
Okrug), R500Z (Kamchatka Krai), R500F (Sakhalin Oblast), R500L
(Primorsky Krai). Gerasimov's geographical hypothesis was recorded
by the Italian humanist Paolo Giovio in 1525. The QSL manager for
all stations is RN3RQ; all QSOs will be confirmed automatically via
the bureau . See https://hamlog.online/club/srr/1604/ for the cer-
tificate.
V4 - Tom, K0YA and his wife Toni, W5RCX will be active holiday style as
V4/K0YA (CW, SSB, FT8) and V4/W5RCX (FT8) from St. Kitts (NA-104)
on 16-28 September. They will be QRV primarily during their morning
and evening hours. QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW and Club Log. [TNX
The Daily DX]
V6 - Masa, JM1LBO has been active again as V63SC from Pohnpei (OC-010),
Micronesia since 10 September, and will remain there until 15 Sep-
tember. QSL via home call. [TNX DX World]
VE - Mike, VE2XB will be active as VY0ZOO from Sanikiluaq on Flaherty
Island (NA-196) between 12 and 15 or 16 September. He will then
return to Coral Harbour on Southampton Island (NA-007), and remain
there until 18 December. QSL via VE2XB. [TNX VE3LYC]
VP2M - Franco, J88BTI will be active as VP2MAA from Montserrat (NA-103) on
11-17 September. The primary objective of this trip is to finalise
the arrangements for his relocation, as he expects to depart Saint
Vincent in late September to take up a position in Montserrat for
approximately a year. QSL via IK2DUW. [TNX DX World]
VP2V - A group of young operators will be active from Tortola, British
Virgin Islands (NA-023) on 23-28 October. They will participate in
the CQ WW DX SSB Contest as VP2VRX (QSL via LoTW, eQSL, Club Log's
OQRS, or via N4XTT, direct and bureau). Outside the contest, look
for VP2V/KC1KUG, VP2V/N4XTT, VP2V/W3MLJ, and VP2V/W9RFT to operate
SSB, CW, and FT8 (MSHV) on 160-6 metres "excluding WARC". In
addition, the team will also be active as NP2R from St. Thomas, US
Virgin Islands (NA-106) on 20-22 October. See https://vp2vrx.com
for more information.
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**** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
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3C0W ---> On 6 September, YL2GM and EA5EL reached Annobon. Their attempts to
obtain a local permit to operate from the island were unsuccessful, so they
returned to Malabo and now expect to fly back home.
CQ ITALIAN ISLANDS ---> Organized by ARI Grado & IU3EDK, the Italian Islands
Activity Day will take place on 13 September from 7 to 21 UTC. This is not a
contest, just an opportunity for enjoying being QRV for island residents and
casual activators alike. Complete information about the Italian Islands
Award can be found on https://iia.ari.it/.
SAC ---> The 66th Scandinavian Activity Contest will be held on 20-21
September (CW) and 11-12 October (SSB), from 12 UTC on Saturday to 11:59 UTC
on Sunday. Scandinavian stations (Aland Islands, Denmark, Faroe Islands,
Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Jan Mayen, Market Reef, Norway, Svalbard and
Bear Island, Sweden) will try to work as many non-Scandinavian stations as
possible and vice versa. Complete information of the SAC events can be found
at https://www.sactest.net/.
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 4K3ZX, 4O6DN, 5Z4VJ, 9G1SD, 9J2BO,
9J2FI, 9K2GR, BI4VIP, CN2DX, DU0A, E6RS, EA5/DL8JJ/p (EU-151), EK/AB1F,
EK8A, EP5TJS, EZ/DL7ZM, FK8IK, GJ0KYZ, HH2JR, HH2K, HS0ZLV, HS3OY, JW0V,
KH7AL/KH9, KI7QCF/6Y, N6TQ/VY0 (NA-009), OJ0L, SV8QDJ, SX17ASTRO, SX9G
(EU-187), T31TT, T32TT, TM5K (EU-065), TR8CA, TX5U (OC-066), VK5KI (OC-139),
VY2TT, XE1AR, XV9B, YN9H, YS3PY (NA-190), ZD7BG.
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