425 DX News #1784
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2025 10:52 am
12 July 2025 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1784
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
8Q - Maxim, OH7O will be active as 8Q7YY from the Maldives (AS-013) on
17-25 July. He will operate SSB (FT8 "from time to time") on 40,
20, 17, 15, 12, 10 and 6 metres. QSL via LoTW. "No QSL cards are
planned, but if a strong interest is expressed, I will discuss with
a QSL manager".
9M6 - Team 9M8A (12 operators) will be active from Satang Besar Island
(OC-165), East Malaysia from 26 July to 10 August, IOTA Contest
included. Outside the contest they will operate SSB, CW, FT8 and
FT4 on 80-6 metres. QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or direct to
9W8ZZK. More information is available on https://cqdx.my/9m8a.
CE - Team 3G1P (Cezar VE3LYC, Felipe XQ7IR, and Johan PA3EXX) is in the
final stages of preparations for the DXpedition to Islotes Pajaros
(SA-100, new one for IOTA), which is scheduled to depart in one
month's time [425DXN 1777]. If everything goes to plan, they
should be on air by mid-afternoon (local time) on 18 August, and
shut down before sunrise on 23 August. A detailed day-by-day time
schedule and lots more information can be found on the DXpedition's
website: https://3g1psa-100.weebly.com. This is a very challenging
project, and donations to help cover some of their costs are
gratefully accepted. Depending on the space available on the rock,
the team will operate two or three stations, as much as possible
around the clock, on 40-10 metres. They will prioritize CW and SSB,
but they will also be active on FT8 (F/H). QSL via Club Log's OQRS
(direct or bureau), or direct to VE3LYC.
CT7 - Special event station CR5Q will be active on 14-20 July for the
43rd International Motorcycle Rally in Faro, Portugal. Expect
activity on 80-6 metres SSB, CW and digital modes. QSL via CT1EHX.
DL - Members of the local chapters in the Ruhr District of the DARC will
be active as DL25WUG on 16-27 July during the FISU Summer World
University Games. All QSOs will be confirmed via the bureau; QSOs
will be uploaded to LoTW, Club log, QRZ Logbook and DCL.
F - Jo, F8GDP will be active holiday style as F8GDP/p from Oleron
Island (EU-032) from 20 July to 1 August. He will operate CW and
"perhaps some FT8 from time to time" on 60, 40 and 30 metres. QSL
via home call.
HR - Team HQ9HC (namely W5BAK, W5HV, WA5LEE, WB5HJV and WP4VW) will be
active from Roatan Island (NA-057) on 14-20 July. Activity will be
"all bands, all modes". See https://www.qrz.com/db/HQ9HC for the
QSL route.
I - Announced participants in the IOTA Contest (26-27 July) from
Italian islands include:
* Alessandro, IU3EDK and Carlo, IZ1KGY as IR5C from Capraia
(EU-028). They will operate SSB. QSL via IU3EDK, direct or bureau.
* Enzo, IK7IMO as IB7V from San Pietro (EU-073). He will operate
SSB. QSL via home call, direct or bureau.
* Team IP1X (namely IK1QBT, IK1YDB, IK2QEI, IK2SPR, IU1JCZ and
IU1LCU) from Gallinara (EU-083). They will operate SSB and CW.
QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or via IU1JCZ (direct or bureau).
* Team II3Y (namely IV3CGJ, IV3GDE, IV3GLK, IV3HWT, IV3KQM, IV3OSC,
IV3TRK and IV3VPR) from Santa Maria di Barbana (EU-130). They
will operate SSB and CW. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS.
OX - Bo, OZ1DJJ will be active again as OX3LX from Nuuk, Greenland (NA-
018) between 14 and 29 July. One or two day trips to IOTA group NA-
220 are possible. 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.
PJ2 - This year the Dave Kalter Youth DX Adventure will see a team of
four teenagers (namely AD8FQ, AD8IR, KJ5CMP, and KJ5JR) be active
again as PJ2Y from Curacao (SA-099) on 17-22 July. More information
on https://youthdxa.org.
SV5 - Team J45E will be active from Kos Island (EU-001), Dodecanese on
24-29 July, including participation in the IOTA Contest. Outside
the contest look for activity on 80-10 metres CW, SSB and digital
modes. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW, or via IZ7ATN (direct or
bureau).
TF - Michael, VE2XB will be active as TF/VE2XB from Olafsvik, Iceland
(EU-021) between 11 and 25 July. He will operate CW and SSB on 80-
10 metres. QSL via home call.
V4 - Pete, G0TLE, will be active as V47EM from St. Kitts (NA-104) from
19 July to 3 August. He will operate CW and SSB on 80-10 metres,
including an entry in the IOTA Contest. QSL via LoTW, Club Log's
OQRS, or direct to home call. [TNX The Daily DX]
VE - Members of the Salt Spring Island Amateur Radio Society will be
active as VE7RAS from Salt Spring Island (NA-075) during their an-
nual social event on 19-20 July. Activity will be on 40-10 metres
SSB. All QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW and Club Log; paper QSL
cards will not be provided. [TNX DX World]
ZD8 - Larry, KI6LT will be active as KI6LT/ZD8 from Ascension Island (AF-
003) between 15 and 21 July. In his spare time he will operate SSB
on 40-10 metres.
IARU HF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ---> The object of the contest is to contact
other amateurs around the world - especially member-society HQ stations and
IARU officials - in as many ITU zones as possible on 160, 80, 40, 20, 15 and
10m CW and SSB. This year's event will run from 12 UTC on 12 July until 1159
UTC on 13 July (see https://contests.arrl.org/iaruhf/). The following is a
selection of IARU Member Society HQ stations that have announced their
participation in this year's event:
Call Mult
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8N2HQ JARL
8N6HQ JARL
8N8HQ JARL
9A0HQ HRS
B1HQ CRAC
B4HQ CRAC
B5HQ CRAC
B7HQ CRAC
CE3AA RCCH
CS5HQ REP
CX1AA RCU
DA0HQ DARC
E7HQ ARABH
ED0HQ URE
EI0HQ IRTS
GR2HQ RSGB
HB9HQ USKA
II1HQ ARI
II2HQ ARI
II4HQ ARI
II6HQ ARI
II9HQ ARI
LN2HQ NRRL
LZ0HQ BFRA
NU1AW IARU
OE0HQ OV
OH0HQ SRAL
OH2HQ SRAL
OZ1HQ EDR
R4HQ SRR
R9HQ SRR
S50HQ ZRS
SN0HQ PZK
TM0HQ REF
W1AW/KP4 ARRL
YT0HQ SRS
Z60HQ SHRAK
ZL6HQ NZART
Members of the IARU Administrative Council and the three IARU regional
executive committees will send a signal report plus AC, R1, R2 or R3, as
appropriate.
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Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
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YOTA CONTEST 2025 ---> The second session of this year's YOTA Contest, orga-
nized by the IARU R1 Youth Working Group in cooperation with the Hungarian
Amateur Radio Society (MRASZ), will take place on 19 July (10:00-22:00 UTC)
on the five classic bands CW and SSB. Everyone can work everyone. The com-
plete rules can be found on https://yotacontest.mrasz.org.
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CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER
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3V8LL IT9TQH ED5R EA5Z SV1/WJ2O N2ZN
5B/WJ2O N2ZN ED5Z EA5RCZ TC0MAR HA8LLH
5Z4VJ M0URX EE5O EA5ITJ TM112TDF F8GGZ
7X2RF EA7FTR EE5R EA5RKB TM13COL F5OGL
8A1K N2OO EF0F/8 EA4URE TM25TDF F5KMY
9J2FI DL1RTL EG6WWA EC6DX TM5MAA F6KPQ
9K2BS EC6DX EG7FAIM EA7RCM TM5VDL F8KGS
9K2ES EC6DX FY4BC IK2DUW TM62TF F8KHW
9K2KO EC6DX FY4JI EA5GL TY5FR DL1BUG
A43WWA EC6DX HF0FURRY SQ5FOX UP7WWA LZ1YE
A91WWA EC6DX II2ATCM IQ2MI V31GT W9HT
AN1000MM EA3URC II4COHR IQ4FE VB2CATGIRL VA2EMZ
AT44I VU2DGR J38DX M0OXO VE2CSI M0URX
C91CCY K3IRV J87WWA IK2DUW VE9WWA VE9CF
CN2DX EA5GL LZ591MK LZ1KCP VU24DX M0OXO
CN2XT EA7FTR OD5KU EB7DX YN9H EA5GL
CP6CL M0OXO OY/EA3HSO N4GNR ZC4MK G0KOM
CT9ABO OM3GI PJ2CF EA5GL ZD7TIM N0UI
DA0WWA DF1QR SN92LOT SP1PMY ZF2AE AA5UK
E7W E73Y SP2GRYF SP2YWL ZW60BJN PY1JR
4U0ITU IARC, P.O. Box 6, 1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland
CQ9A Valery Zhitkovich, Caminho Pinheiro das Voltas 35,
9000-285 Funchal, Portugal
CT8ACA Wolfgang Isele, Parque de Campismo, Praia Formosa,
9580-030 Almagreira VPT, Portugal
ED1R Jesus Maria Gimare Marquez, C/ Jacinto del Barrio 2,
05358 Papatrigo (Avila), Spain
ED7O Pedro L. Alvarez, Calle Isaac Peral 11, 23700 Linares (Jaen),
Spain
EF5U Salva Moreno, Apartado 33, 03820 Cocentaina (Alicante), Spain
FY5KE Laurent Haas, 19 rue de la Duee, BP 11, 75020 Paris, France
GB13COL Rich Shivers, 9029 Eastview Rd, Philadelphia PA 19152-1608, USA
KH0/WB6Z Hiroyuki Miyake, 1-3-6 Asakura Machi, Maebashi-shi, 371-0811,
Japan
N6TQ/VY0 Jim S. Colletto, 8 Theresa Court, Tiburon CA 94920, USA
P44W Carol Richards, 22 Mill Rd, Shamong NJ 08088, USA
SZ2VELOS R.A.U.N.G., Poliklitou 45, 543 51 Thessaloniki, Greece
TR8CA Jean Charron, 19 rue Gabriel Moussa, 33320 Eysines, France
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