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7 June 2025 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1779
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**** DX INFORMATION ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
8R - Aldir, PY1SAD has been active again as 8R1TM from Guyana since 1
June, and expects to remain there until 8 July. He operates CW, SSB
and digital modes on 160-6 metres and via satellite. During the
weekdays he is QRV between 23 UTC and 2 UTC. QSL via LoTW, eQSL,
QRZ Logbook, or direct to home call.
F - Celebrating IARU's 100th anniversary, Dimitri, F4DSK and Lee, F5MUX
will be active as TM0IARU on 7-21 June. They will operate mainly
SSB and CW. QSL via LoTW and eQSL. Paper QSLs are not needed.
FO - G0VJG, will be active holiday style as FO/G0VJG from Bora Bora (OC-
067), French Polynesia on 10-26 June. He will operate SSB, CW and
FT8 on 80-6 metres. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS and LoTW.
FW - The DX Obsessed Group (https://www.dxobsessed.org/home) will be
active as FW5K from Wallis Island (OC-054) from 20 October to 7 No-
vember, including a Multi-2 entry in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. Six
operators (K6VHF, KA6BIM, N7JI, NC7M, NG7E, W7HER) will be QRV on
160-6 metres CW, SSB, FT8 and RTTY. QSL via Club Log's OQRS; QSOs
will be uploaded to LotW 6 months after the end of the DXpedition.
G - Look for M/ON6EF/p and M/ON1BN/p to be active from the Isles of
Scilly (EU-011) on 25-28 July. They will participate in the IOTA
Contest as G6EFW/p (QSL via ON6EF; QSOs will be uploaded to eQSL
and QRZ Logbook). See https://www.qrz.com/db/G6EFW for more infor-
mation.
H40 - Lance, W7GJ will be active as H40GJ from Pigeon Island (OC-065),
Temotu Province on 8-27 August. This will be a 6m EME DXpedition,
using Q65-60A in the "Q65 Pileup" mode. For detailed information &
instructions, see https://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj/H40%202025.htm.
"When I am not aimed up at the moon, I will be monitoring 50.313 on
FT8 mode", Lance says. "Please take the initiative to call my di-
rection when you think there may be ionospheric propagation. If
propagation is good and there are many callers, I may switch to FT4
or FT8 F/H on a frequency to be announced". QSL via LoTW, or direct
to W7GJ. Also, bookmark https://www.facebook.com/lance.collister/
for updates.
JA - JS6UVS (JH1LHD), JS6UVT (JO3TND), JS6UVU (JE1XUZ), and JS6UVV
(JA1SJS) are heading to Cape Irizaki (PL14lk), the western tip of
Yonaguni Island (AS-024) and the westernmost point in Japan, for a
"field expedition" to take place on 6-9 June. Activity will be on
CW, SSB, FM, FT8 and FT4 on 6m, 2m, 70cm, 23cm, and some HF bands
(especially at night). QSL via LoTW and Club Log's OQRS. See
https://www.qrz.com/db/JS6UVV for more details.
JD1_oga- Kou, JP1IHD will be active again as JD1BQP (https://x.com/jd1bqp)
from Chichijima (AS-031), Ogasawara on 15-21 June. Activity will be
focused on 6 metres using SSB and FT8/FT4. QSL via JP1IHD (direct)
or JD1BQP (bureau); QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW and Club Log.
KL - Puneit, VU2TUM and his wife Neha, VU2HUM will be active as KL7/
VU2TUM and KL7/VU2HUM between 7 and 20 June while on a road trip to
various locations in Alaska, possibly including POTA sites. They
will be QRV on 40-6 metres, as well as on 2m and 70cm. QSLs via
VU2TUM. [VU2TUM]
OZ - Joergen OZ0J, Anders OZ3ACB, Soeren OZ9U and possibly others will
be active as SM/OV2E from Aspo Island (EU-138) on 24-28 July, IOTA
Contest included. Outside the contest they will operate SSB, CW,
and digital modes on the HF bands and 6 metres. QSL via OZ0J; QSOs
will be uploaded to LoTW and Club log. [TNX NG3K]
PA - Dennis, PA2DK and Pim, PA5PR will be active as PC38EU from Texel
Island (EU-038) on 25-28 July, including participation in the IOTA
Contest. QSL via the bureau and LOTW.
SV9 - Team SX9G (SV1DPJ, SV1ENG, SV1GE, SV1JG, SV1YU, DD2CW, G0PZA,
HB9EBC and VK2IR) will be active from Gavdos Island (EU-187) on 24-
29 July, IOTA Contest included. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or via
ON3UN.
TK - Pascal, F6UIG will be active as TK2C from Corsica (EU-014) on 9-23
June. He will operate CW and SSB on 40-10 metres. He could also
be QRV as TK/F6UIG/p while doing some POTA activities.
UA0 - Team RI0CR (R3BY, R5EM, RU3EG, RU5D, RW3XA, RZ3EC and UA3EDQ) will
be active from Ustrichnyy Island (AS-114) on 15-20 July. They will
operate CW, SSB and digital modes on 40-10 metres. QSL via RZ3EC
and LoTW. See https://robinsons.ru/ri0cr/ for more information.
V4 - Once again John, W5JON will be active as V47JA from St. Kitts (NA-
104) on 15-24 June. He will operate SSB and FT8 on various bands,
with a focus on 6 metres. QSL via LoTW, or direct only to W5JON.
VE - Jim, N6TQ will be active as N6TQ/VY0 from Devon Island (NA-009),
Nunavut during the first two weeks of July. He and Matthias,
KK7LJM will be stationed at the Flashline Mars Arctic Research
Station (https://fmars.marssociety.org/). Plans are to be QRV when
time permits and to operate CW (on or around 14040, 21040 and 28040
kHz) and SSB (on or around 14260, 21260 and 28460 kHz) "listening
up". They are members of the Advanced Team tasked with assessing,
repairing, and readying the research station for the season ahead;
expected dates are 3-12 July, but they may vary due to weather
conditions. QSL via LoTW or direct to home call.
W - This year's Youth on the Air summer camp for young radio amateurs
aged 15-25 in the Americas will be held on 15-20 June near Denver,
Colorado (https://youthontheair.org/denver2025/). Campers will
operate special event station W0Y during breaks between sessions.
In addition, there will be dedicated operating times on the HF
bands and satellites, as well as for a POTA/SOTA activation (see
qrz.com for the details). QSL via LoTW, or send requests to KC3UII.
YJ - Bob, ZL1RS will be active as YJ0RS from Efate (OC-035), Vanuatu on
11-28 June. He will be QRV primarily on 6 metres FT8, with the main
focus on ionospheric propagation and some activity on 10 metres if
the Magic Band is closed. He will also be on 6m EME for about one
hour at each moonrise and moonset. QSL via LoTW, Club Log, or via
home call. See https://www.qsl.net/zl1rs/yj0_eme.html for more in-
formation.
YV - Look for team YW6M to operate SSB, CW, digital, and satellite from
Isla Chimana Segunda (SA-090) on 20-24 June. QSL direct to W4DTA.
[TNX The Daily DX]
ZC4 - Dave, G4WXJ will be active again as ZC4RH from Dhekelia, UK Sover-
eign Base Areas on Cyprus on 14-20 June. He will operate CW, SSB,
FT8 and FT4 on 40-6 metres. QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or via
DK6SP. [TNX The Daily DX]
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*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S ***
**** 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
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DAYTON HAMVENTION PHOTO GALLERY ---> The 2025 Dayton Hamvention Photo
Gallery is now up on Tom, K8CX's Ham Gallery. It includes 411 photos, which
makes a total of 7,940 Dayton Hamvention photos, all searchable by callsign:
https://hamgallery.com/dayton2025/.
NCDXF GRANTS ---> The Northern California DX Foundation has announced grants
to the V6D DXpedition to Micronesia ("this is a team that has successfully
completed many DXpeditions and plans are readied for success once again";
see https://v6d.mydx.de/), and to the 3C2MD DXpedition to Bioko Island,
Equatorial Guinea ("the Mediterraneo DX Club always does a great job
with their DXpeditions with good operators and all modes/bands; see
https://www.mdxc.support/3c2md/).
Another grant goes to Hannah Rosenfeld, W7HER to be an operator on the FW5K
DXpedition to Wallis Island in late October. "She is a very active amateur,
founder of the University of Oregon Radio Club, W7DUX, and Youth Amateur
Radio leader. She promotes radio sport activities through the YMCA in
Eugene, Oregon."
The mission of NCDXF is to provide necessary financial support for well-
organized DXpeditions to desirable DXCC entities and to support advances in
DXpeditioning skills, technology, and infrastructure. These funds come from
the contributions of our supporters in the DX community. Your contribution
will help make DX happen: https://www.ncdxf.org/. [TNX K9CT]
INDIA NEW PREFIXES ---> The VU2 and VU3 prefixes were first issued around
1929 and 1989, respectively. New amateur radio stations in India are now
being issued callsigns with new prefixes:
the prefix range of VU22 to VU29 is for General Grade licences;
The prefix range of VU32 to VU39 is for Restricted Grade licences.
The first callsign authorized under the new rules is VU22DX, issued to
Sandesh "Sandy" Bhat who has recently upgraded his previous Restricted Grade
licence of VU3FGJ.
QSL DP0GVN ---> Friedrich zur Hellen, DL4BBH is the new QSL manager for
DP0GVN, the club station located at the German Antarctic Research Station
"Neumayer III". The station is regularly activated by station personnel (the
current operator is Alex, DL2ALY, who - as a member of the 45th wintering
team - will remain there until December) as well as visitors. QSL cards are
available direct or via the DARC QSL bureau. Logs are also being uploaded to
LotW. DL4BBH handles also the QSL cards for DP0POL(/mm), the research vessel
"Polarstern".
TISZA CUP 2025 ---> The 6th edition of the Tisza Cup International CW Con-
test will be held on 7 June (from 02.00 UTC to 14.59 UTC) on 160-10 metres.
Complete information can be found on https://www.tiszacup.eu/index.php/en/
[TNX HA0NAR, Contest Director]
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3B9FR, 3F3RRC, 4K0T, 4L7T, 5H1KB
(AF-032), 6Y1A, 6Y7EI, 7Q6M, 7Z1AO, 8P5A, 8R1TM, 9L5A, 9M6BOB, 9Y20TATT,
A35GC, AU2V (AS-161), BV1EK, CQ35MD, CT9/WT3J, D44TWO, D4DX, D84C (AS-084),
DP0GVN, E51BQ, ED8W, EX9A, EY100IARU, FJ/SP9FIH, FM4LV, FM5BH, FM8QR,
FP/F4HEC, FY/PY8WW, H44MS, HC1MD/2, HC8M, HZ1HZ, HZ1TT, KL5EX, OE150GM,
PJ4KY, S21PL, SU9VB, SV2RSG/A, SZ1A, T31TT, T32TT, TI1RRC, TI1RRC/p (NA-
117), TI5/VA3RA, TK4TH, TK5KP, TO1P (NA-146), TO1Q (NA-102), TX7N (OC-027),
UN9L, V48K, V51F, V6WG (OC-059), V85T, VK9CU, VK9DX, VK9XU, VP8CIW, VP8LP,
VP8YLJ, VU2GSM, VU4A, XE2SSB, YE9BJM, Z62NS, ZB2CM, ZD7BG, ZF2OO.
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