425 DX Bulletin - Editado por Mauro Pregliasco I1JQJ e Valeria Pregliasco IK1ADH - PY2KP Brazil Amateur Radio Station

Edição: 1763     Data:  14/02/2025      [ Atualizado todas as sextas feiras ]
       
               

3B9    - Team 3B9DJ  (namely OK1CRM, OK2ZA, OK6DJ and OK7GU)  will be active
         from Rodrigues Island (AF-017) from 24 March to 5 April.  They plan
         to operate  CW, FT8 and SSB  on  160-10 metres.  QSL via Club Log's
         OQRS (preferred), LoTW, or via OK6DJ.

4S     - Team  4S7SPG (namely SP3CFM, SP6EQZ, SP6JIU, SP9FIH) will be active
         from Nilaveli, Sri Lanka (AS-003) from 16 February to 1 March. They
         will operate CW, SSB, FT8 and RTTY  on  80-10 metres.  QSL via Club
         Log's OQRS, or via SP6CIK. See http://4s.dxpeditions.org/  for more
         information.

5H     - Chas, NK8O will be active again as  5H3DX  from Tanzania between 20
         February and 6 March. He plans to operate FT8 and CW in his limited
         spare  time.  QSL via LoTW,  eQSL,  or direct  to  home  call  (see
         https://www.qrz.com/db/5H3DX for instructions). [TNX The Daily DX]

5H     - Maurizio, IK2GZU will be active again as 5H3MB  from Tanzania  from
         18 March to 8 April,  while doing volunteer work at a local school.
         In his spare time he will operate SSB, CW and digital modes  on 80-
         10 metres.  QSL via Club Log's OQRS,  LoTW and eQSL, or  via IK2GZU
         (direct or bureau).

5X     - Currently based  in  Nairobi (Kenya),  and using his 5Z4J callsign,
         John, ZS5J has just received his 5X1J license. "I have an office in
         Uganda and I travel by road  to Uganda from Kenya  on a regular ba-
         sis, usually for 2 to 3 weeks  for each trip",  he says.  "It is on
         these trips that I will be using my 5X1J callsign.  I will be oper-
         ating mostly from Jinja, at the source of the River Nile  near Lake
         Victoria". QSL only via LoTW.  More information and updates will be
         posted to https://www.qrz.com/db/5X1J.

8Q     - Takio, JH3QFL will be active as  8Q7FL  from the  Maldives (AS-013)
         from  26 February to 6 March.  He will operate FT8  on 40-6 metres.
         QSL direct to home call and LoTW.

9K     - 9K9NLD is the special callsign for the Kuwait Amateur Radio Society
         to celebrate Kuwait National Day (25 February)  and  Liberation Day
         (26 February) throughout the month of February. QSL via EC6DX. Also
         joining the celebrations will be the Saudi Amateur Radio Society as
         HZ1KWT on 19-25 February,  and possibly  the national societies  of
         Bahrain (A91KWT) and the UAE (A60KWT).

C5     - C5DX will be activated again on 14-21 February as part of a  school
         trip to  Banjul,  The Gambia. In his  spare time  Alan, G4DJX  will
         operate CW on 40-10 metres.  QSL via LoTW;  paper QSLs  will not be
         provided.

DU     - Team  4I2I  will be active  from Itbayat Island (OC-093)  on  26-31
         March.  Team members include  DU1BP,  DU1JM,  DW2GBB/KN6GB,  N6AKO,
         VE3GJP/WL7OW, W2DDY, WD0PE and WJ1P/DU1X.  They will operate SSB on
         160-10 metres, including an entry in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest. QSL
         via VE3GJP. Updates will be posted to https://www.qrz.com/db/4I2I.
EA     - Commemorating the 45th anniversary of the  1980 referendum  for au-
         tonomy and representing  the provinces of Andalusia,  eight special
         callsigns will be activated  on  22-28 February:  AN45AL (Almeria),
         AN45CA (Cadiz), AN45CO (Cordoba),  AN45GR (Granada),  AN45HU (Huel-
         va), AN45JA (Jaen), AN45MA (Malaga), AN45SE (Sevilla). In addition,
         AN7AND will be active on 28 February (Andalusia Day).  A number  of
         certificates will be available,  see https://diadeandalucia.ure.es/
         for detailed information.

F      - Team TM13X will participate in the SSB leg of the French HF Champi-
         onship (22-23 February)  from  Ratonneau Island (EU-095).  All QSOs
         will be confirmed automatically via the bureau.

F      - Members  of Radio Club Jean Bart, F6KMB will be active as TM6C from
         24 February  to  9 March  during  the traditional  Dunkirk Carnival
         (Carnaval de Dunkerque). QSL via F6KMB.

HI     - Members  of the  Liga Dominicana de Radio Amateurs (HI8LD)  will be
         active as HI2LD from Isla Saona (NA-122)  on 27 February,  starting
         around 13 UTC. They will operate SSB on 40, 20, and 10 metres.  QSL
         via LoTW, QRZ Logbook and eQSL.

HK0_sa - Ray, K3ARC will be active as HK0A from  San Andres Island  (NA-033)
         on 9-19 March. He will operate SSB and QRS CW on 20-10 metres.  QSL
         via LoTW, or direct to home call. [TNX DX World]

HZ     - Members of the Saudi Amateur Radio Society (HZ1SAR)  will be active
         as 7Z3FD, 8Z3FD and HZ3FD on 15-22 February.  The special callsigns
         celebrate Saudi Arabia's Founding Day (22 February).

LU     - Carlos, LU8DCH will be active as LU8DCH/D from Martin Garcia Island
         (SA-055) on 14-18 February. He will operate SSB, FT4 and FT8 on 80-
         10 metres.  QSOs will be uploaded to Club Log, LoTW and eQSL.  [TNX
         The Daily DX]

PY     - Fabio, PP5BZ  will  be active  as  ZW5W  from  Ilha Santana de Fora
         (SA-088) on  21-23 February.  He will operate SSB and CW on 40, 20,
         15 and 10 metres.  This island is uninhabited  and  lacks anchoring
         infrastructure, rendering its operation strongly weather dependent.
         QSL via PP5BZ, direct or bureau.

TR     - Roland, F8EN  is back to Gabon and active as  TR8CR  until at least
         April, maybe longer. He operates CW only. QSL via F6AJA;  logsearch
         on  http://LesNouvellesDX.fr/voirlogs.php. [TNX F6AJA]

V6     - Rikk, WE9G will be active as V6WG from Kosrae Island (OC-059),  Mi-
         cronesia from 18 March to 1 April. This will be a SO2R operation on
         160-6 metres;  he will operate  FT8/FT4  (MSHV and Super Fox)  with
         some SSB and CW,  and will enable  Club Log's Live Stream.  QSL via
         WE9G (direct and bureau), Club Log's OQRS, LoTW.

VK9N   - Members of the Caboolture Amateur Radio Club (VK4QD) will be active
         from Norfolk Island (OC-005) between  22 February and 1 March.  The
         callsigns  used for  this operation  will be  VK9QD (club station),
         VK9AB (VK4AWB), VK9YB (VK4YB),  VK9/VK4CJB, VK9/VK4KCA, VK9/VK4KLA,
         VK9/VK4PBE and VK9/VK4TG.  "All HF bands  will be covered  at  some
         stage";  VK9YB will attempt to set  a new world record  distance on
         630 and 2200m. QSL via operator's instructions. [TNX The Daily DX]

VU     - Datta, VU2DSI and  Ajay, VU3LPQ will be active as  AU6LON  on 20-24
         February from the shores of Lonar Lake,  created by the impact of a
         meteorite  some 570,000 years ago.  They will be  QRV on 40, 20, 15
         and 10 metres. QSL direct to VU2DSI.

W      - Team N4T  will be active from  Garden Key,  Dry Tortuga's  National
         Park (NA-079) between  19 and 24 February.  They plan to be QRV  on
         various bands and modes  with up to  three stations  during the day
         and  at least  one station  overnight.  Updates will  be posted  to
         https://www.drytortugas.info; QSOs will be uploaded to Club Log and
         LoTW.

CARIBBEAN TOUR ---> Mike, DF8AN  will be active again from  the Caribbean as
follows:
19-27 February        FS/DF8AN, TO8AN  St. Martin (NA-105)
28 February-1 March   V26MN            Antigua (NA-100)
1-9 March             VP2MMN           Montserrat (NA-103)
9-10 March            V26MN            Antigua (NA-100)
10-11 March           FS/DF8AN, TO8AN  St. Martin (NA-105)
He will operate  mainly digital modes and CW on  80-6 metres.  QSL via  home
call, direct or bureau. [TNX The Daily DX]

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5N9DTG ---> "There will be a lot of FT8 traffic during this activity, as FT8
is our priority",  the Rebel DX Group posted to Facebook on 11 February. "We
will use Super Fox latest version on 20, 17, 15, 12, 10m  together with MSHV
on  the same bands, same time  to increase  the number of QSOs,  and give  a
chance to  small pistols and stations with wire between the trees.  Don't be
confused if you see us on e.g. 20m 14.074 and 14.090 or 21.074 and 21.091 at
the same time.
Super Fox will be used till we see low trafic, then MSHV will take over. 30,
40, 60, 80, 160m  will be done on MSHV.  6m if any other - on MSHV only.  CW
and SSB not very important for us, but there will be some activity as well".
See https://www.qrz.com/db/5N9DTG for the FT modes band plan.

9V QSL BUREAU ---> The  Singapore Amateur Radio Transmitting Society (SARTS)
has closed its  9V QSL bureau effective  14 February 2025,  and is no longer
accepting cards. [TNX W5ZN, IARU Secretary]

ANTARCTIC ACTIVITY WEEK ---> The Worldwide Antarctic Program  has  announced
that the 22nd Antarctic Activity Week will be held on  17-23  February.  The
aim of this annual event is to promote worldwide interest in  the  Antarctic
continent. Special callsigns (QSL via operator's instructions) are  expected
to be aired during this year's AAW from  Canada (VA3WAP),  France (TM22AAW),
Germany  (DA0ANT),  Italy  (II2ANT,  II5ANT,  IR1ANT,  IR8ANT),  Netherlands
(PA6ANT, PF88ANT), Poland (SP0ANT),  Spain (EH3ANT, EH5AAW),  and USA (K4K).
See https://www.waponline.it/antarctic-activity-week/aaw-2025/ for  complete
information.

H7RRC & YN6RRC: CANCELLED ---> The 11-16 February operations  from  Isla del
Cardon (NA-212) and POTA NI-0055 [425DXN #1759] have been cancelled. "Unfor-
tunately, today we finally found out that we were denied our application for
activity from the  territory of Nicaragua,  which was submitted back  in May
2024", the team reported on 13 February.  They are still on track to operate
as TI1RRC/p (Isla del Cano, NA-117)  and  TI1RRC between 19 and 25 February,
and as 3F3RRC from Panama between 26 February and 3 March. [TNX RW3RN]

IARU NEWS ---> The  IARU member-societies  have voted  to admit  the  Libyan
Communications Amateur Society (LCAS) as its newest member society.  Founded
on 12 May 2024, LCAS has seven licensed amateurs as members.  Office bearers
are 5A21MB (Chairman), 5A21ZX (Deputy Chairman) and 5A21AF (President of the
General Assembly).  The address of LCAS is P.O. Box 14158, Alhadba Alkhadra,
Tripoli, Libya. [Source: IARU Calendar #206, 10 February 2025]

NCDXF PRESS RELEASE ---> The Northern California DX Foundation has announced
"its financial support for a $35,000 grant to fund the NexGen RIB 2 systems.
This project  was submitted and led  by  Gregg, W6IZT.  His proposal  is  to
utilize three Elecraft K4 radios Radio-In-Box (RIB) kit  that can be used by
DXpeditioners. He has a proven setup  and will immediately embark on prepar-
ing these for deployment.
NCDXF will own the RIBs and keep them maintained for deployment. DXpeditions
need to request these units with their  NCDXF DXpedition grant applications.
This grant  follows  the successful launch of the  first generation of  RIBs
using FlexRadio by George, AA7JV.  Many QSOs have been made successfully  in
several DXpeditions where the entity footprint was minimized, and the opera-
tors could be remote. These RIBs are still maintained and in use.
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]

WRTC 2026 ---> The WRTC 2026 Competition Rules have been approved  and  pub-
lished: https://www.wrtc2026.org/2025/02/10/wrtc-uk-competition-rules/. In a
nutshell: the event will be a Multi-2 style competition; CW and SSB contacts
with the same location will score equal points.  "Small changes from earlier
WRTC rules are primarily aimed to ensure the competition is a test of opera-
tor skills as much as possible".

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QSLs received direct or through  managers: 3B8M, 3D2AG/p, 3W9Z, 4L7T, 4S7AB,
4Y1A, 5A1AL, 5R8WE, 5X4E, A71AM, A71YY, CY9C, D44PM, DU3LA,  E6AQ, FM/DF8AN,
FP5BZ, FS4WBS, FY/WE9G, GB200LB,  HD8CW, HK4SAN,  HS0ZLV, IG9/S52OT, JD1BMH,
JT5DX, JY5MM,  K6VHF/HR9, KH0W, OF60IRON, OH0AM, OH0Z, OJ0T, OX/5Q2J, OX7AM,
PJ4JA, PZ5JW,  S21DX (AS-140),  SP9FIH/VP9, TI9/TI2JJP,  TO0J, TO9W,  TR8CA,
TT8ES,  TZ4AM, UK9AA,  UN3M, V31CN (NA-180),  V55LA, V73WE,  VK5KI (OC-139),
VK6SJ,  VK9CV, VP8G,  VP9/K2WK, VU3WEW,  WP3C,  XT2MD, XU7GNY,  XV9NI,  XV9X
(AS-128), YI1YY, YJ0TT, YN9H, Z81Z, ZD7W, ZD9GJ, ZF2OO.