11 October 2025 A.R.I. DX Bulletin No 1797 =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 3B9 - Kazu, M0CFW will be active as 3B9/M0CFW from Rodrigues Island (AF- 017) on 21-29 October. He will participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest as 3B9KW. QSLs via LoTW and Club Log's OQRS. [TNX NG3K] 7Q - Look for 7Q1A to be active from Lilongwe, Malawi on 18-24 October (CW and digital modes), and during the CQ WW DX SSB Contest with at least two stations. The team (7Q7CT, 7Q6M, 7Q5MLV, 7Q7EB, 7Q7JN, 7Q6UJ, 7Q8AC, and 7Q8P) "brings together the experience of veterans and the fresh energy of a new generation, who are the future of our hobby". QSL via LoTW, QRZ Logbook, or direct to 7Q7CT (see https://www.qrz.com/db/7Q1A). 7P - Wolfgang, HB9CCS will be active in his spare time as 7P8EA from Thaba-Tseka, Lesotho on 3-27 November. He plans to be QRV daily be- tween 16.00 and 19.00 UTC on or around 21223 kHz (SSB) or 21050 kHz (CW). He might also be active on 17, 12 or 10 metres. QSL via QRZ Logbook, or via HB9CCS. C5 - Luc, F5RAV as C5LT and Lui, YT3PL/YU5R as C5R will be active again from the Gambia between 18 October and 7 November. They will operate CW, SSB and FT8/FT4 on various bands, and will participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest as C5R. QSL C5LT direct to F5RAV; QSL direct to YU5R. Luc and Lui are carrying on a humanitarian project to raise funds for the construction of new classrooms for children aged between 3 and 5: https://www.facebook.com/61572930010269 CE - Felipe, XQ7IR - and maybe one or two other operators - will be active as 3G5SM from Isla Santa Maria (SA-070) on 11-15 November. The operation will also serve as a trial run of the equipment - including a remote station - to be used during Felipe's announced DXpedition to San Ambrosio in January 2026 [425DXN 1795]. Look for activity on 160-6 metres FT8, CW and SSB. QSL via M0URX's OQRS. See https://3g5sm.webnode.cl for more information and updates. CP - Members of the Yaguarete DX Group (LU1FM, LU1HF, LU3FR, LU5HPM, LU6FOV, LU6HGH and LU9FHF) will be active as CP7DX from Tarija, Bolivia from 31 October to 10 November. They will operate SSB and FT8 on 160-6 metres, as well as via EME. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or direct to LU1FM. See https://jvp-antenas.com.ar/cp7dx/ for more information. E6 - The Rebel DX Group has been active as E6AD from Niue (OC-040) since 7 October. This is a 2-man activity: "digital is a priority", they say, "some CW and SSB will be done from time to time". QSL via Club Log's OQRS. See https://www.qrz.com/db/E6AD for more information. F - Michel, F8GGZ will be active as TM80UCO on 12-19 October for the 80th anniversary of UNESCO, the UN Educational, Scientific and Cul- tural Organization that promotes cooperation in education, science, culture and communication. He will operate SSB and CW on 80-10m. QSL via eQSL only. FJ - G3NKC, G4CLA, GW4XUM and M5RIC will be active as FJ/homecall from St. Barthelemy (NA-146) before the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. During the contest (25-26 October) they will use TO4K (QSL via LoTW; QSOs will be uploaded also to Club Log). HB9 - Celebrating the 70th anniversary of their organization, members of the International Police Association's Swiss branch (HB9IPA) will be active as HB70IPA between 1 November and 31 December. Activity will be on various HF bands and the QO-100 satellite. QSL via LoTW and eQSL, paper cards will not be provided. HK0 - Team 5K0UA (HK1T, HJ1YL, K2BB and UU0JR, plus possibly US7UX, VA2WA and WB2AA) will be active from San Andres Island (NA-033) between 15 October and 3 November. They will operate CW, SSB and FT8 on 160-10 metres, and will participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. QSL via Club Log's OQRS and LoTW. See http://imdx.org/ for more information. HP - Alex, F4GHS will be active as HP3/F4GHS from Hermosa Bay in the Chiriqui Province of Panama on 9-17 October. He will be QRV mainly on 20 metres SSB. QSL via home call (direct); he does not use "e- mail, eQSL, LoTW, or similar services". J7 - Gil, FM5FJ will be active as J79FJ from Dominica (NA-101) on 20-29 October. He will operate CW, SSB "and maybe FT8", and will partici- pate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest with the J75A team. QSL J79FJ via KU9C; QSL J75A via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or direct to G5RC. ON - The ONZ Oostkust Radioclub (ON6HC) will be active on all bands and modes as OR81C between 15 October and 14 November to commemorate the 81st anniversary of the liberation of the region of Knokke- Heist by Canadian troops in 1944. QSL via eQSL. A certificate will be available: https://www.onz.be/or81c-award-request/. P4 - John, W2GD will be active again as P40W from Aruba (SA-036) on 20- 27 October. Main activity will be during the CQ WW DX SSB Contest; outside the contest he will be QRV on 30, 17 and 12 metres CW as time permits. QSL via LoTW, or direct to N2MM. [TNX NG3K] PA - Volker, DL1WH will be active holiday style as PA/DL1WH from Texel Island (EU-038) on 11-24 October. He will operate mainly CW, with some SSB. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX DX Newsletter] PY - PX100IARU is the special callsign issued to the Liga de Amadores Brasileiros de Radio Emissao (LABRE) which is hosting the IARU Re- gion 2 General Assembly. Look for activity on "all bands, all modes and satellite" until 12 October. QSL via LoTW; paper cards will not be available, but a certificate can be requested by contacting awa...@labre.org.br with the QSO details. S2 - Team S21SDX will be active from deep inside the Sundarbans, the largest mangrove forest in the world and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, on 13-15 November. Organized by the Amateur Radio Club Khulna, the event will be led and managed by young operators, in- cluding S21ACP, S21CMD, S21AKL, and S21SRK. They will operate SSB and FT8 on 40, 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 metres. QSL via I8KHC; all QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW and Club Log. More information is ex- pected to be published on https://s21sdx.org/ in due course. VE - Mike, VE2XB will be active as VY0ZOO from Dorset Island (NA-156) on 10-12 October. He will operate CW and SSB on 40-10 metres. QSL direct to VE2XB. [TNX The Daily DX] VP2M - Corey KB4YPN (VP2MPN, QSL via home call and LoTW), Ralf DL9DRA (VP2MRL), Irina DL8DYL (VP2MYL), and Stan K4SBZ (VP2MZZ, QSL via LoTW only) will be active on various bands from Gingerbread Hill, Montserrat (NA-103) on 22-28 October. Franco VP2MAA will join them to participate in the CQ WW SSB Contest as VP2MPN. VP8 - Hackl, DL7HW will be active as VP8THW from the Falkland Islands (SA-002) on 1-21 November. He will operate SSB, VarAC and FT8 on various bands from the capital city of Stanley, from Saunders Is- land and during a trip around East Falkland. QSL via LoTW, or via the bureau to home call. ZL7 - Stan, LZ1GC will be active as ZL7/LZ1GC from the Chatham Islands (OC-038) on 3-20 November. He will operate CW, SSB and FT8/FT4 on 160-10 metres with two working stations, on different bands and modes (one on digital modes and another one on CW/SSB). QSL via Club Log's OQRS (preferred) or via LZ1GC. See http://www.c21gc.com for more information and updates. =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** =========================== 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! PACIFIC TOUR ---> Rudi, DK7PE (AH0G) will be active from Guam (KH2), Palau (T8), Micronesia (V6), and the Marshall Islands (V7) between 25 October and 19 November. He will operate CW only with 100 watts and wire antennas. "It will be a mixture of DXpedition, antenna experimenting and meeting local radio amateurs", he says. Details will be posted to https://www.rooody.de/. WET SQUARES ---> Sergey R9OOF (8Q7OS/mm), Mariya UB9OGC (8Q7MD/mm), and Dmitry UB9OFY (8Q7DD/mm) will be active between 26 October and 2 November from "wet squares" during a diving safari in the seas around the Maldives. They will operate SSB on 20, 17, 15 and 10 metres starting around 12-13 UTC until around 19-20 UTC. See https://www.qrz.com/db/8Q7OS/MM for daily updates. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- QSLs received direct or through managers: 3B9SP, 4S7KKG, 5R8TD (AF-057), 5X4E, 7X5CY, 8Q7PR, 8Q7YY, 9J2FI, 9K2GR, C21TS, C6APS, CU2BN, CX100IARU, D44ZZI, EA9/OM6TC, EP5TJS, ER0ITU, FM5FJ, FP/F4HEC, FY5KE, HK1MW, HQ9Y (NA- 057), HZ1SK, JT1CO, JT5DX, KI6LT/VQ9, KP2M, MD0CCE, NP2X, OD5PY, OG0C, OJ0MN, OT1CT, OY6FRA, PJ2Y, TF3JB, TO3K (AF-027), UN7LZ, V31MA, V47EM, VI100SIG, VR2VAZ, VU7T (AS-011), WP3Y. **************************************************************************** 425 DX NEWS HOME PAGE: https://www.425dxn.org/ **************************************************************************** 425 DX News is a free of charge weekly bulletin edited by Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ and Valeria Pregliasco, IK1ADH Its contents may be used, reproduced and distributed in part or full provided that "425 DX News" or "425DXN" receive proper credit Contributors are invited to send their DX information to Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ (i1jqj...@gmail.com) The deadline is 12 UTC on Fridays **************************************************************************** Direttore Responsabile Gabriele Villa, I2VGW Giornalista Professionista - Tessera n. 071675 Ordine Nazionale dei Giornalisti Roma, Italia **************************************************************************** 11 October 2025 A.R.I. DX Bulletin No 1797 =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* CALENDAR ******* =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW PERIOD CALL REF till 11/10 N0F, N1F, N2F, N3F, N4F: special callsigns 1795 till 11/10 N5F, N6F, N7F, N8F, N9F: special callsigns 1795 till 11/10 TM46CDXC: special callsign (France) 1794 till 11/10 VE3FIRE: special callsign 1795 till 12/10 7S100SSA and 8S100SSA: special callsigns 1791 till 12/10 AN5CV: special callsign 1796 till 12/10 PX100IARU: special callsign 1797 till 12/10 S79/DL2SBY: Seychelles 1794 till 12/10 SB100SSA and SC100SSA: special callsigns 1791 till 12/10 SD100SSA and SE100SSA: special callsigns 1791 till 12/10 SF100SSA and SM100SSA: special callsigns 1791 till 12/10 VY0ZOO: Dorset Island (NA-156) 1797 till 12/10 WH0RU: Saipan (OC-086), Northern Mariana Islands 1795 till 13/10 8K3EXPO: special event station 1772 till 13/10 9N/OM0GA: Nepal 1794 till 13/10 AT25GOA: special callsign 1796 till 13/10 JW7XK, JW9DL, JW6VM, JW5X: Svalbard (EU-026) 1795 till 15/10 II0IARU: special callsign (Sardinia) 1793 till 15/10 II1IARU, II2IARU, II3IARU: special callsigns 1793 till 15/10 II1RVCO, II2RBUS, II3RTRE: special callsigns 1793 till 15/10 II4IARU, II5IARU, II6IARU: special callsigns 1793 till 15/10 II7IARU, II8IARU, II9IARU: special callsigns 1793 till 15/10 IR0IARU, IR2IARU, IR3IARU: special callsigns 1793 till 15/10 IR2RGAL, IR2RIMV, IR2RMAG: special callsigns 1793 till 15/10 IR7IARU and IR8IARU: special callsigns 1793 till 15/10 J38DX and J38LD: Grenada (NA-024) 1795 till 15/10 JE1HXZ/6: Kita-Daito Island (AS-047) 1796 till 15/10 PY0FB and PY0FBS: Fernando de Noronha (SA-003) 1791 till 17/10 HP3/F4GHS: Panama 1797 till 20/10 E51MWA: Manihiki (OC-014), North Cook Islands 1787 till 21/10 OX3LX: Greenland (NA-018) 1796 till 25/10 TG9BBV: Guatemala 1795 till 27/10 XT2AW: Burkina Faso 1795 till 31/10 4V1SB: special callsign (Haiti) 1796 till 31/10 DC75DARC: special callsign 1774 till 31/10 DD75DARC: special callsign 1774 till 31/10 DK75DARC: special callsign 1774 till 31/10 DR75DARC: special callsign 1774 till 31/10 II4WLTX: special callsign 1757 till 31/10 LZ117ME: special callsign 1758 till 03/11 LX25GDG: "Trounwiessel" special callsign 1792 till 25/11 H44MS: Malaita (OC-047), Solomon Islands 1793 till 30/11 C21TS: Nauru (OC-031) 1795 till 03/12 JI3DST/6 and JI3DST/p: Miyako Island (AS-079) 1796 till 03/12 JJ5RBH/6 and JJ5RBH/p: Miyako Island (AS-079) 1796 till 03/12 JS6RRR: Miyako Island (AS-079) 1796 till 18/12 VY0ZOO: Southampton Island (NA-007) 1793 till 29/12 II3GONG: special callsign 1795 till 31/12 4U0ITU: ITU HQ 1775 till 31/12 9A169TESLA: special callsign 1786 till 31/12 9A68AA: special callsign 1759 till 31/12 AT44I: Bharati Research Station, Antarctica 1759 till 31/12 D450ICV: special callsign (Cabo Verde) 1762 till 31/12 DL100DM: special callsign 1756 till 31/12 GB70RS: special callsign 1758 till 31/12 H82AT: special callsign (Panama) 1775 till 31/12 HB20SOTA: special callsign 1758 till 31/12 LA100A: special callsign 1756 till 31/12 LZ75IPA: special callsign 1761 till 31/12 OF60AP: special callsign 1758 till 31/12 OL100I, OL100A, OL100R, OL100U: special callsigns 1772 till 31/12 OL100IARU: special callsign 1772 till 31/12 OL26WRTC: special callsign 1781 till 31/12 PA40MARAC: special callsign 1765 till 31/12 S5100IARU: special callsign 1762 till 31/12 VR100IARU: special callsign 1773 till 31/12 ZS100SARL: special callsign 1756 till December JG8NQJ/JD1: Minami Torishima (OC-073) 1794 till 15/01 2026 V73JW: Kwajalein (OC-028), Marshall Islands 1792 till 31/03 2026 YR1600VT: special callsign 1788 till 06/08 2026 ZL100C: special callsign 1789 till 30/09 2026 9A10SOTA: special callsign 1795 11/10-13/10 5J3HD and 5K3CD: special callsigns 1796 11/10-24/10 PA/DL1WH: Texel Island (EU-038) 1797 12/10-19/10 TM80UCO: special callsign (France) 1797 14/10-24/10 YJ0CA: Port Vila (OC-035), Vanuatu 1796 15/10-03/11 5K0UA: San Andres Island (NA-033) 1797 15/10-14/11 OR81C: special callsign 1797 16/10-30/10 PJ6Y: Saba (NA-145) 1782 16/10-20/11 5H3MB: Tanzania 1795 17/10-28/10 D2A: Angola 1787 18/10-26/10 7Q1A: Malawi 1797 18/10-07/11 C5LT and C5R: Gambia 1797 19/10-31/10 FW5K: Wallis Island (OC-054) 1796 19/10-02/11 JD1BQP: Chichijima (AS-031), Ogasawara 1796 20/10-22/10 NP2R: US Virgin Islands (NA-106) 1793 20/10-27/10 P40W: Aruba (SA-036) 1797 20/10-29/10 J79FJ: Dominica (NA-101) 1797 21/10-29/10 3B9/M0CFW and 3B9KW: Rodrigues Island (AF-017) 1797 22/10-28/10 VP2MPN, VP2MRL: Montserrat (NA-103) 1797 22/10-28/10 VP2MYL, VP2MZZ: Montserrat (NA-103) 1797 23/10-28/10 VP2V/KC1KUG, VP2V/N4XTT: British Virgin Isls (NA-023) 1793 23/10-28/10 VP2V/W3MLJ, VP2V/W9RFT, VP2VRX: British Virgin Isls 1793 23/10-29/10 C5Y: Gambia 1793 25/10-26/10 TO4K: St. Barthelemy (NA-146) 1797 25/10-19/11 Pacific tour by DK7PE 1797 26/10-30/10 A9100IARU: special callsign 1761 26/10-02/11 "Wet squares" by 8Q7OS/mm, 8Q7MD/mm, 8Q7DD/mm 1797 29/10-12/11 5R8TT and 5R8XX: Nosy Be (AF-057) 1789 29/10-19/11 9U1RU: Burundi 1775 30/10-10/11 9L8MD: Sierra Leone 1796 31/10-10/11 CP7DX: Bolivia 1797 October 5R8IC: Sainte-Marie Island (AF-090) 1795 October E6AD: Niue (OC-040) 1797 October FJ/G3NKC, FJ/G4CLA: St. Barthelemy (NA-146) 1797 October FJ/GW4XUM, FJ/M5RIC: St. Barthelemy (NA-146) 1797 October PA80VERON: special callsign 1796 October TZ4AM: Mali 1791 01/11-21/11 VP8THW: Falkland Islands (SA-002) 1797 01/11-30/11 II4EACC: special callsign 1757 01/11-31/12 HB70IPA: special callsign 1797 01/11-31/12 LZ306WW: special callsign 1758 02/11-04/11 VU: Shial Bet Island (AS-176) 1782 03/11-20/11 ZL7/LZ1GC: Chatham Islands (OC-038) 1797 03/11-27/11 7P8EA: Lesotho 1797 04/11-03/12 OT5IDPD: special callsign 1795 06/11-08/11 VU: Arnala Island (AS-169) 1782 06/11-10/11 A975IARU: special callsign 1761 11/11-15/11 3G5SM: Isla Santa Maria (SA-070) 1797 12/11-16/11 5J4W or HK4/PY8WW: Playa Blanca Island (SA-084) 1795 13/11-15/11 S21SDX: Bangladesh 1797 26/11-30/11 A9100IARU: special callsign 1761 November 5R8IC: Sainte-Marie Island (AF-090) 1795 November PA80VERON: special callsign 1796 November TZ4AM: Mali 1791 01/12-31/12 II4TJTB: special callsign 1757 06/12-10/12 A975IARU: special callsign 1761 21/12-27/12 S21DX: Kutubdia Island (AS-127) 1795 26/12-30/12 A9100IARU: special callsign 1761 December 5R8IC: Sainte-Marie Island (AF-090) 1795 December TZ4AM: Mali 1791 12/01-15/02 2026 CE0X: San Ambrosio Island (SA-013) * by XQ7IR 1795 25/01-10/04 2026 H44MS: Malaita (OC-047), Solomon Islands 1793 February 2026 3Y0K: Bouvet Island (AN-002) 1789 February 2027 3Y0L: Peter I Island (AN-004) 1748 19/03-30/03 2026 CY0S: Sable Island (NA-063) 1794 March 2027 VP0SG: South Georgia Island (AN-007) 1777 ***************************************************************************