10 October 2026 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1849
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
3B9 - Kazu, M0CFW will be active as 3B9/M0CFW from Rodrigues Island (AF-
017) on 20-28 October. He will participate in the CQ WW DX SSB
Contest as 3B9KW. QSLs via LoTW and Club Log's OQRS. [TNX NG3K]
3D2 - Hans-Martin, DK2HM will be active as 3D2HM from Nadi (OC-016), Fiji
on 10-22 October. He will operate SSB and FT8 on the HF bands. QSL
via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or via home call. [TNX DX World]
3DA0 - Morten, LA9GY expects to be active again as 3DA0GY from Piggs Peak,
eSwatini (Swaziland) from 15 October to 2 November. He will operate
CW and SSB (especially during the Worked All Germany and the CQ WW
DX SSB contests) on 40-10 metres. QSL direct to home call, or via
LoTW (sometime in 2027).
9N - Jan, DL4XT will be active as 9N7XT from Kathmandu, Nepal on 23-31
October. He will operate CW, SSB and FT8 on various bands. QSL via
LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, QRZ. See https://yct.janlabs.de/dx/nepal2026
for more information.
C5 - Alan, G3XAQ will be active as C56XA from the Gambia starting on 17
November for two weeks. He will participate in the CQ WW DX CW Con-
test on 15 metres; outside the contest he will operate CW and some
FT8. QSL via LoTW, or direct to G3SWH (see https://www.g3swh.org.uk
for the OQRS).
C6 - Brian, ND3F active again as C6AQQ from Nassau, New Providence (NA-
001), Bahamas on 22-27 October, including an entry in the CQ WW DX
SSB Contest. Outside the contest he might operate also some FT8.
QSL via LoTW, or via EA5GL. [TNX NG3K]
CE0Z - Parts of central and southern coastal Chile experienced heavy rain-
fall and intense downpours over the past few days, forcing the
postponement of the upcoming XR0Z DXpedition to Alejandro Selkirk
Island (SA-101) [425DXN 1844]. Forecasts indicate improving condi-
tions during the first half of November. Consequently, the team has
rescheduled the expedition, with departure from Santiago de Chile
to Robinson Crusoe Island sometime after 5 November. Bookmark
https://www.xr0z.net/ for updates.
FW - Gavin, GM3GAV will be active as FW3GT from Futuna Island (OC-118)
from 31 October and 14 November. He will operate CW and some FT8 on
40-10 metres, plus some 60 and 80m. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS. [TNX DX
World]
GM - Stewart, G4AFF will participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest as GM5E
(QSL via LoTW) from Mainland, Shetland Islands (EU-012). Outside
the contest, on 22-26 October, he will be active as GM4AFF/p on the
WARC bands. [TNX NG3K]
HR - James, NV1U will be active as NV1U/HR9 from Roatan Island (NA-057)
Honduras on 18-28 October. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or via home
call. He will operate SSB on various bands, and will participate
in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest as HQ9X.
J7 - F5VHJ as J79A, FM1HN as J79N, FM5BH as J79BH, and FM5FJ as J79FJ
will be active from Dominica (NA-101) between 17 and 27 October.
They will participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest as J75A.
QSL J79A and J75A via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, direct to G5RC, or via
the bureau to F5VHJ; QSL J79N via KU9C; QSL J79BH via Club Log's
OQRS or direct to FM5BH; QSL J79FJ via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or
via KU9C. [TNX NG3K]
JD1/O - Kou, JP1IHD will be active again as JD1BQP (https://x.com/jd1bqp)
from Chichijima (AS-031), Ogasawara from 17 October to 2 November.
QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW and Club Log; QSL direct to home
call.
KH8 - Ryan, AG4ZP plans to be active holiday style as KH8/AG4ZP from
American Samoa on 15-18 October. He will operate QRP on 40-10 me-
tres FT8/FT4, with possibly some CW. [TNX The Daily DX]
LA, SM - Stefan, DL7AOS will be active as either LG5LG and SJ9WL from Moro-
kulien, the station on the border between Sweden and Norway, on 15-
20 October. He will operate SSB and digital modes on 160-6 metres,
and will participate in the WAG (Worked All Germany) Contest as
SJ9WL. QSLs via LA7TIA. [TNX NG3K]
PA - Volker, DL1WH will be active as PA/DL1WH from Schiermonnikoog Is-
land (EU-038) on 10-16 October. He will be QRV holiday style on CW
and some SSB. QSL via home call, direct or bureau.
PY - Celebrating "five decades of radio activity, international con-
tacts, contesting, expeditions, technical development and friend-
ship", members of the Araucaria DX Group will use the special call-
sign ZW50B until the end of October.
See https://araucariadx.com/50anos/ for the 50th Anniversary Award
programme.
S2 - S21HRG is the special callsign for the 13th Hussars Open Rover
Scout Group to be active from Tetulia, the northernmost region of
Bangladesh, on 16-20 October. The JOTA station will operate SSB,
FT8 and CW on 80-10 metres and via QO-100. QSOs will be uploaded to
LoTW and Club Log.
SV5 - Martin, ON4PO will be active again as J45PO from Rhodes, Dodecanese
(EU-001) on 19-28 October. During the CQ WW DX SSB Contest he will
join the SX5P team in the Multi-Multi category. QSL for both call-
signs via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW, or via ON4PO.
TZ - Jeff, TZ4AM will be back on the air from Mali from 22 October to 2
December. He will operate CW and SSB on 80-6 metres. QSL via LoTW,
or direct to KX4R. This might be Jeff's final run from Mali. As the
security situation continues to decline, he says, the primary chal-
lenge remains the local economy. With rent and utilities running
over USD 10,000 a year, maintaining the operation is no longer
viable, and he is considering closing it down completely. [TNX The
Daily DX]
V6 - Masa, JM1LBO will be active as V63SC from Pohnpei (OC-010), Micro-
nesia on 22-26 October. He will operate SSB and FT8 on 80-2 metres.
QSL via LoTW, eQSL or direct to home call.
VE - The Daily DX reports that Mike, VY0ZOO (VE2XB) is currently in
Coral Harbour on Southampton Island (NA-007), and that his trip to
Igloolik (NA-174) [425DXN 1843] has been postponed until 5 November
at the earliest.
VE - Len, VE9MY and Linda, VE9GLF will be active /p from Lameque Island
(NA-068) on 11 October. They will operate SSB primarily on 40, 20,
17, 15, and 2 metres. Logs will be uploaded to Club Log and/or LoTW
(apparently with no /p), QSL direct to home calls. [TNX The Daily
DX]
VP2M - Lu DL8LAU, Rich DK8YY, Sigi DL8AKI, Hans DL1AOB, Dieter DL1AWD, and
Torsten DG0OHD will be active on various bands and modes from Mont-
serrat (NA-103) on 10-20 October. They have been granted a group
callsign (VP2MAW), as well as individual callsigns (VP2MBJ, VP2MBK,
VP2MBN, VP2MBL, VP2MAU, VP2MBM). [TNX DX World]
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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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DX MARATHON SPRINT ---> The CQ DX Marathon Sprint is designed to promote
DXing activity with existing and new participants of the DX Marathon. The
Sprint will start on 17 October at 00:00 UTC, and close on 26 October at
23:59 UTC. The rules are simple: work as many countries (346) and CQ Zones
(40) as possible, on 160-6 metres. There will be five classes (Unlimited,
Limited, Formula, QRP, and the new Classic Class for participants who wish
to enter the Sprint only with SSB and CW contacts), All Modes or single mode
(CW, SSB, Digital). All submissions must be made via the submission tool
on the DX Marathon's website, and must be received no later than 1 November
at 23:59 UTC. See https://dxmarathon.com/news/2026/08_30_2026_sprint/
WRTC 2030 ---> Hosted by the Croatian Amateur Radio Association (HRS), the
11th World Radio Sport Team Championship will take place in Croatia, in the
northeastern region of Slavonia. The announcement was made on 3 October at
the WRTC 2026 Awards Ceremony, held during the Istra Contest Conference. The
first qualifying event for WRTC 2030 will be the 9A DX Contest (19-20 Decem-
ber 2026). Bookmark https://wrtc2030.hr/ for updates.
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3G0YR, 3W9C (AS-128), 4W/EA2TA,
4W/EA3NT, 9M8DEN, A71AE, CE7VP, CP7DX, EK6YA, EZ/DL7ZM, FO5MD, G4SGX/6Y,
MD0CCE, OD5ET, PQ1I (SA-067), RI42SP, S79/DL2SBY, V55LH, VK9WX, WH7T, Z66SP.
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