24 October 2026 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1851
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
9N - Matjaz, S57MK will be active as 9N/S57MK from Nepal between 24 Oc-
tober and 12 November. He will be QRV for a few days from Kathmandu
and then while trekking in the Mount Kanchenjunga area. Typically
he operates FT8 and runs 10-15 watts.
9X - Alain, F8FUA will be active holiday style as 9X5KM from Rwanda from
31 October to 11 November. He will operate CW, SSB, and digital
modes on various bands. QSL via LoTW, or via home call (direct and
bureau). QSOs will be uploaded to Club Log.
C5 - Darko, E70A is active as C50A from the Gambia until 31 October. He
operates SSB, CW and FT8 on the HF bands, 6 metres, and QO-100. QSL
QSL via home call. [TNX The Daily DX]
CN - Special event station CN1UNI will be active from 26 October to 8
November to mark Unity Day. King Mohammed VI has declared 31 Octo-
ber a national holiday to celebrate Morocco's national unity and
territorial integrity, following the UN Security Council's approval
of a resolution supporting its autonomy plan for the disputed West-
ern Sahara region. QSL via the address on qrz.com.
D4 - Giovanni, IZ2DPX will be active as D44PX from Boa Vista (AF-086),
Cape Verde on 4-11 November. He will operate SSB, FT8 and FT4 on
60-6 metres. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or via home call.
DL_ant - Felix, DL5XL expects to be active again as DP1POL from the Neumayer
Station III, Antarctica (AN-016) between November and February
2027. He operates mainly CW on the HF bands, with some digimode and
SSB activity. QSL via DL1ZBO.
E5_nc - E51MWA is active again from Manihiki (OC-014), North Cook Islands
until 16 November. There is one station, primarily operated by Rob,
N7QT, who plans "extensive CW activity" in the coming days. [TNX
The Daily DX]
F - The Association des Radio Amateurs de la Cote d'Emeraude is active
as TM8R until 1 November to promote the 13th Route du Rhum, the
3000-mile single-handed transatlantic yacht race between Saint-Malo
(France) and Pointe-a-Pitre (Guadeloupe). QSL via Club Log's OQRS,
LoTW, or via F5BNJ.
J3 - Greg, N9GB will be active holiday style as J3/N9GB from Grenada
(NA-024) from 31 October to 6 November. He will operate mainly CW
and SSB, with some FT8, on 40-6 metres. QSL via EB7DX and LoTW.
[TNX The Daily DX]
KC4 - Joe, W1WCN is currently stationed at McMurdo Station on Ross Island
(AN-011), Antarctica for the 2026-27 austral summer season. He
plans to be QRV as KC4/W1WCN from indicatively mid-November through
March as time allows. Operations will cover 20, 15, and 10 metres
using SSB, CW, and FT8. QSL via LoTW and eQSL. [TNX DX World]
OX - Bo, OZ1DJJ will be active again as OX3LX from Christian IV Island
(NA-151) on 24-29 October. Reaching the island requires a heli-
copter, making access highly dependent on weather conditions. Con-
sequently, travel dates may change without notice. In his free time
he will be QRV on various bands, including "some of the low bands".
QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW, or via OZ0J.
PY - Members of the Uniao dos Radioamadores do Litoral do Parana (UNO)
will be active as ZZ5UNO between 31 October and 15 November to com-
memorate Brazilian Radioamateur Day. Electronic certificates and
QSLs will be available, paper QSL cards will not be issued. See
https://www.qrz.com/db/ZZ5UNO for more information. The Dia do Ra-
dioamador Brasileiro marks the anniversary of the entry into force
of the first Brazilian Amateur Radio regulations (5 November 1924).
TA - Ben, DL7UCX will be active as TA0/DL7UCX from Marmara Island (AS-
201) on 23-26 October. He operates CW on 40-12 metres. QSL via home
call; QSOs will be uploaded to Club Log and LoTW. [TNX DXNL]
TA - Celebrating the anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic of
Turkiye (29 October 1923), members of the YM1KE Radio Club will be
active as TC29TC on 27-31 October. They will operate CW, SSB and
digital modes on various bands. QSL via LoTW, eQSL and QRZ Logbook.
TU - F5ANZ, F4DLM, F4VXY, and F4ICE are currently in Yopougon, Cote d'
Ivoire to bring the Radio Club de Provins's (https://f6kop.com/)
long coveted project to life: setting up the TU5KOP club station at
the National Institute for the Promotion of the Blind (INIPA). "We
want to give these young people the opportunity to discover our
passion, to communicate, to learn, to open up to the world, and -
why not - to become fully fledged radio amateurs in the future",
F6KOP's President says. Preceded by a brief activity in January,
the current operations began on 21 October, with QSOs being made on
SSB, CW, and FT8. Keep an eye out for TU5KOP during the upcoming CQ
WW DX SSB Contest.
V4 - Once again John, W5JON will be active as V47JA from St. Kitts (NA-
104) between 28 October and 6 November. He will operate SSB and FT8
on various bands. QSL via LoTW, or direct only to W5JON.
XX9 - Alberto, VR2XAN will be active as XX9TXN from Macao on 23-29 Octo-
ber, including a single-band entry in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest.
Outside the contest he will be QRV on various bands, with a focus
on 160, 80 and 40 metres. QSL via IV3SKB. [TNX NG3K]
YJ - Chris, VK2YUS has been again as YJ0CA from Efate (OC-035), Vanuatu
since 20 October, and will remain there until 30 October. He oper-
ates SSB only on 40-10 metres, typically between 21 and 10 UTC. QSL
direct to home call.
Steve, VK2SP will be active holiday style as YJ0SP from Efate be-
tween 30 October and 5 November. He plans to be QRV on 40, 20,
15, 12, 10,and 6 metres. QSL via eQSL and QRZ.
Z6 - Milan, S58MU and Silvo, S50X will be active as Z68MU and Z68WW,
respectively, from Gjilan, Kosovo on 1-8 November. During the IPARC
Contest (7-8 November) they will be using Z66IPA. QSL for all call-
signs via S58MU, direct or bureau.
CQ WW DX SSB CONTEST ---> The following stations have announced their parti-
cipation in this year's event (24-25 October, https://cqww.com/rules.htm):
ZONE CALL CATEGORY COUNTRY QSL
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01 W1AW/KL7 M/2 Alaska LoTW
05 FP/WF2A SOAB LP St.Pierre & Miquelon LoTW
07 HP1Z M/S Panama LoTW
07 HQ9X SO Honduras
08 8P5A SOAB HP Barbados LoTW
08 C6AQQ SOSB 15m Bahamas LoTW
08 J62K M/2 St. Lucia LoTW
08 J75A M/2 Dominica LoTW
08 J79FS SO Dominica DH5FS
08 KP4AA M/S Puerto Rico LoTW
08 NP4DX SOAB HP Puerto Rico M0OXO
08 TO1O SOSB 20m St. Martin LoTW
08 V26B M/M Antigua LoTW
08 V47T M/S HP St. Kitts W2RQ
09 9Z4BM SOAB Trinidad & Tobago 9Z4BM
09 FY5FY SOSB 80m French Guiana LoTW
09 FY5KE SOSB 15m French Guiana LoTW
09 P40L M/S Aruba WA3FRP
09 P40W SOAB Aruba LoTW
09 PJ2T M/? Curacao LoTW
09 PJ4G M/S Bonaire K4BAI
09 PJ4K M/2 Bonaire KU9C
09 PJ4Y SO Bonaire LoTW
09 PZ5DX SOAB LP Suriname LoTW
10 HD1A Ecuador LoTW
10 HD8R SOAB HP Galapagos M0OXO
13 CW5W SOAB Uruguay LoTW
14 GM5E SOAB Shetland Isls LoTW
14 GW8X SOSB 40m Wales G4FJK
14 MJ/TA1HZ SO Jersey LoTW
14 MM1U M/S Scotland LoTW
15 Z68XX M/? Kosovo DL2JRM
15 ZA/OK5D SOSB 40m Albania OK1DTP
19 RC0F SOSB 20m AS Russia LoTW
20 C41X SO Cyprus M0OXO
20 SX5P M/M Dodecanese ON4PO
20 TC2E M/S Turkey LoTW
20 TC7TR M/S Turkey LoTW
21 A44A M/M Oman LoTW
22 AT26HFI India LoTW
24 B4S M/2 China LoTW
24 XX9TXN SOSB Macao IV3SKB
26 E2A M/M Thailand LoTW
27 4F1A M/S Philippines 4F1EBD
27 AH2R M/? Guam LoTW
28 7A2A M/S Indonesia LoTW
28 V85RH SOAB HP Brunei LoTW
28 YB0ECT SO Indonesia W2FB
31 KH6J M/M Hawaii LoTW
33 CQ3W SO Madeira LoTW
33 IH9/OK1M SOAB LP AF Italy OK1M
35 C5R M/S Gambia YT3PL
37 5Z4A SO Kenya M0URX
37 7Q6UJ M/? Malawi LoTW
39 3B9KW SOAB HP Rodrigues LoTW
Do not forget to give a look at the Announced Operations listing maintained
by Bill, NG3K at https://www.ng3k.com/Misc/cqs2026.html - good contest to
you all!
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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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3DA0GY: QRT ---> The main goal of LA9GY's three-week 3DA0GY expedition to
eSwatini [425DXN 1850] was "to rack up a ton of CW contacts and hand out
some juicy multiplier points in the upcoming CQWW SSB contest". However, the
operation was cut short when his six-month-old SDR radio "simply refused to
transmit"; extensive troubleshooting with friends in Norway and remote as-
sistance from the Flexradio helpdesk failed. Morten pivoted to wildlife pho-
tography for the remainder of the trip.
YASME EXCELLENCE AWARD ---> Established in 2008 by the Yasme Foundation
(https://www.yasme.org/), the Excellence Award is presented to individuals
and groups who, through their own service, creativity, effort and dedication
have made a significant contribution to amateur radio. The contribution may
be in recognition of technical, operating or organizational achievement, as
all three are necessary for amateur radio to grow and prosper.
The latest recipient, announced on 18 October, is the Reverse Beacon Network
team (https://www.reversebeacon.net/): Felipe Ceglia (PY1NB, founder), Nick
Sinanis (F5VIH), Mark Glenn (K7MJG), Dave Pascoe (KM3T, founder and owner
of LiveATC.NET), Pete Smith (N4ZR), Dick Williams (W3OA), and Chris White
(WX7V).
The award "recognizes the contributions to amateur radio by the team in sup-
port of a global, volunteer-operated network of automated amateur radio re-
ceiver stations (SDR skimmers) that listen to radio bands and report who is
transmitting in near-real time. The network is invaluable for propagation
testing, antenna comparisons, contest operating, and results adjudication.
The network typically has 250 active nodes around the world measuring a sta-
tion's frequency, signal strength, signal to noise radio, and sending speed
which is then reported live to a central RBN database".
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 4L5P, 4O/DL6RY, 5P9Z/p (EU-171),
7X5CY, 7Z1VD, 8Q7PR, 9K2GR, 9M8A, A99AA, BI4JJO, CN2NE, CT9/UR9IDX, EA6VQ,
EP5TJS, FK8HA, HB0/WE9G, HH2JR, HP/WE9G, J38DX, JA8COE/8 (AS-147), JT1CS,
KG6DX, KL7DG, OG0C, OG50YL, OJ0Z, S79VU, TK5K, TK5SI (EU-104), V26K, VP8LP,
XX9TXN, YS/WE9G, Z61DX, Z66SP, ZD9BV, ZF2OO.
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