425 DX News #1832
Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2026 4:01 pm
13 June 2026 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1832
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
A6 - Members of the Emirates Amateur Radio Society will be active as
A60PC (QSL via EA7FTR) on 17-30 June. Also expect activity by
A60PC/0, A60PC/1, etc. (see https://www.qrz.com/db/A60PC for the
QSL routes for the various suffix extensions). The special call-
sign's suffix stands for Pledge and Commitment, a national initia-
tive that brings together UAE citizens and residents to express
their loyalty to the nation, allegiance to its leadership, and
pride in the UAE's development journey and its humanitarian values.
D4 - Ger, EC1A will be active holiday style as D44EC from Sao Tiago (AF-
005), Cape Verde on 17-24 June. He will be QRV on 40-6 metres from
his main QTH in Praia (locator HK84), hopefully with a side trip to
Fogo Island (AF-005) to activate the locators HK75 and HK74. See
https://www.d44ec.ec1a.es/ for updates. QSL via EC1A; QSOs will be
uploaded to Club Log and LoTW.
DL - DQ40CNP is a special callsign to be in use between 12 June and 11
July to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl Nuclear
Power Plant disaster (26 April 1986). This activation also shines a
light on a lesser-known piece of history: the GDR (East Germany)
radio amateurs who discreetly used their stations to share informa-
tion and contribute to public health protection during the crisis.
QSL via DL1EAL; QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW, eQSL, DCL (DARC Com-
Community Logbook), QRZ, HRDLog and Club Log.
F - Michel, F8GGZ will be active as TM23CM (Coupe du Monde) on 11-25
June during the FIFA World Cup's group stage. QSL via eQSL.
HL - Team 6M6M will be active from Anmyon Island (AS-080, WWL PM36DQ) on
20-21 June. They will operate "all modes" on 6 metres only. QSL via
DS2GWM, direct or bureau.
JD1/O - Aki, 7M1KJW will be active holiday style as 7M1KJW/JD1 from Chichi-
jima (AS-031), Ogasawara between 13 and 16 June. He will operate
mainly FT8 on various HF bands and 6 metres: "the main goal this
time is to test a minimal setup and check out potential operating
locations", he says. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, or via the bureau.
OE - Bernhard, OE6HLF will be active as OE2026WM (Weltmeisterschaft,
i.e. World Championship) on 16-28 June, during the FIFA World Cup's
group stage featuring the Austrian national football team. QSL via
home call.
T8 - Nobu, JA0JHQ will be active again as T88PB from Koror (OC-009),
Palau on 19-22 June, with main activity during the CW leg of the
All Asian DX Contest. QSL via LoTW (preferred) or direct to JA0JHQ.
UA - A fifth island stop has been added to the "Arctic Legends 2026"
expedition itinerary [425DXN 1823]. The team will operate as RT25AA
from Cape Zhelaniya, Novaya Zemlya (EU-035), indicatively around 8
July. Bookmark https://www.rt9k-club.ru/en/index.html for updates.
VU4 - Sarath, VU2RS will be active as VU4R from Port Blair (AS-001), An-
daman Islands on 22-27 July. He will operate mainly SSB on 40-10
metres, and will participate in the OTA Contest. This will be a
preparatory trip and operation in anticipation of the main event,
which will take place on 17-30 December alongside the 49th SEANET
Convention. See https://www.dxindia.in/VU4R/ for more information.
W - This year's Youth on the Air summer camp for young radio amateurs
aged 15-25 in the Americas will be held in Huntsville, Alabama on
14-19 June. Campers will operate the special event station W4Y be-
tween sessions as well as during dedicated time slots (details on
https://www.qrz.com/db/W4Y). QSL via LoTW, or send requests to
KC3UII.
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**** 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
for Android. It is available on Google Play - free of charge, no ads. Enjoy!
3Y0K QSL STATUS UPDATE ---> "Things were progressing very well with the Bou-
vet QSL mailing until today [10 June]", M0OXO says, "when it became clear
from a package that arrived a few days ago that my stock of 4-sided (folded)
cards was way too low.
I had been on schedule to begin mailing cards early next week, but unfortu-
nately this will now needs to be delayed until the end of the month or the
first week of July. While I could proceed next week using the supply of sin-
gle (2-sided) cards, I feel that would be unfair to those who are expecting
the folded version. Therefore, I have decided to wait for the next batch of
folded cards to arrive from UX5UO before I mail them.
I understand that many of you will be as disappointed as am I, but regret-
tably this situation is beyond my control. Hopefully the new cards will be
waiting for me when I return from Friedrichshafen, and processing them will
then become my top priority.
Please do not ask me to bring cards to the Ham Fair in Germany, as that will
not be possible. Everyone will receive their cards at the same time - there
will be no favourites and no exceptions. I am sure you will understand and
appreciate the fairness of this approach".
MEME APPRECIATION MONTH 2026 ---> This is an amateur radio event by young
hams, to celebrate youth culture, "have some fun, use a cool callsign and do
a neat activity together" (https://mememonth.org/). This year's edition will
run between 15 June and 15 August, with announced participating stations
from Brazil (PQ5NOOB and PT5DOGE), Bulgaria (LZ01MIKU), Canada (VB2F and
VB3NAHIDA), England (GB0DOGE and GB0OTY), Germany (DL0LOL and DP6SEVEN), Is-
rael (4X0Y), Poland (SN0RLAX, SO2NIC, SP0FENNEC), Romania (YO0DA and YO0F),
Sweden (8S0D and SB1AHAJ), USA (K0K, K2V, K3K, K4B, K4F, K9CUM, N2U, W2F,
W8M), and maybe others. A certificate will be available for download on
https://hamawardz.app/.
NCDXF NEWSLETTER ---> The Spring 2026 issue of the Northern California DX
Foundation's Newsletter is now available for download on the NCDXF website:
https://www.ncdxf.org/pages/newsletter.html. Highlights include:
* "3Y0K - Bouvet Island. The Impossible Mission" by Ken Opskar, LA7GIA
* "3Y0K - Bouvet Island. A Youth's Perspective" by Max Freedman, N4ML
* "Opening the Door for All. Desecheo KP5/NP3VI & Remote DXpeditioning"
by Eric M. Guzman, NP3A
* "CY0S Running Wild on Sable Island" by Patrick Dolan, N2IEN
* "S21WD - Bangladesh 2026" by Philipp Springer, DK6SP
* "AU7RS - Agatti Island, Lakshadweep DXpedition" by Sarath Rayaprollu,
VU2RS
VP0SG ---> The VP0SG team, featuring operators from across Europe and North
America, recently met at the LN8W contest station. This preparatory session
allowed the team to test equipment, fine-tune operational plans, and address
critical logistics - such as camp and antenna assembly, biosecurity, safety,
and environmental compliance. The gathering also strengthened team cohesion
and morale ahead of their March 2027 DXpedition to South Georgia.
YASME FOUNDATION GRANTS ---> The Board of Directors of the Yasme Foundation
has announced two grants - one to Ashwin Mandary (3B8GL), to replace defec-
tive hardware for the Reverse Beacon Node (RBN) in Mauritius, and one to the
Korean Amateur Radio League in support of Youth On The Air (YOTA) activi-
ties. The Yasme Foundation (https://www.yasme.org) supports scientific and
educational projects related to amateur radio, with an emphasis on develop-
ing the hobby in emerging countries and encouraging youth participation.
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
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3B8WW 5B4AQN DL2026T DK5ON OJ0Z OH1LEG
3G2S CE2LS DL2026W DK5ON OP0HQ ON4CAS
3Z50JIU SP6JIU DL26WRTC DK5ON OV7X DL2JRM
4U1UN HB9BOU DQ80BYV DF2NU P30A UA2FM
4Z01A 4X6ZM E2A E21EIC P40AA DL4MM
5P8X OZ8X E2M E21LLR PJ2T KU9C
5P9Z/p DL7UZO EF6T EA3AIR PT5J PP5JR
5Q6C DF5RF EF8R EB7DX R2026DR RQ7L
5W1SA JA1DXA EF9M EA5EL R2026RU RQ7L
5Z4/MM0ZBH M0OXO EG1PLD EA1AUM R310SL RW6HS
5Z4A M0URX EG1PLL EA1AUM R95WTA RV3YR
9J2BO EA5GL ET3AA N2OO SC7DX SM7GIB
9J2FI DL1RTL F/ON6JUN/p ON4ALY SN70PPC SP3PGR
9K2GR M0OXO FM4TI EA5GL SP1373JA SP3PDO
9K2KO EC6DX FY4JI EA5GL SU8SOS VE1AYM
9X5KM F8FUA GS8VL M0OXO SW1ER SV1ENG
A61CK IZ8CLM GW8DX M0URX SZ40A ON3UN
A61DD EA7FTR HB10GBT HB9OCR TF3W TF3MH
A65HS 9K2HS HG26TISZA HA0NAR TI5/N3KS M0URX
A71AT EA7FTR HG3N HA3LN TM150BEL F5KOI
A71CT LZ1YE HG7T HA7TM TM24H F6KFI
AM514GPC EA5GPC HG8R HA8JV TM2FLO F6KPQ
AM514URG EA5URG HH2AA EB7DX TM36GS F5NIB
AN514R EB5R HH2JR N2OO TM44RT F5KBB
AO114DD EC1DD HS0ZOA EB7DX TM6DDAY F6KCZ
AT5X LZ1JZ HS0ZOY KA3LKM UE26RUS RQ7L
B4T BA4TB HZ1TT A61BK UN0GY M0OXO
C4E LZ3SM II0BDA IQ0FB UN9L LZ1YE
CR2X OH2BH II1NS IQ1GE UP0L DL8KAC
CR3DX OM2VL II2MM IQ2CF UP60L RW6HS
CS2TU CS5CRE LP1H EA5GL V31WO WO9K
CT9ABN OM2VL LX7I LX2A V49X WW6W
CT9ACF OM2FY LZ5R LZ1JZ VB2MMQC VE2OV
D4L IK2NCJ LZ75HSC LZ2JE VC7X VE7JH
D4Z IK2NCJ MD2C MD0CCE VJ2L M0OXO
DB70DLRS DK5ON MD4K G3NKC VK8NSB M0URX
DF26FIFA DK5ON MU5E GU4YOX XR3A XQ4CW
DL0WRTC DK5ON OD5VB IZ8CLM XX9TXN IV3SKB
DL2026C DK5ON OD5ZZ N4GNR YL44WFF YL2SW
DL2026R DK5ON OJ0MN OH1MN ZS6CCY N2OO
4A1CMX Rich Shivers, 168 Crabtree Drive, Levittown PA 19055-1641, USA
4A1GDL Rich Shivers, 168 Crabtree Drive, Levittown PA 19055-1641, USA
4A1MTY Rich Shivers, 168 Crabtree Drive, Levittown PA 19055-1641, USA
5H1KB Kasimir Bastian, Grunaeckerstr. 39, 71069 Sindelfingen, Germany
9H6A Paul Galea, 66 Triq Guze Ellul Mercer, Had-Dingli, DGL 1118, Malta
EH5ALB Francisco Lara, Calle del Turco 8, Atico 1, 03181 Torrevieja
(Alicante), Spain
EH5DEL Francisco Lara, Calle del Turco 8, Atico 1, 03181 Torrevieja
(Alicante), Spain
EZ/DL7ZM David Pommerenke, Paul Anton Keller Weg 30/2, 8075 Hart bei Graz,
Austria
FS4WBS Andrea Gili, Via Scorpacciano 1, 19034 Ortonovo SP, Italy
HB0DX Ham Radio Interest group, c/o Stefan Moser, Pradafant 11,
9490 Vaduz, Liechtenstein
HG60IPA Kutasi Gabor, Siofok, Koch R. utca 10/A I/4, 8600, Hungary
II4PRCE Sezione ARI di Fidenza, Ufficio Fidenza, Casella postale 66,
43036 Fidenza PR, Italy
KH0W Thomas M. Callas, P.O. Box 1058, Minnetonka MN 55345, USA
KL5DX Allen R. Brier, 1515 Windloch Lane, Richmond TX 77406-2553, USA
OG73X Jari Ojala, Latvalammentie 32, 92260 Kopsa, Finland
P40P Robert A. Wood, 4111 Tumbleweed Trail, Midland TX 79707, USA
P44W Carol Richards, 22 Mill Rd, Shamong NJ 08088, USA
PJ4CB Christopher Billings, PO Box 1383, Shady Cove OR 97539, USA
T88PB Nobuaki Hosokawa, 8270 Fujimi, Fujimi-cho, Suwa-gun, Nagano,
399-0211, Japan
T88RR Yasuo Tajiri, 9-9-703 Kanaya-machi, Nagasaki-shi, Nagasaki,
850-0037, Japan
TI5/VA3RA Peter Helmuth Csanky, 118 Monk Crescent, Ajax ON L1Z 1H2, Canada
TR8CA Jean Charron, 19 rue Gabriel Moussa, 33320 Eysines, France
V26OC Brian Mc Ginness, 1001 Hawlings Road, Brookeville MD 20833, USA
XV9DL Charles Gerarden, PO Box 850, Worland WY 82401, USA
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