425 DX News #1842
Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2026 11:16 am
22 August 2026 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1842
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
7P - Francisco, ZR6FAR plans to be active as 7P8FR from Lesotho on 22
August, between 08:00 and 15:00 UTC. He will operate FT8, FT4, and
possibly SSB on 40-10 metres. QSL via LoTW.
A4 - Special event station A43KD will be active on 26-28 August during
the first Amateur Radio Forum in the Sultanate of Oman, hosted by
the Royal Omani Amateur Radio Society in Dhofar Governorate (WWL
LK77FA). Look for activity on the HF bands and via QO-100 using
SSB, CW and digital modes. Five certificates will be available, see
https://www.qrz.com/db/A43KD for information.
CT9 - Miguel, LX1MDA will be active holiday style as CT9/LX1MDA from Ma-
deira (AF-014) from 31 August to 6 September. He will operate SSB
and FT8 on 40-10 metres. QSL via LoTW, or via the bureau to his
home call. [TNX NG3K]
EA - Special event callsigns EG26PDA (1-13 September), EG1PDA-EG8PDA (1-
7 September) and EH1PDA-EH8PDA (8-13 September) will be activated
to commemorate Day of Asturias and the principality's patron saint.
Also active will be ED3PDA (19-20 September). QSL for all callsigns
via EA1AUM (direct or bureau), LoTW and eQSL. More information, in-
cluding online logs and downloadable certificates, can be found at
https://asturias.dxfun.com/.
FR - Andre, ZS6AJG will be active as FR/ZS6AJG from Reunion Island (AF-
016) on 25-27 August. He will run 20 watts on 20, 15, and possibly
10 metres SSB. QSL via eQSL; he welcomes email requests for bureau
cards.
G - James, M0GQC will be active as GB100TL from Tibbetts Lookout on
Lundy Island (EU-120) on 28-30 August, with most on air activity
expected on 29 August. QSOs will be uploaded to Club Log and QRZ;
paper cars will not be available.
J3 - Graham, MM8IJU and Eric, GM5RDX will be active again as J38LD and
J38DX, respectively, from Grenada (NA-024) on 1-12 September. They
will operate SSB and FT8/FT4 on 80-6 metres. QSLs via M0OXO's OQRS;
QSOs will be uploaded daily to LoTW and QRZ.
PY - Team PS2L (namely PY2AE, PY2MK, and PY2TTN/PR2MB) will be active
from Ilha do Mar Virado (SA-028) on 29-30 August. They will operate
CW, SSB and FT8/FT4 on 40, 20, 15, and 10 metres with two stations.
QSL via LoTW, or direct to Caixa Postal 79473, Sao Paulo - SP,
03089-970, Brazil.
RI1F - Team RI1FJZ (namely R3CN, R9LR, RA1ZZ, RA9USU, RW6MD, and UA6EX)
expects to depart from Murmansk on 3 September aboard the sailing
yacht "Apostol Andrey", bound for Alexandra Land (EU-019), Franz
Josef Land. The crossing takes approximately five days, depending
on weather and sea conditions; follow the ship's progress at
https://share.garmin.com/r9lr. Plans are to be QRV on 9-25 Septem-
ber, and to operate CW, SSB, and FT8 (MSHV) with up to seven sta-
tions on 160-10 metres, plus EME, LEO, and QO-100. QSL via Club
Log's OQRS, or via R9LR. See https://ri1fjz.ru/en/ for more infor-
mation
SP - Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Polish State Railways
(Polskie Koleje Panstwowe), special callsigns 3Z100PKP, HF100PKP,
SN100PKP, SO100PKP, SP100PKP, and SQ100PKP will be active on 1-30
September. Certificates and eQSLs will be available on HamAward
(https://hamaward.cloud).
TF - TF80IRA is the special callsign used by the club station of Ice-
landic Radio Amateurs (IRA) to celebrate the 80th anniversary since
the foundation of Iceland's IARU member society (14 August 1947).
Look for activity between 14 August and 31 December. QSL via the
bureau, direct, and LoTW.
V5 - Hanspeter, HB9BFM will be active as V5/HB9BFM from various loca-
tions in Namibia between 26 August and 20 September. QSL direct to
home call. See https://www.qrz.com/db/V5/HB9BFM for more informa-
tion.
VE - Mike, VY0ZOO (VE2XB) to arrive in Coral Harbour on Southampton Is-
land (NA-007) on 23 August, and to remain there until 22 September.
He then plans to go to Naujaat (mainland Canada) on 23-28 Septem-
ber, and to Igloolik (NA-174) from 29 September to 26 October. [TNX
The Daily DX]
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
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RI1FJL ---> Rough seas, wind, and fog slowed the team's navigation toward
Heiss (Hayes) Island, Franz Josef Land. They finally reached their destina-
tion in the late morning UTC on 21 August.
VP0SG ---> The Northern California DX Foundation (https://www.ncdxf.org/)
has announced a $145,000 grant to the VP0SG DXpedition (South Georgia, March
2027). "The VP0SG team is perfectly aligned with NCDXF's vision of cultivat-
ing the next generation of DXers by including several young amateur radio
operators on their team. This initiative builds on the momentum of our youth
engagement efforts and is structured to provide hands-on mentoring in a
challenging DXpedition environment. These young operators will be integrated
into the full cycle of planning, operating, and reporting, giving them both
technical exposure and personal growth in the true spirit of amateur radio".
[TNX AA7A]
WW DIGI DX CONTEST ---> This year's edition of the World Wide Digi DX
Contest ("WW Digi") will take place on 29-30 August (from 12:00 UTC to 11:59
UTC). The objective is for amateurs around the world to contact as many
other amateurs in as many Maidenhead Grid Fields as possible using the FT4
and FT8 modes on 160, 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10m. See https://ww-digi.com/ for
complete information. WW Digi is a collaboration between the World Wide
Radio Operators Foundation (WWROF) and the Slovenia Contest Club (SCC).
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Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
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3Z75HSC SP3LPR AP5ARS IK2DUW OZ0NAVY DF5LW
4A2MAX EA5GL D2ACE EA7FTR PJ4DX M0URX
4L8A M0OXO DA0LH DK5ON PW2K EA5GL
4X02LH 4X6ZM DF0GDX DL6DH PW7T PT7WA
4X03LH 4X6ZM EA9KB EA7FTR RI0FA RW3RN
4X04LH 4X6ZM EG1LWH EA1LC RI8KR RZ3EC
4X05LH 4X6ZM EG5MYC EA5RKB SN0GIP SQ9JTI
4X6TT N4GNR FM4TI EA5GL SN120LHS SP1ZZ
5N0YEN IZ8CLM FY4JI EA5GL T77RN IZ6BRN
5W1SA JA1DXA HC8M/5 M0OXO TC3CT TA3X
5X4E IQ3CO HF85MK SQ2WKJ TF80IRA TF3MH
5X4E IZ3ZLG [d] HZ1IX EC6DX TI8/W2RE EB7DX
9J2FI DL1RTL IR1DCI IK1GPG TM22LH F4VXB
9K2GR M0OXO IR3LH IU3EDK TM6KJS F6KJS
9N1CA EA5ZD LZ67PP LZ1KCP V55LH DL3DXX
A62A EA7FTR OJ0JR OH3JR VE2CSI M0URX
A71AT EA7FTR OJ0YL OH2YL VK9WX M0OXO
AO2026FM EA7URM OL0DOG OK1FZM VX9IR VE9CZ
AO25FDM EA5RKB OT26B OR4K XU7O DL4WK
AO90A EB7DX OY1OF M0URX Z21ML N4GNR
CW5X Lupo Bano Negreira, Casilla de Correos 950, 11000 Montevideo,
Uruguay
J68TT Seth M. Conkin, PO Box 3064, Kingsport, TN 37664-0064 USA
K1M Grzegorz Tyminski, PO Box 55094 Trenton, NJ 08638, USA
PJ2ND Jeffrey A. Maass, 9256 Concord Rd, Powell OH 43065-9625, USA
PT2CVA Clube de Radioamadores da Escola de Comunicacoes, CCOMGEX,
Rodovia DF-001 (EPCT) Km 5, Brasilia - DF, 71559-902, Brazil
PX2T Roberto Zunta, Rua Joao Baruel 161, Sao Paulo - SP, 03972-04,
Brazil
XW4KV Vincent Colombo, 32 rue de Gibrand, 17350 Port d'Envaux, France
ZB2LGT GARS, PO Box 292, GX11 1AA, Gibraltar
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