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Jan 16, 2026, 11:00:32 AM (4 days ago) Jan 16
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17 January 2026 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1811
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**** DX INFORMATION ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
5H - Chas, NK8O will be active again as 5H3DX from Tanzania between 17
January and 9 February. In his limited spare time he will operate
CW and/or digital modes on 20-10 metres, and possibly 6 metres if
conditions allow. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, or direct to home call. [TNX
The Daily DX]
8Q - Alex, IW5ELA will be active holiday style as 8Q7EL from the Mal-
dives (AS-013) on 20-27 January. He will operate mainly CW on vari-
ous HF bands. QSOs will be uploaded to Club Log and confirmed auto-
matically via the bureau.
8R - Aldir, PY1SAD will be active again as 8R1TM from Guyana between 15
January and 23 February. He will operate CW, SSB and digital modes
on 160-6 metres and via satellite, from 23.00 to 03.00 UTC during
the week, and "full time" during the weekends. QSL via LoTW, eQSL,
QRZ Logbook, or direct to home call.
9X - Harold, DF2WO will be active again as 9X2AW from Kigali, Rwanda
starting on 22 January for 18 days. He can operate on 160-6 metres
using CW, SSB, FT8 and FT4, as well as on the QO-100 satellite. QSL
via M0OXO's OQRS.
DL - DQ30GDXF is the special callsign celebrating the 30th anniversary
of the German DX Foundation (https://www.gdxf.de/) until 31 Decem-
ber. QSL via Club Log's OQRS and LoTW.
DL - To celebrate the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games Milano Cortina
2026, the DARC Team SES will be active as DD2026OWG (1 February-1
March) and DD2026WPG (1 March-1 April). QSLs via DK5ON, LoTW and
DCL (DARC Community Logbook).
F - Special callsign TM27PVJ will be activated from 26 January to 1
February for the 27th "Percee du Vin Jaune", the festival celebrat-
ing the "Opening of the Yellow Wine" which this year will take
place at Lons-le-Saunier (Jura). QSL via eQSL.
FG - Once again Philippe, F1DUZ will be active as FG4KH from Guadeloupe
(NA-102) from 20 January to 10 February. He operates SSB on 80-10
metres. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, or via F1DUZ.
FO/A - Team TX5EU (namely DK2AMM, DL2AMD, DL2AWG, PA2KW, PA3EWP and PG5M)
will be active from Raivavae (OC-114), Austral Islands on 13-25
March. They will operate CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8/FT4 (MSHV) on 80-6
metres with three stations. QSL via Club Log's OQRS (preferred),
LoTW, or via DL2AWG. See https://tx5eu-2026.topdx.de/ for more in-
formation.
HI - HI60UD is the special callsign for the Union Dominicana de Radio-
aficionados, the second oldest amateur radio club in the Dominican
Republic, to celebrate the 60th anniversary. Look for activity on
the HF bands SSB and digital modes, from 17 to 31 January. QSL via
LoTW (preferred), eQSL, or direct.
I - Look for IG9/S51V, IG9/S52OT, IG9/S53R, IG9/S53T, IG9/S54W (call-
sign to be used during the CQ WW 160-Meter CW Contest), IG9/S56DX,
IG9/S57UN, IG9/S58MU, IG9/S59A, IG9/S59ZZ and IG9/YT3H to be active
from Lampedusa Island (AF-019) on 18-26 January. QSLs via the
bureau to home calls. [TNX S58MU]
PJ2 - Thaire, W2APF will be active as PJ2/W2APF from Curacao (SA-099) be-
tween 22 January and 31 March. He will operate CW, SSB and FT8 on
80-10 metres. QSL via LoTW, or direct to W2APF.
UR - EM100W and EN100WLKK are two special callsigns celebrating the
100th anniversary of the Lviv Shortwave Club, founded in 1926 as
Lwowski Klub Krotkofalowcow (LKK). It was one of the largest Euro-
pean clubs before World War II. A commemorative certificate will be
available, see https://www.qrz.com/db/EM100W for information.
UR - To celebrate his 50th anniversary in amateur radio, Nick, US8AR
will be active throughout 2026 using the special callsign EM50AR.
Electronic QSL cards can be downloaded from https://em50ar.pp.ua/.
UR - Established in 1947, the British Faraday Antarctic Station was
transferred to Ukraine in February 1996, and renamed Akademik
Vernadsky. Celebrating that 30th anniversary, five special call-
signs will be active from 1 February to 1 March: EM30VER, and -
operated by Antarctic veterans - EM30KY (op. UT1KY) , EM30KCC (op.
UR5KCC), EM30LV (op. UR8LV), EN30UA (op. UT7UA). A certificate will
be available, see https://www.qrz.com/db/EM30VER for information.
S9 - Borut, S53BV will be active holiday style as S9BV from Sao Tome
(AF-023) on 5-20 February. He will operate CW and SSB on 60, 40, 30
and 15 metres. QSL via Club Log's OQRS only.
V6 - Celebrating his 60th anniversary in amateur radio, Haru, JA1XGI
will be active as V6CU25 from Weno Island (OC-011), Micronesia on
22-28 January. He will operate mainly CW, with some SSB, FT8 (F/H)
and RTTY on 160-6 metres, including activity during the CQ WW 160-
Meter Contest. QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or direct to JA1XGI.
See https://islandvacation.amebaownd.com/ for more information.
VP8 - Rick, NE8Z (HC1MD) will be active holiday style as VP8TDX from Port
Stanley, Falkland Islands (SA-002) on 7-14 February. He will oper-
ate CW, SSB and FT4/FT8 (MSHV) on 40-6 metres using wire antennnas.
QSL via Club Log's OQRS and LoTW.
===========================
*** 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!
DAYTON TOP BAND AND CONTEST DINNERS ---> The 36th Top Band Dinner will be
held on 15 May, followed by the 32nd Contest Dinner on 16 May. The events
will take place at the Hope Hotel near Dayton, Ohio. Registrations are
open: see https://www.topbanddinner.com and https://www.contestdinner.com,
respectively.
DESECHEO 2026 ---> KP5/NP3VI (https://desecheo2026.com/kp5) has been QRV
since 12 January, shortly after the Deployment Team successfully installed
both Remote Deployment Units on the island. These RDUs are purpose-built,
self-contained radio systems engineered specifically for challenging and en-
vironmentally sensitive locations such as Desecheo.
There are no on-site operators, and the two stations are being operated re-
motely. During the planned 30-day window, operators will utilise standard
FT8 (MSHV), CW and SSB. The output power is dynamically managed based on
battery levels, with a maximum capability of 100 watts.
The primary goal of this operation is to provide an All Time New One (ATNO)
to as many people as possible. As of 10 UTC on 16 January, 9340 QSOs had
been made with 3663 unique calls. QSOs are live-streamed on Club Log and
uploaded almost instantly to LoTW. Paper QSL cards are available via M0OXO's
OQRS.
Updates are posted to https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61585525894897
HA-DX CONTEST 2026 ---> It will run from 12 UTC on 17 January until 12 UTC
on 18 January (24 hours), on 160, 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres CW and SSB.
Complete rules and be found on https://ha-dx.com/en/contest-rules. [TNX HA-
DX Contest Committee]
RSGB INCOMING QSL BUREAU: NEW MAILING ADDRESS ---> The Radio Society of
Great Britain (RSGB) has entered into a formal contractual agreement with
the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club (DARC) to handle the RSGB QSL Bureau
process. Effective 16 January, the new mailing address for incoming cards
for UK amateurs is:
DARC QSL-Service GmbH (for RSGB)
Lindenallee 4
34225 Baunatal
Germany
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3B8M, 3B9KW, 5R8TT, 5R8XX, 5X1DF,
5X4E, 7X4BL, A73A, AP2YAK, AP5ARS, C5Y, CO2XN, D2A, E44OM, E51MWA, FW5K,
HD8R, HS0ZMO, HS0ZMY, J38W, KH0/KC0W, KH0W, OD5VB, OJ0W, OX7AM, PJ6Y, RI1OK
(EU-153), S79/OK6RA, T77LA, T88AR, TK4TH, TO3K, TO9W, TR8CA, TX9A, V26K,
V31CQ, V85NPV, VP2MAA, VY0ZOO (NA-156), XF4B, ZD7VJ.
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425 DX NEWS HOME PAGE: https://www.425dxn.org/
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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
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===========================
*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S ***
**** DX INFORMATION ****
===========================
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
5H - Chas, NK8O will be active again as 5H3DX from Tanzania between 17
January and 9 February. In his limited spare time he will operate
CW and/or digital modes on 20-10 metres, and possibly 6 metres if
conditions allow. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, or direct to home call. [TNX
The Daily DX]
8Q - Alex, IW5ELA will be active holiday style as 8Q7EL from the Mal-
dives (AS-013) on 20-27 January. He will operate mainly CW on vari-
ous HF bands. QSOs will be uploaded to Club Log and confirmed auto-
matically via the bureau.
8R - Aldir, PY1SAD will be active again as 8R1TM from Guyana between 15
January and 23 February. He will operate CW, SSB and digital modes
on 160-6 metres and via satellite, from 23.00 to 03.00 UTC during
the week, and "full time" during the weekends. QSL via LoTW, eQSL,
QRZ Logbook, or direct to home call.
9X - Harold, DF2WO will be active again as 9X2AW from Kigali, Rwanda
starting on 22 January for 18 days. He can operate on 160-6 metres
using CW, SSB, FT8 and FT4, as well as on the QO-100 satellite. QSL
via M0OXO's OQRS.
DL - DQ30GDXF is the special callsign celebrating the 30th anniversary
of the German DX Foundation (https://www.gdxf.de/) until 31 Decem-
ber. QSL via Club Log's OQRS and LoTW.
DL - To celebrate the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games Milano Cortina
2026, the DARC Team SES will be active as DD2026OWG (1 February-1
March) and DD2026WPG (1 March-1 April). QSLs via DK5ON, LoTW and
DCL (DARC Community Logbook).
F - Special callsign TM27PVJ will be activated from 26 January to 1
February for the 27th "Percee du Vin Jaune", the festival celebrat-
ing the "Opening of the Yellow Wine" which this year will take
place at Lons-le-Saunier (Jura). QSL via eQSL.
FG - Once again Philippe, F1DUZ will be active as FG4KH from Guadeloupe
(NA-102) from 20 January to 10 February. He operates SSB on 80-10
metres. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, or via F1DUZ.
FO/A - Team TX5EU (namely DK2AMM, DL2AMD, DL2AWG, PA2KW, PA3EWP and PG5M)
will be active from Raivavae (OC-114), Austral Islands on 13-25
March. They will operate CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8/FT4 (MSHV) on 80-6
metres with three stations. QSL via Club Log's OQRS (preferred),
LoTW, or via DL2AWG. See https://tx5eu-2026.topdx.de/ for more in-
formation.
HI - HI60UD is the special callsign for the Union Dominicana de Radio-
aficionados, the second oldest amateur radio club in the Dominican
Republic, to celebrate the 60th anniversary. Look for activity on
the HF bands SSB and digital modes, from 17 to 31 January. QSL via
LoTW (preferred), eQSL, or direct.
I - Look for IG9/S51V, IG9/S52OT, IG9/S53R, IG9/S53T, IG9/S54W (call-
sign to be used during the CQ WW 160-Meter CW Contest), IG9/S56DX,
IG9/S57UN, IG9/S58MU, IG9/S59A, IG9/S59ZZ and IG9/YT3H to be active
from Lampedusa Island (AF-019) on 18-26 January. QSLs via the
bureau to home calls. [TNX S58MU]
PJ2 - Thaire, W2APF will be active as PJ2/W2APF from Curacao (SA-099) be-
tween 22 January and 31 March. He will operate CW, SSB and FT8 on
80-10 metres. QSL via LoTW, or direct to W2APF.
UR - EM100W and EN100WLKK are two special callsigns celebrating the
100th anniversary of the Lviv Shortwave Club, founded in 1926 as
Lwowski Klub Krotkofalowcow (LKK). It was one of the largest Euro-
pean clubs before World War II. A commemorative certificate will be
available, see https://www.qrz.com/db/EM100W for information.
UR - To celebrate his 50th anniversary in amateur radio, Nick, US8AR
will be active throughout 2026 using the special callsign EM50AR.
Electronic QSL cards can be downloaded from https://em50ar.pp.ua/.
UR - Established in 1947, the British Faraday Antarctic Station was
transferred to Ukraine in February 1996, and renamed Akademik
Vernadsky. Celebrating that 30th anniversary, five special call-
signs will be active from 1 February to 1 March: EM30VER, and -
operated by Antarctic veterans - EM30KY (op. UT1KY) , EM30KCC (op.
UR5KCC), EM30LV (op. UR8LV), EN30UA (op. UT7UA). A certificate will
be available, see https://www.qrz.com/db/EM30VER for information.
S9 - Borut, S53BV will be active holiday style as S9BV from Sao Tome
(AF-023) on 5-20 February. He will operate CW and SSB on 60, 40, 30
and 15 metres. QSL via Club Log's OQRS only.
V6 - Celebrating his 60th anniversary in amateur radio, Haru, JA1XGI
will be active as V6CU25 from Weno Island (OC-011), Micronesia on
22-28 January. He will operate mainly CW, with some SSB, FT8 (F/H)
and RTTY on 160-6 metres, including activity during the CQ WW 160-
Meter Contest. QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or direct to JA1XGI.
See https://islandvacation.amebaownd.com/ for more information.
VP8 - Rick, NE8Z (HC1MD) will be active holiday style as VP8TDX from Port
Stanley, Falkland Islands (SA-002) on 7-14 February. He will oper-
ate CW, SSB and FT4/FT8 (MSHV) on 40-6 metres using wire antennnas.
QSL via Club Log's OQRS and LoTW.
===========================
*** 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!
DAYTON TOP BAND AND CONTEST DINNERS ---> The 36th Top Band Dinner will be
held on 15 May, followed by the 32nd Contest Dinner on 16 May. The events
will take place at the Hope Hotel near Dayton, Ohio. Registrations are
open: see https://www.topbanddinner.com and https://www.contestdinner.com,
respectively.
DESECHEO 2026 ---> KP5/NP3VI (https://desecheo2026.com/kp5) has been QRV
since 12 January, shortly after the Deployment Team successfully installed
both Remote Deployment Units on the island. These RDUs are purpose-built,
self-contained radio systems engineered specifically for challenging and en-
vironmentally sensitive locations such as Desecheo.
There are no on-site operators, and the two stations are being operated re-
motely. During the planned 30-day window, operators will utilise standard
FT8 (MSHV), CW and SSB. The output power is dynamically managed based on
battery levels, with a maximum capability of 100 watts.
The primary goal of this operation is to provide an All Time New One (ATNO)
to as many people as possible. As of 10 UTC on 16 January, 9340 QSOs had
been made with 3663 unique calls. QSOs are live-streamed on Club Log and
uploaded almost instantly to LoTW. Paper QSL cards are available via M0OXO's
OQRS.
Updates are posted to https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61585525894897
HA-DX CONTEST 2026 ---> It will run from 12 UTC on 17 January until 12 UTC
on 18 January (24 hours), on 160, 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres CW and SSB.
Complete rules and be found on https://ha-dx.com/en/contest-rules. [TNX HA-
DX Contest Committee]
RSGB INCOMING QSL BUREAU: NEW MAILING ADDRESS ---> The Radio Society of
Great Britain (RSGB) has entered into a formal contractual agreement with
the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club (DARC) to handle the RSGB QSL Bureau
process. Effective 16 January, the new mailing address for incoming cards
for UK amateurs is:
DARC QSL-Service GmbH (for RSGB)
Lindenallee 4
34225 Baunatal
Germany
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
QSLs received direct or through managers: 3B8M, 3B9KW, 5R8TT, 5R8XX, 5X1DF,
5X4E, 7X4BL, A73A, AP2YAK, AP5ARS, C5Y, CO2XN, D2A, E44OM, E51MWA, FW5K,
HD8R, HS0ZMO, HS0ZMY, J38W, KH0/KC0W, KH0W, OD5VB, OJ0W, OX7AM, PJ6Y, RI1OK
(EU-153), S79/OK6RA, T77LA, T88AR, TK4TH, TO3K, TO9W, TR8CA, TX9A, V26K,
V31CQ, V85NPV, VP2MAA, VY0ZOO (NA-156), XF4B, ZD7VJ.
****************************************************************************
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
****************************************************************************
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