425 DX News #1804

[I1JQJ]

29 November 2025                                          A.R.I. DX Bulletin

                                   No 1804

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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

6O     - Elvira, IV3FSG has returned to Somaliland  "to complete a few pend-
         ing tasks", and is active again as 6O3T. Length of stay unknown.
8Q     - Harald, DL7MDX will be active holiday style as 8Q7HT  from the Mal-
         dives (AS-013, WWL MJ64th) on 1-11 December. He will operate mainly
         FT8 on 40-6 metres. QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW and QRZ.
CE     - John, NI6D will be active as  CE7/NI6D along the  Carretera Austral
         in Northern Patagonia on 6-18 December. He will operate FT8/FT4  on
         40-10 metres, low power,  during the local afternoon/evening hours.
         QSL via LoTW.
EA     - Celebrating Christmas and the New Year from the city of Vigo, EG1NV
         will be active between  2 December and 12 January.  QSL  via  LoTW,
         eQSL, and QRZ Logbook.  See https://www.qrz.com/db/EG1NV  for  more
         information.
FM     - Dmitry, UT5UGR is active as FM/UT5UGR from Martinique (NA-107)  un-
         til 4 December.  He will participate in the CQ WW DX CW Contest  as
         TO7A. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or via home call.
HS     - HS25SG is a special event callsign which will be activated on  1-30
         December to celebrate the 33rd Southeast Asian Games and as part of
         the "SatFinder" educational campaign,  which promotes space, satel-
         lite, and radio science to students and the general public  through
         amateur radio activities.  QSL via Club Log's OQRS,  LoTW, and  QRZ
         Logbook. See https://www.qrz.com/db/HS25SG for more information.
PA     - Special callsigns celebrating  Christmas and the New Year  from the
         Netherlands include:
         PA25SANTA 1 Dec-1 Jan   QSL via PA1AW
         PA25XMAS  1-31 Dec      no QSL, certificate on QRZ
         PD25STAR  1-31 Dec      no QSL, certificate on QRZ
         PD26HNY   1 Dec-31 Jan  no QSL, certificate on QRZ
         PF25XMAS  1-31 Dec      QSL via PC1K; certificate on QRZ
         PH25XMAS  6-28 Dec      no QSL, certificate on award.pa3efr.nl
         PH26HNY   28 Dec-5 Jan  no QSL, certificate on award.pa3efr.nl
         PI25XMAS  1-31 Dec      no QSL, certificate on QRZ
SP     - On 6 December 1925  Tadeusz Heftman, TPAX  made the  first  amateur
         radio contact confirmed by a QSL card between Poland and a  station
         from outside the country  (N0PM in the Netherlands).  Commemorating
         that milestone, special event station  SN0TPAX  will operate CW and
         SSB throughout December.  The activity is organized by the PZK  and
         the SP DX Club.  All QSOs will be confirmed  automatically via  the
         bureau.
T2     - Provided  his luggage  arrives  as promised  on 29 November,  Nobu,
         JA0JHQ will be active as  T2NH from Funafuti, Tuvalu (OC-015) until
         2 December.
TG     - Todd, AF4CZ, will be active holiday style as TG9/AF4CZ  from Guate-
         mala between 7 December and 5 January.  He will operate mainly FT8/
         FT4 on 40-10 metres.  QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW,  eQSL and Club
         Log.
TL8    - Joao, CR7BNW will be active as TL8BNW  from Bangui, Central African
         Republic for six months (December 2025-June 2026).  He will operate
         SSB and FT8 on 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres.  QSOs will be uploaded  to
         LoTW and QRZ Logbook.
VE     - After  his activity from  Broughton Island (NA-130)  [425DXN 1803],
         Mike, VY0ZOO is  expected to be back to Southampton Island (NA-007)
         until 30 November.  Next he plans  to go and be QRV as VY0ZOO  from
         Sanikiluaq,  Flaherty Island  (NA-196)  on  1-7 December,  and   as
         VY0ZOO/VE2 from Kangiqsualujjuaq (mainland Canada)  on  7-14 Decem-
         ber. QSL direct to VE2XB.
VE     - Weather  permitting,  Stuart, VE9CF  will be active  as  VC9A  from
         Miscou Island (NA-068)  on 12 December from  13 to 19 UTC  to cele-
         brate the 124th anniversary of Marconi's transatlantic radio commu-
         nication. QSL via VE9CF. [TNX VE9CF]
VK     - Doug, WA6L plans to be active as VK4/WA6L  from Fitzroy Island (OC-
         172)  approximately  between  30 November and 4 December.  He  will
         operate CW QRP. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, or direct to home call.
YO     - Special callsign YR6ZIPD will be active on 1-3 December for the In-
         ternational Day of Persons with Disabilities (Ziua Internationala a
         Persoanelor cu Dizabilitati),  whose annual observance (3 December)
         was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in 1992.  QSL
         via QRZ Logbook.
YO     - Members of the YO3KRM Radioclub will run a  Christmas Special Event
         on 5-31 December, with three special callsigns:  YO0HOHO,  YO0XMAS,
         and YR0UDOLPH. QSLs via YO3GND. Certificates will be available, see
         qrz.com for the details.

CQ WW DX CW CONTEST ---> The following stations have announced their  parti-
cipation in this year's event (29-30 November, https://cqww.com/rules.htm):

ZONE   CALL          CATEGORY     COUNTRY              QSL VIA      
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02     VE2IM         SOAB         Canada               VE3DZ        
05     VP9I          M/2          Bermuda              WW3S        
07     HP3/OK2WX     SO           Panama               I8KHC        
07     HQ9X          M/2          Honduras             KQ1F        
07     TI5/VA3RA     SOSB         Costa Rica           VE3IKV      
07     TI8X          SOAB HP      Costa Rica           LoTW/EA5GL  
07     V31CQ         SOAB HP      Belize               LoTW/K5PS    
08     8P5A          SOAB HP      Barbados             LoTW/HA1AG  
08     C6AQQ         SOAB LP      Bahamas              LoTW/EA5GL  
08     FS/K0CD       SO QRP       St. Martin           K0CD        
08     J38W          SOAB HP      Grenada              LoTW/M0OXO  
08     KP4AA         SOAB         Puerto Rico          LoTW        
08     NP3Y          M/S HP       Puerto Rico          LoTW/NP3Y    
08     PJ5C          MO           Sint Eustatius       LoTW        
08     PJ7UK         SO           Sint Maarten         LoTW/N0UK    
08     TO7A          SOAB HP      Martinique           UT5UGR      
08     V26K          SOAB LP      Antigua and Barbuda  LoTW/AA3B    
08     V47T          SO HP        St. Kitts            W2RQ        
08     VP2MAA        SOAB LP      Montserrat           IK2DUW      
08     VP2MMA        M/S          Montserrat           LoTW/AC6ZM  
08     ZF1A          M/2          Cayman Islands       LoTW/K7ZO    
08     ZF5T          M/M          Cayman Islands       LoTW/K5GO    
09     5J1DX         SOAB HP      Colombia             LoTW/E73Y    
09     8R1/AG6UT     SO LP        Guyana               DJ9RR        
09     9Z4BM         SOAB         Trinidad & Tobago    direct      
09     P44W          SOAB         Aruba                LoTW        
09     PJ4A          M/S          Bonaire              LoTW/K4BAI  
09     PJ4K          M/2          Bonaire              KU9C        
09     PZ5DX         SOAB LP      Suriname             LoTW/UA2FM  
12     CE0Y          M/?          Easter Island        RN3RQ        
13     CW5W          SO HP        Uruguay              LoTW        
14     CR2M          M/2          Azores               LoTW        
14     CR6I                       Portugal             LoTW/EA1CBX  
14     GJ2A          SOSB 20m     Jersey               LoTW        
14     HB0DX         M/S          Liechtenstein        LoTW        
14     LX7I          SOAB HP      Luxembourg           LoTW        
14     MU0PLX/m      SOAB LP      Guernsey             LoTW        
15     E7DX          M/S HP       Bosnia & Herzegovina LoTW        
15     ES9C          M/M          Estonia              LoTW        
15     HV0A          MO           Vatican City         LoTW        
15     IP0A          SOSB 40m     Sardinia             OM2FY        
15     OH0X          SOSB 15m     Aland Islands        LoTW        
15     OH0Z          SOAB HP      Aland Islands        W0MM        
15     TK0C          M/M          Corsica              LoTW/S50C    
15     Z68BG         SO           Kosovo               LoTW/HB9TSW  
20     SV9/VE3RSA    SO QRP       Crete                LoTW        
21     4L2M          SOSB 40m HP  Georgia              EA7FTR      
21     4L9M          SOSB 40m     Georgia              LoTW        
21     EK8A          SO LP        Armenia              EK6SS        
23     B0A           M/2          China                LoTW        
24     BD1IIJ        SOAB HP      China                LoTW        
26     3W9A          SOAB         Vietnam              LoTW        
26     E2A           M/S          Thailand             E21EIC      
27     AH2R          SOSB 10m     Guam                 LoTW        
27     KH0W          SO           Mariana Isls         KC0W        
27     T88AR         MO           Palau                LoTW/K7AR    
28     9M6NA         SOAB HP      East Malaysia        LoTW        
28     V85RH         SOAB HP      Brunei               LoTW        
29     VK6T          SOAB         Australia            EA7FTR      
30     VK1A          M/S          Australia            LoTW        
31     KH6J          M/M          Hawaii               LoTW/AH6OZ  
32     VK9DX         SOAB HP      Norfolk Island       YT3D        
32     ZL7IO         SOAB         Chatham Islands      LoTW        
33     3V8LL         SO           Tunisia              LoTW/IT9TQH  
33     CQ9A          SOAB HP      Madeira              direct      
33     CR3B          SOSB 20m     Madeira              LoTW/GU4YOX  
33     EF8R          SOAB         Canary Islands       LoTW/EB7DX  
35     D4P           SOAB         Cape Verde           LoTW        
35     TY5FR         SOAB LP      Benin                DL1BUG      
36     ZD7VI         SOSB         St. Helena Island    LoTW        
36     ZD7VJ         SOSB         St. Helena Island    LoTW        
36     ZD7WP         SOSB         St. Helena Island    G4BWP        
37     5X1DF         SOSB 40m     Uganda               LoTW        
37     5X1XA         SOSB 15m     Uganda               LoTW/G3SWH  
37     5X7W          SOAB QRP     Uganda               LoTW/M0OXO  
37     7Q1A          M/S          Malawi               LoTW        
39     3B8M          M/2          Mauritius            LoTW/M0OXO  
39     3B9KW         SOAB HP      Rodrigues            LoTW        
39     S79/OK6RA     SOSB         Seychelles           OK6RA        
40     OX7AM         SOAB         Greenland            LoTW/OZ1ACB  

Do not forget to give a look at the Announced Operations  listing maintained
by Bill, NG3K at  https://www.ng3k.com/Misc/cqc2025.html  -  good contest to
you all,  and please note a  couple of remarks  from  John Dorr, K1AR (CQ WW
Contest Director):
* "Operators noticing  dirty/clicky CW  this weekend should take pictures of
  spectrum/waterfalls, make note of frequency, callsign, and time,  and pass
  these details to us via the CQ WW Contact Form: https://cqww.com/contact/.
  Our SDR team will  be prioritizing the investigation of dirty signals this
  year".
* "There is a growing trend with many high-scoring stations  to submit their
  logs at the last minute.  At the very least, the optics for  this behavior
  are poor and we are taking notice.  You'll note that time/date stamps  are
  now being reported on the 'logs received' page".

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                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

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YOTA MONTH ---> The Youngsters On The Air group will  be active again during
the entire month of December. The idea for this event is to show the amateur
radio hobby to youth and to encourage  youngsters  to be active  on  the ham
radio waves. So far announced participants include stations from
Argentina        LT4YOTA
Austria          OE0YOTA
Belgium          OQ25YOTA
Bulgaria         LZ12YOTA
Curacao          PJ2YOTA
Cyprus           5B4YOTA
Egypt            SU8YOTA
France           TM25YOTA, TM4YOTA
Germany          DQ0YOTA
Hungary          HA6YOTA, HG0YOTA
Italy            II7YOTA
Latvia           YL0YOTA
Netherlands      PA6YOTA, PD6YOTA
North Macedonia  Z30YOTA, Z39YOTA
Poland           3Z0YOTA
Slovakia         OM9YOTA
South Korea      HL0YOTA
Spain            AO25YOTA
Turkey           TC25YOTA
United Kingdom   GB25YOTA
USA              K8Y, K8O, K8T, K8A
QSLs via Club Log's OQRS (direct or bureau). Information about the event and
the awards can be found on https://events.ham-yota.com/.

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                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

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CALL        MANAGER     CALL        MANAGER     CALL        MANAGER
===================================================================
3G0YR       RN3RQ       HP3/OK2YL   I8KHC       TI8/N7ZG    EA5GL
3V8LL       IT9TQH      HR5/F2JD    F6AJA       TM300SK     F4GFE
4U1UN       HB9BOU      HS0ZJF      ON4AFU      TM35MDXC    RQ7L
5R8IC       F6ICX       HS0ZME      SM6NT       TM60ATX     F4KLR
5X1DF       G3XTT       HS0ZMY      EA5GL       TM88YL      F4IFD
5X7W        M0OXO       HS0ZOY      KA3LKM      TY5FR       DL1BUG
5Z4XB       VK3XB       IQ5PJ       IU5RTR      UE35DX      RQ7L
8Q7XX       DK6AS       IY5PIS      IU5RTR      UE35L       RQ7L
8R1/AG6UT   DJ9RR       J38W        M0OXO       UE55AK      R0AA
9K9OMAN     EC6DX       KP3RE       EA5GL       UE7DX       RQ7L
9L1BTU      G7BUX       OE175ARWT   OE4RUK      V31CQ       K5PS
A52AA       AB1F        OL35MDXC    RQ7L        V47NT       W2RQ
A65DX       VE3ZF       OX7AM       OZ1ACB      VK5IPA      VK5PAS
AU2JCB      VU2DSI      P40L        WA3FRP      VK8NSB      M0URX
C21TS       M0OXO       PJ4KV       DL6KVA      VP2MMG      W4CMG
CN3A        IK2OHG      R035C       RQ7L        VP6MW       W0VTT
CQ7MDXC     RQ7L        R035DX      RQ7L        VY0ERC      M0OXO
CR2MDXC     RQ7L        R035L       RQ7L        XU7RRC      RZ3EC
DL35MDXC    RQ7L        R035N       RQ7L        YJ0GC       LZ1GC
E7MDXC      RQ7L        R035O       RQ7L        YN2N        EA7FTR
EH2EUS      EA2TP       R2025DX     RQ7L        YQ0U        YO5BFJ
ER35MDXC    RQ7L        RI1ANI      RN1ON       Z68BG       HB9TSW
EV35MDXC    RQ7L        SP110GSS    SP3PDO      ZB2TT       M0URX
HF30PMW     SP2PMW      SP140GKS    SP3PDO      ZD7WP       G4BWP
HF6FIRAC    SP6IEQ      SP50KRF     SP1KRF      ZF1BB       W9KKN
HP3/OK2WX   I8KHC       T88AR       K7AR        ZL7IO       DK7AO

4U0ITU    IARC, P.O. Box 6, 1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland
5J0EA     Antonio Parada Rodriguez, C/ Ramon y Cajal 9, 11380 Tarifa (Cadiz)
          Spain
5X1XA     Phil Whitchurch, 21 Dickensons Grove, Congresbury, Bristol,
          BS49 5HQ, United Kingdom
6O3T      Paolo Del Do, Vicolo Cantarutti 3, 33035 Torreano di Martignacco
          UD, Italy
HK1/ND7DX Boris Knezovic, P.O. Box 59, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
P44W      Carol Richards, 22 Mill Rd, Shamong NJ 08088, USA
PJ2ND     Jeffrey A. Maass, 9256 Concord Rd, Powell OH 43065-9625, USA
V47JA     John Abbruscato, 22199 Pine Tree Ln, Hockley TX 77447, USA
V73JW     John Wiley, PSC 701 Box 495, APO AP 96555, USA
VY0ZOO    Michael Shaer, 20-5400 Randall Ave, Montreal QC H4V 2V5, Canada
ZF9DX     William C. Morgan, 12012 County Road 3000, Rolla MO 65401, USA

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