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14 March 2026 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1819
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*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S ***
**** DX INFORMATION ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
3B8 - Currently active from Mauritius (AF-049) are Nigel G3TXF as 3B8XF
(CW) until 25 March, and Ian G3WVG as 3B8VV (CW and SSB) until 19
March. QSL 3B8XF via Club Log' OQRS. [TNX The Daily DX]
6Y - Hiro-san, JH6GFY will be active as K3QJ/6Y from Jamaica (NA-097) on
18-24 March. He will be QRV on 20-10 metres, hopefully also on 40m.
QSL via operator's instructions.
9J - Robert, DM7XX, will be active as 9J2RO from near Lusaka, Zambia on
16-30 March. Activity will be on various HF bands, and will include
participation in CQ WW WPX SSB Contest. QSL via Club Log's OQRS.
C6 - Paul, WA4PAW is active again as C6APS from Great Abaco (NA-080),
Bahamas until 12 April. He operates FT8, CW and SSB on 20-10m. QSL
via LoTW and Club Log's OQRS, or via home call.
C6 - Brian, AD8FD will be active as C6AFD from Eleuthera Island (NA-
001), Bahamas on 24-31 March. He will operate SSB and FT8 on 40-10
metres, and will participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest. QSOs
will be uploaded to LoTW, Club Log and QRZ; paper QSL cards will
not be provided.
CY0 - The CY0S DXpedition to Sable Island [425DXN 1794] is confirmed to
take place on 19-31 March, with the flights to the island scheduled
for 18 March. Eight operators (K0IR, K4ZLE, K9NW, N2IEN, NE9U,
W0GJ, WA4DAN and WW2DX) will be QRV with up to six stations on 160-
10 metres CW, SSB, FT8 and RTTY, plus 6 metres FT8 and 23 cm EME.
QSL via Club Log's OQRS (preferred), LoTW, or direct to WA4DAN. See
https://t-rexsoftware.com/cy0s/ for more information, and
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2087487168460843/ for updates.
DL - A group of approximately 20 operators will be active as DA0HEL from
Helgoland Island (EU-127) from 23 March to 3 April, with occasional
activity as DL0IH from nearby Helgoland Duene. They will operate
CW, SSB and digital modes on 160-10 metres. QSLs via the bureau or
direct.
EA - The Union de Radioaficionados de Vigo-Val Minor will hold a "Titan-
ic Memorial" to pay a tribute to the radiomen who served during the
ship's ill-fated maiden voyage. Look for EG1912T to be active on
all bands and modes, with a special emphasis on telegraphy, from 10
April (the day the 'Titanic' set sail from Southampton) until 15
April (the day she sank off the coast of Newfoundland). All QSOs
will be confirmed via the bureau, eQSL and LoTW; CW QSOs will be
confirmed by a special QSL card.
FM - Miguel, EA1BP will be active holiday style as FM/EA1BP from Marti-
nique (NA-107) from 25 March to 2 April. He will participate in the
CQ WW WPX SSB Contest as TO7O. QSL via LoTW, Club Log, or via home
call. [TNX NG3K]
GU - Ron, G4DIY and Jay, M0UNN will be active as MP7DX from Guernsey
(EU-114) on 13-17 March. They will operate CW and SSB on 40-10
metres. QSL direct to G4DIY; QSOs will be uploaded to Club Log,
LoTW and QRZ Logbook.
JD1/O - Takeshi, JA1UII will be active again as JD1BON from Chichijima (AS-
031), Ogasawara on 19-22 March. Being a family trip, he plans to be
QRV only around 11-15 UTC. QSL via LoTW (preferred), or direct to
home call.
PA - Dutch special callsigns PA26WAAD, PB26WAAD, PC26WAAD, PD26WAAD,
PE26WAAD, PG26WAAD and PH26WAAD will be in use between 20 March and
5 April for the World Autism Awareness Day. QSLs via NL10743, LoTW
and eQSL. See https://www.qrz.com/db/PA26WAAD for the award. In
2007 the United Nations General Assembly declared 2 April as World
Autism Awareness Day to highlight the need to help improve the
quality of life of autistic individuals so they can lead full and
meaningful lives as an integral part of society.
V4 - Randy, K5ZD will be active as V4/K5ZD from St. Kitts (NA-104) from
22 March to 1 April. He will operate CW and SSB on 80-10 metres.
QSL via LoTW. During the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest he will be signing
V47T (QSL via W2RQ). [TNX NG3K]
VU - Led by Sarath, VU2RS, team AU2M will be active from Arnala Island
(AS-169) on 1-3 May. They plan to operate CW, SSB and FT8 (F/H) on
80-10 metres with three stations. They might also have a fourth
Station for 6 metres. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS. Donations will be
gratefully accepted, see http://www.vu2rs.com/au2m for the details.
YJ - Chris, VK2YUS will be active again as YJ0CA from Efate (OC-035),
Vanuatu from 18 March to 2 April. Usually he operates SSB on 40-10
metres between 21 and 10 UTC. QSL direct to VK2YUS. [TNX The Daily
DX]
===========================
*** 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!
BOUVET 2026 ---> "We're currently focusing on getting all persons off island
this weekend", the 3Y0K team posted to Facebook on 13 March. "There is a
forecasted WX window Saturday and Sunday, and if that holds, we will be off
air. The wind is still quite strong, around 40 knots, but is expected to de-
crease. If weather does not permit full extraction, we will remain on air
for some more days, as next window maybe Tuesday (uncertain)".
CASS AWARDS ---> The Cass Awards honour the wisdom and spirit of Cass WA6AUD
(SK), and encourage DXpeditions to maximize the number of DXers worked with
a Plaque for the single-operator DXpedition that works the most unique call-
signs within 2 weeks or less, and a Plaque for the "unlimited" DXpedition
that works the most unique callsigns within 4 weeks or less, with no limit
on the number of operators of the activity.
* Rikk Lewis, WE9G has won the 2025 Single-Operator Cass Award by working
11,296 unique callsigns during his V6WG operation from Micronesia.
* The 9U1RU team (Vasily Pinchuk R7AL, Slav Rodin OK8AU, Leo Berezhnoy
RW9JZ, Hal Turley W8HC, Wlodek Herej SP6EQZ, Mike Alekseev RU3UR, Vic
Filimonov UA3QLC, Ark Voloshin UA4CC, Nick Tolkunov R5EC, and Andrei
Soldatkin RA4DX) has won the 2025 Unlimited Cass Award by working 41,361
unique callsigns (a new record!) from Burundi.
Sponsored by Club Log, the Northern California DX Club and DXLab, the Cass
Awards are presented annually and issued in March for DXpeditions during the
preceding year. See http://www.cassaward.com/ for complete information.
THE HERITAGE CQ AMATEUR RADIO HALL OF FAME ---> The CQ Amateur Radio Hall of
Fame was established in January 2001 to recognize those individuals, whether
licensed radio amateurs or not, who significantly affected the course of
amateur radio; and radio amateurs who, in the course of their professional
lives, had a significant impact on their professions or on world affairs.
Following the discontinuation of CQ Magazine, the Heritage CQ Amateur Radio
Hall of Fame continues its mission under the stewardship of Hamgallery.
Starting in 2025, physical plaques are presented to living inductees, and
annual inductions are limited to three individuals, all of whom must hold an
amateur radio license.
The 2026 inductees are: Prof. David B. Leeson, PhD, W6NL (ex W6QHS); Richard
Dean Straw, N6BV (SK); and Dr. Jose "Otis" Vicens, NP4G. Their profiles can
be found on https://hamgallery.com/HOF/AmateurRadio/.
QSL VIA N2OO ---> Bob, N2OO has taken over as QSL Manager for ZS6CCY and
C91CCY (previously via K3IRV). Cards can be requested via Club Log's OQRS.
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3B8FA, 3F3RRC, 3W9MAE, 4V1L, 5B/
OK2YL, 5J0EA, 5K0UA, 5W1SA, 5Z4VJ, 6O3T, 9M2/SP5APW (AS-046), EP5TJS, EX7CQ,
EX7DY, JT1CO, JY5MM, KH0D, KH2/AH0G, NL8F, OY/4X6TT, P49Y, PJ4A, PJ6Y,
PZ5OZ, S79VU, T32AZ, T88MZ, TO4A, UN3M, V3T, V6CW, V73RK, VP8VK, VP8WA,
XF4B, YI3AA, YS1ECB, ZB2BU.
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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
****************************************************************************
===========================
*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S ***
**** DX INFORMATION ****
===========================
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
3B8 - Currently active from Mauritius (AF-049) are Nigel G3TXF as 3B8XF
(CW) until 25 March, and Ian G3WVG as 3B8VV (CW and SSB) until 19
March. QSL 3B8XF via Club Log' OQRS. [TNX The Daily DX]
6Y - Hiro-san, JH6GFY will be active as K3QJ/6Y from Jamaica (NA-097) on
18-24 March. He will be QRV on 20-10 metres, hopefully also on 40m.
QSL via operator's instructions.
9J - Robert, DM7XX, will be active as 9J2RO from near Lusaka, Zambia on
16-30 March. Activity will be on various HF bands, and will include
participation in CQ WW WPX SSB Contest. QSL via Club Log's OQRS.
C6 - Paul, WA4PAW is active again as C6APS from Great Abaco (NA-080),
Bahamas until 12 April. He operates FT8, CW and SSB on 20-10m. QSL
via LoTW and Club Log's OQRS, or via home call.
C6 - Brian, AD8FD will be active as C6AFD from Eleuthera Island (NA-
001), Bahamas on 24-31 March. He will operate SSB and FT8 on 40-10
metres, and will participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest. QSOs
will be uploaded to LoTW, Club Log and QRZ; paper QSL cards will
not be provided.
CY0 - The CY0S DXpedition to Sable Island [425DXN 1794] is confirmed to
take place on 19-31 March, with the flights to the island scheduled
for 18 March. Eight operators (K0IR, K4ZLE, K9NW, N2IEN, NE9U,
W0GJ, WA4DAN and WW2DX) will be QRV with up to six stations on 160-
10 metres CW, SSB, FT8 and RTTY, plus 6 metres FT8 and 23 cm EME.
QSL via Club Log's OQRS (preferred), LoTW, or direct to WA4DAN. See
https://t-rexsoftware.com/cy0s/ for more information, and
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2087487168460843/ for updates.
DL - A group of approximately 20 operators will be active as DA0HEL from
Helgoland Island (EU-127) from 23 March to 3 April, with occasional
activity as DL0IH from nearby Helgoland Duene. They will operate
CW, SSB and digital modes on 160-10 metres. QSLs via the bureau or
direct.
EA - The Union de Radioaficionados de Vigo-Val Minor will hold a "Titan-
ic Memorial" to pay a tribute to the radiomen who served during the
ship's ill-fated maiden voyage. Look for EG1912T to be active on
all bands and modes, with a special emphasis on telegraphy, from 10
April (the day the 'Titanic' set sail from Southampton) until 15
April (the day she sank off the coast of Newfoundland). All QSOs
will be confirmed via the bureau, eQSL and LoTW; CW QSOs will be
confirmed by a special QSL card.
FM - Miguel, EA1BP will be active holiday style as FM/EA1BP from Marti-
nique (NA-107) from 25 March to 2 April. He will participate in the
CQ WW WPX SSB Contest as TO7O. QSL via LoTW, Club Log, or via home
call. [TNX NG3K]
GU - Ron, G4DIY and Jay, M0UNN will be active as MP7DX from Guernsey
(EU-114) on 13-17 March. They will operate CW and SSB on 40-10
metres. QSL direct to G4DIY; QSOs will be uploaded to Club Log,
LoTW and QRZ Logbook.
JD1/O - Takeshi, JA1UII will be active again as JD1BON from Chichijima (AS-
031), Ogasawara on 19-22 March. Being a family trip, he plans to be
QRV only around 11-15 UTC. QSL via LoTW (preferred), or direct to
home call.
PA - Dutch special callsigns PA26WAAD, PB26WAAD, PC26WAAD, PD26WAAD,
PE26WAAD, PG26WAAD and PH26WAAD will be in use between 20 March and
5 April for the World Autism Awareness Day. QSLs via NL10743, LoTW
and eQSL. See https://www.qrz.com/db/PA26WAAD for the award. In
2007 the United Nations General Assembly declared 2 April as World
Autism Awareness Day to highlight the need to help improve the
quality of life of autistic individuals so they can lead full and
meaningful lives as an integral part of society.
V4 - Randy, K5ZD will be active as V4/K5ZD from St. Kitts (NA-104) from
22 March to 1 April. He will operate CW and SSB on 80-10 metres.
QSL via LoTW. During the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest he will be signing
V47T (QSL via W2RQ). [TNX NG3K]
VU - Led by Sarath, VU2RS, team AU2M will be active from Arnala Island
(AS-169) on 1-3 May. They plan to operate CW, SSB and FT8 (F/H) on
80-10 metres with three stations. They might also have a fourth
Station for 6 metres. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS. Donations will be
gratefully accepted, see http://www.vu2rs.com/au2m for the details.
YJ - Chris, VK2YUS will be active again as YJ0CA from Efate (OC-035),
Vanuatu from 18 March to 2 April. Usually he operates SSB on 40-10
metres between 21 and 10 UTC. QSL direct to VK2YUS. [TNX The Daily
DX]
===========================
*** 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!
BOUVET 2026 ---> "We're currently focusing on getting all persons off island
this weekend", the 3Y0K team posted to Facebook on 13 March. "There is a
forecasted WX window Saturday and Sunday, and if that holds, we will be off
air. The wind is still quite strong, around 40 knots, but is expected to de-
crease. If weather does not permit full extraction, we will remain on air
for some more days, as next window maybe Tuesday (uncertain)".
CASS AWARDS ---> The Cass Awards honour the wisdom and spirit of Cass WA6AUD
(SK), and encourage DXpeditions to maximize the number of DXers worked with
a Plaque for the single-operator DXpedition that works the most unique call-
signs within 2 weeks or less, and a Plaque for the "unlimited" DXpedition
that works the most unique callsigns within 4 weeks or less, with no limit
on the number of operators of the activity.
* Rikk Lewis, WE9G has won the 2025 Single-Operator Cass Award by working
11,296 unique callsigns during his V6WG operation from Micronesia.
* The 9U1RU team (Vasily Pinchuk R7AL, Slav Rodin OK8AU, Leo Berezhnoy
RW9JZ, Hal Turley W8HC, Wlodek Herej SP6EQZ, Mike Alekseev RU3UR, Vic
Filimonov UA3QLC, Ark Voloshin UA4CC, Nick Tolkunov R5EC, and Andrei
Soldatkin RA4DX) has won the 2025 Unlimited Cass Award by working 41,361
unique callsigns (a new record!) from Burundi.
Sponsored by Club Log, the Northern California DX Club and DXLab, the Cass
Awards are presented annually and issued in March for DXpeditions during the
preceding year. See http://www.cassaward.com/ for complete information.
THE HERITAGE CQ AMATEUR RADIO HALL OF FAME ---> The CQ Amateur Radio Hall of
Fame was established in January 2001 to recognize those individuals, whether
licensed radio amateurs or not, who significantly affected the course of
amateur radio; and radio amateurs who, in the course of their professional
lives, had a significant impact on their professions or on world affairs.
Following the discontinuation of CQ Magazine, the Heritage CQ Amateur Radio
Hall of Fame continues its mission under the stewardship of Hamgallery.
Starting in 2025, physical plaques are presented to living inductees, and
annual inductions are limited to three individuals, all of whom must hold an
amateur radio license.
The 2026 inductees are: Prof. David B. Leeson, PhD, W6NL (ex W6QHS); Richard
Dean Straw, N6BV (SK); and Dr. Jose "Otis" Vicens, NP4G. Their profiles can
be found on https://hamgallery.com/HOF/AmateurRadio/.
QSL VIA N2OO ---> Bob, N2OO has taken over as QSL Manager for ZS6CCY and
C91CCY (previously via K3IRV). Cards can be requested via Club Log's OQRS.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
QSLs received direct or through managers: 3B8FA, 3F3RRC, 3W9MAE, 4V1L, 5B/
OK2YL, 5J0EA, 5K0UA, 5W1SA, 5Z4VJ, 6O3T, 9M2/SP5APW (AS-046), EP5TJS, EX7CQ,
EX7DY, JT1CO, JY5MM, KH0D, KH2/AH0G, NL8F, OY/4X6TT, P49Y, PJ4A, PJ6Y,
PZ5OZ, S79VU, T32AZ, T88MZ, TO4A, UN3M, V3T, V6CW, V73RK, VP8VK, VP8WA,
XF4B, YI3AA, YS1ECB, ZB2BU.
****************************************************************************
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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