From Tony N2MFT:
There are 7 Messages in this email
Message 1: LG5LG & SJ9WL -- Norway and
Sweden
From QRZ.com (edited by OPDX):
Operators Martin/DK4WM,
Joerg/DK3JF and Ingomar/DL9ET, and along with local
support, will be active as
LG5LG and/or SJ9WL, from the amateur radio station in Morokulien (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morokulien), between April 27th and May 2nd.
Morokulien is a unique
six-hectare cross-border area between Norway and Sweden. It was established in
1914 to commemorate a century of peace between the two nations and is
home to the famous Peace Monument. The radio station itself is situated
directly on the border.
The team will operate using
the callsigns LG5LG (Norway) and SJ9WL (Sweden), alternating between them on a
daily basis.
The station will operate on
all HF bands (160-6m) in SSB, RTTY, FT8/FT4 and CW. QSL via QSL Manager Sverre
Aarstaft (LA7TIA). LoTW is also potentially available.
Award: The "Morokulien Award"
can be earned by making at least two contacts with each callsign (4 QSOs in
total). Please send log excerpts to LA7TIA for the award.
Message 2: HF0PAS --
South Shetlands (Update April 24th)
From 425DXNews (edited by
OPDX):
HF0 - Rafal, SQ4O is a
member of the 50th Polish Antarctic Expedition to
the Henryk Arctowski Station on King George
Island, South Shetland
Islands (AN-010). He will be working there from
May to October, and
in his spare time, he will be QRV as
HF0PAS on the HF bands (SSB and
CW) and 6 meters (FT8). QSL route TBA.
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Recently Reported:
From QRZ.com (edited by
OPDX):
H. Arctowski Polish
Antarctic Station –
Poland’s calling card at the end of the world
The 50th Polish Antarctic
Expedition to the Henryk Arctowski Station (2026)
History rewritten – we
dreamed that during this anniversary expedition, the HF0POL callsign would
once again be heard over the airwaves. The 50th anniversary was the perfect
opportunity to return the callsign to its original place – the
Arctowski Station. At the same time, we wanted to set straight a story from
years ago. Unfortunately, this proved impossible. It hurts. The real art is
opening a second door when the first is closed. A new callsign lies ahead of
us.
One of the expedition
members is Rafał, SQ4O. His daily task will be to
professional work in
very specific conditions.
He is going there with one intention – that the voice of
amateur radio operators will once again be broadcast to the world from
Arctowski. He cannot promise anything (it's not DX expedition), but he
will do everything he can to make it happen.
"HArctowski" Polish
Antarctic Station
King George Island
South Shetland Islands
Antarctica
QSL: After the end of the
expedition
Message 3: OX3LX - IOTA references and QSL
information
Hi,
I
took over as QSL MGR from OZ1PIF (SK) in 2016/2017
and I have sent a lot of direct QSL cards mostly via
Germany cause to the low postage prices. In Denmark
95% af all “letters” are digital, and a letter out
of Denmark is present USD 7,50 / EUR 7,00. And cause
to shift of postal company to a private company
there is no guarantee of delivery. I come to Germany
a few times every year and send all direct QSL from
there.
OX3LX,
Bo is uploading to LoTW with correct IOTA and
locator. I only upload busted calls, mostly from QSL
received via buro. Present I have 33 different QTHs
where 2 of them are QO-100 satellite QSOs. I handle
the paper QSL card.
The
log of OX3LX has present approx. 100.000 QSOs and
the oldest are from 1986!! I will later this year
find time to report the IOTAs of OX3LX to the IOTA
program. If there are any urgent confirmation to the
IOTA program, please do not hesitate to contact me
OF THE LIST. I am very busy with work until 1 July.
I
have agreed with VE3KYC, Cezar and K3EST, Bob that I
make a file to be uploaded to https://www.iota-world.org/ We
only must find out what is missing.
Present
I have approx. 80 direct QSLs going out from Kassel,
Germany Friday where I am at Kassel FunkTAG
Saturday. All direct QSLs ordered via Clublog OQRS (https://clublog.org/logsearch.php)
and with QSOs worked latest on 17 April 2026 and
ordered latest on 21 April are printed. QSOs after
these dates will be send later this year.
If
any on this group need printed QSL card of OX3LX (or
OX0J, NA-220) I will be at Dayton Hamvention next
month. Please check https://clublog.org/logsearch.php for
your valid QSOs and then send me an e-mail OF THE
LIST with your call sign not later than 8 May 2026.
If you come to Dayton Hamvention, I can bring the
printed QSL card free of charge Dayton Hamvention.
You
can always see next shipment of direct QSL card on https://www.qrz.com/db/OZ0J
I
recommend that you DO NOT send direct QSL letters to
Denmark for request. I am not sure whatever I will
get your letters.
I
will get the full log of OX3LX for the present trip
when Bo is back in Denmark later this month.
Thank
you
73,
Joe, OZ0J
QSL
MGR of OX3LX among others
Message 4: 2026 World
Soccer Tournament (SES)
From the wc2026ses Web page
(edited by OPDX):
Special Event Station
#wc2026ses
Dates: June 11th–July 19th,
2026
Amateur radio operators
across USA, Canada and Mexico host cities are activating special callsigns
(W6C, W5C/H, W5C/D, W2C, VB7F, 4A1CMX, 4A1GDL, 4A1MTY, VE3WE, …) to
celebrate this summer's 2026 World Soccer Tournament. Operate VHF, UHF,
and HF, analogue and digital with us and lets make this a fun event! With
16 cities participating you have 16 wonderful QSL cards to
collect!
Go to the WC2026ses Web page
at (
https://www.wc2026ses.org/)
and click
on the city to
see the days of activation and detailed operating
schedule.
Visit the schedule page to
sort by the event you are chasing! Look at our QSL gallery to get a
taste of the collection! At the end of the event apply for your certificate.
Finally help us spread the word in social #wc2026ses! See you on the
air!
Message 5:
3X3A -- Guinea (Update April 24th)
From Elvira, IV3FSG, on
FaceBook (edited by OPDX):
ARE YOU READY FOR THE LAST QSO?
3X3A
Tomorrow, April 25th, my adventure here on Roume Island
will come to an end. It has been an intense two weeks filled with heavy pile-ups, challenging propagation conditions, and the joy of connecting with so many friends from every corner of the world.
I am about to begin my final hours of operation: I’ll be doing
my best to get as many of you as possible into the log before I start taking down the antennas.
Thank you all for your
incredible support, your patience during
the QSB, and the warmth
you’ve shared with me over the airwaves.
Catch you on the air for the final sprint!
73 from Guinea,
Elvira, 3X3A (IV3FSG)
Message 6: TX9W --
Marquesas Islands (Update April 24th)
From the TX9W FaceBook page;
written by Craig W5CCP (edited by OPDX):
1#
We had a challenging day at
TX9W. Power surges and an overabun
dance of stray RF has blown the
KIO3 boards in BOTH K3s We’ve had to change software release
versions on WSJTx, MSHV AND N1MM to make anything work. Almost one
year of preparation seemingly didn’t buy us much 
.
From the team: thank you for your continued patience - we are sorry
2#
We will install
the 60 m vertical in the morning with the intention of
running 60 m tomorrow evening
and night as well as another scheduled time of 160 m operation. After
tomorrow night, we will convert WD5COV’s Top Band Express to 80 m and
leave it on 80 for the rest of the trip. We are giving Europe and northern
Europe a lot of attention on this DXpedition 
.
We are trying !
The focus will be a lot more CW for the rest of the trip
but we will always have at
least one station running FT8
Nice to hear
from you !
GL and 73
Craig - W5CCP /
TX9W
