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Direttore
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3B - Alex, SQ9UM will be active as
3B8/SQ9UM from Mauritius (AF-049) on
14-17 and 21-27 August, and as
3B9/SQ9UM from Rodrigues (AF-017) on
18-20 August. He will operate
FT8/FT4 and CW with some SSB on 40-10
metres. QSL via Club Log's OQRS,
or via home call. All direct
requests "will be uploaded quickly
to LoTW".
9M - Celebrating National Day (31
August) and Malaysia Day (16 Septem-
ber), several special event
stations located in various Malaysian
states and federal territories are
expected to be activated between
22 August and 30 September.
Active from East Malaysia will be
9M26MS (Sabah) and 9M26MQ
(Sarawak). Active from West Malaysia will
be 9M26MA, 9M26MB, 9M26MC, 9M26MD,
9M26MJ, 9M26MK, 9M26MN, 9M26MP,
9M26MR, 9M26MW, and possibly 9M26MM
and 9M26MT. QSL via operators'
instructions.
CE0Z - Moises, CE3VTZ and Felipe, XQ7IR
will be active as XR0Z from
Alexander Selkirk Island (SA-101)
for approximately 10 days in
October. They will operate FT8
(MSHV), CW and SSB on 160-10 metres
with two stations. The team will
establish their shack at a shelter
located 1,057 meters (3,468 feet)
above sea level. Reaching the
site is a tough physical and
logistical undertaking. Getting there
involves a four-hour,
seven-kilometre hike from the village to
the
mountain summit. To transport all
necessary equipment each operator
will carry a 15 kg backpack, with
additional support provided by
local fishermen. Bookmark
https://www.xr0z.net/ for more
informa-
tion and updates. QSL via M0URX's
OQRS.
F - Fabien, F4GYM will be active as
F4GYM/p from Ile du Pilier (EU-064)
on 19-22 August. See
https://www.qrz.com/db/F4GYM/P for
more infor-
mation.
I - Members of ARI Ravenna will be
active as IQ4RA from the lighthouse
at Marina di Ravenna on 15-16
August. They will operate SSB and CW
on 40 and 20 metres. QSL via eQSL.
I - Luca, IW2LUY will be active holiday
style as IW2LUY/IA5 from Elba
Island (EU-028) on 20-24 August.
He will operate SSB, FT8 and FT4
on 40-10 metres, possibly also on 6
and 2 metres. QSOs will be up-
loaded to LoTW and Club Log; paper
QSLs will not be provided.
I - Members of ARI Taranto (IQ7TA)
will be active as II7MGXX from 21
August to 3 September during the
XX Mediterranean Games. Several
other special callsigns will be
operated by members of ARI branches
located across Puglia: II7MGBA,
II7MGBR, II7MGBT, II7MGFG, II7MGLE,
II7MGML, II7MGMU, IR7MGGC.
Certificates and eQSLs will be available
on
https://hamaward.cloud/awards.
I - Members of ARI Savona will be
active as II1LH from the lighthouse
at Capo Vado on 22 August between
7 and 16 UTC. They will operate
SSB and digital modes on the HF
bands, 6 and 2 metres. All QSOs
will be confirmed via eQSL, paper
cards will not be provided. A
certificate will be available at
https://www.mapforham.com/.
RI1F - The RI1FJL team departed Murmansk
on 12 August. The voyage to Heiss
Island (EU-019), Franz Josef Land
is expected to take 6-7 days.
Currently, the yacht "Mariya" is
encountering very rough seas. When
seasickness allows, the team is
active as RI1FJL/mm.
Once they reach their
destination, the team plans to be QRV on
various bands CW, SSB and FT8
(MSHV) with high-power stations for
a couple of weeks:
https://www.rudxt.org/ri1fjl. QSL via
Club Log's
OQRS.
V5 - Gunter, DK2WH will be active again
as V51WH and V55Y (contest call-
sign) from Namibia between 25
August and 10 October. He will oper-
ate SSB, FT8, RTTY, and some CW on
160-6 metres. QSL via home call,
direct or bureau. [TNX The Daily
DX]
VE - Mark, WB2OIL will be active as
WB2OIL/VY0 from Broughton Island
(Qikiqtarjuaq, NA-130) between 16
August and 1 September. He is
part of a scuba diving research
team, and will operate FT8, SSB,
and CW on 40-10 metres as time
permits (mainly around 23 to 1 UTC).
VU - Commemorating the 80th
Independence Day of India, Subbu, VU2NSL
will be active as AT80IND on 14-16
August. QSL via LoTW.
W - Members of the Englewood Amateur
Radio Society will be QRV as N4EAR
from the Boca Grande Lighthouse on
Gasparilla Island (NA-069) on 15
August between 13 and 23 UTC.
XE - Once again special callsign 4A2MAX
will be activated on 1-31 August
in remembrance of St. Maximilian
Maria Kolbe. Activity will be on
various bands and modes. Born in
1894, Father Kolbe (SP3RN) was
killed on 14 August 1941 at
Auschwitz. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, QRZ,
Club Log's OQRS, or via EA5GL.
See
https://www.qrz.com/db/4a2max
for more information.
Also active on 12-16 August will
be special event stations HF85MK
(QSL via the bureau, or direct to
SQ2WKJ) from Poland and K1M (QSL
direct to KC2POL) from the United
States.
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SEANET CONTEST ---> This year's SEANET
Contest will be held on 12-13 Septem-
ber (24 hours). In a major move to
encourage next-generation participation,
the organizers have announced that the
highest-performing participants in
the newly established Youth Category (ages
19-25) will not only receive spe-
cial equipment prizes, but will also be
considered for a sponsored position
in the international team for the VU4
DXpedition in December 2026:
https://www.dxindia.in/seanet-contest-2026.html
TOKELAU 2026 ---> Members of the Tokelau
DXpedition team are assembling sta-
tions and preparing them for shipment. Team
transportation to and from Apia
(Samoa) to Tokelau has been arranged by the
government's transport office. A
customs broker in Apia will receive the
equipment shipment and forward to
Tokelau on a cargo ferry. Team members
will meet in Apia and depart on 17
November for the one-day voyage to Fakaofo
Atoll [425DXN 1839].
The year 2026 marks the 100th anniversary
of the New Zealand/Tokelau rela-
tionship. To commemorate this milestone the
callsign ZK3ZL was requested.
A humanitarian project designed to improve
computer knowledge will be pre-
sented to the Council of Elders. Twenty
Lenovo laptops configured with
Windows 11 and Microsoft Office 2021 are the
cornerstone of the project. The
objective is to create a computer lab for
the locals and help the Council
better manage their day-to-day activities
and processes. The team will be
conducting basic computer instruction and
training classes while on the
island. The cost of the computer lab was
borne by the team. They also plan
to encourage several of the locals to get
involved with amateur radio.
Donations to help cover shipping and the
humanitarian project are being
accepted at
https://tok-dx.com/.
[TNX K5GS]
VK9XY ---> The Northern California DX
Foundation has announced a grant
supporting the VK9XY Youth DXpedition (
https://vk9xy2026.com)
to Christmas
Island, scheduled for November 2026
[425DXN 1838]. In addition to eight
youth operators on the island, the
DXpedition team will include 30-40 remote
youth operators from around the world
utilizing two NexGenRiB2 stations
funded by NCDXF. [TNX AA7A]
VP0SG 2027 ---> The 2027 South Georgia
DXpedition has officially secured its
Regulated Activity Permit (RAP) from the
Government of South Georgia & the
South Sandwich Islands after more than 18
months of careful preparation and
dialogue. Now authorized to operate from
Husvik in March 2027, the team has
closely collaborated with the Government
to develop an expedition that
minimises its environmental footprint
while still allowing meaningful
amateur radio activity.
The VP0SG team is committed to making the
most of this opportunity, maxi-
mizing the number of unique contacts,
providing strong CW, SSB and FT8 cov-
erage, giving small and modest stations a
genuine opportunity to work South
Georgia. Following the securement of the
expediton vessel MV "Meredian",
organizers are calling on the global DX
community to support substantial
upfront logistical and equipment costs to
make the activation a reality. See
https://www.ardxpeditions.com/dxpeditions/vp0sg.
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QSLs received direct or through
managers: 3G0Z, 5H1KB (AF-032), 5W1SA,
9M2HUS, 9M6BOB, A61CK, BW2/JP1RIW, C91CCY,
CV5A (SA-030), EA6UE, FS/F4EQE,
HB0/DL2SBY, OE8DDX, OX3LX, S09S, S21WD
(AS-140), TF3HQ, TF5B, TJ1GD,
TJ1GD/p, TK/F4FTV, TL8GD, TN1GD, TT1GD, VJ2L
(OC-004), XX9TXN, XX9W.
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