2025年04月22日

4月のDX News ②

4月18日付　425DX News #1772から抜粋

PERIOD(D/M) CALL 425#
till 19/04 ZD7PG: St. Helena (AF-022) 1770
till 20/04 T32AZ: Kiritimati (OC-024), East Kiribati 1764
till 20/04 V73MT: Marshall Islands 1765
till 21/04 J45P: Agathonisi Island, Dodecanese (EU-001) 1772
till 22/04 OH0KA: Aland Islands (EU-002) 1771
till 23/04 T88UW: Koror (OC-009), Palau 1771
till 24/04 CR1IARU: special callsign (Azores) 1771
till 24/04 CR3IARU: special callsign (Madeira) 1771
till 24/04 CR5IARU: special callsign (Portugal) 1771
till 26/04 8R1TM: Guyana 1765
till 26/04 HD8G: Galapagos Islands (SA-004) 1764
till 27/04 PJ4CB: Bonaire (SA-006) 1771
till 27/04 VP2VI: British Virgin Islands (NA-023) 1765
till 28/04 VP9KF: Bermuda (NA-005) 1771
till 30/04 3D2AJT: Fiji Islands 1768
till 30/04 A25LUK: Botswana 1770
till 07/05 H44MS: Malaita (OC-047), Solomon Islands 1761
till 15/06 TR8CR: Gabon 1771
till 20/06 JG8NQJ/JD1: Minami Torishima (OC-073) 1771
till 30/06 TK2AREF and TK2BREF: special callsigns (Corsica) 1769
till June KR4CDI/KH9: Wake Island 1768
till 01/09 V73KW: Marshall Islands 1746
till 30/09 C21TS: Nauru (OC-031) 1760
till 13/10 8K3EXPO: special event station 1772
19/04-20/04 EJ/G7SQW: Arranmore Island (EU-121) 1771
19/04-02/05 C5R and C5LT: Gambia 1771
20/04-26/04 V47JA: St. Kitts (NA-104) 1771
21/04-16/05 ZS8W: Marion Island (AF-021) 1772
22/04-01/05 5H1KB: Zanzibar Island (AF-032) 1772
23/04-26/04 A21TX: Botswana 1772
25/04-28/04 MD0YBC: Isle of Man (EU-116) 1772
25/04-07/05 TX9A: Tubuai (OC-152), Austral Islands 1767
26/04-04/05 JD1BPG: Haha Island (AS-031), Ogasawara 1772
30/04-04/05 D2TX: Angola 1772
April C6ACK: Bahamas 1764

5H - Kasimir, DL2SBY will be active as 5H1KB from Zanzibar Island (AF-
032), Tanzania from 22 April to 1 May. This year he will use a
small antenna and low power; he plans a return visit next year with
better antennas, an amplifier and a focus on 6m. QSL via LoTW, or
direct to home call. He no longer uses the bureau.
GD - David, M0YBC will be active as MD0YBC from the Isle of Man (EU-116)
on 25-28 April and 1-4 August. Plans are to operate from the eight
POTA sites on the island. QSL via M0YBC, direct or bureau.
I - Look for IY0CG, IY0GA (Sardinia), IY0IMD, IY0MMR, IY0ORP, IY0TC,
IY1MR, IY1SM, IY1SP, IY1TO, IY4FGM, IY5PIS, IY6GM and IY7M to be
active during the International Marconi Day (26 April). QSL via
operators' instructions. These stations are affiliated to the
"Coordinamento Stazioni Marconiane Italiane", which gathers amateur
radio stations operating from historic Marconi sites located in
Italy (http://csmi.altervista.org/wp/).
JA - JARL is operating special event station 8K3EXPO from the premises
of the 2025 Expo in Osaka, from 13 April to 13 October.
JD1_oga- Mitsuru, JE1HXZ will be active as JD1BPG from Haha Island (AS-031),
Ogasawara from 26 April to 4 May. He will operate CW, SSB and
digital modes on 160-6 metres. QSL via LoTW, or via JE1HXZ.
SV5 - Panos, SV8PMM will be active holiday style as J45P from Agathonisi
Island, Dodecanese (EU-001) on 17-21 April. He will run 20 watts
and will operate SSB, CW and digital modes on 80-10 metres. QSL via
SV8PMM; QSOs will be uploaded to Club Log, LoTW and eQSL.
ZS8 - Yuris, YL2GM will be active as ZS8W from Marion Island (AF-021) be-
tween 21 April and 16 May. He will be on the island as a radio en-
gineer and a member of the SANAP station's communications equipment
maintenance team. He will operate CW, SSB and FT8 on 160-6 metres.
QSL via Club Log's OQRS (direct and bureau), or direct to YL2GN;
full LoTW upload six months after the end of the DXpedition. See
https://www.lral.lv/zs8w/ for more information.

2025年04月20日

4月のこよみ

年度替わりでいろいろと忙しく、4月のこよみを確認していなかった。
４月になって明らかに日の出の時刻が早くなり、日の入りの時刻が遅くなっていることを実感する。
４月後半は日の出が朝５時台前半になるため、朝の暗いうちに起きて無線をするのはかなりむずかしくなる。
帰宅は19時頃のため、帰宅途中で日が暮れる感じだ。
４月後半から５月、６月にかけて、日没後のバンドコンディションが上がってくるとうれしいのだが。
VP2VIが夜の時間帯に14MHzで聞こえている。

３月31日付　神戸新聞から抜粋

日の出　日の入り
４月１日５：４７１８：２０
４月10日５：３４１８：２７
４月20日５：２２１８：３５
４月30日５：１０１８：４３

4月4日　清明、　4月17日　土用、　4月20日　穀雨

2025年04月13日

4月のDX News

3月末から4月にかけて、結構仕事が忙しかったので無線の時間が思うように取れていない。
週末のみの運用だが、週末無線機の前に座ってもバンドコンディションが良くないことが多かった。

4月12日付　425DX News #1771から抜粋

PERIOD(D/M) CALL 425#
till 13/04 T88PB: Koror (OC-009), Palau 1770
till 13/04 ZA/IZ2DPX and ZA/IZ1CTE: Albania 1770
till 15/04 TX7XG: Fakarava (OC-066), French Polynesia 1766
till 17/04 JD1BOI and JD1BON: Chichijima (AS-031), Ogasawara 1769
till 19/04 C6APS: Great Abaco (NA-080), Bahamas 1768
till 20/04 V73MT: Marshall Islands 1765
till 26/04 8R1TM: Guyana 1765
till 27/04 VP2VI: British Virgin Islands (NA-023) 1765
till 30/04 3D2AJT: Fiji Islands 1768
till 30/04 A25LUK: Botswana 1770
till 07/05 H44MS: Malaita (OC-047), Solomon Islands 1761
till 15/06 TR8CR: Gabon 1771
till June KR4CDI/KH9: Wake Island 1768
till 01/09 V73KW: Marshall Islands 1746
till 30/09 C21TS: Nauru (OC-031) 1760
12/04 PZ5IP: Papegaaien Island (SA-092) 1771
12/04-19/04 ZD7PG: St. Helena (AF-022) 1770
13/04 PZ5IP: Papegaaien Island (SA-092) 1771
14/04-28/04 VP9KF: Bermuda (NA-005) 1771
15/04 5B100IARU: special callsign 1770
15/04 5B50CARS: special callsign 1770
15/04-30/06 3A100A: special callsign 1770
16/04-23/04 T88UW: Koror (OC-009), Palau 1771
17/04-27/04 PJ4CB: Bonaire (SA-006) 1771
17/04-30/04 JG8NQJ/JD1: Minami Torishima (OC-073) 1771
18/04-20/04 T32AZ: Kiritimati (OC-024), East Kiribati 1764
18/04-22/04 OH0KA: Aland Islands (EU-002) 1771
18/04-24/04 CR1IARU: special callsign (Azores) 1771
18/04-24/04 CR3IARU: special callsign (Madeira) 1771
18/04-26/04 HD8G: Galapagos Islands (SA-004) 1764
19/04-20/04 EJ/G7SQW: Arranmore Island (EU-121) 1771
19/04-02/05 C5R and C5LT: Gambia 1771
20/04-26/04 V47JA: St. Kitts (NA-104) 1771
25/04-07/05 TX9A: Tubuai (OC-152), Austral Islands 1767
April C6ACK: Bahamas 1764

8R - Aldir, PY1SAD will be active again as 8R1TM from Georgetown, Guyana
between 11 March and 26 April. He will operate CW, SSB and digital
modes on the HF bands and via satellite. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, QRZ
Logbook, or direct to home call.
VP2V - Bavarian Contest Club members DA1DX, DK9IP, DM6EE and DL8LAS will
be active as VP2VI from the British Virgin Islands (NA-023) on 10-
27 April. They will operate SSB, CW and FT8 (MSHV) on 160-6 metres
with five stations. QSL via Club Log's OQRS (preferred), or via
DJ4MX.
The callsign VP2VI was initially assigned to Bob Denniston (W0DX),
whose efforts as IARU President (1966-74) were instrumental in
preparing the allocation of the WARC bands for amateur use. This
operation marks the 100th anniversary of IARU and honours Bob's
contributions. See https://www.qrz.com/db/vp2vi for more informa-
tion and updates.
C6 - Paul, WA4PAW will be active as C6APS from Great Abaco (NA-080),
Bahamas between 29 March and 19 April. He will operate FT8, CW and
SSB on 40-10 metres. QSL via LoTW and Club Log's OQRS. [TNX The
Daily DX]
A2 - Luke, ZS6LUK will be active as A25LUK while visiting Botswana be-
tween 6 and 30 April. He will operate SSB and digital modes (FT8
and JS8Call) on 40, 30, 20 and 10 metres. QSOs will be uploaded to
QRZ Logbook. [TNX The Daily DX]
3DA - David, PC4K is an engineer working at the shortwave transmitter
site of Trans World Radio in Manzini, eSwatini. He received his
licence on 10 April, and will be QRV as 3DA0PA on the HF bands. QSL
via LoTW.
C5 - Luc F5RAV (C5LT), Lui YT3PL/YU5R (C5R) and Fabio IK8HJC will be
active from Kololi, Gambia between 19 April and 2 May. They will
operate CW, SSB and FT8/FT4 on the HF bands, 6 metres and via
satellite. QSL C5LT via F5RAV (direct); QSL C5R via YU5R (QSOs will
be uploaded to Club Log); https://www.facebook.com/61572930010269.
CT - Celebrating World Amateur Radio Day (18 April), the centenary of
IARU and the 75th anniversary of IARU Region 1, members of the Rede
dos Emissores Portugueses will operate three special callsigns on
18-24 April: CR1IARU from the Azores (EU-175), CR3IARU from Madeira
(AF-014) and CR5IARU from mainland Portugal. QSLs via CT1REP. Cer-
tificates will be available for contacts made with any of the spe-
cial callsigns see https://www.rep.pt/ for information.
EI - Andy, G7SQW will be active as EJ/G7SQW from Arranmore Island (EU-
121) on 19-20 April. He will operate SSB and digital modes on the
HF bands. QSL via home call; QSOs will be uploaded to Club Log and
QRZ Logbook. [TNX The Daily DX]
JD1_mt - Take, JG8NQJ/JD1 expects to be back to the weather station on Mina-
mi Torishima (OC-073) for another couple of months starting on 17
April, his QSL manager reports. Take is QRV in his limited spare
time. He operates CW and FT8 (please note that he wants you to call
with your signal report, not your grid square). QSL via JA8CJY
(direct), JG8NQJ (bureau) and LoTW.
OH0 - Ari, OH3KAV will be active as OH0KA from Kokar, Aland Islands (EU-
002) on 18-22 April. He will operate mainly FT8 and CW on various
HF bands. QSL via OH3KAV (direct or bureau); QSOs will be uploaded
to LoTW and Club Log.
PJ4 - Chris, WA7RAR will be active as PJ4CB from Bonaire (SA-006) on 17-
27 April. He will operate SSB and CW on 20-10 metres, often from
POTA sites. QSL via LoTW, QRZ Logbook, or direct to home call.
PZ - Renato, PY8WW announced plans for "a solo" PZ5IP operation to take
place from Papegaaien Island (SA-092) on 11-13 April, "depending on
conditions". This will be a low-profile activation, with a "quick-
deploy vertical antenna and a 45 Ah battery". His plan is "to
operate during low tide, and leave the island once the tide starts
to rise".
T8 - Ichy, JH7IPR will be active again as T88UW from Koror (OC-009),
Palau on 16-23 April. He will operate mainly FT8, with some CW and
SSB. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW, or via home call (direct or
bureau).
TR - Roland, F8EN has extended his stay in Gabon [425DXN 1763], and now
expects to be QRV as TR8CR until mid-June. He operates CW only. QSL
via F6AJA; logsearch on http://LesNouvellesDX.fr/voirlogs.php.
[TNX F6AJA]
V4 - Once again John, W5JON will be active as V47JA from St. Kitts (NA-
104) on 20-26 April. He will operate SSB and FT8 on 160-6 metres.
QSL via LoTW, or direct only to W5JON.
VP9 - Look for Paul, VP9KF to be active again from Bermuda (NA-005) on
14-28 April. He will operate CW only on various HF bands. QSL
direct to Paul Evans, 15 Watch Knob Lane, Swannanoa NC 28778, USA.
He does not use LoTW or Club Log. See https://vp9kf.com for more
information. [TNX NG3K]

SV1GA/A: ARRL DXCC STATEMENT ---> The following was posted to the ARRL's
website on 4 April: "The ARRL DXCC Desk has determined that the operation by
a DXpedition team from Mount Athos meets the DXCC award program's accredita-
tion criteria. Contacts with the team, which operated in January 2025 using
the call sign SV1GA/A, will therefore count toward DXCC. Additionally, due
to actions taken by local authorities that resulted in the early termination
of the operation, any future operations by this team from Mt. Athos will
require additional documentation for securing accreditation for DXCC
credit".