The history of the biggest radio receiver brands for SWL

 On my blog One i have written articles about 20 famous brands of radio receivers like Yaesu, Kenwood, Icom, Sony, Sanyo and 15 other radio brands !!!

This is the links to these articles.

Example SONY

https://icomjapan.blogspot.com/search/label/SONY

Other brands of radio receivers

HEATHKIT

https://chinaradiosswl.blogspot.com/2025/01/nice-sw-radio-receivers-heathkit-from.html

https://icomjapan.blogspot.com/2023/06/free-pdf-book-heathkit-guide-to-amateur.html

BARLOW WADLEY

https://icomjapan.blogspot.com/2023/07/strange-and-rare-radio-receiver-from.html

COLLINS

https://icomjapan.blogspot.com/2023/06/history-of-cadillac-radios-collins.html

DRAKE

https://icomjapan.blogspot.com/2023/07/when-drake-was-brand-for-swl-and-ham.html

GRUNDIG

https://icomjapan.blogspot.com/2023/07/when-grundig-was-king-in-europe.html

https://icomjapan.blogspot.com/2023/07/the-boy-series-of-grundig-radio.html

HALLICRAFTER

https://icomjapan.blogspot.com/2023/07/hallicrafter-company-from-ww2-to-60s.html

ICOM

https://icomjapan.blogspot.com/search/label/ICOM

ITT SCHAUB LORENZ

https://icomjapan.blogspot.com/search/label/ITT%20Schaub-Lorenz

JRC

https://icomjapan.blogspot.com/search/label/JRC

KENWOOD

https://icomjapan.blogspot.com/search/label/KENWOOD

LAS

https://icomjapan.blogspot.com/2023/10/las-by-lazlo-szakvary-f5las.html

LOWE

https://icomjapan.blogspot.com/search/label/LOWE

MICS RADIO

https://icomjapan.blogspot.com/2024/06/mics-radio-made-in-france.html

NATIONAL PANASONIC

https://icomjapan.blogspot.com/2023/08/national-panasonic-radio-receivers-from.html

PHILIPS

https://icomjapan.blogspot.com/2023/08/the-history-of-philips-radio-receivers.html

PIZON BROS

https://icomjapan.blogspot.com/2023/08/pizon-bros.html

REALISTIC RADIOSHACK

https://icomjapan.blogspot.com/2023/06/history-of-radios-stores-radioshack-and.html

SANYO

https://icomjapan.blogspot.com/search/label/SANYO

YAESU

https://icomjapan.blogspot.com/2023/06/history-of-yaesu-receivers.html

ZENITH

https://icomjapan.blogspot.com/2023/07/the-story-of-zenith-trans-oceanic.html

HITACHI

https://chinaradiosswl.blogspot.com/2024/04/hitachi-radios-from-japan.html

My receivers in 45 years

https://chinaradiosswl.blogspot.com/2024/04/my-japanese-radio-receiver-1981-to-2024.html

 

DX NEWS from GABY F5PSI 13 June 2025

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IRAQ, YI. From today, June 13th, to June 16th, YI1ZQ Zuhair, YI1HC Ahmed,YI6AT Ali, YI1TAT Khalid, and YI1UNH Haythem are YI0CT from Sulaymaniyah, the capital of As-Sulaymaniyah province in Iraqi Kurdistan. QSL via YI6AT.

ITALY, I. From early June to late September, Domenico is IA5/IK1MNF from Elba Island, IOTA EU-028 (not EU-032, as reported elsewhere, which is a group of French islands in the Poitou-Charentes region). QSL via home call.

ENGLISH BASE, CYPRUS, ZC4. From June 14th to 20th, Dave G4WXJ will be ZC4RH from Dhekelia Base. QSL via DK6SP, LOTW, ClubLog OQRS.

WEST KIRIBATI, T30. In mid-June, members of the Rebel DX group have just begun their activity with the call T30TTT from Tarawa Island, Gilbert Islands group, IOTA OC-017. They will then head to Banaba T33, where they will have the call T33TTT.

NAMIBIA, V5. Until June 15, Remo is V51/HB9SHD. He travels in 4/4.

SPAIN, EA. Until June 15, special call AO5APA for the 40th anniversary of the "Eagle Patrol," which celebrates its anniversary on June 14-15. QSL via EA5GTU.

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, HI. Until June 15, special call HI99RCD for the 99th anniversary of the country's Independence.

FRANCE, TM. Until June 15, the F6KFI radio club is TM24H for the 24 Hours of Le Mans. QSL via F6KFI.

MARIANA ISLANDS, KH0. Until June 15, Tony JA6CNL is KH0N from Saipan Island, IOTA OC-086. QSL via homecall.

TOKELAU, ZK3. As of mid-June 2025, the members of the Rebel DX Group are ZK3ZK from this DXCC entity, also IOTA OC-048, which has not been activated since 2019.

BAHAMAS, C6. From June 15-20, Dick will be C6A/N9EEE from Eleuthera Island, Great Bahama Bank Group, IOTA NA-001. He will operate only CW and QRP power.

UNITED STATES, W. From June 15-20, special WØY call as part of the 5th "Youth On The Air" summer camp in Thornton, near Denver, Colorado, for young radio amateurs from North, Central, and South America. Info: www.YouthOnTheAir.org/denver2025

OGASAWARA, JD. From June 15th to 21st, JP1IHD will be JD1BQP on Chichijima, IOTA AS-031.

SAINT KITTS & NEVIS, V4. From June 15th to 24th, John W5JON will be V47JA from St. Kitts.

BERMUDA, VP9. Until June 17, Kyle is VP9/WA4PGM. QSL via home call, LoTW. And from June 12 to 22, Chris will be VP9/W6CPL.

MINAMI TORISHIMA, JD. Until June 17, Take is JD1/JG8NQJ from Marcus Island, IOTA OC-073. QSL via JA8CJY, LoTW.

SAINT MARTIN, FS. Until June 18, John is FS/K9EL. QSL via LoTW, ClubLog.

JAPAN, JA. Until June 18, Tak JI3DST is JS6RRR from Miyako Island. IOTA AS-079. Other calls: JI3DST/6, JJ5RBH/6, JA3YEC/6, and on FT8, JI3DST/p, JJ5RBH/p, JA3YEC/p. QSL via Club Log's, OQRS.

PALAU, T8. From June 19 to 23, Nobu JA0JHQ will be T88PB from Koror Island. IOTA OC-009. He will participate in the All Asian DX CW Contest on June 21 and 22. QSL via JA0JHQ.

ALASKA, KL7. Until June 20, Puneit VU2TUM and his wife Neha VU2HUM are KL7/homecalls from Prudhoe Bay, on the north coast, above the Arctic Circle. UZBEKISTAN, UJ, UM. From June 20th to 23rd, René DL2JRM will participate in the All Asian DX CW Contest from the radio club station UK8AXA. The callsign he will use has not been specified.

VENEZUELA, YV. From June 20th to 24th, the National Amateur Radio Association and Grupo DX Caracas will be YW6M from Chimana Segunda Is. IOTA SA-090. QSL via W4DTA

BERMUDA, VP9. Until June 22nd, Chris is VP9/W6CPL.

CORSICA, TK. Until June 23rd, Pascal F6UIG is TK2C from Propriano and may also occasionally be TK/F6UIG/p on some POTA references.

MALAWI, 7Q. In June, K6ZO (7Q6M), KC4D (7Q7WW), and W1IE will return to Embangweni High School to help finance a computer lab with 20 computers and a radio station. 7Q5BM, 7Q6UJ, and 7Q4AM are residents and attend the school.

MOROCCO, CN. From June 25th to August 30th, Michel F5LRL will be CN2DX from Kenitra.

FRENCH POLYNESIA, FO. Until June 26, Nobby is FO/G0VJG from Bora Bora Island, IOTA OC-067. Meanwhile, before this summer, Fred will be FO/F4LYI from a few islands.

OGASAWARA, JD. From June 26 to July 4, Hiroyuki JG7PSJ will again be JD1BMH from Chichi Jima Island, IOTA AS-031. QSL via JD1BMH (bureau) or direct via JG7PSJ: Hiroyuki Kawanobe, 1-4-1, Mikamine, Taihaku, Sendai, Miyagi 982-0826, Japan.

VANUATU, YJ. Until June 28, Bob ZL1RS is YJ0RS from Efate Island, IOTA OC-035.

SAINT-PIERRE & MIQUELON FP. From June 28th to July 14th, Eric will be FP/KV1J on Miquelon, IOTA NA-032. Present at Canada Day, the Marconi Memorial and the IARU contest.

… TM41GM, the operators' report…

From May 27 to June 10, 2025, OMs from the F4KIS radio club in Lillers and the Pas-de-Calais department (F4HRD, F4JIS, F5PSI, F5TGW, and F4GWN) paid tribute to the "Patriotic Strike of 100,000 Miners of Nord-Pas-de-Calais" from May 27 to June 10, 1941, under Nazi occupation. Numerous contacts provided the opportunity for testimonies from descendants of these valiant "coal workers" who, in addition to the harshness of their profession, had to endure the inhumane working conditions imposed by the occupier, and then the fierce repression that fell upon many of them, particularly the "ringleaders." Nearly 600 were arrested, interrogated, tortured, and 270 miners were deported to the Sachsenhausen camp, where more than half died. Dozens of other strikers were forced into hiding, as miners from the region represented half of the 270 shot by the Germans at the Arras citadel. TM41GM generated 1,695 contacts, 1,395 different calls, and 68 DXCC entities were contacted.

Enjoy reading the newsletter, listening, and making new contacts

(Thanks also to the subscribed readers who send me information)

73 Gaby F5PSI https://www.qrz.com/db/F5PSI - f5psi@wanadoo.fr

The newsletter "La Compil' DX" was first published in January 2010,

and in 2021, I wanted to make it more attractive, to enhance the reading experience,

by better organizing the sections, the calendar, the announcements, and by adding some additional information, short reports, and photos at the end of the newsletter, to supplement the documentation for subscribed readers.

Your registration to receive the weekly newsletter called "La Compil' DX" electronically implies the confidentiality of your email address. It is therefore not shared with other readers who subscribe to the newsletter, thus complying with the legislation regarding the processing of personal data. This weekly newsletter has received your consent, and in accordance with the French Data Protection Act of January 6, 1978, European Regulation 2016/679 of April 27, 2016, and the Digital Republic Act, you have the right to access and modify the information provided, and the right to withdraw your consent at any time, the right to erasure and objection, the right to limit processing, and the right to data portability, by contacting me by email at the following address: f5psi@wanadoo.fr.

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Sincerely, Gaby F5PSI

Source F5PSI

DX News from F5PSI 30 May 2025

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ITALY, I. From early June to late September, Domenico will be IA5/IK1MNF from the Island of Elba, IOTA EU-028. QSL via home call.

FAROE ISLANDS, OY. From June 1st to 10th, WB2REM, W2WCM, G6TFL, K3BAB, and W4VKU will be OY6FRA, OY/W9MK, and OY/K4LT, as well as OY6A for the ARRL International Digital Contest on June 7th and 8th. QSL via WB2REM.

SAINT-MARTIN, FS. From June 4th to 18th, John will be FS/K9EL. QSL via LoTW, ClubLog.

INDIA, VU. Until June 5th, VU3FVE will be AU25TS from Karzok, Ladakh, a territory of India located in the far north of the country.

GREENLAND, OX. From June 5th to 9th from Kangerlussuaq City, then from June 10th to 22nd from Nuuk City, Bo will be OX/OZ1DJJ/P (or OX3LX?). QSL via OZ0J.

FRANCE, TM. On June 6th and 7th, TM06RMC will be broadcasting as part of the Fête de la Radio from the Radio Monte-Carlo transmitter at the Col de la Madone site (Dept. 06, Alpes-Maritimes).

PALAU, T8. From June 6th to 11th, JR1FKR will be T88TJ from Koror Is. IOTA OC-009.

JERSEY, GJ. From June 6th to 13th, a Belgian team will be MJ/OP2D. QSL via M0URX. On June 7th and 8th, Fred will be MJ/ON6QR/P for the Region 1 Field Day in CW.

SVALBARD, JW. Until June 7th, Jay K4ZLE will be JW5E.

SAINT KITTS & NEVIS, V4 / SAINT EUSTATIUS & SABA, PJ5/6. Until June 7,

Rick is V4/W4IO from Saint Kitts, and in the middle of this period, from May 31 to June 1, he will

make a stopover in "Statia," the short name for the island of Saint Eustatius, in the Caribbean Sea,

with the call sign PJ5/W4IO.

FRANCE, TM. On June 7/8, the Lanester RC F6KPQ (56, Morbihan) will be TM50KPQ for its 50th anniversary.

SAINT LUCIA, J6. Until June 8, Mats is J6/SM0FPR from Rodney Bay.

FRENCH POLYNESIA, FO. Until June 8, Didier F6BCW is TX5U from Tikehau Island, Tuamotu Archipelago, IOTA OC-66. CW, SSB. QSL via F6EXV, via ClubLog.

AMERICAN SAMOA, KH8. Until June 9, Bob is KH8/K0NR and Joyce is KH8/K0JJW from a few SOTA and POTA refs, with 10 watts and wire antennas.

ENGLISH BASE, CYPRUS, ZC4. Until June 9, Martin MW0BRO is ZC4GW from Dhekelia base. QSL via M0URX.

TUNISIA, 3V. From June 9 to 16, Jarek SQ5HG will use the radio club's call 3V8SS.

CORSICA, TK. From June 9 to 23, Pascal F6UIG will be TK2C from Propriano and perhaps also

occasionally TK/F6UIG/P on a few POTA refs.

BERMUDA, VP9. From June 10 to 17, Kyle will be VP9/WA4PGM. QSL via home call, LoTW.

And from June 12th to 22nd, Chris will be VP9/W6CPL.

FRENCH POLYNESIA, FO. From June 11th to 27th, Nobby will be FO/G0VJG from Bora Bora Is. IOTA OC-067. Meanwhile, before this summer, Fred will be FO/F4LYI from a few islands.

VANUATU, YJ. From June 11th to 28th, Bob ZL1RS will be YJ0RS.

MALAWI, 7Q. In June, K6ZO (7Q6M), KC4D (7Q7WW), and W1IE will return to Embangweni High School to help fund a computer lab with 20 computers and a radio station. 7Q5BM, 7Q6UJ, and 7Q4AM are residents and attend the school. BRITISH BASE, CYPRUS, ZC4. From June 14th to 20th, Dave G4WXJ will be ZC4RH from

the Dhekelia base. QSL via DK6SP, LOTW, ClubLog OQRS.

NAMIBIA, V5. Until June 15th, Remo is V51/HB9SHD. He travels in 4/4.

TOKELAU, ZK3. By mid-June 2025, the members of the Rebel DX Group will be ZK3ZK from

this DXCC entity, also IOTA ref. OC-048, which has not been activated since 2019.

OGASAWARA, J.D. From June 15th to 21st, Koutarou JP1IHD will be JD1BQP from Chichijima.

MINAMI TORISHIMA, J.D. Until June 17th, Take is JD1/JG8NQJ from Marcus Island,

IOTA OC-073. QSL via JA8CJY, LoTW.

JAPAN, JA. Until June 18, Tak JI3DST is JS6RRR from Miyako Island. IOTA AS079. Other calls: JI3DST/6, JJ5RBH/6, JA3YEC/6, and on FT8, JI3DST/p, JJ5RBH/p,

JA3YEC/p. QSL via Club Log's, OQRS.

GUATEMALA, TG. From June 18 to July 9, Todd will be TG9/AF4CZ.

PALAU, T8. From June 19 to 23, Nobu JA0JHQ will be T88PB from Koror Island. IOTA OC-009. He will participate in the All Asian DX CW Contest on June 21 and 22. QSL via JA0JHQ.

UZBEKISTAN, UJ, UM. From June 20th to 23rd, René DL2JRM will participate in the All Asian DX

CW Contest from the UK8AXA radio club station. The callsign he will use has not been specified.

SAINT-PIERRE & MIQUELON FP. From June 28 to July 14, Eric will be FP/KV1J on Miquelon, IOTA NA-032. He will participate in Canada Day, the Marconi Memorial, and the IARU contest. QSL: Eric A. Williams, 763 Pleasant St., Marlboro, MA 01752, USA.

CROATIA, 9A. Until June 30, 9A2025HWC for the 29th Men's World Handball Championship. QSL via LoTW, ClubLog.

AUSTRIA, OE. Until June 30, OE70OE for the 70th anniversary of the Austrian State Treaty signed in Vienna on May 15, 1955, between the Allied Forces and Austria.

LESOTHO, 7P. Until June 30, Mark KW4XJ is 7P8AB in Maseru with his daughter Arina

KO4PZT (13 years old) who is 7P8NB. QSL via KW4XJ.

ITU GENEVA, 4U. For the 160th anniversary of the ITU, the official station 4U1ITU will activate the 4U0ITU call.

ANTARCTICA, CE9, KC4, DP0. Alex DL2ALY is DP0GVN at the German Antarctic station Neumayer III, Ekstroem Ice Shelf, Atka Bay, Dronning Maud Land. QSL via DL5EBE. Alex became a radio amateur in 2009, at the age of 11!

FINLAND, OH. OH2BCI, OH2BH, OH2KI, OH2KM, OH2KW, OH3JR, OH5BM,

OH5BQ, and OH7GGX activate the OH100IARU call. QSL via bureau or direct via OH3JR.

CAPE VERDE, D4. For the 50th anniversary of Independence, special call D450ICV.

Independence Day has been set for July 5th. QSL via IK2NCJ or D4C.

BAHRAIN, A9. From the 6th to the 10th of each month, for the 100th anniversary of the IARU, the Bahrain Radio Amateur Society is A9100IARU. QSL via EC6DX. For the 75th anniversary of the IARU Region 1, special call A975IARU (same principle as A9100IARU above).

Enjoy reading the newsletter, listening, and making new friends

(Thanks also to the subscribed readers who send me information)

73 Gaby F5PSI https://www.qrz.com/db/F5PSI - f5psi@wanadoo.fr

The newsletter "La Compil' DX" was first published in January 2010,

and in 2021, I wanted to make it more attractive, to enhance the reading experience,

by better organizing the sections, the calendar, the announcements, and by adding some additional information, short reports, and photos at the end of the newsletter, to supplement the information available to subscribed readers.

Your registration to receive the weekly newsletter called "La Compil' DX" electronically implies the confidentiality of your email address. It is therefore not shared with other readers who have subscribed to the newsletter, thus complying with the legislation regarding the processing of personal data. This weekly newsletter has obtained your consent, and in accordance with the French Data Protection Act of January 6, 1978, European Regulation 2016/679 of April 27, 2016, and the Digital Republic Act, you have the right to access and modify the information provided, and the right to withdraw your consent at any time, the right to erasure and objection, the right to limit processing, and the right to data portability, by contacting me by email at the following address: f5psi@wanadoo.fr.

However, if you would like to be put in touch with another reader, it would be up to each of you to communicate your respective consent to me by individual email, and I would then send an email to both of you, with your respective email addresses unhidden.

Sincerely, Gaby F5PSI

Thank you to Gaby to authorise me to translate from FrencH to English these DX informations

Frank FØDUW / SWL F14368

Thank you to Status QUAD antenna our new sponsor

 Lino IZØCBB the boss of nice antennas for amateur radio and 11 meter is our new sponsor ! We have now 15 sponsors for the SSB SWL contest 2025 who is also open to amateur radio operators.

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SSB contests 7 and 8 June 2025

 SSB contest 7 and 8 June 2025

https://www.wia.org.au/members/contests/wavks/

Atlantic Canada QSO Party: 1200Z, Jun 7 to 0200Z, Jun 8

https://www.acqp.ca/

United States/Canada state/province QSO party

https://www.iw3hv.it/callsigns-on-the-world/

Islands of the world contest 2026

 Islands of the world contest 2026 project

This contest will be open to amateur radio operators and short wave listeners. Modes will be SSB and CW.

SSB 10, 12, 15, 17, 20, 40 and 80 meter bands

CW 10, 12, 15, 17, 20, 30, 40 and 80 meter bands

This contest will start 01 January 2026 and finish 31 December 2026

Rules will be to contact maximum of islands groups for amateur radio operators.

Iota groups AF Africa, AS Asia EU Europe, NA North America OC Oceania SA South America

For SWL rules will be to listen maximum islands groups. example when you have listen or work a IOTA group on a band you dont need to listen again this IOTA group on another band. The islands groups are listed in IOTA website. IOTA is Islands on the air. Awards for all participation. I dont know if we will have sponsors. Complete rules in November 2025. Listen the IOTA contest 2025 1200Z, Jul 26 to 1200Z, Jul 27, 2025

Best frequencie to listen IOTA islands

SSB are 28560, 28460, 24950, 21260, 18128, 14260, 7055, 3755MHz.

CW frequencies 28040, 24920, 21040, 18098, 14040, 10115, 7025 3530MHz Manager of the contest FØDUW SWL F14368 Frank

Russian WW MultiMode Contest: 1200Z, May 31 to 1159Z, Jun 1

 Russian WW MultiMode Contest: 1200Z, May 31 to 1159Z, Jun 1

https://www.rdrclub.ru/news-radio/russian-ww-mm-contest/159-rus-ww-multimode-contest

Good for the SSB SWL contest 2025  40 m, 20 m, 15 m, 10 m.

DX NEWS 23 May by F5PSI

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I translate a part of Compil DX information from french to english (SSB mode only)

IOTA, DX Expedition, rare DXCC entities

UZBEKISTAN, UJ, UM. From May 24th to 27th, Vlad will be UK/R9LR from Andijan-Balykchy.

SVALBARD, JW. From May 24th to June 7th, Jay K4ZLE will be JW5E.

BOTSWANA, A2. Around May 25, Wynand V51WW will be A21WW from Kang.

SWEDEN, SM. From May 25th to 30th, DL2VFR, DG2RON, DH0JAE, DL4SVA, and DL4BBH will be SM3/homecalls from Enskär Island, IOTA EU-176. They should then also activate SMFF references from the SM6 and SM4 regions. QSL via homecalls, Club Log, and LoTW.

FRENCH POLYNESIA, FO. From May 25th to June 8th, Didier F6BCW will be TX5U from Tikehau Island, Tuamotu Archipelago, IOTA OC-66. CW, SSB. QSL via F6EXV, exclusively via Club Log, bureau or direct QSL ($4), or via LoTW (6-month delay). Contact only via TX5U2025@gmail.com. You can contact Didier (f6bcw@orange.fr).

 CAPE VERDE, D4. Until May 26, Harald DF2WO is D44TWO in Achada Ponta, Santa Cruz, Santiago Island. IOTA AF-005. QSL via M0OXO.

CHATHAM, ZL7. Until May 26, Holger ZL3IO is ZL7IO from Waitangi, on this feature, also IOTA OC-038. QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or direct via DK7AO: Frank Proschmann, Waltersdorf 53, D-07589, Lindenkreuz, Germany.

AZORES, CU. From May 26 to 31, Mikel is CT8/EA2CW from Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel Island, IOTA EU-003. QSL via eQSL and LoTW.

SAINT LUCIA, J6. From May 26 to June 8, Mats will be J6/SM0FPR from Rodney Bay.

MARTINIQUE, FM. Until May 27, Darrell AB2E is TO3E.

ALAND ISLANDS, OH0. Until May 27, DG0OCG, DL5AXI, DL5ARI, DL1STL, DL1TAM, and DO6KD are OH0ERF from Degersand Beach, Eckero. QSL via DK0ERF.

SAINT KITTS & NEVIS, V4. Until May 27, Juan is V4/AC6ZM and V49K for the CQ WPX CW Contest. QSL via LoTW or Club Log.

PHILIPPINES, DU. From May 27 to 31, Edward 4F1OZ will be DX0WPS from Pag-asa Island, Spratly Islands, Lubang Islands, IOTA OC-126. QTH Locator PK03bu. Direct QSL: Edward Soriano, 42-E, F. Reyes Street, Caridad, Cavite City, 4100, Philippines.

NIUE, E6. From May 27 to June 2, ZL1RS will be E6RS from this entity, also IOTA OC-040.

SAINT BARTHÉMY, FJ. From May 27 to June 2, Otis will be FJ/NP4G from the island's Nature Reserve, the new POTA reference BL-0001 (Parks On The Air). QSL via LoTW.

MADAGASCAR, 5R. From May 27 to June 4 (or 11), IK1TTD will be 5R8TD from Nosy Be, IOTA AF-057, then from June 5 to 12, from Tsarabanjina Island, Mitsio Island group, IOTA AF-057. Direct QSL: P.O. Box 140, Arma di Taggia (IM), ITALY.

AMERICAN SAMOA, KH8. From May 27 to June 9, Bob will be KH8/K0NR and Joyce will be KH8/K0JJW from a few references. SOTA and POTA, with 10 watts and wire antennas.

SES

Workers' Memory Against Nazism. FRANCE, TM. From May 27th to June 10th, with members of the Lillers radio club F4KIS (dept. 62) and other OMs and YLs from Pas-de-Calais, we will be TM41GM, in tribute to the Patriotic Strike of 100,000 miners in Nord-Pas-de-Calais in 1941 during the occupation. You can check if you're in the log by clicking HERE. QSL via URC (you can print your QSL HERE).

LACCADIVES, VU7. Until May 28th, VU7T expedition will participate in the CQ WW WPX CW Contest of the 24/25, from Agatti Island, IOTA AS-011.

INDIA, SEEN. From May 28 to May 31, VU2RS, VU3WEW, VU3GDS, VU3DXA, VU3TPW, VU2KTW, VU2HIT will be AU2M from Arnala Is. IOTA AS-169. QSL via M0OXO.

ENGLISH BASE, CYPRUS, ZC4. From May 28 to June 9, Martin MW0BRO will be ZC4GW from Dhekelia base. QSL via M0URX.

BONAIRE, PJ4. Until May 29, Frank PH2M will be PJ4M.

SAINT-KITTS & NEVIS, V4 / SAINT-EUSTATIUS & SABA, PJ5/6. From May 29th to June 7th, Rick will be V4/W4IO from St. Kitts, and midway through this period, from May 31st to June 1st, he will make a stopover at "Statia," the short name for the island of St. Eustatius, in the Caribbean Sea, with the call sign PJ5/W4IO.

CENTRAL KIRIBATI, T31. During May, the Rebel DX Group will be T31TTT from Kanton Island, Phoenix Islands group, IOTA OC-043.

ITALIE, I. Du 30 mai au 2 juin, Antonio IK8VRH et Antonio IW8BVN seront IB0DX depuis Ventotene Is. Lazio Region group, IOTA EU-045. QSL via IK8VRH, LoTW, ClubLog.

DANEMARK, OZ. Du 30 mai jusqu’à une date non précisée, René sera OZ/DL2JRM depuis Frederikso Is. Bornholm Is. group, IOTA EU-030.

ÉCOSSE, GM. Jusqu’au 30 mai, Daniel sera F5DBT/MM depuis Lewis Is. IOTA EU-010.

KOSOVO, Z6. Jusque fin mai, Anne OH2YL sera Z68YL, Marko OH2LGW sera Z68OM. QSL via OH2YL. Leurs pilotes sont Driton Z61DX, Martti OH2BH et OH6QU

PAPUA NEW GUINEA, P2. Until the end of May, Xu BG5DON is P29XZ from Hoholu, a suburb of the capital Port Moresby. QRP 10 watts. Direct QSL via EA5GL.

CORSICA, TK. At the end of May, Thomas will be TK/F4HPX for a few days.

GERMANY, DL. From May 31st to June 1st, special call DM3LIMES on the occasion of "German World Heritage Day" on June 1st.

MARKET REEF, OJ0. From May 31st to June 7th, Diego IZ0EWJ will be OJ0L. QSL via I8KHC.

PANAMA, HP. Until June 1st, special call 3E7D. QSL via HP1AVS

PALAU, T8. Until June 1st, JF1GHX will be T88HF, JK1SZX will be T88SG, and JR2JGR will be T88DZ from Koror Island. IOTA OC-009.

ITALY, I. From early June to late September, Domenico will be IA5/IK1MNF from Elba Island, IOTA EU-028. QSL via home call.

COLOMBIA, HK. From June 1st to 8th, Gabo HK3VT will be 5K3VT and Herbert will be HK4T/3.

FAROE ISLANDS, OY. From June 1st to 10th, WB2REM, W2WCM, G6TFL, K3BAB and W4VKU will be OY6FRA, OY/W9MK and OY/K4LT and also OY6A for the ARRL International Digital Contest on June 7th/8th. QSL via WB2REM

ESWATINI, 3DA. Until June 2. Morten LA9GY will be 3DA0GY and will participate in the WPX CW Contest on May 24-25. QSL via LA9GY.

SAINT MARTIN, FS. From June 4-18, John will be FS/K9EL. QSL via LoTW, ClubLog.

INDIA, VU. Until June 5, VU3FVE will be AU25TS from Karzok, Ladakh, a territory of India located in the far north of the country.

PALAU, T8. From June 6-11, JH1MLO will be T88HR (QSL via home call, no eQSL or LoTW) and JR1FKR will be T88TJ (QSL via LoTW) from Koror Island. IOTA OC-009.

JERSEY, GJ. From June 6th to 13th, a Belgian team will be MJ/OP2D. QSL via M0URX. Furthermore, on June 7th and 8th, Fred will be MJ/ON6QR/P for the Region 1 Field Day on CW.

TUNISIA, 3V. From June 9th to 16th, Jarek SQ5HG will use the radio club's call 3V8SS.

CORSICA, TK. From June 9th to 23rd, Pascal F6UIG will be TK2C from Propriano and may also occasionally be TK/F6UIG/P on some POTA references.

BERMUDA, VP9. From June 10th to 17th, Kyle will be VP9/WA4PGM. QSL via home call, LoTW

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FRENCH POLYNESIA, FO. From June 11th to 27th, Nobby will be FO/G0VJG from Bora Bora Is. IOTA OC-067. Meanwhile, before this summer, Fred will be FO/F4LYI, from a few islands.

VANUATU, YJ. From June 11th to 28th, Bob ZL1RS will be YJ0RS.

MALAWI, 7Q. In June, K6ZO (7Q6M), KC4D (7Q7WW), and W1IE will return to Embangweni High School to help fund and set up a computer lab and radio station. The classroom will be equipped with 20 computers. Three resident radio amateurs attend the school: 7Q5BM, 7Q6UJ, and 7Q4AM. They will be active from time to time.

ENGLISH BASE, CYPRUS, ZC4. From June 14th to 20th, Dave G4WXJ will be ZC4RH from Dhekelia base. QSL via DK6SP, LOTW, ClubLog OQRS.

OGASAWARA, JD. From June 14th to 21st, Koutarou JP1IHD will be JD1BQP from Chichijima.

NAMIBIA, V5. Until June 15, Remo is V51/HB9SHD. He travels in 4/4.

TOKELAU, ZK3. By mid-June 2025, the members of the Rebel DX Group will be ZK3ZK from this DXCC entity, also IOTA OC-048, which has not been activated since 2019.

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MINAMI TORISHIMA, JD. Until June 17, Take is JD1/JG8NQJ from Marcus Island.

IOTA OC-073. QSL via JA8CJY, LoTW.

JAPAN, JA. Until June 18, Tak JI3DST is JS6RRR from Miyako Island. IOTA AS-079. Other calls: JI3DST/6, JJ5RBH/6, JA3YEC/6, and in FT8, JI3DST/p, JJ5RBH/p, JA3YEC/p. QSL via Club Log's, OQRS.

GUATEMALA, TG. From June 18 to July 9, Todd will be TG9/AF4CZ.

PALAU, T8. From June 19 to 23, Nobu JA0JHQ will be T88PB from Koror Island. IOTA OC-009. He will participate in the All Asian DX CW Contest on June 21 and 22. QSL via JA0JHQ.

UZBEKISTAN, UJ, UM. From June 20th to 23rd, René DL2JRM will participate in the All Asian DX CW Contest from the radio club station UK8AXA. The callsign he will use is not specified.

VENEZUELA, YV. From June 20th to 24th, the National Amateur Radio Association and Grupo DX Caracas will be YW6M from Chimana Segunda Is. IOTA SA-090. QSL via W4DTA.

MOROCCO, CN. From June 25th to August 30th, Michel F5LRL will be CN2DX from Kenitra.

KOSOVO, Z6. From June 26th to July 10th (this expedition would be moved up from early May to May 17th, see above in the bulletin) I2YSB, I1FQH, I1HJT, I2PJA, IK2CKR, and IK2HKT will be ZS8TT (SSB, CW, RTTY) and Z68ZZ (FT8). 4 active stations. Direct QSL to I2YSB.

SAINT-PIERRE & MIQUELON FP. From June 28th to July 14th, Eric will be FP/KV1J on Miquelon, IOTA NA-032. He will participate in Canada Day, the Marconi Memorial, and the IARU contest. QSL: Eric A. Williams, 763 Pleasant St., Marlboro, MA 01752, USA.

CROATIA, 9A. Until June 30, 9A2025HWC for the 29th Men's World Handball Championship. QSL via LoTW, ClubLog.

LESOTHO, 7P. Until June 30, Mark KW4XJ is 7P8AB in Maseru with his daughter Arina KO4PZT (13), who is 7P8NB. QSL via KW4XJ.

Remember FØDUW organise a SSB contest open to amateur radio operators and SWL, the contest end only 31 October 2025

https://chinaradiosswl.blogspot.com/2025/02/ssb-swl-contest-2025-rules.html?spref=bl

And in 2026

On 12 months !!!

Thank you to Gaby F5PSI to authorize me to share these DX information

73 de Frank FØDUW also SWL F14368 near Paris France

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1241894917180398

ISLANDS SWL CONTEST 2026

 

Contest rules in November 2025

For the SSB SWL CONTEST 2025 also open to amateur radio operators look here:

https://chinaradiosswl.blogspot.com/2025/02/ssb-swl-contest-2025-rules.html?spref=bl

DX informations by Gaby F5PSI

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Info about DX expeditions, IOTA, SOTA, POTA, etc. In SSB, CW and different modes.

SES, special call signs, etc.

BONAIRE, PJ4. From May 16 to 29, Frank PH2M will be PJ4M

SAINT KITTS & NEVIS, V4. From May 18 to 27, Juan will be V4/AC6ZM and V49K for the CQ

WPX CW Contest. QSL via LoTW or Club Log.

MARTINIQUE, FM. From May 20 to 27, Darrell AB2E will be TO3E

KOSOVO, Z6. From May 20th to 30th, Anne OH2YL will be Z68YL, Marko OH2LGW will be Z68OM.

QSL via OH2YL.

SURINAM, PZ. From May 22nd to 26th, Manuel will be PZ5EA.

ALAND ISLANDS, OH0. From May 22nd to 27th, DG0OCG, DL5AXI, DL5ARI, DL1STL, DO1TAM,

DO6KD will be OH0ERF from Degersand Beach.

LACCADIVE ISLANDS, VU7. From May 22nd to 28th, expedition VU7T will participate in the CQ WW

WPX CW Contest of the 24/26, from Agatti Island. Laccadives is also IOTA AS-011.

PALAU, T8. From May 22nd to June 1st, JF1GHX will be T88HF, JK1SZX will be T88SG, and JR1JGR (or JR2JGR) will be T88DZ from Koror Island. IOTA OC-009.

ESWATINI, 3DA. From May 22nd to June 2nd. Morten LA9GY will be 3DA0GY and will participate in the WPX CW Contest on May 24th and 25th. QSL via LA9GY.

FRENCH POLYNESIA, FO. From May 25th to June 8th, Didier F6BCW will be TX5U from

Tikehau Island. Tuamotu Archipelago, IOTA OC-66. CW, SSB. QSL via F6EXV, exclusively

via ClubLog, bureau or direct QSL ($4), or via LoTW (6-month delay). Contact only

via TX5U2025@gmail.com. You can contact Didier (f6bcw@orange.fr).

BOSTWANA, A2. Around May 25th, Wynand V51WW will be A21WW from Kang

CAP VERDE, D4. Until May 26th, Harald DF2WO is D44TWO at Achada Ponta, Santa Cruz,

Santiago Island. IOTA AF-005. QSL via M0OXO. AZORES, CU. From May 26 to 31, Mikel is CT8/EA2CW from Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel

Island, IOTA EU-003. QSL via eQSL, and LoTW.

SAINT LUCIA, J6. From May 26 to June 8, Mats will be J6/SM0FPR from Rodney Bay

NIUE, E6. From May 27th to June 2nd, ZL1RS will be E6RS from this entity, also IOTA OC-040.

SAINT BARTHÉLÉMY, FJ. From May 27th to June 2nd, Otis will be FJ/NP4G from the island's Nature Reserve, the new POTA reference BL-0001 (Parks On The Air). QSL via LoTW.

MADAGASCAR, 5R. From May 27 to June 4, IK1TTD will be 5R8TD from Nosy Be, IOTA AF057, then from June 5 to 12, from Tsarabanjina Island, IOTA AF-057. Direct QSL: P.O. Box 140, Arma di Taggia (IM) ITALY. Livestreaming: https://www.qsohunter.net/it/Index/353

AMERICAN SAMOA, KH8. From May 27 to June 9, KH8/K0NR and KH8/K0JJW.

INDIA, VU. From May 28th to May 31st, VU2RS, VU3WEW, VU3GDS, VU3DXA, VU3TPW,

VU2KTW, and VU2HIT will be AU2M from Arnala Island, IOTA AS-169. QSL via M0OXO.

KIRIBATI CENTRAL, T31. During May, the Rebel DX Group will be T31TTT from Kanton Island, Phoenix Islands group, IOTA OC-043.

PARAGUAY, ZP. During May, Tom will be ZP8/DK4TC from Cristo Rey.

ITALY, I. From May 30th to June 2nd, Antonio IK8VRH and Antonio IW8BVN will be IB0DX from Ventotene Island, Lazio Region group, IOTA EU-045. QSL via IK8VRH, LoTW, ClubLog. DENMARK, OZ. From May 30th until an unspecified date, René will be OZ/DL2JRM fromFrederikso Island, Bornholm Island group, IOTA EU-030.

PAPUA NEW GUINEA, P2. Until the end of May, Xu BG5DON is P29XZ from

Hoholu, a suburb of the capital Port Moresby. QRP 10 watts. Direct QSL via EA5GL.

CORSICA, TK. IOTA EU-014 At the end of May, Thomas will be TK/F4HPX for a few days.

SAINT-MARTIN, FS. From June 4th to 18th, John will be FS/K9EL. QSL via LoTW, ClubLog.

INDIA, VU. Until June 5th, VU3FVE will be AU25TS from Karzok, Ladakh, a territory of India located in the far north of the country.

PALAU, T8. From June 6th to 11th, JH1MLO will be T88HR (QSL via home call, no eQSL or LoTW) and JR1FKR will be T88TJ (QSL via LoTW) from Koror Is. IOTA OC-009.

JERSEY, GJ. From June 6th to 13th, a Belgian team will be MJ/OP2D. QSL via M0URX.

TUNISIA, 3V. From June 9th to 16th, Jarek SQ5HG will be using the radio club's call sign 3V8SS.

CORSICA, TK. From June 9th to 23rd, Pascal F6UIG will be TK2C from Propriano and perhaps also

occasionally TK/F6UIG/P on some POTA references.

FRENCH POLYNESIA, FO. From June 11th to 27th, Nobby will be FO/G0VJG from Bora Bora Is. IOTA OC-067. Furthermore, before this summer, Fred will be FO/F4LYI from a few islands.

VANUATU, YJ. From June 11th to 28th, Bob ZL1RS will be YJ0RS.

MALAWI, 7Q. In June, K6ZO (7Q6M), KC4D (7Q7WW), and W1IE will return to Embangweni High School to help fund and set up a computer lab and radio station. The classroom will be equipped with 20 computers. Three resident radio amateurs attend the school: 7Q5BM, 7Q6UJ, and 7Q4AM. They will be active from time to time.

BRITISH BASE, CYPRUS, ZC4. From June 14th to 20th, Dave G4WXJ will be ZC4RH from

Dhekelia base. QSL via DK6SP, LOTW, ClubLog OQRS.

OGASAWARA, JD. From June 14th to 21st, Koutarou JP1IHD will be JD1BQP from Chichijima.

NAMIBIA, V5. Until June 15th, Remo is V51/HB9SHD. He travels in 4/4.

TOKELAU, ZK3. By mid-June 2025, the members of the Rebel DX Group will be ZK3ZK from

this DXCC entity, also ref. IOTA OC-048, which has not been activated since 2019.

MINAMI TORISHIMA, JD. Until June 17th, Take is JD1/JG8NQJ from Marcus Island,

IOTA OC-073. QSL via JA8CJY, LoTW.

JAPAN, JA. Until June 18th, Tak JI3DST is JS6RRR from Miyako Island. IOTA AS079. Other calls: JI3DST/6, JJ5RBH/6, JA3YEC/6, and in FT8, JI3DST/p, JJ5RBH/p,JA3YEC/p. QSL via Club Log's, OQRS.

GUATEMALA, TG. From June 18th to July 9th, Todd will be TG9/AF4CZ.

PALAU, T8. From June 19th to 23rd, Nobu JA0JHQ will be T88PB from Koror Is. IOTA OC-009. He will participate in the All Asian DX CW Contest on June 21st and 22nd. Direct QSL via JA0JHQ: Nobuaki Hosokawa, 1458-25 Okagami Asao-Ku, Kawasaki, KA, 215-0027, Japan.

UZBEKISTAN, UJ, UM. From June 20th to 23rd, René DL2JRM will participate in the All Asia DX CW Contest from the radio club station UK8AXA. The callsign he will use is not specified.

KOSOVO, Z6. From June 26th to July 10th (this expedition has been moved up from early May to May 17th, see above in the bulletin) I2YSB, I1FQH, I1HJT, I2PJA, IK2CKR, and IK2HKT will be ZS8TT (SSB, CW, RTTY) and Z68ZZ (FT8). 4 active stations. Direct QSL to I2YSB.

SAINT-PIERRE & MIQUELON FP. From June 28th to July 14th, Eric will be FP/KV1J on Miquelon, IOTA NA-032. He will participate in Canada Day, the Marconi Memorial, and the IARU contest. QSL: Eric A. Williams, 763 Pleasant St., Marlboro, MA 01752, USA.

LESOTHO, 7P. Until June 30, Mark KW4XJ is 7P8AB in Maseru with his daughter Arina KO4PZT (13), who is 7P8NB. QSL via KW4XJ.

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Who is the patron saint of radio amateurs?

I was surprised to discover that radio amateurs have their own saint: Father Massimiliano Kolbe, call sign SP3RN. Kolbe is also the patron saint of journalists and political prisoners.

Maximilian Maria Kolbe, born Rajmund Kolbe (Zduńska Wola, January 8, 1894 – Auschwitz, August 14, 1941), was a Polish priest and Franciscan friar who offered to take the place of a father destined for the hunger bunker in the Auschwitz concentration camp.

Maximilian Maria Kolbe was beatified in 1971 by Pope Paul VI, who called him “martyr of love”, and then proclaimed a Saint in 1982 by Pope John Paul II.

On August 14, Father Massimiliano Kolbe  Ham Radio callsign SP3RN  is remembered as the Saint Patron of Radio Amateurs.

To recall the day of his martyrdom (Auschwitz, August 14, 1941),  a special radio callsign for the 

Aniversary of Saint Maximilian Kolbe, Saint Patron of Hamradio operators, Radioclub Islas Canarias has been awarded a special callsign EG8HKT , Hermano Kolbe Tenerife to be on air during the week of August 14th to 18th.

Thanks to the Radio Club, the  local Hamradio operators remark  the existance of an image of the Saint in the island of Tenerife. The image is located in the Hermitage of Nuestra Sra. de Guadalupe, Casas de la Cumbre, in the area of Anaga, in Tenerife, Canary Islands.

On 10 October 1982, Pope John Paul II canonized Kolbe and declared him a martyr of charity.^[2] The Catholic Church venerates him as the patron saint of amateur radio operators, drug addicts, political prisoners, families, journalists, and prisoners.^[3] John Paul II declared him "the patron of our difficult century".^[4][5] His feast day is 14 August, the day of his martyrdom.

Other link

https://hamgallery.com/Tribute/SP3RN/

https://on5vl.org/qui-est-le-saint-patron-des-radioamateurs/#:~:text=Maxymil_muzeum_fc27.,liturgiquement%20comm%C3%A9mor%C3%A9%20le%2014%20ao%C3%BBt.

Santuário Eucarístico de Adoração Perpétua. Diocese de Santo André.: SÃO MAXIMILIANO MARIA KOLBE - 14 DE AGOSTO - FUNDA...: “UM SACERDOTE CATÓLICO” A Igreja comemora no dia 14 de agosto a festa de São Maximiliano Maria Kolbe, franciscano de origem polonesa que em ...