Chinaradioswl: The DX news from GABY F5PSI the 01 July 2026

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The DX news from GABY F5PSI the 01 July 2026

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WEST MALAYSIA, 9M2. From May 1st to 3rd, 9M4PI expedition from Pangkor Island, Perak State Group, IOTA AS-072. QSL via 9M2HUS.

INDIA, VU. From May 1st to 3rd, VU2RS, VU24DX, VU3OPD, VU3DXA, VU2THA, VU3OHF, VU3YAY, and M0OXO are AU2M with 3 stations from Arnala Island, IOTA AS-169.

ASIAN RUSSIA, UA9, UA0 / EUROPEAN RUSSIA, UA. From May 1st to 9th, RP81YT from

Omsk, in memory of Yuri Tvarkovsky (born December 25, 1921, died December 7, 1943),

the youngest commander and Hero of the Soviet Union during World War II.

Individual stations may have the prefix RP81 with various suffixes. QSL via R9MK.

BELARUS, EW. From May 1st to 10th, EV81M from Minsk, for the 81st

anniversary of the end of World War II. QSL via EW1W.

NEW CALEDONIA, FK. From early May to early August, our friend Hervé from Pas-de-Calais is FK/F4MER and operates in his free time (IC-718, multiband antenna).

Hervé obtained his license during a trip to New Caledonia in late 2024/early 2025.

FRANCE, TM. From time to time, until June, Gil F4FET, Gilles F1CWQ, Julien F4HUN

and his XYl Noëlle F4HTL, Jean-Louis F4JHT are TM8DW from 00:00 to 21:00 from Wimereux

to commemorate the first radiotelegraph transmission of March 27, 1899, by Marconi

between Wimereux (Pas-de-Calais) and the South Foreland lighthouse in Dover (England). On the English side,

the Dover radio club will activate the calls GB2DOVER, GB2SFL, and GB8DW.

NORWAY, LA / SWEDEN, SM. Until May 2nd, DK4WM, DK3JF, and DL9ET are LG5LG (Norway) and SJ9WL (Sweden) from Morokulien, the station on the border between the two countries.

QSL via LA7TIA.

MADEIRA, CT3. Until May 2nd, Marc is CT9/DL1BU.

CHINA, BY. From May 3rd at 06:00 to May 5th at 10:00, 10 special calls from B0CRA to B9CRA will be on the air for the "5.5 China Amateur Radio Festival". QSL to BA1GG.

CANADA, VE. Until May 4, Mike VE2XB has been VY0ZOO and/or VY0BRR since

Sanikiluaq, Flaherty Is. IOTA NA-196 (Nunavut), then from May 5 to 15, from Qikiqtarjuaq,

Broughton Is. IOTA NA-130 (Nunavut). QSL via VE2XB.

… Contests on the weekend of May 2nd and 3rd (UTC time) …

Friday 1:00 PM - 7:00 PM AGCW QRP/QRP Party https://www.agcw.de/contest/qrp-qrp/qrp-qrp-party/

Friday 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Latvian OpenMechanical Key CW Activity

https://yl3jd.fizioikskile.lv/mkey/

Saturday 3:00 AM - 9:00 AM RCC Cup CW, SSB https://www.contest.ru/rcc-cup-rules/

Saturday 12:00 PM to Sunday 11:59 AM ARI DX Contest CW, SSB, RTTY

https://www.ari.it/en/contest-hf/ari-international.html

Sunday 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM WAB 7 MHz Phone Contest https://wab.intermip.net/Contest%20Dates.php

BONAIRE, PJ4. Until May 4, PE1OJR is PJ4TB. QSL via LoTW.

OGASAWARA, JD. Until May 4, Harry JG7PSJ is JD1BMH from Chichijima Island, IOTA AS-031. QSL via bureau using JD1BMH or direct using JG7PSJ.

BRAZIL, PY. From May 4 to 8, PT2OP, PY7BR, and PS8RV will be ZX8AM from three natural sites, three Flora Fauna references, all located in the state of Amazonas: PYFF-0212, Anavilhanas National Park; PYFF-0478, the Baixo Rio Branco Jauaperi Extractive Reserve; and PYFF-0664, Rio Negro State Park, North Sector. QSL via PT2OP.

COOK SOUTH, E5. From May 4th to 9th, Tom K7TLM and Leslie KD7YZE will be E51TLM from Rarotonga Island, IOTA OC-013. QSL via K7TLM.

ENGLAND, G. Until May 5th, GB9IOW on the Isle of Wight, IOTA EU-120, with ON1BN, ON4AML, ON5SEL, ON6EF (QSL Mgr), ON6VJ, ON7TA, ON7VM, ON9DJ.

SAINT KITTS & NEVIS, V4. Until May 5th, Markus is V4/WW6W on St. Kitts.

FRANCE, F, TM. On Tuesday, May 5th, as part of the 27th European School Radio Club Day, the F4KOD radio club from Walch Middle School in Thann (department 68, Haut-Rhin) will be active from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM or 6:00 PM local time (French time) on 40 to 10 meters in SSB. From 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM and from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM, groups of 3 students will observe the operation. The coordinator is Patrice F4LEA (teacher), assisted by Jean-Louis F5OCL and Jean-Claude F5INM. See regulations:

https://www.aatis.de/content/regles-de-participation-27e-journee-europeenne-des-stations-radioamateurs-scolaires

FRENCH POLYNESIA, FO. From May 5 to July 20, Didier is FO/F6BCW from

Tikehau Island Atoll, Tuamotu Archipelago, IOTA OC-066. QSL via Paul F6EXV.

COMOROS, D6. Until May 7, Ivan UR9IDX is D60DX in this entity, ref. IOTA AF-007, from Mitsamiouli, at the northern tip of the island. QSL via Ivan Y. Borzenko, P.O. Box 73,

Sao Vicente, Madeira Island 9240-909, Portugal. No transmission on either 50 MHz or VHF.

GAMBIA, C5. Until May 8, 7X2TT (who is also M0NPT), F5RAV, and F4AGG are all

C5B from Bijol Island, IOTA AF-060. Luc is C5C in SSB, and Arnaud C5D in digital modes.

JERSEY, GJ. On May 8th/9th, William will be MJ/KO7T. [Wikipedia: The Bailiwick of Jersey is a British Crown Dependency and the largest of the Channel Islands, in the English Channel near France. Jersey comprises the island of the same name and the uninhabited reefs of Écréhou and Minquiers, and several other uninhabited islets.]

COLOMBIA, HK. From May 9th to 15th, Renato will be HK4/PY8WW from Titumate Islands, IOTA SA-093. Currently, and until May 15th, DK8LRF is HK3JCL in Restrepo.

GUYANA, 8R. Until May 10th, Aldir PY1SAD is 8R1TM and will participate in the CQ-M contest on May 9th/10th.

AZORAS, CU. Until May 10th, Juerg is CU2/HB9BIN/p, from San Miguel, one of the 9 islands of the Azores, IOTA EU-003. He plans to activate some SOTA (Summits On The Air), CUFF (Flora Fauna), and POTA (Parks On The Air) program credentials.

ISLANDE, TF. Du 10 au 19 mai, Rikk sera TF/WE9G depuis Borg.

MALAISIE EST, 9M6, 9M8. Courant mai, une équipe de 12 opérateurs est 9M8T depuis

Talang-Talang Besar Is. IOTA OC165. QSL via 9W8ZZK. Voir https://cqdx.my/9m8t.

JUAN FERNANDEZ, CE0, XQ0. Courant mai, pour 3 semaines, Felipe XQ7IR sera 3G0Z

et XR0Z, depuis Robinson Crusoe Is., Juan Fernandez Archipelago, IOTA SA-005.

SHETLAND DU SUD, VP8 (South Shetland), HF0. De mai à octobre, Rafal SQ4O fait

partie de la 50ème expédition polonaise et sera HF0PAS selon ses disponibilités à la station

antarctique « Henryk Arctowski », sur King George Island, IOTA AN-010.

SAINT-KITTS & NEVIS, V4. Du 13 au 21 mai, David sera V4/EI7BR et Roger sera

V4/EI8KN depuis Saint-Kitts. Ils seront V49B dans le CQ WPX CW contest des 30/31 mai.

TONGA, A3. Du 14 au 22 mai, Takio JH3QFL sera A31AA depuis Nuku'alofa, Tongatapu

Island, IOTA OC-049. QSL via JH3QFL et LoTW.

MINAMI TORISHIMA, JD. Jusqu’à mi-mai, Take est JD1/JG8NQJ depuis Marcus Island,

IOTA OC-073. QSL via bureau via JG8NQJ ou directe via JA8CJY.

COCOS KEELING, VK9C, VK9Y. Jusqu’au 17 mai, Mark VK6BSA est VK9BSA et XYl

Deena VK6DEE est VK9DEE. Dimanche 12 mai, Deena cherchera des contacts avec des YLs.

THAÏLANDE, HS, E2. Jusqu’au 19 mai, Bruce K0BJ est HS0ZLB.

NAMIBIE, V5. Du 20 mai au 19 juin, Éric sera V5/N7XOB. SSB + ou – 7.165 et 14.265 kHz.

PALAU, T8. Du 21 au 24 mai, JR3QFB sera T88JH, JA1MFR T88KY et JF3PLF T88IL.

ÎLE RODRIGUEZ, 3B9. Jusqu’au 22 mai, Suvarna VU3OPT est 3B9G (et non pas 3B9N

comme il l’avait annoncé) depuis Port Mathurin, à 580 km au nord-est de l'île Maurice.

JAPON, JA. Du 22 mai 2026 au 29 janvier 2027, call spécial 8J70JARE depuis différents

endroits du pays, pour le 70ème anniversaire de la présence japonaise en Antarctique. Le 8

novembre 1956, le « Syowa », premier navire japonais à explorer l'Antarctique, quittait Tokyo

avec 53 membres d'équipage, dont 17 débarquèrent sur les îles Ongul le 29 janvier 1957 pour

établir la première station de recherche, qui fut baptisée « Syowa ». QSL via JG2MLI.

FRANCE, F. Saturday, May 23, 2026, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM (LFT), the Wingles radio club F4KLR (department 62, Pas-de-Calais) and APRA-62 are organizing the 2nd Hauts-de-France Radio Show, at the Gustave Berthe Hall in Wingles. Information is available at this link: https://apra62.fr/evenement/

SAINT-KITTS & NEVIS, V4. From May 24 to June 1, Markus will be V4/WW6W from Saint-Kitts. He will participate in the CQ WW WPX CW on May 30/31 from station V47JA.

BELGIUM, ON. Until May 25, the Antwerp radio club ON8APC is OT26EPIC for the 2026 edition of the "Antwerp Port Epic" cycling race on May 25. QSL via ON8JJ.

ASCENSION ISLAND, ZD8. From May 25 to 29, Ferdinand "Muttley" M0HXC will be ZD8KX.

FRANCE, F, TM. From May 25th to 31st, Gilles F4MLN, Jean-Pierre F4JWW, Sylvain F4JWV,

Pascal F4MLM and Philippe F4HKP, from the Montargis radio club F5KIA (department 45, Loiret)

will be TM45ILE. Philippe explains: “We will depart from the port of Arzal-Camoël (department 56, Morbihan) to sail towards Belle-Île-en-Mer, Île Hoëdic, Île d’Houat and Île de Groix.

Depending on the weather, we will set up a coastal station on the islands, using voice and all

HF bands, as soon as the situation allows. A big thank you to the company Prosic for providing equipment.” Good luck to all.

LIECHTENSTEIN, HB0. From May 25 to 31, Kasimir will be HB0/DL2SBY before his next two expeditions: Zanzibar in June and the Seychelles in September.

CHATHAM, ZL7. From May 25 to June 3, Holger ZL3IO will be ZL7IO from Waitangi. He will participate in the CQ WPX CW Contest on May 30/31. QSL via DK7AO.

MARTINIQUE, FM. From May 26 to June 2, Darrell AB2E will be TO3E and will participate in the CQ WW WPX CW Contest on May 30/31.

BOLIVIA, CP. From May 26 to June 6, LU1FM, LU1HF, LU2JCW, LU3FR, LU3VED, LU6FOV, LU7HN, LU8VCC, and LU9FHF will be CP7DX from Tarija and will participate in the CQ

WPX CW Contest on May 30/31.

BONAIRE, PJ4. From May 27 to June 8, Chris WA7RAR will be PJ4CB.

MALDIVES, 8Q. From May 28 to June 1, Yosuke JJ1DQR will be 8Q7QR and will participate in the CQ

WW WPX CW Contest on May 30/31. QSL via JJ1DQR.

FRANCE, TM. On May 29/30 and June 5/6, the RC F4KLR of Wingles (dpt 62, Pas-de-Calais) will be

TM62SA in honor of Sophie Adenot KJ5LTN, the second French female astronaut in

the European team.

DENMARK, OZ. From May 29 to 31, then on July 25 and 26, and finally on August 15 and 16, René

DL2JRM will be OV7X from an island in IOTA reference EU-172.

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, A6. Until May 31, a special call A60PE for the National Day.

Individual operators can request a call in the form A60PE/0, 1, /2, /3, etc…

WESTERN SAHARA, S0 (S Zero, not S Oscar). Until May 31, Naama S01A and Azman S01AH are operating as S09S from Tifariti, for the 50th anniversary of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.

SSB, CW, and Digimode operation with an FTDX-3000 (100W), dipole antennas, and a multiband beam.

They will participate in the CQ WPX CW Contest on May 30-31. QSL via ClubLog and LoTW.

BULGARIA, LZ. Until May 31, special call sign LZ100LZ for the 100th anniversary of the BFRA, the national amateur radio association.

GREECE, SV. Until May 31, special call sign SZ40A for the 40th anniversary of the Western Greek Amateur Radio Association (SZ1A). QSL via ON3UN. …until the end of 2026 …

SOUTH ORKney Islands, VP8, LU_Z. Ramon Alberto is LU1DMZ/Z

until the end of 2026 at station LU1ZA of the Orcadas Antarctic Base, on Laurie Island, IOTA

AN-008. The base, established in 1904, is the oldest Antarctic base. In 1927, the

first Argentine crew arrived with José Moneta, and the first official radiotelegraph station

in Antarctica was inaugurated. Since 1951, the Orcadas Observatory has been under the authority of the

Argentine Navy and constitutes the “South Orkney Naval Detachment.”

ANTARCTICA, KC4. Tom VK2TBC is VK0TBC from the Australian "Casey" base,

ref. VK-02 (in the Antarctic base nomenclature), on the Bailey Peninsula,

Vincennes Bay, Budd Coast, Wilkes Land (66°17'S - 110°32'E), ref. IOTA AN-016.

NEWS, PA, POLAND, SP. For the 75th anniversary of the

Radio Telegraphy Highspeed Club (HSC) founded in 1951 (1,400 members), Theo PA3HEN is

PG75HSC and Artur SP3LPR is 3Z75HSC.

UKRAINE, UR. Call EO80F for the 80th anniversary of the Children's and Youth Palace in Izmail.

GREENLAND, OX. Loren KK5LM is OX5LM from Pituffik Space Base.

UKRAINE, UR. For his 50th anniversary as a licensed radio operator, Nick US8AR is EM50AR. Furthermore, the two special call signs EM100W and EN100WLKK celebrate the centenary of the Lviv Radio Club, founded in 1926 as Lwowski Klub Krotkofalowcow (LKK). It was one of the most important radio clubs in Europe before World War II.

BULGARIA, LZ. The LZ1KCP radio club in Blagovestnik will activate the following special call signs: LZ488AM (April), LZ370TL (May-June), LZ67PP (July-August), LZ936BA (September-October), and LZ911TD (November-December) to celebrate Orthodox saints.

MALAWI, 7Q. In 2026, and possibly into 2027, Chris ZS6RI is 7Q5C from Karonga,

in the north of the country. He operates on 6-month rotations. QSL via LoTW, Club Log.

NEW ZEALAND, ZL. The National Amateur Radio Association (NZART) and the

Auckland Radio Club ZL1AA will be ZL100AA for their 100th anniversary.

NZART members can use the ZM prefix year-round. For 3 months, NZART operators and

local sections can use the ZL100 prefix. For example, until March 31,

Ian ZL1MVL is ZL100MVL and the Whangarei Radio Club ZL1AM is ZL100AM

EUROPEAN RUSSIA, AU. From July 1st to August 31st, R3CN, R8KAM, RA8CV, UA1QV, UA6EX, and UA9KDF, members of the RT9K radio club, will sail aboard the sailboat "Apostol Andrey" and travel 3,500 nautical miles from Arkhangelsk to Dudinka, stopping at four islands along the way, with the following callsigns: July 4th to 7th, RI1PC from Chaichiy Island, IOTA EU-160; July 12th to 16th, RI0BW from Vize Island, IOTA AS-055; July 18th to 21st, RI0BU from Uyedineniya Island, IOTA AS-057; July 23rd to 26th, RI0BI from Isachenko Island, IOTA AS-050. Three active stations. QSL via OQRS, Club Log. Direct QSL via RT9K (for Russian stations) and M0OXO (for others). More info:

https://www.rt9k-club.ru/en/index.html

ASIAN RUSSIA, RA0. Until August 31, Oleg RD1A is RI0SP in the Arctic, with North Pole-42 Squadron aboard the drifting research vessel "Severny Polyus." QSL via RN3RQ.

SPRATLY, 9M0. During the 3rd or 4th quarter of 2026, Marhazli 9M8HAZ and members of the previous 9M8A expedition to Satang Island are planning another expedition to the Spratly Islands. The callsign is not yet given.

GRENADA, J3. From September 1 to 12, GM5RDX will be J38DX and M6IJU will be J38LD.

SEYCHELLES, S7. From September 11th to 21st, Kasimir will be S79/DL2SBY north of Mahé Island, Inner Islands group, IOTA AF-024, 100m from the shore.

FRANZ JOSEPH LAND, RI1FJA-RI1FJZ. In September, for 15 days, R7AL, RW8A, RW9JZ, UA3QLC, R2DVE, and RA4DX will be RI1FJL from Heiss Island, IOTA EU-019.

QSL via ClubLog OQRS, LOTW. Franz Josef Land is the northernmost landmass in the world

QSL for HamSphere 4.0

Enjoy reading the newsletter, happy listening, and happy contacts!

(Thanks also to the subscribers who send me information.)

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

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Best 73 and good DX de Frank SWL F14368 near Paris france also FØDUW