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18 April 2026 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1824
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**** DX INFORMATION ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
3B9 - Recently active as 3B8G from Mauritius Island [425DXN 1817], Suvar-
na, VU3OPT (OM0GA) has been QRV as 3B9G (not 3B9N, as he originally
announced) from Rodrigues Island (AF-017) since 16 April. He now
expects to remain there until 22 May.
BY - Ten stations (B0CRA, B1CRA, B2CRA, B3CRA, B4CRA, B5CRA, B6CRA,
B7CRA, B8CRA, B9CRA) from across the country will be active on 3-5
May for the annual "5.5 China Amateur Radio Festival" on air event,
organized by the Chinese Radio Amateurs Club (CRAC). QSLs via LoTW.
See http://www.crac.org.cn/55 for the awards.
F - On 27 March 1899, Guglielmo Marconi achieved the first internation-
al wireless transmission, sending Morse code signals between Wime-
reux (near Boulogne-sur-Mer), France, and the South Foreland Light-
house in Dover, England. Commemorating this milestone in the histo-
ry of telecommunications, the special event station TM8DW will be
active from Wimereux on 25 April during the International Marconi
Day, and sporadically until June. QSL via Club Log's . In addition,
GB2DOVER, GB2SFL and GB8DW will be operated by the Dover Amateur
Radio Club on the British side of the Channel.
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 (25 April). IY0IMD (lo-
cator JN52VC) and IY7M (locator JN81KD) will operate also on QO-
100. QSL via operators' instructions. These stations are affiliated
to the "Coordinamento Stazioni Marconiane Italiane" which gathers
amateur radio stations operating from historic Marconi sites locat-
ed in Italy (https://csmi.altervista.org/wp/).
JA - Look for JE1HXZ/6 to be active from Kuchino Island, Tokara Islands
(AS-049) on 21-28 April. He will operate CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8/FT4
on the HF bands and 6 metres. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, and LoTW.
ON - OT26EPIC is the special callsign for the Antwerp Port Contest Club
(ON8APC) to promote this year's edition of the Antwerp Port Epic
cycling race. Look for activity between 25 April and 25 May (the
actual day the race will be held on). QSL via ON8JJ.
PA - PG75HSC is the special callsign for Theo, PA3HEN to celebrate the
75th anniversary of the Radio Telegraphy Highspeed Club (HSC) until
the end of the year. QSL via home call, and LoTW.
Also joining the celebrations is Artur, SP3LPR as 3Z75HSC (QSL via
home call, direct or bureau).
The club was founded in 1951 as a community within the Deutscher
Amateur Radio Club (DARC). To date, membership has grown to include
1400+ operators all over the world: http://www.highspeedclub.org.
PJ4 - "TJ", PE1OJR is active holiday style as PJ4TB from Bonaire (SA-006)
until 4 May. He operates SSB, FT8 and FT4 on 40-6 metres. QSL via
LoTW.
UR - Commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power
Plant disaster (26 April 1986), the special callsign EN40CNP will
be used on 18-30 April from various locations across Ukraine. QSOs
will be uploaded to LoTW and QRZ.
YB - Special callsigns 8A147RA, 8A147KAR, 8A147TI, and 8A147NI will be
active on 18-20 April commemorating the 147th anniversary since the
birth of Raden Adjeng Kartini (1879-1904). Look for activity on the
five classic bands SSB, CW, FT8. Certificates and eQSLs will be
available on https://hamaward.cloud; paper cards via Club Log's
OQRS, or via N2OO. R.A. Kartini was an activist who advocated for
women's rights and female education; in 1964 she was awarded the
title of National Hero of Indonesia.
Z6 - Team Z66SP (namely SP1D, SP2AS, SP2HQY, SP2R, SP2RBA, and SQ2IHP)
will be active from near Pristina, Kosovo on 23-28 April. They plan
to operate CW, SSB and FT8 on 160-10 metres, and to participate in
the SP DX RTTY Contest. Depending on time and local conditions,
they will also be QRV on 6 metres and on QO-100. QSL via Club Log's
OQRS and LoTW. See https://z66sp.spdxc.org/ for more information.
Z8 - Diya, YI1DZ has renewed his contract with the World Food Programme
for six months, and expects to return to Juba, South Sudan in the
next coming days. Look for him to operate as Z81D on various bands
mainly FT8 during his spare time. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW, or
via OM3JW.
WORLD AMATEUR RADIO DAY 2026 ---> Every 18 April, radio amateurs worldwide
take to the airwaves in celebration of World Amateur Radio Day. It was on
this day in 1925 that the International Amateur Radio Union was formed in
Paris. IARU has announced that the theme for this year's World Amateur Radio
Day will be "Advancing the Spirit of Amateur Radio Through Innovation".
Announced callsigns participating in WARD 2026 include, among others, sta-
tions from
Bahrain A91WARD
Belgium OO26WARD
Canada VA2RAC, VA3RAC
Canada VE1RAC, VE3RHQ, VE4RAC, VE5RAC
Canada VE6RAC, VE7RAC, VE8RAC, VE9RAC
Canada VO1RAC, VO2RAC
Canada VY0RAC, VY1RAC, VY2RAC
Croatia 9A26WARD
Denmark 5P0WARD and 5P0WHD
France TM101WARD
Germany DA26WARD
Netherlands PA26WARD
Norway LA0HQ-LA9HQ
Philippnes DX1WARD
Poland 3Z0WARD
Romania YP1ZMR
Spain AO25DMR
Switzerland HB9WARD
Trinidad & Tobago 9Y4WARD
Turkey TC18WARD
UAE A60WARD and A60WARD/#
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**** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
Access to the main functions of www.425dxn.org is provided by the 425DXN App
for Android. It is available on Google Play - free of charge, no ads. Enjoy!
CQ DX MARATHON ---> The CQ DX Marathon is a year-long DX hunt, with
participants competing to see who can work the greatest number of countries
("entities") and CQ zones during the calendar year. Complete results of the
2025 edition are on https://dxmarathon.com/results/2025/.
INTERNATIONAL MARCONI DAY ---> Organized by the Cornish Radio Amateur Club,
the International Marconi Day (IMD) is a 24-hour amateur radio event held
annually to celebrate the birth of Guglielmo Marconi (25 April 1874). It is
not a contest, but an opportunity for amateurs around the world to make
contacts with historic Marconi sites using HF communications techniques.
This year's event will be held on 25 April, from 00.00 UTC to 23.59 UTC.
Details, including information on the Award Certificates and the listing of
participating stations, can be found at https://gx4crc.com/.
NCDXF NEWS ---> The Northern California DX Foundation has announced a grant
to the 9T0MD DXpedition to the Democratic Republic of the Congo later this
year. "This is a team that has successfully completed many DXpeditions and
plans are ready for success once again. They plan to favor CW and Phone
modes and will for the first time be on satellite and EME". See
https://www.mdxc.support/9t0md/.
The 2026 Annual Board Meeting of the Northern California DX Foundation took
place on 13 April. Officers were elected: Craig Thompson K9CT (President),
Ned Stearns AA7A (Vice President), Glenn Johnson, W0GJ (Secretary), Don
Greenbaum N1DG (Treasurer). The current board members are Kevin Rowett K6TD,
Tom Berson ND2T, Lee Finkel KY7M, John Miller K6MM, Rich Seifert KE1B, Dave
Anderson K4SV. The board thanked Kevin, K6TD for his 5-year service as Pres-
ident.
The mission of NCDXF is to provide necessary financial support for well-
organized DXpeditions to desirable DXCC entities and to support advances in
DXpeditioning skills, technology, and infrastructure. These funds come from
the contributions of our supporters in the DX community. Your contribution
will help make DX happen: https://www.ncdxf.org/.
SWODXA DX FORUM ---> Moderated by Brian Bathe, AD8FD, and sponsored by the
SouthWest Ohio DX Association,the DX Forum at this year's Dayton Hamvention
features three in-depth presentations that span the extremes of modern
DXing, from the most remote island on Earth to fully remote, solar-powered
operations and real-world lessons learned when conditions do not go as
planned:
- "3Y0K Bouvet Island. The Second Time Around" (presented by KT8X nd W9AP);
- "Desecheo 2026 DXpedition. The First All Solar Powered Unattended
DXpedition in History" (presented by NP4G and HI3R);
- "Failures and Lessons Learned from DXing in Adverse Conditions" (presented
by N6PSE).
The DX Forum will be held Saturday, 16 May in Room 1 from 10:15 to 13:20 at
the 2026 Dayton Hamvention (https://hamvention.org). [TNX AJ8B]
UK/EI DX CONTESTS ---> The aim of these contests is to promote contacts be-
tween stations in the United Kingdom and Ireland (UK/EI) and stations in the
rest of the world (DX). In partnership with the RSGB, the IRTS and the GMDX
Group, this year's contests will run on 25-26th April (CW) and 31 October-1
November (SSB), from 12 UTC on Saturday to 12 UTC on Sunday. Complete rules
are available on https://www.ukeicc.com/dx-contest-rules.php.
WORLDWIDE HOLYLAND DX CONTEST (WWHC) ---> The traditional Holyland Contest
has become the Worldwide Holyland DX Contest since 2023. Any station any-
where can work any other station for points; contacts with 4X/4Z stations
will attract more points. The contest will take place on 17-18 April,
from 21.00 UTC on Friday until 20.59 UTC on Saturday (24 hours). See
https://tools.iarc.org/wwhc/#/ for complete information.
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
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CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER
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3B9G VU3OPT HD8R M0OXO R65CTC R1II
3D2JK SP5APW II5LDV IQ5LV R65MCC RN3RQ
3X3A IK2WAD IR0IAR IK6IJF R65RKC R1II
3Z0WARD SP6IEQ LZ488AM LZ1KCP R65YAG R1II
3Z25AB SP8SW OD5VB IZ8CLM R80RAA RN3RQ
3Z75HSC SP3LPR OL900CO OK1CO RG65KK R1II
5N0YEN IZ8CLM PG75HSC PA3HEN RG65KO R1II
5Z4VJ M0URX R065A RQ7L RG65SM R1II
A2NEW EA7FTR R065C RQ7L RG65TB RN3RQ
A60MBZ/5 EA7FTR R065L RQ7L RG65VO R1II
A60WARD EA7FTR R065N RQ7L T88HL JA2TTW
A60WARD/5 EA7FTR R065O RQ7L T88MK JO3LVG
A71AT EA7FTR R065S RQ7L T88SG JK1SZX
A91WARD EC6DX R065X RQ7L UE65YAG RQ7L
AN15RDLF EA5K R065YG RQ7L UE65YG RQ7L
AP5ARS IK2DUW R065Z RQ7L UE7YG RQ7L
DA26WARD DK5ON R108YG RQ7L V31MA M0OXO
EG5LTO EA5ITJ R1961YG RQ7L V47EM G0TLE
EG7FDS EA7RCS R1994YU RQ7L VE2CSI M0URX
HB0/PA3CNO PE1FLO R1996VK RQ7L XU7O DL4WK
HB0/PA3HEA PE1FLO R2014NC RQ7L YN9H EA5GL
HB0/PE1PWR PE1FLO R40CHA RZ5D ZS6CCY N2OO
4W6DA Darren Johnston, PO Box 3140, Browns Plains LPO, Browns Plains,
QLD 4118, Australia
8R1TM Aldir Blanc da Silva, Rua Luisa Lirio do Vale 155, Praia Campista,
Macae - RJ, 27923-080, Brazil
D60DX Ivan Y. Borzenko, Apartado 73, Loja CTT S Vicente,
9241-909 Sao Vicente, Portugal
IK2WAD Giosue Botticini, Via Vasco de Gama 6, 24047 Treviglio BG, Italy
SX200M Dimitrios Anastasiadis, 28 Oktovriou 3, 570 01 Tagarades, Greece
T88DZ Kazushige Furui, 981 Miwa, Yaizu-shi, Shizuoka, 425-0064, Japan
T88FM Toshihiro Shohshi, 162-11 Gumizawa-cho, Totsuka-ku, Yokohama-shi,
Kanagawa, 245-0062, Japan
T88HF Tetsuya Tombe, Lions Plaza Hakusan #1201, Honkomagome 3-1-1,
Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0021, Japan
TJ1GD/p Czeslaw Tadeusz Hajduk, Ul. Wladyslawa Reymonta 10C/9,
64-800 Chodziez, Poland
TZ4AM Gregory J. Carter, 808 Paris Mountain Rd, Rockmart GA 30153, USA
V85T Tamat Lampoh, P.O. Box 211, MPC Old Airport,
Bandar Seri Begawan BB3577, Brunei Darussalam
VP6MC Michael Collis, P.O. Box 1594, Crestline CA 92325, USA
VP9KF Paul Evans, 15 Watch Knob Lane, Swannanoa NC 28778, USA
XW4KV Vincent Colombo, 32 rue de Gibrand, 17350 Port d'Envaux, France
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Its contents may be used, reproduced and distributed
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Contributors are invited to send their DX information to
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The deadline is 12 UTC on Fridays
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