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10 January 2026                                           A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1810

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                         ****  DX  INFORMATION  ****
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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

3X     - Herman, YB3GIH  has been active as  3X/YB3GIH  from  Boffa,  Guinea
         since  31 December,  and  expects  to remain there  for  about  six
         months. He operates SSB on  20 and 15 metres.  QSOs are uploaded to
         eQSL, Club Log, and LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX]
5N     - Lars, DM1HLK has lived in Ikeja, Nigeria  since 2022,  and got  his
         5N4DMZ licence in December 2025.  For now, he is operating portable
         from  the  rooftop  of his apartment complex,  with a  fixed  setup
         planned for a  later date.  "At the moment  only active  in digital
         modes", he says,  "but hope to get proficient enough  to QRV in  CW
         during 2026". QSL via LoTW and eQSL.
5Z4    - Michael, OZ6ABL will be active as 5Z4/OZ6ABL  from Watamu (LI06ap),
         Kenya, between 15 January and 28 February. Activity will be holiday
         style on 80-6 metres CW, SSB, and FT8/FT4. QSL via LoTW, Club Log's
         OQRS, or via home call.
8P     - Chris, WA7RAR will be active again as 8P9CB from  Barbados (NA-021)
         on 18-30 January. All of his operations will be portable at various
         locations throughout the island,  including POTA sites.  He will be
         QRV  on  20-10 metres  CW and SSB.  QSL via LoTW,  QRZ Logbook,  or
         direct to WA7RAR.
8Q     - Ji, DS1TUW will be active holiday style as 8Q7JI  from the Maldives
         (AS-013) on 18-24 January. He will operate mainly FT8, with some CW
         and SSB, on 80-10 metres.  QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW, or direct
         to home call.
CE     - Jacek, SP5APW  will be  active  holiday style  as  CE7/SP5APW  from
         Chiloe Island (SA-018) on  14-18 January,  and  as  CE8/SP5APW from
         Tierra del Fuego (SA-008) on 23-24 January. He will operate FT8 and
         SSB on 20-10 metres, and FT8 on 6 metres.
CT     - The Rede dos Emissores Portugueses (REP)  has announced an activity
         open to its members across Portugal,  running from  8 January to 31
         December. Using the special callsign CT100REP (including /p or /m),
         this year-long collective activity celebrates the 100th anniversary
         of the founding of the REP, Portugal's IARU society.  Operation  is
         planned across various HF, VHF, and UHF bands  using multiple modes
         (SSB, CW, Digital) and satellites. [TNX CT1END]
DL     - The DARC Team SES  will be active as  DA2026SKI  between 15 January
         and 15 February  for the  FIS Ski-Flying World Championships  to be
         held in Oberstdorf. QSL via DK5ON, LoTW or DCL (DARC Community Log-
         book).
EA     - "Plus Ultra"  was a flying boat which completed  the first transat-
         lantic flight  between Spain and South America in January 1926.  To
         mark the centenary of that event,  Cartagena Team's members will be
         active as AO5PU on 12-25 January. QSL via EA5GTU.
HK0/A  - Chris, has been active as HK0/DF3TJ [425DXN 1809]  from Provindecia
         (NA-049)  for a few days,  and will remain  there until 16 January.
         QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or via ON5JC.
HR     - Dave, VE3VSM will be active holiday style as VE3VSM/HR9 from Roatan
         Island (NA-057), Honduras on  5-31 January.  He will operate CW and
         FT8. QSL via LoTW, or via home call.
I      - Members  of  ARI Milano,  ARI Cadore and  ARI Brunico/Bruneck  will
         activate special callsigns II2WOG (QSL via IQ2MI),  II3COR (QSL via
         IQ3DD), II3WOG (QSL via IQ3ED),  and II3BIA (QSL via IQ3ED) between
         6 February and 22 March for the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games
         Milano Cortina 2026.  Certificates and eQSLs  will be available  on
         https://hamaward.cloud/.
LU_so  - Gabriel, LU1WGB is active as LU1WGB/Z from the Joint Antarctic Base
         Orcadas on  Laurie Island,  South Orkney Islands (AN-008)  until 22
         February. He operates FT8 with a QRP SDR transceiver  and a dipole.
         [TNX The Daily DX]
VP2V   - Jonathan, W5GI is active as VP2V/W5GI from  Anegada, British Virgin
         Islands (NA-023) until 20 January. He operates SSB and FT8 on 40-10
         metres. QSL via LoTW.
YB     - Dave, PB2X will be active as YB5/PB2X from West Sulawesi, Indonesia
         between 15 January and 5 February.  He will operate CW, SSB and FT8
         ("if I get it working in time") on 80-10 metres. QSL via home call.

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                         ****  GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
                         ===========================
                          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!

AU7RS: POSTPONED ---> Critical low-band antennas are held up in customs, and
consequently the 10-22 January DXpedition to Agatti, Lakshadweep Islands has
had to be postponed. The new dates will be announced as soon as possible.
Also,  the team is  awaiting updates  regarding foreign reciprocal licenses.
"If needed", Sarath (VU2RS) says,  "we'll explore shifting to another island
where foreign nationals are allowed": https://www.vu2rs.com/vu7r/.

DX PEDITION TROPHY --- > The DX Pedition Trophy (DXPT)  is an annual  global
amateur radio  competition  designed to encourage and  reward  contacts made
with selected major DXpeditions.  It runs from 1 January to 31 December, and
the award programme for registered users  is managed automatically.  DXPT is
seeking sponsors for the plaques  to be awarded to this year's winners:  see
https://www.dxpt.org/en/plaque-8.asp.

QSL GALLERY ---> The large collection of QSL cards  on  Les  Nouvelles  DX's
website has been updated. Seventeen different galleries include 23,115 cards
for the  ten Most  Wanted  DXCC  Entities  (2015-24), the  62  deleted  DXCC
Entities, obsolete prefixes,  stations  from  Maghreb  from  1945  to  1962,
Allied Forces stations in Germany (1945-80), special stations  commemorating
ITU and IARU, stations using the United Nations prefix (4U), Antarctic bases
and  TAAF  (Terres Australes  et  Antarctiques  Francaises),  amateur  radio
"globetrotters",  the various  French  DXCC island Entities  in the  Pacific
Ocean,  the Indian Ocean  and  the Americas (1945-1969), pre-1945 countries,
French Departments and CONUS, plus a gallery for cards not accepted by DXCC.
Your participation  is welcome: http://www.lesnouvellesdx.fr/galerieqsl.php.
[TNX F6AJA].

SAN AMBROSIO 2026: POSTPONED ---> Felipe, XQ7IR  says that  the relevant au-
thorities are processing his request  to land and operate from  San Ambrosio
Island (CE0X)  for the upcoming fishing season,  which runs  from  September
2026 to March 2027.  Consequently, the operation originally scheduled for 12
January-15 February 2026 must be postponed. Felipe will contact each sponsor
and donor individually  to discuss how they wish  to proceed with their con-
tribution,  in light of  the support  and donations  received  to date.  See
https://www.sanambrosio-project.com.
In addition,  the  Radio Club de Chile  has issued  an  official  statement:
https://www.ce3aa.cl/noticias/expedicion-san-ambrosio.html.

SWODXA DX DINNER ---> The 39th DX Dinner, sponsored again by  the  SouthWest
Ohio DX Association (SWODXA) and held in conjunction with  the  2026  Dayton
Hamvention, will be on Friday, 15 May  at the  Marriott at the University of
Dayton: https://swodxaevents.org/dinner-tickets.  The DXpedition of the Year
and  the inductees  into the  DX Hall of Fame  will be announced  during the
event. [TNX AJ8B]

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                         ******* QSL  ROUTES *******
                         ===========================
                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

===================================================================
CALL        MANAGER     CALL        MANAGER     CALL        MANAGER
===================================================================
3Z6I        SP6JIU      HF160ID     SP4LVK      R2026L      RQ7L
4V1L        N2OO        HK0/DF3TJ   ON5JC       R2026N      RQ7L
8A1A        N2OO        HR5/F2JD    F6AJA       R2026NY     RQ7L
9N1CA       EA5ZD       J38WG       WE9G        R2026S      RQ7L
A43WWA      EC6DX       J79WTA      HB9MFM      R2026X      RQ7L
AT29KSJ     VU2ARG      LR1WWA      EC6DX       RX26NY      RN3RQ
AT7WWA      VU2TMP      LX26HNY     LX1JH       SP1894MMK   SP3PDO
DA0WWA      DF1QR       LY130DS     LY2NZ       UE26HNY     RQ7L
DA100LH     DK5ON       LZ0A        LZ1KDP      UE26NY      RQ7L
DA100TV     DK5ON       LZ1426EN    LZ1KCP      UP7WWA      LZ1YE
DK100LH     DK5ON       LZ1EURO     LZ3SCO      V31MA       M0OXO
DL100LH     DK5ON       LZ2026EURO  LZ2VP       XT2MAX      EA5GL
DL100TV     DK5ON       ON4BFS      ON8JLR      XU7O        DL4WK
DL25WIKI    DK5ON       OY1OF       M0URX       Z68BG       HB9TSW
DQ44WCA     DF6EX       R026NY      RQ7L        ZS7ANF      RK1PWA
E7W         E73Y        R2026A      RQ7L                          
GB8KW       G0UKN       R2026C      RQ7L                          

C5WL       Antonio Montrone, Via delle Forze Armate 20, 70126 Bari BA, Italy
II4GMRC    Sezione ARI di Fidenza, Ufficio Fidenza, Casella postale 66,
           43036 Fidenza PR, Italy
KH8/VK4MAP Darren Johnston, PO Box 3140, Browns Plains LPO, Browns Plains,
           QLD 4118, Australia
P49X       Ed Muns, POB 1877, Los Gatos, CA 95031-1877, USA
T88SM      Hakata Radio, PO Box 232, Hakata Kita, Fukuoka, 812-8799, Japan
TR8CA      Jean Charron, 19 rue Gabriel Moussa, 33320 Eysines, France
V4/G4DVB   Brian Price, PO Box 2020, Llanharan, Pontyclun, CF72 9ZA,
           United Kingdom
VK9DX      Branislav Hacko, Svetosavska 21 B, 23300 Kikinda, Serbia
VP6MC      Michael Collis, P.O. Box 1594, Crestline CA 92325, USA

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               425 DX News is a free of charge weekly bulletin
      edited by Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ and Valeria Pregliasco, IK1ADH

            Its contents may be used, reproduced and distributed
                        in part or full provided that
               "425 DX News" or "425DXN" receive proper credit

          Contributors are invited to send their DX information to
              Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ  (i1jqj...@gmail.com)    
                      The deadline is 12 UTC on Fridays

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                           Direttore Responsabile
                            Gabriele Villa, I2VGW
               Giornalista Professionista - Tessera n. 071675
                      Ordine Nazionale dei Giornalisti
                                Roma, Italia

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