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The following DX information comes from Bernie, W3UR, editor of the DailyDX, the WeeklyDX, and the How’s DX column in QST. If you would like a free 2-week trial of the DailyDX, your only source of real-time DX information, just drop me a note at [email protected]

5H – Tanzania - IK2GZU, Maurizio, is QRV as 5H3MB until November 29.

9N – Nepal - S57MK, Matjaz, is QRV as 9N/S57MK until November 12 from Kathmandu. Previous activity in Nepal was as 9N7MK in 2022 and 2024.

TZ – Mali - Jeff Dorsey (K1MMB), is operating from Bamako, CW as usual and devoting more time to SSB, December 2. He will not use FT8. Jeff also says that he is not sure when his next trip there will be because “the security situation continues to deteriorate, but the main factor is that...the economy is non-functional and just keeping the operation open costs more than $10,000 per year in rent and utilities alone, so I may be closing everything down.” He adds that “Ulmar Schmidt has been operating my station as TZ1CE for about three weeks per year but is not planning on coming this year. So after early December on, there probably will be no one operating from Mali.”

9X – Rwanda - F8FUA , Al, is QRV during a solo holiday style DXpedition to Kigali, Rwanda operating as 9X5KM until November 11. He’ll Listen for him on CW, SSB and digital modes. He will be uploading QSOs to LoTW and Club Log but not using OQRS. You can also QSL direct to F8FUA with 3 US $ or via the bureau for free.

E5/N – North Cook Islands - E51MWA is back on the air from Manihiki in the North Cook Islands until November 16. N7QT, Rob, is back on for four weeks, primarily running a one-person radio operation with occasional help from Brian, Jack, and WA7CPA. He has 15m and 17m VDAs plus a CrankIR antenna, operating one station. After resting, he plans extensive CW activity while reconnecting with friends and finishing the work previously started.

PJ7 – Sint Maarten - KC9EE, Gary, will once again operate from Sint Maarten from November 18 through December 2. He will be most active during the CQ WW DX CW. His call sign remains PJ7EE. He will compete in the SOLP AB category. QSL via LOTW and/or ClubLog OQRS. Logs will be uploaded as soon as he returns home.

JD1/O – Ogasawara Islands - 7M1KJW, Akihiko Shinagawa, plans to operate as 7M1KJW/JD1 from Chichijima in the Ogasawara Islands until November 4, as time permits. The primary purpose is POTA activation of JP-1288, with a possible activation of JP-0015. Aki is running an IC-705, 10 watts, and a 5.5-meter vertical antenna. He will be on FT8 only, on 40–6 meters depending on conditions; recent activity was on 40 and 17 meters.

FW – Wallis and Futuna - The FW3GT single-operator DXpedition by GW0GAV, Gav, is expected to be on the air until November 14, mainly on CW with some FT8. The station will run 600 watts into a multiband vertical on the island’s northwest shore, with excellent short-path and fair long-path takeoff toward Europe. Hills limit takeoff toward North and South America. Operation will focus on 40–10 m, with some activity on 60 and 80 m.

Hello and welcome to episode 108 of The DX Mentor – a discussion with Charles, 5H3DX. Will be joined by Joe, W8GEX.  

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The following DX information comes from Bernie, W3UR, editor of the DailyDX, the WeeklyDX, and the How’s DX column in QST. If you would like a free 2-week trial of the DailyDX, your only source of real-time DX information, just drop me a note at [email protected] 

FW – Wallis and Futuna - Janusz, SP9FIH, is now QRT from Wallis Island as FW1P He logged over 41,000 QSOs. Wallis was number 97 on the most wanted list and I suspect it will drop 20 or 30 spots soon. 

3DA0 – The Kingdom of Eswatini - LA9GY, Antonsen, has arrived in Eswatini,  to begin his 3DA0GY DXpedition. His HF radio arrived safely, but Air France failed to transfer the suitcase containing his antenna and coaxial cable in Paris. He is now waiting to see whether the equipment reaches Eswatini or whether he must return to South Africa to collect it. 

9N – Nepal - DL4XT, Jan, received confirmation for the 9N7XT license for the October 23–31 Nepal DXpedition, making the operation certain after a long wait. Special thanks were given to 9N2NK, Nabin, for securing the license. Jan plans to obtain the original paper license in Kathmandu. 

S9 – Sao Tome and Principe - S9R is QRV from Tamarindos until October 31st  on the HF bands in multiple modes. They have three stations and using a Spiderbeam, a Hexbeam, a 40-meter vertical, an end-fed wire for 80–10 meters, and a five-element Yagi for 6 meters. The team will operate CW, SSB, RTTY, and FT8, using multi-slot MSHV for digital contacts. 

7P – Lesotho - The 7P8GE team reported severe weather and unreliable landline, antenna, and Wi-Fi service. These disruptions prevented the online log from being generated or uploaded. So, no online log for the time being and no log- related responses will be available until after the DXpedition. They will be active until October 29th.  

JD1/O – Ogasawara - JP1IHD, Ko is QRV as JD1BQP on Chichijima, until November 2.  Ko is joined there by JR6HYO, Takashi, who will also do CW,  SSB and FT8, 160-6M and the CQWW DX SSB Contest. 

GM – Scotland - From the Shetland Islands, G4AFF, Stewart, will be QRV as GM5E October 22-26. Outside the CQWW SSB weekend event he will use the GM4AFF/p callsign, on the WARC bands. This is IOTA EU-012. This is particularly important because it counts as Scotland for DXCC, but as its’ own entity for CQWW and CQ Marathon. 

KH2 – Guam - AH2R will be in the upcoming CQ World Wide DX SSB weekend, October 24-25, by JG3RPL (N1BJ) and friends, who have not yet locked in on which multi-op category they will use.  

V6 – Federated States of Micronesia As previously reported JM1LBO, Masaya, is QRV as V63SC from Pohnpei (OC-010) until October 26th. He now holds the call V640FSM and plans to use this in celebration of 40th Anniversary of the Independence of the Federated States of Micronesia which will be on November 3rd.  

T8 – Palau – Several ops are QRV from Koror until October 21-29, utilizing “several bands and modes.” The calls are T88CZ, T88DK, and T88ED. 

C5 – The Gambia – A DXpedition team is QRV as C5R from Tanji near Banjul, The Gambia, until November 4.  

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The following DX information comes from Bernie, W3UR, editor of the DailyDX, the WeeklyDX, and the How’s DX column in QST. If you would like a free 2-week trial of the DailyDX, your only source of real-time DX information, just drop me a note at [email protected]

FW – Wallis and Futuna - Janusz, SP9FIH, currently operatingfrom Wallis Island as FW1P and has logged over 36,000 QSOs. Wallis was number 97 on the most wanted list and I suspect it will drop 20 or 30 spots by the time Janusz is QRT.

 JD1/O – Ogasawara - JP1IHD, Ko is QRV as JD1BQP on Chichijima, until November 2. Ko is joined there by JR6HYO, Takashi, who will also do CW, SSB and FT8, 160-6M and the CQWW DX SSB Contest.

GM – Scotland - From the Shetland Islands, G4AFF, Stewart,will be QRV as GM5E October 22-26. Outside the CQWW SSB weekend event he will use the GM4AFF/p callsign, on the WARC bands. This is IOTA EU-012. This is particularly important because it counts as Scotland for DXCC, but as its’ own entity for CQWW and CQ Marathon.

3D2 – Fiji - DK2HM, Hans-Martin Kurka, is QRV holiday styleas 3D2HM from Nadi, Fiji until October 22nd . Activity will be on SSB and FT8 on the HF bands. There “Maybe some other activities as well, but Not yet confirmed”, says Hans-Martin.

 C5 – The Gambia – A DXpedition team is QRV as C5R from Tanji near Banjul, The Gambia, until November 4.

ZA – Albania - AE5X, John, plans holiday-style CW operationfrom Albania as ZA/AE5X in October. He is QRV until October 30 from various locations. Operations will be casual and fit around travel plans.

6O – Somalia - OG2M (aka OH2RF), Pertti Terunen, has beenplanning to operate at 6O2M through October 25. His bags were delayed and arrived piecemeal; his amplifier first, his radio and antennas second. Apparently, the second bag was opened, presumably for inspection, and poorly repacked. As a result, his Yaesu FTdx10 display was broken. Pertti went aheadand set up a vertical antenna on the roof of his hotel, at a height of 25 meters. He began operating on 21.240 MHz on October 9 shortly after 1330 UTC. After OH3XR helped address the display issue, Pertti made contacts despitesignificant LED noise.

H44 – Solomon Islands – From Dolphin View Beach the H49Ateam is “working hard,” and made over 10,000 QSOs in the first 48 hours. Minor antenna adjustments were made. They bought a generator on Saturday so they now have two. They have had fantastic pileups from Europe on CW and SSB and were active on 60 this morning. On their Club Log livestream some QSOs may not show up immediately, but all logs are uploaded again every 24 hours, so “Please be patient!” The weather is hot and humid as expected; the team is in greatspirits and doing well.

S2 – Bangladesh - The “13th Hussars Open Rover Scout Group,” with the callsign S21HRG, plans an operation from Tetulia, northern Bangladesh, until October 20, a JOTA, Jamboree on the Air, station, on SSB, FT8 and CW on80-10 plus the QO-100 satellite. They will upload the logs to LoTW and ClubLog.

Hello and welcome to episode 107 of The DX Mentor – a discussion with Felipe XQ7IR, about his upcoming activation of Alexander Selkirk Island. 

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Hello and Welcome to this Week in DX. I’m Bill,AJ8B.

The following DX information comes from Bernie, W3UR, editor of the DailyDX, the WeeklyDX, and the How’s DXcolumn in QST. If you would like a free 2-week trial of the DailyDX, your only source of real-time DX information, just drop me a note at [email protected]

FW – Wallis and Futuna - Janusz, SP9FIH,currently operating from Wallis Island as FW1P, reports that within a day or two he plans to replace his 20-meter sloper with a 30-meter vertical antenna.

5W – Samoa - SP5EAQ, Jacek, isQRV as 5W0AF until October 12 on SSB only. During the trip, he plans to send updates and photos to SP5UAF, Tom, who will post the latest information on the 5W0AF website.

9Q – Democratic Republic of the Congo- They’re stillworking nonstop to keep the operation on the air, installing BOG receiving antennas for Europe, Japan, and North America while battling unstable AC power that has surged above 300 volts, blown countless fuses, and damaged equipment.Thanks to IZ2GNQ’s ample fuse supply and IU3PMA Paco’s skillful repairs, they continue to recover from each setback. Connectivity has been another major challenge: unreliable hotel Wi-Fi, high-latency Starlink service, only partial successwith local SIM cards and modems, and damaged hotel cabling forced them to rewire and reorganize much of the network before finally bringing the online log up. Despite occasional interruptions, temperamental generators, and demanding conditions, they remain determined, operational, and committed to making as many contacts as possible.

JW – Svalbard – Three Norwegian operators will operate from Svalbard from October 7–12. They will enter theScandinavian Activity Contest (SAC) as JW5X. Before and after the contest, they will be QRV on CW, SSB, and FT8 on the HF bands and via the RS-44 satellite.

Hello and welcome to episode 106 of The DX Mentor – a discussion with Rolando 9A3MR, Zrinko (Zik) DK8ZZ, and Joe, W8GEX and their upcoming DXpedition to the Solomon Islands.

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Hello and Welcome to this Week in DX. I’m Bill,AJ8B.

The following DX information comes from Bernie, W3UR, editor of the DailyDX, the WeeklyDX, and the How’s DXcolumn in QST. If you would like a free 2-week trial of the DailyDX, your only source of real-time DX information, just drop me a note at [email protected]

3Y/p – Peter I - The planned 3Y0L Peter I DXpedition is still looking for 1-2 more team members. They depart January 22, 2027 for a 33-day trip. Contact admin@3y0l on that. They have packed up a shipping container in Texas this past weekend and are shipping it soon.

YJ – Vanuatu & FK – New Caledonia KD6XU, Barry, plans to depart Vanuatu (YJ0BP) on Tuesday, October 6, weather permitting, and arrive in New Caledonia (FK) on October 9 or 10.

T32 – East Kiribati - KH6QJ, Ken, arrived in East Kiribati on September 23 local time. Extremely high tides andheavy rain have caused coastal flooding, leaving the T32AZ antenna and station site underwater. He will operate if conditions improve, though the outlook is poor, and will depart Wednesday, October 7.

FW – Wallis and Futuna - SP9FIH Janusz, operating as FW1P from Wallis Island, reports that limited luggage (60 kg) andspace required him to share one telescopic mast among his 40, 60, and 80 m antennas, rebuilding the setup weekly. His schedule is 80 meters through October 2, 40 meters from October 2–12, and 60 meters from October 12–16. He also plans to enter the upcoming Oceania DX SSB Contest, operating on 40–10 meters.

5W – Samoa - SP5EAQ, Jacek, is QRV as 5W0AF until October 12 on SSB only. During the trip, he plans to send updates and photos to SP5UAF, Tom, who will post the latest information on the 5W0AF website.

9Q – Democratic Republic of Congo - 13 members of theMediterranean DX Club should be QRV by now from Kinshasa, using the callsign 9T0MD until October 11. This is the first time for the 9T0 prefix

They know this one is particularly neededon 160 and 80, so they will emphasize those with the “traditional human-operated modes.”

Here is a breaking update: The 9T0MD team, in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been having electrical problems. They have now resolved about 70% of theproblems and hope to have it completely fixed tomorrow with a new generator.All of the antennas from 10 to 40 meters are ready and tomorrow they hope to have 80/160 along with receive and 6 meters.

V6 – Micronesia - JR1GSE, Takahata, will be active from Weno, Chuuk (OC-011), Micronesia, from October 1 to October7, 2026, using the callsign V61GSE. He will be running an IC-7300MK2 at 100W with an inverted vee on 3.5 through 50 MHz on FT8, SSB, and CW. Operating hours will be limited because the operator will be on vacation. QSL is available viaeQSL or direct with SAE+$2, Club Log and LoTW will be used.

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Hello and welcome to episode 104 of The DX Mentor – a discussion with NV4C – Ian and WK4U – Tim. Joe, W8GEX, and I will be discussing their upcoming expedition to Sapelo Island off of the coast of Georgia. If you are thinking that this is just an IOTA or POTA activation, think again. Ian, Tim, and his group have treated this just like DXpedition and we can all learn from them.

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