St Helena, ZD7. Tim, N0UI will be active as ZD7TIM from St Helena (AF-022) between 5 and 13 July. He will operate CW, SSB and maybe some RTTY on 40 to 10 metres, possibly also on 6 metres if conditions are good. QSL via LoTW, or via home call.
India VU. In late May the planned activity from Arnala Island (AS-169) was cancelled due to heavy rains and safety concerns. Sarath, VU2RS has announced that now the new plans are for “a back-to-back expedition” to the islands of Shial Bet (AS-176) between 2 and 4 November and Arnala (AS-169) between 6 and 8 November. Details are expected in due course.
Switzerland, HB9. The 2025 UEFA Women’s Championship will run from 2 to 27 July in Switzerland, and eight special event stations will be active from the host cities throughout July: HB2025BA (Basel), HB2025BE (Bern), HB2025GE (Geneve), HB2025LU (Lucerne), HB2025SG (St Gallen), HB2025SI (Sion), HB2025TH (Thun), and HB2025ZH (Zurich). QSL via LoTW only, paper cards will not be provided. Certificates will be available for contacts made on CW, Phone and/or digital. See www.qrz.com/db/HB2025BA for the details.
Germany, DL. Special call sign DL0SOP will be active between 1-31 July for the 67th edition of the Sea of Peace Award (see https://dl0sop.darc.de/ for full details). QSL via Club Log’s OQRS, LoTW and eQSL.
France, F. Nicolas, F4HCG will be active as F4HCG/p from Noirmoutier Island (EU-064) between 5 and 18 July. He will operate SSB on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres.
France, F. French special call signs to be activated for this year’s 112th edition of the Tour de France include:
TM112TDF operated by F8GGZ between 5 and 26 July, QSL via eQSL only
TM25TDF operated by the Radio Club Emettre between 2 and 26 July; QSL via F5KMY
TM59TDF operated by the Radio Club de l’Agglomeration Dunkerquoise between 5 and 19 July; QSL via F8KGS and eQSL
Ireland, EI. Gordon, G3PXT will be active as EJ3VP from Arranmore Island (EU-121) from 25 June to 2 July and from Inisheer Island (EU-006) between 25 and 30 July, IOTA Contest included. He will operate SSB on 80 to 6 metres. These operations are part of a three-month tour of Ireland (EI/G3PXT/p and EI3VP/p) and Northern Ireland (GI3PXT/p) that started on 4 June and will end on 5 September.
SM – Celebrating the 100th anniversary of its official inauguration (2 July 1925), the still operational long wave transmitter at the Grimeton Radio Station, call sign SAQ, will be activated on 2 July at 09:00 and again at 13:00 UTC on 17,2 kHz CW. Both events will be
broadcast live https://www.youtube.com/@AlexanderSAQ. The Grimeton Radio Station has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list since 2004. As for the amateur bands, SK6SAQ will be active during the day on CW (3517, 7017, 14017 kHz) and SSB (3755 and 7140 kHz). QSL SK6SAQ via the bureau or direct to Alexander GVV Radiostationen, Grimeton 72, SE-432 98 Grimeton, Sweden. See https://alexander.n.se/en/ for more information.
Jan Mayen, JX. Peter, LB2OBG is currently on a work assignment on Jan Mayen (EU-022) and expects to remain there for a few weeks. He plans to be active as JX/LB2OG in his spare time, with SSB and digital activity on 40 and 20 metres “and some higher bands”.
Honduras, HR. Alex, K6VHF will be active again as K6VHF/HR9 from Roatan Island (NA-057) between 3 and 9 July. He will operate SSB, CW and digital on the HF bands and 6 metres. QSL via K6VHF; QSOs will be uploaded to Club Log and LoTW.
Saba, PJ6. Team PJ6Y is now expected to be active from Saba (NA-145) between 16 and 30 October. The team will comprise 12 – 14 on-site operators, including nine first-time young DXpeditioners. The local team will be complemented by 30 – 40 young remote operators. There will be five stations (three for the local operators) at two separate sites, with activity on 160-6 meters CW, SSB and digital, plus satellite. PJ6Y will also participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. QSL via M0OXO’s OQRS. See https://pj6y2025.com for more information.
“This is more than a DXpedition”, the organizers say, “it is an investment in the future of our hobby”, as it offers “a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for young amateur radio operators to experience DXpeditioning at the highest level for the very first time. Without support from clubs and individuals this opportunity would not be possible. Our goal is to fully cover the travel and operational expenses of all our young team members – so that financial circumstances are never a barrier to participation for these enthusiastic and dedicated young hams”. Donations are gratefully accepted, see https://www.qrz.com/db/PJ6Y for the details.
Sprint World Wide Award 2025
The HamAward Team announces the “Sprint World Wide Award” chase that will take place from 30 June to 6 July. The WWA combines CW, SSB and digital modes activity from special event stations around the world with real-time award tracking for the chasers: complete in-
formation can be found on https://hamaward.cloud/wwa/rules. Special event call signs include stations from
Indonesia 8A1K
Argentina LR1WWA
Azores CR2WWA
Bahrain A91WWA
Balearic Islands EG6WWA
Belgium OR0WWA
Bosnia-Herzegovina E7W
Canada VE9WWA
Ceuta & Melilla EG9WWA
Czech Republic OL5WWA
Dominican Republic HI3WWA, HI6WWA, HI7WWA, HI8WWA
East Malaysia 9M4WWA
England GB2WWA
France TM0WWA, TM2WWA, TM73WWA, TM7WWA
Germany DA0WWA, DL0WWA
India AT4WWA
Iraq YI0WWA
Italy II0WWA, II1WWA, II2WWA, II3WWA, II4WWA, II5WWA, II6WWA,
II7WWA, II8WWA, II9WWA, IR1WWA
Jersey GB9WWA
Kazakhstan UP7WWA
Mauritius 3B8WWA
Namibia V55WWA
Northern Ireland GB8WWA
Oman A43WWA
Philippines DU0WWA
Poland SN0WWA, SN2WWA, SN3WWA, SN4WWA
Portugal CS2WWA
Puerto Rico W4I
Reunion Island TO0WWA
Sardinia IR0WWA
Scotland GB4WWA
Slovenia S53WWA
Spain EG1WWA, EG2WWA, EG4WWA, EG5WWA, EG7WWA, EH3WWA
St. Vincent J8WWA
Switzerland HB9WWA
USA N0W, N1W, N3W, N4W, N6W, N9W
Other participating stations include 3Z6I (Poland), BA7CK and BY1RX (China), RW1F (European Russia), TK4TH (Corsica).
INDEXA Newsletter The Summer 2025 issue (#145) of the International DX Association’s Newsletter is now available for download on the INDEXA website https://indexa.org/newsletters.html. Highlights include “Message from the President” by Otis Vicens (NP4G), “Yemen Humanitarian Efforts”, “2025 CQ DX Hall of Fame” by Bob Schenck (N2OO), “Dateline DX Association and INDEXA Jointly Provide Humanitarian Aid to Basic School on Sao Tome e Principe” by Jose Araujo (CT1DSV), as well as DXpedition reports from 3D2Y (Rotuma Island
2024), 9L5A (Sierra Leone 2024), VK9XU & VK9CU (Christmas Island & Cocos-Keeling Islands 2025), VU4AX (Andaman Islands 2025).