INDEXA Newsletter. The Spring 2026 issue (#148) 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), “PJ6Y Youth DXpedition Trip Report” by Gregg Marco (W6IZT) and “V6D DXpedition Trip Report” by Werner Hasemann (DJ9KH).
Uganda, 5X. Andy, 5Z4VJ expects to be active as 5X2VJ from Kampala, Uganda between 27 and 31 March. He will operate CW and digital mode(s), with some activity during the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest. QSL via M0URX.
Lesotho, 7P. Paolo IZ0EVI, Diego IZ0EWJ and Luca IZ6DSQ will be active as 7P8WR from Lesotho from 23 April to 1 May. They will operate SSB and digital on 40 to 10 metres. QSL via Club Log’s OQRS, LoTW, or via IZ0EWJ.
Western Sahara, S0. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Sahrawi Republic (Western Sahara), Naama, S01A and Azman, S01AH will be active as S09S between 26 March and 31 May, including activity during the CQ WW WPX SSB and CW Contests. They will operate phone, CW and digital modes on various bands and via QO-100 (from Tifariti, WWL IL46, as well as from other grid locators). On 28 and 30 March they plan to operate 6 metres EME on 50 213 kHz using the Q65 Pileup mode. QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW and Club Log.
Republic of Congo, TN8GD. Father Darek (TJ1GD, TL8GD and TT1GD) has been granted the permanent call sign TN8GD for activity from the Republic of Congo. Operations are expected to begin shortly. TN8GD will initially be active during Darek’s pastoral and humanitarian visits to Brazzaville, with plans to enable remote operations as soon as the local infrastructure supports it. Derek will operate CW, SSB and FT modes on the HF bands and 6 metres. QSL via Club Log’s OQRS, or direct to SP3EOL.
Mongolia, JT. Vladimir, R9LR and Denis, R8LCM will be active as JT0LR from rare grid squares in Mongolia (NN49, NN48, NN58 and possibly NN59) indicatively between 25 and 30 April. They will operate SSB, CW and digital modes on multiple bands and via satellite, QO-100 included. QSL via R9LR. They will be travelling by car and during the round trip – roughly between 22 April and 10 May – they will be active as RT9L/m from several Russian districts. See https://tnxqso.com/rt9l#/info for updates.
Russia, UA. Commemorating the 65th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s historic 108-minute first flight into outer space (12 April 1961), members of the Miller DX Club will use several special call signs between 10 and 26 April: R065A, R065C, R065L, R065N, R065O, R065S, R065X, R065Z, R065YG, R108YG, R1961YG, UE7YG, UE65YG and UE65YAG. QSL for all call signs via RQ7L; see https://hamlog.online/club/mdxc/1800/ for the certificates.
Italy, I. For the third year in a row, members of ARI Sondrio (IQ2UL) will operate the special event station II2AUT from 28 March to 12 April for the World Autism Awareness Day. A certificate will be available on https://hamaward.cloud/awards.
Germany, DL. Special call signs DA200GVN and DM50GFS will be active on various bands and modes from 1 April to 31 July. The former celebrates the 200th anniversary of the birth of Georg Balthasar Ritter von Neumayer (1826 – 1909), German geophysicist, polar researcher and namesake of the Neumayer Antarctic research station (DP0GVN). The latter commemorates the Georg Forster Station (Y88POL and DP0GF), the first German Antarctic research base, inaugurated on 21 April 1976 by the German Democratic Republic and decommissioned in 1993. QSLs via DK5ON, LoTW and DCL (DARC Community Logbook).
Belgium, ON. Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Belgian National Railway Company (NMBS/SNCB), special station OT26B is active until 31 December. QSL via OR4K. The line between Brussels and Mechelen, opened on 5 May 1835, was the first steam-powered public railway in continental Europe.
The Netherlands, PA. PI26WT and other special call signs (PA01WT, PA02WT, PD01WT, PD02WT, PD03WT, PD04WT, PD05WT, PD07WT, PD09WT) will be active between 7 and 21 April for the Dutch Radio Group’s Water Tower Event. Several certificates will be available, see https://dutchradiogroup.com/ for detailed information.
Easter Island, CE0Y. Markus, DJ4EL will be active from Easter Island (SA-001) from 28 March to 11 April. “Please excuse the confusion regarding our call sign”, he posted to QRZ on 25 March. “Although we were assigned the call 3G0YE, we will not be using it for various reasons. Instead, I will be conducting a solo DXpedition (holiday style) with the call sign CE0Y/DJ4EL”. QSL via Club Log’s OQRS and LoTW.
Robinson Crusoe Island, CE0Z. Felipe, XQ7IR, will be active as 3G0Z from Robinson Crusoe Island (SA-005), Juan Fernandez for “approximately three weeks” in May. He will operate digital, SSB and CW on 160 to 6 metres, with a focus on the low bands. See www.robinsoncrusoe2026.net for more information. QSL via M0URX’s OQRS.
USA, W. W2A will be active between 1 and 7 April for the fourth World Autism Awareness Week Special Event. QSL via Club Log’s OQRS, LoTW and QRZ. See qrz.com for more information.