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DXCC Most wanted countries 2025 Club Log version. Updated January 2025.

3Y0J log uploaded to LOTW today. OQRS buro cards function will be activated soon.

In my opinion, Atlantis Hotel itself is kids paradise. My daughter came back full of impressions and photos.

3Y0I Bouvet project on track. Zoom meeting with team members finished.

VE3MR is currently active from Aruba as P49MR.

N6JRL, N3TQU, KD4YHY, KB8OCP, KF0FWC, KI0DN, AL7BA, KC7EHJ will be active from Costa Rica 22 - 27 October 2009 as TI/home call.

Take, JG8NQJ will be active again as JG8NQJ/JD1 from Marcus Island, IOTA OC - 073, Minami Torishima, until Mid March 2025.

3Y0Z. International Team will be active from Bouvet Island, IOTA AN - 002, in 2018 as 3Y0Z.

FT8WW NOW HISTORY... Thank you all for sharing the fun. Last log will be on CL tomorrow morning.

DXNews.com wishes all our subscribers and viewers a Merry Christmas and a DX filled 2025.

Upcoming T32TTT DX Pedition to Kiritimati Island pre approved for DXCC. LOTW Certificate issued.

Dom 3Z9DX received confirmation from the North Korean government to make a return trip to P5 and operate amateur radio equipment for up to 5 days.

Final preparations are being made for the August 26 - September 5, 2024 CY9C DXpedition.

OH6EI will be active as OH0Z from Aland Islands, IOTA EU - 002, in CQ WW DX CW Contest, 23 - 24 November 2024.

Bernhard, DL2GAC will be active as H44MS from Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, IOTA OC - 047, 9 February - 7 May 2025.

IOTA Management regrets that it will not be able to accept for IOTA credit contacts made with the 3D2CR operation from Conway Reef between 18 and 25 September 2021.

TX5S QSL Manager Tim M0URX reports that by end of day Wed May 8th all the outgoing TX5S QSL cards will be ready for presort.

Harald, DF2WO will be active again as XT2AW from Burkina Faso, 8 - 22 September 2024.

Thomas, DL7BO will be active as XU7GNY from Cambodia, until 21 July 2024.

VP8PJ Team will be active from South Orkney Islands, IOTA AN - 008, 20 February - 5 March 2020.

Bruce, K0BJ will be active as ZF2BJ, from Grand Cayman Island, Cayman Islands, IOTA NA - 016, 5 - 17 January 2025.

T33T Banaba Island DX Pedition start activity. They already active on several bands.

TR8CA. Alain, F6BCL is currently active as TR8CA from Gabon.

Alex, RG1A will be active as RI1ANC from Vostok Station, Antarctica, 10 December 2022.

Jim, N6TJ will be active as 9K2HN from Kuwait in CQ WW DX CW Contest, 23 - 24 November 2024.

VK0EK Team will be active as VK0EK from Heard Island, 21 March - 10 April 2016.

A5A Team will be active from Bhutan, 10 - 12 September 2019.

W5JON will be active again as V47JA from Saint Kitts Island, IOTA NA-104, 26 January - 5 February 2025.

N6PSE, K3LP, RA9USU, JH4RHF, K1LZ, WD5COV, K9AJ, K4ZLE, DL6KVA, AA7A, N4RR, W5XU, W6DR, W7XU will be active from South Sandwich Islands (IOTA AN-009) 18 - 27 January 2016 as VP8STI.

Abubaker, 5A1AL ex 5A1A is currently active from Libya as 5A1AL.

Eric, FP/KV1J will be again active from Miquelon Island, IOTA NA-032, 28 June - 14 July 2025.

N6PSE, K3LP, RA9USU, JH4RHF, K1LZ, WD5COV, K9AJ, K4ZLE, DL6KVA, AA7A, N4RR, W5XU, W6DR, W7XU will be active from South Georgia Island 1 - 9 February 2016 as VP8SGI.

W5FJG will be active from Amundsen Scott South Pole Station Antarctica until November 2014 as KC4AAA.

Diya, YI1DZ will be active as Z81D from Juba, South Sudan, starting 15 April 2024.

3D2AG/P Rotuma. Antoine, 3D2AG will be active as 3D2AG/P from Rotuma Island, IOTA OC - 060, during October - November 2024.

Roberto, EA2CNU and Arseli, EA2JG will be active from Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (Western Sahara) 22 - 28 October 2015 as S01WS and S0S (S Zero S).

Gerard, F2JD will be again active as HR5/F2JD from Honduras, 25 November 2023 - 21 March 2024.

After questions about missing QSO’s on the 15th of October on 30m FT8 we have carefully investigated the logs again.

HV0A Team will be active from Vatican city, 30 March 2024.

Milan, OK1DWC is back to Rarotonga Island, IOTA OC - 013 and starting activity as E51DWC.

WD8CRT is currently active Kwajalein Atoll, IOTA OC-028, Marshall Islands as V73NS.

Yuki, JH1NBN will be active again from Nauru 18 - 28 February 2015 as C21BN.

VE3LYC and KD1CT will be active from Matthew Island (IOTA OC-218) 3 Days between 1 - 9 September 2014 as TX4A.

The T31TT team arrived at Kanton Island, Phoenix Islands, Central Kiribati.

CY0S Team will be active from Sable Island in CQ WW WPX SSB Contest, 25 - 26 March 2023.

J68HZ Team will be active from Saint Lucia Island, IOTA NA - 108, in ARRL DX SSB Contest, 4 - 5 March 2023.

FT4JA Juan de Nova - F5UFX, F5CWU, F4BKV, F4FET, F6BEE, F1NGP, F2DX, F5PTM, F4HAU, EA3NT will be active from Juan de Nova Island (IOTA AF-012) 29 March - 11 April 2016 as FT4JA.

Chris, VK2YUS will be active again as YJ0CA from Vanuatu, 10 - 16 December 2024.

ET3AA Team will be active from Ethiopia, 12 - 20 January 2024.

Hiroyuki, JG7PSJ will be active again as JD1BMH from Chichi Jima Island, IOTA AS-031, Ogasawara (Bonin) Islands, 22 April - 4 May 2024.

YT1AD will be active again from Fiji Islands 3 - 8 February 2015 as 3D2AD.

Pasi, OH3WS will be active again as OJ0W, from Market Reef, IOTA EU-053, 5 - 12 October 2019.

F6FVY will be active as FY5KE from French Guiana in ARRL DX CW Contest, 17 - 18 February 2024.

LY4A, RL3FT, UA3ASZ, UA4Z, RK3AD, RN2FA, RU9I and RM9I will be active from Morocco in CQ WW WPX SSB Contest, 24 - 25 March 2018, as CN2AA.

Roman, HB9HCF will be active from Neumayer III Station, IOTA AN - 016, Antarctica, for the 2020 season.

This year of 2008 was very hard, I was very busy at my work. I failed to put into practice part of my plans of improving the station and installing new antennas. So there were no any serious projects for SSB contest. Entering SSB on LF bands from my QTH seems to be prospectless. I mostly wanted to work missing US states to complete 5BWAS.

The QSL FT4GL mock-up is finished and will be sent to our printer on Tuesday, we will receive them in two weeks maximum.

Harold, DF2WO will be active again as 9X2AW from Rwanda, 27 January - 15 February 2025.

T32TTT Team will be active from Kiritimati Island, IOTA OC - 024, Kiribati, starting 16 or 17 December 2024.

Brian, GW4DVB will be active again as J88PI from Palm Island, IOTA NA-025, 12 - 21 September 2024.

T88PB will be active again from Koror Island, IOTA OC - 009, Palau, 22 - 26 November 2024.

1A0C QSL cards have been ordered from the printer.

E31A The FGC Radio Team will active from The State of Eritrea between 25 May to 3 June 2019.

5H3MB. Maurizio Buffoli, IK2GZU will be active again from Tanzania, 10 October - 11 November 2024, as 5H3MB.

HQ9X Team will be active from Roatan Island, IOTA NA - 057, Honduras in CQ WW DX SSB Contest, 26 - 27 October 2024.

A few words about operators. Not all of the team members were “superoperators” and big contesters. However, the sum total of the team proves otherwise. Under normal circumstances, it takes only a few good operators to run a 24-hour operation.

DF8AN is currently active from Saint Kitts and Nevis Islands as V4/DF8AN.

Bruce, 3W3B will be active as XW4XR from Laos, 30 March - 12 April 2020.

Bud, AA3B will be active as V26K from Antigua Island, IOTA NA - 100, in CQ WW DX CW Contest, 23 - 24 November 2024.

The "attack" by the pirate at 160 m / FT8 was made from Athens and lasted about half an hour.

D66D. OK1FPS, OK6DJ, OK1GK, OK2ZA, OK1BOA will be active from Comoro Islands (IOTA AF-007) 18 - 30 September 2016 as D66D.

N2OO, UA3AB, EY8MM, FM5CD, HK1R, K0IR, K4UEE, K9CT, LA6VM, K4ZLE, N6HC, VA7DX, VE7CT, WB9Z will be active from Amsterdam Island 24 January - 12 February 2014 as FT5ZM.

Jeff, TZ4AM is still active from Mali and start activity on 80m.

Eugene, UA4RX receive RI1FJ license and will be active from Heiss Island, Franz Josef Land.

Hans, DF2UU will be active from Atata Island (IOTA OC-049), Tonga until 14 November 2014 as A35DX.

John, FS/K9EL will be active again from Saint Martin Island, IOTA NA - 105, 4 - 18 June 2025.

Tom, AA9A will be active again as PJ7AA from Sint Maarten, IOTA NA - 105, 9 March - 5 April 2025.

John, W2GD will be active from Santa Cruz, Aruba Island, IOTA SA -036, in CQ WW DX CW Contest, 23 - 24 November 2024.

FG/F6HMQ and FG/F6GWV will be active as TO3Z from Guadeloupe, IOTA NA - 102, 16 February - 17 March 2024.

Toshi, JA3JND will be active again from Palau Islands, IOTA OC - 009, 23 - 30 September 2016 as T88ON.

K5P Palmyra Atoll - K0IR, K4UEE, K6MM, K9CT, K9NW, N2TU, N9TK, ND2T, W0GJ, W3OA, W8HC, WB9Z will be active from Palmyra Atoll (IOTA OC-085) 12 - 25 January 2016 as K5P.

The Magnet, with the N5J team and three USFWS scientists on board, got under way at 0500 AM from American Samoa for Jarvis island.

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JA3IVU and JH3AEF will be active from Burkina Faso 28 April - 4 May 2016 as XV2IVU and XT2AEF.

Stan, LZ1GC will be active again from from Temotu Province, IOTA OC - 100 30 September - 20 October 2017 as H40GC.

J5T Team will be active as J5T and J5HKT from Bubaque Island, IOTA AF - 020, Guinea Bissau, 9 - 22 October 2021.

Thomas, DL2RMC is currently active as 9G5FI from Ghana.

Henri, OH3JR will be active again as OJ0JR from Market Reef, IOTA EU - 053, 18 - 24 August 2024.

Now all qso TN8K upload to LOTW.

Leo, PP1CZ will be active again as PY0FW from Fernando de Noronha Island, IOTA SA - 003, 3 - 8 December 2018.

Z22O Z21A. License for 60m operation received. Vertical antenna ready. They will start activity on 60m today.

Alan AD6E, David N6HD, Arnold N6HC, Walt N6XG, Pista HA5AO, Gene K5GS, Ross K6GFJ, John K6MM, Kevin K6TD, Stu K6TU, Tom ND2T, Steve W1SRD, Les W2LK, Mike WA6O will be active from Chesterfield Islands 1 - 12 October 2015 as TX3X.

Felix, DL5XL will be active again as DP1POL, from Neumayer Station III, Antarctica, 12 January - 15 February 2025.

DF2WO and DG9KAN will be active as D44TWO and D44KAN from Praia, Santiago Island, IOTA AF - 005, Cape Verde, Cabo Verde, 6 - 20 June 2024.

Peter, K8PGJ is currently active again as ZF2PG from Grand Cayman Island, IOTA NA-016.

T32AZ. KH6QJ will be active again as T32AZ from Kiritimati Island, IOTA OC - 024, Eastern Kiribati, 11 - 24 October 2023.

VP6D Ducie Island. Radio Amateurs members of the PDXG DX Group will be active as VP6D from Ducie Island, IOTA OC - 182, 20 October - 3 November 2018.

Tom, W2SC will be active as 8P5A from Barbados Island, IOTA NA - 021, in CQ WW DX CW Contest, 23 - 24 November 2024.