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

Take, JG8NQJ will be active again as JG8NQJ/JD1 from Marcus Island, IOTA OC - 073, Minami Torishima, 17 April - 20 June 2025.

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

Upcoming 3C2MD Bioko Island DX Pedition apporoved for DXCC and LOTW certificated received.

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

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

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

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.

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Bernhard, DL2GAC will be active as H44MS from Manakwai village, Malaita Island, IOTA OC - 047, Solomon Islands, during September - December 2025 and January - April 2026.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

W5JON will be active again as V47JA from Saint Kitts Island, IOTA NA-104, 4 - 13 August 2025.

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.

All ZS8W QSOs will be uploaded to LOTW Next week

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

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

Robert, S53R will be active as 9K2HN from Kuwait in CQ WW WPX CW Contest, 24 - 25 May 2025.

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

Alex, DL2ALY will be active from Neumayer III Station, IOTA AN - 016, Antarctica, until end of the 2025.

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.

Diya, YI1DZ will be active as Z81D from Juba, South Sudan, during August 2025.

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

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.

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

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).

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.

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

CY0S Team will be active again from Sable Island, IOTA NA - 063, during March 2026.

T88PB will be active again from Koror Island, IOTA OC - 009, Palau, 19 - 23 June 2025.

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

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

Hiroyuki, JG7PSJ will be active again as JD1BMH from Chichi Jima Island, IOTA AS-031, Ogasawara (Bonin) Islands, 26 June - 4 July 2025.

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.

Chris, VK2YUS will be active again as YJ0CA from Vanuatu, 24 March - 3 April 2025.

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

Harold, DF2WO will be active again as 9X2AW from Rwanda, starting 1st September 2025.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Jeff, TZ4AM currently active again from Mali.

John, W2GD will be active as P44W from Santa Cruz, Aruba Island, IOTA SA -036, 20 - 27 May 2025.

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.

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

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.

5H3MB. Maurizio Buffoli, IK2GZU will be active again from Tanzania, 18 March - 8 April 2025, as 5H3MB.

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

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

Bud, AA3B will be active as V26K from Antigua Island, IOTA NA - 100, 25 March - 2 April 2025.

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

1A0C QSL cards have been ordered from the printer.

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

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

FG/F6HMQ and FG/F6GWV will be active as TO3Z from Guadeloupe, IOTA NA - 102, 21 February - 3 March 2025.

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

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.

On April 4, 2025, ARRL has validated the January 2025 SV1GA/A activation of Mt. Athos.

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.

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

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.

E2A Team will be active from Thailand in CQ WW DX SSB Contest, 25 - 26 October 2025.

T32AZ. KH6QJ will be active again as T32AZ from Kiritimati Island, IOTA OC - 024, Eastern Kiribati, 18 - 20 April 2025.

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.

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

Tom, W2SC will be active as 8P5A from Barbados Island, IOTA NA - 021, in CQ WW WPX CW Contest, 24 - 25 May 2025.

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

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.

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

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.

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

Peter, DC0KK is currently active again as 4S7KKG from Sri Lanka, IOTA AS - 003.

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.