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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.

Hello and Welcome to this Week in DX. I’m Bill, AJ8B. I am looking for volunteers. I am looking for hams that aresomewhat new to chasing DX. If you have between 0 and 200 entities confirmed, you are the person I am looking for. OR, if you are a technician class operator and would like details on how you can work DX, you are the person I am looking for. The DX Mentor podcast needs an audience for a ZOOM based episode that addresses these types of operators to share information and techniques about moving up the DX ladder . If you are interested, just drop me a note at [email protected]. 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 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 107 of The DX Mentor – a discussion with Felipe XQ7IR, about his upcoming activation of Alexander Selkirk Island.  Alexander Selkirk Island https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alejandro_Selkirk_Island https://www.dx-world.net/xr0z-alexander-selkirk-island-sa-101/ https://www.xr0z.net/ Donate via Paypal https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=XC3GGCFCGMWJW Website: www.aj8b.com Youtube & Podcast TheDXMentor Real Time DX Info (DailyDX https://www.dailydx.com/ Southwest Ohio DX Assoc. https://www.swodxa.org Daily DX https://www.dailydx.com/ DX Engineering https://www.dxengineering.com/ Icom https://www.icomamerica.com/ IC-7760 Product Page: https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-7760 IC-PW2 Product Page: https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-PW2 IC-7300 MK2 Product Page: https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-7300MK2/ IC-9700 Product Page: https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-9700/ IC-905 Product Page: https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-905/ IC-R8600 Product Page: https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-R8600/ IC-52A Plus Product Page: https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/ID-52APLUS/

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. H49A Website: https://solomon2026.com/ Website: www.aj8b.com Real Time DX Info (DailyDX https://www.dailydx.com/ Southwest Ohio DX Assoc. https://www.swodxa.org Daily DX https://www.dailydx.com/ DX Engineering https://www.dxengineering.com/ Icom https://www.icomamerica.com/ IC-7760 Product Page: https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-7760 IC-PW2 Product Page: https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-PW2 IC-7300 MK2 Product Page: https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-7300MK2/ IC-9700 Product Page: https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-9700/ IC-905 Product Page: https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-905/ IC-R8600 Product Page: https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-R8600/ IC-52A Plus Product Page: https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/ID-52APLUS/

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. POTA Website https://pota.app/#/ N4N QRZ Page https://www.qrz.com/db/N4N Website: www.aj8b.com Youtube & Podcast TheDXMentor Real Time DX Info (DailyDX https://www.dailydx.com/ Southwest Ohio DX Assoc. https://www.swodxa.org Daily DX https://www.dailydx.com/ DX Engineering https://www.dxengineering.com/ Icom https://www.icomamerica.com/ IC-7760 Product Page: https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-7760 IC-PW2 Product Page: https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-PW2 IC-7300 MK2 Product Page: https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-7300MK2/ IC-9700 Product Page: https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-9700/ IC-905 Product Page: https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-905/ IC-R8600 Product Page: https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-R8600/ IC-52A Plus Product Page: https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/ID-52APLUS/

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] JW – Svalbard - JW5MUA, Anna, is currently stationed on Bjornoya (Bear Island) until December. She activates SOTA's sometimes. It should be noted that Bear Island counts as a separate country in the CQ DX Contests and the DX Marathon. For DXCC this one counts as Svalbard. OX – Greenland - OX3LX is the callsign for OZ1DJJ, Bo, when he is back there until October 4th. He will operate in his spare time from Aasiaat Island, NA-134. He emphasizes this is not a DXpedition and says “Don’t expect too much of me.” QSL via OZ0J. FH – Mayotte Island - As a reminder F1TEQ plans to operate from the Indian Ocean in late September 2026, visiting Mayotte Island as FH/F1TEQ) from September 26–30. Activity will depend on local conditions, with updates and operating details to be posted on his QRZ.com page. 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. KH0 – Mariana Islands - JR1FKR, Chusuke, is QRV as KH0/JR1FKR from Saipan Island in the Northern Mariana Islands until September 28th. The operation will be holiday-style and is planned for the 6m through 40m bands, using SSB, FT8, and RTTY modes. 9Q – Democratic Republic of Congo - As a reminder the Mediterraneo DX Club (MDXC) will be active from Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, as 9T0MD from September 30 to October 11. This is the first time that the 9T prefix has been used so the pileups should be huge. JD1/O – Ogasawara – A group of Japanese hams will activate Chichijima (AS-031) until October 6. Activity will be on 160-6M using CW, SSB, FT8 and FT4. QSL direct or Logbook of The World. V6 – Micronesia - JR1GSE, Takahata, will be active from Weno, Chuuk (OC-011), Micronesia, from October 1 to October 7, 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 via eQSL or direct with SAE+$2, Club Log and LoTW will be used. C5 – The Gambia - YT3PL (YU5R), Lui; F5RAV, Luc; and E70A, Darko, will be active as C5R from Tanji near Banjul, The Gambia, from October 1 through November 4. During their stay, they will continue their humanitarian work by building three new classrooms for the Wilcos school, which serves underprivileged children ages 3 to 5. All donations will be invested in the project; so far, they have spent €7,500. QSL direct only via Lui, YT3PL or YU5R, with a self-addressed envelope. ZA – Albania - AE5X, John, plans holiday-style CW operation from Albania as ZA/AE5X in October. He will be QRV from October 8 until October 30 from various locations. Operations will be casual and fit around travel plans.

Hello and welcome to episode 103 of The DX Mentor – a discussion with ARRL CEO NA2AA, David Minster. Joe, W8GEX, will be joining us. David will bring us the highlights of the July Board of Directors meeting and will update us on a few other ARRL activities. Although David will be using a Powerpoint slide deck, it is only for talking points. Youshould be able to easily follow the discussion via the podcast. However, you can watch the same discussion via the YouTube Channel.

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 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] GM – Scotland For those looking for Shetlands, a separate country for the DX Marathon and the CQ World Wide DX Contest, make sure you add GM7AFE to your logging software and HamAlert. For DXCC this counts as Scotland and for IOTA it counts for EU-012. KH8WW, American Samoa - The KH8WW DXpedition is QRV from Aunu`u Island, the same location as K8K, until September 24th with operators YL2GM, Yuris and EA5EL, Eugene. Antennas will include a Spiderbeam, verticals for 160/80M and 40M, a DX Commander, and an inverted vee for 60M. They will operate 160-10 meters on CW, SSB, FT8, and RTTY. S7 – Seychelles - S79/DL2SBY, Kasimir, is QRV from the Seychelle Islands until September 21.He is using CW, SSB and FT8 MSHV on HF with verticals and an inverted V, plus a 5-element Yagi on 6. QSL direct to his home QTH or use LoTW and Club Log OQRS. A9 – Bahrain - G3VCQ, Colin, is QRV as A9/G3VCQ from the outskirts of Bahrain, until September 26. His operation is holiday- style. Bands planned include 160m through 6m, depending on time of day, night-time conditions, and propagation. Colin expects 160m to be mainly FT or CW only. He is QRV using CW, SSB, FT8, FT4, and FT2. 5W – Samoa - All systems are go for a 5W0AF operation. Two ops have already left Poland. There is a 2-1/2-day buffer in New Zealand to confirm gear has made it through. The plan to be QRV from Samoa by September 21 and operate until October 12. It is SSB only. KH0 – Mariana Islands - JR1FKR, Chusuke, will operate as KH0/JR1FKR from Saipan Island in the Northern Mariana Islands from September 25–28. The operation will be holiday-style and is planned for the 6m through 40m bands, using SSB, FT8, and RTTY modes.

Hello and welcome to episode 102 of TheDX Mentor – a discussion with Bill AC0W, Case, W0AAE, and Joe, W8GEX, about the recent WRTC held in England. Youtube & Podcast TheDXMentor Real Time DX Info (DailyDX https://www.dailydx.com/ Southwest Ohio DX Assoc. https://www.swodxa.org Daily DX https://www.dailydx.com/ DX Engineering https://www.dxengineering.com/ Icom https://www.icomamerica.com/ IC-7760 Product Page: https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-7760 IC-PW2 Product Page: https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-PW2 IC-7300 MK2 Product Page: https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-7300MK2/ IC-9700 Product Page: https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-9700/ IC-905 Product Page: https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-905/ IC-R8600 Product Page: https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-R8600/ IC-52A Plus Product Page: https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/ID-52APLUS/

Hello and Welcome to this Week in DX for your weekly Dose of DX. I’m Bill, AJ8B. 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] GM – Scotland For those looking for Shetlands, a separate country for the DX Marathon and the CQ World Wide DX Contest, make sure you add GM7AFE to your logging software and HamAlert. For DXCC this counts as Scotland and for IOTA it counts for EU-012. KH8WW, American Samoa - The KH8WW DXpedition is QRV from Aunu`u Island, the same location as K8K, until September 24th with operators YL2GM, Yuris and EA5EL, Eugene. Antennas will include a Spiderbeam, verticals for 160/80M and 40M, a DX Commander, and an inverted vee for 60M, covering bands from 160-10 meters on CW, SSB, FT8, and RTTY. KH0 – Mariana Islands - JA6CNL, Tony, is QRV as KH0N from Saipan until September 15. He’ll use FT8, FT4, and FT2 with a vertical antenna and IC7300 radio. There is a second DXpedition to Franz Jozef Land - The RI1FJZ expedition team has departed Murmansk aboard the yacht “Apostle Andrew” and is now sailing toward Franz Josef Land as part of the continuing “Legends of the Arctic” project. The vessel has already left Murmansk, with reports of early aurora activity and radio operation from the ship and RW6MD/MM has been reported QRV on 21 MHz FT8.Yesterday they worked out an internet issue on FJL, so they will be ableto upload logs from there daily, to Club Log and LoTW, prioritizing donors, sponsors and OQRS requests. S7 – Seychelles - S79/DL2SBY, Kasimir, is QRV from Mahe, until September 21.He is using CW, SSB and FT8 MSHV on HF with verticals and an inverted V, plus a 5-element Yagi on 6. QSL direct to his home QTH or use LoTW and Club Log OQRS. A9 – Bahrain - G3VCQ, Colin, plans to be active as A9/G3VCQ from the outskirts of Bahrain, between September 19 and 26. Operation will be holiday- style, single operator, while travelling with his XYL and family. Bands planned include 160m and 6m, depending on time of day, night-time conditions, and propagation. Colin expects 160m to be mainly FT or CW only. He hopes to be QRV using CW, SSB, FT8, FT4, and FT2. 5W – Samoa - All systems are go for a 5W0AF operation with two ops leaving Poland September 16. A 2-1/2 day buffer in New Zealand is part of the plan, toconfirm gear has made it through. On-air from Samoa is set for September21, on the bands until October 12. It is SSB only. KH0 – Mariana Islands - JR1FKR, Chusuke, will operate as KH0/JR1FKR from Saipan Island in the Northern Mariana Islands from September 25–28. The operation will be holiday-style and is planned for the 6m through 40m bands, using SSB, FT8, and RTTY modes. If you have questions or need information, just drop me a note at [email protected] Until next week, this is Bill, AJ8B saying 73 and thanks to my XYL Karen for her love and support. I Hope to hear you in the pileups! Have a great DX week!

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] KH8WW, American Samoa - From September 10–24, the KH8WW DXpedition will operate from Aunu`u Island, the same location as K8K, with operators YL2GM, Yuris Petersons and EA5EL, Eugene Mosiychuk. Antennas will include a Spiderbeam, verticals for 160/80M and 40M, a DX Commander, and an inverted vee for 60M, covering bands from 160-10 meters on CW, SSB, FT8, and RTTY. KH0 – Mariana Islands - JA6CNL, Tony, will operate as KH0N from Saipan from September 10–15. He’ll use FT8, FT4, and FT2 with a vertical antenna and IC7300 radio. HK0/A – San Andres and Providencia - PY8WW, Renato, will operate as HK0/PY8WW from San Andres Island from September 3–7. This is a holiday operation, not a full-time DXpedition, so activity will happen only during Renato’s free time with no fixed schedule. He plans to operate on 6m through 20m using SSB, CW, and digital modes. The station will be a lightweight portable setup with a small vertical antenna near the beach, taking advantage of the Caribbean Sea location for propagation. Logs will be uploaded to LoTW daily, when possible, with activity also available through Club Log Live Stream. RI1FJ – Franz Jozef Land - Franz Josef Land DXpedition leader R7AL, Vasily, reports that the expedition schedule has changed, and the team expects to stay active for about another week. Conditions are difficult due to very strong winds and distorted signals, especially on the 12-meter band where many stations are operating at similar signal strengths. The team has nine amplifiers available, ranging from 500 watts to 2 kW, but power-supply limits mean they cannot run them continuously or at every operating position. 9M – West & East Malaysia - Special callsigns will be on for Malaysia Day, September 16. But the calls may be on the air anytime between August 22 and September 30. Z3 – North Macedonia - Z335MK will be QRV until September 15 to celebrate the first 35 years of the Republic of North Macedonia. Club members of the Z37RSM group will run this one. A9 – Bahrain - G3VCQ, Colin, plans to be active as A9/G3VCQ from the outskirts of Bahrain Croatia, between September 19 and 26. Operation will be holiday- style, single operator, while travelling with his XYL and family. Bands planned include 160m and 6m, depending on time of day, night-time conditions, and propagation. Colin expects 160m to be mainly FT or CW only. Colin hopes to be QRV using CW, SSB, FT8, FT4, and FT2. 5W – Samoa - SP5AEQ, Jacek, will begin operating as 5W0AF on September 21 from a location near Apia. The operation will cover the 10–40 meter bands using SSB only, with a possible attempt on 80 meters during the final days of his three-week stay. QSL requests should be sent via SP7DQR, and logs will be available online with uploads planned at least once per day. OQRS will also be available, with bureau and LoTW free; LoTW uploads are expected a few weeks after the trip concludes. KH0 – Mariana Islands - JR1FKR, Chusuke, will operate as KH0/JR1FKR from Saipan Island in the Northern Mariana Islands from September 25–28. The operation will be holiday-style and is planned for the 6m through 40m bands, using SSB, FT8, and RTTY modes. Until next week, this is Bill, AJ8B saying 73 and thanks to my XYL Karen for her love and support. I Hope to hear you in the pileups! Have a great DX week!

Hello and welcome to episode 101 of TheDX Mentor – a discussion with Ken, K4ZW, about his DX adventures in general and the ET3AA Ethiopian Club Station in Particular. Real Time DX Info (DailyDX https://www.dailydx.com/ Southwest Ohio DX Assoc. https://www.swodxa.org Daily DX https://www.dailydx.com/ DX Engineering https://www.dxengineering.com/ Icom https://www.icomamerica.com/ IC-7760 Product Page: https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-7760 IC-PW2 Product Page: https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-PW2 IC-7300 MK2 Product Page: https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-7300MK2/ IC-9700 Product Page: https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-9700/ IC-905 Product Page: https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-905/ IC-R8600 Product Page: https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-R8600/ IC-52A Plus Product Page: https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/ID-52APLUS/