For the 50th anniversary of the Northern California DX Foundation in 2021, NCDXF announced the creation of an award – The DXcellence Award. To be awarded to the outstanding DXpedition of the last twelve months, which received funding from NCDXF. The award is intended to recognize excellence in a DXpedition, exemplified by practices, ethics, management, […]
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Happy World Amateur Radio Day!
Every year, April 18th is World Amateur Radio Day and since it’s already that date in many countries heading east, DX-World wishes all readers a very happy WARD! – Thanks to 425 DX News below is a list of participating in WARD. Bahrain – A91WARD Belgium – OO26WARD Canada – VA2RAC, VA3RAC Canada – VE1RAC, […]
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PJ4TB – Bonaire
“TJ”, PE1OJR is again active holiday-style from Bonaire as PJ4TB until May 4, 2026. QRV on 40-6m using a vertical and/or end-fed wire; SSB & FT8/FT4. QSL via LoTW, Club Log.
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DXtra.com Announces New Features
The following is a list of new features announced by DXtra.com:
- A Ham radio callsign lookup feature based on the FCC database
- Included the fleet of USA ham repeaters with computed Longley-Rice coverage maps
- Added a section on FM “Tropo” – tropospheric ducting DX reception with a live FM band scanner. We display a map of CONUS with a live tropo forecast and stat analysis.
- Added a lookup for all NWS weather stations with coverage maps
- Added the main Public Service emergency frequency database with coverage maps
- Enhanced the Disaster Simulation page (Ashville) with additional communication assets
- Added USA TV fleet with coverage maps
Here at DXtra we have developed a new free to use radio portal with a variety of frequency databases and visualization tools.
Source: DXtra
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Hamvention DX Forum 2026
The DX Forum at the 2026 Dayton Hamvention promises a compelling and thought-provoking lineup for amateur radio operators with a passion for DXing. Moderated by Brian Bathe, AD8FD, and sponsored by the SouthWest Ohio DX Association, the forum will showcase world-class DXpeditions, innovative operating techniques, and hard-earned lessons from challenging environments. This year’s DX Forum […]
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3G0YM – Easter Island
Manu, CE3YMR announces that he will be QRV from Easter Island in June with the callsign 3G0YM. During the expedition he plans to operate on 6m, 10m, 20m, and 40m; FT8 and SSB. More details here.
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3B9G – Rodrigues
Following on from his recent 3B8G activity, look for Suvarna VU3OPT to be on air from Rodrigues island as 3B9N during early April to mid-May 2026. QRV on 40-10m, CW. Location: MH10qh. QSL via VU3OPT or QRZ logbook. More info here. NOTE: At the bottom of his website, Suvarna mentions the Czech DX Team are […]
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DX-World Weekly Bulletin
[#659] The latest FREE NON-SUBSCRIPTION DX-World Weekly Bulletin written by Bjorn ON9CFG is available to download. Click below to get the newest jam-packed edition which this week runs to 15 pages. Previous bulletins can all be found here. Please contact Bjorn with any updates or errors. DOWNLOAD THE LATEST BULLETIN =====
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C5B, C5C, & C5D – The Gambia
[REFRESH] Arnaud, F4AGG and Luc F5RAV will be active from The Gambia during April 25 to May 8, 2026. The following callsigns will be used: — C5B from Bijolo Island AF-060 (SAT activity). — C5C mainland Gambia (SSB & CW). — C5D mainland Gambia (RTTY, PSK & FT8). All calls via LoTW or direct to […]
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9M4PI – Pangkor Island, AS-072
[NEWS] by team 9M4PI. We would like to announce our DXpedition to Pulau Pangkor aka Pangkor Island IOTA AS-072 during May 1-3, 2026. As a friendly note, please be advised that due to the recent increase in postage rates & cards, we kindly request that you send your QSL direct for a fast reply. To […]