The 60m newsletter 9-06-25 by Joe, W8GEX

September 6, 2025
Joe Pater W8GEX

The DX Mentor has just released their latest podcast with an interview with Dave Minster, CEO of ARRL; a very interesting chat with Dave. You can find it where you listen to your favorite podcasts.

ZL7 - Chatham Island
VK2 - Lord Howe Island

LZ1GC, Stan, has two island destinations. First, ZL7, Chatham Island, IOTA OC-038. ZL7/LZ1GC will be November 3-20.

A second destination for Stan is VK2, Lord Howe Island, IOTA OC-004, VK2/LZ1GC, November 23 to December 5. He reminds VK2 is the new prefix for Lord Howe.

QSL through Club Log OQRS or direct to LZ1GC. http://www.c21gc.com

Stan has done many previous DX-peditions.

Rwanda DF2WO

Harold will once again be active as 9X2AW from Kigali, Rwanda, between September 1-27th. He will then (once again) be active as XT2AW from Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, between October 4-27th.


3C - Equatorial Guinea

The 3C2MD team, scheduled for October 30 to November 10, has stated they will operate on 60 meters (5.357 MHz). Operations on this band will commence after first focusing on bands accepted for DXCC and providing updates on their website.

3A – Monaco

3A/MM0NDX and 3A/MM0SAJ plan an operation December 30 to January 3, QSL both to EB7DX.

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The 60m newsletter 5-28-25 by Joe, W8GEX

Joe Pater W8GEX
May 28, 2025

French Polynesia: Nobby FO/G0VJG

I might try some 60m from Bora Bora. QRV 16 nights, from June 12 -25. 73 Nobby FO/ G0VJG

Kosovo Z68TT & Z68ZZ:

I2YSB team leader, and the Italian DXpedition Team will be active as Z68TT (CW/SSB/RTTY) and Z68ZZ (FT8), from the Republic of Kosovo between June 26th and July 10th.

Laos XW4KV:

Vincent, F4BKV, is back on the air as XW4KV from Vang Vieng, Laos. According to his post on QRZ, the station had some serious fire/burning on October 20th, 2024, but thanks to a generous ham that donated several parts, the station was rebuilt with a better setup, and is back on the air. The station has limited antennas, and a better setup will be in place mid-April. Vincent has been on 60M FT8. QSL via F4BKV direct or ClubLog's OQRS.

Tunisia 3V8CB: Is a new country now on 60m.

Martin, MW0BRO, will once again be active as ZC4GW from UK Sovereign Base Area on Cyprus between May 28, and June 9. Activity will be holiday style/sporadic operations. Look for him mostly during the morning. He states on QRZ.com: - May have a weak signal on 80m and POSSIBLY 60m - awaiting confirmation.

Faroe islands OY6A

Operators Jim/WB2REM (Team Leader), Mike/W9MK (Co-Leader), John/K4LT, Bill/W2WCM, Carol/G6TFL/K5TFL, Bruce/K3BAB and Krish/W4VKU will be active as OY6A from the Faroe Islands (EU-018) between June 1-10. In addition to OY6A, some of the operators have also obtained a private license to work from SOTA/POTA references (OY/W9MK and OY/K4LT).

The DX Mentor Podcast

By Bill Salyers


The DX Mentor podcast is directed towards any amateur radio operator (Ham) or Short Wave Listener (SWL) who has an interest in listening to or communicating with stations that are not in your country, or DX. There have already been many episodes with more in the future, and I think you'll find them quite interesting.


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The 60m newsletter 2-22-25 by Joe, W8GEX

Joe Pater W8GEX
February 22, 2025


If you or you know of a group going on a DX-pedition, please let me know at w8gex@aol.com so I can add it to this newsletter.



Don’t forget to have a look at our website 60metersonline.com. Check out the leaderboard to see who’s on top. Also look at our station pictures so you can identify a picture with a call. If you would like to post your picture and station, send it to Mike our webmaster at
webmaster@60metersonline.com

Costa Rica:
TI1RRC now active on 60m. Feb. 19 to 25.

New Zealand:

ZL4OL and ZL2CC have been on around 0700z. Watch your 60m packet cluster for all the activity.

4U1UN:
is on 60m from time to time so keep an eye out for that one.

Some of the rare DX has been FO5QB, 7Q6M and T77NC, A51AE


The DX Mentor Podcast

By Bill Salyers

The DX Mentor podcast is directed towards any amateur radio operator (Ham) or Short Wave Listener (SWL) who has an interest in listening to or communicating with stations that are not in your country, or DX. There have already been many episodes with more in the future, and I think you'll find them quite interesting.


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60m newsletter 4-10-24 by Joe, W8GEX

April 10, 2024
Joe Pater W8GEX


Jarvis N5J: Will be on in August.

TY5C Benin: is now active on 60m until the 14th.

CB0ZW Juan Fernandez: Thanks to Hal W8HC and team for the new one on 60m.

FK/LZ1GC New Caledonia: Thanks for being there, guys!

Bolivia CP7DX: will be active from May 11, to 19.

6W7/ON4AVT: Has been active on the band.

Lesotho 7P8EI: now active.

Liberia A8OK: on now.


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A8OK - Liberia by CDXP team

Dates:

Arrival : April 05th,

Departure : April 19th 2024

Time schedule: building/limited on air activities April 06-08th, full operation planned from April 09th till 16th , dismantling/limited on air activities April 18,19th 2024.

Call sign: A8OK

Operators: Petr OK1BOA, Petr OK1FCJ, Palo OK1CRM, Pavel OK1GK , Ruda OK2ZA, Ludek OK2ZC, Karel OK2ZI, David OK6DJ

Operation modes: SSB, CW, RTTY , FT8, FT4, PSK

Bands: 160-6m, 60m including! + QO-100 + RS-44 + IO-117

Based on the local internet availability, we plan to use Club Log Live Stream wherever it will be possible. Our Live Stream link https://clublog.org/livestream/a8ok

QSL via OK6DJ, OQRS, LOTW

Radios: 1x Elecraft K3, 2x Kenwood TS480HX , 1x SunSDR2DX, 1x SunSDR PRO, 4x Icom 705 , 1x Yeasu FTdx10

PA: JUMA PA1000 6x, Expert 1x

Antennas: 6m 5el. YAGI, 10m 4el. Yagi, 10-15-20 incl WARC 3 x Spiderbeam, 17/15/12m 2el. YAGI, 2x 30m phased verticals, 2x 40m phased verticals, 80m vertical + 10 pcs radials, 160m vertical +10pcs radials RX: 3x Beverage + RX vertical.

Focus on low-bands

73 - Petr, OK1RP
.../-.-

Who is who on Tropical band - updated 1Mar24

Who is who on Tropical band - CW ONLY - updated 1-Mar-24 

Rank	Callsign	60 ▼	DXCC	Slots	Range
1	OZ8ABE	173	173	173	33 yrs
2	EA7BJ+4	149	149	149	36 yrs
3	F4BKV ★	146	146	146	27 yrs
4	ON4AXU	134	134	134	41 yrs
5	EA6SX+1	132	132	132	42 yrs
6	PA3FQA+1	132	132	132	34 yrs
7	DK2GZ	131	131	131	43 yrs
8	S58N	128	128	128	25 yrs
9	OK7GU+5	126	126	126	51 yrs
10	ON7GB	126	126	126	32 yrs
		60 ▼
11	EA5C+11	126	126	126	39 yrs
12	DJ9KG	120	120	120	60 yrs
13	N0FW	117	117	117	28 yrs
14	SP9RPW	116	116	116	38 yrs
15	SM3NRY	116	116	116	40 yrs
16	S57L ★	115	115	115	31 yrs
17	PE5T+1	113	113	113	51 yrs
18	LZ1JZ	112	112	112	37 yrs
19	DL7VEE	111	111	111	32 yrs
20	F8DBF	110	110	110	24 yrs
		60 ▼
21	SQ1X+2	103	103	103	28 yrs
22	G3SED	101	101	101	60 yrs
23	OK1RP ★	101	101	101	30 yrs
24	OH3SR+1	100	100	100	60 yrs
25	EA6NB	99	99	99	43 yrs
26	HB9AMO	99	99	99	56 yrs
27	LA7AFA ★	99	99	99	38 yrs
28	W4DR	98	98	98	74 yrs
29	DL5LYM	97	97	97	37 yrs
30	F6GCP+3	97	97	97	36 yrs
		60 ▼
31	SP9WZJ	96	96	96	32 yrs
32	PA2KW+2	95	95	95	43 yrs
33	CT1EEB	95	95	95	36 yrs
34	SP2GJV	93	93	93	50 yrs
35	PA7F	93	93	93	43 yrs
36	OK1MP ★	92	92	92	66 yrs
37	EA5WU+5	92	92	92	39 yrs
38	DL3GD	92	92	92	24 yrs
39	OZ1AXG+2 ★	91	91	91	50 yrs
40	OZ4O+3 ★	90	90	90	46 yrs
		60 ▼
41	SM3NXS	89	89	89	42 yrs
42	DK3WW	89	89	89	45 yrs
43	SM3EVR	89	89	89	49 yrs
44	OZ2PBS+2 ★	88	88	88	23 yrs
45	LA7DFA	87	87	87	38 yrs
46	EA4KD	85	85	85	39 yrs
47	SM7DLK	85	85	85	60 yrs
48	SP5CJQ	85	85	85	46 yrs
49	EA3A+1	84	84	84	45 yrs
50	DK1WI	84	84	84	32 yrs
		60 ▼
51	IK3HHX	84	84	84	38 yrs
52	LZ2DF	83	83	83	53 yrs
53	DF8AA	83	83	83	54 yrs
54	EA1N+1 ★	81	81	81	35 yrs
55	OK1CF	81	81	81	52 yrs
56	EA6VQ	80	80	80	40 yrs
57	G4BUE ★	80	80	80	51 yrs
58	OK1DTM	80	80	80	42 yrs
59	F6DCQ	79	79	79	7 yrs
60	DL3KUD	78	78	78	31 yrs
		60 ▼
61	PA2S	78	78	78	36 yrs
62	E77EA	77	77	77	8 yrs
63	DL3XM	77	77	77	53 yrs
64	S52DD	77	77	77	42 yrs
65	DL5XJ+1	77	77	77	27 yrs
66	KG4W+1	77	77	77	47 yrs
67	KD5M ★	77	77	77	57 yrs
68	N4RJ	76	76	76	68 yrs
69	DL4MCF	76	76	76	42 yrs
70	SM3GSK ★	76	76	76	50 yrs
		60 ▼
71	DL6KVA+3	75	75	75	37 yrs
72	IK5PWJ ★	75	75	75	34 yrs
73	EC3A+8	74	74	74	42 yrs
74	DL5CL	73	73	73	41 yrs
75	SP1MGM+7	73	73	73	43 yrs
76	EA2A+2	72	72	72	22 yrs
77	ON6CC+4	72	72	72	31 yrs
78	DL4CW	72	72	72	20 yrs
79	DK7DU+4	72	72	72	17 yrs
80	9A4T+2	71	71	71	12 yrs
		60 ▼
81	F6FHO	71	71	71	47 yrs
82	PA3AKE	71	71	71	11 yrs
83	G4PVM	71	71	71	41 yrs
84	DK8NX	70	70	70	50 yrs
85	LX1DA	70	70	70	42 yrs
86	DL5WG	69	69	69	29 yrs
87	DL8SCG	68	68	68	39 yrs
88	DK1FW	68	68	68	58 yrs
89	DL4CF+1	68	68	68	43 yrs
90	DL5WS	68	68	68	38 yrs
		60 ▼
91	OG2M+3	67	67	67	44 yrs
92	SP1GZF	66	66	66	51 yrs
93	EA1PO	66	66	66	29 yrs
94	SN1F	66	66	66	51 yrs
95	F6DAY	66	66	66	50 yrs
96	SP9FMP	66	66	66	15 yrs
97	DL1EJA	66	66	66	38 yrs
98	PA0WRS	65	65	65	49 yrs
99	G4DJX	65	65	65	50 yrs
100	EC7K+2	64	64	64	22 yrs
		60 ▼
101	DK2PH	64	64	64	32 yrs
102	DL1AMQ+4	64	64	64	58 yrs
103	9A5CW+2	63	63	63	30 yrs
104	LA9BM+1	63	63	63	43 yrs
105	LA0FA ★	63	63	63	37 yrs
106	SP5EWY	63	63	63	53 yrs
107	DL9NEI	63	63	63	31 yrs
108	G0ORC+1	62	62	62	35 yrs
109	IK7JTF	62	62	62	37 yrs
110	HA3MG	61	61	61	14 yrs
		60 ▼
111	EY8MM+2	61	61	61	40 yrs
112	4Z4DX+7	60	60	60	55 yrs
113	E72U+3	60	60	60	17 yrs
114	SM0FPR+7	60	60	60	50 yrs
115	S01WS+3	59	59	59	37 yrs
116	IK1GPG	59	59	59	39 yrs
117	LY5W	58	58	58	29 yrs
118	LX1ER+2	58	58	58	27 yrs
119	LA8HGA	58	58	58	36 yrs
120	IK1PMR	58	58	58	34 yrs
		60 ▼
121	EA1YO+6	57	57	57	41 yrs
122	LA2HFA+1 ★	57	57	57	39 yrs
123	HB9BIN+1	57	57	57	48 yrs
124	DK3DUA	56	56	56	27 yrs
125	IK4DRY+1	56	56	56	40 yrs
126	OZ2A+3 ★	56	56	56	41 yrs
127	KB8VAO	56	56	56	28 yrs
128	HB9CVQ	56	56	56	40 yrs
129	IV3HAX	56	56	56	32 yrs
130	DL5NDH	55	55	55	35 yrs
		60 ▼
131	EW8W	55	55	55	9 yrs
132	DJ8QP	55	55	55	56 yrs
133	CU3AK	55	55	55	39 yrs
134	EC6AAE	55	55	55	22 yrs
135	CU2DX	55	55	55	34 yrs
136	DL1NEO	55	55	55	30 yrs
137	LA9PJA+4	55	55	55	29 yrs
138	PA3BUD+1	55	55	55	42 yrs
139	OZ6CM	55	55	55	9 yrs
140	EA2AFV	54	54	54	48 yrs
		60 ▼
141	DK6FX	54	54	54	23 yrs
142	LA8BCA	53	53	53	43 yrs
143	DL8UD ★	53	53	53	33 yrs
144	DL8AKI	53	53	53	41 yrs
145	ON4VT+4 ★	53	53	53	34 yrs
146	LA7KJ ★	52	52	52	7 yrs
147	G4EZT	52	52	52	48 yrs
148	PA3EWP	52	52	52	41 yrs
149	DL6UAA ★	52	52	52	31 yrs
150	LY3W+11	52	52	52	41 yrs
		60 ▼
151	F4DSK+1	52	52	52	19 yrs
152	9K2HS	51	51	51	26 yrs
153	S55DX	51	51	51	32 yrs
154	DL8MKG	51	51	51	32 yrs
155	LZ2BE+2	51	51	51	44 yrs
156	SP9FOW	51	51	51	30 yrs
157	DJ2RG	51	51	51	52 yrs
158	SP7IIT	51	51	51	50 yrs
159	G3WGV+1 ★	51	51	51	36 yrs
160	DK2LO	51	51	51	35 yrs
		60 ▼
161	I4IKW	50	50	50	45 yrs
162	DJ6ZM	50	50	50	50 yrs

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