The 60m newsletter 21-10-25 by Joe, W8GEX

Joe Pater W8GEX
October 21, 2025

Angola D2D

October 17 to 28.

XT - Burkina Faso XT2AW:

After "complicated discussions with customs" DF2WO, Harald, was able to obtain his "confiscated equipment" for his XT2AW DX-pedition. Harald plans to be there until the Oct.27 https://www.qrz.com/db/XT2AW


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.

QSL through Club Log, OQRS, or direct to LZ1GC. http://www.c21gc.com
Stan has done many previous DX-peditions.


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.


Wallis Island FW5K:

Dates of Operation 19-October-2025 thru 31-October-2025.


Monaco:

Operators Col/MM0NDX and Stephen/MM0SAJ will be active as 3A/MM0NDX and 3A/MM0SAJ, respectively, from Monte Carlo, Monaco, between December 30, 2025, and January 3, 2026. QSL both to EB7DX.

AH0G

Rudi, DK7PE is planning his next DX-pedition, starting October 25, 2025 (ending November 19). Destinations will be Guam, Palau, Micronesia, and Marshall Islands. Operation mode will be CW, using 100W and wire antennas. Details will be on his website: www.rooody.de


FO/M - Marquesas Islands: as TX9W

A team consisting of six operators; 4 from the Oklahoma DX Association (OKDXA),1 from New Mexico, and 1 from France (K5WE, W5CCP, N5TEA, K4VBM, WD5COV, and F6BCW)
Their activity is scheduled from 19 April to 30 April 2026.


Republic of Burundi 9U1RU

Oct. 31 to Nov 20.


GAMBIA C5R:

Will be QRV 60m from October 18 Oct till Nov 1. Best 73’ Luc F5RAV (C5LT)


Belgium OT75KTK:

Reported by Willy ON4AVT, is an SES to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the A section KTK radio club, one of the oldest clubs in Belgium. This special call comes with a special QSL card! 5.353 for cw. QSL Manager: LZ3HI Emil → VIA CLUBLOG, OQRS, BUREAU


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The 60m newsletter 28-09-25 by Joe, W8GEX

Joe Pater W8GEX
September 28, 2025


From WA2VQW

Michael asked me for any comments that you can make to encourage CW activity on 60m. Conditions will still be good for the next year for DX on 60m. Even only 100 watts can still snag some good ones.


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.

We will be working on all bands in SPLIT MODE as following:

* CW : QSX UP 1 - 5 kHz
* SSB : QSX UP 5 - 15 kHz
* RTTY : QSX UP 2 - 5 kHz
* Please, listen for operator's instructions also!!!

QSL through Club Log, OQRS, or direct to LZ1GC. http://www.c21gc.com
Stan has done many previous DX-peditions.


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.


GAMBIA C5R

Will be qrv 60 like always, from October18 until Nov 1.
Best 73’ Luc F5RAV (C5LT)


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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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