DX News global roundup as of June 20, 2025

2025-06-20

📡 Propagation Forecast (Next 3 Days)

Conditions remain favorable overall:

40–10 m bands: Fair to good during daylight, especially 17 m and 20 m.
6 m (Magic Band): Sporadic‑E season continues—watch for openings across North America, Europe, and parts of Asia.
80–160 m: Good nighttime conditions, especially over quiet geomagnetic periods.
Solar Activity: Moderate flux levels with occasional minor disturbances. K‑index stable (0–3 range), no major solar storms expected.

🏝️ DXpedition Updates

🔊 Currently Active

ZC4TH & ZC4RH (Cyprus SBA) – CW, SSB, FT8/FT4 until June 20.
JD1BQP (Ogasawara) – Primarily 6 m SSB & FT8, on air through June 21.
V47JA (St. Kitts & Nevis) – HF and 6 m action, ends June 24.
T88PB (Palau) – Operating until June 23; aligned with All‑Asia DX CW contest.

🗓️ Starting Soon

CN2DX (Morocco) – June 25–July 31, multi-band CW/SSB/FT8.
KP4NET (Puerto Rico) – June 27–29, active on 40/20/10 m.
FP (St Pierre & Miquelon) – June 28–July 14, HF + 6 m.
TF (Iceland) – June 29–July 3, POTA-focused activations.
SV5 (Dodecanese) & TC0MAR (Turkey) – June 30–July 5, full HF coverage with some digital.

🧭 Looking Ahead: Major DXpeditions coming up in July include C94RRC/C93RRC (Mozambique) and J38DX (Grenada).

🏆 Contesting News

✅ Recent Highlights

June VHF Contest: Great conditions reported on 6 m—Sporadic‑E made for exciting North America and EU activity.
ARRL Log Submissions: Thousands already submitted; results in process.

📅 Upcoming Contests (June 21–22)

IARU Region 1 50 MHz Contest
SKCC QSO Party (CW)
6 m International Contest
Stew Perry Topband Challenge (160 m)
West Virginia QSO Party

📅 End of June & Early July

Field Day (June 28–29) – The big event! Huge global participation expected across all bands and modes.
Canada Day Contest (July 1)
NCCC FT4 & CW Sprints
CWops & RTTY Weeklies
QCX CW Challenge