📡 November Logbook Analysis: Hunting DXpeditions and 6m Openings
The first three weeks of November 2025 were exceptionally active, featuring numerous h DXpeditions, especially on the low bands (60m) and the Magic Band (6 meters).
🌎 HF DXpedition and Rare DX Catches
This month provided multiple windows to catch desirable DXCC entities across Africa, the Caribbean, and Oceania on the HF bands.
| Call | DXCC Entity | Band | Mode | Continent | Distance (km) | Date (UTC) |
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| YE7LOW 🇮🇩 | Indonesia | 60m | FT8 | Oceania (OC) | 10366 | Nov 6 |
| ZF1EJ 🇰🇾 | Cayman Islands | 60m | FT8 | North America (NA) | 9762 | Nov 21 |
| FG4NO 🇬🇵 | Guadeloupe | 60m | FT8 | North America (NA) | 8372 | Nov 21 |
| N1NK 🇺🇸 | United States | 60m | FT8 | North America (NA) | 7445 | Nov 21 |
| VE2BJG 🇨🇦 | Canada | 60m | FT8 | North America (NA) | 7141 | Nov 6 |
| 9L8MD 🇸🇱 | Sierra Leone | 60m | FT8 | Africa (AF) | 5067 | Nov 6 |
| 9U1RU 🇧🇮 | Burundi | 17m, 12m, 60m | FT8 | Africa (AF) | ~4890-4944 | Nov 4, 9, 10 |
| 5V7RU 🇹🇬 | Togo | 20m | FT8 | Africa (AF) | 4379 | Nov 10 |
| 6O3T 🇸🇴 | Somalia | 60m | FT8 | Africa (AF) | 4083 | Nov 2 |
| TL8GD 🇨🇫 | Central African Rep. | 10m | FT8 | Africa (AF) | (N/A) | Nov 3 |
| CT3MD 🇲🇩 | Madeira Islands | 60m | FT8 | Africa (AF) | 3568 | Nov 4 |
| 5R8XX 🇲🇬 | Madagascar | 15m | FT8 | Africa (AF) | (N/A) | Nov 10 |
| GD0TEP 🇮🇲 | Isle of Man | 60m | FT8 | Europe (EU) | 2529 | Nov 21 |
The highlight in this category was opening on 60 meters, contacts with the Caribbean (Cayman Islands ZF1EJ 🇰🇾 and Guadeloupe FG4NO 🇬🇵), the continental USA, Canada, and stretching all the way East to YE7LOW 🇮🇩 (Indonesia), showing incredible long-path low-band performance.
🛰️ Satellite Activity (QO-100)
The QO-100 satellite only one DXpedition worked in Sierra Leone.
| Call | DXCC Entity | Band/Mode | Distance (km) | Date (UTC) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9L8MD 🇸🇱 | Sierra Leone | 13cm CW | 5067 | Nov 9 |
📶 The Magic Band (6m) Activity
The 6-meter band saw sensational F2 and TEP propagation, enabling contacts across multiple continents, primarily into South America and Oceania, breaking the 10,000 km barrier repeatedly.
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Long-Distance DX on 6m (Over 8,000 km):
- PY5XT 🇧🇷 (GG54jo) and PY5EW 🇧🇷 (GG46) (Brazil) at over 10,400 km (South America - SA).
- DV6YDG 🇵🇭 (PK10LR) (Philippines) at 10,060 km (Oceania - OC).
- 9Y4M 🇹🇹 (FK90HM) and 9Y4D 🇹🇹 (FK90) (Trinidad & Tobago) at approximately 8,773 km (South America - SA).
- XV9T 🇻🇳 (OK33) (Viet Nam) at 8,536 km (Asia - AS).
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Other Notable 6m DX:
- C5R 🇬🇲 (IK13) (The Gambia) at 4,911 km (Africa - AF).
- 9U1RU 🇧🇮 (KI57AC) (Burundi) at 4,890 km (Africa - AF).
- Z81D 🇸🇸 (KJ54SU) (Rep. of South Sudan) at 4,067 km (Africa - AF).
- EW4M 🇧🇾 (KO23) (Belarus) at 1,439 km (Europe - EU).
73 and good DX! SV0SYH