Update November 1, 2025: EME log and QSL information for the EME activity in DL8JJ's QRZ.com page

Update October 30, 2025: It has been a nice surprise to find that they are QRV on 2m EME and putting decent signals off the Moon. Currently they are working on 144.125 in JT65B.

Update October 30, 2025: They arrived at their QTH after dark on October 29th. Through the night they started building antennas and station set up, eventually starting activity on 30m FT8

After the recent MDXC 3C2MD postponement, the team has announced their next DXpedition will be to Sierra Leone as 9L8MD.

The 9L8MD DXpedition that is scheduled between October 30th and November 10th. 2025, now has a Web page 

Operators mentioned are Stephen/AG4W, Axel/DL6KVA, Peter/DL6LZM, Emil/DL8JJ, Gilles/F6IRA, Richard/GI4DOH, Fulvio/HB9DHG, Daniel/HB9TOC, Ant/I8KHC, Francisco/IU3PMA, Simone/IU4HRJ, Marco/IZ2GNQ, Dario/IZ4UEZ, Vlad/OK2WX and Sorin/YO8PS.

Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. Here are the suggested frequencies:

CW   - 1828, 3515, 7005, 10115, 14016, 18076, 21009, 24898 and 28019
SSB  - 3795, 7125, 14215, 18140, 21290, 24940 and 28450
RTTY - 3595, 7049, 10140, 14080, 18103, 21080, 24910 and 28081
FT8  - 1838, 3567, 7059, 10131, 14095, 18090, 21095, 24918 and 28095

6m: They will have one station on 50313 FT8, possible activity also on CW and SSB.

They will listen for U.S. Generals on 14280 kHz and UP.
Please, if you don’t receive 73 in FT8, call back, thanks!
Digital modes FT8 and FT4 they will be using MSHV in multistream mode.

60m Notice : We will be active on frequency 5.357. Operations will begin after prioritizing the bands accepted for DXCC and announcing them on the website.

QSL as always via IK2VUC.

FEES:
* LoTW only (no QSL card): 2 € via PayPal (OQRS). The QSO will be loaded in December 2025.

How to save time and money: request Paper QSL + LoTW through OQRS system. Please send the fee via PayPal as donation as follows:

3 € – Europe
4 € – outside Europe except VK, ZL, Pacific Area
5 € – VK, ZL, Pacific Area

The QSL cards will be sent starting on February 2026

All HAMs supporting the DXpedition with at least 20 € will have their QSO uploaded to LoTW within 48 hrs from the QSO....