18 June 2022 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1624
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
5R - Bernard, F9VO has relocated to Madagascar since 26 December 2021.
Starting on 17 June he will be QRV as 5R8BM from Nosy Be (AF-057).
6O - Ali, EP3CQ expects to be back to Mogadishu, Somalia on 16 June and
be active again as 6O1OO for about one month. In his spare time he
will operate FT8, FT4 and some CW on 80-15 metres. QSL direct to
Ali Solhjoo, Freienwalderstr. 35, 13359 Berlin, Germany.
7P - Mark, KW4XJ (previously QRV as 9L1YXJ from Sierra Leone) is now
active as 7P8AB from Maseru, Lesotho. His wife Arina, KO4PZT holds
the callsign 7P8NB. Mark operates digital modes, SSB and CW. QSL to
Mark A. Brewer, 2340 Maseru Pl, Dulles VA 20189-2340, USA.
A3 - Masa, JA0RQV (https://blog.goo.ne.jp/rqv) has rescheduled his A35JP
operation from Tonga [425DXN 1623] to include activity from a
couple of rare IOTA groups. Current plans (which might change "due
to unstable situation in Tonga") are as follows:
10-16 July A35JP/p Niuatoputapu Island (OC-191)
07-20 August A35JP/p Niuafo'ou Island (OC-123)
28 August-25 September A35JP Tongatapu Island (OC-049)
"Since there is no commercial power available" on the first two
islands, he says, operations could be "quite limited in terms of
output power as well as time" spent on the air. QSL via LoTW, Club
Log's OQRS, or via the bureau to JA0RQV.
A9 - Members of the Bahrain Amateur Radio Society will be active as
A91PSD on 17-23 June in celebration of UN Public Service Day. QSL
via EC6DX. Established in 2002, the United Nations Public Service
Day (23 June) celebrates the value and virtue of public service to
the community; highlights the contribution of public service in the
development process; recognizes the work of public servants, and
encourages young people to pursue careers in the public sector.
CT9 - Joe, HA2EAV and Csaba, HA2KMR will be active holiday style as CT9/
HA2EAV and CT9/HA2KMR from Madeira Island (AF-014) on 24-28 June.
They will participate in the King of Spain SSB Contest (25-26 June)
as CR3DX.
F - The Radio Club Abbevillois will operate special callsign TM2YT on
25-26 June in memory of their friend Paul-Joel Herbet, F2YT, who
passed away on 31 December 2021. QSL via F5KRH.
JA - Ichy, JH7IPR will be active as JH7IPR/8 and JH7IPR/p from two
islands in IOTA Group AS-147: Rishiri Island from 30 June (5 UTC)
until 3 July (5 UTC), and Rebun Island from 3 July (10 UTC) until 5
July (7 UTC). He will operate CW, SSB and digital modes on 80-10m,
with a focus on 6m. The logs will be uploaded to Club Log and LoTW.
KL - A special callsign has been issued for the DXpedition to Kiska
Island (NA-070) [425DXN 1623], whose dates have been changed to
include the IOTA Contest. Look for K7K to be QRV on 25-31 July. The
current team includes six operators (KB2FMH, KL5CX, KO8SCA, N3QQ,
NL8F and W8HC), who will operate CW, SSB and FT8 (Fox & Hound mode)
on 40-6 metres with three stations. QSL via N7RO. More information
can be found on https://www.na-234.com/.
LU - Radio Club QRM Belgrano (LU4AAO) will be active on 17-20 June to
celebrate Argentine Flag Day. Look for activity on all bands SSB,
FT8, CW and SSTV. Special award and QSL will be available, see
http://lu4aao.org/cert_dia_de_la_bandera.htm for information. [TNX
LU4AAO]
OA - Daniel, IK2SGL is back to Peru and active again as OA9DVK until 31
August. After that, he will leave the country for good. "Due to
serious health problems, both my wife and I need to return to
Italy", he says. In the meanwhile, he will concentrate his activity
on SSB and CW. QSL OA9DVK via LoTW, eQSL, Club Log's OQRS, or via
IK6BFH (bureau preferred)
OJ0 - Henri, OH3JR and Pertti, OG2M will be active as OJ0JR and OJ0MR,
respectively, from Market Reef (EU-053) on 26 June-6 July. Look for
OJ0JR of the higher bands, while OJ0MR will concentrate on 6 metres
FT8, CW and SSB, with a focus on NA, SA and AS. QSL OJ0MR via LoTW
(preferred) or direct to OG2M; QSL OJ0JR via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS,
or via OH3JR. [TNX The Daily DX]
SV - Alex, SQ9UM will be active holiday style as SV2/SQ9UM from Paliouri
on 16-24 June. He will operate CW, SSB, FT8 and FT4 on 80-6m. QSL
via home call and logsearch on Club Log. [TNX SQ9UM]
VE - The NA128 Contest Group (https://www.qsl.net/na128cg/) will be QRV
as VX2I from Ile-aux-Coudres (NA-128) on 28-31 July, with main
activity to take place during the IOTA Contest. QSL via LoTW (no
more paper QSLs); the QSOs will also be uploaded to Club Log.
VK - Grant, VK5GR (https://vk5gr-iota.net/) and Chris, VK5FR will be
active as VK5KI from Kangaroo Island (NA-139) on 29-31 July, IOTA
Contest included. They will operate CW and SSB. QSL via M0OXO's
OQRS.
VK0/M - Matt, VK5HZ has been active as VK0MQ from Macquarie Island (AN-005)
since 11 June, and will be stationed there "for a few months". He
operates SSB and FT8 using a tuned vertical whip ("antenna options
are limited due to high winds and chance of bird strike", he says).
QSL via LoTW and logsearch on Club Log; QSL arrangements for
traditional cards to be announced.
VP8 - Bob, VP8ADR and others will be active as VP8GGM from the Goose
Green War Museum on East Falkland Island (SA-002) on 24-26 June.
They will operate FT8/FT4 and some SSB on 80-10 metres. [TNX The
Daily DX]
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**** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
Access to the main functions of www.425dxn.org is provided by the 425DXN App
for Android. It is available on Google Play - free of charge, no ads. Enjoy!
IDXC 2023 ---> Hotel reservations are now open for the 74th International DX
Convention, co-sponsored by the Northern California DX Club (NCDXC) and the
Central Arizona DX Association (CADXA), to be held at the Visalia Conference
Center on 21-23 April 2023. See https://www.dxconvention.com/ for complete
information.
QSL ZC4RH ---> Philipp, DK6SP is the new QSL manager for the 5-16 June 2022
operation by Dave, ZC4RH (G4WXJ). Bureau cards will be sent out automatical-
ly and the log will be uploaded to LoTW soon after the operation is over;
direct cards should be requested ia Club Log's OQRS. The two are "working to
digitalize old paper logs and bring them online on Club Log and LoTW as
well. Though, this process will take time".
RBN ---> The Reverse Beacon Network launched their updated website on 16
June: https://reversebeacon.net/main.php. A full explanation of the new fea-
tures is available under "About > Guide to the New Site".
The Reverse Beacon Network a network of stations listening to the bands and
reporting what stations they hear, when and how well. You can see band
openings in near-real time on an animated map. The database of past spots
allows you to instantly find out what stations, from a given country or
zone, have been heard, at what times and on what frequencies. You can see
when you have been spotted, who spotted you, and how loud you were.
And now, for the first time, you can compare your signal with those of your
friends and competitors, in near real time or historically. If you wonder
how your signal stacked up during last weekend's contests, the Signal Com-
parison Tool will give you real, quantitative data. Tell it what stations
you want to compare, based on signals heard by a given reverse beacon on a
certain band at a certain time, and there you'll have it.
T33T --- > After their recent 3D2RRR operation from Rotuma, the Rebel DX
Group's "next step" will be T33T from Banaba (OC-018), "before we go down to
South Africa by end of the year to start second attempt for Bouvet". They
are working "closely with Kiribati government to get special permit to
enter the country as they are still closed for non citizens". Bookmark
https://www.facebook.com/rebeldxgroup for updates.
WRTC 2022 ---> The Organizing Committee of the World Radiosport Team
Championship 2022 to be held next year in Italy has opened the application
process for qualified individuals who would like to serve as referees. A
referee will be on site at each of the 65 competing stations to verify
compliance with the rules and make decisions on any rule questions by the
teams. See https://www.wrtc2022.it/en/referee-23.asp for the application
form. The deadline for submitting applications is 10 July 2022.
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
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E730RS E73E PA6OLM PH2CV Z21GC K3IRV
EG3PTM EA3RCI PJ4EL M0URX Z21ML N4GNR
EG5YOGA EA5URV PJ4KY M0URX ZC4RH DK6SP
EH1MDC EA1UVR PJ4MM M0URX ZQ2JK ZB2JK
4A2MAX Jose de Jesus Lopez Villalobos, 5914 San Bernardo Ave, Ste 4-135,
Laredo TX 78041-2506, USA
7Q7CT JH1AJT Team, P.O. Box 8, Oiso-machi, Naka-Gun, Kanagawa, 255-0003,
Japan
9M2CDX Mohamad Hilmi Mohd Dan, 295 Jalan Kekwa, Felda Sungai Sibol,
81440 Bandar Tenggara, Johor, Malaysia
9M4BCN Tex Izumo, 827 Nakanojo, Ueda-shi, Nagano, 386-0034, Japan
A61AS Maria Tina Muller, P.O. Box 18-130, 014770 Bucharest 1, Romania
C5B Luc Thibaudat, 15 rue de Moiscourt, 27140 Gisors, France
GB8DX George Funkner, 7 Plenshin Court, Glasgow, G53 6QW, United Kingdom
HA3JB Kutasi Gabor, Siofok, Koch R. utca 10/A I/4, 8600, Hungary
IF9IDT Silvano Borsa, Viale Capettini 1, 27036 Mortara PV, Italy
J68AG Arthur L. Greenberg, 13906 NW 56th Ave, Gainesville FL 32653-2553,
USA
J68HZ William J. Schmidt II, 27427 Myrtle Lake Lane, Katy TX 77494, USA
PZ5JT 11 Luchtmobiele Brigade /Radio-groep, PO Box 9208, 6800 HK Arnhem,
Netherlands
V31JX Joe Schoebel, 3424 Horseshoe Spring Rd., Wausau WI 54403, USA
VE2SPEED Jean Charron, 17 Rue Elisabeth, Saint Jerome QC J7Z 2S9, Canada
VX7DX Perry Langeler, 3822 Royston Rd, Royston BC V0R 2VO, Canada
VX9NC Paul J. Leger, 32 Ivan Court, Hampton NB E5N 5B6, Canada
ZT1T Tom Morgan, 58 Piet Retief Street, Robertson, 6705, South Africa
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