13 February 2021 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1554
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
9A - 9A10FF is the special callsign for the Croatian Flora Fauna ARC
(9A1WFF, http://www.9aff.sova-projekt.hr/) to use throughout 2021
to celebrate its 10th anniversary. QSL via LoTW, or via 9A2MF
(direct or bureau).
CO - Reinaldo, CO6RD will be active from the lighthouse on Cayo Blanco
de Zaza (possibly counting for IOTA group NA-204) on 19-21 February
during the American Lighthouses Weekend. QSL direct to EA5GL.
OE - 4UNR is the special callsign for the VIC Amateur Radio Contest DX
Club (4U1A) to celebrate World Radio Day on 13-28 February. This
activity counts for Austria for DXCC, and for the Vienna Interna-
tional Centre for the CQ DX Marathon. QSL via UA3DX, direct or
bureau.
P4 - John, W2GD will participate in the ARRL DX CW Contest (20-21 Febru-
ary) as P44W from Aruba (SA-036). Expect some activity on 30, 17
and 12 metres before the contest as time permits. QSL via LoTW, or
direct only to N2MM. [TNX NG3K]
PY - Fabio, PY2RMZ and Rogerio, PU2SDX will be active as PR2IC from Ilha
Comprida (SA-024) on 19-21 February. They will operate SSB on 80,
40, 20, 15 and 10 metres. QSL via EA7FTR.
SM - SK75AT is the special callsign for the Foreningen Umea Radioamato-
rer Club (SK2AT) to celebrate its 75th anniversary from 12 February
until 31 December. The logs will be uploaded to LoTW and Club Log.
SV - Amateur radio operators from Greece have been granted permission to
use special prefixes until 31 December to celebrate the 200th
anniversary of the Greek Revolution of 1821 which led to the
formation of modern Greece. The special prefixes do not differenti-
ate the call areas: Class 1 licensees can replace SV# with SX200
(e.g. SX200AEL is SV2AEL, while SX200RMA is SV8RMA and SX200COL is
SV9COL), Class 2 licensees can replace SY# with SY200, club sta-
stations can replace SZ# with SZ200.
VK - The Pride Radio Group will be active as VI2021PRIDE on 19 February-
7 March, 10 April-5 May and 1-30 June. A unique QSL card will be
issued for each event, see https://prideradio.group for more infor-
mation. QSL direct to VK3FUR.
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**** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE ---> The January 2021 issue is now available for down-
load at http://www.425dxn.org/index.php. [TNX IZ3EBA]
ANTARCTIC ACTIVITY WEEK ---> The Worldwide Antarctic Program has announced
that the 18th Antarctic Activity Week will be held on 20-28 February. The
aim of this annual event is to promote worldwide interest in the Antarctic
continent. Special callsigns (QSL via operator's instructions) are expected
to be aired during this year's AAW from Austria (OE18AAW, OE88WAP, OE89ANT,
OE90AAW), Bulgaria (LZ18ANT), France (TM18AAW), Italy (IB2ANT, II2ANT,
II3BOVE, II5ANT, II8WAP, IR1ANT), Netherlands (PA6ANT, PF88ANT), Spain
(EH3ANT), Ukraine (EM25VER), USA (K0ANT, K4A, K4C). Complete information on
the AAW can be found on http://www.waponline.it/.
CQ DX MARATHON: CONVERSION PROGRAMME ---> The CQ DX Marathon takes into ac-
count the sum total of the number of different Entities plus the number of
CQ Zones worked during the calendar year. Jim Reisert, AD1C has released
version 21.1 of his conversion programme for Windows, which reads an ADIF
log file, extracts all of the unique Entities and Zones worked, and writes
the corresponding QSO data to the official DX Marathon Scoresheet. The cur-
rent version was released on 10 February and will expire on 31 January 2022.
See http://software.ad1c.us/marathon/ for detailed instructions.
QSL ZL8RI ---> When Ken Holdom, ZL4HU (ZL2HU) passed away in May 2018, his
widow got rid of all his equipment, correspondence, cards and logs -
including ZK1KH, E51KH, ZL8RI (May 1996), ZL9CI (January 1999) and ZL7C
(October 2002). "With the help of one of the team members", The Daily DX now
reports, "a backup copy of the ZL8RI log has been provided to N2OO, who will
act as the new QSL Manager". Replacement QSL cards are being printed as part
of the QSL Manager's Society DX Log Rescue Project. QSL via Club Log's OQRS,
which contains 33,885 QSOs made on 5-13 May 1996.
QSL ZS1SBW & ZS0RR ---> Charles, M0OXO is t he new QSL manager for Shawn
"Billy" Williams, ZS1SBW and the Roman Rock Radio Club, ZS0RR. QSL cards are
currently being printed and will be available in a few weeks' time. QSL via
M0OXO's OQRS (https://www.m0oxo.com/oqrs/).
SABLE ISLAND 2021 ---> The DXpedition to Sable Island, originally scheduled
for October 2020, had to be postponed until October 2021 due to the ongoing
pandemic [425DXN 1525]. "Since that time, we have been in regular contact
with Parks Canada and Sable Aviation", the team posted to the DXpedition's
website (http://cy0dxpedition.net/index.html). "There are three issues that
we are currently dealing with. These include the Canadian border being
reopened, the province of Nova Scotia allowing US citizens entry and Parks
Canada allowing our team onto Sable Island. These are all issues completely
out of our control.
We are cautiously optimistic that our planned October DXpedition will take
place at that time. Still some months away, the Coronavirus will (hopefully)
be under control by that time. Time is on our side in this aspect!
The Sable Island DXpedition team remains committed and excited about this
opportunity. Planning continues as we receive regular updates. This is a
fluid situation and we will keep everyone updated as we receive additional
information. We would like to thank all of the foundations, clubs and
individuals for their support, understanding and patience".
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
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CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER
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3B8CW N4GNR A75GT N4GNR NP2X KU9C
3G2V CA2CFK A91SD EC6DX OA4DTU EA5GL
3V8SF LX1NO A91WRD EC6DX OA4GL EA7HBC
3Z100ZOSP SP9PSJ A92GW EA5GL OA9DVK IK6BFH
3Z90DZC SP5DZC AP2MKS EA5GL OC200E OA4O
4K6MAR DC9RI BA3AX EA5GL OE100DMT OE7DMT
4L2M EA7FTR BY4DX BG4GOV OH0W OH2BH
4L5P UT7QF C4W 5B4WN OL0A OK1CZ
4L8A M0OXO CN2AM M0OXO OV0JUTLANDIA OZ1ACB
4O7CC UA4CC CN8KD EC5R OV70JUT OZ1ACB
4U0WFP S57DX CN8QR RW6HS P3AA RW3RN
4U13FEB 9A2AA CN8ZG EA7FTR P3X UT5UDX
4U1UN HB9BOU CO8LY EA7ADH PF88ANT PA0RDY
5B4ALX IZ4AMS CS5CT CT1REP PI75VAD PI4VAD
5B4AOW RW3RN D4Z IK2NCJ R115AN RA9LY
5T5PA PA5X D73A EA5GL R1943S RZ4AWB
5W1SA JA1DXA DB100AVUS DO2PZ RA98AE RQ7L
5Z4PA M0URX DC220GERKE DJ6SI RI01ANT RX6A
5Z4VJ M0URX DF0GDX DL6DH RO98AE RQ7L
7A1A EA7FTR DR165TESLA DK8ZZ SD1A SM1TDE
7X2GK IK2DUW DU3LA W3HNK SN2B SP3CGK
8P6ET KU9C DV1IIW IK2DUW SN7Q SP7GIQ
8S0C SM0MPV E2X E20GMY SN80EJG SP5EJG
9A10FF 9A2MF E7DX E77E SN9Z SP6EQZ
9A5ZTT NX4TT ED3X EA3QP SX4A SV2GWY
9G5AR N4GNR ED8W EA5GL TA1CQ EA5GL
9J2BO EA5GL EM25VER UT1KY TG9ANF VE7BV
9J2BS EA5GL GM6DX M0OXO TI2VVV EC6DX
9K2JJ EA5GL HB15SOTA HB9DPR TI2YO EA7FTR
9K60BM EC6DX HB2U HB9OCR TM1CCA F4CVQ
9K60BS EC6DX HC1E EC6DX TM2Y F6BEE
9K60GS EC6DX HC1HN EA5GL TM9CR F1CEP
9K60JJ 9K2RA HF100HS SP7ZCN TT8SN DL9USA
9K60NLD EC6DX HF6FIRAC SP6IEQ TZ4AM W0SA
9K60NO 9K2NO HH2AA EB7DX UE32AI RA4AV
9K60OD EC6DX HI3Y EB7DX UP0L DL8KAC
9K60OF EC6DX HK2PMR EA5GL V31MA M0OXO
9K60OK 9K2OK HP1KZ EA7FTR V85AHV EB7DX
9K60OW EC6DX HP3AK W4JS XE3E EA5ZD
9V1YC W5UE HZ1TT A61BK XU7AKU JA1DXA
A60EMM/2 EA7FTR HZ1WRD HZ1SAR XV9NPS JA2NPS [b]
A60EMM/3 A61BK II4BUY IQ4FE XV9NPS JA2ODB [d]
A60EMM/5 A61BK J28PJ F1TMY XW0LP EA5GL
A60HF EA7FTR J73ESL EA5GL YC9BHJ EA7FTR
A60HF/2 EA7FTR J73WA ND3R YP145B YO7KFX
A60HF/3 A61BK KP2M NZ4DX YT165TESLA YU1MM
A60HF/5 A61BK L21RCA LU4AA ZF5T K5GO
A60HF/13 EA7FTR LX40DA LX1DA ZP5FIA EA5ZD
A71AM M0OXO LZ18ANT LZ3SM ZP6SKY EA5GL
A71CT EA7FTR LZ544SG LZ1KCP ZS2AZ EA5ZD
A71EM M0OXO NP2J K8RF ZS7ANF RK1PWA
A61BK Khalid Khamis, P.O Box 19037, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
EA5GL Pedro Miguel Ronda Monsell, C/ Maximiliano Thous 16-24,
46009 Valencia, Spain
EA7FTR Francisco Lianez Suero, Asturias 23, 21110 Aljaraque (Huelva),
Spain
EB7DX David Lianez Fernandez, Apartado Postal 163, 21080 Huelva, Spain
EC6DX Jose A. Senent, Apartado Postal 85, 07730 Alaior (Illes Balears),
Spain
M0OXO Charles Wilmott, 60 Church Hill, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4NG,
United Kingdom
N4GNR Dan Cisson, 12 Hancock Drive, Toccoa GA 30577-9388, USA
OV1CDX Frank Fendahl, Svinoevej 2, 4750 Lundby, Denmark
OZ30EU Svend Erik Kofod, Kanegaardsvej 4, 3700 Roenne, Denmark
TM6M Stephane Van Langhenhoven, 24 bis rue de Anter Hent,
29830 Ploudalmezeau, France
ZM4T Holger Hannemann, 262 Waimarama Heights, RD12, Havelock North 4294,
New Zealand
ZT1T Tom Morgan, 58 Piet Retief Street, Robertson, 6705, South Africa
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