28 October 2023 A.R.I. DX Bulletin No 1695 =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 5H - Ferdy, HB9DSP will be active again as 5H3FM from Zanzibar Island (AF-032), Tanzania from 25 November to 9 December. He will operate SSB and FT8 on 20, 17, 15 and 10 metres. QSL via LoTW (preferred), or via home call (bureau or direct). 9L - Shabu, M0KRI will be active as 9L5M from Freetown, Sierra Leone from 24 November to 5 December. He will operate FT8, CW and SSB on 80-6 metres and the QO-100 satellite. QSL via G3SVK; he will also upload his log to LoTW and Club Log. A2 - A25R is the callsign issued to the Russian DXpedition Team for their current activity from Botswana [425DXN 1694]. Seven operators will be QRV on 160-6 metres CW, SSB and digital modes (mainly FT8) until 12 November. See https://www.rudxt.com/a25r for more informa- tion. QSL via Club Log's OQRS; the Live Stream feature has been enabled. C6 - Jay, WA1JAY will be active as WA1JAY/C6A from Paradise (Hog) Island (NA-001), Bahamas on 5-10 November. He will operate holiday style via FM satellites, as well as SSB and FT8/FT4 on 40-10 metres. He plans to upload his log to LoTW and Club Log. Updates to be posted to https://twitter.com/_wa1jay_. F - Members of the Radio-Club de la Haute Ile will operate special callsign TM5GGU from 28 October to 1 November in memory of their friend Herve Fabbro, F5GGU, who passed away in April 2021. QSL via qrz.com. H4 - Jun, OE1JUN (JH4RHF) has been active as H44RH from Honiara (OC-047) Solomon Islands since 23 October [425DXN 1694], and now expects to remain there until 1 November, possibly including an entry in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. On 2 November he will fly to Temotu Province, and be active as H40RH from Pigeon Island (OC-065) until 9 Novem- ber. He operates mainly CW, plus FT8 on 6 metres if the band is open. QSL via Club Log's OQRS; or via OE1JUN (direct or bureau). H44 - The H44WA DXpedition to Guadalcanal (OC-047), Solomon Islands is confirmed to take place on 15-29 November. The team will arrive on 12 November, and there might be some limited activity on FT8 while they build their antenna farm. QSL via M0URX's OQRS (preferred), or direct to his mailing address. Bureau cards will not be provided, and there will be "no full log LoTW upload". More information and detailed QSLling policy can be found on https://www.h44wa.com/. HR - Max, N5NHJ (I8NHJ) will be active as HQ9CW from Roatan Island (NA- 057, EK66rh) on 22-29 November. He will operate CW only on 20-6m, and will participate in the CQ WW DX CW Contest (SOSB on 15 or 10m, low power). QSL via LoTW, or direct to N5NHJ. HR - Gerard, F2JD will be active again as HR5/F2JD from Copan, Honduras from 25 November to 21 March 2024. He will operate CW, SSB and FT8/ FT4 on the HF bands. QSL via F6AJA (direct or bureau); logsearch on http://LesNouvellesDX.fr/voirlogs.php. [TNX F6AJA] EI - Special event callsign EI80MB will be active from 1 November to 31 May 2024 to commemorate the 80th anniversary since 168 German sea- men were miraculously rescued from the waters of the Bay of Biscay after a battle between British and German naval forces (29 December 1943). Carried out by the small Irish coaster "Kerlogue" (callsign EIMB), the rescue took more than ten hours. QSL via Club Log's OQRS or via EI6AL. OE - 4U2U is the special callsign for the VIC Amateur Radio Contest DX Club (4U1A, https://4u1a.club/) to celebrate United Nations Day on 24-31 October. This activity counts for Austria for DXCC, and for the Vienna International Centre for the CQ DX Marathon. QSL via UA3DX. United Nations Day marks the anniversary of the official creation of the UN (24 October 1945). PY0F - Renner, PY7RP has been active as PY0FR from Fernando de Noronha (SA-003) since 24 October, and will remain there until 30 October. He operates mainly FT8 on the HF bands and 6 metres; he will enter the CQ WW DX SSB Contest as PS0F. QSLs via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or direct to PY7RP. VP5 - Look for VP5/N5VOF, VP5/WD5JR and VP5/KJ5CMP to be active from Pro- videnciales (NA-002) on 1-10 November. They will operate mainly SSB on 40-6 metres, with plans to be active from POTA locations. QSLs direct to home calls. [TNX The Daily DX] ZL7 - JA1SVP, JE1SYN and JF1OCQ will be active as ZL7A from the Chatham Islands (OC-038) on 9-22 November. They will operate SSB, CW, FT8 and FT4 on 160-6m with three stations. QSL via LoTW (preferred), Club Log's OQRS, eQSL, or direct to JF1OCQ. EUDXF ACTIVITY MONTH ---> Celebrating the 37th anniversary of the European DX Foundation, a number of special callsigns will be activated between 1 and 30 November: AX37EUDXF (Australia), DU37EUDXF (Philippines), HA37EUDXF (Hun- gary), OE37EUDXF (Austria), OO37EUDXF (Belgium), PA37EUDXF, PB37EUDXF, PC37EUDXF, PD37EUDXF, PE37EUDXF, PF37EUDXF, PG37EUDXF, PH37EUDXF, PI37EUDXF (Netherlands), TM37EUDX (France), UE37EUF (Russia). QSL via operators' instructions. An award will be available, complete information can be found on https://www.eudxf.eu/the-36eudxf-award-2/. CQ WW DX SSB CONTEST ---> The following stations have announced their parti- cipation in this year's event (28-29 October, www.cqww.com/rules.htm): ZONE CALL CATEGORY COUNTRY QSL VIA ------------------------------------------------------------------- 01 VE8DAV SO Canada VE8DAV 02 VE2IDX SOSB 20m HP Canada VE3ZF 07 HQ9A SO Honduras LoTW/VE3DZ 08 6Y1V SOAB HP Jamaica LZ1YE 08 8P5A SOAB HP Barbados LoTW/HA1AG 08 C6AXX Bahamas LoTW/NN2T 08 FG4KH SOAB Guadeloupe LoTW/F1DUZ 08 J62K M/S St. Lucia K9HZ 08 KP2B SOSB 10m US Virgin Isls EB7DX 08 KP3J SOSB 10m Puerto Rico EB7DX 08 KP4AA M/S HP Puerto Rico LoTW 08 NP4Z SOAB HP Puerto Rico N4AO 08 TO5A M/2 Martinique LoTW 08 V26B M/? Antigua & Barbuda LoTW 08 V47T M/S St Kitts & Nevis LoTW/W2RQ 08 V49R SO LP St Kitts & Nevis N2HX 08 VP2MDM SOAB HP Montserrat LoTW 08 VP5M M/? Turks & Caicos Isls LoTW 08 ZF1A M/2 Cayman Isls LoTW 08 ZF2B M/S Cayman Isls LoTW/NN3W 09 9Z4A SO Trinidad & Tobago 9Z4A 09 FY5FY SOSB HP French Guiana LoTW 09 FY5KE SOSB 10m HP French Guiana LoTW 09 P40W SOAB HP Aruba LoTW 09 P49Y SO Aruba LoTW/AE6Y 09 PJ2T M/M Curacao LoTW 09 PJ4K M/2 Bonaire KU9C 09 PZ5TW SOSB 15m LP Suriname PY8WW 10 HD1A M/M Ecuador LoTW/HC1QRC 11 PS0F SO Fernando de Noronha LoTW 12 3G0Y M/? Easter Island CE2ML 12 CB7A SO Chile LoTW 12 LP7D M/S Argentina LoTW/LU4AA 12 XQ1KZ SOSB 15m HP Chile LoTW 14 CQ8Q SOSB 20m HP Azores PT2FM 14 CR2B SO Azores LoTW/EA1BP 14 EE5A M/? Spain EA5URV 14 GJ0KYZ SO HP Jersey LoTW/GJ0KYZ 14 GM5G M/? Scotland MM0TGH 14 LN8W M/M Norway LA6YEA 14 LX8M M/S LP Luxembourg LoTW 14 MD4K M/? Isle of Man G3NKC 14 OT5A M/M Belgium LoTW 14 OY6A M/? Faroe Isls LoTW 15 IR0A SOSB 80m Sardinia OM2FY 20 5B/HA5PP SOAB Cyprus HA5PP 20 TA3J SOSB 80m LP Turkey LoTW/TA3J 21 4L2M SOSB 40m Georgia EA7FTR 21 4L5EE SOSB 15m HP Georgia LoTW 21 4L5O SOSB 80m HP Georgia LoTW/N3SL 21 4L8A SOSB 10m Georgia LoTW/M0OXO 21 4L9M SO Georgia LoTW 23 B0A M/M China BA4TB 25 D70LW M/S HP Korea LoTW 26 3W9A SO Vietnam LoTW 26 E2A M/S HP Thailand LoTW/E21EIC 27 AH2R M/? Guam LoTW 27 JD1BQP SOAB Ogasawara LoTW/JP1IHD 27 V63AH SO Micronesia LoTW/DL2AH 27 V63CB SOAB Micronesia LoTW 27 V6Y M/2 Micronesia LoTW 28 7A2A M/? Indonesia LoTW 28 9M6NA SOSB 15m East Malaysia LoTW 28 9M6W SOSB East Malaysia LoTW 28 H44RH SO Solomon Isls OE1JUN 28 YB0ECT SOSB 10m HP Indonesia W2FB 30 VK1A M/S Australia LoTW 31 KH6J M/M Hawaii LoTW 31 T2C M/S Tuvalu DL4SVA 32 5W5W M/? Samoa LoTW 32 E51JAN SOSB 10m North Cook Isls SP9FIH 32 YJ0CA SO Vanuatu VK2YUS 32 YJ0TT M/M Vanuatu 32 ZL7/SP5EAQ SO Chatham Isls LoTW/SP7DQR 32 ZL7IO SOAB Chatham Isls LoTW/DK7AO 33 CQ3W SO Madeira LoTW 33 EA8RM SOAB HP Canary Isls LoTW 33 IH9/OK1M SOSB 15m AF Italy OK1M 33 IH9YMC SOSB AF Italy LoTW 35 D4C M/? Cape Verde LoTW 40 OX3LX SO Greenland LoTW/OZ0J Do not forget to give a look at the Announced Operations listing maintained by Bill, NG3K at https://www.ng3k.com/Misc/cqs2023.html - good contest to you all! =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** =========================== 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! 4W8X: OPERATING ---> "In November 2023 there will be a good number of inter- esting DXpeditions on the air. Other teams have published lists of their 'proposed operating frequencies' on their websites. We strongly feel that this will not work out with so many activities at the same time - at least in the classic modes CW and SSB, and on the classic bands (and in the age of DX Cluster it truly sounds outdated, too). 4W8X does not announce frequen- cies. When we QSY to a new band, we will live with the actual situation which we find on the new band. It means: we will respect ongoing pile-ups, and we expect the same from our fellow DX colleagues". As for the digital modes, "most of the 4W8X operators are focused on the classic modes CW and SSB, with RTTY ranking #3", the team states. "In RTTY you will find us on typical frequencies. We'll also take part in the WAEDC RTTY Contest (11-12 November). When the RTTY pile-up grows too big, we'll operate split". For FT8 and FT4, 4W8X will use "MSHV software with multiple streams a few kHz up from the regular FT4/FT8 frequencies". Plans are for 4W8X to be QRV with part-time/restricted operations on 6-13 November and again on 27 November-5 December, and a "full 24/7 service on as many band/mode combinations as possible" on 14-26 November (including a Multi-Multi entry in the CQ WW DX CW Contest). The DXpedition is expected to be QRT for good at +/- 3 UTC on 6 December. See http://www.timor-leste-dx.de/operating/general.php or operating tips and more information. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- QSLs received direct or through managers: 1A0C, 4L4DX, 4S7AB, 4U1A, 5V7RU, 5Z4VJ, ET3AA, FO/AA7JV, HH2RCH, IP1X (EU-083), KG4NE, OL68DURAK, PT6D, RI0Z (AS-039), S21VZ, T33T, T77C, TC100HQ, TF/K5KG, TO60CNES, TX60CNES, TY0RU, TY5AF, VP6A, VU2PHD, XF2C (NA-135), XF3H (NA-045), XF3M (NA-045), XF3O (NA- 090), Z61DX, ZD7BG, ZF1A. **************************************************************************** 425 DX NEWS HOME PAGE: https://www.425dxn.org/ **************************************************************************** 425 DX News is a free of charge weekly bulletin edited by Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ and Valeria Pregliasco, IK1ADH Its contents may be used, reproduced and distributed in part or full provided that "425 DX News" or "425DXN" receive proper credit Contributors are invited to send their DX information to Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ ([email protected]) The deadline is 12 UTC on Fridays **************************************************************************** Direttore Responsabile Gabriele Villa, I2VGW Giornalista Professionista - Tessera n. 071675 Ordine Nazionale dei Giornalisti Roma, Italia **************************************************************************** 0
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