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20 July 2024                                              A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1733

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                         ****  DX  INFORMATION  ****
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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

5H     - Vlad, OK2WX  will be active as  5H1WX  from Mafia Island  (AF-054),
         Tanzania  from  18 September to 6 October.  He will operate CW, SSB
         and FT8 on 80-10 metres. QSL via I8KHC.  Detailed QSLling policy as
         well as other information on https://www.mdxc.support/5h1wx/.
BY    -  Team BI4SSB will be active from Cheniu Shan Island (AS-135)  on 25-
         28 July, IOTA Contest included.  Before the contest  they  might be
         active on 6 metres (WWL OM94vx) and via IO-117 (Greencube). QSL via
         via BA4TB. [TNX NG3K]
CN     - Taking part  in the  annual  Throne Day's celebrations,  members of
         the  Association Royale des Radioamateurs du Maroc (ARRAM)  will be
         using the special prefix 5C25 from 25 July to 5 August: e.g. CN8NOA
         will be using 5C25NOA. The national society (CN8MC) will be running
         the Silver Jubilee special event station 5C25FT.
         Throne Day is a public holiday  in Morocco  that  commemorates  the
         enthronement  of  the  incumbent monarch.  Since 1999, it  has been
         celebrated on 30 July.
DL     - Members of DARC's Ortsverband Greifswald (DL0HGW) will be active as
         DL250CDF from 1 August to 30 September.  The special callsign marks
         the 250th anniversary  since the birth of the painter  Caspar David
         Friedrich, an icon of the  German Romantic movement.  All QSOs will
         be  confirmed automatically via the bureau,  eQSL and LoTW.  A cer-
         tificate will be available, see https://dl0hgw.darc.de/dl250cdf.htm
         for information.
F      - Michel, F8GGZ  will be  active as  TM24JOL  between  26 July and 11
         August, and as  TM24JPO  between 28 August and 8 September  for the
         Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, respectively. QSL via home
         call.
         Several other callsigns are expected to be active during the Summer
         Olympics, including
         TM100OG   operated by Team TM3P; QSL direct to F5PYI
         TM17JO    operated by Jean-Claude, F1HOM from Re Island (EU-032);
                   QSL via the bureau
         TM2024JO  operated by members of Radio Club d'Esquerdes. QSL via
                   F5KAI.
         TM24PRS   operated by F4DTO and F4GFE; QSL via F4DTO
         TM36JO    operated by members of the Association des radioamateurs
                   de l'Indre; QSL via the bureau, or direct to F5OHM
         TM37JO    operated by F4ENK, F4ERS, F5CWU, F5SQM and F6FYA; QSL via
                   F5CWU's OQRS (https://www.f5cwu.net/oqrs/)
         TM40JO    operated by members of the RadioPole Associatif REF-40
                   (F4KLM); QSL via F6DZU and LoTW
         TM73JO    operated by F6HQP; QSL via the bureau, LoTW, QRZ Logbook
         TM8JOP    operated by Yves, F8LLA, one of the 45,000 volunteers who
                   will support the Olympics
FP     - Team TO8FP (namely VA2AN, VA2MM, VA2XZA, VE2DDZ, VE2GCE and VE2YNI)
         will be active from Miquelon (NA-032) on 10-22 August. QSL via Club
         Log. They will operate CW, SSB and digital modes on 80-6 metres and
         via satellite. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or via DJ4MX.
I      - Team IR3M will be active from Pellestrina Island (EU-131)  on 28-30
         July. QSL via the bureau and LoTW.
IS0    - Dirk, DL1KVN will participate in the IOTA Contest  as  IS0/DL1KVN/p
         from the main island of Sardinia (EU-024).  A "possible activation"
         as IM0/DL1KVN/p from Maddalena Island (EU-041)  will depend "on the
         local conditions and especially on the family". He will operate SSB
         and CW on 40-10 metres. QSL via LoTW and eQSL. [TNX NG3K]
KH8    - Team KH8T  (Robert K5PI,  Amy KC5DJI,  Don N5DD,  Madison W5MJ  and
         Keith VE7KW) will be active from Pago Pago (OC-045), American Samoa
         on  2-16 September.  They  will  operate  CW,  SSB  and  FT8  (both
         "regular" and SuperFox)  on  80-10 metres  (possibly also 160 and 6
         metres,  if conditions allow)  with two stations.  QSL via  M0URX's
         OQRS. See https://www.kh8t.net/ for more information.
OK     - OL88YL  is the  special callsign for a  multi-national group  of YL
         operators to be active from near Brno on 4-10 August. QSL via LoTW,
         Club Log's OQRS, or via HB9FPM.
OX     - Emil, DL8JJ will be active again as OX/DL8JJ from Greenland between
         26 July and 15 August.  In his  spare time  he will operate  CW (10
         watts, battery powered)  from the  base camp at  Tasiilaq (NA-151),
         and from various locations on the main island (NA-018).
SM     - OZ0J,  OZ2ELA,  OZ3ACB  and  OZ9U  will be active  as  SM/OV2E from
         Senoren Island (EU-138)  on  25-29 July.  They will operate CW, SSB
         and FT8 (maybe RTTY)  on the HF bands  and possibly  6 metres,  and
         will  participate  in the  IOTA Contest.  QSL via  Club  Log's OQRS
         (preferred), eQSL, LoTW, or via OZ0J. [TNX DX World]
UA9    - Despite it being mid-July,  Baydaratskaya Bay  is still choked with
         ice,  and  the  operation from the  Marresal'skiye  Koshki  Islands
         (AS-089) [425DXN 1732] will most likely have to be postponed  until
         better times.  Team RI8KK will  try and be QRV from  Levdiev Island
         (RR-06-42)  or  Torasavjej Island (RR-06-40) instead.  Updates  are
         being posted to https://tnxqso.com/ri8kk#/chat.
VE     - Pierre, VK3KTB  will be active  again  as  VY0ERC from  the  Eureka
         Amateur Radio Club station  on  Ellesmere Island (NA-008)  from  21
         July to 7 August.  When time permits, he will be QRV on 20, 15  and
         10 metres, and maybe also 17 and 12 metres. He operates SSB, CW and
         digital modes. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS.
VK     - Tom, W1EAT, will be active holiday style as W1EAT/VK4 from Hamilton
         Island (OC-160) from 25 July to 5 August. He will operate QRP on 20
         metres only. QSL via LoTW, or direct to home call.
YN     - Rafael, NN3RP  will be active holiday style as YN2RP from Nicaragua
         between 25 July and 20 August. He will operate SSB, CW  and FT8/FT4
         on  40-10 metres. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, or direct to NN3RP.  [TNX The
         Daily DX]

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                         ****  GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

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3Y0K: BOUVET ISLAND 2026 ---> "We  are still  negotiating contracts  for the
DXpedition to Bouvet Island. This DXpedition will be a large scale operation
with 20-24 operators, and we are looking for  4-6 more CW/SSB  operators  to
complete the team: https://3y0k.com/.
We are looking  at various options  on how to run the expedition,  where the
focus now is on  helicopter logistics.  Previously,  at the end of June,  we
received  the  helicopter  permit  from  the  Norwegian Polar Institute  and
therefore have all the permits we need to activate Bouvetoya". The permit is
valid for a helicopter operation in the period  November 2025 to March 2026,
and covers the plateau  above the SW corner of the island  to the SE part at
Cape Fie.

MORE PACIFIC FOR THE REBELS ---> The Rebel DX Group  has announced plans  to
be active as  T30TTT from Tarawa (West Kiribati), and as  3D22  (Three Delta
Two Two) from Rotuma,  before going to Nigeria and be QRV as 5N5N.  Bookmark
https://www.facebook.com/rebeldxgroup for updates.

VOACAP ---> The new and  improved  VOACAP Online User's Manual,  "jam-packed
with information  to help you  master  HF  propagation predictions",  is now
available: https://www.voacap.com/2023/documents/VOACAP_Manual.pdf.

WSJT-X 2.7.0 ---> Release Candidate WSJT-X 2.7.0-rc6  is  ready for download
and use  by  beta testers: https://wsjt.sourceforge.io/wsjtx.html. This is a
bug-fix release which  addresses problems  related to the new SuperFox mode,
reported by users of Release Candidate 5.
The SuperFox  operators  at K8R  (American Samoa)  encourage Hounds  to work
them again, in the  remaining days  of their activity, until around 22 July.
This  will help  the development  team  to exercise  RC6  thoroughly  before
putting it to use for the N5J DXpedition to Jarvis Island,  next month.  The
team will depart for Jarvis on 1 August

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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3D2AJT, 3D2RC, 3G0YA, 3W9T, 4L4DX,
4L7T, 4U1UN, 4W6RU, 5H4AYL, 5P5LI, 5W0RC, 5X4E, 5Z4VJ, 8Q7KB, 9M2SPN, 9N7AA,
A25R, A35RC,  A45XR, A8OK, CX2DK,  E51JD,  E6AM,  FK/LZ1GC, FK/LZ5QZ, FW8GC,
GB0SIC,  H40WA,  H44WA, HD8MD,  HZ1TT,  J68HZ, JD1BQW,  JY7RW, OD5YA, OY1OF,
PJ2MAN, PY0FR,  S21AF, S21PL, SU1SK,  SV2RSG/A, T44DX,  TT8RR, TT8XX,  TX5S,
TX5XG  (OC-114), TX7W,  TX8GC, TY5C,  UK7AL, V4/G0TLE,  VK9DX, VP8LP,  WH0B,
XE1XR, YJ0CA, YJ0CA, YS1RS, Z68BB, ZB2FK, ZC4GW.

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