17 August 2024 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1737
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
5H - Uli, DO4UB is moving to Arusha, Tanzania. For the time being,
starting around 20 August, he will be active as 5H2MUA on 15 and 10
metres SSB. Next year he will bring in the rest of his equipment,
with plans to operate also FT8 and be QRV on more bands and on QO-
100. QSL via DO2HQS; QSOs will be uploaded to Club Log and LoTW.
[TNX The Daily DX]
9G - Adam, M6NXW, will be active as 9G5AS from Breman, Ghana between 26
August and 5 September. He will operate QRP on 20-10 metres SSB,
FT8 and FT4. QSOs will be uploaded to eQSL, QRZ Logbook and HRD
Log, neither LoTW nor paper cards will be provided.
9M - Several special event stations located in various Malaysian states
and federal territories will celebrate the 67th anniversary of
Malaysia's independence (31 August 1957) on 30 August-1 September.
Active from West Malaysia will be 9M67MA, 9M67MB, 9M67MC, 9M67MD,
9M67MJ, 9M67MK, 9M67MM, 9M67MN, 9M67MP, 9M67MR, 9M67MT and 9M67MW.
Active from East Malaysia will be 9M67MQ (Sarawak) and 9M67MS
(Sabah). QSL via operator's instructions.
C9 - Gus CX2AM, Bert CX3AN and Rainer CX8FB will be active as C91BV from
Mozambique on 17-24 October. They will operate CW and SSB with two
stations on 40-6 metres. QSL via EB7DX.
D4 - Alex, SQ9UM will be active holiday style as D4UM from Sal Island
(AF-086), Cape Verde on 16-26 August. He will operate CW, SSB, FT8
and FT4 on 80-6 metres. QSL via home call; QSOs will be uploaded to
Club Log. [TNX SQ9UM]
E5_sc - Bob, ZL1RS will be active again as E51EME from Rarotonga (OC-013,
grid BG08cs), South Cook Islands from 23 August to 15 September. He
will focus on 6m FT8 via ionospheric propagation, with 6m EME using
Q65-60A as his secondary objective. QSL via Club Log's OQRS and
LoTW. See https://www.qrz.com/db/E51EME for more information and
updates.
E6 - Jacek, SP5EAQ will be active as E6AQ from Niue (OC-040) from 22
October to 9 November, including an entry in the CQ WW DX SSB Con-
test. He will operate SSB on 80-10m. See http://niue.sp7dqr.pl/ for
more information. QSL via SP7DQR (http://sp7dqr.pl/en/oqrs.php) and
LoTW.
F - Weather permitting, Gil, F4FET plans to operate as F4FET/p from
Tombelaine Island (EU-156) on 31 August and 1 September. Camping is
prohibited on the island, so he will have to walk back and forth
during the day at low tide (7 kilometres on foot). He expects to be
QRV for about 2.5 hours each day: 10.00-12.30 UTC +/-30 minutes on
31 August, and 11-13 UTC +/-30 minutes on 1 September. He will
operate only SSB on 17 and 10 metres (on or around 18162 kHz and
28320 kHz). QSL via Club Log's OQRS. [TNX M0OXO]
F - Special callsign TM45CDXC will be active on 7-21 September for the
45th Convention of the Clipperton DX Club (https://cdxc.org/) to be
held at Montceau les Mines on 20-22 September. QSL via F5CWU's OQRS
(http://www.f5cwu.net/oqrs/).
FP - Thomas, DC8TM and Martina, DF3TS will be active as FP/DC8TM/p and
FP/DF3TS/p from St. Pierre (NA-032) from 31 August to 3 September.
They will operate SSB and FT8 from POTA sites, lighthouses and
SOTA summits. See https://www.qrz.com/db/DC8TM for their planned
activations.
JA - Kari, JQ7ELL will be active as JQ7ELL/7 from Tashiro Island (AS-
206) on 31 August-1 September. He will operate SSB and FT8 on 80-6
metres, with a focus on 17 and 10 metres. QSL via the bureau to
home call.
LU - Carlos, LU8DCH will be active again as LU8DCH/D from Martin Garcia
Island (SA-055) on 15-18 August. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, QRZ Logbook,
or direct to home call. [TNX DX World]
S7 - Holger, DG3FEH will be active holiday style as S79/DG3FEH from Mahe
(AF-024), Seychelles on 15-27 August. He will operate SSB mainly on
40, 20, 15 metres and QO-100. QSL via the bureau to home call. [TNX
NG3K]
SV - Francesco, IK6QON will be active holiday style as SV8/IK6QON from
Milos Island (EU-067) on 24-31 August. QSL via home call.
VE - Thomas, DC8TM and Martina DF3TS will be active as VO1/DC8TM/p and
VO1/DF3TS/p from Newfoundland (NA-027) on 24-30 August, 5-6 Septem-
ber and 11-16 September, and from Fogo Island (NA-198) on 7-10 Sep-
tember. They will operate SSB and FT8 from POTA sites, lighthouses
and SOTA summits. See https://www.qrz.com/db/DC8TM for their
planned activations.
YJ - Luke VK3HJ, Chris VK3QB, Patrick VK2PN and Olgierd VK5XDX will be
active as YJ0VK from Efate (OC-035), Vanuatu on 20-26 August. They
will operate CW and FT8 on 40-6 metres. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS; QSOs
will be uploaded to Club Log. They will try to keep their FB page
up-to-date: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555552575381.
PACIFIC TRIP ---> Bill, G0VDE will be active as VP6WR from Pitcairn Island
(OC-044) on 5-15 September, and as FO/G0VDE from Mangareva (OC-063), French
Polynesia on 17-21 September. He plans to operate SSB, FT8 (probably Multi-
Stream MSHV) and some RTTY (depending on demand) on 80-6 metres using a
linear amplifier. See http://vp6wr.com for more information. QSLs via
M0URX's OQRS.
PACIFIC TRIP ---> Stan, LZ1GC and Ted LZ5QZ will be active as E51SGC from
Rarotonga (OC-013), South Cook Islands on 6-24 November, and as A35GC from
Nuku'alofa (OC-049), Tonga on 25 November-6 December. They will operate CW,
SSB, FT4, FT8 and RTTY on 160-6 metres with three stations and a focus on
160, 80 and 60m. QSLs via Club Log's OQRS (preferred), LoTW, or via LZ1GC.
More information will be available on https://www.c21gc.com/.
SPANNING THE GLOBE ---> 18 October 2024 marks the centenary of the world's
very first trans-global two-way radio communication. The contact was made
between Cecil Goyder, operating the Mill Hill School station (G)2SZ, and
Frank Bell, (Z)4AA, operating from the South Island of New Zealand.
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of that historic contact, and celebrate
the dawn of mass global communication, radio amateurs in the United Kingdom
and New Zealand will be operating four special event stations:
ZM100DX early September-26 December from locations around ZL
GB2NZ 29 September-26 October from locations around the UK
ZL4AA 12-20 October from Shag Valley, New Zealand
G2SZ 14-20 October from Mill Hill School, England
QSL for all four calls via M0OXO's OQRS. The Goyder-Bell Award will be
available for contacts made with the stations celebrating the centenary.
Complete information can be found on https://www.gb2nz.com/.
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
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3D2Z: TEAM MEMBER CHANGE ---> Due to personal reasons, Hal, W8HC has stepped
down from the on-island team, and has been replaced by Dean Chapman, W2FQ.
His primary role over the next few months will be to lead the fundraising
campaign for the DXpedition to Rotuma Island (15 November-4 December):
https://rotuma2024.com/.
WW DIGI DX CONTEST ---> This year's edition of the World Wide Digi DX
Contest ("WW Digi") will take place on 24-25 August (from 12:00 UTC to 11:59
UTC). The objective is for amateurs around the world to contact as many
other amateurs in as many Maidenhead Grid Fields as possible using the FT4
and FT8 modes on 160, 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10m. See https://ww-digi.com/ for
complete information. WW Digi is a collaboration between the World Wide
Radio Operators Foundation (WWROF) and the Slovenia Contest Club (SCC).
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3A/DL2COM, 3B9FR, 4L8A, 4S7KM,
4U1UN, 5U5K, 7P8EI, 7Q7EMH, 8E1YB, 9X2AW, AH6HY, AP2FLY, C21TS, CP5HK, D2UY,
D2XX, DS1TUW/2 (AS-105), DS1TUW/2 (AS-122), DU3/F4EBK, FM4LV, GB13COL,
J645DS, JT1CO, JW/WE9G, K6VHF/HR9 (NA-057), MD0CCE, PU0FDN, PY0F, S01WS,
S21AM, T77NM, TI7W, TR8CR, V31MA, V3A, VI60IOTA, VK4A, VK9DX, VP6MW, VP8LP,
VP9I, VR2XAN, WP3C, XP3A, XV9T, XW3DT, YI1WWA, YI1YY, Z62NS, ZD7BG, ZP0X.
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