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9 November 2024                                           A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1749

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

3B9    - Kazu, M0CFW will be active as 3B9/M0CFW from  Rodrigues Island (AF-
         017) on  17-27 November.  He will  participate  in the  CQ WW DX CW
         Contest as 3B9KW. QSLs via LoTW and Club Log's OQRS.  [TNX NG3K]
CE     - Team 3G7X  (namely CE3CT, CE3SPR, CX6DRA, KQ7W, LU9FVS  and  LW6DG)
         will be active from Chiloe Island (SA-018) on 15-30 November.  They
         plan to be QRV on  160-6 metres "all modes",  and to participate in
         the CQ WW DX CW Contest as XR7X. QSLs via LoTW.
DU     - DU0A  is the  new vanity call  that was issued to  Tim, 4F1GN  (aka
         4G1G, NP4TT, N4GN)  on  6 November.  He  plans  to use  it  "almost
         exclusively" from now on.  "We are currently building a competitive
         contest station  here at DU0A",  he says,  "where we hope  to start
         breaking some  regional records.  Our first  big operation  will be
         during CQ WW DX CW in November, where we will have a strong team of
         operators in the multi-single category".  QSL via LoTW (preferred),
         or direct to KU9C.
E7     - Celebrating Statehood Day of Bosnia and Herzegovina  (25 November),
         special callsign E7BOSNIA will be active on various bands and modes
         10-25 November. QSL via LoTW.  A certificate will be available, see
         https://www.qrz.com/db/E7BOSNIA for more information.
FO     - Look for  FO/N5LCP  to be active  from  Bora Bora (OC-067),  French
         Polynesia on 11-16 November. He will operate SSB and FT8  mainly on
         20 and 15 metres. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, or direct to home call.
FS     - Team TO9W  (K9EL, K9NU, W9AP and W9MR)  will be active  again  from
         Saint Martin (NA-105) from  30 November  to  13 December. They will
         operate  CW, SSB,  FT8/FT4  and  RTTY  on  160-6 metres  with three
         stations. QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS (preferred),  or via W9ILY.
         See https://www.k9el.com/TO9W/TO9W.htm for more information.
FY     - Rikk, WE9G will be active as FY/WE9G from Matoury, French Guiana on
         15-23 November.  This  will be  a  SO2R  (Single Operator  2 Radio)
         operation on  80-6 metres.  He will operate mostly  FT8  ("SuperFox
         when on the higher bands and  MSHV when on the lower bands"),  plus
         some CW, SSB and FT4.  QSL via Club Log's OQRS , LoTW , or via home
         call. [TNX DX World]
HR     - Gerard, F2JD will be active again as HR5/F2JD from Copan,  Honduras
         from late November to late March 2025. He will operate CW, SSB  and
         FT8/FT4  on the HF bands  and  6 metres.  QSL via F6AJA  (direct or
         bureau);  logsearch on  http://LesNouvellesDX.fr/voirlogs.php. [TNX
         F6AJA]
JD1_mt - Take, JG8NQJ  expects to be back to the  weather station  on Minami
         Torishima  (OC-073) around mid-November until early March 2025, his
         QSL manager reports. Usually he is QRV as JG8NQJ/JD1 in his limited
         spare time. He operates CW  and some FT8 (please note that he wants
         you to call with your signal report, not your grid square). QSL via
         JA8CJY (direct), JG8NQJ (bureau) and LoTW.
ON     - Members of the  Radio Club des Ardennes (ON4RCA)  will be active as
         OO80BB between 16 November and 15 December, to commemorate the 80th
         anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge during World War II. QSL can
         only be requested via Club Log's OQRS until 31 January 2025.
PJ6    - Dave, WJ2O will be active as  PJ6/WJ2O from Saba (NA-145) on  17-26
         November,  including an entry in the  CQ WW DX CW Contest.  QSL via
         N2ZN.
V4     - Andy, N2NT will be active on 160-6 metres as  V47NT  from St. Kitts
         (NA-104) on 17-26 November. He will participate in the  CQ WW DX CW
         Contest as V47T. QSL for both callsigns via W2RQ. [TNX NG3K]
V7     - Janusz, SP9FIH will be active as  V73WE  (requested callsign)  from
         Majuro Atoll (OC-029), Marshall Islands between  29 November and 13
         December.  He plans to be QRV on 40, 30, 20, 12 and 10 metres ("the
         operation will be limited to only few radio bands due to high costs
         of luggage ticket", he says).  QSL  via  Club Log's OQRS.  Bookmark
         http://v7.dxpeditions.org for more information and updates.
VU     - Provided  that  the  AU2K  operation  from  Kanika Island  (AS-179)
         [425DXN 1745]  proceeds as planned  and  is completed successfully,
         the team  is exploring  the option  of operating  also  from  Sagar
         Island (AS-153).  The operation is tentatively scheduled between 10
         and 13 December.  "We  have applied for  a special callsign,  which
         will be announced on  https://au2k.weebly.com once issued",  Cezar,
         VE3LYC, reports.  "The activation will be carried out by the entire
         team, using the same equipment employed in the AU2K project".
VU     - Datta, VU2DSI will be active once again as AU2JCB from  15 November
         to 16 December to commemorate the birthdate  (30 November 1858)  of
         Indian physicist and radio pioneer  Jagadish Chandra Bose.  He will
         operate SSB on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres, and FM on 50800, 51500
         and 29700 kHz.  QSL direct to home call.
VU4    - Krish,  W4VKU will be back to the  Andaman Islands (AS-001)  and be
         active as VU4A between late November and mid December.  He plans to
         operate  SSB  and  FT8 (MSHV) on  160-6 metres.  QSL via Club Log's
         OQRS (preferred for both direct and bureau cards), LoTW,  or direct
         to W4VKU.  See https://www.qrz.com/db/VU4A for more information and
         updates.
ZS_ant - Oleg, ZS1ANF (UA1O, ex UA1PBA) will be active again as ZS7ANF  from
         Wolf's Fang Runway,  Queen Maud Land, Antarctica (AN-016)  starting
         around  mid November  until  late February 2025.  He  will  operate
         mainly CW on 40-10 metres. QSL via DL5EBE or RK1PWA, and LoTW.

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

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3D2Y: 6 METER TERRESTRIAL AND EME PLANS ---> Plans are "to make every effort
to  hand out  as many 6 meter QSOs  as possible".  The team  will arrive  on
Rotuma on 15 November, and will be on the air through 3 December.
"6m EME operations will be captained by Don, N1DG, and all of our EME opera-
tors will be remote.  Our 6 meter EME schedule will be published in advance.
Working EME with a  small team DXpedition  is a challenge,  by utilizing our
remote team  we can  leverage their  expertise  resulting  in a  much better
opportunity to make as many EME contacts as possible.
6 meter terrestrial operations will be manned  by a mix of local  and remote
operators. We will monitor PSK Reporter  and the ON4KST Chat room  for open-
ings.  We are able to receive notifications  of potential openings  in real-
time.  Our  primary terrestrial  FT8 frequency of operation  on 6 meters  is
50313. We will QSY as needed".
The DXpedition is dedicated to the memory of Bob Allphin, K4UEE  (SK 10 Feb-
ruary 2024),  "the most prolific DXpedition leader  of our generation".  See
https://rotuma2024.com/   and   https://www.facebook.com/61560596036650  for
updates.

MARAC SPONSORS USA-CA AWARD ---> "The  Board  of  Directors  of  the  Mobile
Amateur Radio Awards Club (MARAC) has voted to sponsor the coveted award for
making contacts  with all  United States  counties  for the first time.  The
award,  known  as the  United States of America  County Award (USA-CA),  was
sponsored by CQ Magazine until the ham radio journal ceased publication. One
major change  from the  CQ Magazine award  will be  the  elimination  of the
requirement  for  written  confirmations".   See  http://www.marac.org/  for
complete information.

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QSLs  received  direct  or  through  managers:  3V8HP,  4K6FO,  5A1AL, 5H1WX
(AF-054), 7Z1AO, 8Q7JH, 9A24RRC, 9X2AW, A41NN, C91AHV, E51EME, EA9PB, ES5QA,
ET3AA, EX0M, FT4GL, GJ0KYZ, H44MS, J52EC, JT1A, JW5X, K8K, KL7J, LX9S,  N5J,
OX3LX,  PJ4SON, PJ7PF, R2FG,  RI0KA (AS-038),  TO8FP (NA-032), UK8OM, V31XX,
V4/WE9G, VK2/W7BRS (OC-004),  VP2V/WE9G, VP9KD,  VY2TT, W9HT/VP9,  WE9G/KL7,
YB3KM, ZD7FT, ZL7IO.

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