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15 July 2023                                              A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1680
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                         ****  DX  INFORMATION  ****
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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

3D2/R  - "BJ", WA7WJR has been QRV as  3D2BJ  from  Rotuma (OC-060)  since 3
         July and was expected  to set sail for  Viti Levu, Fiji  on 11 July
         [425DXN 1679]. His departure has been postponed, however,  owing to
         bad weather conditions. He will now remain on Rotuma until 17 or 18
         July. QSL via LoTW or direct to WA7WJR;  you can follow his voyages
         on https://www.questsofdiscovery.com/current-position.
9A     - Look for 9A7YY, 9A/S53Z, 9A/S54W, 9A/S58MU, 9A/S50O  and 9A/S50X to
         be active from Vis Island (EU-016) from 24 July and 1 August.  They
         will operate  CW and SSB on  80-10 metres,  and will also be active
         during the IOTA Contest.  QSLs via the bureau,  eQSL,  or direct to
         home calls. [TNX S58MU]
F      - F4FET, F4HHL, F5RAB and F8GGV will participate in the  IOTA Contest
         as TM5K from Ouessant Island (EU-065). Before the contest they will
         operate SSB, CW, RTTY and FT8 on 80-6 metres.  QSL via F8GGV.  [TNX
         NG3K]
GM     - Nobby, G0VJG  and Emil, DL8JJ  will return to  Rockall (EU-189)  to
         collect the equipment that has remained there since Cam Cameron was
         rescued by the Coastguard and flown back to dry land [425DXN 1678].
         "Weather  and seas permitting  they hope to arrive  by possibly  18
         July  at the earliest,  but subject to change",  DX World  reports.
         "Should  the weather and  swell  conditions  around  the  islet  be
         favourable,  both  Nobby and Emil  will operate  as  MM0UKI  for 90
         minutes each - total of three hours operating time -  on CW and SSB
         only".
I      - II3GR is the special callsign for the annual YOTA Camp organized by
         ARI Grado.  This year  it  will took place on  Volpera Island  (not
         IOTA) on 20-23 July, including participation in the  second session
         of the YOTA Contest (22 July, 1000-2159 UTC). QSL via IV3CTT.
I      - Seven operators (IK7WDS, IU7EHF, IW7DMH, IW7DOL, IZ7AUH, IZ7LDC and
         IZ8EGM) will be active as IJ7DX (IOTA Contest included)  and IJ7SAT
         (on QO-100, LEO and MEO satellites) from San Pietro Island (EU-073)
         on 28-30 July. QSL via Club Log's OQRS.
IS0    - Giuseppe, IK5WWA will be active as IM0C from San Pietro Island (EU-
         165) on 16-30 July.  He will be QRV on 40-2 metres,  hopefully also
         on 80m. QSL via home call.
JA     - Look for  Kenji, JA4GXS  to be active as  JA4GXS/6 from  Uji Island
         (AS-067) on 22 July (4-21 UTC). He will operate CW, SSB and FT8  on
         40, 30, 20 and 6 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau.  [TNX
         The Daily DX]
OH     - Jarno, OH6NJ will be active as  OH6NJ/8 from  Hailuoto Island  (EU-
         184) on 24-31 July.  He will operate CW, SSB and FT8  mainly on the
         higher bands. QSL via home call. [TNX DX World]
OZ     - Ron, DL1RNW will be active as OZ/DL1RNW  from Sandkas  (WWL JO75jg)
         on  Bornholm Island (EU-030) from  23 July to 5 August.  He will be
         QRV on the HF bands and 6 metres. QSL via eQSL.
SM     - Members of  EDR Ballerup  will  be active as  SM7/OZ5BAL  from  Ven
         Island (EU-137) on 28-30 July, including participation in the  IOTA
         Contest. Before the contest they will be QRV on 30, 17 and 12m, and
         will also operate  digital modes.  QSL via LoTW,  Club Log's  OQRS,
         eQSL, or via OZ0J.
TF     - Mek, SP7VC and Kasia, SQ7OYL  will be active as  OY/SP7VC  from the
         Faroe Islands  on  23-26 July,  followed  by an  extensive tour  of
         Iceland (TF/SP7VC) from 27 July to 17 August.  Look for activity on
         50, 70 and 144 MHz, as well as on 20 metres.
TG     - Dennis, KT8X will be active holiday style as TG4/KT8X from Guatema-
         la  from  23 July to 4 August.  Plans are  to operate  CW, FT8  and
         possibly some SSB on 40-6 metres. QSL via LoTW only. [TNX NG3K]
V6     - Cezar, VE3LYC  has resumed  his plans  for  the DXpedition  to  the
         Federated States of Micronesia's  IOTA groups  OC-155  (West Chuck)
         and OC-299 (Yap East, new one for IOTA)  that had to be put on hold
         because of the Covid-19 pandemic. He is now working to finalize the
         complex logistics of the trip,  which should take place sometime in
         October-November. Details will be announced in due course. Bookmark
         https://v6iota.weebly.com/ for updates.
V7     - Bob, W0RGC expects to be active as V7/W0RGC from Kwajalein (OC-028)
         Marshall Islands for  2-3 weeks starting around 13-14 July.  In his
         spare time he will operate SSB and FT8 on 20, 15 and 10 metres. QSL
         via LoTW, eQSL, or via home call. [TNX The Daily DX]
VK9/N  - David, VK5DG will be active as VK5DG/9 from Norfolk Island (OC-005)
         on 21-27 July. "This will be a purely portable operation",  and all
         contacts will be made via various satellites,  more information can
         be found on https://www.qrz.com/db/VK5DG/9. QSL via LoTW and eQSL.
VP5    - Shawn, KI5PXG will be active holiday style as  VP5/KI5PXG  from the
         Turks Islands (NA-003) on 17-24 July.  He will operate  SSB and FT8
         on the HF bands, primarily 10 and 20 metres. QSL via LoTW.

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

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QSL CO2XN ---> Boris, E73Y is the new QSL manager for Jose, CO2XN, including
his previous callsigns (CM2XN and CM8AKD).  The QSL cards are being designed
and Boris hopes to have them printed by mid-August. QSLs can be reuested via
Club Log's OQRS,  or via E73Y  (direct and bureau).  Jose will  periodically
upload his log to LoTW. [TNX E73Y]

QSO TODAY ACADEMY ---> The QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo  was introduced during
the height  of the Covid-19 pandemic.  After  six  successful events,  it is
evolving into the QSO Today Academy.  The inaugural event will take place on
9-10 September. See https://www.qsotodayhamexpo.com/ for more information.

WRTC 2022 ---> The  World Radiosport Team Championship,  held  in  Italy  in
parallel  with  the  IARU  HF World  Championship, is now  history. Yaroslav
Oleynik (UW7LL)  and  Yuri Onipko (VE3DZ) are the new world champions;  once
again Manfred Wolf (DJ5MW) and Stefan von Baltz (DL1IAO) are the runners-up,
and the  bronze medalists  are  Vedran Carapovic (9A7DX)  and  Zvonko Karnik
(9A3LG).
#     Call    Operators            #     Call    Operators
---------------------------------------------------------------
1     I44W    UW7LL   VE3DZ        30    I44Y    ZL3CW   VK2IA
2     I43C    DJ5MW   DL1IAO       31    I47O    N2IC    HA3NU
3     I49D    9A7DX   9A3LG        32    I42L    KU1CW   EB5A
4     I47M    F8DBF   F1AKK        33    I46F    EA8RM   EA2W
5     I47L    OM3BH   OM3GI        34    I49R    GD4XUM  G3NKC
6     I42M    ZR2A    DL9EE        35    I41D    4O3A    9A3A
7     I47V    SV2DSJ  LZ3FN        36    I44G    4X6FR   4X1DX
8     I42G    K5ZD    W2SC         37    I43O    YL3JA   UR5YKO
9     I43Z    RW7K    RA9P         38    I43L    YU5EEA  9A3SMS
10    I47K    LY4A    OM3RM        39    I42F    EW6W    EU1A
11    I49M    NN3W    N3QE         40    I47B    M0SDV   DK6SP
12    I49A    KD4D    KE3X         41    I42D    S53MM   S57K
13    I44X    EC2DX   CT1ILT       42    I44B    BA1RB   BA4TB
14    I43R    UA4FER  LZ2HM        43    I46Y    9M6NA   K5WA
15    I42V    IZ1LBG  IK3QAR       44    I43U    E21EIC  E29TGW
16    I43K    W2GD    AA3B         45    I41N    VR2XAN  IK2PFL
17    I49K    KI6RRN  N5ZO         46    I43B    VA2EW   VA2WA
18    I42W    NP4Z    N2NT         47    I41U    FY5FY   F4DXW
19    I42R    OR2F    LZ4AX        48    I46C    W1UE    K1XM
20    I46Q    SP7GIQ  SP7IVO       49    I47U    JA1BJI  JR2GRX
21    I42B    E77DX   E70T         50    I42A    CE2LR   CE3CT
22    I47P    JH5GHM  WA1Z         51    I41K    PY2NY   PY2SEX
23    I46J    RA3CO   RA3AUU       52    I43G    IZ8JAI  IZ8FWN
24    I41M    RM9I    UN9L         53    I46P    NG0C    AC0W
25    I44Z    AD6E    K6XX         54    I43V    K4AB    NN7CW
26    I46V    DL5AXX  DL7FER       55    I47C    AD5A    AB5EB
27    I44C    LZ1NK   LZ4AE        56    I47W    NE9U    K9CT
28    I41R    KO8SCA  S55M         57    I44P    DL3ON   EI5LA
29    I44Q    VE5MX   VE3EJ        58    I46O    5T5PA   KF5EYY
Awards were also given to the  Phone Leaders (YU5EEA & 9A3SMS), the CW Lead-
ers (F8DBF & F1AKK),  the Multiplier Leaders (UW7LL & VE3DZ),  the  Accuracy
Leaders (DJ5MW & DL1IAO),  as well as  the Best Youth Team (YL3JA & UR5YKO).
A PDF  file  with the  complete final results  is  available  for  download:
https://www.wrtc2022.it/wrtc_2022_final_scores.pdf.

WRTC 2026 --- > The 10th World Radio Sport Team Championship  will be hosted
by the United Kingdom, and will tale place in the area known as East Anglia,
in the East of England, on 7-13 July 2026.
The qualification criteria are still being determined.  It is already known,
however, that the  first and final qualification events will be  this year's
CQ WW DX SSB Contest (28-29 October) and the  2025 ARRL DX SSB Contest  (1-2
March), respectively. Bookmark https://www.wrtc2026.org/ for updates.

YOTA CONTEST 2023 ---> The second session of this year's YOTA Contest, orga-
nized by the IARU R1 Youth Working Group in cooperation with the   Hungarian
Amateur Radio Society (MRASZ), will take place on 22 July (1000-2159 UTC) on
the five classic bands CW and SSB. Everyone can work everyone.  The complete
rules can be found on https://ham-yota.com/contest.

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                         ******* QSL  ROUTES *******
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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

===================================================================
CALL        MANAGER     CALL        MANAGER     CALL        MANAGER
===================================================================
3D2BJ       WA7WJR      GR2HQ       M0OXO       RI1ZZ       RZ3EC
3Z90LOT     SP1KRF      HB9WFF      HB9FBI      RJ30RR      RZ3EC
4A7A        XE2T        HF90LOT     SP1PMY      RK30RR      RZ3EC
4L6QL       RW6HS       HG23TISZA   HA7VK       RL30RR      RZ3EC
4U1A        UA3DX       IB9A        IZ2WFL      RM30RR      RZ3EC
4U1UN       HB9BOU      II4SPZ      IQ4FE       RN30RR      RZ3EC
7Z1CQ       EC6DX       II9RRC      RZ3EC       RO30RR      RZ3EC
8Q7HU       EB7DX       KH6RRC      N7RO        RT30RR      RZ3EC
9A0HQ       9A2EU       KL7RA       N4GNR       RU30RR      RZ3EC
9A150TESLA  9A7R        KL7RRC      N7RO        RV30RR      RZ3EC
9A8GHJ/p    OE7GHJ      KL7SB       N4GNR       RW30RR      RZ3EC
9G5AF       EA5GL       KP2B        EB7DX       RX30RR      RZ3EC
A25SX       DL1SX       KP2M        NZ4DX       RZ30RR      RZ3EC
A41DX       M0OXO       L70V        LU1VZ       S50HQ       S58MU
A41KB       ON7LX       LB5GI       M0OXO       S573DX      S57DX
A47HQ       EC6DX       LR8FTDMC    F1ULQ       SK9HQ       SM6JSM
A61DI       EA7FTR      LY1933DG    LY2NZ       SN0HQ       SP3CGK
A61Q        EA7FTR      LY90DG      LY5O        SN100WS     SP9KKA
A71HQ       A71A        LY90FLY     LY2MM       SN300CITY   SP4GAP
BM0QSO      BM2JCC      LY90SD      LY2NZ       SN90LOT     SP1KZE
BV0HQ       BM2JCC      LY90SG      LY2NZ       SO90LOT     SP1PKW
C37HQ       C37URA      LZ04RN      LZ1ZF       SP80WON     SP3PDO
CR3Y        OM2FY       LZ0HQ       LZ1BJ       SP90LOT     SP1PBT
CR5HQ       CT1REP      LZ1015RW    LZ3GA       SQ90LOT     SP1KM
CX2DK       EA5GL       LZ30RRC     RZ3EC       ST0HQ       ST2M
D2EB        IZ3ETU      MD7C        M0OXO       TF/4X6TT    N4GNR
DA0HQ       DL5AXX      MJ0X        M0RTI       TF3W        TF3MH
DL100TC     DL4CQ       OE0HQ       OE3KAB      TF3XO       EA5GL
DR30RRC     RZ3EC       OE100XBB    OE5WRO      TM0HQ       F5CWU
DS0AHQ      6K2EHQ      OJ0JW       OH1JW       TM110TDF    F8GGZ
E2HQ        E21EIC      OL30RRC     RZ3EC       TM13COL     F5OGL
E750ESP     E73ESP      OL70KVK     OK6RP       TM25DFCF    F6FNA
E775BYZ     E74BYZ      OM2MEDVE    OM2GM       TM33TDF     F6KUQ
E7HQ        E70ARA      OM30RRC     RZ3EC       TM34JM      F6KEH
E7TESLA     E74BYZ      OP0HQ       ON4CAS      TM63TDF     F4KLW
ED8M        EA8DIG      OY/4X6TT    N4GNR       V85A        EB7DX
EE7P        EA7ATX      OY/M0JHQ    JA0JHQ      VB3BACON    VA3RT
EF4HQ       EA4URE      OZ1HQ       OZ1ACB      VB3P        VA3KWZ
EF6T        EA3AIR      P3N         RW3RN       VC1933      VE1FQ
EF8BBM      EA4BQ       PA6HQ       PA1AW       VE2CSI      M0URX
EI0HQ       EI4BZ       PJ2HQ       W3HNK       VI25AREG    M0OXO
ER7HQ       ER1FF       PJ4A        K4BAI       VY0ERC      M0OXO
ES1NOA/0    OH1NOA      R30RRC      RZ3EC       XM3I        VE3NE
FW1JG       F4FTV       R3RRC       RZ3EC       YT0HQ       YU1SRS
G6XX        M0OXO       RA30RR      RZ3EC       Z21ML       N4GNR
GB0RRC      RZ3EC       RC30RR      RZ3EC       Z30HQ       Z37RSM
GB5SGS      G3KME       RD30RR      RZ3EC       ZF1A        K7ZO

9A575Z   Vladimir Talan, P.P. 77, 48001 Koprivnica, Croatia
9H3TTN   Marcio Cabral, Rua Artur de Azevedo 1681, Sao Paulo - SP, 05404-014
         Brazil
9Q1AA    Silvano Borsa, Viale Capettini 1, 27036 Mortara PV, Italy
9Q1ZZ    Silvano Borsa, Viale Capettini 1, 27036 Mortara PV, Italy
AH2R     Sato Kouetsu, 9-15 Aoba, Nakayama-machi, Yamagata, 990-0411, Japan
C31CA    Jordi Fernandez Garcia, Avda. de Molinaseca 8 2A, 24401 Ponferrada
         (Leon), Spain
C6ADX    Joe Pater, 2419 Pierson Rd., Oxford OH 45056, USA
DL0SOP   Georg Tretow, Postfach 1114, 23931 Grevesmuehlen, Germany
FR4KR    Francois Barbier, 5 bis La Marrerie, 50500 St Andre de Bohon,
         France
GB13COL  Rich Shivers, 9029 Eastview Rd, Philadelphia PA 19152-1608, USA
HG0HQ    Szabo Karoly, Fuzesgyarmat, Aradi u. 42, 5525, Hungary
KH8RRC   James Gallo, 149 Marine Avenue 6F, Brooklyn NY 11209, USA
OX3LX    Joergen Roemming, Brandelev Stationsvej 9, 4700 Naestved, Denmark
PX2A     Carlos Adalberto Carareto, Estrada de Santo Amaro 201,
         Sao Paulo - SP, 05544-000, Brazil
S77HQ    Jaya Nair, PO Box 1516, Victoria, Mahe, Seychelles
VL4U     Cory Newman, 7 Hanover Court, Morayfield, QL 4506, Australia
VO2VC    Chris Vernon, 8 Philips Place, Flatrock, NL A1K 1C8, Canada
VP6MC    Michael Collis, P.O. Box 1594, 21678 Jobs Peak Road, Crestline
         CA 92325, USA
ZF2PG    Pete Gladysz, 4633 Riverchase, Troy MI 48098, USA
ZF5T     Stanford H. Stockton, PO Box 73, Siloam Springs AR 72761-0073, USA
ZF9DX    William C. Morgan, 12012 County Road 3000, Rolla MO 65401, USA

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