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425 DX News #1736

Posted: Fri Aug 09, 2024 12:02 pm
by NP3N

10 August 2024                                            A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1736

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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

4W     - Alan, VK1AO will be QRV again as 4W/VK1AO from Timor Leste  from 19
         August to 4 September, including activity from POTA sites  and from
         Mt Ramelau (Tatamailau), the highest peak in  Timor-Leste.  Usually
         he operates mainly FT8 on 40-12 metres. QSL via LoTW, eQSL and Club
         Log's OQRS.  See https://www.qrz.com/db/4W/VK1AO  for more informa-
         tion.
CN     - Taking part in the annual Youth Day's celebrations,  members of the
         Association Royale des Radioamateurs du Maroc (ARRAM) will be using
         the special prefix 5E61 on 17-25 August, while the national society
         will be running the special event station 5E61FJ. Celebrated on the
         birth day of the reigning monarch (21 August),  Youth Day  (Fete de
         la Jeunesse) is a public holiday  in honour of the contribution  of
         the youth to the Kingdom.
CT7    - Look for Markus, CT7/DJ4EL  to be active during  his daylight hours
         from Insua Island (EU-150) on 9-12 August. QSL via LoTW, Club Log's
         OQRS, or via home call. [TNX The Daily DX]
ES     - Celebrating  the centenary  of amateur radio  in  Estonia,  special
         event station ES1924TE will be active on 5-18 August. QSL via LoTW,
         eQSL and QRZ Logbook;  bureau cards can be requested on the event's
         website: https://es1924te.erau.ee.
F      - Vitaly, F4WBU will be active as  TM2024PG on  12, 19 and 26 August,
         and  again  from  28 August to 8 September  during the  17th Summer
         Paralympic Games. All QSOs will be confirmed via the bureau.
F      - For the ninth year in a row,  a German team  (DJ5KX, DJ8EI, DK5OPA,
         DL1DCT, DL4MME, DL5KA and DL8KR) will be active as TM0BSM  from the
         lighthouse at Berck-sur-Mer  on  15-18 August.  They will be QRV on
         the HF bands and the QO-100 satellite. QSL via LoTW (preferred), or
         direct to DK5OPA.
F      - Supported by a Dutch  amateur  radio team,  special  event  station
         TM80LM will  be  active  on  15-18 August  to  celebrate  the  80th
         anniversary of the liberation of the village of Le Muy during  WWII
         (16 August 1944). QSL via LoTW and Club Log's OQRS.
FO     - Yann, F1SMB will be active again as FO/F1SMB from  French Polynesia
         between  15 August and 15 September.  His main QTH  will be  Tahiti
         (OC-046), with a side trip to  Fakarava (OC-066).  Usually he oper-
         ates FT8 and SSB  40-10 metres.  QSL via F1SMB  (direct or bureau),
         LoTW, eQSL.
OH0    - OH2BH, OH2GEK, OH2MM  and OH2TA  will be active as  OH0AM  from the
         Aland Islands on 10-11 August.  They will operate CW, SSB  and  FT8
         (also SuperFox)  with  two stations.  QSL via OH2TA.  This activity
         celebrates the 60th anniversary of the OH-DX-Ring (OH2AM),  founded
         on 15 August 1964 by a bunch of young Finns who "soon captured tens
         of CQWW World Records in  multi and single categories and activated
         new & rare DXCC entities in all corners of the world".
         Each of "your band/mode QSOs with OH0AM will bring you one  lottery
         ticket. Just send a note of your QSOs to  [email protected] to par-
         ticipate in the lottery". The prizes are 10 copies of "Atlas of QSL
         Cards": authored by Laura Piipar,  daughter of the late OH2BBR (one
         of the OH2AM founders), the book  "will take radio amateur and non-
         amateur readers alike on a fascinating journey through the world of
         DX, guided by her dad's valuable QSL card collection".
OH0    - OH2JIU, OH2MZB,  OH5BM, OH5CW,  OH5CY and OH5CZ  will be active  as
         OG0C from the  Aland Islands (EU-002)  on  11-18 August.  Operating
         from grid square KO09, they will be QRV from 160m to 70cm  CW, SSB,
         FT8/FT4 and RTTY with several stations.  QSL via OH5CW (direct) and
         LoTW.
OK     - OL24YOTA, OL1YOTA, OL2YOTA and OL3YOTA are the special callsigns to
         be used during the YOTA Summer Camp 2024  to be hosted by the Czech
         Radio Club in Prague on 16-23 August.
SV     - Kostas, SV8GGI  and  Vassilis, SV1SXZ  will operate  CW and SSB  as
         J48KLH from Koghi Lighthouse on Salamina Island (EU-075) during the
         International  Lighthouse/Lightship  Weekend  (17-18 August).  QSOs
         will be uploaded to LoTW and Club Log.
VP5    - Randy, K5SL will be active holiday style as VP5/K5SL from Providen-
         ciales (NA-002) on 14-23 August. He will operate CW and SSB on  40-
         10 metres. QSL via home call. [TNX The Daily DX]
W      - Members of the Old Barney Amateur Radio Club will be active as N2OB
         from  "Old Barney",  the Barnegat Lighthouse  on  Long Beach Island
         (NA-111) on  17 August  (13-21 UTC).  Activity  is  expected  to be
         mostly on 20 meters SSB. QSL via N2OO (https://www.oqrs.net/n2oo/).
XE     - Once again special callsign 4A2MAX will be activated on 1-31 August
         in remembrance of  St. Maximilian Maria Kolbe.  Activity will be on
         various bands SSB, CW and digital modes. Born in 1894, Father Kolbe
         (SP3RN) was killed on  14 August 1941  at Auschwitz. QSL via EA5GL;
         QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW, eQSL, QRZ Logbook and Club Log.  See
         https://www.qrz.com/db/4a2max for more information.
YB     - Members  of  ORARI Lokal Jakarta Timur (YH0AD)  will be  active  as
         7E79RI from Pari Island (OC-177) on 16-19 August. They will operate
         SSB, CW and FT8  on  160-10 metres  with several stations.  QSL via
         LoTW, eQSL and QRZ Logbook.

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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

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ILLW ---> The 27th annual International  Lighthouse/Lightship  Weekend  will
take place from 00.01 UTC  on  17  August  until  24.00  UTC  on  the  18th.
Complete information on this popular event, including a  list  of  announced
participating stations, can be found at https://illw.net/.

INDEXA NEWSLETTER ---> The Summer 2024 issue (#142)  of the International DX
Association's Newsletter is now available for download on the INDEXA website
(https://indexa.org/newsletters.html).  Highlights  include  "Where do we go
next INDEXA?" by Otis Vicens (NP4G); "INDEXA Announces the  'Next Generation
Fund' in Support of Youth-related DXpeditioning" by Hal Turley (W8HC); DXpe-
dition reports  from  CB0ZA (Juan Fernandez, February 2024),  8R7X  (Guyana,
February 2024),  VP6G (Pitcairn Island, April 2024),  V62P & V62S  (OC-155 &
OC-299, November 2023), Hal Turley's review of the book  "Nifty E-Z Guide to
Adventures in DXing. Developing Worldwide Friendships Through Radio Communi-
cation" by Jeff Cantor (K1ZN).

NJ5 ---> The "Magnet", with  the  N5J team  and  three  USFWS scientists  on
board, arrived at Jarvis Island on  6 August  at 17 UTC.  Operations started
just after 00.30 UTC on 7 August. QSL via Club Log's OQRS.  A certificate is
available for  "completing radio communications with the Jarvis 2024 DXpedi-
tion on CW, SSB FT8 modes and five bands":
https://jarvisisland2024.com/qsl-info-l ... tion-award

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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

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CALL        MANAGER     CALL        MANAGER     CALL        MANAGER
===================================================================
3W9A        KU1CW       GS8VL       M0OXO       SO24TSR     SP1PMY
3Z80ERZ     SQ7FSE      HB24SFB     HB9ESC      SO80PW      SP3PDO
3Z80SKA     SP7SKA      II3GR       IV3CTT      SP50HOB     SP5ZIP
4A2MAX      EA5GL       II3Y        M0OXO       SP80PW      SP3PDO
5C25FT      CN8WW       II4BFRE     IQ4FE       SQ24TSR     SP1PKW
5C25HV      CN8HV       II7P        IK7RWE      TC61CAT     TA3LCK
5C25PA      CN8PA       IP1X        IU1JCZ      TF3D        TF3MH
5C25PG      EA7FTR      IR5G        IU3EDK      TF3IRA      TF3MH
5C25VO      CN8VO       J48K        SV2JAO      TF3W        TF3MH
5K3L        HK3LRB      K1IMI       N4CW        TF3XO       EA5GL
5W1SA       JA1DXA      K1W         K1RX        TM17JO      F1HOM
5X4E        IQ3CO    KP2BH       EB7DX       TM2024JO    F5KAI
5X4E        IZ3ZLG [d]  KP2M        NZ4DX       TM24JO      F4GFE
6E1HUA      XE1JMF      LB5GI       M0OXO       TM24JOL     F8GGZ
7E4C        YE4FNN      LY35A       LY5A        TM24JOP     F1LPT
7S5A        SM4DDS      LY35BW      LY2QT       TM24OG      F4GFE
8Q7GG       S53RA       MD7C        M0OXO       TM24P       F6CQU
9A/OM2ZZ    OM2FY       MU5E        GU4YOX      TM33JO      F6KNL
9A/OM6NM    OM2FY       NP2X        KU9C        TM33OG      F8KGH
9A0A/p      9A7R        OC200J      OA4O        TM34JO      F6KEH
9A0BR       9A4W        OH0JV       DL7RV       TM35JO      F4KIO
9A5D/p      9A1BHI      OL130SV     OK1MIQ      TM36JO      F5OHM
9A8DV       IK6VXO      OL70CHOD    OK1RDO      TM5K        F8GGV
BI4SSB      BA4TB       OL88YL      HB9FPM      TM5OL       F6AJA
BY4JN       BA4MY       OM80SNP     OM2FY       TM73JO      F6HQP
C49C        5B4KH       OV2T        PA0ABM      TM77FO      F4GYM
CT9ABO      OM3GI       OV3W        DK3WW       TM78JO      F5KCK
DK3R        DL1KZA      OV9M        DF9TM       TM89JO      F4GLQ
DV1IIW      IK2DUW      OY1OF       M0URX       TM8JOP      F8LLA
DZ9TI       DZ1REC      OZ1AA/p     OZ1ACB      TO973FY     EA5GL
E51CZZ      IK2DUW      PA/OQ4T     ON4TO       V26K        AA3B
EI30T       EI3ENB      PC20SAIL    PA0RDY      V47FWX      M0URX
EJ3Z        EI6GGB      PE146U      PA3EYC      VE2IM       VE3DZ
ES0MVM      ES1MVM      PJ2MAN      EC5AHA      VP2EAF      W5SQK
GB24EIJ     PA5UL       RI0F        R7AA        VP8DPD      G3WIP
GB4CAT      M0MNG       SD1A        SM1TDE      VY0ERC      M0OXO
GD6EFW      ON6EF       SM/OV2E     OZ0J        XU7AKJ      JA3ULS
GM2T        GM4UYZ      SN0GSMP     SP9KRJ      XU7AMO      N0MMA
GM4ALE      G4ALE       SN1A        SP1EG       XV9NI       JR1UFN
GM7V        N3SL        SN24TSR     SP1KZE      YL1CAT      YL2TD

8P9MC    Philipp Radl, Fichtenweg 7, 8071 Hausmannstaetten, Austria
FR8TZ    Fabrice Brassier, 10 rue de Chanlat, 63190 Moissat, France
FR8UA    Fabrice Brassier, 10 rue de Chanlat, 63190 Moissat, France
GB1URC   Unicom Radio Club, 7 Plenshin Court, Glasgow, G53 6QW,
         United Kingdom
GJ2A     Mathieu Roche, Flat 1, Statscombe House, Le Quai Bisson,
         Le Boulevard, St. Brelade, Jersey, JE3 8JT, United Kingdom
KH0W     Thomas M. Callas, P.O. Box 1058, Minnetonka MN 55345, USA
N1LI     N.D. Grant, PO Box 301, Long Island ME 04050, USA
OH0V     Jukka Klemola, Aarontie 5, FI-31400 Somero, Finland
OH0Z     Laurent D. Thomin, 1615 Beaconshire Rd, Houston TX 77077-3817, USA
PJ2ND    Jeffrey A. Maass, 9256 Concord Rd, Powell OH 43065-9625, USA
S21PL    Antonio Cannataro, Via Don Minzoni 18, 87040 Marano Marchesato CS,
         Italy
TM100OG  Laurent Borde, 987 route de Pelussin, 42520 Maclas, France
TZ4AM    Gregory J. Carter, 808 Paris Mountain Rd, Rockmart GA 30153, USA
V73ML    Lisa M. Marks, PSC 701 Box 958, APO AP 96555, USA
XW4KV    Vincent Colombo, 32 rue de Gibrand, 17350 Port d'Envaux, France
YE4FNN   Abet Suhaian, Jl. Achmad Rosidi Hamzah No. 115, Bintang,
         Kecamatan Rangkui, Kota Pangkal Pinang 33138, Indonesia
YJ0CA    Chris Ayres, 3/19-21 Eastern Rd, Turramurra NSW 2074, Australia

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