425 DX News #1736
Posted: Fri Aug 09, 2024 12:02 pm
10 August 2024 A.R.I. DX Bulletin No 1736 =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** =========================== 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. =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW Access to the main functions of www.425dxn.org is provided by the 425DXN App for Android. It is available on Google Play - free of charge, no ads. Enjoy! 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 =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* QSL ROUTES ******* =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW =================================================================== 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. 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