425 DX News #1745
Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2024 11:25 am
12 October 2024 A.R.I. DX Bulletin No 1745 =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 3B9 - Kazu, M0CFW will be active as 3B9/M0CFW from Rodrigues Island (AF- 017) on 22-30 October. He will participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest as 3B9KW. QSLs via LoTW and Club Log's OQRS. [TNX NG3K] 7P - Bernie, ZS4TX and John, ZS6JON will be activating Lesotho on 70 cm EME using the callsign 7P8Z from grid KG30. "We will do two moon passes", Dennis says, "starting Friday 18 October 2024 at 18:00 UTC moonrise and ending Sunday 20 October 2024 at 05:00 UTC moonset. Also included is some Satellite passes - we will work the ISS (if available), RS-44 and SO-50". QSL via PA3CMC and LoTW. 7Q - Vasco 7Q7CT, Jorge CT1BOL, Vasco D2ACE and Fran EC7R will be active as 7Q1 (just Seven Quebec One) from Lilongwe, Malawi from 23 October to 2 November, including an entry in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. QSL via EA7FTR. 9M6 - Saty, JE1JKL will be active again as 9M6NA from Labuan Island (OC- 133), East Malaysia from 23 October to 25 November. He will participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest (SOAB LP) and the CQ WW DX CW Contest (SOAB HP). QSL via LoTW and Club Log's OQRS. [TNX NG3K] D4 - Claudio, HB9OAU will be active holiday style as D44OA from Sal Island (AF-086), Cape Verde from 24 October to 5 November, including an entry in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. He will operate SSB and CW on 40-6 metres. QSL only via LoTW and eQSL; QSOs will be uploaded to Club Log. HL - Members of the Korean Amateur Radio League (KARL) will be active as HL24KARL on 20 October during the KARL Field Day. All QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau and LoTW. HS - Special event station HS19IARU will be active between 12 October and 10 November for the 19th IARU Region 3 Conference to be hosted in Bangkok by the Radio Amateur Society of Thailand (4-8 November, https://www.iarur3conf2024.org). QSL via LoTW and Club Log's OQRS. I - Special callsign II6PRES will be in use between 12 and 27 October to celebrate the 50th anniversary of ARI San Benedetto del Tronto (IQ6SB). QSL via IK6XEJ, direct or bureau. JD1_oga- Kou, JP1IHD will be active again as JD1BQP from Chichijima (AS-031) Ogasawara from 21 October until 3 November. including an entry in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. Outside the contest he will operate SSB, FT4 and FT8 with a focus on 15, 12, 10 and 6 metres. QSL via the bureau to JD1BQP, or direct to JP1IHD; QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW and Club Log. KH0 - Masa, JA0RQV will be active holiday style as KH0/JA0RQV from Saipan, Mariana Islands (OC-086) on 25-27 October. He will operate FT8/FT4, CW and SSB on 40-6 metres, with a focus on 6m. QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or direct to home call. Masa will be accompanied by Nob, JA0JHQ, who will participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest as AH0CO (QSL via LoTW, or direct to home call). PJ7 - Ed, N2HX will be active again as PJ7PL from Sint Maarten (NA-105) between 20 October and 18 December, including entries in the CQ WW DX SSB and CW contests, as well as in the ARRL 10-Meter Contest. Outside the contests he will operate holiday style also on RTTY and FT8. QSL via home call. [TNX The Daily DX] PY0F - Ben DA1DX, Mark DK2CX, Paul DL5CW, Wolf OE2VEL and Renner PY7RP have been active as PX0FF from Fernando de Noronha (SA-003) [425DXN 1743] since 5 October, and will remain there until 21 October. They operate SSB, CW and FT8 (MSHV) on 160-6 metres with five stations: https://clublog.org/livestream/PX0FF. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or via DJ4MX. SV5 - The Dodecanese Radio Amateur Association (SZ5RDS) will be active as SX502GM on 18-20 October to highlight the presence of Fra' John T. Dunlap in Rhodes, which marks the first official visit of a Grand Master of the Order of Malta to the island since 1522. QSL via LoTW only. TA - In celebration of the 101st anniversary of the Republic of Turkey (29 October 1923), special event callsign TC101TC will be used from 18 to 29 October. QSL via LoTW; a certificate will be available on https://tadx.org/awards. TI9 - Jose, TI2JJP has been active as TI9/TI2JJP from Cocos Island (NA- 012) since 9 October, and will remain there until 15 October. Initially he was signing TI9/I2JJP on FT8 by mistake. He operates SSB and FT8, so far on 20 and 10 metres. QSL via EA7FTR. V4 - Yuri, VE3DZ will be active as V4/VE3DZ from St. Kitts (NA-104) from 23 October to 3 November. He will participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest as V48K. QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or via home call. V5 - Members of Amateur Radio DXpeditions will be active as V55LA from Namibia from 30 October to 11 November. The team includes LA3BO, LA7THA, LA7WCA, LA8OM, LA9KKA, LB1FI, LB1QI, LB5GI, LB8DC and OE7PGI. They will operate CW, SSB and digital modes on the HF bands, with up to seven stations and a focus on the low bands. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS; full LoTW upload 6 months after the DXpedition. See https://www.ardxpeditions.com/dxpeditions/v55la for information and https://www.facebook.com/groups/3093983840726129 for updates. V6 - Miki, JJ2CJB will be active as V63CB from Weno Island (OC-011), Micronesia on 25-29 October. Main activity will be during the CQ WW DX SSB Contest; outside the contest he will operate SSB and some CW and FT8 on 80-10 metres. QSL via LoTW, or direct to JJ2CJB. [TNX DX World] VP5M - K2DM as VP2MDM, N0SMX as VP2MMX and ND8L as VP2MMM will be active from Montserrat (NA-103) on 23-28 October. They will participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest as VP2MDM (QSL via LoTW, or direct to K2DM); outside the contest they will operate "a lot of FT8/FT4 and a bit of CW" using their individual callsigns. VU - Cezar VE3LYC (VU3LPL), Sarath VU2RS, Adi VU3WEW and Anil VU3DXA will be active as AU2K from Kanika Island (AS-179, new one for IOTA) between 2 and 7 December. "Regretfully, Frank (DL4KQ), who planned and worked on this project with us, will be unable to join the team due to family and work-related issues". The team will set up two radio stations, and attempt to operate SSB, CW and digital modes around the clock on all bands from 40 to 10 metres. Once the operation is on its way, the team will consider the possibility of setting up a third station. "We seek financial support from those who are able and willing to help us defray some of the large costs required by this project" - see https://au2k.weebly.com for more information. QSL via Club Log's OQRS (direct and bureau), or direct to VE3LYC. [TNX VE3LYC] XV - 3W3B went QRT permanently on 10 October. "After 14 years of fun it was time to renew my license to comply with new Government Regulations", Bruce says. His new callsign is XV9B, but his QSL routes remain unchanged: via LoTW (preferred), or via E21EIC. YJ - Chris, VK2YUS will be active again as YJ0CA from Port Vila (OC-035) Vanuatu between 23 October and 4 November, including participation in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. Outside the contest he will operate SSB on 40-10 metres, typically between 21 UTC and 10 UTC. QSL direct to home call. He does not use LoTW or Club Log. ZL7 - Holger, ZL3IO will be active again as ZL7IO from Waitangi, Chatham Islands (OC-038) on 15-31 October. Although the main reason for this trip is extensive work on the ZL7DX station, he plans to take part in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or via DK7AO. [TNX The Daily DX] =========================== *** 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. 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