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425 DX News #1746

Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2024 4:10 pm
by NP3N

19 October 2024                                           A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1746

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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

3D2/R  - Antoine, 3D2AG, will leave for Rotuma on 19 October for a  research
         trip lasting three to four weeks  (depending on the timing  of  the
         return boat in November). In his spare time he will operate  mostly
         CW and SSB as 3D2AG/p on  160-6 metres,  with a focus on the higher
         bands.  He hopes to complete the setup and  be on the air  at least
         by 25 October, so that he can try  and participate in the  CQ WW DX
         SSB Contest. Please note that while on the island  he will not have
         access  to the Internet,  and that  for CW  he will  use  a  manual
         iambic paddle and  paper logs,  which will be digitised  after  the
         trip. QSL via Club Log's OQRS and LoTW.
5H     - Tev, TA1HZ will be working at a construction site in Tabor,  Tanza-
         nia until late 2025;  in his spare time he will be active again  as
         5H8HZ on 40-10 metres, with a focus on 40, 30, 12 and 10m.  QSL via
         LoTW and eQSL; QSOs will also be uploaded to Club Log.
5X     - Don, G3XTT as 5X1DF (CW and some FT8) and Alan, G3XAQ as 5X1XA (CW)
         will be active from Uganda on 13-27 November.  Their  main activity
         will be during the CQ WW DX CW Contest, in which they will partici-
         pate as single-band entrants.  QSL 5X1DF via G3XTT;  QSL 5X1XA  via
         G3SWH's OQRS (https://www.g3swh.org.uk/decision.html). [TNX G3SWH]
6Y     - Neil, G0RNU will be active holiday style as  6Y/G0RNU  from Jamaica
         (NA-097) from  23 October to 6 November.  He will operate  SSB  and
         digital modes on 40-6 metres. He will post his frequency,  mode and
         times on the air to https://www.qrz.com/db/6Y/G0RNU. QSL via eQSL.
7Q     - Gerry, W1VE will participate in the  CQ WW DX SSB Contest as  7Q2T.
         He will be operating Don, 7Q5M's station remotely, and will also be
         QRV on 160-6 metres before the contest. QSL via LoTW. [TNX NG4K]
EP     - A group of  "young Persian amateur radio operators"  who would love
         "to experience  the joy of DXing  in the field"  will be active  as
         EP9KNA on 24-25 October. They will operate SSB and CW on 40, 20, 15
         and 10 metres  from Namakabrud,  located on the  shoreline  of  the
         Caspian Sea. QSL via operators' instructions.
FG     - Once again Philippe, F1DUZ will be active as FG4KH from  Guadeloupe
         (NA-102) from 22 October to 6 November,  including participation in
         the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, or via F1DUZ.
HR     - K1XM, K2TR, KQ1F, N2WQ and W1UE  will participate  in the  CQ WW DX
         SSB Contest as  HQ9X  from Roatan Island (NA-057),  Honduras.  They
         will be there on 19-29 October,  with "some operation" also between
         29 October and 15 November. QSL via KQ1F. [TNX NG3K]
I      - The  United Nations Global Service Centre ARC (4U1GSC)  in Brindisi
         is active again as  4U24OCT  until the end of October.  The special
         callsign marks  United  Nations  Day (24 October).  DXCC  wise,  it
         counts  for Italy. QSL via 9A2AA.
J6     - Steve, NY3B will be active again as J68SS from St Lucia (NA-108) on
         22-29 October. He will be one of the  J62K  operators during the CQ
         WW DX SSB Contest.  QSL J68SS via home call and LoTW;  QSL J62K via
         LoTW (preferred)  or direct to K9HZ,  QSOs will be uploaded also to
         Club Log, eQSL and QRZ Logbook.
KH9    - Tom, NL7RR will once again be active in his spare time as NL7RR/KH9
         from Wake Island (OC-053) starting  after 22 October for two weeks.
         Usually he operates SSB  on 20 metres between  06.00 and 08.00 UTC.
         QSL direct to home call. [TNX The Daily DX]
TR     - Roland, F8EN  will be active again as  TR8CR from Gabon starting in
         late October  for at least three months.  He will operate  CW only.
         QSL via F6AJA; logsearch on  http://LesNouvellesDX.fr/voirlogs.php.
         [TNX F6AJA]
V4     - Gary, G0FWX will be active again as  V47FWX  from St Kitts (NA-104)
         on 16-23 October. QSL via M0URX's OQRS (https://www.m0urx.com/oqrs)
         for direct and bureau cards.
V7     - Don, KW7R is currently active as  V73KW from the  Marshall Islands.
         He is there on a work assignment until September 2025. In his spare
         time he operates  CW and FT8  on various bands.  QSL via LoTW. [TNX
         The Daily DX]
VE     - Andy, VE1ANF will be active as  VE1ANF/9  from Lameque Island  (NA-
         068) on 18-20 October.  QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW,  or via home
         call.
VP8    - Gerben, PG5M will be active as VP8G from the Falkland Islands  (SA-
         002) on 15-25 November. "VP8 is not ranking high on the Most Wanted
         list for SSB and digital modes", he notes, "but for CW it ranks #30
         globally and #27 for Europe".  He will set up two stations and,  if
         circumstances allow,  operate both  CW and FT8 (using MSHV)  at the
         same time. Plans are to be QRV on 40-6 metres. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS
         and LoTW. See https://dx.to/vp8g/ for more information.

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

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FOC MEMORIAL DAY QSO PARTY --- > Sponsored and managed by the First Class CW
Operators' Club, the Memorial Day QSO Party is open to all licensed amateurs
and is intended to provide an opportunity for participants to pay tribute to
amateur radio operators  who are now  Silent Key.  This CW-only  event  will
run from  09:00 UTC on 1 November  to 08:59 UTC on 2 November.  Certificates
will be  available for all  participants submitting  an  ADIF log.  Complete
information can be found on https://www.g4foc.org/memorial-day-qso-party/.

PY0FF ---> The team on Fernando de Noronha will not use FT4,  preferring "to
invest every precious minute  to work  new stations  in  SSB, CW  and  FT8".
However,  in an effort "to support the  classic RTTY community",  they  will
operate RTTY on  19 October  after about 9 UTC.  Look for PY0FF on +/- 21105
kHz, listening split up 2 kHz and more.

YASME FOUNDATION GRANT ---> The Board of Directors  of the  Yasme Foundation
has announced a grant  to the  Association of Tunisian Radio Amateurs (ATRA)
in support of the 2024 YOTA (Youth On The Air) Sub-regional Camp  to be held
in Tunisia. [TNX K4ZW]

+ SILENT KEY + Henry "Doc" Van Kets, ON4IZ  passed away on  29 September  at
the age of 86. Born in 1938 and licensed since he was 16 years old, he was a
gynecologist  at the  University of Ghent Medical School.  His studies and a
demanding professional life limited his involvement in the hobby, and it was
not until he retired in 1998 that he had more time for amateur radio. He was
still very active in  SSB and particularly CW  (FOC member #2069),  and  his
primary interests were HF DXing and  IOTA chasing.  He was on the DXCC Honor
Roll with 340/381 (current/total)  credited Entities in the Mixed standings,
and on the IOTA Honour Roll with 1114 island groups confirmed. [TNX ON5NT]

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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

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CALL        MANAGER     CALL        MANAGER     CALL        MANAGER
===================================================================
3V8CB       LX1NO       G2SZ        M0OXO       OV1RR       OZ1HHH
4U1GSC      9A2AA       G6ZZ        M0OXO       OX3AH       EA5GL
4U24OCT     9A2AA       G6XX        M0OXO       PI40HTG     PA3DHR
5H3MB       IK2GZU      GM6XX       M0OXO       PX0FF       DJ4MX
5P1EG       SP1EG       HB9SPACE    HB9ACA      R50AWL      R2BFL
5R8IC       F6ICX       HF24WODA    SP6TO       RI42SP      RN3RQ
7Q5MLV      M0URX       HS0ZMY      EA5GL       SG0X        SM0MLZ
8Q7UX       IK0FUX      II4RCDN     IZ4FUE      SN120ABPAB  SP3PGR
9G5AF       EA5GL       II6PRES     IK6XEJ      SZ1AB       SV1ENG
9G5AR       N4GNR       JW5X        LA5X        T32AZ       KH6QJ
9N1CA       EA5ZD       JW6VM       LA6VM       TG9AJR      M0URX
9X2AW       M0OXO       JW7XK       LA7XK       TI9/TI2JJP  EA7FTR
A43JOTA     A47OS       JW9DL       LA9DL       TM17FFF     F4GFE
A43OWD      A47RS       LG5LG       LA7TIA      V47FWX      M0URX
A62A        EA7FTR      LZ1515IW    LZ1KCP      V51WH       DK2WH
AM24SF      EA1CW       OD5ET       EB7DX       VE9POTA     VE9CF
AO3AMCUP    EA3MM       OD5KU       EB7DX       XV9B        E21EIC
C21MM       DL4SVA      OD5ZF       IZ8CLM      YI3AA       IK2DUW
C91BV       EB7DX       OD5ZZ       N4GNR       YJ0VV       K4NHW
DU6/PE1NSQ  EA5GL       OG1D        OH3RB       YN9H        EA5GL
EG3AMCUP    EA3MM       OG3B        OH3RB       ZL4AA       M0OXO
EG8DP       EA8URE      OG4Z        OH4MDY      ZL7IO       DK7AO
EH7DLH      EA7DA       OG7A        OH6MW       ZM100DX     M0OXO
EI30T       EI3ENB      OL5GMA/p    OK3EQ       ZW8C        PP5AA 
FM4TI       EA5GL       OL60FIRAC   OK2RAC      ZW8C        PS8PL [d]

4U1ITU     IARC, P.O. Box 6, 1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland
8R1TM      Aldir Blanc da Silva, Rua Luisa Lirio do Vale 155,
           Praia Campista, Macae - RJ, 27923-080, Brazil
9G1SD      David W. Schneider, 1501 SW K St., Grants Pass OR 97526, USA
DL4SVA     Georg Tretow, Rehnaer Str. 8, 23936 Grevesmuehlen, Germany
I2GPT      Vittorio Caria, Via Cimabue 22, 20003 Casorezzo MI, Italy
JI1FGX/DU9 Mihoko Sakurai, P.O. Box 1, Suyama Post Office, Susono-shi,
           Shizuoka, 410-1299, Japan
OE1XRW     CARO, ORF SV ZV Funk, Hugo-Portisch-Gasse 1, 1136 Wien, Austria
PS8PL      Fernando Batista Paes Landim, Rua Miosotis 569 Apto. 601,
           Teresina - PI, 64048-130, Brazil
PZ5JT      Verbindingsdienst, Barchman Wuytierslaan 198, 3818 LN Amersfoort,
           The Netherlands
SN40KJP    Piotr Sobota, Janosika 5/40, 85-794 Bydgoszcz, Poland
W1NDE/KH0  Motonobu Asakura, 4-1-11 Hachiman, Kawajima-machi, Hiki-gun,
           Saitama, 350-0151, Japan
WH0RU      Hiroyuki Kawanobe, 1-4-1 Mikamine, Taihaku-ku, Sendai-shi,
           Miyagi, 982-0826, Japan
ZD9GJ      Lance Collister, P.O. Box 73, Frenchtown MT 59834-0073, USA

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