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2 November 2024                                           A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1748

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                         ****  DX  INFORMATION  ****
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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

3D2    - Theo, PA3CBH will be active as 3D2TP from Viti Levu (OC-016),  Fiji
         from 8 November to 12 December.  He will operate QRP on SSB and QRS
         CW. QSL via home call.
9L     - The Radio Club de Provins  (F6KOP)  will  be  active as  9L5A  from
         Sierra Leone from 27 November to 8 December.  Plans are for a large
         team (F1DHX, F1ULQ, F2DX, F4AZF, F4FET, F4HAU, F4HHL, F4HRG, F5AGB,
         F5NTZ, F8AAN, F8EFU, F8GGV/YU3FX, HB9GWJ and ON7RN)  to operate CW,
         SSB, RTTY and FT8 (MSHV) on 160-6 metres with six stations, as well
         as via  QO-100  with a dedicated stations,  with a focus on  "human
         modes" (CW and SSB). QSL via Club Log's OQRS  (preferred method for
         direct and bureau cards), LoTW, or via F5GSJ.  More information can
         be found on https://9l5a.wordpress.com;  bookmark  the expedition's
         Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/9L5A.DXpedition for updates.
DL     - DM70DXMB is the special callsign for DARC Team SES to mark the 70th
         anniversary  of  DARC's  DX Newsletter  DXMB  (DX-Mitteilungsblatt)
         between  1 November and  13 December.  All QSOs  will be  confirmed
         automatically  via the bureau; direct cards via DL2VFR.
FJ     - Al, W6HGF and  his son  Ed, K4HGF  will be active as  FJ/W6HGF  and
         FJ/K4HGF from St. Barthelemy (NA-146) on 1-6 November. They will be
         active on all modes on the HF bands.  When on FT8,  Al plans to use
         MSHV.  QSOs will be uploaded to  Club Log  and  LoTW;  QSL via home
         calls. [TNX The Daily DX]
FR     - Jean-Marc, F5SGI  will be active as  FR/F5SGI  from  Reunion Island
         (AF-016) on 7-18 November. He will operate CW only on 40-10 metres.
         All QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau  and  LoTW.
         [TNX F6AJA]
FT_ant - David, F4FKT  will be active again  from Antarctica  between  early
         November and  late January 2025.  Main activity will be during  his
         spare time  as  FT4YM/p from  Concordia Station,  operating SSB and
         digital modes. In addition,  he might be QRV as  FT4YM  from Dumont
         d'Urville on Petrels Island (AN-017). QSL via F5PFP. [TNX F6AJA]
GM     - Erik, PA1ET will be active as  MM/PA1ET/p  from the  Isle of Canna,
         the westernmost  of the  Small Isles archipelago,  in the  Scottish
         Inner Hebrides (EU-008), on 8-11 November.  He plans to operate QRP
         on 40 and/or 20 metres.
KH2    - Robert, N2OEF will be active as KH2/N2OEF from  Guam (OC-026) on 6-
         13 November.  The  "primary focus of this trip  will be  activating
         parks for the Parks on the Air  (POTA) program",  he says.  He will
         operate mainly SSB;  "if conditions require",  he  "may  switch  to
         digital modes".  QSL via LoTW (preferred),  or direct to home call.
         Updates will be posted to https://www.qrz.com/db/KH2/N2OEF.
LU     - Radio Club QRM Belgrano, LU4AAO will be active on the HF bands SSB,
         FT8 and CW on 2-10 November  to celebrate  Argentine Tradition Day.
         See http://lu4aao.org/cert_dia_tradicion_2024.htm for more informa-
         tion. [TNX LU4AAO]
PA     - The YNOMY DX Group  will be active as  PA44PARK  on  8-10 November.
         Main activity is expected to take place from  Duinen Goeree & Kwade
         Hoek (WWFF PAFF-0155) on Goeree-Overflakkee (IOTA EU-146), but they
         might also be QRV from  Kop van Schouwen  (PAFF-0113)  on Schouwen-
         Duiveland (EU-146)  or Voornes Duin (PAFF-0156, not IOTA).  QSL via
         Club Log's OQRS.  Information about the  PA Flora & Fauna Programme
         Can be foun on https://www.pa-ff.nl/.
PY     - ZV2RB is a special callsign for the Liga de Amadores Brasileiros de
         Radio Emissao (LABRE) to celebrate  Brazilian Amateur Radio Day  (5
         November).  Look for  activity  on all bands  and  modes,  and  via
         satellite, on  3-10 November.  QSL via LoTW.  A certificate will be
         available,  see  https://www.qrz.com/db/ZV2RB  for  information.  5
         November  1924  is  when  Decree no. 16657  was signed,  regulating
         amateur radio in Brazil.
V3     - Tom, AK2G  will be active as  V31TL  from  Belize  between 5 and 14
         November.  First  (5-8 November)  he will be QRV  mainly from  POTA
         sites  BZ-0057   (Altun  Ha  Archeological  Reserve)  and   BZ-0067
         (Community Baboon Sanctuary); then (10-14 November)  he "will be on
         the ocean  and  heading to  BZ-0075 (Half Moon Caye Marine Reserve)
         and possibly BZ-0072 (Turneffe Atoll Marine Reserve). QSL direct to
         home call.
V4     - Once again John, W5JON will be active as V47JA from  St. Kitts (NA-
         104) on 6-15 November.  He will operate  SSB  and  FT8  on  various
         bands. QSL via LoTW, or direct only to W5JON.
W      - "Weather permitting,  and assuming  no flight cancellation",  Will,
         WC6DX  will be active  from  San Nicolas Island  (NA-066)  on  8-12
         November. Look for WC6DX (neither /p, nor /6) to operate "primarily
         SSB,  but  I can go to  CW if condx  deteriorate"  on 40-6  metres.
         He will not use FT8  or  any  digital mode.  QSL  instructions  for
         direct cards  will  be posted  on Will's  QRZ.com  page  after  the
         operation: "paper QSL cards only", he says, "please don't ask about
         Club Log or  LoTW  matching;  an  island activated  after  50 years
         deserves a paper card.  I will automatically send QSL cards via the
         bureau to all DX stations who do not request a direct card,  so you
         can keep  your money".  San Nicolas  (CA-009S  for  the  US Islands
         Awards  Program  (https://usislands.org/) is the  most  remote  and
         rarest  Californian island,  due to its status  as  a  sensitive US
         Naval facility. The only documented operation was by two California
         amateurs who were active as WZ6SNI for Armed Forces Day, May 1971.
ZF     - Andriy, W9KM  will be active  holiday style  as  ZF2KM  from  Grand
         Cayman (NA-016)  on  5-12 November.  He will operate CW and digital
         modes with a focus on  30, 17 and 12 metres.  QSOs will be uploaded
         to LoTW and Club Log.

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

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3D2Y: CLUB LOG LEADERBOARD CHALLENGE ---> "As a thanks  to the stations  who
have helped us to attain our QSO goals, we are announcing the  3D2Y Club Log
Leaderboard Challenge.  The objective  is simple:  work us on  as many  band
slots as possible!
We will be awarding a personalized bound photo album  to the  top 5 stations
on the leaderboard on  each of the five continents  -  North America,  South
America, Europe, Asia and Oceania.  Positions 6 through 50 on each continent
will receive a certificate signed by the team.
We are  hopeful  that  the  challenge  will add  additional  excitement  and
incentive to work the 3D2Y team.  To be eligible,  a station  must  make  an
early donor donation, or request a card through OQRS.
We  are  still  working  hard  to reach our funding raising  goals  for  the
November DXpedition.  Please consider supporting the 3D2Y Rotuma DXpedition.
Visit our website for details:  https://rotuma2024.com/.  All donations  are
greatly appreciated".

BOUVET 2026 & PETER I 2027 ---> "The 3Y0K Bouvet 2026 team are still working
on the vessel and helicopter contracts  and we are in the final stage before
signing  the contracts.  We are sorting out  the last minute deals  and  are
still looking for some more operators for Bouvet and Peter I teams.  Funding
of these two DXpeditions also heavily depends on  us getting a full team  of
operators onboard that contribute  with their participation fee.  Should you
wish to join our team, please contact admin[@]3y0.no or Cezar, VE3LYC.
We estimate to stay around the island for three weeks and the total duration
should be around 38 days to Bouvet  and a little bit less to Peter I.  We do
have all the helicopter  and  landing permits issued by NPI to go to onshore
Bouvet and Peter I with a full scale operation.  Planning these two  DXpedi-
tions is very time consuming where the logistics have to be coordinated with
other expeditions and that is why it takes time to sign contracts. Our plans
are to use the same vessel for both DXpeditions.  First the vessel  and crew
will take us to Bouvet where we will do landing with a helicopter,  then our
equipment will later be shipped to South America  and stored there before we
return one year later to go to  Peter I Island  scheduled for departure late
January 2027. Our plans are to go onshore Peter I with two helicopters first
week  of  February 2027.  This  way  of running the  DXpeditions  is  a huge
advantage for the #7 most wanted DXpedition to Peter I. Island".

CARIBBEAN TOUR ---> Aleksandr,  EA8DBM (LY3UM)  was already active from  the
Virgin Islands  (KP2/EA8DBM,  10-16 October),  the  British  Virgin  Islands
(VP2V/LY3UM, 17-21 October), Montserrat (VP2MBM, 22-27 October) and  Antigua
(V26AM, 21 October-1 November).  His  next planned  stops  are  Sint Maarten
(PJ7/EA8DBM) until 3 November, Stint Eustatius (PJ5/EA8DBM) on 4-9 November,
Saint Martin (FS/EA8DBM) on 10-13 November, Saint Barthelemy (FJ/EA8DBM)  on
14-18 November and finally Puerto Rico  (KP4/EA8DBM) on 19-24 November.  See
https://ea8dbm.substack.com for updates.  All QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW.
The OQRS for direct and bureau cards can be found on https://www.ea8dbm.com.

HAM SPIRIT CONTEST ---> Inspired by the  Amateur's Code  written by  Paul M.
Segal (W9EEA) in 1928,  the 2024 edition of the  HAM Spirit Contest  will be
held in a single round on 30 November-1 December, from 08.00 UTC on Saturday
through 07.59 UTC on Sunday. The objective  is for amateurs around the world
to contact as many other amateurs in  as many Maidenhead Grid Fields and ITU
Zones as possible  using  CW  and SSB on  160, 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres.
Complete details on https://hs.andys.ru/eng/ham-spirit-contest-rules/.  [TNX
YT1AD]

QSL GALLERY ---> The large collection of QSL cards  on  Les  Nouvelles  DX's
website has been updated. Seventeen different galleries include 22,408 cards
for the  ten Most  Wanted  DXCC  Entities  (2014-23), the  62  deleted  DXCC
Entities, obsolete prefixes,  stations  from  Maghreb  from  1945  to  1962,
Allied Forces stations in Germany (1945-80), special stations  commemorating
ITU and IARU, stations using the United Nations prefix (4U), Antarctic bases
and  TAAF  (Terres Australes  et  Antarctiques  Francaises),  amateur  radio
"globetrotters",  the various  French  DXCC island Entities  in the  Pacific
Ocean,  the Indian Ocean  and  the Americas (1945-1969), pre-1945 countries,
French Departments and CONUS, plus a gallery for cards not accepted by DXCC.
Your participation  is welcome: http://www.lesnouvellesdx.fr/galerieqsl.php.
[TNX F6AJA].

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

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CALL        MANAGER     CALL        MANAGER     CALL        MANAGER
===================================================================
3B9KW       M0CFW       G5AT        M0OXO       PT5J        PP5JR
3DA0DL      DL7UFR      GM0B        M0BUL       PX2W        PY2YU
4L2M        EA7FTR      GM2T        GM4UYZ      SJ8R        SM5AQD
4L6AM       EA7FTR      GW6XX       M0OXO       SO9I        SQ9ORQ
5K3L        HK3LRB      HC2GRC      LY5CA       SX5P        SV5FRD
5P4PD       PD5S        HC5AI       M0OXO       TC0F        TA2BN
5W1SA       JA1DXA      HC5CW       M0OXO       TI1I        EC6DX
6Y1V        LZ1YE       HI3LT       EB7DX       TI1K        EA5GL
7Q1         EA7FTR      HI3T        K7BV        TI1T        EA7FTR
7V70ND      7X3DL       HL5BTF      M0OXO       TI7W        M0URX
8P5A        HA1AG       HL5KY       M0OXO       TK9R        IK8UND
9G2DX       EA5GL       HQ9X        KQ1F        TM1K        F8KGM
9K2JJ       EA5GL       IB1D        IK1TAZ      TM2Y        F6BEE
A41VT       M0OXO       II2S        IZ2FOS      TM3P        F4IVV
A44A        EC6DX       II4BTFU     IQ4FE       TO5A        F5VHJ
A65BB       S56DX       IO5O        IK5RLP      UP0L        DL8KAC
A71WW       EA7FTR      IO6A        IZ6BRJ      UP9L        RW6HS
A73A        M0OXO       IP0A        OM2FY       V26AM       EA8DBM
AO7WPD      EA7URU      IP4X        I4VEQ       V26OO       NM2O
AT5T        VU2TT       IP9T        IT9GSF      V26RA       K3RA
AZ1D        EC6DX       J68SS       NY3B        V47T        W2RQ
B0A         BA4TB       J8AA        EA5GL       V48K        VE3DZ
C40C        S50B        JD1BQP      JD1BQP   VI4POLIO    VK4ZD
CF3A        VE3AT       JD1BQP      JP1IHD [d]  VK4A        M0OXO
CN3A        IK2OHG      KH6J        AH6OZ       VK9CV       OK6DJ
CQ3J        CT3MD       KP2B        EB7DX       VL4A        VK4BLE
CQ8M        EA5GL       KP2M        NZ4DX       VO2AC       VE3FU
CR2B        EA1BP       LP1H        EA5GL       VP2MBM      EA8DBM
CR3A        OM2VL       LY0UKR      LY7M        VQ5Y        DK8YY
CX1T        IK2DUW      M6T         G4BWP       VR2P        IV3SKB
D4C         IK2NCJ      MD4K        G3NKC       WP3C        M0OXO
DA0BCC      DL2JRM      NP2X        KU9C        WP3Z        EB7DX
DF0HQ       DL5AXX      OK7K        OK1BN       XT2MD       IK2VUC
E2A         E21EIC      OM0R        OM3GI       XV9Q        N4GNR
E2M         E21LLR      OR1X        ON5UR       YI1YY       IK2DUW
E6AQ        SP7DQR      OY1OF       M0URX       ZD7W        W6NV
EA8RM       EB7DX       P40L        WA3FRP      ZF1A        K7ZO
ED5D        EA5RS       PA80SODS    PA2KM       ZF1BB       W9KKN
ET3AA       N2OO        PJ2T        KU9C        ZF2PE       DK7PE
EX9A        EX7CQ       PJ4K        KU9C        ZP0X        ZP5AA
FG4KH       F1DUZ       PJ4SON      M0URX       ZZ5K        PP5RT

5Y5K     Samuel M. Harner Jr, 893 Narvon Rd, Narvon PA 17555, USA
9H6A     Paul Galea, 66 Triq Guze Ellul Mercer, Had-Dingli, DGL 1118, Malta
AH0CO    Nobuaki Hosokawa, 8270 Fujimi, Fujimi-cho, Suwa-gun, Nagano,
         399-0211, Japan
AH2R     Sato Kouetsu, 9-15 Aoba, Nakayama-machi, Yamagata, 990-0411, Japan
CR6K     Filipe Monteiro Lopes, Rua Manuel Jose da Silva 184, Espinheira,
         3720-537 Sao Martinho da Gandara, Portugal
DL7UFR   Frank Rutter, Hallberger Zeile 14, 12437 Berlin, Germany
ED7O     Pedro L. Alvarez, Calle Isaac Peral 11, 23700 Linares (Jaen), Spain
EI10JOTA John C. Holland, 12 Stepaside Park, Dublin 18, D18 YD60, Ireland
FY5KE    Laurent Haas, 19 rue de la Duee, BP 11, 75020 Paris, France
HG6N     Salgotarjani Varosi Radioklub, Salgotarjan, Meredek ut 6 II/1,
         3100, Hungary
IK2VUC   Giuliano Mondini, Ufficio Busto Arsizio, Casella Postale 10,
         21052 Busto Arsizio VA, Italy
J42L     Leo Fiskas, 1 Argyriou Gouzgou Str., 52 200 Argos Orestiko, Greece
J62K     William J. Schmidt II, 27427 Myrtle Lake Lane, Katy TX 77494, USA
JW7QIA   Peter Lund, Tungenesveien 195, 4071 Randaberg, Norway
LN8W     Oystein Eikedalen, Helgeroveien 398, 3294 Stavern, Norway
LT1F     Karlos Luis Bruno, Calle Espana 1115, S2000DBW, Rosario, Argentina
OK6DJ    David Beran, Dolni Kamenice 55, 34562 Holysov, Czech Republic
P40W     Carol Richards, 22 Mill Rd, Shamong NJ 08088, USA
SP7DQR   Marek Niedzielski, Skr. Poczt. 15, 25-648 Kielce 9, Poland
T70A     ARRSM Radio Club, Casella Postale 77, 47890 San Marino,
         Repubblica di San Marino
TM0DX    Pierre Chassain, Lotissement La Barotie, 22 rue de La Barotie,
         42440 Noiretable, France
TM6M     CSAM, Section radio, 68 rue Theodore Botrel, 29200 Brest, France
V26B     Michael J Samanka, 53-12 Arthur Kill Road, Staten Island NY 10307,
         USA
V47TO    David H. Pascoe, PO Box 178, Amherst NH 03031, USA
V63CB    Miki Seiichiro, 1810 Okehazamakirito, Midori-ku, Nagoya-shi,
         Aichi 458-0922, Japan
VE2DXY   Andrew L. Vavra, 111 Collins Lane, Schwenksville PA 19473, USA
VP2MDM   George W. Briggs, 3027 Alva Terrace, The Villages FL 32163, USA
VP5M     James F. Jordan, 11013 Farmwood Dr, Raleigh NC 27613, USA
YJ0CA    Chris Ayres, 3/19-21 Eastern Rd, Turramurra NSW 2074, Australia
ZF2PG    Pete Gladysz, 4633 Riverchase, Troy MI 48098, USA
ZF5T     Stanford H. Stockton, PO Box 73, Siloam Springs AR 72761-0073, USA

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