9 November 2024 A.R.I. DX Bulletin No 1749 =========================== *** 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 17-27 November. He will participate in the CQ WW DX CW Contest as 3B9KW. QSLs via LoTW and Club Log's OQRS. [TNX NG3K] CE - Team 3G7X (namely CE3CT, CE3SPR, CX6DRA, KQ7W, LU9FVS and LW6DG) will be active from Chiloe Island (SA-018) on 15-30 November. They plan to be QRV on 160-6 metres "all modes", and to participate in the CQ WW DX CW Contest as XR7X. QSLs via LoTW. DU - DU0A is the new vanity call that was issued to Tim, 4F1GN (aka 4G1G, NP4TT, N4GN) on 6 November. He plans to use it "almost exclusively" from now on. "We are currently building a competitive contest station here at DU0A", he says, "where we hope to start breaking some regional records. Our first big operation will be during CQ WW DX CW in November, where we will have a strong team of operators in the multi-single category". QSL via LoTW (preferred), or direct to KU9C. E7 - Celebrating Statehood Day of Bosnia and Herzegovina (25 November), special callsign E7BOSNIA will be active on various bands and modes 10-25 November. QSL via LoTW. A certificate will be available, see https://www.qrz.com/db/E7BOSNIA for more information. FO - Look for FO/N5LCP to be active from Bora Bora (OC-067), French Polynesia on 11-16 November. He will operate SSB and FT8 mainly on 20 and 15 metres. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, or direct to home call. FS - Team TO9W (K9EL, K9NU, W9AP and W9MR) will be active again from Saint Martin (NA-105) from 30 November to 13 December. They will operate CW, SSB, FT8/FT4 and RTTY on 160-6 metres with three stations. QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS (preferred), or via W9ILY. See https://www.k9el.com/TO9W/TO9W.htm for more information. FY - Rikk, WE9G will be active as FY/WE9G from Matoury, French Guiana on 15-23 November. This will be a SO2R (Single Operator 2 Radio) operation on 80-6 metres. He will operate mostly FT8 ("SuperFox when on the higher bands and MSHV when on the lower bands"), plus some CW, SSB and FT4. QSL via Club Log's OQRS , LoTW , or via home call. [TNX DX World] HR - Gerard, F2JD will be active again as HR5/F2JD from Copan, Honduras from late November to late March 2025. He will operate CW, SSB and FT8/FT4 on the HF bands and 6 metres. QSL via F6AJA (direct or bureau); logsearch on http://LesNouvellesDX.fr/voirlogs.php. [TNX F6AJA] JD1_mt - Take, JG8NQJ expects to be back to the weather station on Minami Torishima (OC-073) around mid-November until early March 2025, his QSL manager reports. Usually he is QRV as JG8NQJ/JD1 in his limited spare time. He operates CW and some FT8 (please note that he wants you to call with your signal report, not your grid square). QSL via JA8CJY (direct), JG8NQJ (bureau) and LoTW. ON - Members of the Radio Club des Ardennes (ON4RCA) will be active as OO80BB between 16 November and 15 December, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge during World War II. QSL can only be requested via Club Log's OQRS until 31 January 2025. PJ6 - Dave, WJ2O will be active as PJ6/WJ2O from Saba (NA-145) on 17-26 November, including an entry in the CQ WW DX CW Contest. QSL via N2ZN. V4 - Andy, N2NT will be active on 160-6 metres as V47NT from St. Kitts (NA-104) on 17-26 November. He will participate in the CQ WW DX CW Contest as V47T. QSL for both callsigns via W2RQ. [TNX NG3K] V7 - Janusz, SP9FIH will be active as V73WE (requested callsign) from Majuro Atoll (OC-029), Marshall Islands between 29 November and 13 December. He plans to be QRV on 40, 30, 20, 12 and 10 metres ("the operation will be limited to only few radio bands due to high costs of luggage ticket", he says). QSL via Club Log's OQRS. Bookmark http://v7.dxpeditions.org for more information and updates. VU - Provided that the AU2K operation from Kanika Island (AS-179) [425DXN 1745] proceeds as planned and is completed successfully, the team is exploring the option of operating also from Sagar Island (AS-153). The operation is tentatively scheduled between 10 and 13 December. "We have applied for a special callsign, which will be announced on https://au2k.weebly.com once issued", Cezar, VE3LYC, reports. "The activation will be carried out by the entire team, using the same equipment employed in the AU2K project". VU - Datta, VU2DSI will be active once again as AU2JCB from 15 November to 16 December to commemorate the birthdate (30 November 1858) of Indian physicist and radio pioneer Jagadish Chandra Bose. He will operate SSB on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres, and FM on 50800, 51500 and 29700 kHz. QSL direct to home call. VU4 - Krish, W4VKU will be back to the Andaman Islands (AS-001) and be active as VU4A between late November and mid December. He plans to operate SSB and FT8 (MSHV) on 160-6 metres. QSL via Club Log's OQRS (preferred for both direct and bureau cards), LoTW, or direct to W4VKU. See https://www.qrz.com/db/VU4A for more information and updates. ZS_ant - Oleg, ZS1ANF (UA1O, ex UA1PBA) will be active again as ZS7ANF from Wolf's Fang Runway, Queen Maud Land, Antarctica (AN-016) starting around mid November until late February 2025. He will operate mainly CW on 40-10 metres. QSL via DL5EBE or RK1PWA, and LoTW. =========================== *** 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! 3D2Y: 6 METER TERRESTRIAL AND EME PLANS ---> Plans are "to make every effort to hand out as many 6 meter QSOs as possible". The team will arrive on Rotuma on 15 November, and will be on the air through 3 December. "6m EME operations will be captained by Don, N1DG, and all of our EME opera- tors will be remote. Our 6 meter EME schedule will be published in advance. Working EME with a small team DXpedition is a challenge, by utilizing our remote team we can leverage their expertise resulting in a much better opportunity to make as many EME contacts as possible. 6 meter terrestrial operations will be manned by a mix of local and remote operators. We will monitor PSK Reporter and the ON4KST Chat room for open- ings. We are able to receive notifications of potential openings in real- time. Our primary terrestrial FT8 frequency of operation on 6 meters is 50313. We will QSY as needed". The DXpedition is dedicated to the memory of Bob Allphin, K4UEE (SK 10 Feb- ruary 2024), "the most prolific DXpedition leader of our generation". See https://rotuma2024.com/ and https://www.facebook.com/61560596036650 for updates. MARAC SPONSORS USA-CA AWARD ---> "The Board of Directors of the Mobile Amateur Radio Awards Club (MARAC) has voted to sponsor the coveted award for making contacts with all United States counties for the first time. The award, known as the United States of America County Award (USA-CA), was sponsored by CQ Magazine until the ham radio journal ceased publication. One major change from the CQ Magazine award will be the elimination of the requirement for written confirmations". See http://www.marac.org/ for complete information. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- QSLs received direct or through managers: 3V8HP, 4K6FO, 5A1AL, 5H1WX (AF-054), 7Z1AO, 8Q7JH, 9A24RRC, 9X2AW, A41NN, C91AHV, E51EME, EA9PB, ES5QA, ET3AA, EX0M, FT4GL, GJ0KYZ, H44MS, J52EC, JT1A, JW5X, K8K, KL7J, LX9S, N5J, OX3LX, PJ4SON, PJ7PF, R2FG, RI0KA (AS-038), TO8FP (NA-032), UK8OM, V31XX, V4/WE9G, VK2/W7BRS (OC-004), VP2V/WE9G, VP9KD, VY2TT, W9HT/VP9, WE9G/KL7, YB3KM, ZD7FT, ZL7IO. **************************************************************************** 425 DX NEWS HOME PAGE: https://www.425dxn.org/ **************************************************************************** 425 DX News is a free of charge weekly bulletin edited by Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ and Valeria Pregliasco, IK1ADH Its contents may be used, reproduced and distributed in part or full provided that "425 DX News" or "425DXN" receive proper credit Contributors are invited to send their DX information to Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ ([email protected]) The deadline is 12 UTC on Fridays **************************************************************************** Direttore Responsabile Gabriele Villa, I2VGW Giornalista Professionista - Tessera n. 071675 Ordine Nazionale dei Giornalisti Roma, Italia ****************************************************************************
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