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425 DX News #1753

Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2024 11:26 am
by NP3N

7 December 2024                                           A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1753

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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

8Q     - Reiner, DL2AAZ will be active as  8Q7RL  from the Maldives (AS-013)
         on 9-17 December.  He will operate SSB and FT8 on 40-10 metres. QSL
         via home call, direct or bureau.  Also QRV will be David, HB9ILL as
         8Q7IL, on 9-18 December.  He will run  10 watts  on  40, 20 and  10
         metres SSB. [TNX The Daily DX]
9A     - Promoting  IARU Region 1's  Program  for  Disabled  Radio Amateurs,
         members of  the  Croatian  Amateur  Radio  Association  (HRS)  will
         activate special callsigns 9A24PDRA, 9A24PD and 9A24D starting on 3
         December (the International Day of Persons with Disabilities) until
         the end of the year.  QSOs will be  uploaded to  LoTW, Club Log and
         QRZ Logbook.
A7     - A71QND is the special callsign for the  Qatar Amateur Radio Society
         to celebrate Qatar National Day (18 December).
         Also  taking part in the celebrations  will be the  Bahrain Amateur
         Radio Society as A91QTR on 12-18 December, and the Emirates Amateur
         Radio Society as A60QATAR on  18-22 December  (individual operators
         may append  a  serial number  to the special callsign),  as well as
         possibly the  Kuwait Amateur Radio Society as  9K9QATAR,  the Royal
         Omani Amateur Radio Society  as  A43QAT,  the  Saudi Amateur  Radio
         Society as HZ1QATAR.
DU     - Hannes, OE1SGU/OE3SGU  will be active as  DU1OE  from  Luzon Island
         (OC-042),  Philippines on  10-27 December.  He will be QRV on  40-6
         metres all modes. QSL via Club Log's OQRS (direct), LoTW and eQSL.
FY     - Joe, OZ0J  will  be active as  TO0J  from  French Guiana  on  20-31
         December.  He will operate FT8, CW and SSB on 80-6 metres.  QSL via
         Club Log's OQRS (preferred),  LoTW,  eQSL,  or direct to home call.
         See https://to0j.oz0j.dk/ for more information.
J7     - Team  J75K  (namely FM5WD, IK3ZAQ and IV3JVJ)  will be active  from
         Dominica (NA-101) from 26 December to 4 January.  They will operate
         SSB, CW and FT8/FT4  on  160-6 metres.  QSL via LoTW,  or direct to
         IV3JVJ;  logsearch on Club Log.  See https://j75k.jimdofree.com for
         more information.
OH     - Celebrating  the  Christmas Holiday Season,  the OH9A team is  once
         again active  as OG1XMAS  on all bands and modes on  1-24 December.
         QSL via LoTW (preferred), Club Log's OQRS, or direct to OH1NOA.
ON     - UBA Section Bruxelles-Est (ON5UB) will be active as OR80NUTS on 13-
         15 December to commemorate the  80th anniversary  of the  Battle of
         the Bulge during World War II.  The suffix of  the special callsign
         is  General  Anthony C. McAuliffe's  famous  single-word  reply  in
         response to a surrender ultimatum.
S5     - Special event station S525PMC will be active from  5 December  to 5
         January 2025 to  promote the PMC Contest,  sponsored  by the  Radio
         Club Slovenj Gradec  (S59DCD).  The  International  Association  of
         Peace Messenger Cities was established in 1988 to recognize and en-
         courage the role and responsibility cities have in creating a  cul-
         ture of peace. The PMC Contest, promoting contacts between stations
         located in the  Peace Messenger Cities  and the rest of the  world,
         will be held on  4-5 January.  Complete information can be found on
         https://www.s59dcd.si/index.php/sl/ww-p ... test-rules. QSL
         via eQSL.
SP     - Celebrating Christmas and the New Year,  special callsigns HF0CLAUS
         and SP0CLAUS will be active from  6 December to 6 January.  QSL via
         the bureau, eQSL,  or direct to Dariusz Florczyk, ul. Kozminska 35,
         63-330 Dobrzyca, Poland.
         Other  special callsigns  for the  festive season  include  3Z0XMAS
         (Poland), EG7FN (Spain, 10-25 December),  II2XMAS (Italy, 29 Novem-
         ber-6 January),  LY24XMAS   (Lithuania,  1-31 December),   OE65XMAS
         (Austria,  20 December-6 January),   OZ4XMAS  (Denmark),  PD2025HNY
         (Netherlands,  23-31 December),  TM2024MC (France),  VK6SANTA (Aus-
         tralia, 1-24 December),  YR8XMAS  (Romania,  1 December-5 January).
         See their qrz.com's pages for more information.
V3     - Mike, VE7ACN  will be active as  V31CN  from Manta Island, Glover's
         Reef (NA-180),  Belize on 8-17 December.  He will operate mainly CW
         with  some SSB and FT8 on  80-10 metres.  QSL via  Club Log's OQRS,
         LoTW, or via home call
V4     - Jim, NT5V will be active holiday style as V47V  from St. Kitts (NA-
         104) on 11-18 December. He will operate mostly SSB and FT8 on 40-10
         metres. QSL via LoTW, or via home call.
YJ     - Chris, VK2YUS will be active again as YJ0CA from Port Vila (OC-035)
         Vanuatu between 10 and 16 December, including an entry in the  ARRL
         10 Meter 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.

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

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REBEL DX GROUP NEWS ---> The Kiribati Telecom Authority has issued callsigns
and licences "for unlimited multi operator group station"  for the  Rebel DX
Group's activities from
Kiritimati, West Kiribati        T32TTT     December 2024-January 2025;
Kanton Island, Central Kiribati  T31TTT     April-May 2025;
Tarawa, East Kiribati            T30TTT     sometime in 2025;
Banaba Island                    T33TTT     sometime in 2025.
More information will be posted to the Rebels' private Facebook group:
https://www.facebook.com/rebel.dx.group.private.group

YOUTH ON THE AIR SUMMER CAMP ---> The fifth Youth on the Air  (YOTA)  summer
camp for young  radio amateurs from the Americas will be held on  15-20 June
2025 in  Denver, Colorado.  Online applications  are being accepted  now  at
https://youthontheair.org/denver2025/  through  1 May,  but  "for  the  best
chance at being selected,  applications should be  submitted  by  23.59Z  on
January 15, 2025".  Applicants must be licensed amateur radio operators aged
15-25 and residing in North, Central, or South America.

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QSLs received direct or through  managers: 3V8HP, 4S7AB, 5W0TE, 5Z4VJ, 6Y1A,
7X5CY, 8P6ET, 9K2GS, 9K2KO, 9M8DEN,  A41CK, A41NN, AP2TN, BG8KVC, BW/JP1RIW,
C21MM,  C91AHV,  CO2XN,  CP6CL,  CX5CDV,  CY9C,  D2UY,  D4C,  D4DX, DS1TUW/2
(AS-105), E24ZST,  E29TGW, E51JD, EA9ACD, EJ7NET, EP3AS, ET3AA, EX9A, FK4UJ,
FO/G0VDE (OC-063), HP1XV, JD1BLY,  KH8T, LU4DJB, LX8RTTY,  N5J,  OL80CARBON,
PA/DL1WH,  SX5GB, T32AZ,  TI9/TI2JJP,  TO2DX (AF-016),  TO5A (NA-017), TO8FP
(NA-032),  UN3J, V31XX, V4/WE9G, V55Y,  VI7POL, VK9DX,  VP6MW,  VP6WR, VR2T,
XT2AW, XV9Q, YB0ECT, YJ0CA, ZB2TT, ZD9GJ, ZL7IO, ZM1A.

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