425 DX News #1770
Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2025 10:58 am
5 April 2025 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1770
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
5B - Special callsign 5B50CARS and 5B100IARU celebrate the 50th anniver-
sary of the Cyprus Amateur Radio Society (https://www.cyhams.org)
and the centenary of the International Amateur Radio Union, respec-
tively. Look for activity on 15 April (the official registration
date of CARS), 18 April (World Amateur Radio Day), and 25-26 April
(100th anniversary of IARU and 75th anniversary of IARU Region 1).
QSOs will be uploaded to QRZ.com and Club Log. Four certificates
will be available for contacts made with any of the special call-
signs; see their relevant QRZ.com pages for more information.
A2 - Luke, ZS6LUK will be active as A25LUK while visiting Botswana be-
tween 6 and 30 April. He will operate SSB and digital modes (FT8
and JS8Call) on 40, 30, 20 and 10 metres. QSOs will be uploaded to
QRZ Logbook. [TNX The Daily DX]
I - Markus, DJ4EL will be active holiday style as IF9/DJ4EL from the
Egadi Islands (EU-054) on 13-23 April. He will operate SSB on 40-10
metres from SOTA and POTA sites on the islands of Favignana, Levan-
zo and Marettimo. QSL via home call, Club Log's OQRS and LoTW. Up-
dates will be posted to https://bsky.app/profile/dj4el.bsky.social.
JA - Moto, JA1GZV will be active again as JS6UKY/6 from the Okinawa
Islands (AS-017) on 6-12 April. He will operate CW on 40-15 metres.
QSL via JS6UKY (bureau), eQSL, or direct to JA1GZV. [TNX DX World]
T8 - Nobu, JA0JHQ will be active again as T88PB from Koror (OC-009),
Palau on 11-13 April, with main activity during the CW leg of the
Japan International DX Contest (from 7 UTC on 12 April to 13 UTC on
13 April, http://jidx.org/). QSL via LoTW (preferred), or direct to
JA0JHQ.
TA - HA8LLH and YO5OED are active holiday style as TC0/HA8LLH (QSL via
home call), TC0/YO5OED (QSL via home call) and TC0G (QSL via
HA8LLH) from Gokceada (EU-186) until 10 April. QSOs are uploaded to
Club Log.
ZA - Giovanni, IZ2DPX and Angelo, IZ1CTE will be active as ZA/IZ2DPX and
ZA/IZ1CTE, respectively, from Saranda, Albania, on 8-13 April. They
will be QRV on the HF bands and 6 metres. QSL via home calls, LoTW
and Club Log's OQRS.
ZD7 - Paul, GW0NGA will be active holiday style as ZD7PG from St. Helena
(AF-022) on 12-19 April. "I'm not active on eQSL.cc or LOTW", he
says, "but I do like real cards".
IARU 100 --- > More special event stations/callsigns from IARU societies
celebrating the 100th anniversary of the International Amateur Radio Union
include:
* 3A100A by the Association des Radioamateurs de Monaco (ARM). QRV from 15
April to 30 June.
* 9K100IARU by the Kuwait Amateur Radio Society (KARS).
* HB100IARU by the Union Schweizerischer Kurzwellen-Amateure (USKA). QRV on
1-30 April. QSL via LoTW. A certificate will be available, see
https://www.qrz.com/db/HB100IARU for information.
* LZ100IARU by the Bulgarian Federation of Radioamateurs (BFRA). QRV on 1-30
April. QSL via the bureau. A certificate will be available, see
https://www.qrz.com/db/LZ100IARU for information.
* OH100IARU by the Finnish Amateur Radio League (SRAL) on 1-30 April. QSL
via the bureau or direct to OH3JR; QSO are uploaded to LoTW and Club Log.
* OM100IARU by the Slovak Amateur Radio Association (SZR). QRV on 1-30
April. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, Club Log's OQRS, or via OM2FY.
* YL100IARU by the Latvian Amateur Radio League (LRAL). QRV on 1-30 April.
QSL via LoTW and https://qsl.services/; paper cards will not be issued.
* YO100IARU, YP100IARU, YQ100IARU and YR100IARU by the Romanian Amateur
Radio Federation (FRR) QRV on 1-30 April. A series of commemorative
certificates is available for download on https://hamlog.online.
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**** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
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CQ DX MARATHON ---> The CQ DX Marathon is a year-long DX hunt, with
participants competing to see who can work the greatest number of countries
("entities") and CQ zones during the calendar year. Complete results of the
2024 edition are on https://dxmarathon.com/results/2024/.
PZ5IP ---> After an initial setback due to tidal conditions, operations from
Papegaaien Island commenced at around 19.30 UTC on 1 April, "with PY8WW
handling a massive pile-up on 21 MHz SSB, Rico [PZ5JW] operating on 18 MHz
SSB, and Klaus [DL8TG] running FT8 on 28 MHz. However, at 10 PM, a powerful
storm hit us with strong winds and heavy waves. We had to scramble to
protect our equipment and laptops, while also securing our tents from being
blown away. For safety reasons, we decided to pause operations. The night
continued with relentless rain and strong winds.
By the morning of April 2nd, the rain had eased, and the sun appeared,
allowing us to rebuild our station. The day proceeded with good weather
and favorable openings toward Europe and North America. During the greyline
period, we logged many stations from Asia and the South Pacific. However,
our relief was short-lived. The weather suddenly deteriorated again,
bringing strong winds, torrential rain, and high waves due to the coinciding
high tide. Another dreadful night followed as we struggled against the harsh
conditions.
On the morning of April 3rd, we woke up to heavy rain. Given the forecast
predicting two more days of severe weather, our team convened and decided to
end the expedition for our safety. We logged a total of 2,000 QSOs - a lower
number than we had hoped for, considering that many IOTA chasers needed
SA-092. However, we left knowing we had done our best. The expedition
provided us with valuable experience for future operations. Unfortunately,
the weather forecast had deceived us, initially predicting good conditions
throughout our stay. The rapid and unexpected weather changes proved to be
our greatest challenge". [Source: https://paradxgroup.wordpress.com]
SV1GA DXCC PROCESS ---> "We apologize for the long delay of the accredita-
tion process of our recent SV1GA/A Mt. Athos operation. Unfortunately, this
process will still encounter some further delays but we would like to state
the following.
It should be noted that it has been more than 35 years since an outside
group was able to transmit from Mt. Athos. The paperwork we presented is in
a way unique and as such ARRL is probably looking into it diligently to
ensure compliance.
Quite recently, Monk Iakovos, SV2RSG was suffering similar pains, during
the ARRL process of getting his activation approved for DXCC. Although with
a long delay, ultimately everything was settled. SV1GA is now in a similar
process.
To speed up the process, the SV1GA team has approached a former and sea-
soned ARRL DXCC expert and approached legal advice to help the A RRL DXCC
Desk build a complete picture of this somewhat challenging situation.
It is known to us that the ARRL accreditation represents climbing a larger
mountain than the mountain itself, for a DXpedition to a rare location, such
as Mt. Athos.
The late Roger Wester, G3SXW used to say that 'the country is rare for a
reason'! We think that his saying fits well with the Mt. Athos situation
today.
With kindest regards,
Adrian Ciuperca, KO8SCA and Martti Laine, OH2BH"
SWODXA DX DINNER ---> The 40th DX Dinner, sponsored again by the SouthWest
Ohio DX Association (SWODXA) and held in conjunction with the 2025 Dayton
Hamvention, will be on Friday, 16 May at the Marriott at the University of
Dayton. Hal Turley, W8HC, a veteran of many DXpeditions, will be the keynote
speaker. The "DXpedition of the Year" and the inductees into the CQ DX Hall
of Fame will be announced during the event: see https://swodxaevents.org
for the tickets and the list of DX Dinner prizes. [TNX AJ8B]
+ SILENT KEY + Vladimir V. Shishko, 4K9W (ex UD6DKW) passed away on 3 April.
"Being an invalid, after the loss of his mother, Vlad needs to arrange a
continued care by his own to keep having a more or less normal life and to
enjoy our great hobby on air", Axel, DL6KVA wrote back in late 2008. He
organised a fundraising campaign (https://4k9w.blogspot.com) that involved
the amateur radio community around the world to provide Vlad with a 24/7
caregiver.
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
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3B9DJ OK6DJ HA100B HA2NA OY1OF M0URX
4I2I VE3GJP HA100C HA2NA P40L WA3FRP
4L5O N3SL HA100E HA2NA PA40MARAC PA3CNI
4X7R 4X6OM HA100I HA2NA PH25EASTER PC1K
5Z4A M0URX HA100IARU HA2NA PI35COM PA1AW
6Y1A 6Y5PW HA100L HA2NA PI4DX PD1DX
7Q5MLV M0URX HA100N HA2NA PJ2T KU9C
8A100IARU N2OO HA100O HA2NA PJ4DX M0URX
8P5A HA1AG HA100R HA2NA PT5J PP5JR
8Q7EF IK2DUW HA100T HA2NA PV2K EA5GL
9A73A 9A2RD HA100Y HA2NA PZ5IP PY8WW
9G5AF EA5GL HC2GRC LY5CA PZ5TG DL8TG
A2NEW EA7FTR HC8M M0OXO SO1000PBH SP3PDO
A42K M0OXO HD8CW M0OXO SO4R SP4CUF
A60WAAD/21 EA7FTR HG100IARU HA2NA SP1000PBH SP3PDO
A60WAAD/5 EA7FTR HG7T HA7TM SU9VB UA4WHX
AM1000MM EA3URC HH2AA EB7DX SX5P ON4PO
AN14RDLF EA5K HK3C M0URX TC0G HA8LLH
AY7J EA7FTR II2AUT IK2WAD TI1I EC6DX
AY9W LU9WT II2S IZ2FOS TI1K EA5GL
AZ1D EC6DX II3MIRS IQ3MV TI1T EA7FTR
B4S BA4EG II4GHPR IQ4FE TI7W M0URX
C21TS M0OXO II8K IZ8EPX TI8/N7ZG EA5GL
C37N C37URA IO0A IK0XBX TO1P SP9FIH
CN3A IK2OHG J45PO ON4PO TO1Q F1ULQ
CQ7X CT1ILT JA1YVT/JD1 7L3KJV TY5FR DL1BUG
CR3DX OM2VL KP2M NZ4DX UN3J RW6HS
CX100IARU CX1AA KP3J EB7DX UN9L LZ1YE
CX1T IK2DUW LP1H EA5GL UP0L DL8KAC
D450ICV IK2NCJ LY0UKR LY7M V26K AA3B
D4DX E73Y LY2025A LY5A V31MA M0OXO
D68Z IK2WAD LY425KS LY2NZ V55Y DK2WH
DA0BCC DL2JRM LZ372SG LZ1KCP VC7A VE7LFN
DL100DM DL8FA MJ0PLX M0PLX VC7BC VE7BC
E2A E21EIC OE2S OE2GEN VE2CSI M0URX
E2M E21LLR OF60AP OH2AP VK4A M0OXO
EP4HR IZ2RZQ OH100IARU OH3JR VL4A VK4BLE
ER100IARU ER1FF OK5Z OK2ZI VL4R VK4ZD
EX9A EX7CQ OL5G OK7GU VP5E EB7DX
FK8HA K3IRV OL730PLZ OK1DRQ VP6MR DM5MR
FM4TI EA5GL OM100IARU OM2FY VP6RD DK7RD
GB0IARU M0OXO OM25ISS OM8ATE WP2Z KU9C
H44MS DL2GAC OM7M OM4MM WP3C M0OXO
HA100A HA2NA OX3LX OZ0J ZF2CI KI4SPO
7L3KJV Tomio Hoshikawa, 240-10 Hidure, Midori-ku, Sagamihara-shi,
Kanagawa 252-0185, Japan
8P9EI D.A. Gascoigne, 2 Thorncliffes, Chapel Lane, South Kirkby,
Pontefract, WF9 3NJ, United Kingdom
CQ9A Valery Zhitkovich, Caminho Pinheiro das Voltas 35,
9000-285 Funchal, Portugal
CT9ABZ Simon Sintic, Cretez 8, 8270 Krsko, Slovenia
CW5W Jorge Diez Furest, Remigio Castellanos 625, 37000 - Melo,
Cerro Largo, Uruguay
CX5A Lupo Bano Negreira, Casilla de Correos 950, 11000 - Montevideo,
Uruguay
ED1R Jesus Maria Gimare Marquez, C/ Jacinto del Barrio 2,
05358 Papatrigo (Avila), Spain
EI7M John Barry, Lackabeha, Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork, Ireland
FM8QR Jean-Michel Suire, 63 Impasse de la Croisee,
85440 Talmont St Hilaire, France
FR8TZ Fabrice Brassier, 10 rue de Chanlat, 63190 Moissat, France
FY5KE Laurent Haas, 19 rue de la Duee, BP 11, 75020 Paris, France
J62K William J. Schmidt II, 27427 Myrtle Lake Lane, Katy TX 77494, USA
KL5DX Allen R. Brier, 1515 Windloch Lane, Richmond TX 77406-2553, USA
LZ73TRC Atanas Petrov Kolev, P.O. Box 49, 6100 Kazanlak, Bulgaria
NH7T John M. Hillyer, 41693 Patriot Lane, Soldotna AK 99669-9090, USA
PJ7EE Gary L. Hunt, 99 Maple Ridge Drive, Morton IL 61550, USA
PP4T Fernando Cesar Almeida Laguardia, Rua Mendes Pimentel 43,
Barbacena - MG, 36205-024, Brazil
SJ2W Per Eklund, Teaterallen 12-0102 lgh 1102, SE-903 64 Umea, Sweden
SZ1A R.A.A.W.G., Kokkinologos Sargiadas, 301 50 Agrinio, Greece
TI5/VA3RA Peter Helmuth Csanky, 118 Monk Crescent, Ajax ON L1Z 1H2, Canada
TM6M Stephane Van Langhenhoven, 24 bis rue de Anter Hent,
29830 Ploudalmezeau, France
V73HW Randall Hisle, PSC 701 Box 307, APO AP 96555, USA
XW4KV Vincent Colombo, 32 rue de Gibrand, 17350 Port d'Envaux, France
YJ0CA Chris Ayres, 3/19-21 Eastern Rd, Turramurra NSW 2074, Australia
ZF2OO Jim Millner, 7010 Gullotti Place, Port Saint Lucie, FL 34952, USA
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