26 April 2025 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1773
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
3C - The Mediterraneo DX Club has announced plans for a DXpedition to
take place from Bioko Island (AF-010), Equatorial Guinea from 30
October to 10 November. A multi-national team of fourteen operators
will be active as 3C2MD on 160-6 metres SSB, CW and digital modes.
Expected activities include EME and QO-100. QSL via IK2VUC. More
information is expected in due course.
9M2 - Team 9M4PA will be active from Aman Island (AS-015), West Malaysia
on 2-4 May. QSL via LoTW, or direct to 9M2HUS.
BY - Ten stations (B0CRA, B1CRA, B2CRA, B3CRA, B4CRA, B5CRA, B6CRA,
B7CRA, B8CRA and B9CRA from across the country will be active in-
dicatively on 3-5 May for the annual "5.5 China Amateur Radio Fes-
tival" on air event, organized by the Chinese Radio Amateurs Club
(CRAC). See http://www.crac.org.cn/55 for logsearch and the awards.
D4 - Harald, DF2WO and Warren, KN6ZZI will be active as D44TWO (mainly
CW and FT4) and D44ZZI (mainly SSB and FT8), respectively, from
Santiago Island (AF-005), Cape Verde on 4-26 May. Look also for
activity via QO-100. QSL for both callsigns via M0OXO's OQRS. [TNX
The Daily DX]
DL - Special callsign DM0LIMES will be active between 1 May and 1 July
for this year's German World Heritage Day (1 June). QSL via the
bureau and eQSL. Also active will be DM3LIMES (QSL via the bureau)
on 31 May-1 June. The limes was the border line of the Roman Empire
at its greatest extent. In 2005, the remnants of the Upper German-
Raetian Limes were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list as
"Frontiers of the Roman Empire".
EA - Celebrating IARU's centenary, Spanish amateurs are allowed to re-
place their normal prefix from 1 to 15 May as follows: EA stations
can use AO#100, EB stations can use AN#100, and EC stations can use
AM#100, where "#" is the digit of their call area. For example,
EA6VQ will use AO6100VQ, EB3WH will use AN3100WH, and EC7R will use
AM7100R.
EA - Once again the Federacion Digital EA will operate special callsigns
AO1EU, AO2EU, AO3EU, AO4EU, AO5EU, AO6EU, AO7EU, AO8EU and AO9EU on
2-11 May to celebrate Europe Day, the anniversary of the Schuman
Declaration (9 May 1950) that paved the way to the European Union.
QSL direct to EA3RKF: Federacion Digital EA, Apartado Postal 3050,
08200 Sabadell (Barcelona), Spain.
F - Celebrating the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in
Europe, special callsign TM45END will be active on 7-31 May. QSL
via F5JYD.
FO - Didier, F6BCW will be active as TX5U from Tikehau (OC-066), French
Polynesia from 26 May to 8 June. He will operate CW and SSB (no
FT8) on 40-6 metres. QSL via Club Log's OQRS (direct and bureau);
full LoTW upload after six months.
FR - Celebrating the centenaries of the Reseau des Emetteurs Francais
(REF) and the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU), Phil FR8UA
and Ann FR8TZ will be active as TO974REF from Reunion Island (AF-
016) on 1-4 May, 8-11 May, 17-19 May and 29 May-1 June. They will
operate CW, SSB and digital modes on 40, 20, 15 and 10m. TO974REF
participates in REF's Radio Challenge; eQSL and certificates on
https://tm100ref.r-e-f.org/
GI - Once again the North West Group ARC (MN0NWG) is running special
event station GB0AEL between 5 and 31 May to commemorate the an-
niversary of Amelia Earhart's transatlantic flight. QSL via MI0HOZ
(direct or bureau). On 20-21 May 1932, Earhart became the first
woman to fly nonstop and alone across the Atlantic, leaving Harbor
Grace on Newfoundland (Canada), and landing 15 hours later near
Londonderry (Northern Ireland).
GM - Team MM0UKI (G0VJG, G4PVM and M0SDV) plans to be active from the
Flannan Islands (EU-118). They will depart the Isle of Lewis on the
local afternoon of 27 April, and will try and be QRV for 2-3 days
(depending on weather). They will operate SSB, CW and FT8 on 40-10
metres. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS.
GU - Team GU6EFW will be active from Guernsey (EU-114) on 7-14 May.
Seven operators (ON1BN, ON4AML, ON6EF, ON6VJ, ON7TA, ON7VM and
ON9DJ) will be QRV on 160-6 metres SSB, CW and digital modes. They
will also give QO-100 and 2.3 GHz EME a try. QSL via ON6EF. See
https://hamradioexpedition.com/ for more information.
HR - Renato, PY8WW will be active as HR4/PY8WW from Isla El Tigre (NA-
060), Honduras on 13-17 May. He will be QRV on 80-10 metres with
two stations at the same time - one station alternating between SSB
and CW, and the other one fully dedicated to FT8 (F/H) and FT4. QSL
via Club Log's OQRS.
I - Following the passing of Pope Francis and in light of the funeral
services scheduled for 26 April, the Coordinamento delle Stazioni
Marconiane Italiane has considered joining the national mourning as
a sign of respect. Consequently, all 14 commemorative radio sta-
tions belonging to the CSMI (IY0CG, IY0GA, IY0IMD, IY0MMR, IY0ORP,
IY0TC, IY1MR, IY1SM, IY1SP, IY1TO, IY4FGM, IY5PIS, IY6GM, and IY7M)
will not participate in this year's International Marconi Day.
JA - Look for JA4GXS/6 to be active from Kami Koshiki Island (AS-037) on
3-4 May. He will operate FT8, FT4, CW and SSB on 40, 30, 20, 17 and
6 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX The Daily DX]
SV - SX20TARG is the special callsign for members of the Thessaloniki
Amateur Radio Group to celebrate its 20th anniversary on 3-17 May.
QSL only via eQSL.
T30 - The Rebel DX Group will be active as T30TTT from Western Kiribati
(OC-017) for about 3 weeks sometime in the near future. Operator
Teddy will remain there for another three months on a work assign-
ment. Bookmark https://www.facebook.com/rebeldxgroup for updates.
QSL via Club Log's OQRS.
UA - A very large number of Russian stations using special prefix RP80
will be QRV on 1-9 May to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of
World War II. More information on https://logradio.ru/.
V5 - Remo, HB9SHD will be active holiday style as V51/HB9SHD while
touring Namibia between 29 April and 15 June. He will operate SSB
and digital modes on 40-6 metres. QSL via LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX]
VU - Team AU2M [425DXN 1764] is now expected to be active from Arnala
Island (AS-169) on 28-31 May. This IOTA group has been silent since
2006. Plans are for seven operators to set up three stations, and
to operate CW, SSB and FT8 (F/H) on various bands, 6m included. QSL
via M0OXO's OQRS. Donations to help offset the significant costs
are gratefully accepted. See https://vu2rs.com/au2m/ for more in-
formation
YS - Renato, PY8WW will be active as YS3/PY8WW from Isla Zacatillo (NA-
190), El Salvador on 8-13 May. He will be QRV on 80-6 metres with
two stations at the same time - one station alternating between SSB
and CW, and the other one fully dedicated to FT8 (F/H) and FT4. QSL
via Club Log's OQRS.
YV - YV5KG expects to be active from Los Roques (SA-035) on 25-29 April.
Reportedly, he will operate SSB, CW and FT8 on 80-6 metres. QSL via
the bureau and LoTW.
Z6 - Anne, OH2YL and Marko, OH2LGW will be active from Kosovo as Z68YL
and Z68OM, respectively, on 20-30 May. They will operate CW, SSB
and FT8 on 160-6 metres. QSL for both callsigns via OH2YL.
At the same time, Silvano, I2YSB announced the cancellation of the
Italian DXpedition Team's operation (ZS8TT and Z68ZZ), scheduled
from 26 June to 10 July [425DXN 1766].
IARU 100 --- > More special event stations/callsigns from IARU societies
celebrating the 100th anniversary of the International Amateur Radio Union
include:
* A4100IARU by the Royal Omani Amateur Radio Society (A47RS). QRV on 15-30
April.
* CN100IARU by the Association Royale des Radioamateurs du Maroc (ARRAM).
QRV on 18-30 April. QSL via the bureau.
* EI0IARU by the Irish Radio Transmitters Society (IRTS). QRV between 15
April and 15 June.
* VR100IARU by the Hong Kong Amateur Radio Transmitting Society (HARTS). QRV
from May to December. QSL via the bureau and LoTW.
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
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ITALY: 40 MHZ ---> Once again Italian radio amateurs have been authorized to
use the 40 MHz band until the end of the year. They are allowed to operate
from 40.660 MHz to 40.700 MHz with a maximum power of 10 watts. The Italian
regulator has given permission until 31 December also for 70.100 MHz, 70.200
MHz, 70.300 MHz, and 1810-1830 KHz.
KH7AL/KH9 ---> Allen, KH7AL has returned to Wake Island and is active again
as KH7AL/KH9. His next scheduled activities, which are announced regularly
on https://kh7al.site/kh9-upcoming-activity/, are:
27 April 07:00-09:00 UTC, 20m SSB
08 May 07:00-09:00 UTC, 30m CW
11 May 19:30-23:00 UTC, 12m SSB
NCDXF: YOUTH GRANTS ---> In May 2023, the Northern California DX Foundation
"announced youth grants to DXpeditions that had young operators under the
age of 26. Up to now, travel expenses for numerous young individuals partic-
ipating in DXpeditions have been reimbursed.
At our annual meeting in Visalia, we are changing this grant to cover the
entire share of an operator on any major DXpedition instead of just the
travel costs. For example, if a DXpedition charges each operator $5000 to
participate, then it would get $5000 from NCDXF for up to three young
DXpeditioners. This is meant to encourage DXpeditions to take along these
up-and-coming DXers and encourage young people to go regardless of the fi-
nancial cost.
This youth grant application will be part of the application process going
forward. We will need name, call and some background to support their in-
volvement".
The mission of NCDXF is to provide necessary financial support for well-
organized DXpeditions to desirable DXCC entities and to support advances in
DXpeditioning skills, technology, and infrastructure: https://www.ncdxf.org.
OPERATIONS MANNA & CHOWHOUND COMMEMORATION ---> Operation Manna and Opera-
tion Chowhound were a series of humanitarian food drops to feed Dutch civil-
ians at risk of starvation during the final days of the Second World War in
Europe. Commemorating the 80th anniversary, ten special event stations will
be active on 25-27 April from England (GB80CHO, GB80MAN and GB8MAN), the
Netherlands (PH80MAN), Poland (SN80MAN), Canada (VB6MAN, VB7MAN and VE1MAN),
Australia (VK80MAN) and the US (W4C). A certificate will be available, see
https://manna80.radio/ for more information
ZS8W ---> Yuris, YL2GM and all personnel are still on board the S.A. Agulhas
II. "I had a quick chat on the phone with Yuris earlier today", MM0NDX (DX
World) reported on 24 April. "The seas haven't been great recently and con-
tinue to be lumpy so no landing just yet. Said he'd update on when he's
likely to go on land, possibly Saturday". The ZS8W website is currently
"under maintenance" (https://lral.lv/zs8w/).
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3D2Y, 3E7D, 4A2CES, 5B4AMX, 5Z4A,
7Q5MLV, 8A100IARU, 9G5AF, 9H5DX, 9N7AA, 9X2AW, A42K, A61DD, A71VV, AP5ARS,
AU2V (AS-161), CN3A, CO6XX, CS9/OM2ADM, D2UY, D4DX, E51WL, EP4HR, FK8HA,
FM/F8AAN, G4SGX/6Y, HC8M, HD8CW, HI8S, HS0ZLV, HV0A, JT1CO, KH0/4Z5LA,
KH7AL/KH9, LO7H, P3CR, PJ2CF, PJ2T, PJ4R, PZ5TW, RC25BA, S79VU, T2X, T46W
(NA-204), T48K, TI5/VA3RA, TL8ES, TO1P, TO9W, UP0L, UP7WWA, V26K, V5/DL5XL,
V6WG (OC-059), VK9CU, VK9XU, VP8TXF, VU2MZT, WP2Z, XE1XR, YI3AA, ZD7DPX,
ZD7FT, ZD9BV, ZL7YL, ZX9X.
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