425 DX News #1498

18 January 2020 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1498

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

9G - Matteo, IZ4YGS will be active again as 9G5GS from Sanzule, Ghana
on 1-26 February. In his spare time he will operate FT8 and SSB on
160-20 metres. He also plans some USB activity on the QO-100
Geostationary satellite. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, or direct to home
call; logsearch on Club Log.
9M2 - Look for 9M2SAF/p to be active from Pulau Lalang Perak (AS-072),
West Malaysia on 21-27 January. He will operate CW, SSB and digital
Modes on various bands, depending on propagation. QSL direct to
home call.
C5 - Russell, G5XW will be active holiday style as C5XW from The Gambia
starting on 28 January for ten days. He will be QRV on 40-17 metres
SSB and hopefully some slow CW. QSL via home call (bureau). [TNX DX
World]
CE0Z - Nando, IT9YRE and Mike, K9AJ will be active as CB0Z from Alejandro
Selkirk Island (SA-101, new one for IOTA) on 3-5 February. DXCC
wise, this counts for Juan Fernandez. They will operate SSB and CW
on 40, 30, 20, 17 and 15 metres, using vertical antennas and two
stations (one running 500 watts). They might also give FT8 a try.
QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or via IT9YRE. Updates will be posted to
http://www.it9yre.it/cb0z/. [TNX IT9EJW]
DL - DL35SDR is the special callsign for the Deutscher Amateur Radio
Club (DARC) to mark 35 years of software-defined radio (SDR)
technology throughout 2020. It also honours Ulrich L. Rohde, DJ2LR
(N1UL), who was the first to describe the possibilities and
perspectives of SDR in 1985. QSL via the bureau.
E5_sc - Don, VE7DS will be active as E51DDG from Rarotonga (OC-013), South
Cook Islands on 2-14 February. He will operate CW only on 40, 30,
20 and 17 metres. QSL via LoTW, or via home call. [TNX NG3K]
HC - Rick, NE8Z will be active again as HC1MD/2 from the lighthouse at
Capay on Hill, in the Santa Elena province of Ecuador, from 25
January to 7 February. He will operate CW, SSB and FT8 on 40-10
metres. QSL via LoTW, or direct to K8LJG. [TNX The Daily DX]
LX - LX20I is the special callsign for the LX7I contest station in
Eschdorf, Luxembourg to celebrate its 20th anniversary. It will be
used for most contests in 2020, starting a single-operator entry in
the CQ WW 160-Meter CW Contest (24-26 January). QSL via LX2A. A
special LX20I Award will be available, see http://lx7i.com/lx20i/
for information.
P4 - Lee, K3DMG will be active again as P4/K3DMG from Aruba (SA-036)
from 17 January until the end of February. He will operate CW and
digital modes. QSL via LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX]
PJ2 - Jeff, K8ND will be active as PJ2ND from Curacao (SA-099) from 18
January to 3 February. QSL via LoTW, or via home call. On 22-28
January he will be joined by Jim, W8WTS, who will be QRV as
PJ2/W8WTS (QSL via LoTW, or via home call). They will participate
participate in the CQ WW 160-Meter CW Contest as PJ2T (QSL via LoTW
or via W3HNK). [TNX The Daily DX]
PY - Celebrating the 86th anniversary of the Liga de Amadores Brasilei-
ros de Radio Emissao (LABRE, Brazil's national IARU society), spe-
cial callsign ZW86LABRE will be active between 1 February and 31
March. QSL via PY2KP.
TA - A large team (including TA3A, TA3AER, TA3EL, TA3LHH, UA9CDC, UR0MC,
US2YW, UT5ECZ, UT5EL, UW8SM and UZ5DX) will participate in the CQ
WW 160-Meter CW Contest (24-26 January) as TC0X from Bozcaada
(AS-099). QSL via HG5DX. The log will be uploaded to LoTW and Club
Log.
TI9 - The website for the TI9A DXpedition to Coco's Island [425DXN 1497]
is up and running on http://ti9a.info/. Four operators - TI2JV,
RA9USU, RM2D (SM6LRR) and UA3AB - will be active on 2-8 February
from two operating sites (one for CW and SSB, and one for FT8) at
Chatham Bay. QSL via Club Log's OQRS (preferred), or via UA3DX.
XE - Celebrating the 15th anniversary of the DXXE Group, special
callsign 4A15DXXE will be active on all bands and modes and from
different locations in Mexico betweeen 20 January and 31 December.
QSL via LoTW only. DXXE Group's members in other countries will
join the celebrations: CO8ZZ as T40DXXE from Cuba (20-31 January),
EA5BB as AO15DXXE from Spain (1-15 April), EA8RM as AO15DXXE/8 from
the Canary Islands (1-15 April), and F4GVO as TM15DXXE from France
(1-15 April).

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

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CQ MYDX SSB CONTEST ---> The first CQ Malaysia DX SSB Contest, organized by
the Malaysian HF DX & Contest Committee (9MDXC), will will be held on 25
January (from 00.00 UTC until 23.59 UTC). Complete information can be found
on http://www.9mdxc.com/rules. [TNX 9M2CDX]

CQ WW 160-METER CW CONTEST ---> Object of the contest is for amateurs around
the world to contact other amateurs in as many USA States (CONUS plus
District of Columbia), Canadian provinces, and countries as possible
Utilizing the 160m band (see https://www.cq160.com/ for complete rules).
This year's event will run on 24-26 January, from 22:00 UTC to 22:00 UTC.
Do not forget to give a look at the Announced Operations listing maintained
by Bill, NG3K at https://www.ng3k.com/Misc/cq160c2020.html.

IOTA BASH 2020 ---> The 16th annual IOTA Bash will be held on 27-28
March at Mike's (AD5A) QTH in Boerne, Texas. Complete details can be found
on https://irefradio.com/iota-bash/.

TIMOR LESTE 2020 ---> The Lagunaria DX Group (http://lagunaria-dx-group.org)
is organizing a large scale DXpedition (18 operators and up to 10 stations)
to Timor Leste (4W) in October-November, including "serious participation"
in the CQ WW DX SSB and CW contests. A website is under construction at
http://timor-leste-dx.de/.

YOTA 2020 ---> The Croatian Amateur Radio Association (HRS) will host the
10th edition of the Youngsters on the Air (YOTA) Summer Camp in the city of
Karlovac on 8-15 August. This annual event brings together young radio
Amateurs from IARU Region 1 member societies for a week , creating an
opportunity to learn all about different nationalities and cultures, foster
international friendships and goodwill, and learn new amateur radio skills.
Each IARU R1 member society is invited to take part with a team of maximum
four persons. Applications should be submitted before 16 February: see "Call
for applications: YOTA Summer Camp Croatia 2020" on https://www.iaru-r1.org/

+ SILENT KEYS + H.M. Qaboos bin Said al Said, A41AA, died on 10 January aged
79. The Arab world's longest-serving ruler, he was the Sultan of Oman for
nearly fifty years. The Royal Omani Amateur Radio Society (ROARS) was formed
on 23 December 1972 under his patronage.
Igor Lvovich Zeldin, UR5LCV (ex UB5LCV) passed away on 11 January at 66
years of age. An active DXer licensed since 1973 and former President of the
Ukrainian Amateur Radio League, he authored several books on technical
topics and was the IOTA Checkpoint for Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova.
Peter Glasmacher, DK5DC died unexpectedly on 12 January, aged 68. A well-
known DXer and a DXCC Card Checker, he was the editor of the monthly DX
column in "CQ DL", the official journal of the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club.
He also served as President of DARC's District O (Westfalen-Sued) for the
past six years.

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

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4D3X W3HNK HF28WOSP SP9KTK PA800D PI4DEC
4L9QQ UR9QQ HF90TPBB SP7PGK PJ2MAN EC5AHA
4O4T YU1FW HF90TPBG SP7PGK R1CA/p R1CX
4U1A UA3DX HF90TPCF SP7PGK RD0B/p RD0B
4U1UN HB9BOU HF90TPCG SP7PGK SN100BY SP2PBM
4U1WB KK4HD HI8DL NK4Q SP100BY SP2PBM
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5Z4/G3AB M0URX HP3SS AC2OV T88CZ JI3DNN
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7X2TT EA5GL J6/AI6LY EA5GL T88ED JA3IVU
7X3WPL 7X3DL J68GD K9AW T88MB JA3AVO
8Q7BS RX3AMY J68HZ K9HZ TC5OCK TA5FA
9A63AA 9A2AA JY5MM IK2DUW TG9ADQ VE7BV
9H3YY DL2JRM K3CWO W0TG TM10CWO F6ENO
9Q1C IK7UXW KC4AAC K7MT TM5CWO F5JVP
A41KJ N4GNR KH0/WB6Z JF1OCQ TM6CWO F6CEL
C21NH JA0JHQ KK1CWO W1UU TM70TAAF F8DVD
CP6CL W3HNK KL0R N4GNR TO7D F6ITD
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DP1POL DL1ZBO KX4CWO W0TG V31YN DJ4KW
DU1S/1 JA1PBV LX75V LX1JH VK9NK SP9FIH
DU6/PE1NSQ EA5GL NP2J K8RF VU2RBQ DJ9RB
E44RU R7AL NP4A W3HNK W0CWO W0TG
EG3WBD EA3GZA OA4/EA7TN EA5GL ZF2LC W2SM
EG7CWO EC7ABV OD5PY KU9C ZF2PG K8PGJ
EH3DK EC3TU OE1970WWL OE1WWL ZF2VH NV9L
EM7U UR7UT OE4XLC OE4RGC ZL7DX M0OXO
FK8GX W3HNK OR50AF ON2KFJ ZP5DNB IK2DUW
FM4KA ON6DP PA10CWO PA5V ZW6C PY6TV

5B60ALJ Mike Zaskalet, P.O.Box 66791, CY-8575 Peyia, Cyprus
EA5GL Pedro Miguel Ronda Monsell, C/ Maximiliano Thous 16-24,
46009 Valencia, Spain
EC5AHA Toni Canto, C/ la Serrella 21-5, 46012 Valencia, Spain
GB200FN John Wakefield, Oakhurst, Lower Common Road, West Wellow, Romsey,
SO51 6BT, United Kingdom
IK7UXW Paolo Pristipino, Via Nicolo Taccone 22, 72100 Brindisi BR, Italy
JA0JHQ Nobuaki Hosokawa, 1458-25 Okagami, Asao-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa,
215-0027, Japan
JA1PBV Sadao Ito, 3-8-12 Baraki, Ishioka-shi, Ibaraki, 315-0042, Japan
PY6TV Robson de Almeida Silva, Caixa Postal 62, Conceicao do Coite - BA,
48730-970, Brazil
RD0B Valery N. Savin, P.O. Box 45, Dikson, Krasnoyarsky kray, 647340,
Russia
VP2MDT Duane Traver, PO Box 25, Seagrove NC 27341, USA

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