425 DX News #1510

11 April 2020 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1510

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

Owing to the ongoing and fluid nature of the COVID-19 situation globally,
announced activities might be cut short, postponed, cancelled or even
extended at any time and without notice.

5H - Charles, 5H3DX (NK8O) expected to leave the country on 21 March
[425DXN 1502], but he has changed his plans due to the COVID-19
situation. Although "we have not had a large outbreak", he says, "I
believe there is more good to be done by remaining in Tanzania,
especially since our usual caretakers are prevented from traveling
at this time. I also think I am safer in the long run". QSL direct
to home call.
G - Peter, G4XEX will be active as GB4SAH (Stay At Home) on 8-30 April
to help amateurs "pass the time during the lockdown".
GM - Euan, MM0VIK is active as GB1COR from his home QTH on Mainland,
Shetland Islands (EU-012) for the month of April in recognition and
support for "the health professionals and essential key workers"
during the coronavirus emergency. Apparently QSL cards will not be
available for this special callsign.
OH - "Pysy kotona" means "stay at home" in Finnish. Ten OH#PYSYKOTONA
special callsigns with OH0 to OH9 prefixes are active from 4 April
until 3 July to raise awareness for social distancing and remaining
at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. The activity is coordinated
by the Lahti Amateur Radio Club (http://www.oh3ac.fi/). QSL via
LoTW, eQSL, or via OH3AC.
OH - The Finnish Amateur Radio League (SRAL) is responsible for another
series of ten special callsigns, from OH0STAYHOME to OH9STAYHOME.
SRAL encourages to use a temporary Q-code (QSH, for Stay Happy &
Healthy) during contacts made during this "Stay Home Project", to
be run from 8 April through 8 July. QSL via OH2BAD. A number of
awards will be available. Information on the project can be found
on https://www.sral.fi/2020/04/07/finland-stay-home/. Other current
"stayhome" special callsigns (QSL via operators' instructions) are
5B4STAYHOME Cyprus
8A1HOME Indonesia
9K9STAYHOME Kuwait
A60SH/# United Arab Emirates
CR2STAYHOME Azores
CT1STAYHOME Portugal
DX0STAYHOME Philippines
E7STAYHOME Bosnia & Hercegovina
HZ1STAYHOME Saudi Arabia
OR2STAYHOME Belgium
OT20STAYHOME Belgium
OT2STAYHOME Belgium
R3STAYHOME Russia
TC1STAYHOME Turkey
VC2STAYHOM Canada
VC3STAYHOM Canada
VE9HOME Canada
VI2020STAYHOME Australia
Z30STAYHOME North Macedonia
Z39STAYHOME North Macedonia
ON - The Belgian regulator is issuing special callsigns to convey the
message "stay home, stay safe" until 19 April at least. Issued so
far are OR2STAYHOME (QSL via eQSL), OT20STAYHOME (QSL via eQSL),
OT2STAYHOME (QSL via ON7LU) and OT6STAYSAFE (QSL via ON5YL).
OZ - Special callsigns 5P0WARD and 5P0WHD will be active on 18 April in
celebration of World Amateur Radio Day. It was on this day in 1925
that the International Amateur Radio Union was formed in Paris. A
special award will be available for contacts made with 5P0WARD/xx
and 5P0WHD/xx stations with different suffix extensions; further
information can be found on https://www.qrz.com/db/5p0ward. QSLs
via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW and eQSL, or via OZ1ACB.
Other World Amateur Radio Day 2020 stations include 3Z0WARD
(Poland), AU20ARD (India), HZ1WARD (Saudi Arabia), LX5WARD (Luxem-
bourg) and TF3WARD (Iceland). QSL via operators' instructions.
VE - Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC, Canada's IARU member society) will
hold a special on-air event to celebrate World Amateur Radio Day on
18 April, from 12.00 UTC to 23.59 UTC. The event is to encourage as
many amateurs as possible to get on the air and contact as many RAC
stations as possible. The RAC official stations that will operate
across Canada are VA2RAC, VA3RAC, VE1RAC, VE4RAC, VE5RAC, VE6RAC,
VE7RAC, VE8RAC, VE9RAC, VO1RAC, VO2RAC, VY0RAC, VY1RAC and VY2RAC.
A special commemorative certificate will be available. See
https://www.rac.ca/operating/world-amateur-radio-day-april-18/ for
more information.

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

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425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE ---> The March 2020 issue is now available for download
at http://www.425dxn.org/index.php. [TNX IZ3EBA]

COVID-19 AND QSL CARDS ---> The COVID-19 situation is affecting postal
systems worldwide. International mail from several countries is not
operational right now, as airlines have suspended their postal deliveries.
Think twice before mailing direct QSL card requests, and be patient if your
coveted cards do not show up - the QSL managers are most likely waiting for
the service to resume.
Also, several IARU member-societies have announced that they are unable to
receive shipments of QSL cards for their bureaux during the current
emergency. Before sending shipments of cards to a national QSL bureau, the
IARU strongly recommends an inquiry to the member-society to confirm that
the package can be accepted.

PA5X/MM ---> On 6 April Johannes, PA5X (5T5PA) left Mauritania becausee of
the COVID-19 pandemic. While sailing back to the Netherlands on the vessel
"Dutch Power", he is QRV as PA5X/mm until around 18 April. He operates SSB
and FT8 on 40 and 20 metres. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW, or via PA5X. See
https://www.qrz.com/db/pa5x/mm for more information. Johannes will return to
Mauritania as soon as the global situation improves and flights resume. "In
the meantime I will try to operate 5T5PA remote", he says.

TQSL: NEW VERSION ---> A new version (v2.5.2) of LoTW's Trusted QSL (TQSL)
has been released: http://www.arrl.org/tqsl-download. This version has new
features as well as corrections for defects found since TQSL 2.5.1 was
released. This release also includes an update to the most recent TQSL
configuration file. TQSL 2.5.2 can be installed to upgrade any older version
of TQSL. On all three supported platforms (Windows, MacOS and Linux),
installing TQSL 2.5.2 will replace older versions of Trusted QSL while
preserving your Callsign Certificates, Station Locations, and preferences.

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

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CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER
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3E3E AC2OV EI20C EI3KD OG73X OH8L
3W3B E21EIC EM0I UT2IZ OH#PYSYKOTONA OH3AC
3Z0WARD SP6IEQ EM2G UR7GO OH#STAYHOME OH2BAD
3Z0X SP5MXZ EM65LR UR2LM OH70BH OH2BH
3Z1K SP1KRF EN90LUR UR6LF OM0R OM3GI
4E1A 9V1KG ES7A ES7GM OT2STAYHOME ON7LU
4H1T DU1IVT FK8GX W3HNK OZ2SPACE OZ1ACB
4L2M EA7FTR FM1HM ON6DP P3X UT5UDX
4M8E YV8ER FM1HN W3HNK PA40WM PA4WM
4X0A 4X1VF FM1II KU9C PA75ASN PA0VCC
4X2M 4X4DZ FR4PV F1UIJ PA75HGV PA3JD
4X6FR 4X6OM FR5FC EA7FTR PA75OV PA3ETC
4Z0GAON LY2QT GM5X N3SL PD75HOLTEN PD0RM
7X5NZ EA7FTR HB2K HB9OCR PE00T PA2TMS
8A1HOME YB1LZ HB2U HB9OCR PJ2MAN EC5AHA
9A0BR 9A9RR HF10ZPM SP2ZCI PV2M PT2ADM
9A0FF 9A2MF HF6FIRAC SP6IEQ PZ5JW EA5GL
9A5Y 9A7W HG0R HA0NAR R125RM R1AU
9K9STAYHOME 9K2OW HG5A HA5KDQ R1994YU RQ7L
9V1YC W5UE HG8R HA8JV R1996VK RQ7L
A41KJ N4GNR HI3CC W2CCW R2014NC RQ7L
A41NN A61BK HK1T EA5KB R207RRC UA3AKO
A60SH/1 A61BK HS0ZED G4SQA R3STAYHOME R3KEE
A60SH/10 A61BK HZ1STAYHOME HZ1SAR R50VAZ R4IT
A60SH/2 EA7FTR IB2A I2PJA RU20DS RQ7L
A60SH/3 A61NN IB4X IZ4ORO SE0X SM0MDG
A60SH/4 A61BK II4FTX IQ4FE SN100KW SP3PGS
A60SH/5 A92AA II5MPI 9A8MDC SN8K SQ8ERS
A60SH/6 A61BK II8K IZ8EPX TC19MED TA2BZ
A60SH/7 LZ1YE II9L IT9BUN TC1STAYHOME YM1KE
A60SH/8 A61BK IO4C IZ4DPV TC3A YM3KC
A61EK IZ8CLM IO6A IZ6BRJ TG9ANF VE7BV
A61FK A61BK IO7T IZ7ECL TM22P F4EUG
A61QQ A61BK IO8V IK8ETM TM3CN F4HIK
A65BP UA6MF IQ2XZ 9A8MDC TM3Z F4DSK
A65DR N4GNR IQ9SY IT9NVA TM8A F8DVD
A71AM M0OXO IR4E IK4ZHH UE20DS RQ7L
A71EM M0OXO IR8W IK8YFU UN9L LZ1YE
A73A M0OXO IR9Z IT9VCE UP4L UN7LZ
BG4OP BI4IIZ J41J SV1PMQ V51DM DK3ZL
BV0WPX BV2KI JY5MM IK2DUW V73NS W3HNK
CP5HK EC6DX LC6C LA6VQ VC2STAYHOM VE2MXU
CQ7F CT1FOQ LS2D EC6DX VE2CSI M0URX
CS5SS CT1REP LU3DX EA5FL VR2CC VR2XRW
CS8ABG EA5GL LU7YS EA7HBC VY2ZM EA7HBC
CX2CC EA5KB LX5WARD LX1JH XM3T VE3DZ
CX2TQ IK2DUW LY300GAON LY2QT XU7AKP IW3SNW
CX9AU EA5GL LZ1958GU LZ1GU YL44WFF YL2SW
D41CV IK2NCJ LZ5R LZ1YQ YO70IPA YO3AS
E7STAYHOME E73Y LZ603IL LZ1KCP YP0C YO3CZW
EC6FK RW6HS LZ75ZZ LZ1ZF YS1RS EB7DX
ED5R EA5SR M2L M0OXO YT50SCWC YU1MM
ED7N EA7KHB OA4/EA7TN EA5GL ZP5DNB IK2DUW
ED8M EA8DIG OA4SS KB6J ZP6ARO IK2DUW
ED9Z EA5KB OE0WWL OE1WWL ZP9MCE EA5ZD
EE1MGY EB1LO OE25HTL OE5HTL ZS0RR PA2PGU
EF2A EA2W OE25LKG OE6LKG ZS6J N4GNR
EF8I EA8TK OE25XFG OE6WIG ZS9Z ZS1OIN
EF8K EA8DET OE3K OE1DIA ZV2K PY2SHF
EG1SSV EA1URV OE60IPA OE3DMA ZW60DF PT2GTI
EG7ONU EB7R OE6Z OE6CLD ZW75FEB PT2ADM

4A7T Fernando Ramirez Gambino, 1246 N Industrial Park Ave., Nogales
AZ 85621, USA
5B60AIX Noz Bryan, P.O. Box 66625, CY-8591 Pegeia, Cyprus
9L1YXJ Mark A. Brewer, 2160 Freetown Pl, Dulles VA 20189-2160, USA
AN100L Alfredo Franco, Apartado Postal 60, 46900 Torrent (Valencia), Spain
BP0P A.R.T. QSL Service, P.O.Box 73-326, Taipei, Taiwan
CR6K Filipe Monteiro Lopes, Rua Manuel Jose da Silva 184, Espinheira,
3720-537 Sao Martinho da Gandara, Portugal
ED1R Jesus Maria Gimare Marquez, C/ Jacinto del Barrio 2,
05358 Papatrigo (Avila), Spain
IO9A Antonello Scauso, Via Tenente Minniti 105, 98057 Milazzo ME, Italy
IO9R Simone Puglisi, Via Catania 16, 95022 Aci Catena CT, Italy
IY7GMB Vincenzo Mangione, Via Eduardo De Filippo 18, 70010 Valenzano BA,
Italy
J42L Leo Fiskas, 1 Argyriou Gouzgou Str., 52 200 Argos Orestiko, Greece
LY73A Rolandas Zakelis, Naujakuriu g. 82-19, LT-47131 Kaunas, Lithuania
OZ11A Leif Nielsen, Stenhoejvej 280, 9900 Frederikshavn, Denmark
OZ30EU Svend Erik Kofod, Kanegaardsvej 4, 3700 Roenne, Denmark
PV2P Antonio Nicola Belekas, Rua Visconde de Inhomerim 1093 Ap. 162,
Sao Paulo - SP, 03120-001, Brazil
PV7M Carlos Moreira, Rua Pamela Loren 59, Mangabeira, Eusebio - CE,
61760-000, Brazil
T6A Robert Kasca, Govejk 11C, 5281 Spodnja Idrija, Slovenia
T6AA Robert Kasca, Govejk 11C, 5281 Spodnja Idrija, Slovenia
UA3AKO Victor N. Slabodchikov, P.O.Box 59, Moscow, 117041, Russia
VC2A Victor Androsov, 1185 Rue de Blois, Boucherville, QC J4B 7Z5,
Canada
VR2XAN Alberto Annesi, 1/F 7A Nam Shan Road, Peng Chau, Hong Kong
XP3A Harry de Jong, Broekdijk 59, 7695 TC Bruchterveld, The Netherlands
ZT1T Tom Morgan, 58 Piet Retief Street, Robertson, 6705, South Africa
ZW8T Milton Lima Ribeiro, Rua Mazerine Cruz 2673, Teresina - PI,
64076-040, Brazil
ZZ2T Wanderley Ferreira Gomes, Avenida 23 de Maio 2966 Ap 1320,
Sao Paulo - SP, 04008-000, Brazil

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