425 DX News #1538

24 October 2020 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1538

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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 postponed or cancelled at any time and
without notice.

8Q - Depending on travel restrictions, Remo, HB9SHD will be active
holiday style as 8Q7RM from Kandolhu, Maldives (AS-013) on 2-29
November. He expects to operate SSB, digital modes and some CW.
CE - Members of the Grupo Magallanes DX from Punta Arenas will be active
as CB500AM on 1 November to commemorate the 500th anniversary of
the discovery of the Strait of Magellan during the first global
circumnavigation voyage. They will operate SSB on +/- 3685, 7138,
14230, 21330 and 28445 kHz. QSL VIA CE8PVT
CN - Special callsign CN45MS will be active on 1-7 November from Oujda,
Morocco to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the so-called Marche
Verte (Green March). QSL via RW6HS.
F - Fabien, F4HIK and Joel, F4IKA plan to be active as TM39EU from the
Chausey Islands (EU-039) on 4-11 November. They will operate SSB
and digital modes on 80-10 metres. QSL via F4HIK, Club Log and
eQSL.
F - Michel, F8GGZ will be active as TM50GDG on 9-22 November to com-
memorate the 130th anniversary of the birth and the 50th anniver-
sary of the death of Charles de Gaulle, leader of the Free French
Forces in World War II and later President of France. Look for
activity on 160-20 metres SSB and CW. All QSOs will be confirmed
automatically via the bureau. [TNX F8REF]
HC - Members of the Azuay Radio Club (HC5ARC) will be active as HD200C
from 31 October to 3 November in celebration of the 200th anniver-
sary of the indipendence of the city of Cuenca. Look for activity
on the HF bands and 6 metres SSB, CW, FT8/FT4. QSL via operator's
instructions.
I - Once again special callsign IR3MD will be in use by ARI Rovereto on
1-30 November. The suffix stands for Maria Dolens, the mighty bell
casted after World War I to commemorate the fallen in all wars. QSL
via IN3MDR; information on the award can be found on qrz.com.
TA - Special callsign TC35FSF will be active on 9-11 November to cele-
brate the 35th anniversary of the Free Software Foundation, formed
in 1985 in order to promote open-source software. Look for activity
on 20 and 15 metres SSB, PSK31 and Olivia 8/250. QSL via TA2OZQ and
LoTW. See https://www.qrz.com/db/TC35FSF for more information.
V3 - Bob, W0YBS will be active as V31CO from Caye Caulker (NA-073),
Belize from 24 October to 13 November. He will operate CW, FT8,
RTTY and SSB on 80-10 metres. QSL via W0YBS (direct or bureau), or
via LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX]
YB - DX World reports that a team from the YB Land DX Club is expected
to be active as 7H9H from Habe Island (OC-275) between 25 October
and 1 November.

CQ WW DX SSB CONTEST ---> The following stations have announced their par-
ticipation in this year's event (24-25 October):
ZONE CALL CATEGORY COUNTRY QSL VIA
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02 VE2IDX SOSB 40m Canada VE3ZF
02 VE2IM SOAB Canada LoTW/VE3DZ
05 VP9I SOAB Bermuda LoTW/WW3S
07 V3A SOAB LP Belize M0OXO
08 KP2B SOAB LP Virgin Isls LoTW/EB7DX
08 NP4Z SOAB Puerto Rico N4AO
08 ZF1A SOAB HP Cayman Isls LoTW/K7ZO
09 P40W SOAB Aruba LoTW/N2MM
09 PJ4X SOSB Bonaire LoTW
11 ZP9MCE SOAB Paraguay LoTW/EA5ZD
12 CB1D M/2 Chile XQ1FM
14 CR2X SOSB 15m Azores OH2BH
14 EE5T M/S Spain EA5URT
14 HB9CC M/? Switzerland LoTW/HB9KNY
14 HB9H M/? Switzerland HB9CXZ
14 SI9AM M/? Sweden ON3UN
14 ZB2TT SOAB LP Gibraltar LoTW/M0URX
15 IF9A SO Sicily IT9ATF
15 OH0X SOSB 20m Aland Isls LoTW/OH2TA
15 OH8X SOSB 20m Finland LoTW
20 J42C SOAB Greece LoTW/SV2HXX
21 4L0A SOSB 20m Georgia LoTW
21 4L0G M/? Georgia EA7FTR
21 4L8A SOSB 20m Georgia LoTW/M0OXO
21 9K2K SOAB Kuwait LoTW/EC6DX
21 A42K SOAB Oman LoTW/EA5GL
23 BD9XE SOAB China BD9XE
23 JT1KAI M/? Mongolia LoTW/JT1KAI
28 9M6NA SOAB LP East Malaysia LoTW
28 YB2BOB SOSB 80m Indonesia LoTW
28 YB2DX SOAB Indonesia LoTW/YB2DX
28 YB2XVT SOAB LP Indonesia LoTW
31 KH7M SO Hawaii LoTW
32 ZM1A SO New Zealand LoTW/ZL3CW
32 ZM4T M/S New Zealand LoTW
33 3V8SS SOAB LP Tunisia LoTW/LX1NO
33 CQ3W or CR3W SOSB 15m Madeira LoTW
33 EA8RM SOAB Canary Isls LoTW/EB7DX
33 IH9YMC SOSB African Italy LoTW
37 7Q6M SO Malawi K6ZO
Do not forget to give a look at the Announced Operations listing maintained
by Bill, NG3K at https://www.ng3k.com/Misc/cqs2020.html - good contest to
you all!

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

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3X: CANCELLATION ---> Owing to the ongoing pandemic, the Guinean embassy no
longer issues tourist visas, and the Radio Club de Provins (F6KOP) has had
to cancel its DXpedition to Kassa Island (AF-051), which was planned to be
held in January 2021 [425DXN 1519]. Hopefully it will be rescheduled for
late 2021 or early 2022. [TNX F1ULQ]

QSL VIA K0BJ ---> Juraj Sipos, OM2SA passed away on 1 October aged 67. He
was the former QSL manager for the many DXpeditions conducted by Mike, KM9D
& Jan, KF4TUG between 1999 and 2011 (including 3D2MO, 5W0MO, 9M2/KM9D,
9M6/KM9D, A35MO, A35TO, CE0Z/KM9D, E51QMA, E51TUG, FK/KF4TUG, FK/KM9D,
FO/KM9D, FO0MOT, FO0MOT/p, FW0MO, FW0YL, H40MY, H44MY, H44TO, KM9D/KH8,
T21MY, T2YL, T31MY, T32MO, T88CF, V63MY, V63TO, XR0ZY, YJ0AMY, YJ0ATU,
ZF2MO, ZK1TUG, ZK2MO, ZK2TO, ZL/KM9D, ZL1CMY). Those who still need a paper
QSL card can contact Bruce, K0BJ, who can provide "homebrew, IOTA-acceptable
QSLs" [425DXN 1466].

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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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3B8BAP N4GNR DA0DX DL2DCX OH6RX OH6GDX
3B8CW N4GNR DL35SDR DF3MC OL30DXC OK2PXJ
3D2TS M0OXO DU3TW EA5GL OL75WO OK2WO
3DA0AQ EA5GL DU6/PE1NSQ EA5GL ON4JOTA ON4GDV
3V8SF LX1NO E77A 9A2AA OR39CLM ON6HC
3Z150MPR SP9KDU EP4HR IK2RZQ OV7X DL2JRM
4A50CRH XE2AU EY8MM W0VTT OZ100MILL OZ1ACB
4D3X W3HNK F5KDK/p F5SDD P3AA RW3RN
4F2KWT EA5GL FP5CJ K9OT P40W N2MM
4L/G4ENL N4GNR FR4PJ EB7DX P42WW P41G
4L1AN N4GNR GB2GP GI4FUM PA6JAM PD5CW
4O4T YU1FW HC1FQ EA5GL PA75DV PA1DV
4U0WFP S57DX HC1KX EA5GL PA75HEB PA3HEB
4X0AAP/# 4X6ZM HC2TIC RC5A PA75HGV PA3JD
5B4AAB G8CLY HC5EG EA5GL PA75KM PA8KM
5H3EE DL4ME HC5LM HC5VF PA75LO PA2LO
5P2A OZ1HX HC5T HC5VF PA75Q PA0Q
5R8AL G3SWH HF3015O SQ4O PA75RSM PA0RSM
5T5PA PA5X HF966CHP SP3TYJ PA75SIM PA0SIM
5Z4BU EA5GL HK1MW N2OO PB75A PB2A
5Z4PA M0URX HL0S HL2CFY PB75X PA1AW
5Z4VJ M0URX HS0ZJF ON4AFU PD75E PD3EM
8J1RL 8J1RL [b] HZ1TT A61BK PD75F PD3F
8J1RL JG2MLI [d] IF9A IT9ATF PD75T PD3AR
8P2K KU9C II2MM IQ2CF PE75OUW PE1OUW
8P6ET KU9C II4JOTA IZ4UFB PI75ALK PI4ALK
9A0DIG 9A3SM II4LGH IQ4FE PI75HGV PI4HGV
9G1SD AB0GC II9JAM IT9ZEO PI75KML PA3DVA
9G5AF EA5GL II9JOTA IT9LIZ PJ2C EC5AHA
9G5AR N4GNR J73WA ND3R PJ4DX M0URX
9J2BO G3TEV JW8FTA LA8FTA PY2ZEA OH2MM
9J2BS EA5GL KH2L W3HNK R500LWTK R2PT
9K2OD EC6DX KL7J N3SL S79KW N4GNR
9M2TO JA0DMV KP2B EB7DX S79VU N4GNR
9V1YC W5UE KP2BH EB7DX SB7S SM7PXS
A41CK A61BK KP2M NZ4DX SI9YL SM3LIV
A41KB ON7LX KP4HF EB7DX SN100JPII SP3TYJ
A41KJ N4GNR LC5C LA6KOA SU8J SU1SK
A41NN A61BK LC8P LA8PDA SZ2RCK SV2BXZ
A41RR A61BK LN8W LA6YEA TI2VVV EC6DX
A6050Y EA7FTR LX/PA3GRM PA3EYC TM1LY F5KAY
A6050Y/2 EA7FTR LX9S HB9AOF [d] TO10CWO FG8NY
A6050Y/5 A61BK LX9S LX9S [b] TZ4AM W0SA
A60AAP EA7FTR LZ50GU LZ1GU UT4U UX5UO
A60AAP/1 A61BK MX0SNB G3SVK V31MA M0OXO
A60AAP/2 EA7FTR NL7RR/KH9 NL7RR V31TA EA5GL
A60AAP/5 A61BK NL7S N4GNR V51SC EA5ZD
A60AAP/6 A61BK OA9DVK IK6BFH V73NS W3HNK
A71AM M0OXO OD5ET EB7DX VE2CSI M0URX
A71EM M0OXO OD5KU EB7DX VK8ZJZ EB7DX
AL8A N4GNR OD5PY KU9C XE1XR EA5GL
AP2TN DJ9ZB OD5TX W4JS XR33M LZ1JZ
C31BO EA5ZD OD5VB EA5GL XU7AEY BD4HF
C37AC EA3QS OD5YA IZ8CLM XU7AKU JA1DXA
CM2XN EB7DX OD5ZF IZ8CLM YJ8RN NZ4DX
CO2RVA EA5GL OD5ZZ N4GNR YP0C YO3CZW
CO2VE RW6HS OE25BKC OE3BKC YQ6A YO6BHN
CP4MG EA5KB OE25CQB OE3CQB YS1RR DJ9ZB
CP5HK EC6DX OE25DMT OE7DMT Z66DX DL2AWG
CP6CL W3HNK OE25JML OE5JML Z81B IZ0EGA
CQ3J CT3MD OE25XGM OE5XGM ZF2MJ N6MJ
CR3W DL5AXX OE25XKJ OE7MPI ZL7STU M0OXO
CS5FAT CS5ARL OE25XWI OE7XWI ZP5DNB IK2DUW
CT9ABV DL5AXX OE65VIE DE1QSL ZP9MCE EA5ZD
CX2DK EA5GL OH0T OH2GEK ZS0RR PA2PGU
D2EB IZ3ETU OH0Z W0MM ZS6CCY K3IRV

3W1T Eddy Visser, I.P.O Box 88, Hanoi 10000, Vietnam
5B60AIF Norman Banks, 3 Salaminos, CY-8651 Statos-Agios Fotios, Cyprus
5B60AIX Noz Bryan, P.O. Box 66625, CY-8591 Pegeia, Cyprus
9H6PSG Ivan Privitera, 20 Aurora, Triq Normandy, Pembroke, PBK 1624,
Malta
9H6SGM Mosta Scout Group, 55 Dar Mons. Edgar Salamone, Triq It-Torri,
Mosta, MST 3501, Malta
C31CA Jordi Fernandez Garcia, Avda. de Molinaseca 8 2A, 24401 Ponferrada
(Leon), Spain
DL2AWG Guenter Gassler, Eichertstr. 8, 07589 Muenchenbernsdorf, Germany
EA5GL Pedro Miguel Ronda Monsell, C/ Maximiliano Thous 16-24,
46009 Valencia, Spain
EA5ZD Miguel Rabadan, Apartado Postal 31, 30120 El Palmar (Murcia),
Spain
EB7DX David Lianez Fernandez, Apartado Postal 163, 21080 Huelva, Spain
EC5AHA Toni Canto, C/ la Serrella 21-5, 46012 Valencia, Spain
EG5VCE Manolo Sanchez Perez, Apartado Postal 173, 03660 Novelda
(Alicante), Spain
HV0A Francesco Valsecchi, Via Bitossi 21, 00136 Roma RM, Italy
JA1DXA Katsu Ono, 15-10 Gamo Kotobuki-cho, Koshigaya-shi, Saitama,
343-0836, Japan
K6ZO Don Jones, P.O. Box 21500, Washington DC 20009-1500, USA
KH0/KC0W Thomas M. Callas, P.O. Box 1058, Minnetonka MN 55345, USA
NL7RR Thomas F. Mayhan, PO Box 2387, Homer AK 99603, USA
V55JOTA Scouts of Namibia, PO Box 6436, Ausspannplatz, Windhoek, Namibia
ZA/IK2RLM Marco Corridore, Vicolo del Toro 4, 20060 Cassina de' Pecchi MI,
Italy
ZF2LZ Marty Sullaway, 10 Forsyth St #1218, Boston MA 02115, USA

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