425 DX News #1546

19 December 2020 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1546

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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.

DL_ant - Felix, DL5XL will be a member of the Antarctic summer season's team
at Neumayer III station. The RV Polarstern will be leaving Bremer-
haven, Germany on 20 December, and during the long voyage Felix
will operate mainly CW and digital modes as DP0POL/mm (QSL via
DL5EBE). From mid-January to mid-March 2021, he expects to be QRV
as DP1POL (QSL via DL1ZBO) from Neumayer III. The club call DP0GVN
(QSL via DL5EBE) may also be used by other operators: in particular
Theresa, DC1TH, who will be part of the 2021-22 overwintering crew
and will operate DP0GVN via the QO100 satellite. [TNX DX World]
HK - Due to Covid-19 restrictions, Lothar, DK8LRF (HK3JCL) is remaining
in Colombia until late April 2021. QSL via the bureau to home call.
[TNX DX Newsletter]
ON - The Belgian regulator has extended the expiry date for Covid-19
special callsigns OO7STAYHOME, OP19MSF, OQ5BECLEVER, OR20STAYHOME,
OT4LIFE and OT6SAFE until 31 January. Also active until 31 December
2020 is OR20STAYSAFE.
SP - Celebrating the New Year, members of the Radio Club Enigma (SP2PBM)
will be active as HF2021HY between 19 December and 10 January. QSL
via Club log's OQRS, LoTW, or via SP2PBM.
UA_ant - Alexei, RX6A will be active as RI01ANT from Progress Station and
Vostok Station, Antarctica approximately between 25 December and 30
May 2021. He will operate mainly CW and FT8 on 40 metres "and
higher". QSL via RX6A.
Z8 - Diya, YI1DZ expected to be back in Juba, South Sudan on 16 Decem-
ber. Hopefully he will be QRV again in his spare time as Z81D
before the end of the year. He will operate SSB and FT8 on 80-6
metres. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW, eQSL, or via OM3JW. [TNX
OPDX Bulletin]

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

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RAEM CONTEST ---> This year's RAEM Contest (https://raem.srr.ru/) will be
held on 27 December, from 00.00 UTC until 11.59 UTC, on 80, 40, 20, 15 and
10 metres CW. Organized by the Russian Amateur Radio Union (SRR), the annual
event memorializes Ernst T. Krenkel (1903-1971), the legendary Arctic ex-
plorer and radioman (callsign RAEM) on various polar stations and on the
first drifting ice station North Pole-1.

+ SILENT KEY + Halim Dani Hidayat, YB2CW passed away on 12 December. Born in
1963, he was first licensed as YD2DVM in 1982, then switched to YC2DVM
(1984), YC2TJV (2003), YB2TJV (2007) and finally YB2CW in December 2018. He
served as President of ORARI Lokal Kebumen and Chairman of the IARU Region 3
Disaster Communication Committee, and gave his services also to the Scout
movement and the Indonesian Red Cross. Dani was renowned for producing logos
for many major DXpeditions (e.g. K1N, Navassa 2015) and IOTA operations, as
well as for organizations and individuals (e.g. the M0OXO QSL Manager and
OQRS logos).

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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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4E1FNS EB7DX GB5XMS G4XEX OD5ZZ N4GNR
4L1AN N4GNR HB15SOTA HB9DPR OE25LAL OE5LAL
4U1A UA3DX HB9KLAUS HB9FDT OE25XFG OE6WIG
4X0NER 4Z5MU HC1HN EA5GL OG60IPA OH4MDY
4X1C 4Z5MU HF3015O SQ4O OH8SSAB OH8DR
4X2H 4Z5MU HG8W HA8ZO PB75A PB2A
4X4N 4Z5MU HI3CC W2CCW PH75MAA PE1EEC
4X5U 4Z5MU HK1N EA5KB PJ4EVA M0URX
4X6K 4Z5MU HK3C M0URX PR2E PY2AA
4X8H 4Z5MU HS0ZJF ON4AFU PS2T K3IRV
4Z3A 4Z5MU HZ1BHR HZ1SAR PT3T PY3AA
4Z7A 4Z5MU HZ1SK IZ8CLM RM65LP R1MJ
5B4AOW RW3RN IO5CNPP IZ5RHU SF1Z SM0HEV
5T3WW UA3DX J73CC EA5GL SN25EBM SQ5EBM
5T7OO DJ6TF JD1BMH JD1BMH [b] ST2NH EA7FTR
5Z4FV WT3Q JD1BMH JG7PSJ [d] SV0AMS DL2MGP
8A07JS YC0SPU JW7QIA LA7QIA SX9A SV2GWY
9K2OD EC6DX KP2AD OK1TN TG9ADM EA5GL
A41KJ N4GNR KP4AF EB7DX TI2CDA EA5GL
A41NN A61BK LQ3D EA7FTR TI5/N3KS M0URX
A60BHR/2 EA7FTR LQ5A EA7FTR TM13TLT F5RIJ
A60BHR/3 A61BK LS2D EC6DX TM20ISS F1UJT
A60BHR/5 A61BK LT5V EC6DX VK2DX W3HNK
CO4XT EA7FTR LT7D EA5GL WP3R W3HNK
CO6HCL RW6HS LU1DX EC6DX XU7AEY BD4HF
CX3AT EA5GL LU4DJB EC6DX YG9WKB EB7DX
CX7CO EA5GL LV4V LU4VZ YP2XMAS YO2MSB
DP0GVN DL5EBE LX4A LX1NO YP4XMAS YO2MSB
EA9KB EA7FTR LY20XMAS LY2QT YP7XMAS YO2MSB
EF8K EA8DET LY7Z LY9Y YP8XMAS YO2MSB
EG40URF EA7URF LZ180SK LZ2VP YP9XMAS YO9RIJ
EH7PDL EA7URA LZ5R LZ1YQ YU70HFG YU1HFG
EN100LT UT5LU MD2C MD0CCE ZB2TT M0URX
EP3ASA EA5GL MM2N MM0GPZ ZF2WF W9KKN
ET3AA N2OO NP4G NP3O ZP6RAI IK2DUW
FK8CE N4GNR OA4SS KB6J ZR2A DM5EE
FK8GX W3HNK OD5ET EB7DX ZW5B K3IRV
FM4TI EA5GL OD5PY KU9C ZY8D PS8RV

6O1OO Ali Solhjoo, Weimarer Str. 29, 10625 Berlin, Germany
7C9T Kutasi Gabor, Siofok, Koch R. utca 10/A I/4, 8600, Hungary
9M2TO Tex Izumo, 827 Nakanojo, Ueda-shi, Nagano, 386-0034, Japan
9M4DXX Tex Izumo, 827 Nakanojo, Ueda-shi, Nagano, 386-0034, Japan
CO7OJ Antonello Passarella, Via Melchiorre Gioia 6, 20812 Limbiate MB,
Italy
CS5SS Jamie Williams, 41 Overton Lane, Hammerwich, Burntwood, WS7 0LQ,
United Kingdom
CX5UA Antonello Passarella, Via Melchiorre Gioia 6, 20812 Limbiate MB,
Italy
D2FJZ Paulo Mira, Apartado 603, EC Paivas, 2846-909 Amora, Portugal
DU3ZM Matthias Zapatka, 514 Americas Way #5322, Box Elder SD 57719, USA
EF4YOTA Jamie Williams, 41 Overton Lane, Hammerwich, Burntwood, WS7 0LQ,
United Kingdom
FY5KE Jacques Mazzoni, 678 route de l'Egalite, 74290 Talloires Montmin,
France
HG0YOTA Jamie Williams, 41 Overton Lane, Hammerwich, Burntwood, WS7 0LQ,
United Kingdom
HL0YOTA Jamie Williams, 41 Overton Lane, Hammerwich, Burntwood, WS7 0LQ,
United Kingdom
OH9SCL Anssi Puuronen, Kemijoen itapuolentie 1577, FI-97110 Rautiosaari,
Finland
OL20YOTA Jamie Williams, 41 Overton Lane, Hammerwich, Burntwood, WS7 0LQ,
United Kingdom
ON4YOTA Jamie Williams, 41 Overton Lane, Hammerwich, Burntwood, WS7 0LQ,
United Kingdom
OZ11A Leif Nielsen, Stenhoejvej 280, 9900 Frederikshavn, Denmark
PA6YOTA Jamie Williams, 41 Overton Lane, Hammerwich, Burntwood, WS7 0LQ,
United Kingdom
PT4A Alex Sandro Sousa Alfenas, Rua Dona Osmira Muniz 500, Caratinga-MG,
35300-138, Brazil
PX2A Carlos Adalberto Carareto, Estrada de Santo Amaro 201, Sao Paulo-SP
05544-000, Brazil
R20YOTA Jamie Williams, 41 Overton Lane, Hammerwich, Burntwood, WS7 0LQ,
United Kingdom
S520SAFE Samo Petelinc, Mostec 12, 8257 Mostec, Slovenia
SV2GWY Dimitrios Anastasiadis, 28 Oktobrioy 3, 570 01 Tagarades, Greece
TM20YOTA Jamie Williams, 41 Overton Lane, Hammerwich, Burntwood, WS7 0LQ,
United Kingdom
TR8CA Jean Charron, 19 rue Gabriel Moussa, 33320 Eysines, France
VR2XAN Alberto Annesi, 1/F 7A Nam Shan Road, Peng Chau, Hong Kong
Z30YOTA Jamie Williams, 41 Overton Lane, Hammerwich, Burntwood, WS7 0LQ,
United Kingdom
Z39YOTA Jamie Williams, 41 Overton Lane, Hammerwich, Burntwood, WS7 0LQ,
United Kingdom
Z81S Antonello Scauso, Via Tenente Minniti 105, 98057 Milazzo ME, Italy
ZL6YOTA Jamie Williams, 41 Overton Lane, Hammerwich, Burntwood, WS7 0LQ,
United Kingdom
ZS9YOTA Jamie Williams, 41 Overton Lane, Hammerwich, Burntwood, WS7 0LQ,
United Kingdom

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