425 DX News #1548

2 January 2021 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1548

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

CN - A team from the Association Royale des Radio-Amateurs du Maroc
(ARRAM) will be active as CN1M until 10 January while travelling
through Moroccan Sahara. QSL direct to RW6HS.
DL - Uwe, DO2PZ will be active as DB100AVUS throughout 2021 to celebrate
The 100th anniversary of the AVUS (Automobil-Verkehrs- und
Uebungsstrasse, "Automobile traffic and training road"). Located in
the south-west of Berlin and opened in 1921, it is the oldest
controlled-access motorway in Europe. Until 1998, it was also used
as a motor racing circuit. QSL via DO2PZ, direct or bureau.
DL - Special callsign DR50AGCW will be active throughout 2021 to cele-
brate the 50th anniversary of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft CW DL (Activ-
ity Group CW DL, https://www.agcw.de/). QSL via the bureau.
LZ - Once again Radio Club Blagovestnik (LZ1KCP) will use twelve special
callsigns throughout 2021 to honour as many different Orthodox
saints. Look for LZ21RH to be active on 1-31 January. QSL via the
bureau or direct to P.O. Box 36, 4300 Karlovo, Bulgaria. Details
on the "All Saints 2021" award are expected to be published on
http://www.lz1kcp.com/.
OE - OE100BL is the special callsign issued to the Burgenlaendischer
Amateur Radio Club for celebrating throughout 2021 the 100th an-
niversary since Burgenland became an Austrian state. QSL via
OE4JHW. Individual operators may also apply for OE100 to replace
their prefix (e.g. OE4EIE will be signing OE100EIE). An award will
be available, see https://hamlog.online/club/burgenland/52/.
PA - Hans, PA7HPH will be using Covid-19 special callsign PC19HOPE from
15 January to 10 March. See qrz.com for more information about this
activity. QSL via PA7HPH (bureau preferred) and eQSL.
SP - SP1DPA, SP1EG, SP1MGM, SQ1PSA and SQ3PMX will be active as SQ0MORSE
from 1 January to 30 April to commemorate the 230th anniversary of
the birth of Samuel F.B. Morse (1791-1872). QSL via SP1EG.
V2 - Randy, WW6RG expects to be active as V25RA from Antigua (NA-100) on
4 January starting around 00.00 UTC until 14 UTC. QSL via WW6RG; he
does not use LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX]
VK - Grant, VK5GR (https://vk5gr-iota.net/) will be active again as
VK5KI from Kangaroo Island (OC-139) on 11-22 January. He plans to
operate holiday style on 80-6 metres CW, SSB and FT8, "possibly
with some RTTY and PSK thrown in for fun". QSL via M0OXO's OQRS.
VP8_ant- Seba, SQ1SGB and Will, M0ZXA expect to be active as VP8/SQ1SGB or
VP8HAL (QSLs via EB7DX) and VP8DOI from Halley VI Research Station,
Antarctica indicatively between 5 January and 4 February. In their
spare times they will operate SSB and digital modes (FT8 and JT65)
on 40 and 20 metres.
W - Club station W2HRU will be QRV on 2-9 January to mark the 22nd
annual Ham Radio University educational conference. Look for SSB
activity on 80, 40 and 20 metres, as well as FT8 on multiple bands.
QSL via LoTW, eQSL, the W2 QSL Bureau or direct to KA2D. In addi-
tion, a printable QSL Certificate will be available starting on 21
January: https://www.elemcoshopfloor.com/w2hru_cert. Dedicated to
the memory of HRU founder Phil Lewis (N2MUN), who passed away in
March, Ham Radio University 2021 will be held online on 9 January.
See http://hamradiouniversity.org/forums/ for complete information.
ZD8 - Randy, WW6RG expects to be active as ZD8RA from Ascension Island
(AF-003) on 5 January between 8-10 UTC and again between 17-19 UTC.
He will run 10 watts on 20 and 17m SSB. QSL via WW6RG; he does not
use LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX]

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

CTU PROPAGATION SUMMIT --- > Contest University will host "The 2021 Propaga-
tion Summit" on 23 January, from 16 to 20 UTC, via Zoom Webinar. Complete
information, including the direct link to register for this free webinar,
can be found on https://www.contestuniversity.com/.

DX SOUND CLIPS ---> Tom's (K8CX) DX sound clips for 2020 can be found at
http://hamgallery.com/dx2020/. The collection of 146 clips (MP3 format)
covers DXpeditions, rare and semi-rare DX. This makes 23 full years of sound
clips available.

INDEXA NEWSLETTER ---> The Fall-Winter 2020 issue (#131) of the Internation-
al DX Association's Newsletter is now available for download on the INDEXA
website (https://indexa.org/newsletters.html). This issue includes a spot-
light on Bob Schenck's (N2OO) many adventures in amateur radio, "Massive
Iceberg Bears Down on South Georgia Island" by John Scott (K8YC), a letter
to INDEXA members "From the President", and a tribute to Dani, YB2CW/YB2TJV
(SK), who designed the current INDEXA logo as well as the Ham With Hearts
logo. [TNX NV9L]

JIDXM AWARD PROGRAM 2020 ---> "The Japan International DX Meeting Committee,
in cooperation with CQ Ham Radio Magazine, is pleased to announce the awards
which will be presented to the following DXpedition teams and radio amateurs
who have made outstanding contributions to the DX community during the year.
* JIDXM DXpedition of the year 2020:
- VP8PJ, South Orkney DXpedition Team (February 2020)
- VP2VB, Yasme Memorial Expedition Team (March 2020)
- TO0Z, St.Barthelemy Expedition Team (September 2020)
Despite the situations caused by Covid-19 pandemic, these teams overcame
all the difficulties and organized DXpeditions successfully with their
fine teamworks, and provided pleasure and deep impressions to the
world's DX community.
* JIDXM Contribution Award 2020
- Joseph H Taylor, Jr, K1JT
For inventing 'WSJT' Software with cutting edge digital technology, and
contributing to the activities of ham radio operators of all over the
world with 'FT8' mode.
- Norman Fusaro, W3IZ
For demonstrating the brilliant leadership in managing DXCC Award
Programs during the Covid-19 pandemic.
* JIDXM Friendship Award 2020
- Oleh Kernytskyy, J8/UR5BCP
For organizing a solo DXpedition from Saint Vincent and Grenadines in
November 2020, despite all the restriction caused by Covid-19.
- Dr. Nader Abd Elhamed Ali Omer, ST2NH
For activating ST2 Sudan, mainly on FT8 mode with his outstanding skill
and knowledge in digital technology".

MY DX CONTEST ---> Sponsored by the Malaysian DX and Contest Group (9MDXC),
the CQ Malaysia DX Contest (SSB) will take place on 16-17 January, from 12
UTC to 11.59 UTC. Complete details can be found on http://www.9mdxc.com/.

QSL WP3C & NP4DX ---> Charles, M0OXO is the new QSL manager for WP3C and
NP4DX. Alfredo, WP3C resides in Puerto Rico (NA-099) and also runs the
Atlantic Contest Station NP4DX from the same location. New QSL cards are
being designed and will be printed in due course. Logs are now available on
M0OXO's OQRS (https://www.m0oxo.com/oqrs/). Please do not send any bureau
cards, as they are not wanted and they will not be received.

QSL YS1AG ---> Still having troubles sending mail abroad, Andy, YS1AG should
like to remind DXers that Sid, K3SX is his QSL manager only for "pandemic
QSOs" made in 2020. When the postal service in El Salvador returns to normal
he will take care of his QSLling again.

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

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7X2TT EA5GL KP2M NZ4DX RV21NY RQ7L
7Z1AL EC6DX KP3H EB7DX RW21NY RQ7L
8J1RL 8J1RL [b] LX0RL LX1KQ RX21NY RQ7L
8J1RL JG2MLI [d] LY13LY LY8O RY21NY RQ7L
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8Q7AM IW0HBY LZ1XMAS LZ1KAK S50WAAD S59DKS
8Q7MM IZ5KID LZ21RH LZ1KCP S79VU N4GNR
9A5USA EB7DX LZ50GU LZ1GU SF400B SK6LK
9G1SD AB0GC NL8F N7RO SQ0MORSE SP1EG
9G5AF EA5GL NP2J K8RF SX8A SV2GWY
9G5AR N4GNR OD5KU EB7DX TG9ANF VE7BV
9J2RD IZ8CCW OD5TX W4JS TI7W M0URX
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9K2GS EC6DX OH0Z W0MM TT8SN DL9USA
9K2OW EC6DX OL70JN OK1CJN TZ4AM W0SA
9V1YC W5UE OL725PLZ OK1DRQ UA0JFG RW6HS
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A61R EC6DX OR1LIFE ON6MS VP6MW W0VTT
A62A EA7FTR OR20STAYHOME ON4RSX XU7AKU JA1DXA
A71AM M0OXO OR20STAYSAFE ON4RAT YB0AZ W4JS
A71CT EA7FTR OR6LIFE ON6BS YC9BHJ EA7FTR
AP2SD EA5ZD OR7LIFE ON4OB YD7RV EA5GL
C37AC EA3QS OS2HOPE ON4MCL YT50SCWC YU1MM
CN0S CN8YZ OT2CARE ON6ZT Z34K Z32ZM
CN1M RW6HS OT4HOPE ON6SI Z81D OM3JW
CN8KD EA5XX OT5ALIVE ON7LR ZF1EJ K6AM
CN8ZG EA7FTR OT6SAFE ON6HC ZF2LZ EA5GL
CO8BYT RW6HS OY1DZ F5CWU ZF2PG K8PGJ
CO8LY EA7ADH P29LL EA7FTR ZL7DX M0OXO
CP5HK EC6DX PA44FF PH0NO ZL7STU M0OXO
CX2CC EA5KB PA5150EVH PF1SCT ZP5DNB IK2DUW
D4Z HB9DUR [d] PA75PC2Y PC2Y ZP6TT IK2DUW
D4Z IK2NCJ [b] PA75UN PA1UN ZS0RR PA2PGU
DP0POL/mm DL5EBE PD20XMAS PD5CZB ZS1DX M0OXO
DR165TESLA DK8ZZ PI30COM PA1AW ZS4JAN EA5GL
DU1IST JA1HGY PI75VERON PA1AW ZS6LKF EA7FTR

4K2GG Alexander Y. Frolov, P.O. Box 38, Volgograd, 400066, Russia
7C9N Kutasi Gabor, Siofok, Koch R. utca 10/A I/4, 8600, Hungary
7X4AN Mohamed Boukhiar, Apartado Postal 30133, 08080 Barcelona, Spain
DL2020R Jamie Williams, 41 Overton Lane, Hammerwich, Burntwood, WS7 0LQ,
United Kingdom
EL2BG I.Richmond W.K. Harding, 6141 Clifton Avenue Ext, Jacksonville,
FL 32211, USA
KH0W Thomas M. Callas, P.O. Box 1058, Minnetonka MN 55345, USA
LZ2020XMAS Valentin Kirov, Maestro Atanasov 9, 8802 Sliven, Bulgaria
OA1F Elena P. Moran, Rua do Codesal 5-3 Dcha, 15405 Ferrol (A Coruna),
Spain
OV1CDX Frank Fendahl, Svinoevej 2, 4750 Lundby, Denmark
OX3XR Harry de Jong, Broekdijk 59, 7695 TC Bruchterveld,
The Netherlands
OZ30EU Svend Erik Kofod, Kanegaardsvej 4, 3700 Roenne, Denmark
SN0DUCH Jerzy Roman Manarczyk, Olszynki Grochowskiej 28, 04-281 Warszawa,
Poland
SP9YFF Jan Cieslik, Szmaragdowa 7/V/10, 41-943 Piekary Slaskie, Poland
XE2X Jorge F. Rios Alvarado, 116 E Coma Ave, PMB #426, Hidalgo
TX 78557, USA
YB8BRI Munawwarah Chalid, Azizah Residence C-2, Jalan Perintis
Kemerdekaan III, Makassar 90233, Indonesia
YI1SAL Antonello Passarella, Via Melchiorre Gioia 6, 20812 Limbiate MB,
Italy
ZA/IK2RLM Marco Corridore, Vicolo del Toro 4, 20060 Cassina de' Pecchi MI,
Italy

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