27 February 2021 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1556

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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.

3A - Owing to the health measures in place until 19 March, Mireille,
F4FRL and Patrice, F5RBB have had to cancel their trip to the
Principality of Monaco [425DXN 1553]. They were expected to be QRV
as 3A/F4FRL and 3A/F5RBB from 24 February to 2 March. [TNX F6AJA]
GM - Chris, GM3WOJ will be active as GB2CR on 4-18 March. He will oper-
ate SSB and some CW on 80-10 metres using vintage valve/tube radio
equipment manufactured by the Collins Radio Company (1933-1971).
QSL via LoTW. Paper QSLs will not be available.
J6 - Celebrating the 42nd anniversary since the country gained full
independence (22 February 1979), amateur radio operators in Saint
Lucia (NA-108) have been granted permission to use the prefix J642
from 4 UTC on 21 February until 4 UTC on 28 February: e.g., J642BP,
J642DS, J642KZ and J642MV are J69BP, J69DS, J69KZ and J69MV
respectively. QSL via operator's instructions.
J6 - Bill K9HZ (J68HZ), Dan W0CN (J68CN) and Kyle WA4PGM (J68PG) will
be active from St. Lucia on 2-11 March, including participation in
the ARRL DX SSB Contest as J68HZ. QSLs via LoTW or direct to home
calls. [TNX The Daily DX]
LU - Radio Club QRM Belgrano (LU4AAO, LU4AAO/A and LU4AAO/D) will be
active from 25 February to 1 March to commemorate its 53rd anniver-
sary. Activity on the HF bands will be on CW, SSB, FT8 and PSK31.
A digital QSL will be available, complete information can be found
on http://lu4aao.org/qsl_53_aniv_LU4AAO.htm. [TNX LU4AAO]
PJ2 - Look for PJ2/AF4Z, PJ2/K4JC, PJ2/N1ZZ and PJ2/WB5ZGA to be active
from Curacao (SA-099) on 1-9 March. They will operate SSB, CW, FT8
and RTTY on 160-10 metres. QSL via home calls. On 6-7 March they
will participate in the ARRL DX SSB Contest as PJ2T (QSL via LoTW
and W3HNK). [TNX The Daily DX]
PJ2 - Also expected to be QRV from Curacao is Andy, DK5ON, who plans to
operate SSB, CW and digital modes on 80-6 metres (possibly 160m as
well) as PJ2/DK5ON on 4-23 March. QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or
via home call (direct and bureau). [TNX NG3K]
UA - Special callsign R125PR will be active on 1-31 March for the 125th
anniversary of Alexander S. Popov's demonstration of 24 March 1896,
when he sent signals between two campus buildings 250 metres apart
in St. Petersburg. QSL via R1AU.
UA_ant - On 13 February, Alexei RI01ANT [425DXN 1546] returned to Progress
Station from Vostok. He plans to remain there until 24 March, then
move to Novolazarevskaya Station (Queen Maud Land, Antarctica) and
Bellingshausen Station (King George Island, South Shetlands) before
leaving Antarctica in late May. QSL via RX6A. [TNX DX World]
VU - Datta, VU2DSI and others will be active as AU6HTP from a hill-top
location near the city of Ahmednagar in the state of Maharashtra on
27-28 February. Look for activity on 7045, 7150, 14215 and 14280
kHz. QSL direct to VU2DSI.
ZD8 - Tev, TA1HZ has been QRV as ZD8HZ from Ascension Island (AF-003)
since 17 January [425DXN 1547]. He plans to participate in the ARRL
DX SSB Contest (6-7 March) and the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest (27-28
March), and says he will remain "active until mid-April". QSL via
LoTW, eQSL or direct to TA1HZ; logsearch on Club Log. [TNX NG3K]

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

RDA ---> The Russian Districts Award (RDA) Programme Committee "has made a
decision to completely switch to automatic issuance of RDA diplomas starting
from January 1, 2021. For that, all the participants' data will be accumu-
lated on the RDA Auto Credit Server (https://mydx.eu)". It is possible to
upload scans of QSL cards, as "this is the most convenient way to get those
RDAs confirmed for which we haven't been able to get electronic log, but you
have a QSL in the bottom of your drawer": detailed instructions can be found
on http://rdaward.org/press19_eng.htm.

QSO TODAY VIRTUAL HAM EXPO ---> The second Virtual Ham Expo organized by
"QSO Today" will be held on 13-14 March on a live virtual reality platform
that simulates a full convention experience. Attendees will have the oppor-
tunity to listen to and engage with 60+ speakers, take part in live virtual
kit building workshops, walk through the exhibit hall, watch new product
demos and interact directly with booth staff. The QSO Today Ham Expo will
run for 48 hours as a live event, then it will be available on-demand until
12 April. See https://www.qsotodayhamexpo.com/ for registration and other
information.

YASME FOUNDATION SUPPORTING GRANTS ---> The Board of Directors of The Yasme
Foundation (www.yasme.org) has announced that at its 17 February board
meeting it has made two grants of USD 5,000 each to the Foundation for
Amateur Radio (FAR) and the ARRL Foundation scholarship programmes for 2021.
[TNX K4ZW]

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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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3D2TS M0OXO HZ1KWT HZ1SAR PT2GMA PT2OP
3G1B HA1AG IB2ANT IK2QPR PX2A PY2VM
3V8SS LX1NO II1DCC IK1RAE S79KW N4GNR
3Z1K SP1KRF II2ANT IK2QPO S79VU N4GNR
3Z2021DMB SP3ZCS II2S IZ2FOS SF400B SK6LK
4A3G XE3AA II2V IK2AQZ SK3W SM5CCT
4A7S XE2S II5ANT IZ5BTC SN100PB SP2TMT
4D3X W3HNK II8WAP IK8FIQ SN2021DMB SP3ZHP
4JT0SFR 4K4K IQ1RY IK1HXN SN3A SP3GEM
4JT6RO 4K4K IR1ANT I1HYW SN65KDU SP9KDU
4L1R W3HNK IR1G IZ1LBG SO4M SP4MPG
4O4T YU1FW IR2Q IK2PFL SO9I SQ9ORQ
4U1A UA3DX IR6T IK6VXO SP8R SP8PCF
4X1WW UA4CC IS0/OM3RM OM2VL SQ2A SQ2RCM
5V7DE HB9EHD J642BP J69BP SX200AEL SV2AEL
6Y5HN EA5GL J642DS EB7DX SX200AGT SV3AGT
7S6WRD SK6SAQ J642KZ W3HNK SX200AHB SV1AHB
7Z1AL EC6DX J642MV J69MV SX200AQO SV3AQO
8P1W KU9C J79WTA HB9MFM SX200CLJ SV2CLJ
8P2K KU9C JY5HX E73Y SX200CQN SV1CQN
8Q7AM IW0HBY KC4AAA K7MT SX200DAY SV1DAY
8Q7MM IZ5KID KH6LC WA6WPG SX200DPJ SV1DPJ
8Q7SZ RU3AN KH7M KH6ZM SX200EEM SV1EEM
9G5FI DL1RTL KL7/N1TX EA5GL SX200HEP SV1HEP
9J2MM N4GNR KL7RA N4GNR SX200HJW SV2HJW
9J2RD IZ8CCW KP2B EB7DX SX200HQL SV2HQL
A25SL N4GNR KP4/N2GK EA5GL SX200HTW SV2HTW
A41CK A61BK LN8W LA6YEA SX200HXX SV2HXX
A42K EA5GL LS2D EC6DX SX200JAO SV2JAO
A60A EA7FTR LT5X LU8XW SX200JFL SV1JFL
A60KWT EA7FTR LT7D EA5GL SX200JMC SV1JMC
A60KWT/2 EA7FTR LU7YS EA7HBC SX200KBB SV2KBB
A60KWT/3 A61BK LW2DOD EC6DX SX200KF SV2KF
A60KWT/5 A61BK LW5HR EA5GL SX200LIQ SV1LIQ
A60KWT/13 EA7FTR LX7I LX2A SX200LJG SV1LJG
A61Q EA7FTR LZ125LAZ LZ1ZF SX200LLB SV2LLB
A61QQ A61BK LZ5R LZ1YQ SX200MNE SV1MNE
A61R EC6DX M2G M0OXO SX200NIN SV7NIN
A62A EA7FTR M5B G3TXF SX200OCQ SV1OCQ
A91KWT EC6DX M6O G3WGN SX200PMR SV1PMR
AP2TN DJ9ZB MM0T GM3WUX SX200QN SV1QN
AZ7H EA5KB NP3VI EA5GL SX200QNV SV7QNV
C31BO EA5ZD NP3X EB7DX SX200RIB SV7RIB
CB7FT EA5GL NP4DX M0OXO SX200RK SV1RK
CE3CT EA5KB NP4Z N4AO SX200RMA SV8RMA
CN8CZM CN8ZG OA4EA EA5GL SX200SFK SV3SFK
CO2AME RW6HS OA4SS KB6J SX200SIU SV8SIU
CO2RQ EC6DX OD5ET EB7DX SX200SPD SV3SPD
CO5DOR RW6HS OD5KU EB7DX SX200XY SV1XY
CO6DS EA7FTR OD5RZ YO3FRI SX2A SV2GWY
CO6RD EA5GL OD5ZF IZ8CLM SX3A SV2GWY
CO6WD W0SA OE18AAW OE3DMA SY200CWM SY2CWM
CR6T CT1ESV OE2S OE2GEN TG9AOR EC6DX
CV7S CX7SS OE88WAP OE3KKA TI2CDA EA5GL
CX1RL EA5KB OE89ANT OE3AIS TI2VLM EA5ZD
CX2AQ EA5KB OE90AAW OE3SGA TM18AAW F8DVD
CX2DK EA5GL OG0R OH2PM TM23JMR F8GGZ
CX3AT EA5GL OG60IPA OH4MDY TM3Z F4DSK
CX4DI EA5GL OG95AA OH8AA TT8FC EA3GWK
CX5A CX2ABC OH0Z W0MM UK8ICU RW6HS
CX5UA IK2DUW OK5Z OK2ZI UK8IF RW6HS
D41CV IK2NCJ OK7O OK1DOL UK8ZC RW6HS
DQ11WCA DF6EX OL3Z OK1HMP V31PS M0OXO
DY1T DU1IVT OL57ZW OK1YM V44RR EA5ZD
E2A E21EIC OL70DG OK1DG V73NS W3HNK
E2E E21EIC OL8M OK1DRQ VK1FOC DK2BJ
E77DX E77E OM0R OM3GI VK5IR M0OXO
E7CW E73ESP OM5M OM4CX VP2ETE W3HNK
EA8AH OH1RY OM7M OM3PA VP5M K4QPL
EA8OM DJ1OJ OZ0X OZ1ACB VY2ZM EA7HBC
EA8RM EB7DX P44W N2MM WP3C M0OXO
ED7N EA7KHB PA21BP PA3EFR WS7G W7BJN
EF1A EA1X PA21CC PA2TMS XE2B EA5OL
EG484FIM EA7URF PA5DX IZ8CLM XE3N EA5GL
EM0I UT2IZ PA6B PE1KL XL3A VE3AT
EM2G UR7GO PA6T PI4TIL XQ3WD XQ4CW
EO50FF UX0FF PA6X PA7CW XR2FPT CA2CFK
EP2LSH EA5GL PA6Y PI4RCK YB0AZ W4JS
EX8MCD EA5GL PD50NOV PD3F YB8UTI YB3MM
EX8NR RW6HS PE6Q PA8AD YI1WWA IK2DUW
FM5BH W3HNK PF6IK PA3HEN YU51ANO YU1EA
G6XX M0OXO PG6G PA4M ZB2TT M0URX
GM5X N3SL PI4AMF PA3EYC ZC4GR EB7DX
GW0A GW4SKA PI4COM PA1AW ZF1A K7ZO
H2X IZ4AMS PI4FL PA3HEB ZF2MJ N6MJ
HC5AI HC5VF PI4M PA0MBD ZF2WF W9KKN
HC6CR EC5R PJ2C EC5AHA ZF9CW K5GO
HC6IM EC5R PJ2MAN EC5AHA ZM1A ZL3CW
HF100HCH SP9ZHC PJ2ND K8ND ZM1M ZL1BBW
HF2021DMB SP3ZAT PJ2T W3HNK ZP4KFX IK2DUW
HF66KAO SP9KAO PJ4A K4BAI ZP6RAI IK2DUW
HG3R HA3NU PJ4BZL M0URX ZP9MCE EA5ZD
HG8R HA8JV PJ4DX M0URX ZS0RR M0OXO
HI3K W2CCW PJ4EL M0URX ZS1C W2ARP
HI8MU EA5ZD PJ4EVA M0URX ZS1SBW M0OXO
HK4GSO EA5ZD PJ4NX M0URX ZS3Y N4GNR
HP1XT KU9C PR2IC EA7FTR ZS6CCY K3IRV
HP3SS AC2OV PS2T K3IRV ZY7T PT2OP
HS0ZJF ON4AFU PT1F PY1AA ZZ2WAS PP5AA

4JT3DJ Alexander Y. Frolov, P.O. Box 38, Volgograd, 400066, Russia
AO#WRD Federacion Digital EA, Apartado Postal 3050, 08200 Sabadell
(Barcelona), Spain
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
EI7M John Barry, Lackabeha, Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork, Ireland
FY5KE Jacques Mazzoni, 678 route de l'Egalite, 74290 Talloires Montmin
France
HB0A Amateurfunk Verein Liechtenstein, P.O. Box 629, 9495 Triesen FL,
Liechtenstein
HG1S MTTOSZ Gyor Varosi Radioklub, Gyor, Nagysandor Jozsef u. 27,
9027, Hungary
II9P Vincenzo Bongiovanni, Via Asia 19/A, 97100 Ragusa RG, Italy
LZ73TRC Atanas Petrov Kolev, P.O. Box 49, 6100 Kazanlak, Bulgaria
OG66X Jouni Mehtomaa, Kylmalantie 1, FI-92140 Pattijoki, Finland
OZ11A Leif Nielsen, Stenhoejvej 280, 9900 Frederikshavn, Denmark
PZ2YT Yudel Torres, C Van Dalstraat 221, Nieuw Nickerie, Suriname
T6A Robert Kasca, Govejk 11C, 5281 Spodnja Idrija, Slovenia
TR8CA Jean Charron, 19 rue Gabriel Moussa, 33320 Eysines, France
VI2021PRIDE Michaela Wheeler, 16 Erin Close, Gladstone, QLD 4680, Australia
VR2BLEE Bruce Lee Memorial Station, 40 Lo Tik Wan, Lamma Island,
New Territories, Hong Kong
VR2XAN Alberto Annesi, 1/F 7A Nam Shan Road, Peng Chau, Hong Kong
XE2X Jorge F. Rios Alvarado, 116 E Coma Ave, PMB #426,
Hidalgo TX 78557, USA
YI9WS Giorgio Toma, Via Settembrini 5, 57128 Livorno LI, Italy
YN7ZTR Trevis Rissler, 40 Webb Creek Cir., Bangor CA 95914, USA
ZM2B Frank Hunt, 8 Manu Crescent, Upper Vogeltown, New Plymouth 4310,
New Zealand
ZV2C Mauricio Pitorri, Rua Verona 174, Sao Paulo - SP, 02348-050,
Brazil
ZW3CM Gilberto Reinke, Avenida Olavo Moraes 644/207, Camaqua - RS,
96780-070, Brazil
ZW8T Milton Lima Ribeiro, Rua Mazerine Cruz 2673, Teresina - PI,
64076-040, Brazil
ZY1A Antoni Karol Dianovsky, Caixa Postal 110721, Saquarema - RJ,
28990-970, Brazil

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