425 DX News #1560

27 March 2021 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1560

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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.

CP - On 22 March Toni, EA5RM left for Bolivia [425DXN 1550], where he
will be working on a non-governmental organization's project until
27 April. In his spare time he will operate SSB and digital modes
as CP1XRM. QSL via EA5RM and LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX]
DL - Celebrating World Amateur Radio Day, members of DARC's Special
Event Station Team will be active as DA21WARD from 1 April through
June. QSL via the bureau, or direct to DK5ON.
G - G5WS and G6ZZ will be used by the RSGB Contest Club to celebrate
the centenary of the Transatlantic Tests which were held in the
1920s. The historic callsign 5WS was used by RSGB members from
Wandsworth, in South London, during the third Transatlantic Tests
(December 1922), while 6ZZ was used to test the practicability of
radio communication to and from an express train using the amateur
wavelengths (July 1924). QSLs via M0OXO's OQRS and LoTW.
LZ - Special callsign LZ200GSR will be active on 1-30 April to mark the
200th anniversary of the birth of Georgi Sava Rakovski (1821-1867),
a prominent figure in the revolutionary movement for the liberation
of Bulgaria. QSL via LZ1XM.
OM - Radioklub Partizanske (OM3KAP/OM7M, https://om7m.org) will be
active as OM77PA in various contests throughout 2021. The special
callsign pays a tribute to Peter Martiska (OM3PA), the club's
chairman and leading operator for fifty years, who passed away on 3
January aged 77. QSL via OM4MM.
OZ - Special callsign OZ75BO will be activated from Bornholm Island (EU-
030) on 1-11 April to celebrate the 75th anniversary since the So-
viet forces left the island after World War II (5 April 1946).
Also, special callsign OZ75MAY will be re-activated during the same
time frame. QSLs via Club Log's OQRS (preferred), LoTW and eQSL;
paper cards should be sent direct to OZ1ACB. A number of certifi-
cates will be available, see https://oz75may.oz0j.dk/ for informa-
tion.
OK - Special callsign OL75KCR will be active from 1 April until 31 De-
cember to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Radioclub Chrudim
(OK1KCR). QSL via Club Log's OQRS.
PA - Ruud, PG1R will be active as PG96WARD on 1-30 April to celebrate
World Amateur Radio Day 2021. He operates RTTY, PSK and SSB. QSL
via PG1R (direct or bureau) and LoTW; logsearch on Club Log.
PY - Special callsign ZW61DF will be active on 1-30 April to commemorate
the 61st anniversary of Brasilia. The city was founded on 21 April
1960, to serve as the new federal capital of Brazil and seat of
government of the Distrito Federal. QSL via PT2GTI, direct or
bureau.
PZ - Markus, DJ4EL has had to postpone his early April trip to Suriname
[425DXN 1536]. He now expects to be QRV as PZ5GE from the mainland
between 9 and 23 October, and as PZ5G from Papegaaien Island (SA-
092) on 15-18 October. QSLs via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW, or via home
call, direct or bureau. [TNX DX World]
VK_ant - Stationed at Casey Station (Antarctica) until November at least,
Paul, VK2PAD is active as VK0PD in his spare time. Currently he has
"a 20/40m dipole 10m above ground level and have made some contacts
on 20m", he says. QSL via EB7DX.

CQ WW WPX SSB CONTEST ---> The following stations have announced their
participation in this year's event (27-28 March):
Call Category Country QSL
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4L8A SOSB 20m Georgia LoTW/M0OXO
8J17CALL SO Japan LoTW
A42K SOSB Oman LoTW/EA5GL
BP0P M/? Taiwan BP0P
C6AGU Bahamas LoTW/HA7RY
CQ3W SO Madeira LoTW
E2A M/S Thailand LoTW/E21EIC
E2E M/2 Thailand E23NEZ
FG4KH SO Guadeloupe LoTW/F1DUZ
FM5BH SOAB HP Martinique LoTW/W3HNK
IH9YMC SO AF Italy LoTW
JW2T SO Svalbard
P40A SO Aruba LoTW/WD9DZV
P45A Aruba P43A
PJ2T M/S Curacao LoTW/W3HNK
PJ4G SO Bonaire LoTW/K4BAI
PR2RP Brazil PY2ERA
TC3A M/M Turkey LoTW
TC7G MO Turkey LoTW/TC7G
TM4Y France F6KGL
TO1K SOAB St Martin SP9FIH
VB3E SO Canada VE3AT
VC2W SOAB HP Canada LoTW/VA2WA
VC3T SO Canada LoTW/VE3DZ
VP5M M/? Turks & Caicos LoTW/K4QPL
VX2Z SO Canada LoTW
WP3C SO Puerto Rico LoTW/M0OXO
XE2AYO Mexico XE2AYO
YB0ECT SOSB 20m Indonesia W2FB
YB2DX SOAB Indonesia LoTW/YB2DX
YN1YN M/? Nicaragua YN1YN
ZD8HZ SOSB Ascension Isl LoTW/TA1HZ
ZF2PG SO Cayman Islands LoTW/K8PGJ
ZV5M Brazil LoTW
Do not forget to give a look at the Announced Operations listing maintained
by Bill, NG3K at https://www.ng3k.com/Misc/wpxs2021.html - good contest to
you all!

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

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HAM RADIO FRIEDRICHSHAFEN CANCELLED ---> Mentioning the "current develop-
ments regarding the spread of Covid-19" and the "uncertainties in the travel
sector", on 26 March Messe Friedrichshafen announced that Ham Radio will not
take place on 25-27 June as planned. The event has been cancelled for the
second year in a row, and hopefully it will return on 24-26 June 2022. Once
again the DARC is organizing an online event; detailed information is ex-
pected in due course.

RI0Q ---> After a few other setbacks the RI0Q team started activity from
Bol'shoy Begichev (AS-152) just after 4 UTC on 22 March. Owing to forecast
blizzards, they decided to keep one station on the air until the very last
moment while the camp was being dismantled, and to shut down on 26 March.
They will leave the island on the 27th. Some 6,900 QSOs made through 11:21
UTC on 26 March have been uploaded to Club Log. Time errors, which report-
edly affect the first 133 QSOs, will be corrected later.

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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 DX9EVM IK2DUW PZ5JW EA5GL
3Z90DZC SP5DZC E7EGG E71EZC R105IA RZ5D
4J7FM DC9RI EA9KB EA7FTR R2014RK RX7K
4L6DL LZ1OT ED8W EA5GL RW0A RA0ALM
4L8A M0OXO EM1200WH UR5WT SK0TM SM0BYD
4O7CC UA4CC FK8GU EA5GL SN70KAB SP5KAB
4S7VK DJ9ZB FK8GX W3HNK SU1SN EA7FTR
4U0WFP S57DX FK8HA K3IRV SX1A SV2GWY
4U1UN HB9BOU FM1HN W3HNK SX200HKH SV1HKH
5B4AGN M0URX FM5DN KU9C SX200ME SV1ME
5B4AOW RW3RN FM8QR F5EAN SX200PMQ SV1PMQ
5W1SA JA1DXA GB0SP G4XEX SX200RRL SV7RRL
5Z4PA M0URX GB75ISWL G6XOU SX2A SV2GWY
6W1TA F5PRU GD6XX M0OXO SX3A SV2GWY
6Y5HM EA5GL GI6XX M0OXO SX4A SV2GWY
7X4LV F6FZG GM6XX M0OXO SX5A SV2GWY
9G5AF EA5GL GW6XX M0OXO SX6A SV2GWY
9G5AR N4GNR HC2EP EA7FTR SX7A SV2GWY
9J2BG HB9EWU HF6FIRAC SP6IEQ SX8A SV2GWY
9J2BO EA5GL HF966CHP SP3TYJ SX9A SV2GWY
9J2BS EA5GL HI8CQ RW6HS T88SS EA5GL
9K2GT EC6DX HP1RIS HP1ALX TI2VVV EC6DX
9K2OD EC6DX IF9A IT9ATF TI2YO EA7FTR
9K2OW EC6DX II3VE IQ3VE TM150PAR F4HZS
9V1ZV EA5GL II4DANT IK4UQE TO1K SP9FIH
A25RU R7AL J28PJ F1TMY TT8SN DL9USA
A60DWC EA7FTR J42A SV2AEL TZ4AM W0SA
A71VV M0OXO J73HGL EA5GL UK8LBX RW6HS
A73A M0OXO JW7QIA LA7QIA UK8LCK EA7FTR
A96A EC6DX JY5MM IK2DUW UP7L UN6LN
AP2HA JA1WIO KH2L W3HNK UP9L RW6HS
AP2MKB EB7DX KL7J N3SL V31AE EB7DX
AP2MKS EA5GL KP4DZ EB7DX V31CO W0YBS
AP2NK W3HNK LX40DA LX1DA V51DK EA7FTR
BW2/JP1RIW BM2JCC MU2K GU8ITE V51DM DK3ZL
C4W 5B4WN NL7S N4GNR VE2CSI M0URX
C6AGU HA7RY NP2J K8RF VK9CE EB7DX
CB4A CE4UFC NP2X KU9C XR2K CE2ML
CE2EC N2OO NP4A W3HNK YB0AR EB7DX
CN21JIF RW6HS OA4DTU EA5GL YC9BHJ EA7FTR
CN8KD EC5R OE100CQB OE3CQB YC9VIZ EA5GL
CO8LY EA7ADH OH0T OH2GEK YD7RV/p EA5GL
CO8RCP EA7FTR P3AA RW3RN YV1SW EB7DX
CP5HK EC6DX P3X UT5UDX ZF2CA G4CWH
CP6CL W3HNK P40A WD9DZV ZF2LC W2SM
CR5O CT7AJL P45A P43A ZF2PG K8PGJ
CW0M CX2ABC PJ2CF EA5GL ZL7DX M0OXO
CX2CC EA5KB PJ2SM EC5AHA ZR2A DM5EE
CX6DZ EA5GL PJ4KY M0URX ZV1AK PY1XK
DU3LA W3HNK PY5ZHP SP7CVW ZV1BA PY1BA

D2FJZ Paulo Mira, Apartado 603, EC Paivas, 2846-909 Amora, Portugal
ES9C Toomas Soomets, Lootuse tn 22-2, 50108 Tartu, Estonia
FM4RU Dominique Derudder, 153 rue de Mardyck, 59279 Loon Plage, France
FR4NT Stephane Van Langhenhoven, 24 bis rue de Anter Hent,
29830 Ploudalmezeau, France
GB4FTS John Rowlands, Tanrallt, Rhosybol, Amlwch, LL68 9RD, United Kingdom
N4GNR Dan Cisson, 12 Hancock Drive, Toccoa GA 30577-9388, USA
SP9FIH Janusz Wegrzyn, pl. Pilsudskiego 6/9, 45-706 Opole, Poland

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