425 DX News #1575

10 July 2021 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1575

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

6W - Dani, EA4ATI is back to Senegal and active as 6W1/EA4ATI (3-month
temporary callsign while waiting for a permanent call). He operates
mainly SSB on 80-10 metres. QSL via EA4R; Dani will try to upload
his log to LoTW and eQSL. [TNX EA4R]
C6 - Steven WA8Y (C6AYW, QSL via LoTW or direct to home call), Juan
AC6ZM (C6AZM) and Richard NN2T (C6AHB, QSL via LoTW or direct to
home call) will be active from North Bimini (NA-048), Bahamas on
14-21 July. They will operate CW, SSB and FT8 on 80-10 metres.
F - TM21OG is a French special callsign to be aired from 23 July to 8
August in celebration of this year's Tokyo Olympic Games. It will
be operated by members of the Radio Club du Val d'Issole (F8KGH) on
80-6 metres CW, SSB and digital modes. QSL via the bureau, LoTW,
eQSL, or direct to F4GPB.
F - F4ELI, F4ELK and F6DXE will be active as TM6JVX from Ile Vierge
(EU-105) on 24 July. QSL via F4ELK, direct or bureau. The special
callsign pays a tribute to Jeannot Polard, F6JVX (SK since 16
November 2020).
FM - Dim, UT5UGR has been active as FM/KL7WA from Martinique (NA-107)
since 7 July, and will remain there until 14 July. He will partici-
pate in the IARU HF World Championship as TO5GR. QSL via UT5UGR or
Club Log's OQRS. [TNX UT5UGR]
GM - The 7M Contest Group (G3UNA, G3VCQ, G4ZVB, GI4FUE, M0KPD, M0YDB,
M3VCQ and MI5JYK) will be active from the Isle of Arran (EU-123) on
22-25 July, including participation in the IOTA Contest. They will
be signing GM7M (QSL via G3VCQ) as well as MS0SDC, with planned
activity also on 6m FT8.
HC - Special callsign HD1QRC90 will be active on all bands and modes on
17-25 July to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the Quito Radio
Club. QSL via EA5GL.
JA - Kenji, JA4GXS he will be active again as JA4GXS/4 from Ohzu Island
(AS-117) on 16-17 July. He will operate CW, SSB and FT8 on 40, 20,
17 and 6m. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX DX World]
OH - Representing SRAL in this year's IARU HF World Championship will be
twelve stations operating on all six bands, both CW and SSB simul-
taneously. They will be located on mainland Finland (OF2HQ) and the
Aland Islands (OF0HQ). "Working the OF2HQ/OF0HQ stations on 3 bands
would qualify you for a special 4-page SRAL-100 QSL card. In case
you work these stations on more than three bands, the QSL card will
have a special bronze, silver or gold sticker on it". [TNX OH2BH]
OH0 - Adrian, KO8SCA will be one of the operators at OF0HQ. After the
contest he will remain there "for some extra days" with Martti,
OH2BH and activate his new OH0SCA callsign from Brando Island (EU-
002). QSL via KO8SCA. [TNX OH2BH]
PY - Celebrating the Games of the XXXII Olympiad to be held in Tokyo,
Mor, PT7ZT will be active as ZV32ZT from 15 July to 13 August. He
will operate SSB and digital modes. QSL via LoTW, or direct to
PT7ZT.
UA - Look for Vasily, RA1ZZ/p and Aleksandr, RA3AV/p to be active from
Kotlin Island (EU-133) on 24-25 July for the IOTA Contest. After
that, their tentative plans (subject to changes depending on local
conditions) are to go and operate from several islands located in
the White Sea's Onega Bay as follows:
27-29 July Lambostrov RRA RR-02-118
29-31 July Parusnitsy EU-147 RRA RR-02-43
31 July-2 August Osinka EU-147 RRA RR-02-21
03-05 August Razostrov EU-147 RRA RR-02-12
05-07 August Teljachi RRA RR-02-98
07-08 August Sumostrov RRA RR-02-29
They will run two stations on 80-10 metres mainly CW, with some SSB
and FT8. QSL via home calls (direct or bureau) and Club Log's OQRS
(to be enabled at the end of the operations); the QSOs will be made
available for Club Log Matching on the IOTA website.
UA0 - R4WAA, R7AA, RM0F and RZ3FW will be active as RI0FWA from Kunashir
Island (AS-025) on 23-29 July, including participation in the IOTA
Contest. QSL via RZ3FW.
W - After being delayed by the pandemic in 2020, the first ever Youth
on the Air (YOTA) summer camp for young radio amateurs aged 15-25
in the Americas will be held on 11-16 July in West Chester, Ohio
(https://youthontheair.org/cincinnati-2020/). Campers will operate
special event station W8Y from both the National Voice of America
Museum of Broadcasting and from the camp hotel. Dedicated operating
times on the HF bands will be on 12 July (01.00-03.30 UTC) and 13
July (00.00-03.30 UTC and 18.00-21.30 UTC), but W8Y will be on the
air also "as campers complete projects, between sessions and during
free time". QSL via LoTW or W0AAE.
W - Bodo, DF8DX will be active as KT3Q/4 from Santa Rosa Island (NA-
142) on 17-19 July. QSL via Club Log's OQRS (bureau or direct).
YJ - Rod, YJ8RN expects to be active again from Emae Island (OC-111),
Vanuatu on 22-27 July. He will operate FT8 mainly on 40, 30 and 20
metres, with some SSB if propagation is good. QSL via NZ4DX. [TNX
The Daily DX]

IARU HF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ---> The object of the contest is to contact
other amateurs around the world - especially member-society HQ stations and
IARU officials - in as many ITU zones as possible on 160, 80, 40, 20, 15 and
10m CW and SSB. This year's event will run from 12 UTC on 10 July until
11.59 UTC on the 11th (see https://contests.arrl.org/iaruhf/). The following
is a selection of IARU Member Society HQ stations that are expected to be
QRV:
Call Mult Call Mult
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7A2HQ ORARI IO2HQ ARI
8N2HQ JARL IO3HQ ARI
8N3HQ JARL IO4HQ ARI
8N6HQ JARL IO5HQ ARI
8N8HQ JARL IO6HQ ARI
8N9HQ JARL IO8HQ ARI
9A0HQ HRS IO9HQ ARI
B1HQ CRAC L21RCA RCA
B4HQ CRAC LN2HQ NRRL
B5HQ CRAC LX8HQ RL
B6HQ CRAC LY0HQ LRMD
B7HQ CRAC LZ0HQ BFRA
CR5HQ REP NU1AW/5 IARU
CX1AA RCU OE0HQ OV
DA0HQ DARC OF0HQ SRAL
DX0HQ PARA OF2HQ SRAL
E2HQ RAST OL1HQ CRC
E7HQ ARABH OM1HQ SARA
EF4HQ URE OP0HQ UBA
EI0HQ IRTS OZ1HQ EDR
EM5HQ UARL PA6HQ VERON
EW5HQ BFRR PX2HQ LABRE
EX9HQ ARUKR R0HQ SRR
GR2HQ RSGB S50HQ ZRS
HB9HQ USKA SK9HQ SSA
HI0HQ RCD SN0HQ PZK
HL0HQ KARL SX0HQ RAAG
HZ0HQ SARS TM0HQ RE
IO0HQ ARI W1AW/KL7 ARRL
IO1HQ ARI YR0HQ FRR
Members of the IARU Administrative Council and the three IARU regional
executive committees will send a signal report plus AC, R1, R2 or R3, as
appropriate.

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

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425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE ---> The June 2021 issue is now available for download
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KL7RRC ---> The KL7RRC IOTA DXpedition to Kiska Island (NA-070) has been
cancelled due a "mechanical failure" on the charter boat. "After exploring
all possibilities and in consideration of safety factors involved with
sailing out into some of the most difficult waters of the Bering Sea", the
team announced on 4 July. "it was collectively decided to not further pursue
last-minute options". KL7RRC continued to operate from Adak Island (NA-039)
until 9 July. QSL via N7RO (Richard J. Moen, 2935 Plymouth Dr, Bellingham WA
98225, USA).

R0FK/POLE ---> Fedor Konyukhov, R0FK (https://konyukhov.ru/en/) will depart
Murmansk on 11 July aboard the icebreaker "50 Let Pobedy". After reaching
the North Pole, he will spend ten days on a drifting polar station in the
Arctic Ocean where he will conduct a scientific research. In his spare time
he will be active daily as R0FK/POLE on at 4 UTC on +/- 14333 kHz. QSL via
RM0L or UA9OBA. [TNX DX World]

T6AA & T6A ---> Active as T6AA (101,000 QSOs) and T6A (22,300 QSOs) since
September 2019, Robert, S53R will go QRT from Kabul, Afghanistan on 11 July.
The spiderbeam and the 6m yagi were dismantled a few days ago, and he will
participate "lightly in the IARU HF World Championship only using the re-
maining wire antennas". The equipment will be shipped to Nepal, where he
will be stationed for the next coming years.

WHERE DO WE GO NEXT? ---> Published in 1991, "Where Do We Go Next?" by
Martti Laine, OH2BH is now available for free download (PDF format) "for
both new and seasoned Dxers to enjoy" from the Northern California DX
Foundations' website: https://www.ncdxf.org/pages/oh2bh.html.

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QSLs received direct or through managers: 5W1SA, 6O1OO, 7Q7RU, 7X2AC, A25RU,
AF2F/W4 (NA-067), BG2AUE, C92RU, EI4KF, EP2HAM, FY4PU, HC2AO, JJ8DEN, LX1JX,
OH0Z, PJ4KY, R207RRC, T6AA, TO1K, TZ1CE, UA9FFF, YI1SAL, Z34K, ZD7JC, ZL7DX.

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