425 DX News #1576

17 July 2021 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1576

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

BY - BA4TB and others will participate in the IOTA Contest as B4T from
Kaishan Island (AS-135). Before the Contest they will operate CW,
SSB and FT8 on 40-6 metres as BI4SSB. QSLs via BA7TB. [TNX NG3K]
CT8 - Jim, W6PQL will be active as CT8/W6PQL from Pico Island (EU-175),
Azores from 25 July to 4 September. He will operate FT8 on all
bands and SSB on 20 metres; between 1 August and 3 September he
will operate 2m EME and tropo. QSL via LoTW, or direct to home
call. [TNX The Daily DX]
F - F4ESV, F5LPY and F8EFU will be active as TM21MAB from 22 July to 3
August for this year's Grand Est Mondial Air Ballons event for hot
air balloons. They will operate CW, SSB and digital modes on all
bands. QSL via F5LPY; the logs will be uploaded to Club Log and
LoTW.
F - Eddy, ON6EF and Christiaan, ON1BN will be active as F/ON6EF/p and
F/ON1BN/p from Grande-Ile, Chausey Islands (EU-039) during the IOTA
Contest (24-25 July). They will be QRV from 9 to 15 UTC both days;
plans are to operate SSB with two stations on two different bands
at the same time.
GM - MM0NDX, MM0OKG and possibly others will be active as MS0INT from
the Summer Isles (EU-092) on 24-26 July. They will participate in
the IOTA Contest as GM5DX. QSL via EB7DX and LoTW. [TNX DX World]
GU - Ian, G3VWG and Bob, GU4YOX will participate in the IOTA Contest as
MP5A from Alderney Island (EU-114), Guernsey. QSL via LoTW, Club
Log's OQRS, or via G3TXF (see http://www.g3txf.com/QSLingTips.htm).
HP - Celebrating the bicentennial of the independence of Panama from
Spain, HP2AT and HP2NG are active as 3F200AT and 3F200NG until 30
November. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, or via Club Log's OQRS (to be enabled
after the activity is over).
J8 - Brian, GW4DVB will be active again as J88PI from Palm Island
(NA-025) from 23 July to 1 August. He will operate SSB, FT8 and "if
anyone requests it in advance, I'm willing to give it a go on CW".
QSL direct to home call (see https://www.g4dvb.co.uk/ for PayPal
information).
JA - Look for JI3DST/5, JR8YLY/5 and JR8YLY/p (FT8) to be active again
from Shodo Island (AS-200) on 22-26 July and 18-26 September.
JI3DST/5 will participate in the IOTA Contest. All QSOs will be
uploaded to Club Log and made available for Club Log Matching on
the IOTA website. [TNX NG3K]
UA - Leonid, UA3DJ will operate special callsign R15MAKS for the 15th
edition of the International Aviation and Space Salon (Mezhdunarod-
nyj Aiatsionno-Kosmicheskij Salon) to be held in the city of
Zhukovsky on 20-25 July. QSL via UA3DJ.
V8 - Celebrating the 75th birthday of HRM Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan and
Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei, special callsign V84SKP will be active
on 18-24 July on 40, 20, 15 and 10m SSB, CW and FT8. QSL direct to
P.O. Box 849, MPC Old Airport, Bandar Seri Begawan BB3577, Brunei
Darussalam.
W - N4CW and W4TMO will be active as K1IMI from Bailey Island (NA-137)
on 24 July "starting at 1200Z and going until after local sunset".
They will participate in the IOTA Contest as a 12-hour entry, and
will operate "probably all CW" on mainly 40 and 20 metres. QSL via
LoTW or direct to N4CW. [TNX The Daily DX]
YB - Special callsign 8C50ODKS will be active on 16-18 July to celebrate
the 50th anniversary of the ORARI branch of Souht Kalimantan (ORARI
Daerah Kalimantan Selatan). An electronic QSL will be available on
https://event.orarikalsel.or.id/ses-50th-odks-8c50odks/ after 31
July.
YN - Rafael, NN3RP will be active as YN2RP from Nicaragua between 17
July and 12 August. He will operate SSB, CW and FT8 on 40, 20 and
10 metres, and he also plans "to do some satellite operating". QSL
via LoTW, eQSL, or direct to NN3RP. [TNX The Daily DX]

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

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IDXC 2022 ---> Hotel reservations for the 73rd International DX Convention,
sponsored by the Southern California DX Club and held at the Wyndham Hotel
in Visalia on 8-10 April 2022, are now open: complete information can be
found on http://www.dxconvention.org/hotel.html.

OZ/DL2JRM ---> Rene, DL2JRM conducted an island-hopping tour of Denmark
between 29 June and 15 July . He operated as OZ/DL2JRM from IOTA groups
EU-029 (29-30 June), EU-172 (1-4 July and 12 July), EU-171 (5-7 July), EU-
88 (8-11 July) and EU-125 (13-15 July). The tour included a large number of
islands for the Danish Islands Award (https://www.ddxg.dk/awards/island.htm)
and Rene's itinerary is detailed on his qrz.com page. QSL via home call,
direct or bureau.

YASME FOUNDATION SUPPORTING GRANT ---> The Board of Directors of the Yasme
Foundation has announced that it has made an additional grant to the Maran-
yundo School (Rwanda) and their Makerspace program. This grant provides
access to material from ARRL's Virtual Teachers Institute, and funds to
purchase material and supplies for classroom experiments. Earlier this year
Yasme supplied the school with amateur radio related books for classroom
use. The Yasme Foundation (http://www.yasme.org/) is a not-for-profit corpo-
ration organized to support scientific and educational projects related to
amateur radio, including DXing and the introduction and promotion of amateur
radio in developing countries. [TNX K4ZW]

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

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3DA0AQ EA5GL CX1RL EA5KB OL1HQ OK1MP
3F200AT HP2AT CX4DI EA5GL OL7T OK2BXU
3F200NG HP2NG CX6DZ EA5GL OM7M OM3PA
3W3B E21EIC CX7CO EA5GL OP0HQ ON4CAS
3Z1980LL SP8PJL D4Z IK2NCJ OS3AR ON3AR
3Z20NP SP6RCG DA0HQ DL5AXX OZ1HQ OZ1ACB
4G0T DU1RB DP44WCA DF6EX P3X UT5UDX
4K9W DL6KVA DU1IST JA1HGY P44W N2MM
4L0G EA7FTR DY1T DU1IVT PA6HQ PA1AW
4L5P UT7QF E2A E21EIC PV2K EA5GL
4L8A M0OXO E2HQ E21EIC R0HQ RN3RQ
4O7AB UA3AB E7HQ E70ARA R115MUSA RA4R
4S6RSP EA5GL EA6/EA3HSO N4GNR RI1OZ RN1ON
4U1A UA3DX EA8RM EB7DX RK1O/p RN1ON
4U1GSC 9A2AA ED8W EA5GL RK75FF UF2F
5T5PA PA5X EF4HQ EA4URE S21RC EB7DX
5Z4PA M0URX EI0HQ EI4BZ S50HQ S54G
6Y5HN EA5GL EO20KWA IK2DUW S5130J S51J
7S2A SA2SAA EO50FF UX0FF S5230OW S52OW
7X2RF EA7FTR ER7HQ ER1FF S5630B S56B
7X2TT EA5GL ET3AA N2OO S5730HPW S57HPW
7Z1AL EC6DX EV29L EU4AC S5930F S59F
8J1RL 8J1RL [b] EX8MCD EA5GL SN0HQ SP7DQR
8J1RL JG2MLI [d] FK8GX F5MFV SN1980LL SP8KAF
9A0HQ 9A3JB FM/KL7WA UT5UGR SO1980LL SP8LKSR
9A302AA 9A2AA G6XX M0OXO SO9I SQ9ORQ
9G5FI DL1RTL GM6XX M0OXO SP1980LL SP8PAI
9H1MRL 9H1SP GR2HQ M0OXO SP60VHSC SP3LPR
9J2BG HB9EWU GW6XX M0OXO T88SS EA5GL
9K2BM EC6DX HC1HC NE8Z TG9ADM EA5GL
9K2GT EC6DX HC1M EC5R TG9ADQ VE7BV
9N1CA EA5ZD HC5EG EA5GL TG9ANF VE7BV
A61BG EA7FTR HC7AE/1 EA5GL TG9AOR EC6DX
A61Q EA7FTR HF1980LL SP8HPW TG9AWS W3HNK
A61R EC6DX HH2AA EB7DX TI5CDA EA5GL
A62A EA7FTR HI8S EA5GL TM0HQ F5CWU
A65BB S57DX HK3TK F5CWU TM0SOC F5PBL
A65DR N4GNR IO6A IZ6BRJ TM100VQR F8GGZ
A71CT EA7FTR IR4M I4IFL TM12M F5FAB
A71HQ A71A IR9MMI IT9YBL TM1COB F8BON
BX30ARL BM2JCC KP2B EB7DX TM25KAV F5KAV
C4W 5B4WN KP2M NZ4DX TM5TFV F8KGS
C6AHB NN2T KP4RV EA5GL TO5GR UT5UGR
C6AYW WA8Y LU5FF EB7DX TZ4AM W0SA
C6AZM AC6ZM LY0HQ LY8O V31MA M0OXO
CM2RSV EA5GL LZ0HQ LZ1BJ V44RR EA5ZD
CN8KD EC5R LZ22WRTC LZ1JZ V73NS W3HNK
CN8LI EA7FTR LZ78VP LZ2VP VE9AA VE3IKV
CN8SG EA7FTR MD2C MD0CCE VP9ID K1EFI
CO2RQ EC6DX MU2K GU8ITE W8Y W0AAE
CO5DOR RW6HS NP2X KU9C WP3R W3HNK
CO5LB RW6HS NP4Z N4AO YL44WFF YL2SW
CO6DS EA7FTR OC200R OA4O YT0HQ YU1SRS
CO6YBC EA7FTR OE0HQ OE3KAB Z60A OH2BH
CO7QC IK2DUW OE100HLF OE6HLF Z81B IZ0EGA
CP4BT IK2DUW OE5TXF G3TXF Z81D OM3JW
CP5HK EC6DX OE60ANT OE3DMA ZL25NZ ZL3CW
CR3DX OM2VL OH0SCA KO8SCA ZS6CCY K3IRV
CR5HQ CT1REP OH0T OH2GEK ZX8F PS8RV

8N0J Koichiro Sakamoto, 1-3-28 Kita Shiro-cho, Joetsu-shi, Niigata,
943-0824, Japan
C6ADX Joe Pater, 2419 Pierson Rd., Oxford OH 45056, USA
CR6K Filipe Monteiro Lopes, Rua Manuel Jose da Silva 184, Espinheira,
3720-537 Sao Martinho da Gandara, Portugal
CT9ABO Jozef Lang, Obrancov Mieru 344, 059 34 Spisska Teplica,
Slovak Republic
HG0HQ Szabo Karoly, Fuzesgyarmat, Aradi u. 42, 5525, Hungary
II3LH Roberto Napoletani, Via degli Alpini 1, 30027 San Dona di Piave VE,
Italy
IO9A Antonello Scauso, Via Tenente Minniti 105, 98057 Milazzo ME, Italy
OY1CT Carsten Thomsen, Uppi i Troed 8, FO-340 Kvivik, Faroe Islands
PZ2YT Yudel Torres, C Van Dalstraat 221, Nieuw Nickerie, Suriname
ZL6HQ Frank Hunt, 8 Manu Crescent, Upper Vogeltown, New Plymouth 4310,
New Zealand
ZV32ZT Carlos Alberto Pinto Moreira, Rua Pamela Loren 59, Mangabeira,
Eusebio - CE, 61760-000, Brazil

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