425 DX News #1580

14 August 2021 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1580

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**** DX INFORMATION ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

5H - Josep, EA3BT and his wife Nuria, EA3WL will be active holiday style
as 5I3B and 5I3W, respectively, from Zanzibar Island (AF-032), Tan-
zania on 13-26 August. They will operate SSB, CW and FT8 on 40-10
metres. QSLs via Club Log's OQRS, or via EA3BT.
5X - Elvira, IV3FSG will be active as 5X3R from Uganda from 13 August to
2 September. QSL via IK2DUW (direct); the log will be uploaded to
Club Log.
CE - Ruben, CE6TTL will be active as CB7C from the lighthouse at Punta
Corona on Chiloe Island (SA-018) on 20-22 August. He will operate
SSB, C4FM and FT8 on various bands. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, or direct.
CN - Taking part in the annual Youth Day's celebrations, members of the
Association Royale des Radioamateurs du Maroc (ARRAM) will be using
the special prefix 5E8 on 20-29 August. Celebrated on the birth day
of the reigning monarch (21 August), Youth Day is a public holiday
that honours the contribution of the youths to the Kingdom.
DL - Holger, DL5XAT and Felix, DL5XL will be active as DL5XAT/p and
DL5XL/p from Warder Island (EU-128) on 14-15 August. They will
operate CW and SSB on the HF bands. QSL via LotW, or via home calls
(bureau or direct). [TNX DL5XL]
EI - EI3HA, EI3ISB, EI5KO, EI6FR and EI9JF will be active as EJ7NET from
Gola Island (EU-121) on 21-25 August. They will operate CW, SSB and
FT8 on 80-6 metres. QSL via EI6FR (direct only). [TNX DX World]
F - Look for Christophe, F4COO/p to be active from Belle-Ile-en-Mer
(EU-048) on 9-22 August. He will be QRV on 80-10 metres. QSL via
home call.
F - A German team (DJ5KX, DJ8EI, DK5OPA, DL1DCT, DL5KA and DL8KR) will
be active again as TM0BSM from the lighthouse at Berck-sur-Mer,
France on 19-22 August. They will operate CW, SSB and digital modes
on 80-10 metres. QSL via DK5OPA.
HA - Special callsign HG52IEC will be active between 15 August and 30
September for the 52nd International Eucharistic Congress that will
take place in Budapest. QSL via eQSL only. [TNX HA5BA]
HB9 - Celebrating the 60th anniversary since the Antarctic Treaty entered
into force, Swiss special callsign HB60ANT will be active between
mid-August and 31 December. QSL via Club Log's OQRS and eQSL.
I - Giuseppe, IK5WWA will be active as IC8I from Isola d'Ischia (EU-
031) from 31 August to 13 September. He will be QRV on 80-6 metres,
and will participate in the WAE DX SSB Contest (11-12 September)
and the IARU Region 1 145 MHz Contest (4-5 September). [TNX IK5WWA]
JA - Look for Kenji, JA4GXS/4 to be active from Kasado Island (AS-117)
on 21 August from 7 to 22 UTC. He will operate CW, SSB and FT8 on
40, 20 and 17 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX DX
World]
J6 - Bill K9HZ will be active again as J68HZ from St. Lucia (NA-108)
between 21 August and 8 November. He operates FT8, CW and SSB. QSL
via LoTW (preferred), eQSL, or direct to K9HZ; he will also upload
his log to Club Log. [TNX The Daily DX]
JD1_oga- Tony, JH1FFW will be active again as JD1/JH1FFW from Ogasawara on
21-25 August. He will operate SSB and FT8 on 40-6 metres. QSL via
the bureau, LoTW and eQSL. [TNX DX World]
OJ0 - Pasi, OH3WS will be active as OJ0WS from Market Reef (EU-053) on
21-28 August. He will operate CW only. QSL via the bureau to OH3WS.
[TNX The Daily DX]
PY - Celebrating the XVI Paralympic Games to be held in Tokyo, Mor,
PT7ZT will be active as ZW16ZT from 14 August to 5 September. He
will operate SSB and digital modes. QSL via LoTW, or direct to
PT7ZT.
SM - Kjell, SM4DDS will be active again as 7S5A from Stora Alo/Boko
Island (EU-177) on 11-14 August. He will operate CW, SSB and FT8 on
80-6 metres. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW, or via home call
(direct or bureau). [TNX SM4DDS]
UA - Special event station R1221NN will be active on 14-29 August to
celebrate the 800th anniversary of the city of Nizhny Novgorod.
Formerly known as Gorky (1932-1990), it is the sixth-largest city
in Russia. QSL via RJ3T.
W - Members of the Old Barney ARC will be active as N2OB from 'Old
Barney', the Barnegat Lighthouse on Long Beach Island (NA-111) on
21 August, from about 13 UTC to 21 UTC. They will operate SSB and
FT8 on 40 and 20m. QSL via N2OO's OQRS (https://www.oqrs.net/n2oo/)
or direct to N2OO.

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

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BOUVET NOVEMBER 2022 ---> The following Press Release #4 was published on
the DXpedition's new website (https://www.3y0j.no/) on 8 August:
"The 3Y0J team are delighted to inform about our continued effort to acti-
vate Bouvet Island. After cancellation of the previous attempt due to the
ill-fated sale of the vessel 'Braveheart' we decided to continue the effort
and search for a suitable and affordable vessel.
Today we announce that we have signed a contract with an expedition vessel
with a proven track record and experienced polar crew that will take us to
Bouvet in November 2022. The vessel is 'Marama' and is fully booked for the
2021/2022 season. The cost is significantly reduced compared to our previous
'Braveheart' charter. With the signing of the vessel contract we will start
fundraising immediately. On this journey to Bouvet we have assembled a team
of 12 operators and we plan to spend 20 days around Bouvet. The QTH at
Bouvetoya will be Cape Fie at the South East part of the island, the only
feasible part where a DXpedition can safely setup the camp on rocky ground,
we will not set camp on the glacier. We will have a wide area of 150x800 ft
to setup the camp and the antenna farm.
Back in April 2020 we started our effort to activate Bouvetoya - a Norwe-
gian DXCC in South Atlantic Ocean and also known as the world's most remote
island. In close co-operation with NPI [Norwegian Polar Institute] we re-
ceived the needed permits in September 2020 to activate Bouvetoya, which
also included a helicopter permit. We also together with NPI researched and
was provided photos that showed a beach landing was possible. In November
2020 we were approached by Intrepid-DX Group and we joined our efforts.
After the sale of 'Braveheart' in June we informed Intrepid that we would
continue our effort to activate Bouvetoya and search for a suitable and af-
fordable vessel. Last week we were ready to launch the vessel news to the
team members. As we sent out this information it was leaked to Intrepid
group which caused Intrepid in a hurry to send out a press release the fol-
lowing day that they would go to Bouvet. The act of the team member came as
a big surprise to us, the same did the announcement from Intrepid as they
were informed we would continue the project.
As of today we still hold the only valid amateur radio team license
specifically issued for the purpose of activating Bouvet (3Y0J). With the
NPI permits, the license, the signed vessel contract and a new expedition
vessel we're ready to move forward. The team of 12 operators will fund much
of the budget but we also need the global DX Community to support our mis-
sion and help us make this important activation of the #2 most wanted DXCC
Entity. It is only through this kind of support that we can achieve our mis-
sion of making 120,000 contacts or more from Bouvet in November 2022. With-
out support there will be no activation.
In closing, we especially wish to thank our many Foundations, Clubs and
Individual donors. Without this kind of support, operations to the world's
rarest entities would not be possible".
The 3Y0J team includes Ken LA7GIA (Co-Leader), Rune LA7THA (Co-Leader),
Erwann LB1QI (Co-Leader), Mike AB5EB, Axel DL6KVA, Laci HA0NAR, Bill KO7SS,
Adrian KO8SCA, Gjermund LB5GI, Dima RA9USU and Sandro VE7NY; the twelfth
operator will be announced in due course. The Facebook group for the 2022
DXpedition can be found at https://www.facebook.com/groups/3093983840726129.

BOUVET 2023: CANCELLED ---> On 13 August Paul Ewing, N6PSE posted the fol-
lowing announcement to https://www.facebook.com/groups/3y0jbouvet2023/:
"Dear DX Community,
we now find ourselves the #3 team in line to go to Bouvet. This recent
development is not comfortable for us so we are now re-examining the Top Ten
most wanted DXCC entities with a plan to redirect our efforts to an activa-
tion that will be most beneficial for everyone.
We are now closing our plans to visit Bouvet, however we plan to activate a
different rare and much needed entity in January/February 2023. That is now
our focus.
Watch for more updates on this exciting new project.
We wish our former 3Y0J Teammates a safe and productive journey to Bouvet.
Thank you,
The Intrepid-DX Group"

ILLW ---> The 24th annual International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend will
take place from 00.01 UTC on 21 August until 24.00 UTC on the 22nd.
Complete information on this popular event, including a list of announced
participating stations, can be found at https://illw.net/.

RDA CONTEST ---> The Russian Districts Award Contest will take place on 21-
22 August, from 8 UTC to 8 UTC. See http://rdaward.org/rdac1.htm for the
rules. RDA logs will be uploaded to the Auto Credit Server (https://mydx.eu)
for chasers to gain their certificates.

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

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4A2MAX Jose de Jesus Lopez Villalobos, 5914 San Bernardo Ave, Ste 4-135,
Laredo TX 78041-2506, USA
6E0D Alejandro Valdez Osorio, Apdo Postal 3-13, Col. La Era,
76151 Queretaro QRO, Mexico
EG5VCE Manolo Sanchez Perez, Apartado Postal 173, 03660 Novelda (Alicante)
Spain
FR8TZ Fabrice Brassier, 10 rue de Chanlat, 63190 Moissat, France
FR8UA Fabrice Brassier, 10 rue de Chanlat, 63190 Moissat, France
G3WIP Gerard V. Bulger, Flat C21, Herbal Hill Gardens, 9 Herbal Hill,
London, EC1R 5XB, United Kingdom
LX21P LARU, B.P. 85, L-9201 Diekirch, Luxembourg
PC20SAIL Rob Dijkstra, Het Breed 921, 1025 JG Amsterdam, Netherlands
RA1ALA Mikhail B. Lipin, Novokolomyazhsky prospekt 11-630, Sankt-Peterburg
197375, Russia
TA2IJ Soyhan Erim, Strada Putul de Piatra nr.5 Apt 5, 010669 Bucharest,
Romania
TM54TDL Stephane Dumaine, 9 La Lande de Lachaud, 87150 Champagnac la
Riviere, France
W9IMS Indianapolis Motor Speedway ARC, P.O. Box 30954, Indianapolis
IN 46230, USA

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