425 DX News #1604

29 January 2022 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1604

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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.

5B - Philipp, DK6SP has joined the Erasmus Programme (the European Union
Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students) and is
spending a semester in Cyprus. In his spare time he will be active
as 5B4AQC until 27 July. QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or via
DK6SP.
6W - Willy, ON4AVT will be active again as 6W7/ON4AVT from Senegal from
6 February to 2 April. He will operate mainly digital modes on 80-
10 metres, and has also plans to be QRV on the QO-100 satellite.
QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or direct to home call.
9K - Members of the Kuwait Amateur Radio Society (9K2RA) will be active
as 9K9NLD on 1-28 February. The special callsign celebrates both
Kuwait National Day (25 February) and Liberation Day (26 February).
F - TM20KFZ is the special callsign that members of the Club Radioama-
teurs Scientifique de la Haute-Vienne (F8KFZ) will be using during
seven weekends between 5-6 February and 25-26 June to celebrate the
club's 20th anniversary. QSL via the bureau. [TNX F8REF]
F - Francois, F8DVD will be active as TM19AAW on 7-22 February, in-
cluding the first couple of days of the Antarctic Activity Week. He
will be QRV from his home QTH in France. QSL via LoTW, or via home
call (direct or bureau).
FW - Jean-Gabriel, F4CIX has been active again as FW1JG from Wallis Is-
land (OC-054) since 23 January, and expects to remain there "for
two years or more". For the time being he operates SSB and FT8 on
20, 15 and 10m. QSL via LoTW, or direct to his Wallis address. [TNX
The Daily DX]
OZ - Special event stations OZ50HRH and OX50HRH (from Greenland) will be
QRV on 5 February to celebrate the 50th birthday of H.R.H. the
Crown Princess Mary of Denmark. Look for activity on all bands
SSB, CW and digital modes. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or via OZ1ACB.
A special award will be available for working OX50HRH and OZ50HRH/
xx stations with different suffix extensions. Complete information
can be found on https://www.qrz.com/db/oz50hrh.
PA - Cor, PA3FOE will be active as PA6ANT from 29 January to 6 March,
including the 19th Antarctic Activity Week (21-27 February). He
will be QRV from his home QTH in Sliedrecht. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, or
via home call. Also active from the Netherlands during the AAW will
be Rob, PA0RDY as PF88ANT (QSL via home call, direct preferred).
V4 - Chuck, KG9N will be active as V4/KG9N from St. Kitts (NA-104) from
8 February to 1 March. "This will be an all band all mode opera-
tion", he says, "wherever I can find a pile up". He will also par-
ticipate in the CQ WPX RTTY and ARRL DX CW contests. QSL via LoTW,
or via home call (direct or bureau).
VK - Between 30 January and 31 December amateur radio operators across
Australia will be using the special event callsign VK90ABC to cel-
ebrate the 90th anniversary of the Australian Broadcasting Corpo-
ration, launched on 1 July 1932. QSL via LoTW and eQSL; neither
direct nor bureau cards will be available. See https://vk90abc.net/
for more information.
YB - The team on Rondo Island (OC-245) [425DXN 1602] have extended their
stay "due to boat and weather situation", W2FB reports. Look for
YB6ABO/p, YC1BIQ/6, YD0AVE/6 and YE1AR/6 to be QRV until 31 Janu-
ary. QSL all callsigns via N2OO.

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

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DAYTON TOP BAND AND CONTEST DINNERS ---> The 32nd Top Band Dinner will be
held on 20 May, followed by the 28th Contest Dinner on the 21st. Both the
events will take place at the Hope Hotel near Dayton, Ohio. This is the new
venue for all contest-related activities during the Dayton Hamvention.
See https://www.topbanddinner.com/ and https://www.contestdinner.com/ for
tickets and other information

EU DX CONTEST ---> The second edition of the European Union DX Contest (EUDX
Contest) will be held on 5-6 February (from 18 UTC to 18 UTC). Complete
Information can be found on https://eudxcc.altervista.org/eu-dx-contest/.

KL7FBI ---> Fred, KB4DMQ left Shemya Island (NA-037) on 26 January. Operat-
ing as KL7FBI, "between 4 December 2021 and 24 January 2022 he made 1289
contacts with stations in 53 DXCCs", Cezar, VE3LYC reports. "He realizes
that not everyone who wanted to log him was able to do so, but he did his
best to be on the air as much as possible. While Fred is not scheduled to
return to Shemya this year, he is determined to find hams among those who
will be scheduled to work up there, get in touch with them and encourage
them to operate. He will explain to them the pitfalls he encountered, and
keep us posted".

QSL PY0FM ---> Pedro, EA5GL has picked up the QSLing for the 2012 and 2013
PY0FM operations from Fernando de Noronha. See https://www.qrz.com/db/EA5GL
for instructions.

QSO TODAY VIRTUAL HAM EXPO ---> The fourth Virtual Ham Expo organized by
"QSO Today" will be held on 12-13 March on a virtual reality platform that
simulates a full convention experience. "We promise an amazing learning and
networking experience to help you improve your knowledge and get exposed to
new ideas, equipment, and practical techniques", the organizers say. The
Virtual Ham Expo will run for 48 hours as a live event, and then on-demand
for 30 days afterwards. Early Bird Tickets will go on sale on 1 February.
See https://www.qsotodayhamexpo.com/ for information.

SWODXA DX DINNER ---> The 37th DX Dinner, sponsored again by the SouthWest
Ohio DX Association (SWODXA) and held in conjunction with the 2022 Dayton
Hamvention, will be on Friday, 20 May at the Marriott Hotel in Dayton.
Tickets can be purchased on https://swodxaevents.org/; programme details and
will be on the website as they become available.

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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 BD9BI/0 M0OXO N3ME W3UR
3B8CW N4GNR BW2/JP1RIW BM2JCC NL8F N7RO
3DA0AQ EA5GL CE1TT N2OO NP4A W3HNK
3V8SF LX1NO CE2SV N7RO OG2P OH2PM
3W3B E21EIC CN8KD EC5R OY1DZ F5CWU
4F2KWT EA5GL CO7CRJ IK2DUW P40AA DL4MM
4L1FL EA7FTR CO8LY CT1FMX PA22L PI4LDN
4L1MA ON4RU CT9ABV DL5AXX PI4ZUT PD0JMH
4L5O N3SL CX2DK EA5GL PJ4BZL M0URX
4L6DL LZ1OT CX2RA EA7FTR PX7B PR7AB
4L8A M0OXO CX6DZ EA5GL PY5ZHP SP7CVW
4L9QQ M0OXO D4L IK2NCJ R80PWO RN3YN
4U0WFP S57DX DL75OBY DF2NU R900DM RC1C
4U1GSC 9A2AA EL2DT N2OO R900DV UA1CEI
5R8AL G3SWH EM7EFF UR7EY S21RC EB7DX
5T5PA PA5X ES5TTT N4GNR SN1LH SP1EG
5X4E IQ3CO [b] FK8HA K3IRV ST0HQ ST2M
5X4E IZ3ZLG [d] FM8QR F5EAN TI2VVV EC6DX
6W1TG EA4R FT4YM/p F5PFP TM0CR F6FMT
6Y5FS G4BWP HC1HC NE8Z TM30BUS F1LFL
6Y5MS EA5GL HC5EG EA5GL TM4S F6HBI
7Z1AL EC6DX HC7AE/1 EA5GL TO6S EA5GL
9G1SD AB0GC HF0ROSA SP7X TZ4AM W0SA
9G5AF EA5GL HH2AA EB7DX UE79M RQ7L
9G5AR N4GNR HH2MK EB7DX UE79ML RQ7L
9H/4X6TT N4GNR HI3A EB7DX UK8FF W3HNK
9J2BO EA5GL HI3AA EB7DX UK8IF RW6HS
9J2RD IZ8CCW HI3K EB7DX V31AX M0URX
9K2BS EC6DX HI3T K7BV VP2ETE W3HNK
9K2GS EC6DX HI3Y EB7DX WP3C M0OXO
9N1CA EA5ZD HI8S EA5GL YB0DX/7 YB8RW
9N7NQ JA7NQQ HK3C M0URX YB1TDL/4 HA3JB
A60CH EA7FTR HP3SS AC2OV YB1TIA/4 HA3JB
A60CH/10 EA5ZD HR5/F2JD F6AJA YC1BIQ/6 N2OO
A60EXPO EA7FTR HZ1BL IZ8CLM YC5YC/7 EA7FTR
A61FJ LZ1YE HZ1CY A61BK YE1AR/6 N2OO
A93LT EC6DX HZ1SK IZ8CLM YS1RR DJ9ZB
AP2FLY EA7FTR HZ1TT A61BK Z81D OM3JW
AP2MKS EA5GL J79WTA HB9MFM ZF2LC W2SM
AP2SD EA5ZD JY5HX E73Y ZP5KO PY4KL
AX5GR M0OXO KM1CC N1NS ZP9MCE EA5ZD
AX5PAS M0OXO LZ50YE LZ1YE ZS0RR M0OXO

FK8HM Raymond Merle, Pavillon 1, Rue des Augeres, 77520 Donnemarie
Dontilly, France
HA3JB Kutasi Gabor, Siofok, Koch R. utca 10/A I/4, 8600, Hungary
HS0ZNR Bradley Devon, 8 Bruckner Place, Claremont Meadows, NSW 2747,
Australia
II7ENIG Vincenzo Summo, Via Francesco Paolo Troccoli 10/E, 70132 Bari BA,
Italy
J68HZ William J. Schmidt, 27427 Myrtle Lake Lane, Katy TX 77494, USA
OA1F Elena P. Moran, Rua do Codesal 5-3 Dcha, 15405 Ferrol (A Coruna),
Spain
OG66X Jouni Mehtomaa, Kylmalantie 1, FI-92140 Pattijoki, Finland
PU0FDN Renner Pedroza, Rua Waldemar Nery Carneiro Monteiro 475 Apt 602,
Boa Viagem, Recife - PE, 51030-140, Brazil
PZ2YT Yudel Torres, C Van Dalstraat 221, Nieuw Nickerie, Suriname
ZF2PG Pete Gladysz, 4633 Riverchase, Troy MI 48098, USA
ZF5T Stanford H. Stockton, PO Box 73, Siloam Springs AR 72761-0073, USA
ZF9CW Stanford H. Stockton, PO Box 73, Siloam Springs AR 72761-0073, USA
ZY6A Robson de Almeida Silva, Caixa Postal 62, Conceicao do Coite - BA,
48730-970, Brazil

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