425 DX News #1608

26 February 2022 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1608

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

4S - Peter, 4S7KKG (DC0KK) and Wolfgang, 4S7DRG (DK9DR) will visit the
former Deutsche Welle relay station near Trincomalee on 2-9 March.
"The station is now operated by the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corpora-
tion (SLBC)", Peter says, and "we will have the unique opportunity
to use the large shortwave antennas between 7 and 21 Mhz for ama-
teur radio during transmission breaks". They will also have "a 104m
high mast medium wave antenna for testing on the low bands". Plans
are to focus on SSB and FT8.
8Q - Nobby, G0VJG will be active again as 8Q7CQ from the Maldives (AS-
013) on 4-18 March. He will operate SSB and digital modes on 80-10
metres, including activity in the ARRL DX SSB Contest. QSL via
M0OXO's OQRS.
CT9 - Klaus, DJ9KM and Georg, DD8ZX will be active holiday style as CT9/
DJ9KM and CT9/DD8ZX from Madeira Island (AF-014) 5-12 March. They
will operate mainly FT8 and RTTY. QSLs via LoTW.
DL - The DARC Team SES will activate special callsign DA22WARD from 1
March until 30 April in celebration of World Amateur Radio Day (18
April). QSL via the bureau, or direct to DL2VFR.
DL - Special callsigns DF90TJU, DK90TJU, DL90TJU, DM90TJU, DP90TJU,
DQ90TJU and DR90TJU, plus HB90JU from Switzerland, will be activat-
ed from 1 March to 30 June for the 90th anniversary of the maiden
flight (7 March 1932) of the Ju52/3m transport aircraft designed
and manufactured by German aviation company Junkers. An award will
be available, see https://90tju.de/ for information and the OQRS
for bureau cards.
G - Special callsign GB80LAN (1-28 March), as well as VE80LAN (1-31
March) from Canada and VK80LAN (1-31 March) from Australia, will
mark the 80th anniversary of the first operational sortie (2 March
1942) of the Avro Lancaster, the mainstay of the Royal Air Force
Bomber Command that was flown by British, Canadian and Australian
pilots during World War II. QSL via operators' instructions.
P4 - Tony, N2TK will be active as P40F from Aruba (SA-036) on 2-9
March, ARRL DX SSB Contest included. QSL via LoTW. [TNX DX World]
PJ2 - Andy, DK5ON will be active again as PJ2/DK5ON from Curacao (SA-099)
on 1-17 March. He will operate CW, SSB and digital modes on 160-6
metres, and will participate in the ARRL DX SSB Contest. QSL via
LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or via home call (direct or bureau).
PJ5 - Frank, K3TRM will be active as PJ5/K3TRM from Sint Eustatius (NA-
145) on 6-12 March. He will be QRV on 40-10 metres SSB and digital
modes (RTTY and FT8), and satellite. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW
or via home call (direct or bureau).
PJ7 - Ed, N2HX will be active again as PJ7PL from Sint Maarten (NA-105)
during the ARRL DX SSB Contest (5-6 March); for a few days before
and after the event he will be QRV holiday style typically on 30-10
metres SSB, RTTY, FT4 and FT8. QSL via N2HX. [TNX The Daily DX]
PY - Special callsign ZZ165IBI will be activated on 1-31 March for the
165th anniversary of the Brazilian city of Ibiuna. QSL via PU2SWB.
TL - 27 March-9 April are the dates for the Italian DX Team's operation
from the Central African Republic [425DXN 1582]. Six operators
(Tony I2PJA, Silvano I2YSB, Angelo IK2CKR, Stefano IK2HKT, Gino
IK2RZP and Maurizio IV3ZXQ) will be active as TL8AA (CW, SSB and
RTTY) and TL8ZZ (FT8) with four stations on 80-10 metres. QSL via
I2YSB (OQRS for direct cards on http://win.i2ysb.com/logonline/).
See http://www.i2ysb.com/idt/ for more information, band plan in-
cluded. [TNX I2YSB]
V2 - Bud, AA3B will be active as V26K from Antigua (NA-100) on 3-10
March, including an entry in the ARRL DX SSB Contest. QSL via LoTW,
Club Log's OQRS, or via AA3B (direct or bureau). [TNX NG3K]
V3 - Bob, W0BNC will be active as V31BN from Belize on 5-10 March. He
will operate QRP on various bands SSB, CW and FT8, and "will be
doing at least one POTA activation from the Altun Ha Archeological
Reserve, one of the many Mayan ruins in the country". QSL via home
call and eQSL.
VP5 - Dave, K0KQ will be active as VP5/K0KQ from Grand Turk Island (NA-
003), Turks & Caicos on 7-21 March. He will operate FT8. QSL via
LoTW, paper QSLs will not be available.
W - Bodo, DF8DX now expects to be active as KT3Q/4 [425DXN 1606] from
Santa Rosa Island (NA-142) on 26-28 February, and from Key Biscayne
(NA-141) on 2-4 March. QSL via Club Log's OQRS (preferred), LoTW,
or via DF8DX.

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

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AFRICAN TOUR ---> Don, K6ZO has had to postpone his trip to Malawi [425DXN
1607], and is now expected to be active as 7Q6M on 2-15 March. He will then
move to the Comoro Islands and be QRV as D60AB between 16 and 29 March, with
a side trip to Mayotte (FH/K6ZO) on 18-23 March. QSLs direct to home call.
[TNX The Daily DX]

IOTA HONOUR ROLL ---> The 2022 Honour Roll and Annual Listings have been
posted on the IOTA website https://iota-world.org/: click on PERFORMANCE
LISTINGS in the dropdown menu under PROGRAMME INFORMATION. They show the
position as at 31 January 2022.
The Honour Roll lists the stations with a checked score equalling or
exceeding 50% of the total of numbered IOTA groups, excluding those with
provisional numbers, at the time of preparation. The Annual Listing lists
the stations with a checked score of 100 or more IOTA groups but less than
the qualifying threshold for entry into the Honour Roll.
IOTA rules limit inclusion in the listings to those participants who have
updated their scores at least once in the preceding five years (i.e. since
February 2017) and have opted to have their scores published.
"Covid-19 travel restrictions have resulted over the past year in a reduced
number of DXpeditions", Roger, G3KMA and Cezar, VE3LYC observe. "The Honour
Roll and Annual Listing with a total of 1558 entries show a decrease of 109
or 6.5% over the same listings in 2021. Some 241 record-holders now have
scores of 1000 or more IOTA groups, a decrease of 6.6% on last year, and 570
or a decrease of 3.4% with scores of at least 750 groups, the number re-
quired for the IOTA Plaque of Excellence. Scores at the top continue to
close with 67 record-holders breaking through the 1100 mark and 20 of them
within 10 of the top score. Congratulations to leader 9A2AA on 1132 groups
out of a possible 1136 that have seen activity, to I2YDX and I1JQJ who fol-
low close behind and indeed to all who have joined the IOTA family or updat-
ed in the last year".

QSL VIA EA5GL ---> Pedro, EA5GL has picked up the QSLing for XF1F from Isla
San Francisco (NA-124, October 2012), XF1P from Isla Partida (NA-124, Novem-
ber 2013), and XF1IM from Isla Magdalena (NA-078, November-December 2017).
See https://www.qrz.com/db/EA5GL for instructions.

UKRAINE: AMATEUR RADIO SUSPENDED ---> Owing to the current military crisis,
the Ukrainian government has first declared a state of emergency, and then
introduced martial law starting on 24 February for a period of 30 days. Re-
strictions include the ban on the operation of amateur radio stations.

YOTA CONTEST 2022 ---> Organized by the IARU R1 Youth Working Group in co-
operation with the Hungarian Amateur Radio Society (MRASZ), the aim of the
YOTA Contest is to increase youngsters activity on the air, strengthen the
reputation of the YOTA programme, and demonstrate support for youngsters
across the world. The three sessions of this year's YOTA Contest will be
held on 21 May (0800-1959 UTC), 23 July (1000-2159 UTC), and 30 December
(1200-2359 UTC), on the five classic bands CW and SSB. Everyone can work
everyone. The complete rules can be found on https://ham-yota.com/contest.

+ SILENT KEY + Steve Lund, K6UM passed away on 4 February "after an extended
battle with cancer. An active and strong supporter of the NCDXF/IARU DX
Beacon program, he served many years as an Appointed Position for the North-
ern California DX Foundation on the IARU Beacon Technical Support staff".
[TNX W0GJ]

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

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ED3D EA3RCB OL7R OK3RM ZF1A K7ZO
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4JT3DJ Alexander Y. Frolov, P.O. Box 38, Volgograd, 400066, Russia
9N7AA Slavko Celarc, Ob Igriscu 8, 1360 Vrhnika, Slovenia
AO3WRD Federacion Digital EA, Apartado Postal 3050, 08200 Sabadell
(Barcelona), Spain
AO6WRD Federacion Digital EA, Apartado Postal 3050, 08200 Sabadell
(Barcelona), Spain
CB7C Ruben A. Santibanez Montenar, Casilla 244, Sucursal Ancud,
5719001 Ancud, Chile
CE7VP Javier Capdebilla Alvarado, Casilla 42, Sucursal Quellon,
5799001 Quellon, Chile
CR6K Filipe Monteiro Lopes, Rua Manuel Jose da Silva 184, Espinheira,
3720-537 Sao Martinho da Gandara, Portugal
CW100A Lupo Bano Negreira, Casilla de Correos 950, 11000 Montevideo,
Uruguay
EA8DED Kari Hirvonen, Ostosraitti 1 A 15, FI-04300 Tuusula, Finland
ED1R Jesus Maria Gimare Marquez, C/ Jacinto del Barrio 2,
05358 Papatrigo (Avila), Spain
EI1E Gerard Scannell, 3 Kingston Close, Mitchelstown, Co. Cork,
P67 HR44, Ireland
HA3JB Kutasi Gabor, Siofok, Koch R. utca 10/A I/4, 8600, Hungary
HB0A Amateurfunk Verein Liechtenstein, P.O. Box 629, 9495 Triesen FL,
Liechtenstein
HG6N Salgotarjani Varosi Radioklub, Salgotarjan, Meredek ut 6 II/1,
3100, Hungary
HK3JJB Per Eklund, Teaterallen 12-0102 lgh 1102, SE-903 64 Umea, Sweden
HR9/AD8J John L. Getz, 24 Stony Ridge, Asheville NC 28804, USA
J42L Leo Fiskas, 1 Argyriou Gouzgou, 52 200 Argos Orestiko, Greece
KH7Q Beverley A. Yuen, 2047 Nuuanu Ave Apt 2202, Honolulu
HI 96817-2522, USA
KP2M Fred Bennett, 2253 Mill Creek Road, Newport NC 28570, USA
LG2022WP Piotr Ludwig, Rudbergveien 8 B, 2340 Loten, Norway
LX8RTTY Andre Doffing, 9 Cite Europe, L-3834 Schifflange, Luxembourg
OH8L Jari Ojala, Latvalammentie 32, FI-92260 Kopsa, Finland
OM0M Dozen Dashes Contest Club, P.O. Box 26, 040 13 Kosice 13,
Slovakia
OV1CDX Frank Fendahl, Svinoevej 2, 4750 Lundby, Denmark
PQ2M Wanderley Ferreira Gomes, Avenida 23 de Maio 2966 Ap 1320,
Sao Paulo - SP, 04008-000, Brazil
PT4T Carlos Alberto Cipriano, Rua Nazira Mattar de Freitas 415,
Juiz de Fora - MG, 36081-230, Brazil
PX2A Carlos Adalberto Carareto, Estrada de Santo Amaro 201,
Sao Paulo - SP, 05544-000, Brazil
S77SARA Richard Perks, PO Box 609, Victoria, Mahe, Seychelles
SV1RP George K. Vlachopoulos, Panselinou 26, 111 41 Athens, Greece
SX2I Andreas Voulgaropoulos, Aiolou 11, Makrochori, 591 50 Veria,
Greece
V31XX Bill Kollenbaum, 2446 Belleair Rd, Clearwater FL 33764, USA
V3X Bill Kollenbaum, 2446 Belleair Rd, Clearwater FL 33764, USA
V51MA Harry de Jong, Broekdijk 59, 7695 TC Bruchterveld, Netherlands
V84SHK P.O. Box 849, MPC Old Airport, Bandar Seri Begawan BB3577,
Brunei Darussalam
VL3V Greg Williams, 1 Noorabil Court, Greensborough, VIC 3088,
Australia
W3V Voice of America Amateur Radio Club, 330 Independence Ave. SW,
Roomm 2525 - Croft, Washington DC 20237-0073, USA
W4A Eddie R. Campbell, 2421 Cobb Dail Rd., Farmville NC 27828, USA
W7P Bob Wertz, 6315 Townsend Winona Rd, Flagstaff, AZ 8604, USA
W8O West Chester Amateur Radio Association, PO Box 913, West Chester
OH 45071, USA
XE2X Jorge F. Rios Alvarado, 116 E Coma Ave, PMB #426, Hidalgo
TX 78557, USA
YB6RMT Toni Martioni, Jl. Diponegoro No. 134, Kota Gunungsitoli 22815,
Indonesia
Z36T Ace Jevremov, Postfach 14, 82378 Peissenberg, Germany
ZA/IK2RLM Marco Corridore, Vicolo del Toro 4, 20060 Cassina de' Pecchi MI,
Italy
ZF2OO Jim Millner, 7010 Gullotti Place, Port Saint Lucie, FL 34952, USA
ZM4T Holger Hannemann, 262 Waimarama Heights, RD12, Havelock North
4294, New Zealand

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