425 DX News #1623

11 June 2022 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1623

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

7X - Special event callsigns 7R19MG (QSL via IK2DUW) and 7Y19MG (QSL via
7X2VFK) will be active on from 25 June to 5 July for the 19th
edition of the Mediterranean Games to be held in Oran, Algeria. The
Mediterranean Games are an international multi-sport event held
every four years among athletes from countries bordering the
Mediterranean Sea in Africa, Asia and Europe.
A3 - Masa, JA0RQV (https://blog.goo.ne.jp/rqv) expects to be active
again as A35JP from Nuku'alofa (OC-049), Tonga from 20 August to
24 September. In his spare time he will operate CW, SSB, FT8 on
80-6 metres. QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or via the bureau to
JA0RQV. This year's visit will not include side trips to other
IOTA groups.
F - Celebrating the 15th anniversary of SOTA (Summits On The Air)
France, special callsign TM1SOTA will be activated for fifteen days
between 4 June and 31 July. QSL via eQSL, paper QSLs will not be
available.
F - Guillaume, F1IEH will be active as TM72LMC from 19 June to 3 July
on the occasion of the tenth edition of the Le Mans Classic, the
biennial vintage sports car event held on the grounds of the 24
Hours of Le Mans. QSL via home call.
FP - Once again Eric, KV1J will be active as FP/KV1J from Miquelon
Island (NA-032) from 28 June to 12 July, including activity during
the DL-DX RTTY Contest and the IARU HF World Championship. Plans
are to operate SSB, RTTY and FT8, plus some FT4 and CW, on 80-6
metres, "generally on the highest frequency band open" with a focus
12, 10 and 6 metres. He will also be on SSB and FM satellites. QSL
via home call (direct or bureau), LoTW and eQSL. Logsearch on Club
Log. See http://www.kv1j.com/fp/July22.html for more information
and updates.
HB0 - Joe, OZ0J will be active as HB0/OZ0J from Liechtenstein from 28
June to 5 July. He plans to operate SSB, CW and FT8 on 40-6 metres.
QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, eQSL, or via home call.
HL - Look for DS2GOO/4, 6K2CEW/4 and maybe others to be active from
Sangch'uja Island (AS-084) on 17-19 June. Plans are to operate CW,
SSB and digital modes on 40-10 metres. [TNX The Daily DX]
I - Alessandro, IU3EDK and Massimo, IU3KGO will be active as IB0V from
Ventotene Island (EU-045) on 29 July-1 August. They will operate
mainly SSB and CW, and will participate in the IOTA Contest. QSL
via IU3EDK, direct or bureau.
JA - Look for Kenji, JA4GXS/4 to be QRV from Ohzu/Otsu Island (AS-117)
on 18-19 June. He will operate CW, SSB and FT8 on 40, 20, 17, 15,
10 and 6m. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX The Daily DX]
JD1_oga- Upcoming operations from Chichijima (AS-031), Ogasawara include:
* Makoto, JI5RPT (http://www.ji5rpt.com/jd1/) as JD1BLY on 11-14
June. He will operate FT8, CW and SSB on 40-6 metres and satel-
lite, with a focus on 6m and FT8 on the HF bands. QSL via LoTW,
eQSL and Club Log's OQRS. In addition, during the crossing to and
from the island he will be active as JI5RPT/mm from grid locators
QM03, QM02, QM01, QL09, QL08, QL07. Updates will be posted to
Twitter (@jd1bly).
* Harry, JG7PSJ as JD1BMH (http://jg7psj.starfree.jp/jd1bmh/) on
18-26 June. He will operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 40-10m. QSL via
JD1BMH (bureau) or JG7PSJ (direct). He does not use LoTW or
PayPal.
* Koh, JA1ADT) as JD1AJD from 24 June to 2 July. He will operate
CW, FT8 and FT4 on 20-6 metres, with a focus on working Europe
and North America on 6 metres.
* JD1BQI (JE3GRQ) and JD1/JR3DVL from 30 June to 8 July. This will
be a "6m EME and multi-hop sporadic E" operation, with a focus on
North America and Europe. Look for them on 50323 kHz FT8 and
around 50200 kHz Q65-60A for EME. QSL routes TBA after the
operation.
KL - The KL7RRC IOTA DXpedition to Kiska Island (NA-070) [425DXN 1589]
has been rescheduled and is now expected to take place on 23-28
July. The team includes KL5CX, N3QQ, N7QT, NL8F and W8HC. They will
operate CW, SSB and FT8 (Fox & Hound mode) on 40-6 metres with
three stations. QSL via N7RO. See https://www.na-234.com/ for more
information, including the team's plans for CW operations.
ON - Members of Club Radio Durnal (ON4CRD) will operate special sta-
tion OO22FLY on 25-26 June during this year's "Fly'in Festival" at
Saint-Hubert Aerodrome in the heart of the Ardennes. They will be
QRV on various bands CW and SSB. QSL via the bureau.
OX - Bo, OZ1DJJ will be active again as OX3LX from Upernavik Island
(NA-134, WWL GQ12ws) from 27 June to 11 July. He will be QRV in his
spare time, typically around lunch time and after dinner (local
time is UTC-2), also at night and in the morning hours during the
weekends. He will focus on 4 and 6 metres, but he will also be QRV
on the HF bands. QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or direct to OZ0J.
PY0F - Ed, PY2RN will be active as ZY0FUN from Fernando de Noronha (SA-
003) on 1-5 July. He will operate holiday style on 40-10 metres FT8
and CW, 6 metres FT8, and via satellite. QSL via LoTW and eQSL, or
via Club Log's OQRS. See https://www.qrz.com/db/ZY0FUN for more in-
formation.
TR - TR2AF is an "acquisitional license" that Ryan, K0EFW will be using
remotely on 14-18 June. Over the same period of time he will be in
Sao Tome [425DXN 1622] and be active as S9EFW. QSL via his OQRS
(https://dxpeditions.k0efw.com/oqrs.html).
TY - TY0RU (not TY5RU as previously announced) is the callsign issued to
the Russian DXpedition Team for their 10-25 October DXpedition to
Benin [425DXN 1611]. Eight operators will be QRV on 160-6m and the
QO-100 satellite, CW, SSB and FT8 with several stations and a wide
range of antennas. QSL via Club Log's OQRS and LoTW. Bookmark
https://ty0ru.org/ for more information and updates.
UA - Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Russian Lighthouses Award
programme, managed by the Russian Robinson Club, twelve special
callsigns will be activated between 10 June and 31 August: RA20LH
(Kaliningrad Oblast), RC20LH (Leningrad Oblast), RG20LH (Rostov
Oblast), RK20LH (Republic of Crimea), RL20LH (Primorsky Krai),
RM20LH (Vologda Oblast), RN20LH (Republic of Karelia), RO20LH
(Arkhangelsk Oblast), RQ20LH (Saint Petersburg), RT20LH (Krasnodar
Krai), RW20LH (Sakhalin Oblast) and RZ20LH (Murmansk Oblast). QSL
via operator's instructions. A certificate will be available on
https://hamlog.online/club/rrc/513/.
XE - This year's "San Max Special Event", in remembrance of St. Maximi-
lian Maria Kolbe, started on 1 June and will run until 04:59 UTC on
1 November. The event's special callsign is 4A2MAX; look for activ-
ity on all bands SSB, CW and digital modes. Born in 1894, Father
Kolbe (SP3RN) was killed on 14 August 1941 at Auschwitz. QSL via
LoTW, eQSL, Club Log's OQRS, or direct to XE2N (N5MEX). More infor-
mation can be found on https://www.qrz.com/db/4a2max.
Z2 - The Russian DXpedition Team will be active as Z21RU from Zimbabwe
on 17-29 June. The team (R7AL, R9LR, RA1ZZ and RW9JZ) will be QRV
on 160-6 metres and the QO-100 satellite, CW, SSB and digital modes
with five stations. QSL via Club Log's OQRS and LoTW. See
https://dxpedition.wixsite.com/z21ru for more information.

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

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425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE ---> The May 2022 issue is available for download at
https://www.425dxn.org/. [TNX IZ3EBA]

3D2RRR ---> According to Club Log, the 3D2RRR DXpedition to Rotuma made
64,206 contacts with 12,532 unique callsigns between 04:33 UTC on 24 May and
17:51 UTC on 2 June. The vast majority of QSOs were on FT8 (51214), followed
by CW (5778), FT4 (3979) and SSB (3235). QSL direct (plus LoTW confirmation
as a bonus) via Club Log's OQRS. The operation has been approved for DXCC
credit. Pictures and videos: https://www.facebook.com/rebeldxgroup.

CY0S --- > The 2022 Sable Island DXpedition has launched its new website:
www.cy0s.com (still a work in progress, new information will be added almost
daily). Formal written permission has been granted for a 8-9 day DXpedition
in October-November. "Planning continues to go very well", with K4UEE, W4DKS
and W0GJ taking care of the antenna system. "Even though Sable Island is 42
km long, space is very limited within the Sable Station compound. The Sable
horses, which number over 500, have free run of the island, except for the
area around the Sable Station, which is fenced in. The DXpedition team has a
relatively small footprint to work with. Additionally, no antennas can be
placed on or near the beach as Sable Island is home to tens of thousands of
grey seals".

QSL VIA EA5GL ---> Pedro, EA5GL has picked up the QSLing for TE8DX, the June
2017 operation from Chira Island (NA-116). See https://www.qrz.com/db/EA5GL
for instructions.

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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3DA0RU, 4S7AB, 5A1AL, 7P8RU,
E20AX/p (AS-107), FO/SP5EAQ (OC-050), HD8MD, HI3AA, HI8K, HK1MW, JM1XXL/p,
KP4AF, LY32A, LY785A, OD5ZZ, OE0MORSE, S01WS, SU1SK, SV2RSG/A, TT8SN, TX5AQ
(OC-050), UK8FF, V51DM, V51WH, YC9FZ, YG9CMM.

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