425 DX News #1627

9 July 2022 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1627

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

4X - Special event stations 4X21MG and 4Z21MG will be active on 12-26
July during the 21st Maccabiah Games. QSLs via 4X6ZM. First held in
1932, the Maccabiah Games are an international multi-sport event
held quadrennially in Israel.
7X - Celebrating the 60th anniversary of Algeria's independence from
France (5 July 1962), special callsign 7V60ID is active until 31
July. QSL via LoTW. Other special callsigns expected to join the
celebrations are 7U60I and 7V60I (QSLs via operators' instructions)
A3 - "Very sorry but please do not expect my operation from OC-191 and
OC-123", Masa, JA0RQV posted to https://www.qrz.com/db/A35JP on 4
July. He had hoped to be active as A35JP/p from Niuatoputapu on 10-
16 July and from Niuafo'ou on 7-20 August [425DXN 1624], but now
his chances to be QRV "might be less than 20%". Masa still expects
to operate from Tongatapu (OC-049) from 28 August to 25 September.
CT7 - Special event station CS2Q will be active on 11-17 July for the
40th International Motorcycle Rally in Faro, Portugal. Expect
activity on 80-6 metres SSB, CW, RTTY and FT8. QSL via CT1EHX.
DL - Six operators from DARC Ortsverband Koenigs Wusterhausen (DL0KWH)
will participate in the IOTA Contest as DK1A/p from Usedom Island
(EU-129). QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or direct to DL7JOM.
E5_sc - Pete, ZL4TE will be active as E51RMP from Rarotonga (OC-013) on 14-
17 July and again on 20-21 July, and from Aitutaki (OC-083) on 18-
19 July. DXCC wise, both count for the South Cook Islands. He
hopes "to do some HF QRP and VHF digi modes mainly D-STAR". QSL via
home call.
EA - Representing the ten URE Sections of Galicia as well as ten routes
of the Way of St. James, and in celebration of the Ano Santo Xaco-
beo 2021-22, special callsigns AO1XCF, AO1XFM, AO1XVP, AO1XCI,
AO1XCP, AO1XCN, AO1XAU, AO1XCV, AO1XCU and AO1XPC will be active on
18-25 July. In addition, AO2022XAC will be QRV on 25 July (National
Day of Galicia). A number of certificates will be available, see
https://xacobeo2022.ure.es for information. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, or
via the bureau. [TNX EA1M]
EI - Henning, OZ2I will operate CW as EJ7EE from Bere Island (EU-121) on
29-31 July, with main activity during the RSGB IOTA Contest. On 1-2
August he will be QRV as EI7EE from the main island of Ireland (EU-
115). QSLs via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or via OZ2I.
F - F4FET, F4HHL, F5RAB, F6IFY and F8GGV will be active as TM65M from
Molene Island (EU-065) from 29 July to 3 August. They will operate
SSB, CW and digital modes (RTTY and FT8) on 80-6 metres, with main
activity planned during the IOTA Contest. QSL via F5RAB.
FS - Paul, W7NZJ will be active as FS/W7NZJ from St. Martin (NA-105) on
13-20 July. He will operate digital modes on 20-10m. QSL via eQSL.
GI - Ian, G3WVG will participate in the IOTA Contest as MN5A from
Rathlin Island (EU-122). QSL via Club Log's OQRS and LoTW. [TNX
NG3K]
I - Members of ARI Marsala will be active as IQ9VG/p from Lunga Island
(EU-166) on 15-17 July. The team (IT9FUN, IT9FXY, IT9WKH and
IW9HII) will be QRV on 40, 20, 15, 10 and 6m from dawn to dusk. QSL
via Club Log's OQRS, or via IT9FUN (direct or bureau). [TNX IT9FUN]
JA - Taka, JA8COE will be active again as JA8COE/8 from Yagishiri Island
(AS-147) on 8-11 July. He will operate SSB and FT8 on 40-6 metres.
QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or via home call.
JA - Take, JI3DST will be active again from Miyakojima (AS-079) between
19 July and 1 August. He will operate SSB and CW as JS6RRR,
JI3DST/6 (including during the IOTA Contest) and JJ5RBH/6, as well
as JI3DST/p and JJ5RBH/p on FT8. The QSOs will be made available
for both Club Log and LoTW Matching on the IOTA website.
LU_ant - Argentine Antarctic Stations San Martin (LU1ZD, IOTA NA-016), Bel-
grano II (LU1ZG, IOTA AN-016) and Marambio (LU4ZS, IOTA AN-013) are
expected to be active on 14190 kHz every Saturday in July between
13 and 18 UTC. QSL all via LU4DXU. [TNX The Daily DX]
LZ - A large team of Bulgarian and Greek operators will be active as
LZ0KP from the island of Sveti Ivan (EU-181) from 28 July to 1
August. Main activity will be during the IOTA Contest. QSL direct
to SV2CLJ, [TNX NG3K]
PY - Alexandre, PU2GTA will be QRV on 15 and 10m from Ilha de Tinhare
(SA-080) on 19-22 July. He will operate FT8 (21074 and 28074 kHz)
and SSB (28560 kHz). QSL via home call.
SP - Special callsign SN89LOT is active until 31 August to commemorate
the 89th anniversary of the ill fated flight of Lithuanian pilots
Steponas Darius and Stasys Girenas. On 15 July 1933 they attempted
a nonstop flight from New York City to Kaunas in a small airplane
named "Lituanica". After crossing the Atlantic Ocean, they crashed
on 17 July when they were only 650km short of their final destina-
tion. QSL via SP1PMY.
VE - Mike, KI1U will be active again as VE9IU from Grand Manan Island
(NA-014) on 16-23 July. He will operate CW and FT8 on 40-6 metres.
QSL via LoTW, or via KI1U. [TNX The Daily DX]
ZL7 - Jeff, K5WE, will be active as ZL7/K5WE from Kaingaroa, Chatham Is-
land (OC-038) on 9-21 September. He will operate CW, SSB and digi-
tal modes (FT8, FT4, RTTY) on 160-10m. QSL via Club Log's OQRS
(preferred), LoTW, or via home call. See https://k5we.com/zl7-k5we/
for updates and more information, band plan included.

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

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IARU HF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ---> The object of the contest is to contact
other amateurs around the world - especially member-society HQ stations and
IARU officials - in as many ITU zones as possible on 160, 80, 40, 20, 15 and
10m CW and SSB. This year's event will run from 12 UTC on 9 July until 11.59
UTC on the 10th (see https://contests.arrl.org/iaruhf/). The following is a
selection of IARU Member Society HQ stations that have announced their
participation in this year's event:

Call Mult Call Mult
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7A1HQ ORARI IO6HQ ARI
8N1HQ JARL IO8HQ ARI
8N2HQ JARL IO9HQ ARI
8N6HQ JARL LN2HQ NRRL
8N7HQ JARL LX8HQ RL
8N8HQ JARL OE0HQ OV
8N9HQ JARL OH0HQ SRAL
9A0HQ HRS OH2HQ SRAL
A47RS ROARS OM2HQ SARA
B1HQ CRAC OP0HQ UBA
B2HQ CRAC OZ1HQ EDR
B4HQ CRAC PA6HQ VERON
B6HQ CRAC R2HQ SRR
B7HQ CRAC R3HQ SRR
C4HQ CARS R4HQ SRR
CX1AA RCU R6HQ SRR
DA0HQ DARC R7HQ SRR
E2HQ RAST SK9HQ SSA
E7HQ BA SN0HQ PZK
EF4HQ URE TF3HQ IRA
EI0HQ IRTS TM0HQ REF
GR2HQ RSGB W1AW/3 ARRL
HZ0HQ SARS XE1LM FMRE
IO1HQ ARI YT0HQ SRS
IO2HQ ARI ZL6HQ NZART
IO5HQ ARI

Members of the IARU Administrative Council and the three IARU regional
executive committees will send a signal report plus AC, R1, R2 or R3, as
appropriate.

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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3DA0RU, 4L1R, 6O1OO, 7P8RU,
9M2SAF, 9M4CGR, 9N7AA, 9N7CI, 9N7WE, C5C, CO8LY, DU1IVT, DY1T, E51JD,
FS4WBS, JW0X, JX/LB4MI, KL7/N7CW, KP4JRS, PJ5/SP9FOW, PZ5G (SA-092), R150WS
(AS-104), SU9VB, SV5AZP, TX5N (OC-114), V31VP, VP5MA, VU2MV, VU4W, XK0AA,
XV9K, ZB2CM, ZD7BG.

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