425 DX News #1652

31 December 2022 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1652

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

9A - 9A66AA is the special callsign that Tom, 9A2AA will be using
throughout 2023 to mark his 66th year in amateur radio. QSL via
home call. [TNX 9A2AA]
D4 - Harald, DF2WO will be active again as D44TWO from Sao Tiago (AF-
005), Cape Verde on 3-21 January. He will operate FT8 with some SSB
and CW on 160-6 metres, and via the QO-100 satellite. QSL via
M0OXO's OQRS.
DL - Celebrating "100 years of broadcasting in Germany", special call-
sign DB100RDF will be in use from 1 January to 31 December. QSL via
the bureau, or direct to DO2PZ. The first official radio entertain-
ment programme in Germany was broadcast on 29 October 1923.
EA - Special callsign EG1NMP will be active on 7-10 January in remem-
brance of the wreck of the "Monte Palomares" (10 January 1966). QSL
only via LoTW and eQSL. The Spanish freighter sank in the North
Atlantic, and only six of her 38 crew were rescued. One of those
survivors was the ship's electrician Manuel Gonzalez, VK3DRQ, whose
first-hand account of that tragic sinking can be found on
https://maritimeradio.org/in-distress/1966-monte-palomares/.
FW - Darren, VK4MAP will be active holiday style as FW/VK4MAP from
Wallis & Futuna in late December until "the first half of January".
He will operate SSB on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres. QSL direct to
home call. [TNX DX World]
GM - Special event station GB2KW will be active again on 1-28 January
from near Inverness, Scotland using vintage equipment manufactured
by KW Electronics Ltd during the 1960s and 1970s. QSL via LoTW.
Also active from England, especially over the "KW Weekend" (7-8
January), are expected to be GB0KWD, GB4KW, GB5KW and GB8KW.
KP4 - Manuel, WP4TZ will be operating portable from Isla de Vieques (NA-
249), Puerto Rico from 29 December to 3 January. He will operate
SSB on 40-10 metres. [TNX DX World]
LA - LA100K is the special callsign for the Akademisk Radioklubb, LA1K
to celebrate the 100th anniversary since its foundation. Based in
Trondheim, it is the oldest amateur radio club in Norway. The spe-
cial callsign will be in use from 1 January until 31 December. QSL
via the bureau, or direct.
LZ - Radio Club Blagovestnik (LZ1KCP) will use six special callsigns
during 2023 to honour as many different Orthodox saints: LZ319TS
(January and February), LZ522ME (March and April), LZ78KA (May and
June), LZ1015RW (July and August), LZ288MS (September and October),
and LZ600PA (November and December). QSL via the bureau or direct
to P.O. Box 36, 4300 Karlovo, Bulgaria. Details on the "All Saints
2023 Award" can be found at https://www.lz1kcp.com/.
OE - OE40XTU is the special callsign for OE1XTU, the Amateur Radio Club
at TU Wien (the Vienna University of Technology), to celebrate its
40th anniversary during 2023. QSL via LoTW and eQSL (preferred),
paper cards to be requested via Club Log's OQRS will be sent in
early 2024.
ON - OQ95RCL is the special callsign for Radio Club Leuven (ON4CP) to
celebrate its 95th anniversary throughout 2023. QSL via LoTW, eQSL,
bureau, or direct to ON3AR.
PJ4 - Jeff, WA2BOT, who has been QRV as PJ4/WA2BOT from Bonaire since 20
December, will be using PJ4JP during the RTTY Roundup. The contest
will start at 18 UTC on 7 January, and will end at 23.59 UTC on 8
January, see https://www.arrl.org/rtty-roundup for the rules. QSL
both callsigns via LoTW only.
SM - 8S80AA is the special callsign for the Vasteras Radio Klubb, SK5AA
to celebrate its 80th anniversary throughout 2023. More information
can be found on https://www.sk5aa.se/. QSL via Club Log's OQRS
(preferred), via the bureau to SK5AA, or direct to SM5FUG.
VK - VI75G is the callsign for the Geelong Amateur Radio Club to cele-
brate its 75th anniversary throughout 2023. QSL via LoTW and eQSL,
or via VK3ATL (direct and bureau).
VP2M - Thaire, W2APF will be active again as VP2MDX from Montserrat (NA-
103) from 3 January to 28 March. He will operate CW and SSB on 80-
10 metres. QSL via LoTW, or via W2APF. [TNX The Daily DX]
VU - Special event station AT18BSG will be activated on 1-15 January for
The 18th National Jamboree of Bharat Scouts and Guides to be held
in Pali, Rajashthan. QSL via VU2NRO.
VU - Once again the West Bengal Radio Club (VU2WB) will provide as-
sistance during the Ganga Sagar Mela on Sagar Island (AS-153). This
is the annual gathering of Hindu pilgrims to take a holy dip in the
Ganges, where the river merges with the Bay of Bengal. Expect some
activity on the HF bands as AT2WBRC on 5-17 January. [TNX The Daily
DX]
W - The Straight Key Century Club's annual on-air event, commemorating
the club's founding in 2006 and celebrating the original instru-
ments of early radiotelegraphy (straight key, bug and cootie keys),
will run on 2-31 January. Look for K3Y to be aired from the ten US
call areas (K3Y/0 through K3Y/9), plus /KH6, /KL7 and /KP4. Infor-
mation about the event and QSLing instructions can be found on
https://skccgroup.com/k3y/k3y.php.

WRTC 2023 AWARD ---> Promoting the World Radiosport Team Championship to be
held in July in conjunction with the IARU HF World Championship, several
special callsigns will be activated between 1 and 31 January on the five
classic bands (80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres) CW and SSB: 4X22WRTC (Israel);
8B0RARI (Indonesia); 8N1WRTC (Japan); 9A22WRTC (Croatia); 9M6WRTC
(Malaysia); BY1CRA/WRTC (China); CQ7WRTC (Portugal); DA22WRTC (Germany);
E2WRTC (Thailand); EF2WRTC (Spain); EF8WRTC (Canary Islands); GB2WC (United
Kingdom); HZ1WRTC (Saudi Arabia); II0WRTC, II1WRTC, II2WRTC, II3WRTC,
II4WRTC, II5WRTC, II4WRTC, II7WRTC, II8WRTC, II9WRTC, IO1WRTC, IO8WRTC and
IR1WRTC (Italy); IO0WRTC (Sardinia); K4W (Puerto Rico); LZ0WRTC (Bulgaria);
N0W, N1W, N4W, N5W, N6W, N7W and N9W (USA); OM22WRTC (Slovak Republic);
PY5WRTC and ZV7W (Brazil); SP0WRTC (Poland); SX0WRTC (Greece); TM2WRTC and
TM3WRTC (France); UP7WRTC (Kazakhstan); VE2WRTC (Canada); W6W (Hawaii);
YL4WRTC (Latvia); ZL6WRTC (New Zealand). A number of certificates will be
available after the end of the event; see https://www.wrtc2022.it/award for
the rules.

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

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2023 IOTA HONOUR ROLL & ANNUAL LISTINGS ---> The last date for submitting
applications or score updates to checkpoints for inclusion in the 2023
Honour Roll and Annual Listings is 31 January 2023. If submitted after that
date, they will be processed in the normal way, but the scores will be held
over to the following year's listing. Where packages with cards are
involved, these need to be posted/dated before 31 January. Participants who
have not updated since the 2018 annual listings and wish to remain listed
should make a submission on or before 31 January 2023. Those who have not
logged into their record for more than two years, will need to revalidate
their registration through info@iota-world.org. Do not leave it to the last
moment as you may run out of time. [TNX G3KMA]

CQ DX MARATHON ---> The CQ DX Marathon is a year-long DX hunt, with
participants competing to see who can work the greatest number of countries
("entities") and CQ zones during the calendar year. The 2023 edition will
start at 00.00 UTC on 1 January and will end at 23.59 UTC on 31 December.
Complete details can be found at https://www.dxmarathon.com/

FT8WW ---> Thierry, F6CUK has bee QRV as FT8WW from Ile de la Possession,
Crozet Islands (AF-008) since 24 December at 22.30 UTC. The callsign commem-
orates the 60th anniversary of the first amateur radio activity from Crozet,
conducted by Roger Baudelot, FB8WW (December 1961-February 1962). For the
time being, Thierry operates FT8 and some CW on 30 and 20 metres. On FT8 he
uses 250 watts and MSHV, which enables him to make three QSOs in parallel
using the regular FT8 protocol (not F/H). According to the latest upload to
Club Log, he has made 7344 QSOs with 4746 unique callsigns until 04.56 UTC
on 30 December. See http://crozet2022.r-e-f.org/news.html for the latest in-
formation from the island. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or via F6EXV (direct and
bureau).

WORLDWIDE HOLYLAND DX CONTEST (WWHC) ---> Effective with the 2023 edition,
on the occasion of the 75th anniversary since the foundation of the Israel
Amateur Radio Club and the establishment of the State of Israel, the tradi-
tional Holyland Contest will become the Worldwide Holyland DX Contest: any
station anywhere can work any other station for points; contacts with 4X/4Z
stations will attract more points. The contest will take place on 14-15
April, from 21.00 UTC on Saturday until 20.59 UTC on Sunday (24 hours). The
rules are on https://www.iarc.org/iarc/Content/docs/Holyland2023eng.pdf.

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

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3W9Z EA5ZD ES5TTT N4GNR OZ50DDXG OZ1ACB
4U1A UA3DX EX0DX HB9DUR PA100THALES PB2X
4X8XMAS 4X6ZM FG8OJ M0OXO PA50PKZ PA2PKZ
4X9XMAS 4X6ZM FK8GU EA5GL PC44FF PH0NO
4Z8NER 4X6ZM FK8HA K3IRV PI75LIM PE1NCP
5B4AMX LZ3SM FK8HM F5MFV PJ2MAN EC5AHA
5Z4BU EA5GL FM5BH W3HNK R2023NY RQ7L
5Z4PA M0URX FM8QR F5EAN S21RC EB7DX
5Z4VJ M0URX FT8WW F6EXV SD7M/6 DF9TM
6Y5HM EA5GL HC1HC NE8Z SD7W/6 DL2SWW
8P6ET KU9C HG3IPA HA3JB SP90ENG SP3PDO
9J2BS EA5GL HH2JR W3HNK SP90ENIGMA SP3PGR
9K2KO EC6DX HI8D NK4Q SU9VB UA4WHX
9K2OD EC6DX HP1EUA VA2EU TM2LD F4GQQ
9K2OW EC6DX HP1KZ EA7FTR TM3QK F5FAB
9K2YD EC6DX HP2DFA EC6DX TM50ARML F4ILK
9V1YC W5UE HP3AK K4PWS UE23NY RQ7L
A41NN A61BK HS0ZIQ ZB2JK UP0L DL8KAC
A43QAT EC6DX HZ1CY A61BK V31MA M0OXO
A450RS EC6DX HZ1TT A61BK V51LZ EA5GL
A60ES EA7FTR J38TB M0MDS VK8NSB M0URX
A60QATAR/11 EA7FTR J73ESL EA5GL VK9WX M0OXO
A60QATAR/14 LZ1YE J79WTA HB9MFM VP8ADR M0OXO
A92AA EC6DX JD1BMH JD1BMH [b] VP8AWU K4MZU
AP2FLY IK2DUW JD1BMH JG7PSJ [d] XE1XR EA5GL
C37AC EA3QS JY5HX E73Y YB0AR EB7DX
CE3QY M0OXO JY5MM IK2DUW YJ8RN NZ4DX
CP6CL M0OXO KT3Q DF8DX YP9XMAS YO9RIJ
CX1RL EA5KB LX4HNY LX1JH YS1RR W3HNK
CX2DK EA5GL LY22XMAS LY2QT ZF1EJ K6AM
CX4DI EA5GL LZ01MLN LZ1PM ZP9MCE EA5ZD
DP1POL DL1ZBO NP2AR EB7DX ZS1OPB N4GNR
DU1IST JA1HGY OA6AMN EA5ZD ZS4JAN EA5GL
EH5HNY EA5ZD OD5KU EB7DX ZS6CCY K3IRV

5H8HZ Bora Kasapoglu, P.O. Box 73, Karakoy, 34421 Istanbul, Turkey
C5YK Andre Bourbon, Route de Xhoffraix Hockai 30, 4970 Stavelot,
Belgium
EL2BG I.Richmond W.K. Harding, 6141 Clifton Avenue Ext, Jacksonville,
FL 32211, USA
F6EXV Paul Granger, 1 bis Le Pin, 33690 Cours les Bains, France
FJ4WEB Philip W. Bettan, 27 Broadfield Pl, Glen Cove NY 11542, USA
FK8GX Raymond Merle, Pavillon 1, Rue des Augeres, 77520 Donnemarie
Dontilly, France
FW/VK4MAP Darren Johnston, PO Box 3140, Browns Plains LPO, Browns Plains,
QLD 4118, Australia
FY/F4GPK Pierre-Jean Dufond, 10 rue d'Auneuil, 60240 Monneville, France
FY5KE Jacques Mazzoni, 678 route de l'Egalite, 74290 Talloires Montmin,
France
H44DA Shane Lynd, 17 Atherton Crescent, Glenden, QLD 4743, Australia
HC3RJ Julio Volpe O'Neil, Partida de Les Salades, Poligono 1, Casa 45,
03295 Elx (Alicante), Spain
HS0ZNR Bradley Devon, 8 Bruckner Place, Claremont Meadows, NSW 2747,
Australia
KH0W Thomas M. Callas, P.O. Box 1058, Minnetonka MN 55345, USA
TR8CA Jean Charron, 19 rue Gabriel Moussa, 33320 Eysines, France
TZ4AM Gregory J. Carter, 808 Paris Mountain Road, Rockmart GA 30153, USA
VK9DX Nick Hacko, Suite 403 Level 4, Culwulla Chambers, 67 Castlereagh
St, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia
ZT1T Tom Morgan, 58 Piet Retief Street, Robertson, 6705, South Africa

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