425 DX News #1666

8 April 2023 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1666
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

4X - Celebrating the 75th anniversary since the foundation of the Israel
Amateur Radio Club (IARC) and the establishment of the State of
Israel, local amateurs may use special prefixes 4X75 and 4Z75 on
14-30 April [425DXN 1665]. An award will be available for contacts
made with 4X75 and 4Z75 stations, as well as with "regular" 4X and
4Z stations, during that time frame: https://www.iarc.org/iarc75/.
CT7 - Markus, DJ4EL will be active as CT7/DJ4EL from Culatra Island (EU-
145) on 6-10 April. He operates SSB on 40-10 metres. QSL via Club
Log's OQRS and LoTW. [TNX DX World]
DL - Special event callsign DM23BUGA will be active from 9 April to 8
October. All QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau;
direct cards via DL2VFR. The suffix stands for "Bundesgartenschau",
the biennial horticulture show and festival that this year will
take place in Mannheim.
DX0 - The DX0NE DXpedition to Kalayaan, Pag-asa Island, Spratly Islands
(AS-051) [425DXN 1647] is now scheduled to take place from 30 April
to 9 May. Gil, 4F2KWT will be the only operator; one of his two
radios will be dedicated to FT8 using MSHV. The pilot station will
be Nic, DU1NA (dx0ne.pagasa@gmail.com): "Internet on the island
will be spotty", Gil says, "and I may only be able to check
messages sporadically". QSL via Club Log's OQRS (preferred), or via
IZ8CCW. See https://www.mdxc.support/dx0ne/ for possible updates.
F - Jean, F8CHM now expects to be active as TM1AI from Aix Island (EU-
032) [425DXN 1665] on 13-16 April. He will operate CW and SSB on
80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres. QSL via home call.
JW - Thomas, DC8TM and Martina, DF3TS report that their North Pole expe-
dition [425DXN 1665] has been cancelled "at short notice" for the
fourth year in a row. They are still going to Longyearbyen (EU-
026), Svalbard, though, and be active as JW/DC8TM and JW/DF3TS on
9-12 April. They will operate SSB and FT8. QSL via home calls.
PY - Team ZY1M will be active from Maricas Island (SA-079) "during one
weekend between 15 April and 14 May", depending on sea and weather
conditions. Updates will be posted to https://www.qrz.com/db/ZY1M.
QSL via PY1AA (direct or bureau), LoTW, eQSL.
PY - Beto, PY6RT and Jose, PY6HD will be active as PR6T from Tinhare
Island (SA-080) on 20-23 April. They will operate SSB and FT8
(using MSHV) on 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres. QSL via Club Log's OQRS
and LoTW.
T30 - The T30UN operation from West Kiribati (OC-017) [425DXN 1664] is
now expected to start on 10 April in the local early afternoon (T30
is UTC +12 hours) for about five weeks. The frequency plan can be
found on https://www.qrz.com/db/T30UN. Plans are to be QRV on 160-6
metres with one CW station, one SSB station and seven FT8 stations.
It will possible to see two FT8 stations on the same band at the
same time on different frequencies. QSL via Club Log's OQRS.
T8 - Ichy, JH7IPR will be active again as T88UW from Koror (OC-009),
Palau 14-20 April. He will focus on 12 and 10 metres CW and FT8,
and on 6 metres "all modes". QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW or via
home call (direct or bureau).
VE - Radio Amateurs of Canada is once again holding a "Get on the Air on
World Amateur Radio Day" special event in which it encourages as
many amateurs as possible to contact as many RAC stations as possi-
ble. Operating across Canada from 00.00 UTC to 23.59 UTC on 18
April, the RAC official stations will be VA2RAC, VA3RAC, VE1RAC,
VE4RAC, VE5RAC, VE6RAC, VE7RAC, VE8RAC, VE9RAC, VO1RAC, VO2RAC,
VY0RAC, VY1RAC and VY2RAC. QSL via LoTW or via the bureau. Those
contacting one or more RAC stations, on any band and mode, will be
eligible for a certificate: https://www.rac.ca/certificates/.
VP2V - Seth, KD9TAW will be active as VP2V/KD9TAW from Tortola, British
Virgin Islands (NA-023) on 17-22 April. He will operate FT8 and SSB
on 40, 20, 17, 15 and 10 metres. QSL via LoTW and Club Log.
VP9 - Look for Paul, VP9KF to be active again from Baileys Bay, Bermuda
(NA-005) on 12-26 April with a focus on Japan and the Far East. He
operates CW only. QSL direct to Paul Evans, 15 Watch Knob Lane,
Swannanoa NC 28778, USA. He does not use LoTW. [TNX DX World]
VU7 - Yuris, YL2GM will be active as VU7W from Karavatti Island (AS-011),
Lakshadweeps on 15-29 April. He will operate CW, SSB and FT8 ("F/H
mode will be used when outside normal FT8 frequencies") on 160-10
metres, and FT8 only on 6m. QSL via Club Log's OQRS (preferred), or
direct to YL2GN. A full LoTW upload will follow six months after
the end of the DXpedition. See https://www.lral.lv/vu7w/index.html
for more information and updates.
XE - Enrique, XE2AA planned to be QRV as XF3A from Tamalcab Island (NA-
200) on 2-7 April [425DXN 1662]. The operation has been cancelled,
however, owing to bad weather conditions "with very choppy waves".
He now expects to be QRV as as XF3O from Cozumel Island (NA-090) on
9-15 April. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW, or direct to IT9EJW.
ZB - ON5OO and ON7EQ, along with ZB2JK, ZB2GI and other members of the
Gibraltar Radio Amateur Society (GARS), will be active as ZB2BU on
2m and 70cm EME on 14-17 April. QSL for this activity via ON7EQ
(direct only). See https://www.qrz.com/db/ZB2/ON7EQ for detailed
information.

CARIBBEAN TOUR ---> Michal, OM2DX and Rado, OM2ZZ will be active holiday
style as FS/OM2DX and FS/OM2ZZ from Saint Martin Island (NA-105) between 12
and 21 April. They plan side trips to Sint Maarten (PJ7) Saba (PJ6), Sint
Eustatius (PJ5), Saint Barthelemy (FJ) and Anguilla (VP2E). [TNX DX World]

WARD 2023 ---> Celebrating World Amateur Radio Day (18 April), look for
* 3Z0WARD from Poland on 1-30 April (QSL via LoTW, or via SP6IEQ);
* ZS9WARD from South Africa on 1-30 April (QSL via Club Log);
* 9A23WARD from Croatia on 6-30 April (QSL via 9A3JB);
* A60WARD from the United Arab Emirates on 9-17 April (QSL via EA7FTR; see
https://www.qrz.com/db/A60WARD for the QSL routes for the various suffix
extensions: A60WARD/0, A60WARD/1, A60WARD/2, etc);
* CQ7HS4A from Portugal on 11-25 April (QSL via CT1REP). The special call-
sign's suffix stands for "Human Security for All", the theme of World
Amateur Radio Day 2023. For the first time, the United Nations Trust Fund
for Human Security and the World Academy of Art and Science are partnering
with IARU in a campaign to highlight the role that amateur radio plays in
addressing the world's most pressing needs.
* A91WARD from Bahrain on 12-18 April (QSL via EC6DX);
* HZ1WARD from Saudi Arabia on 12-18 April (QSL via HZ1SAR);
* 9Y4WARD from Trinidad (SA-011) on 14-18 April (QSL via M0OXO's OQRS, and
LoTW);
* AO5WARD from Spain on 14-18 April (QSL via EA5JEB);
* TM98WARD from France on 15-24 April (QSL via F6BEE);
* PA23WARD from the Netherlands on 18 April (QSL via eQSL)

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

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CQMM DX CONTEST ---> The CQ MM DX Contest, organized by the Juiz de Fora CW
Group, will be held on 15-16 April. It will run from 9 UTC on Saturday
through 23.59 UTC on Sunday, on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres CW. Complete
details, including the results of the 2022 edition, can be found at
https://www.cqmmdx.com/.

PACCDIGI CONTEST ---> The Dutch PACC Digital Contest, sponsored by the
national IARU society (VERON), will take place on 15 April from 7 to 19 UTC.
Everyone can work everyone on 160, 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres FT8/FT4 and/
or RTTY. Complete information can be found on https://www.veron.nl/paccdigi.
[TNX PE3T]

TX5S ---> The Northern California DX Foundation (https://www.ncdxf.org/) has
announced it is granting USD 25,000 to the TX5S DXpedition to Clipperton
Island (January 2024). The mission of NCDXF is to provide necessary finan-
cial support for well-organized DXpeditions to desirable DXCC entities, and
to support advances in DXpeditioning skills, technology, and infrastructure:
"your contribution will help make DX happen".

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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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3B8CW N4GNR EE7L EA7HLU LZ5R LZ1JZ
3B9FR M0OXO EE7P EA7ATX NP2X KU9C
3D2TS M0OXO EF5K EA5DF NP3X EB7DX
3Z0WARD SP6IEQ EF8BBM EA4BQ OD5PY KU9C
3Z1K SP1KRF EG1PVC EA4HNO OG16M OH8EJW
3Z8GSC SP8GSC EG1RVC EA1URS OG73X OH8L
4A7A XE2T EG1SSV EA1URV OK5Z OK2ZI
4J100TC DC9RI EG20MPM EA7URM OK8NM OM2FY
4K100TC DC9RI EG35MCN EA7URM OL60KUB OK2CME
4L5O N3SL EG7MSP EA7RCM OL7T OK2BXU
4L5P IK7JTF EI23M EI3KD OM7M OM4MM
4X0AAW W2TMR EP2ABS RW6HS PA23WAAD NL10743
4X6FR 4X6OM EP2MRK RW6HS PC00T PA2TMS
4X6TT N4GNR ES9UKR ES5RY PJ2T W3HNK
5Z4VJ M0URX EY8MM W0VTT PJ4DX M0URX
8P1W KU9C FG4NO EA5GL PJ4R WD9DZV
8P5A HA1AG FH/F4IFF EB7DX PT5J PP5JR
8Q7MO OE7MOP FK8CE N4GNR PV2G PT2IC
9A0BR 9A4W FK8GU EA5GL PW7T PT7WA
9A23WARD 9A3JB FM8QR F5EAN PX2R PY2RE
9A23Y 9A1TT GB2AA W2TMR PY2ZEA OH2MM
9A3B 9A1AA GB2AAW W2TMR S76A W2TMR
9A3XV 9A3JB GB5AAW W2TMR SN0KSP SP9ODM
9A50P 9A6KX GM5X N3SL SN8ZSIGM SP8ZBX
9A5Y 9A7W H31B EA3BT SP50GVU SP6GVU
9A7A 9A7A H31W EA3BT ST0HQ ST2M
9G5AR N4GNR H44MI DL2GMI SU1SK N2OO
9J2BO EA5GL HF50F SP2FAP SV0XAF HB9EBC
9J2BS EA5GL HG3R HA3NU TM13CCAE F6FMT
9K9A EC6DX HG7T HA7TM TM1K F8KGM
9K9C EC6DX HG8R HA8JV TM350DA F4GFE
A60A EA7FTR HI0AUT W2TMR TM8A F8DVD
AM5WAD EA5PC HK3C M0URX TO7O EA1BP
AP2MKS EA5GL HQ2E M0OXO TX5L F4FTV
AT3K VU2XE IB9A IZ2WFL UP7L UN6LN
B7P BA4EG IB9T IT9TQH UP9L RW6HS
C7A UA3DX II0GUI IQ0EF V26EI M0OXO
CB3W XQ4CW II0PEG IQ0PG V55Y DK2WH
CB8E CE8EIO II1CAM IK2QIN VC2AA W2TMR
CM7JAA IK2DUW II2BGY IK2WAD VC3T VE3DZ
CN2MOG DL1MOG II2S IZ2FOS VJ4K N3SL
CN2SMB F1SMB II2VGT IQ2GM VJ9N M0OXO
CN3A IK2OHG II3AFT IK3FHP VK4A M0OXO
CQ8Q PT2FM II3GOR IQ3GO VK9TOM M0OXO
CR3DX OM2VL II3PRL IQ3TF VK9WX M0OXO
CR3W DL5AXX II4BRI IQ4FE VL4R VK4ZD
CV7S CX7SS II4CPC IQ4DJ VP5P N2OO
CW3A EA5GL II5LDV IQ5LV VY0ERC M0OXO
CX2CC EA5KB II7BPM IQ7DV W2A W2TMR
D2XX CT1CRS II8K IZ8EPX XF2C IT9EJW
D4Z IK2NCJ II9TMM IQ9MK XF3RAM EA5GL
E2A E21EIC IO6A IZ6BRJ YJ8RN NZ4DX
E2E E23NEZ IR0A OM2FY YV4EK EA7FTR
E6AF SP9FIH IR2C IQ2CJ Z81D OM3JW
E6CI SP6CIK IR6T IK6VXO ZF1A K7ZO
EA8OM DJ1OJ KL7RA N4GNR ZP6RAI IK2DUW
ED2R EA2RCA KP2M NZ4DX ZW5B PY5EG
ED3D EA3RCB LG5LG LA7TIA ZX7E PT7BI
ED5R EA5SR LO7H EA7FTR ZY2A PP2BO
ED8M EA8DIG LP1H EA5KB ZZ5K PP5RT

4L4DX Alexander Nersesian, 1790 E Indigo Dr, Chandler AZ 85286, USA
7T60ARA Amateurs Radio Algeriens, 7 Square Port Said, 16000 Algier,
Algeria
CB6CPC Radio Club Traiguen, Casilla 150, 4730000 Traiguen, Chile
CB6I Radio Club Traiguen, Casilla 150, 4730000 Traiguen, Chile
CO8LY Jorge Manuel Santos, Rua do Moinho 3, Seixal, 2530-267 Lourinha,
Portugal
CR6K Filipe Monteiro Lopes, Rua Manuel Jose da Silva 184, Espinheira,
3720-537 Sao Martinho da Gandara, Portugal
CR6P Miguel Goncalves, Rua Doutor Joel Magalhaes 6, 4740-272 Esposende,
Portugal
CX5A Lupo Bano Negreira, Casilla de Correos 950, 11000 Montevideo,
Uruguay
D4NA Timo Klimoff, Yrjonkatu 4 A 15, FI-28100 Pori, Finland
E7DX Boris Knezovic, P.O. Box 59, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
ED1R Jesus Maria Gimare Marquez, C/ Jacinto del Barrio 2,
05358 Papatrigo (Avila), Spain
EE5T Santiago de La Fuente, Miguel Hernandez 37 Pta. 6, 46970 Alacuas
(Valencia), Spain
EH5SSC Radio Club Carthago, Apartado Postal 176, 30200 Cartagena (Murcia)
Spain
FK8GX Raymond Merle, Pavillon 1, Rue des Augeres, 77520 Donnemarie
Dontilly, France
FK8HM Raymond Merle, Pavillon 1, Rue des Augeres, 77520 Donnemarie
Dontilly, France
FR4QT Francois Barbier, 5 bis La Marrerie, 50500 St Andre de Bohon,
France
FR8UA Fabrice Brassier, 10 rue de Chanlat, 63190 Moissat, France
FW1JG Fabrice Brassier, 10 rue de Chanlat, 63190 Moissat, France
FY5KE Laurent Haas, 19 Rue de la Duee, BP 11, 75020 Paris, France
HV0A Francesco Valsecchi, Via Bitossi 21, 00136 Roma RM, Italy
IO9A Antonello Scauso, Via Tenente Minniti 105, 98057 Milazzo ME, Italy
IT9EJW Alfio Bonanno, Via Trastevere 8, 95037 San Giovanni La Punta CT,
Italy
LW1F Jesus Rubio, Calle Jose Ignacio Rucci 1350, S2141ARB,
Luis Palacios, Argentina
OH0V Jukka Klemola, Aarontie 5, FI-31400 Somero, Finland
PJ5/W5JON John Abbruscato, 22199 Pine Tree Ln, Hockley TX 77447, USA
PT1W Pabricio Paiva, Rua Ronda Alta Lote 24 Quadra 42, Guaratiba,
Rio de Janeiro - RJ, 23031-320, Brazil
PT4Z Jeber Wilker Colares, Rua Rio Pardo 244, Taiobeiras - MG,
39550-000, Brazil
PX2A Carlos Adalberto Carareto, Estrada de Santo Amaro 201,
Sao Paulo - SP, 05544-000, Brazil
SJ2W Per Eklund, Teaterallen 12-0102 lgh 1102, SE-903 64 Umea, Sweden
SZ1A R.A.A.W.G., Kokkinologos Sargiadas, 301 50 Agrinio, Greece
SZ7SER R.A.A.S., PO Box 1063, 621 10 Serres, Greece
TM0T Stephane Van Langhenhoven, 24 bis rue de Anter Hent,
29830 Ploudalmezeau, France
TM6M Stephane Van Langhenhoven, 24 bis rue de Anter Hent,
29830 Ploudalmezeau, France
TM72FDL Guillaume Francoise, 7 impasse Jacques Danton, 72470 Champagne,
France
TR8CA Jean Charron, 19 rue Gabriel Moussa, 33320 Eysines, France
VC2W Victor Androsov, 1185 Rue de Blois, Boucherville, QC J4B 7Z5,
Canada
VK9DX Nick Hacko, Suite 403 Level 4, Culwulla Chambers, 67 Castlereagh
St, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia
W2TMR James Gallo, 149 Marine Avenue 6F, Brooklyn NY 11209, USA
YR190S Ion Smadoiu, Str. Dr. Victor Babes nr. 99, bl. C2, sc. 1, ap. 16,
220212 Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Romania
YR190T Stefan Popovici, Aleea Sulfinei nr. 5, bl. V7, sc. 2, ap. 12,
220022 Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Romania
ZB2BU Gibraltar Amateur Radio Society, PO Box 292, GX11 1AA, Gibraltar
ZV2HAM Carlos Wagner, Rua Jose Manoel Lorenzo Leiro 659, Itanhaem - SP,
11740-000, Brazil

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