425 DX News #1672

20 May 2023 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1672
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

5U - 5UA99WS' departure from Niger [425DXN 1669] has been brought for-
ward, and he is now scheduled to leave the country on 1 June. In
his spare time Giorgio operates FT8, FT4 and SSB on 40-10 metres.
QSL via LoTW, or via EA5GL.
A9 - A91GCC is the special callsign for the Bahrain Amateur Radio Soci-
ety to celebrate the 42nd anniversary of the Gulf Cooperation Coun-
cil on 19-25 May. QSL via EC6DX. Established on 25 May 1981, GCC is
a regional intergovernmental political and economic union that con-
sists of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United
Arab Emirates.
C6 - Look for KN4NTX to be active as C6AWA from Bimini (NA-048), Bahamas
on 26-28 May. He will operate CW only, and will participate in the
CQ WW WPX CW Contest. QSL direct to home call. [TNX The Daily DX]
GM - Col, MM0NDX and Jonathan, MM0OKG will be active as MS0INT from the
Isle of Tiree (EU-008) on 26-29 May. They will be QRV on 17-6m. QSL
via LoTW. "There is a small chance they may try activate the neigh-
bouring Treshnish Islands (EU-108) for a few hours, but this will
depend on weather, and will very much be a decision made on the day
(possibly 28 May)". [TNX DX World]
GM - Dan, F5DBT plans to be active as MM/F5DBT from several islands off
the west coast of Scotland between 28 May and 15 June. He will
operate SSB, FT8 and FT4 on 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres. QSL via LoTW,
eQSL, or direct to home call.
H4 - Originally scheduled for March 2024 [425DXN 1668], the H44WA
DXpedition to the Solomon Islands has been brought forward to 15-29
November 2023. Five operators (N7JP, N7QT, N9ADG, NU7J and WA7CPA)
will be active on 160-10 metres CW, SSB and FT8 (F/H). QSL via
M0URX's OQRS; there will be no full log upload to LoTW, and bureau
cards will not be available. See https://www.h44wa.com/ for updates
and detailed QSLling policy.
I - As of 18 May, the list of special callsigns celebrating the cente-
nary of the Italian Air Force until 20 June includes
II0AAA II2BGY II4PNF II9CMS
II0AQN II2BRS II5GRO II9CTF
II0BPL II2GHD II5MSC II9CVT
II0CMP II2MIL II5PIO II9PAB
II0FRO II2VGT II5PIS II9SIG
II0GUI II2VNG II5PON II9TMM
II0LAT II3AFT II6PES IO3CVM
II0MVV II3AVI II7BPM IO5LUT
II0OVF II3BLN II7BRI IO7BPM
II0PDM II3CDF II7GDC IO9MAR
II0PEG II3GOR II7LEG IY0TC
II0RMC II3IST II8RCL IY1TO
II1ALB II3PDV II8REG
II1CAM II3PRL II8SSC
II1CME II3VEL II8VVL
The activity is organized by the Associazione Radioamatori Italiani
(ARI) in collaboration with the Air Force General Staff; each call-
sign represents a place that had or still has significant impor-
tance in the ITAAF history. A certificate will be available; see
https://www.ari.it/images/stories/diplomi/centenarioam23.pdf for
information.
I - Look for Lorenzo, IB0/IZ0BVU and Dario, IB0/IW0RLC to be active
from Ventotene Island (EU-045) on 25-28 May. They will operate SSB,
FT8, FT4 and RTTY on 40, 20, 15, 10 and 6 metres (maybe also on
80m). QSL via home calls and LoTW.
JA - Take, JI3DST will be active from Shodo Island (AS-200) from 23 May
to 5 July. He will operate SSB and CW as JJ5RBH (including partici-
pation in the CQ WW WPX CW Contest) JI3DST/5, JS6RRR/5 and
JR8YLY/5, as well as JI3DST/p, JS6RRR/p and JR8YLY/p on FT8. He
will pay special attention to 6m. The QSOs will be made available
for Club Log and LoTW Matching on the IOTA website.
JA - Ichy, JH7IPR will be active from Ishigaki Island and Iriomote
Island (both count for IOTA group AS-024) on 24-28 May. He will be
signing JH7IPR/6 (CW, RTTY, SSB, AM) and JH7IPR/p (FT4, FT8 and
other digital modes). QSL via Club Log and LoTW.
KH8S - Originally scheduled for March 2020 and postponed repeatedly, the
W8S DXpedition to Swains Island (OC-200) is now set to take place
on 4-17 October. The team (DJ9RR, DL2AMD, DL6JGN, KO8SCA, NG7M,
PA2KW, PA3EWP, PA4WM, PA5X and PG5M) will operate CW, SSB, FT8 and
RTTY on all bands with six stations from two operating sites. "Due
to Covid and the global economic situation, our costs have in-
creased considerably compared to 2020", PA3EWP says. The total cost
has increased to EUR 125,000, and donations will be gratefully
accepted. See https://swains2020.lldxt.eu/ for more information.
KP4 - Manuel,WP4TZ will be active from Vieques Island (NA-249) on 23-30
May. He will be QRV on 40-6 metres from parks, summits and beaches
for the POTA, SOTA and BOTA programmes. QSL via LoTW and eQSL.
Updates will be posted to https://twitter.com/elradiohead.
LA - Ric, DL2VFR and Fred, DL4BBH will be active as LA/DL2VFR and
LA/DL4BBH from IOTA group EU-061 and the Ytre Hvaler National Park
on 2-6 June. They will operate CW and SSB. QSLs via home calls,
LoTW, and Club Log. [TNX DL2VFR]
OK - The private company Radiojournal began regular radio broadcasts in
Czechoslovakia on 18 May 1923. OL100RADIO, OL100RJ, OL23RADIO and
OL23RJ are the special callsigns for the Czech Radio Club to mark
"100 years of broadcasting in OK-land". Look for activity on all
bands and modes from 18 May to 18 June. A certificate will be
available, see qrz.com under any of the special callsigns for
information.
P4 - John, W2GD will be active as P40W from Aruba (SA-036) on 23-30 May.
Main activity will be during the CQ WW WPX CW Contest, with some
spare time operations on 30, 17 and 12 metres outside the contest.
QSL via LoTW, or direct to N2MM.
SM - Ric, DL2VFR and Fred, DL4BBH will be active as either SM6/DL2VFR or
SD7V/6 (if his licence is renewed) and SM6/DL4BBH from Orust Island
(EU-043) on 31 May-2 June. They will operate CW and SSB. QSLs via
home calls, LoTW, and Club Log. [TNX DL2VFR]
V4 - Once again John, W5JON will be active as V47JA from St. Kitts (NA-
104) from 23 May to 7 June. He will operate SSB and FT8 on the HF
bands and especially 6m. QSL via LoTW, or direct only to W5JON.
VP2M - K2DM, George will be active as VP2MDM from Montserrat on 25-29 May.
He will operate FT8 and SSB on the HF bands and 6 metres, and will
participate in the CQ WW WPX CW Contest. QSL via LoTW, or direct to
K2DM. [TNX The Daily DX]
VP5 - John, K4BAI will be active as VP5/K4BAI from Providenciales (NA-
002), Turks & Caicos Islands on 23-30 May. QSL via home call.
Along with other operators, he will participate in the CQ WW WPX CW
Contest as VP5M (QSL direct to K4QPL). [TNX The Daily DX]
VP9 - Darrell, AB2E will be active as AB2E/VP9 from Bermuda (NA-005) on
24-29 May. Main activity will be during the CQ WW WPX CW Contest;
before and after the contest he will operate CW, SSB, and FT8 on
160-10m, with focus on the WARC bands. QSL via LotW, or direct to
home call.
TF - Chris, DL1MGB will be active as TF/DL1MGB from Iceland on 26-29
May. Main activity will be on 80-10 metres during the CQ WW WPX CW
Contest. QSL via home call. [TNX NG3K]
YU - The Amateur Radio Union of Serbia (YU1SRS) will host the 26th IARU
Region 1 General Conference, to be held at Zlatibor on 1-4 Novem-
ber. A special callsign has been issued, YT26IARU, which may be
operated until 31 December by the hosting society as well as by
the conference amateur radio station. QSL via LoTW.

CARIBBEAN TOUR ---> Bob K4UEE, Rob K5PI, Bill W5SJ and Madison W5MJ will be
active from Antigua (NA-100) on 23-28 May, including a M/S HP entry in the
CQ WW WPX CW Contest, and from Montserrat (NA-103) on 29 May-4 June. The
callsigns will be V26RC and VP2MUE (for K4UEE), V26GB and VP2MKP (for K5PI),
V26MJ and VP2MMJ (for W5MJ), V26BP and VP2MSJ (for W5SJ). [TNX The Daily DX]

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

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QSL VIA M0OXO ---> On 15 May 4438 3Y0J cards were mailed to 83 countries,
Charles reports. You can still request QSLs via OQRS (https://www.m0oxo.com)
or direct post mail, but "time is approaching for my vacation", he says. "If
you require any direct mailed cards, I would suggest requesting them very
soon. My last mailing will be May 30th. Although log updates, missing call
enquiries and emails will receive a reply, no cards will be issued in June".

+ SILENT KEY + Bernhard "Ben" Buettner, DL6RAI (P44X) lost his life on 18
May in a tragic accident while doing maintenance at his QTH in Aruba. He was
working on one of the contest station's towers when it unexpectedly buckled,
and Ben, "who was attached with a safety belt, was left hanging in the air.
They cut the cables and brought him to the ground and performed cardio-
pulmonary resuscitation. Police and ambulance were called out but in vain.
A doctor pronounced Ben dead shortly afterwards", Jacobo, P43P reports.

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

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4F1DY/p EA5GL E77DX E73Y PA6RYS PA2AM
4L5P IK7JTF E7RUBOS E74BYZ PD6SUAM PD0HWE
4L6QL RW6HS EG1MAR EA1UVR SP122WP SP3PDO
4U100QO M0URX EG1SPR EA1URV SP50GVU SP6GVU
4U1UN HB9BOU EH7IR EA7LH SU1SK N2OO
5F1SC RW6HS EJ6KP/p EI6KP T88HZ JH6HZH
5Z4VJ M0URX EP2ABS RW6HS TC19M YM1KE
6D33M XE2M FG8OJ M0OXO TI5CDA EA5GL
7X4CZ M0OXO FO/F6BCW F6EXV TM100KOB F5KOB
7Z1ES IZ8CCM GB0AEL MI0HOZ TM350DA F4GFE
8P2K KU9C GB9RC G4XEX TM350DN F1EOY
8S80AA SK5AA H25A LZ3SM TM4JDD F8KGS
9J2BO EA5GL HC2GRC LY5CA TM5I F5PTI
9X2AW M0OXO HC7AE/1 EA5GL TM5JADE F6KSV
A60AP EA7FTR HF9MUZEUM SP9KAG TO5L DK2PZ
A61DI EA7FTR HG0WFF HA0HW V31MA M0OXO
A61Q EA7FTR HG73WTD HA1KHJ V85A EB7DX
A62A EA7FTR HI3SD EC6DX VI75G VK3ATL
A65CW DL2RMC ID9/OP8L ON8WTF VK5KI M0OXO
A71AE EC6DX II1MRN IW1EHL VP2ETE W3HNK
A71WW EA7FTR II3ALP IQ3UD VP8BTR M0OXO
A91WTIS EC6DX II3RCT IQ3TS VP8KCC VP8LP
C31CT EA3QS MS0TJT/p GM4ZNC VP8KCR M0OXO
CJ3TTB VA3TTB OD5ZZ N4GNR VP9HE KN3X
CK3AT VE3AT OT40PRA ON4PRA XV9NPS JA2NPS [b]
CK3ZN VE3ZN OY/4X6TT N4GNR XV9NPS JA2ODB [d]
CX1VH EA7FTR OY1OF M0URX YR65KBS YO7KBS
D44EO SQ9D P44X DJ4MX YU75SRS YU1SRS
D44PM IZ4DPV PA100ETM PE1RDP Z21ML N4GNR
DR60WUNDER DL0RL PA100PCH PA3ATW Z21NRT EA5GL
DU1IST JA1HGY PA6MM PD3EM Z3120GD Z37RSM

4L4DX Alexander Nersesian, 1790 E Indigo Dr, Chandler AZ 85286, USA
4U1ITU IARC, P.O. Box 6, 1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland
7T60ARA Ben Lagha, 3 rue Claude Curtat, 69330 Meyzieu 69330, France
7X4LV Mohamed Khamla, 37 Clos des Blaches, 38550 St Maurice l'Exil,
France
A65PX Herb Wolfson, P.O. Box 368, Ardmore PA 19003, USA
AO8EU Federacion Digital EA, Apartado Postal 3050, 08200 Sabadell
(Barcelona), Spain
CK9NC Paul J. Leger, 32 Ivan Court, Hampton, NB E5N 5B6, Canada
CT9/UR9IDX Eugene Mosiychuk, Apartado Postal 5, 03170 Rojales (Alicante),
Spain
FJ4WEB Philip W. Bettan, 27 Broadfield Pl, Glen Cove NY 11542, USA
FR8TZ Fabrice Brassier, 10 rue de Chanlat, 63190 Moissat, France
FR8UA Fabrice Brassier, 10 rue de Chanlat, 63190 Moissat, France
FY5KE Laurent Haas, 19 Rue de la Duee, BP 11, 75020 Paris, France
T88SM Hakata Radio, PO Box 232, Hakata Kita, Fukuoka, 812-8799, Japan
TR8CA Jean Charron, 19 rue Gabriel Moussa, 33320 Eysines, France
W9IMS Indianapolis Motor Speedway Amateur Radio Club, P.O. Box 30954,
Indianapolis IN 46230, USA
XZ2B Kiichiro Onishi, 3-19 Tomogaoka, Suma-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo,
654-0142, Japan

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