425 DX News #1686

26 August 2023 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1686
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

5W - Mladen 9A2NA, Rolando 9A3MR, Livio 9A7Y and Borut S50B will be
active as 5W0LM from Malololelei near Apia, Samoa (OC-097) on 1-14
October. They will operate CW and SSB (plus FT8 "just for relax")
on 160-6 metres with 2-3 stations. QSL via 9A3MR and LoTW.
8P - Greg, N9GB will be active holiday style as 8P9GB from Barbados (NA-
021) on 8-15 September. He will be QRV on 60-10 metres, and will
also give 6m a try; he will operate mainly SSB during local after-
noons and CW in the evening hours. QSL via LoTW, or via EB7DX. [TNX
The Daily DX]
D4 - Harald, DF2WO will be active again as D44TWO from Sao Tiago (AF-
005), Cape Verde on 2-17 September. He will operate CW, SSB and FT8
on the HF bands and 6 metres, as well as via the QO-100 satellite.
QSL via M0OXO's OQRS. [TNX DX World]
E5_nc - Janusz, SP9FIH will be active as E51JAN from Manihiki (OC-014),
North Cook Islands from 12 October to 6 November. QSL via Club
Log's OQRS. See https://e5n.dxpeditions.org/ for more information
and updates.
EA - Special event callsigns EG1SDC-EG9SDC (1-7 September) and EH1SDC-
EH9SDC (8-10 September) will be activated to commemorate Day of
Asturias and the principality's patron saint, popularly known as
The Santina de Covadonga. This is the 39th edition of the 'SDC'
special event. Also active are expected to be EG39SDC and ED3SDC.
QSL for all callsigns via EA1AUM (direct or bureau), LoTW and eQSL.
See https://santina.dxfun.com/ for more information, including on-
line logs and downloadable certificates.
ON - OO35ATH is the special callsign for members of the Radio Club de
Ath (ON4ATH) to celebrate their club's 35th anniversary on 1-30
September.
OZ - Mike, DG5LAC will be active as OZ/DG5LAC from Romo Island (EU-125)
on 1-13 September. He will operate FT8, FT4 and some SSB. QSL via
Club Log's OQRS, LoTW, eQSL.
OZ - Jan-Willem PA7JWC (5Q7DX), Maarten PD2R (OV2T) and Sven PA1SVM (OZ/
PA1SVM) will be active from Saeby, Vendsyssel-Thy (North Jutland,
EU-171) on 12-19 September. They will operate CW, SSB and FT8 on
160-2m. QSL 5Q7DX via PA7JWC and LoTW (preferred), and logsearch
on Club Log; QSL OV2T via PA0ABM and LoTW (preferred).
PY - ZV201ID is the special callsign for LABRE, the Liga de Amadores
Brasileiros de Radio Emissao, to mark the 201st anniversary of the
independence of Brazil on 3-9 September. QSL via LoTW.
V6 - Cezar, VE3LYC [425DXN 1680] will be active as V62P from Pulap Atoll
(OC-155) and as V62S from Satawal Atoll (OC-299, new one for IOTA)
between 25 October and 12 November. This will be a "full-time
operation", with plans to be QRV on 30-10 metres CW and SSB for 5-7
days from each atoll. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or via VE3LYC.
Bookmark https://v6iota.weebly.com/ for updates.
V7 - Previously QRV as V7/N7XR [425DXN 1675], Bob expects to return to
Kwajalein (OC-028), Marshall Islands sometime in September and be
active as V73XR for three months. QSL via Club Log's OQRS.
VK - Operated by a number of YL operators in Tasmania (VK7) and around
the rest of Australia, special callsign VI7ALARA is active on the
HF bands until 8 November to mark the Australian Ladies Amateur
Radio Association's meet (http://www.alara.org.au/) to be held in
Hobart. QSL via Club Log's OQRS.
VU - Indian radio amateurs are allowed to append "3CY" to the suffix of
their callsigns (e.g. VU2TUM/3CY) from 23 to 30 August. This is to
commemorate the Chandrayaan-3 lunar exploration mission, which
successfully landed a spacecraft near the Moon's south pole region
on 23 August. Also celebrating Chandrayaan-3 are special callsigns
AT2ISRO, AT3CYN, AT3MON and AT3MOON.
W - Matt, AF2F will be active as K4H from Hatteras Island (NA-067) from
23 August to 3 September. He will operate CW and FT8. QSL via Club
Log's OQRS.

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**** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

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CB0ZA ---> While plans for the DXpedition "are well underway", Hal, W8HC has
joined the multi-national team that will be active from Robinson Crusoe
Island (SA-005), Juan Fernandez on 13-20 February 2024 [425DXN 1683]. There
will be four stations for SSB, CW and RTTY; plus a station for FT8 and an-
other for VHF. QSL via HA1AG, Club Log's OQRS, LoTW. See https://cb0za.com/
for more information and updates.

MS0INT ---> The 25-28 August operation from Fair Isle [425DXN 1685] has been
cancelled ("no flights all weekend due to low level clouds surrounding Shet-
land"), and there will be "no activity from mainland Shetland either, as all
accommodation is fully booked". [TNX DX World]

WRTC 2026 ---> The WRTC 2026 Organising Committee has announced the Selec-
tion Criteria for entrants: https://www.wrtc2026.org/selection-criteria/.
Everyone interested in qualifying for WRTC 2026 must do so by operating in a
variety of contests between October 2023 and March 2025. There will be 15
qualifying events (with the 8 best scores counting), and 42 qualifying teams
across 30 Qualification Areas. In addition to the geographically selected
teams, the Defending Champions, 4 Youth Teams (entrants must be under age 26
at 11 July 2026), at least 2 Sponsored Teams, and at least 1 Wild Card Team
will be invited.

+ SILENT KEY + Carlos Gustavo Lacarrubba "Laca" Pellon, ZP5CGL was killed in
a work accident on 22 August. Born in 1955, he was a DXer, a contester and
an active member of the board of the Radio Club Paraguayo for many years.
[TNX ZP5YW]

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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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3C3CA TA2OM EG1RCC EA1IQM OZ0IL DL1UWE
3DA0AQ EA5GL EG7SVC EA7RCM PA100ETM PE1RDP
3Z75ZSL SP9KAG EH3FSS EA3DVP PA38MW ON4MW
4L2M EA7FTR EP6DSP WA3FRP PA5150EVH PF1SCT
4U1A UA3DX ET3AA N2OO PC20SAIL PA0RDY
6M23VGC HL4CAF EY8MM W0VTT PF01MAX PC2F
7Q7CT EA7FTR GB0TNL GS0IYP PF23GP PA3EFR
7X0AD EA5KB GB2ELH GM0GFL PF39CAVENTE PA7HPH
9G5AF EA5GL GB2TD GW0LIS PJ4KY M0URX
9J2BO EA5GL GB2TNL GS0IYP R20RMP RM0L
9N1CA EA5ZD H25A LZ3SM R300EKB R8CR
9Q2WX IZ8CCW HB9ILLW HB9FVR RI0Z R7AA
A25SL N4GNR HH2AA EB7DX S51LGT S53EO
A60AP EA7FTR HI3K EB7DX S79KW N4GNR
A61DI EA7FTR HS0ZOA EB7DX S79VU N4GNR
A92AA EC6DX HZ1SK IZ8CLM SP150GHJ SP3PDO
AT2LH VU2YQ II1L IQ1GE SW8YA HA1YA
AT5KLH VU2EXP II6POPE IZ6BRJ TG9ADM EA5GL
C31CT EA3QS II7SML IQ7AF TI5CDA EA5GL
CB2T CE2LS LT6M EC6DX TM12SRY F5KCC
CR5CR CS5NRA LU1ZV LU3IA TM22LH DL7BC
CS23FPC CT1REP LZ21MIG LZ1ZF TM2LW F4ELJ
CS2LH CS5LX MD2C MD0CCE TM350DN F1EOY
CS2MD CS5NRA OE40XTU OE1XTU TM5GAT DL1MP
CT9ABN OM2VL OJ0JR OH3JR TM62TLG F4KLR
CT9ABO OM3GI OL750HOL OK1MR VI25AREG M0OXO
CX1T IK2DUW ON38IOF ON7QC VK8NSB M0URX
D2EB IZ3ZLT OP25VRA ON7EN XU7AKU JA1DXA
DK5T DK5ON OP45IH ON4RAT XW5SI JA1PBV
E2A E21EIC OQ95RCL ON3AR YL1DOG YL3JD
E51D HA7RY OV5YL DJ5YL ZS1AFS N4GNR
E730S E77AR OX3LX OZ0J ZS9V M0OXO

9M4LHT PEMANCAR Terengganu, 4878 Jalan Tanjung Belor, Kampung Pengkalan
Berangan, 21040 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia
CR2FC Agrupamento de Escuteiros 492, Rua Francisco Ornelas 37,
9700-016 Angra do Heroismo, Portugal
CT9/UR9IDX Antonio Duarte Costa Gomes, Apartado 2710, Loja CTT Monumenta
(Funchal), 9001-401 Funchal, Portugal
CW5X Lupo Bano Negreira, Casilla de Correos 950, 11000 Montevideo,
Uruguay
EG1PCJ Jose Antonio Vazquez Garcia, Apartado Postal 160, 33420 Lugones
(Asturias), Spain
KH0/KC0W Thomas M. Callas, P.O. Box 1058, Minnetonka MN 55345, USA
OH0Z Laurent D. Thomin, 1615 Beaconshire Rd, Houston TX 77077-3817,
USA
P40W Carol Richards, 22 Mill Rd, Shamong NJ 08088, USA
PJ2ND Jeffrey A. Maass, 9256 Concord Rd, Powell OH 43065-9625, USA
W9IMS Indianapolis Motor Speedway Amateur Radio Club, P.O. Box 30954,
Indianapolis IN 46230, USA
Z36T Ace Jevremov, Postfach 14, 82378 Peissenberg, Germany
ZB2LGT GARS, PO Box 292, GX11 1AA, Gibraltar
ZF2PG Pete Gladysz, 4633 Riverchase, Troy MI 48098, USA
ZX45DV Mario E. Libardi, Rua Doutor Costa Leite 1038, Botucatu - SP,
18602-110, Brazil

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