425 DX News #1694

21 October 2023 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1694
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**** DX INFORMATION ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

9M6 - Saty, JE1JKL will be active again as 9M6NA from Labuan Island (OC-
133), East Malaysia for the CQ WW DX SSB Contest (SOAB 15m) and the
CQ WW DX CW Contest (SOAB). QSL via LoTW and Club Log's OQRS. [TNX
NG3K]
A2 - The Russian DXpedition Team will be active again as A25RU from
Botswana from 26 October to 12 November. Seven operators (namely
R5EC, R7AL, RA1ZZ, RW9JZ, UA3QLC, OK8AU and SP6EQZ) will be QRV on
160-6 metres CW and SSB with three stations, and digital modes
(mainly FT8) with six or seven stations. QSL via Club Log's OQRS.
See https://www.rudxt.com/a25ru for more information.
A5 - Abie, AB1F will be active as A52AA from Thimphu, Bhutan on 19-27
October. He will operate SSB on 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres. QSL via
home call (direct or bureau); he will upload his log to LoTW, eQSL,
Club Log.
H4 - H40WA has been postponed to 2024 (see Good to Know below), but team
member Jun OE1JUN/JH4RHF is going on a solo expedition. Running 100
watts into wires, he will be active as H44RH from Honiara (OC-047),
Solomon Islands starting on 23 October until probably 31 October.
He also plans to be active as H40RH from Pigeon Island (OC-065),
Temotu Province, tentatively on 1-9 November: "there might be
several options to go to Temotu", he says. "Most probably I need to
arrange it next week in Honiara to see the best option at that
moment". Check https://www.qrz.com/db/H40RH for updates. He will
operate mainly CW, possibly with SSB activity during the CQ WW DX
Contest and FT8 on 6 metres if the band is open. QSLs via OE1JUN.
I - Italian stations participating in this year's JOTA/JOTI event (20-
22 October, https://www.jotajoti.info/) include II0BP, II2JOT,
II2JOTA, II3BP, II5BP, II5JOTA, II6BP, II7BP, II7JAM, II9BP,
IO4JOTA and IR2JOTA. QSL via operator's instructions.
OY - Christian EA3NT, Col MM0NDX and Jonathan MM0OKG will join local
operators and participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest as OY6A (QSL
via LoTW) from the Faroe Islands (EU-018). Before and after the
contest they will be QRV as OY/EA3NT, OY/MM0NDX and OY/MM0OKG.
PJ5 - John, W5JON will be active again as PJ5/W5JON from Sint Eustatius
(NA-145) on 25-31 October. He will operate SSB and FT8 on 60-6m.
QSL via LoTW, or direct to home call. [TNX NG3K]
PJ7 - After the CQ WW DX SSB Contest, Ed, N2HX will move from St. Kitts
to Sint Maarten (NA-105). He will be QRV as PJ7PL, including en-
tries in the CQ WW DX CW Contest (25-26 November) and the ARRL 10-
Meter Contest (9-10 December). QSL via home call, direct or bureau.
[TNX N2HX]
V4 - Ed, N2HX will be active as V4/N2HX from St. Kitts (NA-104) from 21
October to 18 November, including an entry in the CQ WW DX SSB
Contest as V49R. QSLs via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX N2HX]
VE - Pierre, VK3KTB and Alexey VE1RUS will be active again as VY0ERC
from the Eureka Amateur Radio Club station on Ellesmere Island (NA-
008) between 21 October and 22 November. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS.
VK - Tom, VK2WN (SP7WT) will be active as AX37EUDXF between 15 October
and 30 November to celebrate the 37th anniversary of the European
DX Foundation. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, Club Log's OQRS. He does not use
the bureau.
ZF - Rich, NN3W will be active as ZF2RD from Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands
(NA-016) on 24-31 October. He will operate CW and SSB on the HF
bands, and will participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest as ZF2B.
QSLs via LoTW, or via NN3W.

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

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CB0ZA ---> Mike, AD5A 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]. The North American operators will meet on 7-10 December to
test the radio equipment and prepare the antennas for shipment to Chile. See
https://cb0za.com/ for more information and updates. [TNX CE1TBN]

H40WA: POSTPONED ---> The Intrepid DX Group's DXpedition to the Temotu
Province [425DXN 1679] "cannot go forward as planned from 26 October to 9
November", the co-leaders announced on 16 October. The new tentative dates
are 22 February-7 March 2024.
"A few weeks ago, we reported that all of our equipment was shipped to
Honiara, and was to be transported by vessel onto Temotu. Unfortunately, we
have just been informed that the transport ship has yet again been delayed,
and our equipment will not make it to Temotu in time for our planned activa-
tion date. All other options have been exhausted and we have no other viable
options other than to reschedule for the February/March timeframe. The team
is now working on getting our flights and hotel reservations rescheduled. If
any of our donors/sponsors need a refund for your donations, please email
pauln6pse[@]gmail.com for a refund".

V62P & V62S ---> On 16 October Cezar, VE3LYC received "the shockingly sad
news that captain Callistus, who was in charge of sailing the boat to Pulap
and Satawal, had just passed away. He was in mid 50s, had a very good under-
standing of this project and obtained the support of the local Chiefs, whom
he knew personally. Captain Callistus was truly happy to be part of this
project and will be sorely missed".
In any case, the company Cezar has hired for the voyage has confirmed that
they will be able to provide their services as planned. The timelime of this
project has not changed, and Cezar still plans to be QRV as V62P from Pulap
(OC-155) on 1-7 November, and as V62S from Satawal (OC-299) on 9-16 Novem-
ber. See https://v6iota.weebly.com/ for updates.

W8S ---> The DXpedition to Swains Island made 89,530 QSOs with 21,471 unique
Callsigns and an even distribution over the three largest areas (Europe
35.1%, North America 30.8%, Asia 29%). The complete statistics can be found
on https://clublog.org/charts/?c=W8S#r. The QSL manager (M0OXO) has received
the final logs. Please note that log check requests for Busted Calls, Not in
Log and/or Missing Calls should be processed through the "Not in Log?" form
on his OQRS: https://www.m0oxo.com/oqrs.

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

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4U24OCT 9A2AA HF0LODZ SP7PGK SG0X SM0MLZ
5B4AMX LZ3SM HF600LD SP7PGK SG8X SM5AQD
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6Y5HN EA5GL HI3K EB7DX SM5X SM5GMZ
7X2TT EA5GL HK3C M0URX SP150PES SP3PDO
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9J2REK EA5GL JW6VM LA6VM TF3T TF3MH
9K2JJ EA5GL JW7XK LA7XK TG9ADM EA5GL
9K2NO EC6DX JW9DL LA9DL TG9ADQ VE7BV
9V1YC W5UE KL7SB N4GNR TG9ADV VE7BV
A62A EA7FTR L36Z LU4DXU TG9AJR M0URX
A71/RN1B RW3RN LC5C LA6KOA TG9AOR EC6DX
AC6XT/6Y JA7FYF LN2T LA2T TM17FFF F4GFE
AO23DMPC EA5RKB LX44FF LX1CC TO8FH F5GSJ
AO30MRB EA6SB LX9S HB9AOF VK4A M0OXO
AP2TN N4BAA LZ288MS LZ1KCP VK8MC M0URX
CN2FPU F6FPU NL8F N7RO VK90AR M0OXO
CO7WT/6Y IK2DUW OE1200W OE3WMW VL3E VK3TZ
CT3BH OH2BH OF9X OH2BH VL4A VK4BLE
CT9/OM3RG OM2FY OG3B OH3RB VL4R VK4ZD
E51JAN SP9FIH OH3Z OH1NX VP8WA M0OXO
E6AM LZ1GC OH6K OH6AD VP9IN EC6DX
EE7RW EA7URI OH8K OH8KXK W8S M0OXO
EG8DP EA8URE OI3V OH3KAV XT2AW M0OXO
EH7DLH EA7DA OL750HOL OK1MR XV9Q N4GNR
EL2EF N2OO OR79CLM ON6HC YB9/RN1B RW3RN
EM1U UT7UA OV9M DF9TM ZL7/SP5EAQ SP7DQR
EP2C EA5GL OX18CHR OZ1ACB ZW7T PT7ST
ET3AA N2OO OY18CHR OZ1ACB ZZ5BB PP5DZ

4L4DX Alexander Nersesian, 1790 E Indigo Dr, Chandler AZ 85286, USA
5R8AL Phil Whitchurch, 21 Dickensons Grove, Congresbury, Bristol,
BS49 5HQ, United Kingdom
5W0RS Antonello Scauso, Via Tenente Minniti 105, 98057 Milazzo ME, Italy
6Y/VY2MA Saulius Zalnerauskas, Nemuno g. 3A, Bruze, Batniavos sen.,
LT-54190 Kauno r. sav, Lithuania
9N7AA Slavko Celarc, Ob Igriscu 8, 1360 Vrhnika, Slovenia
AP2N Muhammad Naeem, 965 Village View Ln, Cary NC 27519, Usa
CT8ACA Wolfgang Isele, Postfach 1301, 78637 Trossingen, Germany
DL4SVA Georg Tretow, Postfach 1114, 23931 Grevesmuehlen, Germany
EB7DX David Lianez Fernandez, Apartado Postal 163, 21080 Huelva, Spain
EG1FPL Jose Antonio Vazquez Garcia, Apartado Postal 160, 33420 Lugones
(Asturias), Spain
F5GSJ Christian Bernard, 19 avenue Hoche, 77330 Ozoir la Ferriere, France
J5JUA Joao Carlos Marinho, Travessa do Carrascal 74, Carrascal de Manique
2645-426 Alcabideche, Portugal
JV1A Togtokhin Tumurbaatar, 2516 10th Street, Berkeley CA 94710-2520,
USA
KH0W Thomas M. Callas, P.O. Box 1058, Minnetonka MN 55345, USA
KH6BB Chuck Malefyt, 1821 Vancouver Pl, Honolulu HI 96822, USA
LZ1GC Stanislav Iv. Vatev, ul. Gen. Karcov 6A, 4300 Karlovo, Bulgaria
M0OXO Charles Wilmott, 60 Church Hill, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4NG,
United Kingdom
OG66X Jouni Mehtomaa, Kylmalantie 1, FI-92140 Pattijoki, Finland
SM2S Kari Alamaki, Henrikssonsbacke 9A, SE-953 94 Seskaro, Sweden
SP7DQR Marek Niedzielski, Skr. Poczt. 15, 25-648 Kielce 9, Poland
V26OC Brian Mcginness, 1001 Hawlings Road, Brookeville MD 20833, USA
V55AF Mike Alberts, PO. Box 31410, Pionierspark, 10023, Namibia
V63AH Ulrich Krieg, OT Soellichau, Feldstr. 26, 06905 Bad Schmiedeberg,
Germany
VA3FIRE Fire Prevention Week Special Event, c/o Siemens Fire Safety USA,
2 Gatehall Drive, Parsippany NJ 07054, USA
VJ2J David E. Burger, PO Box 37, Mount Colah, NSW 2079, Australia
VJ4T Kenneth A. Bawden, PO Box 537, Gatton QLD 4343, Australia
VK7C Catherine Hammond, 57 Gatenbys Road, Gravelly Beach, TAS 7276,
Australia
VL4U Cory Newman, 7 Hanover Court, Morayfield, QL 4506, Australia
XM3NAVRES RCSCC Quinte ARC, 16 South Front Street, Belleville ON K8N 2Y3,
Canada
ZF9CW Stanford H. Stockton, PO Box 73, Siloam Springs AR 72761-0073, USA
ZM1A Jacky Calvo, 780 Whakamarama Road, RD 7, Tauranga 3179, New Zealand
ZM4T Holger Hannemann, 262 Waimarama Heights, RD 12, Havelock North 4294
New Zealand

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