425 DX News #1702

16 December 2023 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1702
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

3B9 - Luca, IV3JVJ and Ivan, IK3ZAQ will be active as 3B9AT from Rodri-
gues Island (AF-017) between 27 December and 6 January. They will
operate SSB, CW and FT8 on 80-10 metres. QSL via IV3JVJ and LOTW.
A7 - A71QND is the special callsign for the Qatar Amateur Radio Society
to celebrate Qatar National Day (18 December). Also taking part in
the celebrations are the Bahrain Amateur Radio Society as A91QTR on
12-18 December, the Kuwait Amateur Radio Society as 9K9QATAR on 14-
20 December,the Emirates Amateur Radio Society as A60QATAR on 18-22
December (individual operators may append a serial number to the
special callsign, and be active as A60QATAR/0, A60QATAR/1, etc.).
F - Michel, F8GGZ will be active as TM100GE on 22-31 December. QSL via
the bureau. The special callsign memorializes the 100th anniversary
since the death of Gustave Eiffel (27 December 1923), the French
civil engineer best known for the world-famous Eiffel Tower, built
for the 1889 Universal Exposition in Paris, and his contribution to
building the Statue of Liberty in New York.
J8 - Gert, PA2LO will be active as J8TT from St. Vincent (NA-109) from
26 December to 5 January. He will operate SSB, CW and digital modes
on 40-6 metres. QSL via Club Log's OQRS (preferred), LoTW, or via
PA2LO.
ON - UBA Section Bruxelles-Est (ON5UB) will be active as OR79NUTS on 16-
17 December to commemorate the 79th anniversary of the Battle of
the Bulge during World War II. The suffix of the special callsign
is General Anthony C. McAuliffe's famous single-word reply in
response to a surrender ultimatum. All QSOs will be confirmed auto-
matically via the bureau.
PJ7 - Edmondo, VA3ITA will be active holiday style as PJ7/VA3ITA from
Sint Maarten (NA-105) on 24-31 December. He will operate SSB and
digital modes on 40-10 metres. QSL via LoTW only.
PY - Daniel, PT7BI and others will be active as PT7AA on 23-30 December
from three World Wide Flora & Fauna sites in the Brazilian state of
Ceara, namely the Coco State Park and the Environmental Protection
Areas of Rio Pacoti and Sabiaguaba. They will operate SSB, CW and
FT8 on 80-10 metres. All logs will be uploaded to the WWFF website:
https://wwff.co/. [TNX PT7BI]
SV - SZ65RAAG is the special callsign for the Radio Amateur Association
of Greece to celebrate its 65th anniversary on 16-31 December. The
RAAG has been a IARU member society since 1959. Look for activity
on all bands SSB, CW and digital modes. QSL via LoTW. Four certifi-
cates will be available, see https://sv2rck.gr/SZ65RAAG/ for infor-
mation.
UA - Special callsigns R120RAEM, R120A, R120D, R120I, R120K, R120M,
R120N, R120R, R120S, R120T, R120W and R120X will be active on 15-25
December, particularly on 24 December for the annual RAEM Contest
(https://raem.srr.ru/rules/). The special callsigns celebrate the
120th anniversary since the birth Ernst T. Krenkel (1903-1971), the
legendary Arctic explorer and radioman (callsign RAEM) on various
polar stations and on the first drifting ice station North Pole-1.
See https://hamlog.online/club/srr/997/ for the certificate.
UA_ant - A member of the 69th Russian Antarctic Expedition, Igor, RQ8K will
be stationed at Progress Station, Antarctica until the end of April
2025. In his spare time he is active as RI1ANE.
V5 - Eric, F5LCX will be active as V5/F5LCX from Namibia from 28 Decem-
ber to 11 January. This will be a family trip, and he plans to
operate both mobile and fixed for a few hours on a daily basis,
probably during his evening hours. QSL via LoTW.

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

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2024 IOTA HONOUR ROLL & ANNUAL LISTINGS ---> The last date for submitting
applications or score updates to checkpoints for inclusion in the 2024
Honour Roll and Annual Listings is 31 January 2024. 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 2019 annual listings and wish to remain listed
should make a submission on or before 31 January 2024. 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]

3Y0K: BOUVET ISLAND 2025 ---> A common website for the Bouvet 2025 and Peter
I 2026 Projects is now up and running on https://3y0k.com/.
* The fundraising for 3Y0K has started. The budget is USD 440,000, with 67%
already secured; an additional USD 150,000 in support is needed, "which is
significantly less than all previous DXpeditions to Bouvet".
* Plans are for three operators (LA7GIA, WD5COV and DL8JJ) to stay on Bouvet
for up to 21 days, assisted by a support crew of four people: "our landing
plans have been optimized, and given our previous experience in landing we
have a mature and realistic plan to go onshore that again will be a staged
landing".
* In addition to the main camp at Cape Fie, a "dedicated North America camp"
will be set up on the top of a small hill 600 metres away. This area
"offers low angle take off to NA and will make our signals much louder all
over NA compared to previous time". The purpose is for "one operator to
run multiple radios - one CW/SSB and one FT8 - and work NA on dedicated
frequencies".
* In addition to the on-site operators, there will be a remote team. AA7JV
will design, test, and provide four remote radios that will be accessible
via Starlink to any operator worldwide. The search for remote FT8/CW oper-
ators is underway. Candidates should have experience with DXpeditions, and
preferably with remote operations. They should be willing to dedicate some
of their time to remote operations, and be committed to operating like any
other on-site operator as part of the Bouvet team. Remote operators are
being sought from around the world in different time zones. They will be
subject to a smaller operator fee. For more information, please send your
experience and motivation to Ken, LA7GIA (kenneth@opskar.no).

QSL E51JAN: "Probably I will be out of Poland from January until May",
Janusz, SP9FIH says. "I will confirm direct OQRS requests received before
Christmas, but those received later will wait until the end of May 2024".
Operating from Manihiki (OC-014), North Cook Islands, E51JAN made nearly
27,000 QSOs between 12 October and 7 November.

VU7A ---> Club Log's OQRS has been enabled. According to the latest statis-
tics (https://clublog.org/charts/?c=VU7A#r), Krish, W4VKU made 52,610 QSOs
with 12,013 unique callsigns during his operation from the Lakshadweep
Islands. He was active from 19.11 UTC on 4 December until 02.59 UTC on 13
December, and operated mainly FT8 (51,875 QSOs) with some FT4 (472) and SSB
(263) on 160-6 metres.

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

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3B8HK N4GNR EI30T EI3ENB PJ4EVA M0URX
3B9FR M0OXO EP4HR IK2RZQ PT1K EA7FTR
3Z8GSC SP8GSC EP5TJS EA5GL PW2E OH2MM
4K50DHC 4K4K ET3AA N2OO SN180RK SP3PWL
4U1UN HB9BOU FK8HA K3IRV SN25PCH SP2KFQ
4U1WB KK4HD FK8HM F5MFV SU1SK N2OO
4X6TT N4GNR FM8QR F5EAN TG9AWS N2OO
4X8LGT 4X6FB HA50HK HA3HK TI1K EA5GL
5H3PV EA5GL HB9KLAUS HB9ID TI5/N3KS M0URX
5Z4PA M0URX HC4ER F4BHW TM23TLT F8GGZ
6Y6N DK9PY HC5CW EB7DX TM2D F5KHP
7Q7CT EA7FTR HF40NLK SP9NLK V3A M0OXO
9K9QATAR EC6DX HG0IDPD HA5MA V51WH DK2WH
9K9UAE EC6DX HH2JR N2OO V55Y DK2WH
9V1YC W5UE HK1MW N2OO V6EU DL2AWG
A65HS 9K2HS HK3C M0URX VK4KW N3SL
A91CD EC6DX HZ1BHR HZ1SAR VK5KI M0OXO
A91ND EC6DX HZ30EXPO HZ1SAR VK6N VK6ANC
A91QTR EC6DX J73ESL EA5GL VL4A VK4BLE
AL1G W2GR KC4USV K7MT VL4R VK4ZD
AN45CE EA7URM KL2R EA5GL VP2V/K2KW KU9C
AZ1D EC6DX KL7RRC N7RO VP2VMM KU9C
C21TS M0OXO KL7SB N4GNR VP8FLY VP8LP
CB1B HA1AG LQ5A EA7FTR VU7A W4VKU
CN2GS EA5GL LZ600PA LZ1KCP WP2Z KU9C
CO2XN E73Y NP2AR EB7DX XE3N EA5GL
CP4MG EA5KB NP2X KU9C XT2AW M0OXO
CQ3J CT3MD OE1200W OE3WMW XU7AKJ JA3ULS
D4M IZ4DPV OF9X OH2BH XW4KV F4BKV
DY1P DU1AV OG1XMAS OH1NOA Z68BG HB9TSW
EA8/LU9ESD LZ1YE OL750HOL OK1MR ZB2TT M0URX
EE7P EA7ATX PC100II PA1AW ZF2BJ K0BJ
EG7DCE EA7RCM PI30KAR PI4KAR ZF2NQ M0OXO
EH5XMAS EA5RCL PJ4DX M0URX ZS85VDAM ZS4SRK

5R8AL Phil Whitchurch, 21 Dickensons Grove, Congresbury, Bristol,
BS49 5HQ, United Kingdom
9G1SD David W. Schneider, 1501 SW K St., Grants Pass OR 97526, USA
AZ6H Cesar Astiz, Calle Valerio Beta 7570, X5022BDF, Cordoba, Argentina
CX5A Lupo Bano Negreira, Casilla de Correos 950, 11000 Montevideo,
Uruguay
DL2AWG Guenter Gassler, Eichertstr. 8, 07589 Muenchenbernsdorf, Germany
E7DX Boris Knezovic, P.O. Box 59, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
GW4J Stewart Rolfe, Ty'n Lon, Minffordd, Bangor, LL57 4DR,
United Kingdom
HS0ZNR Bradley Devon, 8 Bruckner Place, Claremont Meadows, NSW 2747,
Australia
JD1YCE Masumi Nakade, 3-94 Koya, Itami-shi, Hyogo, 664-0881, Japan
LW1F Jesus Rubio, Calle Jose Ignacio Rucci 1350, S2141ARB, Luis Palacios
Argentina
P49X Ed Muns, PO Box 1877, Los Gatos CA 95031-1877, USA
PZ5NH Nobuaki Hosokawa, 8270 Fujimi, Fujimi-cho, Suwa-gun, Nagano,
399-0211, Japan
T48K Erhard Hauptmann, Erlenstr. 31, 57581 Katzwinkel (Sieg), Germany
TM0T Stephane Van Langhenhoven, 24 bis rue de Anter Hent,
29830 Ploudalmezeau, France
TO0GL Marc Clemensart, 4 bis rue de l'Arceau, 44190 Boussay, France
V47JA John Abbruscato, 22199 Pine Tree Ln, Hockley TX 77447, USA
VJ2J David E. Burger, PO Box 37, Mount Colah, NSW 2079, Australia
VK0DS David L. Scott, 4139 Fremantle Road, Gowan, NSW 2795, Australia
W4VKU Krishna K. Kanakasapapathi, 102 Brook Creek Dr, Cary NC 27519, USA
XE2Q Manuel Francisco Vazquez, 1246 N Industrial Park Ave., Nogales
AZ 85621, USA
XE2X Jorge F. Rios Alvarado, 116 E Coma Ave, PMB #426, Hidalgo TX 78557,
USA
XV9MA Saulius Zalnerauskas, Nemuno g. 3A, Bruze, LT-54190 Kauno r. sav,
Lithuania

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