425 DX News #1706

13 January 2024 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1706

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

8Q - Keith, G3WRO will be active holiday style as 8Q7WR from the
Maldives (AS-013) from 24 January to 6 February. He will operate
SSB on 40-10 metres, possibly also on 80m. QSL via home call. [TNX
The Daily DX]
C6 - Look for Kevin, W1DED to be active as W1DED/C6A from Eleuthera (NA-
001), Bahamas on 15-21 January. QSL via LoTW, or direct to home
call.
DL_ant - Felix, DL5XL will be active again as DP1POL from the German re-
search station "Neumayer III", Antarctica (AN-016) starting around
20 January until early March. In his spare time he will operate
mainly CW, with some digimode and SSB. QSL via LoTW, or via DL1ZBO;
QSOs will also be uploaded to Club Log.
F - Special callsign TM26PVJ will be activated from 26 January to 4
February for the 26th "Percee du Vin Jaune", the festival celebrat-
ing the "Opening of the Yellow Wine" which this year will take
place at Arbois (Jura). QSL via F8GGZ.
HL - Ji, DS1TUW plans to be active as DS1TUW/2 from Paengnyong Island
(AS-122, WWL PM27ix) from 29 February until around 1 UTC on 3
March. He will operate CW, FT8 and some SSB depending on propaga-
tion, on 40-6 metres. He plans to enable Club Log's Live Stream "to
minimize the dupes", but "bear in mind there could be intermittent
internet disconnections". QSL via Club Log's OQRS (direct and
bureau), LoTW, or via home call.
I - Throughout 2024 ARI Fidenza will use a series of special callsigns
each representing a "keyword" that summarizes and characterizes the
content of a sentence from one of Guglielmo Marconi's many public
speeches: II4TENC (January), II4INTU (February), II4SUCC (March),
II4DETR (April), II4SEAS (May), II4RDFE (June), II4INNV (July),
II4BFRE (August), II4OTSR (September), II4VISN (October), II4BTFU
(November), II4FCGD (December). QSL via IQ4FE. Information about
the "Discovering Marconi" award: http://www.arifidenza.it/.
I - A team from Slovenia (S51V, S52OT, S54W, S56N, S57DX, S57UN, S59A)
will be active as IG9/S57DX from Lampedusa Island (AF-019) on 20-28
January. Main activity will be during the CQ WW 160-Meter CW Con-
test; outside the contest they will be QRV on all bands and modes.
DXCC wise this one counts as Italy, but as African Italy in the CQ
Contests and the CQ DX Marathon. QSL via S57DX. [TNX NG3K]
OZ - Celebrating King Frederik X's succession to the Danish throne, spe-
cial callsign OZ24FX will be used by several operators on 14-21
January. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, Club Log's OQRS (direct and bureau),
or direct to OZ1ACB. See https://www.qrz.com/db/OZ24FX for complete
information about the available awards.
UR_ant - Andrii, UT3UTQ has been active as EM1UTQ from the Akademik Ver-
nadskyi station on Galindez Island (AN-006), Antarctica since 9
January. Also stationed at Vernadskyi is Serhii, UW5EHR, who has
been QRV as EM1EHR since early December 2023. Both are members of
the XXVIII Ukrainian Antarctic Expedition, which is expected to
remain at the base until late March.
YB - Emmanuel, F5LIT expects to be active again as YB9/F5LIT from Bali
Island (OC-022) between 22 and 30 January. Usually he operates SSB
on 40-10 metres. QSL direct to home call; he plans to upload his
log to Club Log and LoTW.
YJ - Takio, JH3QFL and Mamoru, JH3VAA will be active as YJ0AA and YJ0MN
from Vanuatu on 4-11 February. They will operate FT8 on the HF
bands, and will also be on the Green Cube satellite. QSLs via LoTW,
or direct to JH3QFL.
ZF - Craig, KA8DSS will be active as ZF2NB/ZF8 from Little Cayman (NA-
016) on 20-26 January. He will operate SSB on 17, 15 and 10 metres.
QSL direct to home call. [TNX The Daily DX]
ZL7 - Team ZL7D (ZL1LDP, ZL1OV and ZL3SSB) will be active from the
Chatham Islands (OC-038) on 20-27 January. QSL via EA3FLW. [TNX DX
World]

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

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425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE ---> The December 2023 issue is available for download
at https://www.425dxn.org/. [TNX IZ3EBA]

DAYTON TOP BAND AND CONTEST DINNERS ---> The 34th Top Band Dinner will be
held on 17 May, followed by the 30th Contest Dinner on 18 May. The events
will take place at the Hope Hotel near Dayton, Ohio. Registrations for both
the events will open on 15 January: see https://www.topbanddinner.com and
https://www.contestdinner.com, respectively.

TX5S ---> The team departed from San Diego on 11 January at 20 UTC, destina-
tion Clipperton Island. During the crossing, both on the outward and return
legs, they will be active as N6WM/mm from various ocean grids, which will be
duly noted on the QSL cards. QSL via M0URX's OQRS (available shortly after
they return to San Diego, currently scheduled for 6 February). Follow the
"Shogun" at https://share.garmin.com/TX5S.

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

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3A/MM0NDX EB7DX EG7KZ EA7KZ PJ4MM M0URX
3A/MM0SAJ EB7DX EI80MB EI6AL PV2K EA5GL
3V8SF LX1NO EK/RX3DPK EA5GL PV6T PP2LA
3W3B E21EIC EP5TJS EA5GL R2024NY RQ7L
4K6AG DC9RI EX0DX HB9DUR SK100FRK SK4AO
4L/UN7IDW K6VHF GB8KW G0UKN SN32WOSP SP6ZHP
5B4AMX LZ3SM HC5AI EB7DX SO130MK SP3PDO
5K6RM HK6RM HC7AE/1 EA5GL SP130MK SP3PDO
6Y1A 6Y5PW HH220Y N2OO SP32WOSP SP3PGX
8A0RARI N2OO HS0ZME SM6NT SU1SK N2OO
8P2K KU9C II4TENC IQ4FE T88AQ JH6WDG
8P9JB J69Z JW/M0PLX SP7DPJ T88HS JA6KYU
9A100RKZ 9A1ADE KL7SB N4GNR TM130SMK F4IIQ
9A67AA 9A2AA KP2B EB7DX TM3Z F4DSK
9K9N EC6DX LY310KD LY2NZ TM700MP F8GGZ
9Y4I 9Z4A LZ05RN LZ1ZF UE24NY RQ7L
A65BP UA6MF LZ146GO LZ1KCP V51MA NY0V
A71GO F6BFH LZ235IR LZ1KCP V51WW NC8R
AP5ARS IK2DUW LZ55ZF LZ1ZF VP8KCA G5KC
AT5D VU3EFG N6WM/mm M0URX VP9IN EC6DX
ATM2024 VU2UUU OE24BI OE5CCN W2HRU KA2D
CS2024HNY CT1REP OR100LGE ON6YH XU7AKJ JA3ULS
D2EB IZ3ZLT OT65BXE ON5UB YI3AIA IK2DUW
D4L IK2NCJ OX24QUEEN OZ1ACB YI5THA EA5GL
DL100ANA DH7WW OY1OF M0URX YW6CQ YV6BXN
DM24EHF DL2VFR OY24QUEEN OZ1ACB Z68BB EA5GL
E20AX/p E21EIC OZ24QUEEN OZ1ACB ZF1MA EA5GL
EA9KB EA7FTR PA80STAR PA1UN ZL7DX M0OXO

7P8SV Michel Blayac, Appartement 3, 26 Grande Rue, 39170 Ravilloles,
France
8P9CB Chris Billings, PO Box 1383, Shady Cove OR 97539, USA
8P9NX Peter Cross, PO Box 7200, Rochester MN 55903, USA
A31DJ Darren Johnston, PO Box 3140, Browns Plains LPO, Browns Plains,
QLD 4118, Australia
EI25HEAL Anthony Bond, 25 Claddagh Park, Dundalk, Co.Louth, A91 C3CN,
Ireland
FJ4WEB Phil Bettan, 175 Harvard Dr., Plainview NY 11803, USA
FM/F8AAN David Albert, 13 chemin de Pey Broustera, 33340 Gaillan en Medoc,
France
KH0/KC0W Thomas M. Callas, P.O. Box 1058, Minnetonka MN 55345, USA
KH0W Thomas M. Callas, P.O. Box 1058, Minnetonka MN 55345, USA
LX8RTTY Andre Doffing, 9 Cite Europe, L-3834 Schifflange, Luxembourg
OZ30EU Svend Erik Kofod, Kanegaardsvej 4, 3700 Roenne, Denmark
T88SM Hakata Radio, PO Box 232, Hakata Kita, Fukuoka, 812-8799, Japan
TI5/VA3RA Peter Helmuth Csanky, 1255 Bayly Street Suite 2508, Pickering
ON L1W 0B6, Canada
TO2FY Pierre-Jean Dufond, 10 rue d'Auneuil, 60240 Monneville, France
TZ4AM Gregory J. Carter, 808 Paris Mountain Rd, Rockmart GA 30153, USA
V31XX Bill Kollenbaum, 2446 Belleair Rd, Clearwater FL 33764, USA
VE2PEACE Jean Charron, 17 Rue Elisabeth, Saint Jerome QC J7Z 2S9, Canada
VP9KF Paul Evans, 15 Watch Knob Lane, Swannanoa NC 28778, USA
ZF2OO Jim Millner, 7010 Gullotti Place, Port Saint Lucie, FL 34952, USA

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