425 DX News #1708

27 January 2024 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1708

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

6W - Gerhard, OE3GEA will be active as 6W/OE3GEA from near Dakar between
27 January and 4 February. He will operate CW on 30-10 metres. QSL
via home call. [TNX DX Newsletter]
8R - 8R7X is the callsign for the 14-24 February DXpedition to Guyana
[425DXN 1675]. Four young operators (DJ4MX, DK6SP, HA8RT and M0SDV)
will operate CW, SSB, FT8 and RTTY on 160-6 metres. QSL via M0OXO's
OQRS and LoTW. See https://8r-2024.com/ for more information.
DL - DG22SIXTY is the special callsign for DARC's Ortsverband Gemund
(G22) to celebrate their 60th anniversary from 1 February until 31
December. QSL via the bureau.
EA - Members of URE Valladolid will be active as EG1GOY on 4-11 February
for the 38th edition of the Goya Awards, whose ceremony will take
place on 10 February. QSL via EA1URV (bureau). Presented the
Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain, the Goya
Awards are the Spanish equivalent of the Academy Awards. [TNX
EA1LT]
F - Francois, F8DVD will be active as TM21AAW on 4-18 February, to
promote the 21st Antarctic Activity Week (18-25 February). He will
be QRV from his home QTH in France. QSL via LoTW, or via home call
(direct or bureau).
F - Members of Radio Club Jean Bart, F6KMB will be active as TM6C on
4-18 February during the traditional Dunkirk Carnival (Carnaval de
Dunkerque). QSL via F6KMB.
FK - After their operation from Wallis Island (see FW below), Stan and
Ted will be active as FK/LZ1GC and FK/LZ5QZ from Port Ouenghi, New
Caledonia (OC-032) on 10-18 March. They will operate CW, SSB and
digital modes on the HF bands. QSLs via Club Log's OQRS (preferred)
or via LZ1GC.
FR - Thierry, FY4JI will be active on various bands as FR4AV from
Reunion Island (AF-016) from 4 February to 11 March. QSL via EA5GL.
FW - Stan, LZ1GC and Ted LZ5QZ will be active as FW8GC and TX8GC from
Wallis Island (OC-054) from 19 February to 9 March. They will oper-
ate CW, SSB, FT8, FT4 and maybe some RTTY on 160-6m. QSLs via Club
Log's OQRS (preferred), or via LZ1GC. See https://www.c21gc.com/
for more information.
TA - Special callsign TC6EQ will be active on 1-29 February to commemo-
rate the earthquake that struck Turkey on 6 February 2023, causing
widespread damage and killing nearly 51,000 people. In particular,
this activity will honour the memory of Mustafa Ezer (TA8DX), who
lost his life in that catastrophic event. QSL via LoTW. A certifi-
cate will be available on https://tadx.org/awards.
VU - A large team will be active as AU2RS from Nachugunta Island (AS-
199) on 23-25 February. This IOTA group was activated for the first
and only time by AT2RS back in December 2008. Plans are to operate
SSB, CW and FT8 on 160-6 metres and via satellite QO-100 with five
stations. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS. See https://www.vu2rs.com/AU2RS/
for more information.

PACIFIC TOUR ---> Bob, GM4DLG was active as ZL7/GM4DLG from the Chatham
Islands on 21-26 January. His next stops are Norfolk Island (VK9N, 2-7 Feb-
ruary), New Zealand's North Island (ZL1, 9-13 February), New Zealand's South
Island (ZL4, 14-24 February), Lord Howe Island (VK9L, 27 February to 3
March) and Tasmania (VK7, 5-9 March). He operates SSB on 80, 40 and 20 me-
tres. [TNX The Daily DX]

PACIFIC TOUR ---> Hrane, YT1AD and his team (Anatoliy RC9O, Olga UA9OYL and
Stevan YU3AA) will be active from Fiji (3D2), Samoa (5W) and Tonga (A3)
between 8 February and 1 March. They will be using individual callsigns from
each place. The operation from Tokelau [425DXN 1700] has been postponed
until late 2024 or 2025.

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

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CEPT IDENTIFICATION AND OPERATING RULES ---> John Crovelli (W2GD) and Ward
Silver (N0AX) wrote a short article explaining how to operate and identify
properly according to the CEPT rules: "there has been a lot of confusion
about what is and isn't permitted and required", Ward says. "We hope this
article will help reduce the number of rule violations and help all stations
operate properly. It has been reviewed by knowledgeable individuals to
be sure this information is accurate". The article can be found on
https://www.onallbands.com/guide-to-following-cept-and-fcc-license-rule….

SWODXA DX DINNER ---> The 39th DX Dinner, sponsored again by the SouthWest
Ohio DX Association (SWODXA) and held in conjunction with the 2024 Dayton
Hamvention, will be on Friday, 17 May at the Marriott Hotel in Dayton.
Tickets can be purchased on https://swodxaevents.org/.

TX5S ---> Operations from Clipperton Island started on 20 January at 02.13
UTC. At that time there was only one station running CW on 17 metres, as
landing on the island was very challenging, and the team had to stop sending
over equipment when the seas became too dangerous. The camp itself had to be
redesigned on the fly to a smaller footprint.
The weather forecast indicates that the team will need to depart the island
earlier than originally planned. The objective is to safely navigate over
the reef, which requires cooperation between the tides and winds. Therefore,
the current plan is for TX5S to begin tear down on 27 January. All non-
essential equipment and HF antennas will be removed, but there may be some
low band operation during the local night between Saturday and Sunday. On 28
January, all DXpedition equipment and personnel will be removed. The Shogun
will depart for San Diego on 29 January for a voyage lasting 7 or 8 days.
QSOs are being uploaded to Club Log and M0URX.com, those with early donors
are being uploaded to LoTW within 24 hours. "Not in Log" and "busted calls"
will be investigated by submitting the form on M0URX's website.

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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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3DA0AQ EA5GL C5SP SP3PS SN25PCH SP2KFQ
4U1GSC 9A2AA CN2DX EA5GL SN50GUC SP2GUC
5R8IC F6ICX EE6DSA EA6URM SP150WW SP3PDO
5X4E IQ3CO [b] ET3AA N2OO TG9AWS N2OO
5X4E IZ3ZLG [d] HK3C M0URX TM26PVJ F8GGZ
5Z4PA M0URX J79BH FM5BH TR8CR F6AJA
5Z4VJ M0URX LY13LY LY8O TX5S M0URX
7O2WX IZ8CCW OE60RRDXA OE6VIE UE81M RQ7L
7Q7CT EA7FTR OS75ENSOR ON4OS UE81ML RQ7L
8P5A HA1AG OX24KING OZ1ACB XV9Q N4GNR
8Q7SQ SP5MDB OY24KING OZ1ACB YS3CW I2JIN
8Q7WR G3WRO OZ24KING OZ1ACB Z66BCC DL2JRM
9H/OU2I OZ2I P40AA DL4MM Z68XX DL2JRM
A65HS 9K2HS R900BL UF1M ZD7Z IK2DUW
AT3SM VU2XE R900RO RT1L ZL7D EA3FLW
C21TS M0OXO SK100KTH SK0BU ZX2FF PY2AE

4L4DX Alexander Nersesian, 1790 E Indigo Dr, Chandler AZ 85286, USA
4L7T Alexander Nersesian, 1790 E Indigo Dr, Chandler AZ 85286, USA
9G1SD David W. Schneider, 1501 SW K St., Grants Pass OR 97526, USA
9N7AA Slavko Celarc, Ob Igriscu 8, 1360 Vrhnika, Slovenia
D44PM Massimo Cortesi, Ufficio Forli Centro, Casella Postale 24,
47121 Forli FC, Italy
D4M Massimo Cortesi, Ufficio Forli Centro, Casella Postale 24,
47121 Forli FC, Italy
EA3FLW Vicente SG, Apartado 45, 08120 La Llagosta, Barcelona, Spain
FY5KE Laurent Haas, 19 Rue de la Duee, BP 11, 75020 Paris, France
IK2DUW Antonello Passarella, Via Melchiorre Gioia 6, 20812 Limbiate MB,
Italy
IZ8CCW Antonio Cannataro, Via don Minzoni 18, 87040 Marano Marchesato CS,
Italy
J79AN David Albert, 13 chemin de Pey Broustera, 33340 Gaillan en Medoc,
France
KM1CC Barbara Dougan, 20 Madison Drive, East Sandwich MA 02537, USA
M0URX Tim Beaumont, 83 Limbrick Avenue, Coventry, CV4 9EX,
United Kingdom
OZ24FX Allis Andersen, Gyngemose Parkvej 11 2.th., 2860 Soeborg, Denmark
V47TT Jason A. Sattler, 315 S Ausable Trl, Grayling MI 49738, USA
XW4KV Vincent Colombo, 32 rue de Gibrand, 17350 Port D'Envaux, France
YB9/F5LIT Emmanuel Gidon, 2 chemin des Longs Champs, 50480 Blosville, France
ZF2PG Pete Gladysz, 4633 Riverchase, Troy MI 48098, USA

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