425 DX News #1714

9 March 2024 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1714

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

4X - Special event stations 4X03I and 4X04I will be active from Grafon
(WWL KM70kr, Holyland Square F29BS) and Haluza (WWL KM71hd, Holy-
land Square D24BS), respectively, on 8-9 March. Both sites are
located in the World Heritage-designated area of the "Incense Route
and the Desert Cities in the Negev". QSLs via 4X6ZM, and logsearch
on https://www.iarc.org/incense/. The Incense Trade Route was an
ancient network of major land and sea trading routes linking the
Mediterranean world with eastern and southern sources of incense,
spices and other luxury goods.
C6 - Jay, WA1JAY will be active again as WA1JAY/C6A from Paradise (Hog)
Island (NA-001), Bahamas on 15-22 March. He will operate holiday
style on the FM satellites, as well as SSB and FT8/FT4 on 40-10m.
QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW and Club Log.
FH - Marek, FH4VVK will be active as TO4VV from Pamandzi, Mayotte (AF-
027) on 23-31 March, and again on 6-7, 13-14 and 20-21 April. QSL
via Club Log's OQRS and LoTW.
GU - Ron, G4DIY and Jay, M0UNN will be active again as MP7DX from
Guernsey (EU-114) on 8-12 March. They will operate CW and SSB on
40-10 metres. QSL direct to G4DIY; QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW
and Club Log.
KH5 - The Dateline DX Association and George, AA7JV have announced that
permission has been received from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Ser-
vice for a 13-day DXpedition to Jarvis Island National Wildlife
Refuge starting around 1 August.
Jarvis Island (OC-081) is ranked #18 on Club Log's global Most
Wanted List (#9 in Europe) and was last on the air in 1990.
Permission to visit has been difficult to obtain: "we have worked
very hard for the past few years on this permission, and after
demonstrating the success of the RIB concept with remote operators
from various locations in 2023, we have received a permit that
allows 4 operators on the boat to visit Jarvis with 6 stations on
land".
The on-site team - namely George (AA7JV), Don (N1DG), Tomi (HA7RY)
and Mike (KN4EEI) - will install 6 RIB (Radio In a Box) stations on
the island, and will operate CW, SSB and FT8 (F/H) on 160-6 metres.
They will be accompanied by a team of three USFWS biologists con-
ducting science. In addition, 25 remote operators from Asia, Europe
and North America will be running CW and FT8.
Details are expected in due course.
OZ - Stefan, DL7AOS will be active holiday style as 5P5K from Romo
Island (EU-125) from 23 March to 6 April, possibly including an
entry in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest. He will operate SSB and digital
modes on 80-6 metres. QSL via DL7AOS (direct or bureau) and LoTW.
PY - Team ZZ2FF (PS8RV, PU4MDO, PY2AE, PY2ITM, PY4KM and PY4YY) will be
active from Ilha dos Buzios (SA-028) on 15-17 March. They will
operate SSB, CW and FT8 on 80, 40, 20, 15, 10 and 6 metres. QSL via
LoTW and Club Log.
VP8_ssh- Esteban, XQ7UP will be working at the Chilean Antarctic Base Presi-
dente Eduardo Frei Montalva on King George Island, South Shetland
Islands (AN-010) on 9-15 March. He was supposed to be there on 6-12
March [425DXN 1713], but his outgoing flight has been rescheduled
due to weather conditions. He hopes to be QRV as XQ7UP/9 in his
spare time, and to operate SSB and FT8 on 40-10m. QSL via LoTW,
Club Log's OQRS, or direct to XQ7UP. [TNX The Daily DX]
YJ - Chris, VK2YUS will be active again as YJ0CA from Port Vila (OC-035)
Vanuatu on 11-21 March. He will operate SSB on 40-10 metres, mainly
between 21 UTC and 10 UTC. QSL direct to home call. [TNX NG3K]

CARIBBEAN TOUR ---> Thomas, F4HPX will be active holiday style as FS/F4HPX
from St Martin on 13-15 March and again on 24-26 March; he might also go to
Sint Maarten and be QRV as PJ7/F4HPX. He hopes to be active from the British
Virgin Islands (VP2V) on 16-23 March, if he can get a licence. From all lo-
cations he will be QRV on 40-10 metres; he says he will "try to limit digi-
tal modes and use more voice, and try, at least, more CW although I am still
a beginner in this area". QSL via LoTW, eQSL, or via home call (bureau).

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

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YASME EXCELLENCE AWARD ---> Established in 2008 by the Yasme Foundation
(https://www.yasme.org/), the Excellence Award is presented to individuals
and groups who, through their own service, creativity, effort and dedication
have made a significant contribution to amateur radio. The contribution may
be in recognition of technical, operating or organizational achievement, as
all three are necessary for amateur radio to grow and prosper. The Yasme
Excellence Award is in the form of a cash grant and an individually-engraved
crystal globe. The latest recipients, announced on 8 March, are:
* Philip Gladstone, N1DQ: "The Gladstone Signal Spotting Challenge is named
for Philip, the creator and maintainer of the PSKReporter.info website,
also known as the Digimode Automatic Propagation Reporter. Philip has made
a tremendous contribution to Amateur Radio operating, citizen-science, and
ionospheric research through the data ('spots') which are collected and
stored on PSKReporter.info".
* Paul Schreier HB9DST (AA1MI): "Mr. Schreier serves as a Board member of
the Helvetia Telegraphy Club and is very active in the Summits On The Air
program. Paul is always available when it comes to organizing events (e.g.
World High Speed Telegraphy Championships in 2012 in Switzerland) or to
introduce newcomers in the wonderful world of CW and SOTA".

YASME FOUNDATION GRANTS ---> The Board of Directors of the Yasme Foundation
has announced that it has made grants of $5,000 each to the Foundation for
Amateur Radio (FAR) and the ARRL Foundation scholarship programs; YOTA/Ham
Radio 2.0 and HamSCI group activities at Dayton Hamvention; Contest Univer-
sity (CTU) Dayton; Merzuke Gediktas, TA7YLY for the Czech Republic YL Event.
[TNX K4ZW]

YOTA CONTEST 2024 ---> The first session of this year's YOTA Contest, orga-
nized by the IARU R1 Youth Working Group in cooperation with the Hungarian
Amateur Radio Society (MRASZ), will take place on 10 March (1000-2159 UTC)
on the five classic bands CW and SSB. Everyone can work everyone. Complete
rules can be found on https://ham-yota.com/contest.

+ SILENT KEY + Bob Heil, K9EID - "the man who defined the sound of live rock
'n' roll music and brought audio engineering principles into mainstream
amateur radio use" - passed away on 28 February at the age of 83. He founded
Heil Sound in 1966, and designed sound systems for legendary musicians such
as The Grateful Dead, The Who, Joe Walsh, and Peter Frampton. "Parallel to
his commercial and artistic success in live music, was his passion for
amateur radio. He was active in ham radio from a young age and merged his
expertise in audio engineering with his love for radio. Heil Ham Radio was
founded to produce microphones, headsets, and other gear for radio amateurs
with an emphasis on high-quality audio" [TNX ARRL]

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

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9G1SD David W. Schneider, 1501 SW K St., Grants Pass OR 97526, USA
AZ6H Cesar Astiz, Calle Valerio Beta 7570, X5022BDF, Cordoba, Argentina
CB6CPC Radio Club Traiguen, Casilla 150, 4730000 Traiguen, Chile
CB6I Radio Club Traiguen, Casilla 150, 4730000 Traiguen, Chile
CX5A Lupo Bano Negreira, Casilla de Correos 950, 11000 Montevideo,
Uruguay
D4K 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
E7DX Boris Knezovic, P.O. Box 59, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
EG6DIB Pau Balaguer Juaneda, Carretera d'Esporles 65, 07010 Palma
(Illes Balears), Spain
II0IGU Gianni Messore, Via Rotabile 64, 04023 Formia LT, Italy
II3ICZ Gianpiero Loconsole, Via Pasqualigo 6/E Int.8, 30174 Mestre (VE),
Italy
IY9MM Alberto Mattei, Via Enrico Millo 20, 96010 Augusta SR, Italy
J62K William J. Schmidt II, 27427 Myrtle Lake Lane, Katy TX 77494, USA
LA400KBG Trond Nerlie, Braataberga 41, 3614 Kongsberg, Norway
M0URX Tim Beaumont, 83 Limbrick Avenue, Coventry, CV4 9EX, United Kingdom
M5S John Warburton, Peers Meadow, Plealey, Pontesbury, Shrewsbury,
SY5 0UY, United Kingdom
NP2J Dan Flaig, PO Box 25941, Christiansted VI 00824-1941, USA
NP2R Liam McGovern, 137 Pine St, Nanticoke PA 18634, USA
OG1F Timo Klimoff, Yrjonkatu 4 A 15, FI-28100 Pori, Finland
OH8L Jari Ojala, Latvalammentie 32, FI-92260 Kopsa, Finland
PJ7EE Gary L. Hunt, 99 Maple Ridge Drive, Morton IL 61550, USA
PR5K Fernando Augusto Cavalli, Rua Nelson Antonio Farias 31,
Curitiba - PR, 81030-350, Brazil
PU0FDN Renner Pedroza, Rua Waldemar Nery Carneiro Monteiro 475 Apt 602,
Boa Viagem, Recife - PE, 51030-140, Brazil
PX2A Carlos Adalberto Carareto, Estrada de Santo Amaro 201,
Sao Paulo - SP, 05544-000, Brazil
SJ2W Per Eklund, Teaterallen 12-0102 lgh 1102, SE-903 64 Umea, Sweden
T42T Jim Millner, 7010 Gullotti Pl, Port St. Lucie FL 34952, USA
T88GF Hirohisa Yukawa, 187-3 Shimakeya, Itoshima-shi, Fukuoka, 819-1335,
Japan
TY5C Luc Thibaudat, 15 rue de Moiscourt, 27140 Gisors, France
V31XX Bill Kollenbaum, 2446 Belleair Rd, Clearwater FL 33764, USA
VK0DS David Scott, 4139 Freemantle Road, Bathurst, NSW 2795, Australia
VP5M James F. Jordan, 11013 Farmwood Dr, Raleigh NC 27613, USA
XW4KV Vincent Colombo, 32 rue de Gibrand, 17350 Port d'Envaux, France
Z36T Ace Jevremov, Postfach 14, 82378 Peissenberg, Germany
ZM4T Holger Hannemann, 262 Waimarama Heights, RD 12, Havelock North 4294
New Zealand

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