425 DX News #1718

6 April 2024 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1718

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

A5 - Janusz, SP9FIH and Leszek, SP6CIK will be active from Bhutan as
A52P and A52CI, respectively, from 19 April to 4 May. They will
operate SSB, CW and digital modes on 40-6 metres. Their QTH is
located at about 3000 metres a.s.l., with a good short path opening
to North America, Europe and Japan. QSLs via Club Log's OQRS. See
https://a5.dxpeditions.org for more information.
A6 - In recognition of World Amateur Radio Day, the Emirates Amateur
Radio Society will operate special callsign A60WARD (QSL via
EA7FTR) between 15 and 24 April. Also expect activity by A60WARD/0,
A60WARD/1, etc. (see https://www.qrz.com/db/A60WARD for the QSL
routes for the various suffix extensions)
CN - To celebrate World Amateur Radio Day and the 99th anniversary of
the founding of the IARU, special callsign CN99HR will be active on
13-21 April. QSL direct to CN8RAH.
F - Dominique, F5PTI will be active as TM500NA on 14-28 April to memo-
rialize the 500th anniversary since the first European explorer,
Giovanni da Verrazzano, visited nowadays New York City area and
named it New Angouleme. QSL via F5PTI.
F - Special callsign TM83JO will be active for fifteen days between 16
April, when the Olympic flame is lit in Greece, and 26 July, when
the flame ends its journey by lighting the Olympic cauldron at the
Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony of. Look for activity on 80-6 metres
SSB, CW and digital modes, as well as via QO-100. QSL via the
bureau, LoTW, eQSL.
JD1_oga- Kou, JP1IHD will be active again as JD1BQP from Chichijima (AS-031)
Ogasawara from 22 April to 3 May. He plans to operate SSB on 15-6
metres. QSL via the bureau to JD1BQP, or direct to JP1IHD; he will
upload his log to LoTW and Club Log.
Also look for Harry, JG7PSJ to be active again as JD1BMH from the
same island from 22 April to 4 May. He will operate CW, SSB and
RTTY on 40-10 metres. QSL via JD1BMH (bureau), or direct to JG7PSJ.
Logsearch on http://jg7psj.starfree.jp/jd1bmh/. He does not use
LoTW or PayPal
OE - In celebration of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Guglielmo
Marconi (25 April 1874), Enrico, OE7AFT (IZ4AFL) will be active as
OE150GM on 19-28 April. He will operate CW only. QSL via LoTW, or
direct to OE7AFT ("neither SASE nor USD/EUR required").
PJ4 - "TJ", PE1OJR will be active again as PJ4TB from Bonaire (SA-006) on
13-28 April. He will operate SSB, FT8 and FT4 on 40-6 metres. QSL
via LoTW. [TNX NG3K]
SV - Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Second Hellenic Republic,
several operators will be active as SX100D on 13-21 April. Look for
activity on 160-2 metres SSB, CW and digital modes. QSL via LoTW,
eQSL, Club Log's OQRS, or direct to SV2GWY. A certificate will be
available for download on https://sv2rck.gr/SX100D/.
T8 - Nobu, JA0JHQ will be active again as T88PB from Koror (OC-009),
Palau on 12-15 April, with main activity during the CW leg of the
Japan International DX Contest (from 7 UTC on 13 April to 13 UTC on
14 April, http://jidx.org/). QSL via LoTW (preferred), or direct to
JA0JHQ.
YU - Organised radio amateurism in Serbia began with the founding of the
"Society of Friends of Radio-Telegraphy and Radio-Telephony" on 15
July 1924 in Belgrade. Celebrating 100 years of Amateur Radio in
the region, the Amateur Radio Union of Serbia (YU1SRS) will be
active as YT100R and YU100R from 1 April to 1 December. A certifi-
cate will be available: https://www.radiosport.yu1srs.org.rs/.

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

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4A5D ---> Pedro, EA5GL reports that all of the 4A5D QSOs have been uploaded
to Club Log. (1,153 QSOs logged between 03:07 UTC on 30 March and 05:55 UTC
on 31 March). The operation took place from Puerto Balleto on Maria Madre,
the largest of the Islas Marias (NA-244P). If you cannot find your contact,
send Pedro an email (ea5gl@hotmail.com). QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or via
EA5GL.

CQMM DX CONTEST ---> The CQ MM DX Contest, organized by the Juiz de Fora CW
Group, will be held on 20-21 April. It will run from 9 UTC on Saturday
through 23.59 UTC on Sunday, on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres CW. Complete
details, including the results of the 2023 edition, can be found at
https://www.cqmmdx.com/

INDEXA NEWSLETTER ---> The Spring 2024 issue (#141) of the International DX
Association's Newsletter is now available for download on the INDEXA website
(https://indexa.org/newsletters.html). Highlights include "Embracing and
Adapting Technology for DXpeditions" by Otis Vicens (NP4G), a tribute to the
late Bob Allphin (K4UEE), trip reports of the T2C (Tuvalu, October 2023) and
TX7L (Marquesas, November 2023) DXpeditions.

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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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4A5D EA5GL CQ75URE EA4URE OM7M OM4MM
4L2M EA7FTR CQ7X CT1ILT P49Y AE6Y
5K4X HK4RCA CR6T CT1ESV PF00T PA2TMS
5P5K DL7AOS CS230ARR CT1ARR PJ2T KU9C
5Z4PA M0URX D4C IK2NCJ R165B RK1B
7Q7CT EA7FTR DU1KG EA5GL S570CST S59CST
7X2GK IK2DUW DU6/PE1NSQ EA5GL SK100FRK SK4AO
8S0C SM0MPV E28AM/p E21LLR SK100KTH SK0BU
9G5AR N4GNR ED3T N4GNR SO9I SQ9ORQ
9J2REK EA5GL ED8M EA7FTR SP73VOT SP5UFK
9K2JJ EA5GL EP2LMA EA5GL SP80ZUM SP3PDO
9K2NO EC6DX FK8HA K3IRV SU1SK N2OO
9K9A EC6DX FM4LV KU9C SZ5RDS SV5AZP
A44A EC6DX H44MS DL2GAC T47C IK2DUW
A60WAAD EA7FTR HB90G HB9AOF TF3W TF3MH
AO75AN EA4URE HG3N HA3LN TG9ADQ VE7BV
AO75AR EA4URE HG3R HA3NU TI5/N3KS M0URX
AO75CA EA4URE HG7T HA7TM TI7W M0URX
AO75CL EA4URE HG8R HA8JV TI8/N7ZG EA5GL
AO75CM EA4URE HI3LT EB7DX TM3P F4IVV
AO75CT EA4URE II2AUT IQ2UL TM4Y F6KOP
AO75CV EA4URE II3TNXC IQ3TN TM50GP F8GGZ
AO75EU EA4URE II4CLM IZ3WNH TO1Q F1ULQ
AO75EX EA4URE II4DETR IQ4FE TO4VV FH4VVK
AO75GA EA4URE II5LDV IQ5LV TO5LA 4Z5FI
AO75IB EA4URE II8K IZ8EPX TO7O EA1BP
AO75IC EA4URE II9MY IQ9MY TO8AN DF8AN
AO75LR EA4URE IP2A IZ2KXC TX5XG JA1XGI
AO75MA EA4URE IP4M I4IFL V26K AA3B
AO75MC EA4URE IR1GM IQ1DI VC9Z VE9CZ
AO75MU EA4URE IR3POLO IQ3VE VI60IOTA M0OXO
AO75NA EA4URE KB7G/KH6 VR2BG VK4A M0OXO
AO75PA EA4URE KP2B EB7DX VP6G M0OXO
AO75URE EA4URE LX7I LX2A VQ5P N2OO
AP2FLY IK2DUW LY0UKR LY7M WP3C M0OXO
C37N C37URA ME5W M0HMJ XL3T VE3AT
C49C 5B4KH NP3X EB7DX YB0AR EB7DX
CB7H XQ1KN OE2024EM OE4HLF YJ0VK M0OXO
CE2SV N7RO OL130SV OK1MIQ Z68BB EA5GL
CG3T VE3DZ OL7K OK1RCA ZC4MK G0KOM
CN2GS EA5GL OM0R OM3GI ZD7GG DL9GG
CN3A IK2OHG OM160MURGAS OM1ARW ZP0X ZP5AA

EI7M John Barry, Lackabeha, Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork, Ireland
HP1EUA George Lulelaru, 14 Waterman St, Saint-Lambert QC J4P 1R8, Canada
HV0A Francesco Valsecchi, Via Bitossi 21, 00136 Roma RM, Italy
II1GM Bruno Lusuriello, Via Edera 20 22, 16144 Genova GE, Italy
IY0GM Museo della Radio Mario Faedda, att. Nicola Dettori,
Via Dante 17/19, 07044 Ittiri SS, Italy
IY1EY Marconi Club ARI Loano, Via Magenta 8, 17025 Loano SV, Italy
IY6M Enzo Pinto, Via Colle Bianco 51, 66016 Guardiagrele CH, Italy
J42L Leo Fiskas, 1 Argyriou Gouzgou Str., 52 200 Argos Orestiko, Greece
J8NKI Kevin E. Thomas, 235 Littlejohn Rd, Yarmouth ME 04096, USA
JA1XGI Haru Uchida, 2-30-11 Shintomi, Kawagoe-shi, Saitama, 350-0043,
Japan
KL5DX Allen R. Brier, 1515 Windloch Lane, Richmond TX 77406-2553, USA
LZ73TRC Atanas Petrov Kolev, P.O. Box 49, 6100 Kazanlak, Bulgaria
NH7T John Hillyer, 41693 Patriot Lane, Soldotna AK 99669-9090, USA
OG73X Jari Ojala, Latvalammentie 32, FI-92260 Kopsa, Finland
OZ11A Leif Nielsen, Stenhoejvej 280, 9900 Frederikshavn, Denmark
PV5B Amauri Toccolini Felski, Rua Paulo Papp 87 Apt 401, Centro,
Jaragua do Sul - SC, 89251-420, Brazil
PY0FR Renner Pedroza, Rua Waldemar Nery Carneiro Monteiro 475 Apt 602,
Boa Viagem, Recife - PE, 51030-140, Brazil
PZ5TW Fabio Renato Camboim de Araujo, Passagem Ademar de Barros 68,
Belem - PA, 66060-650, Brazil
SZ1A R.A.A.W.G., Kokkinologos Sargiadas, 301 50 Agrinio, Greece
TM6M Stephane Van Langhenhoven, 24 bis rue de Anter Hent,
29830 Ploudalmezeau, France
TZ4AM Gregory J. Carter, 808 Paris Mountain Rd, Rockmart GA 30153, USA
V47NT Bill Keller, 269 Andover Sparta Rd, Newton NJ 07860, USA
V47T Bill Keller, 269 Andover Sparta Rd, Newton NJ 07860, USA
VO2LAB Jim Millner, 7010 Gullotti Pl, Port St. Lucie FL 34952, USA
ZF2CH Chris Hillier, 29 Round Pond Road, Portugal Cove NL A1M 2Z4, Canada
ZF2OO Jim Millner, 7010 Gullotti Place, Port Saint Lucie, FL 34952, USA

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