425 DX News #1733

20 July 2024 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1733

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

5H - Vlad, OK2WX will be active as 5H1WX from Mafia Island (AF-054),
Tanzania from 18 September to 6 October. He will operate CW, SSB
and FT8 on 80-10 metres. QSL via I8KHC. Detailed QSLling policy as
well as other information on https://www.mdxc.support/5h1wx/.
BY - Team BI4SSB will be active from Cheniu Shan Island (AS-135) on 25-
28 July, IOTA Contest included. Before the contest they might be
active on 6 metres (WWL OM94vx) and via IO-117 (Greencube). QSL via
via BA4TB. [TNX NG3K]
CN - Taking part in the annual Throne Day's celebrations, members of
the Association Royale des Radioamateurs du Maroc (ARRAM) will be
using the special prefix 5C25 from 25 July to 5 August: e.g. CN8NOA
will be using 5C25NOA. The national society (CN8MC) will be running
the Silver Jubilee special event station 5C25FT.
Throne Day is a public holiday in Morocco that commemorates the
enthronement of the incumbent monarch. Since 1999, it has been
celebrated on 30 July.
DL - Members of DARC's Ortsverband Greifswald (DL0HGW) will be active as
DL250CDF from 1 August to 30 September. The special callsign marks
the 250th anniversary since the birth of the painter Caspar David
Friedrich, an icon of the German Romantic movement. All QSOs will
be confirmed automatically via the bureau, eQSL and LoTW. A cer-
tificate will be available, see https://dl0hgw.darc.de/dl250cdf.htm
for information.
F - Michel, F8GGZ will be active as TM24JOL between 26 July and 11
August, and as TM24JPO between 28 August and 8 September for the
Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, respectively. QSL via home
call.
Several other callsigns are expected to be active during the Summer
Olympics, including
TM100OG operated by Team TM3P; QSL direct to F5PYI
TM17JO operated by Jean-Claude, F1HOM from Re Island (EU-032);
QSL via the bureau
TM2024JO operated by members of Radio Club d'Esquerdes. QSL via
F5KAI.
TM24PRS operated by F4DTO and F4GFE; QSL via F4DTO
TM36JO operated by members of the Association des radioamateurs
de l'Indre; QSL via the bureau, or direct to F5OHM
TM37JO operated by F4ENK, F4ERS, F5CWU, F5SQM and F6FYA; QSL via
F5CWU's OQRS (https://www.f5cwu.net/oqrs/)
TM40JO operated by members of the RadioPole Associatif REF-40
(F4KLM); QSL via F6DZU and LoTW
TM73JO operated by F6HQP; QSL via the bureau, LoTW, QRZ Logbook
TM8JOP operated by Yves, F8LLA, one of the 45,000 volunteers who
will support the Olympics
FP - Team TO8FP (namely VA2AN, VA2MM, VA2XZA, VE2DDZ, VE2GCE and VE2YNI)
will be active from Miquelon (NA-032) on 10-22 August. QSL via Club
Log. They will operate CW, SSB and digital modes on 80-6 metres and
via satellite. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or via DJ4MX.
I - Team IR3M will be active from Pellestrina Island (EU-131) on 28-30
July. QSL via the bureau and LoTW.
IS0 - Dirk, DL1KVN will participate in the IOTA Contest as IS0/DL1KVN/p
from the main island of Sardinia (EU-024). A "possible activation"
as IM0/DL1KVN/p from Maddalena Island (EU-041) will depend "on the
local conditions and especially on the family". He will operate SSB
and CW on 40-10 metres. QSL via LoTW and eQSL. [TNX NG3K]
KH8 - Team KH8T (Robert K5PI, Amy KC5DJI, Don N5DD, Madison W5MJ and
Keith VE7KW) will be active from Pago Pago (OC-045), American Samoa
on 2-16 September. They will operate CW, SSB and FT8 (both
"regular" and SuperFox) on 80-10 metres (possibly also 160 and 6
metres, if conditions allow) with two stations. QSL via M0URX's
OQRS. See https://www.kh8t.net/ for more information.
OK - OL88YL is the special callsign for a multi-national group of YL
operators to be active from near Brno on 4-10 August. QSL via LoTW,
Club Log's OQRS, or via HB9FPM.
OX - Emil, DL8JJ will be active again as OX/DL8JJ from Greenland between
26 July and 15 August. In his spare time he will operate CW (10
watts, battery powered) from the base camp at Tasiilaq (NA-151),
and from various locations on the main island (NA-018).
SM - OZ0J, OZ2ELA, OZ3ACB and OZ9U will be active as SM/OV2E from
Senoren Island (EU-138) on 25-29 July. They will operate CW, SSB
and FT8 (maybe RTTY) on the HF bands and possibly 6 metres, and
will participate in the IOTA Contest. QSL via Club Log's OQRS
(preferred), eQSL, LoTW, or via OZ0J. [TNX DX World]
UA9 - Despite it being mid-July, Baydaratskaya Bay is still choked with
ice, and the operation from the Marresal'skiye Koshki Islands
(AS-089) [425DXN 1732] will most likely have to be postponed until
better times. Team RI8KK will try and be QRV from Levdiev Island
(RR-06-42) or Torasavjej Island (RR-06-40) instead. Updates are
being posted to https://tnxqso.com/ri8kk#/chat.
VE - Pierre, VK3KTB will be active again as VY0ERC from the Eureka
Amateur Radio Club station on Ellesmere Island (NA-008) from 21
July to 7 August. When time permits, he will be QRV on 20, 15 and
10 metres, and maybe also 17 and 12 metres. He operates SSB, CW and
digital modes. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS.
VK - Tom, W1EAT, will be active holiday style as W1EAT/VK4 from Hamilton
Island (OC-160) from 25 July to 5 August. He will operate QRP on 20
metres only. QSL via LoTW, or direct to home call.
YN - Rafael, NN3RP will be active holiday style as YN2RP from Nicaragua
between 25 July and 20 August. He will operate SSB, CW and FT8/FT4
on 40-10 metres. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, or direct to NN3RP. [TNX The
Daily DX]

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

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3Y0K: BOUVET ISLAND 2026 ---> "We are still negotiating contracts for the
DXpedition to Bouvet Island. This DXpedition will be a large scale operation
with 20-24 operators, and we are looking for 4-6 more CW/SSB operators to
complete the team: https://3y0k.com/.
We are looking at various options on how to run the expedition, where the
focus now is on helicopter logistics. Previously, at the end of June, we
received the helicopter permit from the Norwegian Polar Institute and
therefore have all the permits we need to activate Bouvetoya". The permit is
valid for a helicopter operation in the period November 2025 to March 2026,
and covers the plateau above the SW corner of the island to the SE part at
Cape Fie.

MORE PACIFIC FOR THE REBELS ---> The Rebel DX Group has announced plans to
be active as T30TTT from Tarawa (West Kiribati), and as 3D22 (Three Delta
Two Two) from Rotuma, before going to Nigeria and be QRV as 5N5N. Bookmark
https://www.facebook.com/rebeldxgroup for updates.

VOACAP ---> The new and improved VOACAP Online User's Manual, "jam-packed
with information to help you master HF propagation predictions", is now
available: https://www.voacap.com/2023/documents/VOACAP_Manual.pdf.

WSJT-X 2.7.0 ---> Release Candidate WSJT-X 2.7.0-rc6 is ready for download
and use by beta testers: https://wsjt.sourceforge.io/wsjtx.html. This is a
bug-fix release which addresses problems related to the new SuperFox mode,
reported by users of Release Candidate 5.
The SuperFox operators at K8R (American Samoa) encourage Hounds to work
them again, in the remaining days of their activity, until around 22 July.
This will help the development team to exercise RC6 thoroughly before
putting it to use for the N5J DXpedition to Jarvis Island, next month. The
team will depart for Jarvis on 1 August

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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3D2AJT, 3D2RC, 3G0YA, 3W9T, 4L4DX,
4L7T, 4U1UN, 4W6RU, 5H4AYL, 5P5LI, 5W0RC, 5X4E, 5Z4VJ, 8Q7KB, 9M2SPN, 9N7AA,
A25R, A35RC, A45XR, A8OK, CX2DK, E51JD, E6AM, FK/LZ1GC, FK/LZ5QZ, FW8GC,
GB0SIC, H40WA, H44WA, HD8MD, HZ1TT, J68HZ, JD1BQW, JY7RW, OD5YA, OY1OF,
PJ2MAN, PY0FR, S21AF, S21PL, SU1SK, SV2RSG/A, T44DX, TT8RR, TT8XX, TX5S,
TX5XG (OC-114), TX7W, TX8GC, TY5C, UK7AL, V4/G0TLE, VK9DX, VP8LP, WH0B,
XE1XR, YJ0CA, YJ0CA, YS1RS, Z68BB, ZB2FK, ZC4GW.

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