425 DX News #1736

10 August 2024 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1736

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

4W - Alan, VK1AO will be QRV again as 4W/VK1AO from Timor Leste from 19
August to 4 September, including activity from POTA sites and from
Mt Ramelau (Tatamailau), the highest peak in Timor-Leste. Usually
he operates mainly FT8 on 40-12 metres. QSL via LoTW, eQSL and Club
Log's OQRS. See https://www.qrz.com/db/4W/VK1AO for more informa-
tion.
CN - Taking part in the annual Youth Day's celebrations, members of the
Association Royale des Radioamateurs du Maroc (ARRAM) will be using
the special prefix 5E61 on 17-25 August, while the national society
will be running the special event station 5E61FJ. Celebrated on the
birth day of the reigning monarch (21 August), Youth Day (Fete de
la Jeunesse) is a public holiday in honour of the contribution of
the youth to the Kingdom.
CT7 - Look for Markus, CT7/DJ4EL to be active during his daylight hours
from Insua Island (EU-150) on 9-12 August. QSL via LoTW, Club Log's
OQRS, or via home call. [TNX The Daily DX]
ES - Celebrating the centenary of amateur radio in Estonia, special
event station ES1924TE will be active on 5-18 August. QSL via LoTW,
eQSL and QRZ Logbook; bureau cards can be requested on the event's
website: https://es1924te.erau.ee.
F - Vitaly, F4WBU will be active as TM2024PG on 12, 19 and 26 August,
and again from 28 August to 8 September during the 17th Summer
Paralympic Games. All QSOs will be confirmed via the bureau.
F - For the ninth year in a row, a German team (DJ5KX, DJ8EI, DK5OPA,
DL1DCT, DL4MME, DL5KA and DL8KR) will be active as TM0BSM from the
lighthouse at Berck-sur-Mer on 15-18 August. They will be QRV on
the HF bands and the QO-100 satellite. QSL via LoTW (preferred), or
direct to DK5OPA.
F - Supported by a Dutch amateur radio team, special event station
TM80LM will be active on 15-18 August to celebrate the 80th
anniversary of the liberation of the village of Le Muy during WWII
(16 August 1944). QSL via LoTW and Club Log's OQRS.
FO - Yann, F1SMB will be active again as FO/F1SMB from French Polynesia
between 15 August and 15 September. His main QTH will be Tahiti
(OC-046), with a side trip to Fakarava (OC-066). Usually he oper-
ates FT8 and SSB 40-10 metres. QSL via F1SMB (direct or bureau),
LoTW, eQSL.
OH0 - OH2BH, OH2GEK, OH2MM and OH2TA will be active as OH0AM from the
Aland Islands on 10-11 August. They will operate CW, SSB and FT8
(also SuperFox) with two stations. QSL via OH2TA. This activity
celebrates the 60th anniversary of the OH-DX-Ring (OH2AM), founded
on 15 August 1964 by a bunch of young Finns who "soon captured tens
of CQWW World Records in multi and single categories and activated
new & rare DXCC entities in all corners of the world".
Each of "your band/mode QSOs with OH0AM will bring you one lottery
ticket. Just send a note of your QSOs to oh2am60@gmail.com to par-
ticipate in the lottery". The prizes are 10 copies of "Atlas of QSL
Cards": authored by Laura Piipar, daughter of the late OH2BBR (one
of the OH2AM founders), the book "will take radio amateur and non-
amateur readers alike on a fascinating journey through the world of
DX, guided by her dad's valuable QSL card collection".
OH0 - OH2JIU, OH2MZB, OH5BM, OH5CW, OH5CY and OH5CZ will be active as
OG0C from the Aland Islands (EU-002) on 11-18 August. Operating
from grid square KO09, they will be QRV from 160m to 70cm CW, SSB,
FT8/FT4 and RTTY with several stations. QSL via OH5CW (direct) and
LoTW.
OK - OL24YOTA, OL1YOTA, OL2YOTA and OL3YOTA are the special callsigns to
be used during the YOTA Summer Camp 2024 to be hosted by the Czech
Radio Club in Prague on 16-23 August.
SV - Kostas, SV8GGI and Vassilis, SV1SXZ will operate CW and SSB as
J48KLH from Koghi Lighthouse on Salamina Island (EU-075) during the
International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend (17-18 August). QSOs
will be uploaded to LoTW and Club Log.
VP5 - Randy, K5SL will be active holiday style as VP5/K5SL from Providen-
ciales (NA-002) on 14-23 August. He will operate CW and SSB on 40-
10 metres. QSL via home call. [TNX The Daily DX]
W - Members of the Old Barney Amateur Radio Club will be active as N2OB
from "Old Barney", the Barnegat Lighthouse on Long Beach Island
(NA-111) on 17 August (13-21 UTC). Activity is expected to be
mostly on 20 meters SSB. QSL via N2OO (https://www.oqrs.net/n2oo/).
XE - Once again special callsign 4A2MAX will be activated on 1-31 August
in remembrance of St. Maximilian Maria Kolbe. Activity will be on
various bands SSB, CW and digital modes. Born in 1894, Father Kolbe
(SP3RN) was killed on 14 August 1941 at Auschwitz. QSL via EA5GL;
QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW, eQSL, QRZ Logbook and Club Log. See
https://www.qrz.com/db/4a2max for more information.
YB - Members of ORARI Lokal Jakarta Timur (YH0AD) will be active as
7E79RI from Pari Island (OC-177) on 16-19 August. They will operate
SSB, CW and FT8 on 160-10 metres with several stations. QSL via
LoTW, eQSL and QRZ Logbook.

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

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ILLW ---> The 27th annual International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend will
take place from 00.01 UTC on 17 August until 24.00 UTC on the 18th.
Complete information on this popular event, including a list of announced
participating stations, can be found at https://illw.net/.

INDEXA NEWSLETTER ---> The Summer 2024 issue (#142) of the International DX
Association's Newsletter is now available for download on the INDEXA website
(https://indexa.org/newsletters.html). Highlights include "Where do we go
next INDEXA?" by Otis Vicens (NP4G); "INDEXA Announces the 'Next Generation
Fund' in Support of Youth-related DXpeditioning" by Hal Turley (W8HC); DXpe-
dition reports from CB0ZA (Juan Fernandez, February 2024), 8R7X (Guyana,
February 2024), VP6G (Pitcairn Island, April 2024), V62P & V62S (OC-155 &
OC-299, November 2023), Hal Turley's review of the book "Nifty E-Z Guide to
Adventures in DXing. Developing Worldwide Friendships Through Radio Communi-
cation" by Jeff Cantor (K1ZN).

NJ5 ---> The "Magnet", with the N5J team and three USFWS scientists on
board, arrived at Jarvis Island on 6 August at 17 UTC. Operations started
just after 00.30 UTC on 7 August. QSL via Club Log's OQRS. A certificate is
available for "completing radio communications with the Jarvis 2024 DXpedi-
tion on CW, SSB FT8 modes and five bands":
https://jarvisisland2024.com/qsl-info-log-search/jarvis-n5j-dxpedition-…

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

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5W1SA JA1DXA K1W K1RX TM17JO F1HOM
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5X4E IZ3ZLG [d] KP2M NZ4DX TM24JO F4GFE
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7S5A SM4DDS LY35BW LY2QT TM24OG F4GFE
8Q7GG S53RA MD7C M0OXO TM24P F6CQU
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9A/OM6NM OM2FY NP2X KU9C TM33OG F8KGH
9A0A/p 9A7R OC200J OA4O TM34JO F6KEH
9A0BR 9A4W OH0JV DL7RV TM35JO F4KIO
9A5D/p 9A1BHI OL130SV OK1MIQ TM36JO F5OHM
9A8DV IK6VXO OL70CHOD OK1RDO TM5K F8GGV
BI4SSB BA4TB OL88YL HB9FPM TM5OL F6AJA
BY4JN BA4MY OM80SNP OM2FY TM73JO F6HQP
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CT9ABO OM3GI OV3W DK3WW TM78JO F5KCK
DK3R DL1KZA OV9M DF9TM TM89JO F4GLQ
DV1IIW IK2DUW OY1OF M0URX TM8JOP F8LLA
DZ9TI DZ1REC OZ1AA/p OZ1ACB TO973FY EA5GL
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ES0MVM ES1MVM PJ2MAN EC5AHA VP2EAF W5SQK
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GB4CAT M0MNG SD1A SM1TDE VY0ERC M0OXO
GD6EFW ON6EF SM/OV2E OZ0J XU7AKJ JA3ULS
GM2T GM4UYZ SN0GSMP SP9KRJ XU7AMO N0MMA
GM4ALE G4ALE SN1A SP1EG XV9NI JR1UFN
GM7V N3SL SN24TSR SP1KZE YL1CAT YL2TD

8P9MC Philipp Radl, Fichtenweg 7, 8071 Hausmannstaetten, Austria
FR8TZ Fabrice Brassier, 10 rue de Chanlat, 63190 Moissat, France
FR8UA Fabrice Brassier, 10 rue de Chanlat, 63190 Moissat, France
GB1URC Unicom Radio Club, 7 Plenshin Court, Glasgow, G53 6QW,
United Kingdom
GJ2A Mathieu Roche, Flat 1, Statscombe House, Le Quai Bisson,
Le Boulevard, St. Brelade, Jersey, JE3 8JT, United Kingdom
KH0W Thomas M. Callas, P.O. Box 1058, Minnetonka MN 55345, USA
N1LI N.D. Grant, PO Box 301, Long Island ME 04050, USA
OH0V Jukka Klemola, Aarontie 5, FI-31400 Somero, Finland
OH0Z Laurent D. Thomin, 1615 Beaconshire Rd, Houston TX 77077-3817, USA
PJ2ND Jeffrey A. Maass, 9256 Concord Rd, Powell OH 43065-9625, USA
S21PL Antonio Cannataro, Via Don Minzoni 18, 87040 Marano Marchesato CS,
Italy
TM100OG Laurent Borde, 987 route de Pelussin, 42520 Maclas, France
TZ4AM Gregory J. Carter, 808 Paris Mountain Rd, Rockmart GA 30153, USA
V73ML Lisa M. Marks, PSC 701 Box 958, APO AP 96555, USA
XW4KV Vincent Colombo, 32 rue de Gibrand, 17350 Port d'Envaux, France
YE4FNN Abet Suhaian, Jl. Achmad Rosidi Hamzah No. 115, Bintang,
Kecamatan Rangkui, Kota Pangkal Pinang 33138, Indonesia
YJ0CA Chris Ayres, 3/19-21 Eastern Rd, Turramurra NSW 2074, Australia

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