425 DX News #1739

31 August 2024 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1739

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

3A - Col, MM0NDX and Steve, MM0SAJ will be active again as 3A/MM0NDX and
3A/MM0SAJ from Monaco on 5-9 September. Their main focus is likely
to be on the low bands during their evening hours, and on 6 metres
if propagation permits. QSL both calls via EB7DX and LoTW. [TNX DX
World]
6O - Team 6O3T (Mauro IV3AZV, Paolo IV3DSH, Fabri IV3JPP, Maurizio
IV3ZXQ, Frank IZ8GCE and Kris YL3JA) will be active from northern
Somalia sometime in September: "although the month of September has
been confirmed, the specific dates will not be announced at this
time". They will operate CW, SSB and FT8 (MSHV multi-stream) on
160-6 metres with five stations. See https://dxexplorer.net/ for
more information.
8Q - Michele, IZ8PWN will be active holiday style as 8Q7WN from the
Maldives (AS-013) on 6-13 September. He will operate SSB and maybe
FT8 on 40-10 metres. QSL via I8KHC.
A2 - Pista, HA5AO was due to be active as V5/HA5AO from Namibia on 5-14
October [425DXN 1735], but he has had to cancel the final stop of
his announced Africa tour for reasons beyond his control, he says.
He will therefore extend his stay in Botswana, where he will be QRV
as A25AO from 24 September to 14 October.
C2 - "Out of nowhere, Nauru Airlines cancelled all our confirmed flights
due to a change in their flight schedule!", team C21MM reported on
29 August. The new dates for the DXpedition to Nauru (OC-031) are
10-29 October, and the silver lining is that C21MM will participate
in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest.
The whole group (14 operators) has had to rearrange all flights,
including those from Europe to Australia, as well as the accommoda-
tion. "These rearrangements produced unexpected additional costs of
around 8,000 USD", and they "hope to get special support from the
DX community to bring this rare DXCC country on the air". As Phill,
C21TS has been quite active on FT8 for more than one year, C21MM
will focus on CW on 160-6 metres, as well as SSB and RTTY on
several bands. See https://c21mm.mydx.de/ for more information and
updates.
EI - Team EJ7NET (namely EI3HA, EI3ISB, EI5KO, EI6FR and EI9JF) will be
active from Inis Mor, Aran Islands (EU-006) on 7-11 September. They
will operate CW, SSB and FT8 on the HF bands. QSL direct to EI6FR.
[TNX DX World]
H4 - Bernard, DL2GAC has been active again as H44MS from Malaita (OC-
047), Solomon Islands for a few days, and will remain QRV until
around 15 September. He operates SSB and some FT8 on 40-6 metres.
QSL via home call, direct or bureau; QSOs will be uploaded to Club
Log and LoTW.
HL - Look for Jong DS5ACV/p, Terry DS5DNO/p, Hoya DS5MNO/p and Cho
HL5JYS/p to be active from Isu Island (AS-081, WWL PM44ix) starting
around 1 UTC on 21 September until around 7 UTC on 22 September (30
hours). They will operate CW, FT8 and some SSB on 40, 20, 17, 15,
12, 10 and 6 metres. QSL for all callsigns via DS5DNO (direct);
QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW and Club Log. [TNX DS5ACV]
I - Luca, IK5AEQ will be active as IA5/IK5AEQ from Capraia Island (EU-
028) on 2-7 September. He will operate SSB and FT8/FT4 on 40-6
metres (grid JN43). QSL via home call (direct or bureau), LoTW,
eQSL and Club Log.
J3 - Greg, N9GB will be active holiday style as J3/N9GB from Grenada on
2-10 September. He will operate CW and SSB on 40-10 metres, and
hopefully also 6 metres. QSL via LoTW, or via EB7DX. [TNX The Daily
DX]
JA - Kari, JQ7ELL has had to change the dates of his JQ7ELL/7 activity
from Tashiro Island (AS-206) [425DXN 1737], which is now expected
to take place on 7-8 September. He will operate SSB and FT8 on 80-6
metres, with a focus on 17 and 40 metres. QSL via the bureau to
home call.
LU - Look for Hoc LU5BE/S and Enri LU8EFF/S to be QRV from Chepes and
the rarely activated grid FF68qp, in the Argentine province of La
Rioja, on 4-8 September. They will operate SSB, CW, FT8 and RTTY on
40-6 metres with two stations. QSL LU5BE/S via LoTW, eQSL, QRZ
Logbook, or via EA7FTR; QSL LU8EFF/S via LoTW and eQSL (paper cards
will not be provided). [TNX LU5BE]
OZ - Team OZ0KRF (SP1IVL, SP3LPR, SP3VAX and SQ1WO) will be active from
Bornholm Island (EU-030) on 1-7 September. They will operate SSB,
CW and FT8 on 80-10 metres. QSL via SP1KRF.
OZ - Jan-Willem PA7JWC (5Q7DX), Maarten PD2R (OV2T) and Sven PA1SVM (OZ/
PA1SVM) will be active from Saeby, Vendsyssel-Thy (North Jutland,
EU-171) on 10-17 September. They will operate CW, SSB and FT8 on
160-2m. QSL 5Q7DX via LoTW (preferred), or via PA7JWC; QSL OV2T via
LoTW (preferred), or via PA0ABM.
PA - Commemorating the 80th anniversary of Operation Market Garden,
members of Radio Club Limburg will be active as PA80OMG on 13-19
September. QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau;
direct cards go to PD8RW. See https://rclb.nl/pa80omg for more
information. Also active will be PH80MG, operated by members of the
PI4CQ club station on 13-21 September.
W - Andy, AA5JF plans to be active from Dauphin Island (NA-213) from
around 21 UTC on 30 August until the early UTC hours of 1 Septem-
ber. Later that day he will be QRV from Ship Island (NA-082) for
about 7 hours between 14 and 22 UTC. He will operate CW, FT8 and
some SSB from NA-213, and mostly CW "with some SSB thrown in" from
NA-082. He will have antennas for 40, 30, 20, 17, 15 and 10 metres.
W - Organized by the Citrus Belt ARC, the 25th annual Route 66 On The
Air special event celebrates the historic US Highway 66. Twenty-
three amateur radio stations using 1x1 callsigns (W6A-W6W) will be
QRV from cities along the "Mother Road" on 7-15 September. See
https://w6jbt.org/ for information about the event and QSL routes.
W - Depending on weather conditions, Steve, K4WA intends to operate
from five island groups, camping on as many different islands as
follows:
8-9 September St George Island NA-085
10-12 September Havens Island NA-076
13-15 September Mullet Key NA-034
16-18 September Amelia Island NA-138
19-21 September Jekyll Island NA-058
He will operate mainly CW and SSB, but may also include some FT8.
QSL via home call.
XT - Harald, DF2WO will be active again as XT2AW from Burkina Faso on 8-
22 September. He plans to operate SSB and FT4 on 80-10 metres and
QO-100. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS and LoTW. [TNX DX World]
XT - In addition to 160-6m all-mode operations and 2m EME digi, XT2MD,
the Mediterraneo DX Club's DXpedition to Burkina Faso (31 October-
11 November) [425DXN 1731], will also distribute all-mode QSOs via
satellite (QO-100). The operator will be Richard, GI4DOH, who "will
be more than happy" to arrange skeds (contact him via qrz.com email
address). Unfortunately, the air freight of the necessary equipment
will increase the cost of the expedition, which is already over
budget. Supporting XT2MD with your donations is now more important
than ever: https://www.mdxc.support/xt2md/.
YB - The Belitung DXpedition Team will be active as 7E4M from Mendanau
Island (OC-144) on 14-16 September. Plans are to operate SSB, CW,
FT8 on 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres, and via satellite. QSL via Club
Log's OQRS and LoTW.
ZB - All Gibraltar licensed operators are allowed to switch to the "ZG"
prefix during the week leading towards Gibraltar National Day (3-10
September).
ZD9 - Lance, W7GJ will be active as ZD9GJ from Tristan da Cunha (AF-029)
approximately from 12 September to 1 October. This will be primari-
ly a 6m EME DXpedition, using Q65-60A in the "Q65 Pileup" mode. See
https://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj/ for detailed information and
instructions. When not "aimed up at the moon", he may operate SSB
or FT8 on 6m TEP. QSL via LoTW, or direct to W7GJ.
ZS - Team ZS9KK will be active from a farm in the Klein Karoo region of
South Africa during the SARL Field Day weekend (7-8 September).
They will operate SSB and CW on 80, 40 and 20 metres. QSL via the
bureau

IOTA TOUR ---> Frank, DL2SWW and Gaby, DF9TM plan to operate from several
Finnish and Swedish islands around the Gulf of Bothnia between 3 September
and 6 October. Their IOTA Tour will start and finish in Helsinki; depending
on weather conditions, it will include activities from IOTA groups EU-173
(OH), EU-101 (OH), EU-184 (OH), EU-139 (SM), EU-087 (SM), EU-084 (SM),
EU-002 (OH0), EU-096 (OH) and EU-097 (OH).

PACIFIC TRIP ---> Maxim, OH7O will be active as 3D2YY from Viti Levu (OC-
016), Fiji between 4 and 19 September. He will operate mostly SSB and some
QRS CW on 40-10 metres (maybe also 80m) from different locations around the
island. A side trip to Tuvalu is also being planned: the callsign (T2M) "is
confirmed", but the dates (12-16 September) are still "approximate and being
arranged". See https://oh7o.com/dxexpedition-to-pacific-islands/ for more
information and updates.

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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3D2AG, 3G0YA, 5U5K, 8R7X, 9K2NO,
9M4IOTA (AS-073), 9M4VM, A25R, A2NEW, A44A, CP7DX, CX2BAH, CX2DK, DT0IP (AS-
48), E51WL, ER7HQ, ES5QA, FM4LV, FR5DZ, FW8GC, FY4JI, GB1URC, HI8J, JT1BV,
JW/WE9G, K8K, KG4NE, LA1CI (EU-046), OY/4X6TT, OY1OF, S01WS, S79/HA8PX,
TM13COL, TR8CR, UK9AA, VK9LA, VP2V/DF8AN, VP6DF, VP8LP, VP8WA, XV9Q, YE8DWC,
ZP0X, ZS1AFS, ZZ2FF.

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