425 DX News #1745

12 October 2024 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1745

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

3B9 - Kazu, M0CFW will be active as 3B9/M0CFW from Rodrigues Island (AF-
017) on 22-30 October. He will participate in the CQ WW DX SSB
Contest as 3B9KW. QSLs via LoTW and Club Log's OQRS. [TNX NG3K]
7P - Bernie, ZS4TX and John, ZS6JON will be activating Lesotho on 70 cm
EME using the callsign 7P8Z from grid KG30. "We will do two moon
passes", Dennis says, "starting Friday 18 October 2024 at 18:00 UTC
moonrise and ending Sunday 20 October 2024 at 05:00 UTC moonset.
Also included is some Satellite passes - we will work the ISS (if
available), RS-44 and SO-50". QSL via PA3CMC and LoTW.
7Q - Vasco 7Q7CT, Jorge CT1BOL, Vasco D2ACE and Fran EC7R will be active
as 7Q1 (just Seven Quebec One) from Lilongwe, Malawi from 23
October to 2 November, including an entry in the CQ WW DX SSB
Contest. QSL via EA7FTR.
9M6 - Saty, JE1JKL will be active again as 9M6NA from Labuan Island (OC-
133), East Malaysia from 23 October to 25 November. He will
participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest (SOAB LP) and the CQ WW DX
CW Contest (SOAB HP). QSL via LoTW and Club Log's OQRS. [TNX NG3K]
D4 - Claudio, HB9OAU will be active holiday style as D44OA from Sal
Island (AF-086), Cape Verde from 24 October to 5 November,
including an entry in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. He will operate SSB
and CW on 40-6 metres. QSL only via LoTW and eQSL; QSOs will be
uploaded to Club Log.
HL - Members of the Korean Amateur Radio League (KARL) will be active as
HL24KARL on 20 October during the KARL Field Day. All QSOs will be
confirmed automatically via the bureau and LoTW.
HS - Special event station HS19IARU will be active between 12 October
and 10 November for the 19th IARU Region 3 Conference to be hosted
in Bangkok by the Radio Amateur Society of Thailand (4-8 November,
https://www.iarur3conf2024.org). QSL via LoTW and Club Log's OQRS.
I - Special callsign II6PRES will be in use between 12 and 27 October
to celebrate the 50th anniversary of ARI San Benedetto del Tronto
(IQ6SB). QSL via IK6XEJ, direct or bureau.
JD1_oga- Kou, JP1IHD will be active again as JD1BQP from Chichijima (AS-031)
Ogasawara from 21 October until 3 November. including an entry in
the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. Outside the contest he will operate SSB,
FT4 and FT8 with a focus on 15, 12, 10 and 6 metres. QSL via the
bureau to JD1BQP, or direct to JP1IHD; QSOs will be uploaded to
LoTW and Club Log.
KH0 - Masa, JA0RQV will be active holiday style as KH0/JA0RQV from
Saipan, Mariana Islands (OC-086) on 25-27 October. He will operate
FT8/FT4, CW and SSB on 40-6 metres, with a focus on 6m. QSL via
LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or direct to home call. Masa will be
accompanied by Nob, JA0JHQ, who will participate in the CQ WW DX
SSB Contest as AH0CO (QSL via LoTW, or direct to home call).
PJ7 - Ed, N2HX will be active again as PJ7PL from Sint Maarten (NA-105)
between 20 October and 18 December, including entries in the CQ WW
DX SSB and CW contests, as well as in the ARRL 10-Meter Contest.
Outside the contests he will operate holiday style also on RTTY and
FT8. QSL via home call. [TNX The Daily DX]
PY0F - Ben DA1DX, Mark DK2CX, Paul DL5CW, Wolf OE2VEL and Renner PY7RP
have been active as PX0FF from Fernando de Noronha (SA-003) [425DXN
1743] since 5 October, and will remain there until 21 October. They
operate SSB, CW and FT8 (MSHV) on 160-6 metres with five stations:
https://clublog.org/livestream/PX0FF. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or
via DJ4MX.
SV5 - The Dodecanese Radio Amateur Association (SZ5RDS) will be active as
SX502GM on 18-20 October to highlight the presence of Fra' John T.
Dunlap in Rhodes, which marks the first official visit of a Grand
Master of the Order of Malta to the island since 1522. QSL via LoTW
only.
TA - In celebration of the 101st anniversary of the Republic of Turkey
(29 October 1923), special event callsign TC101TC will be used from
18 to 29 October. QSL via LoTW; a certificate will be available on
https://tadx.org/awards.
TI9 - Jose, TI2JJP has been active as TI9/TI2JJP from Cocos Island (NA-
012) since 9 October, and will remain there until 15 October.
Initially he was signing TI9/I2JJP on FT8 by mistake. He operates
SSB and FT8, so far on 20 and 10 metres. QSL via EA7FTR.
V4 - Yuri, VE3DZ will be active as V4/VE3DZ from St. Kitts (NA-104) from
23 October to 3 November. He will participate in the CQ WW DX SSB
Contest as V48K. QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or via home call.
V5 - Members of Amateur Radio DXpeditions will be active as V55LA from
Namibia from 30 October to 11 November. The team includes LA3BO,
LA7THA, LA7WCA, LA8OM, LA9KKA, LB1FI, LB1QI, LB5GI, LB8DC and
OE7PGI. They will operate CW, SSB and digital modes on the HF
bands, with up to seven stations and a focus on the low bands. QSL
via M0OXO's OQRS; full LoTW upload 6 months after the DXpedition.
See https://www.ardxpeditions.com/dxpeditions/v55la for information
and https://www.facebook.com/groups/3093983840726129 for updates.
V6 - Miki, JJ2CJB will be active as V63CB from Weno Island (OC-011),
Micronesia on 25-29 October. Main activity will be during the CQ WW
DX SSB Contest; outside the contest he will operate SSB and some CW
and FT8 on 80-10 metres. QSL via LoTW, or direct to JJ2CJB. [TNX DX
World]
VP5M - K2DM as VP2MDM, N0SMX as VP2MMX and ND8L as VP2MMM will be active
from Montserrat (NA-103) on 23-28 October. They will participate in
the CQ WW DX SSB Contest as VP2MDM (QSL via LoTW, or direct to
K2DM); outside the contest they will operate "a lot of FT8/FT4 and
a bit of CW" using their individual callsigns.
VU - Cezar VE3LYC (VU3LPL), Sarath VU2RS, Adi VU3WEW and Anil VU3DXA
will be active as AU2K from Kanika Island (AS-179, new one for
IOTA) between 2 and 7 December. "Regretfully, Frank (DL4KQ), who
planned and worked on this project with us, will be unable to join
the team due to family and work-related issues". The team will set
up two radio stations, and attempt to operate SSB, CW and digital
modes around the clock on all bands from 40 to 10 metres. Once the
operation is on its way, the team will consider the possibility of
setting up a third station. "We seek financial support from those
who are able and willing to help us defray some of the large costs
required by this project" - see https://au2k.weebly.com for more
information. QSL via Club Log's OQRS (direct and bureau), or direct
to VE3LYC. [TNX VE3LYC]
XV - 3W3B went QRT permanently on 10 October. "After 14 years of fun it
was time to renew my license to comply with new Government
Regulations", Bruce says. His new callsign is XV9B, but his QSL
routes remain unchanged: via LoTW (preferred), or via E21EIC.
YJ - Chris, VK2YUS will be active again as YJ0CA from Port Vila (OC-035)
Vanuatu between 23 October and 4 November, including participation
in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. Outside the contest he will operate
SSB on 40-10 metres, typically between 21 UTC and 10 UTC. QSL
direct to home call. He does not use LoTW or Club Log.
ZL7 - Holger, ZL3IO will be active again as ZL7IO from Waitangi, Chatham
Islands (OC-038) on 15-31 October. Although the main reason for
this trip is extensive work on the ZL7DX station, he plans to take
part in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or
via DK7AO. [TNX The Daily DX]

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3D2MP, 4JF1EU, 7Q6M, A65HS, CP7DX,
CT9/UR9IDX, FK8IK, FT4GL, FY5LH, H44MS, HS72KING, HZ1TT, K4WA (NA-076),
KL7KBN (NA-037), OG0C, OH0Z, OJ0T, S79VU, TO7PX, TT8RR, TZ4AM, V4/WE9G,
VK2/W7BRS, VK7AC, VO2LAB, VU4N, VU7A, WE9G/KH8, XT2AW, XV9T, ZB2CM, ZP4KF.

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