425 DX News #1746

19 October 2024 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1746

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

3D2/R - Antoine, 3D2AG, will leave for Rotuma on 19 October for a research
trip lasting three to four weeks (depending on the timing of the
return boat in November). In his spare time he will operate mostly
CW and SSB as 3D2AG/p on 160-6 metres, with a focus on the higher
bands. He hopes to complete the setup and be on the air at least
by 25 October, so that he can try and participate in the CQ WW DX
SSB Contest. Please note that while on the island he will not have
access to the Internet, and that for CW he will use a manual
iambic paddle and paper logs, which will be digitised after the
trip. QSL via Club Log's OQRS and LoTW.
5H - Tev, TA1HZ will be working at a construction site in Tabor, Tanza-
nia until late 2025; in his spare time he will be active again as
5H8HZ on 40-10 metres, with a focus on 40, 30, 12 and 10m. QSL via
LoTW and eQSL; QSOs will also be uploaded to Club Log.
5X - Don, G3XTT as 5X1DF (CW and some FT8) and Alan, G3XAQ as 5X1XA (CW)
will be active from Uganda on 13-27 November. Their main activity
will be during the CQ WW DX CW Contest, in which they will partici-
pate as single-band entrants. QSL 5X1DF via G3XTT; QSL 5X1XA via
G3SWH's OQRS (https://www.g3swh.org.uk/decision.html). [TNX G3SWH]
6Y - Neil, G0RNU will be active holiday style as 6Y/G0RNU from Jamaica
(NA-097) from 23 October to 6 November. He will operate SSB and
digital modes on 40-6 metres. He will post his frequency, mode and
times on the air to https://www.qrz.com/db/6Y/G0RNU. QSL via eQSL.
7Q - Gerry, W1VE will participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest as 7Q2T.
He will be operating Don, 7Q5M's station remotely, and will also be
QRV on 160-6 metres before the contest. QSL via LoTW. [TNX NG4K]
EP - A group of "young Persian amateur radio operators" who would love
"to experience the joy of DXing in the field" will be active as
EP9KNA on 24-25 October. They will operate SSB and CW on 40, 20, 15
and 10 metres from Namakabrud, located on the shoreline of the
Caspian Sea. QSL via operators' instructions.
FG - Once again Philippe, F1DUZ will be active as FG4KH from Guadeloupe
(NA-102) from 22 October to 6 November, including participation in
the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, or via F1DUZ.
HR - K1XM, K2TR, KQ1F, N2WQ and W1UE will participate in the CQ WW DX
SSB Contest as HQ9X from Roatan Island (NA-057), Honduras. They
will be there on 19-29 October, with "some operation" also between
29 October and 15 November. QSL via KQ1F. [TNX NG3K]
I - The United Nations Global Service Centre ARC (4U1GSC) in Brindisi
is active again as 4U24OCT until the end of October. The special
callsign marks United Nations Day (24 October). DXCC wise, it
counts for Italy. QSL via 9A2AA.
J6 - Steve, NY3B will be active again as J68SS from St Lucia (NA-108) on
22-29 October. He will be one of the J62K operators during the CQ
WW DX SSB Contest. QSL J68SS via home call and LoTW; QSL J62K via
LoTW (preferred) or direct to K9HZ, QSOs will be uploaded also to
Club Log, eQSL and QRZ Logbook.
KH9 - Tom, NL7RR will once again be active in his spare time as NL7RR/KH9
from Wake Island (OC-053) starting after 22 October for two weeks.
Usually he operates SSB on 20 metres between 06.00 and 08.00 UTC.
QSL direct to home call. [TNX The Daily DX]
TR - Roland, F8EN will be active again as TR8CR from Gabon starting in
late October for at least three months. He will operate CW only.
QSL via F6AJA; logsearch on http://LesNouvellesDX.fr/voirlogs.php.
[TNX F6AJA]
V4 - Gary, G0FWX will be active again as V47FWX from St Kitts (NA-104)
on 16-23 October. QSL via M0URX's OQRS (https://www.m0urx.com/oqrs)
for direct and bureau cards.
V7 - Don, KW7R is currently active as V73KW from the Marshall Islands.
He is there on a work assignment until September 2025. In his spare
time he operates CW and FT8 on various bands. QSL via LoTW. [TNX
The Daily DX]
VE - Andy, VE1ANF will be active as VE1ANF/9 from Lameque Island (NA-
068) on 18-20 October. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW, or via home
call.
VP8 - Gerben, PG5M will be active as VP8G from the Falkland Islands (SA-
002) on 15-25 November. "VP8 is not ranking high on the Most Wanted
list for SSB and digital modes", he notes, "but for CW it ranks #30
globally and #27 for Europe". He will set up two stations and, if
circumstances allow, operate both CW and FT8 (using MSHV) at the
same time. Plans are to be QRV on 40-6 metres. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS
and LoTW. See https://dx.to/vp8g/ for more information.

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

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FOC MEMORIAL DAY QSO PARTY --- > Sponsored and managed by the First Class CW
Operators' Club, the Memorial Day QSO Party is open to all licensed amateurs
and is intended to provide an opportunity for participants to pay tribute to
amateur radio operators who are now Silent Key. This CW-only event will
run from 09:00 UTC on 1 November to 08:59 UTC on 2 November. Certificates
will be available for all participants submitting an ADIF log. Complete
information can be found on https://www.g4foc.org/memorial-day-qso-party/.

PY0FF ---> The team on Fernando de Noronha will not use FT4, preferring "to
invest every precious minute to work new stations in SSB, CW and FT8".
However, in an effort "to support the classic RTTY community", they will
operate RTTY on 19 October after about 9 UTC. Look for PY0FF on +/- 21105
kHz, listening split up 2 kHz and more.

YASME FOUNDATION GRANT ---> The Board of Directors of the Yasme Foundation
has announced a grant to the Association of Tunisian Radio Amateurs (ATRA)
in support of the 2024 YOTA (Youth On The Air) Sub-regional Camp to be held
in Tunisia. [TNX K4ZW]

+ SILENT KEY + Henry "Doc" Van Kets, ON4IZ passed away on 29 September at
the age of 86. Born in 1938 and licensed since he was 16 years old, he was a
gynecologist at the University of Ghent Medical School. His studies and a
demanding professional life limited his involvement in the hobby, and it was
not until he retired in 1998 that he had more time for amateur radio. He was
still very active in SSB and particularly CW (FOC member #2069), and his
primary interests were HF DXing and IOTA chasing. He was on the DXCC Honor
Roll with 340/381 (current/total) credited Entities in the Mixed standings,
and on the IOTA Honour Roll with 1114 island groups confirmed. [TNX ON5NT]

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

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3V8CB LX1NO G2SZ M0OXO OV1RR OZ1HHH
4U1GSC 9A2AA G6ZZ M0OXO OX3AH EA5GL
4U24OCT 9A2AA G6XX M0OXO PI40HTG PA3DHR
5H3MB IK2GZU GM6XX M0OXO PX0FF DJ4MX
5P1EG SP1EG HB9SPACE HB9ACA R50AWL R2BFL
5R8IC F6ICX HF24WODA SP6TO RI42SP RN3RQ
7Q5MLV M0URX HS0ZMY EA5GL SG0X SM0MLZ
8Q7UX IK0FUX II4RCDN IZ4FUE SN120ABPAB SP3PGR
9G5AF EA5GL II6PRES IK6XEJ SZ1AB SV1ENG
9G5AR N4GNR JW5X LA5X T32AZ KH6QJ
9N1CA EA5ZD JW6VM LA6VM TG9AJR M0URX
9X2AW M0OXO JW7XK LA7XK TI9/TI2JJP EA7FTR
A43JOTA A47OS JW9DL LA9DL TM17FFF F4GFE
A43OWD A47RS LG5LG LA7TIA V47FWX M0URX
A62A EA7FTR LZ1515IW LZ1KCP V51WH DK2WH
AM24SF EA1CW OD5ET EB7DX VE9POTA VE9CF
AO3AMCUP EA3MM OD5KU EB7DX XV9B E21EIC
C21MM DL4SVA OD5ZF IZ8CLM YI3AA IK2DUW
C91BV EB7DX OD5ZZ N4GNR YJ0VV K4NHW
DU6/PE1NSQ EA5GL OG1D OH3RB YN9H EA5GL
EG3AMCUP EA3MM OG3B OH3RB ZL4AA M0OXO
EG8DP EA8URE OG4Z OH4MDY ZL7IO DK7AO
EH7DLH EA7DA OG7A OH6MW ZM100DX M0OXO
EI30T EI3ENB OL5GMA/p OK3EQ ZW8C PP5AA [b]
FM4TI EA5GL OL60FIRAC OK2RAC ZW8C PS8PL [d]

4U1ITU IARC, P.O. Box 6, 1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland
8R1TM Aldir Blanc da Silva, Rua Luisa Lirio do Vale 155,
Praia Campista, Macae - RJ, 27923-080, Brazil
9G1SD David W. Schneider, 1501 SW K St., Grants Pass OR 97526, USA
DL4SVA Georg Tretow, Rehnaer Str. 8, 23936 Grevesmuehlen, Germany
I2GPT Vittorio Caria, Via Cimabue 22, 20003 Casorezzo MI, Italy
JI1FGX/DU9 Mihoko Sakurai, P.O. Box 1, Suyama Post Office, Susono-shi,
Shizuoka, 410-1299, Japan
OE1XRW CARO, ORF SV ZV Funk, Hugo-Portisch-Gasse 1, 1136 Wien, Austria
PS8PL Fernando Batista Paes Landim, Rua Miosotis 569 Apto. 601,
Teresina - PI, 64048-130, Brazil
PZ5JT Verbindingsdienst, Barchman Wuytierslaan 198, 3818 LN Amersfoort,
The Netherlands
SN40KJP Piotr Sobota, Janosika 5/40, 85-794 Bydgoszcz, Poland
W1NDE/KH0 Motonobu Asakura, 4-1-11 Hachiman, Kawajima-machi, Hiki-gun,
Saitama, 350-0151, Japan
WH0RU Hiroyuki Kawanobe, 1-4-1 Mikamine, Taihaku-ku, Sendai-shi,
Miyagi, 982-0826, Japan
ZD9GJ Lance Collister, P.O. Box 73, Frenchtown MT 59834-0073, USA

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