425 DX News #1749

9 November 2024 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1749

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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 17-27 November. He will participate in the CQ WW DX CW
Contest as 3B9KW. QSLs via LoTW and Club Log's OQRS. [TNX NG3K]
CE - Team 3G7X (namely CE3CT, CE3SPR, CX6DRA, KQ7W, LU9FVS and LW6DG)
will be active from Chiloe Island (SA-018) on 15-30 November. They
plan to be QRV on 160-6 metres "all modes", and to participate in
the CQ WW DX CW Contest as XR7X. QSLs via LoTW.
DU - DU0A is the new vanity call that was issued to Tim, 4F1GN (aka
4G1G, NP4TT, N4GN) on 6 November. He plans to use it "almost
exclusively" from now on. "We are currently building a competitive
contest station here at DU0A", he says, "where we hope to start
breaking some regional records. Our first big operation will be
during CQ WW DX CW in November, where we will have a strong team of
operators in the multi-single category". QSL via LoTW (preferred),
or direct to KU9C.
E7 - Celebrating Statehood Day of Bosnia and Herzegovina (25 November),
special callsign E7BOSNIA will be active on various bands and modes
10-25 November. QSL via LoTW. A certificate will be available, see
https://www.qrz.com/db/E7BOSNIA for more information.
FO - Look for FO/N5LCP to be active from Bora Bora (OC-067), French
Polynesia on 11-16 November. He will operate SSB and FT8 mainly on
20 and 15 metres. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, or direct to home call.
FS - Team TO9W (K9EL, K9NU, W9AP and W9MR) will be active again from
Saint Martin (NA-105) from 30 November to 13 December. They will
operate CW, SSB, FT8/FT4 and RTTY on 160-6 metres with three
stations. QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS (preferred), or via W9ILY.
See https://www.k9el.com/TO9W/TO9W.htm for more information.
FY - Rikk, WE9G will be active as FY/WE9G from Matoury, French Guiana on
15-23 November. This will be a SO2R (Single Operator 2 Radio)
operation on 80-6 metres. He will operate mostly FT8 ("SuperFox
when on the higher bands and MSHV when on the lower bands"), plus
some CW, SSB and FT4. QSL via Club Log's OQRS , LoTW , or via home
call. [TNX DX World]
HR - Gerard, F2JD will be active again as HR5/F2JD from Copan, Honduras
from late November to late March 2025. He will operate CW, SSB and
FT8/FT4 on the HF bands and 6 metres. QSL via F6AJA (direct or
bureau); logsearch on http://LesNouvellesDX.fr/voirlogs.php. [TNX
F6AJA]
JD1_mt - Take, JG8NQJ expects to be back to the weather station on Minami
Torishima (OC-073) around mid-November until early March 2025, his
QSL manager reports. Usually he is QRV as JG8NQJ/JD1 in his limited
spare time. He operates CW and some FT8 (please note that he wants
you to call with your signal report, not your grid square). QSL via
JA8CJY (direct), JG8NQJ (bureau) and LoTW.
ON - Members of the Radio Club des Ardennes (ON4RCA) will be active as
OO80BB between 16 November and 15 December, to commemorate the 80th
anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge during World War II. QSL can
only be requested via Club Log's OQRS until 31 January 2025.
PJ6 - Dave, WJ2O will be active as PJ6/WJ2O from Saba (NA-145) on 17-26
November, including an entry in the CQ WW DX CW Contest. QSL via
N2ZN.
V4 - Andy, N2NT will be active on 160-6 metres as V47NT from St. Kitts
(NA-104) on 17-26 November. He will participate in the CQ WW DX CW
Contest as V47T. QSL for both callsigns via W2RQ. [TNX NG3K]
V7 - Janusz, SP9FIH will be active as V73WE (requested callsign) from
Majuro Atoll (OC-029), Marshall Islands between 29 November and 13
December. He plans to be QRV on 40, 30, 20, 12 and 10 metres ("the
operation will be limited to only few radio bands due to high costs
of luggage ticket", he says). QSL via Club Log's OQRS. Bookmark
http://v7.dxpeditions.org for more information and updates.
VU - Provided that the AU2K operation from Kanika Island (AS-179)
[425DXN 1745] proceeds as planned and is completed successfully,
the team is exploring the option of operating also from Sagar
Island (AS-153). The operation is tentatively scheduled between 10
and 13 December. "We have applied for a special callsign, which
will be announced on https://au2k.weebly.com once issued", Cezar,
VE3LYC, reports. "The activation will be carried out by the entire
team, using the same equipment employed in the AU2K project".
VU - Datta, VU2DSI will be active once again as AU2JCB from 15 November
to 16 December to commemorate the birthdate (30 November 1858) of
Indian physicist and radio pioneer Jagadish Chandra Bose. He will
operate SSB on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres, and FM on 50800, 51500
and 29700 kHz. QSL direct to home call.
VU4 - Krish, W4VKU will be back to the Andaman Islands (AS-001) and be
active as VU4A between late November and mid December. He plans to
operate SSB and FT8 (MSHV) on 160-6 metres. QSL via Club Log's
OQRS (preferred for both direct and bureau cards), LoTW, or direct
to W4VKU. See https://www.qrz.com/db/VU4A for more information and
updates.
ZS_ant - Oleg, ZS1ANF (UA1O, ex UA1PBA) will be active again as ZS7ANF from
Wolf's Fang Runway, Queen Maud Land, Antarctica (AN-016) starting
around mid November until late February 2025. He will operate
mainly CW on 40-10 metres. QSL via DL5EBE or RK1PWA, and LoTW.

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

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3D2Y: 6 METER TERRESTRIAL AND EME PLANS ---> Plans are "to make every effort
to hand out as many 6 meter QSOs as possible". The team will arrive on
Rotuma on 15 November, and will be on the air through 3 December.
"6m EME operations will be captained by Don, N1DG, and all of our EME opera-
tors will be remote. Our 6 meter EME schedule will be published in advance.
Working EME with a small team DXpedition is a challenge, by utilizing our
remote team we can leverage their expertise resulting in a much better
opportunity to make as many EME contacts as possible.
6 meter terrestrial operations will be manned by a mix of local and remote
operators. We will monitor PSK Reporter and the ON4KST Chat room for open-
ings. We are able to receive notifications of potential openings in real-
time. Our primary terrestrial FT8 frequency of operation on 6 meters is
50313. We will QSY as needed".
The DXpedition is dedicated to the memory of Bob Allphin, K4UEE (SK 10 Feb-
ruary 2024), "the most prolific DXpedition leader of our generation". See
https://rotuma2024.com/ and https://www.facebook.com/61560596036650 for
updates.

MARAC SPONSORS USA-CA AWARD ---> "The Board of Directors of the Mobile
Amateur Radio Awards Club (MARAC) has voted to sponsor the coveted award for
making contacts with all United States counties for the first time. The
award, known as the United States of America County Award (USA-CA), was
sponsored by CQ Magazine until the ham radio journal ceased publication. One
major change from the CQ Magazine award will be the elimination of the
requirement for written confirmations". See http://www.marac.org/ for
complete information.

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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3V8HP, 4K6FO, 5A1AL, 5H1WX
(AF-054), 7Z1AO, 8Q7JH, 9A24RRC, 9X2AW, A41NN, C91AHV, E51EME, EA9PB, ES5QA,
ET3AA, EX0M, FT4GL, GJ0KYZ, H44MS, J52EC, JT1A, JW5X, K8K, KL7J, LX9S, N5J,
OX3LX, PJ4SON, PJ7PF, R2FG, RI0KA (AS-038), TO8FP (NA-032), UK8OM, V31XX,
V4/WE9G, VK2/W7BRS (OC-004), VP2V/WE9G, VP9KD, VY2TT, W9HT/VP9, WE9G/KL7,
YB3KM, ZD7FT, ZL7IO.

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