425 DX News #1754

14 December 2024 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1754

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

4X - To celebrate the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, the Israel Association
of Radio Communication (formerly known as Israel Amateur Radio
Club) will be running special event stations 4X8NER and 4Z8NER from
25 December to 2 January 2025. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, or via 4Z5MU. A
certificate will be available: https://tools.iarc.org/chanukah24/.
FO - Unless his physical conditions prevent him from travelling, Nobu,
JA0JHQ will be QRV as TX5NH from Tahiti (OC-046), French Polynesia
on 13-16 December, with main activity during the ARRL 10-Meter
Contest. QSL via LoTW, or direct to home call.
KH9 - Currently stationed on Wake Island (OC-053), Allen, KH7AL is active
as KH7AL/KH9 in his spare time [425DXN 1752]. He operates SSB and
some CW on 40, 30, 20, 17, 15 and 10 metres. Next planned activity:
15 December at 19.30 UTC on 10m SSB. He keeps an "Activation Blog"
and an "Upcoming" section on https://sites.google.com/view/kh7al/.
QSL via home call, direct or bureau.
OH - Once again Santa Radio, OF9X (Old Father Nine Xmas) will be active
on 13-31 December on 160-6 metres CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via Club
Log's OQRS, or via OH2BH.
Each operator will send his suffix as part of the report (e.g.
599BH for Martti, OH2BH). You can contact a maximum of 16 Santa
operators on a variety of bands and modes, which makes up your
Santa run total score. This time the score card is reported on
https://www.qrz.com/db/OF9X. The Santa Radio operators are:
Rami OH2BCI (BCI) Juha OH2LQ (LQ)
Martti OH2BH (BH) Pekka OH2TA (TA)
Davide OH2BLS (BLS) Henri OH3JR (JR)
Era OH2CV (CV) Pauli OH5BQ (BQ)
Arttu OH2FB (FB) Alex OH5UY (UY)
Jorma OH2KI (KI) Reijo OH7GGX (GGX)
Jyri OH2KM (KM) Tero OH7WP (WP)
Arto OH2KW (KW) Esa OH7WV (WV)
UA - Special callsigns R2025NY and UE25NY will be active from 29 Decem-
ber to 8 January for the annual "Russian New Year" radio marathon
organized by the Miller DX Club (https://mdxc.ru/). QSLs via RQ7L.
W - Club station W2HRU will be QRV from 30 December to 4 January to
mark the 26th annual Ham Radio University educational conference.
Look for SSB activity on 80, 40 and 20 metres, as well as FT8 on
multiple bands. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, the W2 QSL Bureau or direct to
KA2D. In addition, a printable QSL Certificate will be available.
Detailed information on https://hamradiouniversity.org/.

PACIFIC TOUR ---> Reportedly, Gerhard, OE3GEA will be active holiday style
from New Caledonia, Fiji, Vanuatu, Samoa, American Samoa and Hawaii between
20 December and 21 January:
20-25 December TX24HAID Noumea (OC-032)
25 December-7 January 3D2GE Nadi (OC-016) and Nacula (OC-156)
27-30 December YJ0GE Port Vila (OC-035)
9-12 January 5W0GE Apia (OC-097)
12-15 January KH8/OE3GEA Pago Pago (OC-045)
18-21 January KH6/OE3GEA Hawaii
He will operate CW on 30-10 metres. QSLs via OE3GEA, direct or bureau.

PACIFIC TRIP ---> Hardy, DL7JLL will be active as FO/DL7JLL from Mangareva
(OC-063), French Polynesia and as VP6JLL from Pitcairn Island (OC-044)
Between 18 December and 15 January 2025. He will operate SSB only on 20, 15
and 10 metres. QSLs via home call.[TNX DX World]

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

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AU2K & AU2S ---> Plans are to upload both logs to Club Log immediately after
Cezar's return on 16 December. Requests for QSLs will be accepted as soon as
these operations have been approved by the IOTA management. QSO matching via
LoTW will be open on 2 January for AU2K (AS-179) and on 9 January for AU2S
(AS-153), starting with those requesting direct confirmation via Club Log's
OQRS. More information will be published on https://au2k.weebly.com/.

CANADA POST ON STRIKE ---> Canada Post's operations have been disrupted
since 15 November, when the Canadian Union of Postal Workers began a
national strike. Mail and parcels are not being processed or delivered, and
no new items will be accepted until the national disruption is over.
Acceptance of international mail and parcels has been suspended since 27
November until further notice. All mail and parcels already in the postal
network will be delivered as quickly as possible on a first-in, first-out
basis once operations resume.

CQ DX HALL OF FAME ---> "When Dick Ross, K2MGA (Publisher of CQ Communica-
tions, Inc) became a Silent Key, in April 2024, many wondered about the
numerous award programs that were run by CQ Magazine. One very important
program was the CQ DX Hall of Fame.
Prior to his passing, Dick gave his blessing for the International DX
Association (INDEXA) to carry on with this prestigious award, with my
guidance, if the magazine ever ceased functioning. As such, I am pleased to
announce that INDEXA will begin the stewardship of the Heritage CQ DX Hall
of Fame starting with the 2025 inductees.
Established in 1967, the CQ DX Hall of Fame honors those amateurs who have
made exemplary contributions to DXing and DXpeditioning; including both on-
air and off-air activities and accomplishments.
The activities and accomplishments that qualify one for membership in this
elite group called the CQ DX Hall of Fame involves considerable personal
sacrifice and can usually be described by the phrase 'above and beyond the
call of duty'.
It is not enough to just be a DXpedition team member a number of times. To
be in the DX Hall of Fame you might need to have the foresight to organize
DXpeditions to the very hard to reach entities around the globe, or perhaps
work on ways to open Amateur Radio in the countries where politics exclude
it.
Other accomplishments could also be to create or provide new and/or
important techniques that support the DX chaser. Other important attributes
to be considered include 'integrity', 'perseverance', 'good will', 'honesty'
and 'being noncontroversial'.
Nominations will be open January 1, 2025 through March 1, 2025. Please
send to Bob Schenck, N2OO (n2oo@comcast.net). Make sure to put CQ DX HALL OF
FAME in the subject line.
Inductees will be announced at the SWODXA - Dayton DX Dinner".
Bob Schenck, N2OO is the Vice President of the International DX Association,
a member of the CQ DX Hall of Fame and former DX Editor of CQ Magazine.

DX MENTOR RECOGNITION PROGRAM ---> The Southwest Ohio DX Association, SWODXA
in conjunction with ICOM America, Inc. announces the DX Mentor Recognition
Program "to recognize and reward amateur radio operators who have played a
key role in helping other amateur radio operators achieve DXCC" (note that
"those amateurs receiving the mentoring must be under 30 years of age during
the calendar year for the award"). The award will be presented at the SWODXA
DX Dinner, held annually in conjunction with the Dayton Hamvention. The
judging committee will be staffed by SWODXA representatives, as well as a
representative from both the Northern California DX Foundation (NCDXF) and
the International DX Association (INDEXA).
See https://www.swodxa.org/DX-Mentor-Program/ for more information and the
application form. [TNX AJ8B]

RAEM CONTEST ---> This year's RAEM Contest (https://raem.srr.ru/) will be
held on 22 December, from 00.00 UTC until 11.59 UTC, on 80, 40, 20, 15 and
10 metres CW. Organized by the Russian Amateur Radio Union (SRR), the annual
event memorializes Ernst T. Krenkel (1903-1971), the legendary Arctic ex-
plorer and radioman (callsign RAEM) on various polar stations and on the
first drifting ice station North Pole-1.

+ SILENT KEY + Antonio Gonzalez, EA5RM passed away on 8 December, aged 56.
An accomplished DXer with a number of achievements under his belt (e.g. DXCC
Phone #1 Honor Roll, DXCC CW and DXCC Digi Honor Roll, 5 Band WAZ with 200
zones), he was an active DXpeditioner, often organizing and leading teams to
operate from difficult and challenging locations, and as such he was
inducted into the CQ DX Hall of Fame (2020). Notable DXpeditions include
TZ6RD (Mali 2003), 9X0R (Rwanda 2008), E4X (Palestine 2010), ST0R (South
Sudan 2011), 5J0R (San Andres 2013), 5U5R (Niger 2017), TN5R (Congo 2018)
and HD8R (Galapagos 2021), as well as three operations from Western Sahara
(S05X 2003, S01R 2006 and S04R 2009), and four activities as 1A0C from the
Sovereign Military Order of Malta (2012, 2014, 2019 and 2023). Over the
years, he made a dozen trips to Bolivia to establish and maintain HF
communications links between medical facilities and remote villages in the
Amazon rainforest, and operated as CP1XRM during his free time. His
volunteer work in support of Solidaridad Medica Espana (NGO) and on behalf
of Radioaficionados Sin Fronteras (NGO) earned him the ARRL International
Humanitarian Award (2015) and the Intrepid Humanitarian Award (2017).

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

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AM100RAYO EA4SG PF24MAX PF1B VP2V/K5PI KU9C
AN46CE EA7URM R1941MB R2DX VP9/N2BA WA3RHW

QSL YOTA STATIONS: The December YOTA Month Team is only sending QSL cards if
you request them via Club Log' OQRS. Participating stations in this year's
event include 4A0YOT, 4X1YOTA, 5B4YOTA, 8N2YOTA, 8N2YOTA/1, 8N2YOTA/4,
9A0YOTA, 9M2YOTA, AO24YOTA, AO6YOTA, AO8YOTA, DQ0YOTA, E71YOTA, ES9YOTA,
GB24YOTA, HA6YOTA, HB9YOTA, HG0YOTA, HL0YOTA, II0YOTA, II3YOTA, II5YOTA,
K8O, K8T, K8Y, LT4YOTA, LX9YOTA, LY5YOTA, OE0YOTA, OH2YOTA, OL24YOTA,
OM9YOTA, OQ24YOTA, PA6YOTA, PD6YOTA, R24YOTA, R73YOTA, S50YOTA, SH9YOTA,
SK8YOTA, SU8YOTA, TC24YOTA, TM24YOTA, TM4YOTA, VC2YOTA, VC3YOTA, W8A,
YL24YOTA, YO0YOTA, YS1YOTA, YT24YOTA, YU7YOTA, Z30YOTA, Z39YOTA, ZS9YOTA.

6Y8LV Lester B. Veenstra, 452 Stable Lane, Keyser WV 26726, USA
9V1YC Randy C. Becnel, 243 Red Top Rd, Lumberton MS 39455-5214, USA
CN2REB Ralf El Barnoussi, Lohscher Weg 25, 46509 Xanten, Germany
CO6XX Gustavo Enrique Reguera Sanchez, Calle 24 #1703 e/ 17 y 19,
CP 52610 Caibarien, Cuba
EB7DX David Lianez Fernandez, Apartado Postal 163, 21080 Huelva, Spain
GS5FFF George Funkner, 7 Plenshin Court, Glasgow, G53 6QW, United Kingdom
II2XMAS Parrocchia di Sant'Eugenio, c.a. don Fabrizio Martello,
Via del Turchino 9, 20137 Milano MI, Italy
LZ73TRC Atanas Petrov Kolev, P.O. Box 49, 6100 Kazanlak, Bulgaria
OG1XMAS Timo Klimoff, Yrjonkatu 4 A 15, 28100 Pori, Finland
VE3LYC Cezar Trifu, 4986 Bath Rd., Bath ON K0H 1G0, Canada
VE7ACN Mikhail A. Zavarukhin, 1119 Bennet Drive, Port Coquitlam BC V3C 6H2
Canada
VP2ELR Martin Karcz, Skr. Poczt. 63, 41-300 Dabrowa Gornicza, Poland
VP5V Dave Sarault, 938 Laurel Summit Rd, Boswell PA 15531, USA
YJ0CA Chris Ayres, 3/19-21 Eastern Rd, Turramurra NSW 2074, Australia
YR0XMAS Petrica Stolnicu, Buzau 7 - Ghiseu 1, CP 12, 120340 Buzau, Romania
Z21EI Gerard Scannell, 3 Kingston Close, Mitchelstown, Co. Cork, P67 HR44
Ireland
ZV2BM Ilson Raimundo dos Santos, Rua Arvore do Papel 344, Sao Paulo - SP,
08180-070, Brazil

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