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29 April 2023                                             A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1669
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                         *** 4 2 5  D X  N E W S ***
                         ****  DX  INFORMATION  ****
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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

5U     - Giorgio, IU5HWS will be active again as 5UA99WS from  Niamey, Niger
         between 1 May 1 and 15 June.  In his spare time  he will be QRV  on
         40-10m FT8 and SSB. QSL via LoTW, or via EA5GL. [TNX DX World]
9X     - Harold, DF2WO  will be active again as  9X2AW  from Rwanda on  5-15
         May. He will operate CW, SSB and digital modes on the HF bands  and
         6 metres. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS. [TNX The Daily DX]
BY     - Ten stations (B0CRA, B1CRA,  B2CRA,  B3CRA,  B4CRA,  B5CRA,  B6CRA,
         B7CRA, B8CRA and B9CRA)  from across the country  will be active on
         1-5 May for this year's  "5.5 China Amateur Radio Festival"  on air
         event,  organized  by the  Chinese Radio Amateurs Club (CRAC).  See
         http://www.crac.org.cn/55  for  logsearch and the awards.  QSL  via
         LoTW, or via BA1GG.
DU     - Jairus, 4F1DY plans to be active on 40-10 metres SSB  from  Palawan
         Island (OC-128) on 4-7 May, and from Jomalig Island (OC-091)  on 9-
         11 May. QSL via EA5GL. [TNX DX World]
G      - Celebrating the  85th anniversary of the  First Class CW Operators'
         Club  (https://www.g4foc.org/),  special callsign  GB85FOC  will be
         used by a number of different members during the month of May.  QSL
         via G3SWH's OQRS (https://www.g3swh.org.uk/decision.html) and LoTW.
G      - Radio amateurs in the United Kingdom and Crown Dependencies may use
         a special Regional Secondary Locator on 1 May-30 June  to celebrate
         the Coronation of King Charles III  (alternatively, they can append
         the suffix  "/23C"  to their callsigns).  The RSL - i.e. the second
         letter in the  existing callsign  (D, I, J, M, U and W,  plus E for
         Intermediate licences) - may be replaced by the letter  'R';  where
         no RSL exists,  the letter 'R' may be added.  Club Log will map all
         the  GR/MR/2R  callsigns  to England,  unless a  callsign exception
         exists for the station.  A number of awards will be available;  see
         https://rsgb.org/coronation for the details.
         Also taking part in the celebrations will be a number of GB special
         callsigns, including stations from England  (GB0KCC, GB0KCH, GB1KC,
         GB2KCC, GB3KCR, GB4HCC, GB4KC, GB4RLS), Jersey (GB3KCJ) and  North-
         ern Ireland (GB0KC, GB8KC, GB8KCC, GB9HRH)  to name a few.  QSL, if
         any, via operators' instructions.
HK0/A  - Look for HK0/PY7RP, HK0/PY7XC and HK0/PY8WW  to be active from  San
         Andres Island (NA-033) on 4-11 May.  They will operate SSB, CW  and
         FT8 on 40-6m, with a focus on the higher bands and  a dedicated  6m
         station running 24/7.  Also, look for HK0/PY8WW to be QRV from Pro-
         videncia (NA-049) on 1-3 May.  QSL HK0/PY7RP via Club Log's OQRS or
         direct to home call (and later LoTW);  QSL HK0/PY7XC  via  LoTW  or
         direct  to PT7WA  (he will also  upload his log to  Club Log);  QSL
         HK0/PY8WW via Club Log's OQRS or direct to home call.
I      - Ninety-five years ago (25 May 1928) the airship "Italia" crashed on
         the ice on its way back from the North Pole,  and a small tent dyed
         red for maximum visibility  was the only shelter for the survivors.
         Commemorating the role of radio (and amateur radio) in rescuing the
         Red Tent survivors, special callsign  II1ITR  will be active on 80,
         40, 20, 15 and 10 metres SSB and CW from 25 May to 12 July. QSL via
         IZ1ETD. See https://www.qrz.com/db/II1ITR for more information.
JA     - Look for JE1HXZ/6 to be active from Kuroshima, Yaeyama Islands (AS-
         024) from 28 April to 8 May. He will operate CW, SSB, RTTY, FT8 and
         FT4 on the HF bands and 6 metres. QSL via the bureau and LoTW.
JA     - Look for Kenji, JA4GXS to be active as JA4GXS/6 from Amami O Island
         (AS-023) on 6-8 May. He will operate CW, SSB and FT8 on 40, 20, 15,
         10 and 6m. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX The Daily DX]
ON     - Members of UBA Liege will be active as OP20CW on 1-31 May.  QSL via
         ON5VL (bureau)  or  direct via ON6YH;  the logs will be uploaded to
         LoTW, Club Log and eQSL.  The special callsign celebrates the  20th
         anniversary since the UNESCO General Conference adopted the Conven-
         tion  for  the  Safeguarding  of the  Intangible Cultural Heritage.
         Activity will have a special  focus on CW,  because the  Morse code
         has been recognized as Masterpiece of the Wallonia-Brussels Federa-
         tion's Oral and Intangible Heritage since 2021. [TNX ON6DP]
ON     - Members of UBA Mechelen (ON4MCL) will operate special event station
         OS23SOM on 1-31 May  in celebration  of  Special Olympics Belgium's
         annual National Games,  this year to be held  in Mechelen on  17-20
         May. A certificate will be available,  details will be published on
         https://www.qrz.com/db/OS23SOM.
PA     - On 5 May 1923  the Governor General of the  Netherlands East Indies
         opened officially  the two-way telegraphy radio service from  Radio
         Malabar (callsign PKX)  to Radio Kootwijk in the Netherlands (call-
         sign PCG).  Celebrating the 100th anniversary of those pioneer sta-
         tions in the field of  long-range long-wave  telegraphic communica-
         tion, special event stations  PA100K, PA100M  and PA100PCG  will be
         active from 5 May to 30 June.  All QSOs will be confirmed automati-
         cally via the bureau.  Also taking part in the celebrations will be
         special event station 8A100K from Indonesia (5-13 May).  A certifi-
         certificate will be available; detailed information can be found on
         https://radioclublimburg.nl/mk/index.html.
UA     - A very large number of Russian stations using special  prefix  RP78
         (where the letter P stands for 'pobeda', i.e.  'victory')  will  be
         active on 1-9 May to celebrate the 78th anniversary of the  end  of
         World War II. See https://pobeda.srr.ru/ for more information,  in-
         cluding the list of participating stations and their QSL routes.
VE     - Canada is an independent country, but the  British monarch  remains
         the  nation's head of state.  Celebrating the  Coronation  of  King
         Charles III, Canadian radio amateurs are permitted to replace their
         normal prefix  from  5 May to 2 July:  VA stations can use  CJ,  VE
         stations can use CK,  VO stations can use CY,  and  VY stations can
         use CZ.
VK     - VI2023HRH  is the special callsign  for  members  of  the  Wireless
         Institute of Australia to celebrate the coronation of  King Charles
         III on 1-31 May. QSL via operator's instructions.
VP8    - Special callsign VP8KCC will be used from the  Falkland Islands  on
         6-7 May to celebrate the Coronation of  King Charles III.  [TNX The
         Daily DX]
W      - Look for Mike, W7LG/4 to be active again from Hatteras Island  (NA-
         067) on 7-13 May.  He will operate CW, SSB and "FT modes".  QSL via
         home call, LoTW and eQSL.

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                         ****  GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

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DX Foundation's "DXcellence Award" is awarded to "the outstanding DXpedition
of the  last twelve month,  which received funding from NCDXF.  The award is
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"is recognized for the outstanding performance of a  well-organized  DXpedi-
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VP0 CALLSIGNS ---> Under  the new licensing regulations,  VP8 callsigns will
only cover the Falkland Islands.  South Georgia  and  the South Sandwich Is-
lands have been allocated the prefixes VP0G and VP0S,  respectively.  In the
near future the British Antarctic Territory (which includes the  South Shet-
land Islands and the South Orkney Islands)  is likely to be using  VP0  pre-
fixed callsigns as well.

ZD9BV ---> After an extended hiatus,  Andy, ZD9BV  has been QRV  again  from
Tristan da Cunha since 22 April.  For the time being he operates CW on  15m.
QSL  direct  to  Andy Repetto,  5/A Harris Street,  Tristan da Cunha,  South
Atlantic, TDCU 1ZZ, via Cape Town, South Africa.

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QSLs received direct  or  through managers:  3B7M,  3W1T,  5H100TC,  5V22FF,
5Z4VJ,  7Q6M, 7X2AC,  7Z7AA, 9U4WX, 9U5R,  A35GC,  A35JP, A44A, A60A,  A62A,
D60AE, D67AA, DB0YOTA, FK8HA, FM4SA, FT8WW, GB20YOTA, HD8M,  HI0LT (NA-122),
HK1NA,  II1YOTA,  J28MD,  J68HZ,  J8/AJ4YX,  JG8NQJ/JD1,  LZ145GO,  LZ319TS,
LZ634SM, P40T, PJ2MAN, PJ2T, PJ5/SP9FOW, PZ5MA, S01WS, T88UW, TF2MSN,  TN8K,
V26K, V55Y, VK9CM,  VK9WX, VP5P, VP9IN,  XU7GNY, XV1X,  XZ2B, YB4KAR,  YJ0A,
YJ0CA, Z81D.

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