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425 DX News #1671

Posted: Fri May 12, 2023 7:26 pm
by NP3N

13 May 2023                                               A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1671
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                         ****  DX  INFORMATION  ****
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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

8Q     - Vincent, HB9VCJ will be active as 8Q7VJ from the  Maldives (AS-013)
         from 20 May to 4 June.  He will operate QRP SSB and various digital
         modes on 40-6 metres, and FM on 10 metres.  QSL via LoTW, eQSL,  or
         via home call. [TNX The Daily DX]
9H     - Ivan, YT4RA (IV3CTS) and his brother  Goran, YT7AW (SA7DXR) will be
         active from  Malta (EU-023)  on  24-29 May.  Main activity  will be
         during the CQ WW WPX CW Contest, hopefully as 9H6WPX. QSL via LoTW.
         [TNX YT7AW]
CO     - The Guani DX Group will be active as T41DX on  18-22 May  from Boca
         de Galafre (EL82da), on the main island of Cuba (NA-015). They will
         operate SSB, CW and various digital modes on 80-10m.  QSL direct to
         RW6HS. [TNX RW6HS]
GI     - Once again the North West Group ARC  (MN0NWG)  is  running  special
         event station  GB0AEL  between 5 and 26 May  to commemorate the an-
         niversary of Amelia Earhart's transatlantic flight.  QSL via MI0HOZ
         (direct or bureau). On 20-21 May 1932,  Earhart  became  the  first
         woman to  fly nonstop and alone across the Atlantic, leaving Harbor
         Grace on  Newfoundland (Canada), and  landing  15 hours later  near
         Londonderry (Northern Ireland).
FO     - Didier, F6BCW is active as  FO/F6BCW from  Huahine Island (OC-067),
         French Polynesia  until 25 October.  He operates CW and SSB on 80-6
         metres. QSL via F6EXV, Club Log and LoTW.
FO/M   - Didier, F6BCW and other nine operators (namely F1MNQ, F4ISZ, F5JRX,
         F5LRL, F5VHQ, F6EEQ, F6FMC, F6HBI and F8GGV) will be active as TX7L
         from Hiva Oa,  Marquesas Islands (OC-027)  on  4-19 November.  They
         plan to operate  CW, SSB, FT8, FT4 and RTTY  on  160-6 metres  with
         four  stations.  QSL exclusively via  Club Log's OQRS  (direct  and
         bureau); the full log will be uploaded to LoTW six months after the
         operation.  See https://marquises2023.f6kjs.fr/  for more  informa-
         tion, as well as https://www.facebook.com/TX7L-109202902174568/ for
         updates.
GM     - Jack, M0PLX  will be active as  MM0PLX/p  from  Unst  and other six
         islands in the Shetlands (EU-012)  from  21 May to 2 June.  He will
         operate  SSB on the HF bands, and  will also  pay attention  to 6m.
         Updates will be posted to https://www.facebook.com/M0PLX/.
GM     - Plans are  for  the  expedition  to  the  Isle of Rockall  (EU-189)
         [425DXN 1653]  (https://www.rockallexped.com/)  to  set  sail  from
         Inverkip, Scotland on 26 May. The voyage will take  about 36 hours,
         depending on weather conditions.  The organizers aim  to break  the
         current world record for time spent on Rockall,  and to raise funds
         for charity. Amateur radio wise, Nobby G0VJG and Emil DL8JJ will be
         active as  MM0UKI/p  from the island with two stations.  They  will
         operate SSB, CW and FT8 on 40-10 metres.  "Please bear in mind that
         once at Rockall  it will take  many hours  to get ready  to come on
         air", Nobby says. QSL  via M0OXO's OQRS. Rockall has been activated
         only twice so far, by MS0IRC/p (2005)  and MM0RAI/p (2011).  Follow
         https://www.facebook.com/groups/383962999684050  for  updates,   as
         well as Nobby on Twitter (@G0vjg).
OE     - RW3AH, ON5UR, ON6AJ and ON8AZ  will be active as  4U100QO  from the
         Vienna International Centre Amateur Radio Contest DX Club (4U1A) on
         18-20 May.  They will operate SSB, CW, FT8 and FT4  via the  QO-100
         satellite. QSL via UA3DX, direct or bureau.
OJ0    - Bjorn LA1UW, Tor LA3WAA, Kristoffer LB0VG  and  Stian LB5SH will be
         active as OJ0/homecall from Market Reef (EU-053) on 20-27 May. They
         plan to operate SSB, CW and FT8  on 80-4m with three stations.  QSL
         via operator's instructions. See https://oj0.no/  for more informa-
         tion.
T31    - Team  T31TT's  plans  for  their  early June activity  from  Kanton
         Island, Central Kiribati (OC-043) are to operate  CW (one station),
         SSB (one station)  and FT8 (seven stations, usually F/H)  on the HF
         bands and 6 metres. See https://www.qrz.com/db/T31TT.  QSL via Club
         Log's OQRS only.
TR     - Roland, F8EN  will be active again as  TR8CR from Gabon from 4 June
         until the end of July.  He will operate CW only, and will celebrate
         his 95th birthday  while there.  QSL via F6AJA  (direct or bureau);
         logsearch on http://LesNouvellesDX.fr/voirlogs.php. [TNX F6AJA]
V7     - Bob, N7XR  is active  as  V7/N7XR  from Kwajalein  Atoll  (OC-028),
         Marshall Islands  until late June  or  early July.  He operates CW,
         RTTY and FT8 on  160-10 metres.  QSL via Club Log's OQRS.  [TNX The
         Daily DX]
VP2E   - Rich, KE1B (VP2EAQ) and Anna, W6NN (VP2EAR) will  be  active  again
         from Anguilla (NA-022) from 25 May to 1 June. They will operate CW,
         SSB and FT8 on 40-10 metres. Expect VP2EAQ to participate in the CQ
         WW WPX CW Contest.  QSLs via LoTW,  Club Log's OQRS,  eQSL,  or via
         KE1B.
VP6    - VP6A will be on the air from  Ducie Island (OC-182)  on  10-24 June
         (actual dates  will be subject to  weather conditions).  Four  RIBs
         (Radio In a Box) will provide a total of  five stations  capable of
         24/7 operation  on  160-6 metres  CW, SSB and FT8.  A special focus
         will be placed on  6m operation,  with  gain antennas  and  a power
         amplifier. QSL via HA7RY and LoTW.  See https://www.qrz.com/db/VP6A
         for more information and updates.
         There will only be  three operators  at Ducie:  W6IZT,  KN4EEI  and
         AA7JV. This small local team will set up and maintain the stations,
         and operate from the catamaran "Magnet" anchored nearby.  They will
         visit the island  once a day  to refuel the generators  and  do any
         necessary maintenance.  In line with the minimum footprint concept,
         there will be no camping on the island.  In addition to the on-site
         team, other 14 operators  (9V1YC, AA1V, AA7A, CT1EEB, KY7M, KO8SCA,
         K1DG,  K6GFJ, K6TD, K6MM,  ND2T, N1DG,  PY5EG, W1RM and W8HC)  will
         operate land based remote controlled stations around the clock.
         Following the successful test at FO/AA7JV [425DXN 1667],  VP6A will
         be the first  full-scale DXpedition  to a  rare Entity  featuring a
         large number of remote operators. The RIB technology is intended to
         enable remote operators  to participate in DXpeditions  without the
         expense  and lengthy travel usually involved,  and to enable a new,
         minimum impact operating mode for  environmentally sensitive areas.
         All donations should be made to the  Northern California DX Founda-
         tion (https://www.ncdxf.org/),  which provided funding  for the RIB
         development.
YB     - Look for  Huzen, YE3BYE/p  to be active  from  Gili Ketapang Island
         (OC-237) on 15-21 May.  He will operate SSB on  40, 20, 15 and 10m.
         QSL via LoTW or direct to home call.

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

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425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE ---> The April 2023  issue  is available  for  download
at https://www.425dxn.org/. [TNX IZ3EBA]

BALTIC CONTEST ---> Organized by the Lithuanian Radio Sports Federation, the
58th edition of the contest will be held on 80 metres SSB and CW starting at
21 UTC on 20 May and ending at  2 UTC on 21 May. Complete information can be
found on http://www.lrsf.lt/en/balticcontestrules/.

DX0NE ---> All antennas were damaged during a tropical storm, so Gil decided
to shut down for good earlier than planned. The last QSOs were made on 7 May
at around 02.20 UTC.  During his single-handed operation Gil made 11429 QSOs
(83.0% FT8, nearly 17% CW),  with 3923 unique callsigns.  He hopes to return
to the island with a team, in order to distribute more QSOs with the Spratly
Islands to those in need.

JG8NQJ/JD1 ---> Take has been on Minami Torishima since 18 March; he expects
to QRT around 20 May, his QSL manager reports.  He will depart the island on
24 May. QSL via the bureau to JG8NQJ, or direct to JA8CJY;  the QSOs will be
uploaded to LoTW after Take is back home.

WTISD ---> Proclaimed in 2006 by the  ITU Plenipotentiary Conference,  World
Telecommunication and Information Society Day  is celebrated annually on  17
May.  Special event stations taking part in this year's celebrations include
A91WTIS from Bahrain (11-17 May, QSL via EC6DX)  and A60WTIS from the United
Arab Emirates  (15-22 May,  QSL via EA7FTR).  Also look  for  A60WTIS  to be
activated with different suffix extensions (see qrz.com for the QSL routes).

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QSLs  received direct  or  through managers:  3B7M,  3Y7THA,  4S7AB,  5A1AL,
6M23VGC, 7X2TT, 9U4WX, 9Y4WARD, A35GC, C6AGU, CS2C, D60AE, E6AF, EP2C, ER3R,
FM8QR,  FT4YM,  HI3MRV, MP7DX,  OD5ZZ,  OX3LX,  P44X, S01WS,  S79VU,  SU9VB,
SV8DCY, T48K, TN8K, TO1Q, VK9WX, VP8LP, WH7T, XX9ET, YJ0A, ZS7ANF.

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