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20 May 2023                                               A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1672
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                         ****  DX  INFORMATION  ****
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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

5U     - 5UA99WS' departure  from Niger [425DXN 1669]  has been brought for-
         ward,  and he is now scheduled  to leave the country on 1 June.  In
         his spare time Giorgio  operates FT8, FT4 and SSB on  40-10 metres.
         QSL via LoTW, or via EA5GL.
A9     - A91GCC is the special callsign for the  Bahrain Amateur Radio Soci-
         ety to celebrate the 42nd anniversary of the Gulf Cooperation Coun-
         cil on 19-25 May. QSL via EC6DX. Established on 25 May 1981, GCC is
         a regional intergovernmental political and economic union that con-
         sists of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia  and the United
         Arab Emirates.
C6     - Look for KN4NTX to be active as C6AWA from Bimini (NA-048), Bahamas
         on 26-28 May.  He will operate CW only, and will participate in the
         CQ WW WPX CW Contest. QSL direct to home call. [TNX The Daily DX]
GM     - Col, MM0NDX and Jonathan, MM0OKG will be active as  MS0INT from the
         Isle of Tiree (EU-008) on 26-29 May. They will be QRV on 17-6m. QSL
         via LoTW. "There is a small chance they may try activate the neigh-
         bouring Treshnish Islands (EU-108)  for a few hours,  but this will
         depend on weather, and will very much be a decision made on the day
         (possibly 28 May)". [TNX DX World]
GM     - Dan, F5DBT plans to be active as MM/F5DBT from  several islands off
         the west coast of  Scotland between  28 May  and  15 June.  He will
         operate SSB, FT8 and FT4 on 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres. QSL via LoTW,
         eQSL, or direct to home call.
H4     - Originally  scheduled  for  March 2024  [425DXN  1668],  the  H44WA
         DXpedition to the Solomon Islands has been brought forward to 15-29
         November 2023.  Five operators (N7JP, N7QT, N9ADG, NU7J and WA7CPA)
         will be  active  on  160-10 metres  CW, SSB and FT8 (F/H).  QSL via
         M0URX's OQRS; there will be no full log upload to LoTW,  and bureau
         cards will not be available. See https://www.h44wa.com/ for updates
         and detailed QSLling policy.
I      - As of 18 May, the list of  special callsigns celebrating the cente-
         nary of the Italian Air Force until 20 June includes
         II0AAA      II2BGY      II4PNF      II9CMS
         II0AQN      II2BRS      II5GRO      II9CTF
         II0BPL      II2GHD      II5MSC      II9CVT
         II0CMP      II2MIL      II5PIO      II9PAB
         II0FRO      II2VGT      II5PIS      II9SIG
         II0GUI      II2VNG      II5PON      II9TMM
         II0LAT      II3AFT      II6PES      IO3CVM
         II0MVV      II3AVI      II7BPM      IO5LUT
         II0OVF      II3BLN      II7BRI      IO7BPM
         II0PDM      II3CDF      II7GDC      IO9MAR
         II0PEG      II3GOR      II7LEG      IY0TC
         II0RMC      II3IST      II8RCL      IY1TO
         II1ALB      II3PDV      II8REG      
         II1CAM      II3PRL      II8SSC      
         II1CME      II3VEL      II8VVL      
         The activity is organized by the Associazione Radioamatori Italiani
         (ARI) in collaboration with the Air Force General Staff; each call-
         sign represents a place that  had or still has  significant  impor-
         tance in the  ITAAF history.  A certificate will be available;  see
         https://www.ari.it/images/stories/diplo ... ioam23.pdf    for
         information.
I      - Look for  Lorenzo, IB0/IZ0BVU  and  Dario, IB0/IW0RLC  to be active
         from Ventotene Island (EU-045) on 25-28 May. They will operate SSB,
         FT8, FT4 and RTTY on  40, 20, 15, 10  and  6 metres  (maybe also on
         80m). QSL via home calls and LoTW.
JA     - Take, JI3DST  will be active from Shodo Island (AS-200) from 23 May
         to 5 July. He will operate SSB and CW as JJ5RBH (including partici-
         pation  in  the  CQ WW  WPX  CW  Contest)  JI3DST/5,  JS6RRR/5  and
         JR8YLY/5, as well as  JI3DST/p,  JS6RRR/p  and JR8YLY/p on FT8.  He
         will pay  special attention to 6m.  The QSOs will be made available
         for Club Log and  LoTW Matching on the IOTA website.
JA     - Ichy, JH7IPR  will be  active  from  Ishigaki Island  and  Iriomote
         Island (both count for IOTA group AS-024) on 24-28 May.  He will be
         signing JH7IPR/6  (CW, RTTY, SSB, AM)  and  JH7IPR/p  (FT4, FT8 and
         other digital modes). QSL via Club Log and LoTW.
KH8S   - Originally scheduled for March 2020 and  postponed repeatedly,  the
         W8S DXpedition to  Swains Island (OC-200) is now set  to take place
         on 4-17 October. The team (DJ9RR,  DL2AMD,  DL6JGN,  KO8SCA,  NG7M,
         PA2KW, PA3EWP, PA4WM, PA5X and PG5M)  will operate CW, SSB, FT8 and
         RTTY on all bands with six stations from two operating sites.  "Due
         to Covid  and  the  global economic situation,  our costs  have in-
         creased considerably compared to 2020", PA3EWP says. The total cost
         has increased to  EUR 125,000,  and  donations  will  be gratefully
         accepted. See https://swains2020.lldxt.eu/ for more information.
KP4    - Manuel,WP4TZ will be active from  Vieques Island (NA-249) on  23-30
         May.  He will be QRV on 40-6 metres from parks, summits and beaches
         for the  POTA, SOTA and BOTA  programmes.  QSL via LoTW  and  eQSL.
         Updates will be posted to https://twitter.com/elradiohead.
LA     - Ric, DL2VFR  and  Fred, DL4BBH  will  be  active as  LA/DL2VFR  and
         LA/DL4BBH from IOTA group EU-061 and the  Ytre Hvaler National Park
         on 2-6 June.  They will operate  CW and SSB.  QSLs via  home calls,
         LoTW, and Club Log. [TNX DL2VFR]
OK     - The private company Radiojournal  began regular radio broadcasts in
         Czechoslovakia on 18 May 1923.  OL100RADIO, OL100RJ, OL23RADIO  and
         OL23RJ are the special callsigns for the  Czech Radio Club  to mark
         "100 years of broadcasting in OK-land".  Look  for activity  on all
         bands and modes  from  18 May  to  18 June.  A certificate  will be
         available,  see qrz.com  under  any  of the  special callsigns  for
         information.
P4     - John, W2GD will be active as P40W from Aruba (SA-036) on 23-30 May.
         Main activity will be  during the  CQ WW WPX CW Contest,  with some
         spare time operations on 30, 17 and 12 metres  outside the contest.
         QSL via LoTW, or direct to N2MM.
SM     - Ric, DL2VFR and Fred, DL4BBH will be active as either SM6/DL2VFR or
         SD7V/6 (if his licence is renewed) and SM6/DL4BBH from Orust Island
         (EU-043) on 31 May-2 June.  They will operate CW and SSB.  QSLs via
         home calls, LoTW, and Club Log. [TNX DL2VFR]
V4     - Once again John, W5JON will be active as V47JA from  St. Kitts (NA-
         104) from 23 May to 7 June.  He will operate SSB and FT8  on the HF
         bands and especially 6m.  QSL via LoTW,  or direct only to W5JON.
VP2M   - K2DM, George will be active as VP2MDM from Montserrat on 25-29 May.
         He will operate FT8 and SSB on the HF bands and 6 metres,  and will
         participate in the CQ WW WPX CW Contest. QSL via LoTW, or direct to
         K2DM. [TNX The Daily DX]
VP5    - John, K4BAI will be active as VP5/K4BAI  from  Providenciales  (NA-
         002),  Turks & Caicos Islands  on  23-30 May.  QSL via  home  call.
         Along with other operators, he will participate in the CQ WW WPX CW
         Contest as VP5M (QSL direct to K4QPL). [TNX The Daily DX]
VP9    - Darrell, AB2E will be active as AB2E/VP9 from  Bermuda (NA-005)  on
         24-29 May.  Main activity will be during the  CQ WW WPX CW Contest;
         before and after  the contest he will operate  CW, SSB, and FT8  on
         160-10m, with focus on the WARC bands.  QSL via LotW,  or direct to
         home call.
TF     - Chris, DL1MGB will be active as  TF/DL1MGB  from Iceland  on  26-29
         May.  Main activity will be on 80-10 metres during the CQ WW WPX CW
         Contest. QSL via home call. [TNX NG3K]
YU     -  The Amateur Radio Union of Serbia (YU1SRS) will host the 26th IARU
          Region 1 General Conference, to be held at Zlatibor on  1-4 Novem-
          ber.  A special callsign has been issued,  YT26IARU,  which may be
          operated until 31 December  by the hosting society  as well as  by
          the conference amateur radio station. QSL via LoTW.

CARIBBEAN TOUR ---> Bob K4UEE, Rob K5PI, Bill W5SJ and Madison W5MJ  will be
active from Antigua (NA-100) on 23-28 May,  including a M/S HP entry  in the
CQ WW WPX CW Contest,  and from  Montserrat (NA-103)  on 29 May-4 June.  The
callsigns will be V26RC and VP2MUE (for K4UEE), V26GB and VP2MKP (for K5PI),
V26MJ and VP2MMJ (for W5MJ), V26BP and VP2MSJ (for W5SJ). [TNX The Daily DX]

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

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QSL VIA M0OXO ---> On 15 May 4438  3Y0J cards  were mailed to  83 countries,
Charles reports. You can still request QSLs via OQRS (https://www.m0oxo.com)
or direct post mail, but "time is approaching for my vacation", he says. "If
you require  any direct mailed  cards,  I would suggest requesting them very
soon.  My last mailing will be May 30th.  Although log updates, missing call
enquiries and emails will receive a reply, no cards will be issued in June".

+ SILENT KEY + Bernhard "Ben" Buettner, DL6RAI (P44X)  lost his life  on  18
May in a tragic accident while doing maintenance at his QTH in Aruba. He was
working on one of the contest station's towers when it unexpectedly buckled,
and Ben,  "who was attached with a safety belt, was left hanging in the air.
They cut the cables  and brought him  to the ground  and  performed  cardio-
pulmonary resuscitation.  Police and ambulance were called out  but in vain.
A doctor pronounced Ben dead shortly afterwards", Jacobo, P43P reports.

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                         ******* QSL  ROUTES *******
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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

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CALL        MANAGER     CALL        MANAGER     CALL        MANAGER
===================================================================
4F1DY/p     EA5GL       E77DX       E73Y        PA6RYS      PA2AM
4L5P        IK7JTF      E7RUBOS     E74BYZ      PD6SUAM     PD0HWE
4L6QL       RW6HS       EG1MAR      EA1UVR      SP122WP     SP3PDO
4U100QO     M0URX       EG1SPR      EA1URV      SP50GVU     SP6GVU
4U1UN       HB9BOU      EH7IR       EA7LH       SU1SK       N2OO
5F1SC       RW6HS       EJ6KP/p     EI6KP       T88HZ       JH6HZH
5Z4VJ       M0URX       EP2ABS      RW6HS       TC19M       YM1KE
6D33M       XE2M        FG8OJ       M0OXO       TI5CDA      EA5GL
7X4CZ       M0OXO       FO/F6BCW    F6EXV       TM100KOB    F5KOB
7Z1ES       IZ8CCM      GB0AEL      MI0HOZ      TM350DA     F4GFE
8P2K        KU9C        GB9RC       G4XEX       TM350DN     F1EOY
8S80AA      SK5AA       H25A        LZ3SM       TM4JDD      F8KGS
9J2BO       EA5GL       HC2GRC      LY5CA       TM5I        F5PTI
9X2AW       M0OXO       HC7AE/1     EA5GL       TM5JADE     F6KSV
A60AP       EA7FTR      HF9MUZEUM   SP9KAG      TO5L        DK2PZ
A61DI       EA7FTR      HG0WFF      HA0HW       V31MA       M0OXO
A61Q        EA7FTR      HG73WTD     HA1KHJ      V85A        EB7DX
A62A        EA7FTR      HI3SD       EC6DX       VI75G       VK3ATL
A65CW       DL2RMC      ID9/OP8L    ON8WTF      VK5KI       M0OXO
A71AE       EC6DX       II1MRN      IW1EHL      VP2ETE      W3HNK
A71WW       EA7FTR      II3ALP      IQ3UD       VP8BTR      M0OXO
A91WTIS     EC6DX       II3RCT      IQ3TS       VP8KCC      VP8LP
C31CT       EA3QS       MS0TJT/p    GM4ZNC      VP8KCR      M0OXO
CJ3TTB      VA3TTB      OD5ZZ       N4GNR       VP9HE       KN3X
CK3AT       VE3AT       OT40PRA     ON4PRA      XV9NPS      JA2NPS 
CK3ZN       VE3ZN       OY/4X6TT    N4GNR       XV9NPS      JA2ODB [d]
CX1VH       EA7FTR      OY1OF       M0URX       YR65KBS     YO7KBS
D44EO       SQ9D        P44X        DJ4MX       YU75SRS     YU1SRS
D44PM       IZ4DPV      PA100ETM    PE1RDP      Z21ML       N4GNR
DR60WUNDER  DL0RL       PA100PCH    PA3ATW      Z21NRT      EA5GL
DU1IST      JA1HGY      PA6MM       PD3EM       Z3120GD     Z37RSM

4L4DX      Alexander Nersesian, 1790 E Indigo Dr, Chandler AZ 85286, USA
4U1ITU     IARC, P.O. Box 6, 1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland
7T60ARA    Ben Lagha, 3 rue Claude Curtat, 69330 Meyzieu 69330, France
7X4LV      Mohamed Khamla, 37 Clos des Blaches, 38550 St Maurice l'Exil,
           France
A65PX      Herb Wolfson, P.O. Box 368, Ardmore PA 19003, USA
AO8EU      Federacion Digital EA, Apartado Postal 3050, 08200 Sabadell
          (Barcelona), Spain
CK9NC      Paul J. Leger, 32 Ivan Court, Hampton, NB E5N 5B6, Canada
CT9/UR9IDX Eugene Mosiychuk, Apartado Postal 5, 03170 Rojales (Alicante),
           Spain
FJ4WEB     Philip W. Bettan, 27 Broadfield Pl, Glen Cove NY 11542, USA
FR8TZ      Fabrice Brassier, 10 rue de Chanlat, 63190 Moissat, France
FR8UA      Fabrice Brassier, 10 rue de Chanlat, 63190 Moissat, France
FY5KE      Laurent Haas, 19 Rue de la Duee, BP 11, 75020 Paris, France
T88SM      Hakata Radio, PO Box 232, Hakata Kita, Fukuoka, 812-8799, Japan
TR8CA      Jean Charron, 19 rue Gabriel Moussa, 33320 Eysines, France
W9IMS      Indianapolis Motor Speedway Amateur Radio Club, P.O. Box 30954,
           Indianapolis IN 46230, USA
XZ2B       Kiichiro Onishi, 3-19 Tomogaoka, Suma-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo,
           654-0142, Japan

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