Friday, July 10, 2020

425 DX Group DX News 11 July 2020

11 July 2020                                              A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1523

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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

DL     - Markus, DJ4EL will be active as DJ4EL/p from  Juist Island (EU-047)
         on 10-13 July.  He will operate SSB on 40-10 metres.  QSL via LoTW,
         Club Log's OQRS, or via home call. [TNX DX World]
HS     - Look for E20WXA/p (QSL direct to home call), HS0YNM/p (QSL via home
         call, direct or bureau, and LoTW), HS1OLQ/p (QSL via home call) and
         HS2JQC/p (QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW, or direct to home call) to
         be active from  Si Chang Island (AS-107) between around 6 UTC on 11
         July until around 8 UTC on the 12th. They will operate SSB, CW, FT8
         and FT4 on 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres.
I      - Michele, IU2NKC will be active as IA5/IU2NKC from  Isola del Giglio
         (EU-028) on 12-25 July. QSL via home call (bureau), LoTW and eQSL.
LZ     - During the IARU HF World Championship,  LZ0AA will be the Bulgarian
         Federation of Radio Amateurs' HQ station on 80 metres.  It will use
         the tallest antenna (215 metres) at the  Vakarel Transmitter broad-
         casting facility, inaugurated in 1937 and shut down on  31 December
         2014. The antenna will be taken down shortly after the contest. QSL
         via the bureau to LZ1BJ.  The other BFRA HQ stations  are likely to
         use LZ0HQ.
PZ     - Markus, DJ4EL expects to be active as PZ5G  from  Papegaaien Island
         (SA-092)  on  16-19 October.  He will operate  CW and SSB on  80-10
         metres. Before and after that,  between 11 and 25 October,  he will
         be active as PZ5GE from Houttuin (mainland Suriname) on 40-10m SSB.
         QSLs via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or via home call, direct or bureau.
         Follow  him  on  Twitter  (https://twitter.com/rapanuiman)  for the
         latest news.
SM     - Kjell, SM4DDS will be active  again  as  7S5A  from  Stora Alo/Boko
         Island (EU-177) on 19-24 July.  He will  operate CW, SSB and FT8 on
         80-6 metres.  QSL via  Club Log's  OQRS,  LoTW,  or  via  home call
         (direct or bureau). [TNX SM4DDS]
SV     - Markus, DJ4EL, will be active as SV8/DJ4EL from Kythira Island (EU-
         113) on 26-30 July.  He will operate SSB on  40-10 metres.  QSL via
         LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or via home call. [TNX DX World]
UA     - Look for Mikhail R1MJ/p,  Yuliya R1CBL/p and  Vitaly RA1AGJ/p to be
         active from  Gogland Island (EU-133)  on  23-28 July.  They plan to
         operate mainly SSB on 160-15m. QSL via home calls. [TNX qrz.ru]
VE     - Len, VE9MY/p and Linda, VE9GLF/p  will be active  from  Grand Manan
         Island (NA-014) on 12-18 July.  They plan to operate from six World
         Wide Flora & Fauna references on 80, 40, 20 and 17 metres SSB.  QSL
         via home calls, bureau preferred.
VK     - Andy, VK5MAV will be active as VK5MAV/p  from  Granite Island  (OC-
         228) on 12 July between  1 and 6 UTC.  He will operate CW on 20 and
         15 metres with 100 watts (battery powered) and a ground plane. This
         is intended to be a "test visit", as he expects to be QRV again  on
         25 and 26 July  [425DXN 1522].  Access is limited  to daytime hours
         only, and he will not be able  to overnight on the island.  QSL via
         Club Log's OQRS.
VK     - "Preparations are almost complete for the VK5KI mini DXpedition  to
         Kangaroo Island (OC-139)"  [425DXN 1518],  Grant  VK5GR  posted  to
         https://vk5gr-iota.net/ on 5 July. He and Andrew VK5AKH  will oper-
         ate SSB, CW and "multiple digital modes" using a HexBeam on 20-10m,
         a dedicated 40m vertical  and  a  multi-band vertical  for 160-10m.
         They expect to have the station operational by 7 UTC on 13 July and
         to QRT most likely before 22 UTC on the 17th. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS;
         the logs will be available for Club Log and LoTW IOTA matching once
         the direct QSL cards have been posted.
W      - Joe, K5KUA will participate in the  IOTA Contest  from his home QTH
         on Galveston Island (NA-143).  He will operate mainly CW  with some
         SSB. QSL via home call, direct or bureau, and LoTW. [TNX NG3K]

IARU HF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ---> The object of  the  contest  is  to  contact
other amateurs around the world  - especially member-society HQ stations and
IARU officials - in as many ITU zones as possible on 160, 80, 40, 20, 15 and
10m CW and SSB.  This year's event will run from  12 UTC  on  11 July  until
11.59 UTC on the 12th (see https://contests.arrl.org/iaruhf/). The following
is a selection of  IARU Member Society  HQ stations  that are expected to be
QRV:
Call        Mult         Call        Mult
----------------         ----------------
7A1HQ       ORARI        IO8HQ       ARI
8N1HQ       JARL         IO9HQ       ARI
8N2HQ       JARL         LN2HQ       NRRL
8N6HQ       JARL         LR4HQ       RCA
8N8HQ       JARL         LX8HQ       RL
9A0HQ       HRS          LY0HQ       LRMD
B0HQ        CRAC         LZ0AA       BFRA
B3HQ        CRAC         LZ0HQ       BFRA
B7HQ        CRAC         NU1AW       IARU
B8HQ        CRAC         OH2HQ       SRAL
B9HQ        CRAC         OL0HQ       CRC
BV0HQ       CTARL        OP0HQ       UBA
CR5HQ       REP          OZ1HQ       EDR
CX1AA       RCU          PA6HQ       VERON
DA0HQ       DARC         PW2HQ       LABRE
E2HQ        RAST         PW7HQ       LABRE
E7HQ        ARABH        R0HQ        SRR
EF4HQ       URE          S50HQ       ZRS
EI0HQ       IRTS         SK9HQ       SSA
EM5HQ       UARL         SN0HQ       PZK
GR2HQ       RSGB         TM0HQ       REF
HB9HQ       USKA         W1AW/4      ARRL
IO1HQ       ARI          XE1LM       FMRE
IO2HQ       ARI          YR0HQ       FRR
IO4HQ       ARI          YT0HQ       SRS
IO5HQ       ARI          ZS95SARL    SARL
IO6HQ       ARI                         
Members of the IARU Administrative  Council  and  the  three  IARU  regional
executive committees  will send a signal  report plus AC, R1,  R2  or R3, as
appropriate.

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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

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425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE ---> The June 2020  issue is now available for download
at http://www.425dxn.org/index.php. [TNX IZ3EBA]

FT8DMC ANNIVERSARY ---> Further special callsigns  celebrating  the 3rd  an-
niversary of the FT8 Digital Mode Club until  31 July [425DXN 1521]  include
CB3DMC, XR3DMC  and XR3FT8  from Chile  (QSL direct to CE3GCA);  GB8DMC from
England (operated by G8LIY, QSL via qrz.com and possibly LoTW), and  OZ8FTDM
from Denmark (operated by OZ1KZX, QSL via LoTW and eQSL). Information about
the FTDMC Anniversary Award can be found on https://www.ft8dmc.eu.

KH6VV/KH4 ---> The  DXpedition  to  Midway Island  [425DXN #1476]  has  been
postponed. "We've all seen the latest pandemic news. It's not progressing in
a  good  direction,  or  anything like the  earlier predictions",  Ron KH6DV
posted to qrz.com on 9 July.  "We have encountered a  strong and understand-
able pushback related to  the original operation date of October 2020.  Once
there was the possibility of moving the operation to the second half of Feb-
ruary 2021 the conversation turned  more positive.  The application  for the
Special Use Permit for Midway has now been edited, and now proposes a period
of the second half of February  and will be submitted this week.  Two things
now need to happen: (1) we need more operator interest, and (2) we need more
donations to the expedition PayPal page(KH6VV[@]outlook.com)".

QSO TODAY VIRTUAL HAM EXPO ---> The first  QSO Today  Virtual Ham Expo  (8-9
August) [425DXN 1519] has now confirmed a packed lineup of over  70 speakers
for the event. After each speaker finishes his talk, there will be a virtual
live Q&A so participants  can get immediate answers to their questions.  For
more information  and  to register,  go to https://www.qsotodayhamexpo.com/.
Attendance is free  and there are  early bird prize  incentives  (donated by
sponsors) for registering by  24 July.  The QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo  will
run for  48 hours as a  live event,  then will be available as an  on-demand
event for another 30 days.

WWFF SUMMER TOUR ---> Timo, OH1NOA  (http://thehamradio.com/)  is going on a
"WWFF Summer Tour" to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.  He plans to operate CW
and SSB  as  ES1NOA/# (12-13 and 22-26 July),  YL/OH1NOA (14-17 and 21 July)
and LY/OH1NOA  (17-20 July)  from 25-30  different protected areas.  Updates
will be posted  to  the  World  Wide  Flora  &  Fauna  programme's  website:
http://wwff.co/agenda/. QSL via the bureau and LOTW.

YASME SUPPORTING GRANT TO RBN ---> The Yasme Foundation  has allocated funds
to purchase equipment needed to add 15 nodes to the  Reverse Beacon Network.
These new nodes will be added in regions where there is a need for reception
reports to support amateur radio operation and where those reports will also
have scientific value for geophysical research.
Yasme was assisted in this effort  by  supporting grants  from  the  Amateur
Radio Digital Communications team (https://www.ampr.org/), and by scientific
advice from the HamSCI (https://hamsci.org/) researchers. Information on the
node locations  will be available after a  final list of hosts is available.
[TNX K4ZW]

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QSLs received direct  or  through  managers: 4U1UN, 5B60AIX, 5I4ZZ (AF-032),
5I5TT (AF-032), 6F3A (NA-153),  6W1/EA4ATI, 9G5W, 9J2LA, 9X2S,  A71AE,  CB0Z
(SA-101),   CP4BT,  E44RU,  EA7/DJ4EL  (EU-143),  F4FCE/P  (EU-039),  FG8NY,
FS/VA7XW  (NA-105),  HL4HPK,  HU1DL,  JA8COE/0,  KL7SB,  KP4/AA7CH (NA-249),
OR95WARD, OX3LX (NA-018 and NA-134), OX80HM,  RI0B (AS-068), S53A,  TA0/R7AL
(AS-115),  TA0/RK8A (AS-115), TC0X (AS-099),  TG9ADM,  TI9A,  TM8C (EU-159),
VP2VB,  VP8PJ (AN-008),  XF3PAS (NA-090),  XP2I,  XR8RRC  (SA-032),  YE7SPN,
ZL3CW.

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11 July 2020                                             A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1523

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                           Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                         Direttore  Responsabile I2VGW

PERIOD           CALL                                                   REF
till  11/07      AT2SON: special callsign                              1516
till  11/07      EA6/DK5ON: Balearic Islands (EU-004)                  1521
till  12/07      8N1HQ, 8N2HQ, 8N6HQ, 8N8HQ: IARU HF World Championship1520
till  12/07      EF4HQ: IARU HF World Championship                     1520
till  13/07      DJ4EL/p: Juist Island (EU-047)                        1523
till  14/07      AT2HWC: special callsign                              1519
till  14/07      AT9FC: special callsign                               1519
till  14/07      CB2HOME: special callsign                             1513
till  15/07      E2STAYHOME: special callsign                          1514
till  19/07      3A/IW1RBI: Monaco                                     1521
till  19/07      JH1FFW/JD1: Ogasawara Islands (AS-031)                1522
till  19/07      UE45SA: special callsign                              1503
till  19/07      VC3STYWELL: special callsign                          1522
till  20/07      IO6STAY: special callsign                             1512
till  23/07      AT2SHI: special callsign                              1513
till  26/07      4A60A, 4A60C, 4A60E, 4A60F, 4A60I: special callsigns  1508
till  26/07      4A60M, 4A60N, 4A60O, 4A60S, 4A60X: special callsigns  1508
till  26/07      9A20A: Palagruza Islands (EU-090)                     1521
till  26/07      AT2GOK: special callsign                              1513
till  26/07      AU2COV: special callsign                              1513
till  26/07      AU2IAG: special callsign                              1513
till  26/07      HB0/HB9HBY and HB0/HB9TWU: Liechtenstein              1522
till  26/07      RA1ZZ/p: Bolshoy Berezovyy Island (EU-117)            1522
till  26/07      VK5MAV/p: IOTA Group OC-228                           1522
till  27/07      5JSTAYHOME: special callsign                          1515
till  28/07      AT9SS: special callsign                               1513
till  28/07      DG5LAC/p: Hooge Island (EU-042)                       1522
till  28/07      GB100GKU: special callsign (England)                  1521
till  28/07      TM50PSG: special callsign (France)                    1517
till  30/07      OX3LX: Aasiaat Island (NA-134)                        1522
till  30/07      YJ40IND: special callsign                             1521
till  31/07      9A/S50X, 9A/S52P, 9A/S53Z: Palagruza Islands (EU-090) 1521
till  31/07      9A/S58MU, 9A/DM7AA: Palagruza Islands (EU-090)        1521
till  31/07      9K8FTDMC: special callsign                            1521
till  31/07      A60FTDMC: special callsign                            1521
till  31/07      A91FTDMC: special callsign                            1521
till  31/07      AT2SH: special callsign                               1515
till  31/07      CB3DMC, XR3DMC, XR3FT8: special callsigns             1523
till  31/07      DL0SOP: special callsign                              1520
till  31/07      DQ8FTDMC: special callsign                            1521
till  31/07      GB8DMC: special callsign (England)                    1523
till  31/07      HZ8FTDMC: special callsign                            1521
till  31/07      LR8FTDMC: special callsign                            1521
till  31/07      LX8FTDM: special callsign                             1521
till  31/07      OE20FTDMC: special callsign                           1521
till  31/07      OZ4SOP: Bornholm Island (EU-030)                      1520
till  31/07      OZ8FTDM: special callsign                             1523
till  31/07      SN87LOT: special callsign                             1522
till  31/07      SU8FTDMC: special callsign                            1521
till  31/07      YP8FTDMC and YQ6FTDMC: special callsigns              1521
till  31/07      ZL6FTDMC: special callsign                            1521
till  31/07      ZW8FTDMC: special callsign                            1521
till  01/08      AT2THC: special callsign                              1514
till  01/08      II0ICEH: special callsign                             1521
till  07/08      AU2CVD: special callsign                              1519
till  08/08      GB100RS: special callsign (England)                   1518
till  12/08      4X2BESAFE: special callsign                           1512
till  15/08      9M4COVID19: special callsign (W/E Malaysia)           1514
till  15/08      9M4DUDUKRUMAH: special callsign (W/E Malaysia)        1514
till  15/08      9M4STAYHOME: special callsign (W/E Malaysia)          1514
till  18/08      AT0II: special callsign                               1516
till  19/08      AT2SAH: special callsign                              1519
till  29/08      DZ30SH: special callsign                              1522
till  31/08      4U25B: special callsign (Italy)                       1486
till  31/08      AU2STH: special callsign                              1513
till  31/08      VI250COOK: special callsign                           1511
till  31/08      VI50AWS: special callsign                             1508
till  09/09      AU2FC: special callsign                               1519
till  15/09      YO1STAYHOME: special callsign                         1513
till  15/09      YO19STAYHOME: special callsign                        1511
till  02/10      DM30RSV: special callsign                             1505
till  17/12      DL250BTHVN: special callsign                          1492
till  31/12      4A15DXXE: special callsign                            1498
till  31/12      5B60: special prefix (Cyprus)                         1494
till  31/12      8N6SHURI: special callsign                            1496
till  31/12      9A63AA: special callsign                              1497
till  31/12      DF70DARC and DP70DARC: special callsigns              1495
till  31/12      DL100BKW: special callsign                            1493
till  31/12      DL2020R: special callsign                             1500
till  31/12      DL250BEETH: special callsign                          1500
till  31/12      DL30GER: special callsign                             1494
till  31/12      DL35SDR: special callsign                             1498
till  31/12      HB40HTC and HB40HC: special callsigns (Switzerland)   1495
till  31/12      HF90TPAR, HF90TPBB, HF90TPBF: special callsigns       1495
till  31/12      HF90TPBG, HF90TPCF, HF90TPCG: special callsigns       1495
till  31/12      II2EMCA: special callsign                             1515
till  31/12      II3STAY: special callsign                             1515
till  31/12      JU85UIA: special event station                        1516
till  31/12      LN1V: special callsign                                1511
till  31/12      LX20I: special callsign                               1498
till  31/12      LZ50BFRA: special callsign                            1512
till  31/12      OE1970WWL: special callsign                           1495
till  31/12      OE25: special prefix                                  1504
till  31/12      OL30DXC: special callsign                             1507
till  31/12      OL700CO, OL700DKO, OL700LTV: special callsigns        1508
till  31/12      PA75OV: special callsign                              1495
till  31/12      PA75VERON: special callsign                           1495
till  31/12      S500E: special callsign                               1505
till  31/12      VI110WIA: special callsign                            1518
till  31/12      VK20HOME: special callsign                            1518
till  31/12      YT50SCWC: special callsign                            1496
till  31/12      ZS1820S: special callsign                             1515
till  31/12      ZS95SARL: special callsign                            1499
till  31/01/2021 8J1RL: East Ongul Island (AN-015), Antarctica         1512
till  31/01/2021 DA2025C: special callsign                             1500
till  04/04/2021 PE75BORNE: special callsign                           1511
till  22/04/2021 8J17CALL: special callsign                            1512
till  30/06/2021 DL73TXL: special callsign                             1521
11/07-12/07      E20WXA/p, HS0YNM/p: Si Chang Island (AS-107)          1523
11/07-12/07      HS1OLQ/p, HS2JQC/p: Si Chang Island (AS-107)          1523
12/07            VK5MAV/p: Granite Island (OC-228)                     1523
12/07-13/07      ES1NOA/#: Estonia                                     1523
12/07-18/07      VE9MY/p and VE9GLF/p: Grand Manan Island (NA-014)     1523
12/07-25/07      IA5/IU2NKC: Isola del Giglio (EU-028)                 1523
13/07-17/07      VK5KI: Kangaroo Island (OC-139)                       1523
14/07-17/07      YL/OH1NOA: Latvia                                     1523
17/07-20/07      LY/OH1NOA: Lithuania                                  1523
19/07-24/07      7S5A: Stora Alo/Boko Island (EU-177)                  1523
21/07            YL/OH1NOA: Latvia                                     1523
22/07            TM5ISY: special callsign (France)                     1517
22/07-26/07      ES1NOA/#: Estonia                                     1523
23/07-28/07      R1MJ/p, R1CBL/p, RA1AGJ/p: Gogland Island (EU-133)    1523
25/07-26/07      K5KUA: Galveston Island (NA-143)                      1523
26/07-30/07      SV8/DJ4EL: Kythira Island (EU-113)                    1523
July             9A164T: special callsign                              1522
July             II4NBL: special callsign                              1495
July             LZ551MS: special callsign                             1496
01/08-02/08      OE25EU: special callsign                              1505
01/08-31/08      GB1945PE, GB1945PJ, GB75PEACE: special callsigns      1511
09/08-06/09      GB100RS: special callsign (Northern Ireland)          1518
10/08-17/08      TO5T: St Pierre & Miquelon (NA-032)                   1503
22/08            TM5ISY: special callsign (France)                     1517
22/08-23/08      International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend            1519
27/08-07/09      XR0YHM: Easter Island (SA-001)                        1511
August           II4CLT: special callsign                              1495
August           LZ662MI: special callsign                             1496
05/09-06/09      OE25EU: special callsign                              1505
06/09-03/10      GB100RS: special callsign (Wales)                     1518
09/09-18/09      K4D: Dog Island (NA-085)                              1516
15/09-30/09      XR0YSP: Easter Island (SA-001)                        1507
22/09-06/10      FP/KV1J: Miquelon Island (NA-032)                     1516
28/09-17/10      E6AM: Niue (OC-040)                                   1511
29/09-12/10      TT8RR and TT8XX: Chad                                 1505
September        II4PTN: special callsign                              1495
September        LZ595IP: special callsign                             1496
03/10-04/10      OE25EU: special callsign                              1505
04/10-17/10      GB100RS: special callsign (Scotland)                  1518
11/10-15/10      PZ5GE: Suriname                                       1523
16/10-19/10      PZ5G from Papegaaien Island (SA-092)                  1523
17/10-26/10      CY0C: Sable Island (NA-063)                           1517
19/10-02/11      A35GC: Tonga (OC-049)                                 1511
20/10-25/10      PZ5GE: Suriname                                       1523
October          II4LGH: special callsign                              1495
October          LZ1891AO: special callsign                            1496
October          T30ET: Tarawa (OC-017), West Kiribati                 1504
07/11-08/11      OE25EU: special callsign                              1505
November         II4RVT: special callsign                              1495
November         LZ350PI: special callsign                             1496
December         3Y0I: Bouvet Island                                   1520
December         II4MDY: special callsign                              1495
December         LZ1263AN: special callsign                            1496
January     2021 3X: Kassa Island (AF-051), Guinea                     1519
February    2021 4V5H: Haiti and NA-149                                1519
February    2021 KH6VV/KH4: Midway Island (OC-030)                     1523
June        2021 KL7RRC/p (NA-070) and KL7RRC (NA-039)                 1521
September   2021 JX0X: Jan Mayen (EU-022)                              1521
TBA         2021 RI0Q: Bol'shoy Begichev Island (AS-152)               1521
TBA         2021 W8S: Swains Island (OC-200)                           1520
TBA              FW/KC0W: Wallis Island (OC-054)                       1515
TBA              ZL9: Campbell Island (OC-037)                         1515

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