Friday, July 3, 2020

425 DX Group News 4 July 2020

4 July 2020                                              A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1522

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                           Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                         Direttore  Responsabile I2VGW

PERIOD           CALL                                                   REF
till  04/07      JW7QIA: Spitsbergen (EU-026), Svalbard                1520
till  06/07      VI2020STAYHOME: special callsign                      1510
till  06/07      VI20SH: special callsign                              1513
till  08/07      5B4STAYHOME: special callsign                         1510
till  08/07      GB13COL: special callsign (England)                   1521
till  08/07      K2A, K2B, K2C, K2D, K2E: 13 Colonies Special Event    1521
till  08/07      K2F, K2G, K2H, K2I, K2J: 13 Colonies Special Event    1521
till  08/07      K2K, K2L, K2M: 13 Colonies Special Event              1521
till  08/07      OH#STAYHOME: special callsigns                        1510
till  11/07      AT2SON: special callsign                              1516
till  11/07      EA6/DK5ON: Balearic Islands (EU-004)                  1521
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      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      AT2GOK: special callsign                              1513
till  26/07      AU2COV: special callsign                              1513
till  26/07      AU2IAG: special callsign                              1513
till  27/07      5JSTAYHOME: special callsign                          1515
till  28/07      AT9SS: special callsign                               1513
till  28/07      GB100GKU: special callsign (England)                  1521
till  30/07      YJ40IND: special callsign                             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      DL0SOP: special callsign                              1520
till  31/07      DQ8FTDMC: special callsign                            1521
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      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  07/08      AU2CVD: special callsign                              1519
till  08/08      GB100RS: special callsign (England)                   1518
till  12/08      4X2BESAFE: special callsign                           1512
till  15/08      9M4STAYHOME: special callsign (W/E Malaysia)          1514
till  15/08      9M4DUDUKRUMAH: special callsign (W/E Malaysia)        1514
till  15/08      9M4COVID19: 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
04/07-05/07      OE25EU: special callsign                              1505
04/07-10/07      IL7/IK4YCQ: San Domino Island (EU-050)                1522
06/07-19/07      3A/IW1RBI: Monaco                                     1521
07/07-30/07      OX3LX: Aasiaat Island (NA-134)                        1522
11/07-12/07      8N1HQ, 8N2HQ, 8N6HQ, 8N8HQ: IARU HF World Championship1520
11/07-12/07      EF4HQ: IARU HF World Championship                     1520
11/07-19/07      UE45SA: special callsign                              1503
13/07-18/07      VK5KI: Kangaroo Island (OC-139)                       1518
15/07-19/07      JH1FFW/JD1: Ogasawara Islands (AS-031)                1522
18/07-31/07      9A/S50X, 9A/S52P, 9A/S53Z: Palagruza Islands (EU-090) 1521
18/07-31/07      9A/S58MU, 9A/DM7AA: Palagruza Islands (EU-090)        1521
18/07-01/08      II0ICEH: special callsign                             1521
25/07-26/07      9A20A: Palagruza Islands (EU-090)                     1521
22/07            TM5ISY: special callsign (France)                     1517
23/07-28/07      TM50PSG: special callsign (France)                    1517
24/07-26/07      HB0/HB9HBY and HB0/HB9TWU: Liechtenstein              1522
24/07-28/07      DG5LAC/p: Hooge Island (EU-042)                       1522
25/07-26/07      RA1ZZ/p: Bolshoy Berezovyy Island (EU-117)            1522
25/07-26/07      VK5MAV/p: IOTA Group OC-228                           1522
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
17/10-26/10      CY0C: Sable Island (NA-063)                           1517
19/10-02/11      A35GC: Tonga (OC-049)                                 1511
October          II4LGH: special callsign                              1495
October          KH6VV/KH4: Midway Island (OC-030)                     1476
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
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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4 July 2020                                               A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1522

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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

9A     - 9A164T is the special callsign for members of  the  Radio Klub Novi
         Bokanjac (9A1ZDR) to commemorate the birth of Nikola Tesla (10 July
         1856). QSL via the bureau and eQSL.
DL     - Mike, DG5LAC will be active as DG5LAC/p from  Hooge Island (EU-042)
         on  24-28 July.  He will operate  SSB and FT8.  QSL via  Club Log's
         OQRS, or via DG5LAC.
DU     - DZ30SH is the special callsign for the  Ham Society of the  Philip-
         pines (DX3H)  to join  the  Stay Home  campaign.  Look for activity
         until 29 August, with  Boy, 4F3OM as primary operator. QSL via LoTW
         and eQSL.
HB0    - Loick, HB9HBY and Greg, HB9TWU will be active  as  HB0/HB9HBY  (QSL
         via EB7DX) and HB0/HB9TWU (QSL via EB7DX) from Liechtenstein on 24-
         26 July (but look for  a special callsign  to be used on  25 July).
         They plan to operate SSB, CW and FT8 on 80-6 metres.
I      - Franco will be active again as  IL7/IK4YCQ  from  San Domino Island
         (EU-050) on 4-10 July. He will operate SSB on 40-10 metres. QSL via
         home call, direct or bureau.  The log will be uploaded to LoTW  and
         Club Log. [TNX IK4YCQ]
JD1_oga- Takashi, JH1FFW will be active from the  Ogasawara Islands (AS-031)
         on 15-19 July. He will operate SSB and FT8 on 40-6 metres.  QSL via
         LoTW, eQSL, or the bureau to home call. [TNX DX World]
OX     - Bo, OZ1DJJ  will be active again in  his spare time as  OX3LX  from
         Aasiaat Island (NA-134) on 7-30 July.  He will be QRV on 40-4m. QSL
         via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW, or via OZ0J.
SP     - Special event callsign SN87LOT is active on  1-31 July  to commemo-
         rate the 87h  anniversary of  the  ill fated flight  of  Lithuanian
         pilots Steponas Darius  and  Stasys Girenas.  On 15 July 1933  they
         attempted a  nonstop flight  from  New York City, United States  to
         Kaunas,  Lithuania  in  a  small airplane named "Lituanica".  After
         successfully crossing the Atlantic Ocean,  they crashed on  17 July
         when they were only 650km short of their final destination. QSL via
         SP1PMY.
UA     - Vasily, RA1ZZ plans to be active as RA1ZZ/p from  Bolshoy Berezovyy
         Island (EU-117)  on  25-26 July.  QSL via RA1ZZ,  direct or bureau.
         [TNX NG3K]
VE     - VC3STYWELL is the  third COVID-19  special callsign  to be operated
         until  19 July  by  "The Seven Thirty  Social Distancing  Nets"  in
         Ontario  (http://www.ontars.com/Seven-Thirty-Covid/index.html).  It
         was preceded by VC3STAYHOM (10 April-10 May) and VC3STYSAFE (12 May
         -12 June). QSLs via VE3ES.
VK     - Andy, VK5MAV plans to be active as VK5MAV/p from IOTA Group  OC-228
         on 25-26 July.  He expects  to operate CW on 20, 15 and 10  metres.
         QSL via Club Log's OQRS. [TNX qrz.ru]


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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

Access to the main functions of www.425dxn.org is provided by the 425DXN App
for Android. It is available on Google Play - free of charge, no ads. Enjoy!

FIRST DREAM RIG YOUTH ESSAY CONTEST ---> "The  Intrepid-DX Group  recognizes
the importance of including  Youth  in our great hobby  because they are our
future. We are establishing an annual Dream Rig Youth Essay Contest to learn
the suggestions  of  young people  for attracting  other young operators  to
Amateur Radio". The contest is for USA amateur radio license holders aged 19
or younger: https://www.facebook.com/The-Intrepid-DX-Group-180857615282553.

QSL FK1TS & 3D2TS ---> With immediate effect,  all QSL cards for  FK1TS  and
3D2TS should be requested via  M0OXO's OQRS (https://www.m0oxo.com/).  Cards
already requested through Club Log's OQRS  will be processed and sent out by
M0OXO when  the  new cards  arrive  from  the print shop.  Traditional cards
should be sent  direct only  to  Charles Wilmott,  60 Church Hill,  Royston,
Barnsley, S71 4NG, United Kingdom ("please do not send cards to the bureau",
Charles says, as "they simply will not arrive").

QSL GALLERY ---> The large collection of QSL cards  on  Les  Nouvelles  DX's
website has been updated.  Sixteen different galleries include  18,032 cards
for the  ten Most  Wanted  DXCC  Entities  (2010-19), the  62  deleted  DXCC
Entities, obsolete prefixes,  stations  from  Maghreb  from  1945  to  1962,
Allied Forces stations in Germany (1945-70), special stations  commemorating
ITU and IARU, stations using the United Nations prefix (4U), Antarctic bases
and TAAF (Terres  Australes and Antarctiques Francaises), the various French
DXCC island Entities in the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean and the Americas
(from 1945 to 1969), pre-1945  countries, French Departments and CONUS, plus
a gallery for cards not accepted  by DXCC. Your participation is encouraged:
http://www.lesnouvellesdx.fr/galerieqsl.php. [TNX F6AJA].


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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

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CALL        MANAGER     CALL        MANAGER     CALL        MANAGER
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3B8CW       N4GNR       EF1E        EB1DJ       LZ551MS     LZ1KCP
4L8A        M0OXO       EF8K        EA8DET      OA4/EA7TN   EA5GL
4O7CC       UA4CC       EP4HR       IK2RZQ      OE20FTDMC   OE1SGU
5Z4BU       EA5GL       EV100AM     EV6C        OE60IPA     OE3DMA
7V1ND       7X2VFK      EV1944M     EW1I        OG30YL      OH2YL
7X5NZ       EA7FTR      EV6Z        DL8KAC      OH6OKSA     OH6AD
8J1RL       8J1RL  [b]  EX8NR       RW6HS       PI75KML     PA3DVA
8J1RL       JG2MLI [d]  GB0ATM      MW5DJO      PI75ZUT     PA2PKZ
9K2YM       EA5KB       GB100GKU    G4HLN       PJ2MAN      EC5AHA
9K8FTDMC    9K2RA       GB1AF       M0ICR       PZ5JW       EA5GL
9N1CA       EA5ZD       GX3CO       G6XOU       R300WORF    RK3VWA
A60FTDMC    OE6VIE      HA50KHW     HA0HW       RQ20LF      RQ7L
A71VV       M0OXO       HB0/OT4K    ON4KN       S5/PA3BHF   M0MPM
A91FTDMC    A92AA       HC5DX       W3HNK       SO50WD      SO5WD
AM500ISJ    EA7URF      HF75OSP     SP9PRR      SP50ENV     DL1EKO
BY1CY       BD1KV       HF9MUZEUM   SP9KAG      SV0AMS      DL2MGP
C37AC       EA3QS       HH2MK       EB7DX       TT8SN       DL9USA
CO7HH       RW6HS       HK3PJ       HK3W        UK7AL       EA5GL
CP6CL       W3HNK       HS0ZJF      ON4AFU      UP7L        UN6LN
CQ7FTDM     CT2ITA      II8FTDM     IK8YFU      VP2ETE      W3HNK
CQ8F        EA5GL       II8G        IZ8NWA      W8Y         WB9VPG
CX1RL       EA5KB       IP1DCI      IK1QFM      WP3R        W3HNK
CX3AT       EA5GL       JW7QIA      LA7QIA      XV9NPS      JA2NPS [b]
DM30RSV     DK5ON       LN8W        LA6YEA      XV9NPS      JA2ODB [d]
DQ8FTDMC    DM2RM       LR8FTDMC    F1ULQ       YJ40IND     NZ4DX
DU3TW       EA5GL       LU5FF       EB7DX       YL11WCA     YL3GBC
EA9KB       EA7FTR      LX8FTDM     LX1TI       ZL6FTDMC    F1ULQ
ED1D        EC1D        LY100LY     LY2QT       ZS1OPB      N4GNR
EE5O        EA5ITJ      LZ11C       LZ2DB       ZS95QO      DK3ZL
EF0F        EA4URE      LZ120AE     LZ1ZF       ZW8FTDMC    PP2CS

DL0SOP      Georg Tretow, Postfach 1114, 23931 Grevesmuehlen, Germany
GB13COL     Raymond McAleer, 44 Harvey Avenue, Durham, DH1 5ZG,
            United Kingdom
GB2MO       Ken Holloway, 6 Britons Lane Close, Beeston Regis, Sheringham,
            NR26 8SH, United Kingdom
KH0W        Thomas M. Callas, P.O. Box 1058, Minnetonka MN 55345, USA
PY2STAYHOME Angelo Mori Neto, Rua Martim Francisco 270, Sao Caetano do Sul -
            SP, 09541-330, Brazil
T6AA        Robert Kasca, Govejk 11C, 5281 Spodnja Idrija, Slovenia
VP8HDM      Bob McLeod, 75 Davis Street, Stanley, FIQQ 1ZZ, Falkland Islands
W9IMS       Indianapolis Motor Speedway ARC, P.O. Box 30954, Indianapolis
            IN 46230, USA

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                           Direttore Responsabile
                            Gabriele Villa, I2VGW
               Giornalista Professionista - Tessera n. 071675
                      Ordine Nazionale dei Giornalisti
                                Roma, Italia

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