8 August 2020 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1527
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Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
PERIOD CALL REF
till 08/08 GB100RS: special callsign (England) 1518
till 10/08 IM0/IU4HRJ: Maddalena Island (EU-041) 1526
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 15/08 CN21: special prefix 1526
till 15/08 LN1V: Stord Island (EU-055) 1524
till 18/08 AT0II: special callsign 1516
till 19/08 AT2SAH: special callsign 1519
till 23/08 TC3GP and TC3GS: special callsigns 1526
till 29/08 DZ30SH: special callsign 1522
till 30/08 5K87LR: special callsign 1527
till 31/08 4A2MAX: special callsign 1525
till 31/08 4U25B: special callsign (Italy) 1486
till 31/08 AU2STH: special callsign 1513
till 31/08 GB1945PE, GB1945PJ, GB75PEACE: special callsigns 1511
till 31/08 HL75V: special callsign 1526
till 31/08 VI250COOK: special callsign 1511
till 31/08 VI50AWS: special callsign 1508
till 09/09 AU2FC: special callsign 1519
till 14/09 TK/DJ0TP: Corsica (EU-014) 1526
till 15/09 9G5GS: Ghana 1526
till 15/09 YO19STAYHOME: special callsign 1511
till 15/09 YO1STAYHOME: special callsign 1513
till 02/10 DM30RSV: special callsign 1505
till 13/10 CB33M: special callsign 1527
till 01/12 HA70MAV: special callsign 1524
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 6E6E: special callsign 1527
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 PI75VERON: special callsign 1525
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
08/08-22/08 TM76DP: special callsign (France) 1527
09/08-20/08 SV8/IK6QON: Kerkyra Island (EU-052) 1526
09/08-06/09 GB100RS: special callsign (Northern Ireland) 1518
10/08-28/08 IS0/IZ2DLV: Sardinia (EU-024) 1527
14/08-24/08 LA/DH3RN and LA/DH7RG: Bomlo Island (EU-055) 1527
15/08-15/09 3Z1920PS, HF1920PS, SN1920PS: special callsigns 1527
15/08-15/09 SO1920PS, SP1920PS, SQ1920PS: special callsigns 1527
20/08-23/08 TM0BSM: Berck-sur-Mer lighthouse (France) 1527
21/08-23/08 TM1LY: special callsign (France) 1527
21/08-24/08 TM100LY: special callsign (France) 1527
22/08 JA4GXS/4: Kasado Island (AS-117) 1527
22/08 TM5ISY: special callsign (France) 1517
22/08-23/08 International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend 1519
23/08-28/08 TM2U: Ile Saint Marcouf (EU-081) 1527
August GB80BRS and GB80CH: special callsigns (England) 1525
August II4CLT: special callsign 1495
August LZ662MI: special callsign 1496
August OH1TD: Korpo Island (EU-096) 1524
01/09-30/09 SX1AFM: special callsign 1527
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
18/09-20/09 TM1LY: special callsign (France) 1527
22/09-06/10 FP/KV1J: Miquelon Island (NA-032) 1516
26/09-27/09 TM100LY: special callsign (France) 1527
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
17/10-18/10 TM1LY: special callsign (France) 1527
19/10-02/11 A35GC: Tonga (OC-049) 1511
20/10-25/10 PZ5GE: Suriname 1523
23/10-25/10 TM100LY: special callsign (France) 1527
October II4LGH: special callsign 1495
October LZ1891AO: special callsign 1496
06/11-08/11 TM100LY: special callsign (France) 1527
07/11-08/11 OE25EU: special callsign 1505
21/11-22/11 TM1LY: special callsign (France) 1527
November II4RVT: special callsign 1495
November LZ350PI: special callsign 1496
18/12-20/12 TM100LY: special callsign (France) 1527
18/12-20/12 TM1LY: special callsign (France) 1527
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
18/09-02/10/2021 JX0X: Jan Mayen (EU-022) 1526
TBA 2021 RI0Q: Bol'shoy Begichev Island (AS-152) 1521
TBA 2021 W8S: Swains Island (OC-200) 1520
TBA T30ET: Tarawa (OC-017), West Kiribati 1526
TBA ZL9: Campbell Island (OC-037) 1515
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No 1527
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CE - Radio Club Eternautas (CE3ETR) will operate special callsign CB33M
from 5 August to 13 October. Look for activity on 80, 40, 30, 20,
15 and 10 metres SSB, CW and digital modes. This operation commemo-
rates the tenth anniversary of the Copiapo mining accident, when 33
miners were rescued after being trapped 700 metres underground in a
copper-gold mine in the Atacama Desert for 69 days. QSL via CE3ETR.
F - The Radio Club du Val d'Issole (F8KGH) will be active as TM76DP on
8-22 August to commemorate the 76th anniversary of the landing
operation ("Debarquement de Provence") of the Allied invasion of
Provence during World War II (15 August 1944). They will operate
SSB, CW and digital modes on 80-6 metres. QSL via LoTW and eQSL.
[TNX Les Nouvelles DX]
F - A German team (DJ5KX, DJ8EI, DK5OPA, DL1DCT, DL5KA and DL8KR) will
be active again as TM0BSM from the lighthouse at Berck-sur-Mer,
France on 20-23 August. They will operate CW, SSB and digital modes
on 80-10 metres, and they also plan some activity on the QO-100
Geostationary satellite. QSL via DK5OPA.
F - The Radio Club de Cestas and the Radio Club du Bassin d'Arcachon
will operate two special callsigns to mark the 100th anniversary of
the Bordeaux-La Fayette radio station, inaugurated in 1920 and at
that time the most powerful in the world. TM100LY (QSL via F6KUQ)
will be active on 21-24 August, 26-27 September, 23-25 October, 6-8
November and 18-20 December; TM1LY (QSL via F5KAY) will be active
on 21-23 August, 18-20 September, 17-18 October, 21-22 November and
18-20 December.
F - Francis ON8AZ, Luc ON7KZ, Tim ON5HC and Kurt ON5DZ will be active
as TM2U from Ile Saint Marcouf (EU-081) on 23-28 August. They will
operate CW, SSB and digital modes on 80-6 metres. Logsearch on Club
Log and QSL via ON8AZ. See https://www.eu081.be/ for more informa-
tion.
HK - The Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications has
granted a special callsign for the Liga Colombiana de Radioaficio-
nados to celebrate its 87th anniversary. Look for 5K87LR to be
active on all bands and modes until 30 August. QSL via LoTW only.
IS0 - Gil, IZ2DLV will be active holiday style as IS0/IZ2DLV from Sardi-
nia (EU-024) on 10-28 August. He will operate CW, SSB and FT8 on
60-10 metres. QSL via home call; he will upload his log to Club Log
and LoTW.
JA - Kenji, JA4GXS will be active as JA4GXS/4 from Kasado Island
(AS-117) on 22 August, between 7 and 22 UTC. He will operate CW,
SSB and FT8 on 40, 30, 20, 17 and 15 metres. QSL via home call.
[TNX DX World]
LA - Holger, DH3RN and Benny, DH7RG will be active as LA/DH3RN and
LA/DH7RG from Bomlo Island (EU-055) on 14-24 August. They will
operate SSB, FT8 and FT4 on 80-10 metres. QSL LA/DH3RN via DH3RN
(bureau preferred); QSL LA/DH7RG via Club Log's OQRS (preferred),
or via home call (direct or bureau).
SP - Special callsigns 3Z1920PS, HF1920PS, SN1920PS, SO1920PS, SP1920PS
and SQ1920PS will be activated from 15 August to 15 September to
commemorate the centenary of the second Silesian Uprising (19-25
August 1920). The Silesian Uprisings ("Powstania Slaskie") were a
series of three conflicts in Upper Silesia from 1919 to 1921 in
which Poles and Polish Silesians sought to break away from Germany
and join the new Polish Republic, founded after World War I. See
https://logsp.pzk.org.pl/a/ps1920/index.php for information about
the certificate that will be available.
SV - Pol, SV1AHH and George, SV1GGF will be active as SX1AFM on 1-30
September, in celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Hellenic
Air Force History Museum. They will operate all modes on 80-6m. A
certificate will be available, see https://www.qrz.com/db/SX1AFM
for information.
XE - 6E6E is a special callsign for Ramon, XE1KK to use until the end of
the year. He operates mostly FT8/FT4 on 160-6 metres, with planned
participation in the CQ WW DX SSB and possibly other contests. QSL
via LoTW only. [TNX The Daily DX]
ZL7 - Stuart, ZL3STU has moved to the Chatham Islands (OC-038) on a per-
manent basis, and is now active as ZL7STU. He operates FT8 and SSB
on 80-6 metres. The QSL route for both ZL7STU and ZL3STU is via
M0OXO's OQRS (https://www.m0oxo.com/oqrs/); the QSL cards are cur-
rently being printed and will be available in a few weeks.
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425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE ---> The July 2020 issue is now available for download
at http://www.425dxn.org/index.php. [TNX IZ3EBA]
AUSTRALIA: 2x1 CALLSIGNS ---> The Australian Communications and Media Au-
thority (ACMA) has approved the issue of 2x1 callsigns with VJ, VK and VL
prefixes. These callsigns are to be used for contest operation only (any
local or international contest), and will be available to Advanced class
licencees only (individual or club). Moreover, Australian amateur radio
operators are no longer forced to change callsign when they upgrade to a
higher level of licence or move to a different part of the country.
KG4MA ---> Miguel, W1SRR expected to be stationed at Guantanamo Bay for nine
months [425DXN 1517], but his "assignment has changed, and he will not be
activating KG4MA at this time". [TNX The Daily DX]
NCDXF NEWSLETTER ---> The Northern California DX Foundation's Summer 2020
Newsletter is now available at https://www.ncdxf.org/pages/newsletter.html.
It includes articles on VP8PJ (South Orkney Islands, February-March 2020)
and ZK3A (Tokelau, September-October 2019).
WW DIGI DX CONTEST ---> The second edition of the World Wide Digi DX Contest
("WW Digi") will take place on 29-30 August (from 12:00:00 UTC to 11:59:59
UTC). The objective is for amateurs around the world to contact as many
other amateurs in as many Maidenhead Grid Fields (used for multipliers on
each band) and Grid Squares (used in the exchange and for determining QSO
points) as possible using the FT4 and FT8 modes on 160, 80, 40, 20, 15 and
10 metres. See https://ww-digi.com/ for complete information. WW Digi is a
collaboration between the World Wide Radio Operators Foundation (WWROF) and
the Slovenia Contest Club (SCC).
XR0YSP ---> The Polish team which was expected to be active from Easter
Island on 15-30 September [425DXN 1507] has had to postpone the DXpedition
until sometime next year, as all flights to the island have been cancelled
until further notice. Bookmark http://xr0ysp.dxing.pl/ for updates.
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 4J3DJ, 4U1UN, 4U2STAYHOME, 5H3UA
(AF-032), 5W0H, 6F3A (NA-153), 8R1/AG6UT, 9G5AR, 9N7AM, AM95WARD, CB0Z
(SA-101), CP6/DK7PE, E44CC, E44RU, GB13COL, HB0WR, J68HZ, J73WA, KD7WPJ (NA-
144), KG4NE, LA7XK (EU-061), LY175Z, MD2C, OL19YOTA, OM7M, OQ1HOPE, PZ5RA,
R2020LS, RI0B (AS-068), RW2F, SU9VB, T6A, T6AA, TA0/R7AL (AS-115), TI9A (NA-
012), TN/UA9FGR, TO7D (NA-102), VP8HDM, VR2XAN, XR2YOTA, XR8RRC (SA-032),
YS1RS, YV1SW, ZB2CM.
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