17 October 2020 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1537
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
Owing to the ongoing and fluid nature of the COVID-19 situation globally,
announced activities might be postponed or cancelled at any time and
without notice.
4X - 4X0AAP is a special callsign for the Israel Amateur Radio Club to
celebrate the recently signed Abraham Accords Peace Agreement (the
treaty of full normalization between the United Arab Emirates and
Israel) between 16 October and 1 November. More than seventy opera-
tors will be QRV from their home stations, and will append a serial
number to the special callsign (4X0AAP/1, 4X0AAP/2, etc). QSL via
4X6ZM.
7Q - Russian Robinson Club's members RA1ZZ, R7AL and RZ3K plan to be
active as 7Q7RU from near Embangweni, Malawi on 7-18 November. They
will operate CW, SSB and FT8 (F/H mode) on 160-10 metres with three
stations and a focus on the low bands . QSL via Club Log'OQRS and
LoTW. See https://dxpedition.wixsite.com/7q7ru for more informa-
tion.
9M2 - 9M4S, the amateur radio station of the World Scout Bureau, will be
activated this weekend from Kuala Lumpur (West Malaysia) during the
63rd Jamboree On The Air (JOTA).
A6 - Similarly celebrating the Abraham Accords Peace Agreement, the
Emirates Amateur Radio Society will be active as A60AAP between 16
October and 1 November. QSL via EA7FTR. Also look for A60AAP/1,
A60AAP/2, etc. (see qrz.com for the QSL routes).
CE - Radio Club Copiapo (CE1CPI) will operate special callsign XR33M
from 13 October to 13 November. Look for activity on 80-6 metres
SSB, CW and digital modes. This operation commemorates 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. All QSOs will be confirmed
automatically via the bureau; direct cards via LZ1JZ.
CN - 5E1EC is a special callsign that a group of friends will be using
on 23-31 October in memory of the late Boumehdi El Moujahid (CN8EC)
who passed away on 16 September. QSL via RW6HS.
9M6 - Saty, JE1JKL will be active again as 9M6NA (East Malaysia) during
the CQ WW DX SSB (24-25 October). He will be QRV on 40-10 metres;
the station will be remotely operated, thus this activity will not
be eligible for IOTA credit. QSL via LoTW and Club Log's OQRS. [TNX
NG3K]
F - The Radio Club EME Phoceen, F5KDK will be active from Ile Ratonneau
(EU-095) on 17-18 October for the Jamboree On The Air. The opera-
tors will be F4IDX, F4VSQ and F5SDD, along with some 20 scouts and
guides. Look for activity on 3690, 7090, 7190 and 14290 kHz. QSL
via F5SDD.
F - The Radio Club Vendeen (F6KUF) will be active as TM9VG on 1-15
November to celebrate the ninth edition of the Vendee Globe, which
will set sail from Les Sables d'Olonne on 8 November. QSL via F6KUF
(bureau) or F5OEV (direct). The Vendee Globe is the only round-the-
world single-handed yacht race that is sailed non-stop and without
assistance.
G - Larry, G4HLN will be active as GB4CKS on 1-14 November. He will
operate CW and some SSB on 40-10 metres. The special callsign com-
memorates the 85th anniversary of the death of Australian record-
setting aviator Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, who disappeared off
the coast of Myanmar whilst attempting to break the England-
Australia speed record (8 November 1935). QSL via G4HLN, direct or
bureau.
I - ARI Firenze will run scout station II5BP during this weekend's
Jamboree On The Air (JOTA). QSL via the bureau to IW5EGT.
LU_ant - Ramon, LU3HRS is active throughout October as LU1ZG from the
Argentine Antarctic base "General Belgrano II". "He is a novice
operator, first time on the air", The Daily DX reports, "and is on
the FT8 mode, QRV since 4 October with activity on 40 and 15m". QSL
for this activity via LoTW, or by the bureau via LU4AA. Please note
that this Antarctic base is located on the Bertrab Nunatak within
the Confin Coast of Coats Land, and IOTA wise counts for AN-016
(not AN-011 as reported elsewhere).
P4 - Depending on travel restrictions, John, W2GD will be active again
as P40W from Aruba (SA-036) on 20-27 October. Main activity will be
during the CQ WW DX SSB Contest; outside the contest he will be QRV
on 160, 30, 17 and 12m as time permits. QSL via LoTW, or direct
only to N2MM. [TNX NG3K]
PA - Frank, PF1SCT will be active as PA5150EVH from 28 October until at
least 31 January 2021 as a tribute to Eddie Van Halen (1955-2020),
legendary guitarist of the rock band Van Halen. QSL via the bureau
to PF1SCT.
SM - Jef DD2CW, Dirk ON3UN and Francis ON6LY will be active again from
SI9AM, the King Chulalongkorn Memorial Amateur Radio Society's
station, on 21-28 October, including an entry in the CQ WW DX SSB
Contest. QSL for this activity via ON3UN, direct or bureau.
SV - Markus, DJ4EL has been active as SV8/DJ4EL since 13 October, and
will remain QRV until 22 October. He is visiting the islands of
Kythira, Antikythira and Makrokythira, which all count for IOTA
group EU-113. He operates SSB mainly on 40, 20, 17 and 15 metres.
QSL via Club Log's OQRS and LoTW.
V3 - Jim, W2JHP will be active holiday style as V31TA from the Turneffe
Islands (NA-123), Belize from 12 October to 8 November. He will
operate SSB and "maybe some digital". QSL direct to EA5GL.
VK - The Australian Rotarians Of Amateur Radio (ROAR) will operate spe-
cial event station VK65PFA between 24 October and 24 November. The
suffix stands for Polio Free Africa, and celebrates the eradication
of the virus that causes poliomyelitis in Africa as announced by
the World Health Organization a couple of months ago. The campaign
to eradicate polio by Rotary International was initiated by
Queensland-born Sir Clement Renouf (1921-2020).
VP9 - Jeff, N1SNB will be active as VP9/N1SNB from Bermuda (NA-005) on
21-26 October, with a focus on the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. QSL via
home call and LoTW. [TNX NG3K]
17 October 2020 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1537
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
PERIOD CALL REF
till 17/10 SM/SP7IDX: Stora Alo/Boko Island (EU-177) 1533
till 18/10 9M4S: JOTA station (West Malaysia) 1537
till 18/10 II5BP: JOTA station 1537
till 18/10 JW/LB1QI: Longyearbyen (EU-026), Svalbard 1534
till 18/10 LX/PA0PIW, LX/PA2LO, LX/PA3EYC: Luxembourg 1536
till 18/10 LX/PA3GRM, LX/PE1KWH, LX6/PD0GP: Luxembourg 1536
till 18/10 OT5ABI: special callsign 1532
till 18/10 SU8J: special callsign 1536
till 20/10 TM82ALC: special callsign (France) 1533
till 22/10 PD/DO1BEN: Texel Island (EU-038) 1532
till 22/10 SV8/DJ4EL: EU-113 1537
till 28/10 Z66DX: Kosovo 1536
till 31/10 LU1ZG: Antarctic base General Belgrano II (AN-016) 1537
till 31/10 OE1990SGU: special callsign 1533
till 31/10 P42WW: Aruba (SA-036) 1536
till 31/10 PJ4TEN: Bonaire (SA-006) 1529
till 31/10 XR500M: special callsign 1535
till 01/11 4X0AAP/#: special callsign 1537
till 01/11 A60AAP/#: special callsign 1537
till 08/11 V31TA: Turneffe Islands (NA-123) 1537
till 11/11 VI75WW2: special callsign 1531
till 13/11 OR39CLM: special callsign 1533
till 13/11 XR33M: special callsign 1537
till 22/11 TM72WOW: special callsign (France) 1535
till 01/12 HA70MAV: special callsign 1524
till 05/12 7Q6M: Malawi 1536
till 15/12 OZ100MILL: special callsign 1536
till 17/12 DL250BTHVN: special callsign 1492
till 31/12 3Z40RY, HF40RY, SN40RY: special callsigns 1535
till 31/12 4A15DXXE: special callsign 1498
till 31/12 4A50CRH: special callsign 1530
till 31/12 4U75A: special callsign (Vienna International Centre) 1535
till 31/12 4U75B: special callsign (Italy) 1536
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 9M4DXX: Penang Island (AS-015) 1536
till 31/12 DF70DARC and DP70DARC: special callsigns 1495
till 31/12 DK70DARC: special callsign 1531
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 OE65: special prefix 1536
till 31/12 OL30DXC: special callsign 1507
till 31/12 OL700CO, OL700DKO, OL700LTV: special callsigns 1508
till 31/12 OZ200EM: special callsign 1528
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 SO40RY, SP40RY, SQ40RY: special callsigns 1535
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 15/01 2021 JG8NQJ/JD1: Minami Torishima (OC-073) 1535
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 31/05/2021 VR2HK9O: special callsign 1528
till 30/06/2021 DL73TXL: special callsign 1521
17/10-18/10 F5KDK: Ile Ratonneau (EU-095) 1537
17/10-18/10 TM1LY: special callsign (France) 1527
17/10-24/10 F4HJO/p: Brehat Island (EU-074) 1535
17/10-31/10 TM75ONU: special callsign (France) 1535
20/10-27/10 P40W: Aruba (SA-036) 1537
21/10-26/10 VP9/N1SNB: Bermuda (NA-005) 1537
21/10-28/10 SI9AM 1537
23/10-25/10 TM100LY: special callsign (France) 1527
23/10-27/10 TM82ALC: special callsign (France) 1533
23/10-31/10 5E1EC: special callsign 1537
24/10-24/11 VK65PFA: special callsign 1537
24/10-25/10 9M6NA (East Malaysia) 1537
28/10-31/01/2021 PA5150EVH: special callsign 1537
29/10-01/11 ZV1M: Ilha das Palmas (SA-079) 1535
29/10-05/11 TX0T: Tatakoto Atoll (OC-298), French Polynesia 1534
31/10-03/11 HD1X: special callsign 1535
31/10-08/11 AM500ETS: special callsign 1535
October 4U75UN: special callsign (United Nations HQ) 1535
October II4LGH: special callsign 1495
October JX2US: Jan Mayen (EU-022) 1532
October LZ1891AO: special callsign 1496
October VQ9T: Diego Garcia (AF-006), Chagos Islands 1535
01/11-14/11 GB4CKS: special callsign (England) 1537
01/11-15/11 TM9VG: special callsign (France) 1537
01/11-18/11 7Q7RU: Malawi 1537
06/11-08/11 TM100LY: special callsign (France) 1527
07/11-08/11 OE25EU: special callsign 1505
14/11-22/11 TM30CDR: special callsign (France) 1535
19/11-24/11 VK4DX/p: Russell Island (OC-137) 1535
21/11-22/11 TM1LY: special callsign (France) 1527
November II4RVT: special callsign 1495
November JX2US: Jan Mayen (EU-022) 1532
November LZ350PI: special callsign 1496
18/12-20/12 TM100LY: special callsign (France) 1527
18/12-20/12 TM1LY: special callsign (France) 1527
December II4MDY: special callsign 1495
December JX2US: Jan Mayen (EU-022) 1532
December LZ1263AN: special callsign 1496
January 2021 3X: Kassa Island (AF-051), Guinea 1519
January 2021 JX2US: Jan Mayen (EU-022) 1532
February 2021 JX2US: Jan Mayen (EU-022) 1532
February 2021 KH6VV/KH4: Midway Island (OC-030) 1523
March 2021 JX2US: Jan Mayen (EU-022) 1532
April 2021 PZ5G (SA-092) and PZ5GE 1536
June 2021 KL7RRC/p (NA-070) and KL7RRC (NA-039) 1521
18/09-02/10 2021 JX0X: Jan Mayen (EU-022) 1535
TBA 2021 A35GC: Tonga (OC-049) 1530
TBA 2021 E6AM: Niue (OC-040) 1530
TBA 2021 RI0Q: Bol'shoy Begichev Island (AS-152) 1534
TBA 2021 W8S: Swains Island (OC-200) 1520
TBA 2022 ZL9: Campbell Island (OC-037) 1533
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