Saturday, January 1, 2022

425 DX Group News 01/01/2022

 

1 January 2022                                            A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1600

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                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

                         >>> 1600  AND COUNTING <<<                         
It all started back in May 1991.  After more than thirty years,  425 DX News
celebrates  today  its  issue #1600  -  that's  1600 weeks  of uninterrupted
service to the DX community. Heartfelt thanks and  Happy New Year to all our
readers worldwide!

9A     - 9A652AA  and  9A655AX are the special callsigns that Tom, 9A2AA and
         Josip, 9A5AX  will be using  throughthout 2022  to mark their  65th
         year in amateur radio. QSL via home calls. [TNX 9A2AA}
DL     - German  special callsign expected to be  activated  throughout 2022
         include:
       * DB50AFZ    for the 50th anniversary since the Deutscher Amateur Ra-
         dio Club  (DARC)  relocated  from Kiel  to the  Amateurfunk-Zentrum
         (Amateur Radio Centre),  the newly built headquarters  in Baunatal.
         All QSOs  will be confirmed  automatically via  the bureau;  direct
         cards via DL2VFR.
       * DF40BGK    for the 40th anniversary of  DARC Ortsverband Bergkamen.
         QSL via the bureau, LoTW and eQSL.
       * DK050BN    for the 50th anniversary of Contestgruppe Bingen (DK0BN)
         QSL via the bureau, LoTW and eQSL; direct cards via DK5PD.
       * DL60LINDAU for  DARC Ortsverband Lindau-Westallgau's  60th anniver-
         sary.  All QSOs  will be confirmed  automatically  via  the bureau;
         direct cards via DL1CBQ.
       * DL73AFUG   for the 73rd anniversary of the first  Amateurfunkgesetz
         (AfuG), the  German amateur radio regulations  that came into force
         on 23 March 1949. QSL via operator's instructions.
       * DL75DRG    for the  75th anniversary of  DARC Distrikt  Ruhrgebiet.
         QSL via operator's instructions. See https://ham-awards.de/ for the
         75DRG Diplom/Award.
       * DL75HIL    for the  75th  anniversary  of  DARC Ortsverband  Hilden
         (DL0HIL/DL0CK). QSL via the bureau, LoTW and eQSL.
DL     - Special callsign DM60CSJ  will be activated from  1 January  to  31
         July for the 60th anniversary  of  Club Station Jesewitz  (DL0SAX).
         QSL  via  the bureau  and  eQSL;  direct cards  via DL2VM.  [TNX DX
         Newsletter]
HB9    - HB50SH is the special callsign  that members of  USKA Schaffhausen,
         HB9SH (https://www.hb9sh.ch/)  will be using  during 2022  to cele-
         brate their club's 50th anniversary.  QSL via LoTW and eQSL;  paper
         cards will be available  only  for QSOs  made during  the  Helvetia
         Contest (23-24 April).
HK     - Once again the  Liga Radio Manizales (HK6RM)  will operate  special
         event station 5K6RM on  2-10 January  during  the annual  Manizales
         Fair.  Expect activity on  160-6 metres  SSB, CW and digital modes.
         QSL via LoTW, eQSL, direct or bureau.
I      - To promote  the  World Radiosport Team Championship  to be held  in
         Italy in July 2023,  twelve special callsigns will be activated be-
         tween 1 January and the end of the IARU HF Championship (10 July at
         11.59 UTC). Look for II1WRTC, II2WRTC, II3WRTC,  II4WRTC,  II5WRTC,
         II6WRTC, II7WRTC, II8WRTC, II9WRTC,  II0WRTC, IR1WRTC  and  IO0WRTC
         (the latter from Sardinia) to be QRV on the  HF bands CW, SSB, RTTY
         and FT8. A certificate for QSOs made with special stations  will be
         available; see https://www.wrtc2022.it/en/wrtc2022-award-19.asp for
         the rules and the real-time scoreboard.
LA     - LA100B is the special callsign for NRRL's Bergensgruppen (LA1B)  to
         celebrate its 100th anniversary throughout 2022. Several classes of
         awards will be offered for contacts made with LA100B;  look for the
         rules to be published on 1 January: https://www.la1b.no/.
PA     - The Dutch city of Leiden will be  European City of Science in 2022,
         and will host a  365-day science festival  "for anyone with an  in-
         quisitive mind" (https://leiden2022.nl/).  Members of  VERON Leiden
         will participate in the event and will be active as PA22L.  QSL via
         the bureau to PI4LDN.
VP2M   - Thaire, W2APF  will be active as  VP2MDX  from  Montserrat (NA-103)
         from 9 January to 18 February.  He will operate CW and SSB on 80-10
         metres. QSL via W2APF. [TNX The Daily DX]
VU     - Once  again  the  West Bengal Radio Club (VU2WB)  will provide  as-
         sistance during the Ganga Sagar Mela on Sagar Island (AS-153). This
         is the annual gathering of Hindu pilgrims to take a holy dip in the
         Ganges, where the river merges with the Bay of Bengal.  Expect some
         activity on the HF bands as AU2GSI on 5-16 January. QSL via VU2JFA.
         [TNX The Daily DX]
XE     - "90 Years 90 Radio Days"  is an operating event for the  Federacion
         Mexicana de Radioexperimentadores (FMRE) to celebrate the  90th an-
         niversary  since  its foundation  (10 January 1932).  4A90FMRE  and
         other 32 special callsigns  (from each of the federal entities:  31
         states plus Mexico City) will be activated as follows:
         1-15 January            4A90CMX, 4A90COL, 4A90EMX, 4A90GTO, 4A90HGO
                                 4A90JAL, 4A90MIC
         10 January              4A90FMRE
         16-30 January           4A90MOR, 4A90NAY, 4A90PUE, 4A90QRO, 4A90TLX
                                 4A90VER
         31 January-14 February  4A90AGS, 4A90BAC, 4A90BCS, 4A90COA, 4A90CHH
                                 4A90DGO
         15 February-1 March     4A90NLE, 4A90SLP, 4A90SIN, 4A90SON, 4A90TAM
                                 4A90ZAC
         2-16 March              4A90CAM, 4A90CHI, 4A90GRO, 4A90OAX, 4A90QUI
                                 4A90TAB, 4A90YUC
         17-31 March             4A90FMRE
         The logs will be uploaded to LoTW at the end of the activity. Three
         certificates  will be available  -  see http://fmre90.puebladx.org/
         for the rules and other information.

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                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

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CQ DX MARATHON ---> The  CQ  DX  Marathon  is  a  year-long  DX  hunt,  with
participants competing to see who can work the greatest number of  countries
("entities") and  CQ zones  during the calendar year.  The 2022 edition will
start at 00.00 UTC on  1 January and  will end at 23.59 UTC on  31 December.
Complete details can be found at http://www.dxmarathon.com/.

DX SOUND CLIPS ---> Tom's (K8CX) DX sound clips for 2021  can  be  found  at
http://hamgallery.com/dx2021/.  The large  collection of clips  (MP3 format)
covers DXpeditions, rare and semi-rare DX. This makes 24 full years of sound
clips available.

KH1, KH3, KH5, KH9 ---> The National Oceanic and  Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA) and  the  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS),  as co-leads,  have
announced  their  intention  to prepare a  Monument Management Plan  for the
Pacific Remote Islands Marine National  Monument.  The PRIMNM  includes  the
current DXCC Entities of  Baker & Howland (KH1),  Johnston (KH3),  Palmyra &
Jarvis (KH5) and Wake (KH9). The "Permit system for allowable public activi-
ties" is listed among the  "preliminary issues, concerns,  and opportunities
that may be addressed in the MMP",  and for which NOAA and USFWS are seeking
comments and input.  The document can be found on the  US Federal Register's
website  (https://www.federalregister.gov/,  search for  2021-27535).  Since
2019, Don Greenbaum (N1DG) has been the appointed Citizen at Large represen-
tative on the NOAA/USFWS Community Group providing input on drafting the new
management plan for the PRIMNM.

QSL 9N1DX ---> "Over the past few days I have manually entered over 1100 new
QSOs into the  9N1DX logbook  at https://www.m0oxo.com/oqrs/logsearch.php)",
Charles, M0OXO reports.  "The log contains the 6m QSOs made before  she went
QRT. This upload now completes her full logbook which I have been trying  to
obtain for the last 6 months".  For the time being  only paper QSL cards are
available, as "I do not have any documentation from 9N1DX, nor do I have her
written permission which would allow ARRL to supply me with an LoTW certifi-
cate".

QSL JW2T ---> Effective immediately,  Pedro, EA5GL has  picked up the direct
and bureau QSLing for JW2T, operated by  Stian, LB5SH during  the  CQ WW WPX
SSB Contest 2021 (27-28 March).

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                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

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CALL        MANAGER     CALL        MANAGER     CALL        MANAGER
===================================================================
3B9FR       M0OXO       HF2022HNY   SP2PBM      RL22NY      RQ7L
3Z3YOTA     SP5J        HF9YOTA     SQ9MOA      RM22NY      RQ7L
3Z95LKK     SP8PEF      HI95RCD     RW6HS       RO22NY      RQ7L
4J880M      4J3DJ  [d]  HZ1WALD     HZ1SAR      RQ22NY      RQ7L
4J880M      RA4AAT [b]  II0LXXV     IQ0RM       RT22NY      RQ7L
4J880N      4K4K        II9SH       IT9VCE      RW22NY      RQ7L
4J880NZ     4J7WMF      J72IMS      EC6DX       RX22NY      RQ7L
4J880NZM    4K4K        JD1BMH      JD1BMH [b]  RY22NY      RQ7L
4K6FO       DC9RI       JD1BMH      JG7PSJ [d]  SD400SU     SM3NXS
4K880NZM    4K4K        KL7J        N3SL        SN3YOTA     SP3EMA
5P1PT       DL1PT       KP4DZ       EB7DX       SP9YOTA     SP9ZHP
7P8GOZ      ZS1CDG      L21RCA      LU4AA       SQ3YOTA     SP3ZHP
8J1RL       8J1RL  [b]  LC1R        LB5SH       SU9VB       UA4WHX
8J1RL       JG2MLI [d]  LU1DX       EC6DX       TI5/N3KS    M0URX
8Q7RI       HB9FHV      LW5DR       EA5GL       TK60CNES    F1UJT
8Q7TR       OE1TRI      LZ1340B     LZ3SM       TM100ORP    F8KHW
9K2JJ       EA5GL       LZ1340BG    LZ2VP       TM57HNY     F11734
9V1ZV       EA5GL       LZ1XMAS     LZ1KAK      TM60CNES    F1UJT
A41KB       ON7LX       NP3XF       EA5GL       TM60KOU     F5KOU
A41KJ       N4GNR       OE60ANT     OE3DMA      TO60CNES    F1UJT
A41NN       A61BK       OF60RR      OH8DR       TX60CNES    F1UJT
A61AS       YO3FRI      OH0Z        W0MM        UE80KFD     RJ6K
A61BG       EA7FTR      OK8CX/p     DL7CX       V31MA       M0OXO
A61R        EC6DX       OM77PA      OM4MM       V51LZ       EA5GL
A65DR       N4GNR       OQ60ANT     ON1DX       V51WH       DK2WH
A65IM       ZS5IJI      OR40NOL     ON6NL       VK8NSB      M0URX
A71AE       EC6DX       OR95B       OR4K        VP8ADR      M0OXO
A71AM       M0OXO       OX/SE3A     SM3UQK      YB1TDL/8    HA3JB
A71EM       M0OXO       PA2022HNY   PA2TMS      YB5QZ       W3HNK
AP2HA       JA1WIO      PA50DQB     PE1KFC      YI1WWA      IK2DUW
AP2TN       DJ9ZB       PC19VACCIN  PA7HPH      YT165TESLA  YU1MM
CN8NIL      RW6HS       PD2022HNY   PD1SA       YU2022NS    YU7BPQ
CP5HK       EC6DX       PG44FF      PH0NO       ZC4GR       EB7DX
CP6CL       W3HNK       PJ2ND       K8ND        ZF1EJ       K6AM
CS22HNY     CT7AOV      PZ5JW       EA5GL       ZL25NZ      ZL3CW
D44PM       IZ4DPV      R2022NY     RQ7L        ZL7DX       M0OXO
DP44WCA     DF6EX       R22HNY      RQ7L        ZS1C        W2ARP
DR165TESLA  DK8ZZ       RA22NY      RQ7L        ZS1DX       M0OXO
E20AX/p     E21EIC      RD80KF      RJ6K        ZS1SBW      M0OXO
EX0DX       HB9DUR      RG22NY      RQ7L        ZS3Y        N4GNR
FM5DN       KU9C        RI60ANT     RZ3EC       ZS4JAN      EA5GL
HB40POLICE  HB9GSO      RJ22NY      RQ7L        ZS4L        N4GNR
HC5LM       HC5VF       RK22NY      RQ7L        ZS6AF       EA7FTR

5H3EE    Mike Stange, Gehlberger Strasse 24, 99331 Geratal, Germany
9N7AA    Slavko Celarc, Ob Igriscu 8, 1360 Vrhnika, Slovenia
HA3JB    Kutasi Gabor, Siofok, Koch R. utca 10/A I/4, 8600, Hungary
HV0A     Francesco Valsecchi, Via Bitossi 21, 00136 Roma RM, Italy
KH0/KC0W Thomas M. Callas, P.O. Box 1058, Minnetonka MN 55345, USA
KH0W     Thomas M. Callas, P.O. Box 1058, Minnetonka MN 55345, USA
TR8CA    Jean Charron, 19 rue Gabriel Moussa, 33320 Eysines, France
V51MA    Harry de Jong, Broekdijk 59, 7695 TC Bruchterveld, Netherlands
VK9DX    Nick Hacko, Suite 403 Level 4, Culwulla Chambers, 67 Castlereagh St
         Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia
ZT1T     Tom Morgan, 58 Piet Retief Street, Robertson, 6705, South Africa

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