Friday, January 21, 2022

425 DX Group News

 

22 January 2022                                           A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1603

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                         *** 4 2 5  D X  N E W S ***
                         ****  DX  INFORMATION  ****
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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  cut short,  postponed,  cancelled  or even
extended at any time and without notice.

3X     - Jean-Philippe, F1TMY has been QRV as  3X2021  from Guinea since  16
         October 2021. He has announced (https://twitter.com/3X2021) that he
         "will try to be active as 3X2021/p"  from the  Los Islands (AF-051)
         during  this coming weekend  (22-23 January).  He plans  to operate
         "mostly FT4". QSL via Club Log.
8Q     - Henry, LU4DXU will be active as 8Q7AH from the Maldives (AS-013) on
         8-15 February. He will operate SSB and FT8 on all bands. QSL direct
         to LU4DXU. [TNX The Daily DX]
D4     - Rob, DM4AO (ex DL7VOA) will be active as D44AO from  Sao Tiago (AF-
         005), Cape Verde on 13-25 February.  He will operate  mainly CW  on
         80-10 metres (maybe also 160m,  depending on available space)  dur-
         ing the local evening and night hours,  and will participate in the
         ARRL DX CW Contest (19-20 February).  QSL via DM4AO, direct or  bu-
         reau; he does not use Club Log, LoTW or eQSL.
EA     - URE San Fernando (EA7URF) is participating in the official celebra-
         tions for  the 500th anniversary of  the first circumnavigation  of
         the Earth [425DXN 1467]. The 9th in a series of AM500 special event
         stations representing  a milestone of the voyage will be  AM500TOR,
         to be active on 19-27 March  to memorialize  the longest  and  most
         perilous stage of the return voyage ("tornaviaje") to Spain  of the
         ship 'Victoria'  under the command of Juan Sebastian Elcano  - from
         Timor to Cape Verde (7 February-9 July 1522).  QSL via EA7URF, LoTW
         and eQSL.
G      - Special event station GB4LWS will be active on  22-23 January  from
         the Marconi Museum at Bass Point.  The suffix stands for  Guglielmo
         Marconi's Lizard Wireless Station, the site of the first  over-the-
         horizon wireless transmission (23 January 1901). QSL via eQSL only.
         [TNX The Daily DX]
HP     - Members of the Union Panamena de Radio Aficionados  (namely HP1EJC,
         HP1JGG, HP1MRA, HP1PAR and HP8FOX) will be active as H94IE on vari-
         ous bands and modes from  Isla Escudo de Veraguas  (NA-088) on  4-6
         February. QSL via operators' instructions.
HR     - John, AD8J  will be active again as  HR9/AD8J  from  Guanaja Island
         (NA-057), Honduras on  12-26 February.  He will operate  CW and FT8
         with some SSB on 80-10 metres,  and will participate in the ARRL DX
         CW Contest. QSL via LoTW, or direct to AD8J. [TNX NG3K]
I      - Special station II8CAP will be activated between  22 January and 30
         June from the island of Procida (EU-031).  QSL via IC8ATA.  Procida
         has been designated Italian Capital of Culture for 2022.
J6     - Look for J68HZ  to be active  from  St. Lucia (NA-108)  on  various
         bands and modes until 8 February, and again on 1-7 March (including
         an entry  in the  ARRL DX SSB Contest).  QSL via LoTW  (preferred),
         eQSL or direct only to K9HZ; the QSOs are also uploaded to Club Log
         on a daily basis. [TNX The Daily DX]
JW     - Rag, LB3RE will be active as JW/LB3RE from the JW5E club station in
         Longyearbyen (EU-026), Svalbard on 28-30 January.  He is a "100% CW
         lover". QSL via home call. [TNX DX World]
OX     - Alex, OZ7AM  and  Mikkel, OZ7AKT  will  be  back to  Kangerlussuaq,
         Greenland (NA-018) on  17-22 February,  and be active as OX7AM  and
         OX7AKT.  Alex will participate  in the ARRL DX CW Contest.  QSL for
         both callsigns via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or via OZ1ACB.
PA     - Wino, PA0ABM will be active as  PA75DXCC  from  3 February to 2 Au-
         gust.  QSL via Club Log's OQRS , LoTW, eQSL, or via home call.  The
         special callsign celebrates the 75th anniversary of the first post-
         World War II list of DXCC members, published in the July 1947 issue
         of QST. See https://www.dxcc.info/menu-dxcc/.
PY0F   - Everton, PU2MEA  will be active as  PU2MEA/PY0F  from  Fernando  de
         Noronha (SA-003)  on  21-26 January.  In  his spare  time  he  will
         operate QRP on 28430 +/-10khz. QSL via LoTW, eQSL and Club Log.
PZ     - Axel, DL6KVA will be active as PZ5KV from  Suriname on  1-10 Febru-
         ary.  He will  operate CW only,  and  will participate  in the  FOC
         Marathon.  QSL via  Club Log's OQRS  (preferred).  Held during  the
         first week-end of February,  the FOC Marathon is the annual contest
         of the First Class CW Operators' Club (https://g4foc.org/).  During
         this  contest  (from 21 UTC on Friday  until 21 UTC on Sunday)  FOC
         members will work FOC members, and would prefer not to be called by
         non-members.
S2     - S21AM and S21RC are planning to be active again from either  AS-140
         or AS-127 sometime in November.  The December 2021  S21DX operation
         from Char Kukri Mukri (AS-140)  logged nearly  5,300 QSOs  with one
         station;  plans for 2022  are to be QRV  with two stations,  better
         antennas and hopefully a linear amplifier for SSB. More information
         is expected in due course; bookmark https://s21dx.org/ for updates.
W      - Bernie, W3UR  will be operating  N3ME,  the Glenwood DX Association
         Club's callsign,  from  Okaloosa Island (NA-142) on  21-23 January.
         Activity  will be on  20, 17, 15, 12 and 10m CW, SSB  and  possibly
         FT8. QSL via W3UR. [TNX The Daily DX]
W      - A team  from the  Englewood Amateur Radio Society, N4EAR  will take
         part in the Winter Field Day (29-30 January)  from the  Boca Grande
         Lighthouse on Gasparilla Island (NA-069)  They will operate SSB  on
         40 and 20 metres approximately between 19.00-23.00 UTC on Saturday,
         and 12.00-19.00 UTC on Sunday. QSL via LoTW. [TNX NG3K]

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                         *** 4 2 5  D X  N E W S ***
                         ****  GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
                         ===========================
                          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!

CQ WW 160-METER CW CONTEST ---> Object of the contest is for amateurs around
the world  to  contact  other amateurs in  as  many  USA States  (CONUS plus
District  of  Columbia),  Canadian  provinces,  and  countries  as  possible
utilizing  the  160m band  (see https://www.cq160.com/ for complete  rules).
This year's  event will run on  28-30 January,  from 22:00 UTC to 22:00 UTC.

CROZET 2022-23 ---> Thierry, F6CUK  has been granted  permission  to be  QRV
from the  #3 Most Wanted DXCC Entity for three months  (mid-December 2022 to
mid-March 2023)  [425DXN 1592].  The PayPal account has been activated,  and
those who want to support  the operation  will find the  direct link  on the
website's home page: http://crozet2022.fr. [TNX F6EXV]

EURASIA HF CHAMPIONSHIP ---> The 3rd edition of the  Eurasia HF Championship
will take place on  5 February  (6-18 UTC, CW and SSB on 160, 80, 40, 20, 15
and 10m). Complete details can be found on https://eurasia-contest.com/.

QSL XF1M ---> Pedro,  EA5GL  has picked up  the QSLing  for  the  XF1M  IOTA
operation from  Isla Santa Margarita (NA-078,  November-December 2011).  See
https://www.qrz.com/db/EA5GL for instructions.

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QSLs received direct or  through managers: 4O7CC, A52CC, C6AGU, EP2C,  HD8R,
J5HKT (AF-020),  J5T (AF-020),  OH0Z,  PI4COM,  PJ7/UR5BCP,  PZ2YT,  R207RRC
(April 2020), S01WS, S9OK,  TL7M, TO7O,  TZ4AM, V85T,  VX31IGY, XV1X,  YQ6A,
ZD7FT, ZL7DX.

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22 January 2022                                          A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1603

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                          *******   CALENDAR  *******
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                           Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                         Direttore  Responsabile I2VGW

PERIOD           CALL                                                   REF
till  23/01      N3ME: Okaloosa Island (NA-142)                        1603
till  26/01      PU2MEA/PY0F: Fernando de Noronha (SA-003)             1603
till  27/01      GB6NU: special callsign (England)                     1601
till  27/01      YB6ABO/p and YC1BIQ/6: Rondo Island (OC-245)          1602
till  27/01      YD0AVE/6 and YE1AR/6: Rondo Island (OC-245)           1602
till  28/01      GB2KW: special callsign (Scotland)                    1601
till  30/01      4A90MOR, 4A90NAY, 4A90PUE: special callsigns          1600
till  30/01      4A90QRO, 4A90TLX, 4A90VER: special callsigns          1600
till  31/01      5Z4/HB9DSP: Kenya                                     1602
till  31/01      8J1RL: Syowa Station, East Ongul Island (AN-015)      1551
till  31/01      DS4DRE/4: Komun Island (AS-060)                       1552
till  31/01      K3Y/#: Straight Key Century Club event                1599
till  31/01      OZ50Q: special callsign                               1599
till  31/01      PD22HNY: special callsign                             1595
till  31/01      PH21XMAS: special callsign                            1596
till  31/01      PH22HNY: special callsign                             1596
till  31/01      R900BL, R900DM, R900DV, R900RO: special callsigns     1602
till  31/01      VP8/SQ1SGB: Halley VI Research Station, Antarctica    1593
till  01/02      TO6S: Les Saintes (NA-114), Guadeloupe                1601
till  06/02      PJ7/VA3QSL: Sint Maarten (NA-105)                     1599
till  08/02      J68HZ: St. Lucia (NA-108)                             1603
till  10/02      SO39SYBIR: special callsign                           1585
till  18/02      VP2MDX: Montserrat (NA-103)                           1600
till  22/02      6W7/F6HMJ: Senegal                                    1599
till  24/02      JI3DST/5 and JJ5RBH: Shodo Island (AS-200)            1602
till  24/02      JS6RRR/5 and JS6RRR/p: Shodo Island (AS-200)          1602
till  28/02      8N1MORSE: special callsign                            1563
till  28/02      FT4YM and FT4YM/p: Antarctica                         1591
till  28/02      ON75AAA, ON75ACC, ON75ALT, ON75ARA: special callsigns 1598
till  28/02      ON75AST, ON75ATH, ON75ATO, ON75BDX: special callsigns 1598
till  28/02      ON75BTS, ON75BXE, ON75CDZ, ON75CLR: special callsigns 1598
till  28/02      ON75CRD, ON75DIG, ON75DST, ON75EKO: special callsigns 1598
till  28/02      ON75GBN, ON75GBX, ON75GDV, ON75GNT: special callsigns 1598
till  28/02      ON75GTM, ON75HCC, ON75IPR, ON75KSD: special callsigns 1598
till  28/02      ON75KTK, ON75LGE, ON75LIR, ON75LLV: special callsigns 1598
till  28/02      ON75LUS, ON75LVN, ON75MCL, ON75MLB: special callsigns 1598
till  28/02      ON75MWV, ON75NBT, ON75NNV, ON75NOK: special callsigns 1598
till  28/02      ON75NOL, ON75ODE, ON75ONZ, ON75ORA: special callsigns 1598
till  28/02      ON75OSA, ON75OSB, ON75OST, ON75PHI: special callsigns 1598
till  28/02      ON75RAF, ON75RAM, ON75RAT, ON75RCA: special callsigns 1598
till  28/02      ON75RCN, ON75REM, ON75RST, ON75RSX: special callsigns 1598
till  28/02      ON75SNW, ON75TLS, ON75TRA, ON75TRC: special callsigns 1598
till  28/02      ON75TWS, ON75UBA, ON75WLD, ON75WRA: special callsigns 1598
till  28/02      ON75WRC, ON75WTO, ON75YLC, ON75ZTM: special callsigns 1598
till  28/02      R075F: special callsign                               1599
till  01/03      OF60RR: special callsign                              1558
till  15/03      6Y5FS: Jamaica (NA-097)                               1602
till  24/03      ZF9CW and ZF5T: Cayman Islands (NA-016)               1591
till  26/03      LX5MF: special callsign                               1586
till  March      V51WH and V55Y: Namibia                               1591
till  05/04      HR5/F2JD: Honduras                                    1593
till  30/04      8N0J: special callsign                                1553
till  31/05      HK3JCL: Colombia                                      1582
till  09/06      OH0100AX: special callsign (Aland Islands)            1571
till  June       9J2MYT: Zambia                                        1596
till  10/07      II1WRTC, II2WRTC, II3WRTC, II4WRTC: special callsigns 1600
till  10/07      II5WRTC, II6WRTC, II7WRTC, II8WRTC: special callsigns 1600
till  10/07      II9WRTC, II0WRTC, IR1WRTC: special callsigns          1600
till  10/07      IO0WRTC: special callsign (Sardinia)                  1600
till  13/07      9A302AA: special callsign                             1587
till  31/07      DM60CSJ: special callsign                             1600
till  31/10      DL35EUDXF: special callsign                           1591
till  31/12      9A652AA: special callsign                             1600
till  31/12      9A655AX: special callsign                             1600
till  31/12      DB50AFZ: special callsign                             1600
till  31/12      DF40BGK: special callsign                             1600
till  31/12      DK050BN: special callsign                             1600
till  31/12      DL60LINDAU: special callsign                          1600
till  31/12      DL73AFUG: special callsign                            1600
till  31/12      DL75DRG: special callsign                             1600
till  31/12      DL75HIL: special callsign                             1600
till  31/12      DR50BAWA: special callsign                            1599
till  31/12      EI90IRTS: special callsign                            1599
till  31/12      GB100BBC: special callsign                            1599
till  31/12      HB50SH: special callsign                              1600
till  31/12      LA100B: special callsign                              1600
till  31/12      OZ50DDXG: special callsign                            1599
till  31/12      PA22L: special callsign                               1600
till  31/12      TC60TRAC: special callsign                            1601
till  ??/12      FT4XW: Kerguelen Islands (AF-048)                     1597
22/01-23/01      3X2021/p: Los Islands (AF-051)                        1603
22/01-23/01      GB4LWS: special callsign (England)                    1603
22/01-30/06      II8CAP: special callsign (Procida, EU-031)            1603
23/01-01/02      P4/DL4MM and P40AA: Aruba (SA-036)                    1601
23/01-24/01      YB0DX/7 and YC5YC/7: Kalimantan, Borneo (OC-088)      1602
24/01-23/12      GB1900HA: special event station (England)             1602
24/01-23/12      GB1900HW: special event station (England)             1602
28/01-30/01      JW/LB3RE: Svalbard (EU-026)                           1603
29/01-30/01      N4EAR: Gasparilla Island (NA-069)                     1603
31/01-14/02      4A90AGS, 4A90BAC, 4A90BCS: special callsigns          1600
31/01-14/02      4A90COA, 4A90CHH, 4A90DGO: special callsigns          1600
January          HF9FIELD: special callsign                            1599
January          LZ290WA: special callsign                             1601
January          PG44FF: special callsign                              1597
January          RI1ANC: Vostok Station, Antarctica                    1602
January          ZS7ANF: Wolf's Fang Runway, Antarctica                1594
January          6Y6Y: Jamaica (NA-097)                                1594
01/02-10/02      PZ5KV: Suriname                                       1603
03/02-20/02      Z21A and Z22O: Zimbabwe                               1596
03/02-02/08      PA75DXCC: special callsign                            1603
04/02-06/02      H94IE: Escudo de Veraguas Island (NA-088)             1603
04/02-13/02      TU5PCT: Cote d'Ivoire                                 1602
05/02-13/02      II2IDT: special callsign                              1602
06/02-22/02      FS/VA3QSL: Saint Martin (NA-105)                      1601
08/02-15/02      8Q7AH: Maldives (AS-013)                              1603
12/02-26/02      HR9/AD8J: Guanaja Island (NA-057)                     1603
13/02-25/02      D44AO: Sao Tiago (AF-005), Cape Verde                 1603
15/02-01/03      4A90NLE, 4A90SLP, 4A90SIN: special callsigns          1600
15/02-01/03      4A90SON, 4A90TAM, 4A90ZAC: special callsigns          1600
17/02-22/02      OX7AM and OX7AKT: Greenland (NA-018)                  1603
February         LZ251MA: special callsign                             1601
February         SN9FIELD: special callsign                            1599
01/03-07/03      J68HZ: St. Lucia (NA-108)                             1603
02/03-16/03      4A90CAM, 4A90CHI, 4A90GRO, 4A90OAX: special callsigns 1600
02/03-16/03      4A90QUI, 4A90TAB, 4A90YUC: special callsigns          1600
02/03-30/03      FO/SP5EAQ and TX5AQ: Rimatara (OC-050), Austral Isls  1601
17/03-31/03      4A90FMRE: special callsign                            1600
19/03-27/03      AM500TOR: special callsign                            1603
March            LZ475GJ: special callsign                             1601
March            SP9FIELD: special callsign                            1599
16/04-28/04      TX5N: Raivavae (OC-114), Austral Islands              1601
19/04-26/04      JW0X: Svalbard (EU-026)                               1601
22/04-24/04      JW100QO: Svalbard (EU-026)                            1601
April            LZ303AT: special callsign                             1601
April            HF9FIELD: special callsign                            1599
May              LZ330AL: special callsign                             1601
May              SN9FIELD: special callsign                            1599
June             LZ444KA: special callsign                             1601
June             MM0UKI/p: Isle of Rockall (EU-189)                    1599
June             SP9FIELD: special callsign                            1599
04/07-11/07      KL7RRC: Kiska Island (NA-070)                         1589
July             HF9FIELD: special callsign                            1599
July             LZ540DS: special callsign                             1601
12/08-21/08      CY9C: St. Paul Island (NA-094)                        1594
August           LZ258ML: special callsign                             1601
August           SN9FIELD: special callsign                            1599
September        LZ31ZE: special callsign                              1601
September        SP9FIELD: special callsign                            1599
October          A35GC: Tonga (OC-049)                                 1581
October          CY0C: Sable Island (NA-063)                           1563
October          E6AM: Niue (OC-040)                                   1581
October          HF9FIELD: special callsign                            1599
October          LZ457PP: special callsign                             1601
November         3Y0J: Bouvet Island                                   1599
November         LZ407IZ: special callsign                             1601
November         S21DX: AS-140 or AS-127                               1603
November         SN9FIELD: special callsign                            1599
December         Crozet Islands * by F6CUK                             1603
December         LZ634SM: special callsign                             1601
December         SP9FIELD: special callsign                            1599
TBA         2022 TL8AA and TL8ZZ: Central African Republic             1582
TBA         2022 ZL9: Campbell Island (OC-037)                         1533
January     2023 Crozet Islands * by F6CUK                             1597
February    2023 Crozet Islands * by F6CUK                             1597
March       2023 W8S: Swains Island                                    1592

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