425 DX News #1567

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15 May 2021                                               A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1567

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                        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.

 3A     - Ennio, IW1RBI and his team will be active again as  3A/IW1RBI  from
          Monaco on  27-30 May.  Plans are to be QRV around the clock on 30-6
          metres  and operate  FT8 (Fox & Hound)  with one dedicated station,
          but SSB and CW "will not be neglected".  QSL via LoTW, or direct to
          IW1RBI; logsearch on Club Log.
 5R     - After spending 21 years  in Senegal as  6W7RP  (September 1999-July
          2020), Daniel Eichenberger has moved to Nosy Be (AF-057),  Madagas-
          car and is now active as 5R8RP. His current setup includes a verti-
          cal multiband antenna for 40-6 metres.
 CT     - Celebrating the  65th anniversary of the  Tropas Paraquedistas (the
          Portuguese Paratroopers), special callsign CR65PQ will be active on
          17-23 May. QSL via CT1EHX.
 DL     - DARC Team SES  (Special Event Station)  will be active  as  DP90JMT
          from 1 June to 30 November to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the
          Junker Morse Taste. Patented in 1931 and produced until 2014,  this
          iconic straight key is widely considered to be one of the best per-
          forming telegraph keys ever made.  QSL via the bureau, or direct to
          DL2VFR.
 F      - Members of the Radio Club du Bassin Minier will be active as TM6KJS
          from Sein Island (EU-068) from 27 May to 7 June, including partici-
          pation in the CQ WW WPX CW Contest. They will operate CW, SSB,  and
          digital modes with two stations on 80-10 metres,  and four stations
          on 6m, 2m, 70cm and 23cm (active from 6 to 21 UTC).  They will also
          be on QO-100.  QSL via F6KJS  (direct or bureau)  and  logsearch on
          Club Log. See https://tm6kjs.f6kjs.fr/ for more information.
 FM     - Pandemic permitting, Marius, ON4RU will be active as  FM/OQ3R  from
          Martinique (NA-107) from 23 May to 5 June.  He will operate CW only
          on 160-6 metres,  and will participate in the  CQ WW WPX CW Contest
          as TO3F. QSLs direct to ON4RU. [TNX NG3K]
 FR     - Phil, F5TRO and his wife  Ann, F5BSB are relocating permanently  on
          Reunion Island (AF-016), and will be QRV as FR8UA and FR8TZ respec-
          tively.  They will operate  mainly  SSB  and  CW,  with plans to be
          equipped for 80m to 23 cm. QSLs via LoTW or direct.
 HA     - Special callsign HG21TISZA (QSL via HA7VK) will be used during this
          year's Tisza Cup,  the International CW Contest  to be held  on the
          first  full weekend  of June  (5-6 June this year,  from 1 2 UTC on
          Saturday  until 11.59 UTC on Sunday).  Complete information  can be
          found on http://www.tiszacup.eu/.
 I      - Special callsign II6RI will be active  on all bands and modes  from
          15 May to 30 June to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the  Italian
          Republic (2 June 1946).  QSL via LoTW, eQSL, Club Log's OQRS,  eQSL
          or direct to IK6IHU. See http://www.ii6ri.it/ for more information.
 JA     - Take, JI3DST will be active as JI3DST/5 from  Shodo Island (AS-200)
          on 19-21 May and again on  26-28 May.  He will operate SSB, CW  and
          FT8 on 40-6 metres, and will also be QRV as  JR8YLY/5 or  JR8YLY/p.
          All QSOs will be uploaded to  Club Log and made available for  Club
          Log Matching on the IOTA website.
 JA     - If the Covid  situation  allows,  Ichy, JH7IPR  will  be active  as
          JH7IPR/p (FT8, FT4)  and  JH7IPR/6 (other modes)  from Yakushima on
          21-25 May, and from Tanegashima between 25 May and 1 June. Both the
          islands count for IOTA group AS-032 (Osumi Islands). He will be QRV
          on 80-6 metres. The logs will be uploaded to Club Log.
 JA     - Hide, JO1CRA will be active again as JO1CRA/7 from Oshima (AS-206),
          Miyagi Prefecture on  22-24 May.  He will operate CW and FT8 on 40,
          30, 20 and 15 metres, with a focus on 6 metres:  50303 kHz FT8 as a
          beacon,  QSOs on 50303 or 50280 kHz,  plus SSB on 50260 kHz for  JA
          stations). QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW, or via home call.
 KL     - Phil, KC3CIB plans to be active as KC3CIB/KL7 on 29-31 May. "I will
          be on a  fishing trip",  he says,  "but will be activating  Shelter
          Island (NA-041) for IOTA.  Operating time will be limited.  Will be
          QRP, most likely using a digital mode". QSL via eQSL or direct.
 LU     - Radio Club  QRM  Belgrano  (LU4AAO, LU4AAO/A and LU4AAO/D)  will be
          active on 18-25 May to commemorate  the  "Semana de Mayo",  a week-
          long series of events that took place in  May 1810 and  represented
          the first successful revolution in the  South American Independence
          process.  Activity will be on the HF, VHF and UHF bands using  SSB,
          FT8, CW and SSTV).  See http://lu4aao.org/  for  more  information.
          [TNX LU4AAO]
 P4     - John, W2GD will be active as  P44W from Aruba (SA-036) on  25 May-1
          June.  Main activity  will  be  during  the  CQ WW WPX CW  Contest;
          outside the contest he will be QRV on  30, 17 and 12 metres as time
          permits. QSL via LoTW, or direct only to N2MM. [TNX NG3K]
 PA     - PA21ARDF is a  Dutch special event station promoting  Amateur Radio
          Direction Finding (aka radio-orienteering or fox-hunting). Look for
          activity on 17-30 May. All QSOs will be confirmed automatically via
          the bureau; direct cards should be requested via Club Log's OQRS.
 SM     - Anders, OZ3ACB will be QRV as  SM7/OZ3ACB from  Ven Island (EU-137)
          at various times  during the summer,  especially during  the  week-
          ends,starting around mid-May. QSL via LoTW, eQSL or direct to home
          call; logsearch on Club Log.
 SV9    - Peter, DD1GG will be active holiday style as  SV9/DD1GG from  Crete
          (EU-015) on 15-24 May. He will operate SSB and FT8 on 40-10 metres.
          [TNX DX World]

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                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

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 CDXC VIRTUAL CONVENTION ---> Held on 8 May via Zoom,  the Chiltern DX Club's
 Virtual Convention is now available  to watch on the  CDXC  YouTube channel:
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aquQ-XfGWw.  It includes  presentations  by
 Dave Lloyd  K3EL  (The VP8PJ DXpedition),  Steve Nichols G0KYA  (propagation
 prediction tools),  Andy Summers G4KNO (antenna measurements) and Dave Aslin
 G3WGN (how he built his contest station).
 
 HAMVENTION QSO PARTY ---> The in-person  event  has been cancelled  for  the
 second year in a row, but another  Hamvention QSO Party  will take place  on
 Saturday of what would have been the Hamvention weekend. It will be held  on
 22 May, from 12 to 24 UTC (twelve hours), on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres CW
 and SSB. See https://hamvention.org/qso-party-2021/ for the details.
 
 INDEXA NEWSLETTER ---> The Spring 2021 issue (#132) of the  International DX
 Association's Newsletter is now available for download on the INDEXA website
 (https://indexa.org/newsletters.html).  "With the scarcity  of  DXpeditions,
 there is also a scarcity of material reporting on the activity", John Scott,
 K8YC, says.  "Therefore, I've reached back to the April 2006 issue to repro-
 duce the report on the Peter I DXpedition  ['Peter I 2006.  Getting there is
 the story!', by Erling J. Wiig, LA6VM].  With the recent announcement of two
 separate expeditions to  Bouvet planned for the next two years and  the mis-
 fortunes of the last two attempts,  I felt we should all be reminded of  the
 difficulties  with weather  that is prevalent  when operating  in the  polar
 regions. We should also be thankful that there are intrepid souls willing to
 undertake the risks and hardships of such ventures".

 NL0H ---> Henry, NL0H is now very active again from St. Lawrence Island (NA-
 040).  "His recent antenna upgrades have given him quite a boost on the air,
 and his signals are now being received worldwide",  his QSL manager reports.
 Henry's mode of choice  is SSB,  but  "under current conditions  his  70/100
 watts on SSB don't always do the job, and he finds himself dropping onto FT8
 just to get  his  rare IOTA out  to the many chasers  who need it".  QSL via
 M0OXO's OQRS (https://www.m0oxo.com/oqrs/).

 VK6SJ/4 ---> "I completed my week on Coconut  and  Thursday Islands (OC-138)
 between 3 and 9 May", Steve, VK6SJ reports.  Grid locations were QH19mw  for
 Coconut Island and QH19ck for Thursday Island. Be aware that "for one reason
 or  another"  Steve used  "a few  different versions of callsign  during the
 operation: VK6SJ/VK4, VK4/VK6SJ as well as just VK6SJ. What will be going in
 the logs will be VK6SJ/4, so please amend your log entry accordingly. I made
 just over 400 contacts and I am in the process of getting the logs validated
 with IOTA". QSL via EB7DX.

 WTISD ---> Proclaimed in 2006 by the  ITU Plenipotentiary Conference,  World
 Telecommunication and Information Society Day  is celebrated annually on  17
 May.  Taking part in this year's celebrations will be special event stations
 A60WTIS from the United Arab Emirates (16-18 May, QSL via EA7FTR);
 A91WTIS from Bahrain (13-17 May, QSL via EC6DX);
 ER0ITU from Moldova (15-19 May, QSL via LoTW);
 HZ1WTIS from Saudi Arabia (13-17 May, QSL via LoTW).
 Also look for A60WTIS to be activated  with different suffix extensions (see
 qrz.com for the QSL routes).

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 QSLs received direct  or  through managers:  4K1AZI,  6O1OO,  8Q7MS,  EW7LO,
 EX8MLE, FR4NT,  HH2AA, HK3JJB,  HL2VA, J28PJ,  OD5ZZ, PZ5RA,  RI0Q (AS-152),
 TG9AMD,  TI7W, TT8SN,  TZ1CE, TZ4AN,  VK9CE, VR2BLEE,  XV1X, YI9WS,  Z37CXY,
 ZF5T.

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