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31 August 2024                                            A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1739

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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

3A     - Col, MM0NDX and Steve, MM0SAJ will be active again as 3A/MM0NDX and
         3A/MM0SAJ from Monaco on 5-9 September.  Their main focus is likely
         to be on the low bands during their evening hours,  and on 6 metres
         if propagation permits. QSL both calls via EB7DX and LoTW.  [TNX DX
         World]
6O     - Team 6O3T  (Mauro IV3AZV,  Paolo  IV3DSH,  Fabri  IV3JPP,  Maurizio
         IV3ZXQ, Frank IZ8GCE and Kris YL3JA)  will be active  from northern
         Somalia sometime in September: "although the month of September has
         been confirmed,  the specific dates  will not be announced at  this
         time".  They will operate  CW, SSB and FT8  (MSHV multi-stream)  on
         160-6 metres with five stations.  See  https://dxexplorer.net/  for
         more information.
8Q     - Michele, IZ8PWN  will be active  holiday style  as  8Q7WN from  the
         Maldives (AS-013) on 6-13 September. He will operate SSB and maybe
         FT8 on 40-10 metres. QSL via I8KHC.
A2     - Pista, HA5AO was due to be active as V5/HA5AO from Namibia  on 5-14
         October [425DXN 1735],  but he has had  to cancel the final stop of
         his announced Africa tour for reasons beyond his control,  he says.
         He will therefore extend his stay in Botswana, where he will be QRV
         as A25AO from 24 September to 14 October.
C2     - "Out of nowhere, Nauru Airlines cancelled all our confirmed flights
         due to a change in their flight schedule!", team C21MM reported  on
         29 August.  The new dates for the DXpedition to Nauru (OC-031)  are
         10-29 October, and the silver lining is that C21MM will participate
         in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest.
         The whole group  (14 operators)  has had to rearrange  all flights,
         including those from Europe to Australia, as well as the accommoda-
         tion. "These rearrangements produced unexpected additional costs of
         around 8,000 USD", and  they  "hope to get special support from the
         DX community to bring this rare DXCC country on the air". As Phill,
         C21TS has been  quite active on FT8  for more than one year,  C21MM
         will focus  on  CW  on  160-6 metres,  as well as  SSB and RTTY  on
         several bands.  See https://c21mm.mydx.de/ for more information and
         updates.
EI     - Team EJ7NET (namely EI3HA, EI3ISB, EI5KO, EI6FR and EI9JF)  will be
         active from Inis Mor, Aran Islands (EU-006) on 7-11 September. They
         will operate CW, SSB and FT8 on the HF bands.  QSL direct to EI6FR.
         [TNX DX World]
H4     - Bernard, DL2GAC  has been active again as  H44MS  from Malaita (OC-
         047), Solomon Islands  for a few days,  and will remain  QRV  until
         around 15 September.  He operates SSB and some FT8 on  40-6 metres.
         QSL via home call, direct or bureau;  QSOs will be uploaded to Club
         Log and LoTW.
HL     - Look  for  Jong DS5ACV/p,  Terry DS5DNO/p,  Hoya DS5MNO/p  and  Cho
         HL5JYS/p to be active from Isu Island (AS-081, WWL PM44ix) starting
         around 1 UTC on 21 September until around 7 UTC on 22 September (30
         hours).  They will operate CW, FT8 and some SSB on  40, 20, 17, 15,
         12, 10 and 6 metres.  QSL for all callsigns  via  DS5DNO  (direct);
         QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW and Club Log. [TNX DS5ACV]
I      - Luca, IK5AEQ will be active as IA5/IK5AEQ  from Capraia Island (EU-
         028) on  2-7 September.  He will operate  SSB and FT8/FT4  on  40-6
         metres  (grid JN43).  QSL via home call  (direct or bureau),  LoTW,
         eQSL and Club Log.
J3     - Greg, N9GB will be active holiday style as J3/N9GB from Grenada  on
         2-10 September.  He will operate  CW and SSB  on 40-10 metres,  and
         hopefully also 6 metres. QSL via LoTW, or via EB7DX. [TNX The Daily
         DX]
JA     - Kari, JQ7ELL has had to change the dates of his  JQ7ELL/7  activity
         from Tashiro Island (AS-206)  [425DXN 1737],  which is now expected
         to take place on 7-8 September. He will operate SSB and FT8 on 80-6
         metres,  with a focus on 17  and  40 metres. QSL via the bureau  to
         home call.
LU     - Look for Hoc LU5BE/S  and  Enri LU8EFF/S to be QRV from Chepes  and
         the rarely activated grid FF68qp,  in the Argentine province of  La
         Rioja, on 4-8 September. They will operate SSB, CW, FT8 and RTTY on
         40-6 metres  with  two stations.  QSL  LU5BE/S via  LoTW, eQSL, QRZ
         Logbook, or via EA7FTR; QSL LU8EFF/S via LoTW and eQSL (paper cards
         will not be provided). [TNX LU5BE]
OZ     - Team OZ0KRF (SP1IVL, SP3LPR, SP3VAX and SQ1WO) will be active  from
         Bornholm Island (EU-030) on  1-7 September.  They will operate SSB,
         CW and FT8 on 80-10 metres. QSL via SP1KRF.
OZ     - Jan-Willem PA7JWC (5Q7DX), Maarten PD2R (OV2T) and Sven PA1SVM (OZ/
         PA1SVM)  will be active from  Saeby, Vendsyssel-Thy (North Jutland,
         EU-171) on  10-17 September.  They will operate CW, SSB and FT8  on
         160-2m. QSL 5Q7DX via LoTW (preferred), or via PA7JWC; QSL OV2T via
         LoTW (preferred), or via PA0ABM.
PA     - Commemorating  the  80th  anniversary  of  Operation Market Garden,
         members of  Radio Club Limburg  will be active as  PA80OMG on 13-19
         September.  QSOs will be  confirmed automatically  via the  bureau;
         direct cards go  to  PD8RW.  See https://rclb.nl/pa80omg  for  more
         information. Also active will be PH80MG, operated by members of the
         PI4CQ club station on 13-21 September.
W      - Andy, AA5JF  plans to be active from  Dauphin Island (NA-213)  from
         around 21 UTC on 30 August  until the early UTC hours of  1 Septem-
         ber. Later that day  he will be QRV from  Ship Island (NA-082)  for
         about 7 hours  between 14 and 22 UTC.  He will operate CW, FT8  and
         some SSB from NA-213, and mostly CW "with some SSB thrown in"  from
         NA-082. He will have antennas for 40, 30, 20, 17, 15 and 10 metres.
W      - Organized by the Citrus Belt ARC, the  25th  annual Route 66 On The
         Air special event celebrates  the historic  US Highway 66.  Twenty-
         three amateur radio stations using  1x1 callsigns (W6A-W6W) will be
         QRV from  cities along  the  "Mother Road" on 7-15  September.  See
         https://w6jbt.org/ for information about the event and QSL routes.
W      - Depending on  weather conditions,  Steve, K4WA  intends  to operate
         from five island groups,  camping on as many  different islands  as
         follows:
         8-9 September    St George Island  NA-085
         10-12 September  Havens Island     NA-076
         13-15 September  Mullet Key        NA-034
         16-18 September  Amelia Island     NA-138
         19-21 September  Jekyll Island     NA-058
         He will operate  mainly CW and SSB,  but may also include some FT8.
         QSL via home call.
XT     - Harald, DF2WO will be active again as XT2AW from Burkina Faso on 8-
         22 September.  He plans to operate SSB and FT4 on 80-10 metres  and
         QO-100. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS and LoTW. [TNX DX World]
XT     - In addition to 160-6m all-mode operations  and 2m EME digi,  XT2MD,
         the Mediterraneo DX Club's DXpedition to Burkina Faso  (31 October-
         11 November) [425DXN 1731],  will also distribute all-mode QSOs via
         satellite (QO-100). The operator will be Richard, GI4DOH, who "will
         be more than happy" to arrange skeds (contact him via qrz.com email
         address). Unfortunately, the air freight of the necessary equipment
         will  increase the cost  of the expedition,  which is already  over
         budget.  Supporting XT2MD with your donations is now more important
         than ever: https://www.mdxc.support/xt2md/.
YB     - The Belitung DXpedition Team will be active as  7E4M  from Mendanau
         Island (OC-144) on 14-16 September.  Plans are to operate  SSB, CW,
         FT8 on  40, 20, 15 and 10 metres,  and via satellite.  QSL via Club
         Log's OQRS and LoTW.
ZB     - All Gibraltar licensed operators are allowed to switch to the  "ZG"
         prefix during the week leading towards Gibraltar National Day (3-10
         September).
ZD9    - Lance, W7GJ will be active as ZD9GJ from  Tristan da Cunha (AF-029)
         approximately from 12 September to 1 October. This will be primari-
         ly a 6m EME DXpedition, using Q65-60A in the "Q65 Pileup" mode. See
         https://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj/  for  detailed  information  and
         instructions. When not "aimed up at the moon",  he may operate  SSB
         or FT8 on 6m TEP. QSL via LoTW, or direct to W7GJ.
ZS     - Team ZS9KK will be active from a farm in the Klein Karoo region  of
         South Africa  during the  SARL Field Day  weekend  (7-8 September).
         They will operate SSB and CW  on 80, 40 and 20 metres.  QSL via the
         bureau

IOTA TOUR ---> Frank, DL2SWW  and  Gaby, DF9TM  plan to operate from several
Finnish and Swedish islands around the  Gulf of Bothnia between  3 September
and 6 October. Their IOTA Tour will start and finish in Helsinki;  depending
on weather conditions,  it will include activities from  IOTA groups  EU-173
(OH),  EU-101 (OH),  EU-184 (OH),  EU-139 (SM),  EU-087 (SM),  EU-084  (SM),
EU-002 (OH0), EU-096 (OH) and EU-097 (OH).

PACIFIC TRIP ---> Maxim, OH7O will be active as  3D2YY  from  Viti Levu (OC-
016), Fiji between  4 and 19 September.  He will operate mostly SSB and some
QRS CW on 40-10 metres (maybe also 80m) from  different locations around the
island. A side trip to Tuvalu is also being planned:  the callsign (T2M) "is
confirmed", but the dates (12-16 September) are still "approximate and being
arranged".  See https://oh7o.com/dxexpedition-to-pacific-islands/  for  more
information and updates.

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QSLs received direct  or  through managers: 3D2AG, 3G0YA, 5U5K, 8R7X, 9K2NO,
9M4IOTA (AS-073), 9M4VM, A25R, A2NEW, A44A, CP7DX, CX2BAH, CX2DK, DT0IP (AS-
48),  E51WL, ER7HQ,  ES5QA, FM4LV, FR5DZ, FW8GC, FY4JI, GB1URC, HI8J, JT1BV,
JW/WE9G,  K8K,  KG4NE,  LA1CI (EU-046),  OY/4X6TT, OY1OF, S01WS,  S79/HA8PX,
TM13COL, TR8CR, UK9AA, VK9LA, VP2V/DF8AN, VP6DF, VP8LP, VP8WA, XV9Q, YE8DWC,
ZP0X, ZS1AFS, ZZ2FF.

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