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16 October 2021                                           A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1589

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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

5T     - Johannes, PA5X and Gerben, PG5M will be active as 5T5PA/p and 5T1GM
         from Arguin Island (AF-050) on 15-19 October. They will operate CW,
         SSB and FT8  on  40-10 metres.  Updates will be  posted  to Twitter
         (follow @PA5X_HAM and @PG5M, or see http://dx.to/5t1gm/).  QSLs via
         home calls. The logs will be uploaded to Club Log.
7P     - Bernie, ZS4TX and John, ZS6JON will be active as 7P8Z from  Maseru,
         Lesotho on 16-17 October. This will be a QO-100 operation;  QSL for
         this operation via PA3CMC (direct), and LoTW later.
C5     - Jan-Francois F4AHV, Gerard F5NVF, Luc F5RAV and Abdel M0NPT will be
         active as C5C  from Kololi, The Gambia between  24 October  and  19
         November.  Expect  activity  on all bands SSB, CW  and  FT8  (Fox &
         Hound), plus the  QO-100 satellite.  See https://www.qrz.com/db/C5C
         for their planned operating frequencies. QSL direct to F5RAV.
CT9    - Helmut, DF7EE  will be active again from  Madeira (AF-014)  from 25
         October to 2 November. He will be signing CQ3W during the  CQ WW DX
         SSB Contest and CT9/DF7EE for casual operating outside the contest.
         He will be joined by Elmar, PD3EM,  who will be signing  CS9/PD3EM.
         QSL CQ3W via LoTW and Club Log's OQRS. QSL CT9/DF7EE via LoTW;  all
         QSOs  will  be confirmed  via  the bureau,  use Club Log's OQRS for
         direct cards.  QSL CS9/PD3EM via LoTW, or via home call (direct and
         bureau). [TNX NG3K]
FM     - Miguel, EA1BP will be active as FM/EA1BP  from  Martinique (NA-107)
         from 27 October to 5 November,  including an entry in the  CQ WW DX
         SSB Contest as TO7O.  QSL via home call, the logs  will be uploaded
         to LoTW and Club Log.
HV     - HV0A (operated by IK0FVC, IK4CIE, IZ4VMA, IZ0BTV and I0JBL) will be
         activated on the  Oscar 100 satellite on  16 October,  from 8 to 16
         UTC. Look for activity on CW and SSB. It will be the first activity
         of a Vatican City station on QO-100. [TNX I0JBL]
I      - The  United Nations Global Service Centre ARC (4U1GSC)  in Brindisi
         is now active as 4U24OCT. The special callsign marks United Nations
         Day (24 October).  DXCC  wise, it counts  for Italy. QSL via 9A2AA.
I      - Luca, IK5AEQ and Franco, IZ5IUY will be active again  as IL7/IK5AEQ
         and IL7/IZ5IUY from  San Domino Island (EU-050)  on  20-24 October.
         They will operate SSB and FT8/FT4  on 80-2 metres  from the QTH  of
         Ettore IL7/IK7DIJ,  who works on the island  and  will operate with
         them. QSL via home calls, LoTW and Club Log. [TNX IK5AEQ]
KL     - The aborted KL7RRC IOTA DXpedition to Kiska Island (NA-070) [425DXN
         1575] has been rescheduled and  is now expected to take place on 4-
         11 July 2022.  The team includes N3QQ, N6XG, N7QT, NL8 F and  W8HC.
         QSL via N7RO. Bookmark https://www.na-234.com/ for more information
         and updates.
OE     - Celebrating  the  35th anniversary  of  the  European DX Foundation
         (https://www.eudxf.eu/),  Jo, OE6VIE will operate CW and FT8/FT4 as
         OE35EUDXF on 1-30 November. QSL via LoTW, eQSL or via DE1QSL  (i.e.
         the DARC QSL Bureau).
PA     - Also active  between 1 and 30 November  in celebration of the  35th
         anniversary of the  European DX Foundation  will be  Dutch  special
         callsigns  PA35EUDXF, PB35EUDXF,  PC35EUDXF, PD35EUDXF,  PE35EUDXF,
         PF35EUDXF,  PG35EUDXF, PH35EUDXF and PI35EUDXF. QSL for all of them
         via Club Log's OQRS (preferred), or via PA1AW.
PJ6    - Bart, PD1BAT will be working on Saba (NA-145) from 30 October  to 5
         November. In his spare time he will operate as PJ6/PD1BAT on 40 and
         20 metres FT8 and some SSB. QSL via home call.
OH     - Ric DL2VFR,  Friedrich DL4BBH  and  Klaus DL7UXG  will be active as
         OH73ELK and OF73ELK from mainland Finland on 15-21 October, includ-
         ing an entry as OG7Z in the Worked All Germany (WAG) Contest (16-17
         October).  On  21-25  October  they  will  be  signing  OH2/DL2VFR,
         OH2/DL4BBH and OH2/DL7UXG from  Suur Pellinki Island (EU-097).  QSL
         for OG7Z and OH73ELK via the bureau, others via home calls. [TNX DX
         Newsletter]
ON     - Special callsign OT5IDPD will be active from 3 November to 3 Decem-
         ber for the  International Day of Persons with Disabilities,  whose
         annual observance (3 December) was proclaimed by the United Nations
         General  Assembly  in  1992.  All  operators  (Frank ON4AAC,  Roger
         ON4AHQ, Erik ON4ANN, Raff ON6IX and Greg ON6YP) will be hams with a
         disability.  The logs will be uploaded to  LoTW, Club Log and eQSL;
         all  QSOs will  be confirmed  automatically  via  the bureau.  [TNX
         ON4AAC]
OX     - Thomas OZ1AA (OX1AA), Bo OZ1DJJ (OX3LX), Per OZ1KNJ (OX1KNJ), David
         OZ5DM (OX5DM), Mikkel OZ7AKT (OX7AKT) and  Alex OZ7AM (OX7AM)  will
         be active from Kangerlussuaq, Greenland (NA-018) between 26 October
         and 9 November.  They will participate in  the CQ WW DX SSB Contest
         as OX7A (QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or via OZ1ACB). Outside the
         contest  they will use  their  personal  callsigns,  and  be active
         on  160-10 metres  CW, SSB and FT8  with up to  four stations.  See
         https://sites.google.com/view/greenland2018/home for the individual
         QSL routes.
S2     - S21AM, S21RC  and maybe S21D  will be active as S21DX from  Manpura
         Island (AS-140)  on  16-22 December.  They will operate mainly  SSB
         with some FT8/FT4  on  40, 20, 15 and 10 metres  with two stations.
         They might also give QO-100  a try.  QSL via EB7DX  and  LoTW.  See
         https://s21dx.org for more information.
UA     - Joining the celebrations for the  35th anniversary of the  European
         DX Foundation, members  of  the  Miller DX Club  will be active  as
         UE35EUF on 1-14 November. QSL via RQ7L.
V4     - Once again John, W5JON will  be  active  as  V47JA  from  St. Kitts
         (NA-104) on 10-24 November.  He will operate SSB and FT8  on  160-6
         metres. QSL via W5JON (direct only) and LoTW. [TNX NG3K]
W      - Mike, W7LG/4 will be active holiday style from Hatteras Island (NA-
         067) on 24-29 October.  He will operate SSB and CW on 80, 40 and 20
         metres between 16.00-21.00 UTC  and again between  00.00-02.30 UTC.
         QSL via LoTW, eQSL or direct. [TNX The Daily ]

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                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

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ANTARCTIC TREATY'S 60TH ANNIVERSARY MARATHON ---> Please note  that  two new
callsigns are used during the  Russian Robinson Club's Marathon  celebrating
the 60th anniversary of the Antarctic Teatry [425DXN 1586]. RB60ANT has been
revoked and replaced with UE60ANT effective 7 October.  Similarly, RJ60AN is
expected to replace RJ60ANT. QSL for all callsigns via Club Log's OQRS (pre-
ferred), or via RZ3EC. Two certificates are available: https://hamlog.online

AUSTRALIA: 2X1 CONTEST CALLSIGNS ---> The Australian Communications and  Me-
dia Authority (ACMA) recently  conducted a survey  seeking  the views of the
amateur radio community on allocation arrangements for 2x1 callsigns.  After
considering the feedback from the survey (415 responses),  the ACMA has rec-
ommended to the Australian Maritime College (AMC)  that it starts allocating
2x1 callsigns commencing on  13 October.  The new  VK#A-Z, VJ#A-Z and VL#A-Z
callsigns will be issued exclusively  for amateur radio contests  and  for a
period of 12 months  to amateur radio clubs  and  holders  of Advanced Class
licences.  The AMC is responsible for assessments and callsign issue in Aus-
tralia on behalf of the ACMA.  A list of callsigns issued  will be published
on the AMC website: https://www.amc.edu.au/industry/amateur-radio/callsigns.

COMOROS 2022 ---> The Radio Club de Provins (F6KOP)  will be active from the
Comoro Islands (AF-007)  during the  second half of January 2022.  Plans are
for a multinational team of 12 people to operate CW, SSB, RTTY  and  FT8/FT4
on 160-10 metres and  QO-100 satellite  with five stations.  Details will be
known in due course. [TNX F1ULQ]

QSL SV2ASP/A ---> Those  who  still need  a QSL  for  the late  Monk Apollo,
SV2ASP/A should act now and mail their request to:
  Monk Chariton
  Docheiariou Monastery
  630 87 Agion Oros
  Greece.
Apollo  passed away on  5 May 2019.  He  "was in the  Docheiariou Monastery,
whose Abbott says  Monk Chariton has been taking care of direct QSL requests
and is  presently still doing  so but that may end at some point".  [TNX The
Daily DX]

QSL SV2RSG/A --- > JA1ADT is handling the QSLing duties for contacts made by
JA stations with Monk Iakovos, SV2RSG/A  from October 2019.  Apparently this
"temporary measure" applies only to cards requested  "within the year 2021".
JA1ADT's qrz.com page has more information and instructions.

YASME FOUNDATION GRANT AND EXCELLENCE AWARD ---> The  Board of Directors  of
The Yasme Foundation  (https://www.yasme.org/)  has made a grant to the Sey-
chelles Amateur Radio Association  (SARA)  to establish  a facility  for the
recently formed amateur radio club.
Also, the BoD has announced that the  latest recipient  of the  Yasme Excel-
lence Award  is  Steve Babcock, VE6WZ,  "for his contribution to  the art of
lowband antennas and remote operating.  Steve has made available to the ama-
teur community  countless hours  of instructional videos,  for free,  on his
YouTube channel and qrz.com page".
Established in 2008, the Yasme Excellence Award  is presented to individuals
and groups who, through their own  service,  creativity, effort  and dedica-
tion have made a significant contribution to amateur radio. The contribution
may be in recognition of technical, operating or organizational achievement,
as all three are necessary for amateur radio to grow and prosper.  The Yasme
Excellence Award is in the form of a cash grant and an individually-engraved
crystal globe.

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QSLs received direct or through managers:  3B9FR,  4X100AI (AS-100),  5W1SA,
5X3R, 6W/IV3FSG, A41CK, A71AM, CO7MLS, CP4BT,  DT8A (AN-010), FM5BH,  GM3RCV
(EU-111), JT1CO,  JW0W (EU-063),  KL7FBI (NA-037),  KL7RRC (NA-039),  MS0INT
(EU-092), OL50DJ, RI0FWA (AS-025), SV2RSG/A,  UN6T, V31MA, VE2CSI,  VR2BLEE,
YB9UA, ZB2GI, ZD7BG.

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