21 December 2024 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1755

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

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8R - Aldir, PY1SAD will be active again as 8R1TM from Georgetown, Guyana
between 1 January and 8 February. He will operate CW, SSB and
digital modes on all bands and via satellite. QSL via LoTW, eQSL,
QRZ Logbook, or direct to home call.
9Y - Earl, WA3DX will be active as 9Y4/WA3DX from Trinidad (SA-011) from
29 December to 14 January. He will operate FT8 and FT4 on 40-10
metres. QSL via LoTW, or direct to home call. [TNX The Daily DX]
HC8 - Gus, HC2FG will be active again as HD8FG from Santa Cruz, Galapagos
Islands (SA-004) between 29 December and 3 January. He will be QRV
on 6 metres FT8 only. QSL via LoTW, or direct to HC2FG.
JD1_oga- Once again Harry, JG7PSJ will be active as JD1BMH from Chichijima
(AS-031), Ogasawara from 23 December to 3 January. He will operate
CW, SSB and RTTY on 80-10m. QSL via JD1BMH (bureau), or direct to
JG7PSJ. Logsearch on http://jg7psj.starfree.jp/jd1bmh/. He does not
use LoTW or PayPal.
KH0 - Ken, JO1VRK is expected to be active as KH0/AJ6VJ from Saipan (OC-
086), Mariana Islands from 30 December to 3 January. He will be QRV
on 40, 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 metres CW, FT8, FT4, RTTY and SSB. QSL
via LoTW and eQSL.
KH9 - Currently stationed on Wake Island (OC-053), Allen, KH7AL is QRV as
KH7AL/KH9 in his spare time [425DXN 1754]. Next planned activities:
22 December +/- 20:00 UTC on 10m SSB
23 December +/- 08:00 UTC on 17m SSB
29 December +/- 20:00 UTC on 17m SSB
30 December +/- 08:00 UTC on 17m SSB
QSL via home call, direct or bureau. He keeps an "Activation Blog"
and an "Upcoming" section on https://sites.google.com/view/kh7al/.
OZ - OZ400POST is a special callsign for members of Experimenterende
Danske Radioamatoerer to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the
Royal Danish Post Office, established on 24 December 1624 under
King Christian IV. Look for activity from 24 December to 5 January.
QSL via Club Log's OQRS (preferred), or via the bureau to OZ1ACB.
See https://www.qrz.com/db/OZ400POST for information about the Post
Award.
SM - The still operational long wave transmitter at the Grimeton Radio
Station, callsign SAQ, will be activated on 24 December to send its
traditional Christmas message to the world on 17.2 kHz CW at 08:00
UTC. The Grimenton Radio Station has been inscribed on the UNESCO
World Heritage list since 2004. As for the amateur bands, SK6SAQ
will be QRV during the day on CW (3517, 7017, 14017 kHz) and SSB
(3755 and 7140 kHz). QSL SK6SAQ via the bureau. More information
can be found on https://alexander.n.se/en/.
T32 - The Rebel DX Group has been active as T32TTT from Kiritimati
(Christmas Island, OC-024), East Kiribati [425DXN 1753] since 17
December. This is a 2-man activity, with planned operations on 160-
6 metres CW (two stations), SSB (one station) and FT8/FT4 (as many
as twelve stations). Multiple bands can be in use at the same time,
and two signals can be aired at the same time on two different
frequencies on the same band - see https://www.qrz.com/db/T32TTT.
QSL via Club Log's OQRS for LoTW and direct cards.
TJ - Thierry, TK1CX is currently working in Cameroon through February
2025. In his spare time he is QRV as TJ/TK1CX on 20, 17, 15, 12 and
10 metres; he operates mainly FT8 "with a solar power supply". QSL
via LoTW, eQSL, or via EA5ZD.
TY - Gerard, F5NVF will be active holiday style as TY5C from Benin
between 10 January and 2 April. He will operate CW, FT8 and "very
little SSB" on the HF bands and hopefully 6 metres. QSL direct to
F5RAV, or via LoTW.
V4 - Brian, GW4DVB will be active as V4/G4DVB from St.Kitts (NA-104)
from 31 December to 6 January. QSL direct to Brian Price, PO Box
2020, Llanharan, Pontyclun, CF72 9ZA, United Kingdom.

AFRICA TOUR ---> Billy, F4GJE will be active as C5RK from the Gambia on 4-5
January, and as 6W1RD from Senegal on 11-12 January. He will operate SSB and
FT8/FT4 on 80-10 metres. QSLs via EA7FTR.

MASCARENE ISLANDS TRIP ---> Tom, DJ2TG will be active as FR/DJ2TG from
Reunion Island (AF-016) on 17-23 December, and as 3B8/DJ2TG from Mauritius
(AF-049) on 24-30 December. He operates FT8, FT4 and SSB on 30, 20 and 10m.
QSOs will be uploaded to Club Log and LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX]

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

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CONTEST UNIVERSITY 2025 ---> Registration is now open for the 2025 Contest
University (CTU), to be held on 15 May at the Hope Hotel near Dayton, Ohio.
This is the day before the Dayton Hamvention officially opens. See
https://www.contestuniversity.com/ for the details.

IDXC 2025: NEXT GENERATION DXING PROGRAM ---> "Traditional DXpedition
methods are being challenged by rising costs, prohibitive environmental
constraints and growing restrictions on transportation services. As a
result, many DXCC Entities that perpetually sit at the top of the DXCC Most
Wanted list will retain their position at the top of the list, denying
access to DXCC Honor Roll for many until forward-thinking teams develop some
novel solutions to address some tough problems.
In the past few years, there have been some risk-taking hams who have used
modern station design concepts and remotely controlled DXpedition stations
to create massively successful DXpedition operations using new approaches to
the DXpedition game. At the 2025 International DX Convention, the convention
team will be offering an all-day event on Friday, 11 April, of the 3-day
convention. A series of panel discussions and demonstrations will be
provided to DXers, DXpeditioners, contest station designers and hams of all
interests that will provide insights to where things are likely to be
heading in amateur radio". See https://dxconvention.com/nextgendx/.

INDEXA NEWSLETTERS COLLECTION ---> The newsletters of the International DX
Association, starting with issue #1 (Spring 1984), are now archived in the
Digital Library of Amateur Radio & Communications (DLARC), a project of the
Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/international-dx.

PIRATE ---> A few days ago, someone pretended to be on Jan Mayen Island and
was QRV as JX0X. The Norwegian Radio Relay League has been in contact with
the Norwegian regulators, and they have confirmed that JX0X does not
currently have an active licence.

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QSLs received direct or through managers: 4L6AM, 4S7KM, 4U1ITU, 5R8CI,
7Q1, 8E1YB, 8P6EX, BM0QSO, C21MM, C91AHV, CN3A, CP6UA, CY9C, D2ACE , D4DX,
EL2DT, EX9A, FJ/W6HGF, FT4GL, FY/WE9G, FY5KE, HD8FG, HL5KY, HS3OY, JD1BLY,
JD1BMH, JD1BQP, K6VHF/HR9, KH0/KC0W, KH6J, KL7SB, NL7V, NL8F (NA-059), NP4Z,
PJ2T, PJ4/NE9U, RI1ANE, T32AZ, T77LA, TI9/TI2JJP, TK1CX, TK4TH, TL8ES, TO2DX
(AF-016), TO8FP (NA-032), TO9W, UK9AA, V3O, V47T, V51WH, VI4POLIO, VI7POL,
VP2MDM, VP6WR, VP8LP, VU2DCC, VU2TMP, WH0RU, WH7T, YS1/F4IXC, Z68XX,
ZA/OG1N, ZB2KX, ZC4RH, ZD8GB, ZF1A, ZF2FK,ZM100DX.

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