28 December 2024 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1756
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
9V - Celebrating the 60th anniversary since Singapore became an
independent republic (9 August 1965), Singapore Amateur Radio
Transmitting Society's members are allowed to replace their normal
prefix (9V1) with the special prefix S60 from 1 January through 9
August. For instance, SARTS President 9V1SA will be using S60SA.
C9 - The Czech DXpedition Group (OK1BOA, OK1CRM, OK1FCJ, OK1GK, OK2ZA,
OK2ZC, OK2ZI and OK6DJ will be active as C8K from Mozambique
between 17 January and 2 February. They will operate SSB, CW, FT8
and RTTY with several stations on 160-6 metres with a focus on the
low bands, and via satellite (QO-100). Subject to Internet
availability, they will use Club Log's Livestream. QSL via LoTW,
Club Log's OQRS, or via OK6DJ. See https://www.cdxp.cz/ and
bookmark https://www.facebook.com/groups/1472348776313779 for more
information and updates.
CT - Celebrating the New Year, special callsign CS2025HNY will be active
from Portugal on 1-7 January. QSL via CT1REP. [TNX CT1END]
DL - The Deutsches Museum in Munich, one of the largest science and
technology museums in the world (https://www.deutsches-museum.de),
celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2025. DL100DM is the special
callsign to be used throughout the year by the amateur radio
station which is part of and regularly active from the museum's
"Electronics" permanent exhibition. QSL via DL8FA.
FO/M - A large multi-national team will be active as TX7N from Hiva Oa,
Marquesas Islands (OC-027) on 12-27 January. They will operate CW,
SSB and digital modes on 160-6 metres with five stations. In addi-
tion to TX7N, other three special callsigns will be used:
TX7MAS to be used for EME and satellite;
TX7WW to be used on 24-26 January during the CQ WW 160-Meter CW
Contest;
TX100REF in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Reseau des
Emetteurs Francais, to be used during the French HF Championship CW
(26-27 January)
QSL exclusively via Club Log's OQRS (direct and bureau cards) and
LoTW. See https://tx7n.com/ and https://www.facebook.com/TX7N25 for
more information and updates.
GM - Terry, GM3WUX will be active as GB200LB on 4-31 January to
celebrate the bicentenary of the invention of the Braille code. He
will operate mainly CW. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS.
GW - Kev, GW0PUH will be active as GB9KW on 1-28 January using vintage
equipment manufactured by KW Electronics Ltd during the 1960s and
1970s. Main activity will be over the "KW Weekend" (4-5 January).
Other special callsigns are expected to be on the air, notably
GB2KW from Scotland, GB5KWD and GB6KW from England, and possibly
others. QSL via operator's instructions.
LA - LA100A is the special callsign for NRRL's Midt-Troms Gruppen (LA6M,
https://www.la6m.no/) to use throughout 2025 to mark the 100th
anniversary of the first amateur radio two-way contact between
Norway and the US, made by Johannes Diesen, LA1A from Moen in
Malselv municipality and UlYB at Dartmouth College, Hanover, New
Hampshire (25 November 1925). QSL via the bureau, QRZ Logbook, or
direct.
PA - PC80TT is the special callsign for members of VERON Leiden (PI4LDN)
to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nether-
lands during World War II (5 May 1945). Look for activity between 1
January and 1 June. QSL via the bureau to PI4LDN. The special call-
sign honours the memory of Rudolf Tappenbeck (PCTT), a pioneer of
Dutch amateur radio who died in Neuengamme concentration camp on 21
December 1944.
W - The Straight Key Century Club's annual on-air event, commemorating
the club's founding in 2006 and celebrating the original instru-
ments of early radiotelegraphy (straight key, bug and cootie keys),
will run on 2-31 January. Look for K3Y to be aired from the ten US
call areas (K3Y/0 through K3Y/9), plus /KH6, /KL7 and /KP4. Infor-
mation on the event and QSLing instructions can be found on
https://skccgroup.com/k3y/k3y.php.
ZS - On 20 May 2025, the South African Radio League will celebrate its
100th anniversary. The SARL Centenary Marathon QSO Party is set to
kick off for a year-long operating event starting from 00:00 UTC on
1 January and ending at 23:59 UTC on 31 December 2025. Throughout
the year, the SARL, with the aid of its members and associated
clubs, will be on the air with a special event callsign ZS100SARL,
as well as the permanent callsigns ZS6SRL and ZS9HQ, and possibly
other special event callsigns. A number of awards will be avail-
able, see https://mysarl.org.za/centenary-marathon/ for more infor-
mation.
CARIBBEAN TOUR ---> Jeff, VA3QSL will be active holiday style as FG/VA3QSL
from Guadeloupe (NA-102) on 9-26 January, as PJ7/VA3QSL from Sint Maarten
(NA-105) between 27 January and 16 February, and as FS/VA3QSL from St.
Martin (NA-105) between 16 February and 4 March. He will operate SSB, CW and
digital modes on 40-6 metres. QSLs via LoTW, or via home call (direct and
bureau).
WORLD WIDE AWARD 2025 ---> The second World Wide Award chase that will take
place on 1-31 January. The WWA combines CW, SSB and digital modes activity
from special event stations around the world with real-time award tracking
for the chasers: see https://hamaward.cloud/wwa for complete information.
Special event callsigns include stations from
Argentina LR1WWA
Azores CQ8WWA
Balearic Islands EG6WWA
Bosnia-Herzegovina E7W
Canary Islands EG8WWA
Ceuta & Melilla EG9WWA
Colombia 5K4WWA
England GB2WWA
Germany DA0WWA
Greece SX0W
Italy II0WWA, II1WWA, II2WWA, II3WWA, II4WWA, II5WWA, II6WWA,
II7WWA, II8WWA, II9WWA, IR1WWA
Kazakhstan UP7WWA
Madeira CQ3WWA
Netherlands PA25WWA
Northern Ireland GB8WWA
Oman A43WWA
Poland 3Z7WWA, SN3WWA, SN4WWA, SN6WWA, SN7WWA
Portugal CQ7WWA, CR5WWA, CR6WWA
Puerto Rico W4I
Sardinia IR0WWA
Saudi Arabia HZ1WWA
Scotland GB4WWA
Slovenia S53WWA
Spain EG1WWA, EG2WWA, EG3WWA, EG4WWA, EG5WWA, EG7WWA
Switzerland HB9WWA
USA N0W, N1W, N5W, N9W
Venezuela YW25WWA
Wales GB6WWA
Other participating stations include 3Z6I (Poland); 8E3R (Indonesia); 9M2D
(West Malaysia); A71AE (Qatar); BA3RA, BA7CK, BG9MM, BY0AB, BY1RX, BY2AA,
BY4DX, BY5HB, BY6SX, BY8GA (China); RW1F (European Russia); T77LA (San
Marino); YU5EA (Serbia); ZW5B (Brazil).
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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!
AU2K & AU2S ---> Club Log's OQRS for the recent IOTA operations of AU2K (AS-
179) and AU2S (AS-153) has been enabled. Donors will be provided with
automatic direct QSL cards, as well as LoTW uploads, as detailed on
https://au2k.weebly.com/log--qsl.html.
QSO matching on the IOTA website will be enabled on 2 January for AU2K, and
on 9 January for AU2S, so that donors will be able to claim their credits
before the traditional deadline for the annual update.
CQ DX MARATHON ---> The CQ DX Marathon is a year-long DX hunt, with
participants competing to see who can work the greatest number of countries
("entities") and CQ zones during the calendar year. The 2025 edition will
start at 00.00 UTC on 1 January and will end at 23.59 UTC on 31 December.
See https://dxmarathon.com/ for complete details. The DX Marathon is also on
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/61565429540333.
MARCONI CLUB'S QSO PARTY DAY ---> The 7th edition will be held on 4 January
from 7 to 21 UTC, on 80, 40 and 20 metres CW. Complete rules can be found on
https://www.marconiclub.it/. ARI Loano Marconi Club, which has a membership
of around 1000 CW enthusiasts from all over the world, is a member of the
International CW Council (https://internationalcwcouncil.org/), which
"promotes and aids in the retention and growth of International Morse Code
as a mode of communication between amateur radio operators". [TNX IK1QBT]
YOTA CONTEST 2024 ---> The third session of this year's YOTA Contest, orga-
nized by the IARU R1 Youth Working Group in cooperation with the Hungarian
Amateur Radio Society (MRASZ), will take place on 30 December (1000-2159
UTC) on the five classic bands CW and SSB. Everyone can work everyone. The
complete rules can be found on https://ham-yota.com/contest.
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Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
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CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER
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4L8A M0OXO FK8HM F5MFV RI1ANV RN1ON
4U30B 9A2AA HC1MD/2 K8LJG S79VU N4GNR
4X6TT N4GNR HH2JR N2OO SN55JP SP2JP
4X7X 4X6ZM HK1MW N2OO SP33WOSP SP3PGX
4X8NER 4Z5MU HS0ZOA EB7DX TJ/TK1CX EA5ZD
4Z8NER 4Z5MU HZ1WALD HZ1SAR TM2024MC F4WBU
5P1J DJ1AN J73ESL EA5GL TM2025HNY F4WBU
5W1SA JA1DXA J88BTI EA5GL TO0J OZ0J
5X4E IQ3CO [b] JD1BMH JD1BMH [b] TR8CR F6AJA
5X4E IZ3ZLG [d] JD1BMH JG7PSJ [d] TX24HAID OE3GEA
5Z4VJ M0URX KP2BH EB7DX V31MA M0OXO
8P6ET KU9C LZ311PA LZ1KCP V44KAI W2ARP
9J2FI DL1RTL LZ55ZF LZ1ZF VK6GWX M0OXO
9N7NQ JA7NQQ OF9X OH2BH VK6LW EA7FTR
A43BHR EC6DX OL60FIRAC OK2RAC VP2VMM KU9C
A43QAT EC6DX OM160MURGAS OM1ARW XU7AKU JA1DXA
A61Q EA7FTR OO60FIR OR4K XV9B E21EIC
A71QND A71A OR80USA ON4GDV YJ0GE OE3GEA
AT2025 VU2UUU OZ400POST OZ1ACB Z21ML N4GNR
CN24JIM RW6HS PD2025HNY PD5S ZL7DX M0OXO
DB60FIR DL8DWL PI45IPARC PI4IPA ZS4JAN EA5GL
DU0A KU9C PJ2MAN EC5AHA ZS6CCY K3IRV
ET3AA N2OO PY5ZHP SP7CVW ZS7ANF DL5EBE
EY8MM W0VTT R100URC RV9WB ZT1T N4GNR
5R8AL Phil Whitchurch, 21 Dickensons Grove, Congresbury, Bristol,
BS49 5HQ, United Kingdom
5Z4GO Markus Meyer, Roemerstrasse 6, 4148 Pfeffingen, Switzerland
D44PM Massimo Cortesi, Ufficio Forli Centro, Casella Postale 24,
47121 Forli FC, Italy
FP5BZ Ronan Darchen, BP 109, 22700 Perros-Guirec, France
FR8TZ Fabrice Brassier, 10 rue de Chanlat, 63190 Moissat, France
FR8UA Fabrice Brassier, 10 rue de Chanlat, 63190 Moissat, France
HF24XMAS Piotr Sobota, Janosika 5/40, 85-794 Bydgoszcz, Poland
J75K Luca Polese Serafini, Via Daniele Manin 13, 33080 Roveredo in Piano
PN, Italy
JG7PSJ Hiroyuki Kawanobe, 1-4-1 Mikamine, Taihaku-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi,
982-0826, Japan
OZ0J Joergen Roemming, Brandelev Stationsvej 9, 4700 Naestved, Denmark
OZ11A Leif Nielsen, Stenhoejvej 280, 9900 Frederikshavn, Denmark
PJ2ND Jeffrey A. Maass, 9256 Concord Rd, Powell OH 43065-9625, USA
PZ5TW Fabio Renato Camboim de Araujo, Passagem Ademar de Barros 68,
Belem - PA, 66060-650, Brazil
S21PL Antonio Cannataro, Via Don Minzoni 18, 87040 Marano Marchesato CS,
Italy
TF4M Phil Whitchurch, 21 Dickensons Grove, Congresbury, Bristol,
BS49 5HQ, United Kingdom
TX5NH Nobuaki Hosokawa, 8270 Fujimi, Fujimi-cho, Suwa-gun, Nagano,
399-0211, Japan
XV9DL Charles Gerarden, PO Box 850, Worland WY 82401, USA
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