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26 April 2025                                             A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1773

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                         *** 4 2 5  D X  N E W S ***
                         ****  DX  INFORMATION  ****
                         ===========================
                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

3C     - The Mediterraneo DX Club  has announced plans for a  DXpedition  to
         take place from  Bioko Island (AF-010),  Equatorial Guinea from  30
         October to 10 November. A multi-national team of fourteen operators
         will be active as 3C2MD on  160-6 metres SSB, CW and digital modes.
         Expected activities include  EME and QO-100.  QSL via IK2VUC.  More
         information is expected in due course.
9M2    - Team 9M4PA will be active from Aman Island (AS-015),  West Malaysia
         on 2-4 May. QSL via LoTW, or direct to 9M2HUS.
BY     - Ten stations (B0CRA, B1CRA,  B2CRA,  B3CRA,  B4CRA,  B5CRA,  B6CRA,
         B7CRA, B8CRA and B9CRA  from across the country  will be active in-
         dicatively on 3-5 May for the annual  "5.5 China Amateur Radio Fes-
         tival"  on air event, organized  by the Chinese Radio Amateurs Club
         (CRAC). See http://www.crac.org.cn/55 for logsearch and the awards.
D4     - Harald, DF2WO and  Warren, KN6ZZI will be active as  D44TWO (mainly
         CW and FT4)  and  D44ZZI (mainly SSB and FT8),  respectively,  from
         Santiago Island (AF-005),  Cape Verde  on  4-26 May.  Look also for
         activity via QO-100. QSL for both callsigns via M0OXO's OQRS.  [TNX
         The Daily DX]
DL     - Special callsign DM0LIMES  will be active between 1 May and  1 July
         for  this  year's German World Heritage Day (1 June).  QSL  via the
         bureau and eQSL.  Also active will be DM3LIMES (QSL via the bureau)
         on 31 May-1 June. The limes was the border line of the Roman Empire
         at its greatest extent.  In 2005, the remnants of the Upper German-
         Raetian Limes were inscribed on the  UNESCO World Heritage  list as
         "Frontiers of the Roman Empire".
EA     - Celebrating IARU's centenary,  Spanish amateurs are allowed to  re-
         place their normal prefix from 1 to 15 May as follows:  EA stations
         can use AO#100, EB stations can use AN#100, and EC stations can use
         AM#100,  where "#" is  the digit of their  call area.  For example,
         EA6VQ will use AO6100VQ, EB3WH will use AN3100WH, and EC7R will use
         AM7100R.
EA     - Once again the Federacion Digital EA will operate special callsigns
         AO1EU, AO2EU, AO3EU, AO4EU, AO5EU, AO6EU, AO7EU, AO8EU and AO9EU on
         2-11 May to celebrate Europe Day,  the anniversary  of  the Schuman
         Declaration (9 May 1950) that paved the way to the  European Union.
         QSL direct to EA3RKF: Federacion Digital EA,  Apartado Postal 3050,
         08200 Sabadell (Barcelona), Spain.
F      - Celebrating  the  80th anniversary  of the end of  World War II  in
         Europe, special callsign  TM45END  will be active on 7-31 May.  QSL
         via F5JYD.
FO     - Didier, F6BCW will be active as TX5U from Tikehau (OC-066),  French
         Polynesia from  26 May  to 8 June. He will operate  CW and SSB  (no
         FT8) on 40-6 metres.  QSL via Club Log's OQRS  (direct and bureau);
         full LoTW upload after six months.
FR     - Celebrating the centenaries of the  Reseau des  Emetteurs  Francais
         (REF) and the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU),  Phil FR8UA
         and Ann FR8TZ will be active as  TO974REF  from Reunion Island (AF-
         016) on 1-4 May, 8-11 May, 17-19 May and  29 May-1 June.  They will
         operate CW, SSB and digital modes  on 40, 20, 15 and 10m.  TO974REF
         participates in REF's Radio Challenge;  eQSL  and  certificates  on
         https://tm100ref.r-e-f.org/
GI     - Once again the North West Group ARC  (MN0NWG)  is  running  special
         event station  GB0AEL  between 5 and 31 May  to commemorate the an-
         niversary of Amelia Earhart's transatlantic flight.  QSL via MI0HOZ
         (direct or bureau). On 20-21 May 1932,  Earhart  became  the  first
         woman to  fly nonstop and alone across the Atlantic, leaving Harbor
         Grace on  Newfoundland (Canada), and  landing  15 hours later  near
         Londonderry (Northern Ireland).
GM     - Team MM0UKI  (G0VJG, G4PVM and M0SDV) plans  to be active from  the
         Flannan Islands (EU-118). They will depart the Isle of Lewis on the
         local afternoon of 27 April,  and will try and be QRV  for 2-3 days
         (depending on weather). They will operate SSB, CW and FT8 on  40-10
         metres. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS.
GU     - Team GU6EFW  will be active  from  Guernsey  (EU-114) on  7-14 May.
         Seven operators  (ON1BN, ON4AML,  ON6EF,  ON6VJ,  ON7TA, ON7VM  and
         ON9DJ) will be QRV on 160-6 metres SSB, CW and digital modes.  They
         will  also give  QO-100 and 2.3 GHz EME a try.  QSL via ON6EF.  See
         https://hamradioexpedition.com/ for more information.
HR     - Renato, PY8WW will be active as HR4/PY8WW  from  Isla El Tigre (NA-
         060), Honduras on 13-17 May.  He will be QRV on  80-10 metres  with
         two stations at the same time - one station alternating between SSB
         and CW, and the other one fully dedicated to FT8 (F/H) and FT4. QSL
         via Club Log's OQRS.
I      - Following the passing of Pope Francis  and  in light of the funeral
         services scheduled for  26 April, the  Coordinamento delle Stazioni
         Marconiane Italiane has considered joining the national mourning as
         a sign of respect.  Consequently,  all 14 commemorative radio  sta-
         tions belonging to the CSMI  (IY0CG, IY0GA, IY0IMD, IY0MMR, IY0ORP,
         IY0TC, IY1MR, IY1SM, IY1SP, IY1TO, IY4FGM, IY5PIS, IY6GM, and IY7M)
         will not participate in this year's International Marconi Day.
JA     - Look for JA4GXS/6 to be active from Kami Koshiki Island (AS-037) on
         3-4 May. He will operate FT8, FT4, CW and SSB on 40, 30, 20, 17 and
         6 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX The Daily DX]
SV     - SX20TARG is the  special callsign  for members of the  Thessaloniki
         Amateur Radio Group to celebrate its 20th anniversary on  3-17 May.
         QSL only via eQSL.
T30    - The Rebel DX Group will be active as T30TTT  from  Western Kiribati
         (OC-017)  for about 3 weeks  sometime in the near future.  Operator
         Teddy will remain there for another  three months on a work assign-
         ment.  Bookmark https://www.facebook.com/rebeldxgroup  for updates.
         QSL via Club Log's OQRS.
UA     - A very large number of Russian stations using special  prefix  RP80
         will be QRV on 1-9 May to mark the  80th anniversary  of the end of
         World War II. More information on https://logradio.ru/.
V5     - Remo, HB9SHD  will be active  holiday  style  as  V51/HB9SHD  while
         touring Namibia between  29 April and 15 June.  He will operate SSB
         and digital modes on 40-6 metres. QSL via LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX]
VU     - Team AU2M [425DXN 1764]  is now expected  to be active from  Arnala
         Island (AS-169) on 28-31 May. This IOTA group has been silent since
         2006. Plans are for seven operators  to set up three stations,  and
         to operate CW, SSB and FT8 (F/H) on various bands, 6m included. QSL
         via M0OXO's OQRS. Donations  to help  offset  the significant costs
         are gratefully accepted.  See https://vu2rs.com/au2m/  for more in-
         formation
YS     - Renato, PY8WW will be active as YS3/PY8WW  from Isla Zacatillo (NA-
         190), El Salvador on 8-13 May.  He will be QRV on 80-6 metres  with
         two stations at the same time - one station alternating between SSB
         and CW, and the other one fully dedicated to FT8 (F/H) and FT4. QSL
         via Club Log's OQRS.
YV     - YV5KG expects to be active from Los Roques (SA-035) on 25-29 April.
         Reportedly, he will operate SSB, CW and FT8 on 80-6 metres. QSL via
         the bureau and LoTW.
Z6     - Anne, OH2YL  and Marko, OH2LGW will be active from Kosovo as  Z68YL
         and Z68OM, respectively, on  20-30 May.  They will operate CW,  SSB
         and FT8 on 160-6 metres. QSL for both callsigns via OH2YL.
         At the same time, Silvano, I2YSB  announced the cancellation of the
         Italian DXpedition Team's  operation  (ZS8TT and Z68ZZ),  scheduled
         from 26 June to 10 July [425DXN 1766].

IARU 100 --- > More  special event  stations/callsigns  from  IARU societies
celebrating the  100th anniversary  of the International Amateur Radio Union
include:
* A4100IARU by the Royal Omani Amateur Radio Society (A47RS).  QRV on  15-30
  April.
* CN100IARU  by  the  Association Royale des Radioamateurs du Maroc (ARRAM).
  QRV on 18-30 April. QSL via the bureau.
* EI0IARU by the  Irish Radio Transmitters Society  (IRTS).  QRV between  15
  April and 15 June.
* VR100IARU by the Hong Kong Amateur Radio Transmitting Society (HARTS). QRV
  from May to December. QSL via the bureau and LoTW.

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                         *** 4 2 5  D X  N E W S ***
                         ****  GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
                         ===========================
                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

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ITALY: 40 MHZ ---> Once again Italian radio amateurs have been authorized to
use the 40 MHz band until the end of the year.  They are allowed  to operate
from 40.660 MHz to 40.700 MHz with a maximum power of 10 watts.  The Italian
regulator has given permission until 31 December also for 70.100 MHz, 70.200
MHz, 70.300 MHz, and 1810-1830 KHz.

KH7AL/KH9 ---> Allen, KH7AL has returned to Wake Island  and is active again
as KH7AL/KH9.  His next scheduled activities, which are announced  regularly
on https://kh7al.site/kh9-upcoming-activity/, are:
27 April  07:00-09:00 UTC, 20m SSB
08 May    07:00-09:00 UTC, 30m CW
11 May    19:30-23:00 UTC, 12m SSB

NCDXF: YOUTH GRANTS ---> In May 2023, the  Northern California DX Foundation
"announced  youth grants  to DXpeditions  that had young operators under the
age of 26. Up to now, travel expenses for numerous young individuals partic-
ipating in DXpeditions have been reimbursed.
  At our annual meeting in Visalia,  we are changing this grant to cover the
entire share  of an operator on  any major DXpedition  instead  of just  the
travel costs.  For example,  if a DXpedition  charges each operator $5000 to
participate,  then  it  would get $5000 from  NCDXF for  up  to three  young
DXpeditioners.  This is meant  to encourage DXpeditions  to take along these
up-and-coming DXers  and  encourage young people to go regardless of the fi-
nancial cost.
  This youth grant application will be part of the application process going
forward.  We will need name,  call and some background  to support their in-
volvement".
  The mission of NCDXF is to provide necessary  financial support  for well-
organized DXpeditions to desirable DXCC entities and  to support advances in
DXpeditioning skills, technology, and infrastructure: https://www.ncdxf.org.

OPERATIONS MANNA & CHOWHOUND COMMEMORATION ---> Operation Manna  and  Opera-
tion Chowhound were a series of humanitarian food drops to feed Dutch civil-
ians at risk of starvation during the final days of the  Second World War in
Europe.  Commemorating the 80th anniversary, ten special event stations will
be active on  25-27 April  from  England (GB80CHO, GB80MAN and GB8MAN),  the
Netherlands (PH80MAN), Poland (SN80MAN), Canada (VB6MAN, VB7MAN and VE1MAN),
Australia (VK80MAN) and the US (W4C).  A certificate will be available,  see
https://manna80.radio/ for more information

ZS8W ---> Yuris, YL2GM and all personnel are still on board the S.A. Agulhas
II.  "I had a quick chat on the phone with Yuris earlier today",  MM0NDX (DX
World) reported on 24 April.  "The seas haven't been great recently and con-
tinue to be lumpy  so  no landing  just yet.  Said he'd update on  when he's
likely to go on land, possibly Saturday".  The  ZS8W  website  is  currently
"under maintenance" (https://lral.lv/zs8w/).

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QSLs received direct or through  managers: 3D2Y, 3E7D, 4A2CES, 5B4AMX, 5Z4A,
7Q5MLV, 8A100IARU,  9G5AF, 9H5DX,  9N7AA, 9X2AW, A42K, A61DD, A71VV, AP5ARS,
AU2V (AS-161),  CN3A, CO6XX,  CS9/OM2ADM,  D2UY, D4DX,  E51WL, EP4HR, FK8HA,
FM/F8AAN,  G4SGX/6Y,  HC8M, HD8CW,  HI8S, HS0ZLV,  HV0A,  JT1CO,  KH0/4Z5LA,
KH7AL/KH9,  LO7H, P3CR,  PJ2CF, PJ2T, PJ4R, PZ5TW, RC25BA, S79VU,  T2X, T46W
(NA-204), T48K,  TI5/VA3RA, TL8ES, TO1P, TO9W, UP0L, UP7WWA, V26K, V5/DL5XL,
V6WG (OC-059),  VK9CU,  VK9XU, VP8TXF, VU2MZT, WP2Z,  XE1XR, YI3AA,  ZD7DPX,
ZD7FT, ZD9BV, ZL7YL, ZX9X.

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      edited by Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ and Valeria Pregliasco, IK1ADH

            Its contents may be used, reproduced and distributed
                        in part or full provided that
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          Contributors are invited to send their DX information to
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                      The deadline is 12 UTC on Fridays

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                           Direttore Responsabile
                            Gabriele Villa, I2VGW
               Giornalista Professionista - Tessera n. 071675
                      Ordine Nazionale dei Giornalisti
                                Roma, Italia

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