5 June 2021 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1570
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**** DX INFORMATION ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
Owing to the ongoing and fluid nature of the COVID-19 situation globally,
announced activities might be cut short, postponed, cancelled or even
extended at any time and without notice.
3W - Jun, JH4RHF/OE1JUN (ex OE1ZKC) has bee active as XV9RH from Hanoi
since 31 May and will remain in Vietnam until 26 June. In his spare
time he operates CW and FT8 on 20-10 metres. QSL via OE1JUN. [TNX
The Daily DX]
A9 - The Bahrain Amateur Radio Society will operate special callsign
A91BFA on 3-15 June. QSL via EC6DX. The suffix stands for Bahrain
Football Association, and the activity is in support of the nation-
al football (soccer) team in its progress in the 2022 FIFA World
Cup Qualification process.
DL - DARC Team SES (Special Event Station) will be active as DR60ANT
between 1 June and 31 December. QSL via the bureau, or direct to
DL2VFR. Also active during the same time frame will be DQ60ANT,
operated by DL1RUN. The special callsigns memorialize the 60th an-
versary since the Antarctic Treaty entered into force on 23 June
1961). The Treaty covers the area south of 60 degrees South lati-
tude; it sets aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve, establish-
es freedom of scientific investigation, and bans military activity
on the continent.
F - F1PHB, F4HEI, F5BQU, F5PPG, F5TLZ and F6BGH will be active as
TM57COV on 15-29 June. QSL via F-11734, direct or bureau. The spe-
cial callsign honours the victims of the pandemic and the health-
care professionals who are still working hard to fight it.
G - GB95QB is the special callsign for Nigel, G0GDA to celebrate Queen
Elizabeth II's 95th birthday on 6-13 June. The British sovereign's
official birthday celebration is held on the second Saturday in
June, regardless of his/her actual birth date. QSL only via eQSL.
HI - HI95RCD is the special callsign for Radio Club Dominicano (HI8RCD,
officially founded on 12 June 1926) to celebrate its 95th anniver-
sary on 12-23 June. QSL via LoTW.
HL - D721LP is the Korean Amateur Radio League's special event station
celebrating IARU HF QRP Day (17 June). It will be active on 1-30
June; QSL via LoTW.
I - Look for IG9/IK5RUN and IG9/IK5MES to be active holiday style from
Lampedusa Island (AF-019) on 12-25 June. They will operate mainly
SSB. QSL via home calls. [TNX IK2RLS]
JA - On 22 June 1961 Isamu Ishibashi, KR8AB became the first amateur
radio station from Okinawa. Celebrating the 60th anniversary since
then, JARL's Okinawa Branch (JR6RL) will be active as 8N60HAM be-
tween 1 June and 31 December. QSL via the bureau.
OA - Celebrating the bicentennial of Peruvian independence, the Asocia-
cion de Radioaficionados del Peru (OA4P) will operate special call-
signs OC4B, OC6B and OC7B until 31 December. Look for activity on
40, 20, 17 and 15 metres SSB and FT8. A digital QSL will be avail-
able by email (oa4p@hotmail.com).
UA - Celebrating Russia Day, the national holiday of the Russian Federa-
tion (12 June), special callsigns R21RUS, RO21RU, RT21RU, RU21RU
and RW21RU will be active on 7-13 June. A number of certificates
will be available on https://hamlog.online/club/mdxc.
UA9 - Gennady, R5QA and Andrey, R9YU will be active from all of the 19
Tuva Republic's administrative districts indicatively between 4 and
15 June. They will operate mobile under the Medvezh'ja Poljana
Radio Club's callsign (UB5O), as well as their own callsigns. The
logs will be uploaded to LoTW and the Russian Districts Award Auto
Credit Server (https://mydx.eu). The Tuvan republic lies at the
geographical center of Asia, in southern Siberia.
XT - Harald, DF2WO will again be active again as XT2AW from Ouagadougou,
Burkina Faso starting on 13 June for three weeks. He will operate
CW, FT8 and SAT modes; SSB will be used "but only when conditions
allow propagation". QSL via M0OXO (https://www.m0oxo.com/oqrs/) and
LoTW.
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**** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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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!
BAHRAIN AND KYRGYZSTAN JOIN IARU ---> The IARU member-societies have voted
to admit the Bahrain Amateur Radio Society (BARS) and the Amateur Radio
Union of the Kyrgyz Republic (ARUKR) to membership. BARS was founded on 23
July 2020; as of September there were 15 members out of a total of 88
licensed radio amateurs in the Kingdom. ARUKR was founded on 25 October
2013, and as of October 2019 all 110 licensed amateurs in the country were
members. [TNX IARU Region 1]
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. Complete results of the
2020 edition are on http://www.dxmarathon.com/Results/2020/Results2020.htm.
QSL SV2RSG/A ---> SV1RP is the new QSL manager for Monk Iakovos, SV2RSG/A,
from Mount Athos. QSL direct to George K. Vlachopoulos, Panselinou 26,
11 141 Athens, Greece.
YASME FOUNDATION SUPPORTING GRANTS ---> The Yasme Foundation has announced
that the following grants were made at its 26 May board meeting:
* Oscar Pancorvo (OA4AMN) and Pablo Valentin Vazquez (OA4AI) in support of
their youth training program in Peru.
* Maranyundo School (Rwanda) - amateur radio books and training material, to
help establish a radio club.
* Seychelles Amateur Radio Club (SARA) - ongoing support for license exams
and fees. Yasme has already helped eight residents pass the RSGB Founda-
tion exam and get their S79 callsigns.
The Yasme Foundation (http://www.yasme.org/) is a not-for-profit corporation
organized to support scientific and educational projects related to amateur
radio, including DXing and the introduction and promotion of amateur radio
in developing countries. [TNX K4ZW]
+ SILENT KEY + Nils-Goran Persson, SM6CAS passed away on 24 May. Licensed
since 1959, he was a DXer with a total of 357 Entities in the DXCC Mixed
standings, and was a doyen of IOTA chasing, as he gained his initial cer-
tificate #7 in 1967. He operated from various island groups in Sweden and
Iceland (TF4/SM6CAS and TF4WW, EU-168), and in the Nineties he was active
from the Pacific, notably as V63CS (OC-012, OC-078 and OC-180 in 1993),
T33CS (Banaba 1994), 3D2CT/3D2CU (Conway Reef 1995), T31T and ZK3CW (the
1999 "Double Trouble" DXpedition to Central Kiribati and Tokelau). Nils was
also the driving force behind the 2010 T32 Southern Line Islands operation
that activated four new IOTAs.
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
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3W3B E21EIC ED8W EA5GL P40A WD9DZV
3Z0X SP5MXZ EF8R EB7DX P44W N2MM
3Z1K SP1KRF EG1RKB EA5RKB P49Y AE6Y
3Z6M SP6IEQ EG2RKB EA5RKB PS4T PY4RGS
3Z90DZC SP5DZC EG3RKB EA5RKB PT5T K3IRV
4A7A XE2T EG4RKB EA5RKB PZ5JW EA5GL
4D3X W3HNK EG5RKB EA5RKB R103PS RK9DR
4J880N 4K4K EG6RKB EA5RKB R103PW R2AB
4L1FL EA7FTR EG7RKB EA5RKB R115MUSA RA4R
4L2M EA7FTR EG8RKB EA5RKB R18JHM UA9JLL
4L6QL RW6HS EG9RKB EA5RKB R18JIG UA9JLL
4L8A M0OXO EH1MDC EA1UVR R18UGRA UA9JLL
4U0WFP S57DX EN4U EA5HPX R800AN RK3MXT
4U1A UA3DX EO50FF UX0FF R90WTA RV3YR
4U29MAY 9A2AA EU5C EW1I RK75FF UF2F
4X0A 4X1VF G6T M0URX SC7DX SM7GIB
4X6FR 4X6OM G8A G3XSV SD1A SM1TDE
5B4AOW RW3RN G8X G4FJK SD400SU SM3NXS
5T5PA PA5X G9W M0DXR SE5E SM5AJV
5Z4PA M0URX HC2AO RC5A SJ0X SM6JSM
6Y5HN EA5GL HC5ARC HC5VF SM2U SM0CXU
7Z1AL EC6DX HF5PUZ SP5KVW SN3A SP3GEM
8P6ET KU9C HG21TISZA HA7VK SP10POW SP3POW
9A0BR 9A4W HG7T HA7TM SP60VHSC SP3LPR
9A10FF 9A2MF HI8S EA5GL SP8R SP8PCF
9A21Y 9A1TT HK1MW N2OO SV9/SV0IG IK0EFR
9G5FI DL1RTL HS0ZJF ON4AFU TG9ADV EC6DX
9K2GT EC6DX HZ1WED HZ1SAR TG9AWS W3HNK
9K2YM EA5KB II2CC IZ2FED TK4QL EA5GL
9N1DX M0OXO II2S IZ2FOS TM0ISS F4KLR
9V1YC W5UE II4SWE IQ4FE TM1FR F8GGZ
A25SL N4GNR II8K IZ8EPX TM6KJS F6KJS
A42K EA5GL JY5MM IK2DUW TM6X F5VHY
A61Q EA7FTR KC4AAA K7MT TZ4AM W0SA
A71BX EA7FTR KH6LC WA6WPG UE90WTA RV3YR
A91BFA EC6DX KL4NE EA5GL UK8IF RW6HS
A91GCC EC6DX KL7RA N4GNR UK8LC RW6HS
AM1DMA EA1CIU KP2B EB7DX UN3M M0OXO
AM5IP EA5CP KP4DZ EB7DX UP0L DL8KAC
B1Z EA7FTR KP4ZZ EB7DX UP4L UN7LZ
BV6CC EA5GL LN8W LA6YEA V31AE EB7DX
BW2/JP1RIW BM2JCC LT6M LU8MHL V73NS W3HNK
BX6ABV EA5GL LX7I LX2A VB3E VE3AT
C31CT EA3QS LY73BB LY2ZZ VC3A VE3JO
C4W 5B4WN LZ125LAZ LZ1ZF VC3T VE3DZ
C7A UA3DX LZ308WK LZ1KCP VI100AF M0URX
CE3CT EA5KB LZ5R LZ1YQ VK100AF M0URX
CL7YW EA7FTR LZ70HSC LZ2JE VK4KW N3SL
CM2XN EB7DX LZ7G LZ1NK VK8NSB M0URX
CN8KD EC5R LZ8E LZ2BE VK9XX EB7DX
CN8LAH EA7FTR MU2K GU8ITE VP8ZMS M0ZMS
CN8NIL RW6HS MX3W G4FAL VX31IGY VE3NE
CO2RQ EC6DX NP2X KU9C VY2ZM EA7HBC
CO6DS EA7FTR OA4SS KB6J WP3C M0OXO
CO7MTL IK2DUW OA9DVK IK6BFH XR2K CE2ML
CO7YMC IK2DUW OC200E OA4O XV9RH OE1JUN
CP5HK EC6DX OG2B OH2GEK XW0LP EA5GL
CR3DX OM2VL OG30YL OH2YL YB0ECT W2FB
CR5O CT7AJL OG60BBM OH0XX YL7A YL2GM
CT9/OM2KW OM2FY OG73X OH8L YR8D YO8KRR
CX2CC EA5KB OH0W OH2BH YT0Z YU1ZZ
D4Z IK2NCJ OH0Z W0MM YT5A YT1AD
DP44WCA DF6EX OH10A OH1HS YU51ANO YU1EA
DP50AGCW DM4CW OH8X OH6KN Z81D OM3JW
DP70HSC DK9HE OK2D OK2KJT ZF1A K7ZO
DP90JMT DL2VFR OK5Z OK2ZI ZF5T K5GO
DR50AGCW DL1DXL OL3Z OK1HMP ZL25NZ ZL3CW
DU3TW EA5GL OL4A OK1DSX ZM1M ZL1BBW
E2A E21EIC OL57ZW OK1YM ZP5AA ZP5DBC
E2E E21EIC OM7M OM3PA ZP9MCE EA5ZD
E7AA E77E OP0HQ ON4CAS ZS6CCY K3IRV
E7CW E73ESP OZ9ETOV OZ1HHH ZW8T PS8HF
ED7R EC7WR P3X UT5UDX ZX2E PY2ZEA
4L1PJ Peter Jewitt, Fluckenstrasse 9, 5616 Meisterschwanden, Switzerland
5P8VW Volker Wassermann, Kendelweg 9, 47608 Geldern, Germany
9H6A Paul Galea, 66 Triq Guze Ellul Mercer, Had-Dingli, DGL 1118, Malta
CR6K Filipe Monteiro Lopes, Rua Manuel Jose da Silva 184, Espinheira,
3720-537 Sao Martinho da Gandara, Portugal
CS5YOTA Associacao de Radioamadores da Regiao de Lisboa, Rua Actor Isidoro
38 C/V A, 1900-019 Lisboa, Portugal
CT9ABO Jozef Lang, Obrancov Mieru 344, 059 34 Spisska Teplica,
Slovak Republic
ES9C Toomas Soomets, Lootuse tn 22-2, 50108 Tartu, Estonia
FY5KE Jacques Mazzoni, 678 route de l'Egalite, 74290 Talloires Montmin,
France
HG0HQ Szabo Karoly, Fuzesgyarmat, Aradi u. 42, 5525, Hungary
HG6N Salgotarjani Varosi Radioklub, Salgotarjan, Meredek ut 6 II/1,
3100, Hungary
HG8A Ilyes Gyorgy, Remeteszolos, Banka u. 44, 2090, Hungary
HV0A Francesco Valsecchi, Via Bitossi 21, 00136 Roma RM, Italy
OG66X Jouni Mehtomaa, Kylmalantie 1, FI-92140 Pattijoki, Finland
OH0V Jukka Klemola, Aarontie 5, FI-31400 Somero, Finland
OV1CDX Frank Fendahl, Svinoevej 2, 4750 Lundby, Denmark
T71CC ARRSM Radio Club, Casella Postale 77, 47890 San Marino,
Repubblica di San Marino
TM6M Stephane Van Langhenhoven, 24 bis rue de Anter Hent,
29830 Ploudalmezeau, France
VC2W Victor Androsov, 1185 Rue de Blois, Boucherville, QC J4B 7Z5,
Canada
VP5M James F. Jordan, 11013 Farmwood Dr, Raleigh NC 27613, USA
W9IMS Indianapolis Motor Speedway ARC, P.O. Box 30954, Indianapolis
IN 46230, USA
Z81S Antonello Scauso, Via Tenente Minniti 105, 98057 Milazzo ME, Italy
ZM2B Frank Hunt, 8 Manu Crescent, Upper Vogeltown, New Plymouth 4310,
New Zealand
ZM4T Holger Hannemann, 262 Waimarama Heights, RD12, Havelock North 4294,
New Zealand
ZV5M Amelio Alves de Marins Filho, Rua Comandante Didio Costa 1013,
Paranagua - PR, 83206-050, Brazil
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