11 January 2025 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1758
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
5N - Members of the Rebel DX Group expect to be active as 5N9DTG from
Nigeria "for up to 3 weeks" starting the third week of January. QSL
via Club Log's OQRS. After that, they will go to South Africa "to
take care of our expedition vessel and pack most of the equipment
for southern ocean voyage". [https://www.facebook.com/rebeldxgroup]
9N - Robert, 9N7AA (S53R) is going to be active on the low bands on 10-
12 January. This will be "a real DXpedition" to a hill near
Kathmandu, carrying some 200 kg of equipment. The plan involves
operating on 30 and 40 metres initially, with the intention to set
up vertical antennas for 80 and 160 metres the following day,
depending on the success of the first night and local QRM . The
antennas are expected to remain in place for a few months. QSL via
LoTW, or direct to S56DX.
G - GB70RS is the special callsign celebrating the 70th anniversary of
the Radio Society of Great Britain's weekly news service (GB2RS),
which has been running continuously since 25 September 1955
(https://rsgb.org/main/gb2rs/). GB70RS is operated by the radio
amateurs who work to deliver GB2RS each week, both the editorial
staff at RSGB HQ and the newsreaders spread around the UK and Crown
Dependencies who transmit it every Sunday. QSL via the bureau, LoTW
and eQSL.
HB9 - HB20SOTA is the special callsign for the Swiss SOTA Group (HB9SOTA)
to celebrate its 20th anniversary throughout 2025. A certificate
will be available, see https://hb9sota.ch/en/ for more information.
HI - HI59UD is the special callsign for the Union Dominicana de Radio-
aficionados, the second oldest amateur radio club in the Dominican
Republic, to celebrate the 59th anniversary since its foundation.
Look for activity on the HF bands SSB and digital modes, from 17 to
25 January. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, and QRZ Logbook.
I - Team IG9/S51V will participate in the CQ WW 160-Meter CW Contest as
a Multi-Single entry from Lampedusa Island (AF-019). Outside the
contest, on 19-29 January, look for team members S51V, S52OT, S52P,
S54W, S56DX, S57UN, S58MU, S59A, S59ZZ, IV3CTS and YT3H to be QRV
as IG9/home call on the HF bands. QSL via home calls. [TNX S59ZZ]
LZ - Radio Club Blagovestnik (LZ1KCP) will use six special callsigns
during 2025 to honour as many different Orthodox saints: LZ403ES
(January and February), LZ372SG (March and April), LZ286MDK (May
and June), LZ591MK (July and August), LZ117ME (September and
October) and LZ306WW (November and December). QSL via the bureau or
direct to P.O. Box 36, 4300 Karlovo, Bulgaria. Details on the "All
Saints 2025 Award" can be found at https://www.lz1kcp.com/.
OH - OF60AP is the special callsign for members of the Central Uusimaa
Radio Amateurs Association (OH2AP) to celebrate their club's 60th
anniversary throughout 2025. QSL via Club Log's OQRS. A certificate
will be available, see https://oh2ap.fi/?page_id=491.
TG - Dwight, VE7BV will be active again as TG9BBV from Guatemala on 10-
28 January. He will operate CW, SSB and possibly FT8 on 40-6m. QSL
via home call and LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX]
VU - Team AU2V (namely (VU2RS, VU2TT, VU3DXA, VU3GDS, VU3TPW and VU3WEW)
is planning a DXpedition to Sacrifice Rock (AS-161). This challeng-
ing island and highly sought-after IOTA group was activated only
once, back in January 2002.
The team has received informal approval from local authorities and
is awaiting formal confirmation to proceed, with the activation
tentatively planned for the second week of February. "We have two
CW operators and four SSB/digital operators", Sarath, VU2RS says,
"ensuring that we can run three stations simultaneously, if permit-
ted, or two stations round the clock. We'll be using a range of an-
tennas, including a 40-6m beam, 6 and 10m beam, and verticals, to
ensure maximum coverage and efficiency". Donations to help offset
the significant costs can be sent via PayPal to sarath[@]lven.in. A
website is apparently under construction at https://au2v.vu2rs.com.
QSL via M0OXO's OQRS.
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**** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
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BOUVET 2026 ---> Team 3Y0K has announced the "completion of a major mile-
stone" with the signing of a contract with the company that will take them
to Bouvet Island in February 2026. They have also secured a contract with a
company that will provide a helicopter, two pilots, and a mechanic for this
project.
"We will depart from Cape Town February 1st 2026", the team says, "and the
DXpedition is scheduled for 36 days. We intend to stay around the island
for more than 21 days, which will provide us with enough time to wait for
good conditions to land the team and all the equipment".
The total budget of $1,675,000 includes a $450,000 deposit due on 20 Janu-
ary, with funding assistance from private contributions and grants from the
Northern California DX Foundation. "NCDXF has discussed the planning with
their leadership team and believes that this plan will be successful. There
is risk associated with this DXpedition as we all know because of weather
and local conditions. The leadership has experienced these challenges and
has thoughtfully addressed them as best as they know". There will be two
grants from NCDXF, "totally up to $200,000. The first will be a down payment
of $100,000. The second will be a dollar for dollar match up to $100,000.
The match will be a challenge to the clubs and hams that donate prior to the
DXpedition". To help meet this target, please consider making a donation:
see https://3y0k.com.
KERGUELEN 2025-26 ---> Thierry, F6CUK and Pascal, F8TRT are working on a
project to be QRV from the Kerguelen Islands: https://kerg-2025.r-e-f.org.
The document outlines the current status and future plans for their proposed
DXpedition, addressing challenges faced during the application process to
TAAF authorities, the multi-faceted nature of the project, and the urgency
to receive approval before a self-imposed deadline in spring 2025 to proceed
with the expedition. "With a departure planned between December 2025 and
March 2026", they say, "we are granting ourselves until spring to secure the
necessary approval; beyond this timeframe, the project will be abandoned".
WSJT-X 2.7.0 ---> Release Candidate WSJT-X 2.7.0-rc8 is ready for download
and use by beta testers: https://wsjt.sourceforge.io/wsjtx.html. RC8 is
mostly a bug-fix release of the well-functioning RC7, but it also introduces
a new Message System that can be used to invite your QSO partner to QSY to
another frequency or mode (e.g. during contests), or to send some general
short messages. It consists of the "Message Creator" and the "QSY Monitor".
Received messages are displayed as popups. To understand how to use the
Message System, read Section 8 of the updated WSJT-X User Guide for RC8:
https://wsjt.sourceforge.io/wsjtx-doc/wsjtx-main-2.7.0-rc8.html.
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Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
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4L7T Alexander Nersesian, 1790 E Indigo Dr, Chandler AZ 85286, USA
8R1TM Aldir Blanc da Silva, Rua Luisa Lirio do Vale 155, Praia Campista,
Macae - RJ, 27923-080, Brazil
9G1SD David W. Schneider, 1501 SW K St., Grants Pass OR 97526, USA
EI7M John Barry, Lackabeha, Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork, Ireland
FM8QR Jean-Michel Suire, 63 Impasse de la Croisee,
85440 Talmont St Hilaire, France
H40DA Darren Johnston, PO Box 3140, Browns Plains LPO, Browns Plains,
QLD 4118, Australia
HD8FG Gustavo Falconi, 1865 Brickell Ave A-1006, Miami FL 33129, USA
V4/G4DVB Brian Price, PO Box 2020, Llanharan, Pontyclun, CF72 9ZA,
United Kingdom
ZF2OO Jim Millner, 7010 Gullotti Place, Port Saint Lucie, FL 34952, USA
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