425 DX Bulletin - Editado por Mauro Pregliasco I1JQJ e Valeria Pregliasco IK1ADH

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Edição: 1759     Data:  17/01/2025      [ Atualizado todas as sextas feiras ]
       
               

5N     - 5N9DTG [425DXN 1758]  is expected  to be  QRV  from Abuja,  Nigeria         starting  "around 25 January for two weeks".  This will be a  2-man
         activity from 160 to 6 metres,  with the  highest priority given to
         FT8/FT4. See https://www.qrz.com/db/5N9DTG for their planned trans-
         mit frequencies. QSL via Club Log's OQRS.
         "Right after that  we are heading to  ZS  land to meet our southern
         ocean vessel  to make a lot of preparation for the   most important
         one..."  (according to  their previous announcements,  it should be
         Bouvet).[https://www.facebook.com/rebeldxgroup]

8Q     - Ilian, LZ5KW  will be active as  8Q7KW  from  the Maldives (AS-013)
         starting on  22 January for two weeks.  He will operate  mainly CW,
         with some SSB and FT8, on 80-10 metres.  QSL via LoTW or via LZ1JZ;
         QSOs will be uploaded to Club Log. [TNX The Daily DX]

9A     - Throughout 2025 Tom, 9A2AA will use 9A68AA to mark his  68 years of
         activity on the amateur radio bands. QSL via home call.

C5     - Przemo, SP3PS  is again active as  C5SP  from the Gambia until mid-
         March. He can operate SSB and FT8 on 80, 40, 30, 20, 17, 15, 12 and
         10 metres. QSL via home call.

D4     - Claudio, HB9OAU  will be active  holiday style  as  D44OA  from Sal
         Island (AF-086), Cape Verde on  5-18 February.  He will operate SSB
         and CW on 40-6 metres.  QSL via LoTW and eQSL (paper cards will not
         be provided); QSOs will be uploaded also to Club Log.

FM     - Dom, F4IFF will be active as  FM/F4IFF  from Martinique (NA-107) on
         19-27 January.  He will operate  SSB  and  digital modes  on the HF
         bands, and will use Club Log's Live Stream. QSL direct to EB7DX.

JD1_mt - Take, JG8NQJ/JD1  is currently QRV  from  Minami Torishima (OC-073)
         [425DXN 1749].  His QSL manager reports that  at the end of January
         Take will  QRT on 10 metres,  and be active  on 12 metres  instead.
         Also, sometime in late January-early February he will be able to be
         QRV on 20 metres. Take operates  mainly CW  in his spare time.  QSL
         via the bureau to JG8NQJ, or direct to JA8CJY.

JW     - Kristoffer, LB0VG and Stian, LB5SH will be active from Longyearbyen
         (EU-026), Svalbard from about 15:00 UTC on 24 January  until around
         10:00 UTC on 26 January (https://lb5sh.no/).  They will operate SSB
         and CW as JW2T, and FY8/FT4 as JW/LB5SH, with two stations on  160-
         10 metres.  QSOs will be  uploaded to  Club Log,  whose Livestreams
         feature will be enabled.  QSL  JW2T via LoTW,  QRZ Logbook,  or via
         EA5GL. QSL JW/LB5SH via LoTW and QRZ Logbook (no paper cards).

P2     - Xu, BG5DON will be working near Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (OC-
         034)  between  18 January  and  30 May.  In his spare time,  mostly
         during the weekends,  he will be active as P29XZ  on 20, 17, 15, 10
         and 6 metres FT8, running low power (10 watts). [TNX The Daily DX]

P4     - Mathias, DL4MM will be active again as P40AA from Aruba (SA-036) on
         18-28 January, CQ WW 160-Meter CW Contest included. He will operate
         CW, SSB and FT8 on  160-10 metres.  QSL via Club Log's OQRS,  LoTW,
         or via DL4MM. TNX [NG3K]

PA     - Special event  station  PA25MC  will be  active  on  23 January  to
         introduce  the  Royal Netherlands Marine  Corps  to  the  world  of
         amateur radio. Organized and supported by PI4VBD,  the club station
         of the Royal Army's Signal Regiment, activity will be on SSB on the
         HF bands.

TZ     - Ulmar, DK1CE will be active again as  TZ1CE  from  Bamako, Mali be-
         tween  28 January and 20 February.  Usually he operates  mainly SSB
         and FT8  on  160-6 metres.  QSOs will be  uploaded to Club Log  and
         LoTW, and will be confirmed automatically via the bureau.

V4     - Once again John, W5JON will be active as V47JA from  St. Kitts (NA-
         104) between 26 January and 5 February. He will operate SSB and FT8
         on various bands. QSL via LoTW, or direct only to W5JON.

V7     - Sven (DJ4MX), Yannick (DK1YH), Philipp (DK6SP), Braco (E77DX), Tomi
         (HA8RT) and Jamie (M0SDV), will be active as V73WW from Majuro (OC-
         029), Marshall Islands  starting on  12 February "for approximately
         12 days".  They will operate  CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8  with four sta-
         tions. Plans are to distribute at least 2000 RTTY QSOs, to focus on
         the low bands, and to participate in the ARRL DX CW Contest. If the
         Internet  connection  is  stable,  they  will  use  Club Log's Live
         Stream. See https://next-generation-dx.com/v7/  for  V73WW's tenta-
         tive band plan and  other information. QSL via LoTW ("daily free of
         charge"), Club Log's OQRS, or via DJ4MX.  Updates will be posted to
         https://www.facebook.com/RMI2025 and https://x.com/rmi2025.
VP5    - Gerhard, OE3GEA  will be active  holiday style  as  VP5/OE3GEA from
         Providenciales (NA-002) on 23-26 January. He will operate CW on 30-
         10 metres. QSLs via OE3GEA, direct or bureau.

VU_ant - AT44I is the callsign for George, VU2DGR  to be active in his spare
         time from Bharati Research Station.  He is a member of the 44th In-
         dian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica. QSL via home call.

Z8     - Ken, K4ZW expects to be active as  Z81Z  from Juba, South Sudan  on
         20-24 January.  He will operate  CW and some SSB  on various bands;
         once in Juba he will see if activity on the low bands  is possible.

         QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or via K4ZW. [TNX The Daily DX]
ZD7    - Giovanni, IZ2DPX  will be active holiday style as  ZD7DPX  from St.
         Helena Island (AF-022)  from  21 January  to  3 February.  He  will
         operate SSB  and  digital modes  from  ZD7CTO's  QTH.  QSL via Club
         Log's OQRS, or direct to IK2DUW.


AFRICA TRIP ---> Antonio, IK7WUL  is going on a humanitarian mission trip to
Africa; in his spare time he might be QRV  -  most likely on 10 metres SSB -
as follows (dates are tentative):
26-31 January   Burkina Faso    callsign TBA
1-6 February    Ghana           9G5IK
6-14 February   Togo            5V0DX
14-23 February  Benin           TY2AA

CENTRAL AMERICA TOUR ---> The Russian Robinson Club  (operators  Mike K5MSK,
Yuri N3QQ,  Tim  NL8F,  Slava OK8AU,  Raisa  R1BIG,  Vlad R9LR,  Alex  RW3RN
and  Hal W8HC)  will  be  active  from  Nicaragua,  Costa Rica,  and  Panama
between 11 February and 7 March.  This will be a  POTA/IOTA operation,  with
CW, SSB and FT8  activity  on  160-10 metres  from  the parks,  and on 40-10
metres from the islands. Tentative dates are as follows:
* 11-16 February YN6RRC (requested callsign)
  POTA NI-0055 (Complejo Volcanico San Cristobal Nature Reserve)
* 11-16 February H7RRC (requested callsign)
  Concurrent side trip to Isla del Cardon (IOTA NA-212) by OK8AU, NL8F, N3QQ
* 19-25 February TI1RRC
  POTA CR-0018 (Corcovado National Park)
  Concurrent side trip to  Isla del Cano  (IOTA NA-117, POTA CR-0033);  four
  operators for 3-4 days with three stations
* 26 February-3 March  3F3RRC (requested callsign)
  POTA PA-0033 (Fortuna Forest Reserve)
QSLs via M0OXO's OQRS  (via RW3RN for Russia and Belarus only); QSOs will be
uploaded to Club Log, and full LoTW upload is expected by 24 December.


GOOD TO KNOW ... 

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ARRL SYSTEMS SERVICE DISRUPTION ---> "DXCC application processing is back to
typical processing times", the ARRL announced on 14 January. "In October, we
reported that the  ARRL DXCC System  had been returned to service  following
work that was completed  to ensure  the security and integrity of the system
following the  cyber-attack in May.  Over 4,000 DXCC applications  have been
logged  into  the system  for  processing  since  returning  the  system  to
service. We are currently processing applications submitted in December, and
we continue  to mail  orders for  paper  DXCC certificates  and  endorsement
stickers.  There were 315 certificates mailed between December 27, 2024, and
January 13, 2025".

AU2V: SUPPORT NEEDED ---> Team AU2V is looking for support for the announced
operation from Sacrifice Rock (AS-161) [425DXN 1758]. "We're facing a criti-
cal  challenge  that threatens  the success  of our project",  Sarath, VU2RS
says.  "Despite our efforts, we've been unable to secure significant funding
from major DX foundations.  This has left us  with a  substantial shortfall,
and  we're now relying  on the support of the  IOTA community  to make  this
activation a reality".  Donations to help offset  the significant  costs  of
"equipment,  logistics,  and contingency planning"  are gratefully accepted:
https://au2v.vu2rs.com/donations/.

DX WORLD BULLETINS COLLECTION ---> The weekly  DX World Bulletins,  compiled
by Bjorn (ON9CFG)  since 2013,  are now archived  in the  Digital Library of
Amateur Radio & Communications (DLARC),  a project of the  Internet Archive:
https://archive.org/details/dx-world.

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QSLs received direct or through managers:  3A/TK4TH, 3D2XD,  3DA0DL,  3V8HP,
3V8SS, 4L2M, 4O4DB, 4S7AB, 4U1UN, 4X0A, 5H1WX, 5R8WE (AF-057), 5Z4PA, 5Z4VJ,
6Y/DK9PY, 6Y6N,  9M1Z (OC-088),  9N1CA, 9V1YC,  A71WW, BA5AD, C91AHV,  CB8E,
D2ACE,  D4C, D4L,  DS1TUW/2 (AS-105),  DT0IP (AS-148),  E6AQ, EF4HQ, ER4KAA,
FO/DH5FS (OC-066 and OC-131),  FP5BZ,  FW7JV, GB2GM,  GU0SUP,  HH2AA,  HH2K,
HI3K,  HS0ZBS, HV0A,  HZ1SK, J73ESL, J88BTI,  K0AP/5 (NA-168), K5M (NA-120),
K8R, KH0/4Z5LA, KH0/KC0W, N5J, OH0/LX1NO, PA80OMG, PI38EUDFX,  PX0FF, S01WS,
S79VU, SU1SK, SZ1AB,  T22T,  T30UN,  T88AT,  T88JH, T88SM,  TI1T,  TM33GAME,
TU5ML, V31CQ, V31TL, V55LA,  V7/N7XR, VP6DF,  VP8G,  VP8LP,  WC6DX (NA-066),
XW4KV,  YB0ECT, Z21EI,  Z21ML, Z61DX,  Z68BB, ZA/SV1ENG,  ZB2BU, ZB2R, ZD7G,
ZL7/JL8AQH.