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Edição: 1754     Data:  13/12/2024      [ Atualizado todas as sextas feiras ]
       
               

4X     - To celebrate the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, the Israel Association         of Radio  Communication  (formerly  known  as  Israel Amateur Radio
         Club) will be running special event stations 4X8NER and 4Z8NER from
         25 December to 2 January 2025. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, or via 4Z5MU.  A
         certificate will be available: https://tools.iarc.org/chanukah24/.

FO     - Unless his physical conditions  prevent him from travelling,  Nobu,
         JA0JHQ will be QRV as TX5NH from Tahiti (OC-046),  French Polynesia
         on  13-16 December,  with main activity  during  the  ARRL 10-Meter
         Contest. QSL via LoTW, or direct to home call.

KH9    - Currently stationed on Wake Island (OC-053), Allen, KH7AL is active
         as KH7AL/KH9 in his spare time  [425DXN 1752].  He operates SSB and
         some CW on 40, 30, 20, 17, 15 and 10 metres. Next planned activity:
         15 December at  19.30 UTC on 10m SSB. He keeps an "Activation Blog"
         and an "Upcoming" section on  https://sites.google.com/view/kh7al/.
         QSL via home call, direct or bureau.

OH     - Once again Santa Radio, OF9X (Old Father Nine Xmas)  will be active
         on 13-31 December  on  160-6 metres  CW, SSB and FT8.  QSL via Club
         Log's OQRS, or via OH2BH.
         Each operator  will send  his suffix  as part  of the report  (e.g.
         599BH for Martti, OH2BH).  You  can  contact a maximum of  16 Santa
         operators  on a variety of  bands and modes,  which  makes up  your
         Santa run total score.  This time  the score card  is  reported  on
         https://www.qrz.com/db/OF9X. The Santa Radio operators are:
         Rami   OH2BCI (BCI)       Juha   OH2LQ  (LQ)
         Martti OH2BH  (BH)        Pekka  OH2TA  (TA)
         Davide OH2BLS (BLS)       Henri  OH3JR  (JR)
         Era    OH2CV  (CV)        Pauli  OH5BQ  (BQ)
         Arttu  OH2FB  (FB)        Alex   OH5UY  (UY)
         Jorma  OH2KI  (KI)        Reijo  OH7GGX (GGX)
         Jyri   OH2KM  (KM)        Tero   OH7WP  (WP)
         Arto   OH2KW  (KW)        Esa    OH7WV  (WV)

UA     - Special callsigns R2025NY and UE25NY will be active from  29 Decem-
         ber to 8 January for the annual  "Russian New Year"  radio marathon
         organized by the Miller DX Club (https://mdxc.ru/). QSLs via RQ7L.

W      - Club station  W2HRU  will be QRV from  30 December to 4 January  to
         mark the 26th annual  Ham Radio University  educational conference.
         Look for  SSB  activity on  80, 40 and 20 metres, as well as FT8 on
         multiple bands. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, the W2 QSL Bureau  or direct to
         KA2D.  In addition, a printable  QSL Certificate will be available.
         Detailed information on https://hamradiouniversity.org/.


PACIFIC TOUR ---> Reportedly,  Gerhard, OE3GEA  will be active holiday style
from New Caledonia, Fiji, Vanuatu, Samoa, American Samoa and Hawaii  between
20 December and 21 January:
20-25 December          TX24HAID    Noumea (OC-032)
25 December-7 January   3D2GE       Nadi (OC-016) and Nacula (OC-156)
27-30 December          YJ0GE       Port Vila (OC-035)
9-12 January            5W0GE       Apia (OC-097)
12-15 January           KH8/OE3GEA  Pago Pago (OC-045)
18-21 January           KH6/OE3GEA  Hawaii
He will operate CW on 30-10 metres. QSLs via OE3GEA, direct or bureau.

PACIFIC TRIP ---> Hardy, DL7JLL will be active as  FO/DL7JLL  from Mangareva
(OC-063),  French Polynesia  and  as  VP6JLL  from  Pitcairn Island (OC-044)
Between 18 December and 15 January 2025.  He will operate SSB only on 20, 15
and 10 metres. QSLs via home call.[TNX DX World]
 
GOOD TO KNOW ... 

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AU2K & AU2S ---> Plans are to upload both logs to Club Log immediately after
Cezar's return on 16 December. Requests for QSLs will be accepted as soon as
these operations have been approved by the IOTA management. QSO matching via
LoTW will be open  on 2 January for AU2K (AS-179) and  on 9 January for AU2S
(AS-153), starting with those requesting direct confirmation  via Club Log's
OQRS. More information will be published on https://au2k.weebly.com/.

CANADA POST ON STRIKE ---> Canada  Post's  operations  have  been  disrupted
since 15 November,  when the  Canadian  Union  of  Postal  Workers  began  a
national strike.  Mail and parcels are not being processed or delivered, and
no  new items  will be accepted  until  the  national  disruption  is  over.
Acceptance of  international mail  and  parcels  has been suspended since 27
November until further notice.  All mail and parcels already  in  the postal
network will be delivered  as quickly as possible on a  first-in,  first-out
basis once operations resume.

CQ DX HALL OF FAME ---> "When Dick Ross, K2MGA  (Publisher of  CQ Communica-
tions, Inc)  became  a  Silent Key,  in April 2024,  many wondered about the
numerous  award programs  that were run by  CQ Magazine.  One very important
program was the CQ DX Hall of Fame.
Prior to his passing,  Dick gave  his blessing  for  the  International DX
Association (INDEXA)  to carry on  with  this  prestigious  award,  with  my
guidance, if the magazine ever ceased functioning.  As such, I am pleased to
announce that INDEXA  will begin the stewardship of the  Heritage CQ DX Hall
of Fame starting with the 2025 inductees.
Established in 1967, the CQ DX Hall of Fame honors those amateurs who have
made exemplary contributions to DXing and DXpeditioning;  including both on-
air and off-air activities and accomplishments.
The activities and accomplishments that qualify one for membership in this
elite group called the  CQ DX Hall of Fame  involves  considerable  personal
sacrifice and can usually  be described by the phrase  'above and beyond the
call of duty'.
It is not enough to just be a DXpedition team member a number of times. To
be in the  DX Hall of Fame  you might need to have the foresight to organize
DXpeditions to the very hard to reach entities around the globe, or  perhaps
work on ways to open  Amateur Radio  in the countries where politics exclude
it.
Other  accomplishments  could also be  to create  or  provide  new  and/or
important techniques that support the DX chaser.  Other important attributes
to be considered include 'integrity', 'perseverance', 'good will', 'honesty'
and 'being noncontroversial'.
Nominations will be open  January 1, 2025  through  March 1, 2025.  Please
send to Bob Schenck, N2OO (n2...@comcast.net). Make sure to put CQ DX HALL OF
FAME in the subject line.
Inductees will be announced at the SWODXA - Dayton DX Dinner".
Bob Schenck, N2OO is the Vice President of the International DX Association,
a member of the CQ DX Hall of Fame and former DX Editor of CQ Magazine.

DX MENTOR RECOGNITION PROGRAM ---> The Southwest Ohio DX Association, SWODXA
in conjunction with ICOM America, Inc.  announces the  DX Mentor Recognition
Program  "to recognize and reward amateur radio operators  who have played a
key role  in helping other amateur radio operators achieve DXCC"  (note that
"those amateurs receiving the mentoring must be under 30 years of age during
the calendar year for the award"). The award will be presented at the SWODXA
DX Dinner,  held annually  in conjunction  with the  Dayton Hamvention.  The
judging  committee  will be staffed by SWODXA representatives,  as well as a
representative from both the  Northern California DX Foundation (NCDXF)  and
the  International  DX Association (INDEXA).
See https://www.swodxa.org/DX-Mentor-Program/  for more information  and the
application form. [TNX AJ8B]

RAEM CONTEST ---> This year's  RAEM Contest  (https://raem.srr.ru/)  will be
held on  22 December, from 00.00 UTC  until 11.59 UTC, on 80, 40, 20, 15 and
10 metres CW. Organized by the Russian Amateur Radio Union (SRR), the annual
event memorializes  Ernst T. Krenkel (1903-1971), the legendary  Arctic  ex-
plorer and radioman  (callsign RAEM)  on various polar stations  and on  the
first drifting ice station North Pole-1.

SILENT KEY ...

Antonio Gonzalez, EA5RM  passed away on 8 December,  aged 56.
An accomplished DXer with a number of achievements under his belt (e.g. DXCC
Phone #1 Honor Roll,  DXCC CW  and DXCC Digi Honor Roll, 5 Band WAZ with 200
zones), he was an active DXpeditioner, often organizing and leading teams to
operate  from  difficult  and  challenging  locations,  and  as such  he was
inducted  into the  CQ DX Hall of Fame (2020).  Notable DXpeditions  include
TZ6RD (Mali 2003),  9X0R (Rwanda 2008),  E4X  (Palestine 2010),  ST0R (South
Sudan 2011),  5J0R (San Andres 2013),  5U5R (Niger 2017),  TN5R (Congo 2018)
and HD8R (Galapagos 2021),  as well as three operations from  Western Sahara
(S05X 2003, S01R 2006 and S04R 2009), and four activities as  1A0C  from the
Sovereign Military  Order  of Malta  (2012, 2014, 2019 and 2023).  Over  the
years,  he  made a  dozen trips  to Bolivia  to establish  and  maintain  HF
communications links between  medical facilities and remote villages  in the
Amazon  rainforest,  and  operated  as  CP1XRM  during his  free  time.  His
volunteer work  in support of Solidaridad Medica Espana (NGO)  and on behalf
of  Radioaficionados Sin Fronteras (NGO)  earned him the  ARRL International
Humanitarian Award (2015) and the Intrepid Humanitarian Award (2017).

QSL ROUTES ... 

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CALL        MANAGER     CALL        MANAGER     CALL        MANAGER
===================================================================
3D2NB       W7YAQ       AU2K        VE3LYC      R1941OM     RD5C
3D2XD       OM2DX       AU2S        VE3LYC      S21DX       EB7DX
3Z0XMAS     SP6IEQ      C21TS       M0OXO       SP0CLAUS    SP3PDO
4X8X        4X6ZM       EH5CC       EA5K        SP9ENV      DL1EKO
4X9X        4X6ZM       HF0CLAUS    SP9CJM      SZ1AB       SV1ENG
8Q7IL       HB9ILL      HG3IPA      HA3JB       T46W        CO6XX
8Q7RL       DL2AAZ      HI3K        EB7DX       TM17SPR     F4KLA
9K9UAE      EC6DX       HP1XV       EA5HB       TM4TLT      F4KIP
A43UAE      EC6DX       HS0ZMY      EA5GL       TO9W        W9ILY
A71OK       EA5GL       HS0ZOY      KA3LKM      V31CN       VE7ACN
A91CD       EC6DX       II4FCGD     IQ4FE       V31WO       WO9K
A91ND       EC6DX       LY24XMAS    LY2QT       V47V        NT5V
A91QTR      EC6DX       OC200A      OA4O        VC9RCHA     VE9CF
A91WALD     EC6DX       PC24XMAS    PC1K        VP2V/K2KW   KU9C
AM100RAYO   EA4SG       PF24MAX     PF1B        VP2V/K5PI   KU9C
AN46CE      EA7URM      R1941MB     R2DX        VP9/N2BA    WA3RHW

QSL YOTA STATIONS: The December YOTA Month Team is only sending QSL cards if
you request them via  Club Log' OQRS.  Participating stations in this year's
event include  4A0YOT,  4X1YOTA,  5B4YOTA,  8N2YOTA,  8N2YOTA/1,  8N2YOTA/4,
9A0YOTA,  9M2YOTA,  AO24YOTA,  AO6YOTA,  AO8YOTA, DQ0YOTA, E71YOTA, ES9YOTA,
GB24YOTA,  HA6YOTA, HB9YOTA,  HG0YOTA, HL0YOTA,  II0YOTA, II3YOTA,  II5YOTA,
K8O,  K8T,  K8Y,  LT4YOTA,  LX9YOTA,  LY5YOTA,  OE0YOTA, OH2YOTA,  OL24YOTA,
OM9YOTA,  OQ24YOTA, PA6YOTA,  PD6YOTA, R24YOTA,  R73YOTA, S50YOTA,  SH9YOTA,
SK8YOTA,  SU8YOTA,  TC24YOTA,  TM24YOTA,  TM4YOTA,  VC2YOTA,  VC3YOTA,  W8A,
YL24YOTA, YO0YOTA, YS1YOTA, YT24YOTA, YU7YOTA, Z30YOTA, Z39YOTA, ZS9YOTA.

6Y8LV    Lester B. Veenstra, 452 Stable Lane, Keyser WV 26726, USA
9V1YC    Randy C. Becnel, 243 Red Top Rd, Lumberton MS 39455-5214, USA
CN2REB   Ralf El Barnoussi, Lohscher Weg 25, 46509 Xanten, Germany
CO6XX    Gustavo Enrique Reguera Sanchez, Calle 24 #1703 e/ 17 y 19,
         CP 52610 Caibarien, Cuba
EB7DX    David Lianez Fernandez, Apartado Postal 163, 21080 Huelva, Spain
GS5FFF   George Funkner, 7 Plenshin Court, Glasgow, G53 6QW, United Kingdom
II2XMAS  Parrocchia di Sant'Eugenio, c.a. don Fabrizio Martello,
         Via del Turchino 9, 20137 Milano MI, Italy
LZ73TRC  Atanas Petrov Kolev, P.O. Box 49, 6100 Kazanlak, Bulgaria
OG1XMAS  Timo Klimoff, Yrjonkatu 4 A 15, 28100 Pori, Finland
VE3LYC   Cezar Trifu, 4986 Bath Rd., Bath ON K0H 1G0, Canada
VE7ACN   Mikhail A. Zavarukhin, 1119 Bennet Drive, Port Coquitlam BC V3C 6H2
         Canada
VP2ELR   Martin Karcz, Skr. Poczt. 63, 41-300 Dabrowa Gornicza, Poland
VP5V     Dave Sarault, 938 Laurel Summit Rd, Boswell PA 15531, USA
YJ0CA    Chris Ayres, 3/19-21 Eastern Rd, Turramurra NSW 2074, Australia
YR0XMAS  Petrica Stolnicu, Buzau 7 - Ghiseu 1, CP 12, 120340 Buzau, Romania
Z21EI    Gerard Scannell, 3 Kingston Close, Mitchelstown, Co. Cork, P67 HR44
         Ireland
ZV2BM    Ilson Raimundo dos Santos, Rua Arvore do Papel 344, Sao Paulo - SP,
         08180-070, Brazil