13IR249 Ralph – silent key

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Today we have to tell you that our member and good friend Ralph also known as 13IR249 from the city Roth in Germany, suddenly passed away while he was in Asia together with 13IR102 Lars.

Just out before he was active on Asia tour activating several divisions for the 11 meter community.
Many of us know Ralph from the 1980s, when many people started with 11 meter DX.

Ralph was a fine operator and the polite man. The world will miss him.

Our condolences and thoughts are with his family and friends and also to Lars, 13IR102 who was together with him doing an Asia tour.

Rest in Peace Ralph !

30 Years Anniversary of International Radio DX Group

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To celebrate our 30th birthday, we want to be active on the frequencies.

 Several members with personal callsign /HB30 will be active, all our clubstations like 15IR000 can use 15IR/HB30

Besides some holidays stations or special station will use e.g. 49IR/HB30 

A list of registered members and callsigns will be published on www.irdx.org

 In the end of 2024 we will print one QSL card and confirm all QSOs on one card.

 If you want to participate in HB30 activity, please inform HQ and send us a picture of you and your station, which we can use for QSL card. Besides the logbook need to be sent to HQ.

 Duration: until  31.Dec.2024

 QSL via IR-DX HQ

IR-DX, P.O.Box 48, 91333 Hemhofen, Germany, headquarter@irdx.org

 Contribution : 0,00 €

 Good DX

Following stations will be active in the next time

49IR/HB30 – activated between 22-28 october 2024 – Log available

153IR/HB30

Xmas Meeting 2024

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Every year the Christ child comes again ……

After absence of a few years, we will organize the Xmas meeting again.

When: 29.11.2024 – 30.11.2024

  • 29.Nov.2024:
    Visit of the famous Christkindles Market Nürnberg (Nuremberg)
  • 30.Nov.2024:
    Visit of Toy Museum or Museum for industrial culture, Nürnberg (Nuremberg)                    

    Diner at a local restaurant with regional cuisine !!!

IR members and non-members are welcome to join us and have fun.

Registration is requested until 05.Oct.2024 to hq@irdx.de and/or 13yl747@irdx.de.

 

80IR/0

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In the meantime HQ received a lot of inquiries about QSL and we have learnt that the postal service from and to South America is not the fastest one. Felipe ex 32IR001, XQ7IR (now 32AT111) former Vice President was responsible operator and QSL manager of 80IR/0. As you know Felipe and some other former VPs left the group in April 2024. It seems it was not important to him to care about the QSL management.

The Activation Control Board (ACB) of International Radio DX Group checked the proofs (video, photos, Instagram account “XQ7IR” of 80IR/0 and found out that the shack was located in a hotel named Hostal Inka Thaki, which is located in Colchane, Tarapacá in Chile. That means QTH was not in Bolivia.

Of course, we have asked Felipe about further proofs, but we have just received bad words from him.

We are very sorry for the community, unfortunately we haven´t found out earlier.

ACB and HQ of International Radio DX Group has to declare 80IR/0, dated from 14-20.04.2023 as not valid, just a fake.

Germany, 26.08.2024

Jimmy, 13IR011, President

IR-DX Holiday stations active

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The summer holidays has started in Europe a few weeks ago and during the period of July and August, it is possible that you might hear some IR-members active in holiday style, like :

  • 47/15IR106 (QSL via operators instructions)

  • 47/15IR117(QSL via operators instructions) – North part Denmark

  • 109/13IR115 (QSL via Box 1410 – 91142 – Roth – Germany)

When you might be active as IR holiday station and like to share this with us, just drop an e-mail to : webmaster@irdx.org

20IR/GI & 20IR/R

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30.06. till 03.07.
20IR/GI = Gurskoy Island and 20IR/RI = Runde Island (both EU079)
by 13IR105 Tommy

2 EU/US contribution + SAE, (No PayPal)
It’s necessary to send your QSL card(s)
Also included are Tommys other activations: 21IR/EU020, 212IR/0, 21/13IR105, 20/13IR105

IR members do not have to pay a contribution

Please send the envelope with your QSL, SAE and contribution to:
Tommy, Po Box 1410, 91142 Roth, Germany

IRDX Germany field day 2024 meeting soon

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You are invited to join the German IR-DX Fieldday 2024. This year it will be held between July 19th and 21st. The main day will be saturday 20th !

Have nice eye-ball QSO’s with members and non-members and join the BBQ.

There will be some activity also to celebrate the 30st anniversary of the IR-DX Group.

Listen out or join our Big Event between Nuremberg and Roth.If you want to visit us, sent us an e-mail for more information and let us know, if you want to participate with the BBQ, so we can calculate how much we need to arrange all.