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22 February 2014 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1190
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
9X - Once again Nick, G3RWF will be active as 9X0NH from Rwanda on 3-12
March. He will operate mainly CW with some SSB on the HF bands (no
160 metres) and 6m. Operations will include an entry in the RSGB
Commonwealth Contest. QSL via G3RWF (OQRS on Club Log) and LoTW.
[TNX OPDX Bulletin]
J6 - Celebrating the 35th anniversary of the independence of St Lucia,
special event station J6STL35 will be active for 48 hours starting
on 22 February. [TNX The Daily DX]
OM - Roman, OM3TOW is active as OM44LTE until 31 December to mark the
introduction of the 4th generation LTE standard for mobile
communications in Slovakia. QSL direct to OM3RP. [TNX ARRL DX
Bulletin]
PJ6 - K5AC, KB1ZOJ, N4GRN, NV9L and W6IZT will participate in the ARRL
DX SSB Contest (1-2 March) as PJ6A from Saba (NA-145). Outside the
contest weekend they will be QRV as PJ6/K5AC, PJ6/KB1ZOJ,
PJ6/N4GRN, PJ6/NV9L and PJ6/W6IZT. [TNX NG3K]
PY - Orlando, PT2OP will be active as ZZ8S from Santana Island
(SA-016) and lighthouse on 20-24 February. He plans to be QRV on
40-10 metres. QSL via home call, direct (preferred) or bureau.
[TNX The Daily DX]
PY - Andre, PY1CPF and Celo, PY1MT will be active as ZV1M from the
lighthouse on Ilha de Jurubaiba (SA-029) on 21-23 February. They
will operate CW, SSB and PSK31. QSL via PY1MT, direct or bureau.
[TNX rsgbiota.org]
PZ - Willy, ON4AVT will be active holiday style as PZ5VC from Uitkijk,
Suriname as on 1-28 March. He will operate mainly PSK 31/63, with
some SSB. QSL via home call
UA - Yuri Gagarin (1934-1968) was the first human to fly into outer
space, when his Vostok spacecraft completed the orbit of the Earth
on 12 April 1961. Commemorating the 80th and 53rd anniversaries of
Gagarin's birth and spaceflight, special stations R1934G, R1961G,
RG61PP, UE80G, UE80V and UE80YG will be active between 1 March and
30 April. See the event's nice website (www.12april1961.ru) for
information on the relevant certificate (free of charge). [TNX
RW2L]
VK9M - The VK9MT DXpedition to Mellish Reef [425DXN 1187] is scheduled
for 28 March to 9 April. The latest Press Release (19 February)
reports that an advance team will arrive in Mackay, Australia on
18 March to begin the process of retrieving equipment from storage
and preparing for the sea voyage. The pilot team will manage
communication between the island team and DXers; direct
operational suggestions (do not ask them to verify QSOs, as they
will not have the logs) to the designated pilot for your region:
- Chief Pilot and North America: Ralph W4HK (w4hk[@]windstream.net)
- Europe: Col MM0NDX (dxer59[@]gmail.com)
- New Zealand/Australia: Lee ZL2AL (leezl2al[@]gmail.com)
- South America: Luciano PT7WA (pt7wa[@]globo.com)
- Oceania: Stan KH6CG (stan[@]models.net)
- Africa: Andre A51B (anro[@]iway.na)
VK9MT's logs will be uploaded daily to Club Log (the leaderboard
will be disabled). QSL via M0URX and LoTW "at the earliest opprotu-
nity". Furter information, including QSLling policy and operating
plans, can be found at http://vk9mt.com. Like all DXpeditions to
rare and semi-rare DXCC Entities, donations are gratefully
accepted.
VP9 - G7VJR, M0VFC, M0BLF and G3ZAY are QRV as VP9/homecall from Bermuda
until 27 February. They operate CW and SSB with an emphasis on the
higher bands. All operators will upload to Club Log and LoTW. QSL
VP9/G7VJR via M0OXO; QSL VP9/M0VFC, VP9/M0BLF and VP9/G3ZAY via
home calls using Club Log OQRS (direct or bureau). [TNX G3ZAY]
XU - John, KF0RQ will be active holiday style as XU7ACQ from Cambodia
from 25 February to 21 March. He will operate SSB, PSK31, RTTY on
40-10 metres. QSL via KF0RQ; logsearch on Club Log. [TNX NG3K]
ZD9 - Pierre, ZS1HF (aka ZS8M from Marion Island in 2010-11) is taking
up the position of radio technician on Gough Island (AF-030) to
replace a member of the current over-wintering team who died
unexpectedly a few days ago. Pierre expects to depart Cape Town in
a few days' time and to remain on the island until October. He
will operate SSB and digital modes as ZD9M. QSL via ZS1A. Updates
will be posted to www.qrz.com/db/ZD9M [TNX ZS4BS]
CARIBBEAN TRIP ---> Jack, KB8RJ and his wife Cristina, WD8KUR will be
active holiday style as FS/KB8RJ and FS/WD8KUR from St. Martin (NA-105) from
24 February to 3 March, and as PJ6/KB8RJ and PJ6/WD8KUR from Saba (NA-145)
on 4-10 March. [TNX The Daily DX]
PACIFIC TRIP ---> Tim, NL8F is heading to Australia on 6 March, with
planned activity as VK4/NL8F/p from Fraser Island (OC-142) for 4-5 days.
Next he will go to Norfolk Island (OC-005) and be active as VK9NF on 15-22
March. Then he will return to Christmas Island (OC-024) and be active as
T32TM from 25 March to 2 April, CQ WPX SSB Contest included. QSL all calls
via K8NA. [TNX DX World]
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**** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
CQ WW 160-METER CONTEST (SSB) ---> Objective of the contest is for
amateurs around the world to work as many US States, Canadian provinces and
countries as possible on 160 metres SSB (http://cq160.com/rules.htm). This
year's event will run from 22.00 UTC on 21 February through 22.00 UTC on
the 23rd.
DXCC NEWS ---> The recent FT5ZM operation from Amsterdam Island has been
approved for DXCC credit. [TNX NC1L]
DXPEDITION OF THE IOTA MARATHON ---> DX World's "DXpedition of the IOTA
Maarathon" poll run for one month and closed closed on 20 February. See the
results on http://dx-world.net/2014/result-dxpedition-of-the-iota-marathon.
Specially engraved trophies will be awarded to the top three IOTA
DXpeditons (HP0INT, LU6W and FO/KH0PR) at the RSGB IOTA Convention in July.
LIGHTHOUSE WEEKEND ---> The 6th South American Lighthouses Weekend will be
held on 21-23 February. Details, including a listing of partecipating
stations, can be found at www.grupodxbb.com.ar.
W1AW WAS ---> Look for ARRL Centennial stations W1AW/7 from Washington and
W1AW/0 from Kansas to be on the air starting at 00.00 UTC on 26 February
until 23.59 UTC on 4 March. In addition, W1AW/KG4 will be QRV from
Guantanamo Bay during the same time frame. Complete information on the ARRL
Centennial QSO Party can be found at www.arrl.org/centennial-qso-party.
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
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2W0VOW EB7DX D44CF SM0JHF OA4SS KB6J
3B8BAE K5XK D70LW DS4NYE OC0I LU7DSY
3G1B HA1AG DX1J JA1HGY OD5NJ/p KK4OK
3G3O CE3OP EA8OM DJ1OJ OE88WAP OE3KKA
3V8BB LX1NO ED1R EC1KR OE89ANT OE3AIS
3W2DX JA8BMK ED7P EA7PP OE90AAW OE3SGA
3W3B E21EIC ED9K EA7LS OG0Z W0MM
3Z50AYP SP7DQR EF5F EA5FV OM44LTE OM3RP
3Z51MOC SP7MOC EF5A EA5DY P40L WA3FRP
3Z51OXU SQ7OXU EF5T EA5HT P40W N2MM
3Z51P SP7AH EF8G EA8TC PA14C PH7Y
3Z51PFD SP7PFD EF8S OH2BYS PA14CC PA7HPH
3Z51POS SP7POS EF8USA W2GR PA14TSS PD2RKG
3Z51PSW SP7PSW EG1WAS EA1GIB PA400SM PA0FAW
3Z51S SP7SEW EG3ANT EA3LD PA6ANT PA3FOE
3Z70MC SP5ZRW EH5ANT EA5FL PH44ZU PC4DX
4L1UN EA7FTR EK3GM IK2QPR PJ4/PE1MAE PA2NJC
4L8A K1BV FK/K1HP JE2EHP PJ4DX M0URX
5B4AHL M0URX FK8CE LZ1JZ PJ4F M0URX
5C5W EA5XX FK8DD LZ1JZ PJ4X W1MD
5N4EAM IK2IQD FK8RO F5IRO PJ5W K5WE
5R8XB ON8XB FP/W6HGF W6HGF SN0RN SQ5M
5Z4PL DJ0TA FP5BZ F5TJP SU1HZ KB9GSY
6W/MM0NDX IW7EGQ H27A RT9T TI5W N3YIM
6Y2T VE3DZ HB9ICE HB9BHY TM11WAP F8DHE
7P8ID DK3ID HF51SDA SP7PTM TO22C F6HMQ
7P8US N2DE HG0A HA5JI TO4YL F5GN
8Q7KB DL2SBY HI3/W3XS K3SWZ TO7CC F1NGP
9H5G/C6A NI5DX HK1NA K6IPM TZ6BB W3HNK
9K53NLD 9K2RX HL5KY W3HNK V26M W3HNK
9L1A 9A2AA II0AW IK2DUW V31AT K5PI
9M2PJU K2AU II1MNA IQ1GE V31RU DO5ALX
A61DD EA7HBC II2ANT I2JJR V31TP WC0W
A91WRD IZ8CLM II3CV IK3HHX V47JA W5JON
AO4HAG EA4GKV II3MNA IQ3TS V51WH DK2WH
AY1DZ LW3DG II5ANT IZ5BTC V63AQ JH1NBN
C4Z G3SWH II6ANT IW6NZY V6T JH1NBN
C6ABA W3BA IP8AAW IK8FIQ VK2ANT VK2FR
C6ABB N2RFA IQ0OT 9A8AOT VK8NSB M0URX
C6AKQ N4BP IR1ANT I1HYW VP2ETE W3HNK
C6ALP W8QT IR1SP IK1NEG VP2EZZ N2IEN
C6ANM WA2IYO IR2A IK2JYT VP5S K0MD
C6AZZ KQ8Z J28NC F5RQQ VP9/G7VJR M0OXO
CE1/K7CA NW7O J79TA SM0T XR2V N7RO
CN2AA UA2FM JY9FC E73Y XW0YJY E21EIC
CN2PM UA2FM K0ANT KB0MZF YJ0OU N7OU
CO6CAC PY4WAS K4K K4MZU YJ0ZZ NE7D
CO6HLP EA7FTR KH2/N2NL W2YC YN2NC AI4U
CP4BT DJ2BW KH6ZM I0MWI YQ8ANT YO8AZQ
CR2A OH2BH KH7XX EB7DX YS1YS YS1GMV
CR2X OH2BH KP2B NP3O ZF2DF N2ZN
CR3L DJ6QT LW5HR EA5GL ZF35EJ K6AM
CU2KG OH2BH LX9DX LX2A ZM90DX M0OXO
CV3D CX2ABC NH0S/KH2 JF2SKV ZY5M IK2ILH
CY0/VE1AXC JE1LET NP4Z N4AO ZZ80AM PT2AA
F1NGP Yann Weber, 30 rue des Bleuets, 57070 Metz, France
JA8BMK Toshihiko Fukuta, 65 Okawa-7, Yoichi-cho, Hokkaido, 046-0004, Japan
JH1NBN Yosuke Uchiyama, 924-4 Yokokawa-machi, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo,
193-0823, Japan
KK4OK Paula K Marsh, 4308 Charity Neck Rd, Virginia Beach, VA 23457, USA
LU7DSY Carlos Alberto Almiron, Salta 236, B8000HYF, Bahia Blanca,
Argentina
N7OU William J. Vanderheide, 333 NW 9th Ave Apt 913, Portland OR 97209,
USA
NE7D Rocky A. Evans, 4769 Circuit Rider Lane S, Salem OR 97302, USA
W6HGF Al Danis, P.O. Box 220164, Chantilly VA 20153, USA
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Gabriele Villa, I2VGW
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Ordine Nazionale dei Giornalisti
Roma, Italia
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