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12 September 2015 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1271
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**** DX INFORMATION ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
3B7 - Pat, 3B8FA will be active as 3B7FA from St Brandon (AF-015) on
26-31 October. In his spare time he will operate mainly digital
modes (SSTV and PSK 93) on 20, 15 and 10 metres. QSL via home
call. [TNX 3B8FA]
3W - Mal, VK6LC will return to Vietnam and be active as XV2VTC from the
city of Vung Tau on 24-30 September, and as 3W2HCM from Ho Chi
Minh on 16-23 October. Expect activity on 20, 17 and 15 metres CW
and SSB. QSL via home call, direct only. [TNX DX World]
9A - Duby, 9A6DR is active in his spare time as 9A6DR/p from Kolocep
Island (EU-016, IOCA CI-038) until around 20 October. He operates
SSB on 20 and 40 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX
9A6DR]
E5_sc - Doug, W6HB will be active again as E51DLD from Rarotonga (OC-013),
South Cook Islands from 21 September to 3 October. He will be
guest operating from the shacks of E51AND and E51JD. He says that
"part of the trip will be dedicated to working with the E5s to get
Victor's (E51CG/E51USA/E50V) station back on the air". QSL via
W6HB.
F - TM6NB is the callsign the Belgian team will be using from Ile de
Batz (EU-105) on 14-18 September [425DXN 1261]. They will operate
80-10 metres SSB, CW, PSK and RTTY with two or three stations. QSL
via ON4ANN, direct or bureau, and LoTW. Further information on
http://users.telenet.be/on4ann/EU105/ . [TNX ON4ANN]
FK0 - The equipment for TX3X, the 2-10 October DXpedition to the
Chesterfield Islands [425DXN 1270], will be loaded onto the Evohe
between 13 and 15 September. She is due to depart from Auckland
(New Zealand) and sail for Noumea (New Caledonia) on the 16th, and
then to the Chesterfields on the 28th. The team expects to land on
1 October. Follow the Evohe's progress on www.tx3x.com. "It's not
too late to make a donation", the team says. "For those processing
a donation through TX3X.com before we sail on 28 September, LoTW
uploads will be processed while we're on the island. All other
donors will receive their LoTW upload on a priority basis. OQRS
will be available shortly after the DX-pedition is completed".
[TNX K5GS]
FM - Kostyantyn, VE3LA will be active as FM/VE8DX from Martinique
(NA-107) on 17-27 October. He will participate in the CQ WW DX SSB
Contest as TO2M. QSLs via LY5W. [TNX NG3K]
GD - Members from the DX Interceptors ARC (MS0IXD) will be active again
as MT0IXD from the Isle of Man (EU-116) on 23-24 September. QSL
via M0OXO and LoTW.
HK0_sa - Joe, LU1FM and Daniel, LU9FHF will be active as 5J0B from San
Andres Island (NA-033) on 17-27 October. They will operate SSB and
digital modes on 160-6 metres, and will take part in the CQ WW DX
SSB Contest. QSL via LU1FM (OQRS on Club Log) and LoTW. [TNX DX
World]
I - Special callsign IR0ROMA will be in use on 9-13 September in
remembrance of the tragedy of battleship 'Roma' during WWII (9
September 1943). QSL via IK0LZR. [TNX IZ0QPO]
J8 - Ken, WA4SQM will be active holiday style as J8/WA4SQM from Palm
Island (NA-025) on 13-19 September. He will focus on the QRP
frequencies, mainly on 40 and 20 metres. QSL via home call
(direct) and LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX]
JA - Look for JI1PLF/1, JA1UNS/1, 7N4VPS/1 and 7L4PVR/1 to operate SSB
and CW on various bands from Hachijo Island (AS-043) on 15-19
October. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
JW - Mia OX5M, Daniel OX5T and Joergen OZ0J will be active as JW/OX5M
from the JE5E club station at Longyearbyen, Svalbard (EU-026) on
16-23 September. They will operate SSB, CW and some digital modes
on the HF bands. QSL via OZ0J, direct or bureau (please use Club
Log's OQRS) and LoTW. [TNX DX World]
JW - Jacek, SQ5BPF will be active in his spare time as JW/SQ5BPF from
the Polish Polar Station in Hornsund, Svalbard (EU-026) on 19-27
September. QSL via home call, bureau preferred. [TNX DX World]
LU - Look for Leo LU3AAL/GR, Horacio LU5BE/GR and Enrique LU8EFF/GR to
be active from Herradura (locator GG03um), in the Argentine
province of Formosa, on 24-27 September. Amateur radio activity
from this region is uncommon. They will operate CW, SSB and
digital modes on 80, 40, 20, 17, 15, 10 and 6 metres. QSL via home
calls. [TNX LU5BE]
ON - Special event station OT4CLM will be active between 15 October and
14 November. The suffix stands for Canadian Liberation March, the
annual event that celebrates the liberation of the Belgian town of
Knokke on 1 November 1944. QSL via ON3AIM, direct or bureau.
Further information on the activity and the relevant award can be
found on qrz.com. [TNX ON4RO]
OZ - Rene, DL2JRM will be active as OZ/DL2JRM from Romo Island (EU-125)
on 19-20 September. He will operate CW on 80-10 metres. QSL via
DL2JRM, direct or bureau. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
PY0F - AA4NC, AA4VK and WA4DAN will be active as PY0F/AA4NC, PY0F/AA4VK
and PY0F/WA4DAN from Fernando de Noronha (SA-003) on 18-27
October. They will be QRV on 160-6 metres SSB, CW and RTTY.
PY0F/AA4NC will participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest as a
single-operator entry. QSL via WA4DAN (OQRS for direct requests on
www.qslnow.com/py0f---fernando-de-nonronha.html). [TNX NG3K]
S0 - Roberto, EA2CNU and Arseli, EA2JG will be active as S01WS and S0S
from Western Sahara on 22-28 October. They will operate SSB and CW
with an emphasis on the low bands; Roberto will participate in
the CQ WW DX SSB Contest as S0S. QSL for both callsigns via EA2JG
(direct only, OQRS on Club Log). [TNX Sahara DX Team]
TY - Nicolas, F8FQX (ex 5T5SN, TJ3SN and TN5SN) is going to Benin,
where he will stay for three years. He will operate CW and SSB on
the HF bands and 6 metres as TY2SN. QSL via IZ1BZV (direct) and
LoTW. [TNX DX World]
V6 - Naoki, JS3LSQ will be active as V63WJ from Pohnpei (OC-010),
Micronesia from 28 September to 4 October. Look for main activity
on 15 and 10 metres RTTY. QSL via JS3LSQ, direct or bureau. [TNX
DX World]
V7 - JH3AZC (V73EME), JH3QFL (V73A), JJ3CIG (V73H) and JP3AYQ (V73YL)
will be active from Majuro (OC-029), Marshall Islands on 24-28
September. They will be QRV on the HF bands, 6 metres, satellite,
2m EME, CW, SSB and digital modes. QSL via home calls.
VK9L - Les, NI1L will be active holiday style as VK9LN from Lord Howe
Island (OC-004) on 22-29 September. He will operate mainly CW on
40-10 metres; due to weight restrictions on flights to/from the
island, it will be a low power operation. QSL via NI1L, direct or
bureau, and LoTW. [TNX NI1L]
W - Special callsigns K2P (New York and New Jersey), K3P (Washington,
DC), N4P (Washington, DC) and W3P (Philadelphia, PA) will be
active on 23-27 September during the apostolic journey of Pope
Francis to the US. Also taking part in the celebration will be
W3FRC/WMF (World Meeting of Families) from southeastern
Pennsylvania and WM3PEN from Philadelphia. QSL K3P, N4P, K2P and
W3FRC/WMF via KK4ODQ; QSL W3P via KA3LKM; QSL WM3PEN via home
call. See www.silverfishdevelopment.com/papalEvent/.
YB - So far YB8RW/5's IOTA tour [425DXN 1270] has included activity
from Bintan (OC-075, 3-4 September), Sendanau (OC-106, 6-7
September, last QSO at 10.40 UTC) and Natuna (OC-106, 7-10
September, first QSO at 13.58 UTC). Logs have been already
uploaded to Club Log (see qrz.com for the direct links). Next
island will be Sesaran (OC-109); Din anticipates being QRV
starting around 4 UTC on 11 September until around 9 UTC on the
13th. QSL via YB8RW, preferably through Club Log's OQRS.
YB - Budi, YF1AR (www.yf1ar.com) will be active as YF1AR/0 from Tidung,
one of the Seribu Islands (OC-177), on 12-13 September. Plans are
to operate mainly SSB on 80-10 metres. QSL via the OQRS on Club
Log (preferred, direct link on qrz.com) or N2OO. [TNX YF1AR]
CARIBBEAN TRIP ---> Miika, OH2BAD (CW and SSB) and Jaakko, OH1MA (CW, SSB
and RTTY) will be active as P40MH and P4/OH1MA from Aruba (SA-036) on 3-10
November, and as PJ4/OH2BAD and PJ4/OH1MA from Bonaire (SA-006) on 10-18
November. All QSLs via OH2BAD, direct or bureau (P4/OH1MA and PJ4/OH1MA also
via LoTW). [TNX OH2BAD]
RUSSIAN ARCTIC COAST EXPEDITION ---> Vlad, UA4WHX is continuing his voyage
on the MSV Mikhail Somov along the Arctic Northern Sea Route [425DXN 1270].
So far callsigns that were, are being and could be used include:
- R00BVB (from coastal areas in the Dolgano-Nenetsky District)
- R11PVB (from coastal areas in the the Nenets Autonomous Okrug)
- RI0BV (on 7 September from Dikson Island, AS-005)
- RI0BV/0 (on 9 September from the Nordenshel'da Archipelago, AS-121)
- RI0BV/p (on 10 September from Severnaya Zemlya, AS-042)
- RI0POL (while operating from the ship)
- RI1OV (from "various islands in the White and Barents Sea")
- RI1PV (on 31 August from Kolguyev Island, EU-085)
Go to http://194.190.129.43/ships/index.html and follow the ship's course.
QSL for all callsigns via UA4WHX, see qrz.com for instructions. Updates will
appear under each callsign on qrz.com and on DX-World.net.
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**** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE ---> The August 2015 issue is now available for
download at www.425dxn.org/monthly/index.html. [TNX IZ3EBA]
2015 CQ WW DX CONTEST PARTICIPANT SURVEY ---> The CQ WW DX Contest
Committee is conducting a survey to gather feedback from participants about
the contest. The responses will help them improve the contest and make
important decisions about the rules. Anyone who has participated in the
CQ WW DX Contest in the past three years is invited to take the survey:
http://cqww.com/blog/2015-cq-ww-dx-contest-participant-survey/. The survey
is available in five languages and will close on 10 October.
CLUB LOG'S MOST WANTED LIST ---> The latest Most Wanted List, generated on
7 September, is available at https://secure.clublog.org/mostwanted.php. The
information is derived from QSOs uploaded to Club Log (as of 8 September
there were 306.6 million log entries available for analysis) and, to
improve quality, only QSOs that have QSLs confirmed are considered to be
worked.
INDEXA ---> The International DX Association's (www.indexa.org) newly
elected/ confirmed Officers & Directors are: Gary Dixon K4MQG (President),
John Scott K8YC (Vice President) Dick Williams W3OA (Secretary-Treasurer);
Bob Allphin K4UEE, Ralph Fedor K0IR, Mary Hobart K1MMH, Bill Jennings
W4UNP, Franz Langner DJ9ZB, Gregg Marco W6IZT, Jerry Rosalius WB9Z and Bob
Schenck N2OO (Directors). The Board of Directors selected K0IR to serve as
Chairman for 2016. [TNX W3OA]
SHRAK RADIO STATION ---> Vjollca Caka, Z61VB reports that the faculty of
the Technical University of Pristina (Kosovo) has assigned a facility to
this year's Amateur Radio graduates (40), making an attached radio station
and a library available to the new licensees. The SHRAK (Amateur Radio
Association of Kosovo) HQ station Z60A will be activated for the next
several days and occasionally from now on. Following the inauguration,
SHRAK will organize their first DX activity from neighboring Albania for
the weekend of 18-21 September.
VK0EK NEWSLETTER ---> The Heard Island Expedition project "offers to its
participants and supporters a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be part of
a Voyage of Discovery, to be a personal experience that likely will never
be repeated". In the fifth issue of the Newsletter, published on 10
September, "we share some of the reasons these people came together to
carry out this extraordinary journey". Subscribe to the Newsletter for free
by going to www.heardisland.org/HD_pages/HD_newsletter.php (where there is
also a link to download back issues).
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3G0ZC, 3W1T, 5E5E, 7X4AN, 8Q7SA,
9M2SE (AS-046), A43MI (AS-014), BA7CK (AS-143), BV9A (AS-103), C31CT,
C35CT, C37AC, C4HQ, CE0Z/UA4WHX, CE7/UA4WHX, CE9/UA4WHX, CN2R, CP4WHX,
CT9/OM7JG, CX8DS, EA6VQ, EK/DK7AO, ER0VB, ES3AX, ET3AA, EX2F, EX2V,
F/DL8JJ/p (EU-081), FO8AA/p (OC-063), FW5JJ, HC2AO, HC2AO/8, HC8ART,
HG50IPA, HK0/UA4WHX, HK1ANP, J52HF, NH0J, OA7/UA4WHX, OJ0B, PQ0T (SA-010),
PY0F/UA4WHX, PZ5VB, S79HN, T6DD, T6T, T88TJ, TA1CM, UA1QV/1 (EU-102),
UK7AL, VO1MP, VR2XAN (AS-006), W4KJ/1 (NA-055), XW3DT, YB3MM
(OC-247),YB4IR/p (OC-262), YB7NUS/p (OC-166), YE4IJ, YJ0GA, YW4D, YW5RYL
(SA-035), ZD8D, ZP5SNA, ZY8P (SA-072).
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