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19 April 2014 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1198
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**** DX INFORMATION ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
7P - Look for G8APB (7P8CP), HB9OCR (7P8OC), K5LBU (7P8CF), K5YY
(7P8YY), K9APW (7P8AP), N5JR (7P8JR) and ZS6RJ (7P8RJ) to be
active from Lesotho from 22 April to 1 May. QSL via home calls.
Check qrz.com for QSLling instructions. [TNX Mediterraneo DX Club]
A3 - Masa, JA0RQV will be active as A35JP/p from Niuatoputapu (OC-191),
Tonga from 28 May to 3 June. He plans to be QRV on 80-6 metres CW
and SSB, but his operations are likely to be limited "and much
depending on the availability of electric power". If the flight is
cancelled, he will operate from Vava'u (OC-064) or Tongatapu
(OC-049) instead. QSL via home call, direct or bureau, and LoTW.
Updates will be posted to http://blog.goo.ne.jp/rqv
BY - A group of Chinese operators (BA7CK, BA7IO, BA7JA, BA7NQ, BD7YC
and BI7IOB) will be active as B7CRA from the rare Paracel/Xisha
Islands (AS-143) for about one week sometime between 21 April and
10 May. QSL via BA4EG. Logsearch on Club Log. This IOTA group was
activated only once back in September 1999. [TNX NG3K]
D4 - Joerg, DL3LUM will be active holiday style as D44TXU from Ilha do
Sal (AF-086), Cape Verde on 19-25 April. He will operate CW QRP on
20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 metres. QSL via DL3LUM, direct or bureau.
FK - Cezar, VE3LYC and Johan, PA3EXX are planning an operation to take
place as TX4A from the remote Matthew Island (OC-218), New
Caledonia for a period of four days during the first part of
September. Further information is expected in due course. "This
will be not only a very difficult, but also very expensive
project. The team is actively looking for financial support from
groups and individuals who wish to assist in defraying some of the
project costs. Donations can be sent to Cezar by PayPal at
ve3lyc[@]hotmail.com or by mail". IOTA group OC-218 was activated
only once, by FK5M, back in December 1996. [TNX VE3LYC]
G - Christian EA3NT, Vincent F4BKV, Gil F4FET and Col MM0NDX will be
active as MX0INT from Longstone, Farne Islands (EU-109) on 10-11
May. They plan to operate CW and SSB with 3 or four stations on
the HF bands and 6 metres. "At this stage it is likely the
activation will be during local daylight hours only", they say,
"however we will strive for a longer activation period when
actually there, working with island representatives. Please be
aware that weather and sea conditions will determine this whole
activation". Logsearch and further information can be found at
http://www.invokerteam.com/mx0int/index.htm; QSL via F5CWU, direct
or bureau (OQRS on http://f5cwu.net/oqrs/). Follow them on Twitter
(@Invoker_Team).
GM - A team from the Kilmarnock and Loudoun Amateur Radio Club will be
active as MM0KLR from the Isle of Canna (EU-008) on 21-25 April.
They will operate CW, SSB and digital modes on 160-2 metres. QSL
via MM0KLR (bureau) or MM0GHM (direct). [TNX rsgbiota.org]
GM - The Camb-Hams (http://dx.camb-hams.com) will be active as GS3PYE/p
from the Isle of Lewis (EU-010) from 26 April to 3 May. A large
group of operators will be QRV with five stations on 80-10 metres,
as well as on 6m, 4m, 2m & 70cm for Satellites and 2m & 23cm for
EME. QSL via M0VFC; logsearch and OQRS on Club Log.
GM - 2E1BVS, G3WFK, G6HFF and G6MML will be active as GB2SOH from Isle
of Scalpay (EU-010) from 27 April to 9 May. QSL via G6MML, direct
or bureau.
HI - Juergen, DL4SDW will be active as HI3/DL4SDW from Villa Gonzalez,
Dominican Republic (NA-096) from 18 April to 15 May. He will
operate mainly CW on the HF bands. QSL via home call, bureau
preferred. [TNX DX Newsletter]
SM - Fred, SM7DAY will be active as SM7DAY/p from Senoren Island
(EU-138) on 21-27 April. He will operate CW, SSB and PSK on the HF
bands. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX SM7DAY]
TK - Alex, IW5ELA will be active holiday style as TK/IW5ELA from Calvi,
Corsica (EU-014) from 25 April to 1 May. He will operate mainly CW
on 40-10 metres (maybe also 6m). QSL via home call. [TNX NG3K]
VK - The Hellenic Amateur Radio Association of Australia (VK2CL) will
be active as AX2CL (www.ax2cl.blogspot.com.au) from Bare Island
(OC-001), New South Wales for ANZAC Day on 25-26 April. QSL direct
to HAROA, P.O. Box 13, Sans Souci NSW 2219, Australia.
YB - Din, YB8RW will be active as YB8RW/p from Pulau Tahulandang
(OC-210) on 23-28 April. QSL via YB9BU. Other team members include
YB8RXA, YB8SFE, YB8UMX, YD8SVX, YD8TWV and YD8UFD. [TNX JN6RZM]
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**** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
4K9W: APPEAL FOR HELP ---> "Being an invalid, after the loss of his mother,
Vlad needs to arrange a continued care by his own to keep having a more or
less normal life and to enjoy our great hobby on air", Axel DL6KVA (Vlad's
QSL manager) wrote back in late 2008.
"With all this help from over 700 people and more than EUR 30,000 spent for
this", DL6KVA says new, "we got here into 2014". The vital 24/7 care is
assured until the end of June, after that "only about 25% of the monthly
needed EUR 490,00 are assured". While appreciating one time donations,
DL6KVA says that "what really would help is to find about 15 people or so
who are able and would like to support Vlad with about EUR 20,00 each on a
monthly basis". Full information about this ongoing project can be found at
http://4k9w.blogspot.de/. Axel's e-mail address (also used for PayPal
donations) is dl6kva[@]darc.de. [TNX DL6KVA]
BEST COMMUNICATION AWARD ---> The "Best Communication Award" by DX Coffee
takes into account the Public Relations side of a DXpedition, i.e. the
information (daily reports, pictures, videos, forums, propagation hints, on
line logs, operating advice, etc) provided to the amateur radio community
through the DXpedition website and other channels. The first award will be
presented during the DX Coffee Party on 17-18 May. See
http://www.dxcoffee.com/eng/ for further information. [TNX IZ8IYX]
DXCC NEWS ---> VK9MT (Mellish Reef, 2014 operation) has been approved for
DXCC credit. [TNX NC1L]
FT4TA ---> The pilot stations for the FT4TA DXpedition to Tromelin Island
(30 October-10 November) are: Col MM0NDX (Chief Pilot), Harumi JR4OZR
(Asia/Japan), Bjorn ON9CFG (Europe/Africa), Al ZL2AL (Oceania), Don N1DG
(North America East Coast/South America) and Rich KY6R (North America West
Coast). The Mississippi River will be considered as the boundary between NA
East and West Coasts. The pilots will not have access to the logs;
inquiries about that must go to the QSL manager. Detailed information on
the pilot stations can be found at www.tromelin2014.com/pilotes
J8 ---> Ark, J8/UA4CC and Arunas, J8/LY2IJ made 20,000 QSOs (almost 1000 on
160 metres) during their recent operation from Bequia Island (NA-025).
Logsearch and OQRS are available for both callsigns on Club Log; the logs
have bee uploaded to LoTW. [TNX UA4CC]
QSL ARRL CENTENNIAL STATIONS ---> QSL cards for contacts made with W100AW,
W1AW/x and W1HQ during 2014 will be sent automatically to stations outside
the USA via the ARRL QSL Bureau as normal. Arrangements for US stations to
have those QSLs delivered via the bureau (a one-time only use of the QSL
Bureau for this purpose) can be found at http://www.arrl.org/AW-BureauQSLs.
VK9MT ---> VK9MT Mellish Reef was activated on 30 March at 04:34 UTC with
ZL4PW first in the log and went QRT on 4 April at 13:53 UTC with JL1MTY
closing the log. "Our decision to leave the island didn't come easily", the
team reports. The weather had grown progressively worse each day, and "just
as the last QSO was made, it became clear we could not remain on the island
another day. It was 01:00 (local) when the rain began. The wind was blowing
at about 35-40 knots; we had water infiltrating the operating tents and the
antennas were taking a severe beating". The operators decided to QRT and
spent the next several hours packing equipment using head and hand torches;
antennas and tents were taken down at dawn. "Once the storm was officially
declared Cyclone Ita there was no question we made the correct decision".
The team's goal was 80,000 QSOs in ten days; "in five days we made 40,000
QSOs (61% CW, 30.5% SSB and 8.6% RTTY) which put us on track for the
original target". Read the Final Press Release (issued on 17 April) on
http://vk9mt.com/ [TNX K5GS]
W1AW WAS ---> Look for ARRL Centennial stations W1AW/2 from New Jersey and
W1AW/1 from New Hampshire to be on the air starting at 00.00 UTC on 23
April until 23.59 UTC on the 29th. Complete information on the ARRL
Centennial QSO Party can be found at www.arrl.org/centennial-qso-party.
WORLD CASTLES WEEKEND ---> Organized by the World Castles Activity Group,
it will be held on 14-15 June. Several stations are expected to operate
from fortresses and castles around Europe. Information on the event can be
found at www.wcagroup.org. [TNX RN1CW]
+ SILENT KEYS + Klaus Behrndt (DJ4SO) passed away on 13 April. A former
radio officer in the merchant navy and an active DXer, he operated from
various countries (including Antarctica as DP0GVN and several visits to
Namibia as V5/DJ4SO). Other recently reported Silent Keys include Angelo Lo
Re (I1PYS) and Mike Baker (NL7G).
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******* QSL ROUTES *******
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
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9K2F 9K2HN HB0/PA2HGJ PE1FLO PH38EU PD7YY or PE1GNP
9K2UU EA5ZD HB0/PA2RDK PE1FLO PJ4H DK7AN
9M2TO JA0DMV HB0/PA3CNO PE1FLO R70KRC R7AA
9M6/NR1J JF1SJT HB0/PA3HK PE1FLO R80KEDR R3AS
A35V N3SL HB0/PE0MGB PE1FLO RW80SV RV9CQ
A35X N3SL HB0/PE1FLO PE1FLO S21R N4VA
A91WARD IZ8CLM HF0JP2S SP8PZI S79SD F5JSD
A92AA IZ8CLM HG100ATOM HA3KNA S79WK OE1MWW
AH0J JA1NVF HG140JLO HA8KW SK89WARD SM6JSM
C5WP ON7WP HG45HS HA5HS SN150SZ SP7PCA
CE0Y/UA4WHX UA4WHX HP1A HP1RCP SN2014JPII SP4ZHX
CN2CA PA9M HT5T TI4SU SV0XAF/8 HB9EBC
CN8KD EA5XX HZ14WARD HZ7C T88QX DF8DX
CO4LS EA7FTR HZ1DG EA7FTR TM02REF F5BBD
CO8LY EA7ADH II0SPQR IZ0YCB TM22TSF F6HRO
CR500TB CS5NRA II1SWL IW1EHL TM25CFT F5KMY
CW4R CX1AA J42AGM SV2DGH TM29UFT F6ICG
D8A 6K5YPD J88PI GW4DVB TM8BIRD F5INJ
DQ0HARZ DF7AA JD1AAI JA2NQG V26MN DF8AN
E20HHK/p E21EIC JW7QIA LA7QIA V47GIW W4GIW
EG7MSP EA7RCM JY4CI K2AX VI2ATZ50 VK2ATZ
EG7SCM EA7URM JY9ET M0OXO VP2MMN DF8AN
EH1ARD EA1AST KG4ZD AF5PM XU7TZG ON7PP
EH4GT EA4TE KH8/DL2AWG DL2AWG YF1AR/0 N2OO
EH6ARD EA6QY KH8/DL6JGN DL2AWG ZD9M ZS1A
EI0PL EI5JQ KH8/PA3EWP DL2AWG ZT1T ZS1AFS
CE2/CX1EK Luis Matho, 2303 Nordok Place, Alexandria VA 22306, USA
CX1AA Radio Club Uruguayo,P.O. Box 37, 11000 Montevideo, Uruguay
DK7AN Ernst Haberland, Bluetenweg 27, 06198 Salzatal OT Lieskau, Germany
DL2AWG Guenter Gassler, Eichertstr. 8, 07589 Muenchenbernsdorf, Germany
E21EIC Champ C. Muangamphun, P.O. Box 1090, Kasetsart University,
Bangkok, 10903, Thailand
N3SL Kim Larson, 22 N Hidden Acres Drive, Sioux City, IA 51108-8641,
USA
N5T Ronald Litt, 15547 Stoney Fork Dr, Houston, TX 77084, USA
ON7PP Patrick Piesen, Hermans Lybaertstraat 35 bus 1, 8300
Knokke-Heist, Belgium
ZS1A Johan Sevenster, P.O. Box 7146, Welgemoed, 7538, South Africa
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