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26 September 2015 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1273
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*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S ***
**** DX INFORMATION ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
3B8 - Willi, DJ7RJ will be active as 3B8/DJ7RJ from Mauritius Island
(AF-049) on 5-30 October. He will operate CW and SSB on 160-10
metres, with a focus on 160m. QSL via home call (direct). [TNX
AA1M]
6Y - Masa, JA0RQV will be active as 6Y5/JA0RQV from Jamaica (NA-097)
between 24 October and 9 December. This will be a business trip,
and he will be QRV on 40-6 metres CW and SSB in his spare time and
during the weekends. He has plans to operate in the CQ WW DX SSB
Contest from the QTH of 6Y5WJ. QSL via JA0RQV, direct or bureau
(OQRS on Club Log), and LoTW. Updates will be posted to
http://blog.goo.ne.jp/rqv [TNX JA0RQV]
CO - Celebrating the 35th anniversary of the Grupo de DX de Cuba
(GDXC), thirteen special stations are active until 30 September on
all bands and modes from various Cuban provinces: T41GDXC (Pinar
del Rio), T42GDXC (La Habana), T43GDXC (Mayabeque), T44GDXC (Isla
de la Juventud, NA-056), T45GDXC (Matanzas), T46D (Cienfuegos),
T46G (Villa Clara), T46X (Sancti Spiritus), T47GDXC (Camaguey),
T48C (Guantanamo), T48D (Santiago de Cuba), T48G (Las Tunas) and
T48X (Holguin). QSL via operator's instructions. An electronic
certificate is available to those who work at least seven
stations; requests with QSO data should be sent to
gdxc[@]frcuba.co.cu. [TNX CO8ZZ]
DU - A team of seven operators (DU1AV, DU1DG, DU1FIL, DU1JC, DU1SDT,
DV1SVZ and DW1SVY) will be active as DX1HAM from the Taal Volcano
on Luzon Island (OC-042) on 26-27 September. The operation is in
memory of those who lost their lives fifty years ago, during the
major eruption of 28 September 1965. See qrz.com for further
information.
EA8 - The Grupo DX Teide will be active as EH8FPC from the lighthouse at
Puerto de la Cruz on Tenerife, Canary Islands (AF-004) on 25-27
September. Six operators will be active on 80, 40, 20, 17, 15, 6
and 2 metres SSB and digital modes. All of the QSOs will be
confirmed automatically via eQSL and LoTW; paper cards should be
sent direct to EA8NQ. See http://eh8fpc.blogspot.com.
FK0 - The TX3X team is gathering in Noumea (New Caledonia), where the
Evohe arrived around 6 UTC on 24 September. Six members are
already there, the other six will arrive on 26 September. They
plan to depart for the Chesterfield Islands (OC-176) on 28
September, after customs and immigration formalities are
processed. Follow the ship's course on www.tx3x.com. The announced
operating frequencies for the 2-10 October DXpedition are:
CW 1826.5, 3523, 7010, 10110, 14023, 18069, 21023, 24891, 28023
SSB 7090, 14185, 18130, 21285, 24955, 28485
RTTY 7045, 10142, 14080, 18100, 21080, 24910, 28080
The frequency for 6m is 50101 (CW). Please direct your questions,
concerns or comments to the pilot for your area listed on the
expedition's website. An OQRS will be available on the DXpedition's
website for direct and bureau cards. Traditional direct cards
should be sent to Chesterfield Expedition, P.O. Box 1100,
Kenilworth, Warwickshire, CV8 2YT, England. The logs will be
uploaded to LoTW "a minimum of 6 months after OQRS and direct QSLs
are mailed", but there will be also an "Express LoTW" option upon
payment. The QSLling policy is described in details on the website.
FT4X - Nicolas, F4EGX (http://f4egx.blogspot.com) will be working at Cap
Ratmanoff on La Grande Terre, Kerguelen Islands (AF-048) from
early December until around mid-January 2016. He has plans to be
QRV as FT4XU in his limited spare time, primarily "to give some
news for ham radio friends around the world" and not for
"contest-style" QSOs. He will be battery powered and will run 50
watts into a dipole. QSL via F1ULQ, direct only. [TNX DX World]
I - Fred, F1REI will be active as ID9/F1REI/p from the island of
Stromboli (EU-017) from 23 September to 4 October. He will be QRV
during his evening hours. QSL via F1REI (bureau preferred) and
eQSL. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
I - Commemorating the 120th anniversary of Guglielmo Marconi's first
wireless experiments, ARI Lecce (www.arilecce.it) will be active
as IY7LE and IY7LE/p between 1 October and 31 December. QSL via
bureau, direct and LoTW. [TNX IK7JWX]
JA - Look for JA4GXS/6 to be active from Shimoji (AS-079) on 29-30
October (20 and 17 metres CW and SSB) and Kita Daito (AS-047) on
31 October-1 November (40-15 metres CW and SSB). QSL via JA4GXS,
direct or bureau. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
JW - JW9DL (QSL via LA9DL), JW6VM (QSL via LA6VM) and JW7XK (QSL via
LA7XK) will be active from Longyearbyen (EU-026), Svalbard on 7-12
October. They will participate in the SSB leg of the Scandinavian
Activity Contest as JW5X (QSL via LA5X); outside the contest they
will focus on 160 metres. [TNX The Daily DX]
KH8 - Stan, WS5K is active as WS5K/KH8 from Pago Pago (OC-045), American
Samoa until 4 October. QSL via M0URX (please use the OQRS on
www.m0urx.com for direct and bureau cards) and LoTW. [TNX M0URX]
OX - Bo, OX3LX will be active from Tasiilaq on Ammassalik Island
(NA-151) from 26 September to 9 October. This will be a business
trip, and he will be QRV "around lunchtime and after dinner"
(local time is UTC +2). QSL via OZ1PIF. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
OZ - Tom, DL4VM will be active as OZ/DL4VM from Romo Island (EU-125)
from 26 September to 17 October. QSL via home call, direct or
bureau. Mike, DG5LAC will be active from the same island from 26
September to 2 October; look for OZ/DG5LAC on 80-10 metres SSB.
QSL via home call, direct or bureau (OQRS on Club Log), LoTW and
eQSL. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
PA - Roland, DL1EAL will be active holiday style as PA/DL1EAL from
Texel Island (EU-038) from 26 September to 8 October. He will be
QRV on 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres CW, SSB and digital modes. QSL via
DL1EAL, direct or bureau (email requests for bureau cards can be
sent to dl1eal[@]darc.de), eQSL and LoTW. [TNX DX Newsletter]
PY - Look for PY70FEB to be active on SSB, CW and digital modes on 1-30
October. This is the tenth of a series of twelve special
callsigns; the suffix stands for Forca Expedicionaria Brasileira,
the Brazilian Expeditionary Force that fought alongside the Allied
powers in Italy during World War II. QSL via PS7AB (direct or
bureau), LoTW and eQSL.
PY - The operation from Ilha do Araujo (SA-029) [425DXN 1265] has been
postponed to 31 October-2 November. PY2SEI and PY2ZA will be
active as PS1AI (www.ps1ai.blogspot.com.br) on 80, 40, 20, 17,
15, 12 and 10 metres SSB and digital modes.
SV - SX8HOMER will be active on SSB and digital modes from the island
of Chios (EU-049) between 1 and 31 October. Chios is associated
with ancient Greek poet Homer, author of the Iliad and the
Odyssey. QSL via SZ8XIO (bureau) or SV8GXQ (direct), and LoTW.
SV9 - Seppo, OH1VR will be active as SV9/OH1VR from Crete on 4-10
October. He will operate mainly CW on the HF bands while testing a
new lightweight DXpedition "handbag setup". QSL via home call,
direct only. [TNX NG3K]
VE - Reg, VE7IG will be active as VE1DXA from Cape Breton Island
(NA-010) on between 1 and 18 October. He will be QRV "after
repairing antennas", so "start-up date depends on antenna work".
QSL via VE7IG, direct or bureau. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
VK - Chris, VK6BP was active as VK6BP/p on 20 metres SSB from Koolan
Island (OC-071) for a few hours on 21 September. He will return to
the island on a regular basis for the next several months, and
will have a multi-band antenna. Chris says he works on the island
for two days a week including overnight. Typically the first day
he can be QRV from around 11 local time (3 UTC) "until late", and
the second day from around 5 UTC "for a couple of hours".
VK - Andy, VK5MAV will be active as VK5MAV/8 from Croker Island
(OC-229) on 1-6 November. He will operate mainly CW on 40, 20, 15
and 10 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. Logsearch on
Club Log, hopefully updated on a regular basis.
VP2M - AC8W (VP2MAC), KB8TXZ (VP2MXT) and N8LJ (VP2MLJ) will be active
from Montserrat (NA-103) on 1-8 October. They will operate CW, SSB
and RTTY on 160-6 metres. [TNX DX world]
W - Larry, K4KGG will be active from Assateague Island (NA-139) from
28 September to 1 October. He will operate SSB, RTTY and "limited
CW" on 40-10 metres on a daily basis between 19 and 1 UTC. QSL via
K4KGG, direct or burea (OQRS on Club Log) and LoTW. [TNX
rsgbiota.org]
W - Jason, N3YUG and Todd, W3EME will be active from Smith Island
(NA-140) on 8-11 October. Operations will be "more than casual,
but not full time", with activity on 80-10 metres SSB and possibly
digital modes. QSL via N3YUG. [TNX N3YUG]
W - A group of operators from the Red Stick DX Association will be
active as W5GIX from Grand Isle (NA-168) on 23-25 October. They
will operate CW, SSB and possibly some digital modes on 80-10
metres. QSL to W5GIX. [TNX AA5O]
YB - Budi, YF1AR (www.yf1ar.com) will be active again as YF1AR/0 from
the Seribu Islands (OC-177) on 24-27 September. He will be on
Panggang Island until the 26th, and will then move to Pramuka
Island. 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]
YJ - Rob, DL7VOA will be active holiday style as YJ4AO from Efate
(OC-035), Vanuatu from 27 December to 13 January. He will be QRV
on 40-10 metres mainly during his evenings and nights. CW is his
preferred mode. QSL via DL7VOA, direct or bureau. This is a
special trip to celebrate Rob's 40th birthday, 10th wedding
anniversary and 25th year on the air (he started as Y24AO, hence
his Vanuatu callsign). [TNX DL7VOA]
Z3 - Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the accession of The Former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the Council of Europe (9
November 1995), special callsign Z38CE will be in use on 7-13
November. QSL via F5LGF. [TNX F6FQK]
CQ WW RTTY DX CONTEST ---> This year's event will run from 00.00 UTC on 26
September through 24.00 UTC on the 27th (rules at www.cqwwrtty.com). Please
Visit www.ng3k.com/Misc/cqr2015.html for the Announced Operations listing
maintained by Bill NG3K. The following stations are expected to participate:
ZONE CALL CATEGORY COUNTRY QSL VIA
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05 VP9I M/S Bermuda WW3S/LoTW
08 CO8CML SOSB 20m LP Cuba EA6SK
08 KP2/WE5DX M/2 Virgin Islands LotW
08 PJ6A M/S Saba Club Log
08 V4/W6HGF St.Kitts & Nevis W6HGF
09 P40BC M/? Aruba DL2MLU/LoTW
12 3G1H M/? Chile CE1DY
14 EA6/EA5IDQ Balearic Islands EA5IDQ
14 HB0/DL5YM SO Liechtenstein DL5YM
14 MJ5Z SOAB LP Jersey M0CFW/LoTW
15 IS0/S50P M/S Sardinia bureau
15 OJ0DX M/? Market Reef DL3DXX
15 Z36N SOSB 15m Macedonia Z36N
20 SV5/HA3JB SO Dodecanese HA3JB
21 4K6FO SO LP Azerbaijan DC9RI/LoTW
26 E21YDP SOAB LP Thailand E21YDP
27 DX3R M/? Philippines LoTW
28 YB0NDT SO Indonesia YB0NDT/LoTW
28 YB8ROP SOAB Indonesia LotW
31 KH6/NW7D Hawaii NW7D
32 E51AAR SOAB South Cook Islands K7AR/LoTW
33 3V8SS SOAB LP Tunisia LX1NO/LotW
33 CR3L M/M Madeira DJ6QT
38 Z21MG M/? Zimbabwe OK6DJ/LoTW
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*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S ***
**** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
AS-203 ---> The team on Dobrzhanskogo Island (AS-203) went QRT on 8
September As promised, on their way back to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky they
tried and operate from IOTA group AS-142, but strong winds and rough seas
prevented them from landing on 17 September; the forecast was not promising
for the next couple of days and so they decided to cancel the operation.
The logs for either RT9K/0 (6969 QSOs) and UA0ZC/p (2254 QSOs) have been
uploaded to Club Log, and the OQRSs have been activated.
POSTAL RATES (ITALY) ---> Italian postal rates for standard letter items
(up to 20g) mailed abroad will change on 1 October:
EUR 1.00 Europe and countries in the Mediterranean basin (3V, 4X, 5A, 5B,
7X, CN, JY, OD, SU, YK)
EUR 2.20 rest of Africa and Asia, Americas
EUR 2.90 Oceania
International Priority Mail rates (for letter items up to 50g) will be EUR
3.50, EUR 4.50 and EUR 5.50 respectively.
RUSSIAN ARCTIC COAST EXPEDITION ---> Vlad, UA4WHX is continuing his voyage
on the MSV Mikhail Somov along the Arctic Northern Sea Route [425DXN 1272].
So far callsigns that were, are being and could be used include:
- R00BVB (from coastal areas in the Dolgano-Nenetsky District)
- R00KVB (from coastal areas in the Chukotka region)
- R00QVB (from coastal areas in the Republic of Sakha, Yakutia)
- R11PVB (from coastal areas in the the Nenets Autonomous Okrug)
- RI0BV (on 7 September from AS-005)
- RI0BV/0 (on 9 September from AS-121)
- RI0BV/p (on 10 September from AS-042)
- RI0KV (since 23 September from AS-027)
- RI0POL (while operating from the ship)
- RI0QV (on 16-17 September from AS-028)
- RI0QV/p (on 18 September from AS-029)
- RI1OV (from "various islands in the White and Barents Sea")
- RI1PV (on 31 August from EU-085)
The ship is due to return to Arkhangelsk in early November. Go to
http://194.190.129.43/ships/index.html and follow her 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.
YB8RW/5 ---> Din has had to cut his IOTA tour [425DXN 1272] short and
return home for medical treatment. He unfortunately suffered an accident on
19 September, falling and spraining his right foot, when disembarking at
Bintan Island (OC-075) on his way back from Siantan Island (OC-108). During
his IOTA tour of the YB5 area starting 3 September he has activated OC-075,
OC-106, OC-109 and OC-108, and was due to go on and operate from OC-122,
OC-107 and OC-144. He will now put these on hold. [TNX G3KMA]
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3G0ZC (SA-005), 5B/UA3RF, 5R8SV,
5Z0L, 6V7S, 7Z1JA, 8P2K, 9J2T, A42A, A93JA, BD7PUZ, BD8SZ, C35CT, C35US,
C37NL, EK6RL, ER3MM, ET3AA, EX2F, EX2V, F/G6AY (EU-157), FO/JI1JKW,
FO/KH0PR, FO8AA/p, HC2AO, J52HF, J5NAR, JR3IXB/VP9, JY4CI, KH2KY, MM0MWW/p
(EU-009), MU/PA2A, OH0CC, OP147MN, S01WS, SV5DKL, SV9/G4DJX, T6MH, T6T,
T88XX (OC-296), TG9ANF, TI9/RA9USU, TN2MS, VA3DYD/HR3,VU2DCC, XE2CQ,
YB0NDT, YB4IR/5 (OC-075), YB8RW/p (OC-145, OC-209 and OC-224), YB8TK,
YF1AR/0 (OC-177), ZA20QA, ZD9A.
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Its contents may be used, reproduced and distributed
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