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26 August 2017                                            A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1373
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                         ****  DX  INFORMATION  ****
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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

3B8    - Hans, PA3HGT will be active as 3B8/PA3HGT  from  Mauritius (AF-049)
         on 5-22 September.  He will operate SSB and  possibly some  digital
         mode on 40, 20 and 10 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau.
5W     - Al, K7AR will be  active  as  5W0RA  from  Samoa (OC-097)  on 19-29
         September. He will operate  CW, SSB, RTTY  and maybe FT8, and  will
         participate  in  the  CQ WW RTTY Contest.  QSL via K7AR  and  LoTW,
         logsearch and OQRS on Club Log. [TNX DX World]
7X     - A team from the Djelfa Amateur Radio Club (7X2VFK) and the Algerian
         Amateur Radio Union will be  active as 7Y94I  from  Rachgoun Island
         (AF-094) between 1 and 10 September. QSL via 7X2DD.
9M     - A large  number  of  special  event  stations  located  in  various
         Malaysian states and federal territories are celebrating  the  60th
         anniversary  of  Malaysia's independence  (31 August 1957)  until 1
         September.  QSL  via  operator's  instructions.  Active  from  West
         Malaysia  are  9M60MA,  9M60MB,  9M60MC,  9M60MD,  9M60MJ,  9M60MK,
         9M60MM, 9M60MN, 9M60MP, 9M60MR, 9M60MT,  9M60MW and 9M60MY.  Active
         from East Malaysia are 9M60MQ (Sarawak) and 9M60MS (Sabah).
9M2    - The Kuala Lumpur DX Team will be active again as 9M4IOTA from Indah
         Island (AS-074) on 16-18 September.  A large team will  operate CW,
         SSB and digital modes on 80-10 metres.  QSL direct to 9M2OOO.  [TNX
         rsgbiota.org]
A2     - Yuri RM0F (A25BI),  Pavel R2AD (A25SP) and  Elena RC5A (A25BE) will
         be  active from Botswana  on 15-25 September.  They will operate CW
         and SSB on 160-6 metres. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or via home calls
         (direct and bureau); A25BI and A25BE also via LoTW.  [TNX The Daily
         DX]
DU     - Mike, W6QT will be active as  DU3/W6QT from  Luzon Island (OC-042),
         Philippines between  1 September and 31 December.  Activity will be
         on 80-10 metres  using various modes.  QSL via home call (direct or
         bureau), LoTW or eQSL. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
E5_sc  - Nobu, JA0JHQ (http://pandasan.jimdo.com/) will be active as  E51JHQ
         (requested callsign) from Rarotonga (OC-013), South Cook Islands on
         1-4 September.  Main activity will  be  on  80, 40, 20, 15 and  10m
         during the  All Asian DX SSB Contest  (2-3 September).  Outside the
         contest he will operate  CW on the  HF bands and 6 metres.  QSL via
         JA0JHQ, bureau or direct, and LoTW.
EI     - The EIDX Group will hold their  first  "DX Feile" (DX Festival)  on
         6-7 October  at  the  Aran  Islands  Hotel on  Inis  Mor  (EU-006).
         Complete information can be found at https://www.dxfeile.ie/.  Look
         for EJ1D to be active  on  6-9 October with two stations  on  40-10
         metres SSB and CW. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS. [TNX DX World]
F      - Special event call  TM39CDXC will be  active on  8-22 September for
         the 39th Clipperton DX Club's  Convention (http://wp.cdxc.org/), to
         be held  at  Collonges-la-Rouge (Correze) on  22-24 September.  All
         QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau.
FO     - Heinz, DF1YP will be active again as FO/DF1YP from Moorea (OC-046),
         French Polynesia from 6 September to 1 October. He will operate SSB
         and digital modes  on  20,  17 and  15 metres.  QSL via home  call,
         bureau preferred. [TNX NG3K]
HC8    - HC5DX, KG0YL,  N1MWJ,  WB2REM and  WY1G  will  be  active  as  HD8M
         (http://www.hd8m.com/)  from   Isla   Isabela,  Galapagos   Islands
         (SA-004) on  14-21 September.  They plan  to  operate  SSB, CW  and
         digital modes (primarily FT8) on the HF bands and 6 metres. QSL via
         Club Log's OQRS (preferred) and LoTW after six months;  traditional
         cards via WB2REM (direct) or KG0YL (bureau).
HK     - Special callsign 5K300PF will be used on 5-9 September to celebrate
         Pope Francis' visit to Colombia. QSL via LoTW and eQSL.
I      - ARI  Ascoli Piceno,  San Benedetto del Tronto  and  Fermo-Porto San
         Giorgio will be active as II6CNT  from  24 August for  one year  to
         help restore  the  Castle  of  Arquata del Tronto, which was  badly
         damaged by the earthquake  that struck  central Italy in 2016.  See
         https://www.ii6cnt.it/ for more information. [TNX IZ6ZCV]
J6     - Bill, K9HZ will be active  again as  J68HZ from  St. Lucia (NA-108)
         on 1-16 September.  QSL  via LoTW (preferred), eQSL  or  direct  to
         K9HZ; logsearch on Club Log. [TNX DX Coffee]
SV     - Giannis, SV1PMQ will be active as  SV8/SV1PMQ/p from  Aigina Island
         (EU-075) on 1-3 September. QSL via home call (direct or bureau) and
         LoTW; see  qrz.com for the direct link to  Club Log's logsearch and
         OQRS. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
UA     - The Radio Marathon  "Moscow-870" [425DXN 1340] is running  until 31
         December. Special callsigns to be active next month are R870B (1-10
         September), R1812M (11-20 September) and R1941OM (21-30 September).
         Detailed information on the event  and  the award programme  can be
         found at www.moscow870.com.
UR     - Special callsign  EO25P  will  be  active  from  1 September to  31
         December to  celebrate the  25th anniversary  of the  Volyn Amateur
         Radio League. See https://www.qrz.com/db/EO25P for  information  on
         the certificate available for contacts  made  with EO25P and  other
         EO25 stations (EO25PA, EO25PD,  EO25PG,  EO25PL,  EO25PQ,  EO25PWC,
         EO25PWJ, EO25PWL, EO25PY and EO25PZ). [TNX UT1PG]
W      - Twelve stations will be using 1x1 callsigns (K5A,  K5C,  K5D,  K5F,
         K5H, K5K, K5L, K5M, K5N,  K5R, K5S and K5T)  on 26-29 August.  This
         memorial operating event will be held to  remember those  who  were
         impacted by Hurricane Katrina when  it struck the  Mississippi Gulf
         Coast  on  29  August  2005.  All QSLs via AG5Z (direct only).  See
         http://katrina5m.com/ for more information. [TNX DX Newsletter]
W      - Organized by the Citrus Belt ARC, the  18th  annual Route 66 On The
         Air special event celebrates the historic US Highway 66. Twenty-one
         amateur radio stations using  1x1  callsigns (from W6A through W6U)
         will operate from cities along the "Mother Road" on 9-17 September.
         See http://w6jbt.org/  for  information  about  the event  and  QSL
         routes.
YB     - Special callsign YB348P will be active on 26-27 August to celebrate
         the 348th  anniversary of  the  city of Padang, the capital  of the
         Indonesian  province of  West Sumatra.  Activity will be on 80, 40,
         20, 15 and 10 metres SSB. See https://www.qrz.com/lookup/YB348P for
         more information.

SCANDINAVIAN TOUR ---> Rosel, DL3KWR  will  be  active  as  SK6SYL  (QSL via
SM6KAT) starting on 31 August for  the  8th meeting of  the  Scandinavian YL
Radio Amateurs (SYLRA) that will take place  on 8-10 September.  After that,
Rosel  will  be active  from  Denmark as  OZ6SYL (QSL via OZ7AGR)  on  11-24
September, including participation  in  the  Scandinavian  Activity  Contest
(CW). [TNX DL3KWF]

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                         ****  GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

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3Y0Z: BOUVET 2018 --- > "Our fund-raising began  about this  time last year,
so we have been at it for 12 months", the 3Y0Z  team  wrote on 22 August  in
their  Press Release #7.  "We are  extremely  grateful  for the  excitement,
encouragement and actual contributions that have come our way.  It has truly
been amazing to see how the DX community has  stepped up to help  'make this
happen'.
We believe that we  have  negotiated  a  contract  with  our  transportation
partners that gives us a  good idea of  what our  costs will ultimately  be.
This expense represents most  of our overall costs.  Regarding the remainder
of our  budget, cost  control  is  a daily  challenge  and  a  priority  for
leadership and the team.  We take it very seriously.
However, recently we made a couple of changes affecting the expense side  of
our equation.  This accounts for a small 3% increase in  our overall  costs,
but will make life on Bouvet safer and more comfortable.  We have decided to
add a second operating shelter and a third leeping shelter.  This will allow
us to have more room to place our  14 one-KW stations (12 HF and 2 EME)  and
to separate the operating modes.  This will make our 14-16 estimated days of
24/7 operating more comfortable and less challenging.  The bottom line is we
have a small percentage  increase in costs, but the  on-island  benefits are
well worth the extra expense.
In summary, looking at our  income from  the  Operating Team itself,  the DX
Foundations, DX Clubs and individual  DXers worldwide  and our estimates  of
what our costs will turn  out to be, we feel we  are in a good and  enviable
position... but we are still short over $100,000.
With this in mind, we are continuing to ask for your financial support.  You
may visit our  DXpedition  website (http://www.bouvetdx.org) and click on  a
'donate' button".

SAC ---> The 59th Scandinavian  Activity  Contest  will  be  held  on  16-17
September (CW) and 14-15 October (SSB), from 12 UTC on Saturady to 11:59 UTC
on Sunday.  Scandinavian stations  (Aland Islands,  Denmark,  Faroe Islands,
Finland, Greenland,  Iceland, Jan Mayen,  Market Reef, Norway,  Svalbard and
Bear Island, Sweden) will try to work as  many non-Scandinavian  stations as
possible and vice versa. Complete information of the SAC events can be found
at http://www.sactest.net/.

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QSLs received direct or through managers: A5A,  B7CRA,  DU6/JA1PBV (OC-125),
DZ4C  (OC-202),  EY7AD,  HD2RRC  (SA-034),  HD2RRC/4  (SA-033),  JG8NQJ/JD1,
PJ7/W9AEB, SX9VK (EU-187), TE8DX (NA-116), TU7C, TZ4AM, V63YL, V6J (OC-226),
ZS8Z.

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