425 DX News #1379
Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2017 9:54 am
7 October 2017 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1379
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
3B8 - Flavio, IW2NEF will be active holiday style as 3B8/IW2NEF from
Mauritus Island (AF-049) on 16-23 October. QSL via IK2DUW.
3W - Tom, KC0W will be active as 3W9CW from Vietnam on 17-30 November.
He will operate CW and FT8 on 80-10 metres. QSL via home call
(direct only) and logsearch on Club Log. He does not use LoTW. [TNX
NG3K]
4S - Martti, OH2BH and others will be active as 4S7BHG from Sri Lanka
from 25 October to 1 November. They will focus on the low bands,
and will participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. QSL via OH2BH.
9M0 - Hrane, YT1AD and a large multi-national team (9M6ABZ, 9M6RHM,
9M6ZAE, HL5FUA, K6MKF, K9JM, KO8SCA, N6SJ, N6TQS, PY2XB, SV2GWY,
VK3FY, VK3GK, W5XU, WD5COV, YT3W and ZL3WW) will be active as 9M0W
from Layang Layang, Spratly Islands (AS-051) on 10-20 March 2018
[425DXN 1354]. They will operate CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK31 and SSTV on
160-10 metres, and JT65 on 2m and 6m EME. QSL via YT1AD. See
http://www.yt1ad.info/9m0w/ for logsearch and more information.
A2 - Andre, NJ0F will be active as A25A from Botswana from 20 October to
5 November, including participation in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest.
QSL direct to NJ0F. [TNX NG3K]
A5 - Steve, N6SJ will be active as A52SJ from Paro, Bhutan on 12-19
October and again for one night on 26 October. This will be a
Topband only operation, with activity on CW (1826.5 kHz) or FT8
(1840 kHz) if conditions are marginal. QSL via home call; logsearch
on Club Log. [TNX The Daily DX]
C6 - Rich, N0HJZ will be active as C6ARW from Grand Bahama (NA-080) from
23 October to 1 November, including participation in the CQ WW DX
SSB Contest. Outside the contest he will operate SSB and CW on all
HF bands. QSL via home call (direct) and LoTW "eventually". [TNX
NG3K]
E5_sc - Steve, KL7SB will be active as E51RAT from Rarotonga (OC-013),
South Cook Islands on 8-18 October, including participation in the
Oceania DX CW Contest. QSL via LoTW or direct to NI5DX. [TNX The
Daily DX]
F - Johan F4HHL, Jerome F4HJO, Luis F5THW and Samuel F5UPO will be
active as TM1CT (https://johanbarre.wixsite.com/tm1ct) from Batz
Island (EU-105) on 1-5 November. They will operate SSB, CW, RTTY
and PSK31-63 on 80-10 metres with four stations. QSL via Club Log's
OQRS (preferred) and LoTW, or via F4HJO (direct or bureau).
FG - Once again Philippe, F1DUZ will be active as FG4KH from Guadeloupe
(NA-102) from 17 October to 6 November. He will operate SSB and
digital modes on the HF bands, and will participate in the CQ WW
DX SSB Contest. QSL via F1DUZ, direct or bureau. [TNX Les Nouvelles
DX]
HA - Special callsigns HA500M, HA500R, HA500T, HG500A, HG500E, HG500H,
HG500I, HG500L, HG500N, HG500PRO, HG500R, HG500REF, HG500T and
HG500U are active on 1-31 October to commemorate the 500th
anniversary of the Protestant Reformation initiated by Martin
Luther (31 October 1517). QSL via LoTW, eQSL or via MRASZ (the
Hungarian Radio Amateur Society). Details on the award programme
Can be found at http://mrasz.org/martin-luther-award/award-rules.
HK0_sa - LU1FM, LU2JCW, LU3FMD, LU6FOV and LU9FHF will be active as 5K0T
from San Andres Island (NA-033) on 12-25 November. They will
operate SSB, CW, PSK31 and FT8 with three HF stations and one
Satellite station. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW and eQSL;
traditional cards via LU1FM. More information, including realtime
logsearch provided by KK6EK's DXA3 system, can be found at
http://tarjetasqsl.com.ar/5k0t/index.html.
I - Eight Verona DX Team members will be active as II3J from Santa
Maria di Barbana Island (EU-130) on 6-8 October. They will operate
CW, SSB and digital modes (RTTY, FT8, JT65, PSK) on 80-6 metres
with two stations. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or via IZ3JKI
J5 - 13-26 November are the new dates for the Italian DXpedition Team's
J5T operation from Bubaque Island (AF-020), Guinea-Bissau [425DXN
1370]. Owing to a flight schedule change, they will go QRT one day
later than planned. Seven operators will be QRV on 160-10 metres
CW and SSB with three stations; RTTY will be used on 20m only, and
they wil not operate FT8. QSL via I2YSB and eventually LoTW. See
http://www.i2ysb.com/idt/ for more information, including a band &
mode survey, real-time logsearch and OQRS for direct cards. Updates
will be posted to a dedicated forum on www.hamradioweb.net. [TNX
IK7JWY]
KH0 - Nick, JL1UTS (KH0TH) and his wife Chie, 7L3PFH (KH0TG) will be
active from Saipan (OC-086) on 14-22 October. They will operate CW
and SSB on 80, 40, 30, 20 and 17 metres. QSLs via JL1UTS. [TNX ODPX
Bulletin]
PJ4 - Look for PJ4/NN5E and PJ4/NT5V to be active from Bonaire (SA-006)
on 15-22 October. They will operate CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. QSL via
home calls. [TNX The Daily DX]
S7 - Kasimir, DL2SBY will be active again as S79KB from Mahe (AF-024),
Seychelles from 20 October to 1 November. He will operate RTTY, SSB
and CW on 80-10m. QSL via home call, direct only; bureau cards can
be requested via Club Log's OQRS by the end of November, as he will
not renew his DARC membership.
T8 - T88CS (QSL via JA6BMB, direct or bureau), T88HS (QSL via JA6KYU,
direct only) and T88RH (QSL via JR6DRH) will be active from Koror
(OC-009), Palau on 5-11 October. They will be followed by T88UW
(QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW, eQSL or via JH7IPR, direct or
bureau), T88SM (QSL via JA6EGL, direct only) and T88WM (QSL via
JQ6FQI, direct or bureau), who will be QRV from the same location
on 11-17 October.
TA - Special callsigns TC10A, TC10E, TC10F, TC10K, TC10L, TC10M, TC10R,
TC10S, TC10T and TC10U will be active from 20 October to 20
November to commemorate the 79th anniversary of the death of
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of the Turkish Republic. See
http://tadx.org/10nov/index.php for more information, including
logsearch and award programme. QSL via LoTW and eQSL.
V4 - Once again John, W5JON will be active as V47JA from St. Kitts
(NA-104) from 15 October to 7 November. He will operate SSB on 160-
6 metres (60m included), with planned activity during the CQ WW DX
SSB Contest. QSL via W5JON (direct only) and LoTW. [TNX NG3K]
V8 - Special callsign V84K50GJ is active until 15 October to celebrate
the Golden Jubilee of His Majesty Hassanal Bolkiah, the Sultan and
Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, who acceded to the throne on
5 October 1967. QSL direct to the address published on qrz.com.
VR - Tom, KC0W will be active as VR2/KC0W from Cheung Chau Island
(AS-006), Hong Kong on 1-15 November. He will operate CW and FT8 on
80-10 metres. QSL via home call (direct only) and logsearch on Club
Log. He does not use LoTW. [TNX NG3K]
VU - Special callsigns AT1FI, AT2FI, AT3FI and AT4FI will be active on
6-28 October for the FIFA U-17 World Cup, the world championship of
football (soccer) for male players under the age of 17 to be held
in India. Look for activity on 40, 20 and 15 metres SSB and digital
modes. QSL AT1FI, AT2FI and AT4FI via VU2SMS (direct); QSL AT3FI
via VU2ZMK (direct).
XW - Bruce, 3W3B will be active again as XW4XR from Laos on 12-24
October. He will operate CW and FT8 on 60-6 metres. QSL via LoTW
and E21EIC. [TNX The Daily DX]
Z3 - Z370M is the special callsign for Radio Club "Nikola Tesla" (Z37M)
from Stip, Macedonia to celebrate their 70th anniversary. Activity
started on 1 October, and will continue until 31 December. QSL via
LoTW, eQSL, Z33Z (direct) or LZ1JZ (bureau).
ZC4 - Adrian, G0KOM will be active as ZC4MK from Avdimou Beach, UK
Sovereign Base Areas on Cyprus on 27-31 October, possibly including
activity during the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. QSL via home call, Club
Log's OQRS and LoTW. [TNX NG3K]
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
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CLUB LOG'S MOST WANTED LIST ---> The latest Most Wanted List, generated on
1 October is available at https://secure.clublog.org/mostwanted.php. The
information is derived from QSOs uploaded to Club Log (currently 447.8
million log entries available for analysis) and, to improve quality, only
QSOs that have QSLs confirmed are considered to be worked. The most wanted
charts are rebuilt once per month, on average.
RI1F ---> RI1F has been active from Viktoriya Island (EU-190), Franz Josef
Land [425DXN 1378] since 4 October. Some 4,500 QSOs have been made so far.
Initial plans were for the team to be QRV for one week, and to upload their
logs to Club Log (search for RI1F/EU-190) while on the island.
VEFF ---> Dave, VA3RJ reports that "the Canada Flora & Fauna (VEFF) program
is well under way". VEFF awards are available for activators and chasers in
various categories, and activities are also good for the World Wide Flora &
Fauna (WWFF) awards. See http://www.qsl.net/va3rj/veff.html for complete
information.
WRTC 2018 ---> WRTC 2018 e.V., organizer and host of the World Radiosport
Team Championship (WRTC) 2018, has announced the 63 teams that will be
invited to compete in Germany next July. WRTC is a competition among two-
operator teams. Team Leaders have been selected for each qualifying region
based on two years of qualifying contest scores. The Team Leaders were given
the option to select any operator as a Team Mate to complete their team.
Area Team Leader Team Mate Area Team Leader Team Mate
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AF 5H3EE DL1CW EU #6 RW7K UB7K
AS #1 R8CT UA4FER EU #6 UA2FB RA2FA
AS #2 RC9O UA9PM EU #6 RW1A RA1A
AS #3 4X6FR 4X1DX EU #7 DJ5MW DL1IAO
AS #4 A65BP RW4WR EU #7 DL4NAC DL8DYL
AS #5 E21EIC 9M2GET EU #7 DL2CC DK9IP
AS #6 JH5GHM WA1Z NA #1 K1LZ YO9GZU
EU #1 LY9A LY4L NA #1 LZ4AX LZ3FN
EU #1 ES5TV ES2RR NA #1 KE3X KD4D
EU #1 OH6KZP OH6UM NA #2 AD4Z NP4Z
EU #1 SM5AJV SM3SGP NA #2 N4YDU N3KS
EU #2 F8DBF F1AKK NA #3 N4TZ N1UR
EU #2 OR2F ON5RA NA #4 N5AW K5WA
EU #2 F4DXW F8CMF NA #5 K3PA N3AD
EU #3 UR0MC VE3DZ NA #6 N9RV N6TR
EU #3 OM3BH OM3GI NA #6 K6XX N6GQ
EU #3 OM2VL OM3RM NA #6 K2PO KU1CW
EU #3 OK2ZI OK2ZC NA #7 VY2ZM KK6ZM
EU #3 US2YW UW7LL NA #8 VE7CC VE7SV
EU #4 EC2DX EA5KA NA #9 K9VV VE3EJ
EU #4 IZ3EYZ IK4VET OC #1 N2NL W2SC
EU #4 EA2OT EA8RM OC #2 ZL3IO ZL4YL
EU #5 9A1UN 9A6XX SA #1 PY1NX PY2SEX
EU #5 E77DX 9A5K SA #2 CX6VM CX2BR
EU #5 S50A S57AW
The remaining fourteen teams include the Defending Champions, three Youth
Teams, five Sponsored Teams and five Wild Cards as follows:
Team Team Leader Team Mate
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Defending Champions N6MJ KL9A
Youth Team #1 CE2MVF KG5HVO
Youth Team #2 YO8TTT YO5LD
Youth Team #3 HA8RT DK6SP
Sponsored Team #1 N6XI AE6Y
Sponsored Team #2 W2GD AA3B
Sponsored Team #3 K3LR DL1QQ
Sponsored Team #4 E73A 4O3A
Sponsored Team #5 YO3JR YO8SCA
Wild Card #1 9A7DX 9A3LG
Wild Card #2 UN9LW UN7LZ
Wild Card #3 ZL3CW F6BEE
Wild Card #4 K1DG N2NT
Wild Card #5 YV1DIG ...
See the complete announcement on http://wrtc2018.de.
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 4S7VBG, 4S7VBG/p (AS-171), 5B4AIF,
5T5TI (AF-050), 5T9VB, 5U5R, 6W/UA4WHX/P (AF-078), 6W2SC, 7V7V, CP6CL,
DS2GOO/4 (AS-085), E44WE, E51JHQ, E51LYC (OC-098), EA9/UA4WHX, FH/DJ9RR,
HD8M, J5UAP, KH7XS, OJ0V, R24RRC (AS-044 and AS-114), RI0C (AS-069), RI1FJ
(EU-019), TE8DX (NA-116), VK9MAV (OC-267), VK9MAV/4 (OC-160), XF2L (NA-221
and NA-224), ZS8Z.
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