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1 December 2018                                           A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1439

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                         ****  DX  INFORMATION  ****
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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

6W     - The annual 6V1A expedition to the island of Goree (AF-045)  will be
         conducted on 7-9 December. Tafa 6W1KI, Ouzin 6W1PZ, Jul 6W1QL, John
         6W7JX and others  will  operate  SSB and CW  on various  bands with
         two stations.  PayPal 6v1a.aras[@]gmail.com for a direct QSL.  [TNX
         The Daily DX]
9L     - The website for the 9-21 January 2019 9LY1JM DXpedition  to  Banana
         Island  (AF-037),  Sierra  Leone   [425DXN  1435]   is   now  under
         construction at  https://9l2019dx.wordpress.com/.  The team  so far
         includes Andreas DL3GA, Jean-Luc F1ULQ, Patrick F2DX,  Frank F4AJQ,
         Jimi F4DLM, Frank F5TVG, Herman ON4QX and Eric ON7RN. Plans are for
         12 operators to be active on 160-10 metres  CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK  and
         FT8 (Fox & Hound mode) with four stations. QSL via Club Log's OQRS,
         LoTW or via F5GSJ (direct or bureau).
9M2    - Rich, PA0RRS will be  active  again as  9M2MRS  from  Penang Island
         (AS-015),  West Malaysia  from  2 January to 15 February.  He  will
         operate mainly CW, RTTY, PSK and FT8 on the HF bands.  QSL via Club
         Log's OQRS,  LoTW,  eQSL  or  via PA0RRS  (bureau preferred).  [TNX
         PA0RRS]
FO     - Cezar, VE3LYC  and  Adrian, KO8SCA [425DXN 1433]  are scheduled  to
         arrive at Papeete (Tahiti) around 7 UTC on 3 December, and to reach
         Rikitea  (Mangareva Island)  on  4 December  around  23 UTC.  Their
         tentative operating schedule is to be QRV as TX0M from Morane Atoll
         (OC-297, new one for IOTA) on 6-10 December, and as TX0A from Maria
         Est Atoll (OC-113) on 12-16 December. "The final decision regarding
         the sailing  itinerary",  however,  "will be made  at the  time  of
         leaving Mangareva, based on the weather forecast".
         It will be possible  to track  the  DXpedition's progress  via  the
         InReach  system:  see https://tx0a-tx0m.weebly.com/  for  the link,
         which will be made available between  2 and 19 December. The system
         will also allow the operators  to exchange  information with  Johan
         (PA3EXX), their  Pilot Station.  "If you have any message  for us",
         they say, "please forward it to Johan,  and he will ensure that  is
         delivered. He will keep the community informed on our progress, and
         provide us with appropriate feedback".
         Plans are to operate SSB and CW with two stations on  40-10 metres.
         In order to maximize  the  number of unique  callsigns logged,  one
         station will be QRV on 20m as long as the  propagation permits. The
         logs will be uploaded to Club Log  when  the operators return  back
         home.  QSLs via Club Log's OQRS (direct or bureau),  or  via VE3LYC
         (direct or bureau).
HR     - Tom, N9EAW will be active holiday style as HQ9T from  Roatan Island
         (NA-057) on 1-18 December.  He will operate SSB and slow CW on  the
         HF bands. QSL direct to N9EAW.
JD1_mt - Take, JG8NQJ/JD1 arrived at Minami Torishima on 21 November. He was
         expected to stay until mid-February 2019 [425DXN 1435],  but now he
         will  leave  the  island on 5 December.  This might be his last and
         final operation. QSL via JA8CJY (direct) or JG8NQJ (bureau).
JD1_mt - Celebrating the 50th annivesary since the Minami Torishima and  the
         Ogasawara Islands were returned  to Japanese control,  JARL's Tokyo
         Branch   (http://jarl-tokyo.org/wp2/)  will  be  active  again   as
         JD1YAB/JD1  from  Minami Torishima (OC-073)  from  30 November to 3
         December. Look for activity on +/- 21180 kHz SSB.  All QSOs will be
         confirmed via the bureau. The contact point for enquiries about QSL
         cards is JS1LMG.
PY0F   - Leo, PP1CZ  will  be active as  either  PY0FW  or  PY0F/PP1CZ  from
         Fernando de Noronha (SA-003) on 3-8 December.  He will focus on  60
         metres, which  have just  been  authorized in Brazil.  QSL via Club
         Log's OQRS or direct only to home call.
SP     - Special event station SN0UNESCO  will be operated  on  3-4 December
         from the UNESCO's World Heritage site of Tarnowskie Gory. Look for
         activity on the  HF bands SSB, CW and PSK31.  QSL via SP9KDU.  See
         http://www.whsa.info/ for information on the  World Heritage Sites
         Award. [TNX SQ9FMU]
TR     - Roland, F8EN - who has just turned 90! - will  be  active again  as
         TR8CR from Gabon starting on 16 December for three months.  He will
         operate  CW  and SSB on 40-17m,  maybe also on 80m.  QSL via F6AJA,
         direct or  bureau;  see  http://LesNouvellesDX.fr/voirlogs.php  for
         logsearch. [TNX F6AJA]
XX9    - A large team (DJ6TF, DJ7TO, DJ9HX, DJ9KH, DL1KWK,  DL1RTL,  DL2RNS,
         DL4SVA, DL4WK, DL6KVA, DL7JOM,  DL7VEE, DL9GFB, OZ1IKY  and  XX9LT)
         will be active again as XX9D from Coloane (AS-075), Macau on  11-26
         February. They will operate CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8  on  160-6 metres
         with at least four stations around the clock and a focus on the low
         bands  and  North America.  QSL via Club Log's OQRS,  LoTW,  or via
         DL4SVA  (direct or bureau).  See http://xx9d.mydx.de/  for  QSLling
         policy and other information.
YJ     - Daniel, VK4AFU will be as YJ0AFU from Efate (OC-035) and the nearby
         island of Iririki, Vanuatu from  25 December to 8 January.  He will
         operate mainly FT8 with some CW, SSB and WSPR on the HF bands and 6
         metres, with a focus on 160 and 80 metres during the first week. He
         will also be QRV on 60 metres FT8 (5357 KHz).  He will be using the
         latest version of WSJT-X 2.0.  QSL via LoTW and  logsearch on  Club
         Log; see qrz.com for PayPal instructions for direct cards.
ZL7    - Nobu, JA0JHQ (http://pandasan.jimdo.com/) will be active  again  as
         ZL7/JA0JHQ from the Chatham Islands (OC-038)  on 17-20 January.  He
         will focus on 160 metres CW and 6m FT8, but he will also be QRV  on
         40-10 metres CW and FT8. Some FT8 activity as ZL/JA0JHQ is expected
         on  16  and  21 January  from  Auckland, New Zealand.  QSL via LoTW
         (preferred) or direct to JA0JHQ.

AFRICA TOUR ---> Carl, ZS1KM is planning  "an Overland/DX trip" and  will be
travelling through Namibia to Botswana  between mid-December and mid-January
2019. Along the way he will be QRV as V51KM (Namibia)  and  A25KM (Botswana)
on 80, 40 and 20 metres mainly SSB "with some digital". [TNX The Daily DX]

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

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IOTA NEWS ---> Record-holders  who  have  made  IOTA  contacts  in  an  IOTA
contest after 2003, can claim  credit  for  them  without  submitting  QSLs,
provided that the contact details match.  Go to https://iota-world.org/, log
in, select "Add Contest QSOs" under the "My IOTA" tab, and then upload  your
.cbr or .log file(s).  The logs for the  IOTA Contest 2018  island  stations
have now been added to the IOTA database and are available for QSO matching.
IOTA Management is "waiting for further  information from  9M2SDX, B4/BY1AA,
B4/BY1OK, BD4SDX, BD7PCA, BG5BAA,  BG5BRT, BH4BQI, BY7KP, HS5NMF,  J49A  and
YB9QP before these activations can be accepted".

WSJT-X 2.0 ---> A fifth  candidate release  ("RC5") of  WSJT-X 2.0  has been
Available  for  download  and use  by beta testers  since  26 November.  The
"Quick-Start Guide  to  WSJT-X 2.0"  has  been  updated, and  must  be  read
thoroughly before using RC5:
http://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1j ... -X_2.0.pdf
"RC5 is stable,  works well, and  fixes  the known problems  in  RC4.  It is
likely that the  General Availability (GA) release of WSJT-X 2.0,  scheduled
for 10 December, will be nearly identical to RC5.
We  recommend  using  RC5 (and  therefore  the  v2.0  FT8 protocol)  in  the
conventional  FT8 sub-bands  at  audio  TX frequencies 2000 Hz  and  higher.
Inevitably the necessary transition from v1.x to v2.0 protocols for FT8  and
MSK144 will cause some confusion and  cross-protocol interference.  Users of
v1.9.1 and earlier are unable to decode transmissions from users of RC4  and
later, and vice-versa.
As more users upgrade their software to WSJT-X 2.0 - and  particularly after
the  General Availability  (GA) release  on  10 December - the  new protocol
should start to dominate the conventional FT8 sub-bands. As soon as possible
after 10 December, and certainly by 1 January 2019, everyone should be using
WSJT-X 2.0 or a compatible v2.0 version of derivative programs such as JTDX
or MSHV".
Download links for RC5  on  Windows, Linux, and macOS  can be found  on  the
WSJT-X web page: http://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/wsjtx.html.

YOTA MONTH ---> The Youngsters On The Air group will  be active again during
the entire month of December. The idea for this event is to show the amateur
radio hobby to youth and to encourage  youngsters  to be active  on  the ham
radio waves.  Announced  participating  stations  include 4O18YOTA, 5H3YOTA,
6V1YOTA,  9A18YOTA,  AO1YOTA, AO5YOTA,  AP3YOTA,  DF0YOTA,  EG2YOTA,  ET3AA,
GB18YOTA,  HA6YOTA, HB9YOTA,  HG0YOTA, II3YOTA,  II5YOTA, LY5YOTA,  OE0YOTA,
OH2YOTA, OL18YOTA, OM18YOTA,  ON4YOTA, PA6YOTA,  PD6YOTA, R18YOTA,  SH9YOTA,
TF3YOTA, TM18YOTA, WK1DS/YOTA, YT18YOTA, YU18YOTA, Z30YOTA, Z39YOTA, Z60YOTA
and ZL6YOTA. QSLs via Club Log's OQRS or direct to M0SDV. Information on the
event and the awards can be found at https://events.ham-yota.com/.

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QSLs  received  direct  or  through  managers:  3B8/OK2ZI,  3W9JK  (AS-162),
3W9JK/p, 4S7AB, 5W7X, 5Z4LS, 9X0T, 9X0Y,  9X9PJ, BV30R, C21GJ,  C37MS,  CV5A
(SA-030), EJ0DXG, EX8MLE, H88X, KH1/KH7Z, KH2X, KH8C,  LX/DF8XC, OJ0C,  PS1S
(SA-077),  PZ5K, R25RRA (EU-147),  RT65KI (AS-065),  SV2ASP/A, TO6OK, UK9AA,
UP2KEDR, VK9/JO7GVC, VK9XG, VP8EME, Z21MH, Z66X.

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