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12 January 2019                                           A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1445

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

8P     - Willy, KB8YRX will be active as 8P9CA from  Barbados (NA-021)  from
         15 January to 4 February.  He will operate mainly FT8 on 20 metres.
         QSL via LoTW or via home call. [TNX The Daily DX]
9M6    - Saty, JE1JKL  will be active  again  as  9M6NA  from  Labuan Island
         (OC-133), East Malaysia on 24-28 January.  Main activity will be on
         160 metres,  including  participation  in the  CQ  WW  CW 160-Meter
         Contest. QSL via LoTW and Club Log's OQRS. [TNX NG3K]
9X     - Harald, DF2WO will be active again as 9X2AW from Rwanda between  18
         January  and  14 February.  He  will  focus  on  160-30 metres (60m
         included) CW and  FT8.  QSL via M0OXO's OQRS.  On 23-30 January  he
         will  be joined by  Dave, WJ2O (callsign TBA,  but QSL via LoTW  or
         direct to N2ZN). [TNX M0OXO]
CE0Z   - Russian Robinson Club's members R7AL, RA1ZZ, RK8A, RL5F, RW9JZ  and
         CE1TBN will be active as XR0ZRC  from  Robinson Crusoe Island, Juan
         Fernandez (SA-005)  on  11-27 March.  They will operate CW, SSB and
         FT8 on 160-10 metres with three stations.  QSL via Club Log's OQRS,
         LoTW,  or via R7AL.  See https://dxpedition.wixsite.com/xr0zrc  for
         more information.
F      - Special callsign TM5CQ will be used in several contests  between 26
         January  and  16 June  in memory  of  Rafik Dandji, F5CQ  (SK April
         2018).  Activity  on the  HF bands  will  be during  the  CW (26-27
         January) and SSB (23-24 February) legs of the  "Coupe du REF"  (the
         French HF Championship),  as well as  during the  CQ WPX RTTY (9-10
         February),  the  ARRL DX CW  (16-17 February)  and  the  CQ WPX SSB
         (30-31 March) contests. QSL via F4FRG. [TNX Les Nouvelles DX]
HI     - Tino, HI3CC and a group from the Loma del Toro DX Club (HI3LT) will
         be active as HI1LT from Isla Beata (NA-122) on 20-28 January.  They
         will operate CW, SSB and digital modes. QSL via W2CCW.
P4     - Mat, DL4MM will be active again as P4/DL4MM from Aruba (SA-036)  on
         22-30 January. He will operate CW, SSB and FT8 with a focus on  the
         low bands and  special  attention  for  Europe  and  Asia.  He will
         participate in the  CQ WW 160-Meter CW Contest as  P40AA.  QSLs via
         Club Log's OQRS (preferred) or  via  DL4MM;  LoTW after six months.
         [TNX NG3K]
PA     - Theo, PA1TK will be active as PF6HPP from 10 January to 10 March in
         memory  of his  friend  Laurent Griffart, F6HPP (SK November 2018).
         Main activity is expected during the Coup du REF CW (26-27 January)
         and SSB (23-24 February). QSL via PA1TK, direct or bureau.
PJ4    - Norbert DJ7JC, Heye DJ9RR and  Emil DL8JJ  will be active  as  PJ4P
         from Bonaire (SA-006) on 22-30 January. They will operate mainly CW
         and  FT8  on  160-10m  (see https://www.qrz.com/db/pj4p for the FT8
         "Fox & Hound"  frequencies), and  will  participate  in  the  CQ WW
         160-Meter CW Contest.  QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or direct  to
         DJ5BWD.
T8     - Nobu, JA0JHQ (http://pandasan.jimdo.com/) will be active  again  as
         T88PB from Koror (OC-009), Palau on 25-28 January. He will focus on
         160 metres CW,  including  participation in  the  CQ  WW  160-Meter
         Contest. QSL via  LoTW (preferred) or direct to JA0JHQ.
T31    - "Our preparations are  on schedule",  the T31EU team  [425DXN 1433]
         reported on 9 January, and they are "looking optimistically forward
         to a successful DXpedition".  Six operators (DL2AWG, DL6JGN, DJ9RR,
         DM2AUJ, DK5WL  and  PA3EWP)  will  be  active  from  Kanton Island,
         Central Kiribati  (OC-043)  from  16 February to 5 March.  Activity
         will be on  160-10 metres  CW, SSB  and  digital modes  with  three
         stations.  "Subject to a  reliable Internet connection",  they say,
         "we will upload the log to Club Log on a daily basis. Otherwise the
         complete log will be uploaded upon our return".  QSL via Club Log's
         OQRS, LoTW or  via DL2AWG (direct or bureau).  The websiste for the
         DXpedition is on http://www.kanton2019.de.
VE     - Sergey, UT3UA and Yuri, VE3DZ will be active as VE2/UT3UA and VE2IM
         from Zone 2 on  22-29 January.  They will focus exclusively on  160
         metres, with Asia and Oceania as their main targets. They will also
         participate  in  the  CQ WW  160-Meter CW  Contest  as  VE2IM.  QSL
         VE2/UT3UA via home call;  QSL  VE2IM via LoTW or direct  to  VE3DZ.
         [TNX NG3K]
VE     - VE3FU as VO2AC, VE9CB as VO2AAA and and VO1HP  will be active  from
         the  Point Amour Lighthouse,  Labrador (Zone 2)  between  22 and 29
         January. They will participate in the CQ WW 160-Meter CW Contest as
         VO2AC.  Expect activity  before  the contest on  160m  "as they get
         their  wire  vertical array  and  beverages working",  and if  time
         permits also on  80, 60  and  40 metres,  as well as  via satellite
         (AO-85, AO-91 and AO-92) from  grid GO11.  QSL VO2AC  via  LoTW  or
         VE3FU (direct or bureau); QSL VO2AAA via VE9CB. [TNX NG3K]
VP6    - The operators for the  DXpedition to  Pitcairn Island [425DXN 1441]
         are AA7A, EY8MM, JR4OZR, K0IR, K0PC, K9CT, N2TU, N4GRN, N6HC, W0GJ,
         W0VTT, W6IZT, W8HC and WB9Z.  They will arrive  on 17 October,  and
         will remain  14 days  on the island.  This will be an all band, all
         mode operation with transportation to and from the island  provided
         by the RV Braveheart.  Plans are for eight stations,  with monoband
         Yagis for the high bands and verticals with good radial systems and
         directional  receive antennas for  the low bands.  Updates and more
         information can be found at https://pitcairndx.com/.

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

Access to the main functions of www.425dxn.org is provided by the 425DXN App
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3Y0Z: REFUNDS ---> Refunds are now available to those who helped support the
unfortunate  2018  DXpedition  to  Bouvet.  "We  now  have returned  our sea
container  to the US,  paid our  final bills,  and sold  equipment  to raise
funds",  K4UEE  (3Y0Z Co-leader  and  Chief Financial Officer)  posted on  7
January.  "After all this, I am happy  to report  we have a balance  in  our
accounts.  I am able to offer you a 48% refund of your original contribution
to 3Y0Z.  All supporters of our  DXpedition are offered the same  percentage
regardless of whether they are a DX Foundation, DX Club, Individual DXer  or
DXpedition team member. Many of you have contacted me and indicated that you
do not want any refund. So, I want to give everyone several options:
OPTION 1: I WANT THE REFUND. PLEASE USE MY PAYPAL EMAIL ADDRESS
          No checks or wire transfers please. I respectfully ask that you do
          do not take a refund IF your contribution was $30 USD or less.
OPTION 2: I DO NOT WANT THE REFUND; PLEASE DONATE MY REFUND TO THE 3Y0Z TEAM
          Each member of  the  DXpedition  team  has  invested  considerable
          money, time and effort to try to make this DXpedition a success.
OPTION 3: I DO  NOT  WANT  THE REFUND;  PLEASE  DONATE IT  TO  THE  NORTHERN
          CALIFORNIA DX FOUNDATION (NCDXF) IN MY NAME
          This will help fund future DXpeditions worldwide.
OPTION 4: I DO NOT WANT THE REFUND; PLEASE DONATE IT TO THE INTERNATIONAL DX
          FOUNDATION (INDEXA) IN MY NAME
          This will help fund future DXpeditions worldwide.
DEFAULT OPTION: if you do not respond,  we will divide your refund  pro-rata
(proportional) between the 3Y0Z team, NCDXF, INDEXA and German DX Foundation
(these are our largest financial supporters)."
The  deadline  for requesting Option 1-4 is  15 March 2019,  and the contact
email address is [email protected].
"If I  do not hear  from you by  the deadline", Bob says, "I will assume the
Default Option". [TNX K4UEE]

AI5P: CLOSING LOGS ---> On 1 July Rick, AI5P will close and discard the logs
for the callsigns he used between 1993  and  2009: 3A/AI5P, 3D2PX, 5B4/AI5P,
5W0HR, A35PX,  AI5P/6Y5,  AI5P/CY9, AI5P/KH0,  AI5P/KH2, AI5P/VK9N,  E51APX,
FG/AI5P,  FK/AI5P,  FP/AI5P,  FS/AI5P, GD/AI5P,  GJ/AI5P,  GU/AI5P,  M/AI5P,
PJ7/AI5P,  TI5/AI5P, V2/AI5P, V31PH, V47/AI5P,  V73PX, VP2E/AI5P,  VP5/AI5P,
VP9/AI5P, XE2/AI5P, YJ0PX, ZF2XP, ZK1APX, ZK2PX, ZL/AI5P and ZL7/AI5P.

CLUB LOG: REAL-TIME QSOS ---> "Club Log  has  a  new  experimental  feature,
where you can include a widget  on any web page  (in an iFrame)  which  will
display  your last  10 QSOs.  The display updates automatically  whenever  a
new  QSO  is  uploaded;   there  is  no need  to  refresh  the  page".   See
https://g7vjr.org/ for instructions.

POSTAL RATES (CANADA) ---> Effective 14 January, the  new  base  prices  for
standard letter items up to 30g are CAD 1.27 (for destinations  in  the  US)
and CAD 2.65 (international). Stamps are subject  to  taxes  that  can  vary
from Province to Province. Actual rates can be calculated through the Find a
Rate on-line service provided by Canada Post (https://www.canadapost.ca/).

POSTAL RATES (FRANCE) ---> Effective  1 January, the rate for  International
Priority standard letters up to 20g mailed from  Metropolitan France  to all
international destinations  (except the French Overseas Departments, Andorra
and Monaco) is EUR 1.30 apiece (about USD 1.49). The complete Price List can
be found on https://www.laposte.fr/.

SWODXA DX DINNER ---> The 34th DX Dinner, sponsored again by  the  SouthWest
Ohio DX Association (SWODXA) and held in conjunction with  the  2019  Dayton
Hamvention, will be on Friday, 17 May  at  the  Marriott  Hotel  in  Dayton.
Dinner tickets can be ordered on http://swodxaevents.org/; programme details
and  a list  of  the  door prizes  will  be  on the website  as they  become
available. [TNX W8GEX]

+ SILENT KEY + Francisco "Tito" Burzi, LU3EAQ passed away on 5 January  aged
81.  An accomplished CW operator, he was  active  as LU3ZM  from  the  South
Orkney Islands during the Sixties. [TNX LU6EF]

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QSLs received direct or through managers: 4O6AH, 5A1AL, 6V1A, 8P9AE,  8Q7DX,
9K2YM, 9X0T, 9X0Y,9Z4A, A52BH, AP2AM, BW9W (AS-155),C31CT, E44WE, E6Y, EF8R,
EL2EL/4  (AF-111),  FM/DL7VOG,  HS3NBR/p (AS-145),  J68GD,  J68GU,  JI3DST/1
(AS-008), JI3DST/6 (AS-047),  K9AJ/VY0 (NA-207),  KG4AS,  KG4HF,  KP4/EI9FBB
(NA-249), LA5RIA (EU-036), LX1TI,  OX3LX, OY9JD, P4/DL6RAI, PJ2/G4IRN,  PW7I
(SA-046),  R750Z,  RI1ANC,  RT65KI (AS-065), TK0C,  TT8KO, UN6LN,  VA7XW/VE2
(NA-038), VE7ACN/VE2 (NA-084), VK9MA (OC-072), XT2BR, Z23MD, ZD9CW, ZL7X.

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