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9 February 2019                                           A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1449

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

3W     - Toby, JE1STF/JH5ORO (A65CJ)  will be active holiday style as  3W9CJ
         from Hoi An, Vietnam  on 11-15 February.  He will operate  CW, SSB,
         RTTY and  FT8 on  160, 80, 40, 30, 20, 17 and 10 metres during  his
         early evenings. QSL route to be announced. [TNX The Daily DX]
A5     - Zorro JH1AJT (A5A),  Champ E21EIC (A52IC)  and  Franz DJ9ZB (A52ZB)
         will be active again from Bhutan from 27 February to 9 March.  They
         will operate CW, SSB and FT8 on 160-10 metres, with a focus on 160m
         FT8.  It will be  FT8 "normal mode"  on  1840 kHz  (QSX 1908 for JA
         stations),  and "DXpedition mode"  on  3567,  7056,  10131,  14090,
         18095, 21091, 24911 and 28091 kHz.  QSL  A5A  via  Club Log's OQRS,
         LoTW or via JH1AJT;  QSL A52IC  via  Club Log's OQRS, LoTW  or  via
         E21EIC; QSL A52ZB via DJ9ZB.
CN     - The website for the DXpedition  to  Los Farallones (AF-118, new one
         for IOTA) [425DXN 1448] is up  and running at https://5c9a.com/.  A
         multi-national  team (CN8QY, CN8CE,  CN8HDZ, CN8PA, CN8RAH, IK2PZC,
         IZ7ATN,  I8LWL,  MM0NDX  and  maybe  one  or  two  more  operators)
         will be active as 5C9A  on 25-30 July, IOTA Contest included.  They
         hope to have up to three stations QRV simultaneously at  any  given
         time. QSL via I8LWL. [TNX DX World]
CT9    - Henning, OZ2I will be active as  CT9ABR  from  Porto Moniz, Madeira
         (AF-014) on  14-17 February.  He will  operate  only CW,  with main
         activity during the ARRL DX CW Contest. QSL preferably via LoTW and
         Club Log's OQRS. [TNX NG3K]
D4     - Philip, HB9HFD will  be active again  as D44TAQ  from  Sao Vincente
         (AF-086), Cape Verde on  17-22 February.  He will operate  FT8  and
         other digital modes on 40-10 metres.  QSL via LoTW.  [TNX The Daily
         DX]
EP     - The Alborz DX Group, EP2C will be active  field-day style  on  9-10
         February. They will operate SSB on 40 and 20 metres. QSL via EA5GL.
F      - Members  of  Radio Club  F6KMB  will  be  active  as  TM6C  between
         16 February and 24 March during  the  traditional  Dunkirk Carnival
         (Carnaval de Dunkerque). QSL via F6KMB. [TNX F8REF]
FM     - Armin, DK9PY will be active as  FM/DK9PY  from  Martinique (NA-107)
         from 17 February to 5 March.  He will  operate CW only  on  various
         bands. QSL via home call.
HI     - Dave, WJ2O will be active as WJ2O/HI3 from  Puerto Plata, Dominican
         Republic on 13-20 February.  He will participate in the  ARRL DX CW
         Contest. QSL via LoTW, or direct to N2ZN.
HR     - Dennis, W1UE will be active as HR9/W1UE from Roatan Island (NA-057)
         on 13-26 February. He will participate in the ARRL DX CW and the CQ
         WW 160-Meter SSB contests, hopefully with a special callsign.  [TNX
         The Daily DX]
J7     - David, KK4WW (J79WW) and Gaynell, KK4WWW (J79WWW) will be active as
         J79USA from Dominica (NA-101) on 12-19 February.  Activity will  be
         on  mostly 20 metres  and  possibly 40m.  QSL via N4USA.  [TNX OPDX
         Bulletin]
OE     - In celebration of World Radio Day (13 February),  the International
         Amateur Radio Contest  DX  Club  based in  Vienna, Austria  will be
         active again as 4U0R on 13-28 February. QSL via UA3DX; logsearch on
         Club Log.
OH     - Martti OH2BH,  Nigel G3TXF,  Niko OH2GEK and  Gerben PG5M have been
         active as OH10X  from  Kataja/Inakari Island  (EU-192,  new one for
         IOTA), and will remain there until 11 February. They operate CW and
         SSB on 80-15 metres with two stations.  QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or
         via PG5M. See http://dx.to/ for daily updates. [TNX PG5M]
P4     - Ryan, W1CQ will be active as P4/W1CQ from Aruba (SA-036)  on  10-15
         February. He will operate mainly SSB on the HF bands.  QSL via Club
         Log's OQRS, LoTW, or via W1CQ. [TNX NG3K]
P4     - John, W2GD will be active  as  P40W from Aruba  on  11-18 February,
         including  an  entry in the ARRL DX CW Contest. Outside the contest
         he will  be  QRV  on  160, 30, 17 and 12 metres.  QSL via LoTW,  or
         direct only to N2MM. [TNX NG3K]
PJ5    - Fred, N6YEU  will be active  holiday style as  PJ5/N6YEU  from  St.
         Eustatius Island (NA-145) on 12-18 February. He will operate CW and
         SSB on 40-15 metres  (possibly also 80m), and  will participate  in
         the ARRL DX CW Contest. [TNX The Daily DX]
PY     - Brazilian  stations  participating  in  the   11th  South  American
         Lighthouses Weekend (15-17 February) include:
         * LABRE  Rio  de  Janiero  as  PT1F  from  Ilha Rasa  de  Guaratiba
           (SA-079). Activity will be on 80-2 metres CW, SSB,  digital modes
           and FM. QSL via PY1AA.
         * The  Uniao Brasileria de Radio Operadores (PP5EI)  as  PT5D  from
           Ilha do Raton Grande (SA-026)  on  80, 40, 20, 15  and 10  metres
           SSB, CW and FT8. QSL direct to PP5EI.
         * PY5XH and PU5SVE as PW5W from the lighthouse at Ponta das Conchas
           on Ilha do Mel (SA-047).  They will operate SSB, CW  and  digital
           modes.
         * PY1AX and others as ZV1A from the lighthouse  on  Ilha de Paqueta
           (not IOTA),  ARRL DX CW Contest  included.  They will operate CW,
           SSB and digital modes  with  three stations.  QSL via LoTW,  Club
           Log's OQRS or direct to PY1AX.
         * Para DX Group (https://paradxgroup.wordpress.com/) as ZV8FC  from
           Ilha de Colares (not IOTA) on 80-10 metres SSB, CW, digital modes
           and via satellite.
         * PY2ZA and others as ZY2FM from  Ilha da Moela (SA-071).  Activity
           will be on the HF bands SSB and CW.
         Announced participating  stations from  Argentina,  Brazil,  Chile,
         Costa Rica,  Cuba, Guatemala,  Mexico,  Panama, Peru,  Puerto Rico,
         Uruguay and Venezuela are listed at http://www.grupodxbb.com.ar/.
T31    - Announced frequencies for the  T31EU DXpedition  to  Kanton Island,
         Central Kiribati (http://www.kanton2019.de/) [425DXN 1445] are:
         CW   1828  3519  7010  10109  14019  18069  21019  24891  28019 kHz
         SSB   -    3795  7125    -    14185  18140  21295  24945  28485 kHz
         RTTY  -    3595  7049  10140  14080  18103  21080  24910  28080 kHz
         FT8  1840  3567  7056  10131  14080  18103  21080  24910  28080 kHz
         T31EU will listen for US Generals on 14280 kHz and UP,  and for  JA
         stations on 160m DOWN 5-6 kHz. The FT8 frequency for JA stations on
         160m is 1908 kHz.
         Six operators (namely  DL2AWG,  DL6JGN,  DJ9RR,  DK5WL,  PA3EWP and
         DF6FK, who has replaced DM2AUJ) will be active from  16 February to
         5 March with three stations.  QSL via  Club Log's OQRS, LoTW or via
         DL2AWG (direct or bureau).
V4     - Dave, K1KA will be active again as V47KA from St. Kitts (NA-104) on
         11-25 February.  He will focus on  FT8 ("I will  not be using  Fox-
         Hound Mode", he says, and adds "call me with TX2, that is skip  TX1
         and call me with  your signal report not  the  grid square").  This
         will be a  holiday style operation,  but he will try to get on  all
         bands from 160 to 6 metres. QSL via LoTW, or direct to K1KA.
VK     - Andy, VK5MAV and  Vlad, ER1OO will be active as  VK5MAV/6  from the
         Houtman Abrolhos (OC-211) and Favorite Island (OC-183) indicatively
         between 15 and 25 April (actual dates to be defined).  Plans are to
         be QRV for four days from each island.  QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or
         via RN3RQ.  Bookmark http://vk5mav.wixsite.com/dxpedition  for more
         information and updates.
XV     - Andy, DL3YM will be active as XV9YM from  Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
         between 16 February and 18 March. In his spare time he will operate
         mainly CW on 40-10 metres. QSL via LoTW, or via home call.  [TNX DX
         Newsletter]
YS     - Will, AA4NC will be active as YS1/AA4NC from El Salvador  on  13-20
         February.  He will operate CW, SSB, RTTY  "and even FT8" on  all HF
         bands, and  will  participate in  the  ARRL DX CW Contest.  QSL via
         AA4NC and LoTW. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]

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

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J20DX ---> "Plans to activate AF-059 have  taken  a major twist",  the J20DX
team announced  on  6 February.  "Our guide in Djibouti  recently passed  an
urgent message insisting that it was now not safe for Europeans to visit the
Khor Angar region".  Operating  from  the  rare  IOTA group  AF-059  is  the
expedition's primary aim [425DXN 1448] and Khor Angar is the departure point
for the islands, so  the  team  "will now  take stock  of the situation  and
decide best way forward". Bookmark https://j20dx.com/news/ for updates. [TNX
DX World]

P29NI: CANCELLED ---> "Due to security issues",  the P29VCX  operation  from
Manus Island (OC-025) ended  earlier  than expected, and  the  6-11 February
P29NI activity from Daru Island (OC-153) has been cancelled. [TNX DX World]

QSL: VP6D ---> "The  cards  were  mailed  on  4 February   from  the  United
Kingdom", the QSL Team reports.  "The mailing included all OQRS  and  Direct
Mail  confirmation  requests  received that far.  Also included  were  cards
shipped to  foundations/clubs  for  distribution.  Subsequent mailings  will
occur on a  regular basis.  Bureau cards  will be shipped to  the  worldwide
bureaux at a later date. Please allow sufficient mail time before  inquiring
about missing cards". [TNX K5GS]

WRTC 2022 ---> The Final Qualification Rules to be selected  as a  WRTC 2022
Team Leader are available on http://wrtc2022.it/. "The  Selection Areas  are
much smaller", the organizers says, "so that operators on all continents now
have more  chances  to  qualify  than  ever before.  If you do  not  achieve
qualification as a Team Leader, you will have a chance  to be selected by  a
Team Leader as Team Member. Each Team Leader must select a Team Member  from
the top 10 applicants who did not qualify as a Team Leader".


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