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2 March 2019                                              A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1452

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

4L     - Luc, F5RAV will be active as either 4L/F5RAV and/or 4L0GF from Zeda
         Tkhilnari, Georgia between 26 March and 2 April, including an entry
         in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest. QSL direct to home call. [TNX F8REF]
6W     - Jean-Louis, F5NHJ (https://www.f5nhj.fr/) is QRV again as 6W7/F5NHJ
         from near Saly, on the Petite Cote of Senegal, from 25 February  to
         13 March. He operates mainly FT8. QSL via Club Log's OQRS and LoTW.
6Y     - Kasimir, DL2SBY will be active as 6Y5KB from Jamaica (NA-097)  from
         28 March  to  10 April.  He  plans  to operate  CW,  SSB,  FT8  and
         possibly RTTY on 80-6 metres. QSL via LoTW, or direct only to  home
         call. He no longer uses the bureau. [TNX The Daily DX]
9A     - 9A62AA is the  special callsign that  Tom, 9A2AA is using until the
         the end of the year to mark his 62nd year in amateur radio. QSL via
         home call. [TNX 9A2AA]
9G     - 4X5ZS, 4Z1SH, 4Z1ZV, 4Z4DX and  9G5AF (4Z9BDD)  will be  active  as
         9G2DX from Ghana on 9-20 March. They will operate CW, SSB, FT8  and
         RTTY on 160-10 metres (see qrz.com for  their planned frequencies).
         Their main site will be at a beach  "ideal for low band operations"
         near the capital city of Accra,  but they will be QRV also from two
         Flora & Fauna sites (namely the Shai Hills Resource Reserve and the
         Kakum  National  Park).   QSL via  M0OXO's  OQRS,  LoTW  and  eQSL;
         logsearch on Club Log.
9M2    - The Malaysian DX and Contest Group will be active on  various bands
         and modes as 9M19TEA from the  Cameron Highlands, West Malaysia  on
         28-30 March. QSL via Club Log's OQRS.
G      - Organised by the  Radio Society of Great Britain,  an International
         Amateur Radio Marathon will run from  30 May to 14 July during  the
         Cricket World Cup  to be  held  in England  and  Wales.  Thirty-one
         special callsigns with the prefix GB19 will be activated  from  the
         United Kingdom  (11 representing  the venues,  10 representing  the
         competing teams, and 10 Cricket HQ stations):
         England           GB19AFG, GB19AUS, GB19BAN, GB19BG, GB19CWC,
                           GB19EB, GB19ENG, GB19HL, GB19IND, GB19KO, GB19LL,
                           GB19NZ, GB19OT, GB19PAK, GB19RB, GB19RG, GB19SA,
                           GB19SL, GB19TB, GB19TG, GB19WI
         Guernsey          GB19CG
         Isle of Man       GB19CIM
         Jersey            GB19CJ
         Northern Ireland  GB19CGI, GB19CNI
         Scotland          GB19CGM, GB19CS
         Wales             GB19CGW, GB19CW, GB19SG
         Each special callsign has its own  qrz.com page,  with the schedule
         showing when the callsign will be used. QSL via LoTW only (no paper
         QSL cards).  A series  of award certificates  will be offered,  and
         participants  will be  able to  track their  progress  towards  the
         available awards  on  https://cricket2019.hamlogs.net/.  Also check
         https://rsgb.org/cricket for complete details  about  the marathon.
         [TNX G4FAL]
KL     - Cezar, VE3LYC  will be active  as  VE3LYC/KL7  from  Little Diomede
         Island (NA-150) on 18-26 March.  Plans are to operate CW and SSB on
         40-17 metres  for  3-4 days  from the village  (which will offer an
         unobstructed  path to  Africa, Asia, Europe  and Oceania),  and for
         another 2-3 days from the northeastern corner of the island,  which
         will provide an open path to North and South America.  QSL via Club
         Log's OQRS, or via home call  (direct or bureau).  More information
         can be found at https://ve3lyc-kl7-na150.weebly.com/.
LU     - Celebrating Radio Club QRM Belgrano's 51th anniversary, LU4AAO will
         be active on 1-3 March on various bands and modes. QSL via eQSL, or
         email lu4aao(@)gmail.com for a  printable digital QSL;  paper cards
         will not be available. [TNX LU5AG]
OH     - OH8JK, OH8MWD, OH8NR and OH8ZZ will be active as OH8AA from Kataja/
         Inakari Island (EU-192) on 1-5 March. They will operate SSB and FT8
         on the HF bands. QSL via OH8JK.
PJ2    - Andy, DK5ON will be active again as PJ2/DK5ON from Curacao (SA-099)
         on  14-30 March.  He will operate  CW, SSB, RTTY  and FT8  on  80-6
         metres.  QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or via home call (direct or
         bureau). [TNX NG3K]
SM     - Bodo, DF8DX is planning  "some activity"  as  SM0/DF8DX  from  IOTA
         group EU-084 on  5-7 March.  QSL via home call  (direct or bureau),
         Club Log's OQRS or via LoTW.
TI     - TI7/AE0EE, TI7/K0BBC and TI7/W6PNG are active from Costa Rica until
         5 March,  including  participation  in the  ARRL DX SSB Contest  as
         TI7/W6PNG.  They operate CW, FT8 and SSB on 160-10 metres.  QSL via
         LoTW, or via home calls. [TNX The Daily DX
VK     - Owing  to circumstances  beyond his  control,  Vlad, ER1OO  will be
         unable to participate  in the April IOTA DXpedition  to the Houtman
         Abrolhos (OC-211) and Favorite Island (OC-183) [425DXN 1449].  This
         will be a  solo operation  by  Andy, VK5MAV.  He plans to be QRV as
         VK5MAV/6 from OC-211 on 14 April in his evening  (local time is UTC
         +8) and to return to the mainland on the 17th or 18th. Actual dates
         for OC-183 are still "a bit uncertain" because of  Easter holidays,
         but he will have to return  to  the mainland on 22 April.  Bookmark
         http://vk5mav.wixsite.com/dxpedition  for  updates.  QSL  via  Club
         Log's OQRS, or via RN3RQ.
VK0/M  - Norbert, VK5MQ has been QRV as VK0AI from Macquarie Island (AN-005)
         since late April 2018, and expects to go QRT sometime in March.  He
         has operated mainly FT8 so far, but during his last couple of weeks
         on the air he will "start on SSB on  14.195,  listening 14.210  and
         7.050 MHz  in  his afternoons  after work.  If he does not  get any
         responses he will  go back  to FT8".  Macquarie Island is  11 hours
         ahead of UTC.  QSL via LoTW, eQSL, or via VK5MQ (direct or bureau).
         [TNX The Daily DX]
Z8     - Ken, K4ZW might be active as  Z81Z from  Juba, South Sudan  on  4-6
         March.  "If he is able  to get  on the air, operation  will be very
         limited in time due to work schedules and tight travel restrictions
         in the city".  QSL via K4ZW and LoTW,  logsearch on Club Log.  [TNX
         The Daily DX]

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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
for Android. It is available on Google Play - free of charge, no ads. Enjoy!

ARRL INTERNATIONAL DX CONTEST (SSB) ---> Object of the contest is  for  W/VE
amateurs to work as many stations in as many DXCC Entities  as  possible  on
160, 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10 metre bands, while DX stations  (also  including
KH6, KL7, CY9 and CY0) work as many W/VE amateurs  in  as  many  of  the  48
contiguous states and provinces as possible (complete rules can be found  at
http://www.arrl.org/arrl-dx).  This year's event will be held  on  2-3 March
(00.00-23.59 UTC).  Give  a  look   at  the  Announced  Operations   listing
maintained  by  Bill, NG3K:  https://www.ng3k.com/Misc/adxs2019.html -  good
contest to you all!

IOTA HONOUR ROLL ---> The 2019 Honour Roll  and  Annual Listings  have  been
posted on the  IOTA  website https://iota-world.org/: click  on  PERFORMANCE
LISTINGS  in the  dropdown menu under  PROGRAMME INFORMATION.  They show the
position as at 31 January 2019.
The Honour Roll  lists  the  stations  with  a  checked  score  equalling or
exceeding 50% of the  total of  numbered  IOTA groups, excluding those  with
provisional  numbers, at the time  of preparation.  The Annual Listing lists
the stations with a checked score of 100 or more  IOTA groups but  less than
the qualifying threshold for entry into the Honour Roll.
IOTA rules limit inclusion  in the listings to  those participants  who have
updated  their scores  at least once in the preceding five years (i.e. since
February 2014) and have opted to have their scores published.

WRTC 2018 ---> Produced by DM6WAN  and his team,  "WRTC 2018 - Der Film"  is
the official video of the 8th World Radiosport Team Championship  that  took
place in Germany on 12-16 July 2018.  It is available on either  YouTube and
Vimeo (https://vimeo.com/317408827).

WSJT-X 2.0.1 ---> The  General Availability (GA)  release of  WSJT-X Version
2.0.1. has been available for download since 25 February.  This is a bug-fix
release including  repairs of defects reported up to  22 February.  Links to
installation packages for Windows, Linux, and Macintosh are  available here:
http://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/wsjtx.html.

+ SILENT KEY + Kresimir "Kreso" Kovarik, 9A5K passed away on 27 February. He
was born in 1974.  Past President of the  Croatian Amateur Radio Association
(HRS) and Vice Chairman of the IARU Region 1 HF Committee, he was the author
of DXlog.net and a competitor in  three  World Radiosport Team Championships
(2006, 2014 and 2018).

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                         ******* QSL  ROUTES *******
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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

===================================================================
CALL        MANAGER     CALL        MANAGER     CALL        MANAGER
===================================================================
3B9FR       M0OXO       FM8QR       F5EAN       PF6HPP      PA1TK
3E1L        HP1RCP      FS4WBS      IZ1MHY      PJ0DX       IZ1MHY
3V8SF       LX1NO       G6MC        G2YL        PJ4A        K4BAI
3W2MAE      DL5MAE      G6T         M0URX       PJ6A        N4NX
3W3B        E21EIC      G6XX        M0OXO       PS2T        K3IRV
3W9CJ       JA1DXA      GM3X        GM3POI      PT1F        PY1AA
3W9JF       EA5GL       GM4Z        GM4ZUK      PZ5JW       EA5GL
4JT0SFR     4K4K        GM5X        N3SL        R120MG      RZ5D
4JT4K       4K4K        GM7R        N3SL        R2019LS     UA3RU
4JT5A       4J5A        GS8VL       M0OXO       R30AFQ      RV1AQ
4K6AG       DC9RI       GW5R        GW3YDX      RI1ANL      RN1ON
4KT4K       4K4K        GW9J        GW0GEI      SF50CG      SM0BYD
4L0G        EA7FTR      HB9O        HB9BRG      SK40UM      SK5UM
4O/E73A     9A2AA       HC1DAZ      KX4PT       SN0RUN      SP5PPK
5J0JC       VE2FDJ      HC1DW       W0OR        SP0ANT      SQ1SGB
5P8X        OZ8X        HD8M        WB2REM      SU9JG       EA5GL
5T5PA       PA5X        HF800W      SQ6ILG      T2AR        3D2AG
7X0AD       EA5KB       HI3/WJ2O    N2ZN        T2AT        N7SMI
8P6ET       KU9C        HI3SD       EC6DX       T31EU       DL2AWG
9A5PC       NF4A        HK3TK       F5CWU       T45FM       RW6HS
9G5GS       IZ4YGS      HK4T        RW6HS       T88DT       JH1OLB
9H3NO/P     LX1NO       HK7AAG      EA5GL       TC5OCK      TA5FA
9H3YY       DL2JRM      HP1XT       KU9C        TG9AJR      M0URX
9Q6BB       W3HNK       HQ9X        KQ1F        TI5/N3KS    W4FS
9X2S        JA1PBV      HR5/F2JD    F6AJA       TI7W        W4FS
A5A         JH1AJT      IB9A        IZ2WFL      TM10WCA     F5NLX
A91KWT      A92AA       II1A        IK1SPR      TM16WAP     F8DHE 
AH2R        JH7QXJ      II2ANT      IK2QPO      TM1ANT      F5SIH 
AN1PM       EA1RKA      II2V        IK2AQZ      TM5CQ       F4FRG
C5DX        G4DJX       II5ANT      IZ5BTC      TM6C        F6KMB
C5YK        ON7YK       IO3F        IZ3SQW      TO3Z        F6HMQ
C6AEP       K1EP        IO3Y        IV3SKB      TR8CR       F6AJA
C6ANM       N1GN        IR18AAW     9A8MDC      V31AE       EB7DX
CB3R        XQ3SK       IR1ANT      I1HYW       V31CQ       K5PS
CE3CT       EA5KB       IR1G        IZ1LBG      V31HE       DK9HE
CJ3A        VE3AT       IR2Q        IK2PFL      V31MA       M0OXO
CN4M        RW6HS       IR2R        9A8MDC      V31NC       EA5GL
CN8KD       EA5XX       IR8D        IZ8JAI      V3T         WC0W
CN8SG       EA7FTR      J68HZ       K9HZ        V73NS       W3HNK
CO2RQ       EC6DX       J73HGL      EA5GL       V85AVE      W3HNK
CR3W        DL5AXX      J75Y        K1LI        VK0AI       VK5MQ
CR5E        CT1ILT      KL7RA       N4GNR       VP2ETE      W3HNK
CU4DX       CU2CE       KP3RE       EA5GL       VP2MMF      K1XX
D2EB        IZ3ETU      L20X        LU1XP       VP5K        K0PC
D44TAQ      HB9HFD      LU1ZR       LU2CN       XE2B        EA5OL
EA8RM       EB7DX       NL8F        N7RO        XV9YM       DL3YM
EA9LZ       EA5KB       NP2J        K8RF        YO2019EU    YO3KAA
ED8URT      EA8URT      OA4SS       KB6J        YV1KK       OH0XX
ED8W        EA8DO       OD5ZF       IZ8CLM      Z22VC       SP7VC
EF9Z        EA5KB       OE16AAW     OE3DMA      Z68FK       DL7FER
EG7DCA      EA7URS      OE88WAP     OE3KKA      ZF1A        K6AM
EG8URT      EA8URT      OE89ANT     OE3AIS      ZF2AM       K6AM
EH5TES      EA5EV       OE90AAW     OE3SGA      ZF2IN       N6WIN
EI0NMMI     EI6AL       OY1OF       M0URX       ZF2WW       K6JO
EI19RE      EI3KD       P3X         5B4AMM      ZM1A        ZL3CW
EN0KRI/p    UW5KW       P49MR       VE3MR       ZM4G        ZL2IFB
EP4HR       IK2RZQ      P49Y        AE6Y        ZR2A        DM5EE
FG4KH       F1DUZ       PA123QWERTY PC2Y        ZV7T        PR7AYE
FK8GX       W3HNK       PF19ANT     PA0RDY      ZW7O        PY7WM

3D2AG    Antoine de Ramon N'Yeurt, P.O. Box 10842, Laucala Beach Estate,
         Suva, Fiji
4U1ITU   International Amateur Radio Club, Case Postale 6, 1211 Geneve 20,
         Switzerland
6O1OO    Ali Solhjoo, c/o Dr. de Vivanco, Schnackenburgstr. 3, 12159 Berlin,
         Germany
9U4RI    Shabu Ramakrishnan, 125 Falconwood Road, Croydon, CR0 9BF,
         United Kingdom
AO3MWC   Federacion Digital EA, Apartado Postal 3050, 08200 Sabadell
         (Barcelona), Spain
CE2ML    Luis Matho, 2303 Nordok Place, Alexandria VA 22306, USA
DL2AWG   Guenter Gassler, Eichertstr. 8, 07589 Muenchenbernsdorf, Germany
FY5KE    Jacques Mazzoni, 678 route de l'Egalite, 74290 Talloires Montmin,
         France
HB0A     Amateur Funk Verein Liechtenstein, P.O. Box 629, 9495 Triesen FL,
         Liechtenstein
HC5MWT   William Musa, 3312 Nottingham Road, Ocean Springs, MS 39564, USA
IZ4YGS   Matteo Ghirardini, Via Maggiore 77, 48121 Ravenna RA, Italy
JH1AJT   Y. Zorro Miyazawa, P.O. Box 8, Oiso-machi, Naka-Gun, Kanagawa-ken,
         255-0003, Japan
K6PV     Palos Verdes ARC, P.O. Box 2316, Palos Verdes Peninsula CA 90274,
         USA
OA1F     Elena P. Moran, c/ Luis de Requesens 4/A 3 A, 15406 Ferrol
         (A Coruna), Spain
PT5D     Uniao Brasileria de Radio Operadores, Caixa Postal 4,
         Blumenau - SC, 89010-971, Brazil
PW5W     School Station, Rua Ponta Grossa 434, Jardim Tropical II,
         Campo Mourao - PR, 87310-072, Brazil
TR8CA    Jean Charron, 19 rue Gabriel Moussa, 33320 Eysines, France
VK5MQ    Norbert Trupp, PO Box 1359, Mount Gambier SA 5290, Australia
WB2REM   Jim Millner, 7010 Gullotti Place, Port Saint Lucie, FL 34952, USA
XE7S     Marco Antonio Soto Gutierrez, Av. Sebastian Lerdo de Tejada 644,
         Col. Martires de Cananea, 83110 Hermosillo SON, Mexico
ZM2B     Frank Hunt, 8 Manu Crescent, Upper Vogeltown, New Plymouth 4310,
         New Zealand
ZV8FC    Para DX Group, Caixa Postal 280, Belem - PA, 66017-970, Brazil

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