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13 July 2019                                              A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1471

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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

1A     - A large multi-national team (EA1SA,  EA5EL,  EA5KA,  EA5KM,  EA5RM,
         EA7AJR, EA7KW, F8ATS, F9IE,  IK5RUN,  IN3ZNR,  IW0DJB,  IZ4AKS  and
         LA7GIA) will be active again as 1A0C from the SMOM  on  15-21 July.
         They  will  operate  CW,  SSB, RTTY and FT8  with  at  least  three
         stations  on  80-6m. See http://www.1a0c.com/  for 1A0C's bandplan,
         QSLling policy, logsearch and Online QSL Request System. QSL direct
         via the OQRS (preferred), or direct to EA5RM.
CN     - Taking part  in  this  year's  Throne Day's  celebrations,  special
         callsign 5C1M  will be active  on  26-27  and  29-30 July.  QSL via
         RW6HS. Throne Day is a public holiday in Morocco that  commemorates
         the enthronement of the incumbent monarch. Since 1999,  it has been
         celebrated on 30 July. [TNX RW6HS]
CT7    - Special event station  CS2Y  will be active on  18-21 July  for the
         38th  International  Motorcycle  Rally  in Faro,  Portugal. QSL via
         CT1EHX.
CY9    - Announced FT8 frequencies for the 31 July-8 August  CY9C DXpedition
         to St Paul Island  (NA-094)  [425DXN 1463] are:  1836 (normal FT8),
         3567 (Fox/Hound mode),  5357 (normal FT8),  7056 (F/H mode),  10131
         (F/H mode), 14090 (F/H mode),  18095 (F/H mode),  21091 (F/H mode),
         24911 (F/H mode), 29081 (F/H mode)  and  50316 (F/H mode).  QSL via
         Club Log's OQRS, LoTW, or direct to  WA4DAN.  The website  for  the
         DXpedition is at https://cy9c.com.
D4     - Lukas, HB9EBT  will  be  active  again  as  D44TEG  from  Sao Tiago
         (AF-005), Cape Verde on 22-29 July.  He will  operate CW  on  40-10
         metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX NG3K]
F      - Gil, F4FET and Antoine, F5RAB will particpate in  the  IOTA Contest
         as TM7P  from  Ile Petite (EU-107).  They will be active  for a few
         days before and after the contest, with two stations on 80-6 metres
         SSB, CW and RTTY. QSL via F4FET.
G      - The Cray Valley Radio Society will be active from St Mary's,  Isles
         of Scilly (EU-011) on 24-30 July, including an  entry in  the  IOTA
         contest as M8C. Outside the contest the team  (G0FDZ, G0VJG, G4FNL,
         GM0WED, M0MDR, M0TBS and M0TGV) will be QRV  as  G3RCV/p.  QSLs via
         Club Log's OQRS (direct or bureau) and LoTW.
G      - Celebrating 55 years of  offshore radio broadcasting,  the Martello
         Tower Group (http://www.martellotowergroup.com/gb5rc.html)  will be
         active as GB55RC on 1-5 August.  Activity will take place  from the
         MV Ross Revenge, home of  Radio Caroline,  moored in the Blackwater
         estuary  near  Bradwell-on-Sea (Essex).  QSL via GB55RC (bureau) or
         G6NHU (direct).
HC     - Dervin Beldman, PD9DX is in  Ecuador  until 18 July.  He was active
         as HC5BDT (HC5 Bravo Delta Tango) on 8-9 July;  then "he has had to
         return back to the licencing authority for  a new licence", his QSL
         manager (M0URX) reports,  and has been  QRV  as  HC5DBT  (HC5 Delta
         Bravo Tango) since 11 July.  "I will work with Dervin  to see if we
         can get the original licence  paperwork validated", M0URX adds, "it
         appears that this was  an error from  the  licening authority".  At
         all events, it might  be advisable to work  Dervin again under  his
         new callsign. QSL via M0URX's OQRS.
HK     - Thierry, HK2SM and other seven operators  will be active  as  HK1NA
         from El Morro Grande (SA-082)  in  Santa Marta Bay  on  27-28 July.
         They will operate SSB on 80-10 metres.  The log will be uploaded to
         Club Log and LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX]
I      - Representing the  Associazione  Radioamatori  Italiani  (ARI),  the
         following stations will participate in this weekend's IARU HF World
         Championship: IO1HQ (80 CW and 40 CW), IO2HQ (160 CW,  160 SSB,  80
         SSB, 40 SSB), IO5HQ (20 CW),  IO6HQ (20 SSB),  IO8HQ (15 SSB and 10
         SSB) and IO9HQ (15 CW and 10 CW).
IS0    - Richard, OM2TW will be active holiday as  IS0/OM2TW  from  the main
         island  of  Sardinia  (EU-024)  from  21 July to 3 August.  He will
         operate CW, SSB, RTTY and  possibly  other digital modes  on  80-10
         metres, and will participate in  the  IOTA Contest.  QSL via OM2FY.
         [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
JA     - The following HQ stations representing JARL  will  be  active  from
         various regions of Japan for the IARU HF World Championship:
         Band/mode  Call    Location
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         160m CW    8N1HQ   Tokyo Metropolitan Area
         40m  CW    8N3HQ   Miki-shi, Hyogo
         40m  SSB   8N2HQ   Higashiura-shi, Aichi
         20m  CW    8N8HQ   Iwamizawa-shi, Hokkaido
         20m  SSB   8N8HQ   Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido
         15m  CW    8N6HQ   Minamiaso, Kumamoto
         15m  SSB   8N1HQ   Hachioji-shi, Tokyo
         10m  CW    8N2HQ   Higashiura-shi, Aichi
         All QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the JARL QSL bureau.
JA     - According to the latest information collected  by  Shu, JN6RZM (see
         (http://jn6rzm.cocolog-nifty.com/), forthcoming planned  activities
         from the  brand  new  IOTA group  AS-206  (Honshu's Coastal Islands
         East) include:
         13-14 July   JQ1SUO/0 & JF1CCH/0   Sado Island
                      From 13 July in the JST afernoon until around 10 a.m.
                      JST on 14 July (Japan Standard Time is UTC +9 hours)
         13-15 July   JO1CRA/7              O Island
                      From 15 UTC on 13 July until 6 UTC on 15 July
                      Mainly CW (7025, 10125, 14045 and 18095 kHz), plus 6m
                      SSB for JA stations (50260 kHz)
         14-15 July   JA7ZRY/7              O Island      operated by JR7DXE
                      Probably QRV during JST daylight hours only
         15-16 July   JI2NRI/2 & JH2RMU/2   Toshi Island
                      From 1 UTC on 15 July until 5 UTC on 16 July
                      Will try for DX on 14045 kHz CW
         19-21 July   JG7PSJ/7              O Island
                      From 22 UTC on 19 July until 6 UTC on 21 July
                      He will operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 40-10m
         20-22 July   JE3CEY/0              Sado Island
                      Apparently QRV during JST nighttime only
JA     - Take, JI3DST will be active as  JI3DST/1  (QSL via Club Log's OQRS,
         or  via home call)  from  Shikine Island  (AS-008)  on  25-31 July,
         including participation in the IOTA Contest.  He will operate  SSB,
         CW and FT8 on 40-6 metres, and will also be  QRV as  JR8YLY/1  (QSL
         only via Club Log's OQRS). [TNX JI3DST]
OZ     - Michael, OZ1KZX will be active as 5P5SAM from Samso Island (EU-172)
         on 20-27 July.  QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW, eQSL,  or via OZ1KZX
         (direct or bureau).
PY     - Renato, PY8WW will be active as PX8D  from  Mexiana Island (SA-042)
         on 26-29 July, including  an entry  in  the  IOTA Contest.  He will
         operate SSB, CW and digital modes  on  the  five traditional bands.
         QSL via Club Log's OQRS. [TNX The Daily DX]
SV     - The  Thessaloniki Amateur Radio Group  (SZ2T)  will  be  active  as
         SV94MIKIS, SV94THEO, SX94MIKIS  and  SX94THEO  on  20-29 July.  The
         special callsigns celebrate the 94th birthday of  Mikis Theodorakis
         (born 29 July 1925), the most famous Greek musician of contemporary
         times. See https://www.qrz.com/db/SX94MIKIS for more information.
UA     - RU3SD, RA1ZZ and UA1ZZ will be active as either  RK3SWB/1  and - in
         the IOTA Contest - RA1ZZ/p from several islands and lighthouses  in
         Vyborg Bay between 20 and 31 July.  They will operate SSB and CW on
         80-10 metres.  "All islands  (except for Vysotsky) belong  to  IOTA
         group EU-117",  RA1ZZ says,  but  three  of  them  (namely Ravitsa,
         Shkolny and Kayasaari) are  expected  to  be  listed  in  the  IOTA
         Directory only "after confirmation of activation".  Their tentative
         plan is as follows:
         20 July    Cape Pesochny lighthouse (ARLHS ERU-224, RLHA new)
         21 July    Cape Flotsky lighthouse (ARLHS new, RLHA new)
         21 July    Stirsudden lighthouse (ARLHS ERU-008, RLHA RLE-011)
         21 July    Cape Kyuryonniyemi lighthouse (ARLHS ERU-216, RLHA
                    RLE-149)
         22 July    Ravitsa Island (RRA RR 01-02) and lighthouse (ARLHS new,
                    RLHA new)
         23-24 July Zapadny Berezovy Island (IOTA EU-117, RRA RR 01-40)
         24-25 July Severny Beryozovy Island (IOTA EU-117, RRA RR 01-39)
         26-28 July Vikhrevoy Island (IOTA EU-117, RRA RR 01-15) and
                    Povorotny Lighthouse (ARLHS ERU-057, RLHA RLE-068)
         28-29 July Lisy Island (IOTA EU-117, RRA RR 01-16)
         29-30 July Shkolny Island (RRA RR 01-38)
         30 July    Vysotsky Island  (not IOTA, RRA RR 01-14) and Patteri
                    lighthouse (ARLHS ERU-222, RLHA RLE-148)
         30-31 July Kayasaari Island (RRA RR 01-19) and Likhaniyemi
                    lighthouse (ARLHS new, RLHA new)
         Informaton on the Russian Robinson Award (RRA, for working stations
         operating from Russian islands)  and  the  Russian Lighthouse Award
         (RLHA) can be found at http://robinsons.ru/index/0-6.
V4     - Once again John, W5JON will  be  active  as  V47JA  from  St. Kitts
         (NA-104) from 20 July to 11 August.  He will operate SSB and FT8 on
         160-6m, with an emphasis on 6m FT8. QSL via W5JON (direct only) and
         LoTW. [TNX NG3K]
VK     - VI3MOON will be active on all bands and modes on  16-24 July,  i.e.
         the duration of the  Apollo 11 mission  50 years ago.  QSL via  the
         bureau, or direct to the  Mornington Peninsula Astronomical Society
         (see VI3MOON's page on qrz.com).
ZS     - The ZS9V team (ZS1AN, ZS1ANF, ZS1OIN, ZS1V, ZS1VDV and DL5EBE) will
         be active again from Robben Island (AF-064)  between  around  15.30
         UTC on 15 August until around  05.00 UTC  on  20 August.  They will
         operate CW, SSB and FT8 on 160-10 metres  with three stations.  QSL
         via  M0OXO's OQRS  (preferred);  traditional requests go  to  M0OXO
         direct only.  See  http://zs9v.org.za/  for  more  information  and
         updates. [TNX M0OXO]

IARU HF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ---> The object of  the  contest  is  to  contact
other amateurs around the world  - especially member-society HQ stations and
IARU officials - in as many ITU zones as possible on 160, 80, 40, 20, 15 and
10 metres CW and SSB.  This year's event (www.arrl.org/iaru-hf-championship)
will  run from 12 UTC on 13 July until 12 UTC on the 14th.  The following is
a selection  of  IARU  Member  Society   HQ stations  that  are  expected to
participate:
Call        Mult         Call        Mult
----------------         ----------------
8N1HQ       JARL         IO8HQ       ARI
8N2HQ       JARL         IO9HQ       ARI
8N3HQ       JARL         LN2HQ       NRRL
8N6HQ       JARL         LU0HQ       RCA
8N8HQ       JARL         LY0HQ       LRMD
9A0HQ       HRS          LZ0HQ       BFRA
B1HQ        CRAC         NU1AW       IARU
B2HQ        CRAC         OL9HQ       CRC
B3HQ        CRAC         OZ1HQ       EDR
B4HQ        CRAC         PA6HQ       VERON
B6HQ        CRAC         R9HQ        SRR
B7HQ        CRAC         S50HQ       ZRS
CB1HQ       RCCH         SN0HQ       PZK
DA0HQ       DARC         T40HQ       FRC
E2HQ        RAST         TM0HQ       REF
EF4HQ       URE          VP9HQ       RSB
HB90HQ      USKA         W1AW/7      ARRL
IO1HQ       ARI          YR0HQ       FRR
IO2HQ       ARI          ZF1A        CARS
IO5HQ       ARI          ZL6HQ       NZART
IO6HQ       ARI          ZS9HQ       SARL
Members of the IARU Administrative  Council  and  the  three  IARU  regional
executive committees  will send a signal  report plus AC, R1,  R2  or R3, as
appropriate.

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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!

HAM RADIO 2019 LECTURES ---> The keynote lecture delivered at Ham Radio 2019
(Friedrichshafen)  by  Joe Taylor, K1JT  ("WSJT-X FT8 and  Beyond")  is  now
available on DokuFunk (the  Documentary  Archive for the  History  of  Radio
Communication and Electronic  Media):  go  to  http://www.dokufunk.org/  and
click on Horsaal/Lecture room. Also available are reports from the  KH1/KH7Z
(Baker Island) and T31EU (Central Kiribati) DXpeditions.

T2AR ---> Tony, 3D2AG has uploaded the T2AR FT8  log  to  Club Log,  and the
OQRS has been enabled. Currently there are 4,795 QSOs logged  between  10.39
UTC on 25 June and 12.52 UTC on 5 July.  Owing to a software bug,  he lost a
number of FT8 17m QSOs made on 5 July between  06.30 and 08.00 UTC:  "if you
wish to QSL for  such a  contact, please send the  QSO details  along with a
screenshot of your own log, if possible". Also, please note that Club Log is
ONLY for FT8 QSOs, as contacts made on other modes were logged on paper  and
QSL requests should be sent to  3D2AG through PayPal.  QSLs will start to be
sent out on 15 July. See https://www.qrz.com/db/t2ar for more information.

VP8/VP8DXU ---> Hans-Peter Blaettler, HB9BXE has joined the  2020 DXpedition
to the South Orkney Islands (https://sorkney.com/).  An experienced  DX  and
contest operator, he primarily operates CW.  The VP8/VP8DXU  radio team  now
includes 14 operators: DJ9RR, HA0NAR, HB9BXE, K3EL, K5GS, N6XG, N7QT,  NG2H,
UT6UD, W1SRD, W2LK, W7XU, WA6O and WD5COV.

ZK3A ---> Planning is  on  schedule  for  the  ZK3A  DXpedition  to  Tokelau
(OC-048) [425DXN 1467], the team reported  on  9 July.  Current team members
are K6VHF, KO8SCA, N7QT, PY2NDX,  R7KW,  RW7K,  RX3APM,  SV2BFN,  UR0MC (Co-
Leader), UR9QQ, US0KW, UT5UY (Co-Leader), UT8IO, UX0LL, VE7NY, VK3FY, VK3GK,
WD5COV, YT1AD (Team Leader) and ZL3WW.  According to  the latest  Club Log's
DXCC Most Wanted List,  Tokelau ranks  #40 in the world, and  #26 in Europe.
The DXpedition will run on  1-11 October,  and  "we are excited  to have  an
advanced set-up team who will build a 160m four square from an existing  40m
high tower.  Fund raising continues  as  we are currently  seeking donations
from DX Clubs and Foundations. More donor logos and names are being added to
our website https://tokelau2019.com.  Individual  DXer support  is also very
important. Individual donors of $25 or more will receive free OQRS and  LOTW
upload  upon  DXpedition  completion.  All  donations  are  welcome  and  we
appreciate the support we are receiving from the DX community".

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QSLs received direct or through managers: 9G5GS, 9M2TDX, E31A, E6AF,  FW5JG,
GU8FBO,  LY15EU,  P29NI (OC-099 & OC-205),  P29VCX (OC-025),  PZ5RA,  S79AA,
SV1GSP/8 (EU-075),  TO19A,  V6K (OC-059),  V84SAA,  VI9NI,  VK4COF (OC-142),
VK5MAV/6 (OC-183 and OC-211), VY2HH (NA-029), W7ACN/5, YB7MRK, YJ0GC, Z66Z.

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