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20 July 2019                                              A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1472

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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

6O     - Ken, LA7GIA (6O6O in January 2018) will return to  Somalia  and  be
         active as 6O7O for  14 days in September  (dates TBA).  The licence
         has been granted,  flights and accomodation  have been booked,  and
         the LoTW certificate has been issued. He will operate mainly CW  on
         160-10 metres.  QSL  via M0OXO's OQRS  and LoTW;  the log  will  be
         uploaded also to  Club Log.  See  https://www.la7gia.com/  for more
         information.
9H     - Bristol Contest Group  members  G3TKF, G3XSV, G3YHV and M1DSE  will
         again operate as 9H6YB from Malta (EU-023) during the  IOTA Contest
         (27-28 July). The log will be uploaded to LoTW and Club Log;  paper
         QSLs via G3SWH (direct  only: the  use  of  the  OQRS  facility  on
         http://www.g3swh.org.uk/decision.html  is  strongly   recommended).
         [TNX G3SWH]
BY     - BA4TB, BD4SS, BD4TS, BG4TRN, BH4BWX,  BH4SCF,  BH4TVU,  BH4TXN  and
         BI4SCC will go to Chongming Island (AS-136) for  the  IOTA Contest.
         Before the  contest  they will  use  their home calls,  during  the
         contest they will be signing BG4TRN. QSL via home calls. [TNX NG3K]
C5     - Przemek, SP3PS will be active again as  C5SP from  The Gambia  from
         23 July to 5 August.  He will operate SSB and FT8  on  20-6 metres.
         QSL via home call. [TNX NG3K]
CT7    - CT1DMC, CT1HIX, CT2GSN, CT2HOV, CT7AFR and EA1CBX will be active as
         CR5IC from Insua Island (EU-150) on 26-29 July,  including partici-
         pation in the IOTA Contest. QSL via CS5ARAM. [TNX NG3K]
EA6    - Andy, DK5ON has been  active  again  as  EA6/DK5ON  from  Mallorca,
         Balearic Islands (EU-004)  since  12 July,  and  will remain  there
         until the 26th.  He operates CW, SSB and digital modes  (RTTY, FT8,
         FT4) on 40-6 metres.  QSL via  Club Log's  OQRS, LoTW,  or via home
         call (direct or bureau). [TNX NG3K]
FO     - Rick, AI5P will be active  holiday style  as  FO/AI5P  from  Tahiti
         (OC-046), French Polynesia on 22-29 July.  He will operate  CW  and
         FT8 on 40-17 metres. QSL via home call. [TNX The Daily DX]
I      - Michele, IW7EGQ will be active as IL7MP  from  the  Tremiti Islands
        (EU-050) on 26-28 July, IOTA Contest included. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS.
I      - A team of ten operators will be active as IP1T from  Isola del Tino
         (EU-083) on 27-28 July during  the  IOTA Contest.  Activity will be
         Limited  to  daylight hours only,  as  they  are not  permitted  to
         overnight on the island. QSL via I1ANP.
IS0    - ARI Porto Torres will be active as II0SRE  on  19-21 July  for  the
         34th Ittiri Folk Festa.  Activity  will take place from  the  Mario
         Faedda Radio Museum  in Ittiri (Sassari), Sardinia (EU-024) on  80,
         40 and 20 metres SSB and CW,  and  via  satellite.  QSL via IS0JXO.
         [TNX IS0JXO]
IS0    - Sebastien, F8BDQ will be active as IS0/F8BDQ from  the  main island
         of  Sardinia  (EU-024)  from  24 July  to  6 August,  IOTA  Contest
         included. QSL via home call (direct only). [TNX NG3K]
J6     - Frank, K3TRM will be active  as  J6/K3TRM  from  St. Lucia (NA-108)
         from 21 July to 3 August. He will operate SSB, CW and digital modes
         (RTTY and FT8), plus satellite,  on 40-6 metres. QSL via Club Log's
         OQRS, LoTW, or via home call (direct or bureau).
LA     - Look for LA/OK1XC and LA/OK3EE (OK1DBS) to be active from  Flemsoya
         (EU-056) from 20 July to 4 August.  During  the  IOTA Contest  they
         will be using LA/OL7X (QSL via OK1XC). [TNX The Daily DX]
OZ     - Michael, 5P1KZX  will  be  active  as  5P5SAM  from   Samso  Island
        (EU-172) on 20-27 July. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW, eQSL,  or via
         home call.
PA     - Special event station PA13HJ will be activated between  28 July and
         6 August during the  13th Haarlem Jamborette  in  Spaarnwoude,  the
         Netherlands. Look for activity on 80-6 metres  SSB, CW and  digital
         modes. QSL via the bureau to PA9LUC.
PY     - Stucker, PT2GTI and others will be  active  as  PX8R  from  Ilha de
         Guaras (SA-060) on 26-28 July. They will operate SSB, CW and FT8 on
         80, 40, 20, 15 and 10m,  and will participate in the  IOTA Contest.
         QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW or direct to PT2GTI.
PY0F   - Julio, PP2BT and Renner, PY7RP will be active again  as  PY0F  from
         Fernando de Noronha (SA-003) on  22-28 July.  They will operate CW,
         SSB and digital modes on 160-10 metres, and will participate in the
         IOTA Contest. QSL via LoTW,  Club Log's OQRS, or direct  to  PY7RP.
         [TNX The Daily DX]
SM     - Members of  Norrkoping Radioklubb  (SK5BN)  will be  using  special
         callsign SE19O on  21-27 July  during  this  year's  O-Ringen,  the
         world's largest  orienteering competition first held  in 1965.  QSL
         via the bureau.
SV9    - Thomas, SV2CLJ will be active as SV9/SV2CLJ from Crete (EU-015)  on
         23-31 July.  He will operate CW, SSB and FT8  on  80-6 metres.  QSL
         direct to home call. [TNX NG3K]
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 [425DXN 1471]. Only the following
         islands  will  count  for  IOTA group  EU-117:  Ravitsa  (22 July),
         Zapadny  Berezovy  (23-24 July),  Severny  Beryozovy  (24-25 July),
         Vikhrevoy (26-28 July) and Lisy (28-29 July).
VE     - Mike, VE7ACN has had to cancel his IOTA trip [425DXN 1467] owing to
         medical reasons.  He had planned to operate  from  NA-176,  NA-125,
         NA-068 and NA-077 between 25 July and 31 August.  He will take part
         in the IOTA Contest (27-28 July), though,  as VE7ACN/7  from  Bowen
         Island (NA-091).  QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or via home call (direct
         or bureau).
VK9L   - Rick, AI5P will be active holiday style as  VK9APX  from  Lord Howe
         Island (OC-004) from 31 July to 10 August.  He will operate CW  and
         FT8 on 40-17 metres. QSL via QSL to AI5P. [TNX The Daily DX]
W      - Steve, NY3A will be active  as  NY3A/3  from  Smith Island (NA-140)
         starting on 26 July through the end of  the  IOTA Contest.  QSL via
         home call. [TNX NG3K]
YJ     - Chris, VK2YUS will be  active again  as YJ0CA from  Efate (OC-035),
         Vanuatu on 24-31 July, IOTA Contest included.  He will be mostly on
         40, 20 and 15 metres. QSL direct to VK2YUS. [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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WSJT-X 2.1.0 ---> On  15 July  Joe, K1JT  and  the  WSJT  Development  Group
announced the general availability (GA) release of WSJT-X Version 2.1.0.  It
is a major upgrade that introduces FT4,  a new protocol  for  HF contesting.
Improvements  have also  been made  in  other areas,  as well as  many minor
enhancements and bug fixes. Upgrading from earlier versions of WSJT-X should
be seamless. There is no need to uninstall a  previous version  or move  any
files. Links to installation packages for Windows, Linux, and Macintosh  are
available on http://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/wsjtx.html.

+ SILENT KEY + Ananth G. Pai, VU2PAI died on 14 July of a heart attack. Born
in 1973 and  active  on  the  HF bands  since  1995,  he  was  a  successful
businessman, a philantropist and an avid DXer and contester. He participated
in a number  of DXpeditions,  including  VU7LD  (Lakshadweep  Islands 2006),
VU4PB (Andaman  Islands 2011),  8Q7KP  (Maldives 2013),  VU7AG  (Lakshadweep
Islands 2013) and VU4CB (Nicobar Islands 2014),  as well as  expeditions  to
IOTA groups  AS-096 (St. Mary Isles 2001), AS-161 (Sacrifice Rock 2002)  and
AS-169  (AT0AI, Arnala Island 2006).  In  the  past  he also  served  in the
Governing Committee of  the  Amateur  Radio Society of India (ARSI), India's
IARU member society. 

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

===================================================================
CALL        MANAGER     CALL        MANAGER     CALL        MANAGER
===================================================================
1A0C        EA5RM       EF8R        EB7DX       OL7T        OK2BXU
3G3G        EA5GL       EI0HQ       EI4BZ       OL8K        OK1GTH
3V8SS       LX1NO       EI7T        PA3249      OL9HQ       OK1MP
4L5P        UT7QF       EI8GQB      PA3249      OP0HQ       ON4CAS
4L6QL       RW6HS       EL2EF       N2OO        OR50AF      ON2KFJ
4L8A        K1BV        EO65QRC     UR4QZZ      OR50BAF     ON2KFJ
4M6R        EA5GL       ER7HQ       ER1FF       OZ1HQ       OZ1ACB
4O/E77DX    E77E        ES5RR       ES2RR       OZ4SOP      OZ4CG
4U1A        UA3DX       GB0WF       M0OXO       P40XX       AA7V
4Y1A        UA3DX       GB139SQN    G4NRZ       P44W        N2MM
4Z7Z        4X1DX       GB2ENI      G0UNU       PA11APOLLO  PA1UN
5B4ALX      IZ4AMS      GR2HQ       M0OXO       PA6HQ       PA3CAL
5H1XY       DF3XY       H44LL       EA7FTR      PJ2DD       PF4T
5W1SA       JA1DXA      HB9HQ       HB9OCR      PJ2HQ       W3HNK
6E2TAM      XE2BVM      HB9SPACE    HB9ACA      PJ2Y        AB8YK
6W1SU       M0URX       HC0T        RC5A        PT5J        PP5JR
7S5A        SM4DDS      HC1DAZ      W7HU        PX2A        PY2VM
7S7SOP      SM7RYR      HC5DBT      M0URX       PZ5CO       UA2FM
7X5NZ       EA7FTR      HF0TP       SP8PZI      S50HQ       S54G
8P2K        KU9C        HF1CHO      SP1KZE      S549APR     S51A
8P5A        HA1AG       HG0R        HA0NAR      SF40RO      SK5RO
9A0HQ       9A3JB       HG0Y        HA7GN       SF50CG      SM0BYD
9H3IK       IK0PUL      HG7T        HA7TM       SJ7SOP      SM7VRZ
9M6NA       JE1JKL      HP2DX       HP2BWJ      SN0FF       SP2QCR
9M8YY       JR3WXA      HP3SS       AC2OV       SN0HQ       SP7DQR
AT1HQ       VU2PTT      IB9A        IZ2WFL      SN10WFF     SP5C
B1HQ        BA4EG       IO9A        IT9YVO      SN8K        SQ8ERS
B2HQ        BA4EG       IR1G        IZ1LBG      SO4M        SP4MPG
B3HQ        BA4EG       IR4M        I4IFL       SV8/IK1TNU  9A8MDC
B4HQ        BA4EG       IR4X        I4EAT       TG9ANF      VE7BV
B6HQ        BA4EG       J73WA       ND3R        TI7W        W4FS
B7HQ        BA4EG       KL7SB/VP9   N4GNR       TM07A       F8DHE
BGOCOH      BH4ESB      KP2M        NZ4DX       TM0HQ       F5CWU
BV0HQ       BM2JCC      LU0HQ       LU4AA       TM1MOON     F4EUG
C6ADX       W8GEX       LX7I        LX2A        TM5A        F5VHJ
CM2XN       EB7DX       LZ0HQ       LZ1BJ       TM5TFV      F8KGS
CO8LY       EA7ADH      MD/WJ2O     N2ZN        TM62TLG     F4AHN
CO8RBD      RW6HS       MD2C        MD0CCE      UE90PR      RK1O
CR5HQ       CT1REP      NL8F        N7RO        UP0L        DL8KAC
CR6K        CT1ILT      NP4Z        N4AO        VP2V/K6TOP  EA5GL
CS2Y        CT1EHX      OD5PY       KU9C        VP2VGG      EA5GL
CT9ABO      OM3GI       OD5QB       YO3FRI      VP9HQ       KU9C
CV7S        CX7SS       OD5SK       IZ8CLM      WH7M        K1YR
CX4DI       EA5GL       OD5TE       K3IRV       XN1M        VO1IDX
CX7CO       EA5GL       OD5VB       EA5GL       XV9BO       DL7BO
CX9AU       EA5GL       OD5YA       IZ8CLM      YN2RP       NN3RP
D4Z         HB9DUR [d]  OD5ZF       IZ8CLM      YT0HQ       YU1SRS
D4Z         IK2NCJ   OD5ZZ       N4GNR       YU73BFG     YU8A
D73F        HL4CCM      OE0HQ       OE3KAB      Z60A        OH2BH
DM460DA     DL9GFB      OH0C        E21EIC      Z68HZ       TA1HZ
DX0HQ       DX1PAR      OH0TA       OH2TA       ZF1A        K6AM
DX9EVM      DU9CA       OJ0A        E21EIC      ZF1EJ       K6AM
E2HQ        E21EIC      OJ0B        OH2BH       ZF2GO       K6GO
E44WE       SP9FIH      OJ0C        OH3JR       ZF2NA       NA6MB
E7DX        E77E        OJ0JR       OH3JR       ZM1A        ZL3CW
E7TESLA     E77E        OJ0W        OH3WS       ZR2A/4      DM5EE
EF4HQ       EA4URE      OJ0Z        DJ9ZB       ZW5B        K3IRV

4L/DL7ZM  David J. Pommerenke, 205 Sooter Lane, Rolla MO 65401, USA
EA5RM     Antonio Gonzalez, Apartado Postal 930, 03200 Elche, Spain
EI7M      John Barry, Lackabeha, Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork, Ireland
HB2U      Marco Hardmeier, Via Ponte Tresa 15, 6924 Sorengo, Switzerland
HG6N      Salgotarjani Varosi Radioklub, Salgotarjan, Meredek ut 6 II/1,
          3100, Hungary
HH2AA     MyQSL Service, PO Box 375, Pawling NY 12564, USA
J42L      Leo Fiskas, 1 Argyriou Gouzgou Str., 52 200 Argos Orestiko, Greece
JF1CCH    Tatsuhiko Shimizu, 3-3-449 Higashishisui, Shisui-machi, Inba-gun,
          Chiba, 285-0923, Japan
JH2RMU    Akira Murayama, 248-4 Nakano-cho, Ise-shi, Mie, 516-0034, Japan
JO1CRA    Hideharu Aimono, 2577-1 Tsuruta-machi, Utsunomiya-shi, Tochigi,
          320-0851, Japan
JQ1SUO    Eiji Shinoda, 3-3-17 Tomisato, Kashiwa-Shi, Chiba, 277-0081, Japan
JR7DXE    Shigeyuki Saijo, 253-4 Ushiroku Jo, Kesennuma-shi, Miyagi,
          988-0065, Japan
KH7XS     Big Island Contest Club, P.O. Box 532, Laupahoehoe HI 96764, USA
LS2D      Jose A. Senent, Apartado Postal 232, 07730 Alaior (Illes Balears),
          Spain
LY0HQ     Remigijus Vaicius, Neuzmirstuoliu g. 5-19, LT-04124 Vilnius,
          Lithuania
NU1AW     IARU, P.O. Box 310905, Newington CT 06131-0905, USA
PT4A      Alex Sandro Sousa Alfenas, Rua Dona Osmira Muniz 500,
          Caratinga - MG, 35300-138, Brazil
S79KW     Kamil Eugeniusz Korneluk, PO Box 904, Anse Etoile, Victoria, Mahe,
          Seychelles
SP9FIH    Janusz Wegrzyn, pl. Pilsudskiego 6/9, 45-706 Opole, Poland
SP9YFF    Jan Cieslik, Ul. Szmaragdowa 7/V/10, 41-943 Piekary Slaskie,
          Poland
SZ3PMBG19 Amateur Radio Association of West Peloponnese, P.O. Box 12,
          260 03 Patra, Greece
T40RCT    Raul Verdecie Fernandez, Calle Angel Guardia No. 119,
          e/Adolfo Villamar y Francisco Varona, CP 75100 Las Tunas, Cuba
TI5/N5BEK Philip P. Phillips, #20 Hacienda Atenas, Alajuela Atenas Atenas,
          20501, Costa Rica
V31HQ     BARC HQ Station, P.O. Box 159, Belmopan, Belize
VR2XAN    Alberto Annesi, 1/F 7A Nam Shan Road, Peng Chau, Hong Kong
W1AW      ARRL HQ Operators Club, 225 Main Street, Newington CT 06111, USA
WB4ICJ    Space Center Amateur Radio Group, P.O. Box 340, Carbon Cliff
          IL 61239-0340, USA
XP3A      Harry de Jong, Broekdijk 59, 7695 TC Bruchterveld, The Netherlands
YW1K      Julio Rivero, 1601 W Montgomery St, Broken Arrow OK 74012, USA
ZV5O      Marcelo Teixeira, Rua Francisco Maravalhas 246, Curitiba-PR,
          81540-360, Brazil

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