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12 August 2017                                            A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1371
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                         ****  DX  INFORMATION  ****
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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

7P     - Look for  Vaughan, 7P8VRR (QSL  via ZS2VR  and LoTW)  and  Quintus,
         7P8QM (QSL via ZS2KU and LoTW) to be  active from Lesotho  on 18-21
         August. They will be QRV on 40, 20 and 15 metres SSB.
9G     - A team of seven (S54W, S57GM, S57SU,  S57UN, S59A, S59ZZ and OZ7AM)
         will be active as 9G5W  from  Kokrobite, Ghana  on  21-29 November,
         including  participation  in  the  CQ WW  DX CW Contest.  They will
         operate SSB, CW, RTTY on 160-10 metres with  up  to  four stations.
         QSL via Club Log's OQRS; traditional cards via S59ZZ.  The log will
         be uploaded to LoTW after six months.
A2     - Alex, IW5ELA will be active holiday  style as  A25AL from different
         locations  while  visiting  Botswana  on 7-15  September.  He  will
         operate mainly CW. All QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the
         bureau; send an email  to  iw5ela[@]gmail.com is you need  a direct
         card. Logsearch on Club Log.
CO     - Moses CM2YV, Bob CO2KL, Amed CO2AME  and others  will be  active as
         T45FM from the lighthouse  at  Punta Maya during the  International
         Lighthouse Lightship Weekend (ILLW) on 19-20 August. QSL via RW6HS.
         [TNX RW6HS]
DU     - Dale, KE0BRZ  will  be  active  holiday  style  as  DU1/KE0BRZ from
         Palawan Island (OC-128) on 18-22 August. He will operate QRP SSB on
         20m. QSL via KE0BRZ (direct), LoTW and eQSL. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
E5_sc  - Doug, W6HB will be active again as E51DLD from Rarotonga  (OC-013),
         South Cook Islands from 27 August to 8 September. He will be  guest
         operating from the shacks of E51AND and E51JD.  QSL via W6HB.  [TNX
         DX World]
EA     - Rene, DL2JRM  will  be  active  as  EA1/DL2JRM  from  Arosa  Island
         (EU-080) on 16-18 August He will operate mainly CW on 80-10 metres.
         QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
EI     - The Lagan Valley Amateur Radio Society will be active again as EJ0L
         from  the lighthouse on Arranmore Island  (EU-121) on 17-21 August,
         including participation in the International Lighthouse & Lightship
         Weekend. QSL direct only to MI0BPB. [TNX The Daily DX]
ES     - Look  for  ES/RX3AMI  to  be  active  on  15-31 August  during  the
         "expedition of  the  Russian  Lighthouse  Society to  the  Estonian
         islands and lighthouses" in  the Baltic Sea.  The planned itinerary
         includes all of the three IOTA groups allocated to Estonia (EU-034,
         EU-149 and  EU-178)  -  see  https://www.qrz.com/db/RX3AMI. QSL via
         RX3AMI, direct or bureau. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
FY     - Christian, F5UII will  be  active  again  as  FY/F5UII  from French
         Guiana on 14-18 August.  In is spare time  he will operate  SSB and
         RTTY from the Radio Amateur Club de Kourou's station.  QSL via home
         call, direct or bureau; logsearch https://www.f5uii.net.
G      - The Northumberland Special  Events Group  will be active  as GB0BLH
         from the  Berwick Lighthouse  on  14-21 August, including  activity
         during the  International  Lighthouse & Lightship Weekend.  QSL via
         the bureau or eQSL.
OJ0    - Weather  permitting, Martti OH2BH (OJ0BH) and  Henri  OH3JR (OJ0JR)
         will be active from Market Reef (EU-053) on 12-19 August. They will
         operate the new  FT8 mode - "already a major breakthrough on the HF
         bands", it offers "sensitivity down to -20 dB on the AWGN channel,"
         and contacts "4 times faster than JT65 or JT9". They will also hand
         out the OJ0 multiplier in the  Worked All Europe DX Contest (WAEDC)
         and "appear on a variety of traditional  modes in  the event of any
         available audible propagation". [TNX OH2BH]
OX     - Bo, OZ1DJJ (http://geronne.dk/index.php/ox3lx/ox3lx-dxped) will  be
         active  again  as  OX3LX  from  Simiutaq Island (NA-220)  on  18-24
         August. Bo is QRV in his  spare  time, typically  "around lunch and
         after dinner". QSL via OZ0J, Club Log's  OQRS and LoTW.
OZ     - Special  callsigns  5P90EDR,   OV90EDR,   OZ90EDR,   OX90EDR  (from
         Greenland) and OZ7D (on JT modes only) are being used [425DXN 1339]
         to  celebrate  the  90th anniversary  of  the  Danish IARU society,
         Eksperimenterende Danske Radioamatorer (EDR).  On  15 and 19 August
         the Headquarter station will join the  celebrations as OZ90HQ.  All
         QSOs are uploaded to  LoTW and eQSL on  a  regular basis.  QSLs via
         Club Log's OQRS (direct and bureau);  traditional cards via OZ1ACB.
         See www.oz90edr.dk for information about the award programme.
S2     - A team of  six  operators (Axel DL6KVA,  Derek G3KHZ,  Steve G4EDG,
         Tuhin S21ED, Anup S21TV and Hans SM6CVX) will be active  (callsigns
         TBA) from the  islands of  Bhola (AS-140) and  St Martin's (AS-127)
         during the  second  half of October.  Approximate dates, subject to
         variation  depending  on  local  conditions, are 15-18 October  for
         AS-140, and 21-25 October for AS-127.  They will operate CW and SSB
         on 40-15 metres using vertical dipoles. QSL via SM6CVX (for AS-127)
         and via G3KHZ (for AS-140), direct or bureau.  More information and
         updates on http://s21iota.weebly.com/. [TNX G3KHZ]
TK     - Frans, DJ0TP will be active holiday styel as TK/DJ0TP from  Corsica
         (EU-014) from 15 August to 8 September. QSL va home call, direct or
         bureau, and LoTW. [TNX DJ0TP]
UA     - The RI0LI  team  was  active  from  the  Medvezh'i Islands (AS-022)
         [425DXN 1370] on 6-10 August  and made about 5,000 QSOs.  The three
         operators now expect to be QRV as RA70AA from GUSMP Island (AS-070)
         for a couple  of days, depending on  local and  weather conditions.
         QSLs  via  Club Log's OQRS, or via R7AA (direct or bureau).
V6     - JA6REX (http://v63.webcrow.jp/index.html) will be active  as  V63KS
         from Chuuk (OC-011), Micronesia from  28 August to 4 September.  He
         will operate CW, SSB and RTTY on  160-10 metres.  QSL via home call
         (direct or bureau) and LoTW; logsearch on Club Log.
VE    -  VY2PLH  is  a  special   callsign  dedicated  to   operations  from
         lighthouses on  Prince Edward Island (NA-029).  Next activity  will
         take place on 19-20 August from East Point Lighthouse.  VY2PLH will
         operate SSB, PSK31 and some CW on the HF bands. QSL via VY2GF. [TNX
         Southgate ARC]
W      - The Old Barney Amateur Radio Club will be active as  W2T  from  the
         Tucker's Island Lighthouse in the Tuckerton Seaport  (mainland  New
         Jersey) on 19 August, and possibly also  on the 20th, from about 13
         UTC  to  21  UTC.  They will operate  SSB and some  CW mainly on 40
         and 20 metres. QSL VIA N2OO. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
YJ     - Tony, KQ2I  will  be  active  holiday  style  as  YJ0AT from  Efate
         (OC-035), Vanuatu from  28 August to 13 September.  He will operate
         CW on  40-10 metres, with  an  emphasis on 40m.  He should like  to
         receive "real RST signal reports". QSL via NR6M and LoTW; logsearch
         and OQRS on Club Log. [TNX NG3K]
ZS     - "Due to a series of unexpected complications", the  ZS9V DXpedition
         to  Robben Island  (AF-064, http://zs9v.org.za/) [425DXN 1369]  has
         been  moved  to  18-20 August.  Also, the team  now  includes  four
         operators  only (ZS1V,  ZS1VDV,  ZS1AN  and ZS1A),  with   expected
         activity on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres  SSB only. QSL via M0OXO's
         OQRS.

BALKANS TOUR ---> Costa, IZ7GXB (https://balkanstour-iz7gxb.jimdo.com/) will
be  active  from  Macedonia  as Z38/IZ7GXB (21-25 August),  from  Albania as
ZA/IZ7GXB  (25-29 August)  and  from  Montenegro  as   4O7GXB   (29 August-3
September). His main focus will  be on  6 metres SSB (50150 kHz),  with some
activity on the HF bands (SSB, possibly  some CW and RTTY).  QSL via LoTW or
home call, logsearch on Club Log. [TNX NG3K]

INDIAN OCEAN TRIP ---> Lance, W7GJ will be  active  as  VK9CGJ  from  Cocos/
Keeling (OC-003) between 12 and 28 September, and as  VK9XGJ  from Christmas
Island (OC-002) between 2 and 18 October.  This will be a 6m EME DXpedition:
"I urge you to gain experience with JT65A", he says,  "and especially review
the QSO procedure that  I use most  effectively  on these DXpeditions".  QSL
direct  only  to  home  call.  See  www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj/  for  planned
operating schedules and other information.

PACIFIC TRIP ---> Bert, CX3AN will be  active  as  5W0HA  from  Upolu, Samoa
(OC-097) on 19-26 August, and as YJ0CX from Efate (OC-035), Vanuatu on 26-30
August. He will operate holiday style with  100 watts and dipoles.  QSLs via
CX3AN. [TNX CX3AN]

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

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HAMS WITH HEARTS ---> In  January  2016, the  International  DX  Association
(INDEXA) announced the formation of a new fund within the organization  that
specifically supports humanitarian projects carried out by Dxpeditions.  Bob
Schenck, N2OO  gave  an  excellent  description  of  the  "Hams  with Heart"
programme in the June issue of CQ Magazine.  The article includes  specifics
on aid provided by members of the  March 2017 S21ZED/S21ZEE DXpedition team.
The article is now available on http://indexa.org/newsitems.html. [TNX W3OA]

ILLW ---> The 20th annual International  Lighthouse/Lightship  Weekend  will
take place from 00.01 UTC  on  19  August  until  23.59  UTC  on  the  20th.
Complete information on this popular event, including a  list  of  announced
participating stations, can be found at http://illw.net/.

NCDXF & 3Y0Z ---> The Northern California DX Foundation  (www.ncdxf.org) has
announced a  grant  of  USD 100,000  to  the 3Y0Z  Bouvet Island  DXpedition
planned for January 2018. This is the largest contribution in the history of
NCDXF.  The  Foundations' primary  purpose is  to  help fund  well-organized
DXpeditions to rare, difficult and  expensive entities, like Bouvet.  During
the last 45 years, NCDXF has granted over one million dollars to hundreds of
DXpeditions. [TNX W0GJ]

R24RRC ---> Some 3900 QSOs were  made from  Bol'shoy Shantar Island (AS-044)
from 31 July to 3 August. The log has been uploaded to  Club Log (search for
R24RRC_AS044) and  the OQRS has been activated.  Traditional cards  via R7AL
(direct).

+ SILENT KEYS + Jean J. Lewuillon, ON8RA/5T0JL passed away on 8 August. Born
in 1928 and first licenced  in  1960  as F3JL, he was also  active as  9Q5LJ
(1965-1967) and 9X5AB (1980-1983). Special callsigns in Mauritania  included
5T0ITU,  5T1FOC,  5T1MM,  5T2MM  and  5T3MM.  A top-notch  CW  operator,  he
conducted his personal campaign against split operating: "simplex CW is  not
a disease, nor a mental defect",  he said,  "it's the lifestyle  of the real
telegrapher who does not need subtleties to exercise his art!"
Recently reported Silent Keys also include Heinz Marhoff (DK8DY), Anatoly L.
Shikov (ER5AL) and  Relen  V. Osmolovsky (R6KO, ex UU5JO and UB5JO), one  of
the doyens of amateur radio in Crimea.

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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3D2AG/p, 3DA0FA, 3W9FU/p (AS-157),
4O/KC0W, 5C28UA,  5W0COW,  6V1IS (AF-045),  7Q7BP,  9G5X,  A35JP/p (OC-123),
A71AM, A92GE, C6ADX, C6AJR, C6AKQ, CX2AQ, CX4SS, DU6/JA1PBV (OC-125),  E31A,
E51DWC, E51WL,  EX7MK,  FO5RH,  FP/KV1J,  FW5JJ,  HD2RRC (SA-034),  HD2RRC/4
(SA-033), JR1LZK/6, JW2US, KG4XP, KH8/KC0W, N2OO/VP9,  NP2X,  PJ2BR,  RI1C/p
(EU-133),  S21ZED,   S21ZEE,  SV8DTD,  T2COW,  TA0/DL7UCX   (AS-201),  TE8DX
(NA-116), TG7/KC0W, TI5/N5BEK, TU7C, VU4YC,  VY2SS,  YJ0COW,  YN2WL,  YS1AG,
Z35M, Z81D.

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