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23 September 2017                                         A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1377
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                         ****  DX  INFORMATION  ****
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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

7Q     - Jerry, W1IE and Bill, KC4D have been in Malawi since  20 September,
         and will remain there until 1 October. In their spare time they are
         QRV as  7Q7WW on SSB, CW and RTTY  (maybe including activity during
         the CQ WW DX RTTY Contest). QSL via KC4D. [TNX The Daily DX]
9H     - Witek, SP9MRO (9H3I) and Danuta, SP9PX (9H3QQ) will be active  from
         Malta (EU-023)  from  25 September to 9 October.  They will operate
         CW, SSB and RTTY on 40-12 metres.  QSL both callsigns via SP9SX and
         LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX]
9M6    - Just, LA9DL will be active as 9M6AAC from  Mataking Island (OC-133)
         from 26 September to 1 October. He will operate mainly PSK and  FT8
         on 20 metres. QSL for this operation via LA9DL. [TNX The Daily DX]
CY9    - CY9C will be  active  again  from  St. Paul Island (NA-094)  on 1-9
         August 2018. Ten operators, including several members  of the  2016
         DXpedition, will be active on 160-6 metres SSB, CW, RTTY and  maybe
         FT8, plus 2m EME  and  Satellite.  QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW or
         via WA4DAN. See http://cy9c.com/index.html for more information and
         updates. [TNX NG3K]
E4     - Janusz, SP9FIH, will be  active again as  E44WE from  Palestine  on
         18-29 October.  He will be QRV on 30, 15, 12 and 10m SSB, PSK63 and
         RTTY, and will participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest on 15m.  QSL
         via  Club Log's OQRS or  SP9FIH.  See http://www.e4.dxpeditions.org
         for more information. [TNX NG3K]
EL     - EL2GM, EL2BB and EL2EL  are the callsigns  issued to  EI5GM, EI9FBB
         and MM0NDX respectively.  They plan to  use  them after  the  5L3BI
         DXpedition to Baiyah Island [425DXN 1376], from  the  Liberia Radio
         Amateur  Association  in Monrovia, probably  on 3 November.  If bad
         weather/sea conditions prevent  them  from  landing on  the island,
         they will  use  their  personal  callsigns  from  mainland  Liberia
         during late October-early November. [TNX DX World]
FR     - Alain, F8FUA  will  be  active  as  FR/F8FUA  from  Reunion  Island
         (AF-016) on 22-30 September.  QSL via home call,  direct or bureau,
         and LoTW. [TNX DX World]
KG4    - Active from Guantanamo Bay (NA-015) will be Henry W2DZO (KG4HH, 6-9
         October), Jeff KQ4LA (KG4LA, 6-13 October),  Bill W4WV (KG4WV, 6-20
         October) and  Al W6HGF (KG4HF, 6-20 October).  QSL via  home calls;
         KG4LA and KG4HF will upload their logs to LoTW.
HB0    - Look for Tina, HB0/DL5YL and  Fred, HB0/DL5YM  to be  active  again
         from  Liechtenstein  from  21 September to  7  October.  They  will
         operate  mainly CW, with  some  SSB  and  RTTY (including  activity
         during the  CQ WW DX RTTY Contest) on  160-6 metres.  QSL via  home
         calls, direct or bureau. [TNX DX Newsletter]
HC8    - LU3YK, LU7VB, LU8YD and LU9VEA  will be  active as  HC8LU from  San
         Cristobal,  Galapagos  Islands  (SA-004)  from  29 November   to  8
         December (https://hc8lu.blogspot.com/).  They will operate SSB  and
         digital modes on  160-6 metres.  QSL via IK2DUW and LoTW, logsearch
         on Club Log.
I      - Franco, IK4YCQ will be  active holiday  style  as  IF9/IK4YCQ  from
         Favignana Island (EU-054) from  26 September to 1 October.  He will
         operate SSB on 40-10 metres.  QSL via home call,  direct or bureau,
         and LoTW; logsearch on Club Log. [TNX IK4YCQ]
JD1_mt - Take, JG8NQJ expects to be back to the weather  station  on  Minami
         Torishima (OC-073)  for two months  starting around 15 October.  He
         operates CW and RTTY as JG8NQJ/JD1 in his free time. QSL via JA8CJY
         (direct) or JG8NQJ (bureau).
P4     - Jim, K8JH as P40N and Mike, KB8KB as P40M will be active from Aruba
         (SA-036)  from  27 September  to 3 October.  They will operate FT8,
         SSB, CW, RTTY and PSK31. [TNX The Daily DX]
PY0F   - PY0FW is the new callsign for  Leo, PP1CZ to  use  while  operating
         from  Fernando de Noronha (SA-003).  He is currently there until 27
         September [425DXN 1375]. QSL via Club Log's OQRS or direct only  to
         PP1CZ.
RI1F   - The RI1F DXpedition team (R9LR, RA9J, RT9K,  RW0BG,  UA0ZC,  UA1QV,
         UA9KAM, UA9KB, UA9KDF,  UA9LDD, UA9LDW  and UA9OBA) will gather  in
         Murmansk  on  24 September  and  leave  on  the  27th,  destination
         Victoriya Island [425DXN 1363]. Plans are to be QRV between 1 and 7
         October, depending on weather and ice conditions, and to operate CW
         and SSB on  all  bands, including  EME and  Satellite  activity.  A
         number of tracking instruments  to follow  the DXpedition's  voyage
         can be found  on  https://www.qrz.com/db/ri1f.  QSL  via Club Log's
         OQRS (search  for RI1F/EU-190).  Victoriya Island is "new one"  for
         IOTA (EU-190), but DXCC wise is part of Franz Josef Land.
S9     - Jose, EA5IDQ will be active as S9CQ from Sao Tome (AF-023) on 12-21
         October. He will operate SSB and RTTY on 80-6 metres.  QSL via home
         call (direct or bureau) and LoTW.
SP     - Special event station  HF27PLI will be  QRV from  23 September to 1
         October to mark the 27th anniversary of the activation of the first
         analogue  Internet  link  in Poland  (26 September 1990).  QSL  via
         bureau to SQ8W.
SV5    - Oliver, DK7TX will  be  active  as  SV5/DK7TX from  the  Dodecanese
         (EU-001) islands  of  Kos, Kalymnos, Nisyros and  Telendos  on 3-13
         October. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX DX World]
UA     - Special callsigns R80ORL, UE80O, UE80OL will  be activated  from 27
         September to 27 October to commemorate the 80th anniversary of  the
         creation of the region (oblast) of Oryol.  QSL R80ORL and UE80O via
         R2EA, QSL UE80OL via R5EO.  Similarly, special event station RU80TO
         (QSL via UA3RF) is active until 10 October for the 80th anniversary
         of the region of Tambov.
UA     - Commemorating the 60th anniversary of the launch  of Sputnik 1, the
         first artificial Earth satellite,  special callsign R60SAT will  be
         active on 1-8 October. QSL via R4AS (direct).
VK     - Craig, VK5CE will be active as  VK5CE/8 from  North Island (OC-198)
         on  12-15 October  [425DXN 1367]. He will operate SSB on 40, 20, 17
         and 15 metres with "a large array of vertical  and  beam antennas";
         on the last couple of days he is likely to  "do a little PSK on 30m
         at night and  15m  during  the day  if  SSB pile ups slow down".  A
         detailed operating schedule  is on  https://oc198.wordpress.com  in
         the "Propagation"  section.  QSL  via  Club Log's OQRS  (search for
         VK5CE/8_OC198), or via  VK5CE (direct or bureau).  The log will  be
         uploaded after  the  DXpedition, as  Craig will have no  access  to
         phones or Internet while on the island.
XT     - Harald, DF2WO will be  active  again  as  XT2AW  from  Burkina Faso
         between  29 September  and  30 October.  He will be QRV on  the  HF
         bands, 60 metres included, "and with conditions what  they are  may
         be on JT65 and FT8 more than CW or SSB".  QSL via M0OXO's OQRS  and
         LoTW. [TNX M0OXO]
ZD7    - A regular  air  service  from  Johannesburg  to  St  Helena  Island
         (AF-022) is due to start on 14 October, and Bill, G0VDE hopes to be
         on the first commercial flight. He plans to be active as ZD7VDE for
         one week, and to  operate  SSB  and  some  data  modes ("maybe even
         FT8").  See  http://www.sthelenadx.com/ for  more  information  and
         updates. [TNX NG3K]
ZS     - This year, the Jamboree On The Air (JOTA) celebrates its  60th year
         of running.  To commemorate  this milestone,  the Sandringham Scout
         Group (ZS6SSG) will be running special event station  ZS60JOTA over
         the JOTA weekend (20-22 October). Activity will be on 80, 40 and 20
         metres. QSL via ZS6RKE, direct or bureau. [TNX ZS4BS]

CQ WW DX RTTY CONTEST ---> This year's event will run from 00.00 UTC  on  23
September through 23.59 UTC on the 24th (rules at https://www.cqwwrtty.com).
Please   visit  http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/cqr2017.html   for   the  Announced
Operations  listing  maintained  by Bill,  NG3K.  The following stations are
expected to participate:
ZONE   CALL          CATEGORY      COUNTRY              QSL
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02     W4TMO/VE2     M/?           Canada               W4TMO
05     VY2/W5AJ                    Canada               LoTW
07     V31VP         SOAB HP       Belize               WB0TEV
08     8P50B         SOSB 20m LP   Barbados             LoTW/KU9C
08     ZF1A          M/?           Cayman Isls          LoTW/K6AM
09     PJ4/MW0JZE    SO            Bonaire              M0OXO
11     PY0FW         SO            Fernando de Noronha  PP1CZ
14     CR5V          SOAB HP       Portugal             M0OXO
14     MJ5Z          SOAB LP       Jersey               LoTW/M0CFW
14     TM3Z          SOAB LP       France               F4DSK
14     ZB2TT         SOAB LP       Gibraltar            LoTW/M0URX
15     HF9M          SOAB LP       Poland               SQ9UM
15     OH0JWL        M/?           Aland Isls           DL5FF
21     A44A          M/2           Oman                 A47RS
24     BV2A/3        M/?           Taiwan               BV2A
26     XW1IC         SOSB 20m      Laos                 LoTW/E21EIC
27     JD1BON        SOAB LP       Ogasawara            LoTW/JA1UII
28     YB0NDT        SOSB 20m      Indonesia            LoTW
32     A35W          SOAB HP       Tonga                LoTW/JJ2VLY
32     E6AG          SO            Niue                 M0OXO
33     7U1X          SOAB          Algeria              EA7JX
33     CR3W          M/?           Madeira              LoTW/DL5AXX
33     EF9R          SO            Ceuta                LoTW/EA5KB
37     7Q7WW                       Malawi               KC4D

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

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3Y0Z: BOUVET 2018 ---> Eighteen team members gathered in Atlanta, GA on 7-10
September  for  planning  meetings,  safety  briefings,  equipment  packing,
inventorying, container packing and getting to know each other.  A highlight
was testing the 2m EME setup ("it worked! We completed a QSO with our pilot,
PA2CHR").
The sea container leaves Atlanta  in  early October,  and hopefully it  will
reach Punta Arenas (Chile) no later than 1 December.  "Our team members have
all purchased their  airline tickets  to Punta Arenas  for a couple  days of
meetings and orientation", the team reported on 21 September.  "Then we will
fly across the Drake Passage on the morning of 13 January to board  our ship
at  King George Island  in the  South Shetland Islands.  We plan to sail for
Bouvet that same afternoon. We will arrive at Bouvet sometime between 23 and
25 January. Our actual landing date is  weather dependent.  We will be lucky
to be on the air  within a few days.  Every detail of our  landing sequence,
shelter construction, antenna layout,  equipment setup and  radio operations
is well thought out.  Also, our emergency  evacuation routes and  plans have
been identified".
Over 100 clubs  and  foundations  and  over  1550 individuals  have  already
supported the DXpedition financially.  "While our operators are prepared  to
dig deeper  into  their pockets  to  make  this  DXpedition happen",  if you
"have yet  to  contribute,  we ask  for  your consideration".  You may visit
http://www.bouvetdx.org and click on a 'donate' button.

ENIGMA RELOADED ---> The 4th  "Enigma Reloaded"  event is taking place until
30 September. Participating stations include II0ENG, II1ENG, II1MTN, II2ENG,
II3ENG, II3ENI, II4ENG, II9ENG, IO3ENG,  IO3ENI, IQ8XS, IQ9PA  and  LX9LARU.
Complete information on  the event and  the associated award is available at
http://www.enigma-reloaded.it/.

INDEXA NEWS ---> The International DX Association's  officers  for the  2018
and 2019  fiscal  years  are  Bob Schenck N2OO (President),  John Scott K8YC
(Vice-President) and Dick Williams W3OA (Secretary-Treasurer). The directors
are  Roberto Ramirez CE3CT (2018),  Franz Langner DJ9ZB (2018-19),  Joe Aoki
JJ3PRT (2018),  Ralph Fedor  K0IR  (2018-20 and  Fiscal Year 2018 Chairman),
Mary Hobart  K1MMH (2017-19), Gary  Dixon K4MQG (2018-19), Bob Allphin K4UEE
(2018-20),  Lou Dietrich  N2TU  (2018) and  Jerry Rosalius  WB9Z  (2018-19).
INDEXA (http://www.indexa.org) is an amateur radio organization dedicated to
working DX and making DX possible. Over the years, it has supported over 240
DXpeditions to rare and semi-rare entities. [TNX W3OA]

IREF NEWS ---> The  Island  Radio  Expedition  Foundation, Inc.  (IREF)  has
announced that Charles Wilmott, M0OXO, is now a member of the IREF  Board of
Directors.  Charles fills the vacancy left  by  the resignation  of  Neville
Cheadle, G3NUG, who has been on the IREF Board since its inception. The IREF
Board ultimately decides on IREF sponsorship of an IOTA Expedition and is an
internationally  diverse group.  In addition  to  Charles, M0OXO,  the Board
consists  of  Jim (JA9IFF),  Buzz (N5UR),  Don (W9DC),  Jose (CT1EEB),  Mike
(K9AJ) and Buzz (NI5DX).
IREF is funded solely  through  donations and  is a  501(c)(3)  organization
which allows for contributions by US hams to be tax deductible.  The website
is www.islandradio.org and  contributions  can be  made by clicking  on  the
"Join" tab. [TNX AD5A]

QSL VIA UA4FCJ ---> The logs  for  UZ4FWD/UH8W (Turkmenistan 1989),  UZ4FWD/
UI8U (Turkmenistan 1989) and UZ4FWD/UH0Y (Turkmenistan 1990) are still open,
and QSL cards are available via UA4FCJ  (Evgenij S. Krivulin, pr. Stroitelej
130-232, Penza, 440071, Russia). [TNX RG4F]

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QSLs received direct or through managers: 4V1G, 5K3W, 5U5R,  9Q6BB,  A35JP/p
(OC-191),  B7CRA (AS-143),  E51LYC (OC-098),  ER1LW,  ER1PB,  GU1IIW,  HK3W,
LX/PG5M,  MD/OO4O,  RI1AND,  TJ3PD,   V6J (OC-226),  V85ACY,  VK9AA,   VU7KP
(AS-011), YI1SAL, ZD7FT, ZF1EJ.

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