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14 October 2017                                           A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1380
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                         ****  DX  INFORMATION  ****
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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

3C0    - Yuris, YL2GM and Kaspars, YL3AIW  were active as  3C1L  from Malabo
         (Bioko Island, AF-010),  Equatorial Guinea  on  9-10 October.  Then
         they moved to Annobon Island (AF-039), but they are not expected to
         be QRV as  3C0L until  13 October  at the  earliest.  Plans are  to
         operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 160-10 metres with two stations.  Their
         flight back home is scheduled on 23 October. Updates will be posted
         to http://www.lral.lv/3c0l_3c1l/.  QSL via  Club Log's OQRS (direct
         or bureau), or direct to YL2GN.  The logs will be uploaded to  LoTW
         six months after the end of the operations.
4S     - Alex, UT5UY  and   Roman, UR0MC  will  be  active  as  4S7AYG  from
         Sri  Lanka  (AS-003)  on  22-31  October.   QSL  via  M0URX's  OQRS
         (http://www.m0urx.com/oqrs/) and LoTW.
4S     - Ilya, R3XA will be active as 4S7KLG from Sri Lanka (AS-003)  on 23-
         30 October, including an entry in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. Outside
         the contest  he will  operate mainly CW.  QSL via LoTW, eQSL or via
         EA5GL; logsearch and OQRS on Club Log. [TNX NG3K]
6Y     - Look for 6Y4F (QSL via LoTW or direct to N4SF),  6Y4J (QSL via LoTW
         or direct to K8AJA) and 6Y4T (QSL via LoTW or direct to W4GE) to be
         active   from  Jamaica  (NA-097)   on  24-31  October.  They   will
         participate in the  CQ WW DX SSB Contest as 6Y4T.  Before and after
         the contest they will operate CW and FT8  also on 60 metres and the
         WARC bands. [TNX The Daily DX]
7P     - Pista, HA5AO will return to Lesotho on 16-28 October as a volunteer
         to a local community group. The primary purpose of this trip is  to
         conduct training classes for young  entrepreneurs wanting to  start
         their own  small business.  In his spare time he will be active  as
         7P8AO on 40-10 metres CW, RTTY and FT8. QSL via HA5AO and LoTW; see
         http://www.ha5ao.com/ for logsearch and OQRS. [TNX K5GS]
7Q     - The EIDX Group, who brought you  9N7EI  earlier this year,  will be
         active as 7Q7EI from  Malawi  from 21 March to 3 April 2018,  CQ WW
         WPX SSB Contest included.  Fourteen operators will be QRV on 160-10
         metres  SSB, CW and RTTY.  More  information  is  expected  in  due
         course. A website is under construction. [TNX EI9FBB]
F      - Weather permitting,  Gil F4FET, Diego F4HAU and  Antoine F5RAB will
         be  active  as  TM0TI  from  Tombelaine  Island (EU-156)  on  21-23
         October.  They will operate  SSB and CW  on  40-10 metres with  two
         stations. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS (https://www.m0oxo.com/oqrs/).
I      - ARI Parma will be active as II4GV between 10 October and 27 January
         2018 (http://www.ariparma.it/temporanei/II4GV-en.html). The special
         callsign  commemorates  Giuseppe Verdi,  who was born on 10 October
         1813 and died on 27 January 1901.  QSL via  Club Log's OQRS  or via
         the bureau.
P2     - Roly, ZL1BQD will be active as P29RR from Papua New Guinea from  20
         October to 6 November.  In his spare time  he  will operate  mainly
         FT8, with some  SSB and CW.  QSL direct to home call,  and possibly
         LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX]
P4     - Ulf, DL5AXX  has been  active  holiday style  as P40EU  from  Aruba
         (SA-036) since  12 October, and will  remain  there until the 23rd.
         QSL via home call; see http://www.dl5axx.de/dxlog/ for the OQRS for
         for bureau cards. [TNX DX World]
P4     - John, W2GD will be active again as P40W from Aruba (SA-036)  on 23-
         31 October. Main activity will be during the  CQ WW DX SSB Contest;
         before and after the contest he will operate  some CW and be QRV on
         160, 30, 17 and 12  metres.  QSL via LoTW  or direct only to  N2MM.
         [TNX NG3K]
S2     - Activity from Bhola Island (AS-140) [425DXN 1371] started as  S21ED
         and  S21TV  on  11  October, earlier  than  planned.  The operators
         switched to S21ZDC  on 13 October.  They are mostly QRV from  00.00
         UTC to 15 UTC, as during their dark hours they are  plagued with  a
         QRM they are unable to locate  the source of. They will be QRV from
         AS-140  throughout  18 October  and  will  "tear  down  everything"
         sometime on the 19th. Initial plans were to continue the expedition
         and be  active from  St Martin's Island (AS-127) on  21-25 October.
         Dates are subject to variation depending  on local  conditions. All
         QSL card  requests for  AS-140  should go  to G3KHZ - this includes
         QSOs with S21ED, S21TV and S21ZDC.
T2     - 3D2AG, Tony will be active as T2AR  from  Funafuti, Tuvalu (OC-015)
         on 21-28 October.  In his free  time he  will  operate SSB, CW  and
         digital modes (RTTY, JT65, FT8) on the HF bands as well as on 6 and
         2 metres. QSL direct to 3D2AG; see https://www.qrz.com/db/3d2ag for
         PayPal instructions. He does not use LoTW or Club Log.
VE     - Pierre, VE3KTB and Alex, VE1RUS will be active again as VY0ERC most
         likely from 17 October to 10 November.  This  is the Eureka Amateur
         Radio Club station located in the  environs of the  weather station
         on  Ellesmere Island (NA-008).  They will be  QRV as  time permits,
         and will try to be active during the CQ WW DX SSB Contest.  QSL via
         M0OXO's OQRS. [TNX M0OXO]
VU7    - VU7T has been active  from Kavaratti,  Lakshadweep Islands (AS-011)
         since 11 October. The operators (Manoj VU2CPL, San VU2WH/A45TT, Sid
         VU3NXI, Gopan VU3HPF/M0XUU and  Kiran VU2XE,  plus A65DR/VU3TQR "as
         remote support and coordinator") will remain there until 20 October
         and be QRV  on 80-10 metres SSB, CW  and digital  modes with up  to
         three stations.  QSL via LoTW (preferred),  via Club Log's OQRS  or
         direct to VU2CPL. The operation is self funded, and "we welcome any
         donations   which  will  go  towards  offsetting   our   costs   of
         transportation and other large expenses", the team says.  Donations
         can be sent to  https://www.paypal.me/vu7t, or  through  the  OQRS'
         donate option. [TNX VU2CPL]
W      - The Johnson  Space Center Amateur Radio Club (JSCARC)  will operate
         at the W5RRR shack on  13-15 October, in commemoration of  50 years
         of club operations at  the  NASA  Johnson Space Center.  Operations
         will be primarily  on  10, 15, 20 and 40 metres SSB.  QSL via LoTW,
         eQSL or direct to  NASA Johnson Space Center, Attn: AW7/JSC Amateur
         Radio Club, 2101 NASA Parkway, Houston TX 77058, USA.
XE     - Scout station 4B3ASM will be active on 20-22 October for the annual
         Jamboree On The Air (JOTA). It will be located in Ciudad del Carmen
         on Carmen Island (NA-135). QSL via XE3AA.
XE     - Manuel XE2IC, Jose-Felix XE2I and Antonio XE2HVF will be active  as
         XF1IM from Isla Magdalena (NA-078) from  25 November to 3 December.
         QSL direct to XE2IC. [TNX DX World]
XW     - Champ, E21EIC will be  active again  as  XW1IC from Laos  on  14-18
         October.  QSL via Club Log's OQRS and LoTW, or via home call.  [TNX
         DX World]
ZD7    - ZD7BR  (not  the  previously  announced  ZD7VDE)  is  the  callsign
         allocated to Bill, G0VDE for his  14-21 October operation from  St.
         Helena  (AF-022) [425DXN 1377].  Depending  "on demand for ZD7  and
         band conditions", he will be active  on 80-10 metres SSB, with some
         RTTY, PSK31  and  possibly FT8  and  "just maybe a little CW".  See
         http://sthelenadx.com/ for updates. QSL via G3SWH (OQRS for  direct
         and  bureau  cards  on http://www.g3swh.org.uk/decision.html)   and
         LoTW, logsearch on Club Log.

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

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3Y0Z: BOUVET 2018 ---> "After weeks of  inventorying, packing, padding,  and
weighing supplies and equipment", the 3Y0Z team reported on  10 October (see
http://www.bouvetdx.org/),  "we  have  sealed our container  and  loaded  it
aboard a truck bound for the port of Savannah.  The container will go by sea
to  Manzanillo (Mexico); by  rail  to  Balboa (Panama); then by sea  to  San
Antonio (Chile),  Copihue  (Chile)  and  finally  Punta Arenas (Chile).  The
contents will be taken aboard our ship in Punta Arenas and meet our team  at
King George Island in the South Shetlands on 13 January 2018".

FT5XT ---> Gildas, F4HQZ (ex TU5KG) usually operates /mm when in  the Crozet
(FT5WQ) and  Kerguelen (FT5XT) waters  during  his fishing campaigns in  the
Southern Indian Ocean.  On 11 October, however, he was able  to land and  be
QRV from the Kerguelen Islands (AF-084) for a couple of hours on  20 and  15
metres SSB. QSL direct to F4DXW; logsearch will be available on Club Log.

RI1F ---  The DXpedition to Viktoriya Island (EU-190), Franz Jozef Land went
QRT  earlier  than  expected, around  12 UTC on  8 October, as  polar  bears
roaming around the  camp  and  even peeping into  the tents were  becoming a
major problem.  Reportedly the  RI1F team  made  some 12,000 QSOs, and  will
upload the logs to Club Log when they are back on the mainland.

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

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CALL        MANAGER     CALL        MANAGER     CALL        MANAGER
===================================================================
3B8CW       NI5DX       EA6/OE6MBG  EB7DX       R60SAT      R4AS
3C1L        YL2GN       EA9EU       EA5KB       R75ALSB     UA3QII
3D2TS       FK1TS       EG1TMP      EA1URE      RI1F        RX9KM
3G18PAX     XQ4CW       EG5AG       EA5CP       S21ZDC      G3KHZ [AS-140]
3Z100F      SP5NZA      EG5CTV      EA5ASU      S5100PAX    S59DKR
4L8A        K1BV        EG5MCC      EA5RCK      S79PT       DD1GG
4U1GSC      9A2AA       EG5VOR      EA5RKB      S9CQ        EC5AC
4U7FOC      S57DX       EH1RGC      EA1DST      S9CT        CT1BOL
5B4ALG      EC5AC       EH3WRC      EA3ZK       S9YY        DH7WW
5R8SV       G3SWH       EJ1D        M0OXO       SN0NTWO     SP3LD
5R8UI       IZ8CCW      EM500L      UR6LLC      SN50PAZ     SP6PAZ
5T2AI       NI5DX       EN90QDG     UR6QR       SW9XB       DJ9XB
5W1SA       JA1DXA      FT5XT       F4DXW       T32AZ       KH6QJ
5X2B        JA1PBV      H40GC       LZ1GC       T88CS       JA6BMB
6Y5CN       N1QAE       HB9SOLAR    HB9ACA      T88CU       JH3QFL
7X5QB       EA7FTR      HF0ARC      SQ1SGB      T88HS       JA6KYU
7X5ST       7X2LS       HF200TK     SP3PWL      T88UW       JH7IPR
8P9KZ       W2KKZ       HF40PLV     SP3CGK      T88WM       JQ6FQI
8Q7BI       MM0VEG      HG35XA      HA5XA       TI5/N3KS    W4FS
9A161NT     9A7R        HP3AK       W4JS        TM160BF     F4GFE
9J2BO       G3TEV       HS0ZJF      ON4AFU      TM500LH     F6KOH
9M4SAB      9M6TW       II3J        IZ3JKI      TM5G        F8TRL
9M6XRO      M0URX       JT5DX       JT1CO       TM9MC       F8KKH
9V1YC       W5UE        JW7XK       LA7XK       V31AE       EB7DX
A5A         JH1AJT      JW9DL       LA9DL       V55A        N4GNR
A60WSW      A61BK       KG4HF       W6HGF       V63YWR      AH7G
A65DC       IZ8CLM      KG4HH       W2DZO       VA3FIRE     K1IED
AN5VOR      EC5JC       KG4WV       W4WV        VK4NM       M0OXO
AN92EXPO    EA7URS      KH0YF/KH2   JK7LXU      VK5CE/8     VK5CE
AT1FI       VU2SMS      LZ251MKP    LZ1KCP      VK9CI       M0OXO
AT2FI       VU2SMS      NH2LL       JO7GVC      VK9XI       M0OXO
AT3FI       VU2SMS      OA6Q        OE3NHW      VU7T        VU2CPL
AT4FI       VU2SMS      OD5ET       EB7DX       XU7AKB      HB9FXL
CE3CT       EA5KB       OD5VB       EA5GL       XV9JM       F6ITD
CN2MA       LY5W        OD5YA       EA5GL       XW4XR       E21EIC
CO8LY       EA7ADH      OD5ZZ       NI5DX       YB1/N9EV    DU1EV
CT7ANG      G0MMI       OF2IPA      OH4MDY      YJ0CA       VK2YUS
CU2KG       OH2BH       OJ0JR       OH3JR       YJ0MB       VK2BXE
D2EB        IZ3ETU      P40EU       DL5AXX      Z370M       LZ1JZ 
D44KIT      HB9OBD      PI4COM      PA3CAL      Z370M       Z33Z  [d]
DL17NFD     DJ1NG       PS14BIS     PY2GTA      Z68BB       S53BB
E51RAT      NI5DX       PS300NSA    PY2GTA      ZV2STJ      PT2CSM

9V1KK    Keiji Tamura, 3-7-6 Izumi-dai, Ichihara-shi, Chiba-ken, 299-0114,
         Japan
DH7WW    Ulrich Moeckel, Schwarzwinkel 13, 08304 Schoenheide, Germany
EC5AC    Jose A. Senent, Apartado Postal 70, 03140 Guardamar del Segura
         (Alicante), Spain
F4DXW    Stephane Van Langhenhoven, 24 bis rue de Anter Hent,
         29830 Ploudalmezeau, France
FP5BZ    Ronan Darchen, B.P. 109, 22700 Perros-Guirec, France
G3KHZ    Derek Cox, 18 Station Road, Castle Bytham, Grantham, NG33 4SB,
         United Kingdom
JH1AJT   Y. Zorro Miyazawa, P.O. Box 8, Oiso-machi, Naka-Gun, Kanagawa-ken,
         259-0111, Japan
LZ1GC    Stanislav Iv. Vatev, ul. Gen. Karcov 6A, 4300 Karlovo, Bulgaria
OZ30EU   Svend Erik Kofod, Kanegaardsvej 4, 3700 Roenne, Denmark
SQ1SGB   Sebastian Gleich, Biesiekierz 65, 76-039 Biesiekierz, Poland
T88SM    Hakata Radio, P.O. Box 232, Hakata, 812-8799, Japan
VK5CE    Craig Edwards, P.O. Box 2160, Goolwa SA 5214, Australia
VU2CPL   Manoj Ramawarrier, 193 Utopia, Tarabanahalli, Chikkajala PO,
         Bangalore, Karnataka, 562157, India
YL2GN    Ziedonis Knope, P.O.Box 55, Balvi LV-4501, Latvia

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