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425 DX News #1381

Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2017 10:30 am
by NP3N
21 October 2017                                           A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1381
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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

3B8    - Jean-Paul, HB9ARY will be  active  again  as 3B8HC  from  Mauritius
         Island (AF-049) on 4-18 November.  He will operate SSB and  slow CW
         on 80-10 metres, with a focus on 80m.  QSL via NI5DX (direct only),
         LoTW and eQSL.
3B9    - Olof, G0CKV will be active  again as  3B9HA from  Rodrigues  Island
         (AF-017) from  23 November to 12 December. He will operate CW, with
         main activity during the CQ WW DX CW Contest and a focus on the low
         bands  outside  the   contest.  QSL  via  LoTW   and  M0OXO's  OQRS
         http://www.m0oxo.com/oqrs/. [TNX NG3K]
3C0    - "We are stuck on the island", the 3C0L team reported on 19 October.
         Activity from Annobon is  therefore extended until 23 October, when
         the two  operators  (YL2GM and YL3AIW)  were expected  to  fly back
         home.  Some 19,400 QSOs (83% CW)  have  been  logged  so  far.  See
         http://www.lral.lv/3c0l_3c1l/index.html for updates.
3X     - Alain, F5OZC has announced plans to be active from  Guinea  between
         17 October and 1 December.  Look for 3XY3D/p to operate  CW and SSB
         from the Tristao Islands (AF-096)  until 30 or 31 October, and  for
         3XY3D  to  operate  mainly  CW  from  Kassa Island (AF-051) from  2
         November to 1 December, CQ WW DX CW Contest included.  Plans are to
         be QRV on 80-10 metres from  both locations.  QSL via F5OZC, direct
         or bureau.
3X     - Luc, F5RAV and Gerard, F5NVF will be active as 3XY4D from  Conakry,
         Guinea from 27 October to 6 November. They will operate CW, SSB and
         digital modes on 80-10 metres, and will participate in the CQ WW DX
         SSB Contest. QSL via F5RAV, direct only. [TNX The Daily DX]
4S     - Once again Peter, DC0KK will be active  as  4S7KKG  from  Sri Lanka
         (AS-003) from  1 November to 25 March 2018.  He operates mainly  CW
         and digital modes.  QSL via home call (direct or bureau) and  LoTW;
         OQRS on Club Log. [TNX DX World]
4W     - Thomas, OZ1AA will be active as 4W/OZ1AA from  Dili (OC-148), Timor
         Leste on 1-7 November. He will be QRV on 40-10 metres with a  focus
         on CW and some FT8.  QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW,  or via OZ1ACB.
         [TNX NG3K]
5H     - Chas, NK8O will be active again as 5H3DX from Zinga, Tanzania  from
         7 November to 4 December.  In his spare time he will operate CW and
         some PSK on 40-10 metres CW. QSL via NK8O (direct only, see qrz.com
         for instructions), LoTW and eQSL. [TNX The Daily DX]
5X     - Anton, ON6NL plans to be active again as 5X8C from  Entebbe, Uganda
         for two weeks in late October, possibly  including activity  during
         the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. QSL via home call, direct or bureau,  and
         LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX]
9M2    - The Kuala Lumpur DX Team will  be  active  again  as  9M4IOTA  from
         Langkawi Island (AS-058), West Malaysia on 2-4 December.  They will
         operate CW, SSB and digital modes  on  80-10 metres.  QSL direct to
         9M2OOO.
C9     - Johannes, PA5X is active as C93PA  from  Beira, Mozambique  for the
         next coming months. He operates SSB and digital modes. QSL via LoTW
         or via PA5X, logsearch on Club Log.
CO     - Nelson, CO8NDZ and a large group of  operators will  be  active  as
         CO0CB on 26-30 October. They will be located at Cayo Bariay,  where
         Christopher Columbus first made landfall in Cuba (28 October 1492).
         Activity will be on  80, 40, 20, 17, 15 and 10 metres CW,  SSB  and
         other modes. QSL via CO8NDZ (direct) and LoTW.
CT8    - Babs, DL7AFS and  Lot, DJ7ZG  will  be  active  as  CT8/DL7AFS  and
         CT8/DL7ZG from  Sao Miguel (EU-003), Azores  from  23 October to 10
         November. They will operate mainly SSB and  digital modes on  80-10
         metres.  QSL  via DL7AFS,  direct or bureau,  and  LoTW.  [TNX OPDX
         Bulletin]
EA8    - Grupo DX Teide's members  EA8DK, EA8CH, EA8BRW, EA8BFH  and  EA8ARG
         will be  active  as  EH8FA (http://eh8fa.blogspot.com/) from  Anaga
         Lighthouse on  Tenerife, Canary Islands (AF-004) on  20-22 October.
         They will operate  SSB and digital modes on the HF bands, and FM on
         the VHF/UHF bands.  QSL via LoTW and eQSL, or diect to EA8NQ.  [TNX
         EA8NQ]
EI     - Olivier, ON4EI will be active again as EI8GQB from Fethard, Ireland
         (EU-115) from 21 October to 1 November  using  an hybrid wind-solar
         power system from his caravan. He will participate in  the CQ WW DX
         SSB Contest as EI1A.  QSL for both callsigns via LoTW or via PA3249
         (direct or bureau). See www.qrz.com/db/EI8GQB.
F      - The 21-23 October TM0TI  DXpedition  to  Tombelaine Island (EU-156)
         [425DXN 1380] has been postponed owing to bad weather forecast. The
         operators (F4FET, F4HAU and F5RAB) will go to Fort Brescou (EU-148)
         instead, and be active as F6KOP/p. They will operate SSB and  CW on
         80-10 metres with three stations. QSL via F6KOP. [TNX F4FET]
H4     - Bernhard, DL2GAC will be active again  as  H44MS from  the  Solomon
         Islands  between  now and  late  November, and again  between  late
         January and late  May 2018.  He operates SSB only.  QSL via DL2GAC,
         direct or bureau. [TNX DX Newsletter]
JA     - Take, JI3DST will be active as JI3DST/5 from  Shodo Island (AS-200)
         on 3-5 November. He will operate mainly SSB and CW on  80-6 metres.
         QSL via  Club Log's OQRS  or  home  call  (bureau preferred).  [TNX
         JI3DST]
KH0    - OH6RX, OH7WV and others will be active  as  AH0K from from  Tinian,
         Mariana Islands  (OC-086)  on  25-31 October  and  again  on  23-28
         November. They will participate in the CQ WW DX SSB and CW contests
         as Multi-Two entrants. QSL via OH6GDX, LoTW and eQSL;  logsearch on
         Club Log.
KH2    - Miki, JJ2CJB will be active as AC2AI/KH2 from Guam (OC-026)  on 27-
         30 October, including an entry in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. QSL via
         JJ2CJB, direct or bureau, and LoTW. [TNX NG3K]
S2     - S21ZDC [425DXN 1380] went QRT from Bhola (AS-140, QSL via G3KHZ) in
         the early UTC hours of 19 October after 9539 QSOs. The team expects
         to start activity from St. Martin's Island (AS-127, QSL via SM6CVX)
         around 18 UTC on 21 October until the 25th.
V3     - Doug, WB5TKI will be active holiday style  as V31WB from  Ambergris
         Caye (NA-073), Belize on 21-28 October. He will operate SSB, CW and
         FT8 mostly on 20-10 metres. QSL via home call and LoTW.
V3     - Victor, WB0TEV will be active again as V31VP  from  Belize on 27-31
         October.  Main activity  will be  during the  CQ WW DX SSB Contest;
         before and after the contest  he  might operate some RTTY.  QSL via
         Club Log's OQRS  or  via home call (direct or bureau). [TNX NG3K]
V4     - Gary, G0FWX will be active as  V4/G0FWX from  St Kitts (NA-104)  on
         8-15 November. QSL via M0URX's OQRS (http://m0urx.com/oqrs/).
V6     - Shuji, JA1FMN will be active holiday  style  as V63PSK  from  Chuuk
         (OC-011), Micronesia  on  14-18 November.  He will operate  digital
         modes (JT65, JT9, FT8 and PSK63) on 20-10  metres between  7 and 16
         UTC. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or via JA1FMN. [TNX NG3K]
VP2M   - George, K2DM (VP2MDG)  and  Dennis, N0SMX (VP2MMX) will  be  active
         from Montserrat (NA-103)  on  26-30 October, including an entry  in
         the CQ WW DX SSB Contest as VP2MDG.  Outside the contest they  will
         operate SSB, CW and possibly FT8 on 160-10 metres. QSLs via LoTW or
         direct to home calls. [TNX The Daily DX]
VU     - Bernhard, DL2GAC  will  be  active  as  VU2BMS from India  from  28
         November  to  24 January.  He operates  SSB only.  QSL  via DL2GAC,
         direct or bureau. [TNX DX Newsletter]
YB     - Special callsign YE16BATU will be active on the HF bands  and 2m on
         8-12 November for the 16th anniversary  of the  city of Batu  (Java
         Island, OC-021). QSL via Club Log's OQRS ("free or very low cost"),
         or direct only to YB3MM.
YJ     - Tom, JA1VND  will be  active  holiday  style  as  YJ0JA from  Efate
         (OC-035), Vanuatu on 15-20 November.  He will  operate  CW, SSB and
         RTTY on 160-10 metres.  QSL via JA1VND, direct or bureau, and LoTW.
         [TNX DX World]
ZF     - Rick, NE8Z will be active holiday style  as  ZF2ZE from the  Cayman
         Islands (NA-016) on 23-29 October, including some limited  activity
         during the CQ WW DX SSB Contest.  He will operate CW, SSB and maybe
         FT8 on 40-10 metres. QSL via LoTW or via NE8Z.

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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

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425 DX NEWS  MAGAZINE ---> The September 2017  issue  is  now  available for
Download at http://www.425dxn.org/index.php. [TNX IZ3EBA]

3Y0Z: BOUVET 2018 ---> "After over  10 years  of  dreaming  and  2 years  of
rigorous planning, we have turned a page", the team reported in their  Press
Release #9  (17 October).  "Our team is intact  and  ready.  We have  17,000
pounds of equipment. It has been tested, sorted, inventoried and packed into
our 40-foot sea container.  We have discussed all conceivable contingencies,
including rough seas, clouds and fog, high winds and emergencies at sea  and
on shore. We have studied propagation, maximized our location on the island,
selected the best radio equipment, and have thought  first  and foremost  of
safety.  All of this culminated when we sealed our sea container on  October
9th, entered it into customs bond, placed it on a truck and watched it begin
its  journey  to  Punta Arenas, Chile.  Our die  has been cast.  Now,  a new
chapter begins: one of  reflection, waiting  anxiously and  hoping (praying)
that all will go well from this point on.
We have been blessed by the worldwide  support of  individual  amateur radio
operators, clubs and  foundations.  They have backed us, overwhelmingly.  We
are inspired  by  the  support we  have  received, both  financially and  in
spirit.  We  want to  live  up  to  all  that  is  expected of  us  on  this
'generational' DXpedition, which is likely the largest and most  challenging
DXpedition - ever.  Indeed, there may never be another like it.  We now have
time to appreciate the responsibility that this project thrusts upon us.  We
feel it, and we will do our utmost to meet the DX world's expectations  from
Bouvet - the number 2 'most wanted' entity.
You will start seeing band plans, more detailed propagation information, QSL
information and more on our website (http://www.bouvetdx.org/). Our Facebook
and Twitter  social media outlets  will keep their  conversational tone, but
shift their focus to  how you can best work us, plus current events and news
of interest.  Our updated propagation  forecasts  continue  to  validate our
predictions, as visualized on our website propagation page.
Our team now has a singular focal point, King George Island, where  the next
chapter begins.  We will meet our ship there on January 13th, and sail 2,200
miles to Bouvet.  By departing  from  King George Island rather  than  Punta
Arenas, we save about 400 miles of sea travel. This essentially gives us one
or two more days on the air from Bouvet.  We will savor those days,  because
they will give us QSOs that otherwise would not have been made.
We have asked more from our team members than for any  previous  DXpedition.
This includes  their  time, effort  and money.  We thank all of you  who are
helping to defray some  of their costs.  We  continue  to  welcome  new  and
additional support to help with these expenses.
We are counting the days..."

OQRS ENABLED ---> Club Log's  OQRS  has  been  enabled  for  VK5CE/8  (North
Island, OC-198) and RI1F (Victoriya Island, EU-190). See
https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/VK5CE/8_OC198 (2,966 QSOs logged on 12-
15 October), and
https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/RI1F/EU-190 (11,196 QSOs logged on  4-8
October: digital modes, VHF, UHF and SAT will be uploaded later)

QRP MARATHON ---> The  2nd  QRP  Marathon ("not  a  contest,  but  rather  a
statistical game") started on 19 October and will run until 23.59 UTC on  30
November  (42 days,  as  the  marathon  course is  42 kilometres).  Complete
Information  can  be  found  at http://www.aegeandxgroup.gr/page.html.  [TNX
SV8CYV]

QSL E51AND --- > Andy, E51AND (ZK1AND) will QRT on 28 October, as he and his
wife  Kathy, E51CK  will  leave  Rarotonga,  South  Cook  Islands  and  move
permanently  to  New Brunswick (VE9).  "Logs from October 2013 on  have been
uploaded to  Club Log and LoTW",  Andy says, "but requests  for direct  QSLs
need to be received by the end of November 2017.  With up to 30 days transit
time for mail, requests should be sent by 1 November 2017  -  after December
we will no longer be able to receive mail and it  will not be forwarded.  So
if you are looking for a card  from us, please  request  it ASAP  (Andrew N.
Duncan, P.O. Box 518,  Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands).  We will post a new
mailing address on qrz.com as soon as  we  have one - that will  not  happen
until  at  least  February 2018".  Other  than  Rarotonga  (OC-013),  E51AND
operated from Palmerston (OC-124, North Cooks, 21 August-19 September 2012),
Mangaia (OC-159, South Cooks, 16-19 July 2013),  Mauke (OC-083, South Cooks,
11-13 June 2014) and Mitiaro (OC-083, South Cooks, 15-18 July 2014). In 2015
(1 January-31 December) Andy he was also active as E50A from his home QTH on
Rarotonga.

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QSLs received  direct  or  through managers:  4K6N,  4L6QL,  5T5TI (AF-050),
5T9VB, 5U5R, 6W/UA4WHX/P (AF-078), 9A17B (EU-110), 9H3WHX, A35W, A41KT, A5A,
A75GT, AL3/AA7CH (NA-042),  B7/BD7IHN (AS-094),  C50VB,  C97MR,  CE9/UA4WHX,
CP4WHX,   CU3AC,  E51WL,  EA8/UA4WHX,  EA9EU,  EA9FR,  FG5FI,  FR4QT,  FT3YL
(AN-017),  HD2RRC  (SA-034),  HD2RRC/4  (SA-033),  HD8M,  LU8VB,   NL6/AA7CH
(NA-157),  OX3XR, PJ5/PH2M, R71RRC (AS-071), RI0LI (AF-022), RI0POL, RI1ANO,
SU9VB, TK5NJ, TZ9A,  V51VV/p (AF-070),  VK9MAV (OC-267),  VK9MAV/4 (OC-160),
VR20XMT, WL7SJ,  XE1FAA,  XE3ARV,  XF2L (NA-221 and NA-224),  XR1T (SA-069),
YB9/DL3KZA (OC-150), YJ0AT,  YV5IAL/7 (SA-012),  Z32ZM,  ZD7BG,  ZS8Z,  ZS9V
(AF-064).

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