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425 DX News #1383

Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2017 2:01 am
by NP3N
4 November 2017                                           A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1383
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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

3C     - Yuris, YL2GM and Kaspars, YL3AIW  have been  active again  as  3C1L
         [425DXN 1382] from  Luba (Bioko Island, AF-010),  Equatorial Guinea
         since 27 October. Their QRT date might be around 8-10 November. See
         http://www.lral.lv/3c0l_3c1l/index.html for updates.
5X     - Nick, G3RWF will be active  again  as  5X1NH from Uganda  on  20-30
         November, with main activity  during  the CQ WW DX CW Contest.  QSL
         via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW, or via home call. [TNX The Daily DX]
9M6    - Once again Saty, JE1JKL will participate in the CQ WW DX CW Contest
         as 9M6NA from  Labuan Island (OC-133), East Malaysia.  It will be a
         single-operator all-band high power entry. QSL via Club Log's OQRS,
         LoTW or via JE1JKL. [TNX NG3K]
9X     - Harald, DF2WO will be active  again  as 9X2AW  from  Kigali, Rwanda
         between 15 and 30 November. He will operate CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8.
         QSL via M0OXO's OQRS and LoTW. [TNX M0OXO]
9Y     - Nick, VE3EY  will  be  active  again  as  9Y4/VE3EY  from  Trinidad
         (SA-011) on 22-27 November, including an  entry in the  CQ WW DX CW
         Contest. Before the contest he will concentrate  on  the low bands.
         QSL via VE3EY. [TNX NG3K]
DU     - Mike,  DF8AN  will  be  active  as  DU7/DF8AN  from  Negros  Island
         (OC-129), Philippines on 5-16 November.  He will operate mainly CW,
         FT8, PSK and RTTY.  QSL via home call,  direct or bureau.  [TNX The
         Daily DX]
DU     - Jacek, SP5APW will be active  as  DU1/SP5APW  from  Busuanga Island
         (OC-090) on 16-23 November.  He  will operate SSB,  some PSK31  and
         RTTY on 40, 17 and 20 metres.  QSL via home call (direct or bureau)
         or LoTW; logsearch and OQRS on Club Log. [TNX The Daily DX]
DU     - Yan, RZ3FW  and  Sergei, R4WAA will  be  active  as  DU9/RZ3FW  and
         DU9/R4WAA  from  Sarangani  Island  (OC-175)  on   21-29  November,
         including activity during  the  CQ WW DX CW Contest.  QSL via  home
         calls. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
FM     - Adrian, KO8SCA will be active as TO5W from  Martinique (NA-107)  on
         21-28 November.  He will operate CW and SSB  on  160-10 metres, and
         will be active druing the  CQ WW DX CW Contest.  QSL via Club Log's
         OQRS and LoTW. [TNX KO8SCA]
HR     - Dennis W1UE (11-27 November),  Paul K1XM and  Charlotte KQ1F (18-27
         November) will be active  from  Roatan Island (NA-057), including a
         M/2 entry in the  CQ WW DX CW Contest  (callsign to be decided, QSL
         via KQ1F). [TNX NG3K]
I      - Once again special callsign IR3MD will be in use by ARI Rovereto on
         1-30 November. The prefix stands for Maria Dolens, the  mighty bell
         casted after World War I to commemorate the fallen in all wars. QSL
         via IZ2GOT; information on the award can be found on qrz.com.
KP2    - Scott, NE9U will be active as NE9U/KP2 (QSL via home call) from the
         US Virgin Islands (NA-106) from  11 November to 5 December.  During
         the  CQ WW DX CW  Contest  and  the  ARRL 160  Meter  Contest  (1-3
         December)  he  will  operate  as NP2X (QSL via K5WW and LoTW). [TNX
         NG3K]
P4     - John, W2GD will operate again as P40W from Aruba (SA-036) on  20-28
         November. Main activity will  be  during  the  CQ WW DX CW Contest;
         activity outside the contest will include 160, 30, 17 and 12 metres
         as time allows. QSL via LoTW or N2MM (direct only). [TNX NG3K]
PJ4    - John K4BAI, Eric K9ES and Chuck AD4ES will use  PJ4/homecalls  from
         Bonaire (SA-006) on 22-28 November. They will participate in the CQ
         WW DX CW Contest as PJ4A (40m), PJ4E (80m) and PJ4I  (possibly 20m)
         respectively.  QSL  PJ4A  and  PJ4/K4BAI  via K4BAI,  QSL PJ4E  and
         PJ4/K9ES via K9ES,  QSL  PJ4I  and  PJ4/AD4ES  via AD4ES.  [TNX The
         Daily DX]
PY0F   - PP2BT and PY7RP will participate in the  CQ WW DX CW Contest (25-26
         November) as PS0F from  Fernando de Noronha (SA-003).  QSL via Club
         Log's OQRS, or via PY7RP (direct only). [TNX PP2BT]
S7     - Martin, G4XUM  will operate  CW  and  some SSB  as S79K  from  Mahe
         (AF-024), Seychelles  on  22-29 November.  Main  activity  will  be
         during the CQ WW DX CW Contest. QSL via G3NKC, Club Log and LoTW.
T8     - Noboru, JH1OLB will be active again as  T88DT from  Koror (OC-009),
         Palau on  23-29 November.  "Possible operation  modes" are SSB, CW,
         RTTY,  PSK31,  SSTV  and  JT65A  on   160-6  metres,  depending  on
         conditions. QSL via JH1OLB, direct or bureau, and LoTW.
TK     - A large team from Slovenia (S50P, S53BB, S53CC, S53F, S53MM, S53RM,
         S53WW, S53ZO, S55OO, S57C, S57L and S57VW) will  be  active  as TK/
         homecall from Corsica (EU-014) on 20-29 November.  During the CQ WW
         DX CW Contest they and TK5EP will operate  TK0C (QSL via LoTW, eQSL
         or via S50C). [TNX NG3K]
V3     - Robert, DL7VOA will be active as V34AO from Hopkins, Belize  on 18-
         30 November,  CQ WW DX CW Contest included.  He will operate mainly
         CW typically during the local evening and night hours. QSL via home
         call, direct or bureau. [TNX NG3K]
V6     - Sho, JA7HMZ will be active again  as V63DX  from  Pohnpei (OC-010),
         Micronesia from 24 November  to 1 December.  He will participate in
         the CQ WW DX CW Contest as V6A. QSLs via JA7HMZ (direct only). [TNX
         NG3K]
VE     - Pierre, VE3KTB and Alex, VE1RUS [425DXN 1380] are  active again  as
         VY0RAC  from  the  Eureka Amateur Radio Club  station  (VY0ERC)  on
         Ellesmere Island (NA-008), until 10 November. This callsign is good
         for the RAC Canada 150 Award Programme (http://wp.rac.ca/rac150/).
VK9N   - Rob, M0VFC expects to be active  as VK9/M0VFC  from  Norfolk Island
         (OC-005) on 3-6 November. He is likely to concentrate on 30 and  20
         metres, SSB and CW; he  might also  add  40 and 17 metres.  QSL via
         LoTW (preferred) or via Club Log's OQRS. [TNX DX World]
VP8_ant- Once again Mike, GM0HCQ is active from  onboard the  Royal Research
         Ship 'James Clark Ross'. Whilst in  Antarctic and  Falkland Islands
         waters he  uses the  call  VP8CMH/mm, at  all other  times he  uses
         GM0HCQ/mm. He is no longer able  to  be  active  from  Signy Island
         (South Orkneys), but on rare  occasions  Mike  gets  the chance  to
         operate as  VP8SGK from  King Edward Point on  South Georgia Island
         (AN-007)  and  as  VP8ROT  from  Rothera Base  on  Adelaide  Island
         (AN-001), Antarctica.  QSL for all  callsigns  via  LoTW,  eQSL  or
         direct to GM0HCQ. Follow Mikes' updates on Twitter (@gm0hcq) and at
         http://gm0hcq.com/jcr_update.
YB     - Din, YB8RW has been active as YB8RW/p from Ternate Island since  28
         October. His next stops, possibly along with YE8XBN/p,  include the
         islands of Zum-Zum (5-8 November) and Morotai (9-12 November).  All
         of them are located in IOTA group OC-145. QSL via YB8RW, preferably
         through Club Log's OQRS.
YB     - Special callsign  YB10N (http://orari-lokal-surabaya.net/) will  be
         active on 9-10 November to celebrate  Hari Pahlawan, a  Remembrance
         Day that commemorates the 1945 Battle of Surabaya. Activity will be
         on 80, 40 and 2 metres.
YN     - Mike, AJ9C  will  be  active  as  YN2CC  from  Nicaragua  on  21-29
         November.  He will operate SSB, CW and RTTY  on the HF bands and  6
         metres, and will participate in  the  CQ WW DX CW Contest.  QSL via
         AJ9C, Club Log's OQRS and LoTW. [TNX NG3K]

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

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5L3BI ---> After trying for two days in a row, the 5L3BI team  [425DXN 1382]
was unable to land on Baiyah Island (AF-111), as the sea was too rough. "The
swell around  the rock  never eased", Col MM0NDX says,  and the boat "almost
capsized". EL2EL (Col),  EL2GM (Jeremy) and  EL2BB (Dave) were  active  from
mainland Liberia.  QSL EL2EL  and  EL2GM  via  M0OXO's OQRS,  QSL EL2BB  via
EI9FBB. A "full updates" will be published on https://af111new.com/ in a few
days' time.

CLUB LOG'S MOST WANTED LIST ---> The latest  Most Wanted List, generated  on
31 October is  available  at  https://secure.clublog.org/mostwanted.php. The
information is derived  from   QSOs  uploaded  to  Club Log (currently 452.3
million log entries available for analysis) and, to  improve  quality,  only
QSOs that have QSLs confirmed are  considered to be worked.  The most wanted
charts are rebuilt once per month, on average.

INDEXA NEWSLETTER ---> The Fall 2017 edition (#119) of the  International DX
Association's  Newsletter  (INDEXA)   is now   available  for  download   at
www.indexa.org/newsletters.html. In this issue  "you'll enjoy reading  about
the S21ZED/S21ZEE DXpedition to Bangladesh that occurred  in March  of  this
year. Besides that, you'll have a chance to have a brief introduction to our
three new directors. And, a note from INDEXA's only fifth President in  over
34 years  - Bob Schenck, N2OO -  will give you comfort  that  the  reins  of
INDEXA are still in good hands". [TNX K8YC]

OQRS ENABLED ---> Club Log's OQRS has been enabled for 3C0L (Annobon Island,
AF-039) and F6KOP/p (Fort Brescou Island (EU-148). See
https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/3C0L  (32,447  QSOs  logged  on   13-25
October), and
https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/F6KOP/P-EU148 (4,286  QSOs  logged   on
21-23 October)

QSL GALLERY ---> The large collection of QSL cards  on  Les  Nouvelles  DX's
website has been updated.  Sixteen different galleries include  15,157 cards
for the  ten Most  Wanted  DXCC  Entities  (2004-16), the  62  deleted  DXCC
Entities, obsolete prefixes,  stations  from  Maghreb  from  1945  to  1962,
Allied Forces stations in Germany (1945-70), special stations  commemorating
ITU and IARU, stations using the United Nations prefix (4U), Antarctic bases
and TAAF (Terres  Australes and Antarctiques Francaises), the various French
DXCC island Entities in the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean and the Americas
(from 1945 to 1970), pre-1945  countries, French Departments and CONUS, plus
a gallery for cards not accepted  by DXCC. Your participation is encouraged:
http://www.lesnouvellesdx.fr/galerieqsl.php. [TNX F6AJA].

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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3B9FR, 3G9JA,  4L/DL7ZM,  4S7VBG/p
(AS-171), 5A1AL, 5A5A, 5T9VB,  5X1P, 7V7V,  7V9A (AF-094),  8Q7VB,  9M4IOTA,
9M6BOB,  AL3/AA7CH (NA-042),  B7/BD7IHN (AS-094, AS-129, AS-131),  HH5/KC0W,
HP3SS, JD1BOI, K7ASU/KH9, KH8/KC0W, KL7/VE7ACN (NA-041), NL6/AA7CH (NA-157),
OJ0JR,  R24RRC (AS-044 and AS-114),  R71RRC (AS-071),  RI0C (AS-069),  RI0LI
(AS-022), RI1ON (EU-066), S01WS, SV2ASP/A, TR8CA, V51VV/p (AF-070), VE7ACN/7
(NA-061),  VE7ACN/7 (NA-075),  VK9MAV (OC-267),  VK9MAV/4 (OC-160),  VU2LBW,
XF2L (NA-221 and NA-224), YJ0WW, Z25DX.

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