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425 DX News #1387

Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2017 12:39 pm
by NP3N
2 December 2017                                           A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1387
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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

3B7    - 3B7A is the callsign issued to  the  April 2018 DXpedition  to  the
         Saint Brandon Islands (AF-015) [425DXN 1382], the team announced in
         their latest  Press Release  dated  28 November. Eight  experienced
         operators will be active for two weeks with seven stations on 160-6
         metres CW, SSB and RTTY. See http://www.saintbrandondx.com for more
         information.
3D2/R  - 3D2AG, DJ9RR, DK2AMM, DL6JGN and  PA3EWP will be  active  as  3D2EU
         [425DXN 1378] from  Rotuma (OC-060)  from 23 February  to  16 March
         (http://www.rotuma2018.de/).  Plans are to be QRV on  160-10 metres
         CW, SSB and digital modes with  two  stations  from  two  different
         operating locations. If they have reliable access to the  Internet,
         they will upload their logs to Club Log on a daily basis. Otherwise
         the complete log will be uploaded upon  their return home.  QSL via
         Club Log's OQRS and LoTW, or  via  DK2AMM (direct or bureau).  [TNX
         PA3EWP]
4X     - Seven special callsigns are  expected to be  QRV on  22-24 December
         from  different locations: 4X0XMAS from Shivta, 4X2XMAS from  Mount
         Tabor, 4X3XMAS from Caesarea, 4X4XMAS from  Nazareth, 4X6XMAS  from
         Arbel, 4X7XMAS from Be'er Sheva and  4X9XMAS from Nitzana.  QSL via
         LoTW and eQSL.   See qrz.com for information  about  the  "Holyland
         Christianity On The Air" award. [TNX 4Z4DX]
5H     - The  Tanzania Amateur Radio Club  will be  active as  5H3ARC  on  3
         December for the  International  Day of Persons with  Disabilities.
         Look for  activity on  SSB  on 20, 15  and 10 metres, and  possibly
         other bands. QSL via the bureau or direct to TARC,  P.O. Box 90391,
         Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. [TNX The Daily DX]
5W     - Katsu, JA1DXA will be active as 5W0DXA from Apia, Samoa (OC-097) on
         2-6 December. He will operate CW, SSB and RTTY on the HF bans.  QSL
         via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS or direct to JA1DXA. [TNX DX World]
6W     - The annual 6V1A expedition to the island of Goree (AF-045)  will be
         conducted on 15-17 December. Tafa 6W1KI, Ouzin 6W1PZ, Jul 6W1QL and
         John 6W7JX  will  operate  SSB and CW  on various  bands  with  two
         stations. QSL via operator's instructions.
6W     - Jacques, F6HMJ will be active as  6W7/F6HMJ from  Senegal  from  21
         December to 15 January.  He will operate CW and some SSB  on  20-10
         metres;  activity  on  the  lower   bands   will  depend  on  local
         conditions. [TNX Les Nouvelles DX]
A3     - Naomi, JM6EBU will be active holiday style as A31NM from  Tongatapu
         (OC-049), Tonga on 5-7 December. QSL via home call.  [TNX The Daily
         DX]
CE0Y   - A large German team (DH8WR, DJ9KH, DL2AWG,  DL2RNS, DL4SVA,  DL5CW,
         DL7JOM, DL7VEE, DM2AUJ  and DM3BJ) will  be active  as  XR0YD  from
         Easter Island (SA-001) on 2-15 March.  They will run three stations
         on 160-10 metres CW, SSB,  RTTY and FT8. QSL via  Club Log's  OQRS,
         via   DL4SVA  (direct  or  bureau)   and   eventually   LoTW.   See
         http://xr0yd.mydx.de for more information.
HP     - HP1DRK, HP1MAC, HP1RIS and HP1YLS  will be active  again  as  H91IT
         from Taboga Island (NA-072), Panama on 6-9 January 2018.  They will
         operate SSB and  CW  on  40-10 metres.  QSL direct to HP1RCP.  [TNX
         NG3K]
PA     - The 11 Cities Marathon will  be  held during  all of next  year  to
         celebrate the city of Leeuwarden, a European Capital of Culture for
         2018. Eleven special callsigns will be active  from Leeuwarden  and
         the other cities in the Dutch province of Friesland from January to
         November as follows: PF2018LWD from Leeuwarden (January), PF2018SNK
         from Sneek (February), PF2018YLS from IJlst (March), PF2018SLO from
         Sloten  (April),  PF2018BOL  from  Bolsward (May),  PF2018HIN  from
         Hindeloopen (June), PF2018FRA from Franeker (July),  PF2018HAR from
         Harlingen  (August), PF2018DOK  from Dokkum (September),  PF2018WOR
         from Workum (October) and  PF2018STA from  Stavoren (November).  On
         December all of the cities  will be QRV.  QSL via LoTW,  Club Log's
         OQRS or via PA0MBD. In addition, Frisian amateurs will  be  allowed
         to replace the digit in their callsign with 2018 (e.g. PA0ZZ  would
         become PA2018ZZ).  A number of  awards will be available - complete
         information can be found on http://hamecc2018.eu/.
PJ4    - Mike, NA9Q will be active again as PJ4/NA9Q  from  Bonaire (SA-006)
         on 2-10 December. He will operate SSB, FT8 and CW on  40-10 metres,
         and will participate  in  the  ARRL 10 Meter Contest.  QSL via home
         call and LoTW. [TNX DX World]
UA_ssh - Alex, UA1OJL will be active as  RI50ANO  from  Kinge George Island,
         South Shetlands  (AN-010) between  1 January and 31 March.  He will
         operate CW, SSB and digital modes  in  his spare time.  The special
         callsign celebrates the 50th anniversary of Bellingshausen Station,
         established on 22 February 1968. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW,  or
         via RN1ON (direct or bureau).
VP5    - John, N9EAJ will be active  as VP5/N9EAJ  from  Grand Turk (NA-003)
         from 27 December to 4 February. He will operate SSB and CW on 40-10
         metres, possibly also on 80 metres.  He will post his log  to  LoTW
         and Club Log.
VP6    - The Perseverance  DX Group  (http://pdxg.net/) has  announced  that
         landing permission, visas and radio license have been issued for  a
         DXpedition to Ducie Island (OC-182), currently Club Log's #27  most
         wanted DXCC Entity. A team of 14 operators (DJ9RR,  HA0NAR,  HA5AO,
         K3EL, K5GS, N6HC, N6HD, N6WM, N6XG,  PY2PT, W1SRD,  W2LK, WA6O  and
         ZL3CW) will be active as VP6D with seven stations on 160-10  metres
         SSB, CW and digital  modes  including FT8.  They  will depart  from
         Mangareva, French Polynesia aboard the "Braveheart" and will be  on
         Ducie for up to 14 days between 20 October and 3 November 2018. See
         http://vp6d.com/ for more information (including logsearch and OQRS
         in due course) and updates. [TNX K5GS]

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

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CLUB LOG'S MOST WANTED LIST ---> The latest  Most Wanted List, generated  on
1 December is  available  at  https://secure.clublog.org/mostwanted.php. The
information is derived  from   QSOs  uploaded  to  Club Log (currently 460.6
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.

INORC CONTEST ---> The 37th INORC Contest, organized  by  the  Italian Naval
Old Rhythmers Club, will be held  on  2-3 December (12 UTC to 11.59 UTC)  on
80,  40,  20,  15  and  10  metres  CW.  Complete  rules  can  be  found  at
http://www.inorc.it/wp/contest-i-no-r-c/. [TNX IK1YBL]

XF2L ---> The XF2L operation from Isla de Lobos  (NA-221) [425DXN 1385]  has
been cancelled. Six operators were expected to be active from 30 November to
3 December, but they have been were given permission to be on the island for
only ten hours a day, which does not make the effort worthwhile. This was to
be the last operation for the XF2L team, who was active  from  Isla de Lobos
(NA-221)  on  28  December  2016  and  again  on  29-31 May,  from  Isla  de
Sacrificios (NA-224) on 17-19 February, and from Isla de Enmedio (NA-224) on
28-30 July.

+ SILENT KEY + Jean Touzot, F8IL,  the  oldest  amateur  radio  operator  in
France and possibly in  the world, passed away  on  1 December aged 109.  Up
until a few years ago he was still having daily QSOs with French stations on
80m CW. He was a member  of  the  Reseau des Emetteurs Francais (REF)  since
1951 and of the Union Francaise des Telegraphistes (UFT). [TNX F5NQL]

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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3B9FR, 4J5A, 4S7AB, 4S7AYG, 4U1WB,
5E4E, 5N7Q,  9N1AA,  9Q6BB,  A25BE,  A25BI,  A5A,  A70X (AS-088),  AL3/AA7CH
(NA-042), AT7M (AS-096),  D2EB,  D44TUK (AF-086),  E20HHK/p (AS-145),  E6AG,
ER3KS, FK8HC,  FP/M0BLF,  FR4PV, HS3NBR/p (AS-145),  HS7AT/p (AS-125), HV0A,
JK3ZXK/5 (AS-200),  JT5DX,  JW5E,  N1LI (NA-137),  NL6/AA7CH (NA-157),  OG5A
(EU-140), R24RRC (AS-044 and AS-114), R71RRC (AS-071), RI0C (AS-069),  RI0LI
(AS-022), S01WS, S500R, SV2ASP/A, TM72REF, TU7C, TX5EG,  VE3OP/VE2 (NA-038),
VK5CE/8 (OC-198), VK9MAV (OC-267), VK9MAV/4 (OC-160), VU2GSM.

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