6 January 2018 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1392
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
>>> 3Y0Z: BOUVET ISLAND <<<
"We are happy to report that we are on schedule for a January 13 departure
to Bouvet Island, the World's most isolated island and the number two most
wanted DX entity", the 3Y0Z Team announced on 29 December. "All team members
will meet in Punta Arenas, Chile no later than January 10. We will attend a
one and one-half day marine safety course, purchase last minute supplies and
then fly across the Drake Passage to King George Island in the South
Shetlands. There, we will board the newly refurbished Chilean vessel M/V
Betanzos, and begin our 9 to 11-day voyage to Bouvet".
Their plans remain unchanged: "we will have two stations on every open band
whenever humanly possible, gain and directional antennas where possible,
high power stations and a propagation-driven operation. The primary modes
will be CW, SSB and RTTY. FT8 will be utilized if it is the only productive
mode. Anyone preparing to utilize FT8 must read the 3Y0Z FT8 protocol on the
Band Plan page of the DXpedition website (www.bouvetdx.org)".
QSL via Club Log's OQRS (https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/3Y0Z) for
either direct or bureau requests; traditional cards go via N2OO, direct (Bob
Schenck, P.O. Box 345, Tuckerton NJ 08087-0345, USA) or bureau. You may
include a donation with your OQRS QSL request on Club Log (via PayPal), or
you may include additional funds with your direct mailed QSL card. As for
LoTW, "we will be uploading to LOTW for everyone who requests a direct QSL
card. These will be done in batches during our QSL card processing, as time
allows. A full LOTW upload will be made about 6 months after the end of the
DXpedition".
3B7 - 5-17 April are the dates for the 3B7A DXpedition to the Saint
Brandon Islands (AF-015) [425DXN 1387]. Eight experienced operators
will be QRV on 160-10 metres CW, SSB and RTTY with five stations.
QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW or via F5CWU (direct or bureau). See
http://www.saintbrandondx.com for more information.
5W - Atsu, 5W1SA has been active from Samoa (OC-097) since 1998 (100,000
QSOs so far), and has received special callsign 5W20SAMOA for him
to use throughout 2018 to celebrate his 20th anniversary. QSL via
LoTW and eQSL; paper QSLs "maybe available later" through Club
Log's OQRS if he finds a sponsor.
6Y - JA3AVO, JA3HJI, JA3UJR, JH3LSS and JI3DNN will be active as 6Y6J
from Jamaica (NA-097) on 11-22 January. They will operate CW, SSB
and digital modes on 160-6 metres from the QTH of Josh, 6Y5WJ. QSL
via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW or via JA3AVO.
C9 - Russian Robinson Club's members Vasily R7AL, Vasily RA1ZZ, Al RZ3K
and Vlad RK8A will be active as C96RRC from Mozambique Island
(AF-088) from 29 April to 3 May, and as C98RRC from Inhaca Island
(AF-066) on 5-9 May. They will operate CW, SSB and digital modes on
40-10 metres with three stations. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or via
R7AL. See https://dxpedition.wixsite.com/mozambique for more
information. [TNX RA1ZZ]
DU - Brian, DU1MS and a large group of operators will be active as DU0DM
from Corregidor Island (OC-244) on 13-14 January. They will operate
SSB, CW and digital modes on 40, 20, 15 and 10m. QSL via DU1MS
(direct). [TNX The Daily DX]
HL - To promote and support the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games, all
authorized amateur radio stations in the Republic of Korea are
allowed to change the call area number in their callsign to "23"
until 28 February. For example, HL0HQ can be operated as HL23HQ,
HL1VAU as HL23VAU, DS4NYE as DS23NYE/4, D70LW as D723LW. Special
callsigns HL0WOP and DT23WOP will not change. [TNX HL1VAU]
HP - Will, AA4NC will be active holiday style as HP1/AA4NC from Panama
on 10-24 January. He will operate SSB, CW and digital modes on the
HF bands and 6m. QSL via LoTW or direct to home call. [TNX The
Daily DX]
HS - John, ZB2JK has been active again as HS0ZIQ from Phuket Island
(AS-053) since 18 December. He will remain there until 10 January.
QSL via home call, direct only.
LZ - Once again Radio Club Blagovestnik (LZ1KCP) will use twelve special
callsigns throughout 2018 to honour as many different Bulgarian
saints: LZ1883PSS (January), LZ250MT (February), LZ40MS (March),
LZ362ME (April), LZ110SAE (May), LZ430PPW (June), LZ380PM (July),
LZ1146SPS (August), LZ920MLC (September), LZ1545POA (October),
LZ33MM (November) and LZ532PSO (December). QSL via bureau or direct
to P.O. Box 36, 4300 Karlovo, Bulgaria. Details on the "All Saints
2018" award can be found at http://www.lz1kcp.com/.
PJ2 - Joeke, PA0VDV will be active again as PJ2/PA0VDV from Curacao
(SA-099) between 16 January and 8 February. He will operate only
CW, with a focus on 80 metres. QSL via home call, bureau or direct.
[TNX PA0VDV]
V3 - Jim , W2JHP has been active again as V31TA from the Turneffe
Islands (NA-123), Belize since 4 January, and will remain there
until the 10th. QSL via EA5GL (direct only).
VQ9 - Jim, ND9M (VQ9JC) is now active from Diego Garcia (AF-006), Chagos
Islands [425DXN 1386] with his new special callsign: VQ920JC. His
operating hours are still limited to 13-16 UTC, as he has to
commute between his ship and his operating location on the island,
then set up and break down each time. Usually he operates mainly CW
on 30, 20 and 17 metres. QSL via home call.
YJ - Chris, VK2YUS will be active again as YJ0CA from Efate (OC-035),
Vanuatu on 14-21 January. He will operate SSB on 40 and 20 metres.
QSL direct to home call. [TNX The Daily DX]
ZF - Pete, K8PGJ will be active again as ZF2PG from the Cayman Islands
(NA-016) on 13-21 January. He will operate SSB on the HF bands,
with holiday style activity except during the North American QSO
Party (from 18 UTC on 20 January to 6 UTC on the 21st). QSL via
LoTW or direct to home call.
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
Access to the main functions of www.425dxn.org is provided by the 425DXN App
for Android. It is available on Google Play - free of charge, no ads. Enjoy!
ARRL INTERNATIONAL GRID CHASE ---> The Leader Board is now up and running at
https://igc.arrl.org/index.php. The event started at 00.00 UTC on 1 January
and will run through 23.59 UTC on 31 December. It is open to all amateurs,
regardless of location or license class. Any operating mode is eligible as
well as every band, except 60 metres. The objective is to work stations in
as many different Maidenhead grid squares as possible, and then upload your
log data to LoTW. See http://www.arrl.org/aigc2018 for complete details.
CLUB LOG'S MOST WANTED LIST ---> The latest Most Wanted List, generated on
31 December is available at https://secure.clublog.org/mostwanted.php. The
information is derived from QSOs uploaded to Club Log (currently 467.7
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.
CQ DX MARATHON ---> The CQ DX Marathon is a year-long DX hunt, with
participants competing to see who can work the greatest number of countries
("entities") and CQ zones during the calendar year. The 2018 edition started
at 00.00 UTC on 1 January and will end at 23.59 UTC on 31 December. The
deadline for log submission for the 2017 DX Marathon is 10 January at 2359Z.
Complete details can be found at http://www.dxmarathon.com/.
CX3AL ON LOTW ---> Leo, CX3AL has uploaded to LoTW his handwritten logs
covering the period from 28 April 2006 to present (some 19,000 QSOs). This
year he will upload the logs from 2001 onwards. His paper logs collection
goes back to 1970. If anyone cannot match a QSO, or wants a LoTW
confirmation for an old contact, can write to Leo (leocorreag[@]gmail.com).
[TNX CX3AL]
DAYTON TOPBAND AND CONTEST DINNERS ---> The 29th Top Band Dinner will be
held on 18 May, followed by the 26th Contest Dinner on the 19th. Both the
events will take place at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in downtown Dayton, Ohio.
See https://www.topbanddinner.com/ and https://www.contestdinner.com/ for
tickets and other information.
DX SOUND CLIPS ---> Tom's (K8CX) DX sound clips for 2017 can be found at
http://hamgallery.com/dx2017/. The collection of 118 clips (MP3 format)
covers the major DXpeditions, plus rare and semi-rare DX. This makes 20
full years of sound clips available.
INTREPID SPIRIT AWARD ---> The Intrepid-DX Group is seeking nominations for
the individual or group that most displayed their "Intrepid Spirit" in
2017, "by expressing an unshakable commitment to the Amateur Radio DX
Community". The award (http://www.intrepid-dx.com/awards.php) is made in
memory of James McLaughlin, WA2EWE/T6AF (killed in Kabul Afghanistan, on 27
April 2011). Intrepid Spirits for purposes of this award are defined as
being "bold, courageous, dedicated, innovative, fearless, generous,
resolute and visionary in their approach to Amateur Radio". Nominations may
be submitted via email to intrepiddxgroup[@]gmail.com and must be received
by 15 January. The Board of Directors of the Intrepid-DX Group will evaluate
the nominations and the award will be presented at the International DX
Convention in Visalia on 21 April. [TNX N6PSE]
IOTA DXPEDITIONER OF THE YEAR AWARD ---> The inaugural Island Radio
Expedition Foundation's (IREF) "IOTA DXpeditioner of the Year" Award will be
presented at the 2019 Dayton DX Dinner. The Southwest Ohio DX Association
(SWODXA) has agreed to present the award at their annual DX Dinner, which -
in the words of IREF President Mike Crownover AD5A - "will add prestige and
visibility to the award and will provide the appropriate recognition for
IOTA Expeditioners". The new award from IREF will join the list of awards
presented annually at SWODXA DX Dinner including DXpedition of the Year,
DXpeditioner of the Year (DXCC) and the presentation of the CQ DX Hall of
Fame inductees. Details on the "IOTA DXpeditioner of the Year" award can be
found at https://irefradio.com/activator-award/.
QSL GALLERY ---> The large collection of QSL cards on Les Nouvelles DX's
website has been updated. Sixteen different galleries include 15,340 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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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
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3DA0AQ EA5GL A60MBZ A61BK JD1BMH JD1BMH
3V8CQ EI9FBB A70X M0OXO JD1BMH JG7PSJ [d]
3V8SS LX1NO C56RU ON7RU OD5/EA1CYK EA7LS
3Z0R SP9SX C56VC SP7VC OD5ZF IZ8CLM
3Z0YL SP9SX CX7CO EA5GL OD5ZZ NI5DX
3Z18HNY SP6IEQ D4Z HB9DUR [d] OF3077F OH3JF
4K9W DL6KVA D4Z IK2NCJ OT65MLB ON4MLB
4L1MA ON4RU DK200MARX DK5PZ OU0POLIO OZ1ACB
4L4ZA DJ1CW DL0FFF DL2RPS P49MR VE3MR
4L5P UT7QF DL1250BRET DF9IK P49X W0YK
4L6QL RW6HS DM900ZWI DM5JBN PF2018LWD PA0MBD
4L7AA IW7EGQ DP0GVN DL5EBE PJ2C EA5AHA
4L8A K1BV DQ800HRO DL5KVV PJ2ND K8ND
4T18PAX OA4O DR18WRD M0SDV RI1ANA RN1ON
4U1A UA3DX DU1/JA3FJE JN3VQM RI50ANO RN1ON
4U1GSC 9A2AA EI50AOM EI2KA SN20UM SQ9UM
4U24OCT 9A2AA ER4DX ER1FF SU1SK SM5AQD
5P9Z/p DL7UZO ES17EU ES2TI TI2VLM EA5ZD
5Q0PI OZ6PI FG8OJ F4AVX TY2AC DL9USA
5Z4FV N3ZS HC5DX W3HNK TZ4AM W0SA
6O6O M0OXO HG60KCI HA8KCI UN7ECA DL7EDH
7S75AA SK5AA HH2AA NR6M UN7TE RW6HS
7S75AA SM5FUG [d] HH70A W3HNK V31PS M0SDV
8J1RL 8J1RL HK3TK F5CWU V31TA EA5GL
8J1RL JG2MLI [d] HL23CEL HL4CEL V5/ZS1AO DJ2HD
8P2K KU9C HL23IWD HL1IWD VI70HI M0OXO
8Q7HB HB9VQQ HL23VAU HL1VAU VP2ETE W3HNK
9A161NT 9A7R HL23VXK HL2VXK VQ920JC ND9M
9G1SD AB0GC HP1LAC HP1MAC W2HRU N2MUN
9H3AY G3SDG HS0ZIA EA5GL YR100R YO3KAA
9M4RM 9W2XIO HS0ZIQ ZB2JK ZX8NO PT2GTI
A52PD NR6M II4MXW IQ4FE ZX8TI PT2GTI
3W9T Trung Q. Nguyen, 12271 Oakwood Street, Garden Grove
CA 92840, USA
5V1JE John Everman, Unit 2300 Box 840, DPO AE 09817, USA
6Y6Y Lester B. Veenstra, 452 Stable Lane, Keyser WV 26726, USA
8P0P Peter Cross, P.O. Box 7200, Rochester MN 55903, USA
C5WP Pedro M.J. Wyns, Moutstraat 7, 2220 Hallaar, Belgium
EA5GL Pedro Miguel Ronda Monsell, C/ Maximiliano Thous 16-24,
46009 Valencia, Spain
JG7PSJ Hiroyuki Kawanobe, 1-4-1 Mikamine, Taihaku-ku, Sendai-shi,
Miyagi-ken, 982-0826, Japan
M0OXO Charles Wilmott, 60 Church Hill, Royston, Barnsley,
S71 4NG, United Kingdom
ND9M James T. Clary, PO Box 18095, Panama City Beach FL 32417,
USA
ON7RU Franky Beuselinck, Ekenakker 12, 9880 Aalter, Belgium
P29DA Darren Johnston, P.O. Box 3140, Browns Plains LPO
QLD 4118, Australia
PT2GTI Roberto Franca Stuckert, SHIN QI 7 Conjunto 12 Casa 14,
Brasilia - DF, 71515-120, Brazil
PU0FDN Jose Carlos Marenga, Caixa Postal 52, Fernando de
Noronha - PE, 53990-000, Brazil
S01WS Arseli Echeguren Bardeci, Barrena 6 1 Izq, 01408 Luiaondo
(Alava), Spain
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