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425 DX News #1398

Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2018 9:20 am
by NP3N
17 February 2018                                          A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1398

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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

3D2/R  - Tony, 3D2AG is  unable  to  join  the  3D2EU DXpedition  to  Rotuma
         (OC-060) [425DXN 1387].  The remaining  four  team members  (DJ9RR,
         DK2AMM, DL6JGN and PA3EWP) will be QRV from one QTH, instead of the
         originally planned  two different  operating  locations.  Plans are
         still to operate CW, SSB and  digital modes  on 160-10 metres  (60m
         excluded) with two stations from  23 February to 16 March.  QSL via
         Club Log's OQRS  and LoTW, or  via  DK2AMM (direct or bureau).  See
         http://www.rotuma2018.de/ for more information. [TNX PA3EWP]
3W     - Bernhard, DK7TF and Jurgen, DH6ICE will be active  as  XV9DLH  from
         Phu Quoc Island (AS-128), Vietnam starting on 24 February.  QSL via
         DK8ZZ. [TNX DX World]
9M0    - 6-13 March are the new dates  for  the  9M0W DXpedition  to  Layang
         Layang, Spratly Islands (AS-051) [425DXN 1379]. Hrane, YT1AD and  a
         large multi-national team (9M6ABZ, 9M6RHM, 9M6ZAE,  F6GNZ,  HL5FUA,
         JT1CO, K1LZ, K1ZM, K9JM, KO8SCA, PY2XB, SV2GWY, VK3FN, VK3FY, W5XU,
         WD5COV, YT3W, ZL3WW) will operate CW, SSB, PSK63 and  FT8 on  160-6
         metres.  QSL  via YT1AD,  direct  or  bureau.  Logsearch  and  more
         information on http://www.yt1ad.info/9m0w/.
CT8    - R7KW, RW7K and UZ5DX will participate in the ARRL DX CW Contest  as
         CU4DX from Graciosa (EU-175), Azores.  QSL via LoTW  or  direct  to
         CU2CE. Before the contest  they  operated  as  CT8/R7KW,  CT8/RW7K,
         CT8/UZ5DX. [TNX RU6K]
H40    - H40D is the callsign for the 29 April-3 May IOTA DXpedition to  the
         Duff Islands (OC-179), Temotu  [425DXN 1394].  As for the operation
         from  the  Solomon Islands (IOTA groups  OC-168  and  OC-158), "the
         license has  been  issued  too",  Cezar  (VE3LYC)  reported  on  14
         February,  "but the callsign isn't what I have requested, due to an
         error".  Hopefully  "the  matters will be resolved next week". Read
         the latest news on http://oc-179.weebly.com.
I      - Special callsign II2RR is active until 31 December to mark the 70th
         anniversary  of  the  first  issue  of  RadioRivista,  Associazione
         Radioamatori Italiani's (ARI) monthly journal. QSL via IK2VUC.
KH6    - David, OK6DJ he will be active  as  KH6/OK6DJ  from  Oahu (OC-019),
         Hawaii on 14-21 February. He will operate CW and  digital modes  on
         40, 30 and 20 metres,  including  the  ARRL DX CW Contest.  QSL via
         home call, Club Log's OQRS, LoTW and eQSL. [TNX NG3K]
LU     - Celebrating  Radio Club QRM Belgrano's (LU4AAO)  50th  anniversary,
         special event station L50A is active until 31 May on various  bands
         and modes,  FT8  included.  QSL via eQSL,  bureau  or  direct.  See
         http://lu4aao.org/L50A.htm for detailed information. [TNX LU5AG]
PJ2    - Thilo, DL9NBJ will be  active  again  as  PJ2/DL9NBJ  from  Curacao
         (SA-099) on 13-28 February.  He will operate CW and SSB on  the  HF
         bands. QSL only via Club Log's OQRS.  Also active from Curacao will
         be Arno, PB1HF as  PJ2/PB1HF on  7-21 March.  QSL via LoTW, eQSL or
         direct to PB1HF.
TY     - TY7C is the callsign issued to the  7-18 March DXpedition  to Benin
         [425DXN 1393] A multi-national team will be active from Ouidah with
         four stations  on  160-10 metres  CW, SSB  and  digital modes  (FT8
         included). QSL via Club Log's OQRS and LoTW, or  via  F5GSJ (direct
         or bureau). Bookmark https://ty2018dx.wordpress.com/ for updates.
V3     - Jim, W8ERI will be active as  V31ZF  from  Turneffe Atoll (NA-123),
         Belize on 18-23 February.  He will be QRV on  20, 17 and 15 metres.
         QSL direct to his home call. [TNX The Daily DX]
VU     - A group from  the  Gujarat Institute of Amateur Radio and Mount Abu
         International Ham Radio Club will be active as AT7BK from Ajad Tapu
         Island (AS-175), India on 24-25 February.  QSL via VU2BK.  [TNX The
         Daily DX]
W      - Once again members of the Palos Verdes ARC will  operate as  K6PV/6
         from Santa Catalina Island (NA-066) on 22-25 February. Plans are to
         operate SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK31 and FT8 on  160-10 metres.  QSL direct
         to K6PV or LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX]

PACIFIC TOUR ---> Will, AA4NC and Ron, AA4VK will be active as T8NC and T8VK
from Palau on 14-19 February,  KH0/AA4NC and KH0/AA4VK from Saipan on  20-25
February, KH2/AA4NC and KH2/AA4VK from Guam on 25-28 February, KH6/AA4NC and
KH6/AA4VK  from Hawaii on  1-8 March.  They will operate CW, SSB and RTTY on
all available bands.  This  is  a  commemorative  DXpedition  with stops  at
islands that were key in  America's battles in the  Pacific during World War
II. QSL via home calls. [TNX AA4NC]

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                         ****  GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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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
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3Y0Z ---> "ETA at Cape Town harbor is  0930 on  Saturday morning",  the 3Y0Z
team reported on 16 February.  "We understand that immigration  and  customs
will  come  aboard  at 1700, and we  will  likely be cleared to  depart  the
vessel. DAP has us all booked into a local hotel near the waterfront.
On Sunday, there will be a reception held at a local yacht club sponsored by
a local radio club and numerous DXers.  We are very much looking forward  to
that and are certainly honored.
The first of the team will begin departing for home on Sunday night, and the
majority will be on their way  Monday evening/early  Tuesday morning.  A few
more will straggle out and be on their way home on Wednesday.
When we depart the vessel on Saturday, that will be our 31st day aboard  the
ship. Needless to say, we are ready to  set  foot on dry,  un-moving  ground
once again. Ralph and I are very proud of this team.  They have endured many
hardships since departing home in early January.  They have been patient and
resilient and good company. There will be more updates in the future,  as we
begin to unravel this attempt and plan our subsequent strategy".

ANTARCTIC ACTIVITY WEEK ---> The Worldwide Antarctic Program  has  announced
that the 15th Antarctic Activity Week will be held on  17-25  February.  The
aim of this annual event is to promote worldwide interest in  the  Antarctic
continent. Special callsigns (QSL via operator's instructions) are  expected
to be aired during this year's AAW from the following countries:
Argentina       LU4AAO/D
Austria         OE15AAW, OE88WAP, OE89ANT, OE90AAW
Austrialia      VI70HI, VK2ANT
Belgium         OR15ANT
Canada          CF7AAW, VA3WAP, VA7AAW
France          TM15AAW, TM18ATS
Italy           II2ANT, II3BOVE, II3MNA, II5ANT, IP2ANT, IR18AAW, IR1ANT,
                IR4ANT
Netherlands     PA6ANT, PB18ANT
Spain           AM5WAP, AO4HAG, EH3ANT
USA             K0ANT, K4K
Complete information on the AAW can be found at http://www.waponline.it/.

ARRL INTERNATIONAL DX CONTEST (CW) ---> Object of the contest  is  for  W/VE
amateurs to work as many stations in as many DXCC Entities  as  possible  on
160, 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10 metre bands, while DX stations  (also  including
KH6, KL7, CY9 and CY0) work as many W/VE amateurs  in  as  many  of  the  48
contiguous states and provinces as possible (complete rules can be found  at
http://www.arrl.org/arrl-dx). This year's event will run from from 00.00 UTC
on 17 February  to  23.59 UTC  on the  18th.  Do not forget to  give a  look
at the Announced   Operations   listing   maintained   by   Bill,   NG3K  on
http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/adxc2018.html - good contest to you all!

IOTA DINNER ---> The 23rd  Annual Islands On The Air (IOTA) Dinner  will  be
held  on  20  April  at  Visalia  Mariott  in  conjunction  with  the   69th
International DX Convention (http://www.dxconvention.org/).  The IOTA Dinner
is not included in the main Convention registration, and there is a separate
registration and fee for it. Contact Will, WC6DX (wc6dx[@]sbcglobal.net) for
information. Registration for this event ends on 1 April. [TNX WC6DX]

MOBILE DXCC ---> The new Mobile DXCC Operating Award  is  now  available  to
radio amateurs who have contacted at least 100 DXCC entities  from a working
vehicle,  with antennas  and  power source  capable  of  operating while  in
motion.  This award  specifically  excludes  QSOs  made  by aeronautical  or
maritime mobile stations.  The Mobile DXCC is a one-time  award and is  non-
endorsable.  Contacts made any time in the past  do count toward  the award.
Proof of  contact  (QSL cards or LoTW)  is required,  but do not need to  be
submitted.  Full  details,  including  the application  form and the  record
sheet, can be found on http://www.arrl.org/mobile-DXCC.

QSL JY5HX ---> Effective 10 February, Boris E73Y  is  the  new  QSL  manager
(direct and bureau)  for  Dr. Munzer Qraini, JY5HX.  Boris has the  complete
logs, and will activate  Club Log's OQRS  as soon as he receives  the  cards
from the printer in late February. [TNX E73Y]

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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

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CALL        MANAGER     CALL        MANAGER     CALL        MANAGER
===================================================================
3B9FR       M0OXO       ER4DX       ER1FF       PG55G       PD7YY
3D2GE       OE3GEA      GD4FOC      G3SWH       PI4A        PB1WB
3D2JS       WB2TJO      H2X         IZ4AMS      PI4D        PD4RW
3D2TS       FK1TS       H44MS       DL2GAC      PI4SRN      PA3DHR
3DA0AY      ZS6AYE      HC2AO       RC5A        PJ7TM       K2GSJ
3G9A/mm     N2OO        HF100ZHP    SP5ZHH      R1943BK     RX6CA
3W9DLE      W0DLE       HH2AA       NR6M        R1989A      UA4AJD
4E1ADW      9V1KG       HH2MK       EB7DX       SD6E        SM6BGG
4JT0SFR     4K4K        HH70A       W3HNK       SK50AJ      SM5CBN
4S7KKG      DC0KK       HI3K        KB2MS       SN100ZHP    SP5ZIP
4U0R        UA3DX       HK1MW       N2OO        SO100ZHP    SP9ZHP
4Y1A        UA3DX       HP3SS       AC2OV       SO4M        SP4MPG
5B4ALX      IZ4AMS      II2RR       IK2VUC      SP9YFF      SP9WAN
5C5W        EA5XX       II5VC       IZ5MMH      SU9JG       EA5GL
5R8SV       G3SWH       J28ND       S57DX       T30TM       VK1TX
5W0LR       AD7AF       J28PJ       F1TMY       T6TM        W2GR
6Y2T        VE3DZ       J68DH       VA3EGG      T88RF       JJ2RCJ
7X3WPL      7X3DL       J79WTA      HB9MFM      T8NC        AA4NC
8P0P        W0SA        JW2US       LA2US       T8VK        AA4VK
8P9NX       W0SA        JW6VDA      OH2NRG      TC5OCK      TA5FA
9A60KDE     9A1AA       JY4CI       K2AX        TF1AM       TF3MH
9G1SD       AB0GC       JY5HX       E73Y        TI3/W7RI    W3HNK
9K2BS       A61BK       JY5MM       IK2DUW      TI5/N3KS    W4FS
9M2TO       JA0DMV      KL7SB       NI5DX       TM15AAW     F8DVD
9Q6BB       W3HNK       LU1ZAB      LU4DXU      TM17HF      F6BCC
9X9PJ       N4GNR       LY100A      LY1RMD      TM390SR     F4DTO
A31GE       OE3GEA      LY100B      LY1RMD      TM6C        F6KMB
A41CK       A61BK       LY100C      LY1RMD      TY2AC       DL9USA
A41KB       ON7LX       LY100CY     LY9Y        TZ4AM       W0SA
A61FK       A61BK       LY100D      LY1RMD      UE75LB      RA4AV
A91SD       A92AA       LY100G      LY1RMD      UE95GA      RZ5D
AM5WAP      EA1IT       LY100K      LY1RMD      UN9L        LZ1YE
AP2TN       DJ9ZB       LY100L      LY1RMD      UP0L        DL8KAC
AU2WBR      VU2NRO      LY100N      LY1RMD      V26M        W3HNK
C31CT       EA3QS       LY100P      LY1RMD      V26PD       NR6M
C5DX        G4DJX       LY100W      LY1RMD      V26PE       VA3ZC
CN2BG       F8ALU       LY100X      LY1RMD      V31AT       K5PI
CN2DF       DL7DF       LY100Y      LY1RMD      V31CQ       KK7JS
CN2FR       DL7DF       LY100Z      LY1RMD      V31JZ/p     NN7A
CP4BT       DJ2BW       LY100ZZ     LY5A        V31RJ       VE6RAJ
CR5V        M0OXO       LZ115RF     LZ1YE       V31TF       DG7RO
CR6T        CT1ESV      LZ140LO     LZ1ZF       V31VP       WB0TEV
CT8/R7KW    K2PF        LZ25TRC     LZ1YE       V47JA       W5JON
CU2KG       OH2BH       M7T         G3YYD       V53DX       DO4DXA
CV7S        CX7SS       MT0IXD      M0OXO       V73NS       W3HNK
CX2AQ       EA5KB       N0J         JJ2VLY      VK8NSB      M0URX
D2XX        CT1CRS      N1RAC/KL7   K7ICE       VP2ETE      W3HNK
D44TPE      DK7PE       OA4/WJ2O    N2ZN        VP2MBI      W1MD
DP1POL      DL1ZBO      OD5VB       EA5GL       VP2MKG      K5KG
DU1IST      JA1HGY      OE9R        OE9XRV      VP2MQX      K1QX
DU3LA       W3HNK       OG2P        OH2PM       VP2MSS      K1QX
DX2R        W3HNK       OG90AA      OH8AA       VQ920JC     ND9M
DY1T        DU1IVT      OH73S       OH7KIM      VY0ERC      M0OXO
ED2C        EA2CJ       OK6W        OK1MU       XU7YTT      IW7EGQ
ED8URT      EA8URT      OK7O        OK1DOL      YR0WL       YO9KPB
EE4A        EA4IE       OR15ANT     ON7ZM       YU70EXY     YU1EXY
EF5FMC      EA5BX       OR4ESA      DL0ESA      Z61MA       4O7MA
EF9R        EA5KB       P29LL       EA7FTR      ZA/IW2JOP   IW2HAJ
EG4UUD      EA4URA      P3X         5B4AMM      ZD8AC       N4GNR
EG8URT      EA8URT      P40W        N2MM        ZF2LC       W2SM
EH5EAR      EB5IGQ      P49X        W0YK        ZF2MJ       N6MJ
EL2DT       EL2FM       PA18CC      PA2TMS      ZS1/R1CC    DJ1ND
EL2EF       NR6M        PA18T       PA7HPH      ZS6TVB      N4GNR
EM2G        UR7GO       PA2018BP    PA3EFR      ZV2C        PY2CX

AO3WRD   Federacion Digital EA, Apartado Postal 3050, 08200 Sabadell
         (Barcelona), Spain
AO5WRD   Federacion Digital EA, Apartado Postal 3050, 08200 Sabadell
         (Barcelona), Spain
AO8WRD   Federacion Digital EA, Apartado Postal 3050, 08200 Sabadell
         (Barcelona), Spain
C6AKQ    Bob Patten, 2841 NW 112 Terrace, Plantation FL 33323 USA
C6ARU    Tim Cotton, 3170 Sussex Way, Vero Beach FL 32966 USA
C6AUM    Mike Cotton, 37 W. 21st St. Apt. 1504, New York NY 10010, USA
DL7DF    Sigi Presch, Wilhelmsmuehlenweg 123, 12621 Berlin, Germany
DU7ET    Robert M. Wright, P.O. Box 7, 6215 Valencia, Philippines
E73Y     Boris Knezovic, P.O. Box 59, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
ED9E     Mario Pilar Castro, Apartado Postal 418, 51001 Ceuta, Spain
EL2FM    Joe Brown, 10 Oldhams Lane, Bolton, BL1 6PN, United Kingdom
G4DJX    Alan Gray, 5 Meadow Close, St. Albans, AL4 9TG, United Kingdom
IQ9MQ    Alberto Mattei, Via Enrico Millo 20, 96011 Augusta SR, Italy
IY7GMB   Vincenzo Mangione, Via Eduardo De Filippo 18, 70010 Valenzano BA,
         Italy
JD1BNA   Nick Seki, 4-731 Sakuragi-cho, Omiya-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken,
         330-0854, Japan
JJ2RCJ   Kan Yokota, 121 Kawanarishin-machi, Fuji-shi, Shizuoka-ken,
         416-0955, Japan
LX5IGRY  Joel Erpelding, 22 Duerfstrooss, L-9165 Merscheid, Luxembourg
NN7A     Art Phillips, P.O. Box 73, Eckert CO 81418, USA
OZ30EU   Svend Erik Kofod, Kanegaardsvej 4, 3700 Roenne, Denmark
S0S      Arseli Echeguren Bardeci, Barrena 6 1 Izq, 01408 Luiaondo (Alava),
         Spain
SZ1A     Radio Amateur Association of West Greece, P.O. Box 84,
         301 00 Agrinio, Greece
VU2NRO   National Institute of Amateur Radio, 6-3-1092/93 Raj Bhawan Road,
         Somajiguda, Hyderabad 500082, India
ZZ2T     Wanderley Ferreira Gomes, Avenida 23 de Maio 2966 Ap 1320,
         Sao Paulo - SP, 04008-000, Brazil

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