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425 DX News #1403

Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2018 8:59 pm
by NP3N
24 March 2018                                             A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1403

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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

3W     - Igor, RW0BG is active  as  XV9BG  from  Phu Quoc (AS-128),  Vietnam
         until 26 March.  He operates CW and SSB  on  40, 30, 20, 17 and  15
         metres. QSL via Club Log's OQRS.
BV     - Bodo, DF8DX will be  active  as  BW/DF8DX from  Taiwan  (AS-020) on
         27-30 March and again on 24-30 June. QSL via home call,  Club Log's
         OQRS and LoTW.
C9     - A large group (CS8ABG, CU2CO, DL8JJ, ON1DX, ON4ACP, ON4AMX, ON4CCV,
         ON4EI, ON4QX, ON5CD, ON6LY, ON7RU, ON7TQ and ON8KW)  from the  Lion
         DX Team (OT8T) will be active as C8T from Mozambique  on  2-15 May.
         They will  operate  SSB, CW and RTTY  on  160-10 metres  with  four
         stations; a  fifth  station  will  operate  2m EME, 60m and  "extra
         digimodes on all bands". QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or via ON1DX. See
         https://mozambique2018.wordpress.com for more information.
DU     - Bodo, DF8DX will be active as DU1WQY/1 from Palawan Island (OC-128)
         on 15-18 April. QSL via home call, Club Log's OQRS and LoTW.
F      - Special  callsign  TM93WARD  will   be  active  on  14-22 April  in
         celebration of the 93rd World Amateur Radio Day (18 April,  the day
         the International Amateur Radio Union  was  formed in Paris).  [TNX
         F6AJA]
FG     - Pascal, F6ASS will be active as TO5GI from Guadeloupe (NA-102) from
         24 March  to  6 April. QSL via F5XX. [TNX NG3K]
FJ     - AI5P, N0KV, W0ZA and WD0E will be active  as  FJ/N0KV  and  FJ/AI5P
         from  St. Barthelemy Island  (NA-146)  on  19-27 April.  They  will
         operate SSB, CW and RTTY on 80-10 metres, with satellite  operation
         by WD0E. QSL FJ/N0KV via home call (direct or bureau) and LoTW; QSL
         FJ/AI5P  via home call (direct  or bureau, he does  not use  LoTW).
         They do not plan to use Club Log. [TNX The Daily DX]
I      - Ninety years ago the airship "Italia" crashed on the ice on its way
         back from the  North Pole, and a  small tent  dyed red  for maximum
         visibility was the only  shelter for  the survivors.  Commemorating
         the  role  of  radio (and amateur radio) in  rescuing the  Red Tent
         survivors, ARI Vigevano will be  active as  IB2RT between  20 March
         and 20 October. QSL via I2MYF or eQSL. [TNX IK2AVH]
JD1_mt - Take, JG8NQJ/JD1 has been on  Minami Torishima [425DXN 1400]  since
         13 March, and will be leaving on 11 April  (earlier than expected).
         If  he  has  time, he might  be QRV  on  17 and 15 metres.  His QSL
         manager (JA8CJY) says that  Take  expects to be back on the  island
         from mid-May to mid-August.
JD1_oga- Once again Makoto, JI5RPT (www.ji5rpt.com/jd1/) will be  active  as
         JD1BLY  from  Chichijima  (AS-031), Ogasawara  on 2-4 May.  He will
         operate CW, SSB and digital modes on 30-6 metres. QSL via home call
         direct or  bureau;  logsearch  on Club Log  and updates via Twitter
         (@jd1bly). [TNX NG3K]
KH9    - Philip, N7NVK will be  on  Wake Island (OC-053) for  a rotation  of
         three months on and one month  off starting  sometime in April.  In
         his spare time he will be active as KH9/N7NVK, for  the time  being
         running QRP into either a G5RV or  a Buddipole.  Once he determines
         his availability, he will post the information to qrz.com (look for
         KH9/N7NVK).  He plans  to  use  LoTW,  and  hopes  "to work out the
         logistics and cost for the QSL cards for those that want them".
PJ     - Prior to their activity from  Bonaire [425DXN 1401],  Philipp DK6SP
         and Jamie M0SDV operated as PJ2/DK6SP and PJ2/M0SDV from Curacao on
         17-23 March.  Then they  will  be heading  back to Bonaire  and  be
         active  as  PJ4/DK6SP  and  PJ4/M0SDV  until  2  April.  They  will
         participate in the CQWW WPX SSB Contest as PJ4V  along with  PJ4DX,
         PJ4KY and PJ4NX.  QSL PJ2/M0SDV and PJ4/M0SDV  via LoTW, Club Log's
         OQRS or direct to M0SDV;  QSL PJ2/DK6SP  and PJ4/DK6SP via LoTW  or
         DK6SP (direct or bureau); QSL PJ4V via LoTW or M0URX's OQRS.
PJ5/6  - Before and after his activity from  St. Barthelemy  (see FJ above),
         Rick, AI5P will be active as PJ5/AI5P from  Sint Eustatius (NA-145)
         on 9-16 April, and as PJ6/AI5P from Saba  (NA-145) from 28 April to
         5 May. QSL via home call; he does not use LoTW or Club Log.
T31    - Following  their  DXpedition  in 2016, the  Rebel DX Group  will be
         active again as T31T from  Kanton Island, Central Kiribati (OC-043)
         (http://www.rebeldxgroup.com/). Their journey will start around  10
         May from Samoa.  Plans  are to have three stations  for CW and SSB,
         plus two stations  operating FT8 around  the clock.  There is still
         room   for  five  operators.  Contact  dom[@]rebeldxgroup.com   for
         information.
VE     - To mark the 40th anniversary of the mysterious explosive phenomenon
         known  as  the  Bell Island Boom  (2 April 1978),  special callsign
         VD1BOOM will be active from Bell Island (NA-198) on 20 metres  each
         Saturday  and  Sunday  during  the month of  April.  QSL direct  to
         VO1IDX, LoTW and QSL; logsearch on Club Log.
XW     - Champ, E21EIC will be  active again  as  XW1IC from Laos  on  27-31
         March. QSL via Club Log's OQRS and LoTW,  or via home call. [TNX DX
         World]
XZ     - XZ2A is "the first resident amateur radio station  in Myanmar since
         1962". The station is operated by  Simon, HS0ZIB,  who is currently
         licenced  to  use  15, 12 and 10 metres only.  He operates SSB  and
         various  digital  modes.  QSL via LoTW  or  Club  Log's  OQRS.  See
         https://www.qrz.com/db/XZ2A for more information.
Z6     - Gabriele, HB9TSW will be  active as  Z68BG from  Kosovo between  29
         March and 19 April. In his spare time he will operate CW on 80, 40,
         30, 20 and 17 metres.  QSL via HB9TSW (direct or bureau),  LoTW and
         eQSL. [TNX The Daily DX]

CQ WW WPX SSB CONTEST --->  The  following  stations  have  announced  their
participation in this year's event (24-25 March):
Call        Category          Country               QSL        
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3V8SS       SO                Tunisia               LoTW/LX1NO
3Z6V        SO                Poland                LoTW/SP6DVP
4H1K                          Philippines           DU1KIR
4L2M        SOSB 40m          Georgia               EA7FTR
7Q7EI       M/M               Malawi                LoTW/M0OXO
8P5A        SOAB HP           Barbados              LoTW/HA1AG
9Y4D        SOSB 15m          Trinidad              9Y4D
B1Z         M/?               China                 EA7FTR
BP0P        M/?               Taiwan                qrz.com
C4A         M/2               Cyprus                LoTW/5B4KH
CN2AA       M/S               Morocco               Lotw/UA2FM
CN4P        SOSB              Morocco               EA5XX
CN7EJ       M/2               Morocco               IK2OHG
CQ3W                          Madeira               LoTW
E2A         SOAB HP           Thailand              LoTW
ED9E        M/?               Ceuta                 EA9ACD
EF9R        SOAB HP           Ceuta                 LoTW/EA5KB
EI7T        SO2R              Ireland               LoTW
FK/5B4ALX   SOSB 15m LP       New Caledonia         IZ4AMS
GB60OT                        England               G3KPU
HS0AC       M/2               Thailand              HS5NMF
IF9A                          Sicily                IT9PPG
IO5O        M/S               Italy                 IK5RLP
IO9R        M/2               Sicily                LoTW/ON3AR
LM90NRRL    M/S               Norway                bureau
MD0GOR                        Isle of Man           LoTW
NH7A        SOAB HP           Hawaii                LoTW/F5VHJ
NP2N        M/?               US Virgin Isls        LoTW
OH5Z        M/2               Finland               LotW
P49Y        SOAB              Aruba                 LoTW/AE6Y
PJ2T        M/M               Curacao               LoTW/W3HNK
PJ4R        SOAB              Bonaire               WD9DZV
PJ4V        M/2 HP            Bonaire               LoTW/M0URX
PJ5T                          Sint Eustatius        SP2GCJ
PX2A        M/M               Brazil                PY2VM
SI9AM                         Sweden                SM3FJF
TO2BC       SO                French Guiana         LoTW/DL7BC
TO5GI       SOAB              Guadeloupe            F5XX
UF1F        M/S               Russia (EU)           eQSL
V31VP       SO HP             Belize                WB0TEV
V73NC       SO                Marshall Isls         JA0JHQ
VB2Z        M/S               Canada                LoTW
VK3HF       M/?               Australia             LotW/M0OXO
VP5P        M/?               Turks & Caicos        LoTW/W2TT
VR20/W1DQR                    Hong Kong             JJ1DQR
XU7AEY      M/S               Cambodia              LoTW
YB0NDT      SOSB 20m HP       Indonesia             LoTW
YB2DX       SOAB HP           Indonesia             LoTW
ZV5O        M/2               Brazil                LotW/PY5QW
Do not forget to give a look at the Announced Operations listing  maintained
by  Bill,  NG3K  at http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/wpxs2018.html - good contest to
you all!

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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

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3C0W ---> The DXpedition to Annobon Island will  go  QRT on 24 March in  the
morning. The log will be uploaded to  Club Log  a few hours later,  when the
operators are back to Malabo. They will return home on the 27th, but no more
3C3W activity is planned.

9M0W ---> The Spratly Islands log has been uploaded to Club Log and the OQRS
has been enabled.  It contains 23,453 QSO made with 9,539 unique calls  made
on 8-12 March.

CLUB LOG ---> Effective 1 April, Club Log will no  longer  accept HTTP,  and
all traffic will be redirected to HTTPS. Please check to make sure you refer
to Club Log as  https://clublog.org  to avoid  problems.  This is especially
pertinent for anyone developing software with Club Log API  calls that still
use HTTP.
API features are used, for example,  by logging  software  which connects to
Club Log to integrate with uploads and  real-time logging.  If you are still
using  Windows XP, you can normally browse to the website, but  you  will be
unable to use applications that make use of API features connecting via  the
operating system to Club Log.

CROZET AND GLORIOSO ---> Sebastien, F5UFX  wrote  a  letter  to  update  the
amateur radio community on the project for operations  from two  Most Wanted
DXCC  Entities  managed  by  the  French Southern and Antarctic Lands (TAAF)
administration.  "Based  on these experiences  [FT5ZM, FT4TA and FT4JA, ed.]
and the very good relationship with the TAAF,  we worked in parallel on  two
new destinations as soon as we returned from Juan de Nova:  Grande Glorieuse
Island (FT/G) and Crozet (FT/W)", Seb says. "Despite the research work done,
the innovative  solutions proposed,  and a complete and documented  dossier,
our requests  were rejected.  The arguments put forward focus on the  danger
posed by our antennas for the  bird population and the risk of  introduction
of new species  during  our  landing.  Despite our work to  demonstrate that
these elements are controlled and in no way invalidate our activities, it is
the precautionary  principle that  is privileged  for the moment.  The logic
remains  to  say  that  if there  is  no  project  then  there  is  no risk.
Unfortunately, amateur radio expeditions are not part of the core activities
and priorities". Read Seb's long project report on DX World:
www.dx-world.net/project-for-an-expedit ... so-islands.

F6BFH ---> Alain, F6BFH has uploaded his  A71/F6BFH/p  log (January 2018) to
LoTW and has enabled Club Log's OQRS. [TNX F6AJA]

YOTA 2018 ---> The  South African Radio League  (SARL) will  be  hosting  80
young radio amateurs between 16 and 25 years old, representing 34 countries,
at the 8th edition of the  Youngsters on the Air (YOTA) Camp, to be held  in
Gauteng on 8-15 August. This annual event brings together young people  from
IARU Region 1 member societies for a week, creating an opportunity to  learn
all  about  different   nationalities  and  cultures,  foster  international
friendships and goodwill, and learn  new amateur radio skills.  Please visit
http://www.zs9yota.co.za/ for more details.

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QSLs received direct or through managers:  3XY3D/p (AF-096),  4S7AB,  5A1AL,
6O6O, 7V9A, 9G5W,  9M2YDX, 9U4M,  C4I,  C81G (AF-061),  CO8LY, E31A,  H72DX,
JD1BNA, OP2A, RI1ON (EU-066), VC1G (NA-126), VI70HI, ZC4A.

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