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425 DX News #1407

Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2018 10:30 am
by NP3N
21 April 2018                                             A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1407

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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

3B8    - I3VFJ, IK3YBX, IW3HVB and IZ3IBL  will  be  active  as  3B8MB  from
         Mauritius Island (AF-049) on 20-27 April.  Main operations will  be
         on 144 and 1296 MHz EME, with some CW, SSB and FT8 activity on  the
         HF bands. QSL via IW3HVB.
6Y     - Chris, VO1IDX will be active as 6Y5IDX from  Jamaica (NA-097)  from
         29 April to 6 May. He will operate SSB and FT8 on 80-10 metres. QSL
         via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW or direct to VO1IDX. [TNX The Daily DX]
A5     - YL operators Kay, WA0WOF (A52YLE) and Mio, JR3MVF (A52YLM) will  be
         active as A52YL  from  Bhutan  from  29 April to 6 May.  They  will
         operate SSB and CW on 80-10 metres.  JH3AEF and JA3IVU will  assist
         them, and be active  as  A52AEF and A52IVU in  their spare time  on
         80-6 metres CW, SSB and digital modes. QSL A52YL via WA0WOF, others
         via home calls.
ES     - Henrik DG0LFF, Steffen DH1DM,  Fred DH5FS  and  Uwe DL3BQA will  be
         active as ES0UG/8 and ES8/homecall  from  Kihnu Island (EU-178)  on
         11-15 June, and  as  ES0UG  and  ES0/homecall  from  Hiiumaa Island
         (EU-034) on 15-19 June, including activity during the IARU Region 1
         50MHz  Contest.  They  will  also  operate  from  mainland  Estonia
         (ES0UG/3) and from Latvia between  19 and 21 June.  They will focus
         on 6m, 4m and 2m,  but  they  will  also be  QRV  on the  HF bands,
         especially  from  Kihnu.  See https://baltic2018.blogspot.com/  for
         more information and updates. [TNX DL3BQA]
F      - Jerome, F4HJO  will  be  active  as  F4HJO/p  from  Ouessant Island
         (EU-065) from 28 April to 4 May.  He will  operate SSB and  digital
         modes  on  80-17  metres.  QSL  via  Club  Log's  OQRS  (search for
         F4HJO/EU065), or via home call (direct or bureau). [TNX F6AJA]
F      - Special callsign TM40KOP will be active on all bands and modes from
         28 April to 12 May to celebrate the 40th anniversary of  Radio Club
         de Provins (http://www.f6kop.com/). QSL via F6KOP, LoTW and eQSL.
HB0    - Dieter, DL1AWD and Felix, DL6JF will be  active as  HB0/DL1AWD  and
         HB0/DL6JF from Liechtenstein on 24-28 April.  They will operate  CW
         and digital modes  on  the  HF bands.  QSL via home calls  (and for
         HB0/DL6JF via Club Log's OQRS). [TNX DX Newsletter]
HP     - A team of six (HP1AVS, HP1CDW,  HP1ECA, HP1JGG,  HP1MRA and HP8MAK)
         will be active  as 3F6IC  from  Cebaco Island (NA-071) on  4-6 May.
         They will operate SSB and digital modes on  80-10 metres, including
         activity on 60m (5357 kHz on 22.30-23.59 UTC). QSL via HP1AVS. [TNX
         NG3K]
I      - The  United Nations Global Service Center ARC (4U1GSC) in  Brindisi
         will be active as  4U29MAY between  1 May and 30 June.  The special
         callsign  promotes  the  International Day  of UN Peacekeepers  (29
         May). DXCC wise, it counts for Italy. QSL via 9A2AA. [TNX 9A2AA]
I      - Promoting the  Antonio Canova Award  (details on qrz.com),  special
         station II3AC will be active  from  1 May to 30 June.  The award is
         issued by ARI Treviso to celebrate  this  famous Italian  sculptor,
         who was born in 1757 in  a  village  near Treviso.  QSL via IK3GES,
         direct or bureau (OQRS on Club Log). [TNX IK3GES]
JA     - Once again the ITU Association of  Japan's Amateur Radio Club  will
         operate special event  station  8J1ITU  from 30 April to 31 May  to
         celebrate the World Telecommunication and  Information  Society Day
         (17 May) and the creation of  the  International  Telecommunication
         Union.  Activity will take  place from the  city  of Kasumigaura on
         Honshu Island (AS-007). QSL via the JARL bureau and eQSL.
JA     - Kenji, JA4GXS will be active as JA4GXS/6 from  Amami-O (AS-023)  on
         6-7 May. He will operate CW, SSB and FT8 on  40-17 metres.  QSL via
         home call. [TNX DX World]
LX     - LX/PA2LO, LX/PA3EYC, LX/PA3GRM and LX6/PD0PIW will be  active  from
         Luxembourg on 20-22 April.  They will operate  CW, SSB and RTTY  on
         80-10 metres. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW or via PA3EYC. [TNX The
         Daily DX]
PY     - PQ7COM, PV7COM, PW7COM,  PX7COM,  ZV7COM,  ZW7COM  and  ZX7COM  are
         active from Guarabira, in the  Brazilian State of Paraiba,  until 6
         May.  These special callsigns are  for the CQMM DX Contest and  the
         Nacional Communications Week. QSL via PR7AYE, direct or bureau.
S5     - Radio Club Cerkno (S50E, http://www.s50e.si)  and  their  Ljubljana
         Section (S59DRL)  are  active  as  S590RTVS  until  31 December  to
         celebrate 90 years of radio and 60 years  of television  programmes
         broadcasting by  Radiotelevizija Slovenija,  the country's national
         public  broadcasting organization.  All QSOs will be confirmed  via
         the bureau early next year.  The log will  be uploaded to LoTW  and
         Club Log on a regular basis. [TNX S50U]
SU     - The  Egyptian Radio Amateurs Society (ERASD) will  operate  special
         station SU8WD from the Protected Area of Wadi Degla on 20-25 April.
         QSL direct via SM5AQD.
SV9    - Seppo, OH1VR will be active again as SV9/OH1VR from  Crete (EU-015)
         from 26 April to 2 May. He will operate mainly CW on  80-10 metres.
         QSL via OH1VR, direct oly. [TNX NG3K]
TA     - Look for Ben, DL7UCX and Bernd, DL7VBJ to be active  as  TA0/DL7UCX
         and TA0/DL7VBJ from Marmara Island (AS-201) until 26 April. QSL via
         home calls, direct or bureau. [TNX DX Newsletter]
TI     - TI2CDA, TI2CC, N3KS and possibly two or three other operators  will
         be active as TE6DX from  Uvita Island (NA-155)  on 7-11 June.  They
         will operate CW, SSB and possibly RTTY and FT8 on 160-6 metres. QSL
         via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW or via TI2CDA. [TNX The Daily DX]
XW     - Bruce, 3W3B  will be  active again as XW4XR from Laos from 23 April
         to 4 May. He will operate CW, FT8 and RTTY on 40-6 metres.  QSL via
         LoTW or via E21EIC. [TNX The Daily DX]

PACIFIC TRIP ---> Stan, LZ1GC will  be  active  as  5W0GC  from  Apia, Samoa
(OC-097) from 28 September to 14 October, and as YJ0GC from  Efate (OC-035),
Vanuatu from  15 October to 4 November.  He  will operate CW,  SSB,  RTTY on
160-10m, with a focus on  160 and 80m.  QSL via Club Log's OQRS (preferred),
home call  (direct or bureau) and  LoTW.  Bookmark http://www.c21gc.com/ for
more information and updates.

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

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425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE ---> The March 2018 issue is now available for download
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5C5AF ---> Logsearch and OQRS for the current operation from Mogador  Island
(AF-065) [425DXN 1406] are available at https://clublog.org/logsearch/5C5AF.

FOC 80TH ANNIVERSARY CHALLENGE ---> Celebrating the 80th anniversary of  the
First Class CW Operators' Club (FOC), a  month-long  event will  be held  on
1-31 May featuring a large number or special 'FOC' suffix callsigns, many of
them containing the number 80, from around the world: 
Australia       VI6FOC80
Canada          VE2FOCW, VE3FOCW, VE5FOC, VE6FOC
Cyprus          5B80FOC
Czech Republic  OL80FOC
Denamerk        OZ80FOC
France          TM80FOC
Germany         DF80FOC, DJ80FOC, DK80FOC, DM80FOC, DP80FOC
Gibraltar       ZB2FOC
Greece          SX80FOC
Hungary         HA80FOC
India           VU8FOC
Italy           II7FOC, IR0FOC (Sardinia)
Netherlands     PA80FOC, PA80JLS, PF80FOC, PH80FOC
New Zealand     ZL1FOC
Poland          SP80FOC
Romania         YR80FOC
Russia          R80FOC, RA/SD80FOC
Slovenia        S580FOC
South Africa    ZS9FOC
Sweden          SC80FOC, SF80FOC, SM80FOC
United Kingdom  GB80FOC, GC4FOC, GH4FOC, GN4FOC, GP4FOC, GS4FOC, GT4FOC,
                GX4FOC, M0RSE
USA             K2FOC, K5FOC, K6FOC, K7FOC, KM4FOC, KT5FOC, N4FOC, N5FOC,
                W1FOC, W2FOC, W5FOC, W9FOC, WA5FOC, WF1OC
Zambia          9J80FOC
QSL for G4FOC and its regional variants (GM4FOC etc), GB80FOC and M0RSE  via
G3SWH's OQRS. For all other special stations, please  observe their own  QSL
policies by checking qrz.com or asking the operator over the air.
The FOC 80th Anniversary Challenge will be run as a leaderboard on  Club Log
(see https://clublog.org/foc.php), and your ranking in the leaderboard  will
determine the award level you achieve. Detailed information can be found  at
https://www.g4foc.org/foc80. 

LOTW ---> Operators from outside  the  US  who  are  requesting  an  initial
callsign certificate to establish  a  new  Logbook of The World (LoTW)  user
account now may email the  required documentation  to  LoTW-help[@]arrl.org.
They must provide a copy of their  Amateur Radio license  or  authorization,
plus a copy of one other government-issued document showing  the applicant's
name  and  address  (sensitive information may  be  blacked out).  When ARRL
receives   the  documentation,  applicants  will  receive  a  reply  message
containing their LoTW  account  password, with  their  callsign  certificate
attached. ARRL does not retain any submitted documents, electronic  or  hard
copy; these are destroyed after they have been reviewed.

QSL VIA G3SWH ---> Phil, G3SWH has transferred all of the old paper logs for
9Q5MRC,  9Q5MRC/p,  G3MRC/9Q5  and  G3MRC/9U5  to an electronic  format  and
uploaded them to Club Log and LoTW. There is also a logsearch on Phil's  own
web  site (http://www.g3swh.org.uk).  As  with  any  such  manual  transfer,
transcription errors are possible. If you have a QSO that does not appear in
the on line log, please contact Phil, G3SWH  and he will  do a double  check
(and amend if necessary).  Paper QSLs via  G3SWH's OQRS (direct only).  [TNX
G3SWH]

QSL VK9X ---> James,  9V1YC  (N1YC)   and  Wilbert, PE7T  are  active   from
Christmas Island (OC-002)  until  approximately 21 April.  QSL VK9X/N1YC via
LoTW  or   direct  to  W5UE  (OQRS  on  http://w5ue.net/qsl-w5ue.html),  QSL
VK9X/PE7T via LoTW or PE7T. Logsearch for both callsigns on Club Log.

VP6D ---> "We are now in the implementation phase of the project",  the VP6D
Team  reported on  16 April.  "Equipment  is being consolidated  in Fremont,
California.  Customs brokers in the USA and New Zealand  have been selected,
and the  New Zealand Government issued us an  import/export license to  ship
the  equipment to  and from the country".  The budget  for the  Ducie Island
DXpedition Project  is about  USD 175,000, and the  fundraising campaign  is
underway.  "With the final payment for the "Braveheart" due on  1 September,
the next most  expensive  line item  is equipment  shipping budgeted at  USD
20,000.  We need your help  to keep  our DXpedition  team's investment at  a
reasonable level". See https://www.vp6d.com/ for the latest information from
the team and details on how to contribute. [TNX K5GS]

Z60A DIRECT QSL MAILING ---> Following the LoTW upload of 1 April, the first
Z60A QSL card arrived in the U.S. during the past week to 92-year old Frank,
K4BVQ, allowing him to reach the DXCC sticker #385.  Former INDEXA president
Gary Dixon, K4MQG made  a  special  personal delivery.  All  other US direct
requests, whether ClubLog or through  direct mail, will be released  locally
in San Francisco at the end of this week. The donor QSLs for the rest of the
world are  in  process, while  other  direct  requests will start  surfacing
during the week of 1 May.  The card is a 4-page  full color affair, giving a
detailed description of this unique mission. TNX N7NG]

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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3C0L, 3C1L, 3D2TS, 3G9A/mm, 5A1AL,
6O6O, 8Q7HB, 9K2WA, 9X0TA,  9X9PJ,  A5A,  E31A,  H40GC,  HB0/GM4UYE,  HH70A,
HL4/JA8COE/5 (AS-081),  PJ4/NE9U, PU0FDN, ST2NH, SV2ASP/A, TI5/N4YDU,  TN5R,
V26PD, V31MA, V47UR, VE7ACN/7 (NA-091), YE1K, Z2LA, Z60A, ZD7FT.

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