25 November 2017 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1386
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
A3 - Hiro, JA6WFM has been active as A31MM from Nuku'alofa (OC-049),
Tonga since January 2016, and will QRT at the end of the year. This
weekend's CQ WW DX CW will be the last contest for him; after that
he will be QRV on 15 metres only. QSL via LoTW or direct to EA5GL.
C5 - Andre, ON7YK has been active again as C5YK since 17 November, and
will remain in The Gambia until 30 January 2018. He operates
digital modes (especially FT8) and some CW on 40, 20, 17 and 15
metres. QSL via LoTW and eQSL, or via home call (direct or bureau).
Logsearch on http://www.on7yk.eu/. [TNX The Daily DX]
C6 - Tomi HA7RY, George AA7JV and Michael KN4EEI have been active as
C6AGU from Water Cay (NA-001), Bahamas since 19 November and will
remain there until 3 December, including activity during the CQ WW
DX CW Contest and the ARRL 160 Meter Contest. While operating
mainly CW and some SSB on 160-10 metres, they will test some new
antennas (a 43-foot vertical for 160/80/40m, a 2-element yagi
vertical for 20-10m, and a 4-square RX antenna) for the 2018
DXpedition to Baker Island (KH1). QSL via HA7RY; neither Club Log
nor LoTW will be used. [TNX DX World]
H40 - Cezar, VE3LYC plans to be active from Taumako Island (OC-179),
Temotu for at least five days in early May 2018. This Most Wanted
IOTA group was activated only once, by H44MS (DL2GCA) back in March
1993. Complete information is expected in due course. [TNX DX News]
HC8 - HC8LUT (not HC8LU as previously announced) is the callsign issued
for the Argentine team [425DXN 1377] to use during their activity
from San Cristobal, Galapagos Islands (SA-004) between 29 November
and 8 December. They will operate SSB and digital modes on 160-6
metres. QSL via IK2DUW and LoTW, logsearch on Club Log. See
https://hc8lu.blogspot.com/ for more information.
HL - Celebrating the XXIII Olympic Winter Games that will be held next
year in PyeongChang (https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en), special
event station HL0WOP is active until 25 February 2018. QSL via Club
Log's OQRS, eQSL, or via HL4CCM (direct or bureau).
HS - Look for E20WXA/p, HS2AAW/p and HS2JQC/p to be active from Koh Lan
(AS-107) on 25-26 November. QSL via E20WXA. [TNX The Daily DX]
JT - Khos, JT1CD is active as JT1CD/0 until 29 November from the city of
Olgii, located in the extreme west of Mongolia. QSL via LoTW or
direct to home call. [TNX JT1CD]
OH - As tradition dictates, OH9SCL will be active again in December from
the heart of Santa Claus Land, in the Lapland region of Finland.
Activity will be mostly on the HF bands on all modes. QSL via
OH9AB, direct or bureau. See http://oh9scl.fi for additional
information.
V8 - Tom, KC0W will be active as V85/KC0W from Brunei from 24 November
to 10 December. QSL via home call (direct only) and logsearch on
Club Log. He does not use LoTW. Tom expected to be active as 3W9CW
from Con Son Island (AS-130), Vietnam until 28 November [425DXN
1385], but "technical reasons" made him go QRT on 15 November with
just 69 QSOs in his log. He then moved to Cambodia, and operated as
XU7XXX on 19-21 November (874 QSOs).
VE - Mikhail, VE7ACN will be active as VE7ACN/7 from Galiano Island
(NA-075) on 24-27 November, including activity during the CQ WW DX
CW Contest. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW or via home call. [TNX DX
News]
VQ9 - Jim, ND9M is active again as VQ917JC from Diego Garcia (AF-006),
Chagos ISlands. 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.
ZA - ZA1WW is the callsign for a Multi-Multi entry in the CQ WW DX CW
Contest and a subsequent 160/80m activity hosted by the Kosovo
Amateur Radio Association (SHRAK) and the National Association
Radioamateurs of Albania (NARA) from the coastal area of Durres. On
the low bands they will use vertical radiators next to salt water,
matched by appropriate RX antennas. Dedicated low-band frequencies
after the contest will be 1816.5 kHz and 3526 kHz, both +/- QRM.
Co-led by Z62FB and ZA1F, the team will include local operators
such as ZA1EM (YL) and Z61DX, as well as invited guests (OG2M,
OH1MA, OH2BH, OH2TA and OH3JR). QSL ZA1WW via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW
or via OH2TA. [TNX W6SZN]
ZL - Pisti, HA5OJ celebrates his 60th birthday by touring New Zeland
until late January 2018. He will be active holiday style as
ZL/HA5OJ from Waiheke Island (OC-201) on 22-26 November, from North
Island (OC-036) between 27 November and 20 January, and finally
from South Island (OC-134) on 21-29 January. He operates CW only on
30-6 metres. QSLs via the Hungarian bureau. [TNX HA5BA]
CQ WW DX CW CONTEST ---> The following stations have announced their
participation in this year's event (25-26 November):
ZONE CALL CATEGORY COUNTRY QSL VIA
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02 VE2IM SOAB HP Canada LoTW/VE3DZ
05 VE3RZ/VP9 SOAB LP Bermuda LoTW/M0URX
07 HQ9X M/2 Honduras KQ1F
07 TI7W SOAB HP Costa Rica W4FS
07 V34AO SOAB LP Belize DL7VOA
07 YN2CC SOAB LP Nicaragua LoTW/AJ9C
08 6Y0W M/2 Jamaica LZ1NK
08 6Y3M M/2 Jamaica VE3NE
08 8P50B SOSB 20m LP Barbados LoTW/KU9C
08 C6AGU Bahamas HA7RY
08 FG/F6ARC SOSB 15m Guadeloupe LoTW/FE11DX
08 J68GD St. Lucia LoTW/K9AW
08 NP2X M/? US Virgin Islands LoTW/K5WW
08 TO2SP M/? St. Barthelemy LoTW/SP6IXF
08 TO5W SO Martinique LoTW/KO8SCA
08 V26FF SO Antigua & Barbuda LoTW/N2FF
08 V26K SOAB LP Antigua & Barbuda LoTW/AA3B
08 V47T M/2 St Kitts & Nevis W2RQ
08 VP5M M/? Turks & Caicos Isls LoTW/K4QPL
08 ZF2MJ SOAB Cayman Isls LoTW/N6MJ
08 ZF9CW SO Cayman Isls LoTW/K5GO
09 8R1/AG6UT SO Guyana LotW/DJ9RR
09 9Y4/VE3EY SOAB HP Trinidad & Tobago VE3EY
09 FY5FY SOSB 20m LP French Guiana FY5FY
09 P40C SO Aruba LoTW
09 P40L M/2 Aruba LoTW/WA3FRP
09 P40W SOAB Aruba LoTW/N2MM
09 PJ4A SOSB 15m Bonaire LoTW/K4BAI
09 PJ4E SOSB 80m Bonaire LoTW/K9ES
09 PJ4I SOSB 20m Bonaire LoTW/AD4ES
09 PJ4Y M/S Bonaire DL5CW
09 PZ5V M/2 Suriname LoTW/M0URX
10 HC0E M/2 Ecuador HC1QRC
11 PS0F M/S LP Fernando de Noronha PY7RP
11 PX0F SO Fernando de Noronha PP5BZ
11 ZP9MCE SOAB LP Paraguay EA5ZD
12 XR2K SO Chile W4/CX1EK
12 XR6F SOSB Chile XQ4CW
14 4U1ITU ITU HQ 4U1ITU
14 CR2M SOSB 15m HP Azores LoTW
14 CR5SSB M/S Portugal CT1EOU
14 CR6K SOAB HP Portugal CT1CJJ
14 CU4DX SOSB 40m HP Azores LoTW
14 GJ2A SOSB 20m Jersey LoTW
14 GU3HFN SOAB LP Guernsey GU3HFN
14 GU4CHY SOSB 20m HP Guernsey GU4CHY
14 GU4YOX SOSB 15m LP Guernsey LoTW/GU4YOX
14 HB0A Liechtenstein LoTW
14 SI9AM M/? Sweden SM3TIR
14 TM1A M/S HP France LoTW/F5GSJ
14 ZB2TT M/S Gibraltar LoTW/M0URX
14 ZB2X SOSB Gibraltar LoTW/OH2KI
15 4O7CC SOAB Montenegro LoTW/UA4CC
15 4U1A M/S UN Vienna Int Center UA3DX
15 9H6A M/? Malta LoTW/9H1BT
15 ES9C M/2 Estonia ES5RY
15 LY4A M/? Lithuania LotW
15 OF5Z M/M Finland LotW
15 SN6O SOSB 40m Poland SP6PAZ
15 SO4M M/S Poland LoTW/SP4MPG
15 SO9M SOAB LP Poland SQ9UM
15 TK0C M/2 Corsica LoTW/S50C
15 Z60WW SO Kosovo OH2BH
15 ZA1WW M/M Albania LoTW/OH2TA
17 UN4L SOSB 80m Kazakhstan UA9AB
18 RW0A M/2 Russia (AS) LotW/RA0ALM
21 4L2M SOSB 20m Georgia EA7FTR
21 9K2K SOAB Kuwait LotW
21 A44A M/M Oman A47RS
24 B1Z M/? China EA7FTR
24 B7Q M/? China BA1DU
24 VR2XAN SOSB 160m HP Hong Kong VR2XAN
26 HS0ZAR M/2 Thailand K3ZO
26 HS0ZIA M/? Thailand LoTW
27 AH0K M/2 Mariana Islands LoTW/OH6GDX
27 AH2R M/S Guam LoTW
27 DU9/R4WAA Philippines R4WAA
27 DU9/RZ3FW Philippines RZ3FW
27 V6A SOAB Micronesia JA7HMZ
28 9M6NA SOAB HP East Malaysia LoTW/JE1JKL
28 YC1ZAZ M/S LP Indonesia LoTW
28 YE2C M/2 Indonesia LoTW
29 VK6LW SOAB Australia VK6LW
31 KH7M SOAB Hawaii KH6ZM
32 A31MM SOSB 15m Tonga LoTW/EA5GL
32 FK/JR3RIU SO New Caledonia LoTW
32 ZM4T M/2 New Zealand LotW/ZL3IO
33 3V8SS SOAB LP Tunisia LoTW/LX1NO
33 CR3OO SOAB Madeira LoTW/W3HNK
33 CT9/OK6RA SOSB 40m LP Madeira OK6RA
33 CT9/R7KW M/S Madeira K2PF
33 ED8R M/S Canary Isls LoTW/LZ1JZ
33 ED8X M/S Canary Isls LoTW/RN3RQ
34 SU9JG SOSB 15m LP Egypt LoTW/EA5GL
35 3XY3D Guinea F5OZC
35 6W1SU SOAB HP Senegal LoTW/M0URX
35 9G5W Ghana S59ZZ
35 D4P SO Cape Verde LoTW
37 5X1NH SOSB Uganda LoTW/G3RWF
37 5X8B SO Uganda LoTW/DL3YM
39 3B9HA SOAB Rodrigues Island LoTW/M0OXO
39 S79K SOAB Seychelles LoTW/G3NKC
40 TF3JB SOSB 20m HP Iceland LoTW/TF3JB
Do not forget to give a look at the Announced Operations listing maintained
by Bill, NG3K at http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/cqc2017.html - good contest to
you all!
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Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
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3Y0Z: BOUVET 2018 ---> While "the sea container should now be between the
ports of San Antonio, Chile and its destination, Punta Arenas, Chile", the
Team posted on 22 November, "the most recent propagation predictions
continue to support the patterns shown in the videos on our propagation page
(http://www.bouvetdx.org/propagation/)". The band plan has been published,
and it includes FT8. It will not be a primary mode for 3Y0Z, but it will be
used only "when we cannot use the standard, higher rate modes", i.e. "when
the band dies, or before it opens". Detailed guidelines are available at
http://www.bouvetdx.org/band-plan-frequencies/ ("Ten Steps on How to Work
3Y0Z (Bouvet) With FT8").
FT3YL ---> Francois, FT3YL (F4HLT) is now QRT and will be leaving Antarctica
soon. During his stay at the Dumont d'Urville Station on Petrels Island
(AN-017) he made some 1200 QSOs, logged between 15 February and 29 October.
Most contacts were with JA, VK and ZL, with a few US stations and very few
Europeans. Limited spare time combined to "high winds, rigs breakdown and
solar blackout" made his operating "a very hard challenge". QSL via Club
Log's OQRS, LoTW or via F6KPQ (direct or bureau). [TNX F5RAB and F5PHW]
IOTA NEWS ---> Record-holders who have made IOTA contacts in an IOTA
contest after 2003, can claim credit for them without submitting QSLs,
provided that the contact details match. Go to https://iota-world.org/, log
in, select "Add Contest QSOs" under the "My IOTA" tab, and then upload your
.cbr or .log file(s). The logs for the IOTA Contest 2017 island stations
(490,394 QSOs) have now been added to the IOTA database and are available
for QSO matching.
YOTA MONTH ---> The Youngsters On The Air group will be active again during
the entire month of December. The idea for this event is to show the amateur
radio hobby to youth and to encourage youngsters to be active on the ham
radio waves. Announced participating stations include 3V8YOTA, 6V1YOTA,
9A0YOTA, 9A17YOTA, DQ17YOTA, DR0YOTA, E71YOTA, EG2YOTA, ET3AA, GB17YOTA,
HB9YOTA, II2YOTA, II5YOTA, LZ17YOTA, OF2YOTA, OL17YOTA, OM9YOTA, ON4YOTA,
PD6YOTA, R17YOTA, SH9YOTA, YO0YOTA, YT17YOTA, Z60YOTA and ZS9YOTA. QSLs via
Club Log's OQRS or direct to M0SDV. See https://events.ham-yota.com/ for
information on the event and the award.
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Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
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3B9FR M0OXO DU1/JA3FJE JN3VQM KH0AM JE1CKA
3D2TS FK1TS DU1/SP5APW SP5APW KH2F JA2TBS
3V8CB LX1NO DU1KA NR6M LX0RL LX1KQ
3XY3D F5OZC DU3LA W3HNK LZ50BD LZ1PM
4X0B 4X6ZM DU9/R4WAA R4WAA NP4G NP3O
5B4AJC UA3DX DU9/RZ3FW RZ3FW OH0PM OH2PM
5H3EE DL4ME EA8/IZ2DPX IK2DUW OY1OF M0URX
5K0T LU1FM EG1ET EA1ET OZ/KH6DXX DF3XX
5K1B EA3BT EI11WAW EI6AL P40L WA3FRP
5N7Q DF8DX EI22WAW EI6AL P40W N2MM
5T1A A92AA EI33WAW EI6AL PG400TH PA3ETC
5T1R A92AA EI44WAA EI6AL PJ4/KU8E K4BAI
5V1JE N9MDH EI55WAW EI6AL PZ5V M0URX
5X1NH G3RWF EI66WAW EI6AL R200SB RZ4AWB
5X1S OZ2HC EI77WAW EI6AL R75URAN UA4AJD
5X8B DL3YM EI88WAW EI6AL SP660K SP4PKM
6Y0AE LZ4AE EI99WAW EI6AL T2AT N7SMI
6Y0BE LZ2BE EK8ZZ EK7DX T88DT JH1OLB
6Y0HM LZ2HM ET3AA N2OO TF3WK OZ1OM
6Y0W LZ1NK EV135KK EU1EU TI7W W4FS
8P2K KU9C FG/F6ARC FE11DX TM8OMC F8KGN
8R1/AG6UT DJ9RR FR/F4HQZ F4DXW TO2SP SP6IXF
9A/IZ2DPX IK2DUW H44MS DL2GAC TO5W KO8SCA
9G5W S59ZZ HB600NVF HB9JOE TR8CA F6CBC
9H3AK NI5DX HF7CKF SP7VC TT8FC EA3GWK
9M6NA JE1JKL HF7EX SP7VC V26FF N2FF
9N1AA N4GNR HF7HB SP7VC V26K AA3B
9X2AW M0OXO HF7LW SP7VC V34AO DL7VOA
9X9PJ N4GNR HF7NJX SP7VC V63PSK JA1FMN
A47RSN A47RS HH2AA NR6M VE2IM VE3DZ
AH0K OH6GDX HK0HF N4GNR VE3RZ/VP9 M0URX
AU2JCB VU2DSI HK3TK F5CWU VQ917JC ND9M
BV0J BM2JCC HL0WOP HL4CCM VQ9KA JO1GWT
C31CT EA3QS HZ1FI DL1RTL YJ0JA JA1VND
C5YK ON7YK IK2SGL/OA8 IK2AQZ YN2CC AJ9C
C6AGU HA7RY IY5PIS IW5AOT Z21MH IZ0EGA
CR3OO W3HNK J5T I2YSB Z81D OM3JW
CT9/R7KW K2PF J68GD K9AW ZA/IK2RLM IZ2LSP
CT9/YL3JM K2PF KC4AAA K1IED ZF2MJ N6MJ
5H3DX Charles W. Powell, 201 North 13th Street, Louisburg KS 66053-3520,
USA
5K3W Francisco Siso Hennessey (JB9779), 2550 NW 72 Ave, Suite 115, Miami
FL 33122, USA
6Y0ND Nick Mukarev, Am Gries 27, 85435 Erding, Germany
EA1ET Manuel Baltasar Rey Montes, Apartado Postal 1, 15200 Noia
(A Coruna), Spain
EA3BT Josep Gibert del Pino, Carrer del Col-legi 1, 08800 Vilanova I La
Geltru (Barcelona), Spain
F5OZC Alain Rebondy, 4 rue des Violettes, 49260 Breze, France
I2YSB Silvano Borsa, Viale Capettini 1, 27036 Mortara PV, Italy
JO1GWT Yasuhiko Kazeno, 4-2-19 Nishisuna-cho, Tachikawa-shi, Tokyo-to,
190-0034, Japan
LU1FM Jose Luis Murano, Avenida Dr Facundo de Zuviria 7745, S3004LTL
Santa Fe, Argentina
ON7YK Andre Bourbon, Route de Xhoffraix 30, 4970 Stavelot, Belgium
OZ11A Leif Nielsen, Stenhoejvej 280, 9900 Frederikshavn, Denmark
PS0F Renner Pedroza, Rua Waldemar Nery Carneiro Monteiro 475 Apt 602,
Boa Viagem, Recife - PE, 51030-140, Brazil
R4WAA Sergey V. Azarov, ul. K. Marksa 431A-13, Izhevsk, 426000, Russia
RZ3FW Sergey G. Yanovsky, ul. Shkolnaya 3-56, Elektrougli, Moskovskaya
obl., 142455, Russia
S59ZZ Rado Skrajnar, Frankovo naselje 110, 4220 Skofja Loka, Slovenia
SP5APW Jacek Krupa, ul. Zalesna 66, 05-507 Borowina, Poland
SP6IXF Janusz Szymanski, Skr. Poczt. 1808, 50-385 Wroclaw 46, Poland
XU7XXX Thomas M. Callas, P.O. Box 1058, Minnetonka MN 55345, USA
YJ0CA Chris Ayres, 3/19-21 Eastern Rd, Turramurra, NSW 2074, Australia
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