25 May 2019 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1464
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
3W - Sven, HB9DXB expects to be active as XV9DXB from Nha Trang, Vietnam
starting around 2 June. Plans are to operate SSB and CW on 80, 40,
20 and 10 metres. QSL via EB7DX.
9N - Yuki, JH1NBN expects to be QRV in his spare time as 9N7BN from
Nepal between 22 May and 4 June. Plans are to operate SSB and
possibly FT8 on 80-6 metres. QSL direct to home call. [TNX The
Daily DX]
DU - Audie, DU1ZDR and Gazelle, DU1ZDQ will be active as DZ1A from
Kalanggaman Island (OC-129) on 3 June. They will operate QRP on or
around 14260 and 7055 kHz. [TNX DX World]
EA - Members of Radio Club Torrevieja (EC5RKT) will be active as EH5SUB
from the submarine "Delfin" during the Museum Ships Weekend on 1-2
June. QSL via EA5GVJ. [TNX ON5JV/EA5HZB]
F - Commemorating the 75th anniversary of D-Day, F/ON6JUN/p will be
active from Ranville, Normandy between 31 May and 7 June. QSL via
ON5SD (bureau). [TNX UBA]
FG - Didier, F6BCW has been active as FG/F6BCW from Les Saintes (NA-114)
since 22 May, and will remain there until the 26th. He operates CW
on 20 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau.
G - Special callsign GB5OOL will be active (SSB and CW) during the
first two weeks of June to commemorate the 75th anniversary of
Operation Overlord, launched on 6 June 1944 with the D-Day
landings. QSL via the bureau, or direct to G0VCW.
G - Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, five
special event stations will be active on 6 June covering all of the
allied embarkation ports destined for one of the Normandy landing
beaches: GB75GF (Gold Force), GB75JF (Juno Force), GB75OF (Omaha
Force), GB75SF (Sword Force) and GB75UF (Utah Force). QSL via
operators' instructions.
SM - Rick/SM6U, Bengt/SM6UQL and Tomas/SM6XMY will be active again as
7S6WX from the "Weather Islands" (Vaderoarna, EU-043) from 30 May
to 2 June. They will operate SSB on 80-10 metres. QSL via the
bureau or via LoTW. [TNX SM6U]
SV - Look for Oliver, SV8/DK7TX to be active from IOTA group EU-052
(Antipaxos, Paxos and Kerkyra) on 2-9 June. He will operate SSB on
40, 20, 17 and 15 metres. QSL via DK7TX, direct or bureau. [TNX The
Daily DX]
UA9 - After operating as R26RRC from Paramushir Island (AS-204) [425DXN
1461], Vasily R7AL, Vladimir RK8A and Albert UB9WLJ will be active
as R205NEW from Yoanna Bogoslova Island in the Bering Sea Coast
North Group (AS-205, new one for IOTA). Plans are to be QRV for
four days, indicatively around 14-18 June, and to operate CW and
SSB on 40, 30, 20 and 17 metres. QSL via Club Log's OQRS;
traditional direct cards should be sent to EU7A (maildrop: Andrey
N. Teterukov, P.O. Box 13, 212030 Mogilev-30, Belarus). They also
plan to be active as RI0ZK from the Komandorskie Islands (AS-039)
on their way back; length of stay will depend on sea and weather
conditions, and might vary "from few hours only to two days". See
https://rv6ali.wixsite.com/as205new for more information.
VE - Celebrating its 100th anniversary, the Winnipeg Amateur Radio Club
(VE4BB) will be active as VX4WARC for the entire month of June. QSL
via the bureau, direct, or LoTW.
CQ WW WPX CW CONTEST ---> The following stations have announced their
participation in this year's event (25-26 May):
Call Category Country QSL
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3V8SF SOSB 160m LP Tunisia LoTW/LX1NO
4L8A SOSB 20m Georgia LoTW/K1BV
4X7R SOAB Isreael 4X6OM
5Q6EE SOAB Denmark LoTW/OZ2I
8P5A SOAB HP Barbados LoTW/HA1AG
9K2HN SOAB Kuwait LoTW/9K2HN
9M6NA SOAB HP East Malaysia LoTW
AH2R SO Guam LoTW
B4T China BA4TB
CK2Z M/? Canada LoTW
CN2CO SOAB Morocco LoTW
CN3A M/M Morocco LoTW/IK2OHG
CR3DX SOAB HP Madeira LoTW/OM2VL
CZ1Z SO HP Canada LoTW
EA6/WJ2O SOAB LP Balearic Isls LoTW/N2ZN
EF8R SOAB Canary Isls LoTW/EB7DX
EF9Z SO Ceuta & Melilla LoTW/EA5KB
HB7X Switzerland LoTW
KH7M SOAB Hawaii qrz.com
LY59A SOSB 160m Lithuania LY5AA
MU2K SOAB LP Guernsey GU8ITE
NP2P SO US Virgin Islands LoTW
OG0C M/M Aland Islands LoTW/OH5C
P40X M/2 Aruba LoTW/DJ4MX
P44W SOAB LP Aruba LoTW/N2MM
PF6W M/? Netherlands LoTW/PA0RRS
PJ4G M/S Bonaire
SW8WW SOAB LP Greece HA0HW
T40A M/S Cuba CO8ZZ
V31AK SOAB Belize EA3AKY
VP5M M/? Turks & Caicos LoTW/K4QPL
WP2Z M/2 US Virgin Isls KU9C
WP4X SO HP Puerto Rico
YB2DX SOSB 80m Indonesia LoTW/YB2DX
YV1KK SOAB HP Venezuela LoTW
Z66X M/? Kosovo LoTW/OH2BH
Do not forget to give a look at the Announced Operations listing maintained
by Bill, NG3K at https://www.ng3k.com/Misc/wpxc2019.html - good contest to
you all!
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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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CQ CONTEST & CQ DX HALL OF FAMERS ---> The CQ Contest Hall of Fame
(established in 1986) and the CQ DX Hall of Fame (established in 1967)
honour those amateurs who not only excel in personal performance in these
major areas of amateur radio, but who also "give back" to the hobby in
outstanding ways.
The 2019 inductees to the CQ CONTEST HALL OF FAME are:
* Bruce Horn, WA7BNM, provides a great service to the contesting community
via web-based resources for many popular contests. He maintains the most
comprehensive contest calendar on the web, and he developed the popular
3830Scores website (https://3830scores.com/) where contesters go to post
raw scores after an event ends, to compare notes and search past contest
logs. He is also manager of the North American QSO Party and developed the
current National Contest Journal website.
* Dean Straw, N6BV, is an outstanding contester, a talented writer, editor,
presenter and educator, and has advanced the state of the art in antennas,
computer modeling, propagation and contest planning and preparation. As an
ARRL staff member for 15 years, he edited multiple editions of The ARRL
Antenna Book and several other publications. He also developed the High
Frequency Terrain Analysis (HFTA) software, which revolutionized antenna
system planning by linking antenna design, installation height, tower
location, surrounding terrain, and the expected angles of propagation to
target regions. His work with the propagation prediction program VOACAP
revolutionized the way we plan for contests, allowing specific band
opening predictions dependent on solar conditions to indicate when band
changes and operations should be planned.
* Kresimir "Chris" Kovarik, 9A5K (SK) , developed the DXLog and Klog
programs, competed in the World Radiosport Team Championship (WRTC) and
served the broader amateur radio community in Europe as past president of
the Croatian Amateur Radio Association and as vice-chairman of the IARU
Region 1 HF Committee. He became a Silent Key earlier this year.
CQ Contesting Editor David Siddall, K3ZJ, presented Hall of Fame plaques at
an induction ceremony held at the annual Dayton Contest Dinner on 18 May.
This year's inductions bring the total number of members of the CQ Contest
Hall of Fame to 74.
The 2019 inductees to the CQ DX HALL OF FAME are:
* Joe Taylor, K1JT - Nobel Prize winning-astrophysicist who has revolution-
ized the face of DXing with his suite of WSJT weak-signal digital modes,
including FT8, which is capable of decoding signals well below the noise
level. The modes pioneered by Joe have kept the HF bands busy and the
DXers active even during the current solar minimum. Other WSJT modes have
Also revolutionized VHF/UHF DXing via moonbounce and meteor scatter.
Taylor shared the 1993 Nobel Prize in physics for the discovery of binary
pulsars.
* Silvano Borsa, I2YSB, and the Italian DXpedition Team - The Italian DXpe-
dition Team has made more than 20 major DXpeditions in the past 20 years,
mostly to Africa, where its members have activated more than a dozen rare
countries, making nearly 1.4 million QSOs along the way. In addition, the
team has arranged for the donation and delivery of two ambulances from
Italy to Somalia, one of the many countries it has activated.
In addition to team leader Silvano Borsa (I2YSB), the Italian DXpedition
Team members include Alfeo Caputo (I1HJT), Vincio Ravizza (IK2CIO), Angelo
Selva (IK2CKR), Marcello Cassinelli (IK2DIA), Stefano Casari (IK2HKT),
Angelo Gino Zambaiti (IK2RZP) and Mac Shimamoto (JA3USA).
CQ DX Editor Bob Schenck, N2OO, presented Hall of Fame plaques at an
induction ceremony held at the annual Dayton DX Dinner on 17 May. This
year's inductions bring the total number of members of the CQ DX Hall of
Fame to 75.
CRICKET WORLD CUP RADIO MARATHON ---> Special callsigns that will be
activated from outside the United Kingdom as part of the Cricket World Cup
Radio Marathon (30 May-14 July) [425DXN 1452] include 5B19CWC (Cyprus),
5P19CWC (Denmark), AP19CWC (Pakistan), CS2019CWC (Portugal), LX19CWC
(Luxembourg), VK19AUS (Australia), VR2019CWC (Hong Kong) and ZS19CWC (South
Africa). Check https://rsgb.org/cricket for complete details about the
marathon, and track your progress towards the available awards on
https://cricket2019.hamlogs.net/.
IOTA DXPEDITIONER OF THE YEAR ---> The inaugural Island Radio Expedition
Foundation's (IREF) "IOTA DXpeditioner of the Year" Award was presented on
17 May at the 34th DX Dinner in Dayton. The three awardees are Cezar Trifu
VE3LYC (1st place), Mikhail Zavarukhin VE7ACN (2nd) and David Deane EI9FBB
(3rd). The award is for encouraging "expeditioners, through friendly
competition, to activate islands that won't necessarily meet IREF funding
guidelines but are needed by many of the newer chasers". Complete details
can be found at https://irefradio.com/activator-award/.
MUSEUM SHIPS WEEKEND ---> Sponsored by the Battleship New Jersey Amateur
Radio Station (NJ2BB), this year's Museum Ships Weekend will be held from
00.00 UTC on 1 June until 23.59 UTC on the 2nd. Information on the event,
including the relevant certificate and the listing of participating ships,
can be found at https://www.qsl.net/w/wa2tvs//museum/.
NA-211 ---> Yuri, N3QQ reports that permission has been received from the
owner to operate from Tillamook Rock (NA-211). Subject to all restrictions
and limitations imposed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra-
tion (NOAA) and the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), a preliminary team
including AD5A, N3QQ, N7QT and NW7M will try and be QRV from the rock around
November-December. Further information is expected in due course.
REBELS ON THE MOVE ---> The Rebel DX Group announced on 18 May that "the
Rebel catamaran is ready to set sail. Graham, Tack, Taddy and Dom are in 3D2
Fiji making last minute preparations with licenses and permissions in hand.
Once the Rebel Team 'weigh anchor' we will make an announcement here
[https://www.rebeldxgroup.com/] with the expected dates, operating
frequencies and the location of our first stop! Stay tuned!". Their first
destination is likely to be Conway Reef (3D2CR), possibly followed by Banaba
Island (T33T).
WORLD CASTLES WEEKEND ---> The World Castles Award Programme's tenth
anniversary will be celebrated during an extended activity weekend that will
run on 1-30 June. A large number of special event stations (4X10WCA,
9A10WCA, DR10WCA, EM10UCF, EN10UCF, ES10WCA, EV10WCA, HB10WCA, HG10WCA,
LY10WCA, LZ10WCA, OE10WCA, OH11WCA, OL10WCA, OR10WCA, OS10WCA, OT10WCA,
PA10WCA, PB10WCA, PC10WCA, PD10WCA, PE10WCA, PF10WCA, PG10WCA, PH10WCA,
RZ1CWC, S510WCA, SP10WCA, TM10WCA, YT10WCA, YU10WCA, Z310WCA and possibly
others) are expected to participate in the celebrations. Complete details
information on WCW-2019 can be found at http://wcagroup.org/. [TNX RN1CW]
YASME EXCELLENCE AWARDS & SUPPORTING GRANT ---> In 2008 The Yasme Foundation
(http://www.yasme.org/) established the Yasme Excellence Award, to be
presented to individuals and groups who, through their own service,
creativity, effort and dedication, have made a significant contribution to
amateur radio. The contribution may be in recognition of technical,
operating or organizational achievement, as all three are necessary for
amateur radio to grow and prosper. The Yasme Excellence Award is in the form
of a cash grant and an individually-engraved crystal globe. The latest
recipients, announced on 18 May, are:
* Angel Vazquez, WP3R - for his work in disaster relief, and as an outstand-
ing ambassador for amateur radio.
* Nikola Percin, 9A5W - for his outstanding work in advancing amateur radio
in Croatia and the surrounding region. He is a co-founder of 9A1A. Nikola
started efforts to recruit young amateurs and established youth programs
in coordination with local universities.
The Board of Directors of the Yasme Foundation has also made the following
grants:
* $5,000 each to the Foundation for Amateur Radio (FAR) and ARRL scholarship
programs for 2019.
* $5,000 to WRTC 2022 in Italy for general support, and a second grant to
once again sponsor the Widow's Ball during WRTC 2022. [TNX K4ZW]
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
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3B8CW N4GNR CT9ABR OZ2I OD5ZF IZ8CLM
3D2AZ KD7WPJ CX4DI EA5GL OD5ZZ N4GNR
4O4A LX1NO D2XX CT1CRS OG0C OH5C
5B4AJC UA3DX DM460DA DL9GFB OH0KM OH2KM
5B4AMX LZ3SM DU3DW VE3OI ON75JB ON6LL
5W1SA JA1DXA DU6/PE1NSQ EA5GL OO19TRUDO ON4TRC
5W7A YT1AD EF0F EA4URE OR50AF ON2KFJ
5X2B JA1PBV EF8P EA8DA P49X W0YK
6W1SR F6EPY EG7DIM EA7RCM PB19MILL PB7Z
6W1SU M0URX EG7JIR EA7LH PH229XXI PA4HM
8P5A HA1AG EH2IMO EA2WD PY2ZEA OH2MM
8P9NX W0SA EL2DT EL2FM R3RRC/6 RZ3EC
9A8GHJ OE7GHJ EM45Z UR4ZXX S79HA HA7JTR
A60ITU A61BK EM5UCC UY5ZZ SN1RENSHI SP9ATD
A62A A61BK EM7EFF UR7EY SN75W SP7IWA
AM70A EA4URE FG/F6BCW F6BCW SU9JG EA5GL
AM70C EA4URE GB0HSM G4LKW SU9VB UA4WHX
AM70D EA4URE GB1SWM M5ATR SV5/OV9A OZ1KZX
AM70E EA4URE GB2MBB GM3WIJ SV5/SM8C SM0CMH
AM70F EA4URE GB5LBC G4USW SW8WW HA0HW
AM70I EA4URE GS0NWM M0URX T43A RW6HS
AM70L EA4URE HC2AO RC5A T88FT JA7WFT
AM70N EA4URE HF9MUZEUM SP9KAG T88IH JI6IHG
AM70O EA4URE HG3IPA HA3JB T88TA JM1LRA
AM70P EA4URE HL0GHQ DS2CYI TK/OO9O ON7SS
AM70R EA4URE HR5/F2JD F6AJA TM19VF F6BAX
AM70S EA4URE HZ1TT A61BK TM4JDD F8KGS
AM70U EA4URE II2AAM IQ2MI TM5LHP F1LNS
AM70URE EA4URE II2MM IQ2CF TM62TLG F4AHN
AM70URE/6 EA4URE II4CPG IZ4SJI TM77JNC F4GYM
AM70URE/8 EA4URE KH6/AH2Y HL1IWD TZ4AM W0SA
AM70URE/9 EA4URE KP2/KO2WW DL1MGB UN8LWZ RW6HS
AP2NK W3HNK KP2M NZ4DX UP150A UN7ID
C37ITU C37URA LU7YS EA7HBC XV9BO DL7BO
CN2FA RN2FA LX9DX LX2A YO2019EU YO3KAA
CN2MA LY5W LY55BC LY4T YR19FPS YO6BZL
CN8SG EA7FTR NL0H/p NL0H YR19PFS YO6KNE
CO8RBD EB7DX OD5KU EB7DX YS2YSG AD4C
CP6CL W3HNK OD5PY KU9C ZP5/N3BNA KA2AEV
CS2TTQ CT7ABF OD5TE K3IRV ZR2A/4 DM5EE
CT9ABN OM2VL OD5UI IZ8CLM ZS9Z ZS1OIN
4JF1EU Alexander Y. Frolov, P.O. Box 38, Volgograd, 400066, Russia
EL2FM Joe Brown, 10 Oldhams Lane, Bolton, BL1 6PN, United Kingdom
F6BCW Didier Cadot, 180 rue du Moulin de la Coudre, 71440 Tronchy, France
KG4AY David E. Peck Jr, 3314 Nina Rd, Gaylord MI 49735, USA
NL0H Henry R. Parker, PO Box 1742, Nome AK 99762, USA
RZ3EC Evgenij N. Shelkanovtsev, P.O. Box 70, Orel, 302028, Russia
TG9IN Ilias Nikolaidis, 8602 Royster Run, Marvin NC 28173, USA
TR8CA Jean Charron, 19 rue Gabriel Moussa, 33320 Eysines, France
W9IMS Indianapolis Motor Speedway Amateur Radio Club, P.O. Box 30954,
Indianapolis IN 46230, USA
XR4RNC Pablo Estay Maldonado, Casilla 350 Sucursal Maipu Pajaritos,
9259001 Maipu, Region Metropolitana, Chile
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