12 October 2019 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1484
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
3W - Geri, DK8KW will be active as 3W9KW from Hanoi, Vietnam on 18-26
October. He will operate QRP CW and possibly SSB, depending on
conditions. QSL via DK8KW.
9G - Matteo, IZ4YGS has been active again as 9G5GS since 6 October, and
will remain in Sanzule, Ghana until the 23rd. In his spare time,
typically between 21 and 00 UTC, he operates FT8 and SSB on 160-20
metres. When he returns Ghana, from 26 November to 28 December, he
will add SSB activity via the Oscar-100 geostationary satellite.
QSL via LoTW, eQSL, or direct to home call; logsearch on Club Log.
[TNX NG3K]
CT8 - Look for CT8/DG0OHD, CT8/DG5AA, CT8/DK8YY, CT8/DL1AOB, CT8/DL1AWD,
CT8/DL7ZZ and CT8/DL8ALU to be active from Graciosa (EU-175),
Azores on 13-21 October. During the Worked All Germany (WAG)
Contest (19-20 October) they will be signing CR2Y (QSL via DH7WW).
[TNX DX Newsletter]
CT9 - Silvia EA1AP, Alberto EA1SA and Tony CT1HTU (F8ATS) will be active
as CQ9A from Madeira (AF-014) on 18-26 October. They will operate
CW, SSB and FT8 on 80-6 metres, with "special attention" for 60m.
QSL via Club log's OQRS, LoTW, or via EA1AP.
J6 - Jay, AA4FL will be active holiday style as J6/AA4FL from St. Lucia
(NA-108) on 18-28 October. Main activity will be during the CQ WW
DX SSB Contest as a member of the Medical Amateur Radio Council's
J68MD team (K4RLC, KM2L, KN2M and N2HIW). QSL J6/AA4FL via LoTW
(preferred), or direct to home call; QSL J68MD via N2HIW.
JA - Owing to the Hagibis typhoon, the 12-14 October JK3ZXK/2 operation
from Suga Island (AS-206) [425DXN 1483] has been postponed to 2-4
November. [TNX NG3K]
JA - Markus, DJ4EL plans to be active (JS6U** callsign to be issued upon
arrival) from IOTA group AS-017 between 13 and 25 October. His
main QTH will be on Okinawa Honto, but he might go and operate also
from the islands of Kouri, Ike and Sesoko. QSL via Club Log's OQRS
(preferred), or via DJ4EL. See https://twitter.com/rapanuiman for
updates.
JA - Makoto, JI5RPT will be active as JI5RPT/8 from Okushiri Island (AS-
147) on 19-20 October. QSL via home call; the log will be uploaded
to Club Log. [TNX DX World]
JA - Kenji, JA4GXS will be active as JA4GXS/0 from Sado Island (AS-206)
from 8 UTC on 26 October until 22 UTC on the 27th. He will operate
CW and FT8 on 40, 30 and 20 metres. QSL via home call, direct or
bureau. [TNX JA4GXS]
OX - Thomas OZ1AA (OX1AA), Bo OZ1DJJ (OX3LX), Dave OZ5DM (OX5DM), Mikkel
OZ7AKT (OX7AKT) and Alex OZ7AM (OX7AM) from Kangerlussuaq, Green-
land (NA-018) from 22 October to 1 November. They will participate
in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest as OX7A. Outside the contest they will
use their personal callsigns, and be active on 160-10 metres CW,
SSB and FT8 with up to four stations. QSL OX3LX via OZ0J (direct or
bureau); QSL OX1AA, OX5DM, OX7A, OX7AKT, and OX7AM via LoTW, Club
Log's OQRS, or via OZ1ACB. The website for the operation can be
found at https://sites.google.com/view/greenland2018/home.
P4 - Jaap, PA7DA will be active as P4/PA7DA from Aruba (SA-036) on 17-31
October. He will operate CW, SSB and digital modes on 40-10 metres.
QSL via PA7DA.
PJ7 - Ed, N2HX will be active again as PJ7PL from Sint Maarten (NA-105)
from 19 October to 2 November, including an entry in the CQ WW DX
SSB Contest. Before and after the contest he will operate SSB, RTTY
and FT8 or FT4. QSL via N2HX. [TNX NG3K]
PZ - Team Parbo (G4BVY, G4CLA, GD4XUM, GM4AFF, K1XX and W1MD) will be
active again as PZ5K from Suriname on 23-29 October, including
operation in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. QSL via LoTW, or via G3NKC.
TT - Nicolas, F8FQX (ex TJ3SN, TN5SN, 5T5SN, TY2CA) has moved to
N'Djamena, Chad, and will remain there for the next 3-4 years. He
has been QRV as TT8SN since 9 October, with more activity expected
after 1 December on the HF bands and 6 metres. QSL via LoTW and
DL9USA. [TNX The Daily DX]
UA9 - Vladimir, UA0LCZ and Kirill, UD0LEN will be active as UA0LCZ/p from
Popov Island (AS-066) on 10-14 October. Look for them to operate CW
on 3507, 7007, 10107, 14017 and 18077 kHz. QSL via UA0LCZ.
ZC4 - A group from the Cambridge University Wireless Society (G6UW),
which will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2020, will be active
as ZC4UW from the UK Sovereign Base Area on Cyprus (AS-004) on 2-7
January. Operators are likely to include G3ZAY, G7SOZ, G7VJR,
M0BBB, M0BLF, M0VFC, M0WUT and M0ZXA. The team will be QRV with 400
watts and up to four stations on 160-10 metres (in principle, as
little propagation is expected above 21 MHz). Activity on 60 metres
is unlikely as they will be limited to 15 watts EIRP. Antennas will
be verticals and the main modes will be CW and SSB. The group will
not be on FT8 or FT4. QSL via LoTW and Club Log's OQRS only. See
https://zc4uw.com/ for more information in due course. [TNX G3ZAY]
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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
for Android. It is available on Google Play - free of charge, no ads. Enjoy!
425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE ---> The September 2019 issue is now available for
download at http://www.425dxn.org/index.php. [TNX IZ3EBA]
5K0K ---> The Czech DXpedition Team will be active as 5K0K from San Andres
(NA-033) [425DXN 1478] between 15 and 28 October, with full force in place
on 17-27 October (CQ WW DX SSB Contest included). Plans are for FT8 to be
their primary digital mode, and they will be using MSHV's multi answer
protocol (not to be confused with the Fox & Hound mode). "If you hear us on
the normal FT8 frequencies, we will not be in the multi-slot mode and
working one station at a time", they say. If the number of callers is high,
they will QSY to their announced DXpedition frequencies: 1844 kHz (1908 kHz
for JA), 3590, 7065, 10145, 14085, 18117, 21110, 24918, 28095 and 50328 kHz.
Use the locator when calling 5K0K, as "MSHV will be configured that the
distant station will have the priority in the queue". Read the "5K0K FT8
Operation Guide" on http://www.cdxp.cz/. If the connection to the Internet
is "fast and stable", the logs will be posted in real time to QSO Director
(http://www.qsodirector.com/event/5k0k/) and Club Log's Live Streams
(https://clublog.org/livestream/5k0k).
TX7T ---> The Can-Am DXpedition team [425DXN 1477] will arrive in French
Polynesia on 3 November. While in Tahiti (FO), there will be some activity -
including low bands - for a couple of days/nights. The team will move on to
Hiva Oa (Marquesas Islands) on 6 November, and will depart for home on the
19th. While in the Marquesas, there will be 3-4 four stations active as TX7T
on 160-6 metres CW, SSB and FT8. Check out https://marquesas2019.com/ for
more details.
Operators are K4UEE, K5PI (team leader), W5MJ, W5RF, W5SJ, VA7DX, VE7KW and
F6BCW. Europe is a key target area and every attempt will be made to take
advantage of propagation. Pilots are DL9GFB (Chief Pilot), N2SG and N7BT.
QSL via M0URX's OQRS and LoTW. This DXpedition is mostly funded by the
operators. However, contributions are most welcome and will go toward their
freight and shipping costs. [TNX K4UEE]
VP6R ---> Hal, W8HC - a team member of the upcoming DXpedition to Pitcairn
Island [425DXN 1483] - says he "will be taking along his Garmin Satellite
tracker once again", so "if you are interested, you may follow along with
this adventure in near real time at https://share.garmin.com/vp6r".
Ralph, K0IR has had to withdraw from the DXpedition project: "I experienced
a sudden and relatively severe, acute illness and was hospitalized for a
number of days", he says. "I am recovering at home, but the risk of
compromising the DXpedition to Pitcairn Island is too great for me to make
the trip with the team. My friend Glenn, W0GJ, will take on my responsibili-
ties and the DXpedition will proceed as otherwise planned". It was not pos-
sible to find a replacement for Ralph, as "many potential substitutes were
unable to clear their schedules to be gone for a month with just a few hours
notice".
The rest of the team is ready to go. On 15 October they will fly from
Papeete to Mangareva, where the "Braveheart" will be waiting for them. They
will set sail almost immediately for Pitcairn, and reach their destination
on 17 October. "All of the cargo is already at our operating site", the say.
"We will work hard that first day to get as many antennas up as possible to
get on the air by the end of the day, Thursday, October 17. We must QRT by
November 2 to make it back to Mangareva to catch the weekly flight again".
W8S ---> The website for the W8S DXpedition to Swains Island (10-25 March
2020) [425DXN 1482] is under construction at https://swains2020.lldxt.eu/.
Ten operators (AG4W, DJ9HX, DJ9ON, DL2AMD, DL6JGN, DL6KVA, KO8SCA, PA3EWP,
PA4WM and PG5M) will be active on 160-10 metres CW, SSB, FT8 and RTTY with
four stations 24/7 from two operating sites.
ZK3A ---> The Tokelau DXpedition went QRT soon after 22 UTC on 8 October,
earlier than planned. All team members are fine, but "a person on the
island is ill", the team reported. "So they have sent the boat there early
to get this person medical help. The team has ceased operations and packing
up all equipment to get on that boat because there will not be another boat
for ten days". According to the latest update on Club Log, 51260 QSOs were
made with 14376 unique callsigns from Asia (38.3%), North America (37.4%),
Europe (18.9%) and the rest of the world (5.5%). The most productive band
was 20m (13060 QSOs); the most productive mode was CW (29343 QSOs), followed
by FT8 (11275), SSB (8443) and RTTY (2199). A Log Check Request Form (see
https://tokelau2019.com/qsl-information) is available for Busted Call or Not
in Log situations; direct email requests will not be accepted.
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
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3G3G EA5GL ED2C EA2CJ OC19IARU OA4O
3W3B E21EIC ED3M EA3RCV OE5TXF G3TXF
3Z15UE SP6ZJP EH1RGC EA1DST OJ0/OG3A OH3WS
3Z50GR SP9GR EM0I UT2IZ OJ0W OH3WS
3Z9M SQ9UM EM44U UT7UT OL19CAMP OK1MP
4L1R W3HNK EP4HR IK2RZQ OL4ACF OK1AR
4O4T YU4DPR FM5DN KU9C OL9A OK2ZAW
4U1A UA3DX FO5MD EB7DX P33W UA3DX
4U1WB KK4HD GB60ATG M0OXO PA100KLM PA0WBZ
4V1WWV W3HNK HB90EYP HB9OCR PA350RB PA2CVD
4X0B 4X6ZM HC7AE EA5GL PH100ADL PI4ADL
5B4AJC UA3DX HF100CC SP5CNA PI40SRN PA3DHR
5H3CA RC5A HF50BB SP9KAT PI4MRC PD2PN
5H3RRC RC5A HF50BG SP9PGE PS36OKT PY2GTA
5Q7DX PA7JWC HF50DP SP9KAT PY5ZHP SP7CVW
7P8AO HA5AO HF50SW SP9PGE R100AS RO1M
7Q7JN EA5GL HG5D HA8QZ RZ9SFF UA9SIV
9A01GPPVC 9A5WW HQ9X KQ1F S79VU EA5GL
9A525Z 9A2DM IB1MQP IK1NLZ SN0RUN SP5PPK
9G5AR N4GNR IB8MQP IZ8EDJ SN110WM SP3PGS
9H3GK DL7OO ID9MY IT9SSI T30GC LZ1GC
9H9DD OK8ZZ II0MQP IS0AGY T43MY CO3JK
9J2BO G3TEV II0SRE IS0JXO T88UW JH7IPR
9K2GS EC6DX II1MTN IK8XVA T88WM JQ6FQI
9N1AA N4GNR II2SRT HB9FBI TA3/UA9CDC G3SWH
A44A A47RS II3ARIS IZ3ZUC TA6CQ DL4CQ
A82X I2YSB II4MNU IQ4FE TC3COTA TA3CX
A82Z I2YSB II5GB IZ5MMH TG9ADV EC6DX
BV0J BM2JCC II7IAEQ IZ7AUH TG9ANF/7 VE7BV
C31CT EA3QS II7MQP IZ7AUH TI5/N3KS W4FS
C37NL C37URA II7SRE IW7DMH TM17FFF F4GFE
C91CCY K3IRV II8MQP IU8DKG TM500LV F1IOZ
CO0CDR CO6OZ II9SRE IT9VCE TO80SP DL7DF
CO5WE RW6HS IJ8MQP IK8WEJ TT8SN DL9USA
CR3DX OM2VL IO1MQP I1JQJ V31CC NN5E
CR3W DL5AXX IO8MQP IZ8EDJ V31CQ K5PS
CS25ARR CT1ARR IQ1SM IZ1GAR V31HH NK0S
CV7S CX7SS IQ9MY IT9CAR V31JW NT5V
CW4MAX EA5GL IQ9SY IT9NVA V31VP WB0TEV
CX3AT EA5GL IR8SRE IZ8XJJ V73NS W3HNK
D2EB IZ3ETU JW6VM LA6VM VA3FIRE KD2CUO
D41CV IK2NCJ JW9DL LA9DL VP2VEM K5WE
D44TWO M0OXO K5P K0AP XU7AKJ JA3ULS
DM19ERZ DL3VU LO5D LU8EOT XV9DXB EB7DX
DP0GVN DL5EBE LX7I LX2A YJ0BCP KD7WPJ
DR50DIG DH1PAL LZ311HI LZ1KCP YO15IPA YO3AS
DU1IST JA1HGY LZ60KAA LZ1KAA ZP6TT IK2DUW
E2X E20GMY MJ0X M0RTI ZS0RR PA2GPU
E7PUPIN E77E N5C K0AP ZX50Y PT2OP
6O1OO Ali Solhjoo, Schnackenburgstr. 3, 12159 Berlin, Germany
9G5GS Matteo Ghirardini, Via Maggiore 77, 48121 Ravenna RA, Italy
DL7DF Sigi Presch, Wilhelmsmuehlenweg 123, 12621 Berlin, Germany
DS3EXX Song Tae-Su, 15 Dongchon-ro, Heungdeok-gu, Cheongju-si,
Chungcheongbuk-do 28358, Republic of Korea
HA5AO Gaspar Istvan, Budapest, Rakoczi u. 85., 1196, Hungary
I2YSB Silvano Borsa, Viale Capettini 1, 27036 Mortara PV, Italy
II9MY Antonio Sergi, Via Manzoni 8, 98057 Milazzo ME, Italy
IR9MY Stefano Filoramo, via Prof. Sfameni 42/B, 98040 Torregrotta ME,
Italy
LZ1GC Stanislav Iv. Vatev, ul. Gen. Karcov 6A, 4300 Karlovo, Bulgaria
MS0ORK Ed Holt, Ashwell, St. Ola, Kirkwall, KW15 1SX, United Kingdom
OM0M Dozen Dashes Contest Club, P.O. Box 26, 040 13 Kosice 13, Slovakia
OZ11A Leif Nielsen, Stenhoejvej 280, 9900 Frederikshavn, Denmark
S92HP Helio M. M. Pereira, Rua da Niza 14 1 DTO, Vale de Milhacos,
2855-429 Corroios, Portugal
T6A Robert Kasca, Govejk 11C, 5281 Spodnja Idrija, Slovenia
WW0WWV WWV Amateur Radio Club, 1713 Ridgewood Rd, Fort Collins CO 80526,
USA
XZ2C Yosuke Uchiyama, 924-4 Yokokawa-machi, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo,
193-0823, Japan
ZM2B Frank Hunt, 8 Manu Crescent, Upper Vogeltown, New Plymouth 4310,
New Zealand
ZM4T Holger Hannemann, 262 Waimarama Heights, RD12, Havelock North 4294,
New Zealand
ZZ2MNE Alberto Miorali Neto, Rua XV de Novembro 906, Ibitinga - SP,
14940-590, Brazil
ZZ2T Wanderley Ferreira Gomes, Avenida 23 de Maio 2966 Ap 1320,
Sao Paulo - SP, 04008-000, Brazil
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Ordine Nazionale dei Giornalisti
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