19 October 2019 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1485
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
3W - Alex, KU1CW will be active as 3W9A from Vietnam on 20-28 October,
CQ WW DX SSB Contest included. Outside the contest he will operate
all modes on 80-10 metres. QSL via LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX]
5H - Alex K2BB, Serge RT5D, Serge US7UX, Alex UT7UV and Paul UU0JR will
be active as 5H3UA from Zanzibar Island (AF-032), Tanzania on 16-28
November, CQ WW DX CW Contest included. They will be QRV on 160-10
metres SSB, CW and FT8; additionally, they will also operate JT65
EME on 6 and 2 metres as 5H3EME, including participation in the
ARRL EME Contest on 16-17 November. QSL via Club Log's OQRS; the
logs will be uploaded to LoTW in 6 months after the DXpedition. See
http://5h3eme.com/ for more information.
5R - Hiro, JF1OCQ as 5R8VX and Kuni, JA8VE as 5R8KU will be active from
Nosy Be (AF-057), Madagascar on 12-25 November. They will operate
SSB, CW and digital modes on the HF bands. QSL 5R8VX via JF1OCQ,
QSL 5R8KU via JA8VE. [TNX DX World]
5T - Johannes, 5T5PA (SSB and some FT8) and Evert, 5T2KW (CW) will be
active "from a special location" in Mauritania on 19-26 October.
Their main focus will be on the low bands (160, 80, 60 and 40m).
They will setup separate verticals for 80m and 160m, delta loops
for 60m and 40m, and three receiving Beverages in the direction of
JA/EU, NA and SA/VK/ZL. QSLs via LoTW and Club Log's OQRS. [TNX DX
World]
8Q - Roly, ZL1BQD will be active as 8Q7XR from the Maldives (AS-013)
between 10 November and 30 December. He plans to operate CW, SSB
and FT8 on 80-10 metres. QSL via home call. [TNX DX World]
9X - Harald, DF2WO will be active again as 9X2AW from Kigali, Rwanda on
4-16 November. He will operate CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. QSL via
M0OXO's OQRS and LoTW.
CE - Members of Radio Club Melipulli will be active as XR7PNAA from the
Alerce Andino National Park on 1-3 November. QSL via CE7RCM.
CN - Special callsign CN44MS will be active on 1-12 November from Tan-
Tan, Morocco to celebrate the 44th anniversary of the so-called
Marche Verte (Green March). QSL via RW6HS.
FW - Nobuaki, JA0JHQ (https://pandasan.jimdo.com/) will be active as
FW/M0JHQ from Wallis Island (OC-054) on 23-27 November (he might
apply for a FW callsign upon arrival). He will operate CW and FT8
on 160-10 metres. QSL via LoTW, or direct to JA0JHQ.
HR - Alan, N3AD will be active as HR9/N3AD from IOTA group NA-057
(Honduras) on 21-28 October and again on 18-25 November. Main
activity will be during the CQ WW DX SSB and CQ WW DX CW Contests.
QSL via W3HNK. [TNX The Daily DX]
OH0 - Mart, DL6UAA (http://www.dl6uaa.com/) plans to be active again as
OH0UA from the Aland Islands (EU-002) on 7-18 November. He will
operate CW, RTTY and FT8 on 160-10 metres. QSL via LoTW (preferred)
or via home call.
ON - Celebrating the 18th birthday of Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of
Brabant and future first-ever queen regnant of the Belgians [425DXN
1483], special callsign OR0YAL will be active from 25 October to 25
December. All QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau;
direct cards via Club Log's OQRS. Additionally, a large number of
special OR18 callsigns (namely OR18AAA, OR18BDX, OR18BXE, OR18DIG,
OR18DST, OR18ERA, OR18GTM, OR18HCC, OR18KTK, OR18LGE, OR18LLV,
OR18LUS, OR18LVN, OR18MCL, OR18MLB, OR18NBT, OR18NOK, OR18NOL,
OR18ONZ, OR18OSA, OR18OSB, OR18OST, OR18PHI, OR18RAT, OR18RSX,
OR18SNW, OR18TLS, OR18TRA, OR18TRC, OR18TWS, OR18UBA, OR18WLD,
OR18WRA, OR18WTO and OR18ZTM) will be operated by club stations,
and individual radio amateurs will be allowed to replace their
standard prefix ON with special prefix OR during the celebration
period. The UBA will offer a number of certificates for working
OR0YAL and the OR18 stations, see https://or0yal.uba.be for full
information. [TNX ON4CAS]
S7 - Martin, OK1FZM and his wife Lenka, OK1WZM will be active holiday
style as S79ZM from the islands of Mahe and Praslin (AF-024),
Seychelles on 18-31 October. They will operate CW and SSB on 80-10
metres, with main activity on 30, 20 and 17 metres. All QSOs will
be confirmed via the bureau; direct cards via OK1FZM. They will not
use Club Log or LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX]
SU - The Egyptian Radio Amateurs Society for Development will be active
as SU8WRC for the World Radiocommunication Conference to be held in
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt from 28 October to 22 November. Also, look
for members of Radio Arcala and ERASD to participate in the CQ WW
DX SSB Contest as SU8X. QSLs for both callsigns via OH2BH.
T8 - HL5KY as T88KY (18-24 October) and HL5BHH as T88KZ (21-24 October)
will be active holiday style from Koror (OC-009), Palau. They will
operate SSB and possibly CW and FT8 on 80-6 metres. QSLs via LoTW,
no paper cards will be issued for these operations.
TA - Look for a large team to participate in the CQ WW DX SSB and CW
Contests as TC0F from Bozcaada (AS-099), Turkey. QSL via TA2BN,
direct or bureau.
V3 - Jim, WB2REM and members of the 7163 DX Group will be active from
Belize on 23-30 October. They will participate in the CQ WW DX SSB
Contest as V3M; outside the contest look for V31CT, V31MM, V31NY,
V31ST and V31ZZ to operate SSB, CW, FT8, FT4 and possibly EME. QSL
V3M, V31CT, V31MM, V31NY and V31ZZ via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or
direct to WB2REM: QSL V31ST via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or direct to
W4SJT.
V4 - Look for V47AA (QSL via LoTW, or direct to AA4V), V4/AA4VT, V4/N4SF
and V4/W4GE (QSLs via LoTW, or direct to home calls) to be active
from St. Kitts (NA-104) on 22-29 October. They will participate
in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest as V49V (QSL via LoTW, or direct to
AA4V); outside the contest they will be on all bands (60m included)
and FT8.
VE - Alex, VE1RUS and Pierre, VE3TKB will be active again from VY0ERC,
the Eureka Amateur Radio Club station located on Ellesmere Island
(NA-008) between 9 November and 6 December. They will operate SSB,
CW, FT8 and RTTY mostly on 40 and 20 metres. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS
and LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX]
VP2M - Steve, K3SW will be active as VP2MSW from Montserrat (NA-103) on
22-27 October, including an entry in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. He
plans to operate CW before the contest. QSL via LoTW (preferred),
or direct to K3SW. [TNX NG3K]
YJ - Chris, VK2YUS will be active again as YJ0CA from Efate (OC-035),
Vanuatu on 22-30 October, CQ WW DX SSB Contest included. He will be
mostly on 40, 20 and 15m. QSL direct to VK2YUS. [TNX The Daily DX]
ZD8 - Steve, WB4GHY will be active again as ZD8SC from Ascension Island
(AF-003) between 17 October and 11 November. In his spare time he
will operate mostly SSB, FT8 and FT4 on 80-10 metres. QSL via LoTW,
or direct to WB4GHY. [TNX The Daily DX]
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
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IOTA NEWS ---> The logs for the IOTA Contest 2019 island stations have now
been added to the IOTA database and are available for QSO matching. IOTA
Management is "waiting for further information from B2/BY1CQ, BI4IX, DL0SOP,
R0MZ/P, SA7J, SP3A, SQ6NEJ and SV8/LZ1ABC before these activations can be
accepted". 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).
VP8/VP8DXU ---> Beginning on 24 October, team members will meet near Palo
Alto (California) "to consolidate, integrate, test and pack the equipment
for its transport to Punta Arenas, Chile".
Similar to their Ducie Island (VP6D) plan, "the antenna team designed a
strategy that considers Signy Island's location and topography. Vertical
Dipole Arrays will be directed towards Europe, over water. For other
geographies the topology is less suitable for VDAs so instead Moxons will be
used. Low band vertical antennas will be used for all geographies".
As for fundraising, 44 clubs/foundations and over 350 individuals have
supported the project so far. "We still have a long way to go", the team
says, "but we're encouraged by the response. If you or your club aren't
listed on our website, please consider a donation".
Read the latest Press Release (#7, 11 October) on https://sorkney.com/.
WAG & JOTA ---> Participants in this weekend's Worked All Germany Contest
are reminded that, in order to reduce interference with scout stations
active during the annual Jamboree On the Air (JOTA), contest operations are
not allowed on 3560-3800, 7040-7200 and 14060-14350 kHz (CW), as well as on
3650-3700, 7080-7140, 14100-14125, 14280-14350, 21350-21450 and 28225-28400
kHz (SSB).
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 4L/DL7ZM, 7V9A (AF-094), C31CT,
CN2CO, CT9/R9DX, CY9C (NA-094), E20WXA/P (AS-107), E31A, E44WE, EM1U
(AN-006), EM1UA (AN-006), GU3HFN, HL5FUA (AS-045), HR5/F2JD, JI3DST/0
(AS-206), JI3DST/1 (AS-008), OH0UDG, OH9A (EU-126), OJ9A (EU-192), OX3LX
(NA-134), OY/DL1ZBO, R205NEW (AS-205), R26RRC (AS-204), R63RRC (AS-063),
RI0BC (AS-042), RI1OM (EU-119), RW0IM/p (AS-059), RW2F, SD7V/2 (EU-139),
SF2CW (EU-192), SV0XCC/9, SV1DH, T77LA, TO5M (NA-032), V63SC, WP4AZT, XF3LL
(NA-090), YJ8RN (OC-104), YL2GP, Z66X.
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