Friday, December 30, 2016

425 DX Group Calendar 31 Dec 2016

31 December 2016                                         A.R.I. DX Bulletin

                                   No 1339
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                           Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                         Direttore  Responsabile I2VGW

PERIOD           CALL                                                   REF
till  31/12      3Z6DOBRZEN: special callsign                          1288
till  31/12      4J1926xx, 4K1926xx: special callsigns                 1290
till  31/12      4J90xx, 4K90xx: special callsigns                     1290
till  31/12      4JRA29, 4KRA29: special callsigns                     1290
till  31/12      9A1700SBD: special callsign                           1287
till  31/12      9A50CBM: special callsign                             1288
till  31/12      9A70#: special callsigns                              1295
till  31/12      DF90KWTJ: special callsign                            1287
till  31/12      DL30EUDXF: special callsign                           1314
till  31/12      DM0MORSE: special callsign                            1288
till  31/12      DP65HSC: special callsign                             1287
till  31/12      EI1916E: special callsign                             1287
till  31/12      GK, MK, 2K: special prefixes (Cornwall)               1285
till  31/12      HA1956BA: spceicla callsign                           1310
till  31/12      HB0AFVL: special callsign                             1288
till  31/12      HG30EUDXF: special callsign                           1327
till  31/12      IY1EY: special event station                          1331
till  31/12      J6/NY3B: St. Lucia (NA-108)                           1337
till  31/12      LZ463PP: special callsign                             1287
till  31/12      OE30EUDXF: special callsign                           1327
till  31/12      OF9X: special callsign                                1337
till  31/12      ON30EUDXF: special callsign                           1334
till  31/12      PJ2/KH0UN: Curacao (SA-099)                           1337
till  31/12      SX210RCK: special callsign                            1299
till  31/12      UP25: special callsigns                               1335
till  31/12      VI50DC: special event station                         1331
till  31/12      YOTA Month                                            1334
till  31/12      YU0TESLA: special callsign                            1290
till  01/01      JD1BMH: Chichijima (AS-031), Ogasawara                1336
till  01/01      N5WR/5: Mustang Island (NA-092)                       1338
till  02/01      J68HZ: St. Lucia (NA-108)                             1336
till  05/01      8Q7ND: Maldives (AS-013)                              1337
till  06/01      5Z4/AK0SK: Kenya                                      1337
till  06/01      EA8/IV3HAX: Canary Islands (AF-004)                   1338
till  06/01      T8CW: Koror (OC-009), Palau                           1338
till  08/01      S509PMC: special event station                        1335
till  10/01      HC2HGT: Ecuador                                       1337
till  10/01      PJ7TM: Sint Maarten (NA-105)                          1333
till  15/01      4F7OC: Negros Island (OC-129)                         1337
till  03/02      J79WTA: Dominica (NA-101)                             1333
till  04/02      5R8IC: Sainte-Marie Island (AF-090)                   1331
till  14/02      RA17NY, RC17NY, RK17NY: special callsigns             1337
till  14/02      RM17NY, RO17NY, RT17NY: special callsigns             1337
till  14/02      RU17NY, RW17NY, RZ17NY: special callsigns             1337
till  28/02      TZ5XR: Mali                                           1317
till  Feb        DP1POL: Neumayer III base (Antarctica)                1332
till  15/03      JG8NQJ/JD1: Minami Torishima (OC-073)                 1333
till  17/03      J79XBI: Dominica (NA-101)                             1333
till  31/03      OR100LCI: special callsign (Belgium)                  1323
till  March      C91PA: Mozambique                                     1318
till  March      RI1AND: Novolazarevskaya Base (Antarctica)            1300
till  30/04      CE2LML and XR2K                                       1336
till  10/05      H44MS: Solomon Islands                                1335
till  31/05      DL0POLIO: special callsign                            1309
till  31/08      HG17EYOF: special callsign                            1339
till  12/10      DF0WRTC: special callsign                             1329
till  Feb   2018 RI1ANC: Vostok Station, Antarctica                    1333
till  April 2018 VP8DPJ: Adelaide Island (AN-001), Antarctica          1331
31/12-06/01      H74B and H74W: Big Corn Island (NA-013)               1333
December         E51DWC: Rarotonga (OC-013), South Cook Islands        1338
December         H44SHD: New Georgia Islands (OC-149)                  1336
December         JW2US: Hopen Island (EU-063), Svalbard                1339
December         V73NS: Kwajalein (OC-028), Marshall Islands           1333
December         XF2L: IOTA groups NA-221 and NA-224                   1337
Dec-March        RI1ANA: Molodezhnaya Station, Antarctica              1337
Dec-Feb     2018 DP0GVN: Neumayer III base (Antarctica)                1332
01/01-07/01      A70X: Al-Safliyah Island (AS-088)                     1336
01/01-09/01      5K6RM: special callsign (Colombia)                    1339
01/01-28/01      GB2KW: special callsign (Scotland)                    1339
01/01-31/01      LZ552SGO: special callsign                            1339
01/01-01/03      XK150YUKON: special callsign                          1339
01/01-31/03      CF, CG, CH, CI: special prefixes (Canada)             1338
01/01-31/03      HF800O: special event station                         1338
01/01-30/04      6E0C: special callsign (Mexico)                       1339
01/01-31/12      8J1RL and 8J60JARE: Ongul Island (AN-015), Antarctica 1335
01/01-31/12      9A57AX and 9A1957AA: special callsigns                1339
01/01-31/12      EI11WAW, EI22WAW, EI33WAW: special callsigns          1338
01/01-31/12      EI44WAW, EI55WAW, EI66WAW: special callsigns          1338
01/01-31/12      EI77WAW, EI88WAW, EI99WAW: special callsigns          1338
01/01-31/12      LM80REX and LM80Q: special callsigns                  1337
01/01-31/12      OF100FI/#: special callsigns                          1337
01/01-31/12      OH100FIN: special callsign                            1339
01/01-31/12      OZ100DVI: special callsign                            1337
01/01-31/12      S557E: special callsign                               1337
01/01-31/12      XF2L: IOTA groups NA-221 and NA-224                   1337
01/01-31/12      ZS8Z: Marion Island (AF-021)                          1337
02/01-05/01      A65TG: United Arab Emirates                           1339
02/01-11/02      8Q7AZ: Maldives (AS-013)                              1337
03/01-21/01      XW4XR: Laos                                           1337
04/01-08/01      V63PBL and V63AYA: Pohnpei (OC-010), Micronesia       1339
04/01-15/01      V63AVO: Pohnpei (OC-010), Micronesia                  1339
05/01-09/01      E51AMF: Rarotonga (OC-013), South Cooks               1339
06/01-08/01      DX8DX: Calagua Islands (OC-202)                       1338
06/01-16/01      XW4ZW: Laos                                           1337
07/01-08/01      ZV2CV Ilha das Couves (SA-028)                        1335
08/01-25/01      PJ4B: Bonaire (SA-006)                                1339
09/01-22/01      V63ARJ and V63LSS: Pohnpei (OC-010), Micronesia       1339
10/01-17/01      XR7T: Isla Ascension (SA-043)                         1337
11/01-25/01      ZC4SB: U.K. Sovereign Base Areas on Cyprus (AS-004)   1335
11/01-06/02      E51AMF: Manihiki (OC-014), North Cooks                1339
12/01-18/01      T88HS, T88SM, T88TK: Koror (OC-009), Palau            1339
12/01-18/01      T88UW and T88WM: Koror (OC-009), Palau                1339
14/01-18/01      ZZ8P: Ilha dos Poldros (SA-072)                       1337
14/01-22/01      ZF2PG: the Cayman Islands (NA-016)                    1339
15/01-29/01      TM57H, TM57A, TM57N, TM57D: special callsigns (France)1339
19/01-09/03      FG/F6ITD and TO7D: Guadeloupe (NA-102)                1337
20/01-23/01      YJ0AA, YJ0FM, YJ0WW: Efate (OC-035), Vanuatu          1339
20/01-05/03      6W2SC (Senegal) and J5UAP (Guinea-Bissau)             1335
21/01-24/01      YC9MLL: Flores Island (OC-151)                        1339
22/01-02/02      TU5MH: Cote d'Ivoire                                  1334
22/01-23/02      ZF9CW: the Cayman Islands (NA-016)                    1339
25/01-01/02      HI1UD: Isla Beata (NA-122)                            1326
27/01-24/04      HR5/F2JD: Honduras                                    1339
31/01-01/02      VK5CE/3: Gabo Island (OC-196)                         1331
January          6W7SS: Senegal                                        1339
January          E51DWC: Rarotonga (OC-013), South Cook Islands        1338
January          JW2US: Hopen Island (EU-063), Svalbard                1339
01/02-14/02      TL8TT: Central African Republic                       1334
01/02-28/02      LZ235SIR: special callsign                            1339
08/02-18/02      E51AMF: Rarotonga (OC-013), South Cooks               1339
11/02-15/05      OX90EDR: special callsigns (Greenland)                1339
11/02-15/05      OZ90EDR and 5P90EDR: special callsigns                1339
11/02-28/02      II3CV: special callsign                               1339
13/02-26/02      XX9D: Coloane (AS-075), Macau                         1337
16/02-05/03      VP6EU: Pitcairn Island (OC-044)                       1326
February         6W7SS: Senegal                                        1339
February         FT3YL: Dumont d'Urville Station (AN-017), Antarctica  1337
February         JW2US: Hopen Island (EU-063), Svalbard                1339
February         RT9K/9: AS-054, AS-068, AS-104, AS-121                1333
01/03-31/03      LZ303MA: special callsign                             1339
07/03-21/03      9G5X: Ghana                                           1339
08/03-21/03      5U5R: Niger                                           1336
March            6W7SS: Senegal                                        1339
March            JW2US: Hopen Island (EU-063), Svalbard                1339
March            RT9K/9: AS-054, AS-068, AS-104, AS-121                1333
01/04-30/04      LZ303SA: special callsign                             1339
April            6W7SS: Senegal                                        1339
April            JW2US: Hopen Island (EU-063), Svalbard                1339
01/05-31/05      LZ395SG: special callsign                             1339
15/05-25/05      VK9MAV: Marion Reef (OC-267, Australia)               1338
May              JW2US: Hopen Island (EU-063), Svalbard                1339
01/06-30/06      LZ121SBS: special callsign                            1339
01/07-31/07      LZ284SKD: special callsign                            1339
20/07-24/07      RI0C: Iony Island (AS-069)                            1338
July             YC9MLL: Flores Island (OC-151)                        1339
01/08-31/08      LZ55UPB: special callsign                             1339
15/08-15/11      OX90EDR: special callsigns )Greenland)                1339
15/08-15/11      OZ90EDR and 5P90EDR: special callsigns                1339
01/09-30/09      LZ100SK: special callsign                             1339
01/10-31/10      LZ251MKP: special callsign                            1339
12/10-16/10      VK5CE/8: North Island (OC-198)                        1339
01/11-30/11      LZ307MU: special callsign                             1339
01/12-31/12      LZ710SG: special callsign                             1339
dates TBA   2017 J5T: Bijagos Archipelago (AF-020), Guinea-Bissau      1329
01/01-20/01 2018 8J1RL and 8J60JARE: Ongul Island (AN-015), Antarctica 1335
01/01-30/04 2018 ZS8Z: Marion Island (AF-021)                          1337
dates TBA   2018 3Y0Z: Bouvet Island                                   1336

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425 DX Group Information Dec 31 2016

31 December 2016                                          A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1339

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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

5N     - Tom, PA3TG  will  be  active  as  A65TG  from Sharjah,  United Arab
         Emirates  on  2-5 January.  Then  he  expects  to return  to Lagos,
         Nigeria and operate SSB and CW as 5N40TG. QSLs via PA3TG, direct or
         bureau.
6W     - Michel, F6AFH will be active again as 6W7SS from La Somone, Senegal
         between early January and April. [TNX Les Nouvelles DX]
9A     - Both Josip, 9A5AX and Tom, 9A2AA begun their  adventure in  amateur
         radio sixty years ago, in 1957. Look for them to be signing  9A57AX
         and 9A1957AA  from 1 January until  31 December to celebrate  their
         "diamond jubilee". [TNX 9A2AA]
9G     - Bob 5B4AGN, Steve G3VMW, Alan G3XAQ, Fred G4BWP, Neil G6MC and Iain
         M0PCB will be active  as 9G5X from  Ghana on 7-21 March.  They will
         operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 160-10 metres with three stations.  QSL
         via M0OXO's  OQRS (direct or bureau) and  LoTW (logs to be uploaded
         during the expedition on a daily basis);  traditional  cards should
         go direct only to M0OXO. Logsearch on  Club Log (hopefully  updated
         at  least  twice a day),  where the  Leaderboard  function will  be
         turned on. [TNX G3VMW]
E5     - Erik, K7ADD has extended  his  trip  to  the  Cook Islands  [425DXN
         1326], and E51AMF will now be active also from  Rarotonga (OC-013),
         South Cooks on 5-9 January  and  again  on  8-18 February.  From 11
         January to 6 February  activity  will  be  from  Manihiki (OC-014),
         North Cooks. He will operate SSB a nd  RTTY on  80-10 metres ("160m
         possible, not guaranteed)". QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS and eQSL;
         traditional cards via K7ADD, direct or bureau. Further  information
         at https://e51amf.amateurfoundation.org/. [TNX NG3K]
F      - The  Association  Mosellane  des Radio Amateurs  will be active  as
         TM57H, TM57A, TM57N and TM57D on 15-29 January  for the  25th World
         Men's Handball Championship that  will be  held in France.  QSL via
         F-11734. [TNX F1NGP]
GM     - GB2KW will be active from near Inverness, Scotland between 1 and 28
         January, using a  variety of  different  vintage  transceivers  and
         Transmitters  manufactured by  KW Electronics Ltd during the  1960s
         and 1970s.  Activity will  be mainly on  80, 40 and 20  SSB and CW,
         with  some  AM operation  and some  160m  operation  possible.  See
         qrz.com  for more  information.  All QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW,
         eQSL and Club Log. Paper QSL cards will not be available.
HA     - The MTTOSZ Gyor Varosi Radioklub will use special callsign HG17EYOF
         until 31 August to celebrate the European Youth Olympic Festival (a
         biennial multi-sport event for youth  athletes  from the 48  member
         countries of the association of European Olympic Committees)  which
         will be held in Gyor on 23-29 July. QSL direct only to  MTTOSZ Gyor
         Varosi Radioklub, Gyor, Nagysandor Jozsef u. 27, 9027, Hungary. See
         http://hg17eyof.hg1s.hu/ for more information. [TNX HA1DAE]
HK     - Liga Radio Manizales (HK6RM) will be active as 5K6RM on 1-9 January
         for the annual Manizales Fair. Activity will be on  80, 40, 30, 20,
         15, 10, 6 and 2 metres using SSB, CW, RTTY and SSTV.  QSL direct or
         bureau, or via eQSL.
HR     - Gerard, F2JD will be active again as HR5/F2JD from  Copan, Honduras
         from 27 January to 24 April.  He will operate CW, SSB and digimodes
         on all bands.  QSL via F6AJA;  logsearch  on  www.LesNouvellesDX.fr
         (click on "Logs en ligne"). [TNX Les Nouvelles DX]
I      - Once again the Extreme DX & Contest Group will use special callsign
         II3CV on 11-28 February  to celebrate  the Carnival of Venice.  QSL
         via IK3HHX, direct or bureau; logsearch on Club Log. Details on the
         award at www.extremegroup.org/English/attivazioni.html.[TNX IZ3EBA]
JW     - Erik, LA2US has been back to  Hopen Island (EU-063), Svalbard since
         early December and will remain  there for six months.  In his spare
         time he operates CW as JW2US around the IOTA frequencies  or on the
         lower  band  edges.  QSL via LoTW,  eQSL  and  Club Log's OQRS (the
         bureau request service will be open  while  Erik is on  the island,
         the direct request service will be available  when he returns  home
         in June).
LZ     - Once again Radio Club Blagovestnik (LZ1KCP) will use twelve special
         callsigns  throughout 2017  to honour  as many different  Bulgarian
         saints: LZ552SGO (January),  LZ235SIR (February),  LZ303MA (March),
         LZ303SA (April),  LZ395SG (May),  LZ121SBS (June), LZ284SKD (July),
         LZ55UPB (August), LZ100SK (September), LZ251MKP (October),  LZ307MU
         (November) and LZ710SG (December). QSL via bureau or direct to P.O.
         Box 36, 4300 Karlovo, Bulgaria.  Details  on the  "All Saints 2017"
         award can be found at www.lz1kcp.com.
OH     - OH100FIN is the special callsign for club station OH2AP members  to
         use  during 2017  to celebrate  Finland's  100th anniversary as  an
         independent state. All QSOs will be confirmed via the bureau.
OZ     - Special callsigns OZ90EDR, 5P90EDR and OX90EDR (from Greenland)will
         be in use on 11 February-15 May and again on  15 August-15 November
         (and maybe also at other times  during 2017) to celebrate  the 90th
         anniversary of the Danish  IARU  society, Eksperimenterende  Danske
         Radioamatorer (EDR). Joining the celebrations during the year  will
         also be  OV90EDR  and  OZ7D (on JT modes only).  All QSOs  will  be
         uploaded to LoTW and eQSL on a regular basis.  QSLs via  Club Log's
         OQRS  (direct and bureau);  traditional  cards should  be  sent  to
         OZ1ACB.   See  www.oz90edr.dk  for  the   activity   calendar   and
         information on the award programme.
PJ4    - Peter, PA8A will be active again as PJ4B from  Bonaire (SA-006)  on
         8-25 January. He will operate holiday style  on  40-10 metres.  QSL
         via PA8A, direct only. [TNX NG3K]
T8     - Look for T88HS, T88SM, T88TK, T88UW and  T88WM (YL operator)  to be
         active from Koror (OC-009), Palau  on 12-18 January.  QSL T88HS via
         JA6KYU (direct only).  QSL T88SM direct only to  Hakata Radio, P.O.
         Box 232, Hakata, 812-8799, Japan.  QSL T88TK  via JI6BFF (direct or
         bureau). QSL T88UW via JH7IPR (direct or bureau),  LoTW,  eQSL  and
         Club Log's OQRS. QSL T88WM via JQ6FQI (direct or bureau).
V6     - Look for JA3ARJ (V63ARJ), JH3LSS (V63LSS),  JA3AVO (V63AVO), JH3PBL
         (V63PBL) and  W7AYA (V63AYA) to  be  active from  Pohnpei (OC-010),
         Micronesia between 4 and 22 January. They will operate CW, SSB  and
         digital modes  on  160-6 metres.  QSL via  operator's instructions.
         [TNX DX World]
VE     - XK150YUKON is a special callsign for the  Yukon CanAm Contest  Club
         (VY1AAA)   to  celebrate   the   150th  anniversary   of   Canada's
         Confederation from 1 January to 1 March. QSL via KC1CWF or LoTW.
VK     - Previously  announced  for  1-5 November [425DXN 1333], the VK5CE/8
         DXpedition to North Island (OC-198) has been brought forward to 12-
         16 October to fit in with the  scheduling and  availability of  the
         boat. Bookmark https://oc198.wordpress.com/ for further information
         and updates. [TNX VK5CE]
XE     - Radio Club Queretaro (XE1RCQ) will be active as 6E0C from 1 January
         to  30  April  to  commemorate   the   100th  anniversary  of   the
         Constitution  of  Mexico,  drafted in Santiago de Queretaro  by the
         Constitutional Congress and promulgated on 5 February 1917. QSL via
         Club Log's OQRS, or via XE1EE (direct or bureau).
YB     - Leo, YC9MLL will be active  from  Flores Island (OC-151)  on 21, 22
         and 24 January, and again for a few days around 11-12  and/or 21-24
         July. He will  operate mainly  SSB on 15 metres, but  he might also
         give 20 and 40 metres a try. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS (www.m0oxo.com).
YJ     - YJ0AA (home call JH2BNL), YJ0FM (home call JI2UAY) and  YJ0WW (home
         call JA2NQG) will be active from  Efate (OC-035), Vanuatu  on 20-23
         January.  They will operate  CW, SSB, RTTY and FM on  160-10 metres
         with three  stations.  QSL YJ0AA  via LoTW, others  via home calls.
         [TNX NG3K]
ZF     - Pete, K8PGJ will be active again as ZF2PG from  the Cayman  Islands
         (NA-016) on  14-22 January.  He will be QRV  on 160-10 metres  SSB,
         with holiday style activity except  during the  North American  QSO
         Party  (from 18 UTC on  21 January to  6 UTC on the 22nd).  QSL via
         LoTW or direct to home call.
ZF     - Also QRV from the Cayman Islands  will be  Stan, K5GO, who  will be
         active again as  ZF9CW from  22 January to  23  February.  He  will
         participate in the  CQ WW 160-Meter CW Contest (27-29 January)  and
         the  ARRL DX CW Contest  (18-19 February, low power).  Outside  the
         contests he will  concentrate on 160m.  QSL via LoTW  or direct  to
         K5GO; logsearch on Club Log.

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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

CQ DX MARATHON ---> The  CQ  DX  Marathon  is  a  year-long  DX  hunt,  with
participants competing to see who can work the greatest number of  countries
("entities") and CQ zones during  the calendar year.  The 2017 edition  will
start at 00.00 UTC on 1 January  and will end  at 23.59 UTC on  31 December.
The deadline for log submission for the  2016 DX Marathon  is 10 January  at
2359Z. Complete details can be found at www.dxmarathon.com.

VK IOTA ---> Craig, VK5CE has  decided to operate  from five IOTA groups  in
2017. Already planned activities  will include  VK5CE/p from OC-228 (various
short visits during  the day in  January and February),  VK5CE/3 from OC-196
(31 January-1 February, see  425DXN 331]  and  VK5CE/8  from  OC-198  (12-16
October). "That means I need your help to choose two more IOTAs in 2017", he
says. So visit http://vkiota.blogspot.com.au/  and  let Craig  know what  VK
IOTA groups you still need. The poll closes at the end of January.

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QSLs received direct  or through managers:  3B9HA,  4S7AB,  8R1/AG6UT,  A5A,
AT2SL (AS-176), CY9C, D66D, FO5RH,  J68GD,  JT1CO, MD/DL1RTL,  OJ0DX,  PZ5V,
R23RRC  (AS-091),  R3CA/0 (AS-038, AS-070, AS-152, AS-163, AS-164),  R3CA/8,
R3CA/9  (AS-005, AS-068, AS-104),  S9YY,  SV8/DJ4EL (EU-158),  T30KJ,  TL0A,
TL8AO, UE23RRC (AS-142),  V63YY, V6Z,  VI6DH400 (OC-206),  VK5CE/p (OC-228),
VK9NZ, VP2ESM, VP6J, XT2AW, ZL7/W1XGI, ZL7G, ZV2016RIO.

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Friday, December 23, 2016

THE 425 DX GROUP DX INFORMATION

24 December 2016                                         A.R.I. DX Bulletin

                                   No 1338
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                           Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                         Direttore  Responsabile I2VGW

PERIOD           CALL                                                   REF
till  24/12      4X07W: special callsign                               1335
till  24/12      9Q0HQ/3: Democratic Republic of Congo                 1324
till  26/12      VK9NM: Norfolk Island (OC-005)                        1335
till  28/12      PI35ETL: special callsign                             1303
till  29/12      DX8DX: OC-042 (OC-130, OC-235)                        1338
till  30/12      HI3AA: Dominican Republic                             1337
till  30/12      ZF2WE: Cayman Islands (NA-016)                        1337
till  31/12      3Z6DOBRZEN: special callsign                          1288
till  31/12      4J1926xx, 4K1926xx: special callsigns                 1290
till  31/12      4J90xx, 4K90xx: special callsigns                     1290
till  31/12      4JRA29, 4KRA29: special callsigns                     1290
till  31/12      9A1700SBD: special callsign                           1287
till  31/12      9A50CBM: special callsign                             1288
till  31/12      9A70#: special callsigns                              1295
till  31/12      DF90KWTJ: special callsign                            1287
till  31/12      DL30EUDXF: special callsign                           1314
till  31/12      DM0MORSE: special callsign                            1288
till  31/12      DP65HSC: special callsign                             1287
till  31/12      EI1916E: special callsign                             1287
till  31/12      GK, MK, 2K: special prefixes (Cornwall)               1285
till  31/12      HA1956BA: spceicla callsign                           1310
till  31/12      HB0AFVL: special callsign                             1288
till  31/12      HG30EUDXF: special callsign                           1327
till  31/12      IY1EY: special event station                          1331
till  31/12      LZ463PP: special callsign                             1287
till  31/12      OE30EUDXF: special callsign                           1327
till  31/12      OF9X: special callsign                                1337
till  31/12      ON30EUDXF: special callsign                           1334
till  31/12      SX210RCK: special callsign                            1299
till  31/12      UP25: special callsigns                               1335
till  31/12      VI50DC: special event station                         1331
till  31/12      YOTA Month                                            1334
till  31/12      YU0TESLA: special callsign                            1290
till  02/01 2017 J68HZ: St. Lucia (NA-108)                             1336
till  06/01 2017 5Z4/AK0SK: Kenya                                      1337
till  08/01 2017 S509PMC: special event station                        1335
till  10/01 2017 HC2HGT: Ecuador                                       1337
till  10/01 2017 PJ7TM: Sint Maarten (NA-105)                          1333
till  15/01 2017 4F7OC: Negros Island (OC-129)                         1337
till  03/02 2017 J79WTA: Dominica (NA-101)                             1333
till  04/02 2017 5R8IC: Sainte-Marie Island (AF-090)                   1331
till  28/02 2017 TZ5XR: Mali                                           1317
till  Feb   2017 DP1POL: Neumayer III base (Antarctica)                1332
till  15/03 2017 JG8NQJ/JD1: Minami Torishima (OC-073)                 1333
till  17/03 2017 J79XBI: Dominica (NA-101)                             1333
till  31/03 2017 OR100LCI: special callsign (Belgium)                  1323
till  March 2017 C91PA: Mozambique                                     1318
till  March 2017 RI1AND: Novolazarevskaya Base (Antarctica)            1300
till  30/04 2017 CE2LML and XR2K                                       1336
till  10/05 2017 H44MS: Solomon Islands                                1335
till  31/05 2017 DL0POLIO: special callsign                            1309
till  12/10 2017 DF0WRTC: special callsign                             1329
till  Feb   2018 RI1ANC: Vostok Station, Antarctica                    1333
till  April 2018 VP8DPJ: Adelaide Island (AN-001), Antarctica          1331
23/12-25/12      4X2XMAS, 4X3XMAS, 4X7XMAS, 4X9XMAS: special callsigns 1337
24/12            SK6SAQ: Grimeton Radio                                1338
24/12-31/12      J6/NY3B: St. Lucia (NA-108)                           1337
24/12-01/01 2017 JD1BMH: Chichijima (AS-031), Ogasawara                1336
25/12-14/02 2017 RA17NY, RC17NY, RK17NY: special callsigns             1337
25/12-14/02 2017 RM17NY, RO17NY, RT17NY: special callsigns             1337
25/12-14/02 2017 RU17NY, RW17NY, RZ17NY: special callsigns             1337
25/12-29/12      T88GA: Koror (OC-009), Palau                          1337
26/12-28/12      TM1CEZ: Cezembre Island (EU-157)                      1334
26/12-01/01 2017 N5WR/5: Mustang Island (NA-092)                       1338
26/12-06/01 2017 T8CW: Koror (OC-009), Palau                           1338
27/12/06/01      EA8/IV3HAX: Canary Islands (AF-004)                   1338
28/12-31/12      PJ2/KH0UN: Curacao (SA-099)                           1337
30/12-05/01 2017 8Q7ND: Maldives (AS-013)                              1337
31/12-06/01 2017 H74B and H74W: Big Corn Island (NA-013)               1333
December         E51DWC: Rarotonga (OC-013), South Cook Islands        1338
December         H44SHD: New Georgia Islands (OC-149)                  1336
December         V73NS: Kwajalein (OC-028), Marshall Islands           1333
December         XF2L: IOTA groups NA-221 and NA-224                   1337
Dec-March   2017 RI1ANA: Molodezhnaya Station, Antarctica              1337
Dec-Feb     2018 DP0GVN: Neumayer III base (Antarctica)                1332
01/01-07/01 2017 A70X: Al-Safliyah Island (AS-088)                     1336
01/01-31/03 2017 CF, CG, CH, CI: special prefixes (Canada)             1338
01/01-31/03 2017 HF800O: special event station                         1338
01/01-31/12 2017 8J1RL and 8J60JARE: Ongul Island (AN-015), Antarctica 1335
01/01-31/12 2017 EI11WAW, EI22WAW, EI33WAW: special callsigns          1338
01/01-31/12 2017 EI44WAW, EI55WAW, EI66WAW: special callsigns          1338
01/01-31/12 2017 EI77WAW, EI88WAW, EI99WAW: special callsigns          1338
01/01-31/12 2017 LM80REX and LM80Q: special callsigns                  1337
01/01-31/12 2017 OF100FI/#: special callsigns                          1337
01/01-31/12 2017 OZ100DVI: special callsign                            1337
01/01-31/12 2017 S557E: special callsign                               1337
01/01-31/12 2017 XF2L: IOTA groups NA-221 and NA-224                   1337
01/01-31/12 2017 ZS8Z: Marion Island (AF-021)                          1337
01/01-30/04 2018 ZS8Z: Marion Island (AF-021)                          1337
02/01-11/02 2017 8Q7AZ: Maldives (AS-013)                              1337
03/01-21/01 2017 XW4XR: Laos                                           1337
06/01-08/01 2017 DX8DX: Calagua Islands (OC-202)                       1338
06/01-16/01 2017 XW4ZW: Laos                                           1337
07/01-08/01 2017 ZV2CV Ilha das Couves (SA-028)                        1335
10/01-17/01 2017 XR7T: Isla Ascension (SA-043)                         1337
11/01-25/01 2017 ZC4SB: U.K. Sovereign Base Areas on Cyprus (AS-004)   1335
11/01-06/02 2017 E51AMF: Manihiki (OC-014), North Cooks                1326
14/01-18/01 2017 ZZ8P: Ilha dos Poldros (SA-072)                       1337
19/01-09/03 2017 FG/F6ITD and TO7D: Guadeloupe (NA-102)                1337
20/01-05/03 2017 6W2SC (Senegal) and J5UAP (Guinea-Bissau)             1335
22/01-02/02 2017 TU5MH: Cote d'Ivoire                                  1334
25/01-01/02 2017 HI1UD: Isla Beata (NA-122)                            1326
31/01-01/02 2017 VK5CE/3: Gabo Island (OC-196)                         1331
January     2017 E51DWC: Rarotonga (OC-013), South Cook Islands        1338
01/02-14/02 2017 TL8TT: Central African Republic                       1334
13/02-26/02 2017 XX9D: Coloane (AS-075), Macau                         1337
16/02-05/03 2017 VP6EU: Pitcairn Island (OC-044)                       1326
February    2017 FT3YL: Dumont d'Urville Station (AN-017), Antarctica  1337
February    2017 RT9K/9: AS-054, AS-068, AS-104, AS-121                1333
08/03-21/03 2017 5U5R: Niger                                           1336
March       2017 RT9K/9: AS-054, AS-068, AS-104, AS-121                1333
15/05-25/05 2017 VK9MAV: Marion Reef (OC-267, Australia)               1338
20/07-24/07 2017 RI0C: Iony Island (AS-069)                            1338
01/11-05/11 2017 VK5CE/8: North Island (OC-198)                        1333
dates TBA   2017 J5T: Bijagos Archipelago (AF-020), Guinea-Bissau      1329
01/01-20/01 2018 8J1RL and 8J60JARE: Ongul Island (AN-015), Antarctica 1335
dates TBA   2018 3Y0Z: Bouvet Island                                   1336

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                                Gabriele Villa,  I2VGW
                    Giornalista Professionista - Tessera n. 071675
                           Ordine Nazionale dei Giornalisti
                                     Roma, Italia

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THE 425 DX GROUP Calendae 12/24/2016

24 December 2016                                          A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1338

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                    *        TO ALL  OUR READERS        *
                    * WARMEST THOUGHTS  AND BEST WISHES *
                    *     FOR  A  WONDERFUL HOLIDAY     *
                    *    AND A VERY  HAPPY NEW  YEAR    *
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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

DU     - Chris VK3FY, Nik VK3FNIK and  Dindo DU1UD will be  active as  DX8DX
         (to be  confirmed)  from Luzon  Island (OC-042) on  23-29 December,
         with the possibility of side trips to other IOTA groups in the same
         region (for instance OC-130  and OC-235).  On 6-8 January DX8DX (to
         be confirmed) will be QRV from the Calagua Islands (OC-202).  Plans
         are to operate SSB and CW on 40-10 metres, with limited activity on
         80 and 160m.  QSL via M0OXO's OQRS (direct and bureau); traditional
         cards should be sent to M0OXO direct only. [TNX M0OXO]
E5_sc  - Milan, OK1DWC  has  been  active  again as  E51DWC  from  Rarotonga
         (OC-013), South Cook Islands since 22 December.  His first activity
         was  in  June-September 2015, length of  current stay  unknown.  He
         operates CW, SSB and RTTY on  160-10 metres.  QSL via OK1DWC,  Club
         Log's OQRS, LoTW and eQSL; QSLling policy at www.qrz.com/db/e51dwc.
EA8    - Mauro, IV3HAX will be active again as EA8/IV3HAX from Fuerteventura
         Canary  Islands (AF-004)  from  27 December  to 6 January.  He will
         operate CW, RTTY and PSK on the HF bands.  QSL via IV3HAX (direct),
         LoTW, eQSL and Club Log's OQRS. [TNX DX Coffee]
EI     - From 1 January to 31 December 2017 nine special callsigns (EI11WAW,
         EI22WAW, EI33WAW,  EI44WAW, EI55WAW, EI66WAW, EI77WAW, EI88WAW  and
         EI99WAW) will  be  active  to  celebrate  the  Wild Atlantic Way, a
         tourism route on the west coast of Ireland  that  runs for 2,500 km
         passing through  nine Counties  and  three provinces.  Each special
         callsign will be associated  with one of  those Counties.  QSLs via
         EI6AL; OQRS on Club Log. A certificate will be  made available  for
         download to any station  that works  all nine calls, on any band or
         mode; apply by email to EI6AL giving your name and callsign.
SM     - Once again the unique and still operational  long wave transmitter,
         with  call  sign SAQ, at  the  Varberg Radio  Station  at  Grimeton
         (southern Sweden) will be activated on VLF 17.2 kHz on 24 December.
         The  message  transmission  will  take place  at  8  UTC   and  the
         transmitter will be tuned up from around 7.30 UTC.  There will also
         be CW activity on the amateur radio bands (7035 or 14035 kHz)  with
         the  call  SK6SAQ.  See  www.alexander.n.se  for  updates  and  QSL
         information. Built in 1922-24, the  Varberg Radio Station has  been
         inscribed on the  UNESCO World Heritage list since 2004.  It is "an
         exceptionally    well-preserved   monument   to   early    wireless
         transatlantic   communication",   representing  "the   process   of
         development of communication technology in the period following the
         First World War".
SP     - Special event station  HF800O will  be active  from 1 January to 31
         March to  celebrate  the  800th anniversary  of the  Polish city of
         Opole. Activity will be on 80-10 metres CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK . QSL
         via SP6PAZ, direct or bureau. [TNX SP6DVP]
T8     - Ryosei, JH0IXE will be active  again as  T8CW from  Koror (OC-009),
         Palau from  26 December  to 6 January.  QSL via JA0FOX (bureau)  or
         JH0IXE (direct), LoTW and eQSL. [TNX The Daily DX]
UA     - Russian  Robinson Club's  members  R7AL, RA1ZZ,  RK8A and RW5D  are
         planning a DXpedition to  take place from  Iony Island (AS-069)  on
         20-24 July (dates are tentative and highly dependent on weather and
         sea conditions). They will operate as RI0C with two stations on 40,
         30, 20, 17, 15 and  10 metres  CW, SSB and  digital modes.  QSL via
         Club   Log's  OQRS;  traditional  cards  via  R7AL   (direct).  See
         www.iony2017.com for further information and updates. The first and
         only operation from this IOTA group dates back to 1990 (EK0AC).
VE     - Celebrating  the  150th  anniversary  of   Canada's  Confederation,
         Canadian radio  amateurs  can  replace  their  normal  prefix  from
         1 January to 31 December: VA stations  can use CF, VE stations  can
         use CG, VO stations can use CH and VY stations can use CI.
VK     - Andy, VK5MAV will be active  as  VK9MAV  from  Marion Reef (OC-267;
         DXCC wise this is Australia, not Mellish Reef) for six days between
         15 and 25 May. Actual dates will  depend on weather conditions  and
         boat availability. He will run 100 watts to a multiband dipole  and
         VDAs for 20  and  15 metres.  QSL via Club Log's OQRS;  traditional
         cards should be sent to VK5MAV (direct only) or RN3RQ (bureau). See
         https://www.qrz.com/db/vk9mav for further information and  updates.
         This IOTA group was activated only once, by VK4WWI/P back in 2004.
W      - Erik, N5WR will be active holiday  style  as  N5WR/5  from  Mustang
         Island (NA-092) from 26 December to 1 January. QSL via home call or
         Club Log's OQRS. [TNX DX World]

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

425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE ---> The November  2016  issue   is  now available  for
download at www.425dxn.org/monthly/index.html. [TNX IZ3EBA]

2017 IOTA HONOUR ROLL ---> IOTA enthusiasts are reminded that the last  date
for mailing applications or updates to checkpoints for inclusion in the 2017
Honour Roll and other performance tables  is 31 January 2017.  If postmarked
after  that date, they  will be processed  in the normal way  but the scores
will be held over to the following year's listing. Participants who have not
updated since the 2012 annual listings and wish to remain listed should make
a submission on or before 31 January 2017. [TNX G3KMA]

DAYTON CONTEST UNIVERSITY ---> Registration is  now  open  for  2017  Dayton
Contest University (CTU), to be held all day on 18 May at the  Crowne  Plaza
Hotel in Dayton, Ohio. It will be the eleventh year in a row for CTU Dayton.
Complete details can be found on www.contestuniversity.com.

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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

===================================================================
CALL        MANAGER     CALL        MANAGER     CALL        MANAGER
===================================================================
3D2JS       WB2TJO      EA8AH       OH1RY       R17TCNY     RN3RQ [b]
3G1D        XQ1FM       EA9KB       EA7FTR      R17TCNY     UA3RU [d]
3G3O        CE3OP       EG7SOM      EA7TV       R99FSB      UA3FQ
3Z0XMAS     SP6IEQ      EN25UARL    UT5UIA      RI1ANA      ZS1OIN
3Z70AR      SQ8ERS      EP2LSH      EA5GL       RI1ANC      RN1ON
4K6AG       RW6HS       EY8MM       K1BV        RI1AND      RW1AI
4K6N        RW6HS       FK8CE       NI5DX       RI1ANR      RK1PWA
4L5P        UT7QF       FK8DD       NI5DX       S01WS       EA2JG
4U1WB       KK4HD       FK8GX       W3HNK       SN800L      SP4RKZ
4X07W       4Z5LA       GB2GM       G3UCQ       ST0A        ST2M
5B4AMM      UT5UDX      HB0/NZ1C    DJ6GI       ST100S      ST2M
5C5W        EA5XX       HB9HLM      HB9OCR      ST2ND       ST2M
5T2AI       NI5DX       HC2AO       RC5A        SX25LSV     SZ8LSV
6W/UA4WHX/p UA4WHX      HC2HGT      IK2OHG      T88MZ       DU1CKF [d]
7P8GOZ      ZS1CDG      HF2017HNY   SP2PBM      T88MZ       JH0CKF [b]
8P9JB       J69Z        HI3AA       NK4DX       TI8/AA8HH   K8DV
9G1SD       AB0GC       HR2DMR      KD4POJ      TM2RST      F8DFO
9H3BP       G4GBP       HT7AAA      TI4SU       TR8CA       F6CBC
9Q6BB       W3HNK       J68HZ       K9HZ        TT8FC       EA3GWK
A41RN       A61BK       J68LNX      W2LNX       TY2BP       IK2IQD
A65CZ       K6EID       J79WTA      HB9MFM      UN7AB       DL8KAC
A71AM       M0OXO       J79XBI      SM5DJZ      UN7TX       RW6HS
A91ND       A92AA       KC4AAA      K1IED       V31MA       M0OXO
AO5CSM      EA5FJL      KL7SB       NI5DX       V51WH       DK2WH
BV0TW       BU2BF       LU1ZI       LU4AA       V73NS       W3HNK
C50VB       UA4WHX      LU4ZS       LU4DXU      VP2VGG      W6RWC
C5YK        ON7YK       MX0YHC      2E0SDV      VP5/VE7ACN  VE7ACN
C91IW       ZS1WY       OD5PY       KU9C        XW1IC       E21EIC
CE2AWW      N7RO        OD5ZZ       NI5DX       YP2017HNY   YO3KPA
CN2XW       G5XW        OH9SCL      OH9AB       ZB2TT       M0URX
CQ8CQ       CU3AA       OR70AF      ON2KFJ      ZF2WE       K5WE
CT7ANG      G0MMI       P3X         5B4AMM      ZL1SLO      EA5ZD
DR2016KIDS  DJ9PH       PA44FF      PH0NO       ZV2C        PY2CX
E51DWC      OK1DWC      PY2ZEA      OH2MM       ZW5B        K3IRV

4F7OC    Robert M. Wright, P.O. Box 7, Valencia, 6215 Negros Oriental,
         Philippines
6V1A     Jean-Luis Pipien, BP 1958, Mbour, Senegal
7T0A     Ben Lagha, 18 rue Louis Aragon, 26200 Montelimar, France
CE2LML   Luis Matho, 2303 Nordok Place, Alexandria VA 22306, USA
CN2JF    Jean-Pierre Francois, 5 Lieu dit Les Treilleys, 33240 Verac, France
EA2JG    Arseli Echeguren Bardeci, Barrena 6 1 Izq, 01408 Luiaondo
        (Alava), Spain
KP2Q     John L. Bednar, 340 Mac Arthur Drive, Orwigsburg PA 17961, USA
OK1DWC   Milan Vobornik, P. O. Box 22, 547 01 Nachod, Czech Republic
PJ2DX    Geoff Howard, 1700 Tower Pt Apt 505, Coeur d'Alene ID 83814-6193,
         USA
ST2M     Magdi Osman Ahmed Abdelrahim, P.O. Box 2, Khartoum Airport 11112,
         Sudan
XR2K     Luis Matho, 2303 Nordok Place, Alexandria VA 22306, USA
ZT1T     Tom Morgan, 58 Piet Retief Street, Robertson, 6705, South Africa

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                           Direttore Responsabile
                            Gabriele Villa, I2VGW
               Giornalista Professionista - Tessera n. 071675
                      Ordine Nazionale dei Giornalisti
                                Roma, Italia

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