The DX Trawler: March 2017

Friday, March 31, 2017

425 Group DX Information 1 April 2017

1 April 2017                                              A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1352
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                          Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

4W     - Adhi, YB3MM and Hen, YB3LZ will be active as 4W/YB3MM and 4W/YB3LZ
         from Dili, Timor Leste (OC-148) on 3-5 April. They will operate
         holiday style on JT65 "and some other modes". QSL via Club Log's
         OQRS, or direct to YB3MM, or via IZ8CCW.
9A     - Once again Jan, PA4JJ will be active holiday style as 9A/PA4JJ
         from Croatia between 10 April and 30 May. Expect him to operate
         mainly digital modes. QSL via home call (direct or bureau) and
         LoTW; see www.pa4jj.nl/html/qsl-request.html for the direct link to
         Club Log's OQRS. [TNX PA4JJ]
DU     - The Ham Radio Communications Group (DX1HAM) will be active as
         DX75BDM on 8-10 April from the Capas National Shrine (Luzon Island,
         OC-042). The special callsign honours those who died in the Bataan
         Death March of April 1942. QSL via operator's instructions.
DU     - Eric DU8BRS, Boy DU8EB, Arvin DU8AS, Roy DV8BQI, Chris VK3FY and
         possibily others will be active from IOTA group OC-235 (Mindanao's
         Coastal Islands) sometime in April. The callsign will be DX8ZWC
         (Zamboanga West ARC), and there will be 2-3 stations active on 80-6
         metres SSB and CW. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS (http://www.m0oxo.com);
         traditional cards via M0OXO (direct only).
F      - Special callsign TM32UFT will be active on 10-24 April to promote
         the 32nd annual meeting of the Union Francaise des Telegraphistes
         (http://www.uft.net/). All QSOs will be confirmed automatically via
         the bureau.
FS     - Paul, W7NZJ wil be active as FS/W7NZJ from St. Martin (NA-105) on
         7-16 April. He will operate digital modes and CW on 40-10 metres.
         QSL via eQSL.
HC8    - Tim, LW9EOC will be active as HC8/LW9EOC from the Galapagos Islands
         (SA-004) sometime in April or May. He will operate CW, SSB and RTTY
         on 160-6 metres, with a focus on 30, 17 and 12m. QSL via home call.
         [TNX DX World]
JA     - Look for Take, JI3DST to be active as JI3DST/4 from Nakano Island
         (AS-041) on 7-11 April. He plans to operate SSB, CW, RTTY, JT65 and
         FM on 80-10 metres. During the Japan International DX CW Contest
         (from 7 UTC on 8 April to 13 UTC on the 9th) he will be using
         JS6RRR/4. QSL via home call, bureau or direct. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
OE     - The Amateur Radio Section of ORF (the Austrian Broadcasting
         Corporation) and the Documentary Archive Radio Communications/QSL
         Collection will operate special event station OE17M on 21-23
         April. This is an official International Marconi Day station and
         contacts made on 22 April will count for the IMD Award. QSL via
         OE1WHC (bureau) or direct to DokuFunk, OE17M, An den Steinfeldern
         4A, 1230 Wien, Austria. [TNX OE1WHC]
OK     - Special Czech station OL75SILVERA will be active from 31 March to
         14 April to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Operation Silver A,
         a WWII military operation organized by the Czechoslovak government-
         in-exile with the assistance of the British Royal Air Force. QSL
         via OK1MOW (direct or breau) and LoTW.
OY     - Paul, MM0ZBH will be active as OY/MM0ZBH from the Faroe Islands
         (EU-018) from 30 March to 6 April. He will operate CW and SSB on
         the HF bands, including 160m (but not 60m). QSL via LoTW and eQSL
         only, neither direct nor bureau cards will be accepted. [TNX DX
         World]
PJ7    - Jeff, VA3QSL will be active again as PJ7/VA3QSL from Sint Maarten
         (NA-105) on 2-8 April. Activity will be holiday style on 40-6
         metres CW, SSB and digital modes. QSL via home call, direct or
         bureau, and LoTW. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
T32    - Ken, KH6QJ will be active again as T32AZ from Kiritimati (Christmas
         Island, OC-024), East Kiribati on 11-18 April. He will be QRV on
         80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres. QSL via KH6QJ. [TNX The Daily DX]
UA     - Special callsign R25SRR will be in use on 1-30 April to celebrate
         the 25th anniversary   of Soyuz Radiolyubitelei Rossii (SRR),
         Russia's IARU society. Several RO25xx callsigns (where xx is the 2-
         letter abbreviation for the various regions: e.g. RO25TN for the
         Tyumenskaya oblast) are expected to join the celebrations. See
         http://srr25.hamlog.ru for the award programme.
VP2M   - Steve, JS6TMW (AI6KX) will be active as VP2MKX from Montserrat
         (NA-103) on 2-7 April. He will operate QRP on 20, 17 and 15 metres
         CW. QSL via eQSL. [The Daily DX]
W      - W1JXN is the club callsign that K1JNW, K1JRM, K1ZK and W1LLW will
         be using during their family vacation on Gasparilla Island (NA-069)
         on 9-15 April. QSL via W1JXN, direct or bureau, and LoTW. [TNX
         rsgbiota.org]

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

A BUSY MONTH ---> March was quite a busy month for DXers! Here are some
consolidated statistics for a few DXpeditions that generated much interest
on our bands:
Call     Date          CW      SSB     DIGI    Total   Uniques
--------------------------------------------------------------
9G5X     08-21 March   21112    7015    1245   29372   11478
5U5R     09-20 March   39734   26777    8816   75327   22486
TU7C     10-19 March   18236   21033   13126   52395   18133
9N7EI    10-22 March   17420   10924    2070   30414   12030
S21ZED   14-19 March   17553    3619     770   21942    8484
S21ZEE   19-26 March   20862    5142    3946   29950   11333
As for OQRS, Clublog is used by S21ZED, S21ZEE and TU7C; 9G5X (QSL cards are
being distributed) and 9N7EI (QSL cards are being printed) go via M0OXO's
system (http://www.m0oxo.com/oqrs/logsearch.php); 5U5R has its own OQRS for
direct cards on http://www.dxfriends.com/5u5r/oqrs_direct/.

A35JP/P ---> Masa, JA0RQV logged about 1,600 QSOs during his recent A35JP/p
operation from Niuafo'ou Island (OC-123). Activity started on 23 March at
07.01 UTC, and ended on 28 March at 10.19 UTC. A few pictures can be found
at http://blog.goo.ne.jp/rqv. He had to handwrite the log, and in the next
coming days he will convert the QSOs to an electronic format and then upload
them to Club Log and LoTW "as soon as possible". He is aware that "there are
still many stations who need OC-123", and plans to return there in 2019.

CLUB LOG'S MOST WANTED LIST ---> The latest Most Wanted List, generated on
31 March, is available at https://secure.clublog.org/mostwanted.php. The
information is derived from QSOs uploaded to Club Log (currently 419
million log entries available for analysis) and, to improve quality, only
QSOs that have QSLs confirmed are considered to be worked. The most wanted
charts are rebuilt once per month, on average.

POSTAL RATES (UK) ---> Postal rates in the United Kingdom changed on 27
March. The new rates for standard airmail letters are as follows:
                Europe   Rest of the world
up to 10 grams GBP 1.17 GBP 1.17
up to 20 grams GBP 1.17 GBP 1.40
"International Economy" (only for destinations outside Europe) is GBP 1.02
up to 20 grams. A Price Finder on-line tool is provided by Royal Mail
(http://www.royalmail.com).

T31: OPERATORS WANTED ---> John Mitton, KK7L is "looking for a few skilled
HF operators to join me on a cruise to Central Kiribati (T31) for a full
week on Nikumaroro Island (OC-043). The cruise departs Nadi, Fiji on June
24 - returning to Nadi on July 12th with one-day stops at Rotuma and Futuna
on the way out and back. The ship will be at Nikumaroro for eight days, so
with setup and takedown we will be six, maybe seven days QRV at T31. We
would   sail on the "Reef Endeavour" from Fiji along with the TIGHAR
organization which has been searching to learn where Amelia Earhart might
have met her demise". See http://dx-world.net/ops-wanted-central-kiribati/
for more information.

WRTC 2018 ---> The Organizing Committee of   the World Radiosport Team
Championship (WRTC) 2018 in Germany has opened the application process for
qualified individuals who would like to serve as referees. The primary
responsibility of the referee is to monitor the competitors to confirm that
they are following all of the WRTC rules. The selection process is being led
by Ulf Ehrlich (DL5AXX), who says that "with the rules allowing both
operators to transmit simultaneously, the role for each referee is really
challenging". The deadline for submitting applications is 31 October 2017.
See http://wrtc2018.de/index.php/en/qualification/referee-application   for
the application form.

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                          Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

===================================================================
CALL        MANAGER     CALL        MANAGER     CALL        MANAGER
===================================================================
3B8IK       N4GNR       DU1IST      JA1HGY      PJ2ND       K8ND
3B8MM       DL6UAA      DU3LA       W3HNK       PJ2T        W3HNK
3B9FR       M0OXO       DU7P        DU7DUG      PJ4DX       M0URX
3G3O        CE3OP       DY1T        DU1IVT      PJ7PL       WA1ZAM
3V8SS       LX1NO       E2A         E21EIC      PQ5B        PP5VB
3V8ST       LX1NO       E6AD        N7BF        PV2P        PY2DY
3W1T        RW6HS       E7DX        E77E        PW2D        M0OXO
3W9HRN      DL1HRN      EA8/G3XAQ   G3SWH       R100MSZ     RA3D
4D1R        A61BK       EA9KB       EA7FTR      R1611M      RK3AW
4E1ADW      9V1KG       ED8B        EA8CZT      R80RTL      UA3RF
4K6AG       RW6HS       ED8W        EA8DO       S21ZEE      YL2GN
4L6AM       EA7FTR      EF1W        EA1WS       S5100LIONS S53DOX
4M1K        OH0XX       EF2A        EA2OT       S570C       S50C
4M6CQ       YV6BXN      EF3T        EA3CCN      SI9AM       SM3TIR
4U1GSC      9A2AA       EF9R        EA5KB       SN1D        SP1RKT
4V1G        W3HNK       EH5VEF      EA5ST       SN3A        SP3GEM
4X0A        4X1VF       EH7FCM      EA7URM      SN5V        SQ5EBM
4X2M        4X4DZ       EP2AMM      IK2DUW      SN7H        SP7PGK
4X4NJ       WA4WTG      ES9C        ES5RY       SO4R        SP4PND
4X6TT       N4GNR       EX8TR       RW6HS       SQ6H        SQ6PLH
4X7R        4X6OM       FG4NN       NI5DX       SX1S        SV1PMR
5B4AJC      UA3DX       FK8CE       NI5DX       SX2X        SV2JAO
5B4ALG      EA5IDQ      FP5CJ       K9OT        SZ5RDS      SV5AZP
5B4ALX      IZ4AMS      GC6BRC      MW0DHF      T2TT        N7RO
5H3MB       IK2GZU      H2X         IZ4AMS      T32TV       KE5EE
5Q1A        OZ5ESB      H44MS       DL2GAC      T42A        RW6HS
5R8SV       G3SWH       HB0/HB9RB   RC3C        TC102GS     TA3AHJ
5Z4FV       N3ZS        HF0H        SP9KGC      TF3CW       LX1NO
6E3MAYA     XE3N        HF6FIRAC    SP6IEQ      TI5W        W4FS
6W1SU       M0URX       HF800O      SP6PAZ      TI8/AA8HH   K8DV
7Q7BP       G3MRC       HK1MW       N2OO        TM17PGM     F4FCE
7X2VFK      7X2DD       HK3TK       F5CWU       TM3Z        F4DSK
7X3WPL      7X3DL       HL2ZIK      JE1XUZ      TM5A        F5VHJ
7X5KBS      2E0SDV      HP1XT       K5WW        TM77M       F5MUX
7Z1JA       KE5JA       HR2WW       KD4POJ      TM8A        F8DVD
8J60JARE    JG2MLI      HR5/F2JD    F6AJA       TZ5XR       F5MXH
8P5A        NN1N        HS0AC       HS5NMF      UE3KR       K2PF
8P6DR       G3RWL       HS0ZME      SM6NT       UK8GCG      RW6HS
8S0C        SM0MPV      HZ1BL       IZ8CLM      UK8IAR      RW6HS
9A1957AA    9A2AA       HZ1BW       W3HNK       UK8IZ       RW6HS
9A57AX      9A5XX       HZ1TT       A61BK       UN3M        EA7FTR
9H3HI       DL7VFM      IB9A        IZ2WFL      UN7TX       RW6HS
9H3JD       DL7VFM      IE9K        IT9DSZ      UP0L        DL8KAC
9J2BO       G3TEV       IF9A        IT9ATF      UP2L        UA9AB
9M8K        JR3WXA      II2S        IZ2FOS      UP9L        RW6HS
9N1AA       N4AA        II9P        IT9CHU      V21ZG       DL7AFS
9N7XW       SP6AXW      IO2X        IK2NCJ      V31AE       EB7DX
A31MM       EA5GL       IO5O        IK5RLP      V31VP       WB0TEV
A35JP/p     JA0RQV      IO9A        IT9YVO      V47JA       W5JON
A44A        A47RS       IR1Y        IZ1YPF      V47JR       W2APF
A61FJ       LZ1YE       IR2R        IZ2EWR      V51/TA1HZ   LZ3HI
A61FK       A61BK       IR4M        I4IFL       V53DX       DO4DXA
A61HA       A61BK       IR6T        IK6VXO      V633KS      JA6REX
A61Q        EA7FTR      IR8P        IZ8FWN      V73NS       W3HNK
A61QQ       A61BK       IY4FGM      I4KMW       V84O        V85TL
A71TA       IZ8CLM      J28ND       S57DX       VB3E        VE3AT
A73A        M0OXO       J28PJ       F1TMY       VC2W        VA2WA
A91WMD      A92AA       J41J        SV1PMQ      VC3T        VE3DZ
A96A        A92AA       J42T        SV2DCD      VC6V        VE6AO
AH2P        EA4AK       J43TR       SV3DCX      VC7T        VE7GL
B1Z         EA7FTR      JW2US       LA2US       VE100VIMY/VE8 N7RO
B3D         BA4EG       JW8EKA      LA8EKA      VE100VIMY/VO2 N7RO
B4S         BA4EG       JW9BX       LA9BX       VK4KW       N3SL
B4T         BA4TB       KH2BY       EA5BY       VK4NM       M0OXO
B7M         BG7LHY      KL7RST      K7ICE       VP5P        W2TT
B7P         BA4EG       KP3H        NP3LT       VP9HE       W2AF
BV0WPX      BV2KI       L77D        LU6DC       VP9I        WW3S
BW0PX       BM2JCC      LB8IB       LA9VDA      VQ917JC     ND9M
BY5HB       BD4HF       LM10HAM     LA2G        VY1RST/VY0 K7ICE
C4A         5B4KH       LM80Q       LA9VDA      WP2Z        KU9C
C4W         5B4WN       LM80REX     LA9VDA      WP3C        W3HNK
CB3R        CE3KHZ      LO7H        LU7HW       WP3R        W3HNK
CN2AA       UA2FM       LT7F        EA5KB       XM1150CAN   VE1AEH
CN2MA       LY5W        LZ180VL     LZ1ZF       XV9NPS      JA2NPS [b]
CN2R        W7EJ        LZ45YE      LZ1YE       XV9NPS      JA2ODB [d]
CN3A        IV3ZXQ      M1E         MM0GOR      XX9O        XX9AU
CO2RQ       EA5IDQ      M1U         M0UTD       YE1K        EA5GL
CO8LY       EA7ADH      M8C         G4DFI       YN2KW       N5ET
CP4BT       DJ2BW       NP2VI/100   NP2VI       YN2MF       N5ET
CR5D        CT1FJO      OD5PY       KU9C        YN2MG       N5ET
CR6K        CT1ILT      OD5ZZ       NI5DX       YN2WL       N5ET
CR6T        CT1ESV      OF0Z        W0MM        YO13IPA     YO3AS
CX1UI       IK2DUW      OF100FI     OH2BAD      YV1YL       OH0XX
CX2DK       EA5GL       OM42KYSUCE OM3CND      Z21MH       IZ0EGA
D41CV       HB9DUR [d] OP17HC      ON7PP       Z60A        OH2BH
D41CV       IK2NCJ [b] OP70BFS     ON2KFJ      ZB2TT       M0URX
D4C         HB9DUR [d] OY1OF       M0URX       ZF2CJ       JJ2RCJ
D4C         IK2NCJ [b] P33W        UA3DX       ZF2FL       K5QBX
D4T         CT1FFU      P44N        KW8N        ZF2LC       W2SM
D4Z         HB9DUR [d] PG400TH     PA3ETC      ZF2TC       KE5TC
D4Z         IK2NCJ [b] PH90T       PA2TMS      ZS9Z        ZS1OIN
DU1/A61M    A61BK       PJ2HQ       W3HNK       ZY2A        PP2BO

4O7CW    Sergey Belikov, Filipa Kovacevica 31 ulaz 2 stan 22, 85 310 Budva,
         Montenegro
6W2SC    Brucker Peter, Zamardi, PF. 15, 8621, Hungary
9M2M     Hairil Anuar Abdul Hamid, 49F Jalan 2 Hujung, Taman Sri Mawar,
         02600 Arau, Perlis, Malaysia
BP0P     A.R.T. QSL Service, P.O.Box 73-326, Taipei, Taiwan
C6AMM    Bill Welch, P.O. Box 425, Osterville MA 02655, USA
CR6P     Miguel Goncalves, Rua Dr. Joel Magalhaes 6, 4740-272 Esposende,
         Portugal
CX5A     Casilla de Correos 950, 11000 Montevideo, Uruguay
DU7DUG   Ricna Lou Pinili, 706 Batinguel, 6200 Dumaguete City, Philippines
DU7ET    Robert M. Wright, P.O. Box 7, 6215 Valencia, Philippines
EA4AK    Santos Rodriguez Andres, Apartado 39073, 28080 Madrid, Spain
EA5BY    Antonio Galiana, Apartado 379, 03200 Elche, Spain
EE5T     Farfollas Contest Radio Team, Apartado 290, 46960 Aldaia
         (Valencia), Spain
EI7M     John Barry, Lackabeha, Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork, Ireland
FK4RD    Yves Novella, BP 12026, Magenta, 98802 Noumea CEDEX, New Caledonia
FY5KE    Jacques Mazzoni, 678 route de l'Egalite, 74290 Talloires Montmin,
         France
HB0A     Amateur Funk Verein Liechtenstein, P.O. Box 629, 9495 Triesen FL,
         Liechtenstein
J5UAP    Brucker Peter, Zamardi, PF. 15, 8621, Hungary
JA0RQV   Masato Tamura, 2086-13 Daitakubo, Minami-ku, Saitama-shi,
         Saitama-ken, 336-0015, Japan
KL7RA    North Pole Contest Group, P.O. Box 92493, Anchorage AK 99509, USA
KL7XU    Alaska Frank A Chamberlain PO BOX 521888 Big Lake, AK 99652 USA
OA1F     Elena P. Moran, c/ Luis de Requesens 4/A 3 A, 15406 Ferrol
         (A Coruna), Spain
PJ2DX    Geoff Howard, 1700 Tower Pt Apt 505, Coeur d'Alene ID 83814-6193,
         USA
RW2F     Ulrich Mueller, Kreutzacker 13, 35041 Marburg, Germany
S01WS    Arseli Echeguren Bardeci, Barrena 6 1 Izq, 01408 Luiaondo (Alava),
         Spain
S0S      Arseli Echeguren Bardeci, Barrena 6 1 Izq, 01408 Luiaondo (Alava),
         Spain
S21SM    Syed Ibrahim Khandker, Taitoniekantie 9 E 311, FI-40740 Jyvaskyla,
         Finland
T40A     Raul Verdecie Fernandez, Calle Angel Guardia No. 119, e/Adolfo
         Villamar y Francisco Varona, CP 75100 Las Tunas, Cuba
TM0T     Stephane Van Langhenhoven, 24 bis rue de Anter Hent, 29830
         Ploudalmezeau, France
TM2M     Tony Luis, 10 chemin de la Croix Boisee, 91620 Nozay, France
TM6M     Stephane Van Langhenhoven, 24 bis rue de Anter Hent, 29830
         Ploudalmezeau, France
UA2F     Ulrich Mueller, Kreutzacker 13, 35041 Marburg, Germany
WH6R     Eran Agmon, 1157 Honokahua St.,Honolulu HI 96825, USA
XE2X     Jorge F. Rios Alvarado, 2300 Datil, Hidalgo TX 78557, USA
XL7100   Doug Pichette, 401-333 Martin Street, Penticton, BC V2A 5K7, Canada
YL2GN    Ziedonis Knope, P.O.Box 55, Balvi LV-4501, Latvia
YV50ARV Esteban Romagni, 263 Cross Point CV, Collierville TN 38017 USA
YW5T     Juan M. Hernandez, Avd. Castilla y Leon 9, Portal 6 4 D, 28760
         Tres Cantos (Madrid), Spain
ZM4T     Holger Hannemann, 262 Waimarama Heights, RD 12, Havelock North
         4294, New Zealand
ZV5O     Caixa Postal 16515, Curitiba - PR, 81520-981, Brazil
ZV8P     Caixa Postal 280, Belem - PA, 66017-970, Brazil
ZY2B     Guilherme Vaz, Caixa Postal 121, Tatui - SP, 18270-970, Brazil
ZZ2T     Wanderley Ferreira Gomes, Avenida 23 de Maio 2966 Ap 1320,
         Sao Paulo - SP, 04008-000, Brazil

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425 DX Group DX NEWS 1 April 2017

1 April 2017                                             A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1352
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                           Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                         Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

PERIOD           CALL                                                   REF
till 01/04      PJ2/PA0VDV: Curacao (SA-099)                          1344
till 01/04      V47JR: Nevis Island (NA-104)                          1343
till 01/04      V47JR: Nevis Island (NA-104)                          1349
till 02/04      CV5A: Isla de Flores (SA-030)                         1351
till 02/04      RY83HN: special event station                         1350
till 03/04      PJ7PL: Sint Maarten (NA-105)                          1349
till 03/04      V633KS: Chuuk (OC-011), Micronesia                    1348
till 04/04      T2AQ and T2QR: Tuvalu (OC-015)                        1347
till 05/04      CT9/DL3KWR and CT9/DL3KWF: Madeira (AF-014)           1345
till 05/04      V47JA: St. Kitts (NA-104)                             1347
till 06/04      OY/MM0ZBH: Faroe Islands (EU-018)                     1352
till 07/04      PF38T: Texel Island (EU-038)                          1349
till 10/04      AH2P and KH2BY: Guam (OC-026)                         1347
till 11/04      LY27A: special callsign                               1348
till 12/04      5H3MB: Tanzania                                       1347
till 13/04      T2TT: Tuvalu (OC-015)                                 1349
till 14/04      OL75SILVERA: special event station                    1352
till 16/04      H91IT: Taboga Island (NA-072), Panama                 1349
till 20/04      8P6DR: Barbados (NA-021)                              1349
till 20/04      R1336FO and R680FBO: special callsigns (Kaliningrad) 1342
till 22/04      XL7100: special callsign (Canada)                     1351
till 30/04      6E0C: special callsign (Mexico)                       1339
till 30/04      CE2LML and XR2K                                       1336
till 30/04      R108M and R12APR: special event stations              1346
till 30/04      R1934G and RG61PP: special event stations             1346
till April      VY0ERC: Ellesmere Island (NA-008)                     1342
till 10/05      H44MS: Solomon Islands                                1335
till 15/05      OX90EDR: special callsigns (Greenland)                1339
till 15/05      OZ90EDR and 5P90EDR: special callsigns                1339
till 20/05      JW/SQ8KFH: Spitsbergen Island (EU-026), Svalbard      1347
till 31/05      DL0POLIO: special callsign                            1309
till 31/05      II0CXX: special callsign                              1349
till 30/06      9H2017EU: special callsign                            1341
till 30/06      II1TON: special callsign                              1347
till 31/08      HG17EYOF: special callsign                            1339
till 12/09      HG14HST: special callsign                             1342
till 12/10      DF0WRTC: special callsign                             1329
till 20/01 2018 8J1RL and 8J60JARE: Ongul Island (AN-015), Antarctica 1335
till Feb   2018 DP0GVN: Neumayer III base (Antarctica)                1332
till Feb   2018 RI1ANC: Vostok Station (Antarctica)                   1333
till 30/04 2018 ZS8Z: Marion Island (AF-021)                          1337
till April 2018 VP8DPJ: Adelaide Island (AN-001), Antarctica          1331
till 31/12      9A57AX and 9A1957AA: special callsigns                1339
till 31/12      CF, CG, CH, CI: special prefixes (Canada)             1338
till 31/12      DC500LS, DM5LUTHER, DL500ML: special callsigns        1340
till 31/12      DR500MLE, DR1517LU, DR5LUTHER: special callsigns      1340
till 31/12      EI11WAW, EI22WAW, EI33WAW: special callsigns          1338
till 31/12      EI44WAW, EI55WAW, EI66WAW: special callsigns          1338
till 31/12      EI77WAW, EI88WAW, EI99WAW: special callsigns          1338
till 31/12      H2017PFO: special callsign (Cyprus)                   1343
till 31/12      LM80REX and LM80Q: special callsigns                  1337
till 31/12      OF100FI/#: special callsigns                          1337
till 31/12      OH100FIN: special callsign                            1339
till 31/12      OZ100DVI: special callsign                            1337
till 31/12      S557E: special callsign                               1337
till 31/12      XO1X : special callsign (Canada)                      1351
till 31/12      ZS8Z: Marion Island (AF-021)                          1337
till Feb   2018 FT3YL: Dumont d'Urville Station (AN-017), Antarctica 1347
01/04-08/04      HB0/PA2HGJ, HB0/PA2RDK, HB0/PA3CNO: Liechtenstein     1351
01/04-08/04      HB0/PA3DFR, HB0/PA3HK: Liechtenstein                  1351
01/04-08/04      HB0/PE0MGB and HB0/PE1FLO: Liechtenstein              1351
01/04-08/04      J68HZ: St. Lucia (NA-108)                             1351
01/04-09/04      TM100VIMY: special even station                       1350
01/04-10/04      R1147M: special callsign                              1351
01/04-15/04      9A21RBM: special callsign                             1350
01/04-30/04      4Z20MDC, 5K3MDC, 7Y20MDC, 9A8MDC: special calls       1351
01/04-30/04      9N1MD, CR20MDC, DL20MDXC, EG8MDC: special calls       1351
01/04-30/04      GB0MDC, HB20MDC, IC8MDC, II0MDC, II1MDC:special calls 1351
01/04-30/04      II2MDC, II3MDC, II4MDC, II5MDC, II7MDC: special calls 1351
01/04-30/04      II8MDC, IO0MDC, IQ8MD, IR1MDC, IR5MDC: special calls 1351
01/04-30/04      IR7MDC, IR9MDC, KM1DX, OR20MDC, PD05MDC:special calls 1351
01/04-30/04      LZ303SA: special callsign                             1339
01/04-30/04      R20MDXC, SX20MDC, SX9MDC, TM20MDC: special calls      1351
01/04-30/04      R25SRR: special callsign                              1352
01/04-30/04      XR20MDC, YO20MDC, YP20MDC: special calls              1351
01/04-30/04      YQ20MDC, YR20MDC: special calls                       1351
01/04-31/10      8J2016Y: special callsign                             1351
02/04-06/04      CE0Y/W1MJ: Easter Island (SA-001)                     1351
02/04-07/04      VP2MKX: Montserrat (NA-103)                           1352
02/04-08/04      PJ7/VA3QSL: Sint Maarten (NA-105)                     1352
02/04-22/04      3D2AG/p: Rotuma Island (OC-060)                       1351
03/04-05/04      4W/YB3MM and 4W/YB3LZ: Timor Leste (OC-148)           1352
04/04-24/05      DU9/ON5SM: Mindanao Island (OC-130)                   1350
06/04-10/04      OX/SM7RYR: Greenland (NA-018)                         1351
06/04-12/04      P29VXG: New Britain Island (OC-008)                   1347
06/04-17/04      YJ0YM: Vanuatu (OC-035)                               1351
06/04-18/04      S79Z: Mahe (AF-024), Seychelles                       1349
07/04-09/04      AH0C/KH6: Hawaii (OC-019)                             1351
07/04-11/04      JI3DST/4 and JS6RRR/4: Nakano Island (AS-041)         1352
07/04-15/04      J5B and J5W: Rubane Island (AF-020), Guinea-Bissau    1349
07/04-16/04      FS/W7NZJ: St. Martin (NA-105)                         1352
07/04-17/04      R71RRC: Arakamchechen Island (AS-071)                 1350
08/04-09/04      ZV2CV: Ilha das Couves (SA-028)                       1347
08/04-10/04      DX75BDM: special event station                        1352
08/04-14/04      TM2H: Houat Island (EU-048)                           1349
09/04-15/04      EA6/F5SGI: Balearic Islands (EU-004)                  1351
09/04-15/04      W1JXN: Gasparilla Island (NA-069)                     1352
10/04-24/04      TM32UFT. Special callsign                             1352
10/04-30/05      9A/PA4JJ: Croatia                                     1352
11/04-18/04      T32AZ: Kiritimati/Christmas Island (OC-024)           1352
11/04-20/04      R1605M: special callsign                              1351
12/04-18/04      5T3MM: Mauritania                                     1351
14/04-23/04      J88PI: Palm Island (NA-025)                           1351
15/04-22/04      GT4BRS: Isle of Man (EU-116)                          1351
16/04-22/04      GM0LVI/p: Isle of Barra (EU-010)                      1349
21/04-23/04      OE17M: special event station                          1352
21/04-28/04      GS0NWM: Isle of Mull (EU-008)                         1343
21/04-30/04      R870O: special callsign                               1351
22/04-23/04      VK5CE/7: Bruny Island (OC-233)                        1345
22/04-26/04      OF0KA: Aland Islands (EU-002)                         1351
23/04-28/04      ER0PL: Moldova                                        1347
25/04-05/05      A25UK: Botswana                                       1350
April            6W7SS: Senegal                                        1339
April            DX8ZWC: Mindanao's Coastal Islands (OC-235)           1352
April            HC8/LW9EOC: Galapagos Islands (SA-004)                1352
April            JW2US: Hopen Island (EU-063), Svalbard                1339
April            VQ917JC: Diego Garcia (AF-006), Chagos                1351
April-March 2018 RI1ANO: Bellinghausen, South Shetlands (AN-010)       1347
01/05-31/05      LZ395SG: special callsign                             1339
01/05-31/07      FO/IZ2ZTQ: Marquesas and French Polynesia             1349
03/05-10/05      OZ/SM7DAY/p: Bornholm Island (EU-030)                 1347
06/05-16/05      DU9/SP5APW: Siargao Island (OC-235)                   1345
11/05-23/05      E51LYC: Pukapuka Atoll (OC-098), North Cook Islands   1351
15/05-25/05      VK9MAV: Marion Reef (OC-267, Australia)               1338
18/05-21/05      EG9TOR and ED9T: Melilla                              1351
26/05-28/05      XF2L: Isla de Lobos (NA-221)                          1351
May              HC8/LW9EOC: Galapagos Islands (SA-004)                1352
May              JW2US: Hopen Island (EU-063), Svalbard                1339
01/06-06/06      HB0/GM4UYE: Liechtenstein                             1345
01/06-30/06      LZ121SBS: special callsign                            1339
June             D2: Tigres Island (AF-108)                            1348
01/07-31/07      LZ284SKD: special callsign                            1339
04/06-11/06      SA6G/7: Ven Island (EU-137)                           1347
05/07-13/07      RI0Z: Beringa, Komandorskiye Islands (AS-039)         1344
20/07-24/07      RI0C: Iony Island (AS-069)                            1338
21/07-24/07      YC9MLL: Flores Island (OC-151)                        1342
24/07-31/07      RI0LI: Medvezh'i Islands (AS-022)                     1346
29/07-30/07      XF2L: Isla de Enmedio (NA-224)                        1340
01/08-03/08      RA70AA: GUSMP Island (AS-070)                         1346
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
19/08-20/08      XF2L: Isla de Sacrificios (NA-224)                    1340
01/09-30/09      LZ100SK: special callsign                             1339
September        RI1F: Victoriya Island (EU-190)                       1351
01/10-31/10      LZ251MKP: special callsign                            1339
02/10-10/10      VK9XI: Christmas Island (OC-002)                      1345
03/10-17/10      H40GC: Nendo (OC-100), Temotu Province                1343
10/10-17/10      VK9CI: Cocos (Keeling) Islands (OC-003)               1345
12/10-16/10      VK5CE/8: North Island (OC-198)                        1339
01/11-05/11      VK5CE/9: Rowley Shoals (OC-230)                       1348
01/11-30/11      LZ307MU: special callsign                             1339
06/11-12/11      VK5CE/9: Ashmore Reef (OC-216)                        1348
November         VK9M: Mellish Reef (OC-072)                           1343
01/12-31/12      LZ710SG: special callsign                             1339
01/12-30/01 2018 9M2MRS: Penang Island (AS-015), West Malaysia         1349
December         9M0W: Spratly Islands (AS-051)                        1345
dates TBA   2017 J5T: Bijagos Archipelago (AF-020), Guinea-Bissau      1329
dates TBA   2018 3Y0Z: Bouvet Island                                   1342

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Wednesday, March 29, 2017

60 Meters and the Arrl

I think most DXers will agree that 4 or 5 discreet channels are pretty much useless for DXing...Yes I know people are working DX on these channels but really....what the hell can you do with a habdful of frequencies...Its not worth taking the time to raise an antenna for 60 meters....
Here is what the league is proposing,,, A bit too little, in my opinion!

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In comments filed on March 20 with the FCC on its own January Petition for Rule Making (RM-11785), ARRL reiterated its case for a contiguous secondary 15-kHz wide, 60-meter band of 5,351.5 to 5,366.5 kHz in addition to the four existing discrete 60-meter channels that fall outside the requested band, with a permitted power level of 100 W EIRP and retention of current operating rules. More than 5 dozen comments, all supporting the proposed allocation, were filed on the League's petition. While some suggested more spectrum or higher power, or a combination, ARRL said in its comments that it does not at this time favor any changes in its initial request for a new band. The League proposal would implement a portion of the Final Acts of World Radiocommunication Conference 2015 (WRC-15) that provided for a secondary international amateur allocation of 5,351.5 to 5,366.5 kHz at a maximum of 15 W EIRP.

"Each component of this proposal is intended to maximize spectral efficiency by permitting amateurs to operate throughout a band as conditions and availability warrant; to give primary service operations certainty as to where radio amateurs will be located within the broader fixed and mobile service band between 5.250-5.450 MHz; and it protects those primary users with the same successful interference avoidance techniques and protocols that have been used for the past 15 years domestically, with which radio amateurs have the technical training and experience to comply," ARRL asserted in its comments.

The League said the WRC-15 power limit of 15 W EIRP "would render the band unsuitable for emergency communication, especially between the US mainland and the Caribbean Basin during summer storms and hurricane season, when atmospheric noise can be severe.

ARRL said there were good reasons for hewing to the proposal it initially crafted and filed with the FCC, most relating to the fact that the spectrum is shared with federal government users, and radio amateurs must avoid interfering with them. ARRL also pointed out that there is no "European Model" for 5 MHz, noting that the vast majority of European countries have held to the 15 kHz agreed to at WRC-15, and some even to the 15 W EIPR power limit. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), which regulates government spectrum, would have to sign off on any proposal, and, ARRL noted, it has twice expressed concern about a contiguous allocation at 5 MHz and did not favor the plan agreed to at WRC-15.

"While ARRL understands and agrees that there is a long-term, justifiable need for an allocation at 5 MHz that is larger than the 15 kHz made available at WRC-15, and there is a very practical need for power in excess of the 100 W PEP requested in ARRL's Petition, there are practical considerations inherent in the ARRL Petition that stem from an urgent and ongoing need to share the amateur allocation compatibly with other, primary users," ARRL said. "The Amateur Service must, of necessity, avoid interference to the primary users of this band (which it has, to date) in order to be permitted to operate there."

Citing its decades-long effort to obtain operating privileges in the vicinity of 5 MHz, ARRL said there's "not really much room for debate about the size of the band and the power limit domestically at the present time, given the allocation status of the band (domestically and internationally) and the necessary interference protection requirements for primary users."

"It is hoped that as regular amateur operation in this contiguous band develops, with the operating parameters recommended in ARRL's Petition," the ARRL comments continued, "such operation will continue to demonstrate compatible sharing with federal and other users and the operating parameters and the band can be re-examined and adjusted equitably at a later time."

ARRL said the most important thing is to have the FCC grant an allocation before offering initiatives to alter the plan it proposed in January. It urged the FCC to adopt the rule changes it proposed "at the earliest possible time, if at all possible in advance of the 2017 hurricane season."

More Dismal Solar Conditions K7RA

The K7RA Solar Update

Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: The Sun just completed an extended period (16 days) of zero sunspots. None were visible on March 4, one showed up on March 5, and then there were none from March 6 through March 20. Finally, one sunspot group appeared on March 21-22, yielding a sunspot number of 12 for both days. Some explanation: Every group of sunspots counts as 10 points, and every sunspot within those groups counts for 1 point, so the minimum non-zero sunspot number is 11.

The average daily sunspot number over the March 16-22 reporting week was 3.4, compared to zero during the previous 7 days. Average daily solar flux bumped up from 70.3 to 71.2.

The average daily planetary A index increased from 8.1 to 10, and the average mid-latitude A index rose from 6.4 to 7.1.

The mid-latitude A index is measured at one magnetometer at Wallops Island, Virginia, while the planetary A index is calculated based on a number of magnetic observatories, most in the Northern Hemisphere.

Predicted solar flux is 74 on March 23; 75 on March 24-25; 76 on March 26-29; 72 on March 30-April 4; 71 on April 5; 70 on April 6-17; 71 on April 18, and 72 for April 19-May 1.

Predicted planetary A index is 20 and 14 on March 23-24; 8 on March 25-26; 20, 38, 24, 20, and 18 on March 27-31; 15, 20, and 15 on April 1-3; 12 on April 4-5; 10 on April 6; 5 on April 7-16; 8, 12, 20, 8, 5, and 8 on April 17-22, and 8, 35, 30, 20, 18, 15, 20, and 15 on April 23-30.

For more information concerning radio propagation, see the ARRL Technical Information Service. For an explanation of numbers used in this bulletin, see "What the Numbers Mean, and Propagation Predictions -- a brief introduction to propagation and the major factors affecting it."

An archive of past propagation bulletins is available on the ARRL website, and Carl Luetzelschwab, K9LA, offers additional propagation information and tutorials on his website.

Sunspot numbers for March 16 through 22, 2017 were 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 12, and 12, with a mean of 3.4. The 10.7-centimeter flux was 70.5, 70.5, 70.2, 71.2, 72.7, 71, and 72.5, with a mean of 71.2. Estimated planetary A indices were 6, 4, 2, 2, 3, 26, and 27, with a mean of 10. Estimated mid-latitude A indices were 5, 3, 1, 2, 2, 18, and 19, with a mean of 7.1.

Some Special Calls

Special event stations sporting unusual call signs are -- or will be -- on the air this spring and later in the year.

From Canada's Yukon Territory, keep an ear open for XO1X, now on the air for the remainder of 2017, with plans to be active March 25-27 for the CQ World Wide WPX (SSB) contest. The special call sign prefix is permitted as part of Canada's sesquicentennial celebration, as is XK150YUKON, another Yukon Canam Contest Club call sign for the sesquicentennial, operating VY1JA remotely. Operators will include Gerry Hull, W1VE/VE1RM, Cary Rubenfeld, VE4EA, and others.

"The XO1 prefix has not been on the air in 35 years," Hull told ARRL. "My friend Andy, VE9DX, last put it on the air as XO1ASJ." That prefix block was subsequently moved to Yukon Territory, he explained.

OE17ATOM will be active from Austria starting at 2200 UTC on April 21 until 2200 UTC on April 22, operating on HF, VHF, and UHF from the only nuclear power plant that never was. The station will be set up inside the reactor hall and control room, and there will be a live video stream. Lower Austria radio clubs, the Icom Radio Club and Johanniter Unfall Hilfe-Austria organized the event.

The solar array at the Zwentendorf Nuclear Power Plant.

The Zwentendorf Nuclear Power Plant was never run, owing to the outcome of a national referendum. Today, the plant produces electricity from some 2,300 photovoltaic panels, which can generate 450 kW peak.

From Croatia, 9A21RBM, on the air April 1-15, will commemorate the 21st anniversary of the plane crash near Dubrovnik in 1996 that claimed the lives of US Commerce Secretary Ron Brown and 34 others. Presumably the suffix stands for "Ron Brown Memorial." Members of Radio Club Libertas (9A4J) will helm the operation.

Another pending special event with an atomic connection is VI5ANTLER, operating from Maralinga Village in South Australia, is planned for September 14-October 9. That area of northwest and south Australia is where the British carried out atomic tests in 1957 under the code name "Project Antler." Organizers say that this may be the first ham radio activity from the Maralinga Section 200 Restricted Area since that era. They are awaiting authorizations. -- Thanks to The Daily DX, Gerry Hull, W1VE/VE1RM, and others

THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS Compiled by Bruce Horn, WA7BNM

THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS
                        Compiled by Bruce Horn, WA7BNM

                           March 27 - April 3, 2017 Edition

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This e-mail is divided into three sections:
- Details of this week's contests
- List of following week's contests
- Contest log submittal addresses and deadlines for recent contests

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QRP Fox Hunt: 0100Z-0230Z, Mar 29
Geographic Focus: United States
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 40m Only
Classes: Single Op (Fox/Hound)
Max power: 5 watts
Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + name + power output
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: 0230Z March 30, 2017
E-mail logs to: (see rules)
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm

Phone Fray: 0230Z-0300Z, Mar 29
Geographic Focus: North America
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: SSB
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15m
Classes: Single Op
Max power: 100 watts
Exchange: NA: Name + (state/province/country)
           non-NA: Name
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: NA station: 1 point per QSO
             non-NA station: 1 point per QSO with an NA station
Multipliers: Each US state (including KH6/KL7) once per band
              Each VE province/territory once per band
              Each North American country (except W/VE) once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: 0300Z March 31, 2017
E-mail logs to: (none)
Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf

CWops Mini-CWT Test: 1300Z-1400Z, Mar 29 and 1900Z-2000Z, Mar 29 and 0300Z-0400Z, Mar 30
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Awards: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High)
Max power: HP: >100 watts
            LP: 100 watts
            QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: Member: Name + Member No.
           non-Member: Name + (state/province/country)
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: Each call once
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: 0400Z April 1, 2017
Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.cwops.org/cwt.html

UKEICC 80m Contest: 2000Z-2100Z, Mar 29
Geographic Focus: Europe
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 80m Only
Classes: Single Op Connected (High/Low/QRP)
          Single Op Unconnected (High/Low/QRP)
Max power: HP: 1500 watts
            LP: 100 watts
            QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: 4-Character grid square
QSO Points: 1 point per 500 km
             multiply QSO points by 2 if low power station
             multiply QSO points by 4 if QRP station
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: 2200Z March 29, 2017
E-mail logs to: (none)
Upload log at: http://logs.ukeicc.com/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.ukeicc.com/which-contest/which-contest-ukeicc-80m-contests-rules

QRP Fox Hunt: 0100Z-0230Z, Mar 31
Geographic Focus: United States
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 80m Only
Classes: Single Op (Fox/Hound)
Max power: 5 watts
Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + name + power output
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: 0230Z April 1, 2017
E-mail logs to: (see rules)
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm

NCCC RTTY Sprint: 0145Z-0215Z, Mar 31
Geographic Focus: North America
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: RTTY
Bands: (see rules)
Classes: (none)
Exchange: Serial No. + Name + QTH
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: April 2, 2017
E-mail logs to: (none)
Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com/
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html

NCCC Sprint: 0230Z-0300Z, Mar 31
Geographic Focus: North America
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: (see rules)
Classes: (none)
Exchange: Serial No. + Name + QTH
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: April 2, 2017
E-mail logs to: (none)
Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com/
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.ncccsprint.com/rules.html

15-Meter SSTV Dash Contest: 0000Z, Apr 1 to 2359Z, Apr 2
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: SSTV
Bands: 15m Only
Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High)
          Multi-Single
Max power: HP: >150 watts
            LP: 150 watts
            QRP: 10 watts
Exchange: WSSTVC-Member: RSV + "W" + 4-digit member no.
           non-Members: RSV + Serial No.
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with same country
             3 points per QSO with different country same continent
             5 points per QSO with different continent
Multipliers: Each country once
              Each WSSTVC member once
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: April 17, 2017
E-mail logs to: (none)
Upload log at: http://contests.wsstvc.org/submit-log/cabrillo/
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://contests.wsstvc.org/rules/

LZ Open 40m Sprint Contest: 0400Z-0800Z, Apr 1
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 40m Only
Classes: Single Op (High/Low/QRP)
          Multi-Op
          Straight Key
          Lady Ops
Max power: QRP: 5W
Exchange: 3-Digit Serial No. + 3-Digit Serial No. received from last QSO
Work stations: Once each 30 minutes
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: April 11, 2017
E-mail logs to: LZ1GL[at]yahoo[dot]com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.lzopen.com/lzocc40/indexF.htm

PODXS 070 Club PSK 31 Flavors Contest: 1000Z, Apr 1 to 0400Z, Apr 2
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: BPSK31, QPSK31, BPSK63, QPSK63, BPSK125, QPSK125
Bands: 20m Only
Classes: QRP
          Low
          Medium
Max operating hours: 6 hours
Max power: Medium: 50 watts
            Low: 20 watts
            QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: 070 members: (state/province/country) + member no.
           Non-members: (state/province/country) + name
Work stations: Once per PSK variant
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: Each state, province and DXCC country once per mode
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: April 9, 2017
Upload log at: http://hamclubs.info/scorer
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.podxs070.com/o7o-club-sponsored-contests/31-flavors

Mississippi QSO Party: 1400Z, Apr 1 to 0200Z, Apr 2
Geographic Focus: United States/Canada state/province QSO party
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW, SSB, Digital
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, VHF/UHF
Classes: Single Op
          Multi-Op
          Mobile
          Mobile+Driver
          Portable Single Op
          Portable Multi-Op
Exchange: MS: RS(T) + county
           non-MS: RS(T) + (state/province/country)
Work stations: Once per band per mode
QSO Points: 1 point per phone QSO
             2 points per CW/digital QSO
Multipliers: MS stations: Each MS county, state, province, and DXCC country once
              Non-MS stations: Each MS county once
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: April 30, 2017
E-mail logs to: w5xx[at]vicksburg[dot]com
Mail logs to: Vicksburg ARC
               64 Lake Circle Drive
               Vicksburg, MS 39180
               USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrlmiss.org/2017_-_MSQP_Rules.pdf

Missouri QSO Party: 1400Z, Apr 1 to 0400Z, Apr 2 and 1400Z-2000Z, Apr 2
Geographic Focus: United States/Canada state/province QSO party
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW, Phone, Digital
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, VHF/UHF
Classes: Missouri Fixed (Single Op (QRP/Low/High)/Multi-Op)
          Missouri Expedition (Single Op (QRP/Low/High)/Multi-Op)
          Missouri Rover (Single Op LP (CW/SSB/Mixed)/Mutli-Multi Unlimited/Multi-Op LP)
          Non-Missouri (Single Op (QRP/Low/High)/Multi-Op/Canada)
          DX
Max power: HP: >150 watts
            LP: 150 watts
            QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: MO: RS(T) + county
           non-MO W/VE: RS(T) + (state/province/territory)
           DX: RS(T) + "DX"
Work stations: Once per band per mode
QSO Points: 1 point per phone QSO
             2 points per CW/digital QSO
             Bonus: 100 points for at least one QSO with special event station
             Bonus: 100 points for submitting a Cabrillo log electronically
Multipliers: MO: Each MO county, state, province and territory once
              MO: Maximum of one DXCC country once
              Non-MO: Each MO county once
Score Calculation: Total score = (total QSO points x total mults) + bonus
Submit logs by: May 2, 2017
E-mail logs to: moqsoparty[at]w0ma[dot]org
Mail logs to: Boeing Employees' Amateur Radio Society W0MA
               c/o George Mackus, AB0RX
               11841 Wexford Place Drive
               Maryland Heights, MO 63043
               USA
Find rules at: http://www.w0ma.org/index.php/missouri-qso-party

Florida State Parks on the Air: 1400Z-2200Z, Apr 1
Geographic Focus: United States/Canada state/province QSO party
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW, SSB
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op (FL Park/FL/non-FL)(QRP/Low/High)(CW/SSB/Mixed)
          Multi-Single (FL Park/FL/non-FL)(QRP/Low/High)(CW/SSB/Mixed)
          Multi-Multi (FL Park/FL/non-FL)(QRP/Low/High)(CW/SSB/Mixed)
Max power: QRP: 5 watts
            LP: 100 watts
            HP: >100 watts
Exchange: FL Park: park ID)
           non-FL Park: (state/province)
           DX: RS(T) + "DX"
Work stations: Once per band per mode
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
             10 points per QSO with K4LKL
Multipliers: Each FL park once per band per mode
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: April 15, 2017
E-mail logs to: logs[at]flspota[dot]org
Mail logs to: Matthew Stevens, KK4FEM
               210 Lena Vista Blvd
               Auburndale, FL 33823
               USA
Find rules at: http://flspota.org/rules/

SP DX Contest: 1500Z, Apr 1 to 1500Z, Apr 2
Geographic Focus: Poland
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW, SSB
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op All Band Mixed (QRP/Low/High)
          Single Op Three Band Mixed
          Single Op All Band Phone (Low/High)
          Single Op All Band CW (Low/High)
          Single Op Single Band Phone
          Single Op Single Band CW
          Multi-Op All Band Mixed
          SWL Mixed
Max power: HP: >100 watts
            LP: 100 watts
            QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: SP: RS(T) + 1-character province
           non-SP: RS(T) + Serial No.
Work stations: Once per band per mode
QSO Points: SP: 3 points per QSO outside of Europe
             SP: 1 point per QSO with non-SP Europe
             non-SP: 3 points per QSO with SP
Multipliers: SP: Each DXCC country once per band regardless of mode
              non-SP: Each SP province once per band regardless of mode
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: April 30, 2017
E-mail logs to: spdxc-logs[at]pzk[dot]org[dot]pl
Mail logs to: Polski Zwiazek Krotkofalowcow
               SPDX Contest Committee
               P. O. Box 320
               00-950 WARSZAWA
               POLAND
Find rules at: http://www.spdxcontest.pzk.org.pl/reg/reg_g.html

EA RTTY Contest: 1600Z, Apr 1 to 1600Z, Apr 2
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: RTTY
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op All Band (QRP/Low/High)
          Single Op Single Band
          Multi-Op
Max power: High: >100 watts
            Low: 100 watts
            QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: EA: RSQ + province
           non-EA: RSQ + Serial No.
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: EA: 2 points per QSO with EA
             EA: 1 point per QSO with non-EA
             non-EA: 3 points per QSO with EA
             non-EA: 1 point per QSO with non-EA
Multipliers: Each EADX100 entity once per band
              Each EA province once per band
              Each QSO with EA4URE once per band
              Each USA, VE, JA or VK call area once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: April 17, 2017
E-mail logs to: (none)
Upload log at: http://concursos.ure.es/en/logs/
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://concursos.ure.es/en/eartty/bases/

North American SSB Sprint Contest: 0000Z-0400Z, Apr 2
Geographic Focus: North America
Participation: Worldwide
Awards: North America
Mode: SSB
Bands: 80, 40, 20m
Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High)
Max operating hours: 4 hours
Max power: HP: 1500 watts
            LP: 100 watts
            QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: [other station's call] + [your call] + [serial no.] + [your name] + [your state/province/country]
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: NA station: 1 point per QSO
             non-NA station: 1 point per QSO with an NA station
Multipliers: Each US state + DC (including KL7 and KH6) once
              Each VE province once
              Each North American country (except W/VE) once
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: 0400Z April 9, 2017
E-mail logs to: (see rules, web upload preferred)
Upload log at: http://ssbsprint.com/submit-log/
Mail logs to: Robert Hayes, KW8N
               9192 Bender Rd
               N. Ridgeville, OH 44039
               USA
Find rules at: http://ssbsprint.com/rules/

RSGB RoLo SSB: 1900Z-2030Z, Apr 2
Geographic Focus: United Kingdom
Participation: United Kingdom
Mode: SSB
Bands: 80m Only
Classes: (none)
Max power: 100 watts
Exchange: RS + previous QRA locator received
QSO Points: 10 points per QSO with UK station
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: April 3, 2017
Upload log at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2017/rolo.shtml

IQRP Quarterly Marathon: 0800Z, Apr 3 to 2000Z, Apr 9
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW, SSB, Digital
Bands: All
Classes: Single Op
Max power: 5W
Exchange: RS(T)
Work stations: Once per mode
QSO Points: 2 points per CW QSO
             1 point per SSB/Digital QSO
Multipliers: km/100 of QSO with maximum distance
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x distance mult
Submit logs by: April 23, 2017
E-mail logs to: iqrpclub[at]arimontebelluna[dot]it
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.arimontebelluna.it/news/news_maratona_uk.htm

RSGB 80m Club Championship, CW: 1900Z-2030Z, Apr 3
Geographic Focus: United Kingdom
Participation: Worldwide
Awards: United Kingdom
Mode: CW
Bands: 80m Only
Classes: (none)
Exchange: RST + Serial No.
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: (see rules)
Submit logs by: 2359Z April 4, 2017
Upload log at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2017/r80mcc.shtml

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NEXT WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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IQRP Quarterly Marathon                              0800Z, Apr 3 to 2000Z, Apr 9
ARS Spartan Sprint                                   0100Z-0300Z, Apr 4
Phone Fray                                           0230Z-0300Z, Apr 5
CWops Mini-CWT Test                                  1300Z-1400Z, Apr 5
                                                      1900Z-2000Z, Apr 5
                                                      0300Z-0400Z, Apr 6
UKEICC 80m Contest                                   2000Z-2100Z, Apr 5
SARL 80m QSO Party                                   1700Z-2000Z, Apr 6
NRAU 10m Activity Contest                            1700Z-1800Z, Apr 6 (CW)
                                                      1800Z-1900Z, Apr 6 (SSB)
                                                      1900Z-2000Z, Apr 6 (FM)
                                                      2000Z-2100Z, Apr 6 (Dig)
NCCC RTTY Sprint                                     0145Z-0215Z, Apr 7
NCCC Sprint                                          0230Z-0300Z, Apr 7
JIDX CW Contest                                      0700Z, Apr 8 to 1300Z, Apr 9
SKCC Weekend Sprintathon                             1200Z, Apr 8 to 2400Z, Apr 9
OK/OM DX Contest, SSB                                1200Z, Apr 8 to 1200Z, Apr 9
QRP ARCI Spring QSO Party                            1200Z, Apr 8 to 2359Z, Apr 9
New Mexico QSO Party                                 1400Z, Apr 8 to 0200Z, Apr 9
Texas State Parks on the Air                         1400Z, Apr 8 to 0200Z, Apr 9
                                                      1400Z-2000Z, Apr 9
Georgia QSO Party                                    1800Z, Apr 8 to 0359Z, Apr 9
                                                      1400Z-2359Z, Apr 9
Yuri Gagarin International DX Contest                2100Z, Apr 8 to 2100Z, Apr 9
International Vintage Contest HF                     0700Z-1100Z, Apr 9
                                                      1300Z-1900Z, Apr 9
Hungarian Straight Key Contest                       1500Z-1700Z, Apr 9
4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint              0000Z-0200Z, Apr 10

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South Carolina QSO Party:   March 27, 2017
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://scqso.com/log-submission/
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://scqso.com/rules/

Stew Perry Topband Challenge:   March 27, 2017
E-mail: tbdc[at]kkn[dot]net
Mail: BARC
        15125 SE Bartell Rd
        Boring, OR 97009
        USA
Find rules at: http://www.kkn.net/stew/

EA PSK63 Contest:   March 27, 2017
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://concursos.ure.es/en/logs/
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://concursos.ure.es/en/eapsk63/bases/

Wisconsin QSO Party:   March 27, 2017
E-mail: wiqp-logs[at]warac[dot]org
Mail: Wisconsin QSO Party
        West Allis Radio Amateur Club
        P. O. Box 1072
        Milwaukee, WI 53201
        USA
Find rules at: http://www.warac.org/wqp/wqp.htm

South America 10 Meter Contest:   March 27, 2017
E-mail: logs[at]sa10m[dot]com[dot]ar
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://sa10m.com.ar/cqsa10m_rules.html

BARTG HF RTTY Contest:   March 27, 2017
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://bartg.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.bartg.org.uk/

AGCW YL-CW Party:   March 31, 2017
E-mail: dl6kcr[at]web[dot]de
Mail: Dr. Roswitha Otto, DL6KCR
        St. Nikolaus Str. 26
        D-52396 Heimbach
        Germany
Find rules at: http://www.agcw.org/index.php/en/contests-and-cw-activities/yl-cw-party

AGCW QRP Contest:   March 31, 2017
E-mail: qrptest[at]agcw[dot]de
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.agcw.org/index.php/en/contests-and-cw-activities/qrp-contest

Novice Rig Roundup:   March 31, 2017
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://NoviceRigRoundup.com/logs.htm
Mail: Brian Carling, AF4K
        117 Sterling Pine Street
        Sanford, FL 32773
        USA
Find rules at: http://novicerigroundup.com/

4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint:   March 31, 2017
E-mail: (none)
Post web summary: http://qrpcontest.com/4sqrp
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.4sqrp.com/SSS/sss_rules.pdf

CQ WW WPX Contest, SSB:   March 31, 2017
E-mail: ssb[at]cqwpx[dot]com
Upload log at: http://www.cqwpx.com/logcheck/
Mail: SSB WPX Contest
        P.O. Box 481
        New Carlisle, OH 45344
        USA
Find rules at: http://www.cqwpx.com/rules.htm

Bucharest Contest:   March 31, 2017
E-mail: fenyo3jw[at]yahoo[dot]com
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://yo3test201x.blogspot.ro/p/blog-page.html

UBA Spring Contest, SSB:   April 2, 2017
E-mail: ubaspring[at]uba[dot]be
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.uba.be/hf/contest-rules/spring-contest

WAB 3.5 MHz Phone:   April 2, 2017
E-mail: g3xkt[at]worked-all-britain[dot]org[dot]uk
Mail: Tony Beardsley, G3XKT
        14 York Avenue
        Sandiacre, Nottingham NG10 5HB
        United Kingdom
Find rules at: http://wab.intermip.net/Contests.php

Russian DX Contest:   April 2, 2017
E-mail: logs[at]rdxc[dot]org
Upload log at: http://www.rdxc.org/asp/pages/wwwlog.asp
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.rdxc.org/asp/pages/rulesg.asp

SARL VHF/UHF Analogue/Digital Contest:   April 3, 2017
E-mail: contest[at]sarl[dot]org[dot]za
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.sarl.org.za/Web3/Members/DoDocDownload.aspx?X=20161222085537waqSliCvbT.PDF

AGCW VHF/UHF Contest:   April 3, 2017
E-mail: vhf-uhf[at]agcw[dot]de
Mail: Manfred Busch, DK7ZH
        Ebachstr. 13
        D-35716 Dietzhoelztal-Mandeln
        Germany
Find rules at: http://www.agcw.org/index.php/en/contests-and-cw-activities/vhf-uhf-contest

NSARA Contest:   April 4, 2017
E-mail: ve1pjs[at]rac[dot]ca
Mail: Peter J. Surette, VE1PJS
        48 Birch St.
        Truro, Nova Scotia B2N 4X2
        Canada
Find rules at: http://nsara.ve1cfy.net/?page_id=82

ARRL Inter. DX Contest, SSB:   April 4, 2017
E-mail: DXPhone[at]arrl[dot]org
Upload log at: http://contest-log-submission.arrl.org
Mail: ARRL Intl DX Contest, Phone
        ARRL
        225 Main St.
        Newington, CT 06111
        USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/arrl-dx

FOC QSO Party:   April 8, 2017
E-mail summary: kz5d[at]aol[dot]com
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://g4foc.org/qsoparty/

AWA John Rollins Memorial DX Contest:   April 9, 2017
E-mail: w1zb[at]arrl[dot]net
Mail: Jerry Reine, W1ZB
        5 Tobey Lane
        Andover, MA 01810
        USA
Find rules at: http://www.antiquewireless.org/awa-john-rollins-memorial-dx-contest.html

UBA Spring Contest, 6m:   April 9, 2017
E-mail: ubaspring[at]uba[dot]be
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.uba.be/hf/contest-rules/spring-contest

Idaho QSO Party:   April 11, 2017
E-mail: idqplogs[at]msn[dot]com
Mail: KARS - IDQP Logs
        PO Box 1765
        Hayden, ID 83835-1765
        USA
Find rules at: http://idahoarrl.info/qsoparty/rules.htm

QCWA QSO Party:   April 11, 2017
E-mail: w2od[at]aol[dot]com
Mail: W2OD, Robert Buus
        8 Donner Street
        HOLMDEL N.J. 07733-2004
        USA
Find rules at: http://www.qcwa.org/2017-qso-party-rules.pdf

F9AA Cup, SSB:   April 11, 2017
E-mail: concoursf9aa[at]urc[dot]asso[dot]fr
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.site.urc.asso.fr/index.php/urchaut-6/om-6/219-f9aa-2016

Oklahoma QSO Party:   April 13, 2017
E-mail: okqplogs[at]suddenlink[dot]net
Mail: Oklahoma QSO Party
        Connie Marshall, K5CM
        2991 S. Woodland Rd.
        Muskogee, OK 74403
        USA
Find rules at: http://k5cm.com/okqp2017rules.pdf

Virginia QSO Party:   April 15, 2017
E-mail: vqp[at]verizon[dot]net
Mail: VA QSO Party
        Call Box 599
        Sterling, VA 20167
        USA
Find rules at: http://www.qsl.net/sterling/VA_QSO_Party/2017_VQP/2017_VQP_Rules.html

CLARA Chatter Party:   April 16, 2017
E-mail: ve9glf[at]nbnet[dot]nb[dot]ca
Mail: Linda Friars, VE9GLF
        35 Upper Quaco Road
        Baxter Corner, NB E2S 2S2
        Canada
Find rules at: http://www.clarayl.ca/index.php/claracontestrules

Louisiana QSO Party:   April 18, 2017
E-mail: logs[at]laqp[dot]org
Mail: LAQP
        Robert Baker
        136 Northwood Drive
        West Monroe, LA 71291
        USA
Find rules at: http://laqp.louisianacontestclub.org/laqso_rules.htm
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