425 DX Group DX News 29 April 2017

29 April 2017                                             A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1356
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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

3A     - Bodo, DF8DX will be active as 3A/DF8DX from Monaco on  29 and/or 30
         April, between 17 and 20 UTC.  He will operate CW only on 17 and/or
         20 metres. QSL via Club Log's OQRS. [TNX The Daily DX]
3W     - Peter, DF7DQ will be active holiday style as 3W9DQ from Phan Thiet,
         Vietnam on 1-10 May.  He will operate  CW, SSB and RTTY  on 40, 30,
         20, 17 and 15 metres.  QSL via  Club Log's OQRS, LoTW, or  via home
         call. [TNX The Daily DX]
D4     - Harald, DF2WO  will  be  active  again  as  D44TWO from  Sao  Tiago
         (AF-005), Cape Verde  from 9 May to 2 June.  QSL  via  M0OXO's OQRS
         (http://www.m0oxo.com/oqrs/logsearch.php) or  direct only to M0OXO.
         [TNX M0OXO]
DU     - Chris, VK3FY has been active  as  VK3FY/DU8 from  Mindanao (OC-130)
         Since  26 April.  Length  of stay  not known.  He was  expected  to
         participate in the DX8ZWC operation from  IOTA group OC-235 [425DXN
         1352], which however has been cancelled.  QSL VK3FY/DU8 via M0OXO's
         OQRS (http://www.m0oxo.com/oqrs/logsearch.php).
E3     - E31A is the callsign that JH1AJT, DJ9ZB, E21EIC and RA9USU  will be
         using from Eritrea  on  19-29 May [425DXN 1354].  They will operate
         CW, SSB and RTTY on 160-10 metres.  Zorro, JH1AJT also plans to  be
         QRV as E39DI from the Dahlak Archipelago (AF-038)  "for a few days"
         and with a focus  on  the  low  bands.  QSL for both  callsigns via
         JH1AJT.
FO/A   - Look for JI1JKW to be  active  as  FO/JI1JKW from  Rurutu (OC-050),
         Austral Islands  on 1-5 May.  He will  operate  SSB and CW  on 40-6
         metres. [TNX JE1LFX]
GM     - The Camb-Hams (http://dx.camb-hams.com) will be active  as GS3PYE/p
         from  the  Isle of Islay (EU-008)  on  6-12 May.  A large group  of
         operators will be  QRV with multiple  stations  on 80-10 metres, as
         well as on 6, 4 and 2m, and satellites. QSL cards will be available
         via Club Log's OQRS only (search for GS3PYE/P).
JD1_oga- Once again Harry, JG7PSJ will be active  as JD1BMH from  Chichijima
         (AS-031), Ogasawara from 30 April to 5 May. He will operate CW, SSB
         and RTTY on 40-10m. QSL via JD1BMH (bureau) or JG7PSJ (direct).  He
         does not use LoTW.  See http://sapphire.es.tohoku.ac.jp/jd1bmh/ for
         logsearch and other information.
OJ0    - Pasi, OH3WS will be active again as OJ0W from  Market Reef (EU-053)
         on 6-7 May.  He expects  to be  QRV  on  20-6 metres, and to  "test
         operations on 60m"  around 5354 KHz.  QSL via home call, direct  or
         bureau. [TNX The Daily DX]
PY0F   - Jan, PY4NY will be active again as  PY0NY from  Fernando de Noronha
         (SA-003) on 5-15 May. He will operate SSB, CW and digital modes  on
         160-10 metres, with a focus  on  the  low bands.  QSL via home call
         (direct only). His QSLling policy is  detailed on qrz.com.  [TNX DX
         World]
UA     - The Radio Marathon "Moscow-870" [425DXN 1340] is  running until  31
         December.  Special callsigns to  be  active  next month  are  R870C
         (01-10 May),  R1712M (11-20 May) and  R1606M (21-31 May).  Detailed
         information on the event and the award programme  can be  found  at
         https://www.moscow870.com/.
UA     - Celebrating the 100th anniversary of Russia's first nature reserve,
         R100FNR and R2017F are two special callsigns that will be used from
         various protected  natural  areas  between  1 May and 31 July.  See
         qrz.com for QSLling options.
UA     - A very large number of Russian stations using special  prefix  RP72
         (where the letter P stands for 'pobeda', i.e.  'victory')  will  be
         active on 5-9 May to celebrate the 72nd anniversary of the  end  of
         World War II. A list of participating  stations  can  be  found  on
         http://pobeda.srr.ru/.
UA     - RI0C,  the  Russian  Robinson  Club's  DXpedition  to  Iony  Island
         (AS-069) [425DXN 1338], is now  expected  to be QRV on  18-22 July.
         Five operators (R7AL, RA1ZZ,  RK8A, RW5D  and UA3LMR) will run  two
         stations on 40, 30, 20, 17, 15 and 10 metres CW, SSB, digital modes
         and satellite. QSL via Club Log's OQRS; traditional  cards via R7AL
         (direct). See http://www.iony2017.com/ for further information and
         updates.
VK9L   - Christoph, DL1YAF will  be  active  holiday  from  Lord Howe Island
         (OC-004) on 1-8 May.  He will operate  SSB and  CW on 80-10 metres.
         QSL via home call. [TNX DX World]
VU7    - Krish, W4VKU and Pai, VU2PAI will be active holiday style  as VU7KP
         from Bangaram, Lakshadweep Islands (AS-011) on 15-19 May. They will
         operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 40-10 metres with two stations. The log
         will be uploaded to  Club Log (hopefully during the operation)  and
         LoTW.
ZL7    - Chris, ZL2DX and his wife Catherine, ZL2QT will be active  as ZL7DX
         and ZL7QT respectively from the  Chatham Islands (OC-038)  starting
         sometime in May for at  least three years.  They will be QRV on the
         HF bands and on 6m EME. [TNX The Daily DX]

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

425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE ---> The March 2017 issue is now available for download
at http://www.425dxn.org/index.php. [TNX IZ3EBA]

BAKER ISLAND (KH1) ---> A  draft  compatibility  determination  for  Amateur
Radio Operation from  Baker Island National Wildlife Refuge has  been issued
for public review  and  comment beginning  24 April and ending  8 May; it is
available on the Refuge website at https://www.fws.gov/refuge/baker_island/.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service last permitted an  amateur radio operator
group to access Baker Island NWR in April 2002. Four amateur radio operators
who were known to be interested in this draft determination were notified of
its availability.

NCDXF: NEW PRESIDENT --- > At the 2017 Annual Board Meeting of the  Northern
California DX Foundation this past  weekend at the  Visalia International DX
Convention, John Miller (K6MM) was elected President.  The list of  Officers
for  2017-2018  also  includes  Glenn Johnson  (W0GJ, Vice  President),  Kip
Edwards (W6SZN, Secretary),  Don Greenbaum (N1DG, Treasurer), and  Directors
Ned  Stearns (AA7A),  Steve Merchant (K6AW),  Glenn  Rattmann (K6NA),  Kevin
Rowett (K6TD),  Craig Thompson (K9CT),  Tom Berson (ND2T)  and  Glenn Vinson
(W6OTC).  The primary purpose  of  NCDXF  is  to  help  fund  well-organized
DXpeditions to rare, difficult  and  expensive entities.  In addition, NCDXF
provides scholarships  to  Contest University for those 25 years of age  and
under, partners with IARU to operate the  NCDXF Beacon System worldwide  and
oversees  the  Cycle 25 Project (an   endowment-fund  created   from  estate
planning). See http://www.ncdxf.org/ for complete information. [TNX W0GJ]

OQRS ENABLED ---> Club Log's OQRS  has  been enabled  for  the  recent  5A5A
operation:  https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/5A5A.  Dima, RA9USU  logged
3,378 QSOs between  22.51 UTC on 18 April and  01.35 UTC on the 24th.  He is
expected to submit  to the ARRL the  authenticating  documentation  for DXCC
accreditation.

SWODXA DX DINNER ---> The 32nd DX Dinner, sponsored again by  the  SouthWest
Ohio DX Association (SWODXA) and held in conjunction with  the  2017  Dayton
Hamvention, will be on Friday, 19 May  at  the  Marriott  Hotel  in  Dayton.
For more  information, including the list of  DX Dinner Prizes, and to order
Dinner tickets, please visit http://swodxaevents.org/. [TNX W8GEX]

WRTC 2018 ---> WRTC 2018 is delighted to announce the  approval of the  last
two sponsored teams, led by  YO3JR (Team #4)  and  E73A/9A3A (Team #5).  The
other three sponsored  teams are led by  K3LR,  AA3B & W2GD,  and N6XI.  The
selection  process  was  focused on  radio  sport skills  (competitiveness),
support  of  the  WRTC  principals  and  the  contribution of  technological
improvements in radiosport. The 2018 World Radiosport Team Championship will
be held in  Germany on 12-16 July.  See http://www.wrtc2018.de/index.php/en/
for complete information.

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                         ******* QSL  ROUTES *******
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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

===================================================================
CALL        MANAGER     CALL        MANAGER     CALL        MANAGER
===================================================================
3D2TS       FK1TS       EH7MCD      EB7KA       OF6GAZ      LZ3HI
3DA0FA      VE1FA       EI6YXQ      EI1K        OM500R      OM0AD
3DA0YL      VA1YL       EM0RSE      UT1RT [b]   OP20MDC     IZ1BZV
3Z14PRLK    SP6PZG      EM0RSE      UZ1RR [d]   OP70BFS     ON2KFJ
4S7VBG/P    UA4WHX      EP2C        EA5GL       OX/5P1KZX   OZ1KZX
4U1WB       KK4HD       ER0PL       SP9KAT      OZ7TM       DL1TM
4V1G        W3HNK       ET3AA       N2OO        OZ90EDR     OZ1ACB
4X69KS      4X1KS       FM1HN       W3HNK       P29LL       EA7FTR
4X69ZT      4X4ZT       FR4PV       F1UIJ       PA10YDT     PA9F
4Z69AD      4Z5AD       FR5FC       EA7FTR      PC44FF      PH0NO
4Z69LA      4Z5LA       GB0MGY      G6UT        PQ7MM       PY4KL
5A5A        UA3DX       GB2GM       G3UCQ       PR1M        PY1LU
5C12SIA     CN8WW       GB2OWM      GM3IBU      PR1T        RN3RQ
5K4R        HK4LRM      GB4SRO      G6MML       PR2W        PT2AW
5P4MG       DJ4MG       GS0NWM      M0URX       PW2F        PY2NA
5T2AI       NI5DX       GT4BRS      DJ6OI       R1934G      R3LC
5V7P        OK6DJ       H44MS       DL2GAC      R75GAK      UB4W
5Z4/DL2RMC  DL1RTL      H91IT       HP1RCP      R870O       RK3AW
6E0C        XE1EE       HF0H        SP9KGC      RA36GS      RN3FY
7X2DE       PY4KL       HF67CES     SP6CES      RI1ANC      RN1ON
7X2VFK      7X2DD       HF70OSP     SQ6BOR      RT60RT      RN9A
7X3WPL      7X3DL       HH2AA       NR6M        SN0WFF      SP5C
7Z1TT       A61BK       HI8K        W2CCW       SN42RP      SP5PG
8Q7AM       IW0HBY      HK0/OZ1AA   OZ1ACB      SN74GETTO   SP5PDB
8Q7QV       UA1QV       HK3TK       F5CWU       SP0A        SP7PTM
8Q7VB       UA4WHX      HK4L        EA5GL       SP0B        SQ7BTY
9G1SD       AB0GC       HZ1SK       IZ8CLM      SP0H        SP7PTM
9K2WARD     9K2RA       II0SOM      IZ0GZW      SP0L        SP7OGP
9M6XRO      M0URX       IK2SGL/OA8  IK2AQZ      SP0U        SP7EY
A25UK       M0OXO       IY0GA       IS0JMA      SU9JG       EA5GL
A41RN       A61BK       IY0IMD      IZ0QPO      SZ3P        SV3CYL
A41ZZ/p     A61BK       IY0ORP      IZ0FVD      T32AZ       KH6QJ
A43ICT      A47RS       IY1SP       I1ANP       TC102GP     TA3AHJ
A60WARD     A61BK       IY4FGM      I4KMW       TC102GS     TA3AHJ
A62A        A61BK       IY5PIS      IW5AOT      TC571SAV    TA3AER
A65DC       IZ8CLM      IY6GM       IK6VXO      TG9/VE7BV   VE7BV
A71AM       M0OXO       IY7M        IZ7XNB      TG9/VE7VZ   VE7BV
A71TA       IZ8CLM      J28PJ       F1TMY       TM0CXX      F6FMT
A91WARD     A92AA       J43TR       SV3DCX      TM160BF     F4GFE
AO1DA       EA1RKA      J68SL       WF2S        TM17CV      F8FZC
AX5PAS      M0OXO       J73GAR      N7RO        TM17PGM     F4FCE
AX7GN       NA5AR [d]   J88PI       GW4DVB      TM5CT       F4HJO
AX7GN       VK7GN [b]   JD1BOW      JA0JHQ      TM92WARD    F6BEE
CE2AWW      N7RO        K3IMD       WK3N        TR8CA       F6CBC
CE2SQE      W3HNK       K3S         K3LU        V31AE       EB7DX
CM7OA       W3HNK       KH2L        W3HNK       V31YB       N4GNR
CN2CL       CT1QP       LX/OO9O     ON7SS       V51DM       N4GNR
CN2DP       CT1CDP      LZ114RF     LZ1YE       V53DX       DO4DXA
CN8KD       EA5XX       LZ120RK     LZ1ZF       V84SMD      IZ1BZV
CO2RQ       EA5IDQ      LZ38GI      LZ1NY       V84SWA      V85TL
CR20MDC     IZ1BZV      LZ72ZZ      LZ1ZF       VK3FY/DU8   M0OXO
CW1GM       CX2ABC      M0RSE       G3SWH       VK3MO       WA9BXB
DM500RT     2E0SDV      MD0REN      DJ6OI       VK5CE/7     VK5CE
DU1UD/8     M0OXO       NP2J        K8RF        XR4S        XQ4NUA
DZ4C        VE7DP       OD5VB       EA5GL       XW4XR       E21EIC
E51DWC      OK1DWC      OE17ATOM    OE1SSU      ZW8T        PS8HF
EF7WRD      EC7ABV      OE17M       OE1WHC      ZY8T        PY4KL
EG2SPA      EA2CJ       OF0KA       OH3KAV      ZZ7ZZ       PR7AR

4M5CW     Scott M. Cronin, 113 Mar Brisa Ct, Satellite Beach FL 32937, USA
9V1KK     Keiji Tamura, 3-7-6 Izumi-dai, Ichihara-shi, Chiba-ken, 299-0114,
          Japan
EI1IMD    Gerard Scannell, 3 Kingston Close, Mitchelstown, Co. Cork,
          P67 HR44, Ireland
EI5IMD    Tim McKnight, Gortadrohid, Ringarogy, Baltimore, Co. Cork, Ireland
EK1915AN  PO Box 22, 0002 Yerevan, Armenia
EK1915RIA PO Box 22, 0002 Yerevan, Armenia
EK1915RL  PO Box 22, 0002 Yerevan, Armenia
EK1915XX  PO Box 22, 0002 Yerevan, Armenia
GW4DVB    Brian Price, PO Box 2020, Llanharan, Pontyclun, CF72 9ZA, United
          Kingdom
HG17EYOF  MTTOSZ Gyor Varosi Radioklub, Gyor, Nagysandor Jozsef u. 27, 9027,
          Hungary
HP1RCP    Radio Club de Panama, Apartado Postal 0819-11334, Panama, Republic
          of Panama
II3JD     Sezione ARI di Marcon, Ufficio Marcon, Casella Postale 7,
          30020 Marcon VE, Italy
IY1TTM    Associazione Tigullio Torre Marconi, Salita alla Penisola di
          Levante 26/H, 16039 Sestri Levante GE, Italy
IY7GMB    Vincenzo Mangione, Via Eduardo De Filippo 18, 70010 Valenzano BA,
          Italy
KM1CC     Marconi Cape Cod Radio Club, Cape Cod National Seashore,
          99 Marconi Site Rd, Wellfleet MA 02667, USA
NN4SA     Marshall Amateur Radio Club, c/o Donald Hediger ES35, Marshall
          Space Flight Center, Huntsville AL 35812, USA
OK6DJ     David Beran, Dolni Kamenice 55, 34562 Holysov, Czech Republic
TG7/KC0W  Thomas M. Callas, P.O. Box 1058, Minnetonka MN 55345, USA
UA3DX     Nikolay I. Averyanov, Tsvetnoy Bulvar 9-130, pos. Vlasikha,
          Moskovskaya obl., 143010, Russia
VE7DP     Franc Toplak, P.O. Box 209, Cedar BC V9X 1W1, Canada
VK5CE     Craig Edwards, PO Box 2160, Goolwa SA 5214, Australia
VP8VPC    Bob McLeod, 75 Davis Street, Stanley, FIQQ 1ZZ, Falkland Islands
WA1WCC    WCC Amateur Radio Association, 67 Seymour Rd, Harwich MA 02645,
          USA
ZD7S      Stedson Stroud, Blue Hill, Birdcage Delta, STHL 1ZZ,
          St Helena Island, South Atlantic Ocean

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                            Gabriele Villa, I2VGW
               Giornalista Professionista - Tessera n. 071675
                      Ordine Nazionale dei Giornalisti
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425 DX Group Calendar 29 April 2017

29 April 2017                                            A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1356
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                          *******   CALENDAR  *******
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                           Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                         Direttore  Responsabile I2VGW

PERIOD           CALL                                                   REF
till  29/04      5V7P: Togo                                            1353
till  29/04      TM65EU: IOTA group EU-065                             1354
till  30/04      4Z20MDC, 5K3MDC, 7Y20MDC, 9A8MDC: special calls       1351
till  30/04      6E0C: special callsign (Mexico)                       1339
till  30/04      9N1MD, CR20MDC, DL20MDXC, EG8MDC: special calls       1351
till  30/04      CE2LML and XR2K                                       1336
till  30/04      GB2MDC, HB20MDC, IC8MDC, II0MDC, II1MDC:special calls 1351
till  30/04      II2MDC, II3MDC, II4MDC, II5MDC, II7MDC: special calls 1351
till  30/04      II8MDC, IO0MDC, IQ8MD, IR1MDC, IR5MDC: special calls  1351
till  30/04      IR7MDC, IR9MDC, K1M, OR20MDC, PD05MDC:special calls   1351
till  30/04      LZ303SA: special callsign                             1339
till  30/04      R108M and R12APR: special event stations              1346
till  30/04      R1934G and RG61PP: special event stations             1346
till  30/04      R1961GP and R1961AG: special callsigns                1354
till  30/04      R20MDXC, SX20MDC, SX9MDC, TM20MDC: special calls      1351
till  30/04      R25SRR: special callsign                              1352
till  30/04      R870O: special callsign                               1351
till  30/04      XR20MDC, YO20MDC, YP20MDC: special calls              1351
till  30/04      XR4S: special station                                 1355
till  30/04      YQ20MDC, YR20MDC: special calls                       1351
till  April      VY0ERC: Ellesmere Island (NA-008)                     1342
till  02/05      2M0GUA: Isle of Mull (EU-008)                         1354
till  03/05      SV9/OH1VR: Crete (EU-015)                             1355
till  05/05      A25UK: Botswana                                       1350
till  05/05      CN2CL and CN2DP: Morocco                              1355
till  05/05      GB4SRO: South Ronaldsay (EU-009)                      1355
till  06/05      JR1LZK/6 and JE1HXZ/6: Minami-Daito (AS-047)          1353
till  07/05      8Q7EJ: Maldives (AS-013)                              1355
till  07/05      V4/W1CDC: St. Kitts (NA-104)                          1354
till  08/05      TG7/KC0W: Guatemala                                   1355
till  08/05      V51/HB9JAB: Namibia                                   1354
till  09/05      JS6RRR and JI3DST/6: Miyako Island (AS-079)           1354
till  09/05      XV9G: Vietnam                                         1354
till  10/05      4X69 and 4Z69: special  prefixes                      1355
till  10/05      H44MS: Solomon Islands (OC-047)                       1354
till  15/05      OX90EDR: special callsigns (Greenland)                1339
till  15/05      OZ90EDR and 5P90EDR: special callsigns                1339
till  15/05      TG9BBV and TG9/VE7VZ: Guatemala                       1354
till  20/05      JW/SQ8KFH: Spitsbergen Island (EU-026), Svalbard      1347
till  22/05      RA36GS: special callsign                              1354
till  24/05      DU9/ON5SM: Mindanao Island (OC-130)                   1350
till  30/05      9A/PA4JJ: Croatia                                     1352
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  31/10      8J2016Y: special callsign                             1351
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  March 2018 RI1ANO: Bellinghausen, South Shetlands (AN-010)       1347
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      HB600NVF: special callsign (Switzerland)              1354
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      SC90SM: special callsign (Sweden)                     1354
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
29/04-01/05      9M8RC: Satang Besar (OC-165), East Malaysia           1353
29/04-06/05      ZF2AB: Cayman Islands (NA-016)                        1355
30/04-06/05      MC0VRC: Holy Island (EU-124)                          1355
30/04-12/05      E51DLD and E51BAS: Rarotonga (OC-013), South Cooks    1355
April            6W7SS: Senegal                                        1339
April            DU1UD/8: Jolo Sulu (OC-119)                           1355
April            JW2US: Hopen Island (EU-063), Svalbard                1339
April            RI1ANB: Bellingshausen Station, So. Shetlands (AN-010)1353
April            VK3FY/DU8: Mindanao (OC-130)                          1356
April            VQ917JC: Diego Garcia (AF-006), Chagos                1351
April            VQ9ZZ: Diego Garcia (AF-006), Chagos Islands          1355
29/04-30/04      3A/DF8DX: Monaco                                      1356
30/04-05/05      JD1BMH: Chichijima (AS-031), Ogasawara                1356
01/05-04/05      9M2/IK2PFL: Perhentian Besar (AS-073)                 1355
01/05-05/05      FO/JI1JKW: Rurutu (OC-050), Austral Islands           1356
01/05-08/05      VK9/DL1YAF: Lord Howe Island (OC-004)                 1356
01/05-10/05      3W9DQ: Vietnam                                        1356
01/05-10/05      3W9FU: Vietnam                                        1355
01/05-10/05      R870C: special callsign                               1356
01/05-15/05      FS/K9EL: St. Martin (NA-105)                          1355
01/05-31/05      LZ395SG: special callsign                             1339
01/05-31/07      FO/IZ2ZTQ: Marquesas and French Polynesia             1349
01/05-31/07      R100FNR: special callsign                             1356
01/05-31/07      R2017F: special callsign                              1356
02/05-10/05      S79J: Mahe (AF-024), Seychelles                       1355
03/05-10/05      OZ/SM7DAY/p: Bornholm Island (EU-030)                 1347
05/05-09/05      RP72: special callsigns                               1356
05/05-11/05      MJ/PA1AW and MJ/PA3EWP: Jersey (EU-013)               1353
05/05-11/05      MJ/PA9JO and MJ/PB5X: Jersey (EU-013)                 1353
06/05-08/05      9M2/IK2PFL: Langkawi Island (AS-058)                  1355
05/05-15/05      PY0NY: Fernando de Noronha (SA-003)                   1356
06/05-07/05      OJ0W: Market Reef (EU-053)                            1356
06/05-12/05      GS3PYE/p: Isle of Islay (EU-008)                      1356
09/05-16/05      DU9/SP5APW: Siargao Island (OC-235)                   1345
09/05-02/06      D44TWO: Sao Tiago (AF-005), Cape Verde                1356
10/05-15/05      VP9/CX4CR and VP9/CX3AN: Bermuda (NA-005)             1355
11/05-20/05      R1712M: special callsign                              1356
11/05-23/05      E51LYC: Pukapuka Atoll (OC-098), North Cook Islands   1355
15/05-19/05      VU7KP: Lakshadweep Islands (AS-011)                   1356
15/05-25/05      VK9MAV: Marion Reef (OC-267, Australia)               1353
15/05-29/05      HC8/LW9EOC: Galapagos Islands (SA-004)                1353
15/05-15/07      JG8NQJ/JD1: Minami Torishima (OC-073)                 1353
16/05-30/05      E44WE: Palestine                                      1355
18/05-21/05      EG9TOR and ED9T: Melilla                              1351
19/05-24/05      PJ7/PH2M: Sint Maarten (NA-105)                       1355
19/05-29/05      E31A: Eritrea                                         1356
19/05-29/05      E39DI: Dahlak Archipelago (AF-038)                    1356
21/05-26/05      TM7U: Saint-Nicolas Island (EU-094)                   1353
21/05-31/05      R1606M: special callsign                              1356
24/05-29/05      PJ6/PH2M: Saba (NA-145)                               1355
26/05-28/05      XF2L: Isla de Lobos (NA-221)                          1351
29/05-04/06      PJ5/PH2M: Sint Eustatius (NA-145)                     1355
May              DU1UD/8: Jolo Sulu (OC-119)                           1355
May              JW2US: Hopen Island (EU-063), Svalbard                1339
May              VQ9ZZ: Diego Garcia (AF-006), Chagos Islands          1355
01/06-06/06      HB0/GM4UYE: Liechtenstein                             1345
01/06-30/06      LZ121SBS: special callsign                            1339
04/06-11/06      SA6G/7: Ven Island (EU-137)                           1347
08/06-12/06      TE8DX: Chira Island (NA-116)                          1353
18/06-28/06      4O7GD: Montenegro                                     1353
June             D2: Tigres Island (AF-108)                            1348
June             VQ9ZZ: Diego Garcia (AF-006), Chagos Islands          1355
01/07-31/07      LZ284SKD: special callsign                            1339
04/07-18/07      FP/KV1J: Miquelon Island (NA-032)                     1353
05/07-13/07      RI0Z: Beringa, Komandorskiye Islands (AS-039)         1344
18/07-22/07      RI0C: Iony Island (AS-069)                            1356
21/07-24/07      YC9MLL: Flores Island (OC-151)                        1342
24/07-31/07      RI0LI: Medvezh'i Islands (AS-022)                     1346
27/07-30/07      CG2I: Ile-aux-Coudres (NA-128)                        1355
28/07-01/08      K5KUA/5: Galveston Island (NA-143)                    1355
28/07-03/08      GB9IOW: Isle of Wight (EU-120)                        1355
29/07-30/07      DG5LAC/p: Hooge Island (EU-042)                       1355
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)                        1355
23/10-06/11      VK9CZ: Cocos-Keeling (OC-003)                         1353
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)                        1355
06/11-17/11      9U4M: Burundi                                         1354
16/11-30/11      TO2SP: St. Barthelemy (NA-146)                        1353
November         J5T: Bijagos Archipelago (AF-020), Guinea-Bissau      1354
November         VK9M: Mellish Reef (OC-072)                           1343
01/12-31/12      LZ710SG: special callsign                             1339
dates TBA   2017 EL: Baiyah Island (AF-111)                            1355
01/12-30/01 2018 9M2MRS: Penang Island (AS-015), West Malaysia         1349
10/03-20/03 2018 9M0W: Spratly Islands (AS-051)                        1354
dates TBA   2018 3Y0Z: Bouvet Island                                   1342

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MRHS Newsletter No. 59 Special Hardware Issue Dedicated to True Believers Worldwide Subscribe to the MRHS Newsletter HEREReview back issues of the MRHS Newsletter HEREVisit the MRHS Web site HERE  27 April 2017  > Yes Virginia There Is a Night of Nights 2017! > Fantastic Receivers Arrive at MRHS > Arc Transmitter Discovered > Electro-Mechanical Baudot to Morse Converter > Western Union 2B Strip Printer >  Yes Virginia There Is a Night of Nights 2017! Night of Nights is in July but we're already beginning to receive inquiries about this year's event.  So we figured we better mention that yes, of course there will be a Night of Nights event in 2017, just as there has been every year since 2000. Maybe a little background is in order.  On 12 July 1999 a ceremony was held at the KFS control point in Half Moon Bay, CA intended to mark the last day of commercial Morse.  It was an emotional event. Hard bitten old seagoing sparks were openly weeping.  Denice Stoops (first female operator at KPH) was dressed in black as if for a funeral.  The final messages were sent, then SK, then silence. Except for the ship that called asking what he was supposed to do now! Richard Dillman, co-founder of the MRHS, sending one of the last messages on 12 July 1999 But also on that date the Maritime Radio Historical Society was founded.  Our goal?  To keep commercial Morse alive by restoring coast station KPH and returning it to the air.  That was a pretty lofty goal since it had never before been done.  Every coast station around the world that had gone dark was scraped clean by the bulldozers that were patiently only waiting for the transmitters to cool before moving in.  But at KPH the station remained intact.  The ears at Point Reyes were still listening, keeping a symbolic watch over the airwaves, the receivers intentionally left on when the operators left two years before.  The voice in Bolinas was cold and dark - but intact.  We knew what we had to do. RCA receive site at Point Reyes, built in 1930. Photo by Larry Laitinen  The first Night of Nights was held only one year later, on 12 July 2000.  A couple of transmitters had been restored at Bolinas.  Work at the receive site hadn't even begun.  But we were on the air! Every year since, on the date that was supposed to mark the end of Morse, we pick up the thread and carry on, keeping the flame of commercial Morse burning bright, as our signals once again span the globe. These days KPH is on the air every Saturday.  But Night of Nights is something special.  That's when all the old timers and True Believers literally from around the world make their way to the receive site at Point Reyes, CA to be part of this special occasion.  You're invited!  Join us at 17400 Sir Francis Drake Blvd in the Point Reyes National Seashore.  Doors open at 3:00pm. We are now authorized to use the call signs and frequencies of KPH, KFS, KLB and of course KSM. Future Newsletters will provide more details on the frequencies to be used and full information on the Night of Nights event.  For now, mark the 12 July date in your calendar to join us in person or on the air. As a True Believer you of course have a good grasp of what it takes to keep a major coast station on the air.  This year we will be embarking on a major antenna repair and restoration project.  The Point Reyes National Seashore is making a major financial contribution and we expect to almost empty the MRHS bank account in support of this project.  They only reason we're able to help fund this project is because you have made generous contributions in the past.  We carefully husbanded those contributions in anticipation of a project like this.  Nevertheless, even with all our funds and all the funds form the park, much needed work will not get done due to lack of sufficient funding.  Can you help us get more antennas back on the air?  It's easy, just click on the donation button below.  And thanks!   >  Fantastic Receivers Arrive at MRHS The beautiful art deco receive building at Point Reyes was built in 1930 - but not for KPH.  It was built entirely for the purpose of receiving signals from the exotic cities of the Pacific rim via short wave.  It replaced the original Marconi long wave receive site at Marshall, CA. Second generation triple diversity receivers at Point Reyes.  Note "meatball" RCA logo, copper doors and "Shanghai" above the receiver to the left. Diversity receivers were used, the best that could be produced by RCA.  Each was seven feet tall and took up multiple racks.  The upstairs receive room was a Faraday cage, lined with copper and including the amazing copper doors that remain today.  Passing through those doors, one was greeted by the RCA "meatball" logo inlaid into the floor.  What does not remain is the receivers. When the point to point service ended in 1973, every one of those magnificent receivers was scrapped to make way for a satellite Earth station.  Sadly, the MRHS had not yet been born and was not there to save them.  So we had nothing to show visitors of the receivers that once lined the walls of the receive site in the glory days. At least we didn't until recently... About two years ago we got word that a complete RCA SSB R3 diversity receiver (the same model used at Point Reyes) existed in Germany, but without its unique racks.  Nevertheless we purchased all the components and had them shipped to us.  These components have now been restored by MRHS member Steve Pazar. Crate of RCA SSB R3 components being unloaded from the MRHS Willys utility wagon Steve wrote an article about the RCA SSB R3 receiver in Newsletter 16.  Former KPH and point to point man Dick Flint (SK) talks about the R3 in Newsletter 19. The German receiver was great but in this Newsletter we have even better news.  The MRHS has acquired two complete RCA SSB R3 receivers in their racks!  These wonderful receivers survived trans-continental shipment by truck and have recently arrived at the transmit site in Bolinas, CA. RCA SSB R3 receivers in their native habitat at the Greenville, NC VOA station - maybe showing the actual receivers we have acquired. Photo courtesy of Sheldon Daitch. These receivers were part of the Voice of America site in Greenville, NC.  An initial inspection by Steve revealed that there is work to be done but the receivers are intact and in generally good condition.  Plus he now knows his way around a R3 receiver better than almost anyone! Two RCA SSB R3 receivers from the VOA site at Greenville, NC, shown at the KPH transmit site in Bolinas, CA   To really put the icing on the cake we were recently honored by a visit from Andy Bodony.  Andy designed the transistorized versions of the modules in the R3 receiver.  His signature is on many of the prints.  He was gratified to see that some of his receivers had been preserved and would be restored to service. Andy Bodony inspecting two of his RCA SSB R3 receivers at Bolinas, CA One of the more beguiling things about the R3 receivers, to some of us anyway, is that they are equipped with steps and hand holds to allow the upper level controls to be reached.  Both of our R3s are so equipped. Transmitter Supervisor Steve Hawes demonstrates the proper "step and grab" R3 tuning technique We'll be publishing updates on the R3 project but for now we just wanted to let you know of the new acquisitions.  Meanwhile you can join us on a Saturday to see these beasts for yourself.  We may even let you do the Step and Grab. >  Arc Transmitter Discovered As all True Believers know, the original transmitters used spark technology which produced a damped wave signal.  Continuous waves (CW) came into their own with the advent of vacuum tubes robust enough to generate a meaningful signal at radio frequencies.  But before these tubes became available there were two means for generating CW signals: the magnificent Alexanderson alternators (two of which were at the Bolinas transmit site) and arc converters.  In this context arc is quite different from spark.  The arc was struck in a special chamber in the presence of a strong magnetic field and in an atmosphere of vaporized alcohol.  High power arc transmitters were used in long distance point to point work in competition with the Alexanderson alternators.   60kW arc converter (left) in use at KEK, Hillsboro, OR   The Federal Telegraph Company was a major manufacturer of arc transmitters.  One of the largest was converted to a cyclotron for early atomic research at the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratories, part of the University of California at Berkeley, CA. Lawrence and colleague Beside the 27" cyclotron, 1932.  Today, this unit is on display outside the Hall of Science in Berkeley Compared to these monsters, the arc converter we have discovered is a baby.  But still, it represents an important part of radio history that to many remains obscure.  It is located in the dimly lit basement of a building at an undisclosed location.  MRHS radio archaeologists had actually walked by this unit more than once in the dim light without recognizing it for what it was.  When the light finally dawned, so to speak, all of us were astounded to realize the significance of this previously neglected artifact. The data plates on the unit unambiguously identified it for what it is, a 2kW arc converter (transmitter). The future of this artifact is uncertain.  But now that it has been identified for what it is, it will be protected against future molestation until its fate can be sorted out. We hate to tease, but there are other things in that basement too, the kind that True Believers like. More to follow... we hope. > Electro-Mechanical Baudot to Morse Converter Continuing with our theme of amazing devices, here's something we bet few people even know exists, something that fewer still have ever seen: an electro-mechanical Baudot to Morse converter. Why would anyone go to the trouble of making such a thing?  Fair question.  For the answer, put yourself in the position of a Morse operator a coast station.  Back when men were men and transmitters spit flame, all messages were sent manually - and that included everything from the ball scores to the weather.  We have to think that glass arms abounded in those days, as indeed they did until the advent of the semi-automatic "bug" key, which made things a little easier. Then came the two level Wheatstone code that allowed Morse messages to punched on paper tape and played back through special keying heads.  That was an improvement but still, the tape had to be laboriously punched letter by letter which, for a weather report, meant a lot of work. Wheatstone two level tape in use at KSM How did the weather information arrive at the station?  After a certain point in time it came via a Teletype machine that punched five level paper tape in the Baudot code.  You can imagine the poor operator with the Baudot tape in one hand and the Wheatstone tape in the other hand wishing there was some way to convert the former to the latter for easy transmission. From this wish was born the Baudot to Morse converter. This conversion is the sort of thing that could easily be done today by computer.  But of course no such thing existed back then so it was levers, cams, wheels and springs.  Ladies and gentlemen, we bring you the fantastic Great Northern Telegraph Works Model 2066 Converter, Tape, Telegraph. Note "5 Unit" to the left on the label and "Morse" to the right First, you have to admire the name of the company.  Nothing ambiguous about that!  Second, the company was in Copenhagen, Denmark.  And finally, in spite of its origin, it was made for the US Navy. The Baudot tape goes into the reader shown above.  Very similar to what we're used to on Teletype machines.  But then the magic starts.  On the rear of the machine there's a spool of narrow tape that goes into a small slot and comes out on the front through the narrow opening above and slightly to the left of the GNT label, punched with the two level Wheatstone code representing what was on the Teletype five level tape. Under the hood is where the very arousing electro-mechanical magic takes place. Right, nothing to it.  A few squirts of WD-40 and this baby will be humming along just as new.  No, just kidding.  While we do hope to return this marvelous device to operation, it will be carefully cleaned and restored with painstaking precision. All thanks to long time MRHS supporter and True Believer first class Mr. Eric Scace for making this wondrous device available. > Western Union 2B Strip Printer When it comes to tasty and obscure hardware too much is never enough, right?  Right.  So herewith we present for your consideration the Western Union (really Teletype) 2B strip printer. The story begins with a photo of the KPH operating room as it looked in 1946, as it looked after re-opening after the conclusion of WWII.  Prominent in the foreground is a strip printer it took us a while to identify.  Teletype cognoscenti fingered it for what it is, a 2B strip printer.  We were told it was rare. But beyond its alleged rarity there was a question: what was a Western Union strip printer doing at RCA coast station KPH?   And there things sat until earlier this year when a 2B became available as a generous donation to the MRHS. The 2B strip printer as received.  A correct case for the unit has been located. That's when we really started to ponder the whole situation.  The answer seems obvious now but such things always do in hindsight.  We knew that one could file radiograms to ships at sea via Western Union and even mark them "via RCA".  And we knew there was a Western Union line at KPH from Frank Geisel's  complaints that it was frequently out of service in his station reports of 1946 and 1947.  So finally it came together: the radiograms filed through WU and marked "via RCA" spit out of the machine at KPH.  The op on duty pulled out the tape and carefully glued the strips to a radiogram blank on the gumming table to the left of the machine.  And there you have it - a radiogram ready for the message rack. WU gummed tape moistener.  Know where we can get one? But of course the arrival of the 2B is only the beginning.  Now we're looking for the gumming table, the moistener and all the other artifacts that go with it.  If you have any leads to these please let us know by writing to info@radiomarine.org ! > Swag!           Spring is coming and it's tome to update your wardrobe options.  Look sharp at the next hamfest. Show 'em you're a True Believer.  Plus you'll be supporting the MRHS at the same time. Such a deal!  We've got hats, mugs, T shirts, belt buckles and bumper stickers, all with variations of the MRHS logo.  Get a hat and mug for yourself and a put yourself in solid with the XYL by getting her a MRHS hoodie. Click on the images to go to the True Believers Store    Just click on the images above to go to the MRHS True Believers store and browse our offerings.  Thanks!     Thanks for reading this far and thanks for being a MRHS True Believer.  We wish you fair winds and following seas. 73, MRHS