Friday, April 7, 2017

425 DX Group CALENDAR 8 April 2017

8 April 2017                                              A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1353
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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

4O     - Giuseppe, IK5WWA will be active as 4O7GD from  Montenegro  on 18-28
         June. He will operate SSB on 80-6 metres, possibly also on 2m.  QSL
         via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX IK5WWA]
4W     - James, 9V1YC and  Wilbert, PE7T have  been  active as  4W/N1YC  and
         4W/PE7T from  Timor Leste (OC-148) since  3 April, and  will remain
         there until 11 April. Activity so far has been on  80-10 metres CW.
         QSL 4W/N1YC via LoTW or W5UE (direct only), QSL 4W/PE7T via LoTW or
         PE7T (bureau only). [TNX The Daily DX]
5V     - David, OK6DJ and Petr, OK1FCJ will be active  as  5V7P from Togo on
         21-29 April. They will operate SSB, CW and RTTY with  two  stations
         on  160-10  metres.  QSL  via  Club Log's  OQRS (direct or bureau),
         traditional QSLs via OK6DJ. The logs will be uploaded to  LoTW  and
         eQSL  after  six   months.  See  http://www.cdxp.cz/  for   further
         information.
9M8    - Allpa 9M8ADX,  Dennis 9W8DEN  and Aldrin 9M8WAT  will be active  as
         9M8RC from  Satang Besar (OC-165), East Malaysia from around  4 UTC
         on 29 April until around 2 UTC on 1 May.  They will  be  QRV on 40,
         20, 15 and 10 metres. QSL via 9W8KIF.
C5     - Pedro, ON7WP is active again as C5WP from  the  village  of Buntung
         (The Gambia) until 9 April. Pedro is actively involved in a private
         charity organization (www.SmileGambia.org), and his operations  are
         limited to his spare time. On 5-13 April he will operate mobile  on
         or around 14345, 18145 and  21285 kHz.  QSL via ON7WP, direct only.
         [TNX The Daily DX]
DU     - Andy 4F1GNW, Ed 4F1OZ, Gil 4F2KWT and Nani DU1COP will be active as
         DZ4C from Tinaga Island (OC-202) on  21-23 April.  This  IOTA group
         was last activated back in 2003.  They will  operate CW and SSB  on
         40, 30, 20, 17 and 15 metres.  QSL via VE7DP  (Philippine  stations
         can QSL via 4F1OZ). [TNX VE7DP]
E4     - Janusz SP9FIH, will be  active as  E44WE from  Bethlehem, Palestine
         during the second  half  of April.  This will be  a  reconnaissance
         trip, with activity limited to 17, 10 and 6 metres. More operations
         are expected later.  His license expires on 22 March 2018.  QSL via
         Club Log's OQRS or  via  SP9FIH.  See http://www.e4.dxpeditions.org
         for more information.
F      - Special event station TM17CV will  be active  on  15-17 April  from
         Chatelaillon-Plage    in   the   Charente-Maritime  department   in
         southwestern France for the  annual  Festival de Cerf-Volant et  du
         Vent (Kite and Wind Festival). QSL via F8FZC. [TNX F8REF]
F      - Jerry, F4HJO will be active  holiday style  as  TM5CT  from  Ile d'
         Ouessant (EU-065) on 15-22 April.  He will operate SSB and RTTY  on
         80-10 metres.  QSL via Club Log's OQRS (search for TM5CT/EU065)  or
         via F4HJO, direct or bureau. [TNX The Daily DX]
F      - Frank ON4KZ,  Tim ON5HC,  Patrick ON7PQ and  Francis ON8AZ  will be
         active as  TM7U  from  Saint-Nicolas Island (EU-094) on  21-26 May.
         They will operate CW, SSB and  digital modes  on 80-10 metres.  QSL
         via ON8AZ. More information and  logsearch  on http://TM7U.be. [TNX
         rsgbiota.org]
FJ     - SP3CYY, SP3GEM, SP6EQZ, SP6IXF, SP6JIU and K1CC  will be active  as
         TO2SP from St. Barthelemy (NA-146)  on 16-30 November, including  a
         multi-op entry  in the  CQ WW DX CW Contest.  They will operate CW,
         SSB  and  RTTY  on  160-10  metres  with  four  stations.  QSL  via
         Club Log's OQRS and LoTW;  traditional cards via  SP6IXF (direct or
         bureau). [TNX DX World]
FP     - Once again  Eric, KV1J will  be  active as  FP/KV1J  from  Miquelon
         Island (NA-032) on 4-18 July, including activity during the IARU HF
         World Championship, the North American RTTY QSO Party and the CQ WW
         VHF Contest (on 6m only). Plans are to operate mainly  SSB and RTTY
         on 160-10 metres, "generally on the highest  frequency  band open".
         He will also "be checking 6m for indications of openings".  QSL via
         home call (direct or bureau), LoTW and eQSL. Logsearch on Club Log.
         See http://www.kv1j.com/fp/July17.html for more information.
GJ     - The  Low Land DX Team  (http://www.lldxt.eu/) will  return  to  the
         Island of Jersey (EU-013) on 5-11 May. Plans are for Alex MJ/PA1AW,
         Ron MJ/PA3EWP, Jo MJ/PA9JO and Bob MJ/PB5X  to  "activate all bands
         between 160 and 2 meters  in  as  many as possible modes".  QSL via
         Club Log's OQRS  and  LoTW (daily uploads);  traditional  cards via
         PA1AW for all callsigns.
HC8    - Tim, LW9EOC will be active  as HC8/LW9EOC  from  Isabela, Galapagos
         Islands  (SA-004) [425DXN 1352] on  15-29 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]
J6     - Steve, WF2S as J68SL and Ralph, K1ZZI as  J6/K1ZZI will  be  active
         from Gros Islet, St. Lucia (NA-108) on 17-28 April.  QSLs via LoTW;
         J68SL will be also available via Club Log's OQRS.
JA     - Look for  Tak, JR1LZK/6  and  Mitsu, JE1HXZ/6  to  be  active  from
         Minami-Daito (AS-047) from 28 April to 6 May. They will operate CW,
         SSB, RTTY and JT65  on  40-6 metres.  QSL via home calls (direct or
         bureau), Club Log and LoTW. [TNX JN6RZM]
JD1_mt - Take, JG8NQJ/JD1 went QRT on 27 March, but he expects to be back to
         the weather station  on  Minami Torishima (OC-073) from  mid-May to
         mid-July. He operates CW and RTTY in his spare time. QSL via JA8CJY
         (direct) or JG8NQJ (bureau).
PA     - Look   for  Ben,  PD/DO1BEN  (http://www.do1ben.de)  and   Barbara,
         PD/DO1IQ to be active  from  Texel Island (EU-038)  on 14-20 April.
         They will  operate  digital  modes (RTTY, PSK31 and PSK63)  and SSB
         mainly on 20 and 40 metres.  QSL via home calls, bureau  preferred.
         [TNX rsgbiota.org]
T8     - Look for T88FT (JA7WFT), T88IH (JI6IHG),  T88TA (JM1LRA)  and T88UW
         (JH7IPR) to be active  from  Koror (OC-009), Palau on  14-21 April.
         They will operate CW, SSB, JT65 and JT9 on the HF bands and 6m. QSL
         via home calls  (T88UW also  via LoTW, eQSL  and  Club Log's OQRS).
         [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
TI     - TI2CC, TI2CDA, TI2JJF, KM4HI and N3KS will be active as TE8DX  from
         Chira Island (NA-116), Costa Rica  on 8-12 June.  They will operate
         SSB and CW on 80-6 metres.  A second station will be active  during
         the ARRL June VHF  Contest (10-12 June).  QSL direct to via TI2CDA,
         logsearch on Club Log.
UA_ssh - Alex, RX0QM is  currently  active  as  RI1ANB  from  Bellingshausen
         station on King George Island, South Shetlands (AN-010).  Length of
         stay not know, but  his license is  valid through  1 February 2018.
         QSL via EW4DX. [TNX DX World]
VK     - Chris, VK3FY will be active as VK3FY/p from Phillip Island (OC-136)
         on 13-17 April. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS.
VK9C   - Keith, GM4YXI  and  Chris, GM3WOJ  will be  active again  as  VK9CZ
         (callsign to  be  confirmed)  from  Cocos-Keeling (OC-003)  from 23
         October to 6 November, including a  Multi-2 entry  in the  CQ WW DX
         SSB Contest. This "will give you another opportunity to  work  VK9C
         if you miss VK9CI", which finishes on  17 October [425DXN 1345].  A
         website will be online in May. QSL via N3SL and LoTW. [TNX GM3WOJ]
VP5    - Jim, K3NK and Joe, W3HNK will be active as  VP5/K3NK and  VP5/W3HNK
         from Providenciales (NA-002) on 11-18 April.  They will operate CW,
         SSB and possibly digital modes on 80-10 metres. QSL via home calls.
         VP5/K3NK's log  will be  uploaded  to  Club Log and LoTW.  [TNX The
         Daily DX]
XW     - Bruce, 3W3B will be active again as XW4XR from Laos on 12-26 April.
         He will operate CW, RTTY and JT65 on 160-10 metres.  QSL via E21EIC
         and LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX]

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

Thanks to Leonardo Lastrucci (IZ5FSA), the renovated website for 425 DX News
is now up and running at the usual address: http://www.425dxn.org/.
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users with slow Internet connections.  The weekly bulletins  and the monthly
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CLUB LOG & LOTW ---> "Club Log  has  become  the first  logging  service  to
achieve Trusted Partner status for  Logbook  of the World (LoTW)", ARRL  and
Club Log announced on 3 April. This means that "we can sign and upload QSOs,
or download LoTW matches directly  from server to server".  A  comprehensive
guide  ("How  to  use  Club   Log's   LoTW  tools")  can  be   found   here:
http://clublog.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/3000003111

DXCC DELETION OF MIDWAY AND KURE ISLANDS ---> On 31 March the ARRL announced
that  "Midway and Kure Islands have been placed on the list of  DXCC deleted
entities, effective August 26, 2016". Midway Island (KH4) "had qualified for
DXCC status by virtue of its  being governed  by a separate  administration.
Because it is  now  under  the  administration  of  Papahanaumokuakea Marine
National Monument, however, it becomes a deleted entity".
Kure Island (KH7K), a part of  Hawaii,  "is separated from the rest  of  the
state by Midway; because of that, it qualified for DXCC status under Section
II, 2 (b) (iii) of the DXCC Rules  -  separation  from its 'parent'  Hawaii.
Midway Island's change in DXCC status in turn  made  Kure Island  no  longer
eligible for DXCC status, since Kure no longer is separated from the rest of
Hawaii by intervening land or islands that are part of another DXCC entity".
See www.arrl.org/news/midway-and-kure-islands-are-now-deleted-dxcc-entities.
As a consequence of the deletion, the total  number of  Current Entities  on
the DXCC List has dropped from 339 to 337, and Honor Roll status will now be
attainable after confirming 328 Entities on the List.
DXCC members who have affirmed credit with Midway and/or Kure will see their
current entity totals drop by two or one points on  their DXCC awards.  They
will also see their DXCC Challenge totals drop commensurately.
DXCC wise, contacts made  with  Midway and Kure  after  25 August 2016  will
count for Hawaii.

R71RRC ---> The  R71RRC  team  began  operations  from  Arakamchechen Island
(AS-071)  [425DXN 1350]  around  8.30 UTC  on  6 April. They  are  currently
located on the southern part of the island, while waiting for spare parts to
fix their all-terrain vehicle. Hopefully they will be able to move to  their
planned location on the northern part of the island, which is far better  in
terms of open path over  the  North Pole.  Their progress can be followed on
http://www.r71rrc.ru/gps_tracking_ru, but instability in satellite  communi-
cation may cause delays.  QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or via  UA3AKO (direct or
bureau). [TNX UA9OBA]

VK9MAV ---> Cyclone Debbie caused havoc at Airlie Beach and  the  Whitsunday
Region of Queensland in late March. Andy, VK5MAV says that his  VK9MAV's 15-
25 May IOTA  expedition to  Marion Reef (OC-257) [425DXN 1338]  "hasn't been
cancelled, just  (possibly)  postponed", as  "people there  have  much  more
important things to worry about than someone's hobby".

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QSLs received direct or through managers: 4I7COW, 4O/KC0W, 5A1AL, 5T5TI (AF-
050), 8R1AK, 9G5X, 9H3YY, 9X2AW, A73A, E2X (AS-125), E51ADD, E51AMF,  EJ7NET
(EU-121), HI1UD (NA-122), HR5/F2JD, J8/KI8IR, JT1CO, JY9FC, P4/JS3LSQ, RI0FS
(AS-062), S01WS, SV8/IW2NEF, T88DT, TL8TT, TU5MH, TX5T, TZ4AM, V51WH, VK9VKL
(OC-002), VR2XAN, XR5M (SA-061), XR7T (SA-043),  YV2CAR/1 (SA-089),  YV4KW/1
(SA-089), ZA/ZA1P, ZD8W, ZF2CJ.

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