Monday, April 24, 2017

425 DX Group DX Information

22 April 2017                                             A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1355
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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

3W     - Yuri, RM0F will be active holiday  style as  3W9FU from  Nha Trang,
         Vietnam on 1-10 May. He will operate CW, SSB and  digital modes  on
         40-10 metres. He might be QRV as 3W9FU/p from IOTA group AS-157 for
         2-3 days during that time frame.  QSL via Club Log's OQRS and LoTW,
         or via home call (direct or bureau).
4X     - 4X69 and 4Z69 are special  prefixes  for  local  operators  to  use
         between 19 April and 10 May to celebrate  the  69th anniversary  of
         the establishment of State of Israel.  Active on the bands over the
         past couple of days were  Amir, 4X6TT as 4X69TT (QSL via LoTW)  and
         Ros, 4Z5LA as 4Z69LA (QSL via home call).
5A     - Dima, RA9USU has been active  as 5A5A from  Tripoli, Libya since 18
         April and will remain there until the 23rd. QSL via UA3DX.
8Q     - Mike, UA1QV will be active holiday style as 8Q7QV from the Maldives
         (AS-013) on 20-25 April.  He will operate CW and SSB on 40-10m.  He
         will upload his log to  Club Log on  a daily basis, and to LoTW  as
         soon as possible after the operation. [TNX DX World]
8Q     - Jim, G3VDB will be active holiday style as 8Q7EJ from the  Maldives
         (AS-013) between 24 April and 7 May. He will operate mainly CW with
         some PSK, RTTY and SSB on  17, 20 and possibly  30 metres.  QSL via
         LoTW and Club Log's OQRS. [TNX DX World]
9M2    - Luca, IK2PFL will  be  active  holiday  style  as  9M2/IK2PFL  from
         Perhentian Besar  (AS-073)  on  1-4 May, and  from  Langkawi Island
         (AS-058) on 6-8 May.  QSL via  home  call, direct  or  bureau. [TNX
         rsgbiota.org]
CE     - A team of  seven  operators  (CA5GRF, CE1DY, CE2MVF, CE3OP, CE5PRD,
         CE7KF and XQ4NUA) will be active as XR4S  on  24-30 April from  the
         mining town of  Sewell, a  UNESCO World Heritage Site  situated  at
         2,000m a.s.l. in the Andes. QSL via XQ4NUA, direct or bureau.
CN     - Carlos CT1QP, Helder CT1CDP and Antonio CT1CDU will be active again
         as CN2CL and CN2DP from Morocco  from  21 April to 5 May.  Until 25
         April they will be QRV on 40 and 20 metres only (aroun 7070 kHz and
         14175 kHz), while touring the Sahara desert.  QSL CN2DP via CT1CDP,
         QSL CN2CL via CT1QP. [TNX Southgate ARC]
DL     - Mike, DG5LAC will be active as DG5LAC/p from  Hooge Island (EU-042)
         on 29-30 July for the IOTA Contest.  QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW,
         eQSL or via DG5LAC (direct or bureau). [TNX rsgbiota.org]
DU     - Dindo, DU1UD will  be  active  as  DU1UD/8 from  Jolo Sulu (OC-119)
         starting on 21 April. Operations will be limited to his spare time.
         At the moment there  is no  QRT date, and he might  remain  on  the
         island "for several weeks possibly a month".  QSL via M0OXO's OQRS;
         traditional cards via M0OXO direct only. [TNX M0OXO]
E4     - Janusz, SP9FIH now expects to  be active  as E44WE  from  Palestine
         [425DXN 1353] on  16-30 May.  During  this  trip  activity  will be
         limited to 17,  10, 6  and  maybe 20m, SSB  and RTTY.  QSL via Club
         Log's OQRS or via SP9FIH. [TNX The Daily DX]
E5_nc  - Cezar, VE3LYC is scheduled to arrive in Rarotonga on 10 May and fly
         to Pukapuka (OC-098) [425DXN 1351] on  11 May at 16 UTC.  Hopefully
         by then he will  have  been  preceded  by the  "Lady Moana", a boat
         which  is  expected to  "deliver a lot of cargo" including part  of
         Cezar's equipment. He will be QRV as E51LYC on 40-10 metres SSB and
         CW.   "I  have  researched  and  tabled  the  propagation  openings
         forecasted for the time of this operation, using a solar flux SFI =
         80", he  says.  "I will  check  these  projections  against  actual
         propagation conditions  once  on  the  atoll, and will  adjust  the
         projected openings based  on changes  in  the solar flux".  QSL via
         Club  Log's  OQRS (preferred), or  via  VE3LYC (direct  or bureau).
         Bookmark http://e51lyc.weebly.com/ for updates.
E5_sc  - Doug, W6HB as E51DLD and  Bruce, AD7MM as  E51BAS  will  be  active
         holiday style from  Rarotonga (OC-013), South Cook Islands  from 30
         April to 12 May. QSL via home calls (E51BAS also via LoTW).
EL     - A team of five operators is planning to be active for 3-4 days from
         Baiyah Island (AF-111, new one for IOTA), Liberia later  this year.
         "A reconnaissance trip has been completed with vital information on
         this little known  island  being  collated".  Dates, callsign and a
         dedicated website will be announced in due course. [TNX DX World]
FS     - Once again John, K9EL will be active as  FS/K9EL  from  St.  Martin
         (NA-105) on 1-15 May.  He will be QRV on 80-6 metres  CW,  SSB  and
         RTTY. QSL via Club Log's OQRS and LoTW or via home call. Follow his
         activities on Twitter (@FSK9EL).
G      - ON3UN, ON4ACA (DD2CW),  ON6LY and ON6UQ will be  active  as  GB9IOW
         from the Isle of Wight (EU-120) from 28 July to 3 August. They will
         operate  CW, SSB  and  digital  modes  on  80-10 metres,  and  will
         participate in the  IOTA Contest.  QSL via ON3UN, direct or bureau.
         [TNX rsgbiota.org]
GM     - Elaine 2E1BVS, John G3WFK, Glenn G6HFF and Val G6MML will be active
         as GB4SRO from the Isle of South Ronaldsay, Orkney Islands (EU-009)
         between 22 April and 5 May.  They will operate mainly  on 40 and 20
         metres SSB and PSK31. QSL via G6MML, direct or bureau.
GW     - Mark G0GQT, Keith M0KJA and Nigel G0GDA  will be  active as  MC0VRC
         from  Ynys Gybi (Holy Island, EU-124) from 30 April to 6 May.  They
         will operate SSB, CW and  digital  modes.  No paper cards  will  be
         available; the logs will be  uploaded to eQSL and maybe Club Log.
HK0    - Thomas, OZ1AA will operate SSB and CW as HK0/OZ1AA from  San Andres
         (NA-033) and/or Providencia (NA-049)  on 20-23 April.  QSL via Club
         Log's OQRS or via OZ1ACB. [TNX DX World]
I      - Italian stations participating in this year's International Marconi
         Day  (22 April)  include  IY0GA (from  Sardinia),  IY0IMD,  IY0ORP,
         IY0TC, IY1MR,  IY1SP,  IY4FGM,  IY5PIS,  IY6GM  and  IY7M.  QSL via
         operator's instructions. [TNX IS0JMA]
IS0    - Giuseppe IZ1GCL,  Gian Nicola IS0GOZ  and  Filippo IS0QQA  will  be
         active as IM0/hc from Asinara Island (EU-165) on 21-23 April.  They
         will operate on various HF bands. QSL via home calls.
LX     - Marc, ON7SS will be active  as  LX/OO9O from  Luxembourg  on  24-27
         April.  He will focus on  30 metres CW and PSK.  QSL via Club Log's
         OQRS (direct link on http://www.on7ss.be/logsearch.html)  and eQSL,
         or via home call (direct ot bureau). He no longers uses LoTW.  [TNX
         The Daily DX]
S7     - Ivan, LZ1PJ  will  be  active  holiday  style  as  S79J  from  Mahe
         (AF-024), Seychelles  on  2-10 May.  He will  operate  CW only, and
         "will be QRV for SKCC (Straight Key Century Club) calls from  those
         needing a new country".  QSL via home call  (direct or bureau), and
         possibly LOTW.
SV9    - Seppo, OH1VR will be active  as SV9/OH1VR from  Crete (EU-015) from
         27 April to 3 May. He will operate mainly  CW on 80-10 metres.  QSL
         via home call, direct only. [TNX NG3K]
TG     - Tom, KC0W has been  active  as  TG7/KC0W  from  Guatemala  since 18
         April, and will remain  there  until 8 May.  He operates CW only on
         40-10 metres. QSL via KC0W (direct only) and logsearch on Club Log.
         He does not use LoTW.
VE     - The  NA128  Contest  Group (http://www.qsl.net/na128cg/),  for  the
         tenth year in a row, will be active from IOTA group NA-128 for  the
         IOTA Contest. This year they will be  signing  CG2I  from  Ile-aux-
         Coudres on 27-30 July.  QSL  direct  via  VE2EBK;  the log  will be
         uploaded to Club Log and  LoTW a  few days after  the contest. [TNX
         NG3K]
VK     - Craig, VK5CE will be active as  VK5CE/7 from  Bruny Island (OC-233)
         [425DXN 1345] on 22-23 April, from 6 UTC  on Saturday until  22 UTC
         on Sunday.  "Based on  current  band conditions", he says,  "I will
         spending most of my time on 40m SSB which is a very effective  band
         from VK7. I will also spend some time on 20m SSB,  17m SSB and  30m
         PSK63". See https://oc233.wordpress.com/ for his planned  operating
         Schedule. QSL via Club Log's OQRS;  traditional  cards  via  VK5CE,
         direct or bureau.
VK     - "There could be a chance later in the year to get permission for  a
         longer  stay", but  for  the  time  being   Craig, VK5CE  has  been
         authorized to operate from Ashmore Reef (OC-216) [425DXN 1348] from
         dawn to dusk, i.e. from 21 UTC to 10 UTC. He plans to be active  as
         VK5CE/9 for four days beween 6 and 12 November, and to operate  SSB
         and "very slow CW" on 40, 30, 20, 17 and 15 metres.  He anticipates
         working only Europe and North America  between  21.00-00.00 UTC and
         07.00-10.00 UTC.  Propagation  forecasts  have  been  published  on
         https://ashmorereef.wordpress.com/.
         On 12-16 October he will be  active  as  VK5CE/8 from  North Island
         (OC-198)  [425DXN  1339],  and  that  DXpedition  will  provide  "a
         practice run" for him to "use the  same bands  and times of day  to
         see what conditions will be like" for OC-216.  "Everything is going
         to plan" for  OC-198, he  says, "and this is  the DXpedition  where
         sponsorship is wanted the most at present". More information can be
         found at https://oc198.wordpress.com/.
VP9    - Mario, CX4CR and  Bert, CX3AN  will  be  active  as  VP9/CX4CR  and
         VP9/CX3AN from the Bermuda Islands (NA-005) on 10-15 May. They will
         operate holiday style with a focus on 12 metres, if the band opens.
         QSL via EB7DX. [TNX CX3AN]
VQ9    - Jeremy, N1ZZZ will  be  active  again  as  VQ9ZZ from  Diego Garcia
         (AF-006),  Chagos  Islands  indicatively  between  late  April  and
         mid-June. He  will  have  to  commute  between  his  ship  and  his
         operating location on the island, then set up  and break  down each
         time. He will be QRV on 20 and 17 metres SSB and "various low power
         digital modes". When on the ship, he will be signing VQ9ZZ/mm.  QSL
         via N1ZZZ and LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX]
W      - Once again Joe, K5KUA will be  active  as  K5KUA/5  from  Galveston
         Island (NA-143) from  28 July to 1 August.  He will operate CW only
         and will participate in the IOTA Contest. QSL via home call, bureau
         or direct; logsearch on Club Log. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
ZF     - Al, KZ3AB will be active as ZF2AB from the  Cayman Islands (NA-016)
         from 29 April to 6 May. QSL via WA3EOP.

CARIBBEAN TRIP ---> Frank, PH2M will be  active  holiday style  as  PJ7/PH2M
from Sint Maarten (NA-105) on 19-24 May,  as PJ6/PH2M from Saba (NA-145)  on
24-29 May and  as  PJ5/PH2M from  Sint Eustatius (NA-145)  from  29 May to 4
June.  He will operate  SSB  and  WSPR on  40-10 metres.  QSL via home call,
direct or bureau, and LoTW; logsearch and OQRS on Club Log.

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

INTREPID SPIRIT AWARD ---> The Intrepid-DX  Group  (www.intrepid-dx.com) has
announced  that  Sebastien "Seb" Poulenard, F5UFX  is  the recipient  of the
annual Intrepid Spirit Award, made  in  memory of  James McLaughlin, WA2EWE/
T6AF (killed in Afghanistan on 27 April 2011). The award - presented at  the
International DX Convention (Visalia) on  21 April - recognizes  Sebastien's
"outstanding efforts"  and  "unselfish acts" - as  well  as his  "pursuit of
operating excellence  in  assembling  the  best  operators  available" -  to
activate the "challenging and much  needed entities" of  Juan de Nova Island
(FT4JA)  and  Tromelin Island (FT4TA)  "on  behalf of a  grateful  Global DX
Community". [TNX N6PSE]

OQRS ENABLED ---> Club Log's OQRS has been  enabled  for  A35JP/p (Niuafo'ou
Island, OC-123) and R71RRC (Arakamchechen Island, AS-071). See
https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/A35JP/P (it  includes  past  operations
from OC-191 in 2014 and OC-064 in 2015), and
https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/R71RRC (if you  have  questions  please
contact UA3AKO at r71rrc[@]gmail.com after 21 April).

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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3B8/G3TXF, 3XY3D (AF-051), 4I7COW,
4O/KC0W, 4X4WN, 5A1AL, 5T5TI (AF-050), 9G5X, 9H3YY, 9H6A, 9N7EI, A5A, C37NL,
EJ0L, EJ7NET, EK6RL,  EP2C, ER4A,  FS/DK5ON,  FY5FY,  H40FN (OC-100),  II9P,
J6/KI8IR, JD1/JG8NQJ,  JD1BMH,  JT1DN,  KL7/VE7ACN (NA-041), OK1FFU,  T30MA,
T30VE, TL8TT, TU5MH, TX5T (OC-114), VK5CE/3 (OC-196), W5GIX/5 (NA-168), XR5M
(SA-061), XR7T (SA-043), YV1UA, YV2CAR/1 (SA-089),  YV4CAR/2 (SA-058),  ZZ8P
(SA-072).

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