Monday, May 22, 2017

425 DX Group DX Information 20 May 2017

20 May 2017                                               A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1359
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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

5Z     - Thomas, OZ1AA is active as 5Z4/OZ1AA  from Kenya  until 15 June. He
         plans to visit Lamu Island (AF-040) between 25 and 29 May.  QSL via
         Club Log's OQRS and LoTW, or via OZ1ACB.
9X     - Alan, KE4TA is moving to Kigali, Rwanda  for two years.  He departs
         on 26 May, but it will take a while for him to  get his  9X licence
         and have his station up and running. He will be QRV on  80-6 metres
         ("primarily on  20m and  17m") SSB, digital modes  and CW  "when my
         skills are better". QSL via N4GNR and LoTW.  Updates will be posted
         to http://www.rwandadx.com/.
CT9    - Look  for  Serge, CT9/R7KW and  Oleg, CT9/YL3JM to  be active  from
         Madeira Island (AF-014)  on  25-28 May,  including  a  Multi-Single
         entry  in  the  CQ WW WPX CW  Contest  as  CT9/R7KW.  QSL for  both
         callsigns via Club Log's OQRS, or direct to K2PF. [TNX NG3K]
F      - Special callsign TM500LH will be active on 25-31 May  and again  on
         5-10 July to celebrate the 500th anniversary  of the foundation  of
         the city and port of Le Havre. QSL via F6KOH.
FO     - Jean-Pierre, F6CTF will  be  active  as  TX5X (also /mm)  from  the
         Leeward Islands and the Windward Islands, French Polynesia  between
         late May and early August.  He will be QRV on  80-10 metres SSB, CW
         and JT65. [TNX F8REF]
GU     - Look for MU/ON6EF and MU/ON4AFW to be active from Guernsey (EU-114)
         on 23-27 May. They also plan to visit and  be  QRV from the  nearby
         islands of Sark and Herm. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX
         rsgbiota.org]
HB0    - Max, ON5UR  will  be  active  holiday  style  as   HB0/ON5UR   from
         Liechtenstein  from  27 May to 3 June.  QSL  via home call. [TNX DX
         World]
LX     - PD7YY, PG8M and PH0NO will be active as  LX44FF from  at least  six
         different nature reserves in Luxembourg on 20 and 21 May. They plan
         to operate SSB and CW on  80 metres and up with  two stations.  QSL
         via Club Log's OQRS.
OY     - Martin, DF3MC  and  Emil, DL8JJ will  be  active  as  OY/DF3MC  and
         OY/DL8JJ from the Faroe Islands (EU-018) on 20-25 May. This will be
         a SOTA expedition, and  they will try  and  be active  from as many
         summits as possible. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau.  [TNX DX
         World]
OZ     - Dieter, DF2SD will be active as OZ/DF2SD from  Fano Island (EU-125)
         from  23 July  to  4 August, including  participation in  the  IOTA
         Contest. He will operate SSB and digital modes on 80-6 metres.  QSL
         via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW  and  eQSL, or  via home call  (direct or
         bureau). [TNX rsgbiota.org]
P4     - DF4XX, DL4HG, DL7AT and DL8UD  will  be active as P40X  from  Aruba
         (SA-036) from  22 July to 5  August.  They will participate in  the
         IOTA Contest.  QSL via DL8UD, direct  or  bureau; the  log will  be
         uploaded to Club Log. [TNX DL8UD]
UA     - Vlad, UA0LCZ will be active again  as  R66IOTA  from  Popov  Island
         (AS-066) on 25-30 July.  Look  for him on  or  around  3507,  7007,
         10107, 14017, 18077, 21017, 24897  and 28017 kHz;  during the  IOTA
         Contest he will  operate  also  SSB.  QSL via home call, direct  or
         bureau.
UR     - Special callsign EO25P will be active from 1 June to 31 December to
         celebrate the 25th anniversary  of the  Volyn Amateur Radio League.
         See https://www.qrz.com/db/EO25P for information on the certificate
         available for contacts made  with EO25P  and other  EO25  stations.
         [TNX UT1PG]
VE     - The Frontenac Amateur Radio Club will operate special event station
         XM3CARF from 3 June to 3 July to celebrate the 50th anniversary  of
         the founding  of  the  Canadian  Amateur Radio Federation.  QSL via
         operator's instructions. Canada's first successful national amateur
         radio  society, CARF  existed  between  1967 and 1993, when it  was
         amalgamated with the Canadian Radio Relay League to form  the Radio
         Amateurs of Canada.
VK     - Andy, VK5MAV [425DXN 1353] now expects to be active as  VK9MAV from
         Marion Reef (OC-267) for  5-6 days  between 8 and 18 June.  QSL via
         Club Log's OQRS; traditional cards should be sent to VK5MAV (direct
         only) or RN3RQ (bureau).  This  IOTA group was activated only  once
         back in 2004; DXCC wise it counts for Australia, not Mellish Reef.
VK9X   - Kun, HL1AHS will be active as VK9AA from  Christmas Island (OC-002)
         from 24 June to 1 July. He will operate CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31  on
         80-10 metres. QSL via HL2UVH.
VP2M   - K2DM will be active again as  VP2MDG  from  Montserrat (NA-103)  on
         25-29 May. He will participate in the CQ WW WPX CW Contest on 40-10
         metres. QSL via LoTW or direct only to K2DM. [TNX The Daily DX]
VP2V   - Kevin, K6TOP will be active again VP2V/K6TOP from  Tortola, British
         Virgin Islands (NA-023) from  28 May to 5 June.  He operates almost
         exclusively CW on 40, 30, 20, 17, 15 and 10 metres. QSL via LoTW or
         direct to NR6M. [TNX The Daily DX]
W      - KV4T and KS4YT will be  active  from  Grand Isle (NA-168)  on 27-29
         May. QSL via home calls. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
W      - Bruce, K5TEN will be active as K4D from Dog Island (NA-085) on 3-11
         June. He will operate SSB and CW on 40-6 metres. QSL via home call,
         see qrz.com for instructions. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
XE     - XF2L [425DXN 1351] is expected to be  active  from  Isla  de  Lobos
         (NA-221)  on   26-28 May.  QSL  direct  to XE1SOV  (or  use PayPal:
         ricardoorozcoc[@]hotmail.com);  logsearch on  the Grupo Puebla DX's
         website: http://puebladx.org/spcall/XF2L_log.php.
Z2     - Tom, KC0W had to cancel his 8R1/KC0W operation from  Guyana [425DXN
         1357] owing to problems in getting  a licence.  His new destination
         is Zimbabwe, where he will be  active  as  Z25DX from  23 May to 18
         June. He will operate CW only on 80-6 metres.  QSL via KC0W (direct
         only) and logsearch on Club Log. He does not use LoTW.
ZA     - Martti, OH2BH and Pekka, OH2TA (OG1N) will  be  active  from  their
         recently built DX-station at Durres, Albania on 23-30 May. Look for
         ZA/OG1N to participate  in  the  CQ WW WPX CW Contest  as a Single-
         Operator All Band  entry.  Outside  the contest  they  will operate
         mainly SSB. Martti will  then  travel  to Kosovo  and be active  as
         Z68BH. QSLs via home calls. [TNX OH2BH]
ZA     - Henning, OZ1BII will operate CW only  as  ZA/OU2I  from  Albania on
         25-29 May, including an entry in the CQ WW WPX CW Contest.  QSL via
         Club Log's OQRS, LoTW and eQSL. [TNX NG3K]

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

CASS AWARDS ---> Club Log and DXLab are happy to welcome the  Northern Cali-
fornia DX Club as a sponsor  of  the  Cass Award (http://www.cassaward.com).
Beginning in 2018,  there will be two award categories:  the Single-Operator
Cass Award (awarded to the single-operator  DXpedition that  works the  most
unique callsigns during a 2-week interval) and the new Unlimited Cass Award,
awarded to the  DXpedition that  works  the  most unique callsigns,  with no
limit on the number  of  operators or  the  duration of  the activity.  Both
awards are issued in March for DXpeditions during  the preceding year.  Past
recipients of the  Cass Award include  Rob Chipperfield M0VFC (ZD9UW, 2012),
Peri Monioudis  HB9IQB (E44PM, 2013),  Nigel Cawthorne  G3TXF (ZD9XF, 2014),
Jose  Luis  Murano  LU1FM (5J0B, 2015) and  Jeff  Martin, K5WE (XR0YS, 2016,
see 425DXN 1354). [TNX AA6YQ]

CQ AMATEUR RADIO HALL OF FAME ---> The CQ  Amateur  Radio  Hall of Fame  was
established in  January 2001 to  recognize  individuals - radio amateurs  or
not - who significantly affected  the  course of  Amateur Radio, as  well as
radio amateurs who have made  significant  contributions  either to  amateur
radio, to their professional careers or to some other aspect of life on our
planet. This year's inductees are:
- King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand, HS1A (SK)
- John Brosnahan, W0UN (SK): President of  Alpha Power, NOAA  physicist  and
  instrumental in design and construction of the HAARP facility in Alaska.
- Garrett Brown, W3AFF: Inventor  of  the  Steadicam, which earned  him both
  Oscar and Emmy awards for filmmaking technology
- Britton Chance, W2IBK (SK): Pioneer in  magnetic  imaging;  MIT professor,
  team leader in  MIT Radiation Lab  developing WWII radar;  US Olympic gold
  medalist (sailing, 1952)
- John Crockett, W3KH: Repeater coordination pioneer; developed Southeastern
  Repeater Assn (SERA) Universal Coordination System; managed SCHEART system
  of linked  repeaters  in  hospitals; VP Engineering for  SC Educational TV
  network
- Julius T. Freeman, KB2OFY (SK): Tuskegee  Airman  and  Congressional  Gold
  Medal recipient; frequent speaker at schools and civic organizations
- Limor Fried, AC2SN: Founder  of  Adafruit  Industries, major  supplier  of
  open-source electronics to the Maker community; honored by President Obama
  in 2016 as a "Champion of Change" and by the Internet of Things Institute
  as one of the 25 most influential women in the IoT industry
- Robin Haighton, VE3FRH (SK): Founding  member  of  Amateur  Radio  on  the
  International Space Station (ARISS), former president of AMSAT-NA
- David Honess, M6DNT:  Developed AstroPi project, which sent two  Raspberry
  Pi computers to the International Space Station as platforms  for students
  on Earth to write and run their own  computer  code in space; honored  for
  this work  with  the  Sir Arthur Clarke Award, presented by the  Arthur C.
  Clarke Foundation and the British Interplanetary Society
- Pete  Kemp, KZ1Z (SK):  Author  and  educator,  directly  responsible  for
  licensing over 700 new hams
- Kristen McIntyre, K6WX: Apple software engineer  and inventor (her name is
  on 22 granted or pending patents), promoter of  STEM (science, technology,
  engineering and math) subjects for girls through various talks and YouTube
  presentations
- Pat McPherson, WW9E (SK):  Founder  and  longtime  coordinator  of  SATERN
  (Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network)
- Andy Nguyen,  VK3YT:   Pico-ballooner,  pioneered  round-the-world  micro-
  balloon flights carrying amateur radio
- Tim Peake, KG5BVI:  UK astronaut very active in ARISS program during  time
  on International Space Station; coordinated ISS end of the AstroPi project
  (see David Honess, above)
- Mike Santana, WB6TEB (SK):  Two-way radio  engineer, designed  Clegg FM-76
  220-MHz transceiver and President line of  CB rigs, favorites for  conver-
  sion to 10 meters
- Allan Steinfeld, W2TN, ex-KL7HIR (SK):  Longtime Race Director of  the New
  York City Marathon, considered one of the  fathers of the  modern  running
  movement
- Gerald Youngblood, K5SDR: Pioneer  of  software  defined  radio (SDR)  and
  founder of FlexRadio
Two new members each are also being  inducted  into  the  CQ DX and  Contest
Halls of Fame at the respective Dayton DX and  Contest dinners.  Their names
will be announced separately.

E51LYC ---> Cezar, VE3LYC has been  active  as  E51LYC  from  Pukapuka Atoll
(OC-098), North Cook Islands since 12 May, and  will be  QRV until  the  UTC
morning of 24 May. "Operating from Pukapuka is  proving challenging  as  the
temperature is around 35 in the shade  with 90% humidity,  and potable water
and  food  are  in  short  supply  on the island",  Andy, E51AND  posted  to
http://e51lyc.weebly.com/ on 18 May.  "Based on experiences so far", this is
Cezar's operating plan for the next few days:
05.00 UTC to 06.00 UTC   20m to Europe
06.00 UTC to 06.30 UTC   30m (but if the band is  completely  dead, he  will
                         return to 20m)
06.30 UTC to 08.30 UTC   20m to Europe
08.30 UTC to 12.00 UTC   30m/40m
12.00 UTC to 14.00 UTC   sleep
14.00 UTC to 16.00 UTC   30m/40m
During the rest of his daylight hours, he will operate largely on 17 and  20
metres with occasional transitions to 15m if the band opens. He might adjust
the schedule slightly according to conditions. Cezar does not have access to
the Internet at his location, "so he cannot see spots  and there  is  only a
very faint possibility of  uploading  a  log at  some point  from  the  slow
internet connection at Telecom - but do not count on it". QSL via Club Log's
OQRS (preferred), or via VE3LYC (direct or bureau).

QSL VIA DL2SBY ---> Kasimir will be unable to  send  his  QSL cards  (S79KB,
8Q7KB, HB0/DL2SBY and other  activities - see https://www.qrz.com/db/DL2SBY)
through the bureau after the end of September, as he will not renew his DARC
membership.  QSL  requests  for  bureau  cards via  Club Log's OQRS  will be
accepted only until the end of September.

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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3B8CF, 5A1AL, 5U5R, 6W2SC,  8Q7DV,
9G5X,  9M4IOTA (AS-046),  A41ZZ/p,  A70X  (AS-088),  CN2JF,  CV5A  (SA-030),
DU1UD/8 (OC-119), EK/RK3DJ, H40FN, H44MS (OC-047), J5B (AF-020),  J5UAP, J5W
(AF-020),  J6/K1ZZI,  J70BH,  JA4GXS/5  (AS-200), JE1HXZ/6  (AS-024), JY9FC,
KH2BY,  OF9X,  OX/DL7UFR  (NA-151),  RW2F,  S21SM,  S21ZED,  S21ZEE,  SU9IG,
SV8/IZ4JMA (EU-075),  SV9MBH, TM2H,  TO3Z,  UA2F,  V26M, VE7ACN/7  (NA-061),
VP6EU, XX9D (AS-075), XX9TGM (AS-075).

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