Saturday, June 17, 2017

425 DX Group DX INFO 17 June 2017

17 June 2017                                              A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1363
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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

9A     - Eddy, DM5JBN will be active as 9A/DM5JBN from  the islands of  Hvar
         (EU-016) from 28 June to 2 July, and Brac (EU-016) on 4-9 July.  He
         operates mainly  CW and RTTY.  QSL via home call, direct or bureau,
         plus LoTW and eQSL. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
9A     - Giovanni, IK1WEG  will  be  active  as  9A/IK1WEG  from  Rab Island
         (EU-136) on 7-19 August. He will operate mainly  CW  on the  HF and
         VHF bands. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX IK1WEG]
9M2    - Tak, JE1SCJ and Tex, 9M2TO will be  active as  9M4DXX/p  from Pulau
         Perhentian Kecil (AS-073),  West Malaysia on 24-26 June.  They will
         operate CW and JT65 on 40-10 metres. [TNX DX World]
A2     - Theo, ZS6TVB will be active as A25TVB on 16-19 June.  Several other
         short trips to  Botswana are planned  over  the next year.  He will
         operate SSB mostly on  20 metres, with 40, 17, 12 and 10m as  other
         possible bands. QSL via N4GNR and LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX]
BY     - A team from the Chinese Radio  Amateurs Club (CRAC)  will be active
         as B7CRA  from  Yongxing Island (AS-143)  from  26 June  to  2 July
         (dates might be subject to change).  They will operate CW, SSB  and
         digital modes with 2-3 stations on 80-6 metres (30m excluded).  QSL
         via BA4TB (OQRS). [TNX BA4TB]
CT8    - Thomas, DC8TM and Martina, DF3TS will be active as CT8/DC8TM/p  and
         CT8/DF3TS/p  from  the  Azores  from 19 June to 10 July.  They will
         operate SSB  on  20 and 17 metres  (14244, 14280, 18144, 18130 kHz)
         and be QRV for 2-3 hours  at a time from  various  nature reserves,
         mountains and lighthouses  located on  six islands  and three  IOTA
         groups: Terceira (EU-175, 19-21 June), Flores (EU-089, 22-24 June),
         Faial (EU-175,  25-27 June),  Sao Jorge (EU-175, 28-30 June),  Pico
         (EU-175,  1-5 July)  and   Sao  Miguel  (EU-003,  6-10 July).   See
         https://www.qrz.com/db/DC8TM for more information.
DU     - Sadao, JA1PBV has been  active  as  DU6/JA1PBV  from  the  Semirara
         Islands (OC-125) since  14 June, and will  remain  there  until the
         18th.  QSL via  home  call.  Earlier  this  month  he  operated  as
         DU2/JA1PBV from IOTA group OC-092, and in February he used the same
         callsign from OC-093. [TNX The Daily DX]
DU     - Gil, 4F2KWT will be active as 4G1L from Palawan Island (OC-128)  on
         7-9 July. He will operate CW and RTTY on 30 and 20 metres.  QSL via
         home call. [TNX DX World]
GD     - John, GW4SKA will be active again as  GD4SKA from  the  Isle of Man
         (EU-116) from 29 June to 9 July. He will operate only RTTY and JT65
         on  the  HF bands.  QSL via M0OXO's OQRS (http://www.m0oxo.com/) or
         direct only to M0OXO. [TNX M0OXO]
GM     - Keith, G3TTC plans  to  operate  holiday  style  as  GM3TTC/p  from
         "several islands" in IOTA groups EU-123  and  EU-008  from  19 June
         until 1 August.  "Please no paper QSLs",  he says, as  IOTA  credit
         will be given through Club Log's matching. [TNX G3TTC]
GM     - A large team from  the Cockenzie and Port Seton ARC will be  active
         from  the  Isle  of  Tiree  (EU-008)  on  28-30  July.   They  will
         participate in the IOTA Contest as GM2T, and might be QRV as MM0CPS
         before  the contest.  QSL via GM4UYZ (direct or bureau),  Club Log,
         LoTW and eQSL. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
GM     - Iain, G4SGX will be active as GM4U/p from the Isle of Jura (EU-008)
         from 28 July to 1 August. QSL via home call. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
I      - ARI Sondrio will be active  as  II2VALT  between  1 and 31 July  in
         remembrance  of the 30th  anniversary  of the  landslide  and flood
         emergency in Valtellina (Northern Italian Alps). QSL via Club Log's
         OQRS and LoTW. [TNX IZ2ZPH]
JW     - Peter, LA7QIA will be  active  again  as  JW7QIA  from  Spitsbergen
         (EU-026), Svalbard from 24 June to 1 July.  He will operate CW, SSB
         and digital modes, with a  focus  on  6 metres.  QSL via home call.
         [TNX DX World]
RI1F   - The RI1F DXpedition team expects to leave Murmansk on  27 September
         [425DXN 1357], and to be QRV from  Victoriya Island on 1-7 October.
         This island is a "new one" for IOTA (EU-190), but DXCC wise is part
         of  Franz  Josef  Land.  Bookmark  https://www.qrz.com/db/ri1f  and
         http://legendsarctic.com for updates.
SV9    - SV0XBF (VK2IR), SV1AJO, SV1GE, SV1JG and SV1ME will  be  active  as
         SX9VK from  Gavdos Island (EU-187)  on 1-9 July.  They will operate
         CW, SSB  and  RTTY  on the  HF bands  and  6 metres.  QSL via SV1JG
         (direct or bureau), Club Log's OQRS and LoTW. [TNX SV1JG]
T32    - Ken, KH6QJ will be active again as T32AZ from Kiritimati (Christmas
         Island, OC-024), East Kiribati from  28 June to 4 July.  He will be
         QRV on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres. QSL via KH6QJ.  [TNX The Daily
         DX]
T8     - JR1FKR will be active as T88TJ from  Koror (OC-009), Palau  from 28
         June to 2 July. He will operate SSB and RTTY on  40, 20, 17, 15, 10
         and  6 metres.  QSL via JR1FKR, direct or  bureau.  He does not use
         LoTW.
UA     - A quadrennial  international  men's  football  (soccer)  tournament
         organised by FIFA, the  2017  Confederations  Cup  will  be held in
         Russia as a prelude to the  2018 FIFA World Cup.  R17CUP and  other
         eight special callsigns representing the teams participating in the
         tournament (namely R17AUS for Australia,  R17CHL for Chile,  R17CMR
         for Cameroon, R17DEU for Germany, R17MEX for Mexico, R17NZL for New
         Zealand, R17PRT for Portugal and R17RUS for Russia) will be  active
         from  17 June until 16 UTC on 2 July.  See http://cup2017.hamlog.ru
         for the award programme. [TNX qrz.ru]
UA     - R4CR, RA1ALA and RV1CC will be active as  RJ75OS from  Sukho Island
         (not IOTA) in Lake Ladoga on 23-26 June. QSL direct to RA1ALA.
V3     - David, KG5CCI will be active holiday style as V31CI from  Ambergris
         Caye (NA-073) on 21-27 June. He will be QRV on satellites, 6 metres
         (digital and SSBe) and possibly on  the HF bands.  QSL via LOTW, or
         direct to KG5CCI.
VE     - Stanley, WS5K will be active as VY2/WS5K from  Prince Edward Island
         (NA-029) from  28 June  to 10 July.  QSL via LoTW  or  M0URX's OQRS
         (http://www.m0urx.com/oqrs/).
VP2M   - Tom/DJ6TF,  Manfred/DK1BT,  Wolf/DL4WK,  Sigi/DL7DF,  Frank/DL7UFR,
         Rolf/DL7VEE and Les/SP3DOI will be active as VP2MDL from Montserrat
         (NA-103) on  6-20 November.  They will  operate  CW, SSB, RTTY  and
         PSK31 on 160-10 metres with two stations. QSLs via DL7DF, direct or
         bureau,  and  LoTW  "within  six months  after the DXpedition". See
         http://www.dl7df.com/vp2m/ for logsearch and OQRS. [TNX NG3K]
W      - The following stations will be active during  the  9th  annual  "13
         Colonies Special Event", which will be held from 13 UTC on  1  July
         until 4 UTC on 7 July: K2A (New York),  K2B (Virginia),  K2C (Rhode
         Island), K2D (Connecticut), K2E  (Delaware),  K2F  (Maryland),  K2G
         (Georgia),  K2H  (Massachusetts),  K2I  (New  Jersey),  K2J  (North
         Carolina), K2K  (New  Hampshire),  K2L  (South  Carolina)  and  K2M
         (Pennsylvania).  QSL routes  and information on the award programme
         can be found on http://www.13colonies.net/.

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

IMA ---> The Israel Mountains Award programme (IMA) is  for  activating  and
chasing amateur radio stations from Israeli mountains.  Complete information
can be found at http://4xima.blogspot.co.il/?m=1. [TNX 4X4-2238]

WORLD CASTLES WEEKEND ---> The 8th edition of this popular activity  weekend
will be held on 17-18 June. Information on the event and  the  World Castles
Award can be found on http://wcagroup.org/.

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QSLs received  direct  or  through managers:  5V7V,  8Q7EJ,  A25UK,  A35JP/p
(OC-123),  AH2P,  DU1UD/8 (OC-119),  E44YL,  EA9/DL7DF,  EK/R2DY,  EK/RZ3DJ,
ES3AX, GB0MPA, H44MS, IA5C, J5B (AF-020),  J5W (AF-020),  JR0UIU/8 (AS-147),
MJ/PA3EWP, OE17M, PX8K (SA-042), S21ZED, S21ZEE, S79Z, SU9JG, T31T,  TG9ADM,
TU7C, TZ5XR, V31JZ/p, YS1YS, YW6X (SA-090), ZV1M (SA-029).

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