Friday, June 30, 2017

425 DX Group DX Info 30 June 2017

1 July 2017                                               A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1365
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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

4X     - 4Z70ARNON (8-18 September) and 4X70EXODUS (17-18 September) are two
         special callsigns commemorating the 70th anniversary of  the voyage
         of the "Exodus", the ship carrying thousands of Holocaust survivors
         who sought to illegally immigrate into British Mandatory Palestine.
         4X70EXODUS  will  be  operated  from  a  ship   cruising   in   the
         Mediterranean during a commemorative voyage,  while 4Z70ARNON  will
         be based in Tel Aviv.  QSL via LoTW and eQSL.  See qrz.com for more
         information on the event. [TNX 4Z4DX]
8Q     - Philip, G4PWO will be active as  8Q7PW from  the  Maldives (AS-013)
         for two weeks starting on 18 July.  He is likely  to concentrate on
         40, 20, 17 and 15 metres  - "SSB  if conditions are good, digimodes
         if bad".  QSL via home call (bureau), LoTW and  eQSL; logsearch  on
         Club Log.
9M2    - The  Kuala Lumpur DX Team will be  active as  9M4IOTA from  Pangkor
         Island (AS-072), West Malaysia on 22-24 July. They will operate CW,
         SSB and digital modes  on 80-10 metres.  QSL direct to 9M2OOO. [TNX
         rsgbiota.org]
A3     - Masa, JA0RQV  (http://blog.goo.ne.jp/rqv) plans to be active  again
         as A35JP/p  from  Niuatoputapu (OC-191)  on  17-22 August.  He will
         operate CW and SSB on 80-6 metres. "Success rate will fully  depend
         on the probability of domestic flight to OC-191 which is  scheduled
         once a week", he says.  QSL  via home call (direct or bureau),  and
         LoTW. Logsearch and OQRS on Club Log. [TNX JA0RQV]
BY     - A large team  from  the  Ji Nan  Amateur Radio Association will  be
         active as BY4JN from  Lingshan Island (AS-150)  on 28-31 July.  QSL
         via BI4IIZ. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
DL     - Sven, DO3BST will be active as DO3BST/p from Ruegen Island (EU-057)
         on 1-8 July. He will operate SSB and  JT65 on 15, 10 and  2 metres.
         QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX DX Newsletter]
DL     - Special callsign DL0SOP will be activated  again  on  1-31 July for
         the Sea Of  Peace  Award  (details on http://dl0sop.darc.de/).  All
         QSOs will be confirmed automatically  via the bureau;  direct cards
         via DL4SVA. [TNX DX Newsletter]
DL     - DB1WA, DL1MRD, DM4DL and DM5HF will be active as DR0F from  Neuwerk
         Island (EU-127) on 28-31 July, including participation in the  IOTA
         Contest. QSL via DM4DL, direct or bureau. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
E6     - Grant, VK5GR  will  be  active  holiday style  as  E6AG  from  Niue
         (OC-040) on  14-25 September.  He will be  QRV on  40-6 metres, and
         will concentrate on digital modes (including activity during the CQ
         WW RTTY Contest on  23-24 September), with some  SSB  and  "some CW
         contacts by arrangement". QSL via M0OXO's OQRS.  A website is under
         construction (www.e6ag.net). [TNX M0OXO]
EA8    - Seven operators  from  Grupo DX Teide  will  be  active  as  AM8TID
         (http://am8tid.blogspot.com/)  from  Teide volcano  (3,555m a.s.l.)
         from 30 June to 2 July. The  Teide National Park  (Tenerife, Canary
         Islands) was inscribed to UNESCO World Heritage List ten years ago.
         QSL via LoTW and eQSL; direct cards to EA8NQ.
EI     - Jeremy, EI5GM and Col, MM0NDX will be active  as  EJ3HB  from  Bere
         Island (EU-121) during the IOTA Contest. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS. [TNX
         DX World]
GD     - Noel, ON4APU will operate SSB and CW  as MD/OO4O from  the  Isle of
         Man (EU-116) on 29-30 July for the IOTA Contest. QSL via Club Log's
         OQRS and LoTW, or via the bureau to ON4APU. [TNX ON4APU]
GM     - Weather premitting, Gert/ON4GS  and Jan/ON4CO (OS5A) will be active
         MM/ON4GS and MM/OS5A from Hirta, the largest island in the St Kilda
         Archipelago (EU-059) on  10-14 July.  The  Outer Hebrides  (EU-010)
         might be activated as well as an alternative  or  during travel  to
         and from the  archipelago.  They will operate  SSB and CW ("digital
         modes optionally")  on  the  HF bands.  QSL via home calls  (bureau
         preferred) and LoTW. [TNX NG3K]
HS     - E21IZC, E27EK and HS7UCQ will be active as E29AU from  Chang Island
         (AS-125) from 28 July  to 1 August.  They will operate CW only, and
         will  participate  in  the  IOTA Contest  as  E2T.  QSLs direct  to
         E21IZC. [TNX NG3K]
I      - Representing Associazione Radioamatori Italiani (ARI)  in the  IARU
         HF World  Championship (8-9 July) will  be  II1HQ (80m and 20m CW),
         II2HQ  (160m CW),  II5HQ (80m SSB and 40m CW),  II6HQ (160m and 40m
         SSB), II8HQ (15m SSB) and  II9HQ (20m SSB, 15m CW, 10m CW and SSB).
         QSL via the bureau, LoTW and eQSL.
IS0    - Once again Massimo, I0PNM will be  active  as  IM0/I0PNM  from  San
         Pietro Island (EU-165) from 20 July to 20 August. He  will  operate
         SSB and RTTY on 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres, and will  participate  in
         the IOTA Contest. QSL via home call. [TNX I0PNM]
LX     - "As a preparation for future DXpeditions", Johannes PA5X and Gerben
         PG5M will be testing their two-station setup and be  active as  LX/
         home calls from Luxembourg  on 6-9 July.  They will operate CW, SSB
         and JT65  on  160-10  metres,  and  "a certain  amount  of  station
         automation will also be  set up  and  tested".  QSL via home calls.
         More information and logsearch on http://www.dx.to/. [TNX PG5M]
OH     - Celebrating Finland's 100th anniversary  as  an  independent state,
         OF100HQ will be the Finnish Amateur Radio League  (SRAL) HQ station
         during the IARU  HF  World Championship  (8-9 July).  The first 100
         stations capturing the highest number of the twelve  available band
         slots, will be awarded the  "Happy Finland 100 Award".  QSL OF100HQ
         via OH2BH. [TNX OH2BH]
PA     - Petro, PH9GFB will be active  as  PA38EU  from  Terschelling Island
         (EU-038) from 22 July to 12 August, including activity  during  the
         IOTA Contest. QSL via PH9GFB, bureau preferred. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
PY     - PS8AB and PS8RV will  be  active  as  ZY8D  from  Ilha das Canarias
         (SA-072) on  28-30 July, IOTA Contest  included.  They will operate
         SSB on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres. QSL direct to PS8RV.
PY     - A team from the  Para DX group (https://para-dx-group.com)  will be
         active as PX8I from Ilha Itarana (SA-060) on 28-31 July.  They will
         be QRV on 40-10 metres and will  participate  in the  IOTA Contest.
         QSL via Club Log's OQRS or PY8WW.
RI1F   - Evgenij, UA4RX expects to be active again as RI1FJ while  stationed
         at the Ernst  Krenkel Observatory  on  Heiss Island (EU-019), Franz
         Josef Land starting sometime in  July or August  for one year.  See
         RI1FJ's qrz.com page for updates.  QSL via LoTW or direct to UA2FM;
         logsearch and OQRS on Club Log in due course. [TNX DX World]
SV     - Tony, PY2DY will be active as  SY8APQ  from  Lesvos Island (EU-049)
         between 4 July and 2 August. QSL via PY2DY (direct) and LoTW.  [TNX
         NG3K]
UA     - DL5EBE, R1NU, RD3MX, RN1ON, UA1OC  and  UA1PBA will  be  active  as
         RI1ON  and  UE80AR  from  Solovetskiy Island (EU-066) on  4-9 July.
         Plans are to operate  CW, SSB and  digital  modes on 40-10  metres.
         They might  also  be  QRV as RI1ON/p from other nearby islands. QSL
         via Club Log's OQRS or RN1ON.
UA     - The RI0Z team (R6LGT, R6MG, RX3F, RZ3K, RZ5D and UA3EDQ) expects to
         arrive at Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky on  30 June.  The planned  dates
         for the team to  be  QRV  from  Beringa, one of  the  Komandorskiye
         Islands (AS-039) were 5-13 July [425DXN 1344], but they are  likely
         to  change  slightly.  Bookmark http://www.ri0z.com/en/plans/   for
         updates.
UA     - The RI0LI team (R7AA, RA7E and UA6EX)  now expects  to be  QRV from
         Leont'yeva, one of the Medvezh'i Islands (AS-022) [425DXN 1346]  on
         23-30 July, IOTA Contest included. On their way back they will stop
         and be active as RA70AA from  GUSMP Island (AS-070) on  1-2 August.
         QSLs via Club Log's OQRS, or via R7AA (direct or bureau).  Bookmark
         http://www.ri0li.com for updates.
V6     - Once again the ship taking the Japanese operators to  Mwokil Island
         (OC-226) [425DXN 1364] has been delayed.  The V6J team now  expects
         to be QRV  from  Mwokil  on  2-6 July.  QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or
         direct only to JP3AYQ.
VE     - Pierre, VE3KTB hopes to be active again as VY0ERC between  7 and 22
         July. This is the Eureka Amateur Radio Club station located  in the
         environs of the weather station  on  Ellesmere Island (NA-008).  He
         expects to participate in the  IARU HF Championship  (ITU Zone 75).
         QSL via M0OXO's OQRS. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
VP9    - Bob, N2OO and Steve, KU9C will be active as  N2OO/VP9 and  KU9C/VP9
         from Bermuda (NA-005)  on 6-11 July.  They will operate on  the  HF
         bands,  6 metres  and  satellites.  QSL via home calls.  They  will
         participate in the IARU HF Championship as VP9HQ (QSL via  KU9C for
         this year only). [TNX The Daily DX]
XW     - Bruce, 3W3B will be active again as XW4XR from Laos  on  3-14 July.
         He will operate  CW, RTTY and JT65 on  40-10 metres, hopefully also
         on 6m. QSL via E21EIC and LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX]
YN     - Rafael, NN3RP will be active again as YN2RP from  Nicaragua  from 8
         July to 4 August. He will operate Satellite  as well as  CW, PSK31,
         RTTY and SSB on  40-10 metres.  QSL via NN3RP, LoTW and eQSL.  [TNX
         The Daily DX]
ZF     - Max, N5NHJ (I8NHJ) will be active holiday style as ZF2NH from Grand
         Cayman (NA-016) on 8-15 July.  He will operate mainly CW  with some
         RTTY and PSK31 on 20-6 metres.  QSL  via LoTW, or  direct to N5NHJ;
         logsearch on Club Log. [TNX N5NHJ]

SOUTH AMERICA TRIP ---> Andy, M0VVA will be visiting Peru,  Ecuador  and the
Galapagos Islands (SA-004) on 8-21 July. He will be QRV as M0VVA/OA4 (Lima),
M0VVA/OA7 (Cuzco),  HC1/M0VVA (Quito),  HC2/M0VVA (Guayaquil) and  HC8/M0VVA
(Galapagos), with QRP CW activity on  40, 30, 20, 17 and 15 metres.  [TNX DX
World]

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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

3Y0Z: BOUVET 2018 --- > "In consultation with our new transportation partner
Aerovias DAP", the 3Y0Z team reported on 27 June, "we continue to refine our
plans for our  Bouvet DXpedition".  They expect to depart  from  King George
Island (South Shetlands) on 13 January 2018, and to reach Bouvet after  9-11
days, depending on weather and sea conditions. Plans are to be at Bouvet for
21 days, and to be QRV for 14-16 days. Then they will return to  either King
George Island or Punta Arenas (Chile).
Fund-raising continues. "We are pleased with our progress toward our goal of
740,500 USD.  The team has committed 400,000 USD cash as well as paying  for
their own transportation, food and hotel expenses.  DX Clubs have stepped up
and some have added additional contributions as have  many individual DXers.
However, we are still about  200,000 USD short.  Please help if you can.  We
have a large payment due for the vessel and helicopters in  several months".
See http://www.bouvetdx.org for Press Release #6 and other information.

DXCC NEWS ---> The ARRL Awards Branch has approved the recent E31A operation
(Eritrea, May 2017) for DXCC credit.

MARCONI MEMORIAL CW CONTEST ---> The 21st edition of the Marconi Memorial CW
Contest will be held on from  14 UTC on  1 July  until 13.59 UTC  on 2 July.
See  http://www.arifano.it/contest_marconi.html  for  complete  information.
[TNX IK6BAK]

NCDXF NEWSLETTER ---> The Northern California DX  Foundation's  Spring  2017
Newsletter is now available  at  http://www.ncdxf.org/pages/newsletter.html.
It  contains  articles  on  S9BT & S9WL (Sao Tome 2016),  XX9D (Macau 2017),
H44GC & H40GC (Solomon Islands and Temotu 2016).

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QSLs received direct or through managers:  5K0N,  5V7P,  5Z4/OZ1AA (AF-040),
6W2SC,  9Y4SF,  A25UK,  A35JP/p  (OC-123),  CO8LY,   DL1YAF/VK9,  DU9/SP5APW
(OC-235), E31A, EA9/DL7DF,  EA9EU,  FR4OO,  H44MS (OC-047),  HI1UD (NA-122),
HP3SS, IS0/OM8A, J5UAP, JD1BMH, JY9FC, LX44FF, MD0CCE, MI0SAI, OY1CT, RT9K/9
(AS-005),  RW2F,  S21ZED,  S21ZEE,  T2AQ, T2AR,  TA0/DL7UCX (AS-201), TL8TT,
TU7C, V51WH, VK5CE/7 (OC-233), VP5/K4QPL, YW6X (SA-090).

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                            Gabriele Villa, I2VGW
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