24 March 2018 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1403
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
PERIOD CALL REF
till 24/03 3C0W: Annobon Island (AF-039) 1401
till 24/03 OC4SP: special station 1402
till 24/03 VP2EGO: Anguilla (NA-022) 1401
till 24/03 YJ0CA: Efate (OC-035), Vanuatu 1402
till 25/03 4S7KKG: Sri Lanka (AS-003) 1381
till 25/03 IF9A: Favignana Island (EU-054) 1399
till 25/03 V73NC: Majuro (OC-029), Marshall Islands 1402
till 26/03 C6ADX and C6AYL: Exuma (NA-001), Bahamas 1402
till 26/03 FY/DL7BC/p and TO2BC: French Guiana 1399
till 26/03 SI9AM: Sweden 1401
till 26/03 XV9BG: Phu Quoc (AS-128), Vietnam 1403
till 27/03 PJ2/DK5ON: Curacao (SA-099) 1399
till 27/03 V31VP: Belize 1402
till 27/03 VP5/W2TT and VP5/AF3K: Caicos Islands (NA-002) 1402
till 28/03 EI8GQB: Ireland (EU-115) 1401
till 28/03 PJ5/SP2FUD: Sint Eustatius (NA-145) 1401
till 28/03 PJ5/SP2GCJ: Sint Eustatius (NA-145) 1401
till 28/03 PJ5/SP9FIH: Sint Eustatius (NA-145) 1401
till 29/03 TJ2TT: Cameroon 1402
till 31/03 4B4B: Socorro Island (NA-030), Revillagigedo 1400
till 31/03 4U13FEB: special callsign (Italy) 1395
till 31/03 9Y4/KE1B and 9Y4/W6NN: Tobago (SA-009) 1401
till 31/03 ES100A-ES100Z: special callsigns 1396
till 31/03 LZ40MS: special callsign 1392
till 31/03 RI50ANO: Bellinghausen, South Shetlands (AN-010) 1387
till 31/03 VI4GAMES: special callsign 1399
till 01/04 VY0ERC: Ellesmere Island (NA-008) 1395
till 02/04 PJ4/DK6SP and PJ4/M0SDV: Bonaire (SA-006) 1403
till 02/04 XT2MAX: Burkina Faso 1402
till 04/04 FK/5B4ALX: New Caledonia (OC-032) 1395
till 04/04 V31AX: Belize 1393
till 05/04 CT9/DL3KWR and CT9/DL3KWF: Madeira (AF-014) 1399
till 06/04 TO5GI: Guadeloupe (NA-102) 1403
till 10/04 6W/IV3FSG: Senegal 1402
till 11/04 JG8NQJ/JD1: Minami Torishima (OC-073) 1403
till 15/04 XT2AW: Burkina Faso 1401
till 29/04 8P6DR: Barbados (NA-021) 1397
till April VP8DPJ: Adelaide Island (AN-001), Antarctica 1331
till 10/05 HR5/F2JD: Honduras 1391
till 31/05 5V1JE: Togo 1385
till 31/05 L50A: special event station 1398
till 01/06 JW4JSA: Bear Island (EU-027), Svalbard 1388
till 30/06 DM90AIW: special event station 1391
till 30/06 HH70A: special callsign 1391
till 30/06 VR20: special prefix (Hong Kong) 1364
till 24/08 II6CNT: special calsign 1373
till August UA4RX/1 (RI1FJ): Heiss Isl (EU-019), Franz Josef Land 1374
till 20/10 IB2RT: special callsign 1403
till 13/11 OE100: special prefix 1401
till 31/12 4K100W: special callsign 1400
till 31/12 5W20SAMOA: special callsign (Samoa, OC-097) 1392
till 31/12 9A36W and 9A61AA: special callsigns 1391
till 31/12 DA200FWR: special callsign 1391
till 31/12 DJ70WAE: special callsign 1391
till 31/12 DK200MARX: special callsign 1391
till 31/12 EI100MCV: special callsign 1391
till 31/12 II2RR: special callsign 1398
till 31/12 IR0FOC: special callsign (Sardinia) 1394
till 31/12 LM90C, LM90HQ, LM90NRRL: special callsigns 1393
till 31/12 SU9JT: Egypt 1399
till 31/12 YT100SF and YU100WWI: special callsigns 1399
till March 2019 VK0AI: Macquarie Island (AN-005) 1402
24/03-27/03 3W9CI: Cham Island (AS-162) 1402
24/03-02/04 7Q7EI: Malawi 1400
27/03-30/03 BW/DF8DX: Taiwan (AS-020) 1403
27/03-31/03 XW1IC: Laos 1403
27/03-11/04 3B8MM: Mauritius Island (AF-049) 1401
29/03-02/04 HS8JCV/p: Lipe Island (AS-126) 1401
29/03-19/04 Z68BG: Kosovo 1403
30/03-02/04 9A8NXC: Pag Island (EU-170) 1402
March 3D2JS: Fiji (OC-016) 1391
March 3W9DLE: Vietnam 1395
March EI50AOM: special event station 1391
March GB2GW: special callsign (England) 1389
March H44MS: Solomon Islands 1399
March II4CAO: special callsign 1391
March JW2US: Bear Island (EU-027), Svalbard 1384
March PF2018YLS: special callsign 1387
March RI1ANL: Novolazarevskaya Station, Antarctica (AN-016) 1399
01/04-30/04 LZ362ME: special callsign 1392
02/04-09/04 VA7XW/VE2: Havre Aubert Island (NA-038) 1396
05/04-17/04 3B7A: Saint Brandon Islands (AF-015) 1400
06/04-08/04 PR2CI: Ilha das Couves (SA-071) 1402
08/04-15/04 T2AR: Tuvalu (OC-015) 1402
09/04-16/04 PJ5/AI5P: Sint Eustatius (NA-145) 1403
10/04-17/04 VE7ACN/VE2: Harrington Island (NA-084) 1396
11/04-16/04 VK5MAV/9: Cato Reef (OC-265) 1401
14/04-20/04 TM3Y: Yeu Island (EU-064) 1402
14/04-22/04 TM93WARD: special callsign (France) 1403
14/04-22/04 Z66D: Kosovo 1401
15/04-18/04 DU1WQY/1: Palawan Island (OC-128), Philippines 1403
17/04-29/04 YJ0AG: Efate (OC-035), Vanuatu 1399
19/04-27/04 FJ/N0KV and FJ/AI5P: St. Barthelemy Island (NA-146) 1403
22/04-25/04 H44R: Mbanika Island (OC-168) 1400
26/04-27/04 H44R/p: Florida Islands (OC-158) 1400
28/04-05/05 PJ6/AI5P: Saba (NA-145) 1403
29/04-03/05 C96RRC: Mozambique Island (AF-088) 1392
29/04-03/05 H40D: Duff Islands (OC-179) 1398
April 3W9DLE: Vietnam 1395
April GB2FWW: special callsign (England) 1389
April H44MS: Solomon Islands 1399
April II4MAR: special callsign 1391
April JW2US: Bear Island (EU-027), Svalbard 1384
April KH9/N7NVK: Wake Island (OC-053) 1403
April PF2018SLO: special callsign 1387
April VD1BOOM: Bell Island (NA-198) 1403
01/05-23/05 OZ18ICE and 5P8ICE: special event stations 1395
01/05-31/05 LZ110SAE: special callsign 1392
02/05-04/05 JD1BLY: Chichijima (AS-031), Ogasawara 1403
02/05-15/05 C8T: Mozambique 1403
05/05-09/05 C98RRC: Inhaca Island (AF-066) 1392
08/05-13/05 GB9OSA: Isle of Wight (EU-120) 1399
11/05-18/05 VK9LI: Lord Howe Island (OC-004) 1401
15/05-15/08 JG8NQJ/JD1: Minami Torishima (OC-073) 1403
25/05-25/06 II1ITR: special callsign 1397
May GB4GW: special callsign (England) 1389
May H44MS: Solomon Islands 1381
May II4TES: special callsign 1391
May JW2US: Bear Island (EU-027), Svalbard 1384
May PF2018BOL: special callsign 1387
May T31T: Central Kiribati (OC-043) 1403
01/06-30/06 LZ430PPW: special callsign 1392
05/06-07/06 VK5CE/6: East Lewis Island (OC-199) 1400
08/06-12/06 VK5CE/6: Direction Island (OC-140) 1400
16/06-19/06 VK5CE/6: Cheyne Island (OC-193) 1400
20/06-22/06 VK5CE/6: Woody Island (OC-170) 1400
24/06-30/06 BW/DF8DX: Taiwan (AS-020) 1403
26/06-07/07 KH1/KH7Z: Baker Island (OC-089) 1400
June GB4FWW: special callsign (England) 1389
June II4AMP: special callsign 1391
June PF2018HIN: special callsign 1387
01/07-31/07 LZ380PM: special callsign 1392
27/07-30/07 F4GYM/p and F4GTB/p: Noirmoutier Island (EU-064) 1399
28/07-29/07 TM6N: Noiremoutier Island (EU-064) 1399
July GB5GW: special callsign (England) 1389
July II4COU: special callsign 1391
July PF2018FRA: special callsign 1387
01/08-09/08 CY9C: St. Paul Island (NA-094) 1377
01/08-31/08 LZ1146SPS: special callsign 1392
August GB5FWW: special callsign (England) 1389
August II4VOL: special callsign 1391
August PF2018HAR: special callsign 1387
01/09-30/09 LZ920MLC: special callsign 1392
12/09-01/10 T32AH: Christmas Island (OC-024), East Kiribati 1399
September GB6GW: special callsign (England) 1389
September II4LNZ: special callsign 1391
September PF2018DOK: special callsign 1387
01/10-31/10 LZ1545POA: special callsign 1392
02/10-29/10 WH8/DL2AH: Ofu Island (OC-077), American Samoa 1399
20/10-03/11 VP6D: Ducie Island (OC-182) 1397
October GB6FWW: special callsign (England) 1389
October II4OER: special callsign 1391
October PF2018WOR: special callsign 1387
01/11-30/11 LZ33MM: special callsign 1392
10/11-11/11 GB0AD: special callsign (England) 1389
November GB8GW: special callsign (England) 1389
November II4HNR: special callsign 1391
November PF2018STA: special callsign 1387
01/12-31/12 LZ532PSO: special callsign 1392
December II4FRD: special callsign 1391
December PF2018xxx: special callsigns 1387
TBA DX8MAP: Mapun Island (OC-105) 1396
TBA DX8TT: Tawi Tawi (OC-174) 1396
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24 March 2018 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1403
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
3W - Igor, RW0BG is active as XV9BG from Phu Quoc (AS-128), Vietnam
until 26 March. He operates CW and SSB on 40, 30, 20, 17 and 15
metres. QSL via Club Log's OQRS.
BV - Bodo, DF8DX will be active as BW/DF8DX from Taiwan (AS-020) on
27-30 March and again on 24-30 June. QSL via home call, Club Log's
OQRS and LoTW.
C9 - A large group (CS8ABG, CU2CO, DL8JJ, ON1DX, ON4ACP, ON4AMX, ON4CCV,
ON4EI, ON4QX, ON5CD, ON6LY, ON7RU, ON7TQ and ON8KW) from the Lion
DX Team (OT8T) will be active as C8T from Mozambique on 2-15 May.
They will operate SSB, CW and RTTY on 160-10 metres with four
stations; a fifth station will operate 2m EME, 60m and "extra
digimodes on all bands". QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or via ON1DX. See
https://mozambique2018.wordpress.com for more information.
DU - Bodo, DF8DX will be active as DU1WQY/1 from Palawan Island (OC-128)
on 15-18 April. QSL via home call, Club Log's OQRS and LoTW.
F - Special callsign TM93WARD will be active on 14-22 April in
celebration of the 93rd World Amateur Radio Day (18 April, the day
the International Amateur Radio Union was formed in Paris). [TNX
F6AJA]
FG - Pascal, F6ASS will be active as TO5GI from Guadeloupe (NA-102) from
24 March to 6 April. QSL via F5XX. [TNX NG3K]
FJ - AI5P, N0KV, W0ZA and WD0E will be active as FJ/N0KV and FJ/AI5P
from St. Barthelemy Island (NA-146) on 19-27 April. They will
operate SSB, CW and RTTY on 80-10 metres, with satellite operation
by WD0E. QSL FJ/N0KV via home call (direct or bureau) and LoTW; QSL
FJ/AI5P via home call (direct or bureau, he does not use LoTW).
They do not plan to use Club Log. [TNX The Daily DX]
I - Ninety years ago the airship "Italia" crashed on the ice on its way
back from the North Pole, and a small tent dyed red for maximum
visibility was the only shelter for the survivors. Commemorating
the role of radio (and amateur radio) in rescuing the Red Tent
survivors, ARI Vigevano will be active as IB2RT between 20 March
and 20 October. QSL via I2MYF or eQSL. [TNX IK2AVH]
JD1_mt - Take, JG8NQJ/JD1 has been on Minami Torishima [425DXN 1400] since
13 March, and will be leaving on 11 April (earlier than expected).
If he has time, he might be QRV on 17 and 15 metres. His QSL
manager (JA8CJY) says that Take expects to be back on the island
from mid-May to mid-August.
JD1_oga- Once again Makoto, JI5RPT (www.ji5rpt.com/jd1/) will be active as
JD1BLY from Chichijima (AS-031), Ogasawara on 2-4 May. He will
operate CW, SSB and digital modes on 30-6 metres. QSL via home call
direct or bureau; logsearch on Club Log and updates via Twitter
(@jd1bly). [TNX NG3K]
KH9 - Philip, N7NVK will be on Wake Island (OC-053) for a rotation of
three months on and one month off starting sometime in April. In
his spare time he will be active as KH9/N7NVK, for the time being
running QRP into either a G5RV or a Buddipole. Once he determines
his availability, he will post the information to qrz.com (look for
KH9/N7NVK). He plans to use LoTW, and hopes "to work out the
logistics and cost for the QSL cards for those that want them".
PJ - Prior to their activity from Bonaire [425DXN 1401], Philipp DK6SP
and Jamie M0SDV operated as PJ2/DK6SP and PJ2/M0SDV from Curacao on
17-23 March. Then they will be heading back to Bonaire and be
active as PJ4/DK6SP and PJ4/M0SDV until 2 April. They will
participate in the CQWW WPX SSB Contest as PJ4V along with PJ4DX,
PJ4KY and PJ4NX. QSL PJ2/M0SDV and PJ4/M0SDV via LoTW, Club Log's
OQRS or direct to M0SDV; QSL PJ2/DK6SP and PJ4/DK6SP via LoTW or
DK6SP (direct or bureau); QSL PJ4V via LoTW or M0URX's OQRS.
PJ5/6 - Before and after his activity from St. Barthelemy (see FJ above),
Rick, AI5P will be active as PJ5/AI5P from Sint Eustatius (NA-145)
on 9-16 April, and as PJ6/AI5P from Saba (NA-145) from 28 April to
5 May. QSL via home call; he does not use LoTW or Club Log.
T31 - Following their DXpedition in 2016, the Rebel DX Group will be
active again as T31T from Kanton Island, Central Kiribati (OC-043)
(http://www.rebeldxgroup.com/). Their journey will start around 10
May from Samoa. Plans are to have three stations for CW and SSB,
plus two stations operating FT8 around the clock. There is still
room for five operators. Contact dom[@]rebeldxgroup.com for
information.
VE - To mark the 40th anniversary of the mysterious explosive phenomenon
known as the Bell Island Boom (2 April 1978), special callsign
VD1BOOM will be active from Bell Island (NA-198) on 20 metres each
Saturday and Sunday during the month of April. QSL direct to
VO1IDX, LoTW and QSL; logsearch on Club Log.
XW - Champ, E21EIC will be active again as XW1IC from Laos on 27-31
March. QSL via Club Log's OQRS and LoTW, or via home call. [TNX DX
World]
XZ - XZ2A is "the first resident amateur radio station in Myanmar since
1962". The station is operated by Simon, HS0ZIB, who is currently
licenced to use 15, 12 and 10 metres only. He operates SSB and
various digital modes. QSL via LoTW or Club Log's OQRS. See
https://www.qrz.com/db/XZ2A for more information.
Z6 - Gabriele, HB9TSW will be active as Z68BG from Kosovo between 29
March and 19 April. In his spare time he will operate CW on 80, 40,
30, 20 and 17 metres. QSL via HB9TSW (direct or bureau), LoTW and
eQSL. [TNX The Daily DX]
CQ WW WPX SSB CONTEST ---> The following stations have announced their
participation in this year's event (24-25 March):
Call Category Country QSL
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3V8SS SO Tunisia LoTW/LX1NO
3Z6V SO Poland LoTW/SP6DVP
4H1K Philippines DU1KIR
4L2M SOSB 40m Georgia EA7FTR
7Q7EI M/M Malawi LoTW/M0OXO
8P5A SOAB HP Barbados LoTW/HA1AG
9Y4D SOSB 15m Trinidad 9Y4D
B1Z M/? China EA7FTR
BP0P M/? Taiwan qrz.com
C4A M/2 Cyprus LoTW/5B4KH
CN2AA M/S Morocco Lotw/UA2FM
CN4P SOSB Morocco EA5XX
CN7EJ M/2 Morocco IK2OHG
CQ3W Madeira LoTW
E2A SOAB HP Thailand LoTW
ED9E M/? Ceuta EA9ACD
EF9R SOAB HP Ceuta LoTW/EA5KB
EI7T SO2R Ireland LoTW
FK/5B4ALX SOSB 15m LP New Caledonia IZ4AMS
GB60OT England G3KPU
HS0AC M/2 Thailand HS5NMF
IF9A Sicily IT9PPG
IO5O M/S Italy IK5RLP
IO9R M/2 Sicily LoTW/ON3AR
LM90NRRL M/S Norway bureau
MD0GOR Isle of Man LoTW
NH7A SOAB HP Hawaii LoTW/F5VHJ
NP2N M/? US Virgin Isls LoTW
OH5Z M/2 Finland LotW
P49Y SOAB Aruba LoTW/AE6Y
PJ2T M/M Curacao LoTW/W3HNK
PJ4R SOAB Bonaire WD9DZV
PJ4V M/2 HP Bonaire LoTW/M0URX
PJ5T Sint Eustatius SP2GCJ
PX2A M/M Brazil PY2VM
SI9AM Sweden SM3FJF
TO2BC SO French Guiana LoTW/DL7BC
TO5GI SOAB Guadeloupe F5XX
UF1F M/S Russia (EU) eQSL
V31VP SO HP Belize WB0TEV
V73NC SO Marshall Isls JA0JHQ
VB2Z M/S Canada LoTW
VK3HF M/? Australia LotW/M0OXO
VP5P M/? Turks & Caicos LoTW/W2TT
VR20/W1DQR Hong Kong JJ1DQR
XU7AEY M/S Cambodia LoTW
YB0NDT SOSB 20m HP Indonesia LoTW
YB2DX SOAB HP Indonesia LoTW
ZV5O M/2 Brazil LotW/PY5QW
Do not forget to give a look at the Announced Operations listing maintained
by Bill, NG3K at http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/wpxs2018.html - good contest to
you all!
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Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
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3C0W ---> The DXpedition to Annobon Island will go QRT on 24 March in the
morning. The log will be uploaded to Club Log a few hours later, when the
operators are back to Malabo. They will return home on the 27th, but no more
3C3W activity is planned.
9M0W ---> The Spratly Islands log has been uploaded to Club Log and the OQRS
has been enabled. It contains 23,453 QSO made with 9,539 unique calls made
on 8-12 March.
CLUB LOG ---> Effective 1 April, Club Log will no longer accept HTTP, and
all traffic will be redirected to HTTPS. Please check to make sure you refer
to Club Log as https://clublog.org to avoid problems. This is especially
pertinent for anyone developing software with Club Log API calls that still
use HTTP.
API features are used, for example, by logging software which connects to
Club Log to integrate with uploads and real-time logging. If you are still
using Windows XP, you can normally browse to the website, but you will be
unable to use applications that make use of API features connecting via the
operating system to Club Log.
CROZET AND GLORIOSO ---> Sebastien, F5UFX wrote a letter to update the
amateur radio community on the project for operations from two Most Wanted
DXCC Entities managed by the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (TAAF)
administration. "Based on these experiences [FT5ZM, FT4TA and FT4JA, ed.]
and the very good relationship with the TAAF, we worked in parallel on two
new destinations as soon as we returned from Juan de Nova: Grande Glorieuse
Island (FT/G) and Crozet (FT/W)", Seb says. "Despite the research work done,
the innovative solutions proposed, and a complete and documented dossier,
our requests were rejected. The arguments put forward focus on the danger
posed by our antennas for the bird population and the risk of introduction
of new species during our landing. Despite our work to demonstrate that
these elements are controlled and in no way invalidate our activities, it is
the precautionary principle that is privileged for the moment. The logic
remains to say that if there is no project then there is no risk.
Unfortunately, amateur radio expeditions are not part of the core activities
and priorities". Read Seb's long project report on DX World:
www.dx-world.net/project-for-an-expedition-to-crozet-and-glorioso-islands.
F6BFH ---> Alain, F6BFH has uploaded his A71/F6BFH/p log (January 2018) to
LoTW and has enabled Club Log's OQRS. [TNX F6AJA]
YOTA 2018 ---> The South African Radio League (SARL) will be hosting 80
young radio amateurs between 16 and 25 years old, representing 34 countries,
at the 8th edition of the Youngsters on the Air (YOTA) Camp, to be held in
Gauteng on 8-15 August. This annual event brings together young people from
IARU Region 1 member societies for a week, creating an opportunity to learn
all about different nationalities and cultures, foster international
friendships and goodwill, and learn new amateur radio skills. Please visit
http://www.zs9yota.co.za/ for more details.
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3XY3D/p (AF-096), 4S7AB, 5A1AL,
6O6O, 7V9A, 9G5W, 9M2YDX, 9U4M, C4I, C81G (AF-061), CO8LY, E31A, H72DX,
JD1BNA, OP2A, RI1ON (EU-066), VC1G (NA-126), VI70HI, ZC4A.
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