Wednesday, October 31, 2018
Bhutan News
Kingdom of Bhutan to be QRV for another week
While the A5A CQWW team is leaving today (Tuesday), the station will remain QRV as A52BH until Monday next week. The activity will utilize the permanent A5A set-up with multiple beams plus verticals on 160M and 80M
Tnx Southgate
Tuesday, October 30, 2018
Propagation Report from ZS6BSP
Propagation Report from
Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP
30 Ocrober, 2018Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP, reports that the solar activity is expected to remain at low levels.
Currently there are no sunspots visible.
If you want to do your own frequency predictions, the expected effective sunspot number for the week will be around one.
With the equinox approaching the 15, 20 and 30 m bands may, especially at sunrise and sunset, provide lots of DX fun
Please visit the website http://spaceweather.sansa.org.za for further information
Tnx Southgate
This Weeks Contests by WA7BNM 31 )ct 2018
THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS
Compiled by Bruce Horn, WA7BNM
October 29 - November 5, 2018 Edition
NOTICE: The WA7BNM Contest Calendar has permanently moved to: http://www.contestcalendar.com/ Please update any links to the calendar.
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73 de Bruce, WA7BNM (bhorn@hornucopia.com)
This e-mail is divided into three sections:
- Details of this week's contests
- List of following week's contests
- Contest log submittal addresses and deadlines for recent contests
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THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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Phone Fray: 0230Z-0300Z, Oct 31
Geographic Focus: North America
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: SSB
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15m
Classes: Single Op
Max power: 100 watts
Exchange: NA: Name + (state/province/country)
non-NA: Name
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: NA station: 1 point per QSO
non-NA station: 1 point per QSO with an NA station
Multipliers: Each US state (including KH6/KL7) once per band
Each VE province/territory once per band
Each North American country (except W/VE) once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: 0300Z November 2, 2018
E-mail logs to: (none)
Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf
CWops Mini-CWT Test: 1300Z-1400Z, Oct 31 and 1900Z-2000Z, Oct 31 and 0300Z-0400Z, Nov 1
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Awards: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High)
Max power: HP: >100 watts
LP: 100 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: Member: Name + Member No.
non-Member: Name + (state/province/country)
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: Each call once
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: 0400Z November 3, 2018
Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/
UKEICC 80m Contest: 2000Z-2100Z, Oct 31
Geographic Focus: Europe
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 80m Only
Classes: Single Op Connected (High/Low/QRP)
Single Op Unconnected (High/Low/QRP)
Max power: HP: 1500 watts
LP: 100 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: 4-Character grid square
QSO Points: 1 point per 500 km (10 pts max)
multiply QSO points by 2 if low power station
multiply QSO points by 4 if QRP station
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: 2200Z October 31, 2018
E-mail logs to: (none)
Upload log at: http://logs.ukeicc.com/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.ukeicc.com/which-contest/which-contest-ukeicc-80m-contests-rules
NRAU 10m Activity Contest: 1800Z-1900Z, Nov 1 (CW) and 1900Z-2000Z, Nov 1 (SSB) and 2000Z-2100Z, Nov 1 (FM) and 2100Z-2200Z, Nov 1 (Dig)
Geographic Focus: Nordic Europe
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW, SSB, FM, Digital
Bands: 10m Only
Classes: (none)
Exchange: RS(T) + 6-character grid square
QSO Points: (see rules)
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: November 15, 2018
Upload log at: http://ua9qcq.com/en/submit_log.php?lang=en
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.nrau.net/activity-contests/below-30mhz.html
SKCC Sprint Europe: 2000Z-2200Z, Nov 1
Geographic Focus: Europe
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: (none)
Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (SKCC No./power)
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: (see rules)
Multipliers: Each state, province, or country once
Score Calculation: Total score = (total QSO points x total mults) + bonus points
Submit logs by: November 8, 2018
E-mail log summary to: (none)
Post log summary at: http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/skse/submit-display.php?submit_id=165
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/skse/
NCCC RTTY Sprint: 0145Z-0215Z, Nov 2
Geographic Focus: North America
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: RTTY
Bands: (see rules)
Classes: (none)
Exchange: Serial No. + Name + QTH
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: November 4, 2018
E-mail logs to: (none)
Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com/
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html
NCCC Sprint: 0230Z-0300Z, Nov 2
Geographic Focus: North America
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: (see rules)
Classes: (none)
Exchange: Serial No. + Name + QTH
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: November 4, 2018
E-mail logs to: (none)
Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com/
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.ncccsprint.com/rules.html
Jakarta RTTY Contest: 0000Z-2359Z, Nov 3
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: RTTY
Bands: 15m Only
Classes: Single Op
Exchange: RS + Serial No.
QSO Points: 3 points per QSO with same continent
5 points per QSO with different continent
50 points per QSO with YB station
Multipliers: Each DXCC country once
Each prefix once
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: November 10, 2018
E-mail logs to: (none)
Upload log at: https://jdxc-rtty-orari-jaksel.com/log-submit/
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: https://jdxc-rtty-orari-jaksel.com/english/
IPARC Contest, CW: 0600Z-1000Z, Nov 3 and 1400Z-1800Z, Nov 3
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op
Multi-Op
SWL
Exchange: USA IPA Members: RST + Serial No. + "IPA" + State
non-USA IPA Members: RST + Serial No. + "IPA"
non-IPA Members: RST + Serial No.
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
5 points per QSO with IPA Member
Multipliers: Each country once per band (QSO must be with IPA member to count as mult)
Each US state once per band (QSO must be with IPA member to count as mult)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: December 31, 2018
E-mail logs to: dj6qq[at]darc[dot]de
Mail logs to: Uwe Greggersen, DJ6QQ
Hurststr 9
D-51645 Gummersbach
Germany
Find rules at: http://www.iparc.de
Ukrainian DX Contest: 1200Z, Nov 3 to 1200Z, Nov 4
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW, SSB
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op All Band Mixed(CW&SSB)(QRP/Low/High)
Single Op All Band (CW/SSB)(Low/High)
Single Op Single Band Mixed(CW&SSB)
Multi-Single Mixed(CW&SSB)
Max power: HP: >100 watts
LP: 100 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: Ukraine: RS(T) + 2-letter oblast
non-Ukraine: RS(T) + Serial No.
Work stations: Once per band per mode(CW/SSB)
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with same country
2 points per QSO with different country, same continent
3 points per QSO with different continent
non-UR Stations: 10 points per QSO with Ukraine
Multipliers: UR Stations: each DXCC/WAE country once per band
non-UR Stations: each DXCC/WAE country once per band
non-UR Stations: each Ukraine oblast once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: December 4, 2018
E-mail logs to: urdxc[at]ukr[dot]net
Web-to-Cabrillo form: http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/ukrainiandx_cab.php
Mail logs to: Ukrainian Contest Club HQ
P.O. Box 4850
Zaporozhye 69118
Ukraine
Find rules at: http://urdxc.org/rules.php?english
ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, CW: 2100Z, Nov 3 to 0300Z, Nov 5
Geographic Focus: United States/Canada
Participation: United States/Canada
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High)
Single Op Unlimited (Low/High)
Multi-Single (Low/High)
School Club (College/Technical/Secondary)
Max operating hours: 24 with at least 30 minute off times
Max power: HP: >150 watts
LP: 150 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: Serial No. + Precedence (Q/A/B/U/M/S) + [your call sign] + Check + ARRL/RAC Section
Work stations: Once only
QSO Points: 2 points per QSO
Multipliers: Each ARRL/RAC section and VE NT once
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: 0300Z November 12, 2018
E-mail logs to: (none)
Upload log at: http://contest-log-submission.arrl.org
Web-to-Cabrillo form: http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/arrlsscw_cab3.php
Mail logs to: November SS CW
ARRL
225 Main St.
Newington, CT 06111
USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/sweepstakes
IPARC Contest, SSB: 0600Z-1000Z, Nov 4 and 1400Z-1800Z, Nov 4
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: SSB
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op
Multi-Single
SWL
Exchange: USA IPA Members: RS + Serial No. + "IPA" + State
non-USA IPA Members: RS + Serial No. + "IPA"
non-IPA Members: RS + Serial No.
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
5 points per QSO with IPA Member
Multipliers: Each country once per band (QSO must be with IPA member to count as mult)
Each US state once per band (QSO must be with IPA member to count as mult)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: December 31, 2018
E-mail logs to: dj6qq[at]darc[dot]de
Mail logs to: Uwe Greggersen, DJ6QQ
Hurststr 9
D-51645 Gummersbach
Germany
Find rules at: http://www.iparc.de
EANET Sprint: 0800Z-1200Z, Nov 4
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: Any
Bands: Any
Classes: Individual (Spain/Non-Spain)
Club (Spain/Non-Spain)(Member/Friend)
Exchange: RS(T)
Work stations: Once
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with an individual
3 points per QSO with a friend radio club
5 points per QSO with a member radio club
Multipliers: Each ISO 3166-1 country once
Each continent once
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total countries x total continents
Submit logs by: November 18, 2018
E-mail logs to: eanet-sprint[at]fediea[dot]org
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: https://fediea.org/news/?news=20181104
High Speed Club CW Contest: 0900Z-1100Z, Nov 4 and 1500Z-1700Z, Nov 4
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Awards: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: HSC Members
Non-Members
QRP
SWL
Max power: 150 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: Members: RST + HSC No.
non-Members: RST + "NM"
Work stations: Once per band per period
QSO Points: 5 points per QSO with a HSC member
1 points per QSO with a non-member
Multipliers: Each DXCC country once per band per contest period (only QSOs with members)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: November 25, 2018
E-mail logs to: (none)
Upload log at: https://sites.google.com/view/hsc-contest
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.highspeedclub.org/
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NEXT WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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ARS Spartan Sprint 0200Z-0400Z, Nov 6
Phone Fray 0230Z-0300Z, Nov 7
CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Nov 7
1900Z-2000Z, Nov 7
0300Z-0400Z, Nov 8
UKEICC 80m Contest 2000Z-2100Z, Nov 7
NCCC RTTY Sprint 0145Z-0215Z, Nov 9
NCCC Sprint 0230Z-0300Z, Nov 9
WAE DX Contest, RTTY 0000Z, Nov 10 to 2359Z, Nov 11
PODXS 070 Club Triple Play Low Band Sprint 0000Z, Nov 10 to 2359Z, Nov 12
10-10 Int. Fall Contest, Digital 0001Z, Nov 10 to 2359Z, Nov 11
JIDX Phone Contest 0700Z, Nov 10 to 1300Z, Nov 11
SARL VHF/UHF Analogue Contest 1000Z, Nov 10 to 1000Z, Nov 11
SKCC Weekend Sprintathon 1200Z, Nov 10 to 2400Z, Nov 11
OK/OM DX Contest, CW 1200Z, Nov 10 to 1200Z, Nov 11
CQ-WE Contest 1900Z-2300Z, Nov 10 (CW/Digital)
0100Z-0500Z, Nov 11 (Phone)
1900Z-2300Z, Nov 11 (Phone)
0100Z-0500Z, Nov 12 (CW/Digital)
AWA Bruce Kelley 1929 QSO Party 2300Z, Nov 10 to 2300Z, Nov 11
2300Z, Nov 17 to 2300Z, Nov 18
4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint 0100Z-0300Z, Nov 12
RSGB 80m Autumn Series, Data 2000Z-2130Z, Nov 12
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CONTEST LOG SUBMITTAL DEADLINES FOR RECENT CONTESTS
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Please consult the individual contest rules to determine what log
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NCCC Sprint: October 28, 2018
E-mail: (none)
Post web summary: http://www.3830scores.com/
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.ncccsprint.com/rules.html
UBA ON Contest, SSB: October 28, 2018
E-mail: ubaon[at]uba[dot]be
Mail: Welters Leon, ON5WL
Borgstraat 80
B-2580 Beerzel
Belgium
Find rules at: http://www.uba.be/en/hf/contest-rules/on-contest
Asia-Pacific Fall Sprint, CW: October 28, 2018
E-mail: apsprint[at]jsfc[dot]org
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://jsfc.org/apsprint/aprule.txt
Run for the Bacon QRP Contest: October 28, 2018
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://qrpcontest.com/pigrun/autolog.php
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://qrpcontest.com/pigrun/
NCCC RTTY Sprint: October 28, 2018
E-mail: (none)
Post web summary: http://www.3830scores.com/
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html
RSGB 80m Autumn Series, SSB: October 28, 2018
Upload log at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2018/rautumn.shtml
SKCC Sprint: October 28, 2018
E-mail summary: (none)
Post web summary: http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekday_sprint/submit-display.php
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekday_sprint/
10-10 Int. Fall Contest, CW: October 29, 2018
E-mail: tentencontest[at]ten-ten[dot]org
Upload log at: http://hamclubs.info/scorer/
Mail: Dan Morris, KZ3T
3162 Covington Way
Lenoir, NC 28645
USA
Find rules at: http://www.ten-ten.org/index.php/activity/2013-07-22-20-26-48/qso-party-rules
New Hampshire QSO Party: October 31, 2018
E-mail: NHQP[at]w1wqm[dot]org
Mail: Port City Amateur Radio Club
PO Box 2060
Seabrook, NH 03874-2060
USA
Find rules at: http://www.w1wqm.org/nhqso/NEW_HAMPSHIRE_QSO_PARTY_RULES.pdf
Texas QSO Party: October 31, 2018
E-mail: logs[at]txqp[dot]net
Mail: TQP Committee
24415 Deep Meadow Dr
Tomball, TX 77375
USA
Find rules at: http://www.txqp.net/
Oceania DX Contest, Phone: October 31, 2018
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://www.b4h.net/ocdx/
Web-to-Cab form: http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/oceaniadxssb_cab.php
Mail: Oceania DX Contest
PO Box 21088
Little Lonsdale Street
Victoria 8011
Australia
Find rules at: http://www.oceaniadxcontest.com/Rules/rules.html
Oceania DX Contest, CW: October 31, 2018
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://www.b4h.net/ocdx/
Web-to-Cab form: http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/oceaniadxcw_cab.php
Mail: Oceania DX Contest
PO Box 21088
Little Lonsdale Street
Victoria 8011
Australia
Find rules at: http://www.oceaniadxcontest.com/Rules/rules.html
JARTS WW RTTY Contest: October 31, 2018
E-mail: log[at]jarts[dot]jp
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://jarts.jp/rules2018.html
Nevada QSO Party: November 1, 2018
E-mail: logs[at]nvqso[dot]com
Mail: Nevada QSO Party
Sierra Nevada Radio Society
PO Box 7727
Reno, Nevada 89510-7727
USA
Find rules at: http://nvqso.com/contest-rules/
Classic Exchange, CW: November 1, 2018
E-mail: k2rp[at]arrl[dot]net
Mail: K2RP
659 Shanas Lane
Encinitas, CA 92024
USA
Find rules at: http://www.classicexchange.org/sep18/Fall_2018_CX_Rules.pdf
Classic Exchange, Phone: November 1, 2018
E-mail: k2rp[at]arrl[dot]net
Mail: K2RP
659 Shanas Lane
Encinitas, CA 92024
USA
Find rules at: http://www.classicexchange.org/sep18/Fall_2018_CX_Rules.pdf
CQ Worldwide DX Contest, SSB: November 2, 2018
E-mail: (web upload preferred)
Upload log at: http://www.cqww.com/logcheck/
Web-to-Cab form: http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/cqwwssb_cab.php
Mail: CQ WW DX Contest
Box 481
New Carlisle, OH 45344
USA
Find rules at: http://www.cqww.com/rules.htm
ARRL School Club Roundup: November 3, 2018
Post web summary: http://www.b4h.net/arrlscr/
Mail: School Club Roundup
c/o LIMARC
PO Box 392
Levittown, NY 11756
USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/school-club-roundup
New York QSO Party: November 3, 2018
E-mail: logs[at]nyqp[dot]org
Web-to-Cab form: http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/nyqp_cab.php
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.nyqp.org/
South Dakota QSO Party: November 3, 2018
E-mail: ae0xi69[at]gmail[dot]com
Mail: Terry Angel
42578 311 St.
Tabor, SD 57063
USA
Find rules at: http://www.sdqsoparty.com
UBA ON Contest, 6m: November 4, 2018
E-mail: ubaon[at]uba[dot]be
Mail: Leon Welters, ON5WL
Borgstraat 80
B-2580 Beerzel
Belgium
Find rules at: http://www.uba.be/en/hf/contest-rules/on-contest
UBA ON Contest, CW: November 4, 2018
E-mail: ubaon[at]uba[dot]be
Mail: Leon Welters, ON5WL
Borgstraat 80
B-2580 Beerzel
Belgium
Find rules at: http://www.uba.be/en/hf/contest-rules/on-contest
Worked All Germany Contest: November 5, 2018
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: https://www.dxhf.darc.de/~waglog/upload.cgi?form=referat&lang=en
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.darc.de/der-club/referate/conteste/worked-all-germany-contest/en/rules/
Stew Perry Topband Challenge: November 5, 2018
E-mail: tbdc[at]kkn[dot]net
Mail: BARC
50335 NW Hayward Rd
Manning, OR 97125
USA
Find rules at: http://www.kkn.net/stew/
FISTS Fall Slow Speed Sprint: November 5, 2018
E-mail: n2ed[at]fistsna[dot]org
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: https://fistsna.org/operating.html#sprints
YLRL DX/NA YL Anniversary Contest: November 6, 2018
E-mail: ac7uh[at]arrl[dot]net
Mail: Barbara Yasson, AC7UH
13205 NE 5th Ave.
Vancouver, WA 98685
USA
Find rules at: http://ylrl.org/index.php/contests-and-dx-awards
UBA ON Contest, 2m: November 11, 2018
E-mail: ubaon[at]uba[dot]be
Mail: Leon Welters, ON5WL
Borgstraat 80
B-2580 Beerzel
Belgium
Find rules at: http://www.uba.be/en/hf/contest-rules/on-contest
FISTS Fall Unlimited Sprint: November 12, 2018
E-mail: n2ed[at]fistsna[dot]org
Mail: FISTS Sprint Log
c/o Ed Wlodarski N2ED
3 Shore Rd.
Andover, NJ 07821-2240
USA
Find rules at: http://www.fistsna.org/operating.html#sprints
Pennsylvania QSO Party: November 14, 2018
E-mail: logs[at]paqso[dot]org
Web-to-Cab form: http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/paqp_cab3.php
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://paqso.org/pa-qso-party-rules.html
Argentina National 7 MHz Contest: November 20, 2018
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at:
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: https://www.lu4aa.org/wp/concursos-nacional-40m/
Illinois QSO Party: November 22, 2018
E-mail: n9jf[at]arrl[dot]net
Mail: WIARC
P.O. Box 3132
Quincy IL 62305-3132
USA
Find rules at: http://www.w9awe.org/ILQP%202018%20Rules.pdf
Telephone Pioneers QSO Party: December 10, 2018
E-mail: n6tpjim[at]gmail[dot]com
Mail: Jim Muiter
4233 Wooster Ave.
San Mateo, CA, 94403
USA
Find rules at: http://www.tpqso.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/TPQSO-2018-Announcement-1.5.pdf
Zombie Shuffle: December 15, 2018
E-mail: na5n[at]zianet[dot]com
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.zianet.com/qrp/ZOMBIE/2018/pg.htm
ARRL EME Contest: December 25, 2018
E-mail: (upload preferred)
Upload log at: http://contests.arrl.org/arrlemescoresubmission.php
Mail: EME Contest
ARRL
225 Main St.
Newington, CT 06111
USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/eme-contest
ARRL EME Contest: December 25, 2018
E-mail: (upload preferred)
Upload log at: http://contests.arrl.org/arrlemescoresubmission.php
Mail: EME Contest
ARRL
225 Main St.
Newington, CT 06111
USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/eme-contest
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Compiled by Bruce Horn, WA7BNM
October 29 - November 5, 2018 Edition
NOTICE: The WA7BNM Contest Calendar has permanently moved to: http://www.contestcalendar.com/ Please update any links to the calendar.
The web versions of this contest calendar can be found at: http://www.contestcalendar.com/ You can also access a text version of the weekly calendar at: http://www.contestcalendar.com/weeklycal.txt
Please send corrections and additions directly to me. The web calendars are updated as new contest information is received. If you wish to unsubscribe, please notify me and you'll be immediately removed from the mailing list.
73 de Bruce, WA7BNM (bhorn@hornucopia.com)
This e-mail is divided into three sections:
- Details of this week's contests
- List of following week's contests
- Contest log submittal addresses and deadlines for recent contests
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THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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Phone Fray: 0230Z-0300Z, Oct 31
Geographic Focus: North America
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: SSB
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15m
Classes: Single Op
Max power: 100 watts
Exchange: NA: Name + (state/province/country)
non-NA: Name
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: NA station: 1 point per QSO
non-NA station: 1 point per QSO with an NA station
Multipliers: Each US state (including KH6/KL7) once per band
Each VE province/territory once per band
Each North American country (except W/VE) once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: 0300Z November 2, 2018
E-mail logs to: (none)
Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf
CWops Mini-CWT Test: 1300Z-1400Z, Oct 31 and 1900Z-2000Z, Oct 31 and 0300Z-0400Z, Nov 1
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Awards: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High)
Max power: HP: >100 watts
LP: 100 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: Member: Name + Member No.
non-Member: Name + (state/province/country)
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: Each call once
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: 0400Z November 3, 2018
Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/
UKEICC 80m Contest: 2000Z-2100Z, Oct 31
Geographic Focus: Europe
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 80m Only
Classes: Single Op Connected (High/Low/QRP)
Single Op Unconnected (High/Low/QRP)
Max power: HP: 1500 watts
LP: 100 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: 4-Character grid square
QSO Points: 1 point per 500 km (10 pts max)
multiply QSO points by 2 if low power station
multiply QSO points by 4 if QRP station
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: 2200Z October 31, 2018
E-mail logs to: (none)
Upload log at: http://logs.ukeicc.com/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.ukeicc.com/which-contest/which-contest-ukeicc-80m-contests-rules
NRAU 10m Activity Contest: 1800Z-1900Z, Nov 1 (CW) and 1900Z-2000Z, Nov 1 (SSB) and 2000Z-2100Z, Nov 1 (FM) and 2100Z-2200Z, Nov 1 (Dig)
Geographic Focus: Nordic Europe
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW, SSB, FM, Digital
Bands: 10m Only
Classes: (none)
Exchange: RS(T) + 6-character grid square
QSO Points: (see rules)
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: November 15, 2018
Upload log at: http://ua9qcq.com/en/submit_log.php?lang=en
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.nrau.net/activity-contests/below-30mhz.html
SKCC Sprint Europe: 2000Z-2200Z, Nov 1
Geographic Focus: Europe
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: (none)
Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (SKCC No./power)
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: (see rules)
Multipliers: Each state, province, or country once
Score Calculation: Total score = (total QSO points x total mults) + bonus points
Submit logs by: November 8, 2018
E-mail log summary to: (none)
Post log summary at: http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/skse/submit-display.php?submit_id=165
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/skse/
NCCC RTTY Sprint: 0145Z-0215Z, Nov 2
Geographic Focus: North America
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: RTTY
Bands: (see rules)
Classes: (none)
Exchange: Serial No. + Name + QTH
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: November 4, 2018
E-mail logs to: (none)
Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com/
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html
NCCC Sprint: 0230Z-0300Z, Nov 2
Geographic Focus: North America
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: (see rules)
Classes: (none)
Exchange: Serial No. + Name + QTH
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: November 4, 2018
E-mail logs to: (none)
Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com/
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.ncccsprint.com/rules.html
Jakarta RTTY Contest: 0000Z-2359Z, Nov 3
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: RTTY
Bands: 15m Only
Classes: Single Op
Exchange: RS + Serial No.
QSO Points: 3 points per QSO with same continent
5 points per QSO with different continent
50 points per QSO with YB station
Multipliers: Each DXCC country once
Each prefix once
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: November 10, 2018
E-mail logs to: (none)
Upload log at: https://jdxc-rtty-orari-jaksel.com/log-submit/
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: https://jdxc-rtty-orari-jaksel.com/english/
IPARC Contest, CW: 0600Z-1000Z, Nov 3 and 1400Z-1800Z, Nov 3
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op
Multi-Op
SWL
Exchange: USA IPA Members: RST + Serial No. + "IPA" + State
non-USA IPA Members: RST + Serial No. + "IPA"
non-IPA Members: RST + Serial No.
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
5 points per QSO with IPA Member
Multipliers: Each country once per band (QSO must be with IPA member to count as mult)
Each US state once per band (QSO must be with IPA member to count as mult)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: December 31, 2018
E-mail logs to: dj6qq[at]darc[dot]de
Mail logs to: Uwe Greggersen, DJ6QQ
Hurststr 9
D-51645 Gummersbach
Germany
Find rules at: http://www.iparc.de
Ukrainian DX Contest: 1200Z, Nov 3 to 1200Z, Nov 4
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW, SSB
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op All Band Mixed(CW&SSB)(QRP/Low/High)
Single Op All Band (CW/SSB)(Low/High)
Single Op Single Band Mixed(CW&SSB)
Multi-Single Mixed(CW&SSB)
Max power: HP: >100 watts
LP: 100 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: Ukraine: RS(T) + 2-letter oblast
non-Ukraine: RS(T) + Serial No.
Work stations: Once per band per mode(CW/SSB)
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with same country
2 points per QSO with different country, same continent
3 points per QSO with different continent
non-UR Stations: 10 points per QSO with Ukraine
Multipliers: UR Stations: each DXCC/WAE country once per band
non-UR Stations: each DXCC/WAE country once per band
non-UR Stations: each Ukraine oblast once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: December 4, 2018
E-mail logs to: urdxc[at]ukr[dot]net
Web-to-Cabrillo form: http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/ukrainiandx_cab.php
Mail logs to: Ukrainian Contest Club HQ
P.O. Box 4850
Zaporozhye 69118
Ukraine
Find rules at: http://urdxc.org/rules.php?english
ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, CW: 2100Z, Nov 3 to 0300Z, Nov 5
Geographic Focus: United States/Canada
Participation: United States/Canada
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High)
Single Op Unlimited (Low/High)
Multi-Single (Low/High)
School Club (College/Technical/Secondary)
Max operating hours: 24 with at least 30 minute off times
Max power: HP: >150 watts
LP: 150 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: Serial No. + Precedence (Q/A/B/U/M/S) + [your call sign] + Check + ARRL/RAC Section
Work stations: Once only
QSO Points: 2 points per QSO
Multipliers: Each ARRL/RAC section and VE NT once
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: 0300Z November 12, 2018
E-mail logs to: (none)
Upload log at: http://contest-log-submission.arrl.org
Web-to-Cabrillo form: http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/arrlsscw_cab3.php
Mail logs to: November SS CW
ARRL
225 Main St.
Newington, CT 06111
USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/sweepstakes
IPARC Contest, SSB: 0600Z-1000Z, Nov 4 and 1400Z-1800Z, Nov 4
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: SSB
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op
Multi-Single
SWL
Exchange: USA IPA Members: RS + Serial No. + "IPA" + State
non-USA IPA Members: RS + Serial No. + "IPA"
non-IPA Members: RS + Serial No.
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
5 points per QSO with IPA Member
Multipliers: Each country once per band (QSO must be with IPA member to count as mult)
Each US state once per band (QSO must be with IPA member to count as mult)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: December 31, 2018
E-mail logs to: dj6qq[at]darc[dot]de
Mail logs to: Uwe Greggersen, DJ6QQ
Hurststr 9
D-51645 Gummersbach
Germany
Find rules at: http://www.iparc.de
EANET Sprint: 0800Z-1200Z, Nov 4
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: Any
Bands: Any
Classes: Individual (Spain/Non-Spain)
Club (Spain/Non-Spain)(Member/Friend)
Exchange: RS(T)
Work stations: Once
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with an individual
3 points per QSO with a friend radio club
5 points per QSO with a member radio club
Multipliers: Each ISO 3166-1 country once
Each continent once
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total countries x total continents
Submit logs by: November 18, 2018
E-mail logs to: eanet-sprint[at]fediea[dot]org
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: https://fediea.org/news/?news=20181104
High Speed Club CW Contest: 0900Z-1100Z, Nov 4 and 1500Z-1700Z, Nov 4
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Awards: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: HSC Members
Non-Members
QRP
SWL
Max power: 150 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: Members: RST + HSC No.
non-Members: RST + "NM"
Work stations: Once per band per period
QSO Points: 5 points per QSO with a HSC member
1 points per QSO with a non-member
Multipliers: Each DXCC country once per band per contest period (only QSOs with members)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: November 25, 2018
E-mail logs to: (none)
Upload log at: https://sites.google.com/view/hsc-contest
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.highspeedclub.org/
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NEXT WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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ARS Spartan Sprint 0200Z-0400Z, Nov 6
Phone Fray 0230Z-0300Z, Nov 7
CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Nov 7
1900Z-2000Z, Nov 7
0300Z-0400Z, Nov 8
UKEICC 80m Contest 2000Z-2100Z, Nov 7
NCCC RTTY Sprint 0145Z-0215Z, Nov 9
NCCC Sprint 0230Z-0300Z, Nov 9
WAE DX Contest, RTTY 0000Z, Nov 10 to 2359Z, Nov 11
PODXS 070 Club Triple Play Low Band Sprint 0000Z, Nov 10 to 2359Z, Nov 12
10-10 Int. Fall Contest, Digital 0001Z, Nov 10 to 2359Z, Nov 11
JIDX Phone Contest 0700Z, Nov 10 to 1300Z, Nov 11
SARL VHF/UHF Analogue Contest 1000Z, Nov 10 to 1000Z, Nov 11
SKCC Weekend Sprintathon 1200Z, Nov 10 to 2400Z, Nov 11
OK/OM DX Contest, CW 1200Z, Nov 10 to 1200Z, Nov 11
CQ-WE Contest 1900Z-2300Z, Nov 10 (CW/Digital)
0100Z-0500Z, Nov 11 (Phone)
1900Z-2300Z, Nov 11 (Phone)
0100Z-0500Z, Nov 12 (CW/Digital)
AWA Bruce Kelley 1929 QSO Party 2300Z, Nov 10 to 2300Z, Nov 11
2300Z, Nov 17 to 2300Z, Nov 18
4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint 0100Z-0300Z, Nov 12
RSGB 80m Autumn Series, Data 2000Z-2130Z, Nov 12
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Please consult the individual contest rules to determine what log
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NCCC Sprint: October 28, 2018
E-mail: (none)
Post web summary: http://www.3830scores.com/
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.ncccsprint.com/rules.html
UBA ON Contest, SSB: October 28, 2018
E-mail: ubaon[at]uba[dot]be
Mail: Welters Leon, ON5WL
Borgstraat 80
B-2580 Beerzel
Belgium
Find rules at: http://www.uba.be/en/hf/contest-rules/on-contest
Asia-Pacific Fall Sprint, CW: October 28, 2018
E-mail: apsprint[at]jsfc[dot]org
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://jsfc.org/apsprint/aprule.txt
Run for the Bacon QRP Contest: October 28, 2018
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://qrpcontest.com/pigrun/autolog.php
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://qrpcontest.com/pigrun/
NCCC RTTY Sprint: October 28, 2018
E-mail: (none)
Post web summary: http://www.3830scores.com/
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html
RSGB 80m Autumn Series, SSB: October 28, 2018
Upload log at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2018/rautumn.shtml
SKCC Sprint: October 28, 2018
E-mail summary: (none)
Post web summary: http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekday_sprint/submit-display.php
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekday_sprint/
10-10 Int. Fall Contest, CW: October 29, 2018
E-mail: tentencontest[at]ten-ten[dot]org
Upload log at: http://hamclubs.info/scorer/
Mail: Dan Morris, KZ3T
3162 Covington Way
Lenoir, NC 28645
USA
Find rules at: http://www.ten-ten.org/index.php/activity/2013-07-22-20-26-48/qso-party-rules
New Hampshire QSO Party: October 31, 2018
E-mail: NHQP[at]w1wqm[dot]org
Mail: Port City Amateur Radio Club
PO Box 2060
Seabrook, NH 03874-2060
USA
Find rules at: http://www.w1wqm.org/nhqso/NEW_HAMPSHIRE_QSO_PARTY_RULES.pdf
Texas QSO Party: October 31, 2018
E-mail: logs[at]txqp[dot]net
Mail: TQP Committee
24415 Deep Meadow Dr
Tomball, TX 77375
USA
Find rules at: http://www.txqp.net/
Oceania DX Contest, Phone: October 31, 2018
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://www.b4h.net/ocdx/
Web-to-Cab form: http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/oceaniadxssb_cab.php
Mail: Oceania DX Contest
PO Box 21088
Little Lonsdale Street
Victoria 8011
Australia
Find rules at: http://www.oceaniadxcontest.com/Rules/rules.html
Oceania DX Contest, CW: October 31, 2018
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://www.b4h.net/ocdx/
Web-to-Cab form: http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/oceaniadxcw_cab.php
Mail: Oceania DX Contest
PO Box 21088
Little Lonsdale Street
Victoria 8011
Australia
Find rules at: http://www.oceaniadxcontest.com/Rules/rules.html
JARTS WW RTTY Contest: October 31, 2018
E-mail: log[at]jarts[dot]jp
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://jarts.jp/rules2018.html
Nevada QSO Party: November 1, 2018
E-mail: logs[at]nvqso[dot]com
Mail: Nevada QSO Party
Sierra Nevada Radio Society
PO Box 7727
Reno, Nevada 89510-7727
USA
Find rules at: http://nvqso.com/contest-rules/
Classic Exchange, CW: November 1, 2018
E-mail: k2rp[at]arrl[dot]net
Mail: K2RP
659 Shanas Lane
Encinitas, CA 92024
USA
Find rules at: http://www.classicexchange.org/sep18/Fall_2018_CX_Rules.pdf
Classic Exchange, Phone: November 1, 2018
E-mail: k2rp[at]arrl[dot]net
Mail: K2RP
659 Shanas Lane
Encinitas, CA 92024
USA
Find rules at: http://www.classicexchange.org/sep18/Fall_2018_CX_Rules.pdf
CQ Worldwide DX Contest, SSB: November 2, 2018
E-mail: (web upload preferred)
Upload log at: http://www.cqww.com/logcheck/
Web-to-Cab form: http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/cqwwssb_cab.php
Mail: CQ WW DX Contest
Box 481
New Carlisle, OH 45344
USA
Find rules at: http://www.cqww.com/rules.htm
ARRL School Club Roundup: November 3, 2018
Post web summary: http://www.b4h.net/arrlscr/
Mail: School Club Roundup
c/o LIMARC
PO Box 392
Levittown, NY 11756
USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/school-club-roundup
New York QSO Party: November 3, 2018
E-mail: logs[at]nyqp[dot]org
Web-to-Cab form: http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/nyqp_cab.php
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.nyqp.org/
South Dakota QSO Party: November 3, 2018
E-mail: ae0xi69[at]gmail[dot]com
Mail: Terry Angel
42578 311 St.
Tabor, SD 57063
USA
Find rules at: http://www.sdqsoparty.com
UBA ON Contest, 6m: November 4, 2018
E-mail: ubaon[at]uba[dot]be
Mail: Leon Welters, ON5WL
Borgstraat 80
B-2580 Beerzel
Belgium
Find rules at: http://www.uba.be/en/hf/contest-rules/on-contest
UBA ON Contest, CW: November 4, 2018
E-mail: ubaon[at]uba[dot]be
Mail: Leon Welters, ON5WL
Borgstraat 80
B-2580 Beerzel
Belgium
Find rules at: http://www.uba.be/en/hf/contest-rules/on-contest
Worked All Germany Contest: November 5, 2018
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: https://www.dxhf.darc.de/~waglog/upload.cgi?form=referat&lang=en
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.darc.de/der-club/referate/conteste/worked-all-germany-contest/en/rules/
Stew Perry Topband Challenge: November 5, 2018
E-mail: tbdc[at]kkn[dot]net
Mail: BARC
50335 NW Hayward Rd
Manning, OR 97125
USA
Find rules at: http://www.kkn.net/stew/
FISTS Fall Slow Speed Sprint: November 5, 2018
E-mail: n2ed[at]fistsna[dot]org
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: https://fistsna.org/operating.html#sprints
YLRL DX/NA YL Anniversary Contest: November 6, 2018
E-mail: ac7uh[at]arrl[dot]net
Mail: Barbara Yasson, AC7UH
13205 NE 5th Ave.
Vancouver, WA 98685
USA
Find rules at: http://ylrl.org/index.php/contests-and-dx-awards
UBA ON Contest, 2m: November 11, 2018
E-mail: ubaon[at]uba[dot]be
Mail: Leon Welters, ON5WL
Borgstraat 80
B-2580 Beerzel
Belgium
Find rules at: http://www.uba.be/en/hf/contest-rules/on-contest
FISTS Fall Unlimited Sprint: November 12, 2018
E-mail: n2ed[at]fistsna[dot]org
Mail: FISTS Sprint Log
c/o Ed Wlodarski N2ED
3 Shore Rd.
Andover, NJ 07821-2240
USA
Find rules at: http://www.fistsna.org/operating.html#sprints
Pennsylvania QSO Party: November 14, 2018
E-mail: logs[at]paqso[dot]org
Web-to-Cab form: http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/paqp_cab3.php
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://paqso.org/pa-qso-party-rules.html
Argentina National 7 MHz Contest: November 20, 2018
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at:
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: https://www.lu4aa.org/wp/concursos-nacional-40m/
Illinois QSO Party: November 22, 2018
E-mail: n9jf[at]arrl[dot]net
Mail: WIARC
P.O. Box 3132
Quincy IL 62305-3132
USA
Find rules at: http://www.w9awe.org/ILQP%202018%20Rules.pdf
Telephone Pioneers QSO Party: December 10, 2018
E-mail: n6tpjim[at]gmail[dot]com
Mail: Jim Muiter
4233 Wooster Ave.
San Mateo, CA, 94403
USA
Find rules at: http://www.tpqso.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/TPQSO-2018-Announcement-1.5.pdf
Zombie Shuffle: December 15, 2018
E-mail: na5n[at]zianet[dot]com
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.zianet.com/qrp/ZOMBIE/2018/pg.htm
ARRL EME Contest: December 25, 2018
E-mail: (upload preferred)
Upload log at: http://contests.arrl.org/arrlemescoresubmission.php
Mail: EME Contest
ARRL
225 Main St.
Newington, CT 06111
USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/eme-contest
ARRL EME Contest: December 25, 2018
E-mail: (upload preferred)
Upload log at: http://contests.arrl.org/arrlemescoresubmission.php
Mail: EME Contest
ARRL
225 Main St.
Newington, CT 06111
USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/eme-contest
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Friday, October 26, 2018
425 DX Group Info
27 October 2018 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1434
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
PERIOD CALL REF
till 27/10 FR/DJ7RJ: Reunion Island (AF-016) 1429
till 27/10 XV9WJR: Vietnam 1430
till 28/10 GB100MCV: special callsign (Wales) 1431
till 28/10 GR150NIB: special callsign (Scotland) 1429
till 28/10 KP4/EI9FBB: Vieques Island (NA-249) 1434
till 28/10 PJ4/W4PA and PJ4Q: Bonaire (SA-006) 1433
till 28/10 VP9/N1SV, VP9/W1ZZ, VP9I: Bermuda (NA-005) 1431
till 29/10 7Q6M: Malawi 1432
till 29/10 AA4V/VP9,K4AJA/VP9,N4SF/VP9,W4GE/VP9: Bermuda (NA-005)1433
till 29/10 CT9/DF7ZS and CQ3W: Madeira (AF-014) 1433
till 29/10 JD1BNA: Hahajima (AS-031), Ogasawara 1432
till 29/10 PY0F: Fernando de Noronha (SA-003) 1432
till 29/10 S9CT: Principe Island (AF-044) 1433
till 29/10 TC29OCT: special callsign 1433
till 29/10 TU5MH: Cote d'Ivoire 1430
till 29/10 V73MT: Majuro (OC-029), Marshall Islands 1433
till 29/10 VK9XG: Christmas Island (OC-002) 1432
till 29/10 VP2MAL, VP2MDG, VP2MAF, VP2MMX: Montserrat (NA-103) 1431
till 29/10 YJ0CA: Efate (OC-035), Vanuatu 1433
till 30/10 A5A, A52BH, A52IC, A52IST, A52ZB: Bhutan 1434
till 30/10 OX3LG, OX3LX, OX7A, OX7AKT, OX7AM: Greenland 1431
till 30/10 OZ0TX: Romo Island (EU-125) 1433
till 30/10 PZ5K: Suriname 1433
till 30/10 TO1J: Martinique (NA-107) 1431
till 30/10 V4/GM3POI and V47X: St Kitts (NA-104) 1431
till 30/10 XT2SZZ: Burkina Faso 1423
till 31/10 3E1JT: Panama 1430
till 31/10 BV50IARU: special callsign 1414
till 31/10 EI8GQB and EI7T: Ireland (EU-115) 1431
till 31/10 HL50IARU: special callsign 1410
till 31/10 HS50IARU: special callsign 1414
till 31/10 LZ1545POA: special callsign 1392
till 31/10 OE100ES: spcecial event station 1431
till 31/10 OL100A, OL100C, OL100E, OL100N: special callsigns 1429
till 31/10 OL100CSR: special event callsign 1424
till 31/10 OL100R, OL100S, OL100T, OL100Y: special callsigns 1429
till 31/10 OM100CSR: special event callsign 1424
till 01/11 FJ/F6CUK: Saint Barthelemy (NA-146) 1432
till 02/11 FM/DL7VOG: Martinique (NA-107) 1431
till 03/11 PJ4/NE9U: Bonaire (SA-006) 1432
till 03/11 VP6D: Ducie Island (OC-182) 1432
till 04/11 II3BVV: special event station 1433
till 04/11 PJ7PL: Sint Maarten (NA-105) 1430
till 04/11 YJ0GC: Efate (OC-035), Vanuatu 1407
till 05/11 TM4RUM: special callsign (France) 1431
till 06/11 V47JA: St Kitts (NA-104) 1427
till 07/11 FG4KH: Guadeloupe (NA-102) 1430
till 10/11 VY0ERC: Ellesmere Island (NA-008) 1431
till 11/11 SN100ID, SN100IP, SN100JH: special callsigns 1426
till 11/11 SN100JP, SN100L, SN100PS: special callsigns 1426
till 11/11 SN100PW, SN100RB, SN100RD, SN100S: special callsigns 1426
till 13/11 OE100: special prefix 1401
till 18/11 TM63CDP: special callsign (France) 1432
till 28/11 5H3MB: Tanzania 1431
till 30/11 3Z100I, 3Z100N, 3Z100POL: special callsigns 1430
till 30/11 HF100I, HF100N, HF100POL: special callsigns 1430
till 30/11 SN100I, SN100N, SN100POL: special callsigns 1430
till 30/11 SO100I, SO100N, SO100POL: special callsigns 1430
till 30/11 SP100I, SP100N, SP100POL: special callsigns 1430
till 30/11 SQ100I, SQ100N, SQ100POL: special callsigns 1430
till 18/12 DT8A: King Sejong Station, South Shetlands (AN-010) 1432
till 27/12 TM70ONU: special callsign (France) 1425
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 DU7/G0CXF: OC-129 1428
till 31/12 EI100MCV: special callsign 1391
till 31/12 HA1973BA: special callsign 1427
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 S590RTVS: special callsign 1407
till 31/12 SU9JT: Egypt 1399
till 31/12 YT100SF and YU100WWI: special callsigns 1399
till 02/02/2019 J68GD: St Lucia (NA-108) 1434
till 31/03 2019 GB100RAF: special callsign 1404
till March 2019 RI1ANL: Novolazarevskaya Station, Antarctica 1421
till March 2019 RI1ANW: Novolazarevskaya Station, Antarctica 1421
till March 2019 VK0AI: Macquarie Island (AN-005) 1406
till 23/10/2019 4U73B: special callsign (Italy) 1434
27/10-28/10 GS7V: Shetland Islands (EU-012) 1433
27/10-04/11 OR4CLM: special callsign 1431
27/10-06/11 5W7X and 5W0TB: Samoa (OC-097) 1431
27/10-06/11 W1VX/KH8 and KH8C: Pago Pago (OC-045), American Samoa 1431
27/10-11/11 E44WE: Palestine 1432
27/10-11/11 FG/SM7RYR: Guadeloupe (NA-102) 1433
26/10-06/11 Z23MD: Zimbabwe 1411
28/10-03/11 SV8/F1RAF: Poros Island (EU-075) 1431
28/10-11/11 TM5PAX: special callsign (France) 1433
29/10-06/11 FH/DL7RJ: Mayotte (AF-027) 1429
30/10-06/11 Z6/EI5GM and Z6/EI9FBB: Kosovo 1434
31/10 OE100OE: special callsign 1432
31/10-14/11 VP9KF: Bermuda (NA-005) 1434
31/10-11/11 YE4/DL3KZA: Belitung Island (OC-144) 1431
October GB6FWW: special callsign (England) 1389
October II4OER: special callsign 1391
October IO8MQP: special callsign 1433
October PF2018WOR: special callsign 1387
October RI0BC and RW1AI/9: Bolshevik Island (AS-042) 1427
October VY0BRR: Baffin Island (NA-047) 1420
01/11-17/11 OE32EUDXF: special callsign 1434
01/11-18/11 YL100K, YL100L, YL100R, YL100V, YL100Z: special calls 1433
01/11-28/11 GB100ARM: special callsign (England) 1433
01/11-30/11 LZ33MM: special callsign 1392
01/11-01/04/2019 4S7KKG: Sri Lanka (AS-003) 1433
02/11-07/11 VA2IDX/p: Anticosti Island (NA-077) 1434
03/11 OE100OE: special callsign 1432
03/11-04/11 AT4DK: Pamban Island (AS-173) 1433
03/11-06/11 VK9XQ: Christmas Island (OC-002) 1434
03/11-11/11 VI100PEACE, VI#PEACE, VI#LWF: special callsigns 1434
03/11-13/11 5R8UP: Madagascar (AF-013) 1434
03/11-25/11 J68GU: St Lucia (NA-108) 1431
03/11-31/12 IY1EY: special event station 1434
05/11-09/11 EL2EL/4: Telengbe Island (AF-111) 1434
06/11-09/11 VK9CH: Cocos (Keeling) Islands (OC-003) 1434
06/11-20/11 8P9AE: Barbados (NA-021) 1430
07/11-14/11 V47FWX: St Kitts (NA-104) 1423
08/11-11/11 K6VVA/KL7: Endicott Island (NA-004) 1433
09/11-12/11 TM100ARM: special callsign (France) 1418
09/11-17/11 VK9XQ: Christmas Island (OC-002) 1434
10/11-11/11 GB0AD: special callsign (England) 1389
12/11 OE100OE: special callsign 1432
16/11-18/11 TM95KOB: special callsign (France) 1416
16/11-27/11 A35EU: Tongatapu (OC-049), Tonga 1431
17/11-23/11 EP6RRC: Shif Island (AS-189), Iran 1431
17/11-23/11 VP2MUW: Montserrat (NA-103) 1430
17/11-25/11 5X1XA: Uganda 1431
18/11-02/12 XV9D: Vietnam 1431
19/11-25/11 V63PSK: Weno Island (OC-011), Micronesia 1431
24/11-25/11 9M6NA: Labuan Island (OC-133), East Malaysia 1431
November GB8GW: special callsign (England) 1389
November II4HNR: special callsign 1391
November PA32EUDXF, PB32EUDXF, PC32EUDXF: special callsigns 1433
November PD32EUDXF, PE32EUDXF, PF32EUDXF: special callsigns 1433
November PF2018STA: special callsign 1387
November PG32EUDXF, PH32EUDXF, PI32EUDXF: special callsigns 1433
November VY0BRR: Baffin Island (NA-047) 1420
01/12-31/12 LZ532PSO: special callsign 1392
06/12-10/12 TX0M: Morane Atoll (OC-297), Frecnh Polynesia 1433
12/12-16/12 TX0A: Maria Est Atoll (OC-113), French Polynesia 1433
December II4FRD: special callsign 1391
December PF2018xxx: special callsigns 1387
December VY0BRR: Baffin Island (NA-047) 1420
2018-2019 VK0HZ: Davis Station, Antarctica (AN-016) 1431
2018-2019 ZL5A: Scott Base, Ross Island (AN-011), Antarctica 1431
31/01-05/02/2019 P29VCX: Manus Island (OC-025) 1429
06/02-11/02/2019 P29NI: Daru Island (OC-153) 1429
16/02-05/03/2019 T31EU: Kanton Island, Central Kiribati (OC-043) 1433
TBA 3Y0I: Bouvet Island 1433
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27 October 2018 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1434
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**** DX INFORMATION ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
5R - Andy, OE7AJH will be active holiday style (mainly during his
Morning and evening hours) as 5R8UP from the main island of
Madagascar (AF-013) on 3-13 November. He will operate CW and SSB on
40-10 metres, and on 80m depending on the antenna he has. QSL via
OE7AJH, direct or bureau.
A5 - Zorro JH1AJT (A5A), Martti OH2BH (A52BH), Champ E21EIC (A52C then
A52IC), Jin JF1IST (A52IST) and Franz DJ9ZB (A52ZB) will be active
on 160-10 metres from Bhutan on 24-30 October, including a Multi-2
entry in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest as A5A. Before and after the
contest A5A and A52IST will focus on FT8 Fox & Hound mode (7056,
10131, 14090, 18095, 21091, 24911 and 28091 kHz). QSL A5A via Club
Log's OQRS, LoTW or via JH1AJT; QSL A52BH via OH2BH; QSL A52C and
A52IC via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW or via E21EIC; QSL A52IST via
JA1HGY; QSL A52ZB via DJ9ZB.
EL - The EL2EL/4 IOTA DXpedition team members (Eric EL2EF, Col MM0NDX
And Jonathan MM0OKG) report that all their plans are coming
together [425DXN 1428]. They expect to arrive in Sasstown, southern
Liberia on the morning of 5 November, and to set foot on Telengbe
Island (AF-111, new one for IOTA) before sunset that day. Main
activity will be on 40, 30, 20, 17 and 15 metres SSB, with some CW
and possibly FT8. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW or via M0SDV. This
is a "100% charity DXpedition", and every single donation (OQRS
included) will be used to help MAF (Mission Aviation Fellowship)
continue to provide humanitarian flight service in Liberia:
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/af111new.
I - The United Nations Global Service Center ARC (4U1GSC) in Brindisi
is active as 4U73B until 23 October 2019. The special callsign
commemorates the 73rd anniversary of the founding of the United
Nations. DXCC wise, it counts for Italy. QSL via 9A2AA.
I - Special event station IY1EY will be active from 3 November to 31
December from Loano (http://www.ariloano.it/) to commemorate the
experiments conducted by Gugliemo Marconi from his yacht 'Elettra'
in the Ligurian Sea between 1919 and 1936. Expect activity on all
bands CW and SSB. Special QSL card via IK1QBT. [TNX IK1QBT]
J6 - Gary, K9AW is active again as J68GD from St Lucia (NA-108) until 2
February 2019. He operates CW and SSB on 160-10 metres, and will
participate in the CQ WW DX SSB and CW Contests as a single-band
entrant on 20 metres. QSL via LoTW or direct to K9AW, logsearch on
Club Log. [TNX K9AW]
KP4 - Dave, EI9FBB has been active as KP4/EI9FBB from Vieques Island
(NA-249) since 24 October, and will remain QRV on 40, 30, 20 and 17
metres until 28 October. During the weekend he will concentrate on
CW. This is the first activity from one of the six new IOTA groups
announced at the RSGB convention earlier this month [425DXN 1433].
QSL via M0OXO and Club Log's OQRS.
OE - Celebrating the 32nd anniversary of the European DX Foundation
(http://www.eudxf.de/), Jo, OE4VIE will be active as OE32EUDXF on
1-17 November. QSL via LoTW, eQSL or via the bureau.
VE - Look for Eric, VA2IDX/p to be active from Anticosti Island (NA-077)
on 2-7 November. He will operate QRP on 40 and 20 metres SSB and
possibly CW, around 15 and 23 UTC. QSL via home call, direct or
bureau. [TNX DX World]
VK - VI100PEACE, as well as State and Territory special event callsigns
VI#PEACE and VI#LWF (where the suffix stands for Lest We Forget),
will be active on 3-11 November to commemorate the centenary of
the Armistice agreement that ended the hostilities in World War I.
QSLs will be online only, see https://www.silvertrain.com.au/.
VK9 - Michael, DF8AN will be active as VK9XQ from Christmas Island
(OC-002) on 3-6 November and again on 9-17 November, and as VK9CH
from the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (OC-003) on 6-9 November. From
both locations he will operate mainly CW, RTTY, FT8 and other
digital modes on 160-6 metres. He will switch to FT8 Fox & Hound
mode (14090, 7045 or 10142 kHz) "only if too many callers",
otherwise he will operate on the regular FT8 frequencies. QSL via
DF8AN, direct or bureau, or eQSL. He does not use LoTW.
VP9 - Look for Paul, VP9KF (G4BKI) to operate CW only from Bermuda
(NA-005) from 31 October to 14 November. He will be QRV on 160-10
metres. See http://vp9kf.com/qsl.htm for QSLling instructions. [TNX
NG3K]
Z6 - Jeremy, EI5GM and Dave, EI9FBB will be active from Kosovo as
Z6/EI5GM and Z6/EI9FBB from 30 October to 6 November. QSL Z6/EI5GM
via M0OXO's OQRS, QSL Z6/EI9FBB via home call. [TNX M0OXO]
CQ WW DX SSB CONTEST ---> The following stations have announced their
participation in this year's event (27-28 October):
ZONE CALL CATEGORY COUNTRY QSL VIA
------------------------------------------------------------------
05 VP9/K4AJA M/2 Bermuda LoTW/K4AJA
05 VP9I M/? Bermuda LoTW/WW3S
08 8P1W SOAB LP Barbados KU9C
08 8P5A SOAB HP Barbados LoTW/HA1AG
08 FG4KH SO Guadeloupe LoTW/F1DUZ
08 J68GD SOSB 20m St Lucia LoTW/K9AW
08 KP2M M/? US Virgin Islands NZ4DX
08 KP3Z SOAB Puerto Rico N4AO
08 KP4RV SOSB 20m Puerto Rico LoTW/KP4RV
08 NP2P SO US Virgin Isls LoTW
08 PJ7PL SO LP St Maarten N2HX
08 T42T M/S Cuba WB2REM
08 T42W M/? Cuba RW6HS
08 TO1J SOAB Martinique JF2QNM
08 V26B M/M Antigua & Barbuda LoTW/KA2AEV
08 V47X SOSB 20m St Kitts LoTW/ M0URX
08 VP2MDG M/S Montserrat LoTW/K2DM
08 VP5M Caicos Islands LoTW/K4QPL
08 VP5W M/S Caicos Isls LoTW/KD3TB
08 WP3Q SOAB LP Puerto Rico ND3F
08 ZF1A M/2 Cayman Isls LoTW/K6AM
08 ZF9CW SO Cayman Isls LoTW/K5GO
09 9Y4D SOSB 15m HP Trinidad & Tobago LoTW/9Y4D
09 FY5KE M/2 French Guiana LoTW
09 P40T SOAB HP Aruba VE3DZ
09 P40W SOAB LP Aruba LoTW/N2MM
09 PJ2T M/M Curacao LoTW/W3HNK
09 PJ4G M/? Bonaire WA2NHA
09 PJ4K Bonaire KU9C
09 PJ4Q M/? Bonaire W4PA
09 PZ5K M/? Suriname LoTW/G3NKC
09 YW4D SOSB 15m Venezuela LoTW/EA7JX
10 CP6UA SOAB Bolivia LoTW/CP6UA
10 HC0E M/M Ecuador HC1QRC
11 PY0F M/S HP Fernando de Noronha LoTW/PY7RP
11 ZW5B M/M Brazil K3IRV
12 CB1H M/? Chile XQ1KN
13 LU8YE M/2 Argentina LotW/IK2DUW
14 OZ5E M/S Denmark LoTW
14 OZ0TX M/S Denmark DL7AT
14 HB9H M/S Switzerland HB9CXZ
14 GU3HFN SOAB LP Guernsey GU8ITE
14 GS7V M/2 HP Shetland Isls N3SL
14 GD9W SOSB 20m Isle of Man M0DXR
14 EI7T SOAB LP Ireland LoTW/PA3249
14 DQ5M M/2 Germany LoTW/DK6SP
14 CR5E M/S Portugal CT1ILT
14 CR2L SOAB Azores LoTW
15 4U1A SOAB HP UN Vienna Int'l Centre UA3DX
15 9H3HZ SO Malta LoTW/TA1HZ
15 ES9C M/2 Estonia LoTW/ES5RY
15 IF9A M/? Sicily IT9WDC
15 IQ0RM M/S Italy LotW
15 IT9VDQ SOSB 10m Sicily IT9VDQ
15 OH5Z M/M Finland LotW
20 4X1DX M/S Israel 4X6OM
20 C4A M/? Cyprus LoTW/5B4KH
20 E44WE SOSB 20m Palestine SP9FIH
20 J42L M/S Greece Lotw
20 SX2X M/S Greece LoTW
21 4L2M SOSB 20m Georgia LoTW/EA7FTR
21 9K2K SOAB HP Kuwait LoTW/EC5AC
21 A44A M/M Oman A47RS
21 A73A M/M Qatar LoTW/M0OXO
21 EK3GM SO Armenia LoTW
21 EK6SI SOAB LP Armenia EK6SI
21 EK7DX SOAB LP Armenia EK7DX
22 A5A M/2 Bhutan LoTW/JH1AJT
22 AT3A India LoTW
23 JT1KAI M/? Mongolia JT1KAI
24 B4T M/M China BA4TB
24 BV2A/3 M/? Taiwan BV2A
24 VR2XAN SOSB 80m Hong Kong VR2XAN
27 AH2R M/? Guam LoTW
27 DY0MK Philippines DY0MK
28 YE2A M/? Indonesia LoTW
30 VK3HF M/? Australia LotW/M0OXO
31 KH6J M/? Hawaii LoTW
31 KH7M SOAB Hawaii LoTW
31 NH7A SOAB Hawaii LoTW/F5VHJ
31 V73MT SO Marshall Isls M0OXO
32 VP6D Ducie Island vp6d.com
32 YJ0CA SO Vanuatu VK2YUS
33 3V8SS SOAB LP Tunisia LoTW/LX1NO
33 CN3A M/? Morocco LoTW/IK2OHG
33 CQ3W SO Madeira LoTW
33 CR3DX M/S Madeira LoTW/OM2VL
33 EA9LZ SO Ceuta & Melilla LoTW/EA5KB
33 ED8W M/? Canary Isls LoTW
35 D4C M/? Cape Verde LoTW
35 XT2SZZ M/S LP Burkina Faso S59ZZ
36 S9CT SOAB Sao Tome & Principe LoTW/CT1BOL
37 5H3MB SOAB Tanzania IK2GZU
37 7Q6M SO Malawi K6ZO
37 ET3AA M/S Ethiopia N2OO
38 Z23MD M/2 Zimbabwe LoTW/IK2VUC
40 OX7A M/S Greenland LoTW/OZ1ACB
Do not forget to give a look at the Announced Operations listing maintained
by Bill, NG3K at https://www.ng3k.com/Misc/cqs2018.html - good contest to
you all!
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**** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
===========================
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
Access to the main functions of www.425dxn.org is provided by the 425DXN App
for Android. It is available on Google Play - free of charge, no ads. Enjoy!
ITALY & 60 METRES ---> The WRC-15 60m band allocation has been released for
amateur radio use in Italy. The national frequency plan, published in the
Gazzetta Ufficiale (the official journal of the Italian government) on 19
October, now allows the use from 5351.5 to 5366.5 kHz on a secondary basis
with with a maximum power of 15 watts EIRP.
QSL NOT VIA NR6M ---> "Due to circumstances in my personal life", NR6M says,
I am no longer doing QSL manager work. I am only managing my personal call
and V47UR. For all the stations that I was previously managing, please
contact the individual callsign owners on how to obtain their QSL cards".
According to his qrz.com cached page (8 October 2018), Rex was the QSL
manager for 5W0W, A52PD, A6/N2IEN, C6/N2IEN, CO2HQ, DU1/W7XA, DU1KA, DU1WGA,
EL2BWI, EL2EF, FJ/KB2HZI, FJ/N2IEN, FJ/NN2DX, FJ/W2RE, FJ/WW2DX, H40IOTA,
H44IND, H44IOTA, H44RK, H44USMC, HH2/N2IEN, HH2AA, J8/WW2DX, NN2DX, NP4R,
OY/N2IEN, OY/W2RE, OY/WW1X, OY/WW2DX, OY6A (IARU 2015 only), TG9AJR, V26PD,
VK4EI, VK4SWE, VK7XX, VP2EZZ, VP2V/AA7V, VP2V/K6TOP, VP2V/KE2VB, VP2V/N2IEN,
VP2V/N3DXX, YJ0AT, YJ0RK, ZF2AV, ZL1G, ZL2HAM, ZM1G, ZR9C and ZS6WN.
TT8KO ---> After being forced to QRT on 10 October and prevented from
leaving Chad since 18 October [425DXN 1433], eventually Ken, LA7GIA (TT8KO)
was permitted to go home. He was no longer allowed to get on the air, but
was able to dismantle all of his antennas. His flight was booked for 25
October.
VP6D ---> The first QSO in the log was made on 20 October at 04:16 UTC. The
latest statistics update (8 UTC on 26 October) shows 51827 QSOs made on CW
(28743), SSB (13520), FT8 (8916), RTTY (646) and PSK (2) with 15453 unique
stations (29.82 %) located in North America (56.84 %), Europe (24.94 %),
Asia (13.12 %), rest of the world (5.1%). The most productive bands so far
are 20m and 40m (13375 and 11377 QSOs respectively).
"We know Ducie is an ATNO for many DXers", the team on the island says.
"However, we are seeing far too many dupes. People are working us and a few
minutes later working us again, the operators are getting a bit frustrated.
DXA availability depends on two Ducie Island networks that are subject to
intermittent outage. If either network drops out DXA does not do a refresh
to pick up missing calls". So "do not rely on what may show on DXA, but
check the 'Logsearch & OQRS' page on https://www.vp6d.com for the official
record of your contact". The team knows that "some FT8 QSOs are not in the
log yet", but they are "working that problem". For busted calls, not in log,
etc., follow the guide on the website's 'QSL Information' page.
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******* QSL ROUTES *******
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
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CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER
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3V8CB LX1NO D41CV IK2NCJ [b] OX7AM OZ1ACB
3Z100M SP6IEQ D4Z HB9DUR [d] P40T VE3DZ
4G1L EA5GL D4Z IK2NCJ [b] P40W N2MM
4K0KRB 4J6RO DS0AHQ 6K2ECY P43K RW6HS
4K28MAY 4K4K DU3LA W3HNK PA6JAM PD5CW
4K6FO DC9RI EA8/RV1AW RU1AE PJ7PL N2HX
4K7Z RU3SD EG1SIC EA1URV PZ5K G3NKC
4U0WFP S57DX EG8GSD EA8AAG RI1ANW RN1ON
4U2U UA3DX EH3JAM EA3URE S9CT CT1BOL
4X6TT N4GNR EH3WRC EA3ZK SN100PW SP3ZAC
5B4ALG EC6DX EI8GQB PA3249 SN100TR SP9PGE
5B4ALX IZ4AMS EM0I UT2IZ SN100U SP2UUU
5B4AMM UT5UDX EM1111U US7UU SN100ZHP SP5ZIP
5H3MB IK2GZU EM75QM UR7QM SN2JOTA SP2ZIE
5T2AI NI5DX EY8MM K1BV SN740BAR SP1KRF
5W0DJ VK4MAP FG4KH F1DUZ SP100PAZ SP6PAZ
7Q6M K6ZO GB2GP GI4FUM SP100ZCF SP9ZCF
8P5A HA1AG GH0STH G4DIY SP306PAF SP2KJH
8P9DA WW5DD GM9C MM0GHM SU8JOTA SM5AQD
8Q7PE PE7T HA44FF HA5OKE SW9AG DL9USA
9A0HRS 9A3JB HC1DAZ AC7HU SW9CW DL5CW
9A36W 9A6W HC1PE EC6DX T30TM VK1TX
9H3GG EA1AST HD5J HC5ARC T45FM RW6HS
9H3ND DF4WX HF100SCI SP9SCI T88AQ JH6WDG
9H3ZY OK1FZM HF800W SQ6ILG T88RH JR6DRH
9K2GS EC6DX HG480UD HA0NAR TC29OCT YM1KE
9K2OD EC6DX HK3JCL DK8LRF TG9ADV EC6DX
9M2TO JA0DMV HL06NWPF HL5BJU TG9AOR EC6DX
9M4PMC 9M2DA HR1LW JA1LW TI2CF W3HNK
9M4SJSB 9W6DAD II3BVV IQ3VV TM220BP F4GFE
9X9PJ N4GNR II9BP IT9ZEO TM4RUM F4AVX
A25SL N4GNR IO8MQP IZ8EDJ TM62GG F4AHN
A43JOTA A47OS J28PJ F1TMY TM63CDP F6BDE
A52BH OH2BH J68GD K9AW TM6WPD F5LQE
A52C E21EIC J68SL WF2S TM84S F4KJK
A52IC E21EIC J79WTA HB9MFM TO1J JF2QNM
A52IST JA1HGY JW5X LA5X TU5MH DF3FS
A52ZB DJ9ZB JW6VDA OH2NRG V26B KA2AEV
A5A JH1AJT KL7J N3SL V26RA K3RA
A60JOTA A61BK KL7RA NI5DX V73MT M0OXO
A65BG PA5M KP4/EI9FBB M0OXO VK9PM ZL2HM
AM7JAM EA7JOE LA6JAM LA5G VK9XG G3TXF
AM9JAM EA9URC LU1DK EC6DX VP5D W3HNK
BV50IARU BV2FP LU1DX EC6DX VY0ERC M0OXO
C91CCY K3IRV LX9S HB9AOF XT2SZZ S59ZZ
CN2DPB EB1DPB OE100ES OE3XAS XW1IC E21EIC
CN3A IK2OHG OG73X OH8L XW4XR E21EIC
CO2RQ EA5AC OH0X OH2TA YB0ARJ JJ1RJR
CO8LY EA7ADH OH0Z W0MM YJ0GC LZ1GC
CP5HK EC6DX OH8X OH0XX [d] ZF1EJ K6AM
CR140AA CU3AA OH8X OH6KN [b] ZF2IN N6WIN
CS2TTC CT7ABF OL100CSR OK1MP ZF2MX KI6SMX
CT9/OM2KW OM2FY OM100CSR OM2FY ZF2RR KI6RRN
CX2AQ EA5KB OM777CS OM0CS ZF2WW KK6NON
CX2DK EA5GL ON4JOTA ON4GDV ZF9CW K5GO
CX5UA EA5KB OX3LX OZ0J ZL7X JA0VSH
D41CV HB9DUR [d] OX7AKT OZ1ACB ZS6RAS EA5GL
9L1YXJ Mark A. Brewer, 2160 Freetown Pl, Dulles VA 20189-2160, USA
CT1BOL Jorge Lopes, Travessa das Condominhas 114-4D, 4150-225 Porto,
Portugal
EC6DX Jose A. Senent, Apartado Postal 232, 07730 Alaior (Illes Balears),
Spain
FY5KE Jacques Mazzoni, 678 route de l'Egalite, 74290 Talloires Montmin,
France
HB2U Marco Hardmeier, Via Ponte Tresa 15, 6924 Sorengo, Switzerland
JA0VSH Kazuhide Maruyama, 1-25-49 Irima-cho, Chofu-shi, Tokyo, 182-0004,
Japan
JD1BNA Nick Seki, 4-731 Sakuragi-cho, Omiya-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken,
330-0854, Japan
LX5IGRY Joel Erpelding, Duerfstrooss 22, L-9165 Merscheid, Luxembourg
LZ1GC Stanislav Iv. Vatev, ul. Gen. Karcov 6A, 4300 Karlovo, Bulgaria
M0OXO Charles Wilmott, 60 Church Hill, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4NG,
United Kingdom
PY0F Renner Pedroza, Rua Waldemar Nery Carneiro Monteiro 475 Apt 602,
Boa Viagem, Recife - PE, 51030-140, Brazil
S59ZZ Rado Skrajnar, Frankovo naselje 110, 4220 Skofja Loka, Slovenia
T88SM Hakata Radio, P.O.Box 232, Hakata, 812-8799, Japan
V55JOTA Scouts of Namibia, PO Box 6436, Ausspannplatz, Windhoek, Namibia
VK1TX Alex Ihasz, 27 Buckley Circuit, Kambah ACT 2902, Australia
VP6D VP6D DXpedition, P.O. Box 17, Kenilworth, CV8 1SF, United Kingdom
YJ0CA Chris Ayres, 3/19-21 Eastern Rd, Turramurra, NSW 2074, Australia
ZM2B Frank Hunt, 8 Manu Crescent, Upper Vogeltown, New Plymouth 4310,
New Zealand
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Gabriele Villa, I2VGW
Giornalista Professionista - Tessera n. 071675
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No 1434
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
PERIOD CALL REF
till 27/10 FR/DJ7RJ: Reunion Island (AF-016) 1429
till 27/10 XV9WJR: Vietnam 1430
till 28/10 GB100MCV: special callsign (Wales) 1431
till 28/10 GR150NIB: special callsign (Scotland) 1429
till 28/10 KP4/EI9FBB: Vieques Island (NA-249) 1434
till 28/10 PJ4/W4PA and PJ4Q: Bonaire (SA-006) 1433
till 28/10 VP9/N1SV, VP9/W1ZZ, VP9I: Bermuda (NA-005) 1431
till 29/10 7Q6M: Malawi 1432
till 29/10 AA4V/VP9,K4AJA/VP9,N4SF/VP9,W4GE/VP9: Bermuda (NA-005)1433
till 29/10 CT9/DF7ZS and CQ3W: Madeira (AF-014) 1433
till 29/10 JD1BNA: Hahajima (AS-031), Ogasawara 1432
till 29/10 PY0F: Fernando de Noronha (SA-003) 1432
till 29/10 S9CT: Principe Island (AF-044) 1433
till 29/10 TC29OCT: special callsign 1433
till 29/10 TU5MH: Cote d'Ivoire 1430
till 29/10 V73MT: Majuro (OC-029), Marshall Islands 1433
till 29/10 VK9XG: Christmas Island (OC-002) 1432
till 29/10 VP2MAL, VP2MDG, VP2MAF, VP2MMX: Montserrat (NA-103) 1431
till 29/10 YJ0CA: Efate (OC-035), Vanuatu 1433
till 30/10 A5A, A52BH, A52IC, A52IST, A52ZB: Bhutan 1434
till 30/10 OX3LG, OX3LX, OX7A, OX7AKT, OX7AM: Greenland 1431
till 30/10 OZ0TX: Romo Island (EU-125) 1433
till 30/10 PZ5K: Suriname 1433
till 30/10 TO1J: Martinique (NA-107) 1431
till 30/10 V4/GM3POI and V47X: St Kitts (NA-104) 1431
till 30/10 XT2SZZ: Burkina Faso 1423
till 31/10 3E1JT: Panama 1430
till 31/10 BV50IARU: special callsign 1414
till 31/10 EI8GQB and EI7T: Ireland (EU-115) 1431
till 31/10 HL50IARU: special callsign 1410
till 31/10 HS50IARU: special callsign 1414
till 31/10 LZ1545POA: special callsign 1392
till 31/10 OE100ES: spcecial event station 1431
till 31/10 OL100A, OL100C, OL100E, OL100N: special callsigns 1429
till 31/10 OL100CSR: special event callsign 1424
till 31/10 OL100R, OL100S, OL100T, OL100Y: special callsigns 1429
till 31/10 OM100CSR: special event callsign 1424
till 01/11 FJ/F6CUK: Saint Barthelemy (NA-146) 1432
till 02/11 FM/DL7VOG: Martinique (NA-107) 1431
till 03/11 PJ4/NE9U: Bonaire (SA-006) 1432
till 03/11 VP6D: Ducie Island (OC-182) 1432
till 04/11 II3BVV: special event station 1433
till 04/11 PJ7PL: Sint Maarten (NA-105) 1430
till 04/11 YJ0GC: Efate (OC-035), Vanuatu 1407
till 05/11 TM4RUM: special callsign (France) 1431
till 06/11 V47JA: St Kitts (NA-104) 1427
till 07/11 FG4KH: Guadeloupe (NA-102) 1430
till 10/11 VY0ERC: Ellesmere Island (NA-008) 1431
till 11/11 SN100ID, SN100IP, SN100JH: special callsigns 1426
till 11/11 SN100JP, SN100L, SN100PS: special callsigns 1426
till 11/11 SN100PW, SN100RB, SN100RD, SN100S: special callsigns 1426
till 13/11 OE100: special prefix 1401
till 18/11 TM63CDP: special callsign (France) 1432
till 28/11 5H3MB: Tanzania 1431
till 30/11 3Z100I, 3Z100N, 3Z100POL: special callsigns 1430
till 30/11 HF100I, HF100N, HF100POL: special callsigns 1430
till 30/11 SN100I, SN100N, SN100POL: special callsigns 1430
till 30/11 SO100I, SO100N, SO100POL: special callsigns 1430
till 30/11 SP100I, SP100N, SP100POL: special callsigns 1430
till 30/11 SQ100I, SQ100N, SQ100POL: special callsigns 1430
till 18/12 DT8A: King Sejong Station, South Shetlands (AN-010) 1432
till 27/12 TM70ONU: special callsign (France) 1425
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 DU7/G0CXF: OC-129 1428
till 31/12 EI100MCV: special callsign 1391
till 31/12 HA1973BA: special callsign 1427
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 S590RTVS: special callsign 1407
till 31/12 SU9JT: Egypt 1399
till 31/12 YT100SF and YU100WWI: special callsigns 1399
till 02/02/2019 J68GD: St Lucia (NA-108) 1434
till 31/03 2019 GB100RAF: special callsign 1404
till March 2019 RI1ANL: Novolazarevskaya Station, Antarctica 1421
till March 2019 RI1ANW: Novolazarevskaya Station, Antarctica 1421
till March 2019 VK0AI: Macquarie Island (AN-005) 1406
till 23/10/2019 4U73B: special callsign (Italy) 1434
27/10-28/10 GS7V: Shetland Islands (EU-012) 1433
27/10-04/11 OR4CLM: special callsign 1431
27/10-06/11 5W7X and 5W0TB: Samoa (OC-097) 1431
27/10-06/11 W1VX/KH8 and KH8C: Pago Pago (OC-045), American Samoa 1431
27/10-11/11 E44WE: Palestine 1432
27/10-11/11 FG/SM7RYR: Guadeloupe (NA-102) 1433
26/10-06/11 Z23MD: Zimbabwe 1411
28/10-03/11 SV8/F1RAF: Poros Island (EU-075) 1431
28/10-11/11 TM5PAX: special callsign (France) 1433
29/10-06/11 FH/DL7RJ: Mayotte (AF-027) 1429
30/10-06/11 Z6/EI5GM and Z6/EI9FBB: Kosovo 1434
31/10 OE100OE: special callsign 1432
31/10-14/11 VP9KF: Bermuda (NA-005) 1434
31/10-11/11 YE4/DL3KZA: Belitung Island (OC-144) 1431
October GB6FWW: special callsign (England) 1389
October II4OER: special callsign 1391
October IO8MQP: special callsign 1433
October PF2018WOR: special callsign 1387
October RI0BC and RW1AI/9: Bolshevik Island (AS-042) 1427
October VY0BRR: Baffin Island (NA-047) 1420
01/11-17/11 OE32EUDXF: special callsign 1434
01/11-18/11 YL100K, YL100L, YL100R, YL100V, YL100Z: special calls 1433
01/11-28/11 GB100ARM: special callsign (England) 1433
01/11-30/11 LZ33MM: special callsign 1392
01/11-01/04/2019 4S7KKG: Sri Lanka (AS-003) 1433
02/11-07/11 VA2IDX/p: Anticosti Island (NA-077) 1434
03/11 OE100OE: special callsign 1432
03/11-04/11 AT4DK: Pamban Island (AS-173) 1433
03/11-06/11 VK9XQ: Christmas Island (OC-002) 1434
03/11-11/11 VI100PEACE, VI#PEACE, VI#LWF: special callsigns 1434
03/11-13/11 5R8UP: Madagascar (AF-013) 1434
03/11-25/11 J68GU: St Lucia (NA-108) 1431
03/11-31/12 IY1EY: special event station 1434
05/11-09/11 EL2EL/4: Telengbe Island (AF-111) 1434
06/11-09/11 VK9CH: Cocos (Keeling) Islands (OC-003) 1434
06/11-20/11 8P9AE: Barbados (NA-021) 1430
07/11-14/11 V47FWX: St Kitts (NA-104) 1423
08/11-11/11 K6VVA/KL7: Endicott Island (NA-004) 1433
09/11-12/11 TM100ARM: special callsign (France) 1418
09/11-17/11 VK9XQ: Christmas Island (OC-002) 1434
10/11-11/11 GB0AD: special callsign (England) 1389
12/11 OE100OE: special callsign 1432
16/11-18/11 TM95KOB: special callsign (France) 1416
16/11-27/11 A35EU: Tongatapu (OC-049), Tonga 1431
17/11-23/11 EP6RRC: Shif Island (AS-189), Iran 1431
17/11-23/11 VP2MUW: Montserrat (NA-103) 1430
17/11-25/11 5X1XA: Uganda 1431
18/11-02/12 XV9D: Vietnam 1431
19/11-25/11 V63PSK: Weno Island (OC-011), Micronesia 1431
24/11-25/11 9M6NA: Labuan Island (OC-133), East Malaysia 1431
November GB8GW: special callsign (England) 1389
November II4HNR: special callsign 1391
November PA32EUDXF, PB32EUDXF, PC32EUDXF: special callsigns 1433
November PD32EUDXF, PE32EUDXF, PF32EUDXF: special callsigns 1433
November PF2018STA: special callsign 1387
November PG32EUDXF, PH32EUDXF, PI32EUDXF: special callsigns 1433
November VY0BRR: Baffin Island (NA-047) 1420
01/12-31/12 LZ532PSO: special callsign 1392
06/12-10/12 TX0M: Morane Atoll (OC-297), Frecnh Polynesia 1433
12/12-16/12 TX0A: Maria Est Atoll (OC-113), French Polynesia 1433
December II4FRD: special callsign 1391
December PF2018xxx: special callsigns 1387
December VY0BRR: Baffin Island (NA-047) 1420
2018-2019 VK0HZ: Davis Station, Antarctica (AN-016) 1431
2018-2019 ZL5A: Scott Base, Ross Island (AN-011), Antarctica 1431
31/01-05/02/2019 P29VCX: Manus Island (OC-025) 1429
06/02-11/02/2019 P29NI: Daru Island (OC-153) 1429
16/02-05/03/2019 T31EU: Kanton Island, Central Kiribati (OC-043) 1433
TBA 3Y0I: Bouvet Island 1433
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27 October 2018 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1434
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**** DX INFORMATION ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
5R - Andy, OE7AJH will be active holiday style (mainly during his
Morning and evening hours) as 5R8UP from the main island of
Madagascar (AF-013) on 3-13 November. He will operate CW and SSB on
40-10 metres, and on 80m depending on the antenna he has. QSL via
OE7AJH, direct or bureau.
A5 - Zorro JH1AJT (A5A), Martti OH2BH (A52BH), Champ E21EIC (A52C then
A52IC), Jin JF1IST (A52IST) and Franz DJ9ZB (A52ZB) will be active
on 160-10 metres from Bhutan on 24-30 October, including a Multi-2
entry in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest as A5A. Before and after the
contest A5A and A52IST will focus on FT8 Fox & Hound mode (7056,
10131, 14090, 18095, 21091, 24911 and 28091 kHz). QSL A5A via Club
Log's OQRS, LoTW or via JH1AJT; QSL A52BH via OH2BH; QSL A52C and
A52IC via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW or via E21EIC; QSL A52IST via
JA1HGY; QSL A52ZB via DJ9ZB.
EL - The EL2EL/4 IOTA DXpedition team members (Eric EL2EF, Col MM0NDX
And Jonathan MM0OKG) report that all their plans are coming
together [425DXN 1428]. They expect to arrive in Sasstown, southern
Liberia on the morning of 5 November, and to set foot on Telengbe
Island (AF-111, new one for IOTA) before sunset that day. Main
activity will be on 40, 30, 20, 17 and 15 metres SSB, with some CW
and possibly FT8. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW or via M0SDV. This
is a "100% charity DXpedition", and every single donation (OQRS
included) will be used to help MAF (Mission Aviation Fellowship)
continue to provide humanitarian flight service in Liberia:
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/af111new.
I - The United Nations Global Service Center ARC (4U1GSC) in Brindisi
is active as 4U73B until 23 October 2019. The special callsign
commemorates the 73rd anniversary of the founding of the United
Nations. DXCC wise, it counts for Italy. QSL via 9A2AA.
I - Special event station IY1EY will be active from 3 November to 31
December from Loano (http://www.ariloano.it/) to commemorate the
experiments conducted by Gugliemo Marconi from his yacht 'Elettra'
in the Ligurian Sea between 1919 and 1936. Expect activity on all
bands CW and SSB. Special QSL card via IK1QBT. [TNX IK1QBT]
J6 - Gary, K9AW is active again as J68GD from St Lucia (NA-108) until 2
February 2019. He operates CW and SSB on 160-10 metres, and will
participate in the CQ WW DX SSB and CW Contests as a single-band
entrant on 20 metres. QSL via LoTW or direct to K9AW, logsearch on
Club Log. [TNX K9AW]
KP4 - Dave, EI9FBB has been active as KP4/EI9FBB from Vieques Island
(NA-249) since 24 October, and will remain QRV on 40, 30, 20 and 17
metres until 28 October. During the weekend he will concentrate on
CW. This is the first activity from one of the six new IOTA groups
announced at the RSGB convention earlier this month [425DXN 1433].
QSL via M0OXO and Club Log's OQRS.
OE - Celebrating the 32nd anniversary of the European DX Foundation
(http://www.eudxf.de/), Jo, OE4VIE will be active as OE32EUDXF on
1-17 November. QSL via LoTW, eQSL or via the bureau.
VE - Look for Eric, VA2IDX/p to be active from Anticosti Island (NA-077)
on 2-7 November. He will operate QRP on 40 and 20 metres SSB and
possibly CW, around 15 and 23 UTC. QSL via home call, direct or
bureau. [TNX DX World]
VK - VI100PEACE, as well as State and Territory special event callsigns
VI#PEACE and VI#LWF (where the suffix stands for Lest We Forget),
will be active on 3-11 November to commemorate the centenary of
the Armistice agreement that ended the hostilities in World War I.
QSLs will be online only, see https://www.silvertrain.com.au/.
VK9 - Michael, DF8AN will be active as VK9XQ from Christmas Island
(OC-002) on 3-6 November and again on 9-17 November, and as VK9CH
from the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (OC-003) on 6-9 November. From
both locations he will operate mainly CW, RTTY, FT8 and other
digital modes on 160-6 metres. He will switch to FT8 Fox & Hound
mode (14090, 7045 or 10142 kHz) "only if too many callers",
otherwise he will operate on the regular FT8 frequencies. QSL via
DF8AN, direct or bureau, or eQSL. He does not use LoTW.
VP9 - Look for Paul, VP9KF (G4BKI) to operate CW only from Bermuda
(NA-005) from 31 October to 14 November. He will be QRV on 160-10
metres. See http://vp9kf.com/qsl.htm for QSLling instructions. [TNX
NG3K]
Z6 - Jeremy, EI5GM and Dave, EI9FBB will be active from Kosovo as
Z6/EI5GM and Z6/EI9FBB from 30 October to 6 November. QSL Z6/EI5GM
via M0OXO's OQRS, QSL Z6/EI9FBB via home call. [TNX M0OXO]
CQ WW DX SSB CONTEST ---> The following stations have announced their
participation in this year's event (27-28 October):
ZONE CALL CATEGORY COUNTRY QSL VIA
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05 VP9/K4AJA M/2 Bermuda LoTW/K4AJA
05 VP9I M/? Bermuda LoTW/WW3S
08 8P1W SOAB LP Barbados KU9C
08 8P5A SOAB HP Barbados LoTW/HA1AG
08 FG4KH SO Guadeloupe LoTW/F1DUZ
08 J68GD SOSB 20m St Lucia LoTW/K9AW
08 KP2M M/? US Virgin Islands NZ4DX
08 KP3Z SOAB Puerto Rico N4AO
08 KP4RV SOSB 20m Puerto Rico LoTW/KP4RV
08 NP2P SO US Virgin Isls LoTW
08 PJ7PL SO LP St Maarten N2HX
08 T42T M/S Cuba WB2REM
08 T42W M/? Cuba RW6HS
08 TO1J SOAB Martinique JF2QNM
08 V26B M/M Antigua & Barbuda LoTW/KA2AEV
08 V47X SOSB 20m St Kitts LoTW/ M0URX
08 VP2MDG M/S Montserrat LoTW/K2DM
08 VP5M Caicos Islands LoTW/K4QPL
08 VP5W M/S Caicos Isls LoTW/KD3TB
08 WP3Q SOAB LP Puerto Rico ND3F
08 ZF1A M/2 Cayman Isls LoTW/K6AM
08 ZF9CW SO Cayman Isls LoTW/K5GO
09 9Y4D SOSB 15m HP Trinidad & Tobago LoTW/9Y4D
09 FY5KE M/2 French Guiana LoTW
09 P40T SOAB HP Aruba VE3DZ
09 P40W SOAB LP Aruba LoTW/N2MM
09 PJ2T M/M Curacao LoTW/W3HNK
09 PJ4G M/? Bonaire WA2NHA
09 PJ4K Bonaire KU9C
09 PJ4Q M/? Bonaire W4PA
09 PZ5K M/? Suriname LoTW/G3NKC
09 YW4D SOSB 15m Venezuela LoTW/EA7JX
10 CP6UA SOAB Bolivia LoTW/CP6UA
10 HC0E M/M Ecuador HC1QRC
11 PY0F M/S HP Fernando de Noronha LoTW/PY7RP
11 ZW5B M/M Brazil K3IRV
12 CB1H M/? Chile XQ1KN
13 LU8YE M/2 Argentina LotW/IK2DUW
14 OZ5E M/S Denmark LoTW
14 OZ0TX M/S Denmark DL7AT
14 HB9H M/S Switzerland HB9CXZ
14 GU3HFN SOAB LP Guernsey GU8ITE
14 GS7V M/2 HP Shetland Isls N3SL
14 GD9W SOSB 20m Isle of Man M0DXR
14 EI7T SOAB LP Ireland LoTW/PA3249
14 DQ5M M/2 Germany LoTW/DK6SP
14 CR5E M/S Portugal CT1ILT
14 CR2L SOAB Azores LoTW
15 4U1A SOAB HP UN Vienna Int'l Centre UA3DX
15 9H3HZ SO Malta LoTW/TA1HZ
15 ES9C M/2 Estonia LoTW/ES5RY
15 IF9A M/? Sicily IT9WDC
15 IQ0RM M/S Italy LotW
15 IT9VDQ SOSB 10m Sicily IT9VDQ
15 OH5Z M/M Finland LotW
20 4X1DX M/S Israel 4X6OM
20 C4A M/? Cyprus LoTW/5B4KH
20 E44WE SOSB 20m Palestine SP9FIH
20 J42L M/S Greece Lotw
20 SX2X M/S Greece LoTW
21 4L2M SOSB 20m Georgia LoTW/EA7FTR
21 9K2K SOAB HP Kuwait LoTW/EC5AC
21 A44A M/M Oman A47RS
21 A73A M/M Qatar LoTW/M0OXO
21 EK3GM SO Armenia LoTW
21 EK6SI SOAB LP Armenia EK6SI
21 EK7DX SOAB LP Armenia EK7DX
22 A5A M/2 Bhutan LoTW/JH1AJT
22 AT3A India LoTW
23 JT1KAI M/? Mongolia JT1KAI
24 B4T M/M China BA4TB
24 BV2A/3 M/? Taiwan BV2A
24 VR2XAN SOSB 80m Hong Kong VR2XAN
27 AH2R M/? Guam LoTW
27 DY0MK Philippines DY0MK
28 YE2A M/? Indonesia LoTW
30 VK3HF M/? Australia LotW/M0OXO
31 KH6J M/? Hawaii LoTW
31 KH7M SOAB Hawaii LoTW
31 NH7A SOAB Hawaii LoTW/F5VHJ
31 V73MT SO Marshall Isls M0OXO
32 VP6D Ducie Island vp6d.com
32 YJ0CA SO Vanuatu VK2YUS
33 3V8SS SOAB LP Tunisia LoTW/LX1NO
33 CN3A M/? Morocco LoTW/IK2OHG
33 CQ3W SO Madeira LoTW
33 CR3DX M/S Madeira LoTW/OM2VL
33 EA9LZ SO Ceuta & Melilla LoTW/EA5KB
33 ED8W M/? Canary Isls LoTW
35 D4C M/? Cape Verde LoTW
35 XT2SZZ M/S LP Burkina Faso S59ZZ
36 S9CT SOAB Sao Tome & Principe LoTW/CT1BOL
37 5H3MB SOAB Tanzania IK2GZU
37 7Q6M SO Malawi K6ZO
37 ET3AA M/S Ethiopia N2OO
38 Z23MD M/2 Zimbabwe LoTW/IK2VUC
40 OX7A M/S Greenland LoTW/OZ1ACB
Do not forget to give a look at the Announced Operations listing maintained
by Bill, NG3K at https://www.ng3k.com/Misc/cqs2018.html - good contest to
you all!
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*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S ***
**** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
Access to the main functions of www.425dxn.org is provided by the 425DXN App
for Android. It is available on Google Play - free of charge, no ads. Enjoy!
ITALY & 60 METRES ---> The WRC-15 60m band allocation has been released for
amateur radio use in Italy. The national frequency plan, published in the
Gazzetta Ufficiale (the official journal of the Italian government) on 19
October, now allows the use from 5351.5 to 5366.5 kHz on a secondary basis
with with a maximum power of 15 watts EIRP.
QSL NOT VIA NR6M ---> "Due to circumstances in my personal life", NR6M says,
I am no longer doing QSL manager work. I am only managing my personal call
and V47UR. For all the stations that I was previously managing, please
contact the individual callsign owners on how to obtain their QSL cards".
According to his qrz.com cached page (8 October 2018), Rex was the QSL
manager for 5W0W, A52PD, A6/N2IEN, C6/N2IEN, CO2HQ, DU1/W7XA, DU1KA, DU1WGA,
EL2BWI, EL2EF, FJ/KB2HZI, FJ/N2IEN, FJ/NN2DX, FJ/W2RE, FJ/WW2DX, H40IOTA,
H44IND, H44IOTA, H44RK, H44USMC, HH2/N2IEN, HH2AA, J8/WW2DX, NN2DX, NP4R,
OY/N2IEN, OY/W2RE, OY/WW1X, OY/WW2DX, OY6A (IARU 2015 only), TG9AJR, V26PD,
VK4EI, VK4SWE, VK7XX, VP2EZZ, VP2V/AA7V, VP2V/K6TOP, VP2V/KE2VB, VP2V/N2IEN,
VP2V/N3DXX, YJ0AT, YJ0RK, ZF2AV, ZL1G, ZL2HAM, ZM1G, ZR9C and ZS6WN.
TT8KO ---> After being forced to QRT on 10 October and prevented from
leaving Chad since 18 October [425DXN 1433], eventually Ken, LA7GIA (TT8KO)
was permitted to go home. He was no longer allowed to get on the air, but
was able to dismantle all of his antennas. His flight was booked for 25
October.
VP6D ---> The first QSO in the log was made on 20 October at 04:16 UTC. The
latest statistics update (8 UTC on 26 October) shows 51827 QSOs made on CW
(28743), SSB (13520), FT8 (8916), RTTY (646) and PSK (2) with 15453 unique
stations (29.82 %) located in North America (56.84 %), Europe (24.94 %),
Asia (13.12 %), rest of the world (5.1%). The most productive bands so far
are 20m and 40m (13375 and 11377 QSOs respectively).
"We know Ducie is an ATNO for many DXers", the team on the island says.
"However, we are seeing far too many dupes. People are working us and a few
minutes later working us again, the operators are getting a bit frustrated.
DXA availability depends on two Ducie Island networks that are subject to
intermittent outage. If either network drops out DXA does not do a refresh
to pick up missing calls". So "do not rely on what may show on DXA, but
check the 'Logsearch & OQRS' page on https://www.vp6d.com for the official
record of your contact". The team knows that "some FT8 QSOs are not in the
log yet", but they are "working that problem". For busted calls, not in log,
etc., follow the guide on the website's 'QSL Information' page.
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
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CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER
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3V8CB LX1NO D41CV IK2NCJ [b] OX7AM OZ1ACB
3Z100M SP6IEQ D4Z HB9DUR [d] P40T VE3DZ
4G1L EA5GL D4Z IK2NCJ [b] P40W N2MM
4K0KRB 4J6RO DS0AHQ 6K2ECY P43K RW6HS
4K28MAY 4K4K DU3LA W3HNK PA6JAM PD5CW
4K6FO DC9RI EA8/RV1AW RU1AE PJ7PL N2HX
4K7Z RU3SD EG1SIC EA1URV PZ5K G3NKC
4U0WFP S57DX EG8GSD EA8AAG RI1ANW RN1ON
4U2U UA3DX EH3JAM EA3URE S9CT CT1BOL
4X6TT N4GNR EH3WRC EA3ZK SN100PW SP3ZAC
5B4ALG EC6DX EI8GQB PA3249 SN100TR SP9PGE
5B4ALX IZ4AMS EM0I UT2IZ SN100U SP2UUU
5B4AMM UT5UDX EM1111U US7UU SN100ZHP SP5ZIP
5H3MB IK2GZU EM75QM UR7QM SN2JOTA SP2ZIE
5T2AI NI5DX EY8MM K1BV SN740BAR SP1KRF
5W0DJ VK4MAP FG4KH F1DUZ SP100PAZ SP6PAZ
7Q6M K6ZO GB2GP GI4FUM SP100ZCF SP9ZCF
8P5A HA1AG GH0STH G4DIY SP306PAF SP2KJH
8P9DA WW5DD GM9C MM0GHM SU8JOTA SM5AQD
8Q7PE PE7T HA44FF HA5OKE SW9AG DL9USA
9A0HRS 9A3JB HC1DAZ AC7HU SW9CW DL5CW
9A36W 9A6W HC1PE EC6DX T30TM VK1TX
9H3GG EA1AST HD5J HC5ARC T45FM RW6HS
9H3ND DF4WX HF100SCI SP9SCI T88AQ JH6WDG
9H3ZY OK1FZM HF800W SQ6ILG T88RH JR6DRH
9K2GS EC6DX HG480UD HA0NAR TC29OCT YM1KE
9K2OD EC6DX HK3JCL DK8LRF TG9ADV EC6DX
9M2TO JA0DMV HL06NWPF HL5BJU TG9AOR EC6DX
9M4PMC 9M2DA HR1LW JA1LW TI2CF W3HNK
9M4SJSB 9W6DAD II3BVV IQ3VV TM220BP F4GFE
9X9PJ N4GNR II9BP IT9ZEO TM4RUM F4AVX
A25SL N4GNR IO8MQP IZ8EDJ TM62GG F4AHN
A43JOTA A47OS J28PJ F1TMY TM63CDP F6BDE
A52BH OH2BH J68GD K9AW TM6WPD F5LQE
A52C E21EIC J68SL WF2S TM84S F4KJK
A52IC E21EIC J79WTA HB9MFM TO1J JF2QNM
A52IST JA1HGY JW5X LA5X TU5MH DF3FS
A52ZB DJ9ZB JW6VDA OH2NRG V26B KA2AEV
A5A JH1AJT KL7J N3SL V26RA K3RA
A60JOTA A61BK KL7RA NI5DX V73MT M0OXO
A65BG PA5M KP4/EI9FBB M0OXO VK9PM ZL2HM
AM7JAM EA7JOE LA6JAM LA5G VK9XG G3TXF
AM9JAM EA9URC LU1DK EC6DX VP5D W3HNK
BV50IARU BV2FP LU1DX EC6DX VY0ERC M0OXO
C91CCY K3IRV LX9S HB9AOF XT2SZZ S59ZZ
CN2DPB EB1DPB OE100ES OE3XAS XW1IC E21EIC
CN3A IK2OHG OG73X OH8L XW4XR E21EIC
CO2RQ EA5AC OH0X OH2TA YB0ARJ JJ1RJR
CO8LY EA7ADH OH0Z W0MM YJ0GC LZ1GC
CP5HK EC6DX OH8X OH0XX [d] ZF1EJ K6AM
CR140AA CU3AA OH8X OH6KN [b] ZF2IN N6WIN
CS2TTC CT7ABF OL100CSR OK1MP ZF2MX KI6SMX
CT9/OM2KW OM2FY OM100CSR OM2FY ZF2RR KI6RRN
CX2AQ EA5KB OM777CS OM0CS ZF2WW KK6NON
CX2DK EA5GL ON4JOTA ON4GDV ZF9CW K5GO
CX5UA EA5KB OX3LX OZ0J ZL7X JA0VSH
D41CV HB9DUR [d] OX7AKT OZ1ACB ZS6RAS EA5GL
9L1YXJ Mark A. Brewer, 2160 Freetown Pl, Dulles VA 20189-2160, USA
CT1BOL Jorge Lopes, Travessa das Condominhas 114-4D, 4150-225 Porto,
Portugal
EC6DX Jose A. Senent, Apartado Postal 232, 07730 Alaior (Illes Balears),
Spain
FY5KE Jacques Mazzoni, 678 route de l'Egalite, 74290 Talloires Montmin,
France
HB2U Marco Hardmeier, Via Ponte Tresa 15, 6924 Sorengo, Switzerland
JA0VSH Kazuhide Maruyama, 1-25-49 Irima-cho, Chofu-shi, Tokyo, 182-0004,
Japan
JD1BNA Nick Seki, 4-731 Sakuragi-cho, Omiya-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken,
330-0854, Japan
LX5IGRY Joel Erpelding, Duerfstrooss 22, L-9165 Merscheid, Luxembourg
LZ1GC Stanislav Iv. Vatev, ul. Gen. Karcov 6A, 4300 Karlovo, Bulgaria
M0OXO Charles Wilmott, 60 Church Hill, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4NG,
United Kingdom
PY0F Renner Pedroza, Rua Waldemar Nery Carneiro Monteiro 475 Apt 602,
Boa Viagem, Recife - PE, 51030-140, Brazil
S59ZZ Rado Skrajnar, Frankovo naselje 110, 4220 Skofja Loka, Slovenia
T88SM Hakata Radio, P.O.Box 232, Hakata, 812-8799, Japan
V55JOTA Scouts of Namibia, PO Box 6436, Ausspannplatz, Windhoek, Namibia
VK1TX Alex Ihasz, 27 Buckley Circuit, Kambah ACT 2902, Australia
VP6D VP6D DXpedition, P.O. Box 17, Kenilworth, CV8 1SF, United Kingdom
YJ0CA Chris Ayres, 3/19-21 Eastern Rd, Turramurra, NSW 2074, Australia
ZM2B Frank Hunt, 8 Manu Crescent, Upper Vogeltown, New Plymouth 4310,
New Zealand
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Its contents may be used, reproduced and distributed
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Contributors are invited to send their DX information to
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Gabriele Villa, I2VGW
Giornalista Professionista - Tessera n. 071675
Ordine Nazionale dei Giornalisti
Roma, Italia
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