Friday, January 25, 2019

425 DX Group DX News

26 January 2019                                           A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1447

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                           Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                         Direttore  Responsabile I2VGW

PERIOD           CALL                                                   REF
till  28/01      9M6NA: Labuan Island (OC-133), East Malaysia          1445
till  28/01      GB2KW: special event station (Scotland)               1443
till  28/01      HI1LT: Isla Beata (NA-122)                            1445
till  28/01      T88PB: Koror (OC-009), Palau                          1445
till  29/01      VE2/UT3UA and VE2IM: Zone 2                           1445
till  29/01      VE7ACN/7: Cortes Island (NA-091)                      1446
till  29/01      VO2AC and VO2AAA: Zone 2                              1445
till  30/01      3F1JMJ: special callsign (Panama)                     1447
till  30/01      9X: Rwanda * by WJ2O                                  1445
till  30/01      P4/DL4MM and P40AA: Aruba (SA-036)                    1445
till  30/01      PJ4P: Bonaire (SA-006)                                1445
till  31/01      5R8IC: Sainte-Marie Island (AF-090), Madagascar       1435
till  31/01      GB9WAB: special callsign (England)                    1443
till  31/01      H33J: Panama                                          1444
till  31/01      IG9/S50X, IG9/S52P, IG9/S54W: Lampedusa Isl (AF-019)  1443
till  31/01      IG9/S56DX, IG9/S57DX, IG9/S59A: Lampedusa Isl (AF-019)1443
till  31/01      IH9/LZ1UQ and IH9/LZ1PM: Pantelleria Island (AF-018)  1443
till  02/02      C6A/DD0VR: Bahamas                                    1446
till  02/02      J68GD: St Lucia (NA-108)                              1434
till  02/02      S79AA: Mahe (AF-024), Seychelles                      1441
till  04/02      8P9CA: Barbados (NA-021)                              1445
till  05/02      Z68M: Kosovo                                          1447
till  06/02      HC1MD: Ecuador                                        1446
till  10/02      FK/F6OBD: New Caledonia                               1441
till  13/02      DU3/VE3OI: Luzon Island (OC-042)                      1447
till  14/02      9X2AW: Rwanda                                         1445
till  14/02      WA5LFD/p: North Padre Island (NA-092)                 1442
till  15/02      9M2MRS: Penang Island (AS-015), West Malaysia         1439
till  28/02      KL7RST and N1RAC/KL7: Alaska                          1444
till  28/02      OX7RST: Greenland                                     1444
till  28/02      VY1RST, VE8RST, VY0RST: Canada                        1444
till  09/03      C5YK: The Gambia                                      1438
till  10/03      PF6HPP: special callsign                              1445
till  13/03      FG/F6ITD and TO7D: Guadeloupe (NA-102)                1441
till  16/03      TR8CR: Gabon                                          1439
till  31/03      GB100RAF: special callsign                            1404
till  March      RI1ANL: Novolazarevskaya Station, Antarctica          1421
till  March      RI1ANW: Novolazarevskaya Station, Antarctica          1421
till  March      VK0AI: Macquarie Island (AN-005)                      1406
till  01/04      4S7KKG: Sri Lanka (AS-003)                            1433
till  19/05      OL120AB: special callsign                             1447
till  10/06      XZ2B: Myanmar                                         1446
till  30/06      DF13BLN, DF13BUD, DF13DEJU: special callsigns         1442
till  30/06      DF13MUC, DF13PAR, DF13STO: special callsigns          1442
till  June       Z81D: South Sudan                                     1441
till  15/08      H31A: special callsign (Panama)                       1442
till  23/10      4U73B: special callsign (Italy)                       1434
till October     VK0HZ: Davis Station, Antarctica (AN-016)             1431
till October     ZL5A: Scott Base, Ross Island (AN-011), Antarctica    1431
till  31/12      Canadian National Parks On The Air (CNPOTA)           1443
till  31/12      DL70AFUG: special callsign                            1447
till  31/12      DL70BRD: special callsign                             1444
till  31/12      DM70GER: special callsign                             1444
till  31/12      DQ1200ASP: special callsign                           1443
till  31/12      DR50DIG: special callsign                             1446
till  31/12      EI100YXQ: special callsign                            1447
till  31/12      EI19RE: special callsign                              1447
till  31/12      HB90 and HB30: special prefixes (Switzerland)         1443
till  31/12      SF50CG: special callsign                              1444
26/01-26/02      VD1NUQK: special callsign                             1447
26/01-16/06      TM5CQ: special callsign (France)                      1445
27/01-06/02      YB9/F5LIT: Bali Island (OC-022)                       1446
31/01-05/02      P29VCX: Manus Island (OC-025)                         1429
31/01-06/02      V31JZ/p: South Water Caye (NA-180)                    1444
January          DP1POL: Neumayer III Station, Antarctica (AN-016)     1440
January          E51DWC: Rarotonga (OC-013), South Cook Islands        1441
January          II4CAL: special callsign                              1444
January          LZ1354PM: special callsign                            1444
January          RI1ANV: Vostok Station, Antarctica (AN-016)           1441
January          V51KM (Namibia) and A25KM (Botswana)                  1439
01/02-08/02      V31UX: Belize                                         1447
02/02-13/02      W1USN/TI5 and AA1M/TI5: Costa Rica                    1446
03/02-29/03      VY0ERC: Ellesmere Island (NA-008)                     1447
04/02-10/02      PJ4/WW4LL, PJ4/NN9DD, PJ4Z: Bonaire (SA-006)          1446
04/02-18/02      XV9FUD and XV9ZT: Vietnam                             1446
06/02-11/02      P29NI: Daru Island (OC-153)                           1429
06/02-18/02      V31FO: Belize                                         1447
06/02-18/02      V84SAA: Brunei (OC-088)                               1443
11/02-18/02      PJ6/K4UEE, PJ6/K5AC: Saba Island (NA-145)             1447
11/02-18/02      PJ6/NM1Y and PJ6/WC4X: Saba Island (NA-145)           1447
11/02-25/02      V47KA: St Kitts (NA-104)                              1447
11/02-26/02      XX9D: Coloane (AS-075), Macau                         1439
12/02-19/02      TO8T: Martinique (NA-107)                             1446
12/02-19/02      V31IT: Belize                                         1447
13/02-20/02      PJ4/K2NG, PJ4/K4BAI: Bonaire (SA-006)                 1447
13/02-20/02      PJ4/KU8E, PJ4/W2ID: Bonaire (SA-006)                  1447
15/02-17/02      JD1BLY: Chichijima (AS-031), Ogasawara                1446
15/02-25/02      9U4RI: Burundi                                        1446
16/02-05/03      T31EU: Kanton Island, Central Kiribati (OC-043)       1445
16/02-17/02      PJ4A: Bonaire (SA-006)                                1447
16/02-17/02      PJ6A: Saba Island (NA-145)                            1447
16/02-23/02      C5DX: The Gambia                                      1447
18/02-23/02      HC5MWT: Ecuador                                       1447
18/02-11/03      FG4KH: Guadeloupe (NA-102)                            1447
19/02-06/03      3W9JF: Phu Quoc Island (AS-128)                       1446
22/02-24/02      KP3RE: Culebra Island (NA-249)                        1446
23/02-02/03      V31GF: Belize                                         1447
26/02-05/03      V31VP and V31CQ: Belize                               1447
27/02-06/03      HD8M: Galapagos Islands (SA-004)                      1447
28/02-08/03      VP5/AA5UK: Providenciales (NA-002)                    1447
February         DP1POL: Neumayer III Sta tion, Antarctica (AN-016)    1440
February         DU3/F4EBK: Luzon Island (OC-042)                      1447
February         II4RGH: special callsign                              1444
February         LZ391MW: special callsign                             1444
February         RI1ANV: Vostok Station, Antarctica (AN-016)           1441
11/03-27/03      XR0ZRC: Juan Fernandez (SA-005)                       1445
13/03-25/03      5X0T and 5X0X: Uganda                                 1447
14/03/26/03      5V7EI: Togo                                           1444
16/03-06/04      3W9JF: Vietnam                                        1446
March            DU3/F4EBK: Luzon Island (OC-042)                      1447
March            II4MRC: special callsign                              1444
March            LZ818PT: special callsign                             1444
14/04-20/04      J20DX/p: AF-059 and AF-053                            1444
April            II4SLR: special callsign                              1444
April            LZ117ML: special callsign                             1444
10/05-13/05      KL: Yakutat County Group (NA-250) * by K9AJ and KD6WW 1440
May              II4TSB: special callsign                              1444
May              LZ497OM: special callsign                             1444
June             II4ART: special callsign                              1444
June             LZ815NI: special callsign                             1444
24/07-28/07      R63RRC: Popigay-Ary Island (AS-063)                   1447
30/07-02/08      RQ73QQ: Bol'shoy Begichev Island (AS-152)             1447
July             II4MJR: special callsign                              1444
July             LZ1809PNS: special callsign                           1444
August           II4BRD: special callsign                              1444
August           LZ304AE: special callsign                             1444
September        II4GRM: special callsign                              1444
September        LZ304EW: special callsign                             1444
01/10-15/10      ZK3X: Tokelau Islands (OC-048)                        1444
17/10-31/10      VP6: Pitcairn Island (OC-044)                         1445
October          II4MNU: special callsign                              1444
October          LZ311HI: special callsign                             1444
November         II4VAL: special callsign                              1444
November         LZ365BM: special callsign                             1444
December         II4TIB: special callsign                              1444
December         LZ4408SPA: special callsign                           1444
TBA              3Y0I: Bouvet Island                                   1447

26 January 2019                                           A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1447

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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

5X     - The TT8RR  &  TT8XX  DXpedition to  Chad,  originally  planned  for
         February-March  [425DXN 1437],  "has been put on hold  for security
         reasons".  Consequently, I2YSB  and his team  (I1FQH, I1HJT, I2PJA,
         IK2CIO, IK2CKR, IK2DIA, IK2HKT, IW1ARB and JA3USA) have rescheduled
         their  activity  from Uganda, which  will now take place  on  13-25
         March.  They will use  5X0T (CW, SSB and RTTY) and 5X0X (FT8),  and
         will be QRV on on 160-10 metres  with four stations.  QSL via I2YSB
         and  eventually  LoTW.  More information,  including a  band & mode
         survey, real-time logsearch and OQRS for direct cards, can be found
         at http://www.i2ysb.com/idt/.
C5     - C5DX will be activated again on 16-23 February as part of a  school
         trip to The Gambia.  In his spare  time  Alan, G4DJX  will  operate
         mainly CW on 40-10m. QSL via LoTW or direct to G4DJX. [TNX NG3K]
DL     - Special  callsign  DL70AFUG  (http://darc.de/l11/dl70afug)  will be
         activated at various times until 31 December to celebrate the  70th
         anniversary  of  the  first  Amateurfunkgesetz (AfuG),  the  German
         amateur radio regulations that  came into force  on  23 March 1949.
         QSL via the bureau.
DU     - David, VE3OI  has been active as  DU3/VE3OI from  Subic Bay  (Luzon
         Island, OC-042) since  22 January  and  will remain there until  13
         February.  He operates CW (preferred) and FT8 on 40-15 metres.  QSL
         via LoTW, or via home call (direct or bureau).
DU     - Christian, F4EBK will be active again as DU3/F4EBK from the city of
         Baliuag on Luzon Island (OC-042) in February and March. He plans to
         participate  in  the  ARRL DX SSB Contest  (2-3 March).  Usually he
         operates SSB on 20, 15 and 10m. QSL direct to F4EBK. [TNX NG3K]
EI     - The Kerry Amateur Radio Group will be active as EI100YXQ at various
         times throughout 2019  to  commemorate the centenary  of the  first
         voice transmission across the Atlantic,  in an East-West direction,
         from Ballybunion (Ireland) to Louisbourg, Cape Breton (Canada). The
         original  call  used from the former Marconi radio station was YXQ.
         On the anniversary date of 19 March, activity will take place  from
         the site of  the former  Marconi radio station in Ballybunion.  QSL
         via EI9FVB, direct or bureau, and LoTW.
EI     - Mark, EI3KD will be active as  EI19RE throughout 2019.  The special
         callsign is an amalgamation of  the term  Eire (Ireland) and  1919,
         and commemorates the centenary (21 January 1919) of the first Irish
         parliament. QSL via EI3KD.
FG     - Once again Philippe, F1DUZ will be active as FG4KH from  Guadeloupe
         (NA-102) from 18 February to 11 March.  He will operate SSB and FT8
         on the  HF bands.  QSL  via LoTW,  eQSL,  or  via F1DUZ  (direct or
         bureau).
HC     - Bill, K5YG will be active as HC5MWT from  Cuenca, Ecuador on  18-23
         February.  He plans to operate  mainly CW, with some SSB, RTTY  and
         FT8. QSL via LoTW, or direct to home call.
HC8    - David HC5DX, Bill W2WCM and Jim WB2REM will be active again as HD8M
         (http://www.hd8m.com) from the  Galapagos Islands (SA-004) from  27
         February to 6 March.  They will operate FT8 "Fox & Hound" mode, SSB
         and  CW  on  160-10 metres.  QSL via  Club Log's OQRS  (direct  and
         bureau) and  LoTW after  six months;  traditional cards via  WB2REM
         (direct only).
HP     - Special callsign 3F1JMJ is active on  24-30 January for  the  World
         Youth Day (Jornada Mundial de la Juventud) and  Pope Francis' visit
         to Panama. QSL direct to HP1RCP.
OK     - The Czech-Moravian Amateur Radio Transmitters association  (OK5CAV)
         will be active as  OL120AB from 20 January to 19 May  to  celebrate
         the 120th anniversary  of the birth  of  Pravoslav Motycka (OK1AB).
         Generally considered the first radio amateur in Czechoslovakia,  he
         was one  of the first  six legally licenced operators in 1930.  See
         qrz.com for information  about the award.  QSL via OK4RM, OK1DOM or
         the OK QSL bureau. [TNX OK4RM]
PJ4    - PJ4/K2NG (QSL via WA2NHA), PJ4/K4BAI (QSL via home call),  PJ4/KU8E
         (QSL via K4BAI)  and  PJ4/W2ID (QSL via home call)  will  be active
         from Bonaire (SA-006) on 13-20 February.  They will participate  in
         the  ARRL DX CW Contest as  PJ4A (QSL via LoTW or via K4BAI).  [TNX
         NG3K]
PJ6    - PJ6/K4UEE, PJ6/K5AC, PJ6/NM1Y and PJ6/WC4X will be active from Saba
         Island (NA-145) on 11-18 February.  They will operate CW, SSB, RTTY
         and possibly FT8 on 160-10 meters.  QSL via home calls.  They  will
         participate  in the  ARRL CW DX Contest  as  PJ6A  (QSL via Lotw or
         direct to N4NX). [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
UA9    - Vasily R7AA, Eugene UA6EX, Leonid UA7A and possibily others will be
         active from two most wanted IOTA groups between late July and early
         August. Tentative plans are to be QRV with two stations  as  R63RRC
         from Popigay-Ary Island (AS-063) on 24-28 July, and  as RQ73QQ from
         Bol'shoy Begichev Island (AS-152) on 30 July-2 August. QSL via Club
         Log's OQRS, or via R7AA. See https://dxpedition.wixsite.com/r63rrc.
V3     - The following operators are expected  to be active from  Belize  in
         the next coming weeks:
         - Francesco, IK0FUX as V31UX on 1-8 February; QSL via LoTW or  home
           call and logsearch on Club Log
         - Olli, DH8BQA as V31FO (https://www.dh8bqa.de/) on  6-18 February.
           His plans include participation in the  CQ WPX RTTY Contest (9-10
           February)  and the ARRL DX CW Contest  (16-17 February), possibly
           with a special callsign.  QSL via  Club Log's OQRS,  or  via home
           call.
         - Madison, W5MJ as V31IT on 12-19 February; QSL via M0URX's OQRS.
         - George, W2AIV  as  V31GF  from  23 February to 2 March.  He  will
           operate SSB with some slow CW and possibly PSK31 on  40,  20,  15
           and 10 metres. QSL via LOTW.
         - Victor, WB0TEV (V31VP) and  Scott, K5PS (V31CQ) from  26 February
           to 5 March, including  a  multi-single  entry in the  ARRL DX SSB
           Contest as V31VP.  Outside the contest they will  operate  mainly
           SSB, FT8 and RTTY (V31VP)  and mainly CW (V31CQ).  QSL V31VP  via
           Club Log's OQRS, or via WB0TEV (direct or bureau);  QSL V31CQ via
           LoTW, Club Log's OQRS or via K5PS (direct or bureau).
V4     - K1KA will be active again as V47KA from St Kitts (NA-104) on  11-25
         February.  He will be QRV on 160-10 metres, and  maybe 6 metres  if
         conditions are good, with a focus on FT8.  QSL via LoTW,  or direct
         to K1KA. [TNX NG3K]
VE     - VO1AX, VO1FOX and VO1JQB will be active as VD1NUQK from  26 January
         to 26 February.  The special callsign commemorates  the anniversary
         of the USS Truxtun and USS Pollux naval disaster  that occurred off
         the  coast  of  Newfoundland  on  18 February 1942.  NUQK  were the
         callsign letters of the USS Truxtun. QSL direct only to VO1AX.
VE     - VY0ERC, the Eureka Amateur Radio Club station located on  Ellesmere
         Island  (NA-008), will be active again from 3 February to 29 March.
         Plans are to be on  SSB, CW and digital modes as time  and  weather
         permit. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS. [TNX M0OXO]
VP5    - Adrian, AA5UK will  be  active  as  VP5/AA5UK  from  Providenciales
         (NA-002), Turks & Caicos Islands  from  28 February to 8 March.  He
         will operate FT8, RTTY and SSB on 40-10 metres.  QSL via LoTW, Club
         Log's OQRS, or direct to AA5UK.  Updates will be posted to  Twitter
         (@AA5UK). [TNX AA5UK]
Z6     - Mome, Z32ZM is active again as Z68M from Kosovo from  25 January to
         5 February.  This time he will  focus on 160, 80 and 30 metres;  he
         will operate FT8 on the normal frequencies  using the  multi answer
         protocol of MSHV V2.07 (not to be confused  with the  "Fox & Hound"
         mode: see Z68M on qrz.com for more information). QSL via Club Log's
         OQRS.

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                         ****  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!

3Y0I ---> The 3Y0I team confirms that the  Bouvet Island DXpedition  project
is well under way and that preparations continue on their vessel.

CLUB LOG ---> On 22 January Rick, K6VVA uploaded 30,000+ QSOs to Club Log to
provide  "QSO Matching"  for his  past  DXpeditions  to  the following  IOTA
groups:
NA-023   VP2V/K6VVA and VP2VVA  2009
NA-041   K6VVA/KL7 and KL8C     2007 and 2011
NA-048   C6AVA                  2013
NA-050   K6VVA/KL7 and KL8C     2013
NA-054   C6AVA                  2012
NA-065   K6VVA/7                2012
NA-066   K6VVA/6                2011
NA-091   K6VVA/VE7              2011
NA-152   K6VVA/KL7              2013
NA-178   K6VVA/6                2006
NA-184   K6VVA/6                2011
NA-242   K6VVA/KL7              2011
"There are still 5,000+ QSOs to upload for NA-106 (KP2) from an old computer
when some data retrival issues get resolved", he says.

CQ WW 160-METER CW CONTEST ---> Object of the contest is for amateurs around
the world  to  contact  other amateurs in  as  many  USA States  (CONUS plus
District  of  Columbia),  Canadian  provinces,  and  countries  as  possible
Utilizing  the  160m band  (see https://www.cq160.com/ for complete  rules).
This year's  event will run on  25-27 January,  from 22:00 UTC to 22:00 UTC.
Do not forget to give a look at the  Announced Operations listing maintained
by Bill, NG3K at https://www.ng3k.com/Misc/cq160c2019.html.

INDEXA NEWSLETTER ---> The Winter 2019 edition (#124)  of the  International
DX Association's  Newsletter  (INDEXA)   is now   available for download  at
http://www.indexa.org/newsletters.html, both in English and  (new!)  Spanish
versions. It contains a complete report by Diego Thobie, F4HAU on  the Saint
Brandon (3B7A) DXpedition which occurred in April 2018. [TNX K8YC]

IOTA BASH 2019 ---> The  15th  annual  IOTA  Bash  will  be  held  on  29-30
March in  New Braunfels, Texas.  The agenda  includes presentations  by Igor
UA9KDF and Andy UA9LDD (RI0B), Cezar VE3LYC (H44/H40 expeditions),  Ed K5WQG
(P29 adventures) and  Mike K9AJ (NA-207).  Complete details  can be found at
https://irefradio.com/iota-bash/.

QSL XZ2B ---> The newly appointed QSL manager is  JH3SIF, who says that  "it
will take several weeks before the cards are designed and printed".  QSL via
Club Log's OQRS  (direct or bureau),  or  direct  to  Kiichiro Onishi,  3-19
Tomogaoka, Suma-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo-ken, 654-0142, Japan.

WRTC 2022 ---> The initial Qualification Rules for the World Radiosport Team
Championship 2022 have been revised (http://wrtc2022.it/en/?page_id=112) and
a  FAQ  page  with  "explanations  and  clarification"  has been  added (see
http://wrtc2022.it/en/?page_id=376).  The final Qualification Rules  will be
available on 31 January at the latest, and the  first qualifying event  will
be the ARRL International DX CW Contest (16-17 February).

YS2/KC0W ---> Tom, KC0W has had to cancel  his trip to  El Salvador.  He was
expected to be active as YS2/KC0W on 15-22 February [425DXN 1446].

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QSLs received  direct  or  through managers:  3W9JK (AS-162),  5R8AL,  5R8UP
(AF-057), 5W0GC, 7Q7EI, 7Q7M, 9M2YDX, AH2R, DP1POL, E44WE, EL2EL/4 (AF-111),
EP6RRC (AS-189),  ES0UG/8  (EU-178),  FJ/F6CUK ,  H44SHD  (OC-149 ),  J48ALO
(EU-072),  J68GU,  KG4HF,  KP4/EI9FBB (NA-249),  PJ4K,  PZ5T,  RI0B (AS-054,
AS-087,  AS-104,  AS-121),  RW2F,  T32TV (OC-084),  TF3SG,  TK/S57C,   TO6OK
(AF-027), VE7ACN/7,  VK9XG (OC-002), VK9XT,  VP2MUW,  VP2MZM,  WP3C,  YJ0GC,
YS1MAE, Z23MD, ZL7X, ZY6V (SA-019).

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