Saturday, March 16, 2019

425 DX Group News

16 March 2019                                             A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1454

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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

6W     - Elvira, IV3FSG will be active as 6W/IV3FSG from Thies, Senegal from
         17 March to 14 April.  QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW or via IK3GES.
         [TNX IK3GES]
E6     - Janusz, SP9FIH will be active  as E6AF  from Niue (OC-040)  [425DXN
         1453] from  16 March to 25 April.  QSL via Club Log's OQRS,  or via
         SP9FIH. See http://www.e6.dxpeditions.org/  for other  information.
         [TNX NG3K]
KH8    - Joe, OZ0J and Palle, OZ1RH will be active as KH8/OZ0J and KH8/OZ1RH
         from Tutuila (OC-045), American Samoa between 16 and 22 April. They
         will operate  CW, SSB, FT8 and maybe RTTY on 80-12 metres  with two
         stations. QSL via LoTW and Club Log's OQRS. See http://kh8.oz0j.dk/
         for more information.
PA     - Marcel, PD5MVH  will  be active  as  PD5MVH/p  from  Ameland Island
         (EU-038)  on  16-30 March.  During the  UK/EI DX CW Contest  (23-24
         March, https://www.ukeicc.com/) he will be signing PD38EU. QSLs via
         home call, direct or bureau. [TNX DX Newsletter]
UA9    - Special callsigns R100WA, R100WB, R100WD, R100WE,  R100WEI, R100WG,
         R100WGK, R100WJV, R100WK,  R100WMG, R100WN, R100WO, R100WT, R100WU,
         R100WW,  R100WXK  and  R100WYY   are  active  on   10-23  March  to
         commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Republic of  Bashkortostan
         (Bashkiria). A number of certificates are available for download at
         https://r9w.hamlog.ru/diploms/b100/. [TNX qrz.ru]
VP6    - VP6R is the callsign for the DXpedition to Pitcairn Island (OC-044)
         [425DXN 1445].  The  anticipated dates  of operation  are  from  18
         October to 1 November.  The team (EY8MM, JR4OZR, K0IR, K0PC,  K9CT,
         K9NW, N4GRN, N6HC, N9TK, W0GJ,  W0VTT, W6IZT, W8HC and WB9Z)  plans
         "for 8 stations, each capable of maximum legal power, with monoband
         Yagis for the high bands and verticals with good radial systems and
         directional receive antennas  for the low bands".  More information
         and updates on https://pitcairndx.com.
VU     - AU60BARC is the special  callsign for  the  Bangalore Amateur Radio
         Club (VU2ARC) to celebrate its Diamond Jubilee. It is being used by
         several BARC  members  until 13 May.  The logs  will be uploaded to
         https://hamlogs.net/ and Club Log.
XE     - Celebrating  the  spring  equinox,  which was  important  in  Mayan
         culture, special event stations 4A3MAYA, 4B3MAYA, 4C3MAYA,  6E3MAYA
         and 6F3MAYA will be QRV on 21-24 March from various  archaeological
         sites in the Mexican states of Tabasco, Yucatan, Campeche, Quintana
         Roo and Chiapas. QSLs via the bureau.
YB     - YB9ZGD, the ORARI Lokal Lombok Timur club station, will participate
         in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest as  a Multi-Single entry  from  Lombok
         Island (OC-150).  QSL direct to  YB9ZGD or eQSL,  logsearch on Club
         Log. [TNX NG3K]
YJ     - Chris, VK2YUS will be  active again  as YJ0CA from  Efate (OC-035),
         Vanuatu from 26 March to 2 April,  CQ WW WPX SSB included.  He will
         be mostly on 40, 20 and 15 metres.  QSL direct to VK2YUS.  [TNX The
         Daily DX]

PACIFIC TRIP  ---> Stan, LZ1GC and Mitko, LZ3NY will be active as E51GC from
Manihiki (OC-014), North Cook Islands on  10-28 October, and  as T30GC  from
Tarawa, Western Kiribati (OC-017) from 30 October to 15 November.  They will
operate CW, SSB  and  RTTY on 160-10m.  QSL via Club Log's OQRS (preferred),
LoTW or via LZ1GC (direct or bureau).

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

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3Y0I ---> "An  important  decision  to our  DXpedition plans  has been taken
today,  which will reflect  in extending  the initial 3Y0I plans",  the team
announced on 14 March.  "We decided to  take more provisions than  initially
planned. So did we regarding the fuel", because "if weather permits, we plan
to stay up to 3-4 weeks at the island itself (excluding sailing and  landing
time),  giving  much  more  chances  for  ATNOs  all over  the  world".  See
https://bouvetoya.org/3yoi-initial-plans-extended/.

CANADA INCOMING QSL BUREAU ---> Effective 1 May, the  new  address  for  the
National Incoming QSL Bureau for Canada will be as follows:
  RAC NATIONAL INCOMING QSL BUREAU MANAGER
  ED SPINGOLA VA3TPV
  PO BOX 83
  STREETSVILLE ON L5M 1L5
  CANADA
Cards received at the PO Box 51 in Saint John, NB  will  be forwarded  for a
few months to allow the change notifications to be received by other bureaux
worldwide. After that, mail will be returned as undeliverable.

PROPORTION OF MODES USED ON THE AIR ---> "I've been running  some reports on
activity uploaded in logs up to  the end of December last year",  Club Log's
Michael Wells (G7VJR) posted to  his blog on 10 March.  "The total number of
QSOs uploaded was quite high - more than any previous year - at 41.3 million
QSOs.  That's 12% higher than 2017  or 2016  (which were nearly identical at
36.8 million  QSO each - and 2015  was 39.8 million).  I think that fact  is
more significant given the ongoing decline  of this particular  solar cycle,
and  it's possible  evidence  of  extra activity  from FT8 and  newly-active
amateurs who'd run out of steam on CW and SSB,  but are back  to try digital
modes".  As for  the  operating habits, "in 2017,  8,000 Club Log  users had
uploaded at least one QSO with FT8. However, in 2018, that number has  risen
to 14,200.  For comparison, 13,900 users  uploaded  at least one CW contact,
and 18,000  at least  one phone  (mainly SSB) contact.  The total number  of
active users was just under 22,000 across all modes in 2018".  Read the full
report (quite interesting) on https://g7vjr.org/.

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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

===================================================================
CALL        MANAGER     CALL        MANAGER     CALL        MANAGER
===================================================================
3B8XF       G3TXF       EG7JQS      EA7URM      PY2ZEA      OH2MM
3G3N        CE3NR       EG7NSC      EA7URS      R100WB      RV9WB
3G3W        XQ4CW       EH5FMC      EA5RKD      R100WD      RZ9WU
4S7KKG      DC0KK       EH8URT      EA8URT      R100WE      R9WE
4U1A        UA3DX       EI100YXQ    EI9FVB      R100WEI     R9WEI
4U73B       9A2AA       EL2EF       N2OO        R100WG      R9WG
5Q1A        OZ5ESB      EP3AS       RW6HS       R100WJV     RA9WJV
5V7EI       M0OXO       ET3AA       N2OO        R100WK      RA9WU
5X2S        JA1PBV      FG8OJ       F4AVX       R100WN      RX9WN
5X3C        I2YSB       FM1HN       W3HNK       R100WO      R8WO
5X3E        I2YSB       GI6XX       M0OXO       R100WT      R9WT
7P8LB       M0OXO       GM6XX       M0OXO       R100WU      RU8W
8P1W        KU9C        GW6XX       M0OXO       R100WW      RM8W
8P5A        HA1AG       H31A        HP1AVS      R100WXK     R9WXK
9G2DX       M0OXO       HC0E        HC1QRC      R100WYY     RZ9WYY
9J2BO       G3TEV       HF1CHO      SP1KZE      R160ASP     RV1AQ
9N1MM       M0OXO       HI3LT       W2CCW       R160PM      RA9FDR
A52IC       E21EIC      HP3SS       AC2OV       RF1A        RQ1A
A52ZB       DJ9ZB       HR2DMR      KD4POJ      RG61PP      RZ3LC
A62A        A61BK       HS0ZJF      ON4AFU      S50DIG      S59SV
A65DR       N4GNR       HS0ZME      SM6NT       S549APR     S51A
A92GW       EA5GL       II0IDP      IM0SDX      SN10WFF     SP5C
C56DF       G3XTT       II3ICZ      IQ3GA       SN2M        SP2XF
C6AKT       M1KTA       II4MRC      IQ4FE       SN3A        SP3GEM
C91AHV      CT7AHV      II8ICN      9A5URI      SN765GR     SP1KZE
CB3W        XQ4CW       II8K        IZ8EPX      ST2/EK6DO   K6EID
CB8E        CE8EIO      II9IGJ      IT9MRM      SU9VB       UA4WHX
CE2SV       N7RO        KG4AS       N4SIA       T32AZ       KH6QJ
CM8NMN      EB7DX       KG4SC       KP2L        T42T        WB2REM
CO6HZ       EA5ZD       KL7SB       N4GNR       T46A        CO6LC
CO6RD       EA5GL       KP3Z        N4AO        T88XH       JA0EKI
CO8RBD      EB7DX       L77D        LU6DC       TM66BLM     F6KBR
CO8WN       EB7DX       LG80T       LA2T        TO5A        F5VHJ
CO8ZZ       DK1WI       LN8W        LA9VDA      TZ4AM       W0SA
CQ7A        CT1DSV      LO5D        LU8EOT      V26M        W3HNK
CQ8M        EA5GL       LO7H        LU7HW       V31AX       M0URX
CR6K        CT1ILT      LX7I        LX2A        V31GX       G4SGX
CR6T        CT1ESV      LY11LY      LY2QT       V31VP       WB0TEV
CU2KG       OH2BH       LY29A       LY5A        VP9I        WW3S
CV7S        CX7SS       LZ19ECC     LZ1KSP      XR0ZRC      R7AL
CX2AQ       EA5KB       LZ818PT     LZ1KCP      XR6N        CE6VMO
CX2DK       EA5GL       NP2X        KU9C        XV9JK       SP5APW
CX5A        CX2ABC      OH0Z        W0MM        YR0UCRR     YO5KDV
CX9AU       EA5GL       OH8AA       OH8JK       YU125VS     YU1BBV
DL70AIR     DL2VFR      OZ1ONOFF    OZ1ACB      YV7MAY      EA8MU
DR19SID     DM2RM       OZ2SPACE    OZ1ACB      YW6CQ       YV6BXN
DU3LA       W3HNK       P29LL       EA7FTR      Z81D        OM3JW
E51AUZ      DL1AUZ      P44K        G3NKC       Z81Z        K4ZW
E51NPQ      DM7PQ       PA40UNIFIL  PC9C        ZA/IW2JOP   IW2HAJ
E7DX        E77E        PJ2MAN      EC5AHA      ZF2CA       G4CWH
ED1R        EC1KR       PJ2ND       K8ND        ZF2UL       K3UL
ED5FDC      EA5HT       PJ2T        W3HNK       ZP4KFX      IK2DUW
EF1W        EA1WS       PJ4DX       M0URX       ZW2T        PY2RKG
EF2O        EA2AOO      PJ4G        WA2NHA      ZW85LABRE   PT2ADM
EF7X        EA7PP       PJ7AA       AA9A        ZW8T        PS8HF
EG2ETS      EA2RKW      PS50Y       PT2OP       ZX5J        NZ4DX

4M1F     Jose Gregorio Teran Paredes, Apartado Postal 01, Trujillo 3150
         Estado Trujillo, Venezuela

9L1YXJ   Mark A. Brewer, 2160 Freetown Pl, Dulles VA 20189-2160, USA
DL1AUZ   Rainer Deutsch, Juri-Gagarin-Ring 128A, 99084 Erfurt, Germany
DM7PQ    Dagmar Kirsten, Lindenstr. 29, 98693 Ilmenau, Germany
ED7O     Pedro L. Alvarez, Apartado Postal 306, 23700 Linares (Jaen), Spain
GP0STH   Ron Bennett, 17 Truro Close, St. Helens, WA11 9EL, United Kingdom
HV5PUL   Luca Della Giovampaola, Via Cremera 11, 00198 Roma RM, Italy
I2YSB    Silvano Borsa, Viale Capettini 1, 27036 Mortara PV, Italy
M0OXO    Charles Wilmott, 60 Church Hill, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4NG,
         United Kingdom
OH8JK    Jarmo Kiuru, Kesatie 26 A, FI-90530 Oulu, Finland
R7AL     Vasily V. Pinchuk, ul. Krestianskaya 26/36, Anapa, 353445, Russia
SP5APW   Jacek Krupa, ul. Zalesna 66, 05-520 Borowina, Poland
V6JBVS   Janusz Babol Vel Sobczyk, 8433 Southside Blvd Apt #2711,
         Jacksonville FL 32256, USA
ZZ2T     Wanderley Ferreira Gomes, Avenida 23 de Maio 2966 Ap 1320,
         Sao Paulo - SP, 04008-000, Brazil

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16 March 2019                                             A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1454

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                           Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                         Direttore  Responsabile I2VGW

PERIOD           CALL                                                   REF
till  16/03      7P8LB: Lesotho                                        1448
till  16/03      C6AKT: Eleuthera (NA-001), Bahamas                    1451
till  16/03      TR8CR: Gabon                                          1439
till  16/03      XV9JK: Thu Island (AS-157), Vietnam                   1450
till  17/03      MJ0CFW and MJ5Z: Jersey (EU-013)                      1453
till  17/03      SE19SKI: special callsign                             1448
till  17/03      VK4/JA8COE: Thursday Island (OC-138)                  1451
till  18/03      XV9YM: Vietnam                                        1449
till  20/03      9G2DX: Ghana                                          1452
till  22/03      E51HMK: Rarotonga (OC-013), South Cook Islands        1450
till  23/03      R100Wxx: special callsigns                            1454
till  24/03      3B8XF: Mauritius (AF-049)                             1453
till  24/03      6O1OO: Somalia                                        1451
till  24/03      TM6C: special callsign (France)                       1449
till  25/03      5X3C and 5X3E: Uganda                                 1448
till  25/03      E51AUZ and E51NPQ: Manihiki (OC-014), North Cooks     1451
till  26/03      5V7EI: Togo                                           1444
till  29/03      VY0ERC: Ellesmere Island (NA-008)                     1447
till  30/03      6W7/ON4AVT: Senegal                                   1450
till  30/03      PJ2/DK5ON: Curacao (SA-099)                           1452
till  30/03      PJ7AA: Sint Maarten (NA-105)                          1451
till  31/03      GB100RAF: special callsign                            1404
till  31/03      HS55RAST: special callsign                            1448
till  31/03      ZW85LABRE: special callsign                           1448
till  March      RI1ANL: Novolazarevskaya Station, Antarctica          1421
till  March      RI1ANW: Novolazarevskaya Station, Antarctica          1421
till  March      VK0AI: Macquarie Island (AN-005)                      1452
till  01/04      4S7KKG: Sri Lanka (AS-003)                            1433
till  03/04      XR0ZRC: Juan Fernandez (SA-005)                       1453
till  04/04      CT9/DL3KWR and CT9/DL3KWF: Madeira (AF-014)           1453
till  17/04      8P6DR: Barbados (NA-021)                              1451
till  17/04      DU6/N6SS: Panay Island (OC-129), Philippines          1453
till  13/05      AU60BARC: special callsign                            1454
till  15/05      HR5/F2JD: Honduras                                    1451
till  19/05      OL120AB: special callsign                             1447
till  10/06      XZ2B: Myanmar                                         1446
till  16/06      TM5CQ: special callsign (France)                      1445
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      9A62AA: special callsign                              1452
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
till  31/12      TC10GITRAD: special callsign (Turkey)                 1451
till  31/01/2020 EM1UA and EM1U: Galindez Island (AN-006), Antarctica  1450
16/03-18/03      GB1SPD, GB2SPD, GB5SPD: Northern Ireland              1453
16/03-23/03      F5OHH/p: Groix Island (EU-048)                        1453
16/03-27/03      A35JP: Tongatapu (OC-049), Tonga                      1453
16/03-30/03      PD5MVH/p and PD38EU: Ameland Island (EU-038)          1454
16/03-06/04      3W9JF: Vietnam                                        1446
16/03-25/04      E6AF: Niue (OC-040)                                   1454
17/03-14/04      6W/IV3FSG: Senegal                                    1454
18/03-26/03      VE3LYC/KL7: Little Diomede Island (NA-150)            1452
18/03-02/04      E6ET: Niue (OC-040)                                   1450
19/03-28/04      6W7/F6HMJ: Senegal                                    1453
20/03-28/03      XZ2C: Myanmar                                         1453
21/03-24/03      4A3MAYA, 4B3MAYA, 4C3MAYA: special event stations     1454
21/03-24/03      6E3MAYA and 6F3MAYA: special event stations           1454
21/03-02/04      TO2BC: French Guiana                                  1451
22/03-28/03      VE7ACN/VE1: Bells Island (NA-081)                     1451
25/03-01/04      P44W: Aruba (SA-036)                                  1453
26/03-02/04      4L/F5RAV and 4L0GF: Georgia                           1452
26/03-02/04      YJ0CA: Efate (OC-035) Vanuatu                         1454
27/03-31/03      E51AUZ and E51NPQ: Aitutaki (OC-083), South Cooks     1451
27/03-01/04      VP5/AF3K, VP5/W2TT, VP5P: Turks & Caicos (NA-002)     1453
28/03-30/03      9M19TEA: West Malaysia                                1452
28/03-02/04      IG9MO: Lampedusa Island (AF-019)                      1450
28/03-02/04      ZL7C: Chatham Islands (OC-038)                        1453
28/03-04/04      VA7XW/VE1: Long Island (NA-127)                       1451
28/03-10/04      6Y5KB: Jamaica (NA-097)                               1452
30/03-31/03      YB9ZGD: Lombok Island (OC-150)                        1454
March            5T5PA: Mauritania                                     1451
March            DU3/F4EBK: Luzon Island (OC-042)                      1447
March            II4MRC: special callsign                              1444
March            LZ818PT: special callsign                             1444
01/04-15/04      C5DL: The Gambia                                      1453
02/04-11/04      E51AUZ and E51NPQ: Rarotonga (OC-013), South Cooks    1451
05/04-11/04      VE7ACN/VE9: White Head Island (NA-014)                1451
12/04-15/04      DX1CC: Arena Island (OC-207)                          1453
14/04-22/04      VK5MAV/6: OC-211 and OC-183                           1452
16/04-20/04      J20DX/p: AF-059 and AF-053                            1449
16/04-22/04      KH8/OZ0J and KH8/OZ1RH: American Samoa (OC-045)       1454
17/04-25/04      XT2MAX: Burkina Faso                                  1453
27/04-04/05      XV9XX: Vietnam                                        1453
27/04-08/05      TO19A: Reunion Island (AF-016)                        1453
April            5T5PA: Mauritania                                     1451
April            II4SLR: special callsign                              1444
April            LZ117ML: special callsign                             1444
03/05-05/05      3D2AS: Fiji                                           1453
06/05-20/05      FW/G0VJG: Wallis Island (OC-054)                      1453
10/05-13/05      KL: Yakutat County Group (NA-250) * by K9AJ and KD6WW 1440
20/05-22/05      3D2AS: Fiji                                           1453
22/05-27/05      P44W: Aruba (SA-036)                                  1453
30/05-14/07      GB19: Cricket World Cup Marathon                      1452
May              5T5PA: Mauritania                                     1451
May              II4TSB: special callsign                              1444
May              LZ497OM: special callsign                             1444
June             5T5PA: Mauritania                                     1451
June             II4ART: special callsign                              1444
June             LZ815NI: special callsign                             1444
24/07-28/07      R63RRC: Popigay-Ary Island (AS-063)                   1447
25/07-30/07      5C9A: Los Farallones (AF-118)                         1449
30/07-02/08      RQ73QQ: Bol'shoy Begichev Island (AS-152)             1447
July             5T5PA: Mauritania                                     1451
July             II4MJR: special callsign                              1444
July             LZ1809PNS: special callsign                           1444
01/08-11/08      CY9C: St Paul Island (NA-094)                         1451
August           II4BRD: special callsign                              1444
August           LZ304AE: special callsign                             1444
22/09-07/10      A35AG: Tongatapu (OC-049), Tonga                      1453
September        II4GRM: special callsign                              1444
September        LZ304EW: special callsign                             1444
01/10-15/10      ZK3X: Tokelau Islands (OC-048)                        1444
10/10-28/10      E51GC: Manihiki (OC-014), North Cook Islands          1454
18/10-01/11      VP6R: Pitcairn Island (OC-044)                        1454
30/10-15/11      T30GC: Western Kiribati (OC-017)                      1454
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                                   1454

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                                Direttore Responsabile
                                Gabriele Villa,  I2VGW
                    Giornalista Professionista - Tessera n. 071675
                           Ordine Nazionale dei Giornalisti
                                     Roma, Italia

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