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SI9AM on air from today

Operators Jef DD2CW, Francis ON6LY, Nida HS1NIV and Dirk ON3UN will be active as SI9AM from the 'King Chulalongkorn Memorial', the largest Thai Pavilion in the world outside Thailand in Raganda, Sweden, between March 26th and April 1st.
Activity will include the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 30-31st) as Multi-2 entry.
Suggested frequencies outside of the contest are:
CW - 1817, 3517, 7017, 10117, 14017, 18077, 21017, 24897 & 28017 kHz
SSB - 1840, 3760, 7060, 14210, 18160, 21310, 24960 and 28510 kHz
FM - 145.550 MHz and repeater RV49 - 145.612 MHz
QSL this operation via ON3UN.
Visit the SI9AM Web page at:
http://www.si9am.com
http://www.si9am.se
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Norfolk Island celebrations

Operators Chris VK3QB, Luke VK3HJ, Patrick VK2PN and David VK3BDX will be active as VI9NI from Norfolk Island (OC-005) between April 1-14th.
VI9NI is being activated to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Norfolk Island Act.
Their main focus will be on low bands using CW and FT8, but will also be active on various HF bands (160-17m) on SSB. The team plans to include some SOTA activation from "Mt. Bates" and "Jacky Jacky" summits.
QSL via VK4FW, direct or by the VK4 Bureau.
Look for more details to be forthcoming such as Clublog and FaceBook info

Bouvet Island DXpedition news
They are on their way!

If you missed our special bulletin, the 3Y0I team is now on their way to Bouvet Island aboard the "Atlantic Tuna". They left Cape Town, South Africa, on March 19th, at approx. 0600 UTC.
As this was being written, The 3Y0I team is over halfway there. Look for them to sign E51DOM/mm on their way there and back from the island. They are expected to travel to Bouvet in about 7 days, possibly around March 26th, late local time.
Their landing on the island will be "strictly dependent on weather conditions" upon their arrival. So, their estimated date, as 3Y0I, on the air might be about the last few days of March. REMEMBER, this is subject to change due to sea and weather conditions – safety first!
The 3Y0I team plans to stay on the island for at least 2 weeks, with an option to extend the stay to 3-4 weeks, if weather and other factors permit.
On March 21st, Stan Strzyzewski, SP8S, posted a very large press release (listed as Press Release #1 and titled "Welcome Roaring Forties!"), which contains a brief satellite conversation with Dom, 3Z9DX, the 3Y0I leader.
It details the sea conditions that the 3Y0I team is currently enduring, a brief description about the planning of this operation over the last three months, and the weather and the team's planning for a safe landing on Bouvet. To read the complete press release, go:
https://bouvetoya.org/welcome-roaring-forties
Just a reminder, that the 3Y0I DXpedition's band plan ­ frequencies
(160-6m) and modes (CW/SSB/FT8) can be found at:
https://www.rebeldxgroup.com
https://bouvetoya.org/3yoi-bandplan
QSL via ClubLog's OQRS (preferred), LoTW or via 3Z9DX.
The "Atlantic Tuna" can be tracked at the following Web sites:
https://www.vesselfinder.com/?imo=7225051
https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/
shipid:5786633/mmsi:
601070100
https://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/
viewspots.jsp?glId=0tARRAqk3
ftzEN8piDb2UOWqGrnOX349o
Let us hope the 3Y0I has a safe trip there (and back) as well as a safe landing on the island. For more details and updates, we suggest to watch the following Web pages:
3Y0I Bouvetoya Web site: https://bouvetoya.org
Rebel DX Group Web site: https://www.rebeldxgroup.com
3Y0I_JA Support Team Web site: http://jouban.jp/3y0i_ja (For JA stations)
3Y0I Bouvetoya on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bouvetoya.org
Rebel DX Group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rebeldxgroup
Bouvetoya Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bouvetoyaorg
For LOW BAND OPERATIONS, please read the following at:
https://bouvetoya.org/low-bands-at-3yoi
Source: OPDX

  

IDXC DX Convention

The 70th meeting of IDXC will be held from April 12-14th, 2019, at the
beautiful Convention Center in downtown Visalia, CA.
Pre-Registration -- You can still pre-register online but time is running short. Pre-Registration Ends On Sunday, March 31st, 2019 at 2400 UTC = 5:00 PM PDT. If you register online within the next 9 days you will be eligible for a special pre-registration raffle prize.
Raffle Tickets -- We are offering advance raffle ticket sales by phone order. Raffle tickets are sold in books of twenty (20) tickets, for 20 USDs per book. Advance purchasers by phone will receive a bonus of four (4) additional tickets for each book purchased, for a total of twenty-four (24) tickets for 20 USDs. To order by phone, call Rich Seifert, KE1B at: (408) 395-5700, between 9 am and 8 pm Pacific time. If there is no answer, leave a message with your name and telephone number, and he will contact you as soon as possible.
Saturday Bus Tour -- There are only 3 seats left on the bus tour to
Sequoia National Park. If you want to purchase a ticket, please contact
Rich, KE1B at (408) 393-5700.
Convention Polo Shirt -- Although the deadline to order a shirt online has passed, shirts can still be ordered at the convention and will be shipped afterwards.
IDXC is the premier DX Convention in the United States, attended by 600+ avid DXers (and Contesters) looking to improve their skills, their stations and their connection with fellow Hams.
We intend to make IDXC 2019 the best DX Convention ever, and hope
you’ll be able to join us.
Please register now:
http://dxconvention.com/pages/registration.html
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DXCC Yearbook

The 2018 ARRL DXCC Yearbook is now available for viewing and downloading at the following URL.
The DXCC Yearbook includes the 2018 Annual List, as well as the 2018 Clinton B. DeSoto Challenge top scorers.
http://www.arrl.org/files/file/DXCC/DXCCYearbook/DXCC%20
YEARBOOK%202018.pdf
  

DXCC Country/Entity Report

According to the AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 17th March, through Sunday, 24th March there were 225 countries active.
Countries available:
3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 3X, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4W, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5T, 5V, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7X, 8P, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9X, 9Y,
A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C6, CE, CE0Y, CE0Z, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4, DL, DU, E4, E5/n, E5/s, E6, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F, FG, FK, FM, FO, FR, FS, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, J5, J6, J7, J8, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JX, JY,
K, KH0, KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ4, PJ7, PY, PY0F, PZ, S0, S2, S5, S7, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T32, T5, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TR, TY, TZ,
UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V3, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK0M, VP2E, VP8, VP8/h, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XX9, XZ, YA, YB, YI, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, Z6, Z8, ZA, ZB, ZD7, ZF, ZL, ZP, ZS
PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain "Pirate/SLIM" operations or more likely a "BUSTED CALLSIGN". As always, you never know - "Work First Worry Later" (WFWL).

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