ARRL DX NEWS 28 Nov 2019

DX News from the ARRL

November 28, 2019

This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by CE2ML, W3UR, The Daily DX, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all.

SRI LANKA, 4S. Bernhard, DK7TF is QRV as 4S7DLG from Ambalangoda, IOTA AS-003. Activity is on the HF bands using mainly SSB and FT8. His length of stay is unknown. QSL via M0OXO.

MALAWI, 7Q. Karl, DK2WV is QRV as 7Q7W from Lilongwe for about three weeks. Activity is on 40 to 6 meters using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL to home call.

ZAMBIA, 9J. Mario, IK1MYT is active as 9J2MYT from Lusaka until May 2020. He is QRV on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 meters. QSL direct to IZ3KVD.

WEST MALAYSIA, 9M2. Rich, PA0RRS will be QRV as 9M2MRS from Penang Island, IOTA AS-015, from December 3 to February 27, 2020. Activity is on the HF bands using CW and various digital modes. QSL to home call.

THE GAMBIA, C5. Paul, SA6PIS is QRV as C56PIS until December 13.
Activity is holiday style. QSL to home call. In addition, Andre, ON7YK is QRV as C5YK from Bijilo until early March 2020. Activity is on 60 to 10 meters using some CW, SSB and various digital modes, especially FT8. QSL to home call.

CHILE, CE. Special event call XR2YOTA is QRV during all of December to commemorate Youngsters On The Air month. QSL via LoTW.

SPAIN, EA. Members of the Mike Delta Victor DX Group will be QRV with special call sign EG3PCD from December 2 to 5 during United Nations' International Day of Persons with Disabilities. QSL via LoTW.

ECUADOR, HC. Antonio, EA5RM plans to be QRV as HC3/EA5RM from Loja and possibly also as HC2/EA5RM from Guayaquil from December 2 to January 5, 2020. Activity will be on 40 to 10 meters using SSB and various digital modes. QSL to home call.

ITALY, I. Members of the ARI section Fidenza will be QRV with special call sign II4TIB during December to commemorate Ugo Tiberio, one of Italy's pioneers in the history of radio. QSL via IQ4FE.

US VIRGIN ISLAND, KP2. Ryan, KC7RW is QRV as KP2/KC7RW until November 30. Activity is on 40 to 15 meters using SSB, FT8 and FT4 as conditions permits. QSL to home call.

BULGARIA, LZ. Members of the Bulgarian Radio Club Blagovestnik will be QRV as special event call sign LZ4408SPA during December to honor the memory of Bulgarian saints. QSL via bureau.

PERU, OA. Special event station OC3CS will be QRV from the archaeological site Cerro Sechin on November 29 and 30. Activity will be on the HF bands using SSB and various digital modes. QSL via OA4O.

SOMALIA, T5. Ali, EP3CQ will be QRV as 6O1OO from December 4 to 19.
QSL to home call.

EUROPEAN RUSSIA, UA. Members of the International Miller DX Club are QRV as R2019DX and UE29DX until December 1 to celebrate the club's 29th anniversary. QSL via RQ7L.

MICRONESIA, V6. Haru, JA1XGI will be QRV as V6K from Kosrae, IOTA OC-059, from December 2 to 9. This includes being an entry in the upcoming ARRL 160 Meter contest. QSL to home call.

TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS, VP5. Gerald, WA2TTI will be QRV as VP5/WA2TTI from Turtle Cove, Providenciales Island, IOTA NA-002, from December 2 to 7. Activity will be holiday style. QSL direct to home call.
I
NDIA, VU. Datta, VU2DSI is QRV as AU2JCB until December 16 to commemorate the birthdate of Indian physicist and radio pioneer Jagadish Chandra Bose. Activity is on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 meters. QSL direct to home call.

BURKINA FASO, XT. Harald, DF2WO will be QRV as XT2AW from Ouagadougou from December 2 to 20. Activity will be on the HF bands with a focus on 160, 80 and 60 meters and also on various satellites. QSL via M0OXO.

MYANMAR, XZ. Martti, OH2BH is QRV as XZ2D until April 17, 2020. Activity is generally on 15 and 10 meters. QSL to home call.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO
The NCCC RTTY Sprint, NCCC CW Sprint and the Russian Worldwide MultiMode Contest are on tap for this upcoming weekend.
The ARS Spartan CW Sprint is scheduled for December 3.
The Canadian National Parks on the Air, CNPOTA, operating event runs for the entire year of 2019, with special stations active from Canada's parks and historic sites.
Please see November QST, page 89, December QST, page 63, and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for details

IOTA NEWS

27 Novenber, 2019

Island activities:
IOTA QRGs
CW: 28040 24920 21040 18098 14040 10114 7030 3530 kHz
SSB: 28560 28460 24950 21260 18128 14260 7055 3760 kHz
 
AS-015; 9M2, Pinang State group:
Rich/PA0RRS will be back on the air as 9M2MRS from Penang Island/West Malaysia between Dec. 3 and the 27th of February next year. QRV on CW and digital modes. QSL via ClubLog OQRS, LoTW, eQSL, PA0RRS (B).

NA-002: VP5, Caicos Islands:
Gerald/WA2TTI operates holiday-style from Turtle Cove (WW Loc FL31vs) on Providenciales Island (WLOTA 2003) as VP5/homecall between Dec. 2 and 7. QSL only via WA2TTI (d), LoTW.

OC-142; VK4, Queensland State (South Coast) Centre group:
Steve/VK2IAY will be signing VK2IAY/4 from Heron Island between tne 2nd and 9th of December on 14260 kHz, maybe also on other bands.
QSL via G0UIH (d/B).

SA-010; PY0T, Trinidade Island and Martin Vaz Islands:
Fernando/PY1FR announces an activation of Trindade and Martin Vaz for December. He has received permission to bring radio gear to the island.

Around The DX World

Belgium UBA - The OR0YAL Award

At the occasion of the 18th birthday of HRH Princess Elisabeth, the UBA is offering a commemorative Award for working special event stations aired between October 25th and 25th December 2019. The OR0YAL Award is offered in four classes.
During this two months period, the UBA will activate the special event station OR0YAL (which can be read as O Royal).
Furthermore, over 30 UBA clubstations using the special prefix OR18 will be on the air.
To obtain an award you have to make QSOs (on-air contacts) with the special event stations listed on this page.
Rules:

• Each OR18 station as well as OR0YAL counts as two points once you've worked this station.
• You get one point for every band/mode combination. Modes include PHONE (SSB, FM, ...), CW and DIGITAL (PSK, FT8, ...).
• Example: You've worked OR18UBA on 80m SSB, 80m CW and 40m SSB. This is a total of 5 points (2 points for the station + 3 for the band/mode combinations).
• Example: You've worked OR0YAL on 20m in PSK31, on 20m in FT8 and on 40m in SSB. This is a total of 4 points (2 points for the station + 2 for the unique band/mode combinations, FT8 and PSK31 both count as DIGITAL).
• Contacts made on the same band but in different modes do not count separately.
• No band or mode restrictions nor any endorsements.
• Please note that, however you're encouraged to do so, contacting Belgian stations other than OR0YAL and the OR18 clubcalls do not get you any points towards the certificate.

In total there are 4 awards to achieve:

• Bronze: 30 points
• Silver: 50 points
• Gold: 70 points
• Platinum: 110 points

QSL Manager: UBA QSL Bureau
Contact: or0yal@uba.be
QSL Disclaimer:

• QSL via Bureau: QSL cards will be sent out via bureau (FREE) once your QSL card is received.
• QSL Direct: Direct QSL cards can be requested via OQRS (3 USD)
• SWLs must request their QSL cards via mail to or0yal@uba.be

Logsearch and Award applications must be done via the link https://or0yal.uba.be/ and this page will be online during the event period.
best 73
UBA

 

Cyprus special event update

Alan, 5B4AHJ, reports that the following message was issued to members of the Cyprus Amateur Radio Society by CARS President, Nestoras Jacovides, 5B4AHZ.
Please publicize. Thank you: "Dear Members... 2020 is an important year for the Republic of Cyprus which completes 60 years since its establishment. Therefore, a request to the Department of Electronic Communications has been made requesting that we are granted the special 5B60 prefix for use throughout 2020, to help spread this important event by informing several thousand radio amateurs worldwide.
I am pleased to inform you that our request has been approved.
Specifically, all CARS members will be able to use the 5B60 prefix (instead of 5B) if they wish, starting from 1 Jan 2020 @ 00:00 until 31/12/2020 @ 23:59."
OPDX

 

Norfolk Island operation

Janusz, SP9FIH, will be active as VK9NK from Norfolk Island (OC-005) between January 12th and April 12th.
He states, "It is my tribute to Jim Smith, VK9NS, who lived and operated from there for years. According to last internet poll VK9N is 85th most wanted entity."
Activity will be on 160-10 meters using SSB, RTTY and FT8.
Suggested frequencies are:
SSB - 7095, 14195, 18140, 21195, 24940 and 28420 kHz
RTTY - 1845, 3569, 7045, 10145, 14095, 18095, 21095, 24920 and 28095 kHz
FT8 (F/H) - 1845 (1908 JA), 3569, 7045, 10145, 14095, 18095, 21095,
24920 and 28095 kHz
Equipment will be an IC-7200 and Expert 1.3K-FA into a Spiderbeam and verticals. QSL via SP9FIH or ClubLog's OQRS.
His Web page is now online with a needs band/mode survey at:
http://vk9nk.dxpeditions.org
OPDX

Five megs for the Falklands

Major changes to the Falklands Islands Communications Laws have been announced by the Falklands Islands Communications Regulator.
They were published in the official Falklands Islands Gazette on 11 November 2019 and came into force on 15 November 2019
https://www.regulatorfi.org.fk/legislation
One of these has resulted in the new WRC-15 60m Secondary Allocation becoming available to Falklands Radio Amateurs. The allocation 5351.5 – 5366.5 kHz, with a maximum power of 25W EIRP has been granted for Amateur Radio operations in the islands (see p.6).
https://www.regulatorfi.org.fk/spectrum/amateur-radio/70-terms-and-conditions-amateur-radio-licence-v2-0-121119-pdf/file
Falklands Islands Communications Regulator website https://www.regulatorfi.org.fk/
73
Paul Gaskell, G4MWO
Editor
The 5 MHz Newsletter

 

 

425 DX Group News 30 Nov 2019

30 November 2019                                          A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1491

                          ===========================
                          *** 4 2 5  D X  N E W S ***
                          *******   CALENDAR  *******
                          ===========================
                           Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                         Direttore  Responsabile I2VGW

PERIOD           CALL                                                   REF
till  30/11      3E1FP: special callsign (Panama)                      1487
till  30/11      8Q7XR: Maldives (AS-013)                              1485
till  30/11      CP1XRM: Bolivia                                       1483
till  30/11      D4CC: Sal Island (AF-086), Cape Verde                 1487
till  30/11      HG33EUDXF: special callsign                           1487
till  30/11      IR3MD: special callsign                               1486
till  30/11      OC3CS: special station                                1489
till  30/11      OL75CARBON: special callsign                          1480
till  30/11      PA100KLM: special callsign                            1483
till  30/11      PH100KLM: special callsign                            1476
till  30/11      PJ5/SP6EQZ and PJ5/SP6IXF: Sint Eustatius (NA-145)    1487
till  30/11      XV9D: Vietnam                                         1487
till  30/11      ZD7W: St. Helena (AF-022)                             1488
till  01/12      R2019DX and UE29DX: special callsigns                 1490
till  01/12      TM8AB: special callsign (France)                      1488
till  02/12      IB2LV: special callsign                               1477
till  02/12      YB9/DL3KZA: Lombok Island (OC-150)                    1488
till  02/12      YW5F: Farallon Centinela (SA-058)                     1491
till  06/12      VY0ERC: Ellesmere Island (NA-008)                     1485
till  09/12      C6AGU: Wood Cay (NA-001), Bahamas                     1487
till  13/12      C56PIS: The Gambia                                    1490
till  15/12      TR8CR: Gabon                                          1481
till  15/12      ZW132GBA: special callsign                            1491
till  16/12      AU2JCB: special callsign                              1490
till  25/12      OR0YAL and OR18xxx: special callsigns                 1485
till  28/12      9G5GS: Ghana                                          1484
till  31/12      3Z50GR: special callsign                              1483
till  31/12      8J3ICOM and 8N3ICOM: special callsigns                1476
till  31/12      9A62AA: special callsign                              1452
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      EN185UNIV: special callsign                           1458
till  31/12      FK8CJ: New Caledonia (OC-032)                         1477
till  31/12      HB90 and HB30: special prefixes (Switzerland)         1443
till  31/12      SF50CG: special callsign                              1444
till  31/12      SP60DXC: special callsign                             1477
till  31/12      TC10GITRAD: special callsign (Turkey)                 1451
till  03/03/2020 PA75LIMBURG: special callsign                         1479
till  March 2020 C5YK: The Gambia                                      1490
till  06/04/2020 HS0ZME: Thailand                                      1488
till  30/04/2020 3Z50DVP: special callsign                             1483
till  May   2020 9J2MYT: Zambia                                        1490
till  30/06/2020 GB60ATG: special callsign                             1473
till  31/08/2020 4U25B: special callsign (Italy)                       1486
30/11-01/12      TM30CDR: special callsign (France)                    1486
November         4S7DLG: Sri Lanka (AS-003)                            1490
November         5T0AA: Mauritania                                     1489
November         6W1RW: Senegal                                        1489
November         DL33EUDXF: special callsign                           1486
November         FK/F4HPX: New Caledonia (OC-032)                      1487
November         II4VAL: special callsign                              1444
November         JW/LB2PG: Bear Island (EU-027), Svalbard              1465
November         LA33EUDXF: special callsign                           1486
November         LZ365BM: special callsign                             1444
November         PA33EUDXF, PB33EUDXF, PC33EUDXF: special callsigns    1486
November         PD33EUDXF, PE33EUDXF, PF33EUDXF: special callsigns    1486
November         PG33EUDXF, PH33EUDXF, PI33EUDXF: special callsigns    1486
November         PH100ADL: special callsign                            1481
November         XZ2D: Myanmar                                         1490
November         Z68MA: Kosovo                                         1489
01/12-01/02/2020 YR2019REV: special callsign                           1491
01/12-14/12      L50JT: special callsign                               1491
01/12-31/12      YOTA Month                                            1491
02/12-05/12      EG3PCD: special callsign                              1491
02/12-09/12      V6K: Kosrae (OC-059), Micronesia                      1481
02/12-09/12      VK2IAY/4: Heron Island (OC-142)                       1489
02/12-20/12      XT2AW: Burkina Faso                                   1489
02/12-05/01/2020 HC3/EA5RM and HC2/EA5RM: Ecuador                      1489
03/12-27/02/2020 9M2MRS: Penang Island (AS-015), West Malaysia         1481
04/12-13/12      TO9W: Saint Martin (NA-105)                           1489
04/12-16/12      XW4XR: Laos                                           1489
06/12-08/12      T88PB: Koror (OC-009), Palau                          1489
06/12-12/12      VY2NA/VE2: Zone 2                                     1491
06/12-05/01/2020 S589PMC: special callsign                             1491
10/12-19/12      V47JA: St. Kitts (NA-104)                             1490
10/12-23/12      8Q7XY: Maldives (AS-013)                              1490
12/12-04/04/2020 HR5/F2JD: Honduras                                    1491
13/12-15/12      6V1A: Goree Island (AF-045)                           1491
13/12-15/12      OR75NUTS: special callsign                            1491
13/12-20/12      4L/TA1HZ: Georgia                                     1489
14/12-08/01/2020 HS0ZNR: Thailand                                      1491
17/12-Jan   2020 3D2AG/p: Rotuma (OC-060)                              1491
26/12-29/12      4X20HNY: special callsign                             1491
26/12-29/12      4X2XMAS and 4X3XMAS: special callsigns                1491
26/12-29/12      4X7XMAS and 4X9XMAS: special callsigns                1491
27/12-28/12      4X9R: special station                                 1489
December         4S7DLG: Sri Lanka (AS-003)                            1490
December         II4TIB: special callsign                              1444
December         LZ4408SPA: special callsign                           1444
December         PH100ADL: special callsign                            1481
December         Z68MA: Kosovo                                         1489
TBA         2019 3Y0I: Bouvet Island                                   1487
02/01-05/01/2020 TM30CDR: special callsign (France)                    1486
02/01-07/01/2020 ZC4UW: UK Sovereign Base Area on Cyprus (AS-004)      1484
30/01-13/02/2020 HU1DL: El Salvador                                    1489
01/02-06/02/2020 TI9C: Coco's Island (NA-012)                          1481
04/02-18/02/2020 5I5TT and 5I4ZZ: Zanzibar Island (AF-032)             1477
05/02-17/02/2020 E44CC: Palestine                                      1491
21/02-05/03/2020 VP8/VP8DXU: South Orkney Islands (AN-008)             1488
05/03-15/03/2020 9J2LA: Zambia                                         1489
10/03-25/03/2020 W8S: Swains Island (OC-200)                           1484
18/03-02/04/2020 T30ET: Tarawa (OC-017), West Kiribati                 1489
23/03-03/04/2020 TU2R: Cote d'Ivoire                                   1489
22/08-23/08/2020 International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend            1482
October     2020 KH6VV/KH4: Midway Island (OC-030)                     1476
Oct-Nov     2020 CY0C: Sable Island (NA-063)                           1487

***************************************************************************

30 November 2019                                          A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1491

                         ===========================
                         *** 4 2 5  D X  N E W S ***
                         ****  DX  INFORMATION  ****
                         ===========================
                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

3D2/R  - Sailing to Rotuma (OC-060) is now confirmed for 14 December [425DXN
         1490], and Tony, 3D2AG  expects  to be active as  3D2AG/p  starting
         around  17  December  until  around  mid-January 2020.  He plans to
         operate CW, RTTY, FT8 (FT4) and SSB on  160-6 metres,  with a focus
         on  the low bands and "QRO when required".  On FT8 (FT4  he will be
         using  a  multi answer  protocol (not to be confused with the Fox &
         Hound mode).  He will have no access  to the Internet  while on the
         island.  The FT8 QSOs will be uploaded to Club Log after the end of
         the expedition, while  contacts made  on  CW, SSB and RTTY  will be
         recorded on paper logs as usual. QSL direct to 3D2AG (or Club Log's
         OQRS  for FT8 only); see https://www.qrz.com/db/3D2AG/P for  PayPal
         instructions and tentative operating schedule and frequencies.
4X     - Five special callsigns  are expected  to be QRV  on  26-29 December
         from  different locations:  4X20HNY  from Jerusalem,  4X2XMAS  from
         Kfar Nahum  (Capernaum),  4X3XMAS from Caesarea, 4X7XMAS from Haifa
         and 4X9XMAS from Latrun. QSL via LoTW and eQSL only;  a certificate
         will be available on http://iarc.org/livelog/.
6W     - The annual 6V1A expedition to the island of Goree (AF-045)  will be
         conducted on 13-15 December. Activity will be on various  bands SSB
         and CW. QSL via LoTW, or PayPal 6v1a.aras[@]gmail.com for a  direct
         card. [TNX The Daily DX]
E4     - The Radio Club de Provins (F6KOP) will be active as E44CC (not E44C
         as expected, 425DXN 1487)  from Palestine on  5-17 February 2020. A
         large team will operate CW, SSB and digital modes on 160-10 metres.
         QSL via Club log's OQRS (preferred),  LoTW, or via F5GSJ (direct or
         bureau.  See https://palestine2020.wordpress.com/ for more informa-
         tion and updates.
EA     - The  Mike Delta Victor DX Group  will be active as  EG3PCD  on  2-5
         December for  the  International Day of Persons  with Disabilities.
         QSL via LoTW only.  See http://eg3pcd.mikedeltavictor.com/ for more
         information. [TNX DX Newsletter]
HR     - Gerard, F2JD will be active again as HR5/F2JD from  Copan, Honduras
         from  12 December  to  4 April 2020.  He will operate  CW, SSB  and
         digital modes  on  160-6 metres.  QSL via F6AJA,  direct or bureau;
         logsearch on http://LesNouvellesDX.fr/voirlogs.php. [TNX F6AJA]
HS     - Brad, VK2BY will be active again as HS0ZNR from  Nam Yuen, Thailand
         from 14 December to 8 January. He will operate SSB and FT8 on 80-10
         metres. QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or direct to VK2BY. [TNX The
         Daily DX]
LU     - Special callsign L50JT will be active on 1-14 December to mark  the
         50th anniversary of the opening of the underwater road tunnel  that
         crosses the Parana River and connects the provinces  of  Entre Rios
         and Santa Fe in Argentina. Look for activity on 80, 40 and 20m SSB,
         CW and digital modes.  The log will be uploaded to LoTW,  eQSL  and
         Club Log.
ON     - UBA Section Bruxelles-Est (ON5UB) will be active as OR75NUTS on 13-
         15 December to commemorate the  75th anniversary  of the  Battle of
         the Bulge during World War II.  The suffix of  the special callsign
         is  General  Anthony C. McAuliffe's  famous  single-word  reply  in
         response to a surrender ultimatum. QSL via ON5UB.
PY     - The Guara DX group will be active as  ZW132GBA between  26 November
         and 15 December to celebrate the  132nd anniversary of the city  of
         Guarabira, in the  Brazilian state of Paraiba.  QSL via the bureau,
         or direct to PR7AX.
S5     - Special event station S589PMC will be active from  6 December  to 5
         January 2020 to  promote the PMC Contest,  sponsored  by the  Radio
         Club Slovenj Gradec (S59DCD).  All  QSOs will be  confirmed via the
         bureau. The International Association of Peace Messenger Cities was
         established  in  1988 to  recognize  and  encourage  the  role  and
         responsibility cities have in creating a culture  of peace. The PMC
         Contest, promoting contacts  between stations located  in the Peace
         Messenger Cities  and the  rest of the world,  will be held on  4-5
         January (see http://www.s59dcd.si/ for complete information).
VE     - Jeff, VY2ZM and Miriam, VY2NA will be active as VY2NA/VE2 from Zone
         2 (WWL FO60te) on 6-12 December. Their main objective is to try and
         give Zone 2 on 160 metres to more stations in Japan and the Pacific
         basin.  Plans are  to operate CW  for JA  "starting  0700-0800Z  on
         1825.5 QSX down at 1824.5 initially each morning. If no propagation
         exists on CW, we will switch to FT8 transmitting on either 1840 (or
         perhaps 1838) QSX at 1908 for JA and  other callers.  There will be
         some operating time devoted generally to other areas at other times
         on Topband". [TNX The Daily DX]
YO     - Special callsign YR2019REV will be active between  1 December and 1
         February  2020  to  mark  the  30th  anniversary  of  the  Romanian
         Revolution of 1989.  A certificate  will be available;  information
         can be found on  the  Romanian Amateur Radio Federation's  website:
         http://www.hamradio.ro/revolutie2019/index.php.
YV     - The YW5F operation from  Farallon Centinela (SA-058)  [425DXN 1488]
         has been postponed to 29 November-2 December. YV5EED, YV5IUA, YV5NR
         and YV5ZV plan to operate SSB, CW and FT8 on all bands. See qrz.com
         for their bandplan. QSL via YV5DTA (W4DTA); logsearch on Club Log.

                         ===========================
                         *** 4 2 5  D X  N E W S ***
                         ****  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!

4U1UN ---> Adrian, KO8SCA  was  active  on  40 metres SSB  from  the  United
Nations  Amateur Radio Club  for  about  one  hour  (23.00-00.00 UTC) on  27
November: "more good things to come in future,  now that the remote setup is
working correctly". QSL via HB9BOU.

REAL PROPAGATION IN 2018 ---> This  new  service  offers  18,000+  real-life
propagation  charts  from  one ITU  zone  to  another  ITU zone  over  2018:
https://voacap.com/visualprop.  The raw data  came  from HamSCI,  while data
processing and visualization have been done by VE3NEA.  The raw spot dataset
included some  8 billion FT8 spots  spanning from 6 to 160 metres (60 metres
included) that were collected from sources such as  PSK Reporter  during the
entire year.

WSJT-X 2.1.2 ---> The  latest release  of  WSJT-X,  the software suite  that
includes the FT4 and FT8 protocols, is now available. WSJT-X 2.1.1 (released
on 25 November)  was a bug-fix  release  to  address several regressions  in
version v2.1.0. WSJT-X 2.1.2 (released on 26 November) is "an emergency bug-
fix release" to correct errors that crept  into the  Hamlib package  bundled
with v2.1.1  and  affected control of  certain Icom radios. The installation
packages  for Windows, Linux  and  Macintosh, as well as the User Guide, can
be found on  http://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/wsjtx.html.  Upgrading
from earlier versions of WSJT-X should be straightforward.  There is no need
to uninstall or move any files.

YOTA MONTH ---> The Youngsters On The Air group will  be active again during
the entire month of December. The idea for this event is to show the amateur
radio hobby to youth and to encourage  youngsters  to be active  on  the ham
radio waves.  Announced  participating  stations  include 5B19YOTA, 7X2YOTA,
7X3YOTA, 9A19YOTA,  DH0YOTA,  E71YOTA, EF4YOTA, EG2YOTA,  EI0YOTA,  EM5YOTA,
EM6YOTA,  ET3YOTA, GB19YOTA,  HA6YOTA, HB9YOTA,  HG0YOTA, II4YOTA,  II8YOTA,
K8A, K8O, K8T, K8Y, LY5YOTA, OH2YOTA, OL19YOTA,  ON4YOTA, PA6YOTA,  PD6YOTA,
SH9YOTA, TC19YOTA, TC3YOTA, TM19YOTA,  XR2YOTA, YO0YOTA, YT19YOTA,  ZL6YOTA,
ZS9YOTA, QSLs via LoTW. Paper cards via Club Log's OQRS  ("this year we have
decided to remove Bureau options  to help save resources,  money and time"),
or direct to M0SDV. Information about the event and the awards can be  found
on https://events.ham-yota.com/

----------------------------------------------------------------------------

QSLs received direct  or  through  managers: 3D2AG,  3W9KJ (AS-132),  4Z5LA,
5T2KW, 6O7O, 6Y5WJ, 8R1/AH0G, 9X2AW, A35JT, A82X, A82Z, CY9C,  DS2GOO/3 (AS-
080), DS3EXX/2 (AS-122), EA9RY, EI0NMMI,  EX0QP, F6CUK/p (EU-058), HB0/S59A,
HP3AK,  HR9/SP4Z, IS0HQJ, JA8COE/0 (AS-206), JI3CEY/0 (AS-206), JT1CO, KH7M,
KH7XS,  KL7SB,  MI0SAI,  MW0YVK,   NL0H/p (NA-040),  OJ0A,  OZ2LP  (EU-172),
PJ2/K8PGJ,  PJ7PL,  R205NEW (AS-205),  R26RRC (AS-204),   RA1ALA/8 (AS-083),
RT5G/1 (EU-162), RU0LL, RV1CC/0 (AS-025), SQ2A, ST2NH, T2AR, T88DT (OC-009),
V31MM,  V3M, V63DX,  V85T, VU2CPL,  WW0WWV, YF9CDL,  YI3WHR, YJ0BCP,  ZD7FT,
ZP6ARO, ZP6RAI, ZS9V (AF-064).

****************************************************************************

                425 DX NEWS HOME PAGE:  http://www.425dxn.org
                425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE:   http://www.425dxn.org/monthly

****************************************************************************

               425 DX News is a free of charge weekly bulletin
      edited by Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ and Valeria Pregliasco, IK1ADH

            Its contents may be used, reproduced and distributed
                        in part or full provided that
               "425 DX News" or "425DXN" receive proper credit

          Contributors are invited to send their DX information to
              Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ  (i1jqj.mauro@gmail.com)   
                      The deadline is 12 UTC on Fridays

****************************************************************************

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

****************************************************************************

Drake 2B Project

My favorite receivers have always been the Drakes. Here is a nice 2B that was in nice shape when we started on it but as usual we changed the caps (from Hayseed Hamfest), cleaned it up, changed tubes and it is working wonderfully. I had one nagging problem with it...20 meters was dead...I mean DEAD! 40 and 80 were perfect. We trouble shot it with the help of our friend K2LNU Bill...but no joy...everything seemed fine, traced the circuit through the bandswitch and yet no Joy!...Frustrated I decided to order a new crystal for 20 meters. What else could it be??
I contacted Bry Carling AF4k and ordered a crytal. What wonderful service from Bry...If you need any crystals...He is the guy to go to...Fast curteous service. Find him at AF4K.

Here re the photos...

Undocumented Audio Mod removed

Caps all changed now sounding GREAT!

Stay Tuned for our next project Restoring a Johnson Ranger II

The DX 40 Transmitter

Some time ago I contacted Burt K1OIK and purchased a DX 40 Transmitter from him. It is a lovely radio but like many heathkits they need a lot of TLC as they are getting very old. The one that Burt sent me was in nice condition and we gave it a through going over. We re soldered, changed a few tubes and did some paint work on it and here it is working really well now.
I also got a VF-1 VFO that we are still working on. Again, we changes out the caps, checked and replaced tubes and it amazes me what a coat of clear coat can do for the face plate of a radio. I am very happy with this radio Burt, thanks for your help in locating one.

I'm presently Rockbound as we are now working on the VFO.

Here is how it looks today:

Original Condition

VF1 VFO 

Interior Cleaning

Homemade Meter Washers

Clear Coated Faceplater

Finished

Heathkit HR 10 Restorations

Around the same time as the work on the S38E we purchased 3 Heathkit HR10 Receivers in hopes of coming up with two nice HR10s...
From the 3 rigs we built up 2 really nice receivers. It was the same course of work...re-capping, cleaning and the like. The "Bodywork" on the cabinets produced amazing results as one case was buckled and bent. Looking at them now you would never know how badly the corner of the case was dented. Here is the results:

Chassis and Socket Cleaning

Original Condition

Lot of Elbow Grease

Cleaned Face

Two from Three 

 

Like New Again

Hallicrafters S38E Restoration

With the band conditions as they are Ricky, N2ENM, and I decided to restore a S38E receiver to working condition. These rigs have a built in hazrd in them, that being, it is an ac/ dc set. That coupled with a non polarized plug can be a recipe for serious if not fatal electircal shocks. The first thing Ricky did was to cut off the cord to prevent anyone (me) from plugging it in to test it. When tested it had a horrible hum, as you can imagine caused by bad, old caps. I contacted Hayseed Hamfest for replacement caps. We highly recommend them for fast efficent, and helpful service parts and info. You can find them at Hayseed Hamfest.
The caps arrived in very short order and Ricky replaced them . When that was accomplished we began the work on restoring the metal case and markings.  The hardest part is restoring the control labels and markings on the radio. Fortunately, there is a wonderful online vendor, Radio Daze that provides replacement decals for many vintage radios. Find them at Radio Daze  It is impossible to tell the replacement from the original.

The case of the S38E is metal so Ricky worked it like it was an automobile body and finally finished it in an original Gray metallic hammertone.

Here are a few photos of the work:

Chassis removal and Cleaning
Notice Added Fuseholder

New Speaker

New Paint

 

Looking Good

The old speaker had deteriorated and left a sand like residue surrounding the magnet on the original speaker.

Special Thanks to Bill K2LNU for his advise and endless supply of parts to help us out.

This is the breed that ran down Al Baghdadi.

This has nothing to do with DX but...It is Amazing!

FCC seeks to clear radio amateurs out of 3.4 GHz

An FCC Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposes to remove the existing non-federal allocations in the 3.3-3.55 GHz band

The FCC say:
By taking the initial step needed to clear the band of allocations for non-federal incumbents, the Commission furthers its continued efforts to make more mid-band spectrum potentially available to support next generation wireless networks—consistent with the mandate of the MOBILE NOW Act.

What the NPRM Would Do:

• Propose to clear the 3.3-3.55 GHz band of existing non-federal users by removing the non-federal secondary radiolocation and amateur allocations in the 3.3-3.55 GHz band;
• Propose to relocate incumbent non-federal users out of the band;
• Seek comment on relocation options and transition mechanisms for incumbent non-federal users, either to the 3.1-3.3 GHz band or to other frequencies;
• Seek comment on how to ensure that non-federal secondary operations in the 3.1-3.3 GHz band will continue to protect federal radar systems; and
• Prepare the band for possible future shared use between commercial wireless services and federal incumbents, potentially making as much as 250 megahertz of spectrum available for flexible use, including 5G.

Regarding the Amateur and Amateur-Satellite Service allocation they say:

12. With respect to amateur operations, is there sufficient existing amateur spectrum in other bands that can support the operations currently conducted in the 3.3-3.5 GHz band?  We note that the 3.40-3.41 GHz segment is designated for communications to and from amateur satellites.  We seek comment on: the extent to which the band is used for this purpose, whether existing satellites can operate on other amateur satellite bands, and on an appropriate timeframe for terminating these operations in this band.

Facilitating Shared Use in the 3.1-3.55 GHz Band
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - WT Docket No. 19-348
https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-360941A1.pdf

Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Establishes WT Docket NO. 19-348
https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-19-1202A1.pdf

425 DX Group News 23 Nov 2019

23 November 2019                                          A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1490

                          ===========================
                          *** 4 2 5  D X  N E W S ***
                          *******   CALENDAR  *******
                          ===========================
                           Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                         Direttore  Responsabile I2VGW

PERIOD           CALL                                                   REF
till  24/11      IY5PIS: Marconi site at Coltano                       1487
till  24/11      PZ5W: Suriname                                        1488
till  24/11      TM30CDR: special callsign (France)                    1486
till  24/11      V47NT and V47T: St. Kitts (NA-104)                    1487
till  24/11      VP2V/AA7V and VP2VWW: British Virgin Islands (NA-023) 1487
till  24/11      YW5F: Farallon Centinela (SA-058)                     1488
till  25/11      5N7Q: Nigeria                                         1490
till  25/11      5R8VX and 5R8KU: Nosy Be (AF-057), Madagascar         1485
till  25/11      5U9AMO: Niger                                         1487
till  25/11      6W7PCT: Senegal                                       1489
till  25/11      FO/F6BCW: Marquesas Islands (OC-027)                  1486
till  25/11      HR9/N3AD: NA-057 (Honduras)                           1485
till  25/11      OX/OZ2I and XP2I: Greenland                           1487
till  25/11      VP2MDM, VP2MED, VP2MFD, VP2MPS: Montserrat (NA-103)   1489
till  25/11      ZF2MJ and ZF1A: Cayman Islands (NA-016)               1487
till  26/11      9H3FX, 9H3OG, 9H3TX: Malta (EU-023)                   1487
till  26/11      C56XA and C56DF: The Gambia                           1487
till  26/11      CT9/R7KW, CT9/RW7K, CT9/UZ5DX, CT9/VE3LA: Madeira     1489
till  26/11      FS/VA3DF: St. Martin (NA-105)                         1487
till  26/11      P4/KU1CW and P40C: Aruba (SA-036)                     1489
till  26/11      P40W: Aruba (SA-036)                                  1487
till  26/11      PJ4/K4BAI, PJ4/KU8E, PJ4/NE9U, PJ4A: Bonaire (SA-006) 1488
till  26/11      V26K: Antigua (NA-100)                                1488
till  26/11      V4/WX4G: St. Kitts (NA-104)                           1488
till  26/11      V63AR: Pohnpei (OC-010), Micronesia                   1487
till  27/11      9G5W: Ghana                                           1469
till  27/11      VK9LQ: Lord Howe Island (OC-004)                      1487
till  27/11      YN2CC: Nicaragua                                      1488
till  28/11      5H3UA and 5H3EME: Zanzibar (AF-032), Tanzania         1485
till  28/11      8R1/AG6UT: Guyana                                     1490
till  28/11      EA8/OK5D, EA8/OL1A, EA8/OK2GG: Canary Isls (AF-004)   1487
till  28/11      H40KT and H40TT: Pigeon Island (OC-065), Temotu       1486
till  28/11      TG4/KT8X: Guatemala                                   1488
till  29/11      3B8M: Mauritius (AF-049)                              1488
till  29/11      VK9CZ: Cocos (Keeling) Islands (OC-003)               1459
till  30/11      3E1FP: special callsign (Panama)                      1487
till  30/11      8Q7XR: Maldives (AS-013)                              1485
till  30/11      CP1XRM: Bolivia                                       1483
till  30/11      D4CC: Sal Island (AF-086), Cape Verde                 1487
till  30/11      HG33EUDXF: special callsign                           1487
till  30/11      IR3MD: special callsign                               1486
till  30/11      OL75CARBON: special callsign                          1480
till  30/11      PA100KLM: special callsign                            1483
till  30/11      PH100KLM: special callsign                            1476
till  30/11      PJ5/SP6EQZ and PJ5/SP6IXF: Sint Eustatius (NA-145)    1487
till  30/11      XV9D: Vietnam                                         1487
till  30/11      ZD7W: St. Helena (AF-022)                             1488
till  01/12      TM8AB: special callsign (France)                      1488
till  02/12      IB2LV: special callsign                               1477
till  06/12      VY0ERC: Ellesmere Island (NA-008)                     1485
till  09/12      C6AGU: Wood Cay (NA-001), Bahamas                     1487
till  15/12      TR8CR: Gabon                                          1481
till  25/12      OR0YAL and OR18xxx: special callsigns                 1485
till  31/12      3Z50GR: special callsign                              1483
till  31/12      8J3ICOM and 8N3ICOM: special callsigns                1476
till  31/12      9A62AA: special callsign                              1452
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      EN185UNIV: special callsign                           1458
till  31/12      FK8CJ: New Caledonia (OC-032)                         1477
till  31/12      HB90 and HB30: special prefixes (Switzerland)         1443
till  31/12      SF50CG: special callsign                              1444
till  31/12      SP60DXC: special callsign                             1477
till  31/12      TC10GITRAD: special callsign (Turkey)                 1451
till  03/03/2020 PA75LIMBURG: special callsign                         1479
till  March 2020 C5YK: The Gambia                                      1490
till  06/04/2020 HS0ZME: Thailand                                      1488
till  30/04/2020 3Z50DVP: special callsign                             1483
till  May   2020 9J2MYT: Zambia                                        1490
till  30/06/2020 GB60ATG: special callsign                             1473
till  31/08/2020 4U25B: special callsign (Italy)                       1486
23/11            HV0A: Vatican City                                    1489
23/11-24/11      TC0F: Bozcaada (AS-099), Turkey                       1485
23/11-24/11      TM20CI: special callsign (France)                     1483
23/11-27/11      FW/M0JHQ: Wallis Island (OC-054)                      1485
23/11-16/12      AU2JCB: special callsign                              1490
24/11-02/12      YB9/DL3KZA: Lombok Island (OC-150)                    1488
25/11-01/12      R2019DX and UE29DX: special callsigns                 1490
26/11-28/12      9G5GS: Ghana                                          1484
28/11-13/12      C56PIS: The Gambia                                    1490
29/11-30/11      OC3CS: special station                                1489
30/11-01/12      TM30CDR: special callsign (France)                    1486
November         4S7DLG: Sri Lanka (AS-003)                            1490
November         5T0AA: Mauritania                                     1489
November         6W1RW: Senegal                                        1489
November         DL33EUDXF: special callsign                           1486
November         FK/F4HPX: New Caledonia (OC-032)                      1487
November         II4VAL: special callsign                              1444
November         JW/LB2PG: Bear Island (EU-027), Svalbard              1465
November         LA33EUDXF: special callsign                           1486
November         LZ365BM: special callsign                             1444
November         PA33EUDXF, PB33EUDXF, PC33EUDXF: special callsigns    1486
November         PD33EUDXF, PE33EUDXF, PF33EUDXF: special callsigns    1486
November         PG33EUDXF, PH33EUDXF, PI33EUDXF: special callsigns    1486
November         PH100ADL: special callsign                            1481
November         XZ2D: Myanmar                                         1490
November         Z68MA: Kosovo                                         1489
02/12-09/12      V6K: Kosrae (OC-059), Micronesia                      1481
02/12-09/12      VK2IAY/4: Heron Island (OC-142)                       1489
02/12-20/12      XT2AW: Burkina Faso                                   1489
02/12-05/01/2020 HC3/EA5RM and HC2/EA5RM: Ecuador                      1489
03/12-27/02/2020 9M2MRS: Penang Island (AS-015), West Malaysia         1481
04/12-13/12      TO9W: Saint Martin (NA-105)                           1489
04/12-16/12      XW4XR: Laos                                           1489
06/12-08/12      T88PB: Koror (OC-009), Palau                          1489
10/12-19/12      V47JA: St. Kitts (NA-104)                             1490
10/12-23/12      8Q7XY: Maldives (AS-013)                              1490
13/12-20/12      4L/TA1HZ: Georgia                                     1489
27/12-28/12      4X9R: special station                                 1489
December         4S7DLG: Sri Lanka (AS-003)                            1490
December         II4TIB: special callsign                              1444
December         LZ4408SPA: special callsign                           1444
December         PH100ADL: special callsign                            1481
December         Z68MA: Kosovo                                         1489
TBA         2019 3Y0I: Bouvet Island                                   1487
02/01-05/01/2020 TM30CDR: special callsign (France)                    1486
02/01-07/01/2020 ZC4UW: UK Sovereign Base Area on Cyprus (AS-004)      1484
30/01-13/02/2020 HU1DL: El Salvador                                    1489
01/02-06/02/2020 TI9C: Coco's Island (NA-012)                          1481
04/02-18/02/2020 5I5TT and 5I4ZZ: Zanzibar Island (AF-032)             1477
05/02-17/02/2020 E44C: Palestine                                       1487
21/02-05/03/2020 VP8/VP8DXU: South Orkney Islands (AN-008)             1488
05/03-15/03/2020 9J2LA: Zambia                                         1489
10/03-25/03/2020 W8S: Swains Island (OC-200)                           1484
18/03-02/04/2020 T30ET: Tarawa (OC-017), West Kiribati                 1489
23/03-03/04/2020 TU2R: Cote d'Ivoire                                   1489
22/08-23/08/2020 International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend            1482
October     2020 KH6VV/KH4: Midway Island (OC-030)                     1476
Oct-Nov     2020 CY0C: Sable Island (NA-063)                           1487

***************************************************************************

23 November 2019                                          A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1490

                         ===========================
                         *** 4 2 5  D X  N E W S ***
                         ****  DX  INFORMATION  ****
                         ===========================
                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

4S     - Bernhard, DK7TF will be active again as  4S7DLG  from  Ambalangoda,
         Sri Lanka  (AS-003)  starting  around 25 November.  He will operate
         mainly SSB and FT8. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS.
5N     - Bodo, DF8DX and Rene, DL2JRM have been active as  5N7Q  from Abuja,
         Nigeria since 16 November.  They will remain  there until the 25th,
         Including  an entry in  the  CQ WW DX CW Contest.  They operate CW,
         RTTY, SSB and FT8 (Fox & Hound) on 160-10 metres.  QSL via LoTW, or
         Club Log's OQRS, or via DF8DX (direct or bureau).
5V     - Andy, KB9IJI is a  long-term resident in  Mango, Togo  and has been
         granted "special permission to legally operate as 5V/KB9IJI"  until
         his application  for a callsign is approved,  "hopefully before the
         end of the year".  He plans to operate SSB, CW and digital modes on
         all HF bands, and to upload his log to both LoTW and eQSL. [TNX The
         Daily DX]
8Q     - Fabien, DF3XY will be active as 8Q7XY from the Maldives (AS-013) on
         10-23 December.  He will operate mainly FT8 and SSB on  40, 30, 20,
         15 and 10 metres. QSL direct to home call. [TNX The Daily DX]
8R     - Heye, DJ9RR  has been active as  8R1/AG6UT  since 20 November,  and
         will remain in Guyana  until 28 November.  He operates CW, RTTY and
         FT8  on  160-10 metres,  and will participate  in  the  CQ WW DX CW
         Contest. QSL via DJ9RR (direct or bureau), and eventually LoTW.
9J     - Mario, IK1MYT is active as  9J2MYT  from  Lusaka, Zambia  until May
         2020. He can be QRV on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres.  QSL direct to
         IZ3KVD.
C5     - Andre, ON7YK has been active again as C5YK since  16 November,  and
         will remain  in  Bijilo, The Gambia  until  early  March  2020.  He
         operates digital modes  (especially FT8), SSB and some CW on  60-10
         metres.  QSL via LoTW and eQSL,  or via home call  (see qrz.com for
         instructions); logsearch on http://www.on7yk.eu/.
C5     - Paul, SA6PIS will be active holiday style as C56PIS from Bakau, The
         Gambia from 28 November to 13 December. QSL via home call.
UA     - Special  callsigns  R2019DX  and  UE29DX  will  be active  from  25
         November to 1 December to mark the  29th anniversary of the  Miller
         DX Club. QSL via the bureau, or direct to RQ7L.
V4     - Once again John, W5JON will  be  active  as  V47JA  from  St. Kitts
         (NA-104) on 10-19 December.  He will operate  SSB and FT8  on 160-6
         metres. QSL via W5JON (direct only) and LoTW. [TNX NG3K]
VU     - Datta, VU2DSI will be active again as  AU2JCB  from  23 November to
         16 December to commemorate the birthdate  of  Indian physicist  and
         radio pioneer Jagadish Chandra Bose.  Look for activity on  80, 40,
         20, 15 and 10 metres. QSL direct to VU2DSI.
XZ     - Martti, OH2BH  has been  active  as  XZ2D  from  Myanmar  since  21
         November.  The licence issued to him is valid up to  17 April 2020,
         with band privileges limited  to 20 MHz and higher  (which means 15
         and  10 metres  only).  Martti hopes  to get  a  special  temporary
         permission to operate on 14065 kHz for the duration of the CQ WW DX
         CW Contest (48 hours). QSL via OH2BH.

CQ WW DX CW CONTEST ---> The following  stations have announced  their  par-
ticipation in this year's event (23-24 November):

ZONE   CALL          CATEGORY     COUNTRY              QSL VIA     
--------------------------------------------------------------------
02     VE2IM                      Canada               LoTW/VE3DZ  
02     VY0ERC                     Canada               LoTW/M0OXO  
05     VP9I          M/S          Bermuda              LoTW/WW3S   
07     HR9/N3AD      SOAB         Honduras             W3HNK       
07     TG4/KT8X      SO           Guatemala            LoTW        
07     TI7W          SOAB HP      Costa Rica           LoTW/W4FS   
07     V31CQ         M/S          Belize               LoTW/K5PS   
07     YN2CC         SOAB LP      Nicaragua            LoTW/AJ9C   
08     8P2K          SOSB 160m    Barbados             KU9C        
08     8P5A          SOAB HP      Barbados             LoTW/HA1AG  
08     8P6ET         SOAB LP      Barbados             KU9C        
08     C6AGU                      Bahamas              HA7RY       
08     FM5KC         SOAB         Martinique           LoTW/F5VHJ  
08     FS/VA3DF      SOSB         St Martin            LoTW        
08     HH2AA         SOAB LP      Haiti                LoTW        
08     HI3CC         SO           Dominican Republic   W2CCW       
08     KP2M          M/?          US Virgin Isls       LoTW/NZ4DX  
08     KP3Z          SOAB         Puerto Rico          LoTW/N4AO   
08     KP4/WQ2N      SOSB 20m     Puerto Rico          WQ2N        
08     NP2P          SO           US Virgin Isls       LoTW        
08     PJ7/K0CD      SOSB 20m QRP Sint Maarten         K0CD        
08     V26K          SOAB LP      Antigua & Barbuda    LoTW/AA3B   
08     V4/WX4G       SOSB 40m     St Kitts & Nevis     WX4G        
08     V47T          SOAB HP      St Kitts & Nevis     W2RQ        
08     VP2MDM        M/2          Montserrat           LoTW/K2DM   
08     VP2VWW        SOAB LP      British Virgin Isls  LoTW/AA7V   
08     VP5M          M/?          Turks & Caicos       LoTW/K4QPL  
08     ZF1A          SOAB HP      Cayman Isls          LoTW/K6AM   
08     ZF9CW         SOAB HP      Cayman Isls          LoTW/K5GO   
09     8R1/AG6UT     SOAB         Guyana               LoTW/DJ9RR  
09     FY5FY         SOSB 160m    French Guiana        FY5FY       
09     FY5KE         SO           French Guiana        LoTW        
09     P40C          SOAB         Aruba                LoTW        
09     P40W          SOAB         Aruba                LoTW/N2MM   
09     PJ4A          M/S          Bonaire              LoTW/K4BAI  
09     PJ4K          M/2          Bonaire              KU9C        
09     PZ5W          M/2          Suriname             LoTW/N0AT   
09     TO1A          SOSB 15m LP  French Guiana        LoTW        
10     HC0T          SOAB LP      Ecuador              LoTW/RC5A   
14     CR5E          SOAB         Portugal             LoTW/CT1ILT 
14     GJ4YOX        SOSB 20m     Jersey               LoTW/GU4YOX 
14     GU4CHY        SOSB 20m     Guernsey             GU4CHY      
14     HB0A          M/S          Liechtenstein        LoTW        
14     MD4K          SOAB         Isle of Man          LoTW/G3NKC  
14     MU2K          SOAB LP      Guernsey             GU8ITE      
14     MW5B          SOSB 160m    Wales                LoTW        
15     4U1A          M/S          Vienna Int'l Centre  UA3DX       
15     9H3TX         M/2          Malta                LoTW/DL5XAT 
15     HV0A          MO           Vatican City         LoTW/IK0FVC 
15     IS0/LZ5F      M/S          Sardinia                         
15     IS0/OM8A      SOAB HP      Sardinia             OM2VL       
15     LY4A          M/?          Lithuania            LoTW/LY4A   
15     OH0Z          SOAB HP      Aland Isls           LoTW/W0MM   
15     TK0C          M/S          Corsica              LoTW/S50C   
16     EW5A          M/S          Belarus              EW6W        
20     5B4AGU        SOSB 40m     Cyprus               LZ1MS       
20     SW9AA         SOAB         Crete                LZ1PM       
20     SX2I          M/?          Greece               LoTW/SV2JAO 
20     SZ1A          M/?          Greece               LotW        
20     TC0F          M/S          Turkey               TA2BN       
21     4L2M          SOSB 20m     Georgia              EA7FTR      
21     4L8A          SOSB 40m     Georgia              LoTW/K1BV   
21     9K2HN         SOAB         Kuwait               LoTW/9K2HN  
21     9K2K          SOSB 40m     Kuwait               LoTW/EC6DX  
21     A44A          M/?          Oman                 A47RS       
24     B4T           M/?          China                LoTW/BA4TB  
26     HS0ZAR        M/2          Thailand             K3ZO        
26     XV9D          SOSB         Vietnam              LoTW/EA5GL  
26     XV9DXB        SO           Vietnam              EB7DX       
26     XZ2D          SO           Myanmar              OH2BH       
27     AH2R          M/S          Guam                 LoTW        
27     V63AR         SOAB HP      Micronesia           LoTW/K7AR   
28     7A2A          M/S          Indonesia            LoTW/YB2DX  
28     9M6NA         SOAB         East Malaysia        LoTW        
28     V85RH         SO           Brunei               LoTW        
29     VK9CZ         M/2          Cocos (Keeling) Isls LoTW/N3SL   
32     FO/K5PI       SO LP        French Polynesia     K5PI        
32     H40KT                      Temotu Province      M0URX       
32     ZL3X          M/2          New Zealand          LoTW        
32     ZM4T          M/2 HP       New Zealand          LoTW        
33     CN3A                       Morocco              LoTW/IK2OHG 
33     CR3S          SOSB         Madeira              LoTW        
33     CR3X          M/S          Madeira              LoTW/K2PF   
33     EA8/IK1PMR    SO           Canary Isls          HB9FKK      
33     EA8/OK2GG     SOSB 40m LP  Canary Isls          OK2GG       
33     EA8/OK5D      SOSB 80m LP  Canary Isls          OK1DTP      
33     EA8/OL1A      SOSB 15 LP   Canary Isls          OK1CW       
33     ED8W          SOSB 40m     Canary Isls          EA5GL       
33     IH9/OK6RA     SOSB 40m     AF Italy             OK6RA       
33     IH9/OL3R      SOSB 20m     AF Italy             OK1VWK      
35     5N7Q                       Nigeria              LoTW/DF8DX  
35     5T0AA         SO           Mauritania           LoTW/PE5O   
35     5U9AMO        SOAB LP      Niger                LoTW/M0URX  
35     6V7A          M/S          Senegal              LoTW/F6BEE  
35     6W7PCT                     Senegal              F5KKD       
35     9G5W          M/S LP       Ghana                LoTW/S54W   
35     C56DF         SOSB         The Gambia           LoTW/G3XTT  
35     C56XA         SOSB         The Gambia           LoTW/G3SWH  
35     D4C           SOAB HP      Cape Verde           LoTW        
35     D4CC          SO           Cape Verde           OE4AAC      
36     ZD7W          SOAB         St. Helena           LoTW/W6NV   
37     5H3UA                      Tanzania             LoTW        
38     V55A          SOAB HP      Namibia              M0OXO       
39     3B8M          M/M          Mauritius            LoTW/M0OXO  
40     XP2I          SOAB LP      Greenland            LoTW/OZ2I   

Do not forget to give a look at the Announced Operations  listing maintained
by Bill, NG3K at http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/cqc2019.html - good contest to you
all!

                         ===========================
                         *** 4 2 5  D X  N E W S ***
                         ****  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!

4U1UN ---> Two updates were posted to the  United Nations Amateur Radio Club
(4U1UN)  Facebook page on  20 November . First:  the 4U1UN beacon, which was
temporarily deactivated due to wind-incurred damage to the antenna,  is back
- "not sure how  much longer  it'll survive", however,  as  "the antenna  is
literally being  held  together  with tape  and  chewing gum at this point".
Second: "some may have had the good fortune of working Adrian [KO8SCA] today
while  he  ran  some  tests",  and  it seems  that  "everything  is  finally
functioning as it should.  That said, you should start to hear 4U1UN back on
the air very soon".

PRIMNM COMMUNITY GROUP ---> Don Greenbaum, N1DG  has been appointed  to  the
NOAA  Fisheries/US  Fish  and  Wildlife  Service   PRIMNM  Community  Group,
established to provide input to the agencies on the management, proper care,
and  effective  stewardship  of  the  Pacific Remote Islands Marine National
Monument.  This Community Group will also  provide a forum  to discuss ideas
and  opportunities  regarding  PRIMNM management,  for consideration  in the
draft  Monument Management Plan that is  under development.  The PRIMNM area
consists of approximately 1,282,000 square kilometers in the central Pacific
Ocean, and encompasses four current DXCC Entities:  Baker & Howland Islands,
Johnston Atoll, Palmyra Atoll & Jarvis Island, and Wake Island.

QSL VIA RW6HS ---> Vasiliy  reports  he  is the  QSL  manager  for  Moroccan
stations CN8HDZ, CN8NIL, CN8SAM and CN8SCS,  as well as  for  HI8CQ and HI7M
(including  the latter's  past callsigns,  HI7MC and HI7MCW).  QSL direct to
Vasiliy  M.  Kasyanenko,  P.O. Box 8,  g. Novopavlovsk,   Stavropolskiy kr.,
357300, Russia.

ROTUMA DXPEDITION NEWS ---> Tony, 3D2AG expected to be QRV as  3D2AG/p  from
Rotuma in late November,  but he has had to postpone  his departure owing to
an unexpected change  in the  ship schedule  [425DXN 1489].  "It now appears
that sailing  will not happen  before 8 December,  or latest  by 15 December
(two boats being looked at)", he posted to https://www.qrz.com/db/3d2ag/p on
21 November.  "As we are heading  into our  cyclone season,  the longer  the
delay the more risk of being stranded on the return in mid-January.  Because
of the need to take drums of diesel fuel, a heavy-duty generator,  and other
equipment flying is not an option".

TQSL: NEW VERSION ---> A new version (v2.5.1) of  LoTW's  Trusted QSL (TQSL)
has been released:  http://www.arrl.org/tqsl-download.  This version has new
features  as well as  corrections  for defects  found since  TQSL 2.4.7  was
released.  This release  also includes  an update  to the  most recent  TQSL
configuration file. TQSL 2.5.1 can be installed to upgrade any older version
of TQSL.  On  all  three  supported  platforms (Windows,  MacOS  and Linux),
installing TQSL 2.5.1  will  replace  older versions  of  Trusted QSL  while
preserving your Callsign Certificates, Station Locations, and preferences.

WRC-19:  REGION 1 50 MHZ AMATEUR ALLOCATION --->  "The World Radiocommunica-
tion Conference WRC-19  has approved  an allocation  in the 50 MHz band  for
amateurs in Region 1",  Hans Blondeel Timmerman, PB2T  (IARU Region 1 Secre-
tary) posted to https://www.iaru-r1.org/ on 21 November. "The decision will
now be incorporated in the Final Acts of the conference.
The decision comes after more than three weeks of strenuous negotiations  to
reconcile widely disparate views of Region 1 administrations.  The result is
a dramatic improvement in the international  Radio Regulations  for amateurs
in Region 1.  Before WRC-19  there were only  11 countries in  Africa with a
primary allocation in the band.  When the Final Acts take effect, on a  date
that has not yet been determined,  there will be  44 countrie s in  Region 1
with a primary allocation of at least 500 kHz including 26 countries  with a
primary allocation of the entire band 50-54 MHz. The entire region will have
an amateur secondary allocation of  50-52 MHz except  in the Russian Federa-
tion, whose administration opted for only  50.080-50.280 MHz on a  secondary
basis.  There are provisions to protect the other existing services that use
the band in  Region 1 and  neighboring countries in  Region 3.  The existing
primary allocation of 50-54 MHz in Regions 2 and 3 is unaffected.  The exact
manner in which  the allocations  will be implemented in  Region 1 countries
will be determined by each administration and may be either more generous or
less, depending  on  national  considerations.  The WRC-19 decision  on  its
agenda item 1.1 is  the culmination  of years of effort  by the IARU and its
member-societies, mainly  in Region 1  but with  support from the other  two
regions".

                         ===========================
                         *** 4 2 5  D X  N E W S ***
                         ******* QSL  ROUTES *******
                         ===========================
                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

===================================================================
CALL        MANAGER     CALL        MANAGER     CALL        MANAGER
===================================================================
3A/IU5AXT   IZ5GST      DU3LA       W3HNK       OM4Q        OM3BY
3B8M        M0OXO       DU6/PE1NSQ  EA5GL       OR18ONZ     ON6HC
4E1ADW      9V1KG       E2OH        E21EIC      OR18WTO     ON4KNP
4L1R        W3HNK       EH5ASR      EA5RKB      OR50BFS     ON2KFJ
4L5P        UT7QF       EI100YXQ    EI9FVB      PA6TRIS     PC2L
4U1A        UA3DX       EN185UNIV   UT8UF       PD33EUDXF   PA0MBD
4U1WB       KK4HD       EY8MM       K1BV        PJ4/KU8E    K4BAI
4U25B       9A2AA       FM5FJ       KU9C        PJ5/SP6EQZ  SP6EQZ
4V1000      W3HNK       FM5KC       F5VHJ       PJ5/SP6IXF  SP6IXF
5B4AJC      UA3DX       GB60ATG     M0OXO       PJ7TM       K2GSJ
5N7Q        DF8DX       H40TT       M0URX       PZ5W        N0AT
5P9X        OZ9GA       HS0ZFV      DL3DXX      R100AS      RO1M
5R8KU       JA8VE       HS0ZLD      K4ZW        R200SB      RZ4AWB
5R8VX       JF1OCQ      HS0ZME      SM6NT       SF50CG      SM0BYD
5T0AA       PE5O        HZ1TT       A61BK       SN90WAC     SP3PSM
5U9AMO      M0URX       IB2LV       I2MYF       SW9AA       LZ1PM
6W1RW       F6BEE       IQ5PJ       IW5AOT      SX2I        SV2JAO
6W7PCT      F5KKD [b]   IY5PIS      IW5AOT      T88DT       JH1OLB
6W7PCT      F8GGV [d]   J66CD       EB7DX       TM30CDR     F6KUQ
7X2TT       EA5GL       J68GD       K9AW        TM350XWB    F1EOY
8Q7KX       DL8KX       J79WTA      HB9MFM      TM75MAR     F4HZS
8Q7XR       ZL1BQD      K2SC/KH2    JJ2PIK      TM8AB       F4KJQ
8R1/AG6UT   DJ9RR       KH0TF/KH2   JK2NWW      V26K        AA3B
9G5W        S54W        KH2L        W3HNK       V31CQ       K5PS
9H3FX       DF4XX       KH8/K1TF    JA1VND      V47NT       W2RQ
9H3OG       DL4HG       LZ19ECC     LZ1KSP      V51WH       DK2WH
A25SL       N4GNR       LZ4A        LZ1YQ       V63AR       K7AR
A41KJ       N4GNR       LZ6E        LZ1GU       VE2IM       VE3DZ
A65DR       N4GNR       LZ8R        LZ3BB       VK2DX       W3HNK
A91OMA      A92AA       N2FO/KH2    JH1FNU      VK5PAS      M0OXO
AC2CX/KH2   JE1JAC      NB6GC       WW6G        VK9CZ       N3SL
BV0J        BM2JCC      NJ2BB       KB2BRR      VK9LQ       DF8AN
C56DF       G3XTT       OA4/EA7TN   EA5GL       VP2MED      K2TE
C56XA       G3SWH       OG60IPA     OH4MDY      VP2MPS      K2PS
C5YK        ON7YK       OK5W        OK1MJA      VY0ERC      M0OXO
C6AGU       HA7RY       OK5Z        OK2ZI       XP2I        OZ2I
CE2SV       N7RO        OK7O        OK1DOL      XT2BR       F8FUA
CN8SG       EA7FTR      OL1C        OK1ONA      XV9D        EA5GL
CP1XRM      EA5RM       OL3A        OK1MR       XZ2D        OH2BH
CS2ACC      CT7ABF      OL4ACF      OK1AR       YJ0FWA      RZ3FW
CT9/R7KW    K2PF        OL5M        OK1GI       YN2CC       AJ9C
CT9/UZ5DX   HG5DX       OL6P        OK2WTM      YQ0U        YO5BFJ
D4CC        OE4AAC      OL9Z        OK2PVF      Z68HZ       TA1HZ
D4Z         IK2NCJ      OM0R        OM3GI       ZD7W        W6NV
DQ600UNI    DL5KVV      OM45TATRY   OM2FY       ZL/HG0R     HA0NAR

9L1YXJ     Mark A. Brewer, 2160 Freetown Pl, Dulles VA 20189-2160, USA
DR175CW    Jamie Williams, 41 Overton Lane, Hammerwich, Burntwood, WS7 0LQ,
           United Kingdom
EA5GL      Pedro Miguel Ronda Monsell, C/ Maximiliano Thous 16-24,
           46009 Valencia, Spain
EA5RM      Antonio Gonzalez, Apartado Postal 930, 03200 Elche, Spain
G3SWH      Phil Whitchurch, 21 Dickensons Grove, Congresbury, Bristol,
           BS49 5HQ, United Kingdom
KU9C       Steven M. Wheatley, P.O. Box 529, Mount Freedom NJ 07970-0529,
           USA
M0OXO      Charles Wilmott, 60 Church Hill, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4NG,
           United Kingdom
N3SL       Kim Larson, 22 N Hidden Acres Dr, Sioux City IA 51108, USA
PY7XC/PY0F Jemesson Faria, Rua Maria Carolina 553/1002, Recife - PE,
           51020-220, Brazil
T6AA       Robert Kasca, Govejk 11C, 5281 Spodnja Idrija, Slovenia
W3HNK      Joseph Arcure Jr., P.O. Box 68, Dallastown PA 17313, USA
W6NV       Oliver Sweningsen III, PO Box 90, Orinda CA 94563, USA
ZZ7ZP      Flavio Teixeira, Rua Neilson Costa Barros 45,
           Palmeira dos Indios - AL, 57608-473, Brazil

****************************************************************************

                425 DX NEWS HOME PAGE:  http://www.425dxn.org
                425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE:   http://www.425dxn.org/monthly

****************************************************************************

               425 DX News is a free of charge weekly bulletin
      edited by Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ and Valeria Pregliasco, IK1ADH

            Its contents may be used, reproduced and distributed
                        in part or full provided that
               "425 DX News" or "425DXN" receive proper credit

          Contributors are invited to send their DX information to
              Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ  (i1jqj.mauro@gmail.com)   
                      The deadline is 12 UTC on Fridays

****************************************************************************

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

****************************************************************************