Saturday, November 16, 2019

425 DX Group News 65 Nov 2019

16 November 2019                                          A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1489

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                           Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                         Direttore  Responsabile I2VGW

PERIOD           CALL                                                   REF
till  16/11      9X2AW: Rwanda                                         1485
till  16/11      FS/F4EQE: St. Martin (NA-105)                         1487
till  16/11      YS1/HK4GOO: El Salvador                               1488
till  17/11      8Q7KX: Maldives (AS-013)                              1487
till  17/11      TM33EUDX: special callsign (France)                   1486
till  17/11      TM500LV: special callsign (France)                    1465
till  17/11      TX7T: Marquesas Islands (OC-027)                      1484
till  17/11      XT2BR: Burkina Faso                                   1487
till  18/11      FM/F8AAN: Martinique (NA-107)                         1487
till  18/11      KH8/K1TF: Pago Pago (OC-045), American Samoa          1487
till  18/11      ZD8SC: Ascension Island (AF-003)                      1485
till  19/11      6O1OO: Somalia                                        1486
till  20/11      YB9/DL3KZA: Sumbawa Island (OC-150)                   1488
till  20/11      YJ0FWA: Efate Island (OC-035), Vanuatu                1457
till  22/11      SU8WRC: special callsign                              1485
till  24/11      IY5PIS: Marconi site at Coltano                       1487
till  25/11      5R8VX and 5R8KU: Nosy Be (AF-057), Madagascar         1485
till  25/11      5U9AMO: Niger                                         1487
till  26/11      C56XA and C56DF: The Gambia                           1487
till  28/11      H40KT and H40TT: Pigeon Island (OC-065), Temotu       1486
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      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      ZD7W: St. Helena (AF-022)                             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  06/04/2020 HS0ZME: Thailand                                      1488
till  30/04/2020 3Z50DVP: special callsign                             1483
till  30/06/2020 GB60ATG: special callsign                             1473
till  31/08/2020 4U25B: special callsign (Italy)                       1486
16/11-24/11      TM30CDR: special callsign (France)                    1486
16/11-24/11      V47NT and V47T: St. Kitts (NA-104)                    1487
16/11-26/11      CT9/R7KW, CT9/RW7K, CT9/UZ5DX, CT9/VE3LA: Madeira     1489
16/11-26/11      V26K: Antigua (NA-100)                                1488
16/11-27/11      9G5W: Ghana                                           1469
16/11-28/11      5H3UA and 5H3EME: Zanzibar (AF-032), Tanzania         1485
16/11-30/11      PJ5/SP6EQZ and PJ5/SP6IXF: Sint Eustatius (NA-145)    1487
16/11-01/12      TM8AB: special callsign (France)                      1488
17/11-26/11      P4/KU1CW and P40C: Aruba (SA-036)                     1489
17/11-30/11      XV9D: Vietnam                                         1487
18/11-25/11      6W7PCT: Senegal                                       1489
18/11-25/11      HR9/N3AD: NA-057 (Honduras)                           1485
18/11-26/11      P40W: Aruba (SA-036)                                  1487
18/11-26/11      V63AR: Pohnpei (OC-010), Micronesia                   1487
18/11-29/11      3B8M: Mauritius (AF-049)                              1488
18/11-30/11      D4CC: Sal Island (AF-086), Cape Verde                 1487
19/11-25/11      FO/F6BCW: Marquesas Islands (OC-027)                  1486
19/11-25/11      ZF2MJ and ZF1A: Cayman Islands (NA-016)               1487
19/11-26/11      FS/VA3DF: St. Martin (NA-105)                         1487
19/11-26/11      PJ4/K4BAI, PJ4/KU8E, PJ4/NE9U, PJ4A: Bonaire (SA-006) 1488
19/11-27/11      YN2CC: Nicaragua                                      1488
20/11-24/11      PZ5W: Suriname                                        1488
20/11-25/11      OX/OZ2I and XP2I: Greenland                           1487
20/11-26/11      9H3FX, 9H3OG, 9H3TX: Malta (EU-023)                   1487
20/11-26/11      V4/WX4G: St. Kitts (NA-104)                           1488
21/11-24/11      VP2V/AA7V and VP2VWW: British Virgin Islands (NA-023) 1487
21/11-25/11      VP2MDM, VP2MED, VP2MPS: Montserrat (NA-103)           1489
21/11-27/11      VK9LQ: Lord Howe Island (OC-004)                      1487
21/11-28/11      EA8/OK5D, EA8/OL1A, EA8/OK2GG: Canary Isls (AF-004)   1487
22/11-24/11      YW5F: Farallon Centinela (SA-058)                     1488
22/11-28/11      TG4/KT8X: Guatemala                                   1488
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
24/11-02/12      YB9/DL3KZA: Lombok Island (OC-150)                    1488
26/11-28/12      9G5GS: Ghana                                          1484
29/11-30/11      OC3CS: special station                                1489
30/11-01/12      TM30CDR: special callsign (France)                    1486
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         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
13/12-20/12      4L/TA1HZ: Georgia                                     1489
27/12-28/12      4X9R: special station                                 1489
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

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16 November 2019                                          A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1489

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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

3D2/R  - Tony, 3D2AG expected to be QRV as 3D2AG/p from  Rotuma  from around
         28 November to 5 January 2020 [425DXN 1487].  The ship scheduled to
         depart on 23 November, however, "has inexplicably (and at two days'
         notice only) been brought forward to the 16th of November!  As this
         is too  early because of  QRL and other  preparations",  Tony says,
         "there will be a delay in the start  of the operation.  There are a
         number of other options being looked at, sailing either towards the
         end  November  or  early  December".  Updates  will  be  posted  to
         https://www.qrz.com/db/3d2ag/p.
4L     - Tev, TA1HZ  will  be active  as  4L/TA1HZ  from  Georgia  on  13-20
         December.  He will operate from 4L6QC's QTH, with main activity  on
         the lower bands FT8 and FT4. QSL via LoTW, or direct to TA1HZ. [TNX
         NG3K]
4X     - Several operators  from the  Holy Land DX Group  will be active  as
         4X9R from the UNESCO World Heritage site of Beit She'arim on  27-28
         December.  They will operate CW and SSB with two stations on  80-10
         metres. QSL via 4Z5LA. [TNX 4X1VF]
5T     - Onno, PE5O will participate  in the  CQ WW DX CW Contest  as  5T0AA
         from Mauritania.  He will be using 5T5PA's station,  and before and
         after the contest  he will operate RTTY and CW.  QSL via home call,
         LoTW and eQSL.
6W     - F6BEE, F8CRH and N5ZO will participate  in the  CQ WW DX CW Contest
         as 6V7A from Senegal. Before the contest they will be using  6W1RW.
         QSL for  both callsigns via LoTW (preferred),  Club Log's OQRS,  or
         via F6BEE (direct or bureau). [TNX NG3K]
6W     - The  Radio Club of Sevran (F5KKD)  will be active  as  6W7PCT  from
         Senegal on 18-25 november.  A team of four (F4DVT, F5NTZ, F5RPN and
         F8GGV) will operate CW, SSB and digital modes with three  stations,
         including  activity during  the  CW WW DX CW Contest.  QSL for this
         operation  via  Club Log's  OQRS,  or via  the bureau to F5KKD,  or
         direct to F8GGV.
9J     - Rune, LA7THA and other nine operators (namely LA3BO, LA3MHA, LA8OM,
         LA9KKA, LA9VPA, LB8DC, DK6SP, OE5CWO and OE7PGI) will be active  as
         9J2LA  from  Zambia  [425DXN 1463]  on  5-15 March 2020.  They will
         operate CW, SSB, FT8 (Fox & Hound)  and some RTTY on  160-6 metres.
         QSL via M0OXO's OQRS  and  logsearch on Club Log.  More information
         and updates on http://9j2la.com/.
CT9    - Look  for  CT9/R7KW  (QSL via Club Log's OQRS,  or direct to K2PF),
         CT9/RW7K, CT9/UZ5DX (QSL via HG5DX) and CT9/VE3LA to be active from
         Madeira (AF-014) on 16-26 November. They will team up with CT3HF to
         participate in the CQ WW DX CW Contest as CR3X  (QSL via LoTW, Club
         Log's OQRS, or direct to K2PF). [TNX NG3K]
FS     - John K9EL, Paul K9NU, Gary N9AOL and John W9ILY  will be active  as
         TO9W  from  Saint Martin (NA-105)  on  4-13 December,  including an
         entry  in  the  ARRL 160 Meter Contest  (6-8 December).  They  will
         operate CW and FT8 (Fox & Hound on 3567, 7056, 10131, 14090, 18095,
         21091, 24911 and 28091 KHz),  plus some SSB  and  RTTY,  with three
         stations.  "Our primary focus  will be  on  40, 80 and 160m  during
         hours of darkness", they say, but they "will also operate 30 metres
         through  6m depending on openings".  QSL TO9W via LoTW,  Club Log's
         OQRS (preferred),  or via W9ILY  (direct or bureau).  They plan  to
         Activate  Club  Log's  real time  log  updates,  assuming a  steady
         Internet connection, and to upload to LOTW daily.  More information
         can be found on http://k9el.com/SaintMartin2019/SXM2019.htm.
HC     - Antonio, EA5RM will be in Ecuador from 2 December to 5 January.  He
         plans  to be QRV  in  his spare time  as  HC3/EA5RM from Loja,  and
         perhaps also as HC2/EA5RM from Guayaquil.  He will operate SSB  and
         digital modes on 40-10 metres. [TNX EA5RM]
HV     - Francesco, IK0FVC and Roberto, IK0PRG  will be active as  HV0A from
         the Vatican City during the CQ WW DX CW Contest. It will be a part-
         time operation for "about half a day" on 23 November only.  QSL via
         LoTW, or direct to IK0FVC. [TNX The Daily DX]
LU     - Radio Club QRM Belgrano, LU4AAO is active on the HF bands SSB, FT8,
         CW  until  18 November  to celebrate  Argentine Tradition Day.  QSL
         direct to  LU4AAO;  more information  on  http://lu4aao.org/.  [TNX
         LU5AG]
OA     - A team will be active  as  OC3CS from  the  archaeological site  of
         Cerro Sechin in northern Peru on 29-30 November.  Two stations will
         operate SSB and digital modes on the HF bands. QSL via OA4O (direct
         or bureau) and LoTW. [TNX OA4AI]
P4     - Alex, KU1CW will be active as P4/KU1CW from Aruba (SA-036) on 17-26
         November, and  as  P40C during  the  CQ WW DX CW Contest.  QSLs via
         LoTW.
T30    - Alex, 5B4ALX will be active as  T30ET  from  Tarawa,  West Kiribati
         (OC-017) from  18 March to 2 April 2020.  He will operate  SSB, CW,
         RTTY and FT8 on 160-6 metres.  T30ET will operate FT8 using a multi
         answer  protocol  (not to be confused with  the  Fox & Hound mode),
         with a focus on 20m during his day and  40m during his night  (7-17
         UTC). QSL via Club Log's OQRS (preferred), LoTW, or via IZ4AMS. See
         http://www.5b4alx.cloud/t30et-tarawa-atoll-2020/  for  updates  and
         more information.
T8     - Nobu, JA0JHQ (http://pandasan.jimdo.com/) will be active  again  as
         T88PB from Koror (OC-009), Palau on 6-8 December. This time he will
         concentrate on 160 metres CW and FT8.  QSL via  LoTW (preferred) or
         direct to JA0JHQ.
TU     - Ron ON1DX, Olivier ON4EI, Ief ON6KX and Roger ON7TQ  will be active
         as TU2R from  the  Cote d'Ivoire  from  23 March  to  3 April 2020,
         including  participation in  the  CQ WW WPX SSB Contest.  They will
         operate CW, SSB and digital modes (RTTY and FT8)  on  160-10 metres
         with three stations. QSL via ON1DX (direct or bureau) and LoTW. See
         https://tu2r.wordpress.com/  for  updates  and   more  information,
         including PayPal instructions.
V6     - Sho, JA7HMZ  has cancelled  his  22-27 November  trip to Micronesia
         [425DXN 1488]. He had planned to be QRV as V63DX and V6A during the
         CQ WW DX CW Contest.
VK     - Steve, G0UIH will be active as VK2IAY/4 from  Heron Island (OC-142)
         on 2-9 December.  Main activity will be on or around 14260 kHz SSB.
         QSL via G0UIH, direct or bureau. [TNX NG3K]
VP2M   - George, K2DM will be active as  VP2MDM from  Montserrat (NA-103) on
         21-25 November,  including  a  Multi-Two entry  in the  CQ WW DX CW
         Contest along with K2PS (VP2MPS), K2TE (VP2MED)  and N4FP (VP5M??).
         Outside the contest they will use their individual VP2M calls,  and
         Operate  CW, SSB and FT8  on 160-6 metres . QSL VP2MDM via LoTW, or
         direct to K2DM; QSL VP2MPS via K2PS and LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX]
XT     - Harald, DF2WO  will be active  again  as  XT2AW  from  Ouagadougou,
         Burkina Faso  on  2-20 December,  with a focus  on 160, 80  and  60
         metres. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS and LoTW.
XW     - Bruce, 3W3B  will  be active  again  as  XW4XR  from Laos  on  4-16
         December.  He will operate CW, FT8 and FT4 on 60-6 metres.  QSL via
         LoTW (preferred) or via E21EIC. [TNX The Daily DX]
YS     - A large team  of  German operators  (namely  DH8WR,  DJ6TF,  DJ9KH,
         DL1KWK, DL2HWA, DL2RNS, DL4SVSA, DL7JOM, DL7VEE and DL9GFB) will be
         active as HU1DL from  the  Pacific Coast  of  El Salvador  from  30
         January to 13 February 2020.  They will operate  CW, SSB, RTTY  and
         FT8 on  160-6 metres with  three stations.  QSL via Club Log's OQRS
         (preferred) or via DL4SVA (direct or bureau),  and eventually LoTW.
         See https://hu1dl.mydx.de for more information, including band plan
         and QSLing policy.
Z6     - Mome, Z32ZM plans to active  as  Z68MA  from Kosovo  "by the end of
         November and December".  He will concentrate  on 160 and 80 metres,
         with some 40 and 30m.  QSL via Club Log's OQRS (preferred),  or via
         home call. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]

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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

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425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE ---> The  October  2019  issue  is  now  available  for
download at http://www.425dxn.org/index.php. [TNX IZ3EBA]

INDEXA NEWSLETTER ---> The Fall 2019 edition (#127) of the  International DX
Association's  Newsletter  is  now  available  for  download on  the  INDEXA
website: http://www.indexa.org/newsletters.html.  This issue reports on Ken,
LA7GIA's solo DXpedition to  Somalia (6O7O), and  includes INDEXA leadership
changes and an update on Club Log.

TA0/R7AL & TA0/RK8A ---> The 11-14 November activity from Bogsak Island (AS-
23) [425DXN 1488] was cancelled  because  "there is a NATO base nearby,  and
the island is closed", RW3RN reported.  Vasily and Vlad went to their second
destination earlier than planned,  and started operations from  Suluada (AS-
115) on 13 November. They operated CW on 30 and 40 metres;  then, in the UTC
morning of 14 November, the island was hit by a fierce storm with heavy rain
that damaged the team's equipment and personal belongings.

YJ0RRC ---> Although the same callsign was used from either Gaua Island (OC-
104) and Tongoa Island (OC-111), there are two separate log searches on Club
Log: YJ0RRC for OC-104 and YJ0RRC/p for OC-111. Yan, RZ3FW and Sergei, R4WAA
are currently active as YJ0FWA from Efate (OC-035) until 20 November.

YOTA REGION 2 SUMMER CAMP ---> Taking a cue from  IARU Region 1's Youngsters
On The Air annual summer camp, the Youth on the Air (YOTA) committee in IARU
Region 2 has announced the  first camp for  licensed amateur radio operators
aged 15-25 in the Americas  next year.  The inaugural summer camp  will take
place on 21-26 June at the  National Voice of America Museum of Broadcasting
in West Chester Township (North Cincinnati), Ohio. Complete information will
be published on https://yotaregion2.org/.

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QSLs received direct  or  through managers:  3B9FR,  3D2AG,  3W9KJ (AS-132),
6O7O, 7I1TI (OC-237),  7Q6M,  7V9A (AF-094 and AF-104),  9M6NA, A82X,  A82Z,
CY9C, D44TWO, E20AX, E21EIC, E2A, E44WE, E51NPQ (OC-014), E7HQ, F6CUK/p (EU-
058), FP/KV1J, J28PJ,  JA8COE/0  (AS-206),  JT7A,  K7TRI (NA-211), LA/DL7UXG
(EU-076),  MS0INT (EU-112), OH0/E21EIC, OH0C,  OH9A (EU-126),  OJ0A,  OJ0DX,
OJ9A (EU-192),  RA1ALA/8 (AS-083), RM0F/p (AS-025),  RU5D/6 (EU-180),  T2AR,
T6A, TO5M (NA-032), TR8CA, V44KAI,  VK4SWE (OC-227),  XF3LL (NA-090),  YJ8RN
(OC-111), Z81D, ZS9V (AF-064).

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

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