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Tuesday, March 7, 2017

WA7BNM CONTEST CALENDAR

THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS
                        Compiled by Bruce Horn, WA7BNM

                           March 6 - 13, 2017 Edition

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73 de Bruce, WA7BNM   (bhorn@hornucopia.com)

This e-mail is divided into three sections:
- Details of this week's contests
- List of following week's contests
- Contest log submittal addresses and deadlines for recent contests

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THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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RSGB 80m Club Championship, Data: 2000Z-2130Z, Mar 6
Geographic Focus: United Kingdom
Participation: Worldwide
Awards: United Kingdom
Mode: RTTY, PSK
Bands: 80m Only
Classes: (none)
Exchange: RST + Serial No.
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: (see rules)
Submit logs by: 2359Z March 7, 2017
Upload log at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2017/r80mcc.shtml

ARS Spartan Sprint: 0200Z-0400Z, Mar 7
Geographic Focus: North America
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Skinny
          Tubby
Max power: 5 watts
Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + Power
Work stations: Once per band
Submit logs by: March 9, 2017
E-mail logs to: spartansprint[at]yahoo[dot]com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://arsqrp.blogspot.com/2009/02/so-whats-spartan-sprint-and-how-do-i.html

AGCW YL-CW Party: 1900Z-2100Z, Mar 7
Geographic Focus: Europe
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 80m Only
Classes: YL
          OM
          SWL
Exchange: YL: RST + Serial No. + "/YL/" + name
           OM: RST + Serial No. + "/" + name
QSO Points: 1 point per YL-OM QSO
             2 points per YL-YL QSO
             0 points per OM-OM QSO
             Extra Points: 1 point per country worked
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points + extra points
Submit logs by: March 31, 2017
E-mail logs to: dl6kcr[at]web[dot]de
Mail logs to: Dr. Roswitha Otto, DL6KCR
               St. Nikolaus Str. 26
               D-52396 Heimbach
               Germany
Find rules at: http://www.agcw.org/index.php/en/contests-and-cw-activities/yl-cw-party

QRP Fox Hunt: 0200Z-0330Z, Mar 8
Geographic Focus: United States
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 40m Only
Classes: Single Op (Fox/Hound)
Max power: 5 watts
Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + name + power output
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: 0330Z March 9, 2017
E-mail logs to: (see rules)
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm

Phone Fray: 0230Z-0300Z, Mar 8
Geographic Focus: North America
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: SSB
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15m
Classes: Single Op
Max power: 100 watts
Exchange: NA: Name + (state/province/country)
           non-NA: Name
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: NA station: 1 point per QSO
             non-NA station: 1 point per QSO with an NA station
Multipliers: Each US state (including KH6/KL7) once per band
              Each VE province/territory once per band
              Each North American country (except W/VE) once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: 0300Z March 10, 2017
E-mail logs to: (none)
Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf

CWops Mini-CWT Test: 1300Z-1400Z, Mar 8 and 1900Z-2000Z, Mar 8 and 0300Z-0400Z, Mar 9
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Awards: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High)
Max power: HP: >100 watts
            LP: 100 watts
            QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: Member: Name + Member No.
           non-Member: Name + (state/province/country)
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: Each call once
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: 0400Z March 11, 2017
Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.cwops.org/cwt.html

AWA John Rollins Memorial DX Contest: 2300Z, Mar 8 to 2300Z, Mar 9 and 2300Z, Mar 11 to 2300Z, Mar 12
Geographic Focus: United States
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 40, 20m
Classes: (none)
Exchange: RST + Eqpt Type + Eqpt Year
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: (see rules)
Multipliers: (see rules)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: April 9, 2017
E-mail logs to: w1zb[at]arrl[dot]net
Mail logs to: Jerry Reine, W1ZB
               5 Tobey Lane
               Andover, MA 01810
               USA
Find rules at: http://www.antiquewireless.org/awa-john-rollins-memorial-dx-contest.html

NCCC RTTY Sprint: 0145Z-0215Z, Mar 10
Geographic Focus: North America
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: RTTY
Bands: (see rules)
Classes: (none)
Exchange: Serial No. + Name + QTH
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: March 12, 2017
E-mail logs to: (none)
Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com/
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html

QRP Fox Hunt: 0200Z-0330Z, Mar 10
Geographic Focus: United States
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 80m Only
Classes: Single Op (Fox/Hound)
Max power: 5 watts
Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + name + power output
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: 0330Z March 11, 2017
E-mail logs to: (see rules)
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm

NCCC Sprint: 0230Z-0300Z, Mar 10
Geographic Focus: North America
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: (see rules)
Classes: (none)
Exchange: Serial No. + Name + QTH
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: March 12, 2017
E-mail logs to: (none)
Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com/
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.ncccsprint.com/rules.html

SARL VHF/UHF Analogue/Digital Contest: 1000Z, Mar 11 to 1000Z, Mar 12
Geographic Focus: Southern Africa
Participation: Southern Africa
Awards: Southern Africa
Mode: Analog (CW/SSB/FM), Digital
Bands: 50 MHz, 70 MHz, 144 MHz, 432 MHz, 1296 MHz
Classes: Base (Unlimited/Analog/Digital)
          Field (Unlimited/Analog/Digital)
          Club/Multi-Op (Unlimited/Analog/Digital)
          4-Hour Limited (Unlimited/Analog/Digital)
Exchange: RS + 6-character grid locator
Work stations: Once per band
Score Calculation: (see rules)
Submit logs by: April 3, 2017
E-mail logs to: contest[at]sarl[dot]org[dot]za
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.sarl.org.za/Web3/Members/DoDocDownload.aspx?X=20161222085537waqSliCvbT.PDF

RSGB Commonwealth Contest: 1000Z, Mar 11 to 1000Z, Mar 12
Geographic Focus: United Kingdon + Commonwealth
Participation: United Kingdon + Commonwealth
Awards: United Kingdon + Commonwealth
Mode: CW
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op Open (12/24)(Assisted/Unassisted)
          Single Op Restricted (12/24)(Assisted/Unassisted)
          Single Op QRP (Assisted/Unassisted)
          Multi-Op
Max power: Open: >100 watts
            Restricted: 100 watts
            QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: RST + Serial No.
QSO Points: 5 points per QSO
             20 additional points for each of first three QSOs with a Commonwealth Area or HQ station per band
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: March 19, 2017
Upload log at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2017/rberu.shtml

SKCC Weekend Sprintathon: 1200Z, Mar 11 to 2400Z, Mar 12
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Awards: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m
Classes: (none)
Max operating hours: 24
Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (SKCC No./"NONE")
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
             Bonus Points: (see rules)
Multipliers: Each state, province, or country once
Score Calculation: Total score = (total QSO points x total mults) + bonus points
Submit logs by: March 19, 2017
Post log summary at: http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/submit-display.php
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/

F9AA Cup, SSB: 1200Z, Mar 11 to 1200Z, Mar 12
Mode: SSB
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 2m
Classes: >100 W
10-100W
          10W
Exchange: RST + Serial No.
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with individual
             5 points per QSO with club
             Bonus: 50 points for each QSO with F8URC
Multipliers: (see rules)
Score Calculation: Total score = (total QSO points x total mults) + bonus points
Submit logs by: April 11, 2017
E-mail logs to: concoursf9aa[at]urc[dot]asso[dot]fr
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.site.urc.asso.fr/index.php/urchaut-6/om-6/219-f9aa-2016

South America 10 Meter Contest: 1200Z, Mar 11 to 1200Z, Mar 12
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Awards: Worldwide
Mode: CW, SSB
Bands: 10m Only
Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High)(CW/SSB/Mixed)
          Multi-Single
Max power: HP: 1500 watts
            LP: 150 watts
            QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: RS(T) + CQ zone
QSO Points: 4 points per QSO SA station
             2 points per QSO with non-SA station in other country
             2 points per QSO with /MM or /AM
             0 points per QSO with non-SA station in same country
Multipliers: SA: each non-SA prefix
              non-SA: each SA prefix
              Each CQ zone
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: March 27, 2017
E-mail logs to: logs[at]sa10m[dot]com[dot]ar
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://sa10m.com.ar/cqsa10m_rules.html

AGCW QRP Contest: 1400Z-2000Z, Mar 11
Geographic Focus: Europe
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op Only
Max power: VLP: 1 watt or less
            QRP: 5 watts or less
            MP: 25 watts or less
            QRO: >25 watts
Exchange: RST + QSO No. + class(pwr) + (AGCW Member No./"NM" if not member)
QSO Points: 0 points/QSO for QRO-QRO
             3 points/QSO for QRP-VLP,VLP-QRP,VLP-VLP,QRP-QRP
             2 points/QSO for all others
Multipliers: 1 per AGCW member per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: March 31, 2017
E-mail logs to: qrptest[at]agcw[dot]de
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.agcw.org/index.php/en/contests-and-cw-activities/qrp-contest

Stew Perry Topband Challenge: 1500Z, Mar 11 to 1500Z, Mar 12
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Awards: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 160m Only
Classes: Single Op
          Multi-Op
Max operating hours: 14 hours
Max power: HP: >100 watts
            LP: 5-100 watts
            QRP: <5 br="" watts=""> Exchange: 4-Character grid square
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO plus 1 point per 500 km
             multiply QSO points by 2 if low power station
             multiply QSO points by 4 if QRP station
Multipliers: Low power: x1.5
              QRP: x3
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x power multiplier
Submit logs by: March 27, 2017
E-mail logs to: tbdc[at]kkn[dot]net
Mail logs to: BARC
               15125 SE Bartell Rd
               Boring, OR 97009
               USA
Find rules at: http://www.kkn.net/stew/

Oklahoma QSO Party: 1500Z, Mar 11 to 0200Z, Mar 12 and 1400Z-2000Z, Mar 12
Geographic Focus: United States/Canada state/province QSO party
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW, Phone, Digital
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m
Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High)
          Multi-Single
          Multi-Multi
          Mobile Single Op
          Mobile Assisted
          Mobile Unlimited
Max power: HP: >100 watts
            LP: 100 watts
            QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: OK: RS(T) + County
           non-OK: RS(T) + (state/province/country)
Work stations: Once per band per mode
QSO Points: 2 points per phone QSO
             3 points per Digital/CW QSO
             Bonus points: (see rules)
Multipliers: OK: Each state, province, OK county, DXCC country
              non-OK: OK counties once
Score Calculation: Total score = (total QSO points x total mults) + bonus points
Submit logs by: April 13, 2017
E-mail logs to: okqplogs[at]suddenlink[dot]net
Mail logs to: Oklahoma QSO Party
               Connie Marshall, K5CM
               2991 S. Woodland Rd.
               Muskogee, OK 74403
               USA
Find rules at: http://k5cm.com/okqp2017rules.pdf

EA PSK63 Contest: 1600Z, Mar 11 to 1600Z, Mar 12
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Awards: Worldwide
Mode: PSK63
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op All Band
          Single Op Single Band
          Multi-Op
Exchange: EA: RSQ + province code
           non-EA: RSQ + Serial no.
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: (see rules)
Multipliers: Once each band (see rules)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: March 27, 2017
E-mail logs to: (none)
Upload log at: http://concursos.ure.es/en/logs/
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://concursos.ure.es/en/eapsk63/bases/

QCWA QSO Party: 1800Z, Mar 11 to 1800Z, Mar 12
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Awards: Worldwide
Mode: CW/Digital, Phone
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m
Classes: CW/Digital Only
          Phone Only
          Mixed
Exchange: last 2 digits of year first licensed + name + (state/province/country or QCWA chapter)
Work stations: Once per band per mode
QSO Points: 1 point per phone QSO
             2 points per CW/digital QSO
             100 bonus points for each QSO with W2MM on each band and mode
Multipliers: (see rules)
Score Calculation: Total score = (total QSO points x total mult points) + bonus points
Submit logs by: April 11, 2017
E-mail logs to: w2od[at]aol[dot]com
Mail logs to: W2OD, Robert Buus
               8 Donner Street
               HOLMDEL N.J. 07733-2004
               USA
Find rules at: http://www.qcwa.org/2017-qso-party-rules.pdf

TESLA Memorial HF CW Contest: 1800Z, Mar 11 to 0559Z, Mar 12
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Awards: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 80m Only
Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High)
          Multi-One
Max power: HP: 1500 watts
            LP: 100 watts
            QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: RST + Serial No. + 4-character grid square
QSO Points: 1 point per km per QSO
             90 points per QSO with same grid square
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: 2359Z March 17, 2017
E-mail logs to: tesla[at]radiosport[dot]org[dot]rs
Upload log at: http://www.radiosport.org.rs/HFTeslaMemorial/index.php/log-submitting-service/13
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.radiosport.org.rs/HFTeslaMemorial/index.php/rules

Idaho QSO Party: 1900Z, Mar 11 to 1900Z, Mar 12
Geographic Focus: United States/Canada state/province QSO party
Participation: Worldwide
Awards: Worldwide
Mode: CW, Phone, Digital
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op (CW/Phone/Digital/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High)
          Multi-Single (CW/Phone/Digital/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High)
          Multi-Multi (CW/Phone/Digital/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High)
          Mobile/Rover (CW/Phone/Digital/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High)
          School (CW/Phone/Digital/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High)
Max power: HP: >150 watts
            LP: 150 watts
            QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: ID: RS(T) + County
           non-ID: RS(T) + (state/province/country)
Work stations: Once per mode per band
QSO Points: 1 point per SSB QSO
             2 points per CW/digital QSO
Multipliers: ID: Each state, province and country once per mode
              non-ID: Each ID county once per mode
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: April 11, 2017
E-mail logs to: idqplogs[at]msn[dot]com
Mail logs to: KARS - IDQP Logs
               PO Box 1765
               Hayden, ID 83835-1765
               USA
Find rules at: http://idahoarrl.info/qsoparty/rules.htm

QRP ARCI Spring Thaw SSB Sprint: 2000Z-2359Z, Mar 11
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Awards: Worldwide
Mode: SSB
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: All Band
          Single Band
          High Bands
          Low Bands
Exchange: RS + (state/province/country) + (ARCI number/power)
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 5 points per QSO with ARCI member
             4 points per non-member QSO with different continent
             2 points per non-member QSO with same continent
             Bonus points: 5000 for battery power portable with temporary antenna
Multipliers: Each state, province, country once per band
              Power Mult: >10W=1x, 1-10W=7x, 250mW-1W=10x, 55-250mW=15x, <55mw br="" x=""> Score Calculation: Total score = (total QSO points x (state mults + province mults + country mults) x power mult) + Bonus points
Submit logs by: March 25, 2017
E-mail logs to: (none)
Upload log at: http://www.qrpcontest.com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.qrparci.org/contests/

North American Sprint, RTTY: 0000Z-0400Z, Mar 12
Geographic Focus: North America
Participation: Worldwide
Awards: North America
Mode: RTTY
Bands: 80, 40, 20m
Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High)
Max operating hours: 4 hours
Max power: HP: 1500 watts
            LP: 100 watts
            QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: [other station's call] + [your call] + [serial no.] + [your name] + [your state/DC/province/country]
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: NA station: 1 point per QSO
             non-NA station: 1 point per QSO with an NA station
Multipliers: Each US state/DC (including KH6/KL7) once
              Each VE province/territory once
              Each North American country (except W/VE) once
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: 0400Z March 19, 2017
E-mail logs to: (see rules, web upload preferred)
Upload log at: http://www.ncjweb.com/sprintlogsubmit/
Mail logs to: Ed Muns, W0YK
               P.O. Box 1877
               Los Gatos, CA 95031-1877
               USA
Find rules at: http://ncjweb.com/Sprint-Rules.pdf

UBA Spring Contest, 2m: 0700Z-1100Z, Mar 12
Geographic Focus: Belgium
Participation: Europe
Mode: CW, Phone
Bands: 2m Only
Classes: Single
          SWL
Max power: non-QRP: >5 watts
            QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: ON: RS(T) + Serial No. + UBA Section
           non-ON: RS(T) + Serial No.
QSO Points: 3 points per QSO with Belgian station
Multipliers: Each UBA Section
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: March 26, 2017
E-mail logs to: ubaspring[at]uba[dot]be
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.uba.be/hf/contest-rules/spring-contest

Wisconsin QSO Party: 1800Z, Mar 12 to 0100Z, Mar 13
Geographic Focus: United States/Canada state/province QSO party
Participation: Worldwide
Awards: Worldwide
Mode: CW/Digital, Phone
Bands: All, except WARC
Classes: Single Op (Fixed/Mobile/Rookie)(QRP/Low/High)
          Multi-Op (Fixed/Mobile)(QRP/Low/High)
          Multi/Multi (Fixed/Mobile)(QRP/Low/High)
Max power: HP: >150 watts
            LP: 150 watts
            QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: WI: county
           non-WI: (state/province/country)
Work stations: Once per band per mode
QSO Points: 1 point per Phone QSO
             2 points per CW/Digital QSO
             Bonus Points: 500 points for mobiles for each county from which you make at least 12 QSOs
             Bonus Points: 100 points for each band/mode QSO with W9FK
Multipliers: WI Stations: WI counties, states, provinces once
              Non-WI Stations: WI counties once
              Power mults: HP x1.0, LP x1.5, QRP x2.0
Score Calculation: Total score = (total QSO points x power mult x total mults) + bonus points
Submit logs by: March 27, 2017
E-mail logs to: wiqp-logs[at]warac[dot]org
Mail logs to: Wisconsin QSO Party
               West Allis Radio Amateur Club
               P. O. Box 1072
               Milwaukee, WI 53201
               USA
Find rules at: http://www.warac.org/wqp/wqp.htm

WAB 3.5 MHz Phone: 1800Z-2200Z, Mar 12
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Awards: Worldwide
Mode: SSB
Bands: 80m Only
Classes: Single Op (Fixed/Mobile/Portable)
          Multi-Op (Fixed/Mobile/Portable)
          Low Power
          SWL (Fixed/Mobile/Portable)
Max power: non-Low: >10 watts
            Low: 10 watts
Exchange: British Isles: RS + serial no. + WAB square
           Other: RS + serial no. + country
QSO Points: (see rules)
Multipliers: (see rules)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: April 2, 2017
E-mail logs to: g3xkt[at]worked-all-britain[dot]org[dot]uk
Mail logs to: Tony Beardsley, G3XKT
               14 York Avenue
               Sandiacre, Nottingham NG10 5HB
               United Kingdom
Find rules at: http://wab.intermip.net/Contests.php

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NEXT WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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QRP Fox Hunt                                         0100Z-0230Z, Mar 15
Phone Fray                                           0230Z-0300Z, Mar 15
CWops Mini-CWT Test                                  1300Z-1400Z, Mar 15
                                                      1900Z-2000Z, Mar 15
                                                      0300Z-0400Z, Mar 16
RSGB 80m Club Championship, CW                       2000Z-2130Z, Mar 15
NAQCC CW Sprint                                      0030Z-0230Z, Mar 16
QRP Fox Hunt                                         0100Z-0230Z, Mar 17
NCCC RTTY Sprint                                     0145Z-0215Z, Mar 17
NCCC Sprint                                          0230Z-0300Z, Mar 17
BARTG HF RTTY Contest                                0200Z, Mar 18 to 0200Z, Mar 20
Russian DX Contest                                   1200Z, Mar 18 to 1200Z, Mar 19
AGCW VHF/UHF Contest                                 1400Z-1700Z, Mar 18 (144)
                                                      1700Z-1800Z, Mar 18 (432)
Louisiana QSO Party                                  1400Z, Mar 18 to 0200Z, Mar 19
Virginia QSO Party                                   1400Z, Mar 18 to 0200Z, Mar 19
                                                      1200Z-2400Z, Mar 19
Feld Hell Sprint                                     2000Z-2159Z, Mar 18
UBA Spring Contest, SSB                              0700Z-1100Z, Mar 19
Run for the Bacon QRP Contest                        0200Z-0400Z, Mar 20
Bucharest Contest                                    1800Z-2059Z, Mar 20
CLARA Chatter Party                                  1700Z, Mar 21 to 1700Z, Mar 22
                                                      1700Z, Mar 25 to 1700Z, Mar 26

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CONTEST LOG SUBMITTAL DEADLINES FOR RECENT CONTESTS
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Please consult the individual contest rules to determine what log
documentation must be submitted (i.e. summary sheet, dupe sheets, etc.).
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YLRL YL-OM Contest:   March 6, 2017
E-mail: iamaf7bi[at]gmail[dot]com
Mail: Marilyn Melhorn, AF7BI
        29139 NE Hammond Ct
        Battle Ground, WA 98604
        USA
Find rules at: http://ylrl.org/index.php/contests-and-dx-awards

FYBO Winter QRP Sprint:   March 6, 2017
E-mail: fybo[at]azscorpions[dot]org
Mail: Mike Baker, K7DD
        8845 W. Diana Ave.
        Peoria, AZ 85345
        USA
Find rules at: http://arizonascqrpions.apps-1and1.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/FYBO2016_Rules.pdf

F9AA Cup, CW:   March 6, 2017
E-mail: concoursf9aa[at]urc[dot]asso[dot]fr
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.site.urc.asso.fr/index.php/urchaut-6/om-6/219-f9aa-2016

FISTS Winter Slow Speed Sprint:   March 6, 2017
E-mail: n2ed[at]fistsna[dot]org
Mail: FISTS Sprint Log
        c/o Ed Wlodarski, N2ED
        3 Shore Rd.
        Andover, NJ 07821-2240
        USA
Find rules at: http://fistsna.org/operating.html#sprints

British Columbia QSO Party:   March 7, 2017
E-mail: bcqp[at]orcadxcc[dot]org
Mail: Orca DX and Contest Club
        444 - 604 Columbia St.
        New Westminster, BC V3M 1A5
        Canada
Find rules at: http://www.orcadxcc.org/bcqp_rules.html

RSGB 80m Club Championship, Data:   March 7, 2017
Upload log at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2017/r80mcc.shtml

ARS Spartan Sprint:   March 9, 2017
E-mail: spartansprint[at]yahoo[dot]com
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://arsqrp.blogspot.com/2009/02/so-whats-spartan-sprint-and-how-do-i.html

Mexico RTTY International Contest:   March 10, 2017
E-mail: rtty[at]fmre[dot]mx
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.rtty.fmre.mx/FMRE_RTTY_International_contest/Rules.html

Wake-Up! QRP Sprint:   March 11, 2017
E-mail: ru-qrp-club[at]mail[dot]ru
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://qrp.ru/contest/wakeup/333-wakeup-eng

SARL Hamnet 40m Simulated Emerg Contest:   March 12, 2017
E-mail: contest[at]peham[dot]co[dot]za
Mail: Hamnet Eastern Cape
        Al Akers, ZS2U
        53 Clarence Street
        Westering, Port Elizabeth 6025
        South Africa
Find rules at: http://www.sarl.org.za/Web3/Members/DoDocDownload.aspx?X=20161222085537waqSliCvbT.PDF

UBA DX Contest, CW:   March 12, 2017
E-mail: ubacw[at]uba[dot]be
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.uba.be/en/hf/contest-rules/uba-dx-contest-rules

KCJ Topband Contest:   March 13, 2017
E-mail: 2017toptest[at]kcj-cw[dot]com
Mail: T. Mori JI1XSE
        Saida 556-36, Tamamura machi, Sawa gun
        Gunma 370-1131
        Japan
Find rules at: http://www.kcj-cw.com/contest/17_toptest_rules_e.pdf

FISTS Winter Unlimited Sprint:   March 13, 2017
E-mail: n2ed[at]fistsna[dot]org
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://fistsna.org/operating.html#sprints

REF Contest, SSB:   March 13, 2017
E-mail: cdfssb[at]ref-union[dot]org
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://concours.ref-union.org/reglements/actuels/reg_cdfhf_dx.pdf

Minnesota QSO Party:   March 15, 2017
E-mail: mnqp[at]w0aa[dot]org
Mail: MNQP
        4745-170th Lane NE
        Ham Lake, MN 55304-5233
        USA
Find rules at: http://www.w0aa.org/docs/mnqp/MNQP%20Contest%20Rules.pdf

Dutch PACC Contest:   March 15, 2017
E-mail: pacc[at]dutchpacc[dot]com
Upload log at: http://server4.veronict.nl:81/WebEditor/app
Mail: PACC Contest Manager
        c/o VERON Central Bureau
        PO Box 1166
        6801 BD Arnhem
        The Netherlands
Find rules at: http://pacc.veron.nl/

AGCW Semi-Automatic Key Evening:   March 15, 2017
E-mail: semiautomatic[at]agcw[dot]de
Mail: Manager:
        Ulf-Dietmar Ernst, DK9KR
        Elbstrasse 60
        D-28199 Bremen
        Germany
Find rules at: http://www.agcw.org/index.php/en/contests-and-cw-activities/semi-automatic-key-evening

CQC Winter QSO Party:   March 15, 2017
E-mail: vkumagai[at]q[dot]com
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.coloradoqrpclub.org/contests/winter.htm

NRAU 10m Activity Contest:   March 16, 2017
Upload log at: http://ua9qcq.com/en/submit_log.php?lang=en
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.nrau.net/activity-contests/below-30mhz.html

High Speed Club CW Contest:   March 18, 2017
E-mail: dr[dot]joerg[dot]hahn[at]gmail[dot]com
Mail: Jorg Hahn, PA1MUC
        Crocusstraat 1
        NL 2252 XH Voorschoten
        Netherlands
Find rules at: http://www.highspeedclub.org/

UBA Spring Contest, CW:   March 19, 2017
E-mail: ubaspring[at]uba[dot]be
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.uba.be/hf/contest-rules/spring-contest

North Carolina QSO Party:   March 20, 2017
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://rars.org/ncqsoparty/index.php?id=logs
Mail: NC QSO Party
        c/o Charles Swindell
        10809 Rondeau Woods Ct.
        Raleigh, NC 27614
        USA
Find rules at: http://rars.org/ncqsoparty/index.php?id=rules

DARC 10-Meter Digital Contest:   March 20, 2017
E-mail: do1npf[at]darc[dot]de
Mail: Peter Frank, DO1NPF
        Postfach 11 19
        90515 Altdorf
        Germany
Find rules at: http://www.darc.de/referate/ukw-funksport/corona/teilnahmebedingungen/

Open Ukraine RTTY Championship:   March 20, 2017
E-mail: krs[at]model[dot]poltava[dot]ua
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://krs.ho.ua/openrtty/

ARRL Inter. DX Contest, CW:   March 21, 2017
E-mail: DXCW[at]arrl[dot]org
Upload log at: http://contest-log-submission.arrl.org
Mail: ARRL Intl DX Contest, CW
        ARRL
        225 Main St.
        Newington, CT 06111
        USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/arrl-dx

South Carolina QSO Party:   March 27, 2017
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://scqso.com/log-submission/
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://scqso.com/rules/

Novice Rig Roundup:   March 31, 2017
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://NoviceRigRoundup.com/logs.htm
Mail: Brian Carling, AF4K
        117 Sterling Pine Street
        Sanford, FL 32773
        USA
Find rules at: http://novicerigroundup.com/

NSARA Contest:   April 4, 2017
E-mail: ve1pjs[at]rac[dot]ca
Mail: Peter J. Surette, VE1PJS
        48 Birch St.
        Truro, Nova Scotia B2N 4X2
        Canada
Find rules at: http://nsara.ve1cfy.net/?page_id=82

ARRL Inter. DX Contest, SSB:   April 4, 2017
E-mail: DXPhone[at]arrl[dot]org
Upload log at: http://contest-log-submission.arrl.org
Mail: ARRL Intl DX Contest, Phone
        ARRL
        225 Main St.
        Newington, CT 06111
        USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/arrl-dx
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Tuesday, February 7, 2017

425 DX Group DX INFO 3 Feb 2017

4 February 2017                                           A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1344
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                         **** DX INFORMATION ****
                         ===========================
                          Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

3B8    - Paul, HB9ARY is active again as 3B8HC from Mauritius Island
         (AF-049) until 15 February. He operates SSB and slow CW on 80-10
         metres, with a focus on 80m. QSL via NI5DX (direct only), LoTW and
         eQSL. [TNX The Daily DX]
3X     - Alain, F5OZC and Sebastien, F8DQZ plan to be active (callsign TBA)
         from the Los Islands (AF-051), Guinea between 5 and 26 February.
         They will operate mainly CW on 40-10 metres. QSL via F5OZC. [TNX DX
         World]
6Y     - Yuri, VE3DZ will be active as 6Y2T from Jamaica (NA-097) on 14-21
         February, including an entry in the ARRL DX CW Contest. QSL via
         home call. [TNX NG3K]
7P     - Pista, HA5AO will return to Lesotho on 10-26 February. He will be
         overseeing the project at a local orphanage that he started during
         his October 2016 visit and will deliver donations received since
         then. In his spare time he will be active as 7P8EUDXF on 40-10
         metres mostly CW. QSL via HA5AO and LoTW; see www.ha5ao.com for
         logsearch and OQRS. Money donated to 7P8EUDXF will be used only for
         humanitarian purposes. [TNX K5GS]
9H     - Nobu, JA0JHQ (http://pandasan.jimdo.com/) will be active as 9H3NH
         from Malta (EU-023) on 9-12 February. Main activity will be on 40,
         30 and 20 metres CW, as well as on 40-20 metres RTTY during the CQ
         WPX RTTY Contest. QSL via JA0JHQ, bureau or direct, and LoTW;
         logsearch on Club Log.
A5     - A5A will be activated again on 10-17 February by Zorro JH1AJT,
         JayCie E20NKB and Champ E21EIC. The main purpose of this trip is to
         support the launch of the Paralympic Committee with the Bhutan
         Olympic Committee. Activity will be on 160-10 metres CW, SSB and
         RTTY. QSL via JH1AJT; logsearch and OQRS on Club Log. [TNX DX
         World]
CX     - Henry, LU4DXU will be active as CX/LU4DXU from Isla de Lobos and
         Isla Gorriti (both count for IOTA group SA-039) on 4-11 February.
         QSL direct to home call. [TNX VE3LYC]
EP     - The Alborz DX Club, EP2C (www.irandx.ir) will be active during a
         field day operation from northern Iran on 8-10 February. Activity
         is permitted on 40, 20 and 15 metres SSB and CW. QSL via EA5GL.
G      - GB952MT is a special callsign for the Chelmsford Amateur Radio
         Society to celebrate the 95th anniversary of wireless station 2MT
         (www.emmatoc.com), the first regular radio broadcast service in the
         UK. Look for activity on 12-14 February.
HP     - Mike, W1USN and Bob, AA1M will be active as HP/home call from
         Panama on 10-22 February. They will operate SSB, CW and digital
         modes on all available HF bands. QSL via home calls, direct or
         bureau, and LOTW. [TNX NG3K]
HP     - Mek, SQ3RX will be active as HP/SQ3RX from Volcan, Panama on 12-15
         February. He will operate CW and some SSB and RTTY on the HF bands.
         QSL via home call, Club Log's OQRS and LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX]
I      - 4U7FOC is the callsign that Robert, S53R will be using during this
         weekend's FOC Marathon. He operates from the United Nations World
         Food Programme's club station (4U0WFP) in Rome, Italy. QSL via
         S57DX. The Marathon (www.g4foc.org/contests) runs from 21 UTC on 3
         February until 21 UTC on the 5th; it is open to FOC members only,
         who "would prefer not to be called by non-members".
JA     - Look for Take, JI3DST to be active as JI3DST/5 from Shodo (AS-200)
         on 11-14 February. QSL via home call, bureau preferred. [TNX
         rsgbiota.org]
P4     - John, W2GD will be active again as P40W from Aruba (SA-036) on
         12-20 February, especially during the ARRL DX CW Contest (18-19
         February). Outside the contest expect some activity on 160, 30, 17
         and 12 metres as time permits. QSL via LoTW or direct to N2MM.
PJ2    - Joeke, PA0VDV will be active as PJ2/PA0VDV [425DXN 1341] from
         Curacao (SA-099) from 1 March to 1 April. He will operate CW only.
         QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX PA0VDV]
PJ7    - Forthcoming activities from Sint Maarten (NA-105) include PJ7AA
         from 15 February to 18 March (SSB and CW on 80-10 metres; QSL via
         LoTW, Club Log's OQRS or direct to AA9A), and PJ7/OH2IS on 17-25
         February (mainly CW on 80-10 metres; QSL via Club Log's OQRS and
         LoTW).
TI     - Gerry, W1VE will be active holiday style as TI7/W1VE from Costa
         Rica on 4-11 February. He will operate mainly CW on 40-10 metres,
         and possibly 80m. QSL via LoTW or direct to home call. [TNX The
         Daily DX]
UA     - A team of five (R6LGT, R6MG, RX3F, RZ3K, RZ5D and UA3EDQ) will be
         active as RI0Z from Beringa, one of the Komandorskiye Islands
         (AS-039), on 5-13 July. A side trip to Mednyy Island is also being
         planned.   Bookmark www.ri0z.com/en/ for more information   and
         updates.
V4     - Look for Bryan, V4/N8WD and Tom, V4/K4ZGB to be active with the
         "Buddies in the Caribbean Veterans DXpedition" to St. Kitts
         (NA-104) on 14-20 February. QSL via home calls; V4/N8WD will also
         upload his log to LoTW and eQSL. [TNX DX World]
YB     - YB9HKM, YB9IUS, YB9JIN and YB9KA will operate special event station
         YB9K from Lombok Island (OC-150) on 16-19 February for the annual
         Bau Nyale Festival. Expect activity on 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres
         SSB. QSL via HA3JB (direct); Indonesian amateurs can QSL to ORARI
         Daerah Nusa Tenggara Barat.
ZC4    - Bob, 5B4AGN (G3ZEM) and Steve, G3VMW are active as ZC4A from the UK
         Sovereign Base Areas on Cyprus for the next coming days. While
         waiting for the licence to be issued, Bob operated as ZC4ZM between
         14.25 UTC on 2 February until 09.28 UTC on the 3rd. QSL both calls
         via M0URX's OQRS (www.m0urx.com/oqrs/) and LoTW, logsearch also
         available on Club Log. Traditional cards should be sent direct only
         to Tim Beaumont, P.O. Box 17, Kenilworth, CV8 1SF, United Kingdom.

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                         *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S ***
                         **** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
                         ===========================
                          Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

CLUB LOG & IOTA ---> "I have made Club Log's first IOTA feature live",
Michael G7VJR announced on 27 January. "The Call Tester is now capable of
identifying IOTA islands (groups and island names), with time frames, maps
of the locations and comments added by the RSGB IOTA team to help with any
ambiguities". Please note that "none of the research for these IOTA
definitions originated in Club Log", and that "the only way an IOTA
definition will be added is when the IOTA Validation Team choose to do
that".

CLUB LOG'S MOST WANTED LIST ---> The latest Most Wanted List, generated on
31 January, is available at https://secure.clublog.org/mostwanted.php. The
information is derived from QSOs uploaded to Club Log (currently 407
million log entries available for analysis) and, to improve quality, only
QSOs that have QSLs confirmed are considered to be worked. The most wanted
charts are rebuilt once per month, on average.

E51PT ---> After being QRT since 1984, Pia Taraeka ("Papa Pia"), E51PT is
back on the air from Manihiki (OC-014), North Cook Islands "thanks to the
generosity of members of the Western Washington DX Club". He can operate CW
and SSB on 80-10 metres "running 100 watts into an all band dipole". QSL via
N7BX, direct only (no LoTW). [TNX The Daily DX]

INDEXA NEWSLETTER ---> The Winter 2017 edition of the International DX
Association's Newsletter (INDEXA) is now available   for download   at
www.indexa.org/newsletters.html. This issue contains the story of CY9C (St.
Paul Island 2016). [TNX K8YC]

IOTA DINNER ---> The 22nd Annual Islands On The Air (IOTA) Dinner will be
held on 21 April at the Visalia Conference Center in conjunction with the
68th International DX Convention. As the IOTA Dinner is not included in the
main Convention registration, there will be a separate registration and fee
for it. See www.dxconvention.com/pages/dinners-iota.html or contact Will,
WC6DX (wc6dx[@]sbcglobal.net) for information. [TNX WC6DX]

V63DX ---> Sho, JA7HMZ has cancelled his 17-24 February [425DXN 1341]
operation from Pohnpei, Micronesia. He was expected to be QRV as V63DX and
V6A during the ARRL DX CW Contest. [TNX NG3K]

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

===================================================================
CALL        MANAGER     CALL        MANAGER     CALL        MANAGER
===================================================================
3B8CW       NI5DX       EP2C        EA5GL       SN0WFF      SP5C
3B8HC       NI5DX       EP4HR       I2MQP       SU1SK       SM5AQD
3B8IK       N4GNR       FG4KH       F1DUZ       SU9JG       EA5GL
3V8CB       LX1NO       FR4NT       F4DXW       SV9BAI      SV9AHZ
3V8ST       LX1NO       GB1LBC      M6ENP       T32TV       KE5EE
3W1T        RW6HS       GB5LBC      G4USW       TC4LOVE     TA3X
4J3J        RW6HS       H2017PFO    5B4AIE      TC5OCK      TA5FA
4K6AG       RW6HS       H44MS       DL2GAC      TL8TT       I2YSB
4K6N        RW6HS       HC1MD       K8LJG       TM14AAW     F8DVD
4L1MA       ON4RU       HH2/N3BNA   KA2AEV      TM1A        F6KOP
4L2M        EA7FTR      HI1UD       W2CCW       TM2D        F5KHP
4V1TL       W3HNK       HK1R        K6IPM       TM5G        F8TRL
4X0B        4X6ZM       IK2SGL/OA8 IK2AQZ      TM5OTT      F4SGU
5R8AL       G3SWH       J68DH       VA3EGG      TM6M        F4DXW
5R8IC       F6ICX       J73BEE      K2BEE       TM8CIL      F4ARJ
5R8XB       ON8XB       J79USA      N4USA       TO7D        F6ITD
6W1SU       M0URX       J79XBI      SM5DJZ      TR8CA       F6CBC
7V7V        UA4WHX      JG8NQJ/JD1 JA8CJY [d] TT8FC       EA3GWK
7X5NZ       EA7FTR      JG8NQJ/JD1 JG8NQJ [b] TU5MH       DJ5BWD
7Z1JA       KE5JA       JW2US       LA2US       UN7FW       UA9AB
8P5A        NN1N        JY9FC       E73Y        UP28UA      DL8KAC
8P9PR       W7PR        KH2L        W3HNK       UP28UAS     DL8KAC
9G1SD       AB0GC       KP2M        NZ4DX       UP28UBA     DL8KAC
9H3KZ       G2BKZ       LX7I        LX2A        UP28UCL     DL8KAC
9M4LI       9W2NDQ      LZ235SIR    LZ1KCP      UP28UCS     DL8KAC
A25SL       N4GNR       MT0IXD      M0OXO       UP28UFR     DL8KAC
A35CS       WB2CM       MX0SNB      M1GEO       UP28UFS     DL8KAC
A35NN       JJ2VLY      NP2J        K8RF        UP28UIH     DL8KAC
A35W        JJ2VLY      NP2X        K5WW        UP28UNC     DL8KAC
A65CZ       K6EID       NP4A        W3HNK       UP28USB     DL8KAC
A65DC       IZ8CLM      OA0MP       OA4O        UP28USJ     DL8KAC
B1Z         EA7FTR      OD5PY       KU9C        UP28USS     DL8KAC
C6AGU       HA7RY       OH0R        OH2PM       UP28UST     DL8KAC
CI1AAA      KC1CWF      OH0Z        W0MM        V31AE       EB7DX
CM7OA       W3HNK       OY1OF       M0URX       VE100VIMY/VE4 N7RO
CN2AA       UA2FM       OZ100DVI    OZ1IVA      VE100VIMY/VE5 N7RO
CN2CO       UA2FM       P33W        UA3DX       VK5CE/3     VK5CE
CN8ZG       EA7FTR      P4/N3DXX    AA7V        VK8AV       R9XC
CO2JD       AD4Z        P40AA       DL4MM       VK8NSB      M0URX
CO6LC       IZ1GDB      P40XX       AA7V        VQ9HF       W3HF
CO8LY       EA7ADH      PE65TER     PC7T        VY0ERC      M0OXO
CP4BT       DJ2BW       PG400TH     PA3ETC      VY2ZM       EA7HBC
CS2C        OK1RF       PH17ANT     PA0RDY      XP5T        OZ0J
CT7AEQ      LZ1WR       PJ2ND       K8ND        XT2AGI      M0OXO
DF0WRTC     DJ9MH       PJ2T        W3HNK       YC3VI       YB3MM
DP1POL      DL1ZBO      PR2GU       PY2DS       YE0C        YB0OKR
DU1DL       DK2DJ       PZ5W        N0AT        YE1K        EA5GL
DU7DRU      JG1GWL      R1336FO     R2FBO       YJ0FM       JI2UAY
E51DWC      OK1DWC      R1547M      RK3AW       Z34LOVE     Z37RSM
E51PT       N7BX        R680FBO     R2FBO       Z60A        OH2BH
EA9EU       EA5KB       R75PWO      RV3YR       ZC4A        M0URX
EA9KB       EA7FTR      R870M       RK3AW       ZC4ZM       M0URX
EF6T        EA3AIR      RI1AND      RW1AI       ZF2BJ       K0BJ
EI0R        EI6FR       S01WS       EA2JG       ZF9CW       K5GO

7W0A      Ben Lagha, 18 rue Louis Aragon, 26200 Montelimar, France
9W2NDQ    Nazari Samsudin, 35A Jalan Halaman 3, Taman Halaman, 68000 Ampang,
          Selangor, Malaysia
CN2JF     Jean-Pierre Francois, 5 Lieu dit Les Treilleys, 33240 Verac,
          France
DJ5BWD    Brigitte Weis-Dittko, Ammerbaumweg 44, 44357 Dortmund, Germany
DL8KAC    Vlad Engel, Dorfstrasse 11A, 51766 Engelskirchen, Germany
EA5GL     Pedro Miguel Ronda Monsell, C/ Maximiliano Thous 16-24,
          46009 Valencia, Spain
FY5KE     Jacques Mazzoni, 678 route de l'Egalite, 74290 Talloires Montmin,
          France
GB2OL     Ed Holt, Ashwell, St. Ola, Kirkwall, KW15 1SX, United Kingdom
I2YSB     Silvano Borsa, Viale Capettini 1, 27036 Mortara PV, Italy
JA8CJY    Susumu Sanada, 5-17 Shinei 5-Jo 4-Chome, Kiyota-ku, Sapporo-shi,
          Hokkaido, 004-0835, Japan
JJ2VLY    Mihoko Sakurai, P.O. Box 1, Suyama, Susono-shi, Shizuoka-ken,
          410-1299, Japan
K8LJG     John Kroll, 3528 Craig Drive, Flint MI 48506, USA
N4USA     FAIRS, P.O. Box 179, Floyd VA 24091, USA
N7BX      Melanie R. Bishop, 881 414 White Birch Lane, Williston VT 05495,
          USA
PY2DS     Murilo Rogerio Rodrigues, Caixa Postal 487, Itu - SP, 13300-970,
          Brazil
R2FBO     Dmitry A. Ivanov, ul. Lipovskaya d. 7, pos. Lipovka,
          Chernyakhovsky r-n, Kaliningradskaya obl., 238151, Russia
S21SM     Syed Ibrahim Khandker, Taitoniekantie 9 E 311, FI-40740 Jyvaskyla,
          Finland
VB7150    Barry Johnson, 272 Newdale Court, North Vancouver, BC V7N 3H1,
          Canada
VK5CE     Craig Edwards, PO Box 2160, Goolwa SA 5214, Australia
W2CCW     Charles C. Weber Jr, 240 Montclair Rd South, Barnegat NJ 08005,
          USA
W3HF      Stephen Melachrinos, 2020 Allison Circle, Collegeville PA 19426,
          USA
YB9/F5LIT Emmanuel Gidon, 2 Chemin des Longs Champs, 50480 Blosville, France
ZT1T      Tom Morgan, 58 Piet Retief Street, Robertson, 6705, South Africa

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

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425 DX Group DX Calender Feb 3rd 2017

4 February 2017                                          A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1344
                          ===========================
                          *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S ***
                          *******   CALENDAR *******
                          ===========================
                           Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                         Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

PERIOD           CALL                                                   REF
till 04/02      5R8IC: Sainte-Marie Island (AF-090)                   1331
till 04/02      VE100VIMY/VE5 (Saskatchewan): special callsign        1340
till 04/02      VP8CLE and VP8DKW: Falkland Islands (SA-002)          1340
till 05/02      4U7FOC: special callsign (Italy)                      1344
till 05/02      9M4LI: Lalang Island (AS-072), West Malaysia          1342
till 06/02      E51AMF: Manihiki (OC-014), North Cooks                1339
till 06/02      V31RF: Belize                                         1340
till 06/02      W7J: "Air, Space, and Technology Operating Event"     1342
till 07/02      YB9/F5LIT; Bali Island (OC-022)                       1342
till 08/02      UP28UA: special callsign (Kazakhstan)                 1342
till 08/02      UP28UAS, UP28UBA, UP28UCL: special calls (Kazakhstan) 1342
till 08/02      UP28UCS, UP28UFR, UP28UFS: special calls (Kazakhstan) 1342
till 08/02      UP28UIH, UP28UNC, UP28USB: special calls (Kazakhstan) 1342
till 08/02      UP28USJ, UP28USS, UP28UST: special calls (Kazakhstan) 1342
till 08/02      ZC4A: UK Sovereign Base Areas on Cyprus (AS-004)      1344
till 09/02      HC1MD and HC1MD/HC2: Ecuador                          1342
till 09/02      PY0F/PP1CZ: Fernando de Noronha (SA-003)              1343
till 10/02      R870M: special callsign                               1343
till 11/02      8Q7AZ: Maldives (AS-013)                              1337
till 11/02      PD5MVH/p and PD38EU: Ameland Island (EU-038)          1343
till 14/02      RA17NY, RC17NY, RK17NY: special callsigns             1337
till 14/02      RM17NY, RO17NY, RT17NY: special callsigns             1337
till 14/02      RU17NY, RW17NY, RZ17NY: special callsigns             1337
till 14/02      TL8TT: Central African Republic                       1334
till 15/02      3B8HC: Mauritius Island (AF-049)                     1344
till 23/02      ZF9CW: the Cayman Islands (NA-016)                    1339
till 28/02      LZ235SIR: special callsign                            1339
till 28/02      TZ5XR: Mali                                           1317
till February   DP1POL: Neumayer III base (Antarctica)                1332
till 01/03      XK150YUKON: special callsign                          1339
till 05/03      6W2SC (Senegal) and J5UAP (Guinea-Bissau)             1335
till 09/03      FG/F6ITD and TO7D: Guadeloupe (NA-102)                1337
till 15/03      JG8NQJ/JD1: Minami Torishima (OC-073)                 1333
till 17/03      J79XBI: Dominica (NA-101)                             1333
till 31/03      HF800O: special event station                         1338
till 31/03      OA0MP: Machu Picchu Base, South Shetlands (AN-010)    1340
till 31/03      OR100LCI: special callsign (Belgium)                  1323
till March      C91PA: Mozambique                                     1318
till March      KC4/N2TA: Novolazarevskaya Base (Antarctica)          1340
till March      RI1ANA: Molodezhnaya Station, Antarctica              1337
till March      RI1AND: Novolazarevskaya Base (Antarctica)            1300
till 20/04      R1336FO and R680FBO: special callsigns (Kaliningrad) 1342
till 30/04      6E0C: special callsign (Mexico)                       1339
till 30/04      CE2LML and XR2K                                       1336
till April      VY0ERC: Ellesmere Island (NA-008)                     1342
till 10/05      H44MS: Solomon Islands                                1335
till 31/05      DL0POLIO: special callsign                            1309
till 30/06      9H2017EU: special callsign                            1341
till 31/08      HG17EYOF: special callsign                            1339
till 12/09      HG14HST: special callsign                             1342
till 12/10      DF0WRTC: special callsign                             1329
till 20/01 2018 8J1RL and 8J60JARE: Ongul Island (AN-015), Antarctica 1335
till Feb   2018 DP0GVN: Neumayer III base (Antarctica)                1332
till Feb   2018 RI1ANC: Vostok Station, Antarctica                    1333
till 30/04 2018 ZS8Z: Marion Island (AF-021)                          1337
till April 2018 VP8DPJ: Adelaide Island (AN-001), Antarctica          1331
till 31/12      9A57AX and 9A1957AA: special callsigns                1339
till 31/12      CF, CG, CH, CI: special prefixes (Canada)             1338
till 31/12      DC500LS, DM5LUTHER, DL500ML: special callsigns        1340
till 31/12      DR500MLE, DR1517LU, DR5LUTHER: special callsigns      1340
till 31/12      EI11WAW, EI22WAW, EI33WAW: special callsigns          1338
till 31/12      EI44WAW, EI55WAW, EI66WAW: special callsigns          1338
till 31/12      EI77WAW, EI88WAW, EI99WAW: special callsigns          1338
till 31/12      H2017PFO: special callsign (Cyprus)                   1343
till 31/12      LM80REX and LM80Q: special callsigns                  1337
till 31/12      OF100FI/#: special callsigns                          1337
till 31/12      OH100FIN: special callsign                            1339
till 31/12      OZ100DVI: special callsign                            1337
till 31/12      S557E: special callsign                               1337
till 31/12      ZS8Z: Marion Island (AF-021)                          1337
04/02-11/02      CX/LU4DXU: Isla de Lobos and Isla Gorriti (SA-039)    1344
04/02-11/02      TI7/W1VE: Costa Rica                                  1344
05/02-11/02      VE100VIMY/VE6 (Alberta): special callsign             1340
05/02-26/02      3X: Los Islands (AF-051), Guinea * by F5OZC and F8DQZ 1344
06/02-18/02      V5/DD8ZX, V5/DJ9KM, V55V: Namibia                     1343
07/02-21/02      C6AKQ, C6ARU, C6AUM: Great Abaco (NA-080), Bahamas    1343
08/02-10/02      EP2C: Iran                                            1344
08/02-18/02      E51ADD: Rarotonga (OC-013), South Cooks               1340
09/02-12/02      9H3NH: Malta (EU-023)                                 1344
09/02-14/02      V31VP: Belize                                         1342
10/02-17/02      A5A: Bhutan                                           1344
10/02-17/02      KG4DY: Guantanamo Bay                                 1343
10/02-22/02      HP/W1USN and HP/AA1M: Panama                          1344
10/02-24/02      KG4WV and KG4AW: Guantanamo Bay                       1343
10/02-26/02      7P8EUDXF: Lesotho                                     1344
11/02-14/02      JI3DST/5: Shodo (AS-200)                              1344
11/02-28/02      R2017M: special callsign                              1343
11/02-15/05      OX90EDR: special callsigns (Greenland)                1339
11/02-15/05      OZ90EDR and 5P90EDR: special callsigns                1339
11/02-28/02      II3CV: special callsign                               1339
12/02-14/02      GB952MT: special callsign (England)                   1344
12/02-15/02      HP/SQ3RX: Panama                                      1344
12/02-18/02      VE100VIMY/VE7 (British Columbia): special callsign    1340
12/02-20/02      P40W: Aruba (SA-036)                                  1344
13/02-26/02      XX9D: Coloane (AS-075), Macau                         1337
13/02-29/03      5J0NA: San Andres Island (NA-033)                     1341
14/02-20/02      V4/N8WD and V4/K4ZGB: St. Kitts (NA-104)             1344
14/02-21/02      6Y2T: Jamaica (NA-097)                                1344
15/02-21/02      PY2QI/PY0F: Fernando de Noronha (SA-003)              1341
15/02-21/02      V31JZ/p: South Water Caye (NA-180)                    1343
15/02-18/03      PJ7AA: Sint Maarten (NA-105)                          1344
16/02-19/02      YB9K: Lombok Island (OC-150)                          1344
16/02-05/03      VP6EU: Pitcairn Island (OC-044)                       1326
17/02-19/02      XF2L: Isla de Sacrificios (NA-224)                    1343
17/02-19/02      ZW2R: Ilha Comprida (SA-024)                          1343
17/02-24/02      KG4ZK: Guantanamo Bay                                 1343
17/02-25/02      PJ7/OH2IS: Sint Maarten (NA-105)                      1344
19/02-25/02      VE100VIMY/VY0 (Nunavut): special callsign             1340
20/02-03/03      TX5T: Raivavae (OC-114), Austral Islands              1342
23/02-26/02      K6PV/6: Santa Catalina Island (NA-066)                1343
26/02-04/03      VE100VIMY/VE9 (New Brunswick): special callsign       1340
February         6W7SS: Senegal                                        1339
February         E51DWC: Rarotonga (OC-013), South Cook Islands        1338
February         FT3YL: Dumont d'Urville Station (AN-017), Antarctica 1337
February         JW2US: Hopen Island (EU-063), Svalbard                1339
February         RT9K/9: AS-054, AS-068, AS-104, AS-121                1333
01/03-31/03      LZ303MA: special callsign                             1339
01/03-01/04      PJ2/PA0VDV: Curacao (SA-099)                          1344
05/03-11/03      VE100VIMY/VO1 (Newfoundland & Labrador): special call 1340
07/03-21/03      9G5X: Ghana                                           1343
08/03-20/03      9N7EI: Nepal                                          1343
08/03-21/03      5U5R: Niger                                           1336
12/03-18/03      VE100VIMY/VY1 (Yukon): special callsign               1340
15/03-22/03      EA9/DJ6TF, EA9/DL7DF, EA9/DL7UFN, EA9/DL7UFR: Melilla 1343
18/03-01/04      V47JR: Nevis Island (NA-104)                          1343
19/03-25/03      VE100VIMY/VE8 (Northwest Territories): special call   1340
25/03-26/03      XF2L: Isla de Lobos (NA-221)                          1340
25/03-30/03      VE100VIMY/VO2 (Newfoundland & Labrador): special call 1340
March            6W7SS: Senegal                                        1339
March            E51DWC: Rarotonga (OC-013), South Cook Islands        1338
March            JW2US: Hopen Island (EU-063), Svalbard                1339
March            RT9K/9: AS-054, AS-068, AS-104, AS-121                1333
01/04-30/04      LZ303SA: special callsign                             1339
21/04-28/04      GS0NWM: Isle of Mull (EU-008)                         1343
April            6W7SS: Senegal                                        1339
April            JW2US: Hopen Island (EU-063), Svalbard                1339
01/05-31/05      LZ395SG: special callsign                             1339
15/05-25/05      VK9MAV: Marion Reef (OC-267, Australia)               1338
27/05-28/05      XF2L: Isla de Lobos (NA-221)                          1340
May              JW2US: Hopen Island (EU-063), Svalbard                1339
01/06-30/06      LZ121SBS: special callsign                            1339
01/07-31/07      LZ284SKD: special callsign                            1339
05/07-13/07      RI0Z: Beringa, Komandorskiye Islands (AS-039)         1344
20/07-24/07      RI0C: Iony Island (AS-069)                            1338
21/07-24/07      YC9MLL: Flores Island (OC-151)                        1342
24/07-31/07      RI0LI: Medvezh'i Islands (AS-022)                     1343
29/07-30/07      XF2L: Isla de Enmedio (NA-224)                        1340
01/08-31/08      LZ55UPB: special callsign                             1339
15/08-15/11      OX90EDR: special callsigns )Greenland)                1339
15/08-15/11      OZ90EDR and 5P90EDR: special callsigns                1339
19/08-20/08      XF2L: Isla de Sacrificios (NA-224)                    1340
August           RA70AA: GUSMP Island (AS-070)                         1343
01/09-30/09      LZ100SK: special callsign                             1339
01/10-31/10      LZ251MKP: special callsign                            1339
03/10-17/10      H40GC: Nendo (OC-100), Temotu Province                1343
12/10-16/10      VK5CE/8: North Island (OC-198)                        1339
01/11-30/11      LZ307MU: special callsign                             1339
November         VK9M: Mellish Reef (OC-072)                           1343
01/12-31/12      LZ710SG: special callsign                             1339
dates TBA   2017 J5T: Bijagos Archipelago (AF-020), Guinea-Bissau      1329
dates TBA   2018 3Y0Z: Bouvet Island                                   1342

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                                Gabriele Villa, I2VGW
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Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Report From Ecquador HC

I have an old high school chum who likes to travel and periodically files these reports...
Her recent dispatch from Equador.

A new way to drop weight!
When you get to the Ecuador and step on the scale, you will find you have dropped a kilo. There is less gravity there and therefore you weigh less. This was one of the many facts we learned at Telemundo, the complex that marks the center of the world where the latitude and longitude are both zero.
We saw a demo where on the Equator where the water dropped directly down the drain, 3 feet to the North and 3 feet to the south the water swirls in different directions. Also when you stand on the equator line your energy was zapped, and your balance is not as good. They also taught us about the natives and some of the history.

This was all on one of the 4 days we spent with our friend Eddie and his family. In Quito the only flat spots are the soccer field, the roads are not graded and are very steep. Quito is a massive city in a long thin valley where they have abandoned the old airport that ran through the center of the city and made it a park, from there everything goes up and down steeply, even side streets go up and down. It is a modern South American City where there are walls and steel gates lining the blocks, whats behind the walls is always surprising. Many of these walls are painted murals, the rest are gang tagged. The traffic is crazy and they stop when ever they want to let someone out of the car.
At Eddies behind the gate is a long thin driveway with 5 homes off of it. It started with the home Eddie and family now lives in. The grandparents continued to build condo type homes up the hill and toward the road.Every one has a car so the parking is tight. only a few inches between the wall and the other parked car or home wall.

Ecuador limits the number of cars by not allowing cars with the last number of their license plate not to drive on certain days, so if 4 is a no drive days, here they just borrow the cousins car. The home is 35 years old and they did not build them with central heat. They are stone and stucco. It does not really freeze here but it does get cold. There were 4 blankets on the bed. Every one wears a jacket or fleece all the time. It rains every afternoon, and really pours then stops for a while and starts again.
The family treated us wonderfully, every day they had a plan to take us somewhere and learn about their country. Moma cooked a big lunch with soup each afternoon. The soups are great and at each dinner there is potatoes and rice served and usually corn as well, a salad and piece of fried meat. Each morning Moma made fresh juice and one day a smashed green bananas with cheese and an egg on top for breakfast, also freshfruit.
Fruit is sold in long plastic bags for a dollar a bag and they walk through the lines of traffic at every stoplight selling fruit, fresh juice, cut fruit and a variety of things.

Some of the other activities were a trip to inside the crater of the volcano, a stop for traditional cookies with hot chocolate and a mozzarella style goat cheese that you dunk into the hot chocolate.

A trip to the large market where many of the natives were in traditional clothes, and sold handicrafts. It seemed many had the same thing, scarfs, rugs, flutes, jewellery, sweaters and ponchos.

This is a country where I am actually taller than many, the natives are much smaller people. They have amazing black hair, and large smailes!
Today we left the homestead, they took us out of the city with the crazy traffic. We rode to a Hot Springs at 11,000 feet.

It was really cold with fog and wind. The biking is going to be difficult. We are able to get and send text messages when ever we are connected to WIFI (weefee) so keep us informed about the happenings at home.

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