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425 DX Group DX Info May 6 2017

6 May 2017                                                A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1357
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                         *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S ***
                         **** DX INFORMATION ****
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                          Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

8R     - Tom, KC0W will be active as 8R1/KC0W from Guyana from 10 May to 8
         June. He will operate CW only on 40-10 metres, and put "a strong
         emphasis" on working Japan.   QSL via KC0W (direct only) and
         logsearch on Club Log. He does not use LoTW.
9H     - Mek, SQ3RX will be active again as 9H3SQ from Malta (EU-023) on
         15-24 May. He will operate mainly CW with some SSB and RTTY on
         40-10 metres. QSL via Club Log's OQRS and LoTW, or via home call
         (direct or bureau). [TNX DX World]
CN     - Bernhard, OE9SBD will be active as CN2SB (QSL via home call) from
         near Marrakech, Morocco on 4-16 May. He will operate CW on 20 and
         10 metres. Active from Agadir will be Andy, DL3YM on 5-12 May; he
         will operate CW only as CN2YM (QSL via home call) on a spare time
         basis.
D2     - The IOTA DXpedition to Tigres Island (AF-108) [425DXN 1348] has
         been rescheduled for late 2017, owing to circumstances beyond the
         team's control - "namely the Angolan licensing authority (INACOM)
         completely changing the way you have to apply for a license, making
         it more difficult than ever before. The license paperwork has been
         received and accepted, however no license has yet been issued".
         [TNX DX World]
DL     - Look for Walter, DL3LBP to be active as DL3LBP/p from Helgoland
         Island (EU-127) on 14-21 May. QSL via DL3LBP (direct or bureau),
         LoTW and eQSL. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
DL     - ON4MW, ON6OM, ON6ZV and ON7EG will be active as DL/OO6P and
         DL/ON4IPA from Fehmarn Island (EU-128) on 17-23 June. They will
         operate SSB, RTTY, PSK31 and PSK63 with two stations. QSL via
         ON6ZV, direct or bureau. See http://www.qsl.net/on6om/EU-128 for
         more information. [TNX NG3K]
HA     - Istvan, HA0KA and several others operators will be active as HG0WFF
         from the Protected Area of Lazberc (HAFF-0028) on 10-12 May, and
         from the Aggtelek National Park (HAFF-0001) on 12-14 May. They will
         operate CW, SSB and digital modes on the HF bands. QSL via Club
         Log's OQRS, or via HA0HW (direct or bureau). [TNX HA0HW]
HC     - HC2AO, R4WAA, RZ3FW will be active as HD2RRC/4 from Salango Island
         (SA-033), and as HD2RRC/p from Puna Island (SA-034) between 21 and
         30 May. They will be QRV mainly on 40, 30 and 20 metres. QSL via
         Club Log's OQRS, or via RZ3FW. [TNX DX News]
HR     - John, AD8J will return to Dunbar Rock near Guanaja Island (NA-057),
         Honduras on 13-27 May and be active holiday style as AD8J/HR9. He
         operates mainly CW, and this trip "will have more operation on 80
         and an attempt at 160m". QSL via LoTW or direct to home call.
JA     - Look for JI5RPT/1 and JI5USJ/1 to be active from Shikine Island
         (AS-008) on 20-21 May. They will operate CW, RTTY and PSK31 on the
         HF bands and 6 metres. QSL via home calls. [TNX JI3DST]
OJ0    - ON5TQ, ON6QO, ON2KMJ and ON8VP will be active as OJ0V from Market
         Reef (EU-053) on 1-6 July. They will operate CW and SSB on 80-6
         metres. QSL via ON5TC, direct or bureau; logsearch on Club Log.
         [TNX DX World]
RI1F   - The RI1F DXpedition team is now expected to leave Murmansk on 27
         September, and to reach Victoriya Island [425DXN 1351] after three
         or four days, depending on sea conditions. R9LR plans to take VHF
         EME equipment with him for tropo and moon operation, as the 4-6
         October timeframe "should be good for it". Logsearch on Club Log
         has been activated (search for RI1F/EU-190). This island is a "new
         one" for IOTA (EU-190), but DXCC wise is part of Franz Josef Land.
         Bookmark https://www.qrz.com/db/ri1f for updates.
SM     - Olof, G0CKV will be active as SM5CKV/p from Harstena Island
         (EU-177) from 25 July to 5 August, including participation in the
         IOTA Contest. QSL via M0OXO'OQRS (http://www.m0oxo.com/oqrs/). [TNX
         NG3K]
SV     - Once again Laci, HA0HW will be active as SW8WW from Thassos Island
         (EU-174) from 24 May to 11 June, possibly including an entry in the
         CQ WW WPX CW Contest. He will operate mainly CW, with some SSB and
         RTTY/PSK, on 40-6 metres. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or via HA0HW
         (direct or bureau). [TNX HA0HW]
T8     - Akira JH0CKF as T88MZ (QSL via Club log's OQRS, LoTW, eQSL or home
         call), Kunio JA8VE as T8VE (QSL via home call) and Kay JJ0RIK as
         T8KA (QSL via home call) will be active from Koror (OC-009), Palau
         on 12-19 May. They will operate CW and SSB on 80-10 metres. [TNX
         The Daily DX]
TR     - Roland, F8EN will be active as TR8CR from Gabon from 18 May to 3
         June. He will operate CW only on 30 and 20 metres. QSL via F6AJA;
         logsearch on http://lesnouvellesdx.fr/voirlogs.php. [TNX F6AJA]
V3     - Mike, VO1OK will be active as V31OK from Belize on 5-14 May. He
         will start 5 May from Belize City, and then will move to Caye
         Caulker (NA-073) on 10-14 May. QSL via home call and LoTW. [TNX The
         Daily DX]
V6     - Hid JA3KGF (V63GF), Tosy JA3FGJ (V63GJ), Sanny JJ3CIG (V63SS) and
         Mami JP3AYQ (V63YL) are planning to be active as V6J from Mwokil
         Island (OC-226), Micronesia. The ship is due to depart Pohnpei in
         late June, actual dates will be given as soon as known. They will
         operate CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK and JT65 on 40, 30, 20, 17 and 15
         metres. While on Pohnpei (OC-010) they will be using their personal
         V6 callsigns. QSL V6J via JP3AYQ (direct only, or via Club Log's
         OQRS), QSL others via home call. Updates will be posted to
         https://www.qrz.com/lookup/V6J.
W      - Twelve operators from the NASA Wallops Amateur Radio Club, will be
         active from Tangier Island (NA-083) on 13 May from 15 to 20 UTC.
         QSL via W4WFF. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
XW     - Champ, E21EIC will be active as XW1IC from Laos on 8-10 May. He
         will concentrate on working RTTY on 20, 17 and 15 metres. QSL via
         Club Log's OQRS and LoTW; traditional cards via E21EIC. [TNX The
         Daily DX]
YJ     - Geoff, ZL3GA will be active again as YJ0GA from Efate (OC-035),
         Vanuatu on 6-13 July. He will operate holiday style, but "with a
         real effort to look for western Europe around local sunrise and
         sunset on 20 and 30m". He will also "do more RTTY this time (and
         JT65 if condx really get bad!)". QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW or
         via home call (direct or bureau). [TNX NG3K]
ZA     - Alfredo, IK7JWX and his friends (I0SNY, I8LWL and IK8GQY) will be
         active as ZA/IK7JWX from Sazan Island (EU-169) for 6-8 days between
         10 and 20 June. They will operate SSB and digital modes on the HF
         bands with a couple of stations. QSL via IK7JWX (direct or bureau);
         logsearch and OQRS on Club Log.   Updates will be posted to
         https://www.qrz.com/db/zaik7jwx. [TNX IK7JWX]

PACIFIC TOUR ---> F1TCV, F6BCW, F6DTZ and others will be active as TX5EG
between early June and early September as follows:
11-19 June             King George Islands (OC-131), French Polynesia
29 June-17 July        Huahine (OC-067), French Polynesia
29 July-6 August       Marquesas Islands (OC-027)
15 August-5 September Moorea (OC-046), French Polynesia
They expect to spend 65% of the time on CW, 25% on SSB and the remaining 10%
on RTTY/PSK, and to be QRV on 80-12 metres with two stations. QSL via F6BCW,
direct or bureau.

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

3Y0Z: BOUVET 2018 ---> The 3Y0Z DXpedition team has added a propagation page
to their website: http://www.bouvetdx.org/propagation/. It displays a series
of videos showing propagation predictions during their anticipated stay on
Bouvet Island (January-February 2018). The predictions were created using
the work of Stu, K6TU, and are based on the National Oceanographic and
Atmospheric Administration's estimate of average sunspot numbers for January
of 2018.

425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE ---> The April 2017 issue is now available for download
at http://www.425dxn.org/index.php. [TNX IZ3EBA]

INDEXA NEWSLETTER ---> The Spring 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 EP2A (Iran
2016). [TNX K8YC]

CLUB LOG'S MOST WANTED LIST ---> The latest Most Wanted List, generated on
1 May is available at   https://secure.clublog.org/mostwanted.php.   The
information is derived from   QSOs uploaded to Club Log (currently 427
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.

QSL GALLERY ---> The large collection of QSL cards on Les Nouvelles DX's
web site has been updated. Fifteen different galleries include 14,671 cards
for the ten Most Wanted DXCC Entities (2004-16), the 64 deleted DXCC
Entities, obsolete prefixes, stations from Maghreb from 1945 to 1962,
Allied Forces stations in Germany (1945-70), special stations commemorating
ITU and IARU, Antarctic bases and TAAF (Terres Australes and Antarctiques
Francaises), the various French DXCC island Entities in the Pacific Ocean,
the Indian Ocean and the Americas (from 1945 to 1970), pre-1945 countries,
French Departments and CONUS, plus a gallery for cards not accepted by
DXCC. Your participation is encouraged: www.LesNouvellesdx.fr. [TNX F6AJA].

SG3TXF/1 ---> Nigel, G3TXF attended the SSA Annual Meeting on Faro Island
(EU-020); on 29 and 30 April he made a few hundred CW QSOs operating as
SG3TXF/1   from the   SL1FRO   club station.   QSL via Club Log's OQRS:
https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/SG3TXF/1.

YASME FOUNDATION GRANTS ---> On 1 May the Board of Directors of the Yasme
Foundation announced several grants in furtherance of Yasme's goal of
encouraging youth participation in amateur radio and operating activities.
* Three grants have been made to support the attendance of two Ethiopian,
two Tunisian and two Kosovar amateur radio operators at the 2017 YOTA
conference (www.ham-yota.com) that will take place next August in England.
* The Board has also made a grant to Kevin Richardson (G0PEK) and his
daughter Lauren (M6HLR) for the purchase of ADRF and HF, VHF and UHF
portable radio equipment in support of their activities to encourage youth
involvement in amateur radio in the United Kingdom.
* Earlier this year the Board made a grant to facilitate the attendance of
Dr. Tamitha Skov at this year's Dayton Hamvention Contest University
(www.contestunviversity.com) session. A   Research   Scientist   at The
Aerospace Corporation in Los Angeles, Dr. Skov is one of the Professors at
the 2017 CTU and her talk is entitled "The Wonderful World of Space
Weather". [TNX W6SZN]

YASME FOUNDATION NEWS ---> At its annual meeting held at the International
DX Convention in Visalia, the Board of Directors of The Yasme Foundation
elected the following directors and officers: Ward Silver N0AX (President
and Director), Ken Claerbout K4ZW (Vice-President and Director), Rusty Epps
W6OAT (Treasurer and Director), Kip Edwards W6SZN (Secretary and Director),
Hans Blondeel Timmerman PB2T, Martti Laine OH2BH, Fred Laun K3ZO and Bob
Vallio W6RGG (Directors). The Board welcomed Ken Claerbout, K4ZW, as the new
Vice-President and expressed its appreciation to Fred Laun, K3ZO, for his
many years of service to Yasme as Vice-President and for his willingness to
remain on the Board as a Director.
The Yasme Foundation (http://www.yasme.org/) is a not-for-profit corporation
organized to conduct scientific and educational projects related to Amateur
Radio, including DXing and the introduction and promotion of Amateur Radio
in developing countries. [TNX W6SZN]

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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3B8CF, 3W1T, 5A1AL, 5U5R, 6V1IS/p
(AF-045), 9N7EI, A70X (AS-088), B90IARU, C5GCJ, E51AMF, E51DWC, E51KTA,
EA9KB, EK/RZ3DJ, KL7/VE7ACN (NA-041), OA1F, P29VXG, RA1ALA/0 (AS-025),
RA2FF, RI0FS (AS-062), S01WS, TL0A, TL8TT, TU7C, UA0ZC, UN3M, V31VP,
VE7ACN/7 (NA-061), VK5CE/3 (OC-196), VK5CE/p (OC-228), VK6NX (OC-164),
VK6NX/p (OC-183), VP6EU, VR2KF, XV9NPS, XX9D, ZS9V (AF-064), ZZ8P (SA-072).

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                            Gabriele Villa, I2VGW
               Giornalista Professionista - Tessera n. 071675
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425 DX Group Calendar 6 May 2017

6 May 2017                                               A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1357
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                          *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S ***
                          *******   CALENDAR *******
                          ===========================
                           Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                         Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

PERIOD           CALL                                                   REF
till 06/05      JR1LZK/6 and JE1HXZ/6: Minami-Daito (AS-047)          1353
till 06/05      MC0VRC: Holy Island (EU-124)                          1355
till 06/05      ZF2AB: Cayman Islands (NA-016)                        1355
till 07/05      8Q7EJ: Maldives (AS-013)                              1355
till 07/05      V4/W1CDC: St. Kitts (NA-104)                          1354
till 08/05      TG7/KC0W: Guatemala                                   1355
till 08/05      V51/HB9JAB: Namibia                                   1354
till 08/05      VK9/DL1YAF: Lord Howe Island (OC-004)                 1356
till 09/05      JS6RRR and JI3DST/6: Miyako Island (AS-079)           1354
till 09/05      RP72: special callsigns                               1356
till 09/05      XV9G: Vietnam                                         1354
till 10/05      3W9DQ: Vietnam                                        1356
till 10/05      3W9FU: Vietnam                                        1355
till 10/05      4X69 and 4Z69: special prefixes                      1355
till 10/05      H44MS: Solomon Islands (OC-047)                       1354
till 10/05      OZ/SM7DAY/p: Bornholm Island (EU-030)                 1347
till 10/05      R870C: special callsign                               1356
till 10/05      S79J: Mahe (AF-024), Seychelles                       1355
till 11/05      MJ/PA1AW and MJ/PA3EWP: Jersey (EU-013)               1353
till 11/05      MJ/PA9JO and MJ/PB5X: Jersey (EU-013)                 1353
till 12/05      CN2YM: Morocco                                        1357
till 12/05      E51DLD and E51BAS: Rarotonga (OC-013), South Cooks    1355
till 13/05      V31OK: Belize                                         1357
till 15/05      FS/K9EL: St. Martin (NA-105)                          1355
till 15/05      OX90EDR: special callsigns (Greenland)                1339
till 15/05      OZ90EDR and 5P90EDR: special callsigns                1339
till 15/05      TG9BBV and TG9/VE7VZ: Guatemala                       1354
till 16/05      CN2SB: Morocco                                        1357
till 20/05      JW/SQ8KFH: Spitsbergen Island (EU-026), Svalbard      1347
till 22/05      RA36GS: special callsign                              1354
till 24/05      DU9/ON5SM: Mindanao Island (OC-130)                   1350
till 30/05      9A/PA4JJ: Croatia                                     1352
till 31/05      DL0POLIO: special callsign                            1309
till 31/05      II0CXX: special callsign                              1349
till 31/05      LZ395SG: special callsign                             1339
till 30/06      9H2017EU: special callsign                            1341
till 30/06      II1TON: special callsign                              1347
till 31/07      FO/IZ2ZTQ: Marquesas and French Polynesia             1349
till 31/07      R100FNR: special callsign                             1356
till 31/07      R2017F: special callsign                              1356
till 31/08      HG17EYOF: special callsign                            1339
till 12/09      HG14HST: special callsign                             1342
till 12/10      DF0WRTC: special callsign                             1329
till 31/10      8J2016Y: special callsign                             1351
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 March 2018 RI1ANO: Bellinghausen, South Shetlands (AN-010)       1347
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      HB600NVF: special callsign (Switzerland)              1354
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      SC90SM: special callsign (Sweden)                     1354
till 31/12      XO1X : special callsign (Canada)                      1351
till 31/12      ZS8Z: Marion Island (AF-021)                          1337
till Feb   2018 FT3YL: Dumont d'Urville Station (AN-017), Antarctica 1347
06/05-08/05      9M2/IK2PFL: Langkawi Island (AS-058)                  1355
05/05-15/05      PY0NY: Fernando de Noronha (SA-003)                   1356
06/05-07/05      OJ0W: Market Reef (EU-053)                            1356
06/05-12/05      GS3PYE/p: Isle of Islay (EU-008)                      1356
08/05-10/05      XW1IC: Laos                                           1357
09/05-16/05      DU9/SP5APW: Siargao Island (OC-235)                   1345
09/05-02/06      D44TWO: Sao Tiago (AF-005), Cape Verde                1356
10/05-14/05      HG0WFF: Lazberc (HAFF-0028) and Aggtelek (HAFF-0001) 1357
10/05-14/05      V31OK: Caye Caulker (NA-073)                          1357
10/05-15/05      VP9/CX4CR and VP9/CX3AN: Bermuda (NA-005)             1355
10/05-08/06      8R1/KC0W: Guyana                                      1357
11/05-20/05      R1712M: special callsign                              1356
11/05-23/05      E51LYC: Pukapuka Atoll (OC-098), North Cook Islands   1355
12/05-19/05      T88MZ, T8VE, T8KA: Koror (OC-009), Palau              1357
13/05            W4WFF: Tangier Island (NA-083)                        1357
13/05-27/05      AD8J/HR9: Guanaja Island (NA-057)                     1357
14/05-21/05      DL3LBP/p: Helgoland Island (EU-127)                   1357
15/05-19/05      VU7KP: Lakshadweep Islands (AS-011)                   1356
15/05-24/05      9H3SQ: Malta (EU-023)                                 1357
15/05-25/05      VK9MAV: Marion Reef (OC-267, Australia)               1353
15/05-29/05      HC8/LW9EOC: Galapagos Islands (SA-004)                1353
15/05-15/07      JG8NQJ/JD1: Minami Torishima (OC-073)                 1353
16/05-30/05      E44WE: Palestine                                      1355
18/05-21/05      EG9TOR and ED9T: Melilla                              1351
18/05-03/06      TR8CR: Gabon                                          1357
19/05-24/05      PJ7/PH2M: Sint Maarten (NA-105)                       1355
19/05-29/05      E31A: Eritrea                                         1356
19/05-29/05      E39DI: Dahlak Archipelago (AF-038)                    1356
20/05-21/05      JI5RPT/1 and JI5USJ/1: Shikine Island (AS-008)        1357
21/05-26/05      TM7U: Saint-Nicolas Island (EU-094)                   1353
21/05-30/05      HD2RRC/4 (SA-033), and HD2RRC/p (SA-034)              1357
21/05-31/05      R1606M: special callsign                              1356
24/05-29/05      PJ6/PH2M: Saba (NA-145)                               1355
24/05-11/06      SW8WW: Thassos Island (EU-174)                        1357
26/05-28/05      XF2L: Isla de Lobos (NA-221)                          1351
29/05-04/06      PJ5/PH2M: Sint Eustatius (NA-145)                     1355
May              DU1UD/8: Jolo Sulu (OC-119)                           1355
May              JW2US: Hopen Island (EU-063), Svalbard                1339
May              VQ9ZZ: Diego Garcia (AF-006), Chagos Islands          1355
01/06-06/06      HB0/GM4UYE: Liechtenstein                             1345
01/06-30/06      LZ121SBS: special callsign                            1339
04/06-11/06      SA6G/7: Ven Island (EU-137)                           1347
08/06-12/06      TE8DX: Chira Island (NA-116)                          1353
10/06-20/06      ZA/IK7JWX: Sazan Island (EU-169)                      1357
11/06-19/06      TX5EG: King George Islands (OC-131), French Polynesia 1357
17/06-23/06      DL/OO6P and DL/ON4IPA: Fehmarn Island (EU-128)        1357
18/06-28/06      4O7GD: Montenegro                                     1353
29/06-17/07      TX5EG Huahine (OC-067), French Polynesia             1357
June             V63GF, V63GJ, V63SS, V63YL: Pohnpei (OC-010)          1357
June             V6J: Mwokil Island (OC-226), Micronesia               1357
June             VQ9ZZ: Diego Garcia (AF-006), Chagos Islands          1355
01/07-06/07      OJ0V: Market Reef (EU-053)                            1357
01/07-31/07      LZ284SKD: special callsign                            1339
04/07-18/07      FP/KV1J: Miquelon Island (NA-032)                     1353
05/07-13/07      RI0Z: Beringa, Komandorskiye Islands (AS-039)         1344
06/07-13/07      YJ0GA: Efate (OC-035), Vanuatu                        1357
18/07-22/07      RI0C: Iony Island (AS-069)                            1356
21/07-24/07      YC9MLL: Flores Island (OC-151)                        1342
24/07-31/07      RI0LI: Medvezh'i Islands (AS-022)                     1346
25/07-05/08      SM5CKV/p: Harstena Island (EU-177)                    1357
27/07-30/07      CG2I: Ile-aux-Coudres (NA-128)                        1355
28/07-01/08      K5KUA/5: Galveston Island (NA-143)                    1355
28/07-03/08      GB9IOW: Isle of Wight (EU-120)                        1355
29/07-30/07      DG5LAC/p: Hooge Island (EU-042)                       1355
29/07-30/07      XF2L: Isla de Enmedio (NA-224)                        1340
29/07-06/08      TX5EG Marquesas Islands (OC-027)                     1357
01/08-03/08      RA70AA: GUSMP Island (AS-070)                         1346
01/08-31/08      LZ55UPB: special callsign                             1339
15/08-05/09      TX5EG Moorea (OC-046), French Polynesia               1357
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
01/09-30/09      LZ100SK: special callsign                             1339
01/10-31/10      LZ251MKP: special callsign                            1339
02/10-10/10      VK9XI: Christmas Island (OC-002)                      1345
03/10-17/10      H40GC: Nendo (OC-100), Temotu Province                1343
10/10-17/10      VK9CI: Cocos (Keeling) Islands (OC-003)               1345
12/10-16/10      VK5CE/8: North Island (OC-198)                        1355
23/10-06/11      VK9CZ: Cocos-Keeling (OC-003)                         1353
October          RI1F: Victoriya Island (EU-190)                       1357
01/11-05/11      VK5CE/9: Rowley Shoals (OC-230)                       1348
01/11-30/11      LZ307MU: special callsign                             1339
06/11-12/11      VK5CE/9: Ashmore Reef (OC-216)                        1355
06/11-17/11      9U4M: Burundi                                         1354
16/11-30/11      TO2SP: St. Barthelemy (NA-146)                        1353
November         J5T: Bijagos Archipelago (AF-020), Guinea-Bissau      1354
November         VK9M: Mellish Reef (OC-072)                           1343
01/12-31/12      LZ710SG: special callsign                             1339
dates TBA   2017 D2: Tigres Island (AF-108)                            1357
dates TBA   2017 EL: Baiyah Island (AF-111)                            1355
01/12-30/01 2018 9M2MRS: Penang Island (AS-015), West Malaysia         1349
10/03-20/03 2018 9M0W: Spratly Islands (AS-051)                        1354
dates TBA   2018 3Y0Z: Bouvet Island                                   1357

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The Bouvet Island DXpedition – 3YØZ

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The Bouvet Island DXpedition – 3YØZ

Press Release #5

The Bouvet Island DXpedition team (3YØZ), is pleased to make an important announcement about our transportation plans to Bouvet Island.

From the beginning, we have worked with Nigel Jolly to secure safe, reliable, and affordable transportation to Bouvet. We both have struggled with the costs involved in getting Nigel’s ship and a helicopter from New Zealand to the tip of South America to begin the voyage to Bouvet. Together, we have been working to find alternatives while Nigel’s vessel, the Claymore II stood ready for our use if we could not find a suitable alternative. We are announcing today that we have found an alternate vessel that eliminates the repositioning costs and at the same time adds additional margins of safety for our team.

DAP, a Chilean maritime and aviation company that took some of us to Peter I in 2006, recently acquired a vessel that is perfect for our DXpedition to Bouvet. This company also has a fleet of 16 helicopters. Bob, K4UEE, and George, N4GRN, have just returned from Punta Arenas, Chile where they inspected the vessel, the helicopters and discussed our requirements with DAP. Nigel Jolly supplied us with a checklist to be used while inspecting DAP's vessel and helicopter capabilities

Based on our observations, and our discussions, and based on DAP's reputation and our personal history with DAP; we feel we have found a sound alternative and optimum means of transportation to Bouvet. DAP’s ship is somewhat larger than Nigel’s vessel, and they have offered us two helicopters instead of only one. They are both medium duty, twin engine BO-105 helicopters. We will also have two pilots and mechanics with years of Antarctic flying experience. The ship is being re-fitted with a hanger to house those two helicopters during transit and poor weather conditions..

The vessel's Captain and crew have sailed the vessel for many years and have been retained by DAP. Interestingly, one of the crew members that will accompany us to Bouvet is Alejo Contreras Staeding. He is a well known Antarctic explorer, guide, glaciologist and adventurer. We met him in 2006 on the way to Peter I. We are extremely pleased to have him join us.

We have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with DAP and a formal contract is being drafted. We will review that contract with Nigel, and expect to sign it soon. This is an important step, as the new vessel and the capabilities of DAP will fully complement our team. This is a winning partnership that helps assure not only safety for our team, but an excellent chance of a very successful DXpedition under the extreme circumstances we are expecting.

Our departure will be approximately mid-January, 2018, possibly sailing to Bouvet from King George Island. We expect 9-11 day voyage to Bouvet. When the weather allows, we will land on the island by helicopter. Our first priority will be to inspect the terrain, select a site clear of crevasses and establish our shelters stocked with emergency supplies. Once secured, we will bring the rest of our equipment ashore and commence radio operations as soon as possible. We expect to be at Bouvet for 21 days, and allowing for weather, hope to be on the air for 14-16 days.

This is likely the most expensive DXpedition ever attempted and the operating team has committed to fund up to 50% of the costs. We are hopeful the DX community will fund the remainder. You may follow our planning progress and see our fund-raisings results on our website www.bouvetdx.org.

73,
Ralph-K0IR
Bob-K4UEE
Erling-LA6VM

Thursday, May 4, 2017

This Weeks Contests by WA7BNM May 4th 2017

THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS
                        Compiled by Bruce Horn, WA7BNM

                           May 1 - 8, 2017 Edition

The web versions of this contest calendar can be found at: http://www.hornucopia.com/contestcal/ You can also access a text version of the weekly calendar at: http://www.hornucopia.com/contestcal/weeklycal.txt

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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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AGCW QRP/QRP Party: 1300Z-1900Z, May 1
Geographic Focus: Europe
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: 5W (A)
          20W (B)
Exchange: RST + QSO No. + "/" + Class ID (A/B)
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with class B
             2 points per QSO with class A
Multipliers: DXCC countries once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: May 20, 2017
E-mail logs to: qrp-party[at]agcw[dot]de
Mail logs to: Manager
               Udo Witte, DJ4FV
               Sandbreite 7
               D-49134 Wallenhorst
               Germany
Find rules at: http://www.agcw.org/index.php/en/contests-and-cw-activities/qrp-qrp-party

RSGB 80m Club Championship, SSB: 1900Z-2030Z, May 1
Geographic Focus: United Kingdom
Participation: Worldwide
Awards: United Kingdom
Mode: SSB
Bands: 80m Only
Classes: (none)
Exchange: RS + Serial No.
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: (see rules)
Submit logs by: 2359Z May 2, 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: 0100Z-0300Z, May 2
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: May 4, 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

Phone Fray: 0230Z-0300Z, May 3
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 May 5, 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, May 3 and 1900Z-2000Z, May 3 and 0300Z-0400Z, May 4
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 May 6, 2017
Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.cwops.org/cwt.html

432 MHz Spring Sprint: 1900 local - 2300 local, May 3
Geographic Focus: North America
Participation: North America
Mode: (not specified)
Bands: 432 Only
Classes: Single Op
          Rover
Exchange: 4-character grid square
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: Each grid square
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: May 17, 2017
E-mail logs to: kotoka2kqm[at]windstream[dot]net
Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com
Mail logs to: Kent O'Dell, KA2KQM
               2752 Monument Road
               Jasper, GA 30143
               USA
Find rules at: https://sites.google.com/site/springvhfupsprints/home/2017-information

NRAU 10m Activity Contest: 1700Z-1800Z, May 4 (CW) and 1800Z-1900Z, May 4 (SSB) and 1900Z-2000Z, May 4 (FM) and 2000Z-2100Z, May 4 (Dig)
Geographic Focus: Nordic Europe
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW, SSB, FM, Digital
Bands: 10m Only
Classes: (none)
Exchange: RS(T) + 6-character grid square
QSO Points: (see rules)
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: May 18, 2017
Upload log at: http://ua9qcq.com/en/submit_log.php?lang=en
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.nrau.net/activity-contests/below-30mhz.html

MIE 33 Contest: 2300Z, May 4 to 0300Z, May 5
Geographic Focus: Japan
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW, Phone
Bands: All, except WARC
Classes: Single Op (CW/Mixed)
          Single Op Single Band (CW/Mixed)
          Multi-Multi (CW/Mixed)
          SWL
Exchange: Mie: RS(T) + age + "ME"
           non-Mie JA: RS(T) + age + "MEJ"
           non-Mie non-JA: RS(T) + age
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: (see rules)
Multipliers: Each age once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: May 31, 2017
E-mail logs to: log-contest[at]jarl-mie[dot]com
Mail logs to: JARL Mie Branch
               c/o T.Okada
               1155-299 Uninaka, Meiwa
               Taki, Mie 515-0316,
               Japan
Find rules at: http://www.ztv.ne.jp/isoda/33/annual/40/40rule-e.html

NCCC RTTY Sprint: 0145Z-0215Z, May 5
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: May 7, 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

NCCC Sprint: 0230Z-0300Z, May 5
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: May 7, 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

Araucaria VHF Contest: 0000Z, May 6 to 1600Z, May 7
Geographic Focus: South America
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW, SSB, FM
Bands: 6, 2m
Classes: Single Op All Band
          Single Op 6-Meters
          Single Op 2-Meters Multi-Mode
          Single Op 2-Meters FM
          Multi-Op
Exchange: RS(T) + 6-character grid square
QSO Points: 1 point per 6m QSO
             2 points per 2m QSO
             1 point per km per QSO
Multipliers: Each grid square once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = (total QSO points x total mults) + km points
Submit logs by: May 17, 2017
E-mail logs to: log[at]avhfc[dot]com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.avhfc.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/AVHFC_RULES_EN-1.pdf

10-10 Int. Spring Contest, CW: 0001Z, May 6 to 2359Z, May 7
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 10m Only
Classes: Individual
          Club
          QRP
Max power: non-QRP: >5 watts
            QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: 10-10 Member: Name + 10-10 number + (state/province/country)
           Non-Member: Name + 0 + (state/province/country)
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with a non-member
             2 points per QSO with a 10-10 member
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: May 22, 2017
E-mail logs to: tentencontest[at]ten-ten[dot]org
Upload log at: http://www.hamclubs.info/scorer/
Mail logs to: Dan Morris, KZ3T
               3162 Covington Way
               Lenoir, NC 28645
               USA
Find rules at: http://www.ten-ten.org/index.php/activity/2013-07-22-20-26-48/qso-party-rules

SBMS 2.3 GHz and Up Contest and Club Challenge: 0600 local, May 6 to 2359 local, May 7
Geographic Focus: North America
Participation: North America
Mode: Any
Bands: 2.3 GHz and up
Classes: (none)
Exchange: 6-character Maidenhead locator
Work stations: Once per location per band
QSO Points: Distance points (2.3-10 GHz): 1 point per km
             Distance points (24 GHz): 3 points per km
             Distance points (47 GHz and above): 6 points per km
             QSO points: 100 points per QSO per band with a unique call
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total points
Submit logs by: June 6, 2017
E-mail logs to: bburns[at]mediacombb[dot]net
Mail logs to: Bill Burns, WA6QYR
               247 Rebel Road
               Ridgecrest, CA 93555
               USA
Find rules at: http://www.n6nb.com/sbmsrules.htm

Microwave Spring Sprint: 0800-1400 local, May 6
Geographic Focus: North America
Participation: North America
Mode: not specified
Bands: All above 902 MHz
Classes: Single Op
          Rover
Exchange: 6-character grid square
QSO Points: 1 point per km per QSO
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: May 20, 2017
E-mail logs to: kotoka2kqm[at]windstream[dot]net
Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com
Mail logs to: Kent O'Dell, KA2KQM
               2752 Monument Road
               Jasper, GA 30143
               USA
Find rules at: https://sites.google.com/site/springvhfupsprints/home/2017-information

ARI International DX Contest: 1200Z, May 6 to 1159Z, May 7
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Awards: Worldwide
Mode: Phone, CW, RTTY
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op (CW/SSB/RTTY/Mixed)(Low/High)
          Multi-Single
          Multi-Multi
          SWL
Max power: HP: >100 watts
            LP: 100 watts
Exchange: I: RS(T) + 2-letter province
           non-I: RS(T) + Serial No.
Work stations: Once per mode per band
QSO Points: 0 points per QSO with same country
             1 point per QSO with different country same continent
             3 points per QSO with different continent
             10 points per QSO with I/IS0/IT9 stations
Multipliers: Each Italian province once per band
              Each DXCC country once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: 2359Z May 12, 2017
E-mail logs to: (none)
Upload log at: http://www.ari.it/
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.ari.it/

F9AA Cup, PSK: 1200Z, May 6 to 1200Z, May 7
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: PSK
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: June 6, 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-6/131-trophee-f9aa

7th Call Area QSO Party: 1300Z, May 6 to 0700Z, May 7
Geographic Focus: United States/Canada state/province QSO party
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW, Phone, Digital
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, 2m
Classes: Single Op (CW/Phone/Digital/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High)
          Single Op Assisted (CW/Phone/Digital/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High)
          Multi-Single (Low/High)
          Multi-Multi
          Single Op County Expedition
          M/S County Expedition
          M/M County Expedition
          Single Op Mobile (CW/Phone/Mixed)(Low/High)
          M/S Mobile (CW/Phone/Mixed)(Low/High)
Max power: HP: >150 watts
            LP: 150 watts
            QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: 7th Area: RS(T) + 5-letter state/county code
           non-7th Area: RS(T) + (state/province/DX)
Work stations: Once per band per mode per county
QSO Points: 2 points per SSB QSO
             3 points per CW/Digital QSO
Multipliers: 7th Area: Each state or province once
              7th Area: Each DXCC entity once (max of 10)
              non-7th Area: Each 7th area county once
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: May 17, 2017
E-mail logs to: 7qplogs[at]codxc[dot]org
Mail logs to: 7th Call Area QSO Party
               c/o CODXC
               61255 Ferguson Rd
               Bend, OR 97702
               USA
Find rules at: http://ws7n.net/7QP/new/Page.asp?content=rules

Indiana QSO Party: 1500Z, May 6 to 0300Z, May 7
Geographic Focus: United States/Canada state/province QSO party
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: Phone, CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op (High/Low/QRP)
          Multi-Single
          Multi-Multi
          Mobile
          Portable
          Rover
Max power: HP: >100 watts
            LP: 100 watts
            QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: IN: RS(T) + county
           non-IN: W/VE: RS(T) + (state/province)
           DX: RS(T) + "DX"
Work stations: Once per band per mode
QSO Points: 1 point per phone QSO
             2 points per CW QSO
Multipliers: IN Stations: Each IN county, state, province once per mode
              non-IN Stations: Each IN county once per mode
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: June 1, 2017
E-mail logs to: inqp[at]hdxcc[dot]org
Mail logs to: HDXCC
               c/o Tim Gardner
               332 S28th St.
               Lafayette, IN 47904
               USA
Find rules at: http://www.hdxcc.org/inqp/rules.html

Delaware QSO Party: 1700Z, May 6 to 2359Z, May 7
Geographic Focus: United States/Canada state/province QSO party
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW, Phone, Digital/RTTY
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, VHF
Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High)
          Multi-Single (QRP/Low/High)
Max power: HP: >150 watts
            LP: 150 watts
            QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: DE: RS(T) + County
           non-DE: RS(T) + (state/province/country)
Work stations: Once per band per mode
QSO Points: DE stations: 1 point per phone QSO
             DE stations: 2 points per CW/RTTY/digital QSO
             non-DE stations: 10 points per phone QSO
             non-DE stations: 20 points per CW/RTTY/digital QSO
Multipliers: DE: each state, province and DXCC country once
              non-DE: each DE county once
              Power: >150W=x1, 150W=x2, 5W=x3
              Bonus: x2 for at least one QSO with K3QBD
Score Calculation: Total score = (total QSO points x total mults x power mults x bonus mult) + 50 pt electronic submission bonus
Submit logs by: June 6, 2017
E-mail logs to: qsoparty[at]gmail[dot]com
Mail logs to: DE QSO Party
               PO Box 1050
               Newark, DE 19715-1050
               USA
Find rules at: http://www.fsarc.org/qsoparty/rules.htm

FISTS Spring Slow Speed Sprint: 1700Z-2100Z, May 6
Geographic Focus: United States/Canada
Participation: Worldwide
Awards: United States/Canada
Mode: CW
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: QRP
          QRO
          Club
Max power: QRO: 100 watts
            QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: FISTS: RST + (state/province/country) + first name + FISTS No.
           non-FISTS: RST + (state/province/country) + first name + power
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 5 points per QSO with FIST member
             FIST members: 2 points per QSO with non-FIST member
Multipliers: Each US state and VE province once
              Each DXCC country once
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: June 5, 2017
E-mail logs to: n2ed[at]fistsna[dot]org
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://fistsna.org/operating.html#sprints

New England QSO Party: 2000Z, May 6 to 0500Z, May 7 and 1300Z-2400Z, May 7
Geographic Focus: United States/Canada state/province QSO party
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: Phone, CW/Digital
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High)
          Multi-Single
          Mobile Single Op (QRP/Low/High)
          Mobile Multi-Single
Max power: HP: >150 watts
            LP: 150 watts
            QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: CT,ME,MA,NH,RI,VT: RS(T) + county + state
           non-NE: RS(T) + (state/province/"DX")
Work stations: Once per band per mode per county
QSO Points: 1 point per phone QSO
             2 points per CW/digital QSO
Multipliers: NE Stations: Each state, province, DXCC country once
              non-NE Stations: Each NE county once
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: June 6, 2017
E-mail logs to: logs[at]neqp[dot]org
Mail logs to: NEQP
               PO Box J
               West Suffield, CT 06093
               USA
Find rules at: http://www.neqp.org/rules.html

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Phone Fray                                           0230Z-0300Z, May 10
CWops Mini-CWT Test                                  1300Z-1400Z, May 10
                                                      1900Z-2000Z, May 10
                                                      0300Z-0400Z, May 11
RSGB 80m Club Championship, Data                     1900Z-2030Z, May 10
NAQCC CW Sprint                                      0030Z-0230Z, Apr 11
NCCC RTTY Sprint                                     0145Z-0215Z, May 12
NCCC Sprint                                          0230Z-0300Z, May 12
Jakarta DX Contest 40m                               1000Z-2200Z, May 13
Portuguese Navy Day Contest                          1100Z, May 13 to 2300Z, May 20
VOLTA WW RTTY Contest                                1200Z, May 13 to 1200Z, May 14
CQ-M International DX Contest                        1200Z, May 13 to 1159Z, May 14
SKCC Weekend Sprintathon                             1200Z, May 13 to 2400Z, May 14
HPC World Wide DX Contest                            1200Z, May 13 to 1159Z, May 14
MARAC County Hunters Contest                         1400Z-2400Z, May 13
                                                      1400Z-2400Z, May 14
Arkansas QSO Party                                   1400Z, May 13 to 0200Z, May 14
FISTS Spring Unlimited Sprint                        1700Z-2100Z, May 13
50 MHz Spring Sprint                                 2300Z, May 13 to 0300Z, May 14
WAB 7 MHz Phone                                      1000Z-1400Z, May 14
UA2 QSO Party                                        1300Z-1659Z, May 14
4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint              0000Z-0200Z, May 15

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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
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ES Open HF Championship:   May 1, 2017
E-mail: esopen[at]erau[dot]ee
Upload log at: http://www.ESOPEN.EU/upload
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.erau.ee/images/LL/es-open_rules.pdf

144 MHz Spring Sprint:   May 1, 2017
E-mail: kotoka2kqm[at]windstream[dot]net
Post web summary: http://www.3830scores.com
Mail: Kent O'Dell, KA2KQM
        2752 Monument Road
        Jasper, GA 30143
        USA
Find rules at: https://sites.google.com/site/springvhfupsprints/home/2017-information

Missouri QSO Party:   May 2, 2017
E-mail: moqsoparty[at]w0ma[dot]org
Mail: Boeing Employees' Amateur Radio Society W0MA
        c/o George Mackus, AB0RX
        11841 Wexford Place Drive
        Maryland Heights, MO 63043
        USA
Find rules at: http://www.w0ma.org/index.php/missouri-qso-party

RSGB 80m Club Championship, SSB:   May 2, 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

Feld Hell Sprint:   May 3, 2017
Upload log at: https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests/sprints/waaaeo-sprint

ARS Spartan Sprint:   May 4, 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

SP DX RTTY Contest:   May 7, 2017
E-mail: sprtty[at]pzk[dot]org[dot]pl
Upload log at: http://www.pkrvg.org/spdxrtty_import.html
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.pkrvg.org/strona,spdxrttyen.html

WAB 3.5/7/14 MHz Data Modes:   May 7, 2017
E-mail: g3xkt[at]worked-all-britain[dot]org[dot]uk
Mail: Tony Beardsley, G3XKT
        14 York Avenue
        Sandiacre, Nottingham NG10 5HB
        United Kingdom
Find rules at: http://wab.intermip.net/Contests.php

Helvetia Contest:   May 8, 2017
E-mail: contest[at]uska[dot]ch
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.uska.ch/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/02-HF_Contest_Rules_2017_English_20161107czf.pdf

JIDX CW Contest:   May 9, 2017
E-mail: cw[at]jidx[dot]org
Mail: JIDX CW Contest
        c/o Five-Nine Magazine
        P.O. Box 59, Kamata
        Tokyo 144-8691
        Japan
Find rules at: http://www.jidx.org/jidxrule-e.html

222 MHz Spring Sprint:   May 9, 2017
E-mail: kotoka2kqm[at]windstream[dot]net
Post web summary: http://www.3830scores.com
Mail: Kent O'Dell, KA2KQM
        2752 Monument Road
        Jasper, GA 30143
        USA
Find rules at: https://sites.google.com/site/springvhfupsprints/home/2017-information

Yuri Gagarin International DX Contest:   May 9, 2017
E-mail: gc17[at]bk[dot]ru
Upload log at: http://ua9qcq.com/en/submit_log.php?lang=en
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://gc.qst.ru/en/section/32

Florida QSO Party:   May 14, 2017
E-mail: logs[at]floridaqsoparty[dot]org
Mail: Florida QSO Party
        c/o Ron Harps, K8NZ
        1997 Willow Glen Ln
        Columbus, OH 43229-1550
        USA
Find rules at: http://floridaqsoparty.org/rules/

Michigan QSO Party:   May 15, 2017
Upload log at: http://www.miqp.org/submitLogFileMiQP.html
Mail: Mad River Radio Club
        c/o Dave Pruett
        2727 Harris Road
        Ypsilanti, MI 48198
        USA
Find rules at: http://www.miqp.org/Rules.htm

Georgia QSO Party:   May 15, 2017
E-mail: gqpadmin[at]ku8e[dot]com
Mail: John Laney, K4BAI
        PO Box 421
        Columbus, GA 31902-0421
        USA
Find rules at: http://www.georgiaqsoparty.org/

10-10 Int. Spring Contest, Digital:   May 15, 2017
E-mail: tentencontest[at]ten-ten[dot]org
Upload log at: http://www.hamclubs.info/scorer/
Mail: Dan Morris, KZ3T
        3162 Covington Way
        Lenoir, NC 28645
        USA
Find rules at: http://www.ten-ten.org/index.php/activity/2013-07-22-20-26-48/qso-party-rules

North Dakota QSO Party:   May 15, 2017
E-mail: w0nd[at]arrl[dot]org
Mail: W0ND
        c/o Lynn Nelson
        3204 Willow Lane SE
        Minot, ND 58701
        USA
Find rules at: http://w0nd.com/

CQMM DX Contest:   May 16, 2017
E-mail: cwjf[at]cqmmdx[dot]com
Mail: CWJF Group
        P.O. Box 410
        Juiz de Fora - MG 36001-970
        Brazil
Find rules at: http://www.cqmmdx.com/rules/

Ontario QSO Party:   May 16, 2017
Upload log at: http://www.va3cco.com/oqp/submitlog.htm
Mail: Contest Club Ontario
        9 White Crest Court
        St Catharines, ON L2N 6Y1
        Canada
Find rules at: http://www.va3cco.com/oqp/rules.htm

EA-QRP CW Contest:   May 16, 2017
E-mail: eaqrp_test[at]yahoo[dot]es
Mail: EAQRP Contests
        Apartado 17
        E-16080 Cuenca
        Spain
Find rules at: http://www.eaqrp.com/index.php/actividades/concurso?id=209

Low Power Spring Sprint:   May 17, 2017
E-mail: om3kfv[at]zoznam[dot]sk
Mail: Radioklub OM3KFV
        P.O.Box 3
        038 61 Vrutky
        Slovakia
Find rules at: http://www.hornucopia.com/contestcal/lowpowerspringsprint2017.pdf

AGCW QRP/QRP Party:   May 20, 2017
E-mail: qrp-party[at]agcw[dot]de
Mail: Manager
        Udo Witte, DJ4FV
        Sandbreite 7
        D-49134 Wallenhorst
        Germany
Find rules at: http://www.agcw.org/index.php/en/contests-and-cw-activities/qrp-qrp-party

Nebraska QSO Party:   May 22, 2017
E-mail: KB0LF[at]Windstream[dot]net
Mail: Frank Eriken, KB0LF
        500 West Read Street
        Murray, NE 68409
        USA
Find rules at: http://www.qcwa.org/chapter025-rules-ne-qso-party-2017.pdf

Holyland DX Contest:   May 31, 2017
E-mail: 4Z4KX[at]iarc[dot]org
Upload log at: http://www.iarc.org/iarc/#LogUpload
Mail: Contest Manager 4Z4KX
        Israel Amateur Radio Club
        Box 17600
        Tel Aviv 61176
        Israel
Find rules at: http://www.iarc.org/iarc/#HolylandContest

Texas State Parks on the Air:   May 31, 2017
E-mail: logs[at]tspota[dot]com
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.tspota.org/index_htm_files/TSPOTA_Rules%202017%2002%2013.pdf

QRP to the Field:   June 1, 2017
E-mail: na5n[at]zianet[dot]com
Mail: Paul Harden, NA5N
        QRPTTF 2015
        P.O. Box 757
        Socorro, NM 87801
        USA
Find rules at: http://www.zianet.com/qrp/
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