Welcome to the WWV Centennial Celebration!
We’re glad you’ve joined us to help celebrate the World’s oldest continually broadcasting radio station, WWV, as it turns 100 this year.
The National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST) and the Northern Colorado Amateur Radio Club (NCARC)
are working together to organize the event.
NIST will focus on the plans for Tuesday,
October 1, when they will host a recognition ceremony and an open house
at the radio station north of Fort Collins.
NCARC will operate a special event amateur radio station, call sign WW0WWV,
on the WWV property starting September 28 and going 24-hours a day
through October 2. The goal is to make as many U.S. and world-wide
contacts during the 120-hour period as possible, using multiple bands
and multiple modes on at least 4 simultaneous transmitters. The effort
will require hundreds of volunteer operators.
The 100th anniversary is an occasion to
celebrate radio and our understanding of the EM spectrum, and an
opportunity to help people everywhere appreciate what radio does in
their everyday lives.
Please check back here often for updates. This website will have the most current news and information.
The following notes and summaries are in reverse chronological order, newest near the top.
http://wwv100.com/
Sunday, March 3, 2019
Friday, March 1, 2019
425 DX Group News 2 March 2019
2 March 2019 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1452
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Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
PERIOD CALL REF
till 02/03 V31GF: Belize 1447
till 03/03 LU4AAO: Radio Club QRM Belgrano's anniversary 1452
till 05/03 FM/DK9PY: Martinique (NA-107) 1449
till 05/03 OH8AA: Kataja/Inakari Island (EU-192) 1452
till 05/03 PS5X: Ilha do Mel (SA-047) 1451
till 05/03 T31EU: Kanton Island, Central Kiribati (OC-043) 1450
till 05/03 T32AZ: Kiritimati (OC-024), East Kiribati 1451
till 05/03 TI7/AE0EE, TI7/K0BBC, TI7/W6PNG: Costa Rica 1452
till 05/03 V31VP and V31CQ: Belize 1447
till 06/03 3W9JF: Phu Quoc Island (AS-128) 1446
till 06/03 HD8M: Galapagos Islands (SA-004) 1447
till 08/03 VP5/AA5UK: Providenciales (NA-002), Turks & Caicos 1447
till 09/03 A5A, A52IC, A52ZB: Bhutan 1449
till 09/03 C5YK: The Gambia 1438
till 10/03 3D2JS: Fiji (OC-016) 1448
till 10/03 FG/F6HMQ, FG/F6GWV, TO3Z: Guadeloupe (NA-102) 1450
till 10/03 FK/JG1XMV: New Caledonia (OC-032 and OC-033) 1450
till 10/03 PF6HPP: special callsign 1445
till 11/03 FG4KH: Guadeloupe (NA-102) 1447
till 13/03 6W7/F5NHJ: Senegal 1452
till 13/03 9G5GS: Ghana 1451
till 13/03 FG/F6ITD and TO7D: Guadeloupe (NA-102) 1441
till 13/03 V31NC: Belize 1450
till 16/03 TR8CR: Gabon 1439
till 18/03 XV9YM: Vietnam 1449
till 24/03 6O1OO: Somalia 1451
till 24/03 TM6C: special callsign (France) 1449
till 29/03 VY0ERC: Ellesmere Island (NA-008) 1447
till 30/03 6W7/ON4AVT: Senegal 1450
till 31/03 GB100RAF: special callsign 1404
till 31/03 HS55RAST: special callsign 1448
till 31/03 ZW85LABRE: special callsign 1448
till March RI1ANL: Novolazarevskaya Station, Antarctica 1421
till March RI1ANW: Novolazarevskaya Station, Antarctica 1421
till March VK0AI: Macquarie Island (AN-005) 1452
till 01/04 4S7KKG: Sri Lanka (AS-003) 1433
till 15/05 HR5/F2JD: Honduras 1451
till 19/05 OL120AB: special callsign 1447
till 10/06 XZ2B: Myanmar 1446
till 16/06 TM5CQ: special callsign (France) 1445
till 30/06 DF13BLN, DF13BUD, DF13DEJU: special callsigns 1442
till 30/06 DF13MUC, DF13PAR, DF13STO: special callsigns 1442
till June Z81D: South Sudan 1441
till 15/08 H31A: special callsign (Panama) 1442
till 23/10 4U73B: special callsign (Italy) 1434
till October VK0HZ: Davis Station, Antarctica (AN-016) 1431
till October ZL5A: Scott Base, Ross Island (AN-011), Antarctica 1431
till 31/12 Canadian National Parks On The Air (CNPOTA) 1443
till 31/12 9A62AA: special callsign 1452
till 31/12 DL70AFUG: special callsign 1447
till 31/12 DL70BRD: special callsign 1444
till 31/12 DM70GER: special callsign 1444
till 31/12 DQ1200ASP: special callsign 1443
till 31/12 DR50DIG: special callsign 1446
till 31/12 EI100YXQ: special callsign 1447
till 31/12 EI19RE: special callsign 1447
till 31/12 HB90 and HB30: special prefixes (Switzerland) 1443
till 31/12 SF50CG: special callsign 1444
till 31/12 TC10GITRAD: special callsign (Turkey) 1451
till 31/01/2020 EM1UA and EM1U: Galindez Island (AN-006), Antarctica 1450
02/03-30/03 PJ7AA: Sint Maarten (NA-105) 1451
04/03-06/03 Z81Z: South Sudan 1452
04/03-17/03 SE19SKI: special callsign 1448
05/03-07/03 SM0/DF8DX: EU-084 1452
05/03-12/03 C56DF: The Gambia 1450
06/03-12/03 FO/OK2ZI: Tahiti (OC-046), French Polynesia 1448
06/03-13/03 KG4SC and KG4AS: Guantanamo Bay 1451
08/03-16/03 7P8LB: Lesotho 1448
08/03-16/03 C6AKT: Eleuthera (NA-001), Bahamas 1451
09/03-11/03 E51AUZ and E51NPQ: Rarotonga (OC-013), South Cooks 1451
09/03-20/03 9G2DX: Ghana 1452
10/03-16/03 XV9JK: Thu Island (AS-157), Vietnam 1450
11/03-27/03 XR0ZRC: Juan Fernandez (SA-005) 1445
13/03-25/03 5X3C and 5X3E: Uganda 1448
13/03-25/03 E51AUZ and E51NPQ: Manihiki (OC-014), North Cooks 1451
13/03-17/04 8P6DR: Barbados (NA-021) 1451
14/03-17/03 VK4/JA8COE: Thursday Island (OC-138) 1451
14/03-22/03 E51HMK: Rarotonga (OC-013), South Cook Islands 1450
14/03-26/03 5V7EI: Togo 1444
14/03-30/03 PJ2/DK5ON: Curacao (SA-099) 1452
16/03-06/04 3W9JF: Vietnam 1446
18/03-26/03 VE3LYC/KL7: Little Diomede Island (NA-150) 1452
18/03-02/04 E6ET: Niue (OC-040) 1450
21/03-02/04 TO2BC: French Guiana 1451
22/03-28/03 VE7ACN/VE1: Bells Island (NA-081) 1451
26/03-02/04 4L/F5RAV and 4L0GF: Georgia 1452
27/03-31/03 E51AUZ and E51NPQ: Aitutaki (OC-083), South Cooks 1451
28/03-30/03 9M19TEA: West Malaysia 1452
28/03-02/04 IG9MO: Lampedusa Island (AF-019) 1450
28/03-04/04 VA7XW/VE1: Long Island (NA-127) 1451
28/03-10/04 6Y5KB: Jamaica (NA-097) 1452
March 5T5PA: Mauritania 1451
March DU3/F4EBK: Luzon Island (OC-042) 1447
March II4MRC: special callsign 1444
March LZ818PT: special callsign 1444
02/04-11/04 E51AUZ and E51NPQ: Rarotonga (OC-013), South Cooks 1451
05/04-11/04 VE7ACN/VE9: White Head Island (NA-014) 1451
14/04-22/04 VK5MAV/6: OC-211 and OC-183 1452
16/04-20/04 J20DX/p: AF-059 and AF-053 1449
April 5T5PA: Mauritania 1451
April II4SLR: special callsign 1444
April LZ117ML: special callsign 1444
10/05-13/05 KL: Yakutat County Group (NA-250) * by K9AJ and KD6WW 1440
30/05-14/07 GB19: Cricket World Cup Marathon 1452
May 5T5PA: Mauritania 1451
May II4TSB: special callsign 1444
May LZ497OM: special callsign 1444
June 5T5PA: Mauritania 1451
June II4ART: special callsign 1444
June LZ815NI: special callsign 1444
24/07-28/07 R63RRC: Popigay-Ary Island (AS-063) 1447
25/07-30/07 5C9A: Los Farallones (AF-118) 1449
30/07-02/08 RQ73QQ: Bol'shoy Begichev Island (AS-152) 1447
July 5T5PA: Mauritania 1451
July II4MJR: special callsign 1444
July LZ1809PNS: special callsign 1444
01/08-11/08 CY9C: St Paul Island (NA-094) 1451
August II4BRD: special callsign 1444
August LZ304AE: special callsign 1444
September II4GRM: special callsign 1444
September LZ304EW: special callsign 1444
01/10-15/10 ZK3X: Tokelau Islands (OC-048) 1444
17/10-31/10 VP6: Pitcairn Island (OC-044) 1445
October II4MNU: special callsign 1444
October LZ311HI: special callsign 1444
November II4VAL: special callsign 1444
November LZ365BM: special callsign 1444
December II4TIB: special callsign 1444
December LZ4408SPA: special callsign 1444
TBA 3Y0I: Bouvet Island 1451
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No 1452
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Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
4L - Luc, F5RAV will be active as either 4L/F5RAV and/or 4L0GF from Zeda
Tkhilnari, Georgia between 26 March and 2 April, including an entry
in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest. QSL direct to home call. [TNX F8REF]
6W - Jean-Louis, F5NHJ (https://www.f5nhj.fr/) is QRV again as 6W7/F5NHJ
from near Saly, on the Petite Cote of Senegal, from 25 February to
13 March. He operates mainly FT8. QSL via Club Log's OQRS and LoTW.
6Y - Kasimir, DL2SBY will be active as 6Y5KB from Jamaica (NA-097) from
28 March to 10 April. He plans to operate CW, SSB, FT8 and
possibly RTTY on 80-6 metres. QSL via LoTW, or direct only to home
call. He no longer uses the bureau. [TNX The Daily DX]
9A - 9A62AA is the special callsign that Tom, 9A2AA is using until the
the end of the year to mark his 62nd year in amateur radio. QSL via
home call. [TNX 9A2AA]
9G - 4X5ZS, 4Z1SH, 4Z1ZV, 4Z4DX and 9G5AF (4Z9BDD) will be active as
9G2DX from Ghana on 9-20 March. They will operate CW, SSB, FT8 and
RTTY on 160-10 metres (see qrz.com for their planned frequencies).
Their main site will be at a beach "ideal for low band operations"
near the capital city of Accra, but they will be QRV also from two
Flora & Fauna sites (namely the Shai Hills Resource Reserve and the
Kakum National Park). QSL via M0OXO's OQRS, LoTW and eQSL;
logsearch on Club Log.
9M2 - The Malaysian DX and Contest Group will be active on various bands
and modes as 9M19TEA from the Cameron Highlands, West Malaysia on
28-30 March. QSL via Club Log's OQRS.
G - Organised by the Radio Society of Great Britain, an International
Amateur Radio Marathon will run from 30 May to 14 July during the
Cricket World Cup to be held in England and Wales. Thirty-one
special callsigns with the prefix GB19 will be activated from the
United Kingdom (11 representing the venues, 10 representing the
competing teams, and 10 Cricket HQ stations):
England GB19AFG, GB19AUS, GB19BAN, GB19BG, GB19CWC,
GB19EB, GB19ENG, GB19HL, GB19IND, GB19KO, GB19LL,
GB19NZ, GB19OT, GB19PAK, GB19RB, GB19RG, GB19SA,
GB19SL, GB19TB, GB19TG, GB19WI
Guernsey GB19CG
Isle of Man GB19CIM
Jersey GB19CJ
Northern Ireland GB19CGI, GB19CNI
Scotland GB19CGM, GB19CS
Wales GB19CGW, GB19CW, GB19SG
Each special callsign has its own qrz.com page, with the schedule
showing when the callsign will be used. QSL via LoTW only (no paper
QSL cards). A series of award certificates will be offered, and
participants will be able to track their progress towards the
available awards on https://cricket2019.hamlogs.net/. Also check
https://rsgb.org/cricket for complete details about the marathon.
[TNX G4FAL]
KL - Cezar, VE3LYC will be active as VE3LYC/KL7 from Little Diomede
Island (NA-150) on 18-26 March. Plans are to operate CW and SSB on
40-17 metres for 3-4 days from the village (which will offer an
unobstructed path to Africa, Asia, Europe and Oceania), and for
another 2-3 days from the northeastern corner of the island, which
will provide an open path to North and South America. QSL via Club
Log's OQRS, or via home call (direct or bureau). More information
can be found at https://ve3lyc-kl7-na150.weebly.com/.
LU - Celebrating Radio Club QRM Belgrano's 51th anniversary, LU4AAO will
be active on 1-3 March on various bands and modes. QSL via eQSL, or
email lu4aao(@)gmail.com for a printable digital QSL; paper cards
will not be available. [TNX LU5AG]
OH - OH8JK, OH8MWD, OH8NR and OH8ZZ will be active as OH8AA from Kataja/
Inakari Island (EU-192) on 1-5 March. They will operate SSB and FT8
on the HF bands. QSL via OH8JK.
PJ2 - Andy, DK5ON will be active again as PJ2/DK5ON from Curacao (SA-099)
on 14-30 March. He will operate CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8 on 80-6
metres. QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or via home call (direct or
bureau). [TNX NG3K]
SM - Bodo, DF8DX is planning "some activity" as SM0/DF8DX from IOTA
group EU-084 on 5-7 March. QSL via home call (direct or bureau),
Club Log's OQRS or via LoTW.
TI - TI7/AE0EE, TI7/K0BBC and TI7/W6PNG are active from Costa Rica until
5 March, including participation in the ARRL DX SSB Contest as
TI7/W6PNG. They operate CW, FT8 and SSB on 160-10 metres. QSL via
LoTW, or via home calls. [TNX The Daily DX
VK - Owing to circumstances beyond his control, Vlad, ER1OO will be
unable to participate in the April IOTA DXpedition to the Houtman
Abrolhos (OC-211) and Favorite Island (OC-183) [425DXN 1449]. This
will be a solo operation by Andy, VK5MAV. He plans to be QRV as
VK5MAV/6 from OC-211 on 14 April in his evening (local time is UTC
+8) and to return to the mainland on the 17th or 18th. Actual dates
for OC-183 are still "a bit uncertain" because of Easter holidays,
but he will have to return to the mainland on 22 April. Bookmark
http://vk5mav.wixsite.com/dxpedition for updates. QSL via Club
Log's OQRS, or via RN3RQ.
VK0/M - Norbert, VK5MQ has been QRV as VK0AI from Macquarie Island (AN-005)
since late April 2018, and expects to go QRT sometime in March. He
has operated mainly FT8 so far, but during his last couple of weeks
on the air he will "start on SSB on 14.195, listening 14.210 and
7.050 MHz in his afternoons after work. If he does not get any
responses he will go back to FT8". Macquarie Island is 11 hours
ahead of UTC. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, or via VK5MQ (direct or bureau).
[TNX The Daily DX]
Z8 - Ken, K4ZW might be active as Z81Z from Juba, South Sudan on 4-6
March. "If he is able to get on the air, operation will be very
limited in time due to work schedules and tight travel restrictions
in the city". QSL via K4ZW and LoTW, logsearch on Club Log. [TNX
The Daily DX]
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Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
Access to the main functions of www.425dxn.org is provided by the 425DXN App
for Android. It is available on Google Play - free of charge, no ads. Enjoy!
ARRL INTERNATIONAL DX CONTEST (SSB) ---> Object of the contest is for W/VE
amateurs to work as many stations in as many DXCC Entities as possible on
160, 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10 metre bands, while DX stations (also including
KH6, KL7, CY9 and CY0) work as many W/VE amateurs in as many of the 48
contiguous states and provinces as possible (complete rules can be found at
http://www.arrl.org/arrl-dx). This year's event will be held on 2-3 March
(00.00-23.59 UTC). Give a look at the Announced Operations listing
maintained by Bill, NG3K: https://www.ng3k.com/Misc/adxs2019.html - good
contest to you all!
IOTA HONOUR ROLL ---> The 2019 Honour Roll and Annual Listings have been
posted on the IOTA website https://iota-world.org/: click on PERFORMANCE
LISTINGS in the dropdown menu under PROGRAMME INFORMATION. They show the
position as at 31 January 2019.
The Honour Roll lists the stations with a checked score equalling or
exceeding 50% of the total of numbered IOTA groups, excluding those with
provisional numbers, at the time of preparation. The Annual Listing lists
the stations with a checked score of 100 or more IOTA groups but less than
the qualifying threshold for entry into the Honour Roll.
IOTA rules limit inclusion in the listings to those participants who have
updated their scores at least once in the preceding five years (i.e. since
February 2014) and have opted to have their scores published.
WRTC 2018 ---> Produced by DM6WAN and his team, "WRTC 2018 - Der Film" is
the official video of the 8th World Radiosport Team Championship that took
place in Germany on 12-16 July 2018. It is available on either YouTube and
Vimeo (https://vimeo.com/317408827).
WSJT-X 2.0.1 ---> The General Availability (GA) release of WSJT-X Version
2.0.1. has been available for download since 25 February. This is a bug-fix
release including repairs of defects reported up to 22 February. Links to
installation packages for Windows, Linux, and Macintosh are available here:
http://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/wsjtx.html.
+ SILENT KEY + Kresimir "Kreso" Kovarik, 9A5K passed away on 27 February. He
was born in 1974. Past President of the Croatian Amateur Radio Association
(HRS) and Vice Chairman of the IARU Region 1 HF Committee, he was the author
of DXlog.net and a competitor in three World Radiosport Team Championships
(2006, 2014 and 2018).
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3B9FR M0OXO FM8QR F5EAN PF6HPP PA1TK
3E1L HP1RCP FS4WBS IZ1MHY PJ0DX IZ1MHY
3V8SF LX1NO G6MC G2YL PJ4A K4BAI
3W2MAE DL5MAE G6T M0URX PJ6A N4NX
3W3B E21EIC G6XX M0OXO PS2T K3IRV
3W9CJ JA1DXA GM3X GM3POI PT1F PY1AA
3W9JF EA5GL GM4Z GM4ZUK PZ5JW EA5GL
4JT0SFR 4K4K GM5X N3SL R120MG RZ5D
4JT4K 4K4K GM7R N3SL R2019LS UA3RU
4JT5A 4J5A GS8VL M0OXO R30AFQ RV1AQ
4K6AG DC9RI GW5R GW3YDX RI1ANL RN1ON
4KT4K 4K4K GW9J GW0GEI SF50CG SM0BYD
4L0G EA7FTR HB9O HB9BRG SK40UM SK5UM
4O/E73A 9A2AA HC1DAZ KX4PT SN0RUN SP5PPK
5J0JC VE2FDJ HC1DW W0OR SP0ANT SQ1SGB
5P8X OZ8X HD8M WB2REM SU9JG EA5GL
5T5PA PA5X HF800W SQ6ILG T2AR 3D2AG
7X0AD EA5KB HI3/WJ2O N2ZN T2AT N7SMI
8P6ET KU9C HI3SD EC6DX T31EU DL2AWG
9A5PC NF4A HK3TK F5CWU T45FM RW6HS
9G5GS IZ4YGS HK4T RW6HS T88DT JH1OLB
9H3NO/P LX1NO HK7AAG EA5GL TC5OCK TA5FA
9H3YY DL2JRM HP1XT KU9C TG9AJR M0URX
9Q6BB W3HNK HQ9X KQ1F TI5/N3KS W4FS
9X2S JA1PBV HR5/F2JD F6AJA TI7W W4FS
A5A JH1AJT IB9A IZ2WFL TM10WCA F5NLX
A91KWT A92AA II1A IK1SPR TM16WAP F8DHE
AH2R JH7QXJ II2ANT IK2QPO TM1ANT F5SIH
AN1PM EA1RKA II2V IK2AQZ TM5CQ F4FRG
C5DX G4DJX II5ANT IZ5BTC TM6C F6KMB
C5YK ON7YK IO3F IZ3SQW TO3Z F6HMQ
C6AEP K1EP IO3Y IV3SKB TR8CR F6AJA
C6ANM N1GN IR18AAW 9A8MDC V31AE EB7DX
CB3R XQ3SK IR1ANT I1HYW V31CQ K5PS
CE3CT EA5KB IR1G IZ1LBG V31HE DK9HE
CJ3A VE3AT IR2Q IK2PFL V31MA M0OXO
CN4M RW6HS IR2R 9A8MDC V31NC EA5GL
CN8KD EA5XX IR8D IZ8JAI V3T WC0W
CN8SG EA7FTR J68HZ K9HZ V73NS W3HNK
CO2RQ EC6DX J73HGL EA5GL V85AVE W3HNK
CR3W DL5AXX J75Y K1LI VK0AI VK5MQ
CR5E CT1ILT KL7RA N4GNR VP2ETE W3HNK
CU4DX CU2CE KP3RE EA5GL VP2MMF K1XX
D2EB IZ3ETU L20X LU1XP VP5K K0PC
D44TAQ HB9HFD LU1ZR LU2CN XE2B EA5OL
EA8RM EB7DX NL8F N7RO XV9YM DL3YM
EA9LZ EA5KB NP2J K8RF YO2019EU YO3KAA
ED8URT EA8URT OA4SS KB6J YV1KK OH0XX
ED8W EA8DO OD5ZF IZ8CLM Z22VC SP7VC
EF9Z EA5KB OE16AAW OE3DMA Z68FK DL7FER
EG7DCA EA7URS OE88WAP OE3KKA ZF1A K6AM
EG8URT EA8URT OE89ANT OE3AIS ZF2AM K6AM
EH5TES EA5EV OE90AAW OE3SGA ZF2IN N6WIN
EI0NMMI EI6AL OY1OF M0URX ZF2WW K6JO
EI19RE EI3KD P3X 5B4AMM ZM1A ZL3CW
EN0KRI/p UW5KW P49MR VE3MR ZM4G ZL2IFB
EP4HR IK2RZQ P49Y AE6Y ZR2A DM5EE
FG4KH F1DUZ PA123QWERTY PC2Y ZV7T PR7AYE
FK8GX W3HNK PF19ANT PA0RDY ZW7O PY7WM
3D2AG Antoine de Ramon N'Yeurt, P.O. Box 10842, Laucala Beach Estate,
Suva, Fiji
4U1ITU International Amateur Radio Club, Case Postale 6, 1211 Geneve 20,
Switzerland
6O1OO Ali Solhjoo, c/o Dr. de Vivanco, Schnackenburgstr. 3, 12159 Berlin,
Germany
9U4RI Shabu Ramakrishnan, 125 Falconwood Road, Croydon, CR0 9BF,
United Kingdom
AO3MWC Federacion Digital EA, Apartado Postal 3050, 08200 Sabadell
(Barcelona), Spain
CE2ML Luis Matho, 2303 Nordok Place, Alexandria VA 22306, USA
DL2AWG Guenter Gassler, Eichertstr. 8, 07589 Muenchenbernsdorf, Germany
FY5KE Jacques Mazzoni, 678 route de l'Egalite, 74290 Talloires Montmin,
France
HB0A Amateur Funk Verein Liechtenstein, P.O. Box 629, 9495 Triesen FL,
Liechtenstein
HC5MWT William Musa, 3312 Nottingham Road, Ocean Springs, MS 39564, USA
IZ4YGS Matteo Ghirardini, Via Maggiore 77, 48121 Ravenna RA, Italy
JH1AJT Y. Zorro Miyazawa, P.O. Box 8, Oiso-machi, Naka-Gun, Kanagawa-ken,
255-0003, Japan
K6PV Palos Verdes ARC, P.O. Box 2316, Palos Verdes Peninsula CA 90274,
USA
OA1F Elena P. Moran, c/ Luis de Requesens 4/A 3 A, 15406 Ferrol
(A Coruna), Spain
PT5D Uniao Brasileria de Radio Operadores, Caixa Postal 4,
Blumenau - SC, 89010-971, Brazil
PW5W School Station, Rua Ponta Grossa 434, Jardim Tropical II,
Campo Mourao - PR, 87310-072, Brazil
TR8CA Jean Charron, 19 rue Gabriel Moussa, 33320 Eysines, France
VK5MQ Norbert Trupp, PO Box 1359, Mount Gambier SA 5290, Australia
WB2REM Jim Millner, 7010 Gullotti Place, Port Saint Lucie, FL 34952, USA
XE7S Marco Antonio Soto Gutierrez, Av. Sebastian Lerdo de Tejada 644,
Col. Martires de Cananea, 83110 Hermosillo SON, Mexico
ZM2B Frank Hunt, 8 Manu Crescent, Upper Vogeltown, New Plymouth 4310,
New Zealand
ZV8FC Para DX Group, Caixa Postal 280, Belem - PA, 66017-970, Brazil
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Direttore Responsabile
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Giornalista Professionista - Tessera n. 071675
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No 1452
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
PERIOD CALL REF
till 02/03 V31GF: Belize 1447
till 03/03 LU4AAO: Radio Club QRM Belgrano's anniversary 1452
till 05/03 FM/DK9PY: Martinique (NA-107) 1449
till 05/03 OH8AA: Kataja/Inakari Island (EU-192) 1452
till 05/03 PS5X: Ilha do Mel (SA-047) 1451
till 05/03 T31EU: Kanton Island, Central Kiribati (OC-043) 1450
till 05/03 T32AZ: Kiritimati (OC-024), East Kiribati 1451
till 05/03 TI7/AE0EE, TI7/K0BBC, TI7/W6PNG: Costa Rica 1452
till 05/03 V31VP and V31CQ: Belize 1447
till 06/03 3W9JF: Phu Quoc Island (AS-128) 1446
till 06/03 HD8M: Galapagos Islands (SA-004) 1447
till 08/03 VP5/AA5UK: Providenciales (NA-002), Turks & Caicos 1447
till 09/03 A5A, A52IC, A52ZB: Bhutan 1449
till 09/03 C5YK: The Gambia 1438
till 10/03 3D2JS: Fiji (OC-016) 1448
till 10/03 FG/F6HMQ, FG/F6GWV, TO3Z: Guadeloupe (NA-102) 1450
till 10/03 FK/JG1XMV: New Caledonia (OC-032 and OC-033) 1450
till 10/03 PF6HPP: special callsign 1445
till 11/03 FG4KH: Guadeloupe (NA-102) 1447
till 13/03 6W7/F5NHJ: Senegal 1452
till 13/03 9G5GS: Ghana 1451
till 13/03 FG/F6ITD and TO7D: Guadeloupe (NA-102) 1441
till 13/03 V31NC: Belize 1450
till 16/03 TR8CR: Gabon 1439
till 18/03 XV9YM: Vietnam 1449
till 24/03 6O1OO: Somalia 1451
till 24/03 TM6C: special callsign (France) 1449
till 29/03 VY0ERC: Ellesmere Island (NA-008) 1447
till 30/03 6W7/ON4AVT: Senegal 1450
till 31/03 GB100RAF: special callsign 1404
till 31/03 HS55RAST: special callsign 1448
till 31/03 ZW85LABRE: special callsign 1448
till March RI1ANL: Novolazarevskaya Station, Antarctica 1421
till March RI1ANW: Novolazarevskaya Station, Antarctica 1421
till March VK0AI: Macquarie Island (AN-005) 1452
till 01/04 4S7KKG: Sri Lanka (AS-003) 1433
till 15/05 HR5/F2JD: Honduras 1451
till 19/05 OL120AB: special callsign 1447
till 10/06 XZ2B: Myanmar 1446
till 16/06 TM5CQ: special callsign (France) 1445
till 30/06 DF13BLN, DF13BUD, DF13DEJU: special callsigns 1442
till 30/06 DF13MUC, DF13PAR, DF13STO: special callsigns 1442
till June Z81D: South Sudan 1441
till 15/08 H31A: special callsign (Panama) 1442
till 23/10 4U73B: special callsign (Italy) 1434
till October VK0HZ: Davis Station, Antarctica (AN-016) 1431
till October ZL5A: Scott Base, Ross Island (AN-011), Antarctica 1431
till 31/12 Canadian National Parks On The Air (CNPOTA) 1443
till 31/12 9A62AA: special callsign 1452
till 31/12 DL70AFUG: special callsign 1447
till 31/12 DL70BRD: special callsign 1444
till 31/12 DM70GER: special callsign 1444
till 31/12 DQ1200ASP: special callsign 1443
till 31/12 DR50DIG: special callsign 1446
till 31/12 EI100YXQ: special callsign 1447
till 31/12 EI19RE: special callsign 1447
till 31/12 HB90 and HB30: special prefixes (Switzerland) 1443
till 31/12 SF50CG: special callsign 1444
till 31/12 TC10GITRAD: special callsign (Turkey) 1451
till 31/01/2020 EM1UA and EM1U: Galindez Island (AN-006), Antarctica 1450
02/03-30/03 PJ7AA: Sint Maarten (NA-105) 1451
04/03-06/03 Z81Z: South Sudan 1452
04/03-17/03 SE19SKI: special callsign 1448
05/03-07/03 SM0/DF8DX: EU-084 1452
05/03-12/03 C56DF: The Gambia 1450
06/03-12/03 FO/OK2ZI: Tahiti (OC-046), French Polynesia 1448
06/03-13/03 KG4SC and KG4AS: Guantanamo Bay 1451
08/03-16/03 7P8LB: Lesotho 1448
08/03-16/03 C6AKT: Eleuthera (NA-001), Bahamas 1451
09/03-11/03 E51AUZ and E51NPQ: Rarotonga (OC-013), South Cooks 1451
09/03-20/03 9G2DX: Ghana 1452
10/03-16/03 XV9JK: Thu Island (AS-157), Vietnam 1450
11/03-27/03 XR0ZRC: Juan Fernandez (SA-005) 1445
13/03-25/03 5X3C and 5X3E: Uganda 1448
13/03-25/03 E51AUZ and E51NPQ: Manihiki (OC-014), North Cooks 1451
13/03-17/04 8P6DR: Barbados (NA-021) 1451
14/03-17/03 VK4/JA8COE: Thursday Island (OC-138) 1451
14/03-22/03 E51HMK: Rarotonga (OC-013), South Cook Islands 1450
14/03-26/03 5V7EI: Togo 1444
14/03-30/03 PJ2/DK5ON: Curacao (SA-099) 1452
16/03-06/04 3W9JF: Vietnam 1446
18/03-26/03 VE3LYC/KL7: Little Diomede Island (NA-150) 1452
18/03-02/04 E6ET: Niue (OC-040) 1450
21/03-02/04 TO2BC: French Guiana 1451
22/03-28/03 VE7ACN/VE1: Bells Island (NA-081) 1451
26/03-02/04 4L/F5RAV and 4L0GF: Georgia 1452
27/03-31/03 E51AUZ and E51NPQ: Aitutaki (OC-083), South Cooks 1451
28/03-30/03 9M19TEA: West Malaysia 1452
28/03-02/04 IG9MO: Lampedusa Island (AF-019) 1450
28/03-04/04 VA7XW/VE1: Long Island (NA-127) 1451
28/03-10/04 6Y5KB: Jamaica (NA-097) 1452
March 5T5PA: Mauritania 1451
March DU3/F4EBK: Luzon Island (OC-042) 1447
March II4MRC: special callsign 1444
March LZ818PT: special callsign 1444
02/04-11/04 E51AUZ and E51NPQ: Rarotonga (OC-013), South Cooks 1451
05/04-11/04 VE7ACN/VE9: White Head Island (NA-014) 1451
14/04-22/04 VK5MAV/6: OC-211 and OC-183 1452
16/04-20/04 J20DX/p: AF-059 and AF-053 1449
April 5T5PA: Mauritania 1451
April II4SLR: special callsign 1444
April LZ117ML: special callsign 1444
10/05-13/05 KL: Yakutat County Group (NA-250) * by K9AJ and KD6WW 1440
30/05-14/07 GB19: Cricket World Cup Marathon 1452
May 5T5PA: Mauritania 1451
May II4TSB: special callsign 1444
May LZ497OM: special callsign 1444
June 5T5PA: Mauritania 1451
June II4ART: special callsign 1444
June LZ815NI: special callsign 1444
24/07-28/07 R63RRC: Popigay-Ary Island (AS-063) 1447
25/07-30/07 5C9A: Los Farallones (AF-118) 1449
30/07-02/08 RQ73QQ: Bol'shoy Begichev Island (AS-152) 1447
July 5T5PA: Mauritania 1451
July II4MJR: special callsign 1444
July LZ1809PNS: special callsign 1444
01/08-11/08 CY9C: St Paul Island (NA-094) 1451
August II4BRD: special callsign 1444
August LZ304AE: special callsign 1444
September II4GRM: special callsign 1444
September LZ304EW: special callsign 1444
01/10-15/10 ZK3X: Tokelau Islands (OC-048) 1444
17/10-31/10 VP6: Pitcairn Island (OC-044) 1445
October II4MNU: special callsign 1444
October LZ311HI: special callsign 1444
November II4VAL: special callsign 1444
November LZ365BM: special callsign 1444
December II4TIB: special callsign 1444
December LZ4408SPA: special callsign 1444
TBA 3Y0I: Bouvet Island 1451
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2 March 2019 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1452
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**** DX INFORMATION ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
4L - Luc, F5RAV will be active as either 4L/F5RAV and/or 4L0GF from Zeda
Tkhilnari, Georgia between 26 March and 2 April, including an entry
in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest. QSL direct to home call. [TNX F8REF]
6W - Jean-Louis, F5NHJ (https://www.f5nhj.fr/) is QRV again as 6W7/F5NHJ
from near Saly, on the Petite Cote of Senegal, from 25 February to
13 March. He operates mainly FT8. QSL via Club Log's OQRS and LoTW.
6Y - Kasimir, DL2SBY will be active as 6Y5KB from Jamaica (NA-097) from
28 March to 10 April. He plans to operate CW, SSB, FT8 and
possibly RTTY on 80-6 metres. QSL via LoTW, or direct only to home
call. He no longer uses the bureau. [TNX The Daily DX]
9A - 9A62AA is the special callsign that Tom, 9A2AA is using until the
the end of the year to mark his 62nd year in amateur radio. QSL via
home call. [TNX 9A2AA]
9G - 4X5ZS, 4Z1SH, 4Z1ZV, 4Z4DX and 9G5AF (4Z9BDD) will be active as
9G2DX from Ghana on 9-20 March. They will operate CW, SSB, FT8 and
RTTY on 160-10 metres (see qrz.com for their planned frequencies).
Their main site will be at a beach "ideal for low band operations"
near the capital city of Accra, but they will be QRV also from two
Flora & Fauna sites (namely the Shai Hills Resource Reserve and the
Kakum National Park). QSL via M0OXO's OQRS, LoTW and eQSL;
logsearch on Club Log.
9M2 - The Malaysian DX and Contest Group will be active on various bands
and modes as 9M19TEA from the Cameron Highlands, West Malaysia on
28-30 March. QSL via Club Log's OQRS.
G - Organised by the Radio Society of Great Britain, an International
Amateur Radio Marathon will run from 30 May to 14 July during the
Cricket World Cup to be held in England and Wales. Thirty-one
special callsigns with the prefix GB19 will be activated from the
United Kingdom (11 representing the venues, 10 representing the
competing teams, and 10 Cricket HQ stations):
England GB19AFG, GB19AUS, GB19BAN, GB19BG, GB19CWC,
GB19EB, GB19ENG, GB19HL, GB19IND, GB19KO, GB19LL,
GB19NZ, GB19OT, GB19PAK, GB19RB, GB19RG, GB19SA,
GB19SL, GB19TB, GB19TG, GB19WI
Guernsey GB19CG
Isle of Man GB19CIM
Jersey GB19CJ
Northern Ireland GB19CGI, GB19CNI
Scotland GB19CGM, GB19CS
Wales GB19CGW, GB19CW, GB19SG
Each special callsign has its own qrz.com page, with the schedule
showing when the callsign will be used. QSL via LoTW only (no paper
QSL cards). A series of award certificates will be offered, and
participants will be able to track their progress towards the
available awards on https://cricket2019.hamlogs.net/. Also check
https://rsgb.org/cricket for complete details about the marathon.
[TNX G4FAL]
KL - Cezar, VE3LYC will be active as VE3LYC/KL7 from Little Diomede
Island (NA-150) on 18-26 March. Plans are to operate CW and SSB on
40-17 metres for 3-4 days from the village (which will offer an
unobstructed path to Africa, Asia, Europe and Oceania), and for
another 2-3 days from the northeastern corner of the island, which
will provide an open path to North and South America. QSL via Club
Log's OQRS, or via home call (direct or bureau). More information
can be found at https://ve3lyc-kl7-na150.weebly.com/.
LU - Celebrating Radio Club QRM Belgrano's 51th anniversary, LU4AAO will
be active on 1-3 March on various bands and modes. QSL via eQSL, or
email lu4aao(@)gmail.com for a printable digital QSL; paper cards
will not be available. [TNX LU5AG]
OH - OH8JK, OH8MWD, OH8NR and OH8ZZ will be active as OH8AA from Kataja/
Inakari Island (EU-192) on 1-5 March. They will operate SSB and FT8
on the HF bands. QSL via OH8JK.
PJ2 - Andy, DK5ON will be active again as PJ2/DK5ON from Curacao (SA-099)
on 14-30 March. He will operate CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8 on 80-6
metres. QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or via home call (direct or
bureau). [TNX NG3K]
SM - Bodo, DF8DX is planning "some activity" as SM0/DF8DX from IOTA
group EU-084 on 5-7 March. QSL via home call (direct or bureau),
Club Log's OQRS or via LoTW.
TI - TI7/AE0EE, TI7/K0BBC and TI7/W6PNG are active from Costa Rica until
5 March, including participation in the ARRL DX SSB Contest as
TI7/W6PNG. They operate CW, FT8 and SSB on 160-10 metres. QSL via
LoTW, or via home calls. [TNX The Daily DX
VK - Owing to circumstances beyond his control, Vlad, ER1OO will be
unable to participate in the April IOTA DXpedition to the Houtman
Abrolhos (OC-211) and Favorite Island (OC-183) [425DXN 1449]. This
will be a solo operation by Andy, VK5MAV. He plans to be QRV as
VK5MAV/6 from OC-211 on 14 April in his evening (local time is UTC
+8) and to return to the mainland on the 17th or 18th. Actual dates
for OC-183 are still "a bit uncertain" because of Easter holidays,
but he will have to return to the mainland on 22 April. Bookmark
http://vk5mav.wixsite.com/dxpedition for updates. QSL via Club
Log's OQRS, or via RN3RQ.
VK0/M - Norbert, VK5MQ has been QRV as VK0AI from Macquarie Island (AN-005)
since late April 2018, and expects to go QRT sometime in March. He
has operated mainly FT8 so far, but during his last couple of weeks
on the air he will "start on SSB on 14.195, listening 14.210 and
7.050 MHz in his afternoons after work. If he does not get any
responses he will go back to FT8". Macquarie Island is 11 hours
ahead of UTC. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, or via VK5MQ (direct or bureau).
[TNX The Daily DX]
Z8 - Ken, K4ZW might be active as Z81Z from Juba, South Sudan on 4-6
March. "If he is able to get on the air, operation will be very
limited in time due to work schedules and tight travel restrictions
in the city". QSL via K4ZW and LoTW, logsearch on Club Log. [TNX
The Daily DX]
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**** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
Access to the main functions of www.425dxn.org is provided by the 425DXN App
for Android. It is available on Google Play - free of charge, no ads. Enjoy!
ARRL INTERNATIONAL DX CONTEST (SSB) ---> Object of the contest is for W/VE
amateurs to work as many stations in as many DXCC Entities as possible on
160, 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10 metre bands, while DX stations (also including
KH6, KL7, CY9 and CY0) work as many W/VE amateurs in as many of the 48
contiguous states and provinces as possible (complete rules can be found at
http://www.arrl.org/arrl-dx). This year's event will be held on 2-3 March
(00.00-23.59 UTC). Give a look at the Announced Operations listing
maintained by Bill, NG3K: https://www.ng3k.com/Misc/adxs2019.html - good
contest to you all!
IOTA HONOUR ROLL ---> The 2019 Honour Roll and Annual Listings have been
posted on the IOTA website https://iota-world.org/: click on PERFORMANCE
LISTINGS in the dropdown menu under PROGRAMME INFORMATION. They show the
position as at 31 January 2019.
The Honour Roll lists the stations with a checked score equalling or
exceeding 50% of the total of numbered IOTA groups, excluding those with
provisional numbers, at the time of preparation. The Annual Listing lists
the stations with a checked score of 100 or more IOTA groups but less than
the qualifying threshold for entry into the Honour Roll.
IOTA rules limit inclusion in the listings to those participants who have
updated their scores at least once in the preceding five years (i.e. since
February 2014) and have opted to have their scores published.
WRTC 2018 ---> Produced by DM6WAN and his team, "WRTC 2018 - Der Film" is
the official video of the 8th World Radiosport Team Championship that took
place in Germany on 12-16 July 2018. It is available on either YouTube and
Vimeo (https://vimeo.com/317408827).
WSJT-X 2.0.1 ---> The General Availability (GA) release of WSJT-X Version
2.0.1. has been available for download since 25 February. This is a bug-fix
release including repairs of defects reported up to 22 February. Links to
installation packages for Windows, Linux, and Macintosh are available here:
http://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/wsjtx.html.
+ SILENT KEY + Kresimir "Kreso" Kovarik, 9A5K passed away on 27 February. He
was born in 1974. Past President of the Croatian Amateur Radio Association
(HRS) and Vice Chairman of the IARU Region 1 HF Committee, he was the author
of DXlog.net and a competitor in three World Radiosport Team Championships
(2006, 2014 and 2018).
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9A5PC NF4A HK3TK F5CWU T45FM RW6HS
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9Q6BB W3HNK HQ9X KQ1F TI5/N3KS W4FS
9X2S JA1PBV HR5/F2JD F6AJA TI7W W4FS
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A91KWT A92AA II1A IK1SPR TM16WAP F8DHE
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AN1PM EA1RKA II2V IK2AQZ TM5CQ F4FRG
C5DX G4DJX II5ANT IZ5BTC TM6C F6KMB
C5YK ON7YK IO3F IZ3SQW TO3Z F6HMQ
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EI0NMMI EI6AL OY1OF M0URX ZF2WW K6JO
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3D2AG Antoine de Ramon N'Yeurt, P.O. Box 10842, Laucala Beach Estate,
Suva, Fiji
4U1ITU International Amateur Radio Club, Case Postale 6, 1211 Geneve 20,
Switzerland
6O1OO Ali Solhjoo, c/o Dr. de Vivanco, Schnackenburgstr. 3, 12159 Berlin,
Germany
9U4RI Shabu Ramakrishnan, 125 Falconwood Road, Croydon, CR0 9BF,
United Kingdom
AO3MWC Federacion Digital EA, Apartado Postal 3050, 08200 Sabadell
(Barcelona), Spain
CE2ML Luis Matho, 2303 Nordok Place, Alexandria VA 22306, USA
DL2AWG Guenter Gassler, Eichertstr. 8, 07589 Muenchenbernsdorf, Germany
FY5KE Jacques Mazzoni, 678 route de l'Egalite, 74290 Talloires Montmin,
France
HB0A Amateur Funk Verein Liechtenstein, P.O. Box 629, 9495 Triesen FL,
Liechtenstein
HC5MWT William Musa, 3312 Nottingham Road, Ocean Springs, MS 39564, USA
IZ4YGS Matteo Ghirardini, Via Maggiore 77, 48121 Ravenna RA, Italy
JH1AJT Y. Zorro Miyazawa, P.O. Box 8, Oiso-machi, Naka-Gun, Kanagawa-ken,
255-0003, Japan
K6PV Palos Verdes ARC, P.O. Box 2316, Palos Verdes Peninsula CA 90274,
USA
OA1F Elena P. Moran, c/ Luis de Requesens 4/A 3 A, 15406 Ferrol
(A Coruna), Spain
PT5D Uniao Brasileria de Radio Operadores, Caixa Postal 4,
Blumenau - SC, 89010-971, Brazil
PW5W School Station, Rua Ponta Grossa 434, Jardim Tropical II,
Campo Mourao - PR, 87310-072, Brazil
TR8CA Jean Charron, 19 rue Gabriel Moussa, 33320 Eysines, France
VK5MQ Norbert Trupp, PO Box 1359, Mount Gambier SA 5290, Australia
WB2REM Jim Millner, 7010 Gullotti Place, Port Saint Lucie, FL 34952, USA
XE7S Marco Antonio Soto Gutierrez, Av. Sebastian Lerdo de Tejada 644,
Col. Martires de Cananea, 83110 Hermosillo SON, Mexico
ZM2B Frank Hunt, 8 Manu Crescent, Upper Vogeltown, New Plymouth 4310,
New Zealand
ZV8FC Para DX Group, Caixa Postal 280, Belem - PA, 66017-970, Brazil
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Contributors are invited to send their DX information to
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The deadline is 12 UTC on Fridays
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Direttore Responsabile
Gabriele Villa, I2VGW
Giornalista Professionista - Tessera n. 071675
Ordine Nazionale dei Giornalisti
Roma, Italia
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ARRL DX News March 1, 2019
1 March, 2019
This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by WB0TEV, The Daily DX, The OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all.SOMALIA, 6O. Ali, EP3CQ is QRV as 6O1OO until March 24. QSL to home call.
GHANA, 9G. Matteo, IZ4YGS is QRV as 9G5GS from Sanzule until March 13. Activity is in his spare time on 80, 60, 40, 30 and 20 meters using mostly FT8. QSL direct to home call.
BHUTAN, Z5. Zorro, JH1AJT, Franz, DJ9ZB and Champ, E21EIC are QRV as A5A until March 9. Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via JH1AJT.
THE GAMBIA, C5. Don, G3XTT will be QRV as C56DF from March 5 to 12.
Activity will be on the HF bands with a focus on CW. This includes being an entry in the upcoming RSGB Commonwealth Contest. QSL direct to home call.
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS, HC8. A group of operators are QRV as HD8M from Santa Cruz Island, IOTA SA-004, until March 6. Activity is on 160 to 10 meters, including 60 meters, using CW, SSB, and FT8 in DXpedition mode. This includes being active in the ARRL International DX SSB contest. QSL via WB2REM.
SAINT LUCIA, J6. Operators K9HZ, WA4PGM and W0CN are QRV as J68HZ and J6/home calls, respectively. Activity is on the HF bands. They plan to be active as J68HZ as a Multi/Single entry in the ARRL International DX SSB contest. QSL J68HZ via K9HZ, and J6/W0CN and J6/WA4PGM to home calls.
GUAM, KH2. Operators JI3ERV and JO1RUR will be QRV as AH2R as a Multi/Op entry in the ARRL International DX SSB contest. QSL via LoTW.
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS, KP2. Tony, N2TK will be QRV as KP2M as a Single/Op entry in the ARRL International DX SSB Contest. QSL via LoTW
LUXEMBOURG, LX. A group of operators will be QRV as LX7I as a Multi/2 entry in the ARRL International DX SSB contest. QSL via LX2A.
ARUBA, P4. Andy, AE6Y will be QRV as P49Y as a Single/Op entry in the ARRL International DX SSB contest. QSL to home call.
COSTA RICA, TI. Operators AE0EE, K0BBC and W6PNG are QRV as TI7/AE0EE, TI7/K0BBC and TI7/W6PNG, respectively, until March 5.
This includes being active as TI7/W6PNG as a Multi/Op entry in the ARRL International DX SSB contest. QSL to home calls.
BELIZE, V3. Victor, WB0TEV and Scott, K5PS are QRV as V31VP and V31CQ, respectively, until March 5 from the Maya Hill Lodge. Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. This includes being active as V31VP as a Multi/Single entry in the ARRL International DX SSB contest. QSL to home calls.
MONTSERRAT, VP2M. Charlie, K1XX is QRV as VP2MMF and will be a Single/Op entry in the ARRL International DX SSB contest. QSL via KU9C.
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS, VP5. Adrian, AA5UK is QRV as VP5/AA5UK from Providenciales Island, IOTA NA-002, until March 8. Activity is on 40 to 10 meters using SSB, RTTY, FT8 and on various satellites. QSL to home call.
EAST KIRIBATI, T32. Ken, KH6QJ is QRV as T32AZ from Kirimati Island, IOTA OC-024, until March 5. Activity is on the HF bands. This includes being an entry in the ARRL International DX SSB contest. QSL to home call.
THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO
The ARRL International DX SSB Contest, NCCC RTTY Sprint, QRP 80-Meter CW Fox Hunt, NCCC Sprint CW Ladder, The Wake-Up. QRP Sprint, Open Ukraine RTTY Championship, UBA Spring CW Contest, NSARA Contest and SARL Hamnet 40-Meter Simulated Emergency Contest are all on tap for this weekend.
The Novice Rig Roundup runs from March 2 to 10.
The RSGB 80-Meter Club Data Championship is scheduled for March 4.
The AGCW YL-CW Party and ARS Spartan CW Sprint are scheduled for March 5.
The CWops Mini-CWT Test, UKEICC 80-Meter SSB Contest, Phone Fray and 40-Meter QRP CW Fox Hunt are scheduled for March 6.
The Canadian National Parks on the Air, CNPOTA, operating event runs for the entire year of 2019, with special stations active from Canada's parks and historic sites.
Please see March 2019 QST, page 88, and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for details
March 1st Aurora in Finland
Details
These auroras were quite bright for over a half an hour,
and the climax lasted for nearly 10 minutes, flaming literally all over
the sky. Definitely one of the best shows of the season. Taken by Jani Ylinampa on February 28, 2019 @
Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland
GEOMAGNETIC STORMS, TODAY: Minor G1-class geomagnetic storms are underway on Mar. 1st as a fast-moving stream of solar wind buffets Earth's magnetic field. The gaseous material is flowing from a wide hole in the sun's atmosphere--so wide that Earth could remain inside the stream for another 24 to 48 hours.
For More info see
http://spaceweather.com/
This is causing minor geomagnetic storms, bright auroras around the Arctic Circle, and vibrations in our planet's magnetic field that amateur scientists can detect using backyard sensors.
This unsettled space weather could continue through March 1st as our planet moves through the unusually wide stream.
Visit Spaceweather.com for updates.
Earth's magnetic field is shaking in response to a solar wind stream
A fast-moving stream of solar wind is engulfing Earth today, with speeds near 600 km/s (1.2 million mph).This is causing minor geomagnetic storms, bright auroras around the Arctic Circle, and vibrations in our planet's magnetic field that amateur scientists can detect using backyard sensors.
This unsettled space weather could continue through March 1st as our planet moves through the unusually wide stream.
Visit Spaceweather.com for updates.
TNX Southgate
Thursday, February 28, 2019
Sunflower and DARC
Germany's DARC reports: Once again we have problems with short wave
radars. On almost every evening at 5310-5410 kHz the Russian coastal
radar 'Sunflower' broadcasts. This also makes our new miniband useless
A Google translation of their post reads:
The system is located near the city of Makhachkala on the Caspian Sea. Acoustically we perceive it as a deep hum. It transmits in FMOP (Frequency Modulation On Pulse) with 43 sweeps / sec and captures aircraft at a range of up to 450 km.
Over water ships are recognized. Even stealth planes can be classified. The system is so successful that the Chinese operate several "sunflowers" on the east coast. Chinese OTHs (Over-Horizon Radars) work almost daily in the 20-meter band.
In the mornings we can often receive them with high field strengths. They send in blocks of several seconds and jump over wide frequency ranges. Very noticeable is the radar, which resembles a foghorn sound (66.6 sweeps / sec). The worst "QRM brooms", however, are the broadband radars of the Chinese. They work with 10 or 20 sweeps / sec and a signal width of 160 kHz.
In the mornings we find them in the 20 m band and in the evening also in the 40 m band. There they are particularly noticeable when the transmission line is in the dark. At the moment we have extreme problems with the new Container Radar from Russia. It works as an over horizon radar in FMOP with 40 sweeps / sec and a signal width of about 40 kHz often for hours in the 20 m band. In the past few days we see two systems side by side on our SDR screens.
The station is located north of Penza and not far from Saransk. On the S-meter we see S9 + 40 dB and sometimes +50 dB. The DARC-Bandwacht has informed the BNetzA-Konstanz [Federal Network Agency].
Please visit the Bandwacht website again and again and click on the current intruder
http://www.iarums-r1.org/iarums/latest.pdf
The newsletters are also recommended. The image material there should also serve for further education.
The website of the Bandwacht and the IARU monitoring system is
http://www.iarums-r1.org/
This is reported by Wolf Hadel, DK2OM, from the DARC-Bandwacht.
DARC https://darc.de/
A Google translation of their post reads:
The system is located near the city of Makhachkala on the Caspian Sea. Acoustically we perceive it as a deep hum. It transmits in FMOP (Frequency Modulation On Pulse) with 43 sweeps / sec and captures aircraft at a range of up to 450 km.
Over water ships are recognized. Even stealth planes can be classified. The system is so successful that the Chinese operate several "sunflowers" on the east coast. Chinese OTHs (Over-Horizon Radars) work almost daily in the 20-meter band.
In the mornings we can often receive them with high field strengths. They send in blocks of several seconds and jump over wide frequency ranges. Very noticeable is the radar, which resembles a foghorn sound (66.6 sweeps / sec). The worst "QRM brooms", however, are the broadband radars of the Chinese. They work with 10 or 20 sweeps / sec and a signal width of 160 kHz.
In the mornings we find them in the 20 m band and in the evening also in the 40 m band. There they are particularly noticeable when the transmission line is in the dark. At the moment we have extreme problems with the new Container Radar from Russia. It works as an over horizon radar in FMOP with 40 sweeps / sec and a signal width of about 40 kHz often for hours in the 20 m band. In the past few days we see two systems side by side on our SDR screens.
The station is located north of Penza and not far from Saransk. On the S-meter we see S9 + 40 dB and sometimes +50 dB. The DARC-Bandwacht has informed the BNetzA-Konstanz [Federal Network Agency].
Please visit the Bandwacht website again and again and click on the current intruder
http://www.iarums-r1.org/iarums/latest.pdf
The newsletters are also recommended. The image material there should also serve for further education.
The website of the Bandwacht and the IARU monitoring system is
http://www.iarums-r1.org/
This is reported by Wolf Hadel, DK2OM, from the DARC-Bandwacht.
DARC https://darc.de/
Iceland on 160 Meters
The Icelandic national society, IRA, reports authorization has been received to use 1850-1900 kHz in international radio amateur competitions during 2019
A Google translation of the IRA post reads:
ÍRA received confirmation from the Post and Telecom Administration (PTA) today, February 22, 2019, on authorization to use the frequency range 1850 - 1900 kHz for participation in international radio amateur competitions during the calendar year 2019.
The authorization covers the following 10 competitions:
• CQ World-Wide 160-meter competition - CW
• ARRL DX Contest - CW
• CQ World-Wide 160 meter competition
• ARRL DX Competition - SSB
• CQ WPX competition
• CQ WPX Contest - CW
• IARU HF World Championship
• CQ World-Wide DX competition
• CQ World-Wide DX Contest
• ARRL 160-meter competition - CW
The authorization is granted with full approval of the Maritime Traffic Service, which is authorized to use several frequencies in this frequency range. The same requirements apply to this use as apply to the frequency range 1810-1850 kHz in a regulation, but the increased conditions for the Post and Telecom Administration are as follows:
(a) The authorization is only granted during the period specified by international radio amateurs competitions;
(b) G licensees are authorized to use full power, 1kW. N licensees enjoy the same frequency rights, but their power limit is at most 10W.
Licensees shall apply specifically for authorization to PTA at hrh@pfs.is or pfs@pfs.is
Full details on IRA site
https://tinyurl.com/IcelandIRA
A Google translation of the IRA post reads:
ÍRA received confirmation from the Post and Telecom Administration (PTA) today, February 22, 2019, on authorization to use the frequency range 1850 - 1900 kHz for participation in international radio amateur competitions during the calendar year 2019.
The authorization covers the following 10 competitions:
• CQ World-Wide 160-meter competition - CW
• ARRL DX Contest - CW
• CQ World-Wide 160 meter competition
• ARRL DX Competition - SSB
• CQ WPX competition
• CQ WPX Contest - CW
• IARU HF World Championship
• CQ World-Wide DX competition
• CQ World-Wide DX Contest
• ARRL 160-meter competition - CW
The authorization is granted with full approval of the Maritime Traffic Service, which is authorized to use several frequencies in this frequency range. The same requirements apply to this use as apply to the frequency range 1810-1850 kHz in a regulation, but the increased conditions for the Post and Telecom Administration are as follows:
(a) The authorization is only granted during the period specified by international radio amateurs competitions;
(b) G licensees are authorized to use full power, 1kW. N licensees enjoy the same frequency rights, but their power limit is at most 10W.
Licensees shall apply specifically for authorization to PTA at hrh@pfs.is or pfs@pfs.is
Full details on IRA site
https://tinyurl.com/IcelandIRA
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
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