425 DX Group DX Calendar 21 July 2017

22 July 2017                                             A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1368
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                           Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                         Direttore  Responsabile I2VGW

PERIOD           CALL                                                   REF
till  22/07      VY0RAC: Ellesmere Island (NA-008)                     1368
till  23/07      CR6D: special event station                           1367
till  23/07      WB8YJF/4: Ocracoke Island (NA-067)                    1366
till  27/07      3D2T: Viti Levu (OC-016), Fiji                        1367
till  27/07      OX3LX: Greenland (NA-018)                             1367
till  28/07      5P7HA, 5P7KI, 5P7MA, 5P7SI: Mando Island (EU-125)     1367
till  30/07      HF6TWG: special callsign                              1367
till  30/07      HG17BF, HG17BT, HG17DA, HG17HA, HG17VT: special calls 1366
till  30/07      HG17DV, HG17HD, HG17OW: special callsigns             1366
till  30/07      HG17FINA and HG17WWW: special callsigns               1366
till  30/07      HG17SW, HG17SY, HG17WP: special callsigns             1366
till  30/07      V4/K3TRM: Nevis (NA-104)                              1368
till  31/07      8Q7PW: Maldives (AS-013)                              1365
till  31/07      AM25FEDIEA: special callsign                          1366
till  31/07      DL0SOP: special callsign                              1365
till  31/07      EA6/DK5ON: Balearic Islands (EU-004)                  1367
till  31/07      FO/IZ2ZTQ: Marquesas and French Polynesia             1349
till  31/07      II2VALT: special callsign                             1363
till  31/07      LZ284SKD: special callsign                            1339
till  31/07      OZ4SOP: Bornholm Island (EU-030)                      1368
till  31/07      R100FNR: special callsign                             1356
till  31/07      R1521M: special callsign                              1364
till  31/07      R2017F: special callsign                              1356
till  01/08      GM3TTC/p: EU-123 and EU-008                           1363
till  02/08      SY8APQ: Lesvos Island (EU-049)                        1365
till  04/08      YN2RP: Nicaragua                                      1365
till  05/08      V47JA: St. Kitts (NA-104)                             1361
till  14/08      CP1XRM: Bolivia                                       1364
till  16/08      DU1/PG5V: Philippines (OC-042)                        1367
till  20/08      IM0/I0PNM: San Pietro Island (EU-165)                 1365
till  31/08      HG17EYOF: special callsign                            1339
till  12/09      HG14HST: special callsign                             1342
till  29/09      SV9/WB2GAI/p: Crete (EU-015)                          1364
till  30/09      VI4ALARA: special callsign                            1364
till  12/10      DF0WRTC: special callsign                             1329
till  31/10      8J2016Y: special callsign                             1351
till  31/12      7S1GRK and SK70BL: Gotland Island (EU-020)            1358
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      EO25P: special callsign (Ukraine)                     1359
till  31/12      H2017PFO: special callsign (Cyprus)                   1343
till  31/12      HB600NVF: special callsign (Switzerland)              1354
till  31/12      II2FIST special callsign                              1364
till  31/12      II2XC: special callsign                               1368
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  20/01 2018 8J1RL and 8J60JARE: Ongul Island (AN-015), Antarctica 1335
till  30/04 2018 ZS8Z: Marion Island (AF-021)                          1337
till  Feb   2018 DP0GVN: Neumayer III base (Antarctica)                1332
till  Feb   2018 FT3YL: Dumont d'Urville Station (AN-017), Antarctica  1347
till  Feb   2018 RI1ANC: Vostok Station (Antarctica)                   1333
till  March 2018 RI1ANO: Bellinghausen, South Shetlands (AN-010)       1347
till  April 2018 VP8DPJ: Adelaide Island (AN-001), Antarctica          1331
till  30/06/2018 VR20: special prefix (Hong Kong)                      1364
22/07            IQ9BF/p: Lachea Island (EU-166)                       1367
22/07-24/07      9M4IOTA: Pangkor Island (AS-072)                      1364
22/07-27/07      9M2/IK2PFL: Perhentian Kecil Island (AS-073)          1368
22/07-30/07      T88GA: Koror (OC-009), Palau                          1367
22/07-05/08      P40X: Aruba (SA-036)                                  1359
22/07-06/08      R17CWC: special callsign                              1368
22/07-12/08      PA38EU: Terschelling Island (EU-038)                  1364
23/07-30/07      KI1U/VE9: Grand Manan Island (NA-014)                 1367
23/07-31/07      K4P: Chincoteague Island (NA-083)                     1368
23/07-04/08      OZ/DF2SD: Fano Island (EU-125)                        1359
23/07-05/08      K1T: special callsign                                 1367
23/07-05/08      V29SH: Antigua (NA-100)                               1367
24/07            V73/WW6RG: Kwajalein (OC-028), Marshall Islands       1367
24/07-30/07      LA/OH3KAV: Lofoten Islands (EU-076)                   1368
24/07-31/07      ES0GP: Manilaid Island (EU-178)                       1367
24/07-04/08      LA/DG1RUG: Averoya (EU-036)                           1367
25/07-29/07      UR3GO/p, UR8GX/p, US0GJ/p, US0GM/p: EU-179            1368
25/07-29/07      US3QQ/p, UV5QAW/p, UV5QQ/p, UV5QR/p: EU-179           1368
25/07-30/07      R66IOTA: Popov Island (AS-066)                        1359
25/07-31/07      9A0AA: Vis Island (EU-016)                            1367
25/07-02/08      9A72DP: Vis Island (EU-016)                           1367
25/07-02/08      TF15MOOT: special event station                       1368
25/07-05/08      SM5CKV/p: Harstena Island (EU-177)                    1357
26/07            V73/WW6RG: Kwajalein (OC-028), Marshall Islands       1367
26/07-31/07      S79NH: Praslin Island (AF-024), Seychelles            1360
26/07-15/08      5W0RR: Samoa (OC-097)                                 1368
27/07-29/07      GM0UKZ: Isle of Arran (EU-123)                        1368
27/07-30/07      CG2I: Ile-aux-Coudres (NA-128)                        1355
27/07-31/07      JI3DST/1: Shikine Island (AS-008)                     1367
27/07-02/08      MU0HTJ: Guernsey (EU-114)                             1368
27/07-03/08      9A8CV: Krk Island (EU-136)                            1368
28/07-30/07      GM2T and MM0CPS: Isle of Tiree (EU-008)               1363
28/07-30/07      II3IOTA and II3Y: Santa Maria di Barbana (EU-130)     1366
28/07-30/07      IL7P and IO7TA: Pedagna Grande (EU-091)               1362
28/07-30/07      KV4T, KS4YT, KI4GGJ: Dauphin Island (NA-213)          1368
28/07-30/07      PX8I: Ilha Itarana (SA-060)                           1365
28/07-30/07      ZY8D: Ilha das Canarias (SA-072)                      1365
28/07-31/07      BY4JN: Lingshan Island (AS-150)                       1365
28/07-31/07      DR0F: Neuwerk Island (EU-127)                         1365
28/07-01/08      E29AU and E2T: Chang Island (AS-125)                  1365
28/07-01/08      GM4U/p: Isle of Jura (EU-008)                         1363
28/07-01/08      K5KUA/5: Galveston Island (NA-143)                    1355
28/07-03/08      GB9IOW: Isle of Wight (EU-120)                        1355
28/07-06/08      OE17BEACH: special event station                      1367
29/07-30/07      CR2V: Ilha das Flores (EU-089), Azores                1364
29/07-30/07      CR5CW: Ilha da Culatra (EU-145)                       1364
29/07-30/07      DG5LAC/p: Hooge Island (EU-042)                       1355
29/07-30/07      EJ3HB: Bere Island (EU-121)                           1365
29/07-30/07      MD/OO4O: Isle of Man (EU-116)                         1365
29/07-30/07      TM5VI: ile Vierge (EU-105)                            1367
29/07-30/07      UR1G: Kalanchakskiye Islands (EU-179)                 1368
29/07-30/07      XF2L: Isla de Enmedio (NA-224)                        1340
29/07-06/08      TX5EG  Marquesas Islands (OC-027)                     1357
31/07-05/08      GB4RME: special station (Wales)                       1367
31/07-08/08      4O7GD: Montenegro                                     1362
July             RI0C: Iony Island (AS-069)                            1368
July             TX5JF: French Polynesia                               1361
July             V21XN: Antigua (NA-100)                               1366
July-August 2018 RI1FJ: Heiss Island (EU-019), Franz Josef Land        1365
01/08-10/08      OY/CT1BWW: Faroe Islands (EU-018)                     1367
01/08-31/08      LZ55UPB: special callsign                             1339
03/08-13/08      4L0GF: Georgia                                        1367
07/08-16/08      E51GHS: Aitutaki (OC-083), South Cook Islands         1367
07/08-19/08      9A/IK1WEG: Rab Island (EU-136)                        1363
09/08-15/08      AL3/VE7ACN: Hinchinbrook Island (NA-042)              1361
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
16/08-25/08      E51GHS: Rarotonga (OC-013), South Cook Islands        1367
17/08            WW6RG/KH9: Wake Island (OC-053)                       1367
17/08-22/08      A35JP/p: Niuatoputapu (OC-191)                        1365
18/08-28/08      NL6/VE7ACN: Kayak Island (NA-157)                     1361
19/08-20/08      XF2L: Isla de Sacrificios (NA-224)                    1340
21/08            V73/WW6RG: Kwajalein (OC-028), Marshall Islands       1367
23/08            V73/WW6RG: Kwajalein (OC-028), Marshall Islands       1367
August           RA70AA: GUSMP Island (AS-070)                         1368
August           RI0LI: Medvezh'i Islands (AS-022)                     1368
31/08-19/09      SV8/GM0LVI/p: Zakynthos Island (EU-052)               1362
01/09-30/09      LZ100SK: special callsign                             1339
08/09-18/09      4Z70ARNON: special callsign                           1365
14/09-25/09      E6AG: Niue (OC-040)                                   1366
16/09-28/09      5T5OK: Mauritania                                     1361
17/09-18/09      4X70EXODUS: special callsign                          1365
01/10-07/10      RI1F: Victoriya Island (EU-190)                       1363
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)                        1367
23/10-06/11      VK9CZ: Cocos-Keeling (OC-003)                         1353
31/10-03/11      5L3BI: Baiyah Island (AF-111)                         1367
01/11-05/11      VK5CE/9: Rowley Shoals (OC-230)                       1348
01/11-30/11      LZ307MU: special callsign                             1339
03/11-16/11      VK9MA: Mellish Reef (OC-072)                          1361
06/11-12/11      VK5CE/9: Ashmore Reef (OC-216)                        1355
06/11-17/11      9U4M: Burundi                                         1360
06/11-20/11      VP2MDL: Montserrat (NA-103)                           1363
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
01/12-30/01 2018 9M2MRS: Penang Island (AS-015), West Malaysia         1349
Jan-Feb     2018 3Y0Z: Bouvet Island                                   1365
10/03-20/03 2018 9M0W: Spratly Islands (AS-051)                        1354
April       2018 3B7: Saint Brandon Islands (AF-015)                   1361
dates TBA   2018 D2TI: Tigres Island (AF-108)                          1360

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THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS July 17 - 24, 2017 WA7BNM

THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS
                        Compiled by Bruce Horn, WA7BNM

                           July 17 - 24, 2017 Edition

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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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Run for the Bacon QRP Contest: 0100Z-0300Z, Jul 17
 Geographic Focus: Worldwide
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: CW
 Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
 Classes: Single Band
          All Band
 Max power: 5 watts
 Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + (Member No./power)
 Work stations: Once per band
 QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with non-member
             3 points per QSO with member on same continent
             5 points per QSO with member on different continent
 Multipliers: Each state, province, or country once
              Multiply mults by 2 if >50 members worked
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
 Submit logs by: July 23, 2017
 E-mail logs to: (none)
 Upload log at: http://qrpcontest.com/pigrun/autolog.php
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://qrpcontest.com/pigrun/

Phone Fray: 0230Z-0300Z, Jul 19
 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 July 21, 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, Jul 19 and 1900Z-2000Z, Jul 19 and 0300Z-0400Z, Jul 20
 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 July 22, 2017
 Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.cwops.org/cwt.html

NAQCC CW Sprint: 0030Z-0230Z, Jul 20
 Geographic Focus: Worldwide
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: CW
 Bands: 80, 40, 20m
 Classes: (none)
 Max power: 5 watts
 Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + (NAQCC No./power)
 Work stations: Once per band
 QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with non-member
             2 points per QSO with member
 Multipliers: Each state, province, or country once
              Key Type Mult: 2x if straight key, 1.5x if bug, 1x if other
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults x key type mult
 Submit logs by: 2359Z July 24, 2017
 E-mail logs to: naqcc33[at]windstream[dot]net
                 jcoreyc[at]gmail[dot]com
 Upload log at: http://naqcc.info/sprint_submit_log.html
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://naqcc.info/sprint/sprint201707.html

QRP Fox Hunt: 0100Z-0230Z, Jul 21
 Geographic Focus: United States
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: CW
 Bands: 20m Only
 Classes: Single Op (Fox/Hound)
 Max power: 5 watts
 Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + name + power output
 QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
 Multipliers: (none)
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
 Submit logs by: 0230Z July 22, 2017
 E-mail logs to: (see rules)
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/summer_rules.htm

NCCC RTTY Sprint: 0145Z-0215Z, Jul 21
 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: July 23, 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, Jul 21
 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: July 23, 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

Scottish DX Contest: 1200Z, Jul 22 to 1159Z, Jul 23
 Geographic Focus: Worldwide
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: CW, SSB
 Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
 Classes: Single Op All Band Mixed (QRP/Low/High)
          Single Op All Band (CW/SSB) (Low/High)
          Single Op Single Band (CW/SSB/Mixed) (Low/High)
          Multi-Single (Low/High)
          Multi-Multi
          SWL
 Max power: HP: >100 watts
            LP: 100 watts
            QRP: 5 watts
 Exchange: GM: RS(T) + 2-letter Council Region
           Non-GM: RS(T) + Serial No.
 Work stations: Once per band per mode
 QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with same country
             3 points per QSO with different country, same continent
             5 points per QSO with different continent
             7 points per QSO with GM station
 Multipliers: Each Council Area once per band
              Each country (DXCC + WAE) once per band
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
 Submit logs by: August 6, 2017
 E-mail logs to: scottishdxc[at]gmail[dot]com
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: https://scottishdxc.wixsite.com/contest/rules

SA Sprint Contest: 2000Z-2400Z, Jul 22
 Geographic Focus: Worldwide
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: CW, SSB
 Bands: 40, 20m
 Classes: Single Op (CW/SSB/Mixed)(Low/High)
          Novice
          YL
          Multi-Op(Low/High)
 Max power: HP: >100W
            LP: 100W
 Exchange: RS(T) + Serial No.
 Work stations: Once per band per mode
 QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
 Multipliers: Each SA prefix once
              Each DXCC country once
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
 Submit logs by: July 28, 2017
 E-mail logs to: (none)
 Upload log at: http://sa-sprint.com/submit-log/
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://sa-sprint.com/rules/


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NEXT WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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SKCC Sprint                                          0000Z-0200Z, Jul 26
Phone Fray                                           0230Z-0300Z, Jul 26
CWops Mini-CWT Test                                  1300Z-1400Z, Jul 26
                                                      1900Z-2000Z, Jul 26
                                                      0300Z-0400Z, Jul 27
RSGB 80m Club Championship, Data                     1900Z-2030Z, Jul 27
QRP Fox Hunt                                         0100Z-0230Z, Jul 28
NCCC RTTY Sprint                                     0145Z-0215Z, Jul 28
NCCC Sprint                                          0230Z-0300Z, Jul 28
Feld Hell Sprint                                     0000Z-2359Z, Jul 29
RSGB IOTA Contest                                    1200Z, Jul 29 to 1200Z, Jul 30
ARS Flight of the Bumblebees                         1700Z-2100Z, Jul 30


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CONTEST LOG SUBMITTAL DEADLINES FOR RECENT CONTESTS
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Please consult the individual contest rules to determine what log
documentation must be submitted (i.e. summary sheet, dupe sheets, etc.).
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SKCC Weekend Sprintathon:   July 16, 2017
 Post web summary: http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/submit-display.php
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/

NCCC Sprint:   July 16, 2017
 E-mail:  (none)
 Post web summary:  http://www.3830scores.com/
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.ncccsprint.com/rules.html

Venezuelan Ind. Day Contest:   July 16, 2017
 E-mail:  contestyv[at]gmail[dot]com
 Mail:  Radio Club Venezolano
        Concurso Independencia de Venezuela
        P.O. Box 20285
        Caracas 1020-A
        Venezuela
 Find rules at: http://yv5rcv.org/reglasindep.aspx

NCCC RTTY Sprint:   July 16, 2017
 E-mail:  (none)
 Post web summary:  http://www.3830scores.com/
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html

Marconi Memorial HF Contest:   July 16, 2017
 E-mail:  (none)
 Upload log at:  http://www.arifano.it/uplog.php
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.arifano.it/contest_marconi.html

RSGB Low Power Contest:   July 17, 2017
 Upload log at:  http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2017/rqrp.shtml

Kid's Day Contest:   July 18, 2017
 E-mail:  (none)
 Mail:  (see rules)
 Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/kids-day

ARR BPSK63 Contest:   July 18, 2017
 E-mail:  bpsk63[at]ct1arr[dot]org
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://ct1arr.org/9o-concurso-bpsk63-da-arr/

All Asian DX Contest, CW:   July 19, 2017
 E-mail:  aacw[at]jarl[dot]org
 Web-to-Cab form:  http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/aadxcw_cab3.php
 Mail:  JARL, All Asian DX Contest, CW
        170-8073
        Japan
 Find rules at: https://www.jarl.org/English/4_Library/A-4-3_Contests/2017AA_rule.htm

Feld Hell Sprint:   July 19, 2017
 Upload log at:  https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests/sprints/early-bird-sprint

NRAU 10m Activity Contest:   July 20, 2017
 Upload log at:  http://ua9qcq.com/en/submit_log.php?lang=en
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.nrau.net/activity-contests/below-30mhz.html

North American QSO Party, RTTY:   July 21, 2017
 Upload log at:  http://www.ncjweb.com/naqplogsubmit/
 Mail:  Mark Aaker, K6UFO
        300 Berry St., Unit 1009
        San Francisco, CA 94158-1668
        USA
 Find rules at: http://www.ncjweb.com/NAQP-Rules.pdf

Trans-Tasman Low-Bands Challenge:   July 22, 2017
 E-mail:  none
 Upload log at:  http://www.b4h.net/vkcc/transtasman/
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.wia.org.au/members/contests/transtasman/

QRP ARCI Summer Homebrew Sprint:   July 23, 2017
 E-mail:  (none)
 Upload log at:  http://www.qrpcontest.com
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.qrparci.org/contests/

Run for the Bacon QRP Contest:   July 23, 2017
 E-mail:  (none)
 Upload log at:  http://qrpcontest.com/pigrun/autolog.php
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://qrpcontest.com/pigrun/

IQRP Quarterly Marathon:   July 23, 2017
 E-mail:  iqrpclub[at]arimontebelluna[dot]it
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.arimontebelluna.it/news/news_maratona_uk.htm

10-10 Int. Spirit of 76 QSO Party:   July 24, 2017
 E-mail:  tentencontest[at]ten-ten[dot]org
 Mail:  Dan Morris, KZ3T
        3162 Covington Way
        Lenoir, NC 28645
        USA
 Find rules at: http://www.ten-ten.org/Forms/Spirit.pdf

UFT QRP Contest:   July 24, 2017
 E-mail:  f6cel[at]orange[dot]fr
 Mail:  Ghislain Barbasson
        5, rue de l'Ecluse
        F-02190 Pignancourt
        France
 Find rules at: http://www.uft.net/reglement/eng.pdf

Ukrainian DX DIGI Contest:   July 25, 2017
 E-mail:  urdigi[at]izmail-dx[dot]com
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.izmail-dx.com/

ARRL Field Day:   July 25, 2017
 Post web summary:  http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/fielddayentry.php
 Mail:  Field Day Entries
        225 Main St.
        Newington, CT 06111
        USA
 Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/field-day

GACW WWSA CW DX Contest:   July 30, 2017
 E-mail:  logs[at]wwsatest[dot]org
 Mail:  GACW DX Contest
        PO Box 9
        B1875ZAA Wilde
        Buenos Aires
        Argentina
 Find rules at: http://www.wwsatest.org/english

RAC Canada Day Contest:   July 31, 2017
 E-mail:  canadaday[at]rac[dot]ca
 Mail:  Radio Amateurs of Canada
        720 Belfast Road, Suite 217
        Ottawa, Ontario K1G 0Z5
        Canada
 Find rules at: http://wp.rac.ca/rac-canada-day-contest-rules/

CQ Worldwide VHF Contest:   July 31, 2017
 E-mail:  cqvhf[at]cqww-vhf[dot]com
 Mail:  Paper Logs
        P.O. Box 481
        New Carlisle, OH 45344
        USA
 Find rules at: http://www.cqww-vhf.com/

Original QRP Contest:   July 31, 2017
 E-mail:  oqrpc[at]qrpcc[dot]de
 Mail:  Lutz Gutheil, DL1RNN
        Bergstrasse 17
        D-38446 Wolfsburg
        Germany
 Find rules at: http://www.qrpcc.de/contestrules/oqrpr.html

Cookie Crumble QRP Contest:   July 31, 2017
 E-mail:  KB3VVE[at]gmail[dot]com
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://w3atb.com/cookie-crumble/

FISTS Summer Slow Speed Sprint:   July 31, 2017
 E-mail:  n2ed[at]fistsna[dot]org
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://fistsna.org/operating.html#sprints

Battle of Carabobo International Contest:   July 31, 2017
 E-mail:  contestbatalladecarabobo[at]gmail[dot]com
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://radioclubvalenciaac.org.ve/index.php/concurso-internacional-batalla-de-carabobo

4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint:   July 31, 2017
 E-mail:  (none)
 Post web summary:  http://qrpcontest.com/4sqrp
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.4sqrp.com/SSS/sss_rules.pdf

FISTS Summer Unlimited Sprint:   August 7, 2017
 E-mail:  n2ed[at]fistsna[dot]org
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.fistsna.org/operating.html#sprints

CQC Great Colorado Gold Rush:   August 8, 2017
 E-mail:  vkumagai[at]q[dot]com
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.coloradoqrpclub.org/contests/gold.htm

IARU HF World Championship:   August 8, 2017
 E-mail:  IARUHF[at]arrl[dot]org
 Upload log at:  http://contest-log-submission.arrl.org/
 Mail:  IARU HF Championship
        IARU International Secretariat
        Box 310905
        Newington, CT 06111
        USA
 Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/iaru-hf-championship

SMIRK Contest:   August 15, 2017
 E-mail:  mickpdm[at]hotmail[dot]com
 Mail:  Paul McBride, W3FJ
        10 Longview Dr.
        Williamsport, PA 17701
        USA
 Find rules at: http://www.smirk.org/contest.html

DMC RTTY Contest:   August 16, 2017
 E-mail:  rtty2017[at]digital-modes-club[dot]org
 Mail:  DMC Contest Commitee
        C/o Andreas Lukasczyk
        Am Hochhaus 61
        04552 Borna
        Germany
 Find rules at: http://digital-modes-club.org/index.php/en/dmc-rtty-contest

Portugal Day Contest:   September 1, 2017
 E-mail:  rep-concursos[at]rep[dot]pt
 Mail:  REP Award/Contest Manager
        Rua D. Pedro V, No. 7-40
        1250-092 Lisboa
        Portugal
 Find rules at: http://www.rep.pt/portugal_day_contest/rules.html
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DX COUNTRY REPORT

DXCC Country/Entity Report

According to the Amateur Radio Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 9th July, through Sunday, 16th July there were 210 countries active.
Countries available:
3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 3X, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4U1I, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5R, 5T, 5X, 5Z, 6Y, 7X, 8P, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9X, 9Y,
A2, A3, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4, DL, DU, E4, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F, FG, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FS, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J6, J7, J8, JA, JD/o, JT, JY,
K, KG4, KH0, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ4, PJ5, PJ7, PY, PZ, S0, S5, S7, SM, SP, SU, SV, SV/a, SV5, SV9, T2, T5, T7, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TL, TR, TY, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR,
V2, V3, V5, V8, VE, VK, VK9X, VP2E, VP2M, VP8, VP8/h, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XW, YA, YB, YI, YJ, YL, YN, YO, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, Z8, ZA, ZB, ZD7, ZF, ZL, ZP, ZS, ZS8
PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain "Pirate/SLIM" operations or more likely a "BUSTED CALLSIGN". As always, you never know - "Work First Worry Later" (WFWL).
OPDX

IOTA News July 17th 2017

IOTA News from OPDX

17 July, 2017

Island activities:
AF-094. Members of the Radio Club of Djelfa (7X2VFK), in cooperation with Algerian Radio Amateur Union (ARU) will be active as 7Y94I from Rachgoun Island between September 1-10th. Activity will be on various HF bands. QSL via 7X2DD.
AF-104. Members of the Radio Club of Djelfa (7X2VFK), in cooperation
with Algerian Radio Amateur Union (ARU) will be active as 7Y7AI from
Ile du Cavallo between September 30th and October 10th. Activity will be on various HF bands. QSL via 7X2DD.
AS-136. Operators Dale/BA4TB, Yu/BG4TMC, Tao/BG4TRN and Zhou/BG4TVT will be active as BG4TMC from Chongming Island during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 29-30th) as a Multi-Single/Low-Power
entry. QSL via BG4TMC.
EU-004. Gabriel, EA6VQ, will be active as AM625VQ from Mallorca Island, Balearic Islands, during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 29-30th)
as a Single-Op/CW-Mode/High-Power entry. QSL via EA6VQ or LoTW.
The special callsign is to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the EA Digital Federation.
EU-008. Operators Allan/GM3OZB, Barry/GM3YEH, Steve/GM4OSS, John/GM0DJG, Jason/GM7VSB and Gordon/GM7WCO will be active as GM7A [callsign of the Kilmarnock and Loudoun ARC. (GM0ADX)] from Lismore Island during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 29-30th) as a Multi-Op/Mixed- Mode entry. Activity will be on all HF bands. QSL via GM7WCO,
direct or by the Bureau.
EU-016. Operators Franjo/9A6M, Dragan/9A6W, Branko/9A7YY, Silvo/S50X, Tomaž/S51AC, Krajcar/S52P, Zarko/S53Z, Milan/S58MU and Dragon/S59A will be active as 9A0AA from Vis Island during the RSGB
IOTA Contest (July 29-30th) as a Multi-Multi entry. QSL via S50A.
The team will be active between July 25th and August 1st.
Activity outside of the contest will be on 160-6 meters.
EU-016. Norbert, OM6NM, will be active as 9A/OM6NM from Korcula Island during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 29-30th) as a Single-Op
entry. QSL via OM2FY.
EU-024. Alan, G4DJX, will be active as IS0/G4DJX from Sardinia during
the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 29-30th) as a Single-Op/Island-
DXpedition/CW-Mode/Low-Power entry. QSL via LoTW or direct.
EU-029. Palle, OZ2PBS, will be active from Zealand Island during the
RSGB IOTA Contest (July 29-30th). QSL via OZ2PBS, direct, by the Bureau or LoTW.
EU-029. Steen, OZ8SW, will be active from Sjaelland Island during the
RSGB IOTA Contest (July 29-30th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-
Power entry. QSL via OZ8SW.
EU-034. Toivo, ES2DJ, will be active as ES0DJ from Muhu Island during
the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 29-30th) as a Single-Op/Fixed-IOTA/
CW-Mode/Low-Power entry. QSL via ES2DJ.
EU-056. Josef, OK1XC, will be active as LA/OL7X from Flemsoya Island
during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 29-30th). QSL via OK1XC.
EU-057. Eddi, DO7ES, will be active from Ruegen Island during the
RSGB IOTA Contest (July 29-30th) as a Single-Op/Mixed-Mode/
Low-Power entry. QSL via DO7ES or eQSL.
EU-136. Janez, S53V, will once again be active as 9A8CV from Krk Island
from between July 27th and August 3rd. Activity will be CW only on various HF bands. He will also participate in the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 29-30th). QSL via eQSL only.
EU-140. Members of the OH5AD group and possibly others will be active
as OG5A from Nuokot Island during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 29-30th) as a Multi-Op/One-TX/Island-DXpedition/High-Power entry. Activity outside of the contest will be on 80-10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via OH5AD, direct or by the Bureau.
Operators mentioned are Simo/OH5GIO, Jukka/OH5GJZ, Meiju/OH2ENF,
OH2FXK, Panu/OH7CW and Vili/OH5GE.
EU-146. Teun, PA5TT, will be active from Schouwen Duiveland during the
RSGB IOTA Contest (July 29-30th) as a Single-Op/CW-Mode entry.
QSL via PA5TT.
EU-170. Operators Branislav/OM1BD, Brani/OM2FY and Radovan/OM2ZZ will be active as 9A/OM2ZZ from Pag Island, Croatia, during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 29-30th) as a Multi-Op/Island-DXpedition/
Fixed/Low-Power entry. QSL via OM2FY.
EU-172. Immo, DL8MF, will be active as OZ/DL8MF from Samso Island
during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 29-30th) as a QRP/Mixed- Mode entry. QSL via his home callsign, direct, by the Bureau or LoTW.
EU-185. Valery, RU6DX, will be active as RU6DX/p from Sudzhuk Island
during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 29-30th). QSL via RU6DX.
NA-055. Mike, W2IY, will once again be active from Mount Desert Island
(USI ME-021S, WLOTA 1129, Hancock County, Maine) during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 29-30th) as a Low-Power entry. Outside of the contest, activity will be holiday style. QSL via his home callsign, by the Bureau or direct.
NA-083. Jeff, N3JS, will once again be active as K4P from Chincoteague
Island (USI VA002S) between July 23-31st. Activity will include the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 29-30th) as a Single-Op/Island/Fixed entry. If like last time, activity during the contest will primarily be on 40, 20, and 15 meters SSB. Before and after the RSGB IOTA Contest, K4P will also be active on SSB, PSK31, JT65/JT9, and possibly CW, on 80, 40, 30, 20, 17 and 15 meters. QSL via N3JS.
NA-126. (Change) Fred, VE1FA, will once again, along with operators
Helen/VA1YL, Wayne/VE1BAB, Al/VO1NO, Lowell/VY2OX, Rich/VA1CHP
and Sheldon/VE1GPY, be active as VC1G from Bon Portage (Outer)
Island, off of Nova Scotia, during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 29-30th) as a Multi-Op/One-TX/High-Power entry. QSL via VA1YL.

K7RA Solar Report

The K7RA Solar Update

Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: Average daily sunspot numbers were 28.3 during the July 6-12 reporting week, up from 8 during the previous week. Average daily solar flux increased from 71.7 to 87.

Average planetary A index rose from 7.1 to 9.1, and average mid-latitude A index bumped up from 8.3 to 9.6.

Predicted solar flux is 90 on July 13-16; 88, 85, and 80 on July 17-19; 85 on July 20-28; 90 on July 29-30; 85 on July 31-August 5; 87 on August 6-11; 85 on August 12-24, and 90 on August 25-26.

Predicted planetary A index is 5, 15, and 12 on July 13-15; 8 on July 16-17; 12, 8, and 5 on July 18-20; 11 on July 21-22; 5 on July 23-August 4; 25, 18, 12, 15, and 10 on August 5-9; 5 on August 10-13; 12, 10, and 5 on August 14-16; 11 on August 17-18, and 5 on August 19-26.

Twin Cities TV station KARE recently aired a story about the largest sunspot of 2017.

Sunspot numbers for July 6-12 were 16, 25, 24, 31, 32, 27, and 43, with a mean of 28.3. The 10.7-centimeter flux was 75.9, 79.5, 86.6, 90.9, 95.1, 91.1, and 90.2, with a mean of 87. Estimated planetary A indices were 7, 5, 3, 28, 9, 8, and 4, with a mean of 9.1. Estimated mid-latitude A indices were 8, 5, 3, 26, 11, 9, and 5, with a mean of 9.6.

WWV News via Arrl

WWV 25 MHz Signal Swapped to Circular Polarization, Reception Reports Invited

The resurrected 25 MHz signal of time and frequency standard station WWV is now emanating from a circularly polarized turnstile antenna. WWV had used a vertically polarized antenna on 25 MHz in the 1970s. Silent since 1977, the 25 MHz signal returned to the air on an "experimental basis" in April 2014, and it's been transmitting ever since -- initially on a broadband discone until August 2015, when it switched back to a vertical, which it used until the July 7 switch to circular polarization.

The WWV 25 MHz turnstile antenna. [Matt Deutch, N0RGT, photo]

"[W]e are broadcasting with 2 kW from a circularly polarized turnstile antenna," WWV lead electrical engineer Matt Deutch, N0RGT, told ARRL this week. "It is just your standard plain-vanilla turnstile -- two horizontal orthogonal dipoles with a quarter-wave phase-shifting coax linking them."

When the 25 MHz transmitter was shut down in 1977, the antenna's radiating element was "tossed in the bone yard, and a new, longer section put on the tower to make it a 15 MHz standby antenna," Deutch has recounted. When WWV first reintroduced the 25 MHz broadcast some 37 years later in response to requests, it used a broadband monopole. But, it was later decided to use that antenna for WWV's 2.5 MHz standby transmitter and to rebuild the 25-MHz antenna. The old radiating section was retrieved, and the antenna rebuilt so that it looked like what was being used in 1977.
Deutch said it's hoped that the latest antenna change to circular polarization might be helpful to anyone studying propagation during next month's total solar eclipse, which will be visible across the US. "My effort right now is focused on getting the word out, just to make people aware that [the 25 MHz signal] is available, if it can be useful to them."
Located in Fort Collins, Colorado, WWV is operated by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). WWV has invited listeners' comments and reports on its 25 MHz signal.

425 DX Group DX News 15 July 2017

15 July 2017                                              A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1367
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                         *** 4 2 5  D X  N E W S ***
                         ****  DX  INFORMATION  ****
                         ===========================
                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

3D2    - Bill, VK4FW will be active holiday  style  as  3D2T from  Viti Levu
         (OC-016), Fiji on 16-27 July.  He will operate mainly CW on 40, 30,
         20, 17 and 15 metres. QSL via home call. [TNX QRZ DX]
4L     - Armen 4L6DL, Sergo 4L6QC, Antoine F5RAB,  Luc F5RAV  and  Alexander
         UR5EAW will be active as 4L0GF from Zeda Tkhilnari, Georgia on 3-13
         August. They will operate SSB, CW and RTTY on the HF bands. QSL via
         F5RAV (direct), LoTW  and eQSL;  the log will be uploaded  to  Club
         Log. [TNX DX World]
9A     - Active from  Vis Island (EU-016)  will  be  9A0AA (25-31 July, IOTA
         Contest included, QSL via S59A) and  9A72DP (25 July-2 August,  QSL
         via 9A6W, bureau preferred). [TNX rsgbiota.org]
CT7    - Special event station CR6D will be  active  on  17-23 July for  the
         36th  International  Motorcycle  Rally  in Faro,  Portugal.  Expect
         activity on 806 metres SSB, CW and RTTY. QSL via CT1EHX.
DU     - Ger, PG5V will be active holiday style as DU1/PG5V from Muntinlupa,
         Metro  Manila (OC-042)  between  18 July  and  16 August.  He  will
         operate JT modes, CW and  some  SSB  on  40-6 meters.  QSL via PG5V
         (bureau preferred) and LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX]
E5_sc  - Alex, F4GHS will be active holiday style as  E51GHS  from  Aitutaki
         (OC-083) on 7-16 August, and then from Rarotonga (OC-013) until  25
         August.  DXCC wise, both  the  islands  count  for  the  South Cook
         Islands. QSL via home call. [TNX DX World]
EA6    - Andy, DK5ON will  be active  as EA6/DK5ON  from  Mallorca, Balearic
         Islands (EU-004) on  17-31 July,  including an  entry  in  the IOTA
         Contest.  He will  operate SSB, CW and  digital  modes (JT65, RTTY,
         PSK31) on  80-10 metres.  QSL via  Club Log's OQRS, LoTW, or  DK5ON
         (direct or bureau). [TNX NG3K]
ES     - Juri, ES8GP will be active as ES0GP  from  Manilaid Island (EU-178)
         on 24-31 July,  IOTA Contest  included.  QSL via  ES8GP, direct  or
         bureau. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
F      - Christophe F4ELI, Andy F4ELK and Didier F6DXE will operate SSB  and
         CW as TM5VI from  ile Vierge (EU-105) during  the  IOTA Contest  on
         29-30 July.  QSL via F4ELK, direct or bureau.
GW     - A team from  the  Barry  Amateur Radio Society  will  be  active as
         GB4RME from  The Royal Mint's  headquarters  in  Llantrisant, Wales
         from 31 July to 5 August. They will operate SSB, CW, RTTY, JT65 and
         satellite.  QSL via GW0ANA (direct or bureau),  Club Log  and LoTW.
         [TNX NG3K]
I      - ARI Acireale will be active as IQ9BF/P from  Lachea Island (EU-166)
         for a few hours on 22 July. Activity will be on  40 and  20 metres.
         QSL via the bureau. [TNX IT9AAK]
JA     - Take, JI3DST  will  be  active  as  JI3DST/1  from  Shikine  Island
         (AS-008) on 27-31 July.  QSL via home call, bureau preferred.  [TNX
         rsgbiota.org]
KH9    - Randy, WW6RG will be active again  as  WW6RG/KH9  from  Wake Island
         (OC-053) for a few hours on 20 July and 17 August.  He will operate
         QRP SSB on  20 metres  (14205 and 14235 kHz)  approximately between
         03.30 UTC and 07.30 UTC. QSL via home call (direct). [TNX The Daily
         DX]
LA     - Uwe, DG1RUG will be active holiday style as LA/DG1RUG from  Averoya
         (EU-036) from 24 July to 4 August. He will concentrate activity  on
         30 and 20 metres PSK31, MFSK16 and RTTY.  QSL via home call, direct
         or bureau.
OE     - The Moedlinger Amateurfunkclub will be active as OE17BEACH  from 28
         July to 6 August for the Beach Volleyball World Championships  that
         will be held in Vienna. QSL via OE3KLU. [TNX OE3KLU]
OX     - Bo, OZ1DJJ (http://geronne.dk/index.php/ox3lx/ox3lx-dxped) will  be
         active again as OX3LX from  Ilulissat  (GP49kf), Greenland (NA-018)
         on 18-27 July. He will be QRV on  6 metres "and some HF too".  This
         is not a DXpedition and Bo  operates  in his  spare time, typically
         "around lunch and after dinner". QSL via OZ0J, Club Log's  OQRS and
         LoTW.
OY     - Marq, CT1BWW will be active  as  OY/CT1BWW from  the  Faroe Islands
        (EU-018) on 1-10 August.  He will operate CW, SSB and  digital modes
         on  40-10 metres.  QSL via CT1BWW (direct) or  via EA4URE (bureau).
         [TNX DX World]
OZ     - 5P7HA  (Holger DL1COP),  5P7KI (Peter DH2KI),  5P7MA (Monika DC7MO)
         and 5P7SI (Henry (DL2RSI) will be active from the  Danish island of
         Mando (EU-125) on 21-28 July. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau.
SP     - Special callsign HF6TWG will be  active  on 20-30 July  during  the
         10th World Games to be held in Wroclaw, Poland. QSL via SP6PKO. The
         World  Games  are  an  international  multi-sport event, meant  for
         sports, or disciplines  or  events  within  a  sport, that are  not
         contested in the Olympic Games.
T8     - Ted, JA7XBG  will be  active again  as  T88GA from  Koror (OC-009),
         Palau on 22-30 July.  He will be QRV on the HF bands  and 6 metres.
         QSL via LoTW (preferred) or direct to JA7XBG. [TNX NG3K]
UA     - The  RI0C  team  has  reached  Nikolayevsk-on-Amur,  their port  of
         embarkation to  Iony Island (AS-069).  They expected to be QRV from
         Iony on  18-22 July [425DXN 1366], but  the  dates will have  to be
         adjusted. Their yacht's departure from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky has
         been delayed for 3-4 days, so while waiting for the ship to  arrive
         they will be active as R24RRC from nearby Baidukov Island (AS-114).
         Plans are to be QRV around 12 UTC  on  15 July for 2-4 days.  Check
         http://www.iony2017.com/plans for updates and realtime tracking.
V2     - IARU President Tim Ellam, VE6SH will be active  again as V29SH from
         Antigua (NA-100) from  23 July to 5 August.  He will be QRV holiday
         style with an emphasis on 30 and 17 metres. QSL via LoTW or VE6SH.
V7     - Randy, WW6RG will be  active  again  as  V73/WW6RG  from  Kwajalein
         (OC-028), Marshall Islands for a few  hours  on 24 and 26 July, and
         again on 21 and 23 August. He will operate SSB on  20 metres (14205
         and 14235 kHz) approximately between  03.30 UTC and 08.00 UTC.  QSL
         via home call (direct). [TNX The Daily DX]
VE     - Mike, KI1U will be active again as KI1U/VE9 from Grand Manan Island
         (NA-014) on 23-30 July. He will operate CW and dgital  modes on 40-
         10 metres.  QSL via KI1U and LoTW; logsearch on Club Log.  [TNX The
         Daily DX]
VK     - Craig, VK5CE will be active as  VK5CE/8 from  North Island (OC-198)
         on  12-16 October  [425DXN 1355].   While  "planning  and  detailed
         preparations to  ensure things  run smoothly and  safely continue",
         his website (https://oc198.wordpress.com/)  "has been significantly
         updated" and now includes a propagation page with a direct link  to
         K6TU's  Propagation  Service.  QSL via  Club Log's OQRS (search for
         VK5CE/8_OC198), or via VK5CE (direct or bureau).
W      - Dave, W7UUU will be active as  K1T  from  23 July to 5 August.  The
         special callsign is dedicated to  Howard E. Anthony, who  70  years
         ago "introduced  the  first  Heath  product, soon  to  be  called a
         Heathkit - and changed the world of kit building forever - creating
         a standard still referred  to  today".  QSL via W7UUU (direct)  and
         LoTW.
YB     - The July  operation  planned  by  Leo, YC9MLL  from  Flores  Island
         (OC-151) [425DXN 1342] has  had to  be  cancelled  "due to personal
         reasons". [TNX M0OXO]

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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

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

5L3BI ---> Dickson, EL2DT will  attend  Ham Radio  in  Friedrichshafen  this
coming weekend, and will  give  a  short  presentation on the  DXpedition to
Baiyah Island (AF-111, new one for IOTA) [425DXN 1361] at  the IOTA Forum on
Saturday 15 July, between 10.00 and 11.45 hours in Halle A2 Raum 1.
"Since our first Press Release we have incurred  additional costs which have
been fully  met  by  the team.  We feel these recce  trips  are essential to
identify  the  variables  on this  otherwise  unknown piece of rock!  To get
there, we have decided  to hire a  4x4 and to  drive the 400 kilometer  dirt
track to where we will meet the boat that will take us to the island.
A further recce trip will be made by both  Richmond EL2BG and  Dickson EL2DT
likely at the end of August  -  this time to land on  the island and to find
suitable  position(s)  to  set up  our  stations  and  antennas.  It's  very
important to maintain our relationship with  the local elders  and villagers
who are giving us the necessary access to land on Baiyah.
Jeremy EI5GM, Dave EI9FBB and Col MM0NDX  have now  booked  their flights to
Monrovia. All going well and following our intended itinerary, we hope to be
QRV from October 31st (slightly earlier than initially announced). We aim to
have  3  stations  active  simultaneously  from the island  -  no mean  feat
considering the island is not very inviting and  landing areas are few.  Our
operation will be short (3 days) but very intense! Please respect our wishes
as we will try to give out this  new IOTA  reference  to as many  uniques as
possible.
The ever efficient Charles M0OXO will  be our QSL manager.  Expect the usual
high standard from him.
A further news update will  be issued  once  the  final recce trip has  been
completed. In the meantime,  we sincerely thank  those clubs,  organisations
and individual donors who have donated to the  5L3BI project so far.  Please
see https://af111new.com/support/ for full listings and on how  you  too can
donate". [TNX MM0NDX]

A CHANGE IN THE DXCC RULES ---> "In July 2004, changes were made to the DXCC
List  Criteria  that  -  as  time   would  tell  -  rendered  the   criteria
ineffective",  Wayne, N7NG  posted  to  The DX University  on  12 July.  "Of
immediate  importance  now - after more than 13 years - is  a change in  the
DXCC Rules  that  will  restore  the  efficacy  of the  1998 DXCC-2000  List
Criteria, indeed the heart of the DXCC program itself. [...]  We hope to see
a change coming within the next ten days". See http://www.dxuniversity.com/.

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QSLs received direct  or through  managers: 3D2AG/p (OC-060), 3W9DZ,  4O6AH,
5N7ATI/4  (AF-076),  5U5R,  5V7P,  7Q7BP,  9H3XG,  9M4IOTA (AS-046),  A25UK,
A35JP/p (OC-123), AH0CO/KL7, CO8ZZ, CT3BH,  E31A, E73S,  EL2BG,  HB0/GM4UYE,
HL5IVL, HP3SS,  HS0ZLM, J70BH, OF9X,  OY/MM0ZBH,  P29VXG (OC-008),  PH17ANT,
RI1AND, RT9K/9 (AS-005), S01WS, TF3ML, TN5E, TU7C, VP2ETE.

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      edited by Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ and Valeria Pregliasco, IK1ADH

            Its contents may be used, reproduced and distributed
                        in part or full provided that
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          Contributors are invited to send their DX information to
              Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ  (i1jqj.mauro@gmail.com)
                      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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