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Friday, June 1, 2018

425 DX News No. 1413

2 June 2018                                               A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1413
 
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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW
 
9X     – 26 September-10 October are the dates for  the  9X0T DXpedition  to
         Rwanda  [425DXN  1411].  Eight  operators  (I1HJT,  I2YSB,  IK2CIO,
         IK2CKR, IK2DIA, IK2HKT, IK2RZP and JA3USA) will be QRV  on  160-10m
         CW and SSB  with  three stations;  RTTY will  be used on  20m only.
         IK7JWY  (for HF)  and  IK0FTA  (for 6 metres)  will  be  the  pilot
         stations. QSL via I2YSB .  Real-time logsearch and  OQRS for direct
         cards at http://www.i2ysb.com/idt/.
C2     – Lance, W7GJ will be active  as C21GJ  from  Nauru (OC-031) in  late
         September-early October.  He will  arrive  on 28 September  in  the
         evening; plans are to be QRV by moonrise on  30 September,  to tear
         down around 11 or 12 October and depart for home on the 14th.  This
         will be a 6m EME  DXpedition:  “I urge you to gain experience  with
         JT65A”, he says, “and especially review  the  QSO procedure that  I
         use most effectively on  these DXpeditions”.  When “not aimed up at
         the moon”, he adds, “I very well may be on CW or SSB, or  FT8 mode.
         For FT8,  I will be  using  50.313 MHz”.  QSL direct only  to  home
         call.  See http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj/  for planned operating
         schedules and other information.
F      – On 1-3 June Gil, F4FET will be active as F4FET/p from  the  islands
         of  Saint Rion (EU-074, DIFM MA-045),  Lavrec (EU-074, DIFM MA-052)
         and  Raguenes Meur  (EU-074, DIFM MA-123),  as  well  as  from  Ile
         Blanche  (not IOTA, DIFM MA-122).  He  will  be QRV on  40  and  20
         metres.  QSL via home call, direct or bureau.  Detailed information
         on the Diplome des Iles de la France Metropolitaine can be found on
         http://www.difm.org/. [TNX DX World]
FO     – Walter, HB9XBG will be active as FO/HB9XBG from Bora Bora (OC-067),
         French Polynesia on 7-17 June.  He will operate SSB  on  20 metres.
         QSL via home call. [TNX The Daily DX]
G      – Promoting  geological  heritage  to  the  general  public,  special
         station GB6GEO will be active again  from Kent’s Cavern,  England’s
         oldest “home”  situated in  the  English Riviera (Torbay),  for the
         annual  Geoparks Communication Weekend  on 9-10 June.  QSL via  the
         bureau or direct to G3VOF.
LA     – Waldi, SP7IDX will be active as LA/SP7IDX from Vannoya (EU-046)  on
         7-20 June. He will operate SSB and  digital modes  on 40-10 metres.
         QSL via home call, bureau preferred. [TNX M0OXO]
OJ0    – Weather permitting, Emil DL8JJ, Paul G4PVM  and Col MM0NDX  will be
         active as OJ0Y from Market Reef (EU-053) on  27-29 June.  They will
         be QRV on 80-6 metres, 60m included. QSL via M0SDV. Also planned is
         some brief activity as OH0/homecall from the  Aland Islands  before
         and after the OJ0 operation. [TNX DX World]
OZ     – Dirk, 5Q6D (DD5KD)  and  Frank, 5Q9F (OE9KFV) will be  active  from
         Romo Island (EU-125) on 1-6 July. They will operate SSB, CW and FT8
         on  80-10 metres. QSLs via OE9KFV (direct or bureau), LoTW and Club
         Log. They have a website on http://eu-125.com/.
PJ4    – Lauren, W0LD and Jon, N0JK  will be active  as  PJ4V  from  Bonaire
         (SA-006) on  8-11 June, including the  ARRL June VHF Contest.  They
         will  operate  FT8, SSB and CW  on  6 and 2 metres;  if there is no
         propagation on 6m they will be QRV on the HF bands.  [TNX The Daily
         DX]
SV5    – Marcel, OK2QQ  will be active  as  SV5/OK2QQ  from  the islands  of
         Kalymnos and Telendos,  Dodecanese (EU-001) on 12-22 June.  He will
         operate CW, SSB and FM on 40-2 metres. QSL via LoTW, eQSL or direct
         to home call.
UA     – Last year, after  reaching  Dikson Island, the  RT9K/9 team  had to
         abandon their plans for activation of other IOTA groups in the Kara
         Sea, as ice  conditions  prevent them  from  going further  [425DXN
         1349]. The “Arctic Legends Expedition” has now been rescheduled  to
         take place in September (dates TBA), with planned activity from six
         IOTA groups: the Firnley Islands (AS-054),  Tyrtov Island (AS-121),
         Nansen Island  (AS-104),  the  Scott-Hansen Islands  (AS-068),  the
         Arkticheskogo  Instituta  Islands (AS-087)  and  Sibirjakov  Island
         (AS-005).  Five operators  (RW0BG, UA0BA, UA1QV, UA9KDF and UA9LDD)
         will be active as RI0B with two stations  on 40-10 metres  CW, SSB,
         FT8 and PSK63. More information is expected in due course.  [TNX DX
         World]
V4     – Once again John, W5JON will  be  active  as  V47JA  from  St. Kitts
         (NA-104)  from  22 June to 20 July.  He will  operate SSB  on 160-6
         metres. QSL via W5JON (direct only) and LoTW. [TNX NG3K]
V7     – Will, KW4WZ will be active  as V73/KW4WZ  from  Kwajalein (OC-028),
         Marshall Islands between 7 and 18 June.  In his limited spare  time
         he will  operate  JT65, FT8 and  some SSB.  QSL via LoTW.  [TNX The
         Daily DX]
VE     – Special event station VE2SPEED will be active on 8-15 June for  the
         Formula 1 Grand Prix in Montreal. QSL direct to VE2JCW.
VP5    – Dave, W9DR will  be  active  as  VP5/W9DR from  the  Caicos Islands
         (NA-002), Grid Square FL41aw, on 13-25 June. He will operate CW and
         SSB on  6 metres  only (50115 kHz).  QSL direct to home call.  [TNX
         NG3K]
VP8    – Special station VP8HDM  will  be  active  on  16-17 June  from  the
         Historic  Dockyard Museum  in  Stanley,  Falkland Islands (SA-002).
         Main activity will be on  FT8 and SSB.  QSL via VP8LP, direct only.
         [TNX VP8LP]
VP9    – Kyle, WA4PGM, will be active as VP9/WA4PGM from Bermuda (NA-005) on
         6-16 June. He will operate mostly CW on the HF bands and  6 metres.
         QSL via LoTW or direct to home call. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
W      – A team of six will be active as  K4T from the Dry Tortugas (NA-079)
         on  8-11  June.   They  will  activate  grid  EL84  for  the   ARRL
         International Grid Chase event, and will  also  operate during  the
         ARRL June VHF Contest.  One station will be dedicated to  6 metres;
         as for the HF bands, plans are to concentrate on 20 and 40m SSB, CW
         and FT8. QSL via LoTW or Club Log’s OQRS, or direct to K4NHW.
 
SOUTH PACIFIC TOUR —> Before and after joining the KH1/KH7Z DXpedition  to
Baker Island, Dave WJ2O will be active from  American Samoa (KH8/WJ2O) on  8
June for two days and again on 13 June for four days; from Samoa (5W) on  11
June  for two days;  from  Fiji (3D2) on  13 July  for four days.  Dates are
approximate.  He will operate  CW on  40, 30, 20, 17 and 15 metres.  QSL via
LoTW or direct to N2ZN. [TNX NG3K]
 
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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW
 
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CLUB LOG —> Over a half a billion QSOs have now been uploaded to Club Log.
The 500,000,000th QSO (between W4PG and ZL1BQD on 17m FT8) was  uploaded  on
28 May. The raw data for analysing the modes of QSOs  uploaded  to  Club Log
are being made available by Michael, G7VJR on a regular basis,  and Andreas,
LA8AJA has prepared “a handy front-end to the data” which is available here:
 
INDEXA —> The  Board  of  Directors  of  the  International DX Association
(http://www.indexa.org/), at the annual board  meeting held in  Dayton, Ohio
on 18 May,  appointed  Martti Laine, OH2BH  as  INDEXA  European Ambassador.
Martti will be  promoting  INDEXA in Europe  along with  INDEXA Board member
Franz Langner, DJ9ZB. Martti will start by making a presentation for  INDEXA
at the upcoming Ham Radio Convention Friedrichshafen. [TNX W3OA]
 
KH1/KH7Z —> The KH1/KH7Z DXpedition to Baker Island [425DXN 1409]  expects
to be QRV from 26 June to 6 July. Plans are to be QRV as follows:
CW  1826.5 3523 5405/5373     7023 10108 14023 18079 21023 24894 28023 50105
SSB   –    3785 5403.5/5371.5 7082   –   14210 18130 21285 24955 28485 50105
RTTY  –    3580     –         7045 10142 14080 18099 21080 24912 28080   –
FT8   –    3567 5357          7056 10131 14090 18095 21091 24911 28091 50316
As for FT8,  KH1/KH7Z will  be using the  DXpedition Mode: “members  of  the
DXpedition have been working directly with the WSJT Development Team for the
past six months to develop capabilities  to greatly increase  the number  of
stations  that  can  be  worked  on FT8 while  also reducing  the stress  on
DXpedition operators. It is the intent of the team to  work everyone on  the
mode on every corner  of the globe”.  Make  sure you read  “WORKING KH1/KH7Z
USING THE FT8 DXPEDITION SUBMODE” (http://www.baker2018.net/pages/plan.html)
which describes “how we intend to operate as the ‘Fox’ and how we  recommend
all the ‘Hounds’ operate in order to put a new one in the log for as many as
possible”.
 
RRC  25TH  ANNIVERSARY  AWARD —> Celebrating  the  Silver Jubilee  of  the
Russian Robinson Club, the “RRC 25 Years Award” is issued for QSOs made with
Stations  with  RRC-suffixed  callsigns  between 1993 and  31 December 2018.
Complete information, including the list of past operations that qualify for
the award, can be found on:
The Award Manager is Eugene, RZ3EC (rz3ec[@]yandex.ru).
 
RRC 25TH ANNIVERSARY ACTIVITY PROGRAMME —> Celebrating the  Silver Jubilee
of the Russian Robinson Club, a special  activity programme  will take place
from  1 June to  31 August 2018.  A wide range of awards will be issued  for
contacts made with RRC members, special RRC-suffixed callsigns (e.g. R25RRC,
which  will be active  on  1-31 July)  and  expeditions  (regardless of  the
callsign) that count for the various RRC sponsored awards. The Award Manager
is Eugene, RZ3EC. See https://rrc.hamlog.ru/.
 
+ SILENT KEY + Ken Holdom, ZL4HU (ZL2HU)  has  recently  passed away  at  67
years of age.  He was the organiser  and/or  team member of  ZL8RI (Kermadec
1996), ZL7AA (Chatham 1997), ZL9CI (Campbell 1999) and  ZL7C (Chatham 2002);
he also operated  as  ZK1KH and E51KH from  the  Cook Islands, notably  from
Pukapuka (North Cooks) in 1995. [TNX The Daily DX]
 
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QSLs received direct  or  through managers:  3D2EU,  3G9A/mm,  5T5OK,  5X8C,
7Q7EI, A52YL, B7CRA, C37NL, CE0Y/DF8AN, D68I, DM125FS, HI8JQE, KP4KE, LY28A,
S01WS, TJ2TT, TN5R, VP8EME, XF1IM (NA-078), XR0YD, Z60A, ZP5DBC.
 
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