12 January 2012 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1132
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

9M4_spr- John 9M6XRO, Steve 9M6DXX, James 9V1YC, Ben DJ0YI/N6MUF, Don G3BJ,
Christian EA3NT and Tony KM0O will be operating as 9M4SLL from
Pulau Layang Layang, Spratly Islands (AS-051) on 10-18 March.
Activity will be on 160-10 metres CW, SSB and RTTY, using "several
stations with linear amplifiers to vertical antennas all within a
few metres of the ocean". QSL via M0URX (please use his OQRS for
both direct and bureau cards at http://m0urx.com/). Logs will be
uploaded to LoTW as soon as possible after the end of the
operation. [TNX 9M6DXX]
9M6 - Before joining the 9M4SLL team, Ben DJ0YI will be active as
9M6/N6MUF from Kota Kinabalu, East Malaysia on 1-8 March (QSL via
DJ0YI, direct or bureau, and LoTW). [TNX DJ0YI]
C6 - W4BUW (C6AGH), W8GEX (C6DX) W8CAA and AA4NN will be active from
Great Exuma (NA-001), Bahamas on 20-27 January. They plan to run
three stations on 160-10 metres SSB, CW and RTTY. QSL via home
calls.
FR - Pierre, F8APV and Stephane, F8EOI will be active as FR/F8APV and
FR/F8EOI from Reunion Island (AF-016) from 21 January to 8
February. They will be QRV on "40 metres and up", with a ficus on
30m CW and 20m SSB. [TNX DX World]
J7 - "The Daily DX" Editor, Bernie McClenny (W3UR) and his father Tony
(N3ME) will be active from Dominica (NA-101) in late January-early
February. Bernie will operate as J77A (22 January-1 February) and
Tony will operate as J76A (22 January-11 February); both will be
QRV in their spare time on 160-6 metres CW, SSB and RTTY. The
special prefixes are in celebration of the beginning of their
Amateur Radio careers (1977 and 1976 respectively). QSL via home
calls, direct or bureau, and LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX]
JD1_mt - Take, JG8NQJ will be back to Minami Torishima (OC-073) on 15
January and will remain there until mid-April. He plans to be QRV
in his spare time as JG8NQJ/JD1 mainly on 10, 12, 15 and 17 metres
CW. QSL via JA8CJY (direct) or JG8NQJ (bureau).
UA_ant - Nick, RW6ACM will be active as as RI1ANP from Russian Antarctic
station Progress from 1 February until the end of year. QSL via
RN1ON, direct or bureau. [TNX RN1ON]
YS - Roberto, I2JIN will be active again as YS3CW from Corinth, El
Salvador on 11-31 January. He will operate mainly CW on 80-10
metres. QSL via I2JIN, direct or bureau, and LoTW. [TNX DX Coffee]

AFRICAN TOUR ---> Once again Peter, HA3AUI will be active as 6W2SC from
Senegal and J5UAP from Guinea-Bissau between approximately 17 January and
10 March. He plans to operate CW on 40-10 metres. Side trips to either 6W
and J5 IOTA island groups are being considered. QSL via HA3AUI, direct only.
[TNX NG3K]

IOTA TOUR ---> Col, MM0NDX has had to cancel his participation in the 10-13
January IOTA Tour [425DXN 1131] due to a family matter. Vincent, F4BKV is
doing the trip solo, with planned activity from nine IOTA island groups
(EU-029, EU-128, EU-057, EU-129, EU-132, EU-042, EU-125, EU-172 and EU-171)
in Denmark, Germany and Poland. Follow his progress on Twitter (@IOTA_Trip).
QSL via F4BKV (OQRS on www.f4bkv.net). [TNX MM0NDX]

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE ---> The December 2012 issue is now available for
download at www.425dxn.org/monthly/index.html. [TNX IZ3EBA]

CQ DX MARATHON ---> The CQ DX Marathon is a year-long DX hunt, with
participants competing to see who can work the greatest number of countries
("entities") and CQ zones during the calendar year. The 2013 edition
started at 00.00 UTC on 1 January and will end at 23.59 UTC on 31 December.
Complete rules and submission information can be found at
www.dxmarathon.com - and do not forget to submit your 2012 scores by 31
January 2013 (next year's deadline will be 10 January 2014). High claimed
scores will be published in February and the complete results of the 2012
Marathon will be in the June 2013 issue of CQ Magazine. [TNX K9EL]

CONTEST UNIVERSITY ---> Early bird registration is now open for 2013 Dayton
Contest University (CTU) will be held on 16 May at the Crowne Plaza in
Dayton, Ohio. It will be the seventh for CTU Dayton. Topics, professors and
registration form can be found on http://contestuniversity.com

DX SOUND CLIPS ---> Tom's (K8CX) DX sound clips for 2012 can be found at
http://hamgallery.com/dx2012/; the collection of 135 clips covers the major
DXpeditions, plus rare and semi-rare DX. This makes 15 full years of sound
clips available. There are also some recordings on the site from the 1960s
and 1970s. "I am looking for on-the-air recordings in any format to be
added to the site", Tom says. Please contact him (k8cx[@]hamgallery.com) if
you have any. [TNX K8CX]

DXCC NEWS ---> 3D2C (Conway Reef 2012) has been approved for DXCC credit.
If you had cards previously rejected for this operation, please send an
e-mail to bmoore[@]arrl.org to be put on the list for an update. [TNX NC1L]

MOST WANTED SURVEY ---> The DX Magazine's annual Most Wanted Survey was
conducted in September-October 2012 [425DXN 1114]. The top 20 DXCC Entities
are:
1. P5 North Korea 11. PY0S St. Peter & Paul Rocks
2. KP1 Navassa Island 12. KH5K Kingman Reef
3. 3Y Bouvet Island 13. ZL9 Auckland & Campbell Isls
4. FT5Z Amsterdam & St. Paul Isls 14. KH5 Palmyra & Jarvis Isls
5. VK0 Heard Island 15. SV/A Mount Athos
6. FT5W Crozet Isls 16. E3 Eritrea
7. BS7H Scarborough Reef 17. BV9P Pratas
8. VP8 South Sandwich Isls 18. FT5J/E Juan de Nova, Europa Isls
9. ZS8 Marion Island 19. VP8 South Georgia
10. FT5T Tromelin Island 20. KH3 Johnston
The 100 Most Wanted listing, with the results of the 2011 survey for
comparison, can be found at http://www.dxpub.net/MOST-WANTED-SURVEY.html.
The complete breakdown by continent is published in the January/February
2013 issue of "The DX Magazine"; a breakdown by mode and for 160/80 metres
will be published in the March/April 2013 issue.

POSTAL RATES (CANADA) ---> Canadian postal rates will rise again on 14
January. The new base prices for standard letter items up to 30g are as
follows:
Canada CAD 0.63
U.S.A. CAD 1.10
International CAD 1.85
Stamps are subject to taxes that can vary from Province to Province. Actual
rates can be calculated through the "Find a Rate" on-line service provided
by Canada Post (www.canadapost.ca).

+ SILENT KEY + John Dack, W7KH (ex W7GUV) passed away on 7 January at 91
years of age. First licensed in 1938, he sat at the top of DXCC Mixed
standings, with 398 entities (340 current and 58 deleted).

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

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3Z1K SP1KRF FM4LV W3HNK S5300TP S59DAP
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6W7SK F6BLP HZ1DG/p EA7FTR UN8FE IK2QPR
9H1EU 9H1BT HZ1XB IZ8CLM V26BM M0URX
9K2UU EA5ZD IR7WAP IK7XNF V31ME DJ4EL
A45KK EA7FTR J28AA E77E or K2PF V31YN DJ4KW
A61AS YO3FRI J28NC F5RQQ V55A M0OXO
A62A IZ8CLM J28UC F5RQQ VI6AHR30 VK6IR
A65BD G5LP JD1BMH JG7PSJ VP2EYE K3PIN
A71CM NI5DX JY9ET M0OXO VP2MSW M0URX
A71EM EA7FTR K1GI/VP9 JG2BRI VP9HE W2AF
BM0LF BM2JCC LA190B LA1B W2V N2MUN
BV2013LF BM2JCC LU1ZG LU4DXU WP2NN NN6NN
C6AVA N6AWD LU6W VE3LYC XW1A E21EIC
CE2AWW VE7WY LX4A LX1NO XW4XR E21EIC
CE3EEA EA5GL LZ20TRC LZ1YE YB0MWM IK2DUW
CM5FZ M0OXO LZ60RCP LZ1JZ YN9SU TI4SU
CN2JF F6CTF NP4Z N4AO YP10KQT YO2KQT
CN2OS PD0JOS OE1KIDS OE1XIC YU15OTC YU6A
CW90A CX2ABC OH0R OH2PM Z320C Z32CC
D2ZR AC7DX OU1RAEM DF5LW Z320E Z35T
DB100AWPB DO6NIK P49X W0YK Z320G Z35G
DP0GVN DL5EBE PR2X PY2ADR Z320L Z34M
DU7TET WT3A PT5T K3IRV Z320R Z35F
E79D E77E R400DR RN3DG Z320Y Z37Y
EA9EU EA5KB R70SGG RM4A Z81Z K4ZW
EI13CLAN EI6AL RA70WR RM4A ZF2LC W2SM
EK6LP RN4LP RN1CW RW6HS ZV2K PY2SHF

AC7DX Ron G. Lago, 1345 City View, Eugene OR 97402, USA
EA7FTR Francisco Lianez Suero, Asturias 23, 21110 Aljaraque (Huelva),
Spain
K4ZW Kenneth J. Claerbout, 199 Joshua Rd., Stafford VA 22556, USA
M0OXO Charles Wilmott, 60 Church Hill, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4NG,
United Kingdom
N6AWD Fred Stenger, 6000 Hesketh Dr., Bakersfield CA 93309, USA
VE3LYC Cezar Trifu, 410 College St., Kingston, Ontario K7L 4M7, Canada
W3HNK Joseph L. Arcure, 115 Buck Run Road, Lincoln University PA 19352,
USA

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