18 May 2013 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1150
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

CT - Special event station CS25ARVM will be active on 20-26 May to
celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Associacao de Radioamadores
da Vila de Moscavide/Radioamadores do Concelho de Loures. Activity
will be on 10, 15, 20, 40 and 80 metres SSB and CW. QSL via
CT1RVM. [TNX ARVM]
CT9 - DL8LAS, DL9EE and DK9IP will participate in the CQ WW WPX CW
Contest as CR3L (www.cr3l.de) from Madeira Island (AF-014). Look
for them to be active (also on RTTY) as CT9/homecall two days
before the contest. [TNX DK9IP]
DL - Sebastian, DL1AXX will be active as DL1AXX/p from Baltrum Island
(EU-047) on 20-26 May. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX
rsgbiota.org]
DL - Harald, DJ2II will be active as DJ2II/p from Langeness Island
(EU-042) on 21-29 May. He plans to operate SSB and CW on 80-10
metres. QSL via home call, direct ore bureau, and LoTW. [TNX
rsgbiota.org]
GJ - Seven Belgians (ON4ACP, ON4ANN, ON4CAU, ON4CCV, ON8CW, ON4CKM and
ON6MI) will be active as MJ/ON6NB from Jersey on 24-30 May. They
will operate SSB, CW and PSK on 160-2 metres with an emphasis on
the higher bands. QSL via ON4ANN, direct or bureau. Further
information at http://users.telenet.be/on4ann/MJ/index.html [TNX
NG3K]
HL - Look for DS4DRE/4 to be QRV from Hajo Island (AS-060) until the
end of the year. He operates SSB and CW on 80-10 metres. QSL via
home call, direct or bureau.
I - Special event station II9SUB will be active on 20-26 May for the
50th Convention of the International Community of Submariners to
be held in Catania. QSL via IT9MRM.
OH0 - Look for Hans OH0/PA0VHA, Steve OH0/PA2A, Wim OH0/PA2AM, Martin
OH0/PA2VMA, Wil OH0/PA3ALK and Jack OH0/PA3BAG to be active from
Eckero, Aland Islands (EU-002) from 25 May to 7 June. They will
operate SSB, CW and RTTY on the HF bands, and will also give 2m a
try. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
PJ4 - John K4BAI, Roger N4RR and David NA2AA will participate in the CQ
WW WPX CW Contest from Bonaire (SA-006). They will be signing PJ4A
(SOAB 40m), PJ4R (SOAB 15m) and PJ4G (SOAB 10 or 20m)
respectively. Before the contest they will use PJ4/homecall on all
bands. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
SV - Boyko, LZ1QN and others will be active as SV8/homecalls from
Zakynthos Island (EU-052) on 19-27 May. They will participate in
the CQ WW WPX CW Contest as SW8LZ (QSL via LZ1QN). [TNX NG3K]
VE - Ron, VA3RVK has been granted the special callsign XL3T to
commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Canadian Arctic
Expedition (1913-1916). Look for him to be QRV on all bands and
modes between 24 May and 23 June, including an entry in the CQWW
WPX CW Contest. QSL via VA3RVK. [TNX VA3RJ]
VK - Special event call VI103WIA will be active on 23-27 May for the
Wireless Institute of Australia AGM and National Conference
(http://conference.vk6.net) that will be held in Freemantle
(Western Australia). [TNX Southgate ARC]
YB - The 22-26 May YE8P operation from the Togian Islands [425DXN 1148]
has been cancelled. [TNX JN6RZM]

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

CQ 2013 HALL OF FAMERS ---> CQ Magazine announced on 17 May the 2013 Hall
of Fame inductees. The CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame was established in
January 2001 to recognize individuals - radio amateurs or not - who
significantly affected the course of Amateur Radio, as well as radio
amateurs who have made significant contributions either to amateur radio,
to their professional careers or to some other aspect of life on our
planet. This year's inductees are: Evelyn Garrison (WS7A, SK), Joel
Kleinman (N1BKE, SK), Laurie Margolis (G3UML/GPC3L), Michael Owen (VK3KI,
SK), Harry Rubinstein (ex-9EEV, SK), Walker Tompkins (K6ATX), Joe Walsh
(WB6ACU) and William G. (Bill) Welsh (W6DDB, SK).
The CQ Contest Hall of Fame (established in 1986) and the CQ DX Hall of
Fame (established in 1967) honour those amateurs who not only excel in
personal performance in these major areas of amateur radio, but who also
"give back" to the hobby in outstanding ways. This year's inductees in the
CQ Contest HoF are Dale Green (VE7SV) and Charles "Chas" Fulp (K3WW). The
2013 inductees to the CQ DX HoF are Vladimir Bykov (UA4WHX/AC4LN) and
Robert "Gary" Dixon (K4MQG).

DXCC NEWS ---> Over the years some applicants have had TI9CCC for Cocos
Island rejected in their DXCC application mostly due to "Incorrect Date
Period". The issue with the dates for this operation have been resolved. If
you had this operation rejected, and your confirmation falls between 15-28
February 1984, send an e-mail to bmoore[@]arrl.org to be placed on the list
for an update to your record. Also approved for DXCC is 9G5EME (Ghana, 2013
operation). [TNX NC1L]

HEARD ISLAND 2015 ---> The expedition to Heard Island has been rescheduled
for January 2015. "The primary reason for this decision was the cost of
using the preferred vessel, the Marion Dufresne to put the team on Heard
Island for the required time. In spite of extensive negotiations and
rescheduling of the cruise, it became clear that the cost of using this
vessel will exceed $1 million, and therefore the total cost for the project
would be about $1.5 million, as we noted earlier. In spite of our plan to
increase the team size to 50 (which the M-D can accommodate) to partially
cover this cost, we reluctantly concluded that sponsorship at this level
would be impossible. We have therefore decided to delay the expedition to
January 2015, to allow more time to restructure the project, locate a more
suitable vessel, and bring the cost more in line with projected available
resources".
One of the benefits of this rescheduling/restructuring is that "we will
plan for amateur radio operations to be carried out over a longer time, up
to 30 or more days". A new radio team will be assembled: "the budget for
the restructured project will likely be significantly less than $500k. We
plan for a total team of 12-15 persons, and we will solicit team members
with experience, motivation, and multiple skills". Read the complete
announcement on www.heardisland.org.

LOTW SOFTWARE ---> The ARRL will release a new version of Trusted QSL, the
open-source development project responsible for developing and maintaining
the three Logbook of the World (LoTW) client-side applications: TQSL,
TQSLCert and the TrustedQSL library. After six weeks of public beta
testing, version 1.14 is ready for official release and will be available
for download from the ARRL website beginning Monday, May 20.
Version 1.14 includes these new features:
- Log files can be signed and uploaded over the internet to LoTW in one
operation.
- Errors in Station Locations are reported (for example, incorrect CQ and
ITU zones).
- QSOs that need not be re-submitted ("duplicates") are brought to the
user's attention.
- Error reporting has been improved.
- Installation on Windows has been improved.
- Users are notified when a new version becomes available.
- Documentation has been improved.
Upgrading to version 1.14 is not mandatory, but is encouraged. Users who
choose not to upgrade will not be able to access the new features in
version 1.14, but they will still be able to upload logs into the LoTW
system.

QSL OJ0W ---> All of the oustanding QSOs (August-September 2012) have been
confirmed automatically via the bureau. If a direct card is still needed,
send it to Pasi, OH3WS. [TNX OH3WS]

WRTC 2014 ---> "We have implemented a new WRTC2014 volunteer and contact
management database. We will use this to find people with skills/interests
that match our needs": www.wrtc2014.org/wrtc2014-organization/volunteer/
[TNX K5ZD]

XZ1K ---> Simon, HS0ZIB is active as XZ1K [425DXN 1148] on 20 metres PSK-31
from Kawthaung, Myanmar during the weekends. QSOs can be checked and direct
cards can be requested at http://www.myradioclub.org/xz1k/. "LOTW is not
yet available", he says. "I submitted documents to the ARRL for DXCC
approval on 30 April, but although the package is shown as delivered to the
ARRL I have had no feedback". Check his qrz.com page for updates.

Z81X ---> "As Amateur Radio is only provisionally regulated in South Sudan,
the Radio Arcala Fellowship Group of Finland (OH8X) was granted a
provisional license (Z81X) to facilitate operating events during visits by
the project representatives. We expect that Z81X will be activated several
times during the course of this project, notably on low bands and in CQWW
Contests.
The initial Z81X activity, with one radio only, was concluded on 15 May
with more than 20,000 QSOs (Europe 43%, North America 29% and Asia 26%).
Olli, OH0XX and Martti, OH2BH have now returned home. "As the entire project
is carried out on a voluntary basis, the group will accept donations to be
used solely for offsetting direct project expenses incurred in South Sudan.
Club Log OQRS is now active for QSL requests (bureau or direct) and
project support". Read the complete "Project Goodwill South Sudan Interim
Report" at http://www.qrz.com/db/Z81X

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Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

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CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER
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3A2CWG 3A2LF IB3C I3FIY RP68MC R8MC
3G3O CE3OPE IF9A IT9ATF RP68MG RG3R
3G3P CE3PG II3AC IK3GES RP68MS R6MI
3V8SS LX1NO II3VFF IV3FIV RP68NF RL3DV
3W3B E21EIC II9K IT9HBT RP68OP RA1AL
3Z70RWP SP5ZRW IQ9SY IT9DAA RP68OT R4RT
4A1TD XE1GZU J28NC F5RQQ RP68PP RK3ZWA
4L4WW EA7FTR J49C SV9COL RP68RG RK9CR
4L8A K1BV JY4CI K2AX RP68RW RN3ZR
4O7ML DL3ML JY8KS IZ8CLM RP68SB RN4ABD
5B4ALB RT9T K0FOC W0ZR RP68SK RC4AC
5C5W EA5XX K2FOC WB2YQH RP68SO RW3ZC
5N7M OM3CGN K6FOC W6IJ RP68SW UA1CFX
5Z4/EA4ATI EA4YK K7FOC AC2K RP68T R2PT
7Z1BL IZ8CLM KH2L W3HNK RP68TO R1CN
7Z1TT NI5DX LA75FOC LA4XX RP68UF RV9WB
8Q7EJ G3VDB LX8RTTY LX1DA RP68VA UA3LIU
8S0ITU SK0CC LZ125VZ LZ1KLR RP68W RM3Q
9A33P 9A2NA LZ20TRC LZ1YE RP68ZK RN3RQ
9A8NXC IZ3NXC MJ/OT1S ON6EF RT27AA RA4PCP
9H3ZU F4CZU MS0RWR G7TCW RT27TT RT4RO
9M2TO JA0DMV N0MLW/KH2 JK3NSD RT27WW RT4RO
9M6XRO M0URX N4FOC W4CK RU27AR UA1OJL
9M6ZAE W3HNK OF3I OH3BHL RU27FJ RN4HFJ
A52SV JA2PSV OH0CO SM6CCO RU27FW RC9F
A61Q EA7FTR OM60DAT OM4CI RU27LU UA4L
A61ZZ IZ8CLM ON44NUTS ON4RCA RU27ON RN1ON
AN7EUR EA7NL OW75FOC G3SWH RU27WB RV9WB
C6AGN W1DIG P29CS M0URX RU27WN RX9WN
CN8KD EA5XX P29NO EA5GL S545DSW S51DSW
CO8LY EA7ADH PA6DEZWAAN PA7ZEE SF0530COH SM0PSO
CP4BT EA5KB PA6STAR PA3JD SF3HF SM3NXS
CP6AA IK6SNR PA6WACHTER PA2PCH SN100PSP SP5YOW
CP6XE IK6SNR PA6WMDD PA3GGD SP0CFF SP2FAP
D2EB IZ3ETU PA75FOC PA5V SU8N SM5AQD
D2QR RW6HS PD13MILL PD7BZ SU9AF UA3DX
D3AA UA1QV PG64HOOP PA9F SW5FOC G2JL
E51AAO ZL1AAO PH600NYK PA0RSM SX5KL SV2FWV
E51FOC ZL2AGY PJ4NX M0URX T42T HA3JB
EA6/G3SZU M0OXO PJ7MF IZ1MHY T6T RW6HS
EG3FTV EA3BDE R135TU RW9HYY TJ3AY F5LGE
EH6ITU EA6QY R1ASP RA1AD TJ9EM HB9TYH
EH7ITU EA7NL R27AHA UA3AHA TM11G F5TLN
EH8DDC EA8RKL R27CGY RA0CGY TM35KOP F6KOP
EH8ITU EA8ED R27CLK UA1CLK TM3B ON8AZ
EJ7NET HB9ASZ R27NBA UA4NBA TM5BIN F8BFU
EM0I UT2IZ R27ODR RA9ODR TM5FI F5XX
EM100U UT7UK R27UFA RM8W TM64PAU F6KDU
EM5GFF US7GH R27VLG RZ4AG TM75FOC F6HKA
EM70LL UX4LL R73ASP RA3TYL TO1PF FR1GZ
EM7AAA UT1AN R75FOC R6AF TR8CA F6CBC
EN1IFF UR3IQT RA27AA RA9DZ UE70C RX3F
EO5JFF UU1JN RA27AX RK6AX UK8OWW 4Z5OG
ER52MOM ER3BI RA27DR RA4DR UN9GD DL8KAC
EV196VTAP EW8LL RA27DX R1DX UP0L DL8KAC
EW6GF DL8KAC RA27FM R9FM V73NS W3HNK
FM5CD F5VU RA27HW RM4HW VA3FOC VE3BHZ
GB2QM GM0GFL RA27MI R6MI VE6FOC VE6BF
GB2TMI G3SDY RA27MM UA1ANA VP2EAQ KE1B
GB6MW G4DFI RA27WC RA4WC VP2EAR W6NN
GB70DAM M5ZZZ RI1ANP RN1ON VQ975FOC ND9M
GC4FOC G3SWH RI1ANU ZS1OIN VU3RWP OE3ZKC
GH4FOC G3SWH RI1FJ UA2FM W1FOC K1AJ
GJ3TXF G3TXF RP68B RK3ZWA W2FOC N2KW
GP4FOC G3SWH RP68BA RK3DYB W3ANA/KH0 JH8XGS
GS3PYE/p M0VFC RP68BR UA3YY W3FOC KR3E
H70ORO TI4SU RP68DM UA4L W5FOC K5NA
HA1973BA HA5BA RP68DT RV9CQ W6FOC W6CYX
HA8VV DH8VV RP68EL RV3LF W9FOC W9RGB
HB9A HB9JOE RP68GA RV3YR XE1B EB7DX
HC2AO RC5A RP68GK RK3SWS XV1X RW6HS
HC2IWM/8 DL5YWM RP68GT RW3DVV YB2LSR SM3DBU
HC2SL HD2A RP68IF RG2G YB3MM/p IZ8CCW
HD8A HC2AQ RP68IZ RY2S YB8P YB5NOF
HF2013MAJ SP9PDG RP68K RK3WWA YB8RW/p YB9BU
HF700S SP9EMI RP68KL UA4AJD YB9/WK1S JA1PBV
HF85ZDH SP2ZCI RP68KO RA3VLO ZP5TNT EA5GL
HG52FC HA5BSW RP68KR UA9XL ZP6DYA K2DER
HH2/EK6KB K6EID RP68KT RZ1AWA ZP9EH K5WW
HI3K KB2MS RP68LK UA9JH ZP9MCE EA5ZD
HK1MW K4AMW RP68LS RT9L ZP9SC EA5KB
HR5/F2JD F6AJA RP68M RV3AGB ZS8Z ZS1HF
HZ1TT IZ8CLM RP68MB RZ3FR ZX5ZZ PY5PDC

SM5AQD Hakan Eriksson, Hovgarden, SE-740 10 Almunge, Sweden
SV2FWV Takis Perrotis, 3 Metamorfoseos, 152 34 Chalandri, Greece
ON8AZ Francis Balcaen, Heulebosstraat 33, 8501 Heule, Belgium
YE30P P.O. Box 4245 JKTM, Jakarta 12700, Indonesia
ZL2AGY Tony H. Marr, 8 Campbell Street, Hawera 4610, New Zealand
HC2AQ Alberto Pincay, P.O. Box 09-01-5999, Guayaquil, Ecuador
OA1F Elena P. Moran, c/ Luis de Requesens 4-A 3�-A, 15406 Ferrol (A
Coruna), Spain
ZS1HF Pierre D. Tromp, P.O Box 151, Worcester, 6849, South Africa
YB5NOF John E. Daluas, P.O. Box 194/CPA, Ciputat, 15401, Indonesia

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