21 September 2013 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1168
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

3D2_rot- Target frequencies for the upcoming expedition to Rotuma
(http://3d2gc.com) by 3D2RA, 3D2GC/p and 3D2DD/p (27 September to
11 October) are:
CW 1822 3510 7007 10104 14010 18070 21010 24892 28010 50100
SSB 1838 3788 7088 - 14188 18148 21288 24948 28488 50118
RTTY 1838 3588 7038 10138 14088 18108 21088 24918 28088 50200
PSK31 1838 3578 7038 10138 14078 18108 21078 24918 28078
SSTV - 3728 7038 - 14238 - 21338 - 28688
QSL 3D2RA via LZ2HM, QSL 3D2GC/p via LZ1GC, QSL 3D2DD/p direct to
home call.
9A - I3JRF, I3VJW, IK3ESB, IK3JBP, IW3ICK and IW3ILP will be active as
9A/IQ3VO from Veli Rat lighthouse on Dugi Otok (EU-170) from 28
September to 1 October. They will be QRV on the HF bands and 6
metres on sked. QSL via IQ3VO.
5X - Once again Nick, G3RWF will be active in his spare time as 5X1NH
from Uganda from 24 September until 16 November. He prefers CW,
with some activity on SSB and digital modes. QSL via home call,
direct and bureau, and LoTW. [TNX G3RWF]
9X - Nick, G3RWF will be active again as 9X0NH from Rwanda from 19
November for about ten days. Joining Nick will be Alan, G3XAQ, who
will be active as 9X0XA. They will participate in the CQ World
Wide DX CW Contest as SOSB entrants. QSL 9X0NH via G3RWF, QSL
9X0XA via G3SWH. [TNX G3RWF and NG3K]
DL - Look for DB5BZ, DJ4RU, DK7LV, DL2VFR, DL4BBH and DL7UXG to be
active as DM50IOTA from Hiddensee Island (EU-057) from 28
September to 4 October. They will operate CW, SSB and RTTY on all
bands. QSL via bureau or direct via DL2VFR. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
EI - A large team from England and Ireland will be active as EJ0M from
Aran Island (EU-121) from 28 September to 5 October. QSL via Club
Logs' OQRS, LoTW or via the Irish QSL bureau to EJ0M. [TNX
rsgbiota.org]
FO/A - Grant, KZ1W and Rob, N7QT will be active as TX5D from Raivavae
Island (OC-114), Austral Islands on 2-14 October. They will be QRV
on 80-10 metres CW, SSB, RTTY or PSK. They hope to be able to
upload their log to Club Log on a daily basis. QSL via operator's
instructions. [TNX KD7H]
FO/A - A second operation from Raivavae Island (OC-114), Austral Islands
is planned to take place from 30 October to 6 November. The
operators will be Dave, K3EL and Don, VE7DS and they will use
TX5RV on 80-10 metres CW, with some SSB and RTTY "from time to
time". They will run "two medium-power stations with vertical
antennas on the beach". QSL via M0URX, direct or bureau (OQRS
preferred), and LoTW. Further information, including target
frequencies chosen to minimize interference with concurrent opera-
tions, at http://k3el.wordpress.com/dx/raivavae-austral-islands/
[TNX NG3K]
HK - Once again Lothar, DK8LRF will be active as HK3JCL from Colombia
between 21 September to 23 November. He will operate SSB mainly on
40 and 20 metres. QSL via home call, bureau preferred. [TNX DXNL]
I - Aldo, IK2ANI will be active holiday style as IH9/IK2ANI from
Pantelleria (AF-018) from 27 September to 1 October. He will
operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 30-6 metres with 100 watts to a
vertical antenna. [TNX IK2ANI]
JW - Karl, LA8DW will again be active as JW8DW from Longyearbyen,
Spitsbergen (EU-026) from 25 September to 2 October. Activity will
probably be on 80-10 metres CW and SSB. QSL via home call, direct
or bureau, and LoTW; logsearch on http://la8dw.com/
OZ - Mike, DG5LAC will be active as OU1RAEM from Romo Island (EU-125)
from 28 September to 5 October. He will be QRV on 80-10 metres
SSB. QSL via DF5LW, direct or bureau. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
OZ - Tom, DL4VM will be active as OZ/DL4VM from Vendsyssel-Thy (EU-171)
from 29 September to 19 October. QSL via home call, direct or
bureau. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
PJ2 - Look for PJ2/K5JP, PJ2/NT5V and PJ2/W5BOS to be active from the
Curacao PJ2T super station on 8-15 October. They will operate CW
and SSB on all bands, with a focus on 30, 17 and 12 metres. [TNX
K5JP]
PJ4 - Nigel, G3TXF will be active as PJ4/G3TXF from Bonaire (SA-006) on
21-29 September, for the Scandinavia Activity Contest CW (21-22
September) and the CQ WW RTTY Contest (28-29 September). During
the intervening week there will also be some CW activity across
the HF bands. QSL via home call. Logsearch and OQRS on Club Log.
S7 - Andrea, IZ1MHY will be active holiday style as S79MHY from Praslin
Island (AF-024), Seychelles on 9-16 October. He will operate SSB,
digital modes and CW. QSL via home call. [TNX IZ1MHY]
VP9 - George K3GP, Jamie WW3S and Ray ND8L will be active as VP9/K3GP,
VP9/WW3S and VP9/ND8L from Bermuda (NA-005) on 26-30 September.
QSL via home calls. They will participate in the CQ WW RTTY
Contest as VP9I (QSL via WW3S). [TNX DX World]
W - The West Chester Amateur Radio Association will be active as
WC8VOA on 21 September to commerate the initialization of the
Bethany Voice of America transmission site (23 September 1944).
Two stations will operate SSB and CW from 16 UTC for eight hours.
QSL direct or bureau.

HIMALAYAN TRIP ---> Pekka, OH2YY will operate SSB as 9N2YY (requested call,
to be confirmed upon arrival) from Nepal on 2-5 October, and as A52YY from
Bhutan on 6-10 October. His Nepalese license covers 17, 15, 12 and 10 metres
while his Bhutanese is for all bands. He plans to have antennas for 40-10m,
with "a better antenna on 21 MHz in order to serve North American stations
during the short openings that are predicted around midnight for West Coast
and noon time for East". Operating bands will also depend on local
conditions, as he will be travelling and visiting different places in both
countries. QSL via home call, direct or bureau, and LoTW. [TNX OH2YY]

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

WF5E DX QSL SERVICE ---> The DX QSL Service (www.qsl.net/wf5e/), started by
W3KT and continued by N7RO, has been run by Les Bannon, WF5E since August
1994. Owing to health problems, time has now come for Les to retire: "I
will accept QSLs to forward until the end of October", he says, "Any that
come in after that for requests I made, will be forwarded OK to my
customers". [TNX QRZ-DX]

IMW 2014 ---> The International Museums Weekend (IMW) has been a very
popular annual special event for well over a decade now. The majority of
those taking part in the event have been in the United Kingdom, but for the
2014 IMW, the members of the IMW administration team are hoping to make the
event a truly in international one, with great deal more participation from
beyond the UK's borders. The 2014 IMW will take place on the two weekends
of the 14-15 and 21-22 June. Details about the event and how to register to
take part can be found at http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk/imw/ or from Nigel
Auckland, M0NAF (nigel[@]oldfartsonbikes.com) [TNX M0HEM]

INDEXA ---> The International DX Association's (www.indexa.org) newly
elected/confirmed Officers & Directors are: Gary Dixon K4MQG (President),
John Scott K8YC (Vice President) and Dick Williams W3OA
(Secretary-Treasurer); Bob Allphin K4UEE, Ralph Fedor K0IR, Mary Hobart
K1MMH, Bill Jennings W4UNP, Franz Langner DJ9ZB, Gregg Marco W6IZT, Jerry
Rosalius WB9Z and Bob Schenck N2OO (Directors). [TNX W3OA]

QSL 3B8/HB9ARY ---> The new QSL route (for either past and future
operations) is via NI5DX. Cards sent to HB9ARY via the Swiss bureau will be
accepted until the end of 2013.

QSL TA4/UA9CDC ---> Phil, G3SWH has been appointed as QSL manager for
TA4/UA9CDC with immediate effect. QSl cards are only available direct (OQRS
on www.g3swh.org.uk), as Igor is not an RSGB member. Phil says he will try
to upload the log to LoTW in due course. [TNX G3SWH]

QSL XR5L ---> IOTA group SA-070 was activated for the last time by XR5L
back in 2009. Those who still need a QSL card may now send their request to
XQ7UP (team member of that expedition). QSL direct or through the OQRS
provided by Club Log.

ROTA ---> Coordinated by the Bishop Auckland Radio Amateurs Club, this year
the Railways On The Air (ROTA) weekend will take place on 21-22 September.
Quite a number of GB special event stations are expected to participate.
Details can be found at http://rota.barac.org.uk/

UCI ROAD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS ---> The cities of Firenze, Lucca, Pistoia,
Montecatini Terme and Fiesole will host the UCI Road Cycling World
Championships on 22-29 September. The Tuscany Regional Committee of ARI
sponsors an award for contacting amateur radio stations in Tuscany (I5,
IK5, IZ5, IQ5, IA5) during that time frame. Details can be found at
www.ari-crt.it [TNX IZ5JLW]

SILENT KEYS ---> Wayne Green, W2NSD passed away on 13 September at 91 years
of age. He was the founder of "73 Amateur Radio Today" and several other
magazines. "A well-known and often outspoken figure", he "often was ahead
of the curve in promoting such technologies as single-sideband phone,
solid-state, FM, and the marriage of computers and ham radio" (ARRL). The
entire collection of "73" (from 1960 to 2003) can be found at
http://archive.org (search for 73-magazine).
Other recently reported Silent Keys include James Stewart (5Z4FM/G3GLE),
Claudio Granja Karam (PY5PDC) and Aleksandr Savelyev, 5B8AD (C4N, ex
RA6LUX), who died of a stroke on 17 September. He was only 45 years old.

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

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3B8/HB9ARY NI5DX ET3AA N2OO PJ2P DL8OBQ
3B8CW NI5DX EW6GF DL8KAC PJ4M PH2M
3D2GC LZ1GC EX8OF RW6HS PW7T PT7WA
3W3B E21EIC FG4NO F4AVX R100RQA RN1ON
3Z1JESIEN SQ1NXN FP5BZ F5TJP R70SM RA3LV
3Z3JESIEN SP3SBY FY/OM6NM OM2FY R70SO RA3LV
3Z3P SQ9PPO GB5FY M1EDF SN0HOKA SP5KVW
4J9Y DC9RI GB70RAF M0XSD SN1JESIEN SQ1KSL
4L0G EA7FTR GM5X N3SL SN2013LRR SP3YAC
4L1HD DL8KAC GW3KHZ/p G3KHZ SN3JESIEN SP3WVL
4L9QQ UR9QQ GW8DX G8DX SP0WFAD SQ9DEN
4S7BRG LZ3HI GZ5Y GM4SSA SV130PAP SV2HTI
4S7JHG DL3JH H44J JA0AOA T6MH W2GR
4S7YSG JA2SWH HA21WFF HA6PJ T6T RW6HS
4X0T 4Z5FI HC1AJQ EA7FTR T88TV HA3JB
5B4AIF EB7DX HF1939BPM SP5PMD T88ZD JH1QJU
5B4AJC UA3DX HF1JESIEN SQ1KSM TA4/UA9CDC G3SWH
5B4AKM 5B4MF HF3JESIEN SP3GVX TC2C TA1HZ
5K3RF EA3DUF HF790NYSA SP6PNZ TJ3AY F5LGE
5Q1A OZ5ESB HK1MW N2OO TM1MAD F5KLJ
5Q7Y DL8AW HL05GDB HL4CEL TM26NN F5KTU
5R8UO DF8UO HP0INT/# F4BKV [d] TM35CDXC F5CWU
6K0HG DS2CYI HP0INT/# F5CWU [b] TM49PB F5KAY
7X5KBS EA7FTR HP500OP HP1RCP TM50ENSO F5LGQ
8N6MMTTY JS6PSH HR2WW KD4POJ TM60IPA F6FLO
8Q7AM IW0HBY II0DMR IZ0UIN TM71BPIA F6KMF
8Q7CF DL2MDU II0IAFM IZ0EUX TM8WAL F5JER
9A8OK OK1HWS II0IGZF IZ0FVD TM90KOB F5KOB
9H3TR DL1AY II1IARU IK1VDQ V26K AA3B
9M2PJU K2AU II8OAMM HB9CQL [b] V31ZM M0OXO
9M6XRO M0URX II8OAMM IQ8GZ [d] V55V DJ8VC
9V1PW JH4PHW II9IAGM IT9YEM V6G PG5M
9X0ZM JO1CRA IR9W IW0HBY VU2RMS RW6HS
A35JP JA0RQV J44LH SV4FFL W2WTC K2HJB
A43MI A47RS K2IO/KH2 JA2JWH XW0YJY E21EIC
A61ZX IZ8CLM K4S W4BTI XZ1Z JH1AJT
A92IO EI3IO KH2/N2NL W2YC YB0AI/9 YB0AI
BW2/JP1RIW BM2JCC KL7RRC/p N7RO YB0MZI RW6HS
C21BN JH1NBN LZ2013HST LZ1BJ YB9/DJ7XJ OZ7XJ
C5YK ON6EG LZ20TRC LZ1YE YB9GV/p EA7FTR
CE3EEA EA5GL LZ49FJ LZ1FJ YB9KA/p EA7FTR
CO2IR EB7DX MC0SHL M0URX YD1NAA/5 W2FB
CO2WL HA3JB OA6Q OE3NHW YD9RQX/p W2FB
CO5FB EA7FTR OD5ZZ NI5DX YF1AR/9 N2OO
CO6LC EA5GL OG3077F OH3JF YJ0RK NR6M
CO6LE EA5GL OJ0W OH3WS YL110GAB YL3GV
CR3L DJ6QT ON4USA ON4GDV YN2PX AI5P
CR5150NM CS5NRA OR1Z ON6IX YP10KQT YO2KQT
D3AA UA1QV OU1RAEM DF5LW Z68BH OH2BH
DU1WGA NR6M OU2DX PA0ABM Z81R OH2BH
EG8BFS EA8URV OV2T PA0ABM ZG2FX G3RFX
EH2CDP EA2TW OZ0AV DL8AAV ZG2JK ZB2JK
EH5APP EB5GDM PA125DHP PC2F ZL4IR W8WC
EM0I UT2IZ PA60IPA PA9LUC ZS8Z ZS1HF
ER0VB/p ER1KAA PD70AW PD2RKG ZV1WSA PU1VFC

ED3URC Unio de Radioaficionats de Catalunya, Apartado Postal 83, 08120 La
Llagosta (Barcelona), Spain
HP1RCP Radio Club de Panama, Apartado Postal 0819-11334, Ciudad de
Panama, Panama
IQ7IA E.R.A. Grande Salento, Ufficio Brindisi Centro, Casella Postale
122, 72100 Brindisi BR, Italy
JA0RQV Masato Tamura, 2086-13 Daitakubo, Minami-ku, Saitama-shi,
Saitama-ken, 336-0015, Japan
JH1AJT Y. Zorro Miyazawa, P.O. Box 8, Oiso-machi, Naka-Gun Kanagawa-ken,
259-0111, Japan
JH1NBN Yuki Yosuke Uchiyama, 924-4 Yokokawa-machi, Hachioji-shi,
Tokyo-to, 193-0823, Japan
N2OO Bob Schenck, P.O. Box 345, Tuckerton NJ 08087-0345, USA
N7RO Richard J. Moen, 2935 Plymouth Dr, Bellingham, WA 98225, USA
PG5M G.A. Menting, Leemdobbe 19, 9472 ZR Zuidlaren, The Netherlands
SV4FFL Costas J. Dovas, 17 K. Garefi Str., 382 22 Volos, Greece
W2FB Stephanus J. D. Busono, 3 Margaret Drive, Somerset NJ 08873, USA
W4BTI The Kennehoochee ARC, P.O. Box 1245, Marietta GA 30060, USA
YB0AI Taufan Prioutomo, Jl Kebon Kelapa No. 6, Tapekong Cidodol,
Kebayoran Lama, Jakarta Selatan 12220, Indonesia

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