18 January 2014 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1185
===========================
*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S ***
**** DX INFORMATION ****
===========================
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

3B8 - Jean-Paul, HB9ARY will be active again as 3B8/HB9ARY from
Mauritius Island (AF-049) from 24 January to 15 February. He will
operate mainly SSB on 160-10 metres. QSL via NI5DX. [TNX The Daily
DX]
CX - Members of the Radio Club Uruguayo and the Uruguay DX Group
(CX1SI, CX2AM, CX2FR, CX2RU, CX3AN, CX4AAE, CX4AAJ, CX4CR,
CX5DNT/ON5NT and CX8FB) will join forces and be active as CW5F
from Isla Timoteo Dominguez (SA-057) on 21-26 February. QSL via
ON5NT, direct or bureau. [TNX ON5NT]
E5_sc - David, BA4DW will operate SSB and CW as E51CDW from Rarotonga
(OC-013), South Cook Islands on 21-27 January. QSL via BA4DW. [TNX
The Daily DX]
FG - Union Francaise des Telegraphistes' member Jean, FG8NY will be
active as TO8UFT from Guadeloupe (NA-102) from 20 January to 2
February, including an entry in the REF Contest (25-26 January).
QSL via F6ICG. [TNX The Daily DX]
FK - Freddy, F5IRO (http://j28ro.blogspot.com) will be active as
FK8RO/p from Mare Island (OC-033) for five days "during the second
week of February". He will operate CW only on 40-10 metres
starting around 9 UTC. QSL via F5IRO, direct or bureau. [TNX DX
World]
FM - Yves, F5GN is now active as FM/F5GN from Martinique (NA-107) until
late February. His wife Francoise, F4BMR will operate as TO4YL on
8-24 February. QSL via F5GN, direct or bureau. [TNX DX World]
FR - A large team from the Radio Club de Provins (F6KOP) will be active
as TO7CC from Reunion Island (AF-016) on 6-16 February. They will
run four stations on all bands SSB, CW and RTTY, with a a special
emphasis on the low bands and RTTY. QSL via F1NGP. Logsearch on
Club Log. A website is under construction at www.to7cc.com. [TNX
F5NQL]
FY - Alain, F8FUA and Stephane, F5UOW will be active as FY/F8FUA and
FY/F5UOW from Ile Royale (SA-020) on 15-25 May. They will operate
SSB, CW and maybe some digital mode on all bands, except 160m. QSL
via home calls, direct or bureau. [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX]
GM - Members of the Black Country DX & Contest Group will be active as
MS0OXE (www.ms0oxe.net) from the Isle of Tiree (EU-008) on 25-31
March. They will be QRV on 160-10 metres CW, SSB and RTTY, and
will participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest. Logs will be
uploaded to Club Log once a day and to LoTW at the earliest
opportunity. QSL via M0URX (http://m0urx.com/oqrs/).
HC - Rick, NE8Z will be active as HC1MD and HC1MD/HC2 from Ecuador
between 19 January and 10 February. He will operate CW, SSB and
RTTY on 40-10 metres. QSL via K8LJG (direct) and LoTW. Information
on the HC/Ecuador and HC8/ Galapagos DX Diplomas can be found at
http://webpages.charter.net/ne8z. [TNX NE8Z]
LU - Carlos, LU8DCH will be active as LU8DCH/D from Isla Martin Garcia
(SA-055) on 21-23 February. QSL direct to home call. [TNX
rsgbiota.org]
S5 - Special callsign S567O will be active on all bands until 31
December to celebrate Radio Club Cerkno's long-term president
Miran Voncina (S50O), who was first licenced in 1967. The QSL
cards will be printed at the end of the year. All of the QSOs will
be confirmed via the bureau and LoTW. Direct cards should be sent
to S50E (Radio Club Cerkno, P.O. Box 16, SI-5282 Cerkno,
Slovenia). [TNX S52JK]
V6 - Sho, JA7HMZ will be active as as V63DX from Pohnpei (OC-010),
Micronesia on 24-30 January. He will participate in the CQ WW
160-Meter CW Contest as V6A. QSL via home call, direct only. [TNX
NG3K]
YB - Imam, YB4IR will be active as YB4IR/8 from Tidore Island (OC-145)
on 7-14 February. He will operate CW and SSB on 40-10 metres. QSL
via home call, direct or bureau (OQRS on Club Log), and LoTW.
YB - Look for Budi, YF1AR/8 (QSL via N2OO) and Adhi, YB3MM/8 (see
www.yb3mm.com for QSLling options) to be active from Pulau
Wangiwangi, Tukang Besi Islands (OC-219) between 26 March and 2
April. They will have two transceivers running 100 watts on 40-10
metres mainly SSB, with some CW and digi modes. Further information
at www.yf1ar.com. [TNX YF1AR]

===========================
*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S ***
**** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
===========================
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

IOTA MARATHON ---> ADIF log submissions for the Chasers Marathon are now
accepted at www.iotaevents.org. First, go to "sign up" to obtain your login
information. For any inquiries, email iota.chaser[@]gmail.com. Submissions
for the Activators Marathon should be emailed to iota.activator[@]gmail.com.
The deadline for all submissions is 28 February 2014.

W1AW WAS ---> Look for ARRL Centennial stations W1AW/2 from New York and
W1AW/5 from Oklahoma to be on the air starting at 00.00 UTC on 22 January
until 23.59 UTC on the 28th. Complete information on the ARRL Centennial
QSO Party [425DXN 1179] can be found at www.arrl.org/centennial-qso-party.

WCA HBD ---> The World Castles Award Programme's fifth anniversary will be
celebrated during the "WCA Happy Birthday" (WCA HBD) activity weekend on
18-19 January. See www.wcagroup.org for further information. [TNX RN1CW]

+ SILENT KEYS + Hubert Walcott Benjamin Sr, EL2BA passed away on 4 January.
Born in Antigua in 1935, he lived in England, Liberia and since 1990 in the
US, under what he referred to as "self imposed exile". He was the President
of the Liberian Radio Amateur Association (LRAA) for 17 years, and served
as IARU Region 1 Executive Committee Member on 1972-1987.
John G. "Jack" Troster, W6ISQ passed away on 11 January at the age of 93. A
founding member of the Northern California DX Foundation in 1972, he served
as an NCDXF Board member for 26 years and was the Foundation's third
President (1975-1986). Back in 1988 he was inducted into the CQ DX Hall of
Fame.
Bruce W. Butler, W6OSP became a Silent Key on 16 January. He was 79. In
1990 he joined the Board of the NCDXF as its Treasurer, and served as the
Foundation's President from 2009 until his retirement at the end of 2011.
He participated in a number of DXpeditions, notably H40AA (Temotu 1998),
3B9R (Rodrigues 1999), K4M (Midway 2009) and PJ7E (Sint Maarten 2010).

----------------------------------------------------------------------------

QSLs received direct or through managers: 3B9EME, 3D2R, 4S7NE, 4U1GSC,
5A1AL, 5C5T, 5J0R, 5P9Z (EU-030), 5R8IC, 6O3A, 6Y5WJ, 6Y6T, 7Q7PRO,
9A202AA, 9N7BM, 9Y4/DL7VOG, 9Y4ZC, A35UD, A41KJ, A61BM, A71CM, BY1WXD/0,
C4N, C50C, C5A, C6A/K5HCT, C6AAW, C6AVA, C82DX, CE3EEA, CR5CW (EU-145),
CT8/PA4N, DU7ET, E51EWP, E51MAN, E74A, E77A, EF8USA, EF8X, EG3INT/7
(EU-152), EL2ES, EL2MF, EM150KV, ES5QD, EU1AA, FO/AB1OC, FO/JI1JKW,
FO/UT6UD, FR5DZ, FW0NAR (OC-054), FW0NAR/p (OC-118), FW5JJ, GJ3TXF, H44UD,
H7H, HB0/PA4N, HP0INT/2 (NA-202 and NA-170), HP0INT/3 (NA-071), HP0INT/4
(NA-088), HP0INT/9 (NA-203), HP1WW, HQ3W (NA-160), HQ8D (NA-223), HQ8S
(NA-035), HZ1PS, HZ1TT, IA0MZ, IS0GQX, J34J, J41V, J87GU, JT1AS, JW/LY2KW,
JX9JKA, K4S (NA-058), K6VVA/KL7 (NA-152 and NA-050), KC4AAA, KG4KL, KH2L,
KH6FOC, KL7SB, KP2M, MJ/K3PLV, NH2T, OD5ZZ, OJ0R, P29CW, P49V, PJ2/G3TXF,
PJ4/G3TXF, PJ5G, PJ5J, PJ7/G3TXF, PJ7NK, R20RRC/0 (AS-062), RA4HKM/0
(AS-025), RK3SWB/1 (EU-147), RK9UN, S79WDX, SU1HZ, SU1SK, SV1CQN,
SV9/WB2GAI/p, SW5CC, SX5KL, T33A, TA3J/0, TI2CF, TI5N, TN2MS, TO2TT, TO4FM,
TX7M (OC-027), TZ6BB, UN1O, UN7AB, UN9GD, UT6UD, V26K, V3A, VF0X, VK9CZ,
VP2EAT, VP2ME, VP2MMM, VP2V/AA7V, VP2V/KE2VB, VP5OU, VP8LP, VP9/W6PH,
VR2AJ, WH7Z, XZ1Z, YB3MM/4 (OC-262), YB4IR/8 (OC-272), YB9Y (OC-276),
YE5PQM (OC-075), YE5R (OC-108), YJ0RK, YJ0TE, YK1BA, YS1/NP3J, Z81X, ZD8O,
ZF2BN, ZF2WN, ZK2V, ZM1G, ZM90DX, ZS3Y, ZS8C.

****************************************************************************

425 DX NEWS HOME PAGE: http://www.425dxn.org
425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE: http://www.425dxn.org/monthly

****************************************************************************

425 DX News is a free of charge weekly bulletin
edited by Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ and Valeria Pregliasco, IK1ADH

Its contents may be used, reproduced and distributed
in part or full provided that
"425 DX News" or "425DXN" receive proper credit

Contributors are invited to send their DX information to
Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ (425...@alice.it)
The deadline is 12 UTC on Fridays

****************************************************************************

Direttore Responsabile
Gabriele Villa, I2VGW
Giornalista Professionista - Tessera n. 071675
Ordine Nazionale dei Giornalisti
Roma, Italia

****************************************************************************