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15 February 2014 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1189
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**** DX INFORMATION ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
3W - Toshi, JA8BMK will be active from Vietnam [425DXN 1184] between
mid-February and late March. He will be QRV as 3W2DX from Ho Chi
Minh City on 14-17 February, and as XV7BM from Nha Trang from 18
February to 28 March. QSL both calls via JA8BMK. [TNX DX World]
5X - Alan, G3XAQ will operate CW only as 5X1XA from Uganda from 25
February to 16 March, including an entry in the RSGB Commonwealth
Contest (8-9 March). QSL via G3SWH. [TNX NG3K]
A3 - Chris, GM3WOJ and Keith, GM4YXI will be active as A35V and A35X
from Tongatapu (OC-049) on 4-18 April. They will operate CW, SSB
and RTTY on 160-10 metres. QSL both callsigns via N3SL and LoTW
(daily uploads are planned). A website is under construction at
http://a35va35x.com/ [TNX DX World]
C5 - Dom, M1TKA will be active holiday style as C5/M1KTA from The
Gambia from 27 February to 10 March. He will operate QRP on 20-10
metres. QSL via home call and LoTW. [TNX DX World]
C6 - After being active from Stocking Island (NA-001), John, 9H5G
(http://kk4oyj.wordpress.com/
(NA-113), Bahamas. He hopes to be QRV as 9H5G/C6A starting on 15
February. Look for him on 10 and 17 metres. QSL via NI5DX and LoTW.
CE - Members of Radio Club Provincial Llanquihue (CE7LL) plan to be
active as 3G7PM from Guafo Island (SA-018) on 23-28 February. [TNX
DX World]
CT8 - The team of OH2BE, OH2BH, OH2PM, OH8NC and OH8NJ will join forces
with the locals CU2CE and CU2DX to hit the airwaves from the
Azores with a variety of callsigns such as CR2A and CR2X in
contests, and CU2KG and CU2KH otherwise. The activity started on
12 February and will run until 3 March, including the ARRL DX
Contest (both CW and SSB) and the CQ 160 Meter SSB Contest. QSL
CR2A and CR2X via OH2BH. [TNX OH2BH]
CT9 - Once again Rosel, DL3KWR and Hardy, DL3KWF will be active as
CT9/DL3KWR and CT9/DL3KWF from Madeira (AF-014) from 6 March to 2
April. They plan to operate mostly in CW and digital modes with a
focus on 12, 17 and 30 metres. QSL via home calls. Email requests
for bureau cards can be sent to dl3kwr[@]darc.de or
dl3kwf[@]darc.de respectively. [TNX DL3KWR]
CY0 - Aaron, VA1AXC is now active as CY0/VA1AXC from Sable Island. He
works a rotating schedule for Parks Canada (approximately two
months on the island, and two months back in Nova Scotia), and is
QRV in his limited spare time using the equipment donated by the
CY0P team. Aaron is new to HF radio operating, so be patient with
him. QSL via JE1LET, direct only. [TNX The Daily DX]
F - ON5HC, ON7KZ, ON7PQ, ON7USB and ON8AZ will be active as TM4U from
St Nicolas Island (EU-094) on 25-30 May. They will operate CW, SSB
and digital on 80-10 metres, plus 160 and 6 metres depending on
conditions. QSL via ON8AZ, direct or bureau. Further information
can be found at www.eu094.be. [TNX NG3K]
FG - Gildas, F6HMQ will be active as TO22C from Guadeloupe (NA-102)
from 20 February to 6 March. including participation in the ARRL
DX SSB Contest. QSL via F6HMQ. [TNX DX World]
FK - Yoshi, JE2EHP will be active as FK/K1HP from Noumea (OC-032), New
Caledonia on 17-23 February. QSL via JE2EHP (OQRS on Club Log) and
LoTW. He will be followed by Kazu, JA1IST who will be active as
FK/JA1IST from 25 February to 1 March (QSL via home call, bureau
preferred).
FO/A - A group of seven (Don G3BJ, Chris G3SVL, Nigel G3TXF, David G3WGN,
Don G3XTT, Hilary G4JKS and Justin G4TSH) will be active as TX6G
from Raivavae (OC-114), Austral Islands from 20 March to 1 April.
They plan to run up to three stations with amplifiers and to
operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 160-10 metres. QSL via G3TXF and LoTW,
logsearch and OQRS on Club Log. The website for the DXpedition is
at www.tx6g.com. [TNX DX World]
GM - The MS0OXE (www.ms0oxe.net) team from the Isle of Tiree (EU-008)
[425DXN 1185] will have one station on at any one time and two
stations at higher rate times. They plan to put "some effort" into
160m and WARC RTTY, as those are the slots where Club Log shows
low worked percentages for Scotland. MS0OXE will be QRV on 25-31
March, with CW activity to be given priority on the 16-28th. QSL
via M0URX (http://m0urx.com/oqrs/). [TNX M0URX]
HL - Kang, DS4DRE will be active as DS4DRE/4 from Taehuksan Island
(AS-093) until 31 December. He plans to operate SSB and CW on
10-80 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX DS4DRE]
HR - Gerard, F2JD will be back to Copan, Honduras from 6 March to 4
June. He will be QRV as HR5/F2JD on the HF bands CW, SSB and RTTY.
QSL via F6AJA, direct or bureau. Logsearch at
http://lesnouvellesdx.fr/
I - Giovanni, IK2JYT is active as IR2A until 28 February, including
the 11th Antarctic Activity Week (17-23 February). He operates CW,
SSB, RTTY and digital mode on 80-10 metres. QSL via home call,
direct or bureau. [TNX IK2JYT]
I - IZ7XNB and the Barivm DX Team are using special callsign IY7M
until 22 June to commemorate the 110th anniversary of the first
commercial Marconi contact made between Bari, Italy and Bar,
Montenegro on 3 August 1904. QSL via IZ7XNB. [TNX IZ7XNB]
J7 - Brian, K1LI will be active as J7Y from Dominica (NA-101) from 21
February to 10 March. He will participate in the ARRL SSB Contest
(1-2 March), with activity focussed on the low bands outside the
contest. QSL via K1LI and LoTW. [TNX NG3K]
KG4 - Bill W4WV (KG4WV) and Ed KN4KL (KG4KL) will be active from
Guantanamo Bay from 21 February to 7 March. They plan to operate
SSB, RTTY, PSK, CW and possibly some SSTV on all bands. QSL via
home calls. Between 26 February and 4 March they will also operate
as W1AW/KG4, as part of ARRL's Centennial QSO Party. QSL W1AW/KG4
via ARRL Headquarters (225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111) and LoTW.
[TNX The Daily DX]
KH6 - Fred, NA2U will be operating from the volcano on the Big Island of
Hawaii from 27 February through 3 March. He will participate in
the ARRL DX SSB Contest as KH7M (USA and Canada statios QSL direct
to KH6ZM, rest of the world QSL direct to I0MWI). Outside the
contest he will be QRV as KH6/NA2U, mainly CW on 30, 17 and 12
metres as time allows. QSL KH6/NA2U via LoTW or direct to home
call. [TNX NA2U]
KH8 - Guenter/DL2AWG, Hans/DL6JGN and Ron/PA3EWP will be active as
KH8/homecall from Ofu Island (OC-077) on 9-20 April. They will
operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 40-10 metres. QSL via home calls. [TNX
NG3K]
PJ7 - Tom, AA9A will be active as PJ7AA from Sint Maarten (NA-105) from
22 February to 16 March. He will operate CW and SSB on 40-10
metres. QSL via AA9A. [TNX The Daily DX]
SV - Vassilis, SV1CNS and others will participate in the CQ WW 160
Meter SSB Contest (21-23 February) as SX1AA from Artemida, Greece
QSL via SV1CNS (direct) or SV1QXU (bureau). [TNX SV1CNS]
V2 - Babs, DL7AFS (www.qsl.net/dl7afs) and Lot, DJ7ZG will be active
holiday style as V21ZG from Antigua (NA-100) for four weeks
starting on 26 February. It will be their fourth visit to Antigua,
and this time they will concentrate on the higher bands PSK, RTTY
and SSB. They also plan to do some SSTV. QSL via DL7AFS. Logsearch
on Club Log (the SSTV QSOs will be displayed as a Phone QSOs, in
accordance to DXCC Award Program). [TNX PA7CW]
V4 - Once again John, W5JON will be active as V47JA from St. Kitts
(NA-104) from 19 February to 25 March. He will operate SSB on
160-6 metres, and will participate in the ARRL DX Contest. His
wife Cathy (W5HAM) will also operate occasionally as V47HAM. All
QSLs via W5JON (direct only) and LoTW. [TNX NG3K]
V7 - Bill, N6MW (http://n6mw.jimdo.com/v7-
his V73MW DXpedition [425DXN 1187] to Majuro Atoll (OC-029),
Marshall Islands to take place from 26 February to 4 March. "The
emphasis will be on 160 and 80 metres CW, with some 20 RTTY and
possible 17 SSB gap fillers. The latter bands may turn out to be
largely times when EU is available since operations will
dominantly be at local night time". QSL via M0URX, direct or
bureau (OQRS preferred) and LoTW, logsearch on Club Log.
VK - John, VK6HZ will be active holiday style as VK6ARI from Rottnest
Island (OC-164) on 23-30 March. He will operate SSB, CW and RTTY
on 40-10 metres. QSL via VK6HZ, direct or bureau. [TNX
rsgbiota.org]
W - Members of the Palos Verdes ARC will operate as K6PV/6 from Santa
Catalina Island (NA-066) on 19-23 February. QSL via K6PV.
YB - Joppy, YB8XM and others plan to be active from Sanana (Sulabesi)
Island (OC-076) in late February-early March. All QSLs direct to
YB8XM. See http://oc076.blogspot.com/ for updates. [TNX JN6RZM]
YB - Imam, YB4IR reports he will be active as YB4IR/p from Enggano
Island (OC-204) on 23-30 March. He will operate CW and SSB on
40-10 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau (OQRS on Club
Log), adn LoTW.
ZL7 - VE7NY, ZL1BMG, ZS1FJ and OE2SNL will be active as ZL7AAA from the
Chatham Islands (OC-038) on 21-31 March. Expect activity on 80-10
metres SSB, CW, RTTY and PSK31. QSL via VE7NY. Further information
and updates will posted to www.qsl.net/zl7aaa/ [TNX NG3K]
ANTARCTIC ACTIVITY WEEK ---> The Worldwide Antarctic Program has announced
that the 11th Antarctic Activity Week will be held from 17 to 23 February.
The aim of this annual event is to promote worldwide interest in the
Antarctic continent. Special callsigns (QSL via operator's instructions) are
expected to be aired during this year's AAW from the following countries:
Australia VK2ANT
Austria OE88WAP, OE89ANT, OE90AAW
France TM11AAW, TM11WAP
Italy II0AW, II1MNA, II2ANT, II3MNA, II5ANT, II6ANT, IP2ANT,
IP8AAW, IR1ANT, IR1SP, IR2A
Poland HF0A
Romania YQ8ANT
Spain AO4HAG, EG1WAS, EG3ANT, EH5ANT
Switzerland HB9ICE
The Netherlands PA6ANT, PF14ANT
Ukraine EM11KY
USA K0ANT, K4K
Complete information on the AAW can be found at www.waponline.it
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**** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE ---> The January 2014 issue is now available for
download at www.425dxn.org/monthly/index.
ARRL INTERNATIONAL DX CONTEST (CW) ---> Object of the contest is for W/VE
amateurs to work as many stations in as many DXCC entities as possible on
160, 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10 metre bands, while foreign amateurs (also
including KH6, KL7, CY9 and CY0) work as many W/VE stations in as many of
the 48 contiguous states and provinces as possible (complete rules can be
found at www.arrl.org/arrl-dx). This year's event will run from from 00.00
UTC on 15 February through 23.59 UTC on the 16th. Do not forget to give a
look at the Announced Operations listing maintained by Bill, NG3K at
www.ng3k.com/Misc/adxc2014.
DX UNIVERSITY ---> The DX University will conduct two sessions at the
International DX Convention at the Convention Center in Visalia on 4 April.
The first session in the morning will consist of presentations aimed at
less experienced DXers; the second session in the afternoon will consist of
a seminar on more advanced DXing and DXpeditioning topics. Registration is
open on www.dxuniversity.com.
FT5ZM ---> FT5ZM went QRT from Amsterdam Island at 02.20 UTC on 12
February, a little earlier than expected, because the team wanted to leave
as quickly as possible to avoid a bad storm which was heading their way.
The Amsterdam DXpedition team made a total of 170,000 QSOs with 36,300
uniques.
The OQRS on Club Log has been enabled. The Daily DX reports a couple of
minor glitches. First, "when OQRS was initially enabled the email address
associated with the OQRS payment was entered in error. This was corrected
as soon as it was discovered. For those who requested a QSL from FT5ZM via
OQRS, please check your PayPal account. If the payment status indicates
"unclaimed", simply cancel this transaction and submit a new OQRS request.
If you have any questions please send an email to gregg.w6izt[@]gmail.com".
Second, "several people have reported OQRS on Club Log does not allow
another OQRS request, despite the clearly marked button that says 'request
again'. This seems to be a problem with those using Explorer web browser
but does work with Firefox (and probably others). If you can not get it to
work it might be worth trying another Web browser such as Firefox, Safari,
Chrome, etc."
IOTA BASH ---> The 10th annual IOTA Bash will be held on 14-15 March in
Boerne, Texas. The agenda includes presentations by K9AJ, EA3NT, AB5EB and
K6VVA and a nice social programme. Information for attending the Bash can
be found on the IREF website (www.islandradio.org). If you have questions
please contact Mike Crownover, AD5A (ad5a[@]gvtc.com) [TNX AD5A]
QSL E720SRRS & E720ZRHB ---> Robert, E77E reports that all of the QSOs with
E720SRRS, E720SRRS/p and E720ZRHB will be confirmed automatically via the
bureau as soon as the cards are printed.
QSL VK0TH ---> Trevor, VK8TH has reversed his decision on QSL cards [425DXN
1186]. He now intends (1) making the log available to an amateur who will
ensure it is logged to LOTW, and (2) taking up the offer of a QSL Manager.
"The remainder of the QSL cards received I will process myself (roughly
300). There will be a delay as I will need to purchase another batch of QSL
cards however I will ensure they go out to all".
W1AW WAS ---> Look for ARRL Centennial stations W1AW/8 from Michigan and
W1AW/4 from Florida to be on the air starting at 00.00 UTC on 19 February
until 23.59 UTC on the 25th. Complete information on the ARRL Centennial
QSO Party can be found at www.arrl.org/centennial-qso-
WRTC2014 ---> The WRTC2014 Steering Committee permits each WRTC organizer
to offer the opportunity for sponsors to name teams outside the normal
qualification process as a fund raising mechanism. For WRTC2014, the first
three sponsorships were available on a first-come first-served basis:
- The "Latitude 13" team is so named because the locations where the two
operators usually compete are both at 13 degrees latitude. The sponsor has
named Tom Georgens, W2SC and Dave Mueller, N2NL, as the team.
- "RadioTeam Azores" is sponsored by Azores Tourism Association. They have
appointed Martti Lane, OH2BH, and Ville Hiilesmaa, OH2MM, as their team.
- The "Brazil-Bulgaria Friendship Team" is sponsored by a consortium
including The Araucaria DX Group, Triumph IESA Infrastructure AS, the Sao
Paulo section of LABRE, K1LZ, and the Bulgarian Federation of Radio
Amateurs (BFRA). They have appointed Soni Leite, PY1NX, and Atasnas
"Nasko" Koitchev, LZ3YY/LZ9R, as their team.
The fourth and final Team Sponsorship will be made available through an
auction to be conducted on 8 March. Anyone interested in participating in
the auction should contact WRTC Chairman, Doug Grant, K1DG
(k1dg[@]wrtc2014.org) as quickly as possible to register.
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 1A0KM, 3B8/UU5WW, 3B9FR, 3D2C,
3D2GC/p, 3W1T, 4JSONG, 4K12SONG, 5A1AL, 5R8AL, 6V7S, 6V7X, 6W/RK4FF, 8Q7KP,
A41OW, A52W, AA4VK/CY0, AP2TN, BA4TB/4 (AS-136), C21BN, C82DX, CO6RD, CR2X,
D44AC, DU2US, DU7ET, E2E (AS-107), E73M, EA9EU, EJ0M, FJ/DK7LX, FR/DJ7RJ,
FW5JJ, GU4CHY, GW3KHZ/p (EU-106), H40FN, H40TA, H7H, HH5/KC0W, HS0ZKX,
J34J, J52HF, J75KG, J88HL, JI3DST/6 (AS-049), JX7DFA, JX9JKA, JY9FC, K9W,
KH8PPG, NH0Z, OG1M, OH0B, OH2BH, OJ0X, P29FR, P29NI, P29VCX, P29VPB,
PJ7/G3TXF, PW0F, RA2FF, S21ZBB, S21ZBC, S79WDX, T32RC, T32TV, T33A, T77BL,
T8XX, TI8II/p (NA-116), TN2MS, TO2TT, TO3JA, TU5NK, TU5XV, TY2BP, V31NB,
V5/DL9NDS, V63XG, V6P, VK5CE/4 (OC-255), VP2MXT, VP6T, VR2XMT, VY2ZM,
XR0YY, XT26D, XT26DJ, XT2TT, XU7SSB, XW3DT, XZ1Z, YB4IR/8 (OC-272), YB9Y
(OC-276), YJ0RK (OC-104), YW5X (SA-054), Z21ZBC, Z60WW, Z68BH, Z81R, Z81X,
Z81Z, ZD7FT, ZD7VC, ZD8O, ZD8W, ZS8C.
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edited by Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ and Valeria Pregliasco, IK1ADH
Its contents may be used, reproduced and distributed
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Contributors are invited to send their DX information to
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The deadline is 12 UTC on Fridays
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Direttore Responsabile
Gabriele Villa, I2VGW
Giornalista Professionista - Tessera n. 071675
Ordine Nazionale dei Giornalisti
Roma, Italia
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No 1189
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*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S ***
**** DX INFORMATION ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
3W - Toshi, JA8BMK will be active from Vietnam [425DXN 1184] between
mid-February and late March. He will be QRV as 3W2DX from Ho Chi
Minh City on 14-17 February, and as XV7BM from Nha Trang from 18
February to 28 March. QSL both calls via JA8BMK. [TNX DX World]
5X - Alan, G3XAQ will operate CW only as 5X1XA from Uganda from 25
February to 16 March, including an entry in the RSGB Commonwealth
Contest (8-9 March). QSL via G3SWH. [TNX NG3K]
A3 - Chris, GM3WOJ and Keith, GM4YXI will be active as A35V and A35X
from Tongatapu (OC-049) on 4-18 April. They will operate CW, SSB
and RTTY on 160-10 metres. QSL both callsigns via N3SL and LoTW
(daily uploads are planned). A website is under construction at
http://a35va35x.com/ [TNX DX World]
C5 - Dom, M1TKA will be active holiday style as C5/M1KTA from The
Gambia from 27 February to 10 March. He will operate QRP on 20-10
metres. QSL via home call and LoTW. [TNX DX World]
C6 - After being active from Stocking Island (NA-001), John, 9H5G
(http://kk4oyj.wordpress.com/
(NA-113), Bahamas. He hopes to be QRV as 9H5G/C6A starting on 15
February. Look for him on 10 and 17 metres. QSL via NI5DX and LoTW.
CE - Members of Radio Club Provincial Llanquihue (CE7LL) plan to be
active as 3G7PM from Guafo Island (SA-018) on 23-28 February. [TNX
DX World]
CT8 - The team of OH2BE, OH2BH, OH2PM, OH8NC and OH8NJ will join forces
with the locals CU2CE and CU2DX to hit the airwaves from the
Azores with a variety of callsigns such as CR2A and CR2X in
contests, and CU2KG and CU2KH otherwise. The activity started on
12 February and will run until 3 March, including the ARRL DX
Contest (both CW and SSB) and the CQ 160 Meter SSB Contest. QSL
CR2A and CR2X via OH2BH. [TNX OH2BH]
CT9 - Once again Rosel, DL3KWR and Hardy, DL3KWF will be active as
CT9/DL3KWR and CT9/DL3KWF from Madeira (AF-014) from 6 March to 2
April. They plan to operate mostly in CW and digital modes with a
focus on 12, 17 and 30 metres. QSL via home calls. Email requests
for bureau cards can be sent to dl3kwr[@]darc.de or
dl3kwf[@]darc.de respectively. [TNX DL3KWR]
CY0 - Aaron, VA1AXC is now active as CY0/VA1AXC from Sable Island. He
works a rotating schedule for Parks Canada (approximately two
months on the island, and two months back in Nova Scotia), and is
QRV in his limited spare time using the equipment donated by the
CY0P team. Aaron is new to HF radio operating, so be patient with
him. QSL via JE1LET, direct only. [TNX The Daily DX]
F - ON5HC, ON7KZ, ON7PQ, ON7USB and ON8AZ will be active as TM4U from
St Nicolas Island (EU-094) on 25-30 May. They will operate CW, SSB
and digital on 80-10 metres, plus 160 and 6 metres depending on
conditions. QSL via ON8AZ, direct or bureau. Further information
can be found at www.eu094.be. [TNX NG3K]
FG - Gildas, F6HMQ will be active as TO22C from Guadeloupe (NA-102)
from 20 February to 6 March. including participation in the ARRL
DX SSB Contest. QSL via F6HMQ. [TNX DX World]
FK - Yoshi, JE2EHP will be active as FK/K1HP from Noumea (OC-032), New
Caledonia on 17-23 February. QSL via JE2EHP (OQRS on Club Log) and
LoTW. He will be followed by Kazu, JA1IST who will be active as
FK/JA1IST from 25 February to 1 March (QSL via home call, bureau
preferred).
FO/A - A group of seven (Don G3BJ, Chris G3SVL, Nigel G3TXF, David G3WGN,
Don G3XTT, Hilary G4JKS and Justin G4TSH) will be active as TX6G
from Raivavae (OC-114), Austral Islands from 20 March to 1 April.
They plan to run up to three stations with amplifiers and to
operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 160-10 metres. QSL via G3TXF and LoTW,
logsearch and OQRS on Club Log. The website for the DXpedition is
at www.tx6g.com. [TNX DX World]
GM - The MS0OXE (www.ms0oxe.net) team from the Isle of Tiree (EU-008)
[425DXN 1185] will have one station on at any one time and two
stations at higher rate times. They plan to put "some effort" into
160m and WARC RTTY, as those are the slots where Club Log shows
low worked percentages for Scotland. MS0OXE will be QRV on 25-31
March, with CW activity to be given priority on the 16-28th. QSL
via M0URX (http://m0urx.com/oqrs/). [TNX M0URX]
HL - Kang, DS4DRE will be active as DS4DRE/4 from Taehuksan Island
(AS-093) until 31 December. He plans to operate SSB and CW on
10-80 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX DS4DRE]
HR - Gerard, F2JD will be back to Copan, Honduras from 6 March to 4
June. He will be QRV as HR5/F2JD on the HF bands CW, SSB and RTTY.
QSL via F6AJA, direct or bureau. Logsearch at
http://lesnouvellesdx.fr/
I - Giovanni, IK2JYT is active as IR2A until 28 February, including
the 11th Antarctic Activity Week (17-23 February). He operates CW,
SSB, RTTY and digital mode on 80-10 metres. QSL via home call,
direct or bureau. [TNX IK2JYT]
I - IZ7XNB and the Barivm DX Team are using special callsign IY7M
until 22 June to commemorate the 110th anniversary of the first
commercial Marconi contact made between Bari, Italy and Bar,
Montenegro on 3 August 1904. QSL via IZ7XNB. [TNX IZ7XNB]
J7 - Brian, K1LI will be active as J7Y from Dominica (NA-101) from 21
February to 10 March. He will participate in the ARRL SSB Contest
(1-2 March), with activity focussed on the low bands outside the
contest. QSL via K1LI and LoTW. [TNX NG3K]
KG4 - Bill W4WV (KG4WV) and Ed KN4KL (KG4KL) will be active from
Guantanamo Bay from 21 February to 7 March. They plan to operate
SSB, RTTY, PSK, CW and possibly some SSTV on all bands. QSL via
home calls. Between 26 February and 4 March they will also operate
as W1AW/KG4, as part of ARRL's Centennial QSO Party. QSL W1AW/KG4
via ARRL Headquarters (225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111) and LoTW.
[TNX The Daily DX]
KH6 - Fred, NA2U will be operating from the volcano on the Big Island of
Hawaii from 27 February through 3 March. He will participate in
the ARRL DX SSB Contest as KH7M (USA and Canada statios QSL direct
to KH6ZM, rest of the world QSL direct to I0MWI). Outside the
contest he will be QRV as KH6/NA2U, mainly CW on 30, 17 and 12
metres as time allows. QSL KH6/NA2U via LoTW or direct to home
call. [TNX NA2U]
KH8 - Guenter/DL2AWG, Hans/DL6JGN and Ron/PA3EWP will be active as
KH8/homecall from Ofu Island (OC-077) on 9-20 April. They will
operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 40-10 metres. QSL via home calls. [TNX
NG3K]
PJ7 - Tom, AA9A will be active as PJ7AA from Sint Maarten (NA-105) from
22 February to 16 March. He will operate CW and SSB on 40-10
metres. QSL via AA9A. [TNX The Daily DX]
SV - Vassilis, SV1CNS and others will participate in the CQ WW 160
Meter SSB Contest (21-23 February) as SX1AA from Artemida, Greece
QSL via SV1CNS (direct) or SV1QXU (bureau). [TNX SV1CNS]
V2 - Babs, DL7AFS (www.qsl.net/dl7afs) and Lot, DJ7ZG will be active
holiday style as V21ZG from Antigua (NA-100) for four weeks
starting on 26 February. It will be their fourth visit to Antigua,
and this time they will concentrate on the higher bands PSK, RTTY
and SSB. They also plan to do some SSTV. QSL via DL7AFS. Logsearch
on Club Log (the SSTV QSOs will be displayed as a Phone QSOs, in
accordance to DXCC Award Program). [TNX PA7CW]
V4 - Once again John, W5JON will be active as V47JA from St. Kitts
(NA-104) from 19 February to 25 March. He will operate SSB on
160-6 metres, and will participate in the ARRL DX Contest. His
wife Cathy (W5HAM) will also operate occasionally as V47HAM. All
QSLs via W5JON (direct only) and LoTW. [TNX NG3K]
V7 - Bill, N6MW (http://n6mw.jimdo.com/v7-
his V73MW DXpedition [425DXN 1187] to Majuro Atoll (OC-029),
Marshall Islands to take place from 26 February to 4 March. "The
emphasis will be on 160 and 80 metres CW, with some 20 RTTY and
possible 17 SSB gap fillers. The latter bands may turn out to be
largely times when EU is available since operations will
dominantly be at local night time". QSL via M0URX, direct or
bureau (OQRS preferred) and LoTW, logsearch on Club Log.
VK - John, VK6HZ will be active holiday style as VK6ARI from Rottnest
Island (OC-164) on 23-30 March. He will operate SSB, CW and RTTY
on 40-10 metres. QSL via VK6HZ, direct or bureau. [TNX
rsgbiota.org]
W - Members of the Palos Verdes ARC will operate as K6PV/6 from Santa
Catalina Island (NA-066) on 19-23 February. QSL via K6PV.
YB - Joppy, YB8XM and others plan to be active from Sanana (Sulabesi)
Island (OC-076) in late February-early March. All QSLs direct to
YB8XM. See http://oc076.blogspot.com/ for updates. [TNX JN6RZM]
YB - Imam, YB4IR reports he will be active as YB4IR/p from Enggano
Island (OC-204) on 23-30 March. He will operate CW and SSB on
40-10 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau (OQRS on Club
Log), adn LoTW.
ZL7 - VE7NY, ZL1BMG, ZS1FJ and OE2SNL will be active as ZL7AAA from the
Chatham Islands (OC-038) on 21-31 March. Expect activity on 80-10
metres SSB, CW, RTTY and PSK31. QSL via VE7NY. Further information
and updates will posted to www.qsl.net/zl7aaa/ [TNX NG3K]
ANTARCTIC ACTIVITY WEEK ---> The Worldwide Antarctic Program has announced
that the 11th Antarctic Activity Week will be held from 17 to 23 February.
The aim of this annual event is to promote worldwide interest in the
Antarctic continent. Special callsigns (QSL via operator's instructions) are
expected to be aired during this year's AAW from the following countries:
Australia VK2ANT
Austria OE88WAP, OE89ANT, OE90AAW
France TM11AAW, TM11WAP
Italy II0AW, II1MNA, II2ANT, II3MNA, II5ANT, II6ANT, IP2ANT,
IP8AAW, IR1ANT, IR1SP, IR2A
Poland HF0A
Romania YQ8ANT
Spain AO4HAG, EG1WAS, EG3ANT, EH5ANT
Switzerland HB9ICE
The Netherlands PA6ANT, PF14ANT
Ukraine EM11KY
USA K0ANT, K4K
Complete information on the AAW can be found at www.waponline.it
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE ---> The January 2014 issue is now available for
download at www.425dxn.org/monthly/index.
ARRL INTERNATIONAL DX CONTEST (CW) ---> Object of the contest is for W/VE
amateurs to work as many stations in as many DXCC entities as possible on
160, 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10 metre bands, while foreign amateurs (also
including KH6, KL7, CY9 and CY0) work as many W/VE stations in as many of
the 48 contiguous states and provinces as possible (complete rules can be
found at www.arrl.org/arrl-dx). This year's event will run from from 00.00
UTC on 15 February through 23.59 UTC on the 16th. Do not forget to give a
look at the Announced Operations listing maintained by Bill, NG3K at
www.ng3k.com/Misc/adxc2014.
DX UNIVERSITY ---> The DX University will conduct two sessions at the
International DX Convention at the Convention Center in Visalia on 4 April.
The first session in the morning will consist of presentations aimed at
less experienced DXers; the second session in the afternoon will consist of
a seminar on more advanced DXing and DXpeditioning topics. Registration is
open on www.dxuniversity.com.
FT5ZM ---> FT5ZM went QRT from Amsterdam Island at 02.20 UTC on 12
February, a little earlier than expected, because the team wanted to leave
as quickly as possible to avoid a bad storm which was heading their way.
The Amsterdam DXpedition team made a total of 170,000 QSOs with 36,300
uniques.
The OQRS on Club Log has been enabled. The Daily DX reports a couple of
minor glitches. First, "when OQRS was initially enabled the email address
associated with the OQRS payment was entered in error. This was corrected
as soon as it was discovered. For those who requested a QSL from FT5ZM via
OQRS, please check your PayPal account. If the payment status indicates
"unclaimed", simply cancel this transaction and submit a new OQRS request.
If you have any questions please send an email to gregg.w6izt[@]gmail.com".
Second, "several people have reported OQRS on Club Log does not allow
another OQRS request, despite the clearly marked button that says 'request
again'. This seems to be a problem with those using Explorer web browser
but does work with Firefox (and probably others). If you can not get it to
work it might be worth trying another Web browser such as Firefox, Safari,
Chrome, etc."
IOTA BASH ---> The 10th annual IOTA Bash will be held on 14-15 March in
Boerne, Texas. The agenda includes presentations by K9AJ, EA3NT, AB5EB and
K6VVA and a nice social programme. Information for attending the Bash can
be found on the IREF website (www.islandradio.org). If you have questions
please contact Mike Crownover, AD5A (ad5a[@]gvtc.com) [TNX AD5A]
QSL E720SRRS & E720ZRHB ---> Robert, E77E reports that all of the QSOs with
E720SRRS, E720SRRS/p and E720ZRHB will be confirmed automatically via the
bureau as soon as the cards are printed.
QSL VK0TH ---> Trevor, VK8TH has reversed his decision on QSL cards [425DXN
1186]. He now intends (1) making the log available to an amateur who will
ensure it is logged to LOTW, and (2) taking up the offer of a QSL Manager.
"The remainder of the QSL cards received I will process myself (roughly
300). There will be a delay as I will need to purchase another batch of QSL
cards however I will ensure they go out to all".
W1AW WAS ---> Look for ARRL Centennial stations W1AW/8 from Michigan and
W1AW/4 from Florida to be on the air starting at 00.00 UTC on 19 February
until 23.59 UTC on the 25th. Complete information on the ARRL Centennial
QSO Party can be found at www.arrl.org/centennial-qso-
WRTC2014 ---> The WRTC2014 Steering Committee permits each WRTC organizer
to offer the opportunity for sponsors to name teams outside the normal
qualification process as a fund raising mechanism. For WRTC2014, the first
three sponsorships were available on a first-come first-served basis:
- The "Latitude 13" team is so named because the locations where the two
operators usually compete are both at 13 degrees latitude. The sponsor has
named Tom Georgens, W2SC and Dave Mueller, N2NL, as the team.
- "RadioTeam Azores" is sponsored by Azores Tourism Association. They have
appointed Martti Lane, OH2BH, and Ville Hiilesmaa, OH2MM, as their team.
- The "Brazil-Bulgaria Friendship Team" is sponsored by a consortium
including The Araucaria DX Group, Triumph IESA Infrastructure AS, the Sao
Paulo section of LABRE, K1LZ, and the Bulgarian Federation of Radio
Amateurs (BFRA). They have appointed Soni Leite, PY1NX, and Atasnas
"Nasko" Koitchev, LZ3YY/LZ9R, as their team.
The fourth and final Team Sponsorship will be made available through an
auction to be conducted on 8 March. Anyone interested in participating in
the auction should contact WRTC Chairman, Doug Grant, K1DG
(k1dg[@]wrtc2014.org) as quickly as possible to register.
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 1A0KM, 3B8/UU5WW, 3B9FR, 3D2C,
3D2GC/p, 3W1T, 4JSONG, 4K12SONG, 5A1AL, 5R8AL, 6V7S, 6V7X, 6W/RK4FF, 8Q7KP,
A41OW, A52W, AA4VK/CY0, AP2TN, BA4TB/4 (AS-136), C21BN, C82DX, CO6RD, CR2X,
D44AC, DU2US, DU7ET, E2E (AS-107), E73M, EA9EU, EJ0M, FJ/DK7LX, FR/DJ7RJ,
FW5JJ, GU4CHY, GW3KHZ/p (EU-106), H40FN, H40TA, H7H, HH5/KC0W, HS0ZKX,
J34J, J52HF, J75KG, J88HL, JI3DST/6 (AS-049), JX7DFA, JX9JKA, JY9FC, K9W,
KH8PPG, NH0Z, OG1M, OH0B, OH2BH, OJ0X, P29FR, P29NI, P29VCX, P29VPB,
PJ7/G3TXF, PW0F, RA2FF, S21ZBB, S21ZBC, S79WDX, T32RC, T32TV, T33A, T77BL,
T8XX, TI8II/p (NA-116), TN2MS, TO2TT, TO3JA, TU5NK, TU5XV, TY2BP, V31NB,
V5/DL9NDS, V63XG, V6P, VK5CE/4 (OC-255), VP2MXT, VP6T, VR2XMT, VY2ZM,
XR0YY, XT26D, XT26DJ, XT2TT, XU7SSB, XW3DT, XZ1Z, YB4IR/8 (OC-272), YB9Y
(OC-276), YJ0RK (OC-104), YW5X (SA-054), Z21ZBC, Z60WW, Z68BH, Z81R, Z81X,
Z81Z, ZD7FT, ZD7VC, ZD8O, ZD8W, ZS8C.
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Its contents may be used, reproduced and distributed
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Contributors are invited to send their DX information to
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The deadline is 12 UTC on Fridays
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Direttore Responsabile
Gabriele Villa, I2VGW
Giornalista Professionista - Tessera n. 071675
Ordine Nazionale dei Giornalisti
Roma, Italia
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