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Friday, August 8, 2014

09 August 2014                                            A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1214
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                         ****  DX  INFORMATION  ****
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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

3B8    - Paul, HB9ARY will be active as  3B8/HB9ARY  from  Mauritius  Island
         (AF-049) until 18 August. He operates SSB and some CW  on  40,  20,
         17, 15, 12 and 10 metres. QSL direct to NI5DX. [TNX The Daily DX]
3D2_rot- Tony, 3D2AG was expected to be  active  from  Rotuma  between  late
         July  and  early  August  [425DXN  1212].  However,  the  trip  was
         cancelled because of bad weather on the island  and  unavailability
         of flights, and it has been postoponed  to  12-26  September.  Tony
         will be QRV in his spare time as 3D2AG/p on 40-6 metres SSB and  CW
         using a solar powered station with 3-element Yagi and  inverted  V.
         QSL direct to 3D2AG (see qrz.com).
5R     - Jack, AI4SV will be moving to  Madagascar  with  his  job  in  late
         August, and will be resident there for about three  years.  He  has
         obtained the callsign 5R8SV and expects to be active mainly  on  CW
         on the HF bands, but he "likes to experiment with others". QSL  via
         G3SWH, direct or bureau (OQRS preferred),  and  LoTW.  There  is  a
         preliminary web  page  at  www.g3swh.org.uk/5r8sv.html,  that  will
         have a log search facility and will be updated from time  to  time.
         [TNX G3SWH]
9M2    - Mirek, VK6DXI will be active again as 9M8DX/2  from  West  Malaysia
         on 8-26 August. He will be  QRV  in  his  spare  time  and  operate
         mainly CW. QSL via SP5UAF. [TNX The Daily DX]
CE     - A team of six operators (CE7FKG,  CE7HER,  CE7HHM,  CE7PGO,  CE7PTH
         and CE7TCC) will be active as XR7FTC from the lighthouse  at  Punta
         Tres Cruces on Chiloe Island (SA-018)  on  16-18  August.  QSL  via
         CE7PGO,  direct  or bureau.  See www.qrz.com/db/XR7FTC  for further
         information.[TNX rsgbiota.org]
CX     - A team from Radio Club Uruguayo will be active  as  CW1R  from  the
         lighthouse at Punta del Este on 15-17  August.  They  will  operate
         CW, SSB and digital  modes  on  80-10  metres  with  at  least  two
         stations. QSL via bureau or direct to Radio Club Uruguayo,P.O.  Box
         37, 11000 Montevideo, Uruguay. [TNX CX3AL]
D4     - Carlo, ON4BR will be active as  D44TLO  from  Boa  Vista  (AF-086),
         Cape Verde on 16-23 August. He will  operate  mainly  CW  on  40-10
         metres. QSL via home call. [TNX The Daily DX]
EA6    - Look for Alex, EA6/SQ9UM  and  his  brother  Tom,  EA6/SQ9C  to  be
         active from Mallorca (EU-004), Balearic Islands  on  10-24  August.
         They will operate CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK on  40-6  metres.  QSL  via
         home calls. [TNX SQ9UM]
EI     - The South Eastern Amateur Radio Group will be  active  as  EI1100WD
         until the end of the year to celebrate the  1100th  anniversary  of
         the City of Waterford. It was founded by  the  Vikings  in  in  the
         year 914, and it is the oldest city in  Ireland.  QSL  via  EI2HZB,
         direct or bureau.
F      - Geoffrey, F4FVI will be active as TM3NOI  from  Noirmoutier  Island
         (EU-064) on 16-17 August. Look  for  activity  around  3755,  7055,
         14260, 18128, 21260, 24950  and  28460  kHz.  QSL  via  home  call,
         direct or bureau, LoTW and eQSL.
JA     - Kenji,  JA4GXS  will  be  active  as  JA4GXS/5  from  Shodo  Island
         (AS-200) on 13-15 September. Hw will operate CW and SSB on 40,  30,
         20, 17 and 15 metres. QSL via home call,  direct  or  bureau.  [TNX
         rsgbiota.org]
KP4   -  The   Borinquen  Radio  Club   (KP3ER)  will  participate   in  the
         International  Lighthouse/Lightship  Weekend  as  K4A   from    the
         lighthouse at Punta Higuero, Puerto Rico (NA-099).  QSL  via  NP4RA
         (direct) and eQSL.
OH     - OH1MN and  OH1SDR  will  be  active  as  OH10TA  from  Lovo  Island
         (EU-096, WWL KO19fx) on 16-17 August. They will  concentrate  on  6
         and 2 metres CW and SSB. If conditions are poor, they  may  be  QRV
         on  80-10  metres.  QSL  via  OH1MN,  direct  or    bureau.    [TNX
         rsgbiota.org]
SM     - Kjell, SM4DDS will be active as 7S5A  from  Stora  Alo/Boko  Island
         (EU-177) on 10-15 August. He will  operate  CW  and  SSB  on  80-10
         metres. He also plan to be QRV as 7S5A/p from  the  Nature  Reserve
         (SMFF-0316) on the island. QSL via home  call,  direct  or  bureau,
         and LoTW. Information on the  Swedish  Flora  Fauna  award  can  be
         found at http://smff.sk6aw.net/. [TNX SM4DDS]
SV5    - SV5AZP, SV5DDT, SV5DKL and SV5KKA will be active as  SZ5RDS/p  from
         the lighthouse on the islet of Strongyli  on  16-17  August  during
         the International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend. They  will  operate
         CW, SSB and RTTY on 80-2 metres with two stations. QSL via  SV5AZP.
         Strongyli (Stroggili) lies some 4 km south-east of  the  island  of
         Kastellorizo (EU-001), and  is  the  easternmost  Greek  territory.
         [TNX NG3K]
UA     - RI0X  is  the  new  callsign  issued  to  the  21-27  August   IOTA
         expedition to Karaginsky Island (AS-064) [425DXN  1211].  The  team
         now includes seven operators (namely  R9XC,  RA1ZZ,  RA3AV,  UA0ZC,
         UA1ZZ and UA3AKO), who will be QRV 80-10 metres CW, SSB  and  maybe
         digital modes with two stations. The new QSL route is  via  UA3AKO,
         direct or bureau. Check  http://ri0x.org  for  further  information
         and updates, including logsearch. [TNX qrz.ru]
VE     - Mike, VY0BRR  (www.vy0brr.jimdo.com)  will  be  active  from  Coats
         Island (NA-007) on 8-10 August. QSL via VE2XB.
VK9L   - Nobuaki, JA0JHQ will be active holiday  style  as  JA0JHQ/VK9  from
         Lord Howe Island (OC-004) on 10-12  August.  He  will  operate  SSB
         mainly on 17 and 15 metres. QSL via home call,  direct  or  bureau.
         [TNX DX World]
XE     - The  Radio  Aficionados  Regiomontanos  ARC  (XE2SO)  will  operate
         special station 4A2MAX from St. Maximilian Maria  Kolbe  Temple  in
         Monterrey on 13-16 August. Look for activity on 40, 20, 17, 15,  10
         and 6 metres SSB, CW and RTTY. Born in 1894, Father  Kolbe  (SP3RN)
         died on 14 August 1941 at Auschwitz.

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                         ****  GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

ILLW  --->  The  17th  annual  International  Lighthouse/Lightship  Weekend,
conducted under the sponsorship of the Ayr Amateur Radio  Group,  will  take
place from 00.01 UTC on 16 August until 23.59  UTC  on  the  17th.  Complete
information on  this  popular  event,  including  a  list  of  participating
stations, can be found at http://illw.net/

NC1L ---> ARRL DXCC and Awards  Manager  Bill  Moore,  NC1L,  was  seriously
injured in a single-car accident on 3 July [425DXN 1212].  Bill  suffered  a
broken neck and other injuries and is paralyzed from the chest down.  He  is
stable and recuperating in a Newington rehabilitation facility. There is  no
timetable for his return to work  at  ARRL  Headquarters.  DXCC  and  awards
questions that would normally be handled by Bill should be sent  to  one  of
the  e-mail  addresses   listed    on    the    DXCC    Contacts   web  page
(www.arrl.org/dxcc-contacts). Cards and get-well wishes are appreciated, and
should be sent to Bill Moore, 92 Reservoir Rd, Newington CT 06111, USA. [TNX
ARRL]

W1AW WAS ---> Look for ARRL Centennial station W1AW/5 from  Oklahoma  to  be
on the air starting at 00.00 UTC on 13 August until 23.59 UTC on  the  19th.
Only one state will be active during that week. Complete information on  the
ARRL Centennial QSO Party can be found at www.arrl.org/centennial-qso-party.

YB4IR/5 ---> Imam on OC-122 had to QRT around  20  UTC  on  5  August,  much
earlier than  planned,  "due  to  a  change  in  the  ferry  schedule"  (and
understandbly he did not want "to be stranded on the island for  another  10
days"). During the final couple of days he had to rely on his  vertical,  as
"a very strong wind damaged his Yagi antenna and  one  of  the  tubings  was
lost in the sea". [TNX W2FB]

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                         *** 4 2 5  D X  N E W S ***
                         ******* QSL  ROUTES *******
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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

===================================================================
CALL        MANAGER     CALL        MANAGER     CALL        MANAGER
===================================================================
3W3B        E21EIC      GJ0BKU/P    G0BKU       R150LB      RA0TG
4W/NB3MM    YB3MM       GJ6YB       G3SWH       R1CC        DJ1ND
5B4AIF      EB7DX       GM2T        GM4UYZ      R300G       RV1AQ
5P2I/p      OZ1BII      GM2V        N3SL        R310A       R1BAL
5Q0PI       OZ6PI       GM3X        GM3POI      R44GGR      UA4LAQ
8N6NTO      JS6PSH      GM5O        M5KJM       R44QKO      RU3KO
9A/OL7Y     OK1BOA      GM5X        N3SL        R700SR      RA3DUW
9A/OM5AW    OM2FY       GM7A        GM7AAJ      RI1ANC      RN1ON
9A/OM8A     OM2VL       GW6W        GW0LIS      RI1ANT      RW1AI
9A1RAB      9A2EU       GW7O        GW3SQX      RI1N        RT2D
9A3R/p      9A4WY       GW8K        MW0DHF      RK1OWZ/p    UA1OMZ
9A8DV       IK6VXO      HB9O        HB9BRG      RW6PA       W3HNK
9J2BO       G3TEV       HF33WCG     SP3PKC      RZ37ZF      RV9CVA
9J2MM       NI5DX       HF750J      SP9PRR      SE2R        SM2OAN
9M2TO       JA0DMV      HI3CC       W2CCW       SF2X/p      SM5EFX
9V1PW       JH4PHW      HI3TT       W2CCW       SG0U        SM3CXS
A35UO       G4BUO       HO100CANAL  HP1AVS      SK0HS/0     SM0MPV
A43MI       A47RS       HQ3W        KD4POJ      SN0MPW      SP5PEP
A92AA       IZ8CLM      HQ8D        KD4POJ      SN0RKG      SP6OPZ
AH0BT       7L1FPU      HQ8S        KD4POJ      SN0RX       SP8RX
AM05HJY     EA7HBC      HS0ZKG      F6AXX       SN100CL     SP7PKI
BY1WJ       BA1AK       HS7AT/p     E27EK       SN100PKK    SP9KDU
C21BN       JH1BHN      HT5T        TI4SU       SN1944PW    SP5ZIP
C44C        M0URX       IQ1SP/IP1   I1SAF       SN1D        SP1RKT
C4I         M0OXO       IQ8UC       IC8XIL      SN6F/1      SP6PRT
C6AMW       WM2W        IQ9UI       IT9CHU      SV5/OK6Y    OK2PTZ
C6ATW       N0TW        J28NC       F5RQQ       SV5RLH      IK2WZD
CF3NAVY     VE3RCN      J49A        SV9GPV      SV8/HG0R    HA0NAR
CK2I        VE2CQ       JW/UA3IPL   RW6HS       SV8/OM6NM   OM2FY
CO8ZZ       DK1WI       JY9FC       E73Y        SX3AM       SV1COX
CP1XRM      EA5RM       KH0UA       JF1UCV      SX8SA       SV1JG
CP4MG       EA5KB       KL7RRC      N7RO        T6T         RW6HS
CR2T        CU2AF       KL7SB       NI5DX       T88DF       JH2DFJ
CR2V        HB9CRV      LY2014RMD   LY1RMD      TK/OO4O     ON4APU
CR5CW       CT7ACG      LY25A       LY5A        TK50O       F5RXL
CX3TQ       IK2DUW      LY25BW      LY2QT       TM100LGG    F4GRW
D2QV        R3WA        LY25D       LY3BY       TM14DAY     F8EMH
DM200TSV    DL4WK       LY25W       LY5W        TM14JAM     F5OWK
DR50RRDXA   DJ6QT       M2X         M0OXO       TM1BIG      F4FET
DU1/JA3FJE  JN3VQM      M3I         G3SWH       TM70AL      F4GNN
E2X         E20GMY      MD4K        G3NKC       TM800B      F-60345
E51ZCK      ZL3CK       MJ/N3RTX    OK1XC       TZ6BB       W3HNK
E72NATO     E73Y        MJ0ICD      OK1BIL      UE70KRM/5   RV1CC
ED1K        EA1NK       MJ8C        G4DFI       UE71WZ      R2EA
ED1W        EC1CSV      MU0HTJ      2E0SQL      UN7TW       EA7FTR
EG7MRA      EA7NL       MU0PCB      M0PCB       V29SH       VE6SH
EI1A        PA3249      MU0RTI/p    M0RTI       V31MA       M0OXO
EI7M        EI6HB       MW5R        MW0EDX      V44KAI      W5TFW
EJ0PL       EI5JQ       NP4DX       W3HNK       V47JA       W5JON
EJ1C        EI2KA       NP4Z        N4AO        V73NS       W3HNK
EJ1Y        EI5JQ       OA6Q        OE3NHW      VC1S        VA1YL
EJ5KF/p     EI5KF       OD5ARMY     KK4OK       VE4XSI      WB2UKX
EL2DT       EL2FM       OD5PY       KU9C        VK9EC       JF3PLF
EM360AL     UR3AHF      OD5SK       IZ8CLM      VK9EX       JF3PLF
EN90WF      UW1WU       OD5ZZ       NI5DX       VQ9JC       ND9M
EO23I       UT0UM       OG300G      OG2K        VY0BRR      VE2XB
ES25B       ES1QD       OG5A        OH5AD       VY2TT       K6LA
EV6Z        DL8KAC      OH0V        OH6LI       W1Z         W1ASB
FG4NN       NI5DX       OH81FICC    OH3CRAC     WS1SM       W1WMG
FK8CE       NI5DX       OM70SNP     OM7AW       XR0YG       CE2NTT
FK8DD       NI5DX       OP14HC      ON7PP       XR0YH       CE2WTF
FO4BM       F4FJH       OP14L       ON6DP       YB4IR/5     YB4IR
FR4NT       F4DXW       OQ4TDF      ON4IPR      YF1AR/5     N2OO
FR4PV       EA5GL       OX5T        OZ0J        YJ0GA       ZL3GA
G2F         G8HDK       OZ30EU      OZ8IE       YR10RRO     YO3KPA
G4ALE/p     G3VYI       P3F         M0URX       YR8IOAA     YO8KGU
GA1J        MM0BQI      PA1914WAR   PA5V        YS1/NP3J    EA5GL
GA8VL       GM4FDM      PA6TX       PD0LVS      ZC4MIS      AG6IP
GB100ZZ     G3PLE       PF14A       ON4ON       ZF35LC      W2SM
GB1418WAR   M0OXO       PJ4DX       M0URX       ZL2B        ZL2BR
GB2GM       2E0GSD      PQ5M        PP5BZ       ZY8D        PS8AB

4O7CW    Sergey Belikov, Filipa Kovacevica 31 ulaz 2 stan 22, 85 310 Budva,
         Montenegro
7L1FPU   Kuniyoshi Nakada, ML9292, 2-14-8 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0061,
         Japan
A92HK    Fabien Mineo, P.O. Box 82472, Budaiya, Bahrain
BA4TB    Dale Yu, 138-3302 Yinren Yushu Garden, 214011 Wuxi, P.R. China
BV0L     A.R.T. QSL Service, P.O.Box 73-326, Taipei, Taiwan
E27EK    Tana T. Rungaroonwan, P.O.Box 44, Chonburi, 20000, Thailand
E51AND   Andy Duncan, Box 518, Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands
EA5MON   Guillermo Mon Edo, Apartado Postal 631, 12080 Castellon de la
         Plana (Castellon), Spain
EC1CSV   F. Javier Rodriguez Paz, Lg. de Lantanon 1C, 36616 Paradela Meis
         (Pontevedra), Spain
EI5JQ    Adam  Kolodziejczyk, 2 Apt. Coranna, Tipper South, Naas, Co.
         Kildare, Ireland
EL2FM    Joe Brown, 10 Oldhams Lane, Bolton, BL1 6PN, United Kingdom
F6AXX    Norbert Laurent, 72 chemin de Bellevue, 83500 La Seyne sur Mer,
         France
G4DFI    Owen Cross, 28 Garden Avenue, Bexleyheath, DA7 4LF, United Kingdom
I0PNM    Massimo Pronti, Poggio Corese, Via delle Querce 28, 02038
         Scandriglia RI, Italy
IV3LZQ   Stefano Barbanti, Via San Giovanni 98/C, 33044 Manzano UD, Italy
JF1UCV   Yoshiki Nakada, ML9292, 2-14-8  Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0061,
         Japan
JF3PLF   Masato Sugiura, P.O. Box 5, Kyoto Nishi Yubinkyoku, 616-8691, Japan
JS3OMH   Ken Kurata, 72-1-603 Nagao-cho, Takarazuka-shi, Hyogo-ken,
         665-0873, Japan
N5T      Ronald Litt, 15547 Stoney Fork Drive, Houston, TX 77084, USA
MM0RCU/p Dave Grayson, 79 Errington Ave, Sheffield S2-2EA, United Kingdom
N1LI     Doug Grant, P.O. Box 301, Long Island ME 04050, USA
OH3CRAC  Heikki Tassberg, Kauppasaarentie 61 As. 12, FI-64100
         Kristiinankaupunki, Finland
OK1BIL   Marek Petko, Krasna 1, 320 00 Plzen, Czech Republic
OY1CT    Carsten Thomsen, Uppi I Troed 8, FO-340 Kvivik, Faroe Islands
PJ6/NM1Y Jeffrey W. Jolie, 65 Witch Hazel Drive, Deep River CT 06417, USA
PP5BZ    Fabio Martins, Rua dos Acorianos 276, Vila Nova, Imbituba - SC,
         88782-000, Brazil
PS8AB    Anselmo Barbosa de Miranda Costa, Caixa Postal 166, Teresina - PI,
         64001-970, Brazil
PY5ARP   Associacao dos Radioamadores do Parana, Caixa Postal 16515,
         Curitiba - PR, 81520-981, Brazil
R3WA     Valery F. Grabovsky, P.O. Box 4, Zheleznogorsk, Kurskaya obl.,
         307179, Russia
SZ8LSV   Radio Amateur Union of North Aegean, P.O. Box 46, 811 00 Mytilene,
         Greece
VE2XB    Michael Shaer, 4665 Beaconsfield Street, Montreal QC H4A 2H8,
         Canada
VP5/K9HZ William J Schmidt, 27427 Myrtle Lake Lane, Katy TX 77494, USA
W1ASB    Adam S Borawski, 60 Lawn Ave. Apt. 22, Stamford CT 06902, USA
W1WMG    Thom Watson, 16 Hope Drive, Gorham ME 04038, USA
WW1USA   National World War I Museum Amateur Radio Club, 100 W 26th St,
         Kansas City MO 64108, USA
XV2G     Andrei Gromov, P.O. Box 873, Brooklyn NY 11230, USA
YE4IJ    Irfan Jalaferi, Jalan Hayati Mahim No. 1 RT 31/13, Tanjung Pandan,
         Belitung 33412, Indonesia

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