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Friday, April 5, 2019

425 DX News No. 1457

6 April 2019                                              A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1457

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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

4X     - Special callsigns  4Z64EURO, 4X64S, 4X64O, 4X64N and 4X64G  will be
         active from 18 April to 18 May for the 64th Eurovision Song Contest
         that  this year  will take place  in  Tel Aviv, Israel (14-18 May).
         QSLs via LoTW and eQSL; certificates will be available for download
         at https://www.iarc.org/livelog/ (see 4Z64EURO on qrz.com  for  the
         rules).
5T     - Evert, PA2KW will be active as 5T2KW from Nouadhibou, Mauritania on
         5-19 April. Guest operating from 5T5PA's QTH,  he will  use CW  and
         maybe some SSB. QSL via Club Log's OQRS (preferred) and LoTW.
5W     - Uruguay DX Group's members Gus CX2AM,  Bert CX3AN and  Rainer CX8FB
         will be active holiday style  from  Upolu, Samoa (OC-097)  on  1-10
         June. They will operate mainly CW and SSB on 80-6 metres.  Callsign
         and QSL route to be annouced in due course. [TNX CX3AN]
6O     - Ali, EP3CQ will be active again as  6O1OO from  Somalia starting on
         15 April for one month. Usually he operates FT8 mostly on 20 and 40
         metres; his activity on the bands is limited to his spare time. QSL
         direct to Ali Solhjoo, Schnackenburgstr. 3, 12159 Berlin, Germany.
9G     - Matteo, IZ4YGS will be active again  as 9G5GS  from  Sanzule, Ghana
         starting on 13 April.  In his spare time, typically between  21 and
         00 UTC, he will operate mainly FT8  on  160-20 metres  (Fox & Hound
         mode on 3567, 7056, 10131 and 14090 kHz).  QSL via eQSL,  or direct
         to home call; logsearch on Club Log.
DU     - Chris, VK3FY and Dindo, DU1UD will be active as 4E8T from Tawi Tawi
         Island (OC-174) on 19-23 April.  They will operate CW, SSB and  FT8
         on 40-20 metres. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS. [TNX M0OXO]
EA     - Celebrating the 70th anniversary  of the  Union de Radioaficionados
         Espanoles (Spain's IARU member society), fourteen special callsigns
         will be active from 1 April to 9 June: AM70URE (plus AM70URE/6 from
         the  Balearic  Islands,  AM70URE/8  from  the  Canary Islands   and
         AM70URE/9 from Ceuta & Melilla), AM70A, AM70C, AM70D, AM70E, AM70F,
         AM70I, AM70L, AM70N, AM70O, AM70P, AM70R, AM70S and AM70U. Detailed
         information on the award programme (including leaderboard and OQRS)
         can  be  found  at  https://70aniversario.ure.es/.  Traditional QSL
         cards via the bureau to EA4URE for all callsigns.
G      - The  RSGB National Radio Centre  will  run  special  event  station
         GB2DAY on 10-14 April.  This  is to celebrate  a new exhibition  at
         Bletchley  Park  (https://bletchleypark.org.uk/)  entitled  "D-Day:
         Interception,  Intelligence,  Invasion"  which  explores  Bletchley
         Park's  top secret impact on the  planning  and  implementation  of
         D-Day 75 years ago.
G      - GB0GKA (operated by  Tony, G3ZRJ)  and  GB0GKB  (operated by Larry,
         G4HLN) will be representing  Portishead Radio  during  this  year's
         Maritime Radio Day.  The event  will run  from  12 UTC on  14 April
         until 22 UTC  on  15 April.  Portishead Radio  (callsign GKA),  the
         world's  largest   and  busiest  radiotelephony  station,  provided
         worldwide  maritime   communications  and  long-range  aeronautical
         communications from 1928  until  2000.  The  Maritime Radio Day  is
         being held annually to remember  the nearly 100 years  of  wireless
         service for seafarers (see http://www.trafficlist.net/mrd/ for more
         information).
GJ     - Look  for  MJ0ILB (home call  OK1BIL),  MJ0IKL (home call  OK1DOL),
         MJ/OK1FIK,  MJ/OK1FWM,  MJ/OK1NP and  MJ/OK3RM  to  be active  from
         Jersey  (EU-013) on  19-28 July.  They  will operate  SSB,  CW  and
         digital modes on the HF bands, with some activity on 6 and 2m. They
         will participate in the  IOTA Contest  as  MJ0ICD  (QSL via OK1DOL,
         direct or bureau).
J2     - Chris, EA3NT will be active  as  J20NT  from  mainland Djibouti  on
         13-14 April [425DXN 1456], while waiting for the rest of the  J20DX
         team to arrive. In order to avoid clashing with the  KH8 expedition
         FT8 frequencies, he will operate  Fox & Hound mode on  3577,  7061,
         10141, 14085, 18104 and 21090 kHz (usual frequencies for 12, 10 and
         6m). J20DX is expected  to be operational from  Kadda Dabali Island
         (AF-059) by 16 April for up to three days [425DXN 1455]. After that
         they will be active  as  J20DX/p  from  Moucha Island (AF-053 ) for
         about 24 hours. The team will have a SPOT Trace tracker  which will
         be activated once they get underway -  see  https://j20dx.com/  for
         the link. [TNX DX World]
JD1_oga- Once again Harry, JG7PSJ will be active  as JD1BMH from  Chichijima
         (AS-031), Ogasawara from 28 April to 4 May. He will operate CW, SSB
         and RTTY on 40-10m. QSL via JD1BMH (bureau) or JG7PSJ (direct). See
         http://jd1bmh.webcrow.jp/ for logsearch  and other information.  He
         does not use LoTW.
KH0    - Tom, KC0W  is  moving  to  Saipan  on  a  permanent basis  for  the
         foreseeable future, and  expects  to be QRV  as  KH0/KC0W  starting
         around 15 April. "I'm primarily a CW operator, but from my research
         KH0 is  really  needed on FT8",  he says.  "I just might have to do
         something about that, even though FT8 is my least favorite mode  to
         operate".
OH0    - Mart, DL6UAA  will  be  active  as  OH0UA  from  the  Aland Islands
         (EU-002) on 8-19 April. He will operate CW and digistal modes.  QSL
         via DL6UAA and LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX]
OJ0    - Pasi, OH3WS will be active again as OJ0W from  Market Reef (EU-053)
         on 13-14 April.  In his spare time he will operate CW  and some SSB
         on 60-10m. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX The Daily DX]
OZ     - Special callsigns 5P0WARD and 5P0WHD will be active on 18 April  in
         celebration of the  94th  World Amateur Radio Day.  A special award
         will be available for working  5P0WARD/xx  and  5P0WHD/xx  stations
         with different suffix extensions; further information can be  found
         at https://www.qrz.com/db/5p0ward.  QSLs via Club Log's OQRS,  LoTW
         and eQSL.
PA     - VERON Amersfoort (PI4AMF) will be active as PA52KDA on  13-30 April
         for King's Day 2019.  Celebrated  on 27 April,  the date marks  the
         birth  of  King Willem-Alexander.  The  special  callsign's  prefix
         represents  the king's age,  and the suffix stands  for  KoningsDag
         Amersfoort.  All  QSOs  will be  confirmed  automatically  via  the
         bureau,  and will be uploaded to  LotW,  Club Log and eQSL.  Direct
         cards should be sent to PA0RSM.
T32    - Ken, KH6QJ will be active again as T32AZ from Kiritimati (Christmas
         Island,  OC-024),  East Kiribati on 16-23 April. QSL via home call.
         [TNX The Daily DX]
T8     - Look for T88IB and T88UW to be active from Koror (OC-009), Palau on
         10-16 April.  They will operate  CW,  SSB,  FT8  and  other digital
         modes. QSL T88IB via JA1JEJ (direct or bureau);  QSL T88UW via Club
         Log's OQRS, LoTW, eQSL, or via JH7IPR (direct or bureau).  [TNX The
         Daily DX]
TF     - Xavier, EB3GCP will be active as TF/EB3GCP from Iceland (EU-021) on
         14-22 April. He will operate mainly FT8 during  the local evenings.
         QSL via home call.
VE     - Mike, VE7ACN will be active as VE7ACN/CK9  (not /VE9  as previously
         announced)  from  White Head Island  (NA-014)  on  5-11 April.  The
         special prefix  celebrates  the  50th anniversary  of the  Official
         Languages Act of Canada [425DXN 1456]. QSL via Club Log's OQRS,  or
         via home call (direct or bureau). [TNX qrz.ru]
VE     - Richard VE2DX, Jim WA4YIZ and Becky KA2BEC will be active as VX2A11
         from  Grosse-Ile  (Iles de la  Madeleine, NA-038)  on  23-30  July,
         including  participation  in the  IOTA Contest.  They will  operate
         mainly  SSB  and  FT8  with  two stations.   The  special  callsign
         commemorates  the  50th anniversary of  Apollo 11, the  spaceflight
         that landed the first  two people on the  Moon (20 July 1969).  QSL
         via VE2STN. See https://www.facebook.com/vx2a11/ for updates.
VK     - Andy, VK5MAV [425DXN 1452] plans to be  QRV as  VK5MAV/6  from  Rat
         Island, Houtman Abrolhos (OC-211) on 14 April in his evening and to
         return to the mainland around his midday on 19 April (local time is
         UTC +8). Activity from Favorite Island (OC-183)  will start  on  20
         April "as soon as tent, antennas installed and station ready",  and
         finish on the 23rd in his  "very early morning" hours  (i.e. in the
         UTC evening hours on 22 April). If local conditions allow,  he will
         upload his log to Club Log on a daily basis, otherwise  "as soon as
         possible". QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or via RN3RQ.  More information
         can be found on http://vk5mav.wixsite.com/dxpedition. [TNX VK5MAV]
VK9N   - Rob, VK2FBBB will be  active  again  as  VK2FBBB/VK9  from  Norfolk
         Island (OC-005) on 14-27 April.  He will be QRV mainly on 40 metres
         starting around 7 UTC on a daily basis. QSL via the bureau  to home
         call. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
VP2E   - Chris, PA2CHR  and  Jos, PA3FYC  will  be  active  as  VP2EMB  from
         Anguilla (NA-022) on 12-21 April. They will operate EME on 144, 432
         and 1296 Mhz, with some activity on the HF bands. QSL via PA3FYC.
YJ     - Yan, RZ3FW and Sergei, R4WAA will be  active  from three  different
         Vanuatu IOTA groups in November:
         04-07 November   YJ0RRC   Gaua Island (Banks Islands, OC-104)
         08-13 November   YJ0RRC   Tongoa Island (Sheperd Islands, OC-111)
         14-20 November   YJ0FWA   Efate Island (OC-035)
         YJ0RRC will operate CW, SSB, RTTY, FT8 on 40-17m with two stations;
         YJ0FWA will also be QRV on 160 and 80 metres. More information  and
         Updates on https://r4waa9.wixsite.com/yj0rrc. [TNX qrz.ru]
Z6     - Thomas,  OZ1AA  and  Alex,  OZ7AM  will  be  active  as  Z66Z  from
         Novoberde, Kosovo on 18-22 April. They will operate CW, SSB and FT8
         on 80-10 metres with two stations. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW or
         via OZ1ACB.

AFRICA TOUR ---> Pista,  HA5AO  will  be  active  as  3DA0AO  from  eSwatini
(Swaziland) for 14 days during the  second half of September,  and as  7P8AO
from Lesotho  for  14-16 days  during the  first  half of October.  He  will
operate CW, RTTY, FT8 on 80-10 metres from both locations.  The actual dates
will be announced in  due course.  Logsearch  and OQRS will be available  at

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                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

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3Y0I ---> "After an exceptionally difficult, demanding and  unlucky  attempt
to reach Bouvet Island", the 3Y0I DXpedition team arrived back in  Cape Town
on 2 April. "The expedition is set for another attempt", whose  "time-frames
and details will be announced later this month". In the meanwhile, read "The
official statement of Mr. Anthony Burke - the MV Atlantic Tuna's captain" on

MISSISSIPPI QSO PARTY ---> The Mississippi QSO Party will run from 14 UTC on
6 April until 02 UTC on the 7th (12 hours), and  county  hunters  around the
world will be looking  to add  to their  MS county totals.  Rules, a  county
abbreviation & checklist and planned activations can be found  on the ARRL's
Mississippi Section website (http://arrlmiss.org). [TNX W5UE]

QSL VIA SM6CVX ---> Hans, SM6CVX reports that all QSL requests for  the most
recent P29VCX operation from  Manus Island (OC-025) have been processed  and
sent out. This includes direct, PayPal and bureau requests received as of  3
April.  Hans still has logs  for  A52CVX (2015),  P29NI (2008 only),  P29VCX
(2006,  2007,  2009, 2011,  2012 and 2014),  P29VLR (2007,  2009, 2011)  and
S21ZAS (2017), as well as for YV5OIE. Multiple QSLs can be requested in  the
same envelope or PayPal payment;  direct requests need to have SAE  and  USD
3.00, or USD 4.00 via PayPal.  See https://www.qrz.com/db/sm6cvx  for  Hans'
mailing and email/PayPal addresses. [TNX SM6CVX]

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QSLs received direct or through managers:  4B4B, 4W/HL1AHS,  5C43MC,  5R8UM,
9M6NA (OC-133), A5A, C31CT, C6AGU, DJ80FOC,  ES6RQ, ET3AA,  ET3YOTA,  FK8HA,
H7/N3QQ (NA-013),  HD8M, HP3/LD8F,  J28PJ, LY782A,  OH10X (EU-192),  OK1DOL,
OX/OZ1LXJ, P29VCX (OC-025),  RI0B, TK/S53CC,  TX0A (OC-113),  TX0M (OC-297),
V31YN, Z3B.

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