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Friday, February 17, 2017

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ARRL Propagation Bulletin No. 0007

SB PROP ARL ARLP007
ARLP007 Propagation de K7RA
In the last reporting week (February 9 to 15) average daily sunspot
numbers declined from 21.3 to 17.6, and average daily solar flux
rose from 73.5 to 75.1.  Average planetary A index dropped from 12.9
to 4.7, and mid-latitude A index from 9.9 to 2.9.
Predicted solar flux is 74 on February 17 to 19, then 77, 80, 83, 85
and 80 on February 20 to 24, 78 on February 25 and 26, 76 on
February 27 and 28, 75 on March 1 and 2, 73 on March 3 and 4, 72 on
March 5 to 7, 73 and 74 on March 8 and 9, 75 on March 10 and 11, 78
on March 12 to 15, 80 on March 16 to 18, then 82, 85 and 82 on March
19 to 21, 80 on March 22 and 23, 78 on March 24 and 25, 76 on March
26 and 27, 75 on March 28 and 29 and 73 on March 30 and 31.
Predicted planetary A index is 12, 10 and 8 on February 17 and 19, 5
on February 20 and 21, 8 and 14 on February 22 and 23, 10 on
February 24 and 25, then 5, 25, 30, 25 and 20 on February 26 through
March 2, 15 on March 3 to 5, 8 on March 6, 5 on March 7 to 12, then
8, 12 and 10 on March 13 to 15, 8 on March 16 and 17, 5 on March 18
to 20, then 10 and 15 on March 21 and 22, then 10 on March 23 and 24
and 5, 25, 30, 25 and 20 on March 25 to 29, and 15 on March 30
through April 1.
Geomagnetic activity forecast for the period February 17 to March
15, 2017 from F.K. Janda, OK1HH:
Geomagnetic field will be:
Quiet on February 21, 24, 26, March 8, 11 and 12
Mostly quiet on February 19 and 20, March 9 and 10
Quiet to unsettled February 17, March 4, 7, 13 to 15
Quiet to active on February 18, 25, March 3, 6
Active to disturbed on February (22 and 23,) 27 and 28, March 1 and
2, 5
Increases in solar wind from coronal holes are expected on February
16 and 17, (18 to 22, 26 and 27,) March 2 to 5
Remark:
– Parenthesis means lower probability of activity enhancement.
The weekly ARRL Newsletter (published every Thursday online) carried
a fascinating and timely article this week about the reactivation of
the HAARP facility in Alaska via Professor Chris Fallen, KL3WX:
The ARRL Newsletter also runs a weekly preview of this ARRL
Propagation Bulletin.  Here is the latest version of the HAARP blog:
The ARRL International DX CW Contest begins this evening, UTC.
Starting tonight is also the Novice Rig Roundup, which is an on-air
activity concentrating on operating old Novice ham transmitters from
the 1950’s and 1960’s, which was all crystal controlled and 75 watts
or less, CW only (except for AM on 2 meters).  Let’s see.  Where is
my old DX-20?
Stations using modern rigs are welcome also.  Check it out at
Thanks to David Moore for this, concerning a slower spinning Sun:
For more information concerning radio propagation, see the ARRL
Technical Information Service at
http://ift.tt/1bXLmvi. For an explanation of
numbers used in this bulletin, see
An archive of past propagation bulletins is at
More good information and tutorials on propagation are at
Monthly propagation charts between four USA regions and twelve
overseas locations are at http://ift.tt/1cYhR1b.
Instructions for starting or ending email distribution of ARRL
bulletins are at http://ift.tt/1cYhR1d.
Sunspot numbers for February 9 through 15, 2017 were 15, 18, 18, 18,
16, 15, and 23, with a mean of 17.6. 10.7 cm flux was 75.4, 74,
75.7, 76.2, 74.8, 74.5, and 74.8, with a mean of 75.1.  Estimated
planetary A indices were 7, 8, 5, 3, 5, 2, and 3, with a mean of
4.7.  Estimated mid-latitude A indices were 5, 5, 3, 2, 2, 1, and 2,
with a mean of 2.9.
NNNN

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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2050 for Friday, February 10, 2017:

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Propagation Forecast Bulletin #7 de K7RA:

In the last reporting week (February 9 to 15) average daily sunspot
numbers declined from 21.3 to 17.6, and average daily solar flux
rose from 73.5 to 75.1. Average planetary A index dropped from 12.9
to 4.7, and mid-latitude A index from 9.9 to 2.9.

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Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1305

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Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1305
The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 1304
BID: $OPDX.1305
February 20, 2017
Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio)
Written/Sent from Strongsville, OH
Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX
Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, AB5K & the AR TelNet Clusters
Network, NJ1Q & W1AW, W2VU, NG3K & ADXO, W3MHZ, W3UR & The Daily DX, N4AA
& QRZ DX, W7GJ, K8GI, K8YSE, W8GEX & 60m DX News, 5B4AHJ, DL1SBF, DL7UXG
& The DX News Letter, DxCoffee.com, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, ES1CW,
F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, I1HYW, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, I2MQP & DX
Italia News, M0IDA, OZ6OM & 50 MHz DX News, RSGB IOTA Web Site, Sixitalia
Weekly, VA3RJ & ICPO, and VHF-DX-Portal (MMMonVHF) for the following DX
information.
** EDITOR’S SPECIAL NOTICE: This week’s bulletin was sent out earlier
   than normal to accommodate the late ARRL DX CW Contest announcements.
   Also, we wanted to provide the readers with a consolidated listing
   of the ARRL DX CW Contest participants.
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Friday, 10th/February, through Friday, 17th/February there were
224 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3V, 3W, 3X,
4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4U1I, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5R, 5T, 5W, 5Z, 6Y, 7P, 7X, 8P, 8R,
9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9Q, 9V, 9X, 9Y, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP,
BV, BY, C3, C5, C6, C9, CE, CE0Y, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2,
D4, DL, DU, E4, E5/n, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES,
ET, EU, EX, EY, F, FG, FK, FM, FP, FR, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, H4,
HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3,
J6, J7, JA, JD/m, JD/o, JT, JW, JY, K, KG4, KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA,
LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA,
PJ2, PJ4, PJ5, PJ7, PY, PY0F, PZ, S0, S2, S5, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5,
SV9, T32, T5, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TL, TR, TT, TY, TZ, UA, UA2,
UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9N, VP2M, VP2V, VP5,
VP6, VP8, VP8/h, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XX9, YA, YB, YI, YL, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2,
Z3, ZA, ZB, ZD7, ZD8, ZF, ZL, ZP, ZS, ZS8
* PLEASE NOTE: The report “could” contain “Pirate/SLIM” operations or
  more likely a “BUSTED CALLSIGN”. As always, you never know – “Work
  First Worry Later”.
3W, VIETNAM. Wolfgang, DL5MAE, is once again active as 3W2MAE from Mui
Ne between February 19-25th . Activity will be on 20-10 meters using
CW and SSB. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the Bureau.
3Y0Z BOUVET NEWS (Team Member Update). On February 12th, it was reported
on the 3Y0Z Web page <http://www.bouvetdx.org>: We regret that Jorge,
HK1R, will not be able to join us on the Bouvet DXpedition.  Jorge was
with many of us on the Malpelo DXpedition and the Amsterdam Island DX-
pedition. We will miss him greatly on the upcoming Bouvet trip. Hopefully
Jorge will be able to join us on another adventure in the future. We look
forward to that and thank him for his help thus far.
  Harumi Kukita “Hal,” JR4OZR, will be taking Jorge’s place on the team.
Hal has past DXpedition experience and is a well know and competitive
contest operator. We welcome him to our team.
4M, VENEZUELA. Julio, YV1KK, will be active as 4M1K during the ARRL Inter-
national DX CW Contest (February 18-19th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (??)
entry. QSL via OH0XX.
A3, TONGA (Rare IOTA/Update). Masa, JA0RQV, will once again be active
from Tonga. This time he will activate Niuafo’ou Island (OC-123) as
A35JP/P between March 22-28th [He was originally schedule to go between
September 28th and October 4th, 2016, but had to postpone]. It has been
7 years since last activation of A33A (by K6HFA). OC-123 is currently
claimed by 17.9% of participants based on IOTA Web site (as of 17th
February 2017). Operations will be on 40-6 meters using CW and SSB. His
equipment is an IC-7300 (w/100W) into a vertical antenna. QSL via his
home callsign, by the Bureau, direct (SASE w/1 IRC), LoTW or ClubLog.
For more details and updates, visit his Blog page at:
                          http://ift.tt/1Rx1AW8
AAW. The Worldwide Antarctic Program’s (WAP) 14th Antarctic Activity Week
(AAW) will take place between February 20-26th. The real purpose of the
event is to foster interest in the Antarctic region/continent and its
matters. Look for special event stations world-wide to be available for
you to work. Each has its own super special QSL card available. Check
<www.waponline.it> for the list of stations, QSL routes and attractive
awards. As of press time, there were 37 stations listed to be on the air.
To commemorate the 14th International Antarctic Week, a very Special
Award will be issued to all Radio Amateurs worldwide who contact a number
of special event stations that will be active on the HF bands. The Special
Diploma will be sent free of charge in PDF format to all participants
that fulfill the required number of contacts on each category. For more
information on the AAW, see:       http://www.waponline.it
AH2, GUAM. Operators Toshinobu/JI3ERV and Mikawa/JR7OMD will be active
as AH2R during the ARRL International DX CW Contest (February 18-19th)
as a Multi-2 entry. QSL via LoTW.
C6, BAHAMAS. Drew, N2RFA, is once again active as C6ABB from Cable Beach,
Nassau, Providence Island (NA-001, WLOTA 1115), until February 23rd.
Activity will be on 75/40/20/17/12/10 meters. He plans to operate on some
of the Digital modes (JT65, PSK31, RTTY and possibly SSTV). QSL via his
home callsign, direct or LoTW and also eQSL.
C6, BAHAMAS (IOTA Op). Operators John/M0IDA, Rob/M0VFC and Steve/M1ACB
hope to be active as C6APY from Little Harbour Cay, Berry Islands (NA-054,
WW Locator FL15do). They will fly into the Bahamas on March 2nd, but it
will take them a couple of days to get to the island, so they hope to be
active around March 4th – but this is very much weather dependent, as is
the whole operation. They will fly back to the UK on March 12th, which
means they will need to de-rig on the 10th or 11th, again varying according
to the weather. Operation probably won’t be 24/7 – they will do as much
operating as they can, but eating and sleeping is back on the boat, there’s
only three of them, and they will probably want to go for the occasional
swim as well. They will be running up to three stations simultaneously,
all Elecraft K3s at 100W. They will be generator powered and have to carry
the full week’s fuel with them on the boat, hence no amps. They are
expecting that most QSOs will be on 40-15 meters; they will monitor the
higher HF bands as well and may venture on to 10/12m if propagation favors
them; similarly they may throw up an 80m dipole, but don’t expect to do
very much, if anything, there. There will definitely be CW (op M0VFC) and
SSB (ops M0IDA and M1ACB); they may also do some data if time permits.
They should be active on some satellite passes with hand-held antennas:
the FM birds will only cover parts of the USA, and not EU, so they will
attempt some FO-29 passes as well. They are not satellite experts though,
so be patient with them. QSL is via M0OXO’s OQRS system. They will upload
the logs to ClubLog and LoTW regularly throughout the trip, assuming all
the kit plays nicely. Watch Twitter for any other updates:
                         https://twitter.com/rmc47 (M0VFC)
                         https://twitter.com/ItinerantHam (M0IDA)
CE, CHILE. Members of the Radio Club de Chile will be active as CE3AA
from Santiago during the ARRL International DX CW Contest (February
18-19th). Operators mentioned are Julio/CE3OP, Danilo/XQ4CW and Willy/
CE3KHZ (Team Leader). The support group for the operation (they will also
participate): Patricio/CE3PBT, Cristian/CA3BKN and Luis/CE3BMI. The
group has many experienced operators in competitions, island activation
and DX operation. They will be in the contest as a Multi-Op/Single-TX/
High-Power entry. QSL via CE3AA.
CQ NEWS RELEASE. Rich, W2VU, sent out the following press release on
February 15th [edited]: CQ to Introduce MF/LF Column; John Langridge,
KB5NJD/WG2XIQ, to be Column Editor — As ham radio operators in the United
States await final FCC action to open new amateur bands at 630 meters
(472-479 kHz) and 2200 meters (135.7 kHz – 137.8 kHz), CQ magazine is
getting a head-start by introducing a column that will help interested
hams get ready to “hit the ground running” once the FCC issues its final
rules. The new column – to be titled “MF/LF Operating: Life Below the AM
Broadcast Band” – will appear quarterly, starting in the April 2017 issue,
and will be edited by John Langridge, KB5NJD/WG2XIQ.
  Licensed as a high school student in 1989, John’s interest in “life
below the AM broadcast band” extends back even further, when, at age 11,
he read an article in Radio-Electronics magazine about the unlicensed
1750-meter band (160-190 kHz). He had to content himself with operating
on 160 meters until the opportunity arose in 2012 to join the ranks of
Part 5 experimental stations authorized by the FCC to conduct propagation
research in preparation for the new medium frequency (MF) and low frequency
(LF) bands at 630 and 2200 meters respectively. He was granted a con-
struction permit and station license for WG2XIQ and maintains a regular
schedule of beacon transmissions and two-way contacts on 630 meters. He also
shares tips and posts a “grabber,” or bandscope view, of 472 kHz (which
updates every 5 minutes) on his website at <http://ift.tt/1ro58fM>.
  In his column, John says he plans to cover a variety of topics, including
station building, propagation, news events affecting LF/MF, and operating
strategies. “My goal,” he says, “is to market the bands to people who know
nothing about them.” The title of his inaugural column in the April issue
is “Ham Radio Below 500 kHz: What is All of This About and Where Should I
Start?”
  Professionally, John is a consultant in broadcast engineering and infor-
mation technology, working for a variety of clients. He has a degree in
physical chemistry and is currently working toward his Ph.D. in that field.
John and his wife, Paula, KD5YHI, live with their pets in the Dallas, Texas,
suburbs. John’s column will appear in the January, April, July and October
issues of CQ.
  “We are looking forward to sharing John’s knowledge and experience with
our readers,” says CQ Editor Rich Moseson, W2VU. “CQ has always been a
leader in promoting new bands and modes, and in helping hams use and enjoy
them. We are already seeing a growing interest in our soon-to-come MF and
LF bands and John’s column will be here to help our readers get active on
them as soon as they become available for general use.”
FM/TO7, MARTINIQUE. Dimitry, UT5UGR, is once again active as FM/UT5UGR
from Martinique (NA-107). Look for him to sign TO7A during the ARRL Inter-
national DX CW Contest (February 18-19th) as a Single-Op/High-Power entry.
QSL via UT5UGR. See UT5UGR and   TO7A listing at QRZ.com for log search
and OQRS QSL request.
HC, ECAUDOR. Bill, W0OR, will be active as HC1WBT (not HC1WDT as in the
past) from Cotacachi during the ARRL International DX CW Contest (February
18-19th) as a Single-Op/Low-Power entry. QSL via W0OR. Bill reports,
“In the past 3 or 4 years my temp call in Ecuador has been HC1WDT. But
this year they assigned the call HC1WBT. May have been a clerical error,
but for now the suffix is WBT not WDT.”
INDIAN OCEAN 6M EME DXPEDITIONS (Update). Lance, W7GJ, will once again
be active from the Indian Ocean to focus on 6 meters EME QSOs. This time
Lance is planning a 6 Meter EME DXpedition (for the first time) to West
Island/Cocos Island as VK9CGJ between September 12-28th, and Christmas
Island as VK9XGJ between October 2-18th. All airline tickets have been
purchased, and lodging reservations have been made. He informs OPDX this
week of the following: “In order to get the word out as soon as possible,
preliminary information on the upcoming 6m EME DXpedition is here:
  With the great increase in people capable of using digital modes, I
hope to be able to provide these rare DXCC entities to many serious 6m
DXers.  Please check back for updated information! GL and VY 73, Lance”
IOTA NEWS…………..
  AS-022.  (Update) Operators Yuri/R2DG, Vasily/R7AA and Eugene/UA6EX will
           be active as RI0LI from Leont’yeva Island, Medvezhyi (Bear)
           Islands, in the East Siberia Sea, sometime during the third
           week in July. Activity will be on various HF bands. They now
           have a Web page up at:      http://www.ri0li.com
  AS-046.  Members of the Kuala Lumpur DX Team (KLDX) will be active as
           9M4IOTA from Tioman Island, West Malaysia, between March 3-5th.
           Activity will be on 80-10 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital
           modes. Operators who will be involved at this time are 9M2OOO,
           9M2AIS, 9M2VDX, 9M2ZDX, 9M2ODX, 9M2ROL, 9M2UDE, 9M2JEP, 9W2NMX,
           9W2FEL and 9W2NYO. QSL via address on QRZ.com.
  EU-120.  Operators Jef/DD2CW, Cis/ON6LY, Cel/ON6UQ and Dirk/ON3UN will
           be active as G/DD2CW/P from the Island of Wight. Their main
           activity will be in the RSGB IOTA Contest, using a special
           callsign and as a Multi-Op/Island entry. QSL via ON3UN.
  EU-187.  Cliff, SV1JG, will be active as SX9VK from Gavdos Island
           between July 1-10th. Activity will be on various HF bands.
           QSL via his home callsign.
  OC-093.  Sadao, JA1PBV, is now active as DU2/JA1PBV from Batan Island.
           The length of his stay is not known. Activity has been on 30/
           20/15/12/10 meters. QSL via his home callsign.
K4, UNITED STATES (Special Event). On the weekend of February 18th-19th,
members of the Mount Vernon Amateur Radio Club will be hosting a special
event celebrating George Washington’s Birthday. They will start operating
around 9:30 AM E.S.T on Saturday and go until about 3:00 PM E.S.T. On
Sunday morning, they will start operating around 8:00 AM and go until
about 1:00 P.M. The group will be operating on 20m SSB and also on 40m.
They have a nice QSL card (see QRZ.com). The callsign for the special
event will be K4US. QSL via KK4ODQ or P.O Box 7234, Alexandria, VA 22307.
KH0, MARIANA ISLANDS (Special Event). Look for special event station N0J
which is now active from Tinian’s Hot Peppper Festival until February 20th.
Activity/operators will be by Radio Space Club of Tinian (NH0J) and Mariana
Intrepid Contest Club (AH0K). Activity will be on 80-10 meters using some
CW, but mainly on SSB (SSB by JA1NVF). They will not operate 24 hours a
day. QSL via JJ2VLY. Logs will be uploaded to ClubLog.
KH6, HAWAII. Look for a group of operators to be active as KH6LC from
Keaau (Hawaii County, Grid Square: BK29), during the ARRL International
DX CW Contest (February 18-19th) as a Multi/Multi entry. QSL via LoTW
or direct to QSL Manager WA6WPG.
MJ, JERSEY. The Low Land DX Team will return to the Island of Jersey
(EU-013) between May 5-11th. A small LLDXT team consisting of Alex/PA1AW,
Ron/PA3EWP, Jo/PA9JO and Bob/PB5X will be active from the JARS Signal
Point on Jersey. Like the previous visits in 2013 and 2010, the team
will activate all bands between 160 and 2 meters in as many as possible
modes. The teams focus will be “Demand driven” so they are open for any
requests. Each team member will sign MJ/homecall and individual stations
will enable maximum presence on the bands. QSL will be handled by Alex,
PA1AW, for all callsigns. The team will have (realtime) on-line logs
and OQRS using ClubLog and daily uploads to LoTW. For more details and
updates, see:  http://ift.tt/2kHCma0
NP3, PUERTO RICO (NA-099). Eric, NP3A, will be active during the ARRL
International DX CW Contest (February 18-19th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/
Low-Power entry. QSL via WD8CW or LoTW.
PJ4, BONAIRE. Kelly, N0VD, is once again active as PJ4D from Bonaire
Island (SA-006) until February 26th. Activity has been on 40-15 meters
using CW and SSB. QSL via W3HNK. Kelly is part of PJ4X contest team for
the ARRL International DX CW Contest (February 18-19th).
PJ4, BONAIRE. Operators Noah/K2NG, Steve/K3SW, David/NA2AA, PJ4DX/PJ4DX
and Hans/PJ4LS will be active as PJ4G from Bonaire Island (SA-006) during
the ARRL International DX SSB Contest (March 4-5th) as a Multi-2 entry.
QSL PJ4G via WA2NHA or LoTW. Look for the U.S. operators to sign PJ4/
homecall before and after the contest. U.S. operators will be on the
island between February 25th and March 11th. David, NA2AA, is expected
to operate on the Digital modes, and skeds are accepted for ATNO with
PJ4 via NA2AA’s E-mail address listed on QRZ.com. QSL all others via
their home callsigns or LoTW. Check out the “PJ4G Radio House” at:
                          http://www.pj4g.com
PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (February 20-26th)…….
 Feb/20th AN      Feb/23rd  LN     Feb/25th  AN
 Feb/21st AN      Feb/24th  AN     Feb/26th  AN
 Feb/22nd HN
   SOLAR REFERENCE KEYS/INDEXES AND GEOMAGNETIC REFERENCE
   ======================================================
    NORMALITY               GEOMAG       K Values    Alpha
   —————–        ——       ——–    ——
   AN  – Above Normal       Quiet        K=0-1       0-7
   HN  – High Normal        Unsettled    K=2         8-15
   LN  – Low Normal         Active       K=3         16-29
   BN  – Below Normal       Minor Storm  K=4         30-49
   DIS – Disturbed          Major Storm  K=5         50-99
   VRY DIS – Very Disturbed Severe Storm K=6-9       100-400
  REALTIME BAND CONDITIONS WEB SITE <http://ift.tt/1ulRLNw>:
  The purpose of this experimental Web site is to provide 24-7-365 actual
  (REALTIME) band condition information to CW QRPp, QRPe and CW/SSB for
  Contesters interested in increasing their scores. It can also be of
  benefit to other Radio Amateurs to determine band conditions for Nets
  and casual QSO’s. This information is NOT based on any software pre-
  dictions or any kind of satellite based readings. It is based on a
  new Ionospheric sounding method called “HF Ionospheric Interferometry”
  which operates very similarly to the PolSAR system used by NASA.
  Also, check out the VOACAP predication Web page at:
                 http://ift.tt/KUmSx9
  NEW!!! A daily HF radio wave propagation forecast can be found at:
             http://ift.tt/2l8c7xh
      Also on Twitter: https://twitter.com/@GiellaW4hm
QSL INFO AND NEWS……………….
  QSL-INFO from DB0SDX by Lothar, DL1SBF.. (February 17th) <www.qslinfo.eu>
  ————————————————————————-
  3Z6M via SP6IEQ           FM/UT5UGR via UT5UGR    PC55C via PD7YY
  5J0NA via LW9EOC & (L)    FY/F6CKD via F6CKD      PC73X via PC1EMR
  6W2SC via HA3AUI (d)      HB9/DF2DD via DF2DD     PH30NVRA via PI4HLM
  6Y2T via VE3DZ            II0LOVE via 9A8AOT      PJ2/N1ZZ via N1ZZ
  8P50B via KU9C            IT9ADT/YI9 via IT9ADT   PJ2/NF9V via NF9V
  A31MM via EA5GL           KG4AW via KG9LB (d)     T77LA via T77LA (d/L)
  CR3A via EA5GL            KG4DX via W4WX          T88DT via JH1OLB
  CR5WWI via CT1EEB         NP2/N3RD via N3RD       TM40ULIS via F6CKE
  CT9/DL5AXX via DL5AXX     OP0PPY via ON7LX        UE28AFG via RZ3QWW
  CT9/DL5LYM via DL5LYM     OZ100DVI via OZ1IVA     VP9/VE3OP via VE3OP
  D4Z via HB9DUR(d); IK2NCJ(B) OZ30EU via OZ8IE     VX3100 via VE3XN
  DL60NEU via DC1MAS        P4/NE9U via NE9U        XX9D via DL4SVA (O/*)
  DR160TESLA via DK8ZZ      P40W via N2MM (d/L)     YB9K via HA3JB
  EN90IWA via US4IWA & (e)  PA1MUC via DL3LUM       ZZ2T via PY2MNL (d/L)
  EV90DOSAAF via EU1EU      PA6X via PA7CW
   (e) eQSL only  (d) direct only   (B) Bureau only  (*-B) DX’s- Bureau
   (O) OQRS only  (C) ClubLog only  (L) LoTW only    (*) No QSL Needed
  QSLS RECEIVED VIA LOTW: 3A/DF8DX, 5A1AL, 9Z4Y, C31KC, CG9NC, CU5AQ,
  DJ8OP, DL9MS, EL2BG, HK3W, JA8COE, JH4GJR, OD5ZZ, OE3KKA, OJ0LA, PC2T,
  SM0MPV/0, SP5GMM, SP6NIN, TA1PB, TL8TT, VA1SEA, VP2EGR and ZS1LS
  QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 4S7AB, A70X (AS-088), A71YY, T31T (OC-043),
  TT8FC, VK5CE/P (OC-228) and ZD8V
  QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 3D2LJ (OC-016), 4O/UY5ZZ, 9M6/N2BB (OC-088),
  BV2KI (AS-155), BV0WPX (AS-020), BV9A (AS-103), E51MQT, EY8MM, HK3W,
  J39A, KG4HF, W1AW/KH2, W1AW/KH6, W1AW/KH0, PJ2/K2PLF, V25WY, V4/K5WA,
  VA1SEA, VA2WDQ, VA3NQ, VA6SP, VA7CRZ, VE1JF, VE2JCW, VE3BZ, VE4DXP,
  VE7BV, VK9AN (OC-002), VP2MQT (NA-103), VY2/K5WA, W1AW/1, W1AW/2,
  W1AW/3, W1AW/4, W1AW/5, W1AW/7, W1AW/8, W1AW/0, XL3A and XR0YS (SA-001)
S2, BANGLADESH. Juris, YL2GM, will lead a team of operators to be active
as S21GM and S21KW from Bangladesh between March 15-27th. The S21GM call-
sign will be used in the first half of their DXpedition, and S21KW during
the second half. This is caused by the specifics of the regulations in
Bangladesh, and not because they want more duplicated QSOs in the log.
They state, “Please do not attempt to make QSOs with both of these call-
signs on the same bands and modes. Please treat both callsigns as one,
thus giving other fellow HAMs better chance to make their QSO with us,
potentially All Time New One (ATNO).” Operators mentioned are Juris/YL2GM,
Valery/YL3CW, Jack/YL2KA, Kaspars/YL3AIW, Dmitry/UT7UJ, Oleg/US7UX,
Sasha/UT7UV, Andrey/UX1UF, Syed/S21ED, Anup/S21TV and possibly two other
operators. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY.
Suggested frequencies are:
 CW  – 1826.5/1821, 3526, 7019, 10119, 14029, 18086, 21029, 24904 and 28029
 SSB – 3795, 7100, 14190, 18140, 21290, 24940 and 28490
 RTTY – 3583, 7043, 10136, 14083, 18103, 21083, 24923 and 28083 kHz
   QSX CW up 2 (160m dwn 2, JA 1810 – 1820).
   QSX SSB/RTTY up 5.
 QSL via YL2GN, direct, by the Bureau, ClubLog’s OQRS (for direct or
Bureau) or E-mail requests via <yl2gn@lral.lv>. A full LoTW upload will
be done in 3 months time after the end of their trip. For more details
and updates, see:      http://ift.tt/2kBs8b0
UA2, KALININGRAD. Members of the UA2 Contest Club will be active as RW2F
during the ARRL International DX CW Contest (February 18-19th) as a Multi-
Multi entry. QSL via RW2F, direct, by the Bureau or ClubLog’s OQRS.
V2, ANTIGUA. Bill, KG4ZXN, will be active as V21XN from Antigua Island
(NA-100) sometime in July. Activity is as follows per Bill: “This is a
holiday style activation to Antigua. I will be located in the southeast
end of the island. My priorities for the trip are my wife, cigars, rum,
sun shine and some radio. Not always in that order and sometimes all
together…. As for actual operating plan, I will be attempting multiple
bands and modes. If you hear me on CW understand that this is a new mode
to me and I am going to make mistakes. I will be on in the early hours
of the morning while the XYL enjoys sleeping in and in the evenings,
provided the rum punch has not taken its toll. Other times will be on
a whim. Equipment will be primarily a FT857D, and a YouKits HB1B for
some QRP CW work is also making the trip, with an end feed or Buddistick
depending where my room is.” QSL via his home callsign, direct, eQSL, QRZ
or LoTW.
VP2, MONTSERRAT. Charles, K1XX, will once again be active as VP2MMF from
Montserrat Island (NA-103) between February 25th and March 5th. Activity
will be on 160-10 meters using CW and SSB. He also plans to be in the
ARRL International DX SSB Contest (March 4-5th). QSL via his home call-
sign, direct or LoTW.
VP5, TURKS AND CAICOS. Operators John/AF3K and Ross/W2TT will be active
VP5/homecall from Turks and Caicos Island between March 23-30th. Activity
will be vacation style except for operation in the CQWW WPX SSB Contest
(March 25-26th) using the callsign VP5P as a Multi-2 entry. QSL VP5P and
VP5/W2TT via W2TT, direct or LoTW. QSL VP5/AF3K via LoTW.
VP9, BERMUDA. Kurt, W6PH, will once again be active as VP9/W6PH for the
ARRL International DX CW Contest (February 18-19th) as a Single-Op/All-
Band/Low-Power entry. QSL only direct to his home callsign W6PH.
XT2, BURKINA FASO. YL Elvira, IV3FSG, will be active as XT2SE from the
city of Ouagadouga between February 17th and March 13th. Activity will
be limited to her spare time on 80-10 meters using SSB, RTTY and PSK31.
She is there working on a project for the Informatici Senza Frontiere
ONLUS. QSL via IK3GES.
ZA, ALBANIA. Operators Kees/PE1KL, Lennart/PD5LKM and YL Lisa/PA2LS will
be active as ZA/PA2LS from Albania between March 22-29th. Activity will
be on 160-10 meters as well as 6m and 2m using CW, SSB, PSK and RTTY.
They will also be in the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 25-26th). QSL via
PA2LS, direct or by the Bureau.
ZF, CAYMAN ISLANDS (Update/Change). Operators Dan/N6MJ and John/K6AM will
be active as ZF1A (not ZF2ZJ as first announced) on Grand Cayman Islands
(NA-016) during the ARRL International DX CW Contest (February 18-19th)
as a Multi-Single/All-Band/High-Power entry. Look for activity outside
of the contest on 160-10 meters including 30/17/12 meters. QSL via K6AM,
direct, by the Bureau or LoTW.
ZF, CAYMAN ISLANDS. Colin, G4CWH, will once again be active as ZF2CA
from the ZF1A club station on Grand Cayman Islands (NA-016) between
March 9-13th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW and SSB. His
activity will also include an entry in the 80th 2017 BERU (British Common-
wealth) Contest (March 11-12th). QSL via his home callsign direct.
————————————————————————–
       The following stations are expected to be active in the
                 ARRL DX CW Contest (February 18-19th, 2017)
————————————————————————–
      Thanks to Bill, NG3K, for providing OPDX readers with the following
consolidated listing of the participants in the 2017 ARRL DX CW Contest.
For a more detailed listing (and up-to-date changes/corrections) in HTML
format, please visit Bill’s Web page at:
          http://ift.tt/2m4Dvcw  (By callsign)
          http://ift.tt/2kHHDhG (By entity)
————————————————————————
 Contest        DXCC          Class         QSL
Callsign       Entity                       Route
————————————————————————
3V8SS          Tunisia        SOAB LP       LoTW; QSL via LX1NO
4M1K           Venezuela      SOSB          OH0XX
5J0NA San Andres & Providencia              LW9EOC
6Y2T           Jamaica        SOAB HP       VE3DZ
8P1W           Barbados       SOAB LP       KU9C
8P5A           Barbados       SOAB HP       LoTW
AH2R           Guam           M/?           LoTW
C6AKQ          Bahamas        SOSB 80M      N4BP
C6ARU          Bahamas        SOSB 20M      N4UM
C6AUM          Bahamas        SOSB 40M      K4RUM
CO8ZZ          Cuba           M/S
D4C         Cape Verde Island SOAB HP       LoTW; QSL via IK2NCJ(B)/MCC (d)
E51DWC      South Cook Island HP            OK1DWC
FS/F8AAN       St Martin                    F8AAN (d/C)
HC1WBT         Ecuador        SO LP         W0OR
IS0/OM8A       Sardinia       SOAB HP       OM2VL
KG4ZK          Guantanamo                   W4ZYT
KH6LC          Hawaii         M/M           WA6WPG
KH7Q           Hawaii         SOAB          KH7Q(d); AH6NF (d)
LY4A           Lithuania      M/2           LoTW
NP2N        US Virgin Islands M/2           LoTW
NP2P        US Virgin Islands SO            LoTW
NP2X        US Virgin Islands M/?           LoTW
NP3A           Puerto Rico    SOAB LP       WD8CW
NP3X           Puerto Rico    SOAB LP       EB7DX
P40L           Aruba          M/S           WA3FRP
P40R           Aruba          M/2           LoTW
P40W           Aruba          SOAB          LoTW; QSL via N2MM (d)
PJ4X           Bonaire        M/?
PJ6T      St Eustatius & Saba               LoTW; QSL via NM1Y (d)
PJ7AA          Sint Maarten   SO            LoTW; QSL via AA9A
RW2F           Kaliningrad    M/M           (d)
TI6/HA5X       Costa Rica     SO            HA5XA
TI5W           Costa Rica     SOAB HP       LoTW; QSL via W4FS
TO1A           French Guiana  SOSB 15M      F5HRY
TO7A           Martinique     SO HP         UT5UGR
V3M            Belize         M/S           (C); QSL via W0MU
V3T            Belize         M/S           LoTW; QSL via WC0W
V43Z         St Kitts & Nevis SOAB          QSL via <Ebabel.net>
V31JZ/p        Belize         SOAB LP       NN7A; QSL via (B/d)
VP2M(??)       Montserrat     M/S           By AI2N N2ZN WJ2O
VP5K           Turks & Caicos M/?           LoTW; QSL via K0PC & (C)
VP5M           Turks & Caicos SO LP         K4QPL
VP9/W6PH       Bermuda        SOAB LP       W6PH (d)
YN2NB          Nicaragua      SOAB          N1SNB
WP3C           Puerto Rico    M/S           W3HNK
WP3R           Puerto Rico                  W3HNK
ZF9CW          Cayman Islands               K5GO
ZF1A           Cayman Islands M/S           K6AM
ZL3X           New Zealand    M/S           LoTW
    (e) eQSL only  (d) direct only   (B) Bureau only  (L) LoTW only
    (O) OQRS only  (C) ClubLog only
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425 DX News No. 1346

18 February 2017                                A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1346
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****  DX  INFORMATION  ****
===========================
Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

3W   – Wolfgang, DL5MAE will be  active holiday  style as  3W2MAE from Mui
Ne, Vietnam on 19-25 February. QSL via home call, direct or bureau.
[TNX DX Newsletter]
A3   – Masa, JA0RQV  (http://ift.tt/1Rx1AW8) is  again planning  to be
active as A35JP/p from Niuafo’ou Island (OC-123) between  22 and 28
March. Last year his flight was cancelled, but  this time transport
will be  provided  by  the Tongan Navy.  In his spare  time he will
operate CW and SSB on 40-6 metres, running 100 watts into verticals
and VDA.  On his way back he might be active  for a  few days  from
Niuatoputapu (OC-191).  QSL via JA0RQV, direct or bureau, and LoTW.
Logsearch and OQRS on Club Log.
C6   – M1ACB, M0VFC and M0IDA will be active as C6APY from  Little Harbour
Cay  (NA-054),  Bahamas  starting  around   4 March,  depending  on
weather. They will have three stations running 100  watts with most
of their activity on 40-15 metres SSB and CW. Plans are  to be  QRV
until 10 or 11 March. Q SL  via M0OXO’s  OQRS (www.m0oxo.com/oqrs/)
and LoTW; traditional cards via M0OXO (direct only). [TNX M0OXO]
CO   – The Havana Contest Group will be active as T42A from the University
of Informatics Sciences in La Habana on 24-26 February.  There will
be four stations active on various bands and modes.  QSL via RW6HS.
[TNX CO2AME]
EA8   – Tom, DL7UZO will be active as EA8/DL7UZO from Fuerteventura, Canary
Islands (AF-004) from 25 February to 11 March. Plans are to operate
from different WFF areas and lighthouses – see www.funkstation.info
for detailed  information and  direct link to  Club Log’s logsearch
and OQRS. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
FG   – Gildas, F6HMQ  and  Michel, F6GWV will  be active  as FG/F6HMQ  and
FG/F6GWV from  Guadeloupe (NA-102) from  24 February  to  13 March.
They will participate in the  ARRL DX SSB Contest as TO3Z.  [TNX DX
World]
I     – Celebrating the 10th anniversary of Insubria Radio (IQ2IR), special
callsign IR2XIR will  be  used at  various  times during 2017.  The
first activity will be on 20-26 February for the Antarctic Activity
Week  (see  below).  QSL  via  Club  Log’s   OQRS  or  via  9A8MDC.
See qrz.com  and http://ift.tt/2m4LAhB  for  information  on  other
activity dates and the X Anniversary Award.
KG4   – Don, W4ZYT will be active  as KG4ZK  from  Guantanamo Bay  on 17-24
February, ARRL DX DX Contest included. QSL via W4ZYT and LoTW. [TNX
The Daily DX]
KH0   – JA1NVF is  active  as  N0J  from  Tinian, Northern  Mariana Islands
(OC-086) until  20 February.  He operates mainly  SSB with some CW.
QSL via JJ2VLY. [TNX NG3K]
KP2   – John, KK9A will be active again as WP2AA from  St. Croix, US Virgin
Islands (NA-106)  from  27 February to 6 March.  He will operate CW
and SSB on 160-10 metres, and will  participate in the  ARRL DX SSB
Contest. QSL via WD9DZV. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
PA   – Commemorating  Lord Baden-Powell, founder  of the  Scout  Movement,
Dutch  special  event  station  PA2017BP will  be  active  from  17
February to 20 March. QSL via PA3EFR.
PJ4   – K2NG, NA2AA, K3SW along with PJ4LS and  PJ4DX  will participate  in
the  ARRL  DX SSB Contest  as  PJ4G (QSL via WA2NHA and LoTW)  from
Bonaire (SA-006). Before and after the contest, between  25 February
and 11 March, look for activity by PJ4/K2NG, PJ4/K3SW and PJ4/NA2AA
(QSL via LoTW or direct to home calls). [TNX NG3K]
PY   – Brazilian stations participating in the  South American Lighthouses
Weekend   (17-19  February)  include   PT5D  from  Arvoredo  Island
(SA-027),  PW5T from  Santa Catarina Island (SA-026) and  ZV1M from
Jurubaiba Island (SA-029). QSL via operatr’s instructions.
S2   – Yuris, YL2GM and  a large team (US7UX, UT7UJ,  UT7UV,  YL2KA, YL3CW
and  possibly others) will  be  active  as  S21GM  and  S21KW  from
Kuakata, Bangladesh on 15-27 March.  They will operate CW, SSB  and
RTTY   on   160-10  metres  with  four  stations.  Owing  to  local
regulations,  S21GM  will  be used  during  the first  half of  the
DXpedition, and S21KW during the second half.  Please refrain  from
working the second callsign on the same bands and  modes  you  have
already worked the first one.  QSLs via Club Log’s OQRS (direct and
bureau)  or  via YL2GN (direct and bureau);  the full logs will  be
uploaded to LoTW three months after the end of the expedition. See
http://ift.tt/2kBpYbt for more information.
V2   – Babs, DL7AFS and  Lot, DJ7ZG  will be  active  again as  V21ZG from
Antigua (NA-100) from 28 February to 26 March.  They will be QRV on
80-6 metres SSB and digital modes, and  will  also  give 60m  a try
(5357 kHz,  PSK and SSB).  QSL  via  DL7AFS, direct  or bureau, and
LoTW; logsearch on Club Log.
VP2M   – Charlie, K1XX will be  active  as  VP2MMF from  Montserrat (NA-103)
from 25 February to 5 March.  He will operate CW and SSB  on 160-10
metres, and will  participate in the  ARRL DX SSB Contest.  Outside
the contest  he will  focus on  the low bands CW.  QSL via K1XX and
LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX]
XT   – Elvira, IV3FSG will be  active as  XT2SE from  Ouagadougou, Burkina
Faso from  17 February  to  13 March.  In her spare  time she  will
operate  SSB, RTTY and  PSK31 on  80-10 metres.  QSL via Club Log’s
OQRS or IK3GES.
UA   – Special  event  stations  R108M  (QSL via RK3LC),  R12APR  (QSL via
R3LO),  R1934G  (QSL via R3LC) and  RG61PP  (QSL via RZ3LC) will be
active from 1 March to 30 April to commemorate the 56th anniversary
of Yuri Gagarin’s first manned  flight  into outer space  (12 April
1961). See www.gagarin.ga for  complete  information on  the event,
online logs and the relevant awards. [TNX R3LO]
UA   – The website  for  the  RI0LI DXpedition  to  Leont’yeva, one of the
Medvezh’i Islands (AS-022) [425DXN 1343], is now up and  running at
www.ri0li.com. Plans are for three operators (R2DG, R7AA and UA6EX)
to be QRV on 24-31 July  (IOTA Contest included) with  two stations
on 40, 30, 20 and 17 metres CW and SSB. On their way back they will
stop and be active  as  RA70AA  from  GUSMP Island (AS-070) on  1-3
August. Actual dates will depend on weather  and local  conditions.
QSLs via Club Log’s OQRS, or via R7AA (direct or bureau).

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

ANTARCTIC ACTIVITY WEEK —> The Worldwide Antarctic Program  has  announced
that the 14th Antarctic Activity Week will be held on  20-26  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
Canada         CF7AAW/1
England        GB0ANT
France         TM14AAW, TM14WAP
Italy          II1MNA, II2ANT, II3MNA, II8POLE, IR1ANT, IR2XIR, IR4ANT,
IR8AAW
Netherlands     PA6ANT, PH17ANT
Poland         HF0A
Spain          AO1WAP, AO3ANT, AO4HAG, AO5ANT, AO5WAP, EG1WAP, EG5ANT,
EG5WAP, EH5ANT, EH5WAP
USA           K4A
Complete information on the AAW can be found at www.waponline.it.

ARRL DX CW CONTEST —> Object of the contest is  for W/VE amateurs  to work
as many stations in as many  DXCC Entities  as possible  on the 160, 80, 40,
20, 15, and 10 metre bands, while DX stations  (also including KH6, KL7, CY9
and CY0) work as many W/VE amateurs in  as many of the  48 contiguous states
and provinces  as possible  (see www.arrl.org/arrl-dx for  complete  rules).
This year’s event  will run from  00.00 UTC on 18 February through 23.59 UTC
on the 19th.  Do  not forget  to give a  look  at  the  Announced Operations
listing  maintained by  Bill, NG3K at http://ift.tt/2m4Dvcw – good
contest to you all!

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

===================================================================
CALL       MANAGER   CALL       MANAGER   CALL       MANAGER
===================================================================
3G1D       XQ1FM      DU2/JA1PBV  JA1PBV     P49MR      VE3MR
3XY3D      F5OZC      DU3LA      W3HNK      P49X       W0YK
4JT4K      4K4K       E51ADD     K7ADD      PA160HZ   PA5V
4M1K       OH0XX      EG4UUD     EA4URA     PA17CC     PA7HPH
4M4C       YV4YC      EG8WRD     EA8URA     PB44FF     PH0NO
4S7DLG     DK8ZZ      EH5EAR     EA5AG      PC55C      PD7YY
4U7FOC     S57DX      EV90DOSAAF  EU1EU      PD38EU     PD5MVH
4V1G       W3HNK      EX8VM      RW6HS      PJ4D       W3HNK
5B4ALX     IZ4AMS     EY8MM      K1BV       PJ6T       NM1Y
5B4AMM     UT5UDX     GB952MT   M0WAG      PJ7AA      AA9A
5C28UA     EA7FTR     H44LG      JE1LGY     R1989A     UA4AJD
5J0NA      LW9EOC     HC1WBT     W0OR       R2017M     RK3AW
5K0N       AA4NC      HC2AO      RC5A       R80RTL     UA3RF
5Z4/DL2RMC  DL1RTL     HL5KY      W3HNK      RI1ANN     ZS1OIN
6E0C       XE1EE      HR5/F2JD    F6AJA      RM94AE     RQ7L
6W2SC      HA3AUI     II3CV      IK3HHX     T88WJ      JS3LSQ
6Y2T       VE3DZ      IR9RW      IT9TQH     TC2C       TA1HZ
7P8EUDXF    HA5AO      IY4FGM     I4KMW      TI4VAA     EA5IDQ
8P0P       W0SA  [b]   IY7GMB     HB9ARS     TY2AC      IZ1BZV
8P0P       W3HNK [d]   J42P       SV2BXA     TY2BP      IK2IQD
8P1W       KU9C       J62DX      EB7DX      TZ4AM      W0SA
8P50B      KU9C       KG4AW      KG9LB      UE28AFG   RZ3QWW
8P9NX      W0SA  [b]   KG4DY      KE4KDY     V26M       W3HNK
8P9NX      W3HNK [d]   KG4WV      W4WV       V31AT      K5PI
9H2017EU    9H1SP      L77D       LU6DC      V31GW      DK9GG
9H3NH      JA0JHQ     LO7H       LU7HW      V31JZ/p   NN7A
9H3WHX     UA4WHX     LU4CJM/Z    LU4AA      V31MU      W0MU
9J2BO      G3TEV      LX4A       LX1NO      V31RF      K8NDS
9Q6BB      W3HNK      LY16W      LY5W       V31TA      EA5GL
9X2AW      M0OXO      LZ45YE     LZ1YE      V31TP      WC0W
A31MM      EA5GL      MX0YHC     2E0SDV     V31VP      WB0TEV
A5A      JH1AJT     N0J      JJ2VLY     VE100VIMY/VE6 N7RO
A71YY      M0OXO      OA4GL      EA7HBC     VE100VIMY/VE7 N7RO
A91SD      A92AA      OA6Q       OE3NHW     VI50ER     VK3ER
A96A       A92AA      OE17WCB   OE7AJT     VP6EU      DK2AMM
AT2FOC     VU2PTT     OF0RJ      OH0RJ      XM1150CAN   VE1AEH
CE0Y/DF8AN  DF8AN      OF2IPA     OH4MDY     XX9D       DL4SVA
CP5HK      EA5IDQ     OJ1ABOA   OH2FFP     YB9K       HA3JB
CR3A       EA5GL      OV90EDR   OZ1ACB     ZB2TT      M0URX
CR5WWI     CT1EEB     OX5T       OZ0J       ZF2LC      W2SM
CX/N3BNA    KA2AEV     P3X      UT5UDX     ZP6/N3BNA   KA2AEV
D4Z      HB9DUR [d]  P40L       WA3FRP     ZS6CCY     K3IRV
D4Z      IK2NCJ [b]  P40LE      K2LE       ZV2C       PY2CX
DL0DFF     DL3HBZ     P40RF      KK9K       ZV2K       PY2SHF
DU1IST     JA1HGY     P40W       N2MM       ZZ2T       PY2MNL

4U1ITU   International Amateur Radio Club, Case Postale 6, 1211 Geneve 20,
Switzerland
5C5W      Julio Volpe O’Neil, Apartado Postal 4062, 03080 Alicante, Spain
6W4AA     Charles E. King, 767 Stonefield Ave, Charleston SC 29412, USA
9M4DXX   P.O. Box 125, General Post Office, 10710 Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
AO1WRD   Federacion Digital EA, Apartado Postal 3050, 08200 Sabadell
(Barcelona), Spain
AO3WRD   Federacion Digital EA, Apartado Postal 3050, 08200 Sabadell
(Barcelona), Spain
AO5WRD   Federacion Digital EA, Apartado Postal 3050, 08200 Sabadell
(Barcelona), Spain
AO6WRD   Federacion Digital EA, Apartado Postal 3050, 08200 Sabadell
(Barcelona), Spain
AO8WRD   Federacion Digital EA, Apartado Postal 3050, 08200 Sabadell
(Barcelona), Spain
C6ABB     Drew Scelba, 47 Hallvard Terrace, Rockaway NJ 07866, USA
C6AKQ     Bob Patten, 2841 NW 112 Terrace, Plantation FL 33323 USA
C6APX     Ivars Lauzums, 5150 Del Sol Drive, Merritt Island FL 32952, USA
C6ARU     Tim Cotton, 3170 Sussex Way, Vero Beach FL 32966 USA
C6AUM     Mike Cotton, 37 W. 21st St. Apt. 1504, New York NY 10010, USA
DK2AMM   Erno Ogonovszky, Am Steinbruch 4, 09123 Chemnitz, Germany
DL4SVA   Georg Tretow, Postfach 1114, 23931 Grevesmuehlen, Germany
EA5IDQ   Jose Antonio Senent, Apartado Postal 70, 03140 Guardamar del
Segura (Alicante), Spain
F5OZC     Alain Rebondy, 4 rue des Violettes, 49260 Breze, France
HA3AUI   Brucker Peter, Zamardi, PF. 15, 8621, Hungary
HA3JB     Kutasi Gabor, Siofok, Koch R. utca 10/A I/4, 8600, Hungary
HA5AO     Gaspar Istvan, Budapest, Rakoczi u. 85., 1196, Hungary
HV0A      Francesco Valsecchi, Via Bitossi 21, 00136 Roma RM, Italy
HV5PUL   Luca Della Giovampaola, Via Cremera 11, 00198 Roma RM, Italy
JA1PBV   Sadao Ito, 3-8-12 Baraki, Ishioka-shi, Ibaraki-ken, 315-0042,
Japan
JH1AJT   Y. Zorro Miyazawa, P.O. Box 8, Oiso-machi, Naka-Gun,
Kanagawa-ken, 259-0111, Japan
NN7A      Art Phillips, P.O. Box 73, Eckert CO 81418, USA
OA4TT     John Henry, 8345 NW 66 St #B4451, Miami FL 33166, USA
OZ11A     Leif Nielsen, Stenhoejvej 280, 9900 Frederikshavn, Denmark
PY0F/PP1CZ Leo Ferreira, Caixa Postal 5099, Vitoria-ES, 29045-970, Brazil
PY0F/PY2QI Erwin Hubsch Neto, Caixa Postal 260, Indaiatuba-SP, 13330-970,
Brazil
S01A      Arseli Echeguren Bardeci, Barrena 6 1 Izq, 01408 Luiaondo
(Alava), Spain

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425 DX News No. 1346 Calendar

18 February 2017                              A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1346
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Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore  Responsabile I2VGW

PERIOD         CALL                                       REF
till  18/02     E51ADD: Rarotonga (OC-013), South Cooks            1340
till  18/02     V5/DD8ZX, V5/DJ9KM, V55V: Namibia               1343
till  18/02     VE100VIMY/VE7 (British Columbia): special callsign    1340
till  19/02     PT5D: Arvoredo Island (SA-027)                   1346
till  19/02     PW5T: Santa Catarina Island (SA-026)              1346
till  19/02     XF2L: Isla de Sacrificios (NA-224)                1343
till  19/02     YB9K: Lombok Island (OC-150)                    1344
till  19/02     ZV1M: Jurubaiba Island (SA-029)                  1346
till  19/02     ZW2R: Ilha Comprida (SA-024)                    1343
till  20/02     D4Z and D4C: Sao Vincente (AF-086), Cape Verde       1345
till  20/02     N0J: Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands (OC-086)       1346
till  20/02     P40W: Aruba (SA-036)                          1344
till  20/02     V4/N8WD and  V4/K4ZGB: St. Kitts (NA-104)         1344
till  21/02     6Y2T: Jamaica (NA-097)                         1344
till  21/02     C6AKQ, C6ARU, C6AUM: Great Abaco (NA-080), Bahamas    1343
till  21/02     PY2QI/PY0F: Fernando de Noronha (SA-003)           1341
till  21/02     T88DT: Koror (OC-009), Palau                    1345
till  21/02     V31JZ/p: South Water Caye (NA-180)                1343
till  22/02     9X2CW: Rwanda                              1345
till  22/02     HP/W1USN and HP/AA1M: Panama                    1344
till  22/02     RI1ANN: Progress base (Antarctica)                1345
till  22/02     VP5/K0PC, VP5/AC0W, VP5K: Caicos Islands (NA-002)   1345
till  23/02     ZF9CW: the Cayman Islands (NA-016)                1339
till  24/02     KG4WV and KG4AW: Guantanamo Bay                  1343
till  24/02     KG4ZK: Guantanamo Bay                        1346
till  24/02     KG4ZK: Guantanamo Bay                        1343
till  25/02     PJ7/OH2IS: Sint Maarten (NA-105)                 1344
till  26/02     3XY3D: Los Islands (AF-051), Guinea               1345
till  26/02     7P8EUDXF: Lesotho                           1344
till  26/02     AA4VK/HK0: San Andres Island (NA-033)            1345
till  26/02     XX9D: Coloane (AS-075), Macau                  1337
till  28/02     II3CV: special callsign                        1339
till  28/02     LZ235SIR: special callsign                      1339
till  28/02     R2017M: special callsign                       1343
till  28/02     TZ5XR: Mali                                 1317
till  28/02     V31MU: Belize                              1341
till  February   DP1POL: Neumayer III base (Antarctica)             1332
till  01/03     TI#/HA9WM and TI#/HA5X: Costa Rica                1345
till  01/03     XK150YUKON: special callsign                    1339
till  05/03     6W2SC (Senegal) and J5UAP (Guinea-Bissau)         1335
till  05/03     VP6EU: Pitcairn Island (OC-044)                  1326
till  08/03     5K0N: San Andres Island (NA-033)                 1345
till  09/03     FG/F6ITD and TO7D: Guadeloupe (NA-102)             1337
till  10/03     FS/F8AAN: Saint Martin (NA-105)                  1345
till  13/03     XT2SE: Burkina Faso                           1346
till  15/03     JG8NQJ/JD1: Minami Torishima (OC-073)            1333
till  17/03     J79XBI: Dominica (NA-101)                     1333
till  18/03     PJ7AA: Sint Maarten (NA-105)                    1344
till  20/03     PA2017BP: special event station                  1346
till  29/03     5J0NA: San Andres Island (NA-033)               1341
till  31/03     HF800O: special event station                  1338
till  31/03     OA0MP: Machu Picchu Base, South Shetlands (AN-010)    1340
till  31/03     OR100LCI: special callsign (Belgium)              1323
till  March     C91PA: Mozambique                           1318
till  March     KC4/N2TA: Novolazarevskaya Base (Antarctica)        1340
till  March     RI1AND: Novolazarevskaya Base (Antarctica)          1300
till  20/04     R1336FO and R680FBO: special callsigns (Kaliningrad)  1342
till  30/04     6E0C: special callsign (Mexico)                  1339
till  30/04     CE2LML and XR2K                              1336
till  April     VY0ERC: Ellesmere Island (NA-008)               1342
till  10/05     H44MS: Solomon Islands                         1335
till  15/05     OX90EDR: special callsigns (Greenland)             1339
till  15/05     OZ90EDR and 5P90EDR: special callsigns             1339
till  31/05     DL0POLIO: special callsign                      1309
till  30/06     9H2017EU: special callsign                      1341
till  31/08     HG17EYOF: special callsign                      1339
till  12/09     HG14HST: special callsign                     1342
till  12/10     DF0WRTC: special callsign                     1329
till  20/01 2018 8J1RL and 8J60JARE: Ongul Island (AN-015), Antarctica 1335
till  Feb   2018 DP0GVN: Neumayer III base (Antarctica)             1332
till  Feb   2018 RI1ANC: Vostok Station (Antarctica)               1333
till  30/04 2018 ZS8Z: Marion Island (AF-021)                    1337
till  April 2018 VP8DPJ: Adelaide Island (AN-001), Antarctica        1331
till  31/12     9A57AX and 9A1957AA: special callsigns             1339
till  31/12     CF, CG, CH, CI: special prefixes (Canada)         1338
till  31/12     DC500LS, DM5LUTHER, DL500ML: special callsigns       1340
till  31/12     DR500MLE, DR1517LU, DR5LUTHER: special callsigns     1340
till  31/12     EI11WAW, EI22WAW, EI33WAW: special callsigns        1338
till  31/12     EI44WAW, EI55WAW, EI66WAW: special callsigns        1338
till  31/12     EI77WAW, EI88WAW, EI99WAW: special callsigns        1338
till  31/12     H2017PFO: special callsign (Cyprus)               1343
till  31/12     LM80REX and LM80Q: special callsigns              1337
till  31/12     OF100FI/#: special callsigns                    1337
till  31/12     OH100FIN: special callsign                      1339
till  31/12     OZ100DVI: special callsign                      1337
till  31/12     S557E: special callsign                        1337
till  31/12     ZS8Z: Marion Island (AF-021)                    1337
18/02-01/03     PJ2/OE3GEA: Curacao (SA-099)                    1345
18/02-28/03     VI8BOD: special event station                  1345
19/02-25/02     3W2MAE: Vietnam                              1346
19/02-25/02     VE100VIMY/VY0 (Nunavut): special callsign         1340
20/02-26/02     IR2XIR: special callsign                       1346
20/02-03/03     TX5T: Raivavae (OC-114), Austral Islands           1342
21/02-07/03     5X1O: Uganda                                1345
22/02-28/02     ZF2SC and ZF2FB: Cayman Islands (NA-016)           1345
23/02-26/02     5X8EW: Uganda                              1345
23/02-26/02     K6PV/6: Santa Catalina Island (NA-066)             1343
23/02-28/02     JF3ELH/6: Okimawa Islands (AS-017)                1345
24/02-26/02     SX5R: Rhodes, Dodecanese (EU-001)               1345
24/02-26/02     T42A: Cuba                                  1346
24/02-13/03     FG/F6HMQ, FG/F6GWV, TO3Z: Guadeloupe (NA-102)      1346
24/02-26/03     FG4KH: Guadeloupe (NA-102)                      1345
25/02-05/03     VP2MMF: Montserrat (NA-103)                     1346
25/02-11/03     EA8/DL7UZO: Canary Islands (AF-004)               1346
25/02-11/03     PJ4/K2NG, PJ4/K3SW, PJ4/NA2AA, PJ4G: Bonaire (SA-006) 1346
26/02-04/03     VE100VIMY/VE9 (New Brunswick): special callsign      1340
27/02-06/03     WP2AA: US Virgin Islands (NA-106)               1346
28/02-26/03     V21ZG: Antigua (NA-100)                        1346
February      6W7SS: Senegal                               1339
February      E51DWC: Rarotonga (OC-013), South Cook Islands       1338
February      FT3YL: Dumont d’Urville Station (AN-017), Antarctica  1337
February      JW2US: Hopen Island (EU-063), Svalbard             1339
February      PJ6/NM1Y and PJ6T: Saba (NA-145)                 1345
01/03-05/03     RT9K/9: Helland-Hansen Island (AS-054)             1345
01/03-31/03     LZ303MA: special callsign                     1339
01/03-01/04     PJ2/PA0VDV: Curacao (SA-099)                    1344
01/03-30/04     R108M and R12APR: special event stations           1346
01/03-30/04     R1934G and RG61PP: special event stations         1346
04/03-10/03     C6APY: Little Harbour Cay (NA-054)                1346
05/03-11/03     VE100VIMY/VO1 (Newfoundland & Labrador): special call 1340
06/03-09/03     RT9K/9: Tyrtov Island (AS-121)                   1345
07/03-10/03     JD1BLY: Chichijima (AS-031), Ogasawara             1345
07/03-13/03     8P9IF: Barbados (NA-021)                       1345
07/03-21/03     9G5X: Ghana                                 1343
08/03-11/03     HL4/JA8COE: Cheju Island (AS-026)               1345
08/03-13/03     XR5M: Mocha Island (SA-061)                     1345
08/03-20/03     9N7EI: Nepal                                1343
09/03-19/03     TU7C: Cote d’Ivoire                           1345
09/03-20/03     5U5R: Niger                                 1345
09/03-05/04     CT9/DL3KWR and CT9/DL3KWF: Madeira (AF-014)         1345
10/03-14/03     RT9K/9: Nansen Island (AS-104)                   1345
12/03-18/03     VE100VIMY/VY1 (Yukon): special callsign            1340
15/03-21/03     S21GM: Bangladesh                           1346
15/03-22/03     EA9/DJ6TF, EA9/DL7DF, EA9/DL7UFN, EA9/DL7UFR: Melilla 1343
16/03-20/03     RT9K/9: Scott Hansen Islands (AS-068)            1345
18/03-21/03     6E3MAYA: special callsign                     1345
18/03-01/04     V47JR: Nevis Island (NA-104)                    1343
19/03-25/03     VE100VIMY/VE8 (Northwest Territories): special call   1340
22/03-27/03     S21KW: Bangladesh                           1346
22/03-28/03     A35JP/p: Niuafo’ou Island (OC-123)                1346
25/03-26/03     XF2L: Isla de Lobos (NA-221)                    1340
25/03-30/03     VE100VIMY/VO2 (Newfoundland & Labrador): special call 1340
March          6W7SS: Senegal                               1339
March          E51DWC: Rarotonga (OC-013), South Cook Islands       1338
March          JW2US: Hopen Island (EU-063), Svalbard             1339
01/04-30/04     LZ303SA: special callsign                     1339
07/04-17/04     R71RRC: Arakamchechen Island (AS-071)            1345
21/04-28/04     GS0NWM: Isle of Mull (EU-008)                  1343
22/04-23/04     VK5CE/7: Bruny Island (OC-233)                   1345
April          6W7SS: Senegal                               1339
April          JW2US: Hopen Island (EU-063), Svalbard             1339
01/05-31/05     LZ395SG: special callsign                     1339
06/05-16/05     DU9/SP5APW: Siargao Island (OC-235)               1345
15/05-25/05     VK9MAV: Marion Reef (OC-267, Australia)            1338
27/05-28/05     XF2L: Isla de Lobos (NA-221)                    1340
May           JW2US: Hopen Island (EU-063), Svalbard             1339
01/06-06/06     HB0/GM4UYE: Liechtenstein                     1345
01/06-30/06     LZ121SBS: special callsign                      1339
01/07-31/07     LZ284SKD: special callsign                      1339
05/07-13/07     RI0Z: Beringa, Komandorskiye Islands (AS-039)      1344
20/07-24/07     RI0C: Iony Island (AS-069)                      1338
21/07-24/07     YC9MLL: Flores Island (OC-151)                   1342
24/07-31/07     RI0LI: Medvezh’i Islands (AS-022)               1346
29/07-30/07     XF2L: Isla de Enmedio (NA-224)                   1340
01/08-03/08     RA70AA: GUSMP Island (AS-070)                  1346
01/08-31/08     LZ55UPB: special callsign                     1339
15/08-15/11     OX90EDR: special callsigns )Greenland)             1339
15/08-15/11     OZ90EDR and 5P90EDR: special callsigns             1339
19/08-20/08     XF2L: Isla de Sacrificios (NA-224)                1340
01/09-30/09     LZ100SK: special callsign                     1339
01/10-31/10     LZ251MKP: special callsign                      1339
02/10-10/10     VK9XI: Christmas Island (OC-002)                 1345
03/10-17/10     H40GC: Nendo (OC-100), Temotu Province             1343
10/10-17/10     VK9CI: Cocos (Keeling) Islands (OC-003)            1345
12/10-16/10     VK5CE/8: North Island (OC-198)                   1339
01/11-30/11     LZ307MU: special callsign                     1339
November      VK9M: Mellish Reef (OC-072)                     1343
01/12-31/12     LZ710SG: special callsign                     1339
December      9M0W: Spratly Islands (AS-051)                   1345
dates TBA   2017 J5T: Bijagos Archipelago (AF-020), Guinea-Bissau     1329
dates TBA   2018 3Y0Z: Bouvet Island                           1342

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