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“The New DXer’s Handbook” by Bryce K7UA Posted: 28 Jan 2015 02:57 AM PST “The New DXer’s Handbook” Second Edition: New to DXing?  Check out my free “New DXer’s Handbook.” The newly revised second edition is now available at my web site...

PC2D Ameland Island EU-038 Posted: 28 Jan 2015 02:38 AM PST Frank de PC2D (PA3GWN) informs DxCoffee readers: “From February 13 until February 16 Frank (PC2D) – together with Monique (DO3MKT), William (DO3WKS), Rudi (PA4UNX), Gerard (PA7CW) &...

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D44EE Cape Verde Posted: 28 Jan 2015 01:45 AM PST “Hi DxCoffee readers I am goint to Cape Verde in the end of February this year. My main cause is to participate in the ARRL Intl. DX CW Contest. I will be active on the bands before and after...

9Q0HQ Congo, ARAC & Italian DXpedition Team [Update] Posted: 28 Jan 2015 01:20 AM PST 28 January 2015 Art IK7JWY informs DxCoffee Readers: The Italian DXpedition Team is glad to announce the forthcoming DXpedition to Congo. It will take place in the period 10-25 March 2015, with the...

9M4SI Indah Island AS-074 Posted: 28 Jan 2015 01:15 AM PST Sam 9M2ESM informs DxCoffee Readers: Dear OM’s I would like to inform about our mini iota expedition. This is our detail, list of operator, mode and power might change depend on situation....

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FO/K8PGJ Bora Bora OC-067 Posted: 23 Jan 2015 11:40 PM PST Pete K8PGJ informs DxCoffee readers: Pete, K8PGJ  will be active as FO/K8PGJ on Bora Bora French Polynesia (OC-067) from February 15-24, 2015. Island Style Operation when not diving will occur on 10...

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ARLP004 Propagation de K7RA

ZCZC AP04

QST de W1AW 

Propagation Forecast Bulletin 4  ARLP004

From Tad Cook, K7RA

Seattle, WA  January 23, 2015

To all radio amateurs

SB PROP ARL ARLP004

ARLP004 Propagation de K7RA

Average daily sunspot numbers for January 15-21 dropped 50.7 points

relative to the previous seven days, to 61.9. Average daily solar

flux declined from 151.3 to 126.2. For the past ten days sunspot

numbers have remained below 100. This benchmark has no special

significance, but the last time there were this many consecutive

days with double-digit sunspot numbers was October 5-20, 2014.

Geomagnetic numbers indicated more stable conditions, with average

daily planetary A index declining from 9.6 to 6.4, and average daily

mid-latitude A index dropping from 8 to 4.7.

The latest prediction from USAF/NOAA has solar flux at 130 and 135

on January 23-24, 130 on January 25-26, 135, 140 and 145 on January

27-29, 135 on January 30 through February 1, 130 on February 2-3,

125 on February 4-6, 130 on February 7-9, 125 on February 10-11 and

120 on February 12-13. Solar flux reaches a low of 115 on February

18, and peaks again at 135 on February 26-28.

Predicted planetary A index is 15 on January 23-24, 18 on January

25-26, 8 on January 27-28, 12 on January 29-30, 15 on January 31

through February 1, then 12, 15, 12 and 5 on February 2-5, 10 on

February 6-7, 8 on February 8-9, 5 on February 10-12, then 8, 5 and

12 on February 13-15, 10 on February 16-18, and 8 on February 19-20.

F.K. Janda, OK1HH predicts geomagnetic activity will be active to

disturbed on January 23, quiet on January 24, mostly quiet January

25, active to disturbed January 26-28, quiet January 29, active to

disturbed January 30, mostly quiet January 31, disturbed February

1-2, quiet to unsettled January 3, quiet to active January 4, active

to disturbed February 5, quiet to active February 6-8, mostly quiet

February 9-13, quiet to active February 14, and quiet to unsettled

February 15-17.

Randy Crews, W7TJ of Spokane, Washington posted these observations:

"Thanks for the link and update from NASA in your last bulletin. A

couple things I wanted to add to amplify on the trend and outline a

unique historical perspective.

"Cycle 24's peak is past and will fall into the ranks of the lower

Sunspot Cycles 10, 12, 13, 14, and 16. NASA's article pointed out

Cycle 24 being the smallest since Cycle 14 in 1906. It will probably

mirror Cycle 12 or 13 finishing with a smoothed sunspot number in

the high 70s low 80s plus or minus. A few additional points make

this cycle unique in addition to the second peak being higher than

the first: In past strong sunspot cycles (21, 22, and 23) we have

had what I would call the 'top 3' being 3 outstanding years of high

solar activity (the year prior to the peak, the year of the peak,

and the year after where Solar flux values have averaged between 150

and 225).

"Tying this observation to Cycle 23 (a lower but normal cycle in

2000, 2001, and 2002) during these peak years propagation on 10, 12,

and 15 meters was outstanding almost ALL the time. Cycle 24 has

bestowed just a little over one year of this type of propagation -

late 2013 to present. Graphically seen from the Solar activity

report from this Web link:

"http://www.solen.info/solar/images/comparison_recent_cycles.png

"Things become more interesting with the fact Cycle 24 will

obviously finish with a smoothed sunspot number of less than 100.

"This is the first time this has occurred since Cycle 16 finished in

1933 (over 80 years ago!).

"Link with the corresponding data:

"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_solar_cycles.png

"Graphically, Cycle 24 will fit into the BIG picture as follows,

accurately done by K9LA:

"http://k9la.us/A_Look_at_All_Twenty_Three_Solar_Cycles.pdf

"Connecting the dots from the graphs, historically there have been

decades of high and low solar activity spanning several sunspot

cycles. As one source has pointed out, got most of our radio amateur

lifetimes we have experienced some of the highest solar activity

periods in history, 1950 to 2009. The Graph from NASA of the current

trend pretty well sums up the overall direction:

"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_cycle_24#mediaviewer/File:Hathaway_Cycle_24_Prediction.png

"Summarizing:

"Cycle 24 will be a low cycle very likely to be followed by several

other low or even lower cycles - supported by the current and

historical data.  Make the most of the current band conditions and

upcoming DXpeditions - it certainly looks as if we are heading

toward a 'Propagation Winter.'"

Thanks, Randy.

I do not know if we are headed toward a "propagation winter" and

quiet Sun or not, although plenty of experts much smarter than me

might think so. I like to remember when some of the best minds made

a case for the upcoming Cycle 24 to be the biggest ever, and of

course it did not turn out that way.

I hope to be around for the next cycle, might even see the one after

that, but I doubt I will see three cycles out. When I started as a

Novice it was Cycle 20, right after the big one, and it sure seemed

weak!

We heard from Rich Zwirko, K1HTV of Amissville, Virginia. He wrote:

"Other than a few Es openings, 6 meters has been pretty quiet the

past few weeks. I think that we have seen the last of any 50 MHz E-W

F2 skip for this solar cycle and possibly future cycles. Magic

Banders will have to rely on summer multi-hop E-skip and SSSP

chordal openings for the next long haul 6 Meter DX contacts."

He also mentioned that his son, Andy, K1RA of Warrenton, Virginia is

operating a RaspberryPi as a multi-band HF WSPR beacon running only

10 milliwatts. (RaspberryPi is a tiny and inexpensive computer that

is popular as a microcontroller. See http://www.raspberrypi.org/ )

This not only changes bands automatically according to a timing

cycle, but the microprocessor actually generates the RF and connects

directly to the antenna feedline, via some simple filtering. The

signal is output as a square wave, but the harmonics are easy to

filter out and at 10 mw are simple to control. The beacon callsign

is KW4VA and the grid locator is FM18cr.

Andy wrote:

"I've been running a Raspberry Pi and the JamesP6000 WSPRryPi code

under my club call KW4VA recently, which you can read about at the

following URL for info, links and DX spot maps:

"http://www.k1ra.us/2015/01/03/kw4va-wspr-beacon

"In short the RPi CPU can natively generate about 10 milliwatts of

RF from 0-250 MHz off one of its GPIO pins. The WSPR code is based

off some earlier code developed in the UK to allow generation of FM

signal at 100 MHz:

"http://www.icrobotics.co.uk/wiki/index.php/Turning_the_Raspberry_Pi_Into_an_FM_Transmitter

"I'm running one of the IO pins to external wire antennas.  I was

stuck at about 7500 km for a few years until this past week when I

was spotted by ZS6AF on 17m at 13322 km, then in the last two days

by ZL1RS on 20m at 13811 km and finally VK2DDI on 30m at 15729 km.

Here are the spots from the WSPR propagation database:

"Timestamp       MHz        SNR Reporter RGrid  km

2015-01-19 08:22 10.140240  -27 VK2DDI  QF55hf  15729

2015-01-15 10:18 14.097116  -24 ZL1RS   RF64vs  13811

2015-01-08 21:14 18.106032  -22 ZS6AF   KG54mk  13322

"I've been playing with very low power WSPR for a while now.  In the

past I'd been using a PIC controller by AA0ZZ and a 0-60 MHz DDS

board by N2APB that also put out about 10 mw and was using a 30m

dipole in the attic at 30'. Then I was stuck on one band at a time,

usually 10m.  I'm sure the outside dipoles and wires at 45' help a

bit. With the use of the RPi though I've have been able to

automatically band hop. I think this too has helped to increase my

DX spots by other WSPR stations. I run 80, 40, 30, 20m every 2 mins

at night and 20, 17, 15, 12 10m every 2 mins during the day."

This weekend are the ARRL January VHF Contest (see

http://www.arrl.org/news/the-arrl-january-vhf-contest-offers-a-break-from-winter-s-doldrums

and http://www.arrl.org/january-vhf) and the CQ World Wide 160 meter

CW Contest (http://www.cq160.com/rules.htm).

For the 160 meter CW contest we would like to see very quiet

geomagnetic conditions. OK1HH predicts disturbed conditions on

Friday, then quiet on Saturday and mostly quiet Sunday. Quiet is a

good outlook, although I don't know what the effect of Friday's

conditions might be on the rest of the weekend if they are

disturbed.

NOAA/USAF predicts an A index of 15 on Friday and Saturday and 18 on

Sunday. This is neither quiet nor disturbed, but I would

characterize it as unsettled conditions.

Let's hope for dead quiet geomagnetic conditions over the entire

weekend. Have fun!

Following up on last week's link to an article about the National

Radio Quiet Zone and the people who flock there, N7SO sent another

article:

http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2013/04/green_bank_w_v_where_the_electrosensitive_can_escape_the_modern_world.single.html

We also heard from a ham who used to work there, Rob Welsh, N3RW,

who wrote:

"I was previously employed at NRAO Green Bank (see

http://www.nrao.edu/) on a Milky Way mapping project. Given that

NRAO GB is in the National Radio Quiet Zone, I was given permission

to put my QRP rig on the air on 17 meters using the HF Bruce array

at the observatory entrance. Few stations I worked believed that I

was running just 5 W. With about 100 feet of RG-58 between the dorm

and the antenna, I bet I was radiating more like 3 W at best."

Info on a Bruce Arrays:

http://rudys.typepad.com/ant/files/antenna_array_80160m.pdf

Rob also wrote in a subsequent email:

"The Bruce Array at the entrance to the Green Bank site is a rebuild

of the antenna used by physicist Karl Jansky who in the 1930s

studied radio noise for the Bell System's HF radio circuits.

"Jansky eliminated all noise sources except one which occurred 4

minutes earlier each day. In conversations with others, he was told

that the stars rise 4 minutes earlier than solar time.

"Jansky may have been the first to discover galactic radio noise as

he was recording the radio noise emitted by the Milky Way.

"One of my tasks while employed at GB was to perform a VSWR vs.

frequency plot of the Bruce Array. The center frequency, as I

remember, was about 20 MHz, so with a QRP antenna tuner I was able

to find a match for the 17 meter band.

"Radio astronomers consider the HF bands as 'low frequency' for

astronomical observations. There has been an increase in HF

observations at HF with the purpose of identifying galactic sources

at lower energy levels.

"Also at the entrance to the site is a rebuild of Grote Reber's

(W9GFZ, SK) 30 foot parabolic antenna. Reber read Jansky's published

work and went about measuring galactic radio noise at VHF.

"See my article in the December 2009 issue of QST titled 'How the

Ionosphere Was Discovered.'

"The callsign, W9GFZ, has been issued to NRAO and used at both the

Green Bank site and at the Very Large Array in New Mexico. I've

observed at both sites.

"You may see the antenna systems at GB by using:  www.gb.nrao.edu

and on the left side of the main page, surf to 'telescopes.'  My QSL

card has the 45 foot antenna on the front. That is the system I used

to map a quadrant of our galaxy at wavelengths of 3.5 and 2.1 cm.

Big antennas sure are interesting!"

If you would like to make a comment or have a tip for our readers,

email the author at, k7ra@arrl.net.

For more information concerning radio propagation, see the ARRL

Technical Information Service web page at

http://arrl.org/propagation-of-rf-signals. For an explanation of the

numbers used in this bulletin, see

http://arrl.org/the-sun-the-earth-the-ionosphere. An archive of past

propagation bulletins is at

http://arrl.org/w1aw-bulletins-archive-propagation. More good

information and tutorials on propagation are at http://k9la.us/.

Monthly propagation charts between four USA regions and twelve

overseas locations are at http://arrl.org/propagation.

Instructions for starting or ending email distribution of ARRL

bulletins are at http://arrl.org/bulletins.

Sunspot numbers for January 15 through 21 were 62, 75, 49, 78, 62,

57, and 50, with a mean of 61.9. 10.7 cm flux was 131.4, 124.7,

121.9, 125.8, 130, 125.6, and 123.9, with a mean of 126.2. Estimated

planetary A indices were 6, 7, 7, 5, 5, 4, and 11, with a mean of

6.4. Estimated mid-latitude A indices were 5, 6, 5, 3, 2, 5, and 7,

with a mean of 4.7.

NNNN

/EX

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ARLD003 DX news

ZCZC AE03

QST de W1AW 

DX Bulletin 3  ARLD003

From ARRL Headquarters 

Newington CT  January 22, 2015

To all radio amateurs  

SB DX ARL ARLD003

ARLD003 DX news

This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by

the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, The Daily DX, DXNL, Contest Corral

from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites.  Thanks

to all.

MALAWI, 7Q.  Karl, DK2WV will be QRV as 7Q7WV from the Karonga

Museum from January 26 to February 6.  Activity will be on 160 to 6

meters.  QSL to home call.

BOTSWANA, A2.  Schalk, A22LL has been QRV on 20 meters SSB around

1700 to 1800z.  QSL direct to home call.

THE GAMBIA, C5.  Operators Steve, G3VMW, Alan, G3XAQ, Don, G3XTT,

and Iain, M0PCB are QRV as C5X from the Ocean Villa Heights Lodge on

the coast of Brufut until January 26.  Activity is on 160 to 10

meters using CW, SSB and various digital modes.  This includes being

an entry in the CQ 160 Meter CW contest.  QSL via M0OXO.

CHILE, CE.  Helmut, DL5DSM is QRV as CE3/DL5DSM until February 10.

Activity is on 40 to 6 meters using CW and SSB.  QSL to home call.

IRAN, EP.  A group of operators are QRV as EP6T from Kish Island,

IOTA AS-166, until January 27.  Activity is on 160 to 10 meters

using CW, SSB and RTTY.  QSL via M0URX.

GUADELOUPE, FG.  Jean-Pierre, F6ITD will be QRV as FG/F6ITD from

January 28 to February 1.  Activity is on the HF bands and 6 meters

using SSB and various digital modes.  Afterwards, he will be active

as FG/F6ITD and probably TO6D from Desirade Island, IOTA NA-102,

until March 28.  He will be active during his weekends and contests.

QSL to home call.

MARTINIQUE, FM.  Operators Mek, SP7VC, Ted, SP3IPB, Kate, SQ7OYL,

Zbyszek, SP3CFM, Jerzy, SP7TF and Bogdan, K2RPF will be QRV as

FM/SP7VC and FM/SP7TF from Martinique, from January 24 to 26.

Activity will be holiday style on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and

various digital modes.  QSL to home calls.

ST. LUCIA, J6.  After their Martinique operation, operators Mek,

SP7VC, Ted, SP3IPB, Kate, SQ7OYL, Zbyszek, SP3CFM, Jerzy, SP7TF and

Bogdan, K2RPF will be QRV as J6/home calls, respectively, from

January 27 to February 3.  Activity will be holiday style on 160 to

10 meters using CW, SSB and various digital modes.  QSL to home

calls.

    

JAPAN, JA.  Kenji, JA4GXS is QRV as JA4GXS/5 from Shodo Island, IOTA

AS-200, until February 5.  Activity is on 40 to 10 meters using CW

and SSB.  QSL to home call.

EAST KIRIBATI, T32.  Dick, AD7AF is QRV as T32RL from Kiritimati

Island, IOTA OC-024, until February 9.  Activity is on 160 to 10

meters using CW, SSB and RTTY.  This includes an entry in the CQ 160

Meter CW contest.  QSL direct to home call.

GUATEMALA, TG.  Dwight, VE7BV is QRV as TG7/VE7BV until February 17.

Activity is holiday style on 20, 17 and 15 meters using CW and SSB.

QSL to home call.

EUROPEAN RUSSIA, UA.  Special event station UE77VV is QRV until

January 31 to commemorate the 77th anniversary of the birth of

Russian singer and songwriter Vladimir Semyonovich Vysotsky.  QSL

via R4AAT.

BELIZE, V3.  Gerd, DJ4KW is QRV as V31YN until March 5.  Activity is

on 160 to 10 meters using mainly CW, and maybe some RTTY.  QSL to

home call.

BERMUDA, VP9.  Ronald, W3PV is QRV as W3PV/VP9 until January 29.

Activity is on 40 to 10 meters using CW, JT9 and JT65.  QSL to home

call.

 

LAOS, XW.  Ken, K4ZW is QRV as XW4ZW from Vientiane until January

30.  Activity is mainly on the low HF bands.  QSL via K1SE.

INDONESIA, YB.  Din, YB8RW, and Sisca, YB8RXA are QRV as YB8RW/p and

YB8RXA/p, respectively, from Monthehage Island, IOTA OC-236, until

January 24.  Activity is on 40 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY.

QSL YB8RW/p direct to home call and YB8RXA/p direct via W2FB.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO.  ARRL January VHF Contest, CQ 160-Meter

CW Contest, NCCC RTTY Sprint, QRP CW Fox Hunt, NCCC Sprint CW

Ladder, REF CW Contest, BARTG RTTY Sprint, SPAR Winter Field Day,

WAB 1.8 MHz Phone and the QRP ARCI Fireside SSB Sprint are all on

tap for this upcoming weekend.  The SKCC CW Sprint, CWops Mini-CWT

Test and QRP CW Fox Hunt are scheduled for January 28.  Please see

January 2015 QST, page 88 and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites

for details.

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/EX

I.C.P.O. Bulletin (23-30 January 2015)

"Islands, Castles & Portable Operations"

Listing is by calendar date (day/month/year)

============================================

23/01/2015:  Kenji, JA4GXS will once again be active as JA4GXS/5 from Shodo Island (AS-200) between 23-25 January. Plans are to be QRV on 40-15 metre CW and SSB. QSL via home call, direct or Bureau. [rsgbiota.org]

23/01/2015:  On Friday, 23rd January, operators Finn OZ3FI, Henning OZ7HB and Jakob OU25AEI [aka OZ7AEI] will activate Himmerlandske heder (WWFF OZFF-075), Nordjylland. They will start approx noon and will go QRT at sunset. Note - Jakob, OZ7AEI will use the special callsign OU25AEI for all portable activations in 2015. This is for his 25th anniversery as a Ham. [OZ7AEI]

23/01/2015:  Operators of SP9YFF team will be active from the 23rd till 25th of January 2015 from Mountain Ranges around the Gorce and Pieniny. They plan to activate: Myslenice 1 Castle (WCA SP-00794, ZWP MMQ02) located in Rezerwat Przyrody Zamczysko nad Raba (WWFF SPFF-0755, PGA MQ03). Czorsztyn Castle (WCA SP-00812, ZWP MNT01) located in Rezerwat Zamek Czorsztyn (WWFF SPFF-1035, PGA NT03). Rezerwat Przyrody Zielone Skalki (WWFF SPFF-0559, PGA NT07). Gorczanski Park Narodowy (WWFF SPFF-0007, PGA LI09). 2k Torfowiska Orawsko-Nowotarskie (WWFF SPFF-0560, PGA NT08). They plan to work on all bands as SP9YFF/p. Log will be uploaded to the WCA database, ZWP and LoTW. For detail information please visit: /www.sp9yff.pl [WCA]

23/01/2015:  Ronald, W3PV gets on the air from Hamilton Parish, island of Bermuda (NA-005, WLOTA 0201), as W3PV/VP9 between 23-29 January. QRV on 40-6m (Grid Loc. FM72pi) on CW, JT9, and JT65. QSL via W3PV, direct or Bureau. Log will be uploaded to LoTW and eQSL. [DX Newsletter]

23/01/2015:  Ken, K4ZW will be active again as XW4ZW from Vientiane, Laos, on 23-30 January. Plnas are to focus on the low bands. QSL via K1SE, direct or Bureau, and LoTW; logsearch on ClubLog. Website: www.qrz.com/db/XW4ZW [425 DX News]

24/01/2015:  Radio-Club Cambresien, F8KGN, will activate the Cathedral notre dame de Cambrai (DCF 024) on Saturday, 24th January. QRV starting 09:00 local time on 40 metres. Other bands if conditions and propagation allow. QSL via direct or Bureau. [F6FNA]

24/01/2015:  Once again operators Mek SP7VC, Ted SP3IPB and YL Kate SQ7OYL will be on a Caribbean tour but will also have operators Bogdan K2RPF, Zbyszek SP3CFM and Jerzy SP7TF join them. They plan to activate several islands between 24th January and 14th February, 2015. The tentative schedule, islands and callsigns have been announced: 24-26 January - Martinique (NA-107, DIFO FM-001, WLOTA 1041); FM/SP7VC and FM/SP7TF. 27 January to 3 February - St. Lucia (NA-108, WLOTA 1336); as J6/homecalls. 4-5 February - St. Vincent (NA-109, WLOTA 0492); as J8/homecalls. 6-7 February - Grenada (NA-024, WLOTA 0718); as J3/homecalls. 7-8 February - Carriccou island (NA-147, Grenada IOTA); as J3/homecalls. 8-9th February - Union island (NA-025, Grenadies IOTA); as J8/homecalls. 13-14 February - Martinique (NA-107, DIFO FM-001, WLOTA 1041); as FM/homecalls. Activity will be holiday style on 160-6 metres using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. Their equipment consists of TS-590, FT-847, FT-857 and with three Amp (500W). Antennas: Inv-L for 80-160m, 2 phased verticals 160/80/40m, HexBeam SP7IDX Technology, VDA antennas and verticals R-7000. QSL via their home calls. Watch for updates on Mek's Blog pages at: expedition.sp7vc.pl and www.sp7vc.dxing.pl [OPDX Bulletin]

24/01/2015:  The KP1-5 Project and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service have been working together on preparations for our joint 14 day visit to Navassa Island (NA-098, USi OI009S, WW Loc. FK28LJ) National Wildlife Refuge (WWFF KFF-131). Although the actual dates may still vary, it now appears they will begin transport to the island during the last week of January 2015. Also, it is official...the call sign will be K1N. An excellent team of fifteen operators who will be manning eight stations 24 hours/day, dedicated to giving out as many contacts as possible over the two week period. Team members are: George AA7JV, Ralph K0IR, Bob K4UEE, John K6MM, Craig K9CT, Tomi KT4TTT/HA7RY, Lou N2TU, George N4GRN, Mike N6MZ, Mike NA5U, Jeff NM1Y, Glenn W0GJ, John W2GD, Gregg W6IZT and Jerry WB9Z. This activation will also count for the Navassa Island Lighhouse (ARLHS NAV-001, Admiralty J5362). Further information, frequencies, QSL info and more can be found on their website at: www.navassadx.com/ [KF2TI]

24/01/2015:  Tony, VK3VTH, plans to activate Brisband Ranges National Park (WWFF VKFF-055) on 24th January (0600z - 0800z) as VK3VTH/p, depending on wx conditions. QRV mainly on 14244 kHz, listening long-path for European stations. QSL via home call, direct or Bureau. Log will be uploaded to LoTW and eQSL. [DX Newsletter]

24/01/2015:  Denis, ZL4DB will collect his VP8DOZ, South Georgia Island (AN-007, WWFF GFF-027) license in Stanley, Falkland Islands, around 24th January. Denis will arrive at King Edward Point, near Grytviken, around 27th January and will be tasked with providing comms for a helicopter operation as part of the South Georgia Habitat Restoration Project. His time for ham radio will be largely dictated by the weather. If its adverse for flying, then he'll be off to the shack. The operation is scheduled to end late March/early April, 2015. His rig is a TS-480 barefoot into a 17/20m GP. The TS-480 has auto-tuner so he may appear on other bands. He will only be operating SSB. QSL information will be posted on QRZ.com. Uploading to LOTW and eQSL is very unlikely. [DX-World]

26/01/2015:  Karl, DK2WV will be active again as 7Q7VW from Radio Dinosaur FM - Karonga Museum (WW Loc. KI60XB), Malawi, from 26 January to 6 February. He plans to be QRV on 160-6 metres. Some suggested frequencies: 50.105MHz - 1.827 (1.817 only JA) - 3.507 - 7.007 SSB (QRM permitting). QSL via DK2WV. Website: www.qrz.com/db/7Q7VW [425 DX News]

26/01/2015:  Gene, WI7N will be active holiday style as WI7N/4 from Dauphin Island (NA-213, USi AL002S), Mobile county, Alabama, on 26-28th January. It will be "a casual operation" with main activity during his evening hours. QSL via WI7N, direct or Bureau, and LoTW. [425 DX News]

27/01/2015:  Jean-pierre F6ITD will be FG/F6ITD from Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe island between 27th January and 30th March, 2015. He will be QRV from Guadeloupe Island (NA-102, DIFO FG-019, WLOTA 0644, WWFF FFF-155) from 27th January to 1st February and from Desirade Island (NA-102, DIFO FG-004, WLOTA 1121) for the rest of the time. He will on the HF bands and 6m using SSB and the Digital modes. He will use the TO6D callsign during the week-end. The logs will be uploaded to ClubLog and LoTW. [F6AJA]

30/01/2015:  Joe, K5KUA will once again be active as K5KUA/5 from Galveston Island (NA-143, USi TX001S), Galveston county, Texas, between 30th January and 1st February. Plans are to be QRV on 40-10 metre CW only, as time permits. QSL direct or Bureau to K5KUA. [rsgbiota.org]

30/01/2015:  Chuck, W7AUM reports that he's going on a cruise with his 90 year old father to the Caribbean and plans to operate QRP/portable on white sand beaches as follows: Friday, 30th January from the island of St. Thomas (NA-106) as KP2/W7AUM. Monday, 2nd February from the island of Curacao (SA-099, WLOTA 0942) as PJ2/W7AUM. Friday, 6th February from Grand Cayman Island (NA-016, WLOTA 1042) as ZF2UM. QSL to W7AUM. [DX-World]

30/01/2015:  Nobu, JA0JHQ will be active from the Chatham Islands (OC-038, WLOTA 1627, WWFF ZLFF-017) as ZL7/JA0JHQ during the short period of 30th January to 1st February, 2015. QRV mainly on 17 and 15 metre CW and SSB. Will try 10m CW. QSL via home call, direct or Bureau. [DX-World]

LOOKING AHEAD -

02/02/2014:  Mario, DL4MFM going to work on the 2nd and the 3rd of February 2015 from Fort Curt von Francois-Feste [von Francois Fort] (WCA V5-00005), Namibia. He plans to work as V5/DL4MFM. QSL via home call, Bureau or direct. [WCA]

25/02/2015:  The Palos Verdes Amateur Radio Club will be active again as K6PV/6 from Santa Catalina Island (NA-066, USi CA-016S, WLOTA 2912), Los Angeles County, California, between 25th February and 1st March. Team members include Ray N6HE, Jeff K6JW, Diana AI6DF, Clay AB9A, Joe NZ6L, Norm K6UU, Bob W6HIP, Mike AF6VT, Chris KA6WNK, Bill WA6ESC and Don KE6PMN. QRV on, or near, the usual IOTA frequencies on 160-10 metre SSB, CW, RTTY, maybe PSK-31. Activity will include the CQWW 160M SSB and NAQP RTTY Contests. QSL via K6PV direct - see address and instructions at QRZ.com. [rsgbiota.org]

28/02/2015:  Mid Florida DX Association members Jim KG4JSZ/p, Tim KI4GMR/p, Tony N2MFT/4, Steve KS4WA/p will be active on 28th February from Honeymoon Island (NA-034, USi FL-017S), Pinellas county, Florida. QRV on the HF bands, on or near the usual IOTA frequencies. QSL via the individual operators home callsign. [rsgbiota.org]

25/04/2015:  Carteret County Amateur Radio Society members Joe W03F, Keith KK4PLI, Pete W3ENK and Sterling N4WKG will be active as N4F on 25-26th April from Fort Macon State Park, Bogue Banks, Carteret county, North Carolina. Three events this weekend - North Carolina Science Day, Fort Macon On The Air and Bouge Banks [aka Emerald Island] (NA-112, USi NC-010S). QSL direct to W4YMI. Website: www.w4ymi.com/ [rsgbiota.org]

26/04/2015:  Kilmarnock and Loudoun ARC will be active from the isle of Muck (IOSA NH06, SCOTIA DI18, WAB NM48, WW Loc. IO66UU), Inner Hebrides (EU-008), as MM0KLR between 26th April and 2nd May, 2015. Operators include Graham MM0GHM, Allan 2M0VNW, Arthur MM0DHQ, Allan GM3OZB, Gordon GM7WCO, Jason GM7VSB and Paul GM0PJD. QRV on 160m to 2m including 60m. QSL via Bureau or eQSL to MM0KLR. QSL direct to MM0GHM. Website: www.qrz.com/db/mm0klr [rsgbiota.org]

01/07/2015:  Col, MM0NDX will once again make a short trip to Orkney Island (EU-009, IOSA OR01, SCOTIA OI14, WLOTA 1652) on 3-5 July. QRV holiday style on the HF bands as MM0NDX/p. QSL goes via IW7EGQ. [rsgbiota.org]

24/07/2015:   Jan, ON7JA plans activity as JA4/ON7JA from Fune Island (AS-117), JA4 Hiroshima prefecture, between 24-28th July, including an entry in the RSGB IOTA Contest. QSL via the Bureau to ON7JA, no e-QSL. [rsgbiota.org]

SPECIAL EVENTS -

24/01/2015:  Watch out for special event stations during 24th January and 1st February 2015 for the SOS Radio Week - drawing attention to maritime rescue organisations. For a list of participating stations (mainly from Great Britain, Ireland, Guernsey, Jersey, and the Isle of Man) visit: www.sosradioweek.org.uk/

24/01/2015:  Special event station GB4TLB draws attention to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution during the SOS Radio Week (24-30th January). QRV on all HF bands and modes. QSL via the Bureau and eQSL. [DX Newsletter]

24/01/2015:  Members of the Bittern DX Group of North Norfolk plan to operate from the Sheringham Lifeboat Station on 24-25th January and 31st January to 1st February with the special callsign GB5SLB (WW Loc. JO02OW, WAB TG14). QSL via M0SHK, direct or Bureau. [DX Newsletter]

U.S.A. Special Event Stations can be found at: www.arrl.org/contests/spev.html

LIGHTHOUSE CALENDAR -

23/01-29/01  W3PV/VP9: Hamilton Island WLOTA:0201 QSL W3PV (d/B)

24/01-26/01  FM/SP7TF: Martinique Island WLOTA:1041 QSL H/c (d/B)

24/01-26/01  FM/SP7VC: Martinique Island WLOTA:1041 QSL H/c (d/B)

27/01-01/02  FG/F6ITD: Guadeloupe Island WLOTA:0644 QSL H/c (d/B)

27/01-03/02  J6/K2RPF: Sta. Lucia Island WLOTA:1336 QSL H/c (d/B)

27/01-03/02  J6/SP3CFM: Sta. Lucia Island WLOTA:1336 QSL H/c (d/B)

27/01-03/02  J6/SP3IPB: Sta. Lucia Island WLOTA:1336 QSL H/c (d/B)

27/01-03/02  J6/SP7TF: Sta. Lucia Island WLOTA:1336 QSL H/c (d/B)

27/01-03/02  J6/SP7VC: Sta. Lucia Island WLOTA:1336 QSL H/c (d/B)

27/01-03/02  J6/SQ7OYL: Sta. Lucia Island WLOTA:1336 QSL H/c (d/B)

27/01-01/02  TO6D: Guadeloupe Island WLOTA:0644 QSL F6ITD (d/B)

30/01-01/02  ZL7/JA0JHQ: Chatham Island WLOTA:1627 QSL H/c (d/B)

6 METRES & UP -

23/01-29/01  W3PV/VP9: Bermuda NA-005 Grid:FM72 6m CW/JT65 QSL W3PV (d/B)

24/01  FISTS Two Metre Activitiy 2m CW  1500z-1600z

24/01-25/01  SPAR Winter Field Day 6m-70cm All mode  24 1700z-24 1700z

24/01-26/01  ARRL January VHF Sweepstakes CW/Ph/6m & Up  24 1900z- 26 0359z

25/01  FISTS Two Metre Activitiy 2m CW  1000z-1100z

26/01-06/02  7Q7VW: Malawi Grid:KI60XB 6m 50.105MHz QSL DK2WV (d/B)

27/01  LY 2.4GHz Activity Contest Open/CW/SSB/FM  1800z-2159z

27/01  NRAU Microwave Activity Contest Open/SO/MO  1800z-2200z

27/01  RSGB 50MHz UKAC SO Fixed/Open  2000z-2230z

27/01  The 50MHz Open Cumulative  1800z-2200z

27/01  RSGB SHF UKAC SO Fixed/Open  2000z-2230z

27/01-01/02  FG/F6ITD: Guadeloupe NA-102 Grid:FK95 6m SSB/Digi QSL H/c (d)

27/01-01/02  TO6D: Guadeloupe NA-102 Grid:FK95 6m SSB/Digi QSL F6ITD (d)

28/01  SKCC Straight Key Sprint 6m class  0000z-0200z

Contest Calendar: www.qsl.net/va3rj/con_jan.html

Information about current VHF activities can be found on the VHF DX portal "Make More Miles on VHF" at: www.MMMonVHF.de/

SMIRK: www.smirk.org/

SOTA (Summits On The Air) Watch Alerts at: www.sotawatch.org/

QSL INFO -

QSLs via Bureau: 7T50ARA, 9K2KH, 9K2MY, 9K2NO, 9K24P, 9M2/JE1SCJ, 9M4SLL, 9Q6AL, A45XR, AH0BT, C31MO, C37NL, C37UN, EA0JC, EX/HB9DUR, FJ/DK7LX, FM5CD, HB0WR, HF15NATO, HZ1FI, J88HL, JY9FC, LZ14IARU, OD5ZZ, OY1OF, P33W, PJ2/ON6DX, RT9K/P, S79YY, T88EC, TA1BJ, V5/DL9NDS, V63ZM, VP9/G7VJR, WH0AU, XV2JJ, YB69RI, ZD8RH and ZD8UW.

QSLs via Direct: 5H1Z/P [AF-087] (F6AML), BY4AA/4 [AS-136] (H/c), C21GC (LZ1GC), LU4ZS [AN-013] (LU4DXU), P4/W6HGF (H/c), PJ2/DL1NX (OQRS-H/c), PJ7PK (3Z9DX), SV1/IK0GDG/P [EU-060] (H/c), T88HZ (TA1HZ), V6P (JH1NBN), V6T (JH1NBN), VY0/RK0BWW/P (RW0BG), XR2T (OQRS/CE3OP), XX9R [AS-075] (EB7DX), YB4IR/8 [OC-157] (OQRS), YB4IR/8 [OC-224] (OQRS) and YB8XM/P [OC-076, 070, 224] (H/c).

QSLs via LoTW: 1A0C, 4U1WB, 9A4M, AA7V, AB9YC, AL9A, CE1UMY, DD8SM, DF0SX, DL6KVA, E77W, EA8CNR, EP6T, F5IN, HA6OA, HA8JV, HG7T, HG8C, K4FCG, K6LRN, KH6VV, KW9U, LZ1FY, N1RM, N4UA, N6RO, NS6T, OU2I, S56A, VA3DF, VA3EC, VA7ST, VE1EJ, VE3CX, VE3OI, VE4EA, VE5UF, VE7SZ, VE7TJF, VO1KVT, VY2LI, W7ZR, WN1G, WT9U, YO8SS, Z35F and ZF2PG.

BITS & PIECES -

9ANP IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES -

Thanks to our friends, here are rules of Croatian National Parks Award in different languages:

http://9a.parks.sova-projekt.hr/Rules?language=ger

http://9a.parks.sova-projekt.hr/Rules?language=ita

http://9a.parks.sova-projekt.hr/Rules?language=cro

http://9a.parks.sova-projekt.hr/Rules?language=eng

http://9a.parks.sova-projekt.hr/Rules?language=rus

Polish language will be here for few days...

home: http://9a.parks.sova-projekt.hr

73, Emir 9A6AA

INTERNATIONAL MARITIME RADIO DAY 2015 -

The annual Maritime Radio Day is being held 14th April (1200z) to 15th April (2200z) this year, info at this site: www.trafficlist.net/mrd/

PACIFIC TOUR - 3D2AD, 5W7A, KH8/N9YU & KH6/N9YU -

Hrane, YT1AD will once again travel and operate from Central and South Pacific with an itinerary as follows: February, 03-08th, Fiji: 3D2AD February, 08-11th, Samoa: 5W7A February, 11-12th, American Samoa: KH8/N9YU February, 13-14th, Hawaii: KH6/N9YU QRV on 160-6m, SSB and CW. QSL via YT1AD. [DX-World]

YOUNGSTERS ON THE AIR ITALY 2015 -

It's already time for the 5th edition of the Youngsters On The Air summer event. In 2015 the youth radio camp will take place in Italy, organized by ARI (Associazione Radioamatori Italiani).

In this week teams of young radio amateurs from several countries will be participating in all kind of amateur radio activities. Think about workshops, contesting and ARDF, we will try to show many aspects of the radio hobby. Off course you will also get the chance to learn about other cultures, in the famous intercultural evening you will get the chance to try food and drinks from all participating countries. As we go to Italy, we will also show you the country and Italian traditions.

This is just a little bit about what we are going to do in this event. It will be a great experience for all participants which they will never forget. To get a better feeling about this, have a look at the gallery from previous events.

When: 18-25 July 2015

Participants: each IARU member society is invited to take part with a team. A team consist of maximum 5 persons, 4 Persons with the age 15-25 years and one person is dedicated as team leader.

Location: Marina di Massa, Tuscany

Fees: travel costs to Pisa airport and Euro 25 per participant All other costs (accommodation, food, activities) will be covered, main funder of the event is IARU R1.

If your member society is interested to participate, please respond to italy@ham-yota.com by 27 January 2015 with sending in this Application form YOTA2015. There is a limit of 75 participants. Make sure you will apply in time. We will announce the participating countries shortly after the deadline.

For any questions, please contact italy@ham-yota.com [DxCoffee]

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73 and Good DX!

Dave Raycroft, VA3RJ

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