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09 January 2016 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1288
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**** DX INFORMATION ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
3B8 - Paul, HB9ARY will be active holiday style as 3B8HC from Mauritius
Island (AF-049) from 23 January to 8 February. He will
operate
slow CW and SSB on 80-10 metres, with a focus on 80m. QSL
via
NI5DX (direct only).
5Z4 - Bertrand, DF3FS will be active again as 5Z4/DF3FS from Diani
Beach, Kenya from 23 January to 7 February. He will operate CW
and
SSB on the HF bands. See www.df3fs.de/5z-2016/index.html
<http://www.df3fs.de/5z-2016/index.html> for
QSLling instructions. [TNX NG3K]
9A - Radio Club Marjan (9A1CBM) in Split, Croatia will be active as
9A50CBM until 31 December to celebrate its golden
jubilee. QSL
direct or bureau; logsearch on Club Log. [TNX 9A5ST]
A9 - All paperwork and permits are now in hand for the Bahrain Amateur
Radio Group to conduct the first ever activation of the
Hawar
Islands (AS-202, new one for IOTA) from 28 April to 1 May
[425DXN
1287]. Led by A92AA, the A91HI team will include A41OO,
A61DJ,
A93LT, EI5GM, EI9FBB, MM0NDX and 7Z1OO. They will operate CW,
SSB
and RTTY with up to four stations running simultaneously
during
peak times on 40-10 metres. QSL via A92AA (A91HI will use
Club
Log's OQRS) and LoTW. Please visit www.a91hi.com
<http://www.a91hi.com> for more details
and information on how contribute to the project. [TNX DX World]
CE - Celebrating the 400th anniversary of the discovery of Cape Horn,
CE5COX will be active as XR400CH on 29-31 January. QSL XR400CH
via
CE3AA. On 1-6 February he will operate as XR400JA from Isla
Hornos
(SA-031), where the cape itself is located. QSL XR400JA via
CE5JA.
Both activities will be on 40, 20 and 10 metres SSB and RTTY.
DL - DARC Ortsverband Schonau (DK0ZN) will use special callsign
DM0MORSE until 31 December to celebrate the 225th
anniversary of
Samuel Morse's birth. All QSOs will beconfirmed automatically
via
the bureau at the end of the year.
HB0 - Special callsign HB0AFVL is in use until 31 December on 160-10
metres SSB, CW and digital modes to celebrate the 30th
anniversary
of Liechtenstein's IARU society. Logsearch on Club Log, QSL
direct
only (neither LoTW nor eQSL).
HH - Special callsign 4V1TL is active until 30 April to commemorate the
213th anniversary of the death of Francois-Dominique
Toussaint
Louverture, the leader of the slave revolt that led to
the
founding of the Republic of Haiti. QSL via W3HNK.
LX - LX95J is a special callsign to be used in January and June by the
Luxembourg Amateur Radio Union to celebrate the 95th
birthday of
Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg. All QSOs will be confirmed via
the
bureau and LoTW. Direct cards should be sent to LARU, B.P.
85,
L-9201 Diekirch, Luxembourg.
PY - The ZY2QG operation from Ilha da Queimada Grande (SA-071) [425DXN
1284] is now expected to take place for 24 hours on 12-13
January.
Plans are for three operators (PY2DS, PU2POP and PU2XIZ)
to be
active on 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres SSB and CW. QSL via
PY2DS,
direct or bureau. See www.qrz.com/db/zy2qg
<http://www.qrz.com/db/zy2qg> for updates. [TNX PS7AB]
PY0F - Vinicius, PU4VLT will be active as PY0F/PU4VLT from Fernando de
Noronha (SA-003) on 9-15 January. He will operate mainly PSK
and
JT65 on 20, 15 and 10 metres. QSL via home call (direct), LoTW
and
eQSL. [TNX DX World]
SP - Special callsign 3Z6DOBRZEN is active until 31 January to celebrate
five years of radio activity from the Dobrzen Wielki
District
Cultural Centre. QSL via SP6PAZ, direct or bureau, and LoTW.
[TNX
SP6DVP]
XW - Ken, K4ZW plans to be active as XW4ZW from Vientiane, Laos
starting on 16 January for about a week. He will focus on 160
and
80 metres. QSL via K1SE and LoTW; logsearch on Club Log. [TNX
The
Daily DX]
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**** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE ---> The December 2015 issue is now available for
download at www.425dxn.org/monthly/index.html
<http://www.425dxn.org/monthly/index.html>. [TNX IZ3EBA]
CQ DX MARATHON ---> The CQ DX Marathon is a year-long DX hunt, with
participants competing to see who can work the greatest number of countries
("entities") and CQ zones during the calendar year. The 2016 edition
started at 00.00 UTC on 1 January and will end at 23.59 UTC on 31 December.
The deadline for log submission for the 2015 DX Marathon is 10 January at
2359Z. Complete details can be found at www.dxmarathon.com
<http://www.dxmarathon.com>.
CLUB LOG'S MOST WANTED LIST ---> The latest Most Wanted List, generated on
6 January, is available at https://secure.clublog.org/mostwanted.php. The
information is derived from QSOs uploaded to Club Log (currently 328
million log entries available for analysis) and, to improve quality, only
QSOs that have QSLs confirmed are considered to be worked.
CWOPS NEW AWARD ---> The "CWops Award for Advancing the Art of CW" is a
new, annual award to recognize individuals, groups or organizations that
have made the greatest contribution(s) toward advancing the art or practice
of radio communication by Morse code. Nominations must be received by 15
April 2016. Complete details can be found at www.cwops.org/awards.html
<http://www.cwops.org/awards.html>.
DAYTON CONTEST DINNER ---> The 24th Contest Dinner, held in conjunction
with the 2016 Dayton Hamvention, will take place on 21 May at the Crowne
Plaza Hotel. Tickets can be purchased only via the Contest Dinner's website
(http://contestdinner.com).
DAYTON CONTEST UNIVERSITY ---> Registration is now open for 2016 Dayton
Contest University (CTU), to be held on 19 May at the Crowne Plaza Hotel.
It will be the tenth year in a row for CTU Dayton. Details can be found on
http://contestuniversity.com/.
DX SOUND CLIPS ---> Tom's (K8CX) DX sound clips for 2015 can be found at
http://hamgallery.com/dx2015/. The collection of 122 clips (MP3 format)
covers the major DXpeditions, plus rare and semi-rare DX. This makes 18
full years of sound clips available.
QSL GALLERY ---> The large collection of QSL cards on Les Nouvelles DX's
web site has been updated. Fifteen different galleries include 13,351 cards
for the ten Most Wanted DXCC Entities (2004-14), the 61 deleted DXCC
Entities, obsolete prefixes, stations from Maghreb from 1945 to 1962, Allied
Forces stations in Germany (1945-70), special stations commemorating ITU and
IARU, Antarctic bases and TAAF (Terres Australes and Antarctiques
Francaises), the various French DXCC island Entities in the Pacific Ocean,
the Indian Ocean and the Americas (from 1945 to 1970), pre-1945 countries,
French Departments and CONUS, plus a gallery for cards not accepted by DXCC.
Your participation is encouraged: www.LesNouvellesdx.fr
<http://www.LesNouvellesdx.fr>. [TNX F6AJA].
NCDXF NEW DIRECTOR ---> The Northern California DX Foundation
(www.ncdxf.org <http://www.ncdxf.org>) is pleased to announce that at
its January 3, 2016 meeting
Kevin Rowett, K6TD, was unanimously elected as a Director. First licensed
in 1970, he has served as Co-Chair of the International DX Convention at
Visalia (2009, 2013 and 2015), Director of the Northern California Contest
Club (2009-2012) and Director of the California QSO Party Director
(2005-2007 and 2015); he is also a key member of the NCDXF Beacon Project
team, and was one of the operators of K4M (Midway Island 2009), C82DX
(Mozambique 2013) and TX3X (Chesterfield Islands 2015). [TNX W0GJ]
SWODXA DX DINNER ---> The 31st DX Dinner, sponsored again by the SouthWest
Ohio DX Association (SWODXA) and held in conjunction with the 2016 Dayton
Hamvention, will be on Friday, 20 May at the Marriott Hotel in Dayton.
Dinner tickets can already be ordered by going to
www.swodxaevents.org <http://www.swodxaevents.org>;
programme details and a list of the prizes will be on the website as they
become available. [TNX W8GEX]
VP8STI & VP8SGI ---> The VP8STI/VP8SGI team is now making their way to
Stanley (Falkland Islands). During their eight day voyage to Southern Thule
Island (South Sandwich) they will be active as VP8IDX/mm and will be making
notes of propagation on each band. They expect to begin operations as
VP8STI on 18 January. Upon completion of their mission, they will voyage
three days to Husvik Bay (South Georgia) where they expect begin operations
as VPGSGI on 1 February. On 14 February the team will return to Stanley,
and will operate as VP8IDX until the 19th. Follow the team's progress and
track their location at http://www.intrepid-dx.com/vp8/location.php.
VK0EK ---> Tim Beaumont, M0URX will provide the QSL manager service for the
March 2016 DXpedition to Heard Island. It will be possibile to request
direct and bureau cards via the DXA ("the DXers primary interface with the
expedition") and the VK0EK website. A comprehensive QSL Policy description
will be posted to http://vk0ek.org/qsl/ before VK0EK sets sail.
ZL9A ---> The ZL9A team started activity from the Antipodes Islands
(OC-286) at 23:49 UTC on 6 January. They will go QRT around 00 or 01 UTC on
10 January, earlier than originally planned, owing to bad weather forecast.
The first batch of logs has been posted to Club Log, and the OQRS has
already been enabled. See http://iotahunter.org/ for updates.
**70FEB CERTIFICATE ---> A free of charge certificate is available for
working at least seven of the 13 special **70FEB callsigns that were active
between 1 January and 31 December 2015 to celebrate the 70th anniversary of
the end of World War II and as a tribute to the Brazilian Expeditionary
Force: www.radioamador.org.br/certificate_70th_world_war.htm
<http://www.radioamador.org.br/certificate_70th_world_war.htm>. [TNX PS7AB]
+ SILENT KEYS + Well-known contester and DXpeditioner William J.
Vanderheide, N7OU (ex-AA7KF) passed away on 31 December at 70 years of age.
A first-class CW operator, between 2006 and 2014 Bill he made several
"lightweight DXpeditions" to the South Pacific, often in the company of
Bob, W7YAQ and - on Rarotonga - combining Amateur Radio with service in the
Global Volunteers organization. He operated as 3D2OU (Fiji), 3D2RO (Rotuma,
2006 and 2013), 5W0OU (Samoa), E51MAN (Manihiki Atoll, North Cooks in
2011), ZK1NOU and E51NOU (Rarotonga, South Cooks), E51PEN (Penrhyn Atoll,
North Cooks in 2006), T27OU (Tuvalu), T30OU (Western Kiribati), T32OU
(Christmas Island, Eastern Kiribati), YJ0OU (Vanuatu), ZK3OU (Tokelau) and
ZL7/N7OU (Chatham Islands). An interview to N7OU can be found on
www.dxcoffee.com/eng/2012/04/16/pacific-ocean-n7ous-ham-radio-home/
<http://www.dxcoffee.com/eng/2012/04/16/pacific-ocean-n7ous-ham-radio-home/>.
Other reported Silent Keys include Roberto Comboni, I1COB (SK 1 January), a
mainstay of ARI Sanremo and particularly fond of digital modes and
contesting; and Gojko Mitrovic, 4O1A (ex YU6AO) who passed away on 31
December. He had just turned 53. Back in July-August 2006, when Montenegro
was still a newly-born DXCC Entity, he and a large team of guest operators
gave 72,000 YU6AO QSOs to the DX community worldwide.
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******* QSL ROUTES *******
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
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CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER
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3Z0WOSP SP5ZRW EM10UFF UR7UT PA75MBD PA0MBD
3Z16HNY SP6IEQ EM50UYC US5UCC PH65PH PA7HPH
4O7CC UA4CC EM90KPI UX0UN PI25COM PA3CAL
4S0GS 4S7DF EM90US US5UC PJ4NX M0URX
4S7JTG EA3BT EM90WA UR5WA R44YETI RL5G
4S7NTG EA3BT EN90US UR7UT R70RAA UA3RF
4S7ULG UY5ZZ EO90US UR3UX RI1ANR RK1PWA
4U0WFP S57DX EO90WE US5WE RT6A W3HNK
4V1TL W3HNK EO90WU UW1WU RU55IA R2DX
5B4AHL M0URX FG4NN NI5DX S01WS EA2JG
5B4AMM UT5UDX FK8CE NI5DX S508PMC S50X
5K6RM HK6RM FK8DD NI5DX S530AZV S59AV
5R8UI IZ8CCW FM5BH W3HNK SC80SM SM5ELV
5W0UO G4BUO FR4NT F4DXW SN0WIN SP9MZX
7P8VR DD0VR FR5DZ F6CXV SN90LKK SP1PMY
8P6ET KU9C H44DA VK4KHZ SO90LKK SP8POP
8P9BS KJ4JQU H44TM WL7HP SP500YFF SP9WAN
8P9NX W3HNK [d] HB9ATMA HB9FAX ST2ND ST2M
8P9NX W0SA [b] HC2AO RC5A SU0ERA SM5AQD
8T2BH I1HYW HE200GE HB9AOF SU1SK SM5AQD
9A1700SBD 9A4J HF0WFF SP5ZIM T6EU AK4JK
9A50CBM 9A1CBM HF50KDA SQ9CWO T88HS JA6KYU
9A70CVW 9A6Z HF6AN SP5PPK T88MK JO3LVG
9J2HN JR2KDN HF90LKK SP2JMR T88RR JA6UBY
9M2CNC G4ZFE HG44FY HA8FY T88SM JA6EGL
9M2MRS PA0RRS HG50IPA HA3JB T88TK JI6BFF
9M2YAA JA7LMU HH2AA NR6M T88UW JH7IPR
9M4CPM 9M2RUL HP3/WJ2O N2ZN TG9IIN K4TI
9N1AA N4AA HP3AK W4JS TR8CA F6CBC
A41KJ NI5DX HS0ZJF ON4AFU TY1AI ON7CIP
A41OO A61BK HZ1HZ N7RO TY2AC IZ1BZV
A43YOTA OM2FY J43TR SV3DCX UK8ICM RW6HS
A61CK IZ8CLM J79WTA HB9MFM V25GB GW4DVB
A65EE IZ8CLM JD1BMH JD1BMH [b] V25LK OM3AG
BV70V BV2FP JD1BMH JG7PSJ [d] V31YB K7YB
C21DA VK4FEAT JY4CI K2AX V44KAI W5TFW
C31CT EA3QS KH2L W3HNK V55V DJ8VC
C5YK ON6EG KP2BH EB7DX V63GG JR2GAG
C6ATS M0OXO KP4JRS EA7FTR V73NS W3HNK
CN2JF F6CTF LU1ZI LU4DXU VI2AJ2016 VK2KDP
CN8ZG EA7FTR LY2015XMAS LY2QT VK2DX W3HNK
CO2AME RW6HS LZ1012SGM LZ1KCP VK2IA DK2BJ
CO2WL HA3JB NP2X K5WW VK8NSB M0URX
CP4BT DJ2BW NP4A W3HNK VY2ZM EA7HBC
CX2AQ EA5KB OA6Q OE3NHW XE1XR EA5GL
CX3TQ IK2DUW OD5/IZ1CKK IZ1BWB XR400AA XQ4CW
CY0/VA1AXC JE1LET OD5KU EB7DX XV9NPS JA2NPS [b]
D3AM UA1QV OD5PY KU9C XV9NPS JA2ODB [d]
DF90KWTJ DL2APJ OD5QB YO3FRI XW1IC E21EIC
DG500BIER DL8NBM OD5ZZ NI5DX XW4XR E21EIC
DL25UNION DJ6SI OG25YL OH2YL YB9KA HA3JB
DU1IST JA1HGY OG30OJ OH3OJ YJ0AFU NA5U
DU1KA NR6M OH70AG OH6AG YJ4AO DL7VOA
DU3LA N0QM OM20OTC OM3MB YT100SG YU5CW
E51JNH VK3SN ON4YOTA OM2FY YU270AJM YU7AJM
E5SKCC E51AND OP0PPY ON7LX YU65GMN YT7WA
EG1CWO M0OXO OR90VL ON5VL [b] Z81D OM3JW
EG2CWO M0OXO OR90VL ON6DP [d] ZF2LC W2SM
EG5CWO EA5KA OX5T OZ0J ZL9A VE3LYC
EG6CWO EA6TS OY1OF M0URX ZP6CW ZP6CU
EG8CWO EA8RM P49X W0YK ZT6T N7RO
EI1916E EI3GC PA50DRAA PE2AE ZW400BEL PY8WW
FK4RD Yves Novella, BP 12026, Magenta, 98802 Noumea CEDEX, New
Caledonia
FK8IK Michel Aussourd, BP 14639, 98803 Noumea, New Caledonia
HB0AFVL Amateur Funk Verein Liechtenstein, P.O. Box 629, 9495 Triesen
FL, Liechtenstein
JG7PSJ Hiroyuki Kawanobe, 1-4-1 Mikamine, Taihaku-ku, Sendai-shi,
Miyagi-ken, 982-0826, Japan
JR2GAG Kouichi Isomura, 6-108 Moto-machi, Kariya-shi, Aichi-ken,
448-0825, Japan
ON7CIP Pierre Ciparisse, Rue du Mai 10, 5020 Suarlee, Belgium
VE3LYC Cezar Trifu, 4986 Bath Rd., Bath, ON K0H 1G0, Canada
YS1/HB9KNA Markus Pfiffner, Gopf 791, 9052 Niederteufen AR, Switzerland
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425 DX News is a free of charge weekly bulletin
edited by Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ and Valeria Pregliasco, IK1ADH
Its contents may be used, reproduced and distributed
in part or full provided that
"425 DX News" or "425DXN" receive proper credit
Contributors are invited to send their DX information to
Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ (425dxn@alice.it
<mailto:425dxn@alice.it>)
The deadline is 12 UTC on Fridays
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Direttore Responsabile
Gabriele Villa, I2VGW
Giornalista Professionista - Tessera n. 071675
Ordine Nazionale dei Giornalisti
Roma, Italia
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