425 DX News #1431

6 October 2018 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1431

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

3W - Mats, RM2D (SM6LRR) will be QRV as XV9D from Vietnam between 18
November and 2 December. He will operate holiday style mainly CW on
40-10 metres, and possibly 80m. He plans to put a more serious
effort during the CQ WW DX CW Contest. QSL via LoTW (preferred) or
direct to RM2S. [TNX NG3K]
5H - Maurizio, IK2GZU will be active again as 5H3MB from Ilembula,
Tanzania from 24 October to 28 November, while doing volunteer work
for the local mission. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW and eQSL;
traditional cards via IK2GZU (direct or bureau).
5W - Hiro, JF1OCQ and Mark, JJ1TBB will be active from Samoa (OC-097) as
5W7X and 5W0TB, and from Pago Pago (OC-045), American Samoa as
W1VX/KH8 and KH8C between 27 October and 6 November. They will
operate CW, SSB and FT8 on 160-10 metres, with a focus on the low
bands. QSL 5W7X, 5W0TB and W1VX/KH8 via JF1OCQ (direct or bureau)
and LoTW; see qrz.com for KH8C's QSL route. [TNX DX World]
5X - Alan, G3XAQ will be active as 5X1XA from Uganda on 17-25 November.
Main activity will be on 20 metres during the CQ WW DX CW Contest.
QSL via LoTW and G3SWH's OQRS (http://www.g3swh.org.uk/). [TNX
NG3K]
9M6 - Once again Saty, JE1JKL will participate in the CQ WW DX CW Contest
(24-25 November) as 9M6NA from Labuan Island (OC-133), East
Malaysia. It will be a single-operator all-band high power entry.
QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW or via JE1JKL. [TNX NG3K]
A3 - Ronald PA3EWP, Martin PA4WM and Tom GM4FDM will be active as A35EU
from Tongatapu (OC-049), Tonga on 16-27 November. Plans are to
operate CW, SSB, RTTY and some FT8 on 160-10 metres with three
stations and a focus on Europe. QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or
via GM4FDM (direct or bureau). See http://tonga.lldxt.eu for more
information. [TNX GM4FDM]
D4 - Harald, DF2WO will be active again as D44TWO from Sao Tiago
(AF-005), Cape Verde on 6-21 October. He will operate CW, SSB, FT8
and JT65 on 160-10 metres, with a focus on the low bands. QSL via
M0OXO's OQRS. [TNX The Daily DX]
EI - Olivier, ON4EI will be active again as EI8GQB from Fethard, Ireland
(EU-115) on 21-31 October using an hybrid wind-solar power system
from his caravan. He will participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest
as EI7T (the Tipperary Radio Club's special call, as he cannot use
EI1A any longer). QSLs via LoTW or via PA3249 (direct or bureau).
See www.qrz.com/db/EI8GQB.
EP - EP2LMA, R7AL, RA1ZZ, RK8A, RW5D, RZ3K, UA1ZZ and UA3EDQ will be
active as EP6RRC from Shif Island (AS-189, new one for IOTA), Iran
on 17-23 November. They plan to operate CW, SSB and FT8 on 160-10
metres with three stations. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or via R7AL.
See https://dxpedition.wixsite.com/ep6rrc for more information.
F - The Association des Radio Amateurs de la Cote d'Emeraude will be
active as TM4RUM (http://tm4rum.arace.fr/) from 25 October to 5
November for the 11th Route du Rhum, the 3000-mile s ingle-handed
transatlantic yacht race between Saint-Malo (France) and Pointe-a-
Pitre (Guadeloupe). QSL via Club Log's OQRS (preferred), or via
F4AVX (direct or bureau).
F - Nicolas, F1RAF will be active again as SV8/F1RAF from Poros Island
(EU-075) from 28 October to 3 November. He will operate SSB on
40-10 metres. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW or via home call. [TNX
Les Nouvelles DX]
FM - Hideto, JF2QNM will be active as TO1J from Martinique (NA-107) on
24-30 October, including an entry in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest.
Outside the contest he will concentrate on 30, 17 and 12 metres SSB
and CW. QSL direct to home call. [TNX NG3K]
GW - Commemorating the sinking of the Royal Mail Ship "Leinster" during
World War I (10 October 1918), the Dragon Amateur Radio Club
(GW4TTA) will be active as GB100MCV between 1 and 28 October,
particularly on 10-14 October. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or via the
bureau. GB100MCV will operate from Holyhead on Holy Island
(EU-124).
I - IK5ABG, IK5BCM, IK5CRH, IU5ASA and IZ5NRF will be active as IB0/
homecall and IB0/IQ5ZP from Ventotene Island (EU-045) on 6-13
October. They plan to operate CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8 on various
bands. QSL via operator's instructions.
OE - Special event station OE100ES will be active on 22-31 October to
mark the 100th a nniversary of the death of Austrian artist Egon
Schiele, a major figurative painter of the early 20th century and
an early exponent of Expressionism. QSL via OE3XAS, direct or
bureau. [TNX OE3HAU]
ON - The Oost Kust Radioclub (ON6HC) will be active as OR4CLM between
27 October and 4 November. The suffix stands for Canadian
Liberation March, the annual event that celebrates the liberation
of the Belgian town of Knokke on 1 November 1944. More information
on the activity can be found on https://www.qrz.com/db/or4clm. [TNX
ON4RO]
OX - OZ1DJJ (OX3LX), OZ2ELA (OX3LG), OZ7AKT (OX7AKT) and OZ7AM (OX7AM)
will be active from Greenland on 23-30 October. They will
participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest as OX7A; outside the
contest they will operate SSB, CW and FT8 with an emphasis on the
low bands, and on 60, 30, 17 and 12 metres. QSL via operator's
instructions. [TNX NG3K]
V3 - Victor, WB0TEV will be active again as V31VP from Blackman Eddy in
central Belize on 24-31 October, including participation in the
CQ WW DX SSB Contest. Outside the contest he will operate SSB, FT8,
RTTY and some CW. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or via WB0TEV (direct or
bureau).
V4 - Clive, GM3POI will be active as V4/GM3POI from V47JA's QTH on St
Kitts (NA-104) on 23-30 October. He will operate CW, SSB and FT8
and will participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest as V47X on 20
metres. QSLs via LoTW or via M0URX's OQRS. [TNX NG3K]
V6 - Shu, JA1FMN will be active holiday style as V63PSK from Weno Island
(OC-011), Micronesia on 19-25 November. He will operate FT8 and
JT65 on 40-15 metres. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, eQSL, or direct to
JA1FMN. [TNX NG3K]
VE - VY0ERC, the Eureka Amateur Radio Club station located on Ellesmere
Island (NA-008), will be active again from 17 October to 10
November. Expect activity on 40, 20 and hopefully 80 metres SSB,
digital modes and CW when time and weather permit. QSL via M0OXO's
OQRS. [TNX DX World]
VK0_ant- Matt, VK5HZ will be working at Davis Station, Antarctica (AN-016)
for twelve months during the 2018-19 Antarctic season. In his spare
time he will operate mainly SSB as VK0HZ. He will also give "some
digital modes" a try. He expects to post more details to qrz.com.
VP2M - Jim AL7BA (VP2MAL), George K2DM (VP2MDG), Frank KA1AF (VP2MAF) and
Dennis N0SMX (VP2MMX) will be active from Montserrat (NA-103) on
25-29 October, including a Multi-Single entry in the CQ WW DX SSB
Contest as VP2MDG. Outside the contest they will operate FT8, CW
and SSB on 160-6 metres. [TNX The Daily DX]
VP9 - Les, N1SV and Ed, W1ZZ will be active as VP9/N1SV and VP9/W1ZZ from
Bermuda (NA-005) on 24-28 October. QSL via home calls. They will
participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest as VP9I (QSL via LoTW or
via WW3S). [TNX NG3K]
YB - Burkhard, DL3KZA plans to be active as YE4/DL3KZA from Belitung
Island (OC-144), Indonesia between 31 October and 11 November. He
will operate SSB on 20 metres during the local evening hours. QSL
via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX The Daily DX]
ZL_ant - Adam, ZL4ASC (https://www.adamcampbell.co.nz/) will be working as
Communications technician at New Zealand's Scott Base on Ross
Island (AN-011), Antarctica for one year over the 2018-19 Antarctic
season. In his spare time he will be QRV as ZL5A.

CARIBBEAN TOUR ---> Gerd, DL7VOG will be active as FM/DL7VOG from Martinique
(NA-107) from 26 October to 2 November, and as J68GU from St Lucia (NA-108)
on 3-25 November. He will operate CW, RTTY and FT8, plus SSB "upon request"
on the HF bands. QSLs via Club Log's OQRS (preferred), or via home call
(direct or bureau). [TNX The Daily DX]

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

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ARRL UPDATING ITS WEBSITE SECURITY SOFTWARE ---> The ARRL website will
update its security software on 15 October, and will disable support for the
outdated TLS 1.0 protocol to meet standards required to continue accepting
credit cards for internet purchases.
The same changes are coming to all of ARRL's web presence at the same time.
The list of sites affected includes LoTW, Online DXCC, International Grid
Chase, and any other ARRL web site which serves up pages via HTTPS.
Most modern browsers and operating systems will not be affected by the
change, as they already support the new security standards. Users with old
browsers or outdated operating systems, however, will encounter an error
message when trying to log in or make a purchase on the website.
The list of browsers affected by this change and which will no longer be
able to connect securely to any ARRL site after 15 October includes all
versions of MS Internet Explorer prior to 11.
A further implication of this changes is that apps running under versions of
MS Windows which do not support IE 11 (i.e. all versions of Windows prior to
Windows 7 SP1) are likely to be similarly affected and no longer be able to
successfully connect to secure pages on any ARRL site (including LoTW)
unless the application's developer has chosen to bundle a 3rd-party security
library with their app.
TQSL includes its own, up-to-date ecurity library rather than relying upon
those services to be provided by the native OS. As a result, there will be
no issue with TQSL ceasing to function on 15 October on any operating
system. [TNX K1MK]

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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3DA0MB, 4B4B, 4K6/DL7ZM, 4S7AB,
5A1AL, 5R8UI, BA4SI, C8T, CO6LC, CX2SC, CY1R, DU1IST/9 (OC-174), FK8IK,
H91IT (NA-072), HV0A, J28NC, KH1/KH7Z (OC-089), KL7UW, OD5VB, OM5XX, PJ4Y,
PZ5RA, RA2FF, S01WS, SV2ASP/A, SV5/SV1LK, T45FM, TX5T (OC-114), V6J
(OC-254), VB1M, W0FK/4 (NA-034), XE2OR, YB3MM/8 (OC-213), Z61DX, ZL1LC
(OC-201).

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