425 DX News #1471

13 July 2019 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1471

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

1A - A large multi-national team (EA1SA, EA5EL, EA5KA, EA5KM, EA5RM,
EA7AJR, EA7KW, F8ATS, F9IE, IK5RUN, IN3ZNR, IW0DJB, IZ4AKS and
LA7GIA) will be active again as 1A0C from the SMOM on 15-21 July.
They will operate CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8 with at least three
stations on 80-6m. See http://www.1a0c.com/ for 1A0C's bandplan,
QSLling policy, logsearch and Online QSL Request System. QSL direct
via the OQRS (preferred), or direct to EA5RM.
CN - Taking part in this year's Throne Day's celebrations, special
callsign 5C1M will be active on 26-27 and 29-30 July. QSL via
RW6HS. Throne Day is a public holiday in Morocco that commemorates
the enthronement of the incumbent monarch. Since 1999, it has been
celebrated on 30 July. [TNX RW6HS]
CT7 - Special event station CS2Y will be active on 18-21 July for the
38th International Motorcycle Rally in Faro, Portugal. QSL via
CT1EHX.
CY9 - Announced FT8 frequencies for the 31 July-8 August CY9C DXpedition
to St Paul Island (NA-094) [425DXN 1463] are: 1836 (normal FT8),
3567 (Fox/Hound mode), 5357 (normal FT8), 7056 (F/H mode), 10131
(F/H mode), 14090 (F/H mode), 18095 (F/H mode), 21091 (F/H mode),
24911 (F/H mode), 29081 (F/H mode) and 50316 (F/H mode). QSL via
Club Log's OQRS, LoTW, or direct to WA4DAN. The website for the
DXpedition is at https://cy9c.com.
D4 - Lukas, HB9EBT will be active again as D44TEG from Sao Tiago
(AF-005), Cape Verde on 22-29 July. He will operate CW on 40-10
metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX NG3K]
F - Gil, F4FET and Antoine, F5RAB will particpate in the IOTA Contest
as TM7P from Ile Petite (EU-107). They will be active for a few
days before and after the contest, with two stations on 80-6 metres
SSB, CW and RTTY. QSL via F4FET.
G - The Cray Valley Radio Society will be active from St Mary's, Isles
of Scilly (EU-011) on 24-30 July, including an entry in the IOTA
contest as M8C. Outside the contest the team (G0FDZ, G0VJG, G4FNL,
GM0WED, M0MDR, M0TBS and M0TGV) will be QRV as G3RCV/p. QSLs via
Club Log's OQRS (direct or bureau) and LoTW.
G - Celebrating 55 years of offshore radio broadcasting, the Martello
Tower Group (http://www.martellotowergroup.com/gb5rc.html) will be
active as GB55RC on 1-5 August. Activity will take place from the
MV Ross Revenge, home of Radio Caroline, moored in the Blackwater
estuary near Bradwell-on-Sea (Essex). QSL via GB55RC (bureau) or
G6NHU (direct).
HC - Dervin Beldman, PD9DX is in Ecuador until 18 July. He was active
as HC5BDT (HC5 Bravo Delta Tango) on 8-9 July; then "he has had to
return back to the licencing authority for a new licence", his QSL
manager (M0URX) reports, and has been QRV as HC5DBT (HC5 Delta
Bravo Tango) since 11 July. "I will work with Dervin to see if we
can get the original licence paperwork validated", M0URX adds, "it
appears that this was an error from the licening authority". At
all events, it might be advisable to work Dervin again under his
new callsign. QSL via M0URX's OQRS.
HK - Thierry, HK2SM and other seven operators will be active as HK1NA
from El Morro Grande (SA-082) in Santa Marta Bay on 27-28 July.
They will operate SSB on 80-10 metres. The log will be uploaded to
Club Log and LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX]
I - Representing the Associazione Radioamatori Italiani (ARI), the
following stations will participate in this weekend's IARU HF World
Championship: IO1HQ (80 CW and 40 CW), IO2HQ (160 CW, 160 SSB, 80
SSB, 40 SSB), IO5HQ (20 CW), IO6HQ (20 SSB), IO8HQ (15 SSB and 10
SSB) and IO9HQ (15 CW and 10 CW).
IS0 - Richard, OM2TW will be active holiday as IS0/OM2TW from the main
island of Sardinia (EU-024) from 21 July to 3 August. He will
operate CW, SSB, RTTY and possibly other digital modes on 80-10
metres, and will participate in the IOTA Contest. QSL via OM2FY.
[TNX OPDX Bulletin]
JA - The following HQ stations representing JARL will be active from
various regions of Japan for the IARU HF World Championship:
Band/mode Call Location
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160m CW 8N1HQ Tokyo Metropolitan Area
40m CW 8N3HQ Miki-shi, Hyogo
40m SSB 8N2HQ Higashiura-shi, Aichi
20m CW 8N8HQ Iwamizawa-shi, Hokkaido
20m SSB 8N8HQ Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido
15m CW 8N6HQ Minamiaso, Kumamoto
15m SSB 8N1HQ Hachioji-shi, Tokyo
10m CW 8N2HQ Higashiura-shi, Aichi
All QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the JARL QSL bureau.
JA - According to the latest information collected by Shu, JN6RZM (see
(http://jn6rzm.cocolog-nifty.com/), forthcoming planned activities
from the brand new IOTA group AS-206 (Honshu's Coastal Islands
East) include:
13-14 July JQ1SUO/0 & JF1CCH/0 Sado Island
From 13 July in the JST afernoon until around 10 a.m.
JST on 14 July (Japan Standard Time is UTC +9 hours)
13-15 July JO1CRA/7 O Island
From 15 UTC on 13 July until 6 UTC on 15 July
Mainly CW (7025, 10125, 14045 and 18095 kHz), plus 6m
SSB for JA stations (50260 kHz)
14-15 July JA7ZRY/7 O Island operated by JR7DXE
Probably QRV during JST daylight hours only
15-16 July JI2NRI/2 & JH2RMU/2 Toshi Island
From 1 UTC on 15 July until 5 UTC on 16 July
Will try for DX on 14045 kHz CW
19-21 July JG7PSJ/7 O Island
From 22 UTC on 19 July until 6 UTC on 21 July
He will operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 40-10m
20-22 July JE3CEY/0 Sado Island
Apparently QRV during JST nighttime only
JA - Take, JI3DST will be active as JI3DST/1 (QSL via Club Log's OQRS,
or via home call) from Shikine Island (AS-008) on 25-31 July,
including participation in the IOTA Contest. He will operate SSB,
CW and FT8 on 40-6 metres, and will also be QRV as JR8YLY/1 (QSL
only via Club Log's OQRS). [TNX JI3DST]
OZ - Michael, OZ1KZX will be active as 5P5SAM from Samso Island (EU-172)
on 20-27 July. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW, eQSL, or via OZ1KZX
(direct or bureau).
PY - Renato, PY8WW will be active as PX8D from Mexiana Island (SA-042)
on 26-29 July, including an entry in the IOTA Contest. He will
operate SSB, CW and digital modes on the five traditional bands.
QSL via Club Log's OQRS. [TNX The Daily DX]
SV - The Thessaloniki Amateur Radio Group (SZ2T) will be active as
SV94MIKIS, SV94THEO, SX94MIKIS and SX94THEO on 20-29 July. The
special callsigns celebrate the 94th birthday of Mikis Theodorakis
(born 29 July 1925), the most famous Greek musician of contemporary
times. See https://www.qrz.com/db/SX94MIKIS for more information.
UA - RU3SD, RA1ZZ and UA1ZZ will be active as either RK3SWB/1 and - in
the IOTA Contest - RA1ZZ/p from several islands and lighthouses in
Vyborg Bay between 20 and 31 July. They will operate SSB and CW on
80-10 metres. "All islands (except for Vysotsky) belong to IOTA
group EU-117", RA1ZZ says, but three of them (namely Ravitsa,
Shkolny and Kayasaari) are expected to be listed in the IOTA
Directory only "after confirmation of activation". Their tentative
plan is as follows:
20 July Cape Pesochny lighthouse (ARLHS ERU-224, RLHA new)
21 July Cape Flotsky lighthouse (ARLHS new, RLHA new)
21 July Stirsudden lighthouse (ARLHS ERU-008, RLHA RLE-011)
21 July Cape Kyuryonniyemi lighthouse (ARLHS ERU-216, RLHA
RLE-149)
22 July Ravitsa Island (RRA RR 01-02) and lighthouse (ARLHS new,
RLHA new)
23-24 July Zapadny Berezovy Island (IOTA EU-117, RRA RR 01-40)
24-25 July Severny Beryozovy Island (IOTA EU-117, RRA RR 01-39)
26-28 July Vikhrevoy Island (IOTA EU-117, RRA RR 01-15) and
Povorotny Lighthouse (ARLHS ERU-057, RLHA RLE-068)
28-29 July Lisy Island (IOTA EU-117, RRA RR 01-16)
29-30 July Shkolny Island (RRA RR 01-38)
30 July Vysotsky Island (not IOTA, RRA RR 01-14) and Patteri
lighthouse (ARLHS ERU-222, RLHA RLE-148)
30-31 July Kayasaari Island (RRA RR 01-19) and Likhaniyemi
lighthouse (ARLHS new, RLHA new)
Informaton on the Russian Robinson Award (RRA, for working stations
operating from Russian islands) and the Russian Lighthouse Award
(RLHA) can be found at http://robinsons.ru/index/0-6.
V4 - Once again John, W5JON will be active as V47JA from St. Kitts
(NA-104) from 20 July to 11 August. He will operate SSB and FT8 on
160-6m, with an emphasis on 6m FT8. QSL via W5JON (direct only) and
LoTW. [TNX NG3K]
VK - VI3MOON will be active on all bands and modes on 16-24 July, i.e.
the duration of the Apollo 11 mission 50 years ago. QSL via the
bureau, or direct to the Mornington Peninsula Astronomical Society
(see VI3MOON's page on qrz.com).
ZS - The ZS9V team (ZS1AN, ZS1ANF, ZS1OIN, ZS1V, ZS1VDV and DL5EBE) will
be active again from Robben Island (AF-064) between around 15.30
UTC on 15 August until around 05.00 UTC on 20 August. They will
operate CW, SSB and FT8 on 160-10 metres with three stations. QSL
via M0OXO's OQRS (preferred); traditional requests go to M0OXO
direct only. See http://zs9v.org.za/ for more information and
updates. [TNX M0OXO]

IARU HF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ---> The object of the contest is to contact
other amateurs around the world - especially member-society HQ stations and
IARU officials - in as many ITU zones as possible on 160, 80, 40, 20, 15 and
10 metres CW and SSB. This year's event (www.arrl.org/iaru-hf-championship)
will run from 12 UTC on 13 July until 12 UTC on the 14th. The following is
a selection of IARU Member Society HQ stations that are expected to
participate:
Call Mult Call Mult
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8N1HQ JARL IO8HQ ARI
8N2HQ JARL IO9HQ ARI
8N3HQ JARL LN2HQ NRRL
8N6HQ JARL LU0HQ RCA
8N8HQ JARL LY0HQ LRMD
9A0HQ HRS LZ0HQ BFRA
B1HQ CRAC NU1AW IARU
B2HQ CRAC OL9HQ CRC
B3HQ CRAC OZ1HQ EDR
B4HQ CRAC PA6HQ VERON
B6HQ CRAC R9HQ SRR
B7HQ CRAC S50HQ ZRS
CB1HQ RCCH SN0HQ PZK
DA0HQ DARC T40HQ FRC
E2HQ RAST TM0HQ REF
EF4HQ URE VP9HQ RSB
HB90HQ USKA W1AW/7 ARRL
IO1HQ ARI YR0HQ FRR
IO2HQ ARI ZF1A CARS
IO5HQ ARI ZL6HQ NZART
IO6HQ ARI ZS9HQ SARL
Members of the IARU Administrative Council and the three IARU regional
executive committees will send a signal report plus AC, R1, R2 or R3, as
appropriate.

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

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HAM RADIO 2019 LECTURES ---> The keynote lecture delivered at Ham Radio 2019
(Friedrichshafen) by Joe Taylor, K1JT ("WSJT-X FT8 and Beyond") is now
available on DokuFunk (the Documentary Archive for the History of Radio
Communication and Electronic Media): go to http://www.dokufunk.org/ and
click on Horsaal/Lecture room. Also available are reports from the KH1/KH7Z
(Baker Island) and T31EU (Central Kiribati) DXpeditions.

T2AR ---> Tony, 3D2AG has uploaded the T2AR FT8 log to Club Log, and the
OQRS has been enabled. Currently there are 4,795 QSOs logged between 10.39
UTC on 25 June and 12.52 UTC on 5 July. Owing to a software bug, he lost a
number of FT8 17m QSOs made on 5 July between 06.30 and 08.00 UTC: "if you
wish to QSL for such a contact, please send the QSO details along with a
screenshot of your own log, if possible". Also, please note that Club Log is
ONLY for FT8 QSOs, as contacts made on other modes were logged on paper and
QSL requests should be sent to 3D2AG through PayPal. QSLs will start to be
sent out on 15 July. See https://www.qrz.com/db/t2ar for more information.

VP8/VP8DXU ---> Hans-Peter Blaettler, HB9BXE has joined the 2020 DXpedition
to the South Orkney Islands (https://sorkney.com/). An experienced DX and
contest operator, he primarily operates CW. The VP8/VP8DXU radio team now
includes 14 operators: DJ9RR, HA0NAR, HB9BXE, K3EL, K5GS, N6XG, N7QT, NG2H,
UT6UD, W1SRD, W2LK, W7XU, WA6O and WD5COV.

ZK3A ---> Planning is on schedule for the ZK3A DXpedition to Tokelau
(OC-048) [425DXN 1467], the team reported on 9 July. Current team members
are K6VHF, KO8SCA, N7QT, PY2NDX, R7KW, RW7K, RX3APM, SV2BFN, UR0MC (Co-
Leader), UR9QQ, US0KW, UT5UY (Co-Leader), UT8IO, UX0LL, VE7NY, VK3FY, VK3GK,
WD5COV, YT1AD (Team Leader) and ZL3WW. According to the latest Club Log's
DXCC Most Wanted List, Tokelau ranks #40 in the world, and #26 in Europe.
The DXpedition will run on 1-11 October, and "we are excited to have an
advanced set-up team who will build a 160m four square from an existing 40m
high tower. Fund raising continues as we are currently seeking donations
from DX Clubs and Foundations. More donor logos and names are being added to
our website https://tokelau2019.com. Individual DXer support is also very
important. Individual donors of $25 or more will receive free OQRS and LOTW
upload upon DXpedition completion. All donations are welcome and we
appreciate the support we are receiving from the DX community".

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QSLs received direct or through managers: 9G5GS, 9M2TDX, E31A, E6AF, FW5JG,
GU8FBO, LY15EU, P29NI (OC-099 & OC-205), P29VCX (OC-025), PZ5RA, S79AA,
SV1GSP/8 (EU-075), TO19A, V6K (OC-059), V84SAA, VI9NI, VK4COF (OC-142),
VK5MAV/6 (OC-183 and OC-211), VY2HH (NA-029), W7ACN/5, YB7MRK, YJ0GC, Z66Z.

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