425 DX News #1478

31 August 2019 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1478

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

9M2 - The Kuala Lumpur DX Team will be active as 9M4IOTA from Perhentian
Island (AS-073), West Malaysia from 31 August to 2 September. They
will operate CW, SSB and digital modes on 40-10 metres. QSL direct
(see qrz.com for information).
9M2 - Special event station 9M16KING will be active on 1-30 September
from Kuala Lumpur, West Malaysia in celebration of the incumbent
16th constitutional monarch and head of state of Malaysia, elected
in January 2019. Activity will be on 80-10 metres CW, SSB and
digital modes. QSL direct (see qrz.com for information). [TNX The
Daily DX]
9U - Francesco, IV3TMM will be active again as 9U3TMM from Burundi from
31 August to 17 September. He will operate SSB and digital modes on
60-6 metres. QSL via Club Log's OQRS and LoTW. [TNX DX World]
D4 - David, CT7AUP (ex CT1EKU) will be active again as D44CH from Ilha
do Sal (AF-086), Cape Verde from 29 August to 5 September. He
operates SSB and FT8. QSL via LoTW and eQSL.
DL - Look for Markus, DJ4EL/p and Thorsten, DJ5TM/p to be active from
IOTA group EU-127 between 30 August and 2 September. They will
operate from Neuwerk Island (WWL JO43fv), with a side trip to
Scharhoern Island (WWL JO43fx) on 31 August and 1 September.
E6 - Andrew, OZ1XJ/OZ5E (http://www.oz5e.dk/) will be active holiday
style as E6AN from Niue (OC-040) on 7-10 September. This will be "a
'research-activation' to prepare for a 'real' DXpedtion later in
the sunspot cycle, so there will not be very much activity". He
will operate FT8, SSB and maybe some CW mainly on 40, 20 and 15
metres, plus "maybe 160, 80 and 17" and "10m if it is open".
QSL via LoTW, or direct to OZ5E.
EA6 - Alessandro, IU2IBU will be active holiday style as EA6/IU2IBU from
Minorca, Balearic Islands (EU-004) on 7-13 September. He will
operate SSB on 80-10 metres. QSL via home call (bureau or direct)
and LoTW. [TNX NG3K]
ES - Ari, OH3KAV will be active as ES0KA from Saaremaa Island (EU-034)
on 1-5 September. He will operate mainly CW and FT8 on 80-10m. QSL
via OH3KAV, bureau or direct. He will upload his log to LoTW and
Club Log.
ES - Eddie, ES2TT will be active as ES2TT/3 from Vormsi Island (EU-034)
on 7 September, starting around 8.30-9 UTC. He will operate CW and
SSB on 20 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau.
GW - In celebration of the Bardsey Island Trust's 40th anniversary, Rob,
MW0IBF and Brian, GW4DVB will be active as GB4BIT from Bardsey
Island (EU-124) on 3-8 September. They plan to operate on the HF
bands, 6m, 2m and 70cm using SSB, CW, FT8/FT4 and SSTV. QSL direct
only to GW4DVB.
HB0 - Look for Tina, HB0/DL5YL and Fred, HB0/DL5YM to be active once
again from Masescha, Liechtenstein from 20 September to 5 October.
They will operate CW, RTTY (during the CQ WW DX RTTY Contest) and
maybe some SSB on 160-6 metres, with a focus on the low bands for
North America in their early morning hours. They will be looking
for Asia and Oceania on the long path, as the short path is blocked
by the mountains. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [TNX DL5YM]
HK0_sa - The Czech DXpedition Team (OK1BOA, OK1CRM, OK1FCJ, OK1GK , OK2ZA,
OK2ZC, OK2ZI and OK6DJ, plus HK3CW) will be active as 5K0K from San
Andres (NA-033) between 17 and 29 October. They will operate CW,
SSB, RTTY and FT8 on 160-10 metres, with a focus on the low bands.
QSL via Club Log's OQRS and LoTW; traditional cards via OK6DJ
(direct or bureau). See http://www.cdxp.cz/ for further information
and QSLling policy.
JA - Take, JI3DST and Masa, JR8YLY will be active as JI3DST/0 and
JR8YLY/0 from Sado Island (AS-206) on 6-11 September. They will
operate SSB, CW, FT8 and RTTY on 80-6 metres. QSL via home calls.
[TNX DX World]
JT - RA0SMS, UA0SC, UA0SE, UA0SRQ and UA0SU will be active as JT7A from
the Khovsgol Nuur National Park, Mongolia on 5-9 September. They
will operate SSB, CW, FT8 and FT4 on the HF bands. QSL via Club
Log's OQRS, or via RA0SMS.
OY - Look for OY/DL1ZBO, OY/DL2VU and OY/DL5FF to be active from the
Faroe Islands (EU-018) on 2-12 September. They will operate SSB, CW
and digital modes, and will participate in the Russian "Radio" RTTY
WW Contest (7 September). QSL via home calls. [TNX NG3K]
P2 - Puiu, YO5BIM will be active again in is spare time as P29VIM from
Papua New Guinea between 29 August and 22 September. He operates
CW, FT8 and JT9 on all bands. QSL via home call.
PJ4 - Randy, K5SL will be active holiday style as PJ4/K5SL from Bonaire
(SA-006) on 7-14 September. He will operate mainly CW on 40, 30, 20
and 17 metres. QSL via home call. [TNX The Daily DX]
T6 - T6AA and T6A (for use during major contests) are the callsigns
issued to Robert, S53R for his operations from Kabul, Afghanistan
[425DXN 1468]. He expects to be QRV in early September, and
continue until summer 2021. He will operate mainly CW, with some
SSB and digital modes, on 160-6 metres. QSL via LoTW; an OQRS will
be organized for paper cards (direct only). Updates will be posted
to https://www.qrz.com/db/t6aa.
T8 - Nobu, JA0JHQ (http://pandasan.jimdo.com/) will be active again as
T88PB from Koror (OC-009), Palau on 6-9 September. Main activity is
likely to be during the All Asian DX SSB Contest (7-8 September).
QSL via LoTW (preferred) or direct to JA0JHQ.
TA - A team from the YM1KM Amateur Radio Club will be active as TC0Z
from Kefken Island (AS-159) from 31 August to 4 September. Four
operators (TA0TA, TA2MN, TA6CQ and TA6N) will be QRV on 160-10
metres SSB and digital modes. The log will be uploaded to loTW and
Club Log.
V2 - Bud, AA3B will be active as V26K from Antigua (NA-100) on 8-20
September. In his spare time he will operate mainly CW on the HF
bands. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW, or via home call. [TNX The
Daily DX]
W - Organized by the Citrus Belt ARC, the 20th annual Route 66 On The
Air special event celebrates the historic US Highway 66. Twenty
amateur radio stations using 1x1 callsigns (W6A-W6I and W6K-W6U)
will operate from cities along the "Mother Road" on 7-15 September.
See http://w6jbt.org/ for information about the event and QSL
routes.

PACIFIC TOUR ---> Heli, DD0VR and Bigi, DE3BWR will be active as 3D2VR from
Fiji on 2-8 September and again on 23-27 September, as 5W0VR from Samoa on
9-15 September, and as A35JY from Tonga on 16-21 September. QSL via DD0VR,
direct or bureau. [TNX The Daily DX]

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

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4U1UN ---> The following update was posted to the United Nations Amateur
Radio Club's Facebook page on 25 August:
"We are receiving a lot of messages regarding the lack of 4U1UN (United
Nation Amateur Radio Club) activity on the bands. We will try to clear
some things about the current Club's activities.
Many of you do not know that after the renovation of the UNHQ building in
New York, the room dedicated to the recreation area, on the 41st floor,
in which the 4U1UN radio equipment was located, was transferred to the
special UN unit - Broadcast and Conference Support Section. That room now
is allocated to professional communications equipment. This was the only
room technically suitable to be used for installing our gear, with easy
access to the roof but after renovation it became off-limits for any
other services, except BCSS.
Please do not think that UNARC members gave up and are doing nothing -
believe me, almost daily communication has not been interrupted for the
past seven years. After the successful activity of 4U70UN back in 2015,
with the support of the UN Administration, we were able to secure a tiny
20-square-feet room for the Club's needs on the ground floor of the
building. For obvious reasons, no one will give us the opportunity to run
a separate coaxial cable from the ground floor to the 41st floor.
Considering the fact that the room, allocated for the Club, can be
transferred to any other place at any time, we have developed a project
for installing a remote station on the 41st floor.
The main difficulty in quick implementation of such project at the UNHQ
is not political, but administrative and organizational. The BCSS is
responsible for the security for all the UN communications equipment.
They provide the entire UN communication (including emergency etc.) to
all UN field locations around the World. There are communication
repeaters, satellite links and other equipment, access to which is
strictly limited. Only security personnel, authorized by this service,
have permission to be there. Coordination of access to this room for club
members (UN staff) at such a high level, takes several months to be
approved, and the time allowed for work is limited to only one or two
hours per visit.
If it were not for BCSS support, nothing would have been possible at all,
even the placement of the beacon station and antenna! Imagine that you
want to put a remotely controlled and unsupervised amateur radio station
in the server room of the White House special communications service, and
you will get the picture. Every time we get access - we are accompanied
by representatives of three different UN services, and only because none
of us is giving up - the process of returning the UN amateur radio
station in the air, although slowly, continues.
Now, some good news!
This Saturday [24 August 2019, ed.], several members of the UN radio
club, representatives of UN services and guests, once again got the
opportunity to continue the configuration of equipment and its
connections. Unfortunately, the assembled 19-inch rack and part of the
equipment were disconnected during delivery to the 41st floor, including
disassembling of the power amplifier. This is mainly because the BCSS
personnel needed to hand carry all the equipment several flights of
stairs to the top floor. The ACOM-2000A amplifier fully assembled is very
heavy, so its disassembling was certainly needed.
After four hours of work, the connections of the SteppIR BigIR vertical
antennas were restored, a new SDA-100 controller was installed and a
RemoteRig 1216H was connected for easy remote access. The antenna was
tested and configured. Remote access from the first floor works (special
thanks for the separately run Ethernet cable over the entire height of
the building, for the use of the Radio Club). The operation of the ACOM-
2000A amplifier with an antenna was tested.
While we were testing, we realized that our Elecraft K3 needed to be
disconnected and sent for repair. Apparently, due to the lack of the
ability to retract BigIR antenna earlier, static discharges damaged the
K3 power control board. Updating/re-installing of the K3 firmware didn't
helped. Let's hope for a speedy recovery of the transceiver after
treatment at Elecraft!
We really hope that in the very near future, after debugging and setting
up all the equipment, we will finally be able to proudly look at the work
done and begin to appear steadily on the bands; and you will be able to
get ATNO with the UNHQ!
Thanks to everyone involved, especially to James Sarte K2QI (UNARC
President), Philip Dale G6CBR (UNARC), UN Security Staff, UN BCSS Staff,
Adrian Ciuperca (KO8SCA).
To be continued!"

50MHZ ITALIAN PROVINCES CONTEST ---> The 18th edition of the 50MHz Italian
Provinces Contest, sponsored by ARI Fidenza, will be held on 15 September
from 7 to 15 UTC. Starting from this year, participation has been extended
to stations operating from outside Italy. Complete rules can be found at
http://www.arifidenza.it/contest.asp [TNX IK4CIE]

KL7RRC/P ---> The IOTA DXpedition to Sledge Island (NA-210) [425DXN 1475]
was delayed by bad weather, and started activity around 02:50 UTC on 29
August. The forecast does not look promising, and there is "strong
possibility" that the team might have to leave on 31 August, much earlier
than the expected QRT date of 2 September.

NCDXF ---> The Northern California DX Foundation (https://www.ncdxf.org/)
announced on 23 August that grants have been issued to two Pacific DXpedi-
tion teams.
"The 2019 Western Kiribati (T30L) and Nauru (C21W) DXpeditions slated for
September have been granted $5,000 from NCDXF. Team Leader Yuris, YL2GM,
has assembled another high-energy team to activate these two islands in
an exciting back-to-back operation in September. One of the operators is
Kristers, YL3JA, a 21-year old first-timer and future WRTC 2022 hopeful.
The upcoming ZK3A DXpedition slated for October 2019 has been issued a
$4,000 from NCDXF using a new grant matching program. To encourage more
European club participation in early funding raising efforts for DXpedi-
tion teams, NCDXF pledged $2,000 up-front to the ZK3A DXpedition team and
also offered to 'match' up to an additional $2,000 in pre-trip funded
grants obtained from an y EU DX Clubs or Foundations. We are happy to
report that this new grant-matching plan worked well as the ZK3A team has
received an additional $2,000 from European Clubs and Foundations in
vital up-front funding.
During the last 46 years, NCDXF has granted over $1 million to hundreds
of DXpeditions - helping to put an 'all-time-new-one' (ATNO) in the log
and make DX happen for thousands of DXers worldwide. DXpeditions to rare
entities are becoming more expensive, a trend that will continue. If you
agree with the importance of NCDXF's work, please visit our website to
study our history and to consider providing your support". [TNX AA7A]

ZK3A ---> Preparations for the 1-11 October DXpedition to Tokelau [425DXN
1471] are in the final stage (https://tokelau2019.com/). Three team members
(KO8SCA, N7QT and ZL3WW) will be arriving a week earlier than the main team
(YT1AD, UR0MC, UT5UY, K6VHF, PY2NDX, R7KW, RW7K, RX3APM, SV2BFN, UR9QQ,
US0KW, UT8IO, UX0LL, VE7NY, VK3FY, VK3GK, WD5COV) to set up the stations.
The Tokelau Islands (OC-048) consists of three atolls, and the ZK3A team
will establish an Amateur Radio Club on each of them: Atafu (ZK3RA), Fakaofo
(ZK3RF) and Nukunonu (ZK3RN). Each club will have a TS-590S and dipoles for
40 and 20m; in addition, ZK3RF's equipment will include an A3S 3-element
beam for 10, 15 and 20m, and a 800-watt linear amplifier. Power will be
provided by solar panels, but the team will also donate a 6 kVA generator to
each island. The total donation amounts to about 8,000 US$.
QSL via Club Log's OQRS (direct and bureau), or direct to YT1AD; the full
log will be uploaded to LoTW six months after the DXpedition. A free of
charge certificate issued in electronic format will be available for working
ZK3A on 3 different bands regardless of mode, or on 3 different modes
regardless of band (send your application to uz1rr[@]ukr.net). [TNX YT1AD]

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

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3G3G EA5GL GB1DLH GB1FBS S549APR S51A
3Z15UE SP6ZJP GB2ELH GM0GFL S92HP CT1ENW
3Z1OD SP1PBT GB2LBN GM4UYZ SF50CG SM0BYD
4L/G4ENL N4GNR GB2TD GW0LIS SK4RY SM4RGD
4L1R W3HNK GB5BL GI0BJH SK50HD SM6FKF
5Q5W DL2SWW GB5HCL M0KZC SN10WFF SP5C
8S7LHJ SK7CA GB5PSL 2E0ZDX SN80FL SP2PTU
9A0HRS 9A3JB H44MI DL2GMI SN80TR SP2TMT
9A7T 9A2EU H92L HP1MRA SO1919PS SP9ZHP
9H3IT IK4ALM HB9ILLW HB9FVR SP1919PS SP9PNB
9H9SEL 9H1XT HC1E EC6DX SP60DXC SP7DQR
A65DR N4GNR HF100CC SP5PSL SV0AMS DL2MGP
AN7AL EA7URI HF670ML SP8N SV8/IW7EGQ M0OXO
AO7RL EA7KP HG30PANEU HA1KSS T41FR CO1RH
CO6WD W0SA HP2DX HP2BWJ T46LC CO6CG
CR6L CT1EXK II1CM IZ1YPF TC1LHS YM1KE
CR6LH CT1GZB IY7M IZ7XNB TM0LHG PA0HEL
CR6YLH CT2ISX KL7RRC/p N7RO TM10SRY F5KCC
CS2LH CS5LX LX/OO9O ON7SS TM17FFF F4GFE
CW1R CX1AA MM0XAU DJ6AU TM2LW F4ELJ
CW5B CX2ABC MS0INT M0SDV TM36V F5OHM
CX1T IK2DUW N2OB N2OO TM75LBJ F6KEX
CX7CO EA5GL OA4GL EA7HBC TT8JLH ZS6AAG
D73G HL4CCM OC3CH OA4O UE90AGN RZ4Z
DK5T DK5ON OJ0MR OG2M UE90PR RK1O
DM19LGS DG0ERS OJ0O OE1ZKC XF3LL EA5GL
DR10WCA DF6EX OM100MRS OM3KHT XU7AKJ JA3ULS
EG1FSA EA1RKA ON9BD ON6EF XZ2B JH3SIF
EG1LWB EA1LC OX3LX OZ0J YJ8RN NZ4DX
EH1LSI EA1AUO OZ0IL DL1UWE YP0F YO9RIJ
EI0CAR EI4JR OZ0MF DF5LW YQ0BIKE YO6KNE
EI0LHL EI5HXB PA6FUN PA3HHT YR9F YO9FNP
EM30TPU UR7TWY PA6URK PA3GNE Z21LS DE1ZHB
EN7P UT1PG PA75SODS PI4ZWN ZD8SC WB4GHY
EO65QRC UR4QZZ PH6WAL PI4WAL ZF2EZ W5SJ
GB0HL G4ARN R14MAKS UA3DJ ZS0RR PA2PGU

5H3DX Charles W. Powell, 201 North 13th Street, Louisburg KS 66053-3520,
USA
7P8JK Arnold J. Kalan, 16690 Charmel Ln, Pacific Palisades CA 90272-2210,
USA
9M4LHJ Jayakanthan M. Lachmanan, Surya 2 - G1, Jalan Cyber Suria,
Cyber Heights Villa, 63000 Cyberjaya, Selangor, Malaysia
9M4LHN Rabindra Harichandra, Peti surat 73, 71007 Port Dickson,
Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
9M4LHT PEMANCAR Terengganu, 4878 Jalan Tanjung Belor, Kampung Pengkalan
Berangan, 21040 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia
DR175CW Jamie Williams, 41 Overton Lane, Hammerwich, Burntwood, WS7 0LQ,
United Kingdom
EG5VCE Manolo Sanchez Perez, Apartado Postal 173, 03660 Novelda
(Alicante), Spain
GB1OL David Wishart, Curcum, Swannay by Evie, Orkney, KW17 2NS,
United Kingdom
GB1PBL David Houlden, 29 Court Barton, Portland, DT5 2HJ, United Kingdom
JH3SIF Kiichiro Onishi, 3-19 Tomogaoka, Suma-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo,
654-0142, Japan
KH0/KC0W Thomas M. Callas, P.O. Box 1058, Minnetonka MN 55345, USA
KP3LH Puerto Rico Amateur Radio Team, PO Box 1179, Maunabo PR 00707, USA
N7RO Richard J. Moen, 2935 Plymouth Dr, Bellingham WA 98225, USA
NP3VI Vieques Island ARC, PO Box 1220, Vieques PR 00765, USA
RM0F Burykh Yury M,. PO Box 12, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, 693023, Russia
RV1CC Sidorov Vladimir K., PO Box 127, Sankt-Peterburg, 191186, Russia
VY2PLH George Dewar, 57 Perth Station Rd, Cardigan PE C0A 1G0, Canada
W2GSB Great South Bay ARC, PO Box 1356, West Babylon NY 11704, USA
YO9RIJ Stolnicu Petrica, CP 12 Buzau 7 Ghiseu 1, 120340 Buzau, Romania
ZB2LGT GARS, PO Box 292, Gibraltar

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