28 April 2018 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1408
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
3B9 - FR4NP, FR4PF, FR4PM, FR5CB and FR5FC will be active as 3B9RUN from
Rodrigues Island (AF-017) on 11-16 May. They will operate SSB and
FT8 on 80-10 metres. QSL via EA7FTR.
9H - Jean-Marc, F5SGI will be active as 9H3JI from Malta (EU-023) on
5-12 May. He will operate CW only on 80-6 metres. All QSOs will be
confirmed automatically via the bureau; direct QSLs via F5SGI. [TNX
F6AJA]
E5_sc - Jim, KM7R will be active holiday style as E51KMR from Rarotonga
(OC-013), South Cook Islands on 8-11 May. He will operate mostly
SSB using E51JD's home station. QSL via LoTW and Club Log. [TNX
NG3K]
HB0 - PD7YY, PG8M and PH0NO will be active as HB0/PG8M and HB0/PH0NO
from at least six different nature reserves in Liechtenstein
between 11 and 14 May. They plan to operate mainly SSB and CW on
80-2 metres with two or three stations. QSL via PD7YY. See
http://www.ynomy.nl for more information. [TNX NG3K]
JA - Look for 8J3XXIII/3 to be QRV from Tanga Island (AS-117) on 12-13
May. Activity will be on 80-6 metres SSB, CW and possibly digital
modes (RTTY, JT65 and FT8). The special callsign celebrates the
XXIII (23rd) edition of the Kansai Amateur Radio Festival, and is
being used between 1 April and 15 July from various locations. All
QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau. [TNX JI3DST]
KH6 - Philip, N2HX will be active holiday style as KH6/N2HX from Maui,
Hawaii (OC-019) from 2 May to 1 June. He will operate mostly SSB
and RTTY. QSL via N2HX. [TNX NG3K]
OH0 - Ari, OH3KAV will be active holiday style as OH0KA from Eckero,
Aland Islands (EU-002) on 6-11 May. He plans to "focus on CW and
FT8 operation on 5 MHz". QSL via LoTW or via OH3KAV, direct or
bureau.
ON - Celebrating the 70th anniversary of UBA, the Belgian IARU society,
several special callsigns will be active on 1-31 May. All starting
with the OT70 prefix, the callsigns will have 3-letter suffixes
representing the various local branches of UBA: OT70ACC, OT70ALT,
OT70ARA, OT70AST, OT70ATH, OT70ATO, OT70BDX, OT70BFA, OT70BSE,
OT70BTS, OT70BXE, OT70CLR, OT70CPN, OT70CRD, OT70DIG, OT70DST,
OT70EKO, OT70ERA, OT70GBN, OT70GDV, OT70GNT, OT70GTM, OT70HCC,
OT70HRT, OT70KTK, OT70LGE, OT70LIR, OT70LLV, OT70LUS, OT70LVN,
OT70MCL, OT70MLB, OT70NBT, OT70NLB, OT70NNV, OT70NOL, OT70ODE,
OT70ONZ, OT70ORA, OT70OSA, OT70OSB, OT70OST, OT70PHI, OT70RAM,
OT70RAT, OT70RCA, OT70RSX, OT70SNW, OT70THN, OT70TLS, OT70TRA,
OT70TWS, OT70UBA, OT70WLD, OT70WRA, OT70WRC, OT70WTO, OT70YLC,
OT70ZTM. All QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau.
Direct cards via Club Log's OQRS; SWLs should request their cards
via email (70[@]uba.be). See http://70.uba.be/ for information on
the award certificates available for working these callsigns.
P4 - Johannes, DF5AU will be active as P4/DF5AU from Aruba (SA-036)
on 8-13 May. Activity will include participation in the CQ-M
International DX Contest (http://cqm.srr.ru/) as P40AU. QSL via
DF5AU. [TNX NG3K]
S7 - Michael, VK4EF is working on the islands of Mahe and La Digue (both
count for IOTA AF-024), Seychelles until 31 May. In his spare time
he operates SSB, JT65, FT8 and QRS CW as S79LD. QSL direct to home
call. [TNX The Daily DX]
TA - DX World team members Col MM0NDX, Max IK8LOV and Bjorn ON9CFG will
undertake their inaugural DXpedition to Buyukada (AS-201), Turkey
on 7-11 May. They will be QRV on 80-2 metres as TC0AX. QSL via
M0SDV, LoTW and Club Log. [TNX DX World]
UA - A very large number of Russian stations using special prefix RP73
(where the letter P stands for 'pobeda', i.e. 'victory') will be
active on 5-9 May to celebrate the 73rd anniversary of the end of
World War II. See https://pobeda.srr.ru/ for more information and
the list of participating stations.
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Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
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3Y0Z ---> "There have been several important milestones reached and
decisions made in the last few weeks", the ill-fated 3Y0Z team posted to
qzr.com on 26 April. "We have received a partial reimbursement on our
payments made to DAP, our transportation contractor. In our view, this it is
a fair settlement with them.
Our vessel, Betanzos is now back in Punta Arenas and we believe the
container with our personal gear and equipment are intact. We will be
arranging to transport the container back to the US, arriving in a few
months.
Originally, we felt if we could organize a return trip to Bouvet quickly, we
could redeploy the balance of our bank account along with some additional
funds to cover costs. Virtually none of our investors (DX Foundations, DX
Clubs of Individual contributors) had asked for a pro-rata return of their
contribution. They wanted to get Bouvet on the air, as did we.
However in recent weeks, it has become apparent that the chance of finding a
suitable and affordable vessel for the 2018-19 Austral season is becoming
less and less likely. It appears that the very earliest that we could mount
a second attempt to activate Bouvet would be the 2019-20 season or possibly
beyond.
Thus, we have made the decision to offer a pro-rata return of the remaining
3Y0Z DXpedition funds in our account. This will occur only after the
container has arrived here and we have paid all our bills. Only then, will
we know the net balance to be distributed. As you may have concluded, this
is going to be an enormous task with 137 DX Clubs and Foundations and 3700
individual DXers. The process will take some time. We ask that you be
patient as we complete this.
After the return of the funds is completed, we will close the accounting
books and bank account of 3Y0Z. This is always our procedure as each
DXpedition must stand on its own.
We all are unhappy and extremely disappointed that the project was not
completed due to the mechanical failure of our vessel. This left the Captain
no choice but to abort the mission for safety reasons.
We believe this is the proper way to wrap up the DXpedition.
Thanks for your understanding!"
DXCC NEWS ---> The recent 4B4B operation from Socorro Island, Revillagigedo
has been approved for DXCC credit.
FT8 DXPEDITION MODE: THIRD PUBLIC TEST ---> The third public test of FT8
DXpedition mode will be conducted on 5 May, and all radio amateurs are
invited to participate. The goal is to simulate a rare-DXpedition pileup by
having many stations ("Hounds") calling and trying to work a designated
pseudo-DXpedition station ("Fox").
Participants in the test MUST USE the NEW Release Candidate version of
WSJT-X (v1.9.0-rc4). Installation packages for Windows, Linux, Macintosh
and Raspian Jessie are available on
http://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/wsjtx.html.
In addition, participants in the test MUST READ the latest revision of the
"FT8 DXpedition Mode User Guide" dated 26 April (some details of the
operating procedures are different from previous editions):
http://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/FT8_DXpedition_Mode.pdf
The scheduled test will take place as follows, with each session lasting one
hour:
Date UTC MHz Fox call
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May 5 1400 14.090 W1/KH7Z (operated by N1DG)
May 5 1500 14.090 W7/KH7Z (operated by AA7A)
May 5 1600 14.090 K1JT (operated by K1JT)
If last-minute instructions are necessary, they will be announced on the
"Ping Jockey Relief" chat page: http://www.pingjockey.net/cgi-bin/pingtalkB.
INTREPID SPIRIT AWARD ---> The Intrepid-DX Group is pleased to announce that
Yuris Peterson, YL2GM and Kaspars Uztics, YL1ZF are the recipients of the
2018 "Intrepid Spirit Award" for their activations of Annobon Island and
Equatorial Guinea as 3C0L and 3C1L. The awards will be presented in Dayton
next month. In addition, Antonio Gonzalez (EA5RM) is the recipient of the
"Intrepid Humanitarian Award" for his many years of volunteering in the
Bolivian Rain Forest to help establish and maintain communications between
remote villages and hospitals and medical clinics. [TNX N6PSE]
LOTW ---> Logbook of The World (LoTW) now has a full-time status monitor:
https://status.lotw.arrl.org/. The system's status is displayed in real time
and is available offsite, offering a single spot for all users to quickly
check what's happening with the online repository of contacts and
confirmations. At a glance, the LoTW status monitor shows if the system is
up, paused, or down; overall uptime statistics, and quick stats. A green
status means all systems are go, a red status means the system is down, and
a black status means the system has been paused. The monitor indicates
overall uptime for the past 24 hours, the past 7 days, and the past 30 days,
as well as the most-recent downtime occurrence. [TNX ARRL]
SWODXA DX DINNER ---> The 33rd DX Dinner, sponsored again by the SouthWest
Ohio DX Association (SWODXA) and held in conjunction with the 2018 Dayton
Hamvention, will be on Friday, 18 May at the Marriott Hotel in Dayton.
Gary Dixon (K4MQG) will be the keynote speaker. The newest inductee(s) into
the CQ DX Hall of Fame will be announced, as well as the DXPedition of the
Year. For more information, including a list of the door prizes, and to
order dinner tickets, please visit http://swodxaevents.org/. [TNX W8GEX]
+ SILENT KEY + Rafik Dandji, F5CQ (ex F6EUX) passed away in his sleep during
the night between 18 and 19 April. Born in Egypt in 1950, he and his family
moved first to Lebanon and finally, in 1963, to France. He embraced the
military career with the French Marine corps, and during his missions abroad
he operated from Djibouti as FL8RD (1975-76) & J28EO (1986-88), Martinique
as FM7BO (1978-80), Kerguelen as FT8XA (1984-85) & FT5XA (1989-90) and
Mayotte as FH5CQ (1994-96), as well as from Germany (DA1HU) and England
(M0VXA). He was an accomplished all-mode DXer with 334/339 (current/total)
in the Mixed DXCC Honor Roll Standings, and 2719 DXCC Challenge points. [TNX
F5NQL]
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Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
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3D2AG Antoine de Ramon N'Yeurt, P.O. Box 10842, Laucala Beach Estate,
Suva, Fiji
5H0JK Janusz Babol Vel Sobczyk, 8433 Southside Blvd Apt #2711,
Jacksonville FL 32256, USA
5V1JE John Everman, Unit 2300 Box 840, DPO AE 09817, USA
7X2TT Abdel Mesbah, 121 Hood Street, Nottingham,NG5 4AQ, United Kingdom
7X4AN Mohamed Boukhiar, Apartado 30133, 08080 Barcelona, Spain
9H1MRC Marconi Amateur Radio Circle, Triq L-Anzjani, L-Imtarfa, MTF 1510,
Malta
DF8DX Bodo Fritsche, Mardelaeckerstr. 14, 5417 Untersiggenthal,
Switzerland
EI1IMD Gerard Scannell, 3 Kingston Close, Mitchelstown, Co. Cork,
P67 HR44, Ireland
EL2BG I.Richmond W.K. Harding, 6141 Clifton Avenue Ext, Jacksonville,
FL 32211, USA
EO32U P.O. Box 33, Kyiv, 01001, Ukraine
FK4RD Yves Novella, BP 12026, 98802 Noumea CEDEX, New Caledonia
FO5QB Michel Huin, B.P. 8409, 98702 Faa'a - Tahiti, French Polynesia
FY5KE Jacques Mazzoni, 678 route de l'Egalite, 74290 Talloires Montmin,
France
GB0MFH Raymond W. Coles, 10 Littlemoor Road, Weymouth, DT3 6AA,
United Kingdom
GW4DVB Brian Price, PO Box 2020, Llanharan, Pontyclun, CF72 9ZA,
United Kingdom
HA3JB Kutasi Gabor, Siofok, Koch R. utca 10/A I/4, 8600, Hungary
IR0IT Italo Martella, Via di Tor Pignattara 20, 00177 Roma RM, Italy
IR0UN Italo Martella, Via di Tor Pignattara 20, 00177 Roma RM, Italy
IY1TTM Associazione Tigullio Torre Marconi, Salita alla Penisola di
Levante 26/H, 16039 Sestri Levante GE, Italy
IY7GMB Vincenzo Mangione, Via Eduardo De Filippo 18, 70010 Valenzano BA,
Italy
OA1F Elena P. Moran, c/ Luis de Requesens 4/A 3 A, 15406 Ferrol
(A Coruna), Spain
OE18M DokuFunk, OE18M, An den Steinfeldern 4A, 1230 Wien, Austria
OK6DJ David Beran, Dolni Kamenice 55, 34562 Holysov, Czech Republic
OV1CDX Frank Fendahl, Svinoevej 2, 4750 Lundby, Denmark
OZ30EU Svend Erik Kofod, Kanegaardsvej 4, 3700 Roenne, Denmark
S01WS Arseli Echeguren Bardeci, Barrena 6 1 Izq, 01408 Luiaondo
(Alava), Spain
SM5AQD Hakan Eriksson, Hemmingsbol 10, SE-740 10 Almunge, Sweden
SV9/OH1VR Seppo Sisatto, Ojakatu 3 A 18, FI-33100 Tampere, Finland
VE3LYC Cezar Trifu, 4986 Bath Rd., Bath, ON K0H 1G0, Canada
VP8VPC Bob McLeod, 75 Davis Street, Stanley, FIQQ 1ZZ, Falkland Islands
YB8BRI Ramli Rahim, Azizah Residence C-2, Jln. Perintis Kemerdekaan III,
Makassar 90245, Indonesia
YB8EKA Andi Eka Putera Rindam, Jln. Jend Sudirman No. 53, Benteng 92812,
Indonesia
YJ0CA Chris Ayres, 3/19-21 Eastern Rd, Turramurra, NSW 2074, Australia
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