The Italian Weekly Bulletin for Serious DXers
The Italian Weekly Bulletin for Serious DXers
5 August 2017 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1370
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**** DX INFORMATION ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
BY - Zhao, BD7IHN will operate mainly CW as B7/BD7IHN from Hainan Island
(AS-094) starting on 4 August. Length of stay not known. QSL via
home call. [TNX DX World]
DL - Babs, DL7AFS and Lot, DJ7ZG will be active again as DK0DFF from a
few different World Flora and Fauna sites for about a week starting
on 5 August. QSL via bureau. Complete information on the DL Flora &
Fauna award: http://www.wff-dl.de/html/w_dl_ff_award.html.
GM - Gordon, G3USR will be active as GM3USR/p from Mainland and other
islands in the Orkney group (EU-009) on 12-14 August. QSL via home
call, direct only. Complete information on the Islands of Scotland
Award (IOSA) can be found on http://www.gmdx.org.uk/, the GMDX
Group's website.
HC8 - "Unfortunately due to circumstances beyond my control, the
DXpedition to HC8 has been postponed till further notice", Geoff,
G8OFQ posted to his qrz.com profile on 2 August. He expected to
work on Isla Isabela, Galapagos for three months [425DXN 1369].
J5 - 13-25 November are the dates for the Italian DXpedition Team's J5T
operation from Bubaque Island (AF-020), Guinea-Bissau [1354]. Eight
operators will be QRV on 160-10 metres CW and SSB with four
stations; RTTY will be used on 20 metres only. QSL via I2YSB and
LoTW 6 months after the DXpedition. More information, including a
band & mode survey, real-time logsearch and OQRS for direct cards,
can be found at http://www.i2ysb.com/idt/.
LU - Special event station LU4AAO/A will be active on 5 August (13-23
UTC) and 6 August (13-19 UTC) from the premises of the Tiro Federal
Argentino in Buenos Aires. Activity will take place on 80 and 40
metres SSB, as well as on 20 metres CW (odd hours) and JT/FT8 (even
hours). QSL via LU4AAO (direct or bureau) or eQSL. More information
can be found at http://lu4aao.org/Activacion_Tiro_Federal.htm. [TNX
LU4AAO]
PY - Special event station ZY158CAT is active until 30 August to
celebrate the 158th anniversary of the city of Catalao, in the
Brazilian state of Goias. Activity is on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10
metres CW, SSB and digital modes. QSL via PP2BO (direct).
SP - Special event stations SN1944W (QSL via SP5PWA) and SN0MPW (QSL via
SP5KAB ) are active until 3 October to commemorate the Warsaw
Uprising during World War II. See qrz.com for more information.
UA - The RI0LI team now expects to be QRV from Leont'yeva, one of the
Medvezh'i Islands (AS-022) [425DXN 1368] on 7-12 August. Plans are
for three operators (R7AA, RA7E and UA6EX) to be QRV with two
stations on 40-17 metres CW and SSB. On their way back they will
stop and be active as RA70AA from GUSMP Island (AS-070) on 13-14
August. Actual dates will depend on weather and local conditions.
QSLs via Club Log's OQRS, or via R7AA (direct or bureau). See
http://www.ri0li.com for updates. [TNX UA9OBA]
VK - The VK5CE/9 operation from the Rowley Shoals (OC-230) [425DXN 1348]
has been cancelled, and there have been a few important changes to
the Ashmore Reef (OC-216) operation [425DXN 1355]. VK9AR is the new
callsign for the DXpedition, which will occour on 7-10 November.
Craig, VK5CE will be joined by the two Crownovers - AB5EB (Mike Jr)
and AD5A (Mike Sr). They will operate SSB and CW with three
stations on 40, 30, 20, 17 and 15 metres. For the time being they
have been authorized to operate from dawn to dusk, i.e. from 21 UTC
to 10 UTC. See https://ashmorereef.wordpress.com/ for more
information and updates. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or via VK5CE.
XE - The Asociacion de Radioexperimentadores de Nuevo Leon (XE2NL) will
Operate special station 4A2MAX from St. Maximilian Maria Kolbe
Temple in Monterrey on 13-19 August. Activity will be on the HF
bands and 6 metres SSB, CW and digital modes. Born in 1894, Father
Kolbe (SP3RN) died on 14 August 1941 at Auschwitz. QSL via LoTW,
eQSL and Club Log.
YB - YB72RI is a special callsign celebrating the 72nd anniversary of
the Republic of Indonesia until 17 August. Activity takes place
from all Indonesian provinces and ORARI districts, using YB72RI/0
to YB72RI/9. See http://yb72ri.orari.or.id for logsearch and
information on the award programme.
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**** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
Access to the main functions of www.425dxn.org is provided by the 425DXN App
for Android. It is available on Google Play - free of charge, no ads. Enjoy!
CLUB LOG'S MOST WANTED LIST ---> The latest Most Wanted List, generated on
s31 July is available at https://secure.clublog.org/mostwanted.php. The
information is derived from QSOs uploaded to Club Log (currently 438.9
million log entries available for analysis) and, to improve quality, only
QSOs that have QSLs confirmed are considered to be worked. The most wanted
charts are rebuilt once per month, on average.
INDEXA NEWSLETTER ---> The Summer 2017 edition (#118) of the International
DX Association's Newsletter (INDEXA) is now available for download at
www.indexa.org/newsletters.html. In this issue Stanislav "Stan" Vatev,
LZ1GC, gives the inside story of running a two man DXpedition to the Solomon
Islands (H44GC) and Temotu Province (H40GC). [TNX K8YC]
R24RRC ---> Already used on 15-19 July from Baidukov Island (AS-114), this
callsign was active again from 31 July to 3 August from Bol'shoy Shantar
Island (AS-044). QSL via Club Log's OQRS (see qrz.com for the log's name),
traditional cards via R7AL (direct).
YV5LIX/B ---> The "Venezuelan Beacon Network" project honours the memory of
Jose Manuel Valdes Rodriguez (YV5LIX), who passed away in April 2006 while
on Aves Island with the YX0A team. YV5LIX/B is active on 10 metres with 10
watts (28215 kHz), and on 6 metres with 4 watts (50076 kHz). See qrz.com
for more information.
SILENT KEY ---> Boris G. Stepanov, RU3AX (ex-UW3AX) passed away on 28 July
at the age of 76. Known as the "father of competitive radio" in the former
USSR, in 2016 he was inducted into the CQ Hall of Fame as a "leading Russian
amateur, deputy editor of Russian Radio magazine; pioneer of computerized
contest logging and log-checking; developed prototype for World Radiosport
Team Championships (WRTC); first to propose 'glass cockpit' for ham
transceiver, combining frequency readout and spectrum scope on front panel
display". He also participated in the first three 4J1FS DXpeditions to Malyj
Vysotskij (1988, 1989 and 1991).
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
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3D2SE ZL3TE EG5HAB EA6GVJ OH1UU R1CC
3W3B E21EIC EG8ESJ EA8URL OP17L ON6DP
3W9HRN DL1HRN EI0W EI9GTB OV2T PA0ABM
3Z2017TSR SP1PBW EJ3HB M0OXO OY/CT1BWW CT1BWW [d]
4L0GF F5RAV EJ3KK DL1OD OY/CT1BWW EA4URE [b]
4O7GD IK5WWA EJ5GM M0OXO OZ17SJ OZ1ACB
4V1G W3HNK EJ8KO G0SYP P40X DL8UD
4Z5FW RW6HS EN5RFF UT1RT PA10TA PA2TMS
5E4AM EA7FTR ES0DJ ES2DJ PA146EU PB0P
5E4E EA7FTR ES0GP ES5GP PA38EU PH9GFB
5E4PG EA7FTR ES0V ES3VI PA50LELY PA3HEB
5E4RAH EA7FTR G0IVR/p G4GBP PI4AMF/p PA3EYC
5E4SG EA7FTR G4ALE/p G3VYI PW7I PY7RP
5E4VO EA7FTR G4F G4AFJ PX8I PY8WW
5E4XA EA7FTR G5XV M0OXO R1521M RK3AW
5E4ZG EA7FTR G6LD G0BWB R17CWC RD9CX
5P5CW DL5SE GB0RED 2E0SIJ R17CWQ R6CN
5P7KI DH2KI GB4RME GW0ANA R1KRG/P R1NU
5P7LSO DD5ZZ GB5RC G6NHU [d] R200A K2PF
5P7MA DC7MO GB5RC GB5RC [b] R24RRC R7AL
5P7SI DL2RSI GB9IOW ON3UN R55AGN RZ4Z
5Q7DX PA7JWC GI5I GI4DOH R66IOTA UA0LCZ
5W0RR ZL1BQD GM1J MM0BQI R870K RK3AW
5W1SA JA1DXA GM2T GM4UYZ RG50SP RC3M
7V5J 7X2DD GM4U/p G4SGX RI0C R7AL
7X5QB EA7FTR GM7A GM7WCO RN17CW RD9CX
8P2K KU9C GM7V N3SL RO17CW R8WO
9A/OM2ZZ OM2FY GU3HFN GU8ITE RU6DX/p RU6DX
9A/OM6NM OM2FY H2X IZ4AMS RV17CW UF5F
9A0AA S59A HB0/M0DOV 4Z4DX S500R S53M
9A161NT 9A7R HB600NVF HB9JOE S79NH JA0JHQ
9A72DP 9A6W HB9WFF HB9FBI SD1A SM1TDE
9A8BEN DO1BEN HG17HD HA5AGP SM0S SM5BAX
9A8DV IK6VXO HG17SW HA5AGP SM4DDS/3 SM4DDS
9A8TQF/p HB9TQF HK4L EA5GL SM5CKV/p M0OXO
9J2BO G3TEV HL72V HL3EPH SN0MPW SP5KAB
9M2/IK2PFL IK2PFL HP3SS AC2OV SN0RX SP8BXL
A43FD A47RS IA5/OM5AW OM2FY SN1944W SP5PWA
B2W BA1GA IF9A IT9ATF SN60CIS SP9PNB
B5C BA4TB II2FIST IZ2FME SO17TSR SP1MGM
B7M BG7LHY II3Y IV3OSC SP2017TSR SP1PMY
BD7YK BD7PUZ IM0/I0PNM I0PNM SU9JG EA5GL
BV0L BV2KI IO9Z IT9DSZ SV0XAF HB9EBC
BY3CN/2 BG3FB IP1T I1ANP SW9AA LZ1PM
BY4JN BI4IIZ IS0/OM8A OM2VL SX5R SV5DKL
BY5HB BD4HF IY7MG IQ7DV SX8B SV1PMR
CF2NDX VE2TLH IZ3NXC/p IK3GES T88GA JA7XBG
CG2I VE2EBK J49A SV9GPV TM12FAJ F5KHP [b]
CG9IU KI1U JD1BOI JI1LET TM12FAJ F8BMG [d]
CN2RN F8FGU JT1FDB/7 DD0CW TM17CIEL F6BCC
CP1XRM EA5RM K1IMI N4CW TM17MGF F5KLJ
CP6GR DF9GR K1T W7UUU TM5GTW F5KFL
CR2V HB9CRV K4P N3JS TX5EG F6BCW
CR3G G3TXF LA/OL7X OK1XC UE40CZF RV9CVA
CR5CW CT7ACG LZ114RF LZ1YE UE80AR RN1ON
CR6CNE CT1DJE LZ55UPB LZ1KCP V29SH VE6SH
CV7S CX7SS MD/OO4O ON4APU V31PS M0SDV
D3AM UA1QV MJ0NMS LX1NO V73NS W3HNK
DF5A/p DL9GMN MM1E MM0GOR VC1G VA1YL
DR0F DM4DL MU0TZO M0TZO VP2ETE W3HNK
DU3LA W3HNK N3QQ/p N7RO VY2TT K6LA
E29AU E21IZC OE17BEACH OE3KLU XF2L XE1SOV
E2T E21IZC OF1TD OH1TD XV9OK JG6PWT
E2X E20GMY OG5A OH5AD YJ0ST EA5GL
ED1K EA1NK OH/SM0W SM0W YP26EKE YO6PIB
ED1W EC1CSV OH0/OF5C OH5C ZS6TVB N4GNR
ED8B EA8TR OH0/W3DMR OH2TA ZY30ODM PR7DZ
EF6T EA3AIR OH0X OH2TA ZY8D PS8RV
7Y0A Ben Lagha, 18 rue Louis Aragon, 26200 Montelimar, France
9M4IOTA Khairul Afendy, Peti Surat 85, 43207 Batu 9 Cheras, Selangor,
Malaysia
A25JK Arnold J Kalan, 16690 Charmel Ln, Pacific Palisades CA 90272-2210,
USA
E21IZC Tony W. Tritarntipvikul, 95/110 Moo 4, Bang Nam Chuet,
Mueang Samut Sakhon, Samut Sakhon, 74000, Thailand
F5RAV Luc Thibaudat, 15 rue de Moiscourt, 27140 Gisors, France
F6BCW Didier Cadot, 17 Grande Rue, 71460 Genouilly, France
GJ2A Jersey Amateur Radio Society, Le Chemin des Signaux, St. Brelade,
Jersey, JE3 8LQ, United Kingdom
GW6W Stewart Rolfe, Tynlon, Minffordd, Bangor, LL57 4DR, United Kingdom
PS8RV Ronaldo Val, Caixa Postal 2090, Teresina - PI, 64048-971, Brazil
PY7RP Renner Pedroza, Rua Waldemar Nery Carneiro Monteiro 475 Apt 602,
Boa Viagem, Recife - PE, 51030-140, Brazil
PY8WW Renato Araujo, Caixa Postal 280, Belem - PA, 66017-970, Brazil
R7AL Vasily V. Pinchuk, ul. Krestianskaya 26/36, Anapa, 353445, Russia
TZ4PR Andre Burgermeister, 260 rue du Luminet, 91690 Guillerval, France
UA0LCZ Vladimir F. Miroshnichenko, P.O. Box 41-21, Vladivostok-41,
Primorsky kray, 690041, Russia
UR1G Radioclub Sputnik, ul. 2 Vinogradnaya 11, Kherson, 73035, Ukraine
XE1SOV Ricardo R. Orozco Campos, Plazuela del Refugio 1429,
Col. Plazas Amalucan, 72310 Puebla PUE, Mexico
YW450ARV Esteban Romagni, 263 Cross Point CV, Collierville TN 38017 USA
ZY158CAT Adriano Gomes, Caixa Postal 182, Catalao - GO, 75701-790, Brazil