20 January 2018 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1394
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Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
>>> 3Y0Z: BOUVET ISLAND <<<
The 3Y0Z Team's original plan was to fly from Punta Arenas (Chile) to King
George Island (South Shetlands), where they expected to board the M/V
Betanzos and begin their voyage to Bouvet [425DXN 1392].
On 13 January, however, the team gathered in Punta Arenas stated that "heavy
sea ice east and north of King George Island" would make navigation "slow
and of increased risk. We will therefore depart from Punta Arenas and sail
directly to Bouvet. This has necessitated changes to preparations". On 16
January the team reported that they were awaiting "final clearance to sail
which will be issued by the Chilean Navy, the regulatory authority for
maritime safety".
Eventually the M/V Betanzos set sail on 19 January around 12.30 UTC. The
team will be active as 3G9A/mm (QSL via N2OO) during their voyage; the
sailing time to Bouvet is estimated at 14 days. "Whatever delay we encounter
will not impact our results on the island", the team says, and their QRT
date will be extended as necessary.
CT8 - Hermann, HB9CRV will be active CU8FN from Flores Island (EU-089),
Azores from 22 January to 16 February. He will operate FT8 on 160-
10 metres. Hermann and Antonio, CU8AS will participate in the CQ WW
160 Meter CW Contest as CR2W. QSL for CR2W and CU8FN via LoTW, or
via HB9CRV (direct or bureau). [TNX DX Newsletter]
ET - Ully, DL9WVM has been active from the ET3AA club station in Addis
Ababa, Ethiopia since 11 January, and will continue until 29
January. He plans to be QRV on weekdays between 6 and 15 UTC, and
operate CW on 30-15 metres. QSL via N2OO and LoTW, OQRS on Club
Log. [TNX The Daily DX]
H4 - VE3LYC's expedition time schedule [425DXN 1393] has been finalized.
Cezar, VE3LYC (H4 callsigns TBA) and Bernhard, DL2GAC (H44MS) will
be active from Mbanika Island (OC-168, Solomon Islands for DXCC) on
22-25 April; they will operate CW and SSB on 40, 30, 20 and 17
metres with two stations. From 29 April to 3 May Cezar will be
active from the Duff Islands (OC-179, Temotu Province for DXCC).
"There is a small possibility that following the OC-168 operation I
may attempt to operate from Nggela Sule (Florida Islands, OC-158)
on 26 and 27 April", Czar says. "However, under no circumstance I
will rush to end the OC-168 operation in order to squeeze in some
activity from OC-158". Bookmark https://oc-179.weebly.com/ for
updates.
HC - Rick, NE8Z will be active again from Ecuador from 20 January to 10
February. He will operate CW and SSB on 40-6 metres as HC1MD from
Tumbaco (Pichincha Province), as HC1MD/HC2 from Punta Blanca (Santa
Elena Province) and as HC1MD/HC7 from Papallacta (Napo Province).
QSL via LoTW, or direct to K8LJG. [TNX The Daily DX]
HL - Look for HL23N to be QRV from Yonghung Island (AS-105) on 20-21
January. Activity will be on 80-10 metres CW, SSB and digital
modes. QSL via HL2UVH. [TNX The Daily DX]
IS0 - Simone, IS0AFM from Cagliari (Sardinia) is using special callsign
IR0FOC through 31 December to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the
First Class CW Operators' Club (https://www.g4foc.org/). QSL via
LoTW or direct to IS0AFM.
PY0F - Rafael, PY2NDX and his son Joao Pedro, PU2XDX (11 years old) will
be active as PY0F/PY2NDX and PU0F/PU2XDX from Fernando de Noronha
(SA-003) from 27 January to 1 February. Activity will be mostly on
40, 20, 15 and 10 metres CW, SSB and possibly FT8. QSL via PY2NDX.
[TNX The Daily DX]
V5 - Rudi, DK7PE (https://www.rooody.de/) will be active as V5/DK7PE
from near Omarura, Namibia on 24-31 January. He will focus on the
low bands, especially 160 and 60 metres, and will participate in
the CQ WW 160 Meter CW Contest. QSL via home call.
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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!
425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE ---> The December 2017 issue is now available for
download at http://www.425dxn.org/index.php. [TNX IZ3EBA]
FT8 OPERATING GUIDE ---> Gary, ZL2IFB has published his "FT8 Operating
Guide", described as "a collection of pragmatic tips that takes over where
the WSJT-X help and installation notes leave off". It is "specifically aimed
at HF DXers": http://www.g4ifb.com/FT8_Hinson_tips_for_HF_DXers.pdf.
"It started out as my rough notes as I fumbled around with the new mode", he
Says. "Those grew steadily over the past few months, absorbing information,
advice and helpful hints from many sources including plenty of encouraging
comments on the web version. I've peppered it with screen shots, quotes,
comments and ideas, and given it a little structure. It's still not entirely
'finished' (partly because the operating techniques and software are still
evolving) but I wanted to get it out there ahead of Bouvet, so those who
intend to have a go at working 3Y0Z on FT8 have a chance to read and
practice their skills, honing their techniques before the Main Event.
Feedback welcome, especially corrections and further tips... such as how we
are going to cope with 3Y0Z's extra wide splits, and wall-to-wall continuous
callers".
QSL VIA OM3JW ---> Owing to health issues, OM2SA is no longer managing the
QSLing duties for the DXpeditions of Mike, KM9D and Janet, KF4TUG. The Daily
DX reports that now Steve, OM3JW has uploaded to Club Log the logs for their
2007 activities. He has the QSLs for these operations, and can confirm QSOs
made with:
E51QMA 11-25 May 2007 Suwarrow Atoll (OC-080), North Cook Islands
E51TUG 11-19 May 2007 Suwarrow Atoll (OC-080), North Cook Islands
FW0MO 27 Jul-12 Aug 2007 Nukutapu Island (OC-054), Wallis Islands
FW0YL 27 Jul-07 Aug 2007 Nukutapu Island (OC-054), Wallis Islands
H40MY 08-16 Oct 2007 Tikopia Island (OC-178), Temotu Province
T32MO 15 Jan-3 Feb 2007 Fanning Island (OC-084), East Kiribati
THE K3LP HUMANITARIAN AND SERVICE AWARD ---> "The Intrepid DX Group wishes
to memorialize our friend, Co-Founder and President, David R. Collingham
(K3LP). In recognition of David's humanitarian work as well as service to
mankind, we are creating an annual 'David R. Collingham - K3LP Humanitarian
and Service Award'. The purpose of this award is to recognize an individual
or group for their humanitarian or service for the previous year. The award
presentation will take place at the International DX Convention held in
April at Visalia, CA. To make a nomination for the award, please send an
email message to intrepiddxgroup@gmail.com. We will close the nomination
period on January 31st, 2018". [TNX N6PSE]
+ SILENT KEY + Neville Cheadle, G3NUG passed away unexpectedly on 14
January. Licensed since 1959, he served in the RSGB Council, Management
Committee, HF Committee and IOTA Committee; in 2015 he was made an Honorary
Life Member of the Chiltern DX Club - The UK DX Foundation, after serving as
Chairman (1994-2001) and President (2001-15). A serious DXer and IOTA chaser
himself, he conducted several IOTA DXpeditions to Malaysia as 9M2/G3NUG, and
led the Five Star DXers Association's 9M0C (Spratly Islands, 1998), D68C
(Comoros, 2001), 3B9C (Rodrigues, 2004), 3B7C (Saint Brandon, 2007) and T32C
(Kiritimati, 2011) DXpeditions. He also co-authored "Dxpeditioning. Behind
the Scenes" (2000), a comprehensive handbook on planning, setting up and
operating a successful DXpedition. In 2009 he was inducted into the CQ DX
Hall of Fame.
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7Y0A Ben Lagha, 18 rue Louis Aragon, 26200 Montelimar, France
8P9NX Peter Cross, P.O. Box 7200, Rochester MN 55903, USA
DU0DM Brian Santos, P.O. Box 599, 1000 Manila, Philippines
EA5XX Julio Volpe O'Neil, Apartado Postal 4062, 03080 Alicante, Spain
EA7ADH Francisco de la Serna, Apartado Postal 175, 41710 Utrera (Sevilla),
Spain
HP1RCP Radio Club de Panama, Apartado Postal 0819-11334, Panama, Republic
of Panama
HV5PUL Luca Della Giovampaola, Via Cremera 11, 00198 Roma RM, Italy
IR0FOC Simone Santus, Via Stefano Cagna 56, 09126 Cagliari CA, Italy
IZ1DSH Gherardo Pannoli, Via Dante Alighieri 13, 14035 Grazzano Badoglio
AT, Italy
JH1AJT Y. Zorro Miyazawa, P.O. Box 8, Oiso-machi, Naka-Gun, Kanagawa-ken,
259-0111, Japan
KM1CC Marconi Cape Cod Radio Club, Cape Cod National Seashore, 99 Marconi
Site Rd, Wellfleet MA 02667, USA
OA4TT John Henry, 8345 NW 66 St #B4451, Miami FL 33166, USA
OM3JW Stefan Horecky, Mlynska 2, 900 31 Stupava, Slovak Republic
OV1CDX Frank Fendahl, Svinoevej 2, 4750 Lundby, Denmark
OX3XR Harry de Jong, Broekdijk 59, 7695 TC Bruchterveld, The Netherlands
YJ0CA Chris Ayres, 3/19-21 Eastern Rd, Turramurra, NSW 2074, Australia
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