425 DX News #1450

16 February 2019 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1450

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

6W - Willy, ON4AVT will be active gain as 6W7/ON4AVT from Senegal from
20 February to 30 March. He will operate PSK, CW, SSB and possibly
FT8 on various bands, 60 metres included. QSL via home call, bureau
preferred. [TNX The Daily DX]
C5 - Don, G3XTT will be active as C56DF from the Gambia on 5-12 March.
Main activity will be during the RSGB Commonwealth Contest (9-10
March), but he hopes to do some operating also before and after the
contest. This will be a CW only operation, low power with wires
from a rooftop apartment. It is unlikely there will be space for 80
or 160m antennas. QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS or direct to home
call. [TNX G3XTT]
E5_sc - Hans-Martin, DK2HM will be active as E51HMK from Rarotonga (OC-013)
South Cook Islands on 14-22 March (http://southcook2019.com/). He
will operate SSB and FT8 on 80-10 metres. QSL via Club Log's OQRS,
LoTW, eQSL, or via home call, direct or bureau.
E6 - Alex, 5B4ALX will be active as E6ET from Niue (OC-040) from 18
March to 2 April. He will operate SSB, CW, RTTY and FT8 on 160, 60,
40, 30, 20, 17, 15, 10 and 6 metres, and will participate in the CQ
WPX SSB Contest (SOSB 20m LP). E6ET will operate FT8 using a multi
answer protocol (not to be confused with the "Fox & Hound" mode),
with a focus on 20m during his day and 40/60m during his night
(7-17 UTC). QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW, or via IZ4AMS (direct or
bureau). See http://www.5b4alx.cloud/e6et-niue-2019/ for more
information.
EM_ant - Roman, UT7UA is active for one year as EM1UA and/or EM1U from the
Ukrainian "Vernadsky" Research Station located on Galindez Island
(AN-006), Antarctica. Roman's licence is valid until 1 February
2020. QSL for both callsigns via UT7UA. [TNX DX World]
FG - Gildas, F6HMQ and Michel, F6GWV will be active again as FG/F6HMQ
and FG/F6GWV from Guadeloupe (NA-102) from 22 February to 10 March.
QSL via home calls. They will participate in the ARRL DX SSB
Contest as TO3Z (QSL via F6HMQ). [TNX The Daily DX]
FK - Arnaud, JG1XMV will be active again as FK/JG1XMV from New Caledonia
between 23 February and 10 March. He will operate SSB on 40-15
metres from the main island of Grande Terre (OC-032), with "a good
chance of spending a few days" on Mare Island (OC-033). Updates
will be posted on qrz.com under FK/JG1XMV. QSL via JG1XMV (direct
or bureau), LoTW and eQSL.
HK0 - Jean, VE2FDJ will be active as 5J0JC from Providencia (NA-049) on
15-27 February. He will operate SSB on 80, 40, 20 and 6 metres. QSL
via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX DX World]
HR - Dennis, W1UE and Rudy, N2WQ are active as HQ9X from Roatan Island
(NA-057) until 26 February, including participation in the ARRL DX
CW and the CQ WW 160-Meter SSB contests. QSL via KQ1F or W1UE. [TNX
NG3K]
I - A team from ARI Modena will be active as IG9MO from Lampedusa
Island (AF-019) from 28 March to 2 April. They will operate on SSB,
CW and digital modes on the HF bands, and will participate in the
CQ WW WPX SSB Contest. QSL via IK4ALM. [TNX IK4RQJ]
T2 - Tony, 3D2AG is "almost confirmed" to be active again as T2AR from
Funafuti, Tuvalu (OC-015) on 22-27 February. He plans to focus on
the low bands. QSL direct to 3D2AG (see qrz.com for PayPal
instructions). He does not use LoTW or Club Log.
T31 - Ron, PA3EWP reports that the T31EU DXpedition to Kanton Island,
Central Kiribati is delayed by 24 hours due to bad weather. Now the
Team should be leaving Tarawa (T30) on 16 February at 19 UTC.
V3 - Will, AA4NC will be active as V31NC from Belize from 21 February to
13 March. He will operate CW, SSB, RTTY and possibly FT8 on all
bands, and will participate in the ARRL DX SSB Contest. QSL via
EA5GL. [TNX The Daily DX]
W - Once again members of the Palos Verdes ARC will operate as K6PV/6
from Santa Catalina Island (NA-066) on 21-24 February. Plans are to
operate SSB, CW, and FT8 on 160-15 metres with three stations. QSL
via K6PV. [TNX The Daily DX]
XV - Jacek, SP5APW will be active as XV9JK from Thu Island (AS-157),
Vietnam on 10-16 March. He will operate SSB mainly on 17 and 20
metres; in case of bad propagation, he will operate FT8 on 40 and
30 metres. He might be QRV as XV9JK/p from mainland Vietnam on 6-8
March. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or via home call. [TNX DX World]

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**** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

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425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE ---> The January 2019 issue is now available for
download at http://www.425dxn.org/index.php. [TNX IZ3EBA]

ANTARCTIC ACTIVITY WEEK ---> The Worldwide Antarctic Program has announced
that the 16th Antarctic Activity Week will be held on 16-24 February. The
aim of this annual event is to promote worldwide interest in the Antarctic
continent. Special callsigns (QSL via operator's instructions) are expected
to be aired during this year's AAW from the following countries:
Australia VK2ANT
Austria OE16AAW, OE88WAP, OE89ANT, OE90AAW
Belgium OR16ANT
France TM16AAW, TM16WAP, TM1ANT
Italy II2ANT, II5ANT, IO5SP, IR18AAW, IR1ANT, IR4ANT, IV3BOVE
Netherlands PA6ANT, PF19ANT
Poland SP0ANT
Spain AO1WAP
Ukraine EM16UAP
USA K4A, K4K, KB0ANT
Complete information on the AAW can be found on http://www.waponline.it/

ARRL INTERNATIONAL DX CONTEST (CW) ---> Object of the contest is for W/VE
amateurs to work as many stations in as many DXCC Entities as possible on
160, 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10 metre bands, while DX stations (also including
KH6, KL7, CY9 and CY0) work as many W/VE amateurs in as many of the 48
contiguous states and provinces as possible (complete rules can be found at
http://www.arrl.org/arrl-dx). This year's event will be held on 16-17
February (00.00-23.59 UTC). Give a look at the Announced Operations listing
maintained by Bill, NG3K: https://www.ng3k.com/Misc/adxc2019.html - good
contest to you all!

P29VCX ---> The IOTA DXpedition to Manus Island (OC-025) came to an abrupt
end and the P29NI activity from Daru Island (OC-153) was cancelled [425DXN
1449] because some of the equipment was stolen, and what the operators had
left "was insufficient to put a station together". The P29VCX logs for the
OC-025 operation are safe and sound, though, and QSL requests will be
processed as soon as the cards are printed. QSL via SM6CVX (direct or
bureau), or email request (with PayPal for postage) to his email address on
qrz.com. [TNX DX World]

XZ2C ---> Yuki, JH1NBN was active as XZ2C from Myanmar on 15 February. He is
allowed to operate all modes on 15, 12, 10 and 6 metres with 25 watts. He
might be QRV again around 23 February and at the end of March. QSL direct to
home call. [TNX The Daily DX]

ZY2FM ---> The 15-17 February operation from Ilha da Moela (SA-071) [425DXN
1449] has been cancelled owing to adverse weather conditions. [TNX PY2ZA]

YASME FOUNDATION NEWEST DIRECTOR ---> The Board of Directors of The Yasme
Foundation (http://www.yasme.org/) is pleased to announce that it has
elected James Brooks, 9V1YC, as the newest Yasme Foundation Director. James
was first licensed in the United States in September 1978 but has been
active for the last 30 years as 9V1YC in Singapore. A BSEE graduate of the
University of Texas at Austin, James owns a television post-production
company based in Singapore that produces for networks such as Discovery,
National Geographic, and HBO Asia. He has been a competitor at WRTC and led
several DXpeditions to remote areas of the world, some of which are
documented in a series of videos he has been making since 1997. James is on
the council of the Singapore Amateur Radio Transmitting Society, a co-
founder of the Asia-Pacific Sprint, and a member of the CQ DX Hall of Fame.
[TNX K4ZW]

+ SILENT KEY + William M. "Buzz" Loeschman, NI5DX passed away on 12 February
aged 76. First licensed in 1978, he was an accomplished DXer and a reliable
QSL manager for a large number of stations. A founding member of the Island
Radio Expedition Foundation (IREF), over the years he operated as J87CQ,
V31BR, H75A (NA-209, all-time new one), V47LDX and NI5DX/p from various IOTA
and NPOTA sites.

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

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CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER
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3B8CW N4GNR FM5DN KU9C PI4APD PA7HPH
3D2TS FK1TS FM5FJ KU9C PI4COM PA3CAL
3G5A CE5JTC FM5WD W3HNK PI4D PD4RW
4U0R UA3DX GX4RFR G4POF PJ4/KU8E K4BAI
4U1A UA3DX H2X IZ4AMS PJ4U IK0PUL
4U73B 9A2AA H31A HP1AVS PJ4Z K4BAI
4X6TT N4GNR HB90CXZ HB9CXZ PJ7TM K2GSJ
5H3EE DL4ME HB90EYP HB9EYP PR1M PY1LU
5R8AL G3SWH HB90GPR HP9GPR PR50Y PT2OP
5T2AI N4GNR HB90GXP HB9GXP PX2A PY2VM
6Y3M VE3NE HB90OCR HB9OCR R30AFC R1AC
7S6WRD SK6SAQ HB90TTK HB9TTK R30AFG RU3KO
7X5KBS M0SDV HB90TUD HB9TUD R30DRA UA4AJD
8P5A HA1AG HC2AO RC5A RI1ANX RK1PWA
9M2TO JA0DMV HC5DX W3HNK S549APR S51A
9V1YC W5UE HG100CFB HA6OI SK50HD SM6FKF
9X9PJ N4GNR HP3AK W4JS SN0GKR SP3PGR
9Y4GR EB7DX HZ1TT A61BK SN150EL SP1KRF
A25SL N4GNR IA0/IZ1KHY I1URL SU9TK JH6HZH
A41KJ N4GNR II0MG IZ0FVH T40SC CO8ZZ
A41NN A61BK II4RGH IQ4FE T43MY CO3JK
A61HA A61BK IO1NGM IQ1RY [b] T48K DK1WI
A91SD A92AA IO1NGM IZ1LBG [d] TM16AAW F8DVD
A93DX A92AA IO5SP IW5EFX TO7D F6ITD
CE2SV N7RO J3/G4HSO EA5GL TO8T K8BKM
CN8PA RW6HS J73WA ND3R V26JO N1KDO
CO6RD EA5GL J79GEA OE3GEA V26M W3HNK
CR3DX OM2VL JD1BLY JI5RPT V31AT K5PI
CR6T CT1ESV JD1BOW JA0JHQ V31DJ W0CP
CT8/UZ5DX HG5DX JW1QH LA1QH V31FO DH8BQA
CT9/OM2KW OM2FY KL7SB N4GNR V31IT M0URX
CT9ABR OZ2I KP2M NZ4DX V31MF DJ8NU
CV7S CX7SS L77D LU6DC V31UX IK0FUX
CX5A CX2ABC LM450C LA4C V31YN DJ4KW
CX6DZ EA5GL LZ391MW LZ1KCP V37DX DH8BQA
DA0DIG DH1PAL LZ50ZF LZ2UW V47KA K1KA
DR5N DL9YAJ LZ60KAA LZ1KAA V84SAA LZ1JZ
DU1IST JA1HGY M7T G3YYD VP2MCB WA1Z
DU1R DU1UGZ MX0SNB G3SVK VP2MKG K5KG
EA8AH OH1RY NP4Z N4AO VP2MQX K1QX
EA8OM DJ1OJ OD5VB EA5GL VP2MSS K1QX
ED2C EA2CJ OD5ZZ N4GNR VP9HE W2AF
EE5O EA5HOX OE2E OE2GEN VY0ERC M0OXO
EF8O DJ1OJ OH10X PG5M VY0RST/VY0 K7ICE
EG2ETS EA2RKW OL100ZH OK2RZ XV9BO DL7BO
EH5EAR EB5IGQ OL5DIG OK1AR XV9FUD SP2GCJ
EH5FCA EA5RKB OL9A OK2ZAW XV9ZT SP2GCJ
EH5TYF EA5RKB OU0POLIO OZ1ACB XX9D DL4SVA
EI100YXQ EI9FVB OV1RR OZ1HHH YR0WL YO9KPB
EM16UAP UT1KY P40L WA3FRP YS1/AA4NC EA5GL
EM1UA UT7UA P40LE K2LE Z81D OM3JW
EP2C EA5GL P40W N2MM ZF2IN N6WIN
EV30AFG EW1D P49X W0YK ZF2LC W2SM
EY8MM K1BV PA1MUC DL3LUM ZF2MJ N6MJ
FK8CE N4GNR PA45TMS PA2TMS ZF9CW K5GO
FM1HN W3HNK PA6B PE1KL ZP5DA EB7DX
FM4RU F1LNS PI4A PB1WB ZP6/N3BNA KA2AEV
FM5BH W3HNK PI4AMF PA3EYC ZW85LABRE PT2ADM

5C5W Julio Volpe O'Neil, Colon 8, 46611 Benimuslem (Valencia), Spain
9L1YXJ Mark A. Brewer, 2160 Freetown Pl, Dulles VA 20189-2160, USA
AO1WRD Federacion Digital EA, Apartado Postal 3050, 08200 Sabadell
(Barcelona), Spain
AO2WRD Federacion Digital EA, Apartado Postal 3050, 08200 Sabadell
(Barcelona), Spain
AO3WRD Federacion Digital EA, Apartado Postal 3050, 08200 Sabadell
(Barcelona), Spain
AO8WRD Federacion Digital EA, Apartado Postal 3050, 08200 Sabadell
(Barcelona), Spain
AO9WRD Federacion Digital EA, Apartado Postal 3050, 08200 Sabadell
(Barcelona), Spain
CE0YZZ Rodrigo Hernan Escudero Navarrete, Casilla 53, 2779001 Isla de
Pascua, Chile
DL4SVA Georg Tretow, Postfach 1114, 23931 Grevesmuehlen, Germany
DU3/F4EBK Christian Mirabel, Residence Paname, 75 Boulevard Richard Lenoir,
75011 Paris, France
ED9E Jose Antonio Mendez Rios, C/Martin Moreno 15-1, 51002 Ceuta, Spain
JA0JHQ Nobuaki Hosokawa, 1458-25 Okagami, Asao-ku, Kawasaki-shi,
Kanagawa-ken, 215-0027, Japan
LX5IGRY Joel Erpelding, 22 Duerfstross, L-9165 Merscheid, Luxembourg
LZ1JZ Tony Stefanov, P.O Box 830, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria
N4GNR Dan Cisson, 12 Hancock Drive, Toccoa GA 30577-9388, USA
OV1CDX Frank Fendahl, Svinoevej 2, 4750 Lundby, Denmark
PG5M Gerben A. Menting, Leemdobbe 19, 9472 ZR Zuidlaren, Netherlands
PY0F Renner Pedroza, Rua Waldemar Nery Carneiro Monteiro 475 Apt 602,
Boa Viagem, Recife - PE, 51030-140, Brazil
XZ2C Yosuke Uchiyama, 924-4 Yokokawa-machi, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo,
193-0823, Japan
ZV2C Mauricio Pitorri, Rua Verona 174, Sao Paulo - SP, 02348-050,
Brazil
ZZ2T Wanderley Ferreira Gomes, Avenida 23 de Maio 2966 Ap 1320,
Sao Paulo - SP, 04008-000, Brazil

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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3B8/OK2ZI, 3D2AG, 4S7AB, 5W0GC,
5Z4LS, 6O1OO, 8P9AE, 9K2YM, 9Z4A, A35EU, A52ZB, C31CT, C37AC, C5FUD, C96RRC,
C98RRC, CB1H, CE0Y/RZ3FW, D73G (AS-084), EP6RRC (AS-189)ET3AA, EW8O, EY7AD,
FH/DJ7RJ, FK8IK, GD3YUM, GU8FBO, H7/R4WAA (NA-013), HC2AO, J73WA, J8NY,
JW7QIA, KH1/KH7Z, KH7XS, LN8W, OX3LX, OX7AM, OY9JD, PJ7AA, PY0F, PZ5K, RI0B,
S01WS, S0S, SV2ASP/A, T32NH, TT8KO, TU5MH, TZ4AM, UK9AA, VA2IDX, VK0AI,
VP2MLB, VP6D, VU2GSM, YJ0GC, YN4RRC (NA-013), YS1MAE, Z81D, ZD9CW, ZF1A,
ZY6V (SA-019).

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