425 DX News #1352

1 April 2017 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1352
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

4W - Adhi, YB3MM and Hen, YB3LZ will be active as 4W/YB3MM and 4W/YB3LZ
from Dili, Timor Leste (OC-148) on 3-5 April. They will operate
holiday style on JT65 "and some other modes". QSL via Club Log's
OQRS, or direct to YB3MM, or via IZ8CCW.
9A - Once again Jan, PA4JJ will be active holiday style as 9A/PA4JJ
from Croatia between 10 April and 30 May. Expect him to operate
mainly digital modes. QSL via home call (direct or bureau) and
LoTW; see for the direct link to
Club Log's OQRS. [TNX PA4JJ]
DU - The Ham Radio Communications Group (DX1HAM) will be active as
DX75BDM on 8-10 April from the Capas National Shrine (Luzon Island,
OC-042). The special callsign honours those who died in the Bataan
Death March of April 1942. QSL via operator's instructions.
DU - Eric DU8BRS, Boy DU8EB, Arvin DU8AS, Roy DV8BQI, Chris VK3FY and
possibily others will be active from IOTA group OC-235 (Mindanao's
Coastal Islands) sometime in April. The callsign will be DX8ZWC
(Zamboanga West ARC), and there will be 2-3 stations active on 80-6
metres SSB and CW. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS ();
traditional cards via M0OXO (direct only).
F - Special callsign TM32UFT will be active on 10-24 April to promote
the 32nd annual meeting of the Union Francaise des Telegraphistes
(). All QSOs will be confirmed automatically via
the bureau.
FS - Paul, W7NZJ wil be active as FS/W7NZJ from St. Martin (NA-105) on
7-16 April. He will operate digital modes and CW on 40-10 metres.
QSL via eQSL.
HC8 - Tim, LW9EOC will be active as HC8/LW9EOC from the Galapagos Islands
(SA-004) sometime in April or May. He will operate CW, SSB and RTTY
on 160-6 metres, with a focus on 30, 17 and 12m. QSL via home call.
[TNX DX World]
JA - Look for Take, JI3DST to be active as JI3DST/4 from Nakano Island
(AS-041) on 7-11 April. He plans to operate SSB, CW, RTTY, JT65 and
FM on 80-10 metres. During the Japan International DX CW Contest
(from 7 UTC on 8 April to 13 UTC on the 9th) he will be using
JS6RRR/4. QSL via home call, bureau or direct. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
OE - The Amateur Radio Section of ORF (the Austrian Broadcasting
Corporation) and the Documentary Archive Radio Communications/QSL
Collection will operate special event station OE17M on 21-23
April. This is an official International Marconi Day station and
contacts made on 22 April will count for the IMD Award. QSL via
OE1WHC (bureau) or direct to DokuFunk, OE17M, An den Steinfeldern
4A, 1230 Wien, Austria. [TNX OE1WHC]
OK - Special Czech station OL75SILVERA will be active from 31 March to
14 April to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Operation Silver A,
a WWII military operation organized by the Czechoslovak government-
in-exile with the assistance of the British Royal Air Force. QSL
via OK1MOW (direct or breau) and LoTW.
OY - Paul, MM0ZBH will be active as OY/MM0ZBH from the Faroe Islands
(EU-018) from 30 March to 6 April. He will operate CW and SSB on
the HF bands, including 160m (but not 60m). QSL via LoTW and eQSL
only, neither direct nor bureau cards will be accepted. [TNX DX
World]
PJ7 - Jeff, VA3QSL will be active again as PJ7/VA3QSL from Sint Maarten
(NA-105) on 2-8 April. Activity will be holiday style on 40-6
metres CW, SSB and digital modes. QSL via home call, direct or
bureau, and LoTW. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
T32 - Ken, KH6QJ will be active again as T32AZ from Kiritimati (Christmas
Island, OC-024), East Kiribati on 11-18 April. He will be QRV on
80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres. QSL via KH6QJ. [TNX The Daily DX]
UA - Special callsign R25SRR will be in use on 1-30 April to celebrate
the 25th anniversary of Soyuz Radiolyubitelei Rossii (SRR),
Russia's IARU society. Several RO25xx callsigns (where xx is the 2-
letter abbreviation for the various regions: e.g. RO25TN for the
Tyumenskaya oblast) are expected to join the celebrations. See
for the award programme.
VP2M - Steve, JS6TMW (AI6KX) will be active as VP2MKX from Montserrat
(NA-103) on 2-7 April. He will operate QRP on 20, 17 and 15 metres
CW. QSL via eQSL. [The Daily DX]
W - W1JXN is the club callsign that K1JNW, K1JRM, K1ZK and W1LLW will
be using during their family vacation on Gasparilla Island (NA-069)
on 9-15 April. QSL via W1JXN, direct or bureau, and LoTW. [TNX
rsgbiota.org]

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

A BUSY MONTH ---> March was quite a busy month for DXers! Here are some
consolidated statistics for a few DXpeditions that generated much interest
on our bands:
Call Date CW SSB DIGI Total Uniques
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9G5X 08-21 March 21112 7015 1245 29372 11478
5U5R 09-20 March 39734 26777 8816 75327 22486
TU7C 10-19 March 18236 21033 13126 52395 18133
9N7EI 10-22 March 17420 10924 2070 30414 12030
S21ZED 14-19 March 17553 3619 770 21942 8484
S21ZEE 19-26 March 20862 5142 3946 29950 11333
As for OQRS, Clublog is used by S21ZED, S21ZEE and TU7C; 9G5X (QSL cards are
being distributed) and 9N7EI (QSL cards are being printed) go via M0OXO's
system (); 5U5R has its own OQRS for
direct cards on .

A35JP/P ---> Masa, JA0RQV logged about 1,600 QSOs during his recent A35JP/p
operation from Niuafo'ou Island (OC-123). Activity started on 23 March at
07.01 UTC, and ended on 28 March at 10.19 UTC. A few pictures can be found
at . He had to handwrite the log, and in the next
coming days he will convert the QSOs to an electronic format and then upload
them to Club Log and LoTW "as soon as possible". He is aware that "there are
still many stations who need OC-123", and plans to return there in 2019.

CLUB LOG'S MOST WANTED LIST ---> The latest Most Wanted List, generated on
31 March, is available at . The
information is derived from QSOs uploaded to Club Log (currently 419
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.

POSTAL RATES (UK) ---> Postal rates in the United Kingdom changed on 27
March. The new rates for standard airmail letters are as follows:
Europe Rest of the world
up to 10 grams GBP 1.17 GBP 1.17
up to 20 grams GBP 1.17 GBP 1.40
"International Economy" (only for destinations outside Europe) is GBP 1.02
up to 20 grams. A Price Finder on-line tool is provided by Royal Mail
().

T31: OPERATORS WANTED ---> John Mitton, KK7L is "looking for a few skilled
HF operators to join me on a cruise to Central Kiribati (T31) for a full
week on Nikumaroro Island (OC-043). The cruise departs Nadi, Fiji on June
24 - returning to Nadi on July 12th with one-day stops at Rotuma and Futuna
on the way out and back. The ship will be at Nikumaroro for eight days, so
with setup and takedown we will be six, maybe seven days QRV at T31. We
would sail on the "Reef Endeavour" from Fiji along with the TIGHAR
organization which has been searching to learn where Amelia Earhart might
have met her demise". See 
for more information.

WRTC 2018 ---> The Organizing Committee of the World Radiosport Team
Championship (WRTC) 2018 in Germany has opened the application process for
qualified individuals who would like to serve as referees. The primary
responsibility of the referee is to monitor the competitors to confirm that
they are following all of the WRTC rules. The selection process is being led
by Ulf Ehrlich (DL5AXX), who says that "with the rules allowing both
operators to transmit simultaneously, the role for each referee is really
challenging". The deadline for submitting applications is 31 October 2017.
See for
the application form.

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

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3B8MM DL6UAA DU3LA W3HNK PJ2T W3HNK
3B9FR M0OXO DU7P DU7DUG PJ4DX M0URX
3G3O CE3OP DY1T DU1IVT PJ7PL WA1ZAM
3V8SS LX1NO E2A E21EIC PQ5B PP5VB
3V8ST LX1NO E6AD N7BF PV2P PY2DY
3W1T RW6HS E7DX E77E PW2D M0OXO
3W9HRN DL1HRN EA8/G3XAQ G3SWH R100MSZ RA3D
4D1R A61BK EA9KB EA7FTR R1611M RK3AW
4E1ADW 9V1KG ED8B EA8CZT R80RTL UA3RF
4K6AG RW6HS ED8W EA8DO S21ZEE YL2GN
4L6AM EA7FTR EF1W EA1WS S5100LIONS S53DOX
4M1K OH0XX EF2A EA2OT S570C S50C
4M6CQ YV6BXN EF3T EA3CCN SI9AM SM3TIR
4U1GSC 9A2AA EF9R EA5KB SN1D SP1RKT
4V1G W3HNK EH5VEF EA5ST SN3A SP3GEM
4X0A 4X1VF EH7FCM EA7URM SN5V SQ5EBM
4X2M 4X4DZ EP2AMM IK2DUW SN7H SP7PGK
4X4NJ WA4WTG ES9C ES5RY SO4R SP4PND
4X6TT N4GNR EX8TR RW6HS SQ6H SQ6PLH
4X7R 4X6OM FG4NN NI5DX SX1S SV1PMR
5B4AJC UA3DX FK8CE NI5DX SX2X SV2JAO
5B4ALG EA5IDQ FP5CJ K9OT SZ5RDS SV5AZP
5B4ALX IZ4AMS GC6BRC MW0DHF T2TT N7RO
5H3MB IK2GZU H2X IZ4AMS T32TV KE5EE
5Q1A OZ5ESB H44MS DL2GAC T42A RW6HS
5R8SV G3SWH HB0/HB9RB RC3C TC102GS TA3AHJ
5Z4FV N3ZS HF0H SP9KGC TF3CW LX1NO
6E3MAYA XE3N HF6FIRAC SP6IEQ TI5W W4FS
6W1SU M0URX HF800O SP6PAZ TI8/AA8HH K8DV
7Q7BP G3MRC HK1MW N2OO TM17PGM F4FCE
7X2VFK 7X2DD HK3TK F5CWU TM3Z F4DSK
7X3WPL 7X3DL HL2ZIK JE1XUZ TM5A F5VHJ
7X5KBS 2E0SDV HP1XT K5WW TM77M F5MUX
7Z1JA KE5JA HR2WW KD4POJ TM8A F8DVD
8J60JARE JG2MLI HR5/F2JD F6AJA TZ5XR F5MXH
8P5A NN1N HS0AC HS5NMF UE3KR K2PF
8P6DR G3RWL HS0ZME SM6NT UK8GCG RW6HS
8S0C SM0MPV HZ1BL IZ8CLM UK8IAR RW6HS
9A1957AA 9A2AA HZ1BW W3HNK UK8IZ RW6HS
9A57AX 9A5XX HZ1TT A61BK UN3M EA7FTR
9H3HI DL7VFM IB9A IZ2WFL UN7TX RW6HS
9H3JD DL7VFM IE9K IT9DSZ UP0L DL8KAC
9J2BO G3TEV IF9A IT9ATF UP2L UA9AB
9M8K JR3WXA II2S IZ2FOS UP9L RW6HS
9N1AA N4AA II9P IT9CHU V21ZG DL7AFS
9N7XW SP6AXW IO2X IK2NCJ V31AE EB7DX
A31MM EA5GL IO5O IK5RLP V31VP WB0TEV
A35JP/p JA0RQV IO9A IT9YVO V47JA W5JON
A44A A47RS IR1Y IZ1YPF V47JR W2APF
A61FJ LZ1YE IR2R IZ2EWR V51/TA1HZ LZ3HI
A61FK A61BK IR4M I4IFL V53DX DO4DXA
A61HA A61BK IR6T IK6VXO V633KS JA6REX
A61Q EA7FTR IR8P IZ8FWN V73NS W3HNK
A61QQ A61BK IY4FGM I4KMW V84O V85TL
A71TA IZ8CLM J28ND S57DX VB3E VE3AT
A73A M0OXO J28PJ F1TMY VC2W VA2WA
A91WMD A92AA J41J SV1PMQ VC3T VE3DZ
A96A A92AA J42T SV2DCD VC6V VE6AO
AH2P EA4AK J43TR SV3DCX VC7T VE7GL
B1Z EA7FTR JW2US LA2US VE100VIMY/VE8 N7RO
B3D BA4EG JW8EKA LA8EKA VE100VIMY/VO2 N7RO
B4S BA4EG JW9BX LA9BX VK4KW N3SL
B4T BA4TB KH2BY EA5BY VK4NM M0OXO
B7M BG7LHY KL7RST K7ICE VP5P W2TT
B7P BA4EG KP3H NP3LT VP9HE W2AF
BV0WPX BV2KI L77D LU6DC VP9I WW3S
BW0PX BM2JCC LB8IB LA9VDA VQ917JC ND9M
BY5HB BD4HF LM10HAM LA2G VY1RST/VY0 K7ICE
C4A 5B4KH LM80Q LA9VDA WP2Z KU9C
C4W 5B4WN LM80REX LA9VDA WP3C W3HNK
CB3R CE3KHZ LO7H LU7HW WP3R W3HNK
CN2AA UA2FM LT7F EA5KB XM1150CAN VE1AEH
CN2MA LY5W LZ180VL LZ1ZF XV9NPS JA2NPS [b]
CN2R W7EJ LZ45YE LZ1YE XV9NPS JA2ODB [d]
CN3A IV3ZXQ M1E MM0GOR XX9O XX9AU
CO2RQ EA5IDQ M1U M0UTD YE1K EA5GL
CO8LY EA7ADH M8C G4DFI YN2KW N5ET
CP4BT DJ2BW NP2VI/100 NP2VI YN2MF N5ET
CR5D CT1FJO OD5PY KU9C YN2MG N5ET
CR6K CT1ILT OD5ZZ NI5DX YN2WL N5ET
CR6T CT1ESV OF0Z W0MM YO13IPA YO3AS
CX1UI IK2DUW OF100FI OH2BAD YV1YL OH0XX
CX2DK EA5GL OM42KYSUCE OM3CND Z21MH IZ0EGA
D41CV HB9DUR [d] OP17HC ON7PP Z60A OH2BH
D41CV IK2NCJ [b] OP70BFS ON2KFJ ZB2TT M0URX
D4C HB9DUR [d] OY1OF M0URX ZF2CJ JJ2RCJ
D4C IK2NCJ [b] P33W UA3DX ZF2FL K5QBX
D4T CT1FFU P44N KW8N ZF2LC W2SM
D4Z HB9DUR [d] PG400TH PA3ETC ZF2TC KE5TC
D4Z IK2NCJ [b] PH90T PA2TMS ZS9Z ZS1OIN
DU1/A61M A61BK PJ2HQ W3HNK ZY2A PP2BO

4O7CW Sergey Belikov, Filipa Kovacevica 31 ulaz 2 stan 22, 85 310 Budva,
Montenegro
6W2SC Brucker Peter, Zamardi, PF. 15, 8621, Hungary
9M2M Hairil Anuar Abdul Hamid, 49F Jalan 2 Hujung, Taman Sri Mawar,
02600 Arau, Perlis, Malaysia
BP0P A.R.T. QSL Service, P.O.Box 73-326, Taipei, Taiwan
C6AMM Bill Welch, P.O. Box 425, Osterville MA 02655, USA
CR6P Miguel Goncalves, Rua Dr. Joel Magalhaes 6, 4740-272 Esposende,
Portugal
CX5A Casilla de Correos 950, 11000 Montevideo, Uruguay
DU7DUG Ricna Lou Pinili, 706 Batinguel, 6200 Dumaguete City, Philippines
DU7ET Robert M. Wright, P.O. Box 7, 6215 Valencia, Philippines
EA4AK Santos Rodriguez Andres, Apartado 39073, 28080 Madrid, Spain
EA5BY Antonio Galiana, Apartado 379, 03200 Elche, Spain
EE5T Farfollas Contest Radio Team, Apartado 290, 46960 Aldaia
(Valencia), Spain
EI7M John Barry, Lackabeha, Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork, Ireland
FK4RD Yves Novella, BP 12026, Magenta, 98802 Noumea CEDEX, New Caledonia
FY5KE Jacques Mazzoni, 678 route de l'Egalite, 74290 Talloires Montmin,
France
HB0A Amateur Funk Verein Liechtenstein, P.O. Box 629, 9495 Triesen FL,
Liechtenstein
J5UAP Brucker Peter, Zamardi, PF. 15, 8621, Hungary
JA0RQV Masato Tamura, 2086-13 Daitakubo, Minami-ku, Saitama-shi,
Saitama-ken, 336-0015, Japan
KL7RA North Pole Contest Group, P.O. Box 92493, Anchorage AK 99509, USA
KL7XU Alaska Frank A Chamberlain PO BOX 521888 Big Lake, AK 99652 USA
OA1F Elena P. Moran, c/ Luis de Requesens 4/A 3 A, 15406 Ferrol
(A Coruna), Spain
PJ2DX Geoff Howard, 1700 Tower Pt Apt 505, Coeur d'Alene ID 83814-6193,
USA
RW2F Ulrich Mueller, Kreutzacker 13, 35041 Marburg, Germany
S01WS Arseli Echeguren Bardeci, Barrena 6 1 Izq, 01408 Luiaondo (Alava),
Spain
S0S Arseli Echeguren Bardeci, Barrena 6 1 Izq, 01408 Luiaondo (Alava),
Spain
S21SM Syed Ibrahim Khandker, Taitoniekantie 9 E 311, FI-40740 Jyvaskyla,
Finland
T40A Raul Verdecie Fernandez, Calle Angel Guardia No. 119, e/Adolfo
Villamar y Francisco Varona, CP 75100 Las Tunas, Cuba
TM0T Stephane Van Langhenhoven, 24 bis rue de Anter Hent, 29830
Ploudalmezeau, France
TM2M Tony Luis, 10 chemin de la Croix Boisee, 91620 Nozay, France
TM6M Stephane Van Langhenhoven, 24 bis rue de Anter Hent, 29830
Ploudalmezeau, France
UA2F Ulrich Mueller, Kreutzacker 13, 35041 Marburg, Germany
WH6R Eran Agmon, 1157 Honokahua St.,Honolulu HI 96825, USA
XE2X Jorge F. Rios Alvarado, 2300 Datil, Hidalgo TX 78557, USA
XL7100 Doug Pichette, 401-333 Martin Street, Penticton, BC V2A 5K7, Canada
YL2GN Ziedonis Knope, P.O.Box 55, Balvi LV-4501, Latvia
YV50ARV Esteban Romagni, 263 Cross Point CV, Collierville TN 38017 USA
YW5T Juan M. Hernandez, Avd. Castilla y Leon 9, Portal 6 4 D, 28760
Tres Cantos (Madrid), Spain
ZM4T Holger Hannemann, 262 Waimarama Heights, RD 12, Havelock North
4294, New Zealand
ZV5O Caixa Postal 16515, Curitiba - PR, 81520-981, Brazil
ZV8P Caixa Postal 280, Belem - PA, 66017-970, Brazil
ZY2B Guilherme Vaz, Caixa Postal 121, Tatui - SP, 18270-970, Brazil
ZZ2T Wanderley Ferreira Gomes, Avenida 23 de Maio 2966 Ap 1320,
Sao Paulo - SP, 04008-000, Brazil

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