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27 July 2019 A.R.I. DX Bulletin No 1473
=========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
3D2 - Dom, 3Z9DX is back to Fiji, and has received the callsign 3D2DOM. He plans to "be active from some of the 3D2 islands" during his stay, including participation in the IOTA Contest from either the Mamanuca Islands (OC-121) or the Yasawa Islands (OC-156). 4L - Darek, SP9DLM will be active as 4L/SP9DLM from Kobuleti, Georgia on 4-16 August. He will be QRV on 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, or via SP9DLM (direct or bureau). 5R - Giovanni, IZ2DPX will be active as 5R8PX from Nosy Be (AF-057) on 3-17 August. He will operate SSBand digital modes on the HF bands. QSL via IK2DUW (direct) and LoTW; the log will be uploaded to Club Log. 7X - 7X2RO, 7X5QB, 7X2WB and DL8CX will be active as 7V9A from Sridjina Island (AF-104) on 25-29 July, IOTA Contest included. QSL direct to Ben Lagha, 18 rue Louis Aragon, 26200 Montelimar, France. [TNX DX World] 8Q - Sugi, JI3KDH will be active as 8Q7SU from the Maldives (AS-013) from 31 July to 7 August. He will operate CW on 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 metres. QSL via LotW and eQSL only. 9A - 9A3DF, 9A3ST, 9A4WY, 9A5M, 9A5YY and 9A6AA will be active from Susac Island (EU-016) on 24-31 July. They will participate in the IOTA Contest as 9A2L (QSL via 9A3DF). Before and after the contest they will be QRV as 9A1WFF/p and under their home calls. [TNX DX World] CE - CB70E, CB70K, CB70O and CB70Y are the special callsigns for the Discolo DX Group and the Radio Club Santa Maria de Los Angeles (CE5BYU) to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Condorito, a Chilean cartoon character very popular throughout Latin America. Activity will be on 1-31 August. All QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau. Direct cards should be sent to Grupo Discolo DX, Casilla 422, 4449401 Los Angeles, Chile. A certificate will be available, see http://discolodxgroup.cl/ for information. CT9 - Henning, CT9ABR (OZ2I) will be active as CR3EE from Madeira (AF-014) on 8-12 August, especially during the CW leg of the Worked All Europe DX Contest (10-11 August). QSL via OZ2I and LoTW. G - Celebrating the British Amateur Radio Teledata Group's (BARTG) 60th anniversary, special callsign GB60ATG will be used from the various DXCC Entities in the United Kingdom between 1 July 2019 and 30 June 2020. QSL via M0OXO. Complete information on the event and the BARTG Diamond Jubilee Award can be found on http://bartg.org.uk/. HC - Rick, NE8Z will be active again as HC1MD/2 from the lighthouse at Capay on Hill, in the Santa Elena province of Ecuador, from 27 July to 6 August. He will operate CW and SSB on 40, 39, 20 and 17m. QSL via LoTW, or direct to K8LJG. HC - Joe, IZ1HGP will be active as HC2/IZ1HGP from Isidro Ayora, in the Guayas province of Ecuador, from 1 August to 1 September. QSL via LoTW, or via home call. HK - 5K2M is the special callsign issued for the 27-28 July operation from El Morro Grande (SA-082) [425DXN 1471]. Thierry, HK2SM and others will operate SSB on 80-10m. QSL via operator's instructions. HP - Commemorating the 500th anniversary of Panama City, the Radio Club de Panama will be active as HO1D during the month of August. QSL direct to HP1RCP. OA - Nacho, EA7TN (SU9JG) will be leaving Egypt by the end of August. In late September he will relocate to Lima, Peru, where he plans to stay for five years and be active as OA4/EA7TN on all the HF bands and 6 metres. QSL via LoTW and EA5GL. [TNX The Daily DX] OH - OH1MA, OH2BH, OH2GEK, OH2MM, OH8NC, OH9RJ, OH9VC and SM0CXU will be active as OJ9A from Inakari (EU-192) and as OH9A from Selkasarvi (EU-126) on 24-29 July, IOTA Contest included [425DXN 1469]. The operators will split into two groups and commute between the islands, which are only six miles apart. "The Finnish Regulatory Authority (Traficom) has supported amateur radio and the DXCC program for 50 years by allocating OJ0 for Market Reef and more recently OJ9 for Inakari Island and the IOTA programme", OH2BH says. "To salute Traficom for first OJ9 activation those QSOs with OJ9A will also count for the Market Reef jubilee marathon currently underway". QSL OJ9A via OH2BH; QSL OH9A via OH1NOA. OH0 - Bert DK3BK, Cornelia DK3CKM and Uwe DO5JD will be active as OH0UDG from the Aland Islands (EU-002) on 3-16 August. They will operate CW, SSB and digital modes on 80-10 metres. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS and LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX] OJ0 - Look for Dietmar, DL3DXX and others to be active as OJ0DX from Market Reef (EU-053) [425DXN 1470] between 27 July and 2 August, with a focus first on the IOTA Contest and then on 6 metres (CW and SSB). QSL via DL3DXX; OQRS on Club Log. OK - A multi-national team of YL operators (DK2YL, F4GDI, HB9EPE, HB9FPM, HB9FRC, HB9GNP, HB9GWF, HB9HVW, K2XYL, OE3YJM, OE3YSC, OK1LYL and OK2APY) will be active as OL88YL from the OK5Z contest station near Brno, Czech Republic on 2-8 August. QSL via HB9FPM. PY - PU5IKE will be running QRP from Remedios Island (SA-027) on 27-28 July. Outside the IOTA Contest he will operate FT8 on 80, 15 and 10 metres. QSL via home call. [TNX NG3K] UA - R3GM, RA1QQ, RT9T and RX3QAK will be active from Malyy Island (EU-162) on 26-30 July, including participation in the IOTA Contest as RT5G/1. QSL via RA1QQ. [TNX NG3K] UA9 - Look for Victor, RW0IM/p and Yuri, R0MZ/p (ex RW0IW) to be active from Nedorazumeniya Island (AS-059) for three days starting on 26 July, IOTA Contest included. A reconnaissance trip/brief operation occurred for a few hours on 21 July. [TNX qrz.ru] VK - Steve, VK3TTT will spend "a few nights" on Magnetic Island (OC-171) around 7 August. He hopes to be QRV as VK3TTT/4 and to operate mainly FT8, with some SSB and maybe some slow CW, on 40 and 20 metres with 100 watts and a focus on Europe and the US East Coast. The log will be uploaded to Club Log and LoTW. [TNX VK3TTT] VP9 - Josh, W9HT will be active as W9HT/VP9 from Bermuda (NA-005) on 1-6 August. He will be QRV on the HF bands and 6 metres. QSL direct to home call. W - Brian, K4BRI will be active as K4BRI/p from Bald Head Island (NA-112) on 30-31 July. He will be QRV mainly on 20 metres SSB and CW. [TNX DX World] W - The Old Barney Amateur Radio Club will be active as W2T from the Tucker's Island Lighthouse in the Tuckerton Seaport (mainland New Jersey) on 3 August, from about 13 UTC to 21 UTC. They will operate SSB and some CW and FT8 on 40 and 20m. QSL VIA N2OO. [TNX N2OO]
IOTA TOUR ---> Waldi, SP7IDX will be active as OZ/SP7IDX from Bornholm Island (EU-030), OZ/SP7IDX from Falster Island (EU-029) and SP7IDX/1 from Wolin Island (EU-132) between 1 and 12 August. He will operate SSB and FT8 on 40-10 metres. QSL via LoTW or direct, log search on Club Log. [TNX DX World]
RSGB IOTA CONTEST ---> The following stations have announced their participation in this year's event (from 12 UTC on 27 July through 12 UTC on the 28th) from qualifying islands. For lastest additions please give a look at the announced operation list maintained by Bill, NG3K: https://www.ng3k.com/Misc/iota2019.html Complete details on the IOTA Contest can be found on the RSGB Contest Committee's website: https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2019/riota.shtml
The IOTA SWL Contest has been picked up by the Radioascolto SWL Club, and it will run in parallel with the IOTA Contest. Complete details can be found at http://www.radioascolto.org/swl/ or from the IOTA SWL Contest Manager (iw1qla[@]tin.it). Good luck to you all!
=========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
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425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE ---> The June 2019 issue is now available for download at http://www.425dxn.org/index.php. [TNX IZ3EBA]
5C9A ---> The 26-30 July DXpedition to Los Farallones (AF-118, new one for IOTA) [425DXN 1449] has been cancelled. On 25 July, thirty minutes before boarding the plane, the team got word that the expedition was not going ahead (even though they had all permissions in place) owing to "a security and administrative problem". The project "is postponed for 9 months", the Team Leader (CN8QY) says. See https://5c9a.com/news/ for more information.
IOTA CONTEST: NEW RULE F OR 2019 ---> Please note that "to shorten the exchange, for 2019 the sending of RS(T) will be optional. i.e. you do not have to send a report as part of your exchange": * World Stations send RS(T) [optional] + serial number starting from 1, for example: 599 254 [or 254] * Island Stations send RS(T) [optional] + serial number starting from 1 + their IOTA Reference, for example: 59 378 EU115 [or 378 EU115] * If you are not sent a report, log 59 (SSB) or 599 (CW) * If you are not sent a serial number, log a zero
NEW CQ WW DX DIGITAL CONTEST ---> "Extending the World Wide DX Contest into the Brave New World of Digital Communication" is a webinar that "will first review the impetus behind creating a fourth World Wide DX Contest. The key details of the World Wide Digi DX Contest will be described, including frequently asked questions that have arisen". Registration is open for two dates: Sunday, 4 August at 18:00 UTC https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8962195544591264779 Monday, 5 August at 9 PM EDT (5 August at 01:00 UTC) https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/6642228209007372555 Contact Mark Beckwith, N5OT at n5ot[@]arrl.net. [TNX K4ZW]
QSL OJ0C ---> The QSL route for the July 2019 OJ0C operation from Market Reef is via OH3WS, bureau or direct to Pasi Bergman, Tuulipolku 4, FI-13500 Hameenlinna, Finland. [TNX The Daily DX]
+ SILENT KEY + Taufan "Fan" Prioutomo, YB0AI passed away on 20 July. An active DXer and contester, he operated from several IOTA groups, including OC-177 (7A0K 1999), OC-295 (YB0AI/7 2013), OC-273 (YB0AI/8 2014), OC-275 (YB0AI/9 2013), OC-242 (YE8A 2003). He was also the incumbent Secretary of the YB Land DX Club.