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3 December 2016 A.R.I. DX Bulletin

No 1335
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

PERIOD CALL REF
till 03/12 8Q7SP: Maldives (AS-013) 1321
till 03/12 PJ7/G4JEC: Sint Maarten (NA-105) 1333
till 03/12 VK9NF and VK9NX: Norfolk Island (OC-005) 1332
till 04/12 FH/HB9AMO: Mayotte (AF-027) 1329
till 04/12 IY1MR: special callsign 1333
till 05/12 5T5TI: Tidra Island (AF-050) 1335
till 05/12 D4X: Boa Vista (AF-086), Cape Verde 1335
till 06/12 3B8/DJ7RJ: Mauritius Island (AF-049) 1329
till 06/12 CU8FN, CU9/CU8FN, CR2V: EU-089 1333
till 08/12 J3/VE7ACN: Carriacou Island (NA-147) 1333
till 10/12 5P8VW: Romo Island (EU-125) 1333
till 11/12 FS/K9EL and FS/K9NU: St. Martin (NA-105) 1334
till 11/12 FS/N9TK and FS/W9ILY: St. Martin (NA-105) 1334
till 12/12 3B9HA: Rodrigues Island (AF-017) 1331
till 12/12 AU2JCB: special callsign 1333
till 13/12 VP5/W5CW and VP5CW: Caicos Islands (NA-002) 1334
till 15/12 8T2BH: Bharati Station, Antarctica 1282
till 15/12 SX8HOMER: Chios Island (EU-049) 1326
till 15/12 V47JA: St. Kitts (NA-104) 1328
till 18/12 KP2/K3CT, KP2/K3TEJ, KP2Q: US Virgin Islands (NA-106) 1333
till 24/12 9Q0HQ/3: Democratic Republic of Congo 1324
till 28/12 PI35ETL: special callsign 1303
till 31/12 3Z6DOBRZEN: special callsign 1288
till 31/12 4J1926xx, 4K1926xx: special callsigns 1290
till 31/12 4J90xx, 4K90xx: special callsigns 1290
till 31/12 4JRA29, 4KRA29: special callsigns 1290
till 31/12 9A1700SBD: special callsign 1287
till 31/12 9A50CBM: special callsign 1288
till 31/12 9A70#: special callsigns 1295
till 31/12 DF90KWTJ: special callsign 1287
till 31/12 DL30EUDXF: special callsign 1314
till 31/12 DM0MORSE: special callsign 1288
till 31/12 DP65HSC: special callsign 1287
till 31/12 EI1916E: special callsign 1287
till 31/12 GK, MK, 2K: special prefixes (Cornwall) 1285
till 31/12 HA1956BA: spceicla callsign 1310
till 31/12 HB0AFVL: special callsign 1288
till 31/12 HG30EUDXF: special callsign 1327
till 31/12 IY1EY: special event station 1331
till 31/12 LZ463PP: special callsign 1287
till 31/12 OE30EUDXF: special callsign 1327
till 31/12 OF9X: special callsign 1335
till 31/12 ON30EUDXF: special callsign 1334
till 31/12 SX210RCK: special callsign 1299
till 31/12 UP25: special callsigns 1335
till 31/12 VI50DC: special event station 1331
till 31/12 YOTA Month 1334
till 31/12 YU0TESLA: special callsign 1290
till 08/01 2017 S509PMC: special event station 1335
till 10/01/2017 PJ7TM: Sint Maarten (NA-105) 1333
till 03/02/2017 J79WTA: Dominica (NA-101) 1333
till 04/02/2017 5R8IC: Sainte-Marie Island (AF-090) 1331
till 28/02/2017 TZ5XR: Mali 1317
till Feb 2017 DP1POL: Neumayer III base (Antarctica) 1332
till 17/03/2017 J79XBI: Dominica (NA-101) 1333
till 31/03/2017 OR100LCI: special callsign (Belgium) 1323
till March 2017 C91PA: Mozambique 1318
till March 2017 RI1AND: Novolazarevskaya Base (Antarctica) 1300
till 10/05/2017 H44MS: Solomon Islands 1335
till 31/05 2017 DL0POLIO: special callsign 1309
till 12/10/2017 DF0WRTC: special callsign 1329
till 01/02 2018 FT3YL: Dumont d’Urville Station (AN-017), Antarctica 1334
till April 2018 VP8DPJ: Adelaide Island (AN-001), Antarctica 1331
03/12 HG0IDPD: special callsign 1335
04/12-12/12 J6/KO7M,J6/W6LDX,J6/W6PNG,J6/WJ1B: St. Lucia (NA-108) 1335
04/12-12/12 J68HF, J68FF, J6/K0BBC, J6/KI8R: St. Lucia (NA-108) 1335
06/12-14/12 3D3FY: Fiji Islands (OC-016) 1335
06/12-14/12 KP2/AA4W and KP2/KE4AL: Virgin Islands (NA-106) 1335
06/12-14/12 KP2/N8WD and WP2/K4ZGB: Virgin Islands (NA-106) 1335
07/12-15/12 7Y9SE: Cap Sigli lighthouse 1320
08/12-12/12 E44QX: Palestine 1335
08/12-18/12 E44HP: Palestine 1335
10/12-19/12 VP5/VE7ACN: Grand Turk Island (NA-003) 1333
10/12-Feb 2018 RI1ANC: Vostok Station, Antarctica 1333
12/12-21/12 KH6EB: Kaho’olawe Island (OC-019) 1332
19/12-26/12 VK9NM: Norfolk Island (OC-005) 1335
19/12-15/03/2017 JG8NQJ/JD1: Minami Torishima (OC-073) 1333
23/12-24/12 4X07W: special callsign 1335
26/12-28/12 TM1CEZ: Cezembre Island (EU-157) 1334
31/12-06/01/2017 H74B and H74W: Big Corn Island (NA-013) 1333
December H44QQ: New Georgia Islands (OC-149) 1335
December V73NS: Kwajalein (OC-028), Marshall Islands 1333
Dec-Feb 2018 DP0GVN: Neumayer III base (Antarctica) 1332
01/01-07/01 2017 A70X: Al-Safliyah Island (AS-088) 1334
01/01-31/12 2017 8J1RL and 8J60JARE: Ongul Island (AN-015), Antarctica 1335
07/01-08/01 2017 ZV2CV Ilha das Couves (SA-028) 1335
11/01-25/01 ZC4SB: U.K. Sovereign Base Areas on Cyprus (AS-004) 1335
11/01-06/02/2017 E51AMF: Manihiki (OC-014), North Cooks 1326
20/01-05/03 2017 6W2SC (Senegal) and J5UAP (Guinea-Bissau) 1335
22/01-02/02 2017 TU5MH: Cote d’Ivoire 1334
25/01-01/02/2017 HI1UD: Isla Beata (NA-122) 1326
31/01-01/02/2017 VK5CE/3: Gabo Island (OC-196) 1331
01/02-14/02 2017 TL8TT: Central African Republic 1334
03/02-11/03 9XB954: Rwanda 1335
16/02-05/03/2017 VP6EU: Pitcairn Island (OC-044) 1326
February 2017 Myanmar: AS-182, AS-183, AS-184 (IOTA new ones) 1325
February 2017 RT9K/9: AS-054, AS-068, AS-104, AS-121 1333
March 2017 RT9K/9: AS-054, AS-068, AS-104, AS-121 1333
01/11-05/11/2017 VK5CE/8: North Island (OC-198) 1333
dates TBA 2017 J5T: Bijagos Archipelago (AF-020), Guinea-Bissau 1329
01/01-20/01 2018 8J1RL and 8J60JARE: Ongul Island (AN-015), Antarctica 1335
dates TBA 2018 3Y0Z: Bouvet Island 1326

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Direttore Responsabile
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3 December 2016 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1335
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

3D2 – Chris, VK3FY will be active holiday style as 3D3FY (callsign to be
confirmed) from the Fiji Islands (OC-016) on 6-14 December. He will
operate SSB and CW on 80-10 metres. QSL via M0OXO (OQRS on
www.m0oxo.com). [TNX M0OXO]
4X – The Holy Land DX Group (4X1VF, 4X4DZ, 4X6HP, 4Z4BS, 4Z4KX, 4Z5FI,
4Z5IW and 4Z5LA) will be active as 4X07W from around 7 UTC on 23
December until noon on the 24th. They will operate SSB and CW with
two stations from Israel National Park (4XFF-007) and UNESCO World
Heritage Site of Beit Guvrin. QSL via 4Z5LA.
5T – Ahmad, 5T2AI (9K2AI) and Vlad, 5T9VB (UA4WHX) have been active as
5T5TI from Tidra Island (AF-050) since 2 December. Plans are to be
QRV until 5 December; their licence expires on 10 December. “They
run 30-90 watts to wired slopers on all bands from 7 to 28 Mhz, 80m
and 6m not certain”, Jean (5T0JL) says, and adds: “it is strongly
requested to satisfy yourself with one mode contact in order to
please the pushing crowd”. QSL via NI5DX.
9X – Harald, DF2WO will be active as 9XB954 (quite an unusual callsign)
from 3 February to 11 March during his stay in Kigali, Rwanda. QSL
via M0OXO’s OQRS (www.m0oxo.com).
D4 – Larry, OH5XP and Zaba, OH1ZAA have been active as D4X from Boa
Vista (AF-086), Cape Verde since 30 Novmber, and will remain there
until 5 December. QSL via OH6GDX. [TNX The Daily DX]
E4 – Active from Jericho, Palestine will be Bodo, DF8DX as E44QX (8-12
December) and Herman, DL2NUD as E44HP (8-18 December). Expect EME
activity on 23, 13 and 9cm, but Bodo will also operate CW only on
the HF bands. QSL via home calls (for E44QX also via LoTW and Club
Log’s OQRS).
H44 – Remo, HB9SHD will be active style as H44QQ from Uepi, New Georgia
Islands (OC-149) during December. He will be QRV holiday style on
40, 20, 15 and 10 metres; apparently he is particularly fond of
digital modes. QSL via home call.
HA – Radioclub Bajcsy will be operating special event station HG0IDPD on
3 December in connection with the United Nations International Day
of Persons with Disabilities. An OQRS for bureau cards can be found
on https://www.qrz.com/db/hg0idpd; traditional cards should be sent
direct to HA5MA.
J6 – The Buddies in the Caribbean DXpedition group, which specializes in
100 watt or less low power radios and the Buddipole portable
antenna systems, will be active again from St. Lucia (NA-108) on
4-12 December. Look for J68HF (W6HFP), J68FF (W3FF), J6/K0BBC,
J6/KI8R, J6/KO7M, J6/W6LDX, J6/W6PNG and J6/WJ1B to operate CW, SSB
and digital modes on 160-6 metres. QSL via LoTW or direct to home
calls. [TNX The Daily DX]
JA_ant – Yath, JG2MLI will be active as 8J1RL and 8J60JARE (special callsign
for the 60th Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition) from the Syowa
Station on East Ongul Island (AN-015), Antarctica between 1 January
2017 and 20 January 2018. He will operate CW, SSB and digital modes
on 40-10 metres. QSLs via the JARL bureau or direct to JG2MLI. [TNX
DX World]
KP2 – Look for KP2/AA4W, KP2/KE4AL (QSL via LoTW or direct to home call),
KP2/N8WD (QSL via LoTW or direct to home call) and WP2/K4ZGB to be
active with multiple stations from St. Croix, Virgin Islands
(NA-106) on 6-14 December, including participation in the ARRL 10
Meter Contest.
OH – Once again Santa Radio, OF9X (Old Father Nine Xmas) will be active
on 1-31 December to “promote the Christmas spirit on the radio
spectrum”. QSL via OH2BH and Club Log’s OQRS. There are twelve
“elves” operating OF9X, and they indicate themselves with a
3-letter identity: ART (OH2KW Arto), ATU (OH2FB Arttu), JYR (OH2KM
Jyri), LAK (OH2LAK Erik), MAR (OH2BH Martti), NIK (OH2GEK Niko),
PAU (OH5BQ Pauli), PEK (OH2TA Pekka), PER (OH2BEE Pertti), RAI
(OH2BCI Raimo), SIM (OH2PM Pertti) and TOM (OH6VDA Tom). Work OF9X
on as many bands and modes as possible to earn QSO points, and work
as many elves as possible to get multipliers, and “your efforts
will be rewarded by Santa Awards” – see https://www.qrz.com/db/of9x
for complete information. [TNX OH2BH]
PY – A team of seven operators (PU2KFL, PU2LEW, PU2UTY, PY2ALC, PY2GTA,
PY2HP and PY2XIZ) will be active as ZV2CV from Ilha das Couves
(SA-028) from around 11 UTC on 7 January until around 14 UTC on the
8th. The plan to operate SSB, CW and digital modes on 80, 40, 20,
15 and 10 metres. QSL via PY2XIZ, direct or bureau. Realtime
logsearch at http://qsodirector.com/event/zv2ta/.
S5 – Special event station S509PMC is active until 8 January to promote
the PMC Contest, sponsored by the Radio Club Slovenj Gradec
(S59DCD). All QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau
and eQSL; direct cards via S50X. The International Association of
Peace Messenger Cities was established in 1988 to recognize and
encourage the role and responsibility cities have in creating a
culture of peace. The PMC Contest, promoting contacts between
stations located in the Peace Messenger Cities and the rest of the
world, will be held on 7-8 January (see www.s59dcd.si/en10/).
UN – Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the independence of Kazakhstan
(16 December 1991), a large number of UP25 callsigns will be active
on 1-31 December. See http://kazakhstan25.hamlog.ru/ for logsearch
and information on the award. QSL for UP25CWA, UP25ECA, UP25I,
UP25J, UP25KZ, UP25L, UP25LL, UP25LW, UP25M, UP25N, UP25NFD,
UP25NR, UP25NWA, UP25O, UP25OGA, UP25P, UP25PA, UP25TX, UP25Z,
UP25ZA, UP25ZAF, UP25ZF and UP25ZWW via RW6HS, direct only. [TNX
RW6HS].
VK9N – Matt, VK1MA will be active holiday style as VK9NM from Norfolk
Island (OC-005) on 19-26 December. “As a keen participant in the
SOTA (Summits On The Air) programme”, he says, “I am intending to
activate Mt Bates several times during my visit”. QSL via LoTW and
eQSL only.
ZC4 – Steve, G0SGB will be active as ZC4SB from “various locations”
within the U.K. Sovereign Base Areas on Cyprus (AS-004) on 11-25
January. He will operate SSB and CW mainly on 80, 40 and 20 metres.
QSL via home call, direct only. [TNX rsgbiota.org]

AFRICAN TOUR —> Once again Peter, HA3AUI will be active as 6W2SC from
Senegal and J5UAP from Guinea-Bissau between approximately 20 January and 5
March. He will operate mainly CW on 20-10 metres. Some IOTA and/or WFF
activities as 6W2SC/p are being considered. QSL via HA3AUI (direct) and
LoTW, logsearch on Club Log and http://cqafrica.net. [TNX NG3K]

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6V1IS/P —> The two recent 6V1IS/p operations have been approved for IOTA
credit. Activity took place from the islands of Ngor (from 16 UTC on 10
November to 9 UTC on the 12th) and Goree (from 21 UTC on 12 November to 13
UTC on the 14th); both count for IOTA group AF-045. QSL via IK7JWX;
logsearch and OQRS on Club Log.

CLUB LOG’S MOST WANTED LIST —> The latest Most Wanted List, generated on
1 December, is available at https://secure.clublog.org/mostwanted.php. The
information is derived from QSOs uploaded to Club Log (currently 394
million log entries available for analysis) and, to improve quality, only
QSOs that have QSLs confirmed are considered to be worked.

H44MS —> Bernard, H44MS (DL2GAC) has been on Guadalcanal (OC-047), Solomon
Islands for five weeks now [425DXN 1330], and will remain there until 10 May
2017. He operates SSB only on 160 and 80 metres with a vertical antenna left
Behind by H44GC, on 40m with an inverted dipole, and on 20-10m with a
4-element beam. The local noise is constantly very high, and he is looking
for a better QTH outside the capital city of Honiara. QSL via DL2GAC, direct
or bureau. [TNX DL2GAC]

QSL VIA DJ4EL —> Markus, DJ4EL has uploaded to Club Log and activated the
OQRS for the following operations: 5Z4/DJ4EL (October 2014, IOTA AF-040),
DD4T (June 2012, IOTA EU-127), SV8/DJ4EL (March 2013 and July 2016, IOTA
EU-158), TA0/DJ4EL (March-April 2015, IOTA AS-201), V31ME (January 2011 &
January 2013, IOTA NA-073 and NA-123), VP9/DJ4EL (October 2013, IOTA NA-005)
and XE1/DJ4EL (December 2010-January 2011 and December 2014-January 2015).

VU7MS —> Manoj, VU2CPL and Siddhu, VU3NXI were active as VU7MS from
Kavaratti, Lakshadweep Islands (AS-011) between 13.22 UTC on 29 November and
23.40 UTC on 1 December. They operated CW and SSB on 40, 20, 17 and 15
metres, and made 3,333 QSOs. QSL via LoTW and Club Log’s OQRS; traditional
paper cards via VU2CPL.

QSLs received direct or through managers: 3B9HA, 3DA0NJ, 3XY1T, 4S7AB,
5A1AL, 5H3DX, 5T5AI, 9J2BO, AT2SL (AS-176), CE0Y/JA0JHQ, CY9C, D66D,
DL0KWH/p (EU-129), DS5DNO/p (AS-081), E41MS, EH0P, EK7DX, EP2A, EX8M, FG1GW,
GB0MGY, K9AJ/VY0 (NA-159), KD6WW/VY0 (NA-159 & NA-196), OC4WW, OJ0DX, OX3LX
(NA-134), R23RRC (AS-091), R3CA/0 (AS-038, AS-070, AS-152, AS-163, AS-164),
R3CA/8, R3CA/9 (AS-005, AS-068, AS-104), RI1C/p (EU-133), RI1FJ (EU-019),
RK1O/p (EU-161), SV5/SM8C, T2R, T32SB, T88AT, TL0A, TZ4AM, UA2F, UE23RRC
(AS-142), V26K, V3A, V47JA, V5/DL3DXX, VE2IM, VI6DH400 (OC-206), VK5MAV/6
(OC-266), YN2N, ZY8M (SA-045).

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Direttore Responsabile
Gabriele Villa, I2VGW
Giornalista Professionista – Tessera n. 071675
Ordine Nazionale dei Giornalisti
Roma, Italia

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