425 DX News issue #1336
click here to see the list of archived 425 DX News bulletins--001a113ef5fafe5a7a05433de39b Content-Type: text/plain; charset="PERL" 10 December 2016 A.R.I. DX Bulletin No 1336 =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 4S - The Radio Society of Sri Lanka (www.rssl.lk) will conduct its annual expedition on 10-13 December and be active as 4S7RS from the Hiyare Rainforest Reservoir. Plans are to operate CW, SSB and digital modes on 160-10 metres. [TNX 4S7JL] 5U - Toni, EA5RM and a large team (EA1SA, EA2RY, EA5KM, EA7AJR, EA7KW, F8ATS, F9IE, HK6F, IN3ZNR, RU1WM and UT7CR) will be active as 5U5R from Niamey, Niger on 8-21 March 2017. They plan to operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 160-6 metres with at least four stations around the clock. QSL via EA5RM. Bookmark www.dxfriends.com/5u5r for updates, logsearch and OQRS. [TNX EA5RM] 6W - The Association des Radio-Amateurs du Senegal (ARAS) will conduct its annual expedition to the island of Goree (AF-045), and be active as 6V1A on 16-18 December. [TNX DX World] C5 - Bogdan, SP2FUD (C5FUD) and Zenek, SP2GCJ (C5GCJ) have been active again from The Gambia since 4 December, and expect to remain there until the 16th. They operate RTTY, CW and SSB on 80-10 metres. QSL via home calls; logsearch on OQRS on Club Log. C5 - After being active from Mauritania as 5T9VB (mainland) and 5T5TI (with Ahmad, 5T2AI from Tidra Island, AF-050: some 12,000 QSOs in four days), Vlad, UA4WHX is expected to travel "by road" to The Gambia on 9 December. Look for him to be QRV as C50VB "as soon as possible upon arrival". [TNX 5T0JL] CE - Luis, CE2LML (CX1EK) is active from Chile through April 2017. He operates mainly CW, and will use XR2K for contests. QSL direct to W4/CX1EK (Luis Matho, 2303 Nordok Place, Alexandria VA 22306, USA), or email QSO data to cx1ek[@]arrl.net for bureau cards. [TNX CE2LML] EA - Adolfo, EA7TV reports that special callsign EG7SOM will be active on 12-21 December for the 5th anniversary of the community kitchen run by the Order of Malta in Sevilla. See qrz.com for more information. QSL via EA7TV. H4 - H44SHD (not HB44QQ as he announced earlier) is the callsign that Remo, HB9SHD has been using since 4 December. He is QRV from Uepi, New Georgia Islands (OC-149), and can be found around 14240 kHz at about 7-8 UTC. Length of stay not known. QSL via home call. J6 - Bill, K9HZ will be active again as J68HZ from St. Lucia (NA-108) from 17 December to 2 January. QSL via LoTW (preferred), eQSL or direct to K9HZ; logsearch on Club Log. JD1_oga- Once again Harry, JG7PSJ will be active as JD1BMH from Chichijima (AS-031), Ogasawara from 23 December to 1 January. H e will operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 160-10 metres. QSL via JD1BMH (bureau) or JG7PSJ (direct). He does not use LoTW. Logsearch and other information on http://sapphire.es.tohoku.ac.jp/jd1bmh/. XZ - The IOTA DXpedition to Myanmar, which was postponed until February 2017 at the earliest [425DXN 1325], is on hold. "We have been in contact with the Myanmar government for 7 months", the team reported on 6 December. "With the help of our in-country contacts, we have made much progress with our requests to visit the new XZ island groups. We already have agreement in principal for licences. Unfortunately there is some instability in the country now and the military are busy with this. As a result we cannot yet get permission to visit the islands and so our DXpedition is on hold. We will update the DX community when we eventually get clearance to visit these new IOTAs". [TNX G3KHZ] CARIBBEAN TOUR ---> David, W2LNX will be active holiday style as FG/W2LNX from Guadeloupe (NA-102) on 6-10 December, as FM/W2LNX from Martinique (NA-107) on 11-15 December and finally as either J68LNX or J6/W2LNX from St. Lucia (NA-108) on 16-22 December. He will operate almost exclusively PSK31 or PSK63, and adds that "the best way to find me is on the PSK Automatic Propagation Reporter (https://pskreporter.info/pskmap.html)". He plans to upload his logs to LoTW. [TNX NG3K] =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 3Y0Z: BOUVET 2018 ---> "After extensive examination, we have found a suitable landing zone on Bouvet Island and have identified what appears to be the best operating location in the area", the 3Y0Z DXPedition Team reported on 7 December. "Our proposed site is at 54 degrees 24' 23" South and 3 degrees 24' 39" East at approximately 600 ft. ASL. This is on the Slakhallet Glacier on the northeast quadrant of Bouvet. It is relatively flat with areas of maximum slope not exceeding 8 degrees. This is well below slope levels that are prone to avalanches. We have less information on the presence of crevasses, but do not detect any on the highest resolution images that we have. Of course, an on-site inspection upon our initial helicopter landing will determine our actual operating location. We have researched and selected our Antarctic shelters. These four shelters will house our stations, our sleeping quarters, and our eating and meeting facility (the MEG tent). These were selected to survive the high winds, precipitation, and temperatures expected on Bouvet. We will heat our operating shelter and the MEG tent. Our sleeping shelters will not be heated for safety reasons. The ten HF beams that served us so well on Amsterdam Island (FT5ZM) will accompany us to Bouvet. We intend to deploy them on a line along 240 degrees to 60 degrees. This will keep the antennas from beaming into each other when aimed at Europe, Japan, and North America. Our verticals for 160, 80, 60, 40, and 30 meters will be placed to minimize interaction. Images of our antenna plans, shelter layouts, and shelter interiors are on our website (www.bouvetdx.org). The apanese support team has reorganized and will be led by Hiro, JA4DND. Joe, JJ3PRT, will be our new pilot for Japan. Kuwa, JA4BUA will Be in charge of web and IT duties, and Oku, JK1KSB will do our public relations. In addition, we've added a VK-ZL-Oceania pilot, VK6VZ. Our on-line store has opened! You can now shop at Café Press for 3Y0Z souvenirs - mugs, hats, cups, T-shirts, etc (www.cafepress.com/3y0z). You can purchase fun and usable products and at the same time support the 3Y0Z team. Our Facebook page (3Y0Z-Bouvet Island Dxpedition) now has over 1500 followers. Stop by for photos, articles, updates, and meeting fellow DXers. Fundraising is an on-going process for us. This is a demanding and expensive project; possibly the most expensive DXpedition ever. We ask for your financial support. Please click on our "Donate" buttons on our website and help us make this happen. The Bouvet Island DXpedition 2018 Team wishes you and your families a wonderful Holiday season and a New Year filled with DX!" [TNX K4UEE] A70X ---> The website for the 1-7 January IOTA DXpedition to Al-Safliyah Island (AS-088) [425DXN 1334] is now up and running at https://asia088.com/. A large team will be QRV on 160-10 metres SSB, CW and digital modes with 3-4 stations. QSL via M0OXO (http://www.m0oxo.com/oqrs/) and LoTW. Updates will also be posted to Twitter (@AS088_IOTA). [TNX DX World] ARRL 10-METER CONTEST ---> Object of the contest is for operators worldwide to work as many stations as possible on the 10m band, CW and SSB. The contest will run from 00.00 UTC on 10 December until 23.59 on the 11th. See www.arrl.org/10-meter for complete details. FRIENDS OF IOTA UPDATE ---> The Friends of IOTA appeal "has now reached GBP 19,360", Roger Balister (G3KMA) reported on the IOTA website on 1 December. "We have to thank 206 contributors in 38 countries for their generosity. We are still short of meeting our initial target of GBP 25,000 specifically for the IT project". Donations are still gratefully received through PayPal to the email address islandsontheair[@]outlook.com (in the comments field add "Friends of IOTA" and your callsign to identify you). See www.rsgbiota.org for the complete report. QSL YOTA STATIONS ---> Use Club Log's OQRS for either direct or bureau cards requests for all special callsign participating in this year's YOTA Month (www.ham-yota.com/december-yota-month/). Traditional paper cards should be sent direct only to Jamie, 2E0SDV. =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* QSL ROUTES ******* =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW =================================================================== CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER =================================================================== 3B8JB SM6JBC EI6DX RA3R PX2V PY2KJ 3G1G CE1ANF EP2LMA EA5GL R110B RZ4AZ 3V8CB LX1NO ER4A ER1FF R120GV RU3XP 3V8SS LX1NO ER4DX ER1FF R163S R6CF 3W1T RW6HS ES9C ES5RY R16IPHA RA5R 3W3B E21EIC ET3AA N2OO R1853S R6CF 4L1MA ON4RU EU5C EW1I R1941MB R2DX 4L2M EA7FTR FG/WJ2O N2ZN R1941MB R2DX 4L8A K1BV FM5FJ KU9C R1941OM RD5C 4M1K YV1KK FW5JJ F5RXL R19KDR RQ7L 4O7CC UA4CC G2F G8HDK R80PVB RU3WR 4U0WFP S57DX G5W G3BJ S509PMC S50X 4X0W W1UE GM2V N3SL S570ABC S59ABC 4X2M 4X4DZ GM3X GM3POI SJ2W SM2LIY 4X4NJ WA4WTG GW4J GW0ETF SK70CG SM6JSM 4X6FR 4X6OM GW5R GW3YDX SN3A SP3GEM 5B4PRC 5B4AIE H44SHD HB9SHD SN40KZTG SP9KDU 5H3EE DL4ME HF10BOL SQ9NIU SN7Q SP7GIQ 5P8VW DJ8VW HG0IDPD HA5MA SN8B SP8CUR 5R8IC F6ICX HI3CC W2CCW SN8C SP8HZZ 5R8UI IZ8CCW HP3SS AC2OV SO4R SP4PND 5T5TI NI5DX HS0ZAR K3ZO SO9Q SP9QMP 5T9VB UA4WHX HS0ZGD HS0ZGD [b] SU0ERA SM0AQD 5W1SA JA1DXA HS0ZGD LA7JO [d] SU9JG EA5GL 7X3WPL 7X3DL HS0ZLN HB9BXQ SW9AA LZ1PM 7X5NZ EA7FTR IB9T IT9TQH TC3A LZ1NK 7Y9SE SM4VPZ IH9R IZ1GAR TF3CW LX1NO 7Z1HL DJ9ZB II0SB IS0IGV TI5W W4FS 7Z1SJ EA7FTR II4BBE IZ4FUE TK0C S50C 9H6A 9H1BT II4LXX IZ4FUE TM1A F6KOP 9J2HN JR2KDN II9P IT9CHU TM1TLT F8KFP 9M2CNC G4ZFE IK2SGL/OA8 IK2AQZ TM2B F8CIL 9M2TO JA0DMV IO1T IK1RQT TM2CR F6FMT 9M6NA JE1JKL IO3X IV3JCC TM2Y F6BEE 9M6XRO M0URX IO4T IZ4JMA TM3R F5UTN 9M8K JR3WXA IO5O IK5RLP TM4TLT F4KIP 9Q0HQ/3 IS0BWM IR2L IW2LLH TM62TEL F5KAI 9Q6AL DF9TA IR2R IZ2EWR TM6M F4DXW 9V1YC W5UE IR4M I4IFL TM6X F5VHY A31MM EA5GL IR6T IK6VXO TM7TLT F6KWP A35CS WB2CM J3/VE7ACN VE7ACN TM7X F5BSB A44A A47RS J42CPMV SV2HXV TP30CE F5LGF A60MD A61BK J68FF W3FF TX8F NI5DX A61EK IZ8CLM J68GD K9AW TY2AC IZ1BZV A65CA RV6AJJ J68HF W6HFP TZ5XR F5MXH A71EM EA7FTR J70TO K1TO UA2F UA2FM AH0BT 7L1FPU JT5DX JT1CO UN4L UA9AB AH0K OH6GDX JY9FC E73Y UN9L LZ1YE AH2R JH7QXJ KH6LC WA6WPG UP0L DL8KAC AT5X VU2CDP KP2DX EB7DX UP25CWA RW6HS B4T BA4TB KP2M NZ4DX UP25ECA RW6HS B7P BA4EG KP4BD NP3LT UP25I RW6HS B7Q BA1DU LP1H EA5KB UP25J RW6HS BY5HB BD4HF LX7I LX2A UP25KZ RW6HS C44C M0URX LY60KTU LY7A UP25L RW6HS C4W 5B4WN LZ463PP LZ1KCP UP25LL RW6HS C5FUD SP2FUD LZ5R LZ1YQ UP25M RW6HS C5GCJ SP2GCJ LZ9W LZ1PM UP25N RW6HS CE3CT EA5KB M6T G4PIQ UP25NFD RW6HS CN2AA UA2FM MD2C MD0CCE UP25NR RW6HS CN2R W7EJ MD4K G3NKC UP25NWA RW6HS CN8KD EA5XX MZ5A G3TXF UP25O RW6HS CO2JD AD4Z MZ5B G3TXF UP25P RW6HS CO2XV K4JGA NP2J K8RF UP25PA RW6HS CO7EH AD4C NP3A WD8CW UP25TX RW6HS CO8LY EA7ADH NP4DX W3HNK UP25Z RW6HS CO8ZZ DK1WI NP4R NR6M UP25ZAF RW6HS CP4BT DJ2BW OA4SS KB6J UP2L UA9AB CP5HK EA5IDQ OE2S OE2GEN V47T W2RQ CR2V HB9CRV OF9X OH2BH V53DX DO4DXA CR3W DL5AXX OH0R OH2PM V6A JA7HMZ CR5U CR7AJL OH0Z W0MM VC2T VE2TZT CR6A CT1IUA OH8X OH2UA VC3W/2 VE3NE CR6K CT1ILT OK5W OK1MJA VC7X VE7JH CS2C OK1RF OK8WW OM2FY VK2IA DK2BJ CS5FAT CT6ARL OL3Z OK1HMP VK6NC VK6ANC CT9/R7KW K2PF OM7M OM3PA VK9NF N7RO CU4DX CU2CE OM8A OM2VL VK9NX NX1P CW4MAX CX2DK ON1418GWC ON4HRT VP2VI W2LK CX2BR EA5GL ON30EUDXF ON6CC VP5CW W5CW D3AM UA1QV OP16N ON4CRD VP5M K4QPL D4C IK2NCJ OP7B ON7BJ VP9I WW3S D4X OH6GDX OQ5M ON5ZO VQ9SC WB4GHY DF0HQ DL5AXX OR2F ON8LDS VU7MS VU2CPL DL800JE DK4WA OR3A ON6CC VY1AAA KC1CWF DP0GVN DL5EBE OT50DST ON4QM XE2B EA5OL DU1IST JA1HGY OX5M OZ0J XL3A VE3AT DX2R W3HNK P29LL EA7FTR XV1X RW6HS E2X E20GMY P33W UA3DX XV9NPS JA2NPS [b] E44QX DF8DX P49MR VE3MR XV9NPS JA2ODB [d] E7DX E77E P49Y AE6Y YB0ECT W2FB ED1R EC1KR PA16XMAS PA1AW YE1R HA3JB ED8X RN3RQ PA70GAC PI4GAC YL44WFF YL2SW ED9U EA5HPX PB16XMAS PA1AW YN2SX WA3RHW EE8A EA8DA PC16XMAS PD9Z YP0XMAS YO9FNP EF1A EA1XT PC30EUDXF PA1AW YP9XMAS YO9FNP EF2A EA2OT PD16XMAS PD7DX YR8D YO8KRR EF3T EA3NO PD30EUDXF PA1AW YR9F YO9FNP EF5T EA5HT PI35ETL PA1CPA YT160TESLA YU1MM EF6T EA3AIR PJ2T W3HNK Z21LS DE1ZHB EF8R EB7DX PJ4A K4BAI Z21MH IZ0EGA EF8U EA8URL PJ4Q W4PA ZF9CW K5GO EG5ERC EB5AG PJ7/G4JEC N0UK ZW8T PS8HF EI0R EI6FR PS2T K3IRV ZX2F PY2FN 3DA0TM Andy Cory, P.O. Box 1033, Mbabane, Swaziland 5A1AL Randy Becnel, 243 Red Top Rd, Lumberton MS 39455-5214, USA 6Y6Y Lester B. Veenstra, 452 Stable Lane, Keyser WV 26726, USA 7X4AN Mohamed Boukhiar, Apartado 30133, 08080 Barcelona, Spain 9M2M Hairil Anuar Abdul Hamid, 49F Jalan 2 Hujung, Taman Sri Mawar, 02600 Arau, Perlis, Malaysia 9M2R Kuala Lumpur DX Team, Peti surat 85, Batu 9 Cheras, 43207 Cheras, Selangor, Malaysia 9M6SWC John Lee, Lot 10, Taman Mewah, Lorong Hiburan 2, Jalan Penampang, 88300 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia A22LL Schalk Van Vuuren, PO Box 87, Montagu, 6720, South Africa C31CT Salvador Carol Tafall, Josep Calvet 64 Nave 6, 08302 Mataro (Barcelona), Spain DF8DX Bodo Fritsche, Mardelaeckerstr. 14, 5417 Untersiggenthal, Switzerland HP1XT G. Erik Janssens, PO Box 1074, Brackettville TX 78832, USA HS0ZLM Finn Jensen, 53/722 Krissadanakorn, Chaeng Watthana Road, Pak-Kret, Nonthaburi, 11120, Thailand IS0BWM Christian Ferrante, Via Siccardi 2/B, 08045 Lanusei OG, Italy JD1BNA Nick Seki, 4-731 Sakuragi-cho, Omiya-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken, 330-0854, Japan NI5DX William M. Loeschman, 717 Milton, Angleton TX 77515, USA OA4TT John Henry, 8345 NW 66 St #B4451, Miami FL 33166, USA RW6HS Vasiliy M. Kasyanenko, P.O. Box 8, g. Novopavlovsk, Stavropolskiy kr., 357300, Russia TY2CD Dan Cisson, 12 Hancock Drive, Toccoa GA 30577, USA VE7ACN Mikhail Zavarukhin, 7581 Mark Crescent, Burnaby, BC V5A 1Z2, Canada VU2CPL Manoj Ramawarrier, 193 Utopia, Tarabanahalli, Chikkajala PO, Bangalore, Karnataka, 562157, India WR6M/VP9 Kazu Naguro, 2620-1-711 Nijo Fukui, Itoshima-shi, Fukuoka-ken, 819-1631, Japan XX9TXN Alberto Annesi, 1/F 7A Nam Shan Road, Peng Chau, Hong Kong **************************************************************************** 425 DX NEWS HOME PAGE: http://www.425dxn.org 425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE: http://www.425dxn.org/monthly **************************************************************************** 425 DX News is a free of charge weekly bulletin edited by Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ and Valeria Pregliasco, IK1ADH Its contents may be used, reproduced and distributed in part or full provided that "425 DX News" or "425DXN" receive proper credit Contributors are invited to send their DX information to Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ (425dxn@alice.it) The deadline is 12 UTC on Fridays **************************************************************************** Direttore Responsabile Gabriele Villa, I2VGW Giornalista Professionista - Tessera n. 071675 Ordine Nazionale dei Giornalisti Roma, Italia **************************************************************************** -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "425eng" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to 425eng+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. --001a113ef5fafe5a7a05433de39b Content-Type: text/html; charset="PERL"click here to see the list of archived 425 DX News bulletins--10 December 2016 A.R.I. DX BulletinNo 1336===========================*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S ******* DX INFORMATION ****===========================Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADHDirettore Responsabile I2VGW4S - The Radio Society of Sri Lanka (www.rssl.lk) will conduct itsannual expedition on 10-13 December and be active as 4S7RS from theHiyare Rainforest Reservoir. Plans are to operate CW, SSB anddigital modes on 160-10 metres. [TNX 4S7JL]5U - Toni, EA5RM and a large team (EA1SA, EA2RY, EA5KM, EA7AJR, EA7KW,F8ATS, F9IE, HK6F, IN3ZNR, RU1WM and UT7CR) will be active as 5U5Rfrom Niamey, Niger on 8-21 March 2017. They plan to operate CW, SSBand RTTY on 160-6 metres with at least four stations around theclock. QSL via EA5RM. Bookmark www.dxfriends.com/5u5r for updates,logsearch and OQRS. [TNX EA5RM]6W - The Association des Radio-Amateurs du Senegal (ARAS) will conductits annual expedition to the island of Goree (AF-045), and beactive as 6V1A on 16-18 December. [TNX DX World]C5 - Bogdan, SP2FUD (C5FUD) and Zenek, SP2GCJ (C5GCJ) have been activeagain from The Gambia since 4 December, and expect to remain thereuntil the 16th. They operate RTTY, CW and SSB on 80-10 metres. QSLvia home calls; logsearch on OQRS on Club Log.C5 - After being active from Mauritania as 5T9VB (mainland) and 5T5TI(with Ahmad, 5T2AI from Tidra Island, AF-050: some 12,000 QSOs infour days), Vlad, UA4WHX is expected to travel "by road" to TheGambia on 9 December. Look for him to be QRV as C50VB "as soon aspossible upon arrival". [TNX 5T0JL]CE - Luis, CE2LML (CX1EK) is active from Chile through April 2017. Heoperates mainly CW, and will use XR2K for contests. QSL direct toW4/CX1EK (Luis Matho, 2303 Nordok Place, Alexandria VA 22306, USA),or email QSO data to cx1ek[@]arrl.net for bureau cards. [TNXCE2LML]EA - Adolfo, EA7TV reports that special callsign EG7SOM will be activeon 12-21 December for the 5th anniversary of the community kitchenrun by the Order of Malta in Sevilla. See qrz.com for moreinformation. QSL via EA7TV.H4 - H44SHD (not HB44QQ as he announced earlier) is the callsign thatRemo, HB9SHD has been using since 4 December. He is QRV from Uepi,New Georgia Islands (OC-149), and can be found around 14240 kHz atabout 7-8 UTC. Length of stay not known. QSL via home call.J6 - Bill, K9HZ will be active again as J68HZ from St. Lucia (NA-108)from 17 December to 2 January. QSL via LoTW (preferred), eQSL ordirect to K9HZ; logsearch on Club Log.JD1_oga- Once again Harry, JG7PSJ will be active as JD1BMH from Chichijima(AS-031), Ogasawara from 23 December to 1 January. H e will operateCW, SSB and RTTY on 160-10 metres. QSL via JD1BMH (bureau) orJG7PSJ (direct). He does not use LoTW. Logsearch and otherinformation on http://sapphire.es.tohoku.ac.jp/jd1bmh/ .XZ - The IOTA DXpedition to Myanmar, which was postponed until February2017 at the earliest [425DXN 1325], is on hold. "We have been incontact with the Myanmar government for 7 months", the teamreported on 6 December. "With the help of our in-country contacts,we have made much progress with our requests to visit the new XZisland groups. We already have agreement in principal for licences.Unfortunately there is some instability in the country now and themilitary are busy with this. As a result we cannot yet getpermission to visit the islands and so our DXpedition is on hold.We will update the DX community when we eventually get clearance tovisit these new IOTAs". [TNX G3KHZ]CARIBBEAN TOUR ---> David, W2LNX will be active holiday style as FG/W2LNXfrom Guadeloupe (NA-102) on 6-10 December, as FM/W2LNX from Martinique(NA-107) on 11-15 December and finally as either J68LNX or J6/W2LNX from St.Lucia (NA-108) on 16-22 December. He will operate almost exclusively PSK31or PSK63, and adds that "the best way to find me is on the PSK AutomaticPropagation Reporter (https://pskreporter.info/pskmap.html )". He plans toupload his logs to LoTW. [TNX NG3K]===========================*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S ******* GOOD TO KNOW ... ****===========================Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADHDirettore Responsabile I2VGW3Y0Z: BOUVET 2018 ---> "After extensive examination, we have found asuitable landing zone on Bouvet Island and have identified what appears tobe the best operating location in the area", the 3Y0Z DXPedition Teamreported on 7 December."Our proposed site is at 54 degrees 24' 23" South and 3 degrees 24'39" East at approximately 600 ft. ASL. This is on the Slakhallet Glacieron the northeast quadrant of Bouvet. It is relatively flat with areas ofmaximum slope not exceeding 8 degrees. This is well below slope levelsthat are prone to avalanches. We have less information on the presence ofcrevasses, but do not detect any on the highest resolution images that wehave. Of course, an on-site inspection upon our initial helicopterlanding will determine our actual operating location.We have researched and selected our Antarctic shelters. These fourshelters will house our stations, our sleeping quarters, and our eatingand meeting facility (the MEG tent). These were selected to survive thehigh winds, precipitation, and temperatures expected on Bouvet. We willheat our operating shelter and the MEG tent. Our sleeping shelters willnot be heated for safety reasons.The ten HF beams that served us so well on Amsterdam Island (FT5ZM) willaccompany us to Bouvet. We intend to deploy them on a line along 240degrees to 60 degrees. This will keep the antennas from beaming into eachother when aimed at Europe, Japan, and North America. Our verticals for160, 80, 60, 40, and 30 meters will be placed to minimize interaction.Images of our antenna plans, shelter layouts, and shelter interiors areon our website (www.bouvetdx.org).The apanese support team has reorganized and will be led by Hiro,JA4DND. Joe, JJ3PRT, will be our new pilot for Japan. Kuwa, JA4BUA willBe in charge of web and IT duties, and Oku, JK1KSB will do our publicrelations. In addition, we've added a VK-ZL-Oceania pilot, VK6VZ.Our on-line store has opened! You can now shop at Café Press for 3Y0Zsouvenirs - mugs, hats, cups, T-shirts, etc (www.cafepress.com/3y0z). Youcan purchase fun and usable products and at the same time support the3Y0Z team.Our Facebook page (3Y0Z-Bouvet Island Dxpedition) now has over 1500followers. Stop by for photos, articles, updates, and meeting fellowDXers.Fundraising is an on-going process for us. This is a demanding andexpensive project; possibly the most expensive DXpedition ever. We askfor your financial support. Please click on our "Donate" buttons on ourwebsite and help us make this happen.The Bouvet Island DXpedition 2018 Team wishes you and your families awonderful Holiday season and a New Year filled with DX!" [TNX K4UEE]A70X ---> The website for the 1-7 January IOTA DXpedition to Al-SafliyahIsland (AS-088) [425DXN 1334] is now up and running at https://asia088.com/.A large team will be QRV on 160-10 metres SSB, CW and digital modes with 3-4stations. QSL via M0OXO (http://www.m0oxo.com/oqrs/) and LoTW. Updates willalso be posted to Twitter (@AS088_IOTA). [TNX DX World]ARRL 10-METER CONTEST ---> Object of the contest is for operators worldwideto work as many stations as possible on the 10m band, CW and SSB. Thecontest will run from 00.00 UTC on 10 December until 23.59 on the 11th. Seewww.arrl.org/10-meter for complete details.FRIENDS OF IOTA UPDATE ---> The Friends of IOTA appeal "has now reached GBP19,360", Roger Balister (G3KMA) reported on the IOTA website on 1 December."We have to thank 206 contributors in 38 countries for their generosity. Weare still short of meeting our initial target of GBP 25,000 specifically forthe IT project". Donations are still gratefully received through PayPal tothe email address islandsontheair[@]outlook.com (in the comments field add"Friends of IOTA" and your callsign to identify you). See www.rsgbiota.orgfor the complete report.QSL YOTA STATIONS ---> Use Club Log's OQRS for either direct or bureau cardsrequests for all special callsign participating in this year's YOTA Month(www.ham-yota.com/december-yota-month/ ). Traditional paper cards should besent direct only to Jamie, 2E0SDV.===========================*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S ********** QSL ROUTES *******===========================Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADHDirettore Responsabile I2VGW============================================================ ======= CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER============================================================ ======= 3B8JB SM6JBC EI6DX RA3R PX2V PY2KJ3G1G CE1ANF EP2LMA EA5GL R110B RZ4AZ3V8CB LX1NO ER4A ER1FF R120GV RU3XP3V8SS LX1NO ER4DX ER1FF R163S R6CF3W1T RW6HS ES9C ES5RY R16IPHA RA5R3W3B E21EIC ET3AA N2OO R1853S R6CF4L1MA ON4RU EU5C EW1I R1941MB R2DX4L2M EA7FTR FG/WJ2O N2ZN R1941MB R2DX4L8A K1BV FM5FJ KU9C R1941OM RD5C4M1K YV1KK FW5JJ F5RXL R19KDR RQ7L4O7CC UA4CC G2F G8HDK R80PVB RU3WR4U0WFP S57DX G5W G3BJ S509PMC S50X4X0W W1UE GM2V N3SL S570ABC S59ABC4X2M 4X4DZ GM3X GM3POI SJ2W SM2LIY4X4NJ WA4WTG GW4J GW0ETF SK70CG SM6JSM4X6FR 4X6OM GW5R GW3YDX SN3A SP3GEM5B4PRC 5B4AIE H44SHD HB9SHD SN40KZTG SP9KDU5H3EE DL4ME HF10BOL SQ9NIU SN7Q SP7GIQ5P8VW DJ8VW HG0IDPD HA5MA SN8B SP8CUR5R8IC F6ICX HI3CC W2CCW SN8C SP8HZZ5R8UI IZ8CCW HP3SS AC2OV SO4R SP4PND5T5TI NI5DX HS0ZAR K3ZO SO9Q SP9QMP5T9VB UA4WHX HS0ZGD HS0ZGD [b] SU0ERA SM0AQD5W1SA JA1DXA HS0ZGD LA7JO [d] SU9JG EA5GL7X3WPL 7X3DL HS0ZLN HB9BXQ SW9AA LZ1PM7X5NZ EA7FTR IB9T IT9TQH TC3A LZ1NK7Y9SE SM4VPZ IH9R IZ1GAR TF3CW LX1NO7Z1HL DJ9ZB II0SB IS0IGV TI5W W4FS7Z1SJ EA7FTR II4BBE IZ4FUE TK0C S50C9H6A 9H1BT II4LXX IZ4FUE TM1A F6KOP9J2HN JR2KDN II9P IT9CHU TM1TLT F8KFP9M2CNC G4ZFE IK2SGL/OA8 IK2AQZ TM2B F8CIL9M2TO JA0DMV IO1T IK1RQT TM2CR F6FMT9M6NA JE1JKL IO3X IV3JCC TM2Y F6BEE9M6XRO M0URX IO4T IZ4JMA TM3R F5UTN9M8K JR3WXA IO5O IK5RLP TM4TLT F4KIP9Q0HQ/3 IS0BWM IR2L IW2LLH TM62TEL F5KAI9Q6AL DF9TA IR2R IZ2EWR TM6M F4DXW9V1YC W5UE IR4M I4IFL TM6X F5VHYA31MM EA5GL IR6T IK6VXO TM7TLT F6KWPA35CS WB2CM J3/VE7ACN VE7ACN TM7X F5BSBA44A A47RS J42CPMV SV2HXV TP30CE F5LGFA60MD A61BK J68FF W3FF TX8F NI5DXA61EK IZ8CLM J68GD K9AW TY2AC IZ1BZVA65CA RV6AJJ J68HF W6HFP TZ5XR F5MXHA71EM EA7FTR J70TO K1TO UA2F UA2FMAH0BT 7L1FPU JT5DX JT1CO UN4L UA9ABAH0K OH6GDX JY9FC E73Y UN9L LZ1YEAH2R JH7QXJ KH6LC WA6WPG UP0L DL8KACAT5X VU2CDP KP2DX EB7DX UP25CWA RW6HSB4T BA4TB KP2M NZ4DX UP25ECA RW6HSB7P BA4EG KP4BD NP3LT UP25I RW6HSB7Q BA1DU LP1H EA5KB UP25J RW6HSBY5HB BD4HF LX7I LX2A UP25KZ RW6HSC44C M0URX LY60KTU LY7A UP25L RW6HSC4W 5B4WN LZ463PP LZ1KCP UP25LL RW6HSC5FUD SP2FUD LZ5R LZ1YQ UP25M RW6HSC5GCJ SP2GCJ LZ9W LZ1PM UP25N RW6HSCE3CT EA5KB M6T G4PIQ UP25NFD RW6HSCN2AA UA2FM MD2C MD0CCE UP25NR RW6HSCN2R W7EJ MD4K G3NKC UP25NWA RW6HSCN8KD EA5XX MZ5A G3TXF UP25O RW6HSCO2JD AD4Z MZ5B G3TXF UP25P RW6HSCO2XV K4JGA NP2J K8RF UP25PA RW6HSCO7EH AD4C NP3A WD8CW UP25TX RW6HSCO8LY EA7ADH NP4DX W3HNK UP25Z RW6HSCO8ZZ DK1WI NP4R NR6M UP25ZAF RW6HSCP4BT DJ2BW OA4SS KB6J UP2L UA9ABCP5HK EA5IDQ OE2S OE2GEN V47T W2RQCR2V HB9CRV OF9X OH2BH V53DX DO4DXACR3W DL5AXX OH0R OH2PM V6A JA7HMZCR5U CR7AJL OH0Z W0MM VC2T VE2TZTCR6A CT1IUA OH8X OH2UA VC3W/2 VE3NECR6K CT1ILT OK5W OK1MJA VC7X VE7JHCS2C OK1RF OK8WW OM2FY VK2IA DK2BJCS5FAT CT6ARL OL3Z OK1HMP VK6NC VK6ANCCT9/R7KW K2PF OM7M OM3PA VK9NF N7ROCU4DX CU2CE OM8A OM2VL VK9NX NX1PCW4MAX CX2DK ON1418GWC ON4HRT VP2VI W2LKCX2BR EA5GL ON30EUDXF ON6CC VP5CW W5CWD3AM UA1QV OP16N ON4CRD VP5M K4QPLD4C IK2NCJ OP7B ON7BJ VP9I WW3SD4X OH6GDX OQ5M ON5ZO VQ9SC WB4GHYDF0HQ DL5AXX OR2F ON8LDS VU7MS VU2CPLDL800JE DK4WA OR3A ON6CC VY1AAA KC1CWFDP0GVN DL5EBE OT50DST ON4QM XE2B EA5OLDU1IST JA1HGY OX5M OZ0J XL3A VE3ATDX2R W3HNK P29LL EA7FTR XV1X RW6HSE2X E20GMY P33W UA3DX XV9NPS JA2NPS [b]E44QX DF8DX P49MR VE3MR XV9NPS JA2ODB [d]E7DX E77E P49Y AE6Y YB0ECT W2FBED1R EC1KR PA16XMAS PA1AW YE1R HA3JBED8X RN3RQ PA70GAC PI4GAC YL44WFF YL2SWED9U EA5HPX PB16XMAS PA1AW YN2SX WA3RHWEE8A EA8DA PC16XMAS PD9Z YP0XMAS YO9FNPEF1A EA1XT PC30EUDXF PA1AW YP9XMAS YO9FNPEF2A EA2OT PD16XMAS PD7DX YR8D YO8KRREF3T EA3NO PD30EUDXF PA1AW YR9F YO9FNPEF5T EA5HT PI35ETL PA1CPA YT160TESLA YU1MMEF6T EA3AIR PJ2T W3HNK Z21LS DE1ZHBEF8R EB7DX PJ4A K4BAI Z21MH IZ0EGAEF8U EA8URL PJ4Q W4PA ZF9CW K5GOEG5ERC EB5AG PJ7/G4JEC N0UK ZW8T PS8HFEI0R EI6FR PS2T K3IRV ZX2F PY2FN3DA0TM Andy Cory, P.O. Box 1033, Mbabane, Swaziland5A1AL Randy Becnel, 243 Red Top Rd, Lumberton MS 39455-5214, USA6Y6Y Lester B. Veenstra, 452 Stable Lane, Keyser WV 26726, USA7X4AN Mohamed Boukhiar, Apartado 30133, 08080 Barcelona, Spain9M2M Hairil Anuar Abdul Hamid, 49F Jalan 2 Hujung, Taman Sri Mawar,02600 Arau, Perlis, Malaysia9M2R Kuala Lumpur DX Team, Peti surat 85, Batu 9 Cheras, 43207 Cheras,Selangor, Malaysia9M6SWC John Lee, Lot 10, Taman Mewah, Lorong Hiburan 2, Jalan Penampang,88300 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, MalaysiaA22LL Schalk Van Vuuren, PO Box 87, Montagu, 6720, South AfricaC31CT Salvador Carol Tafall, Josep Calvet 64 Nave 6, 08302 Mataro(Barcelona), SpainDF8DX Bodo Fritsche, Mardelaeckerstr. 14, 5417 Untersiggenthal,SwitzerlandHP1XT G. Erik Janssens, PO Box 1074, Brackettville TX 78832, USAHS0ZLM Finn Jensen, 53/722 Krissadanakorn, Chaeng Watthana Road, Pak-Kret,Nonthaburi, 11120, ThailandIS0BWM Christian Ferrante, Via Siccardi 2/B, 08045 Lanusei OG, ItalyJD1BNA Nick Seki, 4-731 Sakuragi-cho, Omiya-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken,330-0854, JapanNI5DX William M. Loeschman, 717 Milton, Angleton TX 77515, USAOA4TT John Henry, 8345 NW 66 St #B4451, Miami FL 33166, USARW6HS Vasiliy M. Kasyanenko, P.O. Box 8, g. Novopavlovsk,Stavropolskiy kr., 357300, RussiaTY2CD Dan Cisson, 12 Hancock Drive, Toccoa GA 30577, USAVE7ACN Mikhail Zavarukhin, 7581 Mark Crescent, Burnaby, BC V5A 1Z2, CanadaVU2CPL Manoj Ramawarrier, 193 Utopia, Tarabanahalli, Chikkajala PO,Bangalore, Karnataka, 562157, IndiaWR6M/VP9 Kazu Naguro, 2620-1-711 Nijo Fukui, Itoshima-shi, Fukuoka-ken,819-1631, JapanXX9TXN Alberto Annesi, 1/F 7A Nam Shan Road, Peng Chau, Hong Kong************************************************************ **************** 425 DX NEWS HOME PAGE: http://www.425dxn.org425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE: http://www.425dxn.org/monthly************************************************************ **************** 425 DX News is a free of charge weekly bulletinedited by Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ and Valeria Pregliasco, IK1ADHIts contents may be used, reproduced and distributedin part or full provided that"425 DX News" or "425DXN" receive proper creditContributors are invited to send their DX information toMauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ (425dxn@alice.it)The deadline is 12 UTC on Fridays************************************************************ **************** Direttore ResponsabileGabriele Villa, I2VGWGiornalista Professionista - Tessera n. 071675Ordine Nazionale dei GiornalistiRoma, Italia************************************************************ ****************
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