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21 May 2016 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1307
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
5W - Tom, KC0W (currently active as KH8/KC0W from American Samoa)
expects to continue his "Worldwide DXpedition" [425DXN 1289] and
go to Samoa (OC-097) around 15 June. Length of stay is not known.
Look for 5W0COW to operate CW only on 160-6 metres. Refrain from
working him twice on the same band, as "any station trying to dupe
QSO me will have all past QSOs deleted & will be blacklisted". QSL
via KC0W, direct only ("all QSL cards sent to my PO Box while I'm
on this DXpedition will be answered by an assistant"); logsearch
on Club Log. He will not use LoTW.
CT - Special callsign CR60P will be active on 17-23 May to celebrate
the 60th anniversary of the Portuguese Paratroopers. On 20-23 May
activity will take place from their base at Tancos. QSL via CT1EHX
and logsearch on Club Log. A certificate will be available; see
qrz.com for the details. [TNX CT1IUA]
CT9 - Martti, OH2BH will be active as CT3BH from Madeira on 20-23 May.
He "has decided to bring back and treasure those great people and
locations that once introduced him to joy, provided learning, and
urged him to look at the world from a missionary DXing
perspective". His 70th anniversary journey in 2016 "will take him
to many of those original locations, allowing you to refresh your
memories at the other end of the radio circuit. Use the password
'QBH70' to put the pileup on hold and share one of your memories
right on the spot. This mode of DXing is called RETRO
DXpeditioning". After CT3BH, there will be more. "Dotting the
world is the greatest pastime of DXers, even though returning to
one's sweet home tends to beat such dotting. Qualifying for the
BH-SH (Back Home-Sweet Home) Award is a 14-dot mission: each
country with OH2BH operating alone and/or as part of a group
during 2016 gives you 1 point, whereas working Martti at his home
gives you 5 points - you need 10 countries to qualify". Activities
so far in 2016 include CU2KG/CR2X, Z68BH/Z60A, and ZA/OH2BH. [TNX
N7NG]
DL - Stefan, DF8HS will be active from Fehmarn Island (EU-128) from 6
June to 4 July. QSL via bureau. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
DU - The DX1HAM team will be active as DX25MP on 10-12 June for the
25th anniversary of the eruption of Mount Pinatubo on Luzon
Island. QSL direct (Ham Radio Emergency Communication Group, P.O.
Box 1035 Makati Central Post Office, 1200 Makati, Philippines) or
bureau.
F - Gil, F4FET will be active as F4FET/p from Fort Brescou (EU-148) on
3-5 June. He will operate SSB on 40-6 metres, with a focus to
North America and Asia. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX
DX World]
FS - Look for Gene, FS/N0MHJ to be active holiday style from St. Martin
(NA-105) on 20-30 May. He will be QRV for 3-4 hours a day on 30-17
metres SSB and CW. QSL direct ot home call. [TNX QRZ DX]
FS - Once again John, K9EL will be active as FS/K9EL from St. Martin
(NA-105) on 5-23 June. He will be QRV on 80-6 metres CW, SSB and
RTTY. QSL via home call, direct or bureau (OQRS on Club Log), LoTW
and eQSL. Follow his activities on Twitter (@FSK9EL).
GM - Iain, MM0TFU will be active holiday style as MM0TFU/p from
Blackwaterfoot, Isle of Arran (EU-123) on 1-14 June, and again
from 28 July to 2 August, IOTA Contest included. QSL via LoTW or
direct to home call. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
HB0 - Andy RW3AH, Vasily RW3DR, Oleg HB9RB, Pavel R2AD and Tony RC3C
will be active as HB0/RC3C from Liechtenstein on 8-14 July,
including participation in the IARU HF World Championship. QSL via
RC3C (bureau preferred), eQSL and LoTW. More information can be
found at www.RC3C.ru/hb0/. [TNX RC3C]
HS - The Thailand DX Association (HSDXA) will be active as E2X from
Chang Island (AS-125) on 3-5 June. This activity will be in
anticipation of the operation that will take place from 29 July to
3 August, IOTA Contest included. QSL via E20GMY and LoTW. [TNX
NG3K]
I - IA5C is the callsign that Giuseppe, IK5WWA will use during his
23-27 May activity [425DXN 1306] from Capraia Island (EU-028). He
will be QRV on 80, 40, 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 metres. QSL via home
call, direct or bureau.
JA - Look for JH1LMD/1 to be active from Hachijo Island (AS-043) on
19-21 May. He will operate CW (QRS) and RTTY on 40, 20, 15 and 10
metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX Mediterraneo DX
Club]
KH2 - Look for AB2ST/KH2, AG6SL/KH2, KB3LTB/KH2 and KG6WTW/KH2 to be
active holiday style from Guam (OC-026) on 26-30 May. They will be
QRV mainly on 40m 20 and 15 metres SSB. QSL via JF1TEU and LoTW.
[TNX DX World]
LA - Rene, DL2JRM will be active as LA/DL2JRM from Spjaeroy (EU-061) on
20-22 May. He will operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 80-10 metres. QSL
via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
LA - Waldi, SP7IDX will be active holiday style as LA/SP7IDX from
Vannoya (EU-046) on 1-10 June. He will operate SSB and RTTY on
40-10 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau, and LoTW.
OZ - Rene, DL2JRM will be active as OZ/DL2JRM from the island of Hjarno
(EU-172) on 30-31 July for the IOTA Contest. He will operate CW on
80-10 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX
rsgbiota.org]
PY - A team of eight (PQ8SL, PU8WHJ, PU8WTJ, PY7RP, PY8AZT, PY8FML,
PY8WW and PY8ZE) will be active as PX8K from Caviana de Dentro
(SA-042) on 26-31 July, including an entry in the IOTA Contest.
QSL via PY8WW; logsearch and OQRS on Club Log.
PZ - Olli, OH0XX will be active as PZ50X from Suriname from 23 May to 1
June. He will operate mainly CW on 160-10 metres. QSL via home
call, direct or bureau, and LoTW; OQRS on Club Log. [TNX The Daily
DX]
T31 - The Perseverance DX Group commenced planning next year's
DXpedition to Kanton Island (OC-043), Central Kiribati [425DXN
1298]. The callsign T31W was issued for team use. Planning to
participate are DJ9RR, HA0NAR, HA5AO, K5GS, K6TD, KE4KY, N6HC,
PY2PT, W1SRD, W2LK and WA6O. The "Evohe" will provide
transportation and logistical support to the project. The team
will gather in Apia (Samoa) for the estimated 4-day sail to Kanton
Island. Plans are for an October 2017 expedition, but exact dates
have not been selected as yet. Fundraising activities will soon
begin. The DXpedition's website is up and running at www.t31w.com.
[TNX K5GS]
TA - Members of the TRAK Radio Club (YM1KD) will be active as TC0TC
from Sivriada (AS-201) on 23-25 May. They will be QRV on the HF
bands. QSL via YM1KD.
TF - Look for Dave, EI9FBB and Col, MM0NDX to be active holiday style
from Iceland on 26-30 May. They will be QRV mostly on 20 and 17
metres SSB, and will operate from the three IOTA groups allocated
to Iceland: EU-021, EU-071 and EU-168. QSL TF/EI9FBB via EI9FBB ;
QSL TF/MM0NDX via M0OXO (OQRS on Club Log). Follow them on
Twitter: @TF_IOTA_TOUR_2016 [TNX DX World]
VP2V - Kevin, K6TOP will again be active as VP2V/K6TOP from the British
Virgin Islands (NA-023) from 27 May to 15 June. He will operate CW
on 40-10 metres. QSL via LoTW or direct to home call. During the
CQ WPX CW Contest he will operate as VP2VGG (QSL via LoTW or
direct to W6RWC). [TNX The Daily DX]
VQ9 - Randy, WW6RG will be active as VQ9RA from Diego Garcia (AF-006),
Chagos for a few hours in late May. Plans are to operate QRP SSB
on 20, 17 and 15 metres on 25 May (12.00-16.30 UTC), 26 May
(04.00-09.00 UTC) and 30 May (15.00-17.30 UTC). QSL via home call,
direct only. [TNX The Daily DX]
W - Once again Joe, K5KUA will be active as K5KUA/5 from Galveston
Island (NA-143) from 27 May to 1 June. Usually he operates CW only
on 40-10 metres as time permits. QSL via bureau to home call,
direct to his address on the island (Joe Gibson, 9220 Jamaica
Beach, Galveston TX 77554, USA), or LoTW. Logsearch on Club Log.
[TNX rsgbiota.org]
XW - Champ, E21EIC will be active again as XW1IC from Laos from 27 May
to 1 June, including participation in the CQ WPX CW Contest. QSL
via LoTW or E21EIC; logsearch and OQRS on Club Log. [TNX NG3K]
YB - Arfan, YC8UTI will be active as YC8UTI/p from Miangas Island
(OC-209) on 20-22 May. He will operate SSB and CW on 40, 20 and 15
metres. QSL via YB3MM and LoTW; logsearch and OQRS on Club Log.
[TNX YB3MM]
ZL7 - The "6G" group (G3BJ, G3SVL, G3TXF, G3WPH, G3XTT, G4JKS and G4TSH)
will be active as ZL7G from the Chatham Islands (OC-038) from 26
October to 9 November. They will operate CW, SSB and RTTY on
160-10 metres, with three or four high power stations operational
at all times and a focus on Europe. "We will make a special effort
on the LF bands, even if this affects our QSO totals for the
expedition", they say, "and will ensure we are available for grey
line openings as they occur". QSL via G3TXF and LoTW; logsearch
and OQRS on Club Log. See www.6gs.org.uk for more information.
PACIFIC TRIP ---> Bert, CX3AN will be active holiday style from the
Marshall Islands (V7), Micronesia (V6) and Palau (T8) during the first two
weeks of June. He will operate SSB and CW on 40-6 metres. Look for V73HA
from Majuro (OC-029) on 2-7 June; V63AN from Chuuk (OC-011) on 7-9 June;
T88AN from Koror (OC-009) on 9-14 June. QSL via EB7DX. [TNX CX3ZAN]
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**** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
CQ 2016 HALL OF FAMERS ---> CQ Magazine announced on 20 May the 2016 Hall
of Fame inductees. The CQ AMATEUR RADIO HALL OF FAME was established in
January 2001 to recognize individuals - radio amateurs or not - who
significantly affected the course of Amateur Radio, as well as radio
amateurs who have made significant contributions either to amateur radio,
to their professional careers or to some other aspect of life on our
planet. This year's inductees are:
- Bob Arnold, N2JEU (SK): co-developer (with Keith Lamonica, W7DXX, see
below) of the first internet-controlled remote base
- Grant Bingeman, KM5RG (SK): developed "method of moments" antenna
modeling software for AM broadcast stations and 160-meter amateur antennas
- Bob Carpenter, W3OTC (SK): pioneer of meteor scatter and FM stereo
broadcast technology; longtime AMSAT volunteer
- David Dary, W5ZAX: journalist, author, journalism educator - former
correspondent for CBS and NBC News, journalism professor at University of
Kansas and University of Oklahoma, author of over 20 books on the American
West
- Matt Ettus, N2MJI: software defined radio pioneer; developed first
Universal Software Radio Peripheral (USRP) with GNU radio software support
- Terry Fox, WB4FJI: packet radio pioneer; primary developer of AX.25
amateur packet protocol
- Elmer "Bud" Frohardt, Jr., W9DY (SK): the original "Elmer" for whom ham
radio mentors are named (courtesy of a 1971 QST "How's DX?" column by Rod
Newkirk, W9BRD/VA3ZBB)
- Fred Gissoni, K4JLX (SK): adaptive technology pioneer; co-developer of
the Porta-Braille and Pocket-Braille note-taking devices for the visually
impaired, as well as many other devices
- Ken Kellerman, K2AOE: radioastronomer; pioneer of radio interferometry;
co-developer of very long baseline interferometry (VLBI), which permits
multiple telescopes to function as a single instrument
- Keith Lamonica, W7DXX: co-developer (with the late Bob Arnold, N2JEU) of
the first internet-controlled remote base
- George Mitchell, K6ZE (SK): member of the Tuskegee Airmen in World War II
and 2007 recipient of the Congressional Gold Medal for his wartime service
- Les Mitchell, G3BHK (SK): founder of Jamboree on the Air (JOTA), annual
event to introduce amateur radio to scouts and guides around the world
- William Moerner, WN6I: co-recipient of the 2014 Nobel Prize in chemistry
for his work in high-resolution microscopy
- Leigh Orf, KG4ULP: co-developer of tornado simulator using computer
modeling to simulate conditions under which tornadoes form
- Joe Rudi, NK7U: former Major League baseball player; 3-time All-Star
- Wes Schum, W9DYV (SK): co-founder of Central Electronics, developed first
commercially-manufactured amateur radio SSB transmitter
- Garry Shandling, ex-KQ6KA/KD6OY (SK): well-known comedian, actor, writer
and television personality
- Mason Southwirth, ex-W1VLH (SK): head of ARRL International Geophysical
Year (IGY) Propagation Research Project in 1958-59; conducted additional
propagation research at Stanford University
- Boris Stepanov, RU3AX (ex-UW3AX): leading Russian amateur, deputy editor
of Russian Radio magazine; pioneer of computerized contest logging and
log-checking; developed prototype for World Radiosport Team Championships
(WRTC); first to propose "glass cockpit" for ham transceiver, combining
frequency readout and spectrum scope on front panel display
- Rufus Turner, W3LF (SK): believed to be the first African-American radio
amateur in the U.S.; helped develop 1N34A diode; wrote 1949 article in
Radio-Electronics magazine on how to "Build a Transistor"
- Perry Williams, W1UED (SK): longtime ARRL Washington Coordinator and
League archivist; convinced Congress to approve vanity call sign program
and not to impose a license application fee on amateurs; persuaded FCC to
retain large amateur microwave allocations and to create primary amateur
allocation at 2.4 GHz
The CQ Contest Hall of Fame (established in 1986) and the CQ DX Hall of
Fame (established in 1967) honour those amateurs who not only excel in
personal performance in these major areas of amateur radio, but who also
"give back" to the hobby in outstanding ways.
This year's inductees in the CQ CONTEST HALL OF FAME are
- Tod Olson, K0TO: Tod is the founding editor of the National Contest
Journal and has served the general amateur radio community as an ARRL
Section Manager, Vice Director, Division Director and International
Affairs Vice President
- Richard Strand, KL7RA (SK): a radio astronomer taking advantage of the
quiet of the northern latitudes for his research, Rich Strand built and
maintained highly competitive contest stations in a very difficult
environment and was, for many hams, their first (or only) CQ Zone 1
contact.
The 2016 inductees to the CQ DX HALL OF FAME are
- Nigel Jolly and the Crew of the RV Braveheart: Jolly and his crew (and
ship) have provided transportation for - and assured the safety of - many
of the major DXpeditions to southern islands in the past 15 years,
DXpeditions that likely would not otherwise have taken place.
- Roger Balister, G3KMA: as manager of the Islands on the Air program since
1985, Roger has seen IOTA grow from a few hundred early participants to
more than 10,000 today, making it one of the most popular award programs
in amateur radio.
PDXG DONATION TO NC1L ---> "As you may recall, after a life altering
automobile accident in July, 2014 Bill Moore NC1L stepped down as the ARRL
Awards Manager.
Recently we learned that Bill was in need of a laptop computer. His current
Windows laptop is quite old and very much out of date. He is using an
iPhone and iPad but a Windows 10 laptop will be of great help in his
recovery. Bill cannot use his fingers except in a very limited way and at
that he has no strength. We hope this current technology laptop will be the
foundation for development of an interface that allows Bill to use the
Remote Ham Radio site with push buttons rather than mouse actions.
This particular laptop was used on the TX3X Chesterfield Island DXpedition.
The machine was refurbished by the Perseverance DX Group (www.pdxg.net),
loaded with Windows 10 and presented to Bill by Les Kalmus W2LK. PDXG is
extremely happy to have been able to help Bill on his long road to
recovery". [TNX K5GS]
PIRATE ---> 1A0KM was repeatedly pirated over the past few weeks. Genuine
operations are publicized in advance and information is published on
qrz.com, 1A0KM's QSL manager IK0FTA says. Do not waste your time and money
working fakers and requesting direct cards for unannounced activities.
QSL YB8OUN/P ---> This activity took place on 14-15 May from was Poat
island (OC-213). QSL via YB8RW, preferably through the OQRS on Club Log
(search for YB8OUN/P_POAT).
WRTC 2018: SPONSORED TEAMS ---> "Sponsored teams are a long-standing
tradition in WRTC and a substantial part for fundraising. It gives the
chance to take part in the WRTC to dedicated contesters who cannot qualify
because of serious commitments". The WRTC 2018 Organizing Committee is
looking for applications for the first two sponsored teams beginning on 1
June - see the details on www.wrtc2018.de.
WWFF ---> The "World Wide Flora and Fauna in Amateur Radio" aims to draw
attention to the importance of protecting nature. In this spirit amateur
radio operators set up and operate their radio stations from designated
nature parks and protected nature areas - generating attention for these
areas whilst giving the ham radio community an interesting activity to
contact. WWFF is an international and non-commercial program run by the
coordinators of a large number of Flora and Fauna national programmes. See
http://wwff.co/ for omplete information.
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3C7A, 3DA0TM, 3XY1T (AF-051),
3XY5M, 4J3DJ, 4S7AB, 4W/DJ2EH, 4Z5IW, 5J0P (NA-033), 5V7TH, 5W0XG, 7X4AN,
8R1/K9KX, 8R1A, 9K2YM/p (AS-118), 9M0O, 9M2AX, A25UK, BU2AQ, C35U, C35US,
C5FUD, D3AA, D3AM, D44TBO, D67GIA, FT4XU, GU4CHY, H44MS, J8/UA4CC,
JA0RQV/6Y5, JT1CO, JT1DN, JT5DX, JV5A, JW/DL7DF, K3IMD, K5P, P29LL,
P4/WJ2O, PG16ANT, PJ7/WJ2O, PW0FN, R15CWC/4, RC70YC, RI0BV/p (AS-042),
RI0KV (AS-027), RI0PV (EU-085), RI0QV (AS-028), RI0QV/p (AS-029), RI1PA
(EU-085), RI44ANT, RW3RN/HI7, S01WS, S9BK, SM1IRS (EU-020), SN20BKGZ,
ST100S, T88RF, TI5/JT1CO, TK/SP7VC, TO2EE, TX7EU, TY1AA, VE1AI/m (NA-068),
VE3KTB/VY0 (NA-008), VE7ACN/7 (NA-051 and NA-061), VK5MAV/6 (OC-243),
VK6NAX/p (OC-164 and OC-183), VK9CK, VP8SGI, VP8STI, VU2CPL, W100AW,XU7TZG,
YB4IR/7, YC8ROP, YN/WJ2O, ZD7W, ZD8AA, ZF2LC, ZY2QG (SA-071).
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21 May 2016 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1307
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**** DX INFORMATION ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
5W - Tom, KC0W (currently active as KH8/KC0W from American Samoa)
expects to continue his "Worldwide DXpedition" [425DXN 1289] and
go to Samoa (OC-097) around 15 June. Length of stay is not known.
Look for 5W0COW to operate CW only on 160-6 metres. Refrain from
working him twice on the same band, as "any station trying to dupe
QSO me will have all past QSOs deleted & will be blacklisted". QSL
via KC0W, direct only ("all QSL cards sent to my PO Box while I'm
on this DXpedition will be answered by an assistant"); logsearch
on Club Log. He will not use LoTW.
CT - Special callsign CR60P will be active on 17-23 May to celebrate
the 60th anniversary of the Portuguese Paratroopers. On 20-23 May
activity will take place from their base at Tancos. QSL via CT1EHX
and logsearch on Club Log. A certificate will be available; see
qrz.com for the details. [TNX CT1IUA]
CT9 - Martti, OH2BH will be active as CT3BH from Madeira on 20-23 May.
He "has decided to bring back and treasure those great people and
locations that once introduced him to joy, provided learning, and
urged him to look at the world from a missionary DXing
perspective". His 70th anniversary journey in 2016 "will take him
to many of those original locations, allowing you to refresh your
memories at the other end of the radio circuit. Use the password
'QBH70' to put the pileup on hold and share one of your memories
right on the spot. This mode of DXing is called RETRO
DXpeditioning". After CT3BH, there will be more. "Dotting the
world is the greatest pastime of DXers, even though returning to
one's sweet home tends to beat such dotting. Qualifying for the
BH-SH (Back Home-Sweet Home) Award is a 14-dot mission: each
country with OH2BH operating alone and/or as part of a group
during 2016 gives you 1 point, whereas working Martti at his home
gives you 5 points - you need 10 countries to qualify". Activities
so far in 2016 include CU2KG/CR2X, Z68BH/Z60A, and ZA/OH2BH. [TNX
N7NG]
DL - Stefan, DF8HS will be active from Fehmarn Island (EU-128) from 6
June to 4 July. QSL via bureau. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
DU - The DX1HAM team will be active as DX25MP on 10-12 June for the
25th anniversary of the eruption of Mount Pinatubo on Luzon
Island. QSL direct (Ham Radio Emergency Communication Group, P.O.
Box 1035 Makati Central Post Office, 1200 Makati, Philippines) or
bureau.
F - Gil, F4FET will be active as F4FET/p from Fort Brescou (EU-148) on
3-5 June. He will operate SSB on 40-6 metres, with a focus to
North America and Asia. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX
DX World]
FS - Look for Gene, FS/N0MHJ to be active holiday style from St. Martin
(NA-105) on 20-30 May. He will be QRV for 3-4 hours a day on 30-17
metres SSB and CW. QSL direct ot home call. [TNX QRZ DX]
FS - Once again John, K9EL will be active as FS/K9EL from St. Martin
(NA-105) on 5-23 June. He will be QRV on 80-6 metres CW, SSB and
RTTY. QSL via home call, direct or bureau (OQRS on Club Log), LoTW
and eQSL. Follow his activities on Twitter (@FSK9EL).
GM - Iain, MM0TFU will be active holiday style as MM0TFU/p from
Blackwaterfoot, Isle of Arran (EU-123) on 1-14 June, and again
from 28 July to 2 August, IOTA Contest included. QSL via LoTW or
direct to home call. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
HB0 - Andy RW3AH, Vasily RW3DR, Oleg HB9RB, Pavel R2AD and Tony RC3C
will be active as HB0/RC3C from Liechtenstein on 8-14 July,
including participation in the IARU HF World Championship. QSL via
RC3C (bureau preferred), eQSL and LoTW. More information can be
found at www.RC3C.ru/hb0/. [TNX RC3C]
HS - The Thailand DX Association (HSDXA) will be active as E2X from
Chang Island (AS-125) on 3-5 June. This activity will be in
anticipation of the operation that will take place from 29 July to
3 August, IOTA Contest included. QSL via E20GMY and LoTW. [TNX
NG3K]
I - IA5C is the callsign that Giuseppe, IK5WWA will use during his
23-27 May activity [425DXN 1306] from Capraia Island (EU-028). He
will be QRV on 80, 40, 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 metres. QSL via home
call, direct or bureau.
JA - Look for JH1LMD/1 to be active from Hachijo Island (AS-043) on
19-21 May. He will operate CW (QRS) and RTTY on 40, 20, 15 and 10
metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX Mediterraneo DX
Club]
KH2 - Look for AB2ST/KH2, AG6SL/KH2, KB3LTB/KH2 and KG6WTW/KH2 to be
active holiday style from Guam (OC-026) on 26-30 May. They will be
QRV mainly on 40m 20 and 15 metres SSB. QSL via JF1TEU and LoTW.
[TNX DX World]
LA - Rene, DL2JRM will be active as LA/DL2JRM from Spjaeroy (EU-061) on
20-22 May. He will operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 80-10 metres. QSL
via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
LA - Waldi, SP7IDX will be active holiday style as LA/SP7IDX from
Vannoya (EU-046) on 1-10 June. He will operate SSB and RTTY on
40-10 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau, and LoTW.
OZ - Rene, DL2JRM will be active as OZ/DL2JRM from the island of Hjarno
(EU-172) on 30-31 July for the IOTA Contest. He will operate CW on
80-10 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX
rsgbiota.org]
PY - A team of eight (PQ8SL, PU8WHJ, PU8WTJ, PY7RP, PY8AZT, PY8FML,
PY8WW and PY8ZE) will be active as PX8K from Caviana de Dentro
(SA-042) on 26-31 July, including an entry in the IOTA Contest.
QSL via PY8WW; logsearch and OQRS on Club Log.
PZ - Olli, OH0XX will be active as PZ50X from Suriname from 23 May to 1
June. He will operate mainly CW on 160-10 metres. QSL via home
call, direct or bureau, and LoTW; OQRS on Club Log. [TNX The Daily
DX]
T31 - The Perseverance DX Group commenced planning next year's
DXpedition to Kanton Island (OC-043), Central Kiribati [425DXN
1298]. The callsign T31W was issued for team use. Planning to
participate are DJ9RR, HA0NAR, HA5AO, K5GS, K6TD, KE4KY, N6HC,
PY2PT, W1SRD, W2LK and WA6O. The "Evohe" will provide
transportation and logistical support to the project. The team
will gather in Apia (Samoa) for the estimated 4-day sail to Kanton
Island. Plans are for an October 2017 expedition, but exact dates
have not been selected as yet. Fundraising activities will soon
begin. The DXpedition's website is up and running at www.t31w.com.
[TNX K5GS]
TA - Members of the TRAK Radio Club (YM1KD) will be active as TC0TC
from Sivriada (AS-201) on 23-25 May. They will be QRV on the HF
bands. QSL via YM1KD.
TF - Look for Dave, EI9FBB and Col, MM0NDX to be active holiday style
from Iceland on 26-30 May. They will be QRV mostly on 20 and 17
metres SSB, and will operate from the three IOTA groups allocated
to Iceland: EU-021, EU-071 and EU-168. QSL TF/EI9FBB via EI9FBB ;
QSL TF/MM0NDX via M0OXO (OQRS on Club Log). Follow them on
Twitter: @TF_IOTA_TOUR_2016 [TNX DX World]
VP2V - Kevin, K6TOP will again be active as VP2V/K6TOP from the British
Virgin Islands (NA-023) from 27 May to 15 June. He will operate CW
on 40-10 metres. QSL via LoTW or direct to home call. During the
CQ WPX CW Contest he will operate as VP2VGG (QSL via LoTW or
direct to W6RWC). [TNX The Daily DX]
VQ9 - Randy, WW6RG will be active as VQ9RA from Diego Garcia (AF-006),
Chagos for a few hours in late May. Plans are to operate QRP SSB
on 20, 17 and 15 metres on 25 May (12.00-16.30 UTC), 26 May
(04.00-09.00 UTC) and 30 May (15.00-17.30 UTC). QSL via home call,
direct only. [TNX The Daily DX]
W - Once again Joe, K5KUA will be active as K5KUA/5 from Galveston
Island (NA-143) from 27 May to 1 June. Usually he operates CW only
on 40-10 metres as time permits. QSL via bureau to home call,
direct to his address on the island (Joe Gibson, 9220 Jamaica
Beach, Galveston TX 77554, USA), or LoTW. Logsearch on Club Log.
[TNX rsgbiota.org]
XW - Champ, E21EIC will be active again as XW1IC from Laos from 27 May
to 1 June, including participation in the CQ WPX CW Contest. QSL
via LoTW or E21EIC; logsearch and OQRS on Club Log. [TNX NG3K]
YB - Arfan, YC8UTI will be active as YC8UTI/p from Miangas Island
(OC-209) on 20-22 May. He will operate SSB and CW on 40, 20 and 15
metres. QSL via YB3MM and LoTW; logsearch and OQRS on Club Log.
[TNX YB3MM]
ZL7 - The "6G" group (G3BJ, G3SVL, G3TXF, G3WPH, G3XTT, G4JKS and G4TSH)
will be active as ZL7G from the Chatham Islands (OC-038) from 26
October to 9 November. They will operate CW, SSB and RTTY on
160-10 metres, with three or four high power stations operational
at all times and a focus on Europe. "We will make a special effort
on the LF bands, even if this affects our QSO totals for the
expedition", they say, "and will ensure we are available for grey
line openings as they occur". QSL via G3TXF and LoTW; logsearch
and OQRS on Club Log. See www.6gs.org.uk for more information.
PACIFIC TRIP ---> Bert, CX3AN will be active holiday style from the
Marshall Islands (V7), Micronesia (V6) and Palau (T8) during the first two
weeks of June. He will operate SSB and CW on 40-6 metres. Look for V73HA
from Majuro (OC-029) on 2-7 June; V63AN from Chuuk (OC-011) on 7-9 June;
T88AN from Koror (OC-009) on 9-14 June. QSL via EB7DX. [TNX CX3ZAN]
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**** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
CQ 2016 HALL OF FAMERS ---> CQ Magazine announced on 20 May the 2016 Hall
of Fame inductees. The CQ AMATEUR RADIO HALL OF FAME was established in
January 2001 to recognize individuals - radio amateurs or not - who
significantly affected the course of Amateur Radio, as well as radio
amateurs who have made significant contributions either to amateur radio,
to their professional careers or to some other aspect of life on our
planet. This year's inductees are:
- Bob Arnold, N2JEU (SK): co-developer (with Keith Lamonica, W7DXX, see
below) of the first internet-controlled remote base
- Grant Bingeman, KM5RG (SK): developed "method of moments" antenna
modeling software for AM broadcast stations and 160-meter amateur antennas
- Bob Carpenter, W3OTC (SK): pioneer of meteor scatter and FM stereo
broadcast technology; longtime AMSAT volunteer
- David Dary, W5ZAX: journalist, author, journalism educator - former
correspondent for CBS and NBC News, journalism professor at University of
Kansas and University of Oklahoma, author of over 20 books on the American
West
- Matt Ettus, N2MJI: software defined radio pioneer; developed first
Universal Software Radio Peripheral (USRP) with GNU radio software support
- Terry Fox, WB4FJI: packet radio pioneer; primary developer of AX.25
amateur packet protocol
- Elmer "Bud" Frohardt, Jr., W9DY (SK): the original "Elmer" for whom ham
radio mentors are named (courtesy of a 1971 QST "How's DX?" column by Rod
Newkirk, W9BRD/VA3ZBB)
- Fred Gissoni, K4JLX (SK): adaptive technology pioneer; co-developer of
the Porta-Braille and Pocket-Braille note-taking devices for the visually
impaired, as well as many other devices
- Ken Kellerman, K2AOE: radioastronomer; pioneer of radio interferometry;
co-developer of very long baseline interferometry (VLBI), which permits
multiple telescopes to function as a single instrument
- Keith Lamonica, W7DXX: co-developer (with the late Bob Arnold, N2JEU) of
the first internet-controlled remote base
- George Mitchell, K6ZE (SK): member of the Tuskegee Airmen in World War II
and 2007 recipient of the Congressional Gold Medal for his wartime service
- Les Mitchell, G3BHK (SK): founder of Jamboree on the Air (JOTA), annual
event to introduce amateur radio to scouts and guides around the world
- William Moerner, WN6I: co-recipient of the 2014 Nobel Prize in chemistry
for his work in high-resolution microscopy
- Leigh Orf, KG4ULP: co-developer of tornado simulator using computer
modeling to simulate conditions under which tornadoes form
- Joe Rudi, NK7U: former Major League baseball player; 3-time All-Star
- Wes Schum, W9DYV (SK): co-founder of Central Electronics, developed first
commercially-manufactured amateur radio SSB transmitter
- Garry Shandling, ex-KQ6KA/KD6OY (SK): well-known comedian, actor, writer
and television personality
- Mason Southwirth, ex-W1VLH (SK): head of ARRL International Geophysical
Year (IGY) Propagation Research Project in 1958-59; conducted additional
propagation research at Stanford University
- Boris Stepanov, RU3AX (ex-UW3AX): leading Russian amateur, deputy editor
of Russian Radio magazine; pioneer of computerized contest logging and
log-checking; developed prototype for World Radiosport Team Championships
(WRTC); first to propose "glass cockpit" for ham transceiver, combining
frequency readout and spectrum scope on front panel display
- Rufus Turner, W3LF (SK): believed to be the first African-American radio
amateur in the U.S.; helped develop 1N34A diode; wrote 1949 article in
Radio-Electronics magazine on how to "Build a Transistor"
- Perry Williams, W1UED (SK): longtime ARRL Washington Coordinator and
League archivist; convinced Congress to approve vanity call sign program
and not to impose a license application fee on amateurs; persuaded FCC to
retain large amateur microwave allocations and to create primary amateur
allocation at 2.4 GHz
The CQ Contest Hall of Fame (established in 1986) and the CQ DX Hall of
Fame (established in 1967) honour those amateurs who not only excel in
personal performance in these major areas of amateur radio, but who also
"give back" to the hobby in outstanding ways.
This year's inductees in the CQ CONTEST HALL OF FAME are
- Tod Olson, K0TO: Tod is the founding editor of the National Contest
Journal and has served the general amateur radio community as an ARRL
Section Manager, Vice Director, Division Director and International
Affairs Vice President
- Richard Strand, KL7RA (SK): a radio astronomer taking advantage of the
quiet of the northern latitudes for his research, Rich Strand built and
maintained highly competitive contest stations in a very difficult
environment and was, for many hams, their first (or only) CQ Zone 1
contact.
The 2016 inductees to the CQ DX HALL OF FAME are
- Nigel Jolly and the Crew of the RV Braveheart: Jolly and his crew (and
ship) have provided transportation for - and assured the safety of - many
of the major DXpeditions to southern islands in the past 15 years,
DXpeditions that likely would not otherwise have taken place.
- Roger Balister, G3KMA: as manager of the Islands on the Air program since
1985, Roger has seen IOTA grow from a few hundred early participants to
more than 10,000 today, making it one of the most popular award programs
in amateur radio.
PDXG DONATION TO NC1L ---> "As you may recall, after a life altering
automobile accident in July, 2014 Bill Moore NC1L stepped down as the ARRL
Awards Manager.
Recently we learned that Bill was in need of a laptop computer. His current
Windows laptop is quite old and very much out of date. He is using an
iPhone and iPad but a Windows 10 laptop will be of great help in his
recovery. Bill cannot use his fingers except in a very limited way and at
that he has no strength. We hope this current technology laptop will be the
foundation for development of an interface that allows Bill to use the
Remote Ham Radio site with push buttons rather than mouse actions.
This particular laptop was used on the TX3X Chesterfield Island DXpedition.
The machine was refurbished by the Perseverance DX Group (www.pdxg.net),
loaded with Windows 10 and presented to Bill by Les Kalmus W2LK. PDXG is
extremely happy to have been able to help Bill on his long road to
recovery". [TNX K5GS]
PIRATE ---> 1A0KM was repeatedly pirated over the past few weeks. Genuine
operations are publicized in advance and information is published on
qrz.com, 1A0KM's QSL manager IK0FTA says. Do not waste your time and money
working fakers and requesting direct cards for unannounced activities.
QSL YB8OUN/P ---> This activity took place on 14-15 May from was Poat
island (OC-213). QSL via YB8RW, preferably through the OQRS on Club Log
(search for YB8OUN/P_POAT).
WRTC 2018: SPONSORED TEAMS ---> "Sponsored teams are a long-standing
tradition in WRTC and a substantial part for fundraising. It gives the
chance to take part in the WRTC to dedicated contesters who cannot qualify
because of serious commitments". The WRTC 2018 Organizing Committee is
looking for applications for the first two sponsored teams beginning on 1
June - see the details on www.wrtc2018.de.
WWFF ---> The "World Wide Flora and Fauna in Amateur Radio" aims to draw
attention to the importance of protecting nature. In this spirit amateur
radio operators set up and operate their radio stations from designated
nature parks and protected nature areas - generating attention for these
areas whilst giving the ham radio community an interesting activity to
contact. WWFF is an international and non-commercial program run by the
coordinators of a large number of Flora and Fauna national programmes. See
http://wwff.co/ for omplete information.
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3C7A, 3DA0TM, 3XY1T (AF-051),
3XY5M, 4J3DJ, 4S7AB, 4W/DJ2EH, 4Z5IW, 5J0P (NA-033), 5V7TH, 5W0XG, 7X4AN,
8R1/K9KX, 8R1A, 9K2YM/p (AS-118), 9M0O, 9M2AX, A25UK, BU2AQ, C35U, C35US,
C5FUD, D3AA, D3AM, D44TBO, D67GIA, FT4XU, GU4CHY, H44MS, J8/UA4CC,
JA0RQV/6Y5, JT1CO, JT1DN, JT5DX, JV5A, JW/DL7DF, K3IMD, K5P, P29LL,
P4/WJ2O, PG16ANT, PJ7/WJ2O, PW0FN, R15CWC/4, RC70YC, RI0BV/p (AS-042),
RI0KV (AS-027), RI0PV (EU-085), RI0QV (AS-028), RI0QV/p (AS-029), RI1PA
(EU-085), RI44ANT, RW3RN/HI7, S01WS, S9BK, SM1IRS (EU-020), SN20BKGZ,
ST100S, T88RF, TI5/JT1CO, TK/SP7VC, TO2EE, TX7EU, TY1AA, VE1AI/m (NA-068),
VE3KTB/VY0 (NA-008), VE7ACN/7 (NA-051 and NA-061), VK5MAV/6 (OC-243),
VK6NAX/p (OC-164 and OC-183), VK9CK, VP8SGI, VP8STI, VU2CPL, W100AW,XU7TZG,
YB4IR/7, YC8ROP, YN/WJ2O, ZD7W, ZD8AA, ZF2LC, ZY2QG (SA-071).
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