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18 June 2016                                              A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1311
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                         ****  DX  INFORMATION  ****
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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

8Q     - James, 9V1YC will be in the Maldives  on  19-21  June.  This  is  a
         working trip and he may be QRV as 8Q7YC in his spare time. He  will
         operate CW only on the HF bands. QSL via W5UE and  LoTW.  [TNX  The
         Daily DX]
CE     - The Chilean DXpedition Team will  be  active  as  XR1T  from  Santa
         Maria Island (SA-069) from  28  July  to  1  August,  IOTA  Contest
         included. They will operate  CW,  SSB  and  digital  modes  on  all
         bands. QSL via CE3OP, direct or bureau (OQRS). [TNX rsgbiota.org]
D4     - Harald, DF2WO will  be  active  again  as  D44TWO  from  Sao  Tiago
         (AF-005), Cape Verde from 17 June to 13 July. He will operate  SSB,
         CW and digital modes  on  40-6  metres.  QSL  via  M0OXO  (OQRS  on
         www.m0oxo.com/oqrs/). [TNX The Daily DX]
DL     - DB1WA, DL1MRD, DM4DL and DM5HF will be  active  as  DR0F  from  the
         island of Neuwerk (EU-127) from 28 July to 1 August,  IOTA  Contest
         included. QSL via bureau to DM4DL. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
F      - A Belgiam team (ON4AR, ON4LRG, ON5PO, ON6DP,  ON6MM,  ON6QR,  ON6YH
         and ON7ZM) will be active from Groix Island (EU-048) from  27  July
         to 4 August. During the first days  (IOTA  Contest  included)  they
         will operate from Fort Mene, then the team will split in the  three
         groups for activities from other places of interest on the  island.
         Plans are detailed on qrz.com. QSL via  ON6DP,  direct  or  bureau.
         [TNX ON6DP]
G      - Special callsign GB90QBD will be used from  Lundy  Island  (EU-120)
         on 18-20 June to celebrate  Queen  Elizabeth  II’s  90th  birthday.
         Activity will be on 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres CW and  SSB,  as  well
         as on 6m SSB (50160 kHz), 2m and  70cm.  Expected  operating  times
         are 5-7 UTC, 10-13 UTC and 17-23 UTC. QSL via M0KRI.
G      - Jim, DL1DAW will be active  holiday  style  as  M/DL1DAW  from  the
         Isles of Scilly (EU-011) from 27 July to 3 August.  All  QSOs  will
         be confirmed automatically via the bureau and  LoTW;  direct  cards
         via DL1DAW. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
GM     - Ed, G3SQX will be active  as  GM3SQX  and  GM7O  (during  the  IOTA
         Contest) from the Isle of Arran (EU-123) on 28-31  July.  QSLs  via
         G3SQX, direct only. [TNX NG3K]
HR     - Dan, HR2DMR will be on Swan Island (NA-035) for a couple  of  weeks
         starting on 16 June. He will operate SSB and some  CW  as  HQ8S  in
         his spare time. QSL via KD4POJ. [TNX DX World]
J6     -  Steve, NY3B will be active  holiday  style  as  J6/NY3B  from  St.
         Lucia (NA-108) from 22 June to 4 July. He will operate CW  and  SSB
         mostly on 40, 20 and 15 metres. QSL via LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX]
JA     - Taka, JA8COE will be active as JA8COE/8 from Rebun Island  (AS-147)
         on 24-26 June. QSL via home call, direct or  bureau,  and  OQRS  on
         Club Log. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
OE     - OE2YOTA is the special callsign to be used during the  6th  edition
         of Youngsters On The Air (www.ham-yota.com), that will  take  place
         at Wagrain, south of Salzburg (Austria)  on  16-23  July.  QSL  via
         bureau.
OX     - Al,  F6ACH  will  be  active  holiday  style  as  OX/F6ACH/p   from
         Uummannaq (NA-134), Greenland on 21-27 June. He  will  operate  SSB
         on 20, 17, 15 and 10 metres. QSL via home call, direct  or  bureau,
         and eQSL. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
OY     - Roger, SM7RYR will be active as OY/SM7RYR from  the  Faroe  Islands
         (EU-018) on 19-27 June. He will operate  QRP  on  20-10  metres  CW
         only. QSL via LoTW or direct to home call. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
P5     - On 12 June Dom, 3Z9DX "received confirmation from the North  Korean
         government to make a return visit to P5 and operate  amateur  radio
         equipment for up to five days. The dates of activity  are  not  yet
         known, but it will be at very short notice. Dom  will  be  informed
         of dates just a few days beforehand - he will get his  luggage  and
         go. If you hear and work  P5/3Z9DX  in  the  next  few  days  ahead
         without any further details, this  will  be  real.  It  will  be  a
         single band operation, SSB only". [TNX DX World]
PA     - Special event  station  PA100FDM  (www.pa2p.nl/pa100fdm/)  will  be
         active from 28 June to 26 July to celebrate the  100th  edition  of
         the International Four Days Marches Nijmegen, one  of  the  largest
         marching  events  in  the  world.  All  QSOs  will  be    confirmed
         automatically via the  bureau;  direct  cards  should  be  sent  to
         PB0AEZ.
PY     - Junior PQ8VA, Roberto PT2GTI, Daniel PT7BI and Nicholas PT7MM  will
         be active as ZY8M from Maraca Island (SA-045) on 12-17  July.  They
         will operate SSB and CW on the HF bands. QSL via PT7BI,  direct  or
         bureau. [TNX PT7BI]
T8     - Naoki, JS3LSQ will be active again as T88WJ  from  Koror  (OC-009),
         Palau on 25-29 June. He will operate mainly RTTY. QSL  via  JS3LSQ,
         direct or bureau.
UA     - Look for RC1M/p, RV1CC/p and  UA1QV/p  to  be  active  from  Kashin
         Island (EU-102) on 23-27 June. They will be  QRV  on  40-15  metres
         with focus to North America, Oceania and  the  Far  East.  QSL  via
         home calls. [TNX DX World]
UA     - Vasily, R7AA  and  Yuri,  R2DG  will  be  active  as  R70ASIA  from
         Glavsevmorput (GUSMP) Island (AS-070) from 29  July  to  2  August,
         IOTA Contest included. They  will  operate  CW  and  SSB  on  40-10
         metres  with  two  stations.  QSL  via  R7AA,  direct  or   bureau;
         OQRS on Club Log.  See http://dxpedition.wix.com/r70asia  for  more
         information. [TNX DX News]
V4     - Gary, G0FWX will be active holiday style as V4/G0FWX  from  Calypso
         Bay, St Kitts (NA-104) from 29 June to 6 July. QSL via M0URX.  [TNX
         DX World]
VE     - A team of nine members of the VE2UMS Amateur  Radio  Club  will  be
         active as VC2Q from Zone 2 from 25 July  to  1  August.  They  will
         operate  CW,  SSB  and  digital  modes  on  all  bands  (60  metres
         included, if conditions are favourable)  with  four  stations.  QSL
         via LoTW and the bureau. Further information will be  published  on
         qrz.com. [TNX VE2BR]
VE    -  The  NA128  Contest  Group  will  be  active as XL2I from  Ile-aux-
         Coudres (NA-128) on 28-31 July for the  IOTA Contest. QSL via VE2CQ
         and LoTW. [TNX NG3K]
W      - W4KAZ and N4YDU will be active as K4C from Core Banks  (NA-067)  on
         29-31 July, IOTA Contest included. QSL  via  N4YDU  (direct  only).
         [TNX NG3K]

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

BEST COMMUNICATION AWARD ---> Sponsored by DX Coffee (www.dxcoffee.com)  and
DX University, it  takes  into  account  the  Public  Relations  side  of  a
DXpedition, i.e. the information (daily reports, pictures,  videos,  forums,
propagation hints, online logs,  operating  advice,  etc)  provided  to  the
amateur radio community through the DXpedition website and  other  channels.
The 2015  Best  Communication  Award  has  been  assigned  to  K1N  (Navassa
Island). [TNX IZ8IYX]

INDEXA NEWSLETTER ---> The Spring 2016 Special Issue  of  the  International
DX  Association's  (INDEXA)  Newsletter  is  now  available  for   download:
www.indexa.org/newsletters.html. This issue  contains  the  story  of  VK9WA
(Willis Island, November 2015) and a report  by  Roger  Western  (G3SXW)  on
some recent efforts in Europe to track  down  a  source  of  deliberate  QRM
(DQRM). [TNX K8YC]

IOTA NEWS: AN  APPEAL  TO  JOIN  FRIENDS  OF IOTA ---> We  referred  earlier
[425DXN #1303]  "to the  commitment of  the new company, Islands  on the Air
(IOTA) Ltd, to  the  paperless  QSLing project  that will  allow  electronic
confirmation of contacts. Much progress has been made  and some elements  of
this work are scheduled to be launched very soon on the  existing system  on
the IOTA website.  The new system itself will come on stream in  early 2017.
While paperless QSLing offers the IOTA Community huge savings in costs,  the
software development involved requires  substantial investment, the  more so
as it has to be grafted on to  a system that  will continue to accept  paper
cards. To help meet  these costs, the  new company  has launched Friends  of
IOTA as a supporters’ group within Islands on the Air (IOTA) Ltd. Its aim is
to give IOTA enthusiasts the opportunity not only to  participate in one  of
the most active  DX programmes in  the world  but  also to  support it  with
donations to ensure its long-term future". See www.rsgbiota.org [TNX G3KMA]

IOTA  NEWS:  DELETION  OF  KINGMAN  REEF  --->  "As  forecast  as  a  strong
likelihood in the  2016  IOTA  Directory  (page  50),  IOTA  Management  has
decided to delete Kingman Reef (OC-096) from the  IOTA  list,  effective  29
March 2016. Kingman Reef lost its current DXCC status on that date as it  no
longer satisfied the criteria under which it  was  added.  IOTA  Rule  E.5.5
states that an island that qualifies for separate listing  only  because  it
is a DXCC entity will have a start and / or  deletion  date  for  credit  in
line with DXCC decisions and that in the event  of  an  island  DXCC  entity
being deleted, the IOTA group number will normally  be  archived  and  score
credits moved on request to the IOTA group to which the  island  or  islands
are transferred. Kingman Reef is just such an island, and  the  transfer  in
this case is to Palmyra Atoll (OC-085). Before the end of June, credits  for
OC-096 will be deleted  from  all  records.  In  accordance  with  the  rule
participants may claim credit with Kingman Reef  QSOs  for  OC-085  if  they
need credit there - there are no date restrictions. To save questions,  IOTA
does not maintain a database of credits  with  deleted  /  archived  IOTAs".
[TNX G3KMA]

QSL 4U1ITU & 4U1UN ---> Bring your QSO data with you and get your  QSLs  for
4U0ITU (2015), 4U150ITU (2015), 4U1UN, 4U70UN and  4UITU  at  the  Swiss  DX
Foundation's booth (A1-461-2) at Hamradio 2016  (Friedrichshafen)  on  24-25
June. Additionally you can also get QSL  cards  for  HB14SAF,  HB9SOLAR  and
HB9SPACE. [TNX HB9BOU]

YASME FOUNDATION GRANTS ---> On 15 June the Board of Directors of the  Yasme
Foundation (www.yasme.org) announced three grants in furtherance of  Yasme’s
goal of encouraging youth  participation  in  amateur  radio  and  operating
activities.  The  sixth  edition  of  the  Youngsters  on  the   Air  (YOTA)
conference will take place in July 2016 in Austria, and YASME is pleased  to
assist in helping young amateurs attend this meeting  that  otherwise  would
be unable to attend.
1. AMATEUR RADIO ASSOCIATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOSOVO (SHRAK)
   The Yasme grant will enable two youth amateur radio operators from Kosovo
   to attend the YOTA conference. This will be the first time these amateurs
   will have  travelled  outside  their  home  country.  SHRAK  was recently
   admitted to the  IARU  as  a  member  society, an  additional step toward
   enabling Kosovo to be added to the ARRL DXCC entity list.
2. ETHIOPIAN AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY (EARS)
   Two youth operators from EARS will also be attending the YOTA conference.
   This extends Yasme’s support of the ET3AA station  and the previous grant
   enabling  travel  by   EARS  members  to  participate  in   the 2016  ARI
   International DX Contest from Estonia. EARS member participation furthers
   amateur radio activity  from  eastern  Africa and  encourages interest in
   amateur radio by other African youth.
3. NORTH AMERICAN PARTICIPANTS
   Three young amateurs from the  United  States  will  also attend the YOTA
   meeting with the assistance of the Yasme grant  and a similar grant  from
   the Northern California DX Foundation.   As  invited  members  of IARU in
   ITU Region 2, it is the hope of both Boards that they  will  return  with
   ideas for  extending  the  successes  of  YOTA to  young  North  American
   amateurs. [TNX W6SZN]

+ SILENT KEY + Nicola Cristiano, I8KNT passed away on  13  June.  A  serious
DXer with 339/356 (current/total) in the DXCC Honor Roll standings,  he  was
also one of the doyens of island chasing in Italy and got his  initial  IOTA
certificate in 1979.

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QSLs received direct or through managers:  3W2BR  (AS-130),  4S7GWG,  5A1AL,
6Y4K, 8R1/K9KX,  9M0S,  A91HI  (AS-202),  AT5P  (AS-173),  DA0HEL  (EU-127),
E44YL, E6AC,  EI9FBB  (EU-103),  EP2A,  FH/F2DX,  FR/DG5AA,  H44MS,  HI3TEJ,
HS3NBR/p (AS-145), LY26A,  O19VB,  P40MB,  PQ150ITU,  PU0R/PU0FDN  (SA-038),
PW0FN, PX150ITU, PZ50X, R00KVB, S01WS, S9BK, SV2RSG, TI0RC, TX7EU,  VE7ACN/7
(NA-051 and NA-061),  VK0EK,  VK4AAC/5  (OC-139),  VP8SGI,  VP8STI,  XU7AKC,
YW4D, ZW150ITU.

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18 June 2016                                              A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1311
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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

8Q     - James, 9V1YC will be in the Maldives  on  19-21  June.  This  is  a
         working trip and he may be QRV as 8Q7YC in his spare time. He  will
         operate CW only on the HF bands. QSL via W5UE and  LoTW.  [TNX  The
         Daily DX]
CE     - The Chilean DXpedition Team will  be  active  as  XR1T  from  Santa
         Maria Island (SA-069) from  28  July  to  1  August,  IOTA  Contest
         included. They will operate  CW,  SSB  and  digital  modes  on  all
         bands. QSL via CE3OP, direct or bureau (OQRS). [TNX rsgbiota.org]
D4     - Harald, DF2WO will  be  active  again  as  D44TWO  from  Sao  Tiago
         (AF-005), Cape Verde from 17 June to 13 July. He will operate  SSB,
         CW and digital modes  on  40-6  metres.  QSL  via  M0OXO  (OQRS  on
         www.m0oxo.com/oqrs/). [TNX The Daily DX]
DL     - DB1WA, DL1MRD, DM4DL and DM5HF will be  active  as  DR0F  from  the
         island of Neuwerk (EU-127) from 28 July to 1 August,  IOTA  Contest
         included. QSL via bureau to DM4DL. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
F      - A Belgiam team (ON4AR, ON4LRG, ON5PO, ON6DP,  ON6MM,  ON6QR,  ON6YH
         and ON7ZM) will be active from Groix Island (EU-048) from  27  July
         to 4 August. During the first days  (IOTA  Contest  included)  they
         will operate from Fort Mene, then the team will split in the  three
         groups for activities from other places of interest on the  island.
         Plans are detailed on qrz.com. QSL via  ON6DP,  direct  or  bureau.
         [TNX ON6DP]
G      - Special callsign GB90QBD will be used from  Lundy  Island  (EU-120)
         on 18-20 June to celebrate  Queen  Elizabeth  II’s  90th  birthday.
         Activity will be on 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres CW and  SSB,  as  well
         as on 6m SSB (50160 kHz), 2m and  70cm.  Expected  operating  times
         are 5-7 UTC, 10-13 UTC and 17-23 UTC. QSL via M0KRI.
G      - Jim, DL1DAW will be active  holiday  style  as  M/DL1DAW  from  the
         Isles of Scilly (EU-011) from 27 July to 3 August.  All  QSOs  will
         be confirmed automatically via the bureau and  LoTW;  direct  cards
         via DL1DAW. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
GM     - Ed, G3SQX will be active  as  GM3SQX  and  GM7O  (during  the  IOTA
         Contest) from the Isle of Arran (EU-123) on 28-31  July.  QSLs  via
         G3SQX, direct only. [TNX NG3K]
HR     - Dan, HR2DMR will be on Swan Island (NA-035) for a couple  of  weeks
         starting on 16 June. He will operate SSB and some  CW  as  HQ8S  in
         his spare time. QSL via KD4POJ. [TNX DX World]
J6     -  Steve, NY3B will be active  holiday  style  as  J6/NY3B  from  St.
         Lucia (NA-108) from 22 June to 4 July. He will operate CW  and  SSB
         mostly on 40, 20 and 15 metres. QSL via LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX]
JA     - Taka, JA8COE will be active as JA8COE/8 from Rebun Island  (AS-147)
         on 24-26 June. QSL via home call, direct or  bureau,  and  OQRS  on
         Club Log. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
OE     - OE2YOTA is the special callsign to be used during the  6th  edition
         of Youngsters On The Air (www.ham-yota.com), that will  take  place
         at Wagrain, south of Salzburg (Austria)  on  16-23  July.  QSL  via
         bureau.
OX     - Al,  F6ACH  will  be  active  holiday  style  as  OX/F6ACH/p   from
         Uummannaq (NA-134), Greenland on 21-27 June. He  will  operate  SSB
         on 20, 17, 15 and 10 metres. QSL via home call, direct  or  bureau,
         and eQSL. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
OY     - Roger, SM7RYR will be active as OY/SM7RYR from  the  Faroe  Islands
         (EU-018) on 19-27 June. He will operate  QRP  on  20-10  metres  CW
         only. QSL via LoTW or direct to home call. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
P5     - On 12 June Dom, 3Z9DX "received confirmation from the North  Korean
         government to make a return visit to P5 and operate  amateur  radio
         equipment for up to five days. The dates of activity  are  not  yet
         known, but it will be at very short notice. Dom  will  be  informed
         of dates just a few days beforehand - he will get his  luggage  and
         go. If you hear and work  P5/3Z9DX  in  the  next  few  days  ahead
         without any further details, this  will  be  real.  It  will  be  a
         single band operation, SSB only". [TNX DX World]
PA     - Special event  station  PA100FDM  (www.pa2p.nl/pa100fdm/)  will  be
         active from 28 June to 26 July to celebrate the  100th  edition  of
         the International Four Days Marches Nijmegen, one  of  the  largest
         marching  events  in  the  world.  All  QSOs  will  be    confirmed
         automatically via the  bureau;  direct  cards  should  be  sent  to
         PB0AEZ.
PY     - Junior PQ8VA, Roberto PT2GTI, Daniel PT7BI and Nicholas PT7MM  will
         be active as ZY8M from Maraca Island (SA-045) on 12-17  July.  They
         will operate SSB and CW on the HF bands. QSL via PT7BI,  direct  or
         bureau. [TNX PT7BI]
T8     - Naoki, JS3LSQ will be active again as T88WJ  from  Koror  (OC-009),
         Palau on 25-29 June. He will operate mainly RTTY. QSL  via  JS3LSQ,
         direct or bureau.
UA     - Look for RC1M/p, RV1CC/p and  UA1QV/p  to  be  active  from  Kashin
         Island (EU-102) on 23-27 June. They will be  QRV  on  40-15  metres
         with focus to North America, Oceania and  the  Far  East.  QSL  via
         home calls. [TNX DX World]
UA     - Vasily, R7AA  and  Yuri,  R2DG  will  be  active  as  R70ASIA  from
         Glavsevmorput (GUSMP) Island (AS-070) from 29  July  to  2  August,
         IOTA Contest included. They  will  operate  CW  and  SSB  on  40-10
         metres  with  two  stations.  QSL  via  R7AA,  direct  or   bureau;
         OQRS on Club Log.  See http://dxpedition.wix.com/r70asia  for  more
         information. [TNX DX News]
V4     - Gary, G0FWX will be active holiday style as V4/G0FWX  from  Calypso
         Bay, St Kitts (NA-104) from 29 June to 6 July. QSL via M0URX.  [TNX
         DX World]
VE     - A team of nine members of the VE2UMS Amateur  Radio  Club  will  be
         active as VC2Q from Zone 2 from 25 July  to  1  August.  They  will
         operate  CW,  SSB  and  digital  modes  on  all  bands  (60  metres
         included, if conditions are favourable)  with  four  stations.  QSL
         via LoTW and the bureau. Further information will be  published  on
         qrz.com. [TNX VE2BR]
VE    -  The  NA128  Contest  Group  will  be  active as XL2I from  Ile-aux-
         Coudres (NA-128) on 28-31 July for the  IOTA Contest. QSL via VE2CQ
         and LoTW. [TNX NG3K]
W      - W4KAZ and N4YDU will be active as K4C from Core Banks  (NA-067)  on
         29-31 July, IOTA Contest included. QSL  via  N4YDU  (direct  only).
         [TNX NG3K]

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

BEST COMMUNICATION AWARD ---> Sponsored by DX Coffee (www.dxcoffee.com)  and
DX University, it  takes  into  account  the  Public  Relations  side  of  a
DXpedition, i.e. the information (daily reports, pictures,  videos,  forums,
propagation hints, online logs,  operating  advice,  etc)  provided  to  the
amateur radio community through the DXpedition website and  other  channels.
The 2015  Best  Communication  Award  has  been  assigned  to  K1N  (Navassa
Island). [TNX IZ8IYX]

INDEXA NEWSLETTER ---> The Spring 2016 Special Issue  of  the  International
DX  Association's  (INDEXA)  Newsletter  is  now  available  for   download:
www.indexa.org/newsletters.html. This issue  contains  the  story  of  VK9WA
(Willis Island, November 2015) and a report  by  Roger  Western  (G3SXW)  on
some recent efforts in Europe to track  down  a  source  of  deliberate  QRM
(DQRM). [TNX K8YC]

IOTA NEWS: AN  APPEAL  TO  JOIN  FRIENDS  OF IOTA ---> We  referred  earlier
[425DXN #1303]  "to the  commitment of  the new company, Islands  on the Air
(IOTA) Ltd, to  the  paperless  QSLing project  that will  allow  electronic
confirmation of contacts. Much progress has been made  and some elements  of
this work are scheduled to be launched very soon on the  existing system  on
the IOTA website.  The new system itself will come on stream in  early 2017.
While paperless QSLing offers the IOTA Community huge savings in costs,  the
software development involved requires  substantial investment, the  more so
as it has to be grafted on to  a system that  will continue to accept  paper
cards. To help meet  these costs, the  new company  has launched Friends  of
IOTA as a supporters’ group within Islands on the Air (IOTA) Ltd. Its aim is
to give IOTA enthusiasts the opportunity not only to  participate in one  of
the most active  DX programmes in  the world  but  also to  support it  with
donations to ensure its long-term future". See www.rsgbiota.org [TNX G3KMA]

IOTA  NEWS:  DELETION  OF  KINGMAN  REEF  --->  "As  forecast  as  a  strong
likelihood in the  2016  IOTA  Directory  (page  50),  IOTA  Management  has
decided to delete Kingman Reef (OC-096) from the  IOTA  list,  effective  29
March 2016. Kingman Reef lost its current DXCC status on that date as it  no
longer satisfied the criteria under which it  was  added.  IOTA  Rule  E.5.5
states that an island that qualifies for separate listing  only  because  it
is a DXCC entity will have a start and / or  deletion  date  for  credit  in
line with DXCC decisions and that in the event  of  an  island  DXCC  entity
being deleted, the IOTA group number will normally  be  archived  and  score
credits moved on request to the IOTA group to which the  island  or  islands
are transferred. Kingman Reef is just such an island, and  the  transfer  in
this case is to Palmyra Atoll (OC-085). Before the end of June, credits  for
OC-096 will be deleted  from  all  records.  In  accordance  with  the  rule
participants may claim credit with Kingman Reef  QSOs  for  OC-085  if  they
need credit there - there are no date restrictions. To save questions,  IOTA
does not maintain a database of credits  with  deleted  /  archived  IOTAs".
[TNX G3KMA]

QSL 4U1ITU & 4U1UN ---> Bring your QSO data with you and get your  QSLs  for
4U0ITU (2015), 4U150ITU (2015), 4U1UN, 4U70UN and  4UITU  at  the  Swiss  DX
Foundation's booth (A1-461-2) at Hamradio 2016  (Friedrichshafen)  on  24-25
June. Additionally you can also get QSL  cards  for  HB14SAF,  HB9SOLAR  and
HB9SPACE. [TNX HB9BOU]

YASME FOUNDATION GRANTS ---> On 15 June the Board of Directors of the  Yasme
Foundation (www.yasme.org) announced three grants in furtherance of  Yasme’s
goal of encouraging youth  participation  in  amateur  radio  and  operating
activities.  The  sixth  edition  of  the  Youngsters  on  the   Air  (YOTA)
conference will take place in July 2016 in Austria, and YASME is pleased  to
assist in helping young amateurs attend this meeting  that  otherwise  would
be unable to attend.
1. AMATEUR RADIO ASSOCIATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOSOVO (SHRAK)
   The Yasme grant will enable two youth amateur radio operators from Kosovo
   to attend the YOTA conference. This will be the first time these amateurs
   will have  travelled  outside  their  home  country.  SHRAK  was recently
   admitted to the  IARU  as  a  member  society, an  additional step toward
   enabling Kosovo to be added to the ARRL DXCC entity list.
2. ETHIOPIAN AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY (EARS)
   Two youth operators from EARS will also be attending the YOTA conference.
   This extends Yasme’s support of the ET3AA station  and the previous grant
   enabling  travel  by   EARS  members  to  participate  in   the 2016  ARI
   International DX Contest from Estonia. EARS member participation furthers
   amateur radio activity  from  eastern  Africa and  encourages interest in
   amateur radio by other African youth.
3. NORTH AMERICAN PARTICIPANTS
   Three young amateurs from the  United  States  will  also attend the YOTA
   meeting with the assistance of the Yasme grant  and a similar grant  from
   the Northern California DX Foundation.   As  invited  members  of IARU in
   ITU Region 2, it is the hope of both Boards that they  will  return  with
   ideas for  extending  the  successes  of  YOTA to  young  North  American
   amateurs. [TNX W6SZN]

+ SILENT KEY + Nicola Cristiano, I8KNT passed away on  13  June.  A  serious
DXer with 339/356 (current/total) in the DXCC Honor Roll standings,  he  was
also one of the doyens of island chasing in Italy and got his  initial  IOTA
certificate in 1979.

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QSLs received direct or through managers:  3W2BR  (AS-130),  4S7GWG,  5A1AL,
6Y4K, 8R1/K9KX,  9M0S,  A91HI  (AS-202),  AT5P  (AS-173),  DA0HEL  (EU-127),
E44YL, E6AC,  EI9FBB  (EU-103),  EP2A,  FH/F2DX,  FR/DG5AA,  H44MS,  HI3TEJ,
HS3NBR/p (AS-145), LY26A,  O19VB,  P40MB,  PQ150ITU,  PU0R/PU0FDN  (SA-038),
PW0FN, PX150ITU, PZ50X, R00KVB, S01WS, S9BK, SV2RSG, TI0RC, TX7EU,  VE7ACN/7
(NA-051 and NA-061),  VK0EK,  VK4AAC/5  (OC-139),  VP8SGI,  VP8STI,  XU7AKC,
YW4D, ZW150ITU.

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