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24 January 2015                                           A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1238
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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

H4     - Once again Bernhard, DL2GAC will be active as  H44MS  from  Honiara
         (OC-047), Solomon Islands between 1 February and 30 April. He  will
         operate SSB only on 80-6 metres.  QSL  via  home  call,  direct  or
         bureau.
HS     - Alain, HS0ZKG (home call F6HBR) will go QRT  permanently  from  Koh
         Samui (AS-101) in May. He operates mainly CW,  with  some  PSK  and
         RTTY, on 40-10 metres. QSL via F6AXX, direct or bureau,  and  eQSL.
         Logsearch on Club Log.
J3     - Gregory, W2BEE will be QRV as J38GA from Grenada  (NA-024)  between
         31 January and 28 February, with activity focusing on  the  digital
         modes. QSL via home call, direct or bureau, and LoTW; logsearch  on
         Club Log. [TNX The Daily DX]
KP1    - "Within two weeks the K1N Navassa DXpedition should be QRV with  up
         to 7-8 stations", the K1N team reorted on 17  January.  "Our  exact
         departure date will be decided at the  last  moment  by  USFWS  and
         weather windows. We hope to have a basic camp  established  by  the
         end of the first day and if things go extremely well,  we  hope  to
         have several stations on the air by nightfall on  the  second  day.
         Helicopter deployment will continue  for  a  total  of  three  days
         before the camp is fully established".
         Look for K1N on "the usual" DX frequencies, listening  up,  but  in
         some cases, down, for certain  parts  of  the  world's  band  plan.
         Listen carefully to the instructions of  the  DXpedition  operator.
         At least one station will be on 20 metres 24  hours/day.  160m  and
         12m will be CW only, and 10m will be SSB  only.  Other  bands  will
         alternate CW and SSB. At least one station will always be on RTTY.
         The pilots will  be  N2OO  (Chief  Pilot),  V51B  (Africa),  JA1ELY
         (Asia, Zone 25), EY8MM (Central Asia, Zones 17-19, 21-24  and  26),
         MM0NDX  (Europe),  K2SG  (North  America),  ZL2AL  (Oceania),  HK1R
         (South  America)  and  KF5NYQ  (Youth  Pilot).  They  will  collect
         reports  and  suggestions  from  the  various  target  areas  (each
         pilot's contact information is listed on the DXpedition's  website:
         click on 'Our Team'). The worldwide feedback will  be  prioritized,
         summarized and forwarded to the team on Navassa.  Pilots  will  not
         have access to the logs, so do not  ask  about  busted  calls,  log
         entries, etc. Logs will be uploaded several  times  daily  to  Club
         Log.
         QSL via N2OO, direct  or  bureau  (OQRS  on  Club  Log),  and  LoTW
         ("sooner rather than later"). Read the complete  Press  Release  on
         www.navassadx.com;  the  next  one  will  be  when   the    landing
         operations commence. After that, daily progress and  pictures  will
         be posted on the website. Follow K1N on Twitter (@navassa2015)  and
         check out their Facebook page (www.facebook.com/2015Navassa).
ON_ant - ON5TN and ON1EN are active as OP0LE  from  the  Princess  Elisabeth
         Station, Antarctica until the end of February. QSL via ON7TK.  [TNX
         DX World]
OZ     - Jakob, OZ7AEI will use OU25AEI  for  all  his  portable  operations
         (IOTA, lighthouses, etc) in 2015. The special  callsign  celebrates
         his Silver Jubilee in amateur radio. QSL via bureau or direct.
OZ     - Celebrating the  90th  anniversary  of  the  International  Amateur
         Radio Union, special callsign OZ90IARU will used until 31  December
         by  several  different  operators  around  Denmark.  QSL  via  OZ0J
         (please  use  the  OQRS  provided  by  Club  Log  for  direct   and
         especially for bureau cards), LoTW and  eQSL.  See  www.oz90iaru.dk
         for the relevant award and general further information.
PY     - LABRE-SP (PY2AA) will activate special callsign  ZZ461SP  on  24-25
         January to celebrate the 461st  anniversary  of  the  city  of  Sao
         Paulo. QSL via bureau to PY2AA, eQSL and LoTW. Information  on  the
         relevant award che be found on qrz.com.
UA     - A team of seven (RA9LR, RW0BG, UA0BA,  UA0ZC,  UA0ZFW,  UA9KAM  and
         UA9KDF)  will  be  active  as  RT9K/0  from  Dobrzhanskogo   Island
         (AS-203, new one for IOTA) in early September. They will travel  to
         Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky on 19  August,  but  once  there  it  will
         still be a 1,500-kilometre voyage before  they  reach  the  island.
         RT9K/0 will operate CW, SSB and digital modes on 40-10 metres  with
         three stations. QSL via RX9KM  (logsearch  on  Club  Log).  Further
         information and updates on http://www.qrz.com/db/RT9K/0
V3     - Gerd, DJ4KW (V31YN) and  Gisela,  DK9GG  (V31GW)  are  active  from
         Consejo Shores, Belize until 5 March. Activity will  be  on  160-10
         meters CW, RTTY ans some SSB. This year  they  "will  stay  on  the
         mainland  the  whole  time  and  will  not  be  visiting  any  IOTA
         locations". QSL via home calls, direct or bureau,  and  LoTW.  [TNX
         ODX Bulletin]
VE     - VE3RHE will be active as CG350F from  1  February  to  1  March  to
         celebrate the 50th anniversary of  the  National  Flag  of  Canada.
         Also known as the Maple Leaf, it was adopted to replace  the  Union
         Flag and made its first official appearance on  15  February  1965.
         QSL via VE3RHE.
VP8    - Denis, ZL4DB will be working at King Edward  Point,  South  Georgia
         Island (AN-007) between late January and  late  March/early  April.
         He might operate SSB only as VP8DOZ with 100  watts  and  a  ground
         plane on 17m, 20m and maybe other bands, possibly  starting  around
         late February. He  is  "very  inexperienced  in  using  a  computer
         logging program or pile-up  handling  so  may  not  be  calling  CQ
         initially, he may  only  S&P  for  a  while  until  his  confidence
         increases". ZL4PW will be his QSL manager; see qrz.com for  further
         information and updates.
VP9    - Ron, W3PV  will be active as  W3PV/VP9  from  Bermuda  (NA-005)  on
         23-29 January. He will operate CW, JT65 and JT9 on 40-6 metres.  He
         will also "spend some time listening for QRP  operators".  QSL  via
         home call (bureau), LoTW and eQSL. [TNX W3PV]
W      - Howie, K1VSJ will be active from Key Colony Beach (NA-062) from  29
         January to 9 February. QSL via home call. [TNX The Daily DX]
XW     - Toshi,  JA8BMK  is  active  again  as  XW8BM  from  Laos  until  10
         February. He is QRV with a focus on the low bands from a  new,  low
         noise QTH. QSL via JA8BMK.
YO     - In  celebration  of  the  90th  anniversary  of  the  International
         Amateur Radio Union, special Romanian stations YO90IARU,  YP90IARU,
         YQ90IARU and YR90IARU will be active on all bands and mode  from  1
         February to 31 December. [TNX IARU Region 1]

PACIFIC TOUR  --->  Hrane,  YT1AD  will  be  on  a  reconnaissance  trip  in
preparation  for  a future  DXpedition, and  will  be active  next month  as
follows:
3-8 February    3D2AD     Fiji
8-11 February   5W7A      Samoa
11-12 February  KH8/N9YU  American Samoa
13-14 February  KH6/N9YU  Hawaai
He will operate CW and SSB on 160-6 metres. QSLs via YT1AD. [TNX  The  Daily
DX]

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                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

CHESTERFIELD 2015 ---> The team for the 1-12 October TX3X DXpedition to  the
Chesterfield Islands (OC-176) [425DXN 1236] now includes  eleven  operators:
AA4NN, HA5AO, K5GS, K6GFJ, K6MM, K6TD, K6TU, ND2T, W1SRD, W2LK and WA6O.
The pilot stations now include W4HK (Chief Pilot and North America),  JA1WSX
(Japan), 4L5A (Rest of Asia), PT7WA (South America),  V51B  (Africa),  HA5XA
(Europe) and  VK3HJ  (Oceania).  See  http://chesterfield2015.pdxg.net/  for
further information. [TNX K5GS]

DXCC RULES CHANGES ---> At its 16-17 January  Meeting,  the  ARRL  Board  of
Directors decided to tweak "the DX Century Club (DXCC) rules to clarify  and
expand their recognition of remotely controlled station technology. It  also
has added a rule that puts greater ethical responsibility on operators  with
respect to remotely controlled operation". The following  was  published  on
the ARRL's website on 21 January:
The DXCC Rules changes,  which  affect  Section  I,  subsections  8  and  9,
explain and extend how contacts with remotely controlled  stations  now  may
be  applied  toward  the  DXCC  award.  As  ARRL  CEO  David  Sumner,  K1ZZ,
explained, the changes are subtle but significant. The modified  rules  make
clear that contacts with legally licensed, land-based,  remotely  controlled
stations count for DXCC, but the control point - the operator's  location  -
of a remotely controlled station  no  longer  has  to  be  land  based;  the
operator can be literally anywhere.
"It has always been permitted for a QSO  to  count  for  both  stations,  if
either station was operated remotely from a control point  within  the  same
DXCC entity," Sumner explained. "Now the location of  the  operator  doesn't
matter; the operator could be on the far side of  the  Moon  if  he  or  she
could figure out how to remotely control a station on  land  back  on  Earth
from there." Transmitter location continues to define a station's  location,
and, for DXCC purposes, all  transmitters  and  receivers  must  be  located
within a 500 meter diameter circle, excluding antennas.
Under the old rules, if either station was operated from a control point  in
another DXCC entity, the contact did not count for DXCC for either  station.
"This was unenforceable unless someone was transparent about what they  were
doing," Sumner said.
The Board further adopted a new rule, now Subsection  11  (subsequent  rules
will be renumbered  accordingly),  that  acknowledges  the  reality  of  the
technology enabling remote operation, and it puts greater responsibility  on
individuals  when  it  comes  to  applying  that  technology  ethically  and
responsibly.
"Issues concerning remotely controlled operating and  DXCC  are  best  dealt
with by each  individual  carefully  considering  the  ethical  limits  that
he/she will accept for his/her DXCC and other  operating  awards,"  the  new
rule states. It adds, in part, "the owner of these achievements needs to  be
comfortable standing behind his/her award and numbers.  Peer  attention  has
always been a part of awards chasing, of course, but in these times with  so
many awards and so many players, it is more important  than  even  to  'play
the game ethically.'"
Subsection  11  acknowledges  that  technological  advances    "add  to  the
difficulty in defining rules for DXCC," but stresses that the intent of  the
rules is what's important. "It will continue to be up  to  the  operator  to
decide what types of legal remote control  operating  he/she  will  use  (if
any) to contribute to an operating award," the new rule concludes.

K1N & DQRM ---> "Deliberate QRM has been a major hindrance on both  ends  of
the pileups in recent years and is worsening. There is a tab on our  website
(www.navassadx.com) where you can help us  identify  QRMing  stations.  This
tab will not be active until the DXpedition comes on the  air.  By  entering
the data requested, and if enough data is entered, even with crude or  rough
beam headings, a 'heat map' can be produced with  mathematical  analysis  of
the data.  This  was  covertly  tested  during  the  recent  FT4TA  Tromelin
DXpedition and even with  limited  data  input,  several  deliberate  QRMing
stations could be identified within a very small area! Again, the more  data
that is provided the more accurate  the  'heat'  can  be  put  on  offending
stations. If we do experience QRM, we have planned tactics to  minimize  the
malicious interference. Hint: listen, listen and listen more  for  us...  we
might try to 'wiggle' out of it! We will also try hard to  keep  our  splits
narrow as possible to avoid  annoying  non-DXers  who  have  been  known  to
'bother' a pileup".

NC1L ---> ARRL DXCC and  Awards  Manager  Bill  Moore,  NC1L  was  seriously
injured in a single-car accident on 3 July last year [425DXN  1212].  Sadly,
Bill has now resolved to resign: "After much  consultation  with  my  family
and as a result of the life changing accident I suffered in  July,  2014,  I
have decided to relinquish my position as Awards  Manager  at  ARRL  HQ  and
focus my full effort on physical therapy. I have enjoyed my  years  at  ARRL
and the countless friends I have made within  the  ham  radio  community.  I
hope to maintain contact as best I can via email and hope someday I will  be
able  to  get  back  on  the  bands.    Email  can    be    sent  to  me  at
BillMooreNC1L[@]gmail.com and while I plan to read each  and  every  one,  I
cannot promise to reply in a timely manner". [TNX The Daily DX]

VP8 2016 ---> The Intrepid-DX Group is pleased to announce  that  they  have
received their Landing/Camp Permit for  South  Sandwich  and  South  Georgia
Islands for their January 2016 DXpeditions [425DXN 1233].  "We  will  be  on
each island for ten days and we plan for eight full  days  of  radio",  they
say. The primary objective is to provide as many DXers as  possible  with  a
New One, and to focus low-band contacts as a secondary objective:  "we  will
use proven techniques to help ensure that everyone  has  a  fair  chance  to
work us". They also hope  to  upload  to  LoTW  during  or  just  after  the
DXpedition. "At this time, we are seeking Foundation,  Club  and  individual
support to help us offset our significant costs to activate these  two  rare
islands" (South Sandwich and South Georgia are currently in the 4th and  9th
place respectively according to Club  Log's  DXCC  Most  Wanted  List).  The
vessel charter is in excess of 310,000 USD and the totale budget is  425,000
USD. See www.intrepid-dx.com/vp8/ for further information. [TNX N6PSE]

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                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

===================================================================
CALL        MANAGER     CALL        MANAGER     CALL        MANAGER
===================================================================
3D2KM       W6ZL        FK8CE       NI5DX       RI1ANT      RW1AI
3W3B        E21EIC      FR4PV       EA5GL       RT77VV      RZ9UF
4K6FO       DC9RI       FW5JJ       F5RXL       S79AC       OE4AAC
4L1AN       N4GNR       GB2GM       2E0GSD      SN0GKR      SP3PGR
5B4AIF      EB7DX       GB4UAS      MN0VFW      SN50G       SP6KGJ
5H3EE       DL4ME       GS8VL       GM4FDM      T32RL       AD7AF
5H9GB       G4SVV       HB9HLM      EA7FTR      T6T         RW6HS
5P0MF       DF5LW       HC2SL       HD2A        T88CP       JA6UBY
5R8UI       IZ8CCW      HF30RVG     SP2UUU      T88HK       JE6DND
5W1SA       JA1DXA      HG7SNOW     HA7PL       TC100GLB    TA1CM
6W7SK       F6BLP       HG90IARU    HA5MA       TG9AJR      NR6M
7X2JV       SM4VPZ      HH5/KC0W    KC0W        TG9GJG      EA5GL
8P0P        W0SA   [b]  HI3CC       W2CCW       TR8CA       F6CBC
8P0P        W3HNK  [d]  HP1RN       IZ8CLM      TU5JM       DB1DT
8P9EH       EA4GLI [b]  HS0ZKG      F6AXX       TY2BP       IK2IQD
8P9NX       W3HNK       HV0A        IK0FVC      TZ6BB       W3HNK
8T5MQT      VU2NRO      HV6SP       IK0FVC      UE72L       RQ7L
9K2OD       EA7FTR      HZ1HZ       N7RO        UE77VV      R4AAT
9M2TO       JA0DMV      HZ1SK       IZ8CLM      UE77WW      R7TW
9M6XRO      M0URX       II8FC       IZ8XJJ      UN7TX       RW6HS
A22LL       ZS1LL       J28NC       F5RQQ       V31DX       DO4DXA
A45WH       NI5DX       J79SB       NI5DX       V31MA       M0OXO
A61Q        EA7FTR      JW9JKA      LA9JKA      V31YN       DJ4KW
AF1Y/KH0    DU1CKF      JY4CI       K2AX        V51WH       DK2WH
AP2NK       W3HNK       JY9FC       E73Y        V63YAH      AH7G
AU1SV       VU2SMS      KH2L        W3HNK       VK16AC      M0OXO
AU5SV       VU2SMN      KH8Z        JH1AJT      VK2DOI      SP3DOI
C5X         M0OXO       KP4AW       NP3IR       VK2DX       W3HNK
C91RF       DL6DQW      LY19EURO    LY3BY       VP2ETE      W3HNK
CE2AWW      N7RO        MM0NDX/p    IW7EGQ      XR0YJ       JA3AVO
CN2JF       F6CTF       MX0WFF      G0WOU       XV3FB       KB4FB
CN2JJ       F5LYF       OP0LE       ON7TK       XV9NPS      JA2NPS [b]
CO6LC       IZ1GDB      OU0POLIO    OZ1ACB      XV9NPS      JA2ODB [d]
CO8LY       EA7ADH      OX3XR       PA3249      XW1HFC      OE1HFC
CP4BT       DJ2BW       OX5M        OZ0J        XW4FB       KB4FB
CY0/VA1AXC  JE1LET      OX5T        OZ0J        XW4XR       E21EIC
DC0LGST     DF0CK       OY1OF       M0URX       XW4ZW       K1SE
DP0GVN      DL5EBE      P49MR       VE3MR       XW8BM       JA8BMK
DP1POL      DL1ZBO      PH6SKCC     PA3CLQ      YB8K        YB8IBD
E50V        E51CG       PJ4B        PA8A        YB8RXA/p    W2FB
EA8OM       DJ1OJ       PJ7TM       K2GSJ       YB9KA       HA3JB
EA9EU       EA5KB       PS06J       PR7JP       YC8ROP      W2FB
EA9KB       EA7FTR      PU2YZP      W2CCW       YL20IARU    YL1UB
EK3GM       IK2QPR      R120AM      RU3AWH      YL45GBC     YL3GBC
EL2DT       EL2FM       R35ASK      R4AAS       Z81D        OM3JW
EP6T        M0URX       R47TBS      UA4ATL      ZF2PG       K8PGJ
EX8VI       RW6HS       RA77VV      RW0UM       ZP/5P8X     OZ8X
FG/F6ARC    FE11DX      RI1ANR      RK1PWA      ZP5YW       W5UE

AD7AF      Richard L. Lemke, P.O. Box 1038, Ocean Park, WA 98640, USA
EL2FM      Joe Brown, 10 Oldhams Lane, Bolton, BL1 6PN, United Kingdom
JA3AVO     Masumi Nakade, 3-94 Koya, Itami-shi, Hyogo-ken, 664-0881, Japan
JE1LET     Masahiko Otokozawa, 985-7 Kuno, Odawara-shi, Kanagawa-ken,
           250-0055, Japan
JE6DND     Katsuhiko Hayashida, 5-5-28-106 Hibaru, Minami-ku, Fukuoka-shi,
           Fukuoka-ken, 811-1355, Japan
K3Y        Jeff Peters, 5562 Heritage Way, Traverse City MI 49685, USA
KC0W       Thomas M. Callas, P.O. Box 1058, Minnetonka, MN 55345. USA
M0OXO      Charles Wilmott, 60 Church Hill, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4NG,
           United Kingdom
M0URX      Tim Beaumont, P.O. Box 17, Kenilworth, CV8 1SF, United Kingdom
PA3249     Harry de Jong, Broekdijk 59, 7695 TC Bruchterveld, The
           Netherlands
PZ5RA      Ramon Kaersenhout, P.O. Box 745, Paramaribo, Suriname
SM4VPZ     Lily Aspelin, Hertig Karlsg 21B, SE-682 30 Filipstad, Sweden
VU2NRO     National Institute of Amateur Radio, 6-3-1092/93 Raj Bhawan Road,
           Somajiguda, Hyderabad 500082, India
YB8IBD     Salmin Sahidin, Jln.  Belimbing  No.  89,  Kel. Andonohu, Poasia,
           Kendari 93232, Indonesia
YS1/HB9KNA Markus Pfiffner, Gopf 791, 9052 Niederteufen AR, Switzerland

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Alain, F8FUA (ex-5U7NU, TZ6NU) plans activity from the Chatham Islands as ZL7/F8FUA between February 7-13, 2015.

QRV on HF bands, CW/SSB/RTTY.

QSL via H/c. Uploads to LoTW/ Club Log.

Adhi, YB3MM/8 will be QRV from Pulau Sailusa Besar in the Tengah Islands OC-247 between January 28-31, 2015.

QRV on 30-12m, CW/SSB.

QSL via IZ8CCW, via direct or via bureau.

Due to no internet service, QSOs will be uploaded to Club Log afterwards.

A 16-man team will be active from Indah Island AS-074 as 9M4SI between February 7-9, 2015.

QRVB on 40-10m, CW/SSB/Digi.

QSL via 9M2YOT.

More info and logbook here

                                                                  Scheda valida dal 26 ottobre 2014 al 29 marzo 2015

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                         ****  DX  INFORMATION  ****
                         ===========================
                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

6W     - Once again Francis, F6BLP (www.f6blp.org) will be active  as  6W7SK
         from Senegal from 10 January to 5 February. He will operate  mainly
         CW on 80-10 metres (hopefully also on 160 metres), with a focus  on
         the low bands during his sunrise and susnset hours. QSL via  F6BLP,
         direct or bureau,  and  LoTW.  Logsearch  on  Club  Log.  [TNX  Les
         Nouvelles DX]
BY     - Terry, BA7NQ will join  BA7CK  on  Yongxing  Dao  (AS-143)  [425DXN
         1234] on 4-8 January. Terry will  operate  CW  and  SSB.  [TNX  The
         Daily DX]
DL     - Celebrating the 90th anniversary of IARU and the  65th  anniversary
         of DARC (the German Amateur Radio IARU society), special  callsigns
         DJ90IARU, DK65DARC and DL65DARC will be active until  31  December.
         QSL DJ90IARU via bureau or  direct  to  DL2VFR;  QSL  DK65DARC  and
         DL65DARC via bureau or direct to DF1QR. Information on the DARC  65
         Award: www.darc.de/referate/dx/bulls/darc65/special-award/ [TNX  DX
         Newsletter]
EP     - "With only 17 days to go  before  the  EP6T  DXpedition  will  take
         place", the team reported on 29 December, "the Rockall DX Group  is
         in the final process of finalizing their  newest  set-up".  As  for
         the low bands (160, 80 and 40m), they will be QRV from £from  local
         sunset (13.45Z) up until our sunrise  (03.00Z).  During  the  first
         two days of the expedition,  we  encourage  DX  stations  from  all
         corners of the world to listen to us on the low bands and  to  keep
         our pilots informed of your best times so we  can  focus  based  on
         the data we receive. During these days we will also  be  doing  our
         utmost to thin out the EU  pile".  Read  the  complete  release  on
         www.rockall.be.
GM     - Col, MM0NDX will be active as  MM0NDX/p  from  the  Orkney  Islands
         (EU-009) on 16-18 January. QSL via IW7EGQ. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
JA     - Kenji, JA4GXS will be active as JA4GXS/5  from  Shodo  (AS-200)  on
         23-25 January. He will operate CW and SSB on 40-15 metres. QSL  via
         JA4GXS, direct or bureau. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
KP1    - On 30 December the K1N Navassa team reported that "the  exact  date
         of departure from  the  staging  area  will  be  dependent  upon  a
         combination of the date U.S. FWS transportation  is  available  and
         upon weather windows". It is estimated that it will take "two  full
         days of helicopter shuttles  to  get  everything  needed  to  start
         operations", and now it looks like "K1N will be QRV the  first  two
         weeks of February". Navassa was activated for the  last  time  back
         in 1993, and the USFWS "will not allow  another  operation  for  at
         least 10 more years". For this reason, K1N will limit  "most  bands
         to a specific mode, so that we can work the  pileups  down  to  the
         last little pistol". See www.navassadx.com for further  information
         on the project and details on how to contribute to the fundraising.
LZ     - Once  again  Radio  Club  Blagovestnik  (LZ1KCP)  will  use  twelve
         special callsigns throughout  2015  to  honour  as  many  different
         Bulgarian saints: LZ290MB (January), LZ550SI  (February),  LZ386SKI
         (March), LZ883PI (April), LZ102SIB (May), LZ293MA  (June),  LZ429PS
         (July),  LZ250MM  (August),   LZ129WNLS    (September),    LZ130SAK
         (October), LZ259PA  (November)  and  LZ362MT  (December).  QSL  via
         bureau  or  direct  to  P.  O.  Box  36,  4300  Karlovo,  Bulgaria.
         Information on the "All Bulgarian Saints 2015" award can  be  found
         at www.lz1kcp.com.
PJ4    - Peter, PA8A will be active  holiday  style  as  PJ4B  from  Bonaire
         (SA-006) on 14-29 January. QSL via PA8A, direct only.
PY0F   - Leo, PP1CZ will be active again  as  PY0F/PP1CZ  from  Fernando  de
         Noronha (SA-003) on 8-15 January.  QSL  via  home  call  and  LoTW;
         logsearch and OQRS on Club Log. [TNX DX World]
UA     - A team from the Pushkino Amateur Radio  Club  (namely  R2DG,  R2DX,
         RV3DFI, RW3FB, RX3DVZ and RZ3DJ) will be active as R73RDA from  the
         town of Soligalich (RDA KS-28), Kostroma  oblast  on  3-6  January.
         They will also operate  mobile  while  travelling  through  several
         other  districts.  QSL  via  RW3FB.  Information  on  the   Russian
         Districs Award programme: www.rdaward.org. [TNX RZ3DJ]
VE     - Commemorating the 200th anniversary of the birth  of  Sir  John  A.
         Macdonald, the first Prime  Minister  of  Canada,  members  of  the
         Delta Amateur Radio Society (British Columbia) will  be  active  as
         VC7SJAM until 31 January. All of the QSOs  will  be  confirmed  via
         the bureau. Also, Kingston  Amateur  Radio  Club  members  will  be
         active as VG3SJAM during the same time frame from Sir  John's  home
         city of Kingston (Ontario). QSL via operator's  instructions.  [TNX
         DX Newsletter]
VP8_ant- Mike, GM0HCQ/VP8CMH was able to log  505  QSOs  during  his  recent
         stop at Rothera Base. He operated for three evenings mainly  CW  on
         17, 20, 30 and 40 metres. The "James Clark Ross" is due to be  back
         at the base on Adelaide Island (AN-001), Antarctica in a few  days'
         time, and it is Mike's intention to be active again  as  VP8ROT  on
         8-10 January. Usually he is QRV  from  around  00.00  UTC  for  2-3
         hours. QSL via GM0HCQ (direct only),  LoTW  and  eQSL.  Follow  the
         ship itinerary and Mikes' daily updates at www.gm0hcq.com.
VQ9   -  Bob,  N7XR   will  be  back   to   Diego  Garcia  (AF-006),  Chagos
         Archipelago and active as VQ9XR on 15-28 January. He  will  be  QRV
         on 80-10 metres. QSL direct only to N7XR,  preferably  through  the
         OQRS on Club Log (please refrain from choosing the  bureau  option,
         as "all ClubLog requests for bureau cards will not be  processed").
         [TNX The Daily DX]
W      - Members of the Livermore  Amateur  Radio  Group  Endeavors  (K6LRG)
         expect to be active as K6F from the Farallon  Islands  (NA-178)  on
         5-6 January. On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/K6Fislands) they
         say that "this  trip to the island will likely not 'count' for IOTA
         credit. Paperwork and politics  being what they are, we will likely
         not have certification from IOTA for these QSO's  next week. Please
         consider this a dry run for a future  trip". The  Farallons  are  a
         National Wildlife Refuge and the  public  is  not allowed on any of
         the islands.  The only two  amateur  radio  activities  so far were
         conducted  by  KK6EK  on  1-2  September  1992  (419   QSOs,    see
         www.cordell.org/FARALLONS/index.html),  and  K6VVA/6  operated   by
         K6VVA  and  K9AJ  on  on  14-16  February  2006  (2576  QSOs,   see
         http://k6vva.com/iota/na178/).
YB     - YB8IBD and other seven  operators  will  be  active  as  YB8K  from
         Wawonii  Island  (formerly  known  as  Wowoni,  OC-236)  on   10-11
         January. QSL via YB8IBD; logsearch on Club Log. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
ZF     - Pete, K8PGJ  will be active as ZF2PG from Grand Cayman (NA-016)  on
         10-18 January, with a serious effort  in  the  North  American  QSO
         Party (NAQP). He will be QRV on 20-10 metres  SSB  in  his  morning
         and afternoon hours, and on 160-40 metres in the  nights.  QSL  via
         K8PGJ (direct) and LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX]
ZL7    - Nobuaki, JA0JHQ  (http://pandasan.jimdo.com/)  will  be  active  as
         ZL7/JA0JHQ from the Chatham Islands (OC-038) from 30 Janaury  to  1
         February. He will be QRV mainly on 17 and 15  metres  SSB  and  CW,
         with some activity on 30, 12  and  10  metres  depending  on  local
         conditions. QSL via JA0JHQ, direct o bureau.

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                         *** 4 2 5  D X  N E W S ***
                         ****  GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
                         ===========================
                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

BOUVET 2016 ---> "It is getting close to 'decision time' whether or not  the
Bouvet project (www.on4ww.be/bouvet2016.html) will go forward",  Mark  ON4WW
reported on 30 December. "I am amazed by the amount  of  funding  intentions
received from individual DXers  and  DX  Foundations/Clubs  alike".  Funding
intentions received so far cover EUR 112,000 out of the needed  250,000.  "I
am expecting the input of some of the DX Foundations,  DX  Clubs  and  other
Amateur Radio related institutions to reach me in the next few weeks",  Mark
says, and therefore he has postponed the deadline for a  possible  go  ahead
until the end of this month of January.
"Some of you have raised  a  point  of  concern  about  two  teams  possibly
activating Bouvet around the same time period", he goes on saying.  "I  have
done my homework on this, and with all data at  hand  I  see  no  reason  to
adjust my initial concept.  In  regard  to  possible  funding  for  the  two
efforts, luckily for you, the deserving DXer and the  DX  Foundations/Clubs,
there are mechanisms  in  place  to  determine  the  viability  and  success
factors of both efforts.
The unique one-man effort over a 3 month time period, will undoubtedly  show
how this different approach will make  more  people  happy  (compared  to  a
multi-operator team, short time period). Have a closer look why.
It is in the scope of this project:
1. to work as many unique stations as possible: thanks to the 3  month  time
   period, I will be able to work 1  or  2  specific  bands exactly for this
   purpose. The very last interested QRPp station willing to work Bouvet and
   willing to put the necessary time and effort  from  his/her side into it,
   will be able to get in the log;
2. to work those stations that need Bouvet  on  certain  bandslots/modes  to
   achieve 9 band clean sweeps;
3. to provide SSB, CW and RTTY contacts for those needing certain modes.
For all audiences, I will have plenty  of  time.  It  will  be  the  primary
reason for me being on Bouvet, making radio contacts, as many as possible.
Whether or not there will be two  DXpeditions  activating  Bouvet,  all  the
target audiences (unique/9 band-ers/modes) will  ultimately  have  a  better
shot with the 3 month concept.
For this approach to be successful, it needs one or two things.
- Club Log is a great asset  to  Amateur  Radio.  However,  the  Leaderboard
  function will not be used;
- I will  ask  to  those  who  already  have  Bouvet  confirmed  on  certain
  bands/modes: only work Bouvet where you need it.
I am confident I can count on the fair play  from  the  deserving  DXers  to
just work Bouvet where they need it. Resulting in being  able  to  work  the
pileups down to the very last QRP or mobile station and  at  the  same  time
making the 9 band hams reach their objective.
For those of you who would like to,  and  are  able  to  contribute  to  the
project upfront, please send an e-mail to bouvet2016[@]telenet.be  with  the
amount you intend to donate.
Again, I do not want/need any money now, there is no PayPal account,  it  is
just your funding intention I need to know at this point in time.
The final total on my spreadsheet will tell me whether to go ahead  or  not.
A final thought: 112k out of 250k is not enough to go ahead.
Thank you to those who already stepped forward, much appreciated!"

DAYTON CONTEST UNIVERSITY ---> Registration is  now  open  for  2015  Dayton
Contest University (CTU), to be held on 14 May at the  Crowne  Plaza  Hotel.
It will be the ninth year in a row for CTU Dayton. Details can be  found  on
http://contestuniversity.com/

DX SOUND CLIPS ---> Tom's (K8CX) DX sound clips for 2014  can  be  found  at
http://hamgallery.com/dx2014/; the collection  of  152  clips  (now  in  MP3
format) covers the major DXpeditions,  plus  rare  and  semi-rare  DX.  This
makes 17 full years of sound clips available. Tom is  looking  for  pre-1998
recordings to add to the site; please  contact  him  (k8cx[@]hamgallery.com)
if you have any. [TNX K8CX]

DXPEDITION OF THE YEAR ---> The DX World.net 2014  DXpedition  of  the  Year
poll [425DXN 1233] closed on 1 January. Nearly 10,000 votes were  cast.  The
Top Five DXpeditions are FT5ZM (Amsterdam Island), FT4TA (Tromelin  Island),
VK9DLX (Lord Howe Island),  VK9MT  (Mellish  Reef)  and  ZD9XF  (Tristan  da
Cunha). Congratulations!

IOTA ANNUAL  UPDATE  --->  Updates  for  the  2015  Honour  Roll  and  other
performance tables must be sent on  or  before  31  January.  If  postmarked
after that date, they will be processed in the normal  way  but  the  scores
will be held  over  to  the  following  year's  listing.  IOTA  rules  limit
inclusion in the listings to  those  participants  who  have  updated  their
scores at least once in the preceding five years  and  have  opted  to  have
their scores published. Listing in the 2015 tables  will  be  restricted  to
those participants who have updated their scores since February 2010.
Record-holders who have made IOTA contacts in an IOTA  Contest  after  2003,
can claim credit  for  them  without  submitting  QSLs,  provided  that  the
contact details match, either by manually entering the  QSO  information  on
the input form or by uploading a Cabrillo format log. The 2014 IOTA  Contest
data has now been uploaded to the IOTA database and  is  available  for  QSO
matching. [TNX G3KMA]

QSL VIA NI5DX ---> As of 1 January 2015 Buzz, NI5DX will be the QSL  manager
only for the following stations: 3B8CW, 3B8HC, 9H5G,  A41KJ,  A45WH,  C6ATS,
FG4NN, FK8CE, FK8DD, KL7SB, OD5ZZ  and  T6RH.  He  will  still  be  able  to
confirm contacts made before 1 January 2015 for  the  stations  he  formerly
managed.

VK0EK: HEARD  ISLAND  2015  --->  The  MV  Akademik  Shokalskiy  will  leave
Fremantle on 10 November and return on 22 December. The anticipated stay  on
Heard Island is up to three weeks. Bookmark www.vk0ek.org for updates.

+ SILENT KEY + Paolo Pero, I1HJP passed away on 26 December at 54  years  of
age. An accomplished CW operator, recently he attained  FOC  membership.  He
was also one of the fathers of Echolink in Italy.

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QSLs received direct or through managers: 4U1ITU, 4W0VB/p  (OC-232),  5W0AG,
5Z4/EA4ATI, 5Z4/JH0CJH, 7O2A (AF-028), 7X2JV, 9I5OBO,  9K2SS,  9N7KT,  AH0K,
AL7GA, B9/BY9GA, BI4SSB,  BU2AQ,  BX4AG,  BY4IB  (AS-146),  C6ATS  (NA-048),
CE0Y/UA4WHX,  CE0Z/UA4WHX,  CE9/UA4WHX  (SA-050),  CE8/UA4WHX/p    (SA-091),
CE7/UA4WHX/p (SA-043), CE5/LU7CAW (SA-061),  CN2AA,  CP4BT,  CP4WHX,  D44KS,
DX8DX  (OC-188),  ED9K,  EG2INT  (EU-134),  EX/UA4WHX,  EX2V,  EX8M,  EY7AD,
EY8/UA4WHX, FR4NT, HC8ART, HK0/UA4WHX  (NA-033  and  NA-049),  J79L,  JY9FC,
KC4USV (AN-011), OA4AI, OA7/UA4WHX, OE2013K,  PJ7NK  (NA-247),  PY0F/UA4WHX,
PY22XB, PZ5VB,  RI0X  (AS-064),  RI44ANT  (AN-010),  RK3DZJ/1,  S01WS,  S0S,
SU0ERA, SU9VB, SX8SA (EU-075), T30D, TY1AA,  V51FH,  VK9EC,  VK9EX,  VK9XSP,
VP2EIM, VP5/G3SWH, VU4CB (AS-033), XR0YY, XR9H2O (AN-010),  YB8RW/p  (OC-213
and OC-236), YJ0X, YN2CC, YN5Z, YP0F (EU-191), ZA/YU7CM, ZK3E, ZK3Q.

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 [02/01/2015] PY0F/PP1CZ – Fernando de Noronha

Leo, PP1CZ will again be active from Fernando de Noronha as PY0F/PP1CZ between January 8-15, 2015.

QRV on HF bands, CW/SSB/RTTY.

QSL via OQRS

Bob, N7XR is returning to Diego Garcia, Chagos Island and again QRV as VQ9XR between January 15-28, 2015.

QRV on 160-10, 500w.

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