[ETS/PARC List] DX August 25, 2016

[Don WILSON]

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> >DX News
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> >A5 - Bhutan -
> >Next month JH1AJT, Zorro; E21EIC, Champ; and DJ9ZB, Franz; will be
> >heading to Bhutan.  "Main purpose of this trip is to support the
> >launch of Paralympic Committee in Bhutan with Bhutan Olympic Committee
> >(BOC)", says FGC Radio Team spokesman JA1TRC, Jay.  While there the
> >team plan to activate A5A, again, on 3.5 through 28 MHz on CW, SSB and
> >RTTY from September 8-17.  They will have two complete stations,
> >including two TS-590's and 1.3K-FA's.  A tri-bander (20, 15 and 10
> >Meters) will be used as well as wire verticals on the other bands.
> >Once Zorro returns home he will activate OQRS on Club Log, which is
> >the preferred QSL method.  If not QSL the slower way to: P. O. Box 8,
> >Oiso, Naka-gun, KANAGAWA 259-0111, Japan.
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> >T32 - East Kiribati -
> >KH6QY, Ken, reminds us he'll be QRV as T32AZ again from Christmas
> >Island (OC-024) during the first half of September.  Plans include
> >participation in the All Asia SSB Contest (multi-operator single
> >transmitter) the first weekend and then followed by the Worked All
> >Europe SSB Contest (single-operator) the second weekend in September.
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> >ZA - Albania -
> >DH5SAM, Uwe, is currently QRV as ZA/DH5SAM/p while traveling through
> >the northern Albania Alps until September 3rd.
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> >TK - Corsica -
> >During the CQ World Wide DX SSB Contest, October 29-30, IK8UND will be
> >QRV as TK9R from Ajaccio.  He'll be operating SOAB high-power and
> >could change to the assisted category.  QSL via IK8UND.
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> >European Traveler -
> >DL5WE, Eberhard, starting a four-week travel through Europe starting
> >September 15.  He'll be operating portable and mobile on 3.5 through
> >28 MHz through the following DXCC Countries: DL, I, OE, S5, 9A, E7,
> >YO, ZA, SV.
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> >IS - Sardinia -
> >IZ0KRC will be on holiday operating IS0/IZ0KRC through September 6.
> >QSL via the bureau.
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> >CE0Y - Easter Island -
> >LU9VEA, Alejandro, is planning to operate as CE0Y/LU9VEA.  Details to
> >follow.
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> >5H - Tanzania -
> >Russia operators RZ3FW, Yan, and R4WAA, Sergei, are heading to
> >Zanzibar Island where they will be QRV as 5H1WW from November 19-28.
> >Their focus will be a multi-single effort in the CQ World Wide DX CW
> >Contest.  Listen for them outside the contest on all bands on CW, SSB
> >and RTTY.  The QSL details were not mention.
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> >Correction
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> >PH2M, Frank, will be operating holiday style from a Tinajo, Lanzarote
> >(not Lazarote) Island as EA8/PH2M from September 25 to October 6.
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> >Today's Propagation Forecast
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> >Solar activity will be very low with a chance for C-class flares today
> >and expected to be very low with a slight chance for a C-class flare
> >on Friday and Saturday.
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> >The geomagnetic field will be at quiet to unsettled levels today and
> >Friday and quiet levels on Saturday.
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> >Perhaps the most useful propagation pages for Amateur Radio Operators
> >can be found at http://dx.qsl.net/propagation/ and
> >http://www.solarham.net/.
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> >The August 24 SFI was 78 and the SESC Sunspot Number was 43.
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> >QSL Info
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> >Call        Manager      Call       Manager     Call       Manager
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> >4L9MH       DL8RDS       JD1YBV     JA1HQG      SV8/PD0ARI PD0ARI
> >EN25RT      UV3RT        PY22XB     PY2XB
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> >Need a QSL route?  Here are some great free sites for you and your
> >friends - http://www.dailydx.com/QSLRoutes.html.
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> >QSL cards recently received direct and via managers: 5V7D, FT4JA (AF-
> >012), HQ8S (NA-035) and ZW2R (SA-024).
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> >QSL cards recently received via the bureau: T2YY and T88AZ.
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> >Confirmations recently received via LOTW: AE2DX, CN8LI, DF9CY, E7DX,
> >EA5HT, EM0E/p (EU-182), GW3JXN, HK3O, I0WTD, IS0GQX, KL7FH, LA2QM,
> >MU0FAL, OE4VIE, OK1DDO, ON4ANT, PY5CC, SM7FJE and T77C.
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> >Credits
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> >Many thanks to the following for the above DX information: ADXO, ARRL,
> >E73Y, JA1TRC, K3SX, M0OXO, N4II, NG3K, NJ1Q, RSGB IOTA, VK5CE and
> >W7DN.
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