[ETS/PARC List] DX January 23, 2017

Mon Jan 23 17:44:59 EST 2017

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From: Urb LeJeune W1UL
Sent: Monday, January 23, 2017 4:57 PM

Subject: Re: [The Daily DX] Vol. 21 No. 016 - January 23, 2017

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>DX News
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>6W & J5 - Senegal & Guinea-Bissau -
>"Due mainly to the events in the Gambia, our trip and thus my (6W/J5)
>activity is delayed, reports HA3AUI, Peter.  He now expects to be QRV
>from Senegal early next month, and from Guinea-Bissau in March.
>
>ZA - Albania -
>ZA/OG2M, Pertti, and ZA/OH2BH, Martti, are in Albania this week
>preparing for the CQWW 160M DX Contest.  They are trying to resolve
>QRN, high noise level, issues.
>
>9N - Nepal -
>9N7EI will be an expedition to Nepal in March, with operators EI2II,
>EI2JD, EI4GZB, EI5GM, EI5IQ, EI5IX, EI6FR, EI9FBB, EI9HQ, EI9HX and
>EI9KF.  They are part of the "newly formed EI DX Group."  The
>operation dates are March 8-20 and they will have "up to five stations
>continuously for nine consecutive days on all bands and modes."  QSL
>via M0OXO.  Sponsored by Icom UK, they will have six IC-7300 SDR
>radios backed up by four Acom 1010 amps, SP7IDX hexbeams and verticals
>for LF.  They will be on 80-10 meters.  For the WARC-79 bands they
>will have a spiderbeam.
>
>H40 - Temotu Province -
>H40GC by LZ1GC, Stan, is an operation planned from Temotu October 3-
>17.  A repeat operation, Stan says he will again be on the HF bands,
>CW, SSB and RTTY, this time with "more SSB."  QSL through Club Log.
>An LoTW upload will be done when he's back home.  www.c21gc.com<http://www.c21gc.com>.

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>ZF - Cayman Islands -
>The ARRL International DX Contest is upcoming, the CW weekend being
>February 18-19.  ZF1A will again be on from the Caymans, this time
>with K6AM and N6MJ operating, a multi-single.  QSL to K6AM direct or
>bureau, or through LoTW.
>
>VK9/M - Mellish Reef -
>N7QT and SM5AQD are working on activating Mellish Reef this November.
>They are working on getting landing permission from government
>agencies and have applied for the VK9M callsign.  The plan is to have
>eight operators and four stations.  Half the ops will be from Europe
>and half from North America and, of course, they will cover all the
>bands, 160-10, CW, SSB and RTTY.  With propagation being as it is in
>this point in the solar cycle, they expect to put most of their
>efforts into 160-20.
>
>PJ2 - Curacao -
>PJ2ND is the new callsign that K8ND has been issued.  Since November,
>2002, Jeff has made 62,000 QSOs as PJ2/K8ND from Curacao.  Jeff says
>his first QSO with the new call was with K2PLF, one of the regular
>PJ2T team members.  150 QSOs later he worked W0CG back home in Ohio,
>who has a second call, PJ2DX.  QSL both PJ2ND and PJ2/K8ND to K8ND or
>use LoTW to get credit.
>
>A3 - Tonga -
>A35W/A35NN will be on the air starting today and tonight, January 24-
>31, from Nukualofa, Tonga.  The operators will be JJ2VLY, JQ2GYU and
>JE1CKA.  They will be staying at the A31MM (JA6WFM) house and using
>his antennas.  A35NN will be on 160 and 80 CW and the A35W callsign
>will be used on other bands and modes.  A35W will be multi-op in the
>CQWW 160M CW Contest.  For antennas, it's a 160M inverted L, another
>inverted L on 80, an R7 vertical for 40-10, and a spiderbeam 8M off
>the ground for 20-10.  QSL via JJ2VLY for this and the 2015 operation
>as well, or send through Club Log.  The log will also be on LoTW.
>
>CN - Morocco -
>CN2JF from near Agadir, Morocco, has been active since October 15th.
>Operator F6CTF, Jean-Pierre, continues until March 30th, 80-6M SSB.
>QSL to his home call or use eQSL.
>
>V3 - Belize -
>V31EME will be the Belize callsign for operator DG8NCO, Uwe, late this
>year, November 26-December 10.  As the call hints, he will be on VHF
>and EME, but he will also be on HF for the CQWW DX CW Contest.  QSL to
>his home QTH.
>
>Z6 - Kosovo -
>DL3DXX, Dietmar, will be in Kosovo for the 160M Contest, callsign
>Z60A.
>
>EA9 - Ceuta & Melilla -
>EA9/DL7DF's next expedition will be to Melilla between March 15-22.
>It will be two stations, 160-10M CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31 by DJ6TF,
>DL7DF, DL7UFN and DL7UFR, with pilot DF3CB back at home.  QSL via the
>DARC QSL bureau to DL7DF or to the direct address below, including
>SASE or SAE with 1 new IRC or 2 USD for international.  Be sure of the
>expiration date on your IRC; the new ones are good until the end of
>2017.  "Only one callsign per envelope, please."  It will be a bureau
>card for you if you don't follow the directions.  The logs will go on
>LoTW six months later.
>
>Sigi Presch, DL7DF
>Wilhelmsmuehlenweg 123
>12621 Berlin
>Germany
>
>E5 - South Cook Islands -
>Joining others in the ARRL DX CW event February 18-19 is E51DWC from
>the South Cook Islands, operated by OK1DWC.  He will again be on the
>air for the CQ 160M CW and the ARRL SSB DX Contest.
>
>6W - Senegal -
>6W1SU is now QRV from Senegal with VE3REV, Ron Vadeboncoeur at the
>radio desk in Dakar.  QSLs are available through OQRS.  Ron says don't
>send bureau cards; use OQRS instead for bureau requests.  He will also
>put the log on LoTW.  Ron also asks that in pileups you be tolerant,
>patient, polite and supportive; he accepts emails with polite comments
>and polite constructive criticism.  He is using a TS850S thanks to
>VE9CB, an ICOM 551D six meter rig, and a Yaesu FL1200Z amp, to an MA5B
>three-element tribander for 20-10, 40 and 80M dipoles, and a 6M Yagi
>thanks to F6EPY.  He says the QTH is "pretty sweet," with a clear
>western view toward the ocean 250 meters away and Les Iles des
>Madeleines.  The antennas are on the roof, 50 meters above ground
>level, 65 meters above sea level.
>
>DU - Philippines -
>KD0JJO/DU7, Ted, continues to operate from Cebu Island in the
>Philippines.  He is mostly SSB, 40, 20, 17 and 15 meters with 100
>watts to a G5RV and verticals.  Cebu is one of the Visayan Islands,
>IOTA OC-129.
>
>7X - Algeria -
>The Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin reports 7V7V in Algeria is UA4WHX's, Vlad's,
>current callsign.  His activity started out on 80 CW but with a plan
>to go to 40 and 30 CW, SSB and RTTY.  QSL to his home callsign.
>
>HA - Hungary -
>The 425 DX News reports that HG14HST is a special call from Hungary to
>promote the 14th IARU High Speed Telegraphy World Championship.  It is
>being held in Esztergon September 8-12.  QSL this one via HA2NA or on
>LoTW.  For details on the competition, this is the website for the
>event: www.hst2017.org/en/<http://www.hst2017.org/en/>.

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>UA2 - Kaliningrad -
> >From UA2, R1336FO and R680FBO are on the air now until April 20 for
>the 680th anniversary of Chernyakhovsk, Kaliningrad, a city previously
>known as Insterburg.  QSL these two callsigns via R2FBO.
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>Corrections
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> >From last week we have two corrections.  First, with NE8Z, Rick,
>heading back to operate from "portable areas" in HC, Ecuador, his call
>will be HC1MD/various.
>
>And the QSL route for KP4BD is NP3LT (not NP3IT).  This is an
>operation by WP3A, Jaime, a low power single op all band operation in
>the upcoming ARRL DX CW Contest.
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>On The WWW
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>Late last week DX Engineering's K3LR, Tim Duffy, had the opportunity
>to interview five of the upcoming January 2018 3Y0Z Bouvet Island
>DXpedition team, which can be seen at:
>
>WB9Z and NV9L - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcVA_6SuKwo

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Jerry Rosalius, WB9Z and Valerie Hotzfeld, NV9L ...<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcVA_6SuKwo>
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>K0IR - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikxzOQc_Kp0

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Ralph Fedor, K0IR interviewed by Tim Duffy, K3LR at DX ...<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikxzOQc_Kp0>
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Ralph Fedor, K0IR interviewed by Tim Duffy, K3LR at DX Engineering on January 11, 2017 in Tallmadge, Ohio. Ralph Fedor, K0IR is the team leader for the DXpedition ...

>W0GJ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlkEpGBXNu8

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Glenn Johnson, W0GJ interviewed by Tim Duffy, K3LR at DX ...<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlkEpGBXNu8>
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Glenn Johnson, W0GJ interviewed by Tim Duffy, K3LR at DX Engineering on January 11, 2017 in Tallmadge, Ohio. Glenn Johnson, W0GJ is one of the team members t...

>N9TK - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRhW83k5mk0

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>W8HC - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P92GtCFueww

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Hal Turley, W8HC interviewed by Tim Duffy, K3LR at DX ...<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P92GtCFueww>
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Hal Turley, W8HC interviewed by Tim Duffy, K3LR at DX Engineering on January 11, 2017 in Tallmadge, Ohio. Hal Turley, W8HC is one of the team members that wi...

>XF2L will be on Isla Sacrificio, NA-224, February 17-19.  (On the
>dates, the ops say "Remember, the weather has the last word.")  With
>the island closed to the public since 1992, a restricted schedule will
>allow operation between 15-22Z each of those days.  Operations in
>March and May are also upcoming, see the QRZ.com page for those
>details.  They are still awaiting authorization for those two.  The
>February operation will only use "the day bands," 40, 20, 17, 15, 12,
>10 and 6, say the ops.  They will be on SSB, CW, PSK31 and RTTY.  With
>costs high, they are asking support.  That can be sent to
>ricardoorozcoc at hotmail.co at PayPal.  You may also request a QSL
>through PayPal, 3 USD for the U.S., 4 USD for the rest of the world.
>The three operators listed for this one are XE1SPM, XE1SGW and XE1SOV.
>For the present, QSL via XE1SOV but "professional" QSL managers are
>being considered also.  Addition details, they are working hard with
>the government authorities in both Veracruz State and Mexico City for
>access, with the islands being biosphere ecological reserves.  They
>tried to travel to Isle de Emmedio a week ago for a survey but bad
>weather prevented the trip.  They hope to make a survey trip "within
>days" to Isla de Lobos and may take an IC-7100 and 17 and 12M antenna.
>The South American lighthouse weekend in February is a target date for
>Isla de Emmedio.  YL XE1SPM is the "general coordinator."  XE1SGW is
>the "activity coordinator," and XE1SOV is handling "support and
>relations."
>
>YB9/F5LIT, Emmanuel, will have Bali Island, OC-022, on the air January
>27-February 7.  He will be on SSB, 20, 17 and 15 meters.  QSL direct
>only, to his home QTH in France, or use LoTW.
>
>RI0LI will be from Leont'yeva Island in the Medvezhyi (Bear) Islands,
>out in the East Siberia Sea, the third week of July.  Operators R2DG,
>R7AA and UA6EX will be on the HF bands.
>
>K6PV/6 from Santa Catalina, off the southern California coast, IOTA
>NA-066, is the destination February 23 at 00Z until February 26 at 02Z
>for a group of ops.  They are N6HE, AB9A, AI6DF, KA6WNK, NG6R, WA6MEM,
>AC6RW, K6NT and KM6DQU.  They plan to be on CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK31 and
>"some satellite work."  They expect most activity will be on 40, 30,
>20 and 17 but "if the higher bands are open, we'll be there."
>http://www.k6pv.org.
>
>ZZ5FI will be on Figueira Island, SA-047, in Parana State Group, March
>2-3.  The operators are PY2AE, PY2DS, PY2VOX and PU2POP.  Their plan
>is to work the deserving on 40, 20, 15 and 10 CW and SSB.
>
>M0OXO tweeted that DW8ZWC will be an operation in April from the
>Mindanao Coastal Islands, OC-235, SSB and CW.  Operating will be
>DU8BRS, DU8EB and VK3FY.  QSL via M0OXO.  Charles says this is a
>Zamboanga West Amateur Radio Club activity

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>Today's Propagation Forecast
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>Solar activity will be low, with a slight chance of M-class flares
>between now and Thursday.
>
>The geomagnetic field will be quiet to unsettled today and "quiet"
>tomorrow and Wednesday.
>
>Perhaps the most useful propagation pages for Amateur Radio Operators
>can be found at http://dx.qsl.net/propagation/ and

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>The January 22 SFI was 87 and the SESC Sunspot Number was 61.
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