[ETS/PARC List] DX
Don WILSON
k2dsv at msn.com
Mon Jun 18 12:25:33 EDT 2018
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> KH1 - Baker Island
> A few days ago the first of the team arrived in Fiji to load gear
> aboard the "Nai'a." Next, the ship was on its way to Pago Pago for
> pre-Baker inspection by US authorities. The team boards and departs
> in two days, Wednesday. A daily blog is planned, with GPS, to see
> their progress: https://www.baker2018.net. Arrival on Baker is
Home Page [www.baker2018.net]<https://www.baker2018.net/>
www.baker2018.net
This DXpedition commemorates the 81st anniversary of Amelia Earhart's disappearance on July 2, 1937 near Baker & Howland islands -- as well as the commitment and sacrifices made by the
> expected for June 26 and setup will begin right away, with QRV planned
> for 00Z June 28, which is local afternoon the 27th on Baker. This
> significant DXpedition plans eight radios on the air 24/7 for 10 days.
> Here is the bandplan: https://www.baker2018.net/pages/plan.html.
> Adjustments will be made when openings exceed expectations or
> disappoint. Donations are still welcome:
> http://www.baker2018.net/pages/donate.html
>
> P2 - Papua New Guinea
> ZL1BQD, Roly Runciman, says he is "on the move again!" July 1-26 he
> will be on the air, callsign P29RR, concentrating on FT8 on 80 and 160
> with his KX3, with no more than 20 watts, to dipoles. Roly emphasizes
> it is not a fullblown DXpedition but is a one-man operation in
> evenings and when time in his work schedule allows. For a QSL, it's
> direct with 2 USD. Roly says that's the best way. eQSL is also an
> option and LoTW when he gets back home to a good internet connection.
>
> PJ4 - Bonaire
> PJ4KY, Bert Van Oort, lives fulltime on the island. He has an FTDX-
> 5000 rig, 200 watts, a 5-element Yagi that covers some of the bands,
> and he is on 80-10 "all modes." QSL via M0URX, Club Log, and LoTW.
>
> YU - Serbia
> Marking the 85th anniversary of the Zrenjanin ham club will be special
> call YU85AOP, July 1-December 31. The Serbian Amateur Radio Union
> also emphasizes its support for young radio amateurs, their activities
> and radio competitions, with special call YT0YOTA. That call is
> authorized for May 30-December 31.
>
> EA8 - Canary Islands
> Reported in the 425 DX News, EH8FC was planned to be the special
> callsign for the Grupo DX Teide when their members EA8ARG, EA8CH and
> EA8DK activated the Fuencaliente de La Palma lighthouse June 15-17.
> This was grid IL18bk.
> https://eh8fc.blogspot.com/. They planned to be on SSB, FM and
> digital modes on HF, plus six and two. QSL direct to EA8NQ or use
> LoTW or eQSL.
>
> EX - Kyrgyzstan
> 12 ops from Poland will have EX0PL on the air September 1-10, CW, SSB
> and digital, 80-6 meters. This will be grid MN92ci. QSL direct or
> bureau to SP9KAT and they will have the log on both Club Log and LoTW.
> http://ex.3sun.pl/.
>
> I - Italy
> II1PMM, a special call, should now be on the air, with scheduled dates
> June 16-24. This marks the 50 years of "PMM Costruzioni
> Elettroniche," which now has the name "Narda Safety Test Solutions."
> It was founded by I1PMM, Salvatore Giulio Nicolosi. Five ops
> scheduled to have the callsign on the air are I1WSM, IK1HSL, IK1MHJ,
> IW1RCU and IZ2GAQ. They have planned activity on 80, 40, 20, 15, 10
> and 6 SSB. QSL via the bureau or eQSL or send direct to IW1RCU.
>
> PY - Brazil
> ZV8FF from the Serra da Capivara National Park and UNESCO World
> Heritage site in Piaui state, will be June 20-23. Ops scheduled in
> are PS8ACM, PS8NF, PS8RV, PT2OP, PU8PSF and PU8RBZ. QSL direct or
> bureau to PS8RV or eQSL, they say.
>
> VK - Australia
> VI70MI will commemorate the 70 years since the first ANARE base was
> set up on Macquarie Island in 1948. Note, VI7MI is from the mainland,
> not Macquarie. The organizers planned to be on 160-10 SSB, CW, RTTY
> "and possibly other digital modes," June 12 to August 31. QSL using
> OQRS or LoTW.
>
> 9L - Sierra Leone
> The OPDX reports 9L1YXJ with KW4XJ, Mark, operating is now active from
> Freetown. He is nine months into a three-year assignment there. He
> prefers CW and digital modes, HF, 40-10M. Mark has an IC-7300, 100
> watts, to an inverted-L supported by a 25-foot telescoping mast.
> Previously he had a military whip antenna with an extension but the
> wire holds up better in the tropical storms.
>
> He will be ordering a 500-watt amplifier from Elecraft and automatic
> tuner and hopes to have them on the air within a month. Meantime, he
> is using an MFJ manual tuner and says "It works fine but after a while
> it gets tiring and the lazy side of me wants to just hit a button to
> tune."
>
> With the sunspot cycle where it is, Mark says, he has only been able
> to make FT8 and CW QSOs with the current limited setup and says
> "Sometimes PSK31 will work from here." And he has made "a handful of
> RTTY contacts." "SSB seems pointless, after many attempted QSOs to
> Europe that were marginal at best." He figures the amplifier will
> help. He notes that his "CW skills are pretty basic." He can
> "reliably manage about 13 WPM on the air." He made his first-ever CW
> contest recently, in the CQMM DX, making 300 contacts, which and says
> "I thought that was a decent showing given my relatively low power,
> rookie operator, and slow speed." He is eager to get into another CW
> contest.
>
> Mark also notes he's relatively new at HF but does not seem to be
> sarcastic in saying he has gotten "a lot of unexpected, excellent
> advice from hams around the world." On FT8 and JT65 he has made QSOs
> with the Falklands, Iceland, lots of Japan on long path, Australia,
> New Zealand, South Africa and the west coast of Canada. QSL via his
> home callsign in the US.
>
> F - France
> Celebrating 40 years of the CDXC (Clipperton DX Club) will be the 40th
> CDXC convention, September 21-23 in Troyes, Aube, France. It will be
> organized by the Province club, F6KOP. http://wp.cdxc.org/2018-
> troyes/. Special call TM40CDXC will be on the air September 8-22.
> Additionally, stations in Reunion, Martinique, Austria, Italy and
> Greece are expected to join in the celebration. A QSL blast will be
> sent out through the bureau system for all QSOs. You can book a trip
> to join the fun and can contact F4AJQ, Franck, to operate from the
> TM40CDXC station. Contact him at f4ajq at wanadoo.fr. Franck describes
> the weekend as "a friendly moment between radio enthusiasts since
> 1978."
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> Silent Key
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> WA4WTG, Robert "Kappy" Kaplan, has passed. He was a QSL manager for
> many stations and a member of the South Florida DX Association.
>
> GM3NIG, Dennis Cram, has become a Silent Key.
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> On The WWW
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> DX Engineering has a new video series, "Eight Things We Love About
> Field Day." Each of the videos highlights different aspects of what
> K3LR, for DX Engineering, calls "Ham Radio's signature operating
> event." North American Field day this year is June 23-24. Field Day,
> run by the ARRL, was first held in 1933. In the videos, DX
> Engineering staff give some of their personal experiences with FD.
> Here is a list of the videos:
>
> "Tradition" - W5OV
> "It Welcomes People to Ham Radio" - Melanie, K8KSU
> "It's About Teamwork" - Tom, KB8UUZ
> "Friendly Competition" - Dave N8NB and Rod, KS8U
> "Experimentation" - Cory, W3CDG
> "It's Unpredictable" - Mike, KC8NMW
> "It Keeps Us Prepared" - George, K3GP
> "It's a Blast" - Bob, N8QE
>
> Go to this URL to see the videos:
> https://www.dxengineering.com/techarticles/videolibrary/interviewvideos
>
> AD1C notes this one about Bouvet Island, called "The Most Remote
> Island in the World is Home to Seals, Seabirds, and an Internet Top-
> Level Domain":
> https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/telecom/internet/the-most-remote-island-in-the-world-is-home-to-seals-seabirds-and-an-internet-toplevel-domain
>
> VK5CE/6, on OC-193 as part of his multi-island IOTA DXpedition, has
> this quick update to his blog: https://vkiota.wordpress.com/vk5ce-6/.
> Logs are posted on that site too.
>
> For some time K4ZA, Don Daso, did video interviews with prominent
> hams. The Yasme Foundation, N0AX and N6TV have collected these and
> have them up on YouTube now:
> https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuIuPYrDoXRPMRDqOD7Svb0Dmw6ny6Yf8.
> K3ZO, Fred, notes a lot of PVRC club members are in there including
> some who, "sadly, are no longer with us."
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> QSN
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> 6M DX OPENINGS AND FT8
> W9RN, Noll Amidzich, reports on 6M DX and FT8, "The magic band finally
> opened for us in the black hole of Wisconsin." Saturday at 1845Z, CTs
> and EAs started "being decoded." He worked CT1ILT, CT1HZE and EA4CYQ.
> Several others were heard also. The Iberian Peninsula opening
> continued the rest of the afternoon, says Noll. Sunday morning at
> 1215Z he saw S01WS on the screen and got him on the first call, his
> #111 on six and first new country this season. He also noticed S01WS
> posted the log to Club Log right away. He says it was a breakout DX
> day on six in Wisconsin. He's hoping for more over the coming days.
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> IOTA
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> The following IOTA stations were active yesterday.
>
> IOTA Call Freq. GMT IOTA Call Freq. GMT
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> AF-017 3B9FR 21074 0925 EU-076 LA/DC8TM/P 14285 1200
> EU-008 GM/DH5JBR/P 14260 1140 EU-090 9A90P 18136 1215
> EU-024 IS0DCR 24950 0840 EU-121 EI0DXG 14009 1145
> EU-029 OV1CDX 18080 1205 OC-143 YB50NB 21235 0820
> EU-034 E50UG 14008 1145 OC-193 VK5CE/6 14250 1225
>
> The EJ0DXG operation scheduled for June 15-18 was postponed due to
> rough seas making landing on the EU-103 dangerous. Bere Island, EU-
> 121 was plan B. As of this morning EI0DXG does seem to be on the air
> from that one. Another attempt for EU-103 (probably) is now set for
> August 24-26. A second report says EU-103 will be attempted again
> "over the next few weeks." QSL via M0OXO's OQRS. More on the EIDX
> group's "Irish Island IOTA Tour 2018" is on their QRZ.com and Facebook
> pages.
>
> EU-064 looks likely for Wednesday this week. F/DL1ASA/p, Tom, is on
> vacation in France "visiting castles and so on." The island is
> Noirmoutier. Tom has an FT857, 50 watts, to a dipole, expecting to be
> on 40 and 20 meters, CW and SSB. QSL using the bureau or OQRS, no
> LoTW planned. Weather conditions will be a factor.
>
> Ilhas Island, SA-071, is the destination for the "CDR Group," PR2AI
> during this summer's RSGB IOTA Contest. For a QSL, use OQRS or direct
> with SAE and 3USD to PY2AE.
>
> YN4RRC will have a crew of H7/RC5A, H7/RM0F, H7/R4WAA, H7/N3QQ and
> RZ3FW on the air November 26-December 7. They will be on Big Corn
> Island, IOTA NA-013. QSL via RZ3FW. Elean Boychenko, RC5A (ex-
> RV3ACA), says they plan to be on 160-10 CW and SSB.
>
> GM7A is the call for an operation June 26-29 for the big annual IOTA
> weekend from Isle of Coll, EU-008. On the operator list are GM3OZB,
> GM3YEH, GM3ZRT, GM0DJG, GM7VSB, GM7WCO and MM6VDP.
>
> IOTA frequencies -
> CW 28040 24920 21040 18098 14040 10114 7030 3530
> SSB 28560 28460 24950 21260 18128 14260 7055 3765
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> Calendar
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> Date End Prefix Call Manager Ref Vol-No
> ------ ------ ------ ------------------- ---------- ----------
> 18-Jun 27-Jun 4X 4X70 stations 22-066 016
> 18-Jun 15-Jul 7X 7X2FIFA 22-102
> 18-Jun 23-Jun 9A 9A90P (EU-090) 9A2MF 22-112 066
> 18-Jun ??? 9L 9L1YXJ KW4XJ 22-110
> 18-Jun 31-Dec 9X 9X0TA N4GNR 22-001
> 18-Jun 24-Jun 9X 9X2AW M0OXO 22-112 110
> 18-Jun 1-Sep 9X 9X9PJ N4GNR 21-177 176
> 18-Jun 15-Jul A6 A60FIFA A61BK 22-078
> 18-Jun 15-Jul A9 A91FWC A92AA 22-062
> 18-Jun 15-Jul BV BV18FIFA 22-114
> 18-Jun 24-Jul CE CE2/DL9EX DL9EX 22-010
> 18-Jun 31-Dec CE9 DP0GVN DL5EBE 22-011
> 18-Jun 1-Mar CE9 RI1ANL (AN-016) RN1ON 22-036
> 18-Jun 15-Jul CN CN18WFC 22-102
> 18-Jun 10-Jul CP CP1XRM EA5RM 22-115
> 18-Jun 18-Sep CU CU8/NU6F 22-081
> 18-Jun 23-Jun DL DL1WH/p (EU-129) 22-111
> 18-Jun 15-Jul DU DX18FIFA DU1EV 22-046
> 18-Jun 15-Jul E5 E51FIFA 22-109
> 18-Jun 18-Jun EI EJ0DXG (EU-103) M0OXO 22-096
> 18-Jun 19-Jun ES ES0GU (EU-034) 22-076
> 18-Jun 18-Jun F TM62GG F4AHN 22-111 085
> 18-Jun 30-Jun G GB4FWW 21-236
> 18-Jun 15-Jul HC HD18FIFA 22-103
> 18-Jun 30-Jun HH HH70A W3HNK 22-082
> 18-Jun 15-Jul HL DT18FIFA 22-081
> 18-Jun 31-Oct HS HS50IARU 22-110
> 18-Jun 30-Jun I 4U29MAY 9A2AA 22-076
> 18-Jun 30-Jun I IA5/HB9CPS (EU-028) 22-112
> 18-Jun 25-Jun I II1ITR IZ1ETD 22-026
> 18-Jun 30-Jun I II3AC IK3GES 22-076
> 18-Jun 15-Jul I II9FIFA 22-106
> 18-Jun 28-Jun J3 J3/G0VJG G4DFI 22-111 101
> 18-Jun 15-Jul J3 J32FIFA 22-101
> 18-Jun 15-Aug JD1/M JG8NQJ/JD1 JA8CJY 22-051
> 18-Jun 31-Dec KG4 KG4WH (NA-015) 22-051
> 18-Jun 20-Jun LA LA/SP7IDX (EU-046) 22-100 088
> 18-Jun 15-Jul OA OC18FWC OA4O 22-084
> 18-Jun 15-Jul OE 4U18FIFA UA3DX 22-111
> 18-Jun 15-Jul OE OE18FIFA 22-061
> 18-Jun 23-Jun OH0 OH0/PA0VHA 22-112
> 18-Jun 23-Jun OH0 OH0/PG2A 22-112
> 18-Jun 26-Jun PA PD60JP 22-058
> 18-Jun 30-Jun PA PF2018HIN PA0MBD 21-226 160
> 18-Jun 15-Jul PY PX18WC PY2GTA 22-104
> 18-Jun 15-Jul PZ PZ18FIFA 22-033
> 18-Jun 31-Jul RI1F RI1FJ (EU-019) UA2FM 22-060
> 18-Jun 31-Jan S9 S92HP (AF-023) CT1ENW 22-060
> 18-Jun 15-Jul SM SF18FWC 22-104
> 18-Jun 15-Jul SU SU18FWC SM5AQD 22-111
> 18-Jun 30-Jun SV J48GEO (EU-049) SZ8LSV 22-111
> 18-Jun 22-Jun SV5 SV5/OK2QQ OK2QQ 22-102
> 18-Jun 15-Jul UA UE21A 22-111
> 18-Jun 15-Jul UA UE21B 22-111
> 18-Jun 15-Jul UA UE21M 22-111
> 18-Jun 24-Jun UA0 R125NSK 22-107
> 18-Jun 15-Jul UA9 R400N RV9V 22-111
> 18-Jun 25-Jul V3 V31RU DO5ALX 22-021
> 18-Jun 25-Jul V3 V31TF DG7RO 22-021
> 18-Jun 31-Oct V8 V850IARU V85TL 22-114
> 18-Jun 15-Jul VE VB18FIFA 22-076 056
> 18-Jun 31-Oct VK VI50IARU3 22-115
> 18-Jun 15-Jul VK VK18FIFA VK2IR 22-102
> 18-Jun 19-Jun VK VK5CE/6 (OC-193) VK5CE 22-114 101
> 18-Jun ??? VK0/M VK0AI 22-089 082
> 18-Jun 25-Jun VP5 VP5/W9DR (FL41) W9DR 22-106 016
> 18-Jun 15-Jul VR2 VR2FIFA VR2XRW 22-044
> 18-Jun 16-Jul VU VU18FIFA 22-114
> 18-Jun 15-Jul XE 4A18FWC 22-114
> 18-Jun 18-Jun XV 3W9NH JA0JHQ 22-107
> 18-Jun 15-Jul YB YB18FIFA 22-091
> 18-Jun 30-Jun YB YB50AR 22-099
> 18-Jun 15-Jul YI YI0FIFA IK2DUW 22-103
> 18-Jun ??? YI YI9DX K2PF 22-112
> 18-Jun 15-Jul Z6 Z60FIFA 22-104
> 18-Jun 29-Jul ZB ZB2RAF G8FC 22-055
> 18-Jun 24-Jun ZF ZF2LT K8HTC 22-106 101
> 18-Jun 30-Jun ZL ZM50LA 22-084 061
> 19-Jun 21-Jun ES ES0UG/3 22-076
>
> The Daily DX Calendar
> http://www.dailydx.com/the-daily-dx-calendar/
>
> Upcoming contest rules & dates
> http://www.hornucopia.com/contestcal/weeklycont.php.
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> Today's Propagation Forecast
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>
> Solar activity will be very low through at least midweek.
>
> The geomagnetic field will be quiet to unsettled today and tomorrow,
> quiet on Wednesday.
>
> Perhaps the most useful propagation pages for Amateur Radio Operators
> can be found at http://dx.qsl.net/propagation/ and
> http://www.solarham.net/.
>
> The June 17 Penticton adjusted SFI was 75 and the SESC Sunspot Number
> was 15.
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> QSL Info
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>
> Call Manager Call Manager Call Manager
> ------ ------- ------ ------- ------ -------
> 3W9NH JA0JHQ EN25TRIA UT7NW KL7/VK4ZD VK4ZD
> 3W9XG DF2XG EN25XRIA UT7NW LX8SAR DK4XC
> 4E1A 9V1KG ES0UG DL3BQA P3X 5B4AMM
> 5X2B JA1PBV GB8CC 2E0RHC PJ4KY M0URX
> 6M6M DS1SYV GJ8P G4CLA SV9/DK8WG/MDK8WG
> 9A90P 9A2MF HV0A IK0FVC T6TM W2GR
> CR55A CT1DSV HV5PUL IW0DJB TA2/DL2JRM DL2JRM
> EH8FC EA8NQ J3/G0VJG G4DFI VP8HDM VP8LP
> EJ0DXG M0OXO JX7W PIRATE WH2JA JH3RIU
> EM30N/P UR4NWW KH0R/KH2 JE6DND YR6MUSEUM YO6KNE
> EN25NRIA UT7NW KL7/AG5JI VK4DI ZS9FOC W2ARP
>
> I2YSB notes that new postal rates for Italy go into effect July 3. To
> Italy will be 1.1 EU; to (within) Europe 1.15 EU; outside EU, not
> including the Pacific (VK/ZL) will be 3.1 EU. Translating that to US
> dollar, he says Europeans should send 2 USD, outside EU should send 3
> USD and Pacific area stations should send 4 USD for a direct QSL from
> Italy.
>
> YV5EED logs are now on Club Log. W4DTA, Steve, says this will make it
> easier and faster to get YV confirmed. Here is the link to the log:
> https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/yv5eed
>
> ZL2IFB reports that New Zealand's overseas postage is going up.
> Starting July 1 sending a DX letter will cost 3 USD, about a 10%
> increase. The exchange rate: NZ $3 now equals US $2.09. US 2 USD
> will not quite cover the cost of the stamp to send a QSL card from New
> Zealand. But Gary notes that "LoTW is still free though!"
>
> As of June 15, VE3LYC, Cezar, said the QSL designs for H44R and H40D
> are almost done, with only a couple minor touches left to do. He
> expected to have the design finalized by today.
>
> Need a QSL route? Here are some great free sites for you and your
> friends - http://www.dailydx.com/QSLRoutes.html.
>
> QSL cards recently received direct and via managers: 3C0W and 3C3W.
>
> QSL cards recently received via the bureau: None reported today.
>
> Confirmations recently received via LOTW: 4X4DK, 5B4AIF, CT3HF, E77W,
> EA5FFC, EA6VQ/6, EA8DBM, HI8CSS, LA1KUA, SV9CVY, V31MA and ZS1ANF.
> ______________________________________________________________________
>
> Credits
> ______________________________________________________________________
>
> Many thanks to the following for the above DX information: 425 DX
> News, AD1C, ADXO, G4PVM, G7SSE, GM4FDM, I2YSB, ITU, K3LR, K3SX, K3ZO,
> K8YYY, M0OXO, N8RR, NG3K, OPDX, PJ4KY, RC5A, VE3LYC, VK5CE, W3UR,
> W4DTA, W7DN, W9RN, ZL1BQD and ZL2IFB.
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