[RVRC] DX August 7, 2018
John Manna
asajlm at verizon.net
Tue Aug 7 13:52:40 EDT 2018
> DX News
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> KH9 - Wake Island
> On August 17th WW6RG, Randy, will be back on Wake Island planning to be
> QRV as KH9/WW6RG on SSB running QRP. As usual he plans to set up his
> gear around 0430Z and operate until about 0545Z, at which time he will
> "break for dinner and to recharge batteries" along with his voice.
> Then starting about 0615Z until 0700Z he will return to the airwaves.
> Listen for him around 14.190 MHz (+ or -).
>
> V7 - Marshall Islands
> WW6RG, Randy, will be operating as V73/WW6RG from Kwajalein Atoll on
> August 21st and 23rd. "There I should be 100w both days on the schedule
> and frequency as above" says Randy. QSL via WW6RG.
>
> VK9X - Christmas Island
> Arriving late on Tuesday October 16th members of the 6G's DXpedition
> team will be on Christmas Island. They "hope to be operational by the
> evening of Wednesday 17th" as VK9XG. Team members include G3TXF, Nigel;
> G3SVL, Chris; G3WGN, David; G3WPH, Mike; and new comer G2NF, Tony. OK
> so yes this year's DXpedition only includes 5 Gs, of which the first
> four were part of the 2011 FSDXA T32C DXpedition from the other
> Christmas Island. They have a Website at
> http://www.6gs.org.uk/christmas-island-2018/. Plans are to start
Christmas Island 2018 – 6Gs Expeditions
www.6gs.org.uk
The 6Gs will be off to Christmas Island later in 2018. Watch this page for more information shortly.
> tearing down their station on Monday October 29th, "but [they] hope to
> keep LF stations on the air until the morning of 30th October".
>
> Z6 - Kosovo
> TA1HZ, Tev, will be traveling to Pristina on August 17th, staying with
> the Kosovo International Friendship Consortium and operating as Z68HZ.
> Listen for him on SSB and FT8 until he goes back home on August 27th.
> QSL preferably via LoTW or direct to his home address.
>
> A6 - United Arab Emirates
> IZ0GYP, Enrico, will be living in Dubai, UAE for at least a year. He
> has been issued the call A65FU. QSL via LoTW or via the bureau to his
> home call. Do not QSL direct to his Italian home or via the A6 QSL
> bureau.
>
> XU - Cambodia
> F6CTW, Rene, is planning a "new operation" as XU7AEX from August 1-20.
> Listen for him on CW on 40, 30 and 20 Meters. QSL direct only as Rene
> is not a member of any QSL bureaus.
>
> G - England
> Member of the Newbury and District Amateur Radio Society (NADARS) will
> be operating special event station GB4GCT from the Greenham Control
> Tower from Friday September 7 to Sunday September 9 in celebration of
> the "opening ceremony weekend to commemorate the reopening of the
> Control Tower". Activity will be on SSB and CW on 80, 40, 20, 17, 12
> and 10 Meters. "A special event QSL card will be available and an
> award for working the most band slots" reports G3WYW, Paul. More
> details about this operation can be found on the NADARS website
> www.nadars.org.uk/GB4GCT. Logs will be uploaded to both Club Log and
> LOTW.
>
> A7 - Qatar
> Two weeks ago OM6AA, Rasto, began operations as A75GR from Doha. So
> far he has been reported QRV on 20 Meters CW. QSL via M0OXO.
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> Correction
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> The correct QSL information for the upcoming (August 25-31) TM64YL
> operation is via F4GDI (not F4GHS), Christine Carreau, 13 chemin aux
> Boeufs, 72230, Guecelard, FRANCE.
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> On The WWW
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> Logs and OQRS for PS1S the Ilha de Santana (SA-077) IOTA operation are
> now available at http://www.m0oxo.com/oqrs/logsearch.php.
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> IOTA
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> The following IOTA stations were active yesterday.
>
> IOTA Call Freq. GMT IOTA Call Freq. GMT
> ------ ---------- ----- ---- ------ --------- ----- ----
> AN-016 RI1ANL 14010 1121 EU-103EJ0DXG 14261 0955
> EU-009 MM/F5BLC/P 14265 1039 EU-114MU/SP7VC 18129 0901
> EU-014 TK/IK4GRO 7140 1241 EU-129DL2RU/P 14002 0738
> EU-016 9A6DR/P 14202 1949 EU-1369A/IK4LZH 7155 1947
> EU-029 OV1CDX 14016 0554 EU-1369A/ON2KP 14250 2001
> EU-032 F4FSY/P 14120 1513 EU-146PH2A/P 7140 0918
> EU-038 PE1OUW/P 14222 1910 EU-165IM0/I0PNM 14218 1430
> EU-046 LA6KOA 14200 0712 EU-175CU3AN 14260 1919
> EU-067 SV8/OK1FFU 14015 1755 NA-018OX3XR 14023 2022
> EU-076 LA/CT1BWW 14054 1910 OC-032FK4QX 14222 2034
> EU-082 R25RRA 14165 1710 OC-146YB8IBD 14265 1347
>
> A group from the Bushvalley ARC will be QRV in the ILLW (International
> Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend), August 18-19, as MN0GKL from Rathlin
> Island (EU-122).
>
> MM0NDX, Col, tweets "Following their successful DXpedition to Market
> Reef (OJ0Y) look for DL8JJ, G4PVM & MM0NDX to team up with 5B4AIF to
> activate Ayios Yeoryios AS-120 (Cyprus's Coastal Islands) during
> August 25-27. Callsign pending. Activity on 80-10m, possibly 6m; CW,
> SSB & FT8. QSL via T.B.D."
>
> Due to multiple reasons, including the ships sturdiness, the RI1OA
> IOTA operation from Naryan-Mar (EU-035) has been postponed.
>
> Italian ops IK8BPY, IK8TNG and IZ8CKY plan to activate SV8/IQ8YZ from
> Meganisi Island (EU-052) from October 7-13. They will be mostly on 40
> and 20 Meters.
>
> 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
> ------ ------ ------ ------------------- ---------- ----------
> 7-Aug 14-Aug 4S 4S7DMG SP9DLM 22-135
> 7-Aug 15-Sep 4W 4W6VA K7TRB 22-136 132
> 7-Aug 10-Aug 9A 9A/IK4LZH (EU-136) IK4LZH 22-146
> 7-Aug 1-Sep 9M 9M61 stations 22-144 136
> 7-Aug 14-Aug BY B0/BI8CKU BI8CKU 22-146 121
> 7-Aug 14-Aug BY B0/BI8DJW BI8DJW 22-146 121
> 7-Aug 1-Mar CE9 RI1ANW RN1ON 22-138
> 7-Aug 3-Sep CT8 CT8/W6PQL W6PQL 22-141
> 7-Aug 18-Sep CU CU8/NU6F 22-081
> 7-Aug 7-Aug D4 D44EK (AF-086) M0UPL 22-129
> 7-Aug 30-Aug G GB5FWW 21-236
> 7-Aug 10-Aug GD GD8GNI G8GNI 22-143
> 7-Aug 11-Aug GU MU/SP7VC SP7VC 22-129
> 7-Aug 10-Aug HC8 HC1HC/8 (SA-004) NE8Z 22-139
> 7-Aug 20-Aug IS IM0/I0PNM (EU-165) I0PNM 22-126 089
> 7-Aug 15-Aug JD1/M JD1YAB (OC-073) JS1LMG 22-136
> 7-Aug 15-Aug JD1/M JG1RHN/JD1 (OC-073) 22-135
> 7-Aug 15-Aug JD1/M JG8NQJ/JD1 (OC-073) JA8CJY 22-126 051
> 7-Aug ??? KH9 KH9/N7NVK N7NVK 22-137
> 7-Aug 10-Aug LA LA/CT1BWW (EU-076) 22-118
> 7-Aug 1-Sep OH OH1TD (EU-096) OH1TD 22-138
> 7-Aug 15-Aug OH OH3AD/5 (EU-140) OH3AD 22-126 096
> 7-Aug 27-Aug OX OX/W0GPR W0GPR 22-145
> 7-Aug 13-Aug P2 P29VIM YO5BIM 22-138
> 7-Aug 31-Aug PA PF2018HAR PA0MBD 21-226 160
> 7-Aug 10-Aug SV SV8/OK1FFU (EU-067) OK2FY 22-146
> 7-Aug 10-Aug SV8 SV8/I2KBD (EU-052) I2KBD 22-144
> 7-Aug 10-Aug SV8 SV8/IZ2AMW (EU-052) IZ2AMW 22-144
> 7-Aug 12-Aug UA R25RRA (EU-082) RZ3EC 22-146
> 7-Aug 15-Dec VE VY0BRR (NA-047) VE2XB 22-136
> 7-Aug 12-Aug VE VY1/F6FMT F6FMT 22-097
> 7-Aug 31-Aug VK VI70MI M0OXO 22-116
> 7-Aug 12-Aug ZA ZA/SP7IDX SP7IDX 22-141 088
> 7-Aug 30-Aug ZL ZM50MAUQ 22-061
> 8-Aug 15-Aug A3 A35JLL (OC-049) DL7JLL 22-136
> 8-Aug 17-Aug A3 A35RR (OC-49 & 063) ZL1BQD 22-146
> 8-Aug 15-Aug ZS ZS9YOTA 22-146 056
>
> 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 today through Thursday.
>
> The geomagnetic field will be at quiet to unsettled levels today and
> quiet levels on Wednesday and Thursday.
>
> In 2018 we have had 125 spotless days (57%) and the current stretch is
> the last 4 days.
>
> 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 August 6 Penticton adjusted SFI was 71 and the SESC Sunspot Number
> was 0.
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> QSL Info
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> Call Manager Call Manager Call Manager
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> 5R8UI IZ8CCW CP6CL W3HNK PJ2MAN EC5AHA
> 8S8ODEN SA2LLL CT7/F4AJQ F4AJQ TK/F6GLS F6GLS
> 9L1YXJ KW4XJ IS0/IZ2AJE IZ2AJE XU7AEX F6CTW
> A60YOZ A61BK OH0JV DL7RV YU85AOP YU7AOP
> A75GR M0OXO OH3OJ/5 OH3OJ ZS6RAS EA5GL
>
> 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: 9A2EU, EO32U and
> F4GGQ.
>
> QSL cards recently received via the bureau: None reported today.
>
> Confirmations recently received via LOTW: 9L1YXJ, CR3DX, MW0ZZK,
> OE3DMA and S50HQ.
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> Credits
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> Many thanks to the following for the above DX information: F5NQL,
> G3WYW, K8YYY, KD4QMY, MM0NDX, TA1HZ, UA1QV, W1RM, W3LPL and W8IQ.
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