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DX bulletin 160 11/08/2016 By ON9CFG HF manager UBA DX WORLD team member [email protected] DX NEWS by Bouvet Island 3Y0Z “You are likely aware that three of us; Bob, K4UEE, Erling, LA6VM and Ralph, KØIR have begun work on a DXpedition to Bouvet in early 2018. We have transportation assured by Nigel Jolly, who is planning on using a larger vessel than the Braveheart to accommodate a team of 20. Erling has been working with the Norsk Polar Institute, updating our existing permit, and sees no obstacle to that process. This is a costly project, but we think doable. Here are the challenges of this DXpedition: Time: To allow for a long voyage and difficulties and delays in landing due to high seas and bad helicopter flying conditions, we need a seven week window of time to conduct this DXpedition. Expense: This is a costly project, involving a long voyage and helicopter landings. Be prepared for an individual outlay of $15,000, plus travel and lodging to our point of departure. That place is likely to be Punta Arenas, Chile or Capetown, South Africa, depending on our vessel’s schedule. Physical Hardship: The Southern Ocean can be nasty with a rough voyage resulting. Seasickness can be a major issue. There is likely to be a lot of heavy lifting, carrying and other strenuous activity. Physical fitness is important. Expect lots of maintenance work. Creature Comfort: It is crowded aboard ships with little personal space. On the island, there will be no heated sleeping quarters and quarters will be crowded. There will be wind, snow, sleet, fog and low visibility making things difficult. Risks: We are not young people. While we will have extensive first aid supplies, they cannot address major medical events and severe trauma that would ordinarily be treated in emergency rooms or intensive care units. Safety is of paramount importance to mitigate against injuries aboard ship, overexertion and accidents. There are inherent risks in helicopter flying. Group Dynamics: It is vitally important that all of us are team-orientated and considerate of others’ space, feelings and needs. Many of us on this team have traveled before and understand this well. With all these things in mind, we feel that with the right team, we can have and outstanding and very successful DXpedition to Bouvet.” http://www.bouvetdx.org/ Update OC-206 Dirk Hartog by Pavel VK6NX OC-206 / VI6DH400 is still on track. Final “Go/Not Go” decision will be made on11th of Aug and dependent on local park rangers “OK”, triggers are weather conditions only. Due to significance of the event – commemoration of 400 years of Dutch explorer Dirk Hartog landing at Western Australia coast – local communication authorities has allocated special call sign. Actual information regarding DXpedition schedule can be found here Postponed due to Hurricane Earl Victor WB0TEV informs that due to the effects of Hurricane Earl which struck Belize, his trip there originally scheduled for Aug 18-23 is being postponed. Tentative plans now are to be QRV as V31VP Oct 28-Nov 1 including an entry in the CQ WW SSB contest. ‘V3, BELIZE Victor, WB0TEV will be operating as V31VP from August 19 until August 23. Including some contests. QSL via home call.’ DXCC This week on HF 3W, VIETNAM Eri KM4DAY and Alex LZ4AX are active as 3W4DAY and 3W4XX until August 17. Activity from 80 to 10 meter using CW and SSB. QSL for both calls via LZ3SM. 5H, ZANZIBAR Alex UX0LL and Alex UT5UY will be operating as 5H1XX from August 13 until August 22. Operation with 2 stations using CW, SSB and digital modes. QSL via M0URX, OQRS and logsearch. http://www.m0urx.com 5Z4, KENYA Koji, JM1CAX is operating as 5Z4/call until end August. Activity from 20 to 10 meter using CW and RTTY. QSL via home call, LoTW. 6Y, JAMAICA Armin, DK9PY is QRV as 6Y6N until August 24. Operation from 160 to 10 meter using CW only. QSL via home call. http://www.dx-world.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/na217.jpg C9, MOZAMBIQUE Johannes, PD0JBH is QRV as C91PA until March 2017. Operation during his spare time mostly on 40 and 20 meter using SSB. QSL via LoTW. CU, AZORES Freddy, F5IRO is active as CT8/call until August 19. Operation on HF using CW and SSB. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. EI, IRELAND Olivier is once again operating as EI8GQB / EI1A contest call until August 12. Operation on HF and 6 meter using green energy. Follow his expedition on http://www.qrz.com/db/EI8GQB. QSL via PA3249 direct or bureau, LoTW. HH, HAITI James, VA3MPG is active during his spare time as HH2/call. Operation until November 17 on HF and VHF. QSL via VE3NLS. IS0, SARDINIA Felix, DL6JF will be operating as IS0/call from August 13 until August 25. Operation from 80 to 6 meter using CW with some RTTY. QSL via home call, direct or bureau, LoTW. JX, JAN MAYEN Svein, LA9JKA is QRV as JX9JKA until mid-October. Activity on all bands with focus on 160 – 30 meter. QSL via home call. KH6, HAWAII Alex, F4GHS is QRV from the following Hawaiian Islands until August 26: Kauai until August 17 and from Big Island August 17-26. Operation in ‘holiday-style’ from 80 to 10 meter using SSB. QSL via F4GHS. IS0, SARDINIA Giuseppe, IZ4JUK is operating as IS0/call until August 25. Operation on 20 and 15 meter using SSB. QSL via home call, direct only. OJ0, MARKET REEF A German team with DL2JRM, DL3DXX, DJ4MF and DO2XX is QRV as OJ0DX until August 16. Activity with 2 stations from 80 to 6 meter using CW and SSB. QSL via DL3DXX, LoTW and Club Log. TZ, MALI Laurent, F5IXR is QRV as TZ5XR until February 2017. During 2 weeks in mid-August he will be off air while attending a training camp in Canada. Activity from 160 to 6 meter during his spare time. QSL via F5MXH. V3, BELIZE Henk, PA0C is QRV as V31HV until October. Operation on 80, 40, 20 and 15 meter using SSB, CW and JT65. QSL via home call, direct. XU, CAMBODIA Rene, F6CTW is operating as XU7AEX until August 19. Operation on 20, 17 and 15 meter using CW. QSL via home call. XU, CAMBODIA Steff HB9FXL and Rolf HB9MUQ are operating as XU7AKB and XU7AKD until August 16. Operation on HF. QSL via homecalls, logs will be uploaded to Club Log and LoTW. Z6, KOSOVO Sascha, DL2GC is operating as Z6/call until August 14. Operation on 80, 40 and 20 meter mainly during his evening hours. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. ZA, ALBANIA Nicola, IU7GSN is active in ‘holiday-style’ as ZA3/call until August 23. Operation on HF using SSB and digital modes. QSL via home call. KC0W in Pacific This is the schedule from Tom http://www.dx-world.net/kc0w-in-the-pacific/ Operation on HF, CW only. QSL via home call, direct only. Tuvalu T2COW…………until August 18. Vanuatu…………20 August to September 21. Kiribati……….September 24 to October 24. Fiji…….October 25 to November 24. Return to Samoa………November 25 to ? Tokelau………? Solomon Islands……..October 25 to November 26 Temotu Province…….(Depends on Tokelau) Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan……….Exact dates unknown. Coming up soon CO, CUBA Amed, CO2AME and a large Cuban team will be operating as T42R from lighthouse Castillo del Morro, Havana. Operation during the International Lighthouse / Lightship weekend on August 20 and August 21. QSL via operators instructions. CY9, ST PAUL ISL A large team will be operating as CY9C between August 19 and August 29. There will be 2 sites on the island, one on the Northeast point and the other in the better known Atlantic Cove. This will assure to operate two stations simultaneously on the same band. QRV from 160 to 10 meter using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via OQRS Club Log or via WA4DAN direct only, LoTW. http://www.cy9dxpedition.com/ JD1, OGASAWARA JD1YBV will be active between August 23 and August 28. Operation from 40 to 6 meter using CW, SSB and RTTY. This activity is to celebrate the Silver Jubilee of the JARD, established in 1991. QSL via JA1HQG, direct or bureau. QSL preview by IOTA The IOTA’S marked with a yellow box are claimed by less than 25% of IOTA participants. These IOTAs are rather rare. Follow the link to find out more. This week on HF AF-094 Plane Isl Operators from ARA Amateurs Radio Algeriens will be active as 7V9A from August 17 until August 20. Operation on HF. QSL via Ben Lagha, 18 Rue Louis Aragon, 26200 Montelimar, France. https://www.rsgbiota.org/info/search.php?q=AF094 AS-062 Habomai Isl Andrey R6MG, Dmitry RA6ABC, Yuri R7MR, Vladimir UA0FM and Andrew UA3EDP are QRV as RI0FS. Activity until August 17. QSL via R6MG. http://ri0fs.ru/en/ https://www.rsgbiota.org/info/search.php?q=as062 AS-080 Anmyon Isl Members of the Pyongtaek DX Club will be operating as D90HE/3, 6K2CEW/3, 6K2GUF/3, 6K2JFW/3 and 6K2JQL/3 between August 13 and August 15. Activity from 40 to 10 meter using CW, SSB and digital modes. QSL for D90HE/3 via DS2GOO, 6K2CEW/3 via 6K2CEW, 6K2GUF/3 via DS2GOO, 6K2JFW/3 via 6K2JFW and 6K2JQL/3 via DS2GOO. https://www.rsgbiota.org/info/search.php?q=AS080 AS-142 Kambalnyy Isl The Russian Robinson Club will be operating as UE23RRC between August 14 and August 18.