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E' uscita la nuova versione di QARTest  4.2.1 del  13/02/2014 ecco le novità:

Ver. 4.2.1 [13/02/2014]

 - Marconi Memorial HF CW Contest: a seguito delle modifiche nel regolamento:
    - punteggio QSO diversificato in base al continente
    - aggiunta la categoria Singolo Op. QRP
    - la regola dei 10 minuti vale solo per le stazioni Multi Operatore
 - DXPedition: 
    - adesso genera anche il log in formato Cabrillo.
    - aggiunta modalità "DXPedition (con nome degli italiani)" che mostra anche i nomi degli OM italiani
 - CQ WPX Contest: come da modifiche nel regolamento, nella categoria Multi-Single aggiunta la classe di potenza Low-Power.
 - UBA Contest: aggiunta la Croazia (9A) nell'elenco dei paesi della Comunità Europea (tnx IK8UND)
 - CAT: la massima velocità di comunicazione selezionabile è adesso di 115200 baud
 - RTTY: inserita nel setup l'ultima versione (14.01a) del motore 2Tone
 - Aggiornato Database nominativi/stati USA
 - Aggiornati Master e file dei Country
 - Fix: Il Call Stack (CW e RTTY) con Windows7 e 8 non funzionava piu' correttamente. Sistemato (tnx IW1QN)
 - Bug fix: a causa di una modifica in una versione precedente nel DVK non era piu' possibile inviare il numero seriale 
   automaticamente. Sistemato (tnx IZ3QAQ)

Kazu, JA1IST will be active form Noumea, New Caledonia between February 25 to March 1, 2014.

QRV on HF bands.

QSL via H/c.

G7VJR, M0VFC, M0BLF and G3ZAY will be QRV as VP9/homecall from 19-27 February on CW and SSB. Emphasis will be on the higher bands. All operators will upload to Club Log and LoTW. QSL VP9/G7VJR via M0OXO (following the instructions on M0OXO’s website). QSL VP9/M0VFC, VP9/M0BLF, and VP9/G3ZAY to their home calls using Club Log OQRS (direct or bureau).

                                
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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

3W     - Toshi, JA8BMK will be active from  Vietnam  [425DXN  1184]  between
         mid-February and late March. He will be QRV as 3W2DX  from  Ho  Chi
         Minh City on 14-17 February, and as XV7BM from Nha  Trang  from  18
         February to 28 March. QSL both calls via JA8BMK. [TNX DX World]
5X     - Alan, G3XAQ will operate CW only  as  5X1XA  from  Uganda  from  25
         February to 16 March, including an entry in the  RSGB  Commonwealth
         Contest (8-9 March). QSL via G3SWH. [TNX NG3K]
A3     - Chris, GM3WOJ and Keith, GM4YXI will be active  as  A35V  and  A35X
         from Tongatapu (OC-049) on 4-18 April. They will  operate  CW,  SSB
         and RTTY on 160-10 metres. QSL both callsigns  via  N3SL  and  LoTW
         (daily uploads are planned). A website  is  under  construction  at
         http://a35va35x.com/ [TNX DX World]
C5     - Dom, M1TKA will be  active  holiday  style  as  C5/M1KTA  from  The
         Gambia from 27 February to 10 March. He will operate QRP  on  20-10
         metres. QSL via home call and LoTW. [TNX DX World]
C6     - After being  active  from  Stocking  Island  (NA-001),  John,  9H5G
         (http://kk4oyj.wordpress.com/) is  now  sailing  to  Acklins Island
         (NA-113), Bahamas.  He  hopes  to be QRV as 9H5G/C6A starting on 15
         February. Look for him on 10 and 17 metres. QSL via NI5DX and LoTW.
CE     - Members of Radio Club Provincial  Llanquihue  (CE7LL)  plan  to  be
         active as 3G7PM from Guafo Island (SA-018) on 23-28 February.  [TNX
         DX World]
CT8    - The team of OH2BE, OH2BH, OH2PM, OH8NC and OH8NJ will  join  forces
         with the locals CU2CE and  CU2DX  to  hit  the  airwaves  from  the
         Azores with a variety  of  callsigns  such  as  CR2A  and  CR2X  in
         contests, and CU2KG and CU2KH otherwise. The  activity  started  on
         12 February and will run until  3  March,  including  the  ARRL  DX
         Contest (both CW and SSB) and the CQ 160  Meter  SSB  Contest.  QSL
         CR2A and CR2X via OH2BH. [TNX OH2BH]
CT9    - Once again Rosel, DL3KWR  and  Hardy,  DL3KWF  will  be  active  as
         CT9/DL3KWR and CT9/DL3KWF from Madeira (AF-014) from 6 March  to  2
         April. They plan to operate mostly in CW and digital modes  with  a
         focus on 12, 17 and 30 metres. QSL via home calls.  Email  requests
         for  bureau  cards  can  be    sent    to    dl3kwr[@]darc.de    or
         dl3kwf[@]darc.de respectively. [TNX DL3KWR]
CY0    - Aaron, VA1AXC is now active as CY0/VA1AXC  from  Sable  Island.  He
         works a rotating  schedule  for  Parks  Canada  (approximately  two
         months on the island, and two months back in Nova Scotia),  and  is
         QRV in his limited spare time using the equipment  donated  by  the
         CY0P team. Aaron is new to HF radio operating, so be  patient  with
         him. QSL via JE1LET, direct only. [TNX The Daily DX]
F      - ON5HC, ON7KZ, ON7PQ, ON7USB and ON8AZ will be active as  TM4U  from
         St Nicolas Island (EU-094) on 25-30 May. They will operate CW,  SSB
         and digital on 80-10 metres, plus 160 and  6  metres  depending  on
         conditions. QSL via ON8AZ, direct or  bureau.  Further  information
         can be found at www.eu094.be. [TNX NG3K]
FG     - Gildas, F6HMQ will be active  as  TO22C  from  Guadeloupe  (NA-102)
         from 20 February to 6 March. including participation  in  the  ARRL
         DX SSB Contest. QSL via F6HMQ. [TNX DX World]
FK     - Yoshi, JE2EHP will be active as FK/K1HP from Noumea  (OC-032),  New
         Caledonia on 17-23 February. QSL via JE2EHP (OQRS on Club Log)  and
         LoTW. He will be followed by Kazu, JA1IST who  will  be  active  as
         FK/JA1IST from 25 February to 1 March (QSL via  home  call,  bureau
         preferred).
FO/A   - A group of seven (Don G3BJ, Chris G3SVL, Nigel G3TXF, David  G3WGN,
         Don G3XTT, Hilary G4JKS and Justin G4TSH) will be  active  as  TX6G
         from Raivavae (OC-114), Austral Islands from 20 March to  1  April.
         They plan to run up  to  three  stations  with  amplifiers  and  to
         operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 160-10 metres. QSL via G3TXF and  LoTW,
         logsearch and OQRS on Club Log. The website for the  DXpedition  is
         at www.tx6g.com. [TNX DX World]
GM     - The MS0OXE (www.ms0oxe.net) team from the Isle  of  Tiree  (EU-008)
         [425DXN 1185] will have one station on at  any  one  time  and  two
         stations at higher rate times. They plan to put "some effort"  into
         160m and WARC RTTY, as those are the slots  where  Club  Log  shows
         low worked percentages for Scotland. MS0OXE will be  QRV  on  25-31
         March, with CW activity to be given priority on  the  16-28th.  QSL
         via M0URX (http://m0urx.com/oqrs/). [TNX M0URX]
HL     - Kang, DS4DRE will be  active  as  DS4DRE/4  from  Taehuksan  Island
         (AS-093) until 31 December. He plans  to  operate  SSB  and  CW  on
         10-80 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX DS4DRE]
HR     - Gerard, F2JD will be back to Copan, Honduras  from  6  March  to  4
         June. He will be QRV as HR5/F2JD on the HF bands CW, SSB and  RTTY.
         QSL    via    F6AJA,    direct    or    bureau.    Logsearch     at
         http://lesnouvellesdx.fr/voirlogs.php [TNX F6AJA]
I      - Giovanni, IK2JYT is active as IR2A  until  28  February,  including
         the 11th Antarctic Activity Week (17-23 February). He operates  CW,
         SSB, RTTY and digital mode on 80-10  metres.  QSL  via  home  call,
         direct or bureau. [TNX IK2JYT]
I      - IZ7XNB and the Barivm DX  Team  are  using  special  callsign  IY7M
         until 22 June to commemorate the 110th  anniversary  of  the  first
         commercial Marconi  contact  made  between  Bari,  Italy  and  Bar,
         Montenegro on 3 August 1904. QSL via IZ7XNB. [TNX IZ7XNB]
J7     - Brian, K1LI will be active as J7Y from Dominica  (NA-101)  from  21
         February to 10 March. He will participate in the ARRL  SSB  Contest
         (1-2 March), with activity focussed on the low  bands  outside  the
         contest. QSL via K1LI and LoTW. [TNX NG3K]
KG4    - Bill W4WV  (KG4WV)  and  Ed  KN4KL  (KG4KL)  will  be  active  from
         Guantanamo Bay from 21 February to 7 March. They  plan  to  operate
         SSB, RTTY, PSK, CW and possibly some SSTV on  all  bands.  QSL  via
         home calls. Between 26 February and 4 March they will also  operate
         as W1AW/KG4, as part of ARRL's Centennial QSO Party.  QSL  W1AW/KG4
         via ARRL Headquarters (225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111) and  LoTW.
         [TNX The Daily DX]
KH6    - Fred, NA2U will be operating from the volcano on the Big Island  of
         Hawaii from 27 February through 3 March.  He  will  participate  in
         the ARRL DX SSB Contest as KH7M (USA and Canada statios QSL  direct
         to KH6ZM, rest of the world  QSL  direct  to  I0MWI).  Outside  the
         contest he will be QRV as KH6/NA2U, mainly CW  on  30,  17  and  12
         metres as time allows. QSL KH6/NA2U via  LoTW  or  direct  to  home
         call. [TNX NA2U]
KH8    - Guenter/DL2AWG,  Hans/DL6JGN  and  Ron/PA3EWP  will  be  active  as
         KH8/homecall from Ofu Island (OC-077)  on  9-20  April.  They  will
         operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 40-10 metres. QSL via home calls.  [TNX
         NG3K]
PJ7    - Tom, AA9A will be active as PJ7AA from Sint Maarten  (NA-105)  from
         22 February to 16 March. He  will  operate  CW  and  SSB  on  40-10
         metres. QSL via AA9A. [TNX The Daily DX]
SV     - Vassilis,  SV1CNS  and  others  will  participate  in the CQ WW 160
         Meter SSB Contest (21-23  February)  as SX1AA from Artemida, Greece
         QSL via SV1CNS (direct) or SV1QXU (bureau). [TNX SV1CNS]
V2     - Babs, DL7AFS (www.qsl.net/dl7afs) and Lot,  DJ7ZG  will  be  active
         holiday style  as  V21ZG  from  Antigua  (NA-100)  for  four  weeks
         starting on 26 February. It will be their fourth visit to  Antigua,
         and this time they will concentrate on the higher bands  PSK,  RTTY
         and SSB. They also plan to do some SSTV. QSL via DL7AFS.  Logsearch
         on Club Log (the SSTV QSOs will be displayed as a  Phone  QSOs,  in
         accordance to DXCC Award Program). [TNX PA7CW]
V4     - Once again John, W5JON will be  active  as  V47JA  from  St.  Kitts
         (NA-104) from 19 February to 25  March.  He  will  operate  SSB  on
         160-6 metres, and will participate in  the  ARRL  DX  Contest.  His
         wife Cathy (W5HAM) will also operate occasionally  as  V47HAM.  All
         QSLs via W5JON (direct only) and LoTW. [TNX NG3K]
V7     - Bill, N6MW  (http://n6mw.jimdo.com/v7-dxpedition)  has  rescheduled
         his V73MW  DXpedition  [425DXN  1187]  to  Majuro  Atoll  (OC-029),
         Marshall Islands to take place from 26 February to  4  March.  "The
         emphasis will be on 160 and 80 metres CW, with  some  20  RTTY  and
         possible 17 SSB gap fillers. The latter bands may turn  out  to  be
         largely  times  when  EU  is  available  since   operations    will
         dominantly be at local  night  time".  QSL  via  M0URX,  direct  or
         bureau (OQRS preferred) and LoTW, logsearch on Club Log.
VK     - John, VK6HZ will be active holiday style as  VK6ARI  from  Rottnest
         Island (OC-164) on 23-30 March. He will operate SSB,  CW  and  RTTY
         on  40-10  metres.  QSL  via  VK6HZ,  direct  or    bureau.    [TNX
         rsgbiota.org]
W      - Members of the Palos Verdes ARC will operate  as K6PV/6 from  Santa
         Catalina Island (NA-066) on 19-23 February. QSL via K6PV.
YB     - Joppy, YB8XM and others plan to be active  from  Sanana  (Sulabesi)
         Island (OC-076) in late February-early March. All  QSLs  direct  to
         YB8XM. See http://oc076.blogspot.com/ for updates. [TNX JN6RZM]
YB     - Imam, YB4IR reports he will  be  active  as  YB4IR/p  from  Enggano
         Island (OC-204) on 23-30 March. He  will  operate  CW  and  SSB  on
         40-10 metres. QSL via home call, direct or  bureau  (OQRS  on  Club
         Log), adn LoTW.
ZL7    - VE7NY, ZL1BMG, ZS1FJ and OE2SNL will be active as ZL7AAA  from  the
         Chatham Islands (OC-038) on 21-31 March. Expect activity  on  80-10
         metres SSB, CW, RTTY and PSK31. QSL via VE7NY. Further  information
         and updates will posted to www.qsl.net/zl7aaa/ [TNX NG3K]

ANTARCTIC ACTIVITY WEEK ---> The Worldwide Antarctic Program  has  announced
that the 11th Antarctic Activity Week will  be held from  17 to 23 February.
The  aim  of  this  annual event  is to  promote worldwide  interest in  the
Antarctic continent. Special callsigns (QSL via operator's instructions) are
expected to be aired  during this year's AAW from the following countries:
Australia        VK2ANT
Austria          OE88WAP, OE89ANT, OE90AAW
France           TM11AAW, TM11WAP
Italy            II0AW, II1MNA, II2ANT, II3MNA, II5ANT, II6ANT, IP2ANT,
                 IP8AAW, IR1ANT, IR1SP, IR2A
Poland           HF0A
Romania          YQ8ANT
Spain            AO4HAG, EG1WAS, EG3ANT, EH5ANT
Switzerland      HB9ICE
The Netherlands  PA6ANT, PF14ANT
Ukraine          EM11KY
USA              K0ANT, K4K
Complete information on the AAW can be found at www.waponline.it

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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE ---> The  January  2014  issue  is  now  available  for
download at www.425dxn.org/monthly/index.html. [TNX IZ3EBA]

ARRL INTERNATIONAL DX CONTEST (CW) ---> Object of the contest  is  for  W/VE
amateurs to work as many stations in as many DXCC entities  as  possible  on
160, 80, 40, 20, 15, and  10  metre  bands,  while  foreign  amateurs  (also
including KH6, KL7, CY9 and CY0) work as many W/VE stations in  as  many  of
the 48 contiguous states and provinces as possible (complete  rules  can  be
found at www.arrl.org/arrl-dx). This year's event will run from  from  00.00
UTC on 15 February through 23.59 UTC on the 16th. Do not forget  to  give  a
look at the  Announced  Operations  listing  maintained  by  Bill,  NG3K  at
www.ng3k.com/Misc/adxc2014.html - good contest to you all!

DX UNIVERSITY ---> The DX  University  will  conduct  two  sessions  at  the
International DX Convention at the Convention Center in Visalia on 4  April.
The first session in the morning will  consist  of  presentations  aimed  at
less experienced DXers; the second session in the afternoon will consist  of
a seminar on more advanced DXing and DXpeditioning topics.  Registration  is
open on www.dxuniversity.com.

FT5ZM ---> FT5ZM  went  QRT  from  Amsterdam  Island  at  02.20  UTC  on  12
February, a little earlier than expected, because the team wanted  to  leave
as quickly as possible to avoid a bad storm which  was  heading  their  way.
The Amsterdam DXpedition team made a  total  of  170,000  QSOs  with  36,300
uniques.
The OQRS on Club Log has been enabled. The Daily  DX  reports  a  couple  of
minor glitches.  First,  "when OQRS was initially enabled the email  address
associated  with the OQRS payment  was entered in error.  This was corrected
as soon as it was discovered.  For those who requested  a QSL from FT5ZM via
OQRS, please  check your  PayPal account. If the  payment  status  indicates
"unclaimed", simply cancel this transaction  and submit a new OQRS  request.
If  you have any questions please send an email to gregg.w6izt[@]gmail.com".
Second, "several people have reported  OQRS  on  Club  Log  does  not  allow
another OQRS request, despite the clearly marked button that  says  'request
again'. This seems to be a problem with those  using  Explorer  web  browser
but does work with Firefox (and probably others).  If you can not get it  to
work it might be worth trying another Web browser such as  Firefox,  Safari,
Chrome, etc."

IOTA BASH ---> The 10th annual IOTA Bash will be  held  on  14-15  March  in
Boerne, Texas. The agenda includes presentations by K9AJ, EA3NT,  AB5EB  and
K6VVA and a nice social programme. Information for attending  the  Bash  can
be found on the IREF website (www.islandradio.org). If  you  have  questions
please contact Mike Crownover, AD5A (ad5a[@]gvtc.com) [TNX AD5A]

QSL E720SRRS & E720ZRHB ---> Robert, E77E reports that all of the QSOs  with
E720SRRS, E720SRRS/p and E720ZRHB will be confirmed  automatically  via  the
bureau as soon as the cards are printed.

QSL VK0TH ---> Trevor, VK8TH has reversed his decision on QSL cards  [425DXN
1186]. He now intends (1) making the log available to an  amateur  who  will
ensure it is logged to LOTW, and (2) taking up the offer of a  QSL  Manager.
"The remainder of the QSL cards received  I  will  process  myself  (roughly
300). There will be a delay as I will need to purchase another batch of  QSL
cards however I will ensure they go out to all".

W1AW WAS ---> Look for ARRL Centennial stations  W1AW/8  from  Michigan  and
W1AW/4 from Florida to be on the air starting at 00.00 UTC  on  19  February
until 23.59 UTC on the 25th. Complete information  on  the  ARRL  Centennial
QSO Party can be found at www.arrl.org/centennial-qso-party.

WRTC2014 ---> The WRTC2014 Steering Committee permits  each  WRTC  organizer
to offer the opportunity for sponsors  to  name  teams  outside  the  normal
qualification process as a fund raising mechanism. For WRTC2014,  the  first
three sponsorships were available on a first-come first-served basis:
- The "Latitude 13" team is so named because the  locations  where  the  two
  operators usually compete are both at 13 degrees latitude. The sponsor has
  named Tom Georgens, W2SC and Dave Mueller, N2NL, as the team.
- "RadioTeam Azores" is sponsored by  Azores Tourism Association.  They have
  appointed Martti  Lane, OH2BH, and Ville Hiilesmaa, OH2MM, as their team.
- The  "Brazil-Bulgaria  Friendship  Team"  is  sponsored  by  a  consortium
  including The Araucaria DX Group, Triumph IESA Infrastructure  AS, the Sao
  Paulo section  of  LABRE,  K1LZ,  and  the  Bulgarian  Federation of Radio
  Amateurs  (BFRA).  They  have  appointed  Soni  Leite, PY1NX, and  Atasnas
  "Nasko" Koitchev, LZ3YY/LZ9R, as their team.
The fourth and final Team Sponsorship will  be  made  available  through  an
auction to be conducted on 8 March. Anyone interested  in  participating  in
the  auction  should    contact    WRTC    Chairman,    Doug    Grant,  K1DG
(k1dg[@]wrtc2014.org) as quickly as possible to register.

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QSLs received direct or through managers:  1A0KM,  3B8/UU5WW,  3B9FR,  3D2C,
3D2GC/p, 3W1T, 4JSONG, 4K12SONG, 5A1AL, 5R8AL, 6V7S, 6V7X, 6W/RK4FF,  8Q7KP,
A41OW, A52W, AA4VK/CY0, AP2TN, BA4TB/4 (AS-136), C21BN, C82DX, CO6RD,  CR2X,
D44AC, DU2US, DU7ET, E2E (AS-107), E73M, EA9EU,  EJ0M,  FJ/DK7LX,  FR/DJ7RJ,
FW5JJ, GU4CHY, GW3KHZ/p  (EU-106),  H40FN,  H40TA,  H7H,  HH5/KC0W,  HS0ZKX,
J34J, J52HF, J75KG, J88HL, JI3DST/6 (AS-049), JX7DFA,  JX9JKA,  JY9FC,  K9W,
KH8PPG, NH0Z,  OG1M,  OH0B,  OH2BH,  OJ0X,  P29FR,  P29NI,  P29VCX,  P29VPB,
PJ7/G3TXF, PW0F, RA2FF, S21ZBB, S21ZBC, S79WDX, T32RC, T32TV,  T33A,  T77BL,
T8XX, TI8II/p (NA-116), TN2MS, TO2TT, TO3JA,  TU5NK,  TU5XV,  TY2BP,  V31NB,
V5/DL9NDS, V63XG,  V6P,  VK5CE/4  (OC-255),  VP2MXT,  VP6T,  VR2XMT,  VY2ZM,
XR0YY, XT26D, XT26DJ, XT2TT, XU7SSB, XW3DT,  XZ1Z,  YB4IR/8  (OC-272),  YB9Y
(OC-276), YJ0RK (OC-104), YW5X (SA-054), Z21ZBC, Z60WW, Z68BH,  Z81R,  Z81X,
Z81Z, ZD7FT, ZD7VC, ZD8O, ZD8W, ZS8C.

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Giovanni IK5BCM, Giuseppe IK5CBE and Giovanni IK5CRH will be active as S9TF from Principe Isl AF-044 between February 1 – 13, 2014.

QRV on 80-10m CW, SSB and RTTY.

QSL via IK5CRH.

uki, JH1NBN will be active from the following islands.

• V6P – Pohnpei OC-010 until February 4.
• V6T – Woleai Atoll OC-132 from February 7-15.
• V6P – Pohnpei OC-010 from February 21-25.

During travel from Pohnpei to Woleai, he will sign V63AQ/MM.

QSL via JH1NBN.

Note: Yuki plans activity from Nauru as C21BN for 2 weeks in June.

UPDATE – Father and son team Jeff K5WE and Erik N5WR will soon be active from St. Eustatius.

Jeff will arrive on the island on Feb 5 and be active as PJ5/K5WE. Erik will arrive the following week and operate as PJ5/N5WR. Activity through Feb 18 on 160-10m, mostly CW but some SSB and RTTY. They will be active in the ARRL DX CW Contest as PJ5W.

QSL via home callsigns.

Dieter, DJ2EH (ex-ZK3T, ZD9T, C21DL) is now active from the Marshall Islands as V73DL.

Activity so far on 30CW.

QSL via DJ2EH.

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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

3B9    - Eric, OE4AAC will  be  active  holiday  style  as  3B9/OE4AAC  from
         Rodrigues Island (AF-017) on 10-18 February. He will  operate  only
         CW. QSL via home call, direct or bureau.  Logsearch  on  Club  Log.
         [TNX NG3K]
3C0    - Elmo, EA5BYP will be active as 3C0BYP (new callsign)  from  Annobon
         Island (AF-039) from 26 February to 8 March. He will  operate  SSB,
         RTTY and some CW. His contact point for "suggestions  or  requests"
         will be OD5NJ. QSL via EA5BYP.  Before/after  Annobon,  Elmo  might
         also be QRV  as  3C4BYP  from  Bioko  Island  (AF-010),  Equatorial
         Guinea.
5B     - Alessandro, IZ4AMS and Fabio, IK2LTR will be active  holiday  style
         as 5B/IZ4AMS and 5B/IK2LTR from Cyprus (AS-004) on  5-12  February.
         They will operate CW, SSB  and  RTTY  on  30-10  metres,  and  will
         participate in the CQ WW WPX RTTY Contest  as  single  operator  LP
         entrants on 20 and 15 metres  respectively.  QSL  via  home  calls.
         [TNX DX Coffee]
5H     - Maurizio,  IK2GZU  will be  active again as  5H3MB  from  Ilembula,
         Tanzania from 14 March to 11 April, while doing volunteer work  for
         the local mission. QSL via IK2GZU and LoTW. Log search and OQRS for
         direct and bureau cards at www.buffoli-pm.it/5h/qsl%20request.htm
7P     - Ewald, DK3ID  will  be  active  as  7P8ID  from  Lesotho  on  11-16
         February. He will be QRV on 40-6  metres  SSB.  QSL  via  DK3ID  or
         OE8IDK. [TNX NG3K]
8Q     - Kasimir, DL2SBY will be active as 8Q7KB from the Maldives  (AS-013)
         on 12-24 February. He will operate SSB, CW, RTTY  on 30-10  metres.
         QSL via home call, direct or bureau, logsearch  and  OQRS  on  Club
         Log.
9M2    - Taking  part  in  the  Chinese  New  Year  Cultural  and   Heritage
         Celebration, special event callsign 9M4CNY  will  be  active  on  2
         February  from  Penang  Island  (AS-015),  West  Malaysia.   Expect
         operations on 20, 15 and 10 metres SSB,  from  7  to  16  UTC.  QSL
         direct (see qrz.com).
BY     - Zhang, BA3AX and Lu, BD3AEO will be active as BA3AX/3 and  BD3AEO/3
         from Yuetuo Island (AS-134) on 21-24 March. They  plan  to  operate
         CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31 on 20, 17 and 15 metres.  QSLs  via  BA3AX,
         direct or bureau, and LoTW. [TNX BA3AX]
CE     - A large group of Chilean operators will  be  active  as  XR2T  from
         Isla Damas (SA-086) on 16-20 April. They will operate CW,  SSB  and
         digital modes. QSL via XQ4CW.
FP     - Al, W6HGF (www.qsl.net/w6hgf/FP_W6GHF_2014.html) will be active  as
         FP/W6HGF from Miquelon Island (NA-032) on 7-18  February.  He  will
         be QRV on 160-10 metres, and his operation "will focus on  digital,
         mostly RTTY, including entry into the CQ WW WPX  RTTY  Contest,  as
         well as a presence in the ARRL International DX  Contest  CW".  QSL
         via W6HGF (OQRS on Club Log) and LoTW.
HL     - DS2GOO, DS4DBF, DS4NYE, HL1OYF and HL1VAU will be active  as  D70LW
         from Anmyon Island (AS-080) on 8-9 February for the CQ WW WPX  RTTY
         Contest. QSL via DS4NYE. [TNX NG3K]
I      - Gerhard, OE3GEA will be active holiday  style  as  IG9/OE3GEA  from
         Lampedusa Island (AF-019) on 8-13  February.  He  will  operate  CW
         only. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
J3     - Ulf, DL5AXX will be active as J38XX from Grenada on 6-18  February,
         including an entry in the  ARRL  CW  Contest.  QSL  via  home  call
         (logsearch and OQRS on www.dl5axx.de/dxlog/). [TNX NG3K]
J8     - The Buddies in the Caribbean DXpedition  group,  which  specializes
         in 100 watt or less low power radios  and  the  Buddipole  portable
         antenna systems, will be  active  from  Bequia  (NA-025)  on  10-18
         February.  J8/K8EAB,  J8/KB9AVO,  J8/KC4VG,   J8/W3FF,    J8/W6HFP,
         J8/W7ZT, J8/WG0AT and J8/WZ1P will  operate  CW,  SSB  and  digital
         modes;  there  will  be  fixed  operations  as  well  as   portable
         operations from various points on the island. [TNX DX World]
LY     - Celebrating the Act of Independence of Lithuania (16 February 1918)
         Sam, LY5W will be active as LY16W on 1-28 February.  QSL  via  home
         call, direct or bureau. [TNX LY5W]
PJ5    - Jeff, K5WE and Erik, N5WR will be active as PJ5/K5WE  and  PJ5/N5WR
         from Sint Eustatius (NA-145) from 5  February  until  the  16th  at
         least, as they will participate in the ARRL  DX  CW  Contest.  They
         will operate mainly CW with some SSB and RTTY  on  all  bands.  QSL
         via home calls. [TNX DX World]
V7     - Bill,  N6MW  (http://n6mw.jimdo.com/v7-dxpedition/)  has  postponed
         his 4-14 February activity as V73MW from Majuro,  Marshall  Islands
         [425DXN 1186]. This is "due to a  last  minute  email  notice  from
         another operator who says he is doing  a  similar  but  unannounced
         DXPed to V7 Feb 1-18, followed by an unsuccessful  negotiation  for
         cooperation". [TNX DX World]
VK     - Craig, VK5CE  will be  active  as  VK5CE/8   from  Bathurst  Island
         (OC-173) on 26-29 August. This IOTA group has  not  been  activated
         since 1999. He will be QRV mainly on 20 and  15  metres,  but  will
         also spend some time on 12m (SSB and digital)  and  30m  (digital).
         Bookmark http://oc173.blogspot.com.au/ for updates. "The less  rare
         but still needed Granite Island (OC-228)" is in Craing's plans  for
         this year as well.
VK9L   - A large group of operators from  the  Lagunaria  DX  Group  (namely
         DF6JC, DJ2HD, DJ5IW, DJ7EO, DJ9RR, DL1MGB, DL3DXX,  DL5CW,  DL5LYM,
         DL5XL, DL6FBL, DL8OH, DL8WPX, SP5XVY  and  VK2IA)  will  be  active
         from  Lord  Howe  Island  (OC-004)  on  13-29  October,   including
         participation in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. They plan to have  eight
         fully  equipped  HF  stations.  Bookmark  www.lordhowe2014.org  for
         further information and updates. [TNX DL1MGB]
VP2V  -  Look   for  Bogdan  VP2V/SP2FUD,  Kazik  VP2V/SP6AXW,  Leszek VP2V/
         SP6CIK, Janusz VP2V/SP9FIH and Robert VP2V/SP9WZS to be active from
         Anegada, British Virgin Islands (NA-023) from 19  March to 1 April.
         They will operate SSB, CW and  RTTY  on  160-6 metres. QSL via home
         calls. Further information on www.vp2v.dxpeditions.org
VU4    - Krish, W4VKU has been granted permission to operate  as  VU4K  from
         Port Blair, Andaman Islands (AS-001) on 15-30 March.  He  plans  to
         be QRV "around 23 March" to the  30th,  with  activity  on  the  HF
         bands SSB and RTTY. QSL via W4VKU (OQRS on Club Log).
YB     - According  to  the  information  posted  on  qrz.com,  YB8HZ/p  and
         YB8BRI/p are currently active from Ternate Island (OC-145) until  7
         February. QSL direct to YB8BRI. Imam, YB4IR will  in  his  turn  be
         active as YB4IR/8 from Ternate on 5-7  February,  and  from  Tidore
         Island (OC-145)  [425DXN  1185]  on  8-11  February.  He  plans  to
         operate CW and SSB on 40-10 metres. QSL via home  call,  direct  or
         bureau (OQRS on Club Log), and LoTW.
ZD8    - Werner,  DJ9KH  will  be  active  as  ZD8D  from  Ascension  Island
         (AF-003) from 24 February to 11 March, including an  entry  in  the
         ARRL DX SSB Contest. He plans to operate mainly CW with a focus  on
         160-40  metres.  QSL  via  DL9HO,  direct  or  bureau   (OQRS    on
         www.zd8d.de), and LoTW. On 19-21 February he might be  active  from
         St Helena (ZD7).
ZL7    - Franz, OE2SNL  will  be  active  as  ZL7/OE2SNL  from  the  Chatham
         Islands (OC-038) on 13-26 March. He will operate  CW  and  RTTY  on
         80-10 metres. QSL via home call, direct only before 1 June  (on  15
         June all of the remaining QSOs will be confirmed automatically  via
         the bureau).  See www.oe2snl.at/zl7-oe2snl-2014/ for logsearch  and
         further information at [TNX NG3K]

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                         ****  GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

160 METRES IN PORTUGAL ---> Amateur radio operators in  Portugal  have  been
granted temporary use of the extended 160m band  segment  1850-2000  kHz  to
participate in several contests during 2014: the CQ  WW  160  Meter  Contest
(CW and SSB); the ARRL International DX Contest (CW and SSB); the CQ WW  WPX
(CW and SSB);  the  King  of  Spain  Contest  (CW  and  SSB);  the  IARU  HF
Championship; the CQ WW DX Contest (CW and  SSB)  and  the  ARRL  160  Meter
Contest. [TNX CT1BOH]

BLACK SEA INTERNATIONAL HF CUP ---> The  Black  Sea  International  HF  Cup,
organized by the Black Sea Contest Club, will be held on 1-2 February,  from
12 UTC on Saturady through 11.59 UTC  on  Sunday.  Complete  information  at
www.bscc.in/index/black_sea_cup_international_oficial_page/0-54 [TNX US4LS]

CUBA & 60 METRES ---> Cuban radio amateurs have been authorized  to  operate
SSB, CW, PSK31 and PSK63 on 5418-5430 kHz, "a continuous segment of 12  kHz,
unlike other countries that allow 'channels'. Transmitting power is  limited
based on the class of license, 10 Watts for novices; 50 watts for the  rest.
It allows for up to 100 watts for all users in emergency  conditions".  [TNX
QRZ DX]

DXCC  NEWS  --->  7Z1ES  (Saudi  Arabia)  and  T6ZG   (Afghanistan,  current
operation) have been approved for DXCC credit. If you had them  rejected  in
a recent application, send a note to bmoore[@]arrl.org to be placed  on  the
list for an update to your account. [TNX NC1L]

FT5ZM ---> The Amsterdam Island DXpedition team has  been  QRV  since  09.15
UTC on 26 January. The online log  (see  www.amsterdamdx.org)  now  contains
46890 QSOs made with 15125 unique calls  until  12:59  UTC  on  30  January.
Please note that the only channel to pass your remarks  and  suggestions  to
the team is to contact the Pilot assigned  to  your  area  (details  on  the
DXpedition's website). Reports of incorrect or  missing  calls  in  the  log
will be ignored during the DXpedition. Keep a record  of  your  QSO  details
and contact the QSL manager after the DXpedition.

IOTA MARATHON DXPEDITION OF THE YEAR  POLL  --->  "The  IOTA  Marathon  took
place between 1 January 2012 and 31 December 2013. Hundreds  of  expeditions
were carried out during this period of  time.  In  collaboration  with  RSGB
IOTA, DX World wishes to capture the intensity of  this  effort  during  the
Marathon by asking  readers  to  vote  for  their  favourite  IOTA  Marathon
DXpedition": http://dx-world.net/iota-marathon-dxpedition-of-the-year/, read
the details and cast your votes. The poll closes on 20 February.

MELLISH REEF 2014 ---> The VK9MT DXpedition to Mellish Reef is set  to  take
place bewteen 28 March and 9 April. "We are on schedule and will soon be  on
autopilot", the team reported on  26  January.  A  Global  Pilot  Team  will
manage all communication between the island team and DXers; process  details
and e-mail addresses will be published on the expedition's  website  in  due
course.  Donations  are  still  gratefully  accepted;   information  on  how
contribute can be found at www.vk9mt.com.

UKRAINE ---> For those who wish to support the  Ukrainian  struggle  towards
Europe, there is a free of charge award called "Ukraine is  Europe!"  -  see
www.qrz.com/db/UR3LCM for the details. [TNX UR3LCM]

W1AW WAS ---> Look for ARRL Centennial  stations  W1AW/4  from  Georgia  and
W1AW/KH6 from Hawaii to be on the air starting at 00.00 UTC  on  5  February
until 23.59 UTC on the 11th. Complete information  on  the  ARRL  Centennial
QSO Party can be found at www.arrl.org/centennial-qso-party.

YL WPX TROPHY ---> Sponsored by the Latvian Contest Club, the YL WPX  Trophy
is for working different YL prefixes on the HF bands. Details can  be  found
at www.lrsk.lv/awards [TNX LY5W]

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QSLs received direct or through managers:  3B8/SM6GOR,  3D2C,  3D2GC,  3D2R,
3V8BB, 4J5A, 4K4K, 4U1ITU, 5A1AL,  5B4/R3CC,  5U9AMO,  5V7TH,  5W0M,  9H1GB,
9K2UU, 9U4U, 9V1YC, 9Y4VU, C21BN, C6AZZ, C82DX, CM2CCA, CO2IR,  CY0P,  DX8DX
(OC-174), E51AND, EP3PK, FK8CE, FR/DJ7RJ, FR/DK9PY,  FW0NAR,  FW5JJ,  H40FN,
H44AJ  (OC-285),  H7H,  HA800NAR,  HC2IMP,  HD2A,  HD8A,  HG0R,    HK1/K9FY,
HK7/WH6R, HL5FUA (AS-045), HR9/AI5P, HS0ZBS,  HU2DX,  IA0MZ,  IM0MA,  J75PX,
J88HL, JD1BHA, JG8NQJ/JD1, JI3DST/6 (AS-049), JX9JKA, JY5MM,  K5T  (NA-119),
K9W,  KH7M,  LU7DSY/W  (SA-065),  LU8YE,  OA4/K6ZH,   OY3JE,    P3N,  PJ4DX,
PJ5/K6NAO, PJ5J, PZ5RO, RU0LL, S21ZBB, S21ZBC, S79WDX, ST2AC, ST2KSS,  ST2M,
SU8N (AF-109), SW8LR, T2YY, T32LJ, T32TV, T33A, T8CW, TC0A (AS-099),  TI8II,
TN2T, TO3J, TO5PX, TR0A/p (AF-089), TX5K,  TX5RV,  V31AC,  V31LJ,  V4/DF8AN,
VK5CE/4 (OC-255), VK9/OH1VR, VK9DAC, VP2MMN,  VP2MRV,  VP2V/AA7V,  VP5/W5CW,
VU2XO, WH7Z, XT26DJ, XT2FCJ, XU7AAJ, XZ1Z, YB4IR/8 (OC-272), YB9Y  (OC-276),
YI1RZ, YJ0RK (OC-104),  YJ0TE,  YL3CW,  YL800CW,  YT1AD,  Z6/SP5JJQ,  Z68BH,
Z81R, Z81X, Z81Z, ZA/IZ4JMA, ZA20QA, ZB2FK, ZP6CW, ZS6CCY, ZS8C, ZT1T.

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The European PSK Club has the honour to invite radio amateurs from all over the world to participate in the EPC WW DX Contest 2014. The objective of the EPC WW DX Contest is to establish as many contacts as possible between radio amateurs around the world by using only the BPSK63 mode (all HF bands except WARC bands). Everybody can work everybody for QSO and multiplier credit. The next EPC WW DX Contest will be held from 12:00 UTC on 01.02.2014 to 12:00 UTC until 02.02.2014. This is an excellent opportunity to increase your BPKS63 count as well as accumulating contacts for other EPC awards for countries, prefixes, suffixes, etc.

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The annual EPC WW DX Contest for 2013 is over and we look forward to the 2014 contest so you need to get prepared to work some really great DX on the BPSK63 mode on all bands (except the WARC bands of course). Information about the very first EPC WW DX Contest is posted below this message.

Remember the dates & time: 12:00 UTC on 01.02.2014 to 12:00 UTC on 02.02.2014. The only permissible mode is BPSK63 only so be sure you are in the right mode before you begin and maximum power is 100 watts.

Recommended frequencies are: 160 meters (1.838 – 1.843 MHz), 80 meters (3.580 – 3.590 MHz), 40 meters (7.040 – 7.050 MHz), 20 meters (14.070 – 14.080 MHz), 15 meters (21.070 – 21.080 MHz), and 10 meters (28.070 – 28.080 MHz). No WARC band contacts!

Take note of the new band for 2014 (160 meters) and several changes to the categories list including a mode for YLs.
 

As it was with last year's contest, be sure to pay close attention to your Cabrillo log so that it matches exactly the format required.

All the very best and see you all in the EPC WW DX Contest 2014!

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