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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

5H     - Sam, F6AML will be active again in his  spare  time  as  5H1Z  from
         Tanzanian islands (IOTA groups AF-032, AF-054, AF-074  and  AF-087)
         between 28 January and 18 February. He will operate CW and  SSB  on
         40-10 metres. QSL via home call. [TNX DX Coffee]
A5     - Sergio PP5JR and his family (his  wife  Fernanda  PU5FDA,  his  son
         Eduardo PU5FJR and his daughter Bia PU5BIA, both teenagers),  along
         with Zorro JH1AJT, will be active as  A52JR  from  Bhutan  from  31
         January to 4 February. They will operate SSB only.  QSL  via  PP5VB
         and LoTW, logsearch on Club Log. [TNX The Daily DX]
CX     - Radiogrupo Sur will be active  as  CW5O  (http://cw5o.cx.uy/)  from
         the lighthouse Rincon del Bonete from 31  January  to  2  February.
         QSL direct to CX2ABC. [TNX CX2ABC]
FG     - Jean-Pierre, F6ITD  will  be  active  as  FG/F6ITD  and  TO6D  from
         Guadeloupe (NA-102) from 28 January to 25 March. He will be QRV  on
         SSB and digital modes  from  two  locations,  Basse  Terre  and  La
         Desirade. QSL via home call, direct or bureau, and LoTW.  Logsearch
         on Club Log.
HL_ant - Lee, DS4NMJ will be at the new  "Jang  Bogo"  research  station  at
         Terra Nova Bay, Antarctica between 1 February and 31 January  2015.
         He plans to be QRV on the HF bands as D8A and to operate mainly  CW
         with some SSB and RTTY. QSL via HL2FDW. [TNX DS4NMJ]
PA     - Erik, PD7M and Wino, PA0ABM will  be  active  as  PA530ROT  on  all
         bands CW, SSB and RTTY between 31 January and 28 February  for  the
         Walk for Sophia Foundation's annual relay race from Paris  (France)
         to Rotterdam (The Netherlands). QSL via PA0ABM (OQRS on Club  Log).
         See www.paasw.nl/wfs/stichting.htm for  further  information.  [TNX
         PA0ABM]
PY     - Founded on 2 February 1934, the Liga  de  Amadores  Brasileiros  de
         Radio Emissao (LABRE) will celebrate their 80th anniversary  during
         the month of February with stations  operating  on  all  bands  and
         modes from all Brazilian  states  with  special  callsigns:  ZZ80AC
         (Acre),  ZZ80AL  (Alagoas),  ZZ80AM  (Amazonas),  ZZ80AP   (Amapa),
         ZZ80BA (Bahia), ZZ80CE (Ceara), ZZ80DF (Distrito  Federal),  ZZ80ES
         (Espirito Santo), ZZ80GO (Goias), ZZ80MA (Maranhao), ZZ80MG  (Minas
         Gerais), ZZ80MS (Mato Grosso do Sul), ZZ80MT (Mato Grosso),  ZZ80PA
         (Para), ZZ80PB  (Paraiba),  ZZ80PE  (Pernambuco),  ZZ80PI  (Piaui),
         ZZ80PR (Parana), ZZ80RJ (Rio de Janeiro),  ZZ80RN  (Rio  Grande  do
         Norte), ZZ80RO (Rondonia), ZZ80RR (Roraima), ZZ80RS (Rio Grande  do
         Sul),  ZZ80SC  (Santa  Catarina),  ZZ80SE  (Sergipe),  ZZ80SP  (Sao
         Paulo) and ZZ80TO (Tocantins). A commemorative certificate will  be
         available for working at least one ZZ80 station between 3 UTC on  1
         February and 02.59 UTC on the 3rd. All QSLs and  certificates  will
         be sent via the bureau system. Full information  can  be  found  at
         www.labre.org.br [TNX PS7AB]
SP     - Janusz, SP9YI will be active from Poland as HF0A on 1-28  February,
         including the 11th Antarctic Activity Week  (17-23  February).  QSL
         via  home  call,  direct  or  bureau.  Further    information    on
         http://qrz.com/db/HF0A
V7     - Bill, N6MW (http://n6mw.jimdo.com/v7-dxpedition) will be active  as
         V73MW  from  Majuro  Atoll  (OC-029),  Marshall  Islands  on   4-14
         February. He plans to focus on Club Log's most needed  bands/modes:
         160, 80, 30m CW and RTTY on 20m. QSL via M0URX,  direct  or  bureau
         (OQRS preferred) and LoTW, logsearch on Club Log.
YB     - Budi, YF1AR/8 and Fan, YB0AI/8 will be active  from  Gorong  Island
         (OC-273, IOTA new one) on 25-31 January,  possibly  extended  to  2
         February. They will have two  transceivers  running  100  watts  on
         40-10 metres mainly SSB, with some CW and digi modes.  QSL  YF1AR/8
         via N2OO, QSL  YB0AI/8  via  home  call  (see  qrz.com  for  PayPal
         details). Further information at www.yf1ar.com. [TNX YF1AR]
YB     - Look for YB8RW/p to be active from Lembeh Island (OC-236)  from  29
         January to 1 February. QSL via YB9BU. [TNX JN6RZM]
YV0    - The 4M5DX Group has announced that  the  YW0A  DXpedition  to  Aves
         Island [425DXN 1155] is being set to take place  for  ten  days  in
         April.  Actual  dates  are  expected  in  due   course.    Bookmark
         www.avesisland.info for further information and updates

CQ WW 160-METER CONTEST (CW) ---> Objective of the contest is  for  amateurs
around the world to work as many US States, Canadian provinces and countries
as  possible  on 160  metres CW (http://cq160.com/rules.htm). The  following
stations have announced their participation in this year's event (from 22.00
UTC on 24 January through 22.00 UTC on the 26th):
Call         Country             QSL via
----------------------------------------
3V8BB        Tunisia               LX1NO
8Q7BM        Maldives              M0URX
C4A          Cyprus                5B4KH
EA8/RA1A     Canary Isls
LX7I         Luxembourg            LX2A
LY7A         Lithuania             LotW
NH0Z         Mariana Is            JJ2VLY
NP4A         Puerto Rico           W3HNK
PJ2T         Curacao               W3HNK
PT7BXB       Brazil                PY2XB
PY0F/PP1CZ   Fernando de Noronha   PP1CZ
RD8D         AS Russia             RX9CAZ
TA3D         Turkey                TA3D
UA2K         Kaliningrad           UA2K
UU7J         Ukraine               LotW
V6A          Micronesia            JA7HMZ
VK3EGN       Australia             VK3EGN
YL4U         Latvia                YL2GN
Please visit www.ng3k.com/Misc/cq160c2014.html for the Announced  Operations
listing maintained by Bill NG3K.

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                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

CANADA & 60 METRES ---> On 22 January, Industry Canada released  a  decision
to allow amateur radio operators to five 60m channels (5332 kHz,  5348  kHz,
5358.5 kHz, 5373 kHz and 5405 kHz)  on  a  non-interference  basis.  Amateur
stations will be restricted to telephony, data, RTTY and CW, with a  maximum
bandwidth of 2.8 kHz and a maximum effective radiated power of 100 W PEP.

DXCC NEWS ---> T6EU (Afghanistan, current operation through 3 May 2014)  and
TT8ES (Chad, previously approved for 2012 and  2013,  and  the  license  has
been extended through 28 February 2014) have been approved for DXCC  credit.
[TNX NC1L]

DXHEAT ---> DXHeat by Tobias  Wellnitz,  DH1TW  (www.dxheat.com)  is  a  new
real-time Web DX-Cluster that offers versatile filtering of incoming  spots,
a visual tool to check the current band activity into all  continents  at  a
glance, and integration  with  WebSDR.  Through  its  DX  Analytics,  DXHeat
provides meaningful statistics for amateur radio stations and their past  DX
activities.

FT5ZM ---> The FT5ZM Team reached  Amsterdam  Island  around  1  UTC  on  24
January. They were waiting offshore for the island general  to  come  aboard
and do an inspection at their 8 a.m. (3 UTC). Once this is  done,  they  can
begin to unload all the cargo onto the Zodiac and on  to  the  island.  When
the team is  ashore,  they  will  have  18  days  to  set  up,  conduct  the
DXpedition,  and  tear  down  for  departure.  See  www.amsterdamdx.org  for
updates and logsearch.

IOTA DINNER ---> The 19th Annual Islands On The Air (IOTA)  Dinner  will  be
held on Friday, 4 April  at  the  Visalia  Marriott  Convention  Center,  in
conjunction    with    the    65th        International     DX    Convention
(www.dxconvention.com). For additional  information  regarding  this  event,
please  contact  Ray   N6VR    (rayn6vr[@]cableone.net)    or    Will  WC6DX
(wc6dx[@]sbcglobal.net).

QSL CP6XE ---> Effective 15 January 2014, the  new  QSL  route  for  Miguel,
CP6XE is via  IK6GPZ,  direct  only.  See  http://www.qrz.com/db/IK6GPZ  for
QSLling instructions.

QSL VK0TH ---> Trevor, VK8TH  made  some  15,000  QSOs  while  stationed  on
Macquarie Island  between  late  September  2011  and  mid-April  2012.  "No
further QSL cards will be processed", he wrote on VK0TH's  qrz.com  page  on
15 January. "If you have sent a card before 01/01/2014 then  your  QSL  will
be processed however I have no  further  QSL  Cards  for  VK0TH  and  cannot
process the volume of QSL's still being received almost 2  years  after  the
expedition. My apologies and hope you understand. I am more than willing  to
process eQSL and will look at making the log available via other means".

TO7CC ---> The  website  for  the  Radio  Club  de  Provins'  6-16  February
expedition to Reunion  Island  [425DXN  1185]  is  now  up  and  running  at
www.to7cc.com

TROMELIN 2014 ---> Vincent, F4BKV has joined the operating  team,  in  place
of  F5SIH.  The  Northern  California  DX  Foundation   (www.ncdxf.org)  has
announced a grant of $25,000 to the Tromelin Island DXpedition  planned  for
late October-early November [425DXN 1182]. "Tromelin is  a  very  small  and
very environmentally fragile area.  There  are  strict  limitations  to  the
number of visitors and the time allowable on the island. The team's  antenna
plans,  pilot  feedback  plans  and  enthusiasm  should  make   this  entity
available to many DXers".

W1AW WAS ---> Look for ARRL Centennial stations W1AW/0  from  Minnesota  and
W1AW/5 from Texas to be on the air starting  at  00.00  UTC  on  29  January
until 23.59 UTC on 4 February. Complete information on the  ARRL  Centennial
QSO Party [425DXN 1179] can be found at www.arrl.org/centennial-qso-party.

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                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

===================================================================
CALL        MANAGER     CALL        MANAGER     CALL        MANAGER
===================================================================
3B9FR       HB9SLO      HF120MK     SP5APU      RJ22UA      RA6UAS
3Z70MC      SP5ZRW      HG45DRK     HA9KPZ      RK22AA      UA6AES
4L1HD       DL8KAC      HK1MK       DL6IAK      RK22BB      RK6AWZ
4L8A        K1BV        HK1T        EA5KB       RK22WG      RT7A
5B4AIF      EB7DX       HL2ZBD/3    JK3IJQ      RM22BB      R3BB
5N4EAM      IK2IQD      HP1RN       IZ8CLM      RO22AL      RX6ALF
5R8UI       IZ8CCW      HS0ZKG      F6AXX       RO22BM      RZ6BM
5W1SA       JA1DXA      HZ1DG       EA7FTR      RT22CT      R0CT
6Y3M        VE3NE       II0CW       IQ0AP       RT22SA      RX3RC
7X4RJ       EB7DX       II8FC       IZ8FRH      RT22TK      RW6HS
7X5KBS      EA7FTR      J28NC       F5RQQ       RU22CR      UA9CSR
8Q7BM       M0URX       J79PB       SP3IPB      RU22LR      RA9LR
9K60KCG     9K2RX       J79VC       SP7VC       RU22TU      R8TT
9L1A        9A2AA       JY5MM       IK2DUW      RU22WZ      RU9WZ
9V1YC       W5UE        JY9FC       E73Y        RV22WB      RV9WB
A25US       N2DE        KG4AS       N4SIA       RW22GO      RX0L
A41OO       NI5DX       KG4SS       K4MIL       RW22QA      RW9QA
A43LH       A47RS       KH0K        JE4SMQ      RW22QC      RW9QC
A61AS       YO3FRI      KH2/N2NL    W2YC        RX22FX      UA3FX
A61CK       IZ8CLM      KH7Y        EA5GL       RY22MC      R9MC
AB9HF/KH0   JA4DWG      N3QQ/5      N7RO        RZ1CWC/p    RW6HS
AH0J        JA1NVF      N4D         WP4CRG      RZ22WW      UA0WW
AP2TN       DJ9ZB       NH0J        JJ2VLY      RZ80SV      RV9CQ
AT2LG14     VU2SMS      NH0Z        JJ2VLY      S567O       S50E
AU2MQT      VU2JFA      OX3IO       EB7DX       S79ACR      UA3DJY
AU3NIAR     VU2NRO      OY1OF       M0URX       SE2014ECC   SK2AT
AU5SV       VU2SMN      P29LL       EA7FTR      SN120MK     SP5CGN
C37SBX      C37AC       P29NO       EA5GL       SN120MMK    SP5KOG
C5WP        ON7WP       PH65PH      PA7HPH      SN22BWOSP   SQ4O
C6AAJ       W3HNK       PH6SKCC     PA3CLQ      SP3ARISS    SP3POW
C6AEA       W3HNK       PJ4DX       M0URX       SV0XCC/9    LZ1YE
CE2AWW      N7RO        PT7BXB      PY2XB       TM5AXG      F8KGN
CE2SQE      EA5KB       PY0F/PP1CZ  PP1CZ       TO3JA       JA3AVO
CO4LS       EA7FTR      R11CRC      UA3AP       TO8UFT      F6ICG
CO6HLP      EA7FTR      R11WCU      RA5AD       TP2CE       F5LGF
CP4BT       DJ2BW       R22LUG      UA4L        V63DX       JA7HMZ
CP6AA       IK6GPZ      R7378TM     RM8W        V73NS       W3HNK
CP6XE       IK6GPZ      R7979TM     UA3QJJ      VK6FZM      N2OO
D2QR        RW6HS       R80SVE      RA9CTV      VP2ETE      W3HNK
DM200TSV    DL4WK       R80SVL      RV9CPB      VP2MPG      SP7VC
DM45SCHUMI  DJ6SI       R80SVP      UA9CU       VP2MTK      SP3IPB
DU1IST      JA1HGY      R80SVY      RX9CC       W4V         W4RKC
E51CDW      BA4DW       RA22AL      RA1AGL      WP2NN       NN6NN
E77DX       OE1EMS      RA22KO      RA9XAF      XT2AW       M0OXO
EA8AH       OH1RY       RA22LA      UA6LPN      XV2E        JH5RXS
EI3KG       SP9NWN      RA22QF      RW9QA       XV4Y        OK1DOT
EK3GM       IK2QPR      RA22XA      RA9XA       XW8BM       JA8BMK
ER4DX       ER1FF       RA22XU      RT9X        YF1AR/0     N2OO
ES4CASTLE   ES4RM       RA22YA      R6YA        YL75CF      YL2CF
EW6GF       DL8KAC      RC22AS      RA6AS       YS1/NP3J    EA5GL
FG4KH       F1DUZ       RC22AY      RX6AGY      ZD8N        G3ZVW
FG8OJ       F4AVX       RC22BN      RX6BN       ZF2BJ       K0BJ
FK8DD       LZ1JZ       RC22CT      UA6CET      ZF2JS       N4BFR
FK8RO       F5IRO       RG22CD      RX4CD       ZF2KO       N4EWT
FM5WD       W3HNK       RG22TT      UA6HHE      ZF2LC       W2SM
FR4PV       EA5GL       RG22VY      UA6VY       ZF2PG       K8PGJ
FW5JJ       F5RXL       RI1ANP      RN1ON       ZM90DX      M0OXO
HC1MD       K8LJG       RI1ANR      RK1PWA      ZP6CW       ZP6CU

A92GE    David Smith, P.O. Box 1976, Manama, Bahrain
CO6LE    Luis Eligio Bravo San Juan, P.O. Box 16, CP  50100 Santa Clara,
         Villa Clara, Cuba
DU3/N0QM Larry Arneson, 705 Rhodes Ave, Grandview MO 64030, USA
F6AXX    Norbert Laurent, 72 chemin de Bellevue, 83500 La Seyne sur Mer,
         France
IK6GPZ   Mario Di Saverio, Via Colle 92, 64013 Corropoli TE, Italy
JA7HMZ   Shoji Igawa, 17 Shirogane-cho, Yokobori, Yuzawa-shi, Akita-ken,
         019-0204, Japan
ON7WP    Pedro M.J. Wyns, Moutstraat 7, 2220 Hallaar, Belgium
PP1CZ    Leo Ferreira, Caixa Postal 5099, AC Leitao da Silva, Vitoria - ES,
         29045-970, Brazil
PZ5RA    Ramon Kaersenhout, P.O. Box 745, Paramaribo, Suriname
VU2JFA   Ambarish Nag  Biswas, 17 Railway Park, P.O. Sodepur, Kolkata,
         700110, India
VU2NRO   National Institute of Amateur Radio, 6-3-1092/93 Raj Bhawan Road,
         Somajiguda, Hyderabad, 500082, India
VU2SMN   Suhas Samant, Sushma Plot No. 271, R.K. Nagar, Kolhapur, 416013,
         India
Z63MED   David Meadows, P.O. Box 4778 UNMIK, Grand Central Station, New
         York NY 10163-4778, USA
ZS8C     Carson  McAfee, P.O. Box 1585, Allens Neck, 1737, Roodespoort,
         Johannesburg, South Africa

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Father and son team Jeff, K5WE and Erik, N5WR will be on from Sint Eustatius as PJ5/K5WE and PJ5/N5WR beginning Feb 5, 2014, including an entry in the ARRL DX CW Contest.

Operation will be all bands, mostly CW with some SSB and RTTY.

QSL via home callsigns.

Krish, W4VKU plans to be active from Port Blair, Andaman Islands as VU4K between March 23-30, 2014.

QRV on HF bands, SSB/RTTY.

QSL via W4VKU (OQRS open in early April)

REMINDER – Sam F6AML will be active as 5H1Z from the following Tanzanian islands between January 28 to February 18, 2014.

• AF-032 Zanzibar Island.
• AF-054 Mafia Island.
• AF-074 Kilwa Kisiwani Island and Songo Songo Island.
• AF-087 Karange Island or Yambe Island.

QRV 40 to 10 m, CW/ SSB.

QSL via F6AML.

UPDATE:The FT5ZM team continues to remain focused on making as many contacts on as many bands as possible. Stations are on the air from both locations. Antenna erection at Mataf, the lower site is complete, but antenna work continues at Antonelli, the upper site. Erecting antennas at Antonelli is very difficult and taking much more time than anticipated due to the challenging terrain and high foliage. The hike from Mataf to Antonelli is an exhausting uphill climb, and takes approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes. The team is tired and in good spirits!

To date there has been no internet connectivity. The primary focus of the entire team is on completing the antenna work and making as many contacts as possible. Logs will be uploaded to ClubLog as soon as possible. We will announce when the first upload to ClubLog is complete.

LATEST VERSION - with hybrid mode
EasyPal 11th January 2014

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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

5H     - Alfredo, IK7JWX and other six  operators  (HB9DHG,  I8LWL,  IK6JRI,
         IS0AGY, IV3FSG and IZ6JOD) will be active as 5I0DX  -  as  well  as
         5I0AM, 5I0WL, and 5H3AN - from Zanzibar  Island  (AF-032)  on  2-13
         February. Expect 5I0DX  to  participate  in  the  CQ  WW  WPX  RTTY
         Contest. Plans are to operate on the HF  bands  SSB,  CW,  PSK  and
         RTTY, and to combine the expedition with an effort to give  aid  to
         the local Italia Day Hospital and to  the  Tanzania  Amateur  Radio
         Club of Dar Es Salaam. Information on how contribute can  be  found
         at www.qrz.com/db/5I0DX. QSLs via IK7JWX (Italy) and  IS0AGY  (rest
         of the world), direct or bureau, and LoTW; logsearch on Club Log.
CT     - CS2EUSEBIO is a special call sign used by the  Rede  dos  Emissores
         Portugueses (www.rep.pt) in memory of legendary  football  (soccer)
         player Eusebio da Silva Ferreira, who passed  away  on  5  January.
         Operations started on 6 January and will end on the 13th.  QSL  via
         bureau to CT1REP. [TNX CT1END]
D2     - Craig MM0SSG will return to Angola  on  16  January,  and  will  be
         active as D2SG in his spare time until  December.  QSL  via  GM4FDM
         and LoTW. [TNX DX World]
DL     - DJ60DXMB  is  the  special  callsign  used  until  31  January   to
         celebrate  the  60th  anniversary  of  the   DX    Mitteilungsblatt
         (DXMB)/DX Newsletter (DXNL), the weekly  DX  bulletin  provided  by
         the    DARC's    DX    and    HF        Contesting        Committee
         (www.darc.de/referate/dx/bulls/). The first issue was published  on
         15 April  1954.  QSL  via  bureau  and  eQSL.  Information  on  the
         relevant award can be found at www.qrz.com/db/dj60dxmb [TNX DXNL]
DL     - Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the opening of the Berlin  Wall
         and the Inner  German  Border,  which  paved  the  way  for  German
         reunification, special callsign DQ25GRENZE (Grenze means  "border")
         will be active until the end of  the  year  from  several  historic
         sites in northern Germany. QSL via DJ7AO. A dedicated  website  can
         be found at http://dq25grenze.de [TNX DX Newsletter]
FM     - JA1CJA, JA3ARJ, JA3AVO, JA3UJR and JH3PBL will operate CW, SSB  and
         digital modes as TO3JA from Martinique (NA-107) on  12-19  January.
         QSL via JA3AVO, direct or bureau, and LoTW. Logsearch and  OQRS  on
         Club Log.
FT/Z  -  Target frequencies  for   the  forthcoming   FT5ZM  expedition   to
         Amsterdam Island are:
         CW  1826.5  3523  7023  10115  14023  18079  21023  24894  28023
         SSB    -    3790  7082    -    14185  18130  21285  24955  28485
         RTTY   -    3580  7045  10142  14080  18099  21080  24912  28080
         While in Australia and during the voyage to/from Amsterdam  Island,
         the team will be QRV  as  VK6FZM  and VK6FZM/mm (QSL via N2OO). The
         MV  "Braveheart" is  scheduled  to depart  Fremantle on 15 January,
         with the 24th as an estimated arrival date to Amsterdam. Track the
         the team by going to www.amsterdamdx.org/about-dxpedition/. Landing
         operations  will commence as soon as the sea conditions and weather
         allow. Once  the team is ashore, they will have 18  days to set up,
         conduct the DXpedition, and tear down for departure. FT5ZM  will be
         QRV with eight stations from two different operating sites. QSL via
         N2OO, direct or bureau (preferably by using the  OQRS  provided  by
         Club Log).
GM     - This is the year of "Homecoming" in Scotland,  a celebration  aimed
         at attracting the Scottish Diaspora as well as those interested  in
         Scotland and its traditions. Licensed amateurs  with a main station
         address in Scotland will be permitted to use the special prefix "A"
         (GA, MA, 2A) instead of the usual "M" from 25 January (Burns Night)
         to 30 November (St. Andrew's Day). "A" stands for Alba,  the Gaelic
         name  for Scotland.  An award is  sponsored by the  GMDX Group, see
         http://dx-world.net/2014/homecoming-scotland-ga-ma-2a-prefixes/ for
         the details. [TNX DX World]
I      - Once again  the  Extreme  DX  &  Contest  Group  will  use  special
         callsign II3CV from  15  February  to  4  March  to  celebrate  the
         Carnival of Venice. QSL via IK3HHX, direct or  bureau.  Information
         on the relevant award can be  found  at  www.extremegroup.org  [TNX
         IZ3EBA]
KG4    - Tip, N4SIA (KG4AS, QSL via home call) and Stu,  K4MIL  (KG4SS,  QSL
         via home call and LoTW) will  be  active  from  Guantanamo  Bay  on
         17-27 January. They will operate SSB, RTTY and CW on 160-6 metres.
KP4    - Special event callsign N4D will be on the air on 11-25 January  for
         the II ARRL Puerto Rico State Convention  (www.arrlpr.org).  During
         the Convention (25-26 January) the official station will be  KP4PR.
         QSLs via WP4CRG.
LZ     - Once  again  Radio  Club  Blagovestnik  (LZ1KCP)  will  use  twelve
         special callsigns throughout  2014  to  honour  as  many  different
         Bulgarian  saints:  LZ1375PRB  (January),  LZ1950SAS    (February),
         LZ1246SIT (March), LZ1808SNS (April),  LZ1555WNS  (May),  LZ1816PAS
         (June), LZ1810PPW (July), LZ1680MTS (August),  LZ37MP  (September),
         LZ1375IKA  (October),   LZ1164SIM    (November)    and    LZ1784SMH
         (December). QSL via  bureau  or  direct  to  P.  O.  Box  36,  4300
         Karlovo, Bulgaria. Information on the "All Bulgarian  Saints  2014"
         award can be found at www.lz1kcp.com.
PY0F   - Leo, PP1CZ will be back to Fernando de Noronha  (SA-003)  on  23-29
         January. He will be QRV as PY0F/PP1CZ on  160-10  metres  CW,  RTTY
         and some SSB, and will participate  in  the  CQ  WW  160  Meter  CW
         Contest. QSL via home call. [TNX PP1CZ]
TY     - TY1TT is the callsign issued to Wim, ON6DX for  his  DXpedition  to
         Benin [425DXN  1178],  which  take  place  from  26  January  to  5
         February. He will operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 40-10 metres, with  a
         focus on one or two bands and  one  mode  in  order  "to  give  the
         little pistols a chance to work TY". QSL via home call,  direct  or
         bureau (OQRS  on  Club  Log),  and  LoTW.  Further  information  at
         www.dxpedition.be/Benin.html
V4     - Tony, N3ME will be active as V47AJ from St Kitts (NA-104)  from  21
         January to 17 February (www.dailydx.com/v4-2014.html). He  will  be
         QRV on 160-10 metres CW, SSB  and  especially  RTTY,  including  an
         entry in the CQ WPX RTTY Contest. Bernie, W3UR will  join  his  dad
         during part of the holiday, and will be active as V4/W3UR  from  21
         January to 5 February. He will operate mainly CW, with an  emphasis
         on Topband and an entry in the CQ WW 160-Meter CW Contest. QSL  via
         home calls, direct or bureau, and LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX]
VK9X   - Jon K7CO, Christian K7CXN and possibily a third  operator  will  be
         active as VK9X/K7CO from Christmas Island (OC-002) on  1-11  March.
         Activity will be on 80-10 metres SSB, CW and PSK31. QSL  via  K7CO,
         direct or through the OQRS  provided  by  Club  Log.  They  have  a
         website on http://vk9x.com [TNX K7CO]
YB     - Budi, YF1AR (www.yf1ar.com) will be active once  again  as  YF1AR/0
         from Payung Besar Island (OC-177) and lighthouse on 11-14  January.
         He will be QRV mainly on 40 and 20 metres. QSL via N2OO, direct  or
         bureau. Logsearch and OQRS  on  Club  Log  (see  qrz.com/db/YF1AR).
         [TNX YF1AR]
ZF     - N4EWT as ZF2KO, N4BFR as ZF2JS and W4TI as  ZF2FU  will  be  active
         holiday style from the Cayman Islands (NA-016)  on  18-23  January.
         They will operate SSB, CW, PSK31 and JT. QSL via home  calls.  [TNX
         The Daily DX]

SOUTHEAST ASIA TOUR ---> Toshi, JA8BMK  will  be  active  holiday  style  as
XW8BM from Laos on 15-30 January and as XV2BM from Vietnam from  15 February
to 2 March (dates for both  locations are flexible). He will operate SSB and
CW on 160-10 metres. Plans after Vietnam are not sure, but Toshi will remain
in Southeast Asia until 28 March. QSL via JA8BMK. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]

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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE ---> The December  2013  issue  is  now  available  for
download at www.425dxn.org/monthly/index.html. [TNX IZ3EBA]

CE8/UA4WHX/P ---> Vlad, UA4WHX has been active  as  CE8/UA4WHX/p  from  Isla
Riesco  (SA-091)  since  5  January.  Length  of   stay    unknown.  QSLling
instructions on http://www.qrz.com/db/UA4WHX.

DAYTON CONTEST DINNER ---> The 22nd Annual Dayton  Contest  Dinner  will  be
held on 17 May at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. Tickets are available  exclusively
on http://contestdinner.com.

DAYTON CONTEST UNIVERSITY ---> Registration is  now  open  for  2014  Dayton
Contest University (CTU), to be held on 15 May at the  Crowne  Plaza  Hotel.
It will be the eighth year in a row for CTU Dayton. Details can be found  on
http://contestuniversity.com.

DAYTON DX DINNER ---> The Southwest Ohio DX Association is pleased to  again
sponsor the DX Dinner, to be  held  in  conjunction  with  the  2014  Dayton
Hamvention on Friday, 16 May at the Dayton Marriott Hotel.  Details  can  be
found on the SWODXA Events website (www.swodxaevents.org).

DAYTON TOPBAND DINNER ---> The 25th Annual Dayton  Topband  dinner  will  be
held on 16 May at the Crowne  Plaza  Hotel.  Deatils  and  tickets  are  now
available on http://topbanddinner.com.

DX WORLD-DXPEDITION OF THE YEAR ---> The  "DX  World  -  DXpedition  of  the
Year"  poll  [425DXN  1181]  closed  on  6  January.  See  the   results  on
http://dx-world.net/2014/result-dx-world-dxpedition-of-the-year/.  At    Ham
Radio 2014 (Friedrichshafen), the  DX  World  team  will  present  specially
engraved trophies to members of K9W, TX5K and S21ZBB/S21ZBC  in  recognition
of their achievement.

QSL XW3DT ---> Alex says that cards can be sent to Alex K.  Sinchukov,  P.O.
Box 30, Moscow, 121614, Russia. They should be mailed "before 1 April 2014".

QSL GALLERY ---> The large collection of QSL cards  on  Les  Nouvelles  DX's
web site has been updated. Sixteen different galleries include 11,616  cards
for the ten Most  Wanted  DXCC  Entities  (2004-13),  the  61  deleted  DXCC
Entities, obsolete prefixes,  stations  from  Maghreb  from  1945  to  1962,
Allied Forces stations in Germany (1945-69), special stations  commemorating
ITU and IARU, Antarctic bases &  TAAF  (Terres  Australes  and  Antarctiques
Francaises), the various French DXCC island Entities in the  Pacific  Ocean,
the Indian Ocean and the Americas (from 1945 to 1970),  pre-1945  countries,
French Departments and CONUS, plus a  gallery  for  cards  not  accepted  by
DXCC. Your participation is encouraged - please visit  www.LesNouvellesdx.fr
[TNX F6AJA]

VK9MT: OPERATOR NEEDED ---> "To better distribute the workload and  keep  as
many stations on the air as possible, the Mellish Reef 2014 DXpedition  team
will add one additional operator to the team, bringing the total to 12.
We are seeking an experienced SSB and RTTY operator. The  pile-ups  will  be
energetic  and,  at  times,  challenging.    Candidates    must    have  the
'Determination - Time - Finances' to join this exciting DXpedition.
As with all projects of this type the team will share in the cost to  launch
the project. Each operator is putting up about 12,000 USD to pay  the  costs
associated with this  DXpedition.  Surplus  funds  will  be  evenly  divided
across the team after the books close. Each operator will pay their own  way
to and from Australia, as well as their living  expenses  before  and  after
the DXpedition.
Previous DXpedition experience is preferred but not required. We  welcome  a
seasoned DXer who is capable of  operating  over  an  11  day  period  on  a
rotating shift schedule. The team will sail to Mellish Reef on  a  25  meter
(crewed) passenger vessel with previous DXpedition experience.
You would need to be at Mackay, Australia no later than March 23,  2014  and
plan to leave Mackay on April 16, 2014.
If this opportunity interests you please send a short biography of your  ham
radio experience to info[@]vk9mt.com.
As the time is short, we would appreciate hearing only from  candidates  who
can commit to the project before January 15, 2014".
Information about the DXpedition can be found at http://vk9mt.com/.

W1AW WAS ---> Look for ARRL Centennial stations  W1AW/0  from  Nebraska  and
W1AW/3 from Delaware to be on the air starting at 00.00 UTC  on  15  January
until 23.59 UTC on the 21st. Complete information  on  the  ARRL  Centennial
QSO Party [425DXN 1179] can be found at www.arrl.org/centennial-qso-party.

YASME  FOUNDATION'S  SUPPORTING  GRANTS   --->    The    Yasme    Foundation
(www.yasme.org) makes supporting grants  to  individuals  and  organizations
providing or creating useful  services  for  the  amateur  radio  community.
Regardless of originality or  novelty,  Yasme  supports  these  programs  in
order to further the development of amateur  radio  around  the  world.  The
Board of Directors of The Yasme Foundation is pleased to  announce  that  it
has made supporting grants as follows:
1. WRTC-2014, to assist in defraying the expenses of the  World  Radio  Team
   Championship to be  held  this  coming  July  in  the  Boston area of the
   northeastern United States (wrtc2014.org)
2. Reverse Beacon Network (RBN), to purchase a receiver  and  the  necessary
   accessories  to  upgrade  the  node  presently  operational in  Bangalore
   (reversebeacon.net)
3. CWOps CW Academy, to  assist  in  defraying  the  expenses  of  providing
   on-line CW training courses (cwops.org)
4. ARRL Second Century Fund, to support  the  goals  of  the  ARRL?s  Second
   Century Campaign (arrl.org/arrl-second-century-campaign)

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CALL        MANAGER     CALL        MANAGER     CALL        MANAGER
===================================================================
1A0KM       IK0FTA      OX5T        OZ0J        RM22CC      R3BT
3B8BAE      K5XK        P29FR       I2RFJ       RM22DG      R3DG
3Z0WOSP     SP5ZRW      P49X        W0YK        RM22DM      RV6LMG
3Z120SMK    SP9BRP      PD6YOTA     ON9CFG      RM22DU      RW3DU
3Z2014NY    SP6IEQ      PJ7TM       K2GSJ       RM22DX      R2DX
3Z22WOSP    SP5YOW      R11ALS      UA3RF       RM22HD      R3HD
4J9Y        DC9RI       R11BIA      RY6Y        RM22MM      R3AA
4K9W        DL6KVA      R11ISH      RU6YJ       RM22MR      RK3AW
4L4ZA       DJ1CW       R11PSB      RV3A        RM22OG      RN3DKE
4L5O        N3SL        R1980L      RX1CQ       RM22OM      R6LBC
4O7CC       UA4CC       R1980M      UA3A        RM22OZ      R3DF
4S7BRG      LZ3HI       R2014CC     R6CC        RM22WG      R5DT
5B4AHJ      M0URX       R2014HQ     RO6L        RN22DD      RD5D
5H1VC       RW6HS       R2014HS     RW6HS       RN22DY      RY3D
5P14EHC     OZ0J        R22ALS      R7LV        RN22OG      R9XC
5R8AL       G3SWH       R22BIA      UA9LP       RN22YY      RK4YYY
5Z4/EA4ATI  EA4YK       R22BOB      RU6UR       RO22AA      RM7C
5Z4FV       N3ZS        R22CRC      R4IT        RO22AC      RV6ACC
6W7SK       F6BLP       R22CUR      RA3ZOM      RO22AU      RW6AU
7S400K      SM7BHM      R22FIS      RW4NW       RO22AX      RK6AX
7Z1HL       DJ9ZB       R22FRS      UA3RA       RO22CG      UA6CG
8Q7SM       OE1SSS      R22ICH      RN3D        RO22CH      UA6CHC
9H5G/C6A    NI5DX       R22NOC      RA3YC       RO22OG      RA6AQ
9M2MRS      PA0RRS      R22SKE      R9AB        RO22WG      RA6C
9X0ZM       JO1CRA      R22SKJ      RA9DZ       RQ22AC      RA7C
A25WO       DH3WO       R22SNB      RJ6J        RQ22GA      UA3GAF
A61DD       EA7HBC      R22SPS      RC6U        RQ22OG      R3GMT
A61E        IZ8CLM      R22STR      UA6HZ       RQ22RP      RT5R
A61K        IZ8CLM      R22ULM      RG9U        RT22MC      R8MC
A63RI       IZ8CLM      R7975TM     RN3QO       RT22MD      R8MC
C5YK        ON6EG       RA22AA      RA1AL       RT22UA      R9UAG
CE1/K7CA    NW7O        RA22AO      R7AO        RT22WF      RM9WF
CN2JF       F6CTF       RA22AR      RX1CQ       RT22WJ      RW9WJ
CO0SS       EA5GL       RA22AX      RU6AX       RT22ZS      UA0ZS
CS2EUSEBIO  CT1REP      RA22CW      RA4CEW      RT34ST      UA4ATL
CW30A       CX2ABC      RA22FF      R7FF        RU22AZ      RU9AZ
DK40ECH     DL4MDO      RA22KW      RV5K        RU22PC      RK3DSW
DQ25GRENZE  DJ7AO       RA22MA      RT7N        RV22PM      RA9FDR
DU1/A61DJ   IZ8CLM      RA22MX      RA9MX       RW22OG      RX3F
EI14LCC     EI4GXB      RA22OH      RA1OHX      RW22WG      RM8Y
EI30T       EI3CTB      RA22RK      R1NU        RW22WR      RA0Q
EM50JA      UY7IQ       RA22VG      R4AAS       RX22WN      RX9WN
EM75Q       UR5QU       RA22XF      R8XF        RY22RZ      RM9RZ
EM75V       UR2VA       RA22YQ      RV6YQ       SB2014ECC   SK2AT
EO90WF      US5WE       RAEM        UA9OA       SC15DXR     SM6WYA
EX8BS       RW6HS       RC22SE      UA4AVN      SC2014ECC   SK2AT
HB40VC      HB9VC       RD22DD      RD1D        SF2014ECC   SK2AT
HC#/AL4Q    DJ8QP       RD22DR      RA4DR       SI2014ECC   SK2AT
HF0RN       SP5NZA      RD22ED      UA6EED      SJ2014ECC   SK2AT
HF2014GPP   SP3YAC      RD22FU      RA2FU       SN0KDD      SP3POW
HF2014JP    SP4ICP      RD22HM      UA6HML      SN75RN      SP5PPA
HK1N        EA5KB       RD22MI      R6MI        T6ZG        ON6ZG
HK2PMR      EA5GL       RG22EM      UA6EM       T88AQ       JH6WDG
HK4CZE      EA7FTR      RG22LG      RZ3LC       T88HK       JE6DND
HS0ZIQ      ZB2JK       RG22LP      RL6LP       T88HS       JA6KYU
HS0ZKX      W2EN        RG22RQ      RN3RQ       T88SM       JA6EGL
II2SMK      IQ2BJ       RG22TN      UA1TAN      TM400M      F1EOY
II3CW       IQ3GA       RG22XN      RG5G        TM9JM       F6KEH
IY7M        IZ7XNB      RI1ANT      RW1AI       TR8CA       F6CBC
JW2US       LA2US       RI1ANU      ZS1OIN      TY2BP       IK2IQD
KC4AAA      K1IED       RI44ANT     UA4WHX      UE70B       RV1CC
LI3C        LA9DFA      RJ22DX      RN3RQ       UK8OAH      IK2QPR
LM1814      LA2G        RJ22EE      RA7E        V31MA       M0OXO
LM2T75Y     LA2T        RJ22GF      EA7HBC      V31YN       DJ4KW
LU7YS       EA7HBC      RJ22GG      RW6HS       V44KAI      W5TFW
LX8RTTY     LX1DA       RJ22HL      UA6HLN      V5/DK1CE    DH3WO
LY300KD     LY3BY       RJ22YY      RA3Y        W100AW      W1AW
LZ73TRC     LZ1YE       RK22AB      UA6ABE      XU7AEU      M6CFW
MC0SHL      M0URX       RK22AI      RN6AI       XU7TZG      ON7PP
OD5PY       KU9C        RK22AW      R6AW        XW0YJY      E21EIC
OD5ZZ       NI5DX       RK22AX      R6AX        YE6YE       EA7FTR
OG0A        OH2BH       RK22DG      R6DG        YN9SU       TI4SU
OH0I        OH3BHL      RK22KR      RT7D        YP1989TM    YO2KQT
OH0Z        W0MM        RK22LC      RK3LC       YT0PUPIN    YT7WA
OK8YD       DL1YD       RL22GM      RT5G        ZF2EN       N2IEN
OU1RAEM     DF5LW       RM22AA      RK3ANL      ZL3FRI      JA3FRI
OX3XR       PA3249      RM22AC      UA3AC       ZW5W        PP5BZ

7X4AN    Mohamed Boukhiar, P.O. Box 30133, 08080 Barcelona, Spain
AF1G/C6A Tim Hardy, PSC 1012 Box 593, FPO AA 34058-9998, USA
I2RFJ    Ivano Rigoli, Via Spluga 3, 21050 Gorla Maggiore VA, Italy
IK0FTA   Sergio Roca, Ufficio Roma Nomentano, Casella Postale 7132, 00162
         Roma RM, Italy
IZ8CLM   Salvatore Rapacciuolo, Ufficio Pompei, Casella Postale 10, 80045
         Pompei NA, Italy
K1IED    Larry F. Skilton, 72 Brook St, South Windsor CT 06074, USA
LA2US    Erik Sommerseth, Kvitlyngvn 11 B, 8209 Fauske, Norway
PA3249   Harry de Jong, Broekdijk 59, 7695 TC Bruchterveld, The Netherlands
PP5BZ    Fabio Martins, Rua dos Acorianos 276, Vila  Nova, Imbituba - SC,
         88782-000, Brazil
VK7HVK   Scott David Hutchins, PO Box 421, North Hobart TAS 7002, Australia
ZS2DL    Donovan van Loggerenberg, P. O. Box  29169, Sunridge Park, 6008,
         South Africa

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Imam, YB4IR plans to be active from Tidore Island OC-145 as YB4IR/8 between February 7-14, 2014.

QRV on 40-10m, CW/SSB.

QSL via LoTW, OQRS.

Sam F6AML will be active as 5H1Z from the following Tanzanian islands between January 28 to February 18, 2014.

• AF-032 Zanzibar Island.
• AF-054 Mafia Island.
• AF-074 Kilwa Kisiwani Island and Songo Songo Island.
• AF-087 Karange Island or Yambe Island.

QRV 40 to 10 m, CW/ SSB.

QSL via F6AML.

19/01/2014 - WCA & ZWP pedition of SP9YFF/P to Rabsztyn Castle!

- The operators of Silesian Radioamateur Group will be active on the  19th of January 2014 and participate in WCA-HBD from*Rabsztyn Castle,  WCA: SP-00832, ZWP: MOZ04 located in WWFF: SPFF-093*. They plan to work  as SP9YFF/P on all bands. For detail information please visit at: http://www.sp9yff.pl/ Log will be uploaded into the WCA database, ZWP and LoTW. 73 & 11! [tnx info SP9UPK].

18/01/2014 - WCA & UCFA pedition of EM7UT to Kievskaya Fortress!

- From the 17th till 19th of January 2014 during celebration of 5th  anniversary of WCA program foundation (WCA Happy BirthDay) members of  Radioclub “Delta” together with members of Kiev's Radioclub will be  active from Kievskaya Fortress, WCA: UR-068, UCFA: KV-003, URDA: KV-06,  QTH Loc KO50gk. They going to work as special callsign EM7UT on all HF  and VHF bands by CW/SSB/Digital/АМ. QSL via UR7UT. 73 & 11! [tnx info  UR7UT].

18/01/2014 - WCA & COTA-DL pedition of  DL1JKK/P to Netzschkau Castle!

- Karl DL1JKK will be active on the 18th and 19th of January 2014 and  participate in WCA-HBD from Netzschkau Castle, WCA: DL-01266, COTA-DL:  SAX-160. He plans to work on 80 and 40 meters. QSL via DL1JKK, bureau  and E-QSL.*Log will be uploaded into the WCA database*. 73 & 11! [tnx info DL1JKK].

18/01/2014 - WCA & COTA-RU pedition of RZ1CWC/P to Fort Konstantin!

- The members of RZ1CWC team inc. Victor R1CBN, Andrew RN1CW and  Vladimir UA1CIO will be active on the 18th of January 2014 and  participate in WCA-HBD from Fort Konstantin, WCA: UA-00202, COTA-RU: F-108, RDA: SP-09. The plan to work as RZ1CWC/P on 40, 30, 20 and 17  meters CW and SSB. QSL via RW6HS.*Log will be uploaded into the WCA  database and COTA-RU ELog. 73 & 11! [tnx info RZ1CWC].

18/01/2014 - WCA pedition of ES4CASTLE to Spec Fortified and Narva Hermann Castle!

- Anatoly ES4RD will be active on the 18th of January 2014 and  participate in WCA-HBD from Spec Fortified, WCA: ES-00056. On the 19th of January 2014 from Narva Hermann Castle, WCA: ES-00019. He plans to  work every day from 05:00 till 12:00 UTC as ES4CASTLE on all bands. QSL via ES4RM. 73 & 11! [tnx info ES4RM].

18/01/2014 - WCA & S5-WCA pedition of S51RU/P to Hompos Castle!

- Marjan S51RU will be active on the 18 th of January 2014 and  participate in WCA-HBD from Hompos Castle (Haus am Bacher) - Pohorje WCA/S5-WCA: S5- 00 227 . He plans to work as S51RU/P from 0 8 :00 UTC on 40, 30 and 20 meters CW/SSB. Log will be uploaded into the WCA database. QSL via bureau. 73 & 11! [tnx info S51RU].

18/01/2014 - WCA & DCE pedition of EA8ED/P to Castillo de San Francisco!

- The Team DX group Orobal, inc. Andres Santana EA8AMY, Jose Alfredo  EA8CZM, Sixto EA8CDW, Andres Perez EA8AAW and Antonio EA8ED will be active on the 18th of January 2014 and participate in WCA-HBD from Castillo de San Francisco, WCA: EA-01917, DCE: GC-015. They plan to work as EA8ED/P on 15, 20 and 40 meters only SSB. QSL via EA8ED. 73 & 11! [tnx info EA8ED].

17/01/2014 - WCA & S5-WCA pedition of S50LD/P to Grad Velenje!

- Lovro S50LD will be active on the 17th of January 2014 and participate in WCA-HBD from Grad Velenje, WCA/S5-WCA: S5-00126. He plans to work as S50LD/P from 06:00 UTC till 10:00 UTC on 40, 20, 15, 2 meters and 70 cm  only SSB. QSL via Home Callsign, bureau or direct. 73 & 11! [tnx info S50LD].

17/01/2014 - WCA & S5-WCA pedition of S51RU/P to Betnava Castle!

- Marjan S51RU will be active on the 17th of January 2014 and participate in WCA-HBD from Betnava Castle (Windenau) - Maribor, WCA/S5-WCA: S5-00206. He plans to work as S51RU/P from 08:00 UTC on 40, 30 and 20 meters CW/SSB. Log will be uploaded into the WCA database. QSL via bureau. 73 & 11! [tnx info S51RU].

http://dx-world.net/bulletins/DX_25.pdf

Budi, YF1AR plans to be again active from Payung Besar OC-177 between January 11-14, 2014.

QRV on 40 and 20m.

QSL via N2OO.

Leo, PP1CZ will again be active from Fernando de Noronha as PY0F/PP1CZ between January 23-29, 2014.

Focus on CQWW 160M CW Contest, but will try 160-10M, CW, RTTY and some SSB.

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                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

8Q     - Mike, OE1SSS will be active as 8Q7SM from the Maldives (AS-013)  on
         4-11 January. He will operate holiday style on 40, 30,  20  and  10
         metres. QSL via home call.
C5     - Pedro, ON7WP will be active again  as  C5WP  from  The  Gambia.  On
         11-15 January he will operate from the village of Buntu,  where  he
         will set up a permanent station. On 16-22 January he will  move  to
         Kololi, with plans for "some serious low band stuff". QSL via  home
         call, direct only. QSLling instructions on www.qrz.com/db/C5WP
C6     - Tim, AF1G is now living and  working  on  Andros  Island  (NA-001),
         Bahamas until 20 November. He is QRV as  AF1G/C6A  on  80-6  metres
         SSB. QSL via LoTW, or direct to Tim Hardy, PSC 1012  Box  593,  FPO
         AA 34058-9998, USA. [TNX NG3K]
CN     - Ruggero, IK2PZC  will  be  active  as  5C2P  from  Morocco  on  6-9
         February. He will operate SSB and RTTY on the HF  bands,  and  will
         participate in the CQ WPX RTTY  Contest  (8-9  February).  QSL  via
         home call. [TNX NG3K]
CX    -  Founded  in 1984,  Radiogrupo  Sur (http://rgs30.radiogruposur.org)
         will  use CW30A  and  CV3D  during  2014 to  celebrate  their  30th
         anniversary. QSL direct to CX2ABC.
F      - Francois F8DVD will be active as TM11AAW between 1 and 23 February,
         including the 11th Antarctic Activity  Week  (17-23  February).  He
         will operate on 40-10 metres  mostly  SSB  from  his  home  QTH  in
         Macon, France. QSL via home call, direct or bureau,  and  logsearch
         on Club Log. [TNX F8DVD]
OH0    - Mari OH2FPK (YL), Rami  OH2BCI,  Martti  OH2BH,  Pertti  OH2PM  and
         Pekka OH2TA will be active as OG0A from the Aland Islands  (EU-002)
         on 3-13 January. They will concentrate on 160  and  80  metres,  as
         well as on 30, 17 and 12 metres. Main activity will be on  CW,  but
         SSB and RTTY will also be used occasionally. QSL  via  OH2BH.  This
         operation is dedicated to the Youth On The Air (YOTA)  summer  camp
         organized by the Finnish Radio Amateur League on  15-22  July  (see
         www.ham-yota.eu for further information).  All  OQRS  QSL  requests
         for OG0A and OF9X with donations will  be  directed  to  cover  the
         costs of this healthy youth activity. You can OQRS  OF9X  and  OG0A
         via their respective qrz.com pages. [TNX OH2BN]
UA     - About  160  special  callsigns  (R2014x,  R2014xx,  R22xxx,  R22xx,
         R11xxx, Rx22xxx, Rx11xx, R0000x, R7378TM,  R7975TM,  R7979TM)  will
         be in use until 31  March  [425DXN  1178]  to  celebrate  the  XXII
         Olympic Winter Games and the XI Paralympic Winter Games to be  held
         in Sochi. See http://ok2014.ru/ for further information,  including
         log search and details on various awards.
VK     - Andy, VK5MAV will  be  active  as  VK5MAV/p  from  Kangaroo  Island
         (OC-139) on 3-10 February. He will operate  holiday  style  on  40,
         20, 15 and 10 metres, mainly CW. QSL via home call,  logsearch  and
         OQRS on Club Log. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
VU     - The Daily DX reports that members of the  West  Bengal  Radio  Club
         (VU2MQT) will be active as AU2MQT from  Sagar  Island  (AS-153)  on
         9-16 January. QSL via VU2JFA.
XU     - Alex, M6CFW  will  be  active  as  XU7AEU  from  Cambodia  on  9-14
         January. He will operate PSK and some SSB on the HF  bands,  mainly
         during his evenings. QSL direct to M6CFW (OQRS  on  Club  Log)  and
         LoTW.
YU     - Radio Club "Mihajlo  Pupin"  (YU7AAA)  will  use  special  callsign
         YT0PUPIN until 31 December to mark the  160th  anniversary  of  the
         birth of the noted scientist. QSL via YT7WA. [TNX YT7WA]
ZF     - Pete, K8PGJ will be active holiday style as ZF2PG from  the  Cayman
         Islands (NA-016) on 11-19 January. He plans to concentrate  on  17,
         12 and 10 metres during his morning and early afternoon hours,  and
         to participate in the North American QSO  Party  (18  January).  He
         might also get a chance to work some 160, 80  and  40m  before  the
         contest. QSL via K8PGJ and LoTW.

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                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

                       >>> FT5ZM, AMSTERDAM ISLAND <<<

This is the latest Press Release, sent on 3 January by K0IR & the  Amsterdam
Island DXpedition Team:

  We are now 6 days from departure from the U.S.  The Braveheart  is  making
its way across the Great Australian  Bight  and  the  North  Corridor  Radio
Group of Western Australia  has  a  stockpile  of  supplies  queued  up  and
waiting for us.  Momentum has taken over now and there is no turning back.
  Upon arrival in Fremantle, the Braveheart will re-provision and refuel  to
90,000 to 100,000 liters  of  fuel.    We  will  load  the  materials  we've
obtained from the NCRG, do a little shopping for personal supplies,  set  up
our maritime mobile station, take our sea sickness pills  and  patches,  and
be prepared to sail on January 15th.
  We'll be passing through some rare grids on the way  to  Amsterdam  Island
and we are anxious to hand out QSO's from them.  Be sure to look for  us  on
the bands and track us on our  website  in  near  real  time.    Landing  on
Amsterdam can be "exciting."  Wish us good luck with this.  We'll have  some
heavy work to do upon landing and expect our set up time to take at least  a
full day.  We'll let you know when we get there.
  This will be our last  press  release.    It  has  been  a  long  time  of
preparation and a great deal of work, but that is behind us now.   The  next
time you hear from us, it will be a  signal  from  the  Braveheart  or  from
Amsterdam Island.
As  you  can  see  from  our    financial    status    on    our  home  page
(www.amsterdamdx.org), we still need help.  If you haven't  helped  us  yet,
please consider doing so.  If you've supported us, thank you -  you've  kept
us afloat to date.

AS-143 ---> Che, BA7CK was active from the Paracel Islands (AS-143) from  31
December to 3 January. This was a reconnaissance trip in preparation  for  a
group DXpedition planned for April. QSL this operation only via BA4TB.  [TNX
DX World]

CHAGOS & WAKE ---> "Sometime  during  2014"  (actual  dates  "are  currently
unknown because of scheduling") Bob, N7XR  will  be  active  as  VQ9XR  from
Diego Garcia, Chagos Archipelago (two 3-week trips,  the  second  time  with
Mike, N6MZ) and as NH9/N7XR from Wake Island (one  3-week  trip).  While  on
Wake, he will also be QRV as WH9/W1AW for one week to commemorate  the  ARRL
Centennial. Plans for both locations are to operate  SSB,  CW  and  RTTY  on
160-6 metres. QSLs via NN1N (direct only)  and  LoTW  "after  6-12  months".
Bookmark www.n7xr.net for updates. [TNX NG3K]

DX SOUND CLIPS ---> Tom's (K8CX) DX sound clips for 2013  can  be  found  at
http://hamgallery.com/dx2013/; the collection of 156 clips covers the  major
DXpeditions, plus rare and semi-rare DX. This makes 16 full years of sound
clips available. There are also some recordings on the site from  the  1960s
and 1970s. Tom is looking for "old  or  interesting  DX  recordings"  to  be
added to the site; please contact him (k8cx[@]hamgallery.com)  if  you  have
any. [TNX K8CX]

DXCC  NEWS  --->  ZD9KX  (Tristan  Da  Cunha  &  Gough  Is,  2012  and  2103
operations) has been approved for DXCC credit. [TNX NC1L]

INTREPID-SPIRIT AWARD ---> Made in memory of James  McLaughlin,  WA2EWE/T6AF
(killed in Kabul Afghanistan, on 27 April 2011),  the  2012  Intrepid-Spirit
Award was awarded to Silvano Borsa, I2YSB, leader of the Italian  Dxpedition
Team.  Now  the  Intrepid-DX  Group    (www.intrepid-dx.com)    is   seeking
nominations for the individual or group that most displayed their  "Intrepid
Spirit" in 2013, by expressing  an  unshakable  commitment  to  the  Amateur
Radio DX Community. Intrepid Spirits for purposes of this award  is  defined
as being  "bold,  courageous,  dedicated,  innovative,  fearless,  generous,
resolute and visionary in their approach to Amateur Radio". Nominations  may
be submitted via email to intrepiddxgroup[@]gmail.com and must  be  received
by 31 January 2014. The Board of Directors of  the  Intrepid-DX  Group  will
evaluate  the  nominations  and  the  award  will   be    presented  at  the
International DX Convention in Visalia on 5 April. [TNX N6PSE]

IOTA 50TH ANNIVERSARY CONVENTION ---> Bookings are now  being  accepted  for
the IOTA's Golden Jubilee Convention that will be held  at  Beaumont  House,
Windsor over the weekend of 4-6 July. Go  to  www.rsgbevents.org  where  you
will  find  the  booking  module.  A  website  is  under    construction  at
www.rsgb.org/iota50, which  is  expected  to  be  fully  operational  during
January.

IOTA ANNUAL UPDATE --->  Updates  for  the  Honour  Roll  and  other  annual
listings must be sent on or before 31 January. IOTA  rules  limit  inclusion
in the listings to those participants  who  have  updated  their  scores  at
least once in the preceding five years and have opted to have  their  scores
published.  Listing  in  the  2014  tables  will  be   restricted  to  those
participants who have updated their scores since February 2009.

IOTA BASH ---> The 10th annual IOTA Bash will be  held  on  14-15  March  in
Boerne, Texas, about 20 miles northwest of  San  Antonio.  The  agenda  will
include presentations on some of the most  recent  IOTA  expeditions  and  a
nice social programme. Email AB5EB or AD5A with any questions; details  will
be available on the IREF website (www.islandradio.org). [TNX AB5EB]

IOTA CONTEST ---> The 2013 IOTA Contest logs have now been uploaded  to  the
IOTA database. This means that credit can be obtained for  IOTA  QSOs  where
participants submit matching contact details. Cards for these QSOs  are  not
required. Dom, M0BLF reminds island chasers that the criteria  for  a  match
are:
- the other station must have submitted a log for the IOTA Contest
- your QSO must be in the other station's log
- the band and mode must match exactly
- the time must be within +/- 15 minutes
- the QSO was not rejected by the IOTA Contest Adjudicators
If there are any problems, please email iota.online[@]rsgb.org.uk.

IOTA MARATHON ---> The 2012-13 IOTA Marathon finished  at  2359  UTC  on  31
December 2013. IOTA Management has appointed  Cezar,  VE3LYC  to  chair  the
Marathon Referee Board. He is joined by Dan, W4DKS, and Bob, K3EST as  Board
Members.
The website over which electronic logs for the CHASERS  MARATHON  should  be
submitted is  being  finalised,  and  details  will  be  announced  shortly.
Entrants' logs should contain only contacts with  IOTA  stations,  and  each
QSO must include a full IOTA  reference  number  (such  as  EU-001).  It  is
recommended that logs be uploaded in ADIF (.adi) format; a log  prepared  as
an  Excel  spreadsheet  will  be  accepted,  but  paper  logs  will  not  be
processed. Applications need to be submitted by 28 February at  the  latest.
Any questions should be sent to iota.chaser[@]gmail.com. Entry  arrangements
for the concurrent ACTIVATORS MARATHON on www.rsgbiota.org/info/news.php.

MOST WANTED SURVEY ---> The DX Magazine's  annual  Most  Wanted  Survey  was
conducted in August-October 2013 [425DXN 1163]. The  top  10  DXCC  Entities
are:
1.  P5     North Korea                
2.  KP1    Navassa Island            
3.  3Y     Bouvet Island              
4.  FT5Z   Amsterdam & St. Paul Isls  
5.  VK0    Heard Island              
6.  FT5W   Crozet Isls                
7.  BS7H   Scarborough Reef          
8.  VP8    South Sandwich Isls        
9.  ZS8    Marion Island              
10. FT5T   Tromelin Island            
"It is interesting to note that the same ten places are there for both  2012
and 2013", Carl, N4AA remarks. "There are a few slight changes  in  ranking,
but it is the same ten.  That should change somewhat for 2014 with  Tromelin
and Amsterdam both scheduled for major DXpeditions".  The  100  Most  Wanted
listing will be posted soon to  www.dxpub.net;  the  complete  breakdown  by
continent is published  in  the  January/February  2014  issue  of  "The  DX
Magazine",  while  the  band/mode  breakdowns  will  be   published  in  the
March/April issue.

POSTAL RATES (USA)  --->  Effective  26  January  the  U.S.  Postal  Service
(www.usps.com) will implement another postage rate increase.  The  rate  for
First-Class Mail letters  up  to  1  oz  (28  grams)  to  all  international
destinations will be 1.15 USD.

QSL RA9LI/9 & RA9LI/0 ---> Serge Abyshev, UA9LP has uploaded  the  logs  for
RA9LI/9 (AS-083, 28718 QSOs up to 15 November  2009)  and  RA9LI/0  (AS-086,
4585 QSOs to 11 June 2010) to Club Log, and has enabled the  OQRS  for  both
callsigns.

QSL VIA IK1TTD ---> Gianpi still has  logs  and  cards  for  his  past  IOTA
activations: DL/IK1TTD (EU-047: October 2004), F/IK1TTD  (EU-070:  July  and
September 1999, June 2000, July 2001, May 2005), IA5/IK1TTD (EU-028:  August
1996), IM0/IK1TTD (EU-165: July 2004). See qrz.com for QSL  information,  or
contact Gianpi info[@]ik1ttd.it

SOLVING THE IOTA QSL PROBLEMS ---> This is another 18-minute presentation by
Rick, K6VVA: http://youtu.be/nM5X3ooDyPw The title says it all!

SOUTH SHETLANDS ---> Vlad, UA4WHX  is  currently  active  from  King  George
Island, South Shetlands (AN-010). He operates as RI44ANT  from  the  Russian
Bellingshausen Station and as XR9H2O from the nearby Chilean Base Frei.

W1AW WAS ---> Look for ARRL Centennial stations W1AW/7 from Utah and  W1AW/4
from South Carolina to be on the air starting at  00.00  UTC  on  8  January
until 23.59 UTC on the 14th. Complete information  on  the  ARRL  Centennial
QSO Party [425DXN 1179] can be found at www.arrl.org/centennial-qso-party.

+ SILENT KEYS + Max de Henseler, HB9RS, the founder and  president  emeritus
of 4U1UN at United Nations headquarters in New York, died on 30 December  at
80 years of age. In 1976 he reactivated the UN Radio  Club  station  (K2UN),
and introduced the new call sign 4U1UN on 4 February  1978.  During  his  UN
career he operated under various call signs, including 3D2RS, 5W1BK,  9Y4RS,
DJ0AB, EL2DX, ET3RS, FO0RSM, HP1HN and XW8HB.
As for the current status of 4U1UN, The Daily DX  repots  that  the  station
"was dismantled in early 2010 due to the massive renovation project  on  the
Secretariat Building. All of the antennas were removed  from  the  roof  and
all of the equipment packed up and are being stored in the UN. The  club  is
seriously looking at several options in order to get 4U1UN back on  the  air
as quickly as  possible.  Some  of  the  options  being  considered  include
remoting the station, putting the station on the ground  floor  and  running
some 400-500 feet of coax to the top of the building or moving  the  station
to another sovereign UN building".
Other recently reported Silent Keys include  Hans  Rexin  (DJ6QP),  Miloslav
Bartos (OM3FZ) and Jerry Pittenger  (K8RA),  well-known  manufacturer  of  a
line of iambic and single-lever CW keys.

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QSLs received direct or through managers:  3B9EME,  3B9FR,  3D2GC,  3D2GC/p,
3W2DK, 4X1FQ , 5A1AL, 5J0R , 5R8IC, 5W7X, 5Z4/EA4ATI, 6V7T ,  9J2BO,  9L1JT,
BA5CJ/5 (AS-141), BP0A  (AS-103),  C5DXC  ,  CN2FF,  CR5CW  (EU-145),  CY0P,
D44TXT, E6AY, EF3EGB (EU-078) ,  EG3INT/7  (EU-152),  FO/KH0PR  (OC-094  and
OC-238),  FR4NT,  FS/K9EL,  FS/N0TG,  FW5JJ,  H7H,  HB0/DL5YL,   HB0/HA7JTR,
HP0INT/2  (NA-202  and  NA-170),  HP0INT/3  (NA-071),  HP0INT/4    (NA-088),
HP0INT/9 (NA-203), HQ4W (NA-060), J3/WJ7R, J34J, J8/DH5FS,  J87GU  (NA-025),
JX9JKA, K4S (NA-058), K5T (NA-119),  KG4HF,  LX2A,  MM0XAU,  N1LI  (NA-137),
OF40R, OV1CDX, P29VNX , PJ2/DL8OBQ, PJ2/W5BOS, PJ4D, PZ5MM,  RA2FF,  RI1ANC,
RI1ANU, ST2KSS, T46C (NA-204), TG7/HR2DMR, TG9ADM, TG9ANF, TK0INT  (EU-100),
TM0SM  (EU-081),  TN2MS,  TO2TT,  TX5D,  UE50VT,  VK6ARI   (OC-164),  VO2NS,
VP5//NY0V, VP8LP, VP9/DJ4EL, VY0/VE3VID, XW0YJY, YB3MM/2  (OC-186),  YB3MM/4
(OC-262),  YB3MM/p  (OC-217),  YB8BRI/p  (OC-236),  YE5PQM   (OC-075),  YE5R
(OC-108), YF1AR/9 (OC-275), YJ0VK, Z21DXI, Z81X, ZD8JR, ZD8O, ZK2V, ZM90DX.

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 HOMEPAGE

After his activity from Laos, Toshi JA8BMK will be active from Vietnam as XV2BM from mid-February (start/end dates flexible).

Focus on 160 and 10m, using a beam and verticals. Holiday-style activity.

QSL via JA8BMK.

Mike, OE1SSS will be active from the Kandooma Resort, South Male Atoll, Maldives as 8Q7SM between January 4 to 11, 2014.

QRV on 40-10m, holiday-style.

QSL via H/c.

Available now is the latest DX World Weekly Bulletin written by Bjorn ON9CFG who also mentions that it’s time to look back at an exciting year full of great DXpeditions, IOTA activations and lots of other ham-spirit events. It’s Bjorn’s aim to keep readers further updated every week, trying to give that missing info that you may need.

Looking ahead, there are great DXpeditions scheduled and a lot of rare IOTA activations and special events to discuss.

Thank you for reading our DX World Weekly Bulletin!

HOMEPAGE

Front-end
ADC Linear LTC2165-16bit 122.88MHZ clock
DDC FPGA Spartan 6 XC6SLX25 + Serial Flash for stand-alone mode.

USB IQ path through CY68013 for RX bitstream (192KHz up to 6.144Mhz single channel and 384KHz dual channel in PC mode)

Stand-alone RX IQ path STM32F4 ARM floating point microcontroller

LCD Controller Keyboard controller LPC1766 Cortex M3

TX modulator use a second STM32F4 Floating Point microcontroller + AD9957 DDS clocked at 368,64 MHz

Clocking source Si5338 drived by 10MHz TCXO or External reference input

TX modulator use I2S sourcing from MIC input (Cirrus CS5346) or USB input (CODEC CM6510B with customized firmware)

The third USB is a FTDI controller for CAT interface

This versatile platform allow transceiving in stand alone mode or in PC mode or in dual mode.

Frequency range: RX 9Khz to 52MHz direct sampling receiver
TX 160m to 6m others frequency to be defined

MDS: -132dBm
BDR: +115dB (500Hz)

Power output 5W
There is available a secondary SMA connector output with 0dBm level for use or as generator
open from 400Khz to 150Mhz (TBD)

2m VHF RTX will be an option as a board to fit (TBD)

The RTX have 2 Antenna inputs and can work as single RTX antenna or separate RX and TX antennas
(selectable by front panel or by CAT)

Standalone MOdes: CW CW+ CW- LSB USB AM

Firmware upgrade:
Cortex M3 by CAT
CY68013 by PC
STM32 RX or TX USB by memory stick through internal dedicated USBs
FPGA by PC
St-alone PROM TBD

When working in ST-Alone mode it is possible to connect an Android tablet (for example a Samsung Galaxy) to see the 192KHz spectrum and send some commands to FDM-DUO. Connection is made done through USB host of the Android and a TTL FTDI cable to EXTio connector of FDM-DUO

In dual mode PC software can show the 192KHz bandwidth of the FDM-DUO and it possible to demodulate with PC Software and with FDM-DUO with internal demodulator

In PC mode the RX bandwidth may have up to 6MHZ and internal demodulator is disabled.

This is a Software Defined Radio and these mode can be changed depending on new software that will be available from ELAD or for from who want to use Extio Dlls.

For using existing programs like HRD and FLDIGI….It will be very simple to plug the USB for CAT and USB TX like an external sound card.

FDM-DUO will be available also as Receiver only as FDM-DUOr name

From aesthetic point of view the box will be available SIlver or Black.

Price: 1159,00 Euro VAT included
Availability: 2/2014

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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