The EPC Ukraine has the honour to invite the radio amateurs all over the world to participate in the 4th EPC Ukraine DX Contest 2013. The objective of the contest is to establish as many contacts as possible between radio amateurs around the world. The Contest is annually held at the first weekend in December in BPSK63 mode on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 meters bands. The 4th EPC Ukraine DX Contest will be held from 20:00 UTC on 07.12.2013 to 19:59 UTC on 08.12.2013. For more info please visit EPC Ukraine DX Contest 2013 Rules: http://www.epc-ru.ru/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1458&Itemid=295

                                 
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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

EA8    - Look  for   Andrea,  EA8/IK1PMR  (www.ik1pmr.com)   and   Claudia,
         EA8/PA3LEO to be active  from  Tenerife,  Canary  Islands  (AF-004)
         from 26 November to 7 January 2014. They will operate CW, RTTY  and
         SSB on the HF bands and 6 metres. QSL via  home  calls,  direct  or
         bureau. [TNX NG3K]
J6     - 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  St  Lucia  (NA-108)  on  1-9
         December. There will be fixed operations  (160-10  metres  CW,  SSB
         and digital modes), as well as  portable  operations  from  various
         points on the island. The operators will be W3FF (J68FF),  J6/AA4W,
         J6/K3JDB, J6/N9AW, J6/NM4T, J6/W4QO,  J6/W5EXJ  and  J6/W6HFP.  QSL
         via home calls and LoTW. [TNX N9AW]
JA     - Look for Kenji, JA4GXS to  be  active  as  JA4GXS/6  from  Hateruma
         Island (AS-024) on 5-6 December and from Yonaguni  Island  (AS-024)
         on 8-9 December. he will operate CW and SSB on 40, 30, 20, 17,  and
         15 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
OD     - To  celebrate  the  70th  anniversary  of  Lebanon's  independence,
         Lebanese stations may use the special prefix OD70 until the end  of
         November. [TNX Daily DX]
PY     - Jose, PU5IKE will be  active  as  ZW5AAA  from  Ilha  dos  Remedios
         (SA-027) on 7-8 December. He plans to operate  SSB  on  10  metres.
         QSL via home call (direct or bureau), LoTW and eQSL.
S9     - John IK5BCM, Beppe IK5CBE and John IK5CRH will be  active  as  S9TF
         from Principe Island (AF-044) on  1-12  February  2014.  They  will
         have three stations with amplifiers,  one  5-band  Spiderbeam,  two
         6-band verticals and wire dipoles for 40 and  80  metres.  QSL  via
         IK5CRH, direct or bureau, plus LoTW and  eQSL.  Logsearch  on  Club
         Log. They have a website at http://gmiross.wix.com/principe-is-2014
T30    - Ted, JF1CCH (T30TS, mainly CW with some SSB  and  RTTY)  and  Kazu,
         JA1FUF (T30KN, mainly PSK31 and RTTY) will be active  from  Tarawa,
         Western Kiribati (OC-017) from 28  November  to  4  December.  They
         plan to be QRV on 40-10 metres running 100 watts into dipoles.  QSL
         via home calls, direct or bureau, and eQSL. [TNX NG3K]
T32    - Tim, NL8F will be active as T32TM from Kiritimati/Christmas  Island
         (OC-024) from 27 November to 4 December, when he will be joined  by
         other operators (David  AH6HY,  Dick  N7RO,  Paula  NX1P  and  Dean
         KW7XX). A second  station  will  be  set  up  and  operations  will
         continue until 10 December  using  the  callsign  T32RC.  Suggested
         frequencies are:
         CW   1825 3525 7025 10110 14025 18072 21025 24892 28025 kHz
         SSB  1840 3790 7085   -   14190 18140 21295 24945 28440 kHz
         RTTY 1838 3588 7040 10140 14080 18102 21092 24920 28082 kHz
         On Top Band, T32RC will participate in  the  ARRL 160 Meter Contest
         (6-8 December), outside  the contest  they will concentrate on  the
         working the rest of the world. QSL T32TM  via  K8NA.  QSL T32RC via
         N7RO (OQRS on Club Log) and LoTW. Further information can  be found
         at http://t32-2013.com/
TY     - Wim, ON6DX was not able to collect his TY  licence  [425DXN  1176],
         as  the  building  where  Benin's  Transitory  Authority  for   the
         Regulation of Posts and Telecommunications is located  was  damaged
         by a fire that broke out in the night between  7  and  8  November.
         Wim has had to make a new application, which he says "is  going  to
         take or two weeks (Africa time)". For the time being, Wim is  still
         active as 5V7TH from Togo.
UR     - Special Ukrainian stations  EM110RAEM  (QSL  via UT7UT),  EN110RAEM
         (QSL via UT5UIA) and EO110RAEM (QSL via US5ID) will  be  active  on
         1-31 December to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth  of
         Ernst T. Krenkel (RAEM). [TNX UT7UT]
V6     - Haru,  JA1XGI  will  be  active  as  V63XG   from  Chuuk  (OC-011),
         Micronesia on 4-12 December. He will be QRV on  160-10  metres  CW,
         SSB and RTTY, with a focus on Europe on  the  low  bands.  He  will
         participate in the ARRL 160 Meter Contest (6-8 December).  QSL  via
         home call, direct  or  bureau  (logsearch  and  OQRS  on  Clublog).
         Further information at http://island.geocities.jp/v63xg/index.htm
VP8    - Mick, G1EUZ will be active as  VP8BTU  from  the  Falkland  Islands
         (SA-002) between 25 November and 25 May 2014.  QSL  via  home  call
         and LoTW.
VU     - Special callsign AU2JCB will be in  use  from  22  November  to  10
         December t celebrate the birthdate of Indian  physicist  and  radio
         pioneer Jagadish Chandra Bose. Look for  activity  on  3710,  7040,
         7150, 14220, 14250, 14310, 21280, 21310, 21350, 28545,  28510  kHz,
         plus 6 and 10m FM on 50800, 51500 and  29700  kHz.  QSL  direct  to
         VU2DSI. [TNX NG3K]
VU7    - The VU7AG DXpedition  from  Agatti,  Lakshadweep  Islands  (AS-011)
         [425DXN 1176] started on 20 November around 12.55 UTC on 12  metres
         SSB. W4VKU, VU2ABS and VU2RCT will be joined by VU2NKS  and  VU2NXM
         on 23  November,  and  by  VU2PAI  and  VU3DMP  on  the  26th.  The
         remaining operators will follow for the last week of activity.
         The correct frequency plans are as follows:
         CW     1824 3524 7024 10104 14024 18074 21024 24894 28024
         SSB      -  3680 7095   -   14180 18145 21280 24945 28480
         RTTY     -  3584 7044 10142 14084 18104 21084 24922 28084
         The pilots now include KH6CG (Chief Pilot + Asia & Oceania),  DF2RG
         (Europe), N1UK (NA East Coast), KY6R (NA  West  Coast)  and  LU1FAM
         (Central and South America). You can get in  touch  with  them  via
         the Contact page on the expedition's  website.  There  is  also  an
         e-Pilot (a contact form for DXers to write  to  the  island  team).
         The propagation page now includes custom propagation charts  thanks
         to K6TU. QSL via W4VKU (logsearch and OQRS for  direct  and  bureau
         cards on Club Log), and LoTW approximately  six  months  after  the
         conclusion of the DXpedition. Bookmark www.vu7ag.info  for  further
         information and updates.
W      - Mike, N1OKL will  be  active  holiday  style  from  Dauphin  Island
         (NA-213) on 24-29 November. He will operate SSB and RTTY.  QSL  via
         home call, direct or bureau. [TNX rgsbiota.org]
Z8     - During the contest weekend, the Z81X team will have  two  dedicated
         stations with a focus on 80 and 40m SSB and the still  much  needed
         30, 17 and 12m. The CQ WW DX CW contest will see  the  team  making
         three single-band entries: Z81R by OH2PM on 10m  (QSL  via  OH2BH),
         Z81X by OH0XX on 15m (QSL via OH0XX) and  Z81Z  by  DL3DXX  on  40m
         (QSL via K4ZW). However, "as these efforts are  only  semi-serious,
         you shouldn't be surprised to see one of the Z8s  appear  on  other
         bands as well". Site teardown will start on 25  November,  and  the
         team will be heading home on the 26th. [TNX OH2BN]

CQ WW DX CW  CONTEST  --->  The  following  stations  have  announced  their
participation in this year's event (23-24 November):
ZONE   CALL          CATEGORY     COUNTRY              QSL VIA
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02     VC2R          SO           Canada               LoTW/VE2IM
03     VB7A                       Canada               VA7DZ
05     VP9I          M/S LP       Bermuda              LoTW/WW3S
07     HQ2W          SOAB LP      Honduras             KD4POJ
07     V31YB         SO           Belize               K7YB
07     YN2CC         SO LP        Nicaragua            LoTW/AJ9C
08     6Y7W          M/?          Jamaica              UA8DX
08     8P5A          SOAB HP      Barbados             LoTW/NN1N
08     C6AKQ         SOSB 80m     Bahamas              N4BP
08     C6AUM         SOSB 40m     Bahamas              K4RUM
08     C6AZZ         SOSB         Bahamas              KQ8Z
08     FJ/VA3RA      SOSB 10m     St Barthelemy        VE3IKV
08     FS/K9EL       SOAB HP      St Martin            K9EL
08     FS/WJ2O       SOAB LP      St Martin            N2ZN
08     HI/K8MR       SOAB QRP     Dominican Rep.       K8MR
08     HI3A          M/?          Dominican Republic   LoTW/ON4IQ
08     J34J          M/?          Grenada              LoTW/JA1HGY
08     J73A          M/?          Dominica             KU9C
08     J87GU                      St Vincent           DL7VOG
08     J88HL         SO           St Vincent           SP3CYY
08     KP2B          SOAB LP      Virgin Isls          NP3O
08     KP2M          M/S          Virgin Isls          LoTW/AI4U
08     NP2P          SOAB         Virgin Isls          LoTW
08     NP3X          SOSB 15m     Puerto Rico          NP3O
08     NP4A          SOSB 80m     Puerto Rico          W3HNK
08     NP4Z          SOAB         Puerto Rico          LoTW/N4AO
08     PJ7W          M/?          St Maarten           W2LK
08     TO7A          SOAB HP      Martinique           UT5UGR
08     V25A          SO           Antigua              KG2A
08     V26K          SOAB LP      Antigua              LoTW/AA3B
08     V47T          SOAB HP      St Kitts             W2RQ
08     V49J          SOAB LP      St Kitts             LoTW/W5JON
08     VP2MMM        SOAB HP      Montserrat           W3HNK
08     VP2V/N3DXX    SOAB         British Virgin Isls  NR6M
08     ZF1A          M/S          Cayman Isls          LoTW/K6AM
09     9Y4W          SOSB 20m     Trinidad & Tobago    DL4MDO
09     FY5FY         SOSB 15m LP  French Guiana        FY5FY
09     FY5KE         SOSB 10m HP  French Guiana        LoTW
09     HK1MK         SO           Colombia             DL6IAK
09     HK1NA         M/M          Colombia             LoTW/K6IPM
09     P40F          SOAB         Aruba                UA3DX
09     P40W                       Aruba                LoTW/N2MM
09     PJ2T          M/M          Curacao              LoTW/W3HNK
09     PJ4A          M/2          Bonaire              K4BAI
09     PJ4Q          M/2          Bonaire              W4PA
10     HC1WDT        M/S          Ecuador              LoTW/N0AT
10     HD2T          SOAB HP      Ecuador              VE3DZ
10     HC2TWA        SOSB LP      Ecuador              R4WAA
10     OC4CW         M/?          Peru                 LoTW/N7CW
11     PY0FF         SO           Fernando de Noronha  W9VA
11     ZP9MCE        SOAB LP      Paraguay             EA5ZD
13     CW0A          SOSB 10m     Uruguay              HB9IBG or W4/CX1EK
13     CW5W          SOSB 10m     Uruguay              CX6VM
13     LP5D          M/S          Argentina            AC7DX
13     LU1DZ         M/S          Argentina            LU1DZ
14     ED6A          M/M          Balearic Isls        LoTW/DJ2MX
14     EF6B          SOAB         Balearic Isls        LoTW
14     EF7X          M/S          Spain                EA7PP
14     GD6IA         SOAB HP      Isle of Man          GD6IA
14     GJ2A          SOAB HP      Jersey Isl           LoTW
14     GU4CHY        SOSB 10m     Guernsey             GU4CHY
14     GU4YOX        SO HP        Guernsey             LoTW/GU4YOX
14     GZ3F          SOAB         Shetland Isls        GM4FDM
14     HB9CA         M/2          Switzerland          LoTW/HB9FMU
14     LX7I          M/2          Luxembourg           LoTW/LX2A
14     MZ5B          SOSB 80m     Shetland Isls        LoTW/G3TXF
14     SJ2W          M/S          Sweden               LoTW
14     SP8R          M/2          Poland               SP8YB
14     TM1A          M/M          France               F6KOP
14     TM5CD                      France               F8KGS
15     9A1P          M/S          Croatia              9A2RD
15     9H3TX         M/2          Malta                LotW/DL5XAT
15     E7DX          M/S          Bosnia-Herzegovina   E77E
15     ES9C          M/M          Estonia              LoTW
15     II1A          M/2          Italy                IK1SPR
15     II9P          M/?          Sicily               LoTW/IT9CHU
15     IW9FRA        M/S          Sicily               IW9FRA
15     LY7A          M/M          Lithuania            LoTW/LY2ZO
15     OH0V          SO           Aland Isls           LoTW
15     OH0Z          SOAB HP      Aland Isls           W0MM
15     OH5Z          M/S          Finland              LoTW
15     YU5R          M/2          Serbia               LoTW
15     Z6/S56A       SOAB LP      Kosovo               S56A
15     Z60WW         SOSB 15m     Kosovo               OH2BH
16     UA3R          M/S          EU Russia            LoTW/RN3RQ
20     4X2M          SOSB 20m     Israel               LoTW/4X4DZ
20     P3F           M/2          Cyprus               LoTW/M0URX
20     P3N           M/S          Cyprus               RW3RN
20     P3Z           SOSB         Cyprus               LoTW/5B4AFM
20     TC0A          M/2          Turkey               TA2TX or LZ1NK
21     4L0A          M/?          Georgia              LoTW/EA7FTR
21     4L8A          SOSB 15m     Georgia              K1BV
22     S21ZBB        M/2          Bangladesh           IK2VUC
22     VU2PTT        SOAB HP      India                LoTW
24     B4TB          M/S HP       China                BA4TB
26     3W1T          SOSB 10m HP  Vietnam              RW6HS
26     HS0ZAR        M/?          Thailand             K3ZO
27     AH0BT         M/2          Mariana Isls         LoTW/7L1FPU
27     AH0K          M/2          Mariana Isls         OH6GDX
27     AH2R          M/S          Guam                 LoTW/JH7QXJ
27     NH2DX         SOSB 15m HP  Guam                 NH2DX
27     NH2T          SOAB HP      Guam                 LoTW/W2YC
27     V63ZF         SOSB         Micronesia           JA7ZF
27     V6A           SOAB         Micronesia           JA7HMZ
28     9M6NA         SOAB HP      East Malaysia        JE1JKL
28     9M8DX         SO           East Malaysia        SP5UAF
29     VK6LW         SOAB         Australia            VK6IR
31     KH7M                       Hawaii               qrz.com
32     3D2R          M/?          Rotuma               YT1AD
32     N8A           M/2          American Samoa       ZL3CW
32     TX8B          M/?          New Caledonia        FK8DD
33     3V8BB         SOAB         Tunisia              LoTW/LX1NO
33     5C5T          M/S          Morocco              EA5YU
33     CN2AA         M/S          Morocco              LoTW/UA2FM
33     CN2R          SOSB 15m     Morocco              W7EJ
33     CN2YM         SOAB LP      Morocco              LoTW/DL3YM
33     CR3E          SOAB         Madeira Isl          W3HNK
33     CR3L          M/2          Madeira              DJ6QT
33     CT9/R9DX      SOSB 10m LP  Madeira Isl          R9DX
33     EF8O          SOAB         Canary Isls          DJ1OJ
33     EF8S          SOSB         Canary Isls          OH2BYS
33     EF8U          SOAB         Canary Isls          LoTW
33     EF8X          SOAB         Canary Isls          W2GR
33     EF9O          SOAB HP      Ceuta & Melilla      LoTW/EA5BM
33     IG9W          SOSB 40m HP  African Italy        IZ1GAR
33     IH9B          SOSB 80m HP  African Italy        IK2ILH
33     IH9YMC        SOSB         African Italy        eQSL
34     Z81R          SOSB 10m     South Sudan          OH2BH
34     Z81X          SOSB 15m     South Sudan          OH0XX
34     Z81Z          SOSB 40m     South Sudan          K4ZW
35     D4C           M/M          Cape Verde           IZ4DPV
35     XT2FCJ                     Burkina Faso         OK6DJ
36     9J3A          SOAB LP      Zambia               LoTW/S57S
36     9X0NH         SOSB         Rwanda               G3RWF
36     9X0XA         SOSB         Rwanda               G3SWH
36     ZD8M          SOSB 40m     Ascension Isl        LoTW/G0CKV
36     ZD8W          SOSB 15m     Ascension Isl        W6NV
36     ZD8X          SOSB 10m     Ascension Isl        OH2KI
38     3DA0ET        M/2          Swaziland            N7RO
38     V5/DJ4SO                   Namibia              DJ4SO
38     ZS4TX         SOSB 15m     South Africa         LoTW
39     3B8/UU5WW     SO           Mauritius Isl        K2PF
40     XP2I          SO LP        Greenland            LoTW/OZ1BII
Do not forget to give a look at the Announced Operations listing  maintained
by Bill, NG3K at www.ng3k.com/Misc/cqc2013.html - good contest to you all!

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

9Q ---> On 11  November,  after  three  years  of  negotiations,  the  local
Regulatory Authority for Post and Telecommunications  officially  authorized
the Amateur Radio Association of the Democratic Republic of Congo (ARAC)  to
use 9Q0AR (club station callsign) and 9Q0HQ (special event  callsign).  [TNX
DX World]

DXCC NEWS ---> ZS8C  and  ZS8Z  (Prince  Edward  &  Marion  Islans,  current
operations for 2013 through May 2014) have been approved  for  DXCC  credit.
"Two student  hams  are  expected  to  join  in  upon  completion  of  their
licensing, which will make it four (4) operators. I'll update this  approval
when I have more information". [TNX NC1L]

+ SILENT KEYS + Nerio Baratta, IK4MRH passed away  about  three  weeks  ago.
Emigrated to  Thailand  for  more  than  twenty  years,  he  was  active  as
HS0/IK4MRH from Phuket Island (AS-053). Back in 1997  he  also  participated
in the first IOTA operation (HS9AL) from Koh Tarutao (AS-126). [TNX I4LCK]
Stew Woodward, K4SMX, passed away on 16 November at 65  years  of  age.  "He
was a member of the famous 1979 1S1DX expedition, which  attempted  to  land
on Amboyna Cay in the Spratly Islands and was fired upon by military  forces
there" [TNX The Daily DX]

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QSLs received direct or  through  managers:  3B8CF,  3B8DB,  3D2MP,  4S7YSG,
4X19MG, 5N7M, 5U5U, 5Z4/EA4ATI, 8P5A, 8Q7CF, 9H1SP,  9M2TO,  9M4CC,  9M6XRO,
9X0ZM, A52IVU, C37AC, CE2MVF, CN2XN, CO6LC, CQ9D (AF-046),  DS4DRE/4,  E73W,
EP3SMH, ES5QD, EU7A,  FO/KH0PR  (OC-114),  G100RSGB,  GW100RSGB,  HL1/VO1AU,
JG8NQJ/JD1,  JT1DA,  JT5DX,  JW7QIA,  KG4KL,  KG4WV,  LY77A,  M5B,  OE100HO,
OH1NAVY,  OJ0R,  OY/DL3UB,  OY9R,  PJ2/DM3HZN,   PJ2/G3TXF,    PJ6A,  RA2FF,
SV8/DL7UCX,  SV9/SV2FPU  (EU-187),  T48K,  T77LA,  TL0A,  TT8/US3EZ,  TT8TT,
TU5DF, UN5J, V31RL, V63PR, V73NS, VK9NI, VP2V/W9DR, VU3RWP,  X21YC,  XW0YJY,
XW1YC, XZ1Z, YN2PX, Z24EA, ZA/UA4WHX, ZD7FT, ZD7LP, ZF2MM.

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**** DX INFORMATION ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
5W - Hiro, JF1OCQ will be active as 5W7X from Apia, Samoa (OC-097) on
7-14 November. He plans to be QRV on 160-6 metres SSB and CW. QSL
via home call. E-mail requests for bureau cards can be sent to
jf1ocq[@]arrl.net. [TNX NG3K]
CE0Z - Announced frequencies for the 8-20 November XR0ZR DXpedition to
Juan Fernandez (SA-005) [425DXN 1148] are:
CW 1826 3526 7026 10106 14026 18076 21026 24896 28026
SSB 1840 3780 7060/7150 14150 18140 21270 24940 28470
RTTY 3590 7035 10142 14080 18100 21080 24920 28080
Plans are to operate also on 6 metres (50103 kHz CW/SSB and 50193
kHz EME) and 60 metres CW and SSB (5371.5). The team (DL6JGN,
EA3AKY, IV3DSH, IW3SQY, IZ8GCE, PA3EWP, SP3DOI and WA7NB) will
operate four stations. QSL via IV3DSH, direct or bureau, and LoTW
after 6 months. Logsearch and OQRS on Club Log. Further information
can be found at www.juanfernandez2013.com
JD1_oga- Toshi, JP1IOF will be active again as JD1BLC from Ogasawara
(AS-031) on 7-15 November. He plans to be QRV on all bands and
modes. QSL via JP1IOF (direct or bureau) and LoTW. Logsearch and
OQRS on Club Log. [TNX DX World]
JT - Special event station JT50SSB is active until 6 November from
Ulaanbaatar to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first SSB QSO
with Mongolia, made by Vladimir Vasilyevich Belousov (UA3CA) in
1963. The operators are JT1BB, JT1BO, JT1CS, JT1DA and Belousov's
son, Andrey Vladimirovich (UA3ABR/JT1CA). QSL via UA3ABR.
KH9 - The K9W Commemorative DXpedition team (AA4NN, K6MM, K9CT, K9NW,
K9ZO, N2TU, N9TK, NA6M, W3OA, W8GEX, W8HC and WB9Z) has been
approved for entry onto Wake Atoll. The equipment is already on
Wake and in safe storage awaiting their arrival: the plan is for
the team to depart on 1 November, arrive on the 2nd and
immediately erect antennas and set-up the stations. They plan to
be QRV on 3-15 November (Wake time) with four stations on the
following target frequencies:
CW 1826.5 3523 7023 10103 14023 18079 21023 24894 28023
SSB - 3790 7082 - 14185 18140 21285 24955 28485
RTTY - 3580 7035 10142 14080 18099 21080 24912 28080
Announced frequencies for 60m are 5405 (CW) and 5403.5 (SSB), while
on 6m K9W will use 50107 (CW and SSB).
Logs will be uploaded to Club Log as time and Internet access
allow. An OQRS for direct an bureau cards will be activated on
Club Log after the DXpedition ends. Traditional requests should be
sent direct to Wake Island DXpedition, P.O. Box 5005, Lake Wylie SC
29710, USA, or via bureau to AA4NN. Logs will be uploaded to LoTW
six months after the conclusion of the DXpedition. Bookmark
www.wake2013.org for further information and updates. [TNX W8GEX]
KP4 - KP4AO, the Arecibo Observatory Amateur Radio Club, will be QRV on
10 November from 14 UTC to 20 UTC to celebrate the observatory's
50th anniversary. Activity will be on 20 metres. QSL via W3HNK.
[TNX The Daily DX]
OZ - Once again Dirk, OZ/KH6DXX will be active from Romo Island
(EU-125) on 2-9 November. He will participate in the IPARC
(International Police Association Radio Club) SSB Contest on the
3rd. QSL via DF3XX, direct or bureau. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
PJ - Rob, N7QT and Hugh, W4VAB will be active as PJ6/N7QT and PJ6/W4VAB
from Saba (NA-145) on 7-17 November, and as PJ7/N7QT and PJ7/W4VAB
from Sint Maarten (NA-105) on 17-24 November. It will be a
"suitcase mini-DXpedition" with planned activity on 80-10 metres
CW, SSB and digital modes (RTTY, PSK and JT65). QSL via home
calls, direct or bureau, plus LoTW and eQSL. [TNX NG3K]
PY - Special event station ZV7O will be active on 15-16 November during
Fliporto 2013, the International Literary Festival of Pernambuco.
QSL via PY7JN. [TNX PY7ZZ]
TU - The website for the 17-30 November "solidarity radio operation"
from Cote d'Ivoire [425DXN 1172] is now up and running at
www.premiumorange.com/tu2013/. Chris TU5AX, Paul TU5XV and Jan
TU5NK plan to be QRV on 160-6 metres as follows:
CW 1826.5 3524 7024 10104 14024 18084 21024 24894 28024 50104
SSB - 3799 7070 - 14190 18150 21290 24950 28490 50150
DIGI - - 7050 10138 14080 18100 21080 24920 28080 -
Announced frequencies for 60m SSB are 5371.5/5403.5. QSL TU5AX via
F4WBN (direct/bureau, OQRS on Club Log), QSL TU5NK via DJ8NK
(direct/bureau and LoTW, OQRS on Club Log), QSL TU5XV via F6EXV
(direct/bureau and LoTW, OQRS on Club Log).
V5 - Klaus, DJ4SO be active again as V5/DJ4SO from Namibia from 7-8
November to 4 December. He plans to operate CW, digital modes and
some SSB on 160-6 metres. QSL via home call. [TNX The Daily DX]
VE - To commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Royal Proclamation of
1763, Canadian amateurs may use the following prefixes from 5
November to 5 December: VG for VA, VX for VE, XJ for VO, XK for VY.
VU7 - Krish W4VKU (VU2VKU) and other eight operators (namely Aravind
VU2ABS, Deepak VU2CDP, Nandu VU2NKS, Basappa VU2NXM, Pai VU2PAI,
Chandra VU2RCT, Chetan VU3DMP and YL operator Raji VU3CHM) will be
active as VU7AG from Agatti Island, Lakshadweep Islands (AS-011)
"for at least fourteen days" between 20 November and 10 December.
Another callsign (VU7KA) has been issued for demonstration
purposes on Kavaratti Island; it will be used when team members
make presentations to the local administration there "and educate
them on amateur radio".
Plans for VU7AG are to operate three high power stations on the
following target frequencies:
CW 1812 3512 7012 10112 14012 18082 21012 24902 28012
SSB - - 7095 - 14180 18155 21280 24955 28480
RTTY - - 7032 10142 14082 18092 21092 24922 28092
QSL via W4VKU, direct or bureau (logsearch and OQRS on Club Log).
Logs will be uploaded to LoTW approximately six months after the
conclusion of the DXpedition. Bookmark www.vu7ag.info for further
information and updates.
XV - Special event callsign XV2V40J will be used by seven operators
(JA2TXR, JA3NHL, JA4AGA, JA6CNH, JA6QGF, JA8NF and JF1HJZ) on 2-24
November to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the establishment
of diplomatic relations between Japan and Vietnam. QSL via JF1HJZ.
YB - Budi, YF1AR (www.yf1ar.com) will be active as YF1AR/4 from Sebesi
Island (OC-262) on 2-5 November. He will operate mainly SSB
running 100 watts into a vertical dipole for 20, 15 and 10 metres,
and a GP for 40 metres. QSL via N2OO. Logsearch on Club Log. [TNX
YF1AR]
YB - According to the expedition's blog (http://oc157.blogspot.com/),
YB8V is likely to be the callsign to be used on 10-15 November from
Banda Besar Island (OC-157) [425DXN 1173]. QSL via YB9BU, direct
only.
ZD9 - Bani van der Merwe, ZS1BM is part of the 59th overwintering team
on Gough Island (AF-030) that departed Cape Town on 5 September
aboard the MV S.A. Agulhas II. According to qrz.com, he expects to
be QRV as ZD9G through August 2014. QSL via ZS1HF.
AFRICA TRIP ---> Carl, SM6CPY will be active holiday style as 5H3CJ from
Tanzania on 6-12 November and again on 18-26 November, and as 9X0PY from
Rwanda on 12-18 November. Dates are approximate. He plans to operate CW
only on 20, 15, 12 and 10 metres, "hopefully on 40 and 30 and possibly on 80
meters". QSLs via SM6CPY. [TNX The Daily DX]
CARIBBEAN TRIP ---> Mike, DF8AN will operate mainly CW as V26MN from
Antigua (NA-100) on 5-8 November, VP2MMN from Montserrat (NA-103) on 8-15
November and V4/DF8AN from St.Kitts (NA-104) on 15-19 November. QSL via
home call, direct or bureau. [TNX DX World]
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*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S ***
**** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
===========================
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
7O2A ---> This was a surprise activity by Dima, RA9USU (of 7O6T fame), who
operated from Socotra Island (AF-028), Yemen for the CQ WW DX SSB Contest.
QSL via UA3DX; logsearch and OQRS on Club Log. The operation has been
already approved for DXCC credit.
CYPRUS ---> "A large number of Cyprus stations have QSL mangers outside
Cyprus. The Cyprus Amateur Radio Society's (CARS) QSL Bureau cannot deliver
QSLs to these stations. Please ensure that the QSL Manager's callsign is
written prominently on the card. Many cards are received from bureaux with
the correct manager, but the cards still get delivered to CARS because the
manager's call is not prominent". A list of Cyprus stations that have
managers outside Cyprus can be found on www.cyhams.org/index.php: click on
CARS Services ---> QSL Bureau Service ---> Incoming QSL cards - Foreign
Amateurs & QSL Bureaux please read. [TNX 5B4AHJ]
DXCC NEWS ---> T6MH (Afghanistan, 2012 and 2013 operations) has been
approved for DXCC credit. If you've had this rejected in a prior
application, send a note to bmoore[@]arrl.org to be placed on the list for
an update to your record. Please note the submission date and/or reference
number where the rejection was noted to expedite the search for any
rejected QSOs. [TNX NC1L]
KOSOVO ---> Members of SHRAK, Kosovo's Amateur Radio Association (Z60A) and
Finland's Radio Arcala (OH8X) have a joint project to operate from Albania,
which is "still semi-rare on several bands". On 1-3 November, to "simulate
the upcoming ZA expedition", the Kosovo team will operate Z60A on 14210,
21310 and 28510 kHz SSB. QSL via OH2BH. [TNX OH2BN]
QSL 5B4AHJ & P3J ---> M0URX is the new QSL manager for 5B4AHJ and P3J
[425DXN 1173]. Older calls (5B50J, 5B/G3PMR, G3PMR and others) still go via
5B4AHJ. [TNX 5B4AHJ]
QSL ZS8C ---> "I have changed the address that the QSL cards get sent to",
Carson, ZS8C (ZR6CWI) says on his qrz.com page. The new address is Carson
McAfee, P.O. Box 1585, Allens Nek, 1737, Roodepoort, Johannesburg, South
Africa. Cards sent to the old address will be processed, and need not to be
resubmitted. Carson adds that "cards can also be sent via the SARL QSL
Bureau" and that "LoTW will be completed once I return to SA".
+ SILENT KEY + Guenter S. Hamacher, HP1XX (HP1XVH) passed away on 22
October. He was born in Cologne in 1931, and had quite an eventful,
successful and varied life until he emigrated to Contadora Island (NA-072),
Panama in 1982. An amateur radio operator for 25 years, he participated in
or hosted a large number of contest operations. The last one was HP1WW by
OH0XX for the CQ WW DX CW 2012, shortly before Guenter left the island and
moved permanently to mainland Panama. He also conducted the Pacific Island
Net for twenty years, providing valuable assistance to sailing boats.
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******* QSL ROUTES *******
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
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CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER
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3B9FR HB9SLO ED3X EA3JW PI4COM PA3CAL
3D2AC WA1S ED5N EA5KA PI4DX PD1X
3D2FL AA4FL ED5T EA5ELT PI4M PA0MBD
3G1B HA1AG ED8P NP3O PI4YLC PA7DW
3G1D EA5GL ED8W EA8DO PJ2/N0VD W3HNK
3G3P CE3PG ED9Z EA5KB PJ2T W3HNK
3G3W XQ4CW EE3A EA3ATM PJ4/K2NG WA2NHA
3V7A LX1NO EE3C EA3CKX PJ4X W1MD
3W2DK N0ODK EE5T EA5URT PJ6A N4NX
3Z2X SP2YWL EF7K EA7URA PJ7PL WA1ZAM
4L0A EA7FTR EF8S OH2BYS PR0F PP5VB
4L8A K1BV EF8U EA8URL PR5C PU5SVE
4M5W IT9DAA EI13CLAN EI6AL PR5D PY5DC
4O7CC UA4CC EI1A PA3249 PS2R PY2TDX
4X2M 4X4DZ EI7M EI6HB PS2T K3IRV
5B4AHJ M0URX EI8GQB PA3249 PT2CM PP2JP
5B4AJC UA3DX EK3GM IK2QPR PT5J PP5VB
5B4ALB RT9T EM1933L UR3LCM PT9/AL4Q DJ8QP
5H3EE DL4ME EN70GH UR3GJ PX2B PY2LED
5J0R EA5RM EP3PK IK2DUW PX2C M0OXO
5Q1A OZ5ESB ES9C ES5RY PX2T PY2DN
5W1SA JA1DXA FM5FJ KU9C PX2W PY2YU
5X1NH G3RWF FO4BM F4FJH PX5E PP5VB
5Z4T EA4YK FO8WBB N6JA PY0F/PY3MM PP5VB
6Y3M VE3NE FS/AA4VK AA4VK R100RQA RN1ON
7O2A UA3DX FS/N0TG AA4VK RA2FDX RN3RQ
7P8GF ZS6AYU G2F G8HDK SJ2W SM2LIY
8P0P W3HNK G5W G3BJ SK3W SM5DJZ
8P2K KU9C GJ2A GJ3DVC SN1956PW SP3PGR
8P5A NN1N GJ4CBQ GM4FDM SN2B SP3CGK
8P6SH KU9C GM0B MM0BHX SN2M SP2XF
8P9NX W3HNK GM2T GM4UYZ SO4R SP4PND
9A1P 9A2RD GM2V N3SL SP8R SP8YB
9A5Y 9A7W GM3F GM4FDM ST2BSS ST2M
9A8DV IK6VXO GM6NX GM4UYE SU8JOTA SM5AQD
9A8M 9A3JB GM7A GM7AAJ SU9VB UA4WHX
9A9DX N2RIT GW9T GW6NLP SW44M DK2PZ
9H3DS G0EVV GZ5Y GM4SSA SW5CC M0OXO
9H9BKR 9H1SP H2T 5B4XF SW8YY DH7WW
9L1BTB SP5BTB HB0A HB0FL SX1DX SV1JG
9L1DT N4WDT HB30OK HB9OCR SX2I SV2JAO
9M2SM 9M2GET HB9H HB9CXZ SX2V SV2GJV
9M2TO JA0DMV HB9S HB9AOF SX5P SV5FRD
9M4CPD 9W2PD HC2AO RC5A T30FL AA4FL
9M4DX JA6IDJ HF9Q SP9QMP T46A EA5GL
9M6XRO M0URX HG6N HA6KNB T48K DK1WI
9V1YC W5UE HG7T HA7TM T6EC KF7WNX
9X0ZM JO1CRA HI3/NP3J EA5GL T6MH W2GR
9Y4W DL4MDO HI3K KB2MS T6TM NI5DX
A60A IZ8CLM HK1NA K6IPM T88AZ JN2AMD
A60JOTA IZ8CLM HR2WW KD4POJ T8TT JA1WSX
A61DJ IZ8CLM HS4SSP HS4RAY TC90A TA1HZ
A61ZX IZ8CLM HZ1MOP HZ1HN TC90TC TA1HZ
A65BP UA6MF HZ1PS IZ8CLM TF3CW LX1NO
A71BO A71A HZ1SBS HZ1HN TF3W TF3MHN
A71BX EA7FTR HZ1XB IZ8CLM TG9NX N4FKZ
A73A A71A IA0MZ IW0EFA TI5W N3YIM
A91ACC IZ8CLM IF9A IT9ATF TI8M TI2KAC
A92AA IZ8CLM IG9R IK8HCG TM16C F4DSE
A92IO EI3IO IG9Y ON4LG TM1A F6KOP
AH0BT 7L1FPU IH9/IV3NVN IK2ILH TM1T F5TRO
AH0K OH6GDX IH9B IK2ILH TM2T F8DHE
AH2R JH7QXJ II8IDXC IZ8EDJ TM4L F8ARK
AL1G AC7DX II9K IT9HBT TM6M F4DXW
AP2IN IK2DUW II9P IT9CHU TM9R F6KNB
AY5F LU5FC IO4C IZ4DPV TO1A F5HRY
AY8A LU8ADX IO5O IK5RLP TO5A F5VHJ
B3C BA4EG IR4M I4IFL TR8CA F6CBC
B4S BA4EG IR5A IK5AFJ TX5RV M0URX
B9/BY9GA BA1DU IR8C IZ8TDP TZ6BB W3HNK
BY0AA BA4EG IR9W IW0HBY UN7AB DL8KAC
BY5CD BD4HF J3A WA1S UN7JX RW6HS
C37NL C37URA J45PO ON4PO UP0L DL8KAC
C4A 5B4KH J47X SV7BVM UP2L UA9AB
C5S ON5EG J79WTA HB9MFM UP9L RW6HS
C6ARW N0HJZ JD1BOI JI1LET V26B KA2AEV
C6ASP W6KW JT50SSB UA3ABR V26BZR W2BZR
C6AZZ KQ8Z JW7QIA LA7QIA V26RA K3RA
C91GBA EA4GBA JY4CI K2AX V26Y HB9OCR
CE1TT EA5KB JY9FC E73Y V3A M0OXO
CE3CT EA5KB K5R AE5JG V73NS W3HNK
CJ3T VE3AT KH2RU/KP4 NP3O VC3R VE7VR
CN2AA UA2FM KH7CW K2WR VE2DXY KD3RF
CN2FA RN2FA KL5E NI5DX VE2IM VE3DZ
CN2FB UA2FM KL7KY S56ZZZ VE9AA VE3IKV
CN2PM UA2FM KP2DX EB7DX VK0JJJ K7CO
CN2R W7EJ KP2M AI4U VK7FLI VK7AN
CN2TX UA2FM KP3Z N4AO VP2ETE W3HNK
CN3A IV3ZXQ KP4BD NP3O VP2MDG K2DM
CO0SS EA5GL LP1H EA5KB VP2MXA KK6ZM
CO4SM EA7FTR LR3M LU3MAM VP2MXX K1ZM
CO6LE EA5GL LU8YE IK2DUW VP5DX NU4Y
CQ3L DJ6QT LX8M LX1ER VP5T WA3RHW
CQ7A CT1DSV LZ9W LZ1PM VP8DNY M1AYI
CQ9T CT3KN M4A M0BLF VP9I WW3S
CR2T CU2AF MD2C MD0CCE WA5PS/KH0 JK1FNL
CR2X OH2BH MZ8A DJ6AU XE2B EA5OL
CR3A EA5GL NA8O/KH0 JK1FNL XR6T CE3FED
CR5T CS5ARC NH7A F5VHJ XV5HS EA5ZD
CR6K CT1ILT NH7O EA5GL XV9NPS JA2NPS [b]
CS2P CT1ARR NL8F K8NA XV9NPS JA2ODB [d]
CV5D CX2ABC NP4G NP3O XW0YJY E21EIC
CW0A HB9IBG OA4SS KB6J XX9O XX9AU
CW3A EA5GL OA6Q OE3NHW YB0AI/7 YB0AI
CW5W CX6VM OD5ZZ NI5DX YB9Y YB1GJS
CX3ACS EA4EUW OE8Q OE8SKQ YE2R EA7FTR
CX7CO EA5GL OH0CO SM6CCO YF1AR/7 N2OO
CX9AU EA5GL OH0X OH2TA YJ0RK NR6M
D3AA UA1QV OH0Z W0MM YM3KM TA3X
D44TXT DL7AFS OH5Z OH5LIZ YN2AA NN3W
D44TYL YL2GM OH8X OH2UA YN5Z K7ZO
D4C IZ4DPV OK5W OK1AEZ YP0C YO3CZW
DM1813LEI DL5FU OK7K OK1BN YP10KQT YO2KQT
DX1J JA1HGY OK7O bureau YP9L YO9GJY
DX1M DU1BP OM4C OM6CI Z60A OH2BH
E2E HS0ZFZ OM5M OM4CX Z68BH OH2BH
E51AAR K7AR OM7M OM3PA ZD8JR OH3JR
E51USA E51CG OM8A OM2VL ZF2AH W6VNR
E74A K2PF OX3XR PA3249 ZF2KG KG9N
E7DX E77E OZ7X bureau ZL3X ZL3PAH
EA100EAF EA5HVH P29LL EA7FTR ZM1G NI5DX
EA100EAP EA5HVH P29NO EA5GL ZM4M ZL4PW
EA100EAS EA5HVH P33W UA3DX ZM4T ZL2AL
EA6/G4MKP M0URX P39P 5B4ES ZM90DX M0OXO
EA8EW OH1MA P3J M0URX ZP5CGL IK2DUW
EA9KB EA7FTR P3N RW3RN ZP9MCE EA5ZD
ED1R EC1KR P40P W5AJ ZR9C ZS6WN
ED1T EC1DBO P49Y AE6Y ZS8Z ZS1HF
ED1WW EA1FCR PC73X PC1EMR ZW5B K3IRV
4U0WFP United Nations World Food Programme, Via Cesare Giulio Viola
68/70, 00148 Roma RM, Italy
5A1AL Abubaker Alzway, P.O. Box 6279, Tripoli, Libya
9Y4D Christopher Ellis, 388A Charles Court Block 3, Palmiste, San
Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago
BV55D China Radio Association, P.O. Box 117-254, Taipei, Taiwan
DH7WW Ulrich Moeckel, Muldenstrasse 1, 08304 Schoenheide, Germany
EA5RM Antonio Gonzales, P.O. Box 930, 03200 Elche (Alicante), Spain
HK3C John Bartlett #9129, P.O. Box 25242, Miami FL 33102, USA
JH6TYD Tatsuo Aono, 34-24 Koba-cho, Goto-shi, Nagasaki-ken, 853-0033,
Japan
JI1LET Koji Iijima, 7-12 Tenma, Gyoda-shi, Saitama-ken, 361-0076, Japan
NH2DX Mariana Islands DX Association, 279 Gardenia Ave, Mangilao GU
96913, USA
OH0XX Olli Rissanen, Salmelankuja 14, FI-90940 Jaali, Finland
OH3JR Henri Olander, Helavalkeantie 15, FI-13270 Hameenlinna, Finland
ON4LG Frederic van Laethem, Boulevard de la Sauveniere 110B, 4000 Liege,
Belgium
PA3249 Harry de Jong, Broekdijk 59, 7695 TC Bruchterveld, The Netherlands
PU5SVE Evandro A. Silva, Rua Ferrucio Trivelatto 495, Jardim Paulista,
Campo Mourao - PR, 87310-500, Brazil
SP5BTB Zbigniew Blechacz, ul. Klwatecka 45F, 26-600 Radom, Poland
UA3DX Nikolay I. Averyanov, P.O. Box 39, pos. Vlasikha, Moskovskaya
obl., 143010, Russia
VK7AN Allen Burke, Unit 1-20 Lachlan Parade, Trevallyn TAS 7250,
Australia
VY0HL Larry L Horlick, P.O. Box 1082, Iqaluit NU X0A 0H0, Canada
YB0AI Taufan Prioutomo, Jl Kebon Kelapa No. 6, Tapekong Cidodol,
Kebayoran Lama, Jakarta Selatan 12220, Indonesia
YB1GJS Gjellani Joostman Sutama, DFM Radio, #A7 Jalan Mimosa I, Buncit
Indah, Jakarta 12510, Indonesia
YB4IR Imam Raharjo, Jl. Putri Kembang Dadar II No. 14C RT 52, Palembang
30139, Indonesia
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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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