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October 2017

The Italian Bulletin for Serious DXers

(weekly issues #1379-1380-1381-1382)

By MithunAhamed - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0 commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=58992634

Summary DX Information (2)

Good To Know (8)

QSL Routes (10)

Addresses (12)

Edited by I1JQJ and IK1ADH 425dxn@alice.it

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DX INFORMATION 3B8 - Flavio, IW2NEF will be active holiday style as 3B8/IW2NEF from Mauritus Island (AF-049) on 16-23 October. QSL via IK2DUW. 3B8 - Jean-Paul, HB9ARY will be active again as 3B8HC from Mauritius Island (AF-049) on 4-18 November. He will operate SSB and slow CW on 80-10 metres, with a focus on 80m. QSL via NI5DX (direct only), LoTW and eQSL.

3B9 - Olof, G0CKV will be active again as 3B9HA from Rodrigues Island (AF-017) from 23 November to 12 December. He will operate CW, with main activity during the CQ WW DX CW Contest and a focus on the low bands outside the contest. QSL via LoTW and M0OXO's OQRS (http://www.m0oxo.com/oqrs/) [TNX NG3K]

3C0 - "We are stuck on the island", the 3C0L team reported on 19 October. Activity from Annobon is therefore extended until 24 or 25 October. See http://www.lral.lv/3c0l_3c1l/index.html

for updates. 3W - Tom, KC0W will be active as 3W9CW from Vietnam on 17-30 November. He will operate CW and FT8 on 80-10 metres. QSL via home call (direct only) and logsearch on Club Log. He does not use LoTW. [TNX NG3K]

3X - Alain, F5OZC has announced plans to be active from Guinea between 17 October and 1 December. Look for 3XY3D/p to operate CW and SSB from the Tristao

Islands (AF-096) until 30 or 31 October, and for 3XY3D to operate mainly CW from Kassa Island (AF-051) from 2 November to 1 December, CQ WW DX CW Contest included. Plans are to be QRV on 80-10 metres from both locations. QSL via F5OZC, direct or bureau. 3X - Luc, F5RAV and Gerard, F5NVF will be active as 3XY4D from Conakry, Guinea from 27 October to 6 November. They will operate CW, SSB and digital modes on 80-10 metres, and will participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. QSL via F5RAV, direct only. [TNX The Daily DX]

4S - Alex, UT5UY and Roman, UR0MC will be active as 4S7AYG from Sri Lanka (AS-003) on 22-31 October. QSL via M0URX's OQRS (http://www.m0urx.com/oqrs/) and LoTW. 4S - Ilya, R3XA will be active as 4S7KLG from Sri Lanka (AS-003) on

23-30 October, including an entry in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. Outside the contest he will operate mainly CW. QSL via LoTW, eQSL or via EA5GL; logsearch and OQRS on Club Log. [TNX NG3K] 4S - Martti, OH2BH and others will be active as 4S7BHG

from Sri Lanka from 25 October to 1 November. They will focus on the low bands, and will participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. QSL via OH2BH. 4S - Once again Peter, DC0KK will be active as 4S7KKG from Sri Lanka (AS-003) from 1 November to 25 March 2018. He operates mainly CW and digital modes. QSL via home call (direct or bureau) and LoTW; OQRS on Club Log. [TNX DX World] 4W - Thomas, OZ1AA will be active as 4W/OZ1AA from Dili (OC-148), Timor Leste on 1-7 November. He will be QRV on 40-10 metres with a focus on CW and some FT8. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW, or via OZ1ACB. [TNX NG3K] 5H - Chas, NK8O will be active again as 5H3DX from Zinga, Tanzania from 7 November to 4 December. In his

spare time he will operate CW and some PSK on 40-10

metres CW. QSL via NK8O (direct only, see qrz.com for instructions), LoTW and eQSL. [TNX The Daily DX] 5X - Anton, ON6NL plans to be active again as 5X8C from Entebbe, Uganda for two weeks in late October, possibly including activity during the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. QSL via home call, direct or bureau, and LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX] 6Y - Look for 6Y4F (QSL via LoTW or direct to N4SF), 6Y4J (QSL via LoTW or direct to K8AJA) and 6Y4T (QSL via LoTW or direct to W4GE) to be active from Jamaica (NA-097) on 24-31 October. They will participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest as 6Y4T. Before and after the contest they will operate CW and FT8 also on 60 metres and the WARC bands. [TNX The Daily DX] 7P - Pista, HA5AO will return to Lesotho on 16-28 October as a volunteer to a local community group. The primary purpose of this trip is to conduct training classes for young entrepreneurs wanting to start their own small business. In his spare time he will be active as 7P8AO on 40-10 metres CW, RTTY and FT8. QSL via HA5AO and LoTW; see http://www.ha5ao.com/ for logsearch and OQRS. [TNX K5GS]

7Q - The EIDX Group, who brought you 9N7EI earlier this year, will be active as 7Q7EI from Malawi from 21 March to 3 April 2018, CQ WW WPX SSB Contest included. Fourteen operators will be QRV on 160-10 metres SSB, CW and RTTY. See http://www.7q7ei.com/ for more

information and updates. [TNX EI9FBB] 9M0 - Hrane, YT1AD and a large multi-national team (9M6ABZ, 9M6RHM, 9M6ZAE, HL5FUA, K6MKF, K9JM, KO8SCA, N6SJ, N6TQS, PY2XB, SV2GWY, VK3FY, VK3GK, W5XU, WD5COV, YT3W and ZL3WW) will be active as 9M0W from Layang Layang,

Spratly Islands (AS-051) on 10-20 March 2018 [425DXN 1354]. They will operate CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK31 and SSTV on 160-10 metres, and JT65 on 2m and 6m EME. QSL via YT1AD. See http://www.yt1ad.info/9m0w/ for logsearch and more information.

9M2 - The Kuala Lumpur DX Team will

be active again as 9M4IOTA from Langkawi Island (AS-058), West Malaysia on 2-4 December. They will operate CW, SSB and digital modes on 80-10 metres. QSL direct to 9M2OOO.

A2 - Andre, NJ0F will be active as A25A from Botswana from 20 October to 5 November, including participation in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. QSL direct to NJ0F. [TNX NG3K] A5 - Steve, N6SJ will be active as A52SJ from Paro, Bhutan on 12-19 October and again for one night on 26 October. This will be a Topband only operation, with activity on CW (1826.5 kHz) or FT8 (1840 kHz) if conditions are marginal. QSL via home call; logsearch on Club Log. [TNX The Daily DX] C6 - Rich, N0HJZ will be active as C6ARW from Grand Bahama (NA-080) from 23 October to 1 November, including participation in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. Outside the contest he will operate SSB and CW on all HF bands. QSL via home call (direct) and LoTW "eventually". [TNX NG3K]

C9 - Johannes, PA5X is active as C93PA from Beira, Mozambique for the next coming months. He operates SSB and digital modes. QSL via LoTW or via PA5X, logsearch on Club Log.

CO - Nelson, CO8NDZ and a large group of operators will

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be active as CO0CB on 26-30 October. They will be

located at Cayo Bariay, where Christopher Columbus first made landfall in Cuba (28 October 1492). Activity will be on 80, 40, 20, 17, 15 and 10 metres CW, SSB and other modes. QSL via CO8NDZ (direct) and LoTW. CT8 - Babs, DL7AFS and Lot, DJ7ZG will be active as CT8/DL7AFS and CT8/DL7ZG from Sao Miguel (EU-003), Azores from 23 October to 10 November. They will operate mainly SSB and digital modes on 80-10 metres. QSL via DL7AFS, direct or bureau, and LoTW. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] E5_sc - Steve, KL7SB will be active as E51RAT from Rarotonga (OC-013), South Cook Islands on 8-18 October, including participation in the Oceania DX CW Contest. QSL via LoTW or direct to NI5DX. [TNX The Daily DX] EA8 - Grupo DX Teide's members EA8DK, EA8CH,

EA8BRW, EA8BFH and EA8ARG will be active as EH8FA from Anaga Lighthouse on Tenerife, Canary Islands (AF-004) on 20-22 October. They will operate SSB and digital modes on the HF bands, and FM on the VHF/UHF bands. QSL via

LoTW and eQSL, or direct to EA8NQ. See http://eh8fa.blogspot.com/ for more information. [TNX EA8NQ] EI - Olivier, ON4EI will be active again as EI8GQB (www.qrz.com/db/EI8GQB) from Fethard, Ireland (EU-115) from 21 October to 1 November using an hybrid wind-solar power system from his caravan. He will participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest as EI1A. QSL for both callsigns via LoTW or via PA3249 (direct or bureau). EL - "It's our best estimate that we could be on air from the island as early as 30 October (late afternoon local time)", the 5L3BI team reported on 20 October. "However, it could be next day", as they "must also take into account local weather and sea conditions". The operators (MM0NDX, EI9FBB, EI5GM, EL2DT and EL2BG) plan to be QRV for 72 hours max, and to run up to three stations (SSB and CW). They will be located on Baiyah Island (AF-111, new one for IOTA), and will have no

internet or email access whatsoever. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS and LoTW. See https://af111new.com/. F - Gil F4FET, Diego F4HAU and Antoine F5RAB had plans

to be active as TM0TI from Tombelaine Island (EU-156) on 21-23 October, but the operation has been postponed owing to bad weather forecast. They will go to Fort Brescou

(EU-148) instead, and be active as F6KOP/p. on 80-10 metres SSB and CW with three stations. QSL via Club Log’s OQRS (search for F6KOP/P-EU148) or via F6KOP. [TNX F4FET] F - Johan F4HHL, Jerome F4HJO, Luis F5THW and Samuel F5UPO will be active as TM1CT (https://johanbarre.wixsite.com/tm1ct) from Batz Island (EU-105) on 1-5 November. They will operate SSB, CW,

RTTY and PSK31-63 on 80-10 metres with four stations. QSL via Club Log's

OQRS (preferred) and LoTW, or via F4HJO (direct or bureau).

FG - Once again Philippe, F1DUZ will be active as FG4KH

from Guadeloupe (NA-102) from 17 October to 6 November. He will operate SSB and digital modes on the HF bands, and will participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. QSL via F1DUZ, direct or bureau. [TNX Les Nouvelles DX] FG - Bill, K2HVN will be active holiday style as TO2E from Guadeloupe (NA-102) on 5-10 November. He will operate CW and some SSB on 40-10 meters. QSL via K2HVN. [TNX The Daily DX] H4 - Bernhard, DL2GAC will be active again as H44MS from the Solomon Islands between now and late November, and again between late January and late May 2018. He operates SSB only. QSL via DL2GAC, direct or

bureau. [TNX DX Newsletter] HA - Special callsigns HA500M, HA500R, HA500T, HG500A, HG500E, HG500H, HG500I, HG500L, HG500N, HG500PRO, HG500R, HG500REF,

HG500T and HG500U are active on 1-31 October to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation initiated by Martin Luther (31 October 1517). QSL via LoTW, eQSL or via MRASZ (the Hungarian Radio Amateur Society). Details on the award programme can be found at http://mrasz.org/martin-luther-award/award-rules.

HK0_sa - LU1FM, LU2JCW, LU3FMD, LU6FOV and LU9FHF will be active as 5K0T from San Andres Island (NA-033) on 12-25 November. They will operate SSB, CW, PSK31 and FT8 with

three HF stations and one Satellite station. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW and eQSL; traditional cards via LU1FM. See http://tarjetasqsl.com.ar/5k0t/index.html for more information, including realtime logsearch

provided by KK6EK's DXA3 system. HK - LU9EFO (SSB) and HK3TU (CW) plan to be active as HK1/LU9EFO and HK3TU/1

from the Rosario Islands (SA-040), and as HK4/LU9EFO and HK3TU/4 from the Titumate Islands (SA-093) sometime in November. QSL direct to F4BHW. [TNX DX

World] HK - Josep, EA3BT and his wife Nuria, EA3WL will be active as 5K1B from Mucura, one of the San Bernardo Islands (SA-078) on 21-28 November. They will operate SSB, CW, RTTY on 40-6 metres, and will also give 80m a try.

Realtime logsearch on http://www.qsodirector.com/; QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or via EA3BT. I - The United Nations Global Service Center ARC (4U1GSC) in Brindisi will be active as 4U24OCT until 31 December. The special callsign marks United Nations Day (24 October). DXCC wise, it counts for Italy. QSL via 9A2AA. I - Eight Verona DX Team members will be active as II3J from Santa Maria di Barbana Island (EU-130) on 6-8 October. They will operate CW, SSB and digital modes (RTTY, FT8, JT65, PSK) on 80-6 metres with two stations. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or via IZ3JKI I - ARI Parma will be active as II4GV between 10

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October and 27 January 2018 The special callsign

commemorates Giuseppe Verdi, who was born on 10 October 1813 and died on 27 January 1901. See http://www.ariparma.it/temporanei/II4GV-en.html for more information. QSL via Club Log's OQRS or via the bureau.

J5 - 13-26 November are the new dates for the Italian DXpedition Team's J5T operation from Bubaque Island (AF-020), Guinea-Bissau [425DXN 1370]. Owing to a flight schedule change, they will go QRT one day later than planned. Seven operators will be QRV on 160-10

metres CW and SSB with three stations; RTTY will be used on 20m only, and they wil not operate FT8. QSL via I2YSB and eventually LoTW. See http://www.i2ysb.com/idt/ for more information, including a band & mode survey, real-time logsearch and OQRS for direct cards. Updates will be posted to a dedicated forum on www.hamradioweb.net. [TNX IK7JWY] JA - Take, JI3DST will be active as JI3DST/5 from Shodo Island (AS-200) on 3-5 November. He will operate mainly SSB and CW on 80-6 metres. QSL via Club Log's OQRS or home call (bureau preferred). [TNX JI3DST] KH0 - Nick, JL1UTS (KH0TH) and his wife Chie, 7L3PFH (KH0TG) will be active from Saipan (OC-086) on 14-22 October. They will operate CW and SSB on 80, 40, 30, 20 and 17 metres. QSLs via JL1UTS. [TNX ODPX Bulletin] KH0 - OH6RX, OH7WV and others will be active as AH0K from from Tinian, Mariana Islands (OC-086) on 25-31 October and again on 23-28 November. They will participate in the CQ WW DX SSB and CW contests as Multi-Two entrants. QSL via OH6GDX, LoTW and eQSL; logsearch on Club Log. KH2 - Miki, JJ2CJB will be active as AC2AI/KH2 from Guam (OC-026) on 27- 30 October, including an entry in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. QSL via JJ2CJB, direct or bureau, and LoTW. [TNX NG3K] LU - Special event station LU4AAO/D will be active from 13 UTC on 4 November until 3 UTC on 5 November from the premises of the Museo Antartico de Villa Adelina, near Buenos Aires. Activity will take place on 80 and 40 metres SSB, as well as on 20 metres CW, JT and QSL via

LU4AAO (direct or bureau) or eQSL. More information on http://lu4aao.org/Activacion_Museo_Antartico.htm. [TNX LU4AAO] OE - Special callsign OE500ML will be active on 31 October to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation initiated by Martin Luther (31 October 1517). All QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau. P2 - Roly, ZL1BQD will be active as P29RR from Papua New Guinea from 20 October to 6 November. In his spare time he will operate mainly FT8, with some SSB and CW. QSL direct to home call, and possibly LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX] P4 - Ulf, DL5AXX has been active holiday style as P40EU from Aruba (SA-036) since 12 October, and will remain there until the 23rd. QSL via home call; see http://www.dl5axx.de/dxlog/ for the OQRS for for bureau cards. [TNX DX World] P4 - John, W2GD will be active again as P40W from Aruba (SA-036) on 23-31 October. Main activity will be during the CQ WW DX SSB Contest; before and after the contest he will operate some CW and be QRV on 160, 30, 17 and 12 metres. QSL via LoTW or direct only to N2MM. [TNX NG3K] PJ4 - PJ4/NN5E and PJ4/NT5V to be active from Bonaire (SA-006) on 15-22 October. They will operate CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. QSL via home calls. [TNX The Daily DX]

S2 - Activity from Bhola Island (AS-140) [425DXN 1371]

started as S21ED and S21TV on 11 October, earlier than planned. The oper-ators switched to S21ZDC on 13 October. They are mostly QRV from 00.00 UTC to 15 UTC, as during their dark hours they are plagued with a QRM they

are unable to locate the source of. They will be QRV from AS-140 throughout 18 October and will "tear down everything" sometime on the 19th. Initial plans were to continue the expedition and be active from St Martin's Island (AS-127) on 21-25 October. Dates are subject to variation depending on local conditions. All QSL card requests for AS-140 should go to G3KHZ - this includes QSOs with S21ED, S21TV and S21ZDC. S7 - Kasimir, DL2SBY will be active again as S79KB from Mahe (AF-024), Seychelles from 20 October to 1 November. He will operate RTTY, SSB and CW on 80-10m. QSL via home call, direct only; bureau cards can be requested via Club Log's OQRS by the end of November, as he will not renew his DARC membership. T2 - 3D2AG, Tony will be active as T2AR from Funafuti,

Tuvalu (OC-015) on 21-28 October. In his free time he will operate SSB, CW and digital modes (RTTY, JT65, FT8) on the HF bands as well as on 6 and 2 metres. QSL direct to 3D2AG; see https://www.qrz.com/db/3d2ag for PayPal instructions. He does not use LoTW or Club Log.

T8 - T88CS (QSL via JA6BMB, direct or bureau), T88HS (QSL via JA6KYU, direct only) and T88RH (QSL via JR6DRH) will be active from Koror (OC-009), Palau on 5-11 October. They will be followed by T88UW (QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW, eQSL or via JH7IPR, direct or bureau), T88SM (QSL via JA6EGL, direct only) and T88WM (QSL via JQ6FQI, direct or bureau), who will be QRV from the same location on 11-17 October. TA - Special callsigns TC10A, TC10E, TC10F, TC10K, TC10L, TC10M, TC10R, TC10S, TC10T and TC10U will be active from 20 October to 20 November to

commemorate the 79th anniversary of the death of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of the Turkish Republic. See http://tadx.org/10nov/index.php for more information, including logsearch and award programme. QSL via LoTW and eQSL. TA - Nuri, TA3X will be active as TC630MECCA from Izmir, Turkey from 1 November to 14 January 2018. He will operate CW, SSB and digital modes on 160-10 metres. QSL via TA3X, direct or bureau. [TNX The Daily DX]

V3 - Doug, WB5TKI will be active holiday style as V31WB from Ambergris Caye (NA-073), Belize on 21-28 October. He will operate SSB, CW and FT8 mostly on 20-10 metres. QSL via home call and LoTW.

V3 - Victor, WB0TEV will be active again as V31VP from Belize on 27-31 October. Main activity will be during the CQ WW DX SSB Contest; before and after the contest he might operate some RTTY. QSL via Club Log's OQRS or via home call (direct or bureau). [TNX NG3K] V4 - Once again John, W5JON will be active as V47JA from St. Kitts (NA-104) from 15 October to 7 November. He will operate SSB on 160- 6 metres (60m included),

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with planned activity during the CQ WW DX SSB Contest.

QSL via W5JON (direct only) and LoTW. [TNX NG3K] V4 - Gary, G0FWX will be active as V47FWX from St Kitts (NA-104) on 8-15 November. QSL via M0URX's OQRS.

V6 - Shuji, JA1FMN will be active holiday style as V63PSK from Chuuk (OC-011), Micronesia on 14-18 November. He will operate digital modes (JT65, JT9, FT8 and PSK63) on 20-10 metres between 7 and 16 UTC. QSL via Club Log's

OQRS, or via JA1FMN. [TNX NG3K] V8 - Special callsign V84K50GJ will be active on 1-15 October to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of His Majesty Hassanal Bolkiah, the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, who acceded to the throne on 5 October 1967. QSL direct to the address published on qrz.com. VE - Pierre, VE3KTB and Alex, VE1RUS will be active again as VY0ERC most likely from 17 October to 10 November. This is the Eureka Amateur Radio Club station located in the environs of the weather station on Ellesmere Island (NA-008). They will be QRV as time permits, and will try to be active during the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS. [TNX M0OXO] VK - Mike AB5EB, Mike AD5A and Craig VK5CE expect to

arrive at Ashmore Reef (OC-216) [425DXN 1370] around 5 UTC on 7 November, and to depart by 1 UTC on 11 November. They will operate CW and SSB as VK9AR with up to three stations on 40, 30, 20, 17 and 15 metres. They

are only allowed to be on the island from dawn to dusk, i.e. from 21 UTC to 10 UTC. This means for Europe and North America the best times to work VK9AR are 21.00-00.00 UTC and 07.00-10.00 UTC. At these times VK9AR will be calling for Europe only or North America only and operating with three stations to maximise QSOs. See the "Propagation" page on https://ashmorereef.wordpress.com/ for more

information on their operating plans. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or via VK5CE.

VK - After operating from Ashmore Reef (OC-216), AB5EB, AD5A and VK5CE will be active as VK9AR/6 from Browse Island (OC-234). The maximum time they are allowed to stay on the island goes from 20:00 UTC on 11 November until 01:00 UTC on 12 November, with 4 hours of expected QRV time. They plan to operate two stations (CW and SSB) "on the bands that give Europe and North America a chance". QSL via Club Log's OQRS (search for VK9AR/6), or via VK5CE.

VP2M - George, K2DM (VP2MDG) and Dennis, N0SMX (VP2MMX) will be active from Montserrat (NA-103) on 26-30 October, including an entry in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest as VP2MDG. Outside the contest they will operate SSB, CW and possibly FT8 on 160-10 metres. QSLs via LoTW or direct to home calls. [TNX The Daily DX] VR - Tom, KC0W will be active as VR2/KC0W from Cheung Chau Island (AS-006), Hong Kong on 1-15 November. He will operate CW and FT8 on 80-10 metres. QSL via home call (direct only) and logsearch on Club Log. He does not use LoTW. [TNX NG3K] VU - Special callsigns AT1FI, AT2FI, AT3FI and AT4FI will

be active on 6-28 October for the FIFA U-17 World Cup,

the world championship of football (soccer) for male players under the age of 17 to be held in India. Look for activity on 40, 20 and 15 metres SSB and digital modes. QSLs via VU2SMS (direct). VU - Bernhard, DL2GAC will be active as VU2BMS from India from 28 November to 24 January. He operates SSB only. QSL via DL2GAC, direct or bureau. [TNX DX Newsletter] VU7 - VU7T has been active from Kavaratti, Lakshadweep Islands (AS-011) since 11 October. The operators (Manoj VU2CPL, San VU2WH/A45TT, Sid

VU3NXI, Gopan VU3HPF/ M0XUU and Kiran VU2XE, plus A65DR/ VU3TQR "as remote support and co-ordinator") will re-main there until 20 October and be QRV on 80-10

metres SSB, CW and digital modes with up to three stations. QSL via LoTW (preferred), via Club Log's OQRS or direct to VU2CPL. The operation is self funded, and "we welcome any donations which will go towards offsetting our costs of transportation and other large expenses", the team says. Donations can be sent to https://www.paypal.me/vu7t, or through the OQRS' donate option. [TNX VU2CPL] W - The Johnson Space Center Amateur Radio Club (JSCARC) will operate at the W5RRR shack on 13-15 October, in commemoration of 50 years of club operations at the NASA Johnson Space Center. Operations will be primarily on 10, 15, 20 and 40 metres SSB. QSL via LoTW, eQSL or direct to NASA Johnson Space Center, Attn: AW7/JSC Amateur Radio Club, 2101 NASA Parkway, Houston TX 77058, USA. XE - Scout station 4B3ASM will be active on 20-22 October for the annual Jamboree On The Air (JOTA). It will be located in Ciudad del Carmen on Carmen Island (NA-135). QSL via XE3AA.

XE - Manuel XE2IC, Jose-Felix XE2I and Antonio XE2HVF will be active as XF1IM from Isla Magdalena (NA-078) from 25

November to 3 December. QSL direct to XE2IC. [TNX DX

World] XW - Bruce, 3W3B will be active again as XW4XR from Laos on 12-24 October. He will operate CW and FT8 on 60-6 metres. QSL via LoTW and E21EIC. [TNX The Daily DX] XW - Champ, E21EIC will be active again as XW1IC from Laos on 14-18 October. QSL via Club Log's OQRS and LoTW, or via home call. [TNX DX World]

YB - Special callsign YE16BATU will be active on the HF bands and 2m on 8-12 November for the 16th anniversary of the city of Batu (Java Island, OC-021). QSL via Club Log's OQRS ("free or very low cost"), or direct only to YB3MM.

YJ - Chris, VK2YUS (YJ0CA) and Mike, VK2BXE (YJ0MB) will be active from Efate (OC-035), Vanuatu on 1-7 November. They will operate SSB on 40 and 20 metres. QSL direct to home calls. [TNX The Daily DX] YJ - Tom, JA1VND will be active holiday style as YJ0JA from Efate (OC-035), Vanuatu on 15-20 November. He will operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 160-10 metres. QSL via JA1VND, direct or bureau, and LoTW. [TNX DX World] Z3 - Z370M is the special callsign for Radio Club "Nikola Tesla" (Z37M) from Stip, Macedonia to celebrate their 70th anniversary from 1 October to 31 December. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, or Z33Z.

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ZD7 - ZD7BR (not the previously announced ZD7VDE) is

the callsign allocated to Bill, G0VDE for his 14-21 October operation from St. Helena (AF-022) [425DXN 1377]. Depend-ing "on demand for ZD7 and band conditions", he will be active on 80-10 metres SSB, with some

RTTY, PSK31 and possibly FT8 and "just maybe a little CW". See http://sthelenadx.com/ for updates. QSL via

G3SWH (OQRS for direct and bureau cards on

http://www.g3swh.org.uk/decision.html) and LoTW, logsearch on Club Log. ZF - Rick, NE8Z will be active holiday style as ZF2ZE from the Cayman Islands (NA-016) on 23-29 October, including some limited activity during the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. He will operate CW, SSB and maybe FT8 on 40-10 metres. QSL via LoTW or via NE8Z.

CQ WW DX SSB CONTEST

The following stations have announced their participation in this year's event (28-29 October):

Zone Call Category Country QSL

02 VA2ZM M/S Canada VA2ZM

02 VE2IDX SOAB Canada VE3ZF

02 VY0ERC M/? Canada M0OXO

07 V31VP SOAB HP Belize WB0TEV

08 6Y1LZ M/S Jamaica K1LZ

08 6Y4T M/2 Jamaica LoTW/W4GE

08 8P1W SOAB Barbados KU9C

08 8P50B SOSB 20 LP Barbados LoTW/KU9C

08 8P5A SOAB HP Barbados LoTW/HA1AG

08 C6ARW SOAB LP Bahamas LoTW/N0HJZ

08 FG4KH SO Guadeloupe F1DUZ

08 J68GD St. Lucia LoTW/K9AW

08 TO5A M/2 Martinique LoTW/F5VHJ

08 V26B M/M Antigua & Barbuda LoTW/KA2AEV

08 V43Z SOAB St. Kitts & Nevis NP4Z

08 V47JA SOAB St. Kitts & Nevis LoTW/W5JON

08 VP2MDG M/S Montserrat LoTW/K2DM

08 VP5W M/? LP Turks & Caicos. LoTW/KD3TB

08 ZF2ZE SO Cayman Isls LoTW/NE8Z

08 ZF9CW SOAB Cayman Isls LoTW/K5GO

09 9Y4D SOSB 15 LP Trinidad & Tobago. LoTW/9Y4D

09 9Y4W M/S Trinidad & Tobago. DL4MDO

09 FY5KE M/S HP French Guiana LoTW

09 P40T SOAB HP Aruba VE3DZ

09 P40W SOAB Aruba LoTW/N2MM

09 P49Y SOAB Aruba LoTW/AE6Y

09 PJ2T M/S Curacao LoTW/W3HNK

09 PJ4G M/? Bonaire LoTW/WA2NHA

09 PJ4K M/2 Bonaire

09 PJ4Q M/2 Bonaire W4PA

09 PZ5K M/? Suriname LoTW/G3NKC

10 HC0E M/M Ecuador HC1QRC

11 PX2A M/2 Brazil LoTW

14 CR5SSB M/S Portugal CT1EOU

14 DA0WRTC M/S Germany DJ9MH

14 DL/4X1DX M/? Germany 4X6OM

14 EE5T M/? Spain LoTW/EA5URT

14 EF7T M/S Spain EC7AKV

14 EI1A SOAB LP Ireland LoTW/PA3249

14 GJ2A M/2 Jersey LoTW

14 GU3HFN SOAB LP Guernsey bureau

14 MM1E SOAB LP Scotland MM0GOR

14 OP4K M/? Belgium LotW/OP4K

14 SI9AM M/? Sweden SM3TIR

14 ZB2TT SOAB LP Gibraltar LoTW/M0URX

15 4U1A SOAB HP UN Vienna Int'l Center UA3DX

15 ES9C M/2 Estonia ES5RY

15 IO5O M/S Italy IK5RLP

15 OF5Z M/S Finland LotW

15 OH0X SOAB HP Aland Isls OH2TA

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Zone Call Category Country QSL

15 TK9R SOAB Corsica IK8UND

20 C4A M/2 Cyprus LoTW/5B4KH

20 E44WE SOSB 15m LP Palestine SP9FIH

20 ZC4MK SOSBA on Cyprus LoTW/G0KOM

21 4L0A SOAB Georgia LoTW

21 4L2M SOSB 20m Georgia EA7FTR

21 9K2HN M/S Kuwait LoTW/9K2HN

21 9K2K SOAB Kuwait LoTW

21 A44A M/M Oman A47RS

22 4S7AYG M/S Sri Lanka M0URX

22 4S7BHG Sri Lanka OH2BH

22 4S7KLG SOAB HP Sri Lanka LoTW/EA5GL

22 A5A M/? Bhutan JH1AJT

23 B9K M/2 China BA4EG

23 JT5DX M/2 Mongolia JT1CO

24 B1Z M/? China EA7FTR

24 B4T China BA4TB

24 B7K China BA4EG

24 B7Q China BA1DU

24 BM0DX M/S Taiwan BM2JCC

24 BV2A/3 M/? Taiwan BV2A

24 BW/JL3RDC SOAB LP Taiwan JL3RDC

24 BW/JN3MXT SOAB LP Taiwan JN3MXT

24 BW/JP3PZG SOAB LP Taiwan JP3PZG

24 VR20FUN M/S Hong Kong VR2FUN

24 VR2XAN SOSB 160m Hong Kong VR2XAN

27 AC2AI/KH2 SOAB Guam LoTW/JJ2CJB

27 AH0K M/2 Mariana Isls LoTW/OH6GDX

27 AH2R M/? Guam LoTW

27 T8ED SOAB Palau LoTW

28 4W/OZ1AA SOAB LP Timor Leste OZ1ACB

28 YB0NDT SOSB 15 HP Indonesia LoTW

28 YE2A M/? Indonesia LoTW

29 VK9CZ M/2 Cocos-Keeling LoTW/N3SL

31 KH7CW M/S Hawaii LoTW/K2WR

31 KH7M SOAB Hawaii KH6ZM

32 A31MM SOAB Tonga LoTW/EA5GL

32 ZM4T M/2 New Zealand LoTW/ZL3IO

33 3V8SS M/S LP Tunisia LotW/LX1NO

33 CN2AA M/S Morocco LotW/UA2FM

33 CR3Z M/S LP Madeira CT3AB

33 ED8W SOSB Canary Isls EA8DO

33 EF9R SO Ceuta & Melilla LoTW/EA5KB

35 3XY4D Guinea F5RAV

35 D4C SOSB 20 HP Cape Verde LoTW

35 D4P SO Cape Verde LoTW/HA5PP

35 D4Z SOSB 15m HP Cape Verde LoTW

38 A25A SO Botswana NJ0F

38 V51/TA1HZ SO Namibia LZ3HI

40 TF3CW SOSB 40m Iceland LX1NO

40 TF3JB SOSB 80m Iceland LoTW/TF3JB

Do not forget to give a look at the Announced Operations listing maintained by Bill, NG3K at http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/cqs2017.html - good contest to you all!

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GOOD TO KNOW Access to the main functions of www.425dxn.org is provided by the 425DXN App for Android. It is available on Google Play - free of charge, no ads. Enjoy!

3Y0Z: BOUVET 2018 ● "After over 10 years of dreaming and 2 years of rigorous planning, we have turned a page", the team reported in their Press Release #9 (17 October). "Our team is intact and ready. We have 17,000 pounds of equipment. It has been tested, sorted, inventoried and packed into our 40-foot sea container. We have discussed all conceivable contingencies, including rough seas, clouds and fog, high winds and emergencies at sea and on shore. We have

studied propagation, maximized our location on the island, selected the best radio equipment, and have thought first and foremost of safety. All of this culminated when we sealed our sea container

on October 9th, entered it into customs bond, placed it on a truck and watched it begin its journey to Punta Arenas, Chile. Our die has been cast. Now, a new chapter begins: one of reflection, waiting anxiously and hoping (praying) that all will go well from this point on. We have been blessed by the worldwide support of individual amateur radio operators, clubs and foundations. They have backed us, overwhelmingly. We are inspired by the support we have received, both financially and in spirit. We want to live up to all that is expected of us on this 'generational' DXpedition, which is likely the largest and most challenging DXpedition - ever. Indeed, there may never be another like it. We now have time to appreciate the responsibility that this project thrusts upon us. We feel it, and we will do our utmost to meet the DX world's expectations from Bouvet - the number 2 'most wanted' entity. You will start seeing band plans, more detailed propagation information, QSL information and more on our website (http://www.bouvetdx.org/). Our Facebook and Twitter social media outlets will keep their conversational tone, but shift their focus to how you can best work us, plus current events and news of interest. Our updated propagation forecasts continue to validate our predictions, as visualized on our website propagation page. Our team now has a singular focal point, King George Island, where the next chapter begins. We will meet our ship there on January 13th, and sail 2,200 miles to Bouvet. By departing from King George Island rather than Punta Arenas, we save about 400 miles of sea travel. This essentially gives us one or two more days on the air from Bouvet. We will savor those days, because they will give us QSOs that otherwise would not have been made. We have asked more from our team members than for any previous DXpedition. This includes their time, effort and money. We thank all of you who are helping to defray some of their costs. We continue to welcome new and additional support to help with these expenses. We are counting the days..."

CLUB LOG'S MOST WANTED LIST ● The latest Most Wanted List is available at https://secure.clublog.org/mostwanted.php. The information is derived from QSOs uploaded to Club Log (on 1 October there were 447.8 million log entries available for analysis) and, to improve quality, only QSOs that have QSLs confirmed are considered to be worked. The most wanted charts are rebuilt once per month, on average.

FT5XT ● Gildas, F4HQZ (ex TU5KG) usually operates /mm when in the Crozet (FT5WQ) and Kerguelen (FT5XT) waters during his fishing campaigns in the Southern Indian Ocean. On 11 October, however, he was able to land and be QRV from the Kerguelen Islands (AF-084) for a couple of hours on 20 and 15 metres SSB. QSL direct to F4DXW; logsearch will be available on Club Log. NEW IRC ● The Universal Postal Union's newest model of the International Reply Coupon (IRC) is the 'Istanbul model',

which features a pair of hands and a dove against an Arctic backdrop. It is valid for exchange until the end of 2021. The current 'Doha model' remains valid until 31 December 2017. Old out of date IRCs can be donated to M0OXO or M0URX, who will use expired coupons to fund their outgoing Bureau service ("just 300 old out of date International Reply Coupons is enough to post 20,000 Bureau cards to world IARU Bureaux", Tim says). OQRS ENABLED ● Club Log's OQRS has been enabled for VK5CE/8 (North Island, OC-198) and RI1F (Victoriya Island, EU-190). See https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/VK5CE/8_OC198 (2,966 QSOs logged on 12- 15 October), and

https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/RI1F/EU-190 (about 11,000 QSOs logged on 4-8 October: digital modes, VHF, UHF and SAT will be uploaded later).

The RI1F DXpedition to Victoriya Island went QRT earlier than expected, around 10 UTC on 8 October, as polar bears roaming around the camp and even peeping into the tents were becoming a major problem. A photo gallery can be found at https://yadi.sk/d/Xv3aZrK23GoQ2Y

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QRP MARATHON ● The 2nd QRP Marathon ("not a contest, but rather a statistical game") started on 19 October and will run

until 23.59 UTC on 30 November (42 days, as the marathon course is 42 kilometres). Complete Information can be found at http://www.aegeandxgroup.gr/page.html. [TNX SV8CYV] QSL E51AND ● Andy, E51AND (ZK1AND) will QRT on 28 October, as he and his wife Kathy, E51CK will leave Rarotonga,

South Cook Islands and move permanently to New Brunswick (VE9). "Logs from October 2013 on have been uploaded to Club Log and LoTW", Andy says, "but requests for direct QSLs need to be received by the end of November 2017. With up to 30 days transit time for mail, requests should be sent by 1 November 2017 - after December we will no longer be able to receive mail and it will not be forwarded. So if you are looking for a card from us, please request it ASAP (Andrew N. Duncan, P.O. Box 518, Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands). We will post a new mailing address on qrz.com as soon as we have one - that will not happen until at least February 2018". Other than Rarotonga (OC-013), E51AND operated from Palmerston (OC-124, North Cooks, 21 August-19 September 2012), Mangaia (OC-159, South Cooks, 16-19 July 2013), Mauke (OC-083, South Cooks, 11-13 June 2014) and Mitiaro (OC-083, South Cooks, 15-18 July 2014). In 2015 (1 January-31 December) Andy he was also

active as E50A from his home QTH on Rarotonga. QSL V51Q & V55A ● After waiting over a year for cards and logs, Dan N4GNR has removed V55A and V51Q from the list of stations he is the QSL manager for, as he is "unable to answer any request for these two DX stations". S21ZAS ● After many trials and tribulations, activity from St. Martin's Island (AS-127) started on 23 October around 08.30 UTC as S21ZAS. The team expects to remain QRV until around 18 UTC on 27 October. QSL via SM6CVX.

ST BRANDON (3B7) 2018 ● Logistics planning for the April 2018 DXpedition to the Saint Brandon Islands (AF-015) [425DXN 1361] is being finalized. Eight experienced operators will be active for two weeks with seven stations on 160-6 metres CW, SSB and RTTY. "We already made important expenses and time has come to request assistance from the DX community", they said in their latest Press Release issued on 20 October. "As usual, we are extremely careful with each expenditure, but such project remains expensive. The team will provide more than 50% of the budget, but we need your assistance to balance it". See http://www.saintbrandondx.com for more information.

VEFF ● Dave, VA3RJ reports that "the Canada Flora & Fauna (VEFF) program is well under way". VEFF awards are available for activators and chasers in various categories, and activities are also good for the World Wide Flora & Fauna (WWFF) awards. See http://www.qsl.net/va3rj/veff.html for complete information.

WRTC 2018 WRTC 2018 e.V., organizer and host of the World Radiosport Team Championship 2018 (http://wrtc2018.de), has announced the 63 teams that will be invited to compete in Germany next July. WRTC is a competition among two- operator teams. Team Leaders have been selected for each qualifying region based on two years of qualifying contest scores. The Team Leaders were given the option to select any operator as a Team Mate to complete their team.

Area Team Leader Team Mate

AF 5H3EE DL1CW AS #1 R8CT UA4FER AS #2 RC9O UA9PM AS #3 4X6FR 4X1DX AS #4 A65BP RW4WR AS #5 E21EIC ............ AS #6 JH5GHM WA1Z EU #1 LY9A LY4L EU #1 ES5TV ES2RR EU #1 OH6KZP OH6UM EU #1 SM5AJV SM3SGP EU #2 F8DBF F1AKK EU #2 OR2F ON5RA EU #2 F4DXW F8CMF EU #3 UR0MC VE3DZ EU #3 OM3BH OM3GI EU #3 OM2VL OM3RM EU #3 OK2ZI OK2ZC EU #3 US2YW UW7LL EU #4 EC2DX EA5KA EU #4 IZ3EYZ IK4VET EU #4 EA2OT EA8RM EU #5 9A1UN 9A6XX EU #5 E77DX 9A5K EU #5 S50A S57AW

Area Team Leader Team Mate

EU #6 RW7K UB7K EU #6 UA2FB RA2FA EU #6 RW1A RA1A EU #7 DJ5MW DL1IAO EU #7 DL4NAC DL8DYL EU #7 DL2CC DK9IP NA #1 K1LZ YO9GZU NA #1 LZ4AX LZ3FN NA #1 KE3X KD4D NA #2 AD4Z NP4Z NA #2 N4YDU N3KS NA #3 N4TZ N1UR NA #4 N5AW K5WA NA #5 K3PA N3AD NA #6 N9RV N6TR NA #6 K6XX N6GQ NA #6 K2PO KU1CW NA #7 VY2ZM KK6ZM NA #8 VE7CC VE7SV NA #9 K9VV VE3EJ OC #1 N2NL W2SC OC #2 ZL3IO ZL4YL SA #1 PY1NX PY2SEX SA #2 CX6VM CX2BR

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The remaining fourteen teams include the Defending Champions, five Sponsored Teams, five Wild Cards and three Youth

Teams as follows: Defending Champions N6MJ KL9A Sponsored Team #1 N6XI AE6Y Sponsored Team #2 W2GD AA3B Sponsored Team #3 K3LR DL1QQ Sponsored Team #4 E73A 4O3A Sponsored Team #5 YO3JR YO8SCA Wild Card #1 9A7DX 9A3LG

Wild Card #2 UN9LW UN7LZ Wild Card #3 ZL3CW F6BEE Wild Card #4 K1DG N2NT Wild Card #5 YV1DIG RA9USU Youth Team #1 CE2MVF KG5HVO Youth Team #2 YO8TTT YO5LD Youth Team #3 HA8RT DK6SP

+ SILENT KEY + Carl Smith, N4AA passed away on 20 October. He was 77 years old and had been an amateur radio operator, DXer and contester for more than sixty years. He was the Editor and Publisher of the weekly "QRZ DX" newsletter and the bimonthly "DX Magazine", and for many years compiled the annual "Most Wanted Survey" of DXCC Entities needed by DXers around the world. He also was CQ Magazine's DX columnist for 13 years, and authored the "Year in Review" for the ARRL DXCC Yearbook. In 2012 Carl was inducted into the CQ DX Hall of Fame.

QSL ROUTES

From 425 DX News # 1380 From 425 DX News # 1382

CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER

3B8CW NI5DX EA6/OE6MBG EB7DX R60SAT R4AS

3C1L YL2GN EA9EU EA5KB R75ALSB UA3QII

3D2TS FK1TS EG1TMP EA1URE RI1F RX9KM

3G18PAX XQ4CW EG5AG EA5CP S21ZDC G3KHZ [AS-140]

3Z100F SP5NZA EG5CTV EA5ASU S5100PAX S59DKR

4L8A K1BV EG5MCC EA5RCK S79PT DD1GG

4U1GSC 9A2AA EG5VOR EA5RKB S9CQ EC5AC

4U7FOC S57DX EH1RGC EA1DST S9CT CT1BOL

5B4ALG EC5AC EH3WRC EA3ZK S9YY DH7WW

5R8SV G3SWH EJ1D M0OXO SN0NTWO SP3LD

5R8UI IZ8CCW EM500L UR6LLC SN50PAZ SP6PAZ

5T2AI NI5DX EN90QDG UR6QR SW9XB DJ9XB

5W1SA JA1DXA FT5XT F4DXW T32AZ KH6QJ

5X2B JA1PBV H40GC LZ1GC T88CS JA6BMB

6Y5CN N1QAE HB9SOLAR HB9ACA T88CU JH3QFL

7X5QB EA7FTR HF0ARC SQ1SGB T88HS JA6KYU

7X5ST 7X2LS HF200TK SP3PWL T88UW JH7IPR

8P9KZ W2KKZ HF40PLV SP3CGK T88WM JQ6FQI

8Q7BI MM0VEG HG35XA HA5XA TI5/N3KS W4FS

9A161NT 9A7R HP3AK W4JS TM160BF F4GFE

9J2BO G3TEV HS0ZJF ON4AFU TM500LH F6KOH

9M4SAB 9M6TW II3J IZ3JKI TM5G F8TRL

9M6XRO M0URX JT5DX JT1CO TM9MC F8KKH

9V1YC W5UE JW7XK LA7XK V31AE EB7DX

A5A JH1AJT JW9DL LA9DL V55A N4GNR

A60WSW A61BK KG4HF W6HGF V63YWR AH7G

A65DC IZ8CLM KG4HH W2DZO VA3FIRE K1IED

AN5VOR EC5JC KG4WV W4WV VK4NM M0OXO

AN92EXPO EA7URS KH0YF/KH2 JK7LXU VK5CE/8 VK5CE

AT1FI VU2SMS LZ251MKP LZ1KCP VK9CI M0OXO

AT2FI VU2SMS NH2LL JO7GVC VK9XI M0OXO

AT3FI VU2SMS OA6Q OE3NHW VU7T VU2CPL

AT4FI VU2SMS OD5ET EB7DX XU7AKB HB9FXL

CE3CT EA5KB OD5VB EA5GL XV9JM F6ITD

CN2MA LY5W OD5YA EA5GL XW4XR E21EIC

CO8LY EA7ADH OD5ZZ NI5DX YB1/N9EV DU1EV

CT7ANG G0MMI OF2IPA OH4MDY YJ0CA VK2YUS

CU2KG OH2BH OJ0JR OH3JR YJ0MB VK2BXE

D2EB IZ3ETU P40EU DL5AXX Z370M LZ1JZ [b]

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CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER

D44KIT HB9OBD PI4COM PA3CAL Z370M Z33Z [d]

DL17NFD DJ1NG PS14BIS PY2GTA Z68BB S53BB

E51RAT NI5DX PS300NSA PY2GTA ZV2STJ PT2CSM

CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER

3B8/IW2NEF IK2DUW D41CV IK2NCJ [b] PJ2T W3HNK

3C0L YL2GN D4Z HB9DUR [d] PZ5K G3NKC

3V8CB LX1NO D4Z IK2NCJ [b] R17CWC RD9CX

3XY3D/p F5OZC DT0HH DS3DJX R19FYS RQ7L

3Z200T SP9KLF DU1/JA3FJE JN3VQM R80ORL R2EA

4E1ADW 9V1KG E44WE SP9FIH RA19WF RQ7L

4L6QL RW6HS EG2SDA EB2FRM RC19WF RQ7L

4S7AYG M0URX EG3ACS EA3HSJ RG19WF RQ7L

4S7BHG OH2BH EG5IMP EA5RKT RI1ANO RN1ON

4S7KLG EA5GL EG7TA EA7URJ RJ19WF RQ7L

4U1A UA3DX EG8JAM EA8HQ RK19WF RQ7L

4U24OCT 9A2AA EG8SDC EA8AJX RL19WF RQ7L

4U2U UA3DX EH4JAM EA4RCU RM19WF RQ7L

4V1TL W3HNK EH8FA EA8NQ RN17CW RD9CX

5H3EE DL4ME EI8GQB PA3249 RO19WF RQ7L

5P9X OZ9GA EM1325R UZ1RR S21ZAS SM6CVX

5Q4X DK5AX ET3AA N2OO SC40VIC SM6JSM

6Y1LZ K1LZ EY8MM K1BV SI9AM SM3TIR

6Y4F N4SF F6KOP/p F6KOP SN61PW SP3PGR

6Y4J K8AJA FG4KH F1DUZ ST60JOTA ST2M

6Y4T W4GE FK8DD NI5DX SU3MB IK2DUW

8P2K KU9C FK8GX W3HNK SU60J SM5AQD

8P5A HA1AG FM5FJ KU9C SW44M DK2PZ

8P9RN WB2YQH FR5FC EA7FTR T2AR 3D2AG

8P9SL WF2S GW0A GW4SKA T88CJ JA7FKF

9G1SD AB0GC H44MS DL2GAC TC10A TA5FA

9G5ZS ZS6EGB HB9S HB9AOF TC10E TA5FA

9H9PSG 9H1PI HF25WZS SP9WZS TC10F TA5FA

9M4SJJ 9W2JMW HF67CES SP6CES TC10K TA5FA

9M4SJKP 9W2AOA HG8ARDF HA8BE TC10L TA5FA

A41KB ON7LX HH2MK EB7DX TC10M TA5FA

A43JOTA A47OS HK3C NR6M TC10R TA5FA

A43YL A47RS HK4L EA5GL TC10S TA5FA

A52SJ N6SJ HL0S HL2CFY TC10T TA5FA

A60JOTA A61BK HP3SS AC2OV TC10U TA5FA

AH0K OH6GDX HZ1BL IZ8CLM TL8PRV IN3EYY

AM8HIS EA8RKL HZ1FI DL1RTL TM17GSE F5OWK

AO5CS EA5RKD HZ1SBS HZ1HN TM62GREF F4HRI

AO5GSB EA5RKD HZ1SK IZ8CLM TM84S F4KJK

AO5SB EA5RKD HZ1TT A61BK TM94JAM F6KMX

BW0S BX4AN II2JOTA IQ2MI TR8CA F6CBC

C6ARW N0HJZ IP0TRC IQ0TE TT8FC EA3GWK

C91CCY K3IRV J68GD K9AW UE98WS RK4CYW

C93PA PA5X KH0/AK4CE HL1VAU V26RA K3RA

CM3EFM RW6HS KH0TG JL1UTS V31MA M0OXO

CN2HK HB9FUX LM100UKA LA1UKA V31RJ VE6RAJ

CN2NN UA3DX LY1SCOUT LY2MK V31WB WB5TKI

CN2PM UA2FM LZ45YE LZ1YE V47JA W5JON

CN3A IK2OHG LZ50BD LZ1PM V53DX DO4DXA

CO0CB CO8NDZ MT0IXD M0OXO V73NS W3HNK

CP4BT DJ2BW MX0YHC M0SDV VK8NSB M0URX

CP4MG EA5KB NP2J K8RF VK9CZ N3SL

CP6CL W3HNK OE55JOTA OE3OPA VP2MMX N0SMX

CR3A EA5GL OH0B OH2BH VY0ERC M0OXO

CR3AGP CT3DL OI8VK OH8DR WH7AA N2NL

CR3EPM CT1REP OP36CLM ON3AIM XT2AW M0OXO

CR3W DL5AXX OX/OZ1LXJ OZ1LXJ XU7ADI SM5GMZ

CR5ACE CT1REP OZ0FR DL2VFR XW1IC E21EIC

CR5EMG CT2JTO P29RR ZL1BQD YP0C YO3CZW

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CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER

CR5FNL CT2GZE P3X 5B4AMM Z21MH IZ0EGA

CR6CNE CT1DJE P40T VE3DZ ZD7BR G3SWH

CS5RPT CT1BNW P40W N2MM ZF2AH W6VNR

CX7CO EA5GL P49Y AE6Y ZF2ZE NE8Z

D2AEA CT1ITE PJ2/K2NG WA2NHA ZF9CW K5GO

D41CV HB9DUR [d] PJ2DD PF4T ZL1HLD ZL1SLO

QSLs received direct or through managers: 4K6N, 4L6QL, 4S7VBG, 4S7VBG/p (AS-171), 5B4AIF, 5T5TI (AF-050), 5T9VB, 5U5R, 6W/UA4WHX/P (AF-078), 6W2SC, 7V7V, 9A17B (EU-110), 9H3WHX, A35W, A41KT, A5A, A75GT, AL3/AA7CH (NA-042), B7/BD7IHN (AS-094), C50VB, C97MR, CE9/UA4WHX, CP4WHX, CP6CL, CU3AC,

DS2GOO/4 (AS-085), E44WE, E51JHQ, E51LYC (OC-098), E51WL, EA8/UA4WHX, EA9/UA4WHX, EA9EU, EA9FR, FG5FI, FH/DJ9RR, FR4QT, FT3YL (AN-017), HD2RRC (SA-034), HD2RRC/4 (SA-033), HD8M, J5UAP, KH7XS, LU8VB, NL6/AA7CH (NA-157), OJ0V, OX3XR, PJ5/PH2M, R24RRC (AS-044 and AS-114), R71RRC (AS-071), RI0C (AS-069), RI0LI (AF-022), RI0POL, RI1ANO, RI1FJ (EU-019), SU9VB, TE8DX (NA-116), TK5NJ, TZ9A, V51VV/p (AF-070), VK9MAV (OC-267), VK9MAV/4 (OC-160), VR20XMT, WL7SJ, XE1FAA, XE3ARV, XF2L (NA-221 and NA-224), XR1T (SA-069), YB9/DL3KZA (OC-150), YJ0AT, YV5IAL/7 (SA-012), Z32ZM, ZD7BG, ZS8Z, ZS9V (AF-064).

ADDRESSES 3D2AG Antoine de Ramon N'Yeurt, P.O. Box 10842, Laucala Beach Estate, Suva, Fiji 5V7SM C.A.R Marc, BP 1013, 87050 Limoges Cedex 2, France 9H9SGM Mosta Scouts Group, 55 Dun Edgar Salamone, Triq It-Torri, Il-Mosta, MST 3500, Malta 9M2M Hairil Anuar Abdul Hamid, 49F Jalan 2 Hujung, Taman Sri Mawar, 02600 Arau, Perlis, Malaysia 9V1KK Keiji Tamura, 3-7-6 Izumi-dai, Ichihara-shi, Chiba-ken, 299-0114, Japan DH7WW Ulrich Moeckel, Schwarzwinkel 13, 08304 Schoenheide, Germany EC5AC Jose A. Senent, Apartado Postal 70, 03140 Guardamar del Segura (Alicante), Spain F4DXW Stephane Van Langhenhoven, 24 bis rue de Anter Hent, 29830 Ploudalmezeau, France F5OZC Alain Rebondy, 4 rue des Violettes, 49260 Breze, France FG4NO Mickael Jamet, La Saboterie, Impasse du Chemin Bleu, 35540 Miniac Morvan, France FP5BZ Ronan Darchen, B.P. 109, 22700 Perros-Guirec, France FY5KE Jacques Mazzoni, 678 route de l'Egalite, 74290 Talloires Montmin, France G3KHZ Derek Cox, 18 Station Road, Castle Bytham, Grantham, NG33 4SB, United Kingdom JD1BMT Masaru Mitani, 432-14 Hashima, Kurashiki-shi, Okayama-ken, 710-0043, Japan JH1AJT Y. Zorro Miyazawa, P.O. Box 8, Oiso-machi, Naka-Gun, Kanagawa-ken, 259-0111, Japan LZ1GC Stanislav Iv. Vatev, ul. Gen. Karcov 6A, 4300 Karlovo, Bulgaria N3SL Steve Larson, 22 N Hidden Acres Drive, Sioux City IA 51108, USA OZ30EU Svend Erik Kofod, Kanegaardsvej 4, 3700 Roenne, Denmark S79KB Kasimir Bastian, Grunackerstr. 39, 71069 Sindelfingen, Germany SM6CVX Hans Olof Hjelmstrom, Karnebacken 13, SE-546 31 Karlsborg, Sweden SP9FIH Janusz Wwgrzyn, pl. Pilsudskiego 6/9, 45-706 Opole, Poland SQ1SGB Sebastian Gleich, Biesiekierz 65, 76-039 Biesiekierz, Poland T88SM Hakata Radio, P.O. Box 232, Hakata, 812-8799, Japan V55JOTA Scouts of Namibia, PO Box 6436, Ausspannplatz, Windhoek, Namibia VK5CE Craig Edwards, P.O. Box 2160, Goolwa SA 5214, Australia VU2CPL Manoj Ramawarrier, 193 Utopia, Tarabanahalli, Chikkajala PO, Bangalore, Karnataka, 562157, India VX7150 Doug Pichette, 401-333 Martin Street, Penticton, BC V2A 5K7, Canada YJ0CA Chris Ayres, 3/19-21 Eastern Rd, Turramurra, NSW 2074, Australia YL2GN Ziedonis Knope, P.O.Box 55, Balvi LV-4501, Latvia ZL1BQD Roly J. Runciman, 18 Lansell Drive, East Tamaki Heights, Auckland 2016, New Zealand

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