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PileUp The NFDXA Monthly Newsletter

VP5DX Wins Carib/CA 2015 NFDXA Officers April Mtg Attendance President’s Message April Meeting Minutes NU4Y’s World April Meeting Pictures DXpedition News DXpedition News

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Special Event Oprns DX Europe DX India Ocean DX Asia

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DX Arctic-Antarctic DX Pacific Top 15 Last QRV Dates DX NA, CA, SA

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June-July DX Calendar W4ZR DXCC Miller at Visalia INDEXA Tax Status VK0EK $50K Grant Intrepid DXped $$ Cartoon Last Word

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The next meet-ing of NFDXA will be 5 pm Saturday, May 16 at Cedar River Seafood

In Middleburg

Champions Again - 12,356,508 points! VP5DX Wins Caribbean/Central America Multi-op Single Xmtr Category in CQ WW SSB DX contest

It was a surprise to all involved as much as anything else. With only the three veteran NFDXA operator pictured above the NFDXA team activated N4KE’s hillside Whale Watch QTH as VP5DX on Middle in the Turks and Caicos during the SSB portion of the 2014 CQ WW SSB contest and won its category. Aside from the fact the team was made up of only three operators to carry the load through 48 hours of operation, the trio amassed the third highest point total in 19 years of operating in the CQ WW as VP5DX, 12,356, 508 points! And that total was achieved despite operating only 46 of the available 48 hours in the con-test. The total not only won Caribbean/Central American honors in its class but also ranked 5th in North America and 26th in the world. This is the 5th consecutive year VP5DX has won the Caribbean/Central Ameri-can division and received a certificate. As NU4Y comments in his column, they’ll just have to find room for it on the ‘Wall of Shame’ in N4KE’s Whale Watch home on Middle—AKA, QTH of Champions! For more details on the 2014 VP5DX effort as well as past CQ WW SSB re-sults go to

http://www.cqww.com/searchbycall.htm?cl=VP5DX&submit=Go

The Deserving will work the DX. All others will call in vain...

Volume 7 Number 5

Mike, N4EPD Captain Ron, N4KE Jim, NU4Y

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NFDXA OFFICERS 2015

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Meeting Attendance 04/18/2015 Cedar River Seafood

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The North Florida DX Association, Inc. is a group of Amateur Radio Operators located in north Florida and south Georgia whose interests are primarily Contests and DXing. NFDXA typi-cally meets on the 3rd Saturday of the month at a location select-ed by a meeting organizer. Visitors are always welcome. Officers

elected for the calendar year 2015 are:

President Larry Junstrom, K4EB

Vice President Mike Garcia, W1FO [email protected] Secretary Mike Reublin, NF4L [email protected]

Treasurer Jim Hughes, KC4FWS [email protected]

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Total Members Attending 13

Jay Garlitz AA4FL Y Steve Brown AB4UF Y John Hale AC4ET N Larry Bostic K3LB Y Larry Junstrom K4EB Y Bob Norman K4GRD N Dick Hicks K4UTE Y John Silberman KB4CRT N Jim Hughes KC4FWS Y David Smith KI4DLS N William Walker KX4WW N Cory McDonald N1WON Y Greg Wilson N4CC Y Mike Parnin N4EPD Y Ron Tivey N4GFO N

Joe Barnes N4JBK N Ron Blake N4KE Y Dale Conner N4NN N Victor Moore N4QK N Billy Williams N4UF N Mike Reublin NF4L Y Dave Mains NO4J N Jim Iori NU4Y Y Warren Croke NW4C N Mike Garcia W1FO Y Bob Lightner W4GJ N Steve Barber WA4B N Robert Frey WA6EZV N Dick Knox WR4K N

Hello again my friends, Once again, Dayton is upon us and once again I will not be there. Hopefully, a few lucky souls in our bunch will attend and maybe even bring back a "goodie" or several. I don't think any major junk will be available, but maybe some manufacturer will come up with

something worthwhile. I have performed in that arena (Hara) and tried to de-molish it with many kW of bass guitar audio but it is still standing. It is my honest opinion,

that a wrecking ball would do that building a favor. Congrats to all that have made at least a mixed DXCC confirmed for our club call W4ZR possible. Last I looked we had over 200 worked mixed. Not bad for a short time try-

ing. And also kudos to the VP5DX team (N4KE,NU4Y and N4EPD) for their winning effort in the CQ WW SSB DX contest for the Caribbean/Central America, multi-op single trans-

mitter category. Way to go! YAY!!! That just shows the world that we are a DX club, not a BIGGIE, but still a DX club. This next meeting I would like to finalize commitments for Field Day in June, and set up a Secret Meeting for all participants to hash out the logistics.(probably 2 weeks before the

contest See y'all there! 73. Larry, K4EB

The meeting was called to order by Larry K4EB at 6:00 P.M.

Treasurer’s Report -Treasurer Jim KC4FWS reported a balance of: $1075.88

Old business - Richard, K4UTE announced W4ZR has 96 QSOs confirmed on LoTW.

Field day - Field day is June 27-28. The club effort will be at Larry, K4EB's QTH. Barbecue will be on-hand, and a couple of motor homes for sleeping. Please notify K4EB if you plan to attend.

New business - Richard, K4UTE proposed the club claim W4FDA. It was pointed out that rules no longer permit a club to hold multiple calls.

Next meeting planner (May) is Mike N4EPD . The May meeting will be held at the field day site.

Guests: . None

The meeting was adjourned at 6:18 P.M. — Respectfully submitted, Mike, NF4L, Secretary.

President’s Message - From the cluttered shack . . .

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Secretary’s Report

Larry, K4EB

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The World According to NU4Y

There has not been much DX to work from this location this past month. So I will tackle a review of last year’s operations. The all year thing in 2014 was the ARRL Centennial operating event. The folks up at the league have been busy trying to keep up with all the awards. I received my WAS and Points Challenge awards this past month, very nice wall paper, now only need to find room on the walls for it.

Also got my CQ magazine and saw that VP5DX won the Multi-Single trophy for Caribbean/Central America in the 2014 CQ World Wide SSB contest. Much thanks in advance to Bob Raymond WA1Z for sponsoring this award. It will go on the Wall of Shame down at Ron’s house in Middle Caicos. (If the drill is still there) With only 3 operators this was certainly a challenge and a surprise to us. This year we should have more people and hopefully a better score. Want to join in on the fun? Let Ron know.

I am getting ready to go on vacation and saw a note from the Ship we will be on, that Wi-Fi might not be reliable when we were in certain areas. They suggested bringing an Ethernet cable to plug into the ships system. With my new cheap tab-let how was I to accomplish this? It turns out the easiest way is to have a Wi-Fi hotspot. Great more stuff to bring along. Well I found a miniature hotspot from Asus. It plugs into a USB power outlet and the Ethernet plugs into that. It will give you a hotspot from your room. This would also come in handy if you travel and have an outlet in your Hotel or Motel room. I also have enrolled in the Remote Ham Radio program. Maybe I will be able to get on the air some from half way around the world. I talk with a few friends every weekday morning on 20 meters and will give it a try. So far on limited trials it works ok. I could not do a microphone test from the RHR web site, probably something to do with my tablet, but it does work and could hear myself on 20 meters from a site in Connecticut. So the mike does work. I will give it more test-ing this week. Asus Wi-Fi with dime for size next to it. Since all this tablet stuff and texting is new to me, I noticed that a lot of abbreviations are used. I was texting with a few other hams and I said, “I saw it spotted”. I abbreviated it ISIS, apparently that is not the correct format……. I will fill in the trip experience next month. Maybe even send out a picture or two on the NFDXA reflector while over in Europe, or even give a frequency and time to get on the air. If all goes well.

— 73 Jim

Jim NU4Y

“I do not think that the wireless waves I have discovered will have any practical application” - Heinrich Rudolf Hertz

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NFDXA April 2015 meeting pictures

As usual it was a festive gathering of the NFDXA DX/Contest clan in April at the Cedar River Seafood Restaurant in Middleburg. This time there were congratulations for the three members of the 2014 VP5DX CQ WW SSB team, win-ners of the Caribbean/Central America division for the 5th consecutive year. NU4Y notes in his column this month that it would be easier with more operators and urged more NFDXA members to consider making the trip to VP5 in Octo-

ber. If you are interested, contact Captain Ron, N4KE and get on the 2015 list. The more the merrier! - N1WON fotos

Mike, N4EPD; Captain Ron, N4KE; Steve, AB4UF Jim, KC4FWS; Larry, K3LB; Rich, K4UTE

Joe, K4JBK; Jim, NU4Y; Jim, KC4FWS Mike, W1FO greets the gang

Ordering up: Jim, KC4FWS; Larry, K3LB; Rich, K4UTE Bob, WA6EZV; Jay, AA4FL; Mike, N4EPD

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DX News and Notes

Willis Island DXpedition 2015 An international team will activate amateur radio DXpedition station VK9WA from Willis Islets November 12-21, 2015. Willis Island is #34 on the Club Log most wanted entities list and #35 The DX Magazine’s list. Willis has not been activated since 2008. The VK9WA team will depart Cairns, Australia for the 30 hour, 450km boat trip to Middle Island (8km North of South Island where the Willis Island weather monitoring station is located). Middle Island is very small (about 4 acres) and entirely uninhabited - except for thousands of sea birds, crabs, and turtles. The on-air operation will last 10 days with high power CW, SSB, and RTTY on 80-10 meters (possibly 160 meters). Our primary focus will be providing all time new contacts with this highly demanded, rarely

activated entity. All activity is subject to final permitting, weather, and other contingencies. We will have extremely limited internet access while on the island, but plan near-real-time Club Log uploads via satellite. We will follow the DX Code of Conduct and invite you to do so also. All operations will be split - do not call on our frequency! Our team is experienced at working large pileups and you will get in the log quickly if you listen to instructions, send your full call once (then listen), and do not call out of turn. -- http://vk9wa.com/

3W3MD – Da Nang, Vietnam Vietnam will be the next destination of the Mediterraneo International Dx ClubTeam and so it will be soon on air any mode/any band. With the call-sign: 3W3MD. The leader Antonio, IZ8CCW and the co-leader Gabriele, I2VGW, are happy to announce to the Dxer Comunity that, with the great help of a local friend, Bac XV2A, , they have planned the new dxpedition on the beach of Da Nang from October 31 to November 10 According to the evaluations that they have done, they are confident to give to a lot of dxers the possibility to work this Country in the Low bands, Warc and especially in the Digis modes. At the moment the team is already full of skill oper-ators, as a matter of fact: 20 people coming from 8 (eight) Countries. There will be be five stations on the air around the clock. For any further news and updates please stay tune because the official web site of this new great adventure is coming. — http://www.mdxc.org/

Flights Booked For 2016 Cocos Keeling DXpedition

Members of the Dipper DX group have booked their flights for their March 2016 DXpedition to Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Team members LB2TB, LA6YIA, LB1GB and LA9DFA will depart Oslo, Norway on March 12th of next year and arrive at VK9CK a few hours before sunset on March 14th. Plans are to depart Cocos (Keeling) on March 26th. According to Wikipedia, the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, also called Cocos Is-lands and Keeling Islands, is a territory of Australia, located in the Indian Ocean, southwest of Christmas Island and approximately midway between Aus-tralia and Sri Lanka. The territory consists of two atolls and 27 coral islands, of which two, West Island and Home Island, are inhabited with a total population

of approximately 600.

ZL7E Chatham Islands 2016 You can’t get too much of a good thing. ZL1BYZ, John, has applied for the call ZL7E for he and a small

team intending to go to the windswept Chatham Islands again next year". Last month (April) with 3 ops

ZL7E scored 28,351 QSOs in 12 days! -- Various

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More DXpedition News and Notes

FR/J Operation Approved for March 2016

Among the upcoming Dxpeditions announced dur-ing the recent Visalia DX Conference was a March 2016 operation by the Lyon DX Gang to FR/J Juan de Nova, currently the 6th most-wanted DXCC entity on the ClubLog list and 13th on the DX Magazine list. The last major operation from Juan de Nova was in the 1980s and was done with a combined team from the mili-tary, TO4E, and TO4WW from Europa, the other half of the ARRL DXCC Entity of Europa and Juan de Nova. That operation scored 34,000 QSOs. Access to Juan deNova and Europa is limited because they are protected flora and fauna habitats. Details of the upcoming March 2016 operation, including more precise dates are still being worked out but at this writing it looks like 10 people for 15 days.

IRAQ ACTIVATION POSSI-BLE IN JUNE BY F4HGL

YI – IRAQ (CQZ 21) F4HGL, Moustafa, is head-ing to Baghdad, Iraq at the end of June for a six-month stay. He is currently waiting for his YI ticket as he plans to be QRV in his "free time mostly in SSB" says F6AJA, Jean-Michel, editor of Les Nouvelles DX. Moustafa will be taking an IC-718 and FT- 450D and will be running 100 watts into an Alpha EZ Military or HyEndFed 5 Bands. Activity will be mostly on SSB on the HF bands, including the WARC-79 bands. QSL via F5OWK. -- DDX

Intrepid DX Group's VP8SGI/VP8STI Team Announces Operating Strategy

During the January voyage to South Sandwich, the first island that they’ll activate, the team will select a band; possibly 20, 17 or 15 meters (whichever has the best propagation) and be QRV with one station on this band for the duration of the DXpedition. The same procedure will be followed when the team moves on after 10 days to South Georgia. This will give everyone a chance to VP8/S and G at least once on the selected band. In addition, during the final 24 hours of QRV from each island, the team will announce a band and only accept contacts from new-first time stations on this selected band. Those chasing band slots can work the DXpedition 10-160 meters on the other bands. The VP8SGI/VP8STI team feels that it is of critical importance that their primary strategy includes a means for everyone to make at least one contact with the rare islands of South Sandwich (#3 ClubLog, 7 DX Mag) and South Georgia (#9 ClubLog,16 DX Mag).

'The DX that you get, is the DX you deserve' Hugh Cassidy WA6AUD

TWO WEEK OCTOBER OPERATION TO 3C A POSSIBILITY

Equatorial Guinea (3C) ranks number 35 world wide on the Club Log Most Wanted List and LA7GIA, Ken, is working on this one for his next DXpedition. Plans are for a two week operation from Malabo Island (AF-010) in October 2015. Getting into Equatorial Guinea can be difficult between getting a visa and obtaining a license. Ken is hoping to obtain the call 3C7GIA and is tentatively looking at October 10-22. GIA is planning to be QRV on 3.5

through 28 MHz on all modes using a beam, on the high bands, and an amplifier. Stay tuned for updates -- DDX

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Interview with Dmitri Zhikharev-RA9USU - from N6PSE Blog

Introduction: Dmitry Zhiklarev or “Dima” as his friends call him is an amazingly talented CW operator. In my view, he is probably one of the best ever. Dmitri is a very private, somewhat reserved person. He does not like to be in the spotlight and is very content to work and operate behind the scenes, out of the limelight. He reluctantly agreed to do this interview and I am grateful for his sharing of his insights and views with the readers of my Blog. Dmitri has been on numerous Dxpeditions beginning with 5A7A in Lybia. He has a distinctive CW operating style, very fast, smooth and predictable. Dmitry has shown considerable skill in activating the difficult if not impossible entities. In 2012, he made his second visit to Sana’a Yemen and brought his life’s savings. The culmination of that effort was his license and approval to con-duct a DXpedition from Socotra Island, Yemen.

What is not well known is that Dima had immediate permission to get on the air himself, but instead chose to wait and to build a team, what would later be the 7O6T DXpedition. Dima is the epitome of a team player and works very hard to ensure the success of any DXpedition. Dmitri was born in Siberia but now lives in Moscow with his wife and children. He became a member of UA9UWM radio club in 1983 at the age 8 and was licensed at age 15 in 1989. Dmitry has previously lived in Brooklyn New York for a decade and holds US Extra call KP2P. He is the recip-ient of the 2014 Intrepid Spirit Award and I’m confident that Dmitri is a future DX Hall of Famer. Here is the interview. – N6PSE

Paul N6PSE: Dmitri, how are you able to travel and join so many DXpeditions?

Dmitri-RA9USU: I recently quit my Job. I will now start my own Communications Consulting business and work for myself. I am an experienced Communications Engineer.

Paul N6PSE: Dmitri, you are a very talented CW Operator. Tell me how you learned and have mastered CW?

Dmitri-RA9USU: First of all I don’t really think that I am anyhow different from other CW operators from Eastern Europe. In the Soviet Club Sys-tem, you must master High Speed CW before you can enjoy operating the station on your own. You cannot just be a SSB operator or know just a small amount of CW. You have to be a strong CW man or you are not allowed to enjoy the radio. In Russia, we learn CW in our own way. We do not focus on the characters as much as the combined characters together to make words. We then use the words in a “sing song” fashion which enables us to learn CW at faster rates. Also in the High Speed telegraphy you receive and transmit messages in military manner, groups of letters, which is completely meaningless – that forces you to avoid “guessing” the next one or the word in general.

Paul N6PSE: Dmitri, What was your favorite place to operate?

Dmitri-RA9USU: My first and most favorite place of operation is still 4U1UN, thanks to my friend Mohammed Jendoubi, KA2RTD. But if you are talking about DXpedition experience – that was Libya in 2006 as a member of the 5A7A team. This was my first serious DXpedition and I became hooked on the experience.

Paul N6SE: Dmitri, what are your dreams of places that you would like to activate?

Dmitri-RA9USU: I am interested not in “places” nor “entities”, I am operating with people. Friends I respect and enjoy traveling with. Most of the time I am just asking my friends to take me with them, so in the other words – I will go anywhere to operate, as long as the Team is good and I have enough money.

Paul N6PSE: Dmitri, on April 18th, you will be honored at the International DX Convention with the Intrepid Spirit Award for your activations of Socotra Yemen as 7O6T and 7O2A. How do you feel about Yemen as it nears civil war?

Dmitri-RA9USU: I do not speculate on politics and I am really sorry for what happening in Yemen right now. I hope that one day there will be no War and I would be able to go to Socotra again and again to operate as 7O2A.

Paul N6PSE: Dmitri, I hear that you are a King, can you tell us about this?

Dmitri-RA9USU: Yes, I am the King of Bir Tawil. Last year I was travelling to the section of desert between Sudan and Egypt that neither country wants or claims. So I have travelled there, crossed Bir Tawil until the Sudanese border, planted the flag and staked my name and made myself King. Later I found that it was falsely claimed by one person, who hasn’t any proof of visiting Bir Tawil nor responded to my official request. Hopefully soon you will be able to work a new King on the air from my Kingdom.

Paul N6PSE: Dmitri, what is your favorite band to operate?

Dmitri-RA9USU. I like all the bands and have no favorite. I like them all.

Paul N6PSE: Dmitri, 7O6T was not allowed to work any Israeli 4X4 stations and was closely monitored by the Yemeni Authorities. How do you feel about that?

Dmitri-RA9USU: You have to understand that before you operate from any country you have to agree to obey the local regulations. The “4X4 issue” ( blown out of proportions by “small but vocal group”) – is just a technicality. There is a still many countries (including, for example, DPRK), which is not recognizing Israel as a State. Therefore none of the amateur radio licenses, issued by unrecognized government are in fact legal in the eyes of the Government of Yemen in this case. — Continued on page 16

Dmitry RA9USU

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8N - JAPAN (CQZ 25) To commemorate the 39th All Japan IKUJU Festival (IKUJU is named after growing the trees.), look for special event station 8N2IKUJU, from Gifu (Prefecture), to be on be-

tween now and Nov 30. QSL via JARL Bureau and LoTW. – OPDX

DT – SOUTH KOREA/8J - JAPAN (CQZ 25) DT50KJ from South Korea celebrates the 50 years of diplomatic relations with Japan. This will be until June 30 from Seoul. Japanese ops will reciprocate with an 8J1KJ operation. QSL DT50KJ via HL1WD. -- DDX

HL- REPUBLIC OF KOREA (CQZ 25) The Korean Amateur Radio League (KARL) WILL BE celebrating its 60th anniversary on the air with the call HL60HQ until July 31. QSL via HL0HQ (B). -- DARC DXNL, OPDX

II – ITALY (CQZ 15) II2EXPO will be a special event call sign from Italy when the ARI Milano operates from Expo Milano 2015, an international exposition the city hosts all of this month through October 31, six months. IR2EXPO will be a second special call sign, this one by IK2JYT and others over the six-month period. QSL II2EXPO to IQ2MI through the bureau, eQSL or LoTW. QSL IR2EXPO through the bureau to 9A8ARS or direct to IK2TTO. There is an award program for working these. The info is on QRZ.com under their call signs. -- DDX

IR2 – ITALY (CQZ 15) John, IK2JYT, and other members of A.R.S. Radio Club "Como-01, Brughiera Comasca" will be active as IR2EX-PO to celebrate the 2015 Universal Milan Exhibition "EXPO" now until Ocrober 31st. A special QSL card will be sent if at least three (3) HF bands are worked. Look at the HRD online log service to make sure you have at least 3 effective contacts on different bands. QSL

Manager is IK2TTO for DIRECT QSLs. For Bureau via 9A8ARS or .

LZ – BULGARIA (CQZ 20) LZ2015KM in Bulgaria will celebrate St. Kiril and Methodius' Day May 24. The operation is for the entire month, now through May 31, "all bands and modes." QSL via LZ1BJ. You can ask for a bureau card by emailing him at [email protected], or get credit on LoTW. -- DDX

OE - AUSTRIA (CQZ 15) (Special Event). Members of the "Wild Mountain DX Group" are proud to announce their first activation of OE5XWM/p which will take place May 22-24th. Operators mentioned are Edwin/OE5POP (SSB), Alex/ OE1DXU (SSB), Peter/OE5PSO (SSB, PSK31), Erich/OE5EVM (CW) and David/ OE5DFL (technical support). Activity will be on 80-10 meters with some "power" at 1600m

ASL from the Austrian Alps, using 2 double bazookas and vertical antennas. QSL via OE5POP, direct or by Bureau. NO eQSLs. -- OPDX

PA – NETHERLANDS (CQZ 14) PA125VVG - Activity is to celebrate the Vincent van Gogh Year 2015 - 125 years Vincent van Gogh. Activation will be from Monday, May 11th, until Sunday, June 7th. A special QSL and award will be issued. For more information and

award rules, see QRZ.com. -- OPDX

PA – NETHERLANDS (CQZ 14) Hams in the Netherlands have a range of special event stations running this year to mark the end of World War II, 70 years ago. The end of the war is celebrated nationwide in the Netherlands every year on May 5. The YNOMY DX Group has eight different special call signs on the air during the month of May. They are PA45FREE, PB45FREE, PC45FREE, PD45FREE, PE45FREE, PF45FREE, PG45FREE and PH45FREE. Another special group call sign will be PA45FREEDOM during

the weekend of May 16-17 and possibly a few other times during May – DDX

PT70 - BRAZIL (CQZ 11) Rony, PS7AB, is operating special event station PT70FEB until May 30th. Activity is to celebrate the 70th anniversary of World War II and to remember the importance of PEACE. The special call sign is also in honor to all who participated in the war, especially the Brazilian Expeditionary Force - FEB, on the battlefields in Italy. Operations will be on 40/20/17/15/10 meters using SSB and CW/ Digital. QSL via PS7AB, direct (2 USDs), by the Bureau, eQSL or LoTW. A special certificate will be sent in 2016 via E-mail to stations who made contacts with at least 10 Special Event Stations by mode (SSB, CW or Digital), or mixed (3 modes). Each month in 2015, Ronaldo will activate a different call sign and also send 12 different QSLs. PT70FEB is the fifth special event station to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II in 2015. For more details, see: http://qrz.com/db/pt70feb -- OPDX

TM – FRANCE (CQZ 14) TM45PAX is a French special event station that is QRV until May 19. It marks the earliest World War II surrender document, signed at a red brick schoolhouse that was the supreme headquarters of the allied expeditionary force, in Reims. It was signed at 2:41 Central European time, May 7, 1945, to take effect at 2301 CET May 8, 1945. You can QSL this one via F5JYD direct with SASE or through the REF Bureau. -- DDX

UA – RUSSIA (CQZ 16) RM30SM will be a special call sign that is active until June 12 in celebrations of the 30th anniversary of the honorary hero-city title awarded to the city of Smolensk. Further information about the awards can be found on the special event website at: http://rm30sm.ru/en/. QSL via R3LO (OQRS, LoTW, eQSL, bureau). - DDX

ZP – PARAGUAY (CQZ 11) ZP150ITU is the Paraguay call celebrating the 150th anniversary of the International Telecommunica-tions Union (ITU) until May 31st. QSL via ZP5AA. -- DDX


Special Event Operations


3A – MONACO (CQZ 14) The dates that IU2CIQ, IZ1UJE and IZ1ZHG will be operating 3A/home call from Monaco are June 5-7. They plan to have an FT-857 and FT- 950, 100 watts to a Hustler mobile for 80-6, a fishing pole antenna, and a single delta loop for 15. They will be on all bands mostly on SSB and maybe some CW and RTTY. QSL to IU2CIQ through the Italian bureau or direct to IZ1UJE, plus eQSL and LoTW. – DDX, OPDX HB0 – LIECHTENSTEIN, HB9- SWITZERLAND (CQZ 14) HB0/RC3C and HB9/RC3C will be back-to-back operations May 27-June 10. He says it's a

"vacation expedition." QSL to his home call, RC3C. MJ – JERSEY (CQZ 14) Kazunori, M0CFW/JK3GAD, will be active as MJ5Z during the CQ WPX CW Contest (May 30-31st) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry. QSL via LoTW or via M0CFW. Look for activity before and after the

contest using the call sign MJ0CFW. QSL also "OK" via OQRS. -- OPDX OJ0 – MARKET REEF (CQZ 15) OH3WS, Pasi, will be on Market Reef" from

May 23-31 and QRV in his "spare time as OJ0W mainly on 7 through 28 MHz on CW with some SSB. He is there as a as a voluntary worker and will operate when he doesn’t have work to do. The harsh winter has damaged the beam that was there; therefor he will be using mono-band dipoles for several days "on certain band", then presumably another band for a couple days. QSL via OH3WS either via the bureau or direct. – DDX, OPDX

3B8 – MAURITIUS & 3B9 RODRIGUES (CQZ 39) Jose, EA5IDQ plans to operate from both Indian Ocean entities in May. Currently he’s on Mauritius until May 18 as 3B8/home call. May 19-23 he’ll operate from Rodrigues as 3B9/home call. Jose has monoband delta loops for 20 through 6 meters and

an end-fed LW for 40M. More on his web site at http://www.dxpedition.eu/

8Q – MALDIVES (CQZ 22) Sascha, DG4ABE, will be active from Maldives, 10 to 17 May as 8Q7BI

(Holiday style). QSL via home call. 8Q7BI – DX Coffee

8Q – MALDIVES (CQZ 22) 8Q7CQ will be QRV again by G0VJG, Nobby, from Meedhupparu Island, Maldives from June 5-18. Plans are for "a big six metre SSB" operation on SSB, with a beacon (MJ65lk) also running. He'll be running an FT897 with a 500-watt amp and Butternut vertical and 4 element 6 meter Yagi. Nobby will also be on the HF bands on SSB and some digital modes. QSL via G4DFI. -- DDX

S7 – SEYCHELLES (CQZ 39) Klaus, DL2RPS will be active from Praslin Island (IOTA AF-024) (ANSE National Park) until 5 August as S79RPS. He will operate on HF Bands. QSL via home call direct, buro, eQSL. Further information from Klaus: “In order to give everyone the opportunity to be able to (work) S79RPS … there will be only one connection per call and amateur radio band. Multiple QSOs per band lead to the deletion of each amateur radio band. The log is set here every night.” -- DXNews.com

S7 – SEYCHELLES (CQZ 39) IZ2DPX, Giovanni will be QRV as S79DPX from the Seychelles (AF-024) August 9-23. Active from 80 to 6m. More details on his home page http://iz2dpx.jimdo.com/. QSL via IK2DUW – DX-World.net

3W – VIETNAM (CQZ 26) Juergen, DL1HRN, is currently active as 3W9HRN from Hanoi. His length of stay is not known, but activity is mainly CW on the HF bands. QSL via his home call sign, direct or by the Bureau. All QSOs are uploaded to ClubLog. - OPDX

9K – KUWAIT (CQZ 21) Abdallah, 9K2GS, from Qortuba, will be active as 9K2K during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via LoTW. --

OPDX E2 – THAILAND (CQZ 26) Members of the Thailand DX Association (HSDXA) will be active as E2X during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 30-31st) as a Multi- Single entry. QSL via E20GMY. Visit the HSDXA FaceBook page or Web page at: http://www.facebook.com/hsdxa http://www.qsl.net/hsdxa/index1.htm -- OPDX

DX INDIAN OCEAN

DX EUROPE

DX ASIA

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DX AFRICA 3X – GUINEA (CQZ 35) PA5M, Michael, is back in Conakry, Guinea since early April. So far he has some 2k QSOs in the 3XY5M log. He's expected to remain there until the end of May. This final trip he plans to do more SSB work. QSL via PA7FM. -- DDX

5H – TANZANIA (CQZ 37) Depending on his travel schedule, Chas, NK8O will be active again from Tanzania in September 2015 as 5H3CP or 5H3DX. He will operate on HF Bands with a KX3/PX3 and KPXA100 using a Hexbeam or Sturba Curtain . QSL via EA7FTR, LOTW. Chas was active from Tanzania in 2012 as 5H9CP. – DDX, DXNews via http://dxnews.com/5h9cp_tanzania/

5U – NIGER (CQZ 35) Chris, F4BWN (ex TL0A) will be active again from Niger 30 May - 16 June as 5U5U. He will operate holiday style on 40 - 6m SSB, RTTY. QSL direct only: Christian SAINT-ARROMAN , Chemin de Mousteguy - 64990 , Urcuit , France – DDX, OPDX

5Z – KENYA (CQZ 37) Radio Amateurs members of Italian DXPedition Team will be active from Kenya 21 - 31 May as 5Z0L. They will focus on 6m activity. After DXpedition they will donate antennas to Daniel 5Z4/EA4ATI. Information received from Art, IK7JWY HF Pilot. – DXNews.com

C5 – GAMBIA (CQZ 35) Alan Ibbetson, G3XAQ will be active again from Gam-bia 16 May - 4 June as C56XA. He will operate on HF Bands and will be active in

CQ WW WPX CW Contest.QSL via G3SWH. – DXNews.com

D4 – CAPE VERDE (CQZ 35) Jos, PA3FYC will be active from Boa Vista, Cape Verde as D44TCA May 10-22. QRV on HF bands, holiday-style. QSL via H/c. - DX-World.net

TJ – CAMEROON (CQZ 36) TJ3SN, Nicolas, will soon be going QRT as he'll be departing Cameroon on July 27th. He's been there for the past three years and mostly QRV on 6 meters, making more than 5,000 QSOs on the Magic Band, including a Long Path Q with VK4MA. Nicolas will be starting a new work assignment at the end of August in another, not so "most wanted" African country. --

DDX

TU – IVORY COAST (CQZ 35) TU2CH is Henri is located in San Pedro, Ivory Coast but is QRV very rarely. He's using an FT-450

running 100 watts into a long wire. Henri can sometimes be heard between 14.118 and 14.128 MHz on SSB during his early mornings (local time). He does not QSL. – DDX

Z2 – ZIMBABWE (CQZ 38) After two years of being QRT PA3CPG (ex 9J2GS, 3D6CW, C30BBP), Gertjan van Stam, is now "getting settled" in Masvingo, Zimbabwe and operating "low key" as Z21DX. Gertjan is using an FT-847, which has been acting "strangely" and a dipole in a tree andhopes to have a vertical in the future. But at the moment there will be "irregular operations in SSB from KG59lt." QSL via PA3CPI -- DDX

OX – GREENLAND (CQZ 40) German ops DL7DF, Sigi; DJ6TF, Tom; DK1BT, Manfred; and DL7UFR, Frank; will be QRV from Tasiilaq, Greenland operating as OX/home call June 3-12. Plans are to have two stations for activity on 1.8 through 50 MHz on CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31. They are hoping to use an FT-857D on 6 meters. With a 5 element Yagi on 50 MHz (grid locator HP15). They have a Website at http://www.dl7df.com/ox/index.php. DF3CB, Bernd, will be their pilot station. QSL via DL7DF either direct or via

the DARC QSL Bureau. Plans are to upload the logs to LoTW within 6 months of the DXpedition. – DDX

JW – SPITSBERGAN (CQZ 40) Alexander Glyuz, UA3IPL will be active again from Spitsbergen archipelago 28 April - 29 August as JW/UA3IPL. He will be active on HF Bands CW (slow speed) , SSB, RTTY, PSK31, JT65. He will use Yaesu FT-857D with FC30 tuner and G5RV antenna. QSL via RW6HS. – DXNews.com, DXNL

JW – SVALBARD (CQZ 40) Tormod Brunsby, LA9VKA currently active from Svalbard as JW9VKA. He is working on HF Bands. QSL via home call, LOTW. – DXNews.com

KC4 – ANTARCTICA (CQZ 13) Op “Michael” is now based at Palmer Station, Anvers island AN-012 and active as KC4AAC. He’s been QRV on PSK so far. Length of stay and further details unknown but we’ll update once we get more info. QSL via K1IED. – DX-World.net

TF – ICELAND (CQZ 40) Emmanuel Gidon, F5LIT, VE2LIT, W6LIT will be active holiday style from Iceland 24 - 30 May as TF/F5LIT. He will operate on 40 and 20m SSB. QSL via LOTW only. – DXNews.com, OPDX

DX ARCTIC—ANTARCTIC


DX PACIFIC

3D2 – FIJI (CQZ 32) Aki, JA1NLX will be active from Yangeta Island, Yasawa Islands (IOTA OC-156) 23 - 28 September as 3D2YA. He will operate on 40 - 10m CW, RTTY, SSB using 100 watt to the vertical antenna. QSL via home call, OQRS, LOTW. – DXNews.com E5 – SOUTH COOK ISLANDS (CQZ 32) Doug, W6HB and Brad, W0VFT will be active from Rarotonga Island (IOTA OC-013), South Cook Islands 18 - 23 May as E51DLD and E51VFT. They will operate on 160 - 6m.QSL via home calls. DXCC country- South Cook Is-lands. – DXNews.com E6 – NIUE (CQZ 32) Members of Six-G DX Ped Group Don G3BJ, Chris G3SVL, Nigel G3TXF, David G3WGN, Mike G3WPH, Hilary G4JKS, Justin G4TSH will be active from Ni-ue Island in September as E6GG. They will operate on HF Bands. QSL via G3TXF. – DXNews.com V7 – MARSHALL ISLANDS (CQZ 31) DL2RNS, DL4SVA, DK3CG, DM2AYO, DL2AWG, DL6JGN, DJ9RR, DK5WL, DL9GFB, DM2AUJ, DL7VEE will be active from Majuro Atoll (IOTA OC-029), Ratak Chain, Marshall Islands 13 - 28 Octo-ber as V73D. They will operate on 160 - 6m CW, SSB, RTTY. QSL via DL4SVA. – DXNews.com VK9L - LORD HOWE ISLAND (CQZ 30) Christoph, DL1YAF, will be active as DL1YAF/VK9L from Lord Howe Island (OC-004) between May 30th and June 3rd. Activity will be holiday style on 80-10 meters on CW and SSB, using KX3 HF transceiver with KPA 100 watt amp into a vertical and dipole antennas. QSL via his home call sign, direct or by the Bureau. -- OPDX

YB – INDONESIA (CQZ 28) YC9MKF and several YB9 and YC9 operators are active as homecall/p from different islands in IOTA group OC-241 (Timor Barat's Coastal Islands) until 20 May. Oerators who are expected to par-ticipate include YB2BBY/9, YB3MM/9, YB6LAY/9, YB9BU/p and possibly others. QSL via operator's instructions. – 425 DX

News

LAST ACTIVATION DATES for CLUB LOG’S TOP 15

On the right are tre last activa-tion dates for the current Club Log top 15 (knowing KP1 will certainly

drop off the list . This means that excluding Heard,

every DXCC entity has been on the

air in just over the span of the last

solar cycle. I wonder if that's ever happened in the histo-

ry of DXCC. Though, as noted, Crozet hasn't had a seri-

ous activation since 1996.

Of those listed, Juan de Nova, Palmyra, Bouvet,

Heard, S. Sandwich, and S. Georgia have announced acti-

vations. I suspect we'll hear announcements in future

months about at least 2 or 3 more on this list. -- N7SMI

1. P5 - North Korea - 2002 2. 3Y/B - Bouvet - 2008 3. VP8S - S. Sandwich - 2002 4. FT5W - Crozet - 2009 5. VK0H - Heard Isl. - 1997 6. KH5K - Kingman Reef - 2000 7. FT/J - Juan de Nova/Europa - 2003 8. VP8G - S. Georgia - 2002 9. KH5 - Palmyra and Jarvis - 2005 10. KH1 - Baker and Howland - 2002 11. BV9P - Pratas Isl. - 2003 12. BS7H - Scarborough Reef - 2007 13. CE0X - San Felix Isl. - 2002 14. KH3 - Johnston Isl. - 2003 15. KH7K - Kure Isl. - 2005

“Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose." (The more things change, the more they stay the same) -- ANON


6Y5 – JAMAICA (CQZ 08) Hans Barthen, DL5DI will be active from Jamaica 22 May - 2 June as 6Y5/DL5DI. It is not an all-out DXpedition, but is a vacation with his wife. Hans will operate on HF Bands using FT-897 transceiver and dipole antenna. QSL via home call,

eQSL, LOTW. – DXNews.com, DDX

6Y – JAMAICA (CQZ 08) Armin, DK9PY will be active again from Jamaica 27 May - 2 June as 6Y6N. He will operate in CQ WW WPX CW contest from 6Y5WJ station. QSL via home call. – DXNews.com

C6 – BAHAMAS (CQZ 08) Dan, N8YSZ will be active from Long Island, Bahamas 9 - 16 May as C6ASZ. He will operate on 40 - 10m SSB, Digital modes. QSL via home call, LOTW. – DXNews.com

C6 – BAHAMAS (CQZ 08) Peter Helmuth Csanky, VE3IKV will be active from the Baycaner Beach Resort at Pirate's Well on Mayaguana Island (IOTA NA-113) (Grid FL32) 22 June - 6 July as C6AUX. He will be active on 6m CW, SSB and possibly some HF. This will be the same set-up as at TF/VE3IKV. QSL direct via VE3IKV . – OPDX, DXNews.com

CY0 – SABLE ISLAND (CQZ 05) CY0/VA1AXC, Aaron, is back on Sable Island until around the first week of June. Listen for him on SSB only mainly on 20, 17 and 15 me-ters and possibly 60 meters in his spare time from work. QSL via JE1LET. -- DDX

FG – GUADALOUPE (CQZ 08) G4SGX will be active from Guadeloupe Island 13 - 19

May 2015 as FG/G4SGX and FG/G4SGX/P. He will operate on HF Bands mostly CW. QSL via home call, LOTW. -- DXNews.com

FJ– ST BARTHELEMY (CQZ 08) Martin G4XUM, Rich M5RIC, Stewart GM4AFF, Kelly N0VD and possibly others will be active fromSaint Barthelemy Island (IOTA NA-146) 20 - 27 October as FJ/home calls. They will operate on HF Bands and will be active also in CQWW DX SSB Contest 24 - 25 October 2015 as TO4K in Multi 2 Category. QSL for TO4K via G3NKC. QSOs will count for DIFO FJ-

001,WLOTA 0377. – DXNews.com

FS - ST. MARTIN (CQZ 08) John, K9EL, will again be active as FS/K9EL from St. Martin (NA-105, DIFO FS-001, WLOTA 0383, WW Loc. FK88) May 28 - June 18. Activity will probably be on 80-6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY running 500 watts into a 3 element yagi on 6m, dipoles for 10-30m and a vertical for 40-80m. John will operate on 60m if there is interest. There will be daily uploads to ClubLog and LoTW. QSL via his home call sign or on ClubLog's OQRS. His operating frequencies (except during contests) will be announced in

real timevia Twitter at: https://twitter.com/FSK9EL -- OPDX

J7 – DOMINICA (CQZ 08) Walter, HB9MFM ia active again from Dominica Island until 20 May as J79WTA. He will operate on 160 - 6m SSB, Digital modes with focus on 60 and 6m. QSL via home call. – DXNews.com

P4 – ARUBA (CQZ 09) Peter Dernikos, VK3FN will be active from Aruba 19 - 26 May as P40FN. He will operate on HF Bands from P49V rent QTH. QSL via M0OXO, OQRS. – DXNews.com

P4 – ARUBA (CQZ 09) David Collingham, K3LP and Chris Dimitrijevic, VK3FY will be active from Aruba 19 - 26 May as P40DC and P40FY. They will operate on HF Bands from P49V station. QSL via M0OXO, OQRS. – DXNews.com

PJ7 – SINT MAARTIN (CQZ 08) Phil, WA1ZAM will again be active from Sint Maarten as PJ7PL Oct 17-31, Participation also in the CQ WW SSB contest. QSL via H/c. – DX-World.net

PY0F – FERNANDO DE NORONHA (CQZ 11) OH2MM / PY2ZEA is currently on Fernando de Noronha Island until 20 May as

PW0F. He operates on 40 - 10m. "Due to high noise level and limited space available at the QTH" Ville is uncertain about 160 and 80 meters, but will try. QSL via OH2BH. – DXNews.com, DDX

V4 – ST KITTS (CQZ 08) John, W5JON will again be active as V47JA from Calypso Bay, St. Kitts June 13 - July 22, QRV on 160-6m (incl. 60m) SSB. Also operation in the IARU HF SSB (July 11/12) Contest, SOAB, is planned. QSL’s direct only to W5JON or LoTW – DX-World.net

VP2M – MONTSERRAT (CQZ 08) N0KV, W0ETT, W0ZA, WD0E will be active from Montserrat Island 10 - 18 June as VP2MKV. They will operate on 80 - 2m CW, SSB, RTTY including activity in ARRL VHF Contest. QSL via N0KV direct, LOTW. – DXNews.com VP9 – BERMUDA (CQZ 05) Dr. Andreas (Andy) Gissel, DL3YM will be active from Bermuda 28 May - 1 June as DL3YM/VP9. He will operate on HF Bands CW including activity in CQ WW WPX CW Contest in SOAB LP Category. QSL via home call. – DXNews.com

DX NORTH, CENTRAL and SOUTH AMERICA

“Patience (in a DX pile-up) is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.” ― Aristotle (with our apologies)

May 2015 DX Calendar (Edited from http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/adxo.html)


Dates Entity Call Sign QSL via Source Details

2015 May09

2015 May15

Cayman Is ZF2ZL W8ERI DXW.Net

20150126 By W8ERI fm Grand Cayman; HF

2015 May09

2015 May16

Bahamas C6ASZ LotW N8YSZ

20150421 By N8YSZ fm Long I; 40-10m; SSB + digital; holiday style operation; QSL also OK via N8YSZ (Buro preferred)

2015 May10

2015 May17

Maldives 8Q7BI DG4ABE DXW.Net 20150405

By DG4ABE; 20-10m; mainly digital, some SSB

2015 May10

2015 May19

Mauritius 3B8 EA5IDQ EA5IDQ 20141120

By EA5IDQ as 3B8/EA5IDQ; 40-6m; SSB RTTY; QSL also OK via Club Log

2015 May10

2015 May22

Cape Verde Is

D44TCA PA3FYC ATDX 20140508

By PA3FYC fm Boa Vista I (AF-086); holiday style operation

2015 May12

2015 May20

Fernando de Noronha

PW0F OH2BH PY2ZEA 20150507

By PY2ZEA; 40-10m, possibly 160 80m; CW SSB

2015 May13

2015 May19

Guadeloupe FG LotW ATDX 20150504

By G4SGX as FG/G4SGX and G4SGX as FG/G4SGX/p; HF; mainly CW; QSL also OK via home_call

2015 May14

2015 May18

Jersey MJ Home Call

ON6EF 20150409

By ON6EF as MJ/ON6EF, ON6VJ and ON1CH likewise fm EU-014 and fm Sark (EU-114) for 1 day; 160-6m; SSB; dipoles

2015 May15

2015 May25

Greenland OX LotW 425DXN 20150509

By OZ1KZX as OX/5P1KZX fm Nuuk (NA-018); 40 20 15m; digital; 20w; G5RV or longwire; spare time opern; QSL OK via eQSL (no paper cards)

2015 May15

2015 May25

Niue E6ZS TBA DXW.Net 20150204

By JA2ZS as E6ZS, JA2AUU as E6NZ, JA2ATE as E6TE, JA2LSS as E6SS; 160-6m; CW SSB RTTY PSK31 JT65

2015 May17

2015 May23

South Cook Is

E51 Home Call

DXW.Net 20150327

By W6HB as E51DLD and W0VFT as E51VFT fm Rarotonga; 160-10m fm shacks of E51AND and E51JD

2015 May18

2015 May23

Dodecanese SV5 SM6JSM DXW.Net 20150507

By SM7EQL as SV5/SM7EQL fm Tilo I; 20-10m; CW; 10w; verticals; holi-day style operation

2015 May19

2015 May24

Rodrigues I 3B9 EA5IDQ EA5IDQ 20141120

By EA5IDQ as 3B9/EA5IDQ; 40-10m; SSB RTTY

2015 May19

2015 May26

Aruba P40 M0OXO DXW.Net 20150422

By K3LP as P40CD, VK3FN as P40FN, VK3FY as P40FY; HF; fm P49V rental shack

2015 May20

2015 May25

Cayman Is ZF2EM N8PR DXW.Net 20150410

By N8PR and NZ5N; mainly 2m EME, but some HF SSB

2015 May20

2015 Jun25

Burkina Faso XT2AW M0OXO DXW.Net 20150213

By DF2WO fm Ouagadougou; CW SSB

2015 May21

2015 May31

Kenya 5Z0L IK7JWY 20150504

By team; emphasis on 6m, some HF; 5JXX5 5 ele yagi on 6m

2015 May22

2015 Jun02

Jamaica 6Y5 LotW ATDX 20150504

By DL5DI as 6Y5/DL5DI; HF; dipole; QSL also OK via DL5DI and eQSL

2015 May23

2015 May31

Grenada J38 LotW OPDX 20150202

By W6NN as J38NN, KE1B as J38MM fm NA-024 (WLOTA 0718); 40-10m; CW SSB RTTY; QSL OK Buro & Club Log; holiday style operation

2015 May23

2015 May31

Market Reef OJ0W OH3WS Direct

OH3WS 20150422

By OH3WS; 40-10m; CW, some SSB; spare time operaation; Buro cards by request only

2015 May24

2015 May30

Iceland TF F5LIT VA3RJ

20150501 By F5LIT as TF/F5LIT fm EU-021 (WLOTA 2975); HF; holiday style opera-tion; QSL OK via REF Buro or direct

2015 May28

2015 Jun16

St Martin FS K9EL ATDX 20150131

By K9EL as FS/K9EL fm NA-105 (DIFO FS-001, WLOTA 0383); 160-10m, possibly incl 60m; CW SSB RTTY; 500w; 6m yagi, dipoles; vertical

CQ WW WPX Contest, CW (May 30-31, 2015) Check for pre-contest activity too.

2015 May30

2015 Jun03

Lord Howe I VK9 DL1YAF 425DXN 20150502

By DL1YAF as DL1YAF/VK9 fm OC-004; 80-10m; SSB CW; holiday style operation; QSL OK via DARC Buro or direct

2015 May30

2015 Jun16

Niger 5U5U F4WBN DXW.Net 20150416

By F4WBN; 40-6m; SSB, some RTTY; holiday style operation

2015 May30

2015 Jun30

Burkina Faso XT2AW M0OXO ATDX 20150508

By DF2WO; HF; CW SSB

June - July 2015 DX Calendar (Edited from http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/adxo.html)


Dates Entity Call Sign QSL via Source Details

. OPERATIONS APPROVED FOR DXCC DXAC Staff Liaison, Dave Patton, NN1N, reports the following operations are approved for DXCC credit: 3XY5M - Guinea; 2015 Operation E30FB - Eritrea; 2015 Operation C21EU - Nauru; 2015 Operation

2015 Jun01

2015 Jun08

Malta 9H3A PB5X PB5X

20150330 By PB5X fm Gozo I (EU-023); focus on WARC; holiday style operation

2015 Jun03

2015 Jun12

Green-land OX

LotW DXW.Net 20150421

By DL7DF et al as OX/DL7DF fm Tasiilaq I (NA-151); 160-6m; CW SSB RTTY PSK31; verti-cals, Spiderbeam, yagi for 6m; QSL OK via DL7DF, DARC Buro or direct (see Web page)

2015 Jun05

2015 Jun07

Monaco 3A See Info IZ1UJE

20150416 By IU2CIQ as 3A/IU2CIQ, IZ1UJE IZ1ZHG likewise; HF; mainly SSB, possbily some CW RTTY; QSL for IU2CIQ also OK via Buro and for IZ1UJE direct or LotW

2015 Jun05

2015 Jun18

Mal-dives

8Q7CQ G4DFI G0VJG

20150222 By G0VJG fm Meedhupparu I; some digital; 500w; vertical + 4 ele yagi on 6m

2015 Jun10

2015 Jun18

Mont-serrat VP2MKV

LotW N0KV

20150508 By N0KV W0ETT W0ZA WD0E; 80-2m (VP2MTT on 6m); SSB CW RTTY; near 24 hr/day operation planned; QRV for ARRL VHF Contest; QSL also OK via N0KV

2015 Jun13

2015 Jul22

St Kitts & Nevis

V47JA LotW W5JON 20150504

By W5JON fm Calypso Bay, St Kitts; 160-6m, incl 60m; verticals + 6m yagi; QRV for IARU HF contest; QSL also OK via W5JON direct

2015 Jun21

2015 Jun26

Liech-tenstein HB0

ON6ZV

ON6OM 20150208

By ON6ZV ON6OM ON7EG ON4MW as HB0/OO6P; SSB RTTY PSK63 PSK31

2015 Jun22

2015 Jul06

Baha-mas C6AUX

VE3IKV Direct

VE3IKV 20150501

By VE3IKV fm Mayaguana I (NA-113); mainly 6m, perhaps some HF; CW SSB

2015 Jun25

2015 Jul06

St Eu-statius

PJ5 K5AND

K4RX 20150304

By K5AND W3CMP K4RX as TBD; focus on 6m, some HF

2015 Jun28

2015 Jul04

Market Reef

OJ0V ON5TC

ATDX

20141230 By ON8VP ON6QO ON5TQ fm EU-053; 40-6m

July

2015 Jul01

2015 Jul14

Galapa-gos Is

HC8 HA3JB DXW.Net

20141027 By G8OFQ as HC8/G8OFQ; 160-6m; spare time opern; expected to continue until Sep 30

2015 Jul07

2015 Jul12

Cayman Is ZF2LL

LotW ATDX

20141217 By W6NN; HF; QSL also OK via W6NN

2015 Jul07

2015 Jul18

Sey-chelles

S79OWZ RX3RC DXW.Net

20150325

By EI6DX fm Mahe I; HF; vertical w/ elevated radials on beach; holiday style operation; QSL OK via Buro or direct

2015 Jul15

2015 Jul21

St Pierre Miquelon FP LotW

NY4G 20150304

By NY4G as FP/NY4G fm NA-032; 80-10m; CW RTTY; QSL also OK via NY4G direct or Club Log

RSGB IOTA Contest (Jul 25-26, 2015) Check for pre-contest activity.

August

2015 Aug09

2015 Aug23

Sey-chelles S79

IZ2DPX

DXW.Net

20150316 By IZ2DPX fm AF-024 as TBA; 80-6m; all modes; callsign pending, perhaps S79DPX

September

2015 Sep04

2015 Sep19

Wake I K6W TBA DXW.Net

20150128 By AG6IP; 80-6m; SSB + digital

2015 Sep15

2015 Sep30

Niue E6GG G3TXF G3BJ

20150302 By G3BJ G3SVL G3TXF G3WGN G3WPH G4JKS G4TSH fm OC-040

2015 Sep23

2015 Sep28

Fiji 3D2YA LotW JA1NLX 20150409

By JA1NLX fm Yangeta I (OC-156); 40-10m; CW RTTY SSB; 100w; vertical and vertical dipole; QSL also OK via Club Log (NO cards via JARL Buro)

2015 Sep24

2015 Oct14

Tuvalu T2GC TBA DXW.Net

20150507 By LZ1GC fm Funafuti; 160-6m; CW SSB RTTY

PileUp Volume 7 Number 4 May 2015 Page 16

DXCC for W4ZR

We'd like to get DXCC for W4ZR. When you work a station, work them as W4ZR too. Bands don't matter for now, just mode. Send your ADIF records to Richard, K4UTE. He will post them to LoTW. There is a summary of what has been worked. Please update the summary when you work a country.

Click below for the Summary page:

http://nfdxa.com/w4zr/summary.asp

The DXCC summary for W4ZR as this is being written at 2pm EDT 12 May is:

CW: 128 Digi: 38 Fone: 123 Wkd: 207 Cfm: 139

Interview with RA9USU—Continued from page 8 You must follow the rules in the host country or risk being shut down, possible expulsion or even jail for breaking the rules. Most of the previous operations were challenged by local authorities based on the violation of that exact rule. Also, it is not the secret, that some of the famous amateur radio operators are using “but he was working the Israeli station” in Arabic countries to push the immediate stop to the any operation, or for gaining

the political points in the stake of their own agenda.

Paul N6PSE: Dmitri, you have just returned from a DXpedition in TI9, Cocos Island. How was that?

Dmitri-RA9USU: TI9 was warm and beautiful. The operating location was nearly surrounded by high mountains blocking the signals in many direc-tions. I met a new friends and happy to be able to operate from such a remote location. I have to prepare myself for the future operations from Island locations and doing it from Cocos Island really helped to realize the organization challenges in places, where you don’t have any local procurement available.

Paul N6PSE: Dmitri, you have shown great aptitude to activate the rare and difficult entities such as 7O-Yemen. What other rare enti-ties would you like to activate?

Dmitri-RA9USU. I would like to activate a few rare entities. I am working on some things but I will rather not speculate on that.

Paul N6PSE: Dmitri, how do you feel about pileup behavior? Is it getting worse?

Dmitri-RA9USU: Pile-up is the reflection of the operator on the DX side. It is good that contact numbers are growing from the DXpedition perspec-tive, but that’s surely reflects on the mood of the mob. If DX-operator is strict enough (sometimes it is taking a lot of disciplinary actions) then less chaos you will get from the pile-up. People, who really deserve to work your station – they will definitely do that. Listen! Listen! Good operator will give you a clue on where, how and when he will listen. If you paying attention – you will not have any troubles working the station. For example – when I feel that callers have trouble copying my returns – I’ll check my own frequency. In case there is a mess on it – I will slightly move away and start call-ing UP with exact number of Kc’s, to avoid the pile and work only those, who listen…

Paul N6PSE: Dmitri, what are the qualities of the best Dxpedition operators?

Dmitri-RA9USU: The best operators are Team players, flexible, versatile and have real stamina to operate for long periods at a rapid rate. Not everyone can do that. You have to have trust in people, especially if you going to the places where your life depends on the person next to you. One mistake can cost you not just money, invested to the operation, but in the worse case scenario -the life of the person, depending on you or your own life. Paul N6PSE: Dmitri, where or what will you accomplish in the next five years?

Dmitri-RA9USU: I have launched my own company, My wife and I would like to live somewhere warm and cozy, perhaps Socotra Island, Yemen. Somewhere, where I can build a nice station.

Paul N6PSE: Any your proudest accomplishment or Award? Dmitri-RA9USU: My proudest accomplishment is my sons who are growing up to be fine young men. I will try to do my best so they can be proud of being my kids. Paul N6PSE: Dmitri, on behalf of a grateful global DX Community, thank you for all that you do, you have really added some excitement and some rare activations and we know that you are just getting started..

Credit for much the DX news, illustrations and information contained in this publication goes to a variety of sources including, but not

limited to the following: The Daily DX (DDX)

(http://www.dailydx.com), Ohio-Penn DX Bulletin (OPDX) (http://

www.papays.com/opdx.html), DX World of Ham Radio (DX World.net) (http://

www.dx-world.net/), AT DX News (AT DX News) (http://dxing.at-

communication.com/en/) 425 DX News (425 DXN)

(http://www.425dxn.org/) NG3K Amateur Radio Contest/DX Page (NG3K)

(http://www.ng3k.com/), The DX Magazine (DXM)

(http://www.dxpub.com/), DX Coffee (DXC) http://www.dxcoffee.com/

eng/ DARC DXNL (DXNL)

(http://www.dxhf.darc.de/), ARRL (ARRL DX) (http://www.arrl.org), Finally, Off- air and word of mouth from those who turned on their radios, listened, and then told The PileUp what they heard.

— NW4C

Frivolous Factoid

Nine out of every 10

living things live in

the ocean. .

PileUp Volume 7 Number 5 May 2015 Page 17

Blast from the Past—Don Miller, W9WNV at Visalia

Legendary DXpeditioner Don Miller, formerly W9WNV and now with the call sign AE6IY, was warmly received by a large and attentive audience. In the words a DXer who was there, “He was contrite and apologetic” (for his past DXpedition misdeeds) and it was apparent the audience was receptive and enjoyed his talk” because he received a standing ovation at its conclusion. Don said he had two major regrets. In all, W9WNV made a total of 53 DXpeditions! His first regret were the fabricated operations. Forty-five of his DXpeditions counted for DXCC. But there were six fake trips that didn't count, and two other real trips that were rejected for credit. As for the second regret, Don said he had a blacklist that he kept in his head and he didn’t work and log some individuals. He regretted those actions immensely. Don hopes to do a DXpedition the old fashion way some time in the future but didn’t say to where. BS7H, perhaps? : )

NCDXF MAKES $50,000 GRANT TO HEARD ISLAND DXPEDITION

Last April the Northern California DX Foundation (NCDXF) announced $50,000 grant to the VK0EK Heard Island DXpedition. The VK0EK Heard Island DXpedition planned for November 2015. Heard Island has moved up to the #5 position on the ClubLog Most Wanted List, after the recent Navassa operation. Within the last year, NCDXF has given $175,000 in grants to operations in Iran, Andaman, Navassa, Eritrea, South Sandwich, South Georgia, Chesterfield, Heard and to a yet unannounced DXpedition, all of which are in or near the Top Ten Most Wanted. Without major financial support from NCDXF, DXpeditions like the above to challenging or rare locations would not be possible.

The International DX Association, INDEXA, has been one of the major spon-sors and contributors to DXpeditions for over 33 years. Until now donations from U.S. amateurs could not be considered a tax deduction for your personal taxes. In early April INDEXA received the IRS 501(c)(3) tax exempt status that now allows a

tax deduction for donations. DXpeditions to the rare DXCC entities that we all count on are getting harder and much more expensive. Investing in advance can help INDEXA with larger grants to these and other rare ones that have not even been announced yet publically. Remem-

ber, receiving a tax deduction for supporting your favorite hobby is a nice perk. Check out the INDEXA web site at for our past history and future DXpeditions we have already supported. Membership and tax deductable do-nations can be made on the web via our secure system or through our direct mailing

address on the bottom of the web page. May we continue to enjoy the thrill of the QSOs to the rare DX entities by helping to financially assist in

their success in advance. Support INDEXA...... -- K4MQG via INDEXA News Release

INDEXA GETS IRS 501 (c)(3) TAX STATUS

Intrepid VP8STI/VP8SGI Team Makes Braveheart Payment

Our plans are moving forward in all aspects. We are about to make our second installment of $113,000 to the Brave-heart. The Dxpedition Team has committed to paying half the costs of this Dxpedition and our Team's contribution is $210,000. To date, we have raised $105,000 towards our goal of raising $215,000. This puts us at 47% of our target. We would welcome additional support from the many DX Clubs around the globe. At the time of our activations, South Sandwich will be the #3 most wanted entity, while South Georgia will be the #7 most wanted DXCC entity.

FIRST CLASS MAIL

I was saddened to learn that ON4WW had abandoned his effort to conduct a one-man, three-month DXpedition to the much-wanted sub-Antarctic island of Bouvet. This uninhabited, frozen, wind-swept Norwegian pro-tectorate trails only North Korea as the world’s most-wanted DXCC entity. Mark had to abandon his quest be-cause money to fund his bare-boned effort was not availa-ble. Foundations that underwrite DXpeditons (NCDXF, INDEXA, etc.) typically do not fund single-person opera-tions. And the timing was bad. Mega-$$ operations to VK0H, VP8/S, VP8/G, FT/J, et al, were scheduled at about the same time. The general public ‘donation dollars’ just weren’t there. As much as it saddens me to finally say it, the days of the Gus Brownings, the Don Millers, et al, are in the past. May the good DX be yours. --NW4C

The Last Word

The Monthly Newsletter of The North Florida DX Association

http://nfdxa.com/p://nfdxa.com/

PileUp Editor

Warren Croke, NW4C 4092 NW 23 Circle

Gainesville, FL 32605 USA

http://nfdxa.com

And so it goes . . .

Warren NW4C

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