DX bulletin 132 28/01/2016 By ON9CFG HF manager UBA DX WORLD team member 

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DX News from the ARRL

29 January, 2016

This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by NN7A, QRZ DX, The Daily DX, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all.

SENEGAL, 6W. Jean-Louis, F5NHJ is QRV as 6W7/F5NHJ from M'bour. Activity is holiday style on 20, 17 and 15 meters using mostly RTTY and PSK31, with some SSB. QSL to home call.

ANGOLA, D2. Vasco, CS7ACE is QRV as D2ACE from Luanda. He is active on the HF bands using SSB and some digital modes. His length of stay is unknown. QSL direct to home call.

SOUTH COOK ISLANDS, E5. Roly, ZL1BQD is QRV as E51RJR from Rarotonga Island, IOTA EU-013, until February 7. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using mostly JT65 with some CW. QSL to home call.

SAINT BARTHELEMY, FJ. Gene, N9SW is QRV as FJ/N9SW until February 9. Activity is holiday style on 40 to 6 meters using mostly CW.
QSL to home call.

SAINT MARTIN, FS, Daniel, WZ1P, Bud, W3FF, Robert, KC4VG, Chris, W6HFP, William, W7ZT, Wey, K8EAB, Paul, KB9AVO and Steve, WG0AT will be QRV as FS/home calls, respectively, from February 2 to 10.
Activity will be on 40 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and various digital modes. QSL to home calls.

SOLOMON ISLANDS, H4. Tom, H44TM and Maggie, H44MK are QRV from Ghizo Island, IOTA OC-149, and plan to be here for about 10 days.
QSL via operators' instructions.

LITHUANIA, LY. Sam, LY5W will be QRV using special call LY16W for the month of February to celebrate the Independence of Lithuania.
QSL to home call.

BULGARIA, LZ. Members of the Bulgarian Radio Club Blagovestnik are QRV during February as LZ389SGB to honor Bulgarian Saints. QSL via bureau.

NETHERLANDS, PA. Station PG16ANT is QRV during the Antarctic Activity Week during February. QSL via PA0RDY.

POLAND, SP. Members of radio club SP9KAG are QRV as HF60KAG until October 22 to celebrate club's 60th anniversary. QSL via SP9KAG.

PALAU, T8. Katsuhiko, JE6DND and Kazuyoshi, JH6WDG are QRV as T88HK and T88AQ, respectively, from Koror Island, IOTA OC-009, until February 2. QSL direct to home calls.

BELIZE, V3. Art, NN7A will be QRV as V31JZ/p from South Water Caye, IOTA NA-180, from February 4 to 11. Activity will be on 160 to 10 meters. QSL direct to home call.

ST. KITTS AND NEVIS, V4. David, K1KA plans to be QRV as V47KA from Calypso Bay, IOTA NA-104, from February 2 to 25. Activity will be holiday style on the HF bands and 6 meters using CW, SSB, PSK and JT65.
QSL direct to home call.

AUSTRALIA, VK. Operator VK4NM and others are QRV as VK4NM/p from Fraser Island, IOTA OC-142, until February 1. QSL via operators' instructions.

SOUTH GEORGIA ISLAND, VP8. A large group of operators will be QRV as VP8SGI from February 1 to 9. Activity will be on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY with six stations active. QSL via KU9C.

SERBIA, YU. Special event station YU0TESLA is QRV during all of 2016 to celebrate the 160th birthday of Nikola Tesla. QSL via YU1FJK.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO
The ARRL January VHF Contest, CQ 160-Meter CW Contest, NCCC RTTY Sprint, QRP CW Fox Hunt, NCCC Sprint CW Ladder, Feld Hell Sprint, REF CW Contest, UBA SSB DX Contest, Winter Field Day and Classic CW Exchange are all on tap for this upcoming weekend.

The RSGB 80-Meter Club SSB Championship is scheduled for February 1.
The ARS Spartan CW Sprint is scheduled for February 2.
The UKEICC 80-Meter SSB Contest, Phone Fray, CWops Mini-CWT CW Test and QRP CW Fox Hunt is scheduled for February 3.

The ARRL National Parks on the Air event runs during all of 2016 to mark the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service.

Please see January 2016 QST, page 86, and the ARRL and WA7BNMcontest web sites for details

http://www.southgatearc.org

January 29, 2016, 1200 UTC

Antonio EA5RM - Chief Pilot VP8STI / VP8SGI informs readers of DxCoffee:

"The team has come VP8SGI few hours ago in southern Georgia.
They found the good weather and have begun work
antennas and installation hut.

They expect to be in the air between two / three hours. "

EA5RM - VP8STI / VP8SGI Chief Pilot
http://www.dxcoffee.com/

VP8STI & VP8SGI – South Sandwich and South Georgia

January 27 @ 22:00z - After nearly 24 hours with almost no information from team VP8STI, today messages from Paul, N6PSE started to flow. They are in good shape but tired and excited while they soon approach South Georgia Is. The Final VP8STI log will be uploaded from South Georgia.
http://www.dx-world.net/vp8sti-vp8sgi-south-sandwich-and-south-georgia/

VP8STI News 27 January 2016

Finally yesterday, team was able to collect all gear from Thule Is.
All team members are OK and they are on the way to South Georgia where they will arrive after three days sailing.
They will try to be on the air during eight days as VP8SGI.
Personally, I want to thanks to all who send support messages to us, expressing their concerns about VP8STI team situation.

Delorme tracker is working, you can see Braveheart progress at:

http://www.intrepid-dx.com/vp8/location.php

EA5RM - VP8STI/VP8SGI Chief Pilot

http://dxnews.com/vp8sti-south-sandwich/

VP8STI QRT ! JAN 25, 2016

NEWS UPDATE @ 21:20Z - Nigel Jolly, Braveheart owner, declared an emergency and ordered the VP8STI team to cease all operations and return to the ship. A large ice floe that had broken away due to last night’s storm starts to block the entrance to the Bay where they were camped. There was strong potential for the ice floe to prevent Braveheart reaching them.

The Team is now safely aboard the Braveheart and they are moving away from Southern Thule Is. All equipment and personal gear is still on the island. They hope to return to camp site during next good weather window. Once they retrieve their equipment they will make a determination as to whether they can proceed to South Georgia to do VP8SGI as planned – VP8STI QRT !
http://www.dx-world.net/vp8sti-vp8sgi-south-sandwich-and-south-georgia/

VP8 DXpedition

South Sandwich DXpedition May Need to Go Off Air “Abruptly” Due to Weather

TAGS: adverse conditions, Braveheart, Daily DX, high winds, South Georgia, South Georgia Island, South Sandwich, Southern Thule Island, strong winds, VP8STI operators, VP8STI team, winter weather

01/24/2016

The US East was not the only place to suffer a blizzard this weekend. The VP8 DXpedition now on South Sandwich reports it’s been hit by some serious winter weather that could curtail the team’s stay.

“Since early this morning, we have been experiencing blizzard-like conditions with strong winds and heavy snowfall,” DXpedition Co-Leader Paul Ewing, N6PSE, said January 24. “Some of our antennas have become damaged by the high winds, and the snowfall is making access to them very difficult. It is also increasingly difficult to refuel our generators.”

The VP8STI operators have been soldiering on through the adverse conditions. Ewing said the main concern, however, is the four tents housing them and their equipment. One already has suffered damage from the high winds.

“We are in VHF communications with the Braveheart, and we are discussing contingency plans to abort or shorten the DXpedition, if safety requires,” Ewing said, pointing out that the Braveheart, the vessel that transported the DXpedition members to the island, has been unable to maintain its anchor position and was moving out to sea. Three stations are now active, Ewing said, adding, “we are becoming increasingly less confident that we can maintain this activity.”

“We hope that we can continue, but we feel the need to inform you that our activity may abruptly come to an end in the name of safety of our team and the crew of the Braveheart,” he said.

Ewing said the VP8STI team is doing its best “under extreme circumstances” to stay on the air. “This DXpedition has thoroughly tested each member physically, mentally and spiritually,” He said. “We pray for a safe return.”

VP8STI was scheduled to break down camp early this week and move to South Georgia Island for the second half of the massive DX undertaking. The VP8STI team has been on the air from Southern Thule Island since January 17. As expected, the pileups have been hectic. The DXpedition is hoping to spend 10 days on South Sandwich and on South Georgia.

To date the DXpedition has logged more than 48,000 contacts. The latest VP8STI South Sandwich logs have been posted on the ClubLog website. — Thanks toThe Daily DX

http://www.arrl.org/news/view/south-sandwich-dxpedition-may-need-to-go-off-air-abruptly-due-to-weather?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Update.. VP8STI & VP8SGI

January 24 -  Since early this morning, we have been experiencing blizzard like conditions with strong winds and heavy snow fall. Some of our antennas have become damaged by the high winds and the snow fall is making access to them very difficult.  It is also increasingly difficult to re-fuel our generators.

Our biggest concern is our four tents, one of which has already been damaged by the high winds. We are in VHF communications with the Braveheart and we are discussing contingency plans to abort or shorten the DXpedition if safety requires.

The Braveheart is unable to maintain their anchor position and is moving out to sea. We are currently active on three stations however we are becoming increasingly less confident that we can maintain this activity. Please know that we are doing our best under extreme circumstances to make contacts with the global DX Community. This DXpedition has thoroughly tested each member physically, mentally and spiritually. We pray for a safe return.

We hope that we can continue however we feel the need to inform you that our activity may abruptly come to an end in the name of safety of our team and the crew of the Braveheart.

Best wishes from the Intrepid-DX Group VP8STI Team.

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Amateur Radio Satellite

http://sat.fg8oj.com/

UK/EI DX CW contest this weekend

The UKEICC team hope you will participate in the new UK/EI DX Contest tomorrow and on
Sunday 1200z to 1200z  – CW – 80 to 10m.
http://qrznow.com/ukei-dx-cw-contest-this-weekend/

K5P – Palmyra DXpedition 2016

MONDAY JAN 18, 2016

TAGS: K5P, Palmyra

UPDATE 18-Jan @ 0200z….Important: If you worked K5P on 40M SSB on 14-January between 1109 UTC and 1415 UTC, please work them again, as these QSOs are invalid since they accidentally operated on an unauthorized frequency within that region..

http://www.dx-world.net/k5p-palmyra-dxpedition-2016/

A91HI – Hawar Island, AS-202-NEW

The last 18 months have seen considerable efforts and dialogue with various departmental offices in Bahrain, and we are now in a position to proudly announce that members of Bahrain Amateur Radio Group, led by Fawaz A92AA, will conduct a first ever activation of the Hawar Islands AS-202 – a new IOTA group which was added to the IOTA Directory in July 2014. All paperwork and permits are now in hand.

During the period April 28 to May 1, 2016, a dedicated team will put Hawar island on the air with the sole aim of giving this new IOTA to as many stations as possible. With up to 4 stations running simultaneously on CW, SSB and Digi your chance to work AS-202 is greatly enhanced.

Our website is now on line. Please visit www.a91hi.com for full details. We are also on Facebook and Twitter.

As with all unique projects, costs soon add up. To date the team have met all expenses including licensing costs, transportation fees, permits, accommodation for 4 nights stay/shelter in addition to general logistics costs.

If you would like to support our unique project please visit here. Thank you!

As the weeks progress we will issue more news updates.

Vy 73,
Fawaz, A92AA for Bahrain Amateur Radio Group.

FIRST FOR IOTA NEWS – DX-WORLD.NET

http://www.qrz.com/db/VP8STI

The Palmyra 2016 DXpedition

All equipment has been received, being pretested and packaged for shipment to Hawaii. The Team plans on leaving Hawaii for Palmyra on 11 January 2016 and being active from 12 January through 25 January.

http://palmyra2016.org/

VP8 Team diner in Santiago de Chile! #VP8STI-VP8SGI

3G9JA – Hornos Island, SA-031

UPDATE – Dagoberto, CE5COX will be active from Hornos Island SA-031 as 3G9JA between February 1-6, 2016.

QRV 40-20-10m, SSB/RTTY.

QSL via CE5JA.

Note: Callsign changed from XR400JA to 3G9JA.

http://www.dx-world.net/

Actualizada hoy

17 enero 2016 / Dx World

EL EQUIPO VP8STI ha llegado a Thule Is./ South Sandwich hace aproximadamente 2 horas ( 11.00z ). A las 15.00z han comenzado a descargar todo el material del Braveheart...

Todo el equipo ha entrado en la Isla Thule, Sandwich del Sur. Han tenido algunos problemas sin importancia, ahora están estableciendolos campamentos, tiendas de campaña y antenas. Esperan tener 2 o 3 estaciones QRV hoy.

 http://ea1cs.blogspot.com.es/