DL1LLL/MM – near North Pole

Lars, DL1LLL is currently aboard Ice-breaker ODEN at 85N (near North Pole). Lars is at sea until 20th September and informs DX-World that he has no idea how active he’ll be due to workload, but asks that if you do work DL1LLL/MM or SA3LLL/MM then please spot on the DX cluster. He’s using an Iridium phone to update DX-W readers with any news.

Ship tracker

http://dx-world.net/dl1lll-mm-near-north-pole/

VP6J – Pitcairn Island

UPCOMING — Nob, JF2MBF and Ken, JA2FJP will be active from Pitcairn OC-044 as VP6Jbetween August 25 to September 3, 2016. QRV on 160-10m CW, SSB & RTTY. QSL via JF2MBF direct, OQRS, LoTW.

*A reminder that VP6AH will be active from September 3 to November 25, 2016.

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PJ4/PA3BWK Bonaire Island SA-006 [Update]

28 August 2016

Wilko PA3BWK will be active again from Bonaire Island, IOTA SA-006,  3 to 24 September 2016 as PJ4/PA3BWK.
Operate on HF bands, modes CW, RTTY, PSK and SSB.

QSL via home call direct.

29 August 2016

Wilko PA3BWK informs DxCoffee readers:

“Herewith some more details:

QTH Bonaire Island

Dates Sept 3 till Sept 24 2016

Rig Icom 7300 powered by Artesyn LPS363-M

Power 100W

Antennas courtesy of Steve PJ4DX

5-band Spiderbeam 10 – 20

2 x phased verticals for 40m

Quarter-wave vertical 80m

Bands 80-10 this year propably also on 30 meters.

Modes mainly CW, some RTTY, occasional SSBNew this year, activity on PSK as well. 

QSL via HC address on QRZ.COM 

Please DON’T send cards via buro, these will not be answered.
All QSO’s will be uploaded to LOTW later

I will be as active as possible,bear in mind this is an holiday style operation.

Best 73″

Wilko PA3BWK

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V633KS & V633ZH – Chuuk, F.S.M

Susumu, JA6REX and Toshiya, JH6ZHZ will be active from Chuuk (Truk) Islands, Micronesia as V633KS & V633ZH between September 19-25, 2016. QRV on 80-6m, CW/SSB/RTTY. QTH: Blue Lagoon Resort Hotel. Website
http://dx-world.net/

National Parks On The Air.

CE0Y/LU9VEA Easter Island SA-001

Alejandro LU9VEA announcement:

“Operation from Eastern Island 

RIG Kenwood TS480SAT PA 500W

Verticales”

source: QRZ.com

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A5A – Bhutan

http://www.dxcoffee.com

A5A will be activated again between 8th to 17th September 2016.

Zorro, JH1AJT will travel to Bhutan with Champ, E21EIC and Franz, DJ9ZB next month.
Main purpose of this trip is to support the launch of Paralympic Committee in Bhutan
with Bhutan Olympic Committee (BOC).

Activity will be on 80 – 10m bands CW, SSB and RTTY, by two (TS-590 + 1.3K-FA) stations,
using a tri-band beam (20/15/10m) and wire verticals for other bands.

QSL to JH1AJT; PO Box 8, Oiso, Naka-gun, KANAGAWA 259-0111, Japan
OQRS will be available at ClubLog after his return to Japan.

73,
FGC Radio Team
Jay – JA1TRC

http://dx-world.net/

DXs entre Parques Nacionales y otros Radioaficionados.

https://www.facebook.com/hamradiooutdoors/

T31T - Cantón Island

Polish operators 3Z9DX, SP3DOI and SP7VC (from REBEL DX GROUP) are soon going to visit Kanton Island in Central Kiribati. They are going for a 1 month trip to do radio activity and volunteer any help to the local community, including Radio Emergency Communication System. The residents don’t have any type of communication with the rest of the world at this moment, and in case of any disaster or health problems, they can only count on themselves.

The team would like to make aware this is not a $100,000 trip as it does not need to be! They are not begging for any donation up front as travelling around the Pacific is not that expensive, contrary to what many teams suggest. Their budget is ”packet-budget” and is enough to do activations from very rare places.

For future reference, if you think that people in other remote parts of the world can use their help and expertise then let them know.
http://dx-world.net

R23RRC Ptichiy Island AS-091

23th Anniversary of the “Russian Robinson Club”

Vasily R7AL and Vladimir RK8A will make an effort to activate

Ptichiy island, AS-091. Approximate QRV dates are: 25-28 of August, 2016.

QSL via ClubLog OQRS.

http://www.dxcoffee.com/

The K7RA Solar Update

08/19/2016

Conditions turned a little more favorable since last week’s bulletin with both solar flux and sunspot numbers up, and geomagnetic indices substantially lower.

Average daily sunspot numbers for the August 11-17 period were 73.9, compared to 52 for the previous seven days. Average daily solar flux went from 87.9 to 89.2. Average daily planetary A index dropped from 14.6 to 6.9, and average mid-latitude A index went from 13.7 to 7.4.

Predicted solar flux for the near term is 85 on August 19, 80 on August 20, 75 on August 21-22, 85 on August 23-24, 90 on August 25-26, 75 on August 27 through September 1, 80 and 85 on September 2-3, and 90 on September 4-14. Solar flux then pulls back to 75 on September 18-28, then recovers to 90 in the first days of October.

Predicted planetary A index is 10, 14, 8 and 6 on August 19-22, 5 on August 23-24, 12 on August 25, 8 on August 26, 5 on August 27-28, then 15, 25 and 18 on August 29-31, 15 on September 1-2, 12 on September 3-4, and 15 on September 5-6.

The predicted planetary A index is 25 on September 26, indicating high geomagnetic activity.

We have a geomagnetic forecast from F.K. Janda, OK1HH.

The geomagnetic field will be,
Quiet on August 22, 27-28, September 10-12
Mostly quiet on August 19, 23, 26, September 9
Quiet to unsettled on August 20, September 1, 13
Quiet to active on August 21, 24-25, 31, September 2-8, 14
Active to disturbed on August 29-30

Increases of solar wind from coronal holes are expected on August (24-25, 29,) 30-31, September 1, (2-5)

Remark: Parenthesis means lower probability of activity enhancement.


Thanks to David Moore for sending this article about the Van Allen belt:http://bit.ly/2bCqHXb

http://www.arrl.org/news/view/the-k7ra-solar-update-439?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed

JD1YBV Ogasawara Japan

QTH: Chichijima, Ogasawara (Bonin) Islands

JARD OGASAWARA HAM CLUB

The Japan Amateur Radio Development Association (JARD) was established in 1991, and to celebrate its Silver Jubilee, look for JD1YBV from Chichijima Island (AS-031) between August 23-28, 2016. Activity will be on 40-6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY.

QSL: via the Bureau or SASE to JA1HQG(see QRZ.com)

https://www.qrz.com/lookup

St. Paul Island Dxpedition ( CY9C )

St. Paul Island Dxpedition ( CY9C ) -- Aug 18 - 29, 2016.

Please visit our website for more information on the expedition, and our Facebook page for live updates during the event. 

You can check out what's going on at the Atlantic Cove Site by following @VA3QR's Twitter Feed, and the North East Point by following @WW2DX's Twitter Feed.

QSL information can be found here, and you can check below, or on ClubLog, to confirm your QSO's. Questions can be e-mailed directly to Randy, N0TG. 

QSL: ClubLog, Direct, LoTW - Bureau via ClubLog *only*

http://www.qrz.com/db/CY9C

Aves Island (YX0V)

Official web http://yx0v.com 

Do you like Dx?

After Dx, the courtesy is to confirm the contact!
The web helps you with that job!
Good Dx!
https://lotw.arrl.org/cgi-bin/lotw_page_auth/default
https://secure.clublog.org/loginform.php
http://www.hrdlog.net/
https://www.eqsl.cc/qslcard/Index.cfm
http://www.qrz.com/
http://www.log4om.com/

DX News from the ARRL

19 August, 2016

This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by CO7WT, QRZ DX, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, The Daily DX, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all.

ALGERIA, 7X. Members of the Amateurs Radio Algerians Club are QRV as 7V9A from Plane Island, IOTA AF-094, until August 20. QSL via operators' instructions.

WEST MALAYSIA, 9M2. Members of the Melaka DX Club are QRV as 9M2MI from Pulau Undan Island, IOTA AS-097, and from Lighthouse ILLW MY0017, until August 22. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL direct to 9M2YOT.

CUBA, CO. A group of operators will be QRV as T47LH from Sabinal Key, IOTA NA-015, from the Colon Lighthouse, ILLW CU0007, during the International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend. Activity will be on 160 to 10 meters, including 60 and 2 meters, using CW, SSB and various digital modes. QSL via EA7FTR.

URUGUAY, CX. A group of operators are QRV as CV5ER from Flores Island, IOTA SA-030, and from the Lighthouse Faro de la Isla de Flores, ILLW UY0009, during the International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend. QSL via operators' instructions.

ST. PAUL ISLAND, CY9. A group of operators are QRV as CY9C until August 29. Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY with two stations. QSL direct to WA4DAN.

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, DA. Look for DL0MFK/LH to be QRV from Usedom Island, IOTA EU-129, and from the Lighthouse Karnin, ILLW DE0013, during the International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend. QSL via bureau.

BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA, E7. Special event station E717MFF will be QRV from Siroki Brijeg from August 23 to 28 during the 17th Mediterranean Film Festival. QSL via E73Y.

CANARY ISLANDS, EA8. Members of the Grupo DX Gran Canaria will be QRV as AO8LH from the Punta del Castillete Lighthouse during the International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend. QSL via EA8AKN.

WALES, GW. Members of the Llanelli Amateur Radio Society will be QRV from the Burry Port Harbour Lighthouse, ILLW UK0044, during the International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend. Activity will be on the HF bands using CW, SSB and PSK31. QSL via 2W0DSP.

PANAMA, HP. Members of the Radio Club of Panama will be QRV as 3E1L from the Miraflores Lighthouse at the Miraflores Locks, Panama Canal Pacific Entrance during the International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend. QSL direct to HP1RCP.

OGASAWARA, JD1. Members of the Japan Amateur Radio Development Association will be QRV with special call JD1YBV from Chichijima Island, IOTA AS-031, from August 23 to 28 to commemorate the Association's Silver Jubilee. Activity will be on 40 to 6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via bureau.

POLAND, SP. Look for SN19LH to be QRV from the Lighthouse Ustka, ILLW PL0017, during the International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend. QSL via SP5EZJ.

PALAU, T8. Lance, W7GJ is QRV as T8GJ until August 25. Activity is on 6 meters using EME. QSL direct to home call.

TURKEY, TA. Members of the TC Special Wireless Activity Team will be QRV with special call sign TC1LHW from the Terkos Karaburun Lighthouse, ILLW TR0002, during the International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend. Activity will be on various HF bands. QSL via operators' instructions.

BELIZE, V3. Victor, WB0TEV is QRV as V31VP until August 23. This includes entries in the SARTG RTTY Contest and the North American SSB QSO Party. QSL to home call.

CANADA, VE. Rick, VE9LEP will be QRV from the Long Eddy Point Lighthouse at the northern tip of Grand Manan Island, IOTA NA-014, in the Bay of Fundy during the International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend. QSL via operator's instructions.

AUSTRALIA, VK. A group of operators will be QRV as VK5CWL from Kangaroo Island, IOTA OC-139, and from the Cape Willoughby Lighthouse, ILLW AU-0095, during the International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend. QSL via VK5PAS.

INDIA, VU. A group of operators will be QRV as AT2L from the Uttan Point Lighthouse, ILLW IN0005, during the International Lightship/Lightship Weekend. Activity will be on 40, 20, 17 and 15 meters using SSB and various digital modes. QSL via VU2KWJ.

VANUATU, YJ. Tom, KC0W will be QRV as YJ0COW from August 21 to September 21. Activity will be on the HF bands using only CW. QSL direct to home call.

SOUTH AFRICA, ZS. A group of operators will be QRV as ZS9V from Robben Island, IOTA AF-064, during the International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend. Activity will be with two stations.
QSL direct to M0OXO.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO

ARRL RTTY Rookie Roundup, ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest, International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend, North American SSB QSO Party, QRP 20-Meter CW Fox Hunt, NCCC RTTY Sprint, NCCC CW Sprint, SARTG World Wide RTTY Contest, Russian District Award Contest, Himalayan Contest, Feld Hell Sprint, CVA DX CW Contest and the SARL HF Digital Contest will certainly keep contesters busy this upcoming weekend.

The Run for the Bacon QRP CW Contest is scheduled for August 22.
The CWops Mini-CWT CW Test, Phone Fray and SKCC CW Sprint are all scheduled for August 24.

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 August QST, page 83 and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for details

http://www.southgatearc.org/dxnews/index.htm#.V7b2HFThDct

Tony's 10m Band Report

Not a particularly good week, with the weekend dominating proceedings as usual.

Lots of Olympic Games calls about R31RIO, ZV2016RIO and quite a few YB71RIs celebrating the 71st Independence Day Of The Republic Of Indonesia.

Then on Sunday up popped the unusual call of P33W from Cyprus.

Contests: Information from WA7BMN

Upcoming activity (though not guaranteed to be on 10m). Information from NG3K, DXwatch.com and 425DXnews

Sun: Not one of the five sunspots has the type of unstable magnetic field that poses a threat for strong flares. Stoke managed a creditable draw away at Middlesbrough. Next match is against Man City at Stoke. A really tough game, for them! Our home stadium is now called the Bet365 Stadium, lovely, not. England crashed out of the 4th Test against Pakistan in four days at the Oval. I had a ticket for the 5th day. So instead I went to Lord’s to watch Middlesex thump Durham and stay top of the first division.

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Page last updated on: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 448 IOTA News from the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club 18 August, 2016 Island activities: IOTA-QRGs CW: 28040 24920 21040 18098 14040 10114 7030 3530 kHz SSB: 28560 28460 24950 21260 18128 14260 7055 3760 kHz AF-004; EA8, Canary Islands: Mauro/IV3HAX is currently active from Fuerteventura until the 27th as EA8/IV3HAX on HF (CW, RTTY). QSL via LoTW, OQRS. AF-064; ZS, Western Cape Province South West group: Jan/ZS1VDV, Paul/ZS1V, Bani/ZS1BM, and Bruce/ZS1FX activate Robben Island on Aug. 19 to 21 with the call ZS9V. QSL via M0OXO, ClubLog OQRS. AF-094; 7X, Mediterranean Sea Coast West group: Operators from the Amateurs Radio Algeriens Club are going to put Plane Island (WW Loc. IM95ns) on the air from the 17th to 20th as 7V9A. For QSL information see qrz.com. AS-097; 9M2, Melaka/ Johor State West group: The Melaka DX Club works from Undan Island (ILLW MY0017, WLOTA 3792, ARLHS WMA-013) between Aug. 19 and 22 as 9M2MI. QRV on 80-10m (CW, SSB, RTTY). QSL via 9M2YOT (d). EU-008; GM/MM, Inner Hebrides: Lutz/DL5KUA and Stefan/DJ7AO are going to spend the ILLW weekend (Aug. 21/22) on Islay and activate the LH Carraig Fhada (ARLHS SCO-043, ILLW UK0203, WAB NR33, WW Loc. IO65vo) together with Gav/M1BXF. QRV on 80-10m on SSB and CW with two rigs. QSL via DL5KUA (d/B). EU-121; EI/EJ, Irish Coastal Islands: A team fielded by the Lagan Valley Amateur Radio Society (GI4GTY) will be active from the LH Arranmore (ILLW IE0017) as EJ0L from the 18th to 22nd. QRV on 80, 40, 20, and 15m (SSB, CW, maybe RTTY). QSL via MI0BPB (d). NA-029; VY2, Prince Edward Island: VY2PLH, operated by VE9BGC, VY2HF, KD1LU, VY2IX, and VY2GF, will be active from the lighthouses Wood Islands (ARLHS CAN-535), Wood Islands Harbour Front Range Light (ARLHS CAN-536), and Wood Islands Harbour Rear Range Light (ARLHS CAN-537). They are all located on Wood Island with the ILLW reference CA-0051. QSL via VY2GF (d). NA-038; VE2, Quebec Province (La Madeleine Islands) group: Normand/VE2DVG operates from La Madelaine Island between Aug. 21 and Sept. 2. QSL via homecall (d). OC-233; VK7, Tasmania's Coastal Islands: Tony/VK3VTH plans to activate the following VKFF-areas on King Island as VK3VTH/7 between the 18th and 22nd:  Aug. 18: Cape Wickham State Reserve (VKFF-1134)  Aug. 19: Lavinia State Reserve (VKFF-1142)  Aug. 20: ILLW: Currie Lighthouse (AU-0016)  Aug. 21: ILLW: Currie Lighthouse (AU-0016)  Aug. 22: Seal Rocks State Reserve (VKFF-1148)  QRV usually from 0430z onwards on 40 and then 20m (SSB). QSL via VK3VTH (d/B), eQSL. SA-030; CX, San Jose/ Montevideo/ Canelones Department group: Ops LU3HKA/Hector, LU7HA/Norberto, LU7HBL/ Roberto, LU7FCL/Geronimo, LU7YG/Gustavo, LU2HNP/Juan, LU2HLC/Carlos, and LU5HA/Marcos activate the LH Faro de la Isla de Flores" (ILLW UY0009, WW Loc. GF25ab) between Aug. 18 and 21 with the call CV5ER. For QSL information see qrz.com. http://grupo-expedicionario-eco-radio.blogspot.de/ Compiled by Andreas, DK5ONDeutscher Amateur Radio Club e-mail: iota@dxhf.darc.de RSGB IOTA website Check-out the latest IOTA News bulletin from OPDX http://www.southgatearc.org/iota/darc/index.htm#.V7W1bFThDct

The FREE DX-World Weekly Bulletin #161

August 18, 2016

Here’s the latest FREE DX-World Weekly Bulletin brought to you Bjorn, ON9CFG. A must read for the real DXer! Click here to download.

http://www.dx-world.net/the-free-dx-world-weekly-bulletin-161/

Jose EA8CNR informs DxCoffee readers:

“On 20 and 21 August, the Grupo DX Gran Canaria (Canary Islands) will be, as every year, on International Lighthouse Weekend, under the callsign AO8LH from Punta del Castillete Lighthouse on all HF bands (CW, SSB and RTTY).

The Punta del Castillete lighthouse  It is located on cliffs above the resort and fishing harbour of Puerto de Mogán, in the municipality of Mogán.”

References: 

DXCC: Canary Islands (EA8)

CALL: AO8LH

NAME: Punta del Castillete Lighthouse

ARLHS CAI-006

WLOTA  0969

FEA D-2814.3

IOTA AF-004

DIE S-005

WWFF EAFF-0078

Locator: IL28CT

QSL VIA EA8AKN

 http://www.dxcoffee.com/eng/2016/ao8lh-canary-island-af-004/

Bhutan DXpedition

Look for A52ARJ (JH3ARJ), A52LSS (JH3LSS), A52EQW (JH7EQW) and A52AEF(JH3AEF) to be active from Bhutan between August 22-27, 2016. QRV on 80-10m, CW/SSB. QSL via H/cs.
http://www.dx-world.net/bhutan-dxpedition/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

A52A Bhutan DXpedition

James Brooks, 9V1YC's Videos on Vimeo.com

Tucked away, far up in the Eastern Himalayas is the tiny Kingdom of Bhutan - one of the most isolated and unknown nations on Earth - and one of the most wanted DXCC entities of all time. This film goes behind the scenes at the 2000 A52A DXpedition to Bhutan, with some of the best operators ever assembled.

Video...  https://vimeo.com/121328107

MS0UKI Treshnish Isles EU-108

Col MM0NDX informs DxCoffee readers:

“The MS0UKI Team (EI5GM, EI6FR, EI9FBB, G0VJG, MM0LID & MM0NDX) are delighted to announce their upcoming adventure to Lunga island, the largest of the Treshnish Isles EU-108.

They are also pleased to announce that all necessary permission to overnight has been granted, so from September 3rd – 6th 2016, the team will remain on the island subject to weather / sea conditions. They will have four stations QRV on 40m through 6m. More info on their website.

Note: With the activation of EU-085 earlier this year, and according to Annex H part 2 of the 2016 IOTA Directory, the Treshnish Isles EU-108 is now the second most wanted [activated] island group in Europe behind Rockall EU-189.”

 http://www.dxcoffee.com/eng/2016/ms0uki-treshnish-isles-eu-108/