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31 March 2007 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 830
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**** DX INFORMATION ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
5Z - Alessandro, IK4ALM will be active as 5Z4/IK4ALM from Kenya between
30 March and 10 April. He plans to operate holiday style with 100
watts and a ground plane on SSB. QSL via home call.
6W - Pete, SM5GMZ will be active from Senegal on 2-12 April. He will be
active on all bands and modes, with an emphasis on 80 and 160
metres. [TNX The Daily DX]
F - Jean-Marc, F5SGI will be active as F5SGI/p from Groix Island
(EU-048) on 7-13 April. He will operate mostly CW on 80-10 metres.
QSL via bureau. [TNX F5SGI]
G - John, M0XIG and John, G4POF will operate special event station
GB2BST on 6-9 April from Bramshaw, to mark the 200th anniversary
since the optical telegraph first operated at this site. The
Bramshaw Shutter Telegraph was one of a number that operated as a
communication link for the Admiralty between London and Plymouth.
QSL via M0XIG, direct or bureau.
I - Matteo, IZ3HER will operate as IZ3HER/p from Sant'Ariano Island
(EU-131, IIA VE-039) on 31 March. Expect activity on 20 and 40
metres between 8 and 14 UTC. QSL via IK3GES. [TNX IZ3HER]
I - Special event station IU8SF will be aired at different times
beteween 2 April and 14 May for the 500th anniversary of the death
of Saint Francis of Paola, the patron saint of boatmen, mariners and
naval officers. QSL via IK8WEJ. Information on the relevant award
can be found at http://www.qrz.com/callsign/iu8sf
I - Representing coast radio station Genova Radio (callsign ICB), INORC
members I1ZB, IK1QBT, I1NVU, IZ1GAR, IK1AUS, and IK1FXX will be
active as II1ICB on 14-15 April for the Radio Maritime Day (see
"Good To Know" below). QSL via bureau to IK1QBT. [TNX IK1QBT]
JA - Look for 7L3ATQ/1 to be active on the HF bands and 6 metres from
Hachijo Island (AS-043, JIIA AS-043-003) on 31 March and 1 April.
QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX JI6KVR]
JA - Special event station 8N3IAAF will be active from 1 April to 9
September to celebrate the 11th IAAF World Championships in
Athletics that will be held in Osaka from 25 August through 2
September (http://www.osaka2007.jp/index_e.html). QSL via bureau.
[TNX VA3RJ]
KH8_si - Latest reports indicated that the N8S DXpedition to Swains Islands
will begin on 3 April, one day earlier than previously announced.
The current roster includes seventeen operators: Hranislav Milosevic
(YT1AD, Team Leader), David Collingham (K3LP, Co-Leader), Krassimir
D Petkov (K1LZ), Doug Faunt (N6TQS), Eugene Kuleshov (RK3AD), Igor
Booklan (RA3AUU), Vangelis Gekas (SV2BFN), Alan Eshleman (K6SRZ),
Maden Bogdanov (YU7NU), Stevan Stepanov (YZ7AA), Velimir Djeric
(YZ1BX), Roman Tkacenko (UR0MC), Aleksej Romanov (UA4HOX), Viktor
Vasiljenko (RU4SU), Miki Markovic (YU1AU), Chuck Chadraawal (JT1CO)
and Mome Dimovki (Z32ZM). Announced frequencies are:
BAND CW SSB RTTY SSTV PSK31
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160m 1825 1835 1835 - 1835
80m 3505 3795 3582 3723 3582
40m 7005 7082 7035 7035 7035
30m 10105 - 10145 - 10145
20m 14020 14200, 14081 14230 14081
14265
17m 18075 18150 18100 - 18100
15m 21020 21295 21081 21230 21081
12m 24895 24950 24920 - 24920
10m 28020 28495 28081 28680 28081
They will also operate on 60 metres (5403.5 kHz), 2 metres EME and
6 metres EME with WSJT65 A, B, C (50.375 MHz and 144.375 MHz).
The pilot stations will be Toma/YU1AB (Europe), Lee/KH6BZF (Americas
and Pacific) and Antic/YU1AA (Serbia and Eastern Europe). QSL via
YT1AD. The website for the expedition is at
http://www.yt1ad.info/n8s/index.html
LU - The Radio Club Ushuaia (LU8XW) will be active as AY7X from Isla
Redonda (SA-049) from 22 UTC on 30 March until 12 UTC on 2 April.
They plan to operate on 10, 15, 20, 40 and 80 metres as follows:
CW 28040 21040 14040 7030 3530
SSB 28490 21260 14260 7045 3765-3670
PSK 28120 21070 14070 7040 3620
RTTY 28080 21080 14080 7040 3620
QSL via WD9EWK, direct (Patrick Stoddard, 4031 E. Aster Drive,
Phoenix, AZ 85032-7417, USA) or bureau. Argentine stations can send
an SASE with an 0.75 peso stamp to the following address: Radio Club
Ushuaia, Polideportivo Municipal, Pasaje Jorge Vrsalovic S/N, 9410
Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego. [TNX WD9EWK]
OK - Special event station OL32OLP will be aired by former radio officers
OK1DNJ, OK1DX, OK1FCA and OK1FCJ on 1-30 April. It will represent
former HF coast radio station Praharadio (callsign OLP), which
operated from 1975 until 2000. QSL via OK1DRQ, direct or bureau.
[TNX OK1FCJ]
ON - Special event call ON50EU will be aired until 31 December to
celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome (signed on 25
March 1957 by France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands
and Luxembourg, it established the European Community). QSL via
bureau or direct to ON7YX. [TNX ON7YX]
TA - John, DJ6JH will operate holiday style from Turkey on 7-13 April.
Expect him to be active as TA4/DJ6JH mainly on 10-20 metres RTTY and
PSK31. QSL via home call. [TNX NG3K]
TI - TI1DX will be aired from Cerro de la Muerte (Costa Rica's highest
mountain, 3,000 metres a.s.l.) on 2-7 April. Expect activity on 80-6
metres. QSL via TI8AA. [TNX The Daily DX]
V3 - Glen, W5IF is currently active as V31IF from Belize until 4 April.
He operates on 160-10 metres SSB, CW and RTTY. QSL via W5IF. [TNX
NG3K]
V6 - IT9YRE (V63RE), I1SNW (V63NW) and K9AJ (V63J) have finalized their
plans as follows (local times):
1 April depart Yap (OC-012) around 17.00
2 April arrive Ngulu (OC-180), land after sunrise
3 April depart OC-180 around 13.00
4 April arrive Sorol (OC-277) around 13.30
7 April depart OC-277 around 17.00
8 April arrive Yap around 14.30
11 April charter flight to Woleai (OC-132)
14 April charter flight back to Yap
Expect activity from OC-180 between the late UTC evening on 1 April
through 2 April, and from OC-227 between the early morning hours
(UTC) on 4 April and the early morning hours (UTC) on the 7th. QSL
via home calls.
V6 - Kei, JK1QLR operated as P29KN from Loloata (OC-240) in the past few
days. His next activity will be on 20-22 April, when he will be
signing V63LR from Ulithi Atoll (OC-078); after 23 April he will be
active from Yap Island (OC-012), Micronesia. QSL via JK1QLR.
YU - Special event callsign YU07HST will be aired from Serbia through the
end of the year for the 7th IARU World Championship in High Speed
Telegraphy (HST) that will be held in Belgrade on 19-23 September
(http://www.hst2007.org/). QSL via YU1FJK. [TNX VA3RJ]
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**** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
DX MEETING ---> The fourth DX Meeting organized by the west Ligurian ARI
Radio Clubs, will take place in Imperia (north west Italy) on 19 May.
Further information at http://www.arimperia.net [TNX IK1QBT]
DXCC NEWS ---> Effective immediately, the 10-year rule has been dropped and
DXCC card checkers have been authorized to check cards for current entities
only, dating back to 15 November 1945. Card checkers still are not allowed to
verify cards for 160-metre contacts, nor cards confirming contacts with
deleted entities. In addition, DXCC card checkers now may check applications
for Worked All States Award (WAS) and VHF/UHF Century Club Award (VUCC), if
they agree to do so. For more information, please contact DXCC Manager Bill
Moore, NC1L (dxcc@arrl.org).
RADIO MARITIME DAY ---> On 14-15 April (from 12 UTC to 12 UTC) merchant
marine radio officers from several countries will be active on the HF bands
(160, 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres CW) to meet amateur radio operators for
the Radio Maritime Day special event. Further information can be found at
http://www.radiomaritimeday.org
QSL A62ER ---> The QSL route for contacts made on 17-18 March is via UY5ZZ
(who was the operator), direct (Vladimir Latyshenko, P.O. Box 4850,
Zaporozhye, 69118, Ukraine) or bureau. [TNX UY5ZZ]
QSL PZ5A ---> Please note that the QSL route for contacts made on 25-26
October 2003 (CQ WW SSB Contest) is still via W5UE. The QSL route for QSOs
made on 23-25 March 2007 is via PZ5RA (direct only).
QSL YW0DX ---> Corrado, IT9DAA reports that all of the direct requests
received through 24 March (about 1,800) have been processed and mailed,
provided that they conformed to IT9DAA's QSlling rules at qrz.com [TNX
IT9DAA]
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
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CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER
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2U0WMG/M 2E0WMG CN8PA EA7FTR P29KN JK1QLR
3D2UU RA3AUU CO2JD AD4Z P33W RA3AUU
3DA0EI EI7CC CO3VK IZ8EBI P40W N2MM
3DA0WW ZS6DXB CO8ZZ DK1WI P49Y AE6Y
3W9HRN DL1HRN CS6STR CT1ARR PA50EU PD0NTB
3W9R OK1JN CT3AS DJ8FW PJ2T N9AG
3XD2Z RW3AZ CT6A CT1ILT PS5S PP5MQ
3XM6JR UA6JR D69XC UA9XC PT7AG PT7WA
4D9RG DU9RG DA0UBOOT DK9OS PZ5A PZ5RA
4E1P bureau DL40RRDXA DL1YFF R1ANF RK1PWA
4L2M EA7FTR DP4K DK3DM R1FJM RX3MM
4L2M UA9LP (a) DU9/N0NM W4DR R1FJT UA4RC
4L2M UT7QF (b) ED8BTM EA8BTM R80PK UA3PM
4L4WW EA7FTR ED8D EA8BHD RC4Q UA4RC
4O3B OH2BH EF8A EA8AUW RG9A UA9XC
5B4/K3UY RA3AUU EI75IRTS EI6HB RI1NU RN1NU
5B4AHS RA3AUU EK0B SP9ERV RL3A W3HNK
5C5Z W7ZR EK8SK SP9ERV RM0A RX3RC
5C8A EA5XX EK8WA SP9ERV RM3F UA3DPX
5D5A I2WIJ ER0FEO UU0JM RT8T RV3ACA
5H/7Q7RS IT9YVO ES5Q ES5RY SG60RK bureau
5H3XC UA9XC EX9A DF8WS SJ2W SM2HWG
5I3A UA9XC EY8CQ DJ1MM SN3X SP3SLA
5P1AA LX1NO EY8MM K1BV SO5O SP5KVW
5P1B OZ0SW FK/FO5RK FO5RK SO5UM RA3AUM
5P1DX OZ6B FM1HN K3PD SU9GD DJ2AVB
5P1M OZ2MA FM5FJ KU9C SX5P SV5FRD
5P5V OZ4VV FP5BZ F5TJP T97M K2PF
5P5Z OZ0KP G5O G3VOU TA2K TA2RC
5P6PI OZ6PI H44MK K1ER TC3D TA3D
5P7F OZ7FOC H44MS DL2GAC TF3ZA KT6YL
5Q0PI OZ6PI HG0R HA0NAR TL8CK F6EWM
5Q2A OZ2A HH2FJM F5RPB TM5CI F5UBH
5R8GZ G3SWH HH4/K4QD K4QD TM6M F6KHM
5W1VE DL9HCU HI3C ON4IQ TO5A F5VHJ
5Z4/9A3A 9A2AA HI3HN OE7NHT TP2CE F5LGF
6F75A EA5KB HI3T ON4IQ UA6GP RZ6HAZ
6H1J XE1J HP3DX W4WX UA9ZZ EA5OL
6H1L WA3HUP HP3XBH W4WX UK8AKK EA5KB
6H1TD XE1TD HR9BFS N6FF UK8FF W3HNK
6I2EX XE2EX HV0A IK0FVC UK8GK RW6HS
6I2HUM XE2HUM HZ1AN DJ9ZB UN7AB DL8KAC
6I2MX K6VNX HZ1FS EA7FTR UN7MMM EA7FTR
6I2YW XE2YW HZ1IK DK7YY UP4L UN7LZ
6V7E RW3TN IA0IPY I0YKN UP9L RW6HS
6W/RW3TN/P RW3TN IA6IPY IZ6GSQ UU7J UU0JM
7Z1HL DJ9ZB IA8IPY IK8WEJ UZ4E UR4EYN
7Z1UG DG1XG IC8R IC8OZM V25OP W9OP
8P1A NN1N II0IDP IS0SDX V25WY W4OWY
8P2K KU9C II0IGU IK0JFS V31IF W5IF
8Q7WB JM1WBB II1ICS I1SAF V31RG K4VU
9A60K 9A7K II7ICT IZ7EDQ V44KJ WB2TSL
9A60Z 9A2DM II9ICF IT9MRM V63J K9AJ
9A7T 9A2EU II9IGJ IT9MRM V73KN JK1QLR
9A950JB 9A3JB IP7IPY IZ7AUH V73RY N7RO
9G1RU HB9STZ IP8IPY I8QJU VK6AA DL8YR
9H3GM DK1BT IR6T IK6VXO VK8NSB VK6NE
9J2BO G3TEV IS0/WH0Q IN3ZNR VP57V W5CW
9J2CA G3SWH J28JA F5JFU VR2C VR2NN
9M2CNC G4ZFE J37T VE3EBN WH2D K3UOC
9M6AAC DL2QT (c) J5BI F6BUM WK3D/AH0 JF2MBF
9Q1D SM5BFJ J75RZ W2RZS WP3C W3HNK
9Q1EK SM5DQC KH6CW K7GQ XR6T CE6TC
A52AM JA0JHA KL7J N3SL XT2SE IK3GES
AH0/WK3D JF2MBF KL7OX K8GG XU7ACD K3SP
AI4VU JT1CO LA3C LA9DFA YN4SU TI4SU
AN8A EA8AH LN3Z LA9VDA YQ9W YO9WF
AO1O EA1EA LS1D LW9EOC YT60W YU7BCD
AO3A EA3URB LT1F AC7DX YU60BCD YU7BCD
AO4R EA4TD LX7I LX2A YU7W YU7BPQ
AO7R EB7AEY LX8M LX1ER YZ2A YZ1AU
AY7X WD9EWK LY7A LY2ZO Z32ID DJ0LZ
BD7YK BA4CH LZ9R LZ3YY ZA1E I2MQP
C4M W3HNK NP3U WP4U ZF2AH W6VNR
C52T G0TSM OH0B OH2BH ZF2LC W2SM
CM6CAC EA5KB OH0R OH2PM ZL1GO/8 ZL1AMO
CN2DP CT1CDP OH4A OH6LI ZM8CW ZL1AMO
CN2NI CT2HNI OL2T OK2TC ZP0R W3HNK
CN2QA F5IQA OL8M OK1DRQ ZS9X K3PD
CN2R W7EJ ON50EU ON7YX ZY100S PY5CA
CN2ZR W7ZR ON60TWS/A ON5UR ZY5100SCOUT PY5CA
CN5W EA7FTR OR1Z ON6IX ZY7C PT7WA
(a) Russian stations (b) Ukrainian stations (c) 22-30 March 2007
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
4J15TX P.O. Box, Baku AZ-1000, Azerbaijan
7Z1CQ Abdulhafiz Kashkari, P.O. Box 138763, Jeddah 21323, Saudi Arabia
9J2QQV Ryuji Shishito, c/o JICA-ZI Project, P.O. Box 910062, Mongu, Zambia
D44AC Carlos Pulu, P.O. Box 398, Mindelo, Cape Verde
EY3M ATCC Contest Club, P.O. Box 203, Glavpochtamt, 734025, Dushanbe,
Tajikistan
PP5MQ Mario Marquardt, P.O. Box 212, 89201-972 Joinville - SC, Brazil
PY5CA Nelson Otavio Maia, P.O. Box 1, Curitiba 80011-970, Brazil
PZ5RA Ramon Kaersenhout, P.O. Box 4048, Paramaribo, Surinam
RW3AH Andrei Fyodorov, Attemsgasse 7, D-03, A-1220 Vienna, Austria
ZS6DXB Rhynhardt Louw, P.O. Box 10148, Edleen, 1619, Gauteng, South Africa
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