425 DX News issue #1065
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No 1065
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**** DX INFORMATION ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
5N - Bodo, DF8DX (ex DL3OCH) will be active as 5N7Q from Abuja, Nigeria
on 3-15 October. He will be QRV with 100 watts on 80-10 metres CW
and SSB. QSL via home call, direct or bureau, and LoTW.
5V - Arnaud, F4FOO will be active as 5V7MA from Togo between 19
December and 4 January. He will operate SSB on 20-10 metres during
his spare time. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX F4FOO]
6O - Michael, PA5M is likely to be active in his spare time as 6O0M
from Somalia on 2-4 October. QSL via PA7FM. [TNX The Daily DX]
8Q - Oku, JK1KSB will be active as 8Q7SO from Mirihi Island, Maldives
(AS-013) from 28 October to 3 November. He will operate holiday
style on 80-10 metres CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31. QSL via home call,
direct or bureau. [TNX JK1KSB]
9M2 - Andrea, IZ1MHY expects to be active holiday style as 9M2/IZ1MHY
from Redang Island (AS-073) until 9 October. He plans to operate
holiday style on 10, 15 and 20 metres SSB. QSL via home call and
LoTW. [TNX Mediterraneo DX Club]
9M2 - Rich, PA0RRS will be active again as 9M2MRS from Penang Island
(AS-015) between 31 December and 13 February 2012. This time he
will operate exclusively CW, PSK and RTTY. QSL via home call,
direct or bureau, as well as LoTW and eQSL. [TNX PA0RRS]
C6 - Rich, N0HJZ will be active as C6ARW from Grand Bahama (NA-080) on
27-31 October, including a SOAB Low Power entry in the CQ WW SSB
Contest. Outside the contest he will operate CW and SSB on 10-160
metres (but not on 30, 17 or 12m). QSL via home call (direct) and
LoTW. [TNX N0HJZ]
CY0 - Al, VE1AWW will be back to Sable Island starting on 5 October
through the end of the year. He will be active as CY0/VE1AWW in
his spare time. QSL via home call. [TNX QRZ-DX]
GM - The MM0RAI team met with "a huge storm with heavy seas" on 28
September and sailed back to St Kilda. After studying the swell
and wind charts, they came to the conclusion that Saturday morning
looks favourable to a second attempt at reaching and climbing
Rockall. They expect to leave St Kilda on 30 September in their
late morning; the voyage takes about 14 hours. The plan is to
operate from the rock during their daylight hours only on 1
October. Check www.rockall.be for updates
HB9 - Celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Radio Museum of Monte
Ceneri, the Insubria Radio Team will be active as HB9IRC on 1
October (8-20 UTC) and 2 October (6-13 UTC). They will operate CW,
SSB and digital modes on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres. QSL via
HB9OCR, bureau preferred. [TNX IZ2LSC]
HK0_sa - Daniel, DL5YWM will be active as HK0/DL5YWM from San Andres Island
(NA-033) on 5-13 October. He will operate SSB and CW on 40-6
metres. A side trip to Providencia (NA-049) is being considered.
QSL via DL5YWM. [TNX DL5YWM]
HL - A large team of operators will be active as HL0V from Anmyon
Island (AS-080) on 1-3 October. They will operate CW, SSB and RTTY
on 160-10 metres, plus 6 and 2m. QSL via HL2UVH.
I - Once again special callsign IR3MD will be in use by ARI Rovereto
between 30 October and 30 November. The prefix stands for Maria
Dolens, the mighty bell casted after World War I to commemorate
the fallen in all wars. QSL via IZ2GOT, Information on the
relevant award can be found at qrz.com [TNX IN3VHA]
JA - Kan, JE1SCF plans to be active in his spare time as JE1SCF/JR6
from the Yaeyama Islands (AS-024) on 6-8 October. QSL via home
call. [TNX DX World]
KH0 - Look for JF2SKV to be active as NH0S from Saipan, Mariana Islands
(OC-086) on 27-31 October. He will operate CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK,
and will participate in the CQ WW SSB Contest. QSL via JF2SKV.
[TNX NG3K]
PJ2 - Joeke, PA0VDV will be active as PJ2/PA0VDV from Curacao (SA-099)
from 24 November to 13 December. He will operate CW only on 80-10
metres, and will *not* participate in the CQ WW DX CW Contest
(look for him on 30, 17 and 12 metres during that weekend). QSL
via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX PA0VDV]
PJ4 - Wim, ON4CIT (OS1T) will be active as PJ4J from Bonaire (SA-006)
from 27 October to 9 November. He plans to focus on RTTY and SSB
on 30, 17 and 12 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau, plus
LoTW and eQSL. An OQRS will be activated on Club Log. Further
information at www.dxpedition.be/pj4j.html [TNX ON4CIT]
PY - Members of the Teresina DX Group will be active as ZW8TS from the
Sete Cidades National Park on 6, 8 and 9 October. They plan to
operate SSB, CW and RTTY on 160-10 metres. QSL via PS8NF. Further
information and details on the Brazilian National Parks Award can
be found at www.teresinadxgroup.com [TNX The Daily DX]
TK - DJ2MX, DJ4MZ, DK4YJ, DK5TX, DK9TN, DL2MLU and DL6RAI will be
active as TK/homecall (QSL via home calls) from Corsica (EU-014)
on 23-28 November. They will participate in the CQ WW CW Contest
as TK4W (Multi-2). An OQRS for TK4W will be activated at
www.dq4w.de/2011/tk4w; traditional direct cards should be sent to
DJ2MX. [TNX DK9TN]
UR - Special event stations EM15UCRF (UT3UZ), EM15E (UR5EDX), EM15H
(UR7HAJ), EM15I (UT5IM), EM15J (UU0JX), EM15L (UR5LO), EM15M
(UR3MP), EM15PA (US9PA), EM15Q (UR4QX), EM15R (UT5RX), EN15J
(UU5JW), EN15L (UT5LO) and EO15L (UX1LA) will be active on 12-19
October to celebrate the 15 anniversary of the Ukrainian State
Centre of Radio Frequencies (UCRF). QSL via home calls, direct or
bureau. [TNX UT3UZ]
V2 - Bud, AA3B will be active as V26K from Antigua (NA-100) on 24-28
November, including an entry in the CQ WW DX CW Contest. This will
be an all CW operation on the contest HF bands only. QSL via AA3B.
[TNX AA3B]
VE - Special event station VC3ARCI will be active during the entire
month of October to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the QRP
Amateur Radio Club International. QSL via VA3JFF. [TNX VA3RJ]
VE - Look for Heinz, VA7AQ/7 and Frank, VE7DP/7 to be active from
Pender Island (NA-075) starting around 22 UTC on 1 October until
22 UTC on the 3rd. They will be QRV on 17, 20, 30 and 40 metres.
QSL via home calls. [TNX islandchaser.com]
VK0_m - Trevor, VK8TH has been active as VK0TH from Macquarie Island
(AN-005) since 24 September. He runs 100 watts into a 5-band
vertical and a 40m dipole. QSL via JE1LET (direct only). In
addition, Kevin, VK0KEV hopes to more more active in the coming
weeks, before he leaves th island in November. [TNX The Daily DX]
W - Members of the Kennehoochee ARC (W4BTI) will be active as K4L from
St George Island (NA-085) and lighthouse on 5-9 October. They plan
to operate CW, SSB, PSK and RTTY on 160-6 metres. An OQRS will be
activated at the conclusion of the operation (details on qrz.com).
Traditional direct requests should be sent to The Kennehoochee
Amateur Radio Club, P.O. Box 1245, Marietta, GA 30060, USA.
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**** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
SAVE DX LOGS! ---> This appeal comes from Bob Schenck, N2OO: "If anyone
knows of any DX or DXpedition logs and blank cards that are in jeopardy of
being trashed, PLEASE save them! If you are a QSL Manager and can't be
bothered any more, PLEASE contact us! Contact the QSL Managers Society and
we pledge to locate a quality replacement QSL Manager. Just because a
DXpedition log is old does not mean that it is not worthy of being saved!"
Please visit www.qsl.net/qslmanagers or email qslmanagers[@]qsl.net
T32C ---> This is the FSDXA Christmas Island DXpedition Bulletin No.6,
realeased by Don Field (G3XTT) on 30 September.
"This Bulletin is written Friday afternoon Christmas Island time. We have
been busy the past two days erecting antennas for all bands 160 through 10,
as well as setting up stations and the IT network, which interconnects all
logging positions and provides lots of data for helping us plan the
operating schedules once we are under way. Everything has gone well during
set-up, with great co-operation from the staff of the Captain Cook Hotel.
For the record, our advance party (G3NUG, G3USR, DK1II) made around 1800
QSOs on 10 and 20m, using 100 watts (FT-450D) to a small vertical by the
sea, so we are confident that we should be able to make a big impression on
the bands once we are fully operational.
Our plan is to commence operations at midnight local time today here in
Christmas, which is 1000 UTC Friday 30th September [recte: Saturday 1
October, ed.]. We expect to be active on several bands from the start.
We do, however, have only one station per band for the time being, so for
the first few days will probably alternate modes on a (roughly) 24 hour
basis. On the non-WARC bands we expect to start on CW and then, at 1200 UTC
on Saturday, move to SSB and make a serious multi-multi entry in the
Oceania contest (which runs for 24 hours). This should get our SSB
operations off to a great start. We are able to work all comers in the
contest, so we very much want your call, whether you are taking part or
just need a T32 QSO. We will give you a contest report (RS + serial number);
if you are taking part please give us your serial number in return.
OTHER DXPEDITIONS: We are very much aware that there are other expeditions
active at this time, and will take every care to avoid causing any sort of
mutual QRM. This may well mean that we operate on frequencies other than
those that we pre-announced. No doubt we will be spotted on the Cluster
network, in any case.
ONGOING PLANS: We remain committed to maximising band openings to Europe,
but expect the number of callers in the first few days to make this
difficult if not impossible. But bear in mind that we will be active for 3
weeks and four weekends, so there should be plenty of opportunities
(propagation permitting) for a QSO. We will continue to send out news and
photographs when the opportunity arises - our website is being regularly
updated by webmaster G3WPH and those of who you who use Twitter can follow
us on G7VJR's Twitter feed (@G7VJR)".
QSL via G3NUG. QSLling instructions and updates can be found at
www.t32c.com
+ SILENT KEYS + Helio "Carl" Carlota (PY2DBU) passed away on 25 September. A
highly respected member of the Brazilian amateur radio community, he was a
serious DXer and certificate hunter, and also served an IOTA Checkpoint in
the past.
Jean Joveneau (F9LX), a member of the FO0XX DXpedition to Clipperton Island
(1985), passed away on 25 September at 80 years of age.
Wilson Greatbatch (W2QBO) passed away on 27 September, aged 92. An
electrical engineer, he was the inventor of the implantable cardiac
pacemaker, which has led to heart patient survival rates comparable to that
of a healthy population of similar age.
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3D2ML (OC-156), 3Z200CHOPIN,
4A4A, 4L1BR, 5C12M, 5R8IC, 5Z4/DL8NBE, 7Q7HB, 7X4AN, 8P9AA, 8Q7CE, 9H4JX,
9K2YM, 9L0W, 9X0VB, A35KL, A73A, A92IO, BV100, C21YY, C31CT, C5YK, C91KHN,
CE9/VE3LYC, CN2FB, CO2WL, CP4BT, D44BS, DZ1P, E51PMR, EH9AI, EK7DX, ER1LW,
ES3AX, ES9C, EY7AD, FM5DN, FM5LD, FO/F6CTL, FO8RZ, FT5GA, H77REX, HC1HC,
HC1HW, HH2/OH2TA, HI8CSS, K8LEE/CYO, KP2/NY6X, KU2F/VK4, MS0INT, OY/PA2A,
PJ2T, PJ6D, PP0T, R1ANB, S21YZ, SU9VB, SV2ASP/A, SX5F, T31A, T48K, T6AF,
TG9/DL5RMH, TG9AHM, TL0A, TO2FH, V31RN, V5/DJ2HD, VK9NN, VP5/NY6X, VP8ORK,
VR2XMT, VU2PHD, YL2BJ, YL3FX, YS3CW, ZB3B, ZF2EZ, ZK2A, ZS26BI.
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