425 DX News issue #927
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
3B - Piotr, SP2JMR and Slavo, SP2JMB will be active as 3B9/homecalls
from the Rodrigues Islands (AF-017) on 1-8 April, and as
3B8/homecalls from Mauritius Island (AF-049) on 9-17 April. They
plan to operate SSB and CW on all bands. [TNX SP2JMB]
9G - Rob, PA3DEW and Vincent, PA3FQX will be active again from Dormaa
Ahenkro, Ghana starting on 14 February. They will be QRV as 9G1AA
in their spare time; look for them around 16 UTC on 14140 kHz. QSL
via PA3ERA. [TNX PA3AWW]
C3 - Finn, OV8FM and Martin, 5P1M will be active as C3/OV8FM and
C3/5P1M from Andorra on 10-13 February. They plan to operate SSB,
RTTY, PSK31 and SSTV on 20 and 40 metres. QSL via OV1A. [TNX OV1A]
CE - Members of Radio Club La Portada will be active as XR1A from
Puerto Antofagasta lighthouse on 21-22 February for the South
American Lighthouses Weekend (see "Good to Know" below). They will
operate CW and SSB mainly on 20 and 40 metres. QSL via XQ1IDM.
[TNX XQ1IDM]
CN - Russell, G5XW will be active again as CN2XW from Morocco on 13-23
February. This is another backpacking type holiday, so he will be
running 100 watts into some sort of basic antenna. QSL via home
call, direct only. [TNX G5XW]
CT - CT1AHU, CT1EHX, CT1GFK, CT1GPQ, CT1IUA and CT2IHP will be active
as CQ1A from the island of Nossa Senhora do Rosario (DIP AL-19) on
8 February. They plan to operate SSB and CW with two stations on
40 and 20 metres, from around 8 UTC to 13 UTC. QSL via CT1GFK.
[TNX CT1IUA]
D4 - Girts, YL2KL will be active as D4C from Cape Verde on 11-22
February, including SOAB entries in the ARRL DX CW and CQ WW WPX
RTTY contests. He hopes for some activity on 30 metres. QSL via
IZ4DPV. [TNX NG3K]
DU - David, BA4DW is currently active as DU9/BA4DW from Mindanao Island
(OC-130) until 10 February. He operates in his spare time with 100
watts and wire antennas. QSL via home call. [TNX BA4DW]
FG - Ilario, IV3CGJ will be active as FG/IV3CGJ/p from Marie-Galante,
Guadeloupe (NA-102) on 13-24 February. QSL via bureau to home
call. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org]
GD - The Barry Amateur Radio Society will operate from the Isle of Man
(EU-116) from 28 March to 4 April. Thomas/DJ6OI, Jan/DJ8NK,
Franz/DJ9ZB, Alois/DL8RBL, Glyn/GW0ANA, Yasu/JR1AIB, Curtis/MW0USK
and Lois/MW3LOI will be active on 160-10 metres (6m will be
monitored for openings) SSB, CW, RTTY and PSK under three
callsigns: GT4BRS for SSB and CW, GT6BRS for data modes and GD8K
during the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest (28-29 March). All QSL cards via
GW0ANA, direct or bureau.
HC - Rick, NE8Z will be active again from Ecuador between late February
and early March. He will operate CW and SSB on 160-10 metres as
HC1MD/HC4 from Same and Tonsupa (Esmeraldas Province) on 20-27
February, and as HC1MD from Tumbaco (Pichincha Province) from 28
February to 8 March. QSL via K8LJG. Information on the Ecuador and
Galapagos DX Awards can be found at
http://webpages.charter.net/ne8z [TNX NE8Z]
HP - The Radio Club of Panama and the Panama Canal Amateur Radio
Association will be active on all bands and modes as H81L from
Miraflores Lighthouse (ARLHS PAN-030) on 14-15 February. QSL via
HP1RCP. [TNX HP1AC]
I - Luigi, IV3LNQ is active as IA3GM until 31 December to commemorate
the 100th anniversary of the Nobel Prize in physiscs awarded to
Guglielmo Marcnoni. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX
IV3LNQ]
I - Celebrating the 141st anniversary of the birth of Paul P. Harris,
the founder of Rotary International, Rotary Club "Siracusa Monti
Climiti" (Sicily) will be active on 20, 15 and 40 metres as
IO9ROTA between 19 April and 19 May. The operator will be Adriano,
IT9CCB. [TNX IT9CCB]
J7 - John, K3TEJ will be active as J7N from Dominica (NA-101) on 11-27
February, including a SOAB entry in either the CQ WW WPX RTTY and
the ARRL DX CW contests. Outside the contests he will concentrate
on 160, 30, 17 and 12 metres CW and RTTY. QSL direct to K3TEJ.
[TNX K3TEJ]
J8 - Nigel, G3TXF has been active as J88XF from Mayreau Island (NA-025)
since 5 February, and will remain there until the 9th. He operates
CW only, mainly on 40, 30, 20 and 17 metres. QSL via home call.
The webpage for this trip can be accessed from
http://www.g3txf.com/index.html
KP2 - Look for John, KP2/K3CT (QSL via home call) to be active from the
US Virgin Islands (NA-106) on 18-25 February, with an emphasis on
30, 12 and 17 metres before and after the ARRL DX CW Contest. He
will participate in the ARRL DX CW Contest as KP2M (QSL via AI4U).
[TNX K3CT]
PA - Rene, DL2JRM will be active as PA/DL2JRM/p from Schouwen Duiveland
(EU-146) on 14-15 February. He will operate CW on 80-10 metres.
QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org]
PJ - Jan, PA4JJ, will be active as PJ2/PA4JJ from Curacao (SA-006),
Netherland's Antilles between 31 March and 11 April. He will
operate holiday style on various bands, with a focus on 30, 17 and
12 metres and RTTY/PSK31. QSL via home call. A logsearch will be
available at http://www.pa4jj.nl/ and the log will be uploaded to
LoTW. [TNX PA4JJ]
PY - PT2OP (as PX6T) and PY6KW (af PY6KW/p or with a special callsign)
will be active from Tinhare Island (SA-080) on 20-24 February and
from Boipeba Island (SA-080) from 25 February to 1 March. They
plan to operate SSB mainly on 20 and 40 metres, with 100 watts
into G5RV. QSL via home calls. [TNX PT7WA]
SV - Demetrius, SV2GWY and other operators will be active as SX2CM
14-15 February, 10-11 May, 24-25 May and 5-7 July. The special
callsign is in honour of the brothers saints Cyril and Methodius.
All of the QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau;
the QSL manager for direct cards is SV2GWY. Further information
can be found at http://sx2cm.blogspot.com [TNX SV2GWY]
TI - Klaus/DK6AO, Gunter/TI7WGI, Andy/DH8WR (EA2CRX), Norbert/DL2RNS,
Rene/DL2JRM and Daniel/DL5YWM will be active with a TI7 callsign
TBA from San Jose, Murcielago Islands Island (NA-191)on 17-20
April. They plan to operate around the clock on 80-10 metres SSB,
CW, RTTY and PSK31. QSL via DK6AO, direct or bureau. The website
for the expedition is at www.ti7.info. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org]
UA - A few activities for the World Flora Fauna Award (www.wff44.com)
are expected to take place between 6 and 8 February. Look for
UE1RFF/3 to operate CW and SSB on 20, 40 and 80 metres from three
different locations. QSLs via UA1RJ. [TNX RW3GW]
V2 - Peter, G3TKK will be active holiday style as V25TK from Antigua
(NA-100) from 27 February to 12 March. He plans to operate CW on
40-17 metres. QSL via G3TKK, direct or bureau. [TNX G3TKK]
V3 - Phil/AB7RW (V31RW), his wife Barbara/AC7UH (V31UH), Rick/KT7G
(V31TB) and Jake/N7WO (V31WO) will be active from Placencia,
Belize on 10-24 February. They will participate in the CQ WW WPX
RTTY Contest as V31TB (QSL via KT7G) and in the ARRL DX CW Contest
as V31WO (QSL via N7WO). Outside the contests QSL via the
operator's instructions. [TNX N7WO]
V4 - Nick, G4FAL will be active as V4/G4FAL from Rawlins Plantation, St.
Kitts (NA-104) on 12-17 March, including participation in the RSGB
Commonwealth Contest (BERU) on 14-15 March as V47CD. He plans to
operate only CW on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres. QSL via home call
or LOTW. [TNX G4FAL]
V5 - Klaus, DJ4SO will be active again as V5/DJ4SO from Namibia from 14
February to 12 March. He will operate mostly CW and RTTY/PSK31 on
160-10 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. The logs will
be uploaded to LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX]
V8 - Sam, G4OHX will be active as V8FHX from Brunei on 11-23 February.
He plans to operate mainly CW on 80, 40 and 20 metres, but he may
also get on 30m. QSL via home call (direct only).[TNX The Daily DX]
VK9C - Bernd, VK2IA reports the will be active again as VK9AA from Cocos
(Keeling) (OC-003) on 14-27 March. He will operate CW and SSB on
160-10 metres. QSL via DL8YR.
VK9N - Willy, ON5AX and his wife Magda, ON3AX will be active as
VK9N/ON5AX from Norfolk Island (OC-005) on 15-22 March. QSL via
ON5AX. [TNX ON5AX]
VP2V - Rick, K6VVA will celebrate his 65th birthday operating from
Tortola, British Virgin Islands (NA-023) on 20-24 February. Expect
him to operate mostly CW as VP2V/K6VVA (QSL via N6AWD), and to
participate in the ARRL DX CW Contest as VP2VVA (QSL via N6AWD).
[TNX NG3K]
VU - VU2DSI, VU2ROE, VU2SMN and VU2SMS will be active as AU30SHI on
21-22 February to commemorate the birth of Chhatrapati Shivaji
Maharaj (19 February 1627), the founder of the Maratha Empire.
They will operate from Shivneri Fort, the historic military
fortification where Shivaji was born; suggested frequencies are
7070, 14250, 14215,21280 and 28290. QSL via VU2DSI. [TNX VU2DSI]
W - Dennis, WA2USA will be active as WA2USA/4 from Bogue Banks
(NA-112) on 12-24 February. He plans to operate RTTY, CW and SSB
on 160-10 metres, and to participate in the ARRL DX CW and CQ WW
WPX RTTY contests. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX
www.rsgbiota.org]
ANTARCTIC VOYAGE ---> Willy, ON5AX and his wife Magda, ON3AX will be active
as OR3AX and OR4AX from on board the "Spirit of Enderby" and from the Ross
Sea region in Antarctica between 9 February and 10 March. QSL via ON5AX.
[TNX ON5AX]
PACIFIC TOUR ---> Bill, N7OU and Bob, W7YAQ will be active as 3D2OU and
3D2NB from the Fiji Islands on 11-16 February. From 17 February through 2
March they will operate from Tuvalu (T2, callsigns TBA), including a M/S
entry in the ARRL DX CW Contest. Operation will be 160-10 metres, mostly CW
with some SSB and RTTY. QSL via home calls. [TNX NG3K]
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE ---> The latest issue (January 2009) is now available
at http://www.425dxn.org/monthly/index.html. Articles and pictures should
be sent to Nicola Baldresca, IZ3EBA.
DXCC NEWS ---> The following operations have been approved for DXCC credit:
A5100A Bhutan 2008 operation
T6EE Afghanistan 2006 and 2007 operations [*]
TN5SN Congo Current operation effective October 2008
TT8HA Chad 2007 and 2008 operations
TT8SK Chad 2008 and 2009 operations
ZA/F4DTO Albania 2008
ZA0/I0SNY Albania 2008
ZA0/I8LWK Albania 2008
ZA0/I8YGZ Albania 2008
ZA0/IK2AQZ Albania 2008
ZA0/IK7JWX Albania 2008
[*] Additional documentation has been received from T6EE to include 2006
and 2007 operations. If you had a QSO rejected for these dates send a note
to dxcc@arrl.org to be placed on the list for an update.
The DXCC Blog has been renamed Century Club Awards Web, and its new URL is
http://www.arrl.org/blog/Century%20Club%20Awards [TNX NC1L]
HE8CIC ---> "After 600 QSOs and two contests with the call HE8CIC it seems
that most of the amateurs are not informed about the HE8 activities",
Josef, HB9CIC says. "Very often I had to repeat many times the prefix and
lost a lot of time". Please note that amateur radio operators from
Switzerland can replace their HB9 or HB3 prefixes with HE8 and HB8
respectively until 31 December [425DXN 921], to celebrate the 80th
anniversary of USKA, the Swiss IARU Society.
IARU R1 BAND PLAN ---> The IARU Region 1 new HF Band Plan will become
effective on 29 March 2009. It can be found at
http://www.iaru-r1.org/Spectrumbp.htm
K5D ---> A third interview with Glenn Johnson, W0GJ, expedition co-leader,
can be found on the Documentary Archive's Desecheo special web page
(www.dokufunk.org/desecheo). The interview was given to Wolf Harranth,
OE1WHC on 6 February.
LIGHTHOUSE WEEKEND ---> The first South American Lighthouses Weekend will
be held from 12 UTC on 20 February until 24 UTC on the 22nd. A list
("Listado Oficial") of partecipating stations and further information on
the event can be found at http://www.grupodxbb.com.ar/faros.htm
PMC CONTEST ---> The International Association of Peace Messenger Cities
(www.iapmc.org) was established twenty years ago to recognize and encourage
the role and responsibility cities have in creating a culture of peace. The
Radio Club Slovenj Gradec, S59DCD (ex YU3DCD) sponsors the WW PMC Contest,
to promote contacts between stations located in the Peace Messenger Cities
(currently 93) and the rest of the world. The contest (CW and SSB) will be
held on 12 UTC on 7 February 2009 until 12 UTC on the 8th. Complete details
can be found at http://www.s59dcd.si/english/index.php [TNX S54X]
QSL 7X0DX & 9M8DX ---> The new QSL route, for either past and future QSOs,
is via SP5UAF, direct (Tomasz Barbachowski, Zeromskiego 10, 05-070
Sulejowek, Poland) or bureau. The former QSL manager (Tadeusz "Teddy"
Barczyk, DL4DBR) passed away on 2 January [425DXN 925]. Those who worked
7X0DX in September 2008 and sent their cards to Teddy, please be patient
and do not send second requests. Teddy's wife (Renia, DL3DBR) will send the
QSLs and other documents to SP5UAF as soon as possible. [TNX SP5UAF]
QSL LY70W ---> Sam, LY5W says that the QSLs for LY70W (72,000 QSOs in two
months) arrived from the printer on 4 February. The first batch of 180
direct cards was mailed on the 5th, bureau cards will follow.
TOP LISTS ---> The latest Topband, Topmode and Toplist listings are now
available at http://www.425dxn.org/awards/toplist/index.html. Please note
that QSOs confirmed through LoTW or included in on-line logs are eligible
for listing. Send send your scores, as well as any request for further
information, to Erminio Pandocchi, I2EOW (i2eow@fastwebnet.it)
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3B8GT, 3DA0VB, 3X5A, 3XD2Z, 4A3A,
4L0A, 4O3A, 4S7NE, 4W6R, 4X4DK, 5H3VMB, 5N/LZ1QK, 5R8IC (AF-090), 5R8IG,
5R8VB, 6V7M, 6W/DL4JS, 7Q7VB, 7X4AN, 7X5VRK, 8P5A, 8R7USA, 9J2VB, 9L1BTB,
9L1X, 9M6NA, 9U0VB, 9V1F1, 9X0VB, A25/DL7DF, A25VB, A5100A, A71AN, A71CV,
A73A, A92GE, A92GR, AM5KB, AP2DKH, AT2RS (AS-199), BD7JSQ, C57R, C91VB,
CE0Y/N6NO, D20VB, D44CF, D60VB, DU1ZV, E51PDX, E51QQQ, E76AQ, EA6SX, EA6VQ,
EA8/OH4NL/p, EL2DX, ER/RW3AH, ER4DX, EY8MM, FG1GW, FJ/OH2AM, FJ/WJ2O,
FK8CP, FO/DJ7RJ, FR5DN, FY5KE, H40MY, H44TO, HC1HC, HC1JQ, HH0/PS7EB, HI3T,
HK3CQ, HK3JJH/HK0A (NA-132), HK3JJH/HK0B (NA-133), HQ3Z, J3/DM2AYO, J68V,
JD1BLY, JD1BMM, JU1DX, JV800BV, JX9JKA, K9ZO/VP9, KC4AAA, KH6MB, KH7XS,
KP2/NY6X, KP2/W3AVO, LX1KC, N3MK (NA-139), NE8Z/4 (NA-034), NP2N, OA4BHY/2
(SA-075), OJ9JD, OY/DD1LD, OY9JD, PJ7/W6JKV, PW2M, PZ5RA, RV9FQ, S53MM,
SV8FMY (EU-049), SV9/DL5AXX, T04X, T88IW, TF3CW, TN5SN, TT8JT, TU5KC/FR,
TY5MR, UA2FCC, UN1L, V26B, V31XX, V51AS, V51VV, VE1AI/1, VP2ETN, VR2PX,
VU4MY, VU4RG, VU7NRO, WH2D, XE2WWW, XU7ABN, XV4BM (AS-128), XV4BX, YB0PAH,
YJ0AQY, YN2Z, YW1TI (SA-066), Z29KM, ZF2BJ, ZK3AH, ZP6/IK1PMR, ZP6CW,
ZS2EZ, ZY0K.
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