425 DX News issue #1009
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No 1009
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
9H - Alex, SQ9UM will be active as 9H3UM from Malta (EU-023) on 8-22
September. He will operate from either Marsalforn (Gozo Island)
and Qawra (main island of Malta). QSL via home call. [TNX SQ9UM]
D2 - Craig, MM0SSG has been active as D2SG from Luanda, Angola since 1
September, and will remain there for the next six months. He will
be QRV on 80-10 metres CW, SSB and PSK31; "power will either be
100 or 10 watts depending on circumstances, with small vertical
antenna for most bands and a 20m dipole for 20m". QSL via home
call, direct only (correct address to be published on qrz.com).
EA8 - Al, DJ5AA and Bernd, DL2DXA will be active as EA8/DJ5AA and
EA8/DL2DXA from La Palma, Canary Islands (AF-004) on 10-24
September. They will operate holiday style on 80-10 metres, with a
couple of QRP trips to local lighthouses. [TNX DL2DXA]
F - Special event call TM32CDXC will be aired between 4 and 18
September for the 32nd Convention of the Clipperton DX Club, this
year to be held at Pontarlier on 17-18 September (details at
www.cdxc.org). [TNX F8REF]
F - F5IL , F5IRC, F5THW and F5UBH will be active as TM5BATZ from Batz
Island (EU-105) on 10-12 September. They will operate SSB, CW,
PSK31 and RTTY on 80, 40, 30, 20, 17, 15, and 10 metres. QSL via
F5IRC, direct or bureau. [TNX F8REF]
GD - Oliver OE5OHO, Henry OE5HDN and Gerhard OE3GEA will be active as
either MD/homecall and/or MD0XVL (QSL via OE5XVL) from the Isle of
Man (EU-116) on 7-14 September. They will operate holiday style on
the HF bands CW and SB. QSL via home calls, bureau preferred. [TNX
rsgbiota.org]
I - A team from ARI Perugia will participate in the IARU Region 1 SSB
Field Day (4-5 September) as IQ0PG/p from Polvese Island (not
IOTA) in Lake Trasimeno. [TNX IK0AZG]
I - IK7MJA, IZ7AUH, IZ7HYA, IZ7KDX and IZ7LDC will be active as IQ7TA
from the lighthouse on Diga di San Vito (WAIL PU-017, ARLHS
ITA-200) on 5 September. They plan to operate CW, SSB and RTTY on
80-10 metres between 7 and 13 UTC. [TNX IZ7AUH]
I - Special callsign IR0ROMA will be in use on 6-12 September in
remembrance of the tragedy of battleship "Roma" during WWII (9
September 1943). QSL via IK0LZR.
I - COTA (Carabinieri On the Air, www.cota.cc) and the West Wind DX
Station will be active as II1CC on 10-19 September to commemorate
the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Castelfidardo, a milestone
in the process of Italian unification. QSL via IZ4SUC, direct or
bureau.
JY - The Royal Jordanian Radio Amateur Society is organizing a special
activity to take place from the UNESCO World Heritage Site of
Petra, one most famous archaeological sites in the world, on 17-19
September. A large group of operators from Jordan, Kuwait,
Lebanon, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates will be
active as JY7P on the HF bands SSB, CW and RTTY. The website for
the operation is at www.jy7p.com [TNX K5XK]
KH0 - Mike JA6EGL (KK6WW/KH0), Yu JE6DND (KH0R), Take JA6JXN (AC2BO/KH0),
Nori JA6GLD (WH0AA) and Mune JR6DRH (KR1V/KH0) will be active from
Saipan (OC-086) on 21-25 October. They will operate on 160-10m CW
and SSB. QSL direct to home calls. [TNX JN6RZM]
KL - Rick, K6VVA and Mike, K9AJ are planning an IOTA operation to take
place from the North Slope County West group of Alaska (NA-242,
new one) for three days between 21-25 July 2011, with a possibile
side trip to the rare NA-172 group. "I may stay longer in the
region to try and do NA-004 and NA-050", Rick says, "unless the
arrangements for two other new ones I'm working on (NA-232, St.
Matthew Island and NA-240, Bethel County Group) can be finalized
in time which would shift priorities". Further information and a
dedicated web site are expected in due course. [TNX
islandchaser.com]
LA - Bjorn LA5UKA and Trond LA9VDA will be active as LA6Q from Gurskoy
and other islands in EU-079 IOTA group between 9 and 14 September.
They will operate SSB, CW and RTTY on 80-10 metres. QSL via
LA9VDA, direct or bureau. [TNX LA9VDA]
OZ - The Mors Island Radio Club will operate as OZ7MOR/p from Mors
Island (EU-171) during the IARU Region 1 SSB Field Day (4-5
September). They will have three stations active on 80, 40, 20,
15, and 10 metres SSB, CW, RTTY and PSK31. QSL via OZ7MOR, direct
or bureau. [TNX OZ7AEI]
OZ - Reiner, DK4VY will be active as OZ/DK4VY/p from Fano Island
(EU-125) on 12-17 September. He will operate holiday style on
80-10 metres SSB, RTTY, PSK and possibly CW. QSL via home call,
direct or bureau. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
PA - Peter, PD1AJJ and Elmar, PD3EM will be active as PD55RADAR between
4 and 14 September RaDAR stands for Rapid Deployment Amateur
Radio, a concept supported by radio amateurs interested in being
able to set up a station "quickly on remote sites anywhere using
only battery power". QSL via PD3EM. Further information at
www.pd3em.com [TNX PD3EM]
PJ - David, AH6HY will be active as PJ5/AH6HY from Sint Eustatius
(NA-145) on 6-15 October, and as PJ7/AH6HY from Sint Maarten
(NA-105) on 15-22 October. [TNX The Daily DX]
PJ - Will, AA4NC will be active as PJ5/AA4NC from Sint Eustatius on
9-15 October, and as PJ7/AA4NC from Sint Maarten on 15-18 October.
[TNX NG3K]
PJ5 - Janusz SP6IXF and Wlodek SP6EQZ will be active as PJ5/SP6IXF and
PJ5/SP6EQZ from St.Eustatius (NA-145) from 18 November to 3
December. They will operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 160-10 metres. QSL
via home calls. A dedicated website is under construction. [TNX
SP5UAF]
SP - Special event callsign SN140MPR will be in use until 30 September
to celebrate the 140th anniversary of the Polish Museum in
Rapperswil (Switzerland). QSL via SP9KDU, direct or bureau. [TNX
SQ9FMU]
SV5 - Aegean DX Group members Alexandros SV8CYR, Vassilios SV8CYV,
Giorgios SV8IJZ and Dirk ON5CT will be active as SV5/homecall/p
from Arkoi Island (EU-001, GIOTA DKS-058) on 3-7 September. They
will focus on the HF bands, running 100 watts into verticals and
dipoles, "with special attention" for 30, 17 and 12 metres SSB and
RTTY. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. Complete information
on the Greek Islands On The Air programme can be found at
www.greekiota.gr [TNX SV8CYV]
TK - Look for TK/F5MCC and TK/F4FGJ to be active from Corsica on 4-24
September. They plan to operate from the main island (EU-014) as
well as from IOTA groups EU-104 and EU-164. QSL via home calls,
bureau preferred. [TNX NG3K]
TK - Patrice, F5RBB will be active as TK/F5RBB from Corsica on 12-25
September. He will operate SSB and digital modes on 80-10 metres,
while his wife Mireille will be active as TK/F0FRL on 2 metres
SSB. [TNX F5RBB]
UR - The club station of the Ukrainian State Centre of Radio
Frequencies will operate as EM0ITU on 6-10 September during ITU
workshop on radiomonitoring and increasing the efficiency of
spectrum use. QSL via UT3UZ. [TNX UT3UZ]
V6 - Takuto Yoshida, JE1SCJ will operate as V63YT from Pohnpei (OC-010),
Micronesia on 24-28 November, including activity during the CQ WW
DX CW Contest (but he will have to QRT around 9 UTC on Sunday
because of his flight schedule). He plans to be QRV on 160-6m
mostly CW, with some SSB, RTTY and PSK31, using 100 watts, wire
antennas and a yagi for 6m. Outside the contest he will focus on
160, 30, 17 and 12 metres. Suggested frequencies are 1824 (QSX up/
down), 3510 (QSX up), 7010, 10110, 14010,18080, 21010, 24900, 28010
and 50090 kHz. QSL via JE1SCJ, direct or bureau. [TNX JE1SCJ]
VE - Rick, K6VVA will be active as K6VVA/VE7 from Quadra Island
(NA-091) on 27-30 September. He plans to operate mainly CW with
some SSB on 40-15 metres. QSL via N6AWD. Updates will be posted to
www.k6vva.com/iota/na091 [TNX islandchaser.com]
VK0M - Kevin, VK4KEV expects to be active as VK0KEV from Macquarie Island
(AN-005) "sometime between the end of October and beginning of
December 2010 for possibly up to 18 months", DX world reports. He
anticipates being active mostly on 40 and 20 metres SSB and
digital modes. Further information is expected in due course.
VP9 - WW3S and ND8L will be active as VP9/WW3S and VP9/ND8L from the QTH
of VP9GE, Bermuda (NA-005) on 23-27 September. QSL via home calls
and LoTW. They will participate in the CQ WW RTTY Contest as VP9I
(QSL via N1HRA). [TNX ND8L]
W - KO4PY and N2PY will be active from Bald Head Island (NA-112) and
lighthouse on 8-9 September. They will operate CW (KO4PY) and SSB
(N2PY) on 40, 20 and maybe 15 metres. QSL for both calls via
KO4PY, direct or bureau, and LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX]
W - Yigal, K2EFG will be active portable from Fire Island (NA-026) on
10-12 September. QRV hours (2-3 at a time) will vary; he expects
to be on 20 metres from 14 UTC until approximately 17 UTC, and on
20 or 40 metres at other times. QSl via home call. [TNX
rsgbiota.org]
W - In remembrance of the tragic events occurred on 11 September 2001,
special station N1Y will be active on 11-12 September. QSL via
W2SBL, direct or bureau. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
W - Buzz, NI5DX and Al, WD5IQR will be active from Mustang Island
(NA-092) on 17-19 September. They will operate holiday style as
NI5DX/p on SSB, RTTY, CW, and PSK31. QSL via NI5DX. [TNX The Daily
DX]
YK - Saad, N5FF will be active again as YK1BA from Damascus, Syria on
6-17 September. He plans to operate CW, SSB and RTTY in his spare
time (between 20-23 UTC, 2-5 UTC and possibly some occasional
activities between 12-14 UTC), with a focus on the high bands. QSL
via N5FF. [TNX The Daily DX]
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
HEARD ISLAND 2013 ---> Chris Dimitrijevic (VK3FY) and Steve Chamberlain
(VK6IR, Co-Leader) are in the "preliminary, but serious" planning stages to
put Heard Island back on air in February 2013. It is proposed to have a
13-member DXpedition team on the island for two weeks. Costs are expected
to be in the order of $USD 500,000. Once the key preliminary steps (i.e. to
get a permit to land and to charter a suitable ship) are completed, or
satisfactorily progressed, they will apply for "at least one callsign" and
an internet website will be set up to keep everyone informed. [TNX DX World]
JARVIS ISLAND 2011 ---> The DXpedition to Jarvis Island organized by Radio
Expeditions Inc [425DXN 991] has been postponed until November 2011.
During the first half of 2010 the US Fish & Wildlife Service developed a
draft "Compatibility Determination for Amateur Radio Operations at the
Jarvis Island National Wildlife Refuge". This document contains the rules
and constraints for DXpeditions at Jarvis, and was made available on 21
June 2010 for public comments to arrive not later than 5 July.
The FWS Honolulu office staff reviewed the comments, made a number of
changes, and submitted a final draft for approval at their regional office
in Portland, Oregon. The final version was released on 28 July and revised
applications for a permit were accepted until 25 August. The constraints in
the Compatibility Determination required a radical restructuring of Radio
Expedition Inc's plans, reducing both the number of stations and the time
on the air.
Since more than one amateur radio group submitted an application which met
the requirements of the compatibility determination, a lottery among the
qualified groups was held at the FWS Honolulu office by the refuge manager
on 30 August. Radio Expeditions Inc was fortunate to be selected. However,
due to the time required to establish the rules for amateur radio
operations from Jarvis, the late selection date, and the lead time required
to schedule and prepare the MV Braveheart, the expedition has been
postponed one year. November remains the best month to visit Jarvis Island
from a propagation standpoint, with the largest combination of openings
predicted to Europe on both 160/80 and 12/10 metres.
KERMADEC ISLANDS 2010 ---> Vicky, SV2KBS has joined the ZL8X DXpedition to
Raoul Island, Kermadecs [425DXN 981]. The current team of operators
includes DJ5IW, DJ9RR, DK1II, DL1MGB, DL3DXX, DL5CW, DL5LYM, DL5XL, DL6FBL,
DL8LAS, DL8OH, SP5XVY and SV2KBS. In late July 2.5 tons of equipment were
packed and ready to be shipped to New Zealand. Details of the expedition
can be found at www.kermadec.de
QSL UA0FUA ---> Paolo, IK2QPR is the new manager for UA0FUA (Iturup Island,
AS-025). QSL direct (Paolo Fava, Via Bertani 8, 46100 Mantova - MN, Italy)
or bureau- [TNX IK2QPR]
QSL GALLERY ---> The large collection of QSL cards on Les Nouvelles DX's
web site has been updated. Thirteen different galleries include cards for
the ten Most Wanted DXCC Entities (330 QSLs), the 58 deleted DXCC entities
(1072 QSLs), obsolete prefixes (3004 QSLs), stations from Magrebh from 1947
to 1962 (353 QSLs), D5 and DL5 stations from 1945 to 1962 (56 QSLs),
Antarctic bases (814 QSLs) & TAAF (Terres Australes and Antarctiques
Francaises, 261 QSLs), the various French DXCC island Entities in the
Pacific Ocean (320 QSLs) & the Indian Ocean (96 QSLs), pre-1945 countries
(967 QSLs), French Departments (633 QSLs) and CONUS (71 QSLs), plus a
gallery for cards not accepted by DXCC (118 QSLs). Several cards are still
needed and your participation is encouraged - please visit
www.LesNouvellesdx.fr and send your comments to lesnouvellesdx[@]free.fr
[TNX F6AJA]
T31UR & T31X ---> The Pacific Odyssey team's attempt at operating from
Central Kiribati in September [425DXN 997] has failed, as they were unable
to agree a "reasonable price" for the voyage. Bookmark
www.uz1hz.com/pacificodyssey.html for future updates.
TOP LISTS ---> The latest Topband, Topmode and Toplist listings are now
available at www.425dxn.org/awards/toplist/index.html. 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)
+ SILENT KEYS + Recently reported Silent Keys include Edward K. Rose
(HS0ZAN), Silvano Stefan (I3OKZ), Gianfranco Dell'Antonia (IN3DYG), Irmeli
Virtanen (OH3TJ), Mikhail Y. Egorov (RK3DP) and Mikhail Y. Filippov (UA0MF).
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 1A0KM, 3D2M (OC-016), 3DA0TM,
3W6C (AS-185), 4Z5LA, 5B4AIF, 5H1S, 5X1NH, 5X1THA, 6Y1LZ, 7Z1HL, 8P6AP,
8P6GU, 8R1PY, 9J2FM, 9K2VO, 9K2YM, 9M2ZAK, 9M6RHM, 9U1VO, 9UXEV, 9X0LX,
A61E, A65BM, A7/M0FGA, AP2TN, C21DL, CE1URJ, CE4WJK, CK8G (NA-182), CT3HF,
D2EB, DP1POL, E4X, E51COF, E71A, EK6LP, EP3PK, EX2X, EX7MA, EX8MAT, EX8MC,
EX8MLE, EY7AD, FM5WE, FO5QB, FS/N4ECW (NA-199), FW5F (OC-118), FW5M
(OC-054), GB10GKA, H44WG, IS0R, J8/W8IF, JA1YUC/6 (AS-067), JD1BMH, JT5DX,
JV5A, JW/JA8BMK, KH2/N2NL, KL5E, KL7J, MD0CCE, MS0INT (EU-118), MU0FAL,
NP2N, OD5/DL6SN, OD5UE, OL50KRASOV, OX3LX, PJ4/OK5MM, PJ5NA, R1FJM, S92LX,
SQ80PZK, ST2AR, SV2ASP/A, SX8R, T32AJ, T32CI, T32MI, T32SI, T32VI, T77C,
TC57A, TK9E, TL0A, TN5SN, UP65LB, V21ZG, V47KP, V48M, V51AS, V84PMB, VK9CF,
VK9X/G6AY, VP2MDD, VQ9LA, VQ9RD, VU2PAI, XR0Y, XR3A, XX9LT, YB4IR, YN2N,
Z21BB, ZK3X, ZP5MAL, ZS8M, ZX8C (SA-060).
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