425 DX News issue #1025
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No 1025
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
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3D - Juha/OH1LEG, Kari/OH3RB and Tuomo/OH8KXK have been active as 3D2RB
from Nadi (OC-016), Fiji Islands (not Rotuma!) since 20 December.
They are expected to remain there until 5 January. QSL via OH3RB.
[TNX The Daily DX]
6W - Francis, F6BLP will be active holiday style as 6W7SK from Senegal
on 8-21 January. He will operate mainly CW on 17, 20, 30 and 40
metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau, and LoTW. [TNX F6AJA
and Les Nouvelles DX]
9L - The dates for the 9L5MS operation from Sierra Leone [425DXN 1005]
are 15 March-4 April. Arie/PA3A, Arie/PA3AN, Ad/PA8AD, Bas/PD0CAV
and Dickson, EL2DT will operate on 160-6 metres metres CW, SSB and
RTTY, using three stations with amplifers and several beam and
vertical antennas. The team will provide support and raise funds
for a Mercy Ships Charity Project. QSL via PA3AWW, direct or
bureau (plus LoTW one year after the expedition). An OQRS for
direct cards will be available on the expedition's website.
Further information on the project can be found at
www.sierraleone2011.com
9Q - Barney, ZS6TQ is operating as 9Q0HQ/6 from the Democratic Republic
of the Congo until 11 January. He is QRV on 40, 20, 15,10 and 6
metres, SSB, CW and PSK-31, during the weekends and some days
after 18 UTC. QSL via K3IRV. [TNX K3IRV]
CY0 - The tentative dates for the third attempt at operating from Sable
Island (NA-063) are 7-15 March. The operators will be Randy
N0TG/CY0, Ron AA4VK/CY0 and Murray WA4DAN/CY0. Further information
and updates at www.cy0dxpedition.com [TNX NG3K]
HA - Commemorating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Franz Liszt,
the renowned Hungarian composer and virtuoso pianist, special
event callsign HG200LST will be used between 1 January and 31
December 2011 by a group of operators from the city of Janoshalma.
QSL via HA5GY. [TNX HA0HW]
HS - Eddy, ON4AFU will be leaving Belgium on 9 January for a 3-month
stay in Thailand, with a side trip to Cambodia (see XU below). His
main QTH in Thailand will be Pathui, where he will operate as
HS0ZJF. From 20 January to 20 February he will be active as
HS0ZJF/8 from two different islands (Samui and Tao) in IOTA group
AS-101, while on 22-28 February he expects to be QRV as HS0ZJF/9
from IOTA groups AS-126. Dates may change according to local
circumstances. QSL via ON4AFU, direct or bureau. [TNX DX World]
I - Special station IA7MM will be active throughout 2011 to celebrate
the 150th anniversary of the Italian Navy. QSL via IZ7AUH. Further
information at http://ia7mm.iz7auh.net [TNX IZ7AUH]
I - Fred IK7JWX (SSB), Vincenzo I7PXV (SSB and CW) and Mike IK7FPX
(SSB) will operate as IO7DAI from the abbeys of Lecce and its
province between 1 January and 31 March. QSL via IK7JWX, bureau
preferred. Information on the Italian Abbeys Award (Diploma delle
Abbazie Italiane) can be found at www.aribusto.it/dai_rules.htm
KH0 - Kan, JE1SCF will be active as KU2F/KH0 from the Mariana Islands
from 29 December to 1 January. He will operate holiday style on
40-10 metres SSB and CW. QSL via JE1SCF, direct or bureau. [TNX
NG3K]
OA - Martijn, PA3GFE will be active as OA4/PA3GFE from Peru between 28
December and 28 January. He will operate holiday style on 40-15
metres (possibly on 80 metres as well) using mainly CW and digital
modes. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX DX World]
PA - VERON Section 54 (Etten-Leur) celebrates its 30th anniversary in
2011 and a number of special prefixed callsigns will be in use
between 1 January through 31 December: PA30ATG (QSL via PA0ATG),
PA30BR (PA1BR), PA30CPA (PA1CPA), PA30CVD (PA2CVD), PA30DD
(PA9DD), PA30EBP (PA3EBP), PA30GBI (PA3GBI), PA30JSB (PA5JSB),
PA30LOU (PA0LOU), PD30GWF (PD1GWF), PH30B (PH1B) PI30ETL (PI4ETL
club station, QSL via PA1CPA). Details on the relevant award can
be found at http://a54.veron.nl/award [TNX PA1BR]
V5 - Ulmar, DK1CE will be active as V5/DK1CE from Namibia from 26
December to 6 January. He will operate CW only on 160-10 metres.
QSL via homecall (bureau) or DH3WO (direct). [TNX NG3K]
XU - Eddy, ON4AFU will be active again as XU7AFU from Kampong Som,
Cambodia between 5 and 15 March. If circumstances allow, he will
also be active as XU7KOH from Koh Russei (AS-133) during that time
frame. QSL XU7AFU via ON4AFU, direct or bureau. [TNX DX World]
YB - Dani, YB2TJV and several other operators will be active on all HF
bands and modes as YE2H from Klirong Lighthouse (Java Island,
OC-021) between 28 December and 4 January. QSL via YB2TJV, direct
or bureau. [TNX YB2TJV]
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
ICELAND ---> Jonas Bjarnason (TF2JB), President of the Icelandic Radio
Amateurs (IRA), reports that the Icelandic Post and Telecom administration
has extended access to the 500 kHz (493-510 kHz), 70 MHz (70.000-70.200
MHz) and 5 MHz bands by two years, until 31 December 2012. As for 60
metres, TF operators have been granted 150 kHz (5360-5410 kHz) instead of
the previous eight fixed channels, but the maximun power allowed has been
reduced from 200 to 100 watts.
LOTW ---> ARRL's Logbook of the World (LoTW) is once again accepting DXCC
and WAS applications. The system had been down earlier this week while
undergoing testing before adding capabilities to apply for awards based on
Maidenhead grid squares, such as the VHF/UHF Century Club awards (VUCC) and
the Fred Fish Memorial Award. Testing for the addition of these functions
is still ongoing.
QSL VIA IK2QPR ---> Paolo is the QSL manager (direct and bureau) for the
following, currently active stations: EK3AA, EK3GM, EU6MM, EW6BN, EW6GB,
EX2U, EX7MA, EX7MK, EX8QB, UA0FUA, UA0YAY, UK8GH, UK8IZ, UK8OAH, UN1O,
UN7FET, UN7FW, UN7JX, UN8FE and UN9PQ. Also, the logs for his operations as
FO/IK2QPR, HR9/IK2QPR, IU2ANT, IU2IPY, V25PR and VP5/IK2QPR are still open.
[TNX IK2QPR]
WCA ---> Effective 1 January, the certificates for both the World Castles
Award and COTA-Russia will be available either printed and in electronic
format (free of charge). Details can be found at http://www.wcagroup.org
[TNX RN1CW]
+ SILENT KEYS + Recently reported Silent Keys include Otto W. Morroy
(PZ1AC), Vladimir V. Terent'ev (RU1AX) and Claude H. Chambers (ZL3ACC).
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 4L5O, 4O50A, 5B50AIF, 5N6EAM,
5V7TT, 5Z4FM, 6Y5WJ, 7Z1TT, 8R1RPN, 9G5SG, 9L0W, 9M2MT, 9M6BG, 9Q0AR,
9V1SV, A43DI (AF-112), A43GI (AF-119), A43HI (AF-010), A73A, AB5EB/KL0
(NA-158), AO1DX/5 (EU-093), BU2AQ, C21DL, C91WW, E51NOU, EY7AD, FJ/SM5ENX,
FK8CP, FP/KV1J, FWD2A, GM3PYE/P (EU-111), GS3PYE/P (EU-010), HC1HC, HI3TEJ,
J6/K4MK, JT0YAB, JT1CS, KH2L, LZ55OUV, MJ0AWR, MU/DL2SBY, NP2KW, NP3CW,
OA1F, OA4SS, OG5A (EU-140), P40L, PJ2/DF7ZS, PJ2/K2NV, PJ2/K2TQC,
PJ2/K8LEE, PJ2/N0YY, PJ2/OH1VR, PJ2/PB2T, PJ2/W1NG, PJ2/W9JUV, PJ2A, PJ2DX,
PJ2MI, PJ4/W9NJY, PJ4A, PJ4B, PJ4I, PJ4LS, PJ5/AA4NC, PJ5/AH6HY, PJ5/K1XM,
PJ5/SP6EQZ, PJ5/SP6IXF, PJ6A, PJ7/K4UWH, PJ7E, PJ7MF, R3GM/1 (EU-082),
R6AF/P (EU-185), S52WW, T6MB, TC03W (AS-154), TC07DX (AS-115), TM5KD
(EU-068), TO7ZG, TS7TI/p (AF-091), TY5ZR, UA0FUA (AS-025), V26B, V47KP,
VE7DP/7 (NA-061 and NA-118), VE8EV/p (NA-129), VP2E/W1UE, VP2M/AA4NC,
VP2MDG, VP5NC, VP8DMH (AN-001), VP9MT, VQ9LA, VY0X (NA-208), XU7TZG, XV2RZ,
XW1B, XX9TLX, YI1RZ, YJ0HA, YK1BA, YV5EED, ZD8ZZ.
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