425 DX News issue #1044
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No 1044
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
4X - Special callsigns 4X13AR and 4Z13AR will be in use on 10-26 May
during the 13th edition of the Arthur Rubinstein International
Piano Master Competition. Look for activity on 80-10 metres CW,
SSB and RTTY. QSL via 4Z5NS. [TNX Southgate ARC]
9M2 - Vlad, RA9LR plans to be active as 9M2/RA9LR from Langkawi Island
(AS-058) between mid-May and mid-July. He plans to operate PSK,
RTTY, CW and some SSB. [TNX DX World]
9N - Sam, K0YAK is active in his spare time as 9N7AK from Nepal
(http://9n7ak.wordpress.com) until 4 July, while on work assignment
at the US Embassy in Kathmandu. Activity is on 20 to 10 metres SSB
and PSK31. QSL to home call.
F - Special callsign TM90LH will be in use again on 14-15 May, 4-5
June and 9-10 July to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the
Societe Havraise de Telegraphie Sans Fil (F6KOH), one of the
oldest amateur radio clubs in France. [TNX F8REF]
FJ - Wim, OS1T (ON4CIT) will be active as FJ/OS1T from St. Barthelemy
(NA-146) on 14-22 May. He will operate mainly SSB and RTTY on
40-10 metres, with a focus on 6 metres when conditions allow. QSL
via home call, direct or bureau. QSLling instructions and further
information at http://cendyshop.be/FJ-OS1T.html [TNX islandchaser.
com]
G - Ricky G0LZX, Paul G0WRE and Kev M0TNX will be active as GB0HI from
Holy/Lindisfarne Island (EU-120) from about 5 UTC on 14 May until
aout 5 UTC on the 15th. Plans are to operate SSB with some digital
modes and CW, on 40, 30, 20, 17 and 15, plus 6m if conditions
allow. QSL via M0OXO (see www.m0oxo.com for instructions). [TNX
M0TNX]
I - Ezio IK2AHB, Diego IW2MZX, Andrea IZ2AJE, Enzo IZ2GLU and Fabio
IZ2GMT will be active on the HF bands and possibly 6m as IG9E from
Lampedusa Island (AF-019) on 18-23 May. They will operate CW, SSB
and digital modes (PSK31 and RTTY) with three stations. QSL via
IK2AHB, direct or bureau. Log search at www.vbdxc.altervista.org
[TNX IZ2GMT]
JX - JX5O is the new, special callsign issued for the 6-14 July
operation from Jan Mayen [425DXN 1043]. The team now includes
HB9ASZ, NI1L, SM0MDG, SQ8X, SQ9C, SQ9DIE, SV2KBS and TF3ZA.
Further information can be found on the expedition's website
(http://janmayen2011.org/) [TNX SQ8X]
LZ - Special station LZ2011KM is active on all bands and modes until 31
May to celebrate St. Kiril and Methodius' Day. QSL via LZ1BJ
(bureau preferred). [TNX LZ1BJ]
SV5 - The "DX Plus" Hellenic Amateur Radio Team will operate CW, SSB and
digital modes as SX5F from Farmakonisi (EU-001) on 14-22 May. QSL
via bureau. [TNX VA3RJ]
VK9L - The VK9HR expedition to Lord Howe (OC-004), originally scheduled
to take place on 8-17 July [425DXN 1041], has been postponed to 23
July-2 August so that the team will be able to participate in the
IOTA Contest. The website for the expedition is at
www.lordhowe2011.com
W - Lighthouse special event station W3P will be operating from the
annual Waterfront Festival at the Piney Point Lighthouse (ARLHS
USA-601) on 14 May from 14 until 20 UTC. Look for activity on 40,
20 and 17 metres SSB and PSK31. QSL via KA3UNQ (direct). [TNX
KA3UNQ]
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
AEGEAN RTTY CONTEST ---> The second edition of the Aegean RTTY Contest will
be held from 12 UTC on 21 May through 12 UTC on the 22nd. Complete
information can be found on the Aegean DX Group's web site
(www.aegeandxgroup.gr, click on "contest") of from the Contest manager
Alexander Karpathiou , SV8CYR (sv8cyr[@]gmail.com). [TNX SV8CYV]
AUSTRIA: POSTAL RATES ---> Postal rates in Austria raised on 1 May. The new
prices for standard letter items up to 20 grams sent by Priority Mail are
EUR 0.70 for destinations within Europe and EUR 1.70 for the rest of the
world.
DXCC NEWS ---> 4A4A (Revillagigedo, 2011 operation) has been approved for
DXCC credit.
QSL 4UITU, 4U1UN & D44TOI ---> Get your missing QSLs for QSOs with 4UITU,
4U1UN and D44TOI (2009 and 2010) at the Swiss DX Foundation's booth at
Hamradio 2011 (Friedrichshafen) on 24-25 June. Bring your QSO data with you
and observe the working hours of the QSL manager (to be available at the
booth). [TNX HB9BOU
QSL 9M6JC ---> As of 18 April, Buzz (NI5DX) is no longer the QSL manager
for 9M6JC. John has decided to handle the QSL duty himself. [TNX The Golist]
QSL EU-094 ---> All of the contacts made by F/ON6DP/p ,F/ON7PC/p and
F/ON4LRG/p on 9-10 April from St Nicolas Island (EU-094) have been
confirmed automatically via the bureau. Direct cards are via home call.
[TNX ON6DP]
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 (333 QSLs), the 58 deleted DXCC entities
(1257 QSLs), obsolete prefixes (3327 QSLs), stations from Magrebh from 1947
to 1962 (372 QSLs), D5 and DL5 stations from 1945 to 1962 (62 QSLs),
Antarctic bases (827 QSLs) & TAAF (Terres Australes and Antarctiques
Francaises, 264 QSLs), the various French DXCC island Entities in the
Pacific Ocean (338 QSLs) & the Indian Ocean (97 QSLs), pre-1945 countries
(1183 QSLs), French Departments (675 QSLs) and CONUS (200 QSLs), plus a
gallery for cards not accepted by DXCC (126 QSLs). Several cards are still
and your participation is encouraged - please visit www.LesNouvellesdx.fr
and send your comments to lesnouvellesdx[@]free.fr [TNX F6AJA]
QSL MANAGER OFFERED ---> Ken, G3OCA offers his services as a QSL Manager
for any station in need (particularly IOTA expeditions). Both bureau and
direct cards accepted. He can be contacted at g3oca1[@]ntlworld.com
QSL VIA EB7DX & EA7FTR ---> Owing to a serious health problem in their
family, David, EB7DX and his father Francisco, EA7FTR expect to be "a
little slower" than usual in processing QSL requests for the stations they
manage. Please be patient. [TNX EB7DX]
T6PSE CANCELLED ---> Given the current circumstances, and with careful
consideration, the team has decided to cancel their plans for a DXpedition
from Afghanistan. "There is just too much uncertainty in the region for us
to continue to move forward with our plans", Paul N6PSE says. "In the next
several weeks, I will refund all donor/sponsor monies that have been given
to support our plans". See www.intrepid-dx.com for the press release dated
2 May.
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 + A Charter member and the first President of the North
Jersey DX Association, Benjamin H. Stevenson (W2BXA) passed away on 5 May
at 97 years of age. He had a total of 390 DXCC Entities, and obtained the
first CQ WAZ and the first Satellite DXCC.
Other recently reported Silent Keys include Vakhtang "Vakho" Sakhokia
(4L5T, ex-UF6DG), Kesang Namgyel (A51KC), Sydney Sefton (G3ZBA), Ray
Forrester (K4RRF), Aleksej A. Starkov (UA1BX) and George Wesley Johnston
(W6YWH).
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
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3A2CWG 3A2LF EV25G EW8OG OG0I OH2TA
3A5DG 3A2LS EV25M EW8OM OH0I OH3BHL
3Z100MSC SP8AQA EY8DX UA4LCH OL100VP OK1DRQ
3Z55JNK SQ1PSE FG4NO F4AVX OL2011VP OK1DRQ
4F9HXB DL5SDF FM1HN NI5DX OL950CHEB OK1KWN
4JS0RGE 4K4K FM4LV W3HNK OM2011IHWC OM0CS
4JV3AM RW6HS FM5CD F5VU OM2011IIHF OM5CD
4JV6NS 4K4K FM5WD W3HNK OM55TV OM3MB
4K3AC YL2GM GB0MGY G6UT P29VCX SM6CVX
4L0CR DL8KAC GB0MPA GW0ANA PC65ISWL PA0FAW
4L1MA ON4RU GB0TSP M0OXO PD6DIG PD1EVL
4L6DL LZ1OT GB2GM 2E0GSD PP0T EB7DX
4M5CW W4SO GB2SWF MM0SMD PT7ZAP PZ7ZT
4M5M W4SO GB4M M0DOL R1945HS RW6HS
4T100MP OA4O GB4MBC MW0DHF RP66A RK1OWA
5C5W EA5XX GB4MDI GW0ANA RP66D UA3DPX
5N4LRJ G8JWT GB4MIW GX0BAR RP66LR RX1CQ
5R8AL G3SWH GB4SWF GM3KHH RP66NMZ UD6A
5R8FL G3SWH GB5RST M0XIG RP66O RZ3EC
5R8FU SM5DJZ GB5TI MM0BQI RP66S RV3LZ
5R8UI IZ8CCW GC4BRS/p GW0ANA RP66W RK3QWW
5T0JL ON8RA GR4PRB EI7CC S21B KX7YT
5W1SA JH7OHF GR4RCG M0OXO S79DF IV3TDM
6J5M XE1AMF GS2MP N3SL SN0BJP SP8YWK
6W2SC HA3AUI GS3PYE/P M0VFC SN0JPIISS SP9PKZ
9A8CW UA6LCW H77REX TI4SU SN100MSC SP3GVX
9G5LL PA2LS HB60RF HB9DDS SN1OSP SP9PNS
9G5LM PA2LS HF0BJP SQ1RMM SN2OSP SP9PNS
9K2GS EA5KB HF0JP SP4ICP SN3OSP SP9PNS
9K2YM EA5KB HF1JPII SP2ZAO SN4OSP SP9PNS
9M2ADX JH8PHT HF4BJP SP4FKS SN5OSP SP9PNS
9M2CNC G4ZFE HF9WNF SP3DG SN6OSP SP9PNS
9M4SAB 9M6TW HG650D HA0KA SO100MSC SP2FAP
9M8DX/2 SP5UAF HI7/IK8DNJ IZ8LKL SP100MSC SP2JMR
9Q6CC CX2CC HL0A HL2UVH SQ100MSC SP5XSL
9V1DR JF3DVR HR2DMR OK1DOT T31DF N1EMC
A41MX EB7DX HZ1FI DL2RMC T6JC S57J
A65BM W4JS IC8MD IC8ATA T88CR JA8CCL
A65CF EA7FTR II3AC IK3GES T88KR JL1KRA
A71EM EA7FTR II5O IQ5PO T88RA JH1RMH
AH0/AB2RF JJ2RCJ IP2XX IK2DUW T88TW JE8NTJ
AH0J JA1NVF IY0ORP IZ0FVD T88VU JH4VUC
C31CT EA3QS IY1TTM IW1RIK TC7ZLH TA1HZ
CM3RPN EB7DX J5UAP HA3AUI TM13JNR F8KHG
CW1GM CX2ABC JD1BLY JI5RPT TM7FDM F5MSS
D2QR RW6HS JD1BMH JG7PSJ TR8CA F6CBC
D2QV UT0EA JD1BMT JE4SMQ TT8PK F4EGS
D2SG GM4FDM JW/SE5E SM5AJV UN7MMM EA7FTR
EA9EU EA5KB KH0PR JJ8DEN UQ50P UN7PL
EI0IMD EI3GAB KH8/N9YU YT1AD V85/9M6XRO M0URX
EI5IMD EI9FBB KP4ED EB7DX VC2CQ85 VE2CQ
EI66P EI4JY KP4MS W4DN VE1WFF VE1WT
EM0UBC UR4UXD LA6Q LA9VDA VE2CSI M0URX
EM25U UT3UZ LX8RTTY LX1DA VK6ANC VK6IR
EM25UC UR7UC LZ11RF LZ1YE VK8NSB M0URX
EM3WFF UT4WA LZ12EYAC LZ1BJ VP2VV VP2VQ
EM44U UT7UT LZ66P LZ1BJ VP5/NY6X JN1RVS
EM90AB UR5AW MR0CCE MD0CCE W3JH/KH2 JR3QFB
EN25R UY2RA MR0EPC MM0DFV XV4Y OK1DOT
EN50IG US3IZ MR0FAL MU0FAL YB0AKM EA7FTR
EO0UD UR7UT MS0KLR MM0GHM YB5OUB RX3RC
EO66JM K2PF N3UJ/KH6 JH1URT YI9NS W3HNK
EO66JP UU4JXI NH0J JQ2GYU YL11WCA YL2IU
EP3MJ IK2DUW NL8F K8NA YV7/UX4UL UY5ZZ
EP3PK IK2DUW NP4A W3HNK ZP8AE EA7FTR
ER44WFF ER1RR OE11M OE1WHC ZS2DL NI5DX
ER9V ER1DA OE150HTL OE8XEK ZW7R PR7ZAJ
3A2LF Claude Passet, 3 allee Guillaume Apollinaire, 98000 Monaco, Monaco
9M6JC John Lee, Lot.10 Taman Mewah, Lorong Hiburan 2, Jalan Penampang,
88300 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
EB7DX David Lianez Fernandez, P.O. Box 163, 21080 Huelva, Spain
F4EGS Philippe Koch, La Boubiniere de Cottereau, 37320 St Branchs, France
ON8RA Jean Lewuillon, avenue Emile Verhaeren 110/1, 1030 Bruxelles,
Belgium
PA2LS Lisa Leenders, Hof van Polanen 12, 5165 EE Waspik, The Netherlands
SM6CVX Hans Olof Hjelmstrom, Kalltorpsvagen 2, SE-543 35 Tibro, Sweden
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