425 DX News issue #1059
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No 1059
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
5W - Lance, W7GJ (5W0GJ) will conduct a 6m EME DXpedition to Samoa on
22-31 August. QSL direct to home call. Further information,
including details on the QSO procedure that he uses "most
effectively during these types of operations", can be found at
http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj/Samoa2011.htm
9H - Gab, HA3JB will be active as 9H3IP from Malta (EU-023) on 16-27
September. He will operate holiday style on 80-10 metres CW, RTTY,
PSK31, SSTV and SSB. He plans to participate in the CQ WW RTTY
Contest (SOSB). QSL direct to HA3JB. [TNX HA3JB]
9U - Pierre, ON7CIP is Bujumbura, Burundi and plans to be active as
9U7T (callsign to be confirmed) in his spare time. He is likely to
be QRV only on 20 metres SSB and/or PSK31. QSL via home call.
CE - Quite a number of activities are expected to take place from
Chilean lighthouses on 19-21 August for the International
Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend: CE2C (Cofradia Nautica del Pacifico,
by CE3RAC), XR2BRL (Baliza Rio Limari, by CE2UNE), XR2FCU (Punta
Curaumilla, by CE2AA), XR2FPC (Punta Condell, by CE2AA), XR2FPD
(Punta Duprat, by CE2AA), XR2Q (Quintay, by CE3ETE), XR6Z (Morro
Gonzalo, by CE6AMN), XR7F (Faro Corona, Chiloe Island, by CE7BLI).
[TNX CE3FZL]
CN - Ampelio IS0AGY (5C2B), Alfredo IK7JWX (5C2J), Leo I8LWL (5C2L),
Ruggero IK2PZC (5C2P), Simon IZ7ATN (5C2SG), Mounaim CN8QY and
Belkaid CN8QX will be active from Herne Island (AF-068) on 22-29
September. They plan to operate on all modes and bands, 6m
included. [TNX IK2PZC]
DL - Willy, DL1BJN and other operators will be active "on several modes
and bands" as DL0EM from Wybelsum Lighthouse on 19-21 August for
the ILLW. QSL via bureau. [TNX DL1BJN]
EX - Special event station EX20ID will be active from 26 August to 4
September to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the indipendence of
the Kyrgyz Republic and to promote the national award sponsored by
the Amateur Radio Union of Kyrgyzstan (information can be found at
(www.qrz.ru/awards/detail/2213.html). [TNX EX8AB]
FK - FK stations have been granted permission to change their prefix to
TX for the XVI South Pacific Games that will be in Noumea, New
Caledonia from 27 August to 10 September. [TNX The Daily DX]
E5_sc - Andy, AB7FS is active again holiday style as E51AND from Rarotonga
(OC-013), South Cooks until 3 September (and will be back on 19-31
December). He operates straight key slow CW on around 14050 kHz
and also he oftens check into the ANZA net (05.15 UTC on 14183
kHz). "I'm not a DXer", he says, "much more of a rag-chewer - so
please have patience with my operating procedures. I'm on the air
to have fun, not to score the maximum number of contacts in the
shortest time". QSL via AB7FS.
F - Special callsign TM11NOR will be active until 31 August to
celebrate the 1100th anniversary of the creation of the Duchy of
Normandy. QSL via F5UBH. [TNX F8REF]
FS - Gregg, W6IZT will be active as FS/W6IZT from Saint Martin (NA-105)
on 20-29 August. He will operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 40-10 metres.
QSL via N7XG, direct or bureau. [TNX The Daily DX]
HP - HP2TP is the callsign to be used from the lighthouse at Punta
Toro, Panama during the International Lighthouse/Lightship
Weekend. QSL via HP1RCP.
IS0 - Max, IZ4JMA will be active as IS0/IZ4JMA from Isuledda (EU-024) on
3-10 September, and as IM0/IZ4JMA from Maddalena Island (EU-041)
on 10-17 September. He plans to operate CW, SSB and digital modes
on 80-10 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX NG3K]
LU - The Radio Club Argentino will be active as LR5D from Martin Garcia
Island (SA-055) on 18-22 August, including participation in the
SARTG WW RTTY Contest (www.sartg.com). Outside the contest expect
SSB, CW and FM activity on the HF bands, as well as on 6 and 2
metres and UHF. QSL via LU4AA, direct or bureau. [TNX LU7ADC]
OH - OH1BOI, OH1JJO and OH1W will be active as OH1AV/2 and OH1N/p from
Vormo Island (EU-097) on 19-21 August. QSL via OH1BOI, direct or
bureau. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
OH0 - Nao, JA1HGY will be active as OH0HG from the Aland Islands
(EU-002) on 2-4 September. He will operate CW, SSB and RTTY and
will participate in the All Asian DX Phone Contest. Before and
after OH0, he will be active as OH0HG/OH2. QSL via JA1HGY. Nao
will be visiting Finland to celebrate the golden jubilee of his
friendship with Martti, OH2BH. [TNX JA1HGY]
OJ0 - PA0VHA, PA2A, PA2AM, PA3ALK and PA3BAG will be active as OJ0CC
from Market Reef (EU-053) from 27 August to 2 September. They will
operate SSB, CW, RTTY and PSK on all bands, including 4 and 6
metres. QSL via PA2A, direct or bureau. [TNX rgsbiota.org]
OZ - Look for OZ/DL2GF to be active from Fanoe Island (EU-125) from 22
August to 3 September. He will operate CW and SSB on 40-10 metres.
QSL via home call. [TNX DX Newsletter]
PA - Ben, DO1BEN (www.do1ben.de) and Barbara, DO1IQ will be active as
PD/homecalls from Texel Island (EU-038) on 22-28 August. They will
operate SSB and some RTTY and PSK31 on 80-10 metres. QSL for both
via DO1BEN, direct or bureau. [TNX rgsbiota.org]
PA - PA3EJE, PA3GON, PA8F, PD0LUR, PD2JAM, PD5EK and PE1MPA will be
active as PG6MILL from "De Valk" in Montfoort on 30 September and
1 October. They plan to operate on 80-10 metres all modes, and to
use a full size quad antenna to be mounted on the arms of the
windmill. QSL via PE1MPA, direct or bureau. [TNX PE1MPA]
PJ2 - Anja, DH2AK and Torsten, DL1THM will be active holiday style as
PJ2/DH2AK and PJ2/DL1THM from Curacao (SA-099) from 21 August to 8
September. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [TNX The Daily DX]
S7 - DL5RDO will be active as S79DO from La Digue and Mahe (both count
for AF-024), Seychelles from 21 August to 6 September. He will
operate mainly CW on 40-10 metres (the allocation on 40m starts at
7050 kHz, so look for him around 7055 on CW and "somewhat higher"
on SSB). QSL via DL5RDO, direct or bureau, and LoTW. [TNX DX
Newsletter]
SM - Fred, SM7DAY will be active as SM7DAY/p from Senoren Island
(EU-138) on 21-28 August. He will operate SSB and CW on the HF
bands. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX SM7DAY]
SP - A large group of operators from Poland and Germany (namely SP1EG,
SP6TRX, SP9DTE, DF7MR, DL1HRG, DL9FR, DM2TO, DM3VA, DM7DX, DM7EA
and DM7MA) will be active as SN1LH from the lighthouse in
Niechorze on 2-6 September. Plans are to be QRV on as many bands
and modes as possible. QSL via operator's instructions. [TNX DM2TO]
SU - Gab, HA3JB will be active again as SU/HA3JB from Egypt between
September and late November. He plans to operate CW, RTTY, PSK31,
SSTV and some SSB, and to take part in the CQ WW DX CW Contest.
QSL direct to HA3JB. [TNX HA3JB]
UR - Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the independence of Ukraine,
special event station EO20UR will be active on 22-28 August from
the capital city of Kyiv and other districts (see qrz.com). QSL
via UT7UR.
VE - George, K3GV will be QRV as K3GV/VY2 from Prince Edward Island
(NA-029) on 1-30 September. He will be mainly active on 20 and 15
metres. QSL via home call. [TNX K3GV]
VK - VK3ATX, VK3DWH, VK3CH and VK3ATA will be active from Gabo Island
(OC-196) until 21 August. They are QRV on 20, 30, 40 and 80 metres
(see http://vk3atx.net/).
VK - Members of the Hellenic Amateur Radio Association of Australia
(www.haraoa.com) will be active as VK2CL from the lighthouse on
Montague Island (OC-223) on 19-22 August. QSL via VK2IR. [TNX NG3K]
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE ---> The July 2011 issue is now available for
download at www.425dxn.org/monthly/index.html. [TNX IZ3EBA]
EA-FLT 2011 AWARD ---> Representing the football teams competing in the
Spanish Premier League, twenty stations (EF1AST, EF1DFP, EF1DR, EF1HLW,
EF2RC, EF2TW, EF4GEL, EF4RCH, EF4TD, EF5AR, EF5DY, EF5GUI, EF7CIN, EF7FT,
EF7JB, EF7TV, EF8AKN, EG5DM, EG5FL and EG5KB) will be active from 23 August
to 11 September for the "EA Football League Teams Award". Details can be
found at www.ea-flt.com [TNX EA5OL]
NCDXF ---> G. Kip Edwards, W6SZN is the new Secretary of the Northern
California DX Foundation effective 1 August 2011. Kip rejoined NCDXF as a
director approximately two years ago and replaces Tom McShane, NW6P, who
resigned for health reasons. [TNX W0GJ]
QSL 3V8SS ---> Please note that as of 1 July 2011 the new QSL route for
3V8SS is via LX1NO (Norbert Oberweis, 16 rue des Anemones, L-8023 Strassen,
Luxembourg).
+ SILENT KEYS + Recently reported Silent Keys include Alicia Salinas Arias
(CA6GMR), L.J. Smith (G3HJF), Cliff Goddard (G4LAA), Mike Voss (GW8ERA),
Tokuro Matsumoto (JA7AO), Thomas S. Hammond (N0SS), Vilmar Vilson Andrade
(PP5WA), Alexander V. Semyonov (UN3F), M.S. Millowick (VK5MS), Jimmy Mistry
(VU2IJ) and Hal S. Christensen (W4RIM).
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3B8MM, 3D2A, 3D2YU, 3DA0TM,
3DA0ZO, 4A4A, 4S7AB, 4S7ULG, 5M2TT, 5N6/YL2SW, 5R8X, 5T5HC, 5V7CC, 5Z4KI,
6Y5/AI5P, 8P0P, 8R1AK/p, 9H1BT, 9H4JX, 9H5PF, 9K2YN, 9L1MS, 9M2CNC, 9M6CT,
9U5D, 9V1YC, 9Y4D, A45XR, A71BU, BU2AQ, C6AGU, CN8KD, CN8SG, CO2WF, CO2WL,
CO6RD, CO6WD, CO8LY, CP4BT, CR2X, CX1AA, D2AK, D2EB, D44TD, DU1IST, EA9IB,
EL2DT, EX9T, FG5FR, FJ/OH2YL, FJ/OS1T, FM1HN, FM5AA, FS/K1XM, GB4CI,
GR4RCG, HA5JI, HC2SL, HK4CZE, IG9E, J6/K8LEE, J6/W0SA, J68HS, J68ID,
J79FCG, J87AB, JW/DJ3KR, JW7QIA, JX/G7VJR, JX/SQ4MP, K6VVA/VE7, MJ/K3PLV,
MS0INT, OA4SS, OH0R, OH0X, OJ0B, P29VCX (OC-102), PJ2/N0VD, PJ2/W8QID,
PJ4E, PJ76, PW2D, PY0FO, PY2XB/1 (SA-029), S21YZ, ST2AR, SV2ASP/A, SV5AZP,
SV9ANK, T6JC, T6TL, T70DXC, T8XO, TC4X, TE8X, TG7/HR2DMR, TG7WW, TL0A,
TM0Z, TO2FH (AF-027), TX4T, TZ6DEL, TZ9A, UK8UWG, UO5OOW, V25DD, VK0KEV,
VK8NSB, VK9LA, VK9NN, VO1KT, VP5CW, VR2XMT, VU4PB, XE3MAYA, YB0AKM, YL2UZ,
YN7SU, YS1AG, YV4DYJ, YV5KM/OA4, YW5M, ZD7FT, ZD7XF, ZD8W, ZK2A.
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