425 DX News issue #1061
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No 1061
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
3A - Look for 3A/IZ7EVZ to be active from Monaco on 7-10 September. He
plans to operate SSB on 80 and 160 metres only. QSL via home call.
[TNX NG3K]
4X - The Holyland DX Group (4X1VF, 4X4DZ, 4X6HP, 4Z4KX, 4Z5FI and
4Z5LA) will be active as 4X5A from Akhziv Island (AS-100) from
about 7 UTC on 21 October until about 12 UTC on the 22nd. They
will operate CW and SSB on 40-10 metres with two stations and
verticals. QSL via 4Z5LA. [TNX NG3K]
A2 - Gert, ZS6AYU will be active again as A25/ZS6AYU from Jwaneng,
Botswana on 9-12 September. He will operate CW hoping that "the
QRM is not going to be so bad as last time and also that condx are
better". QSL via home call. [TNX NG3K]
F - Weather permitting, Mathieu (MJ0ASP) will be active as F5SHQ/p
from Cezembre Island (EU-157) on 4 September. He will operate CW
only on or around 14040 and 10104 kHz. QSL via MJ0ASP. [TNX DX
World]
F - Simon IZ7ATN, Vincent F4BKV and Christian EA3NT will be active as
TM0INT from Tombelaine Island (EU-156) on 10-11 September. They
will have two stations running 100 watts into vertical dipoles.
QSL via EA5KA. [TNX DX World]
F - F6DXE, F4ELK and F4ELI will be actuve as TM5Q from Quemenes Island
(EU-065) from 30 September to 2 October. They will operate CW, SSB
and digital modes on 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres. QSL via F4ELI,
direct or bureau.
FP - Eric, KV1J and Jack, KV1E will be active as FP/KV1J and FP/KV1E
from Miquelon Island (NA-032) from 25 October to 1 November. Plans
are to operate SSB and RTTY, with some CW and PSK31, on 160-10
metres, plus 6m "if indications of openings". FP/KV1J will take
part in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest (SOAB HP). QSL via home calls,
direct or bureau, and LoTW, Information on satellite activity and
and other details can be found at www.kv1j.com/fp/october11.html
G - M0SFT, M0TGN and M0TTE will be active as MX0WCB from St Martin's
Island (EU-011) on 11-17 September. They will operate mainly QRP
on 40, 20, 17, 15 and 10 metres. QSL via M0WAY. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
LY - Twenty-three LY37 special event callsigns will be aired until 18
September to celebrate EuroBasket 2011, the 37th European Men's
Basketball Championship being held in Lithuania. Further
information, including details on the relevan award, can be found
on the Lithuanian Amateur Radio Society's website (www.lrmd.lt).
[TNX The Daily DX]
OX - Jiri OK1IEC, Jan OK1JK, Jiri OK1JST and Vaclav OK1VVT will be
active as either OX4OK and OX/homecall from Kangelussuaq,
Greenland (NA-018) on 16-26 September. They plan to be QRV on
80-10 metres and conditions and 2m EME. QSL via home calls or via
OK1JST.
OZ - Jakob, OZ7AEI and others will participate in the IARU Region 1
Field Day (3-4 September) as OZ7MOR/p from Mors Island (EU-171).
They will operate SSB, CW, RTTY and PSK31 on 10, 15, 20, 40 and 80
metres. [TNX OZ7AEI]
OZ - Martin, DC8MH and Michael, DL4ABO will be active as 5P7T and 5P7N
respectively from Fano Island (EU-125) on 9-11 September. They
will operate CW and SSB on the HF bands with two stations. QSL via
home calls. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
PJ6 - Fred, K9VV will be active as PJ6/NP2X from Saba (NA-145) on 4-9
September. He will operate holiday style primarily on CW with some
SSB. QSL via K5WW. [TNX NG3K]
SM - Axel, DL7ULF and Peter, DL7VMM will be active from SI9AM (King
Chulalongkorn Memorial Amateur Radio Society, www.si9am.se) in
Ragunda on 8-13 September, including an entry in the WAE DX SSB
Contest. Outside the WAE event they will operate SSB and CW on
160-10 metres. QSL via SM3CVM, direct or bureau. [TNX SM3CVM]
SV9 - Look for SV9/ON6DSL/p to be active holiday style from Crete
(EU-015) on 2-9 September. He will be QRV on 15, 17, 20 and 40
metres SSB. QSL via home call, bureau preferred. [TNX NG3K]
T8 - Tatsuo, JA8CMC (T88TO) and Atsushi, JA8FAA (T88GO) will be active
from Palau (OC-009) on 16-19 September. They will operate CW and
SSB on 80-10 metres. QSL via home calls.
TK - Look for TK/IW5ELA and TK/I5NOC to be active from Corsica on 4-11
September. They will be QRV on 40, 20 and 15 metres SSB and CW.
QSL via home calls, direct or bureau.
TK - Patrice, F5RBB and his wife Mireille, F4FRL will be active as
TK/homecall from Corsica on 10-24 September. They will operate SSB
and digital modes on 40-10 metres. [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX]
V4 - Once again John, W5JON will be active as V47JA from St. Kitts
(NA-104) from 10 October to 5 November. He will operate SSB on 80-6
metres, and will participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. His wife
Cathy, W5HAM will occasionally operate as V47HAM. All QSLs via
W5JON. [TNX W5JON]
V5 - DD8ZX, DF2UU, DF3GY, DJ6OV and a few local operators will be
active on 80-10 metres as V55V/p during the IARU Region 1 Field
Day on 3-4 September. QSL via DJ8VC. [TNX DF3GY]
V6 - JA7HMZ (V63DX) and JA7GYP (V63T) will be active from Pohnpei
(OC-010), Micronesia on 3-8 October. They will operate CW, SSB and
RTTY on 40-6 metres. QSL via home calls. [TNX NG3K]
VK9L - Merv, N6NO will be active as VK9OL from Lord Howe island (OC-004)
on 10-18 September. The operation celebrates Merv's 75th birthday
and 60 years of ham radio. He plans to be QRV on 40-10 metres,
with a focus on CW and European openings. QSL via N6NO, direct or
bureau, and LoTW. [TNX N6NO]
W - The Northeast Wireless Radio Club will operate special event
station NW2C on 11 September, in remembrance of the tragic events
that occurred ten years ago. Activity will take place on SSB, CW
and RTTY from historic Fort Totten, Bayside (NY) from 17 to 23
UTC. Further information can be found at www.nw2c.org. [TNX KC2SYF]
ZK2 - Steven, ZL4CZ will be active as ZK2AB from Niue (OC-040) on 9-16
September. He will operate holiday style using a Buddipole and a
multi-band vertical. QSL via home call (direct).
ZL - To celebrate the Rugby World Cup, New Zealand amateurs are
permitted to replace their ZL prefix with the ZM prefix throughout
September and October. In addition, special event stations are
already QRV, including ZL4RUGBY (operated by ZL4PW) and ZL6RWC
(operated by the Papakura Radio Club, QSL via ZL1VK). [TNX DX
World]
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**** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
INDEPENDENCE DAY BRAZIL CONTEST ---> The Cantareira DX Group sponsors the
Independence Day Brazil Contest, whose third edition will be held on 3-4
September on 10, 15, 20 and 40 metres BPSK31. Complete details can be found
at www.brcontest.com [TNX PY2ZA]
INDEXA ---> The International DX Association's (www.indexa.org) recently
elected officers are Gary Dixon K4MQG (President), John Scott K8YC (Vice
President), Bill Jennings W4UNP (Secretary-Treasurer), Mac Shimamoto JA3USA
(1-year Director), Franz Langner DJ9ZB and Carl Smith N4AA (2-year
Directors), Bob Allphin K4UEE, Lynn Lamb W4NL and Richard Grant W9RG
(3-year Directors). [TNX W4UNP]
QSL 4J1FS ---> Anatoly, RX3AU (ex UW3DH) has logs and some blank QSL cards
for the 1989 and 1991 4J1FS operations from Malyj Vysotskij Island. QSL to
Anatoly I. Volynshchikov, P.O. Box 930, 101000, Moscow, Russia [TNX RX3AU]
QSL GALLERY ---> The large collection of QSL cards on Les Nouvelles DX's
web site has been updated. Fourteen different galleries include cards for
the ten Most Wanted DXCC Entities (333 QSLs), the 60 deleted DXCC entities
(1319 QSLs), obsolete prefixes (3448 QSLs), stations from Magrebh from 1947
to 1962 (382 QSLs), D5 and DL5 stations from 1945 to 1962 (65 QSLs),
Antarctic bases (834 QSLs) & TAAF (Terres Australes and Antarctiques
Francaises, 266 QSLs), the various French DXCC island Entities in the
Pacific Ocean (354 QSLs), the Indian Ocean (101 QSLs) and (new!) the
Americas (41 QSL from 1945 to 1970), pre-1945 countries (1304 QSLs), French
Departments (704 QSLs) and CONUS (247 QSLs), plus a gallery for cards not
accepted by DXCC (128 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]
QSL PP8ZAC ---> PY4KL (the Grupo Juizforano de CW, www.cwjf.com.br) is the
new QSL manager for Agustin, PP8ZAC, and has the logs from 2009 onwards.
This is the only station active on CW from the rare Amazonas State. [TNX
PY4WAS]
ROCKALL 2012 ---> The website for MS0INT (Isle of Rockall, EU-189) is now
up and running at www.eu189.com
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)
YASME FOUNDATION: GRANT TO EARS ---> Ethiopia came back on the air May 30,
2011 with the re-opening of the Ethiopian Amateur Radio Society station
ET3AA. Professor Heiko Schroeder, head of the technical faculty of the
University of Addis Ababa and PB2T, Hans Blondeel Timmerman, President of
IARU Region 1, cut the ribbon in a reopening ceremony.
The Board of Directors of The Yasme Foundation (www.yasme.org) became aware
that 25 club members were scheduled to take the amateur radio license
examination in late July and that the fee for taking the exam was about one
month's salary in Ethiopia.
Accordingly, the Board voted unanimously in favor of a grant to cover
one-half of the examination fees for all 25 applicants, the remaining
one-half having been previously committed from the Radio Society of Great
Britain. Yasme Vice-President and Director Fred Laun, K3ZO, was
instrumental in making possible this grant. [TNX W6SZN]
+ SILENT KEYS + Recently reported Silent Keys include Ronald S. Pretekin
(AB8K), Peter W. Dahl (K0BIT), Rytis Zumbakis (LY4U, ex LY2BIL), Aleksandr
V. Gorelov (UA0YO) and Christina D. Check (W8HBI).
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3B8MM, 3D2A, 3DA0ZO,4S7BRG,
5N6/YL2SW, 5N7M, 5W0IR, 5W0NM,5X1VJ,6V7D, 6W2SC, 7X4AN, 8P9XB, 9L5MS, 9Y4D,
9Y4VU, A31A,BV100, C5AGU, CO2NO, CO2WF, CO4SM (NA-056), CO8LY, CR2X,CR5WFF,
DZ1P (OC-091), E51USA, EK8PL, EK8WA, ER1DA, EU1FC,EX2A,EY7AD, FG5FR, FG5GP,
FJ/OH2YL,FK8CP, FM4LV, FM5WD, FP/K9OT, HR5/F2JD, J48O, J5UAP, J6/VE3CZF,
J87AB,JD1BMH, JT5DX, JY5HX, KH2L, KL7J,KL7RA, KU2F/VK2 (OC-186), KU2F/VK4
(OC-187), LU1ZI, N4SF/VP9, OX3DB, PJ4/N5WR, PJ4B, PJ7MF, PP0T,
PY0FO,RI1ANC, S9DX, T30AQ, T31A, TE8X, TJ3IC, TJ9PF, TM5SM (EU-081), TO2FH,
UA0BA, V44KAI, V85SS, VE8EV/p (NA-006), VK9GMW, VK9NN,VP2ECF, VR2OP,
VR2UW,VU2PAI, VU4PB, XK1T (NA-193), XU7ACY, XV2W, XV4LW, YB5QZ, YN2PR,
YS3CW,YY7OMF, ZB2FK, ZF2LC, ZK2A.
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