425 DX News issue #1074
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No 1074
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**** DX INFORMATION ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
3D2_r - Tony, 3D2AG will be active again as 3D2AG/p from Rotuma between 9
December and 9 January 2012. He will operate barefoot on 80-6
metres SSB and CW, and the station will be entirely run on
renewable energy solar panels and batteries. This "green" activity
will coincide with the launch of the International Year of
Sustainable Energy For All 2012. QSL direct only (see qrz.com).
[TNX DX World]
KC4 - Francis KD0MUM is now based at Palmer Station on Anvers Island
(AN-012), Antarctica until April 2012. He plans to operate on 20
metres as KC4AAC in his spare time. QSL via K1IED. [TNX DX World]
LY - On 14 December 1911 a team of five people led by Roald Amundsen
reached the South Pole for the first time in history. Vilmantas,
LY3BY will be active as LY100SP on 5-25 December to commemorate
that 100th anniversary. He will operate mainly CW on the HF bands.
QSL via LY3BY, directo or bureau. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
PY - The Cantareira DX Group will be active as ZV2LOW from the island
of Montao de Trigo (SA-071) on 3-4 December. This will be a QRP
operation on 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 metres CW and SSB. All of the
QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau. [TNX PY2ZA]
UR - Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Urainian Amateur Radio
League (uarl.org.ua) number of special callsigns will be in use on
1-30 December: EM20C (via UX5PC), EM20L (via US0LW), EM20LTD (via
UR3LTD), EM20UARL (via UT7UT), EM20UJ (via UR5UJ), EM20UKR (via
UR7UC), EM20UU (via US7UU), EM20V (via UR2VA), EN20C (via UX7CQ),
EN20UARL (via UT5UIA), EN20UO (via UX5UO), EN20UP (via UT4UP),
EN20UZ (via UR5UZ), EN20W (via UR5WA), EO20IGN (via US7IGN),
EO20IM (via UW5IM), EO20IO (via UX3IO), EO20IZ (via UX5IZ), EO20K
(via UR4KWA), EO20M (via UX7MA), EO20UD (via UR7UD), EO20UM (via
UT0UM), EO20UR (via UT7UR), EO20X (via UT5XA), EO20ZZ (via US0ZZ),
EO20HC (via UT2HC), EO20UU (via UT7UU).
T8 - Eugene, RA0FF will be active as T88OW from Koror (OC-009), Palau
from 30 December to 8 January. He will operate mainly CW on 160-10
metres, with a focus on 160 and 80m. QSL via home call (direct)
and LoTW.
V2 - Dan, K6IF will be active as V25R from Antigua (NA-100) on 9-11
December. Operations will concentrate on 10 metres SSB during the
ARRL 10 Meter Contest, with limited activity on 40 and 20 metres
after 10m close at night. QSL via K6IF. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
V6 - Chip, K7JA and his wife Janet, KL7MF will be active as V63RR and
V63QQ from Pohnpei (OC-010), Micronesia on 5-12 December. They
will operate holiday style on 20-6 metres. QSL via K7JA. [TNX NG3K]
VE - To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the CBC/Radio Canada,
Canadian amateurs may use the following prefixes on 1-31 December:
VG for VA, VX for VE, XJ for VO, XK for VY. [TNX Southgate ARC]
VP8_ant- Mike, VP8DMH (M0PRL, http://clarkema.org/) will be spending three
months at Halley Station V (Antarctica), until the end of February
2012, working as a summer operator and helping out with the move
to the new base (Halley VI). "The short summer season will
obviously be very busy, especially with the commissioning of the
new station, but my intention is to put both the old and new base
on the air as time permits", he says. QSL direct to M0PRL.
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**** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
ARRL 10 METER CONTEST ---> The annual ARRL 10 Meter Contest will be held on
10-11 December. Complete details can be found at www.arrl.org/10-meter
DXCC NEWS ---> ARRL Awards Branch Manager Bill Moore, NC1L reports that
5X1VJ (Uganda, 2011 operation) has been approved for DXCC credit.
MALPELO 2012 ---> This is the latest information released by the HK0NA
DXpediton organizers on 28 November.
"Recently three US members (K4UEE, N4GRN and W6IZT) of the Malpelo 2012
DXpedition flew to Cartagena, Colombia and met with six of their Colombian
counterparts. The purpose of the two day meeting was to make some critical
decisions about the upcoming DXpedition to Malpelo Island. Also, checklists
and inventories were finalized and all team members' responsibilities were
assigned.
Since it is highly unlikely that the various Colombian authorities will
permit another DXpedition to Malpelo anytime soon; a decision was made to
extend the DXpedition to 16-17 days from the previous 12-14 day plan. The
approximate dates of operations will be January 21, 2012 through February
5/6, 2012.
Four team members will travel with all equipment, radios, antennas and
infrastructure to Malpelo in early January. They will be transported by
the Colombian Navy. They will arrive about two weeks prior to the rest of
the team and will set up camp, the two operating sites, radios and
antennas. They will spend about 30 days on the island. This will allow the
rest of the team to begin radio operations immediately upon arrival by
chartered vessel.
As mentioned there will be two operating sites, each with a complete
complement of antennas and radios with amplifiers. The first operating
site will be co-located with the Colombian marine's camp on the east side
of the island. It is clear to East Coast USA, EU and Africa. In order to
have a clear shot at JA/Asia, the Pacific region and W6/W7; the second
operating site will be located near the top of the highest mountain peak on
the island. However, to lessen the physical risks to the team members, the
operating site will be located on platforms situated below the actual peak.
Still, it will be a 45 minute uphill climb to reach the platforms. The
antennas for that site will be on the top of the mountain peak. At times,
there will be as many as nine stations QRV with the capability of dual mode
operations on all bands.
Safety of the team is paramount. We will be installing a winch system to
hoist team members and all of our equipment from our chartered ship's
Zodiac onto the island. From there, manpower will carry the equipment the
300 meters straight uphill to the marine camp. The trail to the elevated
operating site is extremely dangerous. We will utilize harnesses and
safety ropes to minimize the risks. This is going to be a difficult and
expensive DXpedition. Every effort will be made to maximize QSOs while
protecting the safety of the team members. It is a delicate balance.
Your financial support is necessary and gratefully accepted. Contributions
can be made via our website at: www.hk0na.com/sponsors
QSL A71CV ---> Buzz, NI5DX, has assumed the duties of QSL manager for
Abdulla A71CV, whose previous manager (A71AN) is now a SK. Abdulla will
soon send Buzz his logs and the two will work on the design of a new QSL
card. No cards should be expected from NI5DX until the new QSLs are
received from the printer (the process could take as long as 6-8 weeks).
[TNX The Golist]
QSL ET3AA ---> The QSL route for contacts made with ET3AA and ET3SID on
8-13 December [425DXN 1071] is via N2OO. Either direct and bureau cards can
be requested online by going to www.qsl.net/n2oo/history/qsl-n2oo.htm
T2T ---> The T2T DXpedition to Tuvalu (www.t2t.pacific-dxers.com/T2T.html)
will go QRT on 3 December, a few days earlier than planned. "We have been
doing everything possible to avert this", VK4FW says, "but realistically
have no choice due to persistent power problems". The T2T online log totals
(on 30 November there were 39347 QSOs) also include contacts made by T2V
during the CQ WW DX CW Contest. Speaking of which, during the contest "we
inadvertently sent 32 as our zone. So if you put that in your log, then you
copied our exchange Correctly. We have since realised that it should have
been 31... and have advised the contest committee. How this error will be
managed will be up to them. We sincerely apologise for this mistake!"
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
your scores, as well as any request for further information, to Erminio
Pandocchi I2EOW (i2eow[@]fastwebnet.it).
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
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A45XR Krzysztof Dabrowski, P.O. Box 2038, CPO 111, Oman
DK2WV Karl-Heinz Ilg, Max-Low-Str. 15, 85579 Neubiberg, Germany
DL7DF Sigi Presch, Wilhelmsmuehlenweg 123, 12621 Berlin, Germany
EA5ZD Miguel Rabadan Mendez, P.O. Box 31, 30120 El Palmar (Murcia), Spain
EA7FTR Francisco Lianez Suero, Asturias 23, 21110 Aljaraque (Huelva),
Spain
HA3JB Kutasi Gabor, Siofok, P.O. Box 243, 8601, Hungary
IK3GES Gabriele Gentile, Via Baratta Vecchia 240, 31022 Preganziol TV,
Italy
IW0EFA Gian Paolo Volpato, Via Piave 13, 01100 Viterbo VT, Italy
IZ7VLL Salvatore Mele, Via Santa Lucia 40, 73025 Martano LE, Italy
JE1JKL Satoshi Nakamura, 1-27-2 Kamiya, Ushiku-shi, Ibaraki-ken,
300-1216, Japan
LZ1JZ Tony Stefanov, P.O. Box 43, 6450 Harmanli, Bulgaria
NI5DX William M. Loeschman, 717 Milton, Angleton TX 77515, USA
OM2FY Branislav Daras, P.O.Box 6, 820 08 Bratislava 28, Slovak Republic
S57S Aleksander Zagar, Golisce 132, SI-1281 Kresnice, Slovenia
T70A A.R.R.S.M. Radio Club, Casella Postale 77, 47890 San Marino,
Repubblica di San Marino
VE3IKV Peter Helmuth Csanky, 4 Ravensdale Rd. Cobourg ON K9A 2B9, Canada
VE3LYC Cezar Trifu, 410 College St., Kingston, Ontario K7L 4M7, Canada
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