425 DX News issue #1080
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No 1080
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
3D2_cr - Hrane, YT1AD and a multi-national team of operators (AA4NN, AD6E,
AH6HY, EA1IR, I2VGW, K3LP, K6SRZ, N6PSE, PY5EG, RW4NW, UA4HOX and
WD5COV so far) will be active on all bands and modes as 3D2C from
Conway Reef (OC-112) between 25 September and 6 October. QSL via
YT1AD. Two more operators are being sought. Further information
can be found at www.yt1ad.info/3d2c/index.html [TNX YT3W]
C2 - Pista, HA5AO and George, HA5UK have been forced to cancel their
announced South Pacific Tour (T2HA, 3D2HA, T30HA and T33HA)
[425DXN 1060] owing to reasons beyond their control (read the
details on http://ha5ao.novolab.hu/). Their new target is Nauru
(OC-031), and they will be active as C21HA until 6 February, with
two stations on the HF bands. Being unable to use their SteppIR
BigIR (its stepper drive motor has been stolen!), they have set up
"an inverted L antenna for the second station, but it means strong
limitation in signal strength. It is good for NA/SA but unlikly
for EU. The two verticals are doing the job well, especially on
the higher bands". QSL via HA5UK. [TNX HA0HW]
CE - Roberto CE3CT, Pedro CE3FZ and Luc LU1FAM will be active as 3G7C
from Chiloe Island (SA-018) on 15-18 April. They will have two
stations active on CW, SSB and RTTY, with a focus on 30 metres and
the low bands. QSL direct to CE3FZ (Pedro Barroso, P.O. Box 3159,
Santiago, Chile). Further information can be found at
http://3g7c.blogspot.es/ [TNX LU1FAM]
EI - Special callsign EI80IRTS will be in use throughout 2012 to
celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Irish Radio Transmitters
Society (IRTS). QSL via EI4GXB.
F - TM70TRS is a special callsign celebrating the 70th anniversary of
the French Army Signal Corps. It will be used by the French Army
Amateur Radio Clubs throughout 2012, during the major domestic and
international contests and other French Army activities. QSL via
F6KHX. [TNX F5NQL]
FH - Hartwig, DL7BC will be active as TO7BC from Mayotte (AF-027) from
23 March to 6 April, including an entry in the CQ WW WPX SSB
Contest. On 20-22 March he will be operating under his CEPT
licence as FH/DL7BC. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX
rsgbiota.org]
GM - The Orkney Amateur Radio Club (http://eu009.webplus.net/) will
Operate three special event stations on 21-29 January in support of
the Royal National Lifeboat Institution's fundraising day. Look for
GB1OL (QSL via MM5DWW), GB2OL (QSL via GM0WED) and GB4OL (QSL via
GM0IFM) to be active on most bands SSB, with some CW and data.
[TNX VA3RJ]
HK0 - The advance team on Malpelo (HK1N, HK1T, HK6F and HK1MW) continue
their hard work of setting up the HK0NA operating sites [425DXN
1078]. Their primary purpose on the island is to prepare
everything for the main group arriving on 21 January, and they are
QRV in their spare time. They have been using HK0NA since 10
January (logs to be uploaded to ClubLog after the arrival of the
main operating team). QSOs made with the four men using their home
calls will count as valid contacts with Malpelo and will be
confirmed through the team's QSL manager (N2OO). Those logs will
not be available until after the DXpedition, and those QSOs will
not show in the HK0NA "log lookup". [TNX K4UEE]
KL - Rick, K6VVA is in the planning stages of a "North Slope IOTA
Extravaganza" including operations from three rare groups in July.
Tentative dates, subject to change owing to local weather
conditions, are:
19-21 July K6VVA/KL7 Crescent Island (NA-172)
23-24 July K6VVA/KL7 Barter Island (NA-050)
25-26 July K6VVA/KL7 Endeavor Island (NA-004)
QSL via N6AWD, direct or bureau. Mike, K9AJ will join Rick for
NA-172, and maybe also for the other two islands. Bookmark
www.k6vva.com/iota/na172 for updates.
LX - Special callsign LX75RL will be in use throughout 2012 to
celebrate the 75th anniversary of the foundation of the Reseau
Luxembourgeois des Amateurs d'Ondes Courtes (the Luxembourg
Amateur Radio Society affiliated with IARU). QSL via LX2A.
Information on the relevant award can be found at www.rlx.lu
PJ2 - Tom, AA9A will be active as PJ2/AA9A from Curacao (SA-099) from 21
January to 4 February. He will operate holiday style on 40-10
metres CW and SSB. QSL via AA9A and LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX]
PJ4 - After participating in the PJ4C DXpedition, Norbert DJ7JC will
remain on the island for a few more days. Look for him to operate
as PJ4M from Bonaire (SA-006) on 23-30 January. QSL via home call.
SM - ON4AWT, ON5RZ and ON7DS will be active from SI9AM (the King
Chulalongkorn Memorial Amateur Radio Society, www.si9am.se) in
Ragunda on 25-30 January, including an entry in the UBA DX
Contest. QSL via SM3CVM, direct or via bureau. [TNX SM3CVM]
V3 - Gerd, DJ4KW (V31YN, www.qslnet.de/member/v31yn/) and Gisela, DK9GG
(V31GW) will be active from Consejo Shores, Belize until 26
February, including a number of contests (CQ WW 160m DX CW and
SSB, CQ WW WPX RTTY, ARRL DX CW). On 1-8 February look for V31YN/p
to be active from Southwater Caye (NA-180). QSL via home calls
(direct or bureau) and LoTW.
VP8 - Zorro, JH1AJT will be visiting the Falkland Islands (SA-002) on
21-28 January, and will operate holiday-style as VP8DNT on 80-10
metres from the QTH of VP8LP. QSL via JH1AJT. [TNX DX World]
W - Bodo, DF8DX will operate mostly CW as KT3Q/6 from Santa Catalina
Island (NA-066) on 14-15 January, from around 1 UTC on Saturday
until 22 UTC on Sunday. QSL via DF8DX. [TNX The Daily DX]
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
60M NEW WEB SITE ---> With the help of K3ZXL,K5YY and W8GEX, the new 60m
website is now up an running at http://60metersonline.net. Here you will
find a collection of information about current events on 60 metres,
upcoming DXpeditions, and more.
MALPELO-PITCAIRN COORDINATED FREQUENCY PLAN ---> As VP6T from Pitcairn (20
January-4 February) and HK0NA from Malpelo (21 January-8 February) will be
operational simultaneously, the leaders of each team have agreed upon the
following coordinated frequency plan.
| HK0NA | VP6T |
| TX RX | TX RX |
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10m CW | 28024 up | 28035 up |
10m SSB | 28405 As Dir | 28490 As Dir |
10m RTTY | 28080 up | 28108 up/dwn |
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12m CW | 24892 up | 24903 up |
12m SSB | 24940 As Dir | 24960 As Dir |
12m RTTY | 24920 up | 24928 dwn |
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15m CW | 21024 up | 21035 up |
15m SSB | 21275 As Dir | 21295 As Dir |
15m RTTY | 21080 up | 21098 up |
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17m CW | 18070 up | 18083 up |
17m SSB | 18130 As dir | 18150 As Dir |
17m RTTY | 18098,5 dwn/up | 18108 dwn |
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20m CW | 14024 up | 14035 up |
20m SSB | 14160 As dir | 14180 As Dir |
20m RTTY | 14080 up | 14088 up/dwn |
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30m CW | 10124 up | 10103 up |
30m RTTY | 10142 dwn | 10144 up |
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40m CW | 7024 up | 7003 up |
40m SSB | 7056 7195+/- | 7085 As Dir |
40m RTTY | 7038 dwn | 7048 up |
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80m CW | 3524 up | 3503 up |
80m SSB | 3770 As dir | 3790 up/dwn |
80m RTTY | 3586 dwn | 3588 up |
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160m CW | 1833,5 up | 1831,5 dwn |
| JA 1811-16 | JA 1819-24 |
160m SSB | 1845 up | |
160m RTTY | 1845 up | |
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Col McGowan, MM0NDX (Europe) and San Hutson, K5YY (rest of the world) will
act as pilots for the Malpelo DXpedition. The team on the island will be
getting daily updates from the pilots. They "will not be relaying personal
requests for special bands, modes, times or why not in the log or changing a
log, etc. The purpose of the updates is to assist the HK0NA team in specific
operational 'refinements' to their basic operational plan". Please please
read and follow the basic guidelines on the website (http://hk0na.com/)
and do not contact the pilots prior to the beginning of the DXpedition,
which should be on the afternoon of 21 January if all goes well.
NCDXA AWARDS ---> The National Capitol DX Association (www.ncdxa.org) is
pleased to announce that its "DX-Pedition of the Year Award 2011" has been
given to Hrane Milosevic, (YT1AD) for 3D2R, an "Outstanding DX-Pedition
Operation and Amateur Radio Youth Development Program with Rotuma High
School". Sid May, ET3SID is the "DXer of the Year 2011", for "exceeding
expectations as Mentor and providing effective Youth Development Leadership
at ET3AA". The NCDXA's new DXCC-EAST Convention will be held on 25 August,
plese visit www.dxcceast.com for complete details. [TNX K3LP]
VP6T ---> "6m operation from Pitcairn has not been on our agenda since the
early planning stage", the VP6T clarified on 11 January, "as well as all
others bands/modes that are not specified on www.vp6t.org". If time
permits, they will try to locate an old 5-element Yagi 6m antenna (left by
OH2BR probably), and "if it is still in good shape after 12 years spent on
the island, then we may install it and make some tests on 6m, using
conventional modes (CW and/or SSB)". In that case, it will be announced on
the website, or on air by the HF operators.
+ SILENT KEYS + Carlos Luis "Pato" Juri (LU3NC, ex LU3NCJ) passed away
unexpectedly on 7 January at 55 years of age. He was the former President
of Radio Club Santiago del Estero (LU1NF) and a team member of AY0N/X, the
first and only DXpedition to Isla Pinguino (SA-087) back in 2000.
Other recently reported Silent Keys include Leonid Gurevitch (4Z5AO, ex
UA1AKZ), Alfredo Gabba (I1HAG), Pavel P. Guzenko (UY5YY) and Bozo Metzger
(9A2BR), a leader in radiation science and radiation protection in Croatia
and the author of a celebrated "Radio Handbook for Amateurs and
Technicians".
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
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9A202AA 9A2AA C21HA HA5UK SE2I SA2BRN
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9A202GA 9A2GA CN8IG EA7FTR SN20WOSP SQ8JCB
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9A202N 9A2N CV1T IK2DUW T88CP JA6UBY
9A202NA 9A2NA CV5K CX2ABC T88HK JE6DND
9A202WJ 9A2WJ CX7CO WB3CDX T88KI JL3TOG
9A203BIM 9A3BIM D2EB IZ3ETU T88OW RA0FF
9A203GI 9A3GI DM50KSJ DL2VM T88SM JA6EGL
9A203JB 9A3JB DP3LUNA DK1PM T8OG JL3TOG
9A203KS 9A3KS E74WN EA5KB TJ3AY F5LGE
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9A203ST 9A3ST EW6GF DL8KAC TM22P F4EUG
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9A204M 9A4M HA100CGCDH HA0MO TY2SI JA1PBV
9A204W 9A4W HC2/AL1O DH1TW UR5IFX N4TV
9A204WW 9A4WW HE5LC HB9LC V31YN DJ4KW
9A205CW 9A5CW HF0WOSP SP2KFL V31ZE NE8Z
9A205ST 9A5ST HP1/IZ6BRN IZ8CLM V44KAI W5TFW
9A206JOY 9A6JOY HS0ZGQ DK8MZ V47GIW W4GIW
9A206M 9A6M HS0ZJS HB9PHJ VE2CSI M0URX
9A206NA 9A6NA J79XB VE2XB W6KNH/KH0 JQ1KNH
9A206W 9A6W JY4NE K3IRV XT2RJA K3QF
9A206ZT 9A6ZT K6VVA/7 N6AWD XU7AAJ IW3SNW
9A207AAA 9A5K KH0K JE4SMQ XU7AEP UA9YPS
9A207DCK 9A7DCK KH0UY JO3FRH XU7AEQ UA9YAB
9A207PJT 9A7PJT LU1IV W3HNK XV1X OK1DOT
9A207SSY 9A7SSY LX75RL LX2A XW0ZJZ E21EIC
9A207WA 9A7WA LZ40YE LZ1YE ZF2LC W2SM
9A208D 9A1CRD LZ40YG LZ1YG ZF2ZE NE8Z
F5KDR C.R.A.V., Maison des Associations de Charzais, Mairie Annexe, 2
rue Louis Fradet, 85200 Fontenay le Comte, France
FO8WBB Brad A. Fisher, B.P. 12570, 98712 Papara - Tahiti, French Polynesia
HA5UK Kovacs Gyorgy, Budapest, Csur u. 15, 1162, Hungary
I2GPT Vittorio Caria, Via Cimabue 22, 20010 Casorezzo MI, Italy
IV3TMM Francesco Crosilla, Via Grassi 7, 33028 Tolmezzo UD, Italy
JA6EGL Mike S. Miyake, Hakata Amateur Radio Association, P.O. Box 232,
Hakata, 812-8799, Japan
JA6UBY Yasuo Tajiri, 9-9-703 Kanaya-machi, Nagasaki-shi, Nagasaki-ken,
850-0037, Japan
JE6DND Katsuhiko Hayashida, 5-5-28-106 Hibaru, Minami-Ku, Fukuoka-Shi,
Fukuoka-Ken, 811-1355, Japan
JH6KXG Masanori Kawakami, 10-26 Minamigaoka-machi, Nagasaki-shi,
Nagasaki-ken, 850-0943, Japan
JL3TOG Koji Iwata, 1343-6 Anamushi, Kashiba-shi, Nara-ken, 639-0252, Japan
PA0RRS Richard Smeets, Constance Gerlingsstraat 60, 5121 ZR Rijen, The
Netherlands
PA8A Peter Jelgersma, Noordzijde 14, 2411 RA Bodegraven, The Netherlands
RA0FF Eugene Popov, P.O.Box 79, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk-10, 693010, Russia
VK4EI Lyn Battle, PMB 1 Karumba QLD 4891, Australia
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