425 DX News issue #1138

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23 February 2013                                          A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1138
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                         ****  DX  INFORMATION  ****
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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

3B9    - Toshi JA8BMK, Ken JA8CDG/JN1THL and Yoshiko JQ1LCW will  be  active
         as 3B9DX from Rodrigues Island (AF-017) on 1-10  March.  They  will
         operate CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31 on  80-10  metres.  QSL  direct  to
         EA5GL. [TNX DX World]
7P     - Once again Peter, EI7CC will be active as  7P8PB  from  Lesotho  on
         6-26 March. He will operate holiday style from the station  of  his
         brother-in-law  Gerry,  7P8CC  (EI8CC,  the  Irish  amabassador  to
         Lesotho). QSL via EI7CC, direct or bureau. Logs  will  be  uploaded
         to LoTW on a daily basis is at all possible. [TNX EI7CC]
8P     - Gerry, W1VE will participate in the ARRL DX  SSB  Contest  as  8P1V
         from  Barbados.  The  week  before  the  contest,  starting  on  26
         February, he will be QRV as 8P9RM on 160-6 metres, with a focus  on
         CW and the low bands, with "some  SSB  and  RTTY  thrown  in".  QSL
         direct to home call. [TNX W1VE]
9M4_spr- Christian EA3NT  had  to  withdraw  from  the  10-18  March  9M4SLL
         DXpedition [425DXN 1132] due to  work  reasons,  but  he  has  been
         replaced by  Pista HA5AO and George HA5UK.  The other operators are
         John 9M6XRO, Steve 9M6DXX, James 9V1YC, Don G3BJ, Tony KM0O and Ben
         N6MUF/DJ0YI.  9M4SLL will operate from Pulau Layang Layang, Spratly
         Islands (AS-051)  with five  stations simultaneously at peak times,
         using  full  legal power  linear  amplifiers on  all  stations  and
         vertical  antennas sited within a few metres of the ocean. Activity
         will  be  on  160-10 metres, CW, SSB and RTTY. There will be no 60m
         operation  as that is  not permitted by the Malaysian licence.  QSL
         via M0URX  (OQRS for direct and bureau cards at http://m0urx.com/).
         Logs  will be uploaded  to LoTW within  a few days after the end of
         the operation. Further information,  including  suggested operating
         frequencies, can be found at http://m0urx.com/9m4sll [TNX 9M6DXX]
CE0_ei - Nigel G3TXF, Martin G3ZAY, Michael G7VJR and  John  G4IRN  will  be
         active as XR0YG from Easter Island (SA-001) on  20-27  March.  They
         will operate mainly CW on 160-10 metres, with a focus  on  the  low
         bands and Europe. QSL via G3TXF (OQRS for direct and  bureau  cards
         on Club Log). They plan to upload their logs to Club Log  and  LoTW
         during the expedition. Chile experiences regular  earthquakes,  and
         the XR0YG team is making a donation of $500 to RCCh (Radio Club  de
         Chile) "in support of their emergency communications  projects,  in
         appreciation  of  their  friendly  backing  of   our    expedition,
         especially for their help with our licenses  and  30m  permits  for
         Easter  Island".  The  website  for   the    expedition    is    at
         http://xr0yg.com/
FM     - Al, F5VHJ will be active as FM/F5VHJ from Martinique (NA-107)  from
         25 February to 3 March, including an  entry  in  the  ARRL  DX  SSB
         Contest as TO5A. QSL via home call, direct  or  bureau,  and  LoTW.
         [TNX NG3K]
JA     - Special event station 8J6ISG will be active on all bands and  modes
         between 1 March and 30 April to celebrate the opening  of  the  new
         airport of Ishigaki (AS-024). QSL via the JARL bureau. [TNX VA3RJ]
PJ2    - Ulf, DL5AXX  will be active as  PJ2/DL5AXX  from  Curacao  (SA-099)
         from 24 February to 11 March. He  will  operate  holiday  style  on
         80-10 metres, mainly CW with some RTTY. QSL via home call; an  OQRS
         for bureau cards can be found at www.dl5axx.de [TNX The Daily DX]
PY     - PU5IKE and PP5RK will operate SSB and digital modes as ZW5WIM  from
         Ilha da Paz (SA-027) and lighthouse  on  23-24  February.  QSL  via
         PU5IKE, direct or bureau, plus LoTW and eQSL. [TNX PT7WA]
UA     - Celebrating the 95th anniversary of the Russian  National  Military
         Forces, special callsign UE95RA  (Russian  Army)  will  be  in  use
         until 24 February on all bands and  modes.  QSL  via  UA3YLP.  [TNX
         RV3YR]
V3     - Lee N8LJ (V31LJ), Stan AC8W (V31AC) and Jim KB8TXZ (V31VJ) will  be
         active from Belize from 27 February to 6 March.  They  plan  to  be
         QRV on 160-6 metres CW, RTTY and SSB and to operate a  multi-single
         entry in the ARRL DX SSB Contest. QSL V31LJ via  K8ESQ,  QSL  V31AC
         and V31VJ via KB8TXZ. [TNX AC8JF]
VP2V   - Larry, KE2VB will be active as VP2V/KE2VB from the  British  Virgin
         Islands (NA-023) from 27 February to 4 March,  including  an  entry
         in the ARRL DX SSB Contest. He will operate CW and SSB  before  and
         after the contest, hopefully on 160-10 metres. QSL via NR6M.
W      - Lou, W0FK plans to be active from Longboat  Key  (NA-034)  on  2-16
         March. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
W      - Pete, VE3IKV will be active as  W4/VA3RA  from  St.  Simons  Island
         (NA-058) on 2 March and from Key West (NA-062) on 3-15 March.  Look
         for him on 30 and 17 metres CW. A side trip  to  the  Dry  Tortugas
         (NA-079) is planned on 11-14 March, if the weather is fine.  Expect
         him to be signing VE3IKV/W4 while on NA-079  (a  low-power  battery
         and solar power CW operation on 30, 17  and  6  metres).  QSLs  via
         VE3IKV, direct or bureau. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
XU     - Eddy,  ON4AFU  (www.on4afu.net)  will  be  active  as  XU7AFU  from
         Cambodia until 14 March. He will operate CW only  on  40-10  metres
         with 100 watts and wire antennas. QSL via ON4AFU, direct or bureau.
YN     - Scott, K7ZO will be active as YN5Z from Nicaragua from 27  February
         until 3 March. His main focus will be a SOAB entry in the the  ARRL
         DX SSB Contest. QSL direct to K7ZO and LoTW.
YS     - John, NO7B will be active as YS1/NO7B  from  El  Salvador  from  21
         February to 12 March. He will operate SSB  only  on  40-10  metres.
         QSL via home call. [TNX The Daily DX]
ZA     - Max, IZ4JMA reports he is now living in Albania and will be on  the
         air as ZA/IZ4JMA starting from 25 February for 18 months at  least.
         He can be QRV on all bands and modes. QSL via IZ4JMA.

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                         ****  GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

CQ WW 160-METER CONTEST (SSB) ---> Objective of the contest is for  amateurs
around the  world  to  work  as  many  US  States,  Canadian  provinces  and
countries as possible on 160 metres CW (http://cq160.com/rules.htm). A  list
of stations that have announced their participation  in  this  year's  event
(from 22.00 UTC on 22 February through 22.00 UTC on the 24th) is  maintained
by Bill, NG3K at http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/cq160s2013.html

NA-066 ---> The 20-24 February K6PV/6 activity from  Santa  Catalina  Island
[425DXN 1137] has been cancelled due to sea conditions. [TNX The Daily DX]

SA-030 ---> The 21-24 February CV5A  activity  from  Flores  Island  [425DXN
1137] has been postponed until  further  notice  while  the  Uruguayan  Navy
recovers the remains of an aircraft that crashed off  Flores  back  in  June
2012.

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                         ******* QSL  ROUTES *******
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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

===================================================================
CALL        MANAGER     CALL        MANAGER     CALL        MANAGER
===================================================================
3D2RO       N7OU        ES95E       ES5EC       OQ5A        ON4IG
3W3B        E21EIC      ES95Q       ES5RY       OU2W        OZ1ETA
3Z0SDR      SP5PPK      ES95R       ES4RC       P29NO       EA5GL
3Z20RE      SP5DZC      ES95S       ES2TI       P40L        WA3FRP
3Z2X        SP2YWL      FK8CE       LZ1JZ       P40W        N2MM
3Z51EQB     SP7EQB      FM/R5GA     UA3DX       PA6ANT      PA3FOE
3Z51FBX     SP7FBX      FM5WD       W3HNK       PA6NB       PA7JWC
3Z51MOC     SP7MOC      FR5DZ       F6CXV       PF13ANT     PA0RDY
3Z51NLH     SQ7NLH      G9W         M0DXR       PJ2/N0VD    W3HNK
3Z51OVL     SQ5OVL      GB0ANT      M0OXO       PJ2/W9NJY   WD9DZV
3Z51SDA     SP7POS      GB4R        M0DOL       PX2C        M0OXO
3Z51SZW     SP7SZW      H44KW       G3SWH       R100AIP     RW3YW
3Z55OP      SP6PNZ      HA30S       HG1S        R2013CG     UA8WAA
3Z8T        SQ8JX       HB9HLM      EA7FTR      R250GS      RL2A
3ZL301GVX   SP3GVX      HB9ICE      HB9BHY      R70RND      RW6MF
4A2I        XE2I        HC7AE       EA7FTR      RI1ANU      ZS1OIN
5B4AIZ      G3SWH       HF0A        SP9YI       RL3A        W3HNK
5C5T        EA5YU       HF2013MAX   SP3YAC      SN150AW     SP5CGN
5C5W        EA5XX       HF9Q        SP9QMP      SN150BPM    SP7PCA
5R8AL       G3SWH       HG5C        HA5MA       ST2SF       K0YAK
5W1SA       JA1DXA      HH2/EK6KB   K6EID       T30TT       W7JET
5X1C        K3FP        HI3TT       ON4IQ       T46RRC      RZ3EC
6V7S        RK4FF       HI8CSS      EA5GL       T46T        RZ3EC
6Y2T        VE3DZ       HK1NA       K6IPM       T47RRC      RZ3EC
6Y5AE       KJ4QHL      HQ2N        EA5GL       T48RRC      RZ3EC
7Z1BL       IZ8CLM      HS0ZJS      HB9PHJ      T6LG        LZ1ZF
8P9HA       WA4WTG      HS0ZKX      W2EN        T6MO        K9GY
9H3FW       DK7YY       II2ANT      I2JJR       T88UU       W1NN
9H3KK       SP7VC       II2E        IK2FTB      T8TT        JA1WSX
9H3RX       DJ0IF       II2V        IK2AQZ      TC1BW       TA1HZ
9K2YM       EA5KB       II5ANT      IZ5BTC      TC1DX       TA1DX
9U4U        M0URX       II5ISS      IZ5JLW      TI5W        N3YIM
9V1YC       W5UE        II9P        IT9CHU      TM0R        F5GGL
A35WH       DJ9KH       IO3X        IV3JCC      TM10WAP     F8DHE
A60A        IZ8CLM      IO5ANT      IW5EFX      TM6M        F4DXW
A65BP       UA6MF       IP8AAW      IK8FIQ      TM6X        F5VHY
AH0CI       JA3IUY      IR1ANT      I1HYW       TO22C       F6HMQ
AO1ICE      EA1WK       IR1SP       IK1NEG      TO5X        UA3DX
AO5ANT      EA5FL       IR2C        IK2FTB      UE95RA      UA3YLP
AO7WAP      EC7ZK       IR2R        IZ2EWR      V31AT       K5PI
AT3ANT      VU2UR       IY4FGM      I4KMW       V31EE       WX9U
C6ABB       N2RFA       J38RF       KE4TG       V31TP       WC0W
C6AKQ       N4BP        J52HF       I3LDP       V47JA       W5JON
C6ANM       WA2IYO      J5NAR       HA0NAR      V63ZM       M0URX
C6APG       K4PG        JX9JKA      LA9JKA      V73NS       W3HNK
C6ASP       W6KW        JY9ET       M0OXO       VA7AAW      VE7IG
C6ATN       IZ7ATN      K4A         K6EID       VK4NM/p     M0OXO
CM2XN       EA7FTR      K4K         K4MZU       VP2EC       N5AU
CM8AKY      EA7FTR      KG4KL       KN4KL       VP2ME       AI4U
CO6LC       EA5GL       KG4WV       W4WV        VP5S        K0MD
CQ8X        OH2BH       KH0WF       JH1AJT      VQ5RP       K0UU
CR1Z        OH2BH       KH2/G3ZEM   M0URX       XT2TT       I2YSB  [d]
CR2X        OH2BH       KH7X        K2PF        XT2TT       IK2CIO [b]
CW5W        CX6VM       KP2M        AI4U        XU7ACQ      KF0RQ
D2EB        IZ3ETU      KP3Z        N4AO        XV2DLH      DK8ZZ
D2QV        UT0EA       KP4EE       OK1DOT      YB9GV       EA7FTR
D3AA        UA1QV       LT0H        EA7FTR      YE1ZAT      YD1JZ
EA6/KH7XX   OE6BMG      LT1F        AC7DX       YN9SU       TI4SU
EA8CMX      OH2BYS      LW9DHR      EA6SK       YO2013EYOWF YO6MP
EA9EU       EA5KB       LX1HD       LX1NJ       YP0FOTE     YO6BBQ
ED2C        EA2RCF      LX7I        LX2A        YQ0ANT      YO2LIW
EE8E        EB7DX       LY1SCOUT    LY4Q        YQ8ANT      YO8AZQ
EF5F        EA5FV       LZ10ANT     LZ3SM       YU1700AST   YU1AST
EF7X        EA7GYS      LZ134SOF    LZ1KZX      YU313EDICT  YU1AST
EF8N        EA8NC       LZ5R        LZ1YQ       YW2LV       YV5YMA
EF8R        EB7DX       M3W         G4FAL       Z320N       Z36N
EF8USA      W2GR        M5E         G0CKV       Z320O       Z32KI
EG1ACG      EA2FC       MD2C        MD0CCE      Z320T       DJ0LZ
EG1WAA      EA1GIB      MD4K        G3NKC       ZD8KFC      NI5DX
EK3GM       IK2QPR      NH2T        W2YC        ZF2AM       K6AM
EM0I        UT2IZ       OA4SS       KB6J        ZF2DP       N4QS
EM70LI      UT3LI       OE2013SKI   OE1SSS      ZM1A        ZL3CW
ES95B       ES5QD       OK8WW       OM2FY       ZZ2T        PY2MNL

DJ9KH    Werner Hasemann, Zur Kleinen Moorweide 29, 27339 Riede, Germany
DK8ZZ    Zrinko Zibert, Rothweg 1, 55494 Erbach, Germany
G3SWH    Phil Whitchurch, 21 Dickensons Grove, Congresbury, Bristol, BS49
         5HQ, United Kingdom
I2YSB    Silvano Borsa, Viale Capettini 1, 27036 Mortara PV, Italy
I3LDP    Lucio Bresciani, Via Locchi 29, 37124 Verona VR, Italy
M0URX    Tim Beaumont, P.O. Box 17, Kenilworth, CV8 1SF, United Kingdom
RZ3EC    Eugene Shelkanovtcev, P.O. Box 70, Orel, 302028, Russia

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                            Gabriele Villa, I2VGW
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