425 DX News issue #1143

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30 March 2013                                             A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1143
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                         ****  DX  INFORMATION  ****
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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

5W     - Suggested frequencies for the 4-18 April 5W0M operation from  Samoa
         (OC-097) [425DXN 1125] are:
         CW   3526, 7026, 10116, 14026, 18086, 21026, 24906, 28026, 50107
         SSB  3805, 7095,   -    14210, 18120, 21255, 24945, 28440, 50110
         RTTY 3580, 7041, 10137, 14077, 18104, 21098, 24924, 28098
         A large team of German operators will  be active with four stations
         and various antennas, with a serious effort on EME on 144 MHz.  QSL
         via DL4SVA,  direct or bureau;  QSL for EME QSOs via DL9MS. The log
         will be  uploaded  to  LoTW  about  6 months  after the expedition.
         Logsearch, OQRS for direct/bureau cards and further information  at
         http://5w0m.hkmann.de/
8P     - Jeff, VA3QSL will be active holiday style as  8P9HI  from  Barbados
         (NA-021) on 6-13 April. QSL via home call, direct or bureau.
9M2    - Jacek, SP5APW will be active as 9M2/SP5APW  from  Pulau  Perhentian
         Besar (AS-073) on 1-7 May. He plans to be QRV holiday style on  20,
         15, 12 and 10 metres SSB and  some  digital  modes.  QSL  via  home
         call.  Updates will be  posted  to  http://as-073.blogspot.com [TNX
         SP5APW]
CO     - Look for T48T to be active from the historical site of Playitas  de
         Cajobabo, Cuba (NA-015) on 6-7 April. Activity will be on  80,  40,
         20, 15 and 10 metres SSB, CW and  digital  modes.  QSL  via  EA5KB.
         [TNX EA5KB]
CY0    - Gary, VE1RGB and Murray, WA4DAN will be active  from  Sable  Island
         (NA-063) on 1-11 October. The call CY0P has been chosen and  issued
         in recognition of the newest National Park  in  Canada.  They  will
         operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 160-10 metres. Further  information  is
         expected in due course. [TNX NG3K]
E5_sc  - Mauri, AG1LE will be active  as  E51DXX  from  Rarotonga  (OC-013),
         South Cook Islands on 1-13 April. QSL via home call.
F      - Special callsign TM28UFT will be active on 7-21 April for the  28th
         General  Assembly  of  the  Union  Francaise  des    Telegraphistes
         (www.uft.net) to be held in Panazol (Limoges). QSL  via  F9IE  (all
         of the QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the  bureau).  [TNX
         F5NQL]
F      - Celebrating the 35th anniversary  of  the  Radio  Club  de  Provins
         (F6KOP), special callsign TM35KOP will be in use  on  3-18  May  on
         all bands and modes. QSL via bureau to F6KOP or  direct  to  F5NQL.
         [TNX F5NQL]
F      - A team of ten operators from Belgium will be active  as  TM7T  from
         the Chausey Islands (EU-039) on 26-28 July. The main activity  (SSB
         and CW) will be during the IOTA Contest. QSL via ON8ZL,  direct  or
         bureau. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
FH     - Silvano, I2YSB and the Italian DXpedition Team will be active  from
         Mayotte (AF-027) on 3-17 October. Further information  is  expected
         in due course. [TNX IK7JWY]
FR     - Guy, F5MNW will be active as FR/F5MNW from Reunion Island  (AF-016)
         on 6-29 April. He will operate only CW on the  HF  bands.  QSL  via
         home call. [TNX DX World]
G      - Commemorating   the   75th  anniversary   of  the  First  Class  CW
         Operators' Club (FOC), a month-long event will be held on 1-31  May
         featuring many special  "FOC"  suffix  callsigns  from  around  the
         world. The anniversary call for FOC club station will  be  GB75FOC,
         with GP4FOC to be used when operating from  Guernsey,  GS4FOC  from
         Scotland  and  GT4FOC  from  the  Isle  of  Man.  QSLs  via  G3SWH.
         Information on the relevant award can  be  found  at  www.g4foc.org
         [TNX KR3E]
I      - Ezio IK2AHB, Diego IW2MZX, Alessandro  IW5ELA,  Andrea  IZ2AJE  and
         Fabio IZ2GMT will be active as IA5A from Isola del Giglio  (EU-028)
         from 29  April  to  4  May  (www.vbdxc.altervista.org).  They  will
         operate  SSB,  CW,  RTTY  and  PSK31  on  80-6  metres  with  three
         stations. QSL via IK2AHB, direct or bureau. Logsearch and  OQRS  on
         Club Log. [TNX IZ2GMT]
J6     - Look for Rob, J6/N7QT and Frans, J69DS to be active from  St  Lucia
         (NA-108) on 5-16 April. They will operate CW, SSB and RTTY  or  PSK
         on 80-10 metres, with field portable  activity  (battery  only  and
         lightweight antennas) from beaches or mountain  tops.  QSL  J6/N7QT
         via home call (direct or bureau), LoTW and eQSL; QSL  J69DS  direct
         only. [TNX NG3K]
J8     - Brian, GW4DVB (www.g4dvb.co.uk) will be  active  as  J8/G4DVB  from
         Palm Island (NA-025) on 13-20 April. [TNX DX World]
JA     - Takio, JH3QFL (V6H) and Keizo, JH3AZC (V6S)  will  be  active  from
         Pohnpei (OC-010), Micronesia from 29 April  to  5  May.  They  will
         operate SSB, CW, RTTY and JT65 on 80-6 metres. QSL via home  calls.
         [TNX NG3K]
KP2    - Look for K1HP/KP2 (QSL via JE2EHP),  KP2/JF1BVG  (QSL  via  JF1BVG)
         and WH7P/KP2 (QSL via JP1IOF) to be active on all bands  and  modes
         from St. Croix, Virgin Islands (NA-106) on 3-9  April.  QSL  direct
         or via the JARL bureau, and LoTW. [TNX NG3K]
LU     - Horacio, LU4DXU expects to be active on  80,  40,  20,  15  and  10
         metres as LU1DMG from Martin Garcia Island (SA-055) from  30  March
         to 2 April. QSL via LU4DXU. [TNX DX World]
OZ     - Ela, DL1TM (OZ7TM) and Tor,  DJ4MG  (5P4MG)  will  be  active  from
         Vendsyssel-Thy / Nordjylland (EU-171) on 1-18 April. They  plan  to
         be QRV on 160, 80, 40, 20, 17 and 15 metres SSB and PSK31. QSL  via
         home calls, bureau preferred. [TNX DXNL]
PA     - Fred, PA0FAW will be active as PA150BA on 1-28 April  to  celebrate
         the 150th anniversary of Bronbeek, a military museum and  home  for
         veterans in Arnhem. He will operate mainly CW, with  some  SSB  and
         digital modes. QSL via home call, direct and bureau, and eQSL.
PA     - Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands  will  formally  end  her  33-year
         long  reign  on  30  April,  and  leave  monarchy  to  Crown-Prince
         Willem-Alexander. To celebrate this event, quite a number of  Dutch
         special stations will  be  active  before,  during  and  after  the
         inauguration day. To name a few:
         02 April - 30 April  PA13KING    QSL via PA9JO
         11 April - 08 May    PB200KING   QSL via PA1TX
         15 April - 12 May    PB2013KING  QSL via PA9LUC
         18 April - 05 May    PA200KING   QSL via PD5ROB
         20 April - 01 May    PB33Q       QSL via PA7DA
         20 April - 11 May    PG6KING     QSL via PD9ND
         22 April - 02 May    PC13KING    QSL via PA1DV
         26 April - 23 May    PA33KBX     QSL via PA0ABM
T33    - The T33A DXpedition to Banaba Island  (OC-018)  [425DXN  1120]  has
         been  rescheduled  with  6-17  November  as  expected  QRV   dates.
         Activity will be on all bands and modes with six stations.  Two  or
         three experienced operators are being sought. If  willing  to  join
         the  group,  email  t33-ops[at]t33a.com.  A  website    is    under
         construction at www.t33a.com [TNX The Daily DX]
V4     - Once again John, W5JON will be  active  as  V47JA  from  St.  Kitts
         (NA-104) from 9 July to 10 August. He will operate SSB and  digital
         modes on all bands, and will  participate  in  the  IARU  HF  World
         Championship and the RSGB IOTA Contest. His wife Cathy, W5HAM  will
         occasionally operate as V47HAM. QSL via W5JON and LoTW. [TNX W5JON]
V6     - Haru, JA1XGI  will  be  active  as  V63XG  from  Pohnpei  (OC-010),
         Micronesia on 3-11 April. He plans to operate  CW,  SSB,  RTTY  and
         JT65 on 160-6 metres. With a 2-element yagi for 17 and  12  metres,
         and a vertical for 40, 30, 20, 15 and 10 metres.  QSL  via  JA1XGI,
         direct  or  bureau.  Further  information    and    logsearch    at
         http://island.geocities.jp/v63xg/index.htm
VP9    - Gary, WB4DNL will be active as WB4DNL/VP9 from Bermuda (NA-005)  on
         3-10 April. He will operate SSB and CW on 160-10  metres.  QSL  via
         home call, direct or bureau, and LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX]
W      - Ron, K5HM  and  Matt,  K5NGU  will  use  the  Brazos  Valley  ARC's
         callsign KK5W to  operate  from  Mustang  Island  (NA-092)  on  6-7
         April. QSL direct to KK5W. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
XE     - The Club de Radio  Experimentadores  de  Occidente  celebrates  its
         80th anniversary this year, and will be active as 4A1TD at  various
         times until  31  December,  including  several  contests.  QSL  via
         XE1GZU. [TNX XE1H]
ZK3    - The ZK3N DXpedition to  Tokelau  [425DXN  1141]  has  been  brought
         forward, and Hans, DL6JGN and Guenter, DL2AWG will  now  be  active
         on 15-30 April. They will operate CW,  SSB  and  digital  modes  on
         80-10 metres. QSL via DL2AWG. [TNX DX World]

CARIBBEAN TOUR ---> Rick, AI5P will be active holiday style  as  J75PX  from
Dominica (NA-101) on  6-20  April  and as  TO5PX from Martinique (NA-107) on
20-30 April. QSLs via AI5P. [TNX The Daily DX]

CQ WW WPX SSB CONTEST --->  The  following  stations  have  announced  their
participation in this year's event (30-31 March):
Call          Category        Country            QSL
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3G1B          M/?             Chile              XQ1KZ
3G3W          M/?             Chile              XQ4CW
3V8BB         SOAB HP         Tunisia            LX1NO
3V8SS         SOSB 15m LP     Tunisia            LX1NO
3Z6O          SOAB            Poland             SP6NVK
3Z6V          HP              Poland             SP6DVP
4A1TD         MO              Mexico             XE1GZU
4K6FO         SOSB LP         Azerbaijan         4K6FO
8P2K          SOSB 10m        Barbados           KU9C
9A33P         M/?             Croatia            9A2NA
9A7A          M/S             Croatia            9A1HDE
A71AM         M/2             Qatar              A71AM
AH0BT         M/S             Mariana Isls       7L1FPU
CS8/PD9DX     SO              Azores             PD9DX
DZ1B          M/2             Philippines        DU1BP
E7DX          M/?             Bosnia & Herz.     E77E
EA8/EA1BP     SOSB QRP 15m    Canary Isls        EA1BP
EB8AH         M/S             Canary Isls        LoTW
ED1R          M/S             Spain              EC1KR
ED9Z          M/S             Ceuta & Melilla    EA9LZ
EE1W          M/M             Spain              EA1AZ
EI1A          SOAB LP         Ireland            PA3249
ES9C          M/M             Estonia            ES5RY
EV50WB        SOSB 40m LP     Belarus            EU1AZ
FM4KA         SO              Martinique         NI5DX
FR4NT         SO LP           Reunion            FR4NT
GJ2A          SOAB HP         Jersey             LoTW
GW100C        SOAB            Wales              MW1LCR
H27A          M/S             Cyprus             RW3RN
HA30S         M/?             Hungary            HG1S
HK1NA         M/M             Colombia           K6IPM
HQ2N          SOSB 10m        Honduras           EA5GL
HQ9R          SOSB LP 10m     Honduras           K5WW
HS0ZIP        SO              Thailand           KC7X
IB1B          SOAB LP         Italy              LoTW
IO5O          M/S             Italy              IK5RLP
KG2A/VP9      SO              Bermuda            KG2A
KG9N/C6A                      Bahamas            KG9N
KH0/RA0FU     SOAB            Mariana Isls       RA0FU
KH2KY         M/2             Guam               JA1MFR
KP2MM         SOAB            Virgin Is          LoTW
LO5D          SOSB 10m        Argentina          LU8EOT
LX7I          SOAB            Luxembourg         LX2A
LY7A          M/M             Lithuania          LotW
LZ135LO                       Bulgaria           LZ1KZA
P40Z          SOAB            Aruba              W3HNK
PJ4D          M/2             Bonaire            W1SRD
PV7M          SO LP           Brazil             PT7ZT
R100AP        M/2             Russia (EU)        UA9XL
RN3F          SOSB 10m        Russia (EU)        RA3F
T2TT       SOAB or SOSB 10m   Tuvalu             K8NA
T48K          M/S             Cuba               F5FYO
T5TC          SOAB LP         Somalia            TA1HZ
T6MO          SOSB LP         Afghanistan        K9GY
TM1W          SOSB 15m        France             LotW
TM4W          SOSB 15m        France             LotW
TM5A          SOAB HP         France             F5VHJ
TM6M          M/?             France             F4DXW
TM71A                         France             F8DVD
TO7BC                         Mayotte            DL7BC
WP2Z          M/S             Virgin Isls        KU9C
YE1K          M/M             Indonesia          YE1ZAT
YT8A          SOSB 40m        Serbia             LotW
ZL3X          M/2             New Zealand        ZL3PAH
Do not forget to give a look at the Announced Operations listing  maintained
by Bill, at http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/wpxs2013.html. Good contest to you all!

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

GALILEO SPECIAL EVENT  --->  Detailed  information  on  the  European  Space
Agency's Amateur Radio 2013 Galileo Special Event, running through  2013  to
"celebrate the achievements of the Galileo  satellite  navigation  project",
can  be  found  at  https://sites.google.com/site/hamradiogalileo/home.  The
first activity period started on 14 March and will  end  on  7  April.  [TNX
I0WTD]

WARD AWARD ---> The WARD (World Amateur Radio Day)  Award  commemorates  the
World Amateur Radio Day celebrated by IARU on 18 April each year. The  award
is sponsored by MK QTC (the Polish  Amateur  Radio  Journal)  and  PZK  (the
Polish Amateur Radio Union), and it is issued to licenced amateurs and  SWLs
for contacts made/heard between 00.00 and 23.59 UTC  on  18  April.  Details
can be found at http://qtc.suchacz.eu/articles.php?article_id=5 [TNX SP2FAP]

+ SILENT KEY  + Ingolf Schuster, DL4JS died on 28 March "due to  a  terrible
accident" during the T2YY DXpedition to Tuvalu.  An  RTTY  specialist,  over
the years he participated in  several  operations  -  5K0Z,  XU7AJS,  5T5DC,
6V7M, TO8YY, 9H9OB, XV4YY and HU2DX to  name  a  few.  The  other  two  team
members (Rich, DK8YY and Det, DL3ALI) will still be QRV as  T2YY  to  honour
Ingolf's memory until 4 April, but understandably their activity  will  only
be sporadic. [TNX DL7ZZ]

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QSLs  received  direct  or  through  managers:  3B9/OH1LEG,  3D2C,  4A0MAYA,
4S7DXG, 5C5W, 5H1Z/3 (AF-075), 5T0SP, 5U8NK, 5W0W, 5Z4/DL1QW,  5Z4EE,  6Y3M,
7X2ARA, 7X4AN, 7Y50I, 7Z7AB (AS-190), 8P9NX, 9M2AX, A45XR, A5A, A62A,  A62HI
(AS-021),  AD0AX/VY0,  AH0/N0AT,  C31CT,  CT9/DG3FAW,  CX5CBA,  D2QR,  D3AA,
DU3/N0QM, DU7TET, E77DX,  EI2CN,  EP3SMH,  ER1OO,  ES4RD,  FR/DJ7RJ,  FR4NT,
GJ2A, H44UD, H77REX, HC2AC,  J6/W4VAB,  J8/W6HGF,  JG8NQJ/JD1,  JY4CI,  K2J,
KH8/M1KTA, LU6W (SA-096), OA7/DF7NX, OJ0X, P29NI, P29VCX,  PJ2/DL4JS,  PJ2T,
PJ4/W9NJY,  PJ4X,  RI0K  (AS-061),  RI0K/p  (AS-092),  RW0BG/9  (AS-083  and
AS-109), T30PY, T40C, T6LG,  TC0P  (AS-099),  TI5N,  UA0ZAM/P,  UN1L,  V25A,
V25X, V73NS, VK9HR, VP2ME,  VP2V/AA7A,  VR2UW,  VR2XMT,  WP2NN,  XE3/OH2NSW,
XP1A, XT2SE, XT2TT, XU1A, XV2RZ, XX9THX, YI1RZ, YN4SU/9, Z60WW, Z81Z,  ZB3R,
ZD7VC, ZF2BJ, ZL9HR.

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                            Gabriele Villa, I2VGW
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                                Roma, Italia

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