425 DX News issue #1281
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No 1281
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
3B8 - Jan SM6GOR as 3B8HB, and Johnny SM6JBC as 3B8JB are active from
Mauritius Island (AF-049) until 11 December. They will operate CW,
RRTY, PSK and some SSB on 40-10 metres. QSL via home calls, direct
or bureau. [TNX The Daily DX]
3B - Matthias, DF6LO will be active as 3B9RF from Rodrigues (AF-017) on
24-29 November, and as 3B8RF from Mauritius (AF-049) on 1-6
December. He will operate JT65 with 30 watts, and occasionally CW
with 100 watts, on 30-10 metres and maybe 40m. Expect him to be
QRV for a few hours a day, mainly after 16 UTC. QSL via LotW and
eQSL only.
3B9 - Olof, G0CKV will be active again as 3B9HA from Rodrigues (AF-017)
on 19-29 November. Main activity will be during the CQ WW DX CW
Contest. QSL via LoTW. [TNX NG3K]
6W - Once again Francis, F6BLP (www.f6blp.org) will be active as 6W7SK
from Senegal on 5-31 January. He will operate CW and some SSB and
RTTY on 160-10 metres, with a focus on the low bands during his
sunrise hours. QSL via F6BLP, direct or bureau, and LoTW;
logsearch on Club Log. [TNX Les Nouvelles DX]
8Q - UA9CDC and R9DX will be active as 8Q7DV from the Maldives (AS-013)
during the CQ WW DX CW Contest, with the main purpose of giving
"zone and country to other participants". Before and after the
contest they will be "somewhat active" on CW, SSB, RTTY or PSK.
QSL via UA8DX. [TNX NG3K]
8Q - Jean, VE2FDJ will be active as 8Q7JC from the Maldives from 29
November to 5 December. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX
rsgbiota.org]
9M2 - 9M2RHQ, 9W2HSX, 9W2MDY, 9W2NDQ, 9W2VDY and 9W2XKM will be active
as 9M4CHM from Aman Island (AS-015), West Malaysia on 4-6
December. QSL direct to 9W2XKM. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
9M6 - Once again Saty, JE1JKL will be active as 9M6NA from Labuan Island
(OC-133), East Malaysia on 26-29 November. Main activity will be
during the CQ WW DX CW Contest. QSL via JE1JKL, direct or bureau,
and LoTW. Email requests for bureau cards can be sent to
9m6na[@]jsfc.org.
GM - The Shetland Islands (EU-012), a separate contest multiplier, will
be activated during the CQ WW DX CW Contest by MZ5A (op. G3WVG) on
160 metres and MZ5B (op. G3TXF) on 20 metres. They will operate
from the Eshaness lighthouse. QSL both callsigns via G3TXF (please
use Club Log's OQRS) and LoTW. [TNX NG3K]
HI - Brian, ND3F will be active as HI3/ND3F from Cabarete, Dominican
Republic between 23 November and 3 December, including an entry in
the CQ WW DX CW Contest. QSL via home call. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
HP - Martin, LU9EFO will be active as HP1/LU9EFO from Taboga Island
(NA-072) on 21-22 November. He will be QRV on 10 metres only. QSL
via SP5QAZ (direct) or LU9EFO (bureau). [TNX DX World]
HR - John, G4IRN will be active as HR5/G4IRN from Honduras on 22-30
November, including participation in the CQ WW DX CW Contest as
HR2J. QSL for both callsigns via G4IRN (see http://g4irn.com/ for
the links to Club Log's OQRS). Please note that John is not the
QSL Manager for HR2J outside this operation. [TNX NG3K]
J5 - Livio, IZ3BUR and maybe other operators from the Verona DX Team
will be active again as J52HF from Cumura, Guinea Bissau until 10
December. Expect spare time activity on 20, 15 and 10 metres SSB.
QSL via I3LDP or via Club Log's OQRS.
J6 - Gary, K9AW will be active as J6/K9AW from St. Lucia (NA-108) from
24 November to 7 December, including an entry in the CQ WW DX CW
Contest. QSL via K9AW. [TNX DX World]
JD1_oga- Take, JA1UII will be active again as JD1BON from Chichijima
(AS-031), Ogasawara from 25 November to 5 December. He will
operate CW, SSB and RTTU on 80-6 metres, and will participate in
the CQ WW DX CW Contest. QSL via JA1UII, direct or bureau. [TNX
The Daily DX]
OX - Bo, OZ1DJJ (http://geronne.dk/index.php/ox3lx/ox3lx-dxped) will be
active as OX3LX from Sangmissoq/Christian IV Island (NA-151) from
27 November to 2 December. He will be QRV on 40-6 metres, with a
focus on 20 and 40 (maybe also on 80m). This is not a DXpedition
and Bo will operate in his spare time, typically "around lunch and
after dinner". He will also try and "give out some points" during
the CQ WW DX CW Contest. QSL via OZ1PIF. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
OZ - Volker, DJ8VW will be active again as 5P8VW from Romo Island
(EU-125) on 6-18 December. He will operate SSB and CW on 160-6
metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau (OQRS on Club Log),
LoTW and eQSL. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
PY - The ZY2QG team [425DXN 1278] is now expected to be active from
Ilha da Queimada Grande (SA-071) for 24 hours only sometime
bewteen 7 and 11 December. QSL via PY2DS, direct or bureau. See
http://www.qrz.com/db/zy2qg for updates.
PY0F - Owing to personal issues, Renner PY7RP (PY0R) has had to cancel
his trip to Atol das Rocas [425DXN 1280, www.py7rp.com/rocas2015/].
Marenga, PU0FDN is expected to remain there until 21 November, and
To be QRV sporadically as PU0R in his spare time. His novice
licence grants limited privileges, and he can only operate on 12
and 10 metres SSB. [TNX PY7RP]
PY0F - Leo, PP1CZ will be back to Fernando de Noronha (SA-003) and be
active as PY0F/PP1CZ on 19-26 January 2016. He will operate on
80-10 metres "all modes". QSL via home call, direct or through
Club Log's OQRS. [TNX PP1CZ]
V3 - Jim, WI9WI will be QRV as V31WI from Belize on 22-30 November. He
will operate CW, RTTY and some JT-65, with plans to be active in
the CQ WW DX CW Contest. QSL via home call and LoTW. [TNX The
Daily DX]
VK - Pavel, VK6NAX will be active as VK6NAX/p from Garden Island
(OC-164) on 21 November, between 2 and 10 UTC. He will operate CW
on 20 and 15 metres. QSL via home call, direct only.
VU - The Amateur Radio Society of India (ARSI) has been granted
permission to use the the special call AU90IARU until 31 December
to commemorate IARU's 90th anniversary. QSL via VU2CDP (preferably
through the OQRS provided by Club Log), LoTW and eQSL. [TNX VU2CDP]
XV - Mats, RM2D (SM6LRR) will be QRV as XV2D (http://xv2d.blogspot.ru/)
from Vietnam between 22 November and 6 December. He will be active
holiday style on CW and SSB, with "more serious focus" on the CQ
WW DX CW Contest (SOAB, but he could also decide for a single
band, likely 40, 20 or 15m). QSL via LoTW (preferred) or direct to
Mats Strandberg, ul. Matveevskaya 7-35, Moscow, 119517, Russia.
ZF - Dan, N6MJ will be active as ZF2MJ from Grand Cayman Island
(NA-016) from 24 November to 1 December, including an entry in the
CQ WW DX CW Contest. QSL via N6MJ. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
ZL9 - The Department of Conservation of New Zealand has exceptionally
issued an island Entry Permit and a one-off Concession Permit for
an amateur radio operation to take place from the Antipodes
Islands (OC-286, new one for IOTA) on 7-11 January 2016. The team
will include Cezar (VE3LYC), Craig (VK5CE), Stan (SQ8X) and Bob
(KD1CT); they will be active as ZL9A with two stations on 40-10
metres SSB and CW. DXCC wise, it will count for ZL9 (see Good to
Know below). The cost of this operation will exceed $50,000, and
donations are gratefully accepted - see http://iotahunter.org/ for
further information and updates.
PACIFIC TRIP ---> Freddy, F4HEC will be active as KH2/F4HEC from Guam
(OC-026) on 3-9 December, and as KH0/F4HEC from Saipan (OC-086) on 10-13
December. From both locations he will operate SSB on 80-10 metres. QSL via
home call (direct) and LoTW. [TNX NG3K]
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**** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE ---> The October 2015 issue is now available for
download at www.425dxn.org/monthly/index.html. [TNX IZ3EBA]
CORRECTION ---> The QSL route for ZX7DX is via Carlos Moreira, PT7ZT (not
PY7ZT as reported in 425DXN #1280). QSL direct (Caixa Postal 73302,
Fortaleza - CE, 60192-971, Brazil), via the bureau, and LoTW.
IARU 90 AWARD ---> Celebrating the 90th anniversary of the founding of the
International Amateur Radio Union, IARU issues a certificate for contacts
made with jubilee stations from ten different IARU member countries in the
period 1 January-31 December 2015. The free of charge certificates are
issued in electronic format directly from http://iaru90.hamlogs.net (SWLs
can send their application to ua6yw[@]mail.ru).
NEW BAND AT 5 MHZ ---> During the 18 November afternoon plenary session of
the World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-15) in Geneva, a new amateur
service allocation at 5 MHz was approved. Although only a small allocation
of 15 kHz between 5351.5-5366.5 kHz was eventually agreed, it is the first
new allocation at HF since the WARC of 1979. After intense pressure from
the fixed service primary user, power limits have been set at 15 watts EIRP
in Regions 1 and 3, 20 watts EIRP in Mexico and 25 watts EIRP in Central
America, South America and most of the Caribbean area. Member Societies not
having an allocation under Article 4.4 of the Radio Regulations are urged
to contact their administration to have this narrow segment included in
their licence, although the new Radio Regulations will not come into force
until 1 January 2017. [TNX IARU Region 1]
QSL VIA SM5DJZ ---> The Daily DX reports that CQ DX Hall of Famer Erik
Sjoelund, SM0AGD is in declining health. Jan, SM5DJZ has been asked "to
take care of all of Erik's old DXpedition logs" (see www.qrz.com/db/sm0agd).
SM0AGD's DX activity has spanned 30 years, and his 1982 Transpacific
DXpedition remains unforgettable.
QSL YJ8RN/P ---> Rod, YJ8RN "had computer issues and lost track of which
QSLs were sent and which were not" for his recent operations from IOTA
group OC-110. "Any still needing his card, email him with details to
renereltech[@]gmail.com". [TNX The Daily DX]
QSL YW5Z ---> On 14 November some 800 "missing" QSOs were added to the log
of YW5Z (August 2015 operation from IOTA group SA-059). The direct link to
Club Log's OQRS for direct and bureau cards can be found on the QSL
manager's (DM4TI) qrz.com page.
VP8STI & VP8SGI ---> "The licenses (VP8STI for South Sandwich, VP8SGI for
South Georgia and VP8IDX for Falklands & /mm) have been issued and are in
hand. The RV Braveheart is being prepared and loaded for her long voyage
halfway around the world to meet the team in the Falkland Islands. We
expect to land at South Sandwich and begin operations sometime on 17
January, if sea conditions and weather permit. After ten days at South
Sandwich, we will break camp and voyage three days to South Georgia. We
expect to land and be on the air on 1 February. This is a "Pure DX"
DXpedition, whose sole focus is getting you in our logs! To date, we have
raised $153,500 from the global DX Community. The 14 team members have
contributed $210,000 towards our entire budget of $425,000. If your club or
you yourself have not already donated will you please consider a donation?
We cannot get there without you!" See www.intrepid-dx/com/vp8. [TNX N6PSE]
WWQR AWARD ---> The WWQR Award series is an opportunity for every active
ham to join the World Radio Team Championship community. The award is
issued on a yearly basis (2015, 2016 and 2017) for working stations from
the 29 WRTC Qualification Regions. Applications should be submitted through
the DARC Community Logbook (DCL). For detailed information, including a
step-by-step guide, see www.wrtc2018.de/index.php/en/activities/wwqr-award.
[TNX DL6MHW]
ZL9 RENAMED ---> The ARRL DXCC Department has announced a name change for
ZL9, which will switch from "Auckland and Campbell Islands" to "New Zealand
Subantarctic Islands". It will include the Antipodes Islands and the Bounty
Islands, but will not include The Snares or any islands claimed by New
Zealand south of 60 degrees south. This is just a clarification and an
administration change, and will not be a new Entity or a changed Entity.
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3B8CF, 3G0ZC, 3XY5M, 4W/JI1AVY,
5H3EE, 7X2JV, A61BK, AO150N, AT150ITU, B7/BA4TB (AS-097), BA7IA (AS-143),
BG3UPA, C4W, CO3JA, DK1K, E30FB, E41WT, E51DWC, E6GG, ER1LW, FR4PJ, HB9FAX,
HC8/G8OFQ, IU3EHS, JA0JHQ/VK9C, JW/M0BLF, JW/M0VFC, JW9JKA, N5M (NA-120),
NP2X, NP4A, OD5NJ, P40A, PZ5RA, R1ALA/1 (EU-086), R7AL/0 (AS-172), RI1ANZ,
RI1PT (EU-188), S01WS, SV9/LZ3FN, SW9AA, T41C (NA-093), T46BC (NA-204),
TI9/3Z9DX, V26M, V73A, VE7DP/7 (NA-181), VK2SSI (OC-194), VK6BP/p (OC-071),
VK6LW, VP9/WW3S, VU2CDP, VY0/VE3LYC (NA-009), VY0M (NA-248), YB4IR/2
(OC-186), YB4IR/8 (OC-274), YD8UPS, YE3B (OC-197), YF1AR/0 (OC-177), YW5RYL
(SA-035), ZD7FT.
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