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23 February 2008 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 877
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**** DX INFORMATION ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
3A - Carlos, EA1DVY will be active as 3A/EA1DVY from Monaco between 23
February and 3 March. He will concentrate on 160 metres SSB (look
for him around 1843 kHz), and will participate in both the CQ WW
160M SSB and ARRL DX SSB contests. QSL via home call. [TNX EA1DVY]
5Z - Sigi, DL7DF will be active as 5Z4HW from Diani Beach, Kenya from 27
February to 11 March. He plans to operate "as often as possibile"
on all bands and modes. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. Sigi's
website is at http://www.dl7df.com [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
6W - Alessandro, IK4ALM will be active as 6W/IK4ALM from Senegal on
16-27 March. He plans to operate holiday style on 10-40 metres with
100 watts to a groundplane. QSL via home call, direct or bureau.
[TNX IK4ALM]
BV - Expect BU2AI to operate again as BU2AI/9 from the Matsu Islands
(AS-113) between 1 and 20 March. He operates CW and SSB in his
spare time, and during his first activity (5-19 February) he made
some 1200 QSOs. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. Please visit
Visit http://bu2ai.tripod.com/BU2AI-9-Matsu-2008.htm for updates.
C9 - Frosty/K5LBU (C91CF), Tom/NQ7R (C91TK), Jay/W5SL (callsign TBA),
Bill/NZ5N (callsign TBA) and Hal/ZS6WB (callsign TBA) will be
active from Mozambique between 16 and 31 July. They plan to operate
CW, SSB, PSK and RTTY on 160-6 metres with two stations. QSL via
home call. If interested in joining the expedition, please contact
K5LBU (frosty1@pdq.net) for more details. The web page for the
operation is at http://www.tdxs.net/C9.html
FS & FJ - Yannick, F6FYD (HH2FYD) will leave Haiti early next month. Between
8 and 12 March he will be on St. Martin (FS) and St. Bathelemy
(FJ) before heading back to France. [TNX F6AJA]
GD & GJ - Peter, K8PT and Craig, K3PLV will be active as MD/K8PT and MD/K3PLV
from the Isle of Man (EU-116) on 19-21 March, and as MJ/K8PT and
MJ/K3PLV from Jersey (EU-013) on 22-27 March. QSL via home calls.
Check http://home.roadrunner.com/~crahill/ for additional
information. "Since this is our first time on the Isle of Man",
Peter says, "we would be interested as to what needs there are in
the DX community (bands/modes). Please e-mail k8pt@arrl.net".
HK0 - Six members of the Texas DX Society (namely Bill/K5WAF, Jim/N4AL,
Keith/NM5G, Paul/W5PF, Chuck/W5PR and Cal/WF5W) will operate from
San Andres Island (NA-033) on 1-6 March, ARRL DX SSB Contest
included. They plan to use two separate stations with beam and
vertical antennas. After the contest, they will use individual
callsigns on SSB, CW and digital modes on the major HF bands.
Callsign assignments are pending. QSL for all via W5PF. Logs will
be uploaded to LoTW. The web page for the expedition is at
www.tdxs.net/hk0.html
J8 - Dave, G3TBK will be active as J88DR from St. Vincent (NA-109) for
the ARRL DX SSB Contest. During the week after the contest he will
operate CW, SSB, RTTY and SSTV on all bands. [TNX NG3K]
OH - Jukka, OH4MFA will be active as OH4MFA/1 from Kustavi Island
(EU-096) on 23-24 February. He will participate in the CQ WW
160-Meter SSB Contest and will also operate CW on 20, 30 and 40
metres, with 100 watts and vertical antennas. QSL via home call,
direct or bureau. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org]
OK - Back in March 1978 Vladimir Remek was the first Czechoslovak in
space, as well as the first cosmonaut from a country other than the
Soviet Union or the United States. To commemorate that event,
special station OL30SPACE will be active on 1-30 March. QSL via
OK1TIR. [TNX OK1TIR]
PJ7 - Look for Bil, PJ7/W8EB (and Dorothy, W8DVC) to be active from Sint
Maarten (NA-105) from 24 February through 23 March. Plans are to
operate CW, SSB, PSK31 and RTTY on 10-160 metres. W8EB will
participate in the ARRL SSB DX Contest as PJ7B. All QSL via W8EB.
[TNX NG3K]
TI - Twelve members of the Southeastern DX Club will be operating TI50DX
during the ARRL DX Phone contest (1-2 March). This activity is part
of the celebration of the SEDXC's 50th anniversary. QSL via N4NX.
Look for the operators using their individual call signs prior to
the contest. [TNX NG3K]
V2 - Nobby, G0VJG (V25V) reports he will be back to Antigua (NA-100) on
28-30 March, for the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest. QSL via G4DFI.
V3 - Michael, DF8AN will be active (on the HF bands mainly CW) as V31MN
from Caye Caulker (NA-073) and Ambergris Caye (NA-073), Belize from
23 February to 9 March. QSL via home call. [TNX ARRL DX Bulletin]
V3 - John, W5JON and his wife Cathy, W5HAM will be vacationing on
Ambergris Caye (NA-073), Belize on 26-31 March. John will be active
again as V31FB on 160-6 metres SSB, including a SOAB entry in the
CQ WW WPX SSB Contest. QSL via home call. [TNX W5JON]
VK - The VK6 DX Chasers Club (DXCC) will be active as VK6FAU from Faure
Island (OC-206) from 26 March to 1 April, including a Multi-Single
entry in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest. The operators (VK6JX, VK6APK,
VK6NU, VK6YEL, VK6EH, VK6TT, VK6HRC, VK6HTW and VK6XI) will be
active on 80-6 metres SSB, CW and digital modes, and they will also
give 160m a try. QSL via VK6NE, direct or bureau. They have a blog
at http://vk6fau.wordpress.com/ [TNX VK6APK]
VP5 - Bill/KX4WW, Vic/W4VIC, Noll/W9RN and Bruce/W4OV will be active as
VP5/homecall from 24 March to 1 April. QSL via home call. They will
participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest as VQ59W (QSL via KX4WW,
direct only; logs will be uploaded to LoTW). [TNX N1BAA]
VP8_fi - Ulli, DL2AH will be active from Pebble Island, Falkland Islands
(SA-002) from 26 February to 13 March. He will operate mainly SSB
with some RTTY on 40-10 metres. QSL via home call, direct or
bureau. [TNX NG3K]
YN - Roberto, IV3IYH will be active as H7/IV3IYH from Nicaragua from 28
February to 11 March, including an entry in the ARRL DX SSB Contest
as HT2N. Outside the contest activity will be mostly CW with and
emphasis on 12, 17, 30 metres and the low bands. QSL both callsigns
via IK2ILH, direct or bureau. E-mail requests for bureau cards can
be sent to ik2ilh@libero.it [TNX IV3IYH]
YN - Alex/YV5SSB, Jose/YV5TX and possibly others will be active as YN2YV
from Granada, Nicaragua on 17-21 March. Plans are to have at least
two stations 160-10 metres, plus 60 and 6 metres. Experienced CW
and/or RTTY operators who may be willing to join the team are
invited to send an e-mail to 4m5dx@gmail.com; further information
can be found at http://www.yn2yv.4m5dx.info. QSL via IT9DAA. Logs
will be uploaded to LoTW.
CQ WW 160-METER DX CONTEST (SSB) ---> Object of the contest is for amateurs
worldwide to work as many US States, Canadian provinces and countries as
possible on 160 metres SSB (full rules cand be found at
http://cq-amateur-radio.com/NEW160_CntRules_200810207.pdf. The following
stations have announced their partecipation in this year's event (from 00.00
UTC on 23 February through 23.59 UTC on the 24th):
Call DXCC QSL via
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3A/EA1DVY Monaco EA1DVY
5K3W Colombia HK3W
C6ANM Bahamas qrz.com
CN3A Morocco I2WIJ
HI3C Dominican Republic ON4IQ
HI3T Dominican Republic ON4IQ
IH9/W1NA (African) Italy W1NA
IH9YMC (African) Italy IH9YMC
LQ5H Argentina EA5KB
LX7I Luxembourg LX2A
OH4MFA/1 Finland OH4MFA
TC2T Turkey TA2MW
VP6DX Ducie Island DL6LAU
YW5CQ Venezuela IT9DAA
ZD7X St. Helena W0MM
ZP0R Paraguay ZP5AZL
Do not forget to give a look at the Announced Operations listing maitained by
Bill, NG3K at http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/cq160s2008.html - good contest to you
all!
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**** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
DXCC NEWS ---> The 3Y0E operation from Bouvet Island (December 2007-February
2008) has been approved for DXCC credit. If you had cards rejected for this
operation, please send an e-mail to the ARRL DXCC Desk (dxcc@arrl.org) to
have your DXCC record updated.
NOT THE MANAGER ---> Bill, K8ZBY says he is still getting cards for 9K2FM,
but he is not and has never been the QSL manager for this station.
PROJECT GOODWILL KOSOVA ---> G3TXF, N7NG, OH2BH, OH2PM, ON8NC and W3UR were
active from Kosova with licences issued by UNMIK (the United Nations Mission
In Kosovo) on 16-21 February, "in an effort to support and help revitalize
Amateur Radio locally". QSL YU8/homecall via home calls, QSL YU8/OH2R via
OH2BN. As for the DXCC status of Kosova, it will be added to the DXCC list
(1) it becomes a member of the UN, or (2) if it receives a prefix bloc from
the ITU. The date upon which either (1) or (2) occurs will be the event date
(see http://www.arrl.org/blog/DXCC%20Dialog).
QSL HV50VR ---> Please note that the new address for the QSL manager (IW0GPN)
is: Alessandro Carletti, P. O. Box 123, 33085 Maniago - PN, Italy.
QSL SU8BHI ---> Gab, HA3JB (http://www.qsl.net/ha3jb) has received the cards
from the printer and direct requests are being answered. If you do not get
your card, please feel free to e-mail him (ha3jb@t-email.hu)
QSL ZB2EO ---> John, ZB2EO (G4JTC) says that RW6HS is not his QSL manager.
Cards should be sent direct only to John J. Bautista, 47 Valiant House, Varyl
Begg Estate, Gibraltar.
QSL VIA K3IRV ---> Effective immediately, due to the illness of the former
QSL manager (K3PD), Irv, K3IRV has taken over the QSL duties for the
following calls: 5N0NAS, 5Z4ES, 9Z4DI, BX2/NE3H, C95WH, EL2JH, FM5WE, OX3SA,
T32Z, T88RZ, TA3DD, VP2MNI, VP5FEB, ZL2MAT, Z21FO, Z21GC, Z21GX, Z22JE, ZS4U,
ZS6CCY and ZS9X. Irv will answer all cards received either direct or by the
bureau. Any cards received without sufficient return postage will be returned
via the bureau. [TNX K3IRV]
+ SILENT KEYS + Recently reported Silent Keys include Harvey Hiller (K6QK),
Bob Cheek (W3VT), John R. Beck (W4AI), Jordan Mash (WB2QLP) and Rod Dinkins
(AC6V), the creator of the world-renowned "Amateur Radio and DX Reference
Guide" (www.ac6v.com).
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3B7C, 3C7Y, 3DA0ZO, 3Y0E,
4L/UU4JMG, 4O3A, 4O3B, 4S7NE, 4U1WRC, 4X4BL, 5B4AGC, 5B4AHA, 5B8AD, 5H1CM,
5L2MS, 5N8NDP, 5R8GZ, 6E4LM, 6W1SJ, 8P5A, 9G5ZZ, 9H20, 9J2VB, 9M2AX, 9X0VB,
9Y4AA, A45WD, A45XR, AA8LL/4 (NA-076), AH0V, AH2L, BY1TX/4 (AS-146), C4N,
C52C, C6APR, CE1/K7CA, CE1/VE7SV, CN3A, CN8IG, CO8LY, CP4BT, CT3FT, CU2A,
CX7CO, D2NX, DU1IVT, DU3NXE, E4/OM2DX, E51A, E51MMM, EL2DX, EP2MKO, ES1QD,
ET3JA, FM5BH, FS/EA5YH, GJ0KYZ, GM5CX, HC2AD, HC8AE, HK3BVD, HK3O, HK6P,
HP4/W4JKC (NA-088), HQ9R, HV50VR, HV5PUL, J28OO, JD1BMH, JT1CO, KC4AAA,
KG6DX, KL1V, LU2QC, LU7YS, MM0EAX (EU-009), OJ0B, OM4EX, OX/NA1SA, P3F,
RA1QQ, RW0LT, S51IV, S59A, S79AB, S79UU, ST2A, SV2ASP/A, SV9/DL6FBL, T77NM,
T88LY, T88RY, T88YU, TA3J, TN6X, TN9Z, TO5FJ, TR50R,TR8CA, UA0ZC, UE1SNA/1
(EU-162), US5XD, V31BH, V63LR, V73KN, V73NT, V8FWP, V8FWU, VI9NI, VK9ANH,
VK9NS, VK9WWI, VP2MZM, VP5/AE6XY, VP5/W3AVO, VP8DIZ, VU2SWS, WP3C, YB5AQB,
YI9X, YL2SM, YL3FT, YM1907FB, YN2S, YN9H, YS3/I2JIN, Z22JE, Z29KM, ZB2FK,
ZC4LI, ZD7X, ZK2AH, ZL7/DL2AH.
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