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29 March 2008 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 882
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**** DX INFORMATION ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
5R - Franck, F4DBJ will be active as 5R8HT from Ivato, Madagascar
(AF-013) from 30 March to 17 April. He might also go and operate
from Nattes Island (AF-090). [TNX F5NQL]
9M2 - Wolfgang, OE1WWL will operate SSB QRP as 9M2/OE1WWL from Tioman
Island (AS-046) on 1-5 April. QSL via home call, direct or bureau.
[TNX www.rsgbiota.org]
EA6 - David, M0DLL says he will operate SSB on 20-6 metres as EA6/M0DLL
from Menorca, Balearic Islands (EU-004) until 10 April, including
some activity during the WPX SSB and PZK contests.
F - Members of the CERN (the European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Amateur Radio Club (F6KAR) will operate special event station TM8LHC
(TM8 Large Hadron Collider) on 5-6 April. QSL via F6KAR. [TNX F5NQL]
I - The IF9LI operation from Levanzo Island (EU-054) [425DXN 881] has
been postponed to 16-18 May. QSL direct to IT9FXY. [TNX IW9FRA]
KH2 - Kirk, WE8A (JJ5CVM) will be active as WE8A/KH2 from Guam on 4-5
April. He plans to operate on 80-12 metres SSB, with some CW. QSL
direct only to his Japanese address: Kunihiko Itaya, 5-1-35,
Daikaidori, Kobe, 652-0803, Japan. [TNX NG3K]
YJ - Tony, VK3TZ is now in Port Vila, Vanuatu and has received his YJ8TZ
licence. He was expected to use YJ0AX along with other operators
[425DXN 881], but at the end of the day they were not able to join
him. Tony will be active until 2 April, including an entry in the CQ
WW WPX SSB Contest. QSL via home call. [TNX The Daily DX]
YK - Roger/G3SXW, Nigel/G3TXF, Fred/G4BWP, Lionel/G5LP and Rob/GM3YTS
will operate CW only as YK9G from Damascus, Syria on 9-15 April. Two
stations with amplifiers will be QRV full-time. The team will have
antennas for all bands (160-10m), but 40-17 metres are likely to
provide most openings. They will transmit on frequencies ending in
'3' (always listen up 1-2+ KHz) and will concentrate on the US West
Coast whenever propagation permits, even though Damascus is somewhat
blocked in that direction. QSL via G3TXF (direct, bureau, LotW and
e-mail for bureau reply). The web page for the expedition is at
www.yk9g.com [TNX G3SXW]
ZF - Bob, K3UL will be active as ZF2UL from Grand Cayman (NA-016) on 5-12
April. He plans to operate CW and SSB holiday style, with an
emphasis on 80 and 160 metres. QSL direct to K3UL. [TNX The Daily
DX]
ZS8 - Petrus, ZS6GCM left South Africa on 26 March, destination Marion
Island [425DXN 881]. The "Agulhas" (South Africa's polar research
vessel) is going straight to Marion, which might be reached "in as
short as five days" depending on weather and sea conditions. It will
take about three to four weeks before Petrus hits the airwaves as
ZS8T. Bookmark http://zs8t.net/ for complete information and
updates.
CQ WW WPX SSB CONTEST ---> The following stations have announced their
participation in this year's event (29-30 March):
Call Category DXCC QSL
----------------------------------------------------
3V8BB SOAB Tunisia YT1AD
4L0A SO HP Georgia EA7FTR
5B4AII SOAB HP Cyprus RW3RN
5D5A M/S Morocco I2WIJ
5T5DC M/? Mauritania DH7WW
6Y1V M/S Jamaica OH3RB
7P8FC Lesotho ON4CJK
8R1K SOAB HP Guyana HP1WW
9A60A Croatia 9A7A
9K2HN M/S Kuwait 9K2HN
9M8Z SOAB HP East Malaysia 9M6DXX
A62ER U.A.E. IZ8CLM
AH0BT M/S or M/2 No. Marianas 7L1FPU
AO8A M/M Canary Islands EA8AH
AY0DX SOAB LP Argentina LU3DR
AY8A SOAB HP Argentina LU8ADX
BP0P M/M Taiwan BV2KI
BP0W M/? Taiwan BX6AP
CN2BC SOAB LP Morocco DL7BC
CN2R SOSB 20M Morocco W7EJ
CS9L or CT9L SO HP Madeira DJ6QT
CT6P M/S Portugal CT2HKN
CT7X M/S LP Portugal CT1ENQ
CT9L Madeira Islands DJ6QT
D4C M/? Cape Verde IZ4DPV
D73D M/? Korea DS5TOS
E77DX M/2 Bosnia-Herzegovina OE1EMS
EB3WW M/M Spain EB1WW
EE9Z or EA9LZ SOAB Ceuta & Melill a EA9LZ
HI3T SOAB LP Dominican Rep ON4IQ
HP1BYS SB 15m Panama EA5KB
HQ2W SOAB HP Honduras HR2DMR
IO5O M/S Italy IK5RLP
IR9Y M/S Italy (Sicily) IT9ABY
JT1BV SOAB HP Mongolia JT1BV
KL5O Alaska AC7DX
LR2F M/S Argentina LU2FA
LS2D M/2 Argentina EA5KB
LS4DX M/S Argentina EA5KB
LT1F M/M Argentina AC7DX
LU5EVK SOAB LP Argentina WD9EWK
LV6D M/S Argentina EA5KB
LW6DW SOSB 15 Argentina EA5KB
LX7I SOAB Luxembourg LX2A
M8C M/? England G4DFI
NH0DX Mariana Isls JL3RDC
OG0R SOAB Aland Islands OH2PM
P33W M/S Cyprus RA3AUU
R3K EU Russia RN3DK
S21YV SO Bangladesh KX7YT
SN6O M/M Poland SP6PAZ
SP75C M/S Poland SP7DQR
SX3Z M/S Greece SV1ELF
SX5P M/M Dodecanese SV5FRD
T49C M/2 Cuba K8SIX
TA0U SOSB 20m Turkey TA0U
TC3D SOAB LP Turkey TA3D
TC7KA M/S Turkey TA7KA
TG0WPX Guatemala TG9AJR
TO1C Martinique ON4IQ
TO5A SOAB HP Martinique F5VHJ
TO5RZ St. Barthelemy W2RZS
V25V SO HP Antigua G4DFI
V31FB SOAB Belize W5JON
V31MR Belize N5ET
VB3E Canada VA3RVK
VK6ARI SOSB 15m Australia VK6NE
VK6FAU M/S Australia VK6NE
VK9ANU Norfolk Island JO2SLZ
VP2E M/S Anguilla N5AU
VP2MAH SO Montserrat N3DXX
VQ58V SOAB Turks & Caicos W5CW
VQ59W Turks & Caicos KX4WW
XR3A Chile CE3DNP
XU7ACY SO Cambodia W2EN
YB0ZDA M/? Indonesia YB0AI
YB3MM/9 SOAB LP Indonesia IZ8CCW
YJ8TZ SO Vanuatu VK3TZ
YW4M M/M Venezuela W4SO
ZM2M M/2 New Zealand ZL2AL
Do not forget to give a look at the Announced Operations listing maintained
by Bill, NG3K at http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/wpxs2008.html - good contest to you
all!
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**** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
425 TOOLBAR ---> The 425 Toolbar [425DXN 794] has already been installed by
over 3800 users and the number of operations performed is over 920,000 since
the release in July 2006. Further information and free download at
http://425.ourtoolbar.com/ (Firefox and I.E., no personal information is
required) [TNX I1-21171/IZ1CRR]
4S7NE & RETURN POSTAGE ---> Nelson, 4S7NE says his local post office does not
accept IRCs. To have them redeemed Nelson has to travel to the General Post
Office in Colombo, 50 kilometres away (and the trip itself costs 3-4
dollars). He likes "green stamps" better than IRCs, also because "a G.S
allows me to buy stamp value twice that of an IRC", he says. [TNX RZ0AF]
DXCC NEWS ---> S05A (Western Sahara, 2007 operation) has been approved for
DXCC credit.
KOSOVO & CQ DX AWARDS ---> Kosovo has been added to the list of countries and
territories recognized for CQ DX awards. Verifications for contacts made on
or after 17 February 2008 are acceptable for CQ DX Award credit. All Kosovo
contacts will count for field KN on applications for the CQ DX Field Award.
"We are aware that the ARRL has not yet added Kosovo to the DXCC list," CQ
magazine Editor Rich Moseson (W2VU) explained. However, since "it is CQ's
policy to grant credit for contacts with 'new' entities as of the date that
their status changes, we have decided not to wait for U.N. action, but to
follow the lead of the United States and other countries that have recognized
Kosovo's independence, and to grant credit for contacts made with stations in
Kosovo as of its independence day, February 17, 2008". For more information,
please contact Richard Moseson, W2VU (w2vu@cq-amateur-radio.com).
KOSOVO & CQ WW DX CONTEST/CQ DX MARATHON ---> The Worked All Europe (WAE)
award committee of the Deutsche Amateur Radio Club (DARC) has voted to add
Kosova (Kosovo) to the WAE country list. The CQ World Wide DX Contests and
the CQ DX Marathon both use a combination of the DXCC and WAE lists as the
basis for their country lists. Therefore, Kosova will now be considered a
separate entity for both the CQ DX Marathon (17 February 2008) and for the CQ
WW DX Contests, beginning with the CQWW RTTY DX Contest on 27-28 September
2008. For more information, please contact Richard Moseson, W2VU
(w2vu@cq-amateur-radio.com).
LOGS ---> Yannick, HH2FYD (F6FYD) went QRT from Haiti on 23 March 21 UTC.
On-line logs for HH2FYD and HH2FYD/6 (NA-149) can be found at
http://www.cdxc.org/dxp/2007-HH2FYD/hh2fyd-fr.htm, for FJ/F6FYD (Saint
Barthelemy) at http://www.cdxc.org/dxp/2008-FJ-F6FYD/fj-f6fyd-fr.htm . QSL
via F6FYD, direct or bureau. [TNX F5NQL]
QSL VIA 9A2AA ---> Tom, 9A2AA says that all of the direct cards for 5Z4/9A3A,
CC0Y and CE0Y/9A4X have been processed and mailed and that remaining QSOs are
being confirmed via the bureau. Also, 9A73AA are being processed direct and
bureau. Please note that 1 USD no loger covers return postage from Croatia to
anywhere, but 1 IRC does (if properly stamped).
QSL VIA M3SDE ---> With immediate effect, Tim Beaumont (M3SDE) is the new QSL
manager for the following stations/operations, previously managed by the late
Graham Ridgeway (M5AAV):
9M4SEB (OC-295) 9M6XRO HS0ZHX
9M6/G3OOK 9M6XRO/P (OC-133) V8FEO
9M6DXX 9M8Z XU7DXX
9M6DXX/P (OC-133) A25OOK XU7XRO
QSL to Tim Beaumont, P.O. Box 17, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, CV8 1SF, England
(it will take some time before the blank cards can be forwarded on to M3SDE,
please be patient). [TNX 9M6DXX]
VINTAGE CONTEST ---> The International Vintage Contest, organized by ARI
Rimini (IQ4RN), will take place on 13 April on 20 and 40 metres SSB, CW and
AM. For further information, including the relevant piece of software and
complete rules, please visit http://www.beepworld.it/members/contestvintage
[TNX IK4GNI]
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) with the Polish
Amateur Radio Union's support, and it is issued to licenced amateurs and SWLs
for contacts made/heard between 00.00 and 23.59 UTC on 18 April. Full
information at http://www.ward.pzk.pl [TNX SP2FAP]
YO DX CONTEST 2007 ---> The results of the YO DX Contest 2007 can be found at
http://www.radioamator.ro/contest/us/yodxhf2007/ and participants can check
their logs at http://www.hamradio.ro/default.asp?id=36&mnu=4 [TNX YO2DFA]
+ SILENT KEY + Graham Ridgeway, M5AAV passed away on 25 March. According to
his website, he was the QSL manager (direct and bureau) for: 9H3IC, 9M4SEB
(OC-295, 14-17 July 2006), 9M6/G3OOK, 9M6DXX, 9M6XRO, A25OOK (July 2007),
G3OOK, GM3OOK, M2Z, M5BXB, M5RIC, MD5RIC, MJ2Z, MJ5RIC, MU2Z, MU5RIC, MW2Z,
MW5RIC, OK8XB, V8FEO, XU7DXX, XU7XRO and Z21KF. He also took care of bureau
cards for 6O0CW, TX4PG (Marquesas) and ZK3SB, as well as for direct cards for
VK6JB (all operations including portable and AX6JB). Some of these duties
have been taken over by Tim, M3SDE (see "QSL VIA M3SDE" above).
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Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
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CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER
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3D2HC DL9HCU EC1BXI CT2IQK S92FM CT1HHP
4D75J DV1JM EH7SSM EA7URM SE5E SM5AJV
4D75T DU1IVT EK6DM DK6CW SN0PGA SP9YJC
4O7AMD EA7FTR EK8PL SP9LJD SN9MB SP9PON
4U1UN HB9BOU EP3PK IK2DUW SP0PGA SP2FAP
5B4AHS RA3AUU ET3JA OK3AA SX5P SV5FRD
5H3G LA4YW FM5CD F5VU SY8JZ LZ1JZ
5T5DC DH7WW FM5WE K4FJ T80W JM1LJS
5X1NH G3RWF GB0BUZZ M0JRQ T88NS JA1MML
5X4X DF5GQ HC2SL EA5KB TB37F LZ1NK
7P8FC ON4CJK HH2FYD/6 F6FYD TC18M TA1HZ
7Q7BP G3MRC HP3FTD AI4U TF4Y RV3ACA
8J3GOSE JA3ZNJ HQ8R HR2RCH TI4CF W3HNK
9A50KDE 9A1AA II0IDP IS0SDX TO5RZ W2RZS
9G1AA PA3ERA II0IGU IK0JFS TR8CA F6CBC
9J2CA G3SWH II1ICS I1SAF UE0SZB RZ0SB
9M6/N1UR K2RET II1IGG I2AZ V31FB W5JON
9M6LSC G3SWH [a] II3PIAV IK3GES V31MR N5ET
9Q/SM7RME SM7EHU II8ICN IZ8FAV V44KJ WB2TSL
9Q1TB SM5DJZ II9ICF IT9MRM V51B AI4U
9UXEV DL3KBQ J20MB F4FMI V73PX AI5P
9X0R EA5RM J28JA F5JFU V8AQM W3HNK
A45WD YO9HP J37LR VE3EBN VK6ARI VK6NE
A45WG/p NI5DX JT1FDR HL4RBR VK6FAU VK6NE
A47SJIT A47OS KB7OBU/KH2 JA3VXH VK9ALH ON5AX
A52K JA1CG KH2E JE1HJA VK9ANU JO2SLZ
A61Q EA7FTR KH6MB AI4U VP2EFB DL9GFB
A61TX W4JS KL7J N3SL VP2ENK DJ8NK
BV9O BV8BC KP2/W6DXO KF6JOQ VP8/MM0TJR/p F5PFP
C91R CT1BXT LA2008TSR LA7J WH2D K3UOC
CE0Z/DL2AH DL2AH LZ130LO LZ1KZA XE2S WD9EWK
CN2R W7EJ MN0EPC MM0DFV XU7ACY W2EN
CX7CO KA5TUF NH0DX JL3RDC XV3M F6BUM
CX9AU KA5TUF NP3CW EB7DX YB8TAF EA5KB
E72AA K2PF NP4A W3HNK YB9AQH PA0HOP
E73AD YT8BB OX3XR OZ3PZ YI9PT N4XP
E74DX K2PF P29VR W7LFA YN2YV IT9DAA
E76AQ E73TW R35NP RW1AI YO22NATO YO3KAA
E77XZ DK6XZ R9J RV9JD ZA1E I2MQP
EA8BYR WA1ECA S21YV KX7YT ZF2NU WA5ZNU
[a] 6-12 March 2008
BV8BC Bill Chen, P.O. Box 222, Taitung 950, Taiwan
DH7WW Ulrich Moeckel, Muldenstr. 1, 8304 Schoenheide, Germany
EA5RM Antonio Gonzalez, P.O. Box 930, 03200 Elche, Spain
HR2RCH Radio Club de Honduras, P.O. Box 273, San Pedro Sula, Cortes,
Honduras
JD1BMM Masafumi Ishihara, 2-305 Loran, 2-5-35 Miyazaki, Chuo-ku, Chiba
260-0806, Japan
K2RET Bob Tomkovich Jr, 405 Hemlock Dr. Lanoka Harbor, NJ 08734, USA
KH0/N2QP Satoshi Kouya, 2-7-5 Iwamoto-cho, Chiyoda, Tokyo 101-0032 Japan
ON4CJK Jose Duyck, Molenakker 56, 8740 Egem, Belgium
PA0HOP Hans Hopstaken, Hengemunde 31, NL-6578 BR Leuth, The Netherlands
VK6NE Neil Penfold, 2 Moss Ct, Kingsley, WA 6026, Australia
W2RZS RZS Amateur Radio Club, 37 Saw Mill River Rd, Hawthorne, NY 10532,
USA
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