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12 April 2008 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 884
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**** DX INFORMATION ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
9M6_spr - Halvard/LA7XK, Erling/LA6VM and Just/LA9DL will be active as
9M6/LA6VM, 9M6/LA7XK and 9M6/LA9DL from Layang Layang, Spratly
Islands (AS-051) on 18-25 April. Expect 9M6/LA6VM to concentrate on
CW, while 9M6/LA7XK and 9M6/LA9DL will operate SSB, RTTY and BPSK.
QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [TNX The Daily DX]
GJ - Kevan, 2E0WMG (2J0WMG) and Mark, M0MJH (MJ0MJH) will be active from
Jersey (EU-013) between 20 and 26 April. There is also the
possibility of activity from Les Minquiers (EU-099) at some point
during the trip. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [TNX
www.rsgbiota.org]
HS - The Daily DX reports that Joerg, HS0ZGQ (DL1MJF) [425DXN 883] now
expects to operate from Koh Samui (AS-101) on 22-25 April. QSL via
home call.
I - Andrea/IZ0EHO, Vincenzo/IZ0FKE, Alberto/IZ0FMA and Claudio/IZ0GKX
will be active as IE9N from Ustica (EU-051, IIA PA-001) from 24
April to 1 May. They plan to operate on the HF bands and 6 metres,
with an emphasis on 12, 17, 30 metres and the low bands. QSL via
IZ0FKE. Further information at http://www.ie9n.com [TNX IZ0FKE]
JA - Look for JA2ZLF/2 to be active on the HF bands from Oki Island
(AS-117) Aichi prefecture on 13 April. QSL via home call, direct or
bureau. [TNX JI6KVR]
OK - Special callsign OL76CAV will be aired on 20 April from the Czech
Republic to mark the 76th anniversary of the founding of
Ceskomoravsti Amateri Vysilaci (Czech-Moravian Transmitting
Amateurs, http://www.c-a-v.com/). QSL via OK1UU. [TNX OK1WCF]
OZ - Stefan, DF8HS will be active as OZ/DF8HS from Langeland Island
(EU-172) on 14-26 April. He plans to operate SSB, RTTY and PSK on
80-10 metres. QSL via home call. [TNX VA3RJ]
OZ - Flemming, OZ5FM will operate as OZ5FM/P on 20 metres SSB from
Roesnaes (DEN-034) and Asnaes (DEN-121) lighthouses on Sjaelland
Island (EU-029) on 19 April. QSL via home call, direct or bureau.
Updates will be available at http://oz7aei.qrz.dk [TNX OZ7AEI]
S2 - John, KX7YT will be active again in his spare time as S21YV from
Dhaka, Bangladesh on 14-21 April. He will be there until 1 May, but
he is having difficulty extending his current licence. QSL via home
call. [TNX NG3K]
TI - Klaus, DK6AO will be in Costa Rica between 16 April and 17 May, and
he will try to go and operate from IOTA groups NA-191 and NA-117
during that time frame. Main activity will be concentrated during
the weekends, possibly on 17 metres. The QSL route will be
announced on http://www.dk6ao.de after the end of the operation.
[TNX DK6AO]
V8 - Gerben, PG5M will be active from the lodge of Ambran, V85SS in
Brunei (OC-088) on 18-21 April. He has applied for a callsign TBA.
QSL via home call. Further information and updates will be
available at http://www.dx.to [TNX PG5M]
VK - Nick, VK1AA has obtained permission from the NSW Parks and Wildlife
Group to operate from Montague Island (OC-223). The operation is
provisionally planned to start on 15 April for three nights, but
factors such as weather conditions may change the dates. He will
operate as VK1AA/2 mostly CW on 40, 30 and 20 metres, with 75 watts
and a vertical antenna. QSL direct to VK1AA, or via bureau to
VE3EXY. [TNX VK1AA]
W - Look for Ray, K9DUR and Pam, KC9JMA to be active from Dauphin
Island (NA-213) on 17-22 April. QSL via home call, direct or
bureau. [TNX VA3RJ]
YK - Saad, N5FF will be active as YK1BA from Damascus, Syria from 21
April to 2 May. He plans to operate at least 3-4 hours a day
(between 20-23 UTC, 2-5 UTC and possibly some occasional activities
between 12-14 UTC) on 10-80 metres CW, SSB and RTTY. Given the
current band conditions and his operating times, he thinks he will
spend most of his radio time on 30, 40 and 80 metres. QSL via N5FF.
[TNX K1XN]
ZD9 - Tom, KC0W (ZD7X) now says he will depart St. Helena [425DXN 879] in
late June. His next DX location will be Tristan da Cunha (AF-029)
and Tom plans to be very active as ZD9X for 4-6 months, "maybe
longer". [TNX K1XN]
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**** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE ---> The latest issue (March 2008) is now available at
http://www.425dxn.org/monthly/index.html. Articles and pictures should be
sent to Nicola Baldresca, IZ3EBA (iz3eba@ari.it).
BEACON ---> 9H1LO/B is a new beacon active 24/7 from Sliema, Malta (TX
28.224.50 MHz, mode A1A, power 5 watts, antenna vertical GP). Reports can be
sent via the beacon page on http://www.9h1lo.net [TNX 9H1LO]
IOTA HONOUR ROLL ---> The Annual Listings as at February 2008 are now
available on the IOTA Manager's web site (http://www.g3kma.dsl.pipex.com/).
The performance tables include the Honour Roll and the Annual Listing, as
well as the VHF/UHF, Club and SWL listings. Listing in the 2008 tables was
restricted to those members who had updated their scores since February 2003.
LOTW ---> Contest QSOs made by CN3A in 2006 and 2007 (40,000 contacts) have
been uploaded to LoTW, and updates will be made after future contests. 5D5A
and 5F3COM will follow as soon as possible. [TNX IK2QEI]
QSL VIA N3SL ---> Mac, W3HC is retiring from being a QSL Manager, and the QSL
Manager's Society (http://www.qsl.net/qslmanagers/) is acquiring the logs and
cards from him. All calls will be assigned to new managers, but it could take
a few weeks. The new QSL route for the following callsigns is via N3SL:
7X5VRK, CO6AP, PY2KC, PS2T, PT5T, TU2XZ, YL2EC and ZY100S. Those who have
already sent a QSL via W3HC do not need to resend, the others please be
patient and stand by until all of the new QSL routes are announced. [TNX
N2OO]
TX5C ---> Several photo galleries of the recent DXpedition to Clipperton
Atoll can be found at http://va7dx.bcwarn.net/cgi-bin/photo/index.cgi
+ SILENT KEYS + W. G. Hall, G8JM passed away on 6 April. Active in the IOTA
Programme from its inception in 1964 until around 2001, Bill was the first
amateur to get the IOTA-100 Islands certificate (14 August 1966), followed by
seven other No. 1 or No. 2 certificates. "G8JM was a part of IOTA's history
who will be sadly missed", RSGB IOTA Manager Roger Balister, G3KMA says.
Other recently reported Recently reported Silent Keys include Ulrich "Uli"
Adelung (DK2OC), Jose Antonio Sabater (LU7MAO), Cirilo Braga (PP7IE) and
Kjell Rasmusson (SM7BAE).
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Edited by IK1ADH & I1JQJ
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
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3B8MM DL6UAA EF5J EA5YJ SP0DXC SP7DQR
3V8BB YT1AD EF5K EA5KB SP0PZK SP2UKB
3W9HRN DL1HRN EH6R EA6AZ SP75C SP7DQR
4D75B DU1BP EK6TA DJ0MCZ SP75E SP7DQR
4D75D DV8AIK EP4HR I2MQP SP75N SP7DQR
4L0A EA7FTR EW6GF DL8KAC SP75O SP7DQR
4L2M EA7FTR EY8CQ DJ1MM SP75S SP7DQR
4L2M UA9LP [a] FR/TU5KG F4EFI SP75T SP7DQR
4L2M UT7QF [b] GX4KPT M0DOL ST2DZ OM3JW
4O3A AI4U H44MS DL2GAC SU9NC OM2SA
4S7DXG UR9IDX HB10DX HB9AGH SX1L DL1JCZ
4S7VK DJ9ZB HF150LO SP3SLD SX3Z SV1ELF
4Z8AY F5LGE HG1848I HA3HK SY8A SV8DTD
5C5W EA5XX HG25STT HA7JJS T20HC DL9HCU
5D0IPY I0YKN HI3C ON4IQ T49C K8SIX
5D5A I2WIJ HI3T ON4IQ TC3D TA3D
5N8NDP IK5JAN HL0HQSC HL2CFY TC7KA TA7KA
5R8GT DK8ZD HP1BYS EA5KB TG0WPX TG9AJR
5R8HT F4DBJ HP3DX W4WX TL8QC F5NRY
5V7BR F2VX HQ2W HR2DMR TM0R F5GGL
6V7E RW3TN HS0AC HS0ZFZ TM2I F6KVP
6V7I SM7DXQ HS0ZHI N1DX TM6M F4DXW
6Y1V OH3RB HZ1AN DJ9ZB TM7F F6KRC
7P8FC ON4CJK HZ1IK DK7YY TM8LHC F6KAR
7S50S SM6EGJ HZ1PS IZ8CLM TO1C ON4IQ
7Y3HM 7X2ARA HZ1ZH EA7FTR TO5A F5VHJ
7Z1HL DJ9ZB II8ANN I8LWL TO5RZ W2RZS
7Z1UG DG1XG IR0IPY IZ0HTW TO6T F6HMQ
8P1A NN1N IR6T IK6VXO TY5ZR IK2IQD
8Q7AE RU0AE IR9Y IT9ABY UE1RAP/P UA1RJ
8R1K HP1WW JX9JKA LA9JKA UE1RFF UA1RJ
9A60A 9A7A KL5O AC7DX UN7MMM EA7FTR
9A70LPC 9A7KM LN2G LA2G UN7QF EX2A
9H3HG DJ1HN LR2F LU2FA UN7QX W7BO
9M6XRO M3SDE LS2D EA5KB UO70F UN7FW
9M8Z M3SDE LS4DX EA5KB UP4L UN7LZ
A62ER IZ8CLM LT1F AC7DX UP6P UN7PBY
A7/M0FGA NN1N LU5EVK WD9EWK V25V G4DFI
A71CT EA7FTR LU5FF EA5KB V48M K2SB
A73A EA7FTR LV6D EA5KB V63JQ JA1KJW
A92C A92GR LX7I LX2A V63JY JA1JQY
A92HB GM6TVR LZ08IPY LZ3SM V63VE JF1OCQ
AH0BT 7L1FPU OD5PL HB9CRV VB3E VE3AT
AN7B EA7BB OG0R OH2PM VC2VQ VE2CQ
AO7T EA7KJ OG5B OH5BM VP2E N5AU
AO8A EA8AH OG5M OH5XT VP2MAD G4DFI
AY0DX LU3DR OH0I OH3BHL VP2MAH N3DXX
AY8A LU8ADX OL600VB OK2JS VQ58V W5CW
B7M BG7LHY ON1000NOTGE ON5VL [c] VQ59W KX4WW
BP0P BV2KI ON1000NOTGE ON6DP [d] VR2C WA4WTG
BP0W BX6AP ON40BAF ON6KN WE8A/KH2 JJ5CVM
CN2BC DL7BC OT7G ON4MRX XR3A CE3DNP
CN2R W7EJ P33W RA3AUU XU7MDY OH4MDY
CN8IG EA7FTR P49V AI6V XU7TZG ON7PP
CN8YE EA7FTR P49Y AE6Y YB0ZDA YB0AI
CN8YZ EA7FTR PJ2T N9AG YB1ALL W2FB
CN8ZG EA7FTR PJ4/W9NJY WD9DZV YI1RAZ IK2DUW
CP6XE IK6SNR PJ5NA K1NA YI9SV N4JR
CQ3T CT3KN PS2T K3IRV YI9WV NI5DX
CQ95F CS3MAD R3K RN3DK YJ8TZ VK3TZ
CS2T CT1ILT R41WP RA3LBA YK9G G3TXF
CT6P CT2HKN S21XF LA5YJ YW4M W4SO
CT9L DJ6QT S50IPY S51RU ZB2CN DJ9WH
D4C IZ4DPV S566D S59DKR ZD7X W0MM
D73D DS5TOS SF700BF SK6NL ZF1A K6AM
DR700LH DJ7YB SM50BFJ SM5BFJ ZF2UL K3UL
EA9EU EA5KB SN75T SP7DQR ZM2M ZL2AL
[a] for Russia [b] for Ukraine [c] bureau [d] direct
5H3RK Ralph Karhammar, The World Bank Group, DARWB, P.O. Box 27839,
Washington, DC 20038-7839, USA
EA7FTR Francisco Lianez Suero, Asturias 23, Aljaraque, Huelva 21110, Spain
G3TXF Nigel Cawthorne, Falcons, St George's Avenue, Weybridge, Surrey KT13
0BS, England
JJ5CVM Kunihiko Itaya, 5-1-35, Daikaidori, Kobe, 652-0803, Japan
M3SDE Tim Beaumont, P.O. Box 17, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, CV8 1SF, England
NI5DX William M. Loeschman, 717 Milton, Angleton, TX 77515, USA
OH4MDY Reijo Laitinen, Mantytie 13, 76940 Nenonpelto, Finland
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