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4 October 2008 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 909
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**** DX INFORMATION ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
3A - Gianni, I1UWF will be active as 3A/I1UWF from Monaco on 5 October,
starting around 13 UTC. He plans to operate SSB on +/- 14240 and
18140 kHz, running 100 watts into a vertical antenna. QSL via home
call. [TNX I1UWF]
3DA - David, GI4FUM (EI4DJ) will be operating from Swaziland as 3DA0DJ
on 17-27 October [425DXN 905]. The callsign that will be used
during the Jamboree On The Air (18-19 October) has been changed to
3DA0SS (Swazi Scouts). [TNX GI4FUM]
3X - The VooDoo Contest Group (http://voodoocontestgroup.com/) will
enter the CQ WW CW Contest (29-30 November) from Conakry, Guinea,
as 3X5A in the multi-multi category. This will be the group's 15th
straight year in multi-multi from West Africa and their 20th
straight year participating in CQWWCW. The usual 8-9 British and
American operators will have seven one-KW stations and a dozen
antennas. They will also be active as 3X5A (no personal
call-signs) before the contest, including 30, 17 and 12 metres and
maybe some RTTY. QSL via G3SXW, direct or bureau (e-mail requests
for bureau cards can be sent to g3sxw(at)btinternet.com). The logs
will be uploaded to LoTW. [TNX G3SXW]
6W - DK8YY, DL1WA, DL4JS, DL8AKI and DL8ALU will be active as 6W/DL4JS
and 6V7M (during the WAG and CQ WW DX SSB Contests) from Senegal
on 18-27 October. They will operate on all HF bands SSB, CW and
RTTY. QSL via DH7WW. [TNX DL1WA]
8Q - Miguel, CT1IUA will be active as 8Q71U (8Q Seven One U) from the
Maldives (AS-013) on 9-20 October. He will spend his honeymoon on
Kuredu Island and he plans to operate holiday style on 80-10
metres SSB and CW. QSL via home call. [TNX CT1IUA]
9L - 9L1X is the callsign that will be used during the operation from
Sherbro Island (AF-056), Sierra Leone [425DXN 892]. The team
(I2YSB, IK2CIO, IK2CKR, IK2DIA and IK2HKT) expects to have three
stations active on SSB (28450, 24925, 21295, 18130, 14260, 7050,
3795 and 1840 kHz), CW (28025, 24895, 21025, 18080, 14025, 10105,
7005, 3505 and 1823 kHz) and RTTY (14082 kHz). QSL via I2YSB,
direct only. Bookmark http://www.i2ysb.com/ for updates on the
expedition.
A5 - Gerard/F2VX, Alain/F5LMJ, Jean-Louis/F9DK and Vincent/G0LMX will
be active again from Bhutan on 7-25 November. This time they will
operate as A5100A to celebrate the centenary of the Kingdom of
Bhutan. On 7-17 November they will operate from Thimphu, then they
will meet up with Pradhan, A51PN and operate /P from three
different regions in the southern part of the country. Equipment
includes three transceivers, two 1Kw amplifiers, a 5 band
Spiderbeam and an 11-element log periodic. QSL via F9DK. [TNX
F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX]
C5 - Andre, ON7YK will be active once again as C56YK from The Gambia
from 13 October to 9 November. Expect holiday style activity on
80-10 metres (and possibly 160m) SSB and PSK31, with some RTTY and
CW. QSL via ON7YK, direct or bureau. His web page is at
www.on7yk.net [TNX NG3K]
CT3 - Stan OK1JR will be active holiday style from Madeira (AF-014) on
3-13 October. He plans to operate as CT3/OK1JR on 80-10 metres,
with an emphasis on 30, 17 and 12 metres CW. QSL via OK1JN. [TNX
OK1JR]
EA6 - Adrian, AA5UK will be active as EA6/AA5UK from Ibiza, Balearic
Islands (EU-004) on 15-29 October, CQ WW DX SSB Contest included.
He will operate holiday style on 160-10 metres SSB, RTTY, PSK31,
SSTV, JT65A and WSPR. Look for satellite activity on AO51. QSL via
home call, direct or bureau. He will upload his logs to LoTW. [TNX
AA5UK]
G - The Farnborough and District Radio Society will operate special
event station GB1CODY on 13-19 October to celebrate the centenary
of the first official flight of a heavier than air machine in the
United Kingdom by Samuel F. Cody (16 October 1908). QSL via
bureau. Further information can be found at
http://www.qrz.com/gb1cody [TNX G0YYY]
HB0 - Twelve operators from the Rhine Ruhr DX Association (www.rrdxa.eu/)
will be active for the 25th time from Triesenberg, Liechtenstein
on 18-31 October, including a Multi-Multi entry in the CQ WW DX
SSB Contest as HB0/HB9AON (QSL via DJ2YE). [TNX DK8EY]
JX - Al, LA9SN will be active as JX9SN from Jan Mayen (EU-022) for a
few hours on 8 October. He will operate CW only, probably on 20
and 30 metres. QSL direct only via home call. [TNX LA9SN]
KG4 - Bill, W4WV (KG4WV) and Ed, KN4KL (KG4KL) will be active from
Guantanamo Bay on 7-21 October. Expect activity on all the HF
bands SSB, RTTY and SSTV. Plus some 6 metres. QSL via home call.
[TNX The Daily DX]
LY - Twelve LY70 callsigns are being aired until 30 November to
celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Lithuanian Amateur Radio
Society (http://www.lrmd.lt): LY70A (LY5A), LY70AE (LY2AE), LY70BY
(LY3BY), LY70FE (LY2FE), LY70GW (LY2GW), LY70LRMD (LY3W), LY70M
(LY3M), LY70PAX (LY2PAX), LY70Q (LY4Q), LY70QT (LY2QT), LY70W
(LY5W) and LY70X (LY3X). Information on the relevant award can be
found at http://www.qrz.com/LY70LRMD [TNX LY4Q]
OZ - Ben, DO1BEN will be active again as OZ/DO1BEN from Lolland Island
(EU-029) on 4-11 October. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. His
website is at http://www.do1ben.de/index.html [TNX
www.rsgbiota.org]
P2 - Mike, K6MYC has joined the IOTA DXpedition to Papua New Guinea,
and will add EME (JT65) activity to the planned HF operations.
Depending on QRM he will use 50.250 MHz and 144.125 MHz. The team
will also be making a big effort on 160 metres, with an amplifier,
Titanex and separate receiving antennas. Look for P29VLR (QSL via
SM6CVX) from Garove (OC-161) between 20 and 26 October, and for
P29NI (QSL via G3KHZ) from Hermit (OC-041) between 28 October and
3 November. Donations to help defray the significant costs of this
DXpedition will be gratefully accepted (see
http://www.425dxn.org/dxped/p29_2008/).
P4 - Sharon, K7WZB and Garry, K9WZB will be active as P40ZB from Aruba
(SA-036) from 28 October to 6 November. They will operate mostly
40, 20, 15 and 10 metres, with possibly 6 metres if band
conditions warrants. Operating modes will be SSB, RTTY, CW and
PSK31. QSL direct via K9WZB. [TNX K9WZB]
TT - Jovica, E78A (aka 6W1SJ) will be active as TT8JT from Chad on
10-18 October. This is a business trip and Jovica plans to operate
mostly CW on 40, 30 and 20 metres during his spare time. QSL via
E73Y, direct or bureau. [TNX E73Y]
V7 - Sei, JA7LU and Yohji, JH1AWN will be active as V73LU e V73WN from
Majuro (OC-029), Marshall Islands on 10-13 October. They plan to
operate SSB on 40-10 metres. QSL via home calls, direct or via the
JARL bureau. [TNX CT1END]
VK - Tad, VK2LNX and his wife Suzanne, VK2FSNJ are the latest volunteer
caretakers for the lighthouse located on Maatsuyker Island
(OC-233), off the southern coast of Tasmania (VK7). They will
spend six months there, and will take some equipment with them in
order to operate on the amateur radio bands. [TNX VA3RJ]
VU - The first ever amateur radio activity from a National Park in
India is taking place until 7 October. A group of nine operators
is QRV on 40 and 20 metres CW and SSB as AT8WFF from the
Bannerghatta National Park near Bangalore. QSL via VU2JHM. [TNX
F5NQL]
W - Special event station N3A will be operated from all ten US call
areas with the appropriate portable designator (N3A/1 to N3A/0)
during the whole month of October to celebrate the fourth
anniversary of the North American QRP CW Club (NAQCC). QSL direct
to WY3H. Full details on the event and the relevant certificates
can be found at http://www.arm-tek.net/~yoel/ [TNX WY3H]
YB - Adhi, YB3MM will be active as YB3MM/9 from the radio station of
YC9MKF on Timor Island (OC-148) on 4-7 December. He plans to
operate holiday style mostly on 20 metres. A side trip to Semau
Island (OC-241) is also being taken into consideration. QSL via
IZ8CCW. [TNX IZ8CCW]
ZS - ZS08YL is the special callsign for the annual International YL
Meeting to be held in South Africa on 3-18 October. The station
will be operated from three different locations, namely
Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town. QSL via operator's
instructions. [TNX F5NQL]
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**** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
NOT VIA CT1GFK ---> Toze, CT1GFK says he is receiving several cards for
CU4AT, a station he is not the QSL manager for. The list of stations whose
QSL route is via CT1GFK can be found at http://ct1gfk.no.sapo.pt/ct1gfk.htm
NOT VIA N3SL ---> In 425DXN #884 we published a list of stations assigned
to N3SL when W3HC retired from being a QSL manager. Steve, N3SL now reports
that "this information has turned out to be incorrect", and that he is NOT
the QSL manager for 7X5VRK, CO6AP, PS2T, PT5T, PY2KC, TU2XZ or ZY100S. "We
are sorry for the confusion", Steve says. All QSLs sent to N3SL for these
stations are being returned.
QSL 9G5SW ---> The new QSL route is via OK1DOT, direct only: Petr Gustab,
P.O. Box 52, Cesky Brod 282 01, Czech Republic. According to
http://www.qrz.com/ok1dot the other stations Petr is the QSL manager for
are 3W22S, 3W3W, 9M2/G4VGO, 9V1GO, EP4SP, HK1AR, HK3KAV, NL7G, TG9AKH,
WP3F, XV1X, XV9DT, YB1JZS, YB5AQB, YI9CC and ZS6CCY.
QSL VK9DWX ---> The QSL manager will be DJ2MX. However, to minimize the
workload, you are encouraged to use the Online QSL Request System. There
you will be able to choose between direct QSL card (donation to be
transferred on-line) and bureau QSL card, with no need for you to send your
actual QSL. The Online QSL Request System will be available on
http://www.vk9dwx.de/ after the expedition.
TOP LISTS ---> The latest Topband, Topmode and Toplist listings are now
available at http://www.425dxn.org/awards/toplist/index.html. Please note
that QSOs confirmed through LoTW or included in on-line logs are eligible
for listing. Send send your scores, as well as any request for further
information, to Erminio Pandocchi, I2EOW (i2eow@ari.it)
+ SILENT KEYS + Jens Palle Moreau Joergensen, OZ5MJ passed away on 21
September, at 77 years of age. A well-known and active DXer, he was
particularly interested in island chasing and contributed to the IOTA list
revision back in 2000.
Other reported Silent Keys include Gyozi Macsuga (HA0MM), Nikolai N. Lapin
(RU1OL, formerly UW1OL) and Anthony Martin (M1FDE), who passed away at the
age of 41 on 20 September. He was responsible for the RF design of the
Personal Role Radio (PRR) introduced into the British Army in 2002.
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3B7SP, 3D2AP/p (OC-060), 3DA0OK,
3DA0VB, 3DA0ZO, 4L0A, 5D0IPY, 5H3VMB, 5N9NDP, 5R8VB, 5X1VB, 5Z4/UA4WHX,
6V7K, 7Q7VB, 8R1WD, 9G5MM, 9J2VB, 9M4SEB (OC-295), 9M6/LA6VM, 9M6XRO/p,
9Q/SM7RME, 9U0VB, 9X0VB, A25OOK, A25VB, A43HI (AS-010), A71AN/p, C31CT,
C31PP, C6APR, C91SL , C91VB, C91XO , CN8KD, CX1AA, CY0X , D20VB, D60VB,
E75DX, EF8M, ES1WN, FW1Z, HC1HC, HL14ARDF, HQ8R (NA-035), HS0ZED, IM0QMA
(EU-041), K7A, OY/LA9SN, P41USA , P49T , SD2O (EU-135), SM3TLG/p (EU-087),
TF/LA9SN (EU-071), TL8QC, TM5EL, TO5E, TT8BP, TX5C, UE0ISL (AS-059),
V4/G4FAL, V73NS, VC1T (NA-126), VK3AAL/3 (OC-136), VK9CJW, VP6DX, VU2PAI,
W2REH (NA-111), XR7A (SA-043), XR7W (SA-053), XU7DLH, XU7TZG, YJ8TZ,
YW5IOTA (SA-037), Z2/UA4WHX, ZD8RH, ZW0S.
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