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20 February 2010 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 981
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**** DX INFORMATION ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
5W - Bill/N7OU and Bob/W7YAQ expected to leave Samoa for Tokelau
[425DXN 979] on 18 February, but the voyage has been cancelled due
to a developing tropical depression. While stuck in Apia they
continue to operate as 5W0OU and 5W0YA, including an entry in the
ARRL DX CW Contest. "After the contest we will dust off the
microphone", they say.
7P - Pista, HA5AO will be active again as 7P8AO from Lesotho on 8-22
March. He plans to operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 80-10 metres
running 300 watts into a wire vertical antenna. QSL via HA5AO.
Logsearch and further information at ha5ao.novolab.hu [TNX HA0HW]
8Q - Alex, UX4UL will be active as 8Q7IA from the Maldives (AS-013)
until 18 May. He operates CW, SSB and BPSK on 40, 20 and 17
metres. QSL via UY5ZZ. [TNX UY5ZZ]
8Q - Joerg, OE6VHF will be active as 8Q7JK from the Maldives from 23
February to 5 March. He will operate holiday style on 40-10
metres, with an emphasis on 40 and 17 metres SSB. QSL via home
call, bureau preferred.
9V - Bob, 9V1QQ says he will be operating in the ARRL DX, CQ WPX SSB
and CQ WPX CW contests using his contest callsign of S65Q. QSL via
home call.
C3 - A group of operators from Spain and Andorra will be active as
C37NL on 26-28 February for the CQ WW 160-Meter DX SSB Contest.
This operation is a joint effort between the Andorran Amateur
Radio Union (URA) and the Spanish "Grupo Contest URE Soria &
URASO" ((www.uraso.es/andorra160). QSL via C37URA. [TNX EA1DVY]
C6 - Marc, K1CTT will be active as C6ALT from Eleuthera (NA-001),
Bahamas from 26 February to 10 March. He will operate holiday
style on 40, 20, 17 and 15 metres SSB. QSL via home call. [TNX The
Daily DX]
CE - Hector (CE3FZL), Ricardo (CE3HDI), Hugo (CE3BBC), Cristian (CE3PCN)
and Esteban (XQ7UP) will operate CW and SSB as XR2A from the
lighthouse at Punta Angeles (ARLHS CHI-001) on 26-28 February. QSL
direct to CE3BBC. [TNX CE3FZL]
CX - The Radio Club Uruguayo will be active as CW3R the lighthouse at
Punta Negra (ARLHS URU-015) on 26-28 February. They will operate
CW, SSB and digital modes on 80-10 metres with at least two
stations. QSL direct to Radio Club Uruguayo, P.O. Box 37, 11000
Montevideo, Uruguay. [TNX CX3AL]
CY0 - The October 2009 DXpedition to Sable Island (NA-063) that had been
placed on hold [425DXN 957] is being been rescheduled to take
place in this year's September-October time frame. The operators
will be Murray/WA4DAN, Randy/N0TG, Rick/AI5P, Ron/AA4VK. Updates
and further information at www.cy0dxpedition.com [TNX N0TG]
D4 - Massimo, IZ4DPV will be active as D44AC (QSL direct only) from Sao
Vicente Island (AF-086), Cape Verde from 21 February to 9 March.
He will participate in the CQ WW 160 SSB and ARRL DX SSB contests
as D4C (QSL via IZ4DPV).
G - The Cray Valley Radio Society (www.cvrs.org ) will be active on 20
February with the special callsign GG100RE on behalf of the Royal
Eltham Guides for World Thinking Day on the Air. Two stations
will be active mainly on 20, 40 and 80 metres. QSL via G4DFI,
direct or bureau. [TNX 2E0RCV]
G - Special event station GB75RDF will be active for two weeks
starting on 24 February during a re-enactment of the experiment
that discovered RDF (Radar) on 26 February 1935. QSL via G1BHR,
direct or bureau.
G - In recognition of the historic events that took place in 1935 and
1940 which played a significant part in Britains war effort,
Bawdsey Manor (Bawdsey Research Station) will be activated on
three separate occasions during 2010. Look for special event
station GB75BRS to be active on 26-28 February, followed by
GB70BRS on 5-6 June and 18-19 September. They will be on the air
HF, 6m and VHF, operating CW, SSB and possibly some digital modes
too. QSLs via G8BHC, bureau preferred. Further information can be
found at www.bawdseyresearchstation.org.uk [TNX M0SDY]
G - Promoting geological heritage to the general public, special
station GB6GEO will be on the air from "Kent's Cavern", England's
oldest "home" situated in the English Riviera (Torbay), for the
3rd Geoparks Communication Weekend on 22-23 May. All of the QSOs
will be confirmed automatically via the bureau; the QSL route for
direct cards is via G3VOF. Details on this event, as well on the
relevant certificate, can be found at qrz.com under GB6GEO. [TNX
G3VOF]
GM - MM0DGR/p will be operating from Langside Wood, Blawhorn Moss
National Nature Reserve on 20 February. Look for activity on 20m
SSB, 30m BPSK63 and CW, 40m SSB. QSL via MM0DFV, bureau
preferred. [TNX MM0DFV]
HK - Lothar, DK8LRF will be active as HK3JCL from Colombia from 20
February to 4 April. He will operate SSB, Pactor, RTTY and PSK31
mainly on 20 and 40 metres. QSL via DK8LRF, bureau preferred. [TNX
DX Newsletter]
I - Special station II0METEO will be operated between 22 and 28
February for this year's Antarctic Activity Week (see below).
Activity will take place from the Italian Air Force Base "Mario De
Bernardi" at Pratica di Mare, which hosts the National Centre for
Aeronautical Meteorology and Climatology. QSL via IK2IWU. [TNX
IK2IWU]
KH2 - Look for Tokyo International Amateur Radio Association's members
AB2ST, K0EN and KG6WTW to be active /KH2 from Guam (OC-026) from
25 February to 1 March. Activity will be on all bands with a focus
on Europe. QSL for all via JF1TEU, direct or bureau. [TNX
dx-hamspirit.com]
KL - The tentative dates for the announced expeditions to IOTA groups
NA-235 and NA-239 [425DXN 973] are as follows:
18-25 August KL7RRC Chirikof Island (NA-235)
26 August-1 September N6PYN/KL7 Seal Islands (NA-239)
The team now includes Elena/RV3ACA, Merle/N6PYN, Yuri/N3QQ and
Yuri/UA9OBA. QSL via UA9OBA (Russia and Europe) and N7RO (rest of
the world). Bookmark www.na-234.com for updates.
LU - The Grupo DX Norte will operate as LW5DFR/D from Martin Garcia
Island (SA-055) and lighthouse on 26-28 February. QSL via LW4EF.
LZ - The Balkan Contest Club will operate as LZ132GO on 1-31 March to
commemorate the 132nd anniversary of the end of the Russo-Turkish
War, which established Bulgaria as an autonomous principality. QSL
via QSL via LZ1ZF. Information on the "St. Teodosii Tyrnovski"
Award can be found at www.balkanclub.org/awards.htm [TNX LZ1ZF]
ON - Special event station ON30ON will be active during the months of
March, April, September and October to celebrate the 30th edition
of the Belgian "ON Contest". QSL via bureau or direct to ON4CAS.
Information on the relevant award can be found at
users.telenet.be/egbert.hertsen/on30on.html [TNX ON4CAS]
OZ - Roald, OZ1BLO and Karl, LA8DW will be active from Laeso Island
(EU-088) from 28 March to 3 April. QSL via home calls, bureau
preferred. [TNX LA8DW]
PY - PY6HD, PY6RT and PY6AWU will be active as ZZ6Z from Santa Barbara
Island, Abrolhos Archipelago (SA-019) on 25-28 February. Look for
them on 80-10 metres SSB. The Brazilian Navy schedule might affect
the dates. QSL direct to PY6HD. Further information at qrz.com
under ZZ6Z. [TNX PT7WA]
PY - Orlando/PT2OP, Vieira/PY1LVF and Lima/PY1NEZ will be active as
PV1S, PT2OP/p, PY1LVF/p and PY1NEZ/p from Santana Island (SA-077)
and lighthouse on 25-28 February. They plan to operate CW and SSB
on 80-10 metres. QSL PV1S and PT2OP/p via PT2OP, QSL PY1LVF/p and
PY1NEZ/p via PY1NEZ, direct or bureau. The very same operators
will also be active as ZX1MH (QSL via PT2OP), PT2OP/p, PY1LVF/p
and PY1NEZ/p from Forte Marechal Hermes in Macae, mainland Brazil,
on 1-2 March. [TNX PY1NEZ]
PY - Nine Brazilian operators will be active as ZV7C from Cabo Branco
lighthouse (ARLHS BRA-015) on 26-28 February. They will operate
CW, SSB and PSK on 10, 15, 20, 40 and 80 metres. QSL via PT7JP.
[TNX PY1NEZ]
S2 - The 21-25 February S21DX activity from St. Martin's Island
(AS-127) [425DXN 969] has been postponed until further notice
because of a bureaucratic hiccup. Updates will be posted at
iota.s2dx.org
VK9X - Phil, G3SWH and Jim, G3RTE will be active from Christmas Island
(OC-002) on 20-27 February [425DXN 963]. They will both use the
single callsign of VK9X/G6AY, and they will operate CW only on
80-10 metres (no activity on 160 metres). Propagation permitting,
they plan to have two stations on the air for as many hours every
day as is possible. QSL via G3SWH, direct or bureau (requests for
bureau cards can be submitted by using the relevant form on Phil's
website). Please visit www.g3swh.org.uk/christmas-island.html for
log search and further information. [TNX G3SWH]
W - The Palos Verdes Amateur Radio Club, K6PV will be active from
Santa Catalina Island (NA-066) on 25-28 February. They plan to
operate mainly on 20 metres SSB, but may be available to CW, RTTY
and/or PSK31. QSL via K6PV, direct or bureau. [TNX
www.rsgbiota.org]
ZA - Franck, F4DTO and Patrick, F4GFE will be active as ZA/homecall
from Elbasan, Albania on 15-24 April. They plan to operate SSB and
some CW on 40-10 metres using 100 watts and monoband dipoles. QSL
via home calls, bureau preferred. [TNX F4DTO]
ZL8 - The core team of the very successful DXpeditions to Norfolk Island
in 2007 (VK9DNX) and Willis Island in 2008 (VK9DWX), plus a few
high experienced operators, will be active as ZL8X from Raoul
Island, Kermadec Islands (OC-039) in November. According to the
preliminary schedule, thirteen operators (namely DJ5IW, DJ7EO,
DJ9RR, DK1II, DL1MGB, DL3DXX, DL5CW, DL5LYM, DL5XL, DL6FBL, DL8OH,
DL8WPX and SP5XVY) expect to be QRV from 19 November to 5 December
with seven high power stations on 160-10 metres CW, SSB and RTTY.
Further information, including log search and an Online QSL
Request System (OQRS) for either bureau and direct cards, can be
found at www.kermadec.de [TNX DL1MGB]
SOUTH PACIFIC TRIP ---> Hugh, K6HFA plans to operate from several South
Pacific islands between 3 March and 26 April as follows:
3-10 March Samoa (5W) OC-097
12 March-2 April Tonga (A3) OC-049, OC-123 and OC-064
6-12 April Wallis (FW) OC-054
13-21 April Tuvalu (T2) OC-015
23-26 April Fiji (3D2) OC-016 or OC-156
He will operate CW , SSB and maybe RTTY on 80, 40, 30, 20, 17, and 15
metres, with 100 watts and a vertical. Further information is expected in
due course. QSL via home call. [TNX K6HFA]
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**** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
ANTARCTIC ACTIVITY WEEK ---> The Worldwide Antarctic Program has announced
that the seventh Antarctic Activity Week will be held from 22 to 28
February. The aim of this annual event is to promote worldwide interest in
the Antarctic continent. Several special event callsigns from around the
world are expected to take part in this year's AAW. Participating stations
(QSL via operator's instructions) are announced from the following
countries:
Austria OE3AGA/AAW, OE3AIS/AAW, OE3HM/AAW, OE3KKA/AAW, OE3RPB/AAW,
OE3SGA/AAW, OE3WWB/AAW
Balearic Is AO6ANT
Bulgaria LZ07ANT
Canada VB3ANT, VG3AAO, VG3WAP, VG7AAW
England GB0ANT
France TM7AAW, TM7WAP
Germany DA0ANT
Italy IA0AAW, IA0ANT, II0AAW, II0METEO, II0WAP, II2ANT, II3ANT,
II5ANT, IP3ANT, IR1ANT, IR1SMG, IR2WAP, IU2ANT, IU8ANT
Lithuania LY10ANT
Romania YQ2ANT
Slovenia S50ANT
Spain AO1ANT
Switzerland HB9ICE
Ukraine UT1KY/WAP
USA K4A, K4K, N5T/ANT, N8A, W6A, WK3N/AAW
Complete information on the AAW can be found at www.waponline.it
ARRL INTERNATIONAL DX CONTEST (CW) ---> Object of the contest is for W/VE
amateurs to work as many stations in as many DXCC countries as possible on
160, 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10 metre bands, while foreign amateurs (also
including KH6, KL7, CY9 and CY0) work as many W/VE stations in as many of
the 48 contiguous states and provinces as possible (full rules can be found
at http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2010/intldx.html. This year's event
will run from from 00.00 UTC on 20 February through 24.00 UTC on the 21st.
Do not forget to give a look at the Announced Operations listing maintained
by Bill, NG3K at http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/adxc2010.html - good contest to
you all!
HOLYLAND CONTEST ---> The Holyland DX Contest 2009 results can be found on
the IARC website (www.iarc.org/?page_id=982), along with the rules for this
years' event (from 21 UTC on 16 April through 21 UTC on the 17th). [TNX
4Z4KX]
LIGHTHOUSE WEEKEND ---> The second South American Lighthouses Weekend will
be held on 26-28 February. A listing of partecipating stations and further
information on the event can be found at www.grupodxbb.com.ar/faros2010.htm
NAQCC ---> The NAQCC (North American QRP CW Club) welcomes all who want to
help support CW and have at least some interest in using QRP from
time-to-time. Lifetime membership is free and open to licensed radio
amateurs or SWLs worldwide. Complete information can be found at
home.windstream.net/yoel/ [TNX VA3RJ]
QSL YP1WFF ---> Please note that the QSL route depends on the activation
date. Details can be found on the WFF (World Flora Fauna) Romanian
Programme's website at wff-yo.blogspot.com [TNX YO3JW]
QSL Z37M ---> All of the direct QSL requests for contacts made during last
year's CQ WW DX SSB Contest have been processed and mailed. The remaining
QSOs have been confirmed via the bureau system. [TNX IZ8CCW]
QSL VIA NI5DX ---> Buzz, NI5DX is the new QSL manager for Tom, 9M6TMT and
Abdul, 9M6RHM. He already has the logs for 9M6TMT and is awaiting cards
being sent; no log information has been transferred yet for 9M6RHM, but
will be shortly. [TNX K1XN]
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3B8GT, 3D20CR, 3V3S, 4S7KKG,
5B/HG3IPA, 5H3EE , 5H3VMB, 6W/EI6DX , 7X4AN, 8R1PY, 9G5TT, 9H4JX, 9L7NS,
9M2/UA6AF (AS-046), 9M6/JA3AVO, 9M6/LA7XK, 9M6XRO, 9M8Z, 9N7RB, A61KM,
A7/M0FGA,A92GR, AY0DX, B7P, BA7IO/4 (AS-136), BU2AQ, C21DL, C57R,
CE0Z/SM0CUK, CP4BT , CP8XA, D2CR, DQ11APOLLO , EA6SX, EL5BK, ET3JA, EU8SD,
FJ/DJ2VO, FK8CP , FO/N6JA, FT5GA, FW5RE, H44MS, HS0ZCY, HV5PUL, JD1BMM,
JT1R, JY5CC, KP4WW, LO2F, LR4E, N3MK (NA-083), OX3DB, OY2J, OY3AA, P29NI,
P29VCX, P29VLR, PE7T/VK9X, PJ4/PE2MC, PZ5RA, R4/UT5UDX, RA2FF, S58N , SH3O,
SU9ZZ, SV2ASP/A, SV9/HG4UK/p, T2UF, T31DX, T32BJ , T6YA, T70A, T88IW, TF4M,
TG9NX, TI2JCY, TI8II, TL0A, TO5DX, TO7RJ, TO8YY, TR50R, TX5C, TX5SPA,
TX5SPM, UA0FO , UN6G, UP6P, V26MN, V31WV, V73NS, VE3DZ/VP9, VK6IOA
(OC-211), VK9WW, VK9XX, VP2MNK , VP2V/KN5H , VP8BUG, VP8SDX, VR2009EAG,
VR2UW, WH6R, XU7AEA, XU7AEB, XU7EEE, XV3RRC (AS-157), XV4D, XW1B, YS4/N0AT,
YS4/W0OR, YS4U, ZB3R, ZF1DX.
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