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03 April 2010 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 987
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**** DX INFORMATION ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
3B8 - Slavo, SP2JMB will operate CW as either 3B8/SP2JMB or 3B8SC from
Mauritius Island (AF-049) on 8-23 April. He will be joined by
Bogdan, 3B8/SP2FUD, who will be operating SSB and RTTY. [TNX
SP2JMB]
5H - Niko, S53A will be active as 5I1S from Zanzibar Island (AF-032)
until 6 April. He operates holiday style using 100 watts and fixed
delta loops on 20, 15, 10 and possibly 17 metres. His favourite
mode is CW, but some SSB is also possible during this trip. QSL
via S53A, direct or bureau.
DL - Helmut, DL7VOX will be active as DL7VOX/p from Usedom Island
(EU-129) and lighthouse between 22 April and 11 May. He will
operate mainly CW on the HF bands, using 100 watts and wire
antennas. QSL via DL7VOX, direct or bureau. [TNX DL7VOX]
F - Celebrating World Amateur Radio Day, the REF's Department of
Haut-Rhin (REF 68) will operate special event station TM68X from
Wittenheim, France on 5-18 April. QSL via F8BUO. [TNX OPDX
Bulletin]
F - A group of operators from Union Francaise des Telegraphistes and
Clipperton DX Club will be active as F8UFT from Brehat Island
(EU-074) on 7-12 April. They will operate CW, SSB and digital
modes on as many bands as possible. QSL for this operation only
via F5UBH, direct or bureau. [TNX F5NQL]
F - The Charente DX Group will be active as TM0B from Brehat Island
(EU-074) on 21-28 May. Seven operators (namely F1BLQ, F5EOT,
F5LOW, F5MNK, F5NBQ, F6HKA and ON4ZD) will operate SSB, CW, RTTY
and PSK on the HF bands with four or five stations. QSL via F6ANA,
direct or bureau. A log-search will be available at
users.belgacom.net/cdxg after the ecpedition. [TNX ON4ZD]
F - A group of seven operators (namely F4BCG, F4FCS, F5RAB, F6AXN,
F6DPD, F6DXE and F8AEJ) will be active as TM5EL from Sein Island
(EU-068) on 7-14 April. They will operate SSB, CW and digital
modes on the HF bands, 6 and 2 metres, 70 and 23cm. QSL via F6KHI,
direct or bureau. Further information an on-line logs can be found
at ed28.ref-union.org [TNX F5NQL]
GM - MM0DGR/p will operate CW, SSB and BPSK63 on 40-10 metres from the
Loch Leven National Nature Reserve on 3 April. QSL via MM0DFV.
Further information is available at gmff.org [TNX MM0DFV]
I - Several members of ARI Sanremo will be active as IQ1SM/p and
I1UWF/p from the Hanbury Botanical Gardens nature preserve on 11
April. They expect to operate SSB, CW and RTTY on 40-10 metres.QSL
via bureau. [TNX I1UWF]
JD1_oga- Once again Makoto, JI5RPT will be active as JD1BLY from Chichijima
(AS-031), Ogasawara on 2-7 May. He plans to operate CW, SSB and
digital modes on 40-6 metres and via satellite. QSL via home call,
direct or bureau. Further information, including on-line log and
QSLling instructions, can be found at www.ji5rpt.com/jd1/ [TNX
JI5RPT]
LA - Waldi, SP7IDX will be active holiday style as LA/SP7IDX from
Engeloya (EU-062) on 2-17 June. He will operate SSB and RTTY on
20, 17, 15 and 10 metres with 100 watts and a beam antenna. [TNX
SP7IDX]
LX - Filip, ON4AEO along with Koel/LX1ER, Steffi/ON3AEO, Luc/ON3CL,
Jean/ON3JEP, Jose/ON4CJK, Ronny/ON4RK, Kath/ON7BK, Adele/ZR6APT,
Lucas/ZS6ACT, Sid/ZS6AYC and Gert/ZS6GC will be active as LX9FC
from Luxemburg on 5-11 April. They plan to operate SSB, CW, RTTY
and PSK on 80-10 metres. QSL via ON4CJK, direct or bureau. [TNX
ON4AEO]
OK - Special callsign OL35OLP will be aired by former radio officers
OK1DNJ, OK1DX, OK1FCA and OK1FCJ until the end of April. It will
represent former HF coast radio station Praharadio (callsign OLP),
which operated from 1975 until 2000. QSL via OK1DRQ. [TNX OK1FCA]
T32 - The Line Islands DXpedition team started their 3-day operations
from Caroline Island (OC-281) around 05.30 UTC on 1 April. QSL via
SM6CAS. QSLling instructions and further information at
t32line.webnode.com
TT - Phil, F4EGS will be on a 2-month work assignment in Chad starting
on 10 April. He plans to operate SSB, CW and some RTTY on 40-10
metres in his spare time. His callsign is not known at the moment,
but it is likely to be TT8PK, which he used repeatedly in the
past. QSL via F4EGS, direct or bureau. [TNX F5NQL]
UR - Radio Club Stakhanov (UR4MWN) will be active as EM0MFF from
Luhanskyi nature reserve on 16-18 April. They plan to operate CW
and SSB on 80-10 metres. QSL via UX7MA, direct or bureau. [TNX
UX7MA]
V6 - JA1ADT (V63DQ), JA7GYP (V63T) and JA7HMZ (V63DX) will be active on
all bands and modes from Pohnpei (OC-010), Micronesia on 11-17
April. QSL via home calls. [TNX NG3K]
VE - Once again Gregg, VE3ZZ will be active from VY2TT's superstation
on Prince Edward Island (NA-029) on 21-26 July. During the IOTA
Contest (24-25 July) he will operate as VY2X, and outside the
contest as VE3ZZ/VY2. QSL both calls via VE3ZZ, direct or bureau.
[TNX VE3ZZ]
VQ9 - Jim, ND9M (VQ9JC) will be back to Diego Garcia (AF-006) on or
about 9 April for four months. He expects to get the callsign
VQ90JC for him to use in late May and early June, CQ WW WPX CW
Contest included. [TNX The Daily DX]
XE - Celebrating the Centennial of the Mexican Revolution and the
Bicentennial of Mexico's Independence, amateur radio operators
from Mexico have been authorized to use special prefix 4B through
the end of the year.
ZL7 - Kaz, JH1HRJ (ZL3JP) will be active as ZL7J from the Chatham
Islands (OC-038) between 27 April and 3 May. He will operate SSB
and CW on 160-10 metres. QSL via JH1HRJ, direct or bureau. [TNX
NG3K]
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**** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
JAN MAYEN 2011 ---> The team for the 4-16 July 2011 expedition to Jan Mayen
[425DXN 982] includes EI6FR, HB9ASZ, K6WH, NI1L, OH2TA, SQ8X (team leader),
SQ9C, SQ9DIE and SV2KBS. Complete details will be given in due course. [TNX
DX World]
NEW BOOK ---> Idiom Press has announced the forthcoming publication of a
new book by Bob Locher, W9KNI (the author of "The Complete DX'er"). It is
entitled "A Year of DX" and it follows Bob as he makes an all out effort to
win the 2008 running of CQ Magazine's DX Marathon (a year long operating
event during which a contestant works as many countries and CQ zones as
possible, any band or any mode). The book also contains discussions of what
DXing is all about, the possibilities of DXing in low sun spot periods
contributed by KF7E, a chapter on optimizing your SSB transmit audio by
K7JA, a discussion of what is the ideal linear amplifier, and much more.
Book publication is 1 May, but advance orders are being accepted now at
idiompress.com/yearofdx.php [TNX W9KNI]
NOT THE MANAGER ---> Yuri Sinitso (UA1RJ) says that effective 31 March he
is no longer the QSL manager for a number of "World Flora Fauna" operations
conducted between 22 August 2008 and 13 August 2009 (RA3AUU/3, RW3GW/3,
UE1RFF/#, UE1TFF, UE1ZFF, UE3FFF and UE9WFF/#), as well as for UA9XKB/FJL
(September 2006 - September 2007). Any question should be addressed to
RW3GW (rw3gw@mail.ru). [TNX UA1RJ]
PACIFIC 2009 ---> Gerben, PG5M operated from Fiji (3D2GM), Tuvalu (T2G) and
Tarawa (T30GM) in September 2009. A detailed article on that experience
("Pacific 2009 Ultra Light Solo DXpedition"), including pictures,
statistics and useful information, is now available for download from
www.dx.to [TNX PG5M]
QSL EI0W ---> Mike, EI2CL (IRTS QSL Bureau Manager) says that "significant
numbers of QSLs for EI0W arriving at the IRTS QSL Bureau bear incorrect QSL
route information. QSLs for EI0W/P (1974 and 1975 activations) are proper
to EI2CL. QSLs for EI0W (2005 activations, and all later years) are proper
to EI2JD".
QSL K4M ---> Approximately 5000 QSLs were mailed on 26 March. This
represents QSL requests received by 15 March, those received after that
date are being processed daily. QSLs mailed included those received via
regular mail and OQSL. The OQSL feature will continue to be available for
approximately 3 more months. QSLs received that have problems - such as
"Not in Log", incorrect postage, no postage, no SAE, separate card request,
or any other issue - have not been mailed and are being processed. Bureau
QSLs will be mailed at some point in the future after the major amount of
direct requests are processed. A special e-mail request feature
(midway2009QSLs@gmail.com) has been set up to answer any inquiries. Please
refrain from using it until 15 April, to allow the team to process all
requests on hand. [TNX N1DG]
TOP LISTS ---> The latest Topband, Topmode and Toplist listings are now
available at 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@fastwebnet.it)
VY0V ---> All's well that ends well, but Cezar, VE3LYC (VY0V) had a very
though and dreadful time while on East Pen Island (NA-231). His guide
abandoned him on the island and the promised replacement guide never
materialized. Some 36 hours after he remained alone on the island, Cezar
had run out of fuel and supplies, the battery was running low, the rain was
pouring and the wind was howling: "I decided that a Search & Rescue mission
will be required", he says, "and launched a distress call". It took several
hours for the rescue teams to reach Cezar at around 23 UTC on 1 April.
Further information on this "eventful day", which saw many operators in
Canada and the US offering their active assistance, can be found at qrz.com
under VY0V, as well as on dx-world.net
+ SILENT KEYS + Recently reported Silent keys include Englemar Wenk
(DK1WE), Claude Bonne (F6DJB), Enzo Fiorletta (IZ0FNE), Gary A. Stilwell
(KI6T) and Charles C. Richardson (W8JQ).
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 1A0KM, 3A2LF, 3A2MD, 3B7C, 3B8DB,
3D20CR, 3DA0EL, 3DA0MM, 3DA0VM, 3V8S, 4L6AA, 4S7TWG, 4U1ITU, 4U1UN, 4U1WB,
5E50SA, 5H2WK, 5H3EE, 5N50K, 6Y5/N2FF, 6Y7AM, 7N4QID, 7P8OK, 7X2GX, 7X4AN,
8R1PY, 9G5XX, 9L1NS, 9M0M, 9M2AX, 9V1YC, 9X0LX, A35KL, A92GE, BA4TB,
BD1BYV, BX4AD, C37NL, C91VM/5, CE0Z/SM6CUK, CP4BT, CX2CC, DS5USH, DT8A,
DU9/JI1FGX, E51WWA, E51WWB, E77DX, E7DX, EA6SX, EK6RL, EP3SMH, EY8/K4ZW,
FO/N6JA, FS/KT8X, FT5GA, GD6IA, HB0/DL2OBO, HC1HC, HI8MVW, HK1KYR,
J6/VE3CZF, J7Y, J88DR, JD1BLY, JD1BMM, K2V, K4M, KB5ENR/KH3, KL7HRN, KP2YL,
KP4KE, M0OVL/p (EU-109), OH1VR/VP9, OX/EA4NA, OX2A, OY1CT, OY1OF, P29VV,
PJ7MF, PQ0F, PW2TA (SA-071), PY0S/PS7JN, PY2XB/PY0F, PZ5TT, R1FJM, RA9AD,
RU0SYL, RW9OA, RZ0SN, SU1SK, T30IW, TF3CW, TM6KBK, TX4T, TX5SPA, TX5SPM,
UA0CGR, UA0FO, UA0STT, UA0UK, UA2FF, UA9OEX, V31JZ/P, VE2BR/VY2 (NA-029),
VK7ZE, VK9XX, VP2MUM, VP2V/SP3IPB, VP8BUG, VP8BUH, VP8DMN, VP9/W6PH, VQ9LA,
VU2RMS, XR0Y, XR0ZA, XU7XRO, XV3RRC, XV4D, YJ0PX, YU40DW, Z21DXI, Z30U,
Z35T, Z37M, ZA1Z, ZB2FK, ZD7FT, ZP0R, ZS1AFS, ZS4U, ZS9X, ZX5J, ZZ6Z
(SA-019).
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