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01 May 2010 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 991
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
5Z - Tony, IK8VRH will be working in Kenya from 8 May until April 2012.
Requested callsign is 5Z4RH (to be approved by the Communications
Commission of Kenya). Information on a new amateur radio shack for
rent at a tourist resort in Malindi will be available in late
June. [TNX IK8VRH]
7X - Special event station 7U3GDW ("Great Desert of the World") will be
active from Djelfa, Algeria for the International Amateur Radio
Meeting that will take place on 17-22 May. QSL via 7X2DD. Further
information on the event, hosted by the Radio Club of Djelfa
(7X2VFK), can be found at qrz.com under 7U3GDW.
9A - Kiko/9A4KW and Felix/9A5BS will operate SSB and CW on 80, 40 and
20 metres as homecall/p from Nature Park Zumberak-Samoborsko gorje
on 1 May. Koki/9A2TN, Tiho/9A7GAE and six teen-age members of
Radio Club Osijek (9A1BOP) will be active as 9A1BOP/p from Nature
Park Kopacki rit on 5 May. They plan to operate mainly SSB on 80,
40 and 20 metres. Franjo/9A2MF, Daki/9A2WJ and Emir/9A6AA will be
active as homecall/p from National Park Krka on 7-8 May and from
Nature Park Lake Vrana on 9 May. They plan to operate SSB, CW and
PSK31 on 40, 30 and 20 metres. Information on the Croatian Flora
Fauna Program can be found at www.9aff.com [TNX 9A6AA]
CO - Gustavo, CO2NO will be active through May every odd day on 20
metres BPSK31 (14070 kHz), and on 40 metres BPSK31 and JT65A
(7038-7040 kHz) starting at 3 UTC. QSL direct to HA3JB. [TNX HA3JB]
CO - CO2NO, CO2WL, CO2IZ and CO2WF will participate in the Volta
Contest (8-9 May) as CO2FRC. QSL via bureau. [TNX HA3JB]
CT7 - A large group of operators from the Algarve STAR DX Team will
activate six different lighthouses on 15-16 May. Special callsigns
to be used are CQ72LHA (Ponta do Altar), CQ72LHM (Cabo de Santa
Maria on Culatra Island, EU-145), CQ72LHP (Ponta da Piedade),
CQ72LHR (Vila Real de Santo Antonio), CQ72LHV (Cabo de Sao
Vicente) and CQ72LHZ (Alfanzina). QSL for all callisigns via
CT2HTN, direct or bureau. Further information can be found at
www.algarvedx.com [TNX CT1GFK]
FW - JA2NQG, JH2BNL and JI2UAY will be active from Wallis Island
(OC-054) on 14-24 July. Requested callsigns are FW5M, TO2BNL and
FW5FM respectively. They will try to go and operate from Futuna
(OC-118) during their stay in FW. QSL via home calls. They will
also be active from from Fiji (3D2) on 13-14 July (callsigns
unknown). [TNX NG3K]
G - Kevan, 2E0WMG will be active from Lundy Island (EU-120) on 5-8
May. This will be a battery-powered activity, and operating times
will be limited as well as his power. He plans to operate SSB
mainly on 80, 40, 20 and 17 metres with about 20W. QSL via home
call, direct or bureau. [TNX VA3RJ]
GM - Five members of the Camb-Hams plan to activate the Monach Islands
(EU-111) for 24 hours from approximately 14 UTC on 5 May. If the
weather is bad the trip could be delayed for up to 48 hours.
Callsign will probably be GM3PYE/P and QSL manager will be M0VFC.
The team plan to have two stations QRV simultaneously. [TNX G3ZAY]
GM - Doug, GM0ELP (CW) and Simon, M0GBK (SSB) will be active as MM3T
from the Isle of Bute (EU-123) on 24-25 July for the IOTA Contest.
QSL via eQSL only, as "we do not have paper QSL cards" (but IOTA
chasers will be able to claim credit online once the contest logs
are uploaded to www.rsgbiota.org in 2011). [TNX rsgbiota.org]
H40 - Jacek, SP5DRH (H40KJ) and Jerzy, SP3BQ (H40BQ) will be active from
Pigeon Island (OC-065), Temotu Province on 7-22 October. They will
focus on 160 and 80 metres CW, with operations on the higher bands
(including some digital modes activity on 20 and 30 metres)
depending on propagation. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau.
Further information can be found at www.sp5drh.com/h40 [TNX SP5DRH]
HB0 - Johannes, DF5AU will be active as HB0/DF5AU from Liechtenstein on
8-12 May. He will operate CW and SSB on the HF bands, with a focus
on 80 metres. QSL via home call. [TNX DF5AU]
KH5 - Founded by Eric Scace (K3NA) and Carsten Esch (DL6LAU) in 2007,
Radio Expeditions, Inc is a permanent, non-profit organization of
volunteers whose first project was the 2008 VP6DX record breaker
expedition to Ducie Island. The second project is a DXpedition to
Jarvis Island (OC-081), which is planned to take place between 17
November and 1 December (depending on weather and sea conditions).
The dates were chosen to maximize propagation openings on both low
and high bands to Europe. A large group of operators will staff 12
stations on CW, SSB and RTTY on 160-6 metres. Applications for
the required government permits have been submitted to the US Fish
& Wildlife Service. No individual contributions are being solicited
until the permits have been received. [TNX DX World]
KP4 - The Puerto Rico Amateur Radio League (www.prarl.org) will operate
special event station K4C from 4 July to 1 August to celebrate the
XXI Central American and Caribbean Games that will take place in
Mayaguez. QSL via KP4ES.
OA - Hans,OE3NHW has been in Peru since mid-March, and will remain
there until the end of June. He operates as OA6/OE3NHW from the
Andes and as OA4/OE3NHW from Lima. QSL via home call, bureau
preferred. [TNX DX Newsletter]
OE - Special callsigns OE50AMRS, OE50XAM, OE50XCL, OE50XCW, OE50XLC,
OE50XMA and OE50XRM will be activated on all bands and modes from
1 September until 31 December to celebrate the 50th anniversary of
the Austrian Military Radio Society. QSLs via OE4RGC (all of the
QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau). [TNX OE1MHL]
OZ - Al, LA9SN will be active as OZ/LA9SN/p from Laeso Island (EU-088)
on 19-24 May. He will operate CW and SSB on the HF bands, running
high power from his car. QSL via home call. [TNX LA9SN]
OZ - DG3XA, DH8HD, DL4HG,DL7AT and DO3HJW will be active as OZ/DA0T/p
from Mando Island (EU-125) on 22-27 July. They will operate SSB
and CW and will take part in the IOTA Contest. QSL via DA0T,
bureau preferred. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
PA - Jelle, PD5JFK and Bernard, PD7BZ will be active as PD6MILL from
windmill "De Eendracht" on 8-9 May for the Dutch National Windmill
Weekend (www.wota2010.tk). They will operate SSB and digital modes
on 10, 20 and 40 metres, and on 2 metres SSB. All of the QSOs will
be confirmed automatically via the bureau; direct cards should be
sent to PD7BZ. [TNX PD7BZ]
PA - Frans, PC2F will be active as PC100AR from 29 May to 26 June to
celebrate the 100th anniversary of Alfa Romeo, the famous Italian
automaker founded on 24 June 1910. QSL via PC2F, direct or bureau.
[TNX PC2F]
S7 - Marq, CT1BWW will be active as S79BWW from Mahe (AF-024),
Seychelles on 17-31 July. He plans to operate CW, SSB and possibly
RTTY on 80-10 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. Further
information can be found at www.ct1bww.com/s79bww/ [TNX DX World]
TA - Celebrating the 150th anniversary of Sile lighthouse, the TC
Special Wireless Activity Team (www.tcswat.org) will operate SSB,
CW, PSK and RTTY as TC150SLH on 1-9 May, 24-25 July and 21-22
August. Information on the relevant award can be found at qrz.com
under TC150SLH.
TK - Five members of the Valle Brembana DX & Contest Team (namely
Claudio/IK2AOO, Diego/IW2MZX, Andrea/IZ2AJE, Enzo/IZ2GLU and
Fabio/IZ2GMT) will be active as TK9E from Corsica (EU-014) on
26-31 May, including activity during the CQ WW WPX CW Contest.
They will operate SSB, CW and digital modes on 80, 40, 30, 20, 17,
15 and 10 metres. QSL via IZ2GLU, direct or bureau. [TNX IZ2GMT]
UA - Valery, RZ9DX is now active as RZ9DX/0/A from the Medvezh'i
Islands (AS-005), length of stay unknown. So far he has been
active on 20 metres CW and SSB, but reportedly he intends to fix
antennas for other HF bands. [TNX DX World]
UA - A very large number of Russian stations using special prefix RP
(where the letter P stands for "pobeda", i.e. "victory") are
expected to be QRV on 1-10 May to celebrate the 65th anniversary
of the end of World War II. The Michurinsk Contest Group will be
active as RP3RQ, RP3RTG, RP3RZK and RP65RTK (QSL for all callsigns
via RN3RQ; e-mail rn3rq@tamb.ru for information on the relevant
free or charge award). The long list (in Russian) of stations
expected to participate in the Victory-65 Memorial can be found on
the Russian Amateur Radio Union's web site
(www.srr.ru/CONTEST/pobeda_65_calls_req.pdf)
UN - Vadim, UN7FW has been granted permission to operate as UP25F until
30 November. The special callsign is for the 25th anniversary of
Vostochny opencast coal mine in Ekibastuz, Kazakhstan. QSL via
IK2QPR. [TNX IK2QPR]
UR - Celebrating the 65th anniversary of the end of World War II, ten
members of the Radio Amateur Association of the Ukrainian State
Centre of Radio Frequencies will operate under special callsigns
on 1-15 May: EM65E (QSL via UR5EDX), EM65IM (QSL via UT5IM),
EM65JX (QSL via UU0JX), EM65L (QSL via UR5LO), EM65MP (QSL via
UR3MP), EM65P (QSL via UT4PR), EM65QX (QSL via UR4QX), EM65TO (QSL
via UR7TO), EM65UZ (QSL via UT3UZ) and EN65L (QSL via UT5LO). [TNX
UT3UZ]
V8 - Yoshi, JJ8DEN has been active as V85/JJ8DEN from Brunei (OC-088)
for a few days. From 30 April to 7 May he and some local operators
will go and operate as V84PMB from Palau Muara Besar (OC-184),
with expected activity on 160-6 metres SSB, CW, RTTY and PSK31.
QSL this operation via JJ8DEN (direct only). He will then return
to OC-088 until 10 May. [TNX The Daily DX]
VE - The NA-128 Contest Group will operate as XL2I from Isle-aux-Coudres
(NA-128) on 23-25 July, IOTA Contest included. Several stations
will be active on 80-6 metres SSB, CW, RTTY and PSK31. QSL via
VE2CQ, direct or bureau.
VK - Gerard, VK4TGL will be active from Moreton Island (OC-137) on 8-15
May. He will operate holiday style using a light weight QRP CW rig
and concentrating around the QRP frequencies on 40, 30, 20 and 17
metres. QSL via home call. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
W - John, K8LJG will be active as K8LJG/4 from Amelia Island (NA-138)
on 1-25 May. He will operate CW and SSB around the IOTA
frequencies on 20-10 metres. QSL via home call. [TNX NE8Z]
W - Lindy, WW5AA will be active as WW5AA/4 from Dauphin Island
(NA-213) on 9-10 May. He expects to operate on 160, 80, 40, 20, 17
and 15 metres, and possibly on 12 or 10 metres, as time permits.
QSL direct to WW5AA. [TNX The Daily DX]
ZF - Sam, W5CU will be active as ZF2CU from Grand Cayman Island
(NA-016) on 1-8 May. He plans to operate mainly CW on 40, 30 and
20 metres. QSL via home call. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
ZS8 - Pierre, ZS1HF is now on Marion Island and is active sporadically
as ZS1HF/8 until around 12-15 May ("no QSL cards will be issued
under this callsign", he says). After the SA Aughulas departs from
the island, he will use ZS8M on SSB and digital modes. "Operating
times will be after work and during weekends".
TYRRHENIAN SEA CRUISE ---> HA0HW reports that Tomi, HA4DX will be cruising
the Tyrrhenian Sea between 15 and 22 May. He plans to stop and operate from
Corsica and a few Italian islands as follows:
15 May IA5/HA4DX Elba Island (EU-028)
16 May IA5/HA4DX Capraia Island (EU-028)
17-18 May TK/HA4DX Corsica Island (EU-014)
19 May TK/HA4DX Giraglia Island (EU-164)
20 May IA5/HA4DX Elba Island (EU-028)
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
EPC-FYCM ---> A large number of EPC-suffixed special or club callsigns will
be aired between 1 and 30 June to celebrate the 4th anniversary of the
European PSK Club. The list of stations participating in the "EPC Fourth
Year Celebration Month" can be found at www.eu.srars.org [TNX MM0DFV]
LOGS ---> On-line logs for the recent T32CI, T32MI, T32SI and T32VI IOTA
operations can be found at t32line.webnode.com
QSL 4X6HP ---> EA7FTR is not the QSL manager for Yuli, 4X6HP. Cards should
be sent direct (Yuli Kaplan, Even Ezra 38/12, 46504 Herzliya, Israel) or
via the IARC bureau. Yuli also uploads his log to LoTW on a regular basis.
SP QSL GALLERY ---> A large collection of QSL cards of Polish amateur radio
stations, split into 14 separate galleries, can be found at qsl.eham.pl
+ SILENT KEYS + The amateur radio and DX community worldwide mourns the
loss of Vinson C. Thompson (K5VT), MD, who passed away on 24 April at 67
years of age, after a short battle with acute myeloid leukemia. A founding
member of the Voo Doo Contest Group and a long time member of the ARRL DX
Advisory Committee, Vince was a well-known DXpeditioner, who operated from
many rare locations. A memorial web page can be found on the Central
Arizona DX Association's web site (www.cadxa.org).
Other recently reported Silent Keys include Alf Wilson (5B4AFB), Jay S.
Stevens (AC8L), George E. Jensen (K0VPR), Paul T. Varney (K8PV), DM Hemayet
(S21DM), Charlie Edwin Johnson (VE7WO), Allen W. Moore, Jr. (W3QO), Bernie
J. Sasek (W7KQ) and George Goldstone (W8AP).
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3B8CF, 3B9WR, 3DA0VB, 4J3M,
5E50SA, 5H3EE, 5H3VMB, 5H3VMB/5, 5Z0H, 6W1SJ, 7P8AO, 7Q7VB, 8P9NX, 8P9RY,
9J2FM, 9J2VB, 9L1BTB, 9M6JC, 9U0VB, 9UXEV, 9X0LX, 9X0VB, 9Y4VU, A25NW,
A65BM, AP2NK, BD1TCC, BG5BNJ/5 (AS-141), C31CT, C31PP, C56KR, C6AMS, C6AUM,
C6AWS, C91VB/6, CO8LY, CR3E, CT3NT, CV5A (SA-030), CX7CO, D2CQ, D2EB,
D44TD, D44TXP, D60VB, E51WWA, E74A, EA9IB, EK6LP, ET3SID, EY8MM, FG8AR,
FJ/VE3EY, H40FN, H44MY, HC2SL, HC8A, HC8GR, HH4/K4QD, HR2/NP3D, HT2N, HV0A,
J28AA, J37BO, J39BS, J6/N7UN, J88DR, JT1CO, KP4SQ, LX30AL, OD5/DL6SN, P29CS
(OC-069), P29TL, P40A, P40LY, P40V, P40YL, P49V, PJ5NA, PJ6/W6IZT, PV1S
(SA-077), PX0F, PY1NEZ/p (SA-077), R1AND, RA0CL, RU0LL, S54E, ST2AR,
SV2ASP/A, T77C, T88SM, TR8CA, TX3A, TY6A, UA0ZS, V21ZG, V51VV, VK9X/G6AY,
VK9XX, VP2MPL, VP5/W5CW, VP5/W5SL, VP6DB, VP8LP, VP8NO, VP9400HW, VQ9LA,
VU2PAI, VU2RBI, W4/VG3RA (NA-069), XR0ZA, XW3DT, XX9TLX, YN2NW, Z2/UA4WHX,
Z21BB, ZC4TS, ZS2DL, ZZ6Z.
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