425 DX News issue #1335
click here to see the list of archived 425 DX News bulletins--001a113b06026fcee80542ae536e Content-Type: text/plain; charset="PERL" 3 December 2016 A.R.I. DX Bulletin No 1335 =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 3D2 - Chris, VK3FY will be active holiday style as 3D3FY (callsign to be confirmed) from the Fiji Islands (OC-016) on 6-14 December. He will operate SSB and CW on 80-10 metres. QSL via M0OXO (OQRS on www.m0oxo.com). [TNX M0OXO] 4X - The Holy Land DX Group (4X1VF, 4X4DZ, 4X6HP, 4Z4BS, 4Z4KX, 4Z5FI, 4Z5IW and 4Z5LA) will be active as 4X07W from around 7 UTC on 23 December until noon on the 24th. They will operate SSB and CW with two stations from Israel National Park (4XFF-007) and UNESCO World Heritage Site of Beit Guvrin. QSL via 4Z5LA. 5T - Ahmad, 5T2AI (9K2AI) and Vlad, 5T9VB (UA4WHX) have been active as 5T5TI from Tidra Island (AF-050) since 2 December. Plans are to be QRV until 5 December; their licence expires on 10 December. "They run 30-90 watts to wired slopers on all bands from 7 to 28 Mhz, 80m and 6m not certain", Jean (5T0JL) says, and adds: "it is strongly requested to satisfy yourself with one mode contact in order to please the pushing crowd". QSL via NI5DX. 9X - Harald, DF2WO will be active as 9XB954 (quite an unusual callsign) from 3 February to 11 March during his stay in Kigali, Rwanda. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS (www.m0oxo.com). D4 - Larry, OH5XP and Zaba, OH1ZAA have been active as D4X from Boa Vista (AF-086), Cape Verde since 30 Novmber, and will remain there until 5 December. QSL via OH6GDX. [TNX The Daily DX] E4 - Active from Jericho, Palestine will be Bodo, DF8DX as E44QX (8-12 December) and Herman, DL2NUD as E44HP (8-18 December). Expect EME activity on 23, 13 and 9cm, but Bodo will also operate CW only on the HF bands. QSL via home calls (for E44QX also via LoTW and Club Log's OQRS). H44 - Remo, HB9SHD will be active style as H44QQ from Uepi, New Georgia Islands (OC-149) during December. He will be QRV holiday style on 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres; apparently he is particularly fond of digital modes. QSL via home call. HA - Radioclub Bajcsy will be operating special event station HG0IDPD on 3 December in connection with the United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities. An OQRS for bureau cards can be found on https://www.qrz.com/db/hg0idpd; traditional cards should be sent direct to HA5MA. J6 - The Buddies in the Caribbean DXpedition group, which specializes in 100 watt or less low power radios and the Buddipole portable antenna systems, will be active again from St. Lucia (NA-108) on 4-12 December. Look for J68HF (W6HFP), J68FF (W3FF), J6/K0BBC, J6/KI8R, J6/KO7M, J6/W6LDX, J6/W6PNG and J6/WJ1B to operate CW, SSB and digital modes on 160-6 metres. QSL via LoTW or direct to home calls. [TNX The Daily DX] JA_ant - Yath, JG2MLI will be active as 8J1RL and 8J60JARE (special callsign for the 60th Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition) from the Syowa Station on East Ongul Island (AN-015), Antarctica between 1 January 2017 and 20 January 2018. He will operate CW, SSB and digital modes on 40-10 metres. QSLs via the JARL bureau or direct to JG2MLI. [TNX DX World] KP2 - Look for KP2/AA4W, KP2/KE4AL (QSL via LoTW or direct to home call), KP2/N8WD (QSL via LoTW or direct to home call) and WP2/K4ZGB to be active with multiple stations from St. Croix, Virgin Islands (NA-106) on 6-14 December, including participation in the ARRL 10 Meter Contest. OH - Once again Santa Radio, OF9X (Old Father Nine Xmas) will be active on 1-31 December to "promote the Christmas spirit on the radio spectrum". QSL via OH2BH and Club Log's OQRS. There are twelve "elves" operating OF9X, and they indicate themselves with a 3-letter identity: ART (OH2KW Arto), ATU (OH2FB Arttu), JYR (OH2KM Jyri), LAK (OH2LAK Erik), MAR (OH2BH Martti), NIK (OH2GEK Niko), PAU (OH5BQ Pauli), PEK (OH2TA Pekka), PER (OH2BEE Pertti), RAI (OH2BCI Raimo), SIM (OH2PM Pertti) and TOM (OH6VDA Tom). Work OF9X on as many bands and modes as possible to earn QSO points, and work as many elves as possible to get multipliers, and "your efforts will be rewarded by Santa Awards" - see https://www.qrz.com/db/of9x for complete information. [TNX OH2BH] PY - A team of seven operators (PU2KFL, PU2LEW, PU2UTY, PY2ALC, PY2GTA, PY2HP and PY2XIZ) will be active as ZV2CV from Ilha das Couves (SA-028) from around 11 UTC on 7 January until around 14 UTC on the 8th. The plan to operate SSB, CW and digital modes on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres. QSL via PY2XIZ, direct or bureau. Realtime logsearch at http://qsodirector.com/event/zv2ta/. S5 - Special event station S509PMC is active until 8 January to promote the PMC Contest, sponsored by the Radio Club Slovenj Gradec (S59DCD). All QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau and eQSL; direct cards via S50X. The International Association of Peace Messenger Cities was established in 1988 to recognize and encourage the role and responsibility cities have in creating a culture of peace. The PMC Contest, promoting contacts between stations located in the Peace Messenger Cities and the rest of the world, will be held on 7-8 January (see www.s59dcd.si/en10/). UN - Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the independence of Kazakhstan (16 December 1991), a large number of UP25 callsigns will be active on 1-31 December. See http://kazakhstan25.hamlog.ru/ for logsearch and information on the award. QSL for UP25CWA, UP25ECA, UP25I, UP25J, UP25KZ, UP25L, UP25LL, UP25LW, UP25M, UP25N, UP25NFD, UP25NR, UP25NWA, UP25O, UP25OGA, UP25P, UP25PA, UP25TX, UP25Z, UP25ZA, UP25ZAF, UP25ZF and UP25ZWW via RW6HS, direct only. [TNX RW6HS]. VK9N - Matt, VK1MA will be active holiday style as VK9NM from Norfolk Island (OC-005) on 19-26 December. "As a keen participant in the SOTA (Summits On The Air) programme", he says, "I am intending to activate Mt Bates several times during my visit". QSL via LoTW and eQSL only. ZC4 - Steve, G0SGB will be active as ZC4SB from "various locations" within the U.K. Sovereign Base Areas on Cyprus (AS-004) on 11-25 January. He will operate SSB and CW mainly on 80, 40 and 20 metres. QSL via home call, direct only. [TNX rsgbiota.org] AFRICAN TOUR ---> Once again Peter, HA3AUI will be active as 6W2SC from Senegal and J5UAP from Guinea-Bissau between approximately 20 January and 5 March. He will operate mainly CW on 20-10 metres. Some IOTA and/or WFF activities as 6W2SC/p are being considered. QSL via HA3AUI (direct) and LoTW, logsearch on Club Log and http://cqafrica.net. [TNX NG3K] =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 6V1IS/P ---> The two recent 6V1IS/p operations have been approved for IOTA credit. Activity took place from the islands of Ngor (from 16 UTC on 10 November to 9 UTC on the 12th) and Goree (from 21 UTC on 12 November to 13 UTC on the 14th); both count for IOTA group AF-045. QSL via IK7JWX; logsearch and OQRS on Club Log. CLUB LOG'S MOST WANTED LIST ---> The latest Most Wanted List, generated on 1 December, is available at https://secure.clublog.org/mostwanted.php. The information is derived from QSOs uploaded to Club Log (currently 394 million log entries available for analysis) and, to improve quality, only QSOs that have QSLs confirmed are considered to be worked. H44MS ---> Bernard, H44MS (DL2GAC) has been on Guadalcanal (OC-047), Solomon Islands for five weeks now [425DXN 1330], and will remain there until 10 May 2017. He operates SSB only on 160 and 80 metres with a vertical antenna left Behind by H44GC, on 40m with an inverted dipole, and on 20-10m with a 4-element beam. The local noise is constantly very high, and he is looking for a better QTH outside the capital city of Honiara. QSL via DL2GAC, direct or bureau. [TNX DL2GAC] QSL VIA DJ4EL ---> Markus, DJ4EL has uploaded to Club Log and activated the OQRS for the following operations: 5Z4/DJ4EL (October 2014, IOTA AF-040), DD4T (June 2012, IOTA EU-127), SV8/DJ4EL (March 2013 and July 2016, IOTA EU-158), TA0/DJ4EL (March-April 2015, IOTA AS-201), V31ME (January 2011 & January 2013, IOTA NA-073 and NA-123), VP9/DJ4EL (October 2013, IOTA NA-005) and XE1/DJ4EL (December 2010-January 2011 and December 2014-January 2015). VU7MS ---> Manoj, VU2CPL and Siddhu, VU3NXI were active as VU7MS from Kavaratti, Lakshadweep Islands (AS-011) between 13.22 UTC on 29 November and 23.40 UTC on 1 December. They operated CW and SSB on 40, 20, 17 and 15 metres, and made 3,333 QSOs. QSL via LoTW and Club Log's OQRS; traditional paper cards via VU2CPL. QSLs received direct or through managers: 3B9HA, 3DA0NJ, 3XY1T, 4S7AB, 5A1AL, 5H3DX, 5T5AI, 9J2BO, AT2SL (AS-176), CE0Y/JA0JHQ, CY9C, D66D, DL0KWH/p (EU-129), DS5DNO/p (AS-081), E41MS, EH0P, EK7DX, EP2A, EX8M, FG1GW, GB0MGY, K9AJ/VY0 (NA-159), KD6WW/VY0 (NA-159 & NA-196), OC4WW, OJ0DX, OX3LX (NA-134), R23RRC (AS-091), R3CA/0 (AS-038, AS-070, AS-152, AS-163, AS-164), R3CA/8, R3CA/9 (AS-005, AS-068, AS-104), RI1C/p (EU-133), RI1FJ (EU-019), RK1O/p (EU-161), SV5/SM8C, T2R, T32SB, T88AT, TL0A, TZ4AM, UA2F, UE23RRC (AS-142), V26K, V3A, V47JA, V5/DL3DXX, VE2IM, VI6DH400 (OC-206), VK5MAV/6 (OC-266), YN2N, ZY8M (SA-045). **************************************************************************** 425 DX NEWS HOME PAGE: http://www.425dxn.org 425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE: http://www.425dxn.org/monthly **************************************************************************** 425 DX News is a free of charge weekly bulletin edited by Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ and Valeria Pregliasco, IK1ADH Its contents may be used, reproduced and distributed in part or full provided that "425 DX News" or "425DXN" receive proper credit Contributors are invited to send their DX information to Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ (425dxn@alice.it) The deadline is 12 UTC on Fridays **************************************************************************** Direttore Responsabile Gabriele Villa, I2VGW Giornalista Professionista - Tessera n. 071675 Ordine Nazionale dei Giornalisti Roma, Italia **************************************************************************** -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "425eng" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to 425eng+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. --001a113b06026fcee80542ae536e Content-Type: text/html; charset="PERL"click here to see the list of archived 425 DX News bulletins--3 December 2016 A.R.I. DX BulletinNo 1335===========================*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S ******* DX INFORMATION ****===========================Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADHDirettore Responsabile I2VGW3D2 - Chris, VK3FY will be active holiday style as 3D3FY (callsign to beconfirmed) from the Fiji Islands (OC-016) on 6-14 December. He willoperate SSB and CW on 80-10 metres. QSL via M0OXO (OQRS onwww.m0oxo.com). [TNX M0OXO]4X - The Holy Land DX Group (4X1VF, 4X4DZ, 4X6HP, 4Z4BS, 4Z4KX, 4Z5FI,4Z5IW and 4Z5LA) will be active as 4X07W from around 7 UTC on 23December until noon on the 24th. They will operate SSB and CW withtwo stations from Israel National Park (4XFF-007) and UNESCO WorldHeritage Site of Beit Guvrin. QSL via 4Z5LA.5T - Ahmad, 5T2AI (9K2AI) and Vlad, 5T9VB (UA4WHX) have been active as5T5TI from Tidra Island (AF-050) since 2 December. Plans are to beQRV until 5 December; their licence expires on 10 December. "Theyrun 30-90 watts to wired slopers on all bands from 7 to 28 Mhz, 80mand 6m not certain", Jean (5T0JL) says, and adds: "it is stronglyrequested to satisfy yourself with one mode contact in order toplease the pushing crowd". QSL via NI5DX.9X - Harald, DF2WO will be active as 9XB954 (quite an unusual callsign)from 3 February to 11 March during his stay in Kigali, Rwanda. QSLvia M0OXO's OQRS (www.m0oxo.com).D4 - Larry, OH5XP and Zaba, OH1ZAA have been active as D4X from BoaVista (AF-086), Cape Verde since 30 Novmber, and will remain thereuntil 5 December. QSL via OH6GDX. [TNX The Daily DX]E4 - Active from Jericho, Palestine will be Bodo, DF8DX as E44QX (8-12December) and Herman, DL2NUD as E44HP (8-18 December). Expect EMEactivity on 23, 13 and 9cm, but Bodo will also operate CW only onthe HF bands. QSL via home calls (for E44QX also via LoTW and ClubLog's OQRS).H44 - Remo, HB9SHD will be active style as H44QQ from Uepi, New GeorgiaIslands (OC-149) during December. He will be QRV holiday style on40, 20, 15 and 10 metres; apparently he is particularly fond ofdigital modes. QSL via home call.HA - Radioclub Bajcsy will be operating special event station HG0IDPD on3 December in connection with the United Nations International Dayof Persons with Disabilities. An OQRS for bureau cards can be foundon https://www.qrz.com/db/hg0idpd; traditional cards should be sent direct to HA5MA.J6 - The Buddies in the Caribbean DXpedition group, which specializes in100 watt or less low power radios and the Buddipole portableantenna systems, will be active again from St. Lucia (NA-108) on4-12 December. Look for J68HF (W6HFP), J68FF (W3FF), J6/K0BBC,J6/KI8R, J6/KO7M, J6/W6LDX, J6/W6PNG and J6/WJ1B to operate CW, SSBand digital modes on 160-6 metres. QSL via LoTW or direct to homecalls. [TNX The Daily DX]JA_ant - Yath, JG2MLI will be active as 8J1RL and 8J60JARE (special callsignfor the 60th Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition) from the SyowaStation on East Ongul Island (AN-015), Antarctica between 1 January2017 and 20 January 2018. He will operate CW, SSB and digital modeson 40-10 metres. QSLs via the JARL bureau or direct to JG2MLI. [TNXDX World]KP2 - Look for KP2/AA4W, KP2/KE4AL (QSL via LoTW or direct to home call),KP2/N8WD (QSL via LoTW or direct to home call) and WP2/K4ZGB to beactive with multiple stations from St. Croix, Virgin Islands(NA-106) on 6-14 December, including participation in the ARRL 10Meter Contest.OH - Once again Santa Radio, OF9X (Old Father Nine Xmas) will be activeon 1-31 December to "promote the Christmas spirit on the radiospectrum". QSL via OH2BH and Club Log's OQRS. There are twelve"elves" operating OF9X, and they indicate themselves with a3-letter identity: ART (OH2KW Arto), ATU (OH2FB Arttu), JYR (OH2KMJyri), LAK (OH2LAK Erik), MAR (OH2BH Martti), NIK (OH2GEK Niko),PAU (OH5BQ Pauli), PEK (OH2TA Pekka), PER (OH2BEE Pertti), RAI(OH2BCI Raimo), SIM (OH2PM Pertti) and TOM (OH6VDA Tom). Work OF9Xon as many bands and modes as possible to earn QSO points, and workas many elves as possible to get multipliers, and "your effortswill be rewarded by Santa Awards" - see https://www.qrz.com/db/of9xfor complete information. [TNX OH2BH]PY - A team of seven operators (PU2KFL, PU2LEW, PU2UTY, PY2ALC, PY2GTA,PY2HP and PY2XIZ) will be active as ZV2CV from Ilha das Couves(SA-028) from around 11 UTC on 7 January until around 14 UTC on the8th. The plan to operate SSB, CW and digital modes on 80, 40, 20,15 and 10 metres. QSL via PY2XIZ, direct or bureau. Realtimelogsearch at http://qsodirector.com/event/zv2ta/ .S5 - Special event station S509PMC is active until 8 January to promotethe PMC Contest, sponsored by the Radio Club Slovenj Gradec(S59DCD). All QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureauand eQSL; direct cards via S50X. The International Association ofPeace Messenger Cities was established in 1988 to recognize andencourage the role and responsibility cities have in creating aculture of peace. The PMC Contest, promoting contacts betweenstations located in the Peace Messenger Cities and the rest of theworld, will be held on 7-8 January (see www.s59dcd.si/en10/).UN - Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the independence of Kazakhstan(16 December 1991), a large number of UP25 callsigns will be activeon 1-31 December. See http://kazakhstan25.hamlog.ru/ for logsearchand information on the award. QSL for UP25CWA, UP25ECA, UP25I,UP25J, UP25KZ, UP25L, UP25LL, UP25LW, UP25M, UP25N, UP25NFD,UP25NR, UP25NWA, UP25O, UP25OGA, UP25P, UP25PA, UP25TX, UP25Z,UP25ZA, UP25ZAF, UP25ZF and UP25ZWW via RW6HS, direct only. [TNXRW6HS].VK9N - Matt, VK1MA will be active holiday style as VK9NM from NorfolkIsland (OC-005) on 19-26 December. "As a keen participant in theSOTA (Summits On The Air) programme", he says, "I am intending toactivate Mt Bates several times during my visit". QSL via LoTW andeQSL only.ZC4 - Steve, G0SGB will be active as ZC4SB from "various locations"within the U.K. Sovereign Base Areas on Cyprus (AS-004) on 11-25January. He will operate SSB and CW mainly on 80, 40 and 20 metres.QSL via home call, direct only. [TNX rsgbiota.org]AFRICAN TOUR ---> Once again Peter, HA3AUI will be active as 6W2SC fromSenegal and J5UAP from Guinea-Bissau between approximately 20 January and 5March. He will operate mainly CW on 20-10 metres. Some IOTA and/or WFFactivities as 6W2SC/p are being considered. QSL via HA3AUI (direct) andLoTW, logsearch on Club Log and http://cqafrica.net. [TNX NG3K]===========================*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S ******* GOOD TO KNOW ... ****===========================Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADHDirettore Responsabile I2VGW6V1IS/P ---> The two recent 6V1IS/p operations have been approved for IOTAcredit. Activity took place from the islands of Ngor (from 16 UTC on 10November to 9 UTC on the 12th) and Goree (from 21 UTC on 12 November to 13UTC on the 14th); both count for IOTA group AF-045. QSL via IK7JWX;logsearch and OQRS on Club Log.CLUB LOG'S MOST WANTED LIST ---> The latest Most Wanted List, generated on1 December, is available at https://secure.clublog.org/mostwanted.php . Theinformation is derived from QSOs uploaded to Club Log (currently 394million log entries available for analysis) and, to improve quality, onlyQSOs that have QSLs confirmed are considered to be worked.H44MS ---> Bernard, H44MS (DL2GAC) has been on Guadalcanal (OC-047), SolomonIslands for five weeks now [425DXN 1330], and will remain there until 10 May2017. He operates SSB only on 160 and 80 metres with a vertical antenna leftBehind by H44GC, on 40m with an inverted dipole, and on 20-10m with a4-element beam. The local noise is constantly very high, and he is lookingfor a better QTH outside the capital city of Honiara. QSL via DL2GAC, director bureau. [TNX DL2GAC]QSL VIA DJ4EL ---> Markus, DJ4EL has uploaded to Club Log and activated theOQRS for the following operations: 5Z4/DJ4EL (October 2014, IOTA AF-040),DD4T (June 2012, IOTA EU-127), SV8/DJ4EL (March 2013 and July 2016, IOTAEU-158), TA0/DJ4EL (March-April 2015, IOTA AS-201), V31ME (January 2011 &January 2013, IOTA NA-073 and NA-123), VP9/DJ4EL (October 2013, IOTA NA-005)and XE1/DJ4EL (December 2010-January 2011 and December 2014-January 2015).VU7MS ---> Manoj, VU2CPL and Siddhu, VU3NXI were active as VU7MS fromKavaratti, Lakshadweep Islands (AS-011) between 13.22 UTC on 29 November and23.40 UTC on 1 December. They operated CW and SSB on 40, 20, 17 and 15metres, and made 3,333 QSOs. QSL via LoTW and Club Log's OQRS; traditionalpaper cards via VU2CPL.QSLs received direct or through managers: 3B9HA, 3DA0NJ, 3XY1T, 4S7AB,5A1AL, 5H3DX, 5T5AI, 9J2BO, AT2SL (AS-176), CE0Y/JA0JHQ, CY9C, D66D,DL0KWH/p (EU-129), DS5DNO/p (AS-081), E41MS, EH0P, EK7DX, EP2A, EX8M, FG1GW,GB0MGY, K9AJ/VY0 (NA-159), KD6WW/VY0 (NA-159 & NA-196), OC4WW, OJ0DX, OX3LX(NA-134), R23RRC (AS-091), R3CA/0 (AS-038, AS-070, AS-152, AS-163, AS-164),R3CA/8, R3CA/9 (AS-005, AS-068, AS-104), RI1C/p (EU-133), RI1FJ (EU-019),RK1O/p (EU-161), SV5/SM8C, T2R, T32SB, T88AT, TL0A, TZ4AM, UA2F, UE23RRC(AS-142), V26K, V3A, V47JA, V5/DL3DXX, VE2IM, VI6DH400 (OC-206), VK5MAV/6(OC-266), YN2N, ZY8M (SA-045).************************************************************ **************** 425 DX NEWS HOME PAGE: http://www.425dxn.org425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE: http://www.425dxn.org/monthly************************************************************ **************** 425 DX News is a free of charge weekly bulletinedited by Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ and Valeria Pregliasco, IK1ADHIts contents may be used, reproduced and distributedin part or full provided that"425 DX News" or "425DXN" receive proper creditContributors are invited to send their DX information toMauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ (425dxn@alice.it)The deadline is 12 UTC on Fridays************************************************************ **************** Direttore ResponsabileGabriele Villa, I2VGWGiornalista Professionista - Tessera n. 071675Ordine Nazionale dei GiornalistiRoma, Italia************************************************************ ****************
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