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28 April 2007 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 834
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
<<< SCARBOROUGH REEF 2007 >>>
At 6 UTC on 25 April, the BS7H team left Hong Kong harbour on a 60-hour
voyage to Scarborough Reef, from where they intended to be QRV for 9 days.
However, at 02.40 UTC on 27 April the team was located approximately 240
nautical miles north west of the reef and making less than the expected
progress because of extremely rough seas. Current estimated arrival to BS7 is
their Sunday morning local time. Because of rough seas, there has been no
maritime mobile operation. The announcement that they have commenced radio
operations will appear on the expedition's website (www.bs7h.com). The roster
includes eighteen operators:
Chen Peng, BA1HAM Tom Berson, ND2T
Fan Bin, BA1RB Joe Blackwell, AA4NN
David Chen, BA4RF Paul Pescitelli, K4UJ
Chen Fang, BA4RC Mike Mraz, N6MZ
Terry Liang, BA7NQ Mike McGirr, K9AJ
Ko Chih-Ta, BV6HJ James Brooks, 9V1YC
Eddie Valdez, DU1EV Martti Laine, OH2BH
Jun Moreto, DU1BA Massimo Mucci, I8NHJ
Bob Vallio, W6RGG Christian Entsfellner, DL3MBG
Scarborough Reef has unique and dangerous attributes, and as such BS7H will
not have online logs or pilots. All efforts are on keeping the team safe so
they can provide a new one to as many hams as possible. QSL via KU9C. Jose,
CT1BOH has created a set of interactive propation maps for BS7H.Select a time
and frequency, and the corresponding propagation map will be displayed. The
maps are accessible at http://www.qsl.net/ct1boh/propagation.htm
4W - Korea DX Club members Kim/6K5YPW, Lee/DS2BGV, Choi/HL5FUA and
Yoon/6K2AVL will be active as 4W6AAV (or with a 2-letter suffix call
to be requested upon arrival) from Dili, Timor-Leste (OC-148) from
30 May through 4 June. They plan to operate on 160-10 metres CW, SSB
and digital modes with two amplifiers, verticals and beams:
Band CW SSB Digi
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160m 1822 (QSX 1824) - -
80m 3515 3795 -
40m 7015 7095 -
30m 10115 - -
20m 14015 14195 14082
17m 18075 18130 21082
15m 21015 21295 -
12m 24895 24950 -
10m 28015 28460 28100
QSL via HL5FUA. Logs will be available at http://dxpedition.co.kr/
[TNX 6K2AVL]
F - Franck/F5JOT, Daniel/F5LGQ and Claude/F6CKH will be active from
Ouessant Island (EU-065) from 28 April to 1 May. They will operate
SSB and CW on the HF bands. QSL via home calls. [TNX F5LGQ]
HL - Rocky/HL1VAU, Han/DS2GOO and Ryou/DS4NYE plan to be active as
homecall/3 from Anmyon Island (AS-080) on 4-5 May. They will have
wire antennas and a simple barefoot mobile transceiver, and will
concentrate on the WARC bands and digital modes. [TNX HL1VAU]
I - Alessio/IZ0CKJ, Gianluca/IZ0JPE, Ivan/IZ0JNY and Simon/IZ7ATN will
be active from the island of Palmarola, IB0 (EU-045, IIA LT-008)
from 27 April to 1 May. They might go and operate also from nearby
satellite islands. QSL via IZ0JNY, direct or bureau. [TNX IZ0CKJ]
I - Special event station IR1ALP will be active from Cuneo, Italy on
1-31 May. A special postage stamp will be affixed on the cards
confirming QSOs made on 12-13 May, during the 80th Italian Alpine
troops gathering. QSL via QSL via IK1AAS. Information on the
relevant award, sposored by ARI Cuneo, can be found at
http://www.qrz.com/callsign/IR1ALP
I - IT9ATF, IT9ORA, IT9NPR, IT9PPG, IT9RZU and IT9WDC will be active as
IF9A from Favignana Island (EU-054, IIA TP-011) on 2-6 May. QSL via
IT9ATF.
I - IZ4AKS, IZ4DPV, IK8UND and IZ8GCB will operate as IC8/homecall from
Procida Island (EU-031, IIA NA-002) on 4-7 May. On 5-6 May they will
team up with local operators IC8DAK and IC8OZM and participate in
the ARI DX Contest as IC8R. QSL via IC8OZM. [TNX IZ4AKS]
IS0 - ARI Olbia will participate in the International Marconi Day (28
April) as IY0GA from Cape Figari, Golfo Aranci (Sardinia, EU-024),
where Guglielmo Marconi carried out a microwave test with Rocca di
Papa (Rome) on 11 August 1932. QSL via IS0JMA, direct or bureau.
[TNX IS0JMA]
LZ - Special station LZ07KM will be active on 1-31 May to celebrate St.
Kiril and Methodius' Day. QSL via LZ1PJ, direct or bureau (e-mail
requests for bureau cards can be sent to lz1pj@qsl.net). [TNX LZ1PJ]
ON - UBA Section LGE will operate as ON60LGE/P from four different World
War II forts around Liege on 29 April, 13 May, 20 May and 27 May.
QSL via ON5PO. [TNX ON6DP]
OX - Valery (RW3GW), Andrey (RW3AH), Alexander (RA3MR) and Artemiy
(UA3MQM) will be active as OX/NA1SA from Kangerlussuaq, Greenland
(NA-018) on 4-10 May. They plan to operate SSB, CW, RTTY and PSK31
on the HF bands, with an emphasis on the low and WARC bands. On 3-11
May the team will operate as OZ/NA1SA from Copenhagen, Denmark. QSL
via operator's instructions. [TNX RZ3EM]
OZ - Jurgen, DB5YB will be active as OZ/DB5YB from Bornholm Island
(EU-030) on 5-18 May. He plans to operate SSB on 20, 17 and 15
metres. QSL via home call. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org]
SP - Special event station SN70MKK will be active on 1-10 May to
celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Morski Klub Krotkofalowcow,
the Maritime Radio Club founded on 5 May 1937 in Gdynia. Expect
activity on the HF bands CW, SSB and digital modes. QSL via SP2AVE.
[TNX SP2DX]
TA - Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Fenerbahce Sports Club
(http://www.fenerbahce.org/eng/), TA1HZ and TA2RX will operate as
TC100FB (QSL via TA1HZ) from Istanbul on 1-31 May, and TA1CM will
operate as TA100FB (QSL via TA1CM) on 13-27 May from Tekirdag. [TNX
TA1HZ]
UA - RZ3EC, UA3EDQ, RZ3EM, RA1WU and RA1WZ plan to operate as RK3EXA/1
from Gorodets Island (RRA-23-05) between 28 and 30 April. Depending
on weather, they might also go and be active as UE3EDA/1 from other
islands. QSL via RZ3EC. [TNX RZ3EM]
UR - Special event station EM50ARDF will be active from 1 May through the
end of the year to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Amateur
Radio Direction Finding in Ukraine. QSL via US0VA. Further
information at http://www.uarl.org.ua/ardf/english.htm [TNX US0VA]
V3 - Paul, AK1P will be active "casual style" as V31PA from Belize from
29 April to 9 May.QSL via WA6GER. [TNX ARRL DX Bulletin]
YV - The Radio Club Venezolano will operate as YW4AJ from Cojedes, one of
the rarest Venezuelan states, from 28 April until 1 May. Expect
activity on 80-6 metres all modes, plus satellite. QSL via YV5AJ,
direct or bureau. Full information on the Diploma Estados
Venezolanos (Venezuelan States Award) can be found at
http://radioclubvenezolano.org/concurso.htm [TNX YV5AJ]
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**** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
3B7C ---> Plans for the Five Star DXers Association's 7-24 September
DXpedition to St. Brandon [425DXN 822] are progressing well. A suitable boat
has been chartered to take the team and its 6 tonnes of equipment to the
island, the licence has been received, and all permits are in place. The team
will be operating from Isle du Sud, the southern end of what is shown on the
charts as Cocos Island. Some of the previously-announced members have had to
drop out of the expedition. The team now includes 9M6DXX, DK7YY, DL7AKC,
EI5DI, G0OPB, G3BJ, G3IZD, G3NHL, G3NUG, G3SVL, G3USR, G3XTT, G4TSH, GM3POI,
K3NA, MD0CCE, N6HC and SM5GMZ. The full Press Release no. 4, issued on 24
April, is available on the expedition's website, which is now up and running
at http://www.3b7c.com [TNX G3XTT]
HS0ZCW ---> Charles, HS0ZCW (K4VUD) will have an antenna (a sloper pointed
north) for 80 metres and is asking for direct replies to sked suggestions.
The skeds must be on Thailand weekends (Thai amateurs cannot operate this
band unless there is a contest running, and contests are almost all only on
weekends). Thailand is UTC +7 hours. The frequency must be between 3500 and
3535 kHz. Feel free to e-mail him suggestions of skeds (k4vud@hotmail.com).
J5BI ---> Jack, F6BUM reports that his recent J5BI operation from Bubaque
Island (AF-020), Guinea-Bissau has been approved for DXCC credit.
JT1Y ---> Andrea, IK1PMR and Claudia, IZ1GLO (K2LEO) went QRT at 11.09 UTC on
24 April and left Mongolia on the 25th. They made over 4,000 QSOs (600+ RTTY,
39 SSB, all others CW) on 160-12 metres, and their logs are already available
on line (www.ik1pmr.com/logs/). Please note that the other JT1Y station
(operated by I0SNY, I5NOC and I8YGZ) has paper logs, and those QSOs are not
online. [TNX IK1PMR]
PIRATE ---> Pasquale, IW0HEX reports that his callsign has been repeatedly
pirated on the PacketCluster.
QSL CN3A & 5D5A ---> Roberto, I2WIJ reports that "the CN3A direct QSL
requests backlog has been cleared, and all the cards are in the post mail".
From now on, new requests for CN3A will be answered once a week. The 5D5A
direct QSL requests backlog will be processed starting on 2 May.
QSL VIA VK4AAR ---> Alan says that one USD no longer covers return postage
from Australia to any part of the world. One Euro does, but "do not send
coins!", Alan says, because "banks only accept and exchange paper money".
Alan is the QSL manager for 9V0A, 9V1DX, KH2VM, P29RH, V63PD, VI0ANARE, VK0MM
(Macquarie), VK6AN (OC-266), VK6BM (OC-234), VK6BSI (OC-243), VK6DHI
(OC-206), VK6LI (OC-071), VK8AN/6 (OC-154), VK8AN/8 (OC-229), VK8AV/3
(OC-136), VK8DP, VK8MI (OC-173) and VP2V/W3HQ (the logs for C21RH, VU3RSB,
YJ8AA, ZK2JJ and ZK2PJ are now closed).
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*** NEWS FROM THE WEB ***
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
G3SWH: Phil Whitchurch, G3SWH has announced the launch of his new web site
(www.g3swh.org.uk), where operators can view the QSL cards, search
the logs of most and request bureau QSLs for all of the 85 callsigns
that he currently manages.
N8S: Three nice photo galleries can be found on team member Roman
Tkachenko's (UR0MC) website at http://www.ur0mc.com/ru/photo.php
TM5CI: On-line logs for TM5CI, EU-039 (22-25 March) can be found at
http://dx.qsl.net/logs/index.html. All of the contacts will be
confirmed automatically via the bureau, direct requests should be
sent to F5UBH. [TNX F5NQL]
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
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CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER
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3D2HC DL9HCU CN8IG EA7FTR NH6P W6YM
3XD2Z RW3AZ CN8NK EA5XX NH8/K3LP K3LP
3XM6JR UA6JR CN8SG EA7FTR OH0JJS/1 OH6LI
3Z50OP SQ6QQ CO2NB EA5KB OH10TA IZ0EHO
4L1QX RW6HS CO2VQ EA5KB OH8T OH8TA
4M0R IK2VUC CO2WF N1KI OL75CAV OK1UU
4O3ZZ K1ZZ CO6DW EA5KB OY/DL3OCH DL3OCH
4O6CW UA6LCW CO6RD AD4C PA70HYG PA1JOS
4W6AAD VK3ZGW CO6WD W0SA R1AND RU1ZC
4X0MDC IK2VUC CP6XE IK6SNR R3CA/1 UA9OBA
5H3RK VK4VB CQ0ODX CT2GZE R40WK RA9SC
5T5SN IZ1BZV CU9RBL CS5RBL RU0LL IK2DUW
5W0AA YZ7AA DF0TM DK7JAN SN0CFP SP9CFP
5W0CK K6SRZ DH150HZ DL5KUA SN0FY SP9FY
5W0JT JT1CO DR150HZ DL3PS SN0RQH SP9RQH
5W0NU YU7NU DR400PG DM3ZF ST100S ST2M
5W0QS N6TQS EA9EU EA5KB ST2R S57DX
5W0SV SV2BFN EE3RCG EA3GM SU0ARA SU1KM
5W1SA JH7OHF EE8AKN IK2VUC SU8DRM SU1KM
5W5AA YZ7AA EG5URE EA5HT SX1MDC IK2VUC
5W5LP K3LP EK6TA DJ0MCZ T88KL JN3JBC
6W1SE JR2KDN EV5IPY EW4IDP TC57ALAY TA1HZ
6W2SC HA3AUI EW6GF DL8KAC TF/DL3OCH DL3OCH
7X5JF DJ8QP EY8MM K1BV TF3ZA KT6YL
7Z1HL DJ9ZB GB2MGY GI4GOS TK/HA0HW HA0HW
7Z1UG DG1XG GB95MGY G3IAF TK/HA4DX HA4DX
9H3DD M1DDD HC2SL EA5KB TK/HA4XG HA4XG
9J2BO G3TEV HF30PIK SP2FAX TK/LZ1PJ LZ1PJ
9K2YM/P EA5KB HH2FJM F5RPB TL8PB LA0HF
9M2/PG5M PG5M HK1X EA7FTR TM5FRM F0DTB
9M6XRO M5AAV HP3DX W4WX TM5OIS F5KRH
A52AM JA0JHA HP3FTD AI4U TM5PDB F8KFJ
A52K JA1CG HV0A IK0FVC TT8FC EA4AHK
A61C W4JS I0SPQR I0YCB UE3XAA UA3XGM
A61CK PE1BSX IB0/IY0TC I0KHP UN7MMM EA7FTR
A61R EA7FTR IF9RGE IT9EJW UN7QF EX2A
A61TX W4JS II9MDC IK2VUC UN7QX W7BO
A71CT EA7FTR IO0MDC IK2VUC UO1E RX3RC
AO5AAB EC5AAB IO1MDC IK2VUC V44KJ WB2TSL
AO5AMH EA5AMH IO2MDC IK2VUC V63LR JK1QLR
AO5AOP EA5AOP IO3MDC IK2VUC VA7PX VE7AXU
AO5AT EA5AT IO9MDC IK2VUC VP5/PY2XB PT7WA
AO5EH EA5EH IQ3EY IZ3DBA WH2D K3UOC
AO5ET EA5ET IQ6SB/IQP I6HWD XW1A E21EIC
AO5FFC EA5FFC IQ8MD IK2VUC YB1GJS NI5DX
AO5FJT EA5FJT IQ8PQ I8TWB YB8TAF EA5KB
AO5FKQ EA5FKQ IR2MDC IK2VUC YC0IEM/4 IZ8CCW
AO5FQS EA5FQS IR8MDC IK2VUC YN2N TI2OHL
AO5GKT EA5GKT IS0MCD IK2VUC YU07HST YU1FJK
AO5GL EA5GL J5UTM HA7TM YV1CTE IT9DAA
AO5GS EA5GS JE2HCJ/JD1 JE2HCJ YV1RDX IT9DAA
AO5GU EA5GU JT1Y I0SNY YV5TX IT9DAA
AO5HE EA5HE JT6Y I0SNY YZ160SRS YU1SRS
AO5KB EA5KB KH2/W2FJP JA2FJP Z21FO K3PD
AO5KV EA5KV KH2F JA2TBS Z21GC K3PD
AO5MB EA5MB KH6/Z32ZM I2JSB Z29KM EA7FTR
AO5NK EA5NK KH8/AI4VU JT1CO Z33F IZ8FWN
AO5OL EA5OL KH8/N9YU YT1AD Z36A DJ0LZ
AO5XU EA5XU KP2M AI4U ZF2BI K4BI
AO5YJ EA5YJ LU2FLN EA5KB ZP6CW ZP6CU
CM6CAC EA5KB N3L KA3UNQ ZP6DYA PY2ZK
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
7Z1CQ Abdulhafiz Kashkari, P.O. Box 138763, Jeddah 21323, Saudi Arabia
A52EGV Takuma Mama, C/O Bhutan Post, Thimpu, Bhutan
BY7KPI Amateur Radio Club Station, Zhuhai Polytechnic College, 42 Bailian
Road, Jida Zhuhai, Guangdong, 519015 China
DK7JAN Jan-H. Kossow, Heinrich-Laakmann-Str. 8, D-28832 Achim, Germany
ER/RW3AH Andrey Fedorov, Attemsgasse 7 D-03, Vienna A1220, Austria
IK2VUC Giuliano Mondini, P.O. Box 10, 21052 Busto Arsizio - VA, Italy
IT9EJW Alfio Bonanno, Via della Regione 20, 95028 Valverde - CT, Italy
IZ0EHO Andrea Pellegrini, V.le del Tintoretto 88/C/B, 00142 Roma - RM,
Italy
JA1CG Haruo Takahashi, 1-1-15 Yamazaki, Midori, Saitama City, Saitama,
Japan 336-0903
JK1QLR Keisuke Nagase, 480-60 Totsuka-cho, Totsuka-Ku, Yokohama 244-0003,
Japan
JT1CO Ch. Chadraabal, P.O. Box 905, Ulaanbaatar-23, Mongolia, via Japan
K3LP David R. Collingham, 12410 Glissans Mill Road, Mt Airy, MD 21771,
USA
K6SRZ Alan Eshleman, 1541 Keoncrest Drive, Berkeley, CA 94702-1226, USA
N6TQS Doug Faunt Jr, 6405 Regent St, Oakland, CA 94618-1313, USA
PG5M Gerben A.Menting, Brandparken 2, 9351 XM Leek, The Netherlands
S57DX Slavko Celarc, Ob Igriscu 8, 1360 Vrhnika, Slovenia
SU1KM Mohammed El Kafrawi, P.O. Box 70, Magless El Shabb Post Office,
Cairo 11516, Egypt
SV2BFN Vangelis Gekas, P.O,. Box 50750, Thessaloniki 54014, Greece
TG0WARD P.O. Box 24-C, Guatemala City. Guatemala
TT8HA Hans Helland, B.P. 1248, N'djamena, Chad
UN2C Nick Shevtsov, P.O. Box 121, Petropavlovsk, 642023, Kazakhstan
VK4VB Ralph Karhammar, 2123 R St NW, Washington, DC 20008-1908, USA
YT1AD Hrane Milosevic, 36206 Vitanovac, Serbia
YU7NU Mladen Bogdanov, Beogradska 21/18, Pancevo, 26000, Serbia
YZ7AA Stevan Stepanov, Temerinska 22, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
ZS1HELL P.O. Box 273, Strand, 7140, South Africa
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