425 DX News issue #1027
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No 1027
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
3B8 - Josep, EA3BT and Nuria, EA3WL will be active as 3B8/EA3BT and
3B8/EA3WL from Mauritius Island (AF-049) on 23-29 January. They
will operate SSB and digital modes, plus some CW, on 40-10 metres.
QSL via EA3BT. A web page including log search is under
construction at http://ea3bt.ure.es. [TNX EA3BT]
5H - Maurizio, IK2GZU will be active from Ilembula, Tanzania (callsign
TBA) from 2 February to 8 March, while doing volunteer work for
the local mission. He will operate CW, SSB and RTTY using the
mission's 3-element tribander fixed to Europe, plus verticals or
dipoles "for the other bands" (160m and 80m are unlikely). QSL via
IK2GZU (bureau preferred) and LoTW. Log search and an on-line QSL
request form will be avilable at www.buffoli-pm.it/ [TNX IK2GZU]
8P - "The Daily DX" Editor, Bernie McClenny (W3UR) and his father Tony
(N3ME) will be active from Barbados (NA-021) in late January.
Bernie will operate as 8P9UR (26 January-2 February) and Tony will
operate as 8P9ME (26 January-14 February); both will be QRV in
their spare time on 80-10 metres CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via home
call, direct or bureau, and LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX]
8Q - Andy, G7COD is active again as 8Q7AK from North Male Atoll,
Maldives (AS-013) until 16 January. He is QRV in his spare time on
80-10 metres SSB and CW. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX
G7COD]
9M8 - John, 9M6XRO, and Steve, 9M6DXX, will operate as 9M6XRO/8 (CW) and
9M8Z/p (SSB) respectively from Pulau Satang Besar (OC-165), East
Malaysia from 25 February until early UTC on the 28th. They will
run two stations with linear amplifiers to a Hexbeam and verticals
located on the ocean. QSL for both callsigns via M0URX (direct or
bureau), and LoTW. Alternatively, QSLs may be requested using
M0URX's OQRS form at www.m0urx.com/qsl-request-form [TNX 9M6DXX]
A6 - Gerry, VE6LB will operate as A6/VE6LB from Dubai from 12 January
to 9 February. It will be a "part time holiday style operation",
mainly CW with some digital, running 100 watts and a 40-10 G5RV.
QSL via home call (direct or bureau) and LoTW. [TNX VE6LB]
CE - Didier, F6DXE is travelling through Chilean call areas CE7, CE6,
CE4, CE5 and CE3 until 20 January. He is QRV daily for one hour or
so, especially when the propagation favours Europe; look for him
on CW (7025 and 14025 kHz) and SSB (7140, 14205, 21250 and 28450
kHz). QSL via home call. [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX]
CN - Mounaim CN8QY, Leopoldo I8LWL (5C2L), Ruggero IK2PZC (5C2P),
Alfredo IK7JWX (5C2J) and Simon IZ7ATN (5C2SG) will be active as
CN2LWL (QSL via I8LWL) from Herne Island (AF-068) between 1 and 5
February. Some team members might also go and operate from the
National Park of Dakhla using their 5C callsigns (QSL via home
call). Look for updates to be posted to www.i8lwl.it [TNX IK7JWX]
D2 - Laci, OM5AM will be active as D2AM from Luanda, Angola until 17
March. So far he has been QRV on 20 metres RTTY and SSB. QSL via
home call, direct or bureau. [TNX The Daily DX]
DU_spr - The DX0DX team is still stuck in Palawan, Philippines. Hopefully
they will be able to depart for Thitu Island (Pagasa) on Saturday
or Sunday, with "activity potentially delayed until Monday,
January 10th". In the meanwhile, some team members have withdrawn
from the expedition. [TNX DX World]
DU - After participating in the DX0DX DXpedition to the Spratly
Islands, Christian EA3NT and Bjorn SM0MDG will be active as
DU1/EA3NT and DU1/SM0MDG from Tablas Island (OC-244) on 17-21
January. They will operate CW and SSB on 40, 20 and 17 metres. QSL
for both via EA3NT. [TNX DX World]
F - Francois, F8DVD will be active as TM8AAW on 12-28 February,
including the 8th Antarctic Activity Week (21-27 February). He
will operate on 40-10 metres mostly CW from his home QTH in Macon,
France. QSL via home call, direct or bureau . Further information
at http://tm8aaw.monsite-orange.fr [TNX F8DVD]
H44 - Once again Bernhard, DL2GAC (H44MS) will spend three months in the
Solomon Islands, between 13 January and 12 April. He will operate
SSB from Honiara, Guadalcanal (OC-047) with a 2-element beam for
20, 17, 15, 12 and 10m, dipoles for 40 and 80m and maybe a
vertical for 160m. QSL via DL2GAC. [TNX The Daily DX]
HH - The Radio Club d'Haiti will activate special callsign 4V1 in
remembrance of those who lost their lives during the earthquake
that stroke Haiti on 12 January 2010. Activity will take place
from different locations at various times between 10 and 20
January. QSL via N3OS. [TNX Southgate ARC]
J7 - 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 from Dominica on 1-9 February. The
operators will be K8EAB, KB9AVO, KC4VG, N7UN, W3FF, W6HFP, WG0AT
and WZ1P. J7 license applications are currently being processed.
There will be three fixed stations active "at various times" on
160-10 metres CW, SSB, and RTTY. During the day, several teams
will be battery-only, field portable from either Dominica beaches
or mountain tops. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, or direct to the operator's
home callsign. A webpage is under development for this operation.
[TNX N7UN]
LY - Several LY13 stations will be active on 12-27 January in
remembrance of the tragic events occurred in Vilnius on 13 January
1991 (see www.lrmd.lt/index_en.htm): LY13A (op. LY5A), LY13B (op.
LY3BY), LY13E (op. LY3NX), LY13G (op. LY1G), LY13H (op. LY2H),
LY13J (op. LY3J), LY13M (op. LY3M), LY13O (op. LY8O), LY13Q (op.
LY4Q), LY13T (op. LY2QT), LY13V (op. LY3V), LY13W (op. LY3W),
LY13X (op. LY3X) and LY13Z (op. LY2GV). [TNX LY8O]
P2 - CT1AGF, G3JKX, G3KHZ, G3UKV and SM6CVX will be active from three
IOTA groups in Papua New Guinea as follows:
2-7 April P29VCX Feni Islands (OC-101) QSL via SM6CVX
8-14 April P29NI Nuguria Islands (OC-257) QSL via G3KHZ
15-18 April P29VLR Green Islands (OC-231) QSL via SM6CVX
They plan to operate CW, SSB and RTTY on all bands, 6m included,
with at least four stations. After the three-island tour, SM6CVX
will continue the trip as follows:
22-25 April P29VCX Misima Island (OC-117) QSL via SM6CVX
25-27 April P29VCX Loloata Island (OC-240) QSL via SM6CVX
The website for the expedition is at www.p29ni.weebly.com [TNX
SM6CVX]
PJ2 - Karl, OE3JAG will be active holiday style as PJ2/OE3JAG from
Curacao (SA-099) from 30 January to 11 February. He will operate
mainly CW on 40, 30, 20, 17 and 12 metres. QSL via home call,
direct or bureau, and LoTW. [TNX NG3K]
SM_ant - Mika, OH2FFP (OJ1ABOA) [425DXN 1021] is on his way to Swedish
Station Svea (Antarctica). He should get there during the weekend
and hopefully be active on the amateur radio bands for a few days.
[TNX DX World]
T30 - Bill, N7OU and Bob, W7YAQ will be teaming up for another
DXpedition to the Pacific. This time they will be active
(callsigns TBA) from Tarawa (OC-017), Western Kiribati on 8-22
February, including a Multi-Single entry in the ARRL DX CW
Contest. They plan to operate mostly CW with some RTTY and SSB on
160-10 metres, using 100w and verticals. QSL via home calls. [TNX
N7OU]
T7 - DxCoffee (www.dxcoffee.com) invites amateur radio operators and
their families to join its first anniversary celebrations to be
held in San Marino. The Birthday Party weekend will include
activity under the special callsign T70DXC, which will be in use
on the HF bands and 6 metres between 00.01 UTC on 12 February and
20 UTC on the 13th. Plans are to have at least three stations
active with a focus on 30, 17 and 12 metres, as well as on the low
bands and digital modes. QSL via IZ8IYX (direct or bureau) and
LoTW. Detailed information on the event can be found at
www.dxcoffee.com/happybirthday/
T8 - Tack, JE1RXJ will be active as T88RX from Palau on 21-26 January.
He plans to be QRV on 160-6 metres (beacon on 50.119 MHz) CW and
SSB, with a focus on the low bands CW. QSL via home call, direct
or bureau. [TNX JE1RXJ]
TJ - Frank F4AJQ, Seb F5UFX and a large team of operators (namely
F1HRE, F1NGP, F2JD, F2VX, F5EOT, F5PED, F5VHQ, F6BIV, F6ENO,
F8BJI, FM5CD, I2VGW, K4SV N2WB, N6OX and ON7RN) from the Radio
Club de Provins (F6KOP) will be active from Kribi, Cameroon on
10-20 February. Requested call is TJ3C. They plan to operate SSB,
CW, RTTY and PSK on 160-10 metres, with six stations active around
the clock and a focus on 160-30 metres and the digital modes. QSL
via F5OGL. A dedicated website is under construction. [TNX F5NQL]
UN - A number of special event callsigns, each of them denoting a
different sport, will be active on all bands and modes from
Kazakhstan between 30 January and 6 February to celebrate the 7th
Asian Winter Games that will be held in Astana and Almaty:
UP2011AS (QSL via UN8GU), UP2011BN (QSL via UN7QCC), UP2011CS (QSL
via UN6GAE), UP2011FG (QSL via UN8GZ), UP2011HB (QSL via UN6GT),
UP2011IH (QSL via UN2G), UP2011SJ (QSL via UN6QC) and UP2011SO
(QSL via UN8GC). The Almaty Amateur Radio League's club station
will be active as UN2011G (QSL via UN0GL). Further information at
www.un-dx.ucoz.com [TNX UN6QC]
V3 - Gerd, DJ4KW (V31YN) and Gisela, DK9GG (V31GW) will be active from
Consejo Shores, Belize from 7 January to 27 February, including a
number of contests (CQ WW 160m DX CW and SSB, FOC Marathon, CQ WW
WPX RTTY, ARRL DX CW). On 2-8 February look for V31YN/p to be
active from Southwater Caye (NA-180). QSL via home calls (direct
or bureau) and LoTW. [TNX DX World]
V8 - John, 9M6XRO, and Steve, 9M6DXX will operate from Brunei (OC-088)
for two days (22 February and 2 March), while travelling to and
from OC-165 (see 9M8 above). Callsigns are yet to be confirmed,
but may be V85/GD3OOK and V85/G4JVG or V85/9M6XRO and V85/9M8Z.
QSL for both callsigns via M0URX (direct or bureau), and LoTW.
Alternatively, QSLs may be requested using M0URX's OQRS form at
www.m0urx.com/qsl-request-form [TNX 9M6DXX]
VK9X - JA1CJA (VK9XXY), JA3AVO (VK9XO), JA3BZO (VK9XA), JA3UJR (VK9XJR),
JH3PBL (VK9XL), JI3DNN (VK9XN), JA3ARJ (callsign TBA) and JA3HJI
(VK9XJ) will be active from Christmas Island (OC-002) on 14-20
January. Expect them to operate SSB, CW and digital modes on 160-6
metres. QSL via home calls. [TNX DX World]
XU - Wim, XU7TZG will be active as XU7KOH from Koh Russei (Bamboo
Island, AS-133) until around 2 UTC on 10 January. He operates SSB
and PSK31 on 80-10 metres. QSL via ON7PP. [TNX DX World]
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
CQ DX MARATHON ---> The CQ DX Marathon is a year-long DX hunt, with
participants competing to see who can work the greatest number of countries
("entities") and CQ zones during the calendar year. The 2011 editionstarted
at 00.00 UTC on 1 January and will end at 23.59 UTC on 31 December.
Complete rules and submission information can be found at
www.dxmarathon.com - and do not forget to submit your 2010 scores by 31
January 2011. High claimed scores will be posted on the website after the
submission deadline. Winners for 2010 will be announced mid-year 2011 in CQ
Magazine. [TNX K9EL]
DX SOUND CLIPS ---> Tom's (K8CX) DX sound clips for 2010 can be found at
http://hamgallery.com/dx2010/; the collection of 131 clips covers all the
major DXpeditions, plus rare and semi-rare DX. This makes 13 full years of
sound clips available. There are also some clips from the Sixties and the
Seventies available from the homepage: "If anyone has any old HF
recordings" Tom says, "I would be interested in hearing from them".
ITALY: POSTAL RATES ---> Italian postal rates for standard letter items (up
to 20g) mailed abroad have increased since 1 January:
0.75 EUR Europe and countries in the Mediterranean basin (3V, 4X, 5A,
5B, 7X, CN, JY, OD, SU, YK)
1.60 EUR rest of Africa and Asia, Americas
2.00 EUR Oceania
LOTW MANAGER SERVICE ---> Would you like to use LoTW, but you think that
the account creation is too complicated? Frank, W6BBS offers "to set up and
manage a Logbook of The World account for you", and "will gladly work with
any DXpeditions as well". Visit http://home.comcast.net/~w6bbs/lotw.htm for
complete details. [TNX K4XL]
TOP LISTS ---> The latest Topband, Topmode and Toplist listings are now
available at www.425dxn.org/awards/toplist/index.html. 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)
QSL GALLERY ---> The large collection of QSL cards on Les Nouvelles DX's
web site has been updated. Thirteen different galleries include cards for
the ten Most Wanted DXCC Entities (331 QSLs), the 58 deleted DXCC entities
(1168 QSLs), obsolete prefixes (3200 QSLs), stations from Magrebh from 1947
to 1962 (363 QSLs), D5 and DL5 stations from 1945 to 1962 (61 QSLs),
Antarctic bases (821 QSLs) & TAAF (Terres Australes and Antarctiques
Francaises, 262 QSLs), the various French DXCC island Entities in the
Pacific Ocean (328 QSLs) & the Indian Ocean (96 QSLs), pre-1945 countries
(1060 QSLs), French Departments (647 QSLs) and CONUS (136 QSLs), plus a
gallery for cards not accepted by DXCC (122 QSLs). Several cards are still
and your participation is encouraged - please visit www.LesNouvellesdx.fr
and send your comments to lesnouvellesdx[@]free.fr [TNX F6AJA]
YASME EXCELLENCE AWARDS ---> In 2008 The Yasme Foundation (www.yasme.org)
established the Yasme Excellence Awards, to be given "to individuals who
through their own service, creativity, effort and dedication have made a
significant contribution to amateur radio. The contribution may be in
recognition of technical, operating or organizational achievement as all
three are necessary for amateur radio to grow and prosper". The latest
recipients, announced on 4 January, are: Ramon Santoyo V (XE1KK), Makoto
"Mako" Mori (JE3HHT), Bruce Horn (WA7BNM), Rick Meuthing (KN6KB), Mikael
Styrefors (SM2O), Alex Shovkoplyas (VE3NEA) and Pepe Ardid (EA5KB).
ZL DX HALL OF FAME ---> The New Zealand DX Hall of Fame was establihed in
2009 to honour those outstanding ZL DXers and contesters who have excelled
in our radio sport hobby over many years. After much deliberation the
judges (ZL1AIH, ZL3JT and ZL3NB were unanimous in their selection and have
elected the next three ZL radio amateurs to the New Zealand DX Hall of Fame
for 2011: John N. Shaw (ZL1BYZ), Bryan Anderson (ZL2AFT) and Peter W.
Watson (ZL3GQ, SK). Details at www.nzart.org.nz/activities/dx-hall-of-fame/
[TNX ZL2AL]
QSLs received direct or through managers: 3B8CF, 3D2A, 3D2RR, 3DA0TM, 3W6C
(AS-185), 5K5T, 5X1NH, 6W/HA0NAR/p (AF-078), 7Z1TT, 8R1RPN, 9J2KK, 9Q0AR,
9Q50ON, 9U0A, 9X0SP, AH0BT, AL7R, AO1DX/5, C91JR, C91KHN, C91WW,
CE0Y/DK2ZF, CE4CT, CN2R, CY0X, E51NOU, E77DX, ER3ZZ, ES1QD, EX8AB,
FJ/SM5FUG, FM1HN, GD6IA, H74LEON, HA25NAR, HC2SL, HL5FUA, HS0AC, HV4NAC,
J88CF, JY5HX, KG4QW, KL7J, LU1ZA, LX1DA, LX8RTTY, LZ1ANA, MD0CCE, OD5NJ,
OG5A, PJ2/DF7ZS, PJ2/DL5DRO, PJ2/K2NV, PJ2/K2TQC, PJ2/K8LEE, PJ2/N2MF,
PJ2/W1NG, PJ2/W5MPC, PJ2/WI9WI, PJ2MI, PJ4A, PJ4B, PJ4D, PJ4LS, PJ5/AA4NC,
PJ5/AH6HY, PJ5/K1XM, PJ5/SP6EQZ, PJ5/SP6IXF, PJ6A, PJ7E, PX8J, PX8L, R1ANH,
RI1FJ, SN3A, SV1JGX, SV2GNC, TC03W (AS-154), TI9KK, TM5KD, TO3GA, TO7ZG,
TR50R, V31BD, V44KAI, V63CJB (OC-011), V73TM, VE7KDU/7 (NA-118), VE8EV/p,
VP2ETN, VP2V/NY6X, VP5CW, VP8DMH, XU7ACY, XU7TZG, YI9PSE, YK1BA, YN4SU,
ZD7FT, ZF2AH, ZL7A.
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