425 DX News issue #1028
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No 1028
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
4S - Mats, SM6LRR will be active as 4S7LRG from Sri Lanka between 22
January and 4 February. He will focus on 160, 80 and 40 metres,
with a possible "serious participation" in the CQ WW 160-Meter DX
CW Contest provided that "permit for a specific good TB location
is received". QSL via SM6LRR, direct or bureau. [TNX NG3K]
5H - Sam, F6AML will be active as 5H1Z from Zanzibar Island (AF-032),
Tanzania until 24 January. He plans to operate CW (3525, 7025,
10120, 14005, 18085, 21005, 24905 and 28005 kHz) and SSB (3755,
7055, 14260, 18128, 21260, 24935 and 28460 kHz). QSL via home
call, direct or bureau. [TNX NG3K]
5R - Andy SM1IRS, Al SM4HAK and Eric SM1ALH will be active as 5R8HL
from Madagascar between mid-January and early February. They plan
to operate CW and SSB on 80-10 metres from the main island
(AF-013) on 18-22 January and again on 1-4 February, and from Nosy
Be (AS-057) from 22 January to 1 February. QSL via SM1ALH. They
have a website at www.morateknikutveckling.se/5r8hl/index.html
CE - Johan, CE9/PA3EXX and Cezar, CE9/VE3LYC went QRT from the
Wollaston Islands (SA-031) at 18 UTC on 13 January, with 4100 QSOs
in the log. They "will try to land" on Diego Ramirez (SA-097)
around 6 UTC on 15 January. QSL for both callsigns via VE3LYC.
Bookmark http://ce9iota.weebly.com/ for updates.
CX - Commemorating the 100 anniversary of the birth of Louis Varney,
G5RV (1911-2000), the inventor of the renowned multiband HF
antenna, the Centro Aficionados Montevideo will be active as CW5RV
until the end of the year. QSL to P.O. Box 6000, 11000 Montevideo,
Uruguay.
DU - Expect Christian EA3NT, Bjorn SM0MDG and Simon IZ7ATN to be
signing DU6/homecall from the Caluya Island (OC-125) until 15
January. After that, EA3NT and SM0MDG [425DXN 1027] will go and
operate from OC-244 (17-21 January). [TNX DX World]
HL - A team of seven operators will be active as HL0A (presumably /2)
from Yeongjong Island (AS-105) on 15-16 January. According to the
entry on qrz.com, this will be a low band activity. QSL via HL2DYS.
SM_ant - Mika, OH2FFP (OJ1ABOA) [425DXN 1027] expects to be active as as
SM/OH2FFP from Swedish Station Wasa (Antarctica) during the
weekend. QSL via home call. [TNX VA3RJ]
T31 - The expected QRV dates for the upcoming T31A DXpedition to Kanton
Island (Central Kiribati, OC-043) [425DXN 1015] are 18-28 April.
An international team of twelve operators (namely EA1IR, K6ZH,
N1EMC, N6HC, N7CQQ, N7CW, N9NS, UX2HO, W2IJ, W6KK, W9IXX and
YT1AD) will be active on 160-6 metres SSB, CW and RTTY from two
operating sites. Two team members will arrive in Apia on 6 April
to inspect the equipment shipped from California and operate from
5W as time allows. The entire team will leave Apia on the 13th,
and sail approximately four days. QSL via W2IJ, direct or bureau.
Further information can be found at www.t31a.com
PACIFIC TRIP ---> Hermann, DL2NUD and Stefan, DL9GRE will be active as
FK/DL2NUD (on 2m and 70 & 23cm EME) and FK/DL9GRE (on the HF bands) from
New Caledonia on 16-26 January and again on 3-15 February. Between 27
January and 2 February they plan to operate from Vanuatu under individual
YJ callsigns. QSL via home calls. [TNX DX World]
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
DX DINNER ---> The Southwest Ohio DX Association (SWODXA) is pleased to
again sponsor the DX Dinner, to be held in conjunction with the 2011 Dayton
Hamvention on Friday, 20 May at the Dayton Marriott Hotel. Details can be
found at www.swodxa.org [TNX W8GEX]
DX0DX ---> The DXpedition to the Spratly Islands [425DXN 1027] has been
postponed "due to circumstances beyond the control of the DX0DX Team",
Chris (VK3FY, Team Leader) regrettably announced on 11 January. In a
nutshell, "there was conflicting agreements and hence the aircraft could
not get approval of its flight plan". However, he says, "we have a licence,
we have authority to land via ship, hence when the ship becomes available
in the near future, it is my intention to activate this entity in 2011".
The complete press release is available at www.dx0dx.net
LY WPX PLAQUE ---> The LY WPX Plaque is a new permanent award for either
licensed amateurs and SWLs for working Lithuanian prefixes (LY only, not
UP2) on all bands and modes. All contacts must be confirmed (by traditonal
QSL card, eQSL or LOTW). For further information please visit K1BV's Online
DX Awards Directory (www.dxawards.com) or contact Saulius Zalnerauskas,
LY5W (ly5w.sam[at]gmail.com). [TNX LY5W]
V51AS ---> Frank, V51AS has moved back to Germany and his new callsign is
DH5AS. His new mailing address is: Frank Steinhaeuser, Miersdorfer Str.
23b, 15732 Schulzendorf, Germany. QSL direct only. [TNX DH5AS]
VE POSTAL RATES ---> Canadian postal rates will rise again on 17 January.
The new base prices for standard letter items are as follows:
Canada Up to 30g CAD 0.59
U.S.A. Up to 30g CAD 1.03
International Up to 30g CAD 1.75
Stamps are subject to taxes. Actual rates can be calculated through the
"Find a Rate" on-line service provided by Canada Post (www.canadapost.ca).
+ SILENT KEYS + Leonard Andrew "Woody" Woodward (W7KOP) passed away on 25
December 2010, at 99 years of age. According to the ARRL, he "was involved
with scouting for more than 87 years", and "was known all over the world as
an unofficial ambassador of America and Scouting through his radio
contacts". Other recently reported Silent Keys include S. Hasan Mahmood
Zaidi (AP2ZH), R. John Gardner (GW4KVJ), Bruno Fornelli (I1YLM), Dario
Laurindi (IZ0MTV), A. George Spencer (VE3AGS), Bill Voedisch (W1UD) and
John P. Basilotto (W5GI).
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
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3D2HC DL9HCU ER4DX RA4LW PY2VA I8LWL
3W3B E21EIC FG4NN NI5DX R20RCK RW0UM
3Z0WOSP SP5ZRW FG4NO F4AVX SC7IPA SM7GUY
4K9W DL6KVA GB65ISWL G6XOU SE800M SM6VVT
4L1MA ON4RU GJ4CBQ GM4FDM SN19WOSP SQ8JCB
4L4ZA DJ1CW H44DA VK4KHZ SP0CFF SP2FAP
4L8A K1BV H44FT VK4FTDX SQ0WOSP SP7YLD
4M200AJ YV5AJ HB60LU HB9DWL ST2AR S53R
4U1WB KK4HD HC2SL EA5KB ST2BSS ST2M
4V1 N3OS HG200LST HA5GY SX3B SV1BDO
5H3JB DJ5RT HI3A ON4IQ SX65AP/5 SV5FRD
5N4EAM IK2IQD HI3FVA EA7FTR T6AE IW2KKI
5N5K LZ1CL HK4CZE EA7FTR T6AF EB7DX
5T0JL ON8RA HP1/IZ6BRN IZ8CLM T88AQ JH6WDG
5Z4FV N3ZS HS0ZDY SM3CVM T88KO JS1OHI
6W7SK F6BLP HS0ZJF ON4AFU TA7/WK1S JA1PBV
7Q7HB G0IAS HZ1FS EA7FTR TJ3AY F5LGE
8Q7AK G7COD HZ1PS IZ8CLM TM22P F4EUG
8Q7FF JK1FNL IA7MM IZ7AUH TR8CA F6CBC
9J2BO G3TEV II9RASM IT9TFX UN5J W3HNK
9M2CNC G4ZFE IO7DAI IK7JWX UN9GD DL8KAC
9M2MRS PA0RRS IR1C IK1APO V31ME DJ4EL
9Q/DK3MO DF9TA J28AA K2PF V31ML DJ1JB
A41OO NI5DX J28RO F8DFP V31YN DJ4KW
A61AB IZ8CLM J79WW N4USA V85TX W3HNK
A61BK NI5DX J79XBI SM0XBI VE2CSI M0URX
A61ZX EA7FTR JI1FGX/DU9 JF1LZQ VK2IZI EB7DX
A61ZZ IZ8CLM JW7XM LA7XM VK9XJR JA3UJR
A65BD G5LP LY13A LY5A VK9XN JI3DNN
A65BR UA9AB LY13B LY3BY VK9XO JA3AVO
A65CB DV1AZ LY13E LY3NX VK9XXY JA1CJA
BV100 BV2KI LY13G LY1G VP9HE W2AF
BX100 BM2JCC LY13H LY2H VQ9JC ND9M
C31CT EA3QS LY13M LY3M VQ9LA N0QM
C5YK ON7YK LY13O LY8O VQ9ZZ N1ZZZ
CE1/K7CA NW7O LY13Q LY4Q W6KNH/KH0 JQ1KNH
CE9/PA3EXX VE3LYC LY13T LY2QT WP3C W3HNK
CE9/VE3LYC VE3LYC LY13V LY3V XU7ACY W2EN
CM8AKD EA7FTR LY13W LY3W XU7TZG ON7PP
CO6RD 8P9NX LY13X LY3X YN3M W0MM
CX2AQ EA5KB LY13Z LY2GV Z21BB W3HNK
D2AM OM5AM LZ11PGP LZ1KZA Z23MS UA3DX
D2QV UT0EA OE1KIDS OE1XIC ZD9GI ZS1A
DR1050EB DL2VM P40P W5AJ ZF2PG K8PGJ
DR11ITB DK7FK P49X W0YK ZL3FRI JA3FRI
DU1/JJ5GMJ JH5RXS PA30EBP PA3EBP ZL50GH ZL1ANH
DU1IST JA1HGY PA65ISWL PA0FAW ZL50VK ZL1VK
DU1ZV JA1BRK PD30GWF PD1GWF ZS6CCY K3IRV
DJ5RT Fred Ruppert, P.O. Box 1223, 83066 Stephanskirchen, Germany
DU3YL Christine C. Go, 818 Acacia Avenue, Ayala Alabang, 1780 Muntinlupa
City, Metro Manila, Philippines
J39BS Derek Steele, P.O. Box 536, St.George's, Grenada (West Indies)
J88CG Ricky Persaud, 22 Temple Place, Irvington NJ 07111, USA
N3OS Gary D. Mentro, 11028 Ewing Drive, Dade City FL 33525-0931, USA
VE3LYC Cezar Trifu, 410 College St., Kingston ON K7L 4M7, Canada
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Direttore Responsabile
Gabriele Villa, I2VGW
Giornalista Professionista - Tessera n. 071675
Ordine Nazionale dei Giornalisti
Roma, Italia
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