425 DX News issue #1051
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No 1051
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
3D2 - Dmitrij, RW6AML will be active as 3D2ML from Waya Island (OC-156),
Fiji on 6-17 July. He will operate CW and SSB on the HF bands. QSL
via home call.
3X - Georg DK7LX, Wolf DL4WK, Sigi DL7DF, Frank DL7UFR, Jan SP3CYY and
Leszek SP3DOI will be active as 3XY1D from Guinea between 18
October and 1 November. They will operate CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK31 and
SSTV on 160-6 metres with several stations, one of them dedicated
exclusively to the digital modes. QSL via DL7DF, direct or bureau.
Further information at www.dl7df.com [TNX NG3K]
7Q - Malcolm, GM3TAL will take part in the Scottish Scouts "New
Horizons" expedition to Malawi (1-25 July), and plans to be active
as 7Q7MH from the Malawi National Scout Campsite at Makwawa. Look
for activity on 20, 17, 15, 10 and possibly 6 metres, using CW and
SSB. QSL via G0IAS (direct only). The website for the expedition
is at www.7q7mh.org
9A - Dante, IK5ASN will be active as 9A8ASN from the island of Cres
(EU-136) on 12-30 July. He will be QRV on 20 and 40 metres SSB,
CW, RTTY and PSK31. QSL via home call, bureau preferred. [TNX
IZ5FSA]
9M8 - The 25-26 June 9M8RC operation from Talang Talang Besar (OC-165)
has been postponed until 2-3 July. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
BY - Ma, BD4JWU will be active as BD4JWU/4 from Chang Island (AS-146)
on 29-31 July. Look for activity on 80-10 metres CW (plus possibly
6m). QSL via home call. [TNX BD4JWU]
CT8 - Angelo DM1AC, Carsten DM1CG and Joachim DL9MS will be active as
CR2EME from Sao Miguel (EU-003), Azores from 29 June to 5 July.
Activity will be on the HF bands, 6m ES and as well 2m EME/TEP.
QSL via DL9MS. [TNX VA3RJ]
EA6 - Michael, DL4ABO will be active holiday style as EA6/DL4ABO from
Mallorca (EU-004), Balearic Islands on 1-5 July. He will operate
CW only (QRP) on 20 and 17 metres in his late evening hours. QSL
via home call. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
ES - Frank, DL1FT (www.dl1ft.de) will be active as ES0FTZ from Saaremaa
Island (EU-034) on 3-9 July. He will operate holiday style on
80-20 metres SSB and PSK31. QSL via DL1FT. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
F - F0GHK, F1SRC, F4EHM, F4FFZ, F4FHZ, F5CBQ and F6DZD will be active
as TM2BI from Belle-Ile-en-Mer (EU-048) from 28 July to 2 August.
They will be QRV on 80-2 metres and will participate in the IOTA
Contest. QSL via F6KPQ. [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX]
FO_mar - FO5QB and a large group of operators from Russia and Ukraine will
be active from Tahiti (French Polynesia) and Nuku Hiva (Marquesas
Islands) as follows:
16-19 October TX3T Tahiti (OC-046)
19 October-1 November TX7M Nuku Hiva (OC-027)
CQ WW DX SSB TX5A Nuku Hiva (OC-027)
1-4 November TX3T Tahiti (OC-046)
They plan to operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 180-10 metres with four
stations at the same time on different bands/modes. QSL via RZ3EC
(bureau cards can be requested online) and LoTW. Further
information (including log search, band plan, and band/mode survey)
can be found at www.tx7m.com [TNX RZ3EM]
GM - Kevin, 2E0LSR and Julian, 2E0DJR will be active as 2M0LSR/m from
the Isle of Skye (EU-008) on 1 July, and as 2M0LSR/A from North
Uist and as 2M0LSR/p from several other islands in the Outer
Hebrides (EU-010) on 2-8 July. QSL via 2E0LSR, direct or bureau.
[TNX rsgbiota.org]
GU - 2E0SQL, M0GEJ, M0PCB, M0TZO, M1BXF and MU6FER will be active as
MP0HTJ from the island of Guernsey (EU-114) 28 July and 2 August,
IOTA Contest included. QSL via M0TZO, direct or bureau. [TNX
rsgbiota.org]
I - Lucio, IK8EJN and other operators from ARI Termoli will be active
as IL7A from the Tremiti Islands (EU-050) during July and August.
QSL via IK8EJN. [TNX IK8EJN]
J2 - Jean-Francois, F4FUC will be active as J28UC from Djibouti
starting in July for a couple of years. Activity will be on 40-10
meters using 100 watts, a vertical antenna and a dipole. QSL via
home call.
J7 - Mike, VE2XB will be active as J79XB from Dominica (NA-101)
starting on 6 July for a few weeks. He plans to be QRV on all
bands, 6m included. QSL via home call. [TNX VE2XB]
JA - The following HQ stations representing JARL will be active from
various regions of Japan for the IARU HF World Championship (9-10
July):
Call Band/Mode Location
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8N1HQ 15m CW Kimitsu-shi, Chiba
8N1HQ 160m CW Minato-ku, Tokyo
8N1HQ 10m CW Minato-ku, Tokyo
8N2HQ 80m CW Nagoya-shi, Aichi
8N3HQ 40m CW Kobe-shi, Hyogo
8N3HQ 10m Ph Kobe-shi, Hyogo
8N3HQ 20m CW Miki-shi, Hyogo
8N4HQ 80m Ph Okayama-shi, Okayama
8N4HQ 40m Ph Okayama-shi, Okayama
8N4HQ 15m Ph Okayama-shi, Okayama
8N8HQ 20m Ph Iwamizawa-shi, Hokkaido
All of the QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the JARL
bureau. [TNX VA3RJ]
KH8 - Scott, W4PA and possibily others will be active as K8A from
American Samoa on 17-28 November. The operation will focus on CW,
digital modes and the low bands. K8A will participate in the CQ WW
DX CW Contest, in either the SOAB, Multi-Single, or Multi-2
category, depending on the number of operators involved. QSL via
W4PA, direct or bureau. Further information can be found at
www.k8a2011.com [TNX NG3K]
KL - The first-time activation of IOTA group NA-242 [425DXN 1011] is on
schedule. Rick, K6VVA and Mike K9AJ will be QRV for "at least
three days" between 22 and 26 July. They plan to operate mainly CW
on 40, 30, 20 and 17 metres with two complete stations. QSL via
N6AWD. Please visit www.k6vva.com/iota/na242/news.html for further
information, including details on how contribute to this expensive
project.
KL - The KL7RRC IOTA expedition to St. Matthew Island (NA-232),
originally scheduled to take place bewteen 29 July and 5 August
[425DXN 1045], has been postponed until 2012. See www.na-234.com/
KL - Chuck, KL7OH plans to operate from Sarichef Island (NA-152)
between 1 and 15 August. He will run 100 watts into a Carolina
Windom. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
LA - LJ2T will be active again from the Signals Museum of the
Norwegian Armed Forces near Lillehammer from 30 June to 3 July.
Activity will be on all bands between 160m and 70cm using CW, SSB,
FM and the digital modes. QSL via LA5EAA.
OJ0 - Max ON5UR, Marc ON8AK, Jelmer PA5R and Dervin PD9DX will be active
as OJ0UR from Market Reef (EU-053) on 13-20 August. QSL via M0URX,
direct or bureau (QSLling instructions at www.m0urx.com). The web
pages for the expediton can be found at www.united-radio.be [TNX
PD9DX]
PA - Members of the Belgium International Police Association Radio Club
(ON4IPA) will be active as PA/ON4IPA from Texel Island (EU-038) on
2-8 July. They plan to operate OSK, RTTY and SSB with two
stations. QSL via ON6ZV, direct or bureau. [TNX VA3RJ]
PJ2 - DJ8NK, DJ9ON and DK9KX will be active as PJ2/homecall from Curacao
(SA-099) from 26 June to 7 July. They will concentrate on 6 metres
(50144 kHz), but they will also operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 80-10
metres. [TNX NG3K]
PY - PY5BH, PY5DC, PY5DJ, PY5FO and PY5IN will participate in the IOTA
Contest (30-31 July) as PR5D from Mel Island (SA-047). QSL direct
to PY5DC. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
PY - PQ8OP and PQ8XB are the callsigns that Orlando, PT2OP and Fred,
PY2XB will be using from the Bailique Archipelago (SA-045) during
the second half of August [425DXN 1045]. QSL PQ8OP via PT2OP, QSL
PQ8XB via PT7WA. Further information is expected in due course.
[TNX PS7AB]
SM - Anders, SM5EFX will be active as SF2X/p Ledskar Island (EU-135)
between 1 July and 1 August. Main activity will take place during
the IOTA Contest (30-31 July). QSL via SM5EFX, direct or bureau.
[TNX rsgbiota.org]
SM - Lars, SM6CUK will be active as SA6G/7 from Ven Island (EU-137)
from 28 July to 1 August, including an entry in the IOTA Contest.
QSL via home call. [TNX rsgbiota]
SV - Fred, DJ5RT will be active as SV3/DJ5RT/p from either Sapientza
and Schiza (both count for IOTA group EU-158) between 25 June and
16 July. He will operate QRP SSB on 20 metres. QSL direct to home
call. [TNX DXNL]
SV - Nick, SV1CEI will be active as SV1CEI/8/p from Kea Island (EU-067)
in July and August. He will operate CW and some SSB, and be be QRV
holiday style on the HF bands, and on 6 and 2 metres if conditions
allow. QSL via home call. [TNX SV1CEI]
TF - Oleksiy, VE2XAA will be active as TF/VE2XAA (QSL via home call)
from Iceland on 6-11 July. He will participate in the IARU HF
World Championship as TF4X (QSL via G3SWH). [TNX UT3UA]
TY - Salvador EA3QS, Antonello IT9YVO, Fabrizio IW3SQY, Giorgio IZ4AKS
and Francesco IZ8GCE will be active as TY1KS from Benin on 6-15
August. They will operate SSB, CW and RTTY on the HF bands and 6
metres with 2 stations. QSL via IZ8IYX, direct or bureau. Further
information can be found at www.dxcoffee.com/ty1ks [TNX IZ4AKS]
VE - Special event station VY1T will be active from 29 June to 1 July
for the Grand Opening of Aeradio Exhibit at the Teslin Historical
and Museum Society in Teslin, Yukon. QSL via VY1EEN. [TNX The
Golist]
VE - Dave, VO1LM will take part in the IOTA Contest (30-31 July) as
VD1B from Bell Island (NA-198). Look for him on 40 and 20 metres
SSB. QSL via home call (direct or bureau), LoTW and eQSL.
VK - Andrew, VK4NM and Peter, VK4LAT will be active as VK4NM/p from
Fraser Island (OC-142) between 29 July and 1 August. Look for them
on 80-10 metres, with primary activity during the IOTA Contest.
QSL direct to M0OXO. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
VU - The Bangalore Amateur Radio Club (VU2ARC) is active as AT8VTM from
the Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technology Museum in Bangalore
until 27 June for the 10th International Museums Weekend. QSL to
VU2JHM.
W - The following stations will be active during the "Original 13
Colonies Special Event", which will be held on 1-5 July: K2A (New
York), K2B (Virginia), K2C (Rhode Island), K2D (Connecticut), K2E
(Delaware), K2F (Maryland), K2G (Georgia), K2H (Massachusetts),
K2I (New Jersey), K2J (North Carolina), K2K (New Hampshire), K2L
(South Carolina) and K2M (Pennsylvania). Further information on
the event and the relevant certificate can be found at
www.13colonies.info
W - KE4TZN, KG4CXY, KI4BKC, KI4IWS, W4OTN and WA4WPD will be active as
N4I from Core Banks (NA-067) from 29 July to 1 August, IOTA
Contest included. They will operate CW and SSB; before and after
the contest they will be QRV also on 6 metres and possibily
satellite in various modes. QSL via W4OTN, direct or bureau. [TNX
rsgbiota]
YJ - Andy, P29CS will be active as YJ8A from Efate (OC-035), Vanuatu
until 17 July. QSL via M0URX. [TNX DX World]
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
V47DA ---> The Daily DX reports that Conny, DL1DA "has not been QRV as
V47DA from St. Kitts and Nevis for several years. He does not know anything
about the recent June 2011 activity".
+ SILENT KEYS + Dan Holloway, VK8AN passed away on 20 June. "He had had
serious illnesses over the last several years", VK4AAR says, "but passed
away due to severe pneumonia". Dan operated from several new or rare IOTA
groups, eg VK8AN/p (OC-229, 1999), VK6BM (OC-234, 2000), VK6BSI (OC-243,
2001), VK6AN (OC-266, 2004), VK6LI (OC-071, 2004) and VK6DHI (OC-206,
2005). His major long lasting effort was to Troughton Island (OC-154),
between the 1990s and early September 2003, when he went QRT from there.
Other recently reported Silent Keys include Francisco Campos Crespo
(EA4BT), Johnny Roche (EI5CJB), Paddy McGorman (EI7BS), Tim Haynes (G8PTP),
Erkki Korpelainen (OH1DG), Raimo Molarius (OH7QC) and Desmond Roy Hearsum
(W8PR).
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3A2LF, 3D2A, 3D2DX, 4A0IARU,
4A4A, 4K8M, 4S7NE, 5M2TT, 5N5K, 5R8HL, 5W0NU, 5X1T, 5Z4KI, 6W/PA3EWP, 8R1A,
9H1PS, 9H1XT, 9N7AN, 9N7DX, 9Q50ON, 9V1WW, 9X0VB, 9Y4D, A45XR, AH0/AB2RF,
AO9IB, BT4EXPO, C4N, C56FR, CE2/CX1EK, CE2/VE7SV, CN8KD, CN8NK, CO8LY,
D2AM, E51JD, EA9IB, ED9M, EP4HR, ER1LW, EX2A, EX2F, FG5FR, FM/F6ARC, FM5CD,
H44MS, HH2/HB9AMO, HH2/PA5M, HH2/PY3SB, HH4/K4QD, HI3/W1JNZ, HS0ZIN,
HV4NAC, J28RO, J79AN, J79M, J79ZZ, J7A, J7N, JD1BLY, JD1BMH, JX9NOA, JY5HX,
K8LEE/CY0, KG4EM, KH0PR, KH6MB, KH8/AI5P, LU7HN, LU8EEM, LZ2VU, MJ/K3PLV,
N0TG/CY0, N1SNB/CY0, OD5NJ, OM3SEM, P29CS, P29NI (OC-257), P29TL, P29VCX
(OC-101), P29VCX (OC-117), P29VLR (OC-231), PJ2/K8LEE, PJ4/K4BAI, PZ5T,
RI1FJ, S51V, S79UFT, S9DX, ST2AR, SU1SK, SV5/G0SGB/p, SV9/LA4XFA, T6JC,
TA0/WA2KBZ, TG9ANF, TG9NX, TI5N, TI8II, TJ3AY, TJ9PF, TK5MH, TT8DX, UK7F,
UK8GKW, UK8OM, UK8QQ, UK8VA, V44KJ, V5/DJ2HD, V73QQ, VP2ETN, VP2MM,
VP2V/NY6X, VP5/WA0MHJ, VP5CW, VP8DMH/p (AN-018), VP8ORK, VR2XMT, VU4PB,
WP3C, XE1RCS, XU7ABW, XU7DLH, XV2RZ, XV4YY, Z2/K0YY, Z21DXI, ZB3R, ZD7FT,
ZD8RH, ZD9T, ZK2A, ZK2BQI, ZL50VK, ZS3D, ZS8M.
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