425 DX News issue #1055

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23 July 2011                                              A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1055
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                         ****  DX  INFORMATION  ****
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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

9A     - Daniel, DK3CH will be active as 9A/DK3CH from  Dugi  Otok  (EU-170)
         from 28 July to 10 August, including an entry in the IOTA  Contest.
         QSL via home call. [TNX NG3K]
9A     - Alessandro, IZ4AMS will be  active  as  9A8AMS  from  Sveti  Nikola
         Island (EU-110) from 29 July to 1 August,  including  an  entry  in
         the IOTA Contest. QSL via home call. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
CE     - The CE4A expedition to Pupuya  Island  (SA-095,  new  one)  [425DXN
         1052] is now scheduled to take place on 20-23 November  (dates  may
         change in case of bad weather conditions). Cezar, VE3LYC and  Dino,
         CE3PG will operate CW and SSB on 17, 20, 30 and 40 metres with  two
         stations (100 watts)  and  multiband  verticals.  QSL  via  VE3LYC,
         direct  or  bureau.  Further   information,    including    QSLling
         istructions and details on how contribute  to  this  difficult  and
         expensive project, can be found at http://ce4a.yolasite.com/
EI     - A group of operators  from  the  Galway  Radio  Experimenters  Club
         (EI4GRC)  and  the  Shannon  Basin  Radio  Club    (EI2SBC)    will
         participate in the IOTA Contest as EJ3Z from  Inishbofin  (EU-121).
         QSL via EI3Z. Operators mentioned are EI2EO, EI2II,  EI3ER,  EI3HA,
         EI4AL, EI4CF, EI5GT, EI6GGB, EI6IB,  EI6JK,  EI7DMB,  EI8IH,  EI8IU
         and EI9HX; on the days leading up to the contest, members  will  be
         active using their own callsigns as well as EJ4GRC on HF  and  VHF.
         [TNX Southgate ARC]
EI     - Members of the Dalkey Island Contest Group will be active as  EI1DD
         from the main island of Ireland (EU-115) during the  IOTA  Contest.
         QSL only via bureau. [TNX EI7CC]
ES     - Juri, ES5GP will be active from Vaindloo Island  (EU-149)  from  27
         July to 3 August. He will operate SSB and digital modes on  the  HF
         bands, 6 and 2 metres, and will participate in the IOTA Contest  as
         either ES4GP or ES4WK. QSL via bureau. [TNX NG3K]
F      - Special callsign TM2CV will in use during the  19th  World  Meeting
         of 2CV Friends that will be held in Salbris, France on 26-31  July.
         QSL via F6KJX. [TNX F8REF]
F      - The Council of Europe  Radio  Amateur  Club  (TP2CE,  ewwa.free.fr)
         will be active again as TP50CE on 29-31 July. QSL via  F5LGF.  [TNX
         F6FQK]
F      - F4RTE, F5IL, F5JY, F5NKX, F5RJM, F6BFH, F8PDR  and  ON4LO  will  be
         active as TM5SM from the Saint Marcouf Islands  (EU-081)  on  11-15
         August. They will operate CW, SSB and RTTY  on  all  bands  (except
         160 metres). QSL via F5RJM, direct or bureau.
G      - The Cestrian Scout Group from Chester (England) will be  active  as
         GB2COS on 29-31 July. They plan to be QRV on 10, 12,  15,  17,  20,
         40 and 80 metres. The station is to coincide with and make  contact
         with the 22nd World Scout Jamboree in Sweden (see  SM  below).  QSL
         via G7BQY. [TNX G7BQY]
GM     - Lanarkshire Contest Group's member GM0ELP will be  active  as  MM3T
         from the Isle of Bute (EU-123) on 30-31 July for the  IOTA  Contest
         (12 hours, CW). QSL via eQSL only, as "we do  not  have  paper  QSL
         cards" (but IOTA chasers will be able to claim credit  online  once
         the  contest  logs  are  uploaded  to    www.rsgbiota.org).    [TNX
         rsgbiota.org]
GU     - MU/PA9M is the callsign the PA6Z Contest and DX Team will be  using
         from Guernsey (EU-114) on 23-30 October [425DXN 1049], including  a
         Multi-Multi entry in the CQ WW SSB Contest. They  will  operate  CW
         and SSB on 160-6 metres with up to seven stations.  QSL  via  PA9M,
         direct  or  bureau.  Further  information  can    be    found    at
         www.pa6z.nl/guernsey_2011
GW     - The G5O Contest Group will be  active  as  GW5O  from  Holy  Island
         (EU-124) from 29 July to 1 August, including an entry in  the  IOTA
         Contest. QSL via the bureau. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
I      - Weather permitting, the Extreme DX & Contest Group will  be  active
         as IL3A from La Certosa (EU-131) on 23 July. The operators will  be
         Nicola IZ3EBA, Stefano IZ3NVR and Sergio IZ3NXC; look for  them  on
         40 and 20 metres SSB and CW. QSL  via  IK3HHX,  direct  or  bureau.
         [TNX IZ3EBA]
I      - Alfio, IT9EJW and other  ten  operators  (IT9ATQ,  IT9GAC,  IT9RKR,
         IT9RYJ, IT9VKY, IT9ZZO, IW9BCW, IW9GUR,  IW9HLI  and  IW9HQP)  will
         participate in the IOTA Contest  as  IT9EJW/p  from  Lachea  Island
         (EU-166). QSL via IT9EJW, direct or bureau.
JW     - Fred, G3SVK says he will be active from Svalbard  as  JW/G3SVK  for
         one day only, on 25 July. He will be QRV mostly on  CW,  but  could
         try some SSB if time permits.
KH8    - Ron, WA8LOW and other four operators will be active  as  WA8LOW/KH8
         from Tutuila (OC-045), American Samoa on  1-17  August.  They  will
         run four high power stations on 160-6 metres  all  modes.  QSL  via
         WA8LOW. [TNX The Daily DX]
KL     - Chuck, KL7OH has cancelled his  announced  activity  from  Sarichef
         Island (NA-152) [425DXN 1051]. "A valiant effort will be  made  for
         2012", he says.
LA     - Chris, LA8OM will be active from Finnoy  (EU-055)  on  28-31  July,
         including an entry (24 hours CW) in the IOTA Contest. QSL via  home
         call, bureau preferred. [TNX NG3K]
LZ     - Stan LZ1GC, Dechko LZ1QV, Boyko LZ1QN,  Boris  LZ2JR,  Nasko  LZ3YY
         and Todor LZ5TS will be active  as  LZ0I  from  Sveti  Ivan  Island
         (EU-181) on 29-31 July,  IOTA  Contest  included.  QSL  via  LZ1BJ,
         bureau preferred. [TNX LZ1BJ]
OH     - Jari, OH1JO will be active again as OH1K  from  Kaunissaari  Island
         (EU-140) between 28 July and 4 August. He will  operate  mainly  on
         20 metres. QSL via OH1JO, direct or bureau.
OZ     - Look for Rene, DH3BEA to be active as OZ/DH3BEA  from  Fano  Island
         (EU-125) from 24 July to 5 August. QSL via  home  call,  direct  or
         bureau. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
OZ     - Mike, DG5LAC and Petra, DB1LPS will be  active  as  OZ/DG5LAC  from
         Bjorno Island (EU-172) from 29  July  to  1  August,  IOTA  Contest
         included. Expect activity on 80-10  metres  SSB.  QSL  via  DG5LAC,
         direct or bureau. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
OZ     - Look for OZ7BQ/p to be active from Drejo  Island  (EU-172)  between
         29 July and 5 August, including an entry in the RSGB IOTA  Contest.
         QSL via home call (bureau preferred) and LoTW. [TNX VA3RJ]
PY     - PU7RLM, PY7AHA, PY7GK, PY7OO, PY7VI and PY7XC  will  be  active  as
         PY7CRA/p from Itamaraca Island  (SA-046)  on  29-31  July.  QSL  to
         PY7CRA, direct or bureau. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
PY     - Orlando, PT2OP as PQ8OP and Fred, PY2XB as  PQ8XB  will  be  active
         from  the  Parazinho  Biological  Reserve,  Bailique    Archipelago
         (SA-045) [425DXN 1051] on 17-24 August. They will operate  SSB,  CW
         and digital modes on 40-10 metres. They will have  6m  capabilities
         and will monitor the band for openings. QSL PQ8OP  via  PT2OP,  QSL
         PQ8XB via PT7WA. [TNX PT2OP]
SM     - Special event station SJ22S (http://sj22s.simplyscouting.se/)  will
         be active from 27 July to 7 August  during  the  22nd  World  Scout
         Jamboree to be held near Rinkaby, Sweden. The site will be  staffed
         and operated 24/7 by a select team of 40  amateur  radio  operators
         from around the world.
SV     - Laci, HA0NAR will be active as SX8R from  Thassos  Island  (EU-174)
         from 25 July to 1 August, including an entry in the  IOTA  Contest.
         He will be QRV on 160-6 metres CW,  SSB  and  RTTY.  QSL  via  home
         call. [TNX DX World]
SV     - Look for Laci HA6NL  (J48NL),  Sanyi  HA7JJS  (J48JJ),  Laci  HA7PL
         (J48P) and Andor HA5AOP (SV8/HA5AOP)  to  be  active  from  Thassos
         Island (EU-174) from 27 July to 1 August,  IOTA  Contest  included.
         QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [TNX The Daily DX]
SV5   -  SV5BYR,   SW5KKR   and   a  group  of  operators  from  Crete  will
         participate in the IOTA Contest as J45K from Kasos Island  (EU-001,
         WWL KM35kj). Activity is expected to start on 27  July  on  the  HF
         bands as well as on 6m, 4m,  2m  even  on  1,2  GHz  if  conditions
         allow. QSL via SV9DJO and LotW.
TA     - Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Turkish Air Force, the  TC
         Special Wireless Activity Team will operate as  TC100TAF  on  23-31
         July. QSL via TA1HZ. [TNX TA1HZ]
UA     - Expect Victor, R6AF to be active  as  R6AF/p  from  Sudzhuk  Island
         (EU-185) until 1 August, including an entry in  the  IOTA  Contest.
         QSL via home call. [TNX NG3K]
UA     - Victor, RN1N and Dmitry, UA1NFA will  operate  as  homecall/p  from
         Yakostrov or Sev Kolovar (EU-147) during the IOTA  Contest,  as  SO
         LP DXpedition entries. QSL via home calls, direct or  bureau.  [TNX
         UA1NFA]
UN     - Mike, UN8GC and others will be active  as  UQ44Q  from  the  Kolsay
         Lakes National Park on 29-31 July. Further information and  QSLling
         policy can be found at http://uq44q.com/
UR     - UR3CJR, UR3GO, UR5GDX, UR8GX and UT7CL  will  be  active  from  the
         Kalanchakskiye Islands (EU-179) from 26  July  to  3  August.  They
         will operate CW and SSB on 80-10 metres. QSL  via  UR8GX.  [TNX  DX
         World]
UR     - Bogdan, UT7UU will be active as  EO2011U  between  25  July  and  5
         August for F1 Powerboat Grand Prix to be held  Vyshgorod.  He  will
         be QRV on the HF bands using SSB, CW, RTTY and PSK 31/63.  QSL  via
         UT7UU.
V6     - Look for V63FAA to be active from Kosrae  (OC-059)  on  25-29  July
         and from Pohnpei (OC-010)  from  30  July  to  5  August.  He  will
         operate holiday style mainly on 40 and 20 metres SSB  and  CW.  QSL
         via  LOTW  or direct  to W6ANM. Further information can be found at
         http://home.comcast.net/~v63faa-2011/site/
VE     - VE9MY, VE9GLF and VO1DK now expect to  be  active  as  VO1/homecall
         from Little Bell Island (NA-198) [425DXN 1053] during "the week  of
         25 July". Their announced plans were  for  activity  on  20  metres
         from about 14 to 20 UTC. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau.
VE     - Rich VA1CHP, Helen VA1YL, Lynn  VE1ENT,  Fred  VE1FA,  Bill  VE1MR,
         Bill VE3NNQ, Al VO1NO and Lowell  VY2OX  will  be  active  on  80-6
         metres as VX1D from Bon Portage Island (NA-126) from 26 July  to  1
         August. During the IOTA Contest they will use VC1D. QSL via VE1DHD.
VE     - VA3KAI, VE3VY, VE3BSB and possibly others  plan  to  be  active  as
         VE2/VE3LCA from Grosse Boule (NA-125) from 29  July  to  1  August.
         QSL via VA3KAI, direct or bureau. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
W      - Once again Jon, WB8YJF will be active  as  WB8YJF/4  from  Ocracoke
         Island (NA-067) on 24-31 July. He will operate CW, RTTY and SSB  on
         80-10 metres, and will take part in the IOTA Contest. QSL via  home
         call. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
W      - Look for Rich, NC4EN to be  active  as  NC4EN/2  from  Bogue  Banks
         (NA-112) on 25-31 July. QSL direct to  home  call,  plus  LoTW  and
         eQSL. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
W      - AE6RS, K6GEP, W6UX and WA6WPG will be active  from  Anacapa  Island
         (NA-144) on 29-31 July. They will participate in the  IOTA  Contest
         as W6UX/p (QSL via K6GEP). Outside the contest  they  will  operate
         SSB  and  CW  on  40-6  metres  (QSL  via   home    calls).    [TNX
         islandchaser.com]
W      - The Cape Ann Amateur Radio Association will be active as  W1T  from
         Thacher Island (NA-148) from 29 July to 1  August.  QSL  direct  to
         W1GLO. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
W      - Look for Joe, K5KUA/5 to be active from Galveston  Island  (NA-143)
         from 29 July to 1 August, including an entry in the  IOTA  Contest.
         QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX rgsbiota.org]
W      - Adam, W1ASB will participate in the IOTA Contest  as  W1ASB/p  from
         Ram Island (NA-136). QSL via home call. [TNX W1ASB]
XE     - Andrea, IZ2LSC will be active as XE3/IZ2LSC  from  mainland  Mexico
         from 26 July to 8 August,  and  as  XF3/IZ2LSC  from  Isla  Mujeres
         (NA-045) on 9-14 August. He will operate CW (QRS), SSB and  digital
         modes on 30-6  metres.  QSL  via  home  call  (bureau),  via  EB7DX
         (direct) and LoTW. Further information at www.timpy.it/xf3

SOUTH SUDAN ---> The Intrepid-DX Group/DX Friends advance team was  expected
to arrive in Juba, South Sudan on 20 July with a list of  tasks  to  perform
in advance of the main team. "As the ITU has not yet  issued  a  new  prefix
for South Sudan", N6PSE said on 19 July, "our license  that  was  issued  in
March has the call-sign of ST0R (Sierra Tango Zero Romeo). That will be  our
call for the DXpedition unless the  ITU  issues  a  new  prefix  which  will
require that we amend our license".  According  to  the  expedition  website
(www.dxfriends.com/SouthernSudan2011/), the team plans  to  be  QRV  on  all
bands and mode with at least five stations between 25 July  and  10  August.
QSL via EA5RM.

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                         ****  GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

FRANCE: POSTAL RATES ---> French postal rates for priority letter items  (up
to 20g) mailed abroad have increased since 1 July:
0.77 EUR    European Union countries and Switzerland
0.89 EUR    rest of the world
A postage calculator on-line service can be found at www.laposte.fr.

NOT THE MANAGER ---> "For some reason I am getting more and more  QSL  cards
for RK3AZY/1", Ric, DL2VFR says. However, he is not and has never  been  the
QSL manager for this station.

QSL DZ1P ---> "The  DZ1P  (11-13  March,  OC-091)  cards  were  printed  and
shipped on 11 June", VE7DP says, "but delivery has been  delayed  due  to  a
recent postal strike in Canada. The package should  arrive  some  time  this
month - PSE QRX, all direct requests will be attended to promptly".

QSL FT5 ---> Les Nouvelles DX has printed a small batch of cards  for  FT5ZB
(Amsterdam, 1988), FT0ZB (Amsterdam, 1988) and/or FT2XE  (Kerguelen,  1988).
If you still need a QSL, you can send your request to  F3CJ,  either  direct
(Joel Cathelain, Les Antennes, 4 hameau des Tilleuls, 62118 Pelves,  France)
or via the bureau. [TNX F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX]

+ SILENT KEYS + FOC and HSC member Jens Sperling (DL7AKC) passed away at  45
years of age. A 100% CW operator, he took part  in  the  D68C  (2001),  3B9C
(2004) and 3B7C (2007) DXpeditions.
Timothy  Lloyd  Anderson  (K0OR)  lost  his  life  on    16    July  when  a
communications tower he was helping dismantle was blown over by  a  gust  of
wind. Tom Embree (NC0K) was seriously injured in the accident.
Scott A.  Lehman  (N9AG)  passed  away  on  19  July.  A  top-notch  contest
operator, he was also the QSL manager for J64AS,  J68AS,  J6A  (1998  only),
J6DX,  J6LSC,  PJ2/K9SG,  PJ2C  (March  2003),  PJ2H  (March  2002),  PJ2HQ,
PJ2Z(October 2001) and PJ2T (he answered "literally  hundreds  of  thousands
QSL requests", N0VD says. "If you  are  waiting  for  a  PJ2T  confirmation,
please be patient").
Other recently reported Silent Keys include Pericles Costa Lima (PT7BR),  V.
Rajan Henry (VU2HY), M. V. P. Kini (VU2SX) and Stig E. Ekblad (W2JWF).

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QSLs received direct  or through  managers:  3D2A, 4J3M,  4L/UU4JMG,  4L6AM,
5I3A,  5M2TT,  5N7M, 6W2SC,  6Y5WJ, 8Q7SV, 8R1Z, 9K2VO, 9L5MS, A25HQ, A61BK,
A71BX, C31PP, CE9XX, CR5CQK, CX5BW, EA/FT5YK,  EG5CI, ER1EA, EX8MLE,  FG5FR,
GD6IA, HC/FT5YK, HK7AAG, HS0AC,  HV0A, HZ1FI,  J28JA, J5UAP,  JD1BMH, JT1DA,
K8LEE/CY0, KC4/FT5YK,  KG4WW, KP2/K3CT,  KP4EIT, LY3BH, N0TG/CY0, N1SNB/CY0,
OA4TT,  OA4VIE, OD5/DL6SN,  OD5NH, P29VCX,  P29VLR, PJ2T, PJ4E, PJ76,  PP0T,
PZ5RA, S9DX, ST2AR, ST2EB, SV2ASP/A, SY8S (EU-060), T2XG, T30XG, T31A, T6AF,
T88KL, TG9AHM, TG9NX, TJ3AY, TJ9PF, TL0A, TO2FH,  TO2T, TO7RJ,  TT8DX, TZ6U,
UN2C,  V73NS, VK0KEV,  VP8DLM, VP8ORK,  VU4PB,  YB8FL,  YL4U, YN2ER,  YN2ET,
YN2MG, ZA/I2GPT, ZB2X, ZB3R, ZL8X, ZY6Z (SA-080).

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