425 DX News issue #1078
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No 1078
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
3DA - 3DA0PW is the callsign issued to Phil, G3SWH and John, EA5ARC
(G3OLU) for their 21-29 February activity from Swaziland [425DXN
1076]. They will operate CW only on 80-10 metres with two
stations. They have a webpage at www.g3swh.org.uk/3da0pw.html. QSL
via G3SWH and LoTW. [TNX G3SWH]
9A - The 9A prefix was issued to Croatia (previously YU2) twenty years
ago. To celebrate this anniversary, several Croatian individual
and club stations have been granted permission to add "20" to
their prefixes (e.g. 9A0Z = 9A200Z, 9A1MM = 9A201MM, 9A2AA =
9A202AA, etc) from 1 January through 31 December 2012. Information
on the relevant award can be found at www.hamradio.hr
CY0 - AA4VK and WA4DAN arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia on 27 December in
preparation for the Sable Island DXpedition [425DXN 1077]. Severe
winds made it unsafe to fly on 28 December, and the "beach runway"
on the island has been covered with water since the 29th. "Due to
the uncertainty of when the runway will be suitable for landing",
they reported on the 30th, "we decided to delay the DXpedition and
return to the US".
FO - The VP6T team will be active as TX6T from Tahiti (OC-046) [425DXN
1076] both on their way to and returning from Pitcairn. The
tentative dates are 15-16 January and 8-10 February. There might
be a short operation as TX6T/p from Mangareva (OC-063) on 6-7
February, but that activity will depend on the early arrival of
the return boat from Pitcairn. QSL via G3TXF. [TNX DX World]
FW - Laci, HA0NAR (www.ha0nar.hu) and other two operators will be
active as FW0R from Wallis Island (OC-054) between 25 January and
23 February 2012. They will run two stations with amplifiers on
160-6 metres CW, SSB and RTTY, with a focus on 160, 80, 40 and
30m. On 5-10 February they will operate as TW0F from Futuna Island
- same DXCC Entity but a different (and rarer) IOTA group, OC-118.
QSL for both callsigns via HA0NAR.
HK0 - On 26 December four HK0NA team members (HK1N, HK1T, HK6F and
HK1MW) departed from the Colombian Navy Base Bahia Malaga,
destination Malpelo Island. The advanced team will set up two
operating sites, 11 stations, 18 antennas and the wireless network
in order to allow the main group to begin radio operations
immediately upon their arrival on 21 January. Bookmark
http://hk0na.com for updates.
KH3 - Susan, W7KFI has to postpone her operation from Johnston Atoll
[425DXN 1071] for 4-6 weeks. The US Fish & Wildlife Service
requires the she "pulls her boat out of the water and has the hull
scraped, then repainted. The shipyard who would do this work
cannot get Susan an appointment until approx four weeks from now",
her QSL manager (KH6CG) reported on 24 December, "so shove off
date will be beginning February at earliest". [TNX DX World]
PJ2 - Ron, N6EE and Chet, W6XK will be active as PJ2N from Curacao
(SA-099) during the ARRL RTTY Round-Up (7-8 January). QSL via LoTW
or direct to NN6NN. They also plan to operate digital modes as
PJ2/N6EE and PJ2/W6XK before and after the contest. [TNX DX World]
PJ4 - Peter, PA8A will be active holiday tyle as PJ4B from Bonaire
(SA-006) on 8-22 January. QSL via PA8A, direct only. [TNX NG3K]
PJ7 - Paolo, IK2QPR reports he will be active as PJ7/IK2QPR from Sint
Maarten (NA-105) on 8-16 January. QSL via home call.
T8 - Mike JA6EGL, Yasu JA6UBY, Masa JH6KXG and Yu JE6DND will be active
as T88SM, T88CP, T88BI and T88HK from Palau (OC-009) on 11-19
January. They plan to be QRV on 80-10 metres CW and SSB. QSL
direct to home calls. [TNX JN6RZM]
VK - Peter VK3ZPF, Matt VK2ADF and Kevin VK3KAB will be active as
VK3SAT from French Island (OC-136) on 7-8 January. It will be a
lightweight, battery powered operation on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10
metres. Further information can be found at qrz.com under VK3SAT.
VP9 - Jamie, WW3S will be active as VP9/WW3S from Bermuda (NA-005) on
5-10 January, including activity in the ARRL RTTY Roundup. QSL via
home call and LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX]
W - The Baton Rouge ARC (W5GIX) will be active from Grand Isle
(NA-168) on 6-8 January. Operators mentioned are AD5VC, K5DF,
K5DFD, N5IB, W5AJD and W5XU; they plan to be QRV on 80-10 metres
and possibly 6m SSB, CW, and digital modes. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
XU - Alex, UA9YAB and Alex, UA9YPS will be active as XU7YAB and XU7YPS
from Cambodia on 3-6 January. A side trip to IOTA group AS-133 is
also planned. QSL via home calls. [TNX DX World]
YV - A team of Venezuelan operators will be active as YX6AJ from Angel
Falls, the world's highest waterfall, in the Canaima National Park
on on 3-6 January. QSL via YV5AJ.
ANTARCTICA ---> Mika, OH2FFP will operate from a few bases in Antarctica
between mid-January and mid-February. Callsigns to be used are OH2FFP/p from
Nordenskiold multinational camp, OJ1ABOA from the Finnish station Aboa and
SM/OH2FFP from the Swedish station Wasa.
Bhagwati, VU3BPZ expects to arrive at Bharati, India's new reasearch
station located in the Larsemann Hills on Princess Elizabeth Land in early
January. He will remain at the base until March 2013, and he plans to be QRV
on the HF bands in his spare time, possibily with a special callsign. QSL
via I1HYW. [TNX DX World]
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
CCC JUBILEE AWARD ---> This award is to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of
Queen Elizabeth II and especially her position as head of the Commonwealth
of Nations. The award is for working stations located in at least 60 out of
the 139 qualifying Commonwealth Call Areas between 1 January and 31
December 2012. No QSL or other verification will be required. Certificates
will be available for download and printing by stations claiming the
contacts required. Full details at www.beru.org.uk/CCCaward/CCCindex.html
CQ DX MARATHON ---> Each year CQ Magazine sponsors a challenge to work as
many countries and zones as possible in the calendar year. The 2011 edition
of the CQ Magazine DX Marathon ends on 31 December, and logs are due no
later than 31 January 2012. See the DX Marathon website for complete
details (www.dxmarathon.com). Also, a new Yahoo Group has been created to
help share information and answer questions regarding the Marathon. Once
signed into Yahoo Groups, search for 'DXMarathon'. [TNX K9EL]
DIAMOND DXCC CHALLENGE ---> To celebrating the 75th anniversary of the DXCC
Award, the ARRL has created the Diamond DXCC Challenge, which will run from
1 January through 31 December 2012. The country list to be used for the
Diamond DXCC Challenge is based upon the list of 231 places shown in 1937.
The idea is to work nowadays entities (not only traditional DXCC entities,
but also cities, IOTA groups, and various sub-political entities inside
DXCC entities) that represent the places listed 75 years ago. Complete
details can be found on the dedicated web pages at www.arrl.org/diamond-dxcc
CONTEST UNIVERSITY ---> Early bird registration is now open for 2012 Dayton
Contest University (CTU) will be held on 17 May at the Crowne Plaza in
Dayton, Ohio. It will be the sixth year for CTU Dayton. Topics, professors
and registration form can be found on http://contestuniversity.com
DX UNIVERSITY ---> DX University (DXU) is the twin to the very successful
Contest University (CTU), providing high-caliber offerings for beginning
and experienced DXers alike. The first session will be held on 20 April
2012 at the Holiday Inn in Visalia, California. Among the lecturers are
AA7A, G3SXW, K4UEE, K9LA, N7NG, W3UR, W6OAT, W9KNI and XE1KK, many of whom
are inductees of the CQ DX Hall of Fame. Learn the secrets of operating
techniques for working DX, optimizing stations & antennas for DXing, about
propagation, information sources, awards, and ethics, remote operating,
QSLing and much more. You will also get the DXpeditioner's view of how
DXers should operate to get into the log. Complete information can be found
at www.dxuniversity.com; registration will begin on 2 January 2012. [TNX
G3SXW]
DXCC NEWS ---> E44PM (Palestine, 2011 operation) and 5N6/YL2SW (Nigeria)
have been approved for DXCC credit. The latter had been on hold pending a
review of the status of the location (in accordance with DXCC rule 8
regarding it being "land-based"). If you had credit for 5N6/YL2SW rejected
in the past, send a note to bmoore[@]arrl.org to have your record updated.
You can see the results when the change has been done to your record by
checking your LoTW account or, the DXCC daily numbers. [TNX NC1L]
HS0AC ---> The Northern California DX Foundation announced a "Christmas
gift" of $500 to help rebuild and re-equip the Radio Amateur Society of
Thailand's HS0AC Club station that was destroyed by recent flooding [425DXN
1076].
The three towers and multi-band yagis were not harmed, the clubhouse itself
can be refurbished and used again, and the HS0AC computer logs are safe.
However, there are no surviving radios: 14 rigs were lost along with
amplifiers and all other devices (read the "HS0AC Horror Story" at
www.qsl.net/rast/)
HS0AC is appealing to the world to help re-build. The goal is to get at
least one complete station replaced as soon as possible, but replacement
will expand as funding is available. This station is open for operation by
any licensed amateur, from anywhere, and for decades has represented
Thailand in contests and as a first HS DX contact. Please help Thailand
hams by donating any amount via PayPal (donate[@]rast.or.th). All donations
will go entirely to rebuilding the station.
IOTA NEWS ---> The following operations (January-December 2011) have
provided acceptable validation material and are therefore approved for IOTA
credit:
AF-068 5C2B Herne Island (September 2011)
AF-068 5C2J Herne Island (September 2011)
AF-068 5C2P Herne Island (September 2011)
AF-068 5C2S Herne Island (September 2011)
AF-068 CN8QY/p Herne Island (September 2011)
AF-093 J5NAR/p Jeta Island (February 2011)
AS-073 9M2/IZ1MHY Redang Island (September/October 2011)
AS-191 7Z7AA Jabal Al Lith Island (November 2011)
EU-069 EG5CI Columbretes Islands (April 2011)
EU-189 MM0RAI/p Isle of Rockall (October 2011)
NA-184 K6VVA/6 St George Reef (April 2011)
NA-232 KL7RRC St Matthew Island (July 2011)
NA-242 K6VVA/KL7 Point Lay Barrier Island (July 2011)
OC-101 P29VCX St John's Island, Feni Islands (April 2011)
OC-117 P29VCX Misima Island, Louisiade Archipelago (April 2011)
OC-136 F9IE/VK3/p Phillip Island (February 2011)
OC-139 F9IE/VK5/p Kangaroo Island (March 2011)
OC-231 P29VLR Nissan Island, Green Islands (April 2011)
OC-232 4W6A Atauro Island (September 2011)
OC-239 YB0MWM/9 Doom Island (October 2011)
OC-239 YB9WZJ/p Doom Island (October 2011)
OC-240 P29VCX Loloata Island (April 2011)
OC-257 P29NI Nuguria Islands (April 2011)
SA-031 CE9/PA3EXX Herschel Island, Hermite Islands (January 2011)
SA-031 CE9/VE3LYC Herschel Island, Hermite Islands (January 2011)
SA-045 PQ8OP Parazinho Island (August 2011)
SA-045 PQ8XB Parazinho Island (August 2011)
SA-095 CE4A Pupuya Island (November 2011)
SA-097 CE9/PA3EXX Gonzalo Island, Diego Ramirez Islands (January 2011)
SA-097 CE9/VE3LYC Gonzalo Island, Diego Ramirez Islands (January 2011)
The list includes operations where validation material was specifically
required for credit to be given, as well as operations where validation
material was volunteered. In all cases, cards submitted will be accepted by
Checkpoints if they meet normal standards (i.e. the island name should be
printed on the card). [TNX www.g3kma.dsl.pipex.com]
MOST WANTED SURVEY ---> The DX Magazine's annual Most Wanted Survey was
conducted in September-October 2011 [425DXN 1062]. The top 20 DXCC Entities
are:
1. P5 North Korea 11. VK0 Macquarie Island
2. KP1 Navassa Island 12. HK0 Malpelo Island
3. 3Y Bouvet Island 13. FT5T Tromelin Island
4. VK0 Heard Island 14. SV/A Mount Athos
5. 7O Yemen 15. ZL9 Auckland & Campbell Isls
6. FT5Z Amsterdam & St. Paul Isls 16. PY0S St. Peter & Paul Rocks
7. FT5W Crozet Isls 17. KH5 Palmyra & Jarvis Isls
8. BS7H Scarborough Reef 18. KH5K Kingman Reef
9. VP8 South Sandwich Isls 19. KH9 Wake Island
10. ZS8 Marion Island 20. FT5J/E Juan de Nova Isl, Europa Isl
The 100 Most Wanted listing, with the results of the 2010 survey for
comparison, is expected to be posted to www.dxpub.com/dx_news.html around
15 January. The complete breakdown by continent is available in the
January/February 2011 issue of "The DX Magazine"; a breakdown by mode will
be published in the March/April issue.
QSL 9J2CA ---> "I have just resumed QSL managership for James, 9J2CA in
Lusaka, Zambia", Phil G3SWH says. "James is mainly QRV on the digital modes
with the occasional foray on to CW". QSL direct (Phil Whitchurch, 21
Dickensons Grove, Congresbury, Bristol, BS49 5HQ, United Kingdom) or LoTW.
An on-line log search can be found at www.g3swh.org.uk/9j2ca.html
QSL JX5O ---> Members of the JX5O team report that "due to unforeseen
circumstances", Stan, SQ8X, will be delaying the sending of QSLs until
sometime in January at the earliest. Updates on this issue should be
forthcoming on the JX5O website (http://janmayen2011.org/) [TNX KA3NRX]
QSL MANAGER OFFERED ---> Juan Carlos, EA7HBC (ea7hbc[@]gmail.com) is
willing to offer his services (including the QSL cards colour printing) to
any amateur radio station in need. [TNX EA7HBC]
US POSTAL RATES ---> Effective 22 January 2012 the U.S. Postal Service
(www.usps.com) will implement a postage rate increase for most mailing
services. The rates for First-Class Mail International letters up to 1 oz
(28 grams) will be as follows:
Canada and Mexico USD 0.85
Rest of the world USD 1.05
VE POSTAL RATES ---> Canadian postal rates will rise again on 16 January.
The new base prices for standard letter items up to 30g are as follows:
Canada CAD 0.61
U.S.A. CAD 1.05
International CAD 1.80
Please note that stamps are subject to taxes that can vary from Province to
Province. Actual rates can be calculated through the "Find a Rate" on-line
service provided by Canada Post (www.canadapost.ca).
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Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
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3Z50HK SP5ZRW DU1/JJ5GMJ JH5RXS OD5PY KU9C
3Z85LKK SP8AUP E51AND AB7FS OF150M OH8DR
4L5O N3SL E51EME ZL1RS OG73X OH8L
4L6DL LZ1OT EA1CYK/p EA7LS OH9SCL OH9UV
4S7BRG LZ3HI EA6/G3SZU M0OXO ON44NUTS ON4RCA
4S7KKG DC0KK EA8OM DJ1OJ OY1OF M0URX
4T100MP OA4O EK3GM IK2QPR PA30BR PA1BR
5B8AD W3HNK EK6TA DJ0MCZ PG65ISWL PA0FAW
5H3CMG ZR6CMG EL2DT EL2FM PJ7TM K2GSJ
5N4EAM IK2IQD EM0RSE UZ9RR R650FN UA4FU
5R8AL G3SWH EM1000USK UT8UF RI1ANC RN1ON
5R8UI IZ8CCW EM20LTD UR3LTD S5530N S55N
5R8XB ON8XB EN70JFD UU4JWC SC0XMAS SM0OGQ
5V7MA F4FOO EO12WFS UR5WA SF6DX SM6FUD
5V7SI JA1PBV EO20HC UT2HC SN225DT SP8KKM
7X5QB EA7FTR EO20UM UT0UM SN225LDT SQ9DEN
7Z1HL DJ9ZB ER4DX RA4LW SP0CFF SP2FAP
7Z1SJ EA7FTR EX2X EA5KB SP9YFF/P SQ9IDG
8J1R JA1YSW EX8VZ RW6HS ST2AR S53R
8Q7LO HB9SLO FG4NN NI5DX SV0XCC/9 LZ1YE
8S7A W3HNK FK8GX W3HNK T32TV KH6CG
9A04JB 9A3JB FM5BH W3HNK T6BP 9A6AA
9G5SI JA1PBV FM5CD F5VU T88XC JA0FKK
9J2BO G3TEV FM5WD W3HNK T8CW JH0IXE
9K2/SP4R SP7DQR FM5WE K4FJ TC1ACAT TA0U
9K2UU EA5ZD G4FOC G3SWH TC9SAM TA1HZ
9L1BTB SP7BTB HA40KKC HA5MA TF3CW LX1NO
9Q6AL DF9TA HB10K EA7FTR TG9NX N4FKZ
9Q6CC CX2CC HB9WFF/p HB9FBI TM8SOE F8DFO
9X0PY SM6CPY HC2SL EA5KB TM90RCNF F8KKH
A41KJ NI5DX HF225DT SP9PTA TR0A/p SM7EHU
A41MX EB7DX HF6WGC SP6CES TR8CA F6CBC
A52ATV JA4ATV HG15IPA HA3JB UK8IZ RW6HS
A61AS YO3FRI HG200LST HA5GY UK8OM 4Z5OG
A61BK NI5DX HG5MORSE HA5BA UK8OWW 4Z5OG
A61BK NI5DX HH2/HB9AMO PA7FM UN1L W3HNK
A61LL EA5ZD HR9/WQ7R K5WW UN7AB DL8KAC
A61Q EA7FTR HV50VR I0JBL UN9L LZ1YE
A61R EA7FTR HZ1AN DJ9ZB UP0L DL8KAC
A65BP UA6MF HZ1DG EA7FTR UP20BEW UN7BEW
A65CA RV6AJJ HZ1DS DJ9ZB UP20CC EA5KB
A65CB EB7DX HZ1FI DL2RMC UP20CH UN7CH
A65EE IZ8CLM HZ1MD EA7FTR UP20GW UN9GW
A71CT EA7FTR HZ1PS IZ8CLM UP20IT UN7IT
AH0J JA1NVF II0MZ IW0EFA UP20LU UN9LU
AL7DB NI5DX II2ITAL IK2AQZ UP20LWZ RW6HS
AU50GOA VU2SMS II4LXV IZ4OUL UP20N UN7NFD
BA5HAM IK2DUW II4PRI IZ1JKW UP20NR UN7NR
BO100 BM2JCC IQ3LE IZ3DBA UP20PT UN8PT
BQ100 BM2JCC J28AA K2PF UP20RK UN7Z
BU100 BM2JCC J28RO F8DFP UP20T UN6T
BV100 BV2KI J69KZ W3HNK UP4L UN7LZ
BV100ROC BM2JCC JD1BLY JI5RPT V25RV JN1RVS
BW100 BM2JCC JD1BMH JG7PSJ V5/DK1CE DH3WO
C31CT EA3QS JY4CI K2AX VK0TH JE1LET
C6ANM WA2IYO KC4AAA K1IED VK6ANC VK6IR
CE2/VE7SV VE7WY KC4USV K1IED VK6ARI VK6HZ
CE9VPM CE3VPM KG4AJ NI5DX VK8NSB M0URX
CM8AKD EA7FTR KH2/N2NL W2YC VP8DMH M0PRL
CN8KD EA5XX KH7Y EA5GL VQ9JC ND9M
CO6LC EA5GL KL7J N3SL VU2UR SM3DBU
CO6LP EA5GL KL7SB NI5DX W1S K1NIU
CO6RD 8P9NX KP3A W3HNK WH0AU JP3WAU
CO8LY EA7ADH KP4BD EA7FTR XE1B EB7DX
CP4BT EA5KB KP4ED EB7DX XE2B EA5OL
CT3AS DL3BK KP4EIT EA5GL XU7ACY W2EN
CX2AQ EA5KB KP4JRS EA7FTR XU7TZG ON7PP
CX7BZ CX2ABC KP4MS W4DN XV4Y OK1DOT
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D2QR RW6HS LX8RTTY LX1DA YI1RZ IK2DUW
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DF0DLFF DL7AFS LZ85R LZ1BJ YT16IARU YU1EA
DP1POL DL1ZBO NH7O EA5GL Z21LS DE1ZHB
DQ1175E DL5DCL NL7G OK1DOT ZF2HZ K9HZ
DR1050EB DL2VM NL8F K8NA ZL3RG 9A3JB
DR40AGCW DL1AH NP3CW EB7DX ZT1T ZS1AFS
3DA0TM Andy Cory, P O Box 1033, Mbabane, Swaziland
7X4AN Mohamed Boukhiar, P.O. Box 30133, 08080 Barcelona, Spain
EA5GL Pedro Miguel Ronda Monsell, C/ Maximiliano Thous 16-24, 46009
Valencia, Spain
EA5KB Jose Ardid Arlandis, P.O. Box 5013, 46080 Valencia, Spain
EA7FTR Francisco Lianez Suero, Asturias 23, 21110 Aljaraque (Huelva),
Spain
EB7DX David Lianez Fernandez, P.O. Box 163, 21080 Huelva, Spain
EL2FM Joe Brown, 2 Orbel Street, London, SW11 3NZ, United Kingdom
F4FOO Arnaud Menuel, 18 rue de Surgale, 10220 Rouilly Sacey, France
JA1PBV Sadao Ito, 3-8-12 Baraki, Ishioka-Shi, Ibaraki-Ken, 315-0042, Japan
JE1LET Masahiko Otokozawa, 985-7 Kuno, Odawara-shi, Kanagawa-ken,
250-0055, Japan
JG7PSJ Hiroyuki Kawanobe, 1-4-1 Mikamine, Taihaku-ku, Sendai-shi,
Miyagi-ken, 982-0826, Japan
JH5RXS Yukio Nishioka, 261-2 Kanaji, Nankoku-shi, Kochi-ken, 783-0035,
Japan
JI5RPT Makoto Koyanagi, 1-13-607 Mitsuzawakami-machi, Kanagawa-ku,
Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken, 221-0856, Japan
M0PRL Mike Clarke, 17 Southern Drive, Hull HU4 6TR, United Kingdom
NI5DX William M. Loeschman, 717 Milton, Angleton TX 77515, USA
VK6HZ John Ferrington, 54 View St, North Perth WA 6006, Australia
W3HNK Joseph L. Arcure, 115 Buck Run Road, Lincoln University PA 19352,
USA
XU7SSB Hiroo Yonezuka, Box DD 153, Huang Sathai, Vientiane, Laos
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