425 DX News issue #1231
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No 1231
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
A6 - A team from the Emirates Amateur Radio Society (EARS) is active as
A63DI from Dalma Island (AS-021) until 10 December. They operate
CW, SSB and RTTY with three stations (one of them for "outside
Europe only"). QSL via IZ8CLM. [TNC Mediterraneo DX Club]
C6 - Saturady 6 December will be C6ATS' last operating day from from
South Bimini (NA-048) [425DXN 1230]. He hopes to be QRV by 14 UTC,
probably on 10 or 17 metres depending on band conditions. QSL via
NI5DX (direct) and LoTW; logsearch and OQRS on Club Log. John will
be touring the through the end of April 2015, with planned
activity from IOTA groups NA-001, NA-113 and NA-054. Bookmark
http://kk4oyj.wordpress.com/ for updates.
CP - Antonio, EA5RM will be active again as CP1XRM from San Ignacio de
Moxos, Bolivia on 8-12 December. He will operate SSB and RTTY in
his limited spare time. QSL via home call. [TNX EA5RM]
D4 - Harald, DF2WO will be active holiday style as D44TWO from Sao
Tiago (AF-086), Cape Verde from 12 December to 8 January. He will
operate SSB and CW on 40, 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 metres. QSL via
M0OXO (OQRS preferred: www.m0oxo.com). [TNX The Daily DX]
EA8 - Andrea, IK1PMR and Claudia, PA3LEO will be active as EA8/IK1PMR
and EA8/PA3LEO from Tenerife, Canary Islands (AF-004) from 9
December to 8 January 2015. They will operate CW, RTTY and SSB on
160-6 metres. QSL via HB9FKK (direct or bureau) or home calls
(bureau only), and LoTW. [TNX NG3K]
F - To promote QRP activity (max 5 watts) on CW, Dom F5SJB will be
active as TM5CW on the 5th day of the first five months of 2015.
QSL via home call (direct). [TNX F5SJB]
FM - Gerard, F2VX and Bernard, F9IE will be active as FM/homecall from
Martinique (NA-107) from 11 December to 8 January. They will
operate CW and SSB on the HF bands from FM5WD's station. A side
trip to St. Lucia (J6) might be possible. [TNX F6AJA and Les
Nouvelles DX]
KH2 - Kan, JJ2RCJ will be active as AH2/AB2RF from Guam (OC-026) on
27-30 December. He will focus on RTTY on 30, 17 and 12 metres. QSL
via JJ2RCJ (direct preferred), eQSL and LoTW; log search on Club
Log. [TNX NG3K]
KP1 - The KP1-5 Project and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service have been
working together on preparations for their joint 14-day visit to
Navassa Island [425DXN 1226]. Although the actual dates may still
vary, it now appears transport to the island will begin during the
last week of January 2015. A team of fifteen operators will be QRV
as K1N with eight stations active 24/7, dedicated to giving out as
many contacts as possible over the two week period.
For safety reasons, the USFWS uses helicopter transport to the
island and K1N will too. Consequently the costs of this DXpedition
are quite high, and the particulars require more "up front"
payments than most DXpeditions. "We have a 'cash flow timing'
situation that needs to be addressed", the team reported on 4
December, as "the helicopter contractual agreement requires all
charter costs to be paid prior to the conclusion of the project".
Donations are still being sought and gratefully accepted: "if you
plan to help support the DXpedition, we ask that you do so now,
not later" (please visit www.navassadx.com for details). [TNX W0GJ]
P4 - Tom, K8CX will be active as P40CX from Aruba (SA-036) on 9-16
December. He will be QRV on 160-6 metres and participate in the
ARRL 10 Meter Contest (http://www.arrl.org/10-meter) as a
mixed-mode entrant. QSL via home call, direct or burea. [TNX K8CX]
UA - Celebrating the 90th anniversary of the Radio Club of Ufa, special
callsigns R90WGM, R90WJV, R90WO, R90WXK, RM90WF, RU90WZ, RV90WB,
RW90WC, RZ90W, RZ90WU and UF90W will be in use on 5-25 December.
Information on the relevant award at www.qrz.com/db/RM90WF.
VK9N - Nobuaki, JA0JHQ (http://pandasan.jimdo.com/) will be active as
JA0JHQ/VK9 from Norfolk Island (OC-005) on 20-22 December. He will
operate mainly on 17 and 15 metres SSB (12 and 10m depending on
conditions), with some CW on 30 metres. QSL via home call, direct
o bureau.
VU - The West Bengal Radio Club (VU2MQT, http://wbradioclub.in/) will be
active as 8T5MQT from Sagar Island (AS-153) on 9-16 January 2015
during the annual Gangasagar Mela. Expect main activity to take
place on 14260 kHz. QSL via VU2NRO.
W - Once again Joe, K5KUA will be active as K5KUA/5 from Galveston
Island (NA-143) on 12-14 December. Usually he operates CW only on
40-10 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. Logsearch on
Club Log. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
W - Sean, KX9X will operate QRP as KX9X/4 from Cudjoe Key (NA-062) and
possibly some nearby smaller islets on 13-18 December. QSL via
home call and LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX]
YB - Look for Imam, YB4IR/8 to be active from Banda Neira Island
(OC-157) on 22-27 December. He will operate CW, SSB and RTTY on
80-10 metres. QSL via home call (see qrz.com for the link to Club
Log's OQRS). [TNX DX World]
AFRICAN TOUR ---> Nick, G3RWF will be active holiday style as 7P8NH from
Lesotho on 11-14 December, as ZS1/G3RWF from South Africa between 18
December and 5 January 2015, and as V5/G3RWF from Namibia on 6-13 January.
He will operate CW only on the higher bands. QSL via G3RWF. [TNX OPDX
Bulletin]
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
EP6T ---> "The Rockall DX Group has been very busy the past few weeks and
by the looks of it you have been too!", the EP6T Team reported on 29
November. "The individual sponsorlist is growing longer each day, that made
us decide to send a direct QSL card for contacts made with EP6T to all
individual contributors without any cost. Meanwhile, Dr. Azim Fard, General
Director of Radio Frequency Planning and Licensing of the C.R.A in the
Islamic Republic of Iran has given this project a real boost. Sixty
students have already passed their hamradio exams with flying colors and
will be able to receive an EP call in the near future".
EP6T has been granted special permission to be active on 160 and 30 metres
(but not on 6 metres). The team is concerned about the difficult path and
the expected short openings towards North America; in order to try and "get
a fair continental balance", they will "prepare a plan and share this with
the DX community so everyone knows in advance what the appropriate time is
to contact us"(and to stand-by while EP6T is working other continents). See
www.Rockall.be for further information and updates.
IOTA BASH ---> The 11th annual IOTA Bash will be held on 27-28 February in
Boerne, Texas. The agenda includes presentations by Krish W4VKU (VU4CB),
Cesar VE3LYC (TX4A and VK6ISL) and Imam YB4IR (Indonesian IOTA
expeditions). Information for attending the Bash can be found on the IREF
website (www.islandradio.org). [TNX AB5EB]
IOTA NEWS: WITHDRAWAL OF DINO ISLAND FROM EU-144 ---> The IOTA Committee
have been made aware that Dino Island no longer meets the requirements laid
down for qualification for IOTA and have decided that it should be
withdrawn from EU-144 with effect from 1 January 2015. The distance
separating the island from the mainland has reduced as the beach area
gradually encroached into the channel and is now significantly less than
the required 200 metres. Credit will continue to be given for contacts with
Dino made before 1 January 2015. The Committee has agreed to regard the
following additional islets as counting for EU-144: Isca Maggiore, Isca
Minore, Furmiculi Rocks, Godano and Mantineo - see the Italian Islands
Award (IIA) list at http://www.ari.it for the exact locations. [TNX G3KMA]
VP8SGK ---> Due to the weather it was not possible for the James Clark Ross
to get alongside the wharf at King Edward Point, South Georgia on 3
December [425DXN 1230]. She did it on the 4th, for ten and a half hours
only, and Mike, GM0HCQ/VP8CMH was able to get ashore and operate as VP8SGK
for a very short time. He made 35 QSOs on 15 metres SSB; "it is a shame
that the ship did not stay for the two overnights that were scheduled", he
says, "otherwise I am sure that I would have managed to work a lot more
stations". QSL via GM0HCQ (direct only), LoTW and eQSL.
QSL VIA F5NQL ---> Maurice, F5NQL is the QSL manager for FH/FM5CD, FH/F5ROP
and FH/F4AJQ, who were active from Mayotte before going to Tromelin
(FT4TA). The QSL cards are being printed, and all of the QSOs will be
confirmed automatically via the bureau. [TNX F5NQL]
QSL VP5/G3SWH ---> "I am sorry to report that, apart from a very small
number of 'advance' cards, the first batch of cards have been lost in the
mail between the printers in the Ukraine and the UK", Phil G3SWH says. "The
second, replacement batch has yet to arrive. I will be travelling for most
of December and, assuming the cards arrive whilst I am away, will do my
utmost to answer all direct cards over the Xmas holidays with a view to
mailing them in early January, in time for the annual IOTA update. Please
accept my apologies for any inconvenience caused due to circumstances
beyond my control". VP5/G3SWH was operated by DK7LX and G3SWH from Grand
Turk Island (NA-003) on 1-9 October.
W1AW WAS ---> Look for ARRL Centennial stations W1AW/7 from Montana and
W1AW/9 from Indiana to be on the air starting at 00.00 UTC on 10 December
until 23.59 UTC on the 16th. Complete information on the ARRL Centennial
QSO Party can be found at www.arrl.org/centennial-qso-party.
WRTC2018: TEAM SELECTION CRITERIA ---> The WRTC2018 Organizing Committee
has announced the Team Selection Criteria for the World Radiosport Team
Championship to be held in Germany in July 2018. There will be 49 Team
Leaders selected through 32 qualifying events (30 for DL, 28 for the rest
of Europe and 26 for the rest of the world) between February 2015 and
November 2016. Team Leaders will be selected on the basis of their 12 best
scores compared to others in their Selection Area. The first qualifying
event will be the ARRL International DX Contest CW 2015. In addition, there
will be up to 14 Special Teams, including the defending champions (N6MJ and
KL9A), three Youth Teams (for applicants born after 14 July 1993), up to
five Sponsored Teams and up to five Wild Card Teams. The selection criteria
are detailed at http://wrtc2018.de/en/qualifying
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3B8/HB9ARY, 3B9FR, 4L8A, 4O4A,
4W/G3ZEM, 4W/PE7T, 4X1OM, 5R8UI, 5W0XH, 8P6SH, 8Q7KB, 8R1AE, 9A8VB, BP0A
(AS-103), CE0Y/DK5VP, CE7/UA4WHX (SA-064), CE8/UA4WHX (SA-091), CE9/UA4WHX
(SA-050), CO8LY, CY0C, E30FB, E51AND (OC-013, OC-083 and OC-159), E51NOU,
E7/UA4WHX, EA1SB, EA2EEK/7 (EU-143), EA6NB, ED5EJ, EJ0PL (EU-007), EJ1Y
(EU-007), EK3SA, EX/UA4WHX, FK8CE, FO/F4EBT (OC-067), FR/DJ2CW, FR/F5UOW,
HK0/UA4WHX (NA-033 and NA-049), HL1VAU/2 (AS-122), HP1AVS, HQ4W (NA-060),
HS0ZJF/9 (AS-126), JI3DST/5 (AS-200), JI3DST/6 (AS-049), JW2US (EU-027),
JW9JKA (EU-027), KC4AAA, KC4USV (AN-011), KT3Q/6 (NA-066), MX0INT (EU-109),
P29NI (OC-240 and OC-258), P29NI (OC-240 and OC-258), P29NO, P29VCX (OC-008
and OC-115), PJ5/OL8R, PJ7/K5WE, PJ7PK (NA-247), PZ5AA, R7AL/1 (EU-119),
RI0K (AS-061), RI0X (AS-064), RI20ANT, RI44ANT (AN-010), S79KB, T30D,
TA0/DF8DX (AS-201), TK/DL2SBY, TX7G, TY1AA , UK/UA4WHX, V63GW, VK7FLI
(OC-195), VP5/W5CW, VP9/ND8L, VR2/IV3TAN, VX9MOSKVA (NA-068), WP2/WQ6X,
XR0ZR, XV0VR (AS-128), XW1IC, XX9TYT (AS-075), YB3MM (OC-197, OC-209,
OC-217, OC-219, OC-262), YB4IR (OC-143), YB4IR/5 (OC-107), YB4IR/8 (OC-076,
OC-109, OC-222), YB8RW/P (OC-209, OC-210, OC-213, OC-236), YB8RXA/p
(OC-145), YB8V (OC-157), YB9/HA3JB (OC-022), YB9YFT, YD1DPM, YP0F (EU-191),
YW5D (SA-044), Z63MED, ZA1G, ZD8X, ZF2DO, ZF2DX.
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