425 DX News issue #811

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                              425 DX News #811
                             18 November 2006 

                             A.R.I. Dx Bulletin
                          Edited by I1JQJ &IK1ADH

           Information, reports and suggestions must be sent to: 
                  Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ: DX information 
                         (e-mail i1jqj@425dxn.org )
          Contributors are invited to send their DX information to

                 Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ (i1jqj@425dxn.org)

                     The deadline is 12 UTC on Fridays
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                           Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                         Direttore Responsabile I2VGW




3B6     - Witek/SP9MRO, Wojtek/SP9PT and a few others are planning a 12-14 day
          DXpedition to Agalega (AF-001) in March. They plan to operate on all
          bands and  modes  usign several  stations.  Further  information  is
          expected in due course. [TNX W1AW]
4U1UN   - The Daily DX  reports that  4U1UN, the  United Nations  Headquarters
          station in  New  York City,  is  expected to  be  activated  by  two
          Japanese operators on 18 November. QSL via HB9BOU.
6W      - Paul, K1XM will be active as 6V7D from Senegal on 19-28 November, CQ
          WW DX CW Contest included. QSL via KQ1F. [TNX NG3K]
8Q      - Andrea, IZ6GJO will be active as 8Q7AN from Kihaad Island,  Maldives
          (AS-013) on 11-22 December. He plans  to operate CW only on 40,  30,
          20 and 15 metres. QSL direct to home call. [TNX I6KYL]
9M6     - Saty, JE1JKL will participate in the  CQ WW DX  CW Contest as  9M6NA
          from Labuan Island (OC-133), East Malaysia. It will be a SOSB  entry
          on 20 metres. QSL via home  call. Saty welcomes e-mail requests  for
          bureau cards (9m6na@jsfc.org). [TNX NG3K]
C6      - K2KW, N6BT and KE7X will operate from Eleuthera (NA-001), Bahamas on
          19-27 November. They will participate in the CQ WW DX CW Contest  as
          C6AKX (20m),  C6ARR (160m)  and C6ATA  (40m). QSL  via WA4WTG.  [TNX
          NG3K]
C6      - Brian, ND3F will be active  as C6AQQ from  Nassau on New  Providence
          (NA-001),  Bahamas  from  23  November  to   3  December.  He   will
          participate in both the CQ WW DX CW and ARRL 160 Meter contests. QSL
          via home call. [TNX The Daily DX]
CX      - CX3AL, CX5AO, CX5BW, CX9AU, CX7CO and CX9BT will participate in  the
          CQ WW DX CW Contest as  a Multi-Single entry.  They will be  signing
          CX7BY, in memory of the late Raul Roji. QSL via CX5BW. [TNX NG3K]
FO      - Alain, F2HE is active again as  FO5RH from Tatakoto Atoll  (OC-066),
          Frech Polynesia until 4 December. He will be back there starting  on
          10 January. [TNX F6AJA]
HL      - DS2GOO, DS2KEP, DS3HWS, 6K2CEW, 6K2CSD and other operators from  the
          Pyong Taek DX Club will be  active as homecall/3 from Anmyon  Island
          (AS-080) on 18-19 November. QSL via home calls. [TNX The Daily DX]
HH      - Jean-Marc, F1ABQ will be active as HH2FJM from Haiti starting on  18
          November. Look for him daily between  5-7 UTC and 18-22 UTC  aoriund
          14126, 18126,  and 21226  kHz. QSL  via F5RPB.  [TNX F6AJA  and  Les
          Nouvelles DX]
J2      - Eric, ON7SAT  (J20SA) will  be working  in Djibouti  from around  20
          November until 16 December. Ho hopes  to be able  to operate SSB  on
          40, 20, 15  and 10  metres in  his spare  time. QSL  via home  call,
          direct or bureau. [TNX NG3K]
J7      - John, K3TEJ will be active as  J79Z from Dominica (NA-101) on  22-29
          November. Before and after the CQ  WW DX CW Contest he will  operate
          on 160 metres and the WARC bands. QSL via home call. [TNX NG3K]
JA      - Look for JG4PYJ/4, JI4IPB/4, JJ4KME/4 and JM4FGW/4 to be active from
          Chiburi Island  (AS-041,  JIIA AS-041-002),  Shimane  prefecture  on
          18-19 November. They plan to operate  SSB and CW on  80, 40, 20,  17
          and 15 metres. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [TNX JI6KVR]
KH2     - JA1OZK (AA9WZ), JA1OHP,  JF1TAB, JH1FUD, JL1LOW  and JK1DRM will  be
          active as  K2G  from Guam  (OC-026)  on 25-28  November.  They  will
          operate on  the HF  bands SSB,  CW and  digital modes  and will  not
          participate in the CQ WW DX CW Contest. QSL via JA1OZK. [TNX NG3K]
KP2     - Kenji, JH3AIU  will be  active as  WP2AIU  from the  Virgin  Islands
          (NA-106) on 20-24 November. He  plans to operate  CW, RTTY, PSK  and
          SSB on 10-160 metres. QSL via home call. [TNX NG3K]
P4      - Dave/K9UK, John/W9KXQ, Bill/WW9WW, Dave/WG9J  and Tom/W9AEB will  be
          active as  P40Z  from  Aruba (SA-036)  between  28  November  and  5
          December. QSL via K9UK. [TNX W9AEB]
T8      - Mike, K9NW reports he will  be active as  T88MR from Palau  (OC-009)
          between approximately 20-28 November, CQ WW DX CW Contest  included.
          Otside the contest he will try  to pay special attention to the  low
          bands. QSL via K9NW.
TI      - Dick, W0RAA will be departing for  Costa Rica on  21 November, as  a
          member of the TI5N for the CQ  WW DX CW Contest. Before the  contest
          he will operate  mostly RTTY (+/-  14085 kHz) and  PSK31 (+/-  14070
          kHz) as TI5/W0RAA. QSL direct to home call. [TNX K1XN]
V7      - Neil, WD8CRT  (http://www.qsl.net/v73ns) will be  active  again  as
          V73NS from  Kwajalein (OC-028),  Marshall Islands.  He should  start
          around 5 January and remain there for at least two years. Expect him
          to operate mostly CW on 160-6  metres. QSL via  bureau or direct  to
          Neil Schwanitz, Box 8341, APO, AP 96557, USA. [TNX WD8CRT]
VP2M    - Phil, G3SWH and Jim,  G3RTE will operate  (callsigns TBA) on  160-10
          metres from Montserrat (NA-103) on 21-28 February. Activity will  be
          primarily on CW, possibily  with  some RTTY and PSK31. They plan  to
          have two stations on the air for as many hours as possible. QSL  via
          G3SWH, direct or  bureau (e-mail requests  for bureau  cards can  be
          sent to phil@g3swh.demon.co.uk). [TNX G3SWH]
VU7     - The Wireless Planning & Coordination Wing of the Indian Ministry  of
          Communications has released  the first list  of special  permissions
          issued to foreign operators holding Indian amateur radio licences to
          operate from the  Lakshadweep Islands during  the NIARS Hamfest  and
          DXpedition (VU7RG). Please  note that the  10-day activity has  been
          rescheduled  to  start  on  15  January  2007.  Bookmark  and  visit
          http://www.vu7.in on a regular basis, as further information will be
          published    there.    Also    visit     the    VU7RG    blog     at
          http://vu7rg.blogspot.com/ [TNX DL4KQ]
XU      - A group of  operators from the  Tamsat Group and  the Siam DX  Group
          will be active from Sihanoukville, Cambodia on 23-29 November.  They
          will operate  CW, SSB,  RTTY, PSK-31,  FM  and Satellite  on  160-10
          metres, 6m, 2m and 70cm as follows:
          E20PFE        as XU7ADL on HF + CQWW CW (SOSB LP)
          E21EIC        as XU7ADE on HF + CQWW CW (SOLP)
          E21QEB        as XU7ADM on UHF and Satellites
          E21YDP        as XU7ADK on HF RTTY/PSK-31 + CQWW CW (SOSB 40m LP)
          HS0ZCY/AA4XR  as XU7ADF on HF + CQWW CW (SOSB LP)
          HS1JAN        as XU7ADN on VHF, Satellites and 6m
          HS5IGY        as XU7ADP on VHF, Satellites and 6m.
          The web site for the operation is at http://www.tamsat.org/xu7 [TNX
          OPDX Bulletin]
YB      - Look for Mat, YC8TDE to be active  (mainly on 40 and 15 metres  SSB)
          as YC8TDE/p from Ternate Island (OC-145) until 15 December. QSL  via
          home call. [TNX VA3RJ]
YB      - Hotang, YC0IEM will  be active in  his spare time  as YC0IEM/9  from
          Lombok Island  (OC-150) from  20 November  to  6 December.  QSL  via
          IZ8CCW, direct or bureau. [TNX IZ8CCW]

PACIFIC TRIP ---> Nag, JA7GAX will  be island hopping in the Pacific  between
23 November and January as follows:
21 Nov   depart from Japan
23 Nov   3D2: Viti Levu & Vanua Levu Group (OC-016)
28 Nov   5W: Samoa Islands (OC-097)
04 Dec   KH8: Tutuila Island (OC-045)
?? Dec   KH8: Manua Islands (OC-077), 1 week operation
14 Dec   A3: Tongatapu Group (OC-049)
?? Dec   A3: Ha'apai Group (OC-169), 1 week operation
?? Dec   A3: Vava'u Group (OC-064), 1 week operation
09 Jan   3D2: Viti Levu & Vanua Levu Group (OC-016)
12 Jan   Return to Japan
Nag will try to operate also from Niuatoputapu Island (OC-191), Tonga, but it
depends on the flight schedule.   QSL direct only to  JA7GAX, [TNX The  Daily
DX]

SOUTHEAST ASIA TRIP ---> Pete, SM5GMZ will be back to Thailand, Cambodia  and
East Malaysia between 21 November and  March 2007. His work will come  first,
but he will be active on  the amateur radio bands  as much as  he can in  his
spare time. Expect him to operate  as HS0ZFI, XU7ADI and 9M6/SM5GMZ. QSL  via
home call, direct or bureau. [TNX SM5GMZ]
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                           Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                         Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

A61TX ---> This is the callsign  issued to Michel Homsi, OD5TX, who  operated
from the UAE as A6/OD5TX until late July  2006. The licence was issued on  14
November 2006 and is valid for one year. QSL via W4JS. [TNX K1XN]

OH CONTEST/DX  MEETING  --->  The 12th  annual  CCF  (Contest  Club  Finland,
http://www.qsl.net/ccf) and  OHDXF  (OH  DXFoundation,  http://www.ohdxf.fi)
Contest & DX  Meeting will  be held  once again  aboard the  Viking Line  M/S
Gabriella on 19-21  January 2007. The  ship will travel  from Finland to  the
Aland Islands to  Sweden and back.  Further information,  prices and  on-line
registration form  are  now available  at  http://www.contestclubfinland.com/
[TNX OH1WZ]

QSL XF4DL & XF4K ---> Once again, please note that there are three  different
QSL routes. For  Mexico only: via  XE1KK (Ramon Santoyo  V., Apartado  Postal
19-564, Mexico, D.F. 03901,  Mexico). For North,  Central and South  America:
via N6AWD (Fred K . Stenger, 6000 Hesketh Dr, Bakersfield CA 93309, USA). For
the  rest  of  the  world:  via  DL9NDS  (Uwe  Scherf,  Itzgrund  15,   95512
Neudrossenfeld, Germany).

QSL YX5IOTA ---> Corrado, IT9DAA  reports that a  few envelopes have  arrived
opened. The relevant requests have  been processed, but  it is possible  that
other envelopes have got lost. If you do not receive your card within the end
of November, please  contact him  (it9daa@4m5dx.org). Also  please note  that
Corrado now has a new and safer  address: Corrado Ruscica, P.O. Box 1,  96018
Pachino (Succ. 1) - SR, Italy.
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                         Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

5A7A:         The 5A7A  team  became QRV  on  16 November  around  10.45  UTC.
              Bookmark http://5a7a.gmxhome.de/ for  daily news,  updates  and
              logs.
LOGS:         On-line logsearch  for 3C0M  (Annobon Island)  can be  found  at
              http://personal.telefonica.terra.es/web/ea5yn/3C0Z_L.htm
LOGS:         On-line logsearch for  HK0GU/1 (Isla  Pirata, SA-040,  Colombia)
              can be found at http://logsearch.de/
QSL GALLERY:  Jean-Michel, F6AJA  has  added a  new  gallery  to  his  on-line
              collection. It includes QSL cards for  various rare French  DXCC
              island  Entities.  A  few  cards  are  still  needed  and   your
              participation     is     encouraged      -     please      visit
              http://LesNouvellesDX.free.fr and   send   your   comments   to
              LesNouvellesDX@free.fr [TNX F6AJA]
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QSLs received direct or through managers:  3W9JR, 4L8A, 4O3T, 4W6AAB,  4Z4DX,
7X0RY, 8R1ZUM, 9A/OM5MF (EU-090), 9J2BO,9K2MU, 9N7JO, 9Q1A, AL7MX,  BG1DRJ/4,
C33IU, C5DXC,  CX5BW, DT8A (AN-010; AA HL-01),  ED1CA  (EU-077),EK3SA, ER1SS,
EW4DW,   FO/JJ8DEN (OC-057),  FO/N6JA, HI3NR,  HV5PUL, J48WT (EU-174), JY4NE,
K6VVA/6 (NA-178), K7A (NA-241),  KG4DX,  KH5/DF6FK, KL7AK/p  (NA-053),  LU1ZA
(AN-008; AA LU-14), LU1ZD (AN-016; AA LU-11), LU1ZI (AN-010; AA LU-15), LU1ZV
(AN-016;  AA LU-06),  LU8XW (SA-008), LY10ZZ,  LY5A, LZ8A,  MD/K8DD,  OH6AW/5
(EU-140), OM3EY, OX3XR, P29SS, P29VCX (OC-153), P29ZAD,  P49Y, RU9WX, SV5DKL,
T32Z, T96Q, TF3ZA, TJ3FR, TJ3SP, UN7QX, V73RY, VC2W (NA-038), VP2MDY, VP2MHX,
VP2V/AH6HY,   VP2V/W7XU,   VP5T,  VP9LP, VQ9LA,  VU4AN/VU3NZC,  VU4AN/VU3RYB,
VU4AN/VU3SIC,  VU4AN/VU3TLY, VY0ICE,  XF1K  (NA-124),  XU7TZG,  XZ7A,  YU6AO,
YX5IOTA (SA-044), Z22JE, ZL7/KH0PR, ZX2B, ZY5X (SA-088).
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