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
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Contributors are invited to send their DX information to
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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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*** NEWS FROM THE WEB ***
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
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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