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10 March 2007 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 827
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**** DX INFORMATION ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
3D2 - Len/UR3HR, Sergey/UR7HTX, Max/UR7HTZ, Alex/UT5UY and Alex/UX0LL will
be active from the Fiji Islands as follows:
27 April-3 May 3D2AP, 3D2TZ, 3D2UY Taveuni Island (OC-016)
3-7 May 3D2RI Yanuca Island (OC-189)
The Ringgold Islands (OC-189) were activated for the first and so
far only time by 3D2CK (I4LCK) back in 1993. Plans are to operate
CW, SSB and digital modes on or around the following frequencies:
Band CW SSB Digital
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160m 1820 1845 -
80m 3530 3775 -
40m 7020 7075 7035
30m 10120 - 10145
20m 14015 14260/14215 14090
17m 18095 18135 18100
15m 21015 21260/21280 21090
12m 24905 24955 24925
10m 28015 28460/28495 28120
6m 50100 50115 50110
QSL 3D2RI via UR3HR, direct (Leonid Babich, P. O. Box 55, Poltava,
36000 Ukraine) or bureau; QSL 3D2UY via UT5UY, QSL 3D2AP via UX0LL,
QSL 3D2TZ via UR7HTZ. The pilot station for this operation will be
Andy, UU0JM (3d2ri@ukr.net). Further information can be found at
http://www.3d2.dxer.com.ua
3DA - ON4AEO, ON7BK, ZS6VWD and ZS6EMH will be active as 3DA0FC from
Swaziland on 5-9 April. QSL via ON4CJK, direct or bureau. Further
information at http://www.3da0fc.be and
http://www.filipstattooshop.be/swaziland [TNX ON4AEO]
9M4 - The MARTS (Malaysian Amateur Radio Transmitter's Society) Penang
Contest Team will participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest as 9M4DXX
from the QTH of Tex, 9M2TO on Penang Island (AS-015). QSL via 9M2TO.
[TNX 9M2TO]
BY - David, BA4DW will be active as BA4DW/7 from Xiachuan Island (AS-131)
on 8-13 March. This is a holiday style operation with activity
mainly on 15 and 20 metres. QSL direct via home call. [TNX BA4DW]
BY - Look for BD1DRJ/7, BA4ALC/7, BD7KLO/7, BG6IQD/7 and BG7JAC/7 to be
active from Weizhou Island (AS-139) on 16-19 March. They will
operate SSB and CW on all bands (schedule at
http://bg1drj.spaces.live.com). QSL via home calls. [TNX
www.rsgbiota.org]
C6 - Pete/W2GJ, Ed/K3IXD (C6AXD) and Randy/K4QO (C6AQO) will be active
from Crooked Island (NA-113) on 27-30 July. They will participate in
the IOTA Contest as C6APR (QSL via K3IXD); look for C6AXD and C6AQO
on the WARC bands CW, SSB and RTTY and on 6 metres before and after
the contest. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org]
EU - Special station EV5IPY is active to celebrate the participation of
Belarus in the 4th International Polar Year. Operations are
conducted under the aegis of the newly born Department of Polar
Reasearches organized at the Byelorussian Geographic Society. QSL
via bureau or direct to EW4IDP (Dmitrij Kuzneckij, P.O. Box 19,
230025 Grodno, Belarus). [TNX EW4IDP]
GM - Dennis, M0LSB will be active as MM0LSB/P from the Inner Hebrides
(EU-008) from 14 March to 2 April. He plans to go and operate SSB on
10-80 metres from three different islands, namely Islay, Jura and
Gigha. QSL via home call. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org]
GM - MM0BHX, MM0GPZ, GM0ELP, GM0LIR, GM0NBM and GM0OQV will participate
in the IOTA Contest (28-29 July) as GM0B from the Isle of Bute
(EU-123). Expect them to operate SSB and CW on 10-80 metres. QSL via
MM0BHX. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org]
GM - Dennis, M0LSB will be active as MM0LSB/P from Great Bernera in the
Outer Hebrides (EU-010) on 27-29 July, IOTA Contest included. Look
for him on 80-10 metres SSB. QSL via home call. [TNX
www.rsgbiota.org]
H4 - Bernard, DL2GAC (H44MS) expects to be active from the Solomon
Islands until 25 April. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX
The Daily DX]
HB0 - Dragan/9A2SX, Igor/9A3AXX, Hrle/9A6XX and Mark/9A8MM will be active
as HB0/homecall from Masescha, Liechtenstein on 15-19 March. They
will be active on 10-80 metres CW and SSB, and will participate in
the Russian DX Contest as HB0/9A8MM. QSL via bureau. They have a web
page at http://www.rkp.hr/hb0 [TNX 9A6XX]
HB0 - DJ4MZ, DK4YJ, DK5TX, DK9TN and DL5RMH will operate as HB0/homecall
from Liechtenstein on 16-19 March. They will participate in the
Russian DX Contest as HB0/DK4YJ (Multi/2). All of the QSOs will be
confirmed automatically via the bureau; direct cards via home call.
Further information can be found at www.dk9tn.de/hb0 [TNX DK9TN]
HH - Jan, K4QD will operate as HH4/K4QD from the NW Haiti Christian
Mission on 19-30 March. Operations will be on 80-10 metres CW and
SSB. QSL via home call (direct, LOTW or bureau). [TNX K4QD]
I - Ampelio/IK3JBP, Calogero/IW3ILP and Andrea/IK3MZS will operate from
the lighthouse at Porto Garibaldi (WAIL ER-005, ARLHS ITA-116) on 10
March. [TNX IK3MZS]
I - Special stations II0IDP (QSL via IS0SDX), II0IGU (QSL via IK0JFS),
II1ICS (QSL via I1SAF), II7ICT (QSL via IZ7AUH), II9ICF (QSL via
IT9MRM) and II9IGJ (QSL via IT9MRM) - all representing former coast
radio stations of the Italian Navy - will be active from 17 March to
1 April for the the Italian Navy Coastal Radio Stations Award (see
http://digilander.libero.it/assoradiomarinai/coastal/home.htm or
contact the Award Manager, Alberto Mattei, IT9MRM:
it9mrm@libero.it). [TNX IT9MRM]
J5 - Jack, F6BUM says he will operate SSB, CW and digital modes (SSTV on
request) during his 14-27 March activity as J5BI from Bubaque Island
(AF-020) [[425DXN 821]. QSL via home call, direct or bureau.
JT - Andrea, IK1PMR and Claudia, K2LEO/IZ1GLO will be joining the JT1Y
expedition to Mongolia organized by I0SNY (14 April-3 May) [425DXN
821]. Andrea and Claudia will operate CW and RTTY from Ulaan Bator
for about 12 days. QSL via I0SNY. [TNX IK1PMR]
PA - A group of operators from Antwerp will be active as PA/ON4OSA from
Schouwen-Duiveland (EU-146, ARLHS NET-029) on 7-14 April. [TNX
ON7DS]
ST - Slavko, S57DX is still active mainly on CW as ST2R from Sudan, and
will remain there through 20 April. He has made about 9500 QSOs so
far, many of them on the low and WARC bands. QSL via home call,
direct or bureau. He expects to process and mail out direct cards in
late May; requests with expired IRCs or without return postage will
be sent via the bureau. [TNX S57DX]
TF - Kent, SM5ELV will operate as TF7/SM5ELV from Heimaey Island
(EU-071), Iceland on 10-13 June. He will be active on as many bands
and modes as possible with 100 watts, a vertical antenna and maybe a
dipole. QSL via home call. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org]
V2 - Nigel, G3TXF (V25XF) is on Antigua (NA-100) for the BERU Contest. He
arrived on 8 March and will be leaving on Monday morning. QSL via
home call. His web site is at http://www.g3txf.com/
V2 - Mark, W9OP and Bob, W4OWY will be active - probably as V25OP and
V25WY respectively - from Antigua (NA-100) on 19-25 March. They will
operate SSB, CW and RTTY on 160-10 metres. QSL via home calls. [TNX
NG3K]
V3 - K4VU and K0LAA will operate as V31RG from Belize on 21-28 March, CQ
WW WPX SSB Contest included. Look for CW, PSK and RTTY outside the
contest weekend. QSL to K4VU. [TNX K4VU]
V7 - Keisuke, JK1QLR will be active as V73KN from Majuro Island (OC-029),
Marshall Islands on 16-22 March. QSL via JK1QLR, direct or bureau.
[TNX www.rsgbiota.org]
VK - Babs, DL7AFS (VK6LB) and Lot, DJ7ZG (VK6ZG) are currently active
from Kangaroo Island, reportedly until 12 March. They will be
touring Australia through the end of the month and more IOTA
activities are possibile, depending on local conditions. QSL via
DL7AFS.
W - Look for Wade, AA8LL/4 to be active from Cedar Key (NA-076) on 9-13
March. He plans to operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 40-10 metres with 100
watts and wire antennas. QSL via AA8LL (direct, bureau or LOTW).
[TNX AA8LL]
W - The Mid Florida DX Association (http://www.w4fdx.com/) will operate
as N2D ("Now 2 Dan", in memory of founder and first club President
Dan Manfre , W2NDP, who became a Silent Key in August 2006) from
Honeymoon Island (NA-034) on 17 March. Expect activity from 13 UTC
until 19 UTC on 14260 or 21260. [TNX The Daily DX]
ZL7 - Yoshi, JJ8DEN is currently active as ZL7/KH0PR from the Chatham
Islands (OC-038) until 13 March. QSL via home call. [TNX NG3K]
IOTA TRIP ---> Simon, IZ7ATN reports he is leaving on an IOTA trip to Chile
and Peru. He plans to be active as CE4/IZ7ATN/p from Pupuya Island in the
O'Higgins/Maule Region Group (SA-095, new one) around 15 March and as
OA6/IZ7ATN/p from an island in the Arequipa/Moquegua/Tacna Department Group
(SA-098, new one) around 20-22 March. He will concentrate on 20 and 17 metres
SSB, plus 15 and 10 metres if the bands are open and 40 metres if he can have
a decent antenna. QSL via home call.
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE ---> The latest issue (February 2007) is now available
at http://www.425dxn.org/monthly/index.html. Articles and pictures should
be sent to Nicola Baldresca, IZ3EBA (iz3eba@ari.it).
BS7H ---> In its latest press release, dated 2 March, the BS7H team announced
a third easy way to support the late April expediton to Scarborough Reef.
Through the assistance of the Mediterraneo DX Club, their website
(http://www.mdxc.org/bs7h/) can accept Paypal donations in Euros. This is in
addition to the US Paypal system on the main BS7H site and the two collection
points in America (Paul Pescitelli, K4UJ) and Germany (Markus Dornach,
DL9RCF) for mail in donations. Full details can be found at
http://www.bs7h.com/: "as we enter the 60 day window for our activation of
the number one country on the DXCC list", the BS7H team says, "your support
is now more vital than ever".
LOW BANDS PERMIT (THAILAND) ---> HF operators in Thailand are authorized to
use 80 and 160 metres during contests through 31 December 2007 (this is in
addition to the 40, 20, 15, and 10m regular permits). They can transmit on
1800-1825 and 3500-3536 kHz on both SSB and CW (receive splits permitted).
They are not allowed to operate on 6, 12, 17 or 30 metres, unless a special
permission is granted. [TNX HS0ZCW]
QSL T88CA ---> Please note that this callsign has been reissued. Hide, JM1LJS
reports it was issued on 23 January 2007 to operator Atsuro Ono, who was
active from Koror between 28 February and 5 March. QSL this activity via
7N4GHH. The QSL route for QSOs made with T88CA (operator Norio Ogawa, JK1BKB)
in 2006 is via WB6Z (direct).
QSL UE1OTA/P ---> UE1OTA/p was active on 4 March from Kumbysh Island (EU-153,
RR-02-42). The QSL route is via RZ1OA, and direct cards should be sent to his
new address: Vlad Sadakov, P.O. Box 48, Arkhangelsk, 163045, Russia. Vlad is
the QSL manager also for 4K3/RZ1OA, 4K3/UA1OLM, RK1OWA/p, RZ1OA/a, RZ1OA/p,
UA1OLM/a, UA1OLM/p and UE1OTA (operations from EU-066, EU-119, EU-153, and
several different RRA islands and RDA districts). [TNX RZ1OA]
VISALIA TOPBANDERS' DX DINNER ---> The Topbanders' DX Dinner will take place
on Friday, 27 April at 6:30 PM in the banquet room at the Sizzler Steak
House, 2121 W. Caldwell Ave. in Visalia, CA during the International DX
Convention there (http://www.dxconvention.org). To ensure adequate seating if
you plan to attend, please contact Earl W Cunningham, K6SE (k6se@juno.com).
[TNX K6SE]
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3B8/LA7MFA, 3D2CX, 3D2WW, 3V6T,
3V8BB, 3XD2Z, 3XM6JR, 4H1LC (OC-244), 4O3T, 4U1UN, 4W6AAB, 4X6ZM, 5A7A,
5H1HW, 5H3AA, 5V7SE, 5W0CX, 7X0RY, 7Z1SJ, 8Q7DV, 9A/HA5BWW/p, 9G5UR, 9Q1D,
9Q1EK, A35LS, A35TN (OC-049), A35TN/N (OC-191), A35TN/V (OC-064), A61Q,
A71EM, BX5AA, C56X, C6APG, C6ARI (NA-219),CE0Y/JK1FNL, CE0ZIS, CM6RCR, CN2ZR,
CP4BT, CX9AU, D2DX, D90HE/2 (AS-105), DU3NXE, E51PDX, E51PEN, E51QMA, E51YAQ,
ER/RW3AH, ER570C, ES7/W5WW, FK/KF4TUG (OC-079), FO/KM9D (OC-114), FS/WY3P,
FW8AA, GX8LED/p, HA100RADIO, HI3TEJ, HI8RV, HK1/AC8W, HP3XBH, HQ9F, HR1RTF,
HR2DMR, HS0T, HZ1FS, JA7NI, K4VAC (NA-083), KH8/JA7GAX/M (OC-077), KH8Q,
KL1V, KM9D/KH8 (OC-200), KN5G/FS, LQ0D (SA-021), LU/R1ANF, LY2IJ, MJ/K8PT,
OD5NH, OH0PM, OH0R, OY3QN, P40Z, PJ4/KU8E, PZ5C/p, PZ5RA, R1ANF, ST2BF,
SV8/G4ELZ/p (EU-075), SV8/SP6GVU (EU-174), SY8GE, T30XX, T32MO (OC-084),
TU2/F5LDY, TZ5A, UN3M, UN7AM, V6T1, VP9/K9CC, VQ9LA, VU4AN/VU3RYJ,
WA2USA/5(NA-168), XE1RCS, XE3ARV, XF4DL (NA-030), XF4K (NA-115), XQ1KY,
XV2LC, YI9KT, YI9TU, YJ0ADX, YS3/I2JIN, YU6AO, YV5MBX, YV7QP (SA-012), YX0A,
YX0LIX, Z36W, ZD7BG, ZD7FT, ZD8QD, ZD8WX, ZF2AM, ZL8R, ZP6CW.
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