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07 April 2007 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 831
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
5Z - Don, W4ZYT will operate in his spare time as 5Z4ZK from Kenya on
9-19 April. Expected QRV times are 14-19 UTC (18077, 18137, 14007,
14207 and 10107 kHz) and 2-4 UTC (7007, 7077 and 10107). QSL via
home call. [TNX The Daily DX]
7P - ZS1ROY and ZS1ZL were unable to participate in the 5-12 April 7P8DX
operation from Lesotho [425DXN 829]. The operators currently are
Shaun/ZS1RA, Barry/ZS1FJ and Tony/ZS1APB. This has put an
unexpected financial pressure on the 7P8DX team, and they are short
of some 500 Euros (about USD 700). All donations would be
appreciated. QSL direct only to 7P8DX, c/o The Cape Town Amateur
Radio Centre, P.O. Box 2541, Clareinch, 7740, South Africa. Further
information, online log included, can be found at
http://www.qsl.org.za/7p8dx/index.html [TNX ZS1RA]
9H - Rosel, DL3KWR and Hardy, DL3KWF will be active as 9H3RZ and 9H3EZ
from Malta on 4-18 May. They plan to operate mostly CW and on the
WARC bands, Hardy will also work RTTY. QSL via home calls. E-mail
requests for bureau cards can be sent to dl3kwr@darc.de and
dl3kwf@darc.de respectively. [TNX DL3KWF]
CU - CT1CHT, CT1GRU, CT1GZI and CT2JFR will be active as CU9RBL from
Corvo Island (EU-089), Azores on 11-16 April. They plan to operate
on 160-10 metres SSB, PSK31 and RTTY and on 80-10 metres CW. QSL
via CS5RBL.
F - Francois, F5JNE will be active from Belle Ile en Mer (EU-048, DIFM
AT-015) from 30 April for about two weeks. He expects to operate as
F5JNE/p mainly CW on the HF bands during his evening hours. He also
plans to go and operate, along with Max/F5IRH, from two nearby
islands: Ile des Grands Cardinaux (EU-048, DIFM AT-096) on 1 May
and Ile aux aux Chevaux (EU-048, DIFM AT-109) on 5 May. QSL via
home call, direct or bureau. [TNX F5NQL]
FM - Alex, VE3KF reports he will operate SSB and CW as TO3T from
Martinique on 23-31 May, CQ WPX CW Contest included. QSL via home
call, direct or bureau.
G - Special event station GB95MGY will be operated (CW only on 80-15
metres) by members of the Wey Valley Amateur Radio Group
(http://www.weyvalleyarg.org.uk) in Godalming, England on 14-16
April to commemorate the 95th anniversary of the sinking of RMS
Titanic in 1912. The station honours the memory of the ship's
wireless operator, Jack Phillips, born and bred in Godalming, whose
morse distress messages led to the saving of more than 700 lives.
QSL via bureau or direct to G3IAF. Other Titanic special event
stations will be GB2MGY (operated by the City of Belfast Radio
Amateurs Society from from the Blackhead Lighthouse in Northern
Ireland) and W0S (operated by the Nixa Amateur Radio Club from the
Titanic Museum in Branson, Missouri). [TNX G0EFO and OPDX Bulletin]
HL - Jean-Pierre, F5AHO will be active as HL1/F5AHO from South Korea on
12-20 May. He plans to operate SSB on 15, 17 and 20 metres from
IOTA groups AS-081, AS-060, AS-026 and AS-085. QSL via home call,
direct or bureau.
IS0 - Max, IK2YSE will be active as IM0/IK2YSE from Caprera Island
(EU-041, IIA OT-012) on 3-5 May. He will operate CW QRS only on
10-40 metres; he will also try 6 metres (50200 kHz). QSL via home
call, direct or bureau. [TNX IK2YSE]
J5 - Tibi, HA7TM will be active again as J5UTM from Guinea-Bissau on
14-21 April. He plans to operate with 500 watts, DunaX GPs for
10-40 metres and dipoles for the lower bands. The on-line log will
be available at http://ha7tm.uw.hu/ [TNX HA0HW]
JA - Look for JS6RRR/JS6 and JI3DST/JS6 to be active (on 160, 80, 40,
17, 15, 12, 10 and 6 metres SSB, CW, RTTY, SSTV and FM) from the
Okinawa Islands (AS-017) on 13-16 April. Expect JI3DST/6 and
JS6RRR/6 to be used during the Japan International DX Contest (CW),
to be held on 14-15 April (rules at http://jidx.org/). QSL via
bureau only. [TNX JI3DST]
JA - Look for JA6RGJ/6, JK6IIS/6 and JO6RGZ/6 to be active from Taku
Island (AS-012, JIIA AS-012-051) on 21-22 April. They plan to
operate SSB and CW on the HF bands and 6 metres. QSL via home
calls, direct or bureau. [TNX JI6KVR]
JA - Look for JA1GLE/6, JA3BKM/6, JA4JBZ/6 and JR8GZU/6 to be active on
the HF bands and 6 metres from Taira (JIIA AS-049-011), Tokara
Islands (AS-049) on 3-8 May. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau.
[TNX JI6KVR]
JD1_oga - Hide/JM1LJS (JD1BLK), Koya/JI5RPT (JD1BLY) and Harry/JG7PSJ
(JD1BMH) will be active from Chichijima (AS-031), Ogasawara from 29
April (6 UTC) until 4 May (22 UTC). They will operate on 160-6
metres CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31, plus satellite. QSL JD1BLK via
JM1LJS, QSL JD1BLY via JI5RPT, QSL JD1BMH via JG7PSJ. The web pages
for the three operators can be found at:
http://radio-dream.com/jd1blk/, http://www.ji5rpt.com/ and
http://sapphire.ganko.tohoku.ac.jp:8080/jd1bmh/ [TNX JG7PSJ]
KH8S - The N8S team arrived at Swains Island around 23.30 UTC on 3 April.
and became active around 6 UTC on the 4th. The expedition pilots
monitor the guestbook (www.yt1ad.info/n8s/index.html), where you
can leave your comments and suggestions. On-line logs are expected
to be available on the website above, and to be updated once a day.
QSL via YT1AD.
OH - Markus/OH1MN, Peter/OH0JFB, Matteo/IW0HJH, Simone/IZ0BTV,
Andrea/IZ0EHO and Vincenzo/IZ0FKE will be active as OH10TA from
Pargas (Parainen) Island (EU-096) on 25-29 April. QSL via IZ0EHO,
direct or bureau. Further information an on-line logs at
www.oh10ta.com [TNX IZ8EDJ]
OK - Special callsign OL75CAV will be aired on 22 April from the Czech
Republic to mark the 75th anniversary of the founding of
Ceskomoravsti Amateri Vysilaci (Czech-Moravian Transmitting
Amateurs, http://www.c-a-v.com/news.php). They will be active on
all bands, CW and SSB, with some RTTY and PSK. QSL via OK1UU.
OZ - Ela/DL1TM and Tor/DJ4MG will be active as OZ/homecall from
Vendsyssel-Thy (EU-171) on 10-26 April. QSl via home calls. [TNX
OPDX Bulletin]
P2 - Hans (SM6CVX) and Derek (G3KHZ) are organizing a DXpedition to take
place from a couple of remote PNG IOTA news ones in
September-October. The team is expected to include four amateur
radio operators. They plan to be active for six days each from the
islands of Nukumanu (OC-284) and Takuu (OC-283). If time permits,
they will also stop and operate from Kilinailau Island (OC-256).
The cost of mounting this expedition will total US$30,000 plus the
cost of travel to and accommodation in Rabaul (New Britain).
Further details are expected in due course. [TNX IZ1CRR]
SP - On 5 June 1257 Krakow received city rights under the Magdeburg Law.
To commemorate that event, special stations SN750C and SN750BK will
be active from 1 May to 31 July. QSL via SP9PKZ. Further
information on the event and the relevant award can be found at
http://www.sp9pkz.republika.pl/750e.html [TNX SP9GKM]
UA - Nick, RA1QQ is active this year as UE1SNA (which stands for
Smerdov, Nicolaj Anatolievich) to celebrate his 50th birthday.
Expect him to operate as UE1SNA/P from RRA islands and as UE1SNA/1
from IOTA islands. QSL via home call. [TNX RA1QY]
VQ9 - Jim, ND9M (VQ9JC) is returning to Diego Garcia for another
four-month tour. His operating time on 10-80 metres tends to run
about 85% CW, 10% SSB, and 5% digital. Usually he cannot be QRV
before 12 UTC, and must QRT by 16.35 UTC on Sundays through
Thursdays, and by 17.35 UTC on Fridays and Saturdays. From time to
time he will stay overnight to work early morning DX. QSL via ND9M,
direct or bureau. [TNX ND9M]
W - KA3UNQ, KD3CQ and W3REG will operate as N3L from the Pt. Lookout
Lighthouse (ARLHS USA-628) on 14 April, from 14 to 20 UTC. Expect
activity on 80, 40, 20 and 17 metres SSB, PSK31 and possibly CW.
QSL direct to KA3UNQ. [TNX KA3UNQ]
YB - Rich, PA0RRS will be active as YB9/PA0RRS from Bali Island (OC-022)
from 26 August to 24 September. Most activity will be on 40-10
metres, but Rich will also give 80 and 6 metres a try. QSL via home
call. Rich reports that on 4 April he started processing and
mailing out the cards for his recent activity as 9M2MRS. [TNX
PA0RRS]
YK - Saad, N5FF will be active as YK1BA from Damascus, Syria on 10-27
April. He plans to operate at least 3-4 hours a day (between 20-23
UTC, 2-5 UTC and possibly some occasional activities between 12-14
UTC) on 10-80 metres CW, SSB and RTTY. Given the current band
conditions and his operating times, he thinks he will spend most of
his radio time on 30, 40 and 80 metres. QSL via N5FF. [TNX The
Daily DX]
YU6 - Hans PB2T reports he will be signing 4O6T from Montenegro on 9-13
April. QSL via home call.
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
INTERNATIONAL MARCONI DAY ---> Organized by the Cornish Radio Amateur Club,
G4CRC/GB4IMD, the International Marconi Day (IMD) is a 24-hour amateur radio
event held annually to celebrate the birth of Guglielmo Marconi (25 April
1874). It is not a contest, but an opportunity for amateurs around the world
to make contacts with historic Marconi sites using HF communications
techniques. This year's event will be held on 28 April, from 00.00 UTC
through 23.59 UTC. Details, including information on the relevant Award
Certificates and the listing of participating stations, can be found at
http://www.gb4imd.org.uk/
SRT DX CONVENTION ---> The 4th International DX Convention organized by the
Strange Radio Team will take place on 5-6 May near Rome. Please visit
www.strangeradioteam.com for full details on the programme, or e-mail
srt@strangeradioteam.com for further information. [TNX IZ8EDJ]
+ SILENT KEYS + Dewitt L. Jones, W4BAA passed away on 29 January at 90 years
of age. An IOTA enthusiast from the very beginning, he served as IOTA
Committee Member for North America from 1990 until 2001. Other silent keys
reported recently include Tatsuro Yamasaki, JA5BJC (1 April), owner of one of
the biggest multi-multi contest stations in Japan; Peter VanGemert, VK2ALL (2
April); Masashi Sakurada, JR2GMC/AH0K (26 March), another well-known JA
contest and DX operator.
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
J5BI: Pictures of F6BUM's recent activity from Bubaque Island (AF-020)
can be found at
www.f6bum.net/fr/une/guinee-bissau/guinee-bissau.html; on-line
logs are available at www.f6bum.net/logbook/search.html
TOP LISTS: The latest Topband, Topmode and Toplist listings are now
available at http://www.425dxn.org/awards/toplist/index.html.
Please send your scores, as well as any request for further
information, to Erminio Pandocchi, I2EOW (i2eow@ari.it)
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 1A4A, 3B9/G3TXF, 3C0M, 3XD2Z,
3XM6JR, 3Y9SDA (AN-016), 4K9W, 4O3T, 4S7KAG, 4U1UN, 4X1FQ, 5A7A, 5T5DY, 6Y1V,
9A8A, 9J2BO, 9Q1D, 9Q1EK, 9Q1TB, AH2L, BX0ZR, BX5AA, BY4RB (1989), C31MO,
C6ARI, CG2FET, CT9L, CX5TR, DX0JP, EA9/EA7RU, FK8CP, FM5BH, FS5HL, HC1MD/HC7,
HK1/AC8W, HK1/K8DD, HK4KDO, HQ9P (NA-057), HS0ZDY, HV0A, J20MM, J20RR,
J6/KD7WPJ, JF2QNM, JT1CO, JT1ZW, K7LAZ/VP5, KL7HBK (NA-004), KP2/K3CT,
KP2/K3MD, LU/R1ANF, LX/PA6A, LZ0A, MM0XAU (EU-012), OA4CC, PJ4/KU8E, PJ4A,
R1ANF, R1ANF/P, R1ANF/VP8, R1MVC, S21XA, SV9CVY, TA3D, TI5N, TR8CA,
TU2/F5LDY, TY2SF, UA9SC, UK9AA, V25V, V31FG, VE7IG/VE1 (NA-010), VK1AA/2
(OC-212), VP2EST, VP8DIZ, VP8LP, VP9/K9CC, VP9/W6PH, VQ9LA, VR2XMT, VU2BGS,
VU2YK, VY2LI, W2IRT/C6A, W4PL (NA-112), WB8YJF/4 (NA-067), WH2D, XR7C
(SA-018), XT2C, XU7ACY, YI9IZE, YI9KT, YT6A, YW0DX (NA-020), YX0A (NA-020),
YX0LIX (NA-020), ZD8I, ZK2QQ, ZP6CW.
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