425 DX News issue #854
click here to see the list of archived 425 DX News bulletins
> > > 425 DX NEWS < < <
425 DX News is available in the following languages:
English * Italian * Japanese * Portuguese * Russian * Spanish
_____________________________________________________________________________
15 September 2007 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 854
===========================
*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S ***
**** DX INFORMATION ****
===========================
Edited by IK1ADH & I1JQJ
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
1A - The Sovereing Order of Malta will be activated by an international
team during the week of the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. This will be the
first time for SMOM to be aired during a major contest. Further
information will be available at http://www.1a4a.org/ [TNX IZ4AKS]
FO - Freddy, F5IRO left Paris on 12 September for a 4-month assignement
in Papeete (OC-046), French Polynesia. He plans to be active in his
spare time as FO5RU (or FO/F5IRO, while waiting to collect his
licence) on all HF bands CW, SSB and RTTY. Side trips to other IOTA
groups are possibile. QSL via F5CQ, direct or bureau. Logs will be
available at http://www.f5cq.net/dxp/2007-FO5RU/fo5ru-fr.htm [TNX
F5NQL]
HR - HQ8R is the callsign issued to the upcoming operation from Swan
Island (NA-035) [425DXN 851]. The team now includes K8LEE, W8GEX,
K2BB, KB2PDW and HR2J. They will depart on on 23 September and
return to the mainland on the 28th. [TNX The Daily DX]
HS - Eric, SM1TDE is now living on Phuket Island (AS-053) and has been
issued the callsign HS0ZHR. He expects to participate in the
Scandinavian Activity Contest CW. QSL via home call, preferably
through the bureau. Mail sent to his address is Sweden (P.O. Box 94,
SE-62321 Ljugarn) will be forwarded to Thailand by Eric's father,
but it might take some time before you get a reply. [TNX SM1TDE]
OJ0 - The August 2007 OJ0B outing to Market Reef was designed to decorate
the lighthouse with powerful antennas that can only be hoisted in
good weather conditions. The newly composed group of OH0RJ, OH2BH,
OH2MM, OH2PM, OH7EA and OH8NC are at it again and they plan to be
operational from 15 September until the 24th, including both
Scandinavian Activity Contests, with three stations. Outside the
contest expect OJ0B to operate on 3523, 7023, 10113, 14033, 18083,
21033, 24903 and 28033 KHz CW; 3775, 7075, 14175, 18135, 21275,
24960 and 28475 KHz SSB. If you are a stamp collector or wish to
receive your QSL card with unique Market Reef stamps, you may send
an SASE with 7 Euros (10 USD) as your postage/donation to the
Finnish Lighthouse Society (http://www.lighthousesociety.fi/eng/)
via the QSL manager, OH2BH. [TNX OH2BN]
OZ - Bernd, DL8AAV will be active as OZ/DL8AAV/p from Laeso Island
(EU-088) on 17-29 September. QSL via home call, direct or bureau.
[TNX www.rsgbiota.org]
OZ - Lutz/DL3ARK and Peter/DL4AMK will be active as OZ/homecall from Hov
Lighthouse (ARLHS DEN-035) on Langeland Island (EU-172, DIA FY-19)
on 22-29 September. OZ/DL3ARK will be QRV in the Scandinavian
Activity Contest (SSB). QSL via homecalls, direct or bureau. [TNX
DL3ARK]
P2 - P29VLR is the callsign issued to CT1AGF for the IOTA operations from
Papua New Guinea [425DXN 853]. This is the call he, SM6CVX, G3KHZ
and G4EDG will be using from Kilinalau Island (OC-256), if they
manage to operate from there (indicatively from 8 October for three
days). QSL P29VLR via SM6CVX. The other callsigns will be P29VCX
(QSL via SM6CVX) from OC-284 starting around 25 October and P29NI
(QSL via G3KHZ) from OC-283 starting around 2 October. [TNX
islandchaser.com]
TF - Look for TF/G3SXW and TF/G4IRN to operate CW only 40-12 metres from
Iceland (EU-021) on 21-23 September. QSL via home calls. Logs will
be uploaded to LotW.
TK - Heinz, DF6ZY will be active as TK/DF6ZY from Corsica (EU-014) on
15-28 September. He plans to operate on 10-80 metres mostly RTTY
(SSB and SSTV on request). QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX
DL2VFR]
W - The Anaheim Police ARC (W6APD) will operate (on 21350, 18150, 14253
and 7250 kHz SSB and 14071.5 kHz PSK) as K6P on 19-22 September for
the POW-MIA Remembrance Day. QSL via KM6HB. [TNX KM6HB]
YK - RAAG president Manos Darkadakis, SV1IW and other seven Greek
operators (namely SV1ACK, SV1GYG, SV1JG, SV1QN, SV1RC, SV1RP and
SV8CS) will be active as YK9SV from Arwad Island (AS-186, new one),
Syria for ten days between 1 and 15 November. They plan to operate
CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK on all of the HF bands plus 6 metres with at
least two stations running around the clock. QSL via SV1JG.
Donations are being sought; please visit http://www.raag.org/arwad
for further information. [TNX SV1IW]
===========================
*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S ***
**** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
===========================
Edited by IK1ADH & I1JQJ
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
3B7C ---> John, G3WGV collects the information from the team on St. Brandon
and publishes it in a diary form on the DXpedition's website. Read the latest
news on http://www.3b7c.com/news.htm and send your feedback to
3b7c@g3wgv.com.
7U5CI ---> Log search and pictures for the IOTA operation from Grand Cavallo
Island (AF-104) are available at http://www.om1kw.com/7u5ci/ [TNX 4X4-2238]
DX MAGAZINE MOST WANTED SURVEY ---> The DX Magazine's annual Most Wanted
Survey is being conducted now through 15 October. The survey form is
available at http://www.dxpub.com/dx_survey2007.html
OJ0B ---> If you wish to tour Market Reef in the spirit of adventure, you may
follow in the footsteps of the August 2007 and November 2005 OJ0B activities:
http://sm0w.com and www.kolumbus.fi/oh2bn/pagemarket.htm [TNX OH2BN]
ROCKALL 2008 ---> The previously announced expedition to Rockall Island
(EU-189) [425DXN 851] has been cancelled. "It's with heavy heart I've decided
to call an end to anymore planning for Rockall - it's just too risky overall,
physically and economically", Colin, MM0NDX says. Read the details at
http://hamspirit.wordpress.com/
SAC 2007 ---> Contest Club Finland and SRAL as arranging societies invite all
amateur radio operators to participate in the 49th Scandinavian Activity
Contest. It will take place on 15-16 September (CW, from to 12 UTC through 12
UTC) and 22-23 September (SSB, from to 12 UTC through 12 UTC). Full rules at
http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/sacnsc.htm
VK4JCF (OC-138) ---> "Unfortunately, judging from the several direct cards
received by me by 10 September 2007, it appears that at least one pirate
operated signing VK4JCF on 1 and 2 September", Nobi, JA1JCF says, and adds
that he was off the air between 08.40-10.20 UTC on 1 September and between
10.50-11.50 UTC on the 2nd. Noby operated CW only, except for two QSOs in the
All Asian contest. In case of doubt, feel free to e-mail Nobi before sending
your QSL card (please use the e-mail address shown at qrz.com). [TNX
islandchaser.com]
YW5AS ---> The story of the recent operation from Aves de Sotavento (SA-051),
along with several nice pictures, can be found at
http://www.hfdx.com/Aves_Sotavento/sotavento_en1.html [TNX 4X4-2238]
+ SILENT KEY + Osten Magnusson, SM5DQC passed away unexpectedly on 6
September, at 66 years of age. One of the most active DXers in Sweden, "a
gentleman and a DX scholar" (VE1AL), Osten was also the QSL manager for 9Q1TB
and 9Q1EK.
+ SILENT KEY + Laimonis Stepans, YL2PQ passed away unexpectedly on 8
September. He was 63 years old and was very active in major contests. [TNX
YL2MU]
===========================
*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S ***
* QSL ROUTES & ADDRESSES *
===========================
Edited by IK1ADH & I1JQJ
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
===================================================================
CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER
===================================================================
3B7C G3NUG AN0EB EA4RCH OX3XR OZ3PZ
3B7C BRS32525 [a] AN4EB EA4RCH P41USA W3TEF
3Z0MK SP7QHR AN5EB EA4RCH PA1000ZTM PI4RAZ
3Z0MSPO SP7PKI AN6EB EA4RCH PA100S PD0PVQ
4X1VF K1FJ AN7EB EA4RCH PA400MAR PA3HFJ
5H0RS IT9YVO AP2TN DJ9ZB R1AND RU1ZC
5H3EYE AC3A B5A BA5AG R1ANF RK1PWA
5H4BL IV3RTL B7M BG7LHY R450AD UA6YW
5H9KR KF9TC C56YK ON7YK R450KB UA6XT
5N8NDP IK5JAN CN2CP OM3CPH RC150KTS RU3SD
5Q1A/P OZ5ESB CO7PH W3HNK SA25QW SK6QW
5R8GZ G3SWH CO8LY EA7ADH SD7ME DL5ME
5W1SA JH7OHF CQ4IPY CT1BWW SN6W SP6ZKO
5X1AB K6EID CX2AQ EA5KB SN6WTC SP7PKI
5X1GS WB2YQH DL40RRDXA DL1YFF TM0RWC F6KMX
6H1MW XE1MW DP0GVN DL5EBE TM1MV F5KCC
6J3RBA EB7AEY EA1/EA7TV EA7TV TM1RHC F1BOW
7Q7HB G0IAS EG5FAB EA5QB TM1RWC F6KMX
8Q7CT M0AJT EG8SDC EA1AUM TM3RWC F1PSH
8R6USA 8R1AK EG9SDC EA1AUM TM5RWC F6KRD
9A/OK1HWS OK1JST EX2M W3HNK TM7RWC F5APM
9A/OK1JK OK1JST FP/K9MDO W9NJB TM8CDX F5CQ
9A/OK1JST OK1JST FP/W9ILY W9ILY TM9RWC F5GNY
9A/OK1UXH OK1JST G4GIR/KH9 G4GIR TY5ZR IK2IQD
9A8GES IK3GES GH6UW M0BLF UA0AV W3HNK
9A950JB/P 9A3JB HF150TG SQ9JKD UE6DOO/6 RW6BJ
9H20 PB9ZR HF40PAZ SP6DVP UE6LGT UA6LP
9H3AVS PA3AVS HF50PLU SQ8LUV UN7MMM EA7FTR
9H3X PE1NGF HF50SLO SP9PNB US7IB/p US7IB
9H3YM PE1OFJ HK6DOS EA5KB VK4JCF JA1JCF
9H3YT PA3GUU HL13STCA 6K2BWA VO2/NF6J DL7RV
9H3ZF PA1GR IP1DCI IK1QFM VO2ZT VE2TKH
9M2GCN JH3GCN J28JA F5JFU VY0/KH0PR JJ8DEN
9M4DXX 9M2TO J44XG HA4XG W4H N8PR
9M50MB 9M2AU J48FYG OE6FYG YN2N TI2OHL
9M50MP 9M2TO J48XG HA4XG YT60W YU7BCD
9M50MS 9M6TW K6VVA/KL7 N6AWD ZB2FX G3RFX
A52AM JA0JHA KH0R JE6DND ZD8RH G4DBW
A52VE JF1OCQ KH8/KK6H W7TSQ ZF2CE KL7CE
A61AS YO3FRI KP4ED EB7AEY ZG2FX G3RFX
A61CK PE1BSX MD0LON DF1LON ZL4IR W8WC
A61Q EA7FTR OD5/F5PTM F5OGL ZM3R ZL3RG
AI4GN/AH0 7K3BKY ON4USA ON4GDV ZP8AE EA7FTR
AL7DB NI5DX OT7G ON4MRX ZP8VAO EA7FTR
[a] SWLs
8R1AK Esmond Jones, P.O. Box 10868, Georgetown, Guyana
9M2TO Tex Izumo, P.O. Box 125, GPO 10710, Penang, Malaysia
BRS 32525 Bob Treacher, 93 Elibank Road, Eltham, London SE9 1QJ, United
Kingdom
DL7RV Juergen Vierhaus, Bernoullistr. 10, D-34246 Vellmar, Germany
G3NUG Neville Cheadle, Lower Withers Barns, Middleton on the Hill,
Leominster, Herefordshire HR6 0HY, UK
JA1JCF Nobushige Hyakutake, 4-5-12 Egota, Nakano-Ku, Tokyo 165-0022, Japan
JA6GXK Masafumi Ishihara, 2-305 Loran, 2-5-35 Miyazaki, Chuo-ku, Chiba,
260-0806, Japan
OE16B ORF/OE16B, A-1136 Wien, Austria
PB9ZR Ruben van der Zwet, Barentzstraat 1, 2161 TJ Lisse, The Netherlands
US7IB Vyacheslav Gernak, P.O. Box 386, Kramatorsk, 84302, Ukraine
*****************************************************************************
425 DX NEWS HOME PAGE: http://www.425dxn.org
425 DX NEWS ARCHIVES: http://list.425dxn.org
425 DX NEWS DX CLUSTER: telnet://dx.ik1znw.org:8000
*****************************************************************************
425 DX News is a free of charge weekly bulletin
edited by Valeria Pregliasco, IK1ADH and Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ
Its contents may be used, reproduced and distributed
in part or full provided that
"425 DX News" or "425DXN" receive proper credit
Contributors are invited to send their DX information to
Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ (i1jqj@425dxn.org)
The deadline is 12 UTC on Fridays
*****************************************************************************
MAILING LIST
Please visit the "Mailing List" page at
http://www.425dxn.org
and follow the step by step subscribe/unsubscribe instructions
or contact the Mailing List Administrator
Stefano Turci, IK4WMH (ik4wmh@425dxn.org)
*****************************************************************************
Direttore Responsabile
Gabriele Villa, I2VGW
Giornalista Professionista - Tessera n. 057216
Ordine Nazionale dei Giornalisti
Roma, Italia
*****************************************************************************
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
*** The PacketCluster network 425 DX News search tool commands ***
SH/425 CAL shows the 425DXN Calendar "current" activities;
SH/425 BULL [num] where [num] is the bulletin issue number;
SH/425 [text] where [text] should be replaced with a callsign, an IOTA
reference number, an island name, an Antarctic base, a
lighthouse, etc.
click here to see the list of archived 425 DX News bulletinsgo back