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17 November 2007                                           A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 863
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                         ****  DX  INFORMATION  ****
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                          Edited by  IK1ADH & I1JQJ
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

8R      - Phil, G3SWH and Jim, G3RTE will be active as 8R1PW from Georgetown,
          Guyana on  22-29 February.  They will  operate  CW only  on  160-10
          metres, and will concentrate on the low bands, and on 30, 12 and 17
          metres (activity on 160m is possible, but will depend upon QRN  and
          site conditions).  Propagation permitting,  they plan  to have  two
          stations on the air for as many hours every day as is possible. QSL
          via G3SWH, direct or bureau (for on-line requests for bureau  cards
          please use  the  form at  http://www.g3swh.org.uk/form.html).  Logs
          will be  available on  www.g3swh.org.uk after  the expedition,  and
          will be uploaded to LoTW about one year later. [TNX G3SWH]
A3      - Tomas, VK2CCC (LY1F) will be  active as A35MT  from Tonga on  19-26
          November. He  will concentrate  on working  the low  bands CW,  and
          operation will  include an  entry in   the  CQ  WW DX  CW  Contest.
          QSLling instructions at qrz.com under LY1F. [TNX The Daily DX]
BY      - A large group of operators from the Zhuhai Radio Sports Association
          will be  active as  BY7KP from  MiaoWan  Island (AS-129)  on  17-18
          November. They plan to operate SSB  and RTTY on 40,  20, 15 and  10
          metres. QSL via BD7IFJ, direct or bureau. [TNX BG7LVL]
C5      - Jan, PA4JJ reports that his C56JJ operation from The Gambia [425DXN
          #855] is now scheduled to take place on 1-11 December. QSL via home
          call, direct or bureau (on-line form for bureau cards can be  found
          at http://c56jj.pa4jj.nl). Please note that a  minimum of 2 USD  is
          requested for direct QSLling outside Europe. Proceeds beyond return
          postage will  be  donated to  the  Baobab  Nursery  School  project
          (http://www.gambiahulp.nl/).
C6      - Ray, ND6S will operate as C6AGY from Treasure Cay (NA-080), Bahamas
          from 18 November to 1  December, including an  entry (SOAB or  SOSB
          15m) entry in the CQ WW DX CW Contest. QSL via ND6S. [TNX NG3K]
F       - The Radio Club  des Fourches (F6KSU)  will operate  again as  TM7AJ
          from 18 November to 2 December.  The special callsign  commemorates
          the 100th anniversary of the death of writer Alfred Jarry. QSL  via
          F6KSU. [TNX F8REF]
G       - Special callsign GB80GKZ will be aired  on 8-9 December by  members
          of  the  Eagle   Radio  Group  in   Mablethorpe,  Lincolnshire   to
          commemorate 80 years  of Humber Radio  (callsign GKZ). Activity  is
          planned on 80-15 metres SSB, CW and digital modes. QSL via  2E0NCG.
          [TNX 2E0NCG]
HK0_sa  - Bill/W0OR, Vlad/N0STL,  Ron/N0AT and  Tom/K3WT  will be  active  on
          160-10 metres as  HK0/homecall from  San Andres  (NA-033) on  20-26
          November. QSL via home calls. They will participate in the CQ WW DX
          CW Contest as 5J0A (QSL via W0JAR, direct or bureau). All logs will
          be  uploaded  to  LoTW.  The  webiste  for  the  operation  is   at
          http://frontiernet.net/~5j0a/. [TNX The Daily DX]
J8      - Dave, G3TBK  will be  active as  J88DR from  St. Vincent  on  21-29
          November, including a SOAB entry in the CQ WW DX CW Contest. Expect
          activity also on 30, 17 and 12 metres outside the contest. QSL  via
          G3TBK. [TNX NG3K]
JA      - JA6RGJ/6, JK6IIS/6 and  JO6RGZ/6 will  be active  from Muku  Island
          (AS-012, JIIA AS-012-034) on 17-18 November.  They plan to  operate
          SSB and CW on the HF bands.  QSL via home calls, direct or  bureau.
          [TNX JI6KVR]
JA      - Look for JA6WFM to be active as JF6YME/6 from Yoron Island (AS-023,
          JIIA AS-023-013) on 21-24 November. He  expects to operate SSB,  CW
          and RTTY on the HF bands. QSL via the JARL bureau. [TNX JI6KVR]
JA      - Look for JS6RRR, JI3DST/JS6 and JH5YCW/JS6  to be active on  160-10
          metres plus 6 metres SSB, CW,  RTTY, PSK31 and FM from  Miyako-Jima
          (AS-079) on 22-27 November. QSL via bureau. [TNX JS6RRR]
JD1_oga - Harry, JG7PSJ  will  be active  again  as  JD1BMH  from  Chichijima
          (AS-031), Ogasawara  from 29  December to  4 January.  He plans  to
          operate CW,  SSB and  RTTY on  160-10 metres.  QSL via  home  call,
          direct or bureau. Further information and  log search can be  found
          at http://sapphire.ganko.tohoku.ac.jp:8080/jd1bmh/ [TNX JG7PSJ]
KH2     - Look for KH2/JL3RCU  (QSL via JL3RCU),  KH2/N3MU (QSL via  JA3CEK),
          KH2/KI6MHU (QSL via  JI3DNN) and KH2/K2JA  (QSL via  JL3SIK) to  be
          active from Guam (OC-026) on 22-25  November. They plan to  operate
          CW, SSB and some digital modes  on 160-6 metres and to  participate
          in the CQ WW DX  CW Contest. Cards  can be sent  direct or via  the
          bureau, and JL3SIK will upload the logs for KH2/K2JA to LoTW.  [TNX
          JL3SIK]
KP2     - John, K3TEJ and Ed, K3VA will  be active as KP2/K3TEJ and  KP2/K3VA
          from the US Virgin Islands (NA-106) on 20-27 November. QSL via home
          calls. They will  participate in the  CQ WW DX  CW Contest as  KP2M
          (QSL via AI4U). [TNX NG3K]
OH      - Santa Claus Land (OH9SCL) will be again active in December from the
          Artic Circle. Activity will be on 10-160 metres CW, SSB and digital
          modes. Among others,  Santa's helpers will  include OH3BHL,  OH9KL,
          OH9MDV, OH9MM and OH9RJ. QSL via OH9UV. [TNX OH9MM]
OZ      - DF8AE, DF8XC, DK5QN, DL1YDI and DL1YAW will be active as 5P3WW from
          Vendsyssel-Thy/Nordjylland (EU-171) on 20-27 November, CQ WW DX  CW
          included. They will have  three stations and  will operate SSB,  CW
          and  digital  modes.  QSL  via  DL1YAW,  direct  or  bureau.   [TNX
          www.rsgbiota.org]
PJ4     - KU8E, K4BAI  and K5OT  will operate  as PJ4/homecall  from  Bonaire
          (SA-006) on 20-27 November. They will  participate in the CQ WW  DX
          CW Contest as PJ4A. All QSLs via K4BAI. [TNX NG3K]
PY      - Ed, PY4WAS and Julio, PQ2BT will be in the rare Brazilian State  of
          Amapa between 22 and 26 November.  They plan to be active on  10-80
          metres CW and SSB as PQ8KL, and to  participate in the CQ WW DX  CW
          Contest. QSL via PY4KL. [TNX PY4WAS]
R1_ant  - Rif, RZ3BJ is currently active as R1ANR from "Blue One Runway" (aka
          "Novo Runway"), a logistic facility located some 14 kilometres away
          from  Novolazarevskaja   base,  Antarctica.   QSL  via   operator's
          instructions. [TNX F5PFP]
S7      - Andy, UA3AB and Harry, RA3AUU  will be active  on 160-10 metres  as
          S79AB and S79UU from the Seychelles on 19-28 November, CQ WW DX  CW
          Contest included. QSLs via UA3DX. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
T8      - Osamu, JR8VSE will be active as T88SE from Palau on 18-21 November.
          He plans to  operate CW, SSB,  RTTY, PSK31 and  SSTV. QSL via  home
          call. [TNX NG3K]
T8      - JK2VOC (T88FY)  and JF2IWW  (T88IW) will  be active  from Palau  on
          23-26 November. During the CQ WW DX  CW  Contest look for T88FY  as
          an  SOAB entrant, while T88IW will operate on 12, 17 and 30  metres
          and on several satellites. QSL via home calls. [TNX NG3K]
T8      - Yutaka,  JQ2GYU   (T88YU),  Mihoko,   JJ2VLY  (T88LY)   and   their
          13-year-old son Koki, JE1PGS (T88GS) will  be active from Palau  on
          17-22 December. Expect activity  on 6-80 metres  CW and SSB  during
          their mornings and evenings. QSL via home calls, direct or  bureau.
          [TNX JQ2GYU]
TA      - LZ1NK will operate as TA3/LZ1NK  from the Asian  part of Turkey  on
          21-26 November. He will participate in  the CQ WW DX CW Contest  as
          TC3A as a  single operator entry  on 40 metres  low power. QSL  via
          home call. [TNX NG3K]
TZ      - Mac, TZ6JA will be back to  Mali from 22  November to 14  December,
          and hopes to be QRV during  his stay. On 1-12  December he will  be
          working  in  a  small  village  150km  east  of  Bamako,  with   no
          electricity. He  will  take  a  generator  to  supply  a  500  watt
          amplifier, and will install a 2-element phased vertical for 80  and
          40 metres, and a 7-element log  periodic for 20, 17 and 15  metres.
          QSL direct only to Makoto Obara, P.O. Box 59, Tama, Tokyo, 206-8691
          Japan. [TNX JA1ELY]
VP2M    - K3VX (VP2MVX), K9FO  (VP2MFO), K9NR (VP2MNR),  K9CS (VP2MSC),  plus
          WR9L (callsign pending) and W2EP (callsign pending) will be  active
          (on 160-10  metres  mostly CW)  from  Montserrat (NA-103)  from  20
          November through 3 December, including entries  in CQ WW DX CW  and
          ARRL 160 Meter CW contests. All QSLs via K9CS. [TNX K9CS]
VP9     - Seppo, OH1VR  will be  active again  as OH1VR/VP9  from Bermuda  on
          24-27 November. He will participate in  the CQ WW DX CW Contest  on
          20 metres. QSL via home call. [TNX NG3K]
VP9     - John, OH3SR  will be  active as  VP9/OH3SR  from Bermuda  on  23-27
          November. He plans to operate  holiday style on  all bands SSB,  CW
          and RTTY and  to be active  during the CQ  WW DX  CW Contest.  [TNX
          NG3K]
YI      - The Iraqi government has reopened the  amateur radio service as  of
          20 November, and Scott, AD7MI will be operating as YI9MI from  Camp
          Taji until 15 May. Expect activity on 10-80 metres SSB, CW,  PSK-31
          and RTTY. QSL via AD7MI. [TNX NG3K]
ZF      - Ed, K3IXD will be active as ZF2XD from the Cayman Islands  (NA-016)
          on 6-11 February.  He plans  to operate  SSB and  digital modes  on
          10-80 metres, and to participate in the CQ WW RTTY WPX Contest. QSL
          via home call. [TNX K3IXD]

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                         ****  GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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                          Edited by  IK1ADH & I1JQJ
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

LOGS ---> The  log for CW2C  (WAE RTTY  2007, 1192  QSOs) is  now on-line  at
http://www.ik1pmr.com/logs/. The same callsign will be  used during the  ARRL
10 Meter Contest (8-9 December). [TNX IK1PMR]

QSL VIA OH0XX ---> Bureau cards for Olli's various operations can be sent  to
either EA4BQ or  OH0XX. Direct cards  should be  sent to  either EA4BQ  (Olli
Rissanen, Apartado  97,  El Molar,  E-28710  Madrid, Spain)  or  HP1WW  (Olli
Rissanen, Apartado 0860-00432,  Villa Lucre, Panama,  Panama). [TNX K1XN  and
The Golist]

QSL 3B7SP ---> Witek, SP9MRO says that nowadays one USD no longer covers  the
postage from  Poland,  but  1  IRC  does  (if  properly  stamped).  Effective
immediately, direct requests for 3B7SP without sufficient return postage will
be processed through the bureau by the QSL manager (SP9SX).

QSL BS7H ---> Steve, KU9C is "pretty current" with the cards. Should you have
questions on the status of your QSL, please e-mail him at bs7h2007@yahoo.com.

QSL YC5OUB ---> Roman, RX3RC is the new QSL manager for YC5OUB. Cards  should
be sent direct only to Roman A. Novikov, P.O. Box 21, 392000 Tambov,  Russia.
[TNX RX3RC]

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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3A/F5RBB, 3B7C, 3B7SP, 3D2WW, 3G0Y,
4K9W, 4L3Y, 4L4WW, 5N8FOC, 5R8FU, 9M2/PG5M,  9M6/G3OOK, 9M6XRO, 9N7JO,  9U0A,
9V1YC, A25KDJ, A25OOK, AL2F,  B7P, BO0K, BS7H,  BU2AI, BV50CRA, BV9G,  C5DXC,
CO8LY, CQ4IPY,  D2NX,  D69XC, DP0MSM,  DU3NXE,  EK6TA, EL2AR,  EL2DX,  EP3HF,
ER0ITU, ER1DA, ER4DX, ES1QD, EW8AM, FK/FO5RK, FO5JV, FP/W9ILY, FR5HA,  FS5KA,
FS5UQ, GH6UW  (EU-099), GJ3YHU,  HC8N, HK6P,  HL8KSJ, HV0A,  IA2IPY,  IA8IPY,
IB0/OM2FY (EU-045), IE9/IK4RUX, II1ANT, IR8IPY, J3/DL7VOG, J3/KI4QCS,  J88DR,
JD1BMM, JW8DW, JX9NOA,  KL7RA, KN5G/KH6, N8S,  OA4/N6XQ, OX/PA3EXX/P,  PJ2MI,
PJ5NA, PJ7/ND5S, R1FJT, RA0LV, RA0QD, RA9LI/FJL,  ST2BF, T30XX, TC3D,  TL8CK,
TY5ZR, UA0IDZ/p, UA1QV/1 (EU-160), UE1OTA/1 (EU-160), V8BDS, VA3ANTA,  VK4JCF
(OC-138), VK6CHI  (OC-193), VK6YS/p  (OC-164), VO2/NF6J,  VP2ERV,  VP2V/W5PF,
VP8NO, VQ9JC,  VQ9LA, WP3C,  WP4I, XE1L,  XU7XRO, YB9/PA0RRS,  YK1BA,  YW4AJ,
YW5AS, ZC4LI, ZK3RE, ZL7/SP9PT, ZP4KFX, ZS2VJJ.

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