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2 February 2008 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 874
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
3Y0 - The team on Bouvet Island is scheduled to be picked up on 12
February (the date may change due to local conditions). Petrus,
3Y0E is active on 20 metres SSB (14260 kHz with a split of 5 kHz
up) and operates barefoot with a vertical antenna. QSL via LZ3HI.
Updates, log search and additional information are availabe at
www.3y0e.com
CE - CE6TBN, HA1AG, RA0FU and RV1CC will be active as XR7A from
Ascension Island (SA-043) on 2-6 February and as XR7W from Wager
Island (SA-053) on 9-12 February (weather permitting). They will
focus on 30, 40 and 20 metres. Depending on Internet availability,
Zoli (HA1AG) will try to update his travelblog
(ha1ag.wordpress.com) during the trip. QSLs via HA1AG. [TNX HA1AG]
EA - Adolfo, EA7TV reports he will operate as EA7TV/P from the two El
Rompido lighthouses (ARLHS SPA-271 and and SPA-337) on 8-10
February. QSL via home call, direct or bureau.
EA8 - Slavo, SP2JMB reports he will be active as EA8/SP2JMB from
Tenerife, Canary Islands (AF-004) on 12-19 February. He will
operate CW and SSB on 80-10 metres. QSl via home call, direct or
bureau.
ES - Twenty-six ES90 callsigns (from ES90A to ES90Z) will be aired
during February (but some stations will be active also later, e.g.
in the major international contests) to celebrate the 90th
anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic of Estonia (24
February 1918). [TNX ES2MC]
ES - Vello, ES1QD will be active as ES90M from Muhu Island (EU-034)
sometime in February. QSL via home call. [TNX K1XN]
FJ - Nigel, G3TXF is currently active as FJ/G3TXF from St. Barthelemy
(NA-146). He operates CW on 40-10 metres and will be leaving the
island on on 5 February in his early morning. QSL via home call.
HH - Yannick, HH2FYD will operate as HH2FYD/6 from Ile a Vache (NA-149)
from about 16 UTC on 2 February until about 23 UTC on the 5th.
Expect activity on 20 metres SSB (+/- 14260 kHz). On-line logs will
be avialable at http://www.cdxc.org/dxp/2007-HH2FYD/hh2fyd-fr.htm .
QSL via F6FYD. [TNX F5NQL]
LU - Dario, LU3DR is active as AY0DX until 31 December. The special
callsign celebrates the 100th anniversary of the San Jose School in
the city of Tandil, Argentina. QSL via LU3DR. [TNX LU3DR]
PY - The PW2M team [425DXN 869] originally had planned to be active from
Moela Island (SA-071) until 8 February, but they have been
authorized through the 5th only. Access is granted, permissions are
given and transportation is supplied by the Brazilian Navy. Expect
PW2M to be aired on 160-6 metres SSB, CW, RTTY and BPSK (plus 60m
on an experimental basis for the first time in Brazil) with four
stations operating simultaneously depending on propagation. QSL via
AI4U or (for Brazilian stations) PY2AA. [TNX PY2WAS]
PZ - PZ5WW (AC8W), PZ5DD (K8DD), PZ5TX (KB8TXZ) and PZ5AY (W5JAY) will
be operating from the QTH of PZ5RA, Suriname on 13-18 February.
Look for activity on 160-10 metres, with a particular emphasis on
the low bands. They will participate in the ARRL DX CW Contest as
PZ5WW (Multi-Single). QSL PZ5DD and PZ5WW via K8DD; QSL PZ5TX via
KB8TXZ; QSL PZ5AY via W5JAY. [TNX K8DD]
S2 - S21ZDT is the new callsign issued to Toby, SM4XDJ for his activity
from Bangladesh [425DXN 871]. He will be active from different
locations between 1 and 17 February, and will operate SSB and
digital modes during his evening hours and the weekends. QSL via
SM4XIH. On-line logs will be available at http://s21zdt.fittest.nu
[TNX SM4XIH]
TI9 - The TI9K licence, previously issued to TI2KAC, has been reissued to
TI7WGI when Carlos decided to drop out of the expedition. The TI9K
final team of operators includes Joe/AA4NN, Oscar/EA1DR,
Carlos/EA1IR, Andy/DH8WR (EA2CRX), Fred/DH5FS, Norbert/DJ7JC,
Guenter/DL2AWG, Manfred/DL2EBR (HS0ZEU), Craig/K9CT, Arno/OE9AMJ,
Gunter/TI7WGI, Yamini/VU2YAM and Charles/W4GMY. They plan to be
active from Isla del Coco (NA-012) from 6 to 14 February with 6
stations on 160-10m (plus 60m and 6m) CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK and EME.
Announced frequencies are:
CW SSB RTTY PSK
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160m 1815/1830 1845 1838 1838
80m 3515 3794 3590 3580
40m 7015 7089 7038 7035
30m 10110 10135 10140 10138
20m 14015 14205 14080 14070
17m 18076 18155 18100 18100
15m 21015 21260 21080 21080
12m 24910 24950 24925 24920
10m 28015 28495 28085 28070
6m 50100 50120 50080 50080
QSL via EA2CRX, direct or bureau. Further information can be found
at www.ti9.eu.com [TNX DJ7JC]
V3 - Gerd, DJ4KW (V31YN, http://www.qslnet.de/member/dj4kw/v31yn.htm)
and Gisela, DK9GG (V31GW) are active from Consejo Shores, Belize
until the end of February. On 19-25 February they will operate as
V31YN/p and V31GW/p from Southwater Caye (NA-180). QSL via home
calls, direct or bureau. Logs will be uploaded to LoTW.
VP5 - Saul, WA1UKN is active as VP5/WA1UKN from Grand Turk (NA-003) until
7 May. QSL to home call. [TNX ARRL DX Bulletin]
W - Dennis, WA2USA will be active as either WA2USA/4 and K4D from
Dauphin Island (NA-213) on 9-18 February. QSL via home call, direct
or bureau. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org]
YI - Reidar Larsen, K2PT has obtained a licence and will commence
operation from Iraq imminently as YI9PT. Initially he will operate
on 17 and 20 metres utilizing a wire antenna until a SteppIR yagi
arrives. Once fully operational, activity will be on 10-160 metres.
Currently, the support team is raising funds to obtain an
amplifier. QSL via N4XP. Additional information, updates and log
check will be avialbale on the Stafford DX Association's website
(www.stafford-dx-association.org). [TNX N1DG]
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
DXCC NEWS ---> ARRL DXCC Manager Bill Moore, NC1L reports that the 2007
E4/OM2DX DXpedition to Palestine has been approved for DXCC credit. If you
had cards rejected for this operation, please send an e-mail to the ARRL DXCC
Desk (dxcc@arrl.org) and you will be placed on the list for update.
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)
VP6DX ---> Robin, WA6CDR and the M/V Braveheart are on schedule, planning to
arrive at Mangareva Atoll on 2-3 February. The remaining twelve operators are
converging on Tahiti between 3 and 4 February. On the 5th they will depart
for Mangareva, where they will immediately board the ship and leave for their
final destination. Arrival at Ducie is still expected in the pre-dawn
darkness of 9 February. Read the rest of the latest news bulletin (#9, 31
January), including details on the techniques VP6DX will use to help achieve
geographical balance, on the expedition's website (www.vp6dx.com).
YT6T ---> The YT6T station active during the CQ WW 160-Meter CW Contest was
not not located in Montenegro, but in the Serbian province of Vojvodina, and
it was operated by members of Radio Klub Senta. QSL via YU7JDE. [TNX YT5CC]
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
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3D2HC DL9HCU CU1CB EA5KB L50E LU2EE
3W2TXR JA2TXR CU2A OH2BH LU5FF EA5KB
3W3W OK1DOT CU7T CT1GFK LX7I LX2A
3Y0E LZ3HI CU8/CT3FN HB9CRV LZ130LO LZ1KZA
3Z0CWZ SP9PTG CU8/CT3FN HB9CRV LZ9W LZ1PM
4O/YT1HA RX3RC [a] CU8A CT1GFK OH0Z W0MM
4O/YT1HA YT1HA CU8AT CT1GFK OL7T OK2KJU
4O3A AI4U [b] CW0TOP CX5BW ON1000NOTGER ON5VL [d]
4O3A UA3DX [a] CX7CO KA5TUF ON1000NOTGER ON6DP [e]
4O3A YU1FW [c] DL40RRDXA DL1YFF OO2O ON4LDI
4Z8AY F5LGE DR25RIN DL8OBQ OY3QN OZ1ACB
5B/KI0BP UA6MF E51WWA AD7AF P40LE K2LE
5B8AD W3HNK EF5K EA5KB R1AND RU1ZC
5H1CM DL7CM EF8M RX3DU R1ANR RZ3BJ
5K3T HK3O EG5Y EA5CY RL3A W3HNK
5P5CW DL5SE EI7JW OK1TN RW2F DK4VW
8P0P 8P9NX EK6LP IK2DUW S01MZ EA1BT
8Q7AK G7COD EK6TA DJ0MCZ SF700BF SK6NL
9A/VE3ZIK DO7ZZ ES90J ES1GE SO9R SP9SX
9A73AA 9A2AA EW6GF DL8KAC T93J T98U
9G1AA PA3ERA EX65SB UA4AM TF3CW LX1NO
9G5XA G3SWH EX7MK IK2QPR TM2OP F8DYD
9L1BTB SP7BTB EY8AW DJ1MM TM4A F6KVP
A41MX EB7DX EY8CQ DJ1MM TM5M F1NGP
A52K JA1CG HA80MRASZ HA1DAE TM5Z F5RMY
A61AB IZ8CLM HB10DX HB9AGH TR8CA F6CBC
A61AS YO3FRI HG100WTE HA5AEZ TT8PK F4EGS
A61C W4JS HG1848I HA3HK TY5ZR IK2IQD
A61Q EA7FTR HG550REX HA5GY UE3WDA RW3WWW
A61R EA7FTR HI3TEJ ON4IQ VK7AAP IK1PMR
A92C A92GR HL0LPM/2 6K2BWA VK7CLA IK1PMR
AN3A EA3KU HQ9R K5WW VP5/AE6XY JA1CJA
AX7AAP IK1PMR HR9/WQ7R AI4U VP5/AE6YQ JA3BZO
AX7CLA IK1PMR HS0ZID WX8C VP5/W3AVO JA3AVO
BA4T BA4TA HS0ZIF W1QA VP6PR JJ8DEN
BY4JN/4 BG4JUU HS0ZII DL1RTL VP8CLE G1OCN
C33IU G4KEE J47XCF SV7FSK VP8DIF DJ9ZB
C6AGU AA7JV PJ5NA K1NA VP9I N1HRA
C6ANM WA2IYO J79SJ W5FO VY2ZM K1ZM
C91R CT1BXT J79XBI SM7XBI XT2ABN F6ABN
CN2R W7EJ JY4NE K3IRV XV4IVG IS0IVG
CO7EH AD4C K2A KA3CTQ XW1B E21EIC
CO7PH W3HNK KG4AS N4SIA YT30FOC YT1E
CO8LY EA7ADH KG4OS KD4OS YT6T YU7JDE
CP4BT EA5KB KG4SS K4MIL Z29KM EA7FTR
CS2GVA CT1FUH KG4WV W4WV ZD7X W0MM
CT3AS DJ8FW KL7Z W7IAN ZF2BJ K0BJ
CT9M CT3EE KP2M AI4U ZS6CCY K3PD
[a] Russia and former USSR [b] USA [c] rest of the world
[d] bureau [e] direct
3D2AA Aisea Aisake, P.O. Box 786, Navua, Fiji
BA4DW Yujian David Zhou, 703-5-241 XinGuang Road, Shanghai, 200080, China
BA4TA Binfeng Jin, 1-3202 Yichun Apt., Changjiang Road, Wuxi 214002, China
DJ9ZB Franz Langner, P.O. Box 150, D-77950 Ettenheim, Germany
EL2DX James Alpine, 8800 Monrovia Place, Dulles, VA 20189-8800, USA
EW8AM Igor Katsuro, Molodezhnaya 24-3, Rechitsa 247500, Belarus
JJ8DEN Yoshitake Izumi, 7 Minami-24 Nishi-1 Obihiro-city, Hokkaido 080-0011,
Japan
LZ3HI Emil Stoikov, P.O. Box 8, 6000 Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
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