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19 April 2008 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 885
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**** DX INFORMATION ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
3V - Special event station TS78WARD will be active from Tunisia on 18-24
April to celebrate the World Amateur Radio Day. QSL via bureau. [TNX
F5NQL]
3V - Zoki, Z33F and Momo, Z31MM will be active as 3V8SS from Tunisia on
15-26 May. Z31MM will participate in the EU PSK Contest (17-18 May)
and Z33F will be a SOSB entry on 80m in the CQ WW WPX CW Contest.
QSL via IZ8FWN (direct only). Further information can be found at
www.mdxc.org/3v8ss
5X - Michael, PA5M is now working for the UN World Food Programme in
Uganda. He is active as 5X1DX, and operates in spare time, typically
in the local evening hours or during the weekends. QSL via PA7FM.
8P - Darren, G0TSM will be on holiday in Barbados (NA-021) from 21 May to
1 June. He will be active as 8P9TS; his operating time will be
limited and he will focus on 6 metres and CW, with 100 watts into a
5-element yagi for 6m and wires for the HF bands. He also plans to
be active as 8P2T during the CQ WW WPX CW Contest. QSL via G0TSM
(e-mail requests for bureau cards can be sent to qsl@g0tsm.com).
[TNX G0TSM]
9A - Daki/9A2WJ, Boro/9A3KB, Emir/9A6AA, Fredy/DE0MST, Sven/DF9MV,
Robert/DK1ROB and Mathias/DL5MFL will be active as 9A0CI from Susac
Island (EU-016, CI-109) and Kanula lighthouse on 2-9 May. They will
operate SSB and CW on the HF bands, possibly with two stations, and
6 metres. QSL for this operation via DE0MST, direct or bureau. [TNX
DF9MV]
9A - Gianfranco, I6GFX will be active as 9A/I6GFX from the Croatian IOTA
group EU-170 on 21-27 June. The main QTH will be Verunic, on Dugi
Otok (IOCA CI-018), but he also plans to go and operate from several
nearby islands: Baricevac (CI-659, new one), Brscak (CI-299),
Lagnici (CI-419), Luski (CI-304), Magarcic (CI-305), Mezanj
(CI-307), Planatak Veli (CI-308), Rava (CI-099), Silo (CI-406), Utra
(CI-298) and Zverinac (CI-150). QSL via home call, direct or bureau.
Logs will be available at www.gianfrancogervasi.it/search.html [TNX
I6GFX]
9N - Kazu, JA8MWU will be in Katmandu, Nepal between 27 April and 5 May,
and hopes to operate in his free time as 9N7WU. Look for him on +/-
14180, 18120, 21280 and 28480 kHz. QSL via home call. [TNX JA1ELY]
BY - A group of operators from the Zhuhai Radio Sports Association will
be active as BY7KP from MiaoWan Island (AS-129) on 25-27 April. They
plan to operate SSB, RTTY, PSK31 and SSTV on 40, 20, 15 and 10
metres. QSL direct or bureau. [TNX BG7LVL]
CT - Marq, CT1BWW will operate again as CQ4IPY on 25 April-1 May, 10-16
June, 1-7 September and 1-7 November to celebrate the 4th
International Polar Year. Expect him to be active on 10-80 metres
SSB, CW, PSK31, RTTY and SSTV. QSL via home call, direct or bureau.
Further information on the activity and the relevant award can be
found at http://cq4ipy.bravehost.com/ [TNX CT1BWW]
CT - CQ5MGP is the special callsign used by the Portuguese Navy amateur
radio group (Nucleo de Radioamadores da Armada, CS5NRA) during the
Portuguese Navy Day Contest. This year's event will be held on 3-4
May (rules can be found at www.nra.pt).
EY - Jean-Bernard, F4EOH will be active as EY8/F4EOH from Dushanbe,
Tajikistan starting on 17 April through the end of August. Expect
him to operate SSB on 20 metres. QSL via the operator's
instructions. [TNX F8REF]
FK - Nao, JK1FNL will be active as FK/JK1FNL from Noumea, New Caledonia
(OC-032) on 5-10 May. He plans to operate on 40-6 metres with 100
watts and wire antennas. QSL via home call. [TNX JK1FNL]
FS - John, K9EL will be on French St. Martin (NA-105) from 24 April
through 4 May. It will be a family vacation and he plans to be QRV
as FS/K9EL "whenever possible". Expect him to operate CW, SSB and
possibly RTTY on 10-80 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau.
[TNX K9EL]
G - Arthur, MM0DHQ and John, G8LGC will be active on 80, 40 and 20
metres SSB as GX4KPT from Haggerston Castle on Holy Island (EU-120)
on 21-25 April. QSL via M0DOL. [TNX F5NQL]
GM - Keith/G3VKF, Ray/M1REK, Adrian/2E0DOD, Andy/G1DDU and Allan/G0JNJ
will operate SSB, CW and digital modes as GS4MWS/p from the Isle of
Jura (EU-008) from 26 April to 3 May. QSL via 2E0DOD.
HB0 - Kasimir, DL2SBY and Georg, DF1SR will be active from Liechtenstein
on 5-12 May. They will operate SSB, CW and RTTY as HB0/DL2SBY on the
HF bands and 6 metres, and as HB0/DF1SR on 13cm and 23cm EME
(including the EU-EME Contest on 11-12 May). Further information at
http://home.arcor.de/dl2sby/ [TNX DL2SBY]
HC8 - Sergey/UX0HX, Max/UZ1HZ, Len/UR3HR and Alex/UT5UY (www.dxer.com.ua)
will be active as HC8/homecall from the from Galapagos Islands
(SA-004) on 24-29 April. They plan to operate CW, SSB, PSK and RTTY
on 160-6 metres with two stations and an emphasis on the low bands
as well as on 12, 17 and 30 metres. QSL via home calls direct or
through the Ukrainian bureau. [TNX UT5UY]
I - Special station I0SPQR will be active on all bands on 17-21 April
to celebrate the 2761st anniversary of the foundation of Rome. QSL
direct to I0YCB. [TNX IK0ZCW]
I - Alfio, IT9EJW and Giovanni, IT9GAC will be active as homecall/p from
Faraglioni dei Ciclopi (EU-025, IIA CT-003) on 20 April. QSL via
home calls, direct or bureau. A web page can be found at
http://www.mdxc.org/ciclopi [TNX IT9EJW]
I - A group of operators from ARI Civitavecchia will be active as
IY0TC/P from Il Pirgo (IIA RM-002, not IOTA) on 25 April. Then, on
26-27 April (International Marconi Day included), they will operate
from Santa Marinella, where Marconi conducted his first experiements
on radar systems. [TNX IK0CNA]
JA - Look for JN4EQH/5 to be active from Ikina Island (AS-076), Ehime
prefecture on 19 April. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [TNX
JI6KVR]
JA - Look for JA4ZKI and JE4QIG to be active from No Island (AS-117),
Yamaguchi prefecture on 10-11 May. QSL via home calls, direct or
bureau. [TNX JI6KVR]
KP4 - A group of operators is expected to commemorate the World Amateur
Radio Day (18 April) activating Isla de Cabras (IOTA NA-099, USI
PR012) from 13 to 23 UTC with the call KP4DJ. QSL via WP4F. Complete
information on the US Islands awards programme can be found at
http://www.usislands.org/ [TNX WP3GW]
OZ - Arne, OZ1JVX will operate on 20 metres SSB as OZ1JVX/p from Fur
Lighthouse on Fur Island (EU-171) between 18 and 20 April. QSL via
home call, direct or bureau. [TNX OZ7AEI]
OZ - Flemming, OZ5FM and Jakob, OZ7AEI will operate from Jegindoe Island
(EU-171) on 25 April. They will have two stations active on 20 and
40 metres SSB. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [TNX OZ7AEI]
SM - Fred, SM7DAY and Jan, SM7NGH will be active from Oland Island
(EU-037) on 5-12 May. QSL direct or bureau. [TNX SM7DAY]
SV5 - Ben, OZ6B will be active as SV5/OZ6B from Ialyssos, Dodecanese
Islands (EU-001) from 31 May to 7 June. He plans to operate SSB on
20 metres. QSL via home call. [TNX OZ6B]
T32 - Haru, JA1XGI will be active as T32XG from East Kiribati from 27 May
to 3 June. He plans to operate CW, SSB and digital modes on 40, 30,
20, 17 and 15 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX
NG3K]
UA - Special callsign R90LPU will be aired on 17-31 May for the 90th
anniversary of the Leningrad Infantry School (Leningradskoe Pehotnoe
Uchilische). QSL via RX1CQ. [TNX RX1CQ]
V8 - John, 9M6XRO (V8FRO) is joining Gerben, PG5M (V8FGM) [425DXN 884] in
a combined effort from Brunei. John will be active on 17-23 April,
while Gerben will be there from the 18th to the 22nd. QSL V8FRO via
M3SDE, QSL V8FGM via PG5M. Updates will be posted at www.dx.to
VK9X - Marq/CT1BWW (VK9XWW), John/EA3GHZ (VK9XHZ), Henry/EA5EOR (VK9XOR)
and Dina/EC5BME (VK9XME) will be active from Christmas Island
(OC-002) on 8-20 July. They plan to operate on 160-6 metres CW, SSB,
RTTY, PSK31 and SSTV with three stations. QSL via EA4URE, direct or
bureau. Detailed information can be found at
http://www.dxciting.com/vk9x/ [TNX CT1BWW]
W - Martin, G3ZAY (NU2L) and Dominic, M0BLF have had to cancel their
20-23 April trip [425DXN 883] to the islands of Santa Catalina
(NA-066) and Santa Cruz (NA-144). [TNX M0BLF]
W - Special event station W3S will be operating from the grounds of the
Piney Point Lighthouse (ARLHS USA-601), St. Mary's County, MD,
during their annual Waterfront Festival on 10 May. Plans are to have
three stations (SSB, CW and BPSK-31) active on 80, 40, 20 and 17
metres from 13 UTC to 20 UTC. QSL via KA3UNQ. [TNX KA3UNQ]
XE - The DXXE Group (http://www.dxxe.org/) will be active as XE83IARU on
160-6 metres SSB, CW and RTTY until 20 April celebrating the 83rd
anniversary of the founding of the IARU. QSL via N7RO. [TNX DL6KAC]
YB - Celebrating the 100th National Awakening Day, special event station
YE100K wil be active on all bands and modes from Jakarta on 31 May
and 1 June. QSL via YB0KYM. [TNX YB1TC]
ZA - Franck, F4DTO (http://monsite.orange.fr/f4dto) will be active as
ZA/F4DTO from Elbassan, Albania, between 22 April and 3 May. Look
for activity on 20, 17 and 10 metres SSB. QSL via home call (direct
only). [TNX F5NQL]
ZL7 - David, VK2CZ will operate SSB as ZL7M from the Chatham Islands
(OC-038) on 10-11 May. QSL via home call (direct). [TNX NG3K]
ASIAN TOUR ---> Nicola, I0SNY says he will be active as either JT1Y and JT8Y
from Mongolia starting on 7 May, and as BY1PK/I0SNY from Beijing, China on
19-28 May. QSL via home call.
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**** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
DXCC NEWS ---> DXCC Manager Bill Moore, NC1L reports that the following
operations have bee approved for DXCC credit:
5X1NH Uganda 2007 operation
9UXEV Burundi 2008 operation
HZ1PS Saudi Arabia ongoing operation
S05A Western Sahara 2007 operation
YK9G Syria 2008 operation
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 26 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/
NOT THE MANAGER ---> Gert, K5WW is getting "quite a few QSL requests" for the
recent HQ8R operation from Swan Island. Please note that Gert is the QSL
manager for HQ9R, and that the correct QSL route for HQ8R is via HR2RCH.
QSL PS2T ---> Bob, N2OO says the QSL route for PS2T is via K3IRV (not N3SL).
The correction follows Bob's previous announcement regarding QSLs formerly
handled via W3HC [425DXN 884].
XU7KOH ---> Peter/XU7ACY, Wimpie/XU7ADV and Wim/XU7TZG were active as XU7KOH
from Koh Russei (Bamboo Island, AS-133) on 11-14 April. QSL direct only to
ON7PP (Patrick Piesen, Hermans-Lybaerttstraat 35 b1, 8301 Knokke - Heist,
Belgium). [TNX F5NQL]
+ SILENT KEYS + Recently reported Silent Keys include Pierre Antenor-Habazac
(FG5XC), Guenter Schwarzbeck (DL1BU), Wolfgang Lobos (DL6MI), Jack N. Wheeler
(KH6CC) and Stanislav Afonin (UT2US).
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 1A4A, 3DA0WPX, 4L1UN, 4L4WW,
4O/YT1HA, 4O3A, 5H3VMB, 5N8NDP, 5T5U, 5U1A, 5U2K, 5U4R, 5X1NH, 6E4LM
(NA-030), 7Q7VB, 7U5CI, 9J2BO, 9J2VB, 9V1YC, 9X0X, 9X0Z, A35RK, A45XR, A61Q,
A92HB, AH0V, AI4GN/AH0, BV50CRA/9 (AS-155), C21DL, C4EURO, C50C (AF-060),
C52C, C6AKU, C6AWS, C91VB, CE0Y/9A4X, CE1/K7CA, CM6RCR, CN2A, CO7EH, CO8LY,
CV5K, CX/N3BNA, CX3CCC, D20VB, D2NX, E51WWA, EL2DX, ET3TK, EX8MLE, EY8CQ,
FG5LA, FJ/G3TXF, FJ/OH2AM, FJ/SP6IXF, FJ5KH, FM5LD, FO/JA8BMK (OC-152),
FO/OH1RX, FY1FL, FY5KE, GD4PTV, H40VB, H7/K9GY, HB9SPACE, HC1MD, HC8N,
HH4/K4QD, HI3TEJ, HK0GU, HP3AK, HQ9R, HV0A, HZ1ZH, IC8R, J5C (AF-020),
J79FWW, JA6WFM/HC5, JY4NE, K3TRM/6Y5, K4TM/FJ, KH6FI, KH7B, KP2/K3MD,
MJ/K3PLV, MJ/K8PT, OA4/N6XQ, OC1I (SA-076), OC6I (SA-098), OD5/F5PTM, OJ0VR,
OJ1ABOA, OX3XR, P40PA, PJ2/W8AV, PJ4LS, PJ7/N4ZC, PW2M (SA-071), PZ5WW,
PZ5YV, RZ0AF, S07U, SV2ASP/A, T32OB, T32OU, T32YA, T40C, TL8CK, TN9Z, TR8CA,
UK8UC, V25OP, V25WY, V26G, V26HS, V31JZ/P, V31YN, V47KV, V49A, V51VV,
V51VV/p, VE1AI/m (NA-085), VP5/K7LAZ, VP5DF, VP6TD, VR2/AA1ON, VY0ICE, WH6R,
XU7ACT, XU7ACY, XU7TZG, YK9SV, YT8T, YW6YL (SA-090), Z2/UA4WHX, Z36W, ZD7X,
ZP6/N3BNA, ZP6CW, ZP9EH, ZS2EZ.
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