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16 August 2008 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 902
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**** DX INFORMATION ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
4S - The Radio Society of Sri Lanka will operate SSB and CW as 4S7LGT
from the Barberyn Lighthouse on Beruwala Island (AS-171) during
the ILLW. QSL to 4S7LGT, Secretary RSSL, P.O. Box 907, Colombo,
Sri Lanka. [TNX The Daily DX]
5Z - Valery, RW1AU is on work assignment in Nairobi, Kenya. He is
active as 5Z4/RW1AU from the 5Z4RS club station. At the moment he
operates SSB, until he can find a keyer. Expect him to be QRV in
his spare time for the next several months. QSL via K5XK. [TNX
K5XK]
9A - Tom, 9A2AA is active as 9A73AA/p from Korcula Island (EU-016) for
two weeks. He also plans to operate from other nearby islands as
9A2AA/p. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX YT2A]
9A - Look for Simon, 9A/IZ7ATN/p and Alessio, 9A/IZ0CKJ/p to be active
from the Palagruza Islands (EU-090) on 16-23 August. Their main
QTH will be Vela Palagruza and lighthouse, but they will also try
to go and operate from the nearby island of Galijula and Mala
Palagruza. QSL via home calls. [TNX IQ8OM]
A4 - Four members of the Royal Omani Amateur Radio Society will operate
as A43LH from Ayqah Lighthouse from about 10 UTC on 16 August
until around 23 UTC on the 17th. QSL via A47RS. [TNX A41MA]
CX - The Centro de Radioaficionados de Rocha (CX1TA) will be active as
CW1T from the lighthouse at Cabo Santa Maria during the ILLW
(16-17 August). Expect activity on 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10 and 2
metres, SSB, CW, AM, FM and BPSK31. QSL via CX1TA. [TNX CX2TG]
EA - The Union de Radioaficionados de Valencia will operate special
event station AO5FI on 22-24 August for the Formula 1 Grand Prix
of Europe. QSL via EA5URV. Local operators are expected to use
special prefixes around that time frame: for instance, EA5MB will
use ED5MB, while EA5WO will use AO5WO and ED5WO.
EA8 - Luis, EA8AY will be active as EE8AY from the lighthouse at Punta
Delgada (ARLHS CAI-034) on Alegranza, the northernmost land of the
Canary Islands (AF-004), on 22-24 August. He will operate CW, SSB,
FM and digital modes on the HF bands, 6 and 2 metres. QSL via
EA8NQ, direct or bureau. Further information at can be found at
http://www.isladealegranza.ea8ay.com/ [TNX EA8NQ]
F - Philippe, F1TRE will be active as F1TRE/p from Ile Verte (EU-095)
on 17-22 August. Main activity will be on 40, 20 and 17 metres.
QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX www.islandchaser.com]
FG - The TO8S operation from Les Saintes Islands (NA-114) [425DXN 891]
went QRT around 22 UTC on 11 August, a few days earlier than
originally planned (log search at
http://www.cdxc.org/dxp/2008-TO8S/to8s-fr_logs.htm). On the 12th
F5IRO and F8CRS moved to Pointe des Chateaux, Guadeloupe (NA-102),
where they will operate as FG/homecall until the 17th. QSLs via
F8CRS. [TNX F5NQL]
FR/G - Didier, F5OGL says that the infrastructure works on Glorioso
[425DXN 886] will be finished at the end of this month. Didier is
still "in very close contact" with the High Command for the French
armed forces in the southern Indian Ocean; "all the necessary
authorizations are in hand" and the DXpedition has not been
cancelled, but the exact dates will depend on variables of the
military transportation. Moreover, all the operators are military
personnel, and their professional assignments have priority over
all. "No date is fixed to date, but I'm doing all my best to lead
Glorioso 2008 before the end of this year", Didier says, and adds
that "without all combined elements gathered" he prefers to
postpone the operation as long as necessary. The press release can
be found at http://glorieuses2008.free.fr/ [TNX F5NQL]
GI - Jim, GI0PGC and others will be active as GB0REL from Rathlin East
Lighthouse at Altacarry Head, Rathlin Island (EU-122) for the
ILLW. QSL via the bureau. Further information can be found at
http://www.qsl.net/gi0rqk/GB0REL/GB0REL.html
JA - Look for JA1YUC/1 to be active from Uki Island (AS-117, JIIA
AS-117-010), Chiba Prefecture from 17 August. They plan to operate
SSB and CW on the HF bands and 6 metres. QSL via home call, direct
(JA1YUC Tokyo Dental College ARC, 1-2-2 Masago, Mihamaku,
Chiba-city 261-8502, Japan) or bureau. [TNX JI6KVR]
KP2 - Jaime, WP3A says he will be active as KP2B from St.Croix, Virgin
Islands (NA-106) "after 20 August". He plans to operate CW on 10,
15, 20 and 40 metres, with some SSB on 10 and 15 metres. Expcet
activity after 4 UTC on 40 metres and after 11 UTC on the other
bands. QSL direct to EA7FTR.
OZ - The EDR Radio Club Hurup will be active as OZ5THY/p from the
lighthouse of Lodbjerg (ARLHS DEN-022) on Vendsyssel-Thy Island
(EU-171) on 16-17 August. Look for main activity on 20 and 40
metres SSB. QSL via bureau or direct. [TNX OZ7AEI]
OZ - Jakob, OZ7AEI will be active as OZ7AEI/p from the lighthouse on
Tuno Island (EU-172) on 16 August. He plans to operate SSB on 20
and 40 metres strating around 12 UTC. QSL via home call, direct or
bureau. [TNX OZ7AEI]
P2 - Hugh, K6HFA will be on Manus Island (OC-025) on 4-9 November.
Before that, he will participate in the IOTA trip [425DXN 895] to
OC-181 (P29VLR, 20-26 October) and OC-041 (P29NI, 28 October-3
November). The expedition now has a web page at
http://www.425dxn.org/dxped/p29_2008/ [TNX I1-21171]
SM - Look for Jorgen, SM3CXS to be active as SG3U from Grimskar Island
(EU-176) on 23-31 August. On 29-31 August he will be joined by
Sten, SM3NXS, who will be signing SD3N. Both stations will operate
CW and SSB. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [TNX SM3CXS]
TA - Karl, WA2KBZ is active as TA0/WA2KBZ from Buyukada Island (not
IOTA) until 1 September. He operates mostly CW on 40, 30, 20, 17
and possibly 15 metres. QSL via home call. [TNX ARRL DX Bulletin]
TA - Jacek, SP5OXJ will be active as TA4/SP5OXJ from Alanya, Turkey on
17-20 August. He plans to operate CW and "various digital modes"
on 30-20 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. The log will
be uploaded to LoTW. [TNX SP5OXJ]
TF - Once again the Icelandic Radio Amateurs (IRA) will operate as
TF1IRA from the lighthouse of Knarraros during the ILLW (16-17
August). QSL via TF3GB, direct or bureau. [TNX TF3AO]
TN - Nicolas, F8FQX (www.f8fqx.fr) will be in Congo for 3-4 years
starting on 20 August. He has applied for the callsign TN5SN and
hopes to be QRV in late October-early November. Plans include
activity on 160-6 metres CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31. QSL via IZ1BZV.
UR - Garry, US0VA will operate as US0VA/p from Tarkhankutsky Lighthouse
on 15-19 August. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX US0VA]
VE - Special callsign VC3RCS will be aired from 15 August through 15
September to commemorate the 50th anniversary of CFS Alert, the
Canadian Forces signals intelligence intercept facility located on
Ellesmere Island. QSL via VE3SRS. [TNX VA3RJ]
W - The Old Barney ARC will operate special event station W2T from the
Tucker's Island lighthouse (USA-911) located in the Tuckerton
Seaport (http://www.tuckertonseaport.org) on 16 August, from 13
UTC through 20.30 UTC. Operation will be primarily on 40 and 20
metres SSB and local 2m FM. QSL via N2OO. [TNX N2OO]
W - Eagle Harbor Lighthouse (ARLHS USA-253) will be active during the
ILLW (16-17 August) using the special call K8E. On 18-23 August
expect activity to take place also from other lighthouses in that
area. QSL via N8MR, direct or bureau. Further informatin can be
found at http://www.kc8nah.com/Interests/EagleHarbor/illw08.htm
[TNX N8MR]
ZD9 - 11 August was Tom's (ZD7X) last day on St. Helena. He made over
45,000 QSOs on all HF bands since September 2007. Tom had planned
on going to Tristan da Cunha after St. Helena [425DXN 902], but
according to his latest e-mail message to his QSL manager (W0MM)
"there is a 90% chance of no Tristan right now [...] Does not look
good due to a bunch of reasons!". If ZD9 cannot be done Tom is
planning to go to Qatar (A7) and try to get a licence there. If
that does not work, he will then head to Asia. [TNX W0MM]
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**** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
DESECHEO 2008 ---> First hand information delivered by a reliable source
indicates that "there is a tentative agreement to facilitate access to the
Desecheo Island National Wildlife Refuge by amateur radio operators in
conjunction with future U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service management
activities in the refuge. The plan would allow amateur radio activation of
Desecheo for up to 14 days under strict guidelines and close USFWS
supervision.
USFWS expects to grant a Special Use Permit for amateur radio operations to
one group selected from among large number of prior applicants. These
applicants have recently been contacted by the agency and provided a number
of stringent requirements that must be met. They were told that if they are
still interested in operating from Desecheo they had 45 days to submit a
proposal. The letter was dated 30 June 2008, with an August 14th deadline.
The final selection will be made based upon which proposal best satisfies
USFWS requirements.
The timing of this operation is still uncertain, but is likely to be in the
September through December 2008 time frame. The actual dates of the
operation are dependent on a number of variables, but the team and DXers
should have a minimum of 30 days notice. We are not sure, but we believe as
many as a dozen proposals have been submitted. Apparently, the final
selection will be made by a three person panel".
MICRO-DXPEDITIONING UNCOVERED ---> Low-cost airlines have brought us a new
era, along with modern technology which provides us with high-calibre 100
watt transceivers for less than three kilos. "Micro-DXpeditioning
Uncovered", the new book (100+ pages, with pictures) by Roger Western,
G3SXW, collects the stories of visits to over 20 mostly European DXCC
entities, all done on the cheap, mostly just day-trips or over-night stays.
For further information, please contact G3SXW (e-mail address at qrz.com).
LOGS ---> Pictures and log search for the 25-30 June operations by
OY/LA7WCA and OY/LA6FJA from Elduvik, Faroe Islands are now available
on-line (http://www.la6fja.eu/dx/oy.html). QSL via home calls, direct or
bureau. Please note that whilst 1 IRC covers return postage to all
destinations, 2 (two) USD no longer do. [TNX LA6FJA]
LOGS ---> The log search for the recent YU8/S56M operation can be found at
http://s50clx.infrax.si [TNX S50U]
ROCKALL 2009 ---> A new attempt at landing and operating from Rockall
Island (EU-189) is being organized by Andy Strangeway, aka "Island Man",
tentatively between 19 May and 1 June. Details can be found at
http://islandmanrockallexpedition2009.com/.
YO DX HF CONTEST ---> The Romanian Amateur Radio Federation (FRR) invites
amateur radio operators all over the world to participate in the annual YO
DX HF Contest, which will be held on 30-31 August (from 12 UTC to 12 UTC).
Participants in the contest who meet the award requirements will receive
the YO All Districs Award (1st class) free of charge. Complete contest
rules and results of lats year's edition can be found at
http://www.hamradio.ro/ [TNX YO2DFA]
+ SILENT KEYS + Bob Leek, VE3TFD, a 25-year veteran of the Toronto Fire
Department, lost his life in the response to a propane depot explosion that
occurred on 10 August.
Steve Baily (N0US) and his wife Carolyn (N0LAL) were killed in a home
attack on 10 August. The alleged murderer has been arrested.
Other recently reported Silent Keys include Doug M. Hill (G3ZWH), Glenn
Swanson (KB1GW) and William R. Moore (W8KVU).
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
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3XY0D VE2EQL D8TG HL0BHQ MC0SHL M0URX
3Z9CESJ SP9ZHR DL2008BY DF6JF N9N N4KC
4D75J DV1JM DL50DRAX DF6LI OD5ARZ K3IRV
4K5D K2PF DP6M DK9IP OD5ET EB7DX
4K9W DL6KVA DR0X DL2SD OE5J OE5FSL
4L0A EA7FTR DR1A DL6FBL OG2P OH2PM
4L1BR DL2RMG DR3X DL1DSW OG50F OH1F
4L4WW EA7FTR DT4TG HL0BHQ OH0CO SM6CCO
4L6DL LZ1OT E77AA 9A2AA OH2DZ/p UA1ANA
4O8A S50A E77GS IV3GTH OH8X OH6KN
4U1UN HB9BOU EB5KB/p EA5KB ON1708M ON5TN
4W6AAB PA7FM EE1DD EA1YG ON40KS ON4XMJ
5B4ABP OE2GEN EE5Y EA5CY PD05SRT PD5CW
5B4AIF EB7DX EF8T EA8BEX PI9NOZ PA3FZV
5K4FF HK4ECG EG5K EA5WO PW2D PY2VM
5N9NDP IK5JAN EI100SI EI3SI R100MAR RK3MWI
5R8GZ G3SWH EJ3HB EI9FBB R65PS RZ3EC
5X1NH G3RWF EL2AR EL2BA RA9LI/9 UA9LP
5Z4/IK8VRH IK8VRH EN5R UY2RA RI0F RA0FU
5Z4/RW1AU K5XK EO0UD UR7UT RP65WKB RK3WWA
6K0ON DS4DRT ET3JA OK3AA S21SHQ EB7DX
6L0NJ/4 HL4XM FG/F5IRO F8CRS S51ZZ NI5DX
6V7L F8ATM FG/F8CRS F8CRS SN630R SP5PPK
6W1SE JR2KDN FH1LE F6BFH SY7ISDE SZ7SER
7P8BA ZS6BQI FM1HN ON4IQ SY8NAX SV1FXN
7Q7BP G3MRC FW1W JM1LJS T88GH JR0KVU
7S0SRT SM0IMJ FW1Z JA3RAF TC4X OH2BH
7S5A SM4DDS HF64PW SP5KCR TF/G3ZAY G3ZAY
7X2EB EA7FTR HL0Y/3 HL0Y TF/M0BLF M0BLF
7Z1HB DE1ZHB HV50VR IW0GPN TF/M0SCH M0SCH
7Z1HL DJ9ZB HZ1ZH EA7FTR TM0WPC F5KEB
8J3GOSE JA3MQY [a] II0SRT IS0LFZ TM5F F1IKA
8J3GOSE JA3ZNJ [b] II2AC IZ2HPZ TM5VIN F9KH
9A7BP KA2DZR II2SRT I2JJR TM8RAZ F4FKD
9G5MM DL5XX II3GG IV3YIM TO8S F8CRS
9G5SW DC8XL II3PIAV IK3GES UE1RLH/1 RA1QY
9H9PYSM 9H1AJ II5SRT IZ5BTC UE1RST UA1RJ
9J2BO G3TEV IO4T IZ4JMA UE3YAR/p RV3YR
9J2CA G3SWH IO5SRT IK5ZTT UE4PWR/P RA4PO
9K2/SP4R SP4GFG IO7Y I0SNY UE9CZF RV9CVA
A45WD YO9HP IQ3GO IV3YWT UE9RDA RK9QWW
A61Q EA7FTR IQ8OM IZ8EDJ UN7AB DL8KAC
A61TX W4JS IR1SRT IZ1GJK UN7MMM EA7FTR
A7/M0FGA NN1N IR2A I2UIY UN7QX W7BO
AT25MY VU2NRO IR3SRT I5JKI V55SRT IZ8EDJ
AT6T VU2PTT IR4E IK4ZHH V73NS WD8CRT
AT8LH VU2JHM IU0SRE I0YKN VO2A VE3LYC
BD6IQD BA4EG IU3SRT IZ3DBA VR2008O VR2XMT
BT1OB BA4EG IU7A/p IK7JWX VR2O VR2HK
BT1OH BA4EG IU7SRE IZ7CRW W1SRT W3IZ
BT1OJ BA4EG IU8SRE IK8WEJ YI9AJ OM3JW
BT1ON BA4EG IY6GM I6GFX YI9WV NI5DX
BT1OY BA4EG JD1/JF1QZX DM1LHK YL130DA IK2DUW
CN33M EA7FTR JD1BLX JI5USJ YT30FOC YT1E
CN8NK EA5XX JD1BLY JI5RPT YT8A YU1EA
CN8YZ EA7FTR JW2L LA2L YT8AA YT1AA
CO2GL EB7DX JX9JKA LA9JKA YU05SRT YT3W
CO8LY EA7ADH KH7X K2PF YU8/S56M S57U
CP6XE IK6SNR KL5DX N5XZ YW5IOTA IT9DAA
CQ35MD CT3MD LQ0F EA5KB ZD7X W0MM
CS95BD CT3BD LR5D LU4AA ZF2SI K5SL
CU1/CT3FN HB9CRV LS1D LW9EOC ZL2MAT K3IRV
CU1/CU8AS HB9CRV LX7I LX2A ZL4IR W8WC
CU30AA CU3AA LY4A LY2FY ZP8VAO EA7FTR
D4C IZ4DPV LZ5FF LZ1PM ZS6CCY K3IRV
[a] direct [b] bureau
AH2L Edward H Poppe Jr, 25 Kristina Ln, Yona, GU 96914, USA
C37RC Unio de Radioaficionats Andorrans, P.O. Box 1150, AD 553 Andorra
la Vella, Andorra
C37URA Unio de Radioaficionats Andorrans, P.O. Box 1150, AD 553 Andorra
la Vella, Andorra
EL2BA H. Walcott Benjamin Sr, 285 St. Marks Place, Apt. 4-L, Staten
Island, NY 10301, USA
EL2DX James Alpine, 8800 Monrovia Place, Dulles, VA 20189-8800, USA
F1IKA Jean-Michel Sentuti, 2 Rue du Bac, Appt. 3, 31700 Blagnac, France
F8CRS David Bonnet, 18 rue du Carmel, 67240 Bischwiller, France
HB9BOU Herbert Aeby, Rte du Moulin 1, CH 1782 Belfaux, Switzerland
IT9DAA Corrado Ruscica, P.O. Box 1 (succ. 1), 96018 Pachino - SR, Italy
JA3RAF Junichi Murawaki, 3-21-6 Miyashita Nishi-ku, Kobe 651-2146, Japan
JM1LJS Hideyuki Kai, 4-22-15 Takata-Higashi, Kohoku-Ku Yokohama-City,
223-0065, Japan
K3IRV Irving L. McWherter, 11910 Coronada Place, Kensington, MD
20895-2323, USA
K5XK Ron Evans, 2 Pembroke Drive, Bella Vista, AR 72715-8823, USA
KH7XS Big Island Contest Club, P.O. Box 490, Laupahoehoe, HI 96764, USA
UA1QV Mike Koutjumov, P.O. Box 23, Vologda 160000, Russia
VE3LYC Cezar-Ioan Trifu, 410 College Street, Kingston, ON K7L 4M7, Canada
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