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20 September 2008 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 907
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**** DX INFORMATION ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
3B7 - Rachid, 3B8FQ, is planning to operate as 3B7FQ from St. Brandon in
October (dates to be determined). This will be a working trip,
with on-air activities shared with meteorological maintenance
duties. QSL via K5XK. Further information is expected in due
course.
3V - Dmitry, RW4WM will be active as 3V8SS from Sousse, Tunisia between
29 September and 8 October. He plans to operate CW and SSB, with
some RTTY. QSL for this operation via RW4WM, direct or bureau.
[TNX RW4WM]
5Z - Valery, 5Z4/RW1AU, continues to be quite active from Nairobi
[425DXN 902]. Currently 20m SSB only, but a keyer is enroute, and
if it arrives safely, Val will be very QRV on CW in the near
future. The keyer will remain at the 5Z4RS club station for
others to use, after his departure. Look for Val on weekends, and
periodically on weeknights, after 15 UTC. QSL via K5XK, direct or
bureau. The QSL cards are being printed and will be mailed out
within the next 2-3 weeks. Val will upload his logs to LoTW. [TNX
K5XK]
7X - Mike, DB1JAW will operate as either 7W0JAW and/or 7X/DB1JAW from
Bou-Saada and other places in the Algerian Sahara on 2-14 October.
Look for activity on 80-10 metres, with an emphasis on 20, 17 and
12 metres SSB, and 20 and 17 metres PSK31. QSL via home call,
direct only with a return postage of USD 2.00.
8Q - Mark, M0DXR and Gemma, 2E0WPX will be active as 8Q7XR from the
Maldives (AS-013) from 22 September to 5 October. This will be a
honeymoon, part time operation on 40-10 metres CW and SSB. QSL via
M0DXR, direct or bureau.
8Q - Andrew, G7COD will be active for the fifth time as 8Q7AK from
Embudu, Maldives (AS-013) on 12-25 October. He plans to operate
SSB and CW on 40-12 metres (suggested frequencies and operating
schedule at http://www.qrz.com/8q7ak). QSL via home call, direct
or bureau. [TNX G7COD]
9A - Members of Radio Club Karlovac (9A1CVW) plan to operate as 9A1C/p
from several Croatian islands (and lighthouses), most of them
located in IOTA group EU-170, on 26-28 September. They plan to
have two stations on the air at the same time on 20 and 40 metres
SSB. QSL via 9A1CVW. Details are available at
http://www.inet.hr/9a6aa/iocaplan.htm [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
C6 - Dallas/W3PP and Bob/W8ZA will be joining Pete/W2GJ and Ed/K3IXD
for the 23-27 October operation from Crooked Island (NA-113),
Bahamas [425DXN 901]. They will participate in the CQ WW DX SSB
Contest as C6APR in the Multi-2 category. Before and after the
contest, C6APR will be on 160-10 metres CW and SSB, while C6AXD
will be on 160-10 metres mostly RTTY and some SSB. Both calls are
good for Bird Rock Lighthouse (ARLHS BAH-005). All QSLs via K3IXD.
[TNX K3IXD]
CN - Gab, HA3JB will be active as CN2IPA (International Police
Association) from Morocco from 21 September to 5 October. He plans
to operate CW, RTTY, PSK, SSTV and some SSB, and to participate in
the CQ WW RTTY DX Contest.
CT - G3ZAY, M0HSW, and M0SKI plan to be QRV as CT/homecall from IOTA
group EU-145 for a few hours on 20-21 September during daylight
hours. Activity will probably be from Barreta Island. QSL to their
home calls. [TNX G3ZAY]
EU - Andrei, NP3D will be active as EW1AR during his vacation in Minsk,
Belarus on 22-29 September, including an entry in the CQ WW DX
RTTY Contest. QSL via W3HNK or direct to NP3D, who will upload his
logs to LoTW. [TNX NG3K]
F - Special event callsign TM0CDG will be aired on all bands and modes
from 28 September to 12 October for the opening of the Charles de
Gaulle Museum at Colombey-les-deux-Eglises. QSL via F6KTR. [TNX
F5NQL]
G - At least three special callsigns will be aired on 20-21 September
as part of "Transmission 2008" to raise money for the British
Wireless for the Blind Fund (http://www.blind.org.uk/). The
Bittern DX Group will be active as GB2TX (QSL via M0CNP), while
the Cray Valley Radio Society will operate as GB2BF (QSL via
G4DFI) and the Sandwell Amateur Radio Club will use GB2BWF (QSL
via MW0CNA).
GJ - Wojtek, SQ4MP will be active as MJ/SQ4MP from Jersey (EU-013) on
10-13 October. He will operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 160-10 metres,
with an emphasis on 160, 17, 12 and 10 metres. QSL via SQ4MP,
direct or bureau. His log will be uploaded to LoTW. [TNX SQ4MP]
HL - Han, DS2GOO will be active as DS2GOO/4 from Cheju Island (AS-026)
on 3-5 October. He plans to operate CW, SSB and digital modes on
80-10 metres during his evenings. [TNX DS2GOO]
I - Andrea, IK0MMI will be active as IA5/IK0MMI from the Capel Rosso
lighthouse (ARLHS ITA-130, WAIL TO-012) on Isola del Giglio
(EU-028) on 22-23 September. He plans to operate SSB on the HF
bands (mainly 40 metres), running 100 watts into a vertical
antenna. VHF and UHF activity is also possibile. [TNX IK1XPK]
I - Ninety years ago the military airport at Marcon (Venice) was
closed, after playing an important role during World War I.
Special station II3MA will be active on 22-28 September, with SSB
and CW activity on the HF bands. QSL via IK3SHP, direct or bureau.
[TNX IW3IA]
I - Dorando Pietri, became an international celebrity for not winning
the marathon at the 1908 Summer Olympics held in London. After his
dramatic finish and eventual disqualification for receiving
outside aid, he became "the one who won, and lost victory".
Celebrating the centenary of that incredible marathon, special
event callsign II4DP will be aired from Carpi, Dorando's hometown,
between 27 September and 12 October. QSL via bureau or direct to
IK4JPN (c/o ARI Carpi, P.O.Box 311, 41012 Carpi - MO, Italy). [TNX
IK4JPR]
JA - Look for JA1YUC/1 to be active on the HF bands SSB and CW from Uki
Island (AS-117, JIIA AS-117-010), Chiba Prefecture on 23
September. QSL via home call, direct or bureau.
JW - LA9DL, LA6VM and LA7XK will be active as JW9DL, JW6VM and JW7XK
from Longyearbyen (EU-026), Svalbard on 25-29 September. They will
operate CW, SSB and digital modes, and will take part in the
Scandinavian Activity Contest (SSB) as JW5X. [TNX The Daily DX]
KG4 - Stu, K4MIL, will be active as KG4SS from Guantanamo from 23
September to 7 October. He operate RTTY and some SSB on all HF
bands. QSL via K4MIL direct or bureau. His logs will be uploaded
to LoTW. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
OJ0 - Pertti/OH2PM, Ilmo/OH2BO, Henry/OH3JR and Lars/OH0RJ will be
active as OJ0B from the "damp and cold lighthouse" on Market Reef
(EU-053) until 29 September. They will have two stations with
amplifiers, a special array for 160 metres, a SteppIR beam, a
Butternut HF-2V and an assortment of wires. During this coming
weekend, Pertti will be a SOAB entrant in the Scandinavian
Activity Contest (CW), and the following weekend the same thing on
SSB. During the two contest periods, the other station will be
exclusively on 160, 30, 17 and 12 metres. QSL via OH2BH. If you
observe some interesting openings outside of the contest and wish
to inform the operators on Market Reef, just drop an email to
oh2bh(at)sral.fi [TNX OH2BH]
OZ - Look for Lasse, OZ1FJB/p and John, OZ1LXJ/p to be active from
Anholt Island (EU-088) on 6-10 October. They plan to operate CW
and SSB on the HF bands in their spare time, indicatively between
3-5 UTC and again between 20-22 UTC. QSL via home calls. [TNX
OZ1FJB]
SP - SP1DOZ, SP1DPA, SP1FFC, SP1TMN and SQ1EUG will be active as 3Z0LH
from Chelminek Island (not IOTA, SZ-18 for the Polish Islands
Award) and lighthouses (ARLHS POL-050 and POL-051) until 22
September. QSL via SP1PBW. [TNX SP1DPA]
SV9 - Uli, DJ9XB will be active as J49XB from Crete (EU-015) from 20
September to 4 October. He will operate RTTY only, and will also
try 160 metres on that mode. [TNX DJ9XB]
SV9 - Claudio, HB9OAU will be active as SV9/HB9OAU from Crete (EU-015)
from 28 September to 3 October. He will operate holiday style on
40-10 metres. QSL via home call. [TNX HB9OAU]
T2 - Anci, JA2ZL will be active from Tuvalu (OC-015) during a family
vacation on 14-21 October. He will collect his licence upon
arrival. Anci will operate CW, SSB. RTTY and SSTV on 80-12 (or 10)
metres, with 500 watts into loop and vertical antennas. QSL via
JA2ZL, direct or bureau. [TNX JA1ELY]
TR - Roland, F8EN will be back to Libreville, Gabon from mid-December
to mid-January 2009. He will operate as TR50R (until 31 December)
and TR8CR (from 1 January). QSL both via F6AJA. [TNX F6AJA and Les
Nouvelles DX]
UA - Celebrating the 65th anniversary of the end of the Nazi occupation
during World War II, special event station UE65BR will be active
from Bryansk and its surroundings until 25 September. QSL via
RV3YR. [TNX RV3YR]
V2 - Bud, AA3B will be active as V26K from Antigua (NA-100) between 26
November and 1 December, including an entry in the CQ WW DX CW
Contest. This will be an all CW operation on the contest HF bands
only. QSL via home call. [TNX AA3B]
VE - In celebration of the 150th anniversary of the founding of the
Crown Colony of British Columbia, amateur radio operators from
Canada are allowed to use four special prefixes between 1 October
and 30 November: VE can use CK, VA can use CJ, VO can use CY, VY
can use CZ. Further information at www.hambc150.info [TNX VA3RJ]
W - A large group of operators from the Magnolia DX Association will
be active from East Ship Island (NA-082) starting at approximately
17 UTC on 16 October and running until approximately 18 UTC on the
19th. The team plans to have four stations on the air, and to
operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 80-10 metres. The callsign K5S will be
used during the entire 4-day period, plus the callsign K5Z will be
added during the last two days as an entry in the W/VE US Islands
QSO Party. QSL via W5UE, direct, bureau or LoTW. Detailed
information can be found at http://www.k5s-na082.com [TNX K2FF]
YV - Alex/YV5SSB, Manuel/YY4MP, Rafael/YY4RN, Franco/YV1FM, Rainer/
YV5EU, Olli/OH0XX, Jesus/YV5MSG and Andreina/YY4AND will be active
as YW1TI from Toas Island (SA-066) in early November. They plan to
operate SSB, CW and digital modes on 160-6 metres. QSL via IT9DAA,
direct or bureau. Further information is expected in due course.
The web site for the operation is at http://yw1ti.4m5dx.info/ [TNX
IT9DAA]
ZK2 - Dave, N1EMC will be active holiday style as ZK2DF from Alofi, Niue
(OC-040) between around 21 UTC on 24 October and around 8 UTC on
the 31st, CQ WW SSB DX Contest included. He will operate SSB with
some RTTY on 6, 10, 12, 15, 17, 20 and 40 metres, with 100 watts
into a vertical for 6-20 metres and a dipole for 40 metres. QSL
via home call (direct only) or LoTW. The web site for the
operation is at http://dx.zk2df.nu/ [TNX NE1B]
ZS - Commemorating the Treaty of Vereeniging, which marked the end of
the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902), special event station ZS08TV will
be active from time to time for one year starting on 24 September,
South Africa's Heritage Day. QSL direct (see qrz.com) or bureau.
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**** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
DXPOCKET ---> Igor Tomalchev, UU0JC has recently developed "DXPocket", a
comprehensive amateur radio DX Cluster piece of software (shareware) for
Pocket PC - you can connect to your favourite DX Cluster using a Windows
Mobile-based phone. Complete information can be found at
http://www.dxpocket.com/ [TNX RA3DCT]
FALL CLASSIC DX EVENT ---> The first annual Fall Classic DX Event,
sponsored by the Country Uncle DX Club will run from 1 October through 31
December. This event has been founded "for the primary purpose of
generating enthusiasm for DXing, Amateur Radio, and to provide an inclusive
way for Hams who do not like to 'contest' but would enjoy a way to compete
over a longer period of time than a weekend without calling CQ Contest".
Complete information can be found at
http://countryuncledx.com/contests.html [TNX K4SX]
NOT THE MANAGER ---> Oreste, IZ8EDJ is receiving QSL requests for contacts
made with V51SWK, a station he is not the QSL manager for. He is the
correct QSL route only for AO8SRT, ED8SRT, EF8SRT, IC8M, IQ8OM, IR8C,
L30BST, V51KC, V55O (2005), V55SRT and YI3SRA. [TNX IZ8EDJ]
QSL VIA K5XK ---> Ron reports that he has moved to a new QTH, delaying some
QSL replies for 3B8FQ & 3B6FQ. Cards for both operations are printed and
replies to all direct requests will be mailed within the next week. Bureau
requests that have been received will go out in October. K5XK's current
address is: Ron Evans, 2 Pembroke Drive, Bella Vista, AR 72715-8823, USA.
+ SILENT KEY + Theo See, DJ1RL passed away on 5 September at 80 years of
age. A well-known CW operator, with a main interest in 160 and 80 metres,
between the early Seventies and the late Nineties he operated from several
DX locations (3D2, 5R, 9J, C2, C21, C56, FH, FO, ZK1 and others).
Other recently reported Silent Keys include Thomas M. Rose, K0ZM (ex KC0EI)
and Ivan Sesartic, YU1BQ, one of Serbia's veteran operators and a pioneer
in ARDF.
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3DA0OK, 3V8SS, 4K1YAR, 5J0E,
5N9NDP, 5U5U, 5X1NH, 6W1SJ, 6Y1LZ, 7Q7HB, 7X2GX, 9M6/LA6VM (AS-051),
9M6XRO/p (OC-133), 9X0R, A43GI (AS-119, April 2002), A61Q, C31CT, C91XO,
C91YI, CO8LY, CY0X, D2NX, E71AA, EL2DX, FG/OH7KD/p, FH1LE, FJ/DJ2VO, GB8LMI
(EU-099), GM0BOE/p (EU-008), HC2SL, HC8N, HL0U, HQ8R (NA-035), HS0ZED, K7A
(NA-042, NA-087 and NA-241), KP4ED, MD0CCE, N1YC/VK9X, N4A (NA-067), SG3U,
SU1KM, TA3J, TA3YJ, TM5EL (EU-107), TX5C, UA0SR, VP6DX, VU2PAI, XE2WWW,
XE3RBA, XR7A (SA-043), XR7W (SA-053), YI9AJ, ZP8AE.
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