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19 June 2010 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 998
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
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EA - EG3FI will be active again from the Formigues (Hormigas) Islands
(EU-078) on 25-26 June. The operators will be EA3AS, EA3ATM,
EA3DW, EA3FKX, EA3NT and F4BKV. Last year's activity run for a few
hours only owing to rough seas. QSL via EA3NT. [TNX DX World]
F - A few days after Charles de Gaulle's famous appeal of 18 June
1940, which was the origin of the French Resistance to the German
occupation during World War II, the clandestine sea crossings
between Brittany and England started. Commemorating those events
of seventy years ago, special callsign TM70TC will be activated
from Finistere from 26 June to 10 July. QSL via F6CNM. [TNX F8REF]
HB0 - Marc, OZ1MDX, will be active as HB0/OU4U from Liechtenstein on
22-27 June. He will operate CW, SSB, RTTY and possibly PSK31 on
the HF bands. QSL via M0URX, direct or bureau (on-line for for
bureau requests at www.m0urx.com). [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
I - Bob IK8BIZ, Alfredo IZ8DEP and Frank IK8TEO will be active as
IB0CW from Ventotene (EU-045, IIA LT-011) on 19-21 June. They will
operate SSB, CW and digital modes on the HF bands, 6 and 2 metres,
including activity during the IARU Region 1 50 MHz Contest. QSL
via IZ8CLM, dircet or bureau. [TNX IK8BIZ]
I - The Strange Radio Team will be active as IQ8OM/p from Camerota
Island (not IOTA, IIA SA-002) on 20 June. Information on the
Salerno Islands Plaque can be found at www.strangeradioteam.com.
QSL via IK8WEJ. [TNX IZ8EDJ]
J2 - Vincent, F5MJV will be stationed in Djibouti "at least until 2011,
and more probably until 2012", F5NQL reports. He will be active as
J28JV on the HF bands, mainly CW and digital modes with some SSB,
initially during his weekends (Friday and Saturday), then, once he
has settled down, also during his evening hours. Weekend
activities from IOTA group AF-053 (Moucha Island) are in Vincent's
plans, but unfortunately he will not be able to operate from the
much rarer AF-059 group. QSL via F5NQL, direct or bureau.
KL - The KL7RRC IOTA activity from Chirikof Island (NA-235) [425DXN
981] is now expected to take place between 22 July and 2 August.
The team now includes Merle/K5MT (ex N6PYN), Yuri/N3QQ,
Alexander/RW3RN and Yuri/UA9OBA. QSL via UA9OBA (Russia and
Europe) and N7RO (rest of the world). The tentative time table on
the expedition's website (www.na-234.com) no longer includes any
activity from the Seal Islands (NA-239).
LA - Jindra OK1AMM, Franta OK1HH and Bob OK2BOB will be active as
LA/homecall from Finnoy (EU-055) from around 10 UTC on 23 June
until around 6 UTC on the 30th. They plan to operate CW and SSB on
160-6 metres. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [TNX OK2BOB]
LA - Wolf, DM2AUJ will be active again as LA/homecall from the Lofoten
Islands (EU-076) between 24 June and 8 July. QSL via home call,
direct or bureau. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
LY, SP - The Battle of Grunwald/Zalgiris, fought on 15 July 1410, is
regarded as the most important victory in the history of Poland
and Lithuania. Celebrating the 600th anniversary of that event, 13
special Lithuanian stations will be active until 15 August:
LY1410G (QSL via LY3X), LY600A (QSL via LY5A), LY600BY (QSL via
LY3BY), LY600CM (QSL via LY1CM), LY600DZ (QSL via LY2DZ), LY600GV
(QSL via LY2GV), LY600J (QSL via LY3J), LY600KM (QSL via LY2KM),
LY600NI (QSL via LY2NI), LY600Q (QSL via LY4Q), LY600QT (QSL via
LY2QT), LY600V (QSL via LY3V) and LY600W (QSL via LY5W). Also look
for special Polish stations HF600PG (QSL via SP4ZHT, 1-17 July),
SN1410G (QSL via SP9PKZ, until 31 July), SN600G (QSL via SP9PKR,
until 31 July), SP600G (QSL via SP4KSY, 1-31 July) and SQ600G (QSL
via SP4ZHR, from 25 June to 20 July). The Lithuanian Amateur Radio
Society will issue special wooden plaques for contacts made with
these stations (e-mail diplomai[@]lrmd.lt or ly4q[@]qrz.lt for
information). [TNX LY4Q]
PA - Special callsign PD80TT will be in use between 23 June and 20 July
for the 80th Dutch TT Motor Grand Prix in Assen. QSL via PD7BZ.
V6 - Hase JK1EBA (V63AKA, QSL via hc), Sasi JA1KJW (V63JQ, QSL via hc),
Mat JA1JQY (V63JY, QSL via hc), Karl JA3MCA (V63MCA, QSL via hc)
and Kund JA8VE (V63VE, QSL via JF1OCQ) will be active from Yap
Island (OC-012), Micronesia on 22-29 June. They will operate SSB,
CW and RTTY on 160-6 metres, with at least two out of five
stations active at the same time on different bands. [TNX JA1ELY]
XU - Wim, XU7TZG and Peter, XU7ACY will be active on 80-10 metres as
XU7TAS from Koh Tas (AS-133) until around 1 UTC on 21 June. QSL
via ON7PP. [TNX ON7PP]
ZA - Chris, HA5X will be active as ZA0/HA5X from Sazan Island (EU-169)
[425DXN 996] on 21 June for about 24 hours. QSL via HA5X (direct)
or M0XXA (bureau); an Online QSL Request System for both direct
and bureau cards is available at http://za.ha5x.hu/ [TNX HA0HW]
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
ADDRESS FOR ZS8M (CORRECTION) ---> Please note that the correct POB number
is 151 (*not 1151* as reported in 425DXN #997. The correct address is:
Pierre D. Tromp, P.O. Box 151, Worcester, 6850, South Africa. We apologize
for any inconvenience this may have caused our readers. Further QSLling
information on qrz.com under ZS8M.
ANNOBON 2010 ---> 3C0C went QRT on 16 June "due to logistical problems", a
few days earlier than planned and after a many trials and tribulations.
There were expected to fly back to Malabo (Equatorial Guinea) on 17 June,
and to be active again as 3C9B for two or three days. 3C0C's full log
(11657 QSOs made between 17.54 UTC on 8 June and 18.48 UTC on the 16th) is
available on the expeditions's website (www.3c0c-annobon.com).
DXCC NEWS ---> The recent E4X operation from Palestine has been approved
for DXCC credit. Also approved is E4/7K1REG (Palestine, 2000 operation): if
you had this operation rejected in a past submission, send a note
(dxcc[@]arrl.org) and note the year in which this credit was rejected based
on the date at the top of your Award Credit Slip. DXCC may not reply to all
requests due to the possibility of a large amount of mail. You can confirm
that your record has been updated by checking your LoTW account and your
total(s) in the live daily DXCC listings. [TNX NC1L]
HQ3C ---> The 18-20 June IOTA activity from Cayos Cochinos (NA-160) [425DXN
997] has been postponed until further notice "because of concerns about the
weather conditions in the area". [TNX HR2PAC]
OPERATORS SOUGHT ---> The Oceania Amateur Radio DX Group is looking at the
viability of running a 7-day DXpedition to Vanuatu indicatively between the
second half of August and the first week of September. The expedition will
be limited to six people; if interested in joining the group, please
contact Chris, VK3QB (vk3qb[@]wia.org.au). [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
PIRATE ---> TS7C was used for an operation from the Kerkenah Islands
(AF-073) in in January 2009 (QSL via F4EGD). This callsign has not been
reissued, F4AJQ says, and reported activity in May and June 2010 is by a
pirate. [TNX F5NQL]
RA9LI/0 ---> Vasily, RA9LI/0 has been no longer active from AS-086 since 11
June. The weather station's cook is ill and Vasily had to accompany him to
the mainland. [TNX UA9LP]
QSL VIA ON4AAC ---> Please note that Frank, ON4AAC is the QSL manager for
J48T (Thassos Island, EU-174) only for the QSOs made in June 2001, and for
J48S (Samos Island, EU-049) for the QSOs made in July 2009. Should you
still need a card for these operations, you can email Frank
(on4aac[@]uba.be) in order to receive a bureau card. [TNX ON4AAC]
QSL VIA PG5M ---> "Last year PG5M (3D2GM, T2G, T30GM, etc.) moved to a
temporary location", The Daily DX reports, and apparently there is a
problem in getting his mail forwarded. Those who need a QSL can send thei
request to G. A. Menting, Tuinkoepel 26, 9351 TM Leek, The Netherlands.
+ SILENT KEYS + Recently reported Silent Keys include Tom O'Donnell (EI4Z,
the doyen of amateur radio operators in Ireland), Ronald Cooper (G0MSM),
Antonio Tarantola (IK1IZB), Munir Nahhas (VE3MYN), Wayne E. Gingerich
(W6EUF) and Mauro Santini (IN3SAU), member of the IH9P M/M team world
winner of the CQ WW DX SSB Contest 2002.
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
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3C0C EA7FTR EG9OGH EA9CE PJ7/IK1PMR PA3LEO
3C9B EA7FTR EH1EPC EC1AAC PQ7S PR7JP
3Z0MOST SP9PTA EH2EPC EC2AMN PX8J PY7ZY
3Z0OBOZ SP8YAY EH5FUV EA5FL PX8L PY7ZY
4B3DX XE3DX EI10GPC EI8DD R1FJM RX3MM
4J7WMF RX3RC EM44U UT7UT R2SRR RV3YR
4L1UN EA7FTR EM5WFF UT2UB R300FF UA2FFX/1
4O7CC UA4CC EM90AIK UR5AW R300P RN1AN
5J0BV K7BV EN90ALK UY5AX S50EPC S59DSC
5K3B HK3O EV9WFF EW4DX SD1B/6 DL8AAV
5N7M OM3CGN GB4DTD GM0DEQ SH3O/2 SM3TLG
5W0OX UR3HR GB5EPC MM0DFV SM0Q SM0OGQ
6Y2X DL2AZZ GB70BRS G8BHC SO5UM/4 RU5A
7Q7BJ G4AHK GB8EPC MM0DFV SP45BCA SP7BCA
8Q7TB PF4T GB90MZX G0MWT SV0LR HB9LDR
8R1RPN OH0XX HF1850K SP3JBI SX1EPC SV8GXC
9A0WFF 9A6AA HF1850L SP3EWP SY1EPC SV8GXC
9A500AA 9A2AA HF1850S SQ3PAM TM1EJ F5YD
9H3BS G0SGB HF1850Z SQ3RPM TM1EPC F6ECI
9H3XW G5XW HF200ICP SP4ICP TM30PB F8BUO
9M2GCN/6 JH3GCN HF2010FC SP4OZ TM5BBC F2UW
A41OO NI5DX HF2010FCY SP9KJU TM5Q F4ELI
A61BK NI5DX HF2010WECK SP2QCW TM6GAL F6KOV
A61E EB7DX HF35KRF SP1KRF TM6OVE F4GAJ
A71BU NI5DX HG7DANUBE HA7VY TM70LM F8KGY
AJ2L/AH0 JI3QBQ II2PIER IZ2GMU TM8TOC F4FEE
AM5FUV EA5FL II3JD IW3IE UQ3EPC UN6GD
AM5VFU EA5HAB II7MNR IZ7NLL V31XB VE2XB
AN5FUV EB5GGB J41EPC SV8GXC V44KAI W5TFW
AN5VFU EA5DWS J88CF EB7DX VK7GK DL8NU
AO5FUV EA5FL JT5DX JT1CO VP2ECF PA3LEO
AO5SUB EA5YU JW1EOA LA1EOA VP2EMR PA3LEO
AO5VFU EA5DM JW9YG LA9YG VP2MRT KB4CRT
CE4UJU XQ4CW KH0N JA6CNL VP8DMH G0VGS
CF3NAVY VE3RCN KH6MB AI4U VQ5M WB2REM
CO8LY EA7ADH M0EPC MM0DFV W4EPC KK3Q
CQ7OA CT1FMX MS0INT M0URX XV7ZSJ K6ZSJ
CX4AAJ EB7DX MX0EPC MM0DFV YR60KPA YO3KPA
DU1/G0SHN F6AJA N4EPC KU1T YR8EPC YO8CGR
DX1J JA1HGY OD5/DL6SN DO8LA Z22JE K3IRV
E70EPC E73SRS OL26LP OK1CZ ZD8J JE1WVQ
E74A K2PF OR9W/p ON4CB ZS10WCS ZS4BS
E74KC E73Y OZ0EPC OZ2OSR ZS1REC W2ARP
EE5RKX EA5KB PA50AT PA1AT ZS6EPC ZS6GRL
4J0WFF Parvana Hasanova Fornati, 12584 Eden Court, Apple Valley MN 55124,
USA
EA7FTR Francisco Lianez Suero, Asturias 23, 21110 Aljaraque (Huelva),
Spain
G0VGS Ian J. Maude, 21 Colwyn Avenue, Morecambe, LA4 6EQ, United Kingdom
K7BV Dennis Motschenbacher, 17292 Citron, Irvine CA 92612, USA
M0URX Tim Beaumont, P.O. Box 17, Kenilworth, Warwickshire CV8 1SF,
United Kingdom
PY7ZY Cicero X. Silva, P.O. Box 152, Joao Pessoa - PB, 58010-970, Brazil
RX3MM Vitalij V. Klabukov, c/o Daniel Mattison, Communications
Department, EBRD, 1 Exchange Square, London, EC2A 2JN, United
Kingdom
ZS8M Pierre D. Tromp, P.O. Box 151, Worcester, 6850, South Africa
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