[ADXA] [Fwd: [425ENG] 425 DX News #757]
Earl
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Fri Nov 4 21:27:02 EST 2005
FYI !!
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The DX spots collection - from January 1997 up to October 2005 - is
available at www.425dxn.org/dxspots/, as well the relevant software
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05 November 2005 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 757
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
3B8 - Richard/OM2TW, Rudi/OM3PC, Joe/OM5AW and Bebo/OM5RW will be active
as 3B8/homecall from Mauritius Island (AF-049) on 18-28 November.
They will operate on 160-10 metres CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK and SSTV with
two separate stations and an emphasis on 160 and 80 metres. QSL via
home calls. Further information and on-line logs at
http://www.vhf.sk/3b8 [TNX OM3JW]
5H - Hans, DL7CM will operate holiday style as 5H1CM from Zanzibar Island
(AF-032), Tanzania from 23 November to 18 December. He plans to be
active on 160-6 metres CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via home call, direct
or bureau. Logs will be available at
http://www.qsl.net/dl7cm/5H1.htm
9K - Kees, PA5CW will operate on all bands CW as 9K2/PA5CW from Kuwait
from 10 to 30 November. QSL via home call. [TNX PA5CW]
A6 - Witek, SP9MRO will be active as A61/SP9MRO from Dubai, UAE on 16-26
November. He also plans to operate from the local university club
station (A61AX). QSL via home call. [TNX SP3FAR]
DU - Reportedly Gil, 4F2KWT has changed his plans [425DXN 756]. He was
supposed to be signing DX0TIC from the Cagayan Islands (OC-207)
until 10 November, but apparently he and Jun, 4F3BA are now on their
way to Sarangani (OC-175). The callsign to be used should be DX0ST,
hopefully they will became QRV on 5 November. [TNX JN6RZM]
DU - Roberto, IV3IYH [425DXN 755] is currently active as DU1/IV3IYH from
Palawan Island (OC-128) and expects to remain there until around 8
November. QSL via IK2ILH.
FH - Serge, F6AUS, will be active as TX0P from Mayotte (AF-027) from 9
November to 7 December, including an entry in the CQ WW DX CW
Contest. QSL via home call. [TNX The Daily DX]
HB9 - Yves, HB9AOF and others will operate (mainly on 20 and 40 metres) as
HE1G from Paquis Lighthouse on Lake Geneva (ARLHS SWI-001) on 12-13
November. QSL via HB9AOF. [TNX F5NQL]
HK0 - Alex, DK8FD will be on San Andres (NA-033) from 21 November to 2
December. He will participate in the CQ WW DX Contest, while before
and after the contest he will operate holiday style. QSL via home
call, direct or bureau. [TNX DK8FD]
I - Look for special calls IO1FRE, IO1FSK, IO1HOC, IO1JUM and IO1LUG to
be aired from 10 November through 9 December. These activities are
part of the approach march to the XX Olympic Winter Games that will
take place in Torino in February 2006. All of the contacts will
confirmed automatically via the bureau, direct cads should be sent
to I1JQJ. Full information on the Torino 2006 Award can be found at
http://www.ari-r1.it/torino2006
I - Look for Davide/IW9GUR, Vincenzo/IW9EJP, Angelo/IW9HLM and
Riccardo/IT9CVO to operate ID9/homecall from Lipari Island (EU-017,
IIA ME-001) on 10-80 metres (and 6 metres, if the band opens) from
around 19 UTC on 11 November until 12 UTC on the 13th. [TNX IW9GUR]
I_ant - Carlo, IK5DHM is currently active as II0AMZS from Mario Zucchelli
Station (I-01 for the Antarctica Award), Antarctica. He will remain
there through February. QSL via IK5VLO.
JA - Look for JA1EGG/1 to be active from Mikura Island (AS-008, JIIA
AS-008-005) on 11-13 November. He plans to operate on 160-30 metres
CW. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX JI6KVR]
JW - Roger, LA4GHA is currently active as T98GHA until the end of
November. Between 1 December and June 2006 he will operate on 160-2
metres CW, SSB and digital modes as JW4GHA Bear Island (EU-027). QSL
to LA4GHA via bureau or direct to Roger Bjoergvik, The Registry,
Court of BiH, Kraljice Jelene 88, 71 000 Sarajevo,
Bosnia-Herzegovina. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
KH5 - Mike, KH6ND and Kimo, KH7U [425DXN 755] will be going to Palmyra on
5 November and will remain there until the 19th. They will active as
KH6ND/5 (CW and RTTY) and KH7U/5 (SSB) in their spare time. QSL
KH7U/5 via AH6NF and KH6ND/5 via K2PF. [TNX QRZ-DX]
PA - Special callsign PA2000N (PA "two thousand" N) will be aired from 26
November to 11 December (including a M/M entry in the CQ WW DX CW
Contest) to commemorate the 2000th anniversary of the city of
Nijmegen. QSL via the Dutch QSL bureau or direct to PA0KHS (Henk van
Hensbergen, Smaragdstraat 53, NL-6534 WN, Nijmegen, The
Netherlands). [TNX PA0KHS]
R1M - A large multi-national team will operate as R1MVW from Malyj
Vysotskij Island (EU-117) on 15-28 November, including a Multi-Multi
entry as R1MVC in the CQ WW DX CW Contest. They plan to be active on
10-160 metres; expect also VHF MS activity during the Leonids meteor
shower (15-19 November). QSL direct to DK4VW (maildrop) or via the
UA2 QSL bureau (ROSTO Technical School, ul.Ozernaya 31, Kaliningrad,
236029 Russia). Contributions will be gratefully accepted (please
contact Victor, RV2FW at gazinter.net); a colour certificate will be
available for those who include USD 5.00 or EUR 5,00 along with
their QSL card request. [TNX UA2FF]
S7 - Denise, F6HWU will operate CW only during her S79WU activity from
Praslin Island (AF-024), between 11 November and 2 December [425DXN
755]. Look for her on 10-80 metres. QSL via home call, direct or
bureau. [TNX F5NQL]
T8 - Yutaka (JQ2GYU) and Mihoko (JJ2VLY) will operate as T88YU and T88LY
from Palau on 20-25 November. Expect activity on 6-80 metres CW and
SSB during their mornings and evenings. QSL via home calls, direct
or bureau. [TNX JQ2GYU]
V4 - Kan, AB2RF (JJ2RCJ) will operate as V47CJ from St. Kitts (NA-104) on
23-24 November and from Nevis (NA-104) on 25-26 November. He plans
to concentrate on RTTY, PSK and CW and on 30 and 40 metres (80
metres if possible). QSL via AB2RF. [TNX F5NQL]
V6 - JA1KJW, JA1JQY and JF1OCQ will operate (on 10-160 metres CW and SSB)
as V63JQ, V63JY and V63VE from Pohnpei Island (OC-010), Micronesia
on 19-24 November. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [TNX The
Daily DX]
V7 - JA1KJW, JA1JQY and JF1OCQ will operate (on 10-160 metres CW and SSB)
as V73KJ, V73JY and V73VE from Majuro Island (OC-029), Marshall
Islands on 17-18 November. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau.
[TNX JI6KVR]
VP8 - Don, VP8ON reports that hopefully VP8LGT will be aired from Cape
Pembroke Lighthouse (ARLHS FAL-001), Falkland Islands (SA-002) on
3-4 December to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the first
lighting of its lamp (5 December 1855). QSL via VP8ON (Donald Betts,
P.O. Box 809, Stanley, Falkland Islands, FIQQ-1ZZ, South Atlantic).
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**** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
AA SCORES ---> The new Antarctica Award score tables are now available at
http://www.mdxc.org/antarctica/award.asp They include the Certificates of
Excellence, Honour Rolls, Basic Awards and Operator Certificates issued
through November 2005. [TNX IZ8CGS]
ARI DX CONTEST ---> The results of the ARI DX Contest 2005 are now available
at http://www.qsl.net/contest_ari and http://www.ari.it
DXCC NEWS ---> The DX0K operation the Spratly Islands (1 February through 30
April 2005) has been approved fro DXCC credit.
FOUNDATION LICENCE IN AUSTRALIA ---> Australia has introduced the new
Foundation Licence (full information is available on www.wia.org.au) with
four-letter callsign suffixes. The first Foundation Licence has been issued
to Amanda Gray, VK4FRST from Brisbane, Queensland, followed by VK4FIRE,
VK4FINX, VK4FOXX and VK4FROG. Foundation licence operators can only use
commercially manufactured equipment and are allowed to operate SSB, AM, FM or
"hand keyed" CW on 80, 40, 15, 10 and 2 metres, plus 430-450 MHz, with power
restrictions.
MIA SCORES ---> The new MIA (Mediterranean Islands Award) score tables are
now available at http://www.mdxc.org/mia/classifies.htm [TNX IT9DAA]
OH CONTEST/DX MEETING ---> After the wonderful feedback from the previous
meeting, the 11th annual CCF (Contest Club Finland) and OHDXF (OH DX
Foundation) Contest & DX Meeting will be held once again aboard the Viking
Line m/s Gabriella on 20-22 January 2005. The ship will travel from Finland
to the Aland Islands to Sweden and back. Preliminary agenda, prices and
on-line registration form are now available at
http://www.qsl.net/ccf/meet11th.htm [TNX OH2UA]
PIRATE ---> Jim Martin, MM0BQI reports that MM0Q (the contest call belonging
to the Summer Isles Radio Club) has been pirated (mostly on 20 metres CW) a
number of times over the past week. On 24 October alleged activity was from
St. Kilda (EU-059) and 12 minutes later from the Summer Isles (EU-092), a
journey which would take more than 12 hours, while on 31 October the pirate
said to be on the Monach Islands (EU-111).
QSL UN8FE ---> Paolo Fava, IK2QPR reports he is the new QSL manager for
Leonid, UN8FE.
TORINO 2006 PARALYMPIC GAMES AWARD ---> The "Torino 2006 Paralympic Games
Award" is a permanent award available to either licenced amateurs and SWLs
for contacts made with II1TPG (the official amateur radio station for the IX
Paralympic Winter Games) and the countries that hosted the Paralympic Games
in the past. For further information please visit
http://www.ii1tpg.it/eng/diploma/index.html or e-mail the Award Manager Carlo
Sobrito, IZ1CCE (award at ii1tpg.it). [TNX IZ1CCE]
+ SILENT KEYS + Bob Reed, W2CE, passed away on 30 October at 55 years of age.
A very active DXer, he was part of the team - along with W2DEC, K2BF (SK) and
KF2TI - who took over VE7TCP's original DX reflector in August 1998.
Vitaly "Willy" Markhasin, VE6JO passed away on 30 October. He was 64 and in
November-December 2002 he operated as 3C2MV from Bioko Island, Equatorial
Guinea. All outstanding and new QSLs for VE6JO and 3C2MV will be answered by
Gerry, VE6LB in due course, please be patient.
Last but not least, Gaetano, IT9GAI reports that old timer Bertram "Bert"
Padovani, 9H1CE passed away a few months ago.
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
5R8HH: QSL and pictures of the recent operation from Nosy Be Island
(AF-057) by Gianni, I5JHW can be found at www.mdxc.org/5r8hh/
DX SPOTS: Rod Elliott, VE3UW has collected the DX spots from the OH2AQ Web
Cluster since January 1997. The collection - from January 1997 up
to October 2005 - is available at http://www.425dxn.org/dxspots/,
as well the software (DXINFO v2.0) which will enable you to handle
the files (instructions at the URL above).
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3B8CF, 3B8FQ, 3B8GL, 3B9FR, 3D2RR,
3W9HRN, 4K4K, 4K8F, 5K0Z, 5R8HS (AF-057), 5T0JL, 5T5SN, 5U7JB, 5X1B,
6W/DK8YY, 6W1RW, 7P8DA, 7Q7CE, 7X0AD, 7X0RY, 7X4AN, 8P2K, 8Q7NB, 9J2BO,
9L1ADA, 9M2/G4ZFE, 9M2AX, 9M2CNC, 9M6NA, 9Y4/N3BNA, A22/JA4ATV, A61R, A92GR,
AH6HY/W3 (NA-140), AY1ZA (AN-008), C21SX, C21XF, C31CT, C6AMM, C91CW, C93DY,
CE8A (SA-094), CU2JT, CU7/G3TXF, CY9SS (NA-094), ET3TK, EY8CQ, EZ4XX, FG5FR,
FK8GM, FO/N6JA, FS/W2JJ, GJ4L (EU-099), GX0AAA, HK3JJH/2 (SA-082), HL0O/5
(AS-081), HP1/WN6K, HR1/W4CK, HS0/IK4MRH, HZ1EX, IQ7FG (EU-050), J3/K5AND,
K6AA/P (NA-066), K9AJ/VY0 (NA-175 and NA-227), KD6WW/VY0 (NA-175 and NA-227),
KH9/W0CN, LU4ZS (AN-013), M4Z, MS0IRC/p (EU-189), MW5A, OH0JFP, OH2DZ/p
(EU-140), OH6AW (EU-101), OZ/DL1AZZ (EU-125), R0K (AS-174), R0K/P (AS-038),
RV3ACA/0 (AS-062), RX0AXX, RX3AJL/1 (EU-086), S01MZ, SA3W (EU-176),TF3XEN,
TO0R, TT8AMO, V51/DJ4SO, VP9/N0ED, VR2PX, VU4NRO, VU4RBI, W1AUS (NA-069),
WH2A, XF4IH, YB7M (OC-268), YB9BU, YC4FIJ, YE3K, YE7P (OC-269), YK0RJ, YW4C
(SA-058), ZC4DW, ZC4LI, ZD9BV.
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