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08 September 2007 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 853
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**** DX INFORMATION ****
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Edited by IK1ADH & I1JQJ
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
4O - Celebrating the admission of the Republic of Montenegro to the
Council of Europe, the radio club of the Council of Europe and
Ranko, 4O3A organize an operation to take place on 17-21 October
under the callsign 4O0CE. QSL via F5LGF. Logs will be available on
http://ewwa.free.fr [TNX F6FQK]
8Q - Chris, M0AJT will be active holiday style as 8Q7CT from Dhonveli
Island, Maldives (AS-013) on 7-14 September. He will operate mainly
CW with some SSB. [TNX F5NQL]
8R - Anderson, PY2TNT and Alex, PY2WAS will be active as 8R1PY from
Georgetown, Guyana on 1-4 November. They plan to operate around the
clock on 2, 10, 12, 15, 17, 20, 30, 40, 60 and 80 metres, SSB and
CW. QSL via PY4KL, direct or bureau. [TNX PY2WAS]
BY - Look for BY1TX/4 and BY1TT/4 to be active from Chang Dao (AS-146) on
1-6 October. They will operate SSB, CW and RTTY on 160-10 metres.
QSL BY1TX/4 via EA7FTR, QSL BY1TT/4 via home call. [TNX BA1RB]
FP - John, W9ILY and Bob, K9MDO will be active as FP/W9ILY and FP/K9MDO
from Miquelon Island (NA-032) on 13-18 September. They plan to
operate on 80-10 metres and to concentrate on SSB (primarily
FP/K9MDO) and RTTY/PSK (primarily FP/W9ILY). QSL FP/W9ILY via home
call, direct or bureau (logs will be uploaded to LoTW). QSL FP/K9MDO
via W9NJB, direct or bureau. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
G - The Scarborough Special Events Group will be running special event
station GB2QE on 15-16 September to celebrate the 40th anniversary
of the launch of the ocean liner "Queen Elizabeth 2". All of the
QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau; direct cards
should be sent to G4SSH.
G - The Bittern DX Group (www.bdxg.org.uk) will be active on 22-23
September using the special callsign GB2TX as parte of "Transmission
2007" to raise money for the British Wireless for the Blind Fund.
[TNX G0GFQ]
GM - Steve/G0MTD, Paul/M1PAF, Mark/M0WCR and Jim/G7GAG, from the
Workington & District ARC, will visit the Isle of Barra (EU-010) on
6-12 October. They will operate as MS0WRC on 80, 40, 20 and 17
metres SSB and CW, plus 2m. Side trips to the islands of Vatersay
and Eriskay are being planned. QSL via MX0WRC or G0MTD. [TNX G0MTD]
I - Claudio, IZ1JFK will operate on 20 and 40 metres SSB as IZ1JFK/mm
from Italian Navy destroyer "Andrea Doria" on 11-15 September. QSL
via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX IT9MRM]
IS0 - A group of operators from the Sardinia QRP Club will be active as
IQ0QP/p from Quirra Island (EU-165, IIA CA-009) on 16 September,
from about 10 UTC to 16 UTC. This will be a QRP operation on 40 and
20 metres, SSB and CW. QSL direct to P.O. Box 81, 09047 Selargius -
CA, Italy. [TNX IS0VSU and IS0XDA]
JW - Niels, OZ7FOC will be active as JW/OZ7FOC from Svalbard on 10-17
September. QSL via home call. [TNX OZ7FOC]
JW - Karl Gustav, LA8DW and Lars, OZ1HPS will be active from Spitsbergen
(EU-026), Svalbard on 1-7 October. They will operate SSB and CW as
JW8DW and JW/OZ1HPS. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [TNX
OZ1HPS]
LU - Celebrating its 30th anniversary, the Grupo Argentino de CW
(http://gacw.no-ip.org/) will be active from the city of Morse in
Buenos Aires province on 12-15 October. Expect LU1DZ, LU5FZ, LU6UO,
LU7BTO, LW1EXU and LW2DX to operate on 160-10 metres mainly CW with
two stations. [TNX LU6EF]
ON - The last Fouga Magister aircraft still in use by the Belgian Air
Force will perform its last flight on 27 September
(www.fougamagister.be). To mark the event, the Belgian Air Force
Amateur Radio Association (www.bafara.be) will be active on all
bands and modes as ON47FOUGA on 24-30 September. QSL via ON6KN,
direct or bureau. [TNX ON6KN]
P2 - Hans (SM6CVX), Derek (G3KHZ), Steve (G4EDG) and Luis (CT1AGF)
[425DXN 845] expect to start their journey from Buka Island on 22
September. They should be QRV as P29VCX from Nukumanu Island
(OC-284, new one) for about 6 days beginning on 24 September. The
plan is then to sail to Takuu Island (OC-283, new one) and operate
using the call sign P29NI from there for 6 days from about 1
October. Finally, if time permits they will sail to Kilinalau Island
(OC-256) and operate from there for a few days (callsign to be
decided) before returning to Buka. They plan to run four stations
from two sites on each island. This should allow simultaneous
operation from two stations on the same band using different modes.
Two stations will use 500W linears and two stations will use 100W.
QSL P29NI via G3KHZ, QSL P29VCX via SM6CVX (who will be the QSL
manager for Kilinalau Island as well). The web page for this
IOTAdventure is at http://www.rep.pt/P29-PapuaNewGuinea/ [TNX
CT1END]
SP - FIRAC member Grzegorz, SQ9JKD will operate special event station
HF150TG until 30 November from Tarnowskie Gory, Poland to celebrate
the 150th anniversary of the local railway station. QSL via SQ9JKD,
direct or bureau. Further information on this activity and the
relevant award can be found at www.hf150tg.prv.pl [TNX SP9JPA]
SP - Commemorating the sixth anniversary of 9/11, special event station
SN6WTC will be active from Kielce, Poland on 11 September. QSL via
SP7PKI, direct or bureau. [TNX SP7HT]
SV5 - Drew, GM3YOR will operate holiday style and CW only as SV5/GM3YOR
from Symi, Dodecanese Islands (EU-001) on 16-29 September. [TNX
GM3YOR]
UA - Oleg/ UA6LP, Serge/UA6MC, Vlad/UR5IAW, Alex/UY9IF and Oleg/UR3IFD
plan to be active as UE6LGT from Rostovsky Morskoy Red Lighthouse
Island in the Sea of Azov (not IOTA, RR-17-06, RLHA RLE-015, ARLHS
ERU-134) on 7-9 September. QSL via UA6LP, direct or bureau. [TNX
UR3IFD]
V2 - Bud, AA3B will be active as V26K from Antigua (NA-100) on 21-26
November, including a SOAB LP 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]
V8 - Ronald/PA3EWP, Flo/F5CWU and Tom/GM4FDM will mount an expedition to
Brunei Darussalam between 4 and 18 November. They will operate as
V8FWP (QSL via PA7FM), V8FWU (QSL via F5CWU) and V8FDM (QSL via
GM4FDM) on 160-10 metres CW, SSB and RTTY. Special attention will be
given to the low bands (160-30m), to Western Europe and the USA. The
group will be using at least one beam antenna along with verticals
and dipoles. Depending on Internet availability, they will try to
maintain on line logs on a website TBA. [TNX GM4FDM]
VE - VA3MO, VE3SS, VE3VZ and VE3VMO will be active from the lighthouse
(ARLHS CAN-324) on Mohawk Island in Lake Erie on 8-9 September.
Expect them to operate mainly on 80, 40 and 20 metres SSB and CW,
plus 6m, 2m and 440 MHz. [TNX VE3SS]
VE - Andre, GM3VLB will be active holiday style from Canada between 9 and
22 September. He plans to operate as VY2/GM3VLB/m or /p from Prince
Edward Island (NA-029, CIsA PE-001) on 9-12 September; as
VE1/GM3VLB/m or /p from Cape Breton Island (NA-010, CIsA NS-001) on
12-17 September, from Isle Madame (CIsA NS-016) on 17-18 September
and then from Nova Scotia until the 22nd. QSL direct ro home call.
[TNX GM3VLB]
VE - Igor, VE3ZF and other operators from Canada and the US will be
active as VE2IDX from Orleans Island (NA-128, CIsA QC-007) for the
W/VE Islands QSO Party (from 16 UTC on 20 October through 23.59 UTC
on the 21st) and as VE2Z from Zone 2 (Port Cartier) for the CQ WW DX
SSB Contest. QSL both operations via VE3ZF, direct only. Full
information on the W/VE Islands QSO Party can be found at
http://www.usislands.org/contest_rules.html [TNX K2FF and VE3ZF]
VK - VK6YS, KD6WW and VK6KHD will be active as VK6CHI from Cheyne Island
(OC-193) from about 9 UTC on 12 October until about the UTC midnight
on the 15th. They plan to operate CW and SSB mainly on 40, 30 and 20
metres. QSL via VK4AAR. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org]
VK - On their way back from Cheyne Island (see above) VK6YS and KD6WW
will stop on Rottnest Island (OC-164). They plan to operate (on 40,
30 and 20 metres CW and SSB) as VK6YS/P from about 11 UTC on 15
October until about 3 UTC on the 17th. QSL via VK4AAR. [TNX
www.rsgbiota.org]
VU - 30 metres have been temporarily allocated to Indian amateurs until
30 September. The NIAR special event station AT60MY [425DXN 852]
will be active mostly on 10106 kHz (operator VU2JOS). [TNX GM4FDM]
W - Special event station W3B will operate from the Blackistone
Lighthouse on St. Clements Island (USI MD-028R, not IOTA) from 14 to
20 UTC on 15 September. Operation will cover 40, 20 and 17 metres
SSB, CW and possibly PSK31. QSL via KA3UNQ (see QSLling instructions
at qrz.com). [TNX KA3UNQ]
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Edited by IK1ADH & I1JQJ
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE ---> The latest issue (August 2007) is now available at
http://www.425dxn.org/monthly/index.html. Articles and pictures should be
sent to Nicola Baldresca, IZ3EBA (iz3eba at ari.it).
BUREAUX CLOSED ---> The latest update posted on the IARU website
(http://www.iaru.org/iaruqsl.html) reports that the QSL bureaux for Sierra
Leone (9L) and Haiti (HH) have been closed.
PIRATE ALERT ---> OH0Z has been repeatedly pirated on 30 metres since 27
June, typically around 17 UTC. OH0Z operated on 30m only twice during 2007
(26-27 May, by OH3BHL and 24-26 June, by OH9MM), and it is now QRT on that
band until further notice. More information can be found at www.oh0z.net
(please check the log search before sending your QSL). OH0Z will participate
in either the SAC CW (15-16 September) and the SAC SSB (22-23 September). QSL
via W0MM. [TNX OH9MM]
QSL UE9WML & UE9WTL ---> Mady, KP3YL/W6 and Terry, W6/G3MHV operated on a
recent business trip to Ufa using the callsigns UE9WML (Mady) and UE9WTL
(Terry). QSL via home calls, either direct or through the KP4 or RSGB bureaux
respectively. [TNX W6/G3MHV]
QSL GALLERY ---> The large collection of QSL cards (nearly 4600) on Les
Nouvelle DX's wb site has been updated. Ten different galleries include cards
for the ten Most Wanted DXCC Entities (160+ QSLs), each of the 58 deleted
DXCC entities (700+ QSLs), obsolete prefixes (1800+ QSLs), stations from
Magrebh from 1945 to 1962 (200+ QSLs), Antarctic bases (600+ QSLs) & TAAF
(Terres Australes and Antarctiques Francaises, 230 QSLs), the various rare
French DXCC island Entities (100+ QSLs), pre-1945 countries (200+ QSLs),
French Departments and USA. Several cards are still needed and your
participation is encouraged - please visit http://LesNouvellesDX.free.fr and
send send your comments to LesNouvellesDX at free.fr [TNX F6AJA]
TOP LISTS ---> The latest Topband, Topmode and Toplist listings are now
available at http://www.425dxn.org/awards/toplist/index.html. Please send
your scores, as well as any request for further information, to Erminio
Pandocchi, I2EOW (i2eow at ari.it)
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 1A4A, 3B7SP, 3D2AP, 3W22S, 3XD2Z,
4A3IH (NA-183), 4W6AAV, 4X7AX (AS-100), 5C8A, 5W0NU, 5W5AA, 6V7F, 8P9NX,
9A5W, 9Q1EK, A22AA, A25HQ, A25KDJ, A25SL, AP2TN, BS7H, C21/ZL1AMO, C9RJJ,
CE8/K2ARB, CO6WD, D2NX, E51QMA (OC-080), E51TUG (OC-080), FR5ZL/T, FS/DL7DF,
FS/NF9V, GJ0KYZ, GS0GRC/P (EU-112), GU3HFN, GW8K (EU-124), HI0C, HL5FUA,
HR9/N0AT, HS0AC, HS0ZFI, HZ1AN, J20MM, JT1CO, JW/G3ZAY, KC4/K2ARB, KH8SI,
KL7/W7ASF, LU/R1ANF, MJ/W8JWN, MM0SJH, N2US/P (NA-083), N8S, NZ7Q/KH4,
OA4/DL5YWM, OT7C, OY/PA0VHA, P29ZAD, PJ2/DJ8NK, PJ2/W9VA, PJ7/NF9V, PY0FF,
R1ANF/p, R1FJT, ST0RY, SU1SK, SU8DLH, SU9BN, T30CW, T32MO, T96C, TF/G4ELZ/p
(EU-168), TF/SM5ELV (EU-071), TX9, TZ2T, V31MX, V44KAI, VF0X, VK0JLX,
VK3FY/9, VP2ERV, VP2MNS, VP2V/DL7DF, VP8/LZ1UQ, VP8DKF, VQ9LA, VR2NN, VR2XLN,
VU4AN/VU3TLY, VY2LI (NA-029), W7ASF/KL7 (NA-041), WP3R, XT2C, XU7ADI, XX9A,
XX9C, XX9TTR, YB1A, YB8SI, YN4SU, YV4DYJ, Z32ID, Z35T, Z38C, ZB2/4O3AL,
ZK1QMA (OC-082),ZL1GO/8, ZL8R, ZM8CW, ZX2B.
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