[ETS/PARC List] DX NEWS

Mon Sep 26 11:19:33 EDT 2016

 DX News
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>7P - Lesotho -
>7P8NO is what operator NO9E, Ignacy, calls a "hobby-style DXpedition"
>September 27-30.  He will have a KX3 to an Expert 1.3k-fa amplifier,
>to an end fed EFHW for the HF bands.  As a backup he will also have an
>IC-7000 and battery power capability.  He will put his log on LoTW and
>hopes to send out QSLs by the end of the year if he doesn't make too
>many contacts.  QSL via NO9E.
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>S9 - Sao Tome and Principe -
>Sunday EA3WL/S9WL, Nuria, and EA3BT/S9BT, Josep, arrived in Sao Tome
>safely with all of the equipment.  Today they will move on to their
>ultimate destination and hope to begin operations later today.
>http://www.ea3bt.com
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>GD - Isle of Man -
>A German team that has Isle of Man on the air expects to run until
>October 3, despite battling bad weather, including winds of up to 100
>kilometers per hour.  They say the team is in good shape.  That group,
>and their on-air callsigns are:  MD/DL1RTL, MD/DL2AWG, MD/DL2HWA,
>MD/DL4SVA, MD/DL7JOM, MD/DL7VEE and MD/DM2AUJ.  The winds prevented
>setup of the beam antennas during the first few days.  The verticals
>require daily repair.  Still, 2-3 stations are on the air most of the
>time.  The 80 meter vertical is up and working particularly well.
>They hope to put up a simple antenna for 160.  After the first two
>days there were 4,000 QSOs in the log.  http://md.mydx.de.
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>XT - Burkina Faso -
>XT2AW will be on the air October 13 until November 20 with a TS-430,
>which was a gift from D44BS.  For antennas it's a hexbeam and 40 meter
>dipole.  He plans to work digital modes and slow CW, he says.  He
>adds, "This time I'm not alone!"  During the first two weeks XF2AFT
>will join, working EME on 2M, .7M, 23cm and 13cm.
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>GD - Isle of Man -
>The CQWW WPX SSB Contest is March 27-28, 2017.  MD1E will be from Isle
>of Man, single op all band high power with MM0GOR operating.  For a
>QSL, use M0OXO and OQRS.
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>GD - Isle of Man -
>MD1U will also be in the WPX contest next spring, with M0UTD at that
>radio, also single all band high power, and again, it's M0OXO and OQRS
>for a card.
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>GU - Guernsey -
>G6NHU reports on an upcoming Guernsey operation October 5-10.  The
>four operators are himself plus G4GHU, M1BRR and G7HJK.  They will
>have a pair of Kenwood TS-590SG rigs and apparently amps bringing
>their power up to 400 watts.  For antennas it's quarter wave verticals
>for 40 and 20, possibly 17 and 15.  They will do SSB and "possibly
>some CW." The operation will be from Herm Island, EU-114 and is a bit
>smaller scale than originally planned, says 'NHU.
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>D4 - Cape Verde Islands -
>D44TUL and D44TUN, operators DL3VU, Heiko, and DJ9YL, Barbara, are
>going to Cape Verde's Santiago Island, AF-005.  They will be on the HF
>bands.  QSL each to their home call.  It seems this one is imminent.
>Perhaps they are on the air by the time you read this.
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>5B - Cyprus -
>5B/MM0GOR, Gordon, will be on the air from Cyprus October 12-19,
>operating on HF.  QSL through M0OXO on OQRS.
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>8P - Barbados -
>8P6SH, Dean, will be in the CQWW DX SSB late in October with the 8P50B
>callsign, celebrating Barbados' 50 years of independence.  QSL through
>KU9C or on LoTW.
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>A3 - Tonga -
>A35JP/p, op JA0RQV, Masa, planned to be on the air September 28-
>October 4 from Niuafo'ou, OC-123.  His flight was canceled.  October 1
>is the earliest possible rescheduling.  He has been considering a
>change of destination to OC-169, OC-191 or OC-064, with his return
>flight to Japan already fixed.  http://blog.goo.ne.jp/rqv.
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>ON - Belgium -
>ON35CLM is a special event call October 15-November 14.  The "CLM"
>stands for "Canadian Liberation March," commemorating when the town of
>Knokke, Belgium, was liberated on November 1, 1944.  QSL direct or
>bureau to ON3AIM.  There is an award available.
>www.qrz.com/db/on35clm.
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>PA - The Netherlands -
>The Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin reports that PD75JEEP is a special event
>callsign from The Netherlands November 3-30, marking the 75 years of
>the "Jeep brand."  PD2RKG will operate on 40 and 20 SSB.  Look for him
>between 7054 and 7100 with a rotary dipole for 40, 17M above the
>ground and between 14130 and 14250 with a 3-element Yagi, 20 meters
>off the ground.  His rig will be an FTDX3000.  QSL via the bureau
>only.
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>TI - Costa Rica -
>TI5W will be in the CQWW CW DX Contest November 26-27, single op all
>band high power.  KL7A, Chris, will be the operator.  QSL TI5W via new
>manager W4FS.  TI5/KL9A is what Chris will use on the air when not in
>the CQWW.  QSL that one via W2GR.
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>KP4 - Puerto Rico -
>NP3M is Puerto Rico's Western Amateur Radio Club but the will use the
>W4D callsign November 16-21 for the "Discovery of Puerto Rico" event.
>They plan to be on "all bands."  QSL via WP4DT.
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>VU - India -
>Special Indian callsign AT8GOA by GRAS, the Goa Radio Amateurs Society
>and KARC, the Kolhapur Amateur Radio Club will be from the 8th BRICS
>Summit, with India as Chair this time, October 15-16.  "The BRICs
>countries" are Brazil, Russia, India and China, large developing
>countries.  Operators of this one will be VU2SMN, VU2SMS, VU3MEY and
>VUEPHX.  Look for them on 40, 20, 15 and 10M digital and SSB.  QSL
>direct to VU2SMN.
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>OX - Greenland -
>OX3LX, op OZ1DJJ, Bo, will be QRV from grid GP47pa on Greenland's
>mainland September 30-October 4.  Next he flies to eastern Greenland
>where he will be until October 18, grid HQ90al.  He will try to do
>some 2M EME with a 10-element beam and kilowatts and will also try 160
>and 80M.  If he finds he has time and can book a boat or helicopter,
>he is thinking of doing a one-day hop over to NA-243.  And he plans a
>new 6M beacon using PI4 and CW, callsign OX6M, on 50.047.  Bo notes
>none of this is a DXpedition; he will be on the air when he's not busy
>with other things, but figures the best likelihood is late morning and
>lunchtime and again after dinner (UTC+2), plus weekends, nights and
>earlier in the mornings.
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>5W - Samoa -
>5W0DOI, 5W0VC and 5W9DX are now on the air, planning to depart for
>Kanton Island tomorrow.  They plan to be on the air from the boat,
>/MM, during the five to six day voyage.  On Kanton they will have the
>call T31T.
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>DXCC News
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>JA5EXW, Ben, is the latest member of the DXCC Challenge 3K Club with
>his recent submission putting him at 3,012 confirmed.
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>Silent Key
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>IK2MDX, Angelo Rossi, passed away September 22.  The 425 DX News
>reports he was a longtime supporter of their DX newsletter.
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>G3ZMF, Frank Emery, passed away September 14 after a "brief but
>courageous battle against cancer."  He was admitted to hospital August
>23rd, the Acute Medical Unit there, and remained there until the end.
>Several of his closest ham friends were there by his side when he
>passed.  Frank was active on the GB3NS repeater and worked 23cm with
>indoor antennas.  He also sold surplus gear at the "CATS
>Bazaar/Kempton Bring & Buy."  His friends say he was a wizard with
>radio and electronics and helped others with their projects,
>describing items on his workbench being worked on as "being in central
>stores."
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>GI3USS, J. Terry Barnes, a former RSGB President (1992), became a
>silent key recently.  He was the first GI callsign holder in the
>position in 25 years prior to that.  He was also President of the
>Radio Amateur Old Timers' Association, RAOTA, from 1994-1998.
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