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> 18 July 2009 A.R.I. DX
> Bulletin
>
> No 950
> ===========================
> *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S ***
> **** DX INFORMATION ****
> ===========================
> Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
> Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
>
> 5B - Alan, 5B4AHJ will participate in the IOTA Contest as P3J from
> his
> home QTH on Cyprus (AS-004). Expect him to operate SSB and CW
> on
> all bands. QSL via 5B4AHJ. [TNX 5B4AHJ]
> 9A - Jane/S57L, Goran/S52P, Vinko/S53F, Brane/S56UGB and
> Silvo/S50X,
> will be active as 9A8ZRS from Vela Palagruza (EU-090) from 20
> to
> 31 July, IOTA Contest included. They plan to operate CW, SSB
> and
> PSK31 on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres, plus 6 and 2 metres.
> QSL
> via operator's instructions. [TNX F5NQL]
> 9A - Gert, OE3ZK will operate CW, SSB and RTTY as 9A/OE3ZK from
> the
> island of Korcula (EU-016) on 21-30 July, including an entry
> (CW)
> in the IOTA Contest. QSL via home call, direct or bureau.
> [TNX
> OE3ZK]
> A4 - A team from the Royal Omani Amateur Radio Society will
> participate
> in the IOTA Contest as A43SI from Suwadi Island (AS-112). QSL
> via
> A47RS. [TNX A41MA]
> CE - The Radio Club Rancagua (CE4RG, formerly as Radio Club of
> Chile)
> was established on 22 July 1936. Celebrating their
> 73rd
> anniversary, club members will operate with special event
> callsign
> CE73RG for 73 days starting on 22 July. Expect activity on 80,
> 40,
> 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 metres SSB, CW and PSK. QSL via CE4WJK.
> CT9 - Twelve operators from Portugal and Madeira will be operate SSB,
> CW
> and digital modes as CR3D and CR3R from Chao Island
> (AF-046),
> Madeira 24-26 July. Part of the team will focus on the
> IOTA
> Contest (with two stations), while the rest will concentrate
> on
> 30, 17 and 12 metres, plus 6, 4 and 2 metres. QSL direct
> to
> CT1BOL. Further information at http://www.qrz.com/db/CR3D
> [TNX
> CT1BOL]
> EI - A combined team from the South Dublin Radio Club and the City
> of
> Belfast Radio Amateur Society will participate in the IOTA
> Contest
> as EJ0GI from Inis Oirr, Aran Islands (EU-006). QSL via
> EI2SDR.
> Some team members may be active under their home calls before
> and
> after contest between 23 and 27 July: one of them will be
> David,
> EI3GKB (GI8SKN), who will operate as EJ3GKB on 80-6 metres.
> [TNX
> EI3GKB]
> EA8 - Celebrating the opening of the Gran Telescopio Canarias,
> the
> largest optical telescope in the
> world
> (http://www.gtc.iac.es/en/), special event callsign AO8GTC will
> be
> used from the observatory at Roque de los Muchachos on La
> Palma,
> Canary Islands (AF-004) on 25-26 July. Expect activity on CW,
> SSB
> and digital modes by four stations. QSL via EA8RCP. [TNX EA8NQ]
> EA9 - Look for JR1AIB to be active as EA9/DJ1AIB from Melilla on
> 22-26
> July. He will operate SSB, CW, RTTY and PSK on 160-6 metres.
> QSL
> via JR1AIB. [TNX NG3K]
> ES - ES1LS, ES1QV, ES2EZ, ES2DJ and ES2QN will participate in the
> IOTA
> Contest (25-26 July) as ES0U from Saaremaa Island (EU-034).
> QSL
> via ES2DJ, bureau preferred.
> F - On 25 July 1909 Louis Bleriot became the first person to fly
> a
> powered aircraft across the English Channel from Calais to
> Dover.
> Commemorating the centenry of that historic flight, the Radio
> Club
> of Cambrai (F8KGN) will be active as TM1LB until 27 July. QSL
> via
> the REF bureau. [TNX F8REF]
> F - Ed, GW3SQX will be active as TM7O from Oleron Island (EU-032)
> on
> 25-27 July, including a CW only entry in the IOTA Contest. QSL
> via
> GW3SQX, direct only. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org]
> F - Jan, ON7JA will be active as F/ON7JA from Ile de
> Noirmoutier
> (EU-064) on 25-27 July. QSL via home call, direct or bureau.
> [TNX
> www.rsgbiota.org]
> G - Commemorating Louis Bleriot's historic flight, the Dover
> Amateur
> Radio Club (http://www.darc.org.uk/) will operate special
> event
> station GB100LB on 25-26 July. QSL via operator's instructions.
> GI - John/EI4GK, Pete/EI4GZB, Joe/EI7GY, Declan/EI9HQ and
> Pete/GI4VIV
> will participate in the IOTA Contest from Rathlin Island
> (EU-122).
> They will operate as GI0MPG from Rathlin East Lighthouse. QSL
> via
> GI0MPG. Prior to the contest some of the operators may be
> active
> using MI/homecall. [TNX EI4GK]
> GM - Doug, GM0ELP (CW) and Simon, M0GBK (SSB) will be active as
> MM3T
> from the Isle of Skye (EU-008) on 25-26 July for the IOTA
> Contest.
> QSL via eQSL only, as "we do not have paper QSL cards" (but
> IOTA
> chasers will be able to claim credit online once the contest
> logs
> are uploaded to www.rsgbiota.org in 2010). [TNX www.rsgbiota.org]
> GM - Paul, M3KBU will participate in the IOTA Contest as MM3KBU/p
> from
> the Isle of Mull (EU-008). He will also be visiting
> several
> islands in either the Inner (EU-008) and the Outer
> Hebrides
> (EU-010) on 1-16 August. Please check MM3KBU at www.qrz.com
> for
> updates. QSL via M3KBU. [TNXwww.rsgbiota.org]
> HB0 - David, ON4DN will be active as HB0/ON4DN/p from Liechtenstein
> on
> 24-26 July. He will operate holiday style on 40-10 metres SSB
> and
> digital modes, with a focus on 30m. QSL via home call, direct
> or
> bureau. [TNX ON4DN]
> HL - Han/DS2GOO, Yang/DS4CDA, Ryou/DS4NYE, Rocky/HL1VAU and a few
> other
> guest operators will be active as homecall/4 from Pigum
> Island
> (AS-060) on 25-27 July. They will have two complete stations
> with
> a dozen of verticals near saltwater, and will operate CW, SSB
> and
> digital modes on 80-10 metres; if the band is opend, they
> will
> also give 6m a try. QSL via home calls. During the IOTA
> Contest
> they will use D93I (QSL via DS4NYE). [TNX HL1VAU]
> IS0 - Massimo, I0PNM will participate in the IOTA Contest as
> IM0/I0PNM
> from San Pietro Island (EU-165). He will operate SSB on
> 40-10
> metres. In the following weeks, and especially on 15-16
> August,
> expect him to operate from the lighthouse at Capo Sandalo
> (ARHLS
> SAR-018) on 40-10 metres SSB and PSK31. QSL via home call.
> [TNX
> I0PNM]
> IS0 - Emiliano, IS0BRQ says he will be active from Ferraglione
> Island
> (EU-024, IIA CA-033) for part of the IOTA Contest. He plans
> to
> operate QRP starting early in the morning of 26 July.
> LZ - Gabriele/IK3GES, Boyan/LZ1BJ and Lyuben/LZ1ZC will be active
> as
> LZ/IK3GES, LZ1BJ/1 and LZ1ZC/1 from the island of Sveta
> Anastasiya
> (EU-181) on 24-27 July. They plan to run 100 watts into
> a
> 10-element log-periodic on 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 metres, with
> some
> possible activity on 40, 30 and 6 metres. QSL via home
> calls,
> bureau preferred. [TNX LZ1BJ]
> OZ - Jakob, OZ7AEI will be active as OZ7AEI/p from Bornholm
> Island
> (EU-030) on 19-26 July. He plans to operate on 20 and 40
> metres
> SSB from a few lighthouses (updates on activations to be posted
> at
> http://www.oz7aei.dk). QSL via home call, direct or bureau.
> [TNX
> OZ7AEI]
> PA - PD5CW, PE1OPM and PE1OXV will be active from Schouwen
> Duiveland
> (EU-146) on 24-26 July, IOTA Contest included. Look for
> activity
> on 80-10 metres SSB and CW. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org]
> SM - John, G3LAS will operate SSB and CW as SM5/G3LAS from Fogdo
> Island
> (EU-084) on 23-27 July, IOTA Contest included. [TNX The Daily DX]
> SM - Kent, SM5ELV and Leif, SM5FWW will be active as SM5ELV/5
> and
> SM5FWW/5 from Aspoja Island (EU-177) for the IOTA
> Contest.
> Non-contest activities will include PSK and 6 metres. QSL
> via
> bureau. [TNX SM5ELV]
> SV - Cliff, SV1JG and George, SV1RP will be active as SX8M from
> Milos
> Island (EU-067) on 24-27 July, including an entry in the
> IOTA
> Contest. QSL via SV1JG, direct or bureau. [TNX SV1JG]
> TA - Special event callsign TC21BSR will be on the air from
> Istanbul
> until 20 July for the 21st annual Bosphorus Race. QSL via
> TA1HZ.
> [TNX TA1HZ]
> UA - A team of Russian operators will be active as UE1CBB from
> Bol'shoy
> Berezovyy Island (EU-133) on 22-27 July. They will participate
> in
> the IOTA Contest as RI1AA. QSL for both callsigns via
> UA1AIR,
> direct or bureau. [TNX UA1AIR]
> VE - Ken/W8ND, Butch/N8CHS and Kelly/K8MCN will be active as
> W8ND/VE1
> from Big Tancook Island (NA-081) on 23-26 July. QSL via
> K8MCN,
> direct or bureau. [TNX VA3RJ]
> VE - Frank, VE7DP and Heinz, VA7AQ will take part in the IOTA
> Contest
> from Taxeda Island (NA-091). [TNX VA7AQ]
> VE - Cezar, VE3LYC plans to operate as VY0O from the Ottawa
> Islands
> (NA-230, new one) for three full days between 25 July and
> 10
> August. Specific island's name and exact dates are not
> available
> at this time, but they will be announced a few days id advance
> of
> the operation. This will be Cezar's most difficult operation
> to
> date. The islands are 12-14 hours away from shore
> and
> transportation requires a large boat. Traditionally
> unstable
> weather pattern, unknown local landing conditions, high seas,
> the
> presence of ice chunks in Hudson Bay, potential presence of
> polar
> bears, all these and other logistical aspects make this
> trip
> extremely challenging. At this time Cezar seeks group
> and
> individual donors who understand and appreciate the difficult
> and
> expensive task ahead and are willing to be part of this
> effort.
> "Past support from EU stations has been disproportionate
> with
> their QSO demand (45% of QSOs but only 25% support for VY0A)",
> he
> says, but hopefully this situation will improve. [TNX VE3LYC]
> VE - VE1VOX and VE1AOE will be active as VC1W from Welsh
> Island
> (NA-154) on 12-16 August (depending on weather conditions).
> They
> will have two stations and more operators might join
> the
> expedition. QSL via VE3EXY. [VE1VOX]
> W - Steve, W3RFA and Bob, KB3NYX will operate from Smith
> Island
> (NA-140) on 25-26 July for the IOTA Contest. This will be
> a
> micro-expedition with limited equipment, as they are getting
> to
> the island by sea kayak. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org]
> YJ - Chris, VK3QB plans to be active (requested call YJ0QB)
> from
> Vanuatu on 20-27 July. He will operate holiday style during
> his
> afternoons and evenings on 40 metres CW, with possible activity
> on
> 30, 20 and 15 metres if the bands are open. [TNX The Daily DX]
>
> ===========================
> *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S ***
> **** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
> ===========================
> Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
> Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
>
> 425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE ---> The latest issue (June 2009) is now available
> at
> http://www.425dxn.org/monthly/index.html. Articles and pictures should
> be
> sent to Nicola Baldresca, IZ3EBA.
>
> QSL R1ANL ---> "Since most of the QSL requests for the 1997-99
> R1ANL
> operation by Nikolay Zinin (RW6ACM) from Novolazarevskaya Base
> (Antarctica)
> remained unprocessed by the previous QSL manager (UA6AH), I took over
> the
> QSL management of this activity", Dominik, DL5EBE says. "After some
> delay,
> I finally managed to enter the handwritten log (14000 QSOs) into
> the
> computer and upload all contacts to LoTW". Those who need a paper QSL
> card
> can send their request to DL5EBE, direct (see qrz.com) or bureau
> (e-mail
> requests for bureau cards can be sent to weield at mac.com). [TNX DL5EBE]
>
> QSL VIA TA3J ---> Nilay Mine Aydogmus, TA3YJ has transferred all of
> her
> duties as a QSL manager to her husband Berkin, TA3J. Affected callsigns
> are
> listed at http://www.aydogmus.gen.tr/ta3j/qslservice.htm [TNX TA3J]
>
> + SILENT KEYS + Recently reported Silent Keys include Jean-Luc
> Maingot
> (F5PC), Roy S. Hartley (G0HDX), Jim Leist (KB5W), Richard R. Clay
> (KC0TJ),
> Thomas F. McDuffie (KM6K), Ernest J. Zingleman (KS4Q), Buck Barto
> (N9PLJ),
> Antoni Zebik (SP7LA), Henry L. Luhrman (W4PZV) and James E. Mullin
> (W8KKK).
>
> ===========================
> *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S ***
> ******* QSL ROUTES *******
> ===========================
> Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
> Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
>
> ===================================================================
> CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER
> ===================================================================
> 3Z8WFF SP8AJC EG2EPC EC2AMN PJ2T N9AG
> 4C50C XE1J EG9CLP EA9CE PX8M PT2OP
> 4L0A EA7FTR EM300Q/p UR6QS SE2T SM2YIZ
> 4S7BRG LZ3HI EN350AKB UR5AKU SG3U SM3CXS
> 4U1UN HB9BOU ET3JA OK3AA SK9HQ SM6JSM
> 4U1WB KK4HD EV5OP DL7VFM SM200PAX SK2AT
> 4U30VIC 4U1VIC EV6ZK UA3FDX SN0WFF SP5X
> 4Z8BB WC1X EX9FF/p EX8AB SN50DBT SP2AGA [1]
> 5N0HQ DL3OCH FY5LH F5KDR SN50DBT SP2ZAO [2]
> 5N0OCH DL3OCH GB1HI M3ZYZ SO1EKO DL1EKO
> 5R8KD W5KDJ GB7HQ G3TXF SU9GI IK2ZYC
> 7S5A SM4DDS HE8HLM EA7FTR SV0JD/8 DL6NBA
> 7Z1HL DJ9ZB HF50BORY SP2IU SX1L DL1JCZ
> 8J0YUI JH0ZSM HF94JCQ SP4JCQ SX2CM SV2GWY
> 8Q7DI I8ACB HF94KE SP4YPB SX8GR SV8FMY
> 9A/VE3ZIK DO7ZZ HF94OLP SQ4OLP TK5UX F5MUX
> 9A430KA 9A6Z HP3AK W4JS TM0HQ F8CRH
> 9A48IFATCA 9A4WW HP3DX W4WX TM1LB F8KGN
> 9H1KZ G2BKZ HP3TA KG6UH TM1MV F5KPO
> 9J2BO G3TEV HQ2W HR2DMR TM1OOL F6KPQ
> 9J2CA G3SWH HR9/WQ7R AI4U TY5ZR IK2IQD
> 9K2/SP4R SP4GFG II0DIVA IQ0RM UE2FVW DK4VW
> 9K9HQ 9K2CQ J28KO F6DKI UE9CAA RU9DX
> 9L1BTB SP7BTB J48YA HA1YA UE9KFF RX9KM
> 9M6BG VR2BG J79PAK HB9CUA UN7DA EA5KB
> 9Y4HQ DF2RG JI1FGX/DU9 JF1LZQ UN7QF EX2A
> A35AB VK3SN JW6RHA LA6RHA V6C JH1NBN
> A61Q EA7FTR LM9K75Y LA9K VE3MOON VE3OIJ
> A71BU NI5DX LX0HQ LX2A VK7WI VK7ZE
> AM1VIG EA1RKV LX8RTTY LX1DA VP2MSJ W5JAY
> AN3FCB EA3LD LY0HQ LY8O VP9400KD VP9KD
> AT1HQ VU2PTT LY1000G LY1G W3STX/KH0 JR3STX
> C37NL C37URA LZ40ATSA LZ1PJ XX9LT XX9AH
> CE1TT EA5KB LZ7HQ LZ1BJ YI1RZ IK2DUW
> CE4CT EA5KB MD9Y GD3YUM YN2N TI2OHL
> CR3L DJ6QT NL8F K8NA YP1WFF YO3JW [3]
> CR5HQ CT1REP OE1A OE3KAB YP1WFF YO7GNL [4]
> CS28MCF CT1EHX OH0B OH2BH YP1WFF YO9WF [5]
> CX1AA W3HNK OH0R OH2PM YP30S YO7LCB
> CX2AL HB9IBG OH0T JA8BMK YR0HQ YO3FRI
> DQ11APOLLO DF3JO OH2DZ/p UA1ANA Z21SI JA1PBV
> DX1J JA1HGY ON175BR ON7BR ZL6HQ ZL1BHQ
> E73EPA YT8BB OP4K ON4JZ ZP15MWC PA0HEL
> E7HQ E77E OZ1HQ OZ1ACB ZP5CGL IK2DUW
> ED5D EA5FL P40HQ P43JB ZW5HQ PY5CA
> ED8RC EA8LE PA6HQ PA3CAL ZX8A PT2OP
>
> [1] direct
> [2] bureau
> [3] 2 July 2009
> [4] 1-3 May 2009
> [5] 13-14 June 2009
>
> CR5NRA Nucleo de Radioamadores da Armada, ETNA - Base Naval de Lisboa,
> 2801-001 Alfeite, Almada, Portugal
> DF2RG Gerhard Jaeger, P. O. Box 1425, 92405 Schwandorf, Germany
> DL3OCH Bodo Fritsche, Mardelaeckerstr. 14, 5417 Untersiggenthal,
> Switzerland
> HA1YA Draskovits Gabor, Karpati K. u. 43, 9700 Szombathely, Hungary
> PA0HEL Helmich de Vries, Knoopshofte 4, 7605 AN Almelo, The Netherlands
> PT2OP Orlando Perez Filho, SHIGS 706, BLOCO L, Casa 22, 70350-762
> Brasilia - DF, Brazil
>
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