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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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