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17 May 2008 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 889
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**** DX INFORMATION ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
4U1UN - Roger, G3SXW and Johnny, LA5IIA expect to operate as 4U1UN from the
United Nations Headquarters in New York City on 17-18 May, between
"lunchtime Saturday to lunchtime Sunday, NY time", even though "I
think it unlikely that we will be able to QRV for the whole 24
hours", Roger says. QSL via HB9BOU.
9A - Once again Zik, VE3ZIK will be active as 9A/VE3ZIK from Bilice,
Croatia on 18-27 May. He plans to operate CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK on
the HF bands and to take part in the CQ WW WPX CW Contest (SOSB or
SOAB). QSL via DO7ZZ, direct or bureau (e-mail requests for bureau
cards can be sent to zik@tiscali.de), and log search to
www.qslnet.de/ve3zik [TNX VE3ZIK]
9M6_spr - The team members of the 1-14 March operation from Pulau Layang
Layang, Spratly Islands (AS-051) [425DXN 887] are John/9M6XRO,
Steve/9M6DXX, Pete/SM5GMZ, Jay/W5SL and James/9V1YC. A sixth team
member will be confirmed later. Callsign to be announced, and QSL
via M3SDE (direct or bureau). [TNX 9M6DXX]
C6 - Eric, K9GY will be active as C6AYM from New Providence (NA-001),
Bahamas on 21-26 May. He plans to operate on 80-10 metres CW and on
6 metres SSB/CW, and to participate in the CQ WW WPX CW Contest.
QSL via home call. [TNX F5NQL]
BY - Five Beijing Olympic Games special event stations will be active
from 18 May through 17 September. The five special callsigns will
represent the five colours of the Olympic flag: BT1OB (for Beibei,
blue), BT1OJ (for Jingjing, black), BT1OH (for Huanhuan, red),
BT1OY (for Yingying, yellow) and BT1ON (for Nini, green). The QSL
manager for all of them will be BA4EG, direct or bureau. Further
information at www.bj2008ses.com.cn [TNX The Daily DX]
EA6 - Matthias, DD9HK will be active as EA6/DD9HK from Mallorca, Balearic
Islands (EU-004) on 15-19 June. He will operate holiday style on
160-6 metres SSB. [TNX DD9HK]
EA8 - The Teide DX Group will be active as EG8FOR from Orchilla
lighthouse on Hierro Island (AF-004), on 30 May to 1 June. They
will operate on the HF bands, plus 6 and 2 metres, using CW, SSB,
FM and digital modes. QSL via EA8NQ, direct or bureau. Further
information can be found at http://www.eg8for.grupodxteide.com/
[TNX EA8NQ]
F - Once again the "Castres DX Gang" will be active as TM5B from Fort
Brescou (EU-148, DIFM ME-001). Look for them to operate on all
bands and modes on 22-26 May. QSL via F5XX. [TNX F8REF]
F - Dom, F5SJB will again be active as TM5CW on CW, RTTY and PSK from
23 May to 5 June, CQ WW WPX CW Contest included. QSL via home call,
direct or bureau. [TNX F5SJB]
F - Charente DX Group members Joel/F1BLQ, Bertrand/F6HKA, Eric/F5LOW,
Laurent/F5MNK, Fabrice/F5NBQ and Leon/ON4ZD will be active as TM0G
from Groix Island (EU-048, DIFM AT-012) on 24-31 May. They will
operate SSB, CW, RTTY and PSK on 80-10 metres with three stations.
QSL via F6ANA, direct or bureau. [TNX F5NBQ]
FG - The A.C.R.A Guadeloupe ARC (http://acra-radioclub.site.voila.fr)
will operate SSB and CW as FG5KC/p from the Iles de la Petite-Terre
(NA-102) on 8 June. [TNX FG1JD]
FJ - Harry, AC8G will operate SSB only on 160-6 metres as FJ/AC8G from
St. Barthelemy (NA-146) on 22-27 May. QSL via home call (from
Stateside direct only, others direct or bureau). Logs will be
uploaded to LoTW. [TNX NG3K]
GI - OM5FM, OM7CA and GI0NCA will be active as GB1SRI from Rathlin
Island (EU-122) on 21-25 May. They plan to operat CW and SSB on
80-10 metres with two stations. QSL via OM5FM. [www.rsgbiota.org]
GM - The Grantham ARC (http://www.garc.org.uk) have changed the
destination of their trip [425DXN 883]. The Treshnish Islands
(EU-108) have been replaced by Tanera Mor, Summer Isles (EU-092).
Look for GB0SI to be active on 14-21 June. All of the QSOs will be
confirmed automatically via bureau (your return cards are not
required). The QSL manager for those who need a direct card is
G0RCI. [TNX G0RCI]
HL - 6K5AQY, 6K5AYC , 6K5BHZ, 6K5ALT, DS5AJT and HL5BMX will be active
(CW, SSB and digital modes on 80-10 metres) as 6M0W/4 from Paegya
Island (AS-060) on 6-8 June. QSL via HL5BMX, direct or bureau. [TNX
www.rsgbiota.org]
I - ARI Savona will be active as II1JPR on 17 May for the visit of Pope
Benedict XVI. SSB, CW and PSK31 operations are expected mainly on
40 and 20 metres. QSL via IZ1JIZ, direct or bureau. [TNX IZ1JIZ]
I - Alfio, IT9EJW and Giovanni, IT9GAC will try again to be active from
Faraglioni dei Ciclopi (EU-025, IIA CT-003) on either 18 or 25 May.
QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. A web page can be found at
http://www.mdxc.org/ciclopi [TNX IT9EJW]
I - Look for IA5/IZ5FDD and IA5/IW5ELA to be active from Elba Island
(EU-028, IIA LI-002) on 22-25 May. They will operate SSB and slow
CW on 40-10 metres, plus 6 and 2 metres on 24-25 May. QSL via home
calls, direct or bureau. [TNX IZ5FDD]
I - I2ROQ, IF9ZWA, IK8SHL, IT9AHI, IT9TFX, IT9YMM, IT9ZHS, IW9RFO and
IZ1HVD will be active as IF9Z from Favignana Island (EU-054, IIA
TP-011) on 23-25 May. They plan to operate SSB and digital modes on
the HF bands and 6 metres. QSL via IT9YMM, direct or bureau. [TNX
IT9YMM]
I - ARI Lecce will operate as II7PBS on 1-30 June to celebrate the
visit of Pope Benedict XVI (14-15 June). QSL via bureau. [TNX
I7PXV]
I - Celebrating the Italian Navy Day (10 June) and the 90th anniversary
of the battle of Premuda, special stations II0MM, II9LR and II1GA
will be active on 5-14 June. QSL for all via IZ0INU, direct or
bureau. Information on the relevant award can be found at
http://www.assoradiomarinai.tk [TNX IT9MRM]
I - Participating in the 7-8 June Museum Ships Weekend, operators from
ARMI will be active as II2IGTO from the submarine "Toti" at the
National Museum of Science and Technology in Milan. Expect activity
on the HF bands SSB and CW from 9.30 to 18.30 UTC. QSL via I2AZ,
direct or bureau. Information on the relevant award can be found at
http://www.assoradiomarinai.tk [TNX IT9MRM]
I - Operators from ARMI and INORC will be active as IY1SP from the
Naval Museum at La Spezia on 7-10 June, for the Museum Ships
Weekend and the Italian Navy Day. Look for activity on the HF bands
SSB and CW. QSL via I1SAF, direct or bureau. [TNX IT9MRM]
JD - Look for JD1BLX (QSL via JI5USJ) and JD1BLY (QSL via JI5RPT) to be
active from Chichijima (AS-031), Ogasawara on 10-16 August
(http://www.ji5rpt.com/jd1/). They will operate CW, SSB and digital
modes on 160-6 metres. [TNX JI5RPT]
JW - LA5LJA and LA7FJA plan to operate CW, SSB and RTTY as JW5LJA and
JW7FJA from Spitsbergen Island (EU-026), Svalbard on 25-31 May. QSL
via home calls. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org]
KL - Hugh, K6HFA will be active again as K7A from three Alaskan IOTA
groups as follows:
27 May-2 June Hinchinbrook Island NA-042
3-10 June Shumagin Group NA-087
12-18 June Neragon Island NA-241
He plans to operate CW (7016, 7041, 14018, 14041, 10112 and 18082
kHz) and SSB (7078, 14153 and 18122 kHz) with an amplifier and a
vertical dipole array. QSL via K6HFA, direct or bureau. [TNX K6HFA]
LY - Back in 1408 Kaunas received city rights under the Magdeburg Law;
to celebrate the 600th anniversary, Sam/LY5W will be active as
LY600W on 16-31 May. QSL via LY5W. [TNX LY5W]
OE - Marcel, ON6UQ and other six operators expect to participate in the
CQ WW WPX CW Contest from the Vienna International Centre, 4U1VIC
(this is a separate multiplier for the contest, but it is not a
separate DXCC Entity). [TNX ON6UQ]
OH - Kent, SM5ELV will be active is his spare time as OH1/SM5ELV from
Kuuskajaskari (EU-173) on 20-21 May. QSL via home call, direct or
bureau. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org]
OH - DL5ME and DG3HWO will be active as OH2/DL5ME from Emsalo Island
(EU-097) on 5-8 June. They plan to operate CW and SSB on 40, 30, 20
and 15 metres. QSL via DH5MM. [TNX DL5ME]
OZ - Fred, SM7DAY will be active as OZ/SM7DAY/p from Bornholm Island
(EU-030) on 19-26 May. Expect him to operate CW and SSB on the HF
bands. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX SM7DAY]
SM - Pierre/SA6AOA, Sten/SM6MIS, Rick/SM6U, Bengt/SM6UQL, Magnus/SM6WET,
Tomas/SM6XMY and Janne/SM6YOF will be active with three stations as
8S6KOS from Nordkoster Island (EU-043) from 29 May to 1 June. QSL
via SM6WET, direct or bureau. [TNX SM6WET]
SM - DL5ME and DG3HWO will be active as SD2O from Holmon Island (EU-135)
from 29 May and 2 June. They plan to operate CW and SSB on 40, 30,
20 and 17 metres. QSL via DL5ME (direct only for stations outside
Germany). [TNX DL5ME]
SV - Mike, DF3IS will be active as J48IS from Thassos Island (EU-174) on
23-28 May, CQ WW WPX CW Contest included. QSL via home call, direct
or bureau. [TNX NG3K]
TA - TA1GR, TA1IG, TB1CGX, TB1CRN and TB1CRQ will be active as TC1ATA
from Sile, Istanbul on 17-19 May, to commemorate the 89th
anniversary of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk's arrival to Samsun, the city
where he initiated the War of Independence. Main activity will be
on 20-40 metres. QSL via TA1KB. [TNX TA1HZ]
TA - Tevfik, TA1HZ will be active as TC40TRT on 31 May, to celebrate the
40th anniversary of the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation
(Turkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu). Expect activity on 40, 20 and
17 metres. QSL via TA1HZ. A special TRT 40th Year postage stamp
will be affixed on the envelopes for the first 40 direct QSLs. [TNX
TA1HZ]
TK - Dan, IK2UWA reports he will be active as TK/IK2UWA from Cavallo
Island (EU-164) from 31 May to 6 June. He plans to operate CW and
SSB on 10-40 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau.
TT - Antonio Duarte Bebiano, CT1CPP is expected to be active soon as
TT9/CT1CPP from Chad. He should remain in that country with the
United Nations for one year. QSL via home call, direct only. [TNX
CT1END]
UR - Special callsign EM5UCC will be used during the 18th convention of
the Ukrainian Contest Club (15-18 May). QSL via UY5ZZ. [TNX UY5ZZ]
V4 - Reiner, DL2AAZ will be active as V4/9H3TI from Nevis Island
(NA-104) from 25 May to 15 June. He will operate SSB and CW on
80-10 metres. QSL via DL2AAZ, direct or bureau. [TNX
www.rsgbiota.org]
VE - Francois/VA2RC, Guy/VE2QRA, Steve/VE2TKH and Dany/VE2EBK will be
active as CG2I from Grosse-Ile (NA-128, C.Is.A. PQ-010), Quebec
from around 16 UTC on 25 July until around 14 UTC on the 27th. They
will operate on all bands (6 metres included) and modes with two
well equipped stations; during the IOTA Contest, a station will be
dedicated to SSB/CW contest QSOs exclusively. QSL via VE2CQ.
Further information can be found at www.qrz.com/cg2i [TNX VE2EBK]
VP5 - Jim, WB2REM will be active as VP5/WB2REM on 2-12 July. He plans to
operate CW and SSB on 160-6 metres. QSL via home call, direct only.
[TNX WB2REM]
ZF - Jim, W6NRJ will operate holiday style (from the beach) as ZF2LJ
from Grand Cayman (NA-016) on 17-22 May. He will emphasize 30, 12
and 17 metres as propagation permits. QSL via home call, direct or
bureau. Jim will be joined by Dennis, N6KD (ZF2KD, QSL via home
call) who will operate CW and SSB from 16 to 23 May. [TNX NG3K]
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*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S ***
**** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
ARI CONTEST ---> An unexpected routing malfunction has occourred for the
submission of the ARI Internation DX Contest logs to ARI's central system.
While waiting for the problem to be fixed, and in order to avoid loosing
logs, please note:
- if you have already submitted your log, but have not received the expected
automatic acknowledgement of receipt, please re-submit your log to
<aricontest@kkn.net>;
- in the Subject line please enter the callsign used during the Contest and
the category (e.g. IT9BLB SOMIX, SOSSB, SOCW, SORTTY, MO, SWL).
The Contest Manager will confirm the log has been received, but the
acknowledgement will not be immediate - please be patient! [TNX IT9BLB, ARI
HF Contest Manager]
EMERGENCY TRAFFIC IN CHINA ---> Following the catastrophic earthquake that
hit Wenchuan County, Sichuan Province (BY8) on 12 May, the Chinese Radio
Sports Association (CRSA) has requested that 7050, 7060 and 14270 kHz should
be kept clear for Amateur Radio Emergency Service traffic.
EUROPEAN CASTLES DAY ---> The seventh edition of the European Castles Day
will take place on 18 May between 6 and 16 UTC. Several stations are expected
to operate from fortresses and castles in France, Belgium, Germany, Italy,
Spain, Portugal, United Kingdom and Switzerland. Information on the event can
be found on Jean-Pierre's (F6FNA) web site at
http://f6fna.club.fr/jecruleanglais.html
GEOPARKS WEEK ---> A number of special event stations will be active for the
European Geoparks Week (21 May-6 June). GB6GEO will be on the air from Kent's
Cavern in Torquay, English Riviera Global Geopark (24-25 May) [425DXN 883];
other European stations include GB1GEO (Worcester Geopark), GB2GEO (Smoo Cave
Geopark, Scotland) and DK0GEO. Activity is also expected to take place from
Geoparks in Greece and Ireland. [TNX G3VOF]
ITALY GAINS NEW FREQUENCIES ---> Effective 13 May 2008, Italian amateur radio
operators are authorized to use 7100-7200 kHz (for the time being on a
secondary basis) using a total radiated power not exceeding 24 dbW. [TNX
IZ0FMA]
LOGS ---> On-line logs for HG80HQ (QSL via HA7PL), HA80MRASZ (QSL via HA1DAE)
and HG80MRASZ (QSL via HA1DAE) can be found at http://ha1dae.atw.hu . These
special event stations will be celebrating the 80th anniversary of the
Hungarian Radio Amateur Society (MRASZ) until the end of the year.
Information on the relevant award can be found at http://www.mrasz.hu [TNX
HA1DAE]
ON THE ROAD ---> Paolo/I2UIY, Dick/K6KR and Rusty/W6OAT have been travelling
through Canada and the US since 1 May and have now arrived in Dayton. Their
journal with several pictures can be found at www.i2uiy.it/usa2008.htm
OPERATOR NEEDED ---> Two Papua New Guinea's rare IOTA groups (OC-181 and
OC-041) will be activated between 18 October and 4 November [425DXN 883], and
"due to a cancellation we can accommodate one more person", Derek, G3KHZ
says. If interested in joining the team, please contact him
(g3khz@derekcox.plus.com).
ROCKALL (EU-189) ---> Mike, K9AJ was unable to operate from Rockall [425DXN
888], because although the sea state itself was slight to moderate, the
incoming swell kept battering off Rockall and made it impossible to land.
[TNX MM0NDX]
QSL VIA RN3RQ ---> The Michurinsk Contest Group (UA3R) was recently active as
RP63RQ, RP63RTK, RP3RST and RP3RZK. QSL via RN3RQ, direct or bureau. The logs
will be uploaded to LoTW in June. RN3RQ can also confirm contacts made with
UA3RAR, RX3RXX and RP3RTK after 1 January 2002. E-mail requests can be sent
to rn3rq@tamb.ru (but please note that on 1 March 2008 he sent some 12,000
cards to the bureau). [TNX RN3RQ]
QSL VIA YB9BU ---> Kadek is now the QSL manager for YC7IPZ (OC-166), YC8RSW/p
(OC-236), YC8TXW (OC-210), YC8TXW/p (OC-022 and OC-236), YC8UFF/p (OC-236),
YC8XNE (OC-076) and YC8XWJ (OC-076). [TNX Mediterraneo DX Club]
ZS8T ---> According to the latest Marion Island update posted on 13 May,
Petrus "is very aware that the world is waiting for him to be QRV, but
important matters in running the camp (he is in charge of the operation down
there) are taking up his waking hours. Petrus is there for 11 more months and
there will be plenty of time for DXing once these issues are resolved".
Bookmark http://zs8t.net/ for further updates.
+ SILENT KEY + Dr Ronald A. Parise, WA4SIR, passed away on 9 May at 57 years
of age. The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station programme is
"deeply indebted to WA4SIR for his leadership, technical advice and
tremendous vision", ARISS Chairman Frank H. Bauer, KA3HDO says. "His
accomplishments were many, including space explorer, pioneer, astrophysicist,
pilot, ham radio operator, avionics and software expert, inspirational
speaker and motivator, student satellite mentor, husband, father and friend".
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3D2MT, 3Y0C, 4L8A, 4U1ITU, 4U1UN,
5B/LZ2HM, 5H1HD, 5J0E, 5T5DC, 5U5U, 5X1AB, 5Z1A, 5Z4DZ, 5Z4FM, 5Z4HW, 7X4AN,
9A73AA, 9G5ZW, 9K2HN, 9M6XRO, 9M6XRO/p (OC-133), 9Q1EK, 9X0X, 9Y4NZ, 9Y4W,
A41MX, A45XR, C21DL, C31IU, C38JM, CO8LY, CW6V, CX7CO, DL4MO/TI8, DU3NXE,
E4/OM2DX, EA5/EA7TV (EU-093), EK6CC, EP2AC, ET3JA, FG5LA, FM5WD, FO/HA9G/p,
FO/OH1RX, FT5XP, H44MY, H7/IV3IYH, H7/NP2D, HC8A, HH2FYD, HH2FYD/6 (NA-149),
HI9/DL2RVL, HP3AK, HP3XUG, HQ9R, HT2N, HV0A, IF9ZWA, J5C, J8/DJ7ZG,
J8/DL7AFS, JD1BMH, JY4NE, KH2/WE8A, KH7X, LA/DL5ME (EU-056), LT1F, LU1ZD,
NP4A, OC1I (SA-076), OC6I (SA-098), OJ0B, OJ1ABOA, OM8A, OX/NA1SA, OX/OH1RX,
OX3XR, P29NI, P40LE, PW0T, R7C/ANT, R7C/TF, RK2FWA, RK3DZJ/1, S79UU,
SM7/DL5ME (EU-138), SV2ASP/A, SV9/DJ7RJ, T32OU, T32YA, T77C, TI50DX, TI5N,
TU2/F5LDY, UP0L, V26CC, V31MR, V31TB, V31UZ, V63OC, V63ZM, V73QB, VP2E,
VP2EFB, VP2V/W5ZL, VP6TD, VP8/LZ1UQ, WP3C, XU7MWA, XU7XRO, XW1B, XX9C,
YB0DPO, YB1ALL, YB9AQH, YN2YV, Z29KM, ZC4LI, ZD7X, ZF1DZ.
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