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30 January 2016 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1291
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*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S ***
**** DX INFORMATION ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
3B8 - Eric, OE4AAC will be active holiday style as 3B8HD from Mauritius
Island (AF-049) from 11 February to 1 March. He will
operate
mainly CW on the HF bands. QSL via home call, direct or
bureau.
Logsearch and OQRS on Club Log.
8R - Alex, W1CDC will be active holiday style as 8R1A from Guyana on
11-24 April. He will operate CW on 80, 40, 30, 20, 17, 15, 12
and
10 metres. QSL via W1CDC, direct or bureau.
9A - A team from Croatia and Germany (9A2MF, 9A2NA, 9A6AA, DC5WW, DD0NM,
DH6TJ, DK2RO, DL8AW and DL9NBJ) will be active as 9A8DXG from
the
Palagruza Islands (EU-090) from 28 May to 4 June. They
will
operate CW, SSB and digital modes on the HF bands, and EME on
VHF.
QSL via DL8AW, OQRS on www.codxg.org <http://www.codxg.org>.
[TNX rsgbiota.org <http://rsgbiota.org>]
9M0 - Mike, DF8AN will be active as 9M0S from Layang-Layang, Spratly
Islands (AS-051) on 19-29 April. He will be QRV "as much
as he
can" and will operate mainly CW on 160-6 metres. QSL via
DF8AN,
direct or bureau. No eQSL and no LoTW.
9M8 - A team of four (9M8ADX, 9M8WAT, 9W8DEN and 9W8KIF) will be active
as 9M8RC from Satang Besar (OC-165), East Malaysia from 29
April
to 1 May. QSL direct to 9W8KIF. [TNX rsgbiota.org
<http://rsgbiota.org>]
C5 - Alan, G4DJX will be active again as C5DX from Banjul and
Farafenni, The Gambia on 12-19 February. He plans to
operate
mainly CW on 40-10 metres from Banjul and to demonstrate SSB
from
the Senior Secondary High School in Farafenni. QSL via
LoTW, or
direct to home call. [TNX NG3K]
C6 - Drew, N2RFA will be active as C6ABB from Nassau (NA-001), Bahamas
on 8-18 February. He will be QRV on 80, 40, 20, 17, 12
and 10
metres, and plans to do "some digital work" (PSK31, JT65, RTTY
and
possibly SSTV). QSL via home call (direct), eQSL and LoTW.
E4 - DF8DX, along with DL5YWM and DL7JAN, will be active again as E44QX
from Jericho, Palestine on 8-15 May. They will operate
mainly CW
with some SSB and RTTY on 80-10 metres. QSL via DF8DX,
direct or
bureau, and LoTW; logsearch and OQRS on Club Log.
ET - ET7L [425DXN 1290] has been QRV from Mekanisa, Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia since 17 January, with spare time activity on 30,
17, 15
and 12 metres so far. Operations on the low bands will start
over
the weekend, as on 29 January the operators gained access to
the
main tower and were able to install a sloping dipole with
traps
for 160, 80 and 40 metres. Bookmark http://et7l.dxer.com.ua/ for
updates. Logsearch on Club Log, OQRS to be enabled
later.
Traditional cards via US0LW; the logs will be uploaded to
LoTW
after the end of the operation.
F - Serge F5SN, Marie F5UAY and Michel F8GGZ will be active as TM39TJ
from 31 January to 14 February for this year's
Transjurassienne,
annual cross-country ski marathon held in the French
Jura
mountains. QSL via F8GGZ.
F - Members of Radio Club F6KMB will be active as TM6C on 1-15
February during the traditional Dunkirk Carnival
(Carnaval de
Dunkerque). QSL via F6KMB. [TNX F8REF]
F - Celebrating its 30th anniversary, the Council of Europe Radio
Amateur Club (http://tp2ce.eu) will be QRV as TP30CE on
12-13
February. Activity will be on all bands SSB, CW, RTTY and
PSK. QSL
via F5LGF. [TNX F6FQK]
F - Tim ON5HC, Patrick ON7PQ, Geert ON7USB and Francis ON8AZ will be
active as TM6U from the Saint Marcouf Islands (EU-081) on 1-7
May.
They will operate SSB, CW and digital modes on 80-10 metres,
plus
160 and 6m if conditions allow. QSL via OB8AZ, direct or
bureau.
See www.eu081.be <http://www.eu081.be> for further
information. [TNX ON7PQ]
FP - Once again Eric, KV1J will be active as FP/KV1J from Miquelon
Island (NA-032) on 17-29 March, including activity during
the
BARTG RTTY, Russian DX and CQ WPX SSB contests. Plans
are to
operate mainly SSB and RTTY on 160-10 metres. QSL via home
call,
direct or bureau, and LoTW. See www.kv1j.com/fp/Mar16.html
<http://www.kv1j.com/fp/Mar16.html> for more
information.
H4 - Tom, WL7HP (H44TM) and his wife Maggie, H44MK [425DXN 1284] have
moved to the New Georgia Islands (OC-149) and expect to stay
there
for few more days. They will remain in the Solomons
until 16
February. QSL via WL7HP. [TNX The Daily DX]
KL - Members of the North Country DX Association will be active on all
bands and modes as KL7RST from Anchorage, Fairbanks and
other
locations in Alaska between 15 February and 27 March. QSL
via
K7ICE. See www.qrz.com/lookup/k7ice
<http://www.qrz.com/lookup/k7ice> for more details. [TNX KL7JR]
LY - Sam, LY5W reports he will be active LY16W on 1-29 February. The
activity is in celebration of the "Act of 16 February"
that in
1918 proclaimed the restoration of an independent State
of
Lithuania. QSL via LY5W. Information on the LY WPX Trophy
awards
can be found on Sam's qrz.com <http://qrz.com> page.
OX - Bo, OZ1DJJ (http://geronne.dk/index.php/ox3lx/ox3lx-dxped) will be
active again as OX3LX from Sangmissoq/Christian IV Island
(NA-151)
on 11-18 February. This is not a DXpedition and Bo will
operate in
his spare time, typically "around lunch and after dinner". QSL
via
OZ1PIF.
PY - The PR2DX activity from As Ilhas (SA-071) [425DXN 1289] is now
scheduled to take place for 24 hours on 30-31 January. A
team of
five will operate SSB and digital modes on 80-10 metres. This
will
be an "educational trip" for operators who are not familiar
with
pileup management, so please be patient. QSL via EA5GL;
logsearch
and OQRS on Club Log. [TNX rsgbiota.org <http://rsgbiota.org>]
PY - Look for PQ2WW (QSL via PY8WW), PQ2ZXT (QSL via PR8ZX) and
PQ2/PU8MET (QSL via PU8MET) to be active from the rare
Brazilian
state of Tocantins on 6-9 February. They will operate CW, SSB
and
digital modes. Information on the WAB Award, issued by LABRE
for
contacts made with the 26 Brazilian states and the
Federal
District (PT2): www.labre.org.br/crbst_6.html
<http://www.labre.org.br/crbst_6.html>. [TNX NG3K]
V4 - Dave, K1KA will be active holiday style as V47KA from St. Kitts
(NA-104) on 5-25 February. He will operate SSB, CW and
possibly
JT65 and PSK on the HF bands and 6 metres. QSL via K1KA, LoTW
and
eQSL. [TNX NG3K]
V5 - Look for V5/DC8QT, V5/DD8ZX and V5/DJ9KM to be active holiday
style from Namibia on 9-18 February. They will operate SSB,
RTTY
and PSK on 160-10 metres, and will participate in the CQ WW
WPX
RTTY Contest possibly as V55V. QSL V55V via DJ8VC, others via
home
calls.
VE - VY0ERC is callsign of the newly formed Eureka Amateur Radio Club
at the weather station on Ellesmere Island (NA-008). The
station
will be active when time permits until around mid-March. QSL
via
VE1RUS. [TNX The Daily DX]
VE - Members of the North Country DX Association will be active on all
bands and modes as VY0RST, VY1RST and VE8RST from
various
locations in Nunavut, Yukon and the Northwest Territories
between
15 February and 27 March. Also, expect VE8RST/VY0 to be
used by
VE1RUS and VE3KTB from Ellesmere Island (NA-008). QSL via
K7ICE.
See www.qrz.com/lookup/k7ice <http://www.qrz.com/lookup/k7ice>
for more details. [TNX KL7JR]
VE - Jean-Pierre, VA2SG will be active as XM2IOTA from Iles-de-la-
Madeleine (NA-038) from 27 July to 2 August. He will operate
SSB,
CW, RTTY and PSK31 on 20, 17, 15 and 10 metres, as well as
on the
low bands, mostly during his late afternoon and evening
hours;
main activity will be during the IOTA Contest. Logsearch on
Club
Log and QSL via VE2TLH (direct only). [TNX NG3K]
VP2M - Scott, NE9U as VP2MWA and Ron, KK9K as VP2MRF will be active from
Montserrat (NA-103) on 16-23 February, including an entry in
the
ARRL DX CW Contest (20-21 February) as VP2MWA. Expect
activity on
CW, SSB and RTTY before and after the contest. QSL VP2MWA via
LoTW
or direct to NE9U, QSL VP2MRF direct to KK9K. [TNX NG3K]
VP8 - The final couple of days on Thule Island were quite an ordeal for
the Intrepid-DX Group, with blizzard like conditions, 70 mph
(112
Kph) winds, heavy snow fall, collapsed tents, damaged
antennas,
and a large ice floe that threatened to block the entrance to
the
bay where the team was located and caused VP8STI to go
abruptly
QRT in the UTC evening of 25 January. Eventually the team was
able
to retrieve all the equipment, and on 27 January the
R/V
Braveheart was on her way to South Georgia. Plans are to be
active
as VP8SGI for eight days starting in the UTC afternoon
of 29
January. The final VP8STI log will be uploaded to Club Log
from
South Georgia.
W - Dennis, WA2USA will be active as WA2USA/4 from St. George Island
(NA-085) on 2-29 February. QSL via home call, direct or bureau.
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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
FT5XT ---> Gildas, TU5KG usually operates /mm when in the Crozet (FT5WQ)
and Kerguelen (FT5XT) waters [425DXN 1284], but on 23 January he was able
to be QRV from Kerguelen Island for about one hours on 15 metres SSB. QSL
direct to F4DXW.
K5P ---> The K5P team went QRT from Palmyra around 18.45 UTC on 26 January.
A total of 75,210 QSOs (43805 CW, 23252 SSB and 8153 RTTY) with 18,263
unique callsigns from 157 different countries (46.1% North America, 34.2%
Asia, 11.3% Europe, 8.4% rest of the world). The OQRS is now active on Club
Log.
QSL 3D2RI ---> During his recent visit to Rotuma (20 December 2015 - 23
January 2016) Tony, 3D2AG visited the local High School and was able to
rescue "outstanding QSL requests for 3D2RI dating back to 2011" that "had
been ignored for the past several years and were on the verge of being
discarded". He adds that "currently there is nobody at the 3D2RI station
knowleadgeable of amateur radio", as the "teachers trained by the 3D2R team
have since been transferred, including the former Principal of RHS".
QSL VIA RW6HS ---> As of 25 January, RW6HS' mailing address is: Vasilij M.
Kasyanenko, P.O. Box 8, g. Novopavlovsk, Stavropolsky kr., 357300, Russia.
See qrz.com <http://qrz.com> for the long list of stations he is the QSL
manager of.
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3B7FA, 3D2RJ, 3W3MD, 3XY5M,
4J15EUG, 4J6RO, 4U70UN, 5W0IF, 5X1S, 7T150LH, 9G5GH, 9H6A, 9M4KI (AS-058),
B7/BD4TS (AS-094), BY5YAA (AS-138), CT9/OM3RM, CY0/VA1AX, D8A, DS2GOO/2
(AS-090), DU7ET, DU9/RC5A (OC-235), DX0P, E50J, FH/DL3RKS, FM5FJ, FO5QB,
FY5FY, HH2/N5JR, HS0ZEE, HZ1PS, IM0MA (EU-041), J3/SP3CFM, JA4GXS/6
(AS-047), JW6VM, LU1ZA (AN-008), LU4ZS (AN-013), LY90IARU, MM0BQI/p
(EU-108), OJ0DX, P40FN, P40FY, PJ6/OH1VR, PY0F/PP1CZ, PZ5W, RA1QQ/1, RD0B/p
(AS-005), RI1PT (EU-188), RT9K/0 (AS-203), S01WS, S79DPX, SU90IARU,
SV2ASP/A, SW9AA, T2GC, T2TT, TA0/RM0F (AS-201), V5/DK1CE, V73D, VK2015TDF,
VK5MAV/8 (OC-229), VK6BP/p (OC-071), VK6NAX/p (OC-164), VK9WA, VQ9ET, W7P,
XT2AW, YP0H (EU-191), YW5Z (SA-059), ZB2EO, ZD7W, ZF2MJ.
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Gabriele Villa, I2VGW
Giornalista Professionista - Tessera n. 071675
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