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09 May 2009 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 940
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**** DX INFORMATION ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
5B - Jan, OZ1IIL will be active as 5B/OZ1IIL from Cyprus (AS-004) on
9-16 May. On 10 May, starting around 10 UTC, he will operate from
the lighthouse at Paphos Point (ARLHS CYP-005). Updates on
activity from other lighthouses will be posted at www.oz7aei.dk
[TNX OZ7AEI]
GD - GB5LB is a special event station on the Isle of Man (EU-116), to
promote awareness of the activities of the Royal National Lifeboat
Institute. Look for activity on 10 May, 4 June, 4 July, 12 July,
26 July. QSL direct to Port St Mary Lifeboat, The Boat House, Lime
Street, Port St Mary, Isle of Man IM9 5EF, UK. [TNX VA3RJ]
GM - Celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Scottish Parliament, the
Cockenzie & Port Seton Amateur Radio Club
(http://www.cpsarc.com/news.php) will be running special event
station GB10SP on 16-17 May. Operations will take place from the
Scottish Parliament at Holyrood, Edinburgh, between 9 and 17 each
day. QSL via GM4UYZ.
JA - Ten special event stations (8J040M-8J940M) from each callsign
district of Japan will be active between 16 May and 20 July to
celebrate the expansion of the 7 MHz band in Japan. QSL all
stations via the JARL bureau. [TNX VA3RJ]
LZ - Special event station LZ50BNT will be operated until 31 December to
celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Bulgarian National
Television, the national public television service of the Republic
of Bulgaria. QSL via LZ1HA, direct or bureau. [TNX LZ1HA]
OH - Special callsign OF5POPOV will be aired on 14 May to commemorate
Russian physicist and radio pioneer Aleksandr S. Popov. QSL via
OH5VX. [TNX OH5FFT]
ON - 9 May is Europe Day, and the European Institutions are open to the
public to show their activity and celebrate the project of the
European integration. Look for OR5EU, the European Union Amateur
Radio Club in Brussels, to participate in the celebrations and be
active on 40-10 metres SSB and digital modes. QSL via the UBA
bureau. [TNX ON8VM]
PY - A number of Brazilian special contest callsigns are expected to be
QRV during the Manchester Mineira All America (MMAA) CW Contest,
which will be held on 16-17 May [425DXN 935]: PP4W (PY4PW), PQ4F
(PY4FQ), PQ8W (PY2WAS, from the rarest Amapa State), PR5W (PY5FB),
PT5J (PP5KR group), PT5M (PY5MJ), PW1W (PY1WW), PW2B (PY2HL), PW2P
(PY2XAT), PX8XL (PY8MGB), ZW1V (PY1VHF), ZW3F (PY3VK) and ZW4KL
(PY4KL group). This year's event is still for stations in South
and North America, in 2010 it will be world wide. [TNX PY4WAS]
S2 - Ramon, DU1UGZ did operate as S21UGZ [425DXN 937] on 2 and 3 May,
before being issued (on 6 May) another callsign, S21XR. He expects
to remain in Bangladesh until 20 June, and to be QRV in his spare
time. QSL via home call. [TNX The Daily DX]
SM - A team of eight operators will be active as 7S6W from IOTA group
EU-043 on 14-17 May. They plan to operate on 80-2 metres with four
stations. QSL for this activity via SM6WET, direct or bureau. [TNX
SM6WET]
SP - The amateur radio club of QTC, the Polish Radio Amateurs' journal
(SP4KDX), will be active as HF59ED on 8-15 May to celebrate Europe
Day and the 59th anniversary of the European Union. QSL via SP2FAP
and eQSL.cc [TNX SP2FAP]
SP - Special event station 3Z11EQSLCC will be active on 9-12 May to
celebrate the 11th anniversary of the Electronic QSL Card Centre.
QSL via SP2FAP (and eQSL.cc, of course). [TNX SP2FAP]
UA - A large number of Russian stations using special prefix RP (where
the letter P stands for "pobeda", i.e. "victory") will be QRV
until 10 May to celebrate the 64th anniversary of the end of World
War II. Expect many of them to be active during the 53rd CQ-M
International DX Contest, to be held on 9-10 May (rules at
http://www.srr.ru/CONTEST/cq_m_9_eng.php)
ZK2 - Chris, ZL1CT (GM3WOJ) is confirmed to be active as ZK2V from Niue
[425DXN 923] next week. If the weather cooperates, he will land on
Saturday afternoon (16 May), which is early Sunday UTC. Chris
plans to be QRV until 7 UTC on 19 June. His expedition aims to to
give as many stations as possibile their first QSO with ZK2. To
maximise QSOs, he will concentrate on CW and SSB on 80, 40, 30, 20
and 17 metres. Further information and log search can be found at
http://www.zk2v.com. Chris has been told he will have Internet
access from his QTH. If so, his plans are to upload logs to LoTW
on a daily or every other day basis. QSL via N3SL, direct or
bureau. [TNX N3SL]
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**** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE ---> The latest issue (April 2009) is now available at
http://www.425dxn.org/monthly/index.html. Articles and pictures should be
sent to Nicola Baldresca, IZ3EBA.
EUROPEAN CASTLES DAY ---> The eighth edition of the European Castles Day
will be held on 17 May between 6 and 16 UTC. Several stations are expected
to operate from fortresses and castles in France, Belarus, Belgium,
Germany, Italy, Russia, 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
QSL GALLERY ---> The large collection of QSL cards on Les Nouvelles DX's
web site has been updated. Twelve different galleries include cards for The
ten Most Wanted DXCC Entities (302 QSLs), the 58 deleted DXCC entities (950
QSLs), obsolete prefixes (2578 QSLs), stations from Magrebh from 1947 to
1962 (308 QSLs), Antarctic bases (744 QSLs) & TAAF (Terres Australes and
Antarctiques Francaises, 246 QSLs), the various French DXCC island Entities
in the Pacific Ocean (248 QSLs) & the Indian Ocean (95 QSLs), pre-1945
countries (595 QSLs), French Departments (527 QSLs) and USA (50 QSLs), plus
a gallery for cards not accepted by DXCC (106 QSLs). Several cards are
still needed and your participation is encouraged - please visit
http://LesNouvellesdx.fr and send your comments to lesnouvellesdx@free.fr
[TNX F6AJA]
QSL 4X0WFF ---> The QSL route is via 4X4JU for direct requests only. Bureau
cards will be sent automatically via Global QSL (http://www.globalqsl.com/).
[TNX 4Z5KJ]
QSL 5H3RK ---> Ralph (C93Q, Z21HS, 9J2RK, SM0LRK, VK4VB) will be going QRT
from Tanzania in late May. Effective immediately, QSL cards should not be
mailed to Ralph's address in the US any longer, but to Australia: Ralph
Karhammar, 6 Sevenoaks Street, Taringa 4068, Australia. [TNX The Daily DX]
QSL TA7KI ---> The QSL route for contacts made during the recent ARI
International DX Contest (2-3 May) is via TA3YJ, direct or bureau. The
operator was TA3J/7, whose log search can be found at
http://dx.qsl.net/logs/index.html [TNX TA3YJ]
UN2C ---> Vlad, UN6T says that Nick, UN2C no longer uses P.O. Box 121,
which has been closed for some time now. Cards should be sent via the
bureau. Those who cannot wait or have no access to the bureau system might
want to contact Vlad and see if he can help.
+ SILENT KEYS + CQ DX Hall of Famer Albert "Lee" Bergren, W0AR (ex-W9AIW
and W0AIW) passed away on 1 May at 93 years of age. "An electronics
engineer, author, designer and advisor with special accomplishments in the
field of antenna and radio amplifier design", ARRL says, "Bergren led or
participated in many of the first Amateur Radio DXpeditions".
Other recently reported Silent Keys include David L. Vest (KZ4G), Paulo
Reboucas Da Silva (PY6PRS), Nikolaj V. Goldinov (RW3QI), Sandy Donahue
(W4RU), Glenn Eisley (W6NDR) and Marion J. Henson (W6NKR).
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******* QSL ROUTES *******
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
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CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER
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2D0WMG/p 2E0WMG EV8DP UA3FDX RP3YGA RV3YR
3A2CWG 3A2LF EX/DM3VL DM3VL RP3YVF RA3YC
3A2XO pirate EX7MA IK2QPR RP4AWR RZ4AR
3D2AD YT1AD FM1HN NI5DX RP4DTA RK4CYW
3D2ZW OK2ZAW GB0GMD MW6VHF RP4H RW4HB
3V8SF IZ8CCW GB100BP GW0ANA RP4HRT RZ4HXM
3Z0LH SP1TMN GB100FAA G4ZMP RP64PR RA3ATX
4K51V UA3FDX GB6MD GM4FDM RP64X UA9XC
4L6QC LZ1OT GB8GM M0DOL RP6AMZ RX6AM
4M5M W4SO HC2A EA5KB RP6YW UA6YW
4O6T PB2T HC2AQ EA5KB RP9J RV9JD
4U1UN HB9BOU HF10GZB SP8ZBX RP9LL RW9LL
4X0WFF 4X4JU HF15PB SP9YGD RP9M RA9MC
4Z5J W0MM HK1NK EA5KB RP9OMP RZ9OJ
5C5W EA5XX HK1X EA7FTR RP9Q UA9QCQ
5F1ROM EA7FTR HL9A WX8C RP9QA RW9QA
5R8FL G3SWH HP1RIS EA5KB RP9SBR RA9SBR
5R8FU SM5DJZ HS0ZEA OE2REL RP9XG UA9XOM
5R8GZ G3SWH HZ1AN DJ9ZB RP9XKF RA9XF
5V7BR F2VX HZ1SK IZ8CLM RP9YAF RU9YF
6M0W/5 HL5BMX ID9N IZ0GKN S21B KX7YT
8Q7DV UA9CLB II0DIVA IQ0RM S21UGZ DU1UGZ
8Q7SV SV1JG II2ERBA IQ2ER SD3N SM3NXS
9A0CI DE0MST II4CRI IZ1JKW SN0DO SQ2CFL
9A430KA 9A6Z II5W IZ5DKG SN0PSP SP9PNS
9G5SW DC8XL IL3T IQ3SD SN7OSP SP7PKI
9H3KJ W0MM IY7GM IZ7AUH SN80TPRO SP9PKZ
9J2BO G3TEV J28JA F5JFU SP1933ANH SP5PSL
9J2FM JA4ATV JD1BLK JM1LJS SV0XBM/9 W3HNK
9J2YO YO4ATW JD1BLY JI5RPT T30M YT1AD
9L1BTB SP7BTB JD1BMH JG7PSJ T80K JN3JBC
A35KL W6ZL JD1BMT JE4SMQ T88YK JN1WTK
A35RK/p W7TSQ JI1LET/JD1 JI1LET TA3J/7 TA3YJ
A52DT JA1DOT KH0UA JF1UCV TF/4Z5KJ W0MM
A61C W4JS L21D LU7DSY TF3CW LX1NO
A61E EB7DX LM9K75Y LA9K TF3ZA KT6YL
A65BD G5LP LY1000A LY5A TI3/WA7UZO AI4U
A65BE G3XHZ LZ18HR LZ1YE TI6/K9KEJ EB7DX
A65BM W4JS LZ2009KM LZ1PJ TJ3SL F5PSA
AL7DB NI5DX LZ24MAY LZ1KZX TM5ACS F4CVA
AX0BP VK2CA MS0TJT/p GM4ZNC TM5EL F6KHI
BW9/DL2JRM DL2JRM OA4TT N6XQ TM6KBK F6GCP
BX2AAL NI5DX OE100M OE1WHC TN5SN IZ1BZV
C31CT EA3QS OL25LP OK2FB TP60CE F5LGF
CE1TT EA5KB OL77AL OK1AL TR8CA F6CBC
CO6CAC EA5KB ON100PES ON4TRC UE1RFF/3 UA1RJ
CO6WD W0SA ON769MS ON6MS UE80MB UA9MBQ
CQ5CQK CT1CQK OX3XR OZ3PZ UE80MC UA9MC
CS7FTD CT2FTD PE25KP PE2KP UE80MD UA9MD
CU3HQ EA3GHZ PJ7MF IZ1MHY UE80ME RW9MC
CW1GM CX2ABC PT1R PY1NB UE80MO UA9MAX
D80Y 6K5YPD R3ARS/3 RA3AKF UE80MT RA9MC
DL0YLQ DK2YL R75AH RK3AWH UE80NS UA9NS
DM50PSF DL5JAN R7M R3AWA UE9CAP RK9CYA
DP1POL DL1ZBO RP1A RD1AW UE9FDR RA9FDR
DR775TMG DJ8QP RP1AL UA1CEI UN5J W3HNK
DU1/KI6TIU JA1PBV RP1CC RV1CC UN8LYA UA9AB
DX1J JA1HGY RP1F UA2FFX/1 UR6LFF/p US4LGW
EG1SPA EA1EG RP1OS UA1OAM VK2IA DL8YR
EG2OO EC2AMN RP1VIC RV2FW/1 VK6XRM G3KOJ
EG4DCM EA4CT RP1ZZ UA1ZZ W3D N3ME
EG4MAD EA4RCU RP3ABB RA3BB WH6R AI4U
EG7SCC EA7URC RP3AF UA3DX XU7XXX KC0W
EI6DX RX3RC RP3DY RW3DY XX9TET EA3NT
EM5U/p UT2UB RP3EOD RU3EJ YI9TM WT4M
EN500I UT7IL RP3GMW RA3GJ YJ0EM YO8CYN
EO64JM K2PF RP3LPP UA3LMR YJ0KS JA6REX
EO64L UT2LY RP3LPS RZ3LA YO4ATW 9J2YO
EO64MF UR0MM RP3QUP RK3QWW YP1WFF YO7GNL
ER4DX RA4LW RP3RQ RN3RQ YV7ABC EB7DX
ET3JA OK3AA RP3UNN RK3UWA ZD8KR G0UNU
EV5V UA3FDX RP3V RK3VWA ZF2BI K4BI
EV6ZK UA3FDX RP3XMV UA3XAC ZS3Y SQ8X
EV8D EW8CY RP3YBL RA3YBW ZW8BBC PS8DX
DE0MST Manfred Stippschild, Sylvensteinstr. 9, D-83661, Lenggries, Germany
ET3BN Peter Haferkorn, P.O. Box 150194, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
LU7DSY Carlos A. Almiron, P.O. Box 709, 8000 Bahia Blanca, Buenos Aires,
Argentina
OK2ZAW Jan Sustr, Palachova 7/4, Zdar N.S. 59101, Czech Republic
PS8DX Raimundo Jose Cunha Araujo Junior, Rua Cinegrafista Marques 1145,
64049-510 Teresina, Piaui, Brazil
PY1NB Felipe Ceglia, Estrada Nova 220, 25970-580 Teresopolis - RJ, Brazil
T70A A.R.R.S.M. Radio Club, P.O. Box 77, 47890 San Marino, Republic of
San Marino
W6ZL David L. Lee, 1626 Warwick Lane, Newport Beach, CA 92660, USA
W7TSQ Robert C. Preston, 809 Cary Rd, Edmonds, WA 98020, USA
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