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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
3B7 - Rachid, 3B8FQ [425DXN 948] will leave Mauritius by boat on 11
August and will be active as 3B7FQ from St. Brandon Island
(AF-015) starting on the 12-13 through the end of the month (and
possibly for a few extra days in early September). He will operate
CW and SSB in his spare time. Look for him on 30-10 metres,
although Rachid expects 40 and 20 metres to be most productive. He
will use the island's G5RV and a vertical with a 100 watt
transceiver powered by a 12 volt battery that will be charged
daily. Rachid's anticipated frequencies are 7008, 10108, 14008,
18078, 21008, 24898, 28008 kHz (CW) and 7050, 14191, 18141, 21241,
24941, 28491 kHz (SSB). QSL via K5XK, direct preferred. [TNX K5XK]
3D2_cr - Uwe, DJ9HX has joined the 1-10 October DXpedition to Conway Reef
[425DXN 948], which means that they will be able to run up to four
stations simultaneously. The callsign will be 3D20CR (3D Twenty
CR), to mark the 20th anniversary of the first operation (3D2CR)
from the newly born DXCC Entity. QSL via DJ8NK. The website for
the expedition is at http://www.conwayreef2009.de [TNX DJ8NK]
4J - Gerard, F2VX and Yannick, F6FYD will be active as 4J/homecall from
Azerbaijan on 11-29 August. They will operate SSB on the HF bands.
QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [TNX F5NQL]
5B - Terry, G4MKP will be active as 5B/G4MKP from Cyprus (AS-004) on
14-25 August. He will operate mainly CW on 80-10 metres. QSL via
M0URX. [TNX NG3K]
9M - Mirek, VK6DXI will be active in his spare time as 9M8DX/2 from
Kuala Lumpur, West Malaysia until 13 August. Then he will go and
operate holiday style as 9M8DX from Kuching, Sarawak (OC-088),
East Malaysia until the 18th. He will operate mainly CW from both
locations. QSL via SP5UAF. [TNX VK6DXI]
BY - A group of six operators will be active as BA7IO/4 from Heng Sha
Island (AS-136) on 8-17 August. QSL direct to BA7IO. [TNX
www.rsgbiota.org]
C2 - Dani, EA4ATI (9M2TI) expects to be active as C21TI from Nauru
(OC-031) on 17-23 August. Plans are to operate SSB and CW on 160-6
metres. QSL via EA4ATI. Further information can be found at
http://c21ti.madrono.net/index.html
CE - Hector, CE3FZL will be active as CE2P from the lighthouse at Punta
Panul (ARLHS CHI-073) on 15-16 August. He plans on 40 metres SSB.
QSL via EA5KB. [TNX EA5OL]
CE0Y - XR0YA is the callsign issued to the expedition to Easter Island
(SA-001) which will take place between 31 October and 15 November
[425DXN 945]. The six team members (namely Marco/CE6TBN,
Leszek/NI1L, Art/PA3C, Zbig/SP7HOV, Stan/SQ8X and Victoria/SV2KBS)
have been granted permission to operate on all bands, and they
plan to focus on 160, 80, 40 and above all 30 metres (CW only, as
digital modes on 30m are not allowed). Working Europe on 30 metres
will be their priority during the first week on the island. XR0YA
will have three stations with two amplifiers and several antennas.
Although SSB will not be neglected, CW will be the main operating
mode, with some RTTY being planned as well. QSL route TBA. Further
information can be found on the expedtion's web site
(http://rapanui2009.org/). [TNX MM0NDX]
CT7 - CT1GZB, CT1CSY and CT2JXT will be active as CR6LH from the
lighthouse at Cabo Espichel (ARLHS POR-009) on 15-16 August. They
plan to operate SSB, RTTY, PSK31 and some slow CW on as many bands
as possible. QSL via CT1GZB, direct or bureau. [TNX CT1GZB]
CT8 - Frank, DK5FT will be active holiday style as CT8/DK5FT from Sao
Miguel (EU-003), Azores on 10-22 September. [TNX DK5FT]
CX - The Radio Club Uruguayo will be active as CW1R from the lighthouse
at Punta del Este (ARLHS URU-008) on 14-16 August. They plan to
have at least two stations up and running on 80-15 metres CW, SSB
and digital modes. QSL direct to Radio Club Uruguayo, P.O. Box 37,
11000 Montevideo, Uruguay. [TNX CX3AL]
DL - Michel/HB9DLO, Pierre-Yves/HB9OMI and Pierre/HB9SMU will be active
as DL/HB9LH from Schleimunde lighthouse (ARLHS FED-217) on Lotsen
Island (not IOTA, O-020 for the German Islands Award) on 8-16
August. They plan to operate SSB and CW on 80-6 metres. QSL via
HB9DLO, direct or bureau. [TNX I2JJR]
EA8 - EA8ANE, EA8AZM, EA8CAC and EA8DP will be active as AO8FLH from La
Entallada Lighthouse on Fuerteventura Island on 15-16 August. They
plan to operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 10, 12, 15, 17, 20, 30, 40 and
80 metres. QSL via EA8AKN, direct or bureau. [TNX EA8CAC]
F - Martin, F4UKP will be active as F4UKP/p from Ile de Re (EU-032) on
15-22 August. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. He plans to
operate SSB and CW, with some PSK31 and RTTY. [TNX
www.rsgbiota.org]
FO - FO8RZ is the callsign issued to Phil, F5PHW (http://f5phw.chez.com)
for him to use during his two-year stay on Tahiti, French Polynesia
[425DXN 945]. The vertical antenna has been set up, he says, the
others will follow in due course. QSL via F8BPN, direct or bureau.
Phil's log will be uploaded to LoTW. [TNX F5NQL]
G - Viv, G4PLY will be active as GB111HP for the rest of August. The
special callsigns is a tribute to Harry Patch, who passed away on
25 July, a few weeks after his 111th birthday. He was the oldest
surviving World War I veteran living in the UK. QSL via G4PLY,
direct or bureau. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
G - Celebrating the 60th anniversary of the first British amateur
radio station (H. Woodhead, G2NX) to use SSB, the Marches Amateur
Radio Society will be active as GB1SSB on 8-9 and 22-23 August.
QSL via the RSGB bureau. [TNX VA3RJ]
G - The Border Reivers Amateur Radio Society (MX0BRS) will be active
as GB4SML from St Mary's Lighthouse on St Mary's Island (EU-011)
on 15-16 August. QSL via M1DZT.
I - Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Nobel Prize in physiscs
awarded to Guglielmo Marconi, Frank, IZ7AUH is active as IY7GM
through the end of the year. On 9 August he will operate on 6
metres during the Alessio Ortona 50MHz Memorial (7-15 UTC). QSL
via home call (see qrz.com under IY7GM for QSLling instructions).
[TNX IZ7AUH]
I - Giorgio, IZ4AKS will be active as IE9X from Ustica Island (EU-051,
IIA PA-001) on 16-21 August. He will operate mainly SSB, with some
RTTY and CW, on 40-10 metres. All of the QSOs will be confirmed
automatically via the bureau. [TNX IZ4AKS]
JD_oga - Tack, JE1RXJ is active as JD1BNE from Chichijima (AS-031),
Ogasawara until 9 August. He operates CW, SSB and digital modes on
80-6 metres. QSl via home call. [TNX JE1RXJ]
JW - This year's SYLRA (http://www.sylra.is/) meeting will be held in
Kolbotn, Norway on 3-6 September (special callsign LA1SYL). After
that, on 7-11 September, Ingrid/LA8FOA, Unni/LA6RHA and several
other YL operators will be active as JW1SYL from Longyearbyen
(EU-026), Svalbard. QSL via LA8FOA, direct or bureau.
KL - Boris, N3SY will be active on 40-10 metres as KL7/N3SY from the
Denali National Park on 6-15 August. QSl via home call. [TNX NG3K]
KP - The Caribbean Amateur Radio Group (WP4CRG) will be active as W4L
from the Arecibo Lighthouse (ARLHS PUR-001), Puerto Rico (NA-099)
between 14 and 23 August. QSL direct to CARG, P.O. Box 140031,
Arecibo, PR 00614-0031, USA. [TNX VA3RJ]
LA - Henk/PA3FMC, Ruud/PE1BTV and Hans/PH0V will be active from Utvaer
Island (EU-055) on 11-17 August. Expect LA/PE1BTV and LA/PH0V to
be QRV on 2 and 6 metres respectively, while LA/PA3FMC will
operate SSB, CW and PSK on the HF bands. Further information can
be found at http://la2009.dxpedition.nl/ [TNX www.rsgbiota.org]
LA - Mario will be active as LA2NK and/or LA/DL5ME from Mageroya
(EU-044) on 13-16 August. He plans to operate CW and SSB on 40, 30
and 20 metres. QSL direct to DL5ME. On 19 August he will operate
for some eight hours as OH9AA/p from Syvaletto (EU-126). QSL
direct to DH5MM.
LU - The Radio Club Argentino will be active as LR5D from Martin GarcĒša
Island (SA-055) and lighthouse on 14-17 August. They plan to
operate CW, SSB and FM on 160-6 metres, plus 2m and 70cm. QSL via
LU4AA, direct or bureau. Further information can be found at
http://www.lu4aa.org/mgi2009.htm [TNX LU1BCE]
LZ - Plamen, LZ3FM will be active as LZ02WFF from Biosphere Reserve
Kamchia between 11 and 18 August. He will operate mainly CW with
some SSB on the HF bands and 6 metres. QSL for this activation
via LZ1PJ, direct or bureau. [TNX F5NQL]
OJ0 - OJ0B and OJ0J have been active from Market Reef (EU-053) since 6
August. During the weekend, Pertti/OH2PM will participate in the
Worked All Europe CW Contest as OJ0B, while Pekka/OH2TA and
Henry/OH3JR will operate OJ0J mainly on 30, 17 and 12 metres CW,
SSB and RTTY. On 10 August OJ0B will go QRT, but OJ0J will
continue until the 12th with a new team including Masaru/JA5AQC,
Taka/JA5AUC, Katsu/JA4JBZ and Jaakko/OH1TX. QSL OJ0B via OH2BH,
QSL OJ0J via OH0RJ. [TNX The Daily DX]
ON - ON4CB, ON4LO, ON5GQ and ON6HP will be active as OR9W from the
lightship "Westhinder 1" on 15-16 August. They plan to operate SSB
on various bands. QSL via ON4CB, bureau preferred. [TNX ON4LO]
PA - Special event station PD55EA (http://www.pd7bz.nl/pd55ea) will be
active until 28 August to celebrate the 55th anniversary of the
open.air museum "Ellert and Brammert" in Schoonoord, The
Netherlands. Expect activity on 10, 20 and 40 metres SSB and
digital modes. All of the QSO will be confirmed automatically via
the bureau. Direct cards should be sent to PD7BZ. [TNX PD7BZ]
PA - Members of the PI4VPO group will operate CW, SSB and PSK on the HF
and VHF bands from Stenen Baak old lighthouse (ARLHS NET-071) on
15-16 August. QSL via PA2CNR. [TNX PA0AKN]
PY - Jose/PY6HD, Beto/PY6RT and Nilzo/PY6AWU will be active once again
as ZZ6Z from Itaparica Island (SA-023) on 14-16 August. They will
operate SSB only on 80, 40, 20, 17, 15 and 10 metres. QSL via
PY6HD, direct or bureau. The log will be uploaded to LoTW. [TNX
PT7WA]
PY - Mor, PT7ZT will be active as PT7ZT/p from Pecem Lighthouse (ARLH
BRA-285) on 15-16 August. QSL via home call, direct or bureau.
[TNX PT7ZT]
SP - Wilhelm, SP8AJC and Henryk, SP9JPA will be active as 3Z8WFF from
Krempna, Magurski National Park on 20-23 August. QSL via SP8AJC,
direct or bureau. [TNX SP9JPA]
SP - Special event station SN120OSP will be active from 21 August to 31
October from Gorowo Ilaweckie, Poland to celebrate the 120
anniversary of the creation of the volunteer fire brigades. QSL
via SP4CUF. [TNX SP4CUF]
SV - Look for J48LH to be in use from the lighthouse at Cape Dukato on
Levkas Island (not IOTA) on 6-9 August. Plans are to have three
stations active on CW and SSB. QSL via SV3DCX. [TNX
www.southgatearc.org]
SV - Kostas, SV2MAC will be active as SV2MAC/8/p from Samothraki Island
(EU-174) on 16-30 August. He plans to operate SSb on all the HF
bands. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX SV2MAC]
TA - On 17 August 1999 a major earthquake struck northwestern Turkey
and killed some 17,000 people. In remembrance of those who lost
their lives, the Turkish Special Wireless Activity Team
(http://www.tcswat.org) will operate as TC99Y (from Bozburun
Lighthouse at Yalova) and TC99K (from Yelkenkaya Lighthouse at
Kocaeli) on 15-16 August. QSL via TA1HZ. [TNX TA1HZ]
TK - Heinz, DF6ZY will be active as TK/DF6ZY from Corsica (EU-014) from
16 September to 3 October. He plans to operate on 10-80 metres
mostly RTTY, with some SSB and SSTV on request. QSL via home call,
direct or bureau. [TNX DF6ZY]
UR - The Ternopil Amateur Radio Club will use special callsign EM360B
on 14-18 August to commemorate the 360th anniversary of the
historical battle of Zboriv. QSL via UY5BC. [TNX UR5BCP]
VE - Neil, VE3SST will be active Salisbury Island (not IOTA, CIsA
ON-284) on 15-20 August. QSL via home call. [TNX VE3SST]
VE - Cezar, VE3LYC reports that his VY0O IOTA trip to the Ottawa
Islands (NA-230) [425DXN 950] has been rescheduled for 5-8
September. The islands are quite far from the mainland, and
weather conditions can influence his schedule. [TNX MM0NDX]
VK - Wally, VK6YS (http://www.westozdx.net/index.html) is in the process
of organizing an IOTA expedition to Robertson Island, Houtman
Abrolhos (OC-211) to take place between 29 December and 4 January
2010. QSL via VK4AAR. Permissions, lodging and transport have been
For the time being the team includes Wally and Nigel/VK6NI, but
they are looking for another two operators to share the costs.
Please contact Wally (vk6ys@iinet.net.au) if interested. The
Abrolhos were activated for the first and only time by VK9XZ/6 back
in January 1996. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org]
VU - Special event station AT8LHC will be active on 20 and 40 metres
CW, SSB and digital modes from Kadalur Point Lighthouse (ARLHS
IND-013) on 7-16 August. QSL via VU2JHM, direct or bureau. [TNX
F5NQL]
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**** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
QSL 3DA0 ---> It seems that some of the qrz.com QSL routes for the current
operation from Swaziland (3DA0DJ, 3DA0EL, 3DA0MH, 3DA0MM, 3DA0TB and
3DA0VA) are not correct. David Hutchinson, GI4FUM/3DA0DJ says he is "the
QSL manager for the group" and that "there will be one card printed with
all 6 individual calls on it". [TNX GI4FUM]
QSL S50HQ ---> The QSL route for S50HQ (IARU HF World Championship HQ
station for Slovenia) is no longer via S57XX. The new QSL manager is S54G
(direct and bureau). The log has been uploaded to LoTW. [TNX S50U]
QSL VIA VE7DP ---> Frank, VE7DP says that the cards for 4F1VEM/9, 4F4PA and
DY1C were printed and mailed a month ago, and the package "should arrive
any day now". All direct requests will be processed by end of August,
please be patient. Bureau cards can be requested by sending an e-mail to
Frank (ve7dp@rac.ca), who might also be able to help with DV4ADC and DW4DLJ
(if you are getting no response via the address on qrz.com). [TNX VE7DP]
TOP LISTS ---> The latest Topband, Topmode and Toplist listings are now
available at http://www.425dxn.org/awards/toplist/index.html. Please note
that QSOs confirmed through LoTW or included in on-line logs are eligible
for listing. Send send your scores, as well as any request for further
information, to Erminio Pandocchi, I2EOW (i2eow@fastwebnet.it)
WORKED ALL MOLDOVA ---> The Assotiatia Radioamatorilor din Moldova (ARM)
sponsors the "Worked All Moldova" award for contacts made (or heard, for
SWLs) with Moldovian amateur radio stations since 1 June 1993. Complete
information can be found at http://qrz.ru/awards/detail/616.html or from
the Award Manager (Valery Metaxa, er1da@mail.ru). [TNX ER1DA]
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3A2MD, 3B9/SP2JMB, 3D2YA
(OC-121), 3DA0ZO, 3XM6JR, 3XY5M, 4L8A, 4S7NE, 4T6I, 4U1UN, 4X4DK, 4Z5LA,
5F1ROM, 5H1MS (AF-032), 5K0T (NA-132 & NA-133), 5N8NDP, 5R8FU, 5T5DC,
7Q7AH, 7Z1SJ, 8Q7TB, 9K2MU, 9L0W, 9Y4D, A35KL (OC-064), A61TT, A7/M0FGA,
AI5P/6Y5, AM8IL, AT9RS (AS-177), BD5JAD, BX4AD, C31CT, C6AXD (NA-113),
C91TX, CO8LY, CV5A (SA-030), CX5BW, D2QMN, D44TXQ (AF-086), E44M, E71A,
EI6S, ES90Z, ET3JA, EX8MLE, EZ8AQ, FG5GP, FO/N6JA, FT5YJ, H6VA, HC8GR,
HH4/K4QD, HZ1FS/p (AS-192 ), J28OO, JD1BLY, JD1BMM, JT1R, JY4CI, K5D,
KH2/JA1CJP, KH7Y, KL7AF, LU7YS, LZ7J, OD5/IV3YIM, OJ1ABOA, PH6Q, PJ2/W8WTS,
PT1R (SA-079), PZ5WP, R1FJT, S92LX, ST2EB, SY8L (EU-049), T32YY, T47C,
TF3CW, TI7KK (NA-191), TJ3SL, TL0A, TO3R, TR8CA, TS7C, V29JKV, V63MY,
V63TO, VE3DZ/VP9, VP5/K5CM, VU2ELJ, VY0A (NA-186), XE2WWW, YI9KEE, YJ0TXF,
YL2BJ, YN2DD, YS1G, Z37M, ZB2FK, ZC4TS, ZD7BG, ZF2XP, ZF2ZB, ZL7T, ZW8BBC
(SA-072), ZY0F.
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