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18 September 2010 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1011
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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
4J - 4J5T, 4J8VHF, 4K4K and YL7A will be active as 4K3FF from
Turyanchay Nature Reserve between 20 September and 3 October. They
plan to operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 20 and 40 metres. QSL via
YL7A. [TNX 4J5T]
4J - 4J5A, 4J5T, 4J7WMF, 4K4K, 4K6OF, RA6FPL (4K3FPL) and RL7KT
(4K3QQA) will be active as 4J0WFF Ag Gel Nature Reserve on 25-27
September. They plan to operate CW, SSB and PSK31 on 20 and 40
metres. QSL via 4J5T (c/o Parvana Hasanova Fornati, 12584 Eden
Court, Apple Valley MN 55124, USA). [TNX 4J5T]
5R - Martti OH2BH, Pertti OH2PM, Veijo OH6KN, Antti OH7EA and Juha
OH8NC will be active as 5R8X from Antananarivo, Madagascar
(AF-013) from 26 October to 10 November, CQ WW DX SSB Contest
included. The operation, which will be conducted in cooperation
with Ake (5R8FU), is primarily targeted to satisfy global demand
on the low bands. OH2PM and OH6KN will dedicate their efforts to
160 and 80 metres. The team will be using a large field and a
setup of vertical antennas on all low bands. Activity on 30, 17
and 12 metres will also be provided. [TNX OH2BN]
9A - Look for 9A/IK3JBP, 9A/IK3MZS, 9A/IW3ILP and 9A/IZ3QEG to be
active from Sveti Ivan na Pucini Island (EU-110) and lighthouse on
1-3 October. They will be QRV on 40, 20 and 17 metres CW and SSB.
[TNX IK3JBP]
C5 - The OM0C Contest Crew will be active as C50C and C52C from The
Gambia on 17-30 November, including a Multi-Multi entry in the CQ
WW DX CW Contest as C5A. Nine operators (OK1DIX, OK1DO, OK1FFU,
OK1NY, OK1RI, OK8WW/OM2TW, OM2RA, OM5AW and OM6NM) will run up to
six stations at the same time. QSL for all callsigns via OM2FY,
direct or bureau. Further information and updates at www.om0c.com
C9 - David GI4FUM (C91DJ), Gilli GI8MIV (C91MV), Tony G4LDL (C91DL),
Glynys G8KWD (C91KW), Dave ZS6AVM (C91AV), Toni ZS6GF (C91GF) and
Daniel ZS6JR (C91JR) will be active from Bilene, Mozambique
between 15 and 31 October. For the Jamboree On the Air (16-17
October) they will operate as C91MS (Mozambique Scouts), while
during the CW WW DX SSB Contest they will operate as C91WW.
Between these two events they will operate under their individual
callsigns. Most activity will be SSB, although they may be able to
do some CW, PSK31 and RTTY. The QSL manager for the expedition is
GI4FUM. Further information at www.3da0ss.net [TNX GI4FUM]
F - Arnaud, F4FOO and the F6KJG Radio Club will be active as TM40FO
from the Foret d'Orient Regional Nature Park on 24-26 September
and again next month (1-3, 15-17, 22-24, 29-31 October). QSL via
F4FOO, direct or bureau. [TNX F4FOO]
F - Celebrating the 16th World Championships of Basque Pelota, three
special stations will be active from 25 September to 1 October
from the three host cities of Pau (TM16EK), Oloron-Sainte-Marie
(TM16EH) and Lescar (TM16EJ). QSL via F6KDU, direct or bureau.
G - The Cray Valley Radio Society will operate special event station
GB2BF on 18-19 September as part of "Transmission 2010" to raise
money for the British Wireless for the Blind Fund
(http://www.blind.org.uk/). The more contacts they make, the more
money they raise for BWBF to support the distribution of specially
modified radios for the partially sighted and blind. Further
information at qrz.com under GB2BF. QSL via G4DFI, direct or
bureau. [TNX M0MCV]
HI - David, K3LP will be active as HI7/K3LP from Punta Cana, Dominican
Republic (NA-096) from 24 September to 4 October. It will be a
family vacation with activity on the radio limited to the local
late evening and early morning hours. QSL via home call. [TNX DX
World]
I - Special callsign II0ESA will be aired from the club station
located at the European Space Agency (http://www.esa.int) premises
in Frascati (Rome) on 18-26 September for the Science Week and
Researchers' Night. QSL via IZ0FEJ. [TNX IZ0FEJ]
I - Special event station II1IARD will be active from 8 UTC on 25
September until 13 UTC on the 26th during a reunion of former crew
members of the Italian Navy destroyer "Ardito". They will operate
SSB and CW on 20 and 40 metres. QSL via IT9MRM, direct or bureau.
[TNX IT9MRM]
OZ - Look for OZ/DJ5NN, OZ/DL2LTM and OZ/DL2TG to be active from Aro
Island (EU-172) from 25 September to 4 October. They will operate
CW, SSB, FM and PSK on 80-10, 6 and 2 metres. QSL via home calls,
direct or bureau. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
PJ5 - Originally announced to go to Sint Maarten [425DXN 993], Paul,
K1XM and others now plan to be on St. Eustatius (NA-145) on 8-16
October and to operate SSB, CW and RTTY on 160-10 metres. QSL via
KQ1F. [TNX NG3K]
PJ7 - PJ7E is the callsign that the team on Sint Maarten will use for
their 10-day operation scheduled to begin on 10 October [425DXN
1004]. Further information and QSLling instructions at
www.stmaarten2010.com [TNX W8GEX]
S9 - DD2ML, DF1AL, DK1AX, DL2JRM, DL7VEE, DM2AYO and DM5TI will be
active as S9DX from Ilheu das Rolas (AF-023), Sao Tome on 4-17
February 2011. They plan to operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 160-6
metres with three stations and an emphasis on the low bands, CW
and RTTY. QSL via DL1RTL. Further information can be found at
http://s9dx.hkmann.de/
SM - Look for SA8C to be activated during the Scandinavian Activity
Contests (see "Good to Know" below). This is the only station from
Swedish call area 8, and it is only active during SAC CW and SAC
SSB. [TNX SM0IMJ]
T7 - Antonio, EA5RM and other six operators from Spain (EA1CJ, EA1KY,
EA2ABI, EA2RY, EA7AJR and EA7HHV) will participate in the CQ WW DX
RTTY Contest as T70A from the radio club of San Marino's IARU
Society. QSL via T70A and logsearch at www.dxfriends.com [TNX
EA5RM]
TA - TC6CLH will be QRV from the lighthouse at Cape Civa (ARLHS
TUR-002) on 25-26 September. Activity will concentrate on 20 and
40 metres. QSL via TA1HZ (but all of the QSOs will be confirmed
automatically via the bureau). [TNX TA1HZ]
VE - Jay, VY1JA will be active in his spare time as VY0JA from CFS
Alert on Ellesmere Island (NA-008) from 6 October to 9 November.
He will operate mainly CW running low power into wire antennas.
QSL via N3SL (Japanese stations can go via JA3JM). [TNX N3SL]
VK - Andrey, VK5MAV plans to be active from Flinders Island (OC-261)
between 21 and 28 September. He expects to operate either as
VK5MAV/5 or under a special callsign on 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres,
mainly CW. QSL direct or bureau. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
YJ - George, HA5UK and Pista, HA5AO will be active as YJ0HA from
Vanuatu on 1-15 November [425DXN 993]. Their main QTH will be on
Efate Island (OC-035), but, depending on "local circumstances and
possibilities", they may also go and operate for one day from Emae
Island (OC-111). QSL via HA5UK. Bookmark http://ha5ao.novolab.hu
for updates.
ZD9 - John, ZS1LF expects to start activity as ZD9GI from Gough Island
(AF-030) [425DXN 1007] sometime in mid-October. He will remain on
the island for one year as part of the South African National
Antarctic Programme's expedition team. QSL via ZS1A. [TNX NG3K]
AFRICAN TOUR ---> Willi, DJ7RJ will be active from Reunion Island (FR) from
23 September to 3 October, and then from Nosy Be (AF-057) Madagascar (5R8RJ)
on 4-29 October. He hopes to operate CW and SSB on 160-10 metres, possibly 6
metres. QSL via home call. [TNX AA1M]
AFRICAN TOUR ---> Sigi, DL7DF and his crew (Wolf/DL4WK, Rolf/DL7VEE and
Frank/DL7UFR) will operate as 9X0SP from Rwanda (26 October-2 November) and
as 9U0A from Burundi (2-11 November). They will be active with two stations
on 160-10 metres CW and SSB, plus one station dedicated to RTTY, PSK31 and
SSTV. QSL for both callsigns via DL7DF, direct or bureau. More information
and on-line logs at www.dl7df.com
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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
425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE ---> The latest issue (August 2010) is now available
at www.425dxn.org/monthly/index.html. [TNX IZ3EBA]
DXCC NEWS ---> ZS8M (Marion Island, current operation) has been approved
for DXCC credit. Those who have had cards rejected for this operation can
e-mail dxcc[@]arrl.org for an update to their DXCC account. Please refer to
your LoTW account or the live daily listings for confirmation that an
update has been done. [TNX NC1L]
NA-242 ---> The website for nexts year's K6VVA/KL7 expedition to IOTA group
NA-242 [425DXN 1007] can be found at http://www.k6vva.com/iota/na242. Rick,
K6VVA and Mike, K9AJ will be active from the barrier island offshore the
village of Point Lay for three days between 21 and 27 July 2011. [TNX
islandchaser.com]
SAC ---> The dates and times for the Scandinavian Activity Contests 2010
are:
CW 18-19 September (12 UTC to 12 UTC)
SSB 9-10 October (12 UTC to 12 UTC)
Please note that the SSB leg has been moved to the second full weekend of
October, in order to avoid collision with the CQ WW RTTY DX Contest.
Complete information of the SAC events can be found at http://sactest.net
[TNX SM0IMJ]
ZS8M ---> "The construction team is currently completing the new base and
will be departing the island towards the end of November", Pierre, ZS8M
says. "Once this happens, I will be installing a SteppIR vertical and will
be more active on HF".
SILENT KEYS ---> ARRL Honorary Vice President Hugh Turnbull, W3ABC passed
away on 14 September at 93 years of age. Other recently reported Silent
Keys include John David Freiberger (K5OLE), Aleksandr A. Kuz'menko (RV4LK),
Valentin N. Syomichev (RZ3DK), Irene Wheaton (VE1CF), Geoff Wilson (VE1GW)
and William C. Conner (W2GBC).
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3C0C, 3C9B, 3D2M, 3W6C, 4J3M,
4L4WW, 4S7NE, 5B4AIF, 5R8GZ, 5W0OX, 5Z4EE, 7X4AN, 8P3A, 8P9NX, 8Q7CE,
8Q7DV, 9K2YM, 9U1KI, 9U4T, A41MX, A41NN, A7/M0FGA, A71CT, A71EM, A92IO,
BC2RJ/2, C21DL, C31CT, CM6RCR, CO6CAC, CO8CY, D4C, DU9/DL5SDF, E21EJC, E4X,
EE5I, EX2A, EX8MAT, EX8MLE, FR5ZL, FW5M, GJ6YB, HC2A, IS0B, J28AA, J48LH,
J6/W0SA, J8/W8IF, J88CF, J88XX, JD1BMH, JD1BMM, JT5DX, JW/JA8BMK, JY9QJ,
K7BX/P (NA-065), KH0/K2JA, KH2/N2NL, MU0FAL, OD5/DL6SN, OD5ET, OV1CDX
(EU-029), PJ4/OK5MM, PY0FF, PY2XB/PY0F, RA0FU, RP2F, RW2F, T30XG, T32CI
(OC-281), T32MI (OC-279), T32SI (OC-280), T32VI (OC-282), TL0A, TM7T
(EU-039), TR8CA, TX4T, UK8FF, UN7QX, V21ZG, V44KP, V48M, V51AS, VG7G, VG7V,
VG7W, VP8DMH, VP8LP, VU2PAI, XV3M, YI9PSE, Z36T, ZD8LP, ZK3X, ZS10WCS,
ZS8M, ZX8W (SA-060).
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Its contents may be used, reproduced and distributed
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Contributors are invited to send their DX information to
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The deadline is 12 UTC on Fridays
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Direttore Responsabile
Gabriele Villa, I2VGW
Giornalista Professionista - Tessera n. 071675
Ordine Nazionale dei Giornalisti
Roma, Italia
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