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16 April 2011 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1041
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**** DX INFORMATION ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
3D2_cr - The 3D2C activity from Conway Reef [425DXN 1007] is now planned to
take place on 1-6 October. However, the team is considering going
to Rotuma instead. They already have the callsign 3D2R and are
working on getting a landing permit. Bookmark
www.yt1ad.info/3d2c/index.html for updates.
3D2_r - Eddie, VK4AN (3D2A) now says that the Pacific DXers are planning
operate from Rotuma for three weeks sometime between October and
November (not in June, as they announced last week). They say they
"have all permits in place", but the callsign has not been
assigned yet. Please refer to http://pacific-dxers.com for future
information.
9M2 - Mirek, VK6DXI will be active as 9M8DX/2 from Kuala Lumpur, West
Malaysia on 25-30 April. This will a business trip, with some CW
activity during the local evening hours. QSL via SP5UAF. [TNX
VK6DXI]
A6 - Sergej, UA9B (ex UA9BI) will be active as A6/UA9B from the QTH of
A65BR on 16-22 April. He will operate holiday style mainly CW with
some SSB. QSL via home call (bureau via UA9AB). [TNX A65BR]
CE - Luis, CX1EK says he is currently active as CE2/CX1EK until 15 May.
QSL direct to Luis Matho, 2303 Nordok Place, Alexandria VA 22306,
USA.
CT7 - The Algarve STAR DX Team (http://algarvedx.com) will
be active as CR6A from the "Submerged Fortress" near Olhao, in
southern Portugal, on 17 April. The fortress is only accessible by
boat at a very low tide. Expect activity on 40-10 metres CW and
SSB. [TNX CT1GFK]
EA - Celebrating World Amateur Radio Day (WARD), special event station
AO5WARD will be active on the HF bands and 6 metres on 17-18
April. QSL via EA4URE. [TNX EA5TW]
F - Francois, ON4LO will be active on 40-10 metres SSB as F/ON4LO/p
between 22 April and 4 June. He plans to operate from a few
lighthouses during his trip. QSL via home call, direct or bureau.
[TNX ON4LO]
FS - Look for Pascal, F5JSD to be active as FS/F5JSD from Saint
Martin (NA-105) until 21 April. He operates holiday style on 40-10
metres CW. He might also visit Sint Maarten and be active as
PJ7/F5JSD. QSL via home call (bureau preferred) and LoTW. [TNX
F5NQL]
GM - GMDX Group members GM0ELP, GM4ZNC, MM0BQI and MM0GPZ will be
active as GB5TI from Lunga, Treshnish Isles (EU-108) from 28 April
to 1 May. They will operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 80-10 metres with
two stations. QSL via MM0BQI (bureau card should be requested from
gb5ti.qsl[@]gmail.com) and LoTW. [TNX MM0BQI]
HA - Celebrating the 15th anniversary of the International Police
Association, special callsign HG15IPA will be in use until the end
of the year. Activity will be on 160-10 metres CW, SSB, RTTY,
PSK31 and SSTV. QSL via HA3JB. Information on the HA-IPARC Award
can be found on qrz.com under HG15IPA. [TNX HA0HW]
HK0 - The DX Colombia Amateur Radio Club is organizing a DXpedition to
Malpelo Island for 2012. The plan is for a multi-national team of
12 operators to be active as HK0NA on 160-6 metres CW, SSB and
RTTY, with at least three stations. The website for the expedition
is at http://hk0na.wordpress.com/
HS - Members of the Samutsakhon Amateur Radio Club (HS7AT) will take
part in the IOTA Contest as HS7AT/p from Samui Island (AS-101).
QSL direct to HS7AT. [TNX NG3K]
I - ARI Frascati will participate in the International Marconi Day
(30 April) as IY0ORP from the Geophysical Museum at Rocca di Papa
(Rome). Activity will be on 20 and 40 metres. QSL via IZ0FVD. [TNX
I0GOD]
LA - Mek, SP7VC and Waldi, SP7IDX will be active as LA/SP7VC and
LA/SP7IDX from Vega Island (EU-062) from 23 July to 2 August. They
plan to operate holiday style on 80-6 metres SSB and RTTY with two
stations (one for the HF bands and one for 6m), and to participate
in the IOTA Contest. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau, and
LoTW. [TNX SP7IDX]
OZ - Ben, DO1BEN (www.do1ben.de) and Barbara, DO1IQ will be active as
OZ/homecalls from Lolland Island (EU-029) on 22-30 April. They
will operate SSB and some RTTY and PSK31 on 80-10 metres. QSL for
both via DO1BEN, direct or bureau. [TNX rgsbiota.org]
OZ - Look for Noel, OO4O (ON4APU) to be active as OZ/OO4O from Fyn
Island (EU-172) on 1-6 May. He will operate mainly SSB on the HF
bands. QSL via the Belgian QSL bureau and LoTW. [TNX OO4O]
PY0T - Junior, PY2ZA plans to be active (on 160-6 metres CW, SSB, BPSK
and RTTY) as PP0T from Trindade Island (SA-010) for a couple of
months. He expects to leave the mainland on 25 April on a
Brazilian Navy's supply ship, and to reach the island on the 29th.
Bookmark www.trindade2011.com for further information and updates.
QSL via EB7DX (direct) and LoTW.
T31 - The T31A DXpedition, originally planned to take place on 17-28
April [425DXN 1028], is behind schedule. The Daily DX reports that
the new plans are for the team to depart Apia (5W) at 5 UTC on 16
April. The voyage to Kanton takes approximately four days, and
hopefully T31A will be QRV by 21 April. Suggested operating
frequencies are as follows:
CW 1826, 3504, 7004, 10104, 14024, 18074, 21024, 24894, 28024,
50099 kHz
SSB 1843, 3798, 7084, - 14195, 18145, 21295, 24945, 28495,
50120 kHz
RTTY - 3582, 7043, 10140, 14080, 18100, 21080, 24920, 28080 KHz
QSL via W2IJ, direct or bureau. The website for the expedition
is at www.t31a.com
TA - The TC Special Wireless Activity Team (www.tcswat.org) will be
active as TC57A on 21-25 April in remembrance of the role played
by the 57th Infantry Regiment ("Alay") of the Turkish Fifth Army
during the Dardanelles Campaign in 1915. QSL via TA1HZ. [TNX TA1HZ]
TK - ON1DNF, ON4PJA, ON7IQ, ON7JPS, ON7QC will be active as TK4DS from
Corsica (EU-014) on 21-24 April. They will operate SSB and digital
modes on the HF bands. QSL via ON4PJA, bureau preferred. They have
have website at www.tk4ds.be [TNX NG3K]
TT8 - Phil, F4EGS will be active again as TT8PK from N'djamena, Chad
between 15 April and 15 June. He will be QRV in his spare time.
Last year he operated mainly CW on 80-10 metres. QSL via F4EGS,
direct or bureau.
UA - Special callsign R25CH will be activated on 22-29 April from seven
districts in Bryansk area for the 25th anniversary of the
Chernobyl nuclear disaster. QSL via RW3YC. [TNX RV3YR and RA3YC].
VK9L - The new website for the 8-17 July DXpedition to Lord Howe Island
[425DXN 1037] can be found at www.lordhowe2011.com. Plans are for
VK9HR to be QRV on 160-6 metres CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via EB7DX
(direct) and LoTW.
XE - The XF2P expedition to Isla de Lobos (NA-221) [425DXN 1035] has a
website at http://xf2p.puebladx.org/. Twelve operators will be
active on 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6 and 2 metres between 29 April and 1
May. QSL via XE1P, direct or bureau.
XV - Rich DK8YY, Udo DL2AQI, Ingolf DL4JS and Sigi DL8AKI will be
active as XV4YY from Phu Quoc (AS-128) on 18-28 April. They will
operate CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31 on 160-10 metres. QSL via DH7WW,
direct or bureau. [TNX DH7WW]
PACIFIC TOUR ---> JH4VUC will be active as AH0CD from Saipan on 17-19
April, as AH0CD/KH2 from Guam on 20-22 April and as T88VU from Palau on
23-25 April. He will operate SSB only on 40, 15, 10 and 6 metres. QSL via
JH4VUC. [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
DANISH POSTAL RATES ---> Effective 1 April, the new rates for letters (up
to 50 grams) mailed from Denmark to international destinations are as
follows:
Europe Economy: DKK 9.00 Priority: DKK 11.00
Rest of the world Economy: DKK 11.00 Priority: DKK 13.00
A postage calculator is provided by Post Danmark (www.postdanmark.dk).
Currency conversion between Danish Krone and US Dollar (see for instance
www.oanda.com) shows that USD 2.00 are no longer enough for letters mailed
outside Europe.
ROYAL WEDDING SPECIAL PREFIXES ---> Subject to prior authorisation, amateur
radio operators in the United Kingdom may use special prefixes from 29
April to 9 May to signify the marriage of H.R.H. Prince William and Miss
Catherine Middleton. The existing Regional Secondary Locator (D, I, J, M, U
and W, plus E for Intermediate licences) in the existing call sign may be
replaced by the letter "R"; where no Secondary Locator exists, the letter
"R" may be inserted as a Secondary Locator. For instance, MD0ABC (Isle of
Man), MI0ABC (Northern Ireland), MJ0ABC (Jersey), MM0ABC (Scotland), MU0ABC
(Guernsey), MW0ABC (Wales) and M0ABC (England) may all be amended to
MR0ABC. Details can be found at www.rsgb.org/operating/weddingcall/
US POSTAL RATES ---> Effective 17 April, the U.S. Postal Service
(www.usps.com) will implement a postage rate increase for a number of mail
classes. The rates for First Class Mail International letters up to 1 oz
(28 grams) will be as follows:
Canada and Mexico USD 0.80
Rest of the world USD 0.98
+ SILENT KEY + Ann Z. Keegan, KP2YL (ex W2AZK) passed away on 11 April on
the island of St. Croix. She is survived by her husband Brian, KP2HC.
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3B8/EA3BT, 3B9/F6HMJ, 3C0C,
4L1MA, 4S7KKG, 4S7NE, 5H3EE, 5N5K, 5R8HL, 5R8X, 5X1XA, 6W/AA1AC, 6Y3T,
7P8PB, 9M6JC, 9M6XRO/8 (OC-165), 9M8Z/p (OC-165), 9Q50ON, A22/JA4ATV,
A25DF, A35KL, A41OO, A45XR, A65CA, AA1AC/VP9, AC5O/p (NA-168), AP2NK,
BV100, C21DL, C31CT, C31JI, C5YK, C6AGN, C6AVD, CE1/K7CA, CO2NO, CO2WL,
CR2X, CR3L, CT9L, CU2KG, D2CQ, D44TBE, E21EJC, EK6RL, EL2AR, ET3BN, EU7SD,
EW8A, EW8O, EX8AB, FG/DL1CW, FJ/SM5FUG, FM/KL7WA, FM5AA, FO8RZ, FP/N9JZ,
FR5ZL, HH4/K4QD, HK0GU/1, HL5FUA, HS0ZCW, HS0ZDY, IH9/IK2HKT, J79WTA,
J8/W9DR, JT1CO, JW/DJ3KR, JW7XM, JY4NE, K4M, KG6DX, KH0/G3ZEM, KH2/N2NL,
KH2L, LU1XS, LY100SP, LY50A, MD0CCE, MJ/K3PLV, N1YC/VK9X, NH0S/KH2, NH2T,
NP2Q, OJ0B, OX/DF9TM (NA-151), OX/DL1RTL (NA-151), OX/DL2SWW (NA-151),
OX/DL2VFR (NA-151), OX3XR, OY1CT, PJ2/K2NV, PJ2/K2PLF, PJ2/K2TQC,
PJ2/WI9WI, PJ2A, PJ2DX, PJ2T, PJ4A, PJ4B, PJ4D, PJ4G, PJ4R, PJ6/K4UEE,
PJ6/N4HH, PJ6/W6IZT, PJ7/K4UWH, PJ7DX, PJ7E, PX8J, PZ1DV, R1FJM, RP2F,
S9DX, ST2AR, SV2ASP/A, SV8/SV2FPU, SV9/DJ7RJ, T30OU, T30XG, T30YA, T5X,
T6AF, T77C, T88ZM, TC4X, TG9AHM, TJ3AY, TM5EL (EU-068), TO3A, TT8CB, TT8DX,
TT8JT, TT8PK, UA9FAR, UK9AA, UN8GV, V25OP, V31WA, V44/AA1M, V44KA,
V85/9M6XRO, V85/9M8Z, V8FEO, VC9A (NA-014), VK0KEV, VK4LDX/p (OC-138),
VK9CF, VK9NN, VP2E/K1XM, VP2V/G3PHO, VP2V/KN5H, VP2V/N3DXX, VP9/W6PH,
XF1HUQ (NA-078), YJ0HA, YL3FX, YN7SU, YV5MSG, YW5LF, Z29KM, Z35T, Z37M,
ZA1Z, ZB2FK, ZB3R, ZD9T, ZL8X.
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