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24 May 2008 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 890
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**** DX INFORMATION ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
5R - Daniel, DF8UO will operate CW and SSB as 5R8UO from Antananarivo,
Madagascar (AF-013) on 22-28 May, CQ WW WPX CW Contest included. QSL
via home call. [TNX The Daily DX]
9M - On 15 May the Malaysian Communications & Multimedia Commission
issued the following eighteen special callsigns to celebrate 100
Years of Scouting in Malaysia: for West Malaysia 9M1CSA, 9M1CSB,
9M1CSC, 9M1CSD, 9M1CSF, 9M1CSI, 9M1CSJ, 9M1CSK, 9M1CSM, 9M1CSN,
9M1CSP (Penang Island, AS-015), 9M1CSR, 9M1CST, 9M1CSW, 9M1CSY and
9M1CSZ; for East Malaysia 9M1CSQ and 9M1CSS. They are valid until 31
December and will be used especially during JOTA events. The first
one (Malaysia Jamboree On The Air) was held on 17-18 May, the Asia
Pacific JOTA and the World JOTA will follow on 2-3 August and 18-19
October respectively. The national society (MARTS) provides QSL
Bureau service to all 9M1CSx stations. [TNX 9M2TO]
CT - A large group of operators from the Algarve DX Group will activate
seven different lighthouses on 31 May and 1 June. Special callsigns
to be used are CT7LHA (Ponta do Altar), CT7LHF (Torre da Igreja da
Fuzeta), CT1LHM (Cabo de Santa Maria), CT7LHP (Ponta da Piedade),
CT7LHR (Vila Real de Santo Antonio), CT7LHV (Cabo de Sao Vicente)
and CT7LHZ (Alfanzina). Expect activity on 40, 30, 20, 17 and 15
metres CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via CT1GFK, direct or bureau. Further
information at www.ct7lh.no.sapo.pt [TNX CT1GFK]
F - In June-July 1944 the BBC war correspondents used the tower of the
chateau at Creully as a radio studio, from where the first reports
of the Battle of Normandy were broadcasted. Look for special
callsign TM5BBC to be aired again from Creully from 30 May to 6
June. QSL via F2UW. [TNX F5NQL]
F - Special event station TM6ACO will be activated (for the 57th year)
on all bands SSB and CW on 1-15 June for the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
QSL via bureau to F6KFI. Further information at
http://asso.proxiland.fr/aras72/ [TNX F5TJC]
OE - Special event station 4U1WED will be operated on 1-30 June by the
Vienna International Amateur Radio Club (4U1VIC) celebrating the
World Environment Day (5 June, http://www.unep.org/wed/). QSL via
4U1VIC. [TNX JH4RHF]
OJ0 - OH0RJ, OH3BHL, and OH2PM will be active as OJ0J (QSL via OH0RJ) and
OJ0B (QSL via OH2BH) from Market Reef between 21 and 26 May. Expect
OJ0B to participate in the CQ WW WPX CW Contest, and OJ0J to be QRV
mainly on 12, 17 and 30 metres and RTTY during the contest hours.
[TNX The Daily DX]
TA - Urcun, TA0U will be active as TC17GS on 1-15 June to celebrate the
17th title won by Galatasary SK in the national football (soccer)
championship. QSL via home call. [TNX TA0U]
V6 - Pohnpei's only airport has been closed to international air traffic
since 16 May, when a Boeing 727 failed to negotiate a successful
landing and nosed down into the water at the end of the runway.
Consequently, Shoji, JA7HMZ (V63DX) has had to cancel his planned
19-24 May operation from Micronesia [425DXN 887]. [TNX NG3K]
XX9 - Tomas, LY1F (VK2CCC) will be active from Macao on 27-29 May
(callsign to be issued upon arrival). He plans to emphasize CW and
the low bands. QSL via operator's instructions. [TNX The Daily DX]
YN - Eric, K9GY has changed his destination for the CQ WW WPX CW Contest.
He will be active as H7/K9GY from Nicaragua, not as C6AYM [425DXN
889]. "I was originally scheduled to go to C6", he says, "but the
hotel wanted to charge an extra $150 for roof access so I said no
thanks and then booked Nicaragua". [TNX NG3K]
CQ WW WPX CW CONTEST ---> The following stations have announced their
participation in this year's event (24-25 May):
Call Category DXCC QSL VIA
----------------------------------------------------
3D2A M/2 Fiji Islands VK4AN
3V8SS SOSB 80m Tunisia IZ8FWN
4L0A SOAB HP Georgia UU4JMG
5P5X Denmark OZ1ETA
5R8UO SO Madagascar DF8UO
6Y1V M/2 Jamaica OH3RB
8P2T SO Barbados G0TSM
9A/VE3ZIK SO Croatia DO7ZZ
9M1CSP West Malaysia 9M2TO
AN7B M/? Spain EA7BB
B4TB M/S China BA4TB
CS2T SOAB Portugal CT1ILT
CS9L SOAB HP Madeira DJ6QT
CT9M M/S Madeira CT3EE
CW5W SOAB Uruguay CX6VM
CW7T SOAB HP Uruguay K5WW
D4C SOAB HP Cape Verde IZ4DPV
E77DX M/2 Bosnia-Herz. OE1EMS or T98U
EE2W M/? Spain EB2BXL
EE8Z SOAB Canary Islands VE3HO
EF8M SOAB HP Canary Islands RX3DU
ES9C M/2 Estonia ES5RY
H7/K9GY Nicaragua LoTw
II1H M/S Italy I1HJT
IR9Y M/S Italy (Sicily) IT9ABY
J48IS Greece DF3IS
J49XF SOAB LP Crete G3URA
JT1BV SOAB HP Mongolia JT1BV
KH2/WX8C M/S Guam WX8C
LN3Z M/S Norway LA9VDA
LX0RL M/2 Luxembourg LX1KQ
LX7I M/2 Luxembourg LX2A
LY7A M/M Lithuania LY2ZO
LZ9W M/M Bulgaria LZ9W
M7A M/S England M0NRC
MJ0LON SOAB HP Jersey DF1LON
OG8X M/S Finland
OH0J SOSB 10m Aland Islands OH1RX
OH0Z SOAB (?) Aland Islands W0MM
OJ0B SOAB Market Reef OH2BH
OL7R M/2 Czech Republic OK1WMV
OP5T SOAB LP Belgium ON5UM
P33W M/S Cyprus RA3AUU
PA143ITU The Netherlands PA3CAL
PA6Z M/M The Netherlands PA9M
PJ2T SOAB HP Neth. Antilles N9AG
PR5W SOAB HP Brazil PY5FB
PS2T SOAB HP Brazil K3IRV
PT4C Brazil PY4CEL
RL6YXX EU Russia N3SL
TC37F M/? Turkey LZ1NK
TC3D SOAB Turkey TA3D
TF3CW SOSB 20m Iceland LX1NO
TM0R M/S France F5GGL
TM4Q M/S France F6FYA
TM5CW France F5SJB
TM5W M/S France F5KIN
VB3E Canada VA3RVK
VC2M Canada VE2TZT
VP5E SO Turks & Caicos K0OK
VP9/VE3DZ SOAB LP Bermuda VE3DZ
WP3C SOAB LP Puerto Rico W3HNK
XR3A Chile CE3DNP
XW1B SOSB 20m Laos E21EIC
YE1ZAT M/S Indonesia YE1ZAT
YW4D SOAB HP Venezuela EA7JX
ZD7X SO LP St. Helena W0MM
ZD8RH SO LP Ascension Isl G4DBW
ZF2AM SOAB Cayman Islands K6AM
ZM2M M/2 New Zealand ZL2AL
ZY7C M/S Brazil PT7WA
Do not forget to give a look at the Announced Operations listing maintained
by Bill, NG3K at http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/wpxc2008.html - good contest to you
all!
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**** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
CQ HALLS OF FAME ---> The CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame was established in
January 2001 to recognize individuals - radio amateurs or not - who
significantly affected the course of Amateur Radio, as well as radio amateurs
who have made significant contributions either to amateur radio, to their
professional careers or to some other aspect of life on our planet. This
year's inductees are:
Gaston Bertels, ON4WF John Kanzius, K3TUP
L.B. Cebik, W4RNL (SK) Charles (Chip) Margelli, K7JA
Gordon England, ex-W3AWO Philip S. Rand, W1DBM (SK)
Adm. Edmund Giambastiani, N4OC Vice Adm. Scott Redd (Ret.), K0DQ/A92Q
Gerald Griffin, MD, K6MD Dr. Tony Tether, K2TGE
Larnelle Harris, WD4LZC Dr. Hamadoun I. Toure, HB9EHT
Lenore Jensen, W6NAZ (SK) Dr. John Townsend, W3PRB
The CQ Contest Hall of Fame was established in 1986 to recognize Amateur
Radio operators who have made major contributions to contesting. This year's
inductees are:
Paolo Cortese, I2UIY
Randy Thompson, K5ZD
The CQ DX Hall of Fame was established in 1967 to recognize major
contributions by DXers. This year's inductees are:
John Devoldere, ON4UN
Nellie Saltiel de Lazard, XE1CI
Bob Schenck, N2OO
DX BANQUET ---> The "2008 DXers Banquet" will be held in Tokyo on 23 August,
in conjunction with the annual Ham Fair. Complete information can be found on
the Nippon DX Association's website (http://www.ndxa.net/modules/news/) [TNX
JA1DFK]
DXCC NEWS ---> TI9KK (Cocos Island, 2008 operations) has been approved for
DXCC credit. If you had cards rejected for this operation send an e-mail to
dxcc@arrl.org to be placed on the list for an update. [TNX NC1L]
NEW DX SUMMIT ---> Conceived, operated and maintained by Yasme Excellence
Award recipients OH2BUA and OH5TB, the OH2AQ DX Summit has been a reliable
tool for DX spotting for ten years. It was based on a concept and the
computing power of those other days, and will close down soon. The New DX
Summit, operated by Arcala Extremes (OH8X) and supported by Yasme Foundation
Inc., boasts a dramatic increase in computing power - traffic congestion
should be a thing of the past! Bookmark http://www.dxsummit.fi [TNX OH2BN]
OPERATOR NEEDED ---> Two Papua New Guinea's rare IOTA groups (OC-181 and
OC-041) will be activated between 18 October and 4 November [425DXN 883], and
"due to a cancellation we can accommodate one more person", Derek, G3KHZ
says. If interested in joining the team, please contact him
(g3khz@derekcox.plus.com)
+ SILENT KEYS + Recently reported SIlent Keys include Igor Falster (DL1EE)
and Vladimir N. Goncharsky (U5WF).
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******* QSL ROUTES *******
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Edited by IK1ADH & I1JQJ
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
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CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER
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2E0PLA N2RJ [a] EM5UCC UY5ZZ RA9LI/9 UA9LP
2E0PLA ON4IQ [b] ER5GB W3HNK RP3ABB RA3BB
3A2MG F9JS FM5WE K4FJ RP3AM RK3AWA
3D2A VK4AN GB1SRI OM5FM RP3GAZ RN3GA
3V8SS IZ8FWN GB50RMM G0FYX RP3RZK RN3RQ
4J7WMF RX3RC GB6MW G4DFI RP3XMV UA3XAC
4K9W DL6KVA HA800LP HA0LP RP63RQ RN3RQ
4L1FP LZ1OT HA800MO HA0MO RP63RTK RN3RQ
4L3Y DK6CW HA800NAR HA0NAR RP63XO RA9XF
4L4C DJ1CW HA801CW HA1CW RP6DSR RA6DE
4L8A K1BV HA809PN HA9PN S21B KX7YT
4U1UN HB9BOU HB10DX HB9AGH S52X NI5DX
4X60ID 4Z5LA HB2008AL HB9AL SJ60BE SM5KNV
4X60ISR 4Z5LA HB2008UU HB9AOF SN65GETTO SP5UHW
4Z8BB WC1X HF0POL SP3WVL SU8AFR SU1KM
5B8AD W3HNK HF9GA SP9PLK SV0JD/8 DL6NBA
5X1DX PA7FM HL0LPM/2 6K2BWA SX1L DL1JCZ
6Y1AY XE1AY HR9BFS AI4U TC1ATA TA1KB
7X3WDK EA5KB IC8R IC8OZM TC37F LZ1NK
7Z1HL DJ9ZB IF9LI IT9FXY TM0IL IZ1HGM
7Z1HL DJ9ZB IF9Z IT9YMM TM0LOR F6KFT
7Z1SJ EA7FTR II1PJR IZ1JIZ TM1LOR F8KGY
7Z1UG DG1XG II5MDC IK2VUC TM2LOR F6KFO
8J3GOSE JA3ZNJ II8MDC IK2VUC TM3KOB F5KOB
8P9TS G0TSM II9LXCT IT9VCE TM4DGJ F5KFF
8Q7DW DL5EBE IO1WWC IQ1IV TM5B F5XX
8S0ITU SM0EXP IO3MDC IK2VUC TM5EL F6KHI
9A/OO6N ON6KN IO9MDC IK2VUC TM5TC F6KGI
9A/VE3ZIK DO7ZZ IQ8MD IK2VUC TP2CE F5LGF
9M4SAB 9M6TW IQ9PA IT9TQH TY5ZR IK2IQD
9M6/KE5CNK DS4NMJ IR0MDC IK2VUC UE3SPK RK3SWS
9M6XRO M3SDE IR1MDC IK2VUC UE9MAY RA9MC
9M8Z M3SDE IR2MDC IK2VUC UN3M EA7FTR
9Z4FT 9Z4FZ IR3GM IK3GES UN7MMM EA7FTR
A45WD YO9HP IR8MDC IK2VUC UN7QF EX2A
A52K JA1CG IR8TRT IK8MRA UN7QX W7BO
AM1S EA1OS IR9GI IT9TQH UU0A UU0JX
AN5N EA5FX IR9MDC IK2VUC V55SRT IZ8EDJ
AO7T EA7KJ JW5NM LA5NM VR10AJ VR2AJ
AY0DX LU3DR KB7OBU/KH2 JA3VXH VR10UW VR2UW
BT1OB BA4EG LY600W LY5W VR10VAC VR2VAC
BT1OH BA4EG LY999X LY3X VR10XLN VR2XLN
BT1OJ BA4EG M/F5KEE/P F8ATS VR10XMT VR2XMT
BT1ON BA4EG NP4A W3HNK VR2S VR2HKS
BT1OY BA4EG OA4TT N6XQ XE3RBA EB7DX
BY1TTY BG1LLB OE2008FWV OE9FWV YI1OM IK2DUW
CO6WD 8P9NX OE2008HMC OE1HMC YI9NYC N9NYC
CO8LY EA7ADH OE2008PGQ OE8PGQ YI9SV N4JR
CP6AA IK6SNR OE2008PMI OE7PMI YR1C YO4NA
E73MMM E73TW OH0CO SM6CCO YU8/LZ1BJ LZ1BJ
E74EBL T98U OJ0/OG3A OH3WS ZD8RH G4DBW
E77AA 9A2AA OK4RQ OK1DRQ ZF2KD N6KD
EA9EU EA5KB OL5COTA OK2SJI ZF2LJ W6NRJ
EF8T EA8BEX OS0S ON4ZD ZL7M VK2CZ
EG1BGP EC1KR OZ1RDP DL9BCP ZM80WB ZL2AOH
EG4FSI EA4RCU PA143ITU PA3CAL ZP8VAO EA7FTR
EG5Y EA5CY R35NP RW1AI ZS4U K3IRV
EG7CDG EA7DK R90LPU RX1CQ ZS6MAL ZS6SRL
[a] North America [b] Others
7Z1HB Herbert Baurmann, P. O. Box 61539, Riyadh 11575, Saudi Arabia
JA3VXH Takashi Tsudaka, 2-7-17 Nigawatakamaru, Takarazuka, Hyogo 665-0063,
Japan
LY5W Saulius Zalnerauskas, P.O. Box 1081, Kaunas 49005, Lithuania
OH3WS Pasi Bergman, Tuulipolku 4, FI-13500 Hameenlinna, Finald
RN3RQ Jack Yatskiv, P.O. Box 30, Michurinsk 393760, Russia
VK4AN Eddie DeYoung, 17 Ross St, Maryborough, QLD 4650 Australia
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edited by Valeria Pregliasco, IK1ADH and Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ
Its contents may be used, reproduced and distributed
in part or full provided that
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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. 057216
Ordine Nazionale dei Giornalisti
Roma, Italia
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