[Mldxcc] Fw: [DX-NEWS] [425ENG] 425 DX News #873
Rick and Karen Samoian
samoian at directcon.net
Fri Jan 25 14:31:23 EST 2008
Some FB information on who's gonna' be on (and their QSL info.)fer the 160
Contest this weekend. Now if the rain static just stays low so we can hear
some of em'................GL
de Rick,W6SR
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> 26 January 2008 A.R.I. DX
> Bulletin
> No 873
> ===========================
> *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S ***
> **** DX INFORMATION ****
> ===========================
> Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
> Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
>
> 3B8 - Gwyn, G4FKH will be active as 3B8/G4FKH from Mauritius (AF-049)
> from
> 5 February to 14 March. He will operate holiday style with 100
> watts
> and a dipole on 10-40 metres, CW only. QSL via home call.
> [TNX
> G4FKH]
> 3W - Jack, F6BUM (http://www.f6bum.net) will be active again as 3W3M
> from
> Vietnam between 20 March and 2 April. He plans to operate SSB and
> CW
> with 100 watts into a vertical antenna from the following
> three
> islands:
> 20 March (10 UTC) - 23 March (6 UTC): Con Co (AS-185, new one)
> 25 March (08 UTC) - 28 March (6 UTC): Phu Quoc (AS-128)
> 29 March (10 UTC) - 02 April (6 UTC): Dao Con (AS-130)
> Expect activity on 40, 30, 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 metres. QSL
> via
> F6BUM, direct or bureau. [TNX F6BUM]
> 6Y - Rob, VE4GV will be active as VE4GV/6Y5 from Ochos Rios,
> Jamaica
> (NA-097) on 11-18 February, ARRL DX CW Contest included. He plans
> to
> operate CW, SSB and possibly digital modes on 10-80 metres. QSL
> via
> home call. [TNX W1AW]
> 9A - Once again Zik, VE3ZIK will be active as 9A/VE3ZIK from
> Bilice,
> Croatia between 27 January and 1 February. He plans to operate
> CW
> and digital modes on 40, 30 and 20 metres during his evening
> hours.
> QSL via DO7ZZ, direct or bureau (e-mail requests for bureau
> cards
> can be sent to zik at tiscali.de). [TNX VE3ZIK]
> 9X - The dates for the 9X0R expedition to Rwanda [425DXN 871] are from
> 16
> to 27 March. A band/mode survey has been added to the
> website
> (www.9x0r.com), and its results will help the operators'
> station
> configuration plans. The team will be active on 10-160 metres
> CW,
> SSB and RTTY, with at least three stations operating
> simultaneously
> on different bands and modes. QSL via EA5RM. [TNX EA5RM]
> A5 - Torben, OZ1TL will be active as A52TL from Bhutan on 2-23 May.
> He
> plans to operate 99% CW on all bands. QSL via OZ1TL. Logs will
> be
> uploaded to LoTW. [TNX OZ1TL]
> C5 - Andre, ON7YK (C56YK) and Jose, ON4LAC (C56JC) will be active
> from
> The Gambia between 11 February and 6 March. Plans are to operate
> on
> 80-10 metres, with some activity on 160 and 6 metres as well.
> Expect
> C56JC to focus on PSK and RTTY. [TNX F5NQL]
> E5_sc - Richard, AD7AF will be active as E51WWA from the South Cook
> Islands
> between 27 January and 21 February, including an entry in the
> ARRL
> DX CW Contest. He will operate first from Rarotonga (OC-013),
> then
> he will move on to Mauke (OC-083) around 10 February.
> Expect
> activity on 10-80 metres CW and SSB. QSL via home call. [TNX
> The
> Daily DX]
> FS - Philippe, F5IYJ will be active as FS/F5IYJ from St. Martin
> (NA-105)
> on 15-22 February. He might also go and operate as PJ7/F5IYJ
> from
> Sint Maarten. Expect Philippe to operate holiday style and
> to
> concentrate on CW. Details will be available at
> http://f5iyj.com;
> QSL via home call. [TNX F5IYJ]
> GU - The Barry Amateur Radio Society (GW4BRS) will be active as GB0U
> from
> Guernsey (EU-114) on 19-25 April. Expect activity on all bands
> and
> modes. [TNX GW0ANA]
> HA - Special call sign HG550REX will be aired by members radio
> clubs
> HA5KKC (Budapest) and HA8KVK (Janoshalma) until 31 December
> to
> celebrate the 550th anniversary of the accession of king
> Matthias
> Corvinus, the most popular Hungarian sovereign. QSL via
> HA5GY,
> direct or bureau. [TNX HA0HW]
> HA - Zoli, HA3HK will operate as HG1848I from 1 February to 31
> December
> to commemorate the 160th anniversary of the Hungarian
> Revolution
> (1848-49). QSL via home call (direct only). Check qrz.com
> for
> information on the relevant award.
> HB0 - Mario/DJ2MX, Simon/DJ4MZ, Manfred/DJ5MW, Matthias/DK4YJ
> and
> Christoph/DK9TN will be active as HB0/homecall from Liechtenstein
> on
> 14-18 February. QSL via home calls. They will participate in
> the
> ARRL DX CW Contest as HB0/N0MX in the M/2 category (QSL via
> DJ2MX).
> Full details on the operation, including on-line logs, can be
> found
> at http://www.dk9tn.de/2008/hb0 [TNX DK9TN]
> HB0 - Bart/ON3BA, Michel/ON3SMS, Noel/ON4APU, Martin/ON4PO,
> Peter/ON4TO,
> Jose/ON5SD, Rene/ON6OM, Fernand/ON6UF, Eddy/ON6ZV and
> Matihieu/ON8DB
> will be active as HB0/ON4IPA from Liechtenstein from 28 June to
> 5
> July. They will operate CW, SSB and digital modes on 160-10
> metres.
> QSL via ON6ZV, direct or bureau. Further information can be found
> at
> http://www.on6om.be/hb0-on4ipa [TNX ON6OM]
> HC - Rick, NE8Z will be active as HC1MD from Tumbaco, Ecuador on 7-14
> and
> 21-27 February (with an in between side trip to Rio de
> Janeiro,
> Brazil, PY1/NE8Z). He plans to operate CW and SSB on 80-10
> metres.
> QSL via K8LJG. [TNX NE8Z]
> J7 - Jim, WI9WI (J79WI), Don, W9IU (J79IU), Kevin, WN9O (J79KM),
> Paul,
> N4PN (J79PN) and Charlie, NF4A (J79PC) will operate from
> Dominica
> (NA-101) on 11-19 February (QSL via home calls). Activity will be
> on
> all HF bands using CW and SSB, with an emphasis on 160, 80, 30,
> 17,
> and 12 metres. They will participate in the ARRL DX CW Contest
> as
> J7DX (QSL via W9IU) in the Multi-Multi category. [TNX NG3K]
> JD1_mt - Masa, JA6GXK will be active again as JD1BMM from
> Minami-Torishima
> (OC-073) from 31 January to 19 February. He will operate in
> his
> spare time, concentrating on North America and Europe on the
> low
> bands. [TNX The Daily DX]
> JX - Michael, G7VJR will be active as JX/G7VJR from Jan Mayen
> (EU-022)
> between 27 June and 4 July. Operating conditions will be
> 100W,
> vertical antennas, tents and generator. Main bands are likely to
> be
> 30 and 20 metres or higher if conditions permit, and a 6m
> station
> plus beacon will be operated. QSl via home call, direct or
> bureau.
> For further details please visit http://www.jx08.eu/
> KG4 - Tip/N4SIA (KG4AS), Bill/W4WV (KG4WV), Stu/K4MIL (KG4SS)
> and
> Emmett/KD4OS (KG4OS) will be active from Guantanamo Bay
> (NA-015)
> between 29 January and 12 February. They plan to operate mainly
> SSB
> with some RTTY on 160-10 metres, and possibly on 60 metres as
> well.
> QSL via home calls. [TNX The Daily DX]
> ON - The very special callsign ON1000NOTGER will be aired through
> 31
> December by UBA Section LGE to commemorate the 1000th anniversary
> of
> the death of Notger, the first prince-bishop and founder of
> the
> Principality of Liege. QSL via ON5VL (bureau) or ON6DP
> (direct).
> [TNX ON6DP]
> P4 - Garry Fisher, K9WZB and his wife Sharon, K7WZB will be active
> as
> P40ZB from Aruba (SA-036) on 16-24 April. They them to operate
> CW,
> SSB and RTTY on 40, 20, 17, 15, 10 and 6 metres. QSL direct
> to
> K9WZB. [TNX K9WZB]
> PJ4 - George/K8GG, Gary/KD9SV and George/W8UVZ will be active
> as
> PJ4/homecall from Bonaire (SA-006) from 31 January to 8
> February.
> They plan to concentrate on 160, 80, 30, 17 and 12 metres. QSL
> via
> home call. [TNX The Daily DX]
> TA - The "TC Special Wireless Activity Team"
> (http://tcswat.tripod.com/)
> will be active as TC800NH on 1-15 February for the 800th
> anniversary
> of Nasreddin Hoca, the famous Turkish folk hero. Look for
> activity
> mainly on 17, 20 and 40 metres, SSB and CW. QSL via TA1HZ.
> [TNX
> TA1HZ]
> TT - Phil, F4EGS has been back to Chad since 19 January, and will
> be
> active again as TT8PK for a couple of months. Expect activity
> on
> 10-20 metres all modes. QSL via F4EGS, direct or bureau. [TNX
> F0CYT]
> UA - Look for UE3YAR to be aired on 17-24 February to celebrate
> the
> Russian Army Day for the AFARU (Armed Forces Amateur Radio
> Union)
> activity programme. QSL via MM0DFV. [TNX RV3YR]
> V3 - Rick, KT7G and Jake, N7WO will be active on 160-6 metres as
> V31TB
> and V31WO from Belize on 6-19 February. They will operate from
> the
> QTH of V31MD and to participate in the CQ WW WPX RTTY Contest
> as
> V31TB and in the ARRL DX CW Contest as V31WO. They will focus
> on
> RTTY for the first week and on CW for the second week. QSL via
> home
> calls and possibily LOTW. [TNX KT7G]
> VK - Amateur radio operators from Australia can use the special prefix
> AX
> in lieu of the normal VK prefix on 26 January to celebrate
> Australia
> Day. The use of the prefix is only available from midnight
> to
> midnight local time.
> VP6 - Yoshi, JJ8DEN is active as VP6PR from Adamstown, Pitcairn
> (OC-044)
> until 8 or 9 February. He operates CW, RTTY and PSK31 (no SSB)
> with
> 100 watts into an inverted-L or full size dipole for 160 and 80m,
> a
> ground plane for 40m, a dipole for 30m, and a beam for 20, 17,
> 15,
> 12 and 10m. Mentioned frequencies are:
> CW 1821 3503 7003 10103 14003 18071 21003 24893 28003
> RTTY 14083 18103 21083 24923 28083
> PSK 14071 18101 21071 24921 28071
> QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX K1XN]
> W - Wade, AA8LL will operate as AA8LL/4 from Cedar Key (NA-076) on
> 2-5
> February. Expect holiday style activity on 40-15 metres, mostly
> CW
> and RTTY. Wade will try to get Liz, K8LIZ/4 to operate some SSB.
> QSL
> via AA8LL, direct or bureau. Logs will be uploaded to LoTW.
> [TNX
> AA8LL]
> YN - Andrei, NP3D (EW1AR) will be active from Nicaragua in February.
> He
> will participate in the CQ WPX RTTY Contest as YN2S, while
> before
> the contest (3-8 February) he will operate RTTY, CW, PSK31 and
> SSB
> on all bands as H7/NP3D. QSL via W3HNK. Logs will be uploaded
> to
> LoTW. The six stations (one for each continent) collecting
> the
> highest number of different band/mode slots for YN2S and
> H7/NP3D
> will receive "a special T-shirt". [TNX NP3D]
>
> CQ WW 160-METER DX CONTEST (CW) ---> Object of the contest is for
> amateurs
> worldwide to work as many US States, Canadian provinces and countries
> as
> possible on 160 metres CW (full rules cand be found
> at
> http://www.cq-amateur-radio.com/NEW160_CntRules_200810207.pdf). The
> following
> stations have announced their partecipation in this year's event (from
> 00.00
> UTC on 26 January through 23.59 UTC on the 27th):
> Call DXCC QSL via
> ---------------------------------------------------
> C6ANM Bahamas LOTW/qrz.com
> CN2R Morocco W7EJ
> CT9M Madeira CT3EE
> CU2A Azores OH2BH
> CU8A Azores CT1GFK
> CW0TOP Uruguay CX5BW
> EF8M Canary Islands RX3DU
> HI3C Dominican Republic ON4IQ
> HQ9R Honduras K5WW
> II5I Italy IW5CWA
> J79SJ Dominica W5FO
> LX7I Luxembourg LX2A
> LZ9W Bulgaria LZ1PM
> OH0Z Aland Isls W0MM
> OK2KRT Czech Republic OK2KRT
> OL7T Czech Republic OK2KJU
> RL3A EU Russia W3HNK
> RW2F Kaliningrad DK4VW
> T93J Bosnia & Herzegovina T98U or OE1EMS
> TA2RC Turkey TA2RC
> TF3CW Iceland LX1NO
> VK6VZ Australia VK6VZ
> VP9I Bermuda N1HRA
> VY2/N3DXX Canada (PEI) N3DXX
> XE1RCS Mexico XE1RCS
> XW1B Laos E21EIC
> ZD7X St. Helena W0MM
> Do not forget to give a look to the Announced Operations listing
> maintained
> by Bill, NG3K at http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/cq160c2008.html - good contest
> to
> you all!
>
> ===========================
> *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S ***
> **** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
> ===========================
> Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
> Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
>
> DXCC NEWS ---> YI9QX (current operation effective December 2007) has
> been
> approved for DXCC credit.
>
> LICENCES ---> The worldwide licensing information pages by Veikko
> "Veke"
> Komppa, OH2MCN (http://www.qsl.net/oh2mcn/license.htm) contain detailed
> and
> up to date information on how to get a radio amateur license in all of
> the
> major DXCC entities. It is the most reliable source of information for
> DX
> travellers and expeditioners.
>
> LOGS: On-line logs for the recent TR8CR and TR50R activities by activity
> by
> Roland, F8EN are available at http://lesnouvellesdx.fr/voirlogs.php
> [TNX
> F6AJA]
>
> QSL 3D2AA ---> Russ, VE6VK reports that Aisea, 3D2AA will be looking
> after
> his own QSLling from now on. His direct address for QSL cards is:
> Aisea
> Aisake, P.O. Box 786, Navua, Fiji.
>
> QSL HV50VR ---> Alex, IW0GPN says the cards arrived from the printer on
> 18
> January. He hopes to be able to clear the backlog by the end of the month.
>
> QSL R1ANP & R1ANC ---> Dominik, DL5EBE says he is not the QSL manager for
> the
> recent activities by R1ANP (Progress Base) and R1ANC (Vostok
> Base),
> Antarctica. The operator was Aleksej, UA1ZCK and the QSL cards should go
> to
> Wally, RU1ZC.
>
> QSL VIA NI5DX ---> Buzz Loeschman, NI5DX (formerly N5FTR) reports he has
> the
> logs and can confirm contacts made with the following stations only:
> 9K2AI A45WG/P J87CQ OA4DHW V31BR
> 9K2KO A92GQ KG4CM P29BT V31ML
> 9M8BT AL7DB KG4DD P29BW V47LDX
> 9M8FH C91J KL5E P29KPH YB1GJS
> 9M8LL C9RJJ KL7OU P29SS YI9JK
> 9M8YL FG/FR1AN N5FTR P29ZAD YI9WV
> A41KJ FR1AN N5FTR/P TF8SM ZD7JP
> A45WG H75A NH2PW TU5GD
>
> SRT DX CONVENTION ---> The 5th International DX Convention, organized by
> the
> Strange Radio Team and celebrating the club's 5th anniversary, will
> take
> place on 12-13 April at the Best Western Hotel Esplanade, Paestum
> (Salerno).
> Please visit www.strangeradioteam.com for full details on the programme,
> or
> e-mail srt at strangeradioteam.com for further information. [TNX IZ8EDJ]
>
> VP6DX ---> The "planning" phase has finally ended and the expedition
> is
> underway! Robin, WA6CDR and the "Braveherat" departed New Zealand and
> are
> expected to at Mangareva (French Polynesia) around 1 or 2 February,
> several
> days before the remaining 12 operators.
> Many expeditions, including this one, ask the DX community for
> financial
> assistance. The costs for equipping and executing the VP6DX expedition
> total
> about $330,000 (air transport and lodging for the operators excluded),
> almost
> all of the costs must be paid or committed in advance and the current debt
> is
> $125,000. Please consider supporting the VP6DX project with a donation.
> Read the rest of the latest news bulletin (#8, 33 January), including
> details
> on how contribute, on the expedition's website (www.vp6dx.com).
>
> YASME EXCELLENCE AWARDS ---> On 18 January the Yasme
> Foundation
> (www.yasme.org) announced the winners of the first Yasme Excellence
> Awards,
> given for service and dedication to amateur radio as recognized by
> the
> foundation's Directors. The prizes are in the form of a plaque and a
> monetary
> award.
> * Joseph L. Arcure, Jr., W3HNK $2,000 for his long service to DXers as a
> QSL
> manager. Joe's efforts on behalf of DXer's everywhere promote
> international
> goodwill by facilitating cultural exchanges between operators that
> may
> never meet in person, yet share a common bond of DX operation.
> * Sheldon C. Shallon, W6EL $2,000 for his work with propagation
> prediction
> software. By making propagation more accessible, Shel has done much
> to
> advance the technical skills of HF operators in understanding the
> physical
> environment of radio.
> * James Brooks, 9V1YC $2,000 for DXpedition organization and
> videography.
> James' professional videos make the skills and excitement of DX
> operating
> and expeditioning more accessible to hams that haven't yet tried DXing
> and
> to non-hams alike.
> * Jukka Salomaa, OH2BUA and Antti Kantola, OH5TB $2,000 (shared)
> for
> conceiving, operating, and maintaining the DX Summit, the first
> widely-used
> Web-based spotting network portal. They created a tool that
> fundamentally
> changed the nature of HF operating, a true advancement of the radio art.
>
> + SILENT KEY + Alan Wright, 9H1AW died tragically on 22 January when he
> fell
> from his tower. He was 71 and an active 160m and VHF DXer. He is survived
> by
> his wife Maureen, 9H1JN. [TNX W9DX]
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> QSLs received direct or through managers: 3B8CF, 3C7Y, 3D2OK, 3D2XA,
> 3DA0RH,
> 3W3W, 3XA8DX, 4L1MA, 4O7A, 4W6GH, 5J0A, 5L2MS, 5R8GZ, 5R8RJ,
> 5X1NH,
> 5Z4/JK1FNL, 6F75A, 6V7D, 6V7H, 6W1SE, 7Q7BP, 7Z1HL, 8P2K, 8P9MN,
> 8P9NX,
> 8R1XR, 8R1XT, 9G5XA, 9J2BO, 9M2/PG5M/6, 9M6XRO, 9U0X, 9X0VB, A71BX,
> AX6XX,
> BA7IO, BD1BYV, BS7H, C52C, C6AKX, C6AYM, C91R, CE0Y/OE2SNL, CE1/K7CA,
> CO2NB,
> CU1CB, D2NX, D44AC, DR6IOTA (EU-129), DU3NXE, E51NOU, ET3JA, ET3JN,
> F/DJ2VO
> (EU-070), FR/OH2YY, FS5KA, G7GLW/P (EU-011), GJ0KYZ, H40MY, HC2AQ,
> HC2SL,
> HI3C, HI3TEJ, HK0/K3WT, HK0/N0AT, HK0/W0OR, HK6K, HR2DMR, HR9/WR7R
> (NA-057),
> HZ1MD/m (AS-193), J20RR, J28JA, J3/SP9BQJ, J5X, J6/DL7AFS, J8/W6JKV,
> J88DR,
> JD1BMM, K9RR/4 (NA-058), KC4AAA, KH0/JR4GPA, KL2R, KL7J, KP2/K5YG,
> KP2/NY6X,
> KP4SQ, LQ5H, LR4A, LS2D, LX/PA2CW, MU0FAL, N4R (NA-110), N8S, OE1A,
> OF0Z,
> OJ0/SM1DTE, OX3KQ, OX3XR, P29NI, P29VCX, P29VLR, P43JB, PJ2T, PY0FF,
> R1ANN,
> RA0ALM, RW1AC, RW2F, S07X, S50U, SJ9WL, T30XX, T32Z, T77C, T88IW,
> T88PR,
> T93J, TF3CW, TO5J, TR8CA, TX4PG, TX5NK, TZ6DX, UA0SC, UA1QV (EU-160),
> UA9KZ,
> US3IMZ, UT3IW, V31KO, V63BBQ, V63KZ, V63MP, V8FDM, V8FWP, V8FWU,
> VK9CCC,
> VK9DNX, VK9WWI, VP2EDL, VP2MDG, VP2V/K5WAF, VP5/N1WON, VP6TC, VP6TD,
> VP8CXV,
> VR2C, VR2MY, VU2GSM, VU7LD, VY2ZM, W8XGI/KH2, WH0DX, WH2D, WH6R, WP3C,
> WP4U,
> XE1CQ, XF2K, XF4DL, XT2SE, XU7ACQ, YI9KT, YL2SM, YL2UH, YM0DX, YN2N,
> YR9P,
> YS/K9GY, Z29KM, ZB2X, ZD7X, ZD8QD, ZF2PI, ZK1KAT, ZK3RE,
> ZL7/SP9BQJ,
> ZL7/SP9PT, ZS1EL.
>
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