425DX NEWS
22 August 2009
ARI DX Bulletin
No 955
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
3D2 - Jacek, SP5EAQ (3D2MJ) and Jacek, SP5DRH (3D2KJ) will be active
from Viti Levu (OC-016), Fiji from 1 October for four weeks. They
will operate on all bands, with an emphasis on the low bands, with
two stations using small amplifiers and vertical antennas. QSL via
home calls. [TNX SP5DRH]
5B - Gab, HA3JB has postponed his announced activity from Monaco
[425DXN 947] and will be going to Cyprus instead. Look for him to
be active as 5B/HG3IPA from 25 September to 2 October, including
an entry in the CQ WW RTTY DX Contest. This activity will be good
for the Hungarian International Police Association Award (on-line
log and information on the award can be found at
www.ha3jb.com). QSL via HA3JB. [TNX HA3JB]
6W - Stan, EI6DX (UA1OUT) will operate as 6W/EI6DX from Senegal on 7-16
November. He will concentrate on the low bands CW, and will take
part in the Ukrainian DX and Japan Internation DX contests. QSL
via RX3RC, direct or bureau. Updates and further information at
www.ei6dx.com/senegal [TNX UA1OUT]
9H - Once again a group of Dutch operators will be going to Qawra,
Malta (EU-023) for annual holiday/DXpedition. They will be active
on 80-6 metres CW, SSB and digital modes between 6 and 27
September. The callsign for the group is 9H9PA (QSL via PB9ZR),
but they will also operate under their individual callsigns: 9H3AB
(QSL via PA1SL), 9H3DZ (QSL via PA2AM), 9H3FD (QSL via PA3FHR),
9H3ON (QSL via PG9W), 9H3S (QSL via PA3HGP), 9H3X (QSL via
PE1NGF), 9H3YM (QSL via PE1OFJ), 9H3ZR (QSL via PB9ZR). [TNX PG9W]
C6 - Ed/K3IXD, Randy/K4QO, Pete/W2GJ and Dallas/W3PP will be active
from Crooked Island (NA-113), Bahamas on 22-26 October. They will
participate in the CQ WW DX SB Contest as C6APR (Multi-Two);
before and after the contest look for C6AQO (CW and SSB) and C6AXD
(RTTY) to be active on 160-10 metres. All QSLs via K3IXD. [TNX
K3IXD]
F - Marc, F6HQP is currently active as F6HQP/p from Brittany until 26
August. He will try to go and operate from a few more islands,
such as Ile Callot (not IOTA, DIFM MA-017) and Ile de Batz
(EU-105, DIFM MA-018). QSL via home call, bureau preferred. [TNX
F6AJA]
FT5G - The FT5GA team [425DXN 948] will depart Paris on 11 September,
destination St. Denis, Reunion Island. The date for the military
flight to Glorioso will be announced as soon as FASZOI (the French
Armed Forces in the South Indian Ocean Zone) confirm it. The team
will remain on Grande Glorieuse for about three weeks, and the
return flight from Reunion to Paris will be on 8 October. Bookmark
glorieuses2008.free.fr/ for further information and updates.
H4 - Mike, KM9D (H44MY) and Jan, KF4TUG (H44TO) are now lying to anchor
at Tesauma, Rennell Island (OC-127) and might be QRV soon. QSL via
OM2SA.
HB9 - Tera Radio Club (www.hb9ok.ch)will be active as HB9VELO on in
September for the Road Cycling World Championships that will be
held in Mendrisio, Switzerland on 23-27 September. Activity will
be on CW, SSB, PSK and RTTY on the HF bands. QSL via HB9OCR. [TNX
HB9EDM]
I - Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Nobel Prize in physiscs
awarded to Guglielmo Marconi, ARI Vigevano will operate as IY2M
between 1 September and 31 January 2010. Concurrent special events
will be organized in cooperation with the Museum of Electrical
Technology of the University of Pavia. QSL via IW2NOH, direct or
bureau. [TNX IK2AVH]
I - Gerry, IZ1DSH and Pasquale, IZ1MLQ will be active as IL7T from San
Domino Island (EU-050, IIA FG-001) on 24-27 September. They will
have two stations active on 40-10 metres SSB, CW and digital
modes. QSL via IZ1DSH, direct or bureau. Further information can
be found at www.aritorino.it/IL7T.htm [TNX IZ1DXS]
J7 - Lot, DJ9ZG and Babs, DL7AFS will be active as J79ZG from Dominica
(NA-101) from 27 September to 15 October. They plan to operate
RTTY, PSK and SSB on 80-6 metres. QSL via DL7AFS, direct or
bureau. Their website is at www.qsl.net/dl7afs [TNX DJ7ZG]
KH0 - Kuro, JH0MGJ will operate on 80-6 metres as AL5A/WH0 from Saipan
(OC-086) on 28-31 August. QSL via JA7JEC (direct) or JH0MGJ
(bureau). [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
KH2 - Look for George, K6SV/KH2 and Dennis, K7BV/KH2 to be active from
Guam (OC-026) on 25-28 August. They will operate operating SSB and
CW on the HF bands and 6 metres from the WH2DX rental QTH
(www.wh2dx.com/). QSL via K6HRO. [TNX N4GN]
SV - Max, IZ4JMA will be active as SV8/IZ4JMA from the islands of
Paxoi and Kerkira (both counts for EU-052) from 24 August to 9
September. He will operate holiday style on 80-10 metres, with
digital modes activity being planned. [TNX IZ4JMA]
SV - Demetrius/SV2GWY, Angelo/SV2GWR, Cleanthis/SV2XI, Dimitris/SV7HRJ,
Nick/SV7HVI, Themistokles/SW2HQF and Nikos/SW2HVD will be active
as SX8DI from the Drenia Islands (EU-174) on 28-31 August. Their
base camp will be on Penna Island, and they also try to go and
operate from the lighthouse on Frini Island. QSL via SV2GWY,
direct or bureau. Further information and log search can be found
at sx8di.blogspot.com/ [TNX VA3RJ]
VE - George, K3GV, will be active as K3GV/VY2 from Prince Edward Island
(NA-029) between 1 and 28 September. Activity will be on 15 and 20
metres around the usual IOTA frequencies. QSL via home call,
direct or bureau. [TNX K3GV]
7O1YGF & LOTW —> The logs for 7O1YGF have now been uploaded to LoTW. The
procedure to follow in order to claim credit is described on the Century
Club Awards Weblog (www.arrl.org/blog/Century%20Club%20Awards).
Please note that “if you select only the 7O1YGF QSOs you will not be
assessed the fees that LoTW will report back to you”, but if you select
also other QSOs, the application will be handled and charged as a regular
submission. [TNX NC1L]
CIS DX QPSK63 —> The European PSK Club invites amateur radio operators to
participate in the CIS DX QPSK63 Contest, that will be held from 12 UTC on
19 September until 12 UTC on the 20th. Complete rules and other information
can be found at www.cisdx.srars.org/ [TNX MM0DFV]
FO8RZ —> Updates from Phil, FO8RZ (F5PHW) can be found on his website
(f5phw.chez.com/), along with a log search that will updated on a
weekly basis. QSL via F8BPN, direct or bureau. Phil uploads his log to LoTW
on a regular basis. [TNX FO8RZ]
HOMECOMING SCOTLAND TROPHIES —> The GMDX Group sponsors the Homecoming
Scotland Engraved Challenge Trophies to be awarded to (1) the top three
stations outside Scotland who contact the largest number of different GA,
MA and 2A stations, and to (2) the top three Scottish stations who using
the GA, MA and 2A prefixes work the largest number of stations outside
Scotland between 10 August and 30 November 2009. Details can be found at
www.gmdx.org.uk/ [TNX MM0NDX]
LOGS —> A logsearch for DU1/G0SHN (and for other 106 callsigns, for a
total of 322,449 QSOs) is available on the Nouvelles DX’s website
(LesNouvellesDX.fr/voirlogs.php). Also, the log for HB0/F5LMJ is now
on line at www.tuduri.net/f5lmj/Hb0/Hb0.htm [TNX F6AJA]
NOT THE MANAGER —> As of 15 August 2009 Erik, K5WW is no longer the QSL
manager for P40L and P4/W6LD. [TNX K5WW]
QSL 7P8AO —> A log search for 7P8AO (as well as for 7P8CF, 7P8MM, 7P8OK
and 7P8YI) can be found at ha5ao.novolab.hu/. QSL 7P8AO via HA5AO,
direct only (Istvan Gaspar, Rakoczi u. 85, 1196 Budapest, Hungary), as
proceeds will be donated entirely to charity (details on this project can
be found on the website above).
QSL J79PAK —> The Daily DX reports that, following HB9CUA’s tragic death,
the new QSL route for J79PAK is via HB9HLM.
QSL VIA IK3GES —> It has been reported that Gabriele, IK3GES QSLs only
direct. This is not true. As for his latest activities from Greek islands,
all of the direct requests have been replied to, and all of the remaining
QSOs will be confirmed automatically through the bureau system in late
August. As for his recent IOTA activities from Gokceada (Turkey, EU-186)
and Sveta Anastasiya (Bulgaria, EU-181), when the blank cards arrive from
the printer he will apply the same procedure as above. On-line logs can be
found at www.ik3ges.it [TNX IK3GES]
YO DX HF CONTEST —> The Romanian Amateur Radio Federation (FRR) invites
amateur radio operators all over the world to participate in the annual YO
DX HF Contest, which will be held on 29-30 August (from 12 UTC to 12 UTC).
Participants in the contest who meet the award requirements will receive
the YO BZ Award (1st class) free of charge. Complete contest rules and
results of lats year’s edition can be found at www.hamradio.ro/ [TNX
YO2DFA]
+ SILENT KEYS + Pierre-Aime Kubler, HB9CUA (J79PAK) lost his life on 5
August, at 46 years of age, while on vacation in Dominica. He was trying to
rescue his eight-year-old daughter (who survived) from the sea, when he was
swept under a wave. He was found dead the day after.
Other recently reported Silent Keys include Medzit “Kico” Dautovic (E72C,
former Secretary of ARABiH), Jiro Manaka (JA1MCU, the first operator from
Japan to receive the 5 Band DXCC Award), Igor A. Lambrianov (UA6JW), Mickey
Hicks (WO6T) and antenna designer Giovanni Carnevale (I1UJX).
QSLs received direct or through managers: 3D2NB, 3XY5M, 4K0CW, 4KT9W, 4L0A,
4T6I (SA-098), 5C2C, 5C2F, 5H3VMB, 5K0T (NA-132 and NA-133), 6Y8XF, 8Q7GP,
9H1BT, 9U0VB, A25VB, AO5KB, C37NL, C4SV, C6AGU, C91VB, CE9/K2ARB, CO2NB,
CO6CAC, CP1FF, CP6XE, CS9L, CT3FQ, CT9L, CU3EQ, CX2TG, D44TXO, D4C, D93I
(AS-060), EA9PY, EW3EW, EX8M, EY7AF, H44MY (OC-162), H6VA, HC2SL, HC7AE,
HD2M, HH4/K4QD, HR9/IK2QPR, HZ1FS/p (AS-192), IL7G (EU-050), J39BJ, JD1BMM,
JT1CO, KH2L, KP4KE, LY70W, N5BEK/TI7, OA4BHY/2 (SA-075), OA4TT, OY/G3TXF,
OY9JD, P33W, P43A, PZ5WP, RG9A, S92LX, SX9JZ, T31DX, T32YA, T32YY, T33ZZ,
T77C, TA3J/7, TA7KI, TJ3G, TL0A, TO3R, TS7C, TT8JT, TZ6EI, UK9AA, UN7MMM,
V29JKV, V44KAI, V63MY (OC-259), V63TO (OC-163),VK9GMW, VP2EFB, VP8DLM,
VR2EH, VU2PAI, VU2SWS, VU4MY, VY0A, W3STX/KH0, WP2B, XW1B, YI9TM, YS1G,
Z2/UA4WHX, ZF2ZB, ZS1JX, ZS4TX.
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