425 DX News #1001
I1JQJ
No 1001
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
3A - Ennio, IW1RBI will be active from Monaco on 12-25 July. He will
operate holiday style on various bands SSB and digital modes. [TNX
IZ8CCW]
3B8 - Armin, DK9PY is active as 3B8/DK9PY from Mauritius (AF-049) until
21 July. He operates only CW on 40-10 metres, running 100 watts
into dipoles and a longwire. Armin might go on a 2-day side trip
to either Reunion Island (FR) and/or Rodriguez Island (3B9). [TNX
ON5NT]
5B - Celebrating his Golden Jubilee in Amateur Radio, Alan 5B4AHJ will
operate SSB and CW as 5B50J from 25 October 2010 to 25 October
2011, the day that will mark the 50th anniversary of his first
licence. QSL via 5B4AHJ. [TNX 5B4AHJ]
5V - Franco, I1FQH will be active as 5V7DX from Kpalime, Togo on 15-26
July. He plans to operate SSB and CW on 40-10 metres plus 6m. QSL
via home call, direct or bureau, and LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX]
9A - Italo, IK6JNH and Andrea, IK6VXO are active as 9A/homecall from
Drvenik Mali (EU-016) until 13 July. They will participate in the
IARU HF World Championship as 9A/IK6JNH; outside the IARU event
they will use 9A/IK6VXO (SSB and RTTY). [TNX IK6VXO]
BV - Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Republic of China, a
couple of special callsigns will be in use from Chinese Taipei
(Taiwan): BP100 (QSL via BX4AQ) from 10 July 2010 to 31 December
2011, and BV100 (QSL via BV2KI) from 10 October 2010 to 31
December 2011 (further information on the latter, including the
relevant award, can be found at www.bv100.tw). [TNX The Daily DX]
BY - Xizhu Wang, BH7NLD will be active as BH7NLD/7 from Weizhou Island
(AS-139) until 13 July. He operates with 10 watts and a ground
plane between 2 and 14 UTC; look for him around 7055, 14260,
21200, 28460, 29600 (FM) and 50110. QSL via home call. [TNX DX
World]
CT7 - Special event station CS29MR will be active on 12-18 July for the
29th International Motorcycle Rally in Faro, Portugal. Operations
are planned on 80-6 metres SSB, CW and RTTY. QSL via CT1EHX. [TNX
CT1END]
DL - Chris, DL4FO to be active as DL4FO/p from Spiekeroog Island
(EU-047) on 11-16 July. He will operate QRP, mainly CW, on the HF
bands. QSL via home call. [TNX rgsbiota.org]
F - Special callsign TM8OU will be in use on 16-30 July to celebrate
the 50th anniversary of the Radio Club d'Albert. QSL via F5KOU.
[TNX F8REF]
F - Jean-Marc, F5SGI will be active as F5SGI/p from Belle-Ile (EU-048)
on 18-30 July. He will operate mostly CW and will participate in
the IOTA Contest. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX F5SGI]
F - F0GHK, F1SRC, F4EYQ, F6DZD and YT2WW will be active as TM5KD from
Sein Island (EU-068) on 22-27 July, IOTA Contest included. Before
and after the Contest they will concentrate on CW, PSK31 and the
VHF bands. QSL via F5KKD. [TNX F4EYQ]
F - Once again look for the Provins ARC to participate in the IOTA
Contest as TM7C from Noirmoutier Island (EU-064). The operators
will be F4AJQ, F4TTR, F5AGB, F5NQL, F5VHQ, F6AML, F8IJV and F9IE.
QSL via F5CWU. [TNX F5NQL]
FO - Alain, FO5RH will be active as TX5TES on 11-25 July, IOTA Contest
included. The special callsign's suffix stands for Totale Eclipse
Solaire, the total solar eclipse expected on 11 July. Alain
operates from Tatakoto (OC-066), French Polynesia. [TNX F6AJA]
G - This year the Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB) will be
represented by GR2HQ in the IARU HF World Championship. Expect a
large group of operators from several DXCC Entities withing the UK
to be active on all the HF contest bands on both CW and SSB. QSL
via M0OXO, direct or bureau. Further information, including the
awards programme for contacting GR2HQ on various bands/modes, can
be found at www.gr2hq.com
GU - Frank, PA4N will active as MU/PA4N from Guernsey (EU-114) on 12-19
July. He will focus on 80-10 metres CW, with some RTTY or SSB as
well as some activity on 160 or 6 metres. QSL via home call. [TNX
rsgbiota.org]
GW - The Strumble Head DX and Contest Group (G1VDP, G4LDL, M0URX,
MW0JRX, MW0JZE and MW0RLJ) will operate as MC0SHL from Ramsey
Island (EU-124) from 22 July through the 26th or 27th (all
dependant on tides), including an entry in the IOTA Contest as
MW9W. They will have three stations with amplifers, and will
operate as MC0SHL on 17 and 12 metres during the contest hours to
try to give as many contacts on these bands also. Expect them to
use mainly SSB, with some RTTY and CW. QSL via M0URX. Further
information and QSLling instructions can be found at
www.mc0shl.com [TNX G1VDP]
I - IT9EJW, IT9GAC, IT9JQY, IT9RKR, IT9RYJ, IT9VKY, IW9BCW, IW9GUR,
IW9HLM and IW9HQP will participate in the IOTA Contest as IT9EJW/p
from Lachea Island (EU-166, IIA CT-002). QSL via IT9EJW, direct or
bureau. Further information at www.it9ejw.it/lachea [TNX IT9EJW]
I - Operators from ARI Trieste will be active as IQ3TS from Vittoria
Lighthouse (WAIL FV-001, ARLHS ITA 174) on 21-22 August for the
12th annual International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend. QSL via
bureau or direct (see qrz.com). [TNX IV3KAS]
I - Flavio, IW2NEF will be active as IG9/IW2NEF from Lampedusa
(AF-019) on 18-30 July. He will operate holiday style on 40-6
metres and will take part in the IOTA Contest. QSL via home call,
direct or bureau. [TNX IW2NEF]
I - Ruggero, IK2PZC will be active as IG9/IK2PZC from Lampedusa Island
(AF-019) on 22-31 July. He will operate SSB, RTTY and PSK, and
will participate in the IOTA Contest. QSL via home call. [TNX
IK2PZC]
IS0 - Flaviano, I2MOV will be active as IS0/I2MOV from Sardinia (EU-024)
from 13 July through September. He will operate mainly CW on 40-6
metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau.
IS0 - Nicola IS0BMU, Raffaele IS0CPU, Gianni IS0IGV, Carlo IS0JOO and
Claudio IZ1DNJ will be active as IM0K from San Macario Island
(EU-165) on 23-25 July, including an entry in the IOTA Contest.
QSL via IS0BMU. [TNX IZ1DNJ]
KL - Mike AD5A and his two sons, Michael AB5EB and Jake KB5SKN, will be
active from Kalgin Island (NA-158). The expedition will be on the
air sometime Friday, 6 August and will QRT during the local
mid-afternoon on the 8th. They will have two stations running 100
watts, and will operate CW (AD5A/KL5) and SSB (AB5EB/KL0). The
team will be equipped to operate on 6m if the band opens up, but
it will not be a priority. The QSL route will be announced as soon
as it finalized. [TNX islandchaser.com]
SM - Aloys, PA3DAT and his wife Femma, PA3DWK plan to operate from a
few islands during their holidays in Denmark and Sweden:
15 July OZ/PA3DAT Faro EU-029
18 July SM7/PA3DAT Oland EU-037
23-25 July SM0/PA3DAT Singo EU-084
27 July SM3/PA3DAT Alnon EU-087
They will operate SSB mainly on 20 and 40m, and will take part in
the IOTA Contest from EU-084. Further information can be found at
www.pa3dat.nl [TNX NG3K]
SV - Giovanni, IW7DOL will be active as SV8/IW7DOL/p from Kerkyra
Island (EU-052) on 12-17 July. He plans to operate SSB and digital
modes. QSL via home call. [TNX IW7DOL]
SV - Giannis, SV2FPU will be active as SV2FPU/8 from Limnos Island
(EU-049) and Plaka Lighthouse on 21-31 July. He will operate on
40-6 metres, possibly with some activity during the IOTA Contest.
QSL via home call, direct only. [TNX SV2FPU]
TA - The TC Special Wireless Activity Team (www.tcswat.org) will be
active as TC2010VS until 11 July for the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF
World Championship that is being held in Istanbul. [TNX TA0U]
TA - Members of Manisa branch of TRAC will be active through July as
TC90AA to commemorate the 90th anniversary of Anadolu Ajansi, the
Turkish state news agency. QSL via TA3KO, direct or bureau. [TNX
TA1HZ]
V3 - Ray, WQ7R (HR9/WQ7R and HQ9R) left Roatan Islan (NA-057) and is
moving to San Ignacio, Belize. His new callsign is V31BD and the
QSL route will still be via K5WW. [TNX The Daily DX]
V3 - Bob/W5UQ (V31UQ), San/K5YY (V31YY) and Bill/W5SJ (V31SJ) will be
active from Placencia, Belize on 12-19 July. They plan to operate
CW and SSB on 80-6 metres. QSL V31YY via K5YY; QSL V31SJ and V31UQ
via W5JAY. [TNX DX World]
VE - After his eventful trip to East Pen Island, Cezar VE3LYC will
travel again to the Canadian Arctic, this time attempting to
activate the Nunavut (Kitikmeot Region) East IOTA Group (NA-208,
CQ Zone 2). This group was activated for the first and only time
fifteen years ago. For this project Cezar retained the services of
local guides and applied for VY0X callsign, aiming to operate for
up to 3 days, between approximately 11-14 August. The island he
will operate from will be decided on site, to ensure unobstructed
propagation to various regions around the world. Cezar reminds
everyone that weather conditions and safety concerns can affect
the outcome of this project. At this time, he is looking for
donors who understand and appreciate the nature of his attempt,
and wish to join in the effort. You can support the expedition via
PayPal at tiberius.trifu[@]gmail.com [TNX VE3LYC]
VK - Andrew VK4HAM, Peter VK4FSSB and Ryan N0OJ will be active as
VK4HAM/p from Fraser Island (OC-142) on 23-27 July, IOTA Contest
included. They will be QRV on 80-10 metres with verticals, wires
and 100 watts. Further information at www.vk4ham.webs.com. QSL via
VK4HAM. [TNX VK4HAM]
VQ9 - Jim, VQ9JC (ND9M) reports he has received a temporary license "for
what's turning into an annual special prefix operation". He will
be active on all bands, including the satellites, as VQ90JC on
10-25 July. Jim will participate in both the IARU HF World
Championship and the IOTA Contest (Diego Garcia is AF-006), and
will be on all bands (if open) including the satellites. All
operation will have to fall outside his normal work hours and will
typically be 1200-1730 UTC, although he "might be able to squeeze
in some extra time outside those hours". QSL via ND9M.
W - The Nutley Amateur Radio Society (W2GLQ) will be active from
Sheffield Island (NA-136) on 17-18 July. QSl via KD2C, direct or
bureau. [TNX KC2LSD]
XT - Andre HB9CVC (XT2CVC), Ludo HB9EOU (XT2LW) and Pierre-Andre HB9HLV
(XT2HLV) from the VHF DX Gang (HB9EME) will be active as XT2EME
from Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso from 15 July to 2 August. They will
operate SSB, CW and PSK on 80, 40, 20, 17, 15, 12, 10 and 6
metres. QSL via HB9EOU. Proceeds from QSLling and donations will
be given to "La Maison du Coeur", the orphanage the group will
operate from. Further information is available on the expedition's
website at http://xt2eme.cq-dx.org
IARU HF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ---> The Finnish WRTC 2002 gang in association
with Radio Arcala, OH8X will activate four DXCC Entities and ITU zones in
the IARU HF World Championship:
CQ8X Azores QSL via OH2BH op. CU2DX
OH0X Aland Islands QSL via OH2TA op. OH2PM
OX8XX Greenland QSL via OH2BH ops. OH2BH, OH2MM, OH2TA, OX3KQ
TF4X Iceland QSL via G3SWH ops. OH1RX, TF4M
IARU HF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ---> This year's event (rules can be found at
www.arrl.org/iaru-hf-championship) will run from 12 UTC on 10 July until 12
UTC on the 11th. The following IARU Member Society HQ stations are expected
to participate:
Call DXCC Mult
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3V8HQ Tunisia CAST
8N1HQ Japan JARL
8N2HQ Japan JARL
8N3HQ Japan JARL
8N4HQ Japan JARL
8N8HQ Japan JARL
9A0HQ Croatia HRS
CR5HQ Portugal REP
E7HQ Bosnia & Hercegovina ARABiH
EM5HQ Ukraine UARL
GR2HQ United Kingdom RSGB
HB0HQ Liechtenstein AFVL
HL0HQ South Korea KARL
IU1HQ Italy ARI
IU2HQ Italy ARI
IU4HQ Italy ARI
IU5HQ Italy ARI
IU8HQ Italy ARI
IU9HQ Italy ARI
JV1HQ Mongolia MRSF
LX0HQ Luxembourg RL
LY0HQ Lithuania LRMD
NU1AW USA IARU
OE1A Austria OVSV
OH2HQ Finland SRAL
OZ1HQ Denmark EDR
PC6HQ The Netherlands VERON
PG6HQ The Netherlands VERON
TM0HQ France REF
VK4WI Australia WIA
VU2PAI India ARSI
W1AW/8 USA ARRL
Z30HQ Macedonia RSM
ZL6HQ New Zealand NZART
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
FRANCE: 40 METRES EXPANDED ---> Effective 30 June, French amateur radio
operators are allowed to operate on 7100-7200 KHz on a primary basis. [TNX
F6AJA]
FRANCE: POSTAL RATES ---> Jean-Michel, F6AJA reports that postal rates in
France have increased since 1 July. The new prices for standard letter
items up to 20 grams are as follows:
Metropolitan France EUR 0.58
French overseas departments, collectivities and territories EUR 0.58
European Union and Switzerland EUR 0.75
Other European countries and Rest of the world EUR 0.87
IARU HF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ---> In order to promote the IARU HF
Championship and HQ stations activity, the teams of the national societies
of Bosnia & Hercegovina (E7HQ), Croatia (9A0HQ) and Austria (OE1A) agreed
to sponsor three plaques on behalf of IARU Region 1. They will be awarded
to the stations who will make most QSOs with HQ stations in the first hour,
in first 12 hours and in the 24 hours of the contest. The number of QSOs
will be determined from HQ logs after deadline and winners will be
announced as soon as possible. [TNX 9A5K, IARU R1 Contest Manager]
LOGS ---> The logsearch for the recent ZX8W activity from Cotijuba Island
(SA-060) is now available at www.clublog.org [TNX PT7WA]
NOT THE MANAGER ---> "I am receiving hundreds of QSLs via buro and also
some direct", DF4SA says, "but I am not the QSL manager for 7X2ARA". He did
operate from the 7X2ARA club station back in 2003 (24-30 November, CQ WW DX
CW Contest included), and all of those QSOs have already been confirmed. "I
can not confirm any other QSLs for any other date and time", Con says.
QSL VIA W2FB ---> Effective 5 July, Steve Busono, W2FB us the new QSL
manager for Pri, YB0ECT and Dudy, YB0DPO.
THAILAND ON 6 METRES ---> The Radio Amateur Society of Thailand's club
station (HS0AC) has been authorized to operate on 6 metres for the CQ WW
VHF Contest to be held from 18 UTC on 17 July through 21 UTC on the 18th.
[TNX HS0ZCW]
SILENT KEYS ---> K. C. "Selva" Selvadurai (9V1UV), passed away on 30 June
at the age of 77. Past President and a founding member of the Singapore
Amateur Radio Transmitting Society, he also served as IARU Region 3
Director. Other recently reported Silent keys include Savo Torbica (9A3IR),
Anibal Da Rocha Arijon (PY1QP), Michael B. Kaczynski (W1OD) and James E.
Olson (W4JO/ZF2JO).
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3B8/SP2FUD, 3W6C (AS-185),
4A1DXXE, 4K0VB, 4L0B, 4M5M, 4O7A, 4S7ULG, 4Z4UR, 5B/UT0U, 5H1S (AF-032),
5H3EE, 5H3VMB, 5K4T (SA-084), 5K8T (SA-081), 5N7M, 5X1VB, 5Z4/UA4WHX,
6W/HA0NAR, 6Y3Z, 7P8AO, 7Q7VB, 7X2RO, 7X4AN, 7Z1SJ, 8Q7CE, 8Q7IA, 8Q7NA,
8Q7QQ, 9H3OG, 9H3TX, 9J2FM, 9U1KI, 9X0CW, A71CV, A71EL, A92GR, AO8FLH,
AP2TN, AX5CP, C56KR, C91LW, C91LW/p, CE1Z, CE4CT, CF3NAVY, CN8KD, CO4SM,
CP6IB, CR2X, CU2A, CX2FB, DA0HEL, E20AS (AS-125), E21YDP, EA6SX, EA9IB,
EA9PY, EK6LP, ET3BN, EW2MA, EY8MM, FG5FR, FM5AA, FO/N6JA, FP5BZ, FT5GA,
FT5WO, FY8DK, GB4GEO, GI8HXY, H44MS, HC1MD/HC4, HC2GF, HH2/N8JEA, HI8HCJ,
HR9/WQ7R (NA-057), HS0ZBS, J20VB, J39BS, J5V, J88DR, JD1BMH, JD1BNQ, JT1CS,
JT1DA, JV800CS, JY4NE, K4T (NA-079), K8LJG/4 (NA-138), LY11A, NP2KW, OA4TT,
OD5/UA4WHX, OD5UE, P29TL, PY0FF, R1FJM, RA9LI/0 (AS-086), RK2FWA, RW2F,
SQ6ILC, ST2EB, ST2VB, SU1SK, SV5AZP, T31K, T32AJ, T32CI, T32MI, T32SI,
T32VI, T88CI, TA0/WA2KBZ, TA1C/2, TC2010OCCA, TO2R, TO7RJ, TX3A, TX3D,
UK8AR, V63DX, V63MY (OC-260), V84PMB, V85/JJ8DEN, V85DX, VG7G, VG7V, VG7W,
VK4SWE (OC-227), VK7GN, VK9LL, VK9XX, VP8DMH, VP8DNA, W1ASB/P (NA-136),
XR0Y, XU7ACY, XW1B, YB9WAN, YI9PSE, YN2EA, YV400D, YW5F (SA-058), YW8AJ,
Z2/UA4WHX, Z21DXI, ZM1A, ZY0T.
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