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425 DX News is available in the following languages: English * Italian * Japanese * Portuguese * Russian * Spanish _____________________________________________________________________________ 4 October 2008 A.R.I. DX Bulletin No 909 =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 3A - Gianni, I1UWF will be active as 3A/I1UWF from Monaco on 5 October, starting around 13 UTC. He plans to operate SSB on +/- 14240 and 18140 kHz, running 100 watts into a vertical antenna. QSL via home call. [TNX I1UWF] 3DA - David, GI4FUM (EI4DJ) will be operating from Swaziland as 3DA0DJ on 17-27 October [425DXN 905]. The callsign that will be used during the Jamboree On The Air (18-19 October) has been changed to 3DA0SS (Swazi Scouts). [TNX GI4FUM] 3X - The VooDoo Contest Group (http://voodoocontestgroup.com/) will enter the CQ WW CW Contest (29-30 November) from Conakry, Guinea, as 3X5A in the multi-multi category. This will be the group's 15th straight year in multi-multi from West Africa and their 20th straight year participating in CQWWCW. The usual 8-9 British and American operators will have seven one-KW stations and a dozen antennas. They will also be active as 3X5A (no personal call-signs) before the contest, including 30, 17 and 12 metres and maybe some RTTY. QSL via G3SXW, direct or bureau (e-mail requests for bureau cards can be sent to g3sxw(at)btinternet.com). The logs will be uploaded to LoTW. [TNX G3SXW] 6W - DK8YY, DL1WA, DL4JS, DL8AKI and DL8ALU will be active as 6W/DL4JS and 6V7M (during the WAG and CQ WW DX SSB Contests) from Senegal on 18-27 October. They will operate on all HF bands SSB, CW and RTTY. QSL via DH7WW. [TNX DL1WA] 8Q - Miguel, CT1IUA will be active as 8Q71U (8Q Seven One U) from the Maldives (AS-013) on 9-20 October. He will spend his honeymoon on Kuredu Island and he plans to operate holiday style on 80-10 metres SSB and CW. QSL via home call. [TNX CT1IUA] 9L - 9L1X is the callsign that will be used during the operation from Sherbro Island (AF-056), Sierra Leone [425DXN 892]. The team (I2YSB, IK2CIO, IK2CKR, IK2DIA and IK2HKT) expects to have three stations active on SSB (28450, 24925, 21295, 18130, 14260, 7050, 3795 and 1840 kHz), CW (28025, 24895, 21025, 18080, 14025, 10105, 7005, 3505 and 1823 kHz) and RTTY (14082 kHz). QSL via I2YSB, direct only. Bookmark http://www.i2ysb.com/ for updates on the expedition. A5 - Gerard/F2VX, Alain/F5LMJ, Jean-Louis/F9DK and Vincent/G0LMX will be active again from Bhutan on 7-25 November. This time they will operate as A5100A to celebrate the centenary of the Kingdom of Bhutan. On 7-17 November they will operate from Thimphu, then they will meet up with Pradhan, A51PN and operate /P from three different regions in the southern part of the country. Equipment includes three transceivers, two 1Kw amplifiers, a 5 band Spiderbeam and an 11-element log periodic. QSL via F9DK. [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX] C5 - Andre, ON7YK will be active once again as C56YK from The Gambia from 13 October to 9 November. Expect holiday style activity on 80-10 metres (and possibly 160m) SSB and PSK31, with some RTTY and CW. QSL via ON7YK, direct or bureau. His web page is at www.on7yk.net [TNX NG3K] CT3 - Stan OK1JR will be active holiday style from Madeira (AF-014) on 3-13 October. He plans to operate as CT3/OK1JR on 80-10 metres, with an emphasis on 30, 17 and 12 metres CW. QSL via OK1JN. [TNX OK1JR] EA6 - Adrian, AA5UK will be active as EA6/AA5UK from Ibiza, Balearic Islands (EU-004) on 15-29 October, CQ WW DX SSB Contest included. He will operate holiday style on 160-10 metres SSB, RTTY, PSK31, SSTV, JT65A and WSPR. Look for satellite activity on AO51. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. He will upload his logs to LoTW. [TNX AA5UK] G - The Farnborough and District Radio Society will operate special event station GB1CODY on 13-19 October to celebrate the centenary of the first official flight of a heavier than air machine in the United Kingdom by Samuel F. Cody (16 October 1908). QSL via bureau. Further information can be found at http://www.qrz.com/gb1cody [TNX G0YYY] HB0 - Twelve operators from the Rhine Ruhr DX Association (www.rrdxa.eu/) will be active for the 25th time from Triesenberg, Liechtenstein on 18-31 October, including a Multi-Multi entry in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest as HB0/HB9AON (QSL via DJ2YE). [TNX DK8EY] JX - Al, LA9SN will be active as JX9SN from Jan Mayen (EU-022) for a few hours on 8 October. He will operate CW only, probably on 20 and 30 metres. QSL direct only via home call. [TNX LA9SN] KG4 - Bill, W4WV (KG4WV) and Ed, KN4KL (KG4KL) will be active from Guantanamo Bay on 7-21 October. Expect activity on all the HF bands SSB, RTTY and SSTV. Plus some 6 metres. QSL via home call. [TNX The Daily DX] LY - Twelve LY70 callsigns are being aired until 30 November to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Lithuanian Amateur Radio Society (http://www.lrmd.lt): LY70A (LY5A), LY70AE (LY2AE), LY70BY (LY3BY), LY70FE (LY2FE), LY70GW (LY2GW), LY70LRMD (LY3W), LY70M (LY3M), LY70PAX (LY2PAX), LY70Q (LY4Q), LY70QT (LY2QT), LY70W (LY5W) and LY70X (LY3X). Information on the relevant award can be found at http://www.qrz.com/LY70LRMD [TNX LY4Q] OZ - Ben, DO1BEN will be active again as OZ/DO1BEN from Lolland Island (EU-029) on 4-11 October. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. His website is at http://www.do1ben.de/index.html [TNX www.rsgbiota.org] P2 - Mike, K6MYC has joined the IOTA DXpedition to Papua New Guinea, and will add EME (JT65) activity to the planned HF operations. Depending on QRM he will use 50.250 MHz and 144.125 MHz. The team will also be making a big effort on 160 metres, with an amplifier, Titanex and separate receiving antennas. Look for P29VLR (QSL via SM6CVX) from Garove (OC-161) between 20 and 26 October, and for P29NI (QSL via G3KHZ) from Hermit (OC-041) between 28 October and 3 November. Donations to help defray the significant costs of this DXpedition will be gratefully accepted (see http://www.425dxn.org/dxped/p29_2008/). P4 - Sharon, K7WZB and Garry, K9WZB will be active as P40ZB from Aruba (SA-036) from 28 October to 6 November. They will operate mostly 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres, with possibly 6 metres if band conditions warrants. Operating modes will be SSB, RTTY, CW and PSK31. QSL direct via K9WZB. [TNX K9WZB] TT - Jovica, E78A (aka 6W1SJ) will be active as TT8JT from Chad on 10-18 October. This is a business trip and Jovica plans to operate mostly CW on 40, 30 and 20 metres during his spare time. QSL via E73Y, direct or bureau. [TNX E73Y] V7 - Sei, JA7LU and Yohji, JH1AWN will be active as V73LU e V73WN from Majuro (OC-029), Marshall Islands on 10-13 October. They plan to operate SSB on 40-10 metres. QSL via home calls, direct or via the JARL bureau. [TNX CT1END] VK - Tad, VK2LNX and his wife Suzanne, VK2FSNJ are the latest volunteer caretakers for the lighthouse located on Maatsuyker Island (OC-233), off the southern coast of Tasmania (VK7). They will spend six months there, and will take some equipment with them in order to operate on the amateur radio bands. [TNX VA3RJ] VU - The first ever amateur radio activity from a National Park in India is taking place until 7 October. A group of nine operators is QRV on 40 and 20 metres CW and SSB as AT8WFF from the Bannerghatta National Park near Bangalore. QSL via VU2JHM. [TNX F5NQL] W - Special event station N3A will be operated from all ten US call areas with the appropriate portable designator (N3A/1 to N3A/0) during the whole month of October to celebrate the fourth anniversary of the North American QRP CW Club (NAQCC). QSL direct to WY3H. Full details on the event and the relevant certificates can be found at http://www.arm-tek.net/~yoel/ [TNX WY3H] YB - Adhi, YB3MM will be active as YB3MM/9 from the radio station of YC9MKF on Timor Island (OC-148) on 4-7 December. He plans to operate holiday style mostly on 20 metres. A side trip to Semau Island (OC-241) is also being taken into consideration. QSL via IZ8CCW. [TNX IZ8CCW] ZS - ZS08YL is the special callsign for the annual International YL Meeting to be held in South Africa on 3-18 October. The station will be operated from three different locations, namely Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town. QSL via operator's instructions. [TNX F5NQL] =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW NOT VIA CT1GFK ---> Toze, CT1GFK says he is receiving several cards for CU4AT, a station he is not the QSL manager for. The list of stations whose QSL route is via CT1GFK can be found at http://ct1gfk.no.sapo.pt/ct1gfk.htm NOT VIA N3SL ---> In 425DXN #884 we published a list of stations assigned to N3SL when W3HC retired from being a QSL manager. Steve, N3SL now reports that "this information has turned out to be incorrect", and that he is NOT the QSL manager for 7X5VRK, CO6AP, PS2T, PT5T, PY2KC, TU2XZ or ZY100S. "We are sorry for the confusion", Steve says. All QSLs sent to N3SL for these stations are being returned. QSL 9G5SW ---> The new QSL route is via OK1DOT, direct only: Petr Gustab, P.O. Box 52, Cesky Brod 282 01, Czech Republic. According to http://www.qrz.com/ok1dot the other stations Petr is the QSL manager for are 3W22S, 3W3W, 9M2/G4VGO, 9V1GO, EP4SP, HK1AR, HK3KAV, NL7G, TG9AKH, WP3F, XV1X, XV9DT, YB1JZS, YB5AQB, YI9CC and ZS6CCY. QSL VK9DWX ---> The QSL manager will be DJ2MX. However, to minimize the workload, you are encouraged to use the Online QSL Request System. There you will be able to choose between direct QSL card (donation to be transferred on-line) and bureau QSL card, with no need for you to send your actual QSL. The Online QSL Request System will be available on http://www.vk9dwx.de/ after the expedition. TOP LISTS ---> The latest Topband, Topmode and Toplist listings are now available at http://www.425dxn.org/awards/toplist/index.html. Please note that QSOs confirmed through LoTW or included in on-line logs are eligible for listing. Send send your scores, as well as any request for further information, to Erminio Pandocchi, I2EOW ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) + SILENT KEYS + Jens Palle Moreau Joergensen, OZ5MJ passed away on 21 September, at 77 years of age. A well-known and active DXer, he was particularly interested in island chasing and contributed to the IOTA list revision back in 2000. Other reported Silent Keys include Gyozi Macsuga (HA0MM), Nikolai N. Lapin (RU1OL, formerly UW1OL) and Anthony Martin (M1FDE), who passed away at the age of 41 on 20 September. He was responsible for the RF design of the Personal Role Radio (PRR) introduced into the British Army in 2002. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- QSLs received direct or through managers: 3B7SP, 3D2AP/p (OC-060), 3DA0OK, 3DA0VB, 3DA0ZO, 4L0A, 5D0IPY, 5H3VMB, 5N9NDP, 5R8VB, 5X1VB, 5Z4/UA4WHX, 6V7K, 7Q7VB, 8R1WD, 9G5MM, 9J2VB, 9M4SEB (OC-295), 9M6/LA6VM, 9M6XRO/p, 9Q/SM7RME, 9U0VB, 9X0VB, A25OOK, A25VB, A43HI (AS-010), A71AN/p, C31CT, C31PP, C6APR, C91SL , C91VB, C91XO , CN8KD, CX1AA, CY0X , D20VB, D60VB, E75DX, EF8M, ES1WN, FW1Z, HC1HC, HL14ARDF, HQ8R (NA-035), HS0ZED, IM0QMA (EU-041), K7A, OY/LA9SN, P41USA , P49T , SD2O (EU-135), SM3TLG/p (EU-087), TF/LA9SN (EU-071), TL8QC, TM5EL, TO5E, TT8BP, TX5C, UE0ISL (AS-059), V4/G4FAL, V73NS, VC1T (NA-126), VK3AAL/3 (OC-136), VK9CJW, VP6DX, VU2PAI, W2REH (NA-111), XR7A (SA-043), XR7W (SA-053), XU7DLH, XU7TZG, YJ8TZ, YW5IOTA (SA-037), Z2/UA4WHX, ZD8RH, ZW0S. ***************************************************************************** 425 DX NEWS HOME PAGE: http://www.425dxn.org 425 DX NEWS ARCHIVES: http://list.425dxn.org 425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE: http://www.425dxn.org/monthly ***************************************************************************** 425 DX News is a free of charge weekly bulletin edited by Valeria Pregliasco, IK1ADH and Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ Its contents may be used, reproduced and distributed in part or full provided that "425 DX News" or "425DXN" receive proper credit Contributors are invited to send their DX information to Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) The deadline is 12 UTC on Fridays ***************************************************************************** MAILING LIST Please visit the "Mailing List" page at http://www.425dxn.org and follow the step by step subscribe/unsubscribe instructions or contact the Mailing List Administrator Stefano Turci, IK4WMH ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) ***************************************************************************** Direttore Responsabile Gabriele Villa, I2VGW Giornalista Professionista - Tessera n. 057216 Ordine Nazionale dei Giornalisti Roma, Italia ***************************************************************************** <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> *** The PacketCluster network 425 DX News search tool commands *** SH/425 CAL shows the 425DXN Calendar "current" activities; SH/425 BULL [num] where [num] is the bulletin issue number; SH/425 [text] where [text] should be replaced with a callsign, an IOTA reference number, an island name, an Antarctic base, a lighthouse, etc. ----------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. 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