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425 DX News is available in the following languages: English * Italian * Japanese * Portuguese * Russian * Spanish _____________________________________________________________________________ 06 December 2008 A.R.I. DX Bulletin No 918 =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 5X - Graham, 5X1GS is back on the bands after a couple of months. He has remodelled his antenna farm, with beams, slopers for 40 and 80 metres and a full size Carolina Windom 160. QSL via WB2YQH. [TNX WB2YQH] 9Q - Philippe, F5LTB will be leaving the Democratic Republic of Congo on 20 December and will go QRT as 9Q1TB on the 19th. Until then some limited activity will take place from his work QTH, as his home station is being dismantled. Look for him around 14114 kHz at between 6.30-7.00 UTC and around 21188 kHz between 15.30-16.00 UTC. Philippe's next work assignment will be in the United Arab Emirates, starting on 18 January. QSL via SM5DJZ. [TNX F5NQL] CO - T47C is the callsign that Ed, CO7PH and possibily other operators will use during their 16-21 December activity for Cayo Coco (NA-086) [425DXN 915]. Plans are to operate mainly CW with some SSB on 160-10 metres. QSL via W3HNK. [TNX CO7PH] CX - Bad weather conditions caused the November activity from San Gabriel Island (SA-057) [425DXN 914] to be postponed. It has now been rescheduled to take place on 13 December. A group of operators from the Sacramento Radio Club (CX2FAA) will be active as CX1F on 80, 40,20, 15, 10 and 2 metres. QSL to P.O. Box 39073, 70000 Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay. [TNX F5NQL] E4 - Vinicio/IK2CIO, Simone/IZ0BTV, Aurelio/IZ0EGM, Giorgio/IZ4AKS, Massimo/IZ4DPV, Pasquale/IZ8IYX and Les/SP3DOI will be active as E44M from Palestine on 1-11 January. They will have three stations active on all bands and modes, with beams, verticals and wire antennas. Plans are to concentrate on RTTY and other digital modes, on the low bands as well as on 30, 17 and 12 metres, and to focus on working stations outside Europe. QSL via IZ0BTV, direct, bureau and LoTW. QSLling policy, on-line logs, updates and further information can be found at www.dxcoffee.com/e44m/ [TNX IZ8IYX] E5 - Lars, SM6CUK is active as E51CUK from Rarotonga (OC-013), South Cook Islands until 9 December. He operates CW only on the HF bands, 160 metres excluded. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX The Daily DX] KC4_ant- Adam, K2ARB will be active as KC4/K2ARB, CE9/K2ARB and/or VP8DKF from Patriot Hills Camp and surrounding areas, Antarctica (AN-016) from 16 December to 30 January. He plans to operate CW, SSB and PSK31 when workload permits. Adam has a blog at www.k2arb.blogspot.com. QSL via home call. [TNX K2ARB] PY - A state of emergency has been declared in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina, recently hit hard by flooding. Consequently, the 6-13 December ZV5Z & ZV5V activity from Ilha da Paz (SA-027) [425DXN 915] has been cancelled. A new date, hopefully in the first months of 2009, will be announced in due course. [TNX PY2NQ] W - Rick, NE8Z will be signing NE8Z/4 from Lido Key (NA-034) on 7-14 December. He plans to operate CW and SSB on the usual IOTA frequencies. QSL via home call. [TNX NE8Z] W - Bodo, DL3OCH will be active (on 40-15 metres CW) as KT3Q/4 from Key Biscayne (NA-141) on 12-26 December. He also plans to operate from other IOTA groups (NA-052, NA-062, NA-069 and/or NA-138). QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org] XU - John, 9M6XRO will be active as XU7XRO from Kompong Som, Cambodia on 10-18 December. He plans to operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 160-10 metres. QSL via M0URX, direct or bureau (www.m0urx.com). [TNX K1XN] YV - The YW1TI expedition to Toas Island (SA-066) [425DXN 915] is now expected to take place on 9-14 December. The large team plans to operate on all bands CW, SSB and possibly RTTY. QSL via IT9DAA. The website for the operation is at http://yw1ti.4m5dx.info/. =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW BANGLADESH ---> Belayet Robin, S21RB, General Secretary of the Bangladesh Amateur Radio League reports that amateur radio license tests in Bangladesh have re-started after four years. A test was conducted on 27 November, and 62 out of 84 candidates passed successfully. [TNX www.qrz.com] CQ DX MARATHON ---> Each year, from 1 January to 31 December, CQ Magazine sponsors a challenge to work as many countries and zones as possible in the calendar year. The 2008 edition of the CQ Magazine DX Marathon ends soon, but there is still time to fill in some missing countries and zones. For complete rules and submission information, please visit www.dxmarathon.com [TNX K9EL] DESECHEO 2009 ---> The Documentary Archive Radio Communication provides on its website (www.dokufunk.org) a special coverage of the forthcoming DXpedition to Desecheo: a first exclusive interview with Co-Team Leader Glenn Johnson, W0GJ, and extensive background information on this and all previous KP5 expeditions. Further interviews before, during, and after the February 2009 DXpedition are scheduled. [TNX OE1WHC] DXCC NEWS ---> WA2YUN/KH9 (Wake Island, operation commencing 2007), VK9DWX (Willis Islands, 2008 operation) and VU4RG (Andaman & Nicobar Islands, 2008 operation) have been approved for DXCC credit. [TNX NC1L] 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 + Recently reported Silent Keys include Junji Saito (JA7SSB), Myron D. "Bud" Weisberg (K2YOF) and Stanislav Julianovich Muhlja (UR5FB, formerly UB5FBO and UR5FBO). =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* QSL ROUTES ******* =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW =================================================================== CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER =================================================================== 3X5A G3SXW EF8M OH1RY PW2D PY2VM 4L0A EA7FTR EK6LP IK2DUW PZ5TT VE3DZ 4O8A S50A EK6TA DJ0MCZ R1ANR RZ3BJ 4U1UN HB9BOU EL2AR EL2BA R70B RA9UT 5B4AIA UA6MF EL2DT EL2FM RA9A RK9AWN 5B4AII RW3RN EO15IVK UT5IH RG3K UA3QDX 5B8AD W3HNK ER0FEO UU0JM RG9A UA9XC 5C5T EA5YU ER0WW UT3UA RK2FWA DK4VW 5H3EE DL4ME ER5GB W3HNK RL3A W3HNK 5K0T HA7RY ER5WU W3HNK RN9S RN9SXX 5V7BR F2VX EX2F RW6HS RP67MB RZ3FR 5X1AB K6EID EX2M W3HNK RT3T UA3TT 5X1GS WB2YQH EY8MM K1BV RT4D RZ4CWW 5X1NH G3RWF FJ/WJ2O WJ2O RT4M RN4LP 6V7N DL1EFD FK/F5AHO F5AHO RT6A RZ6AZZ 6W2SC HA3AUI FM/F5IRO F5IRO RT9W RZ9WWH 6Y1V OH3RB FM1FV W3HNK RU1A RU1AE 7X2EB EA7FTR FM5BH W3HNK SN1I SP1NQF 7Z1HL DJ9ZB FM5WE K4FJ SN2K SP2YWL 7Z1UG DG1XG GB70RAF M3NDZ SN3A SP3GEM 8P5A NN1N GM7R N3SL SN3R SP6HEQ 8P9JG NN1N HB0/DK4YJ DK4YJ SN3T SP3SLU 8Q7DV UA9CLB HB0/DK9TN DK9TN SN3X SP3SLA 8Q7GC UN8GC HC2SL EA5KB SN5G SP5KCR 8Q7GU UN8GU HC5WW JA6VU SN5N SP5KP 8Q7SC SP2JMB HC8N W5UE SN7Q SP7GIQ 9G5ZZ DL1CW HD2M SM6FKF SN8F SP8FHK 9H3RO G3ROO HG550REX HA8VK SN8R SP8ONZ 9J2BO G3TEV HI3T ON4IQ SN9U SP9UMJ 9J2CA G3SWH HK1X EA7FTR SV9/AI4YE I0UZF 9J2FM JA4ATV HK3JJH/HK0B HK3JJH SX5R SV5DKL 9J2QQV JO7QQV HP1/LA5IIA LA4YW T31DX JA8BMK 9J3A S53A HQ9R K5WW T88CI HA5AO 9M2CNC G4ZFE HR9/WQ7R AI4U T88CJ HA7TM 9M4SAB 9M6TW IG9W IZ1GAR TA4ZA OH2BH 9M6/N2BB MD0CCE IG9X IK1QBT TC12AKUT TA0U 9M6DXX/p M0URX II20CJ IW2HAJ TC1LZ TA1HZ 9M6NA JE1JKL II2COMO IK2AQZ TC4X OH2BH 9M6XRO/p M0URX IO4T IZ4JMA TF3CW LX1NO 9M8YY JR3WXA IQ6CC IW6DSM TG9/IV3IYH IK2ILH A35KL W6ZL IR4M IK4WMH TM2OFL F5KFL A41MO EA5KB IR4X I4EAT TM2PCI F6KVP A61AS YO3FRI IR9Y IT9ABY TM2S F5PED A62ER IZ8CLM IS0/K7QB IN3QBR TM4AFM F6KIM A7/M0FGA NN1N J28JA F5JFU TM4Q F6FYA A71BR A71AN J43J DJ5JH TM4TLT F8KOI A71BX EA7FTR J49I IK0EFR TM6M F4DXW A71CO EA7FTR J5UAP HA3AUI TM6X F5VHY A71CT EA7FTR J6/W0SA 8P9NX TO3R RW3RN A71CW A71AN J68HZ K9HZ TO4X KQ1F A71EL A71AN J68V K5WW TO5X K5UN A71EM EA7FTR JW1CCA LA1CCA TR8CA F6CBC A73A EA7FTR JW5NM LA5NM TU8/F5LPY pirate AH0BT 7L1FPU KH0AM JE1CKA UK8OAH IK2QPR AH2R JH7QXJ KH0WW JP1IOF UN1F DF6PB AH6XX K2WR KP2/WA2TTI WA2TTI UN3M EA7FTR AN8R EA8AY KP2B EA7FTR UN4L UA9AB AT2RS DL4KQ [1] KP2M AI4U UN5J W3HNK AT2RS W3HNK [2] KP4AO W3HNK UN6P UN7PBY AU0JCB VU3DJQ LN8W LA9VDA UN7AB DL8KAC AU5JCB VU2SMN LQ0F EA5KB UN9L LZ1YE B4TB BA4TB LS1D LW9EOC UU0A UU0JX C31FF pirate LU8YE EA7FTR UU3W UU2JZ C4N W3HNK LX7I LX2A V26K AA3B C6AKX WA4WTG LX9DX LX2AJ V31WA UT5UGR C6AQQ ND3F LY7Z LY2CY V47NT W2RQ C6ARR WA4WTG LZ9A LZ2HM VC6R VE6SV C6ATA WA4WTG LZ9W LZ1PM VK2IA DL8YR C98LW UY5LW NY8A/KH2 JG1ITH VK4MA N3ZK CK2DWA VE2DWA OA4TT N6XQ VK8NSB VK6NE CM6RCR W3HNK OA4WW HP1WW VP2ETN JN1NDY CN2M HP1WW OD5ET EB7DX VP2MDG K2DM CN2R W7EJ OG50F OH1F VP5W W7TSQ CO0V EA1EAU OH0V OH6LI VP9I N1HRA CO8ZZ DK1WI OH0X OH2TA XT2JZ pirate CS2T CT1ILT OH0Z W0MM XU7KOH ON7PP CS95A CT3EE OH5Z OH5LIZ XU7TZG ON7PP CT3NT CT1BOH OH6M OH6AH XW1B E21EIC CT9L DJ6QT OH8X OH2UA YB0ECT K3AIR CU2X OH2BH OH9SCL OH9UV YJ0MM DL4RDJ CV5D CX2ABC OL140PS OK1DOL YL90CF YL2CF CW5W CX6VM OP4A ON6LY YL90CR YL2CR CW7T K5WW OP4K ON4JZ YL90EC YL2EC D4C CT1ESV [3] OT5P ON7RN YL90MF YL2MF D4C IZ4DPV [4] OT5W ON4RU YL90UZ YL2UZ DC4A DL4NAC OX5AA G3TXF YM3A LZ1NK DP0GVN DL5EBE P3F 5B4AGN YN2Z K9ZO E21EIC E21EIC [1] P40Q K0DQ YR1C YO4NA E21EIC JR5XPG [5] P40Q K0DQ YS4/K9GY K9GY E51CUK SM6CUK P40TA WM6A YS4RR K9GY E73M K2PF P40W N2MM YW4D EA7JX E760DPR E73DPR P49V AI6V ZF2AM K6AM E77CFG E72U P49Y AE6Y ZM1A ZL1AMO E7DX E77E PA125CWZ PD9HVS ZM2M ZL2AL EA6IB EA5BM PF4T PA0LEY ZM3A ZL3WW EA8CMX OH2BYS PG6G PA3GVI ZM4A ZL4AA EE2K EA2RKO PJ2T N9AG ZP0R ZP5AZL EE2W EB2BXL PJ4A K4BAI ZP6/N3BNA KA2AEV EE7E EC7ABV PR1T PY1ZV ZY7C PT7WA [1] others [2] North and South America [3] bureau [4] direct [5] JA stations 7X0RY Frantisek Pubal, c/o Zuzana Rybarova, P.O. Box 109, 11121 Praha 1, Czech Republic DL4KQ Frank Rosenkranz, Blumenstr. 25, D-50126 Bergheim, Germany HA5AO Gaspar Istvan, Rakoczi ut 85, H-1196 Budapest, Hungary HA7RY Tamas Pekarik, Alagi ut 15., H-2151 Fot, Hungary HA7TM Nemeth Tibor, P.O. Box 23, H-2035 Erd, Hungary HK3JJH Pedro J. Allina, Cod 9906 P.O. Box 02-5242, Miami, FL 33102-5242, USA JA8BMK Toshihiko Fukuta, 2115-3 Nobori, Yoichi, Hokkaido 046-0002, Japan JE1JKL Saty Nakamura, 1-27-2, Kamiya, Ushiku, Ibaraki, 300-1216 Japan M0URX Tim Beaumont, P.O. Box 17, Kenilworth, Warwickshire CV8 1SF, England, UK UN8GC Mikhail Chirkov, P.O. Box 15, 050009 Almaty, Kazakhstan UN8GU Andrey Kvochkov, P.O. Box 179, 050000 Almaty, Kazakhstan UY5LW Igor Pyzh, P.O.Box 1770, Kharkov - 176, 61176 Ukraine VQ9LA Larry Arneson, PSC 466 Box 24 (DG-21 Annex 30), FPO AP 96595-0024, USA W3HNK Joseph L. Arcure Jr, 115 Buck Run Road, Lincoln University, PA 19352, USA XU7ABN Claude Laget, P.O. Box 1373 GPO, Phnom Penh 99999, Cambodia ZC4VJ Andy Chadwick, P.O. 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