> > > 425 DX NEWS < < < _____________________________________________________________________________ This is the second attempt at sending 425DXN #950 and the relevant Calendar. Apparently something went wrong with the server yesterday, and the bulletin and/or the calendar did not reach quite a number of subscribers to the mailing list. If you got #950 regularly, please be patient and simply trash this message, as there is neither new nor updated information in it. Thank you. 18 July 2009 A.R.I. DX Bulletin No 950 =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 5B - Alan, 5B4AHJ will participate in the IOTA Contest as P3J from his home QTH on Cyprus (AS-004). Expect him to operate SSB and CW on all bands. QSL via 5B4AHJ. [TNX 5B4AHJ] 9A - Jane/S57L, Goran/S52P, Vinko/S53F, Brane/S56UGB and Silvo/S50X, will be active as 9A8ZRS from Vela Palagruza (EU-090) from 20 to 31 July, IOTA Contest included. They plan to operate CW, SSB and PSK31 on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres, plus 6 and 2 metres. QSL via operator's instructions. [TNX F5NQL] 9A - Gert, OE3ZK will operate CW, SSB and RTTY as 9A/OE3ZK from the island of Korcula (EU-016) on 21-30 July, including an entry (CW) in the IOTA Contest. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX OE3ZK] A4 - A team from the Royal Omani Amateur Radio Society will participate in the IOTA Contest as A43SI from Suwadi Island (AS-112). QSL via A47RS. [TNX A41MA] CE - The Radio Club Rancagua (CE4RG, formerly as Radio Club of Chile) was established on 22 July 1936. Celebrating their 73rd anniversary, club members will operate with special event callsign CE73RG for 73 days starting on 22 July. Expect activity on 80, 40, 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 metres SSB, CW and PSK. QSL via CE4WJK. CT9 - Twelve operators from Portugal and Madeira will be operate SSB, CW and digital modes as CR3D and CR3R from Chao Island (AF-046), Madeira 24-26 July. Part of the team will focus on the IOTA Contest (with two stations), while the rest will concentrate on 30, 17 and 12 metres, plus 6, 4 and 2 metres. QSL direct to CT1BOL. Further information at http://www.qrz.com/db/CR3D [TNX CT1BOL] EI - A combined team from the South Dublin Radio Club and the City of Belfast Radio Amateur Society will participate in the IOTA Contest as EJ0GI from Inis Oirr, Aran Islands (EU-006). QSL via EI2SDR. Some team members may be active under their home calls before and after contest between 23 and 27 July: one of them will be David, EI3GKB (GI8SKN), who will operate as EJ3GKB on 80-6 metres. [TNX EI3GKB] EA8 - Celebrating the opening of the Gran Telescopio Canarias, the largest optical telescope in the world (http://www.gtc.iac.es/en/), special event callsign AO8GTC will be used from the observatory at Roque de los Muchachos on La Palma, Canary Islands (AF-004) on 25-26 July. Expect activity on CW, SSB and digital modes by four stations. QSL via EA8RCP. [TNX EA8NQ] EA9 - Look for JR1AIB to be active as EA9/DJ1AIB from Melilla on 22-26 July. He will operate SSB, CW, RTTY and PSK on 160-6 metres. QSL via JR1AIB. [TNX NG3K] ES - ES1LS, ES1QV, ES2EZ, ES2DJ and ES2QN will participate in the IOTA Contest (25-26 July) as ES0U from Saaremaa Island (EU-034). QSL via ES2DJ, bureau preferred. F - On 25 July 1909 Louis Bleriot became the first person to fly a powered aircraft across the English Channel from Calais to Dover. Commemorating the centenry of that historic flight, the Radio Club of Cambrai (F8KGN) will be active as TM1LB until 27 July. QSL via the REF bureau. [TNX F8REF] F - Ed, GW3SQX will be active as TM7O from Oleron Island (EU-032) on 25-27 July, including a CW only entry in the IOTA Contest. QSL via GW3SQX, direct only. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org] F - Jan, ON7JA will be active as F/ON7JA from Ile de Noirmoutier (EU-064) on 25-27 July. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org] G - Commemorating Louis Bleriot's historic flight, the Dover Amateur Radio Club (http://www.darc.org.uk/) will operate special event station GB100LB on 25-26 July. QSL via operator's instructions. GI - John/EI4GK, Pete/EI4GZB, Joe/EI7GY, Declan/EI9HQ and Pete/GI4VIV will participate in the IOTA Contest from Rathlin Island (EU-122). They will operate as GI0MPG from Rathlin East Lighthouse. QSL via GI0MPG. Prior to the contest some of the operators may be active using MI/homecall. [TNX EI4GK] GM - Doug, GM0ELP (CW) and Simon, M0GBK (SSB) will be active as MM3T from the Isle of Skye (EU-008) on 25-26 July for the IOTA Contest. QSL via eQSL only, as "we do not have paper QSL cards" (but IOTA chasers will be able to claim credit online once the contest logs are uploaded to www.rsgbiota.org in 2010). [TNX www.rsgbiota.org] GM - Paul, M3KBU will participate in the IOTA Contest as MM3KBU/p from the Isle of Mull (EU-008). He will also be visiting several islands in either the Inner (EU-008) and the Outer Hebrides (EU-010) on 1-16 August. Please check MM3KBU at www.qrz.com for updates. QSL via M3KBU. [TNXwww.rsgbiota.org] HB0 - David, ON4DN will be active as HB0/ON4DN/p from Liechtenstein on 24-26 July. He will operate holiday style on 40-10 metres SSB and digital modes, with a focus on 30m. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX ON4DN] HL - Han/DS2GOO, Yang/DS4CDA, Ryou/DS4NYE, Rocky/HL1VAU and a few other guest operators will be active as homecall/4 from Pigum Island (AS-060) on 25-27 July. They will have two complete stations with a dozen of verticals near saltwater, and will operate CW, SSB and digital modes on 80-10 metres; if the band is opend, they will also give 6m a try. QSL via home calls. During the IOTA Contest they will use D93I (QSL via DS4NYE). [TNX HL1VAU] IS0 - Massimo, I0PNM will participate in the IOTA Contest as IM0/I0PNM from San Pietro Island (EU-165). He will operate SSB on 40-10 metres. In the following weeks, and especially on 15-16 August, expect him to operate from the lighthouse at Capo Sandalo (ARHLS SAR-018) on 40-10 metres SSB and PSK31. QSL via home call. [TNX I0PNM] IS0 - Emiliano, IS0BRQ says he will be active from Ferraglione Island (EU-024, IIA CA-033) for part of the IOTA Contest. He plans to operate QRP starting early in the morning of 26 July. LZ - Gabriele/IK3GES, Boyan/LZ1BJ and Lyuben/LZ1ZC will be active as LZ/IK3GES, LZ1BJ/1 and LZ1ZC/1 from the island of Sveta Anastasiya (EU-181) on 24-27 July. They plan to run 100 watts into a 10-element log-periodic on 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 metres, with some possible activity on 40, 30 and 6 metres. QSL via home calls, bureau preferred. [TNX LZ1BJ] OZ - Jakob, OZ7AEI will be active as OZ7AEI/p from Bornholm Island (EU-030) on 19-26 July. He plans to operate on 20 and 40 metres SSB from a few lighthouses (updates on activations to be posted at http://www.oz7aei.dk). QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX OZ7AEI] PA - PD5CW, PE1OPM and PE1OXV will be active from Schouwen Duiveland (EU-146) on 24-26 July, IOTA Contest included. Look for activity on 80-10 metres SSB and CW. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org] SM - John, G3LAS will operate SSB and CW as SM5/G3LAS from Fogdo Island (EU-084) on 23-27 July, IOTA Contest included. [TNX The Daily DX] SM - Kent, SM5ELV and Leif, SM5FWW will be active as SM5ELV/5 and SM5FWW/5 from Aspoja Island (EU-177) for the IOTA Contest. Non-contest activities will include PSK and 6 metres. QSL via bureau. [TNX SM5ELV] SV - Cliff, SV1JG and George, SV1RP will be active as SX8M from Milos Island (EU-067) on 24-27 July, including an entry in the IOTA Contest. QSL via SV1JG, direct or bureau. [TNX SV1JG] TA - Special event callsign TC21BSR will be on the air from Istanbul until 20 July for the 21st annual Bosphorus Race. QSL via TA1HZ. [TNX TA1HZ] UA - A team of Russian operators will be active as UE1CBB from Bol'shoy Berezovyy Island (EU-133) on 22-27 July. They will participate in the IOTA Contest as RI1AA. QSL for both callsigns via UA1AIR, direct or bureau. [TNX UA1AIR] VE - Ken/W8ND, Butch/N8CHS and Kelly/K8MCN will be active as W8ND/VE1 from Big Tancook Island (NA-081) on 23-26 July. QSL via K8MCN, direct or bureau. [TNX VA3RJ] VE - Frank, VE7DP and Heinz, VA7AQ will take part in the IOTA Contest from Taxeda Island (NA-091). [TNX VA7AQ] VE - Cezar, VE3LYC plans to operate as VY0O from the Ottawa Islands (NA-230, new one) for three full days between 25 July and 10 August. Specific island's name and exact dates are not available at this time, but they will be announced a few days id advance of the operation. This will be Cezar's most difficult operation to date. The islands are 12-14 hours away from shore and transportation requires a large boat. Traditionally unstable weather pattern, unknown local landing conditions, high seas, the presence of ice chunks in Hudson Bay, potential presence of polar bears, all these and other logistical aspects make this trip extremely challenging. At this time Cezar seeks group and individual donors who understand and appreciate the difficult and expensive task ahead and are willing to be part of this effort. "Past support from EU stations has been disproportionate with their QSO demand (45% of QSOs but only 25% support for VY0A)", he says, but hopefully this situation will improve. [TNX VE3LYC] VE - VE1VOX and VE1AOE will be active as VC1W from Welsh Island (NA-154) on 12-16 August (depending on weather conditions). They will have two stations and more operators might join the expedition. QSL via VE3EXY. [VE1VOX] W - Steve, W3RFA and Bob, KB3NYX will operate from Smith Island (NA-140) on 25-26 July for the IOTA Contest. This will be a micro-expedition with limited equipment, as they are getting to the island by sea kayak. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org] YJ - Chris, VK3QB plans to be active (requested call YJ0QB) from Vanuatu on 20-27 July. He will operate holiday style during his afternoons and evenings on 40 metres CW, with possible activity on 30, 20 and 15 metres if the bands are open. [TNX The Daily DX] =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE ---> The latest issue (June 2009) is now available at http://www.425dxn.org/monthly/index.html. Articles and pictures should be sent to Nicola Baldresca, IZ3EBA. QSL R1ANL ---> "Since most of the QSL requests for the 1997-99 R1ANL operation by Nikolay Zinin (RW6ACM) from Novolazarevskaya Base (Antarctica) remained unprocessed by the previous QSL manager (UA6AH), I took over the QSL management of this activity", Dominik, DL5EBE says. "After some delay, I finally managed to enter the handwritten log (14000 QSOs) into the computer and upload all contacts to LoTW". Those who need a paper QSL card can send their request to DL5EBE, direct (see qrz.com) or bureau (e-mail requests for bureau cards can be sent to wei...@mac.com). [TNX DL5EBE] QSL VIA TA3J ---> Nilay Mine Aydogmus, TA3YJ has transferred all of her duties as a QSL manager to her husband Berkin, TA3J. Affected callsigns are listed at http://www.aydogmus.gen.tr/ta3j/qslservice.htm [TNX TA3J] + SILENT KEYS + Recently reported Silent Keys include Jean-Luc Maingot (F5PC), Roy S. Hartley (G0HDX), Jim Leist (KB5W), Richard R. Clay (KC0TJ), Thomas F. McDuffie (KM6K), Ernest J. 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