> > > 425 DX NEWS < < < _____________________________________________________________________________ 12 December 2009 A.R.I. DX Bulletin No 971 =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 3V - Commemorating the 10th anniversary of Scout amateur radio club 3V8ST, special station 3V10A will be active until 31 December from the headquarter of Tunisian Scouts in Tunis. QSL direct (see qrz.com) or bureau. C5 - Eric, SM1TDE will be active holiday style as C56SMT from The Gambia from 10 December to 3 January. He will operate mainly CW (2 kHz from the band edges), with some RTTY and SSB. QSL via SM1TDE, bureau preferred. [TNX SM1TDE] C5 - Niels, OZ8KR will be active again as C56KR from Bakuto, The Gambia on 5-24 March. He will operate holiday style on 80-10 metres SSB. QSL via OZ8KR. [TNX OZ8KR] CE0Z - Lars, SM6CUK is now active as CE0Z/SM6CUK from Robinson Crusoe Island, Juan Fernandez Archipelago (SA-005) until 14 December. He operates CW only on all bands (160 metres excluded). QSL via SM6CUK, direct or bureau. [TNX dx-hamspirit.com] CE0Z - Toshi, JA8BMK will be active as CE0Z/JA8BMK from Juan Fernandez from 19 January to 2 February. He plans to operate SSB, CW and digital modes on 160-10 metres, with a focus on the low bands. [TNX http://dx-hamspirit.com/] CX - Ghis, ON5NT will be active as CX5DNT (not CX5NT as previously announced) from Uruguay on 12-17 December. He plans to operate holiday style during the local evening and night hours, typically on 30 and 40 metres CW. QSL via ON5NT. [TNX ON5NT] DU - Lee, HL1IWD will be active as DU1/HL1IWD from Manila, Philippines from 31 December to 3 January. QSL via bureau to home call. [TNX HL1IWD] GI - Special event station GB1HF will be operated from Northern Ireland starting on 14 December to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first powered flight in Ireland by Harry Ferguson (31 December 1909). The station will be on air from the Harry Ferguson Memorial, Dromore will operate SSB, CW and RTTY on 80-10 metres. QSL via MI0SAI, direct, bureau and LoTW. [TNX www.southgatearc.org] J6 - John, VE8EV will be active as J68/VE8EV from St. Lucia (NA-108) on 18-20 December. He will operate SSB and CW on all bands, mostly during the RAC Canada Winter Contest. All contacts are welcome during the contest, stations outside of Canada just sent RS(T) and a serial number. QSL to home call. [TNX VE8EV] J6 - John, W5JON will be active again as J68JA from Marigot Bay, St. Lucia on 2-11 March. He plans to operate on 160-6 metres (including 60 metres) and to participate in the ARRL International DX SSB Contest. QSL via home call. [TNX W5JON] JD1_mt - Masa, JD1BMM is active from Minami Torishima until 16 December. He will return on 20 January 2010 and will remain until mid-February, for what it is likely to be "the last chance to make a QSO with JD1/M" for some time, The Daily DX reports. The Japanese Coast Guard radio station on the island closed down on 1 December, and the amateur radio club will close in February. JD1_oga - Harry, JG7PSJ (JD1BMH) and Makoto, JI5RPT (JD1BLY) will be active from Chichijima (AS-031), Ogasawara from 27 December to 1 January. They plan to operate CW, SSB and digital modes on 160-6 metres, with a focus on the low bands, and via satellite. QSL via home calls. Further information, including on-line logs and QSLling instructions, can be found at http://www.ji5rpt.com/jd1/ (for JD1BLY) and http://sapphire.es.tohoku.ac.jp/jd1bmh/ (for JD1BMH). [TNX JI5RPT] P4 - Marty, W2CG will be active as either P40C or P40CG from Aruba (SA-036) on 5-26 January. He plans to operate primarily CW and RTTY on 80-6 metres, usually between 12-14 UTC and 20-24 UTC, other times as schedule permits. QSL via W2CG, direct or bureau (but LoTW preferred). [TNX W2CG] SP - Special event station HF150LZ will be active until 27 December to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Ludwik Zamenhof, the inventor of Esperanto. QSL via SP4YPB. TA - The TC Special Wireless Activity Team (www.tcswat.org) will be active as TC2IYK on 12-13 December from the Istanbul Sailing Club from the International Naval Contest 2009. QSL via the bureau or direct to TCSWAT, PK 73 Karakoy, 34421 Istanbul, Turkey. [TNX TA0U] VK - The Hellenic Amateur Radio Association of Australia will be active as VI2BI from Broughton Island (OC-212) on 5-7 February. The team will include Tommy/VK2IR, Peter/VK2NN, Allan/VK2GR, Raffy/VK2RF, Paul/VK2HV and John/VK3JHA, and they plan to operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 160-6 metres. QSL direct to VK2CL. They have a web page at www.vi2bi.blogspot.com [TNX www.rsgbiota.org] YI - YI9PSE will be active from Erbil, Iraq in late spring or early summer of 2010. Paul, N6PSE and others (for the time being JH4RHF, N6NU, N6OX, NI6T, VE7CT and W8HW) plan to operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 160-10 metres with at least three stations for 7-9 days. QSL via N6NKT. Details can be found at http://www.yi9pse.com/ [http://dx-hamspirit.com/] YV - Celebrating his Silver Jubilee in amateur radio, Pasquale, YV5KAJ will be active as YW5EID from La Tortuga (SA-044) on 26-29 December. This special callsign's suffix is in honour Pasquale's Elmer, Anacleto Marrai (IW5EID), who has been invited as guest operator. Look for activity on 12, 15, 17, 20, 30 and 40 metres usign SSB and digital modes (RTTY, BPSK and Olivia). QSL via EA5KB. [TNX YV5KAJ] ZL - The new dates for the IOTA activity from Stewart Island (OC-203) [425DXN 962] are 12-23 March. Ray, VK4DXA (ZL4TY) and Paul, ZL4PW (ZL4M) will operate SSB, CW and RTTY on 160-10 metres. Information at http://www.zl4pw.orconhosting.net.nz/OC203/si_index.htm [TNX dx-hamspirit.com] =========================== *** 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 (November 2009) is now available at http://www.425dxn.org/monthly/index.html. Articles and pictures should be sent to Nicola Baldresca, IZ3EBA (iz3eba @ iz3eba.it) BAHRAIN & 6 METRES ---> The Daily DX reports that radioamateurs from Bahrain can now operate on 6 metres (50.0-50.5 MHz on a primary and exclusive basis, and 50.05-52 MHz on a secondary basis) and on additional frequencies on 136 KHz, 1.8 MHz, 7 MHz, 430 MHz and higher bands. They can not operate on these newly allocated frequencies until their licenses are amended. INDIA & 30 METRES ---> The Wireless Planning & Communication Wing of the Ministry of Communications in India has written to the President of the Amateur Radio Society of India (VU2GMN) to inform that 10.100-10.150 MHz has been allocated to Amateur Services on a secondary basis in India. Earlier, temporary permissions were issued from time to time for 10 MHz. It has also been communicated that the 50-52 MHz (6m) band cannot be allocated now since it has already been allocated to other services. [TNX dx-hamspirit.com] + SILENT KEYS + The ARRL reports that William A. "Bill" Wilson (K6ARO), passed away on 5 December at 95 years of age. First appointed as presidential envoy to Rome in 1981, he was appointed the first full ambassador to the Holy See in 1984, serving until 1986. Other recently reported Silent Keys include Attilio Sacco (I1BAY), former President of ARI Sanremo. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- QSLs received direct or through managers: 3D2GM, 3D2KJ, 3D2MJ, 3D2OU, 3DA0JK, 4L8A, 4U1UN, 4W6AL, 5B4KH, 5H3EE, 8J1RL (AN-015), 8R1DB, A41MX, A52FJJ, AH0BT, AL7R, BD2RJ/2 (AS-151 and (AS-158), C31CT, CT8/DL7JAN (EU-175), CU3EJ, D2NX, E51QMA, E51TUG, E7/KX7M, ES1WN, ES3AX, ET3JA, FJ/WQ2N, FK/JA1NLX (OC-033), FM5LD, FO/SP9PT (OC-046), FP/G3ZAY, FP/KV1J, FR5ZL, FT5GA, H40MY, H44TO, HK1/AC8W, HK3JJH, HK3O, HV5PUL, JT1CO, JV1A, JY4NE, K9RR/4 (NA-138 and NA-142), KH0/JR4GPA, KH7C, KL7HBK, KV4FZ, LU5OM, LX/PA6Z, LX1NO, LY2ZZ, MJ/OH2KI, N2OB (NA-111), OH1AA (EU-096), OX3XR, PZ5M, R1ANB, R1ANC, R1AND, R1ANY, SV5/G0TSM, T2G, T30GM, T68G, TF3CW, TG0AA, TG9NX, TI7DBS, TM0M (EU-065), TX5SPA (OC-152), TX5SPM (OC-027), TY1MS, UA0FAI (AS-018), UA0ZC, UA2FFW, UN8GV, VE1/G3ZAY (NA-126), VK9LA, VP2VVV, VP8DIZ, VY0O (NA-230), W3FO/KH2, WN1Y/NH2, WP4U, YW5F (SA-058), Z21BB, ZB2EO, ZB2FK, ZF2UL, ZK2NX. **************************************************************************** 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 (i1...@425dxn.org) 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 (ik4...@425dxn.org) **************************************************************************** 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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