> > > 425 DX NEWS < < < _____________________________________________________________________________ 13 February 2010 A.R.I. DX Bulletin No 980 =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 5Z - Cato, LA9PF will be active as 5Z4/LA9PF from Kenya for three months starting on 11 February. He plans to operate on all bands and modes running 100 watts into a 3-element beam or a loop. He also expects to operate as 7Q7PF from Malawi during that time frame. QSLling information at qrz.com under LA9PF. [TNX QRZ DX] 6W - Giovanni, I5JHW is active holiday style as 6V7V from La Somone, Senegal until 23 February. He plans to take part in the CQ WPX RTTY Contest. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX I5JHW] 6W - Luc, F5RAV will be active as 6V7T from Senegal from 18 February to 1 March. He will operate from 6W7RV's rental shack in Somone. QSL via home call, direct only. 9H - DL4HG and DL5XAT will be active as 9H3TX from Gozo, Malta (EU-023) on 17-24 February, including an entry in the ARRL DX CW Contest. They will run 100 watts into vertical antennas. QSL via DL5XAT, direct or bureau and LoTW. [TNX NG3K] A9 - Dave, EI3IO is now active as A92IO from Sar, Bahrain until at least August 2011. "Operations will initially focus on the bands 3.5 MHz to 30 MHz", he says. He also intends "to be QRV on 1.8 MHz for the 2010/2011 winter season". QSL direct to A92IO (Dave Court, P.O. Box 31183, Budaiya, Bahrain) or via the bureau to EI3IO. Direct cards may also to be sent to EI3IO, "however these will only be actioned once or twice per year". Further information can be found at a92.ath.cx C6 - Look for C6AKQ (QSL via N4BP), C6APG (QSL via K4PG), C6ARU (QSL via N4UM) and K4RUM (C6AUM) to be active from Grand Bahama (NA-080), Bahamas on 15-22 February. C6AKQ, C6APG and C6AUM will participate in the ARRL DX CW Contest as single band entrants, while C6ARU is likely to concentrate on 60 metres and digital modes QRP. [TNX The Daily DX] E4 - Antonio, EA5RM and the Tifariti Gang (EA2RY, EA5FX, EA7AJR, EA7KW, F5CWU, F6ENO, F9IE, IN3ZNR and UT7CR) will be active as E4X from Palestine from 28 May to 6 June. They plan to operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 160-6 metres, with at least three stations active at the same time on different bands and modes. QSL via EA5RM. The website for the expedition is at www.dxfriends.com/e4x/ F - Frank, F4AJQ and a large group of operators from France, Italy and the US (namely F1AFW, F1HRE, F2VX, F4DLM, F4EAT, F4FLF, F4UKP, F5EOT, F5HTR, F6CEL, F6ENO, F8BJI, F9IE, I2VGW and N6OX) will be active as TM7CC from Ouessant Island (EU-065) on 12-20 March. They will operate CW, SSB and digital modes on 160-10 metres. QSL via F9IE, direct or bureau. Further information can be found at www.tm7cc.com [TNX F5NQL] J8 - Once again Dave, G3TBK will be active as J88DR from St. Vincent from 18 February to 15 March. He will operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 160-10 metres, and will participate in both the ARRL DX Contests as well as the RSGB Commonwealth Contest. QSL via G3TBK. [TNX NG3K] KP2 - Look for KP2/K3CT and KP2/K3TEJ to operate CW, RTTY and PSK31 on all bands from the US Virgin islands on 17-24 February. QSL via home calls. They will participate in the ARRL DX CW Contest as KP2M (QSL via AI4U). [TNX NG3K] T32 - Nils (SM6CAS), Derek (G3KHZ), Steve (G4EDG) and Mike (K9AJ), plus five Kiribati Government officials, will be leaving Christmas Island on 17 March on a long voyage to the Southern Line Islands. They plan to stop and operate from four IOTA new ones, namely Malden Island (OC-279), Starbuck Island (OC-280), Caroline Island (OC-281) and Vostok Island (OC-282). They plan to be active on each island for four days. QSL direct via SM6CAS. The voyage will be almost 1,800 nautical miles and they will return to Christmas on 20 April. Further information is expected in due course, bookmark t32line.webnode.com (currently under construction) for updates. [TNX G3KHZ] V3 - Ben, DL6RAI will be active as V31RI from Consejo Beach, Belize until 2 March. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. He will opload his logs to LoTW "some some time after the activity". [TNX dx-world.net] V3 - Will, AA4NC/W4MR will operate CW, SSB and RTTY as V31RR from Belize on 17-23 February, ARRL DX CW Contest included. QSL via AI4U. [TNX AA4NC] VP5 - Rick, K6VVA will be active holiday style as VP5/K6VVA from Providenciales (NA-002) on 18-24 February. He will participate in the ARRL DX CW Contest as VP5Z (callsign chosen, he says, "in honor of my longtime friend Jim Neiger, N6TJ/ZD8Z). QSLs via N6AWD. [TNX NG3K] XE - The XE2JA/XF1 activity from Alcatraz Island (NA-167), which was expected to take place on 11-14 February [425DXN 978], has been postponed until further notice (xe2ja-xf1.blogspot.com). YN - Eric, K9GY will be active as YN2GY from Nicaragua on 18-22 February, including a SOAB entry in the ARRL DX CW Contest. QSL via home call (direct) and LoTW. [TNX NG3K] ZF - Jeff, K0UU will be active as ZF2MN/ZF8 from Little Cayman (NA-016) on 21-28 February. He will operate CW on 40-10 metres. QSL via K0UU (direct) or LoTW. [TNX dx-world.net] ZS8 - Pierre, ZS1HF will be taking dipole antennas to Marion Island [425DXN 979], in order to avoid problems with high winds and birds. He should also have a small amplifier, even though his weight restriction for the entire year on the island is 100kg. ZS8M is expected to be QRV in late April-early May. Pierre will be active in his spare time, and will operate SSB, possibly with some RTTY. QSL direct to ZS1X. [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 (January 2010) is now available at www.425dxn.org/monthly/index.html. Articles and pictures should be sent to Nicola Baldresca, IZ3EBA (iz3eba @ iz3eba.it) AF-075 ---> Igor (UA3DJY) and Mike (5H3EE) operated as 5I3A/3 (QSL via RK3AOL) and 5H3EE/3 (QSL via DL4ME) from Bongoyo Island (AF-075) on 7 February. They made some 600 QSOs in four hours. A few pictures can be found at dx-world.net CONTEST UNIVERSITY ITALY ---> After the successful CTU 2009, another Contest University will be held in Italy on 13 March at the Centro Fiera del Garda in Montichiari (Brescia). Admission to CTU is free of charge, but advance registration is required. Details at www.contestuniversityitaly.tk. [TNX IK2QEI] LOGS ---> A log search for Mirek, Z21DXI (SP5IXI/VK6DXI) can be found at www.sp5ixi.dxing.pl/z21dxi/ [TNX SP5UAF] QSL P29CS ---> Effective 16 January 2010, the new QSL route for Andy, P29CS (Lihir Island, OC-069) is via M0URX, direct (Tim Beaumont, P.O. Box 17, Kenilworth, Warwickshire CV8 1SF, England) or bureau (request form at www.m0urx.com). Cards for QSOs made before that date should be sent direct to Andy Martin, P.O. Box 268, Lihir Island, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea. QSL W2WTC ---> Hank, K2HJB reports that all bureau and direct cards for the special event station W2WTC (World Trade Center) have been processed and mailed. + SILENT KEYS + Chris Walters, N0HVK is one of the five men who were killed in the explosion at the Kleen Energy Plant in Middletown (CT) on 7 February. Other recently reported Silent Keys include Erich Recaen (DL5RBR), Jacky Gargot (F5OIU), Edward R. Hill (W3FEG), Russell Kellam (W4UBC) and and Herbert "Pete" Hoover III (W6ZH), the grandson of Herbert Hoover, the 31st President of the United States, and the son of former IARU and ARRL President Herbert Hoover Jr. =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* QSL ROUTES ******* =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW =================================================================== CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER =================================================================== 3Z0RADIO SP9SX H40MS DL2GAC RC9O UA9PC 3Z100HP SP5ZRW HA100KONE HA5AZZ RD0C UA0CA 3Z85IARU SP2JMB HC1MD K8LJG RF4M UA4LKU 4A1B LZ3HI HF680TAR SP9PTA RW0A RA0ALM 4J3M DL7EDH HF80ABG SQ5ABG RW2F DK4VW 4J9M DL7EDH HF80BRP SP9BRP S51ZZ NI5DX 4L2M EA7FTR HF80BUJ SP5BUJ SE0X SM0MDG 4M1M YV1CTE HF80GBG SQ8GBG SI9AM SM3CVM 4M5RY EA5KB HF80IU SP2IU SJ2W SM2WMV 4S7BRG LZ3HI HF80PZK SP5PSL SK3W SM5DJZ 4Z5J W0MM HF80RJP SQ3RJP SN100HP SP5ZIP 5B/OM2AQ OM3XX HF90Z SP2YWL SN3A SP3GEM 5B4AIF EB7DX HG0WFF HA0HW SN3R SP6HEQ 5E50SA EA7FTR HK1NK EA5KB SN51FBQ SP7FBQ 5H3EE/3 DL4ME HZ1IRH HZ1BT SN51LFT SP7LFT 5I3A/3 RK3AOL IQ4AX IZ4EFN SN51MHN SQ7MHN 5N50EAM IK2IQD J28AA K2PF SN51OGP SP7OGP 5N50K LZ1CL J37BO K4LTA SN51OS SP7PFD 5N50OBA OK1DOT J37LR VE3EBN SN51SEW SP7SEW 5N7M OM3CGN J37T VE3EBN SN51SP SP7RJK 5R8GZ G3SWH J38XX DL5AXX SN80MXC SQ8MXC 5W0OU N7OU J47XCF SV7FSK SN80PZK SP5PPA 5W0YA W7YAQ J5NAR HA0NAR SO80J SP3J 5Z0H IK8VRH J5UAP HA3AUI SO80PZK SP7PCA 6V7V I5JHW J79CBS SM7CBS SO8R SQ8JLA 6W/HA0NAR HA0NAR J79SB NI5DX SP40EIY SP6EIY 7Z1HL DJ9ZB J79XBI SM0XBI SP80MI SP8MI 9A0HRS 9A3JB JA2ZL/JD1 JA2ZL SP80MJX SP7MJX 9A1CCB 9A7W JD1BMV JK1EBA SP80PSU SP4OZ 9A8WW S54G JD1BNB JA3MCA SP80PZK SP0PZK 9J2BO G3TEV JM1YGG/JD1 JM1YGG SP80UXB SP9UXB 9J2CA G3SWH JW9DL LA9DL SP80XSL SP5XSL 9X0CW DK7PE KH6ZM I0MWI SP85IARU SP9PNB 9X0LX DK7LX KP4JRS EA7FTR SQ80JKS SQ9JKS A60ISG IZ8CLM LN3Z LA9VDA SQ80KV SQ6KV A61BK NI5DX LU9XT WD9EWK SQ80MKW SQ3MKW AP2DKH W2FB LX7I LX2A SQ80PZK SP9YGD C21DL DJ2EH LZ10ARDF LZ1ZF SQ80UM SQ9UM C21YL DL8NBH LZ170HD LZ2VP SQ85IARU SP3MGM C4M W3HNK LZ9A LZ2HM SX1L DL1JCZ C4N W3HNK LZ9W LZ1PM T30HC DL9HCU C5YK ON7YK N7I KL7JR T88HK JE6DND C6ABB N2RFA NP4A W3HNK T88HS JA6KYU C6APX KC4PX NP4Z N4AO T88SM JA6EGL CE2WZ W3HNK OE9R OE9XRV T8CW JH0IXE CN10NY EA7FTR OH0X OH2TA TC10VF TA1HZ CN2BG F8ALU OH0Z W0MM TF3CW LX1NO CN2R W7EJ OH2U OH2IW TF4X G3SWH CN8YE EA7FTR OL0W OK1DSZ TF8GX KT6YL CO3CJ EB7DX OL3Z OK1HMP TG9NX N4FKZ CQ0ODX CT2GZE OL4A OK1DSX TM57M F-11734 CR2X OH2BH OL7M OK1YM TM6M F4DXW CR5CQK CT1CQK OM7M OM3PA TX4T G3TXF CR6A CT1GFK OM8A OM2VL TY5ZR IK2IQD CT3AS DJ8FW ON50RN ON7PP UA0AV W3HNK CU6NS EA5KB OO7W ON4AUP UE3FWC RD3FI CX4AAJ EB7DX OO9O ON7SS UE6MCA RA6LW D80Y 6K5YPD OP4A ON6LY UN9PQ IK2QPR DP1POL DL1ZBO OP4F ON4AEF UP2L UA9AB DR1A DL6FBL OQ5M ON5ZO V31CB AC0BV E51WWB AD7AF OQ7T ON7TQ V31RI DL6RAI E70R E77E OR0A ON6ZK V31SU N7MSU E73DX DJ2MX OR5EU ON4HVO V85NL JA4ENL E73E YT8BB OR7D ON7DDG VI2BI VK2CL E77DX E77E OS8A ON8VK VI3KIAH VK3YVG EA8OM DJ1OJ OT7G ON5MA XE1FSK EA5KB ED5M EA5FL OY3QN OZ1ACB XE1LM XE2AU EF8M UA3DX OY6A OY2J XE2K XE2DN EH7AL EA7NL P33W RA3AUU XE2S WD9EWK EI2GBW EI9JO P40LE K2LE XE3RR EB7DX EI7DAR EI2JD PA50RNARS PA0VLA XK1RST KL7JR EI7M EI6HB PA6Z PA9M XU7KOH ON7PP EK3GM IK2QPR PA75HV PA0FAW XU7XRO M0URX EN1IFF/P UR3IBV PC50RNARS PA3CTK XV9DX OM3JW ES9C ES5RY PD65JP PD4JP YB0AZ W7TSQ F8UFT F6ICG PE50RNARS PA3EBA YI1RZ IK2DUW FK8DD LZ1JZ PF50RNARS PF9A YR5N YO5PBF FM5WD W3HNK PI4W PA8F Z21DXI SP5UAF GD0MAN GD0HYM PJ2T N9AG Z32ID DJ0LZ H2E 5B4AGE PQ0F PT7WA ZD8RH G4DBW H40FK DG1FK PY7ZBK HB9BEI ZS1EL K4YL H40FN HA8FW R1FJM RX3MM ZS2DL NI5DX 5X7JD Jack Dunigan, P.O. Box 100, Masaka, Uganda AD7AF Richard L. Lemke, P.O. Box 1038, Ocean Park, WA 98640, USA DG1FK Hans Peter Galster, Ratleikstr. 8b, 63500 Seligenstadt, Germany DK7LX Georg Knoess, Am Weiderweg 12, 35510 Butzbach, Germany DK7PE Rudolf Klos, Ulrichstr. 26, 55128 Mainz, Germany DL2GAC Bernhard Stefan, Moeggenweilerstr. 18, 88677 Markdorf, Germany F-11734 Marc Nogent, 60 rue Foch, 57390 Audun-le-Tiche, France HA8FW Mihaly Bela, Csongradi SGT. 122/A, 6724 Szeged, Hungary IK8VRH Antonio Bosso, Ufficio Marano di Napoli, Casella Postale 173, 80016 Marano NA, Italy LZ1JZ Tony Stefanov, P.O. Box 43, 6450 Harmanli, Bulgaria OM3JW Stefan Horecky, Mlynska 2, 900 31 Stupava, Slovak Republic P29TL Tommy Logan, SIL - Box 115, Ukarumpa 444 EHP, Papua New Guinea SP5UAF Tom Barbachowski, Zeromskiego 10, 05-070 Sulejowek, Poland VK2CL Hellenic Amateur Radio Association of Australia Inc., P.O. Box 13, Sans Souci NSW 2219, Australia XW3DT Alex Sinchukov, G/F, 151 Tai Peng Old Village, Lamma Island, Hong Kong YE1C West Java DX Association, P.O. 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