> > > 425 DX NEWS < < < _____________________________________________________________________________ 06 March 2010 A.R.I. DX Bulletin No 983 =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 3V - IK7JWX and other operators (I8LWL, IC8ATA, IK2DUW, IK2GPQ, IK2PZC, IK8BPY, IK8GQY, IS0AGY, IW2NLC, IZ2GRG and IZ7ATN) will be active as TS8P and TS8P/p from the islands of Djerba (AF-083) and Kuriat (AF-092) between 27 April and 4 May. They expect to operate SSB, CW, PSK31 and RTTY on the HF bands and 6 metres. QSL via IK7JWX. [TNX IK7JWX] 8Q - Noel, F6BGC will be active as 8Q7NC from Madoogali, Maldives (AS-013) on 13-21 March. He plans to operate holiday style on 80-6 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX F8REF] CN - IK7JWX (5C2J), I8LWL (5C2L), IK2PZC (5C2P), IK2GPQ (5C2Q), IZ7ATN (5C2SG), IK2DUW (5C2W) and IK8GPY (5C2Y) will be active from Essaouira and Agadir, Morocco between 16 and 23 March. QSL via operator's instructions. [TNX IK7JWX] CT8 - Tom, SP5UAF and Marcin, SP5ES will be active as CT8/homecall from Sao Miguel (EU-003), Azores on 17-29 March. They plan to operate CW, SSB and digital modes on the HF bands, and to participate in the Russian DX and CQ CQ WW WPX SSB contests. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [TNX SP5UAF] CT9 - Rosel, DL3KWR and Hardy, DL3KWF will be active as CT9/DL3KWR and CT9/DL3KWF from Madeira (AF-014) on 11-25 March. They plan to operate mostly CW and on 12, 17 and 30 metres. Hardy will also give RTTY and PSK-31 a try. QSL via home calls. E-mail requests for bureau cards can be sent to dl3...@darc.de or dl3...@darc.de respectively. Their web site is at http://www.mydarc.de/dl3kwr [TNX DL3KWF] EA8 - Andrew, G7COD will be active as EA8/G7COD from Gran Canaria (AF-004) on 20-28 March. He plans to operate SSB and CW on 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX G7COD] F - The Council of Europe Radio Amateur Club (TP2CE, ewwa.free.fr) will be active as TP60CE on 12-14 March to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights. QSL via F5LGF. [TNX F6FQK] F - F5LON, F6CNM, F8FKD and F9OE will be active as TM4FFU on 10-11 April for the Radio Maritime Day (see below). They will operate CW only on 160, 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres bands. QSL via F8FKD. [TNX F8FKD] FR - Stephane, F5UOW will operate mostly CW from Reunion Island (AF-016) from 9 April to 2 May. He will be active on 20 metres as FR/F5UOW until 17 April, then he will move to another QTH and operate as TO2R on 80-10 metres. QSL via home call. [TNX F6AJA] GJ - David, ON4DN will be active as MJ/ON4DN/p from Jersey (EU-013) on 6-9 April. He will operate holiday style on 40, 30, 20 and 17 metres SSB and digital modes, and he also plans to operate from one or more lighthouses. QSL via ON4DN, direct or bureau. [TNX ON4DN] GM - MM0DGR/p will be working from Lindean Reservoir, Whitlaw Mosses National Nature Reserve on 6 March. Look for activity on 80-10 metres BPSK63, CW and SSB. QSL via MM0DFV. Further information can be found at www.gmff.org, a new web site dedicated to the Natural Heritage of Scotland under the WFF award programme. [TNX MM0DFV] I - Promoting the "Antonio Canova Award", special station IU3AC will be active on 1-31 May. The award is issued by ARI Treviso (www.aritreviso.it/Diploma Canova.html) to celebrate this famous Italian sculptor, who was born in 1757 in a village near Treviso. QSL via IK3GES, direct or bureau, and LoTW. [TNX IZ3EBA] J3 - Sharon, M3VCQ (J38SW) and Colin, G3VCQ (J38CW) will be active from Grenada (NA-024) on 11-25 March. They will operate SSB and CW with a mini Yagi for 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 metres and verticals for 30, 40, 80 and 160 metres. QSL both calls via G3VCQ. KH0 - Yoshi, JE2EHP will be active as K1HP/KH0 from Saipan (OC-086) on 21-25 March. He plans to operate SSB, CW and RTTY on the HF bands and 6 metres. QSL via JE2EHP, bureau preferred. [TNX JE2EHP] OE - The Amateur Radio Section of ORF (the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation) and the Documentary Archives Radio Communications/QSL Collection will operate special event station OE10M on 23-25 April. This is an official "International Marconi Day" station and contacts made on 24 April will be valid for the IMD Award. QSL via the OE bureau or direct to OE1WHC. [TNX OE1WHC] OH0 - Look for OH0/PA0VHA, OH0/PA2A, OH0/PA2AM, OH0/PA2VMA, OH0/PA3ALK, OH0/PA3BAG and OH0/PB5A to be active from Eckero, Aland Islands (EU-002) on 15-28 May. They plan to run 3 or 4 stations on the HF bands CW, SSB and RTTY, and they will be QRV also on 6 metres. QSL via home calls. Further information to be published on www.pi4cc.nl [TNX PA2AM] PJ4 - Michal, OK7MT and Vit, OK5MM will be active as PJ4/OK7MT and PJ4/OK5MM from Bonaire (SA-006) from 18 March to 1 April. They will participate in the Russian DX Contest (20-21 March) and the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest as PJ4L (QSL via OK7MT, direct or bureau). [TNX OK7MT] T31 - The new dates for the DXpedition to Central Kiribati [425DXN 945] are 2-11 October. YT1AD, K3LP and other ten operators (AA4NN, JT1CO, K1LZ, N6TQS, PY5EG, SV2BFN, UA4HOX, YT3W, YT3WW, YT6W) plan to be active on all bands and modes. Further information can be found at yt1ad.info/t31/index.html. V2 - Look for W4OWY (V25WY) and W9OP (V25OP) to be active from Antigua (NA-100) on 9-18 March. They will operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 160-6 metres. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. They will upload their logs to LoTW. [TNX NG3K] V2 - Babs, DL7AFS and Lot, DJ7ZG will be active as V21ZG from Antigua from 16 March to 4 April. They will operate mainly RTTY, PSK and SSB on 80-6 metres. QSL via DL7AFS, direct or bureau. Further information and log search at www.qsl.net/dl7afs/ V6 - Mike, V63MY and Jan, V63TO have been active from Oroluk Atoll (OC-260) [425DXN 982] since 2 March and expect to remain there until around 12 March. QSL direct to OM2SA, or LoTW. [TNX V63MY] V7 - Tom, N4XP will be active as V7/N4XP from Kwajalein (OC-028), Marshall Islands on 9-22 March. He will operate CW and SSB on 160-10 metres, and he also plans to give 60m a try. QSL via home call. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] W - Peter, VE3IKV has cancelled his 6-13 March W4/VG3RA trip [425DXN 982] to NA-058, NA-062 and NA-079. [TNX VA3RJ] W - Ten operators from the Amateur Radio Outdoor Adventures will be active as K4T from Garden Key, Dry Tortugas (NA-079) from 20 UTC on 11 March until 11 UTC on the 15th. They will have three stations for the HF bands and three dedicated satellite stations. QSL via operator's instructions. Further information at aroadventures.org [TNX AI4QY] YO - YO6CHB, YO6EZ, YO6GBE, YO6MP and YO6UO will operate CW, SSB and RTTY as YP1WFF from the Cheile Bicazului - Hasmas National Park on 19-21 March, including activity during the Russian DX Contest. QSL this operation via YO6EZ. [TNX YO6EZ] YS - Roberto, I2JIN will be active as YS3CW from El Salvador from 24 March to 11 April. He plans to operate mainly CW. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX I2JIN] YU - Celebrating the 140th anniversary of the local Volunteer Fire Brigade, Radio Club Marica-Zemun (YU1AVQ) will be active as YU140Z until 31 May. QSL via YU1AVQ. [TNX VE3ZIK] ZK3 - ZK3OU and ZK3YA are the callsigns issued to Bill, N7OU and Bob, W7YAQ for their activity from Tokelau (OC-048). After waiting for weather and sea conditions to improve, eventually the boat was scheduled to leave Samoa for Tokelau on 5 March. Bill and Bob expect to be QRV from ZK3 starting on 7 or 8 March. [TNX dx-world.net] CARIBBEAN TOUR ---> Alain, F6BFH will be active as FG/F6BFH from Guadeloupe on 5-12 March, and as TO5SM from Saint Martin on 13-23 March. He will operate mainly CW, with some RTTY and SSB, with a focus on the low bands. QSL via home call, bureau preferred. [TNX F5NQL] =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW ARRL INTERNATIONAL DX CONTEST (SSB) ---> Object of the contest is for W/VE amateurs to work as many stations in as many DXCC countries as possible on 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10 metre bands, while foreign amateurs (also including KH6, KL7, CY9 and CY0) work as many W/VE stations in as many of the 48 contiguous states and provinces as possible (full rules can be found at www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2010/intldx.html. This year's event will run from from 00.00 UTC on 6 March through 24.00 UTC on the 7th. Do not forget to give a look at the Announced Operations listing maintained by Bill, NG3K at www.ng3k.com/Misc/adxs2010.html - good contest to you all! CHILE EMERGENCY ---> Following the massive earthquake that hit Chile on 27 February, IARU Region 2 and the Red Chilena Nor Austral de Servicio (RECNA) request amateur radio operators to monitor the following emergency communications frequencies: 3738, 3750, 7050, 7100, 14200, 14350, 21200, 21350, 28300 and 28500 kHz. In addition to the above frequencies, you may also want to listen to the worldwide emergency communication Center of Activity frequencies (14300, 18160 and 21360 kHz), as well as 3720, 7045 and 7060 kHz. CLUB LOG ---> Club Log (www.clublog.org ) is a web-based application that uses a large database to analyse amateur radio log files uploaded by users all over the world. It offers band-mode league tables, efficient log search tools, analysis for DXpedition planning purposes and most wanted lists for DXCC entities (including by date, band or mode for example). Club Log can provide empirical propagation charts, and give back to its users the ability to find "wanted" DX spots, identify QSLing gaps and perform other analysis of their logs which might be hard to do with normal logging software. As of 5 March 2010 there were 3,030 callsigns registered in Club Log and 23,298,182 log entries available for analysis, but some continents are still under-represented - please help balance the database in order to make reports and statistics more meaningful and representative. DXCC NEWS ---> 3V3S (Tunisia, 2009 operation) and D2CQ (Angola, current operation) have been arrpoved for DXCC credit. HC5AI ---> Pablo, HC5NAI passed his final test and now holds the callsign HC5AI. The original holder was his father, Alfo, who passed away in 2005. Pablo can confirm all of the contacts with HC5AI, made by either Pablo himself or his father. QSL direct only, as "there is no outgoing bureau from Ecuador". [TNX NE8Z/HC1MD] QSL GALLERY ---> The large collection of QSL cards on Les Nouvelles DX's web site has been updated. Thirteen different galleries include cards for the ten Most Wanted DXCC Entities (327 QSLs), the 58 deleted DXCC entities (1014 QSLs), obsolete prefixes (2778 QSLs), stations from Magrebh from 1947 to 1962 (337 QSLs), D5 and DL5 stations from 1945 to 1962 (22 QSLs), Antarctic bases (803 QSLs) & TAAF (Terres Australes and Antarctiques Francaises, 256 QSLs), the various French DXCC island Entities in the Pacific Ocean (304 QSLs) & the Indian Ocean (96 QSLs), pre-1945 countries (868 QSLs), French Departments (601 QSLs) and USA (50 QSLs), plus a gallery for cards not accepted by DXCC (116 QSLs). Several cards are still needed and your participation is encouraged - please visit LesNouvellesdx.fr and send your comments to lesnouvelle...@free.fr [TNX F6AJA] RADIO MARITIME DAY ---> On 10-11 April (from 12 UTC to 12 UTC) merchant marine radio officers from several countries will be active on the HF bands to meet amateur radio operators for the Radio Maritime Day special event. Further information can be found at www.radiomaritimeday.org 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 (i2...@fastwebnet.it) VK9X/G6AY ---> Phil, G3SWH and Jim, G3RTE made 10,256 QSOs during their recent operation from Christmas Island. Phil's website (www.g3swh.org.uk) is now up and working again, and the log has been added to the search facility (it will be uploaded to LoTW as soon as the ARRL issues the relevant certificate). [TNX G3SWH] + SILENT KEYS + Recently reported Silent Keys include Zlatko Mihelcic (9A2CE), Barry J. Phillimore (G4VXT), Miguel Andrade Marin (HC1AB), Alfred L. Pedneau, Sr (K5HKG), Juan Carlos Oxoby (LU1CC), Alf Coupe (VK3CQE), N. Ramachandra Rao (VU2NO) and Darragh E. McCluer (WA6IKS/HS0ZAG). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- QSLs received direct or through managers: 3A2MD, 3B8CF, 3D20CR, 3D2KJ, 3V3S, 4S7CF, 4S7NE, 4U30VIC, 4W6AL, 4Z1UF, 5H3EE, 5R8IC, 6W/EI6DX, 7X4AN, 7Z1CQ, 8Q7SO, 8R1K, 9L5A, 9M4SJP, A61Q, A7/M0FGA, A71AN, A71CT, A71CV, A73A, AM5FUV, BX4AQ, C37URE, C91VM/5, CE0Y/SM0CUK, CE0Z/SM6CUK, CN8IG, CO7PH/p (NA-201), CO8LY, CP4BT, CX4AR, CX7CO, CY2ZT/2, D44AC, DU1/HL1IWD, DU9/DL5SDF, E77DX, EA8AH, EA9EU, EA9IE, EL2DX, ET3JA, EU3AR, EU7SD, EX8M, EX8MAT, EY8MM, FG5FR, FG5GP, FH/DJ7RJ, FK8CP, FT5WO, H6VA, HC8A, HC8GR, HK0/EA7HEJ (NA-033), HK4CZE, HL1/JH4RHF, HR2/N8OO, HR9/WQ7R, IG9U,IG9W, IG9X,II1TS, J39BS, J5UAP, J79PAK, J7N, J88DR, JY4CI, K7A (NA-236), KC4AAA, KH7HS, KH7X, LR2F, MU0GSY, OA4BHY/2 (SA-075), OH0X, OL3Z, OX3MC, OX3XR, P29TL, P49X, R1AND, R1FJM, RA2FF, RW0CWA, ST2AR, ST2EB, SV2ASP/A, T209DX, T2G, T30GM, T32BJ, T6LC, T77C, T8CW, TF4M, TG9ADM, TG9NX, TL0A, TO3R (AF-016), TO7RJ, TT8JT, TY1MS, UA0FO, UN3M, UN7AM, UN7MMM, V31WV, V51AS, V85TT, VK6IOA (OC-211), VK9WBM, VK9XW, VK9XX, VP2MXO, VP8BUG, VP9/N1SNB, VU2ELJ, VY0A (NA-186), VY0O (NA-230), W4PL (NA-213), XU7ACY, YB1ALL, YE1ZAT, YJ0NA, YN4SU, YS3CW, YS4/K9GY, YS4/N0AT, YS4U, Z21BB, Z29KM, ZA1Z, ZB2FK, ZK2DL, ZK3MW, ZS10WCS, ZY0T. ***************************************************************************** 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. 071675 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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