> > > 425 DX NEWS < < < _____________________________________________________________________________ 08 May 2010 A.R.I. DX Bulletin No 992 =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 3B8 - Jan-Willem, PA7JWC will be active on the HF bands and 6 metres as 3B8/PA7JWC from Mauritius Island (AF-049) until 22 May. QSL via home call, direct or bureau, and LoTW. He has a website at www.pa7jwc.nl [TNX NG3K] 8Q - Ron, DL5JAG will be active holiday style as 8Q7SR from Embudu Island, Maldives (AS-013) on 8-22 May. He plans to operate mainly CW on 40, 30, 20, 17 and 15 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau, plus LoTW and eQSL. 9A - Once again Zik, VE3ZIK will be active as 9A/VE3ZIK from Croatia on 12-17 May. He will operate in his spare time, with more IOTA/IOCA activities to be expected during the summer. QSL via DO7ZZ (bureau preferred), LoTW and eQSL. [TNX VE3ZIK] 9M6 - The North Borneo World DX Group will operate as 9M4STA from Kampung Binsulok (Sabah), East Malaysia on 8-9 May. It will be a field day expedition to celebrate the first anniversary of NBWDX (www.qsl.net/nbwdx). QSL via NI5DX. [TNX K1XN] CT7 - The Associacao de Radioamadores do Distrito de Leiria will operate as CS5FAT on 10-13 May from the Sanctuary of Fatima, Portugal for the visit of Pope Benedict XVI. QSL via CT6ARL, bureau preferred. [TNX CT1EWA] CT7 - Special event station CS2HD will be active ob 12-16 May for the Harley Davidson owners international meeting that will take place in Tavira, Portugal on 15-16 May. QSL via CT2FPE. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] CY0 - The operational dates for the DXpedition to Sable Island [425DXN 981] have been set for 22 October-1 November. AA4VK/CY0, AI5P/CY0, N0TG/CY0 and WA4DAN/CY0 will be active on 160-6 metres CW, SSB and RTTY, with a "minimal effort for supplying the mulitiplier" during the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. All QSL requests via N0TG (an Online QSL Request System will be available). Individual contributions to assist the DXpedition are still appreciated. Further information and updates at www.cy0dxpedition.com [TNX N0TG] G - Andy, M0GGR and Chris, 2E0XLG will operate special event station GB2HFF from the Holmfirth Festival of Folk on 6-9 May. The event is an annual celebration of traditional music, dance and arts. Andy and Chris expect to concentrate on 160, 80 and 40 metres. QSL via 2E0XLG (direct only for the time being). [TNX K1XN] G - The Cray Valley Radio Society will be active as GB6MW from Meopham Windmill on 8-9 May for the Windmills on the Air weekend. Activity will be on HF and VHF. QSL via G4DFI. [TNX M0MCV] HK0_sa - Anibal, HK3ARR (YV5ARR) will be active holiday style as HK3ARR/0 from San Andres Island (NA-033) until 11 May. He plans to be QRV on digital modes for at least two hours during the day (10, 15 and 20 metres) and during his nights on 40 metres, using wire dipoles. QSL direct to HK3ARR or via bureau to YV5ARR. [TNX HK3ARR] I - Led by the revolutionary general Giuseppe Garibaldi, the military campaign known as the "Expedition of the Thousand" was a significant moment in the process of the unification of Italy. The expedition landed at Marsala (Sicily) on 11 May 1860, and ARI Marsala will operate as IR9ITALY until 30 June to commemorate the 150th anniversary of that event. QSL via IT9FXY. [TNX IT9FXY] LA, SM - Gerd/DG1XG, Karsten/DH9HAK, Juergen/DJ5HD and Wolfgang/DJ5ZWS will be active as either LG5LG and SJ9WL from Morokulien (the station on the border between Sweden and Norway) on 10-17 May. They will operate SSB, CW, RTTY and PSK. QSL for both callsigns via LA4EKA, direct or bureau. [TNX DX Newsletter] LZ - Special station LZ2010KM will be active on all bands and modes until 31 May to celebrate St. Kiril and Methodius' Day. QSL via LZ1PJ (bureau preferred) and LoTW. [TNX LZ1BJ] ON - On 8-9 May the European Institutions will be open to the public to show their activity and celebrate the project of the European integration. Look for OR5EU, the European Union Amateur Radio Club in Brussels, to participate in the celebrations on 8 May and be active on 40-10 metres SSB and digital modes. QSL via the UBA bureau. Direct cards should be sent to ON4HVO. [TNX ON8VM] PY - Christian, PR7ZAJ and Fernando, PR7DB will be active as ZW7R from Ilha da Restinga (not IOTA, PB-001 fro the Brazilian Islands Award) on 7-9 May. QSL via PR7JP. TA - Vlada OK1CW, Franta OK1DF, Zdenek OK1FIA, Slavek OK1TN, Honza OK2ZAW, Zdeno OK2ZW and Pavel TA2ZAF (OK1MU) will be active as as TC07DX from Suluada (AS-115) on 15-19 May. They will operate CW, SSB and some RTTY using two stations. QSL via OK2GZ, direct or bureau. Further information at www.okdxf.eu/expedice/tc07dx/ TK - Alex, IW5ELA and Marco, I5KOV will be active as TK/IW5ELA and TK/I5KOV from Calvi, Corsica (EU-014) on 12-16 May. They will operate holiday style on 40-12 metres SSB and CW. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [TNX NG3K] VE - John, VE8EV will be active as VE8EV/p from Sachs Harbour, Banks Island (NA-129) until 10 May. He is QRV when time permits, as this is a working trip and "operation is likely to be sporadic depending on how long it takes me to get the job done". Look for him on 14040 (QRS CW) and 14260 kHz, using 100 watts to a sloping dipole. [TNX www.islandchaser.com] VE - Special event callsign CG3ADML will be in use on 15 May to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Navy and highlight the contribution of Admiral Sir Charles E. Kingsmill in its establishment. Expect activity on SSB and PSK31. [TNX VA3RJ] VK0_mi - Denis, ZL4DB is going to Macquarie Island (AN-005) on a 3-month job assignment. He hopes to operate SSB only as VK0/ZL4DB when time permits, from mid-late May until mid August. He is not an experienced DXer, and according to his QSL manager "ham radio activity will be minimal". QSL via ZL4PW, direct or bureau. W - The Cascade Mountain Amateur Radio Society (WC7O) will operate special event station W7W from within the Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument on 15-16 May, in memory of the radio amateurs who perished while monitoring the volcano when it erupted on 18 May 1980. QSL to St. Helens Event, P.O. Box 2044, Poulsbo WA 98370, USA. Further infromation can be found at webitnw.com/w7w/ [TNX The Daily DX] XV - Larry, W6NWS will be in Vietnam from 15 May to 9 June. He expects to be active as XV2W when time permits, mainly around the CQ WPX CW and SEANET contests. QSL via home call, direct or bureau, and LoTW. [TNX QRZ-DX] =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW DXCC NEWS ---> The recent YI9PSE operation from Iraq has been approved for DXCC credit. [TNX NC1L] MMAA CW CONTEST ---> The Manchester Mineira All America CW Contest, sponsored by the Juiz de Fora CW Group, will be held on 15-16 May. This year's event is still for stations located in the Americas. Further information, including last year's event results, can be found at www.powerline.com.br/cwjf. 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 (328 QSLs), the 58 deleted DXCC entities (1030 QSLs), obsolete prefixes (2875 QSLs), stations from Magrebh from 1947 to 1962 (345 QSLs), D5 and DL5 stations from 1945 to 1962 (42 QSLs), Antarctic bases (805 QSLs) & TAAF (Terres Australes and Antarctiques Francaises, 258 QSLs), the various French DXCC island Entities in the Pacific Ocean (310 QSLs) & the Indian Ocean (96 QSLs), pre-1945 countries (874 QSLs), French Departments (612 QSLs) and USA (50 QSLs), plus a gallery for cards not accepted by DXCC (117 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] QSLLING TO UZBEKISTAN ---> Mike, UK8OM urges everyone not to try and use greenstamps when QSLling direct to Uzbekistan, as they are stolen "by unscrupulous people at the post office" (IRCs are all right). Also, do not send Self Addressed Envelopes, because only envelopes produced in Uzbekistan can mailed from that country (self-addressed adhesive labels are all right). =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* QSL ROUTES ******* =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW =================================================================== CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER =================================================================== 3B8GT RX3DD FO8RZ F8BPN RP4PKO RA4PO 3D5X K6HFA FR1LC EA7FTR RP65ANW RK6AQM 3W9HRN DL1HRN GB0GMD MW6VHF RP65BB RA3BB 4A5M XE1AMF GB10GKA G3ZRJ RP65BR GM0WRR 4J3DF RW6HS GB4MDI GW0ANA RP65BT RA3BT 4J3M DL7EDH GB4MIW GX0BAR RP65DPR RN3DG 4J7WMF RX3RC GB8MD G3ZME RP65FPP RA9FDR 4JS0RGE 4K4K GB8RUM MM0DFV RP65GF UA6GF 4K6OF UA5DX GM3PYE/p M0VFC RP65GL RK3GWT 4M200AJ YV5AJ GS3PYE/P M0VFC RP65H RW6HS 4S7BRG LZ3HI H2E 5B4AGE RP65HHE UA6HHE 4S7DIG W7XW HB0/DK9FN HA2EOW RP65P RZ3PS 4U10NPT OE1ZKC HC7AE EA7FTR RP65R RM9RZ 5K3B HK3O HF2010WARD SP9HTY RP65RMG RK3RXK 5K8T HK3JJH HF65FO SP1MWF RP65RTF UA3RQG 5N7M OM3CGN HH2/PA5M PA7FM RP65RTK RN3RQ 5R8UI IZ8CCW IQ1RY IK1HXN RP65TT UA9SAW 9J2BO G3TEV IQ3MO IV3ODE RP65Z RK3ZZ 9J2FM JA4ATV IQ3UD IV3DSH RP6A RA6AU 9K2YM EA5KB IQ9PA IT9TQH RP6DSR RA6DE 9M4STA NI5DX IU3AC IK3GES RP6YW UA6YW 9M6JC NI5DX IY1TTM IW1RIK RP7A RA6AU A52SW K2AU IY1SP I1SAF RP8M RU9MX A61BM IZ8CLM IY5PIS IZ5DMC RP8X UA9XL AH0BT 7L1FPU JD1BLY JI5RPT RP9H RN9HM AL5A/WH0 JA7JEC JD1BMH JG7PSJ RP9J RV9JD AO5MGP EA5FL JI1FGX/DU9 JF1LZQ RP9LL RW9LL C92IO ZS6HB LZ10RF LZ1YE RP9M RA9MC CA3KHZ EA5KB LZ170SK LZ1VP RP9OMP RZ9OJ CO2NO HA3JB LZ65P LZ1ZF RP9OW RZ9OW CO4SM HA3JB OG20YL OH2YL RP9QA RW9QA CR1FSC CU3EQ OH0CO SM6CCO RP9RP UA9QCQ CR5CQK CT1CQK OL35OLP OK1DRQ RP9WUF RZ9WWU CX4AAJ EB7DX OL80OK OK1DRQ RP9XSM RA9XA CX5TR EA5KB ON30SL ON4OB RP9YAF RU9YF EK6LP RN4LP PC600P PA3HGP S79LR RA9LR EM20UCC UT7UJ R7M RF3C S9SS pirate EM3WFF UT4WA R900DM RX1CQ SN04OOW SP3ZAB EM5WFF UT2UB RP0ZKD UA0ZS SO0CHOPIN SP2FAP EM65E UT7EY RP1A RD1AW SP33ADS SP5PSL EM65EKR UV5ELZ RP1CMB RN1CX SP65KLS SP2PHA EM65F UR5FEO RP1COP RN1CW SP9YFF SQ9IDG EM65IG UR7IA RP1K RV1AQ T80K JN3JBC EM65IM UT5IM RP1ZZ UA1ZZ T88CF OM2SA EM65IZ UR4IN RP2F RK2FWA T88RA JH1RMH EM65K US0KW RP3AB RL3AB TB90MM TA1HZ EM65L US0LW RP3AF UA3DX TC150SLH TA1HZ EM65LO UR5LO RP3DGS RK3DYC TM100P F6KEH EM65LX US3LX RP3DJY UA3DJY TS8P IK7JWX EM65MP UR3MP RP3DPK RK3DYD TT8PK F4EGS EM65P UT4PR RP3DSR RD3FE UE3LFF UA3LAF EM65QX UR4QX RP3DTF RZ3DO UE3YFF GM0WRR EM65TO UR7TO RP3EOD RU3EJ UK8OA WS2L EM65UZ UT3UZ RP3FA RK3FWI UK8OK EA7FTR EN1EPC UR3LTD RP3FO RL3FO UP65C RW6HS EN5R UY2RA RP3G RK3GYM UP65CH RW6HS EN65FHC UY5HC RP3GIF RU3GN UP65LB UN7LZ EN65JK UU4JWF RP3L RV3LZ V22LPL W2LPL EN65L UT5LO RP3LPM RZ3LC V84PMB JJ8DEN EN65YA US0YA RP3QUP RX3OM V85TX W3HNK EO2FFF UT2FA RP3RQ RN3RQ VP8DMH G0VGS EO65IW UT3IW RP3SAT RK3SAI W1ACT N1JOY EO65JF UU4JWC RP3YGA GM0WRR YB8EXL EA7FTR EO65JM K2PF RP3YH UA3YY YJ0AWE ZL1GWE EO65JS UU9CW RP3YPA UA3YAA YV200D YV1DIG EO65L UT2LY RP3YVF RA3YC YW200A YV5SSF EO65S UW5SW RP49A RK3FWI YW200ER YV8ER EO65V UR7VA RP4DTA RK4CYW YW200L YV5LI EO65Z UT4ZG RP4HMM UA4HRT YW200T YV5JBI ER65V ER1DA RP4HW RN4HW ZA/OK7RY OK1DF EV5ZK UA5DX RP4K RW4HB ZC4TS NI5DX FM4KA NI5DX RP4M UA4LU ZF2CU W5CU FM5CD F5VU RP4N RW4NW ZL7J JH1HRJ FM5WD W3HNK RP4P RA4PO ZP6CW ZP6CU 4K4K Boris Gorobec, P.O. 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