> > > 425 DX NEWS < < < _____________________________________________________________________________ 05 June 2010 A.R.I. DX Bulletin No 996 =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW >>> 425 DX NEWS IS MOVING TO GOOGLE GROUPS <<< The mailing list for 425 DX News is in the process of migrating permanently to Google Groups. Current subscribers to [425ENG] will NOT be added automatically to the new mailing list. You will have to subscribe by going to http://groups.google.com/group/425eng During the transition period, 425 DX News will be sent to either the old and the new mailing lists, in order to give our readers enough time to resubscribe. Effective 1 JULY 2010, the old mailing list will cease to exist, and only those who have joined the group will continue receiving 425DXN. Inquiries should be sent to Steve, IK4WMH (steve[at]ik4wmh.net). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3C0 - Elmo, EA5BYP and Javi, EA5KM [425DXN 993] will be active as 3C9B from Bioko Island (AF-010), Equatorial Guinea) on 4-6 June. Then they will depart for Annobon (AF-039), where they expect to operate as 3C0C with two stations on 8-20 June. Announced frequencies are: CW 3524 7024 10115 14024 18071 21024 24892 28024 50104 SSB 3790 7065/7165 14195 18140 21275 24940 28475 50140 RTTY 3582 7038 10140 14082 18102 21082 24922 28082 As for 160 metres, they plan to operate SSB on 1850 kHz, and CW as follows: AS/OC TX 1830 RX 1820-1825 EU TX 1832 RX 1835-1840 NA/SA TX 1832 RX 1833-1835 QSL for both calls via EA7FTR. QSLling instructions and other information can be found at www.3c0c-annobon.com [TNX EA5YN] 7Q - Barrie, G4AHK will be active as 7Q7BJ from Nkhotakota, Malawi until 22 June. He will emphasize 160, 80 and 40 metres. QSL via home call. [TNX The Daily DX] 9A - Members of the Croatian Flora Fauna Group (9A2MF, 9A2WJ, 9A6AA and 9A6NDD) will be active on all bands and modes as 9A0WFF from Nature Park Ucka on June 5. QSL via 9A6AA. [TNX 9A6AA] 9A - Tibor HA3HP, Neno 9A5AN and possibly Tom 9A2AA will be active from Mljet (EU-016) and 35 (!) surrounding islands (17 to be activated for the first time) between 5 and 13 June. [TNX 9A5AN] 9A - Subject to receiving the needed permissions, Kiko 9A4KW and Felix 9A5BS will be active as homecall/p from the Rozanski and Hajducki Strict Reserve on 9 June. They will operate SSB and CW on 80, 40 and 20 metres. [TNX 9A6AA] 9H - Steve, G0SGB will be active as 9H3BS from EU-023 on 12-25 June. This activity will focus on lighthouse activations from either Malta and Gozo. QSL via home call, direct only. [TNX rsgbiota.org] 9V - Loren, AD6ZJ will be active as 9V1/AD6ZJ from Singapore (AS-019) on 6-28 June. This will be a business trip and he will be on the radio as time permits, mostly on weekends and nights, with a focus on 30, 17 and 12 metres RTTY, SSB and CW. QSL via home call, direct or bureau plus LoTW. [TNX NG3K] CT7 - A group of operators from the Oeste DX Gang and the Algarve STAR DX Team will be active as CQ7OA from Berlenga Island (EU-040) on 10-13 June. They plan to operate on all bands and modes with 4-5 stations. QSL via CT1FMX. [TNX CT1GFK] F - In June-July 1944 the BBC war correspondents used the tower of the castle at Creully as a radio studio, from where the first reports of the Battle of Normandy were broadcast. Look for special callsign TM5BBC to be aired again from Creully until 10 June. QSL via F2UW. Further information at http://radio.creully.free.fr/ [TNX F4MBZ] FJ - Conny, DL1DA will be active as FJ/DL1DA from Saint Barthelemy on 8-20 June. He will operate mainly CW and RTTY on 40-6 metres. QSL via home call. [TNX The Daily DX] GM - Andy, M1LOL and Ray, M1REK will be touring the Outer Hebrides (EU-010) on 12-17 June, and will operate as GM6TW/p from the islands of Lewis & Harris, North Uist, Benbecula, South Uist and Barra. QSL via M1REK, direct or bureau. [TNX rsgbiota.org] GU - Kevan, 2E0WMG will be active as 2U0WMG from Herm Island (EU-114), Guernsey on 11-17 June. QSL via 2E0WMG, direct or bureau. [TNX rsgbiota.org] HK0_sa - Dennis, K7BV will be active again as 5J0BV from San Andres Island (NA-033) on 10-21 June. Dennis will concentrate on 6 metres, but he may also be QRV on the HF bands. QSL direct to K7BV. Further information at www.qth.com/k7bv/caribe2010/ [TNX The Daily DX] I - IL3A will be aired from different island in Venice Lagoon until 30 November. QSL via IK3HHX, direct or bureau. [TNX IZ3EBA] PY - Andre, PY0FF is recovering from lung surgery and is unable to take part in the upcoming PX8J (SA-041) and PX8L (SA-016) IOTA operations (www.px8j.com). He will be replaced by PT7WA on Sao Luis (SA-016), while the team for Ilha dos Lencois (SA-041) will include PY2XB, PY7XC and PY7ZY. [TNX PY7ZY] SM - Bernd, DL8AAV will be active as SD1B/6 from Orust Island (EU-043) on 12-25 June. QSL via home call. [TNX rsgbiota.org] TA - The TC Special Wireless Activity Team will operate special event station TC2010RKM from the Rahmi M. Koc Museum in Istanbul on 5-6 June. Information on the Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture Award can be found at www.ta0u.com [TNX TA0U] UA - Special event station R90K will be active until the end of June to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the Republic of Karelia (UA1N). QSL via RN1NU, direct or bureau. Further information (in Russian) at www.cqkarelia.ru [TNX UA1NFA] VP2M - John, KB4CRT will be active as VP2MRT from Montserrat (NA-103) on 9-19 June. He plans to operate CW, SSB and maybe PSK on 40-2 metres. QSL via home call (direct) and LoTW. [TNX NG3K] ZA - Chris, HA5X will be active holiday style as ZA/HA5X on 10-24 June [425DXN 993]. He reports he has also secured the necessary military and PTT permissions to visit and operate from Sazan Island (EU-169) as ZA0/HA5X. It will be a "one day mini DXpedition"; the date will depend on several factors and will be decided once in Albania. An Online QSL Request System (OQRS) for both direct and bureau cards will be available at http://za.ha5x.hu/; if you do not want to use it, the QSL route is via HA5X (direct) or M0XXA (bureau). Chris will upload his log to LoTW and eQSL. [TNX HG5XA] CARIBBEAN TOUR ---> Andrea IK1PMR and Claudia PA3LEO will be active from Sint Maarten (PJ7/IK1PMR and PJ7/PA3LEO) on 8-12 June and from Anguilla (requested callsigns VP2EMR and VP2ECF) on 12-21 June. They will operate holiday style with 100 watts and a focus on CW and 12, 17 and 30 metres (Andrea) and RTTY (Claudia). QSL for all calls via PA3LEO. [TNX NG3K] =========================== *** 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 (May 2010) is now available at www.425dxn.org/monthly/index.html. Articles and pictures should be sent to Nicola Baldresca, IZ3EBA (iz3e...@]iz3eba.it) DXCC NEWS ---> The following operations have been approved for DXCC credit: 3B8EME (Mauritius Island, 2010 operation), 9U2T and 9UPVI/9U1P (Burundi, 2010 operations), 9X0CW and 9X0LX (Rwanda, 2010 operations), YI9HOC (Iraq, 2009 operation). If you had QSOs rejected for any of these operations, send an e-mail to d...@arrl.org to be placed on the list to update your DXCC record. [TNX NC1L] MACQUARIE ---> Dennis, ZL4DB will not be able to operate from Macquarie Island [425DXN 993]. He "is now at Macca Base on the island", the Daily DX reports, "and says the ham gear thought to be there is gone. All that remains is a 2M rig. There are insulators going through the wall but no wires attached". PHOTO GALLERY ---> The Dayton Hamvention 2010 Photo Gallery (317 pictures collected by Tom, K8CX) can be found at http://hamgallery.com/dayton2010/ [TNX K8CX PORTUGAL DAY CONTEST ---> Sponsored by the Rede dos Emissores Portugueses (REP), this 24-hour event will be held on 12 June on 10, 15, 20, 40 and 80 metres SSB and CW. Details can be found at portugaldaycontest.rep.pt [TNX CT1END] PORTUGAL ON 60 METRES ---> Three Portuguese amateurs - CT1EEB (start date 1 May), CT1DJG and CT1END (start date for both 1 June) - have been authorized to operate on 60 metres (5371,5 kHz and 5403,5 kHz, CW and SSB) until 31 July. "We are trying hard to bring the Azores and Madeira onto 5 MHz", Jose, CT1EEB says, "I suspect CT3BD and CU3CO might be joining soon". [TNX CT1EEB] QSL 3V8CB ---> The QSL route for contacs made with 3V8CB during this year's CQ WW WPX CW Contest is via YT3W. Please note that Achim has logs for this activation only. [TNX VE3EXY] QSL A41OO ---> Effective immediately, Buzz, NI5DX, is the QSL manager for Khalid, A41OO. QSL cards will need to be designed and printed and logs transferred. It will take 6-8 weeks before the new cards arrive; A41OO might be able to ship some of his current cards for Buzz to use until the new cards arrive, but this is not certain. [TNX K1XN] SEBATIK ISLAND (OC-295) ---> John, 9M6XRO and Steve, 9M6DXX are on a reconoissance trip to Tawau, Sabah. They have been able to make arrangements for a 4-day DXpedition to Sebatik Island (OC-295) in September. This IOTA groups was activated for the first and only time back in July 2006 (9M4SEB), and remains high up the IOTA Most Wanted list. Further details to follow. [TNX 9M6DXX] SWODXA ---> The Southwest Ohio DX Association's (www.swodxa.org) recently elected officers for 2010-11 are Don DuBon N6JRL (President), Dave Kalter KB8OCP (Vice President), Joe Pater W8GEX (Secretary) and Kirk Swallow W8QID (Treasurer). [TNX W8GEX+ T31UR & T31X ---> The Pacific Odyssey team on its way back to Samoa [425DXN 995] stopped at Tokelau and was active as ZK3X on 31 May. Then they embarked on a cargo ship, and when they arrive to Apia they will search for a new ship to take them to Kanton Island. Bookmark www.uz1hz.com/pacificodyssey.html for updates. TOP LISTS ---> The latest Topband, Topmode and Toplist listings are now available at 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 (i2e...@]fastwebnet.it) WFF GREEN DAY ---> Several stations from various countries are expected to take part in "Green Day" event organized by the World Flora Fauna programme, which will be held from 12 UTC on 12 June through 11.59 UTC on the 13th. Complete information can be found at wff44.com/en/contest/ [TNX RW3GW] =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* QSL ROUTES ******* =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW =================================================================== CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER =================================================================== 3C9B EA7FTR EW5A EW2AA OX3XR OZ3PZ 3V8SS IZ8CCW FK8GX W3HNK OY3AA OZ1ACB 3Z100ZHP SP9ZBC FM5BH W3HNK OZ1RDP DL9BCP 3Z29FPH SP5ZGO FO8RZ F8BPN P33W RA3AUU 4J9M DL7EDH FR1AN NI5DX P49Y AE6Y 4L0A EA7FTR G5D G3UJE PA04EPC PA3EVY 4L8A K1BV G5O G3VOU PA08DWN PA3ALM 4M5IR YV5KG GB0EPC MM0DFV PA30EPC PA3GWH 4S7HSG 9K2HS GB10CKA G3ZRJ PA600MIR PA0MIR 4U10NPT OE1ZKC GB1EPC MM0DFV PA65VERON PA3CAL 4U1UN HB9BOU GB2EPC MM0DFV PB04EPC PA9CC 5B4AHS RA3AUU GB4EPC MM0DFV PC04EPC PA2NJC 5B4AIA UA6MF GB4GEO G0TQT PC100AR PC2F 5B8AD W3HNK GB6GEO G3VOF PF6WW PF0R 6W7RV F8CMT GM2V N3SL PI4WBR PA3FTX 7Z1HL DJ9ZB GM4FFF MM0DFV PJ2T N9AG 8Q7AT OE2ATN GX4HRC G3SVK PJ4A K4BAI 9A/OO6N ON6KN H7A TI4SU PS2T K3IRV 9A0GEO 9A2MF HA2010S HA1CW PV7EPC PS7DX 9A1EPC 9A5ABH HB0/OK6DJ/P OK1DRQ PW7T PT7WA 9H3UT DL9GDB HF600KW SP3OZW PX2C PY2MTV 9J2AH EA7FTR HG30FHA HA5KFV R90K RN1NU 9K2YM EA5KB HG3IPA HA3JB RG3K UA3QDX 9L1BTB SP7BTB HK1A EA5KV RT3F RK3DZB 9M2TO JA0DMV HK1KYR EA5KB RU1A RU1AE A61BM IZ8CLM HK1N EA5KB RW2F DK4VW A61Q EA7FTR HK1X EA7FTR SI9AM SV3CVM A61ZZ IZ8CLM HL105KRC DS5FNE SL3BR SM3TLG A73A EA7FTR HQ9R K5WW SN0DKG SP6OPZ AH0S JH1DVG HR9/WQ7R K5WW SN0DS SP5ADX AH2Y HL1IWD II0CC IZ4SUC SN0EPC SP5BHY AO3T EA3AKY II1IAFZ IZ4BQV SN50SCP SP9PSJ B1Z EA7FTR II2MAL IW2MNO SN9D SP9PZD B7P BD7IXG II3RDP IZ3JHP SO9Q SP9QMP BX0WPX BM2JCC II7M IK7JWY SP100ZKX SP8ZKX BY4QA BH4QAK II8EPC IW8CGX SP9YFF/p SQ9IDG C31CT EA3QS IL3T IQ3SD ST2AR S53R C4I LZ2HM IO3J IV3ZXQ SX1L DL1JCZ C4M W3HNK IR0LVC IS0MKX T30XG JA1XGI C4N W3HNK IR1Y IK1YDB T6MB SP8UFB CD1R CE1KR IU9T IT9ESW TA7/AC2DM RW3GU CE2WZ W3HNK J48HW HA0HW TC4X OH2BH CE4CT EA5KB J6/W0SA 8P9NX TI5N W3HNK CN8IG EA7FTR JT0YAB UA9YAB TK4LS EB7DX CN8NK EA5XX JT0YPS UA9YPS TK9E IZ2GLU CN8QY I8LWL JT0YW RW9YW TM0B F6ANA CO2JD AD4Z JT1EPC JT1DN TM24H F6KFI CO4SM HA3JB JW5YI LA5YI TM33E F5GGL CO6WD 8P9NX JW6XI LA6XI TM66SME F6IPS CP6AA IK6SNR JW7XM LA7XM TM77M F5MUX CQ3L DJ6QT KH0AC K7ZA TP60CE F5LGF CR200IQC CU3HY KH6LC WA6WPG TT8PK F4EGS CR6K CT1ILT KL5DX N5XZ UE3EPC RZ3EC CS2BV CT1CWF KP2B EA7FTR UE6MCA RA6LW CS5DFG CS5NRA KP2M AI4U UN2E DF6PB CU2KG OH2BH KP3Z N4AO UN3M EA7FTR DK0EPC DK5UR L33M LU1MA UN7MMM EA7FTR DL0EPC DL1BBO L73D EA5KB UN9GD DL8KAC DM9K DK8MZ LN3Z LA9VDA UP04EPC UN1L DQ4W DK9TN LO2F AC7DX UP0EPC UN7ZL DR04EPC DL2KXA LP2F LU1FDU UP0G UN0GL DR1A DL6FBL LR2NI LU2NI UP0L DL8KAC DR4A DK9VZ LR3JVO LU3JVO UP0WFF UN0GL E4X EA5RM LR4DX EA5KB UP1EPC UN9M E72W E77E LR5FCI LU5FCI UP1WFF UN0GL E73M E73Y LR5FF EA5KB UP2EPC UN7DA E7DX E77E LR5FZ EA7FTR UP2L UA9AB EA9EU EA5KB LR6FT EA5KB UP2WFF UN0GL EF1A EA1XT LR6QI LU6QI UP3WFF UN0GL EF3A EA3KU LR8ADX LU8ADX UP4WFF UN0GL EF5K EA5KB LS1D LW9EOC UP6EPC UN7TDB EF8M UA3DX LS4AA LU4AA UP7WFF UN0GL EG1EPC EA1UY LU4DX EA5KB UP8EPC UN5C EG2EPC EC2AMN LU5FF EA5KB UP8WFF UN0GL EG3DF EA3HAQ LU8XW WD9EWK UP9L RW6HS EG3EPC EB3JT LV3DG LW3DG UQ1EPC UN7QCC EG3SCG EA3AHZ LV5EE EA5FL UW0K US0KW EG5EPC EA5FL LW2DFH EA5KB UW1M UR5MW EG6EPC EA6DB LX7I LX2A UW2M UR0MC EG7EPC EA7URS LY04EPC LY3BY UW5Q UR3QCW EG8FTV EA8TH LY10EPC LY3W UZ7U UT3UA EG8GCA EA8TH LY7A LY2ZO V26E AB2E EG8GOM EA8TH LZ10RF LZ1YE V55X V51YJ EG8GRA EA8TH LZ44WFF LZ1ZF V84SGR V8MVE EG8HIE EA8TH LZ5R LZ1YQ VC2W VA2WDQ EG8LPM EA8TH LZ65P LZ1ZF VK9LL VK2CCC EG8LZT EA8TH LZ9W LZ1PM XR200R CE1KR EG8TFE EA8TH M9X M0URX XU7TZG ON7PP EH1MDC EA1UVR MH0EPC MM0DFV XV1X OK1DOT EH1OLA EA1UVR MN0EPC MM0DFV XV2W W6NWS EH5EPC EA5GZY NH6P KH7Y YI1RZ IK2DUW EH7EPC EA7URM NP2X K5WW YL0Y YL2GQT EH8DDC EA8RKL NP4A W3HNK YN2GY K9GY EI2GEO EI7IS OD5EPC EA5BYP YQ9EPC YO9BPX EK3GM IK2QPR OG0I OH2TA Z32ID DJ0LZ EM3WFF UT4WA OG0Z W0MM ZK3X UR3HR EM7L UR4LRQ OK8WFF/p DF6EX ZM1A ZL1AMO EM7MFF US1MM OL80OK OK1DRQ ZM2B ZL2BR EN1EPC UR3LTD OL8M OK1DRQ ZM3T ZL3TE EN1IFF UR3IBV OM7M OM3PA ZM4G ZL2IFB EO2FFF UT2FA ON70UD ON6UD ZM4M ZL4PW ER0WW RA4LW OP4K ON4JZ ZV8S PT2OP ER4DX RA4LW OQ3R ON4RU ZW8B PS8HF ER6A ER1LW OQ5M ON5ZO ZX5J AI4U 4U1ITU International Amateur Radio Club, P.O. Box 6, 1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland EA5RM Antonio Gonzales, P.O. Box 930, 03200 Elche (Alicante), Spain EA7FTR Francisco Lianez Suero, Asturias 23, 21110 Aljaraque (Huelva), Spain PS8HF Milton Lima Ribeiro, Rua Mazerine Cruz 2673, Teresina - PI, 64076-040, Brazil PT2OP Orlando Perez Filho, SHIGS 706, Bloco L Casa 22, Brasilia - DF, 70350-762, Brazil SP8UFB Miroslaw Biszczat, Ul. 3 Maja 22m 79, 22-500 Hrubieszow, Poland UR3HR Leonid Babich, P.O. Box 55, Poltava, 36000, Ukraine V51AS Frank Steinhauser, Am Rosenkothen 17, 40880 Ratingen, Germany VK2CCC Tomas Magyla, 16 Mildred St, Warrawee NSW 2074, Australia W4K Peanut Island Expedition, P.O. Box 7751, Jupiter FL 33468, USA W9IMS Indianapolis Motor Speedway Amateur Radio Club, P.O. 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