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17 January 2009 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 924
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DX INFORMATION
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Edited by I1JQJ IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
7X - Fred, ON6QR will be active from the Algerian Radio Amateurs
Association's club station, 7X2ARA, from 20 UTC on 17 January
until the early morning of the 18th. He will operate both CW and
SSB during the Hungarian DX Contest. QSL via 7X2ARA. [TNX NG3K]
CT - Marq, CT1BWW says he will be active as CS6BWW during the main
contests in January, February and March. QSl via bureau.
HS - Joerg, DL1MJF (HS0ZGQ) will be active from Thailand from 20
January to 12 February. He will spend one week on Koh Samui
(AS-101) during that time frame. Look for HS0ZGQ/2 to operate CW
and SSB on 40-10 metres with 100 watts into a dipole. QSL via
DL1MJF.
I - The Amateur Radio Group of RAI (the Italian public service
broadcaster) will be active as II2RAI until 31 December to
celebrate two landmark anniversaries: the 55th of the first
television broadcast (January 1954) and the 85th of the first
radio broadcast (October 1924). QSL via bureau to IQ2RD. The logs
will be uploaded to LoTW. [TNX IQ2RD]
J7 - Seth, SM0XBI will be active again as J79XBI from Dominica (NA-101)
from 17 January until around 1 April. He will operate SSB only.
QSL via home call, bureau preferred. [TNX NG3K]
LY - Celebrating the Millennium of Lithuania, fourteen LY1000 stations
will be active at various stages until 31 August. Further
information, including details on the relevant award, can be found
on the Lithuanian AmateurRadioSociety'swebsiteat
http://www.lrmd.ivi.lt/en/awards.htm [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
LZ - Special event stations LZ8WHST and LZ17ARDF are active until
September to promote the 8th World High SpeedTelegraphy
Championship (http://www.hst2009.eu) and the 17th IARU Region 1
ARDF Championships (http://www.ardf2009.eu/) that will be held in
Obzor, Bulgaria on 11-15 and 16-21 September respectively. QSL
LZ8WHST via LZ1PJ, QSL LZ17ARDF via LZ1ZF.
V3 - Gerd, DJ4KW (V31YN) and Gisela, DK9GG (V31GW) will be active from
Belize from 19 January to early March, including a number of
contests. From 26 February to 3 March look for V31YN/p to be
active from NA-180. QSLs via home calls (direct or bureau), or
LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX]
VP8- The group of YLs going to the Falkland Islands (SA-002) on 17-31
January [425DXN 899] includes Ruth/IT9ESZ (VP8YLI), Mio/JR3MVF
(VP8YLF), Unni/LA6RHA (VP8YLD), Liz/M0ACL (VP8YLB), Nicky/M5YLO
(VP8YLE), Chantal/PA3GQG (VP8YLH), Victoria/SV2KBS (VP8YLG) and
Jeanie/WA6UVF (VP8YLA). QSL via home calls. They also expect to
operate under the local YL club callsign (VP8YLC). Expect activity
on 10-80 metres, mainly SSB, with four stations. Updates will be
posted at http://www.radioclubs.net/aa_vp8yl_/
VP9- The Radio Society of Bermuda reports that special prefix VP9400
has been authorized for use during 2009 to celebrate the 400th
anniversary of the settlement of Bermuda by Sir George Somers.
[TNX K1XN and The Golist]
W - The District of Columbia Amateur Radio Society (NW3DC) will be
active as W3A on 17-24 January in honour of the inauguration of
the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama. Main
activity is expected to be on 20 and 40 metres. QSL via W3DQ
(direct), bureau and LoTW. [TNX K1XN and The Golist]
YB9- Adhi, YB3MM will be active as YB3MM/9 from Nanggu Island (OC-150)
on 16-18 January. He will operate holiday style, concentrating on
17 metres CW and RTTY. His operating times will also depend on the
local electric supply. QSL via IZ8CCW, direct or bureau [TNX
IZ8CCW]
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GOOD TO KNOW ...
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Edited by I1JQJ IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile
