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13 February 2010 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 980
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DX INFORMATION
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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 a
