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12 August 2006 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 797
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
4L - 4L9MR is the callsign that Eugene, UX3MR will be using during his
10-31 August activities from Georgia [425DXN 796]. QSL via home
call, direct or bureau. [TNX UX3MR]
CE - Hector, CE3FZL and Ricardo, CE3HDI will operate on all bands as CE2P
(SSB) and CE2F (CW) respectively from the lighthouse at Punta Panul
(ARLHS CHI-073) during the International Lighthouse/Lightship
Weekend on 19-20 August. QSL CE2P via EA5KB, QSL CE2F via CE3HDI.
[TNX EA5OL]
CT3 - Richard, PA0RRS will be active as CT3/PA0RRS from Madeira (AF-014)
on 17-31 August. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX PA0RRS]
DL - A group of about ten operators will be active as DF0WFB from Hallig
Oland Island (EU-042) on 17-20 August. QSL to DF0WFB, direct or
bureau. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org]
DL - DH3WO, DJ2HD, DL7JAN, DG0UFA and DJ2BQ will operate CW and SSB on
80-10 metres as DA2006LH from Staberhuk Lighthouse (ARLHS FED-226)
on Fehmarn Island (EU-128) for the ILLW. QSL via bureau or direct to
DG0UFA. [TNX DL7JAN]
DL - Helmut, DL7VOX reports he will operate CW on 160-10 metres as
DL7VOX/p from Usedom Island (EU-129, O-013 for the German Islands
Award) on 3-15 September.
EX - The Amateur Radio Union of Kyrgyzstan reports that memorial station
EX15ID will be active from 25 August to 5 September to commemorate
the 15th anniversary of the indipendence of the Kyrgyz Republic. QSL
via EX8AB. [TNX EX8AB]
F - Weather and tide permitting, Bernard/F9IE and Frank/F4AJQ will go
and operate SSB and CW (for a few hours only, starting around 6.30
UTC) as F6KOP/p from Pilier Island (EU-064, DIFM AT-030) and
lighthouse on 12 August. QSL via F6AML. [TNX F5NQL]
F - Franck, F8ADY reports he will be active as F8ADY/p from Re Island
(EU-032, DIFM AT-022) from 26 August to 1 September. He also plans
to operate from a few DPLF (Diplome des Phares du Littoral Francais,
http://www.wlota.com/dplf/dplf.htm) lighthouses (Les Baleines, St.
Martin de Re, La Flotte and maybe others). Franck is also active in
the French Mills (Diplome des Moulins de France,
http://f5pez.free.fr/index2.htm) and Castles (Diplome des Forts et
Chateaux de France, http://f6fna.club.fr/dfcfa2.html) award
programmes. QSL via home call, direct or bureau.
F - Special event call TM8CDX will be aired on 2-16 September for the
28th Clipperton DX Club (http://www.cdxc.org/) Convention, which
will be held at at Arcachon on 16-17 September. All of the QSOs will
be confirmed automatically via the bureau; direct requests should be
sent to F5CQ. [TNX F5NQL]
FH - Sam Serge, F6AML will be active as TX6A from Mayotte (AF-027) on
5-17 October. He plans to operate CW and SSB on 80-10 metres
(suggested frequencies: 3514, 7014, 10115, 14014, 18071, 21014,
24892 and 28014 kHz; 3785, 7057, 14266, 18140, 21266, 24966 and
28444 kHz) and to pay special attention to North America and Japan.
QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX F6AML]
FP - Look for Billy, FP/VE1AAO (QSL direct to home call) and Duane,
FP/WV2B (QSL direct via KA3QLF) will be active with 100 watts and
simple verticals from the island of St. Pierre (NA-032) on 10-13
August. They will operate CW and SSB on various bands, but their
activity is most likely to concentrate on 20, 30 and 40 metres.
G - The Chippenham & District Amateur Radio Club (http://g3vre.org.uk/)
will operate as GB2LI from Lundy Island (EU-120) off the coast of
Devon on 16-21 September. They will operate SSB, CW and FM on 80,
40, 30, 20, 15 and 2 metres (the generator will be off from 23 to 7
local time). QSL via bureau. [TNX G3YBT]
GD - The Worked All Britain Awards Group will be holding a joint event
with the Isle of Man ARS and the British Amateur Radio Lighthouse
Society on 19-26 August. Please visit www.worked-all-britain.co.uk
for further information on this "Activity Week" as well as on the
relevant awards. [TNX K1XN]
GM - Tony, G0GFL and Nicky, M5YLO will be active as GB2SLH from the
Sumburgh Lighthouse (ARLHS SCO-232) on Shetland Island (EU-012) on
12-26 August. QSL via G0GFL, direct or bureau. [TNX VA3RJ]
GW - The Barry Amateur Radio Society will operate as GB5FI from the
lighthouse on Flatholm Island (EU-124) on 18-20 August. QSL via
GW0ANA. [TNX GW0ANA]
GW - The Grantham ARC (http://www.garc.org.uk) will operate on 10-80
metres all modes as GC0GRC/p and GC7GRC/p (from the lighthouse) from
Skokholm Island (EU-124) on 26-29 August. They plan to have 10-12
operators involved in this activity. All contacts will be confirmed
automatically via the bureau, the QSL manager for direct cards is
G0RCI. [TNX G0RCI]
HA - Special event station HG8SDS (http://www.qsl.net/hg8sds) will be
activated again on 14-20 August by Veszto Radio Club from
Veszto-Magor during the "Sarret Days". QSL via HA8PH. [TNX HA8IC]
HP - The Panama Canal Amateur Radio Association will operate as HO1L from
the Miraflores Lighthouse (ARLHS PAN-030) on 19-20 August during the
ILLW. QSL via HP1IBF. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
I - Nicola/I0SNY, Erica/IZ0EIK, Giuseppe/IW7EBE and Francesco/IZDTC will
be active on 80m-6m from La Chiaca Island (IIA FG-011; WWL JN81BW)
on 13-14 August. [TNX I0SNY]
I - Sea conditions permitting, Alessio/IZ0CKJ, Simon/IZ7ATN,
Paolo/IZ0EVI, Luca/IZ6DSQ and Angelo/IZ0ENB will operate on 20 and
40 metres from La Botte (EU-045, IIA LT-003) on 13 August, between
10 and 18 UTC. Other operations from Palmarola (IIA LT-008) and
other satellite IB0 islands (LT-006, LT-009, LT-029, LT-026) are
possibile between 14 and 24 August. QSL via IZ0CKJ, direct or
bureau. [TNX IZ0CKJ]
I - Stefano, IZ5FDE will be active as IA5/IZ5FDE from Elba Island
(EU-028, IIA LI-001) on 13-25 August. QSL via home call, direct or
bureau. [TNX VA3RJ]
I - A group of operators from ARI Piombino will be active on 80m-23cm as
IP5P from Palmaiola Island (EU-028, IIA LI-007) and lighthouse (WAIL
TO-005, ARLHS ITA-109) on 18-20 August. QSL via IQ5BA, direct or
bureau. Pictures and further information will be available at
www.iq5ba.it [TNX IZ5FSA]
I - ARI San Benedetto del Tronto will participate in the ILLW as
IQ6SB/LGH from the local lighthouse (WAIL MA 001, ARLHS ITA-154).
QSL via bureau. [TNX I6HWD]
I - IK8SHL, IZ8GUQ, IK8XSY, IZ2FEB, IW8CGX, IZ8EWD and possibily others
will operate as IQ8PZ from Santo Ianni (EU-144, IIA PZ-001) on 19-20
August. [TNX IZ8ESK]
I - Max, IZ5BTC will operate BSK31 and RTTY as IA5/IZ5BTC/p from Elba
Island (EU-028, IIA LI-001) from 29 August to 9 September. QSL to
home call, direct or bureau. [TNX IZ5BTC]
J7 - Karl, N1DL (J79DL) and George, W4LFK (J79MD) will be operating all
modes from Dominica (NA-101) on 21-27 September. They will
participate in the CQ WW DX RTTY Contest as J7R. QSL via N1DL. [TNX
N1DL]
JA - Look for JJ5BQN/5 to be active on 20 and 40 metres from Yo Island
(AS-076, JIIA AS-076-005) on 19-20 August. QSL via home call, direct
or bureau. [TNX JI6KVR]
KL - K6HFA and K6HTM, who have been active as K7A from Fox Island
(NA-197) for a few days, should be active from the town of North
Pole, mainland Alaska starting around 12 August. Information on
further activities, as well as the QSL route, will be posted at
http://www.qrz.com/k7a
LA - Bernd/DH1ND, Bernd/DJ8LG, Gerd/DG1XG, Ralf/DK4DV, Juergen/DJ5HD,
Manfred/DL6HBX, Wolfgang/DJ5ZWS, Jan-Ole/DB8JO, Jorn/DG5XJ and
Helmut/DL8RM will operate on all bands and modes as LA/homecall from
Fedje Island (EU-055) on 17-22 August. They will participate in the
ILLW (19-20 August) from Hellisoy Fyr (ARLHS NOR-022, WLOTA-0496).
QSL via home calls. Further information at
http://www.qslnet.de/member/dg1xg/fedje.html [TNX www.rsgbiota.org]
LA - The Norwegian Expedition Club (http://www.la1nec.no/) will operate
as LA1NEC from Jomfruland (EU-061) on 18-20 August for the ILLW.
Plans are to operate from both the lighthouses on the island. QSL
via bureau. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org]
LU - The Bahia Blanca DX Group (http://www.grupodxbb.com.ar) will
participate in the ILLW from five different lighthouses. From Rincon
(ARLHS ARG-036) the special callsign LR3DX will be used; from
Recalada (ARG-009), Baliza Chica (ARG-083) and Punta Tejada
(reference number TBA) the operators will be signing homecall/D;
from Hipasam (ARG-040) they will use homecall/V QSL for all via
bureau or direct to LU7DSY (Carlos Almiron, P.O. Box 709, 8000 Bahia
Blanca, Buenos Aires, Argentina). The Bahia Blanca DX Group sponsors
the "Province of Buenos Aires Lighthouses Award". [TNX LU9ESD]
OH - Vincenzo, IZ0FKE reports he will operate as OH1AA (QSL via IZ0EHO)
from Parainen-Pargas (EU-096) on 9-11 August and as OH0/IZ0FKE (QSL
via IZ0FMA) from Odkarby, Aland Islands (EU-002) on 12-23 August.
Further information at http://www.iz0fke.com
ON - Members of UBA Section OSA (ON4OSA, www.osa.uba.be) will operate as
ON9BD from the lighthsip "Westhinder III" berthed at Bonapartedok,
Antwerp on 19-22 August for the ILLW and the Tall Ships Races 2006.
[TNX ON4QE]
SP - Look for SN2NP to be aired from the historic lighthouse at Gdansk
Nowy Port (ARLHS POL-033) on 18-20 August. QSL via SP2BIK. [TNX
SP2BIK]
UA - A team of Russians will be signing RK0LXD/p from Putyatina Island
(AS-066) on 17-21 August. They plan to operate CW and SSB on 10-80
metres. QSL via UA0LQJ (Russian stations) or IK2DUW (rest of the
world). [TNX UA0LQJ]
VE - Kevin, WD0AAV will be active as WD0AVV/VYO from Iqaluit (Baffin
Island, NA-047), Nunavut on 14-18 August. Activity will be on 40-10
metres mainly CW. QSL via home call. [TNX ARRL DX Bulletin]
VE - Guy, VE2QRA plans to operate on 80-6 metres mostly SSB as VE2QRA/p
from Anticosti Island (NA-077) on 12-18 August. QSL via home call
(direct). [TNX VA3RJ]
W - The Hiawatha Amateur Radio Association will be active as K8G on
19-20 August for the ILLW. The operation will be from Granite Island
(not IOTA, USI MI-080L) and lighthouse (ARLHS USA-333). QSL via
K8PT. Further information can be found at
www.qsl.net/k8lod/graniteisland.html [TNX VA3RJ]
XV - Hiro, JA1DHY (XV3DHY) and Oshima, JA1EKK (XV3EKK) will be active
from Vietnam from 31 August to 6 September. Look for XV3DHY on 6,
15, 17, 20, 30 and 80 metres CW and SSB, while XV3EKK will operate
on 6, 15 and 20 metres SSB and SSTV. QSL via home call, direct or
bureau. [TNX JA3AFJ]
YU6 - Ace, DJ0LZ will be in Montenegro on 14-25 August and has plans to
operate on the HF bands and 6 metres SSB. He is waiting for the
licence (YT6/DJ0LZ or 4O3LZ). [TNX N3CZ]
ZA - Emilio, IK0OKY has been back to Albania since 9 August, and will
remain there until mid-September. He operates as ZA/IK0OKY mostly on
6 and 2 metres. QSL via IW0BET, direct or bureau. [TNX IK0OKY]
ZS - Matt, ZS1MJJ and Derrick, ZS1DUP will operate again as ZS1RBI from
Robben Island (AF-064) and lighthouse on 20-21 August. [TNX F5NQL]
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE ---> The latest issue (July 2006) is now available at
http://www.425dxn.org/monthly/. Articles and pictures should be sent to
Nicola Baldresca, IZ3EBA (iz3eba_at_ari.it).
9G5UR & 9G5A/P ---> Vlad, UY5ZZ reports he made 10,370 QSOs during his 4-14
July activities from Ghana. He operated as 9G5UR from the mainland and
participated in the IARU HF World Championship (1750 QSOs); on 12 July he
logged 970 QSOs as 9G5A/p from Nunu (Abokwa) Island (AF-084). The cards have
been printed. QSL via home call, direct (Vladimir F Latyshenko, P.O. Box
4850, Zaporozhye, 69118, Ukraine) or bureau.
DXCC NEWS ---> KH8SI (Swains Island) has been approved for DXCC credit. Also
approved are K1ER/KH8, KS6FO,KH8, WH7S/KH8, K8YSE/KH8, AH7C/KH8 and
KH6BK/KH8, from 28 July through 2 August 2006. [TNX NC1L]
ILLW ---> This year the International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend, dedicated
to the memory of its founder and organiser, the late Mike Dalrymple (GM4SUC),
will take place from from 00.01 UTC on 19 August until 23.59 UTC on the 20th.
Full information on this popular event can be found at
http://illw.net/index.html. Announced operations are listed at
http://illw.net/2006_list.htm
KH8SI ---> A brief travel report and a few pictures of the KH8SI operation
from Swains Island can be found at http://www.iijnet.or.jp/JA1BK/. Talking of
KH8SI, it appears that a piece of information circulated last week and
reported by the DX media (425DXN included) was a fake: "we are not stupid to
run generators near island residents", Kan, JA1BK says. "Both CW and SSB
station tents are located on beach and residents house are located in 300
meters away".
QSL G3XAQ/6Y5 ---> Phil, G3SWH has recently acquired the logs and a small
number of cards for G3XAQ/6Y5's operations from Jamaica back in December
1992, November/December 1995, December 1996 and November/December 1999. The
logs are on paper and they will not be uploaded to LoTW. As always, Phil's
QSL policy is: direct preferred, bureau is OK or E-mail for a bureau card.
[TNX OPDX Bulletin]
QSL VQ9LA ---> Larry Arneson, VQ9LA says that after 1 September 2006 he will
no longer accept IRCs. Diego Garcia has no place to redeem them and his
contact stateside no longer will buy his coupons. All QSL cards with IRCs for
VQ9LA, VQ9X and VQ9IO received after 1 September will be placed in the
outgoing QSL bureau.
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3B8CF, 3D2KT, 3V7A, 3Y0X, 5B/G3SXW,
6W/F6ELE (AF-078), 8R1WD, 9A8A, 9G1AA, A22/JA4ATV, A41MX, BD4XA, BD5WW,
C21DL, C91TL, CE0AA, CE0Z (SA-005), CE0ZY, CU2A, DS5USH, EA9IB, EK6TA, EL2AR,
EX2A, FK8GJ, H40HL, HA5JI (6m), HP1WW, HQ9F, J5DOT, J79VQ, JT1Y, K3WI, KG4RN,
KH6/KU0J, KH6ND/KH5, KL7/WF9A, KP4/K3TRM, MU0FAL, OC5I (SA-073), OH0B, OH0E,
OH0ZZ, OY9JD, P29VV (OC-181), PS7JN/PY0S, PY0FF, PY0S/PS7JN, PY0S/PY7JC,
PY1OTO/PY0T, R1ANC, R1ANN, R1MVW, S01R, S50K, S92RI, SV2ASP/A, T20FW, T80X,
TA3DD, TG9AFX, TZ6DEL, TZ9A, UK8AJ, V26HS, V31BH, V44KAI, V44KJ, V8FMP,
VP2M/KB4CRT, VP2MRT, VQ9JC, VU4AN/VU3JLW, VU4AN/VU3KIE, VU4AN/VU3OHA,
VU4AN/VU3OHB, VU4AN/VU3RSB, VU4AN/VU3RWO, VU4AN/VU3RYN, VU4AN/VU3SIB,
VU4AN/VU3SIC, XE1L, XR9A, XV2PS, XX9BB, YJ0ADX, YS1ECB, YT0A, YT6ML, YU6DZ,
Z32XX, Z36W, ZC4CM, ZC4LI, ZD7FT, ZF0F, ZP4KFX.
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