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04 November 2006 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 809
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
8Q - Michele, IK5ZUI will be active in his spare time as 8Q7IM from the
Maldives for the next 12 months. [TNX IZ8CCW]
C6 - Cay Sal Bank (NA-219) - one of the rarest IOTA groups in North
America - was activated for the first and only time by W5BOS/C6A in
October 2000, when Lanny was able to operate for a few hours before
bad weather conditions forced him to an early QRT. Bodo/DL3OCH,
Rene/DL2JRM, Dan/DL5SE and Daniel/DL5YWM have announced their plans
to be will be active (callsign TBA) from Elbow Cay early next year.
They will be leaving Key Largo, Florida around 3 January and plans
are to be QRV until the 9th (dates are wetaher dependent). They
plan to have two stations active on 160-10 metres CW and SSB, and
Bodo will also have an EME equipment for 70cm and 23cm contacts
(skeds are welcome). QSL via DL3OCH, direct or bureau. Further
information, including how to contribute to this expensive
expedition, can be found at http://www.qslnet.de/na219 [TNX DL5YWM]
E5 - Mike, KM9D and Jan, KF4TUG have been active as E51QMA from Penrhyn
Atoll (OC-082), North Cook Islands since 26 October. They plan to
remain there "until sometime this weekend" and then to set sail
towards Christmas Island (T32). QSL via OM2SA. [TNX The Daily DX]
E5 - E51PEN and E51PDX are the callsigns used by Bill, N7OU and Bob,
W7YAQ during their operations fron the Cook Islands [425DXN 808].
Expect them to be active first from Penrhyn Atoll (OC-082), North
Cooks on 4-18 November. QSL via home calls. [TNX The Daily DX]
F - The Association des Radioamateurs de Paris (http://arp75.free.fr/)
will operate special event station 4U60UO to mark the conclusion of
the 60th anniversary celebrations of UNESCO (the United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, founded on 16
November 1945). The station will be active on all bands and modes
from UNESCO Headquarters in Paris on 4-5 November.
F - The Association des Radioamateurs de Paris will be active as TM8KP
on 11-26 November to celebrate the 80th anniversary of a radio
contact between Joseph Nadal, F8KP and Barbara Dunn, G6YL, one of
the two first English YLs.
FM - Lee, K5UN will be active as TO5X from Martinique (NA-107) on 21-30
November, including a SOAB entry in the CQ WW DX CW Contest. QSL
via home call. [TNX K5UN]
FT*W - Nicolas, F4EGX will be working again on Possession Island, Crozet
between mid-November and December. Expect satellite operations by
FT1WM during his spare time. QSL via F4EGX. Further information
will be available at http://f4egx.homelinux.net/ [TNX F5UJK]
G - Mick, G3LIK reports he will be active as GB4RN 10 November to 7
December, which will include the RNARS/INORC Activity Contest on
18-19 November.
ON - Look for BAFARA (Belgian Air Force Amateur Radio Association) club
stations ON60AF (QSL via ON6KN, bureau or direct), ON60AP (QSL via
bureau) and ON60BAF (QSL via bureau) to be active until 1 October
2007 to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Belgian Air Force.
[TNX ON6KN]
PJ4 - Dan/K1TO, John/K4BAI and Vic/N4TO will operate as PJ4/homecall from
Bonaire (SA-006) on 21-28 November. They will participate in the CQ
WW DX CW Contest as PJ4A (Multi-Single, High Power). QSL all calls
via K4BAI. [TNX K1XN]
SV - SV1JG, SW1GZL, SV1HHC and SV1IZR have joined the SX8F group of
operators who will be active from Falkonera Island (EU-113) on
15-19 November [425DXN 807]. QSL via SV1HER. The website for the
expedition is at http://users.sch.gr/nkontopoul/sx8f [TNX SV1HER]
SV - Special event station SX100VAR will be active from Greece from 1
January to 31 December to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the
Boy Scouts. QSL via SV1VS. Details on the relevant award can be
found at http://www.qrz.com/callsign/SX100VAR [TNX SV1VS]
TA - Berkin, TA3J pleans to operate as TA3J/0 on all bands and modes
from Sican Adasi (AS-115) between 11 and 26 November (weather
permitting). QSL via TA3YJ, direct (no green stamps please) or
bureau. [TNX TA3J]
TK - Christophe, F4DZY will be active from Furiani, Corsica (EU-014)
until 25 November. He plans to operate mainly on the WARC bands as
TK/F4DZY in his spare time. QSL via home call, direct or bureau.
[TNX F4DZY]
TZ - Bill, NG3K reports that the VooDoo Contest Group will participate
in the CQ WW CW Contest as TZ5A (Multi-Multi, QSL via G3SXW) from
Mali for the second year. Outside the contest, expect activity
between 18 and 30 November by the various operators using their
individual callsigns as follows:
TZ6LF via KY7M 18-24 Nov
TZ6NS via AA7A (also QRV RTTY and 2m EME) 18-24 & 27-30 Nov
TZ6MF via KC7V (also QRV 160m and 2m EME) 18-24 & 27-30 Nov
TZ6RF via GM3YTS (also QRV 160m) 18-24 Nov
TZ6RN via G4IRN 21-24 Nov
TZ6VT via K5VT 18-24 Nov
TZ6WP via G4BWP 18-24 Nov
V5 - Klaus, DJ4SO will operate CW and RTTY/PSK31 on 160-6 metres as
V51/DJ4SO from Namibia from 11 November to 1 December. He plans to
put a special emphasis on the low bands and to participate in the
CQ WW DX CW Contest. QSL via DJ4SO, direct or bureau. [TNX The
Daily DX]
VP8_ant - Alan Cheshire, VP8PJ (aka VK0LD, 9V0A, VK0MM, etc) reports he will
be working again at the Patriot Hills Camp (MN-01 for the
Antarctica Award), Antarctica until approximately 10 December. He
plans to operate mainly CW (7003, 10103 and 14003 kHz) every day
for an hour or so subject to work load. QSL via DL5EBE. Alan also
hopes to be active as CE9/VK0LD from the nearby Teniente Parodi
station of Chile (CE-NEW) and Vinson Camp (MN-02). His website is
at http://www.geocities.com/vk0ld/home.html
W - The Palos Verdes ARC (K6PV) will be active from Santa Catalina
Island (NA-066) from the afternoon of 12 November through the
morning of the 15th. Look for activity on 40 and 20 metres SSB. QSL
direct to K6PV. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org]
XT - Maurice, F5NQL reports that XT2C is the callsign issued to the 6-20
January expedition to Burkina-Faso [425DXN 806]. The individual
callsigns for the operators are as follows:
XT2BJ Jean-Paul, F8BJI XT2CI Bob, N6OX
XT2CA Gerard, F2VX XT2CJ Bill, N2WB
XT2CC Frank, F4AJQ XT2CK Dieter, OE8KDK
XT2CD Franck, F5TVG XT2IE Bernard, F9IE
XT2CE Alain, F5LMJ XT2JD Gerard, F2JD
YB - Look for Pele, YB8TAF/P to be active from Celebes (Sulawesi) Island
(OC-146) on 9-14 November. QSL via EA5KB. [TNX VA3RJ]
ZD9 - The Daily DX reports that Brian, ZD9BCB expects to be active from
Gough Island (AF-030) "starting sometime next week" until September
2007.
ZS - Joe, AA4NN reports he will participate in the CQ WW DX CW Contest
as ZS3NN from a location south of Port Nolloth, South Africa. CW
only activity will start two days prior to the contest, on 160-10
metres WARC bands included. QSL via AA4NN.
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**** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE ---> The latest issue (October 2006) is now available at
http://www.425dxn.org/monthly/index.html. Articles and pictures should be
sent to Nicola Baldresca, IZ3EBA (iz3eba_at_ari.it).
DXCC NEWS ---> Bill Moore, NC1L reports that the following operations have
been approved for DXCC credit:
3V6T Tunisia 5-15 July 2006
3V6T Tunisia 22-31 October 2006
3V6T Tunisia 22-30 November 2006
3V7A Tunisia 22-31 May 2006
9G5UR Ghana current operation effective 22 Sep 2006
9M0/9M2TO Spratly Islands 9-12 June 2006
9Q1NT Dem. Rep. of the Congo current operation effective 22 Sep 2006
C91TL Mozambique 29 June-13 July 2006
FO/F8UFT Clipperton Island 1-31 March 2005
OJ0LA Market Reef 9-15 September 2006
ZA/IK7JWX Albania 10-30 July 2006
ZL9BSJ Auckland & Campbell I. 12 September 2002
KL7HBK ---> John was active from Endicott/Endeavor Island (NA-004) on 24 and
31 October, and from Barter Island (NA-050) 5-6 August, 16-17 August and
17-20 October. QSL via home call (John D. O. Larey, P.O. Box 813, Anchor
Point, AK 99556, USA).
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
IRC/GS CHART: Bill Heinzinger (W9OL) has updated his IRC/GS Chart. This a
listing of information collected from amateur radio operators
in foreign countries explaining the amount of IRCs or Green
Stamps they need to return a QSL request. It is available
http://www.qsl.net/w9ol/ in either .htm and .xls formats.
QSL GALLERY: The large collection of QSL cards (3800+) on Les Nouvelle DX's
web site has been updated. Eight different galleries include
cards for each of the 58 deleted DXCC entities (700+ QSLs), the
ten Most Wanted DXCC Entities (130+ QSLs, including a series
for the Lakshadweep Islands), obsolete prefixes (1600+ QSLs),
Antarctic bases (600+ QSLs) & TAAF (Terres Australes and
Antarctiques Francaises, 200+ QSLs), pre-1945 countries (200+
QSLs) French Departments and USA. Several cards are still
needed and your participation is encouraged - please visit
http://LesNouvellesDX.free.fr and send send your comments to
LesNouvellesDX_at_free.fr [TNX F6AJA]
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3Y0X, 4O3T, 4O6DX, 4U1UN, 4W6AAB,
5H1HS/1, 5R8FU, 5U7JB, 5W0DP, 5W0JB, 5W0KI, 5W0TR, 5W0TT, 5W0YY, 5W1SA,
5X1GS, 7Q7CE, 9G5A/P (AF-084), 9H3LEO, 9Q1NT, 9V1JA, A52JO, A6/ON5NT, A61M,
A61Q, A61Q/p (AS-021), AH2J, AY1ZA, AY8A, BG1DRJ, BG4BRN, C31JS, C56X, CN8NK,
DT8A, EI7M, ER4/SP4R, ER4DX, FG/ON5NT, FM1HN, FT5XP, G3RCV/P, HC1JQ,
HH4/W4WX, HP3FTD, HS0ZBS, HV5PUL, J28JA, J5UCW, J7R, JD1BLK, JT1CO, JW8AJA,
K6VVA/6 (NA-178), KH7X, KH8SI, KP5/N3KS, LU1DMG (SA-055), LU1ZD, LU1ZI,
LU1ZR, LU1ZS, LU1ZV, LX1LW, LY6A, MU0FAL, OH0B, OJ0B, OJ0J, OM3DP, PP5/K1KI,
RA0ZD/p (AS-095), RK9UE, RZ0ZWA/p (AS-095), SV5/OM2TW, T32Z, T80W,
TA2/OK1FIA, TA4CW, TU2/F5LDY, TX1A, TX5NK, TX5T, TY5LEO, TY5MR, TY5WP, V25WX,
V31BH, V47/DL2AAZ, VP2EWX, VP5/WA2VYA, VP8LP, VU4AN/VU3KIE, VU4AN/VU3NZB,
VU4AN/VU3NZC, VU4AN/VU3RWN, VU4AN/VU3RYJ, VU4AN/VU3TLY, VU4RBI, VY0ICE
(NA-047), XE2K/XF2 (NA-246), XE2WWW/XF2 (NA-246), XF3NN (NA-135), XR9A/MM,
XW1A, XX9TJB, YB2MTA, YE1ZAT, YE6P (OC-270), YU6AO, Z37M, ZD8WX, ZS5K.
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