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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
The DX community worldwide mourns the loss of James B. Smith, VK9NS, who
passed peacefully away on Norfolk Island on 10 February after a short
illness. First licenced in 1947 as VS1BQ (Singapore), over sixty years Jim
operated under a large number of callsigns and from many countries all over
the world, including new and rare DXCC entities and IOTA groups (A35MR,
A51JS, A52JS, H40AB, S21ZA, T31JS, T33JS, VK0JS, VK9WW and W1RZ/KH9, just to
name a few). "I mention being dragged 'kicking and screaming' into the
hobby", he said in his autobiography ("The Old Timer"), "but once there now
feel that I have participated in the hobby in many ways. I have been lucky
(if that is the right word) to have travelled extensively and often the
travel has been related to Amateur Radio in the sense of DXpeditions. I have
always been interested in DXing and being able to give something back to the
hobby has been lots of fun and dare I say it often hard work". The stories
of a number of his DX operations can be found on the website of the Heard
Island DX Association (www.hidxa.nlk.nf), formed in 1980. Jim's inestimable
contribution to DXing was acknowledged in 1986, when he was inducted into
the CQ DX Hall of Fame.
Jim is survived by his wife Kirsti (VK9NL) and his four children: Bruce
(G3HSR), Stuart, Sheena and Fraser, all living in the UK. Condolences can be
sent to Kirsti at [email protected]
"A Tribute to Jim B. Smith, VK9NS" can be found on the Documentary Archive
Radio Communication's website (http://www.dokufunk.org/vk9ns).
>>> K5D * DESECHEO ISLAND <<<
Due to continued questionable weather (large waves, dangerous surf, high
winds and rain unusual for this time of year), the K5D Team decided that all
personnel and equipment (more than seven tons) would be transported to
Desecheo Island by helicopter. The first flight with five team members took
off from Rincon, Puerto Rico at 12.40 UTC on 12 February, but heavy winds
during the day delayed several helicopter flights. The team was quite a bit
behind schedule, and K5D became QRV at 16 UTC on 13 February.
The team consists of 22 operators: eight of them (K4UEE, K9SG, N4GRN, NA5U,
VE7CT, W0NB, W0RUN and W8OI) will remain on the island through 26 February;
other seven (K0IR, K5AND, N6MZ, W0GJ, W2GD, W6IZT and WB9Z) will leave
Desecheo on 19 February and be replaced by the third group of seven (K0JGH,
K1KD, K5AC, N4NX, NP4Z, VA7DX and WP3MW).
K5D will be QRV on 160-10 metres CW, SSB and RTTY, with eight stations for
the HF bands, plus one station for 6 metres (SSB and CW). Suggested
frequencies (please read the Special Notes on the website) where to find K5D
are: 1826, 3523, 7023, 10106, 14023, 18072, 21023, 24892, 28023 and 50106
kHz (CW); 1843.3, 3781, 7084, 14190, 18165, 21295, 24987, 28470 and 50130
kHz (SSB); 3589, 7089, 10149, 14089, 18108, 21089 and 28089 (RTTY).
Bookmark www.kp5.us for updates, propagation charts, on-line logsearch and
detailed information on how to contribute, as financial support is still
being sought and very welcome.
An Online QSL Request System (OQRS) will be activated after the DXpedition
goes QRT. You will be able to request your QSLs one of four ways: OQRS
Direct, OQRS Bureau, direct mail to N2OO (Bob Schenck, P.O. Box 345,
Tuckerton, NJ 08087, USA) or via bureau to N2OO.
8Q - After operating as 4S7FMG from Sri Lanka (AS-003, 9-12 February),
Stavros, 5B4AFM has moved to the Maldives (AS-013) and will be
active holiday style as 8Q7FM until 19 February. He operates CW
and SSB mainly on 30 and 40 metres. QSL for both calls via M0BBB.
[TNX NG3K]
C6 - Once again Bob, N4BP (C6AKQ) and Kevin, K4PG (C6APG) will be
active from the Bahamas on 18-22 February. They plan to operate on
160 metres and either 40 or 80 metres during the ARRL DX CW
Contest, and to concentrate on 30, 17 and 12 metres between
antenna jobs. QSL via home calls. [TNX NG3K]
GU - Lionel, MU0GSY will air two special event callsigns from Guernsey
(EU-114) to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Worked All
Britain Awards Group: GP4WAB on 14-15 February and GP7WAB on 21-22
February. All of the QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the
bureau. [TNX VA3RJ]
J3 - Bill, K4LTA (J37BO) and Ruby, K4UPS (J37RO) will be active again
from Grenada from 18 February until 4 March. Bill will participate
in the ARRL DX CW Contest as J38A. They will be joined by AK4Z,
KT4E and KE4TG, who will be QRV as J3/home call. [TNX QRZ-DX]
PY - Participating stations in the South American Lighthouses Weekend
(20-22 February, http://www.grupodxbb.com.ar/faros.htm) include
Hamilton, PY6HD as ZZ6Z from Subauma Lighthouse (QSL via PY6HD);
Ramon, PY6KY as PS6T (requested call) from Itapua Lighthouse (QSL
via PY6KY) and Scout station PY1GE from Ponta Negra Lighthouse
(QSL via PY1NEZ). [TNX PY1NEZ]
PY - PX6B is the callsign that Orlando, PT2OP will be using from
Boipeba Island (SA-080) on 25 February-1 March [425DXN 927]. QSL
via home call. [TNX PY1NEZ]
TU - Paolo, F8ENY will be active as TU/F8ENY from San Pedro, Ivory
Coast from 16 February to 2 March. He will operate mainly on 20
metres. [TNX F5NQL]
UA_ant - Nick, RW6ACM (ex R1ANL) is active as R1ANB from the Russian
Antarctic station Mirny. He operates CW and SSB on the HF bands
and will remain there for the next few months. QSL via RN1ON,
direct or bureau. [TNX RN1ON]
UR - Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Ukrainian club station UB5KFF,
special callsign EM50KFF will be aired on all bands and modes from
14 February to 1 March. QSL via US0KW, direct or bureau. [TNX
US0KW]
V6 - Mike, KM9D (V63MY) and Jan, KF4TUG (V63TO) are now lying to anchor
in the lagoon of Nukuoro Atoll (OC-259), Micronesia. They will
remain there "for not less than 3 days". QSL via OM2SA. Their next
stop might be Kapingamarangi Atoll (OC-163), some 300 kilometres
south of Nukuoro. Keep an eye on their course at
http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/track.cgi?call=KM9D [TNX The Daily DX]
YN - Hank/K8DD (YN2DD), Stan/AC8W (YN2WW), Lee/N8LJ (YN2LJ) and Jim/
will be active on all bands and modes from Nicaragua on 17-24
February. They will participate in the ARRL DX CW Contest as YN2DD.
Check www.qrz.com for QSL information. [TNX K8DD]
YS - Eric, K9GY will be active again from El Salvador on 18-23
February, including an entry in the ARRL DX CW Contest (21-22
February). He plans to concentrate on 160, 30, 17 and 12 metres
before the contest. QSL direct to home call, or (preferably) via
LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX]
Z3 - Members of the Macedonian Telegraphic Group (MCWG) will be active
as Z30MCWG from 20 February through 31 December. They will operate
mainly CW on all of the HF bands. QSL direct to Z35M. [TNX Z35M]
ANTARCTIC ACTIVITY WEEK ---> The Worldwide Antarctic Program has announced
that the sixth Antarctic Activity Week will be held from 16 to 22 February.
The aim of this annual event is to promote worldwide interest in the
Antarctic continent. Several special event callsigns from around the world
are expected to take part in this year's AAW. Participating stations (QSL
via operator's instructions) are announced from the following countries:
Austria OE3AGA/AAW, OE3AIS/AAW, OE3HM/AAW, OE3KKA/AAW, OE3RPB/AAW,
OE3SGA/AAW, OE3WWB/AAW
Bulgaria LZ06ANT, LZ09IPY
Canada VA2WAP, VA3AAO, VA3WAP, VA7AAW
England GB0ANT, GB4IPY
EU Russia UE6ICE
France TM0ANT, TM1ANT, TM5ICE, TM8ICE
Germany DA0ANT, DR09ANT
Italy IA0IPY, II2ANT, II5AM, II5ANT, IP9IPY, IR1ANT, IR1WAP,
IR2WAP, IU2ANT, IU8ANT, IY8WAP
Morocco 5D0IPY
Slovenia S50IPY
Spain EG2ANT
Switzerland HE8ICE
Ukraine UR2XO/WAP, UR5KCC/WAP, UR5KGG/WAP, UR8LV/WAP, UT1KY/WAP,
UT7UA/WAP
USA K4A, N5T/ANT, W6A
Full information on the AAW can be found at http://www.waponline.it
ANTARCTIC ADVENTURE ---> CE9XX, FT5YJ and VP8DLM are the callsigns issued
to Mehdi, F5PFP for the Antarctic cruise [425DXN 888] that will take place
between 18 February and 17 March (http://www.french-polar-team.fr/). Plans
are to visit and operate from several Antarctic bases located in the South
Shetlands (AN-010) and Palmer Archipelago (AN-012), as well as on the
Antarctic mainland (AN-016). Mehdi and Jean-Pierre, ON7ZM plan to operate
mainly SSB on 20 metres (14315 kHz), with some activity on 17, 30 and 40
metres. QSL via F5PFP, direct or bureau. [TNX F5PFP]
CQ WW WPX RTTY CONTEST ---> A number of changes have been made in the 2009
rules, including the SWL category (thanks to Marek, SP7DQR, who has written
SWL log check software and to Dan, I1-12387, who will lead the SWL log
checking). Please visit http://www.cqwpxrtty.com/ for complete information
on the contest. The following stations have announced their participation
in this year's event (14-15 February):
Call Category DXCC QSL
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4M5DX M/S HP Venezuela IT9DAA
D4C SOAB LP Cape Verde qrz.com
EF8M SOAB HP Canary Is RD3AF
ES5Q M/S Estonia ES5RY
HI3CCP Dominican Republic ON4IQ
HI3TEJ SOAB LP Dominican Republic ON4IQ
J7N SOAB Dominica K3TEJ
LQ0F SOSB 40m LP Argentina EA5KB
LS1D M/S Argentina LW9EOC
LT0H SOAB HP Argentina EA7FTR
LT2F SOAB LP or SOSB 20m Argentina EA5KB
LV6D M/S Argentina EA5KB
NP3U M/2 Puerto Rico WP4U
TC3EC M/S Turkey TA3GO
UU7J M/? Ukraine UU0JM
V31TB M/? Belize KT7G
WA2USA/4 USA WA2USA
WP4I SOSB 80m Puerto Rico W3HNK
YN2S Nicaragua W3HNK
Z37M M/? Macedonia Z37M
Do not forget to give a look at the Announced Operations listing maintained
by Bill, NG3K at http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/cqrjwpx2009.html - good contest to
you all!
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**** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
14TH IOTA DINNER ---> The 14th Annual Islands On The Air (IOTA) Dinner will
be held on Friday, 17 April 2009, in the Plaza Room of the Holiday Inn
Hotel and Conference Center, in conjunction with the 60th annual Visalia
International DX Convention (http://dxconvention.org/). For additional
information regarding this event, please contact Ray Benny, N6VR
([email protected]) or Will Costello, WC6DX ([email protected]). [TNX
N6VR]
ANDORRA ---> The Andorran Radioamateurs Union (URA) reminds that the local
administration has not implemented the CEPT Recommendation T/R 61-01.
Therefore any C3/homecall activity should be regarded as illegal. The
up-to-date list of licenced amateurs can be found at http://www.ura.ad/
DXCC NEWS ---> TT8JT (Chad, 2008 Operation) has bee approved for DXCC
credit. [TNX NC1L]
IARU NEWS ---> Balloting by IARU Member-Societies on four proposals
presented to them in September 2008 was completed on 10 February 2009.
Seventy-three Member-Societies cast votes or abstentions on the four
proposals, which have been adopted. They concerned the ratification of the
nominations of Timothy S. Ellam (VE6SH/G4HUA) and Ole Garpestad (LA2RR) to
serve respectively as President and Vice President of the IARU for a
five-year term beginning on 9 May 2009, and the admission to the IARU of
the Emirates Amateur Radio Society (EARS) and the Kazakhstan Federation of
Radiosports and Radioamateur (KFRR).
QSL 9M6JC ---> Buzz, NI5DX is the new QSL manager for John Lee, 9M6JC. Buzz
will be able to answer all requests for contacts made with John, but there
will be a delay in sending out cards until 9M6JC sends some blank cards to
NI5DX. New cards will be ordered shortly and will take about 5 weeks to
arrive after the order goes to the printer. [TNX K1XN and The Golist]
WAAB AWARD ---> Sponsored by the Radio Club Rio de la Plata
(www.lu5da.org.ar), is it issued to licenced amateurs and SWLs for
contacting amateur radio stations located at the various Argentine
Antarctic bases. The Award Manager is Horacio Ledo, LU4DXU
([email protected]). [TNX W9KNI]
+ SILENT KEYS + Other recently reported Silent Keys include George Beasley
(5B4AGC/G3LNS), Niklaus Oser (HB9EAA), Bill Leahey (K0ZL), Karyn W. Allen
(KA0K), Harry Nishiyama (KH6FKG), Luis Soares Beirao (S92LB), Leo J.
Boberschmidt (W3LEO/MM0LEO), Donald G. Lemley Sr (W8DL) and Brice Anderson
(W9PNE).
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
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3B7FQ K5XK DL60CHILD DL5SE R1ANC RN1ON
3D2NB W7YAQ DR09ANT DL5MHQ S50IPY S51RU
3D2OU N7OU EA6AM EA6AZ SE800M SK6NL
4JT17X 4K4K EG7BMC EA7URD SN0KURA SP5HEN
4JT3DGF 4K4K EK6YL SP9LJD SN120SG SP9PDG
4JT5A 4K4K EP4HR I2MQP SN90SW SP9PSJ
4KT17X 4K4K ER5GB W3HNK SO5AS G4ASL
4KT8M 4K8M ES5/5B4AHS RA3AUU SN90HUO SP3HUO
4KT9W DL6KVA ES5/ON9CIB RA3AUU SU9HP SC6A
4L1FP LZ1OT EX8AB RX3RC T20HC DL9HCU
4L1MA ON4RU EY8MM K1BV T88MJ JG1MJR
4L8A K1BV FM5CD F5VU TA#/KI6TIU JA1PBV
4S7FMG M0BBB FT5WO F4DYW TM8ICE F8DVD
4X0WFF 4X4JU FW5RE HA8IB TM9FL F5KFL
5B4AIF EB7DX GB0ANT M3ZYZ TN5SN IZ1BZV
5D0IPY I0YKN GB0WW M0DOL TR8CA F6CBC
5H1DF DL7DF GB5OBH G4STH TU5JD IK2IQD
5N/LZ1QK LZ1CL H44MS DL2GAC UA0AV W3HNK
5Z4/RW1AU K5XK H44SL LA7JO UE1RFF/3 UA1RJ
5Z4PL DJ0TA HE8CIC HB9CIC UE9CAP RK9CYA
6W1SJ E73Y HE8HLM EA7FTR UE9GDA RA9FDR
7S3F SM3AF HK0/EA7HEJ EA7HEJ UN7MMM EA7FTR
7X2EB EA7FTR HV0A IK0FVC UN9PQ IK2QPR
8P9RY AA6YQ HV6SP IK0FVC V31IA LA4YW
9A48IFATCA 9A4WW IA3GM IV3LNQ V31RW AB7RW
9H1LC 9H1SP IA3IPY IQ3ME V31TB KT7G
9H9PYSM 9H1AJ IP9IPY IT9YMM V31UH AC7UH
9J2BO G3TEV IY1GM IK1UGX V31WO N7WO
9J2FM JA4ATV J20SE IK3GES V55SRT IZ8EDJ
9K2YM EA5KB J47XCF SV7FSK V8FHX G4OHX
9M2TI EA4ATI J79WWW N4USA VK3MO WA9BXB
9M6DXX M0URX J7N K3TEJ VP8DIF DJ9ZB
9M6XRO M0URX J88XF G3TXF VP8DLQ ON5NT
C6ABB N2RFA JW1MFA LA1MFA VP9400HW VP9HW
C6AGN W1DIG JW9VDA LA9VDA VQ5FOC W9VNE
C6APX KC4PX JY4NE K3IRV VQ9RD KI1G
CN2BG F8ALU KH2/K3ZB JH1NBN XR3P CE3PG
CN2XW G5XW KH6MB AI4U XT2MSF F5CWU
CN8NK EA5XX KP2M AI4U XT2WC F1IQH
CN8PA EA7FTR LM9K75Y LA9K XU7TZG ON7PP
CN8SG EA7FTR LZ06ANT LZ3SM XU7XXX KC0W
CN8VO EA7FTR LZ09BR LZ1KZA YB1HDF EA5KB
CN8YR EA7FTR LZ09IPY LZ3SM YB4IPY I0YKN
CN8YZ EA7FTR OD5PL HB9CRV YI1RAZ IK2DUW
CN8ZG EA7FTR OD5TE K3IRV YI9AJ OM3JW
CO2GL EB7DX OL2009FIS OK1IF YN2/EW1AR W3HNK
CP6AA IK6SNR ON175BR ON7BR YN2N TI2OHL
CP6XE IK6SNR OY3QN OZ1ACB YS1EJ W4GJ
CQ5CQK CT1CQK OZ1658ROS OZ9EDR YY1LEF YV1BS
CS2EPC CT1BWU P29ZAD NI5DX Z21BC NI5DX
CS6A CT1GFK P40MH OH2BAD Z21FO K3IRV
CT7IOV CT2IOV P40R N4RR ZF2DS W3WKP
D4C IZ4DPV [a] P49X W0YK ZF2PP AB2PP
D4C CT1ESV [b] PX8AA PT2AA ZS2DL NI5DX
D70ZV 6K5XZE PY1AA PU1KGG ZV75LABRE PT2AA
[a] direct [b] bureau
4U1VIC Amateur Radio Club, Vienna International Centre, P.O. Box 500,
A-1400 Vienna, Austria
D44AC Carlos Pulu, P.O. Box 398, Mindelo, Cape Verde
DL7DF Sigi Presch, Wilhelmsmuehlenweg 123, D-12621 Berlin, Germany
DL9HCU Udo Moeller, Mienenbuettel 4, 21629 Neu Wulmstorf, Germany
F4DYW Florentin Bard, 5 rue Frederic Mistral, 07300 Tournon-sur-Rhone,
France
G3TXF Nigel Cawthorne, Falcons, St George's Avenue, Weybridge, Surrey
KT13 0BS, England, UK
HA8IB Szabo Karoly, Aradi u. 42, H-5525 Fuzesgyarmat, Hungary
IK3GES Gabriele Gentile, Via Baratta Vecchia 240, 31022 Preganziol - TV,
Italy
IK5JAN Marcello Ceccherini, Via Torricella 165, 50017 Campi Bisenzio -
FI, Italy
IZ1BZV Giorgio Tabilio, Casella Postale 95 - SP Centro, 19100 La Spezia -
SP, Italy
K3IRV Irving L. Mc Wherter, 11910 Coronada Place, Kensington, MD
20895-2323, USA
K5XK Ron Evans, 2 Pembroke Drive, Bella Vista, AR 72715-8823, USA
KC0W Thomas M. Callas, P.O. Box 1058, Minnetonka, MN 55345, USA
N7OU William J. Vanderheide, 333 NW 9th Ave Apt 913, Portland, OR
97209, USA
NI5DX William M. Loeschman, 717 Milton, Angleton, TX 77515, USA
OM2SA Juraj Sipos, P.O. Box 29, 94603 Kolarovo, Slovak Republic
VQ9LA Larry Arneson, PSC 466 Box 24 (DG-21 Annex 30), FPO AP 96595-0024,
USA
W7YAQ Robert S. Norin, P.O. Box 2188, Sisters, OR 97759, USA
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