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Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
9A - Special event station 9A09P will be active through the end of the
year to celebrate the city of Djurdjevac. A special QSL will be
issued and all of the QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the
bureau. [TNX 9A2JK]
9H - Valentin, DL5GA will be active as 9H3GA from Malta (EU-023) on
17-24 March. He will operate holiday style on the HF bands. QSL
via home call. [TNX DL5GA]
C9 - Cal/WF5W, Paul/W5PF, Madison/W5MJ, Bill/K5WAF, Dale/KG5U and
Jim/N4AL will be active on 160-10 metres as C91TX from Bilene,
Mozambique from 25 March to 5 April. They plan to have three
stations (one for CW, one for SSB and one for digital modes) with
amplifiers, log periodics, a 4-square for 40m and possibly a
4-square for 80m, and a vertical for 160, 80 and 30m. They will
also participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest. QSL via W5PF,
direct or bureau. The page for the operation can be found on the
Texas DX Society's site (http://www.tdxs.net/c91.html). [TNX K5DX]
E5 - Tim, NL8F will be active as E51COF from Rarotonga (OC-013), South
Cook Islands from 21 March to 4 April. He plans to operate SSB on
10, 15, 20, 40, 80 and maybe 17 metres. QSl via K8NA. [TNX
www.islandchaser.com]
GI - The Foyle & District ARC will be active as GB5SPD on 14-17 March
to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. QSL via MN0AKU, direct or bureau.
[TNX F5NQL]
KH4 - After a seven-year hiatus, in late January 2009 the U.S. Fish &
Wildlife Service announced that they would once again allow
amateur radio operations from Midway Atoll (OC-030) "on a trial
basis" [425DXN 926]. A multi national team of 19 operators will be
active as K4M from Midway for ten days between 5 and 19 October.
They will have 5-6 stations active on 160-6 metres, with at least
one station on 20m around the clock. Further information,
including details on how contribute to this expensive expedition,
can be found at www.midway2009.com.
OY - Lars, OZ1FJB will be active as OY/OZ1FJB from the Faroe Islands
(EU-018) from 16 March to 1 April. He will be QRV during his spare
time, indicatively on 21-24 UTC and 6-7 UTC, and will operate
mainly CW with some SSB. He has also been permitted to operate on
60 metres, look for him on 5403.5 khz USB. QSL via home call. [TNX
NG3K]
S2 - Upon arrival in Dhaka, just in the middle of a civil unrest, the
Korea DX Club's team found out that the previously issued licence
(S21KD) had been revoked. They were able to get a new licence
(S21ZCY) on 8 March, but they could not retrieve the radio gear
that had been confiscated at the airport. On 10 March, while the
local situation was deteriorating, they surrendered and cancelled
the operation, as "safety is the first priority". Their website is
at http://dxpedition.co.kr/
TK - Dragan/9A2SX, Igor/9A3AXX, Hrle/9A6XX and Marko/9A8MM will be
active as TK/homecall from Corsica (EU-014) on 18-22 March. They
will operate on 160-10 metres and will participate in the Russian
DX Contest (21-22 March, http://www.rdxc.org/)as TK7P. QSLs via
9A8MM (all of the QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the
bureau). [TNX 9A6XX]
V6 - Yoshi, JJ8DEN is currently active as V63PR from Pohnpei (OC-010),
Micronesia until 19 March. On 20-24 March he will be active from
the Chuuk Islands (OC-011). He expects to operate CW, RTTY and
PSK31 on 160-10 metres. QSL via home call.
VE - VC3Y is a special callsign for the 50th anniversary of the York
Region Amateur Radio Club (http://yrarc.com/yrarc/). The club
hopes to have it on the air as much as possible until 31 March. On
21-22 March it will be used by Doug/VE3CWO, Neil/VE3SST,
Igor/VE3ZF, Valdas/VE3VO and Brent/VE3IRT to activate Bluffers
Park Island (CISA new) and lighthouse. QSL via VE3CWO, direct or
bureau. [TNX VA3JI and VE3ZF]
VP5 - Art, N4PJ and Marsha, K4IRI will be active as VP5/N4PJ (CW and
RTTY) and VP5/K4IRI (SSB) from Providenciales, Caicos Islands
(NA-002) on 17-24 March. They will participate in the Russian DX
Contest as VQ5B. QSL via home calls. [TNX The Daily DX]
XE - Bernardo, XE2HWB will be active as XE2HWB/XF1 from Isla Santa
Margarita (NA-078) on 21-23 March, possibly starting around 22 UTC
on the 21st. He will operate SSB only, using a battery and a
small generator to run 100 watts to a vertical antenna on the
beach. He expects to concentrate on 20 metres (+/- 14260 kHz);
other frequencies to look for him on are 28560, 28460, 24950,
21260, 18128, 7055 and 7155 kHz. QSL via N6AWD (direct only). [TNX
XE2K]
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**** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE ---> The latest issue (February 2009) is now available
at http://www.425dxn.org/monthly/index.html. Articles and pictures should
be sent to Nicola Baldresca, IZ3EBA.
ALGARVE AWARDS ---> The Algarve S.T.A.R. DX Team sponsors two awards for
working stations operating from islands and lighthouses of the Portuguese
Algarve region. Detailed information on the Diploma das Ilhas do Algarve
(Algarve Islands Award) and the Diploma dos Farois e Farolins do Algarve
(Algarve Light and Lighthouses Award) can be found at http://algarvedx.com
(click on the Awards tab). A collection of on-line logs is available at
http://algarvedx.com/logonline [TNX CT1GFK]
DXCC NEWS ---> The recent K5D operation from Desecheo Island has been
approved for DXCC credit. [TNX NC1L]
RSGB COMMONWEALTH CONTEST ---> The 71st edition of the Commonwealth (BERU)
Contest (http://www.beru.org.uk/) will be held on 14-15 March, from 10 UTC
to 10 UTC, on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres CW. Please note that only
operators located within the Commonwealth or British Mandated Territories
are eligible to enter: "callers outside the Commonwealth call areas can be
a serious problem in this contest", Alan Jubb (5B4AHJ/P3J) says, so please
check the list at http://www.vhfcc.org/hfcc/information/codes.shtml before
calling.
+ SILENT KEYS + Gianni Vincis, IS0VSG passed away on 9 March. A keen DX
enthusiast, in recent years he was the pilot station for 6O0N (2006),
J20MM/J20RR (2007) and 9L1X (2008). Other recently reported Silent Keys
include Cuban veteran Mario Chacon (CO8CH), Marcel Trobrillant (FM5CH),
Giuseppe Matinelli (I7JFQ), Charles H. Watters (W4RHE), John M. Ziegler
(W6ZZZ) and Tony Loftus (VE3FRK).
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Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
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3A2CWG 3A2LF FM1FV W3HNK R150B RK1B
3D2KC DL1DA FM1II NI5DX R150DMP UA9CHA
4B2S W7RJ FP/KV1J KV1J R150IP UA3ICV
4J9M DL7EDH FS5KA W3HNK S21RC EB7DX
4L5O N3SL FT5YJ/P F5PFP SE800M SK6NL
4S7BRG HB9BRM GB250RB MM0DHQ SQ0NATO SP1PBW
4Z8BB WC1X GW7X GW3SQX SV5/SM8C SM0CMH
5X1AB K6EID GZ5Y GM4SSA T46G CO6LC
5X1NH G3RWF H22H 5B4MF TI8M TI2KAC
6Y1V OH3RB H2T 5B4XF TO2T F6HMQ
7Z1HB DE1ZHB H40FN HA8FW TO5A F5VHJ
7Z1HL DJ9ZB H40HP DL2NUD TR8CA F6CBC
7Z1SJ EA7FTR H40MS DL2GAC TT8FC EA4AHK
7Z1UG DG1XG HE8AFI HB9AFI TU5JD IK2IQD
8P9NI VE3NI HE8AUS HB9AUS UE0SZB RZ0SB
8Q7HI WM6A HE8CXZ HB9CXZ UE0SZS RZ0SB
9J2FM JA4ATV HF100ZO SP2PTU UN5J W3HNK
9J2YO YO4ATW HI3K KB2MS UN7MMM EA7FTR
9K2K EA5KB HQ2W HR2DMR V25DG K1DG
A61AB IZ8CLM HR9/WQ7R AI4U V25OP W9OP
A61CK PE1BSX HV4NAC IK0FVC V25TK G3TKK
A61Q EA7FTR II0IGU IK0JFS V25WY W4OWY
A61R EA7FTR II1ICS I1SAF V26F W1MD
AH0S/KH2 JH1DVG II1IGG I2AZ V26QX K1QX
AY5F LU5FC II8ICN IZ8JPV V31DX N7KR
AY8A LU8ADX J28JA F5JFU V31NC XE1TNC
C31CT EA3QS J28KO F6DKI V5/DJ4SO DJ4SO
C56ETF GW0ETF J42WT SV2HPP V5/DL2SL DL2SL
C6A/W6DXO KF6JOQ J5UAP HA3AUI V63AR JH2BNL
C6AXF N1EMC JW5HE LA5HE V63P JH2BNL
CE9XX F5PFP KH0PR JJ8DEN V63TO OM2SA
CN2WU F5CWU KL7FH AC7DX V63WW JA2NQG
CN8IG EA7FTR KP4QY AI4U V6C JH2BNL
CN8SG EA7FTR L20E WD9EWK V6P JH2BNL
CN8YR EA7FTR LQ0F EA5KB V6T JH2BNL
CN8ZG EA7FTR LR1H LU2HOD V73J JH2BNL
CO2JD AD4Z LR2F LU2FA V73M JA2NQG
CO6RD 8P9NX LS2E EA5KB V7XX JH2BNL
CP6AA IK6SNR LU/FT5YJ F5PFP V85NL JA4ENL
CP6XE IK6SNR LU4WG EA5KB VC3A VE3AT
CT7FFC CT1GFK LY1000CM LY1CM VK6ARI VK6NE
CU2A OH2BH LZ131GO LZ1KZA VP5H W0GJ
CU2KG OH2BH LZ17ARDF LZ1ZF VP8DLJ G0VZM
CU2X OH2BH OL2009FIS OK1IF VP8KF G3VPW
CX/SP9MRO SP9SX P3J 5B4AHJ VP9400HW VP9HW
D2QMN RZ3EC P40A WD9DZV VP9I N1HRA
D44TXI DH2KI P49MR VE3MR W4/VA3RA VE3IKV
D44TXO DJ2VO P49Y AE6Y XE2/N7DD W7RJ
D44TXP DL1COP PA750ASN PI4ASN XU7TZG ON7PP
D44TXQ DL3KBQ PH450OBL PH7Y XU7XXX KC0W
D44TXR DL2RSI PJ4/K2NG WA2NHA XV9DX OM3JW
D44TXS HB9EHQ PJ4G WA2NHA YI1RAZ IK2DUW
DX1J JA1HGY PJ5NA K1NA YN2NB N1SNB
DY1C VE7DP PJ7B W8EB ZC4TS NI5DX
EA8AH OH1RY PJ7MF IZ1MHY ZF2AH W6VNR
ED5T EA5ELT PS0F W9VA ZL3A ZL3WW
EP3PK/P IK2DUW R150A RK1A ZL7T ZL2AL
ET3JA OK3AA R150AP RW4HB ZP0R ZP5AZL
DJ4SO Klaus Behrndt, Bosseer Str. 8, 24259 Westensee, Germany
DL2SL Peter Deckart, Wesendorferstr. 4, 13439 Berlin, Germany
DL7EDH Alexander Spielmann, P.O. Box 400005, 12631 Berlin, Germany
G0VZM Ian Nightingale, 45 Ash Lodge Drive, Ash, Surrey, GU12 6LP, UK
GW0ETF Stewart Rolfe, "Tyn Lon", Minffordd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 4DR,
Wales, UK
HA8FW Mihaly Bela, Csongradi SGT. 122/A, H-6724 Szeged, Hungary
JD1BMM Masafumi Ishihara, 2-305 Loran, 2-5-35 Miyazaki, Chuo-ku, Chiba
260-0806, Japan
JJ8DEN Yoshitake Izumi, Minami-24-7, Nishi-1, Obihiro-City, Hokkaido,
Japan
KC0W Thomas M. Callas, P.O. Box 1058, Minnetonka, MN 55345, USA
KV1J Eric Williams, 763 Pleasant St, Marlboro, MA 01752, USA
OM2SA Juraj Sipos, P.O. Box 29, 94603 Kolarovo, Slovak Republic
VE7DP Frank Toplak, P.O. Box 209, Cedar, BC V9X 1W1, Canada
W9VA William B. Smith, 2635 Crestwood Lane, Riverwoods, IL 60015, USA
YO4ATW Marcel Aleca, Bd. Independentei 59, Bl. Turn, Sc. A, Et. 4, Ap.
13, 810526 Braila, Romania
ZL2AL L. F. Lee Jennings, 87 Auckland Road, Greenmeadows, Napier 4112,
New Zealand
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