28 November 2009                                          A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                  No 969
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                        ****  DX  INFORMATION  ****
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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

9M6    - Tony, KM0O, is currently (25-30 November) operating as 9M6LSC  from
        the Langkah Syabas Beach Hotel club station on all  10-160  metres,
        mainly (or all) CW, including an entry in the CQ WW DX CW  Contest.
        QSL this operation only via KM0O. [TNX 9M6DXX]
CE0Y  - Lars, SM6CUK will be  active  as  CE0Y/SM6CUK  from  Easter  Island
        until 6 December, including and entry in the CQ WW DX  CW  Contest.
        He operates CW only, with a special temporary authorization to  use
        30 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX The Daily DX]
CX    - Ghis,  ON5NT  will  be  active  as  CX5NT  from  Uruguay  on  12-17
        December. He plans  to  operate  holiday  style  during  the  local
        evening and night hours, typically on 30 and 40 metres CW. QSL  via
        ON5NT. [TNX ON5NT]
EA    - Adolfo, EA7TV will be active as EG7OFM on  28-29  November  from La
        Rabida Monastery. The special callsign is  in  celebration  of  the
        800th anniversary of the Order of Friars Minor,  founded  by  Saint
        Francis of Assisi. QSL via EA7TV, bureau preferred. [TNX EA7TV]
F      - TM23T, TM4TLT and other special stations will be activated for  the
        23rd annual Telethon,  the  fund-raising  event  organized  by  the
        French Muscular Dystrophy Association that will take place  on  4-5
        December. QSL via operator's instructions. [TNX F8REF]
GM    - MS0INT is the  callsign  issued  to  the  IOTA  expedition  to  the
        difficult to access Flannan Isles (EU-118)  [425DXN  963].  Weather
        permitting, a team of five  determined  operators  (EA1DR,  EC2ADN,
        EA3NT, MM0NDX and SM0MDG) will be active from this  rare  group  on
        18-21 June. QSL via M0URX. Further information is expected  in  due
        course. [TNX http://dx-hamspirit.com/]
H40    - Siegfried, DK9FN will be active again  as  H40FN  (QSL  via  HA8FW)
        from the Reef Islands (OC-065), Temotu Province on  6-19  February.
        He will operate CW only, with a  strong  emphasis  on  160  and  80
        metres, while Bernhard, DL2GAC (H40MS,  QSL  via  home  call)  will
        operate SSB and Hans-Peter, DG1FK (H40FK, QSL via home  call)  will
        operate  mainly  PSK31.  Further  information  to  be  found    at
        http://hari-ham.com/h40fn/
HH    - Steve, VE2TKH is active  in  his  spare  time  as  HH2/VE2TKH  from
        Petionville, Haiti until 15 December. He focuses on 30, 20, 17  and
        15 metres, but power is currently only available between  01.00  to
        11.00 UTC, while between 11 and 6 UTC he runs  battery  power.  QSL
        via M0URX. [TNX http://dx-hamspirit.com/]
HL_ssh - Sang Hoon Lee, DS4NMJ will  be  active  as  DT8A  from  the  Korean
        Antarctic base King Sejong on King George  Island  South  Shetlands
        (AN-010) for 14 months, from 5 December  2009  through  31  January
        2011. He plans to operate on all bands mainly  CW,  with  some  SSB
        and RTTY. QSL via HL2FDW. [TNX ARRL DX Bulletin]
I      - II0SB/mm from an Italian Navy Coast  Guard  patrol  boat  (QSL  via
        IS0MKX) and II3SB from Burano Island (IOTA EU-131, IIA VE-010,  QSL
        via  IW3IE)  will  be  two  stations  participating  in  the    5th
        International ARMI Contest to be held on 5-6 December  (details  at
        http://www.assoradiomarinai.tk). [TNX IT9MRM]
IS0    - A group of operators from the Sardinia QRP  Club  (IQ0QP)  will  be
        active from the lighthouse at Capo Sant'Elia (ARLHS  SAR-019,  WAIL
        SA-008) on mainland Sardinia (EU-024)  from  about  18  UTC  on  12
        December until about 10 UTC on the 13th. They will operate SSB,  CW
        and digital modes on 20, 30, 40 and  80  metres.  QSL  direct  (see
        qrz.com). [TNX IS0VSU]
KP2    - Sharon, K7WZB and Garry, K9WZB will be active  as  K2V  from  Saint
        Croix, US Virgin Islands  (NA-106)  on  2-14  December.  They  will
        operate SSB, CW, RTTY and  PSK31  on  160-6  metres,  with  special
        attention for 6m openings. QSL via  K9WZB  (direct  only).  On-line
        log at http://www.clublog.org/logsearch/K2V [TNX NG3K]
OH    - Santa Claus Land (OH9SCL) will be again  active  in  December  from
        the Artic Circle. Activity will be on 10-160  metres  CW,  SSB  and
        digital modes. QSL via OH9UV. [TNX The Daily DX]
OZ    - Special event station 5P15COP will be active on 160-6  metres  SSB,
        CW and digital modes  on  7-18  December  from  Sjaelland  (EU-029)
        during the United Nations Climate Change Conference  that  will  be
        held in Copenhagen. QSL  via  OZ5BAL,  direct  or  bureau.  Further
        information, including detail of the relevant certificate,  can  be
        found at http://www.5p15cop.dk [TNX OZ1JTE]
PA    - Special event station PB500GT will be active from  28  November  to
        13 December to celebrate the 500th anniversary of Grote Toren,  the
        great bell tower that is the main landmark of the  city  of  Breda.
        QSL via PA1WLB. [TNX F5NQL]
S2    - S21RC, S21AM, S21S and S21D  will  return  to  St  Martin's  Island
        (AS-127), Bangladesh on 21-25 February. They  plan  to  operate  as
        S21DX with two stations. QSL via EB7DX. They are looking for a  few
        pieces of equipment,  instructions  on  how  to  help  and  further
        information  can  be  found    at    http://iota.s2dx.org/    [TNX
        http://dx-hamspirit.com/]
ST    - ST2AR is the new callsign issued  to  Robert,  S53R  [425DXN  960].
        Look for him to participate in the CQ WW DX  CW  Contest.  For  the
        time being, QSL via S53R (direct only). [TNX NG3K]
TF    - Darren, G0TSM will be in Reykjavik, Iceland from 27 November  to  1
        December. He hopes to make some S&P QSOs during the  CQ  WW  DX  CW
        Contest as TF/G0TSM. QSL via home call. [TNX G0TSM]
TI    - TI7WGI, DH8WR, DL2JRM and DL3ALF will be active as TI7XX  from  San
        Jose Island (NA-191) from 30 December to 5 January.  They  plan  to
        operate CW, SSB, PSK31 and RTTY on all  bands  with  two  stations.
        QSL via DL2JRM, direct or bureau. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org]
V3    - Wil, EA7HEJ (PA0WWV) will operate SSB and CW as V31WV  from  Belize
        until 20 December. QSL direct only to Wil Lameree, Apartado  Postal
        107, 21830 Bonares, Huelva, Spain.
VE    - Special callsign VE3PARK  will  be  in  use  on  1-31  December  to
        celebrate the 100th anniversary of Canada's National Parks  System.
        QSL via VE3NOO. [TNX F5NQL]
VP2M  - Mike, W1USN will be operate mainly SSB and  PSK31  as  VP2MPR  from
        Montserrat (NA-103) from 28 February to 13 March.  Bob,  AA1M  will
        operate mostly CW as VP2MPL on 6-11  March.  QSL  via  home  calls.
        [TNX AA1M]
VP2V  - Kurt, W3HQ will be active as VP2V/W3HQ from Virgin  Gorda,  British
        Virgin Islands (NA-023) on 4-16 December. He will operate CW  only,
        with a focus on 160 and 10 metres during the weekends, and  on  30,
        12 and 17 metres during the week. QSL via home call. [TNX NG3K]
XU    - Norbert, F6AXX and Alain, F6HBR will operate CW only  (3520,  7020,
        10115, 14020, 18071, 21020, 24891 and 28020  kHz)  as  XU7UFT  from
        Sihanoukville, Cambodia on 3-8 December. QSL via F6AXX,  direct  or
        bureau. Direct cards will be replied  to  after  15  January  2010.
        [TNX F5NQL]
YB    - Adhi, YB3MM will be active  in  his  spare  time  as  YB3MM/p  from
        Bawean Island (OC-197) between 4 and 9 December. His activity  will
        be limited to 15 metres CW. QSL via IZ8CCW. [TNX IZ8CCW]

CQ WW DX SSB CONTEST  --->  The  following  stations  have  announced  their
participation in this year's event (28-29 November):
ZONE  CALL          CATEGORY    DXCC                QSL VIA
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05    VP9I          SOAB LP      Bermuda                N1HRA
07    TI5A          SOSB 20m LP  Costa Rica    TI5KD or K2PLF
07    TI5N          SOSB 15m    Costa Rica            W3HNK
07    V31CW        SO          Belize                KU1CW
07    YN2GY        SO          Nicaragua              K9GY
07    YS4U          M/S          El Salvador            N0AT
08    6Y1V          M/2          Jamaica                OH3RB
08    8P5A          SOAB HP      Barbados                NN1N
08    8P9SS        SOAB LP      Barbados                ND3F
08    CM8CAD        SOSB 40m LP  Cuba                qrz.com
08    CO6LP        SOSB 40m    Cuba                  CO6LP
08    CO8LY        SOSB 15m LP  Cuba                  EA7ADH
08    CO8TW        SOSB 160m LP Cuba                  HB9SVT
08    FM5CD        M/S          Martinique              F5VU
08    HI3TEJ        SOAB LP      Dominican Republic    ON4IQ
08    J38XJ        SO QRP      Grenada                LoTW
08    KP2M          M/?          US Virgin Islands      AI4U
08    NP4Z          SOAB HP      Puerto Rico            WC4E
08    T48K          M/?          Cuba                  DK1WI
08    TO4D          SO          Guadeloupe            F6AUS
08    TO5T          SOAB HP      Martinique            JE1JKL
08    V26K          SOAB LP      Antigua                AA3B
08    V47NT        SOAB HP      St. Kitts              W2RQ
08    WP3C          SOSB 80m    Puerto Rico            W3HNK
08    ZF2AM        SOAB        Cayman Isls            K6AM
09    9Y4W          SO          Tobago                DL4MDO
09    FY5KE        SOAB QRP    French Guiana          FY1FL
09    P40A          SOAB        Aruba                WD9DZV
09    P40W          SOAB        Aruba                  N2MM
09    P49Y          SOAB HP      Aruba                  AE6Y
09    PJ2T          M/2          Netherlands Antilles    N9AG
09    PJ4A          M/?          Netherlands Antilles  K4BAI
09    YW4D          SOSB 40m    Venezuela              EA7JX
10    HC8N          M/M          Galapagos Isls          W5UE
11    ZP0R          SOAB        Paraguay              ZP5AZL
12    CE0Y/SM6CUK  SOAB LP      Easter Island        SM6CUK
13    CW7T          M/2          Uruguay                K5WW
13    LU8YE        M/2          Argentina            EA7FTR
14    4U1ITU        M/S          ITU Geneva            4U1ITU
14    CR2X          SOAB HP      Azores                OH2BH
14    CR5X          M/S          Portugal              DJ9MH
14    EE2W          M/M          Spain                EB2BXL
14    GJ2A          SOAB HP      Jersey              qrz.com
14    GU4YOX        SOSB 20m    Guernsey              GU4YOX
14    LX7I          M/M          Luxembourg              LX2A
14    MD4K          SOSB 15m    Isle of Man            G3NKC
14    MD6V          SOSB 20m    Isle of Man            G3NKC
14    MJ0ASP        SOSB 80m    Jersey                MJ0ASP
14    MZ5B          SOSB        Scotland (Shetland)    G3TXF
14    OQ3R          SOAB        Belgium                ON4RU
14    OY6A          M/S          Faroe Isls              LoTW
14    TM0R          M/S          France                F5GGL
14    TM2S          M/S          France                F5PED
14    ZB2X          SOSB 10m    Gibraltar              OH2KI
15    IR9X          SO          Italy (Sicily)        IW9HLM
15    IU9T          SOAB        Italy (Sicily)        IT9GSF
15    OH0V          SOSB 160m    Aland Isls            bureau
15    OH0Z          SOAB HP      Aland Isls              W0MM
15    RW2F          M/?          Kaliningrad            DK4VW
17    EY8MM        SOSB 160m    Tajikistan              K1BV
20    4X/RV2FW      SOSB 40m    Israel            UA1 bureau
20    4Z5J          SOSB 80m    Israel                  W0MM
20    5B/G4IRN      SOSB        Cyprus                G4IRN
20    5B/HA5PP      SOSB        Cyprus                HA5PP
20    C4I          M/?          Cyprus                LZ2HM
20    C4W          SOAB        Cyprus                5B4WN
20    P33W          M/S          Cyprus                RA3AUU
20    SV9COL        SOAB        Crete                SV9COL
20    TC4X          SO          Turkey                OH2BH
20    YM3A          SOSB 40m    Turkey (Asia)          LZ1NK
20    ZC4T          SOAB        UK SBA Cyprus        qrz.com
21    4L0A          SOAB HP      Georgia              EA7FTR
21    4L8A          SOSB 20m    Georgia                K1BV
21    9K2HN        SOSB 80m    Kuwait                9K2HN
21    A73A          M/S          Qatar                EA7FTR
22    VU2PAI        SOAB HP      India                VU2PAI
22    VU2PTT        SOAB or SOSB India                VU2PTT
23    JU1DX        M/2          Mongolia            qrz.com
23    JV1A          SOAB        Mongolia                WV6E
24    B7P          M/M          China                BD7IXG
25    6M0HZ/2      M/?          South Korea          DS2AGH
26    E20WXA        SOSB 40m LP  Thailand              E20WXA
26    E21AOY        SOSB 15m QRP Thailand              E21AOY
26    E21EIC        SOAB        Thailand                LoTW
26    E21IZC        SOSB 20m LP  Thailand              E21IZC
26    HS0AC        SOAB        Thailand              HS0ZFZ
26    HS8JYX        SOSB 20m    Thailand              HS8JYX
26    HS8KGG        SOAB LP      Thailand              HS8KGG
26    XU7ACY        SOAB LP      Cambodia                W2EN
26    XW1B          SOAB        Laos                  E21EIC
27    4D1N          SO          Philippines          DV1UBY
27    AH0/AH2Y                  Saipan                HL1IWD
27    AH2R          M/S          Guam                  JH7QXJ
27    KG6DX        SOSB HP      Guam                  KG6DX
27    KH0/WX8C                  Saipan                HL1IWD
27    T88CI        SOAB        Palau                  HA5AO
28    9M6LSC        SOAB        East Malaysia          KM0O
28    YB0ECT        SOSB 20m    Indonesia              K3AIR
29    VK6AA        M/S          Australia              DL8YR
29    VK8NSB        SOAB        Australia              VK6NE
29    VK9XW                      Christmas Island      DL1RTL
30    TX3A          SOAB LP      Chesterfield Isls      HA7RY
31    KH6ZN        SOAB HP      Hawaii                  AI4U
32    A31A                      Tonga                PA3LEO
32    A35A          SOSB 80m LP  Tonga                  W7TSQ
32    A35KL        SOAB LP      Tonga                  W6ZL
32    FO8RZ        SOAB        French Polynesia      F8BPN
32    TX1B          SOAB        New Caledonia          LZ1JZ
32    ZM4T          M/2          New Zealand            ZL2AL
33    3V3S          M/S LP      Tunisia              DL9USA
33    AN8R          M/?          Canary Isls            EA8AY
33    CN2R          SO          Morocco                W7EJ
33    CN3A          SO          Morocco                I2WIJ
33    CR3E          SOAB        Madeira                W3HNK
33    CR3L          M/2          Madeira Isls          DJ6QT
33    EA8CMX        SOSB        Canary Isls          OH2BYS
33    EA8URL        M/M          Canary Isls          EA8URL
33    EA9/OL8R      SO LP        Ceuta & Melilla      OK1DRQ
33    EF8M          SOAB HP      Canary Isls            UA3DX
33    IG9U          SOSB 80m    (African) Italy        I1NVU
33    IG9W          SOSB 40m    (African) Italy      IZ1GAR
33    IG9X          SOSB 15m    (African) Italy      IK1QBT
34    ST2AR        SOSB 15m    Sudan                  S53R
35    6V7R          SOAB HP      Senegal              UT5UGR
35    6W1RW        SOAB HP      Senegal                F6BEE
35    9L5A          M/2          Sierra Leone          G3SXW
35    D4C          SO          Cape Verde          qrz.com
36    9J3A          SOAB LP      Zambia                  S57S
36    ZD8RH        SOAB        Ascension Isl          G4DBW
38    A25NW        SOSB        Botswana                K9NW
38    V5/DJ4SO      SOSB        Namibia                DJ4SO
38    ZS4TX        SOAB        South Africa            LoTW
39    5R8ZO        SOAB HP      Madagascar            OH0XX
40    TF/G0TSM      SOAB        Iceland                G0TSM
40    TF3CW        SOSB 40m    Iceland                LX1NO
40    TF4X          M/S          Iceland                G3SWH
Do not forget to give a look at the Announced Operations listing  maintained
by Bill, NG3K at http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/cqc2009.html - good contest to you
all!

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                        ****  GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

ARRL 160 METER CONTEST ---> Object of the contest is for amateurs  worldwide
to work W/VE amateurs on 160 metres CW only (complete  rules can be found at
http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2009/160-meters.html). This year's  event
will run from 22.00 UTC on 4 December through 16.00 UTC on the 6th.

IOTA ANNUAL UPDATE (NEW DEADLINE)  --->  The  deadline  for  this  year  and
future years is 31 JANUARY (one day earlier than previously).
Applications or updates submitted online on or before 31 January  2010  will
count for  the  2010  Honour  Roll  and  Annual  Listings  so  long  as  the
supporting cards sent to checkpoints  are  postmarked  no  later  than  that
date. Updates postmarked after 31 January will be processed  in  the  normal
way but scores will be held over to the following year's listing. To  remain
listed in the performance tables participants will need to have  updated  at
least once since February 2005.
On-line credit for QSOs made during the 2009 IOTA Contest is expected to  be
claimable around Easter 2010.

NAVAL  CONTEST  --->  This  year's  International  Naval  Contest  will  be
organized by the Nucleo de Radioamadores da  Armada  (NRA),  the  Portuguese
Navy Amateur Radio Club. Complete details on the event, that  will  be  held
on 12-13 December, can be found at http://www.nra.pt/

NOT THE MANAGER ---> Marc, F6DAY says he is receiving cards for  5R8AL,  but
he is not and has never been his QSL manager.

QSL GA2MP --->  This  special  event  callsign  will  be  in  use  until  30
November. Current logs are in LoTW as of 19 November.  QSLs  are  on  order,
but will not be in-hand before the cutoff for DXCC (31 December). If  anyone
needs a card for their 2009 DXCC submission,  N3SL  can  fill  your  request
using a GS2MP card. Simply indicate that with your QSL.  Those  who  already
have sent an SASE, email N3SL ([email protected]) with the  request  to  confirm
using the GS2MP card. All  others  will  be  answered  when  the  new  cards
arrive. [TNX N3SL]

QSL 9M6LSC ---> Please note that the QSL route for contacts  made  on  25-30
November 2009 (CQWW CW included) is via KM0O. The callsign was used also  by
Brian, 5B4AIZ/G4ODV on 6-9  March  2008  (QSL  via  G3SWH).  For  all  other
operations as 9M6LSC QSLs should go via JN1WTK. [TNX 9M6DXX]

QSL PT5UN & ZW5UN ---> The new QSL route for both ZW5UN  and  PT5UN  is  via
K3IRV.

TX3A ---> If the weather holds fine as forecast, TX3A is expected to go  QRT
at the end of the CQ WW DX CW Contest at 24 UTC on 29 November (i.e.  on  30
November at 10 AM Chesterfield time). They will depart for  Australia  on  1
December.

+ SILENT KEYS + Recently reported  Silent  Keys  include  Ron  Levy  (K2CO),
Kenneth L. Adams (K5KA), Andy Jarema (N6TCQ), John F.  Mayger,  Jr.  (W4DJ),
Bob Taylor (W5LBT) and Tracy Hull, TL8HW. "In the late 1980's  he  was  very
active from Bangui, Central African Republic", Paul, W4FC says.  "He  was  a
Baptist missionary and served there for over 20 years  until  the  political
situation prohibited him from returning. He died from a heart attack at  the
age of 69 in Clermont, FL. He gave  out  many  new  country  contacts  while
there".

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QSLs received direct  or  through  managers:  3D2GM,  3W1M,  4U1ITU,  4U1UN,
4W6AL, 5H1EE, 5N0OCH, 5V7SE, 7X0DX, 8R1DB, 8R1TO, 9G5ZZ, 9M2AX,  9M6/JJ2CJB,
9Y4D, A45WG, A61BK, A7/M0FGA, A73A, AH0BT, BA8AG/4 (AS-136),  BD9TD,  C31CT,
CE1KR, CO8LY, CP4BT, DX1J, E51NOU,  E51QMA,  E51TUG,  EA9IE,  EA9LZ,  EK6LP,
EK6TA, EK7DX,  EY7AD,  EY8MM,  FG5LA,  FK8GM,  FO/G3BJ  (OC-050  &  OC-152),
FP/G3ZAY, FR1AN, FS/K1XM, GP0STH, GT4IOM,  H40MY (OC-178,  OC-192,  OC-162),
H44TO (OC-192), HP3AK, J28JA, J29ZG,  J5UAP,  J69MV,  J79ZG,  K7A  (NA-236),
K9AJ/VY0 (NA-185), KD6WW/VY0 (NA-185), KH7XS, KL5O,  LA2NK  (EU-044),  OX2A,
OY3AA, PJ5/AH6HY, R1ANB, T2G, T30GM, T70A, TK9X, TO8YY, TY5ZR, UN4L,  V51AS,
V8FGM, VE1/G3ZAY, VK9LA, VU2PAI, WP3C, YI1RZ, YI9TM, YL2GN,  YO4ATW,  Z21BC,
Z35M, Z37M, ZK2NX, ZL7/N7OU, ZS6RJ.

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