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27 February 2010 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 982
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
3B9 - John, G3LZQ will be active as 3B9WR from Rodrigues Island (AF-017)
between 3 March and 2 April, including an entry in the RSGB
Commonwealth Contest (13-14 March). Activity will be on 160-10
metres, with a focus on the low bands. John plans to be on the air
daily during his sunrise and sunsets (01.45 UTC and 13.45 UTC) and
occasionally during his daytime. QSL via home call. [TNX The Daily
DX]
5R - Michele, IK5ZUI will be active as 5R8UI from Nosy Be (AF-057)
starting in early March possibly for one year. QSL via IZ8CCW.
[TNX www.mdxc.org]
6Y - Chad, WE9V will be active as 6Y9V from Jamaica (NA-097) on 4-14
March, including an entry in the ARRL DX SSB Contest. Activity
will be on 160-10 metres CW, SSB and RTTY, with an emphasis on
160, 30, 17 and 12m. QSL via WD9DZV. You can contact Chad during
his stay by email to [email protected] or see updates via Twitter at
twitter.com/6y9v [TNX WE9V]
9M2 - Special station 9M4STE will be active on 10, 15, 20, 40 and 6
metres SSB and CW from from Tanjung Piai (West Malaysia), the
southernmost point of mainland Asia, from 16 UTC on 26 February to
4 UTC on the 28th. [TNX dx-world.net]
CX - CX3AY, CX5FF and CX9FD will be active as CX2FAA from Farallon
Island (SA-057) and lighthouse on 26-28 February. QSL direct to
Grupo de DX Bahia Blanca, P.O.Box 709, 8000 Bahia Blanca, Buenos
Aires, Argentina. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org]
FS - Dennis, KT8X will be active as FS/KT8X from St. Martin (NA-105) on
5-12 March. He will operate CW, SSB and RTTY holiday style, and
will be QRV for the ARRL DX SSB Contest. QSL via LoTW. [TNX NG3K]
GM - MM0DGR/p will be operating from the Cragbank Woods National Nature
Reserve on 27 February. The main goal of this trip is to activate
a new WFF nature reserve and to participate in the EPC WW DX
Contest (www.epcwwdx.srars.org) on BPSK125 mode. There will be a
possibility to operate SSB and CW on 40, 30, 20 and 15m for short
periods. QSL via MM0DFV, bureau preferred. [TNX MM0DFV]
HA - Laci/HA0HW, Toni/HA0LG, Tomi/HA4DX and Geza/HA4XG will be active
as HG0WFF from Ferto-Hansag National Park on 5-8 March. They
expect to operate CW and SSB on 80-10 metres with two stations.
QSL via HA0HW, bureau preferred. [TNX HA0HW]
I - Special stations II0IDP (QSL via IS0SDX), II0IDR (QSL via IZ0FVD),
II1ICS (QSL via I1SAF), II1IGG (QSL via I2AZ), II3ICZ (QSL via
IW3IE), II7ICT (QSL via IZ7EDQ), II8ICN (QSL via IK8JPV), II9ICF
(QSL via IT9MRM) and IQ0FM/IGU (QSL via IW0HP)- all representing
former coast radio stations of the Italian Navy - will be active
on 6-21 March for the 4th Italian Navy Coastal Radio Stations
Award (www.assoradiomarinai.tk). [TNX IT9MRM]
LU - The Grupo de DX Bahia Blanca (LU3DXG)is expected to be active as
LU7DSY/W from Rasa Island (SA-065) and lighthouse on 26-28
February. QSL via operator's instructions.
LY - Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Act of the Re-Establishment
of the State of Lithuania (11 March 1990), eleven LY20 and LY11
stations will be active during March and April. LY11BY and LY20NX
will be QRV until 31 March, while the others (LY11A, LY11GV,
LY11MM, LY11QT, LY20AM, LY20INDP, LY20J, LY20PSK and LY20W) will be
QRV until 29 April. QSL via operator's instructions. Please contact
Rolandas Mikalauskas, LY4Q ([email protected]) for information on
the relevant award, issued by the Lithuanian Amateur Radio Society
(www.lrmd.lt). [TNX LY4Q]
LZ - LZ1GC, LZ1ZF and LZ2JR will operate CW and SSB as LZ44WFF from the
Chamdja Nature Reserve on 27-28 February. QSL via LZ1ZF. [TNX
LZ1ZF]
P4 - John, KK9A will be active as P40A from Aruba (SA-036) from 28
February to 14 March. He will operate CW and SSB on 160-10 metres,
including an entry in the ARRL DX SSB Contest. Tim, WD9DZV will
join him on 7-14 March and will operate mostly CW as P40D. QSL for
both callsigns via WD9DZV. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
PA - Tommy, ON3TD will be active as PD/ON3TD/p from Schouwen Duiveland
(EU-146) on 5-8 March. He plans to operate digital modes on 40-20
metres during his evening hours, "when the rest of the family
sleeps". QSL via home call, direc or bureau. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
PY - Look for PT7BI/p and PT7ZT/p to be active from Mundau Lighthouse
on 26-28 February. QSL via home calls. [TNX PT7ZT]
T32 - Steve, 9M6DXX has joined the team of operators who will be active
from four T32 IOTA new ones in March-April [425DXN 980]. They plan
to have four stations from two operating sites on each island.
Four different callsigns will be in use: T32MI (Malden Island,
OC-279), T32SI (Starbuck Island, OC-280), T32CI (Caroline Island,
OC-281) and T32VI (Vostok Island, OC-282). QSL via SM6CAS. The web
site for the expedition is at t32line.webnode.com
V6 - According to www.winlink.org/userPositions, Mike, KM9D (V63MY) and
Jan KF4TUG (V63TO) aboard the "Don Henry" have been lying to
anchor in the lagoon of Oroluk Atoll (OC-260), Micronesia since 25
February. This IOTA group was activated only once, and just for a
few hours, back in 2003 (V60A/p and V60Z/p).
W - Peter, VE3IKV will be active as W4/VG3RA from St. Simons Island
(NA-058) on 6-7 March and from Key West (NA-062) on 8-13 March,
with a side trip to the Dry Tortugas (NA-079) on 11-12 March. QSL
via VE3IKV. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
YI - W4VDW and KI4VEU will be active as YI9VDW and YI9VEU from Baghdad,
Iraq starting around late February or early March. They plan to
operate on 160-10 metres and to activate an EchoLink node. QSL
YI9VDW via home call, QSL YI9VEU via LOTW. [TNX W1AW]
YV - Homero (YV4DHS), Roberto (YV4AR), Eduardo (YY6CHE), Dina (YY4DEA)
will be active as YW6IP from Piritu Afuera Island (SA-090) on
26-28 February, for the South American Lighthouses Weekend
(www.grupodxbb.com.ar/faros2010.htm). They plan to operate SSB,
BPSK 31 and CW on 80-10 metres. QSL via operator's instructions.
PACIFIC TRIP ---> Tim, NL8F will be active (requested call VK9COF) from the
Cocos (Keeling) Islands (OC-003) on 3-10 March and as E51COF from Rarotonga
(OC-013), South Cook Islands on 20-30 March. He will be QRV on 80-10 metres
with a vertical antenna. QSLs via K8NA. [TNX NG3K]
CQ WW 160-METER DX CONTEST (SSB) ---> Object of the contest is for amateurs
around the world to work as many US States, Canadian provinces and countries
as possible on 160 metres SSB (http://cq160.com/rules.htm). The following
stations have announced their partecipation in this year's event (from 22.00
UTC on 26 February through 22.00 UTC on the 28th):
Call DXCC QSL via
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C37NL Andorra C37URA
C6ANM Bahamas WA2IYO
CN3A Morocco I2WIJ
D4C Cape Verde IZ4DPV
ED5M Spain EA5FL
EM0X Ukraine UT2XQ
EY8ZF Tajikistan EY8ZF
J7N Dominica K3TEJ
LX7I Luxembourg LX2A
PJ2T Curacao N9AG
RW2F Kaliningrad DK4VW
UT5A Ukraine UR5AS
UU7J Ukraine UU0JM
ZF2AM Cayman Islands K6AM
Do not forget to give a look at the Announced Operations listing maintained
by Bill, NG3K at www.ng3k.com/Misc/cq160s2010.html
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**** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
DARC & eQSL ---> The DX and HF Contesting Committee of the DARC and the
operators of the Electronic QSL Card Centre (www.eQSL.cc) agreed upon
setting up a development partnership. The goal is to create an electronic
server-to-server transmission system for submission of electronic QSLs
(eQSLs) to the online DARC Contest Logbook (DCL). Soon eQSL users will be
able to transmit their eQSLs electronically into the DCL for application of
various DARC awards. [TNX DX Newsletter]
ICELAND ON 4 AND 600 METRES ---> The Post and Telecom Administration in
Iceland has granted a temporary experimental access on a secondary basis to
the 4m band (70.000-70.200 MHz, maximum bandwidth 16 kHz and power limit
100 watts) and to the 600m band (493-510 kHz, CW only, power limit 100
watts). The permits are valid until 31 December 2010, and in both cases is
necessary to apply for a special licence. [TNX TF2JB, Icelandic Radio
Amateurs, President]
JAN MAYEN 2011 ---> Stan, SQ8X is organizing an expedition to Jan Mayen for
July 2011. The trip will be "a real fusion of a big adventure, ham radio
and advanced tourism". There still a place for 3-4 additional team members.
If interested in joining the team, please contact Stan (stan.sq8x[at]gmail)
by 5 March. [TNX dx-world.net]
QSL 9V1UV ---> Effective immediately Jerry, N5UCF will be serving as QSL
manager for Selva, 9V1UV. He will have logs for all of Selva's past and
future QSOs, and will be answering direct and bureau requests. New cards
are having to be ordered and printed so please be patient for a return QSL
over the next month or so. [TNX N5UCF]
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
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CE5JA Radio Club de Concepcion, P.O. Box 2545, Concepcion, Chile
CW3R Radio Club Uruguayo, P.O. Box 37, 11000 Montevideo, Uruguay
DH2KI Peter Voigt, Kiefernstr. 13, 14822 Borkwalde, Germany
DJ2VO Juergen Borsdorf, Bornheimerstr. 102, 53119 Bonn, Germany
DL2RSI Henry Bergmann, Dorfaue 11, 14959 Trebbin, Germany
DL3KBQ Helmut van Edig, Hartsteinstr. 3, 53115 Bonn, Germany
F6CXV Michel Paul, 3494 Route de Tarare, 69400 Liergues, France
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5HQ, United Kingdom
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NN7A Art Phillips, P.O. Box 73, Eckert, CO 81418, USA
PT2OP Orlando Perez Filho, SHIGS 706, Bloco L Casa 22, Brasilia-DF,
70350-762, Brazil
PY6HD Jose Hamilton Limeira, Rua C N 64 - Conjunto ACM - Mangabeira,
Feira de Santana-BA, 44056-008, Brazil
V51GB Gerd Bruns, P.O. Box 1165, Tsumeb, Namibia
VK4FW Bill Horner, P.O. Box 612, Childers QLD 4660, Australia
VK4SWE Lyn Battle, PMB 1 Karumba QLD 4891, Australia
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