=========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
3Y_ant - Lars, SM4TUV will be working at the Norwegian Polar Reserach Station "Troll", Queen Maud Land (Antarctica) from November until December 2011 and will be active as 3Y8XSA. QSL via home call. [TNX DX World] 9L - Karl-Heinz, DK2WV and Heino, DJ9AF will be active as 9L0W from the Banana Islands (AF-037) between 4 and 18 November. They plan to operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 160-6 metres. QSL via DK2WV. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org] 9Q - 9Q6CC is the new callsign issued to Christian, CX2CC for his activity from Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo. He will remain there for one year with activity on 80-10 metres SSB, digital modes and QRS CW. QSL via home call (Christian Cardarello, Avenida Italia 3319, 11600 Montevideo, Uruguay). Cards will be replied "after February 2012". CY0 - Licensed since July 2010, Alan, VE1AWW is a government employee currently working at the Sable Island station until "more or less" 29 December. He is QRV during his spare time on SSB as CY0/VE1AWW, with 100 watts into a vertical antenna. "I am not on the air between 11 and 19z (12-20z once Canada switches from daylight savings to standard time)", he says, but "I will do my best to operate at different times on the weekends so as many different areas as possible get an opportunity". QSL via home call, direct or bureau. DU - Vincent, F4BKV will be active holiday style as DU1/F4BKV from Mindoro Island (OC-244) on 4-7 November. He will operate SSB and PSK31 with 100 watts, home made dipoles for 15 and 20 metres and a vertical for 40m. Expect him to be QRV mainly during his evening hours. QSL via F4BKV, direct or bureau, and LoTW. An Online QSL Request System for bureau cards can be found at www.f4bkv.net [TNX DX World] JA - A group of operators (JH6TKW, JR0UIU, JH5UPS and JA2WBE) from the Sony Kyushu ARC will be active as JF6ZNT from the Danjo Islands (AS-056) on 5-7 November. They will operate SSB, CW and RTTY on 80-10 metres. QSL direct or bureau. [TNX DX World] FJ - Nick, VE3EY will be active as TO3A from Saint Barthelemy (NA-146) on 22-30 November. He will operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 160-10 metres, and will take part in the CQ WW DX CW Contest. QSL via home call. [TNX VE3EY] PJ2 - Look for PJ2/K2TQC, PJ2/N2MF, PJ2/W1NG and PJ2/K2NV to be active from Curacao (SA-099) on 4-11 November. They plan to emphasize RTTY and the low bands. QSL via home calls. [TNX The Daily DX] PJ5 - The website for PJ5/SP6IXF and PJ5/SP6EQZ (St. Eustatius, 18 November-3 December) [425DXN 1009] can be found at http://pj5-2010.dxing.pl/index.html. Janusz and Wlodek will have Internet access and they will upload their logs on a daily basis. QSL via home calls. S7 - Luca, I5IHE will be active again as S79LC from Praslin Island (AF-024), Seychelles from 26 October to 5 November. He will participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest on 15 metres; before and after the contest he will operate holiday style. QSL direct to I5IHE. SM - Stephan, SM5YRA will be active as SM1YRA from Faro Island (EU-020) and lighthouse on 7-19 November. He will operate holiday style on digital modes and SSB with 100 watts and dipoles. QSL via home call (bureau preferred) and eQSL via SM1YRA/L. [TNX SM5YRA] T6 - Paul Ewing, N6PSE has been issued the call sign of T6PSE by the Afghanistan Ministry of Telecom, and is planning a multi-national DXpedition to take place over ten days in May 2011. A multi-national team of nine operators (AH6HY, K1LZ, K3LP, N6PSE, W0UCE, W5KDJ, WO1S, YI1UNH and YT1AD) will be active on 160-10 metres CW, SSB and RTTY with up to five stations at the same time on different bands and modes. QSL via W3HNK, direct or bureau, and LoTW. Further information can be found at www.intrepid-dx.com/t6pse TA - The TC Special Wireless Activity Team will operate as TC87TC on 29-31 October to celebrate the 87th anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic of Turkey (Turkiye Cumhuriyeti). Expect activity during the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. QSL via TA1HZ (but all of the QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau). [TNX TA1HZ] TA - IRESC (International Radio Emergency Support Coalition) Turkiye will be active with five stations during the CQ WW DX SSB Contest: TA2I, TC3I, TC4I, TC5I, TC8I. Further information can be found at www.irescturkiye.org [TNX TA0U] V2 - Bud, AA3B, will be active as V26K from Antigua (NA-100) on 24-29 November, including a SOAB Low Power entry in the CQ WW DX CW Contest. This will be an all CW operation on the contest HF bands only. QSL via home call. [TNX AA3B] V5 - Klaus, DJ4SO will be active again as V5/DJ4SO from Namibia from 3 November to 1 December. He plans to operate CW, RTTY, PSK31 and some SSB on 160-6 metres, and to take part in the WAEDC RTTY (13-14 November) and CQ WW DX CW Contests. QSL via DJ4SO, direct or bureau, and LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX] VE - Special event station CG3MUG will be active throughout November to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Thunder Bay MCTS Centre (Canadian Coast Guard Radio Station). MUG was the callsign of the original marine station, built in 1910 by the Canadian Marconi Company at Port Arthur. Further information can be found at http://my.tbaytel.net/va3rom [TNX Southgate ARC] VK9_c - Phil, G3SWH and Jim, G3RTE will be active as VK9C/G6AY from the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (OC-003) between 22 February and 5 March 2011. They will operate CW only on 80-10 metres. Propagation permitting, they plan to have two stations on the air for as many hours every day as possible. QSL via G3SWH, direct or bureau. "We are happy to meet the costs of transport to and from the islands", Phil says, "but are seeking sponsorship and donations from individuals, DX clubs and organisations towards our living expenses on the island, printing QSLs and the like". Further information can be found at www.g3swh.org.uk/vk9c-g6ay.html [TNX G3SWH] YS - YS1YS, HU1YS and special event callsign YS1FRACAP will be used during the FRACAP (Federacion de Radio Aficionados de Centro America y Panama) Convention that will be held on 5-7 November in San Salvador. QSLs via YS1GMV. [TNX The Daily DX] ZL7 - Toshi, JE1SYN and Hiro, JF1OCQ will be active as ZL7/W1SY and ZL1WY/ZL7 from the Chatham Islands (OC-038) on 2-9 December. They plan to operate on 160-6 metres CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK and FM. QSL ZL7/W1SY via JE1SYN, QSL ZL1WY/ZL7 via JF1OCQ. Further information at http://w1vx.net/pedition/zl7/2010ZL7.htm [TNX JE1SYN] ZS8 - Pierre, ZS8M is now QRT until he can install the equipment at the new base. At the moment it has been removed from the old base and is in storage at the new site. [TNX G3SVD] CQ WW DX SSB CONTEST ---> The following stations have announced their participation in this year's event (30-31 October): ZONE CALL CATEGORY COUNTRY QSL VIA ------------------------------------------------------------ 01 KL7/N0HJZ M/S Alaska N0HJZ 02 VE2IM SOAB HP Canada VE3DZ 04 VC3X SO Canada VE3SSJ 04 VC6A SO Canada VE6SV 05 AA4V/VP9 M/2 Bermuda see qrz.com 05 FP/KV1J SOAB HP Miquelon KV1J 05 VC2Z M/S Canada VE2BR 05 VP9/N1SV SOAB LP Bermuda N1SV 07 HQ2W SOAB HP Honduras HR2DMR 07 TE8I SOAB LP Costa Rica TI8II 07 TI0RC M/2 Costa Rica TI2KAC 07 V31BD M/2 Belize K5WW 07 V31MH SO Belize W7ASF 07 YN2AA SOAB HP Nicaragua NN3W 08 8P5A SOAB HP Barbados NN1N 08 CO6LP SOSB 15m LP Cuba CO6LP 08 CO8TW SOAB LP Cuba HB9SVT 08 J3/AA8LL SO HP Grenada AA8LL 08 J3A M/? Grenada WA1S 08 KG4EM SO LP Guantanamo Bay KG4EM 08 KP2B SOAB LP Virgin Isls K2DER 08 KP2M MO U.S. Virgin Isls AI4U 08 KP3Z SOAB HP Puerto Rico N4AO 08 KP4/KH2RU M/? Puerto Rico NP3O 08 NP2B M/S Virgin Isls NP2B 08 TO7A SOAB Martinique UT5UGR 08 V26B M/S Antigua KA2AEV 08 V47JA SOAB St. Kitts W5JON 08 VP2MDG SOAB HP Montserrat K2DM 08 VP5DX M/? Caicos Isls NU4Y 08 VP5I SOSB 15m Turks & Caicos I8UZA 08 VP5T M/M Caicos Isls N2VW 08 WP3C M/S Puerto Rico W3HNK 08. CO8LY SOSB 15m LP Cuba EA7ADH 09 8R1K SOSB 10m Guyana OH0XX 09 HK1R SOSB 15m Colombia EA5KB 09 HK1T SOSB 40m Colombia EA5KB 09 HK1W SOSB 80m Colombia EA5KB 09 HK1X SOSB 20m Colombia EA7FTR 09 P40B SOSB 40m Aruba KE5OG 09 P40P SOSB Aruba W5AJ 09 P40W Aruba N2MM 09 P49Y M/S Aruba AE6Y 09 PJ2T M/M Curacao N9AG 09 PJ4X M/S Bonaire W1MD 09 YV7/UY5ZZ SO Venezuela UY5ZZ 10 HC8A SOSB Galapagos Isls KU9C 11 PW2D M/S Brazil PY2VM 11 ZY5Z M/M Brazil PP5JAK 12 CE1A MO Chile XQ1IDM 12 CE1D M/M Chile CE1VIL 12 CE3G M/S Chile CE3WDH 12 CE4CT M/2 Chile EA5KB 12 XR6T M/S Chile CE3FED 13 CV5D M/2 Uruguay CX2ABC 13 CW5W M/S Uruguay CX6VM 14 C37N M/M Andorra EA4URE 14 CR2X SOAB Azores OH2BH 14 GJ2A M/S Jersey see qrz.com 14 GM2V Scotland N3SL 14 GW9T SOAB Wales LoTW 14 HB0/HB9AON M/M Liechtenstein DJ2YE 14 LX9DX SOSB Luxembourg LX2A 14 MW1LCR SOSB 10m Wales MW1LCR 14 PA30RCK The Netherlands PI4RCK 14 SI9AM Sweden SM3CVM 15 4O3A SOAB Montenegro AI4U 15 IF9A M/? Italy IT9ATF 15 IM0C M/? Sardinia IS0AFM 15 IO5O M/S Italy IK5RLP 15 IR8R SOSB 20m Italy IK8HCG 15 IR9X M/S Sicily IW9HLM 15 IR9Y M/2 Sicily IT9ABY 15 IU9T M/S Sicily IT9ESW 15 OG1M M/S Finland OH1VR 15 OH0/SP7VC SOAB HP Aland Isls SP7VC 15 OH0B SOAB Aland Isls OH2BH 15 OH0YY SOSB Aland Isls OH2YY 15 OH0Z SOAP HP Aland Isls W0MM 15 OH8X SOAB Finland OH2UA 15 RW2F M/? Kaliningrad DK4VW 15 T70A M/2 San Marino T70A 15 ZA/YT1CS SOAB Albania YT1CS 16 ER0WW SOAB HP Moldova RA4LW 17 EY8/UA4LCQ SOSB 10m Tajikistan UA4LCH 17 EY8CC SOSB 15m LP Tajikistan EY8CC 17 EY8DD SOSB 15m LP Tajikistan EY8DD 17 EY8MM SOSB 80m Tajikistan K1BV 19 RC0F SOAB Russia (Asia) RC0F 20 H22H SOAB LP Cyprus 5B4MF 20 P3N SOAB Cyprus RW3RN 20 SX5P Rhodes SV5FRD 20 TA2/DL7BC SOAB LP Turkey DL7BC 20 TA2I Turkey 20 TA7KA M/S Turkey TA7KA 20 TC3I Turkey 20 TC4I Turkey 20 TC5I Turkey 20 TC87TC Turkey TA1HZ 20 TC8I Turkey 21 4L0A SOAB HP Georgia EA7FTR 21 4L8A SOSB 20m Georgia K1BV 21 9K2HN M/S Kuwait 9K2HN 22 VU2PAI SOAB HP India VU2PAI 24 B7P M/M China BD7IXG 24 BV100 M/M Taiwan BV2KI 24 BX5AA SOAB HP Taiwan BX5AA 26 3W1M SOSB 15m Vietnam OM3JW 26 E2E M/S Thailand HS0ZFZ 26 HS8JYX SOSB LP Thailand HS8JYX 26 XU7ACY SOAB LP Cambodia W2EN 26 XW1B SO LP Laos E21EIC 27 AH0BT M/2 Mariana Isls 7L1FPU 27 AH2R M/S Guam JH7QXJ 27 KG6DX SOSB 10m HP Guam KG6DX 27 NH2T SO Guam W2YC 27 T88DL SO Palau DL2OBO 27 T88OM SOAB Palau JA1FMZ 27 V63CJB SOAB Micronesia JJ2CJB 27 V6B M/S Micronesia JA7HMZ 28 9M6LSC SOAB HP East Malaysia JF2QNM 28 9M8Z SO East Malaysia M0URX 28 V85ZX SOSB 20m LP Brunei V85ZX 28 YE0X M/2 Indonesia bureau 28 YE2R M/2 Indonesia EB7DX 29 VK8NSB SOAB Australia M0URX 31 KH7CW M/2 Hawaii K2WR 31 WH7V SOSB 40m Hawaii WA6WPG 32 3D2A M/S Fiji Isls VK4AN 32 FO8RZ SO HP French Polynesia F8BPN 32 ZM4T M/2 New Zealand ZL2AL 33 3V8SS SOAB LP Tunisia IZ8CCW 33 5C2P SO LP Morocco IK2PZC 33 AO8A M/2 Canary Isls EA8AH 33 CN2R SOAB HP Morocco W7EJ 33 CN3A M/2 Morocco I2WIJ 33 CQ3L SO LP Madeira DJ6QT 33 CQ9T M/S Madeira LoTW 33 CR3A M/? Madeira LoTW 33 CR3L SOAB HP Madeira DJ6QT 33 EA8/DL6MHW SO Canary Isls LoTW 33 EA8CMX SOSB 80m Canary Isls OH2BYS 33 EF8A SOSB 15m Canary Isls EA7FTR 33 IG9D SOSB African Italy IZ8TDP 33 IG9S SOSB African Italy IZ8GCE 33 IH9/IK1ZNM SOSB African Italy IK1ZNM 33 IH9YMC SOSB African Italy eQSL 34 ST2AR SOAB LP Sudan S53R 35 6V7T Senegal F5RAV 35 6W1RY SOAB HP Senegal F5VHJ 35 D4C M/? Cape Verde see qrz.com 37 5Z4EE SOAB LP Kenya NV7E 37 C91WW M/? Mozambique GI4FUM 37 J28RO SOAB HP Djibouti F8DFP 38 A25HQ M/S Botswana K5LBU 38 Z2/AC7GP SO Zimbabwe AC7GP 38 ZD9AH SO Tristan da Cunha DL2AH 38 ZS9X M/2 South Africa K3IRV 39 5R8X M/S Madagascar OH2BH 39 S79K M/? Seychelles G3NKC 39 S79LC SOSB 15m HP Seychelles I5IHE 40 TF3CW SOSB 20m Iceland LX1NO Do not forget to give a look at the Announced Operations listing maintained by Bill, NG3K at www.ng3k.com/Misc/cqs2010.html - good contest to you all! =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW LOG IG9/IV3TMM ---> A logsearch for Francesco's activity from Lampedusa Island (15-19 August) is available at http://dx.qsl.net/logs/index.html. The cards have been printed and the QSOs will be confirmed through the bureau. [TNX IV3TMM] QSL UA0FUA ---> The cards have been printed and the QSL manager (IK2QPR) has started processing the requests received so far. UA0FUA operates from Iturup Island, AS-025. QSL VIA RU6UR ---> QSL cards for DQ10KDR, EM10KDR, ER10KDR, LY10KDR and R10KDR (December 2007) should be sent direct to RU6UR (Yury V. Kamenski, ul. Nemova d. 12A kv. 13, Astrakhan, 414028, Russia). [TNX RU6UR] SABLE ISLAND CANCELLED ---> "Today, prior to our planned departure to Sable Island on Saturday, a major safety issue was discovered with the charter aircraft that requires repair before we can fly", N0TG reported on 22 October. "It is estimated that acquiring parts and completing the repairs will extend as much as three weeks or longer". The team (AA4VK, AI5P, N0TG and VE1RGB) had no choice but to return home. They hope they will be able to reschedule the DXpedition, but for the time being they cannot even say if it will be possible. All of the donations received so far will be refunded. Updates will be posted to www.cy0dxpedition.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- QSLs received direct or through managers: 3A2LF, 3C0C, 3D2II, 4K9W, 7P8JK, 7V2PI, 8Q7SO, 9K2YM, 9V1YC, 9X0LX, 9X0TL, A33A (OC-123), A52XX, A92GE, A92IO, AT60MY, B4R/5 (AS-138), C35JM, CR2T, DU1IST, E4X, EA8TB, ER3ZZ, FK8CP, FM5LD, FS/W6IZT, FW5X, FY5PO, H40FN, HI3/W1JNZ, JT5DX, JY5HX, K4C, K7A (NA-042 and NA-241), K9YNF/KL7 (NA-197), KG4WV, KH2/N2NL, KL5/AD5A, KP4YI, LA/DL3BRE (EU-141), LY2BAW, LY5A, PJ2/OH1VR (SA-099), PJ5NA, PX8J (SA-041), R1FJM, S79BWW, S79SAL, S92LX, T32CY, TA4P, TG9ADM, TK/DL4FF, TS8P, V26AO, V31SJ, V31YY, V51B, VB1H, VP8DMH, XT2EME, XV9DT, YK1BA, ZA/HA5X, ZA0/HA5X (EU-169), ZG2FK, ZL5CP, ZS8M.
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