425 DX News #741
16 July 2005 Edited by I1JQJ &IK1ADH
Information, reports and suggestions must be sent to:
Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ: DX information
(e-mail i1jqj@425dxn.org )
Contributors are invited to send their DX information to
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Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
3A - Patrice, F5RBB reports he will operate on 10-40 metres as 3A/F5RBB
from Monaco from 29 August to 4 September.
3D2_rot - Hiro, JA0SC will operate as 3D2YH/R from Rotuma (OC-060) from 27
July to 3 August. He will be active on 20, 15 and 10 metres and
will use the digital modes, including SSTV. QSL via home call. [TNX
JA1ELY]
4X - Dov, 4Z4DX reports he will operate from Jaffa Lighthouse (ARLHS
ISR-005) on 20-21 August. QSL via home call.
9A - Look for 9A7B to participate in the IOTA Contest from Brac Island
(EU-016, CI-010). QSL via 9A4W. [TNX 9A2AA]
A2 - Paul, G3SEM will be in Gaberone, Botswana for the next two or three
weeks on a duty assignment. He has erected a simple multiband
dipole and hopes to be QRV as often as possible during his off duty
time. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX G4SOZ]
A9 - A92FF, A92GR, A92GQ (9K2AI), A92GN and others will participate in
the IOTA Contest as A92C from Bahrain (AS-002). QSL route TBA. [TNX
NG3K]
CE - Members of the Atacama Desert Dx Group will be active as 3G1M from
Santa Maria Island (SA-069) on 13-15 August. They plan to operate
on 10-40 metres plus 6m, SSB, CW, RTTY and BPSK31. QSL via XQ1IDM.
[TNX XQ1IDM]
DL - DL1BFE, DF3GL and DL3BJ will operate as DA0LH from Robbenplate
Lighthouse (FED-198) on 21-24 July. QSL via bureau. [TNX DL2VFR]
DL - Three operators will participate in the IOTA Contest as DF2TG from
Goermitz Island (EU-129, O-15 for the German Islands Award). [TNX
DL3KWF]
EA - Tono, EA9CP and Fernando, EA1BT will participate in the IOTA
Contest as either EA9CP/EA1 or EA1BT/p from the lighthouse at Punta
del Caballo (ARLHS SPA-196) on Arosa Island (EU-080, DIE O-007).
[TNX EA4AAA]
F - Special station TM0BZH will be active on 16-24 July for the
Festival de Cornouaille, one of the largest festivals of art and
popular traditions in Europe to be held in Quimper, Brittany. [TNX
F8REF]
F - The new dates fro the TM7CI operation from Cordouan Island (EU-159)
[425DXN 737] are 23-24 July, from 12 UTC to 12 UTC. Laurent, F8BBL
(CW) and Jean-Marc, F4ECL (SSB) will operate QRP on 80-10 metres.
QSL via F8BBL, direct or bureau. [TNX F8BBL]
F - TM7C will be the callsign used during the IOTA Contest operation
from Noirmoutier Island (EU-064) [425DXN 734]. The operators will
be Frank/F4AJQ, Pascal/F5JSD, John/F5VHQ, Serge/F6AML and
Bernard/F9IE. QSL via F4AJQ, bureau or direct. [TNX F5VHQ]
F - Jean-Claude, F6HDH plans to be active (on 20 and 40 metres, and
possibily on 15 and 17 metres as well) as F6HDH/p from Les Heaux de
Brehat lighthouse (WLOTA 031, ARLHS FRA-021) between 1 and 5
August. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX F5NQL]
F - Jean-Claude, F6HDH and Francis, F6HKS plan to operate from a few
lighthouses on Ouessant (EU-065, DIFM AT-01) and other surrounding
islands on 9 and 10 August. They will from 5 to 12 UTC, on 40, 30,
20, 17 and 15 metres CW (F6HKS/p) and SSB (F6HDH/p). QSL via home
calls, direct or bureau. [TNX F5NQL]
FO - Jim, WB2REM will operate casual style on 10, 15, 20 and 40 metres
as FO/WB2REM from Bora Bora and Vahine (OC-067), French Polynesia
from 23 July to 4 August. QSL via home call. [TNX NG3K]
G - M1KTA/p will be the call used by Dominic during his 29-31 July
activity from the Scilly Isles (EU-011) [425DXN 733]. QSL via home
call.
GI - Five members of the Kilmarnock and Loudoun ARC (namely GM3OZB,
GM3YEH, GM4OSS, MM0BIM and MM0BRG) will be active as GN0ADX/p from
Rathlin Island (EU-122) from 29 July to 1 August, IOTA Contest
included. QSL via GM0ADX. [TNX www.rsgbiota.com]
GM - Mark, MM0MMK will operate on all bands SSB as MM0MMK/p form Tiree
Island (EU-008) from 16 July to 1 August, IOTA Contest included.
QSl via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org]
GM - Look for MM0DFV/m to be on a mobile marathon through several WAB
squares in Scotland Scotland on 16-17 July. He will operate on
40-15 metres CW and SSB. John, GM0WRR (john.scott393@ntlworld.com)
will inform people of the various stops through the DX Summit. QSL
via MM0DFV, direct or bureau. Pictures will be posted on
http://www.scotham.net [TNX MM0DFV]
I - Nino, I2IAU reports he will be active as ID9/I2IAU from Lipari
Island (EU-017, IIA ME-001) from 15 July to 15 September.
I - Stefano, IV3LZQ and Paolo, IV3PUT will operate on 6-40 metres CW
and SSB as IV3LZQ/p from Anfora Island (EU-130, IIA GO-026) on
16-17 July. QSL via IV3LZQ.
I - Simon, IZ7ATN will operate SSB on 20 and 40 metres as IZ7ATN/p from
la Chianca (not IOTA, IIA FG-011) on 17 July. He might be active
from Scoglio Paradiso (not IOTA, IIA FG-013) on 18 July. QSL via
home call, direct or bureau. [TNX IZ7ATN]
I - Vittorio, IT9VVM (it9vvm@gmail.com) reports he will be active (on
40-10 metres SSB and CW, plus 6 metres) from Contrada Solazzo in
the rare province of Enna starting on 18 July until 11 August.
I - Bodo, DL3OCH will be active on 601-10 metres CW as IV3/DL3OCH from
Grado Island (EU-130, IIA GO-001) from 28 July to 1 August, IOTA
contest included. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX VA3RJ]
IS0 - Look for Massimo, IZ0EJQ to participate in the IOTA Contest as
IM0/IZ0EJQ from San Pietro Island (EU-165, IIA CA-013). He will
operate on 10-40 metres SSB. [TNX IZ0EJQ]
JA - Look for JM4MDV/4 and JE4EXD/4 to operate from Heigun Island
(AS-117, JIIA new), Yamaguchi Prefecture on 17-18 July. QSL via
home calls, direct or bureau. [TNX JI6KVR]
JA - Look for Tack, JE1RXJ/6 to operate on 40-6 metres CW and SSB from
Miyako Island (AS-079, JIIA AS-079-005), Okinawa Prefecture on 3-7
August. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX JI6KVR]
JA - Look for JF0BPT/7 to be active from O-shima (AS-117, JIIA
AS-117-005), Aichi Prefecture on 15-16 August and from Eno Island
(AS-117, JIIA AS-117-053), Miyagi Prefecture on 16-17 August. QSL
via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX JI6KVR]
LY - Special event station LY90E will be activated by Lenio Marobin,
PY3DF and other members of the International League of Esperantist
Radioamateurs (ILERA) on 23-30 July during the 90th Esperanto World
Conference to be held in Vilnius, Lithuania. Look for them on +/-
7066, 14266, 21266 and 28766 kHz. QSL via LY2FN, direct or bureau.
[TNX PY3DF]
S7 - Karl, OE3JAG will be active as S79JAG from Mahe (AF-024),
Seychelles from 22 July to 7 August. He plans to operate holiday
style on 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 metres CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK. QSL
via home call. Further information can be found at
http://www.oe3jag.com/. [TNX VA3RJ]
SP - Zick, SP3BJK/1 and Przemek, SQ3RX/1 will operate CW and SSB from
Wolin Island (EU-132) from 22 July to 2 August, IOTA Contest
included. QSL via home calls. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org]
SP - Andrea, IK1PMR and Claudia, K2LEO will operate mainly CW and RTTY
as SP/IK1PMR and SP/K2LEO from Wolin Island (EU-132) between 26
July and 2 August, including an entry in the IOTA Contest. Pictures
and logs will be posted on www.ik1pmr.com; QSL via IK1PMR. [TNX
IK1PMR]
SV5 - Stefano, IV3IPS will be active as SV5/IV3IPS/p from Rhodes (EU-001)
on 13-20 August. He plans to operate SSB and RTTY on 80, 40, 20, 15
and 10 metres. QSL via bureau to home call. [TNX IV3IPS]
SV9 - Claude, HB9CRX will be active as SV9/F8UFT/p from Crete (EU-015) on
17-31 July. He will operate CW only on 40-10 metres. QSL via F6ICG,
direct or bureau. [TNX VA3RJ]
SV9 - The Radio Amateur Society of Crete will participate in the IOTA
Contest as J49A from Imeri Gramvousa (EU-187). Look for them on
either SSB and CW. QSL via SV9ANK. [TNX SV9ANJ]
TA - Look for Berkin, TA3J/4 to operate SSB on 80, 40, 20, 17, 15, 12
and 10 metres from Antalya Bababurnu Lighthouse (ARLHS TUR-065) on
23 July. The activity will be in memory of Bahri Kacan, TA2BK, who
became a silent key on 23 July 2001. QSL via bureau or direct.
TK - Stefano, IK5XCT reports he will be active on the HF bands as
TK/IK5XCT from Corsica (EU-014) from 23 July to 6 August. He might
go and operate also from IOTA group EU-164. QSL via home call (a
form for bureau card requests will be available at
http://www.qsl.net/ik5xct).
UA - Eugene/RZ3EC, Igor/UA3EDQ and Mike/UA3EKG plan to operate as either
UE3EDA/1 (QSL via RZ3EC) and UE1NEW (QSL via RN1NU) from a few
islands (not IOTA) located in Lake Ladoga on 17-25 July. QSL via
RZ3EC. [TNX RRA/WRC Bulletin]
UA - RV6YZ, RA6AR, RV9FQ, RA9FTM, UA9FBV will operate as RK6YYA/... from
a large number of Russian districts between 20 July and 15 August.
QSL via RX3RC (all of the contacts will be confirmed automatically
via the bureau). The web site for the Russian Districts Award can
be found at http://rdaward.org [TNX RX3RC]
UA - The RZ4HZW team (RA4HVX, RN4HBU, RX4HJ, RW4HTG and RK4HM) will
operate from several island is the White Sea (IOTA groups EU-162,
EU-147 and EU-153) between 21 July and 2 August. They plan to
participate in the IOTA Contest from the Sredniye Ludy Islands
(EU-162). QSL via RX4HJ. [TNX RRA / WRC Bulletin]
UA - Andrei, UA3SGV reports he will operate as UA3SGV/1 from the Khibin
Mountains (the largest mountain range in the Kolski Peninsula) from
26 July to 9 August.
UA - Roman/RV3MA, Alex/RW3DTP, Sergey/RW6HJV, Eugene/RZ3EC, Valery/RZ6AU
and Leonid/UA6CW plan to operate from the Chukchi Sea Coast West
group (R0K, AS-NEW) between 10 and 17 August. Activity is expected
to take place from either Shalaurova Island or another qualifying
island (still to be identified) in that group. Later on, the team
should operate from Bol'shoy & Malyj Rautan Islands (AS-038). QSL
via RZ3EC. Further details will be available on www.r0k.ru [TNX
RRA/WRC Bulletin]
UR - UX0FF, UR5FAV and UR5FGW will be active as homecall/p from
Ankudinov Island (EU-182) from 28 July to 1 August. QSL via home
calls, direct or bureau. They will participate in the IOTA Contest
as EM5F (QSL via UX0FF). [TNX UX0FF]
V2 - Larry, W1LR (V25LR) and Bill, W4WX (V25WX) will operate from
Antigua on 15-24 August. Look for them primarily on PSK-31 and RTTY
on 10, 12, 15, 17 and 20 metres. QSL direct only to home calls.
[TNX W4WX]
V4 - Larry, KJ4UY reports will be active again on 160-6 metres as V47UY
from St. Kitts and Nevis (NA-104) between 19 and 26 August. QSL
direct to KJ4UY.
VE - Igor, VA3YDX reports he will be active as VB3M from several Ontario
islands and lighthouses on 22-24 July. Look for him on +/-
3795/3815, 7060/7260, 14260 and 21260 kHz. QSL via VA3YDX, direct
or bureau. Details about his trip can be found on the CISA
(Canadian Islands Award) website at
http://www.qsl.net/ve3tpz/cisa/rumors.html
W - Look for W3L to be active from Ocracoke Island (NA-067) and
lighthouse (ARLHS USA-561) on 17-21 July. QSL via operators
instructions. [TNX VA3RJ]
W - Special station W1V will be active on 18 and 19 July from the
Victory Junction Gang Camp (North Carolina) for children with
chronic or life-threatening illnesses. Look for activity on 10, 17,
20, 40 and 80 metres, from 13.45 to 16.30 UTC and again from 19.00
to 21.30 UTC. Further information at
http://w3lzx.home.comcast.net/vjgcw1v.html [TNX F8REF]
W - Tom, K4ZGB plans to operate on 10-40 metres as K5Z from Petit Bois
Island (NA-082) from 23 July to 2 August, IOTA Contest included.
QSL via K4ZGB. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org]
W - Steve, W3HF will be active as W3HF/4 from Bogue Banks (NA-112) on
7-13 August. He will operate QRP on 40-15 metres; primary mode will
be PSK, with some SSB (Steve requests that stations who want SSB
operation contact him before the trip melachri@speakeasy.net). QSL
via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX VA3RJ]
YL - Kresimir, 9A7K plans to operate on all the HF bands as YL/9A7K from
Riga and Talsi, Latvia on 13-19 July. QSL via home call. [TNX 9A7K]
ZK1_sc - Gordon, ZL2ARN will operate casual style on all bands and modes as
ZK1ARN from Aitutaki (OC-083), South Cook Islands from 27 July to 3
August. QSL via home call. [TNX www.rsgbiota.com]
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Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
425DXN AUDIO VERSION ---> We are working on an audio version of 425 DX News
for poor-sighted or blind amateurs, which will be used also for Echolink
tests. The latest two issues (#738, #739 and #739) can be downloaded from
http://www.425dxn.org/Audio_bulletin/indbulle.html
Comments and suggestions can be sent to Paolo Pero, I1HJP (i1hjp@arinizza.it)
425DXN CALENDAR ---> Thanks to Leonardo Lastrucci, IZ5FSA, the interactive
version of the 425 DX News Calendar is now up and running on the website of
ARI Scandicci. Go to
http://www.ariscandicci.it/modules.php?name=425dxn&op=wcal
AA SOFTWARE ---> Gabriele Antonelli (I5-1990) is the author of the Antarctica
Award software, which is downloadable for free from
http://www.mdxc.org/antarctica/download.asp. The professionally made AA
software is a log program for contacts made with Antarctic stations: it
interacts with the AA Directory (it gives also the DXCC Entiny and the IOTA
Reference Number for each base) and makes the participation in the Antarctica
Award easier. [TNX I5-1990]
K7C ---> The K7C DXpedition to Kure Atoll [425DXN 722] will make use of a
number of "Relay Stations". They will be similar to "Pilot" stations in that
they will generate information to be passed to the team on Kure, and also
disseminate information from the team. But unlike a normal pilot station, the
Relay Stations will capture audio clips, spots, and other information, and
forward it to the central server site for inclusion in the DXA web interface.
DXers will be able to use their browsers to watch the status of the
DXpedition, updated every minute or so.
Additonal details about how the Relay stations will operate, as well as about
DXA and any other aspect of the Kure Atoll Expedition, can be found at
http://www.cordell.org/htdocs/KURE/index.html
NEW AWARD ---> ARI Sala Consilina sponsors an award - "I Padri della Radio"
(The Fathers of the Radio) - to celebrate twenty scientists who contributed
to the invention and the development of radio transmissions. For information
please contact the award manager Erminio Cioffi, IZ8AJQ (iz8ajq@amsat.org)
NEW ZEALAND & IRCS ---> Ken Holdom, ZL4HU reports that New Zealand Post will
no longer accept the old style IRCs. "Please note that for the ZL8RI
Dxpedition in 1996, the ZL9CI Dxpedition in 1999 and the ZL7C Dxpedition to
the Chatham Islands in 2002, the above information becomes effective
immediately", Ken says. "All cards receieved which have been postmarked
after 13 July will be replied via the bureau if the old style IRCs are sent
with direct QSL card requests. The same applies for cards sent to ZL2HU,
ZL4HU and ZK1KH".
NOT THE MANAGER ---> Please note that Peter, G0IUH is not the QSL manager for
VK2IAY/4 [425DXN 712]. The correct QSL route is via Steve, G0UIH - apologies
for the typo.
SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY ---> Six of the seven crew members of NASA's Space
Shuttle Return to Flight mission (STS-114) hold an amateur radio licence:
Mission Commander Eileen Collins (KD5EDS), Pilot James Kelly (KC5ZSW), and
Mission Specialists Wendy Lawrence (KC5KII), Charles Camarda (KC5ZSY), Soichi
Noguchi (KD5TVP) and Andrew Thomas (KD5CHF/VK5MIR). The launch of Space
Shuttle Discovery will take place no earlier than 17 July. Detailed
information on amateur satellite PCSAT2, which will be attached to the
exterior of the International Space Station during this mission, can be found
at web.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/pcsat2.html
TORINO 2006 ---> The ARI (Associazione Radioamatori Italiani) Regional
Council of Piemonte (I1) and Valle d'Aosta (IX1) is pleased to introduce the
Torino 2006 Award celebrating the "XX Olympic Winter Games" that will take
place in Torino, Italy in February 2006. Full details can be found at
http://www.ari-r1.it/torino2006
VE6/VA6 INCOMING QSL BUREAU ---> The VE6/VA6 Incoming Bureau for Alberta,
Canada is being moved to Calgary, where it will be operated by a small group
of active local amateurs led by Rich, VE6AX. Effective immediately, the new
mailing address for this incoming bureau is: Rich Roadhouse, 372 Cedarpark
Dr. SW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2W 2J4. Their website is at
http://www.telusplanet.net/public/telwest/QSLBuro.html (also reacheable via
http://www.qsl.net/ve6lb). [TNX VE6AX]
+ SILENT KEY + Alfonso "Alfo" Villavicensio, HC5AI became a Silent Key on 13
July at 78 years of age. He had been an active CW operator for 65 years. [TNX
NE8Z]
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Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
3V8SM: The new website for the 3V8SM operation from Djerba Island
(AF-083) [425DXN 731] can be found at http://www.cidxs.com
[TNX EC8AUA]
HAM RADIO 2005: Pictures of the recent Ham Radio 2005 (Friedrichshafen) are
available at http://www.dl6zfg.de/rr-bild/HAMRadio2005/
I0JXX: "My main interest is in designing and building antennas for
radio amateur use and related components", Sandro Marziali,
I0JXX says. His web site (http://www.i0jxx.it/) "is dedicated
to all radio amateurs that like to build good aerials and
other ham accessories. Here you can find all technical
specifications and some pictures of them", and Sandro is
willing to provide the components to those who want to put
his projects into practice.
LOTW: Robert Chalmas, HB9BZA maintains a list of Logbook Of The
World users (currently 3108, latest update 13 July 2005) on
his web site at http://rchalmas.users.ch/lotw.txt [TNX
VE3VHB]
YW4C: Pictures of the 7-10 July operation from Isla del Rey
(SA-058) can be found on either http://www.mdxc.org/yw4c.asp
and http://www.hfdx.org/menu/frames_en.html
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3A0CE, 3D2PX, 3DA0NN, 4K9W, 4KR60S,
4L1DA, 4L1MA, 4L1UN, 4L8A, 4U1ITU, 5H3HK, 5T/F5VHH, 5T5AFF, 5U7JB, 5Z4DZ,
8P6GU, 8Q7BR, 9G5FD, 9G5OO, 9G5SP, 9K2RA, 9K2YM, 9M6/G3OOK, 9Q0AR, 9V1WW,
9Y4/OM3TZZ, A25/DL7CM, A45XR, A61Q, A92GR, AL2P, AN6IB, AT0D, BX3/DJ3KR,
C6AKA, C91NN, CE6TBN/p (SA-061), CE8A (SA-094), CM6BN, CN8SG, CT8T, CU2M,
D4B, EA9EU, EK3GM, ET3TK, EX2M, EX8QB, EZ4XX, FR5ZL, FT5XO, H40VB, HI3/K7BV,
HI3CCP, HZ1AN, HZ1EX, HZ1IK, J20FH, J49Z, J88DR, JW1CCA, KG4WW, KH0N,
KH9/AH8H, OC4P (SA-052), OH0B, OJ0J, OT4A, P43E, S79GG, S9SS, SP3EPK, ST2T,
ST2YJ, SU9BN, SU9NC, SV9/I2WIJ, T88VV, T93Y, TA3DD, TG9ADM, TS3A, TT8AMO,
TU5JD, TZ9A, UN7QX, V26B, V26K, V85SS, VI5PN (OC-220), VP9/K1XM, W4D
(NA-213), XF2ZEX (NA-224), XT2DX, XT2JZ, XU7ADI, XX9C, YE3K (OC-217), YI1HXH,
YJ0VB, YL3DW, ZD7F, ZF2NE, ZK1/AC4LN, ZK1APX, ZK1EPY, ZK2JD, ZK2QQ, ZP6CW.
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