Bonsoir Voici les dernières nouvelles du DX ! Bon trafic et 73 de Raymond F-15873 12 September 2015 A.R.I. DX Bulletin No 1271 =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 3B7 - Pat, 3B8FA will be active as 3B7FA from St Brandon (AF-015) on 26-31 October. In his spare time he will operate mainly digital modes (SSTV and PSK 93) on 20, 15 and 10 metres. QSL via home call. [TNX 3B8FA] 3W - Mal, VK6LC will return to Vietnam and be active as XV2VTC from the city of Vung Tau on 24-30 September, and as 3W2HCM from Ho Chi Minh on 16-23 October. Expect activity on 20, 17 and 15 metres CW and SSB. QSL via home call, direct only. [TNX DX World] 9A - Duby, 9A6DR is active in his spare time as 9A6DR/p from Kolocep Island (EU-016, IOCA CI-038) until around 20 October. He operates SSB on 20 and 40 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX 9A6DR] E5_sc - Doug, W6HB will be active again as E51DLD from Rarotonga (OC-013), South Cook Islands from 21 September to 3 October. He will be guest operating from the shacks of E51AND and E51JD. He says that "part of the trip will be dedicated to working with the E5s to get Victor's (E51CG/E51USA/E50V) station back on the air". QSL via W6HB. F - TM6NB is the callsign the Belgian team will be using from Ile de Batz (EU-105) on 14-18 September [425DXN 1261]. They will operate 80-10 metres SSB, CW, PSK and RTTY with two or three stations. QSL via ON4ANN, direct or bureau, and LoTW. Further information on http://users.telenet.be/on4ann/EU105/ . [TNX ON4ANN] FK0 - The equipment for TX3X, the 2-10 October DXpedition to the Chesterfield Islands [425DXN 1270], will be loaded onto the Evohe between 13 and 15 September. She is due to depart from Auckland (New Zealand) and sail for Noumea (New Caledonia) on the 16th, and then to the Chesterfields on the 28th. The team expects to land on 1 October. Follow the Evohe's progress on www.tx3x.com. "It's not too late to make a donation", the team says. "For those processing a donation through TX3X.com before we sail on 28 September, LoTW uploads will be processed while we're on the island. All other donors will receive their LoTW upload on a priority basis. OQRS will be available shortly after the DX-pedition is completed". [TNX K5GS] FM - Kostyantyn, VE3LA will be active as FM/VE8DX from Martinique (NA-107) on 17-27 October. He will participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest as TO2M. QSLs via LY5W. [TNX NG3K] GD - Members from the DX Interceptors ARC (MS0IXD) will be active again as MT0IXD from the Isle of Man (EU-116) on 23-24 September. QSL via M0OXO and LoTW. HK0_sa - Joe, LU1FM and Daniel, LU9FHF will be active as 5J0B from San Andres Island (NA-033) on 17-27 October. They will operate SSB and digital modes on 160-6 metres, and will take part in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. QSL via LU1FM (OQRS on Club Log) and LoTW. [TNX DX World] I - Special callsign IR0ROMA will be in use on 9-13 September in remembrance of the tragedy of battleship 'Roma' during WWII (9 September 1943). QSL via IK0LZR. [TNX IZ0QPO] J8 - Ken, WA4SQM will be active holiday style as J8/WA4SQM from Palm Island (NA-025) on 13-19 September. He will focus on the QRP frequencies, mainly on 40 and 20 metres. QSL via home call (direct) and LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX] JA - Look for JI1PLF/1, JA1UNS/1, 7N4VPS/1 and 7L4PVR/1 to operate SSB and CW on various bands from Hachijo Island (AS-043) on 15-19 October. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [TNX rsgbiota.org] JW - Mia OX5M, Daniel OX5T and Joergen OZ0J will be active as JW/OX5M from the JE5E club station at Longyearbyen, Svalbard (EU-026) on 16-23 September. They will operate SSB, CW and some digital modes on the HF bands. QSL via OZ0J, direct or bureau (please use Club Log's OQRS) and LoTW. [TNX DX World] JW - Jacek, SQ5BPF will be active in his spare time as JW/SQ5BPF from the Polish Polar Station in Hornsund, Svalbard (EU-026) on 19-27 September. QSL via home call, bureau preferred. [TNX DX World] LU - Look for Leo LU3AAL/GR, Horacio LU5BE/GR and Enrique LU8EFF/GR to be active from Herradura (locator GG03um), in the Argentine province of Formosa, on 24-27 September. Amateur radio activity from this region is uncommon. They will operate CW, SSB and digital modes on 80, 40, 20, 17, 15, 10 and 6 metres. QSL via home calls. [TNX LU5BE] ON - Special event station OT4CLM will be active between 15 October and 14 November. The suffix stands for Canadian Liberation March, the annual event that celebrates the liberation of the Belgian town of Knokke on 1 November 1944. QSL via ON3AIM, direct or bureau. Further information on the activity and the relevant award can be found on qrz.com. [TNX ON4RO] OZ - Rene, DL2JRM will be active as OZ/DL2JRM from Romo Island (EU-125) on 19-20 September. He will operate CW on 80-10 metres. QSL via DL2JRM, direct or bureau. [TNX rsgbiota.org] PY0F - AA4NC, AA4VK and WA4DAN will be active as PY0F/AA4NC, PY0F/AA4VK and PY0F/WA4DAN from Fernando de Noronha (SA-003) on 18-27 October. They will be QRV on 160-6 metres SSB, CW and RTTY. PY0F/AA4NC will participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest as a single-operator entry. QSL via WA4DAN (OQRS for direct requests on www.qslnow.com/py0f---fernando-de-nonronha.html). [TNX NG3K] S0 - Roberto, EA2CNU and Arseli, EA2JG will be active as S01WS and S0S from Western Sahara on 22-28 October. They will operate SSB and CW with an emphasis on the low bands; Roberto will participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest as S0S. QSL for both callsigns via EA2JG (direct only, OQRS on Club Log). [TNX Sahara DX Team] TY - Nicolas, F8FQX (ex 5T5SN, TJ3SN and TN5SN) is going to Benin, where he will stay for three years. He will operate CW and SSB on the HF bands and 6 metres as TY2SN. QSL via IZ1BZV (direct) and LoTW. [TNX DX World] V6 - Naoki, JS3LSQ will be active as V63WJ from Pohnpei (OC-010), Micronesia from 28 September to 4 October. Look for main activity on 15 and 10 metres RTTY. QSL via JS3LSQ, direct or bureau. [TNX DX World] V7 - JH3AZC (V73EME), JH3QFL (V73A), JJ3CIG (V73H) and JP3AYQ (V73YL) will be active from Majuro (OC-029), Marshall Islands on 24-28 September. They will be QRV on the HF bands, 6 metres, satellite, 2m EME, CW, SSB and digital modes. QSL via home calls. VK9L - Les, NI1L will be active holiday style as VK9LN from Lord Howe Island (OC-004) on 22-29 September. He will operate mainly CW on 40-10 metres; due to weight restrictions on flights to/from the island, it will be a low power operation. QSL via NI1L, direct or bureau, and LoTW. [TNX NI1L] W - Special callsigns K2P (New York and New Jersey), K3P (Washington, DC), N4P (Washington, DC) and W3P (Philadelphia, PA) will be active on 23-27 September during the apostolic journey of Pope Francis to the US. Also taking part in the celebration will be W3FRC/WMF (World Meeting of Families) from southeastern Pennsylvania and WM3PEN from Philadelphia. QSL K3P, N4P, K2P and W3FRC/WMF via KK4ODQ; QSL W3P via KA3LKM; QSL WM3PEN via home call. See www.silverfishdevelopment.com/papalEvent/. YB - So far YB8RW/5's IOTA tour [425DXN 1270] has included activity from Bintan (OC-075, 3-4 September), Sendanau (OC-106, 6-7 September, last QSO at 10.40 UTC) and Natuna (OC-106, 7-10 September, first QSO at 13.58 UTC). Logs have been already uploaded to Club Log (see qrz.com for the direct links). Next island will be Sesaran (OC-109); Din anticipates being QRV starting around 4 UTC on 11 September until around 9 UTC on the 13th. QSL via YB8RW, preferably through Club Log's OQRS. YB - Budi, YF1AR (www.yf1ar.com) will be active as YF1AR/0 from Tidung, one of the Seribu Islands (OC-177), on 12-13 September. Plans are to operate mainly SSB on 80-10 metres. QSL via the OQRS on Club Log (preferred, direct link on qrz.com) or N2OO. [TNX YF1AR] CARIBBEAN TRIP ---> Miika, OH2BAD (CW and SSB) and Jaakko, OH1MA (CW, SSB and RTTY) will be active as P40MH and P4/OH1MA from Aruba (SA-036) on 3-10 November, and as PJ4/OH2BAD and PJ4/OH1MA from Bonaire (SA-006) on 10-18 November. All QSLs via OH2BAD, direct or bureau (P4/OH1MA and PJ4/OH1MA also via LoTW). [TNX OH2BAD] RUSSIAN ARCTIC COAST EXPEDITION ---> Vlad, UA4WHX is continuing his voyage on the MSV Mikhail Somov along the Arctic Northern Sea Route [425DXN 1270]. So far callsigns that were, are being and could be used include: - R00BVB (from coastal areas in the Dolgano-Nenetsky District) - R11PVB (from coastal areas in the the Nenets Autonomous Okrug) - RI0BV (on 7 September from Dikson Island, AS-005) - RI0BV/0 (on 9 September from the Nordenshel'da Archipelago, AS-121) - RI0BV/p (on 10 September from Severnaya Zemlya, AS-042) - RI0POL (while operating from the ship) - RI1OV (from "various islands in the White and Barents Sea") - RI1PV (on 31 August from Kolguyev Island, EU-085) Go to http://194.190.129.43/ships/index.html and follow the ship's course. QSL for all callsigns via UA4WHX, see qrz.com for instructions. Updates will appear under each callsign on qrz.com and on DX-World.net. =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE ---> The August 2015 issue is now available for download at www.425dxn.org/monthly/index.html. [TNX IZ3EBA] 2015 CQ WW DX CONTEST PARTICIPANT SURVEY ---> The CQ WW DX Contest Committee is conducting a survey to gather feedback from participants about the contest. The responses will help them improve the contest and make important decisions about the rules. Anyone who has participated in the CQ WW DX Contest in the past three years is invited to take the survey: http://cqww.com/blog/2015-cq-ww-dx-contest-participant-survey/. The survey is available in five languages and will close on 10 October. CLUB LOG'S MOST WANTED LIST ---> The latest Most Wanted List, generated on 7 September, is available at https://secure.clublog.org/mostwanted.php. The information is derived from QSOs uploaded to Club Log (as of 8 September there were 306.6 million log entries available for analysis) and, to improve quality, only QSOs that have QSLs confirmed are considered to be worked. INDEXA ---> The International DX Association's (www.indexa.org) newly elected/ confirmed Officers & Directors are: Gary Dixon K4MQG (President), John Scott K8YC (Vice President) Dick Williams W3OA (Secretary-Treasurer); Bob Allphin K4UEE, Ralph Fedor K0IR, Mary Hobart K1MMH, Bill Jennings W4UNP, Franz Langner DJ9ZB, Gregg Marco W6IZT, Jerry Rosalius WB9Z and Bob Schenck N2OO (Directors). The Board of Directors selected K0IR to serve as Chairman for 2016. [TNX W3OA] SHRAK RADIO STATION ---> Vjollca Caka, Z61VB reports that the faculty of the Technical University of Pristina (Kosovo) has assigned a facility to this year's Amateur Radio graduates (40), making an attached radio station and a library available to the new licensees. The SHRAK (Amateur Radio Association of Kosovo) HQ station Z60A will be activated for the next several days and occasionally from now on. Following the inauguration, SHRAK will organize their first DX activity from neighboring Albania for the weekend of 18-21 September. VK0EK NEWSLETTER ---> The Heard Island Expedition project "offers to its participants and supporters a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be part of a Voyage of Discovery, to be a personal experience that likely will never be repeated". In the fifth issue of the Newsletter, published on 10 September, "we share some of the reasons these people came together to carry out this extraordinary journey". Subscribe to the Newsletter for free by going to www.heardisland.org/HD_pages/HD_newsletter.php (where there is also a link to download back issues). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- QSLs received direct or through managers: 3G0ZC, 3W1T, 5E5E, 7X4AN, 8Q7SA, 9M2SE (AS-046), A43MI (AS-014), BA7CK (AS-143), BV9A (AS-103), C31CT, C35CT, C37AC, C4HQ, CE0Z/UA4WHX, CE7/UA4WHX, CE9/UA4WHX, CN2R, CP4WHX, CT9/OM7JG, CX8DS, EA6VQ, EK/DK7AO, ER0VB, ES3AX, ET3AA, EX2F, EX2V, F/DL8JJ/p (EU-081), FO8AA/p (OC-063), FW5JJ, HC2AO, HC2AO/8, HC8ART, HG50IPA, HK0/UA4WHX, HK1ANP, J52HF, NH0J, OA7/UA4WHX, OJ0B, PQ0T (SA-010), PY0F/UA4WHX, PZ5VB, S79HN, T6DD, T6T, T88TJ, TA1CM, UA1QV/1 (EU-102), UK7AL, VO1MP, VR2XAN (AS-006), W4KJ/1 (NA-055), XW3DT, YB3MM (OC-247),YB4IR/p (OC-262), YB7NUS/p (OC-166), YE4IJ, YJ0GA, YW4D, YW5RYL (SA-035), ZD8D, ZP5SNA, ZY8P (SA-072). **************************************************************************** 425 DX NEWS HOME PAGE: http://www.425dxn.org 425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE: http://www.425dxn.org/monthly **************************************************************************** 425 DX News is a free of charge weekly bulletin edited by Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ and Valeria Pregliasco, IK1ADH Its contents may be used, reproduced and distributed in part or full provided that "425 DX News" or "425DXN" receive proper credit Contributors are invited to send their DX information to Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ (425dxn@alice.it) The deadline is 12 UTC on Fridays **************************************************************************** Direttore Responsabile Gabriele Villa, I2VGW Giornalista Professionista - Tessera n. 071675 Ordine Nazionale dei Giornalisti Roma, Italia **************************************************************************** -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "425eng" group. 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