Bonjour Histoire de vous occuper ce WE, voici les DX à venir ! 73 de Raymond F-15873 11 August 2012 A.R.I. DX Bulletin No 1110 =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 4S - Members of the Radio Society of Sri Lanka plan to be active as 4S7LGT from the lighthouse on Barberyn/Beruwala Island (AS-171) during the International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend (18-19 August). [TNX The Daily DX] 5H - Ron, DL4ME will be active as 5H3ME from Tanzania from 14 August to 3 September. He will operate holiday style on 80-6 metres CW and digital modes. QSL via home call. 9A - Vincenzo, IZ2WMW, will be active as 9A/IZ2WMW from Krk Island (EU-136) on 18-25 August. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX rsgbiota.org] CT - CT1EJB and CT2JYX will be QRV as CR5WFF (http://cr5wff.blogspot.pt) from Berlenga Island (EU-040) on 17-20 August. They will operate SSB, RTTY and PSK. QSL via CT1EJB. [TNX CT1END] CX - The Radio Club Uruguayo will be active as CW1R from Punta del Este Lighthouse on 17-19 August for the ILLW. Look for activity on 80-10 metres CW, SSB and digital modes with at least two stations. QSL via CX1AA, direct or bureau. [TNX CX3AL] DL - Mike, DL4ABO will be active as DL4ABO/p from Foehr Island (EU-042) on 18-25 August. He plans to be QRV during his evening hours. QSL via home call, bureau preferred. [TNX rsgbiota.org] GM - A team from the Grantham Amateur Radio Club (www.garc.org.uk) will be active as GB0BL and/or GS0GRC from Bressay Isle (EU-012) and lighthouse on 14-19 August. QSL via operator's instructions. GM - A team of YL operators will be active as GB2YLS from Fair Isle (EU-012) on 16-22 August, including the ILLW. They will operate CW and SSB on the HF bands. QSL via MM5YLO. [TNX DX World] KL - Look for Doc KL7XK/p, Chuck WL7CSJ/p, Heinz VA7AQ/NL5 and Frank VE7DP/WL9 to be active from Pleasant Island (NA-161) on 17-19 August. They will operate CW and SSB on 30, 20, 17 and 15 metres. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [TNX DX World] OH0 - Normunds, YL3DQ will be active as OH0/YL3DQ from the Aland Islands (EU-002) on 12-20 August. He will operate holiday style on 80-10 metres CW and RTTY. QSL via home call and LoTW. [TNX NG3K] OH - Look for OH8T to be active from Marjaniemi lighthouse on Hailuoto island (EU-184) on 17-19 August for the International Lighthouse/ Lightship Weekend. QSL via bureau. [TNX rsgbiota.org] ON - ON4YOTA (Youngsters On The Air) will be in use on 19-26 August during a youth radio camp to be held in Eeklo, Belgium and organized by UBA and VERON. QSL via ON9CFG. Further information on this event can be found at qrz.com and on the IARU Region 1's website (www.iaru-r1.org). [TNX ON9CFG] PJ2 - Louis, PJ2LS will be active as PJ2L from Noordpunt Lighthouse on Curacao (SA-099) during the International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend on 18-19 August. QSL direct to EB7DX. SP - Jacek, SP5OXJ will be active as SP5OXJ/1 from Karsibor Island (EU-132) on 10-19 August. He will operate CW and digital modes. QSL via home call, bureau preferred, and LoTW. [TNX rsgbiota.org] TA - The TC Special Wireless Activity Team (www.tcswat.org) and the Giresun Radio Amateurs and Nature Sports Club will be active as TC2ELH from Karadeniz Eregli Oluce Lighthouse on 18-20 August. QSL via TA1HZ. V3 - Travis, AF6WU (V31WU) and Kjerstin, AF6KJ (V31DV) will operate mainly SSB from Caye Caulker (NA-073), Belize on 16-20 August. QSLs via AF6WU, direct or bureau. P4 - Jack, W6NF (P40NF) and Shelley, K7MKL (P40S) will be active holiday style from Aruba (SA-036) on 15-21 August. She will participate in the SARTG RTTY Contest; Jack will operate mainly CW on 20, 15 and 10 metres (plus 6 metres, if there is an antenna available). QSL via home calls and LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX] VK - Bill, VK4FW will be visiting his daughter on Groote Eylandt (OC-141) on 9 August for one week. Look for him to be active as VK8MM (CW only). QSL to VK4FW. [TNX QRZ DX] VK - Look for Tony, VK3VTH to be active as VK3VTH/7 from the Currie Lighthouse on King Island (OC-233) for the ILLW. He expects to be QRV on 16 and 17 August, for a few hours starting at 5 UTC on 20 metres SSB; then during the lighthouse event on 18 August (0-9 UTC) and on the 19th (0-7 UTC), on 40 and 20 metres SSB. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. VK - Mike, VK7FB and Anne, VK7BYL will be active from Tasman Island (OC-233) and lighthouse on 18-25 August, including an entry in the International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend. [TNX rsgbiota.org] VQ9 - Jim, VQ9JC (ND9M) is back on Diego Garcia (AF-006) until mid November. The ham shack was closed for maintenance during his absence from the island, and he does not know yet when it will be re-opened. In the meantime, he operates from two different locations on the island, both of which are in recreational parks. All of his operating is currently Field Day style, "in that I bring all my gear (rig, power supply, antennas, power and coax cables, keyer, laptop, and tools - about 40 pounds) with me in two backpacks. There is no shortage of trees, but I can only get the antenna up about 25 feet because of the density of the palms". He has to set up the station and then break it down each day, "which further limits my operating time to 1230-1615Z on most days typically". He runs 100 watts into single-band dipoles; he operates mainly CW with some SSB, while digital modes are not available for the time being. QSL via ND9M. [TNX VQ9JC] W - The Great South Bay Amateur Radio Club (W2GSB) will be active from the historic lighthouse on Fire Island (NA-026) on 18-19 August for the ILLW. They plan to have three stations operating simultaneously on 80-10 metres CW, SSB and PSK31, plus satellites. [TNX Southgate ARC] WEST AFRICA TOUR ---> Dominic, M1TKA will be active as M1KTA/6W from Senegal on 15-22 August, and from The Gambia (C5) on 22-29 August. He will operate SSB, RTTY, PSK and CW on most HF bands. One day side trips to Goree Island (AF-045, 6W) and the Bijol Islands (AF-060, C5) are being planned. While on the islands he will operate on 20 metres SSB (battery powered QRP). QSL via home call, direct or bureau. Check http://m1kta-qrp.blogspot.co.uk for updates. =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 7Z7AB ---> The website for the 5-11 October 7Z7AB expedition to Al-Dhahrah Island (AS-190) is now up and running at www.dxtool.com/7z7ab/. ILLW ---> The 15th annual International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend, conducted under the sponsorship of the Ayr Amateur Radio Group, will take place from 00.01 UTC on 18 August until 23.59 UTC on the 19th. Complete information on this popular event, including a list of participating stations (404 from 44 countries so far), can be found at http://illw.net/ NCDXF ---> The Northern California DX Foundation (www.ncdxf.org) has added two new Directors to fill vacancies created by retiring board members. The eleven member Board of Directors, which oversees all of the Foundation's business, now includes Rusty Epps W6OAT (President), Glenn Johnson W0GJ (Vice-President), Kip Edwards W6SZN (Secretary), Don Greenbaum N1DG (Treasurer), Ned Stearns AA7A, Steve Merchant K6AW, John Miller K6MM, Ken Anderson K6TA, Glenn Vinson W6OTC and newly elected Glenn Rattmann K6NA and Tom Berson ND2T. Since its founding in 1972, NCDXF has supported over 500 DXpeditions and donated in excess of one million dollars. NIUE: NEW PREFIX ---> On 3 August the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) assigned the entire E6 prefix block (E6A-E6Z) to Niue (ex ZK2). The ARRL DXCC List and the Award Credit Matrix on LotW have already been amended to reflect this change. PT0S ---> A summary of the reconnaissance trip to St. Peter and St. Paul Rocks [425DXN 1109] can be found at http://pt0s.com/. The actual 4-hour survey was conducted by AA7JV and PY2XB on 1 August. QSL 5R8FL---> Andreas, 5R8FL has terminated G3SWH's QSL managership of his station effective 31 July 2012. "I have his logs up to the end of June 2012", Phil says, "and am awaiting the log for July. I will be uploading the latest logs to LoTW and to the search facility on my web site (www.g3swh.org.uk) in the next few weeks". Phil has not been any reason for the termination, and he has "no information as to whether Andreas has made any alternative arrangements for confirming his future QSOs". [TNX G3SWH] RAC ONTARIO SECTION ---> Effective 1 September, the current Ontario Section of RAC (Canada's national amateur radio Society) will be replaced by four new Sections: Ontario North (ONN), Ontario East (ONE), Ontario South (ONS), and the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). RAC Sections are separate multipliers for some contests, be sure to update your logging software. =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* QSL ROUTES ******* =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW =================================================================== CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER =================================================================== 2O0WDS 2W0WDS FG4NO F4AVX P3F 5B4AHJ 3B8CW NI5DX FP5BZ F5TJP P3R 5B4AHO 3G90AA CE3AA G0VJG/p G4DFI PA6FUN PE1GUR 3Z0RKG SP6FRF GB1HF G4RSE PC25HR PC2F 4K9W DL6KVA GB2VET G0SWO PF4C ON4ON 4L0CR DL8KAC GJ2A GJ3DVC PJ5/K3TRM K3TRM 5B/G4MKP M0URX GJ6YB G3SWH PJ7MF IZ1MHY 5K4FF HK4ECG GM0B MM0BHX PR5D PY5DC 5N4EAM IK2IQD GM2T GM4UYZ PX7C PY7CRA 5P5CW/P DL5SE GM5X N3SL R1000M RA4UVK 5Q2T OZ0J GM7A GM7AAJ R100WWS RV3YR 5T0JL ON8RA GO1IOT GW1IOT R10RLHA RA1QY 6K0HG DS2CYI GO2MP N3SL R1812SM RV3LZ 6K13KJ HL0CHD GU7O GW3SQX R200BB RK3CQ 9A/OM5AW OM2FY GZ5Y GM4SSA R200V RK3LO 9A/VE3ZIK DK8ZZ H2T 5B4XF R35CZF RV9CVA 9H3EA IK0PEA H44USMC H44RK R50AGN RK4YYY 9K2OD EA7FTR HG3IPA HA3JB R875R RV3LO 9M2IDJ JA6IDJ HG460EV HA6VA RI0K RW3RN 9M4CJB 9W2BUG HG56OD HA3OD RI0K/p UA9OBA 9M4SLL M0URX HH2/EK6KB K6EID SA1A SM1TDE 9M6XRO M0URX HK3Q W2GR SB3X SM0SHG 9N1FE EA5ZD HL8AIJ HL2CFY SF2CW SM3DMP A52SV JA2PSV HR2/NP3J EA5GL SK0HS/0 SM0MPV AM1TSR EA1COW HT9H TI4SU SN0RKG SP6OPZ AP2TN DJ9ZB HZ1DG EA7FTR SN0RX SP8RX BI5P BY5W IA5Z IV3ODE SN63DNI SP5NHV BV0J BM2JCC IB0F IZ8IQL SO3UJF/p DL9UJF BY4DX/5 BD4HF ID9A IK2PGM SU1IE HA3JB CN2YZ IZ8CCW II3PIC IV3FIV SX5P SV5FRD CN8IG EA7FTR IJ7A IK7XIV SZ8L SV3DCX CN8KD EA5XX IP1T IZ5JLF T32TV KH6CG CN8LI EA7FTR IS0/OM8A OM2VL TC0P TA3X CN8QN EA7FTR J49A SV9GPV TK/OT2A ON4HIL CN8YR EA7FTR J68HZ K9HZ TM7T ON3NT CO2GL EB7DX JT5DX JT1CO TO2U VE3DZ CO2JD AD4Z JW7XM LA7XM TP8CE F5LGF CO6LE EA5GL JX9JKA LA9JKA UT7E/p UT7EZZ CQ8PR CU3AU KB7OBU/KH2 JA3VXH V31IZ JO1CRA CR3L DJ6QT KL7RRC/p N7RO V44KAI W5TFW CR5B CT1BOL LN4C LA4C V47JA W5JON CR6CNE CT1DJE LO2F AC7DX VC1X VE1CDD CR6R CT1CJJ LX75RL LX2A VK3MO WA9BXB CR6W CS5DX LZ0I LZ1BJ VK4NM M0OXO CS2W HB9CRV LZ40YG LZ1YG VP2MDD M0AEP CT7/CT3FN HB9CRV M7X G0TSM VQ9JC ND9M D64K IV3DSH MD4K G3NKC VR2/W8AY R2AD D9G DS4GGM MJ0NMS LX1NO VY2TT K6LA DA0T/p DL7AT MM3KBU/p M3KBU W1T W1GLO DM50IOTA DL2VFR MO6CRQ MM6CRQ W4O N4YDU DP87SIXD DL3VU MU0HTJ 2E0SQL XL31812 VE3HKO DR60BENE DG2MEL MX0HFC G1EYY XV9NPS JA2NPS DS0DX/2 HL1IWD NL8F K8NA YB0AKM EA7FTR ED1T EA1HLH NP3CW EB7DX YB0AR YB9BU ED5K EA5RKB OD5ARMY OD5NJ YB0MWM IK2DUW EF8U EA8URL OD5JOTA EA5BYP YB0S YF0JZS EI1A ON4EI OD5PY KU9C YB67RI YB2DX EI25DB EI9HQ OG1G R3AR YB8FL EA7FTR EJ0PL EI5JQ OG5A OH5AD YF1AR N2OO EJ3Z EI3Z OH0I OH3BHL YI1RZ IK2DUW EM0LH US4LGW OH0V OH6LI YN2RP NN3RP EM200L UT3LI OH10TA OH1MN YV5ZV EA5GL EN5RFF UT1RT OJ0R G3TXF Z21BB W3HNK EO5UFF US5UFF OJ0W OH3WS ZA1TC TA1HZ ES0U ES2DJ ON12TRUDO ON4TRC ZF2GG W4SIG ES0W SP7DPJ ON40KS ON7MFY ZF2LC W2SM EV140OP EW7DK ON50HC ON3AIM ZP5AJR PY4KL EX2F RW6HS OP7V ON7VA ZV1M PY1MT F/OO5C/p ON5HC OX3LX OZ1PIF ZV2K PY2SHF BO0M A.R.T. 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