Bonsoir Voici les dernières nouvelles DX. (deux seuls F en service !) Bonne lecture et 73 de Raymond F-15873. 26 April 2014 A.R.I. DX Bulletin No 1199 =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 3D2 - Rocco DG5AA, Rich DK8YY and Dieter DL1AWD are active as 3D2RH from Fiji until 4 May. They operate CW, SSB and digital modes on 80-10 metres. QSL via DH7WW, direct or bureau. 5Z - Toru, JH0CJH will be active as 5Z4/JH0CJH from Nairobi, Kenya until 3 May. He will operate mainly CW on 40-10 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX NG3K] DL - A large group of German operators will be active as DL0DFF and DK0RZ with two stations from Hooge Island (EU-042) on 1-4 May. QSLs via the DARC bureau. [TNX rsgbiota.org] DL - DJ4EL, DK4DJ, DK6BA and DK9LB will be active from Fehmarn Island (EU-128) on 1-4 May. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [TNX rsgbiota.org] DL - Oliver, DK7TX will be active as DK7TX/p from Spiekeroog Island (EU-047) on 11-17 June. He will be QRV mainly on 20, 15 and 10 metres. QSL via home call, bureau preferred. [TNX DK7TX] F - Didier, F4ELJ will be active as F4ELJ/p from Ile d'Oleron (EU-032) on 3-10 May. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. FG - Sam, F6AML will be active as TO6A from Les Saintes (NA-114), Guadeloupe on 5-20 May. He will operate CW and SSB on 40-10 metres. QSL via F6AML, direct or bureau (email address for bureau card requests: qsldxped[@]yahoo.fr). GM - A small team from the GS3PYE expedition to the Isle of Lewis (EU-010) [425DXN 1198] plan to make an extra trip to operate as GS6PYE/p from the Shiant Isles (EU-112). They are aiming for afternoon/early evening operations on 28 April, but may switch to 30 April if the weather is bad. Up-to-date plans and progress will be on http://dx.camb-hams.com/ and Twitter (@g3pye). QSL via M0VFC; logsearch and OQRS on Club Log. HB0 - DL4HTK and DO5AD will be active as HB0DRK and HB0YRK respectively from Liechtenstein on 4-18 May. They will operate CW,SSB, PSK and RTTY on 80-10 metres. QSL for both callsigns via DL5DRK. [TNX NG3K] J7 - Walter, HB9MFM will be active as J79WTA from Dominica (NA-101) until 8 June. He operates holiday style on 160-10 metres SSB and digital modes. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. Logsearch on Club Log. [TNX NG3K] ON - Ten special Belgian callsigns (OS10M, OS11M, OS12M, OS13M, OS14M, OS15M, OS16M, OS17M, OS18M and OS19M) are currently in use until 14 May [425DXN 1197] to promote recognition of Morse Code as Intangible Cultural Heritage. QSL cards will automatically be sent out via the UBA bureau. Logsearch is available at http://livelog.on4aol.be/. A commemorative award is available free of charge for working 7 (Belgium), 5 (rest of Europe) or 3 (rest of the world) different special callsigns on CW; just send your QSO list to the UBA Award Manager, Egbert Hertsen ON4CAS (on4cas[@]uba.be) no later than 30 June 2014. [TNX ON4CAS] OX - Bo, OZ1DJJ will be active again as OX3LX from Aasiaat Island (NA-134) on 5-9 May. He will operate mainly CW on the HF bands in his limited spare time. QSL via OZ1PIF, LoTW and eQSL. Updates on his future activities from Greenland will be posted to http://geronne.dk/index.php/ox3lx/ox3lx-dxped [TNX rsgbiota.org] PY - Renner, PY7RP will be active as PY7RP/6 from Ilha de Tinhare (SA-080) on 6-12 May. QSL direct to home call (OQRS on Club Log). [TNX rsgbiota.org] PY - Twenty-seven special stations (one for each Brazilian State plus the Federal District) with ZX14 and ZY14 prefixes will be active from 1 June to 30 July to celebrate the 2014 FIFA World Cup, which will be held in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July: ZX14AM, ZX14BA, ZX14CE, ZX14DF, ZX14MG, ZX14MT, ZX14PE, ZX14PR, ZX14RJ, ZX14RN, ZX14RS, ZX14SP, ZY14AC, ZY14AL, ZY14AP, ZY14ES, ZY14GO, ZY14MA, ZY14MS, ZY14PA, ZY14PB, ZY14PI, ZY14RO, ZY14RR, ZY14SC, ZY14SE, ZY14TO. All of the QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau; direct cards via PT2AA (LABRE, Caixa Postal 4, Brasilia - DF, 70351-970, Brazil). Information on the award "Brazil Land of Football", sponsored by the Liga de Amadores Brasileiros de Radio Emissao (LABRE, Brazil's IARU society), can be found at www.labre.org.br PY0F - PP1CZ is active again as PY0F/PP1CZ from Fernando de Noronha until 29 April. He operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 80-10 metres. QSL via home call; logsearch and OQRS on Club Log. T30 - Rolf, DL7VEE and other eleven experienced operators form Germany (namely DF7TT, DJ9HX, DK3CG, DL1RTL, DL2AWG, DL2HWA, DL2RNS, DL4SVA, DL6JGN, DL7JOM and DM2AYO) will be active as T30D from Tarawa, Western Kiribati (OC-017) on 2-15 October. They plan to operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 160-6 metres with four stations around the clock. Logsearch on Club Log; QSL via DL4SVA, direct or bureau (OQRS on the expedition's website), and LoTW approximately six months after the conclusion of the DXpedition. Further information can be found at http://t30d.mydx.de T8 - Nob, JR3STX will be active as T88ST from Palau from 29 April to 7 May. He will operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 80-6 metres. QSL via home call. [TNX NG3K] TK - A team of six (I2RFJ, IK3HAR, IV3BSY, IW3HXR, IZ2ESV and IZ2LSC) will be active as TK1R from Corsica (EU-014) from 30 April to 4 May, including participation in the ARI International DX Contest (3-4 May). They will run at least three stations, with a focus on 30, 17 and 12 metres, and digital modes. QSL via IK2DUW. UA - A very large number of Russian stations using special prefix RP69 (where the letter P stands for 'pobeda', i.e. 'victory') will be on 3-9 May to celebrate the 69th anniversary of the end of World War II. Further information, including the list of participating stations and their QSL routes, at http://pobeda.srr.ru/ UA - Aleksandr, RU0LM and other five operators (R6MG, R7MR, RK3AW, RX3F and UA0LCZ) will be active as RI0F from IOTA group AS-062 on 18-25 June. QSL via RX3F, direct or bureau. Further information can be found at www.ri0f.com. [TNX qrz.ru] V6 - V650XG is the special callsign issued to Haru, JA1XGI to celebrate his 50th anniversary in amateur radio. He will use it while operating from Pohnpei (OC-010) Micronesia on 9-15 May (and possibly again in early December from the Chuuk Islands, OC-011). He will be active on 40-6 metres CW, SSB, RTTY and JT65. QSL via home call, direct or bureau (OQRS on Club Log). See http://island.geocities.jp/v63xg/index.htm for further information. YB - Imam, YB4IR will be active as YB4IR/5 from Pulau Singkep (OC-107) on 8-13 May. He will operate SSB, CW and RTTY on 40-10 metres. QSL via home call, OQRS on Club Log. [TNX YB4IR] YB - John YB5NOF, Anton YB5QZ and others are planning to be active as YE5S from the island of Serasan (Natuna Selatan Islands Group, OC-109), and as YE5T from the Tambelan Islands (OC-122) for one week around mid-May. "This trip is very much dependent on the ship schedule", W2FB says. "Firm dates will be posted on qrz.com as soon as boat schedule is confirmed". Donations are being sought, and pledges are welcome via w2fb[@]njdxa.org. QSL via W2FB, direct or bureau. YV0 - The YW0A team [425DXN 1186] will depart La Guaria on 29 April at 7 a.m. (11.30 UTC). The voyage to Aves Island (NA-020) will take about 40 hours. Once on the island, they will be QRV on 160-6 metres SSB, CW and digital modes (RTTY, BPSK 31, BPSK 63, JT65) for 5-7 days. QSL via EB7DX (OQRS on Club Log for direct and bureau cards) and eventually LoTW. Further information at www.avesisland.info. =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW MATTHEW ISLAND ---> The website for the TX4A DXpedition to Matthew Island (OC-218) [425DXN 1198] is under construction at http://tx4a.yolasite.com. This IOTA group was activated by FK5M (operators FK8CR, FK8GM and FK1RF) on 3-4 December 1996 and again on 23 April 1997. Both logs are still open (see http://lesnouvellesdx.fr/voirlogs.php) and Jean-Michel, F6AJA still has some blank cards. [TNX F6AJA] QSL FK8CE ---> Buzz, NI5DX is now the QSL manager for Dom, FK8CE. New cards are being printed. All requests should be sent direct to William M. Loeschman, 717 Milton, Angleton TX 77515, USA. Buzz will be able to confirm QSOs made from November 2011 onward. [TNX NI5DX] OC-177 ---> Logsearch and OQRS for Budi's recent operation from Pulau Payung Besar as YF1AR/0 are now available on Club Log. Pictures and video at http://www.yf1ar.com/2014/04/oc-177-payung-besar-island-seribu.html [TNX YF1AR] QSL A35V & A35X ---> Many log correction requests have been received and are being taken care of. The QSL manager (N3SL) says that the OQRS option via Club Log will be enabled later in the year, likely November or December. "In the meantime", Steve says, "those who wish to use PayPal for direct cards may do so to siouxdx[at]aol.com account. DX minimum is US$2. US stations $1 is sufficient". Cards will not be printed until June or July, so be patient. [TNX N3SL] W1AW WAS ---> Look for ARRL Centennial stations W1AW/1 from Connecticut and W1AW/7 Nevada to be on the air starting at 00.00 UTC on 30 April until 23.59 UTC on 6 May. Complete information on the ARRL Centennial QSO Party can be found at www.arrl.org/centennial-qso-party. YASME ---> At its annual meeting held at the 2014 International DX Convention in Visalia (CA), the YASME Foundation's Board of Directors elected the following directors and officers: Ward Silver, N0AX (President and Director), Fred Laun K3ZO (Vice-President and Director), Rusty Epps W6OAT (Treasurer and Director), Kip Edwards W6SZN (Secretary and Director), Martti Laine OH2BH, Mac McHenry W6BSY and Bob Vallio, W6RGG (Directors). The YASME Foundation (www.yasme.org) is a not-for-profit corporation organized to conduct scientific and educational projects related to Amateur Radio, including DXing and the introduction and promotion of Amateur Radio in developing countries. [TNX W6SZN] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- QSLs received direct or through managers: 3A2LF, 3B8DB, 3B9EME, 3B9FR, 3C0BYP, 3D2MP, 3V8SM, 4L5O, 4S7AVR, 5H1Z/3, 5T5BV, 5V7TH, 5Z4/EA4ATI, 6Y5WJ, 8P6NW, 8Q7TS, 8R1AK, 9H25Y, 9J2T, 9K2UU, 9V1DR, 9V1DR, A61CK, A61LL, A61Q, A71BX, A92AA, AP2TN, AZ5ZA, BD6ES, BY4IB/4, C56KR, CE1/K7CA, CE2AWW, D44BS, DS5USH, EA6FO, EA6SX, EA9/DL2RNS, EA9/DL2RVL, EK7DX, EP3HF, EP3SMH, EP3SMH, ER1LW, EW6DX, EX8M, EX8MLE, FG/F6ARC, FH8PL, FK8CE, FK8IK, FR/DJ7RJ, FW5JJ, G2F, HL5FUA, J38XX, J6/WB4WXE, J67ZF, J69MV, J79WTA, J79WTA, JD1BOI, JI5RPT/6, JW7QIA, KP2/K1ZE, LU5FF, LX8RTTY, LY6A, MJ/K8PT, OA4TT, OD5NJ/P (AS-108), OG0A, OH0R, OM13YOTA, PJ5/N5WR, PJ76, PY0F/PP1CZ, SU1SK, T32TV, TG8/W0OR, TN2MS, TR8CA, TX6G, TY1TT, TY1TT, UA2F, UA2FCB, UN3M, V51WH, V85TL, VK0TH, VK9X/K7CO, VP2EST, VP2MOR, VP2MXI, VP5/N0AT, VU2GSM, XR0ZR, XT2AW, XZ1J, YB3MM/2 (OC-186), YB3MM/4 (OC-262),YB3MM/8 (OC-219), YB4IR/p (OC-204), YB9Y (OC-276)YF1AR/0 (OC-177), YF1AR/9 (OC-275), YJ0OU, YN9SU, Z33Z, Z35T, Z81R, ZA1G, ZB2FK, ZD7DC, ZP9MCE, ZS8C. **************************************************************************** 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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