Bonsoir Voici les dernières nouvelles DX. Bon trafic et 73 de Raymond F-15873 12 December 2015 A.R.I. DX Bulletin No 1284 =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW E5_sc - Magnus, SM6WET will be active as E51WET from the South Cook Islands between mid-December and early January 2016. He will be on Rarotonga (OC-013) on 14-16 December and 4-9 January, and on Aitutaki (OC-083) from 17 December to 4 January. He will operate SSB, CW, RTTY and JT65HF on 160-6 metres. QSL via SM6WET (direct only). [TNX NG3K] FT - Gildas, TU5KG has left on a new fishing campaign in the Southern Indian Ocean. Usually he is QRV as /mm when in the Crozet (FT5WQ) and Kerguelen (FT5XT) waters, but "for a period of time in early 2016 he will be on Kerguelen Island". QSL via F4DXW, direct only. [TNX DX World] GI - GB5OMU is the special callsign the Mid-Ulster Amateur Radio Club (www.muarc.com) will be using throughout the month of December to celebrate their 50th anniversary. QSL via MN0VFW. H4 - Tom, WL7HP and his wife Maggie, H44MK are in Guadalcanal (OC-047), Solomon Islands until 16 February 2016. Tom will operate mainly SSB as H44TM on 40, 20, 17 and 15 metres. They also have plans to go and be QRV from "three of the outer islands". QSL H44TM via WL7HP. [TNX The Daily DX] HR - Tom, N9EAW is active as HR9/N9EAW from Roatan Island (NA-057) until 20 December. He operates SSB on 20 metres. QSL via home call. [TNX DX World] KH5 - There has been a change of plans due to unforeseen events, and only nine operators out of the twelve announced will participate in the K5P DXpedition to Palmyra [425DXN 1275]. "The air charter is provided by our host, The Nature Conservancy", the organizers explain. "Earlier this year, the air strip was decertified and as a result the aircraft type had to be changed to allow access to the Palmyra. The aircraft selected will only seat 9 persons, which is a major change of plans for the DXpedition. Several alternate options were examined but were unsuccessful. It was with great pain that three of the operators stepped back from the Team to allow the DXpedition to proceed". The Team plans o n leaving Hawaii for Palmyra on 11 January, and being active from 12 through 25 January. Bookmark the K5P web site (http://palmyra2016.org/) for future updates, propagation predictions and donation page. [TNX N2TU] OH - Once again the OF9X station (Old Father Nine Xmas) will be active on 10-28 December to "beam the message of Christmas and help Santa Claus, OH9SCL start his journey". QSL OF9X via OH2BH and Club Log's OQRS, QSL OH9SCL via OH9AB. All proceeds and donations will be forwarded to the Finnish Red Cross for their Disaster Relief Emergency Fund. [TNX OH2BH] ON_ant - Karel, ON5TN is active again as OP0LE from the Princess Elisabeth Station, Antarctica until late February or early March 2016. Look for him between 20 and 23 UTC on 30 and 40 metres CW. QSL via ON7TK. [TNX waponline.it] PY - Apparently the ZY2QG operation from Ilha da Queimada Grande (SA-071) [1281] has been postponed. The new dates will be accounced on www.qrz.com/db/zy2qg S5 - Special event station S508PMC is active until 4 January to promote the PMC Contest, sponsored by the Radio Club Slovenj Gradec (S59DCD). All of the QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau and eQSL; direct card should be sent to S50X. The International Association of Peace Messenger Cities was established in 1988 to recognize and encourage the role and responsibility cities have in creating a culture of peace. The PMC Contest, promoting contacts between stations located in the Peace Messenger Cities and the rest of the world, will be held from 12 UTC on 2 January 2016 until 12 UTC on the 3rd. Complete details can be found at www.s59dcd.si/en10/. TZ - Chris, F4WBN and Rene F5DUX have been active as TZ9A from Mali since 7 December, and will remain there until the 19th. They are QRV on the HF bands all modes, with a focus on RTTY. QSL via F4WBN. [TNX DX World] V5 - Dietmar, DL3DXX will once again be active as V5/DL3DXX from Namibia on 17-28 December. He will operate mostly CW with a focus on the low bands. QSL via home call, preferably through Club Log's OQRS. [TNX NG3K] VK - Chris, VK6BP has been active as VK6BP/p from Koolan Island (OC-071) [425DXN 1273] for a couple of days a week on a more or less regular basis for the last several weeks. This is due to stop soon, as the mine on Koolan is winding down in late January, and even further in February-March with only a few caretakers on the island. "I will still be flying in and out", Chris says, "but a lot less and will just drop off and pick up, so no radio probably from mid February". VK - After operating as VK2IAY/9 from Lord Howe Island on 16-23 December [425DXN 1243], Steve, G0UIH will visit and be active as VK2IAY/3 from Phillip Island (OC-136) from 29 December to 1 January. He will be QRV on 20 and 17 metres SSB only. There may also be some activity as VK2IAY/5 from Moonta (South Australia) on 4-8 January, and as VK2IAY/6 from Monkey Mia (Western Australia) on 10-17 January, with - if time allows- a side trip to nearby Dirk Hartog Island (OC-206). QSL via G0UIH, direct or bureau. =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW ARRL 10-METER CONTEST ---> Object of the contest is for operators worldwide to work as many stations as possible on the 10m band, CW and SSB. The contest will run from 00.00 UTC on 12 December until 23.59 on the 13th. See www.arrl.org/10-meter for complete details. E44Y ---> Back in November 2014 [425DXN 1230] it was announced that a multi-national team would be active as E44Y from Palestine in March 2016. The operation has been cancelled and donations are being refunded by Fred, ON4LG. See DX-World.net for the details. INDEXA NEWSLETTER ---> The Fall 2015 Special Edition of the International DX Association's (INDEXA) Newsletter is now available for download at www.indexa.org/newsletters.html. This issue includes a report of LZ1GC's recent DXpedition to Nauru (C21GC) and an article by K9LA on "Disappearing Sunspots". [TNX W3OA] SHRAK JOINS IARU ---> On 10 December the secretariat of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) released a note to their member societies announcing that The Kosovo Amateur Radio Association (SHRAK, Shoqata e Radio Amatoreve te Kosoves) has been voted into IARU membership. SHRAK represents the Amateur Radio community of the Republic of Kosovo. With a long history dating back to the days of the former Yugoslavia, SHRAK was reconstituted on 12 September 2012, when an Amateur Radio service was launched by the Kosovo government. The SHRAK President is Ms. Vjollca Caka (Z61VB). [TNX N7NG] YF1AR/8 ---> Budi, YF1AR is returning home after the "Moluccas IOTA Tour" that started in mid-October [425DXN 1280], He was active as YF1AR/8 from ten different islands in four IOTA groups as follows (YF1AR/8_OCxxx_XX is the callsign to search for on Club Log): 15-20 Oct Kisar OC-272 YF1AR/8_OC272_KS 21-28 Oct Wetar OC-272 YF1AR/8_OC272_WT 30 Oct-6 Nov Lirang OC-272 YF1AR/8_OC272_LR 8-12 Nov Leti OC-246 YF1AR/8_OC246_LT 14-18 Nov Sermata OC-246 YF1AR/8_OC246_SM 19-24 Nov Luang OC-246 YF1AR/8_OC246_LA 25-28 Nov Babar OC-271 YF1AR/8_OC271_BB 1-3 Dec Marsela OC-271 YF1AR/8_OC271_MS 8-10 Dec Banda Besar OC-157 YF1AR/8_OC157_BB 10 Dec Banda Api OC-157 YF1AR/8_OC157_BA A second Moluccas IOTA Tour is expected in the months to come. QSL via Club Log's OQRS (preferred); paper cards via N2OO. ZL9A ---> The ZL9A team is expected to be QRV from the Antipodes Islands (OC-286, new one for IOTA) on 7-11 January 2016 [425DXN 1283]. Inquiries, suggestions and comments during the island operations should be sent to the Pilot Station (Johan, PA3EXX); requests posted on the DX clusters will not be taken into consideration. The team will try to upload their log daily to Club Log during the expedition. QSL via VE3LYC, preferably through the OQRS provided by Club Log for both direct and bureau cards. Bookmark http://iotahunter.org/news for updates. + SILENT KEY + Robert G. Ferrero, W6RJ (ex K6AHV), the founder of the Ham Radio Outlet chain of stores, passed away on 4 December at 78 years of age. He participated in several DXpeditions, notably KP6KR in June 1974 (the first DXpedition to Kingman Reef), HK0AA in June 1976 (from both Bajo Nuevo and Serrana Bank), and FO0FI and FO0FR in April 1998 (from the brand new DXCC Entities of the Austral and Marquesas Islands). Bob was inducted into the CQ DX Hall of Fame in 1997 and into the CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame in 2005. =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* QSL ROUTES ******* =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW =================================================================== CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER =================================================================== 3D2HC DL9HCU EI7M EI6HB PD6YOTA OM2FY 3D2RJ N7RO ER18KDR ER3GS PJ2T W3HNK 3G3O CE3OP ER4A ER1FF PJ4A K4BAI 3V8SS LX1NO ES9C ES5RY PJ4DX M0URX 3V8YOTA OM2FY ES9YOTA OM2FY PJ4Q W4PA 3Z15XMS SP6IEQ ET3AA N2OO PJ7/G4JEC N0UK 4K6FO DC9RI EV90IARU EW1I PJ7TM K2GSJ 4L2M EA7FTR FM1HN W3HNK PR2F PY2NDX 4L3T ON4RU FM5FJ KU9C PW2D M0OXO 4L8A K1BV FR4PV F5OZK PX2V PY2KJ 4S90IARU 4S7RS FW5JJ F5RXL PX5Z PP5BI 4U0WFP S57DX G15YOTA OM2FY PY90IARU OZ1HHH 4U20B 9A2AA G2F G8HDK R18KDR/0 RQ7L 4U70VIC 4U1VIC G4R G4POF R18KDR/1 RQ7L 4X2M 4X4DZ GI15YOTA OM2FY R18KDR/3 RQ7L 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YP90IARU YO3KAA DQ0YOTA OM2FY OE15YOTA OM2FY YQ90IARU YO3KAA DU1/JA3FJE JN3VQM OE3K OE1DIA YT15YOTA OM2FY DU1IST JA1HGY OF9X OH2BH YT90IARU YU1SRS DU1KA NR6M OH0X OH2TA YW90IARU YV5AJ E2X E20GMY OH0Z W0MM Z390IARU Z37RSM E51XGI JA1XGI OH1F OH1AF Z60A OH2BH E7DX E77E OH2YOTA OM2FY Z60WW OH2BH EA8/IK1PMR HB9FKK OH5Z OH5LIZ ZA1WW OH2BH EA8/PA3LEO HB9FKK OH8X OH2UA ZA90IARU ZA1G EA8CUU OH6CS OH9SCL OH9AB ZB2X OH2KI EA8RM EB7DX OK5W OK1MJA ZD8G W6XD EA9EU EA5KB OL3Z OK1HMP ZD8W W6NV EA9KB EA7FTR OL4A OK1DSX ZF2BR AF2BR ED1R EC1KR OM15YOTA OM2FY ZF2EA N2GG ED2C EA2RCF OM7M OM3PA ZF2ET K5GO ED8X RN3RQ OM9YOTA OM2FY ZM1A ZL3CW ED9U EA5HPX OU0POLIO OZ1ACB ZM2B ZL2BR EE9AA EA7FKH OX3LX OZ1PIF ZM4M ZL4PW EF2A EA2OT P29LL EA7FTR ZP9MCE EA5ZD EF6T EA3AIR P33P 5B4ZN ZS9YOTA OM2FY EF8O EA8OM P33W UA3DX ZV25Q PY1LU EF8R EB7DX P3F M0URX ZW400BEL PY8WW EG5ERC EA5HJY P40L WA3FRP ZW5B K3IRV EG9YOTA OM2FY P40S K9QVB ZY70FEB PS7AB EI0YOTA OM2FY PA6YOTA OM2FY ZZ5T PY3OZ EI1Y EI5JQ PD15XMAS PD7DX ZZ90IARU 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