Bonjour quelques nouvelles DX 73 de Raymond 22 September 2012 A.R.I. DX Bulletin No 1116 =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 3D2_cr - Announced frequencies for the 3D2C operation from Conway Reef [425DXN 1105] are as follows: CW 1822 3503 7005 10105 14025 18075 21025 24895 28025 SSB 1835 3795 7082 - 14190 18150 21295 24950 28495 RTTY/PSK31 1835 3582 7035 10145 14081 18100 21081 24920 28081 SSTV - 3723 7035 - 14230 - 21335 - 28680 3D2C will be QRV also on 6m and 2m EME (50375 and 144375), and on 60m SSB (5403.5). Nineteen operators (3D2TR, AD6E, AH6HY, K6MKF, K6SRZ, K9CT, K9JM, LZ1GC, N6NKT, N6PSE, PY3MM, PY5CC, PY5KD, RW4NW, RZ3FW, UA4HOX, WD5COV, YT1AD and YT3W) expect to arrive at Conway Reef and become active on 26 September, and to complete the DXpedition on 5 October. Special attention will be made to work far away stations such as Europe and Africa during those periods when propagation permits. Plans are to update their on-line log on a daily basis. QSL via YT1AD, direct or bureau, and LoTW "approximately six months following the DXpedition". Log search and further information at www.yt1ad.info/3d2c/index.html 5H - Harald, DL7VSN will be active from Tanzania between 23 September and 13 October. He will operate as 5H1HS from Zanzibar Island (AF-032) and as 5H1HS/3 from Lazy Lagoon Island (not IOTA). QSL via home call. [TNX DX World] I - Dario, IK4MED will be active as IA5/IK4MED from Elba Island (EU-028) on 22-26 September. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX rgsbiota.org] JT - Takeshi, JA6EV and his wife Sanae, JJ6GVX will be active as JT1EV and JT1GVX from the Ulaanbaatar DX Club station until 26 September, and again on 2-8 October. QSL via JA6EV. [TNX The Daily DX] LU - Celebrating the 25th anniversary of Radio Club San Justo (LU7FJ), a group of operators will be active as L25FJ from Natural Reserve El Palmar on 22-23 September (maybe until the 24th). They will operate SSB, CW and digital modes on 80, 40, 20, 15, 10 and 6 metres, with two stations on the HF bands and one on 6m. QSL via LU7FJ. OJ0 - Pasi, OH3WS will be active as OJ0W from Market Reef (EU-053) on 23-28 September. He will be QRV in his spare time on 40-10 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX The Daily DX] SM - Frank, DL2SWW and Gabi, DF9TM will be active respectively as SD7W and SD7M from Hasslo Island (EU-138) until 26 September. QSL via home calls. [TNX rsgbiota.org] SV9 - Bodo, DF8DX will be operate mainly CW as SV9/DF8DX from Crete (EU-015) on 1-7 October. He also plans a side trip to Dia Island (EU-187) on 3-4 October. He will not overnight on the island, and will be QRV as SV9/DF8DX/p "as long as the battery lasts". QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX rsgbiota.org] T33 - An expedition to Banaba Island (OC-018) under the callsign T33A is being organized by W2IJ and N1EMC. Plans are to depart Tarawa (T30) on 25 March 2013 and return on 10 April, with about 12 days on Banaba. Activity will be on 160-10 metres CW, SSB and RTTY with six stations and 14 operators. Current team members include AA4FL, DK1II, EA1IR, KD6XH, N1EMC, N6HC, N7CQQ, N9NS, W2IJ, W6KK and W8AEF; three more experienced DXpeditioners are being sought. If willing to join the group. email Banaba[@]T33A.com TA - The TC Special Wireless Activity Team (www.tcswat.org) and the Giresun Radio Amateurs and Nature Sports Club will be active as TC2ZLH from Zonguldak Lighthouse on 29-30 September. QSL via TA1HZ. W - Wayne, K9YNF reports he will be active as K9YNF/4 from Bogue Banks (NA-112) on 21-26 October. Look for him around 14260 and 18128 kHz SSB and 14070.15 and 7035 PSK31. QSL to K9YNF. YB - Joppy, YB8XM has plans to be QRV from Babar Island (OC-271, new one for IOTA) starting on 2 November for six days [425DXN 1113]. Shu, JN6RZM (jn6rzm[@]nifty.com) is collecting donations by Paypal to purchase a better antenna for him. [TNX JN6RZM] ZD9 - Martin, G3ZAY has been forced to cancel his onward journey from Cape Town to Tristan da Cunha [425DXN 1115]. Rob, M0VFC will still continue, and be active as ZD9UW (http://zd9uw.org.uk). He will concentrate primarily on SSB with some RTTY. This is now a single operator activation: the goal is still to enable as many people as possible to work ZD9 for the first time, so the number of bands he can activate will be limited (mostly on the higher bands). ZL7 - Hiro, JF1OCQ reports he will be active as ZL7A from the Chatham Islands (OC-038) on 1-9 November. He will operate CW, SSB and digital modes on 80-6 metres, with an emphasis on 80 and 6m (beacon on 50117 kHz). QSL via home call, direct or bureau (e-mail requests for bureau card to jf1ocq[@]arrl.net), and LoTW. =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 2O12L ---> The London amateur radio station for the Olympic and Paralympic Games (www.2o12l.com) went QRT at 21.33 UTC on 9 September. The Cray Valley Radio Society team made 69,644 QSOs - which is believed to be a new world record for a special event station - in 223 DXCC countries (166 participating Olympic countries) during their 47-day operation. [TNX M0MCV] AZORES NINE ISLANDS HUNT ---> The organizers of the "Azores Nine Islands Hunt" (http://azores-islands-hunt.com/) have announced that a certificate will be available to all who manage to contact all 9 islands during the weekend of September 28-30. The certificate will be sent by email to those eligible after the event. DXCC NEWS ---> The following 2012 operations have been approved for DXCC credit: 3B8/IW5ELA (Mauritius), 9A8VB (Croatia), 4O7VB (Montenegro), E40VB (Palestine), E7/UA4WHX (Bosnia-Herzegovina), EY8/UA4WHX (Tajikistan), JY8VB (Jordan), UN/UA4WHX (Kazakhstan), YU9VB (Serbia), Z38VB (Macedonia) and ZA/UA4WHX (Albania). [TNX NC1L] KOSOVO ---> On 17 September, shortly after 17 UTC, international and local operators started activity as Z60K from near Pristina. Reports indicate that this callsign will be in use for the Amateur Radio Association of Kosovo (SHRAK). QSL via G3TXF and logsearch on Club Log. Reports also indicate that the first eleven individual licenses have been issued (Z61AA, Z61AB, Z61AJ, Z61AS, Z61DD, Z61DX, Z61FF, Z61LA, Z61NS, Z61VB and Z61XO), and that individual visitor licensing is now in place, with the first visitor license issued to 9A6AA as Z6/9A6AA. The website for the local Telecommunications Regulatory Authority is at www.art-ks.org NH8S ---> High heat conditions, lack of sleep, sunburns and mosquito bites took a toll on the team on Swains Island, and NH8S went QRT at 7 UTC on 16 September, earlier than planned. They made 105,455 QSOs with 26,010 unique callsigns (statistics can be found on www.nh8s.org). The Online QSL Request System (OQRS) has been activated, and it can be used for either direct or bureau cards. YB LAND DX CLUB ---> To celebrate the first anniversary of the YB Land DX Club (http://www.ybdxc.net/2012/09/yb-land-dx-club-1st-anniversary.html) a special short term certificate of merit (free of charge) will be issued for contacting YBDXC members as well as other amateurs from Indonesia between 13 September and 31 October. [TNX YBDXC] + SILENT KEYS + Sean Smith, KG4WSS was one the of the four Americans, including the US ambassador, who were killed in the attack on the US Consulate in Benghazi on 11 September. =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* QSL ROUTES ******* =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW =================================================================== CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER =================================================================== 3B8FQ K5XK EX8AS EX2A OZ0AV DL8AAV 3W3B E21EIC EX8VM RW6HS P29ZL W1YRC 3Z1MPMTB SP9PDG FY8DK F5TJP P49T W3BTX 4L0CR DL8KAC GB2HST M0XIG PJ4R DL1THM 4S7ARG JA3ARJ GB39RC G3VSQ R100BG RN3FY 4S7DOG JG3DOR GJ0UPG G0UPG R100RW RN3FY 4S7HBG JA3HBF GS4KPT M0DOL R100SG RN3FY 4S7KCG JH3KCW HB0/ON6NB ON4ANN R1150VN RK1TWW 4S7LSG JH3LSS HG1912PTTT HA5AUC R45GGGR UA6MM 4S7QHG JR3QHQ HK3TK F5CWU S01MZ EA1BT 4S7TAG JA3TJA HP1RN IZ8CLM SB6HL SM5YRA 4S7TEG 7M3FMR HZ1MOP HZ1HN SV5/SM8C SM0CMH 4S7UJG JA3UJR IR7RAI IQ7DV T30TT W7JET 4U1GSC 9A2AA J28AA E77E or K2PF T6RH NI5DX 5H3EE DL4ME JT1EV JA6EV T88ME 7N1RTO 5N7M OM3CGN JT1GVX JA6EV T88UE DL5AXX 5P1EBR DL1EBR JW8DW LA8DW T8XX DL5AXX 5R8XB ON8XB JW9HH LA9HH TC6GLH TA1HZ 8P9LJ G0OPA JY5MM IK2DUW TM34CDXC F5CWU 8R11USA 8R1AK KG4AJ NI5DX TM55REF F6KUP AH0KY JA1MFR KH0/W1NDE JE1NDE TM55REFT F6KUP AH6KY/KH0 JA1MFR LW5ER EA5GL TM82L F5MSS AL5A/AH0 JA7JEC MJ0AWR K2WR UA9FAR EA7FTR C5YK ON6EG MS0OXE M0URX UP100GS UN7EX CK3A VE3JO N1Y W2SBL V63MJ W5MJ CN2LO/p ON4LO N3U W3PN V73AX WH0AI CO6LC EA5GL NA8O/VK4 JK1FNL VK9CS JA1PBV CO6LE EA5GL NH2KY/KH0 JR3QFB VK9XS JA1PBV CR5DBOSCO CT1EPI NH8S AA4NN W2GJ/KH0 JL1FUQ CU2JT EA3GHZ OD5RW K8NA XP2I OZ1BII CW90A CX2ABC OE/OK8WFF DL7RAG YV5/AC4LN UA4WHX D2QV UT0EA OF150M OH8DR YY2CAR EA7HBC EG5INT EA5KA OF3I OH3BHL Z60K G3TXF EH2NP EA2MKR OH0V OH6LI Z81A K7GSE EH8RHM EA8CZT OH0X OH2TA Z81D OM3JW EI3KG SP9NWN OH0Z W0MM ZF2CW K2DF EK6LP RN4LP ON4USA ON4GDV ZG2FK ZB2FK EX1EPC EX8AB OX3JI OZ2JI ZS2DL NI5DX DL1THM Torsten Harenberg, Kreuzbergstr. 75, 40489 Dusseldorf, Germany EA5GL Pedro Miguel Ronda Monsell, C/ Maximiliano Thous 16-24, 46009 Valencia, Spain EA5KA Raul Blasco, P.O Box 20, 12080 Castellon, Spain JA1PBV Sadao Ito, 3-8-12 Baraki, Ishioka-Shi, Ibaraki-Ken, 315-0042, Japan JA6EV Katsuki Takeshi, 3-10-6 Nabeshima, Saga-shi, Saga-ken, 849-0937, Japan ON4ANN Erik de Mey, Nelemolenstraat 7, 1700 Dilbeek, Belgium ON6EG Eddy Generet, P.O. 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