Bonsoir Voici les dernières nouvelles DX ! Bon trafic et bon week-end. 73 de Raymond F-15873. 10 November 2012 A.R.I. DX Bulletin No 1123 =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 3W - UU5WW, UU0JR and UT5JCW will be active as 3W2J from Vietnam on 22-28 November. Main activity will be during the CQ WW DX CW Contest; outside the contest they will operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres. All of the QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau and LoTW. Direct cards via K2PF; an OQRS will be provided by Club Log. Further information can be found at www.3w2j.com. 5B - Look for Martin, 5B/DC8MH and Mike, 5B/DL4ABO to be active from Cyprus (AS-004) on 10-14 November. They will operate SSB, CW, PSK and RTTY on 17, 20, 30 and 40 metres. QSL via home calls, bureau preferred. 5R - Elvio, IW1GIO is active as 5R8IO from Nosy Be (AF-057), Madagascar until 12 November. He operates CW on 30-10 metres. QSL via home call. 5X - 5X8C is the callsign issued to the 6-18 February Radio Club de Provins' expedition to Uganda [425DXN 1117]. A large multi-national team will operate CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK on 160-6 metres with six stations. QSL via F1NGP, direct or bureau (OQRS provided by Club Log), and LoTW. Updates and further information on www.5x2013.com. 8P - Dave, WJ2O will be active as 8P9DF from Barbados (NA-021) on 20-28 November, including an entry in the CQ WW DX CW Contest. He will operate "almost entirely CW", with a focus on 30, 17 and 12 metres outside the contest. QSl via home call. 9A - Sergio, IZ3NXC will be active as 9A/IZ3NXC from Lastovo Island (EU-016) on 11-12 November. QSL via home call, bureau preferred. [TNX IZ3EBA] 9H - Look for 9H3OG (QSL via DL4HG) and 9H3TX (QSL via DL5XAT) to be active from Gozo, Malta (EU-023) on 21-26 November. Their activity will include a Multi-Two entry in the CQ WW DX CW Contest as 9H3TX. [TNX NG3K] 9M6 - Once again Saty, JE1JKL will participate in the CQ WW DX CW Contest as 9M6NA (SOAB) from Labuan Island (OC-133), East Malaysia. QSL via home call, direct or bureau, and LoTW. Email requests for bureau cards can be sent to 9m6na[@]jsfc.org. [TNX NG3K] A3 - Look for A31JY (Mat, JA1JQY), A31KJ (Sasi, JA1KJW), A31MA (Karl, JA3MCA) and A31VE (Kuni, JA8VE) to be active from Tonga until 15 November. They operate SSB, CW and RTTY on 160-10 metres. QSL via home calls. C5 - Pedro, ON7WP will be active as C5WP from The Gambia on 11-18 November. He will be QRV in his spare time on 40-6 metres SSB running 50 watts into dipoles or a vertical antenna. QSL via ON7WP (direct only). C6 - Bob N4BP (C6AKQ), Tim N4UM (C6ARU) and Mike K4RUM (C6AUM) will be active from Freeport, Grand Bahama (NA-080) from 20 November through 11 December. They plan to operate mainly CW and digital modes on 160-6 metres, and to participate in the CQ WW DX CW, ARRL 160m and ARRL 10m Contests. QSL direct to home calls. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] E5_sc - Rudi, ZL2KBR will be active as E51KBR from Rarotonga (OC-013), South Cook Islands on 12-19 November. He will operate SSB, RTTY and PSK31 on 20-10 metres. QSL via home call. F - Rodrigue, F8DFO and Jeremy, F4DVJ will be active as TM2VD on 13-18 November, 7-12 December and 2-4 January. They will operate CW, SSB and didgital modes on 80-10 metres. QSL via F8DFO, direct or bureau. The special callsign is in memory of Robert Delrue (F3VD), who passed away in late August and was an mentor for many operators. [TNX F8REF] FS - John, K9EL and Nick, K9NB will be active as FS/K9EL and FS/K9NB from St. Martin (NA-105) on 20-28 November, CQ WW DX CW Contest included. Outside the contest they will operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 80-10 metres. QSL via home calls and LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX] H4 - Sigi, DL7DF and other eight operators (Manfred DK1BT, Georg DK7LX, Wolf DL4WK, Reiner DL7KL, Juergen DL7UFN, Frank DL7UFR, Jan SP3CYY and Les SP3DOI) will be active as H44G from Guadalcanal (OC-047), Solomon Islands on 8-25 March 2013. Part of the group will also go and operate as H40T from Nendo Island (OC-100), Temotu Province on 12-23 March. They will have "several stations" active on 160-6 metres CW and SSB, plus one station dedicated exclusively to RTTY, PSK31 and SSTV. QSL via DL7DF, direct or bureau. Further information and logsearch at www.dl7df.com/h4/index.php. HI - Sergey, R4WAA (ex UA4WAW) will be active on 40-10 metres as R4WAA/HI7 from the Dominican Republic on 21-30 November, including an entry in the CQ WW DX CW Contest. QSL via home call, bureau preferred. [TNX NG3K] JT - JU850 is a special prefix to be aired from Mongolian stations (JU850AA/3, JU850DA, JU850DN, JU850CS etc) on 14-21 November to celebrate the 850th anniversary of the birth of Genghis Khan (Chinggis Khagan). A free of charge "Chinggis Khagan Award" will be issued by the Mongolian Radio Sport Federation to those who make three contacts with three different JU850 callsigns; send your request with QSO detail information to mrsf[@]mrsf.mn. [TNX JT1CS] KH0 - Akira, JR1VAY will be active as AH2J/KH0 from Saipan (OC-086) on 9-12 November, including activity during the Japan International DX SSB and Worked All Europe DX RTTY Contests. QSL via JR1VAY, direct or bureau. [TNX NG3K] LU - The website for the January 2013 IOTA expedition to Isla Escondida (SA-096, new one) [425DXN 1122] is now up and running at http://lu6w.yolasite.com/. Cezar VE3LYC, Johan PA3EXX, Alex LU5WW and another operator from Argentina will be active as LU6W (requested call), hopefully with two stations for up to four days. QSL via VE3LYC, direct and bureau. OX - Henning, OZ1BII will be active again as XP2I from Greenland (NA-018) on 16-19 November. He will operate CW only and will participate in the LZ DX Contest. He also plans to be QRV on 160 and 80 metres during the night between 18 and 19 November. QSL via OZ1BII, direct or bureau, and LoTW. [TNX NG3K] P4 - John, W2GD will be active as P40W from Aruba on 18-29 November, CQ WW DX CW Contest included. Before and afyer the contest he will be QRV on SSB and on 30, 17 and 12 metres. QSL via N2MM and LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX] PJ4 - Marco PE2MC, Bert PE2KY and Peter PJ4NX will be active as PJ4X from Bonaire (SA-006) on 9-16 November. QSL this operation via PE2MC, direct or bureau. PJ4 - Look for PJ4/K1XM, PJ4/K4BAI, PJ4/KU8E and PJ4/W1FJ to be active from Bonaire (SA-006) on 20-27 November. They will participate in the CQ WW DX CW Contest as PJ4A as a multi-op entry. QSL PJ4A, PJ4/K4BAI and PJ4/KU8E via K4BAI, others direct to home call. [TNX NG3K] PJ5 - A team of seven operators from Japan (namely JA1DXA, JA1MZL, JH1ROJ, JJ1CBY, JJ1LIB, JN1HOW and JN1RVS) will be active as PJ5J from Sint Eustatius (NA-145) from 30 November to 12 December. They will run two or three stations on 160-10 metres SSB, CW and digital modes, with a focus on the low bands and special attention for Asia. QSL via JA1HGY and LoTW. Logsearch and OQRS will be provided by Club Log. [TNX JH1ROJ] PY0S - The PT0S team departed Natal at 20 UTC on 6 November (one day later than expected); hopefully they will be able to get on the air with the main station in the local evening of the 10th. The remote RX antennas, which are hoped to improve PT0S' ability to copy weak signals, should be up a couple of days later. PT0S will be QRV longer than originally planned, as they will participate in the CQ WW DX CW Contest in the Multi-Single category. As for 160 metres, their plan is to TX on 1825.5 kHz and listen up 2-5 (1827-1830) for Europe and North America, and listen down 2-5 (1821-1825) for Asia, VK and ZL. Bookmark http://pt0s.com/ for updates. PZ - Yuri, VE3DZ, will operate CW, SSB and RTTY as PZ5T from Suriname on 20-27 November, including an entry in the CQ WW DX CW Contest. QSL via home call. [TNX NG3K] V6 - Masa, JH1DVG will be active as V63JX from Pohnpei (OC-010), Micronesia on 23-26 November. He plans to be QRV on 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres. QSL via home call. [TNX The Daily DX] V6 - Haru, JA1XGI will be active as V63XG from Yap (OC-012), Micronesia on 5-12 December. He plans to operate CW, SSB, RTTY and JT65 on 40-6 metres. QSL via home call. Further information at www.mdxc.org/v63xg. VK9L - Look for Seppo, VK9/OH1VR and Henri, VK9/OH3JR to be active from Lord Howe Island (OC-004) on 16-26 November. They will operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 160-6 metres, and might also participate in the CQ WW DX CW Contest as VK9/OG1M (Seppo, on 10 metres) and VK9/OH3X (Henri, on 160 metres). QSL via home calls, direct only. [TNX The Daily DX] ZD8 - Oliver, W6NV will be active as ZD8W from Ascension Island (AF-003) on 19-30 November, including and entry in the CQ WW DX CW Contest. QSL via home call. [TNX The Daily DX] =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE ---> The October 2012 issue is now available for download at www.425dxn.org/monthly/index.html. [TNX IZ3EBA] DXCC NEWS ---> The following operations have been approved for DXCC credit: 5X1EME (Uganda), TT8TT (Chad), VU7M (Lakshadweep Islands) and ZD9UW (Tristan Da Cunha & Gough). [TNX NC1L] MONACO ---> The website for 3A/ON5UR & 3A/ON8AK (9-17 November operation) is now up and running at www.united-radio.be/united-radio/en/home. QSL JX5O ---> Stan, SQ8X is no longer able to continue his QSL duties due to personal issues, and has handed the QSL management over to Tim, M0URX. Please read carefully what Tim says on his website (www.m0urx.com) and do not send duplicates for direct or bureau cards already requested. QSL VIA YB9BU ---> Kadek, the QSL manager for YB8XM/p (OC-271) and many other IOTA operations (see qrz.com), accepts return postage for direct cards to be sent via PayPal to yb3mm[@]mdxc.org. Your QSL card and SAE are not needed; when in PayPal, just add your QSO data and the mailing address you wish Kadek to send the QSL to. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- QSLs received direct or through managers: 3C0E, 3D2C, 4J5A, 4O/UA3RF, 4O3A, 4U1UN, 5C13IG, 5C13KD, 5C13YR, 5R8UI, 5T0JL, 5U5U, 5U8NK, 5V7SI, 7O6T, 7Q7BP, 8P5A, 8Q7OE, 8R1Z, 9G5SI, 9M2FB, 9Y4D, A51PN, A71CM/m, CE4WJK, CT9A, D2QR, E40VB, EP2MKO, ER1LW, FG5FR, FJ/DL1DA, FO/N6JA, FW0NAR/p, H44RK, H44UD, HB0/HB9LCW, HL3ERJ, HV5PUL, JA1NLX/VK4 (OC-160), JT5NW, KH8/W8GEX, KL7/W2NAF (NA-039), KL7XK/p (NA-161), KP2/K5WE, OD5NJ, OJ0W, PJ2GT, PJ5/K3TRM, R0FA, RI1FJ, T6MO, T77C, TL0CW, TT8TT, TY2SI, UK8FF, V44KAI, VA7AQ/NL5 (NA-161), VK9CS, VK9XS, VP5/WA2VYA, VP8LP, VU7M (AS-106), WB8YJF (NA-067), YE0M, YY4DNN, ZA/OK1FCJ, ZA/OK2BOB, ZA/OK6DJ, ZD9UW, ZG2FX, ZS7/DL1LLL. **************************************************************************** 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 ****************************************************************************