Bonsoir Voici les dernières news DX, dont quelques préfixes F, même s'il y a peu de Français ! 73 de Raymond F-15873 30 August 2014 A.R.I. DX Bulletin No 1217 =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW E3 - Zorro, JH1AJT will be visiting Eritrea on a mission for the Foundation for Global Children (www.fgc.or.jp/english/) on 15-22 September. "One of the main objectives of this trip is to finalize a draft Memorandum of Understanding regarding Eritrea-Japan Sports Collaboration (2014-2020)", and Zorro's agenda will be packed with official meetings with local authorities. He will try to be QRV (call sign TBA) in his very limited spare time, probably after 18 September, mainly SSB and possibly some CW. He will bring a TS-590/ ACOM-1010 and a Small-IR with 40/30m optional coil. QSL via JH1AJT. [TNX JA1TRC] 4O - Look for Chab, 4O/YT7WA and Boris, 4O/YU7MW to be active from Kotor, Montenegro on 9-18 September. They will concentrate their operations on PSK. [TNX YT7WA] 5H - Andrea, IZ1MHY will be active as 5H1MD from Zanzibar (AF-032), Tanzania from 28 September to 10 October. He will operate SSB, CW, and digital modes on the HF bands. QSL via home call. 9A - Jan, PA4JJ will be active holiday style as 9A/PA4JJ from Porec (Croatian mainland) on 7-19 September. Expect him to operate mainly digital modes. QSL via home call (OQRS on www.pa4jj.nl). [TNX PA4JJ] 9H - Jose, EA5IDQ will be active holiday style as 9H3JA from Malta on 18-25 September. He will operate SSB and digital modes on 40-10 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau (OQRS on Club Log). [TNX NG3K] 9M2 - Celebrating the 57th anniversary of the independence of the Federation of Malaya from British colonial rule (31 August 1957), special event station 9M57MY will be active from Kuala Lumpur on 30-31 August. Look for activity on 40, 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 metres SSB and CW. QSL direct to 9M2AIS. BV - BU2BV, BV2OO, BX2AI, BX2AM and BX2AN will be active as BO0D from Tungyin Island (AS-113) on 13-20 September. QSL via bureau; logsearch and OQRS on Club Log. [TNX rsgbiota.org] CE - A team from Chile will be active as XR2T from Isla Damas (SA-086) on 8-12 October. They will operate SSB, CW and digital modes. QSL via CE3OP, direct or bureau. [TNX NG3K] CY0 - Murray WA4DAN, Randy N0TG and Gary VE1RGB expect to be active as CY0C from Sable Island (NA-063) on 8 September. They plan to leave Halifax, Nova Scotia around 11.15 UTC; departure from Sable Island is planned for 22.45 UTC, which should allow for approximately 8 hours of operating time. The current policy of Parks Canada is to restrict visits to Sable Island to daylight hours only. N0TG will primarily operate CW on 17 and 30 metres, while WA4DAN will operate SSB on 20 metres. VE1RGB will "take the lead in assessing the operations" QSL via VE1RGB (see http://www.qrz.com/db/CY0C for instructions). Updates will be posted to www.cy0dxpedition.com. D4 - Fran, EA7FTR will be active as D44KS from Boa Vista (AF-086), Cape Verde from 5 September to 10 October. IN his spare time he will operate SSB and RTTY on 40-6 metres. QSL via EB7DX. [TNX DX World] EA8 - The Union Radioaficionados de Las Palmas (EA8URL) will operate special callsign AO8BWC from 30 August to 14 September for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup. F - F1PPH, F4EWP, F4GDI, F4HHR, F5HNQ and F8CGL will be active as TM32O from Oleron Island (EU-032) on 21-26 September. They will be QRV on 80-10 metres. QSL via F6KFI, direct or bureau. FK - Cezar (VE3LYC) and Bob (KD1CT) will be active as TX4A from Matthew Island (OC-218) [425DXN 1205] on 4-7 September. They plan to maintain one station on the air around the clock, operating barefoot on 40-10m CW and SSB. Dan, W4DKS will be the pilot station for the operation (dan.sullivan[@]verizon.net). QSL via VE3LYC, direct or bureau (OQRS on Club Log). The website for the DXpedition is at http://tx4a.yolasite.com. FO - Heinz, DF1YP will be active holiday style as FO/DF1YP from Moorea (OC-046), French Polynesia from 11 September to 8 October. QSL via home call, bureau preferred. [TNX NG3K] J7 - Janusz, SP9FIH as J79L and Kazik, SP6AXW as J79X will be active from Dominica (NA-101) on 19-26 October. Their main goals are to participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest as two SOSB entries (probably on 40 metres and one of the higher bands), and to concentrate on working Asian stations before the contest. QSL for both callsigns via SP9FIH. Logsearch and further information can be found at www.j7.dxpeditions.org. [TNX SP9FIH] JA - Take, JI3DST will be active as JI3DST/5 from Shodo Island (AS-200) on 20-22 September. He will operate mainly SSB and CW on 40-6 metres. QSL via home call, bureau preferred. [TNX rsgbiota.org] LA - Frank, DH0JAE, will be active as LA/DH0JAE from Donna Island (EU-062) on 8-10 September. He also plans activities from IOTA groups EU-036, EU-056 and EU-079 between 11 and 20 September. Frank operates only QRP. QSL via home call, direct or bureau (OQRS on Club Log). [TNX rsgbiota.org] LU - Look for Arnaldo LU3AAL/T, Enrique LU8EFF/T and Horacio LU5BE/T to be QRV from Purmamarca, in the seldom active Jujuy Province of Argentina on 24-30 September. They will operate SSB ,CW, PSK31 and SSTV on 80-10 metres, possibly with two stations. QSLs direct to LU8EFF. [TNX LU5BE] LX - The Low Land DXpedition Team (www.lldxt.nl) will be active from Wiltz, Luxembourg on 10-17 September. Look for Alex LX/PA1AW, Ron LX/PA3EWP, Jo LX/PA9JO and Roberto LX/PB5X to be active on 80-10 metres all modes with four stations. QSL via PA1AW (OQRS on Club Log) and LoTW. [TNX NG3K] PA - Marcel, PD5MVH will be active as PD5MVH/p from Ameland Island (EU-038) from 30 August to 13 September. He will operate SSB on 40, 20 and 10 metres. QSL via home call, direct and bureau. [TNX DX Newsletter] SV - Cees, PA3FBT will be active as SV8/PA3FBT/p from Lesvos Island (EU-049) on 4-10 September. He will be QRV on 20 and 10 metres SSB. QSL via PA3FBT (bureau only), eQSL and LoTW. [TNX rsgbiota.org] SV - Oliver, DK7TX will be active as SV2/DK7TX from Chalkidiki, Greece on 4-16 September. Side trips to nearby IOTA group EU-174 are being planned, with possible operations as SV8/DK7TX. QSL via home call. SV5 - George, GM0IIO (aka KQ8Z and C6AZZ) will be active as SV5/GM0IIO from Kos Island (EU-001) from 28 August to 8 September. He will operate CW and SSB on 20 and 17 metres. QSL via GM0IIO , direct only. [TNX NG3K] T8 - Nobuaki, JH0JHQ (http://pandasan.jimdo.com) will be active as T88PB from Koror (OC-009), Palau on 4-8 September. Main activity will take place during the All Asian DX Contest (SSB); on 5 September he will focus on 17 and/or 12 metres and on 8 September he will operate CW on 15 metres. QSL via JH0JHQ, direct or bureau. VK - Cezar (VE3LYC), Craig (VK5CE), Johan (PA3EXX) and Bob (KD1CT) will be active as VK6ISL from Sandy Island (OC-294, new one for IOTA) [425DXN 1207] on 15-19 September. Hopefully they will have a station on the air before the UTC midnight on 15 September; operations will stop by the UTC evening on the 19th. The team will try and keep two stations (one barefoot and one running 400 watts) on the air around the clock, on 40-10 metres SSB and CW. Bob, WB2YQH (wb2yqh[@]verizon.net) will be the pilot station for the operation. QSL via VE3LYC, direct or bureau (logsearch and OQRS on Club Log). The website for the DXpedition can be found at http://vk6isl.weebly.com/ [TNX DX World] VK9N - Four Oceania DX Group members (namely Chris VK3QB, Luke VK3HJ, Lee VK3GK and Benton VK3CBV) will be active as VK9NT from Norfolk Island (OC-005) on 12-21 September. They plan to operate SSB and CW on 160-10 metres, with two stations "as often as possible", and to keep "at least one station on-air 18 hours per day". QSL via VK2CA, direct or bureau (logsearch and OQRS on Club Log). Logs will uploaded to LoTW "as soon as possible after the DXpedition". Further information at http://vk9nt.odxg.org/vk9nt2014/index.html. W - The Citrus Belt ARC presents the 15th annual Route 66 On The Air special event, celebrating the historic US Highway 66 (the 'Mother Road'). Amateur radio clubs using 1x1 callsigns (from W6A through W6U) will operate from cities along the highway on 6-14 September. Full information is available on http://www.w6jbt.org/2013site/. XX9 - Andy, IK7YTT will be active as XX9TYT from Coloane Island (AS-075), Macau on 4-8 September. He will participate in the All Asian DX Contest (SSB). QSL via IZ8CCW. [TNX Mediterraneo DX Club] ZD8 - Bob, G4DBW expects to be active as ZD8RH from Ascension Island (AF-003) on 22-30 September, including participation in the CQ WW DX RTTY Contest on either 15 or 10 metres. QSL via G4DBW. [TNX NG3K] PACIFIC TRIP ---> Rob, N7QT (CW and SSB) and Melanie, AB1UH (PSK and RTTY) will be active on 80-10 metres as VK9AN from Christmas Island (OC-002) from 18 September to 2 October, and as TX5Z from Raivavae (OC-114), Austral Islands on 3-13 October. QSL via N7QT. [TNX The Daily DX] =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW DXCC NEWS ---> The following operations have been approved for DXCC credit: A52JR (Bhutan), 4W/HB9FLX, 4W/N1YC and 4W/PE7T (Timor Leste). If you have had cards for these operations rejected in a recent application, please conact the ARRL DXCC Desk (dxccadmin[@]arrl.org) to be placed on the list for an update to your record. [TNX ARRL] DX LOG ARCHIVE PROGRAMME ---> "A major donation from noted DXer Kan Mizoguchi, JA1BK, to the ARRL Second Century Campaign will support 'The DX Log Archive Endowed by JA1BK'. Earnings from the generous gift will fund the creation and management of a DX Log Archive Program for paper DX logs of rare and significant DXpeditions that took place predominantly in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. The archive also would include pre-1950 paper logs, as well as those from rare operations, and logs kept by long-time residents of very rare entities. The ARRL will be reaching out to the DX community to collect paper DX station logs for inclusion. All logbooks will be inventoried and housed at ARRL Headquarters. Confirmations from archived logs will be made available via Logbook of the World (LoTW) or, upon request, with a traditional QSL card. The ARRL Membership and Volunteer Programs Department will manage the DX Log Archive Program. A qualified volunteer or part-time ARRL employee will execute the project. Earnings also will fund any equipment, software, and materials needed to maintain the program". [TNX ARRL] ELECTRONIC IOTA CREDIT PROCESSING ---> Rick, K6VVA has prepared a 21-minute "Video Demo & Proposal for IOTA Credit by OQRS & PayPal" which is worth a look: www.dx-world.net/iota-credit-by-oqrs-paypal/; updates on the project will be posted also to http://k6vva.com/iotacredit/. FT4TA ---> "We have just passed the 100 days mark before the beginning of our FT4TA operation to the island of Tromelin. Since the last official press release many things have evolved well; we are extremely fortunate". The equipment was shipped to Reunion Island in late June, and on 24 August was helicoptered to Tromelin by the logistics service of TAAF. Read the latest press release (26 August) and future updates on www.tromelin2014.com. W1AW WAS ---> Look for ARRL Centennial stations W1AW/4 from Tennessee and W1AW/7 from Oregon to be on the air starting at 00.00 UTC on 3 September until 23.59 UTC on the 9th. Complete information on the ARRL Centennial QSO Party can be found at www.arrl.org/centennial-qso-party. W4DXCC ---> Sponsored by the SouthEastern DX and Contesting Organization, Inc. (SEDCO), the 10th W4DXCC DX and Contest Convention will be held at the MainStay Suites Conference Center in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee on 26-27 September. Complete details can be found at www.w4dxcc.com. [TNX K4SV] + SILENT KEY + We should like to express our sincere condolences to Bernie McClenny, W3UR, Editor of The Daily DX, on the passing of his father Tony (N3ME), who lost his battle with cancer on 25 August at 70 years of age. Tony was a DXCC Honor Roll member with 350 entities confirmed including North Korea, and served more than nine years as mayor of Bethany Beach (Delaware). Astronaut and Space Shuttle veteran Steven Nagel (N5RAW) passed away on 21 August. He was 67. He flew on four Shuttle missions, and in April 1991 he was the commander of the first all-ham Space Shuttle crew aboard Atlantis (with KB5AWP, N5QWL, N5RAX and N5SCW) during the Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment programme, the forerunner to ARISS. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- QSLs received direct or through managers: 3D2KM, 4L1AN, 4L8A, 4W/HB9FLX, 601WS, 6W/G3TXF, 7Q0NL, 7QNL, 9K2OD, A35JP/p (OC-191), A45XR, A65CA, AJ2L/AH0, BV0L (AS-155), C37ITU, C5II, C6ANA, D85C (AS-085), EY7AD, FR5DZ, FT5ZM, HL1VAU/4 (AS-085), HZ1HZ, J6/G0VJG, JA5QYR (AS-200), JA6TBE/5 (AS-200), JW/KH0PR, LU4ZS (AN-013), MS0WRC (EU-092), MX0INT (EU-109), OD5NJ/p, OH5TS, OZ/PA7PA (EU-172), S01WS, SM/DJ8MS, SV5/G0TSM, T88SM, TF/G3TXF (EU-168), TF2CL/5, TJ3TS, TK1R, TM1INT (EU-159), TY2BP, XZ1J, XZ1Z, YB0ARA, YB0MWM, YE5R (OC-108), YF1AR/5, YF1AR/6, YL3CW, ZL7AAA, ZS8Z. **************************************************************************** 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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