Bonsoir Voici qq infos DX pour occuper le week-end ! Quelques F et autres indicatifs spéciaux à voir en gras.(à voir aussi FG, FP, FS) 73 de Raymond. F-15873. 24 May 2014 A.R.I. DX Bulletin No 1203 =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 7Q - Kenneth, LA7GIA will be active as 7Q7GIA from Malawi from 31 May to 8 June. He will operate CW and SSB on 40-10 metres. QSL via home call and LoTW. [TNX DX World] 9A - Oliver, DG7XO will be active as either 9A7XO and/or 9A/DG7XO from Ugljan (EU-170) and possibly other nearby islands from 25 May to 7 June. He will operate SSB and PSK31 on 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres. QSL via DG7XO. [TNX DX Newsletter] 9M2 - A large team will be active as 9M2MI from Pulau Undan (AS-097) from 30 May to 1 June. They will operate SSB and CW on 40, 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 metres. QSL via 9M2YOT, direct only. Further information on www.qrz.com/db/9M2MI CE_ssh - Jorge, CE9OJZ (home call CE3OJZ) works for the Directorate General for Civil Aviation of Chile, and will be stationed at the Teniente Marsh aerodrome on King George Island, South Shetlands (AN-010) until March 2015. QSL via XQ7UP (direct) and LoTW. CT7 - CT1GFK, CT1GPQ, CT1IUA, CT3FN, CU8AS and HB9CQL will participate in the CQ WW WPX CW Contest as CS2W from Culatra Island (EU-145). QSL via HB9CRV and LoTW. DU - Don, NW5H will be active as DU8/NW5H from the islands of Dinagat (OC-235) and Mindanao (OC-130) between now and 3 June. QSL via home call. [TNX DX World] EI - EI2GX, EI2KC, EI3HA, EI5IQ, EI6FR, EI7DSB, HB9ASZ and HB9DGV will be active as EJ7NET from Clear Island (EU-121) on 12-17 July. QSL via HB9DGV, direct or bureau. [TNX rsgbiota.org] ES - Look for ES0/OH3LB, ES0/OH3HPV, ES0/OH3TA, ES0/OH6KS and ES0/OH7KA to be active from Hiiumaa Island (EU-034) from 29 May to 1 June. They plan to have at least two stations on the air at the same time. QSL via home calls, bureau preferred. [TNX rsgbiota.org] F - Special event station TM68VA will be active between 24 May and 18 October (further information on qrz.com) to commemorate the 100th anniversary of World War I. The suffix stands for the Vieil Armand (aka Hartmannswillerkopf), a rocky spur in the Vosges mountains of Alsace where a long battle was fought in 1915. QSL via F6KDL (all of the QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau). [TNX F6AJA] F - The Castres DX Gang will be active as TM5FI from the island of Ratonneau (EU-095) from 28 May to 4 June. QSL via F5XX. [TNX DX World] F - The Invoker Team (EA3AKA, EA3NT, F4BKV, F4FET, F4FPG and F4HAU) will be active as TM1INT from Banc d'Arguin (EU-159) from 30 May to 1 June. They plan to operate CW and SSB with 3-4 stations on the HF bands and 6 metres. QSL via F5CWU, direct or bureau (OQRS on http://f5cwu.net/oqrs/). Follow them on Twitter (@Invoker_Team), and find further information at www.invokerteam.com/tm1int/. [TNX Invoker Team] F - Commemorating the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy, a team from the Radio Club de Vernon will be active as TM70BMC (QSL via F5IL) on 5-8 June from the historical site on Mont Canisy. Another special callsign will be TM70JUN (QSL via F4GAJ), to be used from the French Department of Calvados on 6-20 June. [TNX F8REF] F - Once again (for the 63rd year) the Association des Radioamateurs de la Sarthe will operate a special event station for the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Look for TM24H on 2-16 June, with activity on 80-6 metres SSB, CW, RTTY and PSK. QSL via F6KFI. [TNX F8REF] F - Eric F5LOW, Laurent F5MNK, Bertrand F6HKA and Leon ON4ZD will be active as TM0O from the island of Ouessant (EU-065) on 14-21 June. They will operate SSB, CW and digital modes. QSL via ON4ZD, preferably through the OQRS provided by Club Log. FG - Alain, F5LMJ will be active holiday style as TO5MJ from Guadeloupe (NA-102) on 7-17 July. He will operate CW, digital modes and SSB on 40-10 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau, plus LoTW and eQSL. [TNX F5LMJ] FP - Once again Eric, KV1J will be active as FP/KV1J from Miquelon Island (NA-032) on 5-15 July. Plans are to operate SSB, RTTY and some CW on 80-10 metres ("generally on the highest frequency band open"), plus 6m if there are "indications of openings". He will also take part in the DL-DX RTTY Contest (5-6 July) and the IARU HF World Championship (12-13 July). QSL via home call, direct or bureau, LoTW and eQSL. Further information can be found at www.kv1j.com/fp/July14.html. FS - John, K9EL will be active as FS/K9EL from St. Martin (NA-105) on 9-27 June. He will be QRV on 80-6 metres, possibly on 60 metres "if there is interest". QSL via home call; daily uploads to Club Log and LOTW are planned. Follow his daily activities on Twitter (@FSK9EL). G - Once again a team from the South Bristol Amateur Radio Club will be active as GB2BLE from Lundy Island (EU-120) on 15-20 June. They plan to operate SSB and digital modes (mainly PSK31) on 80-10 metres, and possibly also on 6 and 2m. QSL via bureau. Further information at www.sbarc.co.uk/club-activities/lundy/lundy-2014/. GD - A team from the Telford and District Amateur Society will be active as GT3ZME/p from the Isle Of Man (EU-116) on 26-30 June. They will be QRV on the HF bands, as well as on VHF ("50MHz will be a priority"), UHF and SHF. QSL via bureau to G3ZME (email requests for bureau cards to buroqsl[@]pleasemail.me.uk) or direct to M0PNN. JA - Look for Masa, JF3ELH to be active as JF3ELH/6 from Amami Oshima (AS-023) from 30 May to 1 June. He will be QRV on 40-6 metres mainly CW. QSL via home call. [TNX JI3DST] KP4 - Anthony, WP4I and others (Carlos KP4CPC, Rafael KP4ROS and Edgard NP4EG) will be active from the lighthouse on Isla Culebrita (NA-099) on 15-18 August, including participation in the International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend (16-17 August, http://illw.net/). They will operate SSB, CW and digital modes. [TNX KP4CPC] P4 - K5NOT, W5BL and W5LJW will be active holiday style as P40DM from Aruba (SA-036) from 29 May to 4 June. They will be QRV on 20-6 metres, with a focus on 10 and 6 metres. QSL via K5NOT. They might also operate under their individual callsigns, namely P40TX (K5NOT), P40DL (W5BL) and P40LW (K5RAU). [TNX rsgbiota.org] SM - Lars, SM6CUK will be active as SA6G/7 from Ven Island (EU-137) on 9-15 June. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX rsgbiota.org] SV - SV2BRT, SV2CLJ, SV2DGH, SV2FPU, SV2HNC and SV2RJV will be active as J48TSL from the island of Skyros (EU-060) on 13-19 June. They will operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 80-6 metres. QSL via SV2DGH. [TNX SV2DGH] V6 - Sho, JA7HMZ will be active again as V63DX from Pohnpei (OC-010), Micronesia from 30 May to 5 June. He will be QRV on 80-6 metres. QSL direct to JA7HMZ. [TNX NG3K] VE - Special callsign VC3JUNO will be in use on all bands and modes between 6 June and 31 July to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy. QSL via VE3JO, direct or bureau, and LoTW. [TNX VA3RJ] VE - Back in April 1939 the Russian Ilyushin TsKB-30 prototype "Moskva" was forced to land on Miscou Island, New Brunswick while flying non-stop from Moscow to the New York World's Fair. Commemorating the 75th anniversary of that flight, special event station VX9MOSKVA will be activated from the lighthouse on Miscou Island (NA-068) starting at 15 UTC on 19 June for at least 48 hours. Look for activity on 80, 40, 20,15, and 10 metres CW and SSB. QSL via operator's instructions. The special callsign has been granted for use from 24 May to 22 June. [TNX VE9TCA] W - Special event station W9D will be active on 6-8 June to commemorate the 70th anniversary of D Day. On 7 June operations will take place from the grounds of the First Division War Museum at Cantigny Park (Wheaton, IL). The 1st Infantry Division led the landing on Omaha Beach in Normandy on 6 June 1944. QSL direct to W9DUP (DuPage Amateur Radio Club, P.O. Box 71, Clarendon Hills IL 60514, USA). YB - YB8RW/p, YB8SOC/p, YB8UTI/p, YC8SFS/p, YD8TWW/p and YD8UNH/p will be active from several islands in the Talaud Group (OC-209): Kabaruan (24-27 May), Salibabu (27-28 May), Sara'a Besar and Sara'a Kecil (28-30 May). QSLs via YB3MM. Updates on www.facebook.com/YBHunters [TNX W2FB] YB - Budi, YF1AR (www.yf1ar.com) has slightly changed his plans for his DXpedition to the Mentawai Islands (OC-215) [425DXN 1201]. Look for YF1AR/5 to be active from Pulau Sipura (not Siberut) one day later than originally planned, from 25 May to 1 June. He will operate mainly SSB on 40-10 metres. QSL via N2OO or via the OQRS on Club Log. [TNX YF1AR] YV - Pedro, YV4OW/5 will be active from Isla Testigo Grande (SA-059) on 22-25 May. He operates SSB on 80-6 metres QRP. QSL direct to AD5VK (PayPal link on qrz.com). IOTA TOUR ---> Klaus, DL7UXG and Ric, DL2VFR will be active from three IOTA groups in Finland, Sweden and Norway as follows: 28-29 May OH6/DL7UXG & OH6/DL2VFR Bjorkon Island (EU-101) 29 May-1 June SD3G/2 & SD7V/2 Seskaro Island (EU-139) 1-5 June LA/DL7UXG & LA/DL2VFR Vardo Island (EU-141) Next, until 7 June, they have plans to operate from a few national parks (see qrz.com for details). QSL via home calls (SD3G via DL7UXG, SD7V via DL2VFR). [TNX DX World] CQ WW WPX CW CONTEST ---> The following stations have announced their participation in this year's event (24-25 May): Call Category Country QSL ---------------------------------------------------- 3V3A SOSB 15m Tunisia LoTW 4K6FO SOAB LP Azerbaijan LoTW 7QNL SO Malawi PA1AW 7S6W M/? Sweden SM6MIS 9G5ZZ Ghana DL1CW BD1IIJ SOSB 15m China LoTW CS2W M/S Portugal HB9CRV CV3D M/S Uruguay CX2ABC EF8U SOAB HP Canary Isls EA8URL EH2OLA M/S Spain EA2EA HC2AO SOSB 160m HP Ecuador LoTW/RC5A IT9/OL9R SOSB 20m Italy (Sicily) OK6RA IY1GMS M/2 Italy IK1SPR IY9A SOSB 40m HP AF Italy IK2ILH JW/K8GU SO Svalbard K8GU JW/W2NAF SO Svalbard W2NAF LI8W SOAB Norway LA9VDA LX7I M/2 Luxembourg LX2A LY4A M/2 Lithuania LY4A MJ5Z SOAB LP Jersey LoTW/M0CFW NP2P SOAB LP Virgin Isls LoTW OC4WW SO Peru OH0XX OF60A Finland OH6GDX OG0A SOSB 10m HP Aland Isls OH2BH OG9X M/? Finland LotW P3N M/S Cyprus RW3RN P40A SOAB Aruba WD9DZV P44W SOAB LP Aruba LoTW/N2MM P49Y SOAB Aruba LoTW/AE6Y PJ4J M/S Bonaire LoTW/N2ZN SW8WW SOAB Greece HA0HW TC3D SOAB LP Turkey TA3D TM1A M/? France F6KOP TM5GBW SO France F4GBW VB7X Canada VA7DZ VP9/UU5WW SO Bermuda K2PF W1UE/HR9 M/S Honduras W1UE WP3C SOAB LP Puerto Rico W3HNK XW0YJY SOAB Laos LoTW/E21EIC YE1K M/M Indonesia YD1JZ YN2GY SOAB LP Nicaragua K9GY YS1YS SOSB 20m LP El Salvador YS1GMV ZL3X M/2 New Zealand ZL3PAH Do not forget to give a look at the Announced Operations listing maintained by Bill, at www.ng3k.com/Misc/wpxc2014.html - good contest to you all! =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW BEST COMMUNICATION AWARD ---> The 2013 Best Communication Award, sponsored by DX Coffee and DX University [425DXN 1198], went to TX5K (Clipperton Island) "for the large amount of information given before, during and after the operation on the official website www.tx5k.org and the related blog http://ky6r.com". Information on this annual award can be found at www.dxcoffee.com/eng/communication-award/. IOTA NEWS: DIRECTORY 2014 ---> The new IOTA Directory, published this month, makes a number of changes to the Rules, to take effect immediately. These were mainly provisions that were out of date and no longer reflected IOTA as it is today. A note of the main changes can be seen on www.g3kma.dsl.pipex.com (click on "IOTA Rule Changes 2014"). The IOTA Directory-50th Anniversary Edition is available from the Radio Society of Great Britain's online store (www.rsgbshop.org). IOTA NEWS: NEW GROUPS ---> Following the note of 4 April (10 New IOTAs to be announced at IOTA Convention, see 425DXN 1196), "we have now posted details of the small rule changes affecting this exercise at www.g3kma.dsl.pipex.com. Those attending the Convention and interested in submitting candidate groups should read the guidance given in "IOTA Rule Changes 2014 (Convention Attendees)". The date for submissions is 20 June 2014. If you have already submitted a case in the last year, there is no need to resubmit it, just let us know that you want it reconsidered". [TNX G3KMA] W1AW WAS ---> Look for ARRL Centennial stations W1AW/0 from Missouri and W1AW/7 from Wyoming to be on the air starting at 00.00 UTC on 28 May until 23.59 UTC on 3 June. Complete information on the ARRL Centennial QSO Party can be found at www.arrl.org/centennial-qso-party. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- QSLs received direct or through managers: 3B8DB, 3B9FR, 3C0BYP, 3D2AG/p, 4J0SFR, 4S7DFG, 4S7FRG, 4S7LXG, 4S7VG, 6Y3M, 7Z1SJ, 8P6DR, 9J2T, A71EZ, A92HK, C31CT, CE2/CX1EK, CY0P, DU1EV, DU7ET, DU7RH, EA9/DL2RNS, EP3HF, EU7A, EX8BS, EY7AD, F4FET/p, FK8IK, FO/F6CTL, FR1LB, FW5JJ, GB0SNB, HH2/N5JC, HH2/N5JR, HS0ZIQ, J28NC, J6SLI35, J8/LY2IJ, JA5MOO/p, JD1YBT, JW7QIA, KC4AAA, KH8/DL2AWG, KH8/DL6JGN, LX1NO, OA4/N7CW, OD5NJ/p (AS-108), OD5ZZ, OH3OJ/8 (EU-184), PJ4Q, PJ5/K3TRM, RA1ZZ/p, S9TF, ST2M, SV5BYR, T32TV, TK/IK2UJS/p, TX6G, UK9AA, UN3M, V21ZG, V25A, V73DL, V85TL, VP2EXX, VP2V/SP6CIK, VU7AG, W8A, XE3/HK3JJH (NA-183), XF1T (NA-189), XV2RZ, XZ1J, YB3MM/2 (OC-186), YB3MM/4 (OC-262), YB3MM/8 (OC-219), YB3MM/p (OC-237), YB3ZP, YB4IR/5 (OC-106), YB8XM/p (OC-076), YB8XM/P (OC-224), YE3I (OC-237), YJ0ZZ, ZF35LC, ZL7/OE2SNL. **************************************************************************** 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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