Bonjour Un peu de trafic DX pr le week-end qui arrive ! 73 de Raymond 04 August 2012 A.R.I. DX Bulletin No 1109 =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 9H - IK0PEA will be active holiday style as 9H3EA from Bugibba, Malta (EU-023) on 5-17 August. He will operate digital modes and SSB on the HF bands and 6 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. 9M4_spr- Announced frequencies for the 7-13 August 9M4SLL operation from the Spratly Islands [425DXN 1107] are as follows: CW 3517 7017 10117 14007 18087 21007 24907 28007 kHz SSB 3803 7058 - 14180 18165 21295 24985 28495 kHz RTTY 7042 10135 14092 18107 21092 24927 28092 kHz QSL via M0URX and LoTW. QSLling policy and other information can be found at www.m0urx.com/9m4sll.html. CT7 - CT1GZB, CT1CSY and CT2JXT will be active as CR6LH from the lighthouse at Cabo da Roca for the ILLW on 18-19 August. They plan to operate SSB, RTTY, PSK31 and QRS CW on as many bands as possible. QSL via CT1GZB, direct or bureau. [TNX CT1GZB] D6 - Announced frequencies for the 8-21 August D64K operation from the Comoro Islands [425DXN 1107] are as follows: CW 1826 3506 7006 - 10106 14026 18076 21026 24896 28026 50103 SSB 1845 3780 7060/7150 - 14150 18140 21270 24940 28470 50103 RTTY - - 7035 - 10142 14080 18100 21080 24920 28080 QSL via IV3DSH and LoTW. QSLling policy and other information can be found at www.d64k.net DL - Mike, DG5LAC will be active holiday style as DG5LAC/p from Amrum Island (EU-042) on 11-24 August. He will be QRV on 80-10 metres SSB. QSL via home call. [TNX DG5LAC] E5_sc - Once again Henrik, OZ6TL will be active holiday style as E51TLA from Rarotonga (OC-013), South Cooks from 18 November to 8 December. He will operate CW and RTTY. QSL via OZ6TL and LoTW. [TNX OZ6TL] F - Look for F4BKV/p and F4FET/p to be active from Er Island (EU-107) on 4-5 August, from Raguenes Island (EU-074) on 6 August and from Batz Island (EU-105) on 7-8 August. Each station will have about 300w output and antennas for 40, 20, 17, 15 and 10 metres. As for QSLlling, direct & OQRS via F4BKV only (www.f4bkv.net/oqrs); bureau via individual callsign. [TNX F4BKV] F - F4FVI, F4GTD, F5TRO, F8BDB and HB9ELV will be active as TM1NOI from Noirmoutier Island (EU-064) on 12-14 August. They plan to be QRV on 80-10 metres SSB. QSL via F4FVI (bureau) or HB9ELV (direct), plus LoTW and eQSL. G - Phil, G3SWH will activate the special call M0RSE in 18-19 August. He will operate CW only on all bands. Special QSL via G3SWH, direct or bureau (OQRS at www.g3swh.org.uk); all QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW immediately after the weekend. [TNX G3SWH] G - John M5JON, Pete M0ILT, Ant MW0JZE and Chris G1VDP will be active as MX0LDG from Lundy Island (EU-120) on 11-16 October. They will have two stations on the air from 6 to midnight (when the island's power closes down) each day, and will operate SSB and possibly some digital modes. QSL via M0URX (please use his OQRS for both direct and bureau cards at http://m0urx.com/oqrs) and LoTW. [TNX G1VDP] HL - Tai, DS2NMJ will be active as DS2NMJ/2 from Yonghung Island (AS-105) on 12-13 August. He will be QRV on 12 and 15 metres SSB. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX NG3K] HZ - The 7Z7AB IOTA expedition to Al-Dhahrah Island (AS-190, new one) [425DXN 1107] will take place on 5-11 October. Look for activity on 160-10 metres SSB, CW and RTTY. QSL via 7Z1CQ. A website is under construction at www.dxcoffee.com/7z7ab/ I - Paolo, IZ5NFD will be active holiday style as IA5/IZ5NFD from Elba Island (EU-028) on 6-12 August. Look for him to operate mainly CW around 5 UTC and after 21 UTC on 40-2 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX Mediterraneo DX Club] I - Once again ARI Genova (IQ1GE) will participate in the International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend (18-19 August). This year they will be QRV as II1PV from the lighthouse at Punta Vagno, as their traditional location (La Lanterna) is being renovated and it is closed to public. QSL direct or bureau. [TNX IZ1BZS] IS0 - Massimo, I0PNM will be active as IM0/I0PNM from San Pietro Island (EU-165) from 10 August to 3 September. He will operate SSB, RTTY and PSK31 on 20, 15 and 10 metres. QSL via home call (direct). [TNX I0PNM] JW - Torkel, LA6VJA and Fredrik, LA6TMA will be active as JW6VJA (CW and some SSB) and JW6TMA (digital modes) from Longyearbyen (EU-026), Svalbard on 10-12 August. QSL via home calls. [TNX The Daily DX] OJ0 - Pasi, OH3WS will be active in his spare time as OJ0W from Market Reef (EU-053) on 4-10 August. QSL via home call. [TNX NG3K] PA - Marco, IZ3GNG will be active on 40-6 metres SSB as PA/IZ3GNG from Schouwen Duiveland (EU-146) on 8-12 August and from Texel Island (EU-038) on 13-16 August. On 18-20 August he will operate as HB0/IZ3GNG from Liechtenstein (WARC bands only). [TNX IZ3GNG] PY0S - The PT0S DXpedition to St. Peter and St. Paul Rocks [425DXN 1105] will be on the air from approximately 10 November to the 22nd. Exact dates are subject to weather conditions and other circumstances that may occur on a boat trip. In the meanwhile, AA7JV and PY2XB made a reconnaissance trip to the archipelago. For further information and regular updates please visit http://pt0s.com/ SM - SA0AEK, SA0AEX and SA0ASG will be active as SC0UT/5 on 4-10 August. They will operate SSB on 80-12 metres from Scout Camp Boomerang 2012 on Vassaro Island (EU-084). QSL via bureau to SC0UT. [TNX rsgbiota.org] SM - Tomas, SM3DMP will be active as SF2CW from Holmon Island (EU-135) on 6-9 August. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX rsgbiota.org] SV - Fabio, IZ7FLQ will be active as SV8/IZ7FLQ from various Greek islands on 8-18 August: Lefkada (no IOTA), Ithaki (EU-052), Meganisi (EU-052), Kefallonia (EU-052) and maybe others. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. TK - Jack, IZ3DBA will now be active as TK/IZ3DBA from Corsica on 4-17 August. He will operate holiday style 80% CW and 20% SSB. QSL via home call. VK - VK3VCE, VK5KC, VK5LOL, VK5PAS, VK5SN, VK5VW and VK5YX will be active as VI5CW from the lighthouse at Cape Willoughby on Kangaroo Island (OC-139) on 17-20 August. They will be QRV on 80-10 metres. QSL via VK5PAS, direct or bureau, and LoTW. Further information can be found at www.wix.com/simmopa/capewilloughby VK - VK3HJ, VK4ERM, VK4FPDW, VK4GH, VK4GRA, VK4IO, VK4KDX and VK4MIA will operate CW and SSB as VK4ILH from the lighthouse at Cape Moreton on Moreton Island (OC-137) on 17-19 August, including participation in the International Lighthouse & Lightship Weekend. QSL via VK4MIA, direct or bureau, and LoTW. They have a website at www.capemoreton2012.com VQ - Chuck, W4XP will be active as VQ9XP from the VQ9X club station on Diego Garcia (AF-006) on 9-25 August. He plans to focus on 6 metres, with some activity in the HF bands if times permits. QSL via home call and LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX] VU7 - A group of operators from the Bangalore Amateur Radio Club (namely VU2GGM, VU2GSM, VU2JHM, VU2LU, VU2LX and VU2UR) has been granted permission to operate from the Lakshadweep Islands. They will be active as VU7M from Minicoy Island (AS-106) and lighthouse on 13-22 August with a "humble HF station". QSL via VU2JHM. Further information and updates on qrz.com. YB - Celebrating the 67th anniversary of the proclamation of Indonesian indipendence (17 August 1945), special event station YB67RI will be active on 10-17 August on all bands and modes. QSL via YB2DX (direct) and LoTW. =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW CY9M ---> Bad weather forecast for 1 August caused CY9M close down earlier than expected, at 16.23 UTC on 31 July, and to leave St. Paul Island a few hours later. The team logged about 33,200 QSOs in 136 hours - see www.cy9m.com/log/ for log search. DXCC NEWS ---> The recent H44UD operation from the Solomon Islands has been approved for DXCC credit. PUBLICATION SCHEDULE FOR CQ CONTEST RESULTS ---> "CQ magazine will embark on a major reorganization of its editorial content in order to publish contest results significantly sooner", Editor Rich Moseson (W2VU) announced on 1 August. "On average, contest results will appear four months sooner than at present. The new schedule will be phased in over the course of 2013 and will be fully in place by 2014". Read more at http://cqnewsroom.blogspot.com/ RI0K ---> The RI0K team brought forward their operation from Alyumka (AS-092), and were active as RI0K/p for 14 hours on 28 July (1376 QSOs). On 30 July they were finally able to fly to Lavrentiya, and then to reach and become active from Ratmanova (AS-061) at 7 UTC on the 31st. They planned to QRT around 23.30 UTC on 2 August, but the flight back to the mainland was cancelled because of bad weather. On 3 August RZ3EM reported that "it looks like the team will stay longer on Ratmanova, probably for two more days". TOP LISTS ---> The latest Topband, Topmode and Toplist listings are now available at www.425dxn.org/awards/toplist/index.html. QSOs confirmed through LoTW or included in on-line logs are eligible for listing. Send your scores, as well as any request for further information, to Luciano Lucini, IK2QPO (ik2qpo[@]425dxn.org). WUST AWARD ---> The Metro DX Club sponsors the Worked United States Territories (WUST) Award. The 16 WUST territories effective 1 January 2012 are: KG4 (Guantanamo Bay), KH0 (Mariana Islands), KH1 (Baker & Howland Islands), KH2 (Guam), KH3 (Johnston Island), KH4 (Midway Island), KH5 (Palmyra & Jarvis Islands), KH5K (Kingman Reef), KH7K (Kure Island), KH8 (American Samoa), KH8S (Swains Island), KH9 (Wake Island), KP1 (Navassa Island), KP2 (US Virgin Islands), KP4 (Puerto Rico) and KP5 (Desecheo Island). Complete information at www.metrodxclub.com/wust_award.htm; e-mail questions should be sent to awards[@]metrodxclub.com. [TNX W9ILY] + SILENT KEYS + Stephen J. Powlishen (K1FO), best known for his Yagi antenna designs and amplifiers for 432 MHz, passed away on 28 July at 60 years of age. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- QSLs received direct or through managers: 3B8CF, 3B8FE, 3C0E, 3C6A, 3D2YA, 4A3RCC (NA-200), 4JS0NG, 4Z1UF, 4Z5MU, 5W0DP, 6O0CW, 6O0N, 6V7S, 8P9NX, 8R1PY, 9L0W, 9M2AX, A5A, BD4KRB/4 (AS-146), CO3JN, CO6RD, CO7EH, CO8LY, D2QV, D3AA, D4C, E51M, F4BKV/p (EU-159), FJ/W6JKV, FK/F4BKV, FK8CE, FK8DD, FP/NM7N, FR4NT, FW0NAR (OC-054), FW0NAR/p (OC-118), HK0NA, HS0ZIN, HV0A, J28AA, J52HF, J69N, JR7ISY/JD1, JT1CO, KG4DL, KP4RV, LA/DM2AUJ (EU-076), MJ/DL3SEM, OD5NJ, OY1CT, PJ2/N0YY, PJ2/NA6YL, PJ5/SO6X, PS5F (SA-088), SV2ASP/A, TF/VE3IKV, TO3X, TX1B, V31IZ, VP2MQR, VP2MQR, VP6T (OC-044), VP9I, VR2KF, VR2XMT, VY0/AH6EZ, WG6O/KH6, XR0ZA, XU7FMZ, XW3DT, XX9E, YB8Y, YJ0VK, YL2JZ, YS1AG, YV5ZV, ZA1G, ZA1QA, ZD7XF. **************************************************************************** 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 ****************************************************************************