Bonjour Et voici qq infos DX histoire de dérouiller micros et manips ! Les F sont en gras ! 73 de Raymond F-15873 06 July 2013 A.R.I. DX Bulletin No 1157 =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 3D2 - Stan, LZ1GC will be active as 3D2GC from Viti Levu (OC-016), Fiji on 20-26 September and again on 12-15 October. On 27 September-11 October look for Stan, 3D2GC/p (CW and SSB) and Rocky, 3D2DD/p (SSB) to be active from Rotuma (OC-060). QSL 3D2GC and 3D2GC/p via LZ1GC, direct or bureau; QSL 3D2DD/p direct to 3D2DD. Further information, QSLling instructions and logsearch (after the expedition) can be found at http://3d2gc.com/. 9A - ON2AV, ON4CEZ and ON7JA will be active as 9A/OO7T/p from Brac Island (EU-016) from 24 July to 2 August. QSL via bureau. [TNX rsgbiota.org] BY - A team of nine operators (BA4WL, BA8IK, BD4WN, BD4WO, BD4WS, BH4RJP, BH4RQU, BH4RWX and BH4RZI) will be active as BA4WL/5 from Liuheng Island (AS-137) on 27-28 July, including a few hours before and after the IOTA Contest. QSL via BD4WO (direct). [TNX BD4WM] CT8 - CU3EJ, CU8AS, DL2HYH, HB9AHL and HB9CRV (CT3FN) will be active as CR2F from the lighthouse on the Formigas Islets (EU-003), Azores on 30-31 July (dates may vary depending on weather conditions). QSL via HB9CRV (direct or bureau) and LoTW. Further Information at www.to-mk.com/ct3fn/ CT9 - Ricardo CT3KN, Nicola CR9ABE, Jenny CR9ABG and Xavier CS9ABC will be active as CQ9D from the Desertas Islands (AF-046) on 26-29 July, IOTA Contest included. They will run low power into vertical antennas and be QRV on 40-10 metres CW and SSB. QSL via CT3KN (direct) and LoTW. DL - Francois, ON4LO will be active as DL/ON4LO/p from Fehmarn Island (EU-128) on 14-25 July. He will be QRV on 80-6 metres SSB. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX ON4LO] DU - Once again Maarten, PA3GZU will be active holiday style as DU9/PA3GZU from Mindanao Island (OC-130) from 13 July to 9 August. QSL via home call, bureau preferred. [TNX rsgbiota.org] EI - Olivier, ON4EI will be active again as EI8GQB from Fethard, Ireland (EU-115) on 7-31 July using an hybrid wind-solar power system from his caravan. He will participate in the IARU HF World Championship (13-14 July), the CQ WW VHF Contest (20-21 July, on 6 metres) and the IOTA Contest (27-28 July) as EI1A. QSL for both callsigns via PA3249, direct or bureau. A Live Information Banner will be available at http://www.qrz.com/db/EI8GQB [TNX ON4EI] ET - Ken, K4ZW will be back in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 12-19 July and again on the 23rd (for half a day only). He will be active from the ET3AA HQ station (EARS) during the IARU HF World Championship, outside the contest he will operate mainly CW and will help the students "set up for RTTY". QSL via N2OO. [TNX The Daily DX] F - Gil, F4FET will be active on 20 metres SSB as F4FET/p from Tombelaine Island (EU-156) on 6 July, from 9 to 13 UTC. On Sunday 7 July (again from 9 to 13 UTC) he will be joined by Diego, F4HAU/p and they will operate two stations on 15, 17 and 20 metres SSB, with "some minutes on 40m SSB if needed". They are not allowed to overnight on the island. QSL for both callsigns via F4FET. [TNX F4FET] F - Vincent F4BKV, Gil F4FET, Juan F5IRC and Antoine F5RAB will be active as TM0SM from St Marcouf (EU-081) on 9-11 August. A second activity will take place on 23-25 August (operators F4FET, F5IRC, F5RAB, Diego F4HAU and Marc F8DRA). They plan to be QRV on 40-6 metres SSB and CW with four stations and a focus on working stations outside Europe. QSL via F5CWU (OQRS on Club Log). Further information can be found at http://tm0sm.webs.com/ G - The RSGB HQ team will participate in the IARU HF World Championship (13-14 July) as GR2HQ from different DXCC Entities within the UK. All GR2HQ QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW a few weeks after the contest, with the correct DXCC entity shown. These DXCC entities (G, GJ, GM or GW) will also be clearly shown on the paper QSL card you receive, along with the IOTA reference (if different from EU-005). QSL via M0OXO (OQRS at www.m0oxo.com). Information on the awards for working GR2HQ can be found at www.gr2hq.com. GM - Ken, G0ORH and David, G3KLH will be active as MM3I from the isle of Arran (EU-123) on 22-30 July. They will participate in the IOTA Contest and concentrate on 30, 17 and 12 metres outside the contest. They also plan some activity on 5 MHz. QSL via G0ORH. [TNX rsgbiota.org] H4 - Ralph, H44RK will be active as H44IND to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the independence of the Solomon Islands. He plans to be QRV from Nggela Sule, Florida Islands (OC-158) starting on 7 July "for several days". QSL via NR6M. [TNX The Daily DX] HA - Geza, HA8DD and Zsolt HA8FY will be active as HA8DD/p and HA8FY/p from six National Parks and Biosphere Reserve Areas on 8-11 July: Kesznyeteni HAFF-025 (8 July), Zempleni HAFF-047 and Bukki HAFF-002 (9 July), Borsodi Mezoseg HAFF-014 and Hevesi Fuves Pusztak HAFF-020 (10 July), Hortobagyi HAFF-006 and Kozep-tiszai HAFF-027 (11 July). They plan to be QRV with two stations on the HF bands CW and SSB. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. Information on the Hungarian Flora Fauna Award can be found at http://wff.pannondxc.hu/ [TNX HA0HW] HC - Special callsign HD082QRC (HD Zero Eight Two QRC) will be activated on 13-23 July to celebrate the 82nd anniversary of the Quito Radio Club (HC1QRC). Expect activity on all bands CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via HC1JQ (direct). [TNX NE8Z] I - Representing the Associazione Radioamatori Italiani (ARI), the following stations will participate in the IARU HF World Championship: IO1HQ (20 SSB, 40 CW and 80 CW), IO4HQ (40 SSB, 80 SSB, 160 CW and SSB), IO5HQ (20 CW), IO8HQ (15 SSB), IO9HQ (10 CW and SSB, 15 CW). I - Noel, ON4APU will participate in the IOTA Contest as IA5/OO4O from Isola d'Elba (EU-028). QSL via the Belgian QSL bureau and LoTW. [TNX ON4APU] I - A team from ARI Cosenza will participate in the IOTA Contest as ID8/IQ8CS from Dino Island (EU-144). Before the contest they will be QRV on 30, 17, 12, 6 and 2 metres CW and SSB. QSL via IQ8CS, direct or bureau. [TNX IZ8EQF] KL - The logsearch for Rick's recent activity from Sarichef Island (NA-152) can be found at www.k6vva.com/iota/logsearch/index.php. As for his North Slope IOTA Tour [425DXN 1151], the propagation forecast does not look promising at all: both NA-172 and NA-004 "will unfortunately NOT happen this year", and the new plan for 2014 will involve "a lot of costly logistical matters to be rescheduled". However, Mike is till making an attempt at operating from Barter Island (NA-050) on 8-10 July. He plans to leave on 6 July, "but be advised there could be 'fog' delays reaching NA-050". Look for K6VVA/KL7 to operate mainly CW on 40, 30, 20 and 17 metres. QSL via N6AWD, direct or bureau. Check http://www.k6vva.com/iota/na050/ for further information and http://www.twitter.com/k6vva for updates. [TNX K6VVA] KL - David, K0DCH expects to be active from Mitkof Island (NA-041) on 12-16 July. QSL via home call (direct). [TNX rsgbiota.org] OX - Look for N2IEN, W2RE and WW2DX to be active as OX/N2IEN, OX/W2RE and OX/WW2DX (or under an OX callsign that might be issued to them) from near Narsarsuaq, Greenland (WWL GP70dx, IOTA NA-018) on 11-15 July. They will operate SSB and CW on 40-6 metres, and will participate in the IARU HF Championship. QSL via home calls and LoTW. [TNX NG3K] PA - Fred, PA0FAW will be running special event station PA1813A from 15 July to 13 August to commemorate the liberation of the city of Arnhem back in 1813 during the Napoleonic Wars. He will operate mainly CW, with some SSB and digital modes. QSL via PA0FAW, direct or bureau. [TNX VA3RJ] PY - PP5BZ, PP5MCB, PP5ZB, PU5AGM, PU5ATX, PU5DCB and PY3OZ will be active as PQ5M on 40-10 metres CW, SSB and RTTY from Sao Francisco do Sul (SA-027) on 26-28 July, with an emphasis in the IOTA Contest. QSL via PP5BZ. [TNX The Daily DX] PY0F - Leo, PP1CZ will be active as PY0F/PP1CZ from Fernando de Noronha (SA-003) on 25-30 July, including participation in the IOTA Contest (mainly CW). Outside the contest he will concentrate on 30, 17 and 12 metres (mainly CW and RTTY with some SSB). He will also give 160m a try. QSL via home call, direct or bureau, and LoTW. [TNX PP1CZ] SM - Kjell, SM4DDS will be active as 7S5A from Boko Island (EU-177) on 15-21 July. He will be QRV on 80-10 metres CW and SSB. He may also operate as 7S5A/p for the Swedish Flora Fauna Award (SMFF-0316) while on the island. QSL via home call, direct or bureau, and LoTW. [TNX SM4DDS] SP - Special event station SN150PS will be active on all bands and modes between 8 July to 30 September to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Powstanie Styczniowe, the January Uprising of 1863 against th Russian Empire. QSL via bureau to SP5KOG. [TNX SP5CGN] SV - Pista, HA8UT and his family (wife Erzsi HA8TU, daughters Liza HA8TT and Andi HG8SS, son-in-law Dezso HA8SS) will be active as SW2UT from Neo Pori on 16-26 July. Look for holiday style activity on 80-6 metres CW, with some SSB and RTTY. QSL via HA8UT, direct or bureau. [TNX HA0HW] SV - Nick, SV1CEI will be active holiday style as SV8/SV1CEI from Kea Island (EU-067) for about two weeks starting on 6 July. He will operate mainly CW on the HF bands and possibly on 6 metres. QSL via home call. [TNX DX Coffee] TN - Arie PA3A, Ad PA8AD, Angelina PA8AN and Marian PD1AEG will be active as TN2MS (callsign changed from TN5MS)from Pointe Noire, Republic of the Congo from 28 September to 11 October [425DXN 1153]. They plan to operate on 160-10 metres (plus 6 metres, if they are authorized) CW, SSB and RTTY, using three stations with amplifers and several beam and vertical antennas. The team will provide support and raise funds for a Mercy Ships Charity Project. This is the 4th DXpedition in cooperation with Mercy Ships (www.mercyships.org) after Liberia 2007 (5L2MS), Benin 2009 (TY1MS) and Sierra Leone 2011 (9L5MS). QSL via PA3AWW, direct (OQRS in the expedition's website) or bureau, plus LoTW after six months. Further information on the project can be found at www.tn2ms.nl [TNX PA3A] UA - According to the updated schedule on http://robinsons.ru, planned expeditions under the Russian Robinson Club's 20th anniversary special callsign now include: 5-6 July R20RRC/3 Lesin Island (not IOTA) 7 July R20RRC/3 Kiriki Island (not IOTA) 8-12 July R20RRC/0 Sakhalin Island (AS-018) 24-26 July R20RRC/1 Morzhovets Island (EU-119) 27-28 July R20RRC/1 Glov Island (EU-162) 9-14 August R20RRC/8 Zhuravlinyy Island (AS-109) R20RRC/1 from EU-162 will participate in the IOTA Contest. QSL via RZ3EC. UA - Vladimir, UA0LCZ will be active as RI0NZ from Popov Island (AS-066) on 22-29 July. He will operate CW on 80-10 metres (+/- 3507, 7007, 10107, 14017, 18077, 21017, 24897 and 28017 kHz), and will participate in the IOTA Contest. QSL via UA0LCZ, direct or bureau. [TNX UA0LCZ] UR - The club station of the Ukrainian State Centre of Radio Frequencies will be active as EM0ITU on 8-13 July during the ITU Workshop on spectrum monitoring. QSL via UT3UZ. [TNX UT3UZ] UR - Special callsign EO15QRP will be used from 12 July to 12 August by the Ukrainian Radioamateur QRP Club to celebrate its 15th anniversary. QSL via UT2AB, direct or bureau. [TNX UT2AB] VE - Klaus, VE7KDU and Frank, VE7DP will make another attempt at operating from the Estevan Islands (NA-181) some time between 11 and 15 July. The operation will take place from Barnard Island, which is located about 130 Km west/south-west of the nearest accessible town . "Reaching our destination will depend on local weather and sea conditions", Frank says. The plan is for a minimum 48-hour operation, with activity on 30-15 metres CW and SSB. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. A brief activity (less than 24 hours) from one of the qualifying islands in the NA-061 group, immediately before or after NA-181 is also a possibility. [TNX VE7DP] VK - Craig, VK5CE will be active as VK5CE/p (http://oc261.blogspot.com) from Flinders Island (OC-261) on 15-21 August. This IOTA group was activated only once back in 2003. Craig will be able to be QRV on 10-80 metres, with a focus on 15, 20 and 40 metres SSB. He will be running 400 watts into a vertical set up right on the beach at the high tide mark. QSL via home call. All donations will be used to fund the October expedition to Red Island (see below). VK - Eight operators from the Adelaide Hills Amateur Radio Society (namely VK5AJQ, VK5AKH, VK5ATW, VK5BUG, VK5FJOE, VK5KC, VK5NRG and VK5PAS) will be active as VK5CWL from the lighthouse at Cape Willoughby on Kangaroo Island (OC-139) on 16-19 August. They will operate SSB, CW and PSK on 10, 15, 20, 40 and 80 metres. QSL via VK5PAS, direct or bureau, plus LoTW and eQSL. Further information can be found at http://vk5cwl.weebly.com [TNX VK5PAS] VK - Craig, VK5C E will be active as VK5CE/4 from Red Island (OC-255) (http://oc255.blogspot.com.au/) on 16-21 October. This IOTA group was activated only once back in 2002. The island is uninhabited; Craig will have to take two flights (4400 km) to reach Bamaga, where he will have "a local 4WD and fishing boat operator act as my DXpedition support person. He will pick me up from the Bamaga air strip, take me to the island, help me set up the tent and antenna and every couple of days he'll visit the island with fuel and water and just to make sure I'm safe". The cost of the DXpedition will be high, "and so the support of sponsors is really appreciated". W - Scott, NE1RD will be active as NE1RD/1 from Lovells Island (NA-148) starting at 16 UTC on 7 July for 24 hours. QSL via home call, direct or bureau, LoTW and eQSL. Logsearch on Club Log. [TNX The Daily DX] YB - Budi, YF1AR will be active as YF1AR/3 from Sembilangan Lighthouse on Madura Island (OC-237) on 25-29 July, including an entry in the IOTA Contest. Further information at http://www.yf1ar.com/. Logserach on Club Log and QSL via N2OO. [TNX YF1AR] YB - Adhi, YB3MM will be active as YB3MM/7 from Derawan Island (OC-166) on 26-28 July, IOTA Contest included. Logsearch on Club Log. See qrz.com for QSLling options. [TNX YB3MM] ZF - Harry, AA2WN will be active holiday style as ZF2WN from the Cayman Islands (NA-016) on 13-20 July. He will operate mostly on 17 and 20 metres CW, SSB and possibly some digital modes. QSL via AA2WN and LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX] PACIFIC TOUR ---> Gerben, PG5M (http://www.dx.to/) will be active as T8GM from Koror (OC-009), Palau on 6-7 and 15-19 September, and as V6G from Yap (OC-012), Micronesia on 8-15 September. He will operate CW only on 40-10 metres. QSL via home call, direct (do not use IRCs, as he cannot redeem them at his post office) or bureau. [TNX PG5M] =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE ---> The June 2013 issue is now available for download at www.425dxn.org/monthly/index.html. [TNX IZ3EBA] AGB AWARD PROGRAMME ---> Detailed information on the wide range of awards (colourful certificates and throphies) sponsored by the Activity Group of Belarus can be found at http://ev5agb.com/award/awards_e.htm [TNX EU1EU] KOSOVO ---> Boyan, LZ1BJ is currently active as Z6/LZ1BJ from Pristina (Kosovo) until 24 June 2014. He is QRV in his spare time on the HF bands usign CW, SSB and digital modes. QSL via the LZ bureau. [TNX LZ1BJ] LAGUNARIA DX GROUP ---> The intention of the newly born group "is not to support other DXpeditions rather than to carry out its own ones. Besides having fun and going on DXpeditions as the main goals, the Lagunaria DX Group also supports international understanding, shares technical ideas with others and makes use of high and bullet-proof technical standards. The group members (DJ5IW, DJ7EO, DJ9RR, DL1MGB, DL3DXX, DL5CW, DL5LYM, DL6FBL, DL8OH, DL8WPX and SP5XVY) are not only all known from a lot of DXpeditions in the past, but also passionated contesters of the Bavarian Contest Club (BCC)". Please have a look at http://lagunaria-dx-group.org/ to learn more about the group, its history and their DXpeditions. [TNX DL1MGB] P5 PROJECT ---> P5 Project Team members Paul Ewing (N6PSE) and David Flack (AH6HY) have returned from their extensive travels throughout the DPRK. The purpose of the visit was to meet with Government Representatives in Pyongyang and to survey and assess various potential DXpedition venues throughout the country. "We will continue to communicate with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications to further refine our proposals", and plans for a second visit are already underway. They also have invited Fan Bin (BA1RB) to join the P5 Project Leadership Team. Read the complete release, dated 29 June, at http://www.intrepid-dx.com/p5/news.php. [TNX N6PSE] QSL ET3AA ---> Bob, N2OO For the time being Bob, N2OO has logs and QSL cards for QSOs made with ET3AA during the following time frames: 4 August 2011 (15.00-15.40 UTC) from 8 December 2011 (12.29 UTC) to 13 December 2011 (16.13 UTC) from 30 October 2012 (06.57 UTC) to 7 November 2012 (09.10 UTC) from 8 November 2012 (1229 UTC) to current. He can also confirm contacts made with ET3SID from 8 December 2011 (21.08 UTC) to 13 December 2011 (05.08 UTC) only. Bob's OQRS is at http://df3cb.com/oqrs/n2oo/ RSGB IOTA'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY CONVENTION ---> The RSGB IOTA Committee is currently looking at the possibility of holding the celebration of IOTA's 50th Anniversary at Beaumont House, Windsor over the weekend of 4-6 July 2014. "What we need are serious expressions of interest in attending, not firm commitments at this stage", RSGB IOTA Manager Roger Balister, G3KMA says. "We have set target figures for certain dates rolling forward. If we reach these, the event will go ahead. If not, the event will not proceed". Give a look at the leaflet that can be found at http://dx-world.net/2013/iota-convention-2014/ and please let G3KMA know (g3kma[@]dsl.pipex.com) if you are interested in attending the convention. QSL GB4RS ---> The call GB4RS is used by the President of the Radio Society of Great Britain during his period in office. For QSOs between 1 July to 31 December 2013, QSL direct to G3PJT (IRCs not accepted) or request your bureau card by sending an email to g3pjt[@]btinternet.com QSL GALLERY ---> The large collection of QSL cards on Les Nouvelles DX's web site has been updated. Fifteen different galleries include 11,166 cards for the ten Most Wanted DXCC Entities (2004-12), the 61 deleted DXCC Entities, obsolete prefixes, stations from Maghreb from 1945 to 1962, Allied Forces stations in Germany (1946-69), special stations commemorating ITU and IARU, Antarctic bases & TAAF (Terres Australes and Antarctiques Francaises), the various French DXCC island Entities in the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean and the Americas (from 1945 to 1970), pre-1945 countries, French Departments and CONUS, plus a gallery for cards not accepted by DXCC. Your participation is encouraged - please visit www.LesNouvellesdx.fr [TNX F6AJA] QSL VIA W2FB ---> Those who still need a card for the October 2011 operation by YB9WZJ/p and YB0MWM/9 from Doom Island (OC-239) can send their request to Steve, W2FB, who has recovered the logs and has some blank QSL cards. [TNX W2FB] W4DXCC ---> Sponsored by the SouthEastern DX and Contesting Organization, Inc. (SEDCO), the 9th W4DXCC DX and Contest Convention will be held at the MainStay Suites Conference Center in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee on 27-28 September. Complete details can be found at www.w4dxcc.com [TNX K4SV] + SILENT KEYS + Recently reported Silent Keys include Albert Decastille (5T5DA), Wayne Smith (VO1WET/VO1TA) and Ivan I. Udovin (EX2A, formerly UM8MBA and UM2M), chairman of the Amateur Radio Union of Kyrgyzstan and the first in is Country to obtain 5BDXCC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- QSLs received direct or through managers: 3B8CF, 3B8MM, 3D2C, 3D2RX, 3D2SE, 3D2XC, 4A2I, 4J0LH, 4O7ML, 5M2TT, 5U5U, 5U9AMO, 5V7TT, 5W0M, 6D0LM, 6V7V, 6W/PB2T, 6Y6T, 7O6T, 7P8ZM, 9G5AA, A35UD, AA4VK/CY0, C21UF, C31CT, C98RF (AF-072), CD6713 (SA-018), CE8DMT (SA-050), CM6RCR, CR1X, CR2X, D2EB, DU1/R6AF/p (OC-090), DU3/N0QM, FO8WBB, FR5FC, FY4PR, GJ0JSY, H40T, H44G, HK1/DK7PE, HP1/S54ZZ, J5NAR, J6/N7QT, J79WTA, J8/W6HGF, JT1AA/3, JT1CO, JW7XM, K6VVA/KL7 (NA-152), KH2/N2NL, L22D (SA-022), OH0/OF3I, OH0I, OJ0X, P40YL, PB13ROYAL, PJ7/PB2T, PT0S, PW0F, PZ5T, RI0K (AS-061), RI0K/p (AS-092), SU8N (AF-109), SV2ASP/A, SX5KL, TJ3AY, TK0INT (EU-100), TK1INT (EU-104), TK2INT (EU-164), TK5EP, TS8TI (AF-083), V63JX, V6A, V73PX, VK9/OG1M, VK9/OH1VR, VK9CZ, VP2EAG, VP2EAR, VP5/W5CW, VR2XMT, VU2PAI, VY0/VE3VID (NA-174), WL7E, XT2TT, XU1A, XU7NPC, XX9THX, YB8P (OC-208), YB8XM/p (OC-271), YE90PK, YN2N, Z6/SP5CJQ, Z61DX, ZA/LZ2HM, ZD7FT, ZD7VC, ZK3N, ZK3T, ZL7LC. **************************************************************************** 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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