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15 September 2007 A.R.I. DX Bulletin No 854 =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** =========================== Edited by IK1ADH & I1JQJ Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 1A - The Sovereing Order of Malta will be activated by an international team during the week of the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. This will be the first time for SMOM to be aired during a major contest. Further information will be available at http://www.1a4a.org/ [TNX IZ4AKS] FO - Freddy, F5IRO left Paris on 12 September for a 4-month assignement in Papeete (OC-046), French Polynesia. He plans to be active in his spare time as FO5RU (or FO/F5IRO, while waiting to collect his licence) on all HF bands CW, SSB and RTTY. Side trips to other IOTA groups are possibile. QSL via F5CQ, direct or bureau. Logs will be available at http://www.f5cq.net/dxp/2007-FO5RU/fo5ru-fr.htm [TNX F5NQL] HR - HQ8R is the callsign issued to the upcoming operation from Swan Island (NA-035) [425DXN 851]. The team now includes K8LEE, W8GEX, K2BB, KB2PDW and HR2J. They will depart on on 23 September and return to the mainland on the 28th. [TNX The Daily DX] HS - Eric, SM1TDE is now living on Phuket Island (AS-053) and has been issued the callsign HS0ZHR. He expects to participate in the Scandinavian Activity Contest CW. QSL via home call, preferably through the bureau. Mail sent to his address is Sweden (P.O. Box 94, SE-62321 Ljugarn) will be forwarded to Thailand by Eric's father, but it might take some time before you get a reply. [TNX SM1TDE] OJ0 - The August 2007 OJ0B outing to Market Reef was designed to decorate the lighthouse with powerful antennas that can only be hoisted in good weather conditions. The newly composed group of OH0RJ, OH2BH, OH2MM, OH2PM, OH7EA and OH8NC are at it again and they plan to be operational from 15 September until the 24th, including both Scandinavian Activity Contests, with three stations. Outside the contest expect OJ0B to operate on 3523, 7023, 10113, 14033, 18083, 21033, 24903 and 28033 KHz CW; 3775, 7075, 14175, 18135, 21275, 24960 and 28475 KHz SSB. If you are a stamp collector or wish to receive your QSL card with unique Market Reef stamps, you may send an SASE with 7 Euros (10 USD) as your postage/donation to the Finnish Lighthouse Society (http://www.lighthousesociety.fi/eng/) via the QSL manager, OH2BH. [TNX OH2BN] OZ - Bernd, DL8AAV will be active as OZ/DL8AAV/p from Laeso Island (EU-088) on 17-29 September. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org] OZ - Lutz/DL3ARK and Peter/DL4AMK will be active as OZ/homecall from Hov Lighthouse (ARLHS DEN-035) on Langeland Island (EU-172, DIA FY-19) on 22-29 September. OZ/DL3ARK will be QRV in the Scandinavian Activity Contest (SSB). QSL via homecalls, direct or bureau. [TNX DL3ARK] P2 - P29VLR is the callsign issued to CT1AGF for the IOTA operations from Papua New Guinea [425DXN 853]. This is the call he, SM6CVX, G3KHZ and G4EDG will be using from Kilinalau Island (OC-256), if they manage to operate from there (indicatively from 8 October for three days). QSL P29VLR via SM6CVX. The other callsigns will be P29VCX (QSL via SM6CVX) from OC-284 starting around 25 October and P29NI (QSL via G3KHZ) from OC-283 starting around 2 October. [TNX islandchaser.com] TF - Look for TF/G3SXW and TF/G4IRN to operate CW only 40-12 metres from Iceland (EU-021) on 21-23 September. QSL via home calls. Logs will be uploaded to LotW. TK - Heinz, DF6ZY will be active as TK/DF6ZY from Corsica (EU-014) on 15-28 September. He plans to operate on 10-80 metres mostly RTTY (SSB and SSTV on request). QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX DL2VFR] W - The Anaheim Police ARC (W6APD) will operate (on 21350, 18150, 14253 and 7250 kHz SSB and 14071.5 kHz PSK) as K6P on 19-22 September for the POW-MIA Remembrance Day. QSL via KM6HB. [TNX KM6HB] YK - RAAG president Manos Darkadakis, SV1IW and other seven Greek operators (namely SV1ACK, SV1GYG, SV1JG, SV1QN, SV1RC, SV1RP and SV8CS) will be active as YK9SV from Arwad Island (AS-186, new one), Syria for ten days between 1 and 15 November. They plan to operate CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK on all of the HF bands plus 6 metres with at least two stations running around the clock. QSL via SV1JG. Donations are being sought; please visit http://www.raag.org/arwad for further information. [TNX SV1IW] =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** =========================== Edited by IK1ADH & I1JQJ Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 3B7C ---> John, G3WGV collects the information from the team on St. Brandon and publishes it in a diary form on the DXpedition's website. Read the latest news on http://www.3b7c.com/news.htm and send your feedback to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 7U5CI ---> Log search and pictures for the IOTA operation from Grand Cavallo Island (AF-104) are available at http://www.om1kw.com/7u5ci/ [TNX 4X4-2238] DX MAGAZINE MOST WANTED SURVEY ---> The DX Magazine's annual Most Wanted Survey is being conducted now through 15 October. The survey form is available at http://www.dxpub.com/dx_survey2007.html OJ0B ---> If you wish to tour Market Reef in the spirit of adventure, you may follow in the footsteps of the August 2007 and November 2005 OJ0B activities: http://sm0w.com and www.kolumbus.fi/oh2bn/pagemarket.htm [TNX OH2BN] ROCKALL 2008 ---> The previously announced expedition to Rockall Island (EU-189) [425DXN 851] has been cancelled. "It's with heavy heart I've decided to call an end to anymore planning for Rockall - it's just too risky overall, physically and economically", Colin, MM0NDX says. Read the details at http://hamspirit.wordpress.com/ SAC 2007 ---> Contest Club Finland and SRAL as arranging societies invite all amateur radio operators to participate in the 49th Scandinavian Activity Contest. It will take place on 15-16 September (CW, from to 12 UTC through 12 UTC) and 22-23 September (SSB, from to 12 UTC through 12 UTC). Full rules at http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/sacnsc.htm VK4JCF (OC-138) ---> "Unfortunately, judging from the several direct cards received by me by 10 September 2007, it appears that at least one pirate operated signing VK4JCF on 1 and 2 September", Nobi, JA1JCF says, and adds that he was off the air between 08.40-10.20 UTC on 1 September and between 10.50-11.50 UTC on the 2nd. Noby operated CW only, except for two QSOs in the All Asian contest. In case of doubt, feel free to e-mail Nobi before sending your QSL card (please use the e-mail address shown at qrz.com). [TNX islandchaser.com] YW5AS ---> The story of the recent operation from Aves de Sotavento (SA-051), along with several nice pictures, can be found at http://www.hfdx.com/Aves_Sotavento/sotavento_en1.html [TNX 4X4-2238] + SILENT KEY + Osten Magnusson, SM5DQC passed away unexpectedly on 6 September, at 66 years of age. One of the most active DXers in Sweden, "a gentleman and a DX scholar" (VE1AL), Osten was also the QSL manager for 9Q1TB and 9Q1EK. + SILENT KEY + Laimonis Stepans, YL2PQ passed away unexpectedly on 8 September. He was 63 years old and was very active in major contests. [TNX YL2MU] =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** * QSL ROUTES & ADDRESSES * =========================== Edited by IK1ADH & I1JQJ Direttore Responsabile I2VGW =================================================================== CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER =================================================================== 3B7C G3NUG AN0EB EA4RCH OX3XR OZ3PZ 3B7C BRS32525 [a] AN4EB EA4RCH P41USA W3TEF 3Z0MK SP7QHR AN5EB EA4RCH PA1000ZTM PI4RAZ 3Z0MSPO SP7PKI AN6EB EA4RCH PA100S PD0PVQ 4X1VF K1FJ AN7EB EA4RCH PA400MAR PA3HFJ 5H0RS IT9YVO AP2TN DJ9ZB R1AND RU1ZC 5H3EYE AC3A B5A BA5AG R1ANF RK1PWA 5H4BL IV3RTL B7M BG7LHY R450AD UA6YW 5H9KR KF9TC C56YK ON7YK R450KB UA6XT 5N8NDP IK5JAN CN2CP OM3CPH RC150KTS RU3SD 5Q1A/P OZ5ESB CO7PH W3HNK SA25QW SK6QW 5R8GZ G3SWH CO8LY EA7ADH SD7ME DL5ME 5W1SA JH7OHF CQ4IPY CT1BWW SN6W SP6ZKO 5X1AB K6EID CX2AQ EA5KB SN6WTC SP7PKI 5X1GS WB2YQH DL40RRDXA DL1YFF TM0RWC F6KMX 6H1MW XE1MW DP0GVN DL5EBE TM1MV F5KCC 6J3RBA EB7AEY EA1/EA7TV EA7TV TM1RHC F1BOW 7Q7HB G0IAS EG5FAB EA5QB TM1RWC F6KMX 8Q7CT M0AJT EG8SDC EA1AUM TM3RWC F1PSH 8R6USA 8R1AK EG9SDC EA1AUM TM5RWC F6KRD 9A/OK1HWS OK1JST EX2M W3HNK TM7RWC F5APM 9A/OK1JK OK1JST FP/K9MDO W9NJB TM8CDX F5CQ 9A/OK1JST OK1JST FP/W9ILY W9ILY TM9RWC F5GNY 9A/OK1UXH OK1JST G4GIR/KH9 G4GIR TY5ZR IK2IQD 9A8GES IK3GES GH6UW M0BLF UA0AV W3HNK 9A950JB/P 9A3JB HF150TG SQ9JKD UE6DOO/6 RW6BJ 9H20 PB9ZR HF40PAZ SP6DVP UE6LGT UA6LP 9H3AVS PA3AVS HF50PLU SQ8LUV UN7MMM EA7FTR 9H3X PE1NGF HF50SLO SP9PNB US7IB/p US7IB 9H3YM PE1OFJ HK6DOS EA5KB VK4JCF JA1JCF 9H3YT PA3GUU HL13STCA 6K2BWA VO2/NF6J DL7RV 9H3ZF PA1GR IP1DCI IK1QFM VO2ZT VE2TKH 9M2GCN JH3GCN J28JA F5JFU VY0/KH0PR JJ8DEN 9M4DXX 9M2TO J44XG HA4XG W4H N8PR 9M50MB 9M2AU J48FYG OE6FYG YN2N TI2OHL 9M50MP 9M2TO J48XG HA4XG YT60W YU7BCD 9M50MS 9M6TW K6VVA/KL7 N6AWD ZB2FX G3RFX A52AM JA0JHA KH0R JE6DND ZD8RH G4DBW A52VE JF1OCQ KH8/KK6H W7TSQ ZF2CE KL7CE A61AS YO3FRI KP4ED EB7AEY ZG2FX G3RFX A61CK PE1BSX MD0LON DF1LON ZL4IR W8WC A61Q EA7FTR OD5/F5PTM F5OGL ZM3R ZL3RG AI4GN/AH0 7K3BKY ON4USA ON4GDV ZP8AE EA7FTR AL7DB NI5DX OT7G ON4MRX ZP8VAO EA7FTR [a] SWLs 8R1AK Esmond Jones, P.O. Box 10868, Georgetown, Guyana 9M2TO Tex Izumo, P.O. Box 125, GPO 10710, Penang, Malaysia BRS 32525 Bob Treacher, 93 Elibank Road, Eltham, London SE9 1QJ, United Kingdom DL7RV Juergen Vierhaus, Bernoullistr. 10, D-34246 Vellmar, Germany G3NUG Neville Cheadle, Lower Withers Barns, Middleton on the Hill, Leominster, Herefordshire HR6 0HY, UK JA1JCF Nobushige Hyakutake, 4-5-12 Egota, Nakano-Ku, Tokyo 165-0022, Japan JA6GXK Masafumi Ishihara, 2-305 Loran, 2-5-35 Miyazaki, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-0806, Japan OE16B ORF/OE16B, A-1136 Wien, Austria PB9ZR Ruben van der Zwet, Barentzstraat 1, 2161 TJ Lisse, The Netherlands US7IB Vyacheslav Gernak, P.O. 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