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3 November 2007 A.R.I. DX Bulletin No 861 =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** =========================== Edited by IK1ADH & I1JQJ Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 3B8 - Ron, SM7DKF will be active holiday style as 3B8/SM7DKF from Mauritius Island (AF-049) on 10-23 November. QSL via home call, Further information and QSLling policy at http://www.sm7dkf.se. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org] 3X - This year the VooDoo Contest Group will participate in the CQ WW DX CW Contest as 3XY5D from Conakry, Guinea. The team will include AA7A, G3SXW, G4BWP, G4IRN, GM3YTS, K4UEE, K5VT and KC7V. As usual, they will enter the Multi-Multi category with mono-band antennas for all six bands and kilowatt amplifiers. QSL via G3SXW, direct or bureau (bureau cards can be requested by e-mail: simply send the QSO details to the e-mail address on http://www.qrz.com/g3sxw). Logs will be uploaded to LoTW. Further information can be found at http://www.voodoocontestgroup.com/ 5X - Nick, G3RWF will be in Uganda on 21-30 November and will operate CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK as 5X1NH, including en entry in the CQ WW DX CW Contest. "This is a solo dedicated DX outing with a short safari to the Mountains of the Moon after the contest", he says. He will be in Kampala from the 21st to the 26th, then he will travel to Western Uganda and do some "spare time" portable work. QSL via home call. [TNX NG3K] 7X - The Bou-Saada ARC will be active as 7W53N through 30 November to commemorate the 53rd anniversary of the Algerian War of Indipendence. QSL via 7X5VRK. [TNX F5NQL] 9M4 - Yoshiaki, JA1OCZ will be active as 9M4DXX from Penang Island (AS-015), West Malaysia on 7-12 November. He plans to operate CW, SSB, and FM on 80-10 metres and to make a special effort during the Japan International DX SSB Contest (10-11 November). QSL via 9M2TO, direct or bureau. [TNX JF1OCQ] CT - Adolfo, EA7TV will be active as CT/EA7TV/P from Culatra Island (EU-145, AL-001 for the Portuguese Islands Award) on 8-11 November. He plans to operate on 10-40 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX EA7TV] E5 - George, K5KG and Ron, KK9K will be active as E51MMM and E51NNN from Rarotonga (OC-013), South Cook Islands from 12 November to 1 December. They plan to operate CW and SSB, to concentrate on 160 and 80 metres and to participate in the CQ WW DX CW Contest as E51MMM. QSLs for both via K5KG. They have a blog at http://www.e51mmm.blogspot.com/ [TNX The Daily DX] EA8 - EA8ARG, EA8AY and EA8BFH will be active as EG8FDA from Anaga Lighthouse on Tenerife Island (AF-004) on 10-11 November. They plan to operate on the HF bands as well as on 6 and 2 metres. QSL via EA8NQ, direct or bureau. Further information can be found at http://ea8arg.ure.es/eg8fda/ [TNX EA8NQ] EA8 - Jean, ON5JV and Georgette, ON6AK will be active as EA8/homecall from Tijoco Bajo, Tenerife (AF-004) from 28 November to 26 January 2008. Activity will be mainly on 20 and 40 metres during their evening hours. QSL via home calls, bureau preferred. [TNX ON5JV] GD - Rosel, DL3KWR and Hardy, DL3KWF will be active as MD/DL3KWR and MD/DL3KWF from the Isle of Man (EU-116) on 17-30 November. They plan to operate mostly CW (CQ WW DX CW Contest included) and on 12, 17 and 30 metres. Hardy will also try to operate RTTY and PSK31. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau (e-mail requests for bureau cards can be sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Their web page is at http://www.mydarc.de/dl3kwr [TNX DL3KWR] HB0 - Laci/HA0HW, Tomi/HA4DX and Geza/HA4XG will be active as HB0/homecall from Masescha (1350 metres a.s.l.), Liechtenstein on 6-14 November. They will operate on the HF bands (with an emphasis on 160 and 80 metres) CW, SSB and maybe some digital modes, plus 2m tropo and MS. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [TNX HA0HW] I - Special event station II0VUI will be active from Rome on 4 November for the Armed Forces Day. QSL via I0YCB. [TNX IK0ZCW] J5 - The J5C large team of operators will be active from Bubaque Island (AS-020), Guinea-Bissau [425DXM 857] from 11 through 21 January. They plan to set up five stations and to operate 24/7 on 160-10 metres all modes (6 metres are not allowed). QSL via F5TVG, direct or bureau (e-mail requests for bureau cards can be sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Logs will be uploaded to LoTW. Full details - including expected frequencies, on-line logs and information on how contribute to the expedition - can be found at http://www.j5c.eu/ [TNX F5NQL] J7 - Harald/DL5HAQ, Manfred/DK6HA and Siegfried/DL3HBZ will be active as J75/DK0RZ from Dominica (NA-101) on 4-17 November. QSL via DK0RZ. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org] J7 - Alan, WQ5W will be active as J75W from Dominica on 21-28 November. The primary purpose of this trip is to operate as a 40m entrant in the CQ WW DX CW Contest. Outside the contest, he will concentrate on 160, 80, 30, 17 and 12 metres CW and SSB, plus RTTY on all bands. QSL via WQ5W, direct or bureau. Logs will be uploaded to LoTW. Alan has set up a blog at http://wq5w.blogspot.com [TNX WQ5W] JW - Roger, G3SXW and Nigel, G3TXF will operate CW only as JW/G3SXW and JW/G3TXF from the JW5E station in Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen (EU-026) on 2-5 November. QSL via home calls. Their web page is at www.g3txf.com/dxtrip/JW/JW.html KH0 - JI5USJ and JI5RPT will be active as KH0/JI5USJ and AH0V from Saipan (OC-086) on 10-14 January. They plan to operate CW, SSB and digital modes on 80-6 metres, plus satellite and 60m for the US. QSL KH0/JI5USJ via JI5USJ, QSL AH0V via JI5RPT. A web page is available at http://www.ji5rpt.com/ah0v/ [TNX JI5RPT] KL - Rick, K6VVA will participate in the ARRL 160 Meter Contest (30 November-2 December) as KL8C from Revillagigedo Island (NA-041). He also hopes to be QRV on other bands as K6VVA/KL7 during the daytime/non-160m hours. QSL via N6AWD. [TNX islandchaser.com] KP2 - Ann, KP2YL and Brian, KP2HC have relocated to California, but will visit St Croix, US Virgin Islands (NA-106) on 15-23 November. They will be QRV on HF SSB and CW throughout their stay. Brian will monitor 6m and take full advantage of any openings on that band. Ann will take part in a multi-op effort for the ARRL November Sweepstakes Phone from the NP2B contest station. QSL KP2YL and KP2HC direct only via their California address. QSL NP2B via NP2B. [TNX KP2HC] V2 - Alan, WQ5W will be active as V25W from Antigua (NA-100) from 30 November to 2 December. The primary purpose of this trip is to participate in the ARRL 160 Meter Contest, with very limited activity outside that event. QSL via WQ5W, direct or bureau. Logs will be uploaded to LoTW. Alan has set up a blog at http://wq5w.blogspot.com [TNX WQ5W] W - Dennis, WA2USA will be active as WA2USA/4 from Dauphin Island (NA-213) on 14-21 November. He will operate SSB and CW on 80-10 metres. QSL direct or bureau. [TNX QRZ-DX] XF4 - Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Federacion Mexicana de Radio Experimentadores (FMRE), a DXpedition to Socorro Island (NA-030) Revillagigedo will take place between mid-November and mid-December. The team (XE1YK, XE2YW, XE1VVD and XE3RBA) will depart Manzanillo on a Navy ship on 16 November. They expect to be QRV on the 18th or the 19th at the latest, and to be active for about 30 days. They plan to operate as 6E4LM, XF4YK and XF4YW on 160-10 metres CW, SSB and digital modes, plus 6m, 2m and satellite. On their way back to the mainland, they might stop and operate for 3-4 hours from Clarion Island (NA-115) on 15, 17 and 20 metres. Further information can be found at http://www.6e4lm.xedx.org, where logs will be uploaded after the expedition. The pilot stations for the expedition will be XE1J and XE1GRR. QSL 6E4LM via XE2K, QSL XF4YK via XE1YK, QSL XF4YW via XE2YW. [TNX XE1GRR] XU - Jack, F6BUM will be active as XU7BUM from Cambodia from 22 November to 12 December. He plans to operate only CW during his spare time. QSL via F6CXJ. [TNX F6BUM] YB - Hotang, YC0IEM will be active from Bangka Island (OC-144) from 18 November to 5 December. QSL via IZ8CCW, direct or bureau. [TNX IZ8CCW] YB - A transceiver problem caused Adhi, YB3MM to cancel his late October operation from Karimunjawa (OC-186) [425DXN 860]. A new attempt is now planned for the CQ WW DX CW Contest weekend (24-25 November). QSL via IZ8CCW. [TNX 4X4-2238] ZL - Steve, G4EDG will be active from Stewart Island (OC-203) on 5-7 November either as ZL4/G4EDG or with his own ZL callsign. He plans to operate CW only on 17-40 metres. QSL direct only. Logs will be uploaded to LoTW. [TNX G4EDG] INDIAN OCEAN ---> Pekka, OH2YY will be active as FR/OH2YY from Reunion Island (AF-016) on 12-15 November and as 3B8/OH2YY from Mauritius Island (AF-049) on 16-22 November). He plans to operate SSB on 40-10 metres with 100 watts and vertical/dipole antennas. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX OH2YY] =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** =========================== Edited by IK1ADH & I1JQJ Direttore Responsabile I2VGW OQRPC ---> The QRP Contest Community invites QRP enthusiasts to participate in the 23rd Original QRP Contest (OQRPC), which will take place on 20-30 December (from 15 UTC to 15 UTC) on the CW portions of the 80, 40 and 20m bands. For further information please visit http://www.qrpcc.de or e-mail Hartmut Weber, DJ7ST ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). [TNX DJ7ST] QSL VP8NO ---> Geoff, G4AFJ still receives cards for VP8NO's current operations from the Falkland Islands. G4AFJ was the QSL manager for VP8NO's activities from Antarctica (1974-76), but nowadays Mike, VP8NO does not have a manager. Cards can be sent direct or via the RSGB bureau, and logs are uploaded weekly to LoTW. [TNX VP8NO] QSL VIA PA0RRS ---> Richard reports that all of the direct requests for YB9/PA0RRS were processed and mailed on 2 November. Cards can be sent direct (Richard Smeets, Schoorveken 100, 5121 NM Rijen, The Netherlands) or bureau. E-mail requests for bureau cards can be sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (this applies also to all of Richard's past operations as 9M2MRS, 9M2/PA0RRS, 9M6/PA0RRS, 9M6/PA0RRS/8, 9M6/PA0RRS/2, CT3/PA0RRS, VK4SRW) UKRAINIAN DX CONTEST ---> The Ukrainian Contest Club (UCC) and the Ukrainian Amateur Radio League (UARL) invite amateur radio operators worldwide to participate in the annual Ukrainian DX Contest. It will be held on 3-4 November (from 12 UTC to 12 UTC), on 160-10 metres SSB and CW. Rules can be found at http://www.ucc.zp.ua [TNX UT1IA] TOP LISTS ---> The latest Topband, Topmode and Toplist listings are now available at http://www.425dxn.org/awards/toplist/index.html. Please send your scores, as well as any request for further information, to Erminio Pandocchi, I2EOW ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) ZL7 ---> The Polish operators (SP5EAQ, SP9PT and SP9BQJ) who were recently active from the Chatham Islands made about 15,000 QSOs (7500 CW, 5500 SSB and 2000 RTTY), including more than 500 contacts on 160 metres. QSL via home calls. [TNX SP5EAQ] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- QSLs received direct or through managers: 1A0KM, 3B7SP, 3B8GD, 3D2ER, 3D2UU, 3XM6JR, 4L1DA, 4O3A, 4S7BRG, 4X4WN, 4X6AAV, 5H3HWB, 9Y4AA, 9Y4VU, A25OOK, A43MI (AS-014), A45WD, AP2TN, B7P, BO0K (AS-102), BS7H, C6ALP, C6ASV, CN2FB, CN2FW, CN8SE, CN8ZG, CO2OJ, DF2PY, DP0MSM, EA8AH, EI75IRTS, EU9400R, EX8QB, EY8AW, EY8MM, FO/N6JA, FO0CLA, FO5RH, FS/EA3GHZ, FS/N2YO, FW0MO, GB6MD, HB0/DL1ARS, HC2SL, HK4QMH, HR9/WQ7R, HV0A, IE9/IK4RUX (EU-051), IR8DX (EU-144), J8/W6JKV, JT1CO, KG4IZ, KG4MO, KH2/WX8C, KL7J, KN5G/KH6, KN5G/p, LR4A, LZ1ZF, MM0NDX/p (EU-008), MM0XAU (EU-012), N8S, OA4/N6XQ, OA4/S57CQ, OH0Z, OJ0MI, OX/PA3EXX/p (NA-213), OX2A, OX3LX, OX3XR, P41USA, PJ7/EA3GHZ, PZ5RA, R1FJT, RA0LV, S21RC, SV2ASP/A, SY8AN (EU-067), T30ONM, T30RY, T77C, T77NM, TY5ZR, UA1QV/1 (EU-160), UE1OTA/1 (EU-161), UK/JI2MED, V73NS, VO2/NF6J (NA-044), VP6DB, VP8/LZ1UQ, VP8ROT, VQ9LA, VR10UW, VY2/KV8Q (NA-029), XW3DT, XX9TTR, YB9BU (OC-022), YI/WD8CRT, YI9VCQ, YW5AS (SA-051), ZA/DL1RTL, ZC4T, ZD8Z, ZK3RE. ***************************************************************************** 425 DX NEWS HOME PAGE: http://www.425dxn.org 425 DX NEWS ARCHIVES: http://list.425dxn.org 425 DX NEWS DX CLUSTER: telnet://dx.ik1znw.org:8000 ***************************************************************************** 425 DX News is a free of charge weekly bulletin edited by Valeria Pregliasco, IK1ADH and Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ 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 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) The deadline is 12 UTC on Fridays ***************************************************************************** MAILING LIST Please visit the "Mailing List" page at http://www.425dxn.org and follow the step by step subscribe/unsubscribe instructions or contact the Mailing List Administrator Stefano Turci, IK4WMH ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) ***************************************************************************** Direttore Responsabile Gabriele Villa, I2VGW Giornalista Professionista - Tessera n. 057216 Ordine Nazionale dei Giornalisti Roma, Italia ***************************************************************************** <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> *** The PacketCluster network 425 DX News search tool commands *** SH/425 CAL shows the 425DXN Calendar "current" activities; SH/425 BULL [num] where [num] is the bulletin issue number; SH/425 [text] where [text] should be replaced with a callsign, an IOTA reference number, an island name, an Antarctic base, a lighthouse, etc. ---------------------------------------------------------- Archives http://www.mail-archive.com/dx-news@njdxa.org THE DXR is sponsored by the North Jersey DX Association. 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