> > > 425 DX NEWS < < < _____________________________________________________________________________ 22 May 2010 A.R.I. DX Bulletin No 994 =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 6W - 6V7W is the callsign eventually issued to the Spanish team for their 24-31 July activity from Senegal [425DXN 993]. They will operate SSB, CW and RTTY on 160-6 metres with three stations. QSL via EA5KA. Further information can be found at 6v7w.dxciting.com 8Q - Thomas, OE2ATN (www.oe2atn.at) will be active as 8Q7AT from Velidhu, Maldives (AS-013) from 23 May to 4 June. He plans to operate SSB on 20 and 40 metres during his morning and late afternoon hours. QSL via home call. 9A - 9A2MF, 9A2WJ, 9A6AA and 9A6NDD will be active as 9A0GEO during the 3rd Geoparks Communication Weekend (22-23 May) from Papuk, Croatia's first Geopark. They plan to operate SSB (main frequencies 3680, 7080, 14180, 21180 and 28180 kHz), CW and PSK31. QSL via 9A2MF, bureau preferred. Further information can be found on the Croatian Flora Fauna Program's website (www.9aff.com) [TNX 9A6AA] BY - Celebrating the 90th anniversary of the Harbin Institute of Technology, special callsign BT90HIT will be in use on 1-10 June. QSL via BY2HIT. [TNX W6/G3MHV] F - Commemorating the 70th anniversary of Operation Dynamo (the evacuation of nearly 340,000 Allied soldiers from the beaches and harbour of Dunkerque, 26 May-4 June 1940), special callsign TM70D will be in use from Dunkerque until 31 May. QSL via F6KMB. FH - Lionel, F5PSL will be active as FH8ND from Mayotte (AF-027) from 23 May until 15 August. He plans to operate SSB on 80-6 metres. QSL via F1OKV, direct or bureau. [TNX The Daily DX] GW - Adrian/M3TVF, Mark/M0MTT and Adrian/MW0ZEN will be active as GB0FHI from Flat Holm Island (EU-124) on 29 and 30 May. They will be QRV from 10am to midnight each day. Expect them to operate SSB on 80, 40 and 20 metres, plus 2m SSB and FM. QSL via M3TVF. [TNX rsgbiota.org] HA - Launched into space on 26 May 1980, Bertalan Farkas was the first Hungarian cosmonaut. Commemorating the 30th anniversary of that flight, special event station HG30FHA will be active until 31 December. QSL via HA5KFV and LoTW. [TNX HA0HW] I - Alessandro IK4ALM, Lorenzo IK6PTH and Roberto IK6QRH will be active from Scoglio La vela (not IOTA, IIA AN-001) and Scoglio Le due sorelle (not IOTA, IIA AN-002) on 29 May. They will operate SSB on 40 and 20 metres. QSL via IK4ALM (e-mail requests for bureau cards to ik4...@modxit.it). [TNX IK4ALM] I - Special event station II1IAFZ will be active from 8 UTC on 29 May until 13 UTC on the 30th during a reunion of former crew members of the Italian Navy frigate "Castore". They will operate SSB and CW on 20 and 40 metres. QSL via operator's instructions. [TNX IT9MRM] I - Look for ID9/IT9EJP, ID9/IT9ZIR, ID9/IT9ZZO, ID9/IW9FRB and ID9/IW9HSK to be active from Stromboli Island (EU-017, IIA ME-016) between 29 May and 2 June. They will operate SSB, RTTY and BPSK on 80-6 metres. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [TNX IT9EJW] JT - Look for JT0YAB (UA9YAB), JT0YW (RW9YW) and JT0YPS (UA9YPS) to be active from Lake Khoton, Altai Tavan Bogd National Park (western Mongolia) on 3-8 June. They plan to operate on all bands and modes with two stations and special attention for 6 metres. QSL via home calls (direct only) and LoTW. [TNX UA9YAB] JW - LA1YM (JW1YM), LA5YI (JW5YI) and LA6XI (JW6XI) will be active from Longyearbyen (EU-026), Svalbard on 23, 25 and 26 May. Activity will be on 60, 40, 30 and 20 metres CW and SSB. QSL via home calls. [TNX ARRL DX News] PJ2 - Jim, WI9WI will be active as PJ2/WI9WI (QSL via home call) from Signal Point on Curacao (SA-006) between 23 May and 2 June. He plans to take part in the CQ WW WPX CW Contest as PJ2T (QSL via N9AG). [TNX VA3RJ] TA - The TC Special Wireless Activity Team (www.tcswat.org) will be active as TC1HLH Hoskoy Lighthouse (Sea of Marmara) on 21-23 May. They plan to operate mainly on 20 and 40 metres SSB. [TNX TA1HZ] V2 - Darrell, AB2E will be active again as V26E from Antigua (NA-100) on 27-31 May, including a SOAB entry in the CQ WW WPX CW Contest. Outside the WPX event, he will concentrate on 12, 17 and 30 metres as well as on the low bands (all CW). QSL direct to home call, or LoTW. [TNX NG3K] V3 - Mike, VE2XB will be active as V31XB from Caye Caulker (NA-073), Belize from 25 May to 14 June. He will operate CW and SSB on all HF bands, including 6 metres. QSL via home call. [TNX ARRL DX News] VK9L - Tomas, VK2CCC (LY1F) will be active as VK9LL from Lord Howe Island (OC-004) on 24-31 May, CQ WW WPX CW Contest included. He plans to concentrate on 160 and 80 metres CW, operating in his spare time. "Higher bands are possible should there be no propagation on 80m/160m", he says, while "SSB and digital modes are unlikely". QSL via VK2CCC (direct and bureau) and LoTW. Further information, including a direct link to the Online QSL Request System, can be found at www.qrz.lt/ly1df/vk9ll.htm YN - Eric, K9GY will once again be active as YN2GY from Nicaragua on 27-31 May, including an entry in the CQ WW WPX CW Contest. Before and after the contest he will concentrate on 30, 17 and 12 metres, as well as on 6 metres. QSL via LoTW or to his home call. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW EA6/LU5FF ---> Javier, LU5FF says he is "slowly uploading" to LoTW and eQSL the almost 10,000 QSOs he hand logged from the Balearic Islands. If you are in a hurry, you can e-mail your request (lu...@yahoo.com.ar). Traditional cards go via EA5KB. KENYA ---> The Communications Commission of Kenya has approved the use of the sub-band 7100 kHz to 7200 kHz by amateur radio operators in Kenya. VK4FW ---> Bill Horner, VK4FW would like to make it known that "currently has no Internet capability, including e-mail address. Therefore any emails will bounce. He should be operational with a new ISP within 10 days". [TNX VK4TI] WRTC 2010 ---> The WRTC-2010 Organizing Committee has announced a special awards and prizes programme to encourage the amateur radio community worldwide to make contacts with WRTC-2010 participants during the IARU HF Championship (10-11 July). Complete details can be found at www.wrtc2010.ru. All WRTC stations will use distinctive callsigns from the block R30A-R39Z; the list of callsigns will be published on the WRTC web site one day before the contest. + SILENT KEYS + Recently reported Silent Keys include Ernest C. Bartlett (KE5PXC), Vladimir E. Pogorel'skij (RU3OP), Aleksey S. Starikov (RU3VD) and Elliott Wolheim (W2MUM). =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* QSL ROUTES ******* =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW =================================================================== CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER =================================================================== 3Z0RADIO SP9SX EG3MVD EA3AXZ OZ5K ON4AMM 3Z0SWS SP6PZG EN1UCF UR7UT P29CS M0URX 4K1V UA5DX EO0UD UR7UT PA30ESRAC PI4TUE 4K9W DL6KVA EO3HFF UX2HB PA65FREE PD1WAT 4L1MA ON4RU EO65JP UU4JXI PC25MRC PF9A 4L1UN EA7FTR ER44WFF ER1RR PD6MILL PD7BZ 4L5O N3SL EV65BK EW3AA PG6N PA7DA 4L6DL LZ1OT EV65G EW8OG PJ7MF IZ1MHY 4T4T PY2DX EV9WFF EW4DX R1FJM RX3MM 5B4AIF EB7DX FY8DK F5TJP RA9LI/0 UA9LP 5N50K LZ1CL GB0CSA GW0ANA RP4I RW4HB 5N50K LZ1CL GB1WM M0CNP RU3EG RZ3EC 5R8FL G3SWH GB4GP M0DOL RZ1CWC/p RN1CW 5R8GZ G3SWH GB50ATG M5AEX SE5E SM5AJV 5W0OX UR3HR GB6MW G4DFI SJ9WL LA4EKA 7S6W SM6WET GJ4CBQ GM4FDM SO1EKO/p DL1EKO 7U3GDW EA5FL H44WG DL2AWG SO2010CY SP1GPI 8Q7SR DL5JAG HA25NAR HA0NAR SP2010CY SP5BMU 9A/VE3ZIK DO7ZZ HC2SL EA5KB T6AF WA2EWE 9G5SW OK1DOT HF2010FCY SP9KJU TC07DX OK2GZ 9H3TK SQ5NWA HF2010WECK SP2QCW TC3DEU TA3X 9M2ADX JH8PHT HF777L SQ8JCB TC91ATA TA1KB 9U2T ON4LN HI8CJG EA7FTR TM0CXX F6FMT 9U4T ON4FG HK3TU EA5KB TM5KD F5KKD A61AB IZ8CLM HL30GDM DS4FCA TM5TW F4BTD A61BK NI5DX HV0A IK0FVC TM70D F6KMB A65BD G5LP HZ1MD EA7FTR TN5SN IZ1BZV A65BP UA6MF HZ1SK IZ8CLM TR8CA F6CBC A65CA RV6AJJ HZ1ZH EA7FTR UN5J W3HNK AP2TN DJ9ZB II2TRE IQ2DN UP25F IK2QPR BA5HAM IK2DUW IR1C IK1APO UP65KI UN1F BT4EXPO BA4EG IR9ITALY IT9FXY UW5U UY2UA C5YK ON7YK IS0R F5CWU V44KAI W5TFW C91IW ZS1WY J28AA K2PF VK4YN/p VK4FW CE1TT EA5KB J28KO F6DKI VQ9ZZ N1ZZZ CN8ZG EA7FTR J5IFD JA1IFD W0L KB5YZY CO7WT N2CQ J5V JA1PBV XU7ACY W2EN CQ72LHA CT2HTN LG5LG LA4EKA YI9GYS KG4GYS CQ72LHM CT2HTN LS8YE EA7FTR YN4SU TI4SU CQ72LHP CT2HTN LZ2010KM LZ1BJ YP2GEO YO2KAR CQ72LHR CT2HTN LZ24MAY LZ1KZX YS1/W3MKT N1NK CQ72LHV CT2HTN LZ8E LZ2BE YS1MAE W3HNK CQ72LHZ CT2HTN MS0TJT/p GM4ZNC Z21BB W3HNK CR6FNA CT1MH OD5/DL6SN DO8LA Z23MS UA3DX CS2HD CT2FPE OH8T OH8TA ZF2BG W2CYK CS5FAT CT6ARL OL26LP OK1CZ ZF2WR W2CYK CU3DX/p CU3EJ OM30CAQ OM3CAQ ZP9EH K5WW CX7CO WB3CDX ON50RN ON7PP ZW5B K3IRV D2AK G7COD OT7G ON5MA ZW7R PR7JP DT0IP/2 6K2EJJ OZ2SPACE OZ7AKT ZX2F PY2FN F5TJP Ronan Darchen, B.P. 109, 22700 Perros-Guirec, France G7COD Andrew Kitchen, 4 Dairy Cottages, Bank Newton, Skipton, BD23 3NT, United Kingdom N1ZZZ Jeremy C, Allen, P.O. Box 1294, Cutchogue NY 11935, USA OK2GZ Jaroslav Kelar, Gen. Svobody 1200, 783 91 Unicov 1, Czech Republic ON4FG Stefaan Burger, Sint-Jorisveld 17, 3390 Tielt-Winge, Belgium ON4LN Eric Lauwers, Benedictijnenlaan 25, 3010 Kessel-Lo, Belgium TL0A Christian Saint-Arroman, Chemin de Mousteguy, 64990 Urcuit, France UR3HR Leonid Babich, P.O. Box 55, Poltava, 36000, Ukraine VE8EV John Boudreau, P.O. Box 3099, Inuvik NT X0E 0T0, Canada W7W St. Helens Event, P.O. Box 2044, Poulsbo WA 98370, USA ZS8M Pierre D. Tromp, P.O. 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