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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
A3 - Dave, W6ZL will be active as A35KL from Vava'u (OC-064), Tonga
from 25 April to 6 May. He will operate mainly CW on 40-17 metres
with 100 watts and a vertical dipole; QSL via home call or LoTW.
Also expect Paul, A35RK to operate CW and SSB as A35RK/p from the
same location until at least 1 June; QSL via W7TSQ or LoTW. [TNX
The Daily DX]
A5 - Hisa, JA1DOT will be active as A52DT from Bhutan from 24 April to
6 May. He plans to operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 160-10 metres. QSl
via home call. [TNX The Daily DX]
CN - Darouf, CN8VO will be active as 5F1ROM from 26 April to 10 May for
the FIA Touring Car Grand Prix that will be held in Marrakech on
1-3 May. QSL via EA7FTR. [TNX F8REF]
CY0 - The expedition to Sable Island (NA-063) [425DXN 925] is now
scheduled to take place on 19-26 October. Look for N0TG/CY0,
WA4DAN/CY0 and AA4VK/CY0 to be active on 160-10 metres CW, SSb and
RTTY with three stations (one station will be operated during the
CQ WW DX SSB Contest). QSL for all callsigns via N0TG. The website
for the expedition is at http://www.cy0dxpedition.com/. On 30
April-2 May the team will conduct a "CY0 simulation test" from
Core Banks (NA-067, see below).
DL - Look for Juergen, DL1IAI/p to be active from Borkum Island
(EU-047) between 27 April and 18 May. He also plans to operate
from DL0BRF, the club station on the lightvessel "Borkumriff",
during that time frame. QSL via bureau. [TNX DXNL]
F - F4EKT, F5SL, F6GCP, F6GCT and F6ICX will be active as TM6KBK from
25 April to 10 May to celebrate the 40th anniversary of their
radio club (F6KBK). Expect activity on all of the HF bands CW,
SSB, RTTY and PSK31. QSL via F6GCP. [TNX F6GCP]
F - Johann, F4FEP will be active as F4FEP/p from Saint-Nicolas Island
(EU-094) on 1 May (13-16 UTC) and again on 19 May (9-16 UTC). He
plans to operate with 100 watts battery powered into a vertical
antenna on the beach. Look for him on 20 metres SSB (+/- 14260
kHz). QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org]
[TNX F4FEP]
G - On 7th May 1909 the Admiralty began a process that was to lead to
the formation of the Fleet Air Arm. Celebrating the centenary year
of Naval Aviation, the Royal Naval ARS (www.rnars.org.uk) will
operate special event station GB100FAA on 1-15 and 19-21 May.
Expect activity on 80-10 metres CW and SSB. QSL via operator's
instructions. [TNX VA3RJ]
GD - Mark/M0MJH, Kevan/2E0WMG, Matt/2E0XIS and James/M0ZZO will be
active from the Isle of Man (EU-116) from 26 April to 1 May. They
will operate SSB on the HF bands (mainly 80, 40 and 20 metres)
from most locations across the island, with the addition of
VHF/UHF during SOTA activities. Look for them to sign MD0MJH,
2D0WMG, 2D0XIS and MD0ZZO, as well as GT3CO and GT7SRA. Updates
will be posted to http://m0mjh.blogspot.com/ [TNX www.rsgbiota.org]
I - Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Nobel Prize in physiscs
awarded to Guglielmo Marconi, ARI Frosinone (IQ0FN) will be active
as IY0NGM between 25 April and 20 July. [TNX IZ0EWJ]
I - The 24-26 April activity form Linosa Island (AF-019) [425DXN 937]
has been postponed and is now scheduled to take place on 1-3 May.
IT9OJW, IT9ZIR, IT9ZZO, IW9EJP, IW9FRB, IW9GVP and IW9HSK plan to
operate as IG9/homecall on 10-80 metres SSB, PSK and RTTY. QSL via
home calls. [TNX IT9EJW]
I - Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the local ARI branch, special
callsign II2ERBA will be aired on the HF bands SSB, CW and digital
modes from Erba (Como) on 1-25 May. QSL via IQ2ER. [TNX IZ2DPX]
I - Members of ARI San Dona di Piave will be active as IL3T from
Torcello Island (EU-131, IIA VE-011) between 1 and 31 May. QSL via
IQ3SD, direct or bureau. Log search at
http://www.arisandona.it/il3t.html [TNX I5JKI]
I - IW4BDG, IW4CEZ, IW4EKS, IW4ELT, IZ1JKW, IZ4FUA, IZ4IPI, IZ4IPU and
IZ4OSA will operate special event station II4CRI from Piacenza on
2-8 May for the World Red Cross Day and to commemorate the 150th
anniversary of the Battle of Solferino, whose terrible aftermath
(some 40,000 soldiers died or were wounded) eventually led to the
establishment of the International Red Cross. QSL via IZ1JKW,
direct or bureau. [TNX IZ1JKW]
LU - The Bahia Blanca DX Group will be active as L21D from Ariadne
Island (SA-021) on 1-3 May. Seven operators (LU1EUU, LU4DBP,
LU4DBT, LU4ETN, LU5DEM, LU7DSY and LU8DWR) will be active on 80,
40, 20, 15 and 10 metres SSB, CW and PSK31. QSL via LU7DSY, direct
or bureau. [TNX LU7DSY]
SP - Seven operators from Poland and Germany will be active as 3Z0LH
from Chelminek Island (not IOTA) and several lighthouses from 30
April to 9 May. QSL via SP1TMN. [TNX The Daily DX]
UR - Commemorating the 64th anniversary of the end of World War II,
UU2JQ, UU5DX and UU5WW will operate special event station EO64JM
on 1-15 May. QSL via K2PF. [TNX K2PF]
VE - Steve, VE2TKH will be active as XO0ICE/2 from Quebec City (CQ Zone
5) until 3 May and again on 14-31 May to celebrate the 50th
anniversary of the entry in service of the St. Lawrence Seaway.
QSL via LoTW only (paper QSLs will not be available). [TN The
Daily DX]
W - N0TG, WA4DAN and AA4VK will be active from Core Banks (NA-067)
from 23 UTC on 30 April through 15 UTC on 2 May. The island is
similar in environment (terrain, sand, sea, remoteness, etc.) to
Sable Island, and the purpose of the operation will be a "test" of
seven potential antennas for use at CY0 in October. AA4VK will
also test the feasibility of including operating FM satellites
(SO-50, AO-51, and AO-27) in the CY0 operations. Frequencies and
modes of operation from NA-067 will be posted to
http://www.cy0dxpedition.com/.
W - The Fall River Amateur Radio Club will be active as W1ACT/p from
Martha's Vineyard (NA-046) on 1-3 May, including the New England
QSO Party. QSL via N1JOY. [TNX VA3RJ]
W - Randy, AJ4RW and a couple of other operators will be active for a
few hours from Cumberland Island (NA-058) on 2 May. They plan to
be QRV on 20 and 40 metres SSB from around 15 UTC until around 19
UTC. [TNX AJ4RW]
YJ - Kaku, JA6REX will be active as YJ0KS from Vanuatu between late
April and early May. He will operate CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31 on
160-6 metres from Espiritu Santo (OC-035) on 28 April-3 May and
from Tanna Island (OC-035) on 5-7 May. QSL via home call. [TNX
JA6REX]
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
A65 ---> The Daily DX reports that a few A65 callsigns have been issued to
foreign residents in the United Arab Emirates (A61 is for UAE nationals,
A62 for clubs and A60 for special event stations): G4BWP is A65BD (QSL via
G5LP), G3XHZ is A65BE (QSL via G3XHZ), G4THN is A65BF, PA5M is A65BG (QSL
via PA7FM), F8CUP is A65BH (QSL via F8CUP), F5LTB is A65BK (QSL via SM5DJZ).
HZ1FS/P ---> A photo gallery of the 19-26 March operation from Hibar Island
(AS-192) can be found at http://www.laselki.net/vb/showthread.php?t=3680
MDXC DX CONVENTION ---> The 4th DX Convention organized by the Mediterraneo
DX Club will take place on 23-24 May at the San Luca Hotel & Congress
Centre, Battipaglia (Salerno). Details can be found at
www.mdxc.org/meeting.asp
NEW IRCS ---> The new International Reply Coupons (the "Nairobi model", see
www.dailydx.com/images/2008-08-08_irc.jpg) will go on sale on 1 July 2009,
and are expected to remain valid until 31 December 2013. They will replace
the current IRCs (see www.dailydx.com/images/irc2007.jpg), which must be
redeemed before the end of the year, as they will expire on 31 December
2009.
QSL A61BK ---> Effective immediately, NI5DX is the QSL manager for Kahlid,
A61BK. Kahlid has send his log file already, but there will be a delay in
replying until the new cards arrive from the printer. [TNX K1XN and The
Golist]
QSL HG1S ---> MTTOSZ Radio Club of Gyor ((http://www.mttosz.t-online.hu/)
is receiving a large number of cards for QSOs made with HG1S that cannot be
confirmed as they are not-in-logs. Since HG1S is a "direct only" station,
you'd better check the on-line log and/or e-mail the Radio Club before
running the risk of wasting your money. Also please note that local postage
stamps cannot be used in Hungary! [TNX HA1DAE]
S04R ---> The expedition to Western Sahara went QRT around 5 UTC on 18
April, after five days and 37,005 QSOs (20274 CW, 14342 SSB and 2389 RTTY).
The most productive bands were 20m (7650 QSOs), 17m (6914) and 30m (6389
QSOs); 1332 contacts were made on 160 metres. A log search can be found at
http://www.dxfriends.com/s04r/index.php
USA POSTAL RATES ---> Effective 11 May, the postal rates in the US will
increase. First-Class Mail for a letter up to one ounce (28.3 grams) will
cost USD 0.44; First-Class Mail International for a letter up to one ounce
to Canada will cost USD 0.75, to Mexico USD 0.79 and to all other countries
USD 0.98.
VK9GMW: QSO DATA LOST ---> While on Mellish Reef, the VK9GMW team realized
that there was "some issue" with the WriteLog file for the period between
20.20 UTC on 9 April and 09.20 UTC on the 10th. They hoped to fix it later,
but unfortunately their "support team's efforts to recover the WriteLog QSO
data have not produced results yet" and they are now "seeking help from
WriteLog". In the meantime, please refrain from sending any QSLs or OQRS
requests for any contact that took place during those 13 hours: "we
apologize, understanding how this may disappoint those who have made the
QSOs, but as long as we can not recover the data, we will not able to QSL
these QSOs".
+ SILENT KEY + Franz Brechtken, DL3PS (HB9EHQ) died of heart attack on 10
April, at 45 years of age. He operated from many locations in the past,
including TF/DL3PS from EU-071 and EU-168 (July-August 2008) and D44TXS
(11-25 March 2009). A group of his friends will try to confirm the
outstanding QSL requests, especially those for the most recent activity
from Cape Verde.
Other recently reported Silent Keys include Robert J. Hajek, Sr. (K9LTN),
David C. Zulawski (KA5TQF) and Jivanlal N. Adiecha (VU2JF).
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
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3W9HRN DL1HRN AO8DMR EA4URE KH6TE AI4U
4K5D K2PF AO9DMR EA4URE KH8/N9YU YT1AD
4K7Z UA3FDX C6AAA N4AA KL7Z W7IAN
4L1AN EA7FTR C6AYL W8GEX LM2T70Y LA2T
4L1MA ON4RU C6DX W8GEX LN2G LA2G
4L4WW EA7FTR C92IO ZS6HB LU8XW WD9EWK
4L8A K1BV CN22TMC EA7FTR LZ09BR LZ1KZA
4X0X 4Z5AX CN8YE EA7FTR MN0NID MI0SAI
5B4AIF EB7DX CS6A CT1GFK NP4A W3HNK
5C2A IK7JWX CU1CB EA5KB OD5/IZ3JHP IK3GES
5C2B IK7JWX CX/PY2TJ PT2OP ON175BR ON7BR
5C2C IK7JWX CX7CO WB3CDX ON4AZW ON7YB
5C2F IK7JWX EE9CF EA9CF P29ZAD NI5DX
5C2J IK7JWX EE9IB EA9IB PT2ZXR DJ0XR
5C2L IK7JWX EE9RY EA9RY PY0FF W9VA
5C2SG IK7JWX EG1IYA EA1GIB R150DMP RV9DC
5N/LZ1QK LZ1CL EG2IPY EA2RC R3K RN3DK
5N0OCH DL3OCH EG3ACM EA3EVL R4CG RK4CYW
5Z4ES K3IRV EH5SVF EA5URR RK1G RZ3LC
5Z4KI YO9AFH EX8AB RX3RC RO9O RZ9OO
6W1SE JR2KDN FM5FJ KU9C RW0A RA0ALM
6W1SJ E73Y FT5WO F4DYW S04R EA5RM
6W2SC HA3AUI GS3PYE/P G4HUN SI9AM SM3CVM
6W7RV F8CMT HC2SL EA5KB TA4ZT DK1AR
7Q7BP G3MRC HC7AE EA7FTR TC57A TA1HZ
7S5A SM4DDS HF110OSP SP9YST TI7KK DK6AO
8Q7HN 7M2VPR HF64CGS SP6OPZ TM5KDB F5SPW
9A/VE3ZIK DO7ZZ HP1DCP EA5KB TM5OIS F5KHR
9K2YM/P EA5KB HP3AK W4JS TT8FC EA4AHK
9M2TI EA4ATI HR9/WQ7R AI4U TY5ZR IK2IQD
A43WARD A47RS IY1SP I1SAF UK8FF W3HNK
A60WARD IZ8CLM IY8GM IK8WEJ UK8LA RW3RN
A61OO IZ8CLM J42ARET SV2GWY UN7DA EA5KB
AO1DMR EA4URE J88DR G3TBK VK0BP VK2CA
AO2DMR EA4URE JT1AGO JA7AGO XU7FMZ JA1FMZ
AO3DMR EA4URE JT1AWN JH1AWN XW1B E21EIC
AO4DMR EA4URE JT1LU JA7LU YV5SSB IT9DAA
AO5DMR EA4URE JT1ZP JA7ZP Z30MCWG Z35M
AO5VAA EA5YU JY4NE K3IRV ZF2ZB K9WZB
AO6DMR EA4URE K4E W4NSC ZS2DL NI5DX
AO7DMR EA4URE KH0O JA2FJP ZS6CCY K3IRV
DK6AO Klaus Rosenplaenter, Elisabeth-Miehe-Weg 8, 38644 Goslar, Germany
EA5RM Antonio Gonzales, P.O. Box 930, E-03200 Elche, Spain
EA7FTR Francisco Lianez Suero, Asturias 23, 21110 Aljaraque, Huelva, Spain
IK7JWX Alfredo De Nisi, P.O. Box 218, 73100 Lecce Centro - LE, Italy
JD1BMM Masafumi Ishihara, 2-305 Loran, 2-5-35 Miyazaki, Chuo-ku, Chiba
260-0806, Japan
K3IRV Irving L. Mc Wherter, 121 Sonora Dr, Lillington, NC 27546, USA
TL0A Christian Saint-Arroman, Chemin de Mousteguy, F-64990 Urcuit,
France
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