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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
3DA0 - Arnold, WB6OJB will operate SSB only as 3DA0JK from Swaziland
until 8 September around 12 local time. QSL via WB6OJB. [TNX The
Daily DX]
5B - Andy, LZ2HM will be active as 5B/LZ2HM from Cyprus on 10-15
September. He will be QRV on 160-2 metres and will participate in
the WAE DX SSB Contest as C4I. QSLs via home call. [TNX NG3K]
6W - Sebastien, F8IJV will be honeymooning at Le Calao, Senegal on
15-30 October and will participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest as
6V7Q. He might also be active (SSB and digital modes) before and
after the contest. QSL via F8IJV, direct or bureau. [TNX F6AJA]
8Q - Andy, G7COD will be active again as 8Q7AK from Embudu, Maldives
(AS-013) on 11-25 October. He plans to operate SSB and CW on 80-12
metres (suggested frequencies and operating schedule at
http://www.qrz.com/db/8q7ak). QSL via home call, direct or bureau.
[TNX G7COD]
CE0Y - The 31 October-15 November DXpedition to Easter Island [425DXN
953] has received permission to shorten their call from XR0YA to
XR0Y. This callsign was used twice in the past (1995 and 2000),
and the QSL route for this year's event will be announced soon.
Bookmark http://rapanui2009.org/ for updates, further information
and details on how to contribute. [TNX MM0NDX]
CT7 - A group of operators from the Cambridge University Wireless
Society (G3ZAY, M0BLF, M0HSW, M0RLM and M0TJH) will be active as
CT7/homecall from IOTA group EU-145 on 5-6 September. They plan to
operate SSB and CW on 40-10 metres with two stations and wire
antennas. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. Web page at
www.domsmith.co.uk/amateur-radio/dxpeditions/2009/ct/ [TNX M0BLF]
CY0 - The 19-26 October DXpedition to Sable Island [425DXN 938] by
WA4DAN, N0TG and AA4VK has been postponed sine die because of
serious health problems affecting one of the team members' son
(read the news release at http://www.cy0dxpedition.com/).
Hopefully the operation will be rescheduled, but for the time
being it is understandably being placed on 'hold' while waiting
for better times.
EA6 - Adrian, AA5UK will be active again as EA6/AA5UK from Ibiza,
Balearic Islands (EU-004) on 14-29 October, including a SOAB entry
in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. He plans to operate holiday style on
160-10 metres SSB and digital modes. Activity on various
satellites is also being planned. QSL via home call, direct or
bureau. He will upload his log to LoTW and eQSL. [TNX IZ3EBA]
F - The new dates for the operation from Belle Ile (EU-048) [425DXN
947] are 4-7 September. Six operators will be active as F5KKD/p on
the HF and VHF bands, SSB, CW and PSK31. QSL via F5KKD. Further
information at http://iota2009.crxcluster.com [TNX F5NQL]
F - A group of operators from the Radio Club of Granville (F5KAQ) will
be active from Saint-Nicolas Island (EU-094) on 11-18 September.
Alain/F5HVI, Jean-Jacques/F5NKX, Denis/F5RJM, Alain/F6ACH,
Rene/F6CMC, Alain/F6ENO, Benoit/F8PDR and Rolf/F9ZG will operate
CW, SSB and digital modes on the HF bands, with activity also on 6
and 2 metres. Expect them to be signing F5KAQ/p and homecall/p.
QSL via F5RJM, direct or bureau. [TNX F5NQL]
F - Special event callsign TM2NN will be aired on 12-22 September for
the 21st edition of Les Nuits de Nacre, the annual accordion
festival that takes place in the city of Tulle. QSL via F5KTU [TNX
F8REF]
FS - Look for Gregg, FS/W6IZT to operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 40-6
metres from St. Martin (NA-105) on 5-13 September. QSL via N7XG
direct, bureau and LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX]
G - Special event callsign GB50ATG has been celebrating the Golden
Jubilee of BARTG, the British Amateur Radio Teledata Group, since
1 July. GB50ATG will be on the air until 30 June 2010, and it will
be operated by four of the BARTG committee on a rota basis. This
month the call is being used by GW4SKA, who will also participate
in the CQ WW DX RTTY Contest. QSL via M5AEX. Details on the
GB50ATG certificate can be found at http://www.bartg.org.uk [TNX
K1XN]
G - Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Girl Guides, special
callsign GG100GN will used from several locations through the
anniversary year, starting on 5 September at Abington Park
(England). It is the first ever use of a GG prefix. QSL via
bureau. [TNX MM0NDX]
G - Depending on weather, Jon, M0OVL will be active as M0OVL/p from
the Farne Islands (EU-109) on 25 and 26 September. He has been
granted permission to operate only between 10 and 14 UTC on both
days. Look for him on 20, 40 and 80 metres SSB. QSL via home call,
direct or bureau. [TNX M0OVL]
GM - Ken, G0ORH reports he will be active as GM0ORH from the Isle of
Arran (EU-123) on 20-27 September.
HL - Mike, KE7WRJ will be active as HL9QST from Korea from 10 September
to 13 November. He will operate CW and SSB on 40-10 metres, "at
least 8 hours a day during the week, and longer over the
weekends". QSL via KE7WRJ. He will upload his log to LoTW. [TNX
NG3K]
I - Peter, DJ2OS will be active as IC8/DJ2OS from Capri Island
(EU-031) on 10 September. He will operate QRP on 20 metres SSB and
CW. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX DJ2OS]
IS0 - Sardinia QRP Club's members Alessandro, IS0ZAJ and Franco, IS0VSU
will be active as IM0/IQ0QP from Isola dei Cavoli (EU-165) on 6
September. They plan to operate CW, SSB and PSK31 from around 9 to
15 UTC on 20 and 40 metres. QSL direct (see qrz.com). [TNX IS0VSU]
ON - The Radio Club de Binche will operate special event station ON4WAR
on 5 September (7-16 UTC) and 6 September (6-14 UTC) to
commemorate the Belgian resistance during World War II. QSL via
ON7RY, direct or bureau. Further information can be found at
http://www.on7ry.be [TNX ON9CDR]
OZ - Michael, DK5NA will be active again as 5Q5NA from Romo Island
(EU-125) on 6-25 September. QSL via home call. [TNX
www.rsgbiota.org]
P4 - Roy/W3TEF and Bob/W3BTX will operate again as P41USA from Aruba
(SA-036) on 8-17 September. The special callsign marks the
anniversary of the tragic events occured on 11 September 2001. QSL
via W3TEF. [TNX NG3K]
PJ4 - Michiel/PG4M and Marco/PE2MC will be active as PJ4/homecall from
Bonaire (SA-006) on 10-16 September. They plan to operate SSB, CW,
RTTY and PSK on 80-10 metres and to participate in the WAE DX SSB
Contest using the callsign of Peter, PJ4NX. QSL via home calls.
On-line logs will be available at http://www.pi4cc.nl/pj4 [TNX
OPDX Bulletin]
S7 - Mauro, HB9ENI will be active as S79MI from Praslin Island
(AF-024), Seychelles on 21-26 October, CQ WW DX SSB Contest
included. He plans to operate SSB and RTTY on the HF bands and 6
metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. He will upload his
log to LoTW. [TNX HB9ENI]
SV5 - Aegean DX Group members Alexandros/SV8CYR, Vassilis/SV8CYV, Ilias/
SV8FMY, Giorgios/SV8IJZ, Giannis/SW8MFF and Dirk/ON5CT will be
active as SX5AG from Agathonisi Island, Dodecanese (EU-001) on
4-7 September. They plan to operate SSB and digital modes on 7,
20, 40 and 80 metres, as well as on 12, 10 and 6 metres SSB if
there is propagation. QSL via SV8CYR. [TNX SV8CYV]
T3 - Craig, N3BQR will be active as T31AA from the Phoenix Islands
(Central Kiribati) on 10-25 September. According to The Daily DX,
he will be "on some sort of research trip", and plans "to go to at
least six of the eight islands for one to two days each" and to
operate mainly on 20 metres SSB.
TK - Nicolas, F5TGR will be active as TK/F5TGR from Porto Vecchio,
Corsica (EU-014) on 6-18 September. He plans to operate SSB and CW
on 40-10 metres, and a side trip to IOTA group EU-100 is being
considered as well. QSL via the bureau. [TNX F6AJA]
TK - Rene, DL2JRM will be active as TK/DL2JRM/p from the main island of
Corsica (EU-014) on 10-13 September and from the coastal island of
San Cipriano (EU-164) on 14-15 September. The latter will be a
solar powered QRP operation on 40-10 metres, CW only. QSL via home
call, direct or bureau. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org]
VE - Cezar, VE3LYC (VY0O) has been in the NA-230 area since 29 August.
Everything was ready for the trip, but strong winds and heavy rain
prevented him and his crew from setting sail for a few days. In
his latest report (3 September, 18.30 UTC) Cezar said that the
weather was improving, and that if it would continue to do so, he
hoped to set sail on 4 September in the local morning hours.
W - The Tri-County Amateur Radio Club of North Texas, WC5C
(http://www.wc5c.org/) will be active from Willow Island (not
IOTA, USI TX061L) on 5 September and Greer Island (not IOTA,
TX058L) on 19 September, from around 14 to 22 UTC. Operations will
mainly be on 20 and 40 metres SSB, but they also operate on other
bands and modes (PSK31 and CW). [TNX K1XN]
YV - Look for Pasquale, YV5KAJ/7 to be active from Margarita Island
(SA-012) until 11 September. He operates on 40, 30 and 20 metres
using digital modes. QSL via EA5KB. [TNX The Daily DX]
ZK2 - Koji, JM1CAX (ZL4NX) will be active as ZK2NX from Niue (OC-040) on
18-25 September. He plans to be QRV on 40-10 metres, and to
concentrate on Europe especially on RTTY. QSL via JM1CAX, direct
or bureau. [TNX ZL4NX]
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**** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
6Y1V ---> Once again the 6Y1V team sponsors one young operator (21 or
under) to receive an all expense paid trip to operate in the 2009 CQWW SSB
or CW contest from Jamaica. The deadline for applications is 30 September.
Complete details can be found at http://www.6y1v.com/youth.htm
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_survey2009.html (please note that it
is not a complete list of all DXCC Entities: if you need something that is
not listed, simply use the "Additions or Comments" space at the end of the
form). The overall top 100 will be posted on the web site around 15 January
2010. [TNX N4AA]
EZ8CQ ---> Alexander, EZ8CQ says he now uploads his logs to LoTW. Should
you not being able to find a QSL record, please drop him a line
([email protected]).
OY2J ---> Trygvi, OY4TN reports that this is not a pirate, but the genuine
Johan, OY2J, who is once again active on the amateur radio bands. He had
been QRT for several years, but now, being in retirement, he has found the
time to set up his station. [TNX W1AW]
QSL GALLERY ---> The large collection of QSL cards on Les Nouvelles DX's
web site has been updated. Twelve different galleries include cards for the
ten Most Wanted DXCC Entities (313 QSLs), the 58 deleted DXCC entities (969
QSLs), obsolete prefixes (2652 QSLs), stations from Magrebh from 1947 to
1962 (319 QSLs), Antarctic bases (789 QSLs) & TAAF (Terres Australes and
Antarctiques Francaises, 248 QSLs), the various French DXCC island Entities
in the Pacific Ocean (270 QSLs) & the Indian Ocean (96 QSLs), pre-1945
countries (682 QSLs), French Departments (551 QSLs) and USA (50 QSLs), plus
a gallery for cards not accepted by DXCC (108 QSLs). Several cards are
still needed and your participation is encouraged - please visit
http://LesNouvellesdx.fr and send your comments to [email protected]
[TNX F6AJA]
QSL 4J0FR ---> Please note that Jean-Michel, F6AJA is not the QSL manager
for the recent operation (QSL via F6FYD). Jean-Michel only has logs and
blank cards for the activities of August 1995 and December 1997-January 1998
(log search at http://www.lesnouvellesdx.fr/voirlogs.php). [TNX F6AJA]
QSL J79PAK ---> Effective immediately, the new QSL route for the late
J79PAK (HB9CUA) is via EA7FTR. There is no need to resubmit cards already
mailed to HB9CUA or HB9HLM [425DXN 955], as all of the direct requests will
be forwarded to EA7FTR. Please be patient, as the hand written log is being
typed by N1NK and a new QSL card is being designed.
TONGA ---> A35A is the first special callsign, to be used during contests
and special events, issued to Paul, A35RK under the new Tongan licensing
procedures that became effective a few days ago. Citizens and long-term
residents will get A35xx (ordinary callsigns) and A35x (special callsigns),
while visiting operators will get A31xx (ordinary callsigns) and A31x
(special callsigns for visiting groups of operators). [TNX The Daily DX]
TOP LISTS ---> The latest Topband, Topmode and Toplist listings are now
available at http://www.425dxn.org/awards/toplist/index.html. Please note
that QSOs confirmed through LoTW or included in on-line logs are eligible
for listing. Send send your scores, as well as any request for further
information, to Erminio Pandocchi, I2EOW ([email protected])
WAEDC ---> The SSB leg of the Worked All Europe DX Contest (WAEDC) will be
from 00.00 UTC on 12 September until 23.59 UTC on the 13th. Complete
details can be found at http://www.waedc.de/
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3D2AG/p, 3V8BB, 3V9A, 4J15TX,
4L8A, 4T6I (SA-098), 4U1UN, 5H2WK, 5J0BV, 5K0T (NA-132 and NA-133), 5K5T
(SA-017), 5R8KD, 6W1SJ, 7O1YGF, 7P8CF, 7P8R, 9J2CA, 9Y4D, 9Y4VU, A35ZS,
A71AN, AX0BP, C37NL, CG200I (NA-128), CM6YAC, CP1FF, CV5A, D44TD, DY1C
(OC-120),EK6TA, EU5ROPE, HD2M, HK7AAG, HZ1FS/p (AS-192), IL7G, IY8WAP,
JW/OK1JK, KG4NL, KL7HBK, KP2/K3TEJ, LU1ZA,LU1ZV,LX8RTTY, LZ2009KM, PX8W,
T31DX,TI7KK (NA-191), TL0A, TO3R, TO5E, TZ6EI, UN6P, V29JKV, V31NL, V63MY,
V63TO, VC8B (NA-129), VE1/DL2JRM/p (NA-127), VE3DZ/VP9, VE8RCS/VYO
(NA-008),VK9GMW, VP8DLM, VP8KF, VQ9LA, WX3B/p (NA-139), XW1B, YN2N, YO9HP,
ZC4RAF, ZF1A, ZZ6Z (SA-023).
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