21 January 2012 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1081
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
9M0 - Plans for the expedition to Layang Layang, Spratly Islands [425DXN
1063] are developing. A large team of operators from Malaysia,
Japan and England, divided up into three groups, is expected to be
active as 9M0L indicatively between 5 and 17 April. A website is
under construction at http://9m0l.legendchew.com/
9M2 - Taking part in the Chinese New Year Cultural and Heritage
Celebration, special event callsign 9M4CNY will be active on 29
January from Penang Island (AS-015), West Malaysia. Expect
operations on 40 and 20 metres SSB, from 7 to 16 UTC. QSL direct
to the qrz.com address.
A3 - Sigi, DL7DF and other nine experienced operators (namely DK1BT,
DK7LX, DL4WK, DL5CW, DL7KL, DL7UFN, DL7UFR, SP3CYY and SP3DOI)
will be active as A35YZ from Tonga on 7-24 March. They will
operate CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK31 and SSTV on 160-6 metres with several
stations (one of them dedicated to digital modes). QSL via DL7DF,
direct or bureau. Further information can be found at
http://dl7df.com/a35yz/
C5 - Alan, G3XAQ will be active as C56XA from The Gambia between 27
February and 15 March. He will operate CW on the HF bands. The
trip is primarily to take part in the RSGB Commonwealth Contest.
QSL via G3SWH. [TNX G3SWH]
CT8 - CU8AS, HB9CQL and CT3FN/HB9CRV will be active as CR2W from
Albarnaz lighthouse on Flores Island (EU-089), Azores on 27-29
January for the CQ WW 160-Meter DX CW Contest. QSL via HB9CRV,
direct or bureau, and LoTW.
FR - Pierre, F8APV will be active as FR/F8APV from Reunion Island
(AF-016) from 22 January to 10 February. Plans are to be QRV at
01.00-04.00 UTC on 30 and 40 metres CW, and at 17.00-19.00 UTC on
20 metres SSB. QSL via home call. [TNX DX World]
FS - Benoit, F8PDR will be active as FS/F8PDR from Saint-Martin
(NA-105) on 5-16 February, with a side trip to Sint Maarten (PJ7).
He will focus on CW and RTTY on 80-10 metres. QSL via home call,
direct or bureau, and LoTW. [TNX F5NQL]
HR - Gerard, F2JD will be active again as HR5/F2JD from Copan, Honduras
between 2 February and 6 May. He plans to be QRV on all bands
and modes. QSL via F6AJA (logsearch will be available at
http://lesnouvellesdx.fr/voirlogs.php). [TNX F6AJA]
J3 - The Buddies in the Caribbean DXpedition group, which specializes
in 100 watt or less low power radios and the Buddipole portable
antenna systems, will be active from Grenada on 1-9 February.
There will be fixed operations from a cliff-top villa and portable
operations from various points on the island using CW, SSB, and
digital modes on 160-10 metres. The operators will be K8EAB,
KB9AVO, KC4VG, N7UN, W3FF, W6HFP, W7ZT and WG0AT. QSL via home
calls, LoTW and eQSL. [TNX N7UN]
KH0 - Albert, HB9BCK will be active as KH0/HB9BCK from the Mariana
Islands (OC-086) on 22-28 January. He plans to be QRV on 80-10
metres CW, SSB, PSK and RTY. QSL via home call, direct or bureau.
[TNX DX Coffee]
PY - Leopoldo I8LWL, Paki IZ8GDO, Vespe IW8EZV, Angelo PY2VA and Toni
PY2YW will be active as PR2I from Ilha Comprida (SA-024) from 30
January to 2 February, and from Ilha Peruhibe (SA-071) from 3 or 4
February until the 7th. QSL via IK7JWX. [TNX IK7JWX]
PY - PP5BK, PP5BZ, PP5VK, PP5ZB, PU5ATX and PY3OZ will be active as
PS5F from Santana de Fora Island (SA-088) on 3-6 February. They
will operate CW and SSB on 40-10 metres, and possibly digital
modes and 6m. QSL via PP5BZ. [TNX The Daily DX]
PY - Orlando, PT2OP and Fred, PY2XB will operate SSB and CW on 40-10
metres as PV2PC (QSL via PT2OP, direct or bureau) and ZX2S (QSL
via PT7WA, direct or bureau) from the island of Sao Sebastiao
(SA-028) on 23-27 February.
T6 - Jose, CT1FKN is in Afghanistan with the International Security
Assistance Force, and has been active as T6JM since 17 January. He
will be QRV mainly on 20 metres SSB and digital modes. His licence
expires on 13 June. [TNX NG3K]
V3 - Art, NN7A will be active as V31JZ/p from South Water Caye
(NA-180), Belize from 27 January to 1 February, including an entry
in the CQ WW 160-Meter DX CW Contest. He will operate mainly CW on
160-10 metres, possibly with some SSB on 20 and 15 metres. QSL via
NN7A, direct or bureau. [TNX DX World]
VK0_m - "Pile ups have been much more controlled of late and I thank you
for the efforts", Trevor, VK0TH (Macquarie Island) says. "I
continue to try to do at least an hour or two of radio a day after
my working day has finished. Operating hours are typically
0700-1200 UTC. Current Modes SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK, Hell.
Occasionally I will visit the ON4KST chat room. I won't take
individual requests in the chat room or via email however am happy
to work the bands when they are open and let you know where I am".
Trevor will be active as AX0TH on 26 January (Australia Day). QSL
direct to JE1LET.
VK9L - Chris, VK5CP will be active holiday style as VK5CP/9 from Lord
Howe Island (OC-004) until 24 January. Plans are to focus on 30
metres digital modes (mostly PSK31 and RTTY), 20 and 6 metres
depending on conditions. QSL via home call, plus LoTW and eQSL.
[TNX The Daily DX]
W - Dennis, WA2USA will be active again as WA2USA/4 from St. George
Island (NA-085) on 1-27 February. QSL via home call, direct or
bureau. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
XT - The IARU Region 1 site reports that the Amateur Radio Association
of Burkina Faso's (ARBF, www.ar-bf.org) club station will be on
the air with the special call sign XT2CEFIG on 21 January. While
waiting for the equipment donated by IARU-R1's Support to the
Amateur Radio Service, they will use "a wide band dipole, an HF
transceiver and a VHF station borrowed from a kind radio amateur".
Look for SSB activity on 7085, 14120-14240, 21120 and 10 metres.
Be patient with the operators, as "you will have to deal with
novices without any experience".
ZF - Daryl, W7TAE will be active as ZF2TE from Grand Cayman Island
(NA-016) on 22-27 January. He will operate SSB with some CW on 20,
17, 15, 12, 10 and 6 metres (especially during the ARRL VHF
Contest on 22 January). Look for him during his early mornings and
afternoons. QSL via home call.
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Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
CUBA ---> Cuban radio amateur service regulations have been modified to
permit access to the 80 and 40m bands to the third class operator
licensees, holders of CL prefixed callsigns. They are allowed to operate on
3550-3750 kHz and 7100-7125 kHz, running a maximum of 10 watts on CW and
phone. [TNX CO8ZZ]
DX DINNER ---> The Southwest Ohio DX Association (SWODXA) is pleased to
again sponsor the DX Dinner, to be held in conjunction with the 2012 Dayton
Hamvention on Friday, 18 May at the Dayton Marriott Hotel. Details can be
found at www.swodxa.org [TNX W8GEX]
MALYJ VYSOTSKIJ TO BE DELETED ---> Back in 2010 a new agreement on the
lease of the Russian part of the Saimaa Canal zone to Finland was signed by
the Prime Ministers of the Republic of Finland and the Russian Federation.
The exchange of the instruments of ratification finally took place on 17
January, and the the new agreement will come into force one month later.
The new lease no longer includes Malyj Vysotskij Island, which therefore no
longer satisfies the criteria under under which it was added to the DXCC
List. "It's unlikely that any DX pedition will come on from the island
before the deletion", OH2BU says.
QSL VIA RU3SD ---> The late Vladimir Ulyanov, UA5DX (ex UA3FDX) was the QSL
manager for quite a number of stations. The following have been taken over
by RU3SD: 4J0AUM, 4J0DX, 4J0DX, 4J1S, 4J56V, 4J57V, 4J60AA, 4K1AZI, 4K1V,
4K49V, 4K50V, 4K51V, 4K52V, 4K53V, 4K60AA, 4K6OF, 4K70DWZ, 4K7DWZ, 4K7Z,
4K80ADR, 4KP7Z, 9A/EW6MR, ES5FDX, EU5F, EU5ROPE, EU5RUB, EU6MM (for C.I.S),
EU940OR, EV3DP, EV5V, EV5ZK, EV60BR, EV60GO, EV60OG (operator EW8ZZ),
EV65ZK, EV6DX, EV6ZK, EV7DP, EV8DP, EV9P, EW6MR, EW8ZZ, RC1X, RC4L/UC2WAY,
RW3SR, RW3SR/1, SO9DX, SV9/UA3FDX, T9/RW3SR, UA3FDX and UC2WAY. [TNX The
Daily DX]
SABLE ISLAND ---> "We are in the process of rescheduling the operation",
the CY0 team reported on 14 January. "The goal is to select a time after
the winter weather conditions to increase the certainty next time of being
able to travel to Sable Island without delay from a winter storm". They
also plan "to recruit a CW operator, with DXpedition or contest experience,
to 'round out' the team". The plan is for WA4DAN to operate 70% SSB and 30%
CW, AA4VK to operate 100% SSB and the third team member to operate 70% CW
and 30% SSB. Bookmark www.cy0dxpedition.com for updates.
VISALIA 2012 ---> The 63rd Annual International DX Convention, sponsored by
the Southern California DX Club, will be held at The Holiday Inn and
Conference Center in Visalia, California on 20-22 April. Online
registration and further information can be found at www.dxconvention.org
+ SILENT KEYS + Viesturs "Tur" Gailis (YL2UZ) passed away on 9 January at
only 49 years of age. He was the station manager of YL4HQ, the Latvian
Amateur Radio League's HQ station. Other recently reported Silent Keys
include Fritz Demuth (HB9SL), Eugenio Andorlini (I5ANK), Bruno Boccia
(IK2PZG), Gary J. Strong (KO0Q), Johan "Joop" Bok (P43JB) and James Gatidis
(9M6TW), former President of the Borneo Amateur Radio Club.
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3A2LF, 3B8/F6HMJ, 3B8GT, 3D2R,
3XY1D, 4K9W, 4L1MA, 4S7AB, 4S7NE, 5N7Q, 5R8IC, 5R8UI, 5T0JL, 5V7MA, 5W0OJ,
5Z4EE, 5Z4HW, 6W/AA1AC, 6Y3M, 7P8BA, 7Q7GM, 7Q7HB, 7X4AN, 7X5QB, 7Z1HL,
7Z7AA, 8P0P, 8Q7NC, 9G5MP, 9G5XA, 9H9OB, 9K2YM, 9M2AX, 9M2IDL, 9M6XRO,
9V1YC, A25FC, A52ATV, A52PP, A52VM, AH0BT, AH6V, BY1RX/4 (AS-160), C21UF,
C31CT, CE0Y/LA5UF, CN8KD, CO2NO, CO4SM, CO8WZ, CP6AA, CR2X, CU2KG,
DU3/N0QM, E4X, E51MAN, E51NOU, EK6TA, EL2A, EL2DT, EL2ES, EL2LF, EL2WS,
EP3PK, EX2X, EX8MLE, FH8NX, FM5WD, FP/G4EAG, FP/KV1J, FR/DJ7RJ, FR1LB,
FY8DK, GM0B, H40FK, HK0/DL5YWM, HK4CZE, HP1LR, HP1WW, HP3AK, HR9/AI5P,
HS0ZDY, HV5PUL, HZ1FS, HZ1MD/p, II0MZ, J79WE, K6AAX/VY2, KC4AAA, KC4USV
(AN-011), KG4AJ, KH2/N2NL, KH8/AI5P, KL7LF, KP4LH, MJ/K3PLV, MU/PA9M, OA1F,
OD5ET, OD5NJ, OJ0B, OJ0X, P29VCX (OC-101, OC-117, OC-240) PJ4/K4BAI, PJ4J,
PJ5/SP6IXF, PJ7/W4FC, PJ7N, PJ7NK, R3BY/0 (AS-066), RI1FJA, RK9UN, ST0R,
SU/HA3JB, SU9VB, SV5DKL, T30AQ, T32C, T6RH, TF2JB, TI8AA, TK4LS, TK5AE,
TR8JH, TU2T, TX8NC (OC-033), TY1KS, UA0MF, UA2FR, UN8GV, V44KJ, V51AS,
V51YJ, V55A, V85SS, V85TL, V85TX, VK0TH, VK2CL (OC-223), VK7ZX, VK9CX,
VP2ETN, VP2V/N3DXX, VP5/W5CW, VP5CW, VP8LP, VQ9JC, VR2UW, VR2XLN, VR2XMT,
VR2ZQZ/p (AS-006), VU2PAI, W1ASB/p (NA-136), WP4U, XR0ZA, XU7ACY, XU7MDY,
XV2RZ, XW1B, YB26SEAG, YJ0VK, YN2CC, YS3CW, YW5LR (SA-035), Z2/K0YY, ZA1FD,
ZA1G, ZB2FK, ZD8ZZ, ZF2AH, ZF2SL, ZK2V, ZK2X, ZM4T, ZS6EZ.
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21 January 2012 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1081
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
PERIOD CALL REF
till 21/01 TM10E: special call 1079
till 22/01 PJ4B: Bonaire (SA-006) 1078
till 22/01 XU7AVO, XU7CJA, XU7UJR, XU7ARJ: Cambodia 1079
till 23/01 PJ4C: Bonaire (SA-006) 1079
till 24/01 VK5CP/9: Lord Howe Island (OC-004) 1081
till 24/01 YS3/IW2CXJ: El Salvador 1079
till 26/01 J79XB: Dominica (NA-101) 1071
till 02/02 T32CO, T32LJ, T32AU: Kiritimati (OC-024) 1079
till 02/02 T32WW, T32TR, T32TX: Kiritimati (OC-024) 1079
till 03/02 6W7SK: Senegal 1079
till 04/02 VP6T: Pitcairn Island (OC-044) 1076
till 06/02 C21HA: Nauru (OC-031) 1080
till 13/02 9M2MRS: Penang Island (AS-015) 1065
till 15/02 ZS7KX: Antarctica (SANAE IV Base) 1066
till 26/02 V31YN and V31GW: Belize 1080
till 29/02 OR4TN: Antarctica (Princess Elisabeth station) 1070
till February II0MZ: Antarctica (Mario Zucchelli Station) 1072
till February VP8DMH: Halley Stations V and VI (Antarctica) 1074
till 10/03 4S7KKG: Sri Lanka (AS-003) 1075
till March EA1CYK/p: South Shetlands (Gabriel de Castilla base) 1077
till 30/04 VK0TH: Macquarie Island (AN-005) 1081
till April KC4AAC: Palmer Station, Anvers Island (AN-012) 1074
till 09/05 9Q7: Democratic Republic of the Congo * by UV5EVJ 1079
till 13/06 T6JM: Afghanistan 1081
till 30/06 5P12EU: special callsign (Denmark) 1069
till July TN9SN: Congo 1072
till 20/09 YT16ARDF and YU16ARDF: special callsigns 1062
till 20/09 YT16IARU and YU16IARU: special callsigns 1062
till 31/12 4G0LD: special event call (Philippines) 1079
till 31/12 9A20: special prefixes (Croatia) 1078
till 31/12 DL150BH: special event station 1079
till 31/12 EI80IRTS: special callsign 1080
till 31/12 GB80PW: special callsign 1079
till 31/12 LX75RL: special callsign 1080
till 31/12 TM70TRS: special callsign (France) 1080
21/01-08/02 HK0NA: Malpelo Island (SA-007) 1080
21/01-29/01 GB1OL, GB2OL, GB4OL: Orkney (EU-009), Scotland 1080
21/01-04/02 PJ2/AA9A: Curacao (SA-099) 1080
21/01-28/01 VP8DNT: Falkland Islands (SA-002) 1080
21/01 XT2CEFIG: Burkina Faso 1081
22/01-10/02 FR/F8APV: Reunion Island (AF-016) 1081
22/01-28/01 KH0/HB9BCK: Mariana Islands (OC-086) 1081
22/01-31/01 TN2T: Congo 1079
22/01-27/01 ZF2TE: Grand Cayman Island (NA-016) 1081
23/01-30/01 PJ4M: Bonaire (SA-006) 1080
25/01-05/02 8Q7HU: Maldives (AS-013) 1073
25/01-04/02 FW0R: Wallis Island (OC-054) 1078
25/01-25/02 II3CV: special event callsign 1077
25/01-30/01 SI9AM 1080
27/01-29/01 CR2W: Flores Island (EU-089) 1081
27/01-29/01 T32XX: Kiritimati (OC-024) 1073
27/01-01/02 V31JZ/p: South Water Caye (NA-180) 1081
28/01-05/02 TO4M: Mayotte (AF-027) 1075
29/01 9M4CNY: Penang Island (AS-015), West Malaysia 1081
29/01-10/02 HU2DX: El Salvador 1077
30/01-02/02 PR2I: Ilha Comprida (SA-024) 1081
January CE2/CX1EK: Chile 1079
January CE9VPM: Antarctica (Presidente Videla Base) 1069
January JG8NQJ/JD1: Minami Torishima (OC-073) 1079
January OH2FFP/p: Antarctica (Nordenskiold camp) 1078
January OJ1ABOA: Antarctica (Aboa Station) 1078
January PJ4/PE1MAE: Bonaire (SA-006) 1070
January SM/OH2FFP: Antarctica (Wasa Station) 1078
January VU3BPZ: Antarctica (Bharati Station) 1078
01/02-09/02 J3: Grenada * by K8EAB, KB9AVO, KC4VG, N7UN 1081
01/02-09/02 J3: Grenada * by W3FF, W6HFP, W7ZT, WG0AT 1081
01/02-08/02 V31YN/p: Southwater Caye (NA-180) 1080
01/02-27/02 WA2USA/4: St. George Island (NA-085) 1081
02/02-06/05 HR5/F2JD: Honduras 1081
03/02-07/02 PR2I: Ilha Peruhibe (SA-071) 1081
03/02-06/02 PS5F: Santana de Fora Island (SA-088) 1081
03/02-17/02 ZK2C: Niue (OC-040) 1063
05/02-16/02 FS/F8PDR: Saint-Martin (NA-105) 1081
05/02-10/02 TW0F: Futuna Island (OC-118) 1078
06/02-07/02 TX6T/p: Mangareva (OC-063), French Polynesia 1078
08/02-10/02 TX6T: Tahiti (OC-046), French Polynesia 1078
09/02 E51BKV: Rarotonga (OC-013), South Cooks 1076
10/02-15/02 E51BKV: Mangaia (OC-159), South Cooks 1076
11/02-23/02 FW0R: Wallis Island (OC-054) 1078
11/02-24/02 H40FN and H40FK: Nendo (OC-100), Temotu Province 1075
11/02-20/02 V31SG: St George's Island (NA-073) 1079
14/02-21/02 3B9/OE4AAC: Rodrigues Island (AF-017) 1079
14/02-22/02 8P9VX, 8P9WH, 8P9CS, 8P5Y: Barbados (NA-021) 1077
15/04-18/04 3G7C: Chiloe Island (SA-018) 1080
16/02 E51BKV: Rarotonga (OC-013), South Cooks 1076
18/02-25/02 FK/F4BKV: Ouvea (OC-033), New Caledonia 1076
21/02-29/02 3DA0PW: Swaziland 1078
23/02-08/03 8P9CI and 8P9CK: Barbados (NA-021) 1079
23/02-27/02 PV2PC and ZX2S: Sao Sebastiao Island (SA-028) 1081
26/02 FK/F4BKV: Noumea (OC-032), New Caledonia 1076
27/02-15/03 C56XA: The Gambia 1081
29/02-09/03 9N7FOX: Nepal 1079
February CE2/CX1EK: Chile 1079
February CE9VPM: Antarctica (Presidente Videla Base) 1069
February JG8NQJ/JD1: Minami Torishima (OC-073) 1079
February OH2FFP/p: Antarctica (Nordenskiold camp) 1078
February OJ1ABOA: Antarctica (Aboa Station) 1078
February PJ4/PE1MAE: Bonaire (SA-006) 1070
February SM/OH2FFP: Antarctica (Wasa Station) 1078
05/03-18/03 PJ7PT: Sint Maarten (NA-105) 1077
07/03-24/03 A35YZ: Tonga 1081
08/03-13/03 ZL7/VO1AU: Chatham Islands (OC-038) 1079
10/03-15/03 TX5Q: Clipperton Island (NA-011) 1072
15/03-21/03 3D2YA: Yanqeta Island (OC-156), Fiji 1077
16/03-18/03 DM50IOTA: Fehmarn Island (EU-128) 1079
16/03-20/03 JW2XNA and JW8HGA: Spitsbergen (EU-026), Svalbard 1077
20/03-22/03 FH/DL7BC: Mayotte (AF-027) 1080
23/03-06/04 TO7BC: Mayotte (AF-027) 1080
28/03-10/04 E51M: Manihiki (OC-014), North Cook Islands 1079
March CE2/CX1EK: Chile 1079
March JG8NQJ/JD1: Minami Torishima (OC-073) 1079
05/04-17/04 9M0L: Layang Layang, Spratly Islands (AS-051) 1081
April CE2/CX1EK: Chile 1079
April JG8NQJ/JD1: Minami Torishima (OC-073) 1079
28/06-30/06 K6VVA/KL7: Bethel County group (NA-240) 1067
19/07-21/07 K6VVA/KL7: Crescent Island (NA-172) 1080
23/07-24/07 K6VVA/KL7: Barter Island (NA-050) 1080
25/07-26/07 K6VVA/KL7: Endeavor Island (NA-004) 1080
25/09-06/10 3D2C: Conway Reef (OC-112) 1080
Nov-Dec KH5: Jarvis Island (OC-081) 1058
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