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3D2_cr - The 3D2C team [425DXN 1080] now includes sixteen operators (AD6E,
AH6HY, K6MKF, K6SRZ, K9CT, LZ1CG, N6NKT, N6PSE, PY5CC, RW3RN,
RW4NW, RZ3FW, UA4HOX, WD5COV and YT1AD). They will leave Suva
(Fiji Islands) for Conway Reef on 24 September around 18 local
time (6 UTC), and will return in the night between 5 and 6
October. Their "primary objective is to provide as many DXers as
possible a 'new one' with this rare DXCC entity" and their
"secondary objective is to give as many band-slots as possible".
They will target European contacts during those periods when
propagation is possible. Plans are to upload their logs to Club
Log on a daily basis. QSL via YT1AD. There will be an OQRS for
direct and bureau QSL cards. Band plan and further information ca
be found at http://www.yt1ad.info/3d2c/index.html [TNX N6PSE]
7X - Special event stations 7T50I (operated by Radio Club Algiers),
7U50I and 7V50I (both operated by Radio Club Laghouat), 7W50I
(operated by Radio Club Bou-Saada) and 7Y50I (operated by Radio
Club Mostaganem) will be active through the end of the year to
celebrate the 50th anniversary of the indipendence of Algeria.
Information on the relevant award can be found at qrz.com under
any of the callsign above. [TNX IARU Region 1]
BV - Look for BO0M to be active from Matsu Island (AS-113) on 27-30
July, IOTA Contest included. QSLling instructions can be found at
http://art.ham.org.tw/en/qsl_en.aspx [TNX NG3K]
EI - Olivier, ON4EI will be active as EI8GQB on 7-31 July using an
hybrid wind-solar power system from his caravan. He will
participate in the IOTA Contest as EI1A. QSL for both callsigns
via bureau to ON4EI. A Live Information Banner as well as daily
updates with pictures and videoes will be available at
http://www.qrz.com/db/EI8GQB [TNX ON4EI]
ES - RD1AR, SP7DPJ, SQ7OXU and UA1ANA will be active as ES0W from Ruhnu
Island (EU-178) on 26-30 July, IOTA Contest included. QSL via
SP7DPJ, direct or bureau. [TNX NG3K]
F - To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the French Army Signal Corps
and to honour French radio pioneer and army general
Gustave-Auguste Ferrie (1868-1932), special event station TM70TE
will be active on 12-14 July from the 3rd level of the Tour
Eiffel. Expect activity on the HF and VHF bands, SSB and CW. QSL
via F5KBB, direct or bureau.
F - Jacky, F4EGH (SSB) and Leon, ON4ZD (CW) will be active as TM0BI
from Fort Boyard Island (EU-032) on 25-26 July. They will be QRV
from 7 UTC to 16 UTC each day, as they are not allowed to stay
overnight. QSL via ON4ZD, direct or bureau. [TNX ON4ZD]
F - Peter ON8ZZ and his son Frederik ON3NT will be active as F/OT9Z
from the Chausey Islands (EU-039) on 27-29 July. They will also
participate in the IOTA Contest as TM7T. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
F - Look for F6KUF/p to be active from Noirmoutier Island (EU-064) on
20-21 August. Activity will be on 80-10 metres SSB, CW and
possibily PSK/RTTY. QSL via home call. [TNX F5TRO]
FM - Lars, K9FY will be active holiday style as TO5U from Martinique
(NA-107) on 11-18 July. He will be QRV on all bands SSB and CW.
QSL via home call, direct or bureau.
G - In the IARU HF World Championship (14-15 July), and transmitting
from several DXCC Entities within the UK, the RSGB HQ team will be
using the special callsign GO2HQ to celebrate the London Olympics.
QSL via M0OXO and LoTW. Further information can be found at
www.gr2hq.com. [TNX GM3WOJ]
G - 2O12L (Two Oscar One Two Lima) will be the callsign of the London
amateur radio station for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Five
stations (three on HF and two on VHF) will be active from 25 July
to 9 September. QSL via G4WNF, direct or bureau (e-mail requests
for bureau cards can be sent to g4wnf[@]mac.com), and LoTW.
Further information at www.2o12l.com
HA - HA0BW, HA0DX, HA0KA and HG0NAZ will be active as HG0WFF from the
Hevesi Fuves Pusztak nature reserve on 13-16 July. They plan to
operate SSB, CW and digital modes on the HF bands with up to four
stations. QSL via HA0HW, bureau preferred. [TNX HA0HW]
HB9 - The teams of HB9IRC and Insubria Radio Club (IQ2IR) will be
operating from Mount Bar, in southern Switzerland, during the
weekend. HB9IRC will be located at hut and will be active on 7-8
July, while a second station will be activated as HB9SOTA on 8
July from the summit of Mount Bar. Expect activity on the HF bands
CW and SSB and on 145.350 MHz. [TNX HB9TZA]
HC - Celebrating their 81st anniversary, members of Quito Radio Club
(HC1QRC) will be active as HD081QRC on 14-22 July. They will be
QRV on all bands CW and SSB, using both modern equipment and some
vintage radios "beautifully restored by Gustavo, HC1BG". QSL via
HC1JQ, direct or bureau. [TNX NE8Z]
I - Look for Dario, IZ4UEZ to be active holiday style as ID9/IZ4UEZ
from Lipari Island (EU-017) on 6-11 July. He will operate SSB,
possibily with some RTTY. QSL via home call, direct or bureau.
[TNX rsgbiota.org]
I - Members of ARMI Taranto and the 599 DX Team will be active as IJ7T
from San Pietro Island (EU-073) on 20-22 July. They will operate
SSB, CW and RTTY on the HF bands and 6 metres. QSL via IK7WDS. An
OQRS for direct and bureau cards will be available on Club Log.
Further information will be available at www.armi.ta.it [TNX
IZ7AUH]
LA - Thomas, SM3DMP will be active holiday style as LA/SM3DMP from
Otroy (EU-056) on 18-20 July. He will operate mainly CW on 30, 20
and 17 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX
rsgbiota.org]
LA - Waldi, SP7IDX and Mek, SP7VC will be active as LA/SP7IDX and
LA/SP7VC from Mageroya (EU-044) on 20-29 July. They will operate
SSB and RTTY with two stations on 80-6 metres, and will
participate in the IOTA Contest. During their travel to Mageroya,
on 19-20 July, they might stop and be active as SM/SP7VC and
SM/SP7IDX from Seskaro Island (EU-139). QSL via home calls. [TNX
DX Coffee]
LX - Radioamateurs du Luxembourg will be represented in the IARU HF
World Championship (14-15 July) by LX75HQ. This is the HQ special
callsign celebrating the LX Amateur Radio Association's 75th
anniversary. Information on the award for contacting LX75HQ,
LX75RL and ordinary LX stations during the year 2012 can be found
at www.rlx.lu. [TNX LX2A]
OZ - DL2JRM, DO2XX and DO6XX will be active as OZ/homecall from
Vendsyssel-Thy (EU-171) on 7-21 July. Look for OZ/DO6XX and
OZ/DO2XX on 80-10 metres SSB, while OZ/DL2JRM will also operate
CW. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [TNX rsgbiota.org
PA - Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the National Open Air Museum
in Arnhem, Fred PA0FAW will be active as PC100NOM until 29 July.
QSL via PA0FAW, direct and bureau. [TNX VA3RJ]
PY - The Perdigueiros Radio Team will be active as PR5D from Ilha do
Mel (SA-047) on 27-29 July, IOTA Contest included. QSL via PY5DC,
direct only. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
PY0S - Fred/PY2XB, Peter/PP5XX (PY5CC), Tomi (HA7RY) and George (AA7JV)
will be active as PT0S from St. Peter and St. Paul Rocks (SA-014)
for two weeks in the late November to mid-December time frame. The
actual dates will depend on weather conditions and will be
announced on the PT0S website (see below). Amateur radio
activities are still banned from the archipelago [425DXN 1088],
but the the Araucaria DX Group has been given a special permit to
conduct this DXpedition. The operation will have a strong low band
focus. There will be a dedicated station operating on 160 metres
from sunset to sunrise. A second station will be on 80 and 40
metres at night. During the day there will be two stations on the
higher bands - and 6 metres - depending on conditions. RTTY will
also be supported. QSL via HA7RY (OQRS for direct and bureau cards
will be available on the website) and LoTW (the logs will be
uploaded "generally within 36 hours of the QSO taking place"). For
further information and regular updates please visit
http://pt0s.com/
SM - Lars, SM6CUK will be active as SA6G/7 from Ven Island (EU-137) on
25-30 July, IOTA Contest included. QSL via home call, direct or
bureau. [TNX VA3RJ]
SV - The Radio Amateur Association of Greece (RAAG) will activate
special callsign SX1GR from the Acropolis of Athens on 18-22 July.
Expect activity on the HF bands SSB, CW, RTTY and PSK31, as well
as on 6 and 2 metres. QSL via bureau. [TNX SV1RP]
SV9 - Claude, HB9CRX will be active as SV9/HB9CRX from Kissamos, Crete
(EU-015) on 9-21 July. He will operate CW QRP on 30-6 metres. QSL
via home call. [TNX F5NQL]
TA - TC0KLH (and not TC2KLH as previously announced) will be the
callsign to be used from Kefken Island (AS-159) on 27-29 July,
IOTA Contest included [425DXN 1102]. QSL preferably via the TA
bureau. [TNX TA1HZ]
UA - Special callsign UE95K will be in use on 14-22 July from Bryansk
in memory of Pavel M. Kamozin, World War II fighter ace and twice
Hero of the Soviet Union. QSL via RV3YR. [TNX RV3YR]
UA - Members of the Russian Robinson Club are planning to be active
from IOTA groups AS-061 (Ratmanova/Big Diomede Island) and AS-092
(Bering Sea Coast South group) in July-August. A special callsign,
RI0K, has been granted for use bewteen 15 July and 28 August. [TNX
DX World]
UA - Vladimir, UA0LCZ will be active as RI0NZ from Popov Island
(AS-066) on 24-30 July. Before the IOTA Contest he will
concentrate on CW (3507, 7007, 10107, 14017, 18067, 21017, 24897
and 28017 kHz). QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX UA0LCZ]
V3 - Henry W5HNS (V31WH), Jay K0BCN (V31MX) and Marty W5MRM (V31MO)
will be active from Caye Caulker (NA-073) on 23-31 July. They will
operate CW, PSK and SSB on 40-10 metres. During the IOTA Contest
they will use V31MX and alternate SSB and CW. QSL via home calls
or LoTW. [TNX W5HNS]
W - Jon, WB8YJF, will be active as WB8YJF/4 from Ocracoke Island
(NA-067) on 22-29 July, IOTA Contest included. He will operate CW,
RTTY and SSB on 80-10 metres. QSL via home call, direct and
bureau. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
CHANNEL ISLANDS ---> Peter ON8ZZ and his son Frederik ON3NT will be active
as MU/OT9Z from Guernsey (EU-114) on 16-20 July. They also plan to operate
from the islands of Herm (17 July), Sark (18 July) and Alderney (19 July).
On 20-26 July they will be active as MJ/OT9Z from Jersey (EU-013). QSLs via
ON3NT, direct or bureau, and LoTW. They have a website at
http://dxpeditionchannelislands.weebly.com
NORTHERN EUROPE TOUR ---> Paolo, I2AE is touring northern Europe (Sweden,
Finland, Norway and Denmark) until late July, and plans to operate holiday
style from a number of WFF sites, islands, lighthouses etc. "he will find
on his way". Look for him around 14244 and 7144 kHz, with some possibile
activity also on 6 metres. [TNX I2JJR]
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*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S ***
**** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
DX WORLD GUIDE ---> The third edition of the "DX World Guide", by Franz
Lagner (DJ9ZB), is the first edition using color throughout and the first to
be entirely in English. The 384-page book includes detailed entries for well
over 300 DX "entities". It is available in both print and digital (CD)
formats; orders can be placed on the CQ Communications on-line store at
http://store.cq-amateur-radio.com.
LOTW & WPX ---> The ARRL launched the integration of Logbook of The World
(LoTW) with CQ Magazine's Worked All Prefixes (WPX) Award on 2 July. A WPX
account has automatically been created for Logbook users on their awards
page, and they will be able to use LoTW to generate lists of confirmed
contacts to be submitted for WPX credit. Standard LoTW credit fees and CQ
award fees will apply. Further information on www.arrl.org (News section).
NORTH KOREA ---> Rick, K6VVA has been working for quite some time on a "P5
CW Only & IOTA AS-197 Project" which now appears to be having interesting
developments. "It has been a very long 6 years thus far", Rich says, "but I
believe the time has finally come to fish or cut bait". Rick is "not seeking
any donations at this point, but rather only an indication of the level of
potential contributions for the related humanitarian purposes likely
required in order for approval of this project and issuance of a P5
license". Read the details at www.k6vva.com/p5/
QSL GALLERY ---> The large collection of QSL cards on Les Nouvelles DX's web
site has been updated. Fourteen different galleries include more than 10,000
cards for the ten Most Wanted DXCC Entities (2004-11), the 61 deleted DXCC
Entities, obsolete prefixes, stations from Magrebh from 1947 to 1962, D5 and
DL5 stations from 1945 to 1962 (soon to be enlarged to include D2/DL2 and
D4/DL4 stations), Antarctic bases & TAAF (Terres Australes and Antarctiques
Francaises), the various French DXCC island Entities in the Pacific Ocean,
the Indian Ocean and the Americas (from 1945 to 1970), pre-1945 countries,
French Departments and CONUS. plus a gallery for cards not accepted by DXCC.
Your participation is encouraged - please visit www.LesNouvellesdx.fr and
send your comments to lesnouvellesdx[@]free.fr [TNX F6AJA]
QSL MANAGER OF THE YEAR ---> The Golist QSL Manager Data Service is reviving
its QSL Manager of the Year Award. The purpose of this award is to recognize
the service provided by QSL managers to the world wide DX community. The
definition of a QSL Manager for this award is "any person who confirms
contacts via printed QSL card for any station other than their primary call
sign". A plaque, donated by DX Publishing, Inc., publisher of QRZ-DX and The
DX Magazine, will be awarded to the QSL Manager of the Year selected, at the
W4DXCC Convention held in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee in September 2012.
Nominations will be accepted from DX and Contest clubs, which are encouraged
to poll their members for their nominations for the Top 5 QSL Managers for
2012. Each club should tabulate the votes of their members and submit to the
Golist the Top 5 vote getters. The deadline is 1 August 2012.
The recognized format for clubs submission is: Club Name; Club Officer
(Name, Call Sign, club office and email address); Top 5 QSL Manager Nominees
(list name and callsign); put QSL Manager of the Year-2012 in the subject
line and sent the message to golist[@]gmail.com. [TNX K1XN]
TOP LISTS ---> The latest Topband, Topmode and Toplist listings are now
available at www.425dxn.org/awards/toplist/index.html. QSOs confirmed
through LoTW or included in on-line logs are eligible for listing. Send your
scores, as well as any request for further information, to Luciano Lucini,
IK2QPO (ik2qpo[@]425dxn.org).
+ SILENT KEYS + Gian Carlo Bavassano (I1RBJ) passed away on 5 July at 66
years of age.
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3A2LF, 3C0E, 3C6A, 3DA0FC, 3V8BB,
3Y8XSA, 4W0VB, 4Z5MU, 5N7M, 6O0CW, 6O3A, 6V7S, 7X5QB, 8P6EX, 9K2YM, 9L0W,
9M0L, 9M2AX, 9M6YBG, 9Q6AL, 9Y4LAS, A43MI (AS-014), A52JY, A52KJ, A92GE,
AA1BU/KP2, AP2JZB, BA1KW, BX4AD, BY8AC, C31CT, C31PP, C6AGW (NA-048), C91JD,
CE2WQ, CP4BT, CU3AK, CX2TQ, E51NNN, EA9EU, EA9IB, EI100T, EK6TA, EK7DX,
ER1DA, ES1TU, ES3AX, EY7AD, EY8MM, FG8NY, FR1LB, FS/K9EL, FW0NAR (OC-054),
FW0NAR/p (OC-118), HI6PLE/7, HK0NA, HR5/F2JD, HS0ZKG (AS-101), IH9WKH, J5V,
J6/NX8L, J69MV, J79IU, J79XB, JY5HX, KG2A/VP9, KH6/VE7AHA, KH8/N9YU,
LA/DL5DSM/p (EU-141), LX1NJ, MM0XAU, MU0FAL, OD5NJ, OD5PY, OM7M, PJ5/SO6X,
PJ5/SP6IXF, PJ7/IK2QPR, PJ7AZ, PJ7TM, PZ5RO, PZ5T, S79RR, SM0/JH0CJH, SU9VB,
SV2ASP/A, SV5BYR/5, T30D, TA3J/0 (AS-115), TJ6RM, TX8CW, UA0BA, UA0C, V26E,
V31IZ, V5/DH3WO, V5/DJ2HD, V85SS, VK6YS/p (OC-199), WP3Y, XU7DLH, YB8Y
(OC-221), YI1RZ, YJ0VK, YV1FPT, YW3Y, YW5PI (SA-048), ZA100I, ZD7VC, ZK2C,
ZL7VR.
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