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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
3D2 - Prior to the T30PY/T30SIX DXpedition [425DXN 1094], look for 3D2AS
(PY2WAS), 3D2OP (PT2OP), 3D2PT (PY2PT), 3D2XB (PY2XB) and 3D2XC
(PY7XC) to be active from Viti Levu (OC-016), Fiji between 7 and
14 October. After the DXpedition, from 27 October to 3 November,
Ricardo PY2PT will be active again as 3D2PT from the Fiji Islands,
but this time from Tavarua (OC-121). QSL 3D2XB via PT7WA, others
via home calls.
5H - Noel, WB0VGI will be active in his spare time as 5H3NP from
Iringa, Tanzania between 8 October and 15 December. QSL via home
call. [TNX DX World]
5V - Wim, ON4CIT will be active as 5V7TH from Togo from 26 October to 4
November. He will operate SSB, CW and RTTY on 40-6 metres. QSL via
home call, direct or bureau, and LoTW. Wim will use the OQRS
facility provided by Club Log. Announced frequencies and further
information can be found at www.dxpedition.be/5V7TH.html
CY0 - "Circumstances beyond our control prevented us from being able to
fly to Sable Island on 8 October, our original schedule", Ron,
AA4VK and Murray, WA4DAN have announced. The new dates are 22-31
October. As previously advertised [425DXN 1115], WA4DAN/CY0 and
AA4VK/CY0 will focus on 10, 12, and 15 metres, where the most
demand for CY0 exists. They "do not plan to compete" in the CQWW
DX SSB Contest, but they will be glad to provide the multiplier to
those in the contest. Bookmark www.cy0dxpedition.com for further
information and updates.
GM - Steve G0MTD, Paul M1PAF, Mark M0WCR and Glyn M0XUH will be active
as MS0WRC from South Uist in the Outer Hebrides (EU-010) on 20-27
October. They will operate SSB "across the HF bands". QSL via
G0MTD (email requests for bureau cards can be sent to
g0mtd[@]aol.com). Logsearch and further information can be found at
www.mx0wrc.org
I - IT9BWD, IT9BWW, IT9CVO, IT9HBS, IT9MRZ, IT9ZSB and IW9CLF will be
active from Ortigia Island (EU-025, IIA SR-006) and ligthouse on 7
October. They will operate SSB and CW on 10, 15, 20 and 40 metres.
[TNX IT9MRZ]
JA - Look for 7L4PVR/1, 7N1GMK/1, JA1UNS/1 and JI1PLF/1 to be active
from Hachijo Island (AS-043) on 13-16 October. They will operate
CW, SSB and RTTY on 160-6 metres. QSL via home calls, direct or
bureau. [TNX DX World]
JW - LA9DL (JW9DL), LA6VM (JW6VM) and LA7XK (JW7XK) will operate CW,
SSB and digital modes from Longyearbyen (EU-026), Svalbard between
10 and 15 October. They will participate in the Scandinavian
Activity Contest (SAC) SSB as JW5X. [TNX The Daily DX]
KG4 - Bill, W4WV (KG4WV) and Ed, KN4KL (KG4KL) will be active from
Guantanamo Bay between 11 and 27 October. They will participate in
the Jamboree on the Air (20-21 October) with GTMO Boy Scout Troop.
[TNX The Daily DX]
KH0 - Look for KH0/JA1FMN to be active from Saipan on 13-15 October. He
will operate holiday style on 17 and 15 metres PSK31 or SSB. QSL
via home call. [TNX NG3K]
KH8 - Dom, M1KTA will be active as KH8/M1KTA from Pago Pago (OC-045),
American Samoa on 5-11 October. He plans to operate SSB, slow CW
and RTTY/PSK31 on 10, 12, 15, 17 and 20 metres, with the
possibility of other bands if he can find a suitable location. QSL
via home call and LoTW. [TNX DX World]
W - Once again Joe, K5KUA will be active as K5KUA/5 from Galveston
Island (NA-143) on 5-7 October. He usually operates CW only on
40-10 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau.
W - Jacek, SP5APW will be active as W4/SP5APW from Clearwater Island
(NA-034) on 15-18 October. He will operate holiday style mainly on
20, 25 and 10 metres SSB. Between 12 and 14 October he might go
and be active from Amelia Island (NA-138). [TNX DX World]
XX9 - Eugene EA5HPX (XX9TPX), Francisco EA7FTR (XX9TFR), Jose EB5BBM
(XX9TBM) and David EB7DX (XX9TEX) will be active from Coloane
Island (AS-075), Macau on 18-29 October. They plan to be QRV on
160-6 metres CW, SSB a nd RTTY with at least two stations. QSLs
via EA7FTR and LoTW. Further information can be found at
http://adxg.org/macau/index.
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**** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
3D2C ---> The DXpedition to Conway Reef went QRT earlier than expected,
around 00.00 UTC on 3 October, after 71,693 QSOs. Their final log,
statistics and OQRS are on http://www.yt1ad.info/3d2c/
expect to have QSL cards in the mail in late November and to "upload to LoTW
within six months".
CQWW CONTEST DIRECTOR ---> CQ Contest Hall of Fame member and WPX Contest
Director Randy Thompson, K5ZD has been named Director of the CQ World Wide
DX Contest, effective immediately. He succeeds Bob Cox, K3EST, who retired
in September after 35 years. Randy's appointment to the directorship of the
CQWW creates a vacancy for director of the CQ WPX Contests. Anyone
interested in taking on the challenge of leading a major contest should
contact Randy at k5zd[@]cqwpx.com.
DXCC NEWS ---> J5IFD (Guinea-Bissau, 2010 operation) has been approved for
DXCC credit. [TNX NC1L]
HF STATION YOUTH GIVEAWAY ---> To encourage youth in DXing and contesting,
the Amateur Radio Supplies owner management team (N1SNB and N0TG) will
provide a complete HF station to a deserving young operator. Applicants are
welcome from any location in the world provided they are 21 years of age or
younger. Details on http://www.
IARU NEWS ---> The Directors in IARU Region 3 have voted to appoint Peter
Lake, ZL2AZ as the Chairman of IARU Region 3. He replaces Michael Owen,
VK3KI, who passed away unexpectedly last month.
NWRW 2012 ---> The National Wildlife Refuge Week combines Amateur Radio
communication capabilities with enjoyment of the outdoors to help others
learn about the National Wildlife Refuge System. Amateur radio stations
will be active from a number of wildlife refuges on 14-20 October under
guidelines established in cooperation with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife
Service. Information on this special event can be found at
www.nwrweek-radio.info
TOP LISTS ---> The latest Topband, Topmode and Toplist listings are now
available at www.425dxn.org/awards/
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).
ZD9UW ---> The "Baltic Trader" departed Tristan da Cunha earlier than the
scheduled date of 5 October. Considering the limited amount of time, Rob
M0VFC concentrated purely on HF SSB in order to get as many people in the
log at least once as possible. He went QRT around 12.30 UTC on 4 October,
with 4270 QSOs in the log from less than four days on the air.
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Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
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CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER
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3A/G0VJG G4DFI D3AA UA1QV OH0/OF3I OH3BHL
3D2C YT1AD DP0GVN DL5EBE OH0I OH3BHL
3D2EW YT3W DP7COTA DL7RAG OJ0W OH3WS
3D2GC LZ1GC DP87SIXD DL3VU OM100IG OM3BY
3D2NW RW4NW DU9/JI1FGX JJ2VLY ON20OSA ON4OSA
3D2OX UA4HOX EA8/W4OI RW6HS P49X W0YK
3G1Z CE1WNR EA9EU EA5KB PB100PREFIX PB0P
3Z6M SP6IEQ ED1R EC1KR PD35SSCS PD2RKG
4J0SFR 4J5T EE7T EA1BD PX2V PY2KJ
4L1MA ON4RU EF7R EA7AJR R55SAT R3AS
4M5IR YV5KG EF8M UA3DX R71GGGR UA6MM
4O60GBP 4O3Z EG1RGC EA1SV RA6FG RW6HS
5B4AHL M0URX EG3RGC EA3ACA RD4AR RW6HS
5C5W EA5XX EH2RGC EA2AK RI1FJ UA2FM
5H1HS DL7VSN EI80IRTS EI4GXB S55CERKNO S50E
5H2DK OH2NNE EK3GM IK2QPR SD7M DF9TM
5H3CMG ZR6CMG EL2DT EL2FM SD7W DL2SWW
5R8AL G3SWH EM200V UR2VA SI9AM SM3CVM
5R8UI IZ8CCW EO5JFF UY7IQ SN2012FBS SP3YAC
5U6E F6EXV EO5UFF US5UFF SP9YFF/p SQ9IDG
5U8NK DJ8NK ES9C ES5RY SV0XCC/9 LZ1YE
5Z4/EA4ATI EA4YK EW8AU RW6HS SW9C DL9USA
5Z4/LA9PF LA9PF EY0A UA4LCH T6JC S57J
5Z4EE NV7E EY8MM K1BV T6LG LZ1ZF
6V7X IK2FIL FH4VOS DL7BC T6SM DL3ASM
7X5QB EA7FTR FK8CE LZ1JZ T88IK JF1LUT
7Z1HL DJ9ZB FK8GX W3HNK TF2RR TF3AO
7Z1SJ EA7FTR GI6K GI0KOW TM0T F4DXW
7Z7AB 7Z1CQ GP0PKT G6NHU TM25NN F6KJJ
8P2K KU9C H44PA VK1AI TM41LUC F4MBZ
8P6DR G3RWL HA100CGCDH HA0MO TO2M F6AML
9A8OK OK1HWS HA22WFF HA6PJ TT8TT I2YSB [d]
9J2BO G3TEV HB75FG HB9FG TT8TT IK2CIO [b]
9M2CNC G4ZFE HF100LO SQ8NGV TY2BP IK2IQD
9M2IDJ JA6IDJ HF28JP SP2KFL UA2K DK4VW
9N7LX DL1ELX HG90ST HA6NL UK8FF W3HNK
9Q6AL DF9TA HK1AR RW6HS UK8GBL RW6HS
9Y4NW EB7DX HK1R K6IPM UK8OAR W3HNK
A41KJ NI5DX HK1T EA5KB UK8OWW 4Z5OG
A60A IZ8CLM HK3JCL DK8LRF UN1L W3HNK
A60WSW IZ8CLM HQ2N EA5GL UN7ECA DL7EDH
A61Q EA7FTR HQ9R K5WW UN7MMM EA7FTR
A62A IZ8CLM HR9/WQ7R K5WW UN8GU IZ8CCW
A65BP UA6MF II7IARD IZ7AUH V73YY BD4DYH
AH0KT JH8PHT IQ1RY IW1FNW VE1WFF VE1WT
AO7PAZ EA7NL IQ2IR IZ2GAO VK1ZZ/4 VK1TX
BD1BYV JA1HCK IY4FGM IK4UPU VP2V/AA7V NR6M
BV0TW BU2BF J40TSL SZ2TSL VP9I N1HRA
BV2013LF BM2JCC J42T SV7LOS VQ9JC ND9M
BY1WXD/0 BA4TB J47X SV7BVM VY2/WC3O K3MJW
C31CT EA3QS J69KZ W3HNK W4OI RW6HS
CN2YZ IZ8CCW JW7QIA LA7QIA XU7AAJ IW3SNW
CN8LL EA7FTR JY4CI K2AX XV1X RW6HS
CO2HQ EB7DX K4D K4JTT XV4Y OK1DOT
CO2NO HA3JB L25FJ LU7FJ XV9DT RW6HS
CO2WL HA3JB LS1D AC7DX XV9NPS JA2NPS
CO6LP EA5GL LT0H EA7FTR YB5OUB RX3RC
CO8WN HA3JB LX7I LX2A YF1AR N2OO
CO8WZ EA7TV LX8RTTY LX1DA YV1FPT EA5GL
CP6LA HA3JB LX9DX LX2A YW5T YV5JBI
CR2X OH2BH MT0SCG M0SCG ZA/OK1FCJ OK1DRQ
CR3L DJ6QT NH2T W2YC ZD9UW M0VFC
CR50CMD CS5ARC NH7O EA5GL ZL3X ZL3PAH
CR5D CT1FJO NL7G OK1DOT ZP5TNT EA5GL
CT1JGA DL3MCO OD5PY KU9C ZS7/DL1LLL DL5EBE
D2EB IZ3ETU OG0Z W0MM ZZ1Z PY1RJ
D2QR RW6HS OG30OJ OH3OJ ZZ2T PY2MNL
5U5U Christian Saint-Arroman, Chemin de Mousteguy, 64990 Urcuit, France
7Z1CQ Abdulhafiz I. Kashkari, P.O. Box 138763, Jeddah 21323, Saudi Arabia
BV2A C.R.A., P.O. Box 117-254, Taipei, Taiwan
DJ7RJ Manfred Przygode, Hoisdorfer Landstr. 50, 22927 Grosshansdorf,
Germany
DJ8NK Jan B. C. Harders, P.O. Box 520410, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
DL7VSN Harald Schlesinger, Buergerheimstr. 19, 10365 Berlin, Germany
EL2FM Joe Brown, 2 Orbel Street, London, SW11 3NZ, United Kingdom
F6EXV Paul Granger, 4 Impasse Doyen Vizios, 33400 Talence, France
FH8PL Jean-Paul Bihan, 1 Quartier Matsozini, 97615 Pamandzi, France
I2YSB Silvano Borsa, Viale Capettini 1, 27036 Mortara PV, Italy
IK2FIL Enrico Giacchetti, Via Milanese 5, 20099 Sesto San Giovanni MI,
Italy
LA9PF Cato B. De Savigny, P.O. Box 1, Kjelsas, 0411 Oslo, Norway
LZ1ZF Georgi Vodenicharov, P.O. Box 25, 3600 Lom, Bulgaria
M0VFC Robert Chipperfield, 13 Harlestones Road, Cottenham, Cambridge,
CB24 8TR, United Kingdom
OH3WS Pasi Bergman, Tuulipolku 4, 13500 Hameenlinna, Finland
YT1AD Hrane Milosevic, 36206 Vitanovac, Serbia
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Contributors are invited to send their DX information to
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Gabriele Villa, I2VGW
Giornalista Professionista - Tessera n. 071675
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