425 DX News #1475
Posted: Fri Aug 09, 2019 10:53 am
10 August 2019 A.R.I. DX Bulletin No 1475 =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW CE - A multi-national team (CA1DBD, CA1FCS, CE1DN, CE3WW, HA1AG, IT9YRE, XQ1CR, XQ1FM and XQ4CW) is planning to be active as 3G1DX from Pajaros Rocks (SA-100, new one for IOTA) for three days between 18 and 23 October, depending on the swell around the island. Plans are to have two stations running mainly SSB and CW, and to "work hard during the day hours", as they might be unable to overnight on the island. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or via IT9YRE. They have a webpage on http://www.it9yre.it/3g1dx. CO - Once again special station T45FM will be QRV from the lighthouse at Punta Maya on 15-19 August, especially during the International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend. Expect activity on 160-10 metres SSB, CW and digital modes. QSL via RW6HS. [TNX RW6HS] EA9 - Rene, DL2JRM will be active as EA9/DL2JRM from Ceuta & Melilla on 8-12 August and again on 13-16 September. Main activity will be during the WAE DX Contests (CW on 10-11 August and SSB on 14-15 September). QSL via home call, direct or bureau. He does not use LoTW. [TNX NG3K] F - A German team (DJ5KX, DJ8EI, DK5OPA, DL1DCT and DL5KA) will be active again as TM0BSM from the lighthouse at Berck-sur-Mer, France on 15-18 August. Main activity will be during the International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend. QSL via DL0AD (bureau), or direct to DK5OPA. F - Supported by a Dutch amateur radio team, special event station TM75LM will be active on 15-18 August to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the village of Le Muy during WWII (15 August 1944). QSL via PA2JWN. F - The Association des Radioamateurs de l'Indre will be active as TM36V on 17-31 August for the World Aerobatic Championships 2019 to be held in Chateauroux. QSL via F5OHM, direct or bureau. [TNX F8REF] FP - Once again Eric, KV1J will be active as FP/KV1J from Miquelon Island (NA-032) from 24 September through 8 October, including participation in the CQ WW DX RTTY Contest. Plans are to operate mainly SSB, RTTY and FT8 on 80-10 metres, "generally on the highest frequency band open" with a focus on 12 and 10 metres. He will also "be checking 6m for indications of openings", while activity on 160m will depend on antenna layout. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, or via home (direct or bureau); he will upload to LoTW and Club Log on a daily basis. See http://www.kv1j.com/fp/Sep19.html for more information. GM - Thor DK7RD, Paul G4PVM and Col MM0NDX will be active as MS0INT from the Shiant Isles (EU-112) on 23-25 August. Plans are to operate CW, SSB and FT8 on the HF bands. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or via M0SDV. H4 - Michael, DL2GMI will visit Bernhard, H44MS (DL2GAC) on Malaita (OC-047), Solomon Islands from 23 August to 3 September. Michael plans to be active as H44MI on 80, 40, 20, 17, 15, 12, 10 and 6 metres SSB and FT8. QSL via LoTW, or via home call (direct or bureau). KL7 - The KL7RRC operation from Sledge Island (NA-210) [425DXN 1461] is expected to take place from 28 August to 2 September. The operating team includes Mike AD5A, Yuri N3QQ and Alexej NW7M, plus possibly Yuri UA9OBA and Henry NL0H. Plans are to be active on 40-17 metres with two stations. See https://www.na-234.com/for for updates and more information and updates. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or via N7RO. OE - The VIC Amateur Radio Contest DX Club (4U1A) will be active as 4U500M on 1-30 September to mark the 500th anniversary of the first voyage around the globe, started in 1519 under the lead of Ferdinand Magellan. This activity count for Austria for DXCC, and for the Vienna International Centre for the CQ DX Marathon. QSL via UA3DX, direct or bureau. See http://www.cqdx.ru/4u1a/4u500m/ for information about the award programme. OY - Alessandro, IZ1AZA will be active as OY/IZ1AZA from the Faroe Islands (EU-018) on 21-26 August. He will operate SSB and CW on 40- 10 metres. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW, or via home call. SV - Michele, IW7EGQ will be active as SV8/IW7EGQ from Zakynthos Island (EU-052) on 20-28 August. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS. TK - Laurent, F8BBL (http://rnb.dx-cw.net/) will be active as TK19IOTA on 6-22 September. He plans to operate from IOTA groups EU-014 (main island of Corsica), EU-100 (Cerbicales), EU-104 (Sangui- naires) and EU-164 (Lavezzi). He operates mainly CW. QSL via F8BBL (direct or bureau) and LoTW. UA9 - Mike, RA1ALA expects to be active as RA1ALA/8 from Shokalsky Island (Ostrov Shokalskogo, AS-083) approximately between 11 and 20 August. QSL direct to home call. [TNX Russian Robinson Club] UA9 - Look for RV1CC/0 and RM0F/p to be active from Iturup Island (AS-025) starting on 15 August. QSL via home calls. [TNX DX World] VK9N - Mek SP7VC (digital modes), Jacek SP5EAQ (SSB) and Marcin SP5ES (CW) will be active on the HF bands from Norfolk Island (OC-005) as follows: 18 October - 28 October SP7VC as VK9NC 18 October - 4 November SP5EAQ as VK9NE 28 October - 4 November SP5ES as VK9NG Look for VK9NE to participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. QSLs via SP7VC (direct or bureau) and LoTW. See http://vk9n-2019.dxing.pl/ for more information. W - Members of the Old Barney ARC will be active as N2OB from 'Old Barney', the Barnegat Lighthouse on Long Beach Island (NA-111) on 17 August, from about 13 UTC to 21 UTC. They will operate SSB and some CW and FT8 on 40 and 20 metres. QSL via N2OO. [TNX N2OO] DX] W - Yuri N3QQ, Cezar VE3LYC, Sandro VE7NY and Adrian KO8SCA will be active as K7TRI from Tillamook Rock (NA-211) on 6-9 September. They will operate CW and SSB on 40-17 metres with two stations around the clock. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or via VE3LYC. Tillamook Rock was activated only once, back in 1998, by W5BOS. "This is a very expensive and challenging project", the team says, "and we are actively looking for possible support from IOTA chasers and DXers at large". See http://k7tri.weebly.com for more information and updates. YO - YP0F will be active again from Fericirii Island (EU-191) from 27 August to 1 September. A team of four (YO3GA, YO4GKP, YO9RIJ and YO9RYJ) will operate SSB, CW and FT8 on 80-10 metres. QSL via YO9RIJ. [TNX DX World] =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW Access to the main functions of www.425dxn.org is provided by the 425DXN App for Android. It is available on Google Play - free of charge, no ads. Enjoy! 425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE ---> The July 2019 issue is now available for download at http://www.425dxn.org/index.php. [TNX IZ3EBA] ILLW ---> The 22nd annual International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend will take place from 00.01 UTC on 17 August until 24.00 UTC on the 18th. Complete information on this popular event, including a list of announced participating stations, can be found at https://illw.net/. INDEXA NEWSLETTER ---> The Summer 2019 edition (#126) of the International DX Association's Newsletter is now available for download (also in the Spanish translation provided by Otis Vicens, NP4G) on the INDEXA's website: http://www.indexa.org/newsletters.html. This issue reports on the DXpedition to Kanton Island, Central Kiribati (T31EU) which took place earlier this year. This DXpedition had support from INDEXA's DXpedition Fund and from INDEXA's "Hams with Hearts" Fund. In the same issue there are several other items of interest. A primary benefactor of INDEXA's "Hams with Hearts" Fund, Zorro Miyazawa (JH1AJT) has been named Honorary Advisor to Bhutan's Olympic Committee President as he continues his encouragement of education and healthy growth for youth in various nations of the world. INDEXA Director Otis Vicens (NP4G) reports on his solo DXpedition to Easter Island accompanied by his father. It is a pleasant story of a father and son reconnecting as adults. If you have ever wondered about the process of how INDEXA processes requests for DXpedition funding, INDEXA President Bob Schenck (N2OO) provides the membership with a rundown of how it all happens. Finally, if you haven't already noticed, a new video presentation has been generated in the past month which explains DXing and INDEXA's role in "Helping to Make DX Happen". There is a link to the presentation in the article. [TNX K8YC] K6VVA/6 ---> Rick, K6VVA has been granted written permission for access to White Rock (NA-187), subject to a number of restrictions (including "low power battery operation" as generators and gasoline are not allowed, and "local daytime only QRV for safety reasons"). Tentatively, he is "looking at sometime between September 15 and October 15". More information will be provided in due course. MOUNT ATHOS ---> In a letter provided by SV1GRM, Monk Iakovos (SV2RSG) from the Koutloumousiou Monastery says: "I hereby take the liberty to contact you and write in the circumstances of what has been circulated as sporadic rumours regarding Mount Athos, Monk Apollo and me in conjunction to the issue of ham radio activities (radio amateur)". Read brother Iakovos' complete letter and appeal to "all those who love Mount Athos and the tradition of Amateur Radio" on https://dx-world.net/sv2rsg-mt-athos/. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- QSLs received direct or through managers: 3E3E, 4E8T (OC-174), 5B19CWC, 5W0H, 6M0NR/4 (AS-148), 9G5GS, 9H1ET, AD8J/HR9, AO50MOON, C5DL, DU1UD/8 (OC-105), DX1CC (OC-128), E31A, E77E, FW5JG (OC-054), GU3HFN, H40MY (OC-163), J79TA, JO1CRA/7 (AS-206), K7Y (NA-250), R3RRC/6 (EU-180), S9A, TM5FI (EU-095), VK5MAV/6 (OC-183 and OC-211), VP8EME, W8KA/VP9, XR0ZRC, XR1RRC (SA-069), Z81D, ZB2FK, **************************************************************************** 425 DX NEWS HOME PAGE: http://www.425dxn.org 425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE: http://www.425dxn.org/monthly **************************************************************************** 425 DX News is a free of charge weekly bulletin edited by Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ and Valeria Pregliasco, IK1ADH Its contents may be used, reproduced and distributed in part or full provided that "425 DX News" or "425DXN" receive proper credit Contributors are invited to send their DX information to Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ ([email protected]) The deadline is 12 UTC on Fridays **************************************************************************** Direttore Responsabile Gabriele Villa, I2VGW Giornalista Professionista - Tessera n. 071675 Ordine Nazionale dei Giornalisti Roma, Italia ****************************************************************************