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This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by NC1L, QRZ DX, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, The Daily DX, DXNL, The Weekly DX, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all.
CYPRUS, 5B. Carolyn, KC9URR and Pat, KC9UUS are QRV as 5B/homecalls until June 15. Activity is holiday style mostly on 20 meters using SSB. QSL to home calls.
TANZANIA, 5H. Chas, NK8O is working at Mwanza on Lake Victoria and plans to be active as 5H3CP from June 11 to 22. Activity will be in his spare time with QRP power on various HF bands using CW. QSL to home call.
BHUTAN, A5. Operators JA1JQY, JK1EBA, JA3MCA, JA1KJW and JA8VE are QRV as A52JY, A52BA, A52MA, A52KJ and A52VE, respectively, from Thimphu until June 14. Activity is on 160 to 6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. They have a 6 meter beacon on 50125 kHz. QSL to home calls.
CUBA, CO. Members of the Radio Club Las Tunas will be QRV as T48K in the ARRL June VHF QSO Party as a Limited Multi Op entry. They plan to be active on 6 and 2 meters. QSL via DK1WI.
PHILIPPINES, DU. Dandy, K6ZRH will be QRV as K6ZRH/DU1 from Palawan Island, IOTA OC-128, from June 10 to 30. Activity will be on 40, 20 and 15 meters using SSB. QSL direct to home call.
MARQUESAS ISLANDS, FO. Christian, F5IDM is QRV as TX5VT until June 12 and is active from the islands Hiva Oa, Nuku Hiva, Ua Huka and Ua Pou, all IOTA OC-027. QSL to home call.
ST. MARTIN, FS. John, K9EL is QRV as FS/K9EL until June 24. Activity is holiday style on 80 to 6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL to home call.
JAPAN, JA. Special event station 8N6JAPAN is QRV from Okinawa, IOTA AS-017, until July 31 in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the return of Okinawa to Japan. QSL via bureau.
LEBANON, OD. Gaby, OD5NJ has been active on 15 meters around 1430 to 1600z. QSL via EA5BYP.
BELGIUM, ON. Special event station ON500MERCATOR is QRV until the end of the year in celebration of the 500th birthday of Gerhard Mercator, the cartographer named for the Mercator projection world map. QSL via ON7KO.
GREECE, SV. Mike, SV1RK and Stavros, SV3CJU are QRV as J48SAI from Sapienza Island, IOTA EU-158, until June 10. Activity is on the HF bands plus 6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via SV1RK.
CORSICA, TK. Alex, IW5ELA is QRV as TK/IW5ELA from Calvi until June 9. Activity is on 40, 20, 15 and 12 meters using mainly CW. QSL to home call.
EUROPEAN RUSSIA, UA. Members of club station RK3VWA are QRV as R1150V until August 31 in celebration of the 1150th anniversary of Russian statehood. QSL via RK3VWA.
MONTSERRAT, VP2M. John, KB4CRT is QRV as VP2MRT from Gingerbread Hill in St. Peters Parish until June 12. Activity is on 80 to 2 meters using SSB, with some CW and possibly PSK. This includes being an entry in the ARRL June VHF QSO Party. QSL direct to home call.
MACAO, XX9. Jose, EB5BBM is QRV as XX9TBM until June 10. Activity is in his spare time on 20, 17 and 15 meters using SSB. QSL via EB7DX.
OPERATION APPROVED FOR DXCC CREDIT. The following operation is approved for DXCC credit: Macao, XX9E, 2012 operation.
THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The ARRL June VHF QSO Party, NCCC RTTY Sprint, World Wide South America Contest, NCCC Sprint CW Ladder, DRCG Long Distance RTTY Contest, VK Shires Contest, Asia-Pacific SSB Sprint, Portugal Day Contest, GACW WWSA CW DX Contest, REF DDFM 6-Meter Contest and SKCC Weekend CW Sprintathon are all on tap for this upcoming weekend. The RSGB 80-Meter Club CW Championship, NAQCC-EU Monthly CW Sprint, NAQCC Straight Key/Bug CW Sprint and CWops Mini-CWT CW Test are all scheduled for June 13. Please see June QST, page 79, and the ARRL and WA7BNM Contest Web Sites for details.
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09 June 2012 A.R.I. DX Bulletin No 1101
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5H - Chas, NK8O will be active as 5H9CP from Mwanza, Tanzania between 11 and 22 June. He is primarily a CW operator, and QRV times will depend on his "responsibilities and schedule at the Nyakato Health Center". QSL via EA7FTR and LoTW.
9K - The Kuwait Amateur Radio Society will operate special event station 9K2KCBB on 13-15 June to celebrate World Blood Donor Day. QSL direct to 9K2RA.
A6 - Tom, DL2RMC is currently active as A6/homecall from Abu Dhabi. He operates from the artificial island of Yas, which does not qualify for IOTA and should not be misunderstood for Sir Bani Yas (AS-021).
A6 - Ulli, DL9WVM will be active as A6/DL9WVM from Dubai on 10-30 June. He will be QRV on 80-10 metres. Ulli and Abdullah, A61Q might "investigate whether it is possible to activate Dibba Rock in the Gulf of Oman". This uninhabited rocky islet of difficult access could count for IOTA group AS-124. [TNX DX Newsletter]
CT7 - The Associacao de Radioamadores do Distrito de Leiria will operate as CS5FAT from the Shrine of Fatima on 10-13 June. QSL via CT6ARL, direct or bureau.
DU - Dandy, K6ZRH plans to be active as K6ZRH/DU1 from Palawan Island (OC-128) on 10-30 June. He will be QRV on 40, 20 and 15 metres SSB. QSL direct to home call. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
EA8 - Five operators will be active as EH8TID from Teide volcano (3,555 metres a.s.l.) from 30 June to 2 July. The Teide National Park (Tenerife, Canary Islands) was included on the UNESCO World Heritage List five years ago. Expect activity on 80-6 metres CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31. All of the QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau; direct cards to EA8NQ. [TNX EA8NQ]
JA - Taka, JA8COE will be active as JA8COE/8 from Yagishiri Island (AS-147) on 16-19 June. He will operate SSB and BPSK on 40, 20, 17 and 15 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX JA8COE]
KH0 - Tony, JA6CNL will be active as KH0N from Saipan (OC-086) on 15-18 June. He will operate CW only on 80-6 metres. QSL via JA6CNL. [TNX NG3K]
OZ - Alain, F5LMJ will be active as 5P5J from Lolland Island (EU-029) on 14-28 July. QSL via home call (bureau preferred), LoTW and eQSL. [TNX F5LMJ]
SM - Tetsu, JH8SGR will be active as SM1/JH8SGR from Gotland Island (EU-020) on 11-13 June. QSL via home call. [TNX DX World]
SM - Bernd, DL8AAV will be active as SD1B/6 from Orust Island (EU-043) on 18-30 June. QSL via DL8AAV, direct or bureau. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
SV - Mike, SV1RK and Stavros, SV3CJU will be active as J48SAI from Sapientza Island (EU-158) on 8-10 June. They will operate CW, SSB and RTTY on the HF bands and 6 metres. QSL via SV1RK, direct or bureau, and LoTW. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
SV9 - Special callsign SX9S will be active from 1 July to 31 December to celebrate the 50th anniverasry of the Samaria Gorge National Park on Crete (EU-015). QSL via SV9AUE. [TNX SV9AHZ]
TF - Bill, W4TAA and Pete, VE3IKV will be active as TF/VX3T from Iceland (EU-021) on 17-30 June. They will operate CW and SSB on 6 metres. QSL direct to VE3IKV. [TNX NG3K]
V7 - Steve, G3ZVW is active as V73/AF6SU until the end of June from the V73AX club station on Kwajalein Atoll (OC-028), Marshall Islands. QSL via G3ZVW, direct or bureau. [TNX DX World]
VE - Special prefixes CJ3 and CK3 will be in use rom the Province of Ontario, Canada between 12 and 26 June to celebrate the Centennial of the City of Kitchener. QSL via operators' instructions. [TNX VA3RJ]
W - Mike, W2GR will be active as N2W on 10-24 June, i.e. during the week before and the week after Nik Wallenda's attempt at walking across Niagara Falls on a tightrope. Mike will operate CW, RTTY and SSB on 40-10 metres. QSL via W2GR. [TNX W2GR]
XX9 - Jose, EB5BBM will be active as XX9TBM from Macau on 8-10 June. He plans to operate SSB on 20, 17 and 15 metres. QSL via EB7DX. [TNX The Daily DX]
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APOLLO PROGRAM ---> ARI Tortona (IQ1TW) will commemorate the Apollo Space Program (1961-1972) between 1 and 31 July. Further information on the relevant award can be found at http://aritortona.xoom.it or from Pier Paolo Liuzzo (IZ1XBB, iz1xbb[@]tiscali.it). [TNX IZ1XBB]
DXCC NEWS ---> XX9E (Macao, 2012 operation) has been approved for DXCC credit. [TNX NC1L]
IDXC 2013 ---> Sponsored by the Northern California DX Club, the 64th Annual International DX Convention will be held at the Visalia Conference Center in downtown Visalia, California on 19-21 April 2013. Please check the IDXC website (www.dxconvention.com) during the week of 18 June for details about booking hotel rooms for the Convention.
IOTA EU-155 ---> Back in October 2011 [425DXN 1069] the RSGB IOTA Manager reported that "following information received from a local operator in Italy that the only two islands listed as qualifying for EU-155, Baron and Scanno di Piallazza, no longer existed, we would not be accepting for credit any new operations claiming to take place from EU-155 pending a final check. This has now been carried out and it confirms the report. Under IOTA rules we have no option but to withdraw EU-155 from the list of valid IOTA groups and to amend scores down. However we have noted that the Po Delta is a remarkably fragile natural environment with a varying sedimentation rate influenced by river flow, tide and storm and have not ruled out the possibility of one of the islands reforming in time. In the circumstances, we have decided to remove EU-155 credit from all scores on 1 September 2012 but to retain the QSO information on the database in a non-counting format in case the situation should change. We will review the position periodically. In the meantime, while credit will not be given for new operations, we will allow credit for pre-October 2011 operations for certificate purposes only in applications received before 1 September 2012". [TNX Roger Balister, G3KMA, RSGB IOTA Manager]
IOTA NEWS ---> The following operations in the period February to May 2012 have provided acceptable validation and are therefore approved for IOTA credit: AT2DW (AS-175), XF1AA (NA-189), 4A3RCC (NA-200), KL7RRC/P (NA-240), 4W0VB/P (OC-232), and CW5GI (SA-039). The 7O6T (AF-028) operation, which has been accepted for DXCC, is also approved. [TNX G3KMA]
QSL 4U1ITU, 4U1UN & 4U1WRC ---> Get your missing QSLs for QSOs with 4U1ITU, 4U1UN and 4U1WRC (2012) at the Swiss DX Foundation's booth at Hamradio 2012 (Friedrichshafen) on 22-24 June. Bring your QSO data with you and observe the working hours of the QSL manager (to be available at the booth). [TNX HB9BOU]
TOPBAND MOST WANTED SURVEY ---> All 160m enthusiasts are invited to participate in the 2012 Topband Most Wanted Survey conducted by NI6T and K8UT. The survey will be running until 31 August and can be found at http://survey.hamdocs.com/?sid=11389. The results will be available in September.
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).
WORLD CASTLES WEEKEND ---> Organized by the World Castles Activity Group, it will be held on 16-17 June. Several stations are expected to operate from fortresses and castles in the Azores, Belarus, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Ukraine and the United Kingdom. Information on the event can be found at www.wcagroup.org. [TNX RN1CW]
+ SILENT KEYS + Gene Zimmerman (W3ZZ), "an icon in ham radio contesting in the Washington, D.C. area and beyond", as well as "an avid VHF man", passed away on 3 June at 71 years of age. Other recently reported Silent Keys include Peter Kallfelz (DL8YR), Joel Oulie (F6FHP), Luciano Montanari (I4MNK) and Abel Aguirre (LU8EDK), a radio operator during 18 summer and 6 winter Antarctic campaigns between 1953 and 1997.
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3B8DB, 3C0E, 3C6A, 3D2R, 4J0LH, 4L3Y, 5N7M, 5V7V, 6H6IARU, 6O3A, 6W2SC, 6Y0A, 7P8GF, 7Q7PRO, 7X5QB, 8R1AK, 8R1Z, 9H1SP, 9L0W (AF-037), 9M6/JA1PBV, 9X0PY, A25JR, A35XG, A35YZ, A45XR, A71BU, A92IO, AP2NK, AT2DW (AS-175), C21HA, C31AT, C31CT, C31PP, C6ANM, CA7PGO (SA-018), CE9VPM, CO6LP, CO8LY, CP4BT, CV5K, CX3AN, CX9AU, E51EWP, E51M, E7DX, EA6SX, EK7DX, ET3AA, FG5FR, FO/AB1OC, FO8WBB, FW0NAR (OC-054), FW0NAR/p (OC-118), GR100MGY, HB0/DL2SBY, HK0NA, HS0ZCW, HV5PUL, J38ZT, JT1DA, JW7QIA, JY5HX, KG4SS, KG4WV, KH2L, MI0GRG, NH7O, PJ4/K5KG, PJ4C, PJ4X, PJ7PT, PJ8/K8ND, ST2AR, SV2ASP/A, SV5DKL, T2T, T6BP, T88RF, TG7/NC2N, TI8II, TK4LS, TL0A, TL0CW, TO5G, TX4T, TX6T/P, UK8AR, UK9AA, UN1L, UP0L, UP65P, V26M, V31WW, V31YK, V5/DJ2HD, V73NS, V85SS, VK8BI/p, VK9XS, VP2MMM, VP2MXF, VP6T, VP8NO, VR2KF, VR2XMT, XF1AA, XR7F (SA-018), XV2RZ, ZA/HA5X, ZA20QA, ZD7FT, ZD7VC, ZD7XF,ZK2C.
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Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1065
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Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1065
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DX Bulletin No. 1065
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June 11, 2012
Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio)
Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, AB5K & the AR TelNet Clusters Network, K1XN & GoList, AB2E, W2NK, NG3K & ADXO, W3UR & The Daily DX, N4AA & QRZ DX, N4JF, KS5Z, AA6YQ, KH6BZF, AC7DX, N7US, K8GI, K8YSE, W8GEX & 60m News, W9ILY, Amateur Radio Newsline™, 1A0C, AT International, DK8JB & The DX News Letter, DL1SBF, DxCoffee.com, DX-World.Net, ES1CW, F5NQL, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, I1HYW, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, LA9VDA, OZ6OM & 50 MHz DX News, Pete's DX-Newsdesk, RSGB IOTA Web Site, Sixitalia Weekly, SV1DPI, TA1HZ, VA3RJ & ICPO and the VHF-DX-Portal (MMMonVHF) for the following DX information.
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 3rd-June, through Sunday, 10th-June, there were 213 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5T, 5W, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7P, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8R, 9A, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A2, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C2, C3, C5, C6, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4, DL, DU, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F, FG, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FS, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, H4, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, J6, J8, JA, JT, JX, JY, K, KH0, KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OJ0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OZ, P2, P4, P5, PA, PJ2, PJ4, PY, PZ, R1FJ, S2, S5, S7, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T5, T7, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TR, TT, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VP2M, VP2V, VP5, VP8, VP8/h, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XT, XU, XX9, YA, YB, YI, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD8, ZL, ZP, ZS
* PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain "Pirate/SLIM" operations or more likely a "BUSTED CALLSIGN". As always, you never know - "Work First Worry Later" (WFWL).
1A, S.M.O.M. (Press Release #1): "Thirty years have passed since 1A made its way onto the DXCC list. And an activation by an International team looks to celebrate the uniqueness of this event. So, from the 1st to the 4th July, we will listen them on the air as 1A0C from Santa Maria del Priorato, home of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. The callsign that will be used belongs to the 'The Order of Malta's Italian Relief Corps (CISOM)", an organization specialized in bringing assistance and relief during emergencies. This underscores the dual value of this activation. On the one hand, there's the fun side ham radio, giving a not so easy 'new one' to as many stations as possible (especially from the U.S. and Japan). On the other hand, however, there's the noble goal, as often seen in ham radio, where a spirit of cooperation and mutual aid are shared by operators all over the world. The team's aim, in fact, is to raise funds – thanks to donations and contributions from QSL requests – in order to buy radio equipment which The Order of Malta's Italian Relief Corps volunteers will be able to use in case of emergencies. The operators list includes: 1A0X, 1A0Z, EA2RY, EA5RM, EA7AJR, EA7KW, F5CWU, IN3ZNR, IT9YVO, IZ8IYX, PB2T, SP3DOI and KH6CG as a pilot for North America and Pacific. They will be active on HF+6m and the QSLs for contacts with 1A0C can be requested via Francesco Cozzi, 1A0Z. A website will be online soon, stay tuned! 73 de 1A0C"
2012 TOPBAND MOST WANTED SURVEY. This annual survey of 160 Meter DX needs is taken by Garry/NI6T and Larry/K8UT and is now available online at: http://survey.hamdocs.com/?sid=11389 Please submit your needs list between now and August 31, 2012. Modifications submitted after August 31, 2012, will be used for the following year's survey. The results for 2012-2013 will be available in September 2012. A link to the 2011 Topband Most Wanted Survey results is available at: http://www.k8ut.com/tiki-list_file_g...p?galleryId=12
5H, TANZANIA. Just a reminder that Chas, NK8O/VE3ISD, has traveled to Mwanza on Lake Victoria for several years working there but has never operated any amateur radio from Tanzania. Look for him for the first time to operate as 5H9CP between June 11-22nd. Chas states, "I am primarily a CW operator. QRP and straight key operators, please be ready! After fighting through pile-ups with my QRP station at home, I understand the challenges. The rig on this trip will be an Elecraft KX3 and antenna arrays will depend on the trees, how high I can get the ropes to go, and whether a dipole, loop, or vertical will be the best for the site from which I choose to operate. Times and frequencies will be published [QRZ.com] before my departure for Tanzania, but they definitely will not be written in stone. Operating times will depend entirely on my responsibilities and schedule at the Nyakato Health Center." QSL via NK8O.
9K2, KUWAIT (Special Event). Members of the Kuwait Amateur Radio Society will be active with the special callsign, 9K2KCBB, between June 13-15th. Activity is to celebrate "World Blood Donor Day" which is held on June 14th every year. See <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Blood_Donor_Day> or <http://www.who.int/worldblooddonorday/en/>. Activity will be on CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL direct to 9K2RA.
A5, BHUTAN. The members of the FGC DX Group (Foundation for Global Children) are now QRT as A5A. The ClubLog shows as of 2308z, June 6th, the A5A team made 38068 QSOs with 14819 unique callsigns (20879/CW and 17189/SSB). Breakdown is: 337/AF, 6954/AS, 25273/EU, 4929/NA, 309/OC and 266/SA. QSL A5A via JH1AJT (see Web page for details). For more details and update, visit the A5A Web apge at: http://bhutan2012.com/index.php
A5, BHUTAN. Just a reminder (in case you did not work the A5A operation) that a JA team of operators are now active from a hotel (altitude 10,000 ft.) in Thimpu between now June 14th. Operators mentioned with their A5 callsigns are Shigeo/JA1JQY (A52JY), Nakayama/JA1KJW (A52KJ), Kaoru/ JA3MCA (A52MA), Akira/JK1EBA (A52BA) and Kunio/JA8VE (A52VE). Activity will be on 160-6 meters [with an emphasis on 6 meters] using CW, SSB and RTTY. A beacon will be on 50.125 MHz. QSL via their home callsigns.
DXCC NEWS. Bill Moore, NC1L, ARRL Awards Branch Manager, reports that the following operation is approved for DXCC credit:
XX9E - Macao; 2012 Operation
DXER ARRESTED IN GREECE UPDATE! Amateur Radio Newsline reported an update this week, and that well-known DXer/World-Traveller Baldur Drobnika, DJ6SI, stated that "I wasn't charged with espionage. As a reason of my arrest it was stated that: 1. I performed radio traffic without the approval of the Greek authorities;
2. I owned transmitting equipment which enabled the reception of other frequencies; To the accusation was later added an other point: I hindered the visualiza- tion of the content of my notebook." Kostas, SV1DPI, also reported an update on June 9th, stating [edited]: "According to the RAAG's site, the Court decided yesterday (June 8th) that Baldur is innocent for the first accuse (operating his rig). According to the Court for the 2nd accuse (destroy of his computer and possible evidence of his activity), he was guilty. This second case will be examined again in the future, and I hope they get the right decision in the future. Baldur was, of course, in Germany (he left after the first judge) and only his lawyer was at the Court. My opinion is that what happened was by mistake in an island (Kos) very close to Turkey (the 2 coasts are only some meters far) where the Authorities were too suspicious... When Greek or foreign hams ask for special calls from the Islands which are too close to our borders, the Navy has been asked for approval. If Greece would like to have this policy for some of the islands, it should have signed the CEPT with the exception of these islands but we didn't. So everyone should have better knowledge of the laws and stop asking these papers in general because it has no sense. But unfortunately it seems that we have more important things to do during this time frame... All SV hams, we ask from Baldur to forgive our country for the bad behavior..."
EFC 2012 ON THE AIR. Look for many stations (and we do mean many - too many to list) from the Ukraine and Poland to be active during the "European Football Championship 2012" between now and July 5th. The on-the-air activity by Polish and Ukrainian amateurs that are affiliated with PZK and UARL will have numerous special event stations using the special prefixes: Polish - 3Z2012, HF2012 and SN2012 Ukrainian - EM2012, EN2012 and EO2012. The complete list of callsign can be found at: http://sq2rh.idsl.pl/efc/index_en.php?go=4 They will be operating concurrently with the 2012 European Football Championship, which this year is organized jointly by Poland and Ukraine. More detailed information about their activities can be found on the "EFC 2012 on the AIR" Web site at: http://efc2012.pzk.org.pl Activity will be on all the amateur bands. There are two awards which can be earned during this period, as well as many interesting QSL cards and prizes.
IOTA NEWS..............
AN-013. Henry, LU4DXU, reports that Juan Manuel, LU4ZS, is currently based and active from the Argentine Marambio station on Seymour Island. Activity has been on 80 and 40 meters, usually working his fellow Argentine stations. QSL via LU4DXU.
AS-008. Look for JA2MET to be active as JA2MET/1 from Mikura-jima, North Izu Islands (WW Loc. PM93TU), in the Philippine Sea and the Miyake Subprefecture of Tokyo Metropolis, between June 26th and July 1st. Activity will be on all HF bands and modes. Mikura-jima is also within the boundaries of the Fuji- Hakone-Izu National Park (WFF JAFF-009). QSL via his home callsign, by the Bureau or direct.
AS-147. Taka, JA8COE, will be active as homecall/8 from Yagishiri Island between June 16-19th. Activity will be on the 40/20/17/15 meters using SSB, PSK and RTTY. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the Bureau.
EU-032. Tim, ON5HC, will be active as F/OO5C/P from Ile d'Oleron during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th) as a Single-Op/ Low-Power/SSB entry. QSL via ON5HC.
EU-038. Ray, PE1GUR, will be active as PA6FUN from Ameland Island (WLOTA 1059, WW Loc. JO23VK) between July 30th and August 15th. Activity will be on 6 meters only (Watch Es, Ms and Tropo). QSL via PE1GUR, by the Bureau or direct.
EU-044/EU-139. Operators Waldi/SP7IDX and Mek/SP7VC will be active as LA/SP7IDX and LA/SP7VC from Mageroya Island (WW Locator KQ21VC) between June 20-29th. They plan to have 2 stations on the air - One on the HF bands and the second on 6 meters. Operations will be on 80-6 meters using SSB and RTTY. They will also be in the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th). Their equipment consist of a IC-746, TS480sat, w/Heil headsetHC6, and amps for HF and 6m, with the following antennas - HEX-BEAM by SP7IDX TECHNOLOGY 20-10m, R-7 vertical 20-10m, 6 element yagi for 6m and 2x Inverted L for 80-40m.,PA for HF and 6m. The software is Win-Test sending QSOs to Clublog in real time and Mixw. During their travel to Mageroya Island, there is a possibility to activate Seskaro Island (EU-139) in the evening or at night of June 19th and the next day June 20th, during the morning. The QTH WW Locator is KP15VR and callsigns will be SM/SP7VC and SM/SP7IDX. QSL via their home callsigns. The log will be uploaded in LoTW. For more info, see: http://sp7idx-hexbeam.eu http://www.sp7vc.pl
EU-045. Operators Antonio/IZ8IQL, Giorgio/IZ8FAV, Sal/IZ8GGF, Carlo/ IZ0EGC, Giuseppe/IZ0GZW and Gianni/IW0BTN will be active as IB0F from Ponza Island (IIA LT-001, MIA MI-076, WLOTA 1395) in the Tyrrhenian Sea between July 23-31st. They will also participate in the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th). QSL information TBA. Watch QRZ.com.
EU-056. Operators Glenn/LA8XRA and Trond/LA9VDA will be active as LA6Q from Little Sandřy Island between August 13-17th. This will be a first activation of the Sandřy Lighthouse (WLOTA LH-2769). Activity will be on the 80-10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via LA9VDA, direct or by the Bureau (E-mail requests for Bureau cards can be sent to: la9vda [at] gmail dot com). Trond states, "Thanks to W5BXX Dave for sponsoring us."
EU-079. Operators Glenn/LA8XRA and Trond/LA9VDA will be active as LA6Q from Jřnsholmen (Jonsholmen) Island between August 10-13th. Activity will be on the 80-10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. If they have time, he will make side trips to Dimna Island (EU-079, WLOTA 2438) and Nerlandsřy Island (EU-079, WLOTA 2193). QSL via LA9VDA, direct or by the Bureau (E-mail requests for Bureau cards can be sent to: la9vda [at] gmail dot com). Trond states, "Thanks to W5BXX Dave for sponsoring us."
EU-158. (Update) Operators Mike/SV1RK, Stavros/SV3CJU, Costas/SV1AER and Gabriel/SV1GSV were expected to be active from Sapienza Island (LH GRE116, WLOTA 1471, WW LOC KM06US) as J48SAI between June 8-10th. Activity will be on the HF bands and 6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via LoTW or via SV1RK, by the Bureau or direct.
NA-067. Nathan, N4YDU, will be active as W4O from Ocracoke Island between 2300z July 26th, and 1200z July 29th. He plans to be in the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th) as a Single-Op/ All-Band/Low-Power entry. QSL via N4YDU - Direct Only.
OC-128. Dandy, K6ZRH/DU1IMA, will be active as K6ZRH/DU1 from Palawan Island (WLOTA 1612) between June 10-30th. Activity will be on 40/20/15 meters SSB. QSL via his home callsign, direct only.
OC-170. (Op Needed!) members of the West OZ DX Group are planning a visit to Woody Island this year. The group is looking for keen operators to join them. The visit will likely occur in the southern spring, leaving Perth on a Thursday and returning on a Tuesday. If you are interested, please contact them at: Webmaster@westozdx.net For update, watch: http://www.westozdx.net
SA-037. To celebrate Venezuelan Navy Day, members of the Grupo DX Caracas will be active as YW5B from La Blanquilla Island between July 11-16th. Activity will be on 160-2 meters using CW, SSB, Satellites, FM and the Digital modes. QSL manager TBA.
J3, GRENADA (Is Still On!). Terry, KS5Z, is planning a 7 day stay in Grenada with the guidance of Harry, AC8G, for the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 27-28th). Interested operators should contact Terry via his E-mail address <ks5z@arrl.net> for additional information.
KH6BZF PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (June 11-17th)....
Jun/11th AN Jun/14th AN Jun/16th AN
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HN - High Normal Unsettled K=2 8-15
LN - Low Normal Active K=3 16-29
BN - Below Normal Minor Storm K=4 30-49
DIS - Disturbed Major Storm K=5 50-99
VRY DIS - Very Disturbed Severe Storm K=6-9 100-400
KH6, HAWAII. The Hawaii IOTA Club (KH6RRC) was born to explore and operate from "New-One IOTA" islands in Hawaii. Founding members are David/AH6HY, Merle/K5MT, Yuri/N3QQ, Dick/N7RO and Lanny/W5BOS. They welcome participation from interested parties in their planned expeditions and state, "73 and CU soon from KH6!". The provide a map on QRZ.com of all the Hawaiian archipelago, and also mention that the Papahanaumokua'kea Marine national monument spans the archipelago from Nihoa to Kure Atoll, it is one of the largest Marine Protected Areas in the world.
NEW AWARD FOR DXPEDITIONS. Dave, AA6YQ, reports [edited]: "The Cass Award encourages DXpeditions to maximize the number of DXers they work by annually presenting a 1000 USDs prize to the single-operator DXpedition that works the most unique callsigns within a 4-week interval. This award is named in honor of Cass, WA6AUD (SK), whose stories in the West Coast DX Bulletin taught a generation of DXers, that "DX IS"! The winner of the 2012 Cass Award will be announced in March 2013. An 'unlimited' award category with a larger prize is under development for introduction in 2013. If you'd like to pledge a contribution, send E-mail to <Contribution@CassAward.com>. To learn more, visit the Cass Award Web site at: http://www.CassAward.com "
OG0/OH0, ALAND ISLANDS. Look for the following operators and callsigns to be active from Aland Islands during the CQWW DX RTTY Contest (September 29-30th):
OG0Z - Raimo, OH3BHL, as a Single-Op/Single-Band (10m) entry. QSL via W0MM.
OH0Z - Juha, OH9MM, as a Single-Op/Single-Band (15m) entry. QSL via W0MM.
OH0I - Marko, OH8KVY, as a Single-Op/Single-Band (20m) entry. QSL via OH3BHL.
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3Z0LH via SP1PBW EG4ANA via EA4AUG R1150TV via R3ID 5B/KC9UUS via KC9UUS EH7MCB via EB7CVL SF0530COH via SM0PSO 9A209T via 9A9T EM4IFF via US5IQ SF2BRN via SA2BRN A52BA via JK1EBA EN2012LTX via UR4LTX SN0WFF via SP5X A52VE via JF1OCQ HA/DL2GK via DL2GK SN755BLONIE via SP5KOG AY8A via LU8ADX HG3R via HA3NU SV/OE2KMM via OE2KMM CR6BWU via CT1BWU IF9/IK4YCQ via IK4YCQ SV8/PD0ARI via PD0ARI CT8/DK7LX via DK7LX II9AS via IT9JPW SX135HRC via SV1EOS DA0LSW via DM3ZF J48SAI via SV1RK TM5BBC via F2UW EA2/DL6ZFG/P via DL6ZFG KP4BD via NP3O UA4M via RN4LP EA5/ON4CAU/P via ON4CAU LS1D via AC7DX V31IZ via JO1CRA EA5HJY via EA7HBC LZ7S via LZ2HM YO3KIA via YO3JR EA6/DK5IR via DK5IR LZ8E via LZ2BE YP0CD via YO5BFJ ED3CW via EB3CW M3W via G4FAL YP1WFF via YO3JW ED5ATK via EA5ATK OG1M via OH1VR YT2R via YU1AU ED5FL via EA5FL OG8N via OH6CT YU0T via YU1WS ED5HAB via EA5HAB OJ0MC via OH6MC ZP7/JE1LGY via JE1LGY ED5JC via EC5JC R3GOFF via R3GO ZQ2FX via G3RFX ED5KB via EA5KB R55EPC via R9CBA ZZ190GOB via PT2OP ED8DD via EA8DD R73EPC via RK3DSW EG2DSF via EA2DGP R73GGGR via UA6MM
(d) direct only (B) Bureau only (L) LoTW
NEW MANAGER. Ron, AC7DX, is now the QSL Manager for LS1D effective June 4th, 2012.
V26E LOGS ON LOTW. Darrell, AB2E (V26E), informs OPDX, "Just a note to DXers, anyone who worked me for my end of May trip as V26E should be able to find their QSLs in LoTW. I uploaded 5500+ QSOs today (both general and contest QSOs), and already I see over 700 QSO matches. Congratulations especially to 5 of the stations I worked w/100 watts on 6M who show QSLed on LoTW. Of course, as always, any non-US stations desiring a regular QSL should send an SAE w/new IRC or 2 USDs for an immediate response (USA stations SASE is fine)."
QSL RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 7O6T, DH4JQ, J37T, KH7Y, MU0FAL, OK1DX, PJ4C, PJ5/SP6EQZ, PR2X, PY2NZ, TG7WW, VK2DX, VP5/KE1B, VP5/NE7D, XU7ACY and YV5OIE
QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 3C0E, 3C6A, 3D2R, 3W2BB, 5N7M, 5V7V, 6H6IARU, C31CT, A35YZ, FW0NAP/P, FW0NAR, HK0NA, KG4WV, T88RF, TL0CW, V31WW, V73NS and ZA20QA
QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 3B9/G3TXF, 4K9W, 5R8HL, 9Q1EK, 9X0R, A6/DL9WVM, CT9/DL3KWR, DK4PL, DL1CA, DL7VKD, DL8LRZ/P, DL9GR, E44M, EA1CDV, EA8AOP, EK6TA, FJ/SM5FUG, FO0PT, FY/G3TXF, GM3MZX, HB9MGS, HC/SM6FKF, HD2M, IK8HJG, IN3NJB, IS0OFC, IZ0FVH, IZ0MQN, J73CCM, JA1KEV, JA4DND, JA5PJ, JA6ATL, JG2AJK, JH1BBS, JH3LSS, KB1SUA, KC0BMF, ON3LA, P29VCX, P29VLR, S59SV, SA4BFH, SV5/DJ5AA/P, T30AQ, T6MB, UX5IO, VU2ATV and WA3WZR
RUSSIAN IOTA, ARCTIC STATION, RRA and RFF OP. Operators Victor, RW0BG (RRC #869), and Igor Petlin, plan to travel along the Yenisei River to the North on the Yenisei River from Dudinka. They will start from Talnah in early July. Scheduled stops on the islands of the Yenisei River for the "Russian Robinson" program are: Kazan Island (RR-06-32), Mininskie Island (RR-06-33), Nikandrovskie Island (RR-06-34), Deryabinskie Island (RR-06-35) and the Island of Golchikha (RR-06-36). It is also planned to stop at the existing Sopochnaya hag Polar Station. Interest in the polar stations on the air is always great. The second phase of the expedition is the Kara Sea. They are planning to stop at Deer Islands (RR-06-06) and Shokalski (RR-06-05, IOTA AS-083, Gydansky Reserve RFF-030). If they have time, they will also work in the RSGB IOTA Contest. The third stage of their expedition is Ob Bay, and possibly stopping on the islands in the IOTA group AS-109; which they have not yet decided. Further possible stop in the Ob Bay are Chulym to Achinsk, moving to the city of Krasnoyarsk on a vehicle (~ 160 km). The final stage on the river Yenisey is a possible stop for a short activity at the Biosphere Reserve Tsentralnosibirsky (RFF-096) to Dudinka, then return in Talnakh.
SV9, CRETE. Luc, ON6DSL, will be active as SV9/ON6DSL/P from the Island of CRETE (EU-015) between August 27th and September 3rd. Activity will be a holiday style, a SOTA portable and SSB only operations, and using a FT817ND w/5w QRP into a multiband dipole. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the UBA Bureau.
V7, MARSHALL ISLANDS. Steve, G3ZVW (aka ZD8N and AF6SU), is now active as V73/AF6SU from the V73AX Kwajalein Amateur Radio Club (KARC) station on Kwajalein Island. Activity has been mainly on 20 meters CW. QSL via G3ZVW, direct or by the RSGB QSL Bureau. PLEASE - Do not send your cards via the U.S. callsign or address!
VQ9, CHAGOS ISLANDS. Chuck, W4XP, will be active as VQ9XP from the VQ9X club station on Diego Garcia (AF-006) between August 9-25th. Activity will be limited to his spare time with a focus on 6 meters and some HF (160-10m) operations. QSL via his home callsign, direct or LoTW.
W3, UNITED STATES (Special Callsign). The Montgomery County (Maryland) Amateur Radio Club (MARC) will use the special callsign W3M during its Field Day operations on July 23-24th. The operation will take place from Davis Airport in northern Montgomery County, MD (FM19kf).
W9DXCC CONVENTION. Jim, N7US, reports: "The Northern Illinois DX Associ- ation invites you to join us at the 60th annual W9DXCC DX convention, to be held Friday and Saturday, September 14th and 15th, at the Holiday Inn in Elk Grove Village, IL. New this year is a four session class, 'DXing from the Black Hole', preceding the convention, from 1-5 PM on Friday. Targeting beginning DXers, each session will cover a different aspect of DXing, including operating practices, station design, chasing awards, QSLing, and pro- pagation from the Black Hole. The convention kicks off at 7:30 Friday evening with registration/ packet pick-up and an open bar, followed by a hospitality suite hosted by the Northern Illinois DX Association at 10 PM. Registration on Saturday starts at 8 AM, followed by the program at 9 AM. Program highlights include HK0NA Malpelo Island by W0GJ, T32C Christmas Island by G3SVL, K9AJ's IOTA update, and propagation by K9LA. The CW copying contest is at 5 PM, followed by a reception and the banquet at 6:30 featuring noted DXer and contester Fred Laun, K3ZO. The audio/visual setup is top notch, making it easy to see and hear the programs. A hospitality suite hosted by the Greater Milwaukee DX Association is at 10 PM. The Holiday Inn is conveniently located just west of O'Hare Inter- national Airport and just off Interstate 90. The hotel offers a free airport shuttle and low room rates. Complete convention details are available on the Web site at: http://www.w9dxcc.com NOTE: We will NOT be mailing flyers and registration forms this year. Please save a copy of this E-mail and register on the Web site. You can pay by check or PayPal for your convenience. Discounts will be available for those signing up for both the class and the convention and for registrations received by September 6th. We look forward to seeing you."
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This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by AH6EZ, CT1FHI, NC1L, WB3IGR, QRZ DX, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, The Daily DX, DXNL, The Weekly DX, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all.
PORTUGAL, CT. Look for station CR5OIT to be QRV June 16 and 17 from the S. Jorge de Oitavos Fortress. Activity will be on all HF bands, including 6 meters, using CW, SSB, SSTV and PSK31. QSL via operators' instructions.
TAJIKISTAN, EY. Koji, JE1CAQ is QRV as EY8JA and has been active on 20 meters using CW around 0300z. QSL to home call call.
MARIANA ISLANDS, KH0. Tony, JA6CNL is QRV as KH0N until June 18. Activity is on 80 to 6 meters using CW. QSL to home call.
NETHERLANDS, PA. Special event station PA300BPM is QRV until June 28 during the 300th horse market in Numansdorp. QSL via PD2GSP.
GREECE, SV. Special event station SX135HRC is QRV until July 31 in commemoration of 135 years of the Greek Red Cross. QSL via SV1EOS.
TURKEY, TA. Berkin, TA3J is QRV as TA3J/0 from Yassica Island, IOTA AS-099, until June 17. Activity is on 40 to 10 meters using SSB. QSL to home call.
ICELAND, TF. Volkmar, DL4AOJ is QRV as TF/DL4AOJ from Grimsey Island, IOTA EU-168, until June 19. Activity is on 40, 20, 15 and 10 meters using mainly SSB and possibly CW. QSL to home call.
CHAD, TT. Phil, F4EGS is QRV as TT8PK for the next two months. Activity is on 40 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and possibly RTTY. QSL to home call.
EUROPEAN RUSSIAN, UA. Members of the RZ1CWC team will be QRV as RZ1CWC/p from the Annenskoe Fortification and from Vyborg Castle on June 16 and 17. Activity is on all HF bands using CW, SSB and PSK. QSL via RN1CW.
ASIATIC RUSSIA, UA0. Special event station UE80C is QRV until August 31 in celebration of the 80th anniversary of the city of Komsomolsk-on-Amur. QSL via bureau.
MARSHALL ISLANDS, V7. Steve, G3ZVW is QRV as V73/AF6SU from the club station on Kwajalein Atoll, IOTA OC-028, until June 30. Activity of late has been on 20 meters using CW. QSL to home call.
CANADA, VE. Operators AH6EZ and K9DXA will be QRV as VY0/home calls from Nunavut Province from June 21 to July 2. Activity will be on 40 to 6 meters using all modes, with a 6 meter beacon on 50045 kHz. They will also be active as VY0RAC in the upcoming ARRL Field Day and the upcoming July 1 RAC Canada Day contest. QSL to home calls.
BERMUDA, VP9. George, WB3IGR and Katherine, WB3LTH will be QRV as home calls/VP9 from June 18 to 21. Activity will be mainly in the evenings and mornings on 160 to 6 meters using SSB and various digital modes. QSL to home calls.
ALBANIA, ZA. Sven, LA6IKA is QRV as ZA/LA6IKA and has been active on 20 meters using CW around 0400z. QSL to home call.
THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. Kid's Day SSB Contest, All Asian DX CW Contest, NCCC RTTY Sprint, NCCC Sprint CW Ladder, SMIRK Contest, SARL Youth Day SSB Sprint, Ukrainian DX Classic RTTY Contest, AGCW VHF/UHF CW Contest, Stew Perry Topband CW Challenge, QRP ARCI QRP Shootout, West Virginia QSO Party, Feld Hell Sprint and the WAB 50 MHz Phone will certainly keep contesters busy this upcoming weekend. The Run for the Bacon QRP CW Contest is scheduled for June 18. Please see June QST, page 79, and the ARRL and WA7BNM Contest Web Sites for details.
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16 June 2012 A.R.I. DX Bulletin No 1102
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Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
1A - A team of thirteen operators from Italy, France, Poland, Spain and The Netherlands will be active as 1A0C from Santa Maria del Priorato, home of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (SMOM) on 1-4 July. They will be active on the HF bands on 6 metres, with a "strong committment" to "offer the elusive 1A entity to as many hams outside Europe as possible". The team also intends raising funds - thanks to donations and contributions from QSL requests - in order to buy radio equipment for the Order of Malta's Italian Relief Corps (CISOM), an organization specialized in bringing assistance and relief during emergencies. Complete information can be found at www.1a0c.com. You can request your QSLs one of three ways: OQRS Direct, OQRS Bureau or direct to Francesco Cozzi, Via Nazionale 8/O, 70128 Bari BA, Italy. The entire log is expected to be uploaded to LoTW "within one year" after the end of the operations. [TNX DX Coffee]
9H - Jeff, N6GQ will be active as 9H3ZZ from Malta (EU-023) on 17-29 June. QSL via home call and LoTW. [TNX NG3K]
F - Gil F4FET, Diego F4HAU, Vincent F4BKV and possibly others will be active as TM0CEZ from IOTA group EU-157 between 24 June and 7 July. They will operate CW and SSB from three islands (Agot, Cezembre and Harbour) during their daylight hours (6-17 UTC), dates will depend on sea and weather conditions. QSL via F5CWU. Further information can be found at http://tm0cez.webs.com/ [TNX F4FET]
HH - Chris, W3CMP will be active as HH4/W3CMP from Haiti (NA-096) on 19-29 June. He hopes to be QRV on the HF bands in the evening hours, and to give 6 and 2 metres a try (50.106, 50.117 and 144.200 MHz). QSL via home call. [TNX QRZ-DX]
I - Alessio, IZ0UIM will be active as IB0/IZ0UIM from Ventotene Island (EU-045) on 15-19 June. He plans to be QRV on 40-10 metres SSB. QSL via home call, LoTW and eQSL. [TNX DX Coffee]
JA, JD - JA2MET will be operating as JD1BMG/JD1 from the Ogasawara Islands (AS-031) until 24 June. He will then go and be QRV as JA2MET/1 from Mikura-jima (AS-008) from 26 June to 1 July. QSL via bureau. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
LA - Wolfgang, DM2AUJ will be active as LA/DM2AUJ from Senja Island (EU-046) on 24-28 June and from the Lofoten Islands (EU-076) from 30 June to 10 July. QSL via home call. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
P2 - Axel DL6KVA, Hans-Peter HB9BXE and Eddy K5WQG will be joining Derek G3KHZ (P29NI) and Hans SM6CVX (P29VCX) for the announced IOTA expedition to Papua New Guinea [425DXN 1098]. Their schedule is as follows:
20-24 October P29VCX Emirau Island (OC-103)
27-31 October P29NI Simberi Island (OC-099)
2-4 November TBA Lihir Island (OC-069)
The main team will fly home on 6 November, while Hans will continue the trip and be active from two other groups:
6-9 November P29VCX Buka Island (OC-135)
9-12 November P29VCX Manu Island (OC-025)
Bookmark http://p29ni.yolasite.com/ for further information and updates. [TNX IZ1CRR]
TA - Look for Berkin, TA3J to be active as TA3J/0 from Yassica Island (AS-099) until 17 June. He is QRV on 40-10 metres SSB. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX TA3J]
TA - The TC Special Wireless Activity Team and the Giresun Radio Amateurs and Nature Sports Club will be active as TC6BLH from Boztepe Lighthouse on 30 June-1 July, and as
TC2KLH from Kefken Ada Lighthouse (IOTA AS-159) on 27-29 July, IOTA Contest included. QSL via TA1HZ. Information on the Western Black Sea Lighthouses On The Air award at www.tcswat.org/awards/WEBLOTA/index.html [TNX TA1HZ]
TF - Volkmar, DL4AOJ will be active as TF/DL4AOJ from Grimsey Island (EU-168) on 15-19 June. He operates mainly SSB with some CW on 40-10 metres. [TNX DX Newsletter]
VE - Look for Dick AH6EA and Harry K9DXA to operate SSB, CW and RTTY as VY0/AH6EZ and VY0/K9DXA from Rankin Inlet, Nunavut between 21 June and 2 July. They hope to go and operate from Marble Island (NA-185) "for several hours on one day" in the 25-29 June time frame. Further information at http://ah6ez.yolasite.com/ [TNX DX World]
VP2V - Dave, W9DR will be active as VP2V/W9DR from the British Virgin Islands (NA-023) from 21 June to 2 July. He will operate CW and SSB on 6 metres (50.115.6 Mhz and 50.115 Mhz). QSL via home call. [TNX VA3RJ]
VR - David, VO1AU will be active as VR2/VO1AU from Lantau Island (AS-006), Hong Kong on 15-17 June. He will run 100 watts into "simple antennas", and will operate mostly CW and on 6 metres when the band opens. QSL via VO1MX. [TNX NG3K]
W - Dave, AC0QG will be active as AC0QG/5 from South Padre Island (NA-092) from 18 June to 13 July. QSL via home call. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
W - Look for AJ4T, KI4GGJ, KJ4AVG, KV4T and W4CCF to be active as homecall/p from Dauphin Island (NA-213) on 22-25 June. KV4T will concentrate on 17 metres CW and AJ4T on 20 metres SSB, while the others will roam the bands. QSL via home call. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
YB - A very large team of operators will be active as YE0M (http://ye0m.com/) from Pulau Kaliage Besar, Seribu Islands (OC-177) on 6-9 July. They will be QRV on 160-2 metres CW, SSB and RTTY with several stations. QSL via YB1GJS, direct and bureau. [TNX YB0AZ]
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425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE ---> The May 2012 issue is now available for download at www.425dxn.org/monthly/index.html. [TNX IZ3EBA]
CASS AWARD ---> The Cass Award (www.CassAward.com) encourages DXpeditions to maximize the number of DXers they work by annually presenting a $1000 prize to the single-operator DXpedition that works the most unique callsigns within a 4-week interval. This award is named in honor of Cass WA6AUD (SK), whose stories in the West Coast DX Bulletin taught a generation of DXers that DX IS! The winner of the 2012 Cass Award will be announced in March 2013. An "unlimited" award category with a larger prize is under development for introduction in 2013. If you'd like to pledge a contribution, send email to Contribution[@]CassAward.com. [TNX AA6YQ]
DAYTON PHOTO GALLERY ---> The Dayton Hamvention 2012 Photo Gallery (306 pictures collected by Tom, K8CX) can be found at http://hamgallery.com/dayton2012/.This is the 16th year for the Dayton Photo Galleries. There is also a recap of this years Hamvention at http://hamgallery.com/gallery/D/hamvention2012.htm. If anyone has a forum review or interesting story, please submit it to K8CX to be included on this page. [TNX K8CX]
KH6RRC ---> The Hawaii IOTA Club was born to explore possibilities and - if permission is obtained from the Trustees of the Papahanaumokua'kea Marine National Monument - operate from IOTA new ones in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
QSL 4J9NM ---> Ralph, K2PF says he no longer handles QSL cards for 4J9NM. Requests should now be sent direct to Denis Denisov, P.O. Box 18, AZ Baku 1000, Azerbaijan.
+ SILENT KEYS + Jean-Luc Gaveau (F6BIV) passed away unexpectedly a few days ago. He took part in four expeditions with the Radio Club de Provins (TK7C, TS7C, TJ9PF and PJ4C) and had joined the V84SMD team for the November 2012 operation from Brunei. Other recently reported Silent Keys include Hugh R. Brand (6Y5HB, Jamaica Amateur Radio Association's IARU liaison), Marciano Righini (I4MY, ARI Ravenna Honorary President and a pioneer in amateur reception of weather and earth imaging satellites), Philip W. David (K6DLV, ex-YB0ARA) and W. Lane Tarleton (KC4CD - he had lived in Honduras for a number of years operating as KC4CD/HR2; his QSL manager N4AA says that he still has all the logs and "will maintain those records for an indefinite period, should anyone want a card").
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8S0HRA SK0QO EN2012GDX UR5GDX R200V RK3LO
9H3AY G3SDG EN2012I UY6IM R275T UA4HRT
9H3UT DL9GDB EN2012IO UT8IO R3GOFF R3GO
9K2KCBB 9K2RA EN2012IW UT3IW R44GGGR UA6MM
9M2QQ DF5UG EN2012L UT8LN R44WFF RA3AKF
9N7AK K0YAK EN2012LTX UR4LTX R55EPC R9CBA
A41PB EB7DX EN2012MN UR1MN R66GGGR UA6MM
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A45WW EA5ZD EN2012UU US1UU R73GGGR UA6MM
A52BA JK1EBA EN2012UZ UR5UZ R77GGGR UA6MM
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C6AJR W8GEX EO2012LX US3LX SN2012WR SP6NIC
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CE1TT EA5KB EO2012UA UY2UA ST2UOK EA7FTR
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CS5FAT CT6ARL EO2012W US5WE SX135HRC SV1EOS
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DD4T IZ4AMS EO25R UT7RW TM0MIT F5CWU
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E77XZ DK6XZ F/ON6JUN/p ON5SD TM210VH F4GFE
EA6/G3SZU M0OXO FK8GX W3HNK TM24H F6KFI
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ED5DY EA5DY HC1MD K8LJG V31IZ JO1CRA
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EG0FAS EB1BSV HZ1TT IZ8CLM W3WFF N3GJ
EG4ANA EA4AUG II1WIL IQ4FE XV2W W6NWS
EG5SUB EA5HEW II2IBCI IQ2MI XV9NPS JA2NPS
EG7AO EA7JDU II2IGTO IQ2MI YP0CD YO5BFJ
EH7MCB EB7CVL II9AS IT9JPW YI1RZ IK2DUW
EH8FSJ EA8RKL J48SAI SV1RK YR6WFF YO6KNE
EM2012AW UR5AW JT0YAB DK1MAX YU0EPC YU7AOP
EM2012EURO UR5LCV JT0YPS UA9YPS YW5YL YV5AJ
EM2012EZ UR7EZ JX9JKA LA9JKA Z21BB W3HNK
EM2012F UR5FAV JY8SA A71AM ZF2LC W2SM
EM2012HA UR7HA KH0N JA6CNL ZL2WL NI5DX
EM2012IDX UR8IDX KH7Y EA5GL ZQ2FX G3RFX
EM2012IO UX3IO KP4BD NP3O ZV3MAR PY3AA
EM2012L US0LW LS1D AC7DX ZZ190GOB PT2OP
DK1MAX Max Wild, Westendstr. 17, 85084 Winden am Aign, Germany
EA3QS Salvador Carol Tafall, Josep Calvet 64 Nave 6, 08302 Mataro (Barcelona), Spain
EA5FL Jose Miguel Moncho Alcaraz, Apartado Postal 252, 03700 Denia (Alicante), Spain
IK2DUW Antonello Passarella, Via M. Gioia 6, 20812 Limbiate MB, Italy
IZ8CLM Salvatore Rapacciuolo, Ufficio Pompei, Casella Postale 10, 80045 Pompei NA, Italy
JA1JQY Shigeo Matsui, Shimoseya 2-31-10, Seya-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken, 246-0035, Japan
JA1KJW Hisashi Nakayama, Shibuya 1-17-8, Yamato-shi, Kanagawa-ken, 242-0023, Japan
JA3MCA Kaoru Tachibana, Oba-cho 385-21, Aoba-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken, 225-0023, Japan
JA8VE Kunio Saito, 1-5-704 Nishi 11 Minami 9, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 064-0809, Japan
JK1EBA Akira Hasegawa, Fukuda 3702-3, Yamato-shi, Kanagawa-ken, 242-0024, Japan
LA9JKA Svein Rabbevag, Brendlia 12, 6013 Aalesund, Norway
TX5VT Christian Veillet, P.O. Box 2124, Kamuela HI 96743, USA
UA9YPS Aleksandr Y. Shishkin, ul. Kalinina 18-18, Rubtsovsk, Altajskij kr., 658213, Russia
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Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1066
SB DX @ WW < KB8NW $OPDX.1066
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1066
The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 1066
BID: $OPDX.1066
June 18, 2012
Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio)
Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, AB5K & the AR TelNet Clusters Network, K1XN & GoList, K2PF, NG3K & ADXO, W3UR & The Daily DX, N3QQ, WP3GW, N4AA & QRZ DX, KH6BZF, W6SZN, N7US, K8CX, K8GI, K8YSE, W8GEX & 60m News, W9ILY, 1A0C, AT International, DK8JB & The DX News Letter, DL1SBF, DxCoffee.com, DX-World.Net, F5NQL, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, I1HYW, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, IK7JWX, OZ6OM & 50 MHz DX News, Pete's DX- Newsdesk, RSGB IOTA Web Site, SP9YFF Team, Sixitalia Weekly, TA1HZ, UT7FP, VA3RJ & ICPO, VE3ZIK, the VHF-DX-Portal (MMMonVHF), VK4FW and YB0AZ for the following DX information.
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 10th-June, through Sunday, 17th-June there were 218 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4U1I, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5R, 5T, 5W, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7P, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8R, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A2, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C5, C6, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4, DL, DU, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F, FG, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FO/m, FR, FS, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, H4, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J3, J6, J8, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JX, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH6, KH9, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ7, PY, R1FJ, S2, S5, S7, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T32, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TR, TT, TU, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VP2E, VP2M, VP2V, VP5, VP8, VP8/h, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XU, XX9, YA, YB, YI, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZF, ZL, ZP, ZS
* PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain "Pirate/SLIM" operations or more likely a "BUSTED CALLSIGN". As always, you never know - "Work First Worry Later" (WFWL).
1A, S.M.O.M. (Press Release #2). The 1A0C Web page is now active, and the following press release was posted [edited]: "Following the first press release about 1A0C, we proudly announce that the website about the amateur radio activity that will be held from 1st to 4th July 2012 in Santa Maria del Priorato is now online. You can visit it at: http://www.1a0c.com While you'll find full details on the activation on the website, we would like to remind you the strong commitment of the team to offer the elusive 1A entity to as many hams outside Europe as possible. So, since the beginning, we ask for understanding from European operators, reminding them ham radio is also about being fair. The website contains also a 'Donation' page. We ask every ham interested to work 1A to check it, as the July activation of Malta Order has a goal beyond amateur radio. Every QSO will contribute to that goal, so it's really important to raise awareness about our project. Thanking in advance for cooperation and help in spreading the word, we kindly aim anyone looking for further details to get in touch with p.r. and media contact <1a0c@1a0c.com>."
2M, SCOTLAND (Satellite Op). Paul, 2E1EUB, will once again be active as 2M1EUB for 14 days beginning June 26th. Activity will be on 160m, 80m, and the satellites (mostly AO-7 B/A mode), as well as 2m SSB. Grid SQ. covered should be IO76, IO77, IO87 and IO86. Check out QRZ.com under 2M1EUB for more info.
2M, SCOTLAND (Satellite Op). Paul, 2E1EUB, will once again be active as 2M1EUB for 7 days beginning March 24th. Activity will be from the eastern side of Scotland in the Cairngorms National Park (WFF GMFF-001). Activity will be on 160m, 80m, and the satellites (mostly AO-7 B/A mode), as well as 2m SSB. Check out QRZ.com under 2M1EUB for more info.
9Y, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO. Jim, N6TJ, will once again be active as 9Y4W from Scarborough, Tobago Island (SA-009, WLOTA 0412), during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 24-25th) as a Single-Op entry. QSL via DL4MDO, direct or by the Bureau.
CY0, SABLE ISLAND (Update). After the surprise announcement by Alan, VE1AWW, on going QRT from Sable (see OPDX.1064), the following announce- ment showed up on the <http://www.cy0dxpedition.com> Web page dated June 9th [edited]: "Operators Murray/WA4DAN and Ron/AA4VK are scheduling their third attempt to activate Sable Island in September/October, 2012. The exact dates are being worked out with the Sable station and Environ- mental Canada. The Team will plan to go the first opportunity allowed, which is expected to be early October. We are committed to make Sable Island happen in 2012. More details to follow."
DXPEDITION VIDEOS OF THE WEEK (New Feature). With more and more DXpeditions putting their videos on YouTube and other Web services, we decided to list them (possibly) each week. This week's listings include: 2012 EJ0PL Saltee Island (EU-103) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTl9kM6TrWg 2011 TX7M Marquesas Island - http://vimeo.com/44033816 2011 9L5MS Sierra Leone - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIhvlxjYoHs 2011 Rockall (IOTA EU-189) Preview DVD - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5j0j92R7Q8 1990 T33R & T33T Banaba Island - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfPpDCXqHIg
E5, SOUTH COOK ISLANDS. Norman, 5B4AIF, will be active as E51E from a villa in Tautu Village on Aitutaki Island (OC-083) between December 10th and January 5th (2013). Activity will be holiday style using just basic antennas. Norman states, "I hope to have the HF2V for 40/80m. Shipped in advance everything else will travel with us. Inverted V's will be used for other bands unless I can get something 2nd hand to leave there. The radio will be a IC-7000, the amp will have the full legal power of 400 watts. I would like to operate at least SSB and RTTY, I am learning CW so if I am feeling able I will do some slow morse, but if no one sends slowly I will have to try another mode." QSL via EB7DX only. He is a ClubLog user.
IOTA NEWS..............
AS-006. David, VO1AU, was active as VR2/VO1AU from Lantau Island, Hong Kong, this past weekend. Operations were mostly CW and 6 meters using 100 watts and simple antennas. QSL via VO1MX.
AF-018. Operator Raffaele, IH9YMC, will be active from Pantelleria Island (IIA TP-001, MIA MI-124, WW Loc. JM56XT), African Italy, during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th) as a Single-Op entry. QSL via eQSL.
AS-047. Operators Kan/JE1SCF and Yoshi/JG4IQC will be active as homecall/6 from the Daito Islands between June 27th and July 2nd. Activity will be on 40-10 meters including the 30/17/12 meter band, but mainly CW and on 20/17/15 meters. They will use a HB9CV (20/15/10m) and a long-wire (40m). QSL via their home callsign.
AS-099 Berkin, TA3J, was active as TA3J/0 this past week from Yassica Adasi (Yassica Island). QSL via the TA3J QSL Service at <http://www.aydogmus.gen.tr/ta3j/qslservice.htm>, direct (only SASE and 1 IRC, no green stamps please) or by the Bureau. No eQSL. SWL QSL cards are OK. Twitter: @TA3J
AS-158. Members of the Harbin Institute of Technology Amateur Radio Club will be active as BY2HIT/2, Guanglu Island between July 25-31st. They will have 18 operators in a Multi-Op entry in the RSGB IOTA Contest weekend (July 28-29th). QSL via BY2HIT direct. Visit their Web page at: http://www.qsl.net/by2hit
EU-029. Philipp, HB9EYW, will be active as OZ/HB9EYW from Falster Island (DIA SJ-016, WLOTA 1961) between July 10-19th. Activity will be holiday style, and he will focus his operations on 40 meters. QSL via his home callsign by the USKA Bureau.
EU-034. Frank, DL1FT, will be active as ES0FTZ from Saaremaa Island (WLOTA 1401) between July 8-19th. Activity will be holiday style (on vacation) and his preferred bands will be 40/20 meters. QSL direct to DL1FT, or by LoTW and eQSL. Visit his Web page at: http://www.DL1FT.de
EU-043. Bernd, DL8AAV, will be active as SD1B/6 from Orust Island between June 18-30th. Activity will be on, or near, the usual island and IOTA frequencies. QSL via DL8AAV, direct or by the Bureau.
EU-044/ EU-139. (Typo in OPDX.1065) Operators Waldi/SP7IDX and Mek/SP7VC will be active as LA/SP7IDX and LA/SP7VC from Mageroya Island (WW Locator KQ21VC) between July 20-29th (not June).
EU-056. (Correction) Operators Glenn/LA8XRA and Trond/LA9VDA will be active as LA6Q from Sandřy Island (not Little Sandřy Island) between August 13-17th. This will be a first activation of the Sandřy Lighthouse (WLOTA LH-2769). Activity will be on the 80-10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via LA9VDA, direct or by the Bureau (E-mail requests for Bureau cards can be sent to: la9vda [at] gmail dot com). Trond states, "Thanks to W5BXX Dave for sponsoring us."
EU-064. Operators Geoffrey/F4FVI, Johan/F4GTD, Phillipe/F5TRO, Nicolas/F8BDB and Chris/HB9ELV will be active as TM1NOI from Noirmoutier Island between August 12-14th. Activity will be around the IOTA frequencies (+/- QRM): 3755, 7055, 14260, 18128, 21260, 24950, 28460 and 29600 kHz. A special QSL card will be printed. QSL via HB9ELV direct, by the Bureau via F4FVI or by eQSL or LoTW. For more details, see QRZ.com.
EU-073. A group of Italian operators will be active as IJ7A from San Pietro Island (Grid JN80NK) between July 28-29th. Operators mentioned are Gianni/I7PHH, Davide/IK4DCT, Vin/IK7IMO, Art/ IK7JWY, Piero/IK7VJX, Roby/IK7XIV, Bartolo/IW7ECA and Luigi/ IZ7PDX. The team will be active during the RSGB IOTA Contest as a Multi-Op entry. QSL via IK7XIV, by the Bureau or direct. For more datails and updates, watch: http://ij7a.jimdo.com http://www.hamradioweb.org/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=68
EU-087. Operaors Adde/SM0SHG and Olle/SA0BVX will active as SB3X from Bramon Island during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th). Their equipment will be an Elecraft K3 with a 1 kW amp into a Spiderbeam (20/15/10m) and possibly a dipole for 40m. QSL via SM0SHG, direct or by the Bureau. All QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW.
EU-091. Operators Michele/IK7FPX, Gilberto/IK7LMX, Gianarlo/IK7QMJ, Cesare/IK7XNF, Paolo/IK7UXW, Angelo/IZ7CTE, Jean/IZ7SIA and Ivo/9A3A/I7 will be active as IQ7HK from Capezzone Island (Porto Cesaro-Lecce) during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th) as a Multi-Op/Dxpedition/Mixed-Mode/Low-Power entry. QSL via IK7FPX (see details on QRZ.com).
EU-121. Members of the Shannonbasin Radio Club and Galway Radio Experimenters Club will be active as EJ3Z from Inis Boffin Island off the west coast of Galway during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th) as a Multi-Op/Low-Power entry. Operators mentioned are Enda/EI2II, Niall/EI4CF, Anthony/EI6GGB, Fergus/ EI6IB, Brian/EI8IU, Tony/EI3HA, Patrick/EI9HX and possibly others. QSL via EI6GUB.
NA-092. Dave, AC0QG, will once again be active as AC0QG/5 from South Padre Island (USI TX007S, Cameron County, Texas) between June 18th July 13th. Activity will be on the HF bands, on or near the usual island and IOTA frequencies. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by LoTW or eQSL.
NA-139. Stan, N2US, will be active as N2US/3 from Assateague Island during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th) as a Single-Op/ 12H entry. QSL via his home callsign, by the LoTW, Bureau or direct.
NA-213. Operators Allan/KV4T, Steve/KI4GGJ, John/AJ4T, Gaston/W4CCF and Nicholas/KJ4AVG will be active as homecall/p from Dauphin Island (USI AL002S, Mobile county, Alabama) between June 22-25th. Look for KV4T/P on 17m CW and AJ4T/P on 20m SSB. The other operators will roam the bands. QSL via the operator's home callsign.
OC-177. Members of the ORARI DXpedition & Contest Team will be active as YE0M from Kaliage Besar Island, in the Seribu Islands IOTA group, from July 6-9th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters, including 6 meters, using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via YB1GJS. For more details, see: http://www.ye0m.com
OC-227. Operator YL Lyn, VK4SWE, a resident of Sweers Island, plans to once again be active during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th). QSL via direct or eQSL.
K8CX'S 2012 DAYTON HAMVENTION PHOTO GALLERY. Tom's, K8CX, 2012 Dayton Photo Gallery is now up at: http://hamgallery.com/dayton2012/ This is Tom's 16th consecutive year for the gallery, and it contains 306 photos taken at Crowne Plaza at various events and hospitality suites. You may submit your own Dayton photos to be included in this gallery. Please read the guidelines listed on the top of the gallery page. There is also an interesting Dayton Hamvention history link on top of this page.
ADDED NOTE: There is also a recap of this year's HamVention at: http://hamgallery.com/gallery/D/hamvention2012.htm If anyone has a forum review or interesting story, please submit it to K8CX <k8cx@hamgallery.com> to be included on this page.
KH6BZF PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (June 18-24th)....
Jun/18th HN Jun/21st AN Jun/23rd AN-HN
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AN - Above Normal Quiet K=0-1 0-7
HN - High Normal Unsettled K=2 8-15
LN - Low Normal Active K=3 16-29
BN - Below Normal Minor Storm K=4 30-49
DIS - Disturbed Major Storm K=5 50-99
VRY DIS - Very Disturbed Severe Storm K=6-9 100-400
KH8, AMERICAN SAMOA (Update). Members of Russian Robinson Club (RRC), Yuri/N3QQ and Dick/N7RO will be making a quick trip down to American Samoa between June 27th and July 3rd, and will possibly be active as KH8PPG or KH8RRC, depending on how fast the FCC acts on their vanity callsign application, from Pago Pago. Activity will be on 40-10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY, with two stations on the air - one operating 100 watss and the other with 600 watts. Yuri tells OPDX that they "Plan to stay at hotel, near the beach, and have a RTTY station ready to go, all tested/packed." QSL via N7RO. While there, they will install a UHF repeater system for the StarKist tuna plant, and also talk with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS), as well as boat owners, about a potential expedition in the future to Rose Atoll (OC-190); possibly during this winter (no dates yet).
KP4, PUERTO RICO (Special Event). Dr. José C Vicéns, President of the Puerto Rico Amateur Radio League (PRARL), announced [edited], "On Sunday July 1st, 2012, the Puerto Rico Olympic Committee will be celebrating the Flag Bearing of the Puerto Rico Delegation to the Summer Olympic Games in London. This event marks the beginning of the transatlantic journey to represent Puerto Rico in this international event. The delegation will depart the Olympic Committee and will walk to the Governor's Mansion to receive the flag that will be used in the opening ceremony and remain hoisted in the Olympic Village throughout the Games. In celebration of such an important event, The Puerto Rico Amateur Radio League will be joining the Olympic Committee in this celebration by setting up a special event station from the Puerto Rico Olympic Committee headquarters. We will be using the special callsign "K4O" for this event. We would like to use our radiowaves to let the world know that the Puerto Rican delegation is ready for the games in London. Operation will be on June 30th (9:00am- 5:00pm) and July 1st (9:00am-2:00pm) from the headquarters of the Puerto Rico Opympic Comitte in San Juan."
TEST CRUISE OF OH10X/MM ON BALTIC SEA. Kristina Cruises Ltd with Radio Arcala, OH8X, are in the process of testing whether a permanent amateur radio station will suit the maritime environment and serve DXers in their leisure time, whether cruising in the Mediterranean or off West Africa or just doing island-hopping in the Caribbean. The objective for the first run is to look at potential interference issues both ways - from the amateur radio station to the ship's navigation system and from the ship's advanced PC networks to the reception of amateur radio transmissions. But while testing, with Martti, OH2BH, at the helm, another target is to contact all continents and achieve WAC to celebrate the occasion of signing a possible permanent agreement for the station to be available for guests with an amateur radio license. The onboard station will be active at the peak propagation hours to various continents on 14267 kHz from June 20-24th, 2012, and the test cruise will take the ship to Estonia (ES), Gotland, Sweden (SM1), Aland Islands (OH0), and back to Finland. The ship M/S Kristina Katarina is a 138m long vessel and has a cruising speed of 15 knots, with a maximum number of 450 guests and a crew of up to one-hundred. The ship is owned by a private Finnish company with a Finnish crew sailing under the Finnish flag. Two Finnair jetliners are backing the operations for change of passengers at a variety of ports along the way." For more details, see the following Web pages: http://www.qrz.com/db/OH10X http://www.kristinacruises.com/en/cr...a/introduction
P29, PAPUA NEW GUINEA (IOTA op). An international team will visit five islands belonging to Papua New Guinea between October 19th and November 4th. Operators mentioned are Derek/G3KHZ, Hans/SM6CVX, Hans-Peter/HB9BXE, Eddy/K5WQG, Axel/DL6KVA and Non-ham Stig Nyman. The team will use the boat "M/V Barbarian", and start their travels from Kokopo in New Britain on November 18th, sailing via Kavieng to Emirau. The islands scheduled by the full team will be:
October 20-24th - Callsign P29VCX; Emirau Island (OC-103) in the St. Matthias IOTA Group. QSL via SM6CVX.
October 27-31st - Callsign P29NI; Simberi Island (OC-099) in the Tabar IOTA Group. QSL via G3KHZ.
November 2-4th - Callsign TBA; Lihir Island (OC-069) in the Lihir IOTA Group. QSL Manager TBA.
The main team will fly home on November 6th. However, Hans/SM6CVX and Stig Nyman will continue to Buka on the "M/V Barbarian", and plan to activate the following:
November 6-9th - Callsign P29VCX; Buka Island (OC-135) in the Solomon Island IOTA Group. QSL via SM6CVX.
November 9-12th - Callsign P29VCX; Manu Island (OC-205) in the Admiralty Island IOTA Group. QSL via SM6CVX.
Activity will probably be 40-10 meters using mostly CW with some SSB just like last year's activity. They do have a Web page at: http://www.p29ni.yolasite.com
P4, ARUBA. Herman, ON4QX, will be active as P4/ON4QX from Aruba between now (June 16th) and July 2nd. Activity will probably be on all bands, and mostly RTTY. QSL via ON4QX.
QSL INFO AND NEWS.....................
QSL-INFO from DB0SDX (dated June 15th)
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4L4ZA via DJ1CW HE5LC via HB9LC SM0/JH0CJH via JH0CJH
5P1YF via DL1YFF HF2012DWR via SQ1DWR SN0DMP via SP9PGB
9K2KCBB via 9K2RA II5MD via IZ5JLW SR0FLY via SP2SGF
DL/PY7COU via PY7COU IM0/IZ2RLO via IZ2RLO SV5/OM3AG/P via OM3AG
DL0FG via DL1YY IN3/DD0VF via DD0VF SV8/PA3DEU via PA3DEU
EA8/G7COD via G7COD IT9MBZ/IH9 via IT9MBZ TA/UY2UQ via UY2UQ
ED5DY via EA5DY KL7/W7IV via N7RO TF/OM5CD via OM5CD
ED6QY via EA6QY OD5PY via KU9C TM24H via F6KFI
EH8FSJ via EA8RKL OK5EPC via OK1AW TM210VH via F4GFE
ES0/ES5ADD via ES5ADD R44WFF via RA3AKF ZP7NIA via PY4KL
FS/K9EL via K9EL R200V via RK3LO
GB4EPC via M0TVT SF0K via SM0KCR
CHANGE in QSL ROUTE. Ralph, K2PF, informs, "I am no longer handling QSL cards for 4J9NM. QSL card request should now be sent direct to Denis, 4J9NM."
F8ATS/6W QSLS at FRIEDRICHSHAFEN. Tony, F8ATS, who was active as F8ATS/6W, will be attending the "HamRadio Messe" in Friedrichshafen and will have his QSL cards. Look for him at the CLIPPERTON DX CLUB/UFT stand on Saturday, June 23rd, from 1300-1400z. So, if you QSO'd him when being in Senegal, bring your QSL with details and you'll get your F8ATS/6W QSL card, from him. You can also write to Tony at <f8ats@yahoo.fr>, until June 21st, so you'll not have to wait for your card, in Fried.
SP9YFF DIPLOMAS. Members of the SP9YFF Team sent out the following [edited]:
"Welcome radio Friends of Flora & Fauna -- Representatives of national WFF programs. We would like to ask you to post information about free-of-charge SRG SP9YFF diplomas at local portals and websites. These diplomas are assigned for hunters who managed to establish contact with SP9YFF expeditions. Further informations is available at: http://www.sp9yff.pl/dyplom/ff.php? "
QSL RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 2M0ONW, 4O3A, 4Z4DX, 5B4AIZ, 7O6T, 7Q7PRO, 9H1EJ, 9Q6AL, 9Z4AM, A92IO, A61BK, A65BR, CN8KD, CO2VE, CT1FIU, CT1GPQ, CU2KG, CX7TT, DF4WC, DU3/N0QM, EA6AZ, ER4DX, F8PDR, HC2/W7SE, HS0ZJU, JT1CO, KP2MM, LU2VH, LZ907SKB, MD0CCE, MU/PA2A, MW0ZZK, OJ0B, ON5UN, ON7CD, ON8RH, OZ9XU, PJ4C, PT5T, PT7ZT, PY0FM, PZ5P, RJ6J, RN3ZIC, RV3LO, RW6HX, RZ3FW, S59ABC, S79RR, SN2012WA, ST2AR, TA3AX, TF2LL, TF3Y, TK4LS, TK4LS, VK3EW, VK9XS, VP2MQR, VP2V/NY6X, VP5/KE1B, VY2SS, XE1L, XU7ACY, YJ0VK, YO6LV, YT2A, YV5JF, ZC4LI, ZL4PW, ZP6CW and ZQ2FK
QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 3C0E, 3C6A, 9M2ESM, 9M0L, A35YZ, AL1F, AT2DW, DJ6OI/p, E51BKV, EJ0PL, FK/F4BKV, FS/F8PDR, FW0NAR, FW0NAR/P, HG15IPA, HK0NA, SV2BOH, TZ6NU, V25DR, V37NS, V85SS, VP2ETE, VP2EST, VP5H, XT2BW, YC6ODD, ZA20QA and ZF2AM
QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: NONE REPORTED THIS WEEK!
SILENT KEYS......
* It was reported that Jean-Luc, F6BIV, became a Silent Key (SK). He was an avid digital DXer and DXpeditioner. He was also an active member of the Clipperton DX Club (Medal of Merit) and the Provins ARC [F6KOP] (and KOP Team).
* Sayed, SU1SA, President of Egyptian Radio Amateurs Society (ERASD), became a Silent Key (SK) on June 13th.
OPDX and its readers would like to send out our deepest sympathy to the family and friends of the above operators.
T30 & T32, WESTERN AND EASTERN KIRIBATI. Benaia, T32BN, who works for the Police Force of the Kiritimati Government, can also be active spo- radically as T30BN during job transfers to Tarawa, W. Kiribati. Bill, VK4FW, informs OPDX that he is just getting things set up and as time progresses Bill will assist him with antennas for various bands. As this was being written, there were no QSNs been reported yet. QSL both callsigns via VK4FW.
TC, TURKEY (LH Ops!). Members of the Special Wireless Activity Team (TCSWAT) and the Giresun Radio Amateurs and Nature Sports Club (GITRAD) will be activating some new lighthouses for the WEBLOTA. Between June 30th and July 1st, look for TC6BLH to be on the air from the Sinop Boztepe Lighthouse, and during the IOTA weekend (July 27-29th), look for the lighthouse on Kefken Island (AS-159) to be activated as TC2KLH. The TC2KLH team will probably a Multi-Op/Island entry in the contest. Detailed information about the WEBLOTA is available at: http://www.tcswat.org/awards/WEBLOTA/index.html Unfortunately, the joint activity from Giresun Island (AS-154) as TC0HA had to be cancelled as the necessary permission could not be obtained from the authorities. QSL via TCSWAT, see details on their Web site at: http://www.tcswat.org
UR DX DIGI 2012 CONTEST. Victor, UT7FP, wants to remind everyone that the 2012 Ukrainian DX DIGI Contest will be held June 23-24th. Complete details can be found at: http://www.izmail-dx.com --or-- http://ut7fp.kiev.ua
VP9, BERMUDA. Operators George/WB3IGR and XYL Katherine/WB3LTH will be active as homecall/VP9 between June 18-21st. Activity will be on 160-6 meters using SSB and the Digital modes. Operations will be mostly during their mornings and evenings. QSL via their home callsigns direct. No LoTW or eQSL.
W9DXCC CONVENTION (Correction/Update). Jim, N7US, from the Northern Illinois DX Association, informs: "I need to make a correction. The Friday night bar is a cash bar, not an open bar!. We are continuing to firm up the program and look forward to a great convention (even if everyone has to buy their own drinks!)."
XV, VIETNAM. Andy, P29CS, is currently working in Vietnam, and expects to be active as XV3C for the next few weeks during his spare time. Andy has with him an Icom 706 II DSP, a Spider Beam for 10m, G5RV and a 500 watt amp. QSL Via M0URX.
YASME FOUNDATION PRESS RELEASE [YASME AWARDS AND EXPANDED LIST OF ELIGIBLE CALL SIGNS]: "The Yasme Foundation has for many years offered two Yasme Awards, available at no cost to qualifying applicants. The first Yasme Award, in the form of a handsome plaque, is offered to those amateurs who submit proof of 30 QSOs with Yasme officials and DXpeditions that have at least one Yasme official as a participant. The second, the Yasme Supreme Award, is in the form of a representation of the YASME boat used by Danny Weil in his around-the-world DXpedition and is available to those who submit proof of 60 QSOs with Yasme officials and DXpeditions with a Yasme official as a participant. See <www.yasme.org>. After a year-long evaluation of the rules for qualifying call signs, the Board of Directors is pleased to announce that the rules for qualifying call signs have been revised. As a result, many call signs have been added to the list. The revised list of call signs eligible for both awards is available at the Yasme Foundation website: http://www.yasme.org/DXpeditions.html
The Yasme Foundation is a not-for-profit corporation organized to conduct scientific and educational projects related to Amateur Radio, including DXing (long distance communication) and the introduction and promotion of Amateur Radio in underdeveloped countries. For additional information about The Yasme Foundation, visit our website at <www.yasme.org>.
Wayne A. Mills, N7NG, President
The Yasme Foundation Board of Directors:
Wayne Mills, N7NG, Director and President
Fred Laun, K3ZO, Director and Vice-President
Rusty Epps, W6OAT, Director and Treasurer
Kip Edwards, W6SZN, Director and Secretary
Martti Laine, OH2BH, Director
Mac McHenry, W6BSY, Director
Ward Silver, N0AX, Director
Robert Vallio, W6RGG, Director"
YU, SERBIA (WFF Op!). Operators Milan/YU5CW, Miso/YU1GU, Miro/YT1UM and Mirko/YU3MMM will be active as homecall/p from the Special Nature Reserve "Obedska Bara" (YUFF-039) between June 23-24th. Activity will be on HF bands. QSL via the bureau.
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This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by NC1L, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, The Daily DX, DXNL, The Weekly DX, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all.
CYPRUS, 5B. Members of the Nicosia Amateur Radio Club will be QRV as C4MG from Agios Georgios Island, IOTA AS-120, on June 23 and 24. Activity will be on 80 to 6 meters, with three stations, using mostly SSB with some CW. QSL via 5B4KH.
MAURITANIA, 5T. Jean is QRV as 5T0JL and usually can be found on 15 meters using CW around 2200z. QSL via ON8RA.
MALTA, 9H. Jeff, N6GQ is QRV as 9H3ZZ until June 29. QSL to home call.
SOUTH COOK ISLANDS, E5. Murray, ZL1MGA is QRV as E51MGA and has been active on 20 meters using SSB. His length of stay is unknown. QSL to home call.
SCOTLAND, GM. Paul, 2E1EUB will be QRV as 2M1EUB from June 26 to July 9. Activity will be on 160 and 80 meters, 2 meters SSB and on Satellite AO-7. QSL via operator's instructions.
HAITI, HH. Chris, W3CMP is QRV as HH4/W3CMP until June 29. Activity is primarily on 6 and 2 meters, with some possible activity on 20 meters as well. QSL to home call.
JAPAN, JA. Operators Kan, JE1SCF and Yoshi, JG4IQC will be QRV as homecalls/6 from the Daito Islands, IOTA AS-047, from June 27 to July 2. Activity will be on 40 to 10 meters using mainly CW. QSL to home calls.
AMERICAN SAMOA, KH8. Operators Yuri, N3QQ and Dick, N7RO will be QRV as either KH8PPG or KH8RRC from Pago-Pago, IOTA OC-045, from June 27 to July 3. Activity will be on the HF bands using CW, SSB and RTTY with two stations. The callsigns may change in the middle of the operation. QSL via operators' instructions.
LITHUANIA, LY. Special event station LY200NB is QRV until June 30 in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the Napoleon Army crossing the Nemunas River in Kaunas. QSL via LY5W.
ARUBA, P4. Herman, ON4QX is QRV as P4/ON4QX until July 2. Activity is on all bands using mostly RTTY. QSL to home call.
SWEDEN, SM. Bernd, DL8AAV is QRV as SD1B/6 from Orust Island, IOTA EU-043, until June 30. Activity is on or near the usual IOTA frequencies. QSL to home call.
VIET NAM, XV. Andy, P29CS is QRV as XV3C for the next few weeks while on work assignment. Activity is in his spare time on the HF bands. QSL via M0URX.
SERBIA, YU. Operators Milan, YU5CW, Miso, YU1GU, Miro, YT1UM and Mirko, YU3MMM will be QRV as homecalls/p from the Special Nature Reserve Obedska Bara on June 23 and 24. Activity will be on the HF bands. QSL via the bureau.
OPERATIONS APPROVED FOR DXCC CREDIT. The following operations are approved for DXCC credit: Central African Republic, TL8ES, 2011 operation; Chad, TT8ES, 2012 operation.
THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. ARRL Field Day, His Majesty King of Spain SSB Contest, Ukrainian DX DIGI Contest and Marconi Memorial HF CW Contest are all on tap for this weekend. The CWops Mini-CWT CW Test and SKCC CW Sprint are scheduled for June 27. Please see June QST, page 79, and the ARRL and WA7BNM Contest Web Sites for details.
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23 June 2012 A.R.I. DX Bulletin No 1103
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Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
5B - A team of nine operators from the Nicosia Amateur Radio Club will be active as C4MG from Agios Georgios (AS-120) on 23-24 June. They hope to be on the air by 6 UTC on Saturday and operate through Sunday at 14 UTC with three stations. Look for them on 80-10 metres SSB plus some CW, and on 6 metres. QSL via 5B4KH. [TNX 5B4AHJ]
9A - Feri, HA4BF will be active holiday style as 9A/HA4BF/p from Vir Island (EU-170) on 8-21 July. He will operate SSB only. QSL to home call (direct), LoTW and e QSL. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
E5_sc - Once again Andy, AB7FS will be active holiday style as E51AND from Rarotonga (OC-013), South Cooks between 2 July and 25 August. Usually he operates straight key slow CW and also he oftens check into the ANZA net (05.15 UTC on 14183 kHz). QSL via AB7FS.
F - The Association des RadioAmateurs de la Cote d'Emeraude (F4KIR) will operate special event station TM0TSR from Saint-Malo on 2-8 July for the Tall Ship Race 2012. QSL via F4FJH.
F - F5SKJ, F6FAI, F4EJW, F4ELJ, F0GWK and F0GXK will be active as TM9LF from the lighthouse on Ile Noire, in the Bay of Morlaix, on 21-22 July. QSL via F0GWK (bureau only) and eQSL. [TNX F4ELJ]
FP - Mike, VE2XB will be active as FP/VE2XB from St. Pierre et Miquelon (NA-032) on 10-20 August. He will operate SSB and CW on all bands, with a special effort on 6 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. Further information at http://fp-ve2xb.jimdo.com/ [TNX VE2XB]
GM - GM0EGI, GM0ELP, GM0LIR, GM0OQV, GM4ZNC, MM0BQI and MM0GPZ will be active as GB5SI from the Shiant Islands (EU-112) on 15-22 July. They will operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 80-6 metres. QSL via MM0BQI and LoTW. [TNX NG3K]
GU - A group of operators from the Hamtests Club will be active as MU0HTJ from Guernsey (EU-114) on 26-31 July, including an entry in the IOTA Contest. QSL via 2E0SQL. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
I - Simon, IZ7ATN reports he will be active as IZ7ATN/p from Scoglio Portonuovo di Fuori (not IOTA, IIA FG-015) on 22-23 June.
IS0 - Claudio, IZ0KRC will be active holiday style as IS0/IZ0KRC from the main island of Sardinia (EU-024) from 23 June to 15 July. He will operate SSB, CW and digital modes on the HF bands and 6 metres. QSL via home call, bureau preferred. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
KH8 - Dick, N7RO and Yuri, N3QQ [425DXN 1099] will be active as KH8PPG and/or KH8RRC from Tutuila (OC-045), American Samoa from 27 June to 3 July. They will operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 40-10 metres with two stations. QSL via N7RO. [TNX DX World]
KP4 - Special event station K4O will be active on 30 June and 1 July from the headquarters of the Puerto Rico Olympic Committe in San Juan to celebrate the Flag Bearing of the Puerto Rico delegation to the Olympic Games in London. QSL via NP3O. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
LA - Glenn, LA8XRA and Trond, LA9VDA will be active as LA6Q from Jonsholmen Island (EU-079) on 10-13 August and from Sandoya (EU-056) on 13-17 August. They will operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 80-10 metres. QSL via LA9VDA, direct or bureau (email requests for bureau cards can be sent to la9vda[@]gmail.com). [TNX LA9VDA]
OZ - Ric, DL2VFR will be active as OZ0FR/p from Vendsyssel-Thy (EU-171) on 7-20 July. He will operate mostly CW. QSL via DL2VFR, direct or bureau. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
TY - Pat, LA0HF will be active again as TY2BP from Cotonou, Benin starting on 28 June. He plans to be QRV on 20, 15 and 10 metres. QSL via IK1IQD. [TNX IK2IQD]
VE - Look for KC0VEU/VY0 to be active in his spare time from Eureka, Ellesmere Island (NA-008) between 22 June and 5 July. He recently passed his Extra class exam and is expecting a new call sign in the AD0 block, but will still sign /VY0. He might also try to be QRV from the Polar Environment Atmospheric Research Laboratory, located in the rare ER grid (ER60) for those who chase the CQ Grid Fields Award, and the rare ITU Zone 75. QSLvia home call, direct or bureau. [TNX WC6DX]
VP2M - Gordon, G3USR will be active as VP2MSR from Montserrat (NA-103) from 29 June to 9 July. He plans to concentrate on 20-6 metres, SSB only. QSL via G3USR, direct only.
W - The following stations will be active during the "Original 13 Colonies Special Event", which will be held on 1-5 July: K2A (New York), K2B (Virginia), K2C (Rhode Island), K2D (Connecticut), K2E (Delaware), K2F (Maryland), K2G (Georgia), K2H (Massachusetts), K2I (New Jersey), K2J (North Carolina), K2K (New Hampshire), K2L (South Carolina) and K2M (Pennsylvania). Further information on the event and the relevant certificate can be found at www.13colonies.info
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DXCC NEWS ---> TL8ES (Central African Republic, 2011 operation) and TT8ES (Chad, 2012 operation have been approved for DXCC credit. [TNX NC1L]
HEARD ISLAND 2014 ---> The initial operators for the 2014 expedition to Heard Island (www.heardisland.org) include KK6EK, ON6TT, DL1MGB, N6MZ, DJ9ZB, NP4IW, AD6E, N4GRN, DJ5IW, N6PSE, W3WL, W0GJ and AA7XT. The next round of team members will be announced on 15 August.
IOTA EU-117 & EU-133 GROUPS ---> This is an abridged version of the official announcement dated 16 June that can be found on the RSGB IOTA's website. Following the decision by the ARRL to delete Malyy Vysotskiy Island (MVI) from the current DXCC list as of 17 February 2012, the IOTA Committee has considered action to be taken with regard to the future of EU-117. A consultation conducted by an enlarged IOTA management group produced a clear majority in favour of splitting EU-133 to form two groups within the Gulf of Finland, North and South. The dividing line has been set at 60 degrees, 15 minutes north. The islands now constituting the two groups can be seen via the Search facility on www.rsgbiota.org. The change has an effective date backdated to 17 February 2012. Past credits for MVI will continue to stand and new opportunities are created for contacting EU-117. Record-holders need take no action regarding existing credits as they will not be deleted as a consequence of this change, nor in the case of EU-133 credits need they be transferred unless requested.
OH10X/MM ---> Kristina Cruises Ltd with Radio Arcala, OH8X of Finland, are in the process of testing whether a permanent Amateur Radio station will suit the maritime environment and serve DXers in their leisure time, whether cruising in the Mediterranean or off West Africa or just doing island-hopping in the Caribbean. The onboard station will be active at the peak propagation hours to various continents on 14267 kHz on 20-24 June. The test cruise will take the ship to Estonia (ES), Gotland, Sweden (SM1), Aland Islands (OH0), and back to Finland. The objective for the first run is to look at potential interference issues both ways - from the Amateur Radio station to the ship's navigation system and from the ship's advanced PC networks to the reception of Amateur Radio transmissions.
YASME AWARDS ---> The Yasme Foundation has for many years offered two Yasme Awards, available at no cost to qualifying applicants. The first Yasme Award, in the form of a handsome plaque, is offered to those amateurs who submit proof of 30 QSOs with Yasme officials and DXpeditions that have at least one Yasme official as a participant. The second, the Yasme Supreme Award, is in the form of a representation of the YASME boat used by Danny Weil in his around-the-world DXpedition and is available to those who submit proof of 60 QSOs with Yasme officials and DXpeditions with a Yasme official as a participant. After a year-long evaluation of the rules for qualifying call signs, the Board of Directors is pleased to announce that the rules for qualifying call signs have been revised. As a result, many call signs have been added to the list. The revised list of call signs eligible for both awards is available at http://www.yasme.org/DXpeditions.html
+ SILENT KEYS + Sayed Abdel Samei (SU1SA) passed away on 13 June. He was the President of the Egyptian Radio Amateurs Society for Development (ERASD) and succeeded SU1GS, who died in January.
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Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1067
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Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1067
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DX Bulletin No. 1067
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June 25, 2012
Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio)
Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, AB5K & the AR TelNet Clusters Network, K1XN & GoList, NC1l, NG3K & ADXO, W3UR & The Daily DX, N4AA & QRZ DX, N4JF, KH6BZF, N6NB, WC6DX, K8GI, K8YSE, W8GEX & 60m News, W9ILY, 5B4MF, AT International, DK8JB & The DX News Letter, DL1SBF, DxCoffee.com, DX-World.Net, ES1CW, F5NQL, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, G1VDP, HA5PP, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, IK2IQD, LA4LN, LY5W, OK2BOB, OZ6OM & 50 MHz DX News, Pete's DX-Newsdesk, RSGB IOTA Web Site, Sixitalia Weekly, VA3RJ & ICPO, VE2XB and the VHF-DX-Portal (MMMonVHF) for the following DX information.
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 17th-June, through Sunday, 24th-June there were 204 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5R, 5T, 5V, 5W, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8R, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, DL, DU, E3, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F, FG, FH, FK, FM, FO, FR, FS, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, H4, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J3, J6, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JX, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PY, PY0F, PZ, R1FJ, S2, S5, SM, SP, ST, SV, SV5, SV9, T32, T5, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TT, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VP2E, VP2M, VP2V, VP8/h, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XU, XW, YA, YB, YI, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZF, ZL, ZP, ZS
* PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain "Pirate/SLIM" operations or more likely a "BUSTED CALLSIGN". As always, you never know - "Work First Worry Later" (WFWL)
5H, TANZANIA. Ro, DL4ME, will once again be active as 5H3ME between August 14th and September 3rd. Activity will be holiday style on the HF bands from 80-6 meters using CW and the Digital modes. QSL via his home callsign.
9H, MALTA. Zoltan, HA5PP, will once again be active as 9H3PP during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 27-28th) and CQWW DX CW Contest (November 24-25th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (possibly 15 or 10m) entry. Activity outside of the contest will take place a few days before the contest and will be on 17 and 12 meters. QSL via HA5PP.
D6, COMOROS (Update/Dates). A team of Europeon operators will be active as D64K from Ngazidja (Grande Comore), Comoros Islands (IOTA AF-007), between August 8-20th. The current list of operators mentioned are Salvador C31CT/EA3QS, Sigi/DL7DF, Josep/EA3AKY, Fabrizio/IW3SQY, Paolo/ IV3DSH, Franco/IZ8GCE and Les/SP3DOI. The team has already obtained all permissions, and the license has been sent to the DXCC Desk. Pilot station is Stan/KH6CG. Their license covers from 160 to 6 meters, so the guys will be active on all bands and modes, and they are even considering the possi- bility of working on 60m and 6m. The QSL Manager will be Paolo, IV3DSH. More details will be forthcoming. Watch the following for updates:
http://www.d64k.com
https://twitter.com/#!/D64K
DXCC NEWS. Bill Moore, NC1L, ARRL Awards Branch Manager, reports that the following operations are approved for DXCC credit:
TL8ES Central African Republic; 2011 Operation
TT8ES Chad; 2012 Operation
DXPEDITION VIDEOS OF THE WEEK (New Feature). With more and more DXpeditions putting their videos on YouTube and other Web services, we decided to list them (possibly) each week. For this week's listings, we thought to list and prepare you for the upcoming NH8S Swains Island DXpedition:
* Swains Island Aerial Assessment (an unlisted video): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nttO7LX-EAY
* A team from National Marine Sanctuaries visit Swains Island: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0piF9O-1OI&
* 2006 KH8SI Swains Island DXpedition: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZ-YBZT0W1s
* Interesting documentary of Olohega or Swains Island. The island was annexed to the United States. Its former inhabitants were evicted almost sixty years ago from their island and long to return. They claim it belongs to the Tokelau Islands.
Videos Part 1, 2 and 3:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qt81PZHyU0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdeIQJ8PI0o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWmraGZfc4c
E5, SOUTH COOK ISLANDS. Operators Wayne/N6NB and Carrie/W6TAI will be active as E51YNB and E51TAI, respectively, from Rarotonga Island (OC-013) for the IARU HF World Championship (July 14-15th). Activity is expected to start a few days before and after the contest. Operations will be on 40-15 meters SSB only. Wayne tells OPDX, " If all goes well we'll have an IC-7000 and a THP HL-550FX amp (500 watts), with a TH2 (Hy-Gain 2-element tribander) plus a dipole for 40. We may pass on 80 because the noise level there was extremely high when we were in Rarotonga for the ARRL Phone DX Contest." QSL both callsigns via N6NB. Read about their first operation at: http://commfaculty.fullerton.edu/woverbeck/e51ynb.htm
FP, ST. PIERRE & MIQUELON. Mike, VE2XB, will once again be active as FP/VE2XB from St. Pierre & Miquelon Islands (NA-032, DIFO FP-002, WLOTA 1417) between August 10-20th. Activity will have a special focus on 6 meters, but he will also be active on all bands from 80-6 meters. He states that he will be bring his THP amp for 500w, so his signals should be good with the Hexbeam. QSL via VE2XB (see QRZ.com).
IOTA NEWS..............
AS-120. Members of the Nicosia Amateur Radio Club were expected to activate the "Agios Georgios" islet off the coast of Akamas, Cyprus, as C4MG this past weekend. QSL via 5B4KH.
EU-016. Brani, OM2FY, will be active as 9A/OM2FY from Brac Island during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th) as a Single-Op/ DXpedition/CW-Mode/24H entry. QSL via OM2FY.
EU-031. Gian, IC8WIC, will be active from Capri Island during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th) as a Single-Op entry. QSL via his home callsign or by the Bureau.
EU-038. Operators Paul/PA3FUN, Jerry/PH9HB, Jan/PD1AIQ and Bram/PE1OPK will be active as PA6NH from Texel Island during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th) as a Multi-Op/Mixed-Mode/Low-Power entry. QSL via PA6NH (see QRZ.com).
EU-046. Wolfgang, DM2AUJ, will be active as LA/DM2AUJ from Senja Island between June 24-28th. Activity will be on the HF bands on or around the usual island and IOTA frequencies. QSL via his home callsign, by the Bureau or direct.
EU-076. Wolfgang, DM2AUJ, will be active as LA/DM2AUJ from Lofoten Island between June 30th and July 10th. Activity will be on the HF bands on or around the usual island and IOTA fre- quencies. QSL via his home callsign, by the Bureau or direct.
EU-112. (Cancelled!) Members of the GMDX Group (Scotland's DX Associ- ation) planned to activate GB5SI from Shiant Isles [House Island) between June 15-22nd. Reason for it being cancelled was not provided.
EU-124. Members of the Strumble Head DX and Contest Group (SHDXCG) will once again be activating Ramsey Island between July 12-16th. Activity will be on all bands from 40-6 meters using 2 Hexbeams and a Windom. This year they are hoping to have a station dedicated to the Digital modes, mostly RTTY, using a TS480 at 200w and one of the Hexbeams. They have also analyzed their logs and seen that there is a shortage of contacts with North and South America, and also the countries around the Caribbean. They have looked at the terrain and the location of the antennas with a view to getting one Hexbeam a little higher to clear a small ridge that blocks the westernly direction allowing these contacts to be made. As usual, QSL via the manager Tim, M0URX, (see www.m0urx.com) using his OQRS system for a speedy turn around. Logs will be uploaded to LoTW and Clublog as soon as they get back to the mainland. All details and (hopefully) a daily blog will be available on their Web site at: http://www.mc0shl.com The team has also advised that they will operate from their farm HQ if they are unable to make the crossing to the island due to bad weather but will announce on air if this is the case.
EU-178. Operators Dominik/SQ7OXU, Constantin/RD1AR, Sergey/UA1ANA and Jack/SP7DPJ will be active as ES0W from Ruhnu Island between July 26-30th. Activity will include the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th) as a Multi-Op/Mixed-Mode/Dxpediton/Low-Power entry. Antennas will be a Hexbeam and Inverted Vs. QSL via SP7DPJ, direct or by the Bureau.
NA-029. Operator Ken, K6LA, will operate from Prince Edward Island in eastern Canada using the VY2TT superstation (Grid Square FN76vs, CISA PE-001) during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Mixed/24H entry. QSL via K6LA.
NA-129. John, VE8EV, will be active as VE8EV/p from Banks Island (Grid CQ71) during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th) as a Single-Op/Mixed-Mode entry. QSL via his home callsign, direct, by the Bureau or LoTW. Watch for possible updates on his Blog page at: http://ve8ev.blogspot.com
NA-136. Adam, W1ASB, will be active as W1ASB/P from Ram Island during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th) as a Single-Op/Low-Power/ Unassisted/ 12HR entry. QSL via the info on QRZ.com.
OC-135. (Update to OPDX.1066) Han, SM6CVX, plans to be active as P29VCX from Bougainville Island (not Buka Island) between November 6-9th. QSL via his home callsign.
K2, UNITED STATES (Special Event). Next weekend starts the 4th annual "Original 13 Colonies - Independence Week - Special Event", which begins 12:01 AM Eastern (0401Z), on July 1st, (That's one minute after midnight, early Sunday morning, July 1st) to 11:59 PM Eastern (0359Z July 6th) ending on July 5th (One minute to midnight, late Thursday night, July 5th). Recognizing that "Independence Day" (July 4th) comes in the middle of the week (Wednesday) and that some operators will be going to their work on the 2nd, 3rd and 5th, they have added a BONUS DAY on Saturday, June 30th, 2012!! Stations will operate from 09:00 AM Eastern (1300Z) right through until the 5th. Keep in mind that there may be fewer operators available on the work days, so PLEASE BE PATIENT! There will be at least two S.E. stations per colony state. Also included will be Super contest stations, multi-operator Club stations, and OM & XYL teams. Activity will be on 160-2 meters, except 60/30/17/12m, and using all modes (Satellites, CW, SSB and the Digital modes - but it is up to the individual colony state station). The Colony state stations to look for are: K2A (New York), K2B (Virginia), K2C (Rhode Island), K2D (Connecticut), K2E (Delaware), K2F (Maryland), K2G (Georgia), K2H (Massachusetts), K2I (New Jersey), K2J (North Carolina), K2K (New Hampshire), K2L (South Carolina) and K2M (Pennsylvania). "ALL" Colony stations will issue a special event QSL card this year! Also, a special certificate is available. For complete details, visit their Web page at: http://www.13colonies.info
KH6BZF PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (June 25th-July 1st)....
Jun/25th AN Jun/28th AN Jun/30th AN
Jun/26th AN Jun/29th AN Jul/01st AN
Jun/27th AN
SOLAR REFERENCE KEYS/INDEXES AND GEOMAGNETIC REFERENCE
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AN - Above Normal Quiet K=0-1 0-7
HN - High Normal Unsettled K=2 8-15
LN - Low Normal Active K=3 16-29
BN - Below Normal Minor Storm K=4 30-49
DIS - Disturbed Major Storm K=5 50-99
VRY DIS - Very Disturbed Severe Storm K=6-9 100-400
LJ2, NORWAY (Special Event). Look for special event station LJ2T to be active from "The Signals Museum of the Norwegian Armed Forces" near Lillehammer, Norway (locator JP51ED), between June 28th and July 1st. Activity will be on many bands and modes, most likely from 80 meters to 4 meters (70 MHz). QSL via LA5EAA. More info available at: http://www.qrz.com/db/lj2t
LY200/LY54, LITHUANIA (Special Events).........
LY200NB - Will be on the air last ten days of June to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Napoleon Army crossing river Nemunas in Kaunas, Lithuania. For more details, see QRZ.com. Also, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleonic_Wars
LY54SOP - Will be on the air during July 1-31st, to celebrate the 54th anniversary of SOP (Sea of Peace), Baltic Sea. Every year in July the radio amateurs of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern district accomplish special activities supporting the application of the SOP. The SOP is awarded for contacts with different countries/areas bordering the Baltic Sea and Norway each year during the month of July. For more details, see: http://www.amateurfunk-mvp.de/inhalte/sopdipl.htm
QSL both callsigns via LY5W (see QRZ.com). Working these stations, you have a good chance to work a new prefix for the LY WPX Trophy, LY WPX Trophy Honor Roll and the Baltic States WPX Trophy.
OH, ALAND ISLANDS. Czech senior operators Bob/OK2BOB, Franta/OK1HH and Jindra/OK1AMM will be active as OH0/homecall between June 24th and June 30th. Activity will be mainly CW and SSB on 160-6 meters. The WW LOC will be KP00AC on Aland Islands (EU-002). QSL via the OK Bureau or direct.
QSL INFO AND NEWS.....................
QSL-INFO from DB0SDX (dated June 24th)
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3A/DG5NFF via DG5NFF FJ/W6JKV via W6JKV LZ1515PSB via LZ1KCP
9A8VB via UA4WHX FK8CE via LZ1JZ ON50HC via ON3AIM
CE2/VE7SV via VE7WY HB0/DL6CX via DL6CX PA914PORSCHE via PA1PDJ
DR0ALSFELD via DL1RI HG1DX via HA1XR RA75PD via RK3DYB
EA5/DL5EO via DL5EO HL2ZBD/3 via JK3IJQ VY2/DL1FDH via DL1FDH
ED1J via EA1GPL IH9/IK0SXU via IK0SXU VY2/F8BMG/P via F8BMG
EG0URA via EA7URA JT1DDD via JA2VWG W6GO/KH6 via W6GO
EH2CJW via EA2CJW KP2/K3TN via K3TN W7F via AI4U
EH3EPC via EB3JT LY200NB via LY5W
QSL RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 4U1ITU, 4X6KA, 5P12EU, 6O0CW, C4Z, CO2VE, CT1UA, CU2JT, EI7JK, EI8FH, EV1R, FS/K9EL, HK3TU, IZ3DVU, KH2D, KH7L, KP2/K3TN, LY3BW, LY3W, MM0BGN, RT6A, RG6G, RT6A, SN2012WA, UA2FL, US0MS, UT7ND, VC2W, VE1OP, VE9NC, VK3EW, YO3VU, YV5RED and ZC4LI
QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 5N7M, 6O3A, 6O0CW, 9M0L, AA1BU/KP2, CE2WQ, CP4BT, DL2RU/P, E51NNN, FG8NY, HK0NA, HR5/F2JD, IH9WKH, J79IU, JY5HX, KG2A/VP9, KH8/N9YU, MU0FAL, PJ7/IK2QPR, SV2BOH, VK9PN, XU7DLH, YB8Y, YW5PI, ZD7VC and ZL7VR
QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 4S7KKG, 5A1A, 6V7Z, HB0/DF7EF, HP1WW, HS0ZFA, S9DX, V55V/P and ZD8O
TY, BENIN. Pat, LA0HF, will be active as TY2BP from Fidjrossé, Cotonou, beginning June 26th, for a minimum of 30 days, up to 45 days. Activity will be on 20/15/10 meters. QSL via IK2IQD.
VK0H, HEARD ISLAND (Update). On June 15th, the 2014 Cordell Expedition to Heard Island announced the initial team for the DXpedition. At this time this list is incomplete; it will be augmented in the coming months. The partial list of operators are Bob/KK6EK (Team Leader/Organizer), Peter/ON6TT (Co-Organizer), Christian/DL1MGB (Co-Organizer), Mike/N6MZ (Co-Organizer), Bill/AA7XT, Alan/AD6E, Gerd/DJ5IW, Franz/DJ9ZB, George/ N4GRN, Paul/N6PSE, Dr. Carlos/NP4IW (Logistics), Wes/W3WL and Dr. Glenn/ W0GJ (Physician). Non-operators from USA Dr. Jeffrey Bozanic (Co-Organ- izer, Environmental Science, Antarctic Diving) and Joan Boothe (Doc- umentation, Explorers Club). The support team (partial list) includes Rich/KY6R (Pilot/Software), Dean/N7XG (Software) and Peter/W6OP (Software). The next round of team members will be announced on August 15th. This project follows the very successful expedition to Heard Island carried out by this group in 1997. Details of that operation can be seen at: http://www.cordell.org/HI The Web site for the 2014 DXpedition is at: http://www.cordell.org/HD
YN, NICARAGUA. Mike, AJ9C, will be active as YN2CC from Granada, Nicaragua, between November 20-28th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. Also, Mike will be in the CQWW DXCW Contest (November 24-25th) as a Sinlge-Op/Low-Power entry. QSL via LoTW or direct to his home callsign.
VY0, CANADA (Nunavut Territory). Rob, KC0VEU, will once again be active as homecall/VY0 from Eureka, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut (NA-008, Grid Loc. EQ79ax) until July 5th. He is there on official business. Sometime during his stay, and weather permitting, he will attempt to operate from the PEARL facility 15km away which is located at 80°N - 86°25'W, and there- fore in the rare ER grid (ER60) for those who chase the CQ Grid Fields award and the rare ITU Zone 75. PEARL (the Polar Environment Atmospheric Research Laboratory) is also a separate base for the Arctic Challenge <www.french-polar-team.fr>. This is Rob's fifth time on Ellesmere. PLEASE NOTE: KC0VEU recently passed his Extra class exam and is expecting a new callsign in the "AD0" prefix block, but will still sign / VY0. QSL direct or by the Bureau to his home callsign.
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Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
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Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, AB5K & the AR TelNet Clusters Network and 1A0C for the following DX information.
1A, S.M.O.M. (Press Release - Thoughts about the magic band. Last press release before the kick off). Posted on June 28th, by the 1A0C team [edited]: "Roma is not precisely a remote place with scarce ham population! So we don't see the need of a beacon. Even more, we don't want to upset the local ham community with another broadcasting signal in the band, there is a nice beacon already (I0JX) and it will be more than enough. We will, of course, keep watching the early warning sites such as the 6m ON4KST prop pages and DXCluster.
As it was intended from the beginning this operation is primarily focused on working North America and Asia. Our plan for 6m is to steer the beam to JA in the morning. All eastern EU will be covered in 1 hop as well. And turn the beam to NA past midday, giving a chance for the eagers in West EU. Last operations by 1A0KM has provided Sovereign Military Order of Malta to most of the EU 6m population, however there are very few dxpeditions planned for this season, therefore pileups from the old Europe can be large as people are idle looking for any prey to hunt. The 6m propagation, specially on Es skip, is unpredictable, but our experience of the last 20 years points that during the last week of June/1st of July conditions are best for Xatlantic contacts and long haul openings to the N. East. We need to be very observant for any possible multihop event, managing meanwhile the EU pileup smartly whilst looking for possible links across the Pond or Siberia. This is not easy, but we have done it successfully and recently from Algeria, Egypt, Morroco, Palestine, Andorra, etc.
At the end, we are in Europe, hence, when working EU the so called "DX-windows" must be avoided, that is 50.100-50.130. We are thinking to stay fixed on one frq for all CW operation below it, between 50084-95, in order to not to disturb upwards the band to leak the pileup into the DX windows and choose a phone frq up in the band, away from the DX zone, e.g. 50180. We really hope the local operators, and even the European 6m fans, will appreciate this decision of the team.
BAND PLANS
BAND CW SSB RTTY
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6M 50.084 50.180 --
10M 28.024 28.495 28.080
12M 24.894 24.945 24.921
15M 21.024 21.295 21.080
17M 18.074 18.145 18.100
20M 14.024 14.145 14.080
30M 10.104 --- 10.140
40M 7.004 7.065/7.160 7.035
80M 3.524 3.780 --
50 MHz information and operating tips
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- The 6 meter band will be included in this operation. We'll focus for long haul openings, as most of the Europe regions have been widely covered in the recent years.
- We plan to use the following frequencies: 50.084 for CW and 50.180 for SSB. Although they may be changed, depending on local noise/birdies. Split operation will be deployed when needed.
- The main mode will be CW. If band conditions permit, SSB will be used to gain a higher QSO rate. Please do not ask for mode changing.
- Please avoid QSO duplication, give others a chance. Logs will be uploaded twice a day to our website. If it will work, we will provide the live log online (new are not sure 100% now).
- We don't find necessary to set a beacon station this time.
- Our Grid Locator is JN61FV. Please, DO NOT send your locator, it is not needed and we won’t log it anyway, it wastes precious time."
For more details and updates, please visit the 1A0C Web page at:http://http://www.1a0c.com
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