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Friday, December 28, 2012


29 December 2012 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1130
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**** DX INFORMATION ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

5Z - Bertrand, DF3ZS and Tom, DL1QW will be active as 5Z4/DF3ZS and
5Z4/DL1QW from Kenya on 7-20 January. They will operate holiday
style on 80-10 metres CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via home calls. [TNX
The Daily DX]
EI - Throughout 2013 Irish families and clans will be coming together
in thousands of events, both on the island and around the globe,
to celebrate their history and heritage in a unique event called
'The Gathering' (www.thegatheringireland.com). The special event
callsign EI13CLAN will be active throughout the year and there
will be a variety of awards and other activities, details of which
will be posted on the Irish Radio Transmitters Society's website
(www.irts.ie/thegathering). QSL via bureau or direct to the QSL
manager EI6AL.
G - Celebrating the Radio Society of Great Britain's centenary,
special event stations callsign Gx100RSGB (where "x" is replaced
by the secondary location identifier, M, W, I, D, U and J as
appropriate) will be used from 1 January through 31 December 2013
from a number of different locations in the UK. The licence plan
approved is for thirteen 28 day periods, allowing each RSGB Region
to operate the special event station. Between 1 and 28 January
look for G100RSGB from North West England and for GD100RSGB from
the Isle of Man (on 20-21 January). Further information can be
found at www.rsgb.org/centenary
HB9 - HB30OK is the special callsign the Tera Radio Club will use
throughout 2013 to celebrate their 30th anniversary. QSL via
HB9OCR, direct or bureau. Information on the relevant award can be
found on qrz.com
I - The Extreme DX & Contest Group will use special callsign II3CV
between 12 January and 12 February to celebrate the Carnival of
Venice. QSL via IK3HHX, direct or bureau. Information on the
relevant award can be found at www.extremegroup.org [TNX IZ3EBA]
J8 - Al, W6HGF (www.qsl.net/w6hgf/) will be active as J8/W6HGF from
Kingstown, Saint Vincent (NA-109) on 9-24 January. He plans to
concetrate on RTTY. QSL via home call (direct and bureau) and LoTW.
Logsearch and OQRS on Club Log.
LU - The LU6W team will attempt to land six people (four operators and
two logistics crew) on Isla Escondida (SA-096, IOTA new one)
[425DXN 1129]. Plans are to have two tents on the island, and to
operate with deep cycle batteries and generators. Look for LU6W to
be QRV between 2 and 6 January. Another five-men logistics team
will assist the landing and will then camp on the mainland, across
from the island, for the entire duration of the operation. During
the expedition, Maury (IZ1CRR) will act as the pilot: "we will not
have internet access", they say, but "we hope to be able to send
and receive short messages from him". QSL via VE3LYC. Bookmark
http://lu6w.yolasite.com/ for updates.
LU - A team of twelve operators from the Bahia Blanca DX Group will be
active as L22D from Isla Gama (SA-022) on 24-27 January. Plans are
to operate SSB, CW and PSK31 on 160, 80, 40, 20, 17, 15, 12, 10
and 6 metres. QSL via LU7DSY, direct (SASE and 3 dollars or 2
IRCs) and bureau. [TNX islandchaser.com]
OA - The Radio Club Peruano (OA4O) has been granted permission to use
special event callsigns 4T4RDP and 4T4DKR on 4-13 January, during
the Peruvian leg of the 2013 Dakar rally-raid.
OZ - Special call OU1RAEM will be used from 1 January to 31 December to
celebrate the 110th birthday of Ernst T. Krenkel, the legendary
RAEM. QSL via OZ2CBA, direct or bureau.
S5 - Commemorating the 300th anniversary of the Tolmin Peasant Uprising
of 1713, members of the Radio Club SOCA Tolmin will be active as
S5300TP throughout 2013. QSL via S59DAP, bureau preferred.
Z3 - The Z3 prefix was issued to Macedonia (previously YU5) twenty
years ago. To celebrate this anniversary, Z320RSM (for the
Radioamateur Society of Macedonia) and other twenty-six Z320
callsigns (from Z320A to Z320Z) will be used throughout 2013. QSL
via operators' instructions. [TNX The Daily DX]
ZF - Pete, K8PGJ will be active as ZF2PG from the Cayman Islands
(NA-016) on 12-20 January. He will operate holiday style on 20,
17, 15, 12 and 10 metres during his mornings and early afternoons.
He will also take part in the North American QSO Party (SSB) on 20
and 40 metres. QSL via K8PGJ and LoTW.

CARIBBEAN TOUR ---> Bjorn, SM0MDG will be active as V26BM from Antigua
(NA-100) from 28 December to 4 January, and as VP2MSW from Montserrat
(NA-103) on 4-8 January. He will operate holiday style with a focus on 17
and 15 metres, and if propagation allows also 10m. QSL via M0URX (OQRS at
www.m0urx.com) and LoTW. [TNX DX World]

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**** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

DXCC NEWS ---> Both 5T0SP (Maurotania 2012) and ZL9HR (Auckland & Campbell
Islands 2012) have been approved for DXCC credit.

DXPEDITION OF THE YEAR POLL ---> The DX World.net 2012 DXpedition of the
Year poll is now open at http://dx-world.net/. "This was an incredibly
difficult poll to decide on considering so many notable expeditions took
place during the last 12 months. It's conceivable that up to 40 different
DXpeditons could have been nominated, however, a short-list of 26 made the
poll. In previous years the poll was limited to three or five votes. This
year we have decided to allow 'free' votes on as many DXpeditions you wish
to select. In addition, to prevent repeat votes, an account must be created
using your callsign and QRZ.com listed email address. Once created you will
receive an email then you are ready to vote". The poll closes on 15 January
2013 - cast your votes! [TNX MM0NDX and IK8LOV]

IOTA NEWS ---> Updates for the Honour Roll and other annual listings must
be sent on or before 31 January. IOTA rules limit inclusion in the listings
to those participants who have updated their scores at least once in the
preceding five years and have opted to have their scores published. Listing
in the 2013 tables will be restricted to those participants who have
updated their scores since February 2008.
The following operations (February-November 2012) have provided acceptable
validation material and are therefore approved for IOTA
credit:
AF-049 3B8/IW5ELA EU-183 YP1S OC-135 P29VCX
AS-061 RI0K NA-150 KL7RRC/p OC-149 H44UD
AS-083 RW0BG/9 NA-177 VE2/VE3EXY/p OC-150 YE9IOTA
AS-092 RI0K/p NA-189 XF1AA OC-171 VK4EI/p
AS-095 RA0ZJ/p NA-200 4A3RCC OC-221 YB0ECT/8
AS-095 RU0ZM/p NA-240 KL7RRC/p OC-221 YB8/WK1S
AS-095 UA0ZAM/p OC-025 P29VCX OC-221 YB8XM/p
AS-095 UA0ZC/p OC-047 H44UD OC-232 4W0VB/p
AS-109 RW0BG/9 OC-069 P29VPB OC-249 YB8XM/p
AS-175 AT2DW OC-099 P29NI OC-271 YB8XM/p
AS-190 7Z7AB OC-103 P29VCX SA-039 CW5GI
EU-040 CR5WFF OC-124 E51AND SA-087 LT0X
The 7O6T (AF-028) operation, which has been accepted for DXCC, is also
approved.
The list includes operations where validation material was specifically
required for credit to be given, as well as operations where validation
material was volunteered. In all cases, cards submitted will be accepted by
Checkpoints if they meet normal standards (i.e. the island name should be
printed on the card). [TNX G3KMA]

POSTAL RATES (ITALY) ---> Italian postal rates for standard letter items
(up to 20g) mailed abroad will increase on 1 January:
0.85 EUR Europe and countries in the Mediterranean basin (3V, 4X, 5A,
5B, 7X, CN, JY, OD, SU, YK)
2.00 EUR rest of Africa and Asia, Americas
2.50 EUR Oceania

POSTAL RATES (USA) ---> Effective 27 January 2013 the U.S. Postal Service
(www.usps.com) will implement another postage rate increase. The rate for
First-Class Mail letters up to 1 oz (28 grams) to all international
destinations will be 1.10 USD.

QSL XR0Y ---> Tim, M0URX has taken over QSL duties for XR0Y (Easter Island
2009). OQRS is now open for direct requests - "as I only have a few XR0Y
QSL cards", Tim says, "these will be for direct only! No bureau cards
available here until a reprint has been done".

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

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3B8FQ K5XK DU1/W7XA NR6M P49MR VE3MR
3Z6M SP6IEQ EG5CTV EA3RKR PD110MVV PD3R
4A0MAYA XE3RCC EH5RE EB5AQB PJ4NX M0URX
4L8A K1BV EO20P UR4PWL PJ7PL WA1ZAM
4S7BRG LZ3HI FG4NN NI5DX R60SKV RA1QD
4X130RISHON 4Z4KX FK8CE LZ1JZ RA4HKM/0 RW4HW
5B4AHL M0URX FK8DD LZ1JZ S512IAPMC S59DCD
5W1SA JA1DXA FK8GX W3HNK S79NEN DO5NEN
7P8CC EI7CC H40FN HA8DD S79QT DC8QT
7P8JA JE1WVQ HA100CGCDH HA0MO SC0XMAS SM0OGQ
7P8ZM JO1CRA HA22WFF HA6PJ SX1912K SZ2RCP
7Q7DFC OE4VIE HF2012PLL SP8KEZ SX9S SV9AUE
7X2RO OM3CGN HH2/EK6KB K6EID T6LG LZ1ZF
7Z1BL IZ8CLM HI3K KB2MS T6MH W2GR
7Z1TT NI5DX HK6DOS EA5KB T88NC XE1TNC
8P9CC G0KOK HP3AK W4JS T8CW JA0FOX
9A201N 9A1CCU HR2/NP3J EA5GL TC9SAM TA1HZ
9A205K 9A3JB HS0ZCY/4 E21EIC TG9IDX DL5RMH
9A208DX 9A3JB HT9H TI4SU TI2CF W3HNK
9A20HRS 9A3JB II1M IQ1GJ TL8PRV IN3EYY
9H3DD M1DDD KC4AAA K1IED TM80CLNS F6FMT
9M6XRO M0URX KH2/N2NL W2YC TR8CA F6CBC
A63HI IZ8CLM KH2L W3HNK TT8FC EA3GWK
A71QND A71A LX75RL LX2A UE10SK R9XC
AT1WPS VU2NRO LY12XMAS LY2QT UN7AB DL8KAC
C6AGT AK4BM N0D KK5W UP0L DL8KAC
C6ANM WA2IYO NP4A W3HNK V25A KG2A
CK3B VE3JO OA4TT N6XQ V44KAI W5TFW
CM2ECO EA7HBC OD5ET EB7DX V44KBP W2OX
CO6LC EA5GL OD5KU EB7DX V5/DK1CE DH3WO
CP4BT EA5KB OD5NJ EA5BYP V73NS W3HNK
CT3AF DL3BK OD5PY KU9C VP2MRV JA1HGY
CU5AM EA5KB OD5QB YO3FRI VP8ROT GM0HCQ
CW0A HB9IBG OD5TE K3IRV XV0VR DD0VR
CX2DK EA5GL OG3077F OH3JF YE1NZ W7NZ
D2FJZ CT1FJZ ON800TUR ON1CB YI1RZ IK2DUW
D2SG GM4FDM ON85RCL ON3AR YJ0MB VK2BXE
D3AA UA1QV OX3XR OZ3PZ YU100SAF YU5CW
DF60JFA DJ1TO P29ZAD NI5DX Z81D OM3JW
DP7COTA DL7RAG P3EU 5B4AHO ZD8KFC NI5DX

6E3EM ARETAC, P.O. Box 1000, 86101 Villahermosa TAB, Mexico
7P8RI Chris de Beer, P.O. Box 333, Bethlehem GA 30620, USA
C31CT Salvador Carol Tafall, Josep Calvet 64 Nave 6, 08302 Mataro
(Barcelona), Spain
CT1FJZ Paulo Luis Nunes Mira, Apartado 603, EC Paivas, 2846-909 Amora,
Portugal
EA5GL Pedro Miguel Ronda Monsell, C/ Maximiliano Thous 16-24, 46009
Valencia, Spain
EA5KB Jose Ardid Arlandis, P.O. Box 5013, 46080 Valencia, Spain
GM0HCQ Mike Gloistein, 27 Stormont Way, Scone, Perthshire PH2 6SP,
United Kingdom
HA8DD Berenyi Geza, Hodmezovasarhely, Rudnay Gy. u. 53., 6800, Hungary
IZ8CLM Salvatore Rapacciuolo, Ufficio Pompei, Casella Postale 10, 80045
Pompei NA, Italy

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Its contents may be used, reproduced and distributed
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Contributors are invited to send their DX information to
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Gabriele Villa, I2VGW
Giornalista Professionista - Tessera n. 071675
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