10 August 2013 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1162
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

4S - This year the Radio Society of Sri Lanka's annual activity during
the International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend (17-18 August) will
take place from Dondra Head Lighthouse, on the extreme southern tip
of the main island (AS-003). Look for 4S7LGT to be QRV on 40-15
metres. [TNX 4S7JL]
6W - Freddy, F5IRO will be active as 6V7O from Senegal on 12-26 August.
He will operate mainly CW on 40-10 metres. QSL via F8DFP, direct
or bureau. The logs will be uploaded to Club Log and LoTW at end
of August. [TNX DX World]
9A - Leo, S50R will be active as 9A/S50R from Solta Island (EU-016) on
9-17 August. QSL via home call, direct or bureau, and LoTW. [TNX
rsgbiota.org]
9A - Dirk, DO7DP will be active holiday style as 9A/DO7DP from Rab
Island (EU-136) on 10-24 August. He will operate on the HF bands
using PSK31, RTTY and some SSB. QSL via home call, direct or
bureau. [TNX DX Newsltter]
9A - Marco, IZ3GNG will be active as 9A/IZ3GNG from Rab Island (EU-136)
on 13-18 August and from Korcula Island (EU-016) on 19-26 August.
QSL via home call (email requests for bureau cards to
iz3gng[@]gmail.com). [TNX IZ3GNG]
A4 - A team from the Royal Omani Amateur Radio Society will operate
SSB, CW and digital modes as A43MI from Masirah Island (AS-014) on
20-24 September. QSL via A47RS. [TNX A41MA]
CT7 - Jose Luis CT1GZB (SSB and CW), Carlos CT1CSY (SSB) and Rafael
CT2JXT (PSK31 and RTTY) will be active as CR6LH from the
lighthouse at Cabo Raso (ARLHS POR-011) on 17-18 August for the
ILLW. QSL via CT1GZB, direct or bureau. [TNX CT1GZB]
CT7 - The Associacao de Radioamadores da Vila de Moscavide will operate
SSB on 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres as CS2HNI from the lighthouse at
Forte do Cavalo (ARLHS POR-021) on 17-18 August during the ILLW.
QSL via CT1RVM, bureau preferred. The special callsign honours the
memory of Artur Machado, CT2HNI (SK in 2009). [TNX CT1RVM]
EA - The reconstruction of Donostia-San Sebastian started immediately
after the city burned to the ground during a tragic siege in 1813.
Commemorating those events, the Union de Radioaficionados de
Donostia (EA2URD) will use special callsign EH200D (QSL via
EA2URD) for the rest of the year. The first two activities will
take place on 24-25 August (from the Mota Castle) and 31 August-1
September (from EA2URD's HQ). Also, amateur radio operators in the
province of Gipuzkoa will be allowed to use "200" in their prefix
(e.g. EA200XYZ for EA2XYZ) between 24 August and 15 September.
[TNX EA2EA]
EA8 - Grupo DX Gran Canaria and URE Las Palmas will participate in the
ILLW (17-18 August) as AO8LH the lighthouse at Punta de la Aldea
on the island of Gran Canaria (AF-004). Look for activity on the
HF bands CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via EA8AKN and LoTW. [TNX EA8RM]
GI - The Lagan Valley ARS (GI4GTY) will be active as GB0REL from the
East Lighthouse on Rathlin Island (EU-122) on 16-18 August. QSL
via LoTW only.
GW - The official entrants list for this year's ILLW
(http://illw.net/index.php/entrants-list-2013) includes GC0OBS from
St Tudwal's. Please note that the operators (G8CQH and G4WMH) will
will be located on mainland Wales, as they did last year, and not
on the nearby island. Both the St Tudwal's Islands (EU-106) are
private property, and the owners "do not allow the public, let
alone radio hams, to visit" (MM0NDX). QSL GC0OBS via G4WMH.
I - The Calabria DX Team will be active as II8LH from the lighthouse
at Capo Spartivento (WAIL CL-009, ARLHS ITA-043) on 10 August. QSL
via HB9FHZ (bureau) or IK8YFU (direct), LoTW and eQSL.
I - Look for Paolo, IA5/IZ5NFD, to be active from Elba Island (EU-028)
on 12-18 August. He will be QRV on 40-2 metres. QSL via home call,
direct or bureau. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
I - A group of operators from ARI Genova (IQ1GE) will be active as
II1L from La Lanterna (ARLHS ITA-177, WAIL LI-005) for the ILLW on
17-18 August. QSL direct or bureau. [TNX IZ1BZS]
OZ - Bernd, DL2SBE will be active holiday style as OZ/DL2SBE from
Lolland Island (EU-029) on 10-24 August. He will operate SSB, PSK
and RTTY. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX rsgbiota]
SP - Look for SP2BIK, SP2BRN, SP2IZC and SP2TQW to be active as SN2NP
from the historic lighthouse at Gdansk Nowy Port on 16-18 August.
QSL via SP2BIK, direct or bureau. [TNX SP2BIK]
SV5 - Look for SV5/EM5F to be active from QRV from Rhodes, Dodecanese
Islands (EU-001) on 15-24 August. QSL via UR5FAV (email address
for bureau cards: orionua[@]orion.od.ua) and LoTW.
SV9 - Luc, ON6DSL will be active as SV9/ON6DSL/p from Crete (EU-015) on
12-21 August. He will operate SSB on 40-15 metres QRP (5 watts).
QSL via home call. bureau preferred. [TNX NG3K]
V5 - Winfried, DK9IP will be active as V55V from Namibia for the Worked
All Europe DX CW Contest (10-11 August). QSL via DJ8VC. Outside
the contest, on 8-13 August, he will be QRV as V5/DK9IP (QSL via
home call) on all bands, possibly with some RTTY and 6m activity.
[TNX NG3K]
VE - Jim, AE1C will be active holiday style as AE1C/VE9 from Grand
Manan Island (NA-014) on 18-25 August. QSL via home call. [TNX
rsgbiota.org]
YB - Budi, YF1AR will be active as YF1AR/1 from the Cikoneng-Anyer
Lighthouse (ARLHS IDO-081) in Banten province of Java (OC-021)
until 11 August. He will be QRV on 40-10 metres mainly SSB, with
some CW and digital modes. QSL via N2OO. [TNX YF1AR]
YB - YB5NOF and others [425DXN 1160] now expect to be active as YE5T
from Tambelan Island (OC-122) from 28 August to 1 September, and
as YE5S from Serasan Island (OC-109) on 4-8 September. QSL via
W2FB. [TNX JN6RZM]
YV - The Grupo DX Caracas has plans be active as YW5X from Isla La
Orchila (SA-054) on 20-26 August. QSL via DM4TI. [TNX N6VR]

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

425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE ---> The July 2013 issue is now available for download
at www.425dxn.org/monthly/index.html. [TNX IZ3EBA]

AMSTERDAM 2014 ---> FT5ZM will be located at two operating sites 2.5 km
apart (see www.amsterdamdx.org/ft5zm-operating-sites/). From both sites they
will use verticals and dedicated receive antennas for the low bands, and
3-element monoband Yagis for the high bands. "Your support and financial
contributions are critical to our success", the organizers say. "If you
have not yet made a contribution to this DXpedition, we ask that you please
consider doing so by going to the Donate button on our home page. We need
your help".

DXCC NEWS ---> T5TC (Somalia, 2013 operation) and XW2CW (Laos, 2012
operation) have approved for DXCC credit. If you have had any of them
rejected in a prior application, send a note to bmoore[@]arrl.org to be
placed on the list for an update to your record. Also, please note the
submission date and/or reference number where the rejection was noted to
expedite the search for any rejected QSOs. [TNX NC1L]

NA-050 ---> The logsearch for K6VVA/KL7's recent activity from Barter
Island is now up and running at www.k6vva.com/iota/logsearch/. Rick made
3,446 QSOs (all but 140 on CW) with 2,919 unique callsigns. A summary and a
few pictures can be found on http://dx-world.net.

RI1FJ ---> Evgenij, RI1FJ (UA4RX) is leaving Franz Josef Land in
mid-August, and "is 99.9% sure there will be nobody to replace him on ham
bands for the 2013-14 season". During his last three activities as R1FJT
(2006-2008) and RI1FJ (2010-2011 and 2012-2013), Evgenij made about 80,000
contacts and managed to earn the DXCC Challenge with more than 1,000
band-point QSOs confirmed by LoTW. His final log will be uploaded to LoTW
shortly after he is back on mainland Russia. QSL via UA2FM (OQRS on Club
Log). [TNX UA2FM]

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

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CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER
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3V8SM HA8KW [*] GM7V N3SL R500AK RK3VWA
3Z2013TSR SP1YGL GM8SRS/p M1REK R863LC R3LC
4L1UN EA7FTR GW2L G8ATD R863LK RV3LK
4L5O N3SL GW8K MW0DHF RA36ZF RV9CVA
4L8A K1BV GX4KPT M0DOL RT6A/1 R7AA
4U1GSC 9A2AA H40IOTA NR6M RT9K/p RX9KM
5A1AL DL1AL H70ORO TI4SU SA1A SM1TDE
5B4AHL M0URX HC1AJQ EA7FTR SF2X/p SM5EFX
5H3BL IV3RTL HF13C SQ1DWR SI3A SM3LIV
5P5CW DL5SE HF13Z SP1FFC SM5CKV/p G0CKV
5Q2AE I2AE HF2013TSR SP1DPA SN0RX SP8RX
5R8UI IZ8CCW HF22MFF SP6PZG SN13C SQ1EUG
5W0TH JP1TRJ HK6DOS EA7FTR SN13E SQ1SDX
5Z4FV N3ZS HL2ZBD/3 JK3IJQ SN13I SP1MGM
9A0D DK8ZZ HQ2W KD4POJ SN13N SP1MVG
9A8DV IK6VXO HQ3W KD4POJ SN13S SP1NVM
9A8M 9A3JB HR2DMR KD4POJ SN13Z SP1QXK
9H3N JJ2NYT IA5/OO4O ON4APU SN2013TSR SP1PWP
9M8Z M0URX IC8R IC8OZM SN2K SP2YWL
A41OO NI5DX II3VR/IV3 IQ3VO ST2SF K0YAK
A61BM IZ8CLM IJ7T IZ7AUH SV48FF SV2GWY
A61E IZ8CLM IM0C IS0BGL SV9/LZ3FN LZ1PM
A65BP UA6MF IP1T IZ5JLF SW9GG MM0GOR
ATBSG13 VU2RBI J28NC F5RQQ SX8HOMER SV8GXQ
BA4TB/4 BA4TB J48A SV1OAN TC0GI TA1HZ
BA4WL/5 BD4WO J49A SV9GPV TF4X G3SWH
CN2RN F8FGU J79TW N0TW TI60RC TI0RC
CQ9D CT3KN JG8NQJ/JD1 JA8CJY TK13RNB F8BBL
CR1D CT1EEK JT5DX JT1CO TM0SM F5CWU
CR2F HB9CRV K6VVA/KL7 N6AWD TM16C F4DSE
CR2T CU2AF KL7RRC N7RO TM2NOI F4FVI
CR5CW CT7ACG KP4ES NP3O TM5KD F8GGV
CW90A CX2ABC KP4MS W4DN TM7T ON8ZL
CX2BR EA5GL KT3Q/5 DF8DX TM8FAJ F8BMG
D44TS DL3GCS LN7H LA7H TO1PF FR1GZ
D80HQ HL1OYF LY777QT LY2QT UE10RFF RG5G
D90ID/2 HL2UOK LZ1105PIO LZ1KCP UE70O RV3EEO
E720ZRHB E77E M0NMS/p LX1NO UE80RWW R4AAS
E73W E73Y M7X G0TSM UN7OGE RW6HS
E74A K2PF M8C G4DFI UP44WFF UN6QC
E7DX E77E MJ/OT9Z ON8ZL V29SH VE6SH
ED1K EA1NK MM2N MM0GPZ V44KAI W5TFW
EF8U EA8URL MM3I G3SWH V47JA W5JON
EG1SMA EA1RKA MM3KBU/p M3KBU V49J W5JON
EG7RPM EA7RCM MU0HTJ 2E0SQL V5/UT5UY UT5UY
EI1A PA3249 MZ5A G3TXF V5/UZ1HZ UT5UY
EI7M EI6HB OD5ARMY OD5NJ V73AY BD4DYH
EJ0A EI4GXB OG5A OH5AD VA7ISL VE7JH
EJ1Y EI5JQ OH0JV DL7RV VC2CGJCS VE2RAE
EJ5KF/p EI5KF OH0PM OH2PM W1T W1GLO
EO375LC UT2LY OH0V OH6LI XM3B VE3JO
ES0U ES2DJ OH6RX OH6GDX XP1AB OZ1ACB
ES9YOTA ES1CW OM20TUSR OM3RP XV1X RW6HS
EX8NR RW6HS OO7VA ON7VA XV2JJ JH5RXS
FG4NO F4AVX OX3LX OZ1PIF YL11WCA/p YL2IU
G7N G5XV OY1OF M0URX YQ0BIKE YO6KNE
GB1AJ GM4WZG OZ0TX DL7AT YS1/NP3J EA5GL
GB1OOL G4SJX PF10C ON4ON Z81D OM3JW
GB75RH G0GDU PG13IOTA PD1AKL ZF2MB WO4MW
GJ2A GJ3DVC PQ5M PP5BZ ZL1SW F4BHW
GJ6YB G3SWH PR5D PY5DC ZS1REC W2ARP
GM0ADX GM0DJG PX8Z PY8WW ZV1M PY1MT
GM2T GM4UYZ R01DTV R7AA ZW8CT PS8BR
GM7O GW3SQX R20RRC/8 RZ3EC ZW8T PS8HF

[*] 26 July-1 August 2013

CT3KN Ricardo Martins, Rua Levada Barreiros 10 4X, 9000-161 Funchal,
Portugal
EA1NK Juan J .Lamas, P.O. Box 531, 15780 Santiago de Compostela (A
Coruna), Spain
F4FVI Geoffrey Turpin, 483 rue de Leers, 59150 Wattrelos, France
F5CWU Flo Moudar, 26 rue Fleurie, 37330 Souvigne, France
IZ5JLF Claudio Bramanti, Via delle Pinete 87, 54033 Marina di Carrara MS,
Italy
N6AWD Fred Stenger, 6000 Hesketh Dr., Bakersfield CA 93309, USA
NR6M Rex Turvin, P. O. Box 1383, Arizona City AZ 85123, USA
PY5DC Vagner Adelino Alvares, Rua Padre Jose Lopacinski 715, Curitiba -
PR, 81280-080, Brazil
PY8WW Renato Araujo, Travessa Mauriti 1070, Belem - PA, 66080-650, Brazil
TA1HZ Tevfik Aydin Kazancioglu, PK 73, 34421 Karakoy/Istanbul, Turkey
VR2KF Kazuhiko Fujita, PO Box 4724, General Post Office, Hong Kong, Hong
Kong
DL1AL Abubaker Assid, Am Hilligenbusch 11, 33098 Paderborn, Germany
C91J P.O. Box 102303, Meerensee, Richards Bay, 3901, South Africa
RX9KM Alexandr A. Kovalevsky, mikrorayon 14 d.8 kv.24, Gubkinsky,
Tyumenskaya obl., 629831, Russia

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