dxer ham radio dx news: November 2013

Friday, November 29, 2013

30 November 2013 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1178
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

3A - Special callsign 3A60ARM will be in use on 1-31 December to
celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Association des
Radioamateurs de Monaco (ARM). QSL via bureau only. [TNX Les
Nouvelles DX]
9L - Ivo, 9A3A is now active as 9L1A from Sierra Leone "for more than
three months". He logged 2000+ QSOs during the CQ WW DX CW
Contest, and is now working "on antennas improvements". 9L1A is a
reissued callsign, QSL for the current operation is via 9A2AA
(direct or bureau). [TNX 9A2AA]
D4 - Keith, G3TTC will be active as D44TUE from Cape Verde until 2
December. He will be on Sao Vicente (AF-086) until 30 November,
and on Sao Tiago (AF-005) on 1-2 December. Look for him around
14260 and 18128 kHz. QSL via G3TTC, direct or bureau. [TNX The
Daily DX]
E6 - Alan, VK4WR (E6RQ) and Graeme, VK4FI (E6SG) will be active from
Niue (OC-040) on 7-17 December. They will concentrate on 6 metres,
with some activity on the HF bands (40-10 metres) using a dipole
and 100 watts. QSL both calls via VK4FI. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
FK - Freddy, FK8RO (F5IRO) will be active as FK8RO/p from Ouvea Island
(OC-033) on 9-13 December. He plans to be QRV on 40-10 metres CW
with wire antennas. QSL via QSL via F5IRO, direct or bureau. [TNX
DX World]
FM - Jim, F5MCC will be active as FM/F5MCC from Martinique (NA-107) on
3-21 December. He will operate CW and SSB on 40-10 metres. QSL via
home call, bureau preferred. [TNX NG3K]
JD1_mt - Take, JG8NQJ will be back on Minami Torishima (OC-073) in
mid-December. Usually he works at the local weather station for
six weeks at a time, and operates mainly CW as JG8NQJ/JD1 in his
spare time. QSL via JG8NQJ (bureau) or JA8CJY (direct).
JW - Once again Erik, LA2US will be active as JW2US from Bear Island
(EU-027) for six months, starting in December through May 2014. He
will operate mainly CW in his spare time. QSL via LA2US, direct or
bureau, plus LoTW and eQSL.
OE - Jun JH4RHF, Roberto IK2PGM and Antonello IT9YVO will be active
from 4U1VIC, the Vienna International Centre Amateur Radio Club,
from 29 November to 1 December. QSL direct or bureau. [TNX DX
Coffee]
SP - Special station SN18PPM (the suffix stands for "Ponizej Poziomu
Morza", i.e. below sea level) will be active from 29 November to 2
December from the village of Raczki Elblaskie, the lowest point of
Poland (1.8 metres b.s.l.). QSL via SP4EOO.
TY - Wim, ON6DX hopes to collect his TY licence [425DXN 1177] "by the
end of the week", which however is too late as he will go back
home on 2 December. Therefore he will remain active as 5V7TH from
Togo, with plans to return and operate from Benin "in early 2014".
[TNX DX World]
UA - Special callsigns R1980M (operated by R5AX) and R1980L (operated
by RX1CQ), commemorating the Moscow 1980 Summer Olympics, will be
active until 7 February 2014. A very large number of other special
event callsigns will be in use between 1 January and 31 March 2014
to celebrate the XXII Olympic Winter Games and the XI Paralympic
Winter Games to be held in Sochi. See http://ok2014.ru/ for
further information, including details on various awards.
UA - Several special event stations (R110RAEM, RA110RAEM, RB110RAEM,
RC110RAEM, RD110RAEM, RG110RAEM, RJ110RAEM, RK110RAEM, RL110RAEM,
RM110RAEM, RN110RAEM, RO110RAEM, RQ110RAEM, RR110RAEM, RS110RAEM,
RT110RAEM, RU110RAEM, RV110RAEM, RW110RAEM, RX110RAEM, RY110RAEM,
RZ110RAEM) are expected to be QRV on 1-31 December to commemorate
the 100th anniversary of the birth of Ernst T. Krenkel, the
legendary RAEM. Information on the relevant award, QSL routes and
logsearch can be found at http://raem110.ru/
ZD8 - G3VFC, G3ZAY, M0BLF, M0VFC and M1BXF will be active as ZD8UW from
Ascension Island (AF-003) on 2-6 December. They will operate
mainly SSB and CW on 40-10 metres, with possibly some activity on
6 metres and WSPR . Logsearch on Club Log, QSL via M0OXO (OQRS for
direct and bureau cards on www.m0oxo.com) and LoTW. [TNX G3ZAY]
ZF - Curt, N0OK will be active as ZF2OK from Grand Cayman Island
(NA-016) on 1-8 December. He will operate holiday style on 20, 17,
15 and 10 metres mostly RTTY. QSL via home call.

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

FT5ZM ---> On 26 December the MV "Braveheart" will depart Tauranga (New
Zealand) on her long voyage to Fremantle (Australia), where she is
scheduled to arrive on 13 January. On the 15th the vessel will depart for
Amsterdam Island with the 14-member FT5ZM team "and lots of radio
equipment" aboard. Read the latest news update (dated 26 November) on
www.amsterdamdx.org

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

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3B8/UU5WW K2PF EF5F EA5FV PJ2T W3HNK
3B8JB SM6JBC EF8O DJ1OJ PJ4/KU8E K4BAI
3D2AD YT1AD EF8S OH2BYS PJ4A K4BAI
3D2FW RZ3FW EF8X W2GR PJ4Q W4PA
3D2NW RW4NW EF9O EA5BM PJ7TM K2GSJ
3D2OV WD5COV EG5ERC EA7HBC PJ7W W2LK
3D2R YT1AD EG7NVG EA7URI PR5B 6K5YPD
3DA0ET N7RO EH5CA EA5URL PS2T K3IRV
3V8BB LX1NO EI13CLAN EI6AL PT2CM PP2JP
3W1T RW6HS EI1Y EI5JQ PX1M PY1MK
4A2I XE2I EI7M EI6HB PX2B PY2LED
4K7Z RU3SD EL2DT EL2FM PX2C M0OXO
4L0A EA7FTR EM1933L UR3LCM PX2W PY2YU
4L1UN EA7FTR EP3PK IK2DUW RU0LL IK2DUW
4L5O N3SL ER4DX RA4LW S21ZBB IK2VUC
4L8A K1BV ES9C ES5RY S21ZBC IK2VUC
4U0WFP S57DX FJ/VA3RA VE3IKV SE2I SA2BRN
4X2M 4X4DZ FM/KL7WA UT5UGR SJ2W SM2LIY
5B4AJC UA3DX FS/WJ2O N2ZN SK3W SM5DJZ
5B4AJX M0URX G3V G3VER SN2M SP2XF
5B4ALB RT9T G3Y G3YBY SO4M SP4MPG
5C5T EA5YU G5W G3BJ SP8R SP8YB
5H3EE DL4ME G9W M0DXR SP9YFF/p SP9WAN
5V7TH ON6DX GM3X GM3POI SU9AF UA3DX
5W0FW RZ3FW GM5X N3SL SU9VB UA4WHX
5W0NW RW4NW GW5R GW3YDX SV5/SM8C SM0CMH
5W0OV WD5COV GZ3F GM4FDM SX8M SV1JG
5W1SA JA1DXA HA5X M0XXA T30KN JA1FUF
5W7A YT1AD HB9CA HB9FMU T30KV DL6KVA
5W8A ZL3CW HC1WDT N0AT T30TS JF1CCH
6O0LA LA4GHA HC2TDZ VE3DZ T32TM K8NA
6Y7W UA8DX HC2TWA R4WAA T33FL AA4FL
7Z1TT NI5DX HD2T VE3DZ T33KV DL6KVA
8P5A NN1N HF9Q SP9QMP T33PT PY2PT
9A3B 9A1AA HG3R HA3NU T33X N1EMC
9A5Y 9A7W HG6N HA6KNB T40BS CO2WL
9A8M 9A3JB HG7T HA7TM T43T CO3IT
9H3OG DL4HG HI3/IK2GNW I2YSB T6JR ON4JM
9H3TX DL5XAT HI3A ON4IQ T6RH NI5DX
9H3YQ DJ7PR HK1MK DL6IAK T6T RW6HS
9J3A S57S HK1NA K6IPM TC0A LZ1NK
9L1A 9A2AA HK6K EA5KB TF3CW LX1NO
9M2SM 9M2GET HS0ZAR K3ZO TF3W TF3MHN
9M2TO JA0DMV HS0ZJF/8 ON4AFU TG7/HR2DMR KD4POJ
9M4DX JA6IDJ HS0ZJS HB9PHJ TJ3SN IZ1BZV
9M4JIJ 9W2BUG IG9W IZ1GAR TM0R F5GGL
9M6/NR1J JF1SJT IH9/IV3IYH IK2ILH TM1A F6KOP
9M6NA JE1JKL IH9B IK2ILH TM2Y F6BEE
9M8DX SP5UAF II1A IK1SPR TM4Q F6FYA
9M8YY JR3WXA II1RT IZ8DSS TM5CD F8KGS
9X0NH G3RWF II9P IT9CHU TM6M F4DXW
9X0XA G3SWH IO5O IK5RLP TM6X F5VHY
9Y4W DL4MDO IR4M I4IFL TM8AB F5KBM
A41OO NI5DX IR9Y IT9ABY TO7A UT5UGR
A61DD EA7HBC J34J JA1HGY TU5AX F4WBN
A65BP UA6MF J73A KU9C TU5JD IK2IQD
A65CA RV6AJJ J75KG K5KG TU5NK DJ8NK
A71BX EA7FTR J79MP VO1MP TU5XV F6EXV
A71EM EA7FTR J79WI WI9WI TX8B FK8DD
A92IO EI3IO J79WTA HB9MFM UA2FL RN3RQ
A93LT IZ8CLM JT5DX JT1CO UP2L UA9AB
AH0BT 7L1FPU JY9FC E73Y V25A KG2A
AH0J JA1NVF K2QXI/KH0 JJ2QXI V26K AA3B
AH0K OH6GDX K4D KP4TC V31YB K7YB
AH0S/KH2 JH1DVG KH2L W3HNK V31ZM M0OXO
AH2R JH7QXJ KH6LC WA6WPG V47NT W2RQ
AL1G AC7DX KH7XX EB7DX V47T W2RQ
AU2JCB VU2DSI KH7Y EA5GL V49J W5JON
B4TB BA4TB KH8/N7AFW RZ3FW V63DX JA7HMZ
BU2AW JN3TVX KH8/N9YU YT1AD V63ZF JA7ZF
BV0CSC BV7FO KL7KY S56ZZZ V6A JA7HMZ
BY1CW BA1GA KL7SB NI5DX VB7A VA7DZ
BY5CD BD4HF KP2B NP3O VC2R VE2IM
C31CT EA3QS KP2M AI4U VK0GB F5PFP
C4W 5B4WN LA190B LA1B VK0JJJ K7CO
C4Z G3SWH LN3Z LA9VDA VK2013TDF M0OXO
C6AKQ N4BP LO4D LW1DTZ VK4EI/p NR6M
C6AQQ ND3F LP5D AC7DX VK6LW VK6IR
C6ARU N4UM LT1F AC7DX VP2ETE W3HNK
C6AUM K4RUM LZ5K LZ1RAY VP2MMM W3HNK
C6AZZ KQ8Z LZ5R LZ1YQ VP2V/N3DXX NR6M
CE1/K7CA NW7O M3W G4FAL VP5CW W5CW
CE1CA EA5GL MJ0AWR K2WR VP8DBR G0SWC
CE3CT EA5KB MZ5B G3TXF VP8DNY M1AYI
CJ3T VE3AT MZ8A DJ6AU VP9I WW3S
CM2CCA EA7TV N4D KP4TC VU7AG W4VKU
CN2AA UA2FM N5ZO/VE2 OH0XX W1G WO4L
CN2CO RA3CO N8A ZL3CW W4D KP4TC
CN2FB UA2FM NH2B/KH0 JA1BAN XP2I OZ1BII
CN2FF DK4VW [d] NH2T W2YC XR3A CE3DNP
CN2FF UA2FF [b] NP3A WD8CW XT26DJ OK6DJ
CN2PM UA2FM NP3CW EB7DX XT2FCJ OK6DJ
CN2R W7EJ NP4A W3HNK XV2AG JA4AGA
CN2TX UA2FM NP4Z N4AO XV2DLH DK8ZZ
CN2YM DL3YM OA4SS KB6J XV2RZ OH4MDY
CN8KD EA5XX OC4CW N7CW XV2YLK JQ1YLK
CN8NK EA5XX OD70NJ OD5NJ XV9NPS JA2NPS [b]
CO2IR EB7DX OD70QB OD5NJ XV9NPS JA2ODB [d]
CO7EH AD4C OD70YY OD5NJ XZ1J JH1AJT
CR3E W3HNK OE3XMA OE1DIA YE2W YB2YTH
CR3L DJ6QT OF40R OH8DR YN2CC AJ9C
CR6K CT1ILT OH/K1HP JE2EHP YP9W YO9WF
CS2C OK1RF OH0Z W0MM YR1A YO3JR
CV5D CX2ABC OH1F OH1AF YR8D YO8KRR
CW0A HB9IBG or W4/CX1EK OH5Z OH5LIZ YT3A YU7AV
CW5W CX6VM OH8X OH2UA YT6T YU7CM
CX2BR EA5GL OK5T OK1VSL YW4D EA7JX
CX2DK EA5GL OK5W OK1AEZ Z60WW OH2BH
CX3TQ IK2DUW OK7O OK1OUE Z81R OH2BH
CX7CO EA5GL OL1C OK1ONA Z81X OH0XX
D2EB IZ3ETU OL7M OK1YM Z81Z K4ZW
D3AA UA1QV OM5M OM4CX ZD8M G0CKV
D44TLL YL2KL OM7M OM3PA ZD8W W6NV
D44TUE G3TTC OQ5M ON5ZO ZD8X OH2KI
D4C IZ4DPV OU4X OZ7AM ZF1A K6AM
D70LW DS4NYE OV3X OZ8AE ZF2BN W4HET
DU1IST JA1HGY P29FR I2RFJ ZF2PN N4PN
DX1J JA1HGY P29NO EA5GL ZF2RQ KD8RQE
E2E HS0ZFZ P33P 5B4ZN ZF2YA K5YAA
E73M E73Y or K2PF P33W UA3DX ZM1A ZL3CW
E73W E73Y P3F M0URX ZM4M ZL4PW
E74A K2PF P3N RW3RN ZM4T ZL2AL
E7DX E77E P3Z 5B4AFM ZM90DX M0OXO
EA6/E73DX DJ2MX P40F UA3DX ZP9MCE EA5ZD
EA8AH OH1RY P40L WA3FRP ZR9C ZS6WN
EA8OM DJ1OJ P40W N2MM ZS6JM ZS2I
EA9KB EA7FTR PA6V PI4KGL ZS7V ZS1HF
ED5O EA5URS PD50JFK PD5JFK ZV0FWA LU8FAU
ED6A DJ2MX PJ2/N0YY W3HNK ZV7O PY7JN
EF2A EA2AYD PJ2/W9NJY WD9DZV ZX2F PY2FN

4U1ITU International Amateur Radio Club, Case postale 6, 1211 Geneve 20,
Switzerland
9A2AA Tomislav Dugec, P.P.255, HR-21001 Split, Croatia
DJ8NK Jan B. C. Harders, P.O. Box 520410, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
EL2FM Joe Brown, 10 Oldhams Lane, Bolton, BL1 6PN, United Kingdom
F4WBN Christian Saint-Arroman, Chemin Mousteguy - Comexa, 64990 Urcuit,
France
F6EXV Paul Granger, 4 Impasse du Doyen Vizioz, 33400 Talence, France
HH2GB Gerard L. Jean-Baptiste, 7 Rue Laurier, Delmas 48, Musseau,
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
HS0ZLM Finn Jensen, 53/722 Krissadanakom, Chaeng Watthana Road, Amphoe
Pak Kret, Nonthaburi, 11120, Thailand
IK2IQD Flavio Tavecchio, Ufficio Erba, Casella Postale 161, 22036 Erba
CO, Italy
IK2VUC Giuliano Mondini, Ufficio Busto Arsizio, Casella Postale 10, 21052
Busto Arsizio VA, Italy
JA1FUF Kazuo Nemoto, 419 Ansai, Narita-shi, Chiba-ken, 286-0803, Japan
JA1HGY Nao Mashita, 8-2-4-2A Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 107-0052, Japan
JE1JKL Satoshi Nakamura, 1-27-2 Kamiya, Ushiku-shi, Ibaraki-ken,
300-1216, Japan
JF1CCH Tatsuhiko Shimizu, 3-3-449 Higashishisui, Shisui-machi, Inba-gun,
Chiba-ken, 285-0923, Japan
K4ZW Kenneth J Claerbout, 199 Joshua Rd., Stafford VA 22556, USA
K8NA Theodore Pauck Jr, 2820 Lenox Drive, Troy MI 48098, USA
KP4TC Pedro J. Otero Hernandez, P.O. Box 1313, Mayaguez PR 00681, USA
LU8FAU Juan Pablo Martin, Pasco 1531, Piso 2, S2000ECE, Rosario, Argentina
N7RO Richard J. Moen, 2935 Plymouth Dr, Bellingham, WA 98225, USA
OH0XX Olli Rissanen, Salmelankuja 14, FI-90940 Jaali, Finland
OH2BH Martti Laine, Savasundintie 4C, FI-02380 Espoo, Finland
OK6DJ David Beran Dolni Kamenice 55, 345 62 Holysov, Czech Republic
ON6DX Wim Hamblok, Waaltjes 8, 3920 Lommel, Belgium
T71CE ARRSM Radio Club, Casella Postale 77, 47890 San Marino, Repubblica
di San Marino
W4VKU Krishna Kanakasapapathi, 102 Brook Creek Dr, Cary NC 27519, USA
ZL3CW Jacky Calvo, 31 Raurenga Avenue, Royal Oak, Auckland 1023, New
Zealand

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Gabriele Villa, I2VGW
Giornalista Professionista - Tessera

30 November 2013 A.R.I. DX Bulletin

No 1178
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

PERIOD CALL REF
till 30/11 3B8/UU5WW: Mauritius Island (AF-049) 1175
till 30/11 D44TUE: Sao Vicente (AF-086), Cape Verde 1178
till 30/11 OD70: special prefix (Lebanon) 1177
till 30/11 TU5AX, TU5XV, TU5NK: Cote d'Ivoire 1174
till 30/11 V63DX and V63ZF: Pohnpei (OC-010) 1176
till 01/12 4U1VIC: Austria 1178
till 01/12 J88HL: St. Vincent (NA-109) 1175
till 01/12 TO0MT: Guadeloupe (NA-102) 1175
till 01/12 V25A: Antigua (NA-100) 1171
till 02/12 5V7TH: Togo 1178
till 02/12 5W8A: Samoa (OC-097) 1173
till 02/12 SN18PPM: special station 1178
till 03/12 R9OOO/0 and RA1ZZ/0: Russian District YA-38 1175
till 03/12 RA3AV/0 and UA9KW/0: Russian District YA-38 1175
till 04/12 3D2AD, 3D2OV, 3D2FW, 3D2NW: Fiji 1169
till 04/12 T30TS and T30KN: Western Kiribati (OC-017) 1177
till 04/12 T32TM: Christmas Island (OC-024) 1177
till 04/12 V5/DJ4SO: Namibia 1174
till 06/12 FJ/DK7LX: St. Barthelemy (NA-146) 1175
till 07/12 6V7D: Senegal 1173
till 08/12 XV2RZ: Vietnam 1176
till 10/12 AU2JCB: special callsign 1177
till 10/12 C6ARU, C6AUM, C6AKQ: Grand Bahama (NA-080) 1173
till 10/12 VU7AG: Agatti (AS-011), Lakshadweep Islands 1177
till 14/12 XV2LRR: Vietnam 1175
till 15/12 5R8IC: Sainte-Marie Island (AF-090) 1169
till 15/12 C91GBA: Mozambique 1155
till 15/12 JW9JKA: Bear Island (EU-027) 1153
till 15/12 R100MFF: special station 1171
till 16/11 5X1NH: Uganda 1168
till 19/11 VP8DNY: Falkland Islands (SA-002) 1171
till 21/12 J79WTA: Dominica (NA-101) 1173
till 23/11 HK3JCL: Colombia 1168
till 26/11 H44MS: Honiara (OC-047), Solomon Islands 1167
till 31/12 4A1TD: special callsign 1143
till 31/12 9A280-9A289: special prefixes (Croatia) 1156
till 31/12 DL50FRANCE: special station 1131
till 31/12 DS4DRE/4: Hajo Island (AS-060) 1150
till 31/12 EI13CLAN: special callsign 1130
till 31/12 Gx100C: special callsign 1134
till 31/12 Gx100RSGB: special callsigns 1130
till 31/12 HA1973BA: special callsign 1148
till 31/12 HA30S: special callsign 1136
till 31/12 HB30OK: special callsign 1130
till 31/12 OU1RAEM: special callsign 1130
till 31/12 RI1ANP: Progress Station (Antarctica) 1132
till 31/12 S5300TP: special callsign 1130
till 31/12 VI6WA100: special callsign 1169
till 31/12 Z320RSM and Z320A-Z320Z: special callsigns 1130
till 05/01/2014 S506SLG and S506PMC: special event stations 1176
till 07/01/2014 EA8/IK1PMR and EA8/PA3LEO: Canary Islands (AF-004) 1177
till 31/01/2014 IA0MZ: Mario Zucchelli Station, Antarctica 1171
till Jan 2014 HC/IZ1DPS: Ecuador 1164
till 07/02/2014 R1980M and R1980L: special callsigns 1178
till Feb 2014 VK0JJJ: Mawson station (Antarctica) 1135
till Feb 2014 ZS7V: SANAE IV station (Antarctica) 1136
till 01/03/2014 FK8RO: New Caledonia (OC-032) 1176
till Aug 2014 ZD9G: Gough Island (AF-030) 1174
till 31/10/2014 ZM90DX: special callsign (New Zealand) 1167
till Dec 2014 5Z4/LA4GHA: Kenya 1145
till Dec 2014 6O0LA: Somalia 1145
till 15/04/2014 4S7KKG: Sri Lanka (AS-003) 1176
till 25/04/2014 VP8BTU: Falkland Islands (SA-002) 1177
November 4S0CGM: special event station 1176
November 4S5CGM, 4S6CGM, 4S7CGM: special callsigns 1176
Nov-Mar 2014 RI1ANR: Novo Runway, Antarctica 1173
01/12-02/12 D44TUE: Sao Tiago (AF-005), Cape Verde 1178
01/12-06/12 P29VNX: Bismarck Archipelago (OC-008) 1171
01/12-08/12 ZF2OK: Cayman Islands (NA-016) 1178
01/12-09/12 J68FF,J6/AA4W,J6/K3JDB,J6/N9AW: St Lucia (NA-108) 1177
01/12-09/12 J6/NM4T,J6/W4QO,J6/W5EXJ,J6/W6HFP: St Lucia (NA-108) 1177
01/12-31/12 3A60ARM: Monaco 1178
01/12-31/12 EM110RAEM, EN110RAEM, EO110RAEM: special stations 1177
01/12-31/12 xx110RAEM: special event stations 1178
01/12-01/02/2015 RI1ANC: Vostok Station, Antarctica 1173
02/12-06/12 ZD8UW: Ascension Island (AF-003) 1178
03/12-21/12 FM/F5MCC: Martinique (NA-107) 1178
04/12-10/12 T32RC: Christmas Island (OC-024) 1177
04/12-12/12 V63XG: Chuuk (OC-011), Micronesia 1177
05/12-06/12 JA4GXS/6: Hateruma Island (AS-024) 1177
06/12-09/12 ZW5W: Santana de Fora Island (SA-088) 1175
07/12-08/12 ZW5AAA: Ilha dos Remedios (SA-027) 1177
07/12-17/12 E6RQ and E6SG: Niue (OC-040) 1178
08/12-09/12 JA4GXS/6: Yonaguni Island (AS-024) 1177
08/12-14/12 6W/AA1AC: Senegal 1171
09/12-13/12 FK8RO/p: Ouvea Island (OC-033) 1178
28/12-05/01/2014 JI3DST/6: Kuchino-Island (AS-049) 1175
31/12-03/02/2014 9M2MRS: Penang Island (AS-015) 1176
December 9L1A: Sierra Leone 1178
December JG8NQJ/JD1: Minami Torishima (OC-073) 1178
Dec-May 2014 JW2US: Bear Island (EU-027) 1178
Dec-Feb 2015 RI1ANT: Mirny Station, Antarctica 1173
01/01-31/03/2014 Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics Activity Days 1178
January 2014 9L1A: Sierra Leone 1178
January 2014 JG8NQJ/JD1: Minami Torishima (OC-073) 1178
Jan-Feb 2014 FT5ZM: Amsterdam Island (AF-002) 1178
01/02-12/02/2014 S9TF: Principe Island (AF-044) 1177
February 2014 9L1A: Sierra Leone 1178
14/03-17/03/2014 XF1T: Isla Cocinas (NA-189) 1175
28/03-09/04/2014 VK9MT: Mellish Reef (OC-072) 1173

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Direttore Responsabile
Gabriele Villa, I2VGW
Giornalista Professionista - Tessera n. 071675
Ordine Nazionale dei Giornalisti

Thursday, November 28, 2013

I.C.P.O. Bulletin (29 November - 06 December 2013)

"Islands, Castles & Portable Operations"

Listing is by calendar date (day/month/year)

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29/11/2013: Robert, DL7VOA plans activity from Toubab Dialaw, Senegal, as 6V7D

between 29th November and 7th December 2013. QRV mainly on CW, with some SSB,

40-10m. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. Note: 6V7D was previously active by

a Russian team in March 2011. [DX World]

29/11/2013: Keith, G3TTC, is currently active as D44TUE, holiday style on the

HF bands, from Sao Vicente Island (AF-086, WLOTA 1976 until 30 November, 2013.

After this activation Keith will travel to Sao Tiago Island (AF-005, WLOTA 0158)

and be QRV on 1st and 2nd December. He has antennas for 20m and 17m. Suggested

frequencies: 14260 and 18128 kHz (+/-). QSL via his home callsign, direct or

bureau. Website: www.qrz.com/db/G3TTC [rsgbiota.org]

29/11/2013: Andrew, M6ADB, plans to activate a new WWFF area on 29th November

2013. Look out for M6ADB/p from Salisbury Plain (GFF-281, WAB SU14) on 40m/20m

between 8:00 and 10:00 UTC. If conditions permit, he will also activate the

higher HF bands. QSL via M6ADB, direct or bureau. [DXNL]

29/11/2013: Mats, SM6LRR (RM2D), plans holiday style activity as XV2LRR from

Phan Thiet, Vietnam, between 29 November and 14 December 2013. He will be QRV

mainly on 40-10 metre CW and SSB. Online logsearch will be hosted by Club Log.

QSL via LoTW ONLY. Website: www.qrz.com/db/XV2LRR [DXAT]

30/11/2013: Look for Christophe, ON6ZQ, to be signing EA8/ON6ZQ/p from Isla de

Gran Canaria (DIE S-005, WLOTA 0969, WWFF EAFF-078), Canary Islands (AF-004),

between 30th November and 7th December, 2013. QRV holiday style on the HF bands,

propagation allowing. QSL direct or bureau to his home call. Website:

www.on6zq.be/ [rsgbiota.org]

01/12/2013: Daniel, DM3DA, will be in Naturpark Eifel (WWFF DLFF-003) from 1-5

December 2013 and operate on the HF bands. QSL via home call, bureau or direct.

[DXNL]

01/12/2013: 5th St. Lucia Buddies in the Caribbean Suitcase DXpedition): Eight

operators, some of whom have never experienced the 'other side' of a pileup,

will be operating from Chateau Devaux on the NE side of the island of St. Lucia

(NA-108, WLOTA 1336) between 1-9 December 2013. They will operate QRP to

100-watt radio stations using backpackable Buddipole antennas to make contacts

from the villa, the surrounding mountains, and (of course) from St. Lucia's

superb beaches. The eight operators are Jerry N9AW, Craig NM4T, John W5EXJ, Joe

K3JDB, Rick AA4W, Jim W4QO, Chris W6HFP, and Budd W3FF (J68FF). Ops will preface

their own calls with 'J6/'. Team members will operate several CW, SSB, and/or

Digital Mode stations on 160-10 metres from the villa while others make contacts

with portable set-ups from other J6 locations. QSO confirmation and QSLs will be

available via LoTW, bureau or direct via information on each operator's

www.QRZ.com page. [OPDX Bulletin]

01/12/2013: Erik, LA2US, is returning to Bear island (EU-027) as JW2US for a 6

months period - December 2013 through May 2014. Again, this is not a

Dxpedition - Erik will be on the air as time and work schedule permit. Last time

he worked 80% SSB - this time he will mostly work CW. Rig: FTDX5000MP + Carolina

Windom 80m-10m. QSL via LA2US, LoTW, eQSL or direct with SAE + stamped IRC / $3.

QSL via bureau will be answered after June 2014. Website: www.qrz.com/db/LA2US

[DX World]

01/12/2013: Aki, JA1NLX, plans activity as P29VNX from Lissenung Island, New

Ireland, Bismark Archipelago (IOTA OC-008) between 1-6th December, 2013. He will

be QRV on 30-10 meter CW, SSB, and RTTY; but mainly CW. QSL via JA1NLX - SASE or

OQRS (Direct or Bureau). Do not send your QSL via Bureau. Website:

www.asahi-net.or.jp/~yy7a-ysd/P29VNX-2013.htm [NG3K]

01/12/2013: Alex, RD1AV - Chief of the base and radio operator in 2014, will be

active again as RI1ANC between 1 December 2013 and 1 February 2015 from Vostok

Base (AA U-10, WAP RUS-13, IOTA AN-016, WWFF RFF-168), Wilkes Land, Antarctica.

QRV on all bands using CW, SSB and Digi-modes. QSL via RN1ON, bureau or direct -

Online Log at: www.clublog.org/charts/?c=RI1ANC [DX World]

01/12/2013: Mike, RW1AI, will be active as RI1ANT from Mirny Station (WAP

RUS-07, WWFF RFF-160), Antarctica, from December 2013 through February 2015. QSL

via RW1AI, direct or bureau. Logsearch can be found at: www.qsl.net/ua1ake/logs/

[425 DX News]

01/12/2013: Curt, N0OK, will be active holiday style from Grand Cayman Island

(NA-016, WLOTA 1042) as ZF2OK between 1-8th December, 2013. He plans to be QRV

mostly using the Digi-modes. QSL via N0OK and LoTW. [DX World]

02/12/2013: Cambridge University Wireless Society (G6UW) members Terry G3VFC,

Martin G3ZAY, Dom M0BLF, Rob M0VFC and Gavin M1BXF will be operating as ZD8UW

from Green Mountain, Ascension Island (AF-003, WLOTA 1491) between 2-6 December,

2013. They plan to be active on 40m-10m, mainly SSB and CW, operating with

Elecraft K3s. The team will not have internet access at the QTH, but logs should

be uploaded roughly daily to Clublog. QSL via M0OXO. Website:

www.g6uw.org/dxpeditions/zd8uw [DXAT]

03/12/2013: Jim, F5MCC, will be FM/F5MCC from the island of Martinique (NA-107,

WLOTA 1041) from 3-21 December, 2013. Plans are to be QRV on 40-10 metre CW and

SSB. Jim also plans to activate the 4 lighthouses on the island. QSL via home

call, bureau preferred. [DxCoffee]

04/12/2013: A group of operators (TBA) will join Tim, NL8F, who is currently

operating as T32TM from Christmas Island (OC-024), Republic of Kiribati, on the

4th of December, 2013. The team, along with Tim, will then operate using the

callsign T32RC until 11th December. In honor of the Russian Robinson Club's

twentieth anniversary the T32RRC call sign was obtained for this DXpedition.

They will be QRV on 160-10 metre CW, SSB and RTTY, with one station running

24/7. The team will also participate in the ARRL 160 meter Contest (6-8

December). QSL via N7RO, Club Log OQRS preferred; also direct, bureau and LoTW.

No eQSL. Further details and updates can be found at: www.t32-2013.com/ [DX

World]

04/12/2013: Haru, JA1XGI will be active as V63XG from Weno Island, Chuuk

Islands (OC-011, WW Loc. QJ57WJ), Micronesia, between 4-12th December, 2013. He

will be QRV on 160-10 metres CW, SSB and RTTY, with a focus on Europe on the low

bands. He will participate in the ARRL 160 Meter Contest (6-8 December). QSL via

home call, direct or bureau (logsearch and OQRS on Clublog). Further information

at: island.geocities.jp/v63xg/index.htm [425 DX News]

05/12/2013: Kenji, JA4GXS, plans to activate Hateruma Island (AS-024, WLOTA

0497) as JA4GXS/6 on 5th and 6th December, 2013. Hateruma-shima is an island in

the Yaeyama District of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Activity is planned for

40/30/20/17/15m CW and SSB. After this activation, Kenji will travel to Yonaguni

Island (AS-024, WLOTA 1035) and be QRV on 8th and 9th December. Hateruma-shima

and Yonaguni-jima are islands in the Yaeyama District of Okinawa Prefecture,

Japan. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [rsgbiota.org]

06/12/2013: Look for Jeff K8ND to be active as PJ2T from the Signal Point

contest station, Curacao Island (SA-099, WLOTA 0942) during the ARRL 160-Meter

Contest (6-8 December). Plans are for a Single-Op/High-Power entry. QSL goes via

W3HNK. [CCC]

06/12/2013: Fabio, PP5BZ, will be activating Santana de Fora Island (SA-088,

DIB SC-10), in Imbituba/SC, between 6-9th December 2013 using the callsign ZW5W.

It will be a Mini-DXpedition! Fabio will use some days of his holidays to make

some contacts and to pass time on a few different days. QRV on 80-10 metre CW

and SSB, possibly some RTTY. QSL via home call, direct or bureau - please NO

eQSL. Website: www.qrz.com/db/ZW5W [PP5BZ]

LOOKING AHEAD -

08/12/2013: Look for special event station 8J6HAM to be aired between 8th

December 2013 and 2nd March 2014, on all bands and modes, for the 13th West

Japan Ham Fair, island of Kyushu (AS-077, WLOTA 0963), Japan. QSL via the bureau

is preferred. [JJ1WTL/AC6IM]

11/12/2013: Scott, K7ZO, will once again sign YN5Z from San Juan del Sur,

Nicaragua, between 11-18th December 2013 on 20-10 metres, using spiderbeaam. He

will also participate in the ARRL 10-Meter Contest (14-15 December). QSL YN5Z

via K7ZO and LoTW. [NG3K]

20/12/2013: Scouts from TIF Turkish Scouting and Guiding Federation will be

active once again as TC9SAM between 20-25 December 2013 for the Scouts paying

respect to Allahuekber Martyrs. All of the QSOs will be confirmed automatically

via the bureau. Website: www.tcswat.org/ [TCSWAT]

01/01/2014: Special callsign 8J7T will be active on all bands and modes during

the entire year of 2014. Activity is to celebrate the Birth of Takizawa-city

(JCC #0316), Iwate prefecture, Tohoku region, island of Honshu (AS-007, WLOTA

2376), Japan. New JCC Takizawa city, IWATE (JCC 0316) will be established on 1

January, 2014. [JJ1WTL/AC6IM]

02/01/2014: Look for Uwe, DL9NDS and Ewald, DJ2BQ to once again be active from

Omaruru, Namibia, as V5/homecalls between 2-18 January, 2014. QRV on the HF, all

modes. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. Club Log will be available for

V5/DJ2BQ and online log for V5/DL9NDS will be available on Uwe's website at:

www.dl9nds.de/ [DX World]

22/02/2014: Thomas, AA9A, will once again be active as PJ7AA from the island of

Sint Maarten (NA-105, WLOTA 0711) between 22 February and 16 March 2014. QRV on

all bands and modes. QSL via home call, direct and LoTW. [NG3K]

25/02/2014: John, KF0RQ, will return to Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on a DX vacation

between 25 February and 21 March 2014, using the callsign XU7ACQ. QRV on 40-10m

SSB, PSK31 and RTTY. QSL via KF0RQ. Online log is hosted by Club Log. [DX World]

SPECIAL EVENTS -

29/11/2013: HF65SOLDEK operates on all bands and modes (HF to VHF) until the

end of November commemorating the freighter Soldek, the first ship to be built

in Poland after WWII. QSL via SP4YZW or SP2BME. Website: www.qrz.com/HF65SOLDEK

[DXNL]

29/11/2013: The special event station SN18PPM will operate from the lowest

geographical location in Poland (1.8m below sea level) between 29 November and 2

December 2013. QSL via SP4EOO. [DXNL]

29/11/2013: The South Pacific Contest Club (VK3HF) is currently activating the

special event station VK2013TDF until the end of the year 2013 to commemorates

the Tour de Freedom cycling event being held between Esperance and Perth. QSL

via M0OXO OQRS. Wesbite: www.southpacificcontestclub.com/ [ARRL DX News]

01/12/2013: Special event station DM50PCK celebrates 50 years of amateur radio

in Schwedt and also 50 years of the Russian Druzbha pipeline network terminating

in Schwedt. QRV from 1 December 2013 until the end of November 2014. The local

club also issues an award during that time. QSL via bureau, eQSL. Website and

award information at: www.dl0pck.onpw.de/ [DXNL]

01/12/2013: The Radio Club Blagovestnik (LZ1KCP) is going to remember Saint

Mihail Voin during the entire month of December with the special callsign

LZ867MWB. This callsign is valid for the All Bulgarian Saints Award 2013

(www.balkanclub.org/awards.htm) and is also worth 10 points towards the St.

Teodosii Tyrnovski Award. QSL via LZ1KCP, direct or bureau. [LZ1KCP]

01/12/2013: The special event callsign R0000O (symoblising the Olympic rings)

will be on the air, all bands and modes, in the context of the 2014 Winter

Olympic Games and 2014 Paralympic Games. QRV from 1 December 2013 until 31 March

2014. QSL via UA1OJL, LoTW, eQSL. Websites: ok2014.ru/ and

www.sochi2014.com/en/games/legal/ [DXNL]

01/12/2013: Special event station RL110RAEM will be active on all bands and

modes between 1-31 December 2013 in the memory of 110 years of Ernst Krenkel

(RAEM). QSL Manager is RK3AW. QSL is OK via bureau, eQSL, direct (please no

"green stamps" - new style IRC's only). Sorry no LoTW. [K1XN]

01/12/2013: Special Ukrainian stations EM110RAEM (QSL via UT7UT), EN110RAEM

(QSL via UT5UIA) and EO110RAEM (QSL via US5ID) will be active on 1-31st December

2013 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Birth of Ernst T. Krenkel

(RAEM). [425 DX News]

03/12/2013: The RSGB centenary celebrations will finish off the year by airing

the special callsign GI100RSGB from Northern Ireland (EU-115, WLOTA 1439).

Activity will be on all bands and modes from 3-31 December 2013. QSL info can be

found at: www.rsgb.org/ [RSGB]

U.S.A. Special Events can be found at: www.arrl.org/special-event-stations

LIGHTHOUSE CALENDAR -

30/11-07/12 EA8/ON6ZQ/P: Isla de Gran Canaria WLOTA:0969 QSL H/c (d/B)

01/12-02/12 D44TUE: Ilha de Sao Tiago WLOTA:0158 QSL G3TTC (d/B)

01/12-31/12 GX4BJC /A: England (main island) WLOTA:1841 QSL QRZ.com

01/12-09/12 J6/AA4W: Sta. Lucia Island WLOTA:1336 QSL H/c (d/B)

01/12-09/12 J6/K3JDB: Sta. Lucia Island WLOTA:1336 QSL H/c (d/B)

01/12-09/12 J6/N9AW: Sta. Lucia Island WLOTA:1336 QSL H/c LoTW/(d)

01/12-09/12 J6/NM4T: Sta. Lucia Island WLOTA:1336 QSL H/c (d/B)

01/12-09/12 J6/W4QO: Sta. Lucia Island WLOTA:1336 QSL H/c (d/B)

01/12-09/12 J6/W5EXJ: Sta. Lucia Island WLOTA:1336 QSL H/c (d/B)

01/12-09/12 J6/W6HFP: Sta. Lucia Island WLOTA:1336 QSL H/c (d/B)

01/12-09/12 J68FF: Sta. Lucia Island WLOTA:1336 QSL W3FF (d/B)

01/12-31/12 MX1SWL /A: England (main island) WLOTA:1841 QSL QRZ.com

01/12-08/12 ZF2OK: Grand Cayman Island WLOTA:1042 QSL N0OK (d/LoTW)

02/12-06/12 ZD8UW: Ascension Island WLOTA:1491 QSL M0OXO OQRS

03/12-21/12 FM/F5MCC: Martinique Island WLOTA:1041 QSL H/c (B)

03/12-31/12 GI100RSGB: Northern Ireland WLOTA:1439 QSL ClubLog OQRS

05/12-06/12 JA4GXS/6: Hateruma Shima WLOTA:0497 QSL H/c (d/B)

06/12-08/12 PJ2T: Curacao Island WLOTA:0942 QSL W3HNK (d)

6 METRES & UP -

03/12 LY 144MHz Activity Contest CW/SSB/FM 1800z-2159z

03/12 NRAU 144MHz Activity Contest SO/MO/Open 1800z-2200z

03/12 RSGB 144MHz UKAC SO Fixed/Open 2000z-2230z

04/12 MOON Contest 144MHz CW/Digital/FM/SSB 1900z-2100z

Contest Calendar: www.qsl.net/va3rj/con_dec.html

Information about current VHF activities can be found on the VHF DX portal "Make

More Miles on VHF" at: www.MMMonVHF.de/

SMIRK: www.smirk.org/

SOTA (Summits On The Air) Watch Alerts at: www.sotawatch.org/

QSL INFO -

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