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DXITALIA NEWS #511

iz7auh — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 17:48:34 +0000

TNX NG3K, ARRL, OPDX, DXNL, ICPO Bulletin & Six Italia

RED = Important operation

BLUE = Delayed or cancelled

GREEN = Details not yet fixed

ON NOW OR WITHIN ONE MONTH – IN ARIA ORA O ENTRO UN MESE

PFX	Country	Date	Info	QSL Info
3A	Monaco	Nov 9 – Nov 17	ON5UR will be /3A ON8AK will be /3A	MoURX
3B9	Rodriguez Island	Oct 16 – Oct 23	Members of the HB9FR group will be on as 3B9SP	HB9ACA dir & OQRS
3D2	Fiji	Oct 8 – Oct 14	PT2OP will sign 3D2OP	H.C. dir & bur
3D2	Fiji	Oct 11 – Oct 15	3D2AS, 3D2XC, 3D2ZY, 3D2XB will be on
3D2	Fiji	Oct 27 – Nov 3	PY2PT will sign 3D2PT	H.C. dir & bur
4O	Montenegro	Now – 2012 end	4O60GBP special call	4O3Z
4S	Sri Lanka	Nov 9 – Mar 9	DC0KK will be again on frequency as 4S7KKG mainly CW & digi	H.C: bur & die
5H	Tanzania	Sep 23 – Oct 13	DL7VSN will be on as 5H1HS & 5H1HS/3	H.C.
5H	Tanzania	Oct 2 – Oct 17	OH2NNE will sign 5H2DK	H.C
5H	Tanzania	Oct 8 – Oct 15	WB0VGI will be in HF as 5H3NP	H.C.
5R	Madagascar	Nov 10 Dec 9	F6ICX will sign again 5R8IC	H.C.
5U	Niger	Oct 1 – Oct 15	F6EXV as 5U6E and DJ8NK as 5U8NK will be on	H.C.
5V	Togo	Oct 26 – Nov 5	ON4CIT will be active as 5V7TH	Dir, bur & LoTW
5X	Uganda	Oct 17 – Dec 10	G3RWF will be again in 5X and will sign 5X1NH all bands/modes
5Z	Kenya	Nov 5 – Nov 22	SM1TDE will be /5Z4	H.C.
5Z	Kenya	Oct 27 – Oct 28	5Z4EE will be in the contest	NV7E
5Z	Kenya	Oct 27 – Oct 28 Nov 24 – Nov 25	NV7E will be in the contest as 5Z4EE	H.C. dir & bur
6W	Senegal	Oct 17 – Oct 18	F5VHJ will be on as 6W1RY	H.C.dir bur LoTW
6W	Senegal	Oct 22 – Nov 3	RK4FF will be on as 6V7S	H.C.
7X	Algeria	Jul 1 – Dec 31	7T50I, 7V50I, 7W50I & 7Y50I special calls will be on	See QRZ
8P	Barbados	Now – Oct 17	G3RWL will be on as 8P6DR	H.C.
8P	Barbados	Oct 27 – Oct 28	8P6SH will be in the contest	KU9C
8P	Barbados	Oct 27 – Oct 28	8P2K will be in the contest	KU9C
8P	Barbados	Oct 27 – Oct 28	8P5A will be in the contest	NN1N
8Q	Maldives	Oct 29 – Nov 11	G3VDB as 8Q7EJ	H.C.
9H	Malta	Oct 27 – Oct 28 Nov 24 – Nov 25	HA5PP will sign 9H3PP in the contest	H.C.
9J	Zambia	2011 – 2012	ZS6RI is active as 9J2RI during his several visits in Zambia	H.C. dir & bur & LoTW
9J	Zambia	NOW	JA7SGV is on as 9J2JA mainly CW	H.C.
9J	Zambia	Oct 19 – Oct 22	ZS6AYU will be on as 9J2GR	H.C. dir & bur
9M2	W. Malaysia	Now – Oct 15	JA1XXI is on /9M2	H.C.
A7	Qatar	Oct 27 – Oct 28	A73A team will be in the contest	EA7FTR
BV	Taiwan	Oct 27 – Oct 28	BX5AA will be in the contest	H.C. dir
BY	China	Oct 27 – Oct 28	BY5CD team will be in the contest	BD4HF dir & bur
C5	Gambia	Oct 27 – Oct 28	C5A will be a group active in the WW contes	OM2FY
C6	Bahamas	Oct 24 – Oct 31	C6AZZ by KQ8Z	H.C.
C6	Bahamas	Oct 27 – Oct 28	C6AQQ will be in the contest	LoTW
C6	Bahamas	Nov 4 – Nov 9	W9XY will sign C6AXY	H.C. dir
C9	Mozambique	NOW – 2013 end	ZS1WY is active as C91IW	H.C.
CE	Chile	Oct 27 – Oct 28	3G3W will be in the contest	XQ4CW
CN	Morocco	Now – Oct 21	5D7AT special call from Agadir	ON4LO
CY0	Sable	POSTPONED to Oct 22 – Oct 31	WA4DAN & AAVK will be on Sable
D2	Angola	NOW – 2013	CT1FJZ is active as D2FJZ and will stay in D2 for one year	H.C.
DL	Germany	Now – Dec end	DP87SIXD, DP775BLN and DQ775BLN Special calls	Bur
EA8	Canary Islands	Oct 15 – Oct 18	DL3FCG will be on /EA8	H.C.
EA9	Ceuta & Melilla	Oct 27 – Oct 28	DF4SA,EA7HZ,EA7JB,EA7LS,EA7RU, EA9LZ and HA1AG will be on as ED9Z the CQWW DX SSB Contest	EA9LZ
EY	Tajikistan	Oct 27 – Oct 28	EY8MM will be in the contest	K1BV
FH	Mayotte	Oct 4 – Oct 19	F6AML will be on as TO2M	H.C. dir & bur
FM	Martiniwue	Oct 27 – Oct 28	S53R will be in the contest as TO9R	S53R dir & LoTW
FO	F. Pollynesia	Oct 6 – Nov 8	F6BCW is on as TX5EG from OC-067 from different islands	H.C. dir & bur
FR	Reunion	Sep 26 – Oct 21	DJ7RJ will be again on from Reunion all bands SSB & CW	H.C. dir
GD	Isle of Man	Oct 27 – Oct 28	G3RXQ will sign GD3RXQ during the contest	H.C.
H4	Solomon	Oct 17 – Dec 10	DL2GAC will be on all bands SSB as H44MS	H.C.
HA	Hungary	Oct – Nov	HG20IPA special call all bands and modes	HA3JB
HB0	Liechtenstein	Oct 8 – Oct 14	PA4N will be /HB=	H.C.
HL	Korea	Oct 26 – Oct 29	D9K team will be active from AS-060	DS4NYE
HS	Thailand	Oct 7 – Oct 24 Oct 26 – Nov 4	ON4AFU will be again on as HS0ZJF/8 from AS-101 and HS0ZJF/9 from AS-129	H.C. dir & bur
HS	Thailand	Oct 7 – Oct 24	ON4AFU will be on as HS0ZJF/8 from AS-101 CW only	H.C.
J3	Grenada	Oct 27 – Oct 28	KS5Z plans to be in the contest /J3
J7	Dominica	Oct 14 – Nov 7	DL8WEM will sign J79WE mainly CW	H.C.
JA	Japan	Oct 13 – Oct 16	Several operators will sign /1 from AS-043	H.C. dir & bur
JA	Japan	Now – Nov 3	8J2YDU special call	Bureau
JA	Japan	Now – Oct 21	8J4HAM special call	Bureau
JA	Japan	Now – Nov 11	8J4SINWA special call	Bureau
JA	Japan	Now – Dec 31	8J50YAXM special call	Bureau
JD	Minami Torishima	Now – Oct 16	JF1MTO is on /JD1	H.C.
JW	Svalabard	Now – Nov 30	LA2US works in JW and will operate as JW2US	H.C.
JW	Svalabard	Now – Oct 15	LA9DL, LA6VM & LA7XK will sign JW9DL, JW6VM & JW7XK will be also on in SAC SSB as JW5X	H.C.
KG4	Guantanamo	Oct 11 – Oct 17	W4WV & KN4KL will be on as KG4WV & KG4KL	H.C.
KH0	Mariana	Oct 13 – Oct 15	JA1FMN will be on during holiday	H.C.
KH0	Mariana	Oct 18 – Oct 22	JA1NVF, JF7ELG, JJ2VLY and JQ2GYUMainly CW & SSB
KH2	Guam	OCT – NOV	N2NL will be in several contest as NH2T	LoTW & dir only W2YC
KH2	Guam	Oct 27 – Oct 28	KG6DX will be in the contest	LoTW & H.C.
KH8	SAMOA	Oct 23 – Oct 29	JA2ZL will be /KH8	H.C. dir & bur
KH8	SAMOA	Nov 8 – Nov 19	N6MW & others will be on /KH8
KH9	Wake	Now – 2013	WA2YUN is on /KH9	K2PF dir only
KP2	Virgin Islands	Oct 9 – Oct 16	NM2O will be /KP2 and as KP2M	/KP2 H.C, KP2M AI4U
KP2	Virgin Islands	Oct 27 – Oct 28	NQ3X will sign /KP2 in the contest	H.C.
KP2	Virgin Islands	Oct 27 – Oct 28	N2TTA will be in the contest as KP2MM	LoTW
LU	Argentina	Nov 2 – Nov 4	LU1XB should be on from SA-087
OD	Lebanon	Now – Oct 2012	IV3XNF is in UN duty and active /OD5 mainly CW	H.C.
OD	Lebanon	NOW	OD5RW is now active all bands and modes	K8NA
OJ0	Market Reef	Oct 27 – Oct 28	OJ0B will be in the contest	LoTW & OH2BH
OJ0	Market Reef	Oct 27 – Oct 28	OJ0X will be in the contest	LoTW & OH2BH
ON	Belgium	Apr 14 – Dec 31	Special call ON100TT	ON4WDL
ON	Belgium	NOW – Dec 31	Special call ON85RCL	ON3AR
ON	Belgium	NOW – Dec 31	Special call ON500MERCATOR	ON7KO
OZ	Denmark	Oct 4 – Oct 12	PA1H & PA7PA will sign /OZ from EU-172	H.C. dir & bur
P2	Papua N.Guinea	NOW	P29FR is often on frequency	I2RFJ
P2	Papua New Guinea	Oct 20 – Oct 24	G3KHZ, SM6CVX, HB9BXE, K5WQG, DL6KVA will be on as P29VCX from OC-103	SM6CVX
P2	Papua New Guinea	Oct 27 – Oct 31	G3KHZ, SM6CVX, HB9BXE, K5WQG, DL6KVA will be on as P29NI from OC-099	G3KHZ
P2	Papua New Guinea	Nov 2 – Nov 4	SM6CVX, HB9BXE, K5WQG, DL6KVA will be on from OC-069
P2	Papua New Guinea	Nov 6 – Nov 9	SM6CVX, will be on from OC-135 signing P29CVX	H.C.
P2	Papua New Guinea	Nov 9 – Nov 12	SM6CVX, will be on from OC-205 signing P29CVX	H.C.
P2	Papua New Guinea	Nov 9 – Nov 12	SM6CVX, will be on from OC-240 signing P29CVX	H.C.
P4	Aruba	Oct 17 – Oct 21	P40Z will be in use by DF7ZS	H.C.
P4	Aruba	Oct 27 – Oct 28 Nov 24 – Nov 25	W2GD will be active as P40W in the contest	N2MM & LoTW
PA	Netherlands	SEPT	PC12WSF special call	PA0FAW
PA	Netherlands	Oct 4 – Oct 31	PB100PREFIX special call	PB0P
PA	Netherlands	Oct 4 – Oct 12	PA1H & PA7PA will be /OZ from EU-172	H.C. dir & bur
PJ4	Bonaire	Nov 9 – Nov 17	PE2MC will be on /PJ4	H.C.
PJ6	Saba	Oct 1 – Nov 1	G4IUF will be /PJ6	H.C.
R1/F	F.Josef Land	NOW	RI1FJ is often active on different bands mainly CW	UA2FM
S7	Seychelles	Oct 21 – Nov 4	I5IHE, IK5RUN and I5OYY will be on as S79LC, S79UN and S79YY, from AF-024	H.C. dir & LoTW
SU	Egypt	Oct 18 – Oct 22	SU55J special call	SM5ADQ
SV9	Crete	Jul 1 – Dec 31	SX9S special call	SV9AUE dir & bur
SV9	Crete	Oct 5 – Oct 15	DL9USA will be on as SW9C	H.C. dir & bur
T30	W.Kiribati	Oct 16 – Oct 25	9 PY operators will be on as T30PY & T30SIX	PY2PT dir & bur OQRS
T8	Palau	Oct 26 – Oct 30	JF2SKV will be on as T88KV all bands/modes also in contest	H.C:
T8	Palau	Oct 27 – Oct 28	T88EB will be in the contest	JH1EAQ
TF	Iceland	Oct 27 – Oct 28	TF3CW will be in the contest	LX1NO dir only
TI	Costarica	Oct 27 – Oct 28	TI8M team will be in the contest
TN	Congo	NOW – 2012	TN9SN is active for one year	IZ1BZV
TR	Gabon	NOW	TR8CA is again active mainly 21 CW	F6CBC
TT8	Chad	Oct 1 – Oct 31	Italian group will be on as TT8TT	I2YSB
UA	Russia (A)	September	RV3EFH is active /0 from AS-042	H.C.
V3	Belize	Oct 27 – Oct 28	V31MW will be in the contest	N0HJZ
V4	St Kitts	Oct 12 – Nov 1	W5JON from NA-104 as V47JA, W5HAM willsign V47HAM	W5JON & LoTW
V7	Marshall	NOW	WH0AI is active as V73AX and has applied for the call V73AI	H.C.
VK	Australia	Oct 18 – Oct 23	JA1NLX will be /VK4 from OC-160	H.C. only dir
VK	Australia	Nov 9 – Nov 13	VK6WDI group will be on with 2 stations from OC-170	VK6YS dir only
VK9X	Christmas	Oct 6 – Oct 12	OH2YY will be again on OH1tv will sign VK9XM	H.C. dir & bur
VP2M	Montserrat	Oct 23 – Oct 30	G4XUM as VP2MXU	G3NKC
VP2M	Montserrat	Oct 27 – Oct 28	VP2MDG will be in the contest	K2DM
VP2M	Montserrat	Nov 5 – Nov 19	DJ7ZG as VP2MGZ and DL7AFS as VP2MYL	DL7AFS
VP5	Turks & Caicos	Oct 27 – Oct 28	VP5T will be in the contest	LoTW
VP5	Turks & Caicos	Oct 27 – Oct 28	VQ5X will be in the contest	W4OX
VP8S	S.Shetland	NOW	RI1ANF is active from King George Island	RK1PWA
VP9	Bermuda	Oct 27 – Oct 28	N1SV will be in the contest signing VP9I
VP9	Bermuda	Nov 5 – Nov 19	VP9KF will be on mainly CW	H.C.
VQ9	Chagos	Jul 28 – Nov 15	ND9M as VQ9JC	H.C.
VU	Antartica	Now – Dec 31	VU3BPZ is on from Bharati base	I2HYW
W	U.S.A.	Oct 15 – Oct 18	SP5APW will be /W4 from NA-034	H.C.
W	U.S.A.	Oct 21 – Oct 26	K9YNF will be /4 from NA-112	H.C.
XE	Mexico	October	XE2HUQ and a large group will be on as XF1F from NA-124	H.C.
XX	Macao	Oct 18 – Oct 29	EA7FTR as XX9TFR, EA5HPX as XX9TPX, EB5BBM as XX9TBM and EB7DX as XX9TEX	EA7FTR
XV	Vietnam	Oct 19 – Oct 22	JL7XBN will sign XV29FM
YA	Afghanistan	Sep – Nov	DL3ASM will be active as T6SM	H.C.
YA	Afghanistan	Sep – Feb 2013	LZ1CNN will operate as T6LG all bands CW & SSB	LZ1ZF dir & LoTW
YB	Indonesia	Nov 1 – Nov 6	YB8XM and other will be on /6 from OC-271 ( New one )
YJ	Vanatu	Nov 3 – Nov 10	YJ0AFU will be used by VK4AFU also on 6 M	NA5U
YN	Nicaragua	Oct 23 – Oct 29	N6GQ will sign YN2AA	NN3W dir & LoTW
Z2	Zimbawe	Oct 22 – Oct 25	ZS6AYU will sign Z21GF	H.C.
Z8	S.Sudan	NOW	K7QI is active as Z81A YI1DZ is active as Z81D	K7GSE OM3JW
ZK2	Niue	Sep 8 – Nov 15	ZL1RS will be active VHF as E6RS	H.C.
ZL7	Chatham	Nov 1 – Nov 9	JF1OCQ will be on as ZL7A
ZS8	Marion	???	ZS6RGV will be on the island and should get a call and start operations	ZS1HF

FUTURE OPERATIONS — OPERAZIONI FUTURE

PFX	Country	Date	Info	QSL Info
5H	Tanzania	Dec 8 – Dec 15	5H3NP will be the call used by WB0VGI
5T	Mauritania	Nov 24 – Dec 10	SP operators will be on as 5T0SP	LoTW
5X	Uganda	Feb 6 – Feb 18	20 operators of the F6KOP team will be on with 6 stations	F1NGP dir, bur & OQRS
6W	Senegal	Jan 15 – Jan 18	F6BLP will sign 6W7SK mainly CW	H.C. dir bur LoTW
7P8	Lesotho	Nov 22 – Dec 3	ZS2DL and other operators will be on all bands and modes as 7P8D	Dir only
8Q	Maldives	Nov 26 – Dec 11	HB9OAU as 8Q7AU	H.C.
9U	Burundi	Feb 2013	10 Operators will be on with four different stations
9Y	Tobago	Nov 24 – Nov 25	N6TJ will be active as 9Y4W	DL4MDO dir & bur
C6	Bahamas	Dec 7 – Dec 11	K6VVA will be active as C6AVA	N6AWD
C6	Bahamas	DEC – JAN	AK4BM will be C6AGT	H.C dir
DU	Philippines	????	DX0N plans to activate OC-174
EL	Liberia	Nov 21 – Nov 27	Several operators will be on /EL. Will sign EL2A in contest AA7A (EL2NS), G3SXW (EL2A), G4BWP (EL2WP), G4IRN (EL2RN), KC7V (EL2MF), KY7M (EL2LF) and N7CW (EL2CW.
FO0	Clipperton	Mar 1 – Mar 10	KK6EK, N7CQQ, AD6E, W6OP, N7XG and N7CQQ will be on as TX5Q
FS	St.Martin	Nov 20 – Nov 24	K9EL & K9NB will be /FS
H4	Solomon	Feb 18 – Feb 28	G3SWH & G3RTE will be on CW only	G3SWH dir bur &OQRS
H4	Solomon	Mar 8 – Mar 25	DK1BT DK7LX DL4WK DL7KL DL7DF DL7UFN DL7UFR SP3CYY SP3DOI will be on	DL7DF
H40	Temotu	Mar 12 – Mar 23	DK1BT DK7LX DL4WK DL7KL DL7DF DL7UFN DL7UFR SP3CYY SP3DOI will be on	DL7DF
H40	Temotu	Dec 22 – Jan 7	DK9FN will be again on as H40FN	HA8DD
KH5	Palmyra	Postponed from 2011 to Nov 2012	25 operators will be on from Jarvis Island signing probably N5E
KP2	U.S. Virgin Island	Nov 24 – Nov 25	N2TTA will be on as KP2MM	LoTW
PJ4	Bonaire	Nov 18 – Dec 1	PJ4D call will be again in use all band and modes	W3HNK
PJ7	Saint Maarteen	Nov 18 – Nov 24	K1GI as PJ7I (QSL via JG2BRI) and 7L4DXT as PJ7XK
PJ7	Saint Maarteen	Mar 15 – Mar 23	N0TG AA4VK & N1SNB will be /PJ7	N0TG
PY0S	St. Peter & Paul	Nov 10 – Nov 22	PT0S will be by a group working on all bands and modes	HA7RY & QRS
T33	Banaba	12 days between Mar – April	T33A will be aired by a group of 14 operators with 6 stations
V2	Antigua	Nov 22 – Nov 26	AA3B will be on as V26K
V6	Micronesia	Nov 23 – Nov 26	JH1DVG will be on as V63JX	H.C.
V6	Micronesia	Dec 5 – Dec 12	JA1XGI as V63XG	LoTW
V8	Brunei	Nov 13 – Nov 22	MDX Club will be on as V84SMD all bands and modes with 4 stations	IK2VUC
VK9L	Lord Howe	Nov 17 – Nov 27	OH1VR & OH3JR will be /VK9 all bands and modes	H.C. dir
VK0	Heard Island	Between Jan 1 – Jan 31 2014	Big group will be on Details will follow
VP5	Turks	Nov 20 – Dec 11	W5CW will be again /VP5	H.C.
YN	Nicaragua	Nov 20 – Nov 28	AJ9C will be on as YN2CC also during the contest10	H.C.
ZF	Cayman	Jan 12 – Jan 20	K8PGJ as ZF2PG	H.C. & LoTW
ZK1	South Cook	Nov 18 – Dec 8	OZ6TL will be signing E51TLA from OC-013	H.C. & LoTW
ZK1	South Cook	Nov 12 – Nov 19	ZL2KBR will be on as E51KBR	H.C.
ZK1	South Cook	Nov 12 – Nov 30	Big HB group will be on as E51C, E51ABS, E51BZD and E51CHX	HB9BXU
ZK1	South Cook	Dec 10 – Jan 5	5B4AIF will be on as E51E	EB7DX
ZL9	Auckland	Nov 17 – Nov 30	VK2IR & VK3YP will be on as ZL9HR heading a group of nine

Contest, mainly from ARRL Bulletin& WA7BNM

CWops Mini-CWT Test: 1300Z-1400Z, Oct 10 and 1900Z-2000Z, Oct 10 and 0300Z-0400Z, Oct 11

NCCC Sprint: 0230Z-0300Z, Oct 12

Makrothen RTTY Contest: 0000Z-0759Z, Oct 13 and 1600Z-2359Z, Oct 13 and 0800Z-1559Z, Oct 14

Oceania DX Contest, CW: 0800Z, Oct 13 to 0800Z, Oct 14

QRP ARCI Fall QSO Party: 1200Z, Oct 13 to 2400Z, Oct 14

Scandinavian Activity Contest, SSB: 1200Z, Oct 13 to 1200Z, Oct 14

Pennsylvania QSO Party: 1600Z, Oct 13 to 0500Z, Oct 14 and 1300Z-2200Z, Oct 14

Arizona QSO Party: 1600Z, Oct 13 to 0600Z, Oct 14 and 1400Z-2359Z, Oct 14

EU Autumn Sprint, CW: 1600Z-1959Z, Oct 13

FISTS Fall Sprint: 1700Z-2100Z, Oct 13

PODXS 070 Club 160m Great Pumpkin Sprint: 2000 local, Oct 13 to 0200 local, Oct 14

North American Sprint, RTTY: 0000Z-0400Z, Oct 14

SKCC Weekend Sprintathon: 0000Z-2359Z, Oct 14

UBA ON Contest, CW: 0600Z-0900Z, Oct 14

ARRL School Club Roundup: 1300Z, Oct 15 to 2400Z, Oct 19

ZL9HR Campbell Island Update

We’re making great progress during the planning and preparation phases. The Hellenic Amateur Radio Association of Australia members and the local ham community have pitched in to make this DX-pedition a reality.
Our current status:
6 Meters: We received approval for use of 50 – 51 MHZ. Some areas in New Zealand use 50 MHZ for television transmission; therefore it is not an Amateur allocation. Since Campbell Island is uninhabited we received a waiver from the NZ authorities to use those frequencies.

Additional Corporate Sponsors signed on since last update:
- Elecraft – Rojone Pty Ltd – Amateur Radio Supplies – OptiBeam
DX Foundation, Club and Individual Sponsors:
The list continues to grow. Please see the web page for the most current list of supporters
http://www.campbell2012.com/index.php/sponsors

Equipment:

Our equipment is on the way to New Zealand. The gear was packed in crates and prepared for sea shipment from Sydney, Australia to Christchurch, New Zealand. Once through NZ Customs they will be trucked to Invercargill, New Zealand and placed in a storage facility,
arrival at the storage facility is scheduled for Oct. 11th. A bond was posted to get the equipment into New Zealand. In order to reclaim the bond we must remove the equipment from New Zealand upon completion of the DX-pedition.

Quarantine Inspection:
Before any person or equipment lands on Campbell Island an inspection of all personal items and equipment will be conducted by the NZ Department of Conservation. Our gear will be unpacked at the inspection station in Bluff, NZ on Nov. 24, 2012. Special attention is
placed on items which may contain soil, rocks, stones, insects or other organic material. Boots and shoes must be scrubbed to remove any accumulated soil. Since the boat is used by the DoC for their expeditions were comfortable the boat is prepared for its inspection.

Island Logistics
1. As you may have seen with other DX-peditions to remote /uninhabited locations once on the island accommodations must be made for meals and sanitary considerations. Fortunately, the New Zealand Department of Conservation has allowed us to use several buildings and
the toilet facilities in one of their buildings. These buildings were part of the weather station that once operated at Beeman Cove; they have been kept in good repair over the years since. Again, we appreciate the DoCs cooperation and assistance to the ZL9HR team.
Sleeping accommodations will be on the boat, the team will shuttleback and forth from the island.
2. Since the weather will be cold and wet we’ll wear layers and waterproof foul weather clothing.
3. We’ll bring food, snacks, a medical kit, and other emergency supplies in the event we can’t get back to the boat due to weather conditions.
4. No trash is permitted to remain on the island; we’ll be carting all refuse back to the boat for proper disposal. The boat is not permitted to empty its sanitary storage tanks while anchored in Perseverance Harbor so the skipper will occasionally take the boat out
to sea to empty the tanks.

5. There’s been recent Internet chatter about our antennas and their placement. Under the conditions of the landing permit antennas are permitted only in DoC designated spaces, all antennas must be inland. No antennas are allowed in or near the water, nor are we allowed to walk along the shoreline. While there are some optimum antenna locations on the island they are off limits to the team. Well use vertical antennas for the Low Bands, and weather permitting, a 40 meter beam will be placed on a hill with a drop off towards the sea.

6. We’ve been advised there may be 2 scientific expeditions on the island while we are operating. The DoC does not anticipate any interaction between the DX-pedition team and the participants of these expeditions.
7. ZL9HR team member Dave Lloyd, K3EL, prepared some information about our antenna placement and propagation. You may read his articles at:
http://k3el.wordpress.com/dx/zl9hr/azimuthal_map/
http://k3el.wordpress.com/dx/zl9hr/antenna-choice-and-location/
8. As previously mentioned, we are governed by the conditions of the DoC issued landing permit, some of those conditions are:
a. Specified number of DX-pedition operating days
b. Antenna field designated by the DoC
c. Other than use of the wharf, no access to the shoreline
d. Team members restricted to island locations indicated on the permit
e. No overnight stays unless the weather prevents return to the boat
f. Second to personal safety is wildlife awareness and safety are highest priorities
i. Antennas must be marked to avoid bird strikes and ground borne wildlife may not be disturbed
g. Digging, trenching or other defacement / scaring of the land is prohibited.
i. We are permitted to install guy stakes for the antennasupport structures

Team members have made their bookings to and from New Zealand, several will meet in Auckland before the DX-pedition, others will meet in Dunedin and eventually we’ll first meet as a team in Invercargill, NZ on Nov. 23rd.
In closing we want to thank our corporate sponsors, clubs, foundations and individuals who have provided products and funding to make the activation of Campbell Island a reality after a long radio silence.

Next update in late October.

73,
Gene K5GS and the ZL9HR team

www.campbell2012.com

425DXN CALENDAR #1119

iz7auh — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 17:45:43 +0000

13 October 2012 A.R.I. DX Bulletin


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PERIOD           CALL                                                   REF

till  13/10      5H1HS (AF-032) and 5H1HS/3: Tanzania                  1116

till  13/10      N#A: North American QRP CW Club anniversary           1117

till  13/10      XF1F: San Francisco Island (NA-124)                   1111

till  14/10      3D2AS, 3D2OP, 3D2PT: Viti Levu (OC-016), Fiji         1118

till  14/10      3D2XB and 3D2XC: Viti Levu (OC-016), Fiji             1118

till  14/10      DK2RMP/p: Usedom Island (EU-129)                      1117

till  14/10      HB0/PA4N: Liechtenstein                               1117

till  14/10      PD/DO1BEN: Texel Island (EU-038)                      1117

till  14/10      W4/SP5APW: Amelia Island (NA-138)                     1118

till  15/10      5U5U, 5U6E and 5U8NK: Niger                           1117

till  15/10      9M2/JA1XXI: West Malaysia                             1117

till  15/10      9M8DX: East Malaysia                                  1119

till  15/10      JW9DL, JW6VM, JW7XK, JW5X: Svalbard (EU-026)          1118

till  15/10      TX5EG: Huahine (OC-067), French Polynesia             1119

till  15/10      UA0LCZ/p: Popov Island (AS-066)                       1119

till  16/10      MX0LDG: Lundy Island (EU-120)                         1109

till  16/10      OJ0R: Market Reef (EU-053)                            1119

till  16/10      TT8TT: Chad                                           1114

till  19/10      TO2M: Mayotte (AF-027)                                1117

till  21/10      5D7AT: special callsign (Morocco)                     1119

till  24/10      HS0ZJF/8: Koh Samui (AS-101)                          1117

till  27/10      5H2DK: Tanzania                                       1117

till  27/10      KG4WV and KG4KL: Guantanamo Bay                       1118

till  31/10      PB100PREFIX: special station                          1117

till  01/11      PJ6/G4IUF: Saba (NA-145)                              1117

till  01/11      V47JA: St. Kitts (NA-104)                             1117

till  04/11      VQ9JC and VQ92JC: Diego Garcia (AF-006), Chagos       1119

till  November   JW2US: Bear Island (EU-027)                           1108

till  15/12      5H3NP: Tanzania                                       1118

till  31/12      4G0LD: special event call (Philippines)               1079

till  31/12      6D0LM: special callsign (Mexico)                      1091

till  31/12      7T50I and 7U50I: special event stations (Algeria)     1105

till  31/12      7V50I and 7Y50I: special event stations (Algeria)     1105

till  31/12      9A20: special prefixes (Croatia)                      1078

till  31/12      DL150BH: special event station                        1079

till  31/12      EI100T: special callsign                              1087

till  31/12      EI80IRTS: special callsign                            1080

till  31/12      GB80PW: special callsign                              1079

till  31/12      LX75RL: special callsign                              1080

till  31/12      ON85RCL: special callsign                             1107

till  31/12      P3EU: special callsign (Cyprus)                       1099

till  31/12      S555E and S55CERKNO: special callsigns                1089

till  31/12      SX9S: special callsign (Crete, EU-015)                1101

till  31/12      TC50TRAC/***: special stations                        1087

till  31/12      TM70TRS: special callsign (France)                    1080

till     02/2013 DP0GVN: Neumayer Station III (Antarctica)             1087

till  20/03/2013 JX9JKA: Jan Mayen (EU-022)                            1089

13/10-16/10      7L4PVR/1 and 7N1GMK/1: Hachijo Island (AS-043)        1118

13/10-15/10      KH0/JA1FMN: Saipan (OC-086)                           1118

13/10-16/10      JA1UNS/1 and JI1PLF/1: Hachijo Island (AS-043)        1118

13/10-14/10      SI9AM (King Chulalongkorn Memorial ARS)               1119

14/10-07/11      J79WE: Dominica (NA-101)                              1119

15/10-03/11      9M8DX/2: West Malaysia                                1119

15/10-28/10      EA8/DL3FCG: Canary Islands (AF-004)                   1119

15/10-19/10      TX5EG: Raiatea (OC-067), French Polynesia             1119

15/10-18/10      W4/SP5APW: Clearwater Island (NA-034)                 1118

16/10-23/10      3B9SP: Rodrigues Island (AF-017)                      1115

16/10-15/11      ON44CLM: special event station                        1119

16/10-25/10      T30PY and T30SIX: Western Kiribati (OC-017)           1119

18/10-22/10      AH0J, WA2O/KH0, WS2M/KH0, WS2Y/KH0: Tinian (OC-086)   1119

18/10-09/12      H44MS: Solomon Islands                                1117

18/10-23/10      JA1NLX/VK4: Hamilton Island (OC-160)                  1117

18/10-22/10      NH0J: Tinian Island (OC-086)                          1119

18/10-22/10      SU55J: special event station                          1115

18/10-29/10      XX9TPX, XX9TFR, XX9TBM, XX9TEX: Coloane (AS-075)      1118

19/10-22/10      9J2GF: Zambia                                         1119

19/10-06/11      FO/F4GYP and TX4FO: French Polynesia                  1115

19/10-22/10      TX5EG: Tahaa (OC-067), French Polynesia               1119

20/10-31/10      EA6/AA5UK: Balearic Islands (EU-004)                  1119

20/10-21/10      GB2JTA: Guernsey (EU-114)                             1119

20/10-27/10      MS0WRC: South Uist (EU-010)                           1118

20/10-24/10      P29VCX: Emirau Island (OC-103)                        1117

20/10-05/11      S79LC: Praslin Island (AF-024)                        1119

20/10-30/10      TO2A: French Guiana                                   1119

21/10-02/11      CT9/DJ5KW, CT9/DK8VC: Madeira (AF-014)                1119

21/10-02/11      CT9/DL1EK, CT9/DH4JQ, CT9/DF4UM: Madeira (AF-014)     1119

21/10-26/10      K9YNF/4: Bogue Banks (NA-112)                         1116

21/10-31/10      S79UN and S79YY: Praslin Island (AF-024)              1119

21/10-30/10      V31MW: Belize                                         1119

22/10-28/10      EA9/SP7VC: Ceuta                                      1119

22/10-26/10      TX5EG: Maupiti (OC-067), French Polynesia             1119

22/10-31/10      WA4DAN/CY0 and AA4VK/CY0: Sable Island (NA-063)       1118

22/10-25/10      Z21GF: Zimbabwe                                       1119

23/10-30/10      VP5/WA2VYA, VP5/K4QE, VP5/N2VW: Caicos (NA-002)       1119

26/10-04/11      5V7TH: Togo                                           1118

26/10-29/10      D9K: Pigum Island (AS-060)                            1119

26/10-04/11      HS0ZJF/9: Koh Butang (AS-126)                         1117

26/10-29/10      XX9TTT: Coloane Island (AS-075)                       1117

27/10-03/11      3D2PT: Tavarua (OC-121), Fiji                         1118

27/10-28/10      CR3L: Madeira (AF-014)                                1119

27/10-08/11      TX5EG: Huahine (OC-067), French Polynesia             1119

27/10-31/10      P29NI: Tatau Island (OC-099)                          1117

27/10-28/10      VP5T: Caicos Islands (NA-002)                         1119

30/10-26/12      9M2MRS: Penang Island (AS-015)                        1111

October          OD5/IV3XNF: Lebanon                                   1095

October          T6LG: Afghanistan                                     1111

01/11-09/11      ZL7A: Chatham Islands (OC-038)                        1116

02/11-04/11      P29VPB  Lihir Island (OC-069)                         1117

02/11-07/11      YB8XM: Babar Island (OC-271, new one)                 1116

04/11-09/11      C6AXY: New Providence (NA-001), Bahamas               1117

05/11-22/11      5Z4/SM1TDE: Kenya                                     1113

06/11-09/11      P29VCX: Buka Island (OC-135)                          1117

09/11-12/11      P29VCX: Manu Island (OC-025)                          1117

10/11-09/12      5R8IC: Sainte-Marie Island (AF-090)                   1119

10/11-22/11      PT0S: St. Peter and St. Paul Rocks (SA-014)           1109

11/11-23/11      V84SMD: Brunei (OC-088)                               1100

12/11-30/11      E51ABS, E51BZD, E51CHX: Aitutaki (OC-083), South Cook 1119

12/11-30/11      E51C: Aitutaki (OC-083), South Cook                   1119

12/11-14/11      P29VCX: Loloata Island (OC-240)                       1117

18/11-08/12      E51TLA: Rarotonga (OC-013), South Cooks               1109

18/11-01/12      PJ4D Bonaire (SA-006)                                 1119

18/11-24/11      PJ7XK and PJ7I: Sint Maarten (NA-105)                 1119

18/11-19/11      ZV7O: special event station                           1119

23/11-03/12      7P8D: Lesotho                                         1087

24/11-10/12      5T0SP: Mauritania                                     1111

28/11-09/12      ZL9HR: Campbell Island (OC-037)                       1112

November         T6LG: Afghanistan                                     1111

07/12-11/12      C6AVA: Berry Islands (NA-054)                         1117

December         T6LG: Afghanistan                                     1111

January          T6LG: Afghanistan                                     1111

06/02-18/02/2012 5X1C: Uganda                                          1117

18/02-28/02/2013 H44KW: Guadalcanal (OC-047), Solomon Islands          1117

28/02-10/03/2013 TX5K: Clipperton Island (NA-011)                      1097

February         9U4U: Burundi                                         1119

February         T6LG: Afghanistan                                     1111

25/03-10/04/2013 T33A: Banaba Island (OC-018)                          1116

27/04-04/05/2013 TS8IT: Djerba Island (AF-083)                         1117
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425DXN #1119

iz7auh — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 17:43:09 +0000

13 October 2012 A.R.I. DX Bulletin No 1119 =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 5R - Once again Eric, F6ICX will be active as 5R8IC from Sainte-Marie Island (AF-090) from 10 November to 9 December. He will operate mainly CW, with some RTTY, PSK63 and SSB, on 40-10 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. 9J - Gert, ZS6AYU will be active as 9J2GF from Zambia on 19-22 October. He will be QRV on 40-10 metres CW. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. 9M - Mirek, VK6DXI will be active as 9M8DX from Kuching, East Malaysia on until 15 October. Main activity will be during the Oceania DX Contest (CW); outside the contest he will operate SSB and on 30, 17 and 12 metres. From 15 October to 3 November he will be active in his spare time as 9M8DX/2 from Kuala Lumpur, West Malaysia. QSL via SP5UAF. 9U - An international team from Belgium, the Netherlands and Scotland will be active from Burundi (requested call 9U4U) during the second half of February 2013. They plan to have ten operators and four stations. Further information will follow in due course. A website is under construction. [TNX ON4ATW] CN - CN8VO, CN2OS (PD0JOS) and CN2LO (ON4LO) are active on 80-10 metres SSB as 5D7AT from Agadir, Morocco until 21 October. QSL via ON4LO, direct or bureau. CT9 - DL1EK, DH4JQ, DF4UM, DJ5KW and DK8VC will be active as CT9/ homecall from Madeira (AF-014) from 21 October to 2 November. QSL via home calls. They will participate in the CQWW DX SSB Contest as CR3L (QSL via DJ6QT). [TNX NG3K] E5_sc - Frank, HB9BXU and other operators from Switzerland will be active holiday style as E51C, E51ABS, E51BZD and E51CHX from Aitutaki (OC-083), South Cook Islands on 12-30 November. Look for them between 19 and 12 UTC on SSB (3799, 7070, 14190, 18145, 21290, 24950 and 28490 kHz), CW (3505, 7020, 10104, 14024, 18080, 21024, 24894 and 28024 kHz) and PSK31 (3580, 7035, 10139, 14070, 18100, 21070, 24920 and 28120 kHz). QSL via HB9BXU. [TNX HB9BXU] EA6 - Once again Adrian, AA5UK will be active as EA6/AA5UK from Ibiza, Balearic Islands (EU-004) on 20-31 October, including an entry in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. He will operate holiday style on 80-10 metres SSB, RTTY and PSK31. QSL via home call, direct or bureau, plus LoTW and eQSL. [TNX The Daily DX] EA8 - Look for Mike, EA8/DL3FCG to be active from Tenerife, Canary Islands (AF-004) on 15-28 October. He will operate CW, SSB, RTTY. PSK and JT65 on 80-10 metres, and will take part in the WAG and CQWW SSB Contests. QSL via home call. [TNX DX Newsletter] EA9 - Mek, SP7VC will be active as EA9/SP7VC from Ceuta on 22-28 October. He will operate holiday style on 160-10 metres SSB, including an entry in the CQWW SSB Contest. QSL via home call and LoTW. [TNX NG3K] FO - TX5EG is the special callsign issued to Didier F6BCW, who is visiting French Polynesia until 8 November [425DXN 1111]. He will be active from various islands in IOTA group OC-067: from Huahine until 15 October, followed by Raiatea (15-19 October), Tahaa (19-22 October), Maupiti (22-26 October)and again Huahine (27 October-8 November). He operates CW only with 100 watts and dipoles. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. FY - Rich, N6KT will be active as TO2A from French Guiana on 20-30 October, including participation in the CQWW SSB Contest. QSL via KU9C. [TNX DX World] GU - Members of the Guernsey Amateur Radio Society and Guernsey RAYNET group will set up a station to take part in the 55th Jamboree On The Air (JOTA) on 20-21 October. Look for GB2JTA to be active from Guernsey (EU-114) on the HF and VHF bands as conditions permit. QSL via bureau or direct to the address on qrz.com HL - The Korean Contest Club will be active as D9K from Pigum Island (AS-060) on 26-29 October, CQWW DX SSB Contest included. QSL via DS4NYE. J7 - Volker, DL8WEM will be active as J79WE from Dominica (NA-101) from 14 October to 7 November. He plans to operate mainly CW on 30, 17 and 12 metres. QSL via home call. [TNX The Daily DX] KH0 - Kit JA1NVF, Kowata JF7ELG, Miho JJ2VLY and Yutaka JQ2GYU will be active from Tinian Island (OC-086) on 18-22 October. They will be QRV on 80-6 metres CW, SSB and some RTTY/PSK. They will operate as NH0J (QSL via JJ2VLY) and/or their individual callsigns: AH0J (QSL via JA1NVF), WA2O/KH0 (QSL via JF7ELG), WS2M/KH0 (QSL via JJ2VLY) and WS2Y/KH0 (QSL via JQ2GYU). [TNX DX World] OJ0 - Weather permitting, SM0CXU, SM0BYD and SM0W expect to be active as OJ0R from Market Reef (EU-053) until 16 October, including participation in this weekend's Scandinavian Activity Contest (SAC) SSB. QSL via G3TXF. ON - Special event station ON44CLM will be active from 16 October to 15 November in remembrance of the November 1944 liberation of Knokke by Canadian Armed forces. QSL via ON3AIM. PJ4 - N0VD (www.n0vd.com), W4PA and possibly others will be active as PJ4D from Bonaire (SA-006) from 18 November to 1 December. They expect to be active on all bands SSB and CW, with some RTTY if time permits, and to participate in the CQWW CW Contest "in one form or another". QSL via W3HNK. [TNX N0VD] PJ7 - Kazu, 7L4XDT (PJ7XK) and Masa, JN3NFQ (PJ7I) will be active from Sint Maarten (NA-105) on 18-24 November. They will have two stations and be active on the HF bands and 6 metres CW, SSB and digital modes. QSL PJ7XK via 7L4XDT, QSL PJ7I via JG2BRI. Logsearch will be provided by Club Log. PY - Special event station ZV7O will be active on 18-19 November during Fliporto 2012, the International Literary Festival of Pernambuco. QSL via PY7JN. Further information on qrz.com. [TNX PY7ZZ] S7 - Luca I5IHE will be active as S79LC from Praslin Island (AF-024), Seychelles from 20 October to 5 November. From 21 October to the 31st he will be joined by Simone, IK5RUN (S79UN) and Danio, I5OYY (S79YY). Look for activity on 40-10 metres SSB, CW and RTTY. They might also give 160 and 80 metres a try. QSL via home calls (direct) and LoTW "within 6 months". SM - SA3BPG, SA3BRX, SM3CER, SM3EAE, SM3UQO and SM5SIC will be active from SI9AM (the King Chulalongkorn Memorial Amateur Radio Society, www.si9am.se) in Ragunda on 13-14 October, including an entry in the Scandinavian Activity Contest (SAC) SSB. Outside the contest they will be on 160-10 metres CW and SSB. QSL via SM3CVM, direct or via bureau. T30 - Announced frequencies for the 16-25 October T30PY expedition to Tarawa, Western Kiribati [425DXN 1094] are: CW 28024 24894 21024 18084 14024 10124 7024 3524 1831.5 SSB 28495 24945 21295 18145 14195 - 7085 3795 - RTTY 28080 24920 21080 18102 14080 - 7038 3580 - Also, look for T30SIX to be used on 50110 kHz for "propagation checking calls"; they will move to 50120 kHz SSB and 50102 kHz CW "as soon as activity peeks up". EME frequency will be 50198 kHz WSJT-JT65A. Ten operators (PT2OP, PY2DM, PY2PT, PY2WAS, PY2XB, PY3MM, PY4BZ, PY5HSD, PY7XC and PY7ZY) will be active with four stations from two different sites. QSL via PY2PT. Detailed QSLling policy can be found at http://www.mdxc.org/t30py/ UA - Vladimir, UA0LCZ will be active as UA0LCZ/p from Popov Island (AS-066) until 15 October. Look for him on or around 3507, 7007, 10107, 14017, 18077, 21017, 24897 and 28017 kHz. He will participate in the Oceania DX Contest (CW). QSL via home call. [TNX qrz.ru] V3 - Rich, N0HJZ will be active as V31MW from Belize on 21-30 October, including an entry in the CQWW DX SSB Contest. Outside the contest he will concentrate on 30, 17 and 12 metres and CW. QSL via N0HJZ. [TNX NG3K] VE - Noel, VE2BR and Gregg, VE3ZZ will participate in the CQWW DX SSB Contest as VC2B (Multi-Single) from Mercier, Quebec (Zone 5). QSL via VE2BR, direct or bureau. [TNX VE3ZZ] VP5 - Frank WA2VYA, Tony K4QE and Jack N2VW will be active from Providenciales (NA-002), Turks & Caicos Islands on 23-30 October. They will participate in the CQWW DX SSB Contest as VP5T (QSL via N2VW and LoTW); before and after the contest they will operate CW and 30, 17 and 12 metres. [TNX NG3K] VQ9 - For the sixth year in a row Jim, VQ9JC (ND9M) will use a special prefix from Diego Garcia (AF-006), and will be active as VQ92JC from 20 October through 4 November. After that he will return to the US. Look for him to be QRV in the 1200-1600 UTC time frame. He is still operating Field Day style from recreational park [425DXN 1110], with 100 watts to a dipole. Also expect some activity during the CQWW SSB Contest. QSL via ND9M. [TNX VQ9JC] Z2 - Gert, ZS6AYU will be active as Z21GF from Zimbabwe on 22-25 October. He will be QRV on 40-10 metres CW. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE ---> The September 2012 issue is now available for download at www.425dxn.org/monthly/index.html. [TNX IZ3EBA] AZORES NINE ISLANDS HUNT ---> The lottery draw for two free travel packages to the Azores will take place at DARC Headquarters in Kassel, Germany at 1100 UTC on 15 October. The winners will be announced immediately hereafter at www.visitazores.com\a9ihunt JOTA ---> The Jamboree on the Air is an annual event in which half a million Scouts and Guides all over the world make contact with each other by means of amateur radio. The 55th edition will take place on 20-21 October. Specific "contest-free frequencies" for 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres have been agreed with the organizers of the concurrent WAG Contest in order to avoid interference between the two events. Check www.scout.org/en/information_events/events/jota W/VE ISLANDS ---> The W/VE Islands QSO Party will take place from 16 UTC on 20 October through 23.59 UTC on the 21st. Complete information can be found at www.usislands.org/contest_rules.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- QSLs received direct or through managers: 3D2AG/p, 4S7QHG, 4S7UJG, 5B4AIF, 5R8UI, 5T0JL, 8P6AZ, 9A205AN, 9A5AN, 9J2JA, 9M2/R6AF/p (AS-097)9M2CNC, 9M4SLL, 9M6XRO, A45XR, A71BU, BD7LMD, BY1WXD/5 (AS-138), C91LW, CO2OQ, CY9M, D2QR, D44AC, FG5FR, FM5WD, FP/VE2XB, FY5FA, GU4CHY, H44UD (OC-149), HB0/DL2SBY, HD2A, HS0ZJT, HT9H, HV0A, JY5HX, KH8/N7CQQ, KL7/K8GU (NA-039), MU/PA2A, OD5ARMY, RI1FJA, SV2ASP/A, TF2CL, TX0HF, UA0IDZ/p (AS-059), V84SHM, V85TL, VK9PN, VP2MDD, VU2GSM, XP2I, YW5B (SA-037). **************************************************************************** 425 DX NEWS HOME PAGE: http://www.425dxn.org 425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE: http://www.425dxn.org/monthly **************************************************************************** 425 DX News is a free of charge weekly bulletin edited by Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ and Valeria Pregliasco, IK1ADH Its contents may be used, reproduced and distributed in part or full provided that "425 DX News" or "425DXN" receive proper credit Contributors are invited to send their DX information to Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ (425dxn@alice.it) The deadline is 12 UTC on Fridays **************************************************************************** Direttore Responsabile Gabriele Villa, I2VGW Giornalista Professionista - Tessera n. 071675 Ordine Nazionale dei Giornalisti Roma, Italia ****************************************************************************

IJ7T: Riattivazione Isola di San Pietro EU-073

iz7auh — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 13:36:47 +0000

Dopo la bella esperienza dello scorso anno, abbiamo deciso di tornarci, l’accoglienza dello Staff della Marina Militare è stata di tutto punto, probabilmente abbian lasciato un buon ricordo, i tre girni sono trascorsi rapidamente, non sono mancante le belle abbuffate organizzate dal buon Ivan IZ7NLZ ed è stata l’occasione di conoscere meglio IK7MOF Pino ed Aurelio IZ8EGM, con i quali era la prima volta con i quali condividevo l’esperienza.

Anche questa volta, scesi a terra abbiam sentito la “nostalgia” del posto…. che dire…. TORNEREMO!

Ecco una bella galleria fotografica, presto anche il video.

73 IZ7AUH Frank

[Show as slideshow]

NCDXF Spring 2012

iz7auh — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:46:55 +0000

Bollettino speciale del Northern California DX Foundation, edizione Primavera 2012 interamente dedicata alla DXPedition HK0NA 2012, in allegato il PDF. BUONA LETTURA

NCDXFSpring2012

X Mostra Mercato del Radioamatore di Pompei – 25/26 Feb

iz7auh — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:53:42 +0000

In occasione della Fiera organizzata dalle Sezione ARI di Pompei, sarò presente nella giornata di Sabato 25 Febbraio con IZ7LDC e IZ7HYA.

Sarà l’occasione per incontrare vecchi e nuovi amici….

Inoltre farò parte della commissione ARRL-VE per il conseguimento della licenza USA, tutti i dettagli a riguardo su www.dxitalia.it

T99 Un RTX marchiato ACOM!

iz7auh — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:02:43 +0000

Girano in rete delle fotografie “Top Secret”, a pubblicarle il noto Blog “Sparky’s Blog“

Al momento non sono note le specifiche di questo RTX, ma la linea è puramente military, con un accenno alla linea attuale del cavallo di battaglia ACOM Amplifier.

Appena saprò qualcosa di più vi aggiornerò! Stay Tune!

Fonte Sparky’s Blog

Un Filtro RTTY molto interessante

iz7auh — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 09:41:26 +0000

Lo spunto di fare questa prova mi è stata data dal mio amico Fabrizio, IW3SQY il quale, possessore di un Elecraft K3, mi ha fatto notare una funzione molto utile, il filtro DTF attivo in RTTY, ecco, creare due filtri passanti sul segnale di SHIFT e MARK, pertanto tutto il resto viene “silenziato” questo significa che, qualora un segnale interferente si presenti al centro tra i due segnali RTTY, esso non interferirà la decodifica del notro programma, questo si noterà maggiormente durante le attività contest, ove, con banda affollata, spesso accade di avere un segnale di un altro corrispondente che interferisce con la nostra ricezione.

Come tutti sapete, sono un “FlexRadio Enthusiasts” quindi mi piace fare prove e sperimentare le novità; di recente è stato rilasciata una versione Beta di PowerSDR, esattamente la 2.2.2 nella quale è stato implementato il filtro TNF, un filtro notch avanzato veramente dinamico e personalizzabbile in tutto e per tutto, basti pensare che possiamo inserir ben 6 filtri notch “pulendo” ciò che desideriamo, possiamo allargarlo, renderlo più incisivo.

Da una conversazione avuta sul gruppo ospitato du FACEBOOK ( http://www.facebook.com/groups/flexradio/) con Tim Elison, W4TME ho deciso di sperimentare quanto da lui consigliatomi, ovvero creare la medesima condizione con alcuni accorgimenti, infatti è bastato utilizzare un filtro 300Hz, modificare nel setup il Buffer size RTTY in RX a 4096 per avere una “spalla” del segnale più ripida e posizionare un filtro Notch (TNF) al centro tra lo SHIFT ed il MARK per avere lo stesso risultato del DTF utilizzato sul K3.

Ecco il video dimostrativo, con la speranza che gli ingegneri possano crede in questa opportunità ed inseriscano un tasto diretto per abilitare e disabilitare questo filtro.

DECENNALE ARMI: RADUNO NAZIONALE A TARANTO

iz7auh — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 12:44:10 +0000

Articolo tratto dal sito www.dxcoffee.com/ita

Abbiamo intervistato Alberto Mattei, IT9MRM il quale ci ha illustrato le finalità del suo Sodalizio, per chi si fosse perso questa intervista potete collegarvi a questa pagina; Alberto ci ha anticipato l’organizzazione del 1°Raduno Nazionale “Radioamatori di Marina” che si terrà a Taranto nei giorni 10 e 11 settembre 2011, cui DXCOFFEE è Partner Ufficiale dell’evento.

Siamo lieti di poter proporre ai lettori del nostro Web magazine il programma completo, auspicando una massiccia partecipazione, noi ci saremo, seguiremo l’evento, vi aspettiamo!

Nella splendida cornice della “Città dei Due Mari“ si svolgerà il 1° Raduno Nazionale ARMI, 10 e 11 Settembre 2011

Taranto si affaccia sul Mar Ionio ed è definita la”Città dei Due Mari”, il Mar Piccolo ed il Mar Grande: il Mar Piccolo è separato dal Mar Grande da due penisole che lo chiudono a golfo, orientate entrambe verso un’isola che costituisce il nucleo originale della città, e collegate ad essa tramite due ponti: il Ponte di Porta Napoli ed il Ponte Girevole. Precedentemente alla costruzione del canale navigabile nel fossato del Castello Aragonese, l’isola era anch’essa una penisola.

Raggiungere Taranto è molto facile, grazie alla presenza dell’aeroporto di Bari e Brindisi, scalo delle maggiori companie nazionali e LowCost.

Sarà l’occasione per incontrare nuovi e vecchi amici, accomunati da una stessa passione, la Radio e la Marina Militare
Visitare una terra meravigliosa, ricca di storia e tradizioni, ideale per una vacanza con la propria famiglia!
Degustare ottimi piatti tipici locali

Programma

Sabato, 10 Settembre 2011

ore 10.00 visita guidata alle botteghe della ceramica grottagliese;
ore 13.00 pranzo;
ore 16.00 sessione di esami per il conseguimento della licenza USA;
ore 18.00 Registrazione invitati;
ore 18.15 Saluto da parte del Coordinatore Dipartimentale Area Sud IZ7EDQ Leonardo Leone e breve discorso;
ore 18.20 Saluto da parte del Coordinatore Nazionale IT9MRM Alberto Mattei e discorso sul decennale dell’ARMI “dalla fondazione ai giorni d’oggi”;
ore 18.30 Intervento di Pasquale La Gamba, IZ8IYX (ARMI 352) Direttore di DXCOFFEE;
ore 19.00 Intervento di Oreste D’Anzilio IZ8EDJ: DX ITALIA, la prima “Italian DX Foundation”;
ore 19.30 IJ7DX IOTA DXPedition EU-073 a cura di IZ7AUH Francesco GIACOIA e IZ7LDC Fabrizio Fornaro;
ore 20.00 Premiazione I.N.C.R.S.A. 2011 (Stazioni Radio Costiere)
ore 20.30 Cena di Gala.

Domenica, 11 settembre 2011

ore 10.00 visita guidata al Castello Aragonese;
ore 13.00 pranzo;

Mario Ambrosi, I2MQP sarà a disposizione di chiunque vorrà effettuare avanzamenti e/o richiedere i seguenti Award: DXCC, WAC, WAS, WAZ, CQ DX, CQ DX FIELD, IIA.

Per l’evento sono stati creati dei pacchetti di partecipazione sulla base dei giorni di permanenza, con prezzi accessibili a tutti.

Per tutti coloro che dovranno partecipare alla sessione d’esame per il conseguimento della licenza USA, sono invitati a visitare il sito www.dxitalia.it ed effettuare la pre-registrazione.

Causa il numero limitato di camere disponibili è necessario affrettarsi ad effettuare la prenotazione direttamente online sul sito www.radunoarminazionale.it nell’apposita sezione.

Per informazioni e chiarimenti potete contattarci compilando il MODULO ONLINE oppure telefonicamente al numero 349.4706795

VIDEO: ZD8D Ascension Island DXPedition 2011

iz7auh — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 17:23:03 +0000

Some video available on Youtube Channel about a ZD8D DXPedition.