OM DX News from the 425 DX News

by simon007 Sat Feb 02, 2008 5:55 pm

3Y0 - The team on Bouvet Island is scheduled to be picked up on 12
February (the date may change due to local conditions). Petrus,
3Y0E is active on 20 metres SSB (14260 kHz with a split of 5 kHz
up) and operates barefoot with a vertical antenna. QSL via LZ3HI.
Updates, log search and additional information are availabe at
www.3y0e.com
CE - CE6TBN, HA1AG, RA0FU and RV1CC will be active as XR7A from
Ascension Island (SA-043) on 2-6 February and as XR7W from Wager
Island (SA-053) on 9-12 February (weather permitting). They will
focus on 30, 40 and 20 metres. Depending on Internet availability,
Zoli (HA1AG) will try to update his travelblog
(ha1ag.wordpress.com) during the trip. QSLs via HA1AG. [TNX HA1AG]
EA - Adolfo, EA7TV reports he will operate as EA7TV/P from the two El
Rompido lighthouses (ARLHS SPA-271 and and SPA-337) on 8-10
February. QSL via home call, direct or bureau.
EA8 - Slavo, SP2JMB reports he will be active as EA8/SP2JMB from
Tenerife, Canary Islands (AF-004) on 12-19 February. He will
operate CW and SSB on 80-10 metres. QSl via home call, direct or
bureau.
ES - Twenty-six ES90 callsigns (from ES90A to ES90Z) will be aired
during February (but some stations will be active also later, e.g.
in the major international contests) to celebrate the 90th
anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic of Estonia (24
February 1918). [TNX ES2MC]
ES - Vello, ES1QD will be active as ES90M from Muhu Island (EU-034)
sometime in February. QSL via home call. [TNX K1XN]
FJ - Nigel, G3TXF is currently active as FJ/G3TXF from St. Barthelemy
(NA-146). He operates CW on 40-10 metres and will be leaving the
island on on 5 February in his early morning. QSL via home call.
HH - Yannick, HH2FYD will operate as HH2FYD/6 from Ile a Vache (NA-149)
from about 16 UTC on 2 February until about 23 UTC on the 5th.
Expect activity on 20 metres SSB (+/- 14260 kHz). On-line logs will
be avialable at http://www.cdxc.org/dxp/2007-HH2FYD/hh2fyd-fr.htm .
QSL via F6FYD. [TNX F5NQL]
LU - Dario, LU3DR is active as AY0DX until 31 December. The special
callsign celebrates the 100th anniversary of the San Jose School in
the city of Tandil, Argentina. QSL via LU3DR. [TNX LU3DR]
PY - The PW2M team [425DXN 869] originally had planned to be active from
Moela Island (SA-071) until 8 February, but they have been
authorized through the 5th only. Access is granted, permissions are
given and transportation is supplied by the Brazilian Navy. Expect
PW2M to be aired on 160-6 metres SSB, CW, RTTY and BPSK (plus 60m
on an experimental basis for the first time in Brazil) with four
stations operating simultaneously depending on propagation. QSL via
AI4U or (for Brazilian stations) PY2AA. [TNX PY2WAS]
PZ - PZ5WW (AC8W), PZ5DD (K8DD), PZ5TX (KB8TXZ) and PZ5AY (W5JAY) will
be operating from the QTH of PZ5RA, Suriname on 13-18 February.
Look for activity on 160-10 metres, with a particular emphasis on
the low bands. They will participate in the ARRL DX CW Contest as
PZ5WW (Multi-Single). QSL PZ5DD and PZ5WW via K8DD; QSL PZ5TX via
KB8TXZ; QSL PZ5AY via W5JAY. [TNX K8DD]
S2 - S21ZDT is the new callsign issued to Toby, SM4XDJ for his activity
from Bangladesh [425DXN 871]. He will be active from different
locations between 1 and 17 February, and will operate SSB and
digital modes during his evening hours and the weekends. QSL via
SM4XIH. On-line logs will be available at http://s21zdt.fittest.nu
[TNX SM4XIH]
TI9 - The TI9K licence, previously issued to TI2KAC, has been reissued to
TI7WGI when Carlos decided to drop out of the expedition. The TI9K
final team of operators includes Joe/AA4NN, Oscar/EA1DR,
Carlos/EA1IR, Andy/DH8WR (EA2CRX), Fred/DH5FS, Norbert/DJ7JC,
Guenter/DL2AWG, Manfred/DL2EBR (HS0ZEU), Craig/K9CT, Arno/OE9AMJ,
Gunter/TI7WGI, Yamini/VU2YAM and Charles/W4GMY. They plan to be
active from Isla del Coco (NA-012) from 6 to 14 February with 6
stations on 160-10m (plus 60m and 6m) CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK and EME.
Announced frequencies are:
CW SSB RTTY PSK
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160m 1815/1830 1845 1838 1838
80m 3515 3794 3590 3580
40m 7015 7089 7038 7035
30m 10110 10135 10140 10138
20m 14015 14205 14080 14070
17m 18076 18155 18100 18100
15m 21015 21260 21080 21080
12m 24910 24950 24925 24920
10m 28015 28495 28085 28070
6m 50100 50120 50080 50080
QSL via EA2CRX, direct or bureau. Further information can be found
at www.ti9.eu.com [TNX DJ7JC]
V3 - Gerd, DJ4KW (V31YN, http://www.qslnet.de/member/dj4kw/v31yn.htm)
and Gisela, DK9GG (V31GW) are active from Consejo Shores, Belize
until the end of February. On 19-25 February they will operate as
V31YN/p and V31GW/p from Southwater Caye (NA-180). QSL via home
calls, direct or bureau. Logs will be uploaded to LoTW.
VP5 - Saul, WA1UKN is active as VP5/WA1UKN from Grand Turk (NA-003) until
7 May. QSL to home call. [TNX ARRL DX Bulletin]
W - Dennis, WA2USA will be active as either WA2USA/4 and K4D from
Dauphin Island (NA-213) on 9-18 February. QSL via home call, direct
or bureau. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org]
YI - Reidar Larsen, K2PT has obtained a licence and will commence
operation from Iraq imminently as YI9PT. Initially he will operate
on 17 and 20 metres utilizing a wire antenna until a SteppIR yagi
arrives. Once fully operational, activity will be on 10-160 metres.
Currently, the support team is raising funds to obtain an
amplifier. QSL via N4XP. Additional information, updates and log
check will be avialbale on the Stafford DX Association's website
(www.stafford-dx-association.org). [TNX N1DG]