09 February 2013 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1136
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
CO - Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Russian Robinson Club, a
large team of operators (namely CO2WF, CO6LC, CO8ZZ, N3QQ, R3FA,
RA3NAN, RK7A, RW3RN, RZ3EC, RZ3EM and UA3EDQ) will be active from
three Cuban IOTA groups as follows:
11-14 February T48RRC Moa Grande Island (NA-218)
14-16 February T47RRC Coco Island (NA-086)
16-18 February T46RRC Santa Maria (NA-204)
They plan to be active on 160-10 metres CW, SSB and digital modes
with three stations, and to participate in the ARRL DX CW Contest
as T46T from Santa Maria Island. QSL via OQRS (to be activated for
both bureau and direct requests on http://cuba2013.ru/) and LoTW;
traditional direct requests to Eugene Shelkanovtcev, P.O. Box 70,
Orel, 302028, Russia. [TNX RZ3EM]
FM - Gildas, F6HMQ and Michel, F6GWV and will be active as TO22C from
Guadeloupe (NA-102) from 17 February to 3 March. They plan to be
QRV on all bands, with a focus on 160 metres. QSL via F6HMQ. [TNX
NG3K]
FM - Valery, R5GA will be active as FM/R5GA from Martinique (NA-107) on
11-17 February, including an entry in the ARRL DX CW Contest as
TO5X. Outside the contest, he is likely to concentrate on 30, 17
and 12 metres. QSL via UA3DX and LoTW. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
FO0_ci - The TX5K DXpedition to Clipperton Island [425DXN 1129] is expected
to start on 18 February, when the vessel "Shogun" will leave San
Diego, with planned QRV dates from 28 February to 10 March. The
current list of operators includes DD2CW, DJ2HD, DJ5IW, DJ7EO,
DJ9RR, DL1MGB, DL3DXX, DL5CW, DL5LYM, F1NGP, I5JHW, KE3D, KF4ZZ,
KK6EK, N6XG, NP4IW, OZ1IKY, SP5XVY, US0VA, US5WDX, W7GJ, WA6O,
WJ2O and XE1L. There will be two operating sites, ten complete HF
stations with verticals on the beach and one separate station for
6 metres (including EME). TX5K will use an advanced version of
DXA, the satellite-linked system that displays near-real-time log
data (it can be accessed from the home page below, or directly at
www.dxa2.org). QSL via N2OO. The logs will be uploaded to LoTW
within six months after the end of the DXpedition. Further
information, including a link to the expedition blog where to read
and enter comments) can be found at www.tx5k.org.
HK - Alain, F6BFH was active as HK0/F6BFH from San Andres (NA-033) on
5-8 February, and is now active with the same callsign from
Providencia (NA-049) until the 11th. On 13-15 February he will
operate as HK1/F6BFH from Tierra Bomba (SA-040, with HK1/HK3JJH).
QSL via home call, direct or bureau (email requests for bureau
cards to f6bfh[@]f6bfh.net). [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX]
HA - Celebrating the 30th anniversary of club station HG1S, special
callsign HA30S will be in use until the end of the year. More
information on qrz.com [TNX HA1DAE]
KG4 - The Guantanamo Bay ARC station suffered extensive damages when
hurricane Sandy hit Cuba. Ed KN4KL/KG4KL (16-23 February) and
Bill, W4WV/KG4WV (17 February-1 March) will be there to "get all
antennas fixed and the shack back in operating condition". They
plan to be QRV "as time permits after repairs are completed". QSL
via home calls. [TNX The Daily DX]
PJ2 - Look for PJ2DX, PJ2/N0VD, PJ2/W9VA, PJ2/NP2L, PJ2/K9KM, PJ2/K9QVB
and PJ2/W9NJY to be active be active from Curacao (SA-099) on
13-20 February, including participation in the ARRL DX CW Contest
as PJ2T. QSL PJ2DX via LoTW (or to Geoff Howard, P.O. Box 1147,
Coeur d'Alene ID 83816-1147, USA), QSL PJ2/N0VD via W3HNK, QSL
PJ2/W9NJY via WD9DZV, QSL PJ2T via LoTW (or W3HNK), others via
home call.
VP2M - Will, AA4NC will be active as VP2ME from Montserrat on 13-20
February, including an entry in the ARRL DX CW Contest. Outside
the contest he will operate CW, SSB, RTTY and on 30, 17 and 12
metres. QSL via home call and LoTW. [TNX NG3K]
XV - A team from the Lufthansa Amateur Radio Club (namely DD8ZX,
DH6ICE, DH0RAK, DK7TF and DK8ZZ) will be active as XV2DLH from
Vietnam on 16-25 February. QSL via DK8ZZ and LoTW.
ZS8 - Contrary to the previous announcement [425DXN 1133], ZS1BCE will
not join the overwintering team on MarionIsland this year. However,
Carson ZR6CWI has been appointed as the Space Weather Engineer at
Marion from April 2013 to May 2014. He plans to be QRV on the
amateur radio bands, "at this stage SSB only". No call sign has
been allocated yet, but his QSL manager will be ZS1HF. [TNX DX
World]
ZS_ant - Adam, ZS7V is taking up the position of electronic engineer & team
leader at the South African National Antarctic Expedition's
station SANAE IV. He plans to be QRV (SSB only) in late February,
and to remain at the base until February 2014. QSL via ZS1HF.
