I.C.P.O. Bulletin (10 - 17 February 2012)
"Islands , Castles
& Portable Operations"
Listing is by calendar date (day/month/year)
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10/02/2012: From
10-20 February, 2012, Darko J28AA will operate from Hargeisa,
to be issued upon arrival. He will use an FT-857D with
multiband vertical
antenna 40-10m. Note: this is a vacation trip whereby Darko
will also try to
teach local radio amateurs in Hargeisa and perhaps to
establish a radio club. He
will donate a shortwave transceiver IC-735 with appropriate
antenna. QSL via
K2PF or E77E. [dx-world.net]
10/02/2012: The
members of Azorean Department of Oeste DX Gang, inc. Carlos
CU3CO, Ivo CU3BR, Pedro CU3DI, Paulo CU3CC, Ermelinda CU3YO
and Mike CU3HY will
active on all bands as CS4ODX/p from the 10th till 12th of
February 2012 from
Forte do Negrito (WCA CT-00280, DMHP AZ-004), located on Terceira Island
(EU-175, DIP AZ-003, PIP AC-003, WLOTA 0524). QSL via CU3HY.
[RN1CW]
10/02/2012: DP7D/p
will be on air February 10th at the Ice of the Lake Duemmer
[Nature
Park
kHz +/-) + CW 40/30 or 20m at the same time with QRP.
Operators will be Holger,
DF1QR and Mario, DC7CCC. QSL via DF1QR, Bureau or direct.
[DL5AWI]
10/02/2012: Al,
W6HGF, will be active as FP/W6HGF from the island of Miquelon
(DIFO FP-002, WLOTA 1417, WW Loc. GN17TC), St. Pierre &
Miquelon (NA-032) from
10-20th February 2012, depending on transportation, weather
etc.. Operation is
planned to be focused on digital, mostly RTTY, including
entry in the CQWW WPX
RTTY Contest (11-12 February) as well as a presence in the
ARRL DX CW Contest
(18-19 February). QSL will be through LoTW, each evening as
he can, and paper
QSL cards once Al gets back home. Website:
www.qsl.net/w6hgf/FP_W6GHF_2012.html
[NG3K]
10/02/2012: Take,
JS6RRR, will be active as KH2/JS6RRR from the island of Guam
(OC-026, USI GU003S, WFF KFF-110, WLOTA 0064, Grid Loc.
QK23) on 10-14th
February 2012. Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW,
SSB, FM, RTTY and
PSK31. QSL via home call, Bureau or direct. [OPDX Bulletin]
10/02/2012: Kazu,
JA1IST, plans to be active from the Palau
island, Republic
of Palau
February, 2012. QRV on all HF bands, CW/RTTY/SSB. QSL via
home call, direct or
Bureau. [dx-world.net]
10/02/2012: William,
W0OR, is currently QRV from Guatemala
with the call TG8/W0OR. He will be active on the HF bands on
CW and RTTY. QSL
via home call. [DXCoffee]
10/02/2012: Steve,
9M6DXX, will be QRV as V85/9M8Z from Brunei
1628) starting around 0900 UTC on Friday 10 February until
about 0100 UTC on
Monday 13 February, 2012. Activity will be on 80-10m, SSB
only, using a
Butternut HF6-V vertical on top of the hotel roof over 100ft
high. On 80m Steve
plans to use a quarter-wave inverted-L with elevated
radials, also around 100ft
high. Sunrise in Brunei
(with SAE and $2 or 1 new IRC), Bureau, OQRS (see
http://m0urx.com/oqrs) or
LoTW. Logs will be uploaded to LoTW within a day or two of
the operation
concluding. [dx-world.net]
10/02/2012: Keith,
K5ENS, is once again currently active as XE3/K5ENS from Isla
Mujeres (NA-045, WFF XEFF-020, WLOTA 1716) until 1 April,
2012. QRV on all HF
bands and modes. QSL via his Isla Mujeres address as listed
in QRZ.com.
[rsgbiota.org]
10/02/2012: Take,
JA6CNH will be active as XV2CNH from Ho
Chi Minh City
Digital modes. QSL via home call, direct only. [425 DX News]
10/02/2012: Bruce,
AA4XR (ex XW1B) will be active again from Vientiane ,
Laos
between 10th and 20th February, 2012. He can be QRV only on
40, 30 and 20
metres, at least for the time being. He plans to participate
in the ARRL DX CW
Contest (18-19 February). QSL via E21EIC, direct only. [425
DX News]
11/02/2012: Iain,
G4SGX, will be active from Paro ,
Bhutan
February, 2012. He will operate CW, SSB, PSK and JT65 on
40-10 metres. QSL via
home call, eQSL and LoTW. Website: www.g4sgx.org/blog/ [425
DX News]
11/02/2012: Look for
Hermann CT3FN/HB9CRV to be active as CR2V in the CQWW WPX
RTTY Contest (11-12 February) from the CU8AS QTH, next to
the Albarnaz
lighthouse (DFP FAZ-02, TWLHD WLH CU-008, WLOL AZO-016,
WLOTA 0947, WW Loc.
HM49JM), Ponta Delgada , Flores Island
(EU-089, DIP AZ-008), Azores . Plans are
for a Single-Op/High-Power entry. QSL via HB9CRV, direct or
Bureau. [HB9CRV]
11/02/2012: Sigi,
DK9FN and Peter, DG1FK will be active again as H40FN (CW) and
H40FK (digital modes) from the Lata Motel, Nendo Island
Province, on 11-24 February 2012. QSL H40FN via HA8DD (new
QSL manager), QSL
H40FK via DG1FK. Further information, QSLling instructions
and operating tips
can be found at QRZ.com under H40FN. Pictures and wrap-ups
of H40FN's 2009-11
expeditions can be found at: www.hari-ham.com/ [425 DX News]
11/02/2012: Torkel,
LA6VJA, will be active for one day only as JW6VJA from
2012. Darkness all day, so probably working the low bands
only, expecting dead
bands above 10 MHz. QSL via LA6VJA, direct (P.O.Box 1036
11/02/2012: Operators
Olli OH6CT, Jari OH8WW, Esa OH8KTN and Jouni OH8GDU will
be active as OH8X from Radio Arcala , Finland
in the CQWW WPX RTTY Contest (11-12 February). QSL via
OH2UA. [OH2BN]
11/02/2012: Look for
Gary, AK4GP, to be active from the island
of Sint Maarten
(NA-105, WLOTA 0711) as PJ7/AK4GP from 11-17 February, 2012.
He will be QRP on
40-20m CW, using an Elecraft KX1. QSL via LoTW preferred.
[dx-world.net]
11/02/2012: Robert,
ST2AR, will be active as a Single-Op/All-Band entry in the
CQWW WPX RTTY Contest (11-12 February) from Khartoum , Sudan
direct to S53R (QRZ.com). [NG3K]
11/02/2012: Jeff,
K0UU, plans to be active as V31SG from St. George's Island
(NA-073), Belize
only. Jeff will also participate in the ARRL DX CW Contest
(18-19 February) as a
Single-Op/QRP entry. QSL via LoTW or direct to home call.
[dx-world.net]
11/02/2012: Larry,
XW0ZJZ (XW1A), will be active as a
Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry in the CQWW WPX RTTY
Contest (11-12 February)
from Vientiane , Laos
12/02/2012: Sosho, JA4JWD,
will be active from the island
of Saipan
NI002S, WLOTA 1333, WW Loc. QK25UF), Northern
Mariana Islands (OC-086) from
12-16 February, 2012. QRV on 80-6 metre SSB + Digital modes,
perhaps CW. QSL via
home call, direct or by the JARL Bureau. [NG3K]
13/02/2012: Drew
N2RFA, Gene K2KJI and Ivars KC4PX will be active as C6ABB,
C6ALC and C6APX, respectively, from Cable Beach, Nassau , New Providence
island
(NA-001, WLOTA 1115, WW Loc. FL15HB) from 13-23 February,
2012. Plans are to be
QRV on 80, 20, 15, 12 and 10 metre SSB, PSK31, RTTY, SSTV
and JT65. QSL via home
calls, direct and eQSL. Logs will be uploaded to LoTW.
[dx-world.net]
13/02/2012: Look for
Kevin K4PG (C6APG), Bob N4BP (C6AKQ) and Brian K7RE
(C6ALK) to be active on all HF bands from Grand Bahama Island
0527) between 13-20 February, 2012. This will include a
Multi-Single entry in
the ARRL DX CW Contest (18-19 February), using the callsign
C6AKQ. QSL direct
only to the operator's respective home callsign. All QSOs
will be uploaded to
LoTW. [NG3K]
13/02/2012: John,
N5JB plans to be active from the island
of Rarotonga
25th.). QRV mainly CW, with participation in ARRL DX CW
Contest expected. QSL
via N5JB. [dx-world.net]
13/02/2012: Valery,
R5GA, will once again be active from Ducos, island of
February, 2012. Valery will also participate in the ARRL DX
CW Contest (18-19
February) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry using the
callsign TO5X. QSL
both callsigns via UA3DX and LoTW. [dx-world.net]
13/02/2012: Jim, N6TJ
and Rick, N6ND will once again be active from Ascension
Island (IOTA AF-003, WLOTA 1491) as ZD8Z and ZD8R,
respectively, from 13-28th
February, 2012. Look for ZD8Z to be active in the ARRL DX CW
Contest (18-19
February) as a Single-Op entry. Outside of the contest both
calls will be QRV on
all HF bands. QSL ZD8R via N6ND, Bureau or direct. QSL ZD8Z
via AI4U, Bureau or
direct. [dx-world.net]
14/02/2012: Eric,
OE4AAC, will be actve as 3B9/OE4AAC on 14-21 February 2012
from Rodrigues
Island
Op, CW only operation, on 40-10 metres. QSL to OE4AAC,
direct or via Bureau.
[NG3K]
14/02/2012: Look for
Larry K3VX (8P9VX), Bill W3WH (8P9WH) and Carl K9CS
(8P9CS) to be active from the island of Barbados
February 2012. This will include a Multi-Op entry in the
ARRL DX CW Contest
(18-19 February), using the callsign 8P5Y (QSL via K9CS).
They plan to be active
on all bands and modes. QSL via home calls. [NG3K]
14/02/2012: Mario,
DL2UX (ex-TY1JB), plans activity from Graciosa island
(EU-175, DIP AZ-004, PIP AC-004, WLOTA 0113) as CT8/DL2UX
between 14-22
February, 2012. QRV on HF bands. QSL via home call, direct
or Bureau.
[dx-world.net]
14/02/2012: Bob,
W4OWY (V25WY) and Tom, AA9A (V25AA) will be active from the
Tom will be active in the ARRL DX CW contest (18-19
February) using the callsign
V25AA. They will be on 160-10 metre SSB, CW and maybe RTTY.
QSL via the Bureau
or direct to home calls. [NG3K]
15/02/2012: Dave,
G3TBK, will once again be active as J88DR from Kingstown
2012. Activity will include the ARRL DX CW Contest (18-19
February) and the ARRL
DX SSB Contest (3-4 March) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power
entry. He will also
be in the RSGB's 74rd Commonwealth Contest (10-11 March).
Activity outside of
the contest will be on all HF bands, especially 30/17/12
metres, using CW, SSB
and RTTY. QSL via G3TBK, direct or by the RSGB Bureau. [OPDX
Bulletin]
15/02/2012: Mitko,
LZ1UQ and Andy, LZ2HM will be active from Longyearbyen,
from 15-21 February, 2012. Activity will be on all the HF
bands. They will also
participate in the ARRL DX CW Contest (18-19 February). QSL
via home calls,
direct or Bureau. [DxAt]
15/02/2012: Operators
Bill N7OU, Bob W7YAQ, Al K7AR and Rock NE7D will be
active as VP5OU from Turks & Caicos (NA-002) in the ARRL
DX CW Contest (18-19
February) as a Multi-Single/Low-Power entry. QSL via LoTW or
direct only to
N7OU. Outside the contest (15-22 February), they will be
signing VP5/homecalls
on 160-10 metre CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via home calls. [NG3K]
16/02/2012: Naoki,
JS3LSQ, plans to be active from Saipan
Island
WLOTA 1333, WW Loc. QK25UF), Northern
Mariana Islands (OC-086) as KH0WJ from
16-21 February, 2012. QRV on 80-10 metres, with the
possibility of some 6 metre
activity. QSL via home call.
16/02/2012: Rochester
Dave WJ2O will be active as PZ5RO from the QTH of Ramon,
PZ5RA, located just
west of the Capital City of Paramaribo, Republic of Suriname
from 16-21 February, 2012. This will include a multi-single
high power effort in
the ARRL DX CW Contest (18-19 February). QSL via AI2N.
Further information can
be found at: www.wj2o.com/ [NG3K]
16/02/2012: Will,
AA4NC, will once again be QRV from Placencia Village (WW Loc.
EK56TM), Stann Creek District, Belize, from 16-26 February,
2012. He will also
participate as a Single-Op/All-Band entry in the ARRL DX CW
Contest (18-19
February). Outside the contest activity will be on all HF
bands, CW, RTTY and
SSB. He will also be monitoring 6 metres for any openings
(50W; 4el wide spaced
beam). QSL via AI4U. [NG3K]
16/02/2012: Eddy,
ON4AFU (www.on4afu.net), will be active as XU7AFU from
Kampang Song, Cambodia, between 16-25 February, 2012. Look
for him to be QRV on
80-10 metres, with focus on CW. QSL via home call, direct or
Bureau. [425 DX
News]
17/02/2012: Al,
JA9APS, will be active as T88KF from the West Plaza by the Sea
Hotel, Koror Island, Republic of Palau (OC-009, WW Loc.
PJ77FI), from 17-21
February 2012. QRV holiday style probably on 40-6 metre SSB,
CW and RTTY, with a
TS-570S and R8 vertical, 5 element yagi for 6m. QSL via his
home call Direct
address is: Narumi Kawai, 1-10-14 Suwanokawara, Toyama,
930-0088 JAPAN. [OPDX
Bulletin]
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LOOKING AHEAD -
18/02/2012: Operators
Uli DJ2YA, Falk DK7YY, Ulf DL5AXX, Tom DL5LYM and Frank
DL8WAA will be active as CR3L from Santana, Ilha da Madeira
(AF-014, DIP MA-001,
PIP MD-001, WLOTA 0053), during the ARRL DX CW Contest as a
Multi-2 entry. QSL
via DJ6QT, direct or Bureau. [NG3K]
24/02/2012: John,
K6AM, will be active as ZF2AM from Savannah, Grand Cayman
Island (NA-016, WLOTA 1042), for the CQ 160-Meter SSB
Contest (24-26 February)
as a Single-Op/High-Power entry from CQ zone 8. QSL via
K6AM, direct or Bureau
and LoTW. [NG3K]
29/02/2012: Look for
Masayoshi, AE6YW/JI1DSO to be active as AH0/AE6YW from the
island of Saipan (OC-086, USi NI002S, WLOTA 1333, WW Loc.
QK25UF), Northern
Mariana Islands betweeen 29 February and 6 March, 2012. QRV
on 80-6m, plus the
satellites. QSL via JI1DSO, direct or Bureau.
29/02/2012: Look for
Adam, DJ0IF and Mek, SP7VC to be active on all bands/modes
as CT9/homecalls from Santana, island of Madeira (AF-014,
DIP MA-001, PIP
MD-001, WLOTA 0053, WW Loc IM12NT), between 29 February and
7 March, 2012. This
will include a Multi-Single entry in the ARRL DX SSB Contest
(3-4 March) using
the callsign CR3L. QSL CR3L via DJ6QT. QSL CT9/DJ0IF and
CT9/SP7VC via their
home callsigns, Bureau or direct. [dx-world.net]
01/03/2012: Look for
special event callsign 8N1MOMO to be active from 1 March
until 5 April 2012 to celebrate the 36th Koga-city (JCC
1404) Momo (or Peach
Blossom) Festival and the 19th Fire Balloon Contest.
Koga(-city) is located in
Ibaraki prefecture, Kanto region, island of Honshu (AS-007,
WLOTA 2376), Japan.
QSL via the JARL QSL Bureau. [JJ1WTL/AC6IM]
01/03/2012: Look for
George, K4IIO / GM0IIO, to be active as C6AZZ from Grand
Bahama Island (NA-080, WLOTA 0527, WW Loc. FL06UO) from 1-8
March, 2012. He will
be QRV on 160-6 metres, mainly CW. George will also
participate in the ARRL DX
SSB Contest (3-4 March) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (20m)
entry. QSL via K4IIO,
direct and LoTW. [NG3K]
01/03/2012: From 1st
to 28th March, 2012, Fred PA0FAW will run the special
event callsign PA100NOM, celebrating 100 years of the
National Open Air Museum
in Arnhem, Netherlands. QSL via PA0FAW. (Direct, Bureau and
eQSL.cc - No LoTW).
[G-13038]
12/03/2012: Claudia,
DO5NEN and Tom, DL5NEN will be operating from Mahe Island
(WLOTA 3286) and La Digue Island (WLOTA 3066), Seychelle
Islands (AF-024), from
the 12th to 28th of March, 2012 with the call S79NEN, while
on their honeymoon.
They will also be active during the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest
(24-25 March). QSL via
DO5NEN. [DXCoffee]
17/03/2012: Rick,
N6KT, will be active from Monte Verde, Mindelo, Ilha do São
Vicente (AF-086, WLOTA 1976 WW Loc. HK76MV), Cape Verde,
from 17-29 March, 2012
as D44TRS. He will also be active as D4A during the CQWW WPX
SSB Contest (24-25
March). QSL via KU9C. [dx-world.net]
21/03/2012: John
K4BAI, Fred WW4LL, Brian NA4BW and Eric W4DXX will be active
from the island of Bonaire (SA-006, WFF PAFF-024, WLOTA
1279) as PJ4/homecalls
from 21-27 March, 2012. Activity will be on all HF bands and
modes. They will
also be active in the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (24-25 March) as
PJ4Z. QSL via home
calls. QSL PJ4Z via K4BAI, direct and LoTW. [DxAt]
24/04/2012: Look for
Graham MM0GHM, Jason GM7VSB, Allan 2M0VNW and Arthur
MM0DHQ to be active as MM0KLR from the isle of Muck (IOSA
NH06, SCOTIA DI18),
Inner Hebrides (EU-008), from 24 to 28 April, 2012. Expect
activity on all HF
bands and modes. QSL via the RSGB Bureau to MM0KLR. Direct
requests only via
MM0GHM (QRZ.com). [rsgbiota.org]
29/04/2012: Pete,
W2GJ, will be active from the island of Saipan (USi NI002S,
WLOTA 1333, WW Loc. QK25UF), Northern Mariana Islands
(OC-086) as W2GJ/KH0
between 29 April and 3 May, 2012. Expect activity on 80-10m,
all modes. There is
also the possibility of some 6 metre activity. QSL via home
call.
03/06/2012: Operators
Max DJ4EL, Alex IZ4AMS, Enrico IK2FIL, Joerg DJ1JB, Ben
DO1BEN and Enrique XE2AA will be active from Helgoland
Island (EU-127, GID/DID
N-014, WLOTA 0518) as DD4T from 3-10 June, 2012. QRV on
160-10 metres, using all
modes. QSL via IZ4AMS, Bureau or direct. [rsgbiota.org]
11/06/2012: Chas,
NK8O, will be active from Mwanza, Tanzania, as 5H9CP from
11-22 June, 2012. Primarily a CW operator he will be QRV on
HF when time
permits, using an Elecraft K3 and possibly various antennas.
QSL via home call.
[dx-world.net]
16/06/2012: Look for
Keith, G3TTC, to be active holiday style as F/G3TTC from
Chausey Island (EU-039, DIFM MA-004, DDFM 50, DPF 04, WLOTA
0424) between 16-22
June, 2012. QSL direct or via the RSGB Bureau to his home
callsign.
[rsgbiota.org]
22/06/2012: Operators
Allan KV4T, Steve KI4GGJ, John AJ4T, Gaston W4CCF and
Nicholas KJ4AVG will be active as homecall/p from Dauphin
Island (NA-213, USi
AL002S, Mobile county), Alabama, from 22-25 June, 2012. Look
for KV4T/P on
17meter CW. Look for AJ4T on 20meter SSB. Others will roam
the bands. QSL via
the individual operator's home call. [rsgbiota.org]
01/07/2012: Peter,
ON8VP, will be active holiday style from the island of
Corsica (EU-014, DIFM TK-001, MIA MCO-001, WLOTA 1390) as
TK/ON8VP from 1-6
July, 2012. QSL via home call, Bureau preferred.
[rsgbiota.org]
25/07/2012: Look for
Lars, SM6CUK, to be active from Ven Island (EU-137, WLOTA
0780) as SA6G/7 from 25-30 July, 2012. This will include an
entry in the RSGB
IOTA Contest (28-29 July). QSL via home call, direct or
Bureau. [rsgbiota.org]
01/08/2012: Bob,
N6OPR and Terry, N0TW will be QRV from Tarimba, La Guacima de
Alajuela, Costa Rica, as TI5/K6MQ from 1-8 August, 2012.
Look for activity on
all HF bands. Their main goal is to participate in the
Ten-Ten Summer Phone QSO
Party (4-5 August). QSL via N0TW. [dx-world.net]
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SPECIAL EVENTS -
10/02/2012: Jack,
G0FQN, will operate special event station GB50WVR, starting
on Friday 10 February, and then throughout 2012 on various
dates, to celebrate
50 years of the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway. QSL via
2E1HQY direct, or via
the RSGB Bureau and eQSL. Further information and updates
will be available at:
www.qrz.com/db/GB50WVR [GB2RS]
12/02/2012: Look for
special event station TM9AAW to be on air between 12-26th
February, 2012. Activity is to celebrate the 9th Antarctic
Activity Week.
Operation will be made by Francois, F8DVD, from his QTH of
Macon in the east
part of France. WAP reference for TM9AAW is 220. QRV from 40
to 10 metres,
mostly SSB. QSL via F8DVD, direct (SAE + 1 IRC or 2 USD) or
via the French REF
Bureau. For more details, see: tm9aaw.monsite-orange.fr/ or
TM9AAW on QRZ.com.
[F8DVD
U.S.A. Special Events can be found at:
www.arrl.org/special-event-stations
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LIGHTHOUSE CALENDAR -
10/02
CS4ODX/P: Ilha Terceira WLOTA:0524 QSL CU3HY (d/b)
10/02-20/02 FP/W6HGF:
Miquelon Island WLOTA:1417 QSL HC (d/b)
10/02-13/02 V85/9M8Z:
Brunei (main island) WLOTA:1628 QSL M0URX (d/b)
11/02-12/02 CR2V:
Albarnaz DFP:FAZ-02 WLH:CU-008 WLOL:AZO-016
WLOTA:0947
QSL HB9CRV (d/b)
11/02
JW6VJA: Spitsbergen Island WLOTA:0125 QSL LA6VJA (d/LoTW)
11/02-17/02
PJ7/AK4GP: Sint Maarten Island WLOTA:0711 QSL LoTW
12/02-16/02
KH0/JA4JWD: Saipan Island WLOTA:1333 QSL JA4JWD (d/b)
13/02-23/02 C6ABB:
New Providence (Nassau) WLOTA 1115 QSL N2RFA (d)
13/02-20/02 C6AKQ:
Grand Bahama Island WLOTA:0527 QSL N4BP (d/LoTW)
13/02-23/02 C6ALC:
New Providence (Nassau) WLOTA 1115 QSL K2KJI (d)
13/02-20/02 C6ALK:
Grand Bahama Island WLOTA:0527 QSL K7RE (d/LoTW)
13/02-20/02 C6APG:
Grand Bahama Island WLOTA:0527 QSL K4PG (d/LoTW)
13/02-23/02 C6APX:
New Providence (Nassau) WLOTA 1115 QSL KC4PX (d)
13/02-20/02 FM/R5GA:
Martinique Island WLOTA:1041 QSL UA3DX (d)
13/02-28/02 ZD8R:
Ascension Island WLOTA:1491 QSL N6ND (d/b)
13/02-28/02 ZD8Z:
Ascension Island WLOTA:1491 QSL AI4U (d/b)
14/02-21/02
3B9/OE4AAC: Rodrigues Island WLOTA:4265 QSL HC (d/b)
14/02-22/02
CT8/DL2UX: Ilha Graciosa WLOTA:0113 QSL HC (d/b)
14/02-22/02 V25AA: Antigua
Island WLOTA:1118 QSL AA9A (d/b)
14/02-22/02 V25WY:
Antigua Island WLOTA:1118 QSL W4OWY (d/b)
15/02-14/03 J88DR:
St. Vincent WLOTA 0492 QSL G3TBK (d/b)
15/02-21/02 JW/LZ1UQ:
Spitsbergen Island WLOTA:0125 QSL HC (d/b)
15/02-21/02 JW/LZ2HM:
Spitsbergen Island WLOTA:0125 QSL HC (d/b)
16/02-20/02
CT9/OM3RM: Ilha da Madeira WLOTA:0053 QSL HC (d/b)
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6 METRES & UP -
10/02-14/02 KH2/JS6RRR: Guam OC-026 Grid:QK23 6m 100w QSL HC
(d/b)
11/02-12/02 Louisiana QSO Party 6/2m CW/Phone Class 11 1500z-12 0300z
11/02 Open
VHF-FM contest 2m FM 1800z-2000z
12/02 SKCC
Weekend Sprintathon 6m CW 12 0000z-2359z
12/02-13/02 Classic Exchange AM 50.3/144.3 SSB/FM
50.125/144.2 12 1400z-13 0800z
12/02
Memorial OK1WC (MWC) Activity 6m CW
1600z-1659z
12/02 Maine
FM Simplex Contest 2m Fixed/Mobile/Rover
1900z-2300z
12/02 MRAC
FM Simplex Contest 6m-70cm FM
1900z-2130z
12/02-16/02 KH0/JA4JWD: Saipan Island OC-086 Grid:QK25UF 6m
SSB QSL HC (d/b)
14/02 LY
432MHz Activity Contest CW/SSB/FM
1800z-2159z
14/02 NRAU
432MHz Activity Contest SO/MO/Open
1800z-2200z
14/02 RSGB
432MHz UKAC SO Fixed/Open 2000z-2230z
16/02-21/02 KH0WJ: Saipan Island OC-086 Grid:QK25 6m CW/SSB
QSL JS3LSQ (d/b)
16/02-26/02 V31RR: Placencia, Belize Grid:EK56 6m 50w 4el
yagi QSL AI4U (d/b)
17/02-21/02 T88KF: Palau OC-009 Grid:PJ77FI 6m 5el yagi QSL
JA9APS (d/b)
Contest Calendar: www.qsl.net/va3rj/con_feb.html
GOT6??? - Six Meter Information by Andy 'NEON' Sargent N8OFS
at:
http://noars.net/got6/GOT6.txt (Updated 08 February, 2012)
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 INFORMATION -
QSLs via Bureau: 5JØA, 6V7Z, 9G5SI, 9UØA, CT8/DL7JAN,
FJ/W2VQ, FJ/WQ2N, H7/AJ9C,
OD5/DL6SN, P4ØW, PJ2/DL8OBQ, SX24VIO, T32AJ, V31MD, VP2MUM,
XE1AJ and YV2ØØARV.
QSLs via Direct: 3XY1D (DL7DF), 6W1SJ (E73Y), 9N7MD
(IK2VUC), C5ØA (OM2FY), C5A
(OM2FY), E51MAN (N7OU), E51NOU (N7OU), HVØA (IKØFVC), T32C
(G3NUG/OQRS), TU2T
(I2YSB), UA3AP (QRZ.com), XF1M [NA-078] (XE2HUQ), XF4IH
(XE1IH) and ZL8X
(DJ2MX).
QSLs via LoTW: 4WØVB, 6W7SK, AP2IA, C21HA, CR6K, DG5LAC,
ES2MC, ES3ACV, HG6N,
LS1D, LU4FM, PZ5RA, RA2FF, SN7Q, T32C, TN2T, TX6T/P, UA9CGL,
V44KAI, VE3KB,
VE3RZ, VE5MX, VP6T and ZC4LI.
============================================
LINKS -
IOTA (Islands On The Air) at: www.rsgbiota.org/
WCA (World Castles on the Air) at:
www.wca.qrz.ru/ENG/main.html
WFF (World Flora & Fauna) at: www.wff44.org/program/wff/
WLOTA (World Lighthouses On The Air at: www.wlota.com/
============================================
BITS & PIECES -
3C6A & 3C0E -
>From internet site of 3C0E gang, the new date of
operation is:
3C6A 22 to 26 February
3C0E 28 February to March 11
------------------------------
Press release:
Hi all
We, Freddy J28RO (http://j28ro.blogspot.com) and Yan XV4Y
(http://xv4y.radioclub.asia) are glad to announce you the
launch of a new
website that we are wishing will offer a new kind of service
to the internation
radioamateurs community and the Dxers.
Some months ago, we share an idea about making a website
where should be
published not the QSL routing informations (many websites
already serve well
this purpose) but informations about the quality of QSL
answers from OM or QSL
Managers.
It is true that during last decade with the increasing
number of
Mega-DXpeditions, some OM (a minority) thought they could
find in QSL cards a
way to finance their projects. We both agree that this is
getting significantly
far from the HAM spirit, since as we do understand one OM or
a group of OM don't
like to loose money answering QSL cards (2$ per QSL sent
multiplied by tens of
thousands of QSO quickly make a huge amount of money), we
think that earning
money with this is another story. What makes us feel better
is that many major
expeditions (4W6A, T32C, VP6T and many more) have confirmed
their QSO through
Logbook of the World in a matter of weeks if not hours!
QSLWatch.com (http://www.qslwatch.com/) is fairly simple.
You tell from what
station or QSL manager you received a card, you give it a
mark and you add a
comment if you want it.
The technical infrastructure is simple and is already
working for a couple of
weeks, but spare time has been missing to Freddy and me in
order to put all our
QSL infos in the database. As time is running we would like
to share this idea
with you anyway. We hope you will help us to make this
website better sharing
your QSLing experiences.
Wishing you all the best, Good DX and happy QSLing!
Fredy and Yan.
------------------------------
Halley 5 QRT -
Hi guys,
The antennas and masts at Halley 5 were removed yesterday,
so the base is now
officially QRT. I'll be flying back north in about a week
and a half. I'd like
to put Halley 6 on air again over the next two weekends, but
can't make any
promises at the moment.
73,
Mike, VP8DMH
------------------------------
RAC Bulletin 2012-008E - Amateur of the Year for 2011
2012-02-09
The RAC Board of Directors takes great pleasure in
announcing the selection of
Dr. Cezar Trifu, VE3LYC of Kingston, ON as the Canadian
Radio Amateur of the
Year for 2011. Dr.
Trifu exemplifies the Canadian Amateur with numerous IOTA
DXpeditions since 2008 covering Canadian Islands and
recently overseas islands.
He has raised the profile of Canadian Amateur operations
world-wide with
thousands of QSOs with DXCCs covering over six continents.
His dedication to HF
operations has been recognized with the DXCC Honor Roll,
IOTA Honour Roll, IOTA
Gold Level Awards, Canadian Islands Award and US Islands
Award to name a short
list of numerous awards.
Cezar has also raised the national and international
awareness of the Canadian Amateur scene with over twenty
multi language articles
in several amateur journals.
A presentation will be made to Dr. Trifu in the coming weeks
with an article and
more on his nomination to appear in the May-June 2012 issue
of The Canadian
Amateur magazine.
Paul Burggraaf, VO1PRB
RAC Corporate Secretary
*******************************************
73 and Good DX!
Dave Raycroft, VA3RJ
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