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- DX Bulletin 24 ARLD024
- From ARRL Headquarters
- Newington CT May 13, 1993
- To all radio amateurs
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- SB DX ARL ARLD024
- ARLD024 DX news
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- Thanks to Tedd, KB8NW; the Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network; Pete,
- KB1HY; and Steve, WB8IMY, for the items in this week's bulletin.
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- SPRATLY AND BOUVET ISLANDS. Russian explorer Fedor Koniukhov
- continues on his way to Bouvet Island, possibly by way of Spratly.
- R0L/MM passes traffic everyday on 14275 kHz at 0800z. Daily
- communication support is provided by UA0NL and other amateurs in the
- Far East.
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- A second yacht has joined the expedition with Tony, BV2AH, among the
- members of the team. The radio station on this yacht is signing
- BV0MM.
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- Plans are for both yachts to travel to Singapore, possibly landing
- at Spratly Islands to operate as 1S/R0L. From there it is on to
- Bouvet. For more info, contact Yuri V. Zaruba, UA9OBA, PO Box 1,
- Novosibirsk-92, 630092, Russia, CIS.
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- 9D, IRAN. A station signing 9D2CW was active on 21335 kHz around
- 1435z and 21028 kHz at 1230z.
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- CAMBODIA. XU1AD, XU5DX and XU7VK were all active this week. XU5DX
- was on 18085 kHz around 1445z. XU7VK was on 14197 kHz around 1245z.
- QSLs for XU7VK via HA0HW. And XU1AD was on 14169 kHz at 1500z.
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- GHANA. Sewell, 9G1SB, showed up on the 21335 DX net on May 5 and
- reported having problems with his TR4C and needed some help. QSL
- via CBA.
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- EQUATORIAL GUINEA. 3C1TR has been on 20 meters SSB with his new QSL
- Manager Joe, K8JP. Check around 14196 or 14226 kHz between 2130 and
- 2230z.
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- LIECHTENSTEIN. Andy, HB9EAS, will be signing HB0/HB9EAS May 14, 15
- and 16 from Triesenberg. QSL via the bureau or direct. Direct
- QSLing will require both SAE and sufficient return postage.
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- CORSICA. Look for TK/DF4RD, operated by Deiter, from May 24 through
- June 2. Most activity will be CW. QSL via CBA.
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- MACEDONIA. Venco, 4N5JA, has been on 20 meter CW and SSB. Check
- 14247 kHz around 2300z, where Alan, WA4JTK, operates a DX net and is
- the only QSL manager for 4N5JA when Venco is on frequency. All
- others QSLs go to 4N5JA direct via the YU5XTC CBA.
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- CH8MNP, CAMERON ISLAND, CANADA, IOTA NA-009. This summer the
- Calgary Amateur Radio Association will be sponsoring a DXpedition to
- Cameron Island. The island is 30 miles south of the north magnetic
- pole. Ops VE6EHX, VE6TZY, VE6KC, VE6CGY and VE6NAO will run two HF
- stations and 6 meters from August 18 through 24. This will be the
- first time grid square DQ76wi has been activated. QSL via VE6AO.
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- HA5BUS ON THE ROAD AGAIN. Imi/HA6HO, Gabor/HG5BKG and Steven/HG5CHI
- are now active as VE3/HA5BUS on 14025 kHz CW and 14088 kHz RTTY.
- Plans are for a return to the USA for a visit to Philadelphia and
- then onto Jacksonville, FL, where the bus will be put on a ship
- bound for the U.K.
-
- DX-CARIBE CRUISE INFO. This Carribean junket has the following
- stops scheduled.
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- Sunday 5/16 Aruba P4,
- Monday 5/17 Bonaire PJ,
- Tuesday 5/18 Grenada J3,
- Wednesday 5/19 Barbados 8P9,
- Thursday 5/20 Martinique FM,
- Friday 5/21 in transit MM,
- Saturday 5/22 Curacao PJ,
- Sunday 5/23 Aruba P4.
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- Suggested frequencies for CW are 3505, 7005, 14025, 18070, 21025,
- 24895 and 28025 kHz. For SSB, check 3795, 7070/7195, 14195, 18135,
- 21295, 24935 and 28495 kHz.
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- Some AO13 operations are planned as well. SSB downlinks will be
- 145.890 MHz mode B and 435.960 MHz mode J. CW downlinks will be
- 145.870 MHz mode B and 435.940 MHz mode J.
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- MORE SATELLITE DX/NEWS. The ''satellite saints'', specifically J8OI
- on St. Vincent and V47I on St. Kitts, were both very active on AO13
- this past week. QSL both via W0DQY.
-
- ARSENE. As reported in SPACE CW28/ARLS028, the recently launced
- French ARSENE packet-radio satellite has apparently suffered a
- serious failure. According to Jean Gruau, president of the Radio
- Amateur Club de l'Espace, their group and space officials were
- attempting to determine the cause of the problem. Monitor W1AW and
- PBBSs for further update bulletins.
- NNNN
- /EX
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