Archive for June, 2007

Not long worked DL40RRDXA  on 40m. Nice callsign. Bit of a mouthful, though!

 Got me thinking – what’s the longest call you’ve worked or heard?

July 7-14 sees OK1FJD operate as 4O6DJ from Montenegro. All bands.  QSL via OK6DJ

 Website (needs to be translated)

Taken directly from 425 DX News

Vlad, UA4WHX says he is going back home – after almost 26 months and 310,000 QSOs from 21 DXCC entities. Callsigns used include 3DA0VB,4K0VB, 4L0B, 5H3VMB, 5H3VMB/3 (AF-075), 5H3VMB/5 (AF-074), 5R8VB, 5X1VB,
5Z4/UA4WHX, 5Z4/UA4WHX/P (AF-067), 5Z4BU, 7P8VB, 7Q7VB, 9J2VB, 9U0VB, 9X0VB, A25VB, C91VB, C91VB/4 (AF-103), C91VB/6 (AF-088), D20VB, D60VB, J20VB, OD5/UA4WHX, ST2KSS, ST2VB, V51VV, V51VV/P (AF-070), Z2/UA4WHX (see also the list available for download www.dailydx.com).

His QSLling instructions are as follows:

1. Vlad accepts cards sent through the Russian QSL bureau, as well as bureau
  shipments mailed directly from societies or organizations to his address
  (Vladimir M. Bykov, P.O. Box 2040, Izhevsk, 426000, Russia). To keep track
  and make certain nothing is missing when a big batch is on the way, it is
  advisable to contact him (ua4whx@mail.ru).
2. He recommends sending requests direct rather than going via the bureau.
  Cards will be arranged and replied to by senders, direct/bureau put
  together. If there is enough postage, the bureau will join the direct
  requests.
3. Please avoid sending cash, use IRCs instead (“I can technically send 7
  pieces of QSLs with one IRC”, he says).
4. It is even possible to use credit cards (Visa or Master Card). “I will
  keep records of the transaction together with your QSL requests”, Vlad
  says. “The transaction is 100% secure and will be done electronically
  through Svezhy Veter Travel Agency”.
5. Those who made multiple QSOs, can send only one card along with the QSO
  list on a sheet of paper.
6. Vlad did not use a computer, and all QSOs are on paper logs. He will have
  a few people to help help him with the QSLing. He will let everyone know
  when the first cards are out.

Beginning July 1 2007 to 30 June 2008, VR2 stations can use the special prefix VR10 to commemorate the reunification with China which occured in 1997. 

More info here

More info from Daily DX and ARRL

Plans are to depart Mangareva Island, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia via the Braveheart on February 5, 2008 and head for Pitcairn Island; this trip normally takes about 36 hours. The ops will spend a few hours on Pitcairn before take another 36 hour trip boat ride to Ducie Island; they plan to arrive at sunrise on February 9. They hope to be up and running within 24 hours. The team needs to be back on Mangareva by March 3. If all goes well, including the weather, they will have VP6 on the air for as long as 19 days. There is a slight chance of a short visit to another uninhabited island if things on Ducie slow down. Henderson Island (also VP6, not a separate DXCC entity) is the only island on the way to and from Ducie Island.

more

Also, i found some other info on Ducie, with pictures here

For 48 hours only on new IOTA (AS-193). Currently on 14260 as i type this (5-10 up) with big pileup. Not so strong here..

Farasan Islands: The Farasan Island group is a large archipelago of Red Sea coral islands lying 40 km offshore from Jizan, with many low-lying islands and islets. Some islands are bare and surrounded by coral, while others are sandy. The largest island is Farasan Kabir, being 66 km long and 5-8 km wide, and the highest point does not exceed 72 m. It has the greatest biological diversity of any site in the Saudi Arabian Waters of the Red Sea.

LINK

IOTA website: AS193