UBARoyal Belgian Amateur Radio Union

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DX Info

ON100PES - La Belgique en Antarctique
20-05-2009
Submitted by: ON5EX
La Belgique fête en 2009 un double événement sur le plan scientifique. Il y a 100 ans, Adrien de Gerlache à bord du bateau ‘Belgica’ fut à la tête de la première expédition scientifique belge sur le continent Antarctique (1897 – 1899). Le 15 février de cette année, la nouvelle station de recherche ‘Princesse Elizabeth’ fut solennellement inaugurée. Cette nouvelle station de recherche est la première du genre qui satisfasse au concept du ‘zéro degré’ d’émission.

Les “Haspengouwse” radioamateurs du ‘Trudo Radioamateurs Club - TRC’ ont pour but de promouvoir ces deux événements concomitants durant toute l’année 2009 par l’utilisation d’un indicatif spécial. L’indicatif est constitué de trois éléments, ON, 100 et PES qui ensemble, forment ‘ON100PES’. ‘ON’ étant bien sur le préfixe pour la Belgique, le chiffre ‘100’ étant pour le centenaire de l’expédition polaire et ‘PES’ étant pour la contraction de ‘Princess Elisabeth Station’.

Une double carte QSL spéciale sera seulement envoyée à toutes les stations qui enverront d’abord leur carte QSL à l’adresse du radio club ON4TRC. De même, un diplôme est également prévu pour tous les OM qui réussiront à contacter la station spéciale sur au moins cinq bandes (HF + 2m/70cm).
ZK2V- Niue Island
20-05-2009
Submitted by: ON5EX
Map Niue I.
Chris, ZL1CT/GM3WOJ is QRV from island of Niue (OC-040) as ZK2V from 16th May until 20th June 2009. Operations will be on CW and SSB on 80, 40, 30, 20 and 17m.

QSL direct or via the bureau to N3SL.
Museum Ships Weekend 2009
20-05-2009
Submitted by: ON5EX
The international Museum Ships Weekend event will take place on June 6th to 7th on HF bands. For more info, click here.
D-Day 65th Anniversary
20-05-2009
Submitted by: ON5EX
Between June 5 and 8, the special event station F/PA65DDAY will be active from Juno Beach to commemorate the 65th anniversary of D-Day on 80, 40 and 20m SSB. QSL via PA0HFT, direct or via the Dutch VERON bureau only.

TM5BBC will be active on June 4 to 12 from the square tower of the Castle of Creully to commemorate the 65th anniversary of D-Day. After the landing, starting on June 7, 1944, the BBC services used this building and from it, covered and broadcasted the information about the Battle of Normandy. Broadcasting on the original frequency of 1602 kHz, in AM, using rebuilt original gear, will be heard on June 4 and 5 between 1000-1100 UTC and on June 6 and 7, between 1130-1230 UTC. QSL via F2UW to the bureau.

TM6SME will be aired from Edemonville, a close village to Sainte Mère l'Eglise. Most of the activity will happen from June 5-7 on HF, and maybe 2m, CW and SSB. Contacts with TM6SME on two bands or two modes is worth a special award to be claimed via Michel F6IPS, with a large SAE. The cost of the award is at your choice in IRC, but not less than 2. QSL via F6IPS to the bureau.

Members of the South Flanders DX Activity Group will be active as F/ON6JUN/P from 3 till 8 June nearby the Pegasus Bridge memorial museum, operating all HF (especially WARC) bands in CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31/125.
OZ5K - RØMØ Island
15-05-2009
Submitted by: ON4IVU
Le samedi 16 mai 2009, 5 membres de la section UBA de DST partent pour un trip IOTA vers le Danemark. Leur choix s'est porté sur l'île de Rømø. C'est l'île Danoise habitée la plus septentrionale, elle est située entre les îles de Sylt et Mandø. La superficie de cette île n'est que de 130 km2 et pas plus de 1000 habitants y vivent. Ils y seront QRV du 17 au 23 mai 2009, toutes bandes (incl. WARC) en SSB.
ON5VL/P - Château d'Oultremont
13-05-2009
Submitted by: ON5EX
Les membres de la section LGE de l'UBA seront à nouveau actifs ce dimanche 17 mai depuis le château d'Oultremont, référence BCA, LG-077. Ils seront d'abord QRV sur le 80m et ensuite sur le 40m et tout aussi en VHF.

QSL via le bureau.
ON4CB, ON4LO - Lillo Lighthouse
12-05-2009
Submitted by: ON5EX
ON4CB and ON4LO will be active from the lighthouse at Lillo on May 23-24, starting around 0800 UTC in SSB on 20, 40 and 80m. QSL via the bureau.
F/ON5JE - Château de Martragny
11-05-2009
Submitted by: ON5EX
DFCF 14-008 Willy ON5JE sera actif du 16 au 22 mai depuis le château français de Martragny (DFCF 14-008) principalement sur le 40m. Plus d’infos sur le site web de la section WLD.
SAQ - Grimeton Radio 17,2 kHz transmissions in 2009
10-05-2009
Submitted by: ON5EX
Wednesday, May 20 2009 at 07:00 and 07:30 UTC
There will be a transmission to celebrate the Japanese VLF-station Josami Radio/JND when it will be nominated to Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Milestone and also celebrate its start 80 years ago. The radio station is now a museum.
No reports/QSL.

Sunday, May 24 2009 at 10:55 UTC
A transmission will take place to celebrate the First Swedish Coast Radio Station and 100 years of Karlskrona Radio/SAA. The station is still working on military frequencies.
No reports/QSL.

Sunday, June 28 at 09:00 and 12:00 UTC
The annual transmission on “Alexander Day”.
The station is open to visitors.
Reports welcomed, QSL issued.

* CANCELLED * Saturday, October 24 at 09:00 UTC
United Nations Day.
No reports/QSL.

Thursday, December 24, Christmas Eve at 08:00 UTC
The Christmas transmission as before.
The station is open to visitors.
Reports welcomed and QSL issued.

Tuning up about 30 minutes before the actual message transmission.

Contact & QSL info:
Alexander - Grimeton Veteranradios Vaenner, Radiostationen, Grimeton 72, S-430 16 ROLFSTORP, Sweden.
info [at] alexander [dot] n [dot] se (email)
fax: +46-340-674195
website
GB100FAA– Fleet Air Arm
07-05-2009
Submitted by: ON5EX
(May 7, 2009 - js) On 7th May 1909, the Admiralty began a process that was to lead to the formation of the Fleet Air Arm. As this year is the Centenary Year of Naval Aviation, there are a number of events and publications throughout the year to celebrate and commemorate this event. The Royal Naval Amateur Radio Society is to operate a special event station during May 2009. The station will have the callsign GB100FAA and will be operated by members of the Society, initially from HMS Collingwood at Fareham (1st to 15th May) and latterly at the Royal Naval Air Station at Yeovilton in Somerset (19th to 21st May).