Δευτέρα 13 Μαΐου 2013

DX News από το DX World - 13 Μαι 2013

ZD8W – Ascension Island - Monday May 13, 2013





Ο Oliver, W6NV, και άλλοι θα είναι ενεργοί από το νησί Ascension Island, βρετανική κτήση στον Νότιο Ειρηνικό Ωκεανό, ως ZD8W από 19-21 Νοεμβρίου 2013. Θα είναι QRV για το CQ WW CW Contest. QSL via W6NV. Wikipedia : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascension_Island

FJ/K5WE και FJ/N5WR – St Barthelemy - Monday May 13, 2013






Μία ομάδα από πατέρα και γιο Jeff, K5WE, και Erik, N5WR, θα είναι ενεργοί από το νησί St. Barts, γαλλική κτήση στην Καραϊβική, από 3-10 Ιουνίου 2013. Θα είναι QRV στα 80-6 μέτρα, κυρίως σε CW, με λίγο RTTY και SSB. QSL στα home callsigns. Wikipedia : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_barthelemy

Heard Island Dxpedition – 2015 - Monday May 13, 2013

BREAKING NEWS — Heard Island 2014 Dxpedition rescheduled — see below.
We wish to announce that the expedition to Heard Island has been rescheduled for January, 2015. The primary reason for this decision was the cost of using the preferred vessel, the Marion Dufresne to put the team on Heard Island for the required time. In spite of extensive negotiations and rescheduling of the cruise, it became clear that the cost of using this vessel will exceed $1 million, and therefore the total cost for the project would be about $1.5 million, as we noted earlier. In spite of our plan to increase the team size to 50 (which the M-D can accommodate) to partially cover this cost, we reluctantly concluded that sponsorship at this level would be impossible. We have therefore decided to delay the expedition to January, 2015, to allow more time to restructure the project, locate a more suitable vessel, and bring the cost more in line with projected available resources.
A benefit of the restructuring is that we will plan for amateur radio operations to be carried out over a longer time, up to 30 or more days. Furthermore, the campsite will be located on the east side of Heard Island, enabling paths to areas of the world that were not accessible in the last operation (in 1997). With the requirement of the longer stay on Heard Island, we will be assembling a new radio team with operators who are highly experienced and dedicated to the challenge of activating Heard Island with the new project requirements.
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