8Q     - Juergen, OE4JHW  will  be  active  as  8Q7OE  from  Kuredu  Island,
         Maldives (AS-013) on 2-14 September. He will operate holiday  style
         on 40-10 meters SSB and BPSK (during  his  night  hours).  QSL  via
         home call, direct or bureau, LoTW and eQSL.
E5_nc  - Andy, E51AND (AB7FS) will be on Palmerston  Atoll  (OC-124),  North
         Cook Islands until "sometime in the middle of next September",  The
         Daily DX reports. Andy operates straight key QRS  CW  around  14048
         kHz, and often checks into the ANZA net which  meets  at  at  05:15
         UTC daily at 14183 kHz. QSL via AB7FS.
F      - The Radio Club du Bassin d'Arcachon (F5KAY) will be active as  TM5O
         from Ile aux Oiseaux (not IOTA, DIFM AT-028) on 1-2 September.  Two
         stations will be QRV on 80, 40 and 20 metres SSB,  CW  and  digital
         modes. QSL via F8IHE, direct or bureau.
F      - Ben, ON5GQ, will be active holiday style  as  F/ON5GQ  from  Oleron
         Island (EU-032) on 1-14 September. QSL via  home  call,  direct  or
         bureau. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
G      - Russell, G5XW will be active as  G5XW/p  from  the  Isle  of  Wight
         (EU-120) on 26-27 August. QSL via  home  call,  direct  only.  [TNX
         rsgbiota.org]
I      - Fabio, IK0IXI will  be  active  as  II0FIST  on  2-8  September  to
         celebrate  the  25th  anniversary  of  the  FISTS  CW  Club,    the
         International Morse  Preservation  Society  (www.fists.co.uk).  QSL
         via IK0IXI.
KH0    - Look for JQ2WTT as KH0XW (QSL direct to home call)  and  JE1XUZ  as
         KH0XH (QSL direct to home call) to be active from  Saipan  (OC-086)
         from 29 August to 3 September. They will  participate  in  the  All
         Asian DX SSB Contest (1-2 September) as  AH0BT  (QSL  via  7L1FPU).
         [TNX NG3K]
PJ2    - Anja, DH2AK and Torsten, DL1THM will be active again  as  PJ2/DH2AK
         and  PJ2/DL1THM  from  Curacao  (SA-099)  from  26  August  to    1
         September. They will operate holiday style mainly SSB on 20 and  15
         metres. QSL via home calls, bureau preferred. [TNX DX Newsletter]
SU     - Special callsign SU30ASR will  be  in  use  from  24  August  to  2
         September to celebrate the 30th  Arab  Scout  Camp  in  Abu  Quear,
         Alexandria. Said SU1SK, Atef SU1AO and Ayman SU1AR plan to  operate
         SSB, CW and digital modes on 160-10 metres. QSL via SM5AQD  (direct
         only). [TNX SU1SK]
SV9    - Luc, ON6DSL will be active  as  SV9/ON6DSL/p  from  Crete  (EU-015)
         from 27 August to 3 September. He will  operate  SSB  only  with  5
         watts. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX NG3K]
TA     - The TC Special Wireless  Activity  Team  (www.tcswat.org)  and  the
         Giresun Radio Amateurs and Nature Sports Club  will  be  active  as
         TC6ILH from Inebolu Lighthouse on  30  August-2  September  and  as
         TC2AL from Amasra Lighthouse on 1-2 September. QSL via TA1HZ.
UA     - Gennady R3BY, Maxim RU5D and Oleg R7LP  will  be  active  as  RI0FM
         from Moneron Island (AS-149) from 28 August to  2  September.  They
         will operate CW and SSB on 40-10 metres. QSL via R3BY,  direct  and
         bureau. On 30-31 August they plan to be QRV as R10RLHA/0  (QSL  via
         RA1QY) from the lighthouse. [TNX qrz.ru]
V6     - Yoshi, JJ8DEN will be active as V63PR from Falalop Island  (OC-078)
         from 24 August to 3 September (the  trip  depends  on  the  flights
         to/from the island, and  the  schedule  might  change  or  even  be
         cancelled). He plans to  operate  RTTY,  CW,  PSK31  and  JT65A  on
         160-10 metres. QSL via JJ8DEN, direct or bureau.
W      - Once again Joe, K5KUA will be  active  as  K5KUA/5  from  Galveston
         Island (NA-143) from 31 August to 3 September. While on the  island
         he usually operates CW on 40-10 metres. QSL via home  call,  direct
         or bureau. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
ZD9    - ZS1A reports that Gerard de Jong, ZS6KX will  be  on  Gough  Island
         (AF-030) "from sometime September 2012"  and  will  apply  for  the
         ZD9KX callsign. His QSL route will  be  announced  in  due  course.
         [TNX MM0NDX]

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                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE ---> The July 2012 issue is now available for  download
at www.425dxn.org/monthly/index.html. [TNX IZ3EBA]

CAMPBELL ISLAND 2012 ---> "We are on schedule and the  project  planning  is
well underway", the ZL9HR team wrote on  21  August.  "The  team  is  busily
working on all aspects of the DXpedition", which will  take  place  from  28
November to 9 December. Read the  latest  news,  including  ZL9HR's  QSLling
policy, at www.campbell2012.com

SWAINS ISLAND 2012 ---> The NH8S DXpedition cargo has  arrived  in  American
Samoa. The international team of 20 operators  (9V1FJ/ZS1FJ,  AA4NN,  DJ2VO,
DL3DXX, K5AB, K9CS, K9CT, K9NW, N2TU, N4HH, N6HC, N6HD, NA6M, ND2T,  SM5AQD,
W6KK, W8GEX, W8HC, W8TN and WB9Z) is scheduled to depart American  Samoa  on
4 September, for the 23 hour boat ride  to  Swains.  They  will  be  running
seven stations from 6 to 160m, including 60m. They will be on  CW,  SSB  and
RTTY around the clock for  14  days.  Great  emphasis  will  be  in  working
European stations. Plans are to update logs on a daily  basis  by  satellite
phone. The team will have  two  pilot  stations  (Valerie,  NV9L  for  North
America and Col, MM0NDX  for  Europe).  Total  costs  are  estimated  to  be
$200,000. Each member has paid $8000, plus  his  cost  to  get  to  American
Samoa. Anyone who wants to contribute defray the cost of the  trip,  can  go
to the expedition's website and  click  on  the  donations  link.  Read  the
latest press release (#3, 22 August) at www.nh8s.org [TNX W8GEX]

+ SILENT KEYS + Victor D. Poor (W5SMM) passed away on 17 August at  the  age
of  79.  Last  month  he  received  the  ARRL  President's   Award  for  his
contributions to the development of digital communications systems  (Winlink
2000 and its predecessor Aplink) in the Amateur Radio Service. He  was  also
one of the major forces behind the development of the modern microprocessor.
Other recently reported Silent Keys include Araldo Ramundo  (I8RAR),  Enrico
Lombardo (IT9TDJ), Marilyn S. Carpenter  (N8OAM),  Thomas  L.  Hise  (NC0O),
Helio M. de Carvalho (PY2BBO), Finlay Bruce (ZL4HI), Ham Radio Outlet  (HRO)
Vice President  George  Varvitsiotes  (K6SV)  and  QST  Magazine's  Managing
Editor Joel P. Kleinman (N1BKE), who died from injuries  received  during  a
house fire.

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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

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CALL        MANAGER     CALL        MANAGER     CALL        MANAGER
===================================================================
2O12L       G4WNF       E51AIU      JJ8DEN      PA25SCH     PD2RKG
2O12W       GW1FKY      EA8/EI6DX/p RX3RC       PF30CAVENTE PA7HPH
3B8FQ       K5XK        EF8M        UA3DX       PJ2L        EB7DX
3G3P        CE3PG       EG1SAU      EA1HNP      PJ2MI       EB7DX
3Z2X        SP2YWL      EI0CPL      EI9FVB      R1000M      RA4UVK
3Z70ZK      SP5ZRW      EI0LHL      EI4GXB      R1050QB     UA1QEO
4L1MA       ON4RU       EI0M        EI6IZ       R111DCP     UA6MM
4L4WW       EA7FTR      EM0UBC      UR4UXD      RI1FJA      RX3MM
4L4ZA       DJ1CW       EM3WFF      UT4WA       RW1150M     RQ3M
4X130RISHON 4Z4KX       EM4IFF      US5IQ       SE7M        SM7GUY
5B/RV1AW    RU1AE       EP3PK       IK2DUW      SF6LGT      SK6NL
5H3EE       DL4ME       FK8GX       W3HNK       SG3U        SM3CXS
5H3ME       DL4ME       FO/F5LCI    F5LCI       SN0LIW      SP5SMY
5H4BL       IV3RTL      GB0BL       G4IAR       SN10ZKD     SP2KDS
5N7M        OM3CGN      GB0WPB      M0PNN       SN70AKL     SP8ONU
5W1SA       JA1DXA      GB175PO     M0PAM       SP0CFF      SP2FAP
6K0ON/4     DS4DRT      GB2012OLY   M0DOL       SV0XAN/5    IK2WZD
7S5LH       SM5ZCI      GB2YLS      MM5YLO      SV0XCC/9    LZ1YE
8P9HA       WA4WTG      GS0GRC      G0RCI       SV9/EM5F    UR5FAV
9A/LX9EG    LX1NO       GT4AAF/p    GM0BKC      T30TT       pirate
9A20HRS     9A3JB       HB9LH       HB9DLO      TM175PO     F4FCE
9A8WTV      IZ5WTV      HB9WFF      HB9FBI      TM1NOI      F4FVI
9K24P       9K2OK       HC2/AL1O    DH1TW       TM5AF       F5NED
9N7AK       K0YAK       HE5LC       HB9LC       TM89SARA    F5KCC
9N7SR       KF5NSR      HF20RPL     SP9PRR      TR8CA       F6CBC
A41PB       EB7DX       HF20WW      SP9KRT      TT8FC       EA3GWK
A60HD       NI5DX       HG20SD      HA8PH       UP2L        UA9AB
A61K        EA7FTR      HP2TP       HP1RCP      V31DV       AF6WU
A61Q        EA7FTR      HR2WW       KD4POJ      V31WU       AF6WU
A65BD       G5LP        II1PV       IQ1GE       V73AX       WH0AI
A65BP       UA6MF       IQ9MQ       IT9MRM      VA7AQ/NL5   VA7AQ
A65OO       NI5DX       IY7MD       IQ7MU       VE7DP/WL9   VE7DP
A71CM       NI5DX       J43J        DJ5JH       VI5CW       VK5PAS
AH0J        JA1NVF      JW2PA       LA2PA       VK4ILH      VK4MIA
C5YK        ON6EG       JY4CI       K2AX        VK8MM       VK4FW
CO6LC       EA5GL       JY5MM       IK2DUW      W4J         W4JUP
CQ7GIL      CS1AAM      KH2L        W3HNK       YB0AZ       W7TSQ
CR5LSV      CT5KAO      KL7XK/p     KL7XK       YB8BYL      EA7FTR
CR5WFF      CT1EJB      KP2JR       KL7JR       YL11WCA     YL2IU
CR6LH       CT1GZB      LA6Q        LA9VDA      YP0WFF      YO2KQT
CT3AS       DL3BK       M0RSE       G3SWH       YP1S        YO9FNP
CU1ARM      CU1AAD      MJ0CTR      M0CTR       YW5B        DM4TI
CW1R        CX1AA       MO6YDR      MI6YDR      Z21LS       DE1ZHB
CX1TA       EA5KB       MW0ZZK      EB7DX       ZB2LGT      ZB2JK
CX3TQ       IK2DUW      N7C         N7HG        ZD9KN       pirate
CX7CO       WB3CDX      NH0J        JJ2VLY      ZF2BN       W4HET
D2QR        RW6HS       OH0R        OH2PM       ZL2WL       NI5DX
D3AA        UA1QV       ON29IOF     ON4AMM      ZM1A        ZL3CW
D4C         IZ4DPV      ON4YOTA     ON9CFG      ZP6CW       ZP6CU
D7G         HL4CEL      P29FR       I2RFJ       ZV3MAR      PY1AMF
DM50KSJ     DL2VM       P3EU        5B4AHO      ZW100AF     PY1MT
DU1IST      JA1HGY      P40S        K7MKL       ZX7MIL      PS7NN

3DA0NJ   Nico Coetzee, Panata Ranch, P O Box 226, Manzini, M200, Swaziland
5R8FL    Andreas Edmond Andriamiarisoa, P.O. Box 5005, 101 Antananarivo,
         Madagascar
CW5X     P.O. Box 950, 11000 Montevideo, Uruguay
F5LCI    Jean-Marc Bourdereau, Le Petit Nuy, 23300 La Souterraine, France
JJ8DEN   Yoshitake Izumi, 7 Minami-24 Nishi-1, Obihiro-shi, Hokkaido,
         080-0011, Japan
KL7XK    Michael S. Pedersen, P.O. Box 420, Gustavus AK 99826, USA
LA9VDA   Trond Johannessen, Helgedalen 13, 1528 Moss, Norway
ON6EG    Eddy Generet, P.O. Box 86, 4800 Verviers, Belgium
VA7AQ    Heinz Georg Buhrig, 15684 102 Ave, Surrey BC V4N 2G4, Canada
VE7DP    Franc Toplak, P.O. Box 209, Nanaimo BC V9X 1W1, Canada
VK4FW    Bill Horner, 13 McConnell Rd, Maidenwell QLD 4615, Australia
VK4MIA   Derek Toreaux, P.O. Box 19, Redbank QLD 4301, Australia
VK5PAS   Paul Simmonds, P.O. Box 169, Mount Barker SA 5251, Australia
VU7M     Minicoy Expedition 2012, 9026 Phillip Dorsey Way, Columbia MD
         21045, USA
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