Sixitalia Weekly Info Page; Sep. 6-12, 2011

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Stiamo testando una chat in lingua italiana collegatevi:

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Daily Report (Opening reported in Italy, and some interesting reports from EU and North Africa)

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Sep. 5 - Evening - ES: G.

Sep. 6 - Afternoon - TEP: TR (South Italy). Evening - ES: G, EI.

Sep. 7 - Afternoon - TEP: TR (South Italy). Evening - TEP: 9Q/b, Z2/b (South Italy).

Sep. 8 - Afternoon - TEP: TR (South Italy). Evening - TEP: 9Q/b (South Italy).

Sep. 9 - Afternoon - TEP: TR8CA strong (South Italy). Evening - TEP: 9Q/b (South Italy).

Sep. 10 - Afternoon - TEP: Z2/b (South Italy).

Sep. 11 - Afternoon - TEP: TR8CA, Z2/B (South Italy).

DX News about: 3D2, 7P, HI, I, SV, ZA.

3D2R - Rotuma - 09.09.11

Press Release: DXpedition to Rotuma as 3D2R
After many months of careful planning, we are pleased to announce that our preparations for a large multi-national DXpedition to Rotuma are going according to plan.
Rotuma is located in the South Pacific Ocean and is #32 on Club Log's most wanted DXCC list.

The Team is meeting in Lami Bay, Suva on September 22nd and departing by ship to Rotuma on September 25th. The Team expects to arrive in Rotuma and become active on Tuesday, September 27th. We will complete our DX-pedition on October 7th, 2011.
The main goals of this DXpedition are to work every amateur radio operator who needs Rotuma for a new DXCC country. In addition, we will be active on all bands from 1.8 MHz to 144 MHz, including the 5MHz and 50 MHz bands.
In addition to CW, SSB and RTTY we will be active on PSK, SSTV and EME. Special attention will be made to work far away stations such as
Europe and Africa during those periods when propagation permits. The propagation window for EU and Africa is very brief at times and signals may be weak, so we ask everyone in the honored HAM SPIRIT to stand by when asked so that we may fulfill this need. Our destination will have
a wide range of options and possibilities.

We plan to upload our logs on a daily basis to our on-line log. We will upload to LOTW approximately six months following the DXpedition.
We wish everyone good propagation and we hope that you enjoy working

the 3D2R Team.
At this time, we are seeking additional Club and Individual Sponsors to help us defray the costs of carrying out this DXpedition. Our official
website is http://www.yt1ad.info/3d2r/index.html

[SOURCE: 3D2R Team via OPDX]

7P - Lesotho - 09.06.11

The 7P8EME DX expedition plans to be active from 14 to 26 September.

I guess it is mainly a EME expedition, but they might be looking for 6M TEP QSO’s as well.

http://www.amateurradio.org.za/7P8.htm

[SOURCE: ZS6A direct to Sixitalia]

HI - Dominican Rep. - 09.09.11

15/09/2011:  Operators Yukon John, KL7JR and XYL Claire, WL7MY will be back to their ocean front condo, near Cabarete, north shore of the Domincian Republic (IOTA NA-096, WLOTA 2974, WW Loc. FK49SS) around mid-September through 2013.. The HI3/KL7JR license has been renewed for a year, so expect to hear them on HF SSB concentrating on 12, 17, 40 and 80 metres and 6 metres! QSL via the information on QRZ.com. [OPDX Bulletin]

I - Italy - 09.11.11

Look for IP1/IQ1SP (on the HF bands, SSB  and  CW) and IP1/IK1WVR (on 6 and 2 metres SSB) to be active from Tino Island (EU-083,  IIA SP-002) on 16-18 September. The special permission granted  by  the Italian Navy is for activities to take place only from 8 to 14 UTC each day.
[SOURCE 425dxn]
 

SV - Greace - 09.09.11

Look for Fred, PA1FJ, to be active as SV8/PA1FJ/p from Skala Potamias, located on the east coast of the island of Thasos [aka Thassos] (IOTA EU-174, GIOTA NAS-037, MIA MG-124, WLOTA 4186, WW Loc. KN20JR), from 13-19th September 2011. QRV on 40-6m CW and SSB, using FT-817, Buddistick and 2x5m dipole. QSL via home call, Bureau preferred.

[SOURCE: rsgbiota.org via ICPO]

ZA - Albania - 09.11.11

It seems we go to Albania for a 20-year anniversary trip of ZA1QA, we will be using ZA20QA. If there is enough interest I can take a 6m EME capable station with me (6 element DK7ZB and 700 Watts, manual elevation) and I see October 21-22-23 should be pretty good for EME. Let me know if I should try. 73
[SOURCE: HA0DU on Magic Band EME via MMMonVHF]