[ADXA] [Fwd: [425ENG] 425 DX News #579]
Earl
[email protected]
Sun, 09 Jun 2002 19:33:06 -0500
FYI !!
======================================================================
8 June 2002 No 579
===========================
*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S ***
**** DX INFORMATION ****
===========================
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
/---------------------------------------------------------------------------\
! Information, reports and suggestions must be sent to: !
! !
! Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ: DX information !
! (e-mail [email protected] - BBS [email protected]) !
! Maurizio Bertolino, I1-21171: 425 DX News WWW Pages !
! (e-mail [email protected]) !
\---------------------------------------------------------------------------/
3V - Giovanni Bini, I5JHW reports that seven operators from Tunisia and
seven from Italy (namely Roberto/I5HLK, Sergio/I5NSR, Danio/I5OYY,
Paolo/I5UKS, Piero/IK5CK and Roberto/IK5FTQ and Giovanni/I5JHW
himself) will operate as 3V8KO from Kuriat Island in the
Sousse/Monastir/Mahdia Region group (AF-???) on 14-16 June. They
plan to run four stations with one amplifier, one beam antenna and
three verticals. QSL via I5JHW either direct (Giovanni Bini, Via
Santini 30, 51031 Agliana - PT, Italy) or through the bureau.
5V - Francois, VE2XO will be active as 5V7XO from Lome, Togo on 25-31
August. He will mainly operate on RTTY and SSB on 10, 12, 15, 17
and 20 metres, with possible activity on 6 metres. QSL via home
call (Francois Normant, 3054 avenue Lacombe, Montreal QC H3T 1L4,
Canada). [TNX VE2XO]
9A - Peter, DL4AMK plans to operate as 9A/DL4AMK from the lighthouse on
the island of Sveti Ivan na Pucini (EU-110) on 13-20 July. [TNX
DL4AMK]
9U - Christian, 9U5A [425DXN 578] says that he "will probably stay in
between 30 and 10 meters. I have a Band W antenna between two
coconut trees. Rig is a TS-450S and that's all". QSLs go to Emilie
Mouraux, 45 rue de la liberte, Ludelange, 57710 Tressange, France;
logs at http://www.ocha.bi
AP - Willy, 9A4NA/T98N has been in Peshawar, Pakistan since early May
and will stay there for at least two more months. From time to
time he will operate (SSB only, typically after 12 UTC) from
Asad's (AP2AUM) station. QSL via KK5DO. A log search for contacts
made by Willy can be found at http://www.t93y.com/logsearch [TNX
T93Y]
CU - Luis/CT1AGF, Antonio/CT1EPV, Hermann (HB9CRV/CT3FN) and
Phil/HB9FMU will be active on all bands (6 metres included) SSB,
CW, RTTY and PSK31 from Corvo Island (EU-089) from 16 July to 1
August. They will participate in the IOTA Contest as CU9D (QSL via
WA3HUP); outside the contest look for CU9AB (QSL via WA3HUP),
CU9/CT1AGF/p (QSL via home call), CU9/CT3FN/p (QSL via HB9CRV) and
CU9/HB9FMU/p (QSL via home call). [TNX CT1END]
CU - CT1AHU, CT1AVC, CT1EFL and CT1EGW will be visiting the Azores from
20 to 30 July and plan to be active on SSB, CW and RTTY from the
CU2 (EU-003) and CU3, CU5, CU6 and CU7 (EU-175) call areas as time
permits. They plan to participate in the IOTA Contest from the QTH
of CU3AD and CU3EJ on EU-175. [TNX CT1EGW and CT1END]
DU - 4D70 (individual callsisgns) and DZ70 (club callsigns) are the
specil prefixes that can be used in the Philippines through 31
December to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Philippine
Amatuer Radio Association (PARA). [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
FO - Paolo, IK2QPR will be active as FO/IK2QPR from Bora Bora (OC-067),
French Polynesia on 10-14 August. QSL via home call. [TNX IK2QPR]
FP - Lefty, K1TOL and Tim, N1RZ plan to operate from Miquelon Island
(NA-032, GN17) on 14-24 June. This will be a 6 metres only
DXpedition. Further information is available at
http://6m.dxers.info/dxpedition/fp/ [TNX OZ6OM]
GM - Jim, MM0BQI confirms he will be active (on 80-6 metres SSB, CW,
RTTY and PSK) as GB5SI from Tanera Mor in the Summer Isles
(EU-092) from 7 through 10 June [425DXN 577]. He will participate
in the RSGB Jubilee Contest and the ANARTS RTTY contest. QSL via
MM0BQI either direct (Jim Martin, 3 Lismore Ave, Edinburgh, EH8
7DW, Scotland) or through the bureau.
GM - The Cambridge University Wireless Society will be active as GM6UW
from various locations in the Hebrides, Scotland in July. Plans
are still dependant on the finalisation of transport links and the
trip will be weather-permitting, but operations should take place
as follows:
11 July Lewis Island (EU-010)
12-15 July Shiant Islands (EU-112)
17-19 July Treshnish Islands (EU-108)
Activity should be on all HF bands and 6 metres with an emphasis
likely to be on 20-10 metres. Some CW operation is possible, but
most activity will be SSB. QSL via M0BLF, either direct or via the
bureau. A bureau QSL request form and logs will be available at
http://www.cam.ac.uk/societies/cuws/dxped/2002/hebrides.htm [TNX
M0BLF]
GM - A team from the GMDX Group (namely Colin/GM0RLZ, Stu/MM0BSM,
John/MM0CCC, Colin/GM0CLN, Chris/GM3WOJ, Jim/GM0NAI and possibly
Rob/GM3YTS) will be active from Islay in the Inner Hebrides
(EU-008) on 25-29 July. They will participate in the IOTA Contest
as GM5A (QSL via GM0RLZ). Updates will be posted at
http://islay.0catch.com/ [TNX GM0CLN]
GU - Terry, W6/G3MHV and Mady, KP3YL/W6 will be active (on 10, 15, 20
and 40 metres CW and SSB) as GU3MHV and GU4WHV from Guernsey
(EU-114) on 17-25 June. QSL via the bureau or direct to KP3YL.
[TNX W6/G3MHV]
HB9 & S5 - Roy, W6UKX reports he will be active on most bands from
Switzerland on 12-22 June and from Slovenia between 24 June and 3
July. QSL via home call.
HL - Look for DS4DRE/4 to be active (on 40-10 metres CW and SSB) from
Pogil Island (AS-085) on 23-25 June. QSL to DS4DRE preferably via
the KARL bureau. [TNX DS4DRE]
I - Operators from ARI Tivoli, ARI Frascati and ARI Genzano will be
active (on 80-2 metres) as IA5P from Pianosa Island (EU-028, IIA
LI-016) on 7-10 June. QSL via I0VWV. [TNX IW0EBR]
I - Special event station IQ9YL will be active on 18-26 June in
connection with the International YL Meeting that will take place
in Palermo (EU-025) on 21-23 June.
IS0 - Freddy, IZ1EPM (ex IW1DIM) reports he will be active from Santa
Teresa di Gallura (JN41OF), Sardinia (EU-024) on 15-23 June and
again in August. He plans to operate on 10, 15, 18, 20, 24 and 6
metres during his early morning and evening hours.
JA - Look for 7N1JZT and JQ1SUO to be active (on 10-40 metres SSB and
CW) as 7N1JZT/1 and JQ1SUO/1 from Niijima (AS-008) on 8-9 June.
QSL via home calls. [TNX JQ1SUO]
KH0 - Look for KH0/JH4RLY and KH0/JA4RED to be active from Saipan
(OC-086), Northern Marianas on 14-17 June. They plan to operate
above 40 metress on SSTV, PSK31, and RTTY. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
LY - Seven stations from Klaipeda, Lithuania will operate with the
LY750 prefix from 5 July to 5 August to celebrate the 750th
anniversary of that town. Look for LY750TG (LY2TG), LY750BE
(LY3BE), LY750EC (LY2EC), LY750FE (LY2FE), LY750CT (LY1CT),
LY750PDA (LY2PDA) and LY750SV (LY2SV). QSL via P.O. Box 1000,
Vilnius 2001, Lithuania or P.O. Box 70, Klaipeda 5800, Lithuania.
There will be an award for working the LY750 stations; for
information please contact Eugene, LY3BE ([email protected]). [TNX
LY3BE]
OH - Mario, DL5ME reports he will be active as OH1/DL5ME from Nagu
Island (EU-096) on 13-16 June. He might also operate as SM0/DL5ME
from EU-084 for 1-2 days starting on 18 June.
OZ - According to the latest Most Wanted IOTA Groups listing, the
Jylland East & Fyn group (EU-172) has been credited to only the
22,5% of the current participants in the RSGB IOTA Programme.
Jens, OZ5MJ lives on Fyn Island and says he is QRV "almost 24
hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days a year" 10-80 metres SSB,
CW and RTTY. Skeds are welcome at [email protected] and QSL is
sure via the bureau. Direct cards can be sent to Jens Palle Moreau
Jorgensen, Jaegerbakken 13, DK 5260 Odense S, Denmark. [TNX OZ5MJ]
PY - Simone, IV3NVN and other operators from Brazil plan to operate as
ZW5T from a few IOTA islands in the Santa Caterina State and
Parana State groups between 6 June and 4 July. Main activity will
take place from Santa Caterina Island (SA-026), dates and
destinations of side trips will depend on local conditions. QSL
direct only to IV3NVN. [TNX IV3NVN]
PZ - Johan, PA3EXX was expected to operate as PZ5PI from Papegaaien
Eiland (SA-???) on 6-11 June [425DXN 575], but apparently he is
having some problem. The latest news is that he will be QRV on 8
June only (from 10 UTC through 20 UTC) and on 20 metres SSB only
(TX 14260, RX 5-10 kHz up). QSL via PA3EXX either direct (Johan
Willemsen, Belmolendijk 12, 1693 DJ Wervershoof, The Netherlands)
or through the bureau. [TNX PA3BLS]
SM - Kjell, SM4DDS will be active (on 10-40 metres CW and SSB) as
8S4C/5 from Stora Alo island (EU-177) from 29 June to 6 July. QSL
via home call, either direct (both the addresses - Thailand and
Sweden - all right) or through the bureau (e-mail requests for
bureau cards are welcome at [email protected]). [TNX SM4DDS]
SV - J48S is the special call issued to ON6HE, ON4AUB, ON5CT and ON4AAC
for their 23-29 July activity from Samos Island (EU-049). QSL via
ON4AAC. [TNX ON4AAC]
UA - Look for UA1TAN/6, UA1TBK/6 and RA1TC/6 to be active from Eyskaya
Kosa Island (RR-1702, not IOTA) in Sea of Azov on 9 June. They
also plan to visit Zelenyi (RR-1705) and Dolgiye (RR-1701) islands
in the following days. QSL via home calls. [TNX WRC/RRA Bulletin]
UA - Igor, RK6CZ and Sergej, RV6ASX pla to operate from Krupinina
Island (EU-185) on 12-16 June. QSL via bureau. [TNX RK6CZ]
R1A_ant - Wally, RU1ZC is active as R1ANZ from Mirny Station (AN-016, WABA
UA-07) and can be found at 15-15.30 UTC on 14160 kHz together with
UA1BJ and others. [TNX DL5EBE]
V7 - Jim Todd, KC7OKZ/V73KZ and his wife Carol, KC7TSX/V73SX [425DXN
577] plan to reach Taongi Atoll (OC-???) in the Marshall Islands
the last week of July and stay there maybe as long as one month.
"We may be able to take a passenger or two", Jim says, "but you
must have a flexible schedule". If interested in joining Jim and
Carol, please e-mail at [email protected] or [email protected]
[TNX V73KZ and Islands On The Web]
V8 - After their trip to Indonesia (see YB below), Dario/IT9SSI,
Elvira/IV3FSG and Antonio/IZ8CCW will operate from Bandar Sri
Begawan, Brunei (OC-088) on 5-11 August. They plan to be active
on all bands SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK31 and maybe SSTV. The web
page for the operation is at http://www.mdxc.org/v8a [TNX
IZ8CCW]
VE - Andrew, VE8AE plans to be on Resolution Island (NA-130) between
around 28 July and 2 August and hopes to be active as VY0AE. [TNX
VE8AE and Islands On The Web]
VK - Bill, VK4FW will be active during the IOTA Contest from Cumberland
Island (OC-160). He will be working on the island but he should be
able to spend "a fair amount of time on the radio", mainly on CW.
QSL direct only to VK4FW: Bill Horner, P.O. Box 1343,
Maroochydore, 4558, Australia. [TNX VK4FW and Islands On The Web]
VP5 - Dave, KW4DA reports he will operate (SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK and some
SSTV) as VP5/KW4DA from Turks & Caicos on 7-17 June. There will be
no set schedule, operation will be as time permits. QSL via KW4DA
(Dave Anderson, 712 Baneberry Court, Asheville, NC 28803, USA).
VP8_fal - Les Hamilton, GM3ITN has been invited (see http://www.gm3itn.co.uk
if you want to know why) to visit the Falkland Islands (SA-002) on
10-22 June. He plans to operate as VP8ITN (SSB and CW) from
Saunders Island (West Falklands) on 18-20 June, and there is a
possibility of activity from Port Stanley at any time between 12
and 17 June. QSL via home call. [TNX GM3ITN]
XE - Hector, XE2DN and other operators plan to be active as XF1DN from
Angel de la Guarda Island (NA-163) at any time between now and 15
June. [TNX JI6KVR]
XZ - The XY3C/XY5T/XY7V team [425DXN 569] has been granted permission
to operate for a couple of days from an island in the Arakan
Region IOTA group (AS-???). They had announced they would be in
Ngapal, on the Arakan coast, between 9 and 22 August. The web site
for the DXpedition is at http://www.dx-pedition.de/myanmar2000/
[TNX IN3ZNR]
YB - Adhi, YC3MM plans to be active (on 15 and 10 metres SSB and CW) as
YC3MM/p from Bawean Island (OC-197) for 2-4 days starting on 8
June. Logs will be available at http://www.mdxc.org/yc3mm after
the operation. QSL via IZ8CCW (Antonio Cannataro, P.O. Box 360,
87100 Cosenza - CS, Italy). [TNX IZ8CCW]
YB - A group pf operators from Indonesia (namely YC3DIK, YC3IZK, YC3MM
and YC3OX) and Italy (namely IT9SSI, IV3FSG, IZ8CCW and possibly
others from the Mediterraneo DX Club) plan to operate from the
Masalembu Islands (OC-???) from 29 July to 4 August. They should
be active with two or three stations on SSB, CW and RTTY with a
special callsign to be issued in late June. Contributions will be
gratefully accepted. QSL via IZ8CCW. [TNX IZ8CCW]
YV - Steve, W4DTA will be going to Venezuela a quick holiday on 19-23
June. He plans to operate as YV5DTA from 40 through 6 metres SSB
and CW during his spare time. QSL via W4DTA. [TNX W4DTA]
ZA - Vlado, Z35M has been active as ZA/Z35M from Tirana, Albania since
1 June. He says he will remain there "for several years for job".
QSL direct only to his address in Macedonia: Vladimir Kovaceski,
P.O. Box 10, Struga 6330, Macedonia. His web site is at
http://www.qsl.net/z35m [TNX IZ8CCW]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
===========================
*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S ***
**** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
===========================
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
DXCC NEWS ---> The following operations have been approved for DXCC credit:
3W2DC, 5T5RUZ, 5T5CQT, 5T5GCW, 5T5PBV, 5T5UPA, 5T5U, 9Q0AR, 9Q1A, 9Q1YL,
BQ9P, S07U, S07X, VK9LY, XZ1DB, XZ5DB and ZK1NCP.
F5PBL AWARDS ---> The IARS/CHC used to offer an extensive award programme;
after a period of stand-by, these awards are again available via Claude
Terrier, F5PBL, who is now issuing them on his own. All awards are available
to licensed amateurs and SWLs. For full information please e-mail Claude
([email protected]) or visit http://www.qsl.net/f5pbl
NEW AWARD ---> The new "Russian Flora-Fauna Award", sponsored by the Russian
Robinson Club, is for working stations operating from national parks and
natural reserves; rules are available at http://www.hamradio.ru/rrc [TNX
RU3GN]
PACIFIC NORTHWEST DX CONVENTION ---> It will be held on 2-4 August at the
Monarch Hotel, Clackamas, Oregon. Further information, registration form
included, is available at http://www.wvdxc.org/convention.htm
PORTUGAL DAY CONTEST ---> The annual Portugal Day Contest, sponsored by REP
(Rede dos Emissores Portugueses), will take place on 8 June (00.00-24.00
UTC). Rules are available at http://www.rep.pt/ [TNX CT1CJJ]
QSL 9L1JT ---> "We had a successful 9L1JT mini-DXpedition in April with over
5,400 CW QSOs", Jerry, K4ZIN says. He has discovered that many people are
sending their cards to an old address and the post office will not forward
them to him. Please note that the correct address for K4ZIN is Jerry
Trousdale, 407 Bellwood Drive, Murfreesboro, TN 37130, USA. The first QSL
mailing will be the last week of June.
QSL MANAGER OFFERED ---> Hector Espinosa, XE1BEF (ex XF0C, XF4C, XF4CIS,
XF4CA) is willing to offer his services as a QSL Manager for someone in need.
Please contact him at [email protected]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
===========================
*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S ***
*** NEWS FROM THE WEB ***
===========================
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
DX SPOTS: Rod Elliott, VE3IRF has collected the DX spots from the OH2AQ Web
Cluster since January 1997. The collection (from January 1997
up to May 2002) is available at http://www.425dxn.org/dxspots/, as
well the software (DXINFO v1.7) which will enable you to handle the
files (instructions at the URL above). For further information,
please e-mail to Maurizio, I1-21171/IZ1CRR ([email protected]).
GACW: The new URL for the GACW's (Grupo Argentino de CW) web site is
http://gacw.no-ip.org
LOGS: The on-line log of GB0SM (EU-011) has been updated to include this
year's activity (18-25 May) and can be accessed at
http://www.qsl.net/gb0sm or http://www.qsl.net/g0pse [TNX G0PSE]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
QSLs received direct: 3W2XK, 3W3M (AS-162), 3W9HRN, 3XY8A (AF-051), 4J3M,
4T0I (SA-052), 4T4X, 4U1UN, 5U1A, 5U2K, 5U4R, 5U8B, 6Y5WJ, 8P6SH, 8Q7SL,
9Q1A, A71BY, A71MA, BA0AA, C31BO, C56YT, CE0Y/DM5TI, CP6XE, CU2A, CV1F
(SA-057), E21EJC, EA9AK, EK7PP, EL2AR, EP3PTT, ET3KV, ET3PMW, EZ8AQ, EZ8CQ,
FO0SEV, FR5HA, FY5FU, H40T, H44LB, H7DX, HH2PK, HK0GU (NA-049), HP2/F5PAC
(NA-170), HV5PUL, J37ZA, J79BK, J88DR, JH1EFP/JD1, JW4X, JW9DL, K2ZR/4
(NA-079), K3J, KG4AS, KG4IZ, OA/ON4CD, OA4O, OY9JD, P3A, P40P, P5/4L4FN,
PI4TUE, PJ2/DL7DF, PJ2WI, PJ4M, RF1P (EU-102), RW3VA, S07X, S21AR, S55M,
SU1GS, SV2ASP/A, T32CY, T95O, TA1DX, TF8GX, TI5/N0KE, TI5N, TL8DV, TU/F5IG,
UK9AA, V31DJ, VE9MY/P (NA-154), VP2MHS, VP5U, VP6DI, VP6PAC, VQ9M, VQ9MR,
VR2DS, XF1/DL1YMK (NA-078), XR0X, XR5SM (SA-070), XW0X, XW3ZNR, YA5T, YJ0ABR
(OC-035), Z32LM, ZC4BS, ZD7BG, ZD7VC, ZF2AH, ZK1HCC, ZK1SBQ, ZK3HC, ZL6A,
ZP6EM.
*****************************************************************************
425 DX NEWS WWW PAGE ---> http://www.425dxn.org
*****************************************************************************
<<< 425 DX NEWS REFLECTOR SUBSCRIPTIONS >>>
If you want to SUBSCRIBE, please send a message to
[email protected]
with either
subscribe 425eng (for the English version) OR
subscribe 425ita (for the Italian version)
in the SUBJECT (leave the body of the message blank)
If you want to UNSUBSCRIBE, follow the same procedure and
replace subscribe 425eng or subscribe 425ita with
unsubscribe 425eng or unsubscribe 425ita respectively
*****************************************************************************
Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ/KB2TJM
425 DX News Editor
E-mail: [email protected]
http://www.425dxn.org
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>> NEW TOOL ON WWW.425DXN.ORG <<<
The opening page at www.425dxn.org now features an engine that allows you to
search anything you want within the site.
--
Earl F. Smith - N5ZM
PO Box 20065
White Hall, AR 71612-0065