5 August 1995 No.222 =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** =========================== edited by I1JQJ, IK1IYU A5 - QSLs for the last February activity by A51/JH1AJT are coming. A6 - A61AI (since January: Ahmed Saif, P.O.Box 20200, Dubai, U.A.E.) and A61AM (since July: Mohammed Khalifa, P.O.Box 22216, Dubai, U.A.E.) are two new OMs from the United Arab Emirates. BS7H - The QSL for April activity from Scarborough Reef are coming. EX - From 30 August to 13 September Wolfgang (DK7UY) will be portable EX from Bishkek, Kyrgystan. All HF bands operations (WARC included) in CW, SSB, RTTY and PACTOR. Wolfgang hopes to join the Region 1 SSB Field Day using the EX/DK7UY/p call from a 2500 mtr mountain. QSL via homecall, only via bureau. F - On 5 and 6 August the Loos DX Gang will activate the TM7I station from some islands valid for DIFM Award. QSL via F5JYD. FP - From 15 to 19 August Rich, K2RW will be active as FP5AA. It's not a real DXpedition but Rich will try to help many DXers. FS - Following what published in number 217, the Tintamarre Isl (NA-199) expedition, planned from 14 to 17 August, will take place thanks to FS5PL, FG5BG, FJ5AB. The call will be FS5PL/P. QSL via FG5BG FT_ker - Jean Jacques, FB1LYF (ex J28CW) will be in Kerguelen Islands for one year starting from next November. GI - During the weekend the special GB0MAY station will be active from top of the Slieve Gallion Mountain (1800 meters height), in North Ireland, with SSB/CW operations all bands HF/VHF, particularly on 80, 20, 6 and 2 meters. HL - From 15 UTC of 11 August to 12 UTC of 15 August, HL0T/2 will be ac- tive from Jebu Island (AS-105) on 7, 21 and 28 MHz. QSL via HL0T. HP - From 26 to 27 August the station 3E2G will be active from Isla Grande (NA-202). QSL via HP2CTM. HP - A DXpedition to Bocas del Toro Island (NA-088) is planned for Octo- ber using the 3F4B, H34B and HO4B calls. QSL via HP2CWB. HZ - In early July Mike, K3UOC was back in U.S.A., with over 32000 QSOs logged using the 7Z5OO call. On 14 September Mike will be back to Riyad, from where he will be active from 10 to 160 meters (and probably on 6 meters). QSL via W1AF. IA5 - Following what published in numbers 215 and 218, during the week, probably Tuesday 8 - Roberto (IK2MRZ) and Luca (IK4GNH) will acti- vate Giannutri Island (EU-028; IIA GR-01). ID9 - Paolo, I2AE is portable ID9 from Salina Island (EU-017 IIA ME-15). ID9 - Aldo, I2PFY is portable ID9 from Lipari Island (EU-017; IIA ME-01). IH9 - From 20 August to 1 September Francesco, IK0XBX, will be active from Pantelleria Island (AF-018; IIA TP-01). Operations will take place mainly on bands from 15 to 80 meters in SSB and CW. Francesco plans to activate one or more minor islands. QSL via homecall:Fran- cesco Fucelli, Str. S.Lucia 38, 06125 Perugia. IL7 - The 19 and 20 August Roberto, IK0MHR, will be portable IL7 from Campi (IIA FG-010) and Portonuovo (IIA FG-09) islands. QSL via homecall. IM0 - Monday 31 July Mario, IS0LYN, was active from Stella Maris island (EU-024; IIA SS-127). IT9 - Saturday 12 August Gaetano, IT9GAI will be active from Ognina Isl. (EU-025, IIA SR-08). KP2 - Phil, KP2/VS6CT is currently QRV from American Virgin Is. (NA-106). QSL via AA6BB. OD - OD/N4ISV (ex VU2ISV and YB0ATA) will be active from Libano until February 1996. QSL via N4JR. OD - From 4 to 14 September ZP5ALI will be active as OD5FR in 10, 15 and 20 meters phone. QSL via homecall. OZ - From 12.00 UTC of Friday 11 to 10.00 UTC of Sunday 13 August the station OZ4CHR will be QRV from Christians Island (EU-030), working mainly on 20 and 80 meters bands near the usual IOTA frequencies. QSL via bureau or direct to OZ1LUR. P4 - Following what published in number 220, Mario (CX4CR) - currently QRV from Aruba as P40CR until Tuesday 8 August - reports that he is active on 80 (3795 KHz at 02.00 UTC) and 160 meters (1848 KHz at 09.30 UTC), while the 40 meters bean is unusable and he wants to install a dipole. QSL via CX4CR. PA - From 25 to 29 August the special PA6QRP station will be activated to promote QRP operations. All HF bands activity, in CW and SSB, on usual QRP frequencies. QSL via bureau or via direct to: F.L.M. Boot PA3FYV, Ratelaar 44, 2954-ND Alblasserdam, Netherlands. PY0_fn - PY0ZFB is QRV also in RTTY from Fernando de Noronha. QSL via JH2MRA SM - To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Radio and the 70th anniversary of first Telegraphic service between Grimeton (Sweden) and New York, the Grimeton amateurs can use the special 7S6SAQ call, working mainly in CW from the old radio station building. SU - From 28 August to 3 September SU1/ZP5ALI will be active on 10, 15 ande 20 meters phone. QSL via homecall. SV - From 14 to 30 August Vito, I3BQC will be /SV8 from Amorgus Island (EU-067). QSL via homecall. SV - From 19.00 UTC of 4 August to 24.00 UTC of 6 August a group of ope- tors, including SV/N2VUD, SV1DKD and SV1DKJ, will be active using the SV1DKD/P call from Mount Parnis ( 1400 meters height). The operations, thanks to two simultaneous stations, will take place in SSB and CW on all bands (WARC included), and via satellite. QSL via SV1DKD (Andrew Georges, 13 Solonos Street, 16675 Glyfada, Athens, Greece). SV - Nectario, SV1UM/8, will be active until the end of September from Antikithira islands (EU-113). TA - From 7 August Torsten (DL1GST) and Ronald (DL1GRO) will be porta- ble TA4 from Alanya, Turkey, from where they will operate, for 22 days, on all HF bands, mainly in CW. QSL via DK8GP. TA - As reported in number 207, the 3 August Gus, DJ8QP, has been active as TA0/DJ8QP/P from AS-099. Gus plans to be active from AS-098 soon TY - Sigi, DJ4IJ/TY1IJ, is QRV again from Benin, and he will stay here until the second half of August. QSL via DK8ZD (QSL manager from April 1995). LY - From 11 to 22 September LA4GHA, LA5IIA and LA9IY, members of the LA-DX-Group will be active all modes all bands using the TY8G call. Donations can be sent to LA-DX-Group, c/o Ruth Tollefsen, PO Box 17 Tveita, N-061 Oslo, Norway. QSL via LA8G, v/Morten Antonsen, POB 5626 Moellenberg, 7027 Trondheim, Norway. UA0 - As reported in number 219, on 1 August the RU0B/p team has been ac- tive for few hours, on 20 meters SSB and CW, from Arkticheskogo Instituta Is (AS-087). QSL via UA9OBA. VE - From 22 September to 1 October the special CY3IARU station will be active during the IARU Region 2 Conference. VE - Following what published in number 220, from 11 to 26 August Bruno, F5JYD and Eric, F5SSM will be VE7/ from Vancouver Isl (NA-036), Ga- briola (NA-075), Texada (NA-091), Prince Rupert (NA-061) and pro- bably from Graham (NA-051) and Dundas (NA-118) islands. VP5 - From 7 to 26 September PA3ERC, PA3EWP, PA3BBP and PA3FQA (all mem- bers of the PI4COM Contest Group) will be /VP5 from Providenciales Island (NA-002). They want to join the WAE SSB Contest and the CQWW RTTY Contest both using the VP5C call. QSL via PA3ERC (R.J. Snieder Van Leeuwenstraat 137, 2273-VS, Voorburg, Netherlands). VP9 - Gene, VE7GAS, is /VP9 from Bermudas. QSL via homecall. VR6 - Pitcairn post offices accept no more IRCs. Then green stamps are to be preferred. XF4 - Nellie, XE1CI is planning a visit to Revillagigedo for September XZ - As already reported in number 178, JA1UT, and other friends, last 1 August were active again from Myanmar with a short demontrative operation, using the XY1HT call. The activity was in CW, SSB, RTTY and SSTV. YB - The special YE50RI station will be active until 00.00 UTC of 17 Au- gust to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Indonesian Independence. QSL via N6QLQ. YB - Following what published in number 213, YC5BLB reports that his planned expedition to Matawai Isl. (OC-???) will not take place be- fore September. YK - From 22 to 27 August YK1/ZP5ALI will be active on 10, 15 and 20 me- ters phone. QSL via homecall. Z3 - Ann, Z38/DL1SCQ, and Wolf, Z38/DL2SCQ, will be active from Skopje until the end of the month. QSL via DL6DK. ZP - Doug, ZP6CW/N4PW, reports that QSL to him can be sent via bureau or direct to Box 73, Caacupe, Paraguay. 3B8 - 3B8/NK6F is currently active from Mauritius Island (AF-049), main- ly in CW. 3V8 - Following what published in number 216, 217 and 221, the planned activity of OE6EEG as 3V8BB has been cancelled (reasons are still unknown). 3W - Wang, 3W1AS, who was active on 20 meters CW hopes to be soon acti- ve also on 40 meters CW. QSL via W3RGD. 3W - Shun (JF1MGI) has received the QSL card from 3W5FM, who confirmed him to have sent copy of authorization to ARRL. QSL via Box 66, Vladimir 600011, Russia. 3X - Rudi, DK7PE is active from Guinea using the 3X9HCW call. 4J - From 11 August to 1 September Yannick, F6FYD (ex ST2YD and T5YD) will be active from Azerbaijan as 4J0FR. 5B4 - Between 31 July and 1 August G3OZF and G4JVG,after joining the IOTA Contest as ZC4DX, made about 1200 QSO from an island valid for the IOTA AS-120 group. 5Z - Michel, F5IBZ has received the 5Z4BZ call and he will remain in Ke- nya for another one and half year. =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** =========================== edited by I1JQJ, IK1IYU ********************************** * 1995 IOTA Contest Managers * * (29 & 30 July 1995) * * ------------------- * * edited by IK1GPG, Massimo * ********************************** CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER ============================================================================ 9A6V 9A1BST F5SHQ/P F5SHQ OH6/HA0HW/P HA0HW A61AH/P KA5TQF F6BKP/P F6BKP OY6A ON6QR AA1AC/P AA1AC F9IE/P F9IE OZ/DF6QN/P DF6QN AA7RW/P AA7RW FS5PL FG5BG OZ/DL5XAT/P DL5XAT CQ2C CT1EEB G0ORH/P G0ORH OZ/DL6FCY/P DL6FCY CQ3B CT3FF GM3USL/P GM0KVI OZ/DL8AAM/P DL8AAM CU9B CU3AV GM5VG/P GM4FDM PA/DJ0MCZ SP9ERV DL0HRO/P DL8KWS GW0NWR/P GW4HDR RA1ZF/1 UA1ZX DL0PJ DJ9IN GW5LP/P G4BWP RA9LI/9 DL6ZFG DL6KVA/P DL6KVA H44XF G3TXF SO1DIG/P DL3BQA DL7AKC/P DL7AKC HL0Y/2 HL0Y SV1CIF/8 SV1CIB DL7ANR/P DL7ANR I3BQC I3BQC SV8/DL8YEY/P DL8YEY DL8OBC/P DL8OBC IA5/IK5WWB IK5WWB SV8/IK3GES/P IK3GES DU1RAA DU9RG ID8/I8KUT I8KUT V73C N4GAK DX1EA OH0XX IH9/IT9JOF IT9JOF W1OKY/P W1OKY ED1MC EA1MC IJ7/IK7VJX IK7IMO WA3WJD/P WA3WJD EJ1D EI5HD IL3/IK5VIA IK5VIA WB4RMJ/P WB4RMJ EJ5CRC EI2HY IM0/IK2AEQ IK2AEQ WQ5Y/P WQ5Y EJ7NET EI6FR J48ISL SV2AEL XJ1CWI VY2OX ES0SM/0 SM0OGX KL0/AB5EA AB5EA XN8DXA VE1RU F/G3XZO G3XZO LA4C LA4C YB5NOC YB5NOC F5MQB/P F5MQB N2US/4 N2US ZC4DX G3OZF **************************************************************************** 3V8BB -> JF2EZA (QSL manager of 3V8BB) reports that logs from 14 January to 29 April 1995 activities have been lost due to postal problems, therefore he cannot confirm all those contacts. GERMAN ISLANDS AWARD -> The G.I.A. (Deutsches Insel Diplom) Award Manager is DL2MX (ex DL2RMX), Peter Seifert, P.O.Box 1124, D-16535 Hohen Neuendorf, Germany: you can write him to ask for questions, information or credits. DX IN VHF? METEOR SCATTER! -> Next week the most important meteors swarm will cross the Earth's orbit giving to lovers of VHF DX (and above) the op- portunty to make contacts in SSB, in fast CW (about 200 WPM) and recently, in PACKET also on distances between 800 and 2000 Kilometers. The maximum of the activity is planned betwee 12 and 13 August. For 144 Mhz a simple beam with at least 10-13 elements and at least 25 watts power output are enough. **************************************************************************** * 425 DX NEWS * * DX info weekly bulletin * * edited by Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ and Piero Forno, IK1IYU * * with the contribution of IK1GPG, IK2IQD, IK2ULV, I1-21171 * **************************************************************************** For the news issued in this number, thanks to: I1HYW, I1ZL, I2EOW, IK2ILH, IK2MRZ, I3BQC, IK3ASM, IN3KTT, I4LCK, I5FLN, IK5VLQ, I6AYS, IK6CAC, IK7AFM, IK0XBX, IK0QDB, IK0MHR, IT9GAI, Diamond DX Club, Roman DX Group, A61AH, DC3MF, DJ3CP, DK7UY, DL1GRO, DL1GST, DL2MX, DL8AAM, EA5KB, EA8AM, EB2DJB, F5GVH, F5JYD, F6AJA, F9RM, G4BUE, GI7TAY, HL2KAT, JF1MGI, JH2PDS/1, OZ4FF, PA3FYV, SV1DKD, SV1NA, VK2PS, YB5ND, ZP6RO, DX News Sheet, LNDX, URE-EA-DX, QRZ DX. **************************************************************************** * Further information, reports, suggestions and/or comments can be sent to * * Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ (PCL, @I1YLM.IPIE.ITA.EU) or to * * Piero Forno, IK1IYU (PCL, @IK1EQE.IPIE.ITA.EU, pforno@iol.it) * **************************************************************************** * INTERNET e-mail : I1-21171@amsat.org * * 425 WWW Page --> http://promet12.cineca.it/htdx/index.html * * INTERNET via anonymous FTP at site: * * promet12.cineca.it - under the directory: /pub/ham/425news/english/ * **************************************************************************** ...that's all folks! 73 & DX by 425 DX Gang 425 DX NEWS is weekly available on Trance *FREE* BBS in Italy (+39-11-482751) Titolo : 425 DX News #222 * part 4/4 5 August 1995 No.222 ====================== 425 DX NEWS * CALENDAR ====================== edited by I1JQJ & IK1IYU PERIOD CALL REF till 12/8 IA5/IK2MRZ: Giglio Isl. (EU-028) (IIA GR-02) 215 till 13/8 IA5/IK4GNH: Giglio Isl. (EU-028) (IIA GR-02) 218 till ? ID9/I2AE: Salina Isl. (EU-017) (IIA ME-15) 222 till ? ID9/I2PFY: Lipari Isl. (EU-017) (IIA ME-01) 222 till 30/8 IM0/I8KCI 220 till 10/8 IR8SER: special station 216 till 10/8 JW0K * by DL5EBE 219 till ? KP2/VS6CT 222 till February OD/N4ISV 222 till 6/8 OH0/OH1NSJ 221 till 12/8 OK1EE/OD5 218 till 11/8 OZ/DF6QN: Bornholm Isl. (EU-030) 218 till 8/8 P40AN & P40CR * by CX3AN & CX4CR 222 till ? PY0ZFB: Fernando de Noronha 222 till 10/8 SV8/DL8YEY/p: Lesvos Isl. (EU-049) 219 till end Sept SV1UM/8: Antikithira Isl. (EU-113) 222 till middle Aug TI9JJP * by TI2JJP 221 till end August TY1IJ * by DJ4IJ 222 till 31/10 VI50PEACE * special event station 217 till 31/8 VF1L: Cape Breton Isl. (NA-010) * by VE1AL 214 till ? VE7GAS/VP9 222 till ? VK9XI (Christmas) * by DJ9HX 220 till 16/10 VY1QRP/VE * by DL1FDF 219 till 30/7 WB4RMJ: Hatteras Isl. (NA-067) 221 till September YA/UT9XL 208 till 17/8 YE50RI: Special Event Station 222 till end August Z38 * by DL1SCQ & DL2SCQ 222 till September ZD8WD * by G4RWD 197 till ? 3B8/NK6F 222 till ? 3X9HCW * by DK7PE 222 till ? 9Q2L * by PA3DZN 217 till ? 9X/SM5DIC 221 4/8-6/8 SV1DKD/p: Mount Parnis 222 4/8-6/4 ARRL Rocky Mtn Division Convention *** 5/8-6/8 TM7I: DIFM * by F5JYD & Loos DX Gang 222 5/8-19/8 GD3NKC 221 5/8-6/8 GB0MAY: Slieve Gallion Mountain 222 5/8-6/8 W2OB: Long Beach Isl. (NA-111) 221 6/8-19/8 IM0/IK4HPU: Maddalena Isl. & Capraia Isl. (EU-041) 219 6/8-18/8 ZC4C * by OK1ADM, OK1RF, OK1RI 221 7/8-9/8 G/I4ALU/p: Isle of Wight (EU-120) 221 7/8-29/8 TA4 * by DL1GST & DL1GRO 222 7/8-10/8 V52/ZS6YG * by KY0A 219 8/8 EA1BT/p: Isla Puente Porto (DIEI ZA-41) 221 8/8 IA5: Giannutri Isl. (IIA GR-01) * by IK2MRZ & IK4GNH 222 9/8-13/8 HB0/HB9QQ 197 11/8-18/8 C6A: Abaco Isl. (NA-080) * by KG9N 220 11/8-15/8 HL0T/2: Jebu Isl. (AS-105) 222 11/8-13/8 OZ4CHR: Christians Island (EU-030) 222 11/8-26/8 VE: (NA-036, 075, 091, 061, 051, 118) by F5JYD & F5SSM 222 11/8-1/9 4J0FR * by F6FYD 222 11/8-14/8 9M2/G3NUG: Babi Besar (AS-046) 221 12/8 IT9GAI: Ognina Isl. (IIA SR-08) 222 12/8-20/8 ZA * by IK7JWX & Salento DX Team 210 12/8-13/8 WAE CW Contest *** 12/8-18/8 GM0LUQ: Skye Isl. (EU-008) * by G0LUQ 216 12/8-20/8 YS4/TI5NW 220 14/8-30/8 SV8/I3BQC: Amorgus Isl. (EU-067) 222 15/8-19/8 FP5AA * K2RW 222 15/8-19/8 FS5PL/p: Tintamarre Isl. (NA-199) by FS5PL,FS5BG,FJ5AB 222 15/8-16/8 GW/I4ALU/p : Flat Holm Island (EU-124) 221 16/8 KK5DO: Alief, TX * special event station 219 17/8-21/8 9M2/G3NUG: Perhentian Besar (AS-073) 221 18/8-21/8 GM0LUQ: Lewis Isl. (EU-010) * by G0LUQ 216 19/8-20/8 HS2: Samet Isl. (AS-107) * by HS7CDI & 7L1MFS 220 19/8-20/8 IL7/IK0MHR: Campi Isl.(FG-10) & Portonuovo Isl.(FG-09) 222 19/8-20/8 SARTG WW RTTY Conntest *** 19/8-20/8 CQ4I: Ilhote do Cabo * by CT1ASU,CT1EEU,CT1ERY,CT1FDU 190 19/8 KK5DO: Alief, TX * special event station 219 20/8-21/8 G/I4ALU/p: Scilly Isl. (EU-011) 221 20/8-27/8 ID9/IK8NIM: Vulcano Isl. (EU-017) (IIA ME-18) 220 20/8-1/9 IH9/IK0XBX: Pantelleria Isl. (AF-018) (IIA TP-01) 222 20/8-6/9 IM0/IK2GAO: Sant'Antioco Isl. (IIA CA-14) 219 20/8-21/8 TI5NW * by WB3LUI 220 21/8-29/8 F: Belle Isl. (EU-048) * by F5GVH 219 21/8-25/8 GM0LUQ: Skye Isl. (EU-008) * by G0LUQ 216 22/8-27/8 YK1/ZP5ALI 222 24/8-27/8 F: DIFM Islands 216 24/8-27/8 IF9/IT9AUP: Marettimo Isl. (EU-054) (IIA TP-10) 206 24/8-27/8 TM8AT: Molene Isl. (EU-065) * by F5RUQ 220 25/8-28/8 GM0LUQ: Arran Isl. (EU-123) * by G0LUQ 216 25/8-29/8 PA6QRP: Special Station 222 25/8-26/8 W: New Orleans * DX Convention *** 26/8-27/8 3E2G: Isla Grande (NA-202) 222 28/8-3/9 SU1/ZP5ALI 222 30/8-13/9 EX/DK7UY/p 222 August CT: Poco Isl. (DIP BL-10) * by NPDXG 219 August EA5BD/p: Isla de Audi (DIEI T-16) 218 August FR5HG/G: Glorioso Isl. (AF-011) 208 August HK2: Guajira/Magdalena Div. group (SA-???) * by HK3JJH 221 August IL3 * by IK2ILH & IK2MRZ 217 August SV1QN/8: Myconos Isl. (EU-067) 221 middle August TA: AS-098 * by DJ8QP 222 middle August VK9CJ (Cocos) * by DJ9HX 222 August 9X * by ON4WW 217 13/10-15/10 >>> Bologna: V IOTA CONVENTION <<< ***