2 September 1995 No.226
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SIX WEEKS LEFT TO THE HAM CONVENTION IN BOLOGNA
The following amateurs have already confirmed their presence at the Bologna
Convention, planned from 13 to 15 October: CT1BH, DC3MF, DE0MST, DF5WA,
DK7PE, G3KMA, G3ZAY, HA8XX, HB9BVV, HB9DX, I1HYW, I1SNW, I2RAO, I2VGW, I0JBL
IK2GNW, IK2GRA, IK2ILH, IK4CIE, IK4RQF, IK4SWZ, IK0AZG, IK0IHA, IN3XUG,
IT9GAI, IT9KFQ, IT9YRE, IT9ZGY, IW0CPT, KA5TQF, K8CH, K9PPY, N3ERM, OE3REB
OE6MKG, ON4AAE, ON4QP, ON4XL, ON5KL, SM6CAS, SM7PKK, VK9NS, W3KH, WA3KNN,
W5BOS, W9DC, 9A6A. We remind that those who would like to join the Conven-
tion must send their resevation to Promoteam (tel. +39-51-481346/471902, fax
+39-51-472910) no later than 30 September.
CE0 - Following what published in previous numbers, this is additional
information about XR0Y from Easter Island (5-20 September) and XR0Z
from Salas y Gomez (7-11 September) operations: the expedition will
be documented in a book, a video and an audio tape and is supported
by the operators, by donations and by various souvenirs (T-shirts,
color prints, mugs, ecc). There are also many other sponsors. You
can help support the EI/SyG expedition by purchasing one or more of
these souvenirs. The mugs ($15) and tee-shirts ($15) are exactly
the same as they are using on the expedition. Available from Oct 1,
audio tapes ($15), color prints (3 8x10=$20), color slides (20=$20)
and rock from Easter Island ($10) ! Available from early 1996 book
by KK6EK ($25) and video ($25). To order, send check made out to
Cordell Expeditions, c/o KK6EK, 4295 Walnut Blvd., Walnut Creek,
CA 94596.
DL - From 23 September to 1 October the special DA0DHS station will be
active from the coast radio station Ruegen-Radio in Glowe, Ruegen
Island (EU-057). Activity in CW/SSB on bands from 80 to 10 meters
and in V/UHF. QSL via bureau to DL3KUD.
EA1 - From 8 to 10 September, EA1BEZ will be active from Cortegada Island
(DIE O-005).
EA5 - On 2-3 September EA5AEI/p will be active from Morro de Gos Island
(DIE E-323). QSL via EA5OL.
EP - The President of the Anjoman-e Radioamateuri-e Iran, A. Sadjadian
(EP2FM), reports that after fourteen long years it seems that so-
mething is moving about amateur activity in Iran, for local opera-
tors. EP2FM has losed any contact with the international radio rea-
lity and he would like to receive help and useful information to
promote the radio in his country. EP2FM is reachable via Internet
at: ep2fm@ALBORZ.SHARIF.AC.IR
FP - As previously published in number 208, K9GS, ND9O, N9AU and W9OP
will join the CQWW SSB DX Contest from St.Pierre & Miquelon Islands
using the TO5M call. Before and after the contest, from 25 to 31
October, every operator will be QRV using his call /FP, with acti-
vity mainly in CW and on low bands. QSL for all calls via K9GS.
FR - From 18 to 25 October and from 31 October to 15 November Didier,
F5PXQ will be active as FR/F5PXQ. Operations from 10 to 20 meters
(WARC bands included).
FT_w - Starting from December Jean-Jacques (F5SZK) and Samuel (F5IJT) will
be active respectively as FT5WF and FT5WG from Crozet.
G - Until 21 September the special M1OOG station is active during the
celebration of the Centennial of the Radio and in Guglielmo Marconi
honor. Activity in CW and SSB. This is the second time that the M
prefix is used; in 1991 it was used for the M0RSE activities. QSL
via bureau.
I - From 4 to 17 September, during the celebrations for the Centennial
of the Radio, the Vicenza A.R.I. Section will activate the special
IU3VMD (Vicenza Marconi Day) station on all bands. QSL via bureau
or direct to IK3AWP.
IL3 - Following what published in number 217 Saturday 2 September Roberto
(IK2MRZ), Maurizio (IK2ILH) and Gigi (IK2MMF) will activate, if
weather permits, Ca'Venier (RO-??) and La Batteria (RO-07) Isl.
They will use the IL3/IK2MRZ and the activity is planned in SSB and
CW, mainly on 20 and 40 meters. QSL via IK2MRZ.
IL6 - Saturday 23 September, the Western Emilia DX Club will activate the
Vela Reef (AN-01) and Due Sorelle Reef (AN-02). Operations from
08.00 to 15.00 UTC on 20 and 40 meters. The operator will be IK4CIE
IK4IDW, I4VJC and IK4XQM. If weather doesn't permits the activity
will be postponed to the next week.
IM0 - During the weekend from 16-17 September Antonello, IS0BDF, will be
QRV from Managu Island (IIA NU-16). Since Antonello is working only
in CW there will be a second operator for the phone.
IY4 - The special IY4W call will be on the air again from 5 September to
the end of December, joining the CQWW SSB DX Contest. Activity in
CW (mainly), SSB and RTTY on all bands. QSL via I4ALU.
J2 - Starting from this month and for the next two years Patrick, F5SFD
will be active in SSB and CW as J28PP. QSL via F5PWH.
OH - Until 9 September the special OH6W station is active on all HF, VHF
UHF, SHF bands, celebrating the 375th anniversary of Kokkola city.
SM - The special 7S6SAQ station is QRV celebrating the 70th anniversary
of the Grimeton radio station.
TK - Following what published in number 210, Jean Pierre (F5XL) starting
from 5 September will be in Corsica for two weeks and during this
time he will try to activate, if weather permits, some minor TK Isl
These are the details of the islands: Moines (TK-09) Bruzzi (TK-21)
Fazzio (TK-23), Ratino (TK-26) Poraggia (TK-27), San Bainzo (TK-28)
Perduto (TK-29), Lavezzi (TK-11), Piana (TK-04), La Folaca (TK-30),
Toro (TK-31), Farina (TK-36) La Vacca (TK-34), San Ciprianu (TK-37)
Roscona (TK-39) and La Cornuta (TK-38). Jean Pierre hopes to have
the QSL printed in a short time to confirm QSO at the Bologna Con-
vention.
TY - As previously published in number 222, from 16 to 26 September, 3
LA operators (LA9IY, LA4GHA and LA5IIA) members of the LA-DX Group
will be QRV from Benin, on all bands and all modes (also via sa-
tellite Oscar-13, mode B) using the possible TY8G call. Particulary
attention will be given to low bands and WARC, and also to CW. This
is the frequencies that will be used: SSB: 1841, 3755, 7055, 14145,
18145, 21185, 24945, 28455 KHz. CW: 1827, 3515, 7015, 10115, 14005,
18075, 21005, 24895, 28005 KHz. RTTY: mainly on 14085 KHz (+/- QRM)
QSX up, but look for other bands also. OSCAR-13/B: 145.895 MHz (+/-
QRM) QSX up. These frequencies hav e been chosen to not QRM the
operations from XR0Y/XR0Z. For donations : LA-DX Group, c/o Ruth
Tollefsen, P.O.Box 17 Tveita, N-0617 Oslo, Norway. QSL via LA8G,
P.O.Box 5626, N-7002 Trondheim, Norway.
VK - VK4CRR is currently active from Frazer Island (OC-142).
VK - The special VI3MDA station will be active from 23 to 29 September.
The activity, planned by VK3DA in collaboration with the Muscular
Dystrophy Association, wants to stimulate the persons affected by
that disease to the radio activities. QSL via VI3MDA, GPO Box 9932,
Melbourne 3001, Victoria, Australia.
VP2M - Perry, VP2MR/W5STI, reports that on Montserrat Island the volcano
Soufriere is still active. Many persons who live in the southern
zone have moved to the northern part of the island.
VP5 - Nob (JA7AYE) is currently portable VP5 from Turks & Caicos, but the
lenght of his staying is unknown. QSL via JA7ZF.
XU - XU1FL is the call of Franco Legnani, university teacher in the
Kampuchea capital working at "New Umanity" a co-operational program
between the Sassari University and the Phnom Penh one. Mario Atzori
IS0AYZ, has donated a Collins amplifier to increase the power of
the TS850 used by Franco. The Diamond DX Club donated first 500
QSL already printed and I8KUT will be the manager. Daily skeds are
planned on 14319 KHz between 14.30 and 15.00 UTC, at the end of the
technical contacts between the two Universities.
ZB - From 22.00 UTC of Sunday 2 until Sunday 10 September the Gibraltar
amateurs will use the special ZG prefix.
ZF - Tosy (JA6VZB) and Seiji (JH6RTO) from 24 to 28 September will be
active from Little Cayman Island, respectively as ZF2TY/8 and
ZF2SF/8. Activities on all bands from 160 to 10 meters, in CW/SSB/
RTTY/SSTV. The 28 and 29 September they could be QRV from Grand
Cayman. QSL for ZF2TY via JA6BSM, for ZF2SF via JH6RTO.
ZS - On 16 September (World Amateur Radio Day) the ZS100IARU station
will be active on 15, 20 and 40 meters during YARIA celebrations
(Youth for Amateur Radio in Africa).
3B8 - From 26 to 30 October Didier, F5PXQ, will be active as 3B8/F5PXQ.
Operations from 10 to 20 meters (WARC bands included) and he plans
also to join the CQWW SSB Contest.
5R - Following what published in number 223, because of business
commitments Shun, JF1MGI, has postponed the planned Malagasy
activity, planned from mid-August until the end of September. Shun
will use the 5R8EU call and hopes to be QRV mainly in RTTY, PACTOR
and low bands. QSL via homecall.
5R - Karl, 5R8KH, has solved some problems for the equipment installa-
tion and is now regularly QRV via satellite Oscar-10 and Oscar-13.
QSL via WB8LFO.
9H - In early August a new license was issued in Malta to Edwin, 9H1YE,
who is active now on WARC bands too.
9M - From 1 to 20 November F6BFH, F5LGQ, F6AOI, F6AUS and F9IE will be
in Malaysia. Information about IOTA activities will be reported in
the next bulletins.
9Q - Joe, G3MRC, is back in Zaire and is QRV again as 9Q5MRC. Joe hopes
to operate in the future from Burundi (9U). QSL via G3MRC,
18 Grosvenor Avenue, Kidderminster, Worcs DY10 1SS, England.
=========== NEW IOTA REFERENCE NUMBERS ISSUED DURING AUGUST 1995 ===========
AS-121 US0B NORDENSHEL'DA ARCHIPELAGO (Taymir Oblast, letter "h"),
for the activity by RU0B from Russkij Island.
AS-122 HL2 PAENGNYONG group (Korean South islands, letter "k"),
for the activity by DS0DX/2 from Paengnyong Island.
AS-123 TA0 ANATOLIA REGION SOUTH EAST group (Turkish islands, letter
"b"), for the activity by TA0/DJ8QP/P from Boghsak Isl.
SA-082 HK2 GUAJIRA / MAGDALENA DIVISION group (Colombian islands,
letter "d"), for the activity by HK2JJH/2 from Auja Isl.
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+ IK2YCR SILENT KEY + We sadly have been informed about the death of our
friend Andrea, IK2YCR, the 29th of August, due to a non-curable illness. He
was a great key and a Delta Mike member. We will regret him.
+ VP2MN SILENT KEY + "Mae" Martin, VP2MN, the wife of Bobby Martin (VP2MO),
was killed in a car accident Sunday 27 August in Montserrat. In the
accident Bobby, who was back home after leaving it due to the volcanian
eruption, has been seriously injured and he is still in the Hoberton Hospi-
tal in Antigua; his conditions are slowly improving.
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NEW SOLAR CYCLE! -> As reported by Paul, NA5N, from National Radio Astro-
nomy Observatory of Socorro (New Mexico), the Cycle 23 has begun last 12 Au-
gust 1995, when a solar spot was photographed from the scientists in the
Sun Observatory of the California Institute of Technology in Big Bear City;
that sunspot was at 21 degrees latitude north, with an opposite magnetic po-
larity respect of those viewed from 1984, the start date of Cycle 22. The
position and polarity difference are useful to identify the end of a cycle
and the begin of another. Paul believes that an improvement of HF conditions
is expected for the next spring/summer, depending on the speed of the Sun
activity increasing.
USA/CANADA ISLANDS CONTEST -> The first edition of this contest is planned
from 17.00 UTC of Saturday 23 to 23.00 UTC of Sunday 24 September. Stations
working from USA or Canadian Islands, both maritime, or fluvial or in lakes
will be accepted. Further details to N0ISL, John Douglas, 19164 147th Street
NW, Elk River MN 55330, USA.
3V8BB/G0UCT -> QSL for the recent 3V8BB activity, by G0UCT, can be sent
both via bureau or direct, to G0UCT: Brendan O'Brien, 47 Hartscroft, Linton
Glade, Croydon, Surrey CR0 9LB, England.
EX8F, EX8W -> Alex DL8FCU that collects card for direct QSL to EX8F and EX8W
reports his new address: Alex Sudermann, DL8FCU, Mehlemer Str. 18, D-53343
Niederbachem, Germany.
K8EFS -> Bob, W8ERD, reports that K8EFS (QSL manager of CN8NS, CN8ST, V51KC,
V51E, YV4DSB, YV5ZZ, YV5/DL3ZM, ZS3E, 7P8DX, 9K2USA, 9K2ZR) is refusing QSL
via bureau; the cards are sent back to the senders.
QSL received -> T32J, 9Q2L, D61NW, IL6/IK4CIE (AN-01), IL6/IK4XQM (AN-01),
IM0/IS0BDF (EU-165), IQ7J, IT9GNG/IT9 (EU-166), YW0RCV, VQ9QM, HH2HM/F,
9K2HN, TU4EX, FM5GX, TR8SF.
PIRATE -> Bob, IK2MRZ, reports that the 3A0DX station, giving him as QSL
manager is a pirate. Don't contact him and don't send QSL to IK2MRZ. Antoine
(F6FNU), QSL manager of FR5HG, confirms that recent operations from FR5HG/G,
/T, /J, are pirates. Michel, the "real" FR5HG, is currently in Malagasy. An-
toine reports also that recents activities by FW0DX (asking QSL via F6FNU)
are pirate. Last, LA7DFA is receiving many QSLs for JX7DFA dated 15 January
1995; unfortunately, Per-Einar was not QRV between 05.00 UTC of 14 January
and 07.00 UTC of 19 January.
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PERIOD CALL REF
till 02/09 ES2RW/0: Hiiumaa Isl. (EU-034) 225
till 16/09 IM0/DK0TQ 225
till 06/09 IM0/IK2GAO: Sant'Antioco Isl. (EU-024) (IIA CA-14) 219
till 10/09 IY1MR: Rapallo * Special Event Station 223
till 21709 M1OOG: Special Station 226
till February OD/N4ISV 222
till 08/09 S79NEO: Mahe Isl. (AF-024) * by DL3NEO 224
till end Sept SV1UM/8: Antikithira Isl. (EU-113) 222
till 31/10 VI50PEACE * special event station 217
till ? VK4CRR/p: Frazer Isl. (OC-142) 226
till 16/10 VY1QRP/VE * by DL1FDF 219
till September YA/UT9XL 208
till September ZD8WD * by G4RWD 197
till September 3W5FM 223
till October 8J9WGO * Special Event Station 225
28/08-03/09 SU1/ZP5ALI 222
30/08-13/09 EX/DK7UY/p 222
01/09-17/09 IA5/IK4DCT: Toscano Archipelago (EU-028) 220
01/09-30/11 SI(0-7)GM * special calls 225
01/09-04/09 WW2END * Special Station 225
02/09-03/09 EA5EI/p: Isla Morro de Gos (DIE E-323) 226
02/09-08/09 GS4EZW & GM4EZW: Colonsay Isl. (EU-008) 224
02/09 IL3: Ca'Venier Isl. (RO-??) & La Batteria Isl. (RO-07) 226
02/09-10/09 ZB=ZG 226
03/09-21/09 SV3/DL1BKK: Sfaktiria Isl. (EU-158) 216
03/09-09/09 ZF * by N5FTR 224
04/09-17/09 IU3VMD: Vicenza * Special Event Station 226
04/09-15/09 TK/DF4UW 225
05/09-31/12 IY4W: Special Station 226
05/09-12/09 P40T * by N2VW 223
05/09-11/09 T32: Christmas Isl. (OC-024) * by KH6DFW 224
05/09-20/09 TK/F5XL 226
05/09-20/09 XR0Y: Easter Isl. * by KK6EK and his team 225
06/09-14/09 V2/KQ4GC 225
07/09-26/09 VP5: Providenciales Isl. (NA-002) * by PI4COM team 222
07/09-11/09 XR0Z: Sala Y Gomez Is. (SA-???) * by KK6EK's team 225
08/09-10/09 EA1BEZ: Cortegada Isl. (DIE O-005) 226
08/09-10/09 W9-DXCC Convention ***
09/09-10/09 IG9R: Lampedusa Isl. (AF-019) * by I2EOW & I2VXJ 217
09/09-10/09 IU8E: IK8EPC's team 225
09/09-23/09 PJ7/K6URE 224
09/09-10/09 WAE SSB Contest ***
09/09-10/09 RSGB HF Convention ***
11/09-17/09 OH0BDA 225
12/09-21/09 9N * by G3SXW 225
13/09-21/09 CE0Z: Juan Fernandez Is. * by K4UEE & K0EU 213
14/09-14/09 OD5FR * by ZP5ALI 222
14/09-17/09 VK9LS/X: Chistmas Isl. * by JA2NQQ 224
14/09-03/10 4S7/HB9BRM 225
16/09-17/09 IM0: Isolotto Managu (NU-16) * by IS0BDF's team 226
16/09-22/09 IY1EY: Loano * Special Station 223
16/09-26/09 TY8G * by LA4GHA, LA5IIA, LA9IY 226
16/09-22/09 W4ZYT/VP9 224
16/09-17/09 Scandinavian CW Activity ***
17/09-30/09 V26Z * by WF2S 225
19/09-26/09 VK9: Lord Howe * by W6OTC,N4TQO,KE6FV,W6/G0AZT 225
21/09-24/09 K8SCH/4: Tybee Isl. (NA-058) 214
21/09-24/09 N5UR: Marsh Isl. (NA-120) 223
21/09-03/10 K1EFI/VP9 225
22/09-01/10 CY3IARU: special event station 222
23/09-01/10 DA0DHS: Ruegen Isl. (EU-057) 226
23/09 IL6: Scoglio Vela(AN-01) & Scoglio Due Sorelle(AN-02) 226
23/09-03/10 SV5/DL1TQ: Karpathos Isl. (EU-001) 218
23/09-12/10 SV8/G0IXC: Skopelos Isl. (EU-072) 225
23/09-24/09 CQ WWDX RTTY Contest ***
23/09-24/09 Scandinavian SSB Activity ***
23/09-24/09 U.S. & VE Islands Contest ***
23/09 Rouen: Clipperton DX Convention ***
24/09-30/09 V26Y * by W2KKZ 225
24/09-28/09 ZF2TY/8 & ZF2SF/8 * by JA6VZB & JH6RTO 226
September-Oct CQ4I: Gaivota Rock * by CT1ASU,CT1EEU,CT1ERY,CT1FDU 190
September J28PP * by F5SFD 226
September-Oct P5 * by OH2BH's team 219
September SV3/DL1BKK/p: Sfaktiria Isl. (EU-158) 225
September-Jan VQ9TP * by N5TP 223
September XF4: Revillagigedo * by XE1CI 222
September XU6TQ * by PA3BTQ 223
September YB5: Mentawai Isl. (OC-???) * by YC5BLB 222
13/10-15/10 >>> Bologna: V IOTA CONVENTION <<< ***