18 November 1995 No.237
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edited by I1JQJ, IK1IYU
BY - Since 12 November is active the BY7KQ/7 station from Guishan Dao
(22.08N-113.49N, NO-REF). Yuki, JI6KVR invited operators to be QRV
for Europe Sunday 19 November on 21260 KHz around 0700 UTC. QSL via
BG7JA (Box 1239, Canton, China).
CE9_ssh- CE9AP is active from Chilean antarctic base Capitan Arturo Prat
(WABA CE-01) located on Greenwich Isl., in South Shetlands. QSL via
CE2LOL.
CE0_eas- During the trip back to Japan, ZP5XYE (JA7AYE) and ZP5XQV (JA7XQV)
will stop in Easter Island. Operations between 30 December 1995 and
3 January 1996, mainly in CW, using the XQ0/JA7AYE call. QSL via
JA7AYE.
D2 - From Angola, Valy, D2/YO3YX [425DXN 214], is still working in a
U.N. hospital and he is often on 21273 KHz (1700-1830 UTC) and on
14226 (around 2030 UTC). Valy will back at the end of the year but
another operator, D2/YO9CWY, will soon be active for several months
on all bands.
EA1 - The 25 and 26 November, ED4SEG/1 will be active from Zorraclin isl.
QSL via EA4ENQ.
EA1 - The 25 and 26 November EA1BT/p will be active from Isla Grande (DIE
N-142). QSL via EA1BT.
EA4 - The 19 november, EA4ENK/p will be active from La Trompeta isl (DIEI
BA-02) and/or from Baden island (DIEI BA-19). QSL via EA5OL.
EA4 - The 17 December, EA4ENK/p will be active from El Ciego island (DIEI
BA-10). QSL via EA5OL.
EA4 - The 6 December EA4ENK/p will be active from Cogolludos island (DIEI
BA-14). QSL via EA5OL.
EA4 - The 3 December, EA4ENK/p will be active from Bodegon island (DIEI
BA-16). QSL via EA5OL.
EI - The East Cork Radio Group (EI7M) will join the CQWW DX CW Contest
on all bands. QSL via EI6HB (Denis O' Flynn, Ladysbridge P.O.,
Castlemartyr, Co. Cork, Ireland).
F - The planned activity from Ile du Planier [425DXN 235] has been
postponed due to operators' family problems.
HS - From 17 to 19 November the HS8SEA [425DXN 221] station is active
during the SEANET Convention (the South East Asia Net, daily on +/-
14320 KHz at 1200 UTC), in Ko Samui (AS-101, CQ Zone 26). The ope-
rations are in CW, SSB, RTTY, PACKET and AMTOR, on all HF bands
(expecially on 80m) and via satellite (AO-10, AO-13, all RSs).
HS - From 8 December 1995 to 12 January 1996, Ralf, DL2FDK will be acti-
ve as HS0/DL2FDK on bands from 40 to 10 meters in SSB/CW/PACTOR.
QSL via homecall.
I - The Tessello DX Team will join the CQWW CW Contest using the IQ4T
call. The operators will be I4YTE, IK4HVR, I4IFL, I4CZS. QSL via
IK4HVR.
IM0 - Sunday 19 November, IS0UPR, IS0KEB and IS0BDF will be active, if
weather permits, from Sa Mesalonga island (IOTA EU-024, IIA OR-005)
IZ - From 1 to 10 December the special IZ6TCO station will be active to
celebrate Temistocle Calzecchi Onesti, inventor of the coherer.
KL - N6IV/KL7,NL7TB and others are planning again to activate the Barren
Is (NA-???). The operation, which should take place from Ushagat
Island from 4 to 8 July 1996, will use the NL7TB call with simple
wire antennas and 100 watts. They will use an helicopter. QSL via
NL7TB.
KP2 - From 21 to 28 November, Dave, WD5N, will be active from St. Croix,
U.S. Virgin Islands, as WP2AHW. Dave will join the CQWW CW Contest
on all bands. Before and after the competition, CW activity on low
and WARC bands. QSL via homecall.
LX - OH2PQ will join the CQWW CW Contest on 80 mtrs using the LX4B call.
QSL via LX1TI.
P4 - At the end of November, Wayne, N7NG, will be active, mainly on WARC
bands, from Aruba. He plans to join the CQWW CW Contest using the
P49V or P40V call.
PY - From 1 to 3 December, the PQ5L (CW) and PT5M (SSB) stations will be
active on all bands from Mel Island, Parana State Group (SA-047;
DIB 24). QSL via PP5LL, Jaime Lira do Vale, P.O.Box 08, 88010-970,
Florianopolis, SC, Brasil.
SM - Samir, T94BO will join the CQWW DX CW Contest from Sweden using the
SM7/T94BO call, in the Single Operator Single Band 160m (low power)
category. QSL via SM7/T94BO, Samir Popaja, V.Sandviksgatan 24,
S-252 28 Helsingborg, Sweden.
TU - From 21 November, Peter, ON6TT, will be for four weeks in Ivory
Coast joing the International Red Cross. Most of his equipments is
still in Australia for the aborted Heard Island expedition then he
will not be very active.
V2 - Doug, N3ADL, reports that requests for his recent V26DX activity
[425DXN 231] must be sent to the new QSL manager KK3S, Jacobus J.
"Koos" Berrovoets, 160 Valley Road, Windsor, PA 17336, USA.
VK6 - Malcolm, VK6LC, is planning an expedition to Sandy Island, in the
Lacepede islands group (OC-???), for the next May. The four Lacepe-
de islands (West, Middle, Sandy and East: 122.10E-16.55S) are lo-
cated in the Indian Ocean, 50Km. from the coast and they are a na-
tural reserve. Malcom already gor the permissions and hopes to give
soon the final details.
VK8 - From 22 December 1995 to 6 January 1996, Stuart, VK8NSB will be por-
table from Groote Eylandt island (OC-141). Activity in CW (on 3535,
21135, 28125 KHz) and SSB ( on 3618, 3795, 21260, 28460 KHz). QSL
via VK8HA.
W4 - W4/YV5DTA has been active, last 11 November, from Cape Canaveral
(NA-138). QSL via Steve Morao, 1920 NE 1 TERR # 104H., Ft. Lauder-
dale, FL 33305, USA.
XZ - From 22 to 27 November, JA6LDD, JH1KRC and JA1BK will be active
again as XZ1A. The activity, with particular look for North Ameri-
ca, is planned using three simultaneous stations, from 10 to 160
meters (top band from 22 to 24 November), WARC included. They plan
to join the CQWW CW Contest. QSL via JA1BK.
YB8 - Since 15 November is QRV the YE8V station from Banda island(OC-157)
QSL via YB8VM.
YS - Tom, K8LA, from 18 to 28 November will be active from El Salvador
as YS1ZTM, working CW only. Tom hopes to join the CQWW DX CW Con-
test. QSL via homecall.
ZB - Jorma, OH2KI, will join the CQWW CW Contest on 10 meters using the
ZB2X call. QSL via home call.
ZP - After two years in Paraguay, Nob ZP5XYE (JA7AYE)and his wife ZP5XQV
(JA7XQV) are returning to Japan. Nob will end his activity from Pa-
raguay joining the CQWW CW Contest as ZP0R.
5R - Ben, PA3BXC has terminated his 5R8DS activity [425DXN 234] last 29
October, Sunday, around 0800 UTC, and has returned in the Nether-
lands, where he found the wife, sons and QSLs: he logged about 3000
QSO with South America, 40000 QSO with North America, 31000 with
Europe and 16000 with Asia. Ben says: "I'm receiving too many IRCs
and greenstamps. I'm very happy but I don't want to be rich then I
need only one IRC or greenstamp to cover the expedition's costs and
I can confirm two QSO on a single card. The other cards will be re-
turned via bureau."
5R - Ray, 7P8SR, will leave Lesotho to go in Madagascar but he will not
be active before April 1996.
6Y - From 26 November to 10 December Alan, G3XAQ will be portable 6Y5
from Jamaica. CW activity using 5 watts QRP. QSL via homecall.
7P - In December 7P8SR will leave the Lesotho. He is the only one regu-
larly active in CW and on low bands. Find him on 3502 KHz around
0330 UTC, on 7018 KHz around 0245 UTC and 21010 KHz around 1530 UTC
9H - From 22 to 29 November, Herbert, DL2DN will be QRV from Malta as
9H3UX joining the CQWW DX CW Contest. Before and after the competi-
tion he will be active on bands from 15 to 40 mtrs (WARC included).
9X - Mark,9X/ON4WW is QRV again on 160 metres, after solving some anten-
nas problems. Find him on 1830 KHz around 2030 UTC (for America on
Friday and Saturday on 1827.5 KHz around 2330/0200 UTC and 0330/
0345 UTC, the local sunrise).
9Y - Bernd, DL1VJ, will join the CQWW DX CW Contest from Tobago Island
(SA-009), in the Single Operator/All Bands category.
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XZ1A ----> Following what published in previous number, the XZ1A's QSLs will
be handled as follows:
(1) QSL labels will be printed by computer after log is entered.
(2) Four QSO data will be printed on each label.
(3) Only one set of labels will be printed. This is to protect the
integrity of the QSL process. Second QSLs will not be issued for
this operation.
(4) Multi-band QSLs must be requested in ONE envelope only. Please
don't send requests for separate band, mode, etc. in a separate
envelope.
Reason ; for example, if you contact QSO of both CW and SSB
in 14MHz and 21MHz, label will be issued for 4 contacts.
When we receive first SASE from you only request
14MHz CW, there can be two procedures.
4-1 We issue QSL, crossing out the 3 contacts other than 14MHz CW.
4-2 We keep the SASE in hospital box until we confirm all 4 cantacts.
(This procedure is to force the manager to do unnecessary job
to check 4 times.)
(5) In the case of SASE of BS7H, it can not be sent to 80% stations of
Europe and 70% station of U.S.A. by airmail, due to short of postage.
XZ1A QSL will be two-folded card. We can mail only one QSL for 10g.
We will send it by sea mail to the stations of short-postage.
(6) Remember, second QSL cards will not be issued. This is a security
measure.
(7) Please do not use registered mail or special delivery.
(8) The correct sddress is;
Kan Mizoguchi
5-3, Sakuragaoka 4 Chome,
Tama-City, Tokyo 206, JAPAN
*IMPORTANT*
If you did send cards to the P.O. Box in Tokyo, please DON'T resend
them. They will be collected.
(9) Please don't send cards for other operations handled by JA1BK along
with the XZ1A card.
(10)This is a new method being used for handling by a computer. It is
different from that used in the past. Your cooperation will be
greatly appreciated.
XR0Y/Z ---> Bob, KK6EK, reports that XR0Y and XR0Z QSLs have a little delay
due to the aborted Heard Island operation. Logs are still to be prepared and
QSL have not yet been printed but they should be ready in few weeks. Bob re-
minds that "automatic QSls" (those printed in pink and green) are not valid
for DXCC.
PANAMA ---> Jose, HP2CWB, reports that, due to local postal problems, until
31 December 1996 a new address in U.S.A. will be used for requests directed
to HP1CWB, HP2DFU, HP2CWB/P, H92A, HP9I, 3F2C, H33C, HO3C, 3F0T. Send a SAE
and an IRC or a greenstamp to Jose NG Lee, Disney International, PTY-201,
P.O.Box 02-5275, Miami, Florida 33102-5275, USA.
FILE CQWW.CTY UPDATED ---> For CT users, the new CQWW.CTY and ARRL.CTY fi-
les are available on Internet, updated after the CQWW DX SSB Contest. Look
at this WWW site -> http://ve7tcp.ampr.org/ftp/software/ct/cqww.cty
VK1 QSL BUREAU ---> Jim, VK1FF, reports that the new VK1 QSL bureau address
is the following: VK1 ACT Division, QSL Bureau Manager, GPO Box 600, Can-
berra, ACT 2601, Australia.
DL8AAM ---> Tom, DL8AAM, reports that the last item of direct-outgoing-QSLs
for 5X4A and 5X4B from Kitgum will be in the mail the next days. If
anybody will not get them in next future, please do NOT resubmit, because he
has no logs for some periods in 1995 and for 5X4A/p (Kampala), must be lost.
He will ask the OP to send a second copy from Uganda. So if your QSL will
not arrive, please be patient. He can also confirm all QSOs for arctic DXpe-
dition ex via RW3DR (about 20 Calls) and his activity from Lamu Island un-
der 5Z4FU/A in Nov 1993. He has now problems to get the logs of 4L4MM, so
it is better now to try it via the OP himself (Merab Shinjikashvili, Box 97,
Tblisi 380004, Rep. of Georgia). For QSLs he got for Merab he will try to
clear up, but please do not send him new requests. Please remind: he prefers
the bureau.
KF0UI ---> On 3 November John, KF0UI, has been hospitalized for a sudden
illness. John is the QSL manager for many stations (as HP1XVH EL2RR, LX1RQ
and XE1/W6EFR) and he should be soon back home but he needs a while before
answering again the cards.
SWEDEN --> In few weeks first stations from Sweden will use the new SH pre-
fix, issued for the Novices. There are two kind of Novice licences in Swe-
den, one with the CW code, the other not. The first one permits to work in
CW on 3.5, 7, 21 and 28 MHz and phone on 28, 144 and 432 MHz, while the
second phone only on 144 and 432 MHz. The "classic" SM licences are divided
into two classes, with and without CW. These ones permit 50 Mhz and up
only. Just a note: to work on 6 mtrs band, in Sweden, it is necessary to pay
double of the normal licence taxes, which permits the use of all the other
bands.
SMOM ---> The recent activities of 1A0KM are pirates. Last operations from
SMOM took place in July 1994.
QSL ---> On 17 November, all the direct requests for the IK1GPG/WY6 (NA-066)
activity have been answered and also the bureau requests for IP1/IK1GPG,
IP1/I2MWZ and IP1/IK2OWX in 1994 and 1995.
QSL ---> Cards for JT1Z, JT1FAU, JT1FAV, JT1FAX, JT1FAW and JT1FAZ opera-
tions will be handled by K6VNX, via direct or bureau. The QSLs will probably
be ready in the next spring.
QSL received: A43GI (AS-119), IJ7/IK7VJX (EU-091, LE-002), IJ7/IK7XIV
(EU-091, LE-001), IM0RUH (EU-165, SS-056), IO1GTM, SV0HS/SV9, TA3/DL3MGK/P
(AS-098), V29AD, V5/ZS6YG.
QSL received trhough the WF5E "DX QSL Service" : HP9I (NA-203), HP2CWB/P
(NA-202), PY1UP (SA-079), VI0ANT, ZK1KH, 3A2LF, 9M8FC.
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* DX info weekly bulletin *
* edited by Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ and Piero Forno, IK1IYU *
* with the contribution of IK1GPG, IK2IQD, IK2ULV, I1-21171 *
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For the news issued in this number, thanks to:
I1HYW, IK1HJS, IK1RLK, IK2WXQ, I4IFL, I4LCK, I5FLN, I6AYS, IK7AFM, I0AMU,
IS0JMA, Delta Mike, Diamond DX Club, Roman DX Group, DC3MF, DL7VOA, DL8AAM,
DL9GOA, EA5KB, FA1UQL, F5CCO, F6AJA, F6FVY, G4BUE, HS1GOS, JA1BK, JH1ORA,
ON6TT, OZ1LQH, PS7AB, PT7WA, SM7/T94BO, SM7HCJ, VK1FF, VK6LC, WB2YQH, N3ADL,
W4/YV5DTA, W4MWT, WD5N, KK6EK, WL7MY, NL7TB, K8LA, WD8MGQ, K0IR, ZP6CW,
9K2HN, 9X/ON4WW, DXNS, LNDX, OPDX, QRZ-DX, URE-EA-DX, ARRL-DX, PY-DX,
The 59(9) DX Report, VK2SG RTTY DX.
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PERIOD CALL REF
till 31/12 A4=A4/25 * special event 233
till ? BY7KQ/7: Guishan Dao (NO-REF) 237
till 31/11 CT3/DK8WF, CT3/DL2HYH, CT3/DF5AN, CT3/DL4ZBI 236
till 20/11 HS8SEA: Ko Samui (AS-101) * Seanet Convention 95 237
till 15/04 JX4CJA & JX3EX * by LA4CJA & LA3EX 228
till end Nov S79JD * by F2JD 234
till 28/11 T32BE * by WC5P 231
till 20/11 X85COL: Mexico * special event station 234
till ? YE8V: Banda Isl. (OC-157) 237
till 20/11 9M * by F6BFH, F5LGQ, F6AOI, F6AUS, F9IE 226
18/11-19/11 CQ4I: Ilhote Trombotas by CT1ASU,CT1EEU,CT1ERY,CT1FDU 190
18/11-19/11 CT3FN/p: Ilhas Desertas (AF-046) 236
18/11-25/11 OH0/DL6UAA: Aland Islands 236
18/11-19/11 WH2M * by JE7RJZ 233
18/11-28/11 VP2EFO * by K8MFO 223
18/11-28/11 YS1ZTM * by K8LA 237
18/11-20/11 9G * by G3SXW, GM3YTS, K5VT, KC7V, N7BG 232
19/11 EA4ENK/p: Isla Baden (DIEI BA-19) 237
19/11 EA4ENK/p: Isla La Trompeta (DIEI BA-02) 237
19/11 IM0: Sa Mesalonga Isl. (EU-165) (IIA OR-005) * by IS0 237
19/11 IR1LS: Alba * special event station 237
20/11-21/11 4U1ITU * by AA1AC 235
21/11-02/12 HI * by DL1GKG, DL2GGA 236
21/11-20/12 TU * by ON6TT 237
21/11-28/11 WP2AHW: Virgin Is. * by WD5N 237
21/11-28/11 YV5 (4M5X) * by WM2C, WS4E, K0PP, KE7X, WX9E 236
21/11-30/11 ZF2RF * by K4UVT 236
21/11-28/11 ZF2RR * by N8SR 236
21/11-28/11 ZL7CW * WB8YJF 232
21/11-08/12 ZL7PYD * K8PYD 232
21/11-28/11 3A * K1VWL 230
21/11-28/11 8P9HT * by K4BAI 233
21/11-03/12 8Q7VJ & 8Q7WD * by G4ZVJ & G4RWD 232
22/11-25/11 C6A/WB8GEX 236
22/11-04/12 S92PI: Principe Isl. (AF-044) * by F5OGL 236
22/11-27/11 XZ1A * by JA1BK, JA6LDD, JH1KRC 237
22/11-29/11 9H3UX * by DL2DN 237
23/11-27/11 CO1OTA: Los Colorados Arch. (NA-093) 233
23/11-27/11 V2 & VP2M * by JH1NBN 233
23/11-27/11 ZF2AY * by K9LA 236
24/11-27/11 VK9XH: Christmas Isl. * by JA1CMD 236
25/11-26/11 A61AF * by K1XM & KQ1F 236
25/11-26/11 DU * by OH2BH & OH0XX 236
25/11-26/11 EA1BT/p: Isla Grande (DIE N-142) 237
25/11-26/11 ED4SEG/1: Isla Zorraclin 237
25/11-26/11 EI7M * by East Cork Radio Club 237
25/11-26/11 FO0ZR * by WA9INK 236
25/11-26/11 GU3HFN * Guernsey Amateur Radio Society 233
25/11-26/11 HC8N * by WN4KKN's team 236
25/11-26/11 HL9CW * by HL9DC 233
25/11-26/11 IG9A: Lampedusa Isl. (AF-019) * by UA3DPX 235
25/11-26/11 IG9: Lampedusa Isl. (AF-019) * by I team 217
25/11-26/11 II1BI * ARI Biella 235
25/11-26/11 IO2L: ARI Lissone 234
25/11-26/11 IQ2W: ARI Limbiate 231
25/11-31/11 IQ2X: ARI Brescia 230
25/11-26/11 IR3X * by Vecio Piave Team 228
25/11-26/11 IZ6GM 236
25/11-26/11 J48Y: Salamis Isl. (EU-075) * by SV1BKN 227
25/11-26/11 LX4B * by OH2PQ 237
25/11-26/11 T99MT: Radio Club Novo Sarajevo 230
25/11-26/11 TA4ZM * by DK5WL 236
25/11-26/11 TK2C * by Bavarian Contest Club 232
25/11-26/11 TM2RDS * special event station 228
25/11-26/11 TX8FU * by FK8FU 236
25/11-26/11 TY5A * by G3SXW, GM3YTS, K5VT, KC7V, N7BG 232
25/11-28/11 V73WP * by JA1WPX 236
25/11-26/11 VP5FOC * by WD8AUB, W9VNE, N9DX, W0CG 223
25/11-26/11 ZB2X * by OH2KI 237
25/11-26/11 ZP5XYE * by JA7XYE 237
25/11-26/11 ZX2A * by PT2BW 232
25/11-26/11 3V5A * by YT1AD 228
25/11-26/11 3V8BB * by DJ7IK, DL8OBC, DL2OBF 236
25/11-26/11 9Y * by DL1VJ 237
25/11-26/11 CQ WWDX CW Contest ***
26/11-10/12 6Y5/G3XAQ/qrp 237
November A51JS * by VK9NS ??? 232
November FT5XL: Kerguelen * by FB1LYF 227
end November P4 * N7NG 237
November VK9XRS * by ND3A 232
end November YS1X * by NL7GP 236
end November-Dec 5Z4JD * by F2JD 236
end November 3B8/N6ZZ 236
mid November 4S7/HB9AMO 229
mid November 8R1GZ * by WZ6C 236