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425 DX News #249 [1/4]
10 February 1996                   No.249                   BID: $425WW249A

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3DA    - Jon, 3DA0CA did not join  the  CQ WWDX 160 Meter CW  Contest [425DXN
         247] due to political problems in Swaziland.
5N     - The 5N4OTB  operations [425DXN 245] from  Bonny Island (NO-REF) have
         been postponed due to landing permission problems.
8P     - From 8 to 15  February Rob,  VE4GV will  be active  from Barbados as
         8P9EN.  Operations  mainly  in  CW, from 10 to 80 meters (WARC bands 
         included). QSL via home call.
9N     - 9N1ARB reports  that in Nepal only other four amateurs exist: 9N1AA,
         9N1HA,  9N1RB and 9N1RHM.  No one seems to be interested  in working
         low bands (9N1AA, is the only who has a 40 meters licence  and gives
         hospitality to 9N1RB, who works 40 meters CW).
CP     - Jim (ex 9G1WJ) is now active as CP1/N9RPC from La Paz. QSL via K1SE.
CU     - From 19  February to 4 March  Mike (DL4XS)  and Dieter (DL3KDV) will
         be active from  Azores. All bands operations particularly on 160 me-
         ters (1.827 MHz).
EL     - Johnny, EL2WA is a new amateur from Liberia. He has been reported on
         20 meters SSB.
F      - From 23 to 24  March Phil  (G3SWH) and Chris  (G3SJJ) will be active
         for 24  hours from  Chausey islands  (EU-039) as F/G3SWH. Operations 
         in CW only, from 17 to 80 meters.QSL via G3SWH (21 Dickensons Grove, 
         Congresbury, Bristol BS19 5HQ, UK) also via bureau.
FO     - From 12 February to 31 March Ron,  N6VO will be  in Tahiti (OC-046),
         from where he will be active as FO5VO mainly in CW on low  bands. He
         plans to join the ARRL DX CW Contest. QSL via home call.
FS     - Starting from 12 February  Paul,  WX9E will be  active from  FS5PL's
         QTH, using the FS/WX9E call except for the ARRL DX CW Contest (17-18
         February). The 22 February  Mike  (N0BSH) and Chad (WE9V) will  meet
         Paul in St.Martin, and the group will be active on all bands from 10
         to 160  meters, WARC  included. Chad  will also try to  be active in
         RTTY as  FS/WE9V. They also  plan to join  the CQ WW 160 SSB Contest
         (23-25 February) and the ARRL DX SSB Contest (2-3 March). During the
         contests they will  use the FS5PL call  or a special one. They  will
         go back home the 6 March. QSLs for FS/WX9E, FS/N0BSH and FS/WE9V are  
         via the respective home calls. QSL for contests contacts via WX9E.
FT_W   - The 12 February  Rene', FR5HR  (not W4MGN as reported in 452DXN 245)
         will leave Reunion island on a military vessel, and after a six-week
         trip he  will stop in Crozet  islands, from where he hopes to be ac-
         tive for one week (from 18 to 26 February). Dates can change due  to
         weather conditions. QSL via F5RRH (direct or via bureau).
FT_X   - At the end of his staying on Crozet island (see FT_W),  Rene', FR5HR 
         will  go  to Kerguelen islands, from where he hopes to be active for 
         twelve days (from 1 to 12 March).  Dates can change  due  to weather  
         conditions. QSL via F5RRH (direct or via bureau).
FT_Z   - At the end of his staying on Kerguelen  (see FT_X) Rene', FR5HR will 
         go  to  Amsterdam  Island, from  where he hopes to be active for six 
         days  (from 14 to 20 March). Dates can change due to weather  condi-
         tions. QSL via F5RRH (direct or via bureau).
FY     - Until the end of the month FY/DJ0PJ is active in QRP from french u-
         yana.  Evening (European time) operations on usual QRP frequencies.
G      - Jim, K6ZH wants  to join the IOTA Contest  (27-28 July)  from Lundy
         Island (EU-120) as G0WJF.
GM     - From 29 June to 7 July Don (G0NES), Peter (G7BXA), Manny (G7HSP) and
         Derek (G7DKX) will be active as GM0NES/P (in HF) and  GS7UEG/P (in 2
         and 6 meters) from Orkney islands (EU-009).QSL via G7DKX.
GW     - The Westnet DX  Group will join the IOTA Contest (end of July) from
         a Welsh island (EU-124) using the GW4VEQ call.
H4     - The 29 January Bernhard, DL2GAC/H44MS left India (from where  he was
         active  as VU2BMS)  toward Solomon islands.  He will be QRV as H44MS
         [425DXN 241].  The operations from Stewart/Sikaiana islands (OC-???)
         depend on transport.
HK0    - From 13 to 20 February Bob, W7TSQ will be active from San Andres. He
         plans to join the ARRL CW DX Contest (17-18 February). QSL  via home
         call (direct or bureau).
HR     - In March Bob, W7TSQ  will be in Honduras: from 5 to 11 he will be ac-
         tive as W7TSQ/HR2 and from 12 to 18  as W7TSQ/HR6. QSL via home call
         (direct or bureau).
IF9    - From 24 to 28  April the IQ8B Team  (IK8NWK, IK8TEO, IK8TWP, IK8VRH,
         IW8BVN and IW8EAA) will be active from the following islands in  the
         Egadi (EU-054) group: Favignana (24-28 April,IIA TP-011),  Marettimo  
         (25 April, TP-010), Levanzo (26 Aprile, TP-009), Scoglio  Faraglione
         (27 April, TP-013), Scoglio del Rais (28 aprile,  TP-???). 10  to 80  
         meters operations, WARC included, in CW, SSB and RTTY, and also on 2 
         meters. 
KG4    - Mark,  KD4D  wants to join the  ARRL CW DX  Contest (17-18 February)
         from Guantanamo Bay using the KG4NA call.
LA/SM  - From 15 to 19  February the stations  SJ9WL and LG5LG, both  located
         in  Morokulien, will  be activated by SM0DJZ.  He plans to  join the
         ARRL  CW  and  the  DARC  HF RTTY Contests. For DXCC SJ9WL counts as 
         Sweden and LG5LG as Norway. QSL via SM0DJZ.

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10 February 1996                   No.249                   BID: $425WW249B

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OZ     - From 2 to 8 March Ullrich, OZ/DL2HEB/p will be active from Romo isl.
         (EU-125).
P4     - Bob, K4UEE will join the  ARRL CW DX Contest  (17-18 February) using
         the  call P40R, in the  single operator all bands  category. QSL via
         home call.
PJ     - From 16 to 23 March Bob (W9LNQ) and  Dot (N9ALC) will be active from
         St. Maarten respectively  as  PJ7/W9LNO  and  PJ7/N9ALC.  Operations
         in CW and SSB on all bands (WARC included). QSL via N9ALC.
PY     - The operations  from Paz island [425DXN 247]  have been postponed to
         this weekend.
PY     - From 15 to  25 February ZW5IZ will be active (in CW and SSB, from 10
         to 80 meters) from Imbituba  lighthouse (DFB  SC-09). QSL via  PP5VB
         (P.O. Box 13, Imbituba/SC, 88780-000, Brasil).
PY     - From 16 to 20 February  ZW8P will be active from Grande Santa Isabel
         island (IOTA SA-025, DIB-19).  CW and SSB  operations  from 10 to 80
         meters. QSL via PS8DX  (R. Arajuo Jr, Av. Dom Severino 846,Teresina/
         PI, 64049-380, Brazil).
PY0_tri- In early February PY1UP will be  for  four  months  at the Brazilian
         Naval Base on Trinidade island, from where  he hopes to be active on 
         all  the  bands  as  PY0TI.  QSL  via  PY1UP (Joao Batista Guimaraes 
         Mendonca,  Rua Alfredo Becker 536,  Bloco 5, apt 1101, Sao Goncalo/
         RJ, 24452-000, Brazil).
S0     - From 20 February Naama S01A,  Arseli EA2JG and other operators  will
         be active in SSB and CW using the S020R call. QSL via  EA2JG (Arseli
         Echeguren. Las Vegas 91, 01479 Luyando. (Alava) Spain).
SM     - During February the special station 7S7JC will be  active on all the
         bands to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the radio club SK7JC. QSL
         via SK7JC.
TG     - From 22 February Scott, KA9FOX will be again in Guatemala working as
         TG/KA9FOX from  Juan's QTH, TG9AJR. Scott will join the ARRL  DX SSB
         Contest (2-3 March) from Gerry's QTH, TG9GI using the special TD9IGI
         call.
TI     - From 20 February to 5 March Bob, W7TSQ will be active from Costa Ri-
         ca. QSL via home call (direct or via bureau).
TJ     - Francois, TJ1AG is every evening, from 20.00 to 23.00 UTC, on the A-
         frican DX-net on 7.065 MHz. QSL via F5RUQ (P.O.Box 104, 22650  Plou-
         balay, France).
TU     - G3SXW, G4FAM, K7GE, N7BG and WB7SRW will join the ARRL CW DX Contest
         (17-18 February) using  the call TU5A.  The 15 and 16  February they
         could be active using their home calls. QSL via W8AEF.
V3     - Art (NN7A/V31JZ) and Mike  (NG7S/V31RL), who   from 3 to 14 February
         will be active from NA-123  and NA-180  [425DXN 236], will  join the
         ARRL CW  DX Contest  (27-28 February) using the V31JZ  call. QSL via
         NN7A.
V4     - From 14 to 21 February Mike, N0BSH will be active from Nevis, proba-
         bly using the V47NZ call. He plans  to join the  ARRL DX CW Contest.
         All bands operations mainly in CW. QSL via home call  (the right ad-
         dress  is: Michael  Tessmer, 1702 1/2 Loomis  Street, La Crosse, Wi-
         sconsin 54603, USA).
VK     - From 16 to 21 May VK6LC and VK6DLB will be active from Lacepede  is.
         (OC-???) [425DXN 237].  The  Diamond  DX Club is   collecting  funds
         to help Malcolm for this  particularly dangerous IOTA DXpedition. It
         is possible send  donations to I1HYW, DDXC Director (Gianni Varetto,
         P.O.Box 1, 10060 Pancalieri-TO, Italia).
VK9_ck - The VK9CR operations (team by DL8WPX, DL3DXX, DK7YY and  DL7UFN, see
         425DXN 243, from Cocos-Keeling  will occur from  13 to 22  February.
         QSL  via DK7NP, direct  (Rudi Hein, Am Uferholz 7,  D-96047 Bamberg,
         Germany) or via bureau.
VK9_xms- The VK9XY operations (team by DL8WPX, DL3DXX, DK7YY  and DL7UFN, see
         425DXN 243) from Christmas  Island will  prolong until 12  February.
         After the Cocos-Keeling operations (see VK9_ck) VK9XY will be active
         again the 23 and  24 February. QSL via DK7NP, direct  (Rudi Hein, Am
         Uferholz 7, D-96047 Bamberg,  Germany) or via bureau.
VK9_xms- From 23 to 25 March Ken, AD4WF/JA1CMD will be active  from Christmas
         Isl. as VK9XH. CW and SSB operations from 10 to 160 meters with par-
         ticular attention to WARC bands. QSL  via home call or via AE4EZ.
VK9_xms- VK9XL is active from Christmas Island. QSL via UA0ZDA.
VK0_maq- Warren, VK0WH is still active but confirms that he has few spare ti-
         me. Warren prefers CW, because he has strong QRM  on SSB. Jim, VK9NS
         has received the January logs and now he can confirm in a short whi-
         le.
VP2E   - From 12 to 20 February Will, AA4NC  will be active from  Anguilla as
         VP2EN. He plans to join (together with KI4HN) the ARRL DX CW Contest
         (17-18 February). Outside of the contest  VP2EN he will be active in
         RTTY, particularly on 20, 40 and 80 meters. QSL via AA4NC.
VP2E   - From  28  February  to 6  March  VP2EZ (WA0PUJ), VP2ES  (KC0ZC)  and
         VP2E/N0ZSU will  be active from Anguilla. They plan to join the ARRL
         SSB DX Contest (2-3 March) using the VP2E call. QSL via KC0ZC (CBA).
VP2E   - From 6 to 13 February  Bill (W5SJ)  and Bob (W5EUQ)  will be  active
         from Anguilla respectively as VP2ESJ and VP2EEU. The operations will
         occur in CW (1.828, 3.505, 7.005, 7.026,  14.005 MHz) and SSB (3.795
         7.080 and 14.195), from 20 to 160 meters. QSL via home calls.
VP2M   - From 14 to 21 February Art, WA2UJH will be active from Montserrat as
         VP2MDY.  The operations will  mainly occur in CW, from 10 to 160 me-
         ters. QSL via NW8F.
VP5    - Ken, K0PP and Lena, N7HKW want to join the ARRL CW DX Contest (17-18
         February) from Turks and Caicos. The call is still unknown.
VU_ant - The Indian Antarctic base VU2AXA is active. QSL via VU2DVC.
W4     - From 17 to 24 February Nellie (XE1CI), Shirley (N5GGO), Wondy (K5KR)
         Stanley  (W5JYK) and  Mike (W5ZPA) will  be active from  Hilton Head
         Island (NA-110).
XE     - AA6DP, NF6H and other operators want to join the  ARRL CW DX Contest
         (17-18 February) using the XE2EBE call in the multi-single category.
XE     - Until 12  February Oliver  (XF3/OH2NSM), Henry  (XF3/OH3JF) and Arno
         (XF3/OH7XM) will be active from Cancun island  (not valid for IOTA).
         All bands operations, expecially in CW.
XV     - JA3UB,  JR3MVF and JH3GRE,  who  from 9  to 15  February will  be in
         Vietnam  [425DXN 247], will  also be active  in RTTY, mainly  on low
         bands. The call will be 3W6YL.  QSL via JH3GRE  (2  dollars or 1 IRC
         cover postal costs of a 10-gram envelope,  airmail from Japan to Eu-
         rope, North and South America and Africa: cards with not enough con-
         tribution will be returned via surface mail or via bureau).
XV     - Nikolay,  3W5FM  is currently in Moscow and plans to be active again 
         in March.
ZF     - Dick, K3DI will join the ARRL  CW DX Contest (17-18 February)  using
         the call ZF2OP (QRP). QSL via K3DI.
ZK1_sou- From 17 to 24 February Leo  (K8PYD, who was active last  November as
         ZL7PYD) and  Paul (WT8S) will be  active from Southern  Cook islands
         respectively as ZK1PYD and ZK1WTS (two  letters suffixes are for re-
         sidents). The operations will occur  on all bands, mainly  in CW and
         RTTY.  The Northern Cook  trip has been cancelled due to transporta-
         tion problems.
ZL7    - From 9 to 16  February Antti, OH2BTB/OH5TB  will be active from Cha-
         tham Islands. QSL via OH5TB.
ZL7    - From 15 to 19 February Barry,  G3MFW/ZS1JF will be  active from Cha-
         tham islands (the call is still unknown). QSL via KA1JC.
ZL8    - The Raoul Island expedition, Kermadec is. [425DXN 245],  will  occur
         from 4 to 14 May. Kermadecs  are one of the "most wanted"  Countries
         (sixth in the Italian chart) and the main goal of this expedition is
         to satisfy as many DXers  as possible. All  the operators are expert
         DXers, with many past  activities and they will use all the propaga-
         tion openings toward Europe. The Kermadec DX Association still needs
         funds  to loan the  boat (25,000 US $) and  donations can be sent to
         Ken Holdom (ZL2HU, expedition leader) at this  address:  Ken Holdom.
         P.O.Box 56099, Tawa, Wellington,  New Zealand.  Further  information
         via Ken (ZL2HU@ZL2WA)  or Ron Wills, ZL2TT, NZART DX Editor (e-mail:
         rewills@actrix.gen.nz).

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9K2HN ---> HH2HM/F is  no more the QSL manager of  this station; card  can be
sent via bureau or directly to this address: Hamad J Al-Nusif, P.O.Box 29174,
13152, Safat,  Kuwait.  9K2HN reports also that the Kuwaitian bureau has sent 
out the QSL of the last four  months.

ANDAMAN ---> Jim Smith, VK9NS has been working since November  to  make Mani,
VU2JPS's activity accepted for DXCC. The Heard  Island  DX  Association  will
donate to Mani, who  lives in very bad conditions, many equipments (transcei-
ver, beam, rotor)  that will personally  delivered by Jim. Mani will probably
receive  the new  equipment  in early April. Jim  will pay the high custom's 
taxes (about 25% of the equipments value!). The HIDXA ask  the  international  
DX  community  an  aid to  meet  these costs: donations must mention "Project  
Andaman" and can be sent to HIDXA,P.O.Box 90, Norfolk Island, Australia 2899.

DX DINNER ---> The 17 May, at the Stouffer  Renaissance Hotel (Dayton, Ohio),
there will be  the 11th Annual DX  Dinner, by  Southwest Ohio DX Association.
For further information   contact Steve Bolia, N8BJQ tel  (513) 429-9954, fax
(513) 429-0218, e-mail:n8bjq@erinet.com.

GAZA & JERICHO ---> As for these possible new ones,  Arie, 4X6UO reports that
residents in Gaza and Jericho will not obtain a prefix from ITU before 1997.

HEARD ISLAND 1997 ---> The expedition plans to group the team in Reunion Isl.
leaving toward Heard the 3 January 1997. The operations from Heard will start
the 12 January ending the 28th. They will return to Reunion on February  5th.
The boat has been found.It's the Marion Dufresne II: built for the TAAF/IFRTP
(French Australian and  Antarctic Lands/French  Institute for  the Polar  Re-
searches and Technologies)  and actives in June  1995, it is a  ship that can
afford bad weather conditions. The  loan of the Marion Dufresne II is 200,000
dollars "all included" (this  means transportations to/from Heard, with heli-
copters). The operators will be  Michel  Sabatino (EA8AFJ),  Vincent Denecker
(G0LMX), Willy  Rusch (HB9AHL),  Ted  Algren (KA6W),  Ralph Fedor (K0IR), Bob
Allphin  (K4UEE), Mike  McGirr (K9AJ),  Robert Schmieder  (KK6EK),  Bob Fabry
(N6EK),  Carlos  Nascimento  (NP4IW),  Peter  Casier  (ON6TT), Arie  Nugteren
(PA3DUU),  Igor Harry Buklan  (RA3AUU), Glenn  Vinson  (W6OTC), Wes  Lamboley
(W8FMG), Glenn  Johnson  (WA0PUJ),  Al Hernandez  (WA3YVN) and  James  Brooks
(9V1YC). Last two operators will be choosed from Japan and Australia.

HL9DC ---> The 16 January Del,  W8KJP/HL9DC returned  in U.S. During the past
two years he logged more  than 18,000 QSO, all CW. Del has also joined the CQ
WW CW Contest 1995 with the HL9CW call. QSL via N7RO

MOROKULIEN AWARD ---> It is issued for contacts with SJ9WL and LG5LG (see LA/
SM). The DX stations must work each call, once in different days, also on the
same band; the other  stations must work each  call twice in two  days and on
two different bands (total 4 QSOs). The award costs 5 US $ or 10 IRC and QSLs
are  not  necessary. Further information from SM0DJZ, to whom request have to 
be sent.

MOUNT ATHOS ---> VE3HO, DXAC Chairman, reports  that votation on  Mount Athos
status has been postponed sine die. When the  status will be  discussed again
by DXAC,  the   only  options  will  be to confirm or withdrawn (not  delete) 
Mount Athos from the DXCC Countries List.

ROTUMA ---> 3D2AA  is the first Rotuma native to have an amateur licence. QSL 
via VE6VK.

SFDXA ---> The South Florida DX Association elected for 1996 WU2W (President)
KR4GJ (VicePresident), K7UJP  (Treasury),  N4OLE (Secretary),  WA4YLD,  WS4E,
WB4MAI, KP4AM (Directors).

T30DP/T31 --->  This  station  was  active in January on the following bands: 
3 January (20 and 17  meters),  4  January  (20, 15 and 40 meters), 5 January 
(15, 17 and 40 meters), 6 January (20, 30, 80  and 40  meters) 7 January (80, 
20 and 15 meters), 8 January  (20, 80 and 15 meters),  11 January (30, 40, 80 
ande 160 meters), 12 January (20, 40, 80 and 160 meters), 19  January (30,40, 
80 and 160 meters). QSL via VK4FW (ex  VK4CRR):  Bill Horner, 26 Iron Street,  
Gympie, QLD 4570, Australia.

VS6WO ---> The QSL manager of this station is K9EC, whose new address is: Mi-
chael Zeug, 3850 Sugar Pike Road, Canton, GA 30115, USA.

VI100GM ---> From 5 to 11 December 1995  the VK1 Division of the Wireless In-
stitute of Australia activated  the  special  VI100GM  station, to  celebrate
the  first  centennial of the radio. More  than 900 contacts were made on all 
HF bands, in CW and SSB. QSL via the VK1 bureau, or via direct to VK1FF  (Jim 
Muller, 40  Garrick St,  Fadden, ACT 2904,  Australia) or WB2FFY (Jim Muller,  
RD#1 Box 129a,  Greene,  NY   13778,  USA).  Those  who  want  to receive the 
certificate send their QSL and 5 US $ to VK1 bureau or to VK1FF.

VO2/KB4GYT ---> Paul, KB4GYT reports that VO2/KB4GYT QSL for DX stations have
all been sent via bureau.

+ SILENT KEY + Last week Ferruccio Ferretti, IK1BOD, passed away. He was one
of the most active members of the 425 DX Gang.

QSL received via direct : 8R1AK/p (SA-068), CE0Z, FT5ZF, IH9/IK0XBX (AF-018),
IY1TTM, IZ9ARI, OY6A, V63BM, YA9XL, YE8I (OC-208)
QSL received via WF5E DX QSL service: 3DA0CA, 3V8BB, 5R8FA, 5R8FA/p (AF-057),
5U7Y, 5X1XT, VE3MJQ/9X5, CP8XA, K4TVE/CY9, ES1QD/0 (EU-034), FY5GJ, HK/K1WGM,
HK0EFU/HK0  (NA-049), EO50HZ, F/HH2MM/p,  J75A, J87FT, JW0C, K2OLG/m (NA-058,
NA-076), KG4AG,  WB8GEJ/PJ7, N5UR/c  (NA-089),  R1FJZ,  RA0FA (AS-018),  RS0F
(AS-018), S0RASD, S07URE, ST2AA, T33K, TU4EY, V73Y, VP8CBE, WH0AAV, XF3/K7DBV
XF3/XE3RKK (NA-200), XJ1CWI (NA-154), XT2CH, YK0A, ZK3RW
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              For the news issued in this number, thanks to:
I1HLI, I1HYW, I1SNW, IK1IYU, IK2CHZ, IK2FIQ, IK2ULV, IK2WXQ, IK3ASM, IK4XQM,
I5FLN, IW6MTM, IK7AFM, IK8CJP, IK8VRH, IT9BLB, IK0XBX, Brescia DX Group,
Delta Mike, Diamond DX Club, Roman DX Group, CT1EEB, CT1ENQ, DC3MF, DL2HEB,
DL7VOA, DL8AAM, DL9GOA, EA3AOC, EA5KB, EI6FR, F5PYI, F6AJA, G3XJS, G4BUE,
JH3GRE, JI6KVR, K8JRK, K9EC/4, KK6EK, KF7AY, KK6H, N7DYX, N7RO, N8BJQ, N0BSH,
NL7TB, ON6TT, PS7AB, PS7KM, SM0DJZ, TJ1AG, VE6VK, VE7CC, VK1FF/WB2FFY, VK3OT,
VK9NS, W4BAA, W7TSQ, WA0PUJ, WD8MGQ, WE9V, WL7MY, YV5DTA, ZL2HU, 9K2HN,
ARRL-DX, DX-NL, DXNS, LNDX, NPDXG, OPDX, PY-DX, QRZ-DX, The 59(9) DX Report,
URE-EA-DX, VK2SG RTTY DX.
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425 DX News #249 [4/4]
10 February 1996                   No.249                   BID: $425WW249D

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PERIOD           CALL                                                   REF

till  ??         8P9DX * by VA3DA                                       245
till  29/02      9A * by K4XU                                           247
till  mid Feb    C6AGN * by KM1E                                        236
till  ??         ED0BAE: So. Shetland (AN-010) (WABA EA-01)             245
till  ??         FR5ZQ/G                                                247
till  Feb 97     FT5WF & FT5WE * by F5SZK & F5IJT                       239
till  end Feb    FY/DJ0PJ/qrp                                           249
till  ??         H44MS * by DL2GAC                                      249
till  February   LU6Z: South Orkney Is. (AN-008) (WABA LU-14)           241
till  17/02      P4/K2LE                                                245
till  01/04      PJ9JT: Curacao * by W1BIH                              242
till  May        PY0TI: Trindade * by PY1UP                             249
till  ??         R1ANT: Molodezhnaja Base - Antarctica (WABA UA-06)     247
till  April      TN7OT * by AL7OT                                       243
till  01/04      TU4DA * by F5UJQ                                       238
till  12/02      VK9XY: Christmas Isl. * by DL8WPX,DL3DXX,DK7YY,DL7UFN  249
till  Dec 96     VK0WH: Macquarie                                       238
till  16/02      VP2ESJ & VP2EEU * by W5SJ & W5EUQ                      249
till  ??         VU2AXA: Indian Antartic Base                           249
till  12/03      XF3: Cancun Isl. * by OH2NSM, OH3JF, OH7XM             249
till  March      YV7/I5DCE: Margarita Isl. (SA-012)                     236
till  21/02      ZSM6A * special event station                          247
04/02-13/02      ZY3CEJ: Furado Isl. (DIB 62)                           247
08/02-15/02      8P9EN * by VE4GV                                       249
09/02-15/02      3W6YL * by JA3UB, JR3MVF. JH3GRE                       247
09/02-14/02      V31JZ, V31RL, V31VI: South Water Caye (NA-180)         236
09/02-16/02      ZL7: Chatham Is. * by OH2BTB & OH5TB                   249
10/02-11/02      PY: Paz Isl. (NO-REF) (DIB 63) * PY's team             249
10/02-11/02      PACC Contest                                           ***
11/02-19/02      VP5/K8JP                                               247
12/02-31/03      FO5VO: Tahiti (OC-046) * by N6VO                       249
12/02-05/03      FS * by WX9E                                           249
12/02-20/02      VP2EN * by AA4NC & KI4HN                               249
13/02-20/02      HK0: San Andres * by W7TSQ                             249
13/02-22/02      VK9CR: Cocos Keeling Isl. * by DL's team               249
14/02-20/02      8Q7YV & 8Q7ZR * by HB9CYV & HB9CZR                     247
14/02-19/02      V3 * by NS0B, WC0W, WG9L                               247
14/02-21/02      V47NZ * by N0BSH                                       249
14/02-21/02      VP2MDY * by WA2UJH                                     249
15/02-19/02      SJ9WL & LG5LG: Morokulien * by SM0DJZ                  249
15/02-19/02      ZL7: Chatham Is. * by G3MFW/ZS1JF                      249
15/02-25/02      ZW5IZ (DFB SC-09)                                      249
16/02-01/03      3B8 * by DK1RP                                         247
16/02-18/02      LU: Los Riachos Is. (SA-???) * by LU's team            245
16/02-20/02      ZW8P: Isola Grande Santa Isabel (SA-025) (DIB-19)      249
17/02-18/02      GM3POI: Orkney Is. (EU-009)                            247
17/02-18/02      HK0K1WGM: San Andres Is.                               247
17/02-18/02      KG4NA: Guantanamo Bay * by KD4D                        249
17/02-18/02      P40R * by K4UEE                                        249
17/02-18/02      TU5A * by G3SXW, G4FAM, K7GE, WB7SRW                   249
17/02-18/02      V31JZ * by NN7A & NG7S                                 249
17/02-18/02      VP5 * by K0PP & N7HKW                                  249
17/02-24/02      W4: Hilton Head Isl. (NA-110) * XE1CI & W5's team      249
17/02-18/02      XE2EBE * by AA6DP & NF6H                               249
17/02-18/02      ZF2OP * by K3DI                                        249
17/02-24/02      ZK1PYD & ZK1WTS: So. Cook Is. * by K8PYD & WT8S        249
17/02-18/02      ARRL International DX CW Contest                       ***
18/02-26/02      FT_W: Crozet Isl. * by FR5HR                           249
18/02-22/02      KH8/IK2GNW                                             245
19/02-04/03      CU * by DL4XS & DL3KDV                                 249
19/02-13/03      S79XC * by G0IXC                                       245
20/02-02/04      9M8CC: Sarawak (OC-088) * by PB0ALB                    227
20/02-20/03      A35RK: (OC-49, OC-169, OC-064) * by KK6H               247
20/02-??         S020R: Western Sahara * by S01A & EA2JG                249
20/02-05/03      TI * by WA7TSQ                                         247
20/02-28/02      XZ * by OH1MA, OH1RY, OH2BN, OH0XX                     247
22/02-05/03      FS * by N0BSH & WE9V                                   249
22/02-March      TG/KA9FOX                                              249
23/02-25/02      5W1NW * by IK2GNW                                      245
23/02-24/02      F: Chasey Is. (EU-039) * by G3SJJ & G3SWH              249
23/02-24/02      VK9XY: Christmas Isl. * by DL8WPX,DL3DXX,DK7YY,DL7UFN  249
23/02-25/02      CQ WW DX 160 meter SSB Contest                         ***
24/02-25/02      REF - French SSB Contest                               ***
24/02-25/02      UBA - CW Contest                                       ***
25/02-29/02      A35NW * by IK2GNW                                      245
26/02-04/03      V3 * by W1HL                                           242
28/02-06/03      VP2E * by WA0PUJ, KC0ZC, N0ZSU                         249
February-Sep     5R * by F2JD                                           245
February         5X * by ON6TT                                          247
February-March   HR5/N4MO                                               249
end February     J68AD * by YT1AD                                       247
February         OA0MP: Machu Picchu - So. Shetland (WABA OA-01)        247
February         VU7: Andaman Is. * by VK9NS                        ??? 240
February-March   XJ8OT: Booth Isl. (NA-???)                             228
01/03-12/03      FT_X: Kerguelen Isl. * by FR5HR                        249
01/03-10/03      3V8BB * by DL8HYR                                      247
01/03-03/03      KH6/IK2GNW                                             245
02/03-08/03      OZ/DL2HEB/p: Romo Isl. (EU-125)                        249
02/03-03/03      V2 * by YT1AD                                          243
02/03-03/03      ARRL International DX SSB Contest                      ***
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