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DX425 bulletin issue nr. 261

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3A     - From  11  to 13 May  Tony (3A/IK1QBT),  Frank  (3A/IK1HLG) and Mauro
         (3A/IK1CJO) will  be  active  from Monaco.  The operations will take 
         place on all bands, WARC included, in SSB, CW e RTTY.  QSL via their 
         home calls.
3V     - From 23 to 30 May Hrane, YT1AD  will be active again from radio club
         3V8BB. QSL via home call.
7O     - From  22 to 24 April Jean-Jacques, J28JJ was active /7O in RTTY. The 
         status of this activity is not clear at the moment. QSL  via F6HGO.
9A     - 9A0CW  will be  active during  the CQWW WPX CW  Contest (25-26 May).
         QSL via 9A2AJ.
9H     - From 22  May to  21 June Ruben,  DL4VCR  will  be active  from Malta
         mainly on 160 metres) using the call 9H3II. QSL via home call.
9K     - Dave's (KA5TQF) [425DXN 257] and Hamad's  (9K2HN)  planned  activity
         from  Kubbar  island  (AS-118)  took  place  on  1 May with the call 
         9K2HN/P. QSL via 9K2HN.
9Y     - Alby, 9Y4/HB9TU and Peter,  9Y4/DJ4XN  will be  active in CW and SSB 
         from Tobago (SA-009) up to 9 May.
A6     - On 19 April Peter, OK1CZ ended his  activity  from  A61AF after 2000
         QSOs,  all in CW  (mainly on  30 and 17 metres). QSL via OK1CZ (only 
         for contacts from 12 to 18  April, otherwise the manager is N1QMM).
A9     - Bob, A92GD will not be active for the whole month of May.
BV     - Kin-Men island (AS-102) should be activated for five days at the end 
         of July by  a group  of Japanese and Taiwanese operators. Operations  
         are planned on all bands with two stations using the BO0K and  BO0KS 
         calls.
BY     - OK1DOR/BY1BJ is active, particularly on the WARC bands.
C2     - C21/JA1WPX is active, particularly on the LF bands.    
C5     - Jerry, C56/KC4YDP is active in CW from  Banjul, Gambia. QSL via home
         call.
C6     - From 1 May to 12 June Bill,  KM1E will be active (mainly on 6 metres
         and  WARC bands) as  C6AGN from Green  Turtle Cay (NA-080). QSL  via
         KA1DIG.
C6     - From  7 to 17 June  WZ8D will be  active  (particularly on 6 metres)
         as C6AIE.
CT3    - From 1 to 22 May Hermann, HB9CRV (member of the CT3M team)  will  be
         active from  Madeira using the CT3FN call.  Operations  are expected
         mainly on low bands. QSL via home call.
CX     - Jorge, CX6VM will participate in the CQWW WPX CW  Contest using  the 
         call CW6V. QSL for both calls via W3HNK.
D6     - From 22 August to 4 September DL4XS, DL6ET and DL3KDV will be active
         from Comoro on all bands, 160 metres included.
E3     - Andy, G4OEP was active as E3A30 for eight days. Andy reports to have 
         a regular licence.
E3     - Tony I0JX reports  that a station E3A30  has been active on  20 (be-
         tween 11  ad 13 UTC, on  21.028 MHz), 21  (between 10 and 12.45 UTC)
         and 22 (between 10.17 UTC and 15 UTC) April. The operators said  his 
         name is Andy, located in Asmara and gave G4OEP as QSL manager.
EA     - The activity  from El Portell  island (DIE  E-243) [425DXN  259] has
         been postponed to Sunday 5 May, weather permitting. QSL via EA3BT.
EA     - On 19  May EA1AAD/p  will be active from Virtus island (DIEI BU-05).
         QSL via EA5OL.
EA     - On  12 May ED1IUP will be active from Torquemada island (DIEI P-07).
         QSL via EA1CAI.
EA     - On  26 May  ED1IUP will be active from Astudillo island (DIEI P-24).
         QSL via EA1CAI.
EA     - On  12 May ED7ILM will be active from La Minilla island(DIEI SE-10).
         QSL via EA7URS.
EA     - On 19 May ED7ILC will be active from Correa island (DIEI SE-12). QSL
         via EA7URS.
EA     - From 25 to  26 May ED4SEG/1  will be active from Soto de la Esperan-
         za island (DIEI SG-05). QSL via EA4ENQ.
EA     - From 29 to 30  June ED4IDS/1  will be active from  Molino de Crespos
         island  (DIEI SO-08). QSL via EA4ENQ.
EA     - In July  ED1RUA will be  active from Rua  island (DIE O-63). QSL via
         EA1BEZ.
EA     - From 8 to 9  June ED7SPI  will be active  from  Sancti Petri  island
         (EU-143, DIE S-002). QSL via EA7PY.
F      - From 10 to 12  May a group of operators from Le Havre will be active 
         on all bands, in CW and SSB, from Chausey islands (EU-039) with  the
         special call TM5CHY. QSL to F6IUI.

                        TO BE CONTINUED IN PART TWO
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                                  PART TWO
                                  
F      - From 28 June to 5 July  F6EXQ and other operators  will be active as
         F6KSA/P from Cordouan island (EU-159).
FH     - After  the operations  from Comoro DL4XS, DL6ET  and DL3KDV (see D6)
         would like to be active  from Mayotte for a week. Dates are still to
         be confirmed and depend on transportation.
FR     - Bernd, DL1VJ and Heinz, F5NRG will participate  in the CQWW  WPX  CW 
         Contest (25-26 May) from  Reunion island using the call TO3R. Before  
         and  after  the  contest they will use their home calls FR/. QSL via 
         F6KLS.
G      - G0ORH, G3KLH, G3ZGC and other operators from the Newbury Radio  Club 
         will  participate  in  the  IOTA  Contest  from  the island of Wight 
         (EU-120) probably as G3WOI. QSL via G3WOI.
GD     - From 5 to 17 July Bert, GD/PA3GIO will be active in SSB.
GU     - From 18 to 25 May   GU/DL4OCM (from 80 to 12  metres), GU/DL1FDH (10
         and 6  metres) and GU/DG4YIE (on 2 metres and via satellite) will be
         active from Guersney. QSL via home calls.
HS     - From 5 UTC of 24 to 5 UTC of 26 May the Korean DX Club will be acti-
         ve from Chebu island (AS-105) using the call DS0DX/2. The operations
         will take place on all bands. The KDXC activated Chebu for the first 
         time in July 1993 (HL93A/2).
I      - From 2 to  6 May  I5JHW,  I5NSR,  I5ESR,  I5PKP,  IK5FTQ, IK5QQE and
         IK5ZWB will be active on all bands from Giannutri island (EU-028 IIA
         GR-001)  using  the  call I5JHW/IA5. They plan to participate in the 
         International  ARI DX  Contest  using the special call IR5R. QSL via 
         I5JHW.
I      - From 24 to 26 April IL3/IK4WLU,  IL3/IK4GLV, IL3/IK4NQW, IL3/IK4RSR,
         IL3/IK4RUX and  IL3/IK4THF were  been active  from Albarella  island
         (IIA RO-002). QSL via their respective home calls.
I      - Gaetano's  (IT9GAI)  activity from Palme island (IIA SR-???) [425DXN 
         259] has been postponed to  May or June.
I      - Mauro  (I1JQJ),  Paolo (IK1NLZ),  Gianni (IK1QFP), Daniele (IK1QQT), 
         Livio (IK1RLI)  and  Elena (IK1XVK) will participate in the Interna-
         tional ARI DX Contest (4-5 May) using the call IU1L. QSL via IK1NLZ.
I      - Stefano, IK2QEI will participate in the International ARI DX Contest 
         (4-5 May) using the call IR2Y. QSL via IK2QEI.
I      - From  25  April  to  2 May  Stefano, I0WTD was active from Ventotene 
         (EU-045, IIA LT-011) using the IB0/PA3FWP/p call.
I      - From  16 to 24 June Angelo, IK2HTW will be /IA5 from some islands in
         the Toscano archipelago (EU-028).
I      - I2EOW, I2VXJ and other operators from the Marconi Contest Club will 
         participate in the WAE DX Contest SSB from Lampedusa island.
IS0    - Froml 1 to 31 August Davide, IM0/IK1TKS will be active on 10, 15, 20
         and 40 metres from some Sardinian islands valid for EU-165: San Pie-
         tro (IIA CA-013), Piana (IIA CA-008), Ratti (IIA  CA-010), Calavina-
         gra (IIA CA-019). QSL via home call (P.O. Box 5602, 16154 Genova-GE)
         also via bureau.
JA     - Takeyasu's  (JR0GFM) activity from Tsushima islands (AS-036) [425DXN 
         259]  will  be in QRP from 07.00 UTC of 5 May to 04.00 UTC of 7 May. 
         He will  work on 30 metres (3 watts) and 20 metres (SSB and CW, with 
         2 watts).
JD1    - JH2ENF/JD1 is active mainly in CW from Iwo Jima (AS-030).
FO     - Stan, FO5IW (OC-067) has been reported on 20 metres.
KL7    - John,  NL7TB  reports that the Barren Islands (NA-???) expedition is 
         confirmed from 4 (starting from 18 UTC)  to 8 July [425DXN 237]. The 
         operators will be NL7TB, N6IV and probably also NL7RR and W7VMF. The
         call will be  NL7TB and the operations (on 20, 40 and 80 metres SSB)
         should take place from East Amatuli Island. QSL via NL7TB.
OD     - Denis, F5PWT is /OD. QSL via F5PRR.
OH0    - From 3 to 5 May it is planned an activity on all bands in CW and SSB
         with possible calls  OH0JJN (QSL via K3FK),  OH0NRG (QSL via OH2NRG)
         and OH0KMG (QSL via OH2KMG).
P2     - Vince P29VH is active again on all bands. QSL via VK4FW (ex VK4CRR).
P2     - P29AK's  activity from Pocklington Reef [425DXN 255] should start on
         7 May.
P5     - Laszlo HA0HW (ex XU0HW and QSL manager of XU7VK and XU95HA), reports
         that Sanyi,  HA7VK (ex XU7VK and  XU95HA) and his  wife Judit, HA7RJ
         will be in Phjongjang from  21 May to the end of July  and they will
         try to have a permission to operate.
SV     - From 20 June to 5 July Vito SV8/I3BQC will be active from Samos (EU-
         049) and from other islands in that area.
T30    - Ron, ZL1AMO is active from Western  Kiribati as T30BH.  QSL via home
         call.
TL     - Eric,  F5SEC  will be  active as TL8ED up to the end of May. QSL via 
         home call.
TZ     - Larry, TZ6VV [425DXN 257] is now active mainly in CW, on 40, 17 and,
         mainly, on 30 metres. Find him between 10.109-10.115 MHz, around  22
         UTC  during weekends. QSL via TZ6VV (BP 2786, Bamako, Mali).

                        TO BE CONTINUED IN PART THREE
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                                 PART THREE
                                  
UA0    - Starting from 17 May, for about a week, UR8LV/R0 will be active from
         AS-054. QSL via UR7LD.
VK     - The DXexpedition to Sandy Island, Lacepede islands(WESTERN AUSTRALIA 
         STATE  (N.W.  COAST)  EAST group  OC-???) by Malcolm VK6LC and Dave, 
         VK6DBL is confirmed from  16 to  21 May  [425DXN 249].  Two stations 
         will work on 80 (3.798 MHz), 40 (7.042-7.045, 7.165, 7.185 and 7.278 
         MHz), 20 (14.260 MHz) and 15 metres  (21.260 MHz).  The call will be 
         VK6ISL. QSL via I1HYW (Gianni Varetto,  P.O.Box 1,  10060 Pancalieri
         -TO, Italy).
VK     - From 00 UTC to 24 UTC of 17  May  the special station AX2ITU will be
         active to celebrate the World Communications Day. QSL via VK2PS.
VK     - Bill,  VK4FW  reports  that  the DXpedition to Saumarez Reef [425DXN 
         259] has been postponed to a date to be defined.
VP5    - From 9 to 13  May Joe, K8JP will  be active mainly in CW, from 10 to
         160 metres as VP5/K8JP. QSL via K8JP (whose new address is: Joe Pon-
         tek, P.O. Box 59573, Schaumburg, IL 60159-0573, USA).
YB     - From 15  to 19 May the  station 8A5ITU will be active in CW and SSB.
         QSL via YC5BLG.
ZF     - From 19 to  25 May Mike, W5ZPA  will be active  in CW,  SSB and RTTY
         from Grand Cayman as ZF2PA. QSL via home call (Michael W Mayer, 5836
         Marcia Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70124, USA).
ZL8    - The  DXpedition  to  Raoul  Island, Kermadec islands [425DXN 257] is 
         confirmed from 4 to 14 May,  using the call  ZL8RI. At 2.30 UTC of 4 
         May  Jan,  WA4VQD  talked  to a station in New Zealand who confirmed 
         that  the team  has arrived on the island. The main frequencies will 
         be 14.080, 21,080 and 7.040 MHz (RTTY), 1.830, 3.775, 7.065, 14.195, 
         18.120,  21.295,  24.940  and 28.395/28.495 MHz (SSB), +5 or +20 khz 
         from the bands edge in CW. QSL via ZL2UH.

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+ I1UKM, SK +  The Torino ARI Section and 425 DX Gang sadly reports the death
of Mario Ghizzani, I1UKM, Sunday 21 April after short illness.

+ VK9ND, SK + On 19 April Bob, VK9ND  suddenly  passed  away while sitting at
his radio.

3D2AA ---> 3D2AA  (active  in CW,   SSB and RTTY)  was born in Rotuma [425DXN 
249], but lives and works in Viti Levu, the main island of Fiji.

3V8BB ---> From  20  to  24 April  Javier, XE2CQ was guest operator from club 
station  3V8BB  [425DXN  255].   Jerry, AA6BB has already started replying to 
QSL requests.

CLIPPERTON ---> Jay WA2FIJ would like to return to Clipperton next  March. He
says "I am not looking for  funds or contributions, I am trying to keep costs
down by looking for hams or friends  of hams with boats capable of making the
trip".

FAIRS  - The 11 and 12 May the FAIRS (Foundation  for Amateur Radio  Service)
will celebrate the fifth anniversary with a special activity in 40, 20 and 15
metres by  KK4TW, US5WE,  BY1QH, 8R1WD and S21AM. QSL via FAIRS, P.O.Box 341,
Floyd, VA 24091, USA.

KU9C ---> Steve, KU9C  is the QSL manager for the following  stations: 8P6AD,
8P6AL, 8P6AM, 8P6BE, 8P6BU, 8P6CV, 8P6DA,  8P6DK, 8P6QA, 8P6QY, 8P6RY, 8P6SH,
9M6BH, 9M8X, BV9P, FM5DN, VR2GO, XX9AS, XX9AW, XX9JN, XX9TZ, XX9X, YO6JN. For
bureau  answers, it  is possible  to send a request to Steve  through  E-mail
(ku9c@aol.com), writing the call, date, hour  and  frequency of the  contacts
to be confirmed.

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                                  PART FOUR
                                  

LACEPEDE ISLANDS ---> The Diamond  DX  Club thanks, through the 425 DX  News,
those who sent contributions for the forthcoming DXpedition to Lacepede   Is.
Up to now the  following  have  sent a contribution:
DE0MST, DL1SCQ, DL2SCQ, DL3MDJ, EA5KB, F5OKK, F5XL, F6ELE, F9MD, G3KMA, G3NUG
I1EEW, I1HYW,  I1JQJ, I1SNW, I1WAL,  I1WFF, I1ZL, I2CBM, I2MWZ, I2FUG, I2VDX,
I2LXA, I2YWR,  I8ACB, IK1ADH, IK1GPG, IK1QFM, IK2FIQ, IK2ILH, IK2PZG, IT9GAI,
JI6KVR, IT9UAG, OE3WWB, K1IYD, K9PPY,W1NG, W3KH and W6RT. Dewitt Jones, W4BAA
acting  on behalf of  DDXC-North America, collected  funds in U.S. (TNX: K5MK
K6DT, KB8O, KD7SO, KE4I, NN2C, VE3XN, VE6VK, VE7IG, W4BAA, W5BOS, W9DC, W9DWQ
W9HAO,  W9NZM, W0MLY,  WB9EEE,  WD9FEN) and Yukihiro Deguchi, JI6KVR who col-
lects funds in Asia.
Thanks  to  voluntary  donations  DDXC collected until  now  about  1000 dol-
lars to fund  part of Malcolm's (VK6LC) expedition to  the Lacepedes (OC-???)
planned from 16 to  21 May [425DXN 249]. The Diamond DX Club aim is to  reach
at least 1000 dollars.  Contributions are still welcome via I1HYW (Gianni Va-
retto, P.O.Box 1, 10060 Pancalieri-TO,  Italy) or for North America via W4BAA
(Dewitt Jones, P.O.Box 379, Glen Arbor, Michigan  49636,  USA)  or  for  Asia
via JI6KVR (Yuki Deguchi, 4796 Takashima-machi Yatsushiro City  Kumamoto, 866
Japan) or for Oceania via VK6LC himself (Malcolm M. Johnson, 9 Abinger  Road,
Lynwood 6155, Western Australia).

QSL ---> QSLs for ED3ELZ, active during the WPX, go via EA3ELZ.

QSL ---> IK7MXB  reports to have received the QSLs for Raul's (IK8VRS) opera-
tions from Scoglio Cannone and Scoglio dello Schiavo.  The cards will be sent
in a short while.

QSL ---> Ron,  DL4FDU/NP2AQ  reports that cards  for EY8/NP2AQ, EZ0AA, EK9RM,
4L0MR and DL4FDU must be sent to  this addres (the  one in the Callbook is no
more valid): Ron Maples, PSC-115 (ESC), APO AE 09213-0115.

QSL 9U/F5FHI ---> Gerard, F2VX  has received  all the logs for the operations  
of 9U/F5FHI [425DXN 259], who starting from 19 April is active as 9U5DX.

QSL FM5DN ---> KU9C is the  new   QSL  manager  for Leon Richer, FM5DN (Steve 
replies  via bureau  as well). Former QSL manager Doug, N3ADL will send Steve
the requests that are still coming to his address.

QSL IY1TTM ---> IK4XQM did  not  join  the  activity of the Western Emilia DX 
Club. The QSL manager for IY1TTM operations  during the International Marconi
Day [425DXN  257] is therefore I1TKB. The activity took place on 20 and 40 me-
tres, with about 400 QSOs logged.  Do not send dupes as the cards already sent 
to IK4XQM will be delivered to I1TKB.

QSL R3IOTA ---> The QSL  manager  for this special station, active during the
Lipetsk IOTA Convention (27-28 April) is RW3GW.

QSL TJ1GG & TJ1RA ---> Erminio, I2EOW  has received  the logs for both  these
stations and started replying to  the  requests.  Alberto, TJ1RA will stay in 
Cameroon until the end of June.

QSL TK/IK3JYE ---> Armando, IK3JYE reports that he  answered all the requests
received directly and via  bureau for his operations  from Corsica (September
1995). Armando  hopes to be again portable  TK during the first weeks of Sep-
tember.

QSL UH3E/UA9TF ---> Leila,  KB6MXH  has  Stan's  (UH3E/UA9TF)  logs for 1990, 
1991 and 1993, but she has not hear from him since 1994.

QSL VK9 ---> Rudi reports that almost all the labels for the VK9XY and  VK9CR
operations have been printed, but the cards are not yet ready.

SOUTH AFRICA ---> Don, G3XTT  reports after government changes in South Afri-
ca,  border  lines have  been  redefined. The current provinces are nine (for
example  the  old  Transvaal has  been  divided  up into two parts) and it is
possible  that  the  ZS1-ZS9  prefixes  will be issued to them, while all the
South African islands (Marion and Prince Edward included)  should use the ZS0 
prefix [tnx DXNS].

SOUTH SANDWICH ISLAND ANTARCTIC DX GROUP ---> Gary  Jones,  W5VSZ has  joined
the SSIDXG. Gary has been licensed for  35 years, is a first-rate CW operator
and will be responsible for the SSIDXG Web site, whose  birth  is planned  in 
a few weeks' time. After the VP8SSI, VP8BZL, VP8CBE, VP8CBA and 3Y0PI activi-
ties, the SSIDXG is planning an expedition to another Antarctic "most wanted" 
island.

ST. HELENA & ASCENSION ---> Andy, G4ZVJ logged about  13,000  QSOs  as  ZD7VJ
[425DXN 251] (although the amplifier broken the second day of operations) and 
about 200 as ZD8VJ [425DXN 251].

WRTC 96 ---> The 1996 World Radiosport Team Championship  will take place  on
13-14 July near  San  Francisco.  The 52 teams, each with two operators, will
use the W6A-W6Z  and K6A-K6Z calls and will also participate in   the IARU HF 
World Championship.

W0YR ---> Mike Lonneke, has been  transferred from Mosca to Budapest. His new
address  is HA/W0YR,  QSL via AA9DX  (P.O.Box 923, Wood  Frome, IL 60191-0923
USA).

QSL received via  direct:  1A0KM,  3D2HG,  9L1PG,  9U/EA1FH,  A92GD,  DS0DX/2
(AS-122), EM1KA (WABA UR-01), FT5WF,  HK0/DL4MEH, R0MIR, TD9IGI, TY8G, V47HP, 
YE8SUN (OC-210), YE8TI (OC-209), YS1RRD, XT2DP, XY1HT, ZK1DXC, ZV0TI

QSL received via  WF5E DX QSL service:  BV9G, SV2ASP/A,  T5AR, YE50RI,  YE8TI
(OC-209)

                        TO BE CONTINUED IN PART FIVE
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                                  PART FIVE
                                  

                           >>> ADDRESSES <<<

4F1JUX  Gerry, P.O.Box 8078, Paranaque, 1700 Manila, Philippines
9N1HA   Mr. Suresh, P.O.Box 10091, Kathmandu, Nepal
A41LZ   P.O.Box 2837, Ruwi 112, Sultanate of Oman
AA0GL   Marshall, 303 Hillcrest Drive, RR-3, Larned, KS-67550, USA.
BZ4BRX  P.O.Box 538, Nanjing, China
CN8TW   Ali Sekkat, Avenue de Fes, Californie, 20150 Casablanca,
        Morocco
CU5ARJ  A.R.J., P.O.Box 44-9800, Velas, Sao Jorge Island, Azores,
        Portugal
DF1AL   Juergen Weidemann, Kuedinghovener Strasse 142, D-53227 Bonn,
        Germany
DF8AN   Michael Noertemann, Amselstieg 4, D-38226 Salzgitter, Germany
DL7DF   Siefried Presch, Wilhelmsmuehlenweg 123, D-12621 Berlin,
        Germany
DL7FT   Frank Turek, Quakerstr. 21, D-13403 Berlin, Germany
E21CJN  P.O.Box 25, Bangkok 10111, Thailand
EA6BH   Mateo Campomar Munar, Reina M.Mompeller 74-B, 07007 Palma de
        Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain
F6KLS   Saar Lorraine DX Club, 48 Rue Haute, F-57350 Stiring Wendel,
        France
G4ZVJ   Andy Chadwick, 5 Thorpe Chase, Ripon, North Yorkshire, HG4
        1UA, UK
HB9BRM  Mario, Falkensteinersstrasse 5, CH-4710 Balsthal, Switzerland
HP2CWB  Jose NG Lee, Disney International, PTY-201, Box 02-5275,
        Miami, FL-33102-5275, USA
IT9KDA  Santino, P.O.Box 99, 98028 Santa Teresa Di Riva-ME, Italy
JH1NBN  Yousuke Uchiyama, 924-4 Yokokawa, Hachiouji, Tokyo 193, Japan
NARS    Nigerian Amateur Radio Society, P.O.Box 2873, GPO, MArina,
        Lagos, Republic Federal of Nigeria
N3AHA   Ace Jansen, 42857 Hollywood Park Place, Ashburn, VA 20147, USA
NE8Z    Rick Dorsch, P.O.Box 616, Hamburg, MI 48139-0616, USA
OD5NJ   Gabriel Antoine Madiros, P.O.Box 70647, Beirut, Lebanon
OH2KI   Olli Rissanen, Suite 599, 1313 S. Military Trail, Deerfield
        Beach, FL 33442, USA
OKDXF   OK-DX Foundation, P.O.Box 73, 293 06 Bradlec, Czech Republic
SM0AGD  Vestegatan 27, S-19556 Marsta, Sweden
SV1CIB  Dimitris Lianos, P.O.Box 127, GR-30100 Agrinion, Greece
SV1CID  Kostas Bakolitsa, Papastratou 42, GR-30100 Agrinion, Greece
TZ6VV   Larry Erwin, P.O.Box 2786, Bamako, Mali
VR2KM   Terry, P.O.Box 541, Hong Kong
XX9KC   Kenny, P.O.Box 58, Macao
YB5NOF  John E.Fromuas, P.O.Box 1205, Palu 94001, Indonesia
ZL2HU   Ken Holdom, P.O.Box 56099, Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand


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 4 May 1996                        No 261                     BID: $425WW261F
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PERIOD           CALL                                                   REF

till  Sep        5R8EN * by F2JD                                        245
till  06/05      8P9IR & 8P9IU * by DJ1TO & DL7UTO                      257
till  07/05      9K2=9K5 * special prefix                               259
till  May        9K * by KA5TQF                                         257
till  05/05      9M2/G4JVG: Pinang State group (AS-015)                 257
till  ??         9N1HP * by JA1OEM                                      259
till  09/05      9Y4/HB9TU & 9Y4/DJ4XN: Tobago Isl. (SA-009)            261
till  05/05      GM: Summer Is. (EU-092) * by K5MK, G0EVV, G0KJW        259
till  10/05      HC8 * by DF1VU, DL4VCG, DK5VP                          257
till  06/05      IA5: Giannutri Isl. (EU-028) (IIA GR-001) * by I5 team 261
till  05/05      IR8ANT (WABA joker)                                    259
till  27/05      J37Q & J37P                                            259
till  05/05      JW5HE * by OZ8RO                                       259
till  05/05      OH0 * by K3FK, OH2NRG, OHKMG                           261
till  12/06      PY0TI: Trindade * by PY1UP                             253
till  05/05      SV8/G0WZK/qrp: Antiparos Isl. (EU-067)                 259
till  ??         T30BH * by ZL1AMO                                      261
till  04/05      TI9X & TE9RLI: Cocos * by TI & JA team                 259
till  June       VQ9DX * by AA5DX                                       253
till  Dec 96     VK0WH: Macquarie                                       238
01/05-22/05      C6AGN * by KM1E                                        261
01/05-22/05      CT3FN * by HB9CRV                                      261
02/05-14/05      V73W: Kwajalein (OC-028) * by WW1V                     257
03/05-08/05      A3 * by DF8AN/qrp                                      257
03/05-08/05      CU4AH/p: Graciosa Isl. (DIP AZ-004) (FAZ-003)          259
04/05-05/05      CU5ARJ: S. Jorge Isl. (DIP AZ-005)                     255
04/05-05/05      ED6IDM: Isla de Menorca (DIE E-022)                    259
04/05-05/05      IR2Y * by IK2QEI                                       261
04/05-05/05      IU1L * by I1 team                                      261
04/05-14/05      ZL8RI * by ZL2HU's team                                249
04/05-05/05      >>> ARI International DX Contest <<<                   ***
05/05            EA3BT/p: Isla El Portell (DIE E-243)                   261
05/05-07/05      ED1IFA: Isla de Arosa (DIE O-007)                      255
05/05-11/05      FB1BAM/p: Belle Isl. (EU-048)                          259
05/05-07/05      JR0GFM: Tsushima Is. (AS-036)                          259
07/05-??         P2: Pocklington Reef (OC-???) * by P29AK               261
07/05-09/05      G: Farne Is. (EU-109) * by K5MK, G0EVV, G0KJW          259
08/05-??         5W * by DF8AN/qrp                                      257
09/05-13/05      VP5/K8JP                                               261
10/05-12/05      TM5CHY: Chausey Isl. (EU-039) * F team                 261
10/05-20/05      ZB2/DL7CM & ZB2/DL1BX                                  257
11/05-13/05      3A * by IK1QBT, IK1HLG. IK1CJO                         261
12/05            ED1IUP: Isla Torquemada (DIEI P-07)                    261
12/05            ED7ILM: Isla La Minilla (DIEI SE-10)                   261
15/05-19/05      8A5ITU                                                 261
16/05-21/05      VK: Lacepede Is. (OC-???) * by VK6LC & VK6DLB          261
17/05            AX2ITU * special event station                         261
17/05-31/05      9H * by DL7IO, DL7IQ, DL7UTM, DL7UTR. DL7RUM           251
17/05-25/05      UR8LV/R0: (AS-054)                                     261
18/05-25/05      GU * by DL4OCM, DL1FDH, DG4IYE                         261
18/05-31/05      VK9: Cocos Keeling * by VK4FW, VK4DHM, VK2IVK          259
18/05            European Sprint Spring CW                              ***
19/05            EA1AAD/p: Isla Virtus (DIEI BU-05)                     261
19/05            ED7ILC: Isla Correa (DIEI SE-12)                       261
19/05-25/05      ZF2PA * by W5ZPA                                       261
22/05-21-06      9H3II * by DL4VCR                                      261
23/05-30/05      3V8BB * by YT1AD                                       261
24/05-26/05      CT8FMX/p: Lighthouse - Ponta del Piadade (FAL-003)     257
24/05-25/05      DS0DX/2: Chebu Isl. (AS-105) * by Korean DX Club       261
25/05-26/05      9A0CW                                                  261
25/05-26/05      CO0RCT * by CO8ZZ                                      259
25/05-26/05      CW6V * by CX6VM                                        261
25/05-26/05      ED4SEG/1: Isla Soto de la Esperanza (DIEI SG-05)       261
25/05-26/05      TO3R: Reunion Isl. * by DL1VJ & F5NRG                  261
25/05-26/05      XA5T * by Texas DX Socieety                            259
25/05-26/05      CQ WW CW WPX Contest                                   ***
25/05-14/06      SV5/SM7DAY/qrp                                         257
26/05            ED1IUP: Isla Astudillo (DIEI P-24)                     261
26/05-30/05      G: Scilly Is. (EU-011) * by G0SGB, G1SMX, G2UT         259
27/05-10/06      IJ7: Sant'Andrea di Gallipoli Isl (EU-091)(IIA LE-001) 259
28/05-05/07      F6KSA/p: Cordouan Isl. (EU-159)                        261
May              3B6: Agalega * by G3MFW/ZS1JF                          245
May              FO0FM/p: Dundas Reef (OC-066) * VK team           ???  255
May              FR/G * by FR5HG                                   ???  251
May              IL3/IK4HPU: La Batteria Isl. (IIA RO-007)              259
May              FS/N2INQ * by JH4IFF                              ???  259
May-mid Sep      VP8BPZ: Falkland Is. * by DA4RG                        253
May-December     ZD8DEZ * by G0DEZ                                      259
May-July 97      ZS8IR: Marion Is. * by ZS5IR                           253
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