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                                  Edited by
                               I1JQJ  & IK1GPG
                                Translated by
                              I1-21171 & IK1ADH

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5B     - From  25 August to  8  September  Steve,  G3VMW  will be  active  as
         5B4/G3VMW from Cyprus (AS-004). QSL via home call.
9G     - Gaby, OD5NJ  will be in  Ghana for two months and hopes to be active
         in SSB. QSL via home call.
9H     - 9H1EL,  G3OZF  and  G4JVG  will participate in the IOTA Contest from 
         Malta (EU-023) with the call 9H0A. QSL via G3OZF.
9U     - Jean-Pierre F5FHI is active from Burundi  as  9U5DX  from  Alfredo's 
         (9U5CW) QTH. QSL via F2VX.
A3     - Starting from August Paul, KK6H will be active from 10 to 40  metres
         (mainly CW and RRTY) as A35RK for at least six months. QSL via W7TSQ
A3     - On 6 August Craig, A35CT will go QRT and until  a replacement can be
         found the Tonga bureau will not be active.
C9     - From 2 to 5  August JA6SJN, JG6BKB and JR6XIW will visit the mission
         of Father Ishikawa, C93AN  (P.O.Box 164, Mutare,  Zimbabwe) and hope
         to improve the radio station.   They want to be active in SSB and CW
         on all bands, /EXcept 160 metres.
D2     - Until Sunday 28 July Peter (DG1RPV) Henri (DL2RSI) and Axel (DL4KAI)
         will be active from Angola respectively as D2PV, D2HB and D2AO.
D6     - From 22  August to 3  September Maike  (DL4XS), Dieter  (DL3KDV) and
         Mirko (DL6ET)  will be  active  from Comoro islands (AF-007) [425DXN
         261]. The call will be issued upon arrival. The operations will take 
         place  in  SSB,  CW and RTTY on all the HF bands, particularly on 80 
         and 160 metres. QSL via DL4XS (whose new address is Maike Stargardt,
         Friedrichsthal 21, 51688 Wipperfuerth, Germany) also via bureau.
DL     - From 26 to 28 July  DL2KUW, DL3KUD,  DL5WA, DL8KWA and DL9OA will be
         active as DL0HRO/p from Usedom island (EU-129, DIA O-013). They plan
         to participate in the IOTA Contest. QSL via bureau a DL3KUD.
EA     - A group of operators will be active during the IOTA Contest from Me-
         das (EU 078, DIE E-001, Faro E-0472) using the call ED3IM.
EA     - During  the weekend  EA1JW/2 will  be active from  La Moquera island
         (DIEI HU-13).
EI     - EI7CC  and other operators will participate in the IOTA Contest from 
         Bere island (EU-121) as EJ1D.
EI     - Anthony, EI2HY and Mike, EI2IB will participate in the IOTA  Contest 
         from the Saltee islands (EU-103) as EJ5CRC. The operations will take 
         place on all bands. QSL via EI2HY.
EI     - Sean (EI4GK),  Declan (EI9HQ),  Joe (EI7GY)  and Colm (EI2EDB)  will
         participate in thr IOTA Contest from Fromkey island  (EU-121)  using 
         the call EJ4GK. All bands SSB/CW operations. QSL via EI4GK.
EL     - Karl, K4YT/DL4YT  hopes to be  active from  Monrovia, where he  will 
         be  for  two  or  three  weeks  starting  from  12  August.  QSL via 
         K4YT/DL4YT.
F      - F5PAC, F5PFT, F1TRE  and F5UII will participate in the IOTA  Contest 
         from Oleron island (EU-032, DIFM AT025) using  the call F5PAC/P. All 
         the contacts will be confirmed automatically via the bureau.
F      - F6ELE and F6HKA will be  active from  Molene  island (EU-065)  until
         28 July.  Before  the  IOTA  Contest it is planned the activity from 
         some  smaller  islands  valid for DIFM. QSL via F6ELE (Didier Bas, 1 
         rue du Noyer, Voutron, F-17340 Yves, France) or F6HKA (Bert Banlier, 
         45 rue de l'Alma, F-87000 Limoges, France), also via the bureau.
F      - The operations by  ON4TH,  F5TMZ,  F5TJP and  F5TGR from  Sept Isles
         (EU-107) during  the IOTA Contest [425DXN  267] will take place with 
         the TO8T call from Monks island (DIFM MA-015).
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FH     - After the operations  from Comoro  islands (see D6)  Maike  (DL4XS),
         Dieter  (DL3KDV)  and Mirko  (DL6ET)  will be  in  Mayotte  (AF-027)
         [425DXN 261], from where  they will be FH/home call until 11 Septem-
         ber. The  activity  will  take  place  in SSB, CW and RTTY on all HF 
         bands, particularly on 80 and  160 metres.  QSL via DL4XS (whose new 
         address is Maike  Stargardt, Friedrichsthal 21, 51688  Wipperfuerth, 
         Germany) also via bureau.
FJ     - From 12 to 25 August Carlo, I4ALU  will be FJ/ from Saint Barthelemy
         (NA-146). The operations will take place in CW only on all HF bands.
FK     - From 10 to 14 August Hiro, JE5WIM will be active, mainly in CW, from
         New Caledonia. QSL via homecall.
G      - During the IOTA Contest Eric G0KJW will be active (from 10 to 80 me-
         tres SSB) for a few hours only from Farne islands (EU-109).  In case 
         of  bad  weather  Eric will be active (mainly on 20 metres SSB) from 
         Lindisfarne (EU-120).
G      - The G6B call will be used by the Shefford & District  ARS during the
         CQ WW 1996 Contests.
GM     - The operators active  during the IOTA  Contest from Cumbrae (EU-123) 
         using  the  call  GM3USL/P [425DXN 265] will be  Bob (GM0DEQ), Eddie 
         (GM0KVI), Robbie (GM0SEI), George (GM0SYU) and Alsion  (GM0UGG)  QSL 
         via GM0KVI.
GM     - Taizo, GW0RTA will participate in the  IOTA  Contest  (10, 15 and 20 
         metres SSB) from Arran Isle (EU-123) using the  call  GM0RTA/P.  QSL 
         via home call.
GM     - During the IOTA  Contest Ivan, G3IZD should  be active in  CW on all
         bands  from Grimsay  Island or from  North Uist Island (EU-010). QSL
         via home call.
GM     - Dave (GM0LVI), Gavin (GM0GAV) and David (GM4EVS) will participate in
         the IOTA Contest from Summer Isles (EU-092) using the call GM6Z. The
         operations will  take place on all bands /EXcept 160 metres. QSL  via
         GM0GAV.
GM     - Michael, GM/DL6MHW  will be  active (on 3.755, 7.055, 14.155, 21.255
         and 28.455 MHz) from  islands Orkney (EU-009) in IOTA Contest during
         the last three  minutes of every  hour. Before and after the Contest
         Michael will  be active on  WARC bands. QSL  via DL3ABL (all the QSO
         made during the Contest will be automatically confirmed via bureau).
GM     - Clive,  GM3POI will participate (CW only) in the IOTA  Contest  from 
         Orkney is. (EU-009).
GM     - GM4FDM and other operators will participate in the IOTA Contest from 
         Monach is. (EU-111) using the call GM5VG/P. QSL via GM3UTQ.
GM     - From 4 to 7 August David, G3TQQ will be active on 20  metres SSB  as
         GM3TQQ/P from  Arran island (EU-123). On 9 August  David  should  be
         active from Great Cumbrae Island (EU-123). QSL to home call.
GU     - Ron, ZL2TT will participate in the CQ SSB Contest (26-27 October) as 
         GU3HFN with the Guersney ARS.
GW     - From  23 to 28  August the  station  GB5FI will be active from Flat-
         holm island (EU-124). The operations will take place in RTTY ARQ and
         Pactor. QSL via GW0ANI.
HI     - Due to transportation problems Franco, I4LCK has postponed  to  6-16 
         August his activity from Cayo Levantado (NA-122) [425DXN 269]. Fran-
         co will be active mainly on IOTA frequencies.
HL     - From 26 July  to 3 August  the station  HL0Y/3 will  be active  from
         Shapsi island  (AS-080). The  operations will  take place 24 hours a
         day in SSB and CW on 12, 15, 17, 20, 30 and 40 metres.  QSL via HL0Y
         (YARRA-Yonsei Amateur Radio Research  Association), Yonsei Universi-
         ty,  134  Shinchon-Dong,  Seodaemun , Seoul 120-749, Korea) also via
         the bureau.
I      - The activity of IC8/IZ8AJW on Friday 26 July took place from Scoglio
         del Vichingo (IIA NA-???).
I      - The activity of IK3TTY/p on Friday  26 July took place  from Volpera
         island (IIA GO-014).
I      - IV3JWR and his  team will participate in the IOTA  Contest from  San 
         Giuliano island (EU-130, IIA GO-005).
I      - On  28 July  Lorenzo,  IK4XQM (HF SSB  and CW) and  Raffaele, IK4CNO
         (VHF SSB) should be active from Marconian station IY1TTM.
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I      - From 8 to  10 August Antonio, ID9/IK1MND will be active from Vulcano
         island (EU-017, IIA ME-018).
I      - From  4 to  30 August  Nino, I2IAU  will be  ID9/ from Lipari island
         (EU-017, IIA ME-001). Nino will try to activate some smaller islands
         valid for IIA. QSL via bureau.
I      - From 5 to 21 August Luca, ID9/IK2AEQ will be active on 2, 6, 10, 12,
         15, 17 and 20 metres from Lipari island (EU-017, IIA ME-001).
I      - From 17 to 22 August Antonio, IH9/IK1MND will be active from Pantel-
         leria island (AF-018, IIA TP-001).
I      - From  24 to 31  August  IK1TTD  should  be active  from  Elba island
         (EU-028, IIA LI-001). QSL via bureau.
I      - From 22 August to 5  September  Mauro, IK1ZNM, will be portable  IH9
         from  Pantelleria (AF-018,  IIA TP-001). Activities on 10, 15 and 20
         metres SSB and CW.
I      - From 11  to 31 August Bruno,  IC8/IK2PZG should  be active from some
         Neapolitan islands: Scoglio Rovigliano (IIA NA-009, 12 or 13 August, 
         together  with  IK8VVY),  Procida  (EU-031, IIA  NA-002, 19  August, 
         together  with  IK8VRS),  Scoglio  Cannone  (EU-031, IIA  NA-023, 20 
         August, together with IK8VRS), Vivara (EU-031, IIA NA-005, 21 August
         together with IK8VRS), Ischia Minore (EU-031, IIA NA-024, 23 August,
         together with IK8DDN). QSL via IK2PZG.
I      - During the weekend the IV3DXW team hopes to be active from Lovo isl.
         (IIA GO-022).
I      - From 2 to 11 August  Ruggero, IK2PZC  will be active  in SSB, CW and
         RTTY from Lampedusa island (AF-019, IIA AG-001) as IG9/IK2PZC.
IS0    - From 3 to  19 August Alberto, IK4HPU will spend his holidays in Sar-
         dinia and hopes to be active from Tavolara (EU-165, IIA SS-068)  and 
         Molara (EU-165, IIA SS-073) islands and probably from other  smaller
         islands in Sassari province.
JD     - From 14 to 21 August Gary, W5VSZ will be active from Chichijima isl.
         Ogasawara (AS-031) using the call JD/7J1AYK. The operations will ta-
         ke place in  SSB,  CW and RTTY from 10 to 80 metres, particularly on 
         WARC  bands. Gary   will  spend a third of his time working in RTTY. 
         QSL via  home  call:  Gary E.Jones,  23  Pirate Drive,  Hattiesburg, 
         MS 39402-9557, USA.
J2     - J28JA is now active 160 metres also. QSL via F5PWH.
JA     - From 26  to 29 July Yuki, JH1UUT/1 will be active  from 10 to 80 me-
         tres SSB from  Hachijo island  (Arcipelago Nampo, AS-043). Yuki will
         participate in the IOTA Contest. QSL via homecall.
JW     - From 25  July to 27 August  Ola, JW7GV  will be in  Norway, and then
         he will be active again from Svalbard (EU-026) for one year.
JX     - Per Einar, LA7DFA works from Jan Mayen  (EU-022) as JX7DFA and hopes
         to be active also as JX7DFA/p from 16 UTC of 26 July to 10 UTC of 28
         July and in the same hours from  10 to 12, from 17 to 19 and from 23
         to 25 August. The activity will take place on 20 metres  RTTY,  on 2 
         and 6 metres and probably also MS the 10-12 August.
KC6    - From 28 December 1996 to 5 January 1997 Tosy, JA6VZB should be acti-
         ve from Belau  using the call KC6VW. Tosy would like to work on  160 
         metres.
KH0    - AH0AV  will oarticcipate in the Contest IOTA from  Saipan  (OC-086).  
         QSL via JH6RTO.
KH4    - From 18 to 25 August AH0W/OH2LVG, UA3AB, WA7LNW and W2UE, members of
         the Central Arizona DX Association, will be active from  Midway isl.
         (OC-030). QSL via KE7LZ. Frank, AH0W/OH2LVG  reports that "the DXpe-
         dition marks the turning over of control of  Midway to the U.S. Fish
         and  Wildlife  Service,  with Midway  officially  now called 'Midway
         Atoll Wildlife Refuge'".
OJ0    - From 1 to 4 August OH1VR, OH0RJ, OH2KI,  OH2BDP, OH3MEP and probably
         also OH6PJ will  be OJ0/ from  Market Reef  (EU-053). The operations
         will take place from 6 to 160  metres in  SSB, CW and RTTY.  QSL via
         their respective home calls.
P4     - From 28 July  to 3 August Dave, AA6DC will be active from Aruba (SA-
         036) possibly as P46DC or P43DC.
PA     - Gregg,  G4RTO  will  participate  in  the IOTA Contest from Schouwen 
         Duiveland island (EU-146) using the call VE3ZZ/PA. QSL via G4RTO.
S9     - From 29  August to 2 September Antonio, LX2DW will be active from 10
         to 40  metres SSB/CW from Principe island (AF-044) as S91DW. QSL via
         home call.
SM     - Until 28 July Kjell, SM4DDS/7 will  be active in SSB and CW from Se-
         noren  island (EU-138). He plans to participate in the IOTA Contest. 
         QSL via home call.
SV9    - From 21 to 29 August Ivan SV9/IK7VEH will be active in SSB from Cre-
         te (EU-015). QSL via home call also via the bureau.
TI9    - On 23 and 24 July TI2JJP was active as TI9JJP from Cocos island.
UA     - From 20 to 28  July RA0FY,  RA0FW and RA0RU will be active in 10, 15
         and 20  metres from Habomai island (AS-062) using the call RK0FWL/p.
         They plans to participate in the IOTA Contest.
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VE     - The activity of the Polar Bear  /EXpress DXpedition [425DXN 269] from
         Akimiski  Island (NA-???)  and from some  Canadian islands valid for
         C.IS.A. is confirmed, if weather permits, from 4 to 6 August. Opera-
         perations will take place in CW as well. The call used from Akimiski 
         will be VE8A (the operators will be Bob, VE3ILE;  Ernest, VE3NSZ and  
         John, VE3VGI), while Garry, VE3XN  will  try to activate the C.IS.A. 
         islands.
VK     - From  27 to 30  July  Bill, VK4FW  will be active from Green  Island
         (OC-172). Bill will participate in the IOTA Contest.
VU     - Due  to  some  custom  problems with Mani's equipment (VU2JPS), Jim,
         VK9NS  has  postponed the  trip to Andaman  islands (AS-001) [425DXN
         265] to the first week of September.
W      - Due to last minute work scheduling  conflicts, WQ5Y, KG5CM and K5LBU
         have been  forced to cancel  their Mustang Island (NA-092) IOTA Con-
         test operation [425DXN 269].
W      - Debby, AA7RW will participate in the IOTA Contest from Guemes Island 
         (NA-065).
W      - Bob, WB2DIN will try to participate in the IOTA Contest from the New 
         Jersey  State  group  (NA-111).  QSL  via  home  call (Bob Reed, 538 
         Brewers Bridge Road, Jackson, New Jersey 08527, USA).
W      - From 3  to 16  August (00.00-04.00  UTC and  12.00-15.00  UTC)  Don,
         KE4PUC will be active in 10, 20 and 40 metres from Sunset Beach (NA-
         112). QSL home call.
W      - Some memmbers of the Clay County DX Association  will participate in
         the  IOTA  Contest  from  St. George island (NA-085) using the AE4SJ 
         call.  QSL  via  Gary Young,  3331 Wilderness Circle, Middleburg, FL  
         32068, USA.
W      - In  late  July  and  in  August  Howie, K1VSJ  will  be  active from 
         Martha's  Vineyard  (NA-046).  He  plans  to participate in the IOTA 
         Contest. QSL via home call.
W      - From 27 July to 3 August  Jon, WB8YJF  will be active  from Ocracoke
         island  (NA-067). He  will participate in the IOTA  Contest. QSL via 
         home call.
W      - From 10 to 11 August W2OB will be active from Long Beach island (NA-
         111). QSL via NU2F.
W      - From  10 to 11  August Adam, KE1BG and  Jack,  N1REU will be  active
         from IOTA group NA-031.
W      - The commemorative station W4O is active from Atlanta during the XXVI
         Olympiad.
YV     - From 19  August to 9 September Moni, DL1SEN and Mike, DK2SEK will be
         active from Margarita island (SA-012) respectively as YV7/WH6DAG and
         YV7/AH6OM.
YV     - Steve, W4/YV5DTA will join the CQ  WW RTTY Contest (28-29 September)
         as  Single operator-Single band (20 metres) from Los Monjes archipe-
         lago  (SA-015). Before  the contest Steve will be active in CW while  
         his  father (Luigi, YV5ENI) will be active in SSB. If they do not go
         to Los Monjes, operations will take place from La Tortuga  (SA-044). 
         QSL via I2CBM.

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QSL 5A1A (ITALIAN STATIONS) ---> Toly,  UT3UY  sent  a  copy  of  the logs to
Maurizio,  IK2ILH,  who  can  therefore  confirm the contacts made by Italian
stations. Please send a SASE to Maurizio Galliani, Via  Valvassori Peroni 83,
20133  Milano.  The  cards  have  been  donated by 425 DX News, DELTA MIKE DX
Group, IK2GAO and IK2MRZ.  Financial support to Toly's effort can be sent  to
the address above.

QSL 5A1A (JAPANESE STATIONS) ---> JA2JPA  is  the  QSL manager for 5A1A (1995
operations by Toly, UT3UY) for Japanese stations.

QSL 5A1A (U.S.A. STATIONS) ---> Toly, UT3UY sent a copy of the original paper
logs and the  computer disks to  Bart, K4CEF, who  in his turn will send them
to  Carl Smith, N4AA. The  U.S. stations who have not QSLed  so far either to
the original  European managers (OM3JW and LZ2UA) or to Toly himself (Anatoly
Kirilenko,  P.O.  Box 439/3,  Kiev-151,  252151  Ukraine), may therefore send
their requests and a SASE to Carl. For  those who want to help reimburse Toly
a small amount for some of the financial commitments  he assumed  in order to
put this country on, the "5A1A DXpedition" account is  still open, and checks
can be sent with your QSL requests to N4AA, or to K2ENT, or to W4BRE.
/EX
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GIOIA MARCONI ---> On 17  July  Gioia Marconi Braga, Guglielmo Marconi's dau-
ghter, died in New York at 80 years of age. Born in London,  she  had studied
in Italy. In 1954 she married the George Atkinson Braga and went to  the  US,
where  she  worked for the NBC. In 1974 she founded the Marconi International 
Fellowship Council,  for the development of scientific and cultural relation-
ships between Italy and the Unites States.

QSL 5R8EN ---> Jean-Michel,  F6AJA  has  received  5R8EN's logs until 24 June 
1996.

QSL A92GD ---> The  new address of  K1SE, QSL manager of A92GD, is the follo-
wing: P.O. Box 685, Manassas Park, Virginia 20113-0685, USA.

QSL CY0TP ---> Wayne, VE1CBK is still working on  the cards received from the
United States and asks those still waiting to be patient.

QSL EW1AAA ---> F6AML, QSL manager for EW1AAA  (/EX-UC2AAA)  has not  received
the logs for the EW10As operations and only some from EW1AAA. All the QSL re-
ceived directly or via  bureau  have  been  sent  to  EW1AAA, to  whom future 
requests  should  be  sent  (Valery  Pristavko,  P.O.  Box 17,  220012 Minsk, 
Belarus).

QSL FT5XL ---> F5NZO, QSL manager for FT5XL has replied to all  the  requests 
for the contacts of which he has the logs (QSOs until 13 February 1996).

QSL GM0DEQ/P ---> Direct QSL  requests for GM0DEQ/P's recent  operations from
the Shiant islands (EU-112) [425DXN 265]  have all been  posted. Bureau cards
will be replied on receipt.

QSL UK4YT ---> During his recent  visit to Uzbekistan  Karl,  DL4YT/K4YT  was
active as UK4YT from Fedor's QTH, UK9AA [425DXN 267]. Karl's n/EXt trip to Ta-
shkent is planned for September/October. QSL via DL4YT.

QSL UT7W ---> Miro, UT7WZA  reports  that  starting from 1 July 1996 the QSLs 
for UT7W go via WA3HUP.

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              For the news issued in this number, thanks to:
I1HYW, I1OCQ, IK1MND, IK1TTD, IK1ZNM,  I2IAU, IK2AEQ, IK2ILH, IK2MRZ, IK2PZC,
IK2PZG, IV3AJZ, IV3DXW, IV3JWR, I4LCK, IK4CIE, IK4PKM, IK4XQM, I5FLN, IK7AFM,
IK7VEH, IK7VJX, IK8CJP, IK8DDN, IK8VRS, Brescia DX Group, Delta Mike, Diamond
DX Club, Roman DX Group,  A92GD, CT1EEB,  CT1ENQ, DL3KUD,  DL4YT/K4YT, DL6ET,
DL7VOA, DL9GOA, EA3UJ, EA5KB, F5CCO, F6AJA, F6ELE, F5TGR,F5UII, G3NYY, G4BUE,
GM0DEQ,  HL1TUE, JA1ELY, JI6KVR, JO1CRA, K4CEF, N1REU,  NL7TB, OH2BDP, PS7AB,
PS7KM, PA3ASC, UT1WPR, VE1RU, VE3LKS, VE3VGI, VE7CC, W4BRE, W4/YV5DTA, W5VSZ,
WD8MGQ, 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 #273 [6/7]
 27 July 1996                      No 273                     BID: $425WW273F
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                         *** 4 2 5  D X  N E W S ***
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                         ****  CONTEST  IOTA  ******
                         ===========================

The following stations are /EXpected to participate in the 1996 IOTA Contest
(from 12 UTC of Satyrday 27 to 12 UTC of Sunday 28 July):

EU-009           GM3POI: Orkney Is.                                     273
EU-009           GM/DL6MHW: Orkney Is.                                  273
EU-010           GM0PCA/p: Outer Hebrides                               257
EU-010           GM3IZD/p: Grimsay Isl.                                 273
EU-023           9H3UD & 9H3UF: Gozo Isl. * by DL8OBC & DL4OCL          265
EU-023           9H0A * by 9H1EL, G3OZF, G4JVG                          273
EU-030           OZ4FF: Bornholm Isl.                                   271
EU-032           F5PAC/p: Oleron Isl. * by F5PAC, F5PFT, F1TRE, F5UII   273
EU-040           CT: Berlenga Isl. * by Portuguse DX Group              259
EU-042           DL4FCH/p: Pellworm Isl.                                269
EU-047           DH8FAP: Spiekeroog Isl.                                269
EU-048           F/IK3GES/p: Belle Ile en Mer                           271
EU-052           J48AFA: Zakinthos Isl.                                 271
EU-064           F/G3TTC/p: Noirmoutier Isl.                            269
EU-065           F: Molene Isl. * by F6ELE & F6HKA                      263
EU-066           R1/EU1FC & R1/EW1MA: Solovetskiye Is.                  267
EU-075           SV8 * by SV1CID, SV1DPL                                263
EU-078           ED3IM: Medas Is.                                       273
EU-080           ED1IMA: Monte Agudo Isl.                               271
EU-091           ID7: Grande Isl. (EU-091) (IIA LE-002) * by Salento DX 259
EU-092           GM6Z: Summer Is. * by GM0LVI, GM0GAV, GM4EVS           273
EU-095           F5CCO/p & F5JSZ/p: Planier Isl. (DIFM ME-004)          255
EU-103           EJ5CRC: Saltee Isl. * by EI2HY & EI2IB                 273
EU-107           TO8T: Les Sept Iles * by F5TGR, F5TJP, F5TMZ, ON4TH    273
EU-109           G0KJW: Lindisfarne Isl.                                273
EU-111           GM5VG/p: Monach Isl. * by GM4FDM's team                273
EU-114           GU6D * by G3KHZ, G3SJJ, G3TMA                          269
EU-120           G0WJF: Lundy Isl. * by K6ZH                            249
EU-120           M6N: Wight isl.* by Radio Club Newbury                 271
EU-121           EJ1D: Bere Isl. * by EI7CC's team                      273
EU-121           EJ4GK: Dalkey Isl. * by EI4GK, EI9HQ, EI7GY, EI2EDB    273
EU-123           GM3USL/p: Cumbrae Isl. * by GM team                    265
EU-123           GM0RTA/p: Arran Isl.                                   273
EU-124           GW6J: Anglesey Isl. * by WestNet DX Group              269
EU-124           MW6Z: Anglesey Isl. * by G4BWP, G3VMW, G5LP            269
EU-128           DL: Fehmarn Isl. * by DL3OCF, DJ3XG, DL4FCX            269
EU-129           DL0HRO/p: Usedom Isl. * DL team                        273
EU-130           IL3: San Giuliano Isl. (IIA GO-005) * by IV3JWR's team 273
EU-131           IL3: Sant'Erasmo Isl. (IIA VE-015) by IK3 team         271
EU-138           SM4DDS/7: Senoren Isl.                                 273
EU-146           PA/VE3ZZ: Schouwen Duiveland Isl.                      273
EU-150           CQ2I: Insua Isl. (DIP MI-001) * by CT1 team            269
EU-151           EA: Peneta del Moro * by EA5RKX's team                 267
EU-155           IL4: Scanno di Piallazza Isl. (IIA FE-001)             271
AF-008           FT5WF/F5SKZ: Crozet                                    269
AS-004           5B4/DL5MX                                              265
AS-043           JH1UUT/1: Hachijo Isl.                                 273
AS-062           RK0FWL/p: Habomai Isl. * by RA0FY, RA0FW, RA0RU        273
AS-067           JI6KVR: Uji Is.                                        259
AS-080           HL0Y/3: Shapsi Isl. * by HL team                       273
AS-095           RF0Z: Starichkova * by RA3DEJ                          272
AS-102           BO0KS: Kin Men Isl. * by BV & JA team                  263
NA-046           K1VSJ: Martha's Vineyard Isl.                          273
NA-065           AA7RW: Guemes Isl.                                     273
NA-067           WB8YJF: Ocracoke Isl.                                  273
NA-083           N4OT/4: Gwynn Isl.                                     271
NA-085           AE4SJ: St. George Isl. * by Clay County DX Ass.        273
NA-076           W: Cedar Key * by KR4UJ & KR4DL                        267
NA-102           FG: Marie Galante Isl. * by F6BUM & FG5HR              269
NA-111           WB2DIN                                                 273
NA-112           W: Esmerald Is. * by WB4RMJ & WB4NFS                   272
NA-126           XJ1CWI: Seal Isl. * by West Island Am. Radio Club      257
NA-127           VE1JS                                                  267
NA-138           W5IJU: Amelia Isl.                                     271
NA-144           W6: San Miguel Isl. * by W6 team                       257
NA-168           KB5KYO: Grand Isl.                                     271
OC-086           AH0AV                                                  273
OC-097           5W0BS, 5W0DG, 5W0JB, 5W0KI, 5W0TR, 5W0BS * by K8 team  269
OC-133           9M6/G0OPB                                              269
OC-172           VK4FW: Green Isl.                                      273
SA-029           ZX1A (cw) & ZY1A (ssb): Grande Isl.                    271
SA-046           ZX7XX: Itamaraca Isl. * by PY7XC                       272
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425 DX News #273 [7/7]
 27 July 1996                      No 273                     BID: $425WW273G
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                            425 DX NEWS * CALENDAR
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                               edited by I1JQJ

PERIOD           CALL                                                   REF

till  02/09      4S7BRG * by HB9BRM                                     265
till  Sep        5R8EN * by F2JD                                        245
till  09/08      9H3UD & 9H3UF: Gozo Isl. * by DL8OBC & DL4OCL          265
till  28/07      D2PV, D2HB, D2AO * by DG1RPV, DL2RSI, DL4KAI           273
till  August     D4 * by IK3RIY & IK3ZAW                                271
till  ??         ID9/IK2GWO: Salina Isl. (EU-017) (IIA ME-015)          272
till  December   VK0WH: Macquarie                                       238
till  mid Sep    VP8BPZ: Falkland Is. * by DA4RG                        253
till  December   ZD8DEZ * by G0DEZ                                      259
till  July 97    ZS8IR: Marion Is. * by ZS6RI                           263
25/07-08/08      NH6D/KH4                                               272
26/07-03/08      HL0Y/3: Shapsi Isl. (AS-080) * HL team                 273
27/07-28/07      EA1JW/2: Isla La Moquera (DIEI HU-13)                  273
27/07-28/07      IL3/IV3DXW: Isola del Lovo (IIA GO-022)                273
27/07-03/08      WB8YJF: Ocracoke Isl. (NA-067)                         273
28/07            IY1TTM * by IK4XQM & IW4CNO                            273
28/07-03/08      P4: Aruba * by AA6DC                                   273
29/07-30/07      FG: La Desirade Isl. (NA-102) * by F6BUM & FG5HR       269
29/07-12/08      IM0/IK2MRZ: EU-024 & EU-165                            263
August           5A * by LZ1WR, LZ3HH, LZ1ZF, LZ1JO                     271
August-September 9G * by OD5NJ                                          273
August           IJ7: Della Malva Isl. (IIA LE-003) by Salento DX team  259
August           R0/UT8LL: Ushakova Isl. (AS-???)                  ???  267
01/08-04/08      OJ0: Market Reef * by OH team                          273
02/08-04/08      9M6/G0OPB: OC-133                                      269
02/08-05/08      C9 * by JA6SJN, JG6BKB, JR6XIW                         273
02/08-11/08      IG9/IK2PZC: Lampedusa (AF-019) (IIA AG-001)            273
03/08-04/08      EA1BT/p: Isla Garandones (DIEI ZA-40)                  267
03/08-19/08      IM0/IK4HPU                                             273
03/08-05/08      IT9: Scuola Isl. (EU-166)(IIA TP-022) by IT9GNG,IT9FXY 271
03/08-16/08      KE4PUC: Sunset Beach (NA-112)                          273
03/08            European HF Championship                               ***
03/08-04/08      YO DX Contest                                          ***
04/08-07/08      GM3TQQ/p: Arran Isl. (EU-123)                          273
04/08-03/08      ID9/I2IAU: Lipari Isl. (EU-017) (IIA ME-001)           273
04/08            IL6/IK6CGO: Sc. Le due Sorelle(IIA AN-002) by IK6 team 271
05/08-21/08      ID9/IK2AEQ: Lipari Isl. (EU-017) (IIA ME-001)          273
06/08-16/08      HI9/I4LCK: Cayo Levantado (NA-122)                     273
06/08-31/08      IH9/IK8BIZ: Pantelleria Isl. (AF-018)                  271
08/08-14/08      3D2: Fiji * by I5JHW                                   271
08/08-10/08      ID9/IK1MND: Vulcano Isl. (EU-017) (IIA ME-018)         273
08/08/11/08      JQ1SUO/JD1: Ogasawara                                  271
08/08-14/08      VK8CI: Croker Isl. (OC-???) * by VK8NSB                257
09/08            GM3TQQ/p: Great Cumbrae Isl. (EU-123)                  273
09/08-11/08      ID7: Grande Isl. (EU-091) (IIA LE-002) * by Salento DX 259
10/08-11/08      EA1BT/p: Isla Olmillos (DIEI ZA-37)                    267
10/08-14/08      FK * by JE5WIM                                         273
10/08-05/09      IM0/IK1TKS: EU-165                                     271
10/08-14/08      V63CO: Truk Isl. (OC-011) * by DJ9HX                   271
10/08-11/08      W2OB: Long Beach Isl. (NA-111)                         273
10/08-11/08      WAE DX Contest CW                                      ***
11/08-31/08      IC8/IK2PZG: EU-031                                     273
12/08-end August EL * by K4YT/DL4YT                                ???  273
12/08-25/08      FJ/I4ALU: Saint Barthelemy Isl. (NA-146)               273
12/08            IC8: Sc. Rovigliano (IIA NA-009) * by IK2PZG & IK8VVY  273
14/08-21/08      JD/7J1AYK: Ogasawara * by W5VSZ                        273
14/08-19/08      OZ5RM/a & OZ/SM7KJH: Anholt Isl. (EU-088)              265
14/08-22/08      V63CO: Kosrae Isl. (OC-059) * by DJ9HX                 271
14/08-20/08      ZK1sc: Rarotonga (OC-013) * by I5JHW                   271
16/08-18/08      GW: St. Tudwel's Is. (EU-106) * by G8JM, G3NQT, G3JNJ  271
17/08-18/08      EA1BT/p: Isla Los Rompidos (DIEI ZA-38)                267
17/08-21/08      IH9/IK1MND: Pantelleria (AF-018) (IIA TP-001)          273
17/08-18/08      SARTG RTTY Contest                                     ***
17/08-18/08      Seanet SSB Contest                                     ***
18/08-25/08      KH4 * by AH0W/OH2LUG's team  - Central Arizona DX Ass. 273
19/08            IC8: Procida Isl. (IIA NA-002) * by IK2PZG & IK8VRS    273
19/08-09/09      YV7/WH6DAG & YV7/AH6OM: Margarita Is. (SA-012)         273
20/08            IC8: Sc. Cannone (IIA NA-023) * by IK2PZG & IK8VRS     273
21/08-29/08      FO: Bora Bora (OC-067) * by I5JHW                      271
21/08            IC8: Vivara Isl. (IIA NA-005) * by IK2PZG & IK8VRS     273
21/09-29/09      SV9/IK7VEH                                             273
August           3D2AG/p: Rotuma                                        271
August           IM0/IK8HCH: Serpentara Isl. (EU-165) (IIA CA-015)      271
August           IM0/IK8HCH: Varaglioni di Serpentara Isl.(EU-165) ???  271
August           J52IM * by KC9IM                                       271
early August     VK: Ashmore Reef (OC-???) * by AA6LF              ???  267
early August     W3GOI: Ocracoke Isl. (NA-067)                          271
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