SB DX@WW $425WW278A 425 DX News #278 [1/5] 31 August 1996 No 278 BID: $425WW278A =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1GPG Translated by I1-21171 & IK1ADH /---------------------------------------------------------------------------\ ! Information, reports and suggestions must be sent to: ! ! ! ! Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ: info DX ! ! (e-mail i1jqj@fileita.it - BBS I1JQJ@I1YLM.IPIE.ITA.EU) ! ! Massimo Balsamo, IK1GPG: QSL Managers/QSL Routes ! ! (e-mail 425dxqsl@pc.fr.flashnet.it - BBS IK1GPG@IW1BIM.IPIE.ITA.EU) ! ! Mirko Caserta, IK0ZSN: 425dxnews Reflector ! ! (e-mail ik0zsn@amsat.org) ! ! Maurizio Bertolino, I1-21171: 425 WWW Pages ! ! (e-mail i121171@amsat.org) ! \---------------------------------------------------------------------------/ A2 - Next week Said, H5ANX will be active from Botswana. Pat, 5N0T reports that Said should be QRV on 20 (14.155 MHz, at about 6 and 17 UTC), 17 (18.160 MHz at about 14 UTC) and 12 metres (24.900 MHz at about 12 UTC). QSL via ZS6EW. CT3 - During the weekend the station CT9F will be active from Ilheu de Cima (DIP MA-010). EA - If he is active from IOTA group EU-142 [425DXN 277], Alan, G3PMR will use the call EA1/G0WIN. The call EA1/G3PMR will be used from the mainland. Alan will be in Spain up to 9 September. QSL for both the calls via G3PMR. F - From 30 August to 6 September the special event station TM2LB will be active on all the bands, mostly CW. QSL via F6KCE. GM - From 5 to 7 September Gregg, ON9CCQ will be active from the isle of Skye (EU-008) as GM4RTO/M. QSL via G4RTO. I - Saturday 31 August Renzo, IV3VER will be IL3/ from the island of San Pietro (IIA UD-002). On Sunday 1 September he might operate from another island in the Marano or Grado Lagoons. I - On 2 September Roberto, IJ7/IK7XIV should be active from Isola della Scogliera (IIA LE-???). JA - From 31 August to 1 September the special station 8J6JCS will be active from Tanegashima Space Centre, located on Tanegashima island (AS-032). PY - From 5 to 25 September Joc, PY8JA/P will be active on 40, 20 and 15 metres CW from Atalaia Island (DIB 40). QSL via PY8JA (P.O. Box 5056, 66601.970 Belem, PA, Brazil). PY0_f - From about 1 September Erik, SM0AGD will be active for some ten days as ZY0ZGD from PY0FF's QRH on Fernando de Noronha (SA-003). Operations will take place on all bands, mostly in CW. QSL via home call. SM - SM3TLG/2 will be active (mainly on 40 and 80 metres CW) from the island of Seskaro (EU-139) up to 31 August. V6 - From 2 to 10 September Tosy, JA6VZB will be actve (SSB, CW and RTTY, from 10 to 160 metres, WARC bands included) as V63BM from Pohnpei islands (OC-010). QSL via bureau to JA6BSM. VK9_xms- From 30 August to 8 September Mark Kawasaki, 9V1AN/JJ1TBB will be active from Christmas Island as VK9XB. Operations will take place in SSB (14.180 and 21.280 MHz) and CW (7.008, 14.008/14.028 and 21.008/21.028 MHz). QSL via bureau to JJ1TBB or direct to Mark Kawasaki, 4-36-10 Kasuga, Nerima, Tokyo 179, Japan. XZ - On Tuesday, August 27th, Warren (KF7AY) reported to Bob (W1XT) that "Kan Mizoguchi (JA1BK), Martti Laine (OH2BH) and Warren Hill (KF7AY) are presently in Yangon, capital city of the Union of Myanmar [425DXN 276, editor's note]. This delegation has met with government officials to finalize licensure and operating arrangements for an upcoming large-scale operation to be conducted by members of the Central Arizona DX Association. As part of this week's meetings, permission has been granted to conduct a limited operation using the call sign XZ1N. For several hours each day between August 27th and August 29th, XZ1N will be QRV on SSB (JA1BK, OH2BH) and CW (KF7AY)". Direct and bureau QSLs via W1XT (Bob Myers, P.O. Box 17108, Fountain Hills, AZ 85269-7108, USA). /EX SB DX@WW $425WW278B 425 DX News #278 [2/5] 31 August 1996 No 278 BID: $425WW278B =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** =========================== * Q S L I N F O [1/2] * =========================== CALL MGR CALL MGR CALL MGR CALL MGR ============================================================================= 3D2PN OH5UQ EA1BT/P EA1BT HI9/I4LCK I4LCK PY5ZHP DL4DBR 4L1DX OZ1HPS EA1KK/P EA5OL HS7CDI 7L1MFS R0/VK9XL KE6SVR 4M5LR WS4E EA2CMW/P EA2CMW IA1/IK1JJB IK1JJB R3ARES RA3AR 4N140T YU1SB EA4/ED5GNW ED5GNW IA5/I2WEQ I2WEQ RA0FAD KM6ON 4N1SM YU1DKL EA4/ED5RCI EA5KW IA5/I4VOS I4VOS RA2FBC DJ1OJ 4N7N YU7BPQ EA5OL/P EA5OL IA5/IK1TTD IK1TTD RV9XF UA9XHJ 4S7DA W3HNK EA6/DL8YEX DL8YEX IA5/IK4RSR IK4RSR RZ9DX/0 RW6HS 4S7DRG DL7DCU EA9CE/P EA9JS IC8/IK2PZG IK2PZG S21YE G4VLV 4U1UN WB8LFO EA9PB/P EA9TQ IC8/IK8YWL IK8YWL S50O S59VM 5H3ES DF9SU EA9PD/P EA9TQ IC8/IZ8AJV IK8NBE SO6USA/1 DL9USA 5H3LM DJ1LE ED2LFC EA2MQ IC8/IZ8AMZ IK8NBE SO8SM DF3SM 5N6/KE6GEM K4ZLE ED2RGC EA5HT ID9/I2IAU I2IAU SP0FOX SP2PIK 5N6RDH KF9TH ED2SDX EA5CVN ID9/IK2AEQ IK2AEQ SP6CZ/1 SP6CZ 5R8EN F6AJA ED2TEB EA5CVN IF9/IK8WTM IK8WTM SU1JR 9K2RA 5R8EY DJ1RL ED3RGC EA3ACA IG9/IK1AOD IK1AOD SV3/DL1BKK DL1BKK 5R8EZ DK8FB ED4ASD/1 EA4ASD IG9/IK2PCZ IK2PCZ SV8/EA3CB EA3CB 5X1D SM0BFS ED4RGC EA4EKU IH9/IK1MND IK1MND SV9/IK1GPG IK1GPG 5X1R SM4ARJ ED4SDX EA5CVN IH9/IK8BIZ IK8BIZ T77BL T70A 7P8/G4FUI G4FUI ED5FAS EA5URA IJ7/IK7IMO IK7IMO T92M AI0Y 7Q7DC WA6IJZ ED5RCH EA5GMT IJ7/IK7VJX IK7VJX T94TU N2MZH 7Q7EH AA9HD ED5RGC EA5FSK IJ7/IK7XIV IK7XIV TA1FA TA1AL 7Q7JL G0IAS ED5URX EA5AHC IJ7/IK8TWP IK8VRQ TA2IJ DJ9ZB 7Q7RM G0IAS ED5VNA EA5GPO IL3/IV3DXW IV3DXW TK2YT F2YT 7X2CR IS0LYN ED6ZXO EA6ZX IL3/IV3EXW IV3EXW TL8FD F5LBM 8Q7AS G4VPM ED7NBE EA7OH IL6/IK6CGO IK6CGO TM2LB F6KCE 8R1ZG W4FRU ED7RGC EA7GYA IM0/IK1TKS IK1TKS TM5CRO F8WA 9A/DL4SD DL4SD ED7SFC EA7GA IM0/IK2OFT IK2OFT TM6EMD F5KOK 9A11ELS 9A2AA ED9IA EA7ESH IM0/IK4HPU IK4HPU TM6GX F6CHT 9A4A 9A4AA ED9MVC EA9URM IM0/IK8HCH IK8HCH TT8SP F5OIJ 9A9A 9A1A EK8JJ GW3CDP IM0/IS0BDF IS0BDF TY1IJ DK8ZD 9H0A LA2TO EL2/K4YT W2TK IM0/IS0UPR IS0UPR UA0QJG/0 UA1AGC 9H3PB DF4EK ER27A ER1DA J28JA F5PWH UA9CUA W3HNK 9H3RJ HB9TU ER3ED I8YGZ J28JC F5UPA UA9XK RW6HS 9H3WD OK1AD ER3MM I8YGZ J28JY F6BFH UN7TX RW6HS 9H3WM OK1AD ER5A I8YGZ J28TC F6FNU UR1100HA UT7DX 9H3WZ DK7IH ER5AA I8YGZ J28TK F6FNU US1RR DJ0MAQ /EX SB DX@WW $425WW278C 425 DX News #278 [3/5] 31 August 1996 No 278 BID: $425WW278C =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** =========================== * Q S L I N F O [2/2] * =========================== CALL MGR CALL MGR CALL MGR CALL MGR ============================================================================= 9J2SZ SP8DIP ER5DX I8YGZ J8/N5FTR N5FTR US5WUS KK4WW 9K2HN/P 9K2HN ER5OK I8YGZ JD1/7J1AYK W5VSZ US96HM UT1HT 9K2IC DG2SBW ER7A I8YGZ JD1/JG8NQJ JA8CJY UT1N UT7NW 9K2MU WA4JTK ER7Z I8YGZ JU1BD WA2JUN UV5D UT7DX 9K2RF/P 9K2RF ES96I ES4RM JW/DJ3KR DJ3KR V51/DK2WH DK2WH 9M2/JA8ELC JA8ELC ES96L ES6PZ JX7DFA LA7DFA V51CM WA2JUN 9M2EU JA2EJI ES96M ES1QD JY5HF JY5AR V59X V51CM 9M2JJ SM0OEK EX8F DL8FCU JY74X JY6ZZ V63CO DJ9HX 9M2TO JA0DMV EY8XX GW3CDP JY74Z JY6ZZ VI75RAAF VK4LV 9M6NA JE1JKL F2PI/P F2PI K26PI K4PI VP2MR N5DXD 9Y4VU W3EVW F6EPN/P F6EPN K400PI K4PI VP5J KF8UM A35PM OH5UQ F6HQP/P F6HQP K96EWG K4EWG VQ9MG K7MG A41JR YO3DAD FG5HR F6BUM KC6JF KD6BTP VQ9TT W8OJM A71BY F5PYI FK8GJ F6CXJ KG4ML WB6VGI VQ9WM K7IOO A925GF EA7FR FM5BH F6HEQ KH6/WB9PTN WB9PGB VR2BH AA6BB A92Q K0DQ FM5EE F5HVT L8DX LU6EF VY1ISL NL7TB AH4/AH0W KE7LZ FM5GU WA4JTK LU/OH0XX OH0XX W4D KD4FQT BD4TB 9A2AJ FT5WE F5GTW LU3ZI LU6EF WH0/WK3D JF2KOZ BV4MU KA6SPQ G6W G4JVG LU5EVB/Z LU6EF XJ1CWI VE1CWI BY1PK PA0LOU GB2HSN GM8YUI LU6UO/Z LU6EF XJ2CQ VA2RC BZ1AJ/9 JA4HCK GB2STW G3JNJ LU7X LU6EF XR8S CE8SFG C56CW DL7DF GB3RN G0VIX LW7DOB UT4PR YB28AR YC2BK CK4RU VE1RU GB50SWL G4EHU LZ3XT LZ1KPE YN1UNI G4OEP CK4RU VY2RU GB5FI GW0ANA MW0AGE GW Buro YU/DF2UU DF2UU CR8A WA1ECA GB800SA G0REP NH2G WF5T YV7/AH6OM DL2SEK CT1/DL3MCO DL3MCO GW/PA3GIO PA3GIO OD5PN LX9EG Z30SVP Z32KV CT1ASU/P CT1CFI GW4KCT/P G4KCT OEM3SGU OE3SGU Z32XX KM6ON D2/UR5TY UR5TY GW6A G0DBE OH1LU/P OH1LU ZB2/DL1BX DL1BX D2AO DL4KAI HA/W0YR AA9DX OK5VRK OK2BIX ZB2/DL7CM DL7CM D2FIB SM0FIB HAM4FB HA4FB OK8EAO DL1CW ZB2FX G3RFX D2HB DL4KAI HB0/DL1AZZ DL1AZZ OY/DL8HAG DL8HAG ZD7WRG WA2JUN D2PV DL4KAI HC6CR NE8Z OY2H I0WDX ZD8DEZ G0DEZ D68DV DL4XS HG1H HA1KSA OY4TN OY6FRA ZK2PN OH5UQ D68ET DL4XS HG8SDS HA8PH OZ/DK1GU DK1DU ZP9BB PY5FI D68XS DL4XS HGM0TYP HA0IR OZ1DYI/P OZ1DYI ZP9DM ZP5AA DA0KDG DL9ZEA HGM8KVK HA8KVK PA/DL5NEJ ON4BDS ZS8IR ZS6EZ DL2YY/P DL2YY HGM8RJ HA8RJ PJ2MI K2PEQ ZV2EPA PY2YW DX1RVN JA1HGY HGM8ZO HA8ZO PQ8MM PT7BI ZV5AVG PP5LL E21CJN K3WUW HH2AW 9A2AJ PR5L PP5LL ZV5AVM PP5LL /EX SB DX@WW $425WW278D 425 DX News #278 [4/5] 31 August 1996 No 278 BID: $425WW278D =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** =========================== D . I . E . DIPLOMA ISLAS ESPANOLAS =========================== R U L E S 1 - The present Award is of international limits, and can be granted to all Radio Enthusiasts or Listeners (SWL) anywhere in the world and holding an official licence. 2 - All contacts with the different islands, must have taken place after 1st. January 1988. 3 - The Award may be applied for in whichever of the two versions: VITRIFIED PORCELAIN or BASIC. If required,you may apply for the two versions. 4 - Only direct communication will be accepted. 5 - In relation to the WAZ Zone where the applicant station is situated, You must prove through the corresponding QSL that there has been contacts or have listened to a minimum number of islands specified below,considering that every DIFFERENT isle worked on (in which-ever mode or band),will count as one point. 5.1 - Spanish Stations: 25 points. 5.2 - Stations situated in the zones: 14,15,16,20 & 33: 20 points. 5.3 - Stations situated in the zones: 5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,17,21,34,35,36,37 & 40: 12 points. 5.4 - The stations situated in the remainder zones: 8 points. 6 - The ENDORSEMENTS, will be granted for every 5 points obtained. 7 - It will be considered valid for the purpose of the Award those contacts maintained by two stations and situated in the same island. 8 - In the same way, it will be considered valid those contacts carried out from stations known as "portable" & "mobile",provided that these contacts are legally enforced. 9 - To apply for the AWARD D.I.E. or ENDORSEMENTS, the QSL must be without corrections or erasures, enclosing to the application the models outlined in the joined present basis: - CERAMIC AWARD AWARD ENDORSEMENTS Spanish Stations 5.000 - pts NO CHARGE Foreign Stations 70 - $ U.S. NO CHARGE Foreign Stations 140 - IRC NO CHARGE - BASIC AWARD Spanish Stations 1.000 - pts NO CHARGE Foreign Stations 12 - $ U.S. NO CHARGE Foreign Stations 24 - IRC NO CHARGE Since the endorsements of the BASIC Diploma are free of charge, the applicant station must enclose with the petition a self addressed-stamped envelope. 10- To obtain your Awards and endorsements, send all the requested information to: D.I.E. Delegacion Comarcal de URE, Apartado Postal 194, 03750 Pedreguer (Alicante), Spain. Authorized Checkpoint; DE0MST (DL, OE, HB9), F5XL (F, 3A), G4WFZ (G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, EI), IK1GPG (I, T7, HV) LU8DY (South America), ON5XL (ON, PA), SP6TPM (SP, OK, OM) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *** DIPLOMA ISLAS ESPANOLAS, SILVER CATEGORY *** R U L E S 1 - In relation to the WAZ Zone where the applicant's station is situated you must prove through th e corresponding QSL that there has been contacts or have listened to a minimum number of islands, specified below, considering that every isle will count as one point as long as it has been worked through different bands, ( 28, 21, 14, 7 and 3.5 Mhz ). 1.1 - Spanish Stations: 25 points for band. 1.2 - Stations situated in the zones: 14,15,16,20 and 33: 20 points/band. 1.3 - Stations situated in the zones: 5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,17,21,31,35,36,37 and 40: 12 points for band 1.4 - The stations situated in the remainder zones: 8 points for band 2 - Expeditionary will count as one point for each band worked on that expedition. 3 - This Award will not consent endorsements. 4 - It will only issued in VITRIFIED CERAMIC. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *** DIPLOMA ISLAS ESPANOLAS, GOLDEN CATEGORY *** R U L E S 1 - The same basis as D.I.E., SILVER; plus the previous points (silver category 1.1 - 1.4), with the addition of the WARC bands 18 and 24 Mhz. /EX SB DX@WW $425WW278E 425 DX News #278 [5/5] 31 August 1996 No 278 BID: $425WW278E =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** =========================== *** AWARD D.I.E. - 250 *** R U L E S 1 - The present Award is of international limits, and can be granted to all Radio Enthusiasts or Listeners (SWL) anywhere in the world and holding an official licence, that they demons of have worked to, like least, 250 Spanish Islands listed in the DIE Directory. 2 - Marittime Islands and Interior Islands are valid. 3 - QSLs card are not necessary. 4 - The cost is 1.000 pts. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- *** AWARD D.I.E. - 500 *** R U L E S 1 - The present Award is of international limits, and can be granted to all Radio Enthusiasts or Listeners (SWL) anywhere in the world and holding an official licence, that they demons of have worked to, like least, 500 Spanish Islands listed in the DIE Directory. 2 - Marittime Islands and Interior Islands are valid. 3 - QSLs card are not necessary. 4 - The cost is 1.000 pts. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- *** D.I.E. - ENDORSEMENT INTERIOR ISLANDS *** R U L E S It has been created for the INTERIOR ISLANDS, the INTERIOR ENDORSEMENT AWARD "DIE". The classification and reference to these islands will be different to the maritime islands, and will be refered to by the province in which are situated, except SANTANDER which will be "ST" and ASTURIAS "OV". (The first or second digit corresponding to the province letter, following by a number in order. It will be considered INTERIOR ISLAND, all those who have fulfilled the requirements established in the "DIE"and is surrounded by fresh water. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- *** PLEASE NOTE *** THE D.I.E. WILL BE OBTAINED WITH A MINIMUN NUMBER OF ISLANDS MARITIME ONLY. THE HONOR ROLL D.I.E. BOARD CLASSIFICATION, WILL BE OBTAINED BY THE AMOUNT OF MARITIME AND INTERIOR ISLANDS, (ONCE THE DIE IS OBTAINED - THE SAME VALIDITY WILL BE FOR MARITIME OR INTERIOR ISLANDS). ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ***************************************************************************** *** 425 DX NEWS QSL ROUTES *** Following many requests we have decided to start experimentally a new service to help our readers to find managers and/or addresses of DX stations. 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