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DX425 bulletin issue nr. 298

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 25 January 1997                    No 298                    BID: $425WW298A 
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                                  Edited by
                               I1JQJ  & IK1GPG
                                Translated by
                              I1-21171 & IK1ADH

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VK0IR  - Landing started  at 22:30  UTC (03.30  local  time) on  Saturday  11
         January. All operators and all  equipment (30 Tons  of it) were  put
         ashore by helicopter (it took 5 hours and 51 helicopter flights back
         and forth). Operations started on January 14 at 6.54 UTC. Expedition
         transmit frequencies  (depending on  QRM)  are as  follows:  28.024,
         24.894, 21.024, 18.074, 14.024, 10.103.5, 7.007, 7.022, 3.507, 3.522
         and  1.826  MHz  (CW);  28.475,  24.945,  21.295,  18.145,   14.195,
         7.047.5/7.065 and 3.799 MHz (SSB); 21.085, 14.085, 10.140 and  7.030
         MHz (RTTY).  As  a  rule  the  expedition  will  always  work  split
         frequency. Towards the end of the  expedition they will also  listen
         on their own transmit frequency, in order to accomodate those who do
         not have a separate VFO. However, do  NOT try to call them on  their
         own frequency, without being invited to do so.
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3D2    - Uli, HB9DDM will be active as 3D2UK until 22 January. QSL via HB9DDM
         (direct or through the bureau).
8P     - Glenn, VA3DX will be active again  from Barbados (NA-021)  as  8P9DX
         for two weeks as from 19 January. Glenn will be active  on all bands
         but concentrate on low bands (mstly on 160 metres and CW).  He  will
         be participating in the CQWW CW 160 Meter Contest.  QSL via  VE3ICR,
         Glenn Wyant,  74 Highland  Ave.,  St.Catharines,  Ontario,  L2R-4J1,
         Canada.
9X     - Mark, ON4WW is QRV again (on 160  metres as well) as 9X4WW. QSL  via
         ON5NT.
I      - Several operators of the Salento DX Team will be active from Scoglio
         I Pazzi (LE-006) on 19 January.
JW     - Mathias, JW5NM will  be active again  (on 160 metres  as well)  from
         EU-026 as from 20 January.
KP4    - From 22 to 27 January K4UJ and  K4WA will be KP4/ from Puerto  Rico.
         The will participate in the CQWW  160 Meter CW Contest as  KP4/K4UJ.
         QSL via home calls.
PY     - On 10  and 11  January Joao,  PY2JM/p was  active from  Santo  Amaro
         Island (SA-071, DIB-10). QSL to Joao Miedzinski, Alameda Lorena 461,
         Apto 81, Jardim  Paulista, 01424-000 Sao  Paulo, Brazil  (or Rua  Dr
         Homem de  Mello  211,  Apto  522,  Perdizes,  05007-000  Sao  Paulo,
         Brazil).
V4     - From 23  to 28  January Doc,  W9NSZ will  be active  again as  V47NS
         (mostly on 20 metres SSB) from  Nevis Island (NA-104). QSL via  home
         call.
XF4    - Operations of  XF4CA,  operated by  Hector  (XE1BEF),  from  Clarion
         Island (NA-115, Revilla Gigedo), have started with a few days' delay
         [425DXN 295], but will continue until 20 January. QSL via XE1BEF.
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CALL        MANAGER     NOTE           CALL        MANAGER     NOTE        
===========================================================================
1A0KM       IK0FVC                     JD1/JA4GXS  JA4GXS                  
3C5Z        N6ZZ                       JD1/JF4LNO  JA4GXS                  
3D2UK       HB9DDM                     JD1/JN4AWW  JA4GXS                  
3V8BB       DL2HBX      21-26/11/96    JI6KVR/6    EA5KB                   
3W6RHA      LA6RHA                     JX7DFA      LA7DFA                  
4K2/4K4BAT  DL6ZFG      01/92-07/93    KC4AAA      NC6J        ex KQ4GC    
4K2BY       DL6ZFG      01/93-12/94    KG4GC       WT4K                    
4K2OKV      DL6ZFG      01/91-05/93    KH2/K9AW    WF5T                    
4K4BAT      DL6ZFG      01/92-07/93    KH2D        K8NA                    
4K4BAT/A    DL6ZFG      03/93-04/93    LX/IZ3AHY   IK3OYS                  
4K4BEM      DL6ZFG      01/91-08/93    LX/IZ3ALL   IK3OYS                  
4K4BEU      DL6ZFG      01/90-10/93    LX1PS       IK3OYS                  
4K4BEU/A    DL6ZFG      05/93          LX2BN       IK3OYS                  
4K4BEU/P    DL6ZFG      07/93          LX9LX       IK3OYS                  
4K4BG       DL6ZFG      01/91-10/93    P40WA       K9UWA                   
6Y5XX       JE3MAS                     P40Z        AA7VB                   
6Y6Y        I5JHW                      P49I        K4PI                    
7Q7EH       AA9HD                      PJ9JT       W1AX                    
8Q7YN       HB9CYN                     PQ5L        PY5AA                   
8Q7YV       HB9CYV                     PY8JA/P     PY8JA       05/95       
8R1RPN      OH0XX                      R100R       DL6ZFG      04/95-09/95 
9G5BQ       PA3GBQ                     RA9LI/9     DL6ZFG                  
9H3XF       IK3OYS                     RC4/UC2WO   IK2QPR                  
9L1KA       W0HSC                      RL0O        IK2QPR                  
9M2RY       N4JR                       RL2O        IK2QPR                  
A92GD       K1SE                       RU6BV/3     RU6BV                   
C6A/DL1SCQ  DL6DK                      T31BB       DF6FK                   
C6A/DL2SCQ  DL6DK                      T32Z        N7YL                    
C6A/KM9D    OM2SA                      T94B        N9JR                    
CO6RJ       CT1ESO                     TI2/ON7ZM   TI2CC                   
CV0Z        CX3CE                      TO0R        W4FRU                   
CY0/AA4NC   AA4NC                      TT8WL       DL3IAW                  
E22AAA      HS1JQP                     UC1WWO      IK2QPR                  
EO2CWO      IK2QPR                     UC2WO       IK2QPR                  
EU6MM       IK2QPR                     UI8IZ       IK2QPR                  
EW1YY       N8CLU                      UI8NH       IK2QPR                  
EW6WW       IK2QPR                     UK7PBH      IK2QPR                  
EX2U        IK2QPR                     UK8IZ       IK2QPR                  
EX5T        IK2QPR                     UL7OB       IK2QPR                  
EX7MA       IK2QPR                     UL7PJQ      IK2QPR                  
EX8DX       IK2QPR                     UM8DX       IK2QPR                  
EX8MF       IK2QPR                     UM8MFO      IK2QPR                  
EX8QB       IK2QPR                     UM8MU       IK2QPR                  
FR5HR       F5RRH                      UM8QB       IK2QPR                  
HB0/HB9LEY  JH1BSE                     UN2O        IK2QPR                  
HC0E        HC1HT                      UN7PJQ      IK2QPR                  
HR/K9BG     K9BG                       UN9PQ       IK2QPR                  
HR/KS9W     KS9W                       UP50O       IK2QPR                  
HS0ZZA      KM1R                       V5/WA1JBB   W3HCW                   
II2R        IK2QPR                     V63CT       HL1IWD                  
J28JY       F6BFH                      V85HY       JA1WTR                  
J3K         WB8GEX                     VK0IR       W4FRU                   
J41AG       SV1CIB                     VP5B        WB9U                    
J68AE       N8NR        ex WB8ENR      VQ9ZZ       W1HZZ                   
J68AG       N8SM        ex WD8IXE      XF4CA       XE1BEF                  
J68AR       K9JE        ex K9BQL       XX9TQY      JA1OGX                  
J68ET       W9UI                       Z31JA       WA4JTK                  
J68ID       W8QID                      Z38/OH3MIG  OH3GZ                   
J68NR       N8NR        ex WB8ENR      ZY0SG       PT7AA                   
J6DX        N9AG                       ZY0SK       PS7KM                   
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                         *  DISTRICTS  OF  POLAND  *
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Abbr District         Zone  Abbr Province          Zone  Abbr Province    Zone
=============================================================================
BB  Bielsko Biala       9   KS  Krosno               8   SE  Siedlce        5
BK  Bialystok           4   LD  Lodz                 7   SI  Sieradz        7
BP  Biala Podlaska      8   LE  Leszno               3   SK  Skierniewice   7
BY  Bydgoszcz           2   LG  Legnica              6   SL  Slupsk         1
CH  Chelm               8   LO  Lomza                4   SU  Suwalki        4
CI  Ciechanow           5   LU  Lublin               8   SZ  Szczecin       1
CZ  Czestochowa         9   NS  Nowy Sacz            9   TA  Tarnow         9
EL  Elblag              2   OL  Olsztyn              4   TG  Tarnobrzeg     7
GD  Gdansk              2   OP  Opole                6   TO  Torun          2
GO  Gorzow Wielkopolsk  3   OS  Ostroleka            5   WA  Warszawa       5
JG  Jelenia Gora        6   PI  Pila                 3   WB  Walbrzych      6
KA  Katowice            9   PL  Plock                5   WL  Wloclawek      2
KI  Kielce              7   PO  Poznan               3   WR  Wroclaw        6
KL  Kalisz              3   PR  Przemysl             8   ZA  Zamosc         8
KN  Konin               3   PT  Piotrkow Trybunalski 7   ZG  Zielona Gora   3
KO  Koszalin            1   RA  Radom                7                       
KR  Krakow              9   RZ  Rzeszow              8                      
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                       *   CANTONS  OF  SWITZERLAND   *
                       ================================
     
Abbr  Canton                    Abbr Cantons            Abbr Cantons    
========================================================================
AG    Aargau                    GR   Grisons            SZ   Schwyz      
AI    Appenzell Inner Rhoden    JU   Jura               TG   Thurgau     
AR    Appenzell Outer Rhoden    LU   Lucerne            TI   Ticino      
BE    Berne                     NE   Neuchatel          UR   Uri         
BL    Basel Country             NW   Nidwalden          VD   Vaud        
BS    Basel City                OW   Obwalden           VS   Valais      
FR    Fribourg                  SG   Sant Gall          ZG   Zug         
GE    Geneva                    SH   Schaffhausen       ZH   Zurich      
GL    Glarus                    SO   Solothurn                         
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                              STATES OF BRAZIL
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State                    Zone           State                    Zone      
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Espirito Santo      PP1, PU1AAA-IZZ     Rio Grande Do Norte PS7, PU7IAA-LZZ
Rio De Janeiro      PY1, PU1JAA-ZZZ     Ceara               PT7, PU7MAA-PZZ
Goias               PP2, PU2FAA-HZZ     Pernambuco          PY7, PU7RAA-ZZZ
Tocantins           PQ2, PU2IAA-JZZ     Amazonas            PP8, PU8AAA-CZZ
District Federal    PT2, PU2AAA-EZZ     Amapa               PQ8, PU8GAA-IZZ
Sao Paulo           PY2, PU2KAA-ZZZ     Maranhao            PR8, PU8MAA-OZZ
Rio Grande Do Sul   PY3, PU3AAA-ZZZ     Piaui               PS8, PU8PAA-SZZ
Minas Gerais        PY4, PU4AAA-ZZZ     Acre                PT8, PU8JAA-LZZ
Santa Catalina      PP5, PU5AAA-LZZ     Roraima             PV8, PU8TAA-VZZ
Parana              PY5, PU5MAA-ZZZ     Rondonia            PW8, PU8DAA-FZZ
Sergipe             PP6, PU6AAA-IZZ     Para                PY8, PU8WAA-ZZZ
Bahia               PP6, PU6JAA-ZZZ     Mato Grosso Do Sul  PT9, PU9AAA-NZZ
Alagoas             PP7, PU7AAA-DZZ     Mato Grosso         PY9, PU9OAA-ZZZ
Paraiba             PR7, PU7EAA-HZZ     Ocean Islands       PY0, PU0      
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The Dutch PTT has collected data from European PTT's for the purpose of  CEPT
license. The following is the list  of 160 mt allocations (tnx Jari  Jussila,
OH2BU/OH7RF: if  there  are  errors  in the  data,  please  contact  Jari  at
Jari.Jussila@oh2bu.pp.fi or Jari.Jussila@mtv3.fi):

3Y      Bouvet           1810-2000 kHz
3Y      Peter 1 Is.      1810-2000 kHz
4X      Israel           1810-2000 kHz
9H      Malta            1810-2000 kHz
CT      Portugal         1830-1850 kHz
CT3     Madeira I.       1830-1850 kHz
CU      Azores Is.       1830-1850 kHz
DL      Germany          1815-1890 kHz
EA      Spain            1830-1850 kHz
EA6     Balearic Is.     1830-1850 kHz
EA8     Canary Is.       1830-1850 kHz
EA9     Ceuta/Melilla    1830-1850 kHz
EI      Ireland          1820-2000 kHz
ES      Estonia          1820-1955 kHz
F       France           1830-1850 kHz
G       England          1810-2000 kHz
GD      Isle of Man      1810-2000 kHz
GI      Northern Irel.   1810-2000 kHz
GJ      Jersey I         1810-2000 kHz
GM      Scotland         1810-2000 kHz
GU      Guernsey         1810-2000 kHz
GW      Wales            1810-2000 kHz
HA      Hungary          1830-2000 kHz
HB9     Switzerland      1810-2000 kHz
HB0     Liechtenstein    1810-2000 kHz
I       Italy            1830-1850 kHz
IS0     Sardinia         1830-1850 kHz
JW      Swalbard         1810-1850 kHz
JX      Jan Mayen        1810-1850 kHz
LA      Norway           1810-2000 kHz
LX      Luxembourg       1810-1850 kHz
LZ      Bulgaria         1810-1850 kHz
OE      Austria          1810-1950 kHz
OH      Finland          1810-1850 kHz
                         1915-1955 kHz
OH0     Aland Is.        1810-1850 kHz
                         1915-1955 kHz
OJ0     Market Reef      1810-1850 kHz
                         1915-1955 kHz
OK      Czech. Rep.      1810-2000 kHz
OM      Slovak Rep.      1810-2000 kHz
ON      Belgium          1830-1850 kHz
OZ      Denmark          1810-1850 kHz
                         1850-1900 kHz
                         1930-2000 kHz
OY      Faeroe           1810-1850 kHz
                         1850-1900 kHz
                         1930-2000 kHz
PA      Netherlands      1810-1850 kHz
SM      Sweden           1810-1850 kHz
SP      Poland           1810-1850 kHz
SV      Greece           1830-1850 kHz
TA      Turkey           1810-1850 kHz
TF      Iceland          1820-1850 kHz
TK      Corsica          1810-1850 kHz
YL      Latvia           1810-1930 kHz
YO      Romania          1810-1850 kHz
ZL      New Zealand      1810-1950 kHz
ZL7     Chatham Is.      1810-1950 kHz
ZL8     Kermadec I.      1810-1950 kHz
ZL9     Auckland Is      1810-1950 kHz   
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****************************    GOOD TO KNOW ...  ***************************
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QSL 5N4ALE ---> On 14 January DK1RV (Hans-Georg Goebel, P.O.Box 1114, D-57235
Netphen, Germany) received a disk with the logs (some 150 QSOs) from  Alfred,
5N4ALE (Bonny Island, AF-076/prov) for the period 22 August-17 December 1996.
Hans looked through the logs and saw  that several QSOs (nearly the 40%)  for
which he has received a request  for confirmation are "not  in log". Hans  is
very sorry and will try to get more information from Alfred, but it is likely
to take time. Alfred should be still  on Bonny Island. All direct cards  with
sufficient return postage will be  mailed on 27  January. All other  contacts
will be confirmed later through the bureau. If you want know whether you  are
in  log,  please  send  Hans   either  a  Packet   radio  message  (DK1RV   @
DB0SGL.#NRW.DEU.EU) or an e-mail message (dk1rv@t-online.de).
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              For the news issued in this number, thanks to:
        IK1HSR, IK1TAZ, IK7AFM, IK7TAJ, IK7VEH, IK8VRH, DK1RV, EA5KB,
        F6AJA, G4BUE, NL7TB, OH2BU, ON4UN, PT7BI, PY2JM, PY2PA, WD8MGQ
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