S DX@WW $425WW311A 425 DX News #311 [1/6] 19 April 1997 No 311 BID: $425WW311A =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ IK1ADH - IK1GPG /---------------------------------------------------------------------------\ ! Information, reports and suggestions must be sent to: ! ! ! ! Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ: info DX ! ! (e-mail i1jqj@amsat.org - 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) ! \---------------------------------------------------------------------------/ 3B8 - Fred, F6DBZ will be active (SSB and CW) from Mauritius (AF-049) as 3B8/F6DBZ from 26 April to 21 May. 8Q - Mike, OE3MZC and XYL Babsi, OE3YCB will be active (40, 20, 17 and 15 metres SSB) as 8Q7MZ and 8Q7BZ respectively from Maldives (AS-013) from 29 April to 14 May. QSL via bureau to home call or direct to OE1PYA. 8Q - Juanjo, EA2BP/8Q7BP and Jose, EA2CLU/8Q7LU will be active (SSB and CW, possibly RTTY) from Maldives (AS-013) from 4 to 14 May. QSL via home calls. 8R - Yuki, JH1NBN will be active (SSB, CW and RTTY) from Guyana as 8R1ZB from 25 to 29 April. QSL via JH1NBN. 9G - Andy, G4ZVJ made 5234 QSOs during his recent operation as 9G1VJ [425DXN 305]. He will be active again from Ghana later in the year. QSL via home call. 9X - Mark, ON4WW/9X4WW was expected to return to Kigali, Rwanda on 14 April. He will try to get permission to operate on new frequencies (40/80 instead of 20/160 metres). 9X - Andy, 9X/RW3AH will be in Kigali until 1 May at least. QSL via RW3AH. BS7H - Scarborough Reef will be on the air for approximately 7 days, starting 30 April [425DXN 307]. As with most DXpeditions of this type, the exact schedule is dependent on weather, transportation and other variables. The following transmit frequencies will be used by BS7H: 1826.5, 3505, 7005, 10105, 14024, 18073, 21024, 24895, 28024 and 50110 kHz (CW); 1826.5, 3790 (3750 secondary), 7065, 14195, 18115, 21295, 24935, 28485 and 50110 kHz (SSB); 14083 and 21083 kHz (RTTY). The primary goal of this operation is to give as many DXers as possible the opportunity to work an all-time new one. The operating team requests that DXers who worked the BS7H 1995 operation refrain from making additional QSOs on the same band-mode. Similarly, RTTY QSOs on multiple bands are discouraged. QSL via JA1BK (Japan stations only) and W4FRU (all the others). BV - Johannes, DL5AUJ will visit Hans, BV3/DL4AMJ from 5 to 13 May. Johannes has been given the call BV3/DL5AUJ and he plans to be active also with operators from the Hsin-Chu University. They will participate in the CQ-MIR-DX-Contest (10-11 May) as BV0THU. QSL via DL5AUJ. CT - Marq (CT1BWW), Miranda (DJ0MW) and others will be active from Insua Island (EU-150) from 25 to 27 April. EA - Club station EA2URD will be active (all bands, all modes) with the special call EG97CMC until 12 October to celebrate the 1997 World Cycling Championships in San Sebastian (8-12 October). QSL either direct (P.O. Box 1198, 20080 San Sebastian, Spain) or through the bureau. EA - Pedro, EA7HDQ and Jose Maria, EA7CRL should be /p from San Juan de Los Terreros (EU-152) on 18 May. QSL either direct or through the bureau. F - F5GVH will be active from Belle Ile en Mer (EU-048, DIFM AT15) from 17 to 22 April. F - Rob, DL2RBY and Wolf, DL9NCW plan to be active from the following IOTA/DIFM islands between 1 and 11 May: Molene (EU-065, DIFM AT-002), Ouessant (EU-065, DIFM AT-001), Sein (EU-068, DIFM AT-007) and possibly St Nicolas (EU-094, DIFM AT-010) & Noirmoutier (EU-064, DIFM AT-020). QSL via DL9NCW. F - The special event station TM2V will be active on 10 and 11 May to celebrate the opening of the War Museum at Helfaut (French Department 62). F - Joel, F5PAC will be participate in the IOTA Contest from Noirmoutier Island (EU-064). /EX S DX@WW $425WW311B 425 DX News #311 [2/6] 19 April 1997 No 311 BID: $425WW311B =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** =========================== FK - Eric (FK8GM), Robert (FK8AH) and Claude (FK1RF) will be active (SSB and CW) from Matthew Island (OC-218) [425DXN 305]. They will land on 22 April at +/- 22 UTC and leave on 23 April at +/- 20 UTC. QSL via F6AJA. GM - Tom (GM4FDM), Ian (GM3UTQ), Denis (GM3NIG) and John (GB3COB) will be active from St.Kilda (EU-059) as GM5VG/P from 23 to 27 May. QSL to GM3UTQ. G - Commemorating 100 years since Marconi's first contact between GW and G, Weston-super-Mare RS has now finalised details allowing operation from Brean Down, location of the original G station. The special call GB100BD will be aired on 17 and 18 May, Barry ARS's GB100LP & GB100FI [425DXN 303]. QSL for GB100BD via RSGB bureau only. GM - The GMDX Group is re introducing the Scottish Activity Weekend, in an effort to encourage activity by all radio amateurs in Scotland and provide a world wide interest in contacts with Scottish stations. The 1997 activity weekend will start at 00.01 UTC on 19 April and last until 24 UTC on 20 April. GM - Special event station GS4TMS will be active on 19 and 20 April from Braveheart Country, Scotland. QSL via GM4UYE. HB9 - Special event station HB4FG will be active (SSB and CW) from Cavergno, Switzerland on 26 and 27 April to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the local Fire Brigade. Special QSL via bureau. I - Bruno, IK2PZG and Alberto, IK4HPU will be IL4/ from Isola Mezzanino (IIA FE-004) on 20 April. I - IT9JPK, IW9CMQ and IW9CUK will be IG9/ (20, 40, 6 and 2 metres CW and SSB) from the island of Linosa (AF-019, IIA AG-003) from 25 to 28 April. QSL via IT9JPK I - Walter, IN3XUG will be /IC8 (15, 20 and 40 metres, SSB and RTTY) from Ischia Island (EU-031, IIA NA-001) from 25 April to 3 May. QSL via the bureu. I - Maurizio, IK2ILH and Roberto, IK2MRZ plan to be IL3/ from one or more IIA islands on 3 and 4 May. I - The Salento DX Team will be active from the following IIA/IOTA islands: Scoglio Grosso (IIA LE-040) and Scoglio Gaggiana (IIA LE-041) on 25 April; Scoglio Scattapignata (LE-031) and Scoglio Specchia (LE-032) on 11 May; Scoglio Fincari (LE-034) and Scoglio Iannaredda (LE-035) on 25 May; Isola Grande di Porto Cesareo (IOTA EU-091, IIA LE-002) on 6 and 7 June; Scoglio Sulasce (LE-038) and Scoglio Prusieddi (LE-039) on 22 June; Scoglio Pizzicazzi (LE-036) and Scoglio Papuscia (LE-037) on 6 July; Isola del Capezzone (IOTA EU-091, IIA LE-004) on 26 and 27 July during the IOTA Contest. I - Alfeo, I1HJT will be active during the main contests as II1H. QSL via I1HJT. I - Alex, IK2WXQ will be active as IR2Q during the ARI DX and CQWW WPX CW Contests. QSL via home call. J8 - Yuki, JH1NBN will be active (SSB, CW and RTTY) from St. Vincent (NA-109) as J83ZB from 29 April to 4 May. QSL via JH1NBN. JA - Kohei, JR0BAQ and his wife Michiko, JF0KYK will be /0 from Sado Island (AS-117) on 2 and 3 May. Kohei will be active mainly on 20 metres CW/SSB. KL - Chris, WL7KY reports that Frank, KL7FH [425DXN 301] will be active as KL1SLE from IOTA group NA-087 this week. LA - Jacques, F5YJ will be LA/ (mostly on 30 and 17 metres CW) as follows: 19-20 July, Vardo Island (EU-141); 22-27 July, Soroya Island (EU-044); 29 July-2 August, Senja Island (EU-046); 5 August, Vesteralen Is (EU-033); 6 August Lofoten Is (EU-076). Jacques will participate in the IOTA Contest. LZ - Special event station LZ0HST will be active from 6 April to 30 October to celebrate the 2nd IARU High Speed Telegraphy Championships (Sofia, 6-10 October). QSL either direct (P.O.Box 830, Sofia-1000, Bulgaria) or through the bureau. OZ - Jacques, F5YJ will be OZ/ (mostly on 30 and 17 metres CW) on 19 August from Sjaellend/Lolland (EU-029). PY - Adriano, PY2QA and other operators will be active as ZY2IB from Sao Sebastiao Island (SA-028) from 18 to 21 April. QSL via PY2AE. PY - PY2JM/p will be active from Santo Amaro Island (SA-071, DIB 10) on 19 and 20 April. QSL via Joao C. Miedzinski, Al. Lorena 461/81, Sao Paulo/SP, 01424-000, Brazil. PY - Alberto, PY3ACC will be active (20 and 40 metres SSB) as ZV3A from Tramandai Lighthouse (DFB RS-04) from 25 to 27 April. QSL via home call either direct (A.V.Christensen, Rua Ir. Jose Otao 170/1302, 90035-060, P.Alegre/RS, Brazil) or through the bureau. SM - The Radio Club Kungalvs Sandareamatorer will be active as 7S6NL from Vinga Island (EU-043) from 13 to 15 June. QSL via SK6NL. SM - Jacques, F5YJ will be active (mostly on 30 and 17 metres CW) as SM0/F5YJ on 14 July from IOTA group EU-084. SU - Ezzat, SU1ER will be active on 6 metres in June and July. He will participating in the contests on 7-8 June and 13-14 September. SV5 - Five Hungarian amateurs (SV5/HA0HW/p, SV5/HA4GDO/p, SV5/HA6NL/p, SV5/HA6PS/p and SV5/HA6ZV/p) will be active from Rhodes (EU-001) from 3 to 17 June. Two stations will be on the air 24 hours a day, on all HF bands (CW, SSB and RTTY) and satellite. QSL via home calls. /EX S DX@WW $425WW311C 425 DX News #311 [3/6] 19 April 1997 No 311 BID: $425WW311C =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** =========================== V5 - Laurence, GM4DMA should be active (from 10 to 160 metres, possibly as V5/GM4DMA) from Namibia in June-July. VP8_fal- Duncan, G0NWY will be active (SSB and CW) from Falklands (SA-002) from late May until October as VP8CEH. QSL via home call. W - On 20 April operators from the Tucson area will host a special event station at the Biosphere 2 Center in Oracle, AZ. Operations will take place under the club call sign of K7RST from 13 UTC (20 April) to 00 UTC (21 April). A commemorative certificate is available: please QSL with a 9 x 12 SASE to K0DVH (ex KC7NCB) with signal reports and contact number on your QSL. W - Operation from St. George Island (NA-085) by the Clay County DX Association [425DXN 307] will take place as N4GZ from 24 to 27 April. W - Tony, WF1N and Lou, KA1DIG will be active (20 and 40 metres) from Pot Island, The Thimbles (NA-136) from 25 to 27 April. QSL via home calls either direct or through the bureau. W - ARFY (Amateur Radio for Youth) will activate Watson Island, their second Colorado USI island, on 26 April starting around 18 UTC. QSL via AA0YX. W - Bob, KD3VX will activate new Pennsylvania USI counter Herr's Island on 26 April starting at 14 UTC. QSL via W3WH. W - Dean, K3GGN Will be active from Washington Island from 1 to 6 June. W - Debbie, N7FL (ex AA7RW) will participate in the IOTA Contest from Guemes Island (NA-065). YI - Sanyi, HA7VK (ex XU7VK) will operate as YI9VK starting on 12 May. He will be staying in Iraq for a couple of months and work CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via HA0HW. Laci himself (HA0HW) should operate as YI9HW in mid-July. ZK1_nc - The Date Line DX Association is in the final planning stages of an operation to North Cook [425DXN 305] scheduled for 20 through 27 September. Priority will be given to low bands, East Coast North America and Europe. Three radios will be operated with one of those specifically for RTTY. Current operators are N7RO, N4RF (ex AB4AE), WA4YBV, KI6AN and K8XP (ex AL7EL). They are solicitating for an additional operator, specifically someone who is a Medical Doctor or one with equal professional qualifications (please contact Tom, K8XP at e-mail address K4TSJ@juno.com). ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> 10TH INTERNATIONAL MARCONI DAY <<< This event is organized by "The Cornish Radio Amateur Club" and will take place on 19 April. The activities will run a full 24 hours from 00.00 UTC to 23.00 UTC and will take place on all HF bands with all modes of communication encouraged. There will be the usual number of high profile official participating groups representing former Marconi operating locations. A certificate is available for contacting these groups. Here are some of the stations that will be active: CT1TGM - Coimbra IY0GA - Golfo Aranci (Sardinia) DA0IMD - Borkum Island IY0TCI - Civitavecchia ED7IMD - Cadiz IY0ORP - Rocca di Papa EI2IMD - Crookhaven, Eire IY1MR - Rapallo EI3MFT - Letterfrack IY1TTM - Sestri Levante EI3IMD - Dublin Bay IY4FGM - Pontecchio EI4IMD - Clifden Galway IY4W - Casalecchio di Reno EI4JAM - Dublin NW2P - Somerville, NJ EI5IMD - Crookhaven Site OE1M - Vienna EI6YXQ - Ballybunnion PQ1MD - Rio de Janeiro GB0IMD - Alum Bay I.O.W. PR1MD - Rio de Janeiro GB0MAR - Puckpool Iow PS1MD - Rio de Janeiro GB1IMD - Leicester PT1MD - Rio de Janeiro GB2MD - RSGB Potters Bar PU1MD - Rio de Janeiro GB2MID - Sandbanks Poole PV1MD - Rio de Janeiro GB2GM - Poldhu Cove PW1MD - Rio de Janeiro GB2MDI - Pepperbox Hill PX1MD - Rio de Janeiro GB2SFL - S. Foreland L'house TM0IMD - Srirling Wendel GM4MD - Old Carnarfon STN VE1IMD - Glace Bay, NS GB4IMD - Truro VO1IMD - St. Johns NFD GB4JAM - Isle of Wight VK2IMD - Wahroonga NSW GB4MDI - Lavernock Point W1AA/IMD - Cape Cod, MA GB4MPC - Cullercoates WB6TMY/IMD - Marshall, CA GB5MD - Flatholm/Lavernock ZS6IMD - Johannesburg GB#MD - Break Down Site ZW1LL - Rio de Janeiro GX0MWT - Chelmsford ZW1TTO - Rio de Janeiro ZW1USK - Rio de Janeiro For more details on how to obtain awards and/or send for awards, send a request to: Sue Thomas, G0PGX, Cornish Radio Amateur Club, I.M.D. Awards Manager, P.O. Box 100, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 1RX. /EX S DX@WW $425WW311D 425 DX News #311 [4/6] 19 April 1997 No 311 BID: $425WW311D =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** =========================== ************************* ***************************** GOOD TO KNOW ... *************************** ************************* 4L INFORMATION ---> Information on amateur radio in Georgia is available from 4L2M, Mamuka Kordzakhia, President of the National Association Radioamateurs of Georgia, P.O. Box 601511, Hamburg 22215, Germany. 9M6TPR & 9M6TCR ---> Paul, K1XM/9M6TPR and Charlotte, KQ1F/9M6TCR [425DXN 306] logged 612 QSOs from Keningau, Borneo (OC-088), 6324 QSOs from Layang Layang, Spartly Islands (AS-051) and 625 QSOs from Sipadan Island (OC-133). Paul and Charlotte decided that their goal would be to give Spartlt to as many people as possible, and gave that priority: 20 metres was the best band for them so they operated there when it was open. Paul did most of the CW operation and Charlotte did most of the SSB operation. Continent statistics (they do not include dupes) are as follows (CW/SSB): North America 1004/0, South America 18/0, Europe 2468/5, Asia 1963/454, Africa 13/1, Oceania 77/36. All QSLs are via KQ1F, either direct or through the bureau. EY4AA/6 ---> Nodir Tursoon-Zadeh, EY8MM (Vice president of the Tajik Amateur Radio League) reports that there is no license issued for the station EY4AA/6 which was active on 80 metres. Nodir thinks that operations were taking place from Krasnodar, Russia (UA6A). HZ1AB ---> HZ1AB went on the air in late 1946. During the Golden Anniversary celebration of this historic DX club station the present HZ1AB members at Dhahran will be active in all major international and regional contests during the period May 1997 through April 1998. A special QSL card will be designed and provided for contacts during this period. Further information is available at http://www.netcom.com/~k7jj/hz1ab.html NEW ORLEANS 1997 INTERNATIONAL DX CONVENTION ---> The 6th annual New Orleans International DX Convention will take place on 22-23 August at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in the French Quarter. The program will be finalized in the next few weeks. For early registrations please contact Michael Mayer, W5ZPA (5836 Marcia Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70124, USA; fax: (504) 524-2129). Latest news are available at http://www.sousystems.com/ke5ga QSL-EXTRA ---> QSL-EXTRA APRIL 1997 for QSL Information: 27000+ entries, easy to use program with search option, no special hardware requirements. Send your "request for APR_97.EXE" to db1jaw@t-online.de and you will be added to the carbon copy list. Disk version available upon request for US$ 3 from DB1JAW (Mike Weiler, Stormstr.126, 47445 Moers, Germany). QSL 5N0MVE ---> Carine, ON7LX reports that all direct requests (up to 15 April) for 5N0MVE cards have been mailed. The last batch of bureau cards will be sent next week. Carine is the QSL manager also for A61AC, A41KB, 9K2LX, JY8LX. QSL 8P9Z ---> Ken, WA8JOC is *not* the QSL manager for 8P9Z. QSL AH8A ---> Ron, AC7DX is the new QSL manager for AH8A. QSL direct to P.O. Box 25426, Eugene, Oregon 97402, USA. QSL FT5WE ---> F5AKL is *not* the QSL manager for FT5WE. QSL is via F5GTW. QSL HP1XBI ---> Jean-Michel, F6AJA has received the cards from the printer. He has Gerard's logs up to 16 March and he will start replying to direct requests as soon as possible. QSL J38AI & J38AH ---> Flavio, IV3TMV reports that direct cards for J38AI and J38AH have all been mailed. Remaining contacts will be confirmed through the bureau. /EX S DX@WW $425WW311E 425 DX News #311 [5/6] 19 April 1997 No 311 BID: $425WW311E =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** =========================== QSL L4D ---> If you still need a QSL for the operation from the Blanca Island (SA-065) operation on 20/21 November 1993, G3SWH has copies of the logs and a supply of QSL cards kindly provided by the RSGB IOTA Committee and paid for by Yaesu (UK) Ltd. QSL either direct (Phil Whitchurch, 21 Dickensons Grove, Congresbury, Bristol, BS19 5HQ, United Kingdom) or through the bureau. QSL SU1SK ---> IK8AUC is *not* the QSL manager for Said, SU1SK [425DXN 310]. Cards should be sent direct to P.O. Box 62, Shobra Alkima, 13411 Cairo, Egypt. QSL V5/ZS6YG ---> Charlie, V5/ZS6YG reports that all direct QSL requests have now been answered and are in the mail. He still has QSL service cards to go through as well as hundreds of bureau requests. These are going to have a low priority since Charlie is facing an immediate move to a new QTH. QSL VIA DL6UAA ---> Mart, DL6UAA is *not* the QSL manager for 3A/DF8XC [425DXN 310]. He manages cards for Y59UF, Y66YF, OK8DDB, S79UAA and .../DL6UAA. QSL VIA WA8JOC ---> Ken reports that the quarterly QSL replies for A22MN, 9L1US, J52US, OH0/K8MN and OH2/K8MN will be forthcoming within the next week or so. The semi annual bureau mailing to the ARRL outgoing bureau will be mailed next week. THE SCOTTISH ACTIVITY CENTURY AWARD ---> It is available for contacts made or logged during the Scottish Activity Weekend (see GM above). Contacts with GM/MM, GS/MS and 2M prefixes count 1, 5 and 10 points per band respectively; novice participants points x multiplier of 2. Basic, Silver and Gold Awards require 100, 150 and 200 points respectively (award fee is �3, $5 or 10 IRCs). Logs and applications to GM3YOR: Drew Givens, 3 Murray Place, Gourock, Scotland, U.K. PA19 1TS. VK INWARD QSL BUREAUS ---> The following has been released by Jim Muller, VK1FF (WIA ACT Division Inward/Outward QSL Bureau Manager): "The Wireless Institute of Australia ACT (VK1) Division QSL Bureau is the only IARU recognised QSL Bureau for the VK1 call area. The WIA ACT Division bureau has no association or QSL distribution agreements with any private bureaus. QSL cards for VK1 amateurs should be directed to the WIA ACT Division bureau unless informed otherwise by the station operator. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- QSL received via direct: 1A0KM, 3W5RS, 5B4AFB, 5W1PC, I5JHW/6Y5, 7X0AD, 9H1BT, BO0KS (AS-102), D44BC, IC8/IK2GPQ (EU-031, IIA NA-34), IC8/IK2PZG (IIA NA-003, NA-016, NA-034), IC8/IK8VRH (IIA NA-032), IC8/IK8VRS (EU-144, IIA CS-02), ID8/IK2DUW (IIA VV-02), IJ7/I7PXV (IIA LE-026), IJ7/IK7FPX (IIA TA-004), IQ0ARI, J52IM, JX7DFA, KD8JN/4 (NA-067), PY2JM/p (SA-071), VP8CWI, G3NOM/ZC6, ZY0SG, ZY0SK. ***************************************************************************** For the news issued in this number, thanks to: I1HJT, I1HYW, IK1QFM, IK2MRZ, IK2PZG, IK2WXQ, IK2YQX, IN3XUG, IV3TMV, I5FLN, IK7AFM, IK7JWX, IK7TAJ, IK8CJP, IT9JPK, Brescia DX Group, Crazy DX Group, Delta Mike, Diamond DX Club, Roman DX Group, Salento DX Team, AD1C, DB1JAW, DL4VBP, DL5AUJ, DL6UAA, DL7VOA, DL9GOA, DL9NCW, EA2CLU, EA5KB, EY8MM, F5GVH, F6AJA, G3SWH, G3ZAY, G4BUE, G0WMW, GM3YTS, GM4FDM, HA0HW, HB9BYU, JH1NBN, JI6KVR, JR0BAQ, K1XM, K7JJ, K8XP, KE5GA, LZ4BU, N4GN, NL7TB, ON7LX, ON4WW/9X4WW, PP5SZ, PS7AB, SM6VVT, SU1SK, V5/ZS6YG, VK1FF, VK6LC, W3UR, W5FKX, WA8JOC, WD8MGQ, WF1N, WL7KY, ARRL-DX, DX-NL, DXNS, LNDX, OPDX, PY-DX, QRZ-DX, The 59(9) DX Report, The Daily DX, URE-EA-DX, VK2SG RTTY Notes. ***************************************************************************** /---------------------------------------------------------------------------\ ! 425 WWW Page ---> http://www-dx.deis.unibo.it/htdx/index.html ! ! 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JUNGLE BBS NZ : +64-3-524-8332 ! \---------------------------------------------------------------------------/ ...that's all folks! 73 & DX by 425 DX Gang /EX S DX@WW $425WW311F 425 DX News #311 [6/6] 19 April 1997 No 311 BID: $425WW311F =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** =========================== ====================== 425 DX NEWS * CALENDAR ====================== edited by I1JQJ PERIOD CALL REF till 30/04 3A7A * special event station 309 till 30/05 4S7BRG * by HB9BRM 301 till 01/05 9X/RW3AH 311 till 20/05 C6AGN: Green Turtle Cay (NA-080) * by KM1E 299 till 22/04 F5GVH/p: Belle Isl. (EU-048) 311 till 15/05 FR5DJ/J & FR5KH/J: Juan de Nova 310 till 23/04 JG8NQJ/JD1: Minami Torishima 301 till 23/04 KH4/K1NT * by JA3IG 307 till 22/04 PQ5L: Mel Isl. (SA-047; DIB 24) * by PY5AA & PQ5L 309 till ?? V4 * by AI5P & WB5JHK 311 till 21/06 VP2END & VP2EUC * by JA4DND & JA5AUC 305 till 27/04 YM3ATA: special event station * by TA3YJ & TA3J 309 till 06/05 ZB2FX * by G3RFX 310 till 21/04 ZY2IB: Sao Sebastiao Isl. (SA-028) * by PY2QA's team 311 18/04-02/05 TU2WL * by 5X1D 309 18/04-19/04 YU DX Contest *** 19/04-06/06 9M8CC: Sarawak (OC-088) * by PB0ALB 297 19/04/20-04 GS4TMS: special event station 311 19/04-20/04 PY2JM/p: Santo Amaro Isl. (SA-071) 311 19/04 International Marconi Day 311 20/04-08/06 3B8/NK6F 309 20/04 IL4: Mezzanino Isl. (IIA FE-004) * by IK2PZG & IK4HLU 311 20/04 K7RST: special event station 311 22/04-23/04 FK: Matthew Isl. (OC-218) * by FK8GM, FK8AH, FK1RF 311 22/04-30/04 PR5L: Sao Francisco Isl. (SA-027; DIB 08) 309 24/04-27/04 N4GZ: St. George Isl. (NA-085) * by Clay County DX Ass 311 25/04-29/04 8R1ZB * by JH1NBN 311 25/04-26/04 CF3L: special event station 309 25/04-27/04 CT: Insua Isl. (EU-150) * by CT1BWW & DJ0MW 311 25/04-27/04 CT: (DIP BL-02, 15, 16) * by CT1AHU, CT1EEB, CT1FMX 309 25/04-03/05 IC8/IN3XUG: Ischia Isl. (EU-031) 311 25/04-28/04 IG9: Linosa Isl. (AF-019; IIA AG-003) by IT9JPK's team 311 25/04 IJ7: Sc. Gaggiana (IIA LE-041) * by Salento DX Team 311 25/04 IJ7: Scoglio Grosso (IIA LE-040) * by Salento DX Team 311 25/04-27/04 W: Pot Isl. (NA-136) * by WF1N & KA1DIG 311 25/04-27/04 ZV3A: Tramandai Lighthouse (DFB RS-04) * by PY3ACC 311 26/04-21/05 3B8/F6DBZ 311 26/04-27/04 HB4FG: special event station 311 26/04 W: USI (CO) * by ARFY 311 26/04 W: USI (PA) * by KD3VX 311 26/04-27/04 Helvetia Contest *** 26/04-27/04 SP DX RTTY Contest *** 28/04-05/05 3V8BB * by I5JHW, I5SNR, I5OYY, IK5EKB 309 28/04-05/05 SV9/PA3GIO 309 29/04-14/05 8Q7MZ & 8Q7BZ * by 0Z3MZC & OE3YCB 311 29/04-04/05 J38ZB * by JH1NBN 311 30/04-07/05 BS7H: Scarborogh Reef * by OH2BH's team 307 30/04-04/05 DL: Neuwerk Isl. (EU-127) * by DL6CGC, DF5WBA, DJ3XG 305 April KL1SLE: NA-087 * by KL7FH 311 April T33 * by ZL1AMO ??? 305 01/05-11/05 F: IOTA/DIFM * by DL2RBY & DL9NCW 311 01/05-06/05 OZ/LX9EG/p: Mando Isl. (EU-125) 309 02/05-03/05 JR0BAQ/0 & JF0KYK/0: Sado Isl. (AS-117) 311 03/05-04/05 IL3 * by IK2ILH & IK2MRZ 311 03/05-04/05 ARI International DX Contest *** 04/05-14/05 8Q7BP & 8Q7LU * by EA2BP & EA2CLU 311 05/05-13/05 BV3/DL5AUJ 311 05/05-23/05 KH6/N2NB 310 10/05-17/05 GB100LP & GB100FI (EU-124): special calls 303 10/05-11/05 TM2V: special event station 311 10/05-11/05 CQ-M International DX Contest *** 10/05-11/05 Volta DX RTTY Contest *** 11/05 IJ7: Sc. Scattapignata (IIA LE-031) by Salento DX Team 311 11/05 IJ7: Sc. Specchia (IIA LE-032) * by Salento DX Team 311 12/05-July YI9VK * by HA7VK 311 16/05-20/05 OZ1RDP: Romo Isl. (EU-125) * by DL team 305 17/05-18/05 GB100BD: special event station 311 17/05-23/05 KH7K/N2NB ??? 310 17/05 European Sprint Spring CW (00 - 17 UTC) *** 17/05-18/19 ITU Contest *** 18/05 EA7: San Juan de Los Terreros Isl. (EU-152) 311 20/05-27/05 3C0 * by URE 309 /EX