S DX@WW $425WW316A 425 DX News #316 [1/5] 24 May 1997 No 316 BID: $425WW316A =========================== *** 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) ! \---------------------------------------------------------------------------/ 3C0 - The 20-27 May 3C0DX expedition to Annobon Island has been cancelled at the very last moment. Eleven out of 13 operators have been unsuccessful in obtaining visas for Annobon. The DXpedition is now scheduled to start on 11 October. 3DA - Koji, ZS6CAX will participate in the CQWW WPX CW Contest as 3DA5A (SOAB). Before and after the contest he will be active as 3DA0NX. QSL for 3DA0NX is via ZS6CAX (bureau or direct) or JM1CAX (bureau only). QSL for 3DA5A via JH7FQK. 5B - RA9JX, RA9JR, RZ9UA, RA3CQ and RZ3BW will participate in the CQWW WPX CW Contest as H22A from Cyprus (AS-004). QSL to Uldis Silinsh, P.O. Box 3, Valmiera, LV-4200, Latvia. 9A - Gus, 9A/DJ8QP/P, who is currently active from EU-136, will not operate from EU-110 before November. BV - Gus, SM3EVR/BV2 is active from Taiwan (AS-020) until October. QSL via SM3EVR. F - Larry, F5PYI plans to be /M from some DIFI islands on 24 May (afternoon). HZ - Thomas, SM0CXU/AB5CQ will be active during the CQWW WPX CW Contest from HZ1AB. Plans are for either 40 or 20 metres only. QSL via K8PYD. I - Special event station IQ3AC has been active since 10 May and will be operated by ARI Treviso until 31 May. QSL via IK3GES. I - IQ1A will be active during the CQWW WPX CW Contest. QSL via I1JQJ. I - Oreste, IK3VIA will participate in the CQWW WPX CW Contest as IU3V (SOAB) from Lido Island (EU-131, IIA VE-032). QSL via IK3VIA: I - Gabriele, IK3GES will be IL3/ from the island of Camerini (IIA RO-003) between 23 and 25 May and from the island of Bastimento (IIA RO-010) from 30 May to 1 June. QSL via home call. I - Bad weather conditions forced Fabio (IK6JOT), Sergio (IK6MWK) and Fabio (IK6ZER) to postpone their planned activity from the Ponziano Archipelago (EU-045) to 31 May-1 June. QSL via IK6MWK. I - IT9GAI and IT9YRE are planning to operate from a few IIA Sicily islands (Pietra Patella, Scoglio Guicciarda, Isola delle Palme, Scoglio a Pizzo, Scoglio dei Maltesi). JY - George, JY9QJ and Ulli, JY8YB/DL5MBY will participate in the CQWW WPX CW Contest as JY8YB (Multi-Single) from Amman, Jordan. Ulli will be active after the contest as well. KH2 - JI3ERV/NH2C, JG3RPL/N1BJ and JR7OMD/WI3O will participate in the CQWW WPX CW Contest (Multi-Single) as NH2C from Guam (OC-026). QSL via JI3ERV. KH0 - Aki, JA5DQH will be active as KH0AA from Saipan (OC-086) until 27 May. He will participate in the CQWW WPX CW Contest. After the contest he will be active on WARC bands and 160 metres. QSL via JA5DQH. KP2 - Andy, SM4CNN/DF3IAL will be active from Virgin Islands (NA-106) as WP2Z between 22 and 28 may. He will participate in the CQWW WPX CW Contest. QSL to DF3IAL either direct (Anders Larsson, Riedhalsstrasse 10, D-60437 Frankfurt, Germany) or through the bureau. LA - The Trondheims-gruppen av NRRL has been granted permission to use the special call LM2T between 30 May and 6 June to celebrate the 1000 years of Trondheim. QSL via the bureau or direct to LA2T, Trondheimsgruppen av NRRL, Box 929, NO-7001 Trondheim, Norway. OK - OK2PHH will participate in the CQWW WPX CW Contest as OK7DX. QSL to MDXG-VYCOM, Box 54, 62700 Brno. P4 - John, W2GD will participate in the CQWW WPX CW Contest from Aruba (SA-036) as P40W (SOAB). John plans to be active until 26 May. QSL via home call. PY - Alex, PY1KS will participate in the CQWW WPX CW Contest as PX1I (10 metres). T33 - Ron, ZL1AMO, is back in home. He was not able to go to T33, Banaba [425DXN 312]. V2 - N2BA will be operating from the V26B contest location (NA-100) for the CQWW WPX CW Contest (callsign as yet unknown). QSL via N2BA's current address (11 Columbus Ave, Glen Ridge, NJ 07028 USA). /EX S DX@WW $425WW316B 425 DX News #316 [2/5] 24 May 1997 No 316 BID: $425WW316B =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** =========================== VE - Special event station VX6CAR will operate from 18 to 21 May to celebrate the 75th anniversary of CARA (Calgary Amateur Radio Association). CARA members are allowed to use a special prefix VF6 from 21 May to 1 June. VE - Dennis, VE5AEE and Ernest, VE3NSZ are off to do a few islands and join the celebrations on Prince Edward Island (the opening of the new Confederation Bridge) [425DXN 315] and Newfoundland (the landing of John Cabot at Bonivista 500 years ago). Operations are planned from 29 May to 15 June and include Lennox Island (NA-029, C.Is.A PE004 on 29 May as VE3NSZ/XN0/M), Change Island (NA-198, C.Is.A NF011 on 10 June), Fogo Island (NA-198, C.Is.A NF005 on 11 June) and some new VE islands in Prince Edward, Newfoundland, Labrador and Quebec provinces. QSL either direct or through the bureau. W - John, NL7TB will be active from several USI islands in Idaho, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana between 22 May and 4/5 June. QSL via NL7TB (John Reisenauer, 23406 E. Kennedy Rd., Benton City, WA 99320, USA). W - Lew, N6VV will be /P (20 and 40 metres CW and SSB) from Santa Catalina Island (NA-066) between 30 May and 2 June. Equipment includes a beam antenna and an amplifier, so (hotel staff permitting!) Lew will be looking for Europe during West Coast evening and morning openings. QSL direct to N6VV. YA - John, who operated S2/PA3BTQ from Bangladesh, is now in Afghanistan with the Red Cross. ZP - Ernesto, LU6BEG will participate in the CQWW WPX CW Contest from Paraguay as ZP0M (single operator, 15 metres). QSL via ZP5XF. Before and after the contest he will be active as ZP5/LU6BEG (QSL via home call). ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 425 DX NEWS SPANISH WEB SITE ---> Thanks to "QTC Magazine", 425 DX News is now available in Spanish at URL http://www.intercom.es/qtc/qtc425.htm 425 DX NEWS SEARCH ---> Are you looking for any information published in past issues of 425 DX News? Please visit our Web pages http://www-dx.deis.unibo.it/htdx/index.html and try the "Search" button. The programme, written by Mirko (IK0ZSN), gives the needed information in a few seconds. Enjoy 425 DX News! ************************* ***************************** GOOD TO KNOW ... *************************** ************************* DIE SOFTWARE ---> Paco, EA5OL is the author of PRGDIE, the software for the management of participation in the Spanish Islands Award. The program is downloadable (in English, French and Spanish, either Windows and DOS) at http://www.arrakis.es/~ea5ol IOTA @ FRIEDRICHSHAFEN ---> IOTA enthusiasts attending the Ham Fest at Friedrichshafen, Germany (27-29 June) are invited to participate in the IOTA Forum on Friday 27th (between 1 and 2.30 p.m., at the Konferenzsaal, 40 Platze). An IOTA get-together is being organized by Hans, DK1RV on Saturday 28th at 7 p.m. (at "Beim Bene", VFB Station Gaststatte, Teuringer Strasse 2). Further details from DK1RV (Hans Georg Goebel, Postfach 1114, 57235 Netphen, Germany; e-mail dk1rv@t-online.de). NEW ORLEANS INTERNATIONAL DX CONVENTION ---> The 6th Annual New Orleans International DX Convention will be held on 22-23 August at the Royal Sonesta Hotel [425DXN 311. The programme has been finalized. Presentations on DX and technical topics include "Navassa Island" by Dick Brown (W5AA); "AH1A, Howland Island" (video); "CY9/W5IJU St. Paul Island" by Vance LePierre (W5IJU); "ARRL DXCC Update" by Bill Moore (NC1L, ARRL DX Desk); "Propagation Prediction for the DXer" by Ned Stearnes (AA7A); "JD1/7J1AYK ChiChicima Island" by Gary Jones (W5FI); "Dxpeditions & Internet Technology" by Bob Schmieder (KK6EK); "The DXCC2000 Project" by Rick Roderick (K5UR); "RF Exposure Regulations & the Dxer" by Jim Maxwell (W6CF); "ZY0SK St. Peter & St. Paul Rocks" by Karl Leite (PS7KM); "It ALL Starts at the Microphone" by Bob Heil (K9EID); "AH4/AH0W Midway Island" by Frank Smith (AH0W). The Gala Banquet programme include DXer of the Year Award to Al Hernandez (K3VN) and "VK0IR Heard Island 1997" by team member K3VN. Last but not least "DXCC QSL checking" by Bill Moore, NC1L. QSL DX1CW ---> JA3GN is *not* the QSL manager for club station DX1CW. QSL should go direct to CW PHIL, P.O. Box 1048, Manila, Philippines 1099 or to 4F1FZ (Rey Fermin, 248 Shaw Blvd., Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, Philippines 1501). QSL OD5NA ---> IK3ZAW (Veronica Della Dora, Piazza Fiume 14, 30126 Lido di Venezia - VE, Italy) is the QSL manager for Nabil, OD5NA. QSL YN1RLI & YN1KDM ---> Dave, TI5RLI operated as YN1RLI from Managua recently. QSL is via WA4JTK. Dave will be back to Nicaragua during the last week of May and again in June. QSL for YN1KDM, who operated with Dave, is via TI5KD. QSL VIA IK3GES ---> IK3GES (GAbriele Gentile, Via Baratta Vecchia 240, 31022 Preganziol - TV, Italy) is the QSL manager for 5T5FA, TZ6BHV, RA6WA, LX2MR, IL3SP, IL3/IK3QAR, IL3/I3ILH, IQ3AC and for his own operations from F (1991, 1992, 1996), SV8 (1993-95), SV1 (1993-95) and IL3 (1995 and 1997). QSL VIA NN6C ---> Mike, NN6C (ex KM6ON) is not the QSL manager for RA0FA any more and he has not received any news from HH2LQ for more than one year. He is still the QSL manager for Z32XX, Z32XA and Z37FCA. /EX S DX@WW $425WW316C 425 DX News #316 [3/5] 24 May 1997 No 316 BID: $425WW316C =========================== *** 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 ============================================================================ 3A/ON5FP ON5FP CE0/JA7KXD JA7KXD IA5/IZ5AXB IK5AMB T98SDA F5SDA 3A/ON6NN ON5FP CE3MCC W3HC IG8R I8RIZ TA1FA TA1AL 3A50LZ W3HC CO2AL W3HC II1H I1HJT TA2FE KK3S 3B8/NK6F NK6F CO2CL W3HC IL3/DJ9HQ DJ9HQ TA2IJ DJ9ZB 3B8AD F6CPN CO6AP W3HC IL3/DL1MHM DL1MHM TA3ZK DL4VBP 3C0DX EA4URE CO6FA W3HC IL4/IK2XNW IK2XDE TA4/DL1CW DL1CW 3C1/TU4EI W3HC CO6RQ W3HC IQ2C IZ2ABW TA4A W3HC 3D2JH VK2GJH CO7KR DL5DCA IQ3AC IK3GES TF/IT9ESZ IT9ESZ 3D2RW ZL1AMO CO8HF CT1ESO IQ4T IK4HVR TF/LA6ZH LA6ZH 3V8ZY IN3RZY CP8XA DG9NB IQ6F IK6BOB TF/PA3DWD PA3DWD 3W5FM UA0FM CQ1A CT2GFK IR7S IK7RWE TJ1GD SP9CLQ 3W6AR XW2A CQ1C CT2GFK IU2D I2TZK TJ1GS EA4AHK 3X0HME F5MGX CQ4FMX CT1FMX IU4F IK4ZHH TK/DL0VS DL0VS 3Z0AU SP9CZ CQ4I CT2GFK IU9CSA IT9KDA TK/DL7HZ DL7HZ 3Z0JP SP6GVU CQ6U CT4UW IZ8BAB IK8QDT TL8BC F5IPW 3Z1PEA SP3NQF CQ8I DJ0MW IZ9R I2VXJ TM2VH F1CSZ 4F3CV HB9CXZ CS0RCL CT2GFK J20TW K3TW TM5B F5FOD 4F4IX DU1IF CS1CRA CT1BWW J28MD DL2RDP TM5EUR F5EMN 4J52P 4K9C CU3DX CU3AN J39A KQ1F TM5FER F6KQK 4K52C 4K9C CU7DT CU7AA J45RDS SV5BYR TM7I F5JYD 4K8F UA9AB CY0PDA VE9AA J73JT W3HC TM9CMN/MM F6GPE 4K9W DL6KVA CY1GO VO1GO J83ZB JH1NBN TN/F5OZS F6FNU 4L1BW N3CBW D2/AA4HU W3HC J87GU DL7VOG TO9PL KF0UI 4L1UN RW6HS D2BB EA4BB JD1/JF1LGD JF1LGD TR8JH W3HC 4L4MM TA2DS D68TW K3TW JT1FBW G3YBO TS8ZA I5JHW 4L5A IK3HHX DA0LPG DL1DCY JW0L G8APB TT8DX DJ6SI 4L8A OZ1HPS DU6/K9AW WF5T JW7QIA LA7QIA TU2DP K4MQL 4N0S YU7JDE E21AOY/8 7L1MFS JY8YB DL5MBY TU2XZ W3HC 4N7M YU7KM E21CJN K3WUW JY9QJ DL5MBY TU4EI W3HC 4N7ZZ YU7FIJ EA1AAA/P EA1AAA KH2/AD4WF AE4EZ TU4FF OH8SR 4S7BRG HB9BRM EA4EMZ/P EA4ENK KH2/K9AW WF5T TU5EV W3HC 4S7DRG DL7DCU EA5FEJ/P EA5FEJ KH4/N4BQW W4FFW TZ6VV AA0GL 4U1UN W6TER EA5RD/P EA5ND L70FM LU4FM UA0AP AA2SZ 4U1WB KF4OMW EA5RKX EA5OL LM2T LA2T UA0AZ W3HNK 4Z4LF WA4WTG EA6ABN W3HC LS9F LU5FCI UA2FB DJ9ZB 5B4AGI N4JR ED0BOD W3HC LX0ITU LX1JH UA4NC W3HC 5H3ES DF9SU ED1FBU EA1FBU LX5SNJ LX1RA UA4RZ K7ZR 5H3HG WY3V ED1SLG EA1BYJ LX60RL LX1KQ UA6ART RU6BV 5H3KII OH2KI ED3/ED5RCC EA5AOR LZ0L LZ1KCP UA9AJ UA9AB 5K3W HK3SGP ED4FMM EA4SS MU0ASP F5SHQ UA9XS W3HC 5N0ASW W3HC ED4MVC EA4SS MX0ADJ G3NYY UE4WWA RK4WWA 5N0SKO W3HC ED4TCM EA4AAA NH2C JI3ERV UE50XK UA9XK 5N0T F2YT ED5RCM EA5EOR OA4DHW N5FTR UE50XN UA9XEN 5N0YL F2YT ED5SGA EA5VG OD5/N4MUJ N4JR UE9WAB W3HC 5N2CFA W3HC ED7VG EA7EDY OD5MM HB9CYH UE9WAC W3HC 5N3/SP5XAR SP5CPR ED8FEA EA8AKN OD5NJ EA5BYP UK4YT W2TK 5N8NDP/9 IK5JAN EF1SJM EA1JW OD5PI IK7JTF UK8OM RW6HS 5X1K F6FNU EJ2HY EI2HY OD5PN LX1NO UK8OO W3HNK 5X1P G3MRC EJ2IB EI2IB OD5RY N4JR UK9AA DL4YT 5X1T ON5NT EK6GC W3HNK OH0HEY OH3TY UN7JID UN7JX 5Z4RL N2AU EK6OCM K6EID OH0JWH DJ2PJ UN9PQ IK2QPR 5Z4SS JA1SQI EM1HO I2PJA OH0JWL DF5FF US1ITU UY5EG 6K96EAG HK5BUV EO50KR UT5KW OH0LIZ OH5YW US7ZL W3HNK 6T2MG W3HC EO5FI OE5EIN OJ0/DL3YEL DL5IO UT5URW W3HC 6W1/F5PHW F6KPQ EO5IG UR7IA OJ0/DL5IO DL5IO UT6A DL5BAC 6W1QV F6FNU EO5JGP UU4JXI OJ0/DL6GV DL5IO UU0JM W1TE 6W6/K3IPK K3IPK EO5QZ UX7QQ OM1X OM3LZ UU3JO W3HC 6W6/N3NS K3IPK EO5ZN UY0ZG OM2I OM3TA UU3JQ W3HC 6Y5DA VE4JK EP2ASZ W3HC OM3A OM3KAG UU5J UB4JLF 7J1AWL KC7FYS EP2DL W3HC OM3B OM4HL UU7JK W3HC 7N2UTO HL5CL EP2HSA W3HC OM3M OM3IM UX0BB W3HC 7P8/OE2VEL OE2GEN EP2MA W3HC OM3T OM3TU V26NA KX9X 7Q7JL G0IAS EP2MKP UV6HPV OM3W OM7KK V5/WA1JBB W3HC 7Q7RM G0IAS EP2MRD W3HC OM5A OM3LA V51GC W3HC 7X5VRK W3HC ER5GB W3HNK OM5M OM3KFF V51Z ZS6EZ 7Z5OO W1AF ER9V ER1DA OX3XR OZ3PZ V63KU JA6NL 8P6DA KU9C EU3FT W3HC OZ/LX9EG LX9EG V73AT K2CL 8Q7BP EA2BP EU50XS UA9XS OZ1RDP DL9BCP V73K W6TKF 8Q7LT DK0FTG EU5R EU1FC P29KS WB0LNO V73NN N3OA 8Q7LU EA2CLU EW1DM W3HC PT7WX W3HC VI6VY W3HC 8Q7UZ DL8UZ EW1MM W3HC PW8LF PY2VA VK6AJW W3HC 8Q97FTG DK0FTG EW1SM W3HC R0/UR8LV UR5LCV VK6VS W3HC 9A1CHP W3HC EW35WB EW1WB R1ANF RK1PWA VK9EHH K8VIR 9A2OP W3HC EW3LB W3HNK R1FJR F5PYI VP2E WB5CRG 9A50D 9A1BHI EW52BO EW2EO R1FJV UA3AGS VP2MGG WB2YQH 9A6DRC W3HC EW52OB EU1FC R60UPAL UR8LV VP5/K4ISV W4FRU 9A90CBD 9A3UF EW52OW EU6DX R9C W3HC VP5/K5GN K5GN 9G1MR IK3HHX EX8DX IK2QPR R9WB W3HC VP5/N4KE N4KE 9G5CA ZL2IW EX8F DL8FCU RA0AL W3HC VP8CTR DL5EBE 9G5CW DL2RUM EX8F DL8FCU RA0FA WK6C VP9KK K1EFI 9H1ZE IZ3AHY EY1ZA W3HNK RA2FBC DJ1OJ VQ9KH WJ5R 9H3VE/M G0OYF EY8/K4YT W2TK RA2FZ W3HNK VQ9VK AA1OJ 9J2BO W6ORD EY8AM DF3OL RA9DX SP7LZD VS97KM VR2KM 9J2TF JA2BOV EY8CQ W3HNK RB5JK W3HC VS97MS VS6MS 9K2/SQ5DAK SP5KQS F/DL2RBY/P DL9NCW RK2FWA DK4VW VU2AU YU7JDE 9K2GS WB6JMS F6KTL/P F6CKH RN3QO N2UCK W1ACT/P N1JOY 9K2MA W3HC FG5HR F6BUM RP3DPW RK3DXG WP2Z DF3IAL 9K2MU WA4JTK FK/JE1OYE JM1LJS RP3DTF RZ3DO WP4Q KP4CKY 9K2RR KU9C FK/JJ1DWB JM1LJS RP3DWW RK3DX WU1ITU KA1R 9K2ZR K8EFS FM5GU WA4JTK RP3QWK N2UCK X5SO YU1KN 9L/TU5EV W3HC FS5PL KF0UI RP3RST RX3RXX XQ3MCC W3HC 9L3GB W3HC FT5ZG F5RQQ RP3YZ RW3YZA XT/TU4EI W3HC 9M2EU JA2EJI G3HTA/P G3HTA RP4FMK RZ4FXX XT2JB W3HC 9M2OM G0CMM GB0MPA GW0PUP RP4FXX RZ5FXX XU2A XW2A 9M2RY N4JR GB100BD G0WMW RP4H RZ4HZZ XU2FB N4JR 9M2TO JA0DMV GB100FI GW0ANA RP4W UA4WE XV7TX SK7AX 9M8QQ DF5UG GB100LP GW0ANA RP4Y RW4YA XW8KPL JH1EVE 9M8SL 9M8MA GB2MI GM0KVI RP6APT RK6AYN XX9AW KU9C 9N1SM VE8PW GB6MI GM0KVI RP9ATZ UA9AB YC8TXW YB5NOF 9Q5BQ HB9AMO GD0TOU/P G0TOU RP9XUK W3HC YC8YR YB5NOF 9Q5HX IK2MRZ GE100FI GW0ANA RU0LAX W3HC YE8SUN YB8UMX 9V1XQ G4PKP GM0KJW G0KJW RU9WB W3HC YM2KC TA2FE 9V1YC AA5BT GM5VG/P GM3UTQ RV6ASY RU6BV YN1KDM TI5KD 9V1ZB JL3WSL GW7J GW0GEI RV73WB W3HC YN1RLI WA4JTK 9X/RW3AH RW3AH H22A YL3AF RV9W W3HC YN4/WK6O KB5IPQ 9X5HF LA2HFA HA/W0YR AA9DX RV9WB W3HC YN6WFM JA6VU /EX S DX@WW $425WW316D 425 DX News #316 [4/5] 24 May 1997 No 316 BID: $425WW316D =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** =========================== * Q S L I N F O [2/2] * =========================== A61AS YO3FRI HB0/DL8SET DL8SET RW6AWM RU6BV YN6WFM JA6WFM A70BY F5PYI HB0/IN3IKF IN3IKF RW9USA UA9AB YO/F6AJA F6AJA A92FZ W3HC HC2FN W3HC RX9TX W3HC YO4BZC I8YGZ AH0/AH7X JP1NWZ HF0POL SP3FYM RZ6AXE RU6BV YV7/AH6OM DL2SEK AH8A AC7DX HF1GD SP2BIK RZ6AZH RU6BV Z31RI DJ0LZ AP2MAM IK7JTF HL5KY W3HNK RZ6HAV W3HC Z31VJ W3HC AT0ITU VU2UR HL9AX W3HC S21B W4FRU Z32XA NN6C AX1ITU VK1FF HL9OO W3HC S79MAD GW4WVO Z32XX NN6C AX2ITU VK2PS HP1XBI F6AJA SO8FHG PA0FHG Z37FCA NN6C BA4TB 9A2AJ HR1/JE3XRX JE3XRX SV5/SM7DAY SM7DAY Z38/OH3MIG OH3GZ BD4TB 9A2AJ HR2A KB5IPQ SV8CKM SV8JE ZA/F5SOZ F5SOZ BG4TBD 9A2AJ HS0/KM4P W3HC SV9/DL3MCO DL3MCO ZA1E I2MQP BS7H W4FRU HS0AIT W3HC SV9/I2YYO IK2MYX ZA1Z HB9BGN BS7H/MM W6RGG HS0ZCJ W3HC SV9/PA3GIO PA3GIO ZB2FX G3RFX BV/JA3TJA JA3TJA HS1AZ K6VNX SV9/SV0HS DJ8MT ZB9BV W4FRU BV3/DL4AMJ DL5AUJ HS1BV W3HC SX2THE SV2TSL ZD7HI N2AU BV4MU KA6SPQ HS50A I1JQJ T20AA KD4XN ZD8Z VE3HO BV4OQ W3HC HS6CMT/3 JA7FYF T30WP JA1WPX ZP2EHA DH1PAL BV5DR W3HC HS9AL I4LCK T88CK HB9BCK ZS5ACW W3HC BV9O BV8BC HZ1AB K8PYD T88JZ JA7FWR ZS97MM ZS1FJ C53HG W3HC HZ1TA OE6EEG T88TY JA6PJS ZY5SZ PP5SZ C6AGN KA1DIG IA5/IK5AMB IK5AMB T97M K2PF ZZ1Q PY1ADV C6AJR WB8GEX IA5/IK5VLS IK5VLS T98P 9A4SP ZZ2E PY2EX ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4L7C P.O.Box 387, Yeroham 80500, Israel 7L1MFS Yiroshi Yoshida, Shinko-Blg 4-4-1, Arakawa, Arakawa, Tokyo 116, Japan 7X5JF Moktar Bensmain, 39 Ave Badi Mohammed, 07000 Biskra, RP, Algeria AA0GL Marshall P.Reece, 303 Hillcrest Drive, Larned, KS-67550, U.S.A. AC7DX Ron Lago, P.O.Box 25426, Eugene, OR-97402, U.S.A. C21NJ Norman Jockane, P.O.Box 45, Baudu District, Republic of Nauru CT2GFK Toze, P.O.Box 468, P-8700 Olhao, Portugal DF3IAL Anders Larsson, Riedhalsstrasse 10, D-60437 Frankfurt, Germany DJ2YA Ulrich Weiss, Am Birkenstrauch 15, D-57334 Bad Laasphe, Germany DX1CW CW Philippines, P.O.Box 1048, Manila, 1099, Philippines ER9V P.O Box 9537, Kishinev, MD-2071, Moldova EX7MY Victor Grishin, Moscow r-n, s. Spartak 2-12, 722058, Kyrsyzstan FP5AC Jean Christophe Lebon, P.O.Box 1343, F-97500 Saint Pierre, Saint Pierre & Miquelon FR5HG Olivier Dijoux, 40 route Gabriel Mace, 97490 Sainte Clotilde, France GW0ANA Glyn Jones, Nirvana, Castle Precinct, Llandough, Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan, CF71 7LX, Wales, U.K. HI3JH Julio E.Henriques, P.O.Box 122, Santiago, Dominican Republic HK3SGP Francisco "Siso" Hennessey, P.O.Box 170030, Bogota D.C., Colombia IK4HVR Francesco Tonetti, Via Marmolada 66, I-47023 Cesena (FO), Italy IT9ESZ Ruth B. Geering, Via S. Nicola 9, I-90146 Palermo (PA), Italy LA6ZH Ruth Tollefsen, P.O.Box 17, Tveita, N-0617 Oslo, Norway RA9JP V.Kljucherov, Ul. Parkovaja, 15-A-57, Langepas, Henty-Mans. AO, 626449, Russia RU6BV Serge Guryew, Kadoshskay str.13/1, Tuapse-3, 352800, Russia RW6HS Vasily Kasjanenko, P.O.Box 20, Georgievsk, Stavropolsky Kraj, 357800, Russia SV5BYR Mike Balaskas, Chr. 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W3HC Carl F."Mac" McDaniel, 2116 Reed Street, Williamsport, PA-17701-3904, U.S.A. /EX S DX@WW $425WW316E 425 DX News #316 [5/5] 24 May 1997 No 316 BID: $425WW316E =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** =========================== IIA - Italian Islands Award *** IIA TROPHY - 1997 *** =========================== This Trophy is issued by the Crazy DX Group. Every OM and SWL (world-wide) can participate. The purpose is to contact/listen/activate the largest number of different italian islands. Only referenced islands from the official IIA list will be valid, but also any possible island reference released after the Trophy's starting. The participation is free of cost. Have a good hunting ! PARTICIPATION PERIOD -------------------- From June 1st to September 30th 1997. BANDS ----- It will be valid every qso/listening/activity on every amateur radio band. POINTS ------ Each different contacted/listened/activated italian island will count 1 point. CATEGORIES AND PRIZES --------------------- 3 categories are available: OM, SWL and DX-PEDITIONERS. It's possible to participate at more than 1 category. Points of different categories cannot be combinable. In the DX-PEDITIONERS category, it's necessary for the participant to be the owner of the used call-sign in every activity. A plaque will be awarded to the top scoring participants in each category. Complete results will be sent by the postal service to every participant. LOGS ---- Complete logs with datas of every qso/listening (call-sign, date, UTC time, band, mode, IIA reference, correspondent call-sign for SWL category) should be sent within November 30th 1997 to the following address: CRAZY DX GROUP - P.O. BOX 11 - 04011 APRILIA - ITALY or through e-mail: crazy@grisnet.it For DX-PEDITIONERS category's participants, it will be enough to send the complete activities list (dates, used call-signs and IIA references). 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