S DX@WW $425WW322A 425 DX News #322 [1/5] 5 July 1997 No 322 BID: $425WW322A =========================== *** 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) ! \---------------------------------------------------------------------------/ 3V - The Daily DX reports that Hrane Milosevic, YT1AD will be operating from 3V8BB during the IARU HF World Championship (12-13 July). 3W - Hiroo, JA2EZD has been active as 3W4EZD from Quan Phu Quoc Island (AS-128) since 29 June at 09.55 UTC and is reported to be QRV until 1 UTC on 6 July with 100 watts and a dipole. QSL via XW2A (P.O. Box 2659, Vientiane, Laos: please do not send green stamps, but 2 IRCs). 5H - N5HG will be active (80-15 metres CW and SSB, possibly on 160 metres) as 5H3HG until July 1998. QSL v�a WY3V. A6 - Abdullah, A61AQ is a newly licensed amateur from the Emirate of Sharjah. He already has antennas for 15 and 10 metres and Don, N1DG is going to ship him a monobander for 20 metres and a linear. QSL via N1DG (Don Greenbaum, 27 Pill Hill Lane, Duxbury, MA 02332, USA). BV - The Daily DX reports that a group of JA and BV operators will be /BV1 from the rare Ilan Province on 16 and 17 July. They will use the special call BV0DX/1 as well. QSL via KA6SPQ. Paul, BV4FH is also reported to be planning an operation from BV5 (Juan Min Province) in eraly July with XYL Christine, BV4YB and two Japanese operators. CN - Moroccan amateurs are allowed to use the special prefix CN68 on 8-9 July to celebrate the 68th anniversary of the Monarchy. EA - Three other stations are reported to participate in the III DIE Contest (6 July): EA5WI/P (from Isla Gayatos, DIEI CS-002; QSL via EA5AL), ED1BMA (from Isla Toralla, DIE O-008; QSL via EA1BMA) and EA1CIL/P (from Isla Los Netos, DIE N-073; QSL via EA1AAA). DIE Contest rules and software are available on Paco's (EA5OL) home page (http://www.arrakis.es/~ea5ol). EI - Leo, K8PYD will be active as EI4VUJ from 7 to 19 July. Most of the operation will be from the rare Leitrim County. QSL via K8PYD. EU - Igor, EU1EU will operate as EU930EU until 31 July to celebrate the 930 years of the city of Minsk, Belarus. QSL via LY1BA (P.O.Box 67, Vilnius, 2000, Lithuania). A special award will be issued for contacts made with stations in Minsk between 1 January and 31 December 1997: for further information please contact EU1EU (Igor Getmann, P.O.Box 143, Minsk-5, 220005, Republic of Belarus; e-mail: getmann@axis.belpak.minsk.by). FK - Didier, FK/F5PXQ [425DXN 321] is now active as FK8VHN. QSL direct to Didier Lavisse, Caserne Normandie, B.P. 12, 98842 Noumea Cedex, New Caledonia. GM - Bad weather caused operations from Bass Rock (GM0AXY, GM3BQA and GM4YMM, EU-123) [425DXN 321] to be postponed to 5-6 July. HP - Gerard, F2JD/HP1XBI will be active as HP1XBI/2 from Grande Island (NA-202) during the weekend. QSL via F6AJA. Gerard (who is now active on 6 metres as well) will stay in Panama until October. I - Mario, IV3JWR will be IL3/ from a couple of islands counting for IIA (IOTA EU-130) during the weekend. QSL via home call. I - IK3QAR will be IL3/ from the island of Campalto (EU-131, IIA VE-002) during the weekend. I - IT9AUP is IF9/ from Marettimo Island (EU-054, IIA TP-010). He is active mainly on CW. I - IK7BRX will be IL7/ from La Chianca (IIA FG-011) and Scoglio Sant'Eufemia (IIA-FG-012) during the weekend. I - Walter, IN3XUG will be IA5/ (40, 20 and 15 metres SSB) from Isola del Giglio (EU-028, IIA GR-002) from 5 to 14 July. QSOs will be all confirmed through the bureau. I - Gianni, IK0AZG will participate in the IARU HF World Championship as II0S. QSL via home call. /EX S DX@WW $425WW322B 425 DX News #322 [2/5] 5 July 1997 No 322 BID: $425WW322B =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** =========================== JT - The Korean DX Club (KDXC) and the Korean Amateur Radio League (KARL) are organizing a DXpedition to Danlanzadgad (Gobi Desert), Mongolia between 10 and 13 July. Operators will be HL1CG, HL1DK, HL1FB, HL1IE, HL1IFM, JT1CD, JT1FBB, W6EE and other HL and JT amateurs. They will be active as JU4HL SSB and CW on all HF bands, WARC included. They should also participate in the IARU HF World Championship. QSL via HL1CG either direct (Mr. Hyungsuk Song, Kaehwa APT #107-305, Banghwa-3-dong, Kangso-ku, Seoul 157-223, Korea) or through the bureau. Bureau cards may be requested through the Internet: send an e-mail message to <hl1cg@stella.skku.ac.kr> and detail your call and QSO data (one QSO per line). KH4 - Ted, NH6YK reported to 425 DX News that he is most likely to be on Midway (OC-030) from 6 July to around 20 August. He will be active (on 10 and 6 metres, possibly on other bands) in his spare time as NH4/NH6YK. QSL to NH6YK either direct or through the bureau. KL - Keith, N6HRG/KL7 is *not* located on NA-028 (Pribilof Islands) [425DXN 321], but on Mitkof Island (NA-041). QSL to Keith Gerlach, P.O. Box 2166, Petersburg, AK 98833, USA. KL - John, WD8MGQ reports that bad weather caused the operation by KL1SLE from St. Paul Island (NA-028) [425DXN 320] to be postponed maybe to the latter part of July or early August. KP2 - Tom, W4YOK will be KP2/ (CW only) from Virgin Islands (NA-106) between 8 and 15 July. He will participate in the IARU HF World Championship. QSL via home call. OX - OZ8AE's trip to Greenland [425DXN 321] has been postponed to 11 July. He will be OX/ until 23 July. OY - Chris, DL1MGB reported to 425 DX News that he will be active (10-160 metres) as OY/DL1MGB/P from Faroe Islands (EU-018) from 9 to 29 July. He will participate in the IARU HF World Championship (possibly as OY6A: QSL via DL1MGB) and he might be active in the IOTA Contest as well. QSL via home call through the bureau. P2 - Paul, P29PL is now active from OC-008. QSL via VK9NS. SV8 - Uli, DK2OC is expected to be SV8/ from Hydra Island (EU-075) mainly on CW. W - N6VR and N6JV will try to operate from NA-187 (California State Centre group) on 5 and 6 July. N6VR says "We're shooting for noon [19 UTC] to 2 p.m. for 4-6 hrs on the 5th, then 9 a.m. to 1-2 p.m. on the 6th". YB - Benny, YC8YZ is reported by John, YB5NOF/8 to be returning to Obi Islands (OC-???) on 6 July for about ten days. QSL cards may be sent to YB5NOF: John E. Daluas, P.O. Box 1205, Palu 94001, Indonesia. YV - Eduardo Barboza, YV5MHX reported to 425 DX News that the Association of Radioamateurs of Venezuela, Grupo DX Caracas and the Venezuelan Navy are organizing an IOTA expedition to La Tortuga (SA-044). All mode & band operations will take place from 10 to 13 July with the call YV30T. QSL via W4SO (ex WS4E): please note that cards will be mailed from Venezuela. ZP - Ernesto, LU6BEG (GADX Bulletin editor) will be ZP5/ (10-80 metres, CW and RTTY) from 9 to 13 July (QSL via home call: Box 1589, 1000 CF, Argentina). He will participate in the IARU HF World Championship (multi-op) with Renato as ZP5XF or ZP0M (QSL to Box 1937, Asuncion, Paraguay). ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *** IOTA REFERENCE NUMBERS *** AS-128/Prov ---> It has been issued to the Mekong Delta West group (Vietnamese islands, letter "c") following 3W4EZD's current operation from Quan Phu Quoc Island. The provisional number will be confirmed when validation material is received. OC-221 ---> It has been issued and confirmed to the Kai Islands group (Indonesia, YB8 islands, letter "j") following YC8YR's (resident in Tual) activity. NOTE! Validation material is still awaited from YC8VYY for his operation from this group in May, so that do *not* submit cards yet to checkpoints for this latter operation. OC-222 ---> It has been issued and confirmed to the Obi Islands group (Indonesia, YB8 islands, letter "m") following YC8YZ/P's operation from Tapat Island in June. /EX S DX@WW $425WW322C 425 DX News #322 [3/5] 5 July 1997 No 322 BID: $425WW322C =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** =========================== ************************* ***************************** GOOD TO KNOW ... *************************** ************************* BS7H (1997 ACTIVITY) LOG SEARCH ---> It is now available on Kan's (JA1BK) home page (http://www.iijnet.or.jp/JA1BK/) along with several pictures and much information on the third DXpedition to Scarboriugh Reef. CY9AA ---> VE1PZ, K7BV and VE9AA left St. Paul Island at around 2 p.m. local time on 3 July after some 12,000 QSOs (about 275 contacts on 6 metres). QSL via VE9AA (Michael Smith, 271 Smith Rd, Waterville, Sunbury Co, NB, E2V 3V6 Canada) K3VOA ---> The Maryland Apple Dumpling Radio Amateur Society (MADRAS) and the Voice of America Amateur Radio Club operated the special event station K3VOA from VOA's HQ in Washington, DC to celebrate the 4th of July and the 55th Anniversary of the Voice of America. QSL either direct (MADRAS, P.O. Box 2468, Wheaton, MD 20902, USA) or through the bureau. QSL 9K2HN ---> Hamad, 9K2HN reports that more than 1,000 cards for German amateurs (years 1994, 1995 and 1996) have been sent by him through the bureau. QSL A6 ---> Don Greenbaum and his son Micah (27 Pill Hill Lane, Duxbury, MA 02332, USA) are the QSL managers for A61AD, A61AO, A61AQ and A61AF. QSL A71A ---> Francesco, IV3TMM can confirm *only* the QSOs he made as A71A/IV3TMM between July and August 1994. QSL AF-078 ---> Jack, F6BUM reports that all the direct QSLs for his recent operation as 6W2/F6BUM from Karabane Island have been mailed. QSL CE7PWE ---> Doc, K7SO reports that Jorge, CE7PWE (SA-053) is now responding to requests from his address (Maule 1137, Arica, Chile). It is suggested that cards should be sent via registered mail. QSL EU-082 & EU-161 ---> QSL for recent operations by UE1QQQ/1 (EU-161) and UE1ZNF/A (EU-082) [425DXN 318] may be sent to UA1ZJW (P.O.Box 72, Severomorsk-1, 184600, Russia) or RA1QQ (P.O.Box 24, Cherepovets, 162627, Russia). QSL IG9/AC6WE ---> Dennis, K7FL reported to 425 DX News that "those requesting a card for past CQWW CW operations from IG9/AC6WE should route cards via UA3DPX. Cards previously mailed to AC6WE (actually my QTH) have been forwarded to Andy in Russia. Cards via the W6 bureau have not been retrieved." QSL IL3/IK3QAR ---> IK3GES is *not* the QSL manager for IL3/IK3QAR. QSL cards for his past, present and future IIA operations are via home call. QSL P40WF --> Frank Wolczak, WA0IWF/P40WF passed away in early 1996. WD0EWH has the logs and wishes to close out Frank's DXpedition to Aruba. If you need a card, please mail your request to Duke Humphrey, 9606 Grand Ave, Omaha, NE 68134-2621, USA. QSL UA3AP ---> Cards for Sergey, UA3AP/K3AO (ex AA8OT) are via his US call, either direct (Sergei Kulyov, P.O. Box 3497, Columbus, OH 43210, USA) or through the bureau. QSL VIA AI6V ---> AI6V is the QSL manager for P40V, P42V, P44V and P49V and his *new* address is Carl D. Cook, 110 Amigo Road, Danville, CA 94526, USA. QSL VIA W3CF ---> Doug, W3CF (ex N3ADL) is *not* the QSL manager for *anyone*. Cards for V26B are via WT3Q (Doug is V26DX and was on the V2 crew, but *his* manager is KK3S). Cards for FM5DN have been handled by KU9C since 1995. VK3 INWARDS QSL BUREAU ---> The mailing address for all cards for VK3 WIA members has changed. All cards from overseas countries should be addressed to WIA Victoria, Inwards QSL Bureau, 40G Victory Boulevard, Ashburton. Victoria 3147, Australia. Cards addressed to the current address (Box 757G GPO Melbourne) will continue to be collected and distributed until 31 December 1997. XW1 & XW1A ---> Zorro, JH1AJT reported to Jun, JH4RHF that not only propagation during the recent XW1/XW1A operation [425DXN 321] was extremely poor, but they also suffered from heavy local QRM. Zorro hopes to return to Laos in the future and operate from a different and quiter site. ZD7HI ---> N2AU, QSL manager for ZD7HI, reports that Chris is not active on 160 or 80 metres at this time. Chris has no key or keyer and does not operate *any* CW. Those who (think to) have worked ZD7HI on that mode, have worked a slim. The only ZD7 who is active on CW is Gilbert, ZD7BG, who appears to be able to operate on 80-10 metres. + SILENT KEY + DXers all over the world mourn the passing of Burt Fageol, KV4AD/PJ8AD, who became a silent key on 30 June. /EX S DX@WW $425WW322D 425 DX News #322 [4/5] 5 July 1997 No 322 BID: $425WW322D =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** =========================== * Q S L I N F O [1/2] * =========================== CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER ============================================================================ 3W4EZD XW2A EX2FP WA4VEK SV5/SM0CMH SM0CMH 3Z2GD SP2FOV EX9A DF8WS T40RCG CO2KG 4B1AC XE1BEF EX9DZ WA4VEK T88X JA6BSM 4K52C 4K9C F/G3RTE/P G3SWH T94B N9JR 4L5A IK3HHX FO5PI F5OTZ T97M K2PF 4L6YL WA4VEK GM7R GM0NAI TA2IJ DJ9ZB 4N0AV YU7AV GS3EEO/P G3OCA TJ1US NW8F 4N0S YU7JDE GW4WXZ G4WXZ TM0VER F5UO 4N9BW YU7BW H22A YL3AF TM4ZZ F6ARC 4O6A YT6A H27W 5B4WN TM8R F6FGZ 5B4/RU3FM RU3FM HB0/DL3OCH DL3OCH TP9CE F6FQK 5R8FK NY3N HB5CC HB9BCK TU4FF OH8SR 5X1Z SM7PKK HF1GD SP2BIK UA9F/NN7A NN7A 5X4F K3SW HG1S HA1KSA UA9XFY ES4RO 5Z4RL N2AU HP3/WT4K WT4K UE1QQQ/1 RA1QQ 6W1AE F5THR HR6/NN7A NN7A UE1QSK RA1QQ 7S6NL SK6NL HZ1CCA IK7JTF UE1ZNF/A UA1ZJW 7X2RO OM3CGN IH9/OK5DX OK1CW UE9SVC RW9SG 8P9HR K4FJ IL3/IK3QAR IK3QAR UF0O/UF6DZ WA4VEK 8R1ZB JH1NBN IL3/IV3AJT IV3AJT UF6DZ WA4VEK 9A0C 9A2KL IL3JWR IV3JWR UT7W WA3HUP 9A50D 9A1BHI IL3SP IK3QAR UX3M UR3MP 9A6V 9A1BST IU3V IK3VIA V31JZ NN7A 9A7C KA9WON IU4F IK4ZHH VK1FF WB2FFY 9A90CBD 9A3UF J41W SV1CIB VK3FBM NN7A 9A9JH DL9JH J83ZB JH1NBN VP2EJX LA9JX 9H0A LA2TO J87GU DL7VOG VP2ESJ W5SJ 9H0VRZ PA0JR JT1FBW G3YBO VP5GN K5GN 9H3JR DJ0QJ JY8YB DL5MBY VP9/AH0R JH6RTO 9H3ON PA3BIZ JY9QJ DL5MBY VS97BG VS6BG 9H3YM PE1OFJ KG5KG LA6RHA VS97SAR VS6XRW 9K2F 9K2HN KH0AA JA5DQH VS97UW VR2UW 9M2OM G0CMM KP2/W5ODD W5ODD WL7E KL7GNP 9M8ZZ PA3FWG LG5LG LA4DCA WP2Z K0DEQ 9V1ZB JL3WSL LY6M LY1DS WT5BS ND5G 9X5HF LA2HFA LZ7N LZ1NG XE2VKR NN7A A45XL G4VUO LZ9A LZ2HM XM7A VE7SV AH8A AC7DX M7A G4ZFE XQ1IDM CE1IDM AY7D LU7DW M7Q G3GRS YL8M YL2KL AZ9W LU5UL NH2C JI3ERV YM2ZW OK1TN CN2SN IK7JTF NP3A KP3L YN6WFM JA6VU CR8AJ CT1AD NP3F N4YGP YR2N YO2KCB CR9AJ CT1ADP NP3G W5XJ YT0X YU7AL CS7UW CT4UW OA176QV OA4QV YT4I YU4WU CT3BX HB9CRV OF4AB OH4AB YT7A YU7GMN CT3ET CT1ADP OH0AM OH2BAD YW5R YV5LIX CY1UL VO1UL OH0E OH6LI YX1D YV1AVO CY9AA VE9AA OH0TA OH2BVT Z31GX DJ0LZ D2M OH3LQK OH1AF OH1XT Z38/OH3MIG OH3GZ DA0RG DL8OBC OM5M OM3KFF Z38G OH3GZ DU6/K9AW WF5T OT7T ON4UN ZA1AM IK1FLE E21EJC HS1GOS P40W W2GD ZD8JF GW0ANA EA8AH OH1RY PA6WPX PA3CAL ZD8Z VE3HO EA9QD/P EA9JS PJ8N K1NA ZF2AH WA6VNR ED1FBU EA1FBU PX1I PY1KS ZF2MD/8 K7JI ED1SPA EA1EB R9ZF/NN7A NN7A ZF2NE W5ASP ED3SDX EA3AIM RF6FP WA4VEK ZK2JJ VK4AAR ED7URF EA7PY RK9XYW/P RA9XF ZK2PJ VK4AAR ED8CMP EA9JS RW2F DK4VW ZP70CM ZP1LL EG97CMC EA2URD RW9USA UA9AB ZS6Y KK3S EO6F OE5EIN SJ9WL LA6RHA ZW5B PY5EG EW35WB EW1WB SP0YMM SP8ARY ZZ2Z PY2YP /EX S DX@WW $425WW322E 425 DX News #322 [5/5] 5 July 1997 No 322 BID: $425WW322E =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** =========================== * Q S L I N F O [2/2] * =========================== 4K8DYL Oksana, P.O.Box 214, 270000 Baku, Azerbaijan 4O4D Kurtovic Zdravko, P.O.Box 99, 74001 Doboj, RS, via Yugoslavia 4S7TP Thilosewa Pelpola, 111 Lady McCallum Drive, Kandy, Sri Lanka 5H3CC Camillo Calliari, P.O.Box 30, Njombe, Tanzania 5N0AIP P.I. Amadi, P.O.Box 4450, Festac Town, Apapa, Lagos, Nigeria 5N7NJM P.O.Box 77, Zaria, Nigeria 5R8EW P.O.Box 3934, Antananarivo 101, Madagascar A61AQ Abdullah, P.O.Box 2088, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates C31JI Jordi Iranzo Lopez, Costa d'en Codina N. 3, URB Can Nogue, Escaldes-Engordany, Andorra EK4JJ Serge, P.O.Box 9A/33, 375062 Yerevan, Armenia EK6OCM Vahag, P.O.Box 25, 370562 Charentsavan, Armenia EP2SMH P.O.Box 17665-441, Tehran, Iran HP1AC Camilo A.Castillo, P.O.Box 6-583, El Dorado, Panama JA6CNL C/o NKDXC, P.O.Box 11, Yawata, 805-91, Japan JH1NBN Yoosuke Uchiyama, 924-4 Yojokawa-Cho, Hachioji, Tokyo 193, Japan JH6RTO Seiji Fukushima, 1182-1 Hase, Atsugi 243, Japan PY4AA LABBR/MG, P.O.Box 314, Belo Horizonte, MG, 301323-970, Brazil RA9XF Leonid A.Sidorkin, P.O.Box 841, 167000 Syktyvkar, Russia RW9SG P.O.Box 1161, 460051 Orenburg, Russia UA2BD Taras S.Buratevich, P.O.Box 567, 236000 Kaliningrad, Russia UF6DZ Valentin Makhalov, P.O.Box 387, Yeroham 80500, Israel YC8YZ P.O.Box 67, Ternate, Halmahera Island 97716, Indonesia ***************************************************************************** For the news issued in this number, thanks to: I1HYW, IK1QFM, I2YDX, IV3JWR, IK3QAR, IV3TMM, IN3XUG, I5FLN, IK7AFM, IK8CJP, IK0HBN, Brescia DX Group, Crazy DX Group, Delta Mike, Diamond DX Club, Roman DX Group, Salento DX Team, 9K2HN, CT1EEB, CT1ENQ, DL4VBP, DL7VOA, DL9GOA, EA5KB, EA5OL, EU1EU, F6AJA, G3KMA, G3ZAY, G4BUE, HL1CG, HL1SSG, JA1BK, JA7SSB, JH4RHF, JI6KVR, K7FL, K7SO, K8PYD, KA3TGY, KG0EJ, LU6BEG, N2AU, N1DG, N6VR, NH6YK, NL7TB, OZ6TL, PS7AB, PS7KM, RA1QHJ, UA3AP, VE9AA, VK3EW, VK6LC, W3UR, WD8MGQ, YB5NOF/8, YV5MHX, ARRL-DX, DX-NL, DXNS, LNDX, NPDXG, 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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