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3V - Albert, F2KN plans to be active from club station 3V8BB during the
weekend. QSL (for this operator *only*) via F6FNU.
3X - Baldur, DJ6SI and Franz, DJ9ZB are active with two rigs from
Conakry, Guinea as 3XA8DX. The Daily DX reports they plan to stay
until 15 December. QSL via DJ6SI (for CW contacts) and DJ9ZB (for
SSB contacts).
4J - Jean-Michel, F6AJA reports that Yannick, F6FYD will be active as
4J0FR from Azerbaijan between 23 December and 6 January. QSL via
F6AJA.
8Q - The Daily DX reports that Yuu, JA3IG will be active (mostly on CW on
the higher bands) as 8Q7IG from the Maldives between 19 and 25
December. QSL via JA3IG.
9N - Brad, KV5V and his daughter (KC5RPK) will be in Nepal between 1 and
12 January. Brad plans to operate mainly on CW and RTTY.
A4 - Special event station A43XXV [425DXN 331] will be active from 17 to
21 December to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Royal Omani
Amateur Radio Society (ROARS). A special postage stamp will be
issued on 23 December. QSL via A47RS.
A6 - The DX News Sheet reports that Oleg, RA9WX is now resident at
Sharjahin and is trying to get a licence.
BY - The Daily DX reports that K9FD and W0RI will be active from BY1QH
[425DXN 341] starting on 14 January. They will operate from sunset
to sunrise moslty on 40, 80 and 160 metres. Donations to W0RI and
QSL via K9FD.
C5 - Lee Fuller, G0ULN reports to 425 DX News he will be active from the
Gambia between 22 December and 8 January. He will be signing
C56/G0ULN (unless he is able to get a local call, which might be
C56LE.) daily around 14.200 and 21.200 MHz. QSL via P.O. Box 803,
Hull, HU7 4BY England.
EA - Pepe, EA5KB reports that EA5RKX will be active from Peneta del Moro
(EU-151) between 13 and 21 UTC on 9 March 1998. He will be QRV on
14.260 MHz especially for Japan and USA (European stations are
requested to call only if it is a new one for their IOTA score). For
further information please contact EA5KB at ea5kb@ctv.es
F - F5RMY reports to 425 DX News that he and other operators will be
active (10-160 metres, SSB and CW) as TM5CRO from Porquerolles
Island (EU-070) between 14 and 20 January. QSL via F5RMY.
FG - Jean-Michel, F6AJA reports that Alain, F2HE will be active again as
FG/F2HE from Les Saintes (NA-114) between 1 and 15 February. QSL via
F6LQJ.
H4 - Suggested frequencies for Holger's (DL7IO/H44IO) and Birgit's
(DL7IQ/H44??) operation from Solomon Is [425DXN 344] are
1.830-1.835, 3.507, 7.007, 10.102, 14.007, 18.077, 21.007, 24.897
and 28.007 MHz CW and 14.195, 18.145, 21.295, 24.295 and 28.495 MHz
SSB. Holger will operate mostly on CW, while Birgit will work SSB.
QSL via DL7VRO.
HK - Pedro, HK3JJH started being active as HK3JJH/HK0B from NA-133 on 12
December. Reportedly he also plans to operate as HK3JJH/HK0A from
NA-132. QSL via home call.
J2 - Bruno, F5OYM [425DXN 343] is now active as J28AG.
JA - The Daily DX reports that all amateur radio operators attending the
forthcoming Olympic games in Nagano will have the opportunity to
operate from the special event station 8N0WOG. The station will be
open from 09:30 to 21:00 (JST) between 7 and 22 February. For more
information please contact the JARL Nagano Office (fax at
81-26-233-2356) or send an e-mail to Kimi Koyanagi, JA0TBJ at
ja0tbj@mx2.nisiq.net
J5 - Dave Bendt, KC9IM is still quite active (especially to Europe on 40
metres) as J52IM from Guinea-Bissau. QSL direct to KB9XN.
J8 - Volkmar's (DF2SS) operation from St. Vincent [425DXN 339] is now
scheduled for 20 December-9 January. He plans to be active as
J8/DF2SS on RTTY and CW. QSL via DL2MDZ.
KC6 - Hide, JM1LJS is reported to be active (WARC bands included) as T88KH
from Palau (OC-009) between 30 December and 4 January. QSL via home
call.
KH2 - Dave, N2NL (ex WH2Z) will be transferred to Guam in January 1998 for
at least two years. He expects to be on the air (mostly on CW) in
early spring and hopes to organize a serious operation on 160 metres
from both KH2 and KH0.
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KH6 - WH6T will participate in the ARRL 10 Meters Contest as KH7R and will
be QRV for Europe long path.
OH - During his staying in Sweden (see SM below) David, ON4BDS plans to
go on a side trip to Norrbyskar (EU-101) and be active as
OH6/ON4BDS/P. More details to be announced. QSL via home call either
direct (David Steeman, Kapelweg 11, B9200 Dendermonde, Belgium) or
through the bureau.
OZ - Ulli, DL2HEB reports he will be active (10-80 metres on CW and
digital modes QRP) as OZ/DL2HEB/p from Roemoe Island (EU-125)
between 19 December and 2 January. QSL via bureau to DL2HEB.
SM - David, ON4BDS, who will be in Sweden between early February and late
July 1998, plans to be active as SM/ON4BDS/P from Holmon Island
(EU-135). More details to be announced. QSL via home call either
direct (David Steeman, Kapelweg 11, B9200 Dendermonde, Belgium) or
through the bureau.
T31 - The Daily DX reports that Norbert, DF6FK will be active again as
T31BB from Canton Island (OC-043), Central Kiribati between 25
December to 10 January. QSL via DF6FK.
TG - The DX News Sheet reports that the Finnish operation (by OH2NSM and
others) from Guatemala [425DXN 339] is now scheduled for 20
January-25 February as TG0O.
TT - The Daily DX reports that Eric, F5JKK will be active (mostly on CW)
on HF and 6 metres as TT6M or TT8AQ from around 15 January to March.
QSL direct to F6FNU.
V4 - The Daily DX reports that Halvard, LA7XK will be active (during his
evenings and mornings) from St. Kitts (NA-104) as V47XK between 4
and 17 January. QSL via home call.
VP2E - Bill, W5SJ reports he will be active as VP2ESJ from Anguilla
(NA-022) between 22 and 26 January. He will participate in the CQ WW
CW 160 Meter contest. QSL via W5SJ.
VP9 - Mark, AA1AC reports to 425 DX News he will be active (10-40 metres,
CW and SSB) as AA1AC/VP9 from Bermuda netween 18 and 22 December.
QSL via home call.
W - Leo, W3LEO reports to 425 DX News that the Potomac Valley Radio
Club, thanks to the hospitality of the Voice of America Amateur
Radio Club, will again activate K3VOA for the rare DC section
multiplier in the ARRL 10 Meters Contest. A multi-operator team
(including W3LEO, K3IXD, KD4QVT, N3NT and WB3ECU) will be active on
both CW and SSB. QSL (for this contest only) direct to W3LEO (ex
KA3TGY).
YJ - Suggested frequencies for Holger's (DL7IO) and Birgit's (DL7IQ)
operation from Vanuatu (9-16 December) [425DXN 344] are 1.830-1.835,
3.507, 7.007, 10.102, 14.007, 18.077, 21.007, 24.897 and 28.007 MHz
CW and 14.195, 18.145, 21.295, 24.295 and 28.495 MHz SSB. Holger has
been assigned YJ0AIO and will operate mostly on CW, while Birgit has
been assigned YJ0AIQ and will work SSB. QSL via DL7VRO.
YK - The special prefix 6C50 is being used until 25 December to celebrate
the 50th anniversary of Syria's national Society. The club station
YK0RJ is active as 6C50O (QSL via YK1AO).
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LIGHTHOUSES ---> Karl, PS7KM (kleite@summer.com.br) collects postcards and
pictures of lighthouses worldwide. If you can help Karl, please get in touch
with him (Karl M. Leite, Rua Estacio de Sa 1838, 59054-580 Natal, RN,
Brasil).
LOGS ON THE INTERNET ---> Dave, NO4J has a new site for placing your
DXpeditions and contest logs (give a look to
http://db-sales.com/nfdxa/logs/logs.html). This service is free: send your
logs to no4j@pobox.com in .RES or .ALL formats. For further information
please contact Dave (no4j@pobox.com) or Bill, W4WX (w4wx@bellsouth.net).
MILE HIGH DX ASSOCIATION ---> The following amateurs have been elected 1998
officers of the Mile High DX Association (Denver): Don McCoy, W0DM
(President), Bill Leahy, K0MP (Vice-President) and Greg Dunn, W0ZA
(Vice-President/Treasurer).
R0QQ ---> RA4FY reported to I1-12387 that the station R0QQ, who said to
operate from AS-055 on 27 June 1997 (QSL via RA4FY), was a pirate.
QSL CQ WW CW CONTEST 1997 ---> Pascual, EA5EYJ as compiled a list of 420 QSL
routes for stations active in the CQ WW CW Contest 1997. The list is
available at http://www.arrakis.es/~ea5eyj (those who want to get the list by
e-mail can get in touch with Pascual at ea5eyj@arrakis.es).
QSL 5H1FS ---> Fabio, I4UFH reports that the first bulk of direct QSL cards
for his July-August operation from Zanzibar Island (AF-032) has been mailed
on 30 November. Subsequent requests are replied on a weekly basis. Logs are
available at http://www.qsl.net/5h1fs/index.html
QSL 5V7A ---> The QSL manager for 5V7A operation in the CQ WW CW Contest
*1997* is GM4FDM. Bureau requests are accepted via e-mail at wylie@sol.co.uk,
while direct requests should be sent to Tom Wylie, 3 Kings Crescent,
Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. Cards for 5V7A in CQ WW CW
Contest *1996* continue to be handled by GM4AGL.
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QSL 8Q7AA ---> Requests for confirmation of contacts with 8Q7AA [425DXN 343]
can be made by either direct, bureau or e-mail routes. Direct and bureau QSLs
should go to N7TX (Steve Thompson, 119 E. Jasmine St., Mesa, AZ 85201-1811,
USA). Bureau QSLs can be also requested by sending e-mail to n7tx@cadxa.org
(the SUBJECT line should read: 8Q7AA QSL REQUEST; the BODY of the message
should list the following for each QSO: Your call sign, Date, Time in UTC,
Band).
QSL 9J2DR ---> The DXNL reports that cards for 9J2DR, PT2ZDR, TR8DR and
YS1DRF (previously managed by the late W2PD) now should be sent direct to
9J2DR: Richard Dandine, Box 30062, Lusaka, Zambia.
QSL 9U5CW ---> Bureau cards can be requested by sending an e-mail message to
the QSL manager (EA1FFC) at ea1ffc@arrakis.es (please include call, date,
GMT, band and mode).
QSL CQ2I ---> Jose, CT1EEB reports that all the direct requests for CQ2I
(Insua Island, EU-150) have been replied. Bureau cards will be sent to the
CT1 Bureau service after Christmas.
QSL GD4UOL ---> Steve, G4UOL (steve@g4uol.demon.co.uk) made 7,206 CW QSOs
(1,836 in the CQ WW CW Contest) during his 21 November-6 December operation
from the Isle of Man (EU-116). All QSLs will be answered the usual way with
direct cards going first, then e-mail requests followed by bureau cards when
received.
QSL TI5N ---> The correct mailing address for TI5KD (QSL manager for TI5N
operation in the CQ WW CW Contest) is: Keko Diez, P.O. Box 195-4005, Belen,
Heredia, Costa Rica, Central America. Keko also manages cards for TI2KD,
TI1W, TE1W, TI9W and TE9W.
QSL TU3F ---> Cards for contacts made with TU3F [425DXN 343] between 23
November and 3 December should be sent to F6AXP.
QSL ZB2X ---> Cards for contacts made with ZB2X during the CQ WW CW Contest
should be sent to OH2KI (Jorma Saloranta, Karhutie 39, 00800 Helsinki,
Finland).
QSL VIA CT1EEB ---> Jose de Sa, CT1EEB can confirm contacts made with CQ1A,
CR8A and CS1A in 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1994 *only*. He is *not* the QSL
manager for either D44BS, CQ1I, CQ1C and CQ1A, CR8A & CS1A for contacts made
in 1995, 1996, 1997.
TF5CW ---> Seli, TF3AOT reports that the station TF5CW (QSL via F2YT) [425DXN
344] "doesn't exist, so this is a pirate". We apologize for any inconvenience
this may have caused our readers.
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QSL received via direct: 3B8/DL6UAA, 3B9/3B8DL, 3D2RW, 4F2DX (OC-128),
5B4/G3LNS, 8P9HR, 8P9Z, 8R1AK/p (SA-068), 9G5CW, 9K5/KA5TQF, 9X5/G3MRC,
A61AS, A625ND, AY7D, BD7JA/7 (AS-129), BY2HIT, CV5A (SA-030), CY9SS,
VK2BEX/CY0, EM1HO (AN-006), ET3AA, F5SHQ/p (EU-157), F5SNY/P (EU-048), FT5ZG,
FW5IW, GM6UW/P (EU-112), HC8N, II9R, IA5/IK2YWO (EU-028; IIA GR-002),
IJ9/IT9HLR (EU-025; IIA SR-012, 013), IL3/IK3BPN (EU-131; IIA VE-021, 036,
038, 056), IM0/IS0UPR (EU-024; IIA NU-007), IS0/IK2UJR (IIA NU-008), JY8XY,
JY9QJ, K7ZZ/KL7, OH5AB/MVI, OJ0/DL5IO, R1MVI, T88IY, TT8KM, TZ6JA, TZ6TT,
TZ6VV, V31MX, V63DX, VP9KK, WF1N (NA-112), XF3/OH2NSM, XT2DP, XU2FB, YV30T
(SA-044), ZD7DP.
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Group, Salento DX Team, AA1AC, AD1C, CT1EEB, CT1ENQ, DJ5AV, DL2HEB, DL4VBP,
DL7VOA, DL8AAM, DL9GOA, EA5EYJ, EA5KB, F5RMY, F6AJA, F-16954, G4BUE, G4UOL,
G0ULN, GM4FDM, J52IM, JA1ELY, JI6KVR, K7WX, K9VV, KF2O, NL7TB, ON4BDS, PP5SZ,
PS7AB, PS7KM, SM0DRD, TF3AOT, VK6LC, W3LEO, W3UR, W4WX, W5SJ, WD8MGQ,
ARRL-DX, DX-NL, DXNS, LNDX, NPDXG, OPDX, PY-DX, QRZ-DX, The 59(9) DX Report,
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PERIOD CALL REF
till Jan 3D2AG/p: Rotuma 342
till 15/12 3XA8DX * by DJ6SI & DJ9ZB 345
till 25/12 6C50 & 6C50O * special event station 345
till Dec 9X0A * by RW3AH. 327
till 13/12 C56/JA1OEM 342
till 17/12 C6AIE: Abaco Isl. (NA-080) by WZ8D,W9VNE,WA8NJR,N8ZJN 337
till ?? HK3JJH/HK0B: NA-133 345
till 20/02 JG8NQJ/JD1: Minami Torishima (OC-073) 339
till Mar JX3EX * by LA3EX 335
till ?? LU1ZA: South Orkney 337
till ?? LZ0A: South Shetlands * by LZ2UU 337
till 30/04 P40MR * by VE3MR 343
till 17/12 PJ8/KG8XV 343
till Dec TL8PL * by F5LNA 342
till 13/12 TT37Y * special event station 343
till ?? VU2JBK: Antarctica 339
till 16/12 YJ0AIO & YJ0AIQ * by DL7IO & DL7IQ 345
till ?? ZL5PX: Antarctica - Ross Isl. (AN-011) 339
10/12-22/12 E22DL: Koh Samet (AS-107) * by HS0/DL2FDK & HS2CRU 343
10/12-16/12 KL0OB: Near Is. (NA-064) 343
12/12-20/12 SN0QTC * special event station 333
13/12-14/12 3V8BB * by F2KN 345
13/12-14/12 K3VOA: The Voice of America Amateur Radio Club 345
13/12-14/12 KH7R * by WH6T 345
13/12-14/12 ARRL DX 10 Meters ***
13/12-14/12 Italian Contest (40 & 80 Meters) ***
13/12-14/12 TARA RTTY Sprint ***
14/12-21/12 TZ6HP * by JA1OEM 343
16/12-20/12 3D2: Fiji * by G4FRE & G7FRE 343
17/12-21/12 A43XXV: special event station 331
18/12-22/12 AA1AC/VP9 345
19/12-25/12 8Q7IG * by JA3IG 345
19/12-02/01 OZ/DL2HEB/p: Roemoe Is. (EU-125) 345
20/12-09/01 J8 * by DF2SS 345
20/12-21/12 Croatian CW Contest ***
22/12-08/01 C5 * by G0ULN 345
22/12 N5XG/C6A: Berry Is. (NA-054) 339
23/12-06/01 4J0FR: Azerbaijan * by F6FYD 345
23/12-28/12 HL0C/4: Ch'uja Is. (AS-084) 344
23/12-30/12 K1K * special event station 343
25/12 HL0Z/5: Hansan Isl. (AS-081) 341
25/12-10/01 T31BB * by DF6FK 345
27/12-29/12 JI6KVR/6: Amakusa Is. (AS-012) 343
28/12 Canada Winter Contest ***
31/12 HL0Z/5: Ulrung Isl. (AS-045) 341
December FT5XN * by F6IHY 344
December FT5WG * by F5BU 341
mid Dec HK3JJH/HK0A: NA-132 345
December KI6T: Santa Catalina Island (NA-066) 333
mid Dec-Feb LU1ZC: South Shetlands (WABA LU-04) * LU6UO & LU4AXV 341
December PY: SA-042 * by PQ8MM 339
December VO2PP * by G8PP 343
01/01-12/01 9N * by KV5V & KC5RPK 345
01/01-31/12 HF0POL: South Shetland 341
04/01-17/01 V47XK * by LA7XK 345
05/01 HL0Z/4: Bokil Isl. (AS-085) 341
10/01-end March PJ9JT: Curacao * by W1BIH 341
14/01-?? BY1QH * by K9FD & W0RI 345
14/01-20/01 TM5CRO: Porquerolles Isl. (EU-070) * by F5RMY 345
15/01-March TT * by F5JKK 345
18/01-01/02 8P9DX * by VA3DX 339
18/01-05/02 TG * by OHs 339
19/01-28/01 8Q7AA * by Central Arizona DX Association 343
20/01-25/02 TG0O * by OH2NSM's team 345
22/01-23/01 7P8: Sani Pass * by ZS6RVG, ZS6CAL, ZS6XJ, ZS6HZ 343
22/01-26/01 VP2ESJ * by W5SJ 345
01/02-22/02 VE3BW/HR6: Roatan Isl. (NA-057) 337
01/01 Happy New Year Contest ***
01/01 SARTG New Year RTTY Contest ***
03/01-04/01 ARRL RTTY Roundup ***
07/01-09/01 Japan DX CW Low Bands (40/80/160) Contest ***
18/01 HA DX CW Contest ***
23/01-25/01 CQ WWDX 160 Meter CW Contest ***
24/01-25/01 REF - French CW Contest ***
31/01 UBA SSB Contest ***
January H4 * by DL7IO & DL7IQ 345
January HP1XBI * by F2JD 344
01/02 IOTA HR/Annual Listing * deadline ***
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