S DX@WW $425WW375A 425 DX News #375 [1/6] 11 July 1998 No 375 BID: $425WW375A =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH /---------------------------------------------------------------------------\ ! Information, reports and suggestions must be sent to: ! ! ! ! Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ: DX information ! ! (e-mail i1jqj@amsat.org - BBS I1JQJ@I1YLM.IPIE.ITA.EU) ! ! Massimo Balsamo, IK1GPG: QSL Managers/QSL Routes ! ! (e-mail ik1gpg@amsat.org - BBS IK1GPG@IW1BIM.IPIE.ITA.EU) ! ! Mirko Caserta, IK0ZSN: 425 DX News Reflector ! ! (e-mail ik0zsn@amsat.org) ! ! Maurizio Bertolino, I1-21171: 425 DX News WWW Pages ! ! (e-mail i121171@amsat.org) ! \---------------------------------------------------------------------------/ 3B7 - Taher, 3B8DB is currently active as 3B8DB/3B7 from St. Brandon (AF-015) for approximately two weeks while on work assignment. He operates in his spare time using a barefoot rig sent to him by Don, N5XG and a borrowed vertical. QSL direct to Taher Baccus, 412 Modern Square, Vacoas, Mauritius Island. <TNX N5XG> 5B - Steve, G3VMW and Bob, G3ZEM will be active as 5B4/G3VMW and 5B4/G3ZEM from Cyprus (AS-004) between 21 July and 5 August. QSL via home calls. <TNX DX News Sheet> 5V - Marc, F5PCU (ex 5V7BM) is active as 5V7FA from Togo until at least July 1999. QSL via F6FNU. <TNX The Daily DX> 5W - 5W1SA is reported to be active (also on WARC bands) from Western Samoa (OC-097) for three years. QSL via JH7OHF/1. <TNX I0KNQ> 6Y - Rob, PA3ERC and Ronald, PA3EWP will be active (with two stations on 160-10 meters CW, SSB and RTTY, with an emphasis on WARC and low bands) as 6Y5/PA3ERC and 6Y5/PA3EWP from Montego Bay, Jamaica (NA-097) between 27 August and 8 September. QSL via PA3ERC either direct (Rob Snieder, Van Leeuwenstraat 137, 2273 VS Voorburg, The Netherlands) or through the bureau. A web page has been set up at http://www.igr.nl/users/pa3dmh/tour98.html <TNX PA3ERC> 9V - Victor, 9V1BH (RA0AX) and James, 9V1YC will participate in the IARU HF World Championship as 9V1YC (MS) from Singapore (AS-019). <TNX The Daily DX> A2 - Charlie, W0YG plans to be active (particularly on the low bands with a special effort on 160 metres) as A22/W0YG from Botswana between 18 and 23 July and again between 7 and 22 August. QSL via W0YG (Charlie Summers, 6746 North Yucca Trail, Parker, CO 80138-6110, USA). <TNX W0YG> BV - Jurgen, DJ3KR will be active as BV3/DJ3KR from Taiwan (AS-020) between 24 July and 12 August. QSL via DJ3KR. <TNX DX News Sheet> CP - Claus Braun, DJ8UG has gone QRT from Bolivia, where he was active for six years as CP4BT, and will be moving to Brazil. Look for him signing PT8ZCB mostly on CW starting around September. QSL for both CP4BT and PT8ZCB via DL9OT either direct (Hans Kriegl, Schubertstr. 38, D-76275 Ettlingen, Germany) or, preferably, through the bureau. <TNX DK9IP> CY9 - Ken, VY2RU and Don VE1AOE will be on St. Paul Island (NA-094) between 17 and 21 July to provide communications for forty boy scouts, several leaders and two scientists. On 18-20 July they plan to operate on the HF bands, 6 and 2 metres, RS-12 and AO-10 satellites as much as possible between their required duties. They have applied for the call CY9AOE. QSL via VE1AOE. <TNX VY2RU> EI - Jose Antonio, EA4ECF will be active as EI/EA4ECF from Ireland between 26 July and 8 August. QSL via EA4ECF. <TNX EA4ECF> ER - The Moldova national society will be active from their HQ as ER7A between 10 and 13 July, IARU HF World Championship included. QSL via ER1DA (Valery Metaxa, P.O. Box 9537, Kishinev MD-2071, Moldova). <TNX ER1DA> ES - ES8AF and ES8LBH are active as ES0K from Kihnu Island (EU-034) until 12 July. <TNX ES8LBH> EU - Brian, K4NAN will be active as EW/K4NAN from Belarus between 21 and 27 July. QSL via K4NAN. <TNX DX News Sheet> F - Amateur radio operators from Tourcoing, France will be active from the special event station TM0BB between 13 and 23 July. QSL via FB1AZH. <The Daily DX> F - Joel, F5MIW will be active from Noirmoutier Island (EU-064, DIFM AT-020) between 19 and 31 July. Look for him on the usual IOTA frequencies daily around 12 UTC. He might also operate for one day from Le Pilier Island (EU-064, DIFM AT-030). <TNX F5MIW> FK - Didier, FK8VHN plans to be active from Lifou Island (OC-033) between 22 and 28 July. He will participate in the IOTA Contest. QSL to Didier Lavisse, Caserne Normandie, P.O.Box 12, F-98842 Noumea Cedex, New Caledonia. <TNX F-10255> FP - Barry, ZS1FJ/G4MFW will be active as FP/G4MFW from St. Pierre and Miquelon (NA-032) for a few days starting on 13 July. <TNX The Daily DX> GM - Hans, DJ6AU plans to be active (mainly on CW) as MM0/DJ6AU from North Mainland Island (EU-012) until 2 August. QSL via DJ6AU. <TNX DX News Sheet> GM - F5VCR and G3OCA will be active from Soay (IOSA NH-26), Inner Hebrides (EU-008) on 10 July. They might not operate from the other islands [425DXN 373] due to some local problems. <TNX F-10255> GM - Dieter, DL2QBD will be active from Skye Island (EU-008) between 13 and 29 July while on holiday. <TNX DX News Sheet> GM - The Ayr Amateur Radio Group will be active on all bands with three stations as GS0AYR/p from the lighthouse on Ailsa Craig (EU-123, IOSA CL-5) between 9 and 18.30 UTC on 18 July. QSL via GM0JHF. <TNX OPDX Bulletin> /EX S DX@WW $425WW375B 425 DX News #375 [2/6] 11 July 1998 No 375 BID: $425WW375B =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** =========================== HH - Phil, F/KC0ARG will be active as HH2/KC0ARG (but he might be able to get his own HH2 call) from HH2NH's QTH between 24 and 30 July. Plans are to operate on 10 and 20 metres SSB. QSL via F6DJB (Claude Bonne, Monlezun, 32230 Marciac, France). <TNX KC0ARG> HR - Mike, K3UOC (ex 7Z5OO) is expected to move soon to Tegucigalpa, Honduras to take up a new work assignment as Principal of the American School. <TNX DX News Sheet> HR - Frank, KD2IX will be active (CW and SSB on 15 and 20 metres) as HR2/KD2IX from San Pedro Sula, Honduras between 14 and 27 July. QSL via KD2IX. <TNX DX News Sheet> HS - Kurt, HB9AMZ will be active (CW, SSB and Amtor on all bands except 80 metres and WARC) as HS0ZBS from Thailand between 14 July and 11 August. QSL via HB9AMZ either direct or through the bureau. <TNX HB9AMZ> I - IK7BRX and IZ7ATN plan to be active as IL7/IK7BRX from Scoglio di Portonuovo (IIA FG-009, not IOTA) and Scoglio Paradiso (IIA FG-???, not IOTA) on 11-12 July. QSL via IK7BRX. I - Massimo, IZ5BTC will be active as IA5/IZ5BTC/p from Elba Island (EU-028, IIA LI-001) between 12 and 30 July. QSL via IZ5BTC (Massimo Simi, Sorbano del Vescovo 45/b, 55100 Lucca- LU, Italy). <TNX Crazy DX Group> I - Andy, IK4WLU (mainly CW) and Vanni, IK4RUX (SSB) will be IA5/ from Elba Island (EU-028, IIA LI-001) between 30 July and 2-3 August. They plan to be active from other IIA islands in that area. QSL via home calls. I - Rossano, IK1NAO and Salento DX Team members plan to be active from several IJ7 and IL7 IIA islands in mid-August. I - Special event station II6FII will be active from Jesi between 19 and 27 September during the proceedings a congress on propagation. <TNX IK6PYS> IH9 - Mauro, IK1ZNM will be active (on 6-20 metres SSB and RTTY) as IH9/IK1ZNM from Pantelleria (AF-018) between 22 August and 3 September. QSL via home call. <TNX IK1ZNM> IS0 - ARI Olbia "IM0 On The Air" team members IS0JMA, IS0SEB and IS0JLJ plan to be active as IM0/IS0JMA from the island of Ziu Paulu (EU-024, IIA SS-094) on either 12 or 19 July. QSL via QSL via IS0JMA (Roberto Alaimo, P.O. Box 41, 07026 Olbia - SS, Italy). <TNX Crazy DX Group> IS0 - Marco, I2CMA will be active (on HF and 6 metres) as IM0/I2CMA from Santo Stefano Island (EU-041, IIA SS-013) betweeen 15 July and 3 August. He might also operate from Isolotto Roma (EU-041, IIA SS-017). <TNX I2CMA> IS0 - Francesco, IK0XBX will be active as IS0/IK0XBX from Sardinia (EU-024) between 19 July and 1 August. He plans to participate in the IOTA Contest (SO limited) from either EU-024 or EU-041 as IM0/IK0XBX. QSL via IK0XBX either direct (Francesco Fucelli, Str. S.Lucia 38, 06125 Perugia - PG, Italy). <TNX IK0XBX> KH2 - JR1MLU, 7N3AWE, JA1HGY, JA4DND and JA1BRK will be active (on 10-160 metres CW, SSB and RTTY with two stations and emphasis on WARC bands) as home call/KH2 from Guam, Mariana Is (OC-026) between 7 UTC on 19 July and 2 UTC on 21 July. QSL via home calls. <TNX JA1ELY> KL - Barry, K6ST and Tom, W6IXP plan to be active from Little Diomede Island (NA-150, the Number One most wanted IOTA in North America) between 22 and 29 July. QSL via N6AWD, either direct or through the bureau. Further information and updates will be available at http://www.netcom.com/~barryb/na150.html <TNX K6ST> KP2 - The EJ1D team (EI2CA, EI7CC, EI6EW, EI4FBB, EI8CE, EI7CD and EI5FYB) will be active as WP2Z and KP2/home call from St. Croix, US Virgin Islands (NA-106) between 20 and 29 July. They will participate in the IOTA Contest. Further information is available at http://Jump.to/ej1d <TNX EI4FBBand Islands On The Web> LA - Ulli, DL2HEB he will be active (on CW QRP) as LA/DL2HEB/p from Norway and some Norwegian islands between 19 July and 3 August. He plans to participate in the IOTA Contest from EU-079. <TNX OPDX Bulletin> LY - The Lithuanian Amateur Radio Society (Lietuvos Radijo Megeju Draugija) IARU Member HQ Station LY60RMD will participate in the IARU HF World Championship signing LY60RMD to celebrate its 60th anniversary. QSL via the LY QSL Bureau (P. O. Box 1000, LT-2001 Vilnius, Lithuania). Bureau cards can be requested at levikuto@omnitel.net <TNX LY2IJ> OH0 - OH2BVE, OH6LI and OH6XA will participate in the IARU HF World Championship as OH0AA from Aland Is (EU-002). They will be active on 10-160 metres SSB and CW. OH0 - OH1RY, OH1MA, OH2TA and OH2BH will operate from OH0AM, Aland Islands, during the IARU HF World Championship. Martti, OH2BH will be active as OH0BH outside the Contest until 15 July. <TNX The Daily DX> SV - Dirk, ON5CT will be active as SV8/ON5CT/p from Samos (EU-049) between 14 and 26 July. He will participate in the IOTA Contest as J48CT. <TNX ON5CT> T8 - T88AD/JR1MLU, T88AJ/7N3AWE, T88HG/JA1HGY, T88ND/JA4DND and T88RK/JA1BRK will be active (on 10-160 metres CW, SSB and RTTY with two stations and emphasis on WARC bands) from Belau (OC-009) between 11 UTC on 16 July and 23 UTC on 18 July. QSL via home calls. <TNX JA1ELY> TF - Matt, DL3KUD confirms he will operate as TF7/DL3KUD from Heimaey, Vestmannaeyjar Islands (EU-071) between 20 and 29 July, IOTA Contest included [425DXN 365]. Look for him on 160-6 metres CW, RTTY and Satellite (RS-12). QSL via bureau to DL3KUD. <TNX DL3KUD> TK - Robert, S53R will be active as TK/S53R from Corsica (EU-014) between 26 July and 17 August. He plans to operate SSB/CW on all bands, WARC included, with some RS-12/13 satellite activity. All the QSOs will be confirmed automatically through the bureau. <TNX S53R> UA - RA1QQ and RW1ZZ (they might be joined by SP6TPM) are confirmed to be active from Kambal'nitskiye Koshki Islands (EU-160) [425DXN 358]. They plan to operate as RA1QQ/1, RW1ZZ/P and possibly as R1OTA for 3-7 days, IOTA Contest included. Their voyage is scheduled to start on 17 July. QSL via RA1QQ (Nick A. Smerdov, P.O.Box 24, Cherepovets 162627, Russia). <TNX RA1QHJ> /EX S DX@WW $425WW375C 425 DX News #375 [3/6] 11 July 1998 No 375 BID: $425WW375C =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** =========================== UA - RA0ZD, UA0ZC, UA0ZX, UA0ZY, UA0ZAM and UA0ZAZ plan to be active (on all bands CW, SSB and RTTY) as UE0ZZZ from Starichkov Island (AS-095) between around 22 July and 2 August. They will participate in the IOTA Contest as RZ0ZWA. QSL via RZ0ZWA (P.O. Box 12, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, 683000, Russia). <TNX RA0ZD> V5 - Ken, SM7DZZ will be active as V5/SM7DZZ from Namibia for one year as of 15 July. He plans to operate mostrly CW on the low bands. QSL via home call. <TNX DX News Sheet> VE - Joe, VE2CY plans to be active from NA-128 between 13 and 23 July. <TNX VE2CY> VE - A group of Canadian amateurs (including VE3IMR/VA3AG, VE3VGI, VE3KBL, VE3XN, VE3LLE, VE3UNA, VE3INB, VE3BKR, VA3DXE and VE3CIJ) will be active as XM3PBX while travelling from Toronto to Moosenee on the Ontario Northland Railways "Northlander" and "Bear Express" trains on 16-17 August and again on their way back home on 22-23 August. Between 18 and 21 August the Polar Bear Express 98 crew members will operate from the Moose Factory Museum as CH3HBC to celebrate the 325th anniversary of the founding of the Hudson Bay Co. Trading Post and from several Canadian islands in the area as CI3XXV. Weather permitting, John (VE3VGI) and Aldo (VE3IMR/VA3AG) plan to activate Charlton Island (NA-173) with a VE8 call. Further information and updates will be available at http://webhome.idirect.com/~galati <TNX VE3IMR/VA3AG> Z2 - Charlie, W0YG plans to be active (particularly on the low bands with a special effort on 160 metres) as Z21/W0YG from Zimbabwe between 23 July and 6 August. QSL via W0YG (Charlie Summers, 6746 North Yucca Trail, Parker, CO 80138-6110, USA). <TNX W0YG> ZF - Rob, PA3ERC and Ronald, PA3EWP will be active (with two stations on 160-10 meters CW, SSB and RTTY, with an emphasis on WARC and low bands) as ZF2RC and ZF2WP from Leeward, Cayman Brac (NA-016) between 8 and 20 September. QSL via PA3ERC either direct (Rob Snieder, Van Leeuwenstraat 137, 2273 VS Voorburg, The Netherlands) or through the bureau. A web page has been set up at http://www.igr.nl/users/pa3dmh/tour98.html <TNX PA3ERC> ZL - Barry, ZS1FJ/G4MFW should be active from Stewart Island (OC-203) around 27 July. <TNX The Daily DX> ZS - Edwin, ZS5BBO will participate in the IARU HF World Championship on 10, 15, 20, 40 and 80 metres. <TNX ZS5BBO> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- <<< 1998 IOTA CONTEST (25-26 JULY) >>> The following amateurs have announced their participation in this year's event [see also 425DXN 355, 358, 361, 363, 365, 367, 369, 371, 373, 374]: AS-018 - Far East Islands DX Club members RA0FF, RA0FU, RA0FY, RW0FO and UA0FZ possibly as RK0FWL/p from Moneron Island. They plan to be active from 22 to 28 July. <TNX RA0FF> EU-001 - Phil, G4OBK as SV5/G4OBK from Rhodes. He plans to operate mainly on CW between 23 July and 4 August. QSL via G4OBK. <TNX DX News Sheet> EU-005 - Alan, G3PMR as M8F from his home QTH in England. <TNX G3PMR> EU-008 - Keith, G3TTC as GM3TTC/M from the Isle of Mull. QSL via G3TTC. <TNX DX News Sheet> EU-143 - ED7SPI from Sancti Petri Island. QSL via EA7PY. <TNX EA5KB> EU-154 - EA5AOR/3 from Buda Island. QSL via EA5KB. <TNX EA5KB> NA-014 - Len, VE9MY from either Whitehead (CISA NB-010) or Wood (CISA new). QSL via home call either direct or through the bureau. <TNX VE9MY> NA-048 - W8GEX, WA8LOW and others possibly as C6IOTA from Bimini Island. QSL via WA8LOW. <TNX DX News Sheet> NA-128 - Gregg, VE3ZZ as VE3ZZ/VE2 from Isle-aux-Coudres (CISA PQ-009). QSL via VE3ZZ either direct (Gregg A. Calkin, P. O. Box 1345, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5R4, Canada) or through the bureau. <TNX VE2ZZ> NA-139 - Brian, N3OC from Assateague Island. He will be joined by Jeff, WV3B and Jim, NV3V. QSL via N3OC. <TNX The Daily DX> SA-008 - LU8XW (Radio Club Ushuaia) from Tierra del Fuego. QSL to P.O. Box 58, 9410 Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. <TNX LU6XQG> /EX S DX@WW $425WW375D 425 DX News #375 [4/6] 11 July 1998 No 375 BID: $425WW375D =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH <<< TO OUR READERS IN SPAIN, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA >>> PC/DX Search es un libro electronico que contiene una recoplicacion de todos los boletines 425 DX News en Espanol, asi como INFO QSL, QSL Routes de Concursos, etc. Incluye dos tipos de busquedas con lo que esperamos le sea muy util para efectuar rapidas consultas. Ademas requiere poca maquina (80386). Se actualiza cada tres meses. A primeros de Julio saldra la edicion de este primer semestre. Si desea mas informacion puede visitar la siguiente direccion WEB: http://www.radioaficion.com/pcdx <TNX Antonio M. Pernas, EA1CSI, e-mail EA1CSI@radioaficion.com> DXTELNET ---> The latest release (4.1) of DXTelnet, the telnet application for DXers developed by Fabrizio, IK4VYX is now availabe for downloading at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/wd4ngb/telnet.htm - Fabrizio welcomes comments at rac2610@racine.ra.it <TNX IK4VYX> IIA ACTIVITIES ---> On 4-5 July Gerry, IC8/IZ8ANA and Virgilio, IC8/IC8OZM were active as follows: from Lo Schiavone di Procida (IIA NA-027), Scoglio Cannone (IIA NA-023) and Procida (IIA NA-002) on 4 July, from Vivara (IIA NA-005) on 5 July. All these islands count for IOTA EU-031. QSL via IZ8ANA (Gerardo Santucci, P.O. Box 71, 81054 S.Prisco - CE, Italy) and IC8OZM (Virgilio Sabetta, Via Cavour 47, 80079 Procida - NA, Italy). <TNX IZ8ANA> IIA SOFTWARE ---> Thanks Marco, IK0QOB the latest realease (2.3) of the Italian Islands Award Software is now available for downloading at the Crazy DX Group's web site (http://www.grisnet.it/crazy). The software can also be requested from Crazy DX Group, P.O. Box 11, 04011 Aprilia - LT, Italy (please send a formatted blank disc + return postage in a padded SAE). <TNX Crazy DX Group> LOGS ON LINE ---> The logs for Northern Portugal DX Group's (NPDXG) past IOTA operations from EU-145, EU-150 and EU-167 are now available on the 1998 Pessegueiro Island homepage at http://www.terravista.pt/meco/1597 <TNX CT1EEB> LOGS ON LINE ---> The logs for the OK DX Foundation's (OKDXF) operations from South Pacific (3D2CB, 3D2CB/R, 3D2KT, 3D2TN, 3D2WC, 3D2WC/R, 5W0SZ, 5W0VD, 5W0VV, AH8K, FO0/OK1TN, FO0/OK1VD, FO0/OK1KT, FO0/OK5DX, KH8/WP2AIH, KH8/KF4MIW, ZK1KTT and ZK1TNN) are now available at http://www.sica.cz/ok2paa/okdxf/search.html <TNX The Daily DX> QSL CN8MC ---> George, WB2AQC is not the QSL manager for CN8MC. He operated this station in September 1995 and can confirm only the contacts he made. <TNX WB2AQC> QSL EJ7NET ---> Please note that the QSL manager for the recent [425DXN 365] WestNet DX Group and Saltee Dog DX Group operation from Saltee Island (EU-103, June 1998) is EI2GX. Declan, EI6FR is the QSL manager for the *other* EJ7NET operations (Blasket, Rathlin, Aran etc). <TNX EI6FR> QSL LU1ZC ---> The first batch of 600 cards for the Grupo Argentino de CW December 1997-February 1998 LU1ZC operation from Deception Island, South Shetlands (AN-010) has been mailed. QSL to GACW, Box 9, 1875 Wilde, Buenos Aires, Argentina. <TNX LU1DZ> QSL VU2NTA ---> "N2AU is again my QSL manager", Nat, VU2NTA reports. At all events, Nat's address is: Nataraj V., #878, 1E Main Road, Girinagar 2nd Phase, Bangalore 560085, India. <TNX VU2NTA> QSL VIA PA3ERC ---> Logs are still open for 9Y4/PA3BBP, 9Y4/PA3ERC, 9Y4/PA3EWP, FG/PA3BBP, FG/PA3ERC, FG/PA3EWP, FG/PA3FQA, FM/PA3BBP, FM/PA3ERC, FM/PA3EWP, FM/PA3FQA, HB0/PA3ERC/p, J6/PA3BBP, J6/PA3ERC, J6/PA3EWP, J77C (1996), J79BP, J79QA, J79RC, J79WP, TO5C (1996), VP5C (1995), VP5/PA3BBP, +VP5/PA3ERC, VP5/PA3EWP, VP5/PA3FQA. QSL via PA3ERC either direct (Rob Snieder, Van Leeuwenstraat 137, 2273 VS Voorburg, The Netherlands) or through the bureau. <TNX PA3ERC> SOUTH SHETLANDS 1999 ---> It has been reported that Carl, G4VFU/VP8CZJ [425DXN 372] is planning a 2-week operation from South Shetlands "not before January/February 1999". <TNX The Daily DX> VK1 AWARD ---> Alex "Tex" Ihasz, VK1TX is the new Award Manager for the VK1 Award, issued by the ACT (Australian Capital Territory) Division to licenced amateurs and SWLs. QSL cards are not required. 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Please go to: http://www-dx.deis.unibo.it/htdx/index.html and try the "Search" button ***************************************************************************** /EX S DX@WW $425WW375E 425 DX News #375 [5/6] 11 July 1998 No 375 BID: $425WW375E =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* CALENDAR ******* =========================== Edited by I1JQJ PERIOD CALL REF till end July 3B8DB/3B7: St. Brandon (AF-015) * by 3B8DB 375 till 15/07 5B4/RA9JX,RZ9UA,RZ3TX,UA3DPX,UA9NN,UA9ND and P3A 374 till July 5K1WC and 5K3WC: Colombia (special event calls) 371 till August 5X1DK: Uganda * by KD4UDU 372 till Jul 99 5V7FA: Togo * by F5PCU 375 till 14/07 8P9JJ: Barbados (NA-021) * by K7BV 373 till 02/08 C6AFP: Abaco (NA-080) * by N4JQQ 373 till 31/07 CK3MP: Canada * special event station 369 till 12/07 ES0K: Kihnu Island (EU-034) * by ES8AF and ES8LBH 375 tlll 29/07 F/ON4LCW: Chausey Is (EU-039) * by ON4LCW 365 till 12/07 FBC#: France * special prefixes 369 till late July FG/F2HE: NA-102 & NA-114 * by F2HE 362 till Jan 99 FO5QE: Tahiti (OC-046) * by F5GSK 369 till 15/07 FP/W8MV: St. Pierre & Miquelon (NA-032) * by W8MV 371 till 12/07 GS7UEG/p: Orkney Islands (EU-009) * by Gs 374 till 14/07 HB0/PI4TUE: Liechtenstein * by Eindhoven Student RAC 365 till 26/07 HC1MD: Ecuador (incl. SA-056) * by NE8Z 373 till 19/07 IF9/I1SNW: Egadi (EU-054), IG9/I1SNW: Pelagie (AF-019) 370 till 14/07 KG4AU, KG4GC, KG4TO, KG4OX: Guantanamo (NA-015) 373 till 22/07 LA/DK4UN & LA/DK4WD: EU-141, 044, 046, 033, 076 371 till 11/07 LA/SM3JBE: Soroyane (EU-079) 374 till 02/08 MM0/DJ6AU: North Mainland Island (EU-012) 375 till 12/07 OJ0VR: Market Reef (EU-053) * by OH1VR and OH2KI 374 till 12/07 SV5/I3BQC: Astypalea (EU-001) 370 till 29/07 TK/F6AUS: EU-014, EU-164, EU-100 373 till 18/07 TK/IK1VCA & TK/IZ1BWC: EU-014 & EU-164 370 till December TL5A: Central African Republic * by PA3DZN 373 till 15/07 TM#CMF: special event stations 373 till 24/07 F6ELE/VE2 & F6HKA/VE2: (NA-077, 084, 125, 176, 177) 373 till 14/07 VP5/N2GA & VP5/K2DO, VP5GA: Providenciales (NA-002) 373 till 15/07 XK2-3, VX1-9, XL1-2, XN1-2: special pfx from Canada 370 till 12/07 YW5LB: La Blanquilla Island (SA-037) * by YVs 374 till 13/07 ZF2NT: Cayman Is (NA-016) by N6NT 370 till 15/07 ZL8RS: Kermadec Is (OC-039) * by ZL1RS 373 till 30/07 ZS80NRM * by ZS6Y 372 09/07-13/07 XF3/CX3AN: Cozumel Island (NA-090) * by CXs 373 10/07-05/12 9N1UD: Nepal * by K4VUD 371 10/07-13/07 ER7A * Moldova national society HQ 375 10/07-17/07 GM islands * by F5VCR and G3OCA 375 11/07-18/07 GM islands * by MM0BCR/P 373 11/07-12/07 GB5HQ * by North of Scotland Contest Group 373 11/07-12/07 IA1X or IP1/I1FX, I1VRO, I1WXY, IK1NEG: EU-083 373 11/07-25/07 IG9/IK3LYP: Lampedusa (AF-019, IIA AG-001) 371 11/07-12/07 IL7/IK7BRX: IIA FG-009 and FG-??? * by IK7BRX & IZ7ATN 375 11/07-13/07 JJ1LIB and JQ1ALQ: Izu Is (AS-008) 374 11/07-12/07 LY60RMD: Lithuanian ARS HQ 375 11/07-12/07 OH0AA: Aland Is (EU-002) * by OH2BVE, OH6LI, OH6XA 375 11/07-12/07 OH0AM: Aland Is (EU-002) * by OH1RY,OH1MA,OH2TA,OH2BH 375 11/07-12/07 P43R: Aruba IARU Member HQ Station 374 11/07-12/07 TF3IRA: Icelandic Radio Amateurs HQ 373 11/07-12/07 IARU HF Championship Contest *** 12/07 IM0/IS0JMA: Ziu Paulu (EU-024, IIA SS-094) * by IS0s 375 12/07-30/07 IA5/IZ5BTC/p: Elba Island (EU-028) 375 13/07-14/07 BI4C: Changxing Island (AS-???) * by Beijing DX Club 373 13/07-?? FP/G4MFW: St. Pierre & Miquelon (NA-032) * by ZS1FJ 375 13/07-29/07 GM: Skye Island (EU-008) * by DL2QBD 375 13/07-23/07 KH6/IK0PHY: Hawaii (OC-019) 373 13/07-23/07 TM0BB: special event station (France) 375 13/07-23/07 VE2CY: NA-128 375 14/07-27/07 HR2/KD2IX: Honduras 375 14/07-11/08 HS0ZBS: Thailand * by HB9AMZ 375 14/07-26/07 SV8/ON5CT/p & J48CT: Samos (EU-049) 375 15/07-15/11 9V8: Singapore * special prefix 369 15/07-03/08 IM0/I2CMA: Santo Stefano Island (EU-041, IIA SS-013) 375 16/07-17/07 BI5Z: Zhoushan Island (AS-???) * by Beijing DX Club 373 16/07-18/07 T88AD,T88AJ,T88HG,T88ND,T88RK: Belau (OC-009) * by JAs 375 17/07-19/07 1998 Northwest DX Convention (Tukwila, WA) 369 18/07-23/07 A22/W0YG: Botswana 375 18/07-20/07 CY9AOE: St. Paul Isl (NA-094) * by VY2RU and VE1AOE 375 18/07 GS0AYR/p: Ailsa Craig (EU-123) * by Ayr ARG 375 18/07-27/07 VP5/CX3AN and VP5/CX4CR: NA-002 * by CXs 373 18/07-19/07 Seanet CW Contest *** 19/07-31/07 F5MIW: Noirmoutier Island (EU-064) 375 19/07-01/08 IS0 [IM0]/IK0XBX: EU-024 [EU-041] 375 19/07-21/07 JR1MLU,7N3AWE,JA1HGY,JA4DND,JA1BRK/KH2: Guam (OC-026) 375 19/07-03/08 LA/DL2HEB/p: Norway and LA islands 375 19/07 Colombian Indipendence Contest *** 20/07-23/07 F/ON4BDS/p: Batz Island (EU-105) 374 20/07-30/07 KF8TM/4: Cudjoe Key (NA-062) 373 20/07-02/08 RU0C: Malminskiye (AS-???) & Iony (AS-069) Is 373 20/07-29/07 TF7/DL3KUD: Vestmannaeyjar Is (EU-071) * by DL3KUD 375 20/07-29/07 WP2Z & KP2/EI2CA,EI7CC,EI6EW,EI4FBB,EI8CE,EI7CD,EI5FYB 375 /EX S DX@WW $425WW375F 425 DX News #375 [6/6] 11 July 1998 No 375 BID: $425WW375F =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* CALENDAR ******* =========================== 21/07-05/08 5B4/G3VMW and 5B4/G3ZEM: Cyprus (AS-004) 375 21/07-27/07 EW/K4NAN: Belarus 375 21/07-28/07 OZ/DL6DH: Bornholm Island (EU-030) 374 22/07-28/07 FK8VHN: Lifou Island (OC-033) 375 22/07-29/07 KL: Little Diomede Isl (NA-150) * by K6ST & W6IXP 375 22/07-28/07 RK0FWL/p: Moneron Island (AS-018) * by UA0Fs 375 22/07-02/08 UE0ZZZ & RZ0ZWA: Starichkov Isl (AS-095) * by UA0s 375 22/07-28/07 XO1CWI: Fogo Island (NA-198) * by WIARC 371 23/07-27/07 F/ON4BDS/p: Cezembre Island (EU-157) 374 23/07-04/08 SV5/G4OBK: Rhodes (EU-001) 375 23/07-06/08 Z21/W0YG: Zimbabwe 375 24/07-12/08 BV3/DJ3KR: Taiwan (AS-020) 375 24/07-27/07 CT1xxx/p & CQ2P: Pessegueiro Island (EU-167) * by CTs 367 24/07-13/08 FO5JR: Rimatara (OC-050), Austral Is 371 24/07-27/07 GD3IZD/P: Isle of Man (EU-116) * by G3IZD 373 24/07-27/07 GU0MEU and GB0ON: Guernsey (EU-114) * by ONs 374 24/07-30/07 HH2/KC0ARG: Haiti * by F/KC0ARG 375 25/07-26/07 9A8P: Palagruza (EU-090) * by 9A1AKL 371 25/07-26/07 AA1AC/P: Aquidneck Island (NA-031) * by AA1AC 371 25/07-26/07 BI3H: Shijiutuo Island (AS-134) * by BYs 363 25/07-26/07 C6IOTA (?): Bimini (NA-048) * by W8GEX, WA8LOW et al 375 25/07-26/07 CO4BM: La Juventud Island (NA-056) 373 25/07-26/07 CO0XE: Cuba (NA-015) * by COs and XEs 374 25/07-26/07 DF5WBA & DJ3XG: Ummanz Island (EU-057) 367 25/07-26/07 EA5AOR/3: Buda Island (EU-154) 375 25/07-26/07 EC1BXI/p: Arousa Island (EU-088) 374 25/07-26/07 ED1MC & EG1MC: Salvora Island (EU-077) * by EAs 373 25/07-26/07 ED7SPI: Sancti Petri Island (EU-143) 375 25/07-26/07 EJ2HY & EJ2IB: Blasket Is (EU-007) * by EI2HY & EI2IB 373 25/07-26/07 G/F5VCR/p: Lindisfarne Island (EU-120) 371 25/07-26/07 G4MGR: Hilbre Island (EU-120) * by Gs 373 25/07-26/07 GM3TTC/M: Isle of Mull (EU-008) * by G3TTC 375 25/07-26/07 GM3USL/P: Great Cumbrae Isl (EU-123) 367 25/07-26/07 GW0RLU/P: St Tudwal's Islands (EU-106) * by ON5FP 355 25/07-26/07 IH9/IT9BLB: Pantelleria (AF-018) 373 25/07-26/07 JH1UUT/7: Oshima (AS-117) 374 25/07-26/07 JI6KVR/6: Uji Islands (AS-067) * by JI6KVR 371 25/07-26/07 JM1PXG/1: Hachijo Island (AS-043) * by JM1PXG 371 25/07-26/07 LU8XW: Tierra del Fuego (SA-008) 375 25/07-26/07 K1VSJ: Martha's Vineyard 369 25/07-26/07 M8F: England (EU-005) * by G3PMR 375 25/07-26/07 MM8Y: Bute Isl (EU-123) * by Otley Amateur Radio Club 367 25/07-26/07 MW8Z: Anglesey Island (EU-124) * by Gs 355 25/07-26/07 N2OO/p: Long Beach Island (NA-111) * by N2OO and N2LD 373 25/07-26/07 N5VL: Amelia Island (NA-138) 373 25/07-26/07 OH0MDR/1: Sandstrom Reef (EU-096) * by OH1s 374 25/07-26/07 RA1QQ/p, RW1ZZ/p, R1OTA: EU-160 375 25/07-26/07 SN0SZ: Wolin Island (EU-132) * by SPs 373 25/07-26/07 TM5T: Chausey Is (EU-039) * by ONs 361 25/07-26/07 V26VG: Antigua (NA-100) * by GM4FDM and others 373 25/07-26/07 VE3ZZ/VE2: Isle-aux-Coudres (NA-128) 375 25/07-26/07 VE9MY: NA-014 375 25/07-26/07 W: Assateague Island (NA-139) * by N3OC, WV3B and NV3V 375 25/07-26/07 W: Dry Tortugas (NA-079) * by XE1L and Ws 371 25/07-26/07 W7I: Lopez Island (NA-065) * by N7FL 371 25/07-01/08 WB8YJF: Ocracoke Island (NA-067) 373 25/07-26/07 IOTA Contest *** 25/07-26/07 Russian RTTY WW Contest *** 25/07-26/07 YV DX CW Contest *** 26/07-08/08 EI/EA4ECF: Ireland (EU-115) 375 26/07-17/08 TK/S53R: Corsica (EU-014) 375 27/07 ZL: Stewart Island (OC-203) * by ZS1FJ/G4MFW 375 July C6A25: special prefixes from Bahamas 374 late July 6M5DX and D98TOK: Tok Island (AS-045) * by HLs 373 July EI4VVF & EI4VVF/p (EU-006) * by W0GLG 373 July ID8 islands by Calabria DX Team 373 mid July IL3/IK4RSR: IIA islands in Rovigo province 373 Jul-Dec VK9WG: Willis (OC-007) * by VK5GW 373 July VK0TS: Davis Base, Antarctica (AN-016) 371 01/08-02/08 YO Contest *** 03/08-10/08 VP2ECR: Anguilla (NA-022) * by CX4CR 373 07/08-22/08 A22/W0YG: Botswana 375 08/08-10/08 WAE DX CW Contest *** 09/08-14/08 ZK1SCQ & ZK1SCR: OC-013, So.Cook * by DL2SCQ & DL1SCQ 367 14/08-31/08 HG5P: Hungary * special event call 356 14/08-15/08 7th New Orleans International DX Convention 369 15/08-16/08 SARTG WW RTTY Contest *** 15/08-16/08 Seanet SSB Contest *** 16/08-17/08 XM3PBX: "Northlander" & "Bear Express" trains * by VEs 375 16/08-21/08 ZK1SCQ & ZK1SCR: OC-082, No.Cook * by DL2SCQ & DL1SCQ 367 18/08-21/08 CH3HBC: special event station 375 18/08-21/08 CI3XXV: CISA islands 375 18/08-21/08 VE8x: Charlton Island (NA-173) * by VE3VGI & VE3IMR 375 22/08-23/08 XM3PBX: "Northlander" & "Bear Express" trains * by VEs 375 22/08-03/09 IH9/IK1ZNM: Pantelleria (AF-018) 375 24/08-26/08 ZK1SCQ & ZK1SCR: OC-159, So.Cook * by DL2SCQ & DL1SCQ 367 26/08-01/09 FP/N9PD: Miquelon (NA-032) * by Prairie DX Group 373 27/08-08/09 6Y5/PA3ERC and 6Y5/PA3EWP: Jamaica (NA-097) 375 29/08-19/09 3D2DX: Rotuma Island (OC-060) * by EA4DX 371 29/08-01/09 3D2WD & 3D2DA: Mamanuca (OC-121) * by DL2SCQ & DL1SCQ 369 30/07-02/08 IA5/IK4WLU and IA5/IK4RUX: Elba Island (EU-028) 375 mid Aug F/ON4BDS/p: Tombelaine Isl (EU-156) * by ON4BDS 374 mid August IJ7/ & IL7/IK1NAO: IIA activities with SDXT 375 August OX3LG: East Coast group (NA-134) 371 04/09-07/09 3D2WD & 3D2DA: Yasawa (OC-156) * by DL2SCQ & DL1SCQ 369 26/09-27/09 Bologna: HF DX Meeting *** /EX