S DX@WW $425WW409A 425 DX News #409 [1/6] 6 March 1999 No 409 BID: $425WW409A =========================== *** 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) ! ! Maurizio Bertolino, I1-21171: 425 DX News WWW Pages ! ! (e-mail i121171@amsat.org) ! \---------------------------------------------------------------------------/ >>> THE 425 DX NEWS 425th ANNIVERSAY CD-ROM <<< The 425th issue of 425 DX NEWS will be published on 26 June 1999 and we are preparing an Anniversary CD-ROM with the past issues from #1 to #425 (both .txt and .html files). It will be given to those who book their personal copy: visit http://www.425dxn.org/cdrom/ and fill the booking form! If you do not have access to the Web, send your request to 425CDROM, Maurizio Bertolino, P. O. Box 2, 12022 Busca-CN, Italy. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3B8 - Bob, G3PJT will be active (on 10-80 metres CW with some SSB) as 3B8/G3PJT from 3B8CF's QTH on Mauritius Island (AF-049) between 8 and 20 March. He will participate in the RSGB Commonwealth Contest (13-14 March). QSL via G3PJT. [TNX DX News Sheet] 3B8 - Mart, DL6UAA expects to be active as 3B8/DL6UUA from Mauritius Island (AF-049) between 8 March and 24 April. QSL via home call. For further information visit http://www.qsl.net/dl6uaa/ [TNX DX News Sheet] 4U1ITU - K2KQ, K1TW and IK2BHX will participate in the ARRL DX SSB Contest from 4U1ITU (Geneva). [TNX The Daily DX] 9M6 - Tony, G4UZN will be active (mainly CW) as 9M6TUZ from the Hillview Gardens Resort, Sabah between 16 and 23 March. QSL via G4UZN. [TNX G4UZN] A9 - Will, WC6DX is active on all bands as A92GF from Bahrain until 16 March. He plans to participate in the ARRL DX SSB Contest, possibly with a special callsign. QSL via WC6DX (North America stations only) or EA7FR (others). [TNX OPDX Bulletin] CO - VE3ESE and VE3SDN will be joining an eleven-member Cuban team for the ARRL DX SSB Contest. They will operate as T48RAC. QSL via VE3ESE (Don Fisher, 48 Lucerne Dr., Kitchener, Ontario N2E 1B3). [TNX CO2OM] E4 - Ayar, OZ6ACD is active as E44/OZ6ACD (but will be QRT between 17 and 26 March) from the headquarters of the Temporary International Presence in Hebron (TIPH), West Bank. He operates with the equipment left by E44DX and JA1UT/E4, which will remain in Palestine at the for the newly established amateur radio station at the college of technology in Gaza. E44/OZ6ACD will be QRV almost every day after 14.00 UTC and on Sunday mornings until 08.00 UTC. Look for him on SSB (3794, 7044, 14244, 18144, 21244, 24944, 28444 kHz +/- QRM) and CW (3504, 7004, 10104, 14004, 18074, 21004, 24894, 28004 kHz +/ QRM). He plans to be on 160 metres starting on 10 March. QSL via OZ1ACB either direct (Allis Andersen, Kagsaavej 34, DK-2730 Herlev, Denmark). Latest information and log search at http://www.tiph.org/e44/search.htm [TNX E44/OZ6ACD] E4 - Ben, OZ5AAH/OZ5IPA will be active from Ayar's (E44/OZ6ACD) QTH in Hebron (West Bank) 9 and 16 March. He plans to concentrate on CW (WARC and low bands). QSL direct to OZ5AAH. [TNX E44/OZ6ACD] E4 - A station signing E41/OK1DTP has been active on 80, 20 and 10 metres. The operator reports to be in Jenin (West Bank) and to send QSLs to OK1TD, but the Deputy Minister of the MPT in Gaza has no record of this station. [TNX The Daily DX] F - The group of Belgian operators (ON1ABW, ON1AEO, ON4ARY, ON4BBA, ON4CAQ, ON6VP, ON7FH and ON7KS) will be active as TM0Y from Yeu Island (EU-064) [425DXN 401] between 18 and 25 July, IOTA Contest included. QSL direct to ON4AMM (Mary-Lou Moons, Oudestraat 9, B-3560 Lummen, Belgium) or via the bureau to ON4DST. [TNX ON4BBA] FO - Guy, FO5QA is a newly licensed amateur living on Tikehau Atoll (OC-066) in the Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia. [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX] G - Glyn, GW0ANA will be active as G0ANA/p from Tresco Island in the Isles of Scilly (EU-011) between 3 and 7 May. As this will be a backpackers trip only, he will operate (on 10-80 metres) with just a vertical. QSL via GW0ANA. [TNX GW0ANA] /EX S DX@WW $425WW409B 425 DX News #409 [2/6] 6 March 1999 No 409 BID: $425WW409B =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** =========================== I - Special station IR0MFP (Millennium For Peace) will be active during the ARRL DX SSB Contest. QSL via IK0AZG. [TNZ IK0AZG] I - Gianfranco, IK0ZME will be active as IR0F during the ARRL DX SSB and the other main contests in 1999. QSL via IK0ZME either direct (P.O. Box 2, 03036 Isola del Liri - FR, Italy) or through the bureau. [TNX IK0ZME] I - On 7 March Salento DX Team members will operate from a few coastal towers. Island chasers please note that although the calls will sound familiar, these operations will take place from the mainland. [TNX IK7JWX] I - DJ1EH will be active from Polesine on 6-7 March. QSL via either DJ1EH or IW4DJZ. Please note that this island, which has never counted for IOTA, is no longer valid for IIA as well (its former Reference Number was RO-003). [TNX Crazy DX Group] J3 - Bill, K4LTA and his wife Ruby, K4UPS will be active from Grenada (NA-024) between 10 March and 5 April. Look for J3/K4LTA (CW) and J3/K4UPS (SSB) especially at 14.00-16.00 UTC and 21.00-23.00 UTC. QSL via home calls. [TNX W4VQ and DX News Sheet] JT - Antonio, I1ZB and Andrea, IZ0CRN will be joining Gaetano, IT9GAI and team leader Nicola, I0SNY during the JT1Y operation on 6-15 April [425DXN 408]. They will operate SSB (28485, 24985, 21285, 18145, 14185, 7045, 3780, 1840, 50110 kHz) and CW (28015, 24895, 21015, 18075, 14015, 10105, 7005, 3505, 1825, 50110 kHz). QSL via I0SNY. If interested in participating in this activity, please contact I0SNY at i0sny@stud.unipg.it [TNX I0SNY] JW - Kjell, SM7NAS will be active as JW/SM7NAS from Longyearbyen (EU-026), Svalbard between 2 and 8 April. He will operate CW, SSB and RTTY on all bands. QSL via SM7NAS either direct (Kjell Adolfsson, Svensbackevagen 6D, SE-59096 Overum, Sweden) or through the bureau. Logs will be available at http://home.bip.net/kjell_adolfsson after the operation. [TNX SM7NAS] KG4 - N4TO and N4OO will be active as KG4TO and KG4BV respectively from Guantanamo Bay (NA-015) between 11 and 22 March. They will operate primarily CW and will concentrate on the LF and WARC bands. QSL via home calls. [TNX N4TO] KG4 - Bill, W4WX (KG4GC) and William, N2WB (KG4WB) will be active from Guantanamo Bay (NA-015) between 18 and 25 March. They will participate in the BARTG RTTY Contest (20-21 March) as KG4WB. Before and after the contest they will operate on all bands with attention to 6 metres and RTTY. QSL via home calls. [TNX N2WB] KL - John, AL7RB will be active from NA-064 between 25 and 30 March. He will be operating when his work schedule permits. [TNX AL7RB and [Islands On The Web] LU - Javier, LU9HS plans to participate in the ARRL DX SSB and CQ WW WPX SSB Contests as LR0H (20 metres). QSL via LU9HS (Javier Omar Santillan, P.O. Box 6, 5022 Cordoba, Argentina). [TNX LU9HS] OH0 - Dennis Motschenbacher, K7BV (Editor for the National Contest Journal) will be going to Aland Islands (EU-002) to operate the new OH0Z station in the CQ WW WPX CW Contest. He will be active as OH0/K7BV before and after the contest. Look for him mainly on CW on all HF bands (WARC included), on RS12 and possibly on 6 metres, if he can borrow a small trasceiver. His DXpedition will take place between 23 May and 3 June, and he is also expected to operate from Market Reef (see OJ0 below) during this period. George, K5KG (GeorgeK5KG@aol) will perform Pilot Station duties and daily feed constructive input from the DX community to K7BV via HF skeds. Cards for OH0/K7BV via KU9C, for OH0Z via OH1EH (Ari Korhonen, Kreetalank. 9 As 1, FIN-29200 Harjavalta, Finland). [TNX K7BV] OJ0 - Dennis, K7BV is most likely to operate for three or four days as OJ0/K7BV from Market Reef (EU-053) before his going to Aland (see OH0 above). QSL via KU9C. [TNA K7BV] PJ8 - George, W3EH (ex K2KTT) will be active as PJ8/W3EH between 4 and 11 March on 10-80 metres CW and SSB. He will participate in the ARRL DX SSB Contest (Single Operator 10 metres). [TNX The Daily DX] PJ8 - Latest information from Bert, PA3GIO is that he will *not* operate from either Tintamarre or St. Martin [425DXN 408]. Between 6 and 11 March he will be active (SSB only) as PJ8/PA3GIO/m from Sint Maarten (NA-105). QSL via PA3GIO, preferably through the bureau. [TNX PA3GIO] /EX S DX@WW $425WW409C 425 DX News #409 [3/6] 6 March 1999 No 409 BID: $425WW409C =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** =========================== PY - PY7XC will be active (SSB and CW on 40, 20 and 15 metres) as ZY6XC from Tinhare Island (SA-080) between 12 and 15 March. QSL direct to PY7XC (Jemesson Faria, Rua Dhalia 228, Apt 401, 51020-290 Recife - PE, Brazil). [TNX IK8TPJ and IT9DAA] PY - PP8EB, PP8BV, PP8KWA, PP8DA, PP8JM, PP8KB, PP8RL and PP8HDA will be active as ZY8A on 6-80 metres SSB and CW between 1 and 4 April. The operation will take place from the National Park of Anavilhanas Archipelago (DIB 74, not IOTA) in the Amazon jungle. QSL via PP8KB (Luiz Ricardo, P.O.Box 691, Manaus Am Brazil 69011-970, Brazil). [TNX PP5SZ and PP8EB] PY0_spp- The forthcoming 15-22 March DXpedition to St. Peter and St. Paul Archipelago (SA-014) [425DXN 405] will use the callsigns ZV0SB (SSB) and ZV0SW (CW). Look for them on CW (1825, 3505, 7005, 10140, 14005, 18075, 21005, 24895 and 28005 kHz) and SSB (1835, 3785, 7055, 14195, 18145, 21295, 24935 and 28495 kHz). If they work RTTY (which is not sure) they will sign ZV0SY on or around 14080 and 21080 kHz. QSL via PT2GTI. The ABRA web site (in Portuguese) is at http://www.pt2dx.org.br [TNX PT2NP and IK2FIQ] T3 - DL7DF (Sigi Presch, Wilhelmsmuhlenweg 123, 12621 Berlin, Germany; DL7DF@t-online.de) and others are reported to be planning a three-week operation from West Kiribati (T30) in October/November. Part of the group will operate for a few days from Banaba (T33). Plans are to have two stations from T30 and two stations from T33, which means four stations up and running from T30 when the T33 operators return from Banaba. Further information is expected in due time. [TNX IZ1CRR and The Daily DX] TG - Luca Aliprandi, IK2NCJ has been active as TG9/IK2NCJ from Guatemala since 27 February and will go QRT on 14 March. He will participate in the ARRL DX SSB Contest. QSL via I2MQP (on-line log at http://www.ari.it). [TNX IK2NCJ] UR - EN5J from Ukraine will participate in the ARRL DX SSB and CQ WW WPX SSB Contests. QSL via KG6AR (Chris Williams, 1117 S. Del Mar Ave., San Gabriel, CA 91776-3034, USA). [TNX KG6AR] V3 - KI6IM, KM6K, AB6WM and W2NA will participate in the ARRL DX SSB Contest (6-7 March) as V31DX from Belize. [TNX DX News Sheet] VE - Look for either VE2FCQ or VE2MA/p to be active (14260, 21260, 7060 kHz) from four new C.IS.A. (Canadian Islands Award) islands starting on 12.30 UTC on 10 March (in case of bad weather the operators will try again on 29 March). The islands are Moras, Lozeau, Bougainville and Fourche, all of them are located in the Province of Quebec and they do not count for IOTA. QSL direct to VE2ICM. [TNX VE2ICM] VK - Twelve VK6 operators will be active from Woody Island (OC-170) between 04.00 UTC on 14 March to 00.00 UTC on the 21st. They have applied for the call VI6EWI, which is yet to be confirmed, and will be working on all bands (SSB and CW) with four HF stations. QSL via VK6NE either direct or through the bureau. [TNX VK6APK]. VK - Martin, G3ZAY plans to be active from the Wellesley Islands (Queensland State Carpentaria Gulf South Group, OC-???) from approximately 07.00z on 30 March to 23.00 UTC on the 31st. The VK4 callsign will be issued on arrival in Australia. QSL via G3ZAY (Martin Atherton, 41 Enniskillen Road, Cambridge CB4 1SQ, England, UK). [TNX G3ZAY] VK - Martin, G3ZAY plans to be active from Thursday Island (OC-138) from 07.00 UTC 2 April to 23.00 UTC on the 3rd. The VK4 callsign will be issued on arrival in Australia. QSL via G3ZAY. [TYNX G3ZAY] VK - Stuart, VK8NSB will be active as VK8NSB/P while on holiday from Groote Eylandt (OC-141) between 3 and 18 April. He plans to operate on 10, 15 and 80 metres (SSB and CW) with special attention to Europe. QSL via VK9NS. [TNX VK8NSB] VK9_nor- Toshi, JM1KNQ and Masa, JQ3DUE will be active respectively as VK9NQ and VK9NM from Norfolk Island (OC-005) between 11 and 16 March. They plan to operate on 6-160 metres CW, SSB, RTTY and AM. QSL VK9NQ via JM1KNQ (H. Abe, 4-53-3-203, Taidera 4-chome, Akashi-city Hyogo, 673-0845 Japan). QSL VK9NM via JQ3DUE (Masa Ikeda, 6-19-9 Tsukigaoka Nishi-ku, Kobe-city Hyogo, 651-2217 Japan). [TNX The Daily DX] VU - Ram, VU3DJO will be active in contests as AT0DJQ until the end of April. He will be active on 20 metres only. QSL via VU3DJQ. [TNX VU3DJQ] XU - Song Hyung Sub, HL2AQN will be active as XU7AAC from Cambodia between 11 and 15 March. Look for him on 40, 15 and 10 metres CW and SSB: QSL via HL2AQN (Song Hyung Sub, Buwon Apt. 9-101, 340, Wonjeong-dong Bucheon, Kyunggi-do, 421-200 Korea). The web site is at http://www.qsl.net/hl2kat [TNX HL2KAT] YS - Hrane, YT1AD will participate in the ARRL SSB DX Contest as HU4A from El Salvador. QSL via YT1AD. [TNX The Daily DX] ZP - Tom, ZP5AZL plans to participate in the ARRL DX SSB Contest possibly as ZP40Z (QSL via W3HNK), while Juan, ZP5MAL will be entering the contest (15 metres) as ZP6T (QSL via ZP5MAL). [TNX OPDX Bulletin] /EX S DX@WW $425WW409D 425 DX News #409 [4/6] 6 March 1999 No 409 BID: $425WW409D =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH E44DX ---> The E44DX team (W3UR, OH1RY, OH2TA and OH2BH) logged 33,775 QSOs with 14,640 individual DXers in seven days of operation from Gaza City, Palestine. QSL E44DX via OH2BN. One of the Yaesu FT-1000MP radios was donated to PAWS, the new Palestinian Amateur Wireless Society, which now holds the E44DX call sign. Another complete station was donated to PAWS, and is currently being used by E4/OZ6ACD. [TNX N4NG] IOTA CONTEST ---> The results of the 1998 IOTA Contest are available at http://www.iol.ie/~okanep/iota98.html (the *free* SDI logging program for the 1999 Contest can be downloaded from this site). QSL 3V8BB ---> Cards for contacts made during the CQ 160 Meter SSB Contest (operators UA2FF, UA2FB and UA2FZ) should be requested via DK4VW. QSL 5H3/IK2GZU ---> Maurizio, IK2GZU logged some 2500 QSOs during his recent staying in Tanzania [425DXN 405]. Unfortunately it was not possible to use other antennas but the tribander at the mission where he was working. Cards have been ordered and can be requested via IK2GZU either direct (Maurizio Buffoli, Via degli Angeli 9, 25033 Cologne - BS, Italy) or through the bureau. Requests for bureau cards can be sent to ik2gzu@spidernet.it). [TNX IK2GZU] QSL E44/JA8RUZ ---> Cards should be sen to Toshi, JA8RUZ, preferably at the following address: Toshikazu Kawanishi, C.P.O. Box 166, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, 070-8571, Japan. His e-mail address is toshispk@hokkai.or.jp [TNX JA8RUZ] QSL JW0M ---> Tomek, SP5UAF has received a few cards for JW0M, but he is not, and has never been, the QSL manager for this station. Tomek will forward the cards received to the address given by JW0M (P.O. Box 35, Gdansk 37, Poland). [TNX SP5UAF] QSL VK8AV/3 ---> Cards for Alan, VK8AV/3 [425DXN 408] should be sent (direct only) to VK4AAR (Alan Roocroft, P.O.Box 421, Gatton 4343, Australia). VK8AAR is also able to confirm other QSOs with VK8AV if needed. VK8AV/3 will be active from Phillip Island (OC-136) until mid March. [TNX VK4AAR] QSL VK9CA ---> JA1CMD, who operated as VK9CA (Cocos Island, OC-003) in January [425DXN 402], reports many stations sent their cards to his address in Japan. Please note that his current address is Kazu Miyamori, Apt 2, #52604, Hilton Residence, Jl Gatot Subroto, P.O. Box 4083, KBY Jakarta 12040, Indonesia. Bureau cards should be sent to JA1CMD via JARL. QSL YC5XIP ---> QSL manager I1WFF (Fulvio Marin, P.O. Box 88, 13900 Biella - BI, Italy) reports that for the time being he can confirm contacts made by Syafry from OC-109 (2-4 October 1997, 30-31 October 1998, 1-2 November 1998) and OC-106 (11, 12, 23,24,27 October 1997; 28 November 1997; 6 September 1998; 23- 25 October 1998). Fulvio says he has replied to the direct cards received so far, a few "not in logs" are being checked with YC5XIP but it takes time (if Fulvio does not receive any information from Syafry, he will return these cards & IRCs/green stamps). Logs for OC-075 and OC-108 + OC-106 and OC-109 for QSOs made on other dates have been requested but not received so far. Island chasers are invited to contact Fulvio at i1wff@biella.alpcom.it before sending their requests. Syafry's current address is P.O. Box 01, Sedanau 29182, Indonesia. [TNX I1WFF] QSL VIA K1WY ---> The K1WY DX Association (k1wydxa@ibm.net) is the QSL manager for 5R8ET, AX1TX, ET3BT, GI3MUS, GI6YM, GI0PCU, HB0CZS, K1WY, KW1JY, KW1WY, ON4CAT, ON9CAT, P29CC, S21J, TF7GX, TF8GX, UA0ACG, UA0AOZ, UA0DC, UA0ZBK, VK1TX, ZD7VC and ZL3KIM. QSLs can be sent to The K1WY DX Association at either P.O.Box 2644, Hartford, CT 06146-2644, USA or P.O.Box 90, Eeklo 9900, Belgium. [TNX KW1WY] /EX S DX@WW $425WW409E 425 DX News #409 [5/6] 6 March 1999 No 409 BID: $425WW409E =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** *** NEWS FROM THE WEB *** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH C.Is.A.: Full information on the Canadian Islands Award is available at www.tir.com/~wd8mgq DIE: Paco, EA5OL reports that the new web pages for the Spanish Islands Awards (DIE) ar at http://members.es.tripod.de/die DXTELNET: DXTelnet is a ham communication software package allowing several kinds of simultaneous connections to many listed DX resources. The latest version (4.5) of DXTelnet (4.5) can now be downloaded from one of the following web sites: http://home.sprynet.com/~wd4ngb/telnet.htm http://www.powernetonline.com/~dbald/dxtelnet.html http://www.qsl.net/ad5xa/dxt.html For further details on the new version, please check http://home.sprynet.com/~wd4ngb/new.htm or contact Fabrizio Sartoni, IK4VYX at rac2610@racine.ra.it E-MAILS: Fernando, LU7AWY reports this is an interesting site where to find e-mail addresses for radio amateurs from all around the world: http://members.eunet.at/hagenbu/ftp.htm LOGS (9K2): Hamad, 9K2HN has added the logs for all of the stations he manages (9K2F, 9K5HN, 9K2HN/P, 9K0A) to his home page at http://www.gate.net/~morpheus/hamad/9k2hn.html LOGS (E44): An on-line log search for E44DX is now available at http://www.n4gn.com/e44dx/ The same log search database may now also be searched via e-mail: send a message to e44dx-log@n4gn.com with your call sign at the beginning of the SUBJECT line. The BODY of the message is ignored. [TNX N4NG] LOGS (E44): The logs for E44/HA1AG are now available at http://www.okdxc.cz/e44 (they cover the contacts made up to 05.46 UTC on 2 March, the final update is expected after the team is back home). Please note that the band for many RTTY QSOs is wrong band (20 metres instead of 15), the correction will be made as soon as possible. [TNX PA1AW] LOGS (FT5W): The updated logs for FT5WH are now available at http://perso.easynet.fr/~f5nod/ft5whlog.html (Gil, F5NOD reports they include contacts made through 17.43 UTC on 20 February). LOGS (TL): Alex, PA3DZN is now QRT from Central African Republic [425DXN 408], where he operated as TL5A and TL0R. The final update of the TL5A logs is now available at http://www.qsl.net/tl5a and/or http://www.igr.nl/users/pa1aw/qsl [TNX PA1AW] SP DX CONTEST: It will take place (on both CW and SSB) between 15 UTC on 3 April and 15 UTC on the 4th. Full information is available at http://www.silesia.top.pl/~jancom/rules.html [TNX SP6OPC] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- QSL received via direct: 3D2DX, 3A2MD, 3DA0CA, 3V8BB, 4S7BRG, 4U1UN, 5A1A, 5N4ALE, 6W6JX, 9K2HN, 9K2ZZ, 9M2TO, A22RV, A45XR, A92GE, AP2JZB, AP2WAP, B1A, BQ9P, BT2HC, C91CO, DU3NXE, E30GA, EP3HR, ET3VSC, OH0RJ, FK8GJ, FO5QG, FR5ZU/G, HF0POL, HR6XX (NA-057), HS0ZCY, JD1BIA, JW5NM, JY8ZW, KC4AAA, OH0TA, PY0TI, RA0FU, ST2SA, T31BB, T88II, T88X, TL0R, TY8A, TZ6TT, UA0LH, UK9AA, V73UX, VK5ASK (OC-1139), VK9NR (OC-05), VK9CQR, VK9XTL, VP8CRB, XX9AS, XX9X, XZ1N, YK1AO, Z32KV, ZA1AJ, ZA1Z, ZK3RW. ***************************************************************************** 425 DX NEWS WWW PAGE ---> http://www.425dxn.org ***************************************************************************** <<< 425 DX NEWS REFLECTOR SUBSCRIPTIONS >>> If you want to SUBSCRIBE, please send a message to 425server@425dxn.org with either subscribe 425eng (for the English version) OR subscribe 425ita (for the Italian version) in the SUBJECT (leave the body of the message blank) If you want to UNSUBSCRIBE, follow the same procedure and replace subscribe 425eng or subscribe 425ita with unsubscribe 425eng or unsubscribe 425ita respectively ***************************************************************************** /EX S DX@WW $425WW409F 425 DX News #409 [6/6] 6 March 1999 No 409 BID: $425WW409F =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* CALENDAR ******* =========================== Edited by I1JQJ PERIOD CALL REF till 31/03 4N800, YT800, YU800, YZ800: special event stations 397 till ?? 5A22PA: Libya * by 5A1A 408 till ?? 9G1AA: Ghana * by 9G1OO, PA3ERA and PA3FUE 405 till May 9G5HK: Ghana * by DL1IAL 404 till 16/03 A92GF: Bahrain (AS-002) * by WC6DX 409 till 30/04 AT0DJQ: special contest prefix * by VU3DJQ 409 till 07/03 C21ZM and C21SX: Nauru (OC-031) * by G3ZEM and G3SXW 403 till 18/03 C56SW: The Gambia * by G3VMW 408 till 20/03 CE0AA: Easter Island (SA-001) * by Radio Club of Chile 407 till 17/03 E44/OZ6ACD: Palestine 409 till August FK8VHU: New Caledonia 401 till December FT5WH: Crozet (AF-008) * by F5AGL 401 till December FT5ZJ: Amsterdam Island 399 till 08/03 FW5FN: Uvea (OC-054), Wallis & Futuna * by HB9HFN 408 till Apr H40MS: Pigeon Island (OC-065), Temotu * by DL2GAC 404 till 09/03 HK0: San Andres Island (NA-033) * by W4DC and others 401 till 14/03 J8OC: Mustique Island (NA-025) * by G0REP 407 till 05/03 JW/DJ3KR: Svalbard (EU-026) 407 till 11/04 K2ZR/4: Key West (NA-062) 406 till 10/03 KG4OX: Guantanamo (NA-015) * by W4OX 407 till 20/04 P49M: Aruba (SA-036) * by VE3MR 397 till 14/03 PJ8/ND5S, KF5LK, W8EB, W8DVC; PJ8A (ARRL SSB) 407 till 14/03 S79AG and S79XB: Seychelles * by SM0AGD and LA7XB 408 till 09/03 T30R: West Kiribati (OC-017) * by OK1RD, OK1RI, OK1TN 403 till 14/03 TG9/IK2NCJ: Guatemala 409 till 20/05 UA3SDK/0: Sredniy Island (AS-042) 407 till 09/03 V31JP: Belize * by K8JP 405 till 08/03 N4XP/V7: Marshall Islands 405 till 07/03 VI3GP: special station 408 till 15/03 VK8AV/3: Phillip Island (OC-136) 408 till 08/03 VP2E: Anguilla (NA-022) * by W1USN, AA1M, W1HL 405 till 08/03 VP2V: British Virgin Islands (NA-023) * by K1DW 406 till 09/03 VP2V/K3MD: British V.I. (NA-023) * by K3MD and N3PUR 408 till 08/03 VP2V: British V.I. (NA-023) * by W4NF,W4RM,W4CE,W4DAV 408 till May VQ9DX: Diego Garcia (AF-006) * by AA5DX 403 till March VQ9QM: Diego Garcia Island (AF-006) 401 till 16/03 XF4MX: Socorro Isl (NA-030), Revilla Gigedo * by XE1s 407 till 27/11 XJ1: special prefix (Nova Scotia, Canada) 401 till Apr ZF2NT: Little Cayman (NA-016) * by N6NT 388 04/03-11/03 PJ8/W3EH: Sint Maarten (NA-105) 409 06/03-07/03 4U1ITU (ARRL SSB) * by K2KQ, K1TW, IK2BHX 409 06/03-07/03 CO9BCC (ARRL SSB) * by COs 407 from 06/03 HK3JJH/0M: Malpelo (SA-007) 408 06/03-07/03 HU4A: El Salvador (ARRL SSB) * by YT1AD 409 06/03-07-03 IQ1Z * Monferrato Contest Team (IK1NLZ & IK1RLI) 408 06/03-07/03 IR0F (ARRL SSB) * by IK0ZME 409 06/03-07/03 IR0MFP: special station (ARRL SSB) 409 06/03-07/03 LR0H (ARRL SSB) * by LU9HS 409 06/03-11/03 PJ8/PA3GIO/m: Sint Maarten (NA-105) 409 06/03-07/03 T48RAC: Cuba (ARRL SSB) 409 06/03-07/03 V31DX: Belize (ARRL SSB) * by Ws 409 06/03-18/03 VK9EHH: Lord Howe (OC-004) * by K8VIR 407 06/03-07/03 VP5J (ARRL SSB) * by KK9A 408 06/03-07/03 W5CTV: Grand Isle (NA-168) 408 06/03-07/03 ZP40Z (ARRL SSB) * by ZP5AZL 409 06/03-07/03 ZP6T (ARRL SSB) * by ZP5MAL 409 06/03-07/03 ARRL DX SSB Contest *** 06/03-07/03 Ukraine RTTY Championship 406 08/03-24/04 3B8/DL6UUA: Mauritius Island 409 08/03-20/03 3B8/G3PJT: Mauritius Island (AF-049) 409 09/03-16/03 E4: Palestine * by OZ5AAH 409 10/03-05/04 J3/K4LTA and J3/K4UPS: Grenada (NA-024) 409 10/03-28/03 T31RD *or* T33RD * by OK1RD, OK1RI, OK1TN 403 10/03 VE2FCQ and VE2MA/p: C.IS.A. islands 409 11/03-12/03 5T: Mauritania * by JA1CPS and others 407 11/03-22/03 KG4TO & KG4BV: Guantanamo (NA-015) * by N4TO & N4OO 409 11/03-16/03 VK9NQ & VK9NM: Norfolk (OC-005) * by JM1KNQ & JQ3DUE 409 11/03-15/03 XU7AAC: Cambodia * by HL2AQN 409 12/03-15/03 ZY6XC: Tinhare Island (SA-080) * by PY7XC 409 13/03-15/03 TR: Banie Island (AF-043) * by F5VCR and G3OCA 407 14/03-19/03 V31GI: NA-180 (Belize) * by PA3GIO 408 14/03-21/03 VI6EWI: Woody Island (OC-170) * by VK6s 409 14/03 UBA Spring SSB Contest *** 15/03-22/03 ZV0SB & ZV0SW: St.Peter & St.Paul Arch. * by PYs 409 16/03-23/03 9M6TUZ: Sabah, East Malaysia (OC-088) * by G4UZN 409 18/03-25/03 KG4GC & KG4WB: Guantanamo (NA-015) * by W4WX & N2WB 409 20/03-21/03 II2V * special A. Volta station 407 20/03-21/03 JA3CMY, JE4CIL and JI3DST: Oki Archipelago (AS-041) 405 20/03-22/03 BART Spring RTTY Contest *** 20/03-21/03 Russian DX Contest *** 21/03-16/03 V31GI: NA-123 (Belize) * by PA3GIO 408 25/03-30/03 AL7RB: NA-064 409 26/03 II2V * special A. Volta station 407 26/03-31/03 WP4U: Mona Island (NA-099) 406 27/03-28/03 CQWW WPX SSB Contest *** 28/03-03/04 V31GI: NA-180 (Belize) * by PA3GIO 408 30/03-31/03 VK4: Wellesley Islands (OC-???) * by G3ZAY 409 Mar-Apr 9N7RN: Nepal * by IZ6BRN 407 from March FT5XN: Kerguelen * by F6IHY 399 23/04-25/04 IOTA Convention - Alicante (Spain) *** /EX