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8Q - Gil, IZ1DLV will operate (on 10, 12, 15, 17 and 20 metres SSB) from
from Dhiggiri Island, Maldives (AS-013) on 2-9 January. QSL direct
only to IZ1DLV (Gil, P. O. Box 7039, 16148 Genova - GE, Italy). [TNX
IZ1DLV]
BY - David, BA4DW plans to concentrate on the low bands CW during the New
Year holidays from 30 December to 7 January. Look for him on
3500-3515 and 7000-7025 kHz (skeds can be requested at
ba4dw@china.com). QSL to David Y. J. Zhou, P.O. Box 040-088,
Shanghai, 200040, China. [TNX BA4DW]
CE - On their way back from the "International Complex Expedition" (see
Antarctica below) RW3GW, UA3GVV, UA0XB plan to stop and operate,
possibly as XQ8RI, from Riesco Island (SA-???) between 15 and 20
January. [TNX RW3GU]
HL - Lee, DS4CNB will operate as DS4CNB/4 from Cheju Island (AS-026)
between 28 December and 1 January. Look for him on 40, 20, 15 and 10
metres CW and SSB. QSL via home call (P.O Box 30, Tongyung 650-600,
South Korea). [TNX DS4CNB]
JA - Takeshi, JI3DST will operate (on 40, 17 15, 12, 10 and 6 metres SSB)
as JI3DST/6 from Daito Islands (AS-047) between 7 UTC on 30 December
and 2 UTC on 7 January. QSL via JI3DST either direct (Takeshi
Funaki, 2-18-26 Hannan-Cho, Abeno-Ku, Osaka City, Osaka 545-0021,
Japan) or through the bureau. [TNX JI3DST]
JW - Per, LA3FL/JW3FL is currently active in his spare time from Bear
Island (EU-027) [425DXN 497], where he has reactivated the old Bear
Station club station JW1I. He will move to Hopen Island (EU-063) at
the end of January. [TNX The Daily DX]
KL - Richard, WB7APG is a new General class operator who has been
stationed at the US Coast Guard Loran Station on Attu Island
(NA-064) for about 7 months. He will be up on the air as his
schedule permits from now through April 2001. Richard uses a 100W
refurbished military radio with a vertical antenna, has been told of
the 14260 and 21260 IOTA frequencies but is not accustomed to
pile-ups. [TNX AL7RB and Islands On The Web]
OE - Amateur radio operators in Austria have been authorized to use the
special prefix OE75 from 1 January to 31 December 2001 to celebrate
the 75th anniversary of the Austrian IARU society (OEVSV).
Information on the awards issued by the OEVSV is available at
http://www.edu.uni-klu.ac.at/~cirrasch [TNX OE8CIQ]
PY - Look for IV3NVN, IV3GKE, PP5TO and PY1AK to operate as ZX1R (QSL via
PY1AK) and ZX5T/1 (QSL via IV3NVN) from Grande and Gipoia Islands
(both count for SA-029) on 4-8 Janury. [TNX IV3NVN]
W - AD5A, AB5EB and KB5SKN will be active from Mustang Island (NA-092)
on 29-31 December. The operation will be sporadic depending on
schedule and will be both SSB and CW on 10, 15, 20 and 40 metres.
[TNX AD5A and Islands On The Web]
YK - Ron/WJ7R, Dick/N7RO, Bob/W4DR, Rosalie/N4CFL, Carl/K9LA,
Vicky/AE9YL, Jim/W4PRO and Al/K7AR will be active (on 6-160 metres
CW, SSB and RTTY) as YK9A from the Syrian Telecommunication
Establishment (STE) site in Damascus, Syria for nine days in early
February. The team will leave the US on 1 February and expects to be
on the air on the 3rd. They will have three HF stations with
amplifiers and a fourth station for 6 metres. As a major emphasis
will be put into working stations from the US and Japan, where Syria
is most wanted, the following pilots have been appointed: Dick/N6FF
(n6ff@tco.net, for the western half of the US), Bernie/W3UR
(bernie@dailydx.com, for the eastern half of the US), Masao/JH3VNC
(m-ueki@po.bcap.co.jp, for Japan). The "DX Syria 2001" is at
www.qsl.net/k7ar and will include daily online logs. QSL via K9LA
(Carl Luetzelschwab, 1227 Pion Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46845, USA). For
further information please contact Al/K7AR at k7ar@arrl.net
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ZD8 - Johnny, ZD8KW (ZD7WRG) is currently active from Ascension Island
(AF-003). He will go back to St. Helena on 9 January, but will
return to Ascension on 12 February. [TNX The Daily DX]
ANTARCTICA ---> The Russian Robinson Club (http://rrc.sc.ru) announces that
the "International Complex Expedition" to the South Pole will take place from
30 December to 15 January, with possible activities as CE8/R3RRC (from Punta
Arenas, Chile), R3RRC/ant (from Patriot Hills Base) and R3RRC/am from a
balloon above the South Pole as R3RRC/am. The operators will be RW3GW, UA3GVV
and UA0XB. A certificate will be available for two QSOs on different bands or
with different calls (requests can be sent to RW3GW, Valery I. Sushkov, P.O.
Box 3, Lipetsk - 398000, Russia; the cost is 12 IRCs). QSL via RW3GW. [TNX
RW3GU]
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4W1CW ---> This station is giving N7RO as his QSL manager, but Dick does not
know him and know nothing about handling his cards.
CORRECTION ---> Koji, JK7TKE (T88TU) is not active from Belau, as reported in
425DXN #503. The activity took place in autumn (see #495), we apologize for
any inconvenience this may have caused Koji and our readers.
DXPEDITION UNIVERSITY ---> Go to Jamaica and learn the art of DXing!
DXpedition University ("DXU") is the first of its kind to provide a training
ground for energetic radio amateurs wanting to learn the art and "how to" of
DXpedition planning and punning pileups. To learn more about DXU and how you
can join the team in Jamaica, visit the DXU site at
http://pages.prodigy.net/k2kw/dxu/ [TNX K2KW]
QSL CN8RM ---> Antonio, IK7YZG is the new QSL manager for CN8RM as of 1
January 2001. His address is Antonio Cicerale, Via Risorgimento 99, 71016 San
Severo - FG, Italy. [TNX IK7YZG]
QSL FR/F6KDF/T ---> Gil, F5NOD reports that the QSLs were received from the
printer one month ago and some 10,000 requests have already been processed
but not mailed. They will be sent out all at the same time around 15 January.
QSL P43DO ---> Bob, W4WSZ reports he will not be handling QSL cards for P43DO
after 1 January 2001.
QSL VK0MM ---> Alan, VK0MM has been permanently QRT from Macquarie Island as
of 16 December. QSL cards will be available in late January and all proceeds
will be donated to an Australian charity providing care for children with
cancer and other terminal illnesses. The QSL route (direct only) will be
announced in January at http://www.geocities.com/vk0ld/QSLVK0MM.html
QSL I7JRP/7 ---> Giancarlo, IK7WUJ reports all of the direct and bureau cards
received so far for I7JRP/7 (WAIL PU-011, May 2000) have been processed.
QSL ZD9/ZS1B (1998) ---> In a recent message Deon, ZR1DQ reported that "Bud
is funding the QSL operation out of his own pocket and he had the cards
printed a few weeks ago. He is completing the cards by hand at the moment and
will mail them all at the same time".
QSL ZD9BV & ZD9CO ---> As of 1 January 2001 John Parrot, W4FRU will no longer
be the QSL manager for Andy/ZD9BV and Lorraine/ZD9CO. Cards should be sent to
Andy Repetto, Tristan da Cunha, South Atlantic Ocean. [TNX The Daily DX]
QSL VIA RA1QQ ---> Nick (see address below) reports the cards for this year's
activities - namely RA1QQ/1, RA1QY/1 & UE1RRC/1 (EU-147) and RA1QQ/A, RA1QY/A
& UE1RRC (RRC-2201 and 2204) - have been printed. Logs are still open for
UE1QQQ (RRC-2201 in 1997), UE1QQQ/1 (EU-161 in 1997), RA1QQ/1 (EU-160, EU-161
and EU-082 in 1998) and UE1QFF (RRC-2204 in 1999). Please note that RA1QQ is
*not* the QSL manager for RW1ZZ/1 (EU-161, 2000). [TNX RA1QHJ]
WF5E DX QSL SERVICE ---> Les, WF5E announces he will have to raise his rates
effective mid January 2001 to 4 QSLs per $1.00. "We did not raise our rates
with the last postage increase", Les says, "although with the new US
international rates being raised effective January 7, 2001 we have to
increase ours also". Les reports the following stations/managers do not
accept cards sent through a QSL service: 3B9R, 5A1A, 5H3RK, AC7DX, AI6V,
AP2JZB/K2EWB, CY2SS, DL7FT, FR5DX, K3IPK, KE7LZ, N4FKZ, N7LVD, V51AS,
V63AO/KC6IN, V63KU/JA6NL, VE3DO, VK9NS, W6UC, WA4JTK, YT1AD, ZB2FK. For
further information on the WF5E DX QSL Service please visit
http://www.qsl.net/wf5e/
THANK YOU ---> Issue 1228 of the "DX Newsletter" (18 December) was the last
one edited by Michael, DJ5AV, who has now retired. The editors of 425 DX News
would like to thank Michael for the DX information and co-operation given
over the past four years.
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3Y0C : The latest information and pictures from Bouvet can be found at
http://www.qsl.net/wd4ngb/3y0.htm and http://www.qsl.net/zr1dq
CONTESTS: Lots of information and links for major contests can be found on
the Marconi Contest Club's web site at
http://www.mcc-italy.it/links.htm
DAILY DX: Back issues of The Daily DX can be found at
http://www.dailydx.com/1997/
http://www.dailydx.com/1998/
http://www.dailydx.com/1999/
http://www.dailydx.com/2000/
or you can check out The Daily DX search engine at
http://www.dailydx.com/search.html
DIFO: Gil, F5NOD reports the up-to-date DIFO (French Oversea Islands)
Award island listings can be found at
http://f5nod.waika9.com/difo.html
LOGS: Logs for special event station EN23RW can be found at
http://www.radio.cn.ua. QSL via UX2RY (Andre Asriyanz, P.O. Box
14, Slavutich-3, Kiev obl., 07100 Ukraine). [TNX UY2RA]
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CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER
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3V8CB DL1BDF ER2000A ER1DA SN2000C SP9PKZ
3W6LI IK2DUW EY1HQ DJ1MM SP2000S SP5ZCC
3W7CW SP5JTF EY8JJ LA5JX T20CK HB9BCK
4D68HBC JA1HBC EY8ZC EY8DV T94KU YO3JW
4J4K PA3EPG EZ3A EZ8CQ TA2FE KK3S
4K5CW PA3EPG FK8GM WB2RAJ TG9ANG pirate
4K9C PA3EPG FM/F2JD F6AJA TI9DX pirate
4N7ZZ YU7FIJ FM5GU/I KU9C TT8FC EA4AHK
4S7OF K0JN FO5RA KM5M UA2FO DL1FCM
4S7VK DJ9ZB FO8Z W9ZGU UK8LA RW3RM
4T4AHW OA4AHW HB0/DM2AUJ DM2AUJ UK8OM IK2QPR
5N3CPR SP5CPR HG1OOO HA5KDQ UN7EG DL8KAC
5P1ER M0AXP HI3LFE AD4Z UP2000L UN7LZ
5R8FU SM5DJZ HS0ZCW K4VUD V26JT K3JT
5R8O 5R8FL HS4BPQ E21EIC V47SS DL2MDZ
5T5YD/P F6FYD HZ1AB K8PYD V47UY KJ4UY
5X1GS WB2YQH II0ZKZ I0ZKZ V51HK DL6OBS
7Q7KZ JA2LZF IU4T IK4MTF VE2DX VE2STN
7S2000M SM7TZK IY4FGM IK4UPU VK9CEH AA4EH
7X0AD EA4URE J28EX FB1BON VQ9QM W4QM
7X2RO OM3CGN J38DX K1KI VR97BG VR2BG
8P9EM G3VBL J6/LA4LN LA4LN VR98BG VR2BG
8P9HW G4IOQ JD1BCK JM1TUK VS6BG VR2BG
9K2GS W6YJ JQ1SUO/JD1 JQ1SUO VS6UP VR2BG
9L1GG (1980) ZP6CU JW/ES1AKM ES1AKM VS96BG VR2BG
9M2/JI1ETU JI1ETU JW5DW LA5DW VS97BG VR2BG
9M6BG VR2BG JY4NE KB6NAN VU2HR2000 VU2JOS
9M6CTT JA8CCL K1D W1DAD W3M W1KSZ
9N7RB W4FOA KH0/JA4GXS JA4GXS W5AA/TI8 W5AA
9V1YC AA5BT KH0/JF4LNO JA4GXS XE2NJ F6FNU
A41KJ N5FTR KH0/JN4AWW JA4GXS XV3AA JA6UGH
AX2000 VK2PS KH0AC K7ZA XV7AAZ IN3QBR
BA4CH BY4AOM LU1Z/UT1KY UT7UA XW3QBR IN3ZNR
C21JH VK2GJH LZ0A LZ1KDP XW3ZNR IN3ZNR
C56/G2YT G2YT MJ0ASP F5SHQ XX9TDM VR2BG
CN2UN ZP6CU OD5IU LX1NO YB0ABB M0CMK
CO8EJ EA5KB OK9GLX OK2AOP YB3ZMI IZ8CCW
CP6XE IK6SNR OL2OOO OK1MD YB5QZ W3HNK
CT3/DK1BT DK1BT P29CC K1WY YC3DIK IZ8CCW
CT3/DL3DXX DL3DXX PA/ON5FP/P ON5FP YN9HAU HR1RMG
CT3/SM0JHF SM0JHF PJ2MI W2CQ YO5TP GI4GTY
DL2GG/YV5 DJ7AO PR8CBS K2AP YU2000A YU1FJK
DU1/LA5FHA LA5FHA PY0FT JA1ELY YU8/9X0A RW3AH
E20HHK E21EIC R1AND DL5EBE YZ30AA YZ1AA
E20RRW E21EIC S07UN ZP6CU ZC4GL KF4UCH
E29DX HS0GBI S21YT JA7KXD ZF2DR K5RQ
ED1SJC EA1URS S79OK OK1TD ZP6CW ZP6CU
ED6JN EA6JN SI4SSA SM4AIO ZP6GG ZP6CU
ED8LPH EA8URT SM2T SM2EZT ZS6Y KK3S
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3D2DI Bill, P.O. Box 184, Suva, Fiji Islands
5R8FL P.O. Box 5005, Tananarive, Madagascar
A45XR Chris Dabrowski, P.O. Box 2038, CPO 111, Oman
A92ZE Capt. Julius Gostel Jr., PSC 451, Box 1198, FPO AE 09834, USA
AA4EH Ed Hula, 1776 Peachtree St., Suite 410N, Atlanta, GA 30309, USA
BA4DW David Y. J. Zhou, P.O. Box 040-088, Shanghai, 200040, China
DL2MDZ Rainer Kuehnberger, Hofer Str. 54, D-95233 Helmbrechts, Germany
DL5EBE Dominik Weiel, Johannes-Meyer-Str. 13, D-49808 Lingen, Germany
DU9BCD Paul C. Dagondon, Kuguita, Mambajao, 9100 Camiguin Island,
Philippines
E21EIC Champ C. Muangamphun, P.O. Box 1090 Kasetsart, Bangkok 10903,
Thailand
F6AUS Serge Soulet, Les Hautes Rivieres, F-79800 Sainte-Eanne, France
F6AUS Serge Soulet, P.O. Box 54, F-79402 Saint-Maixent-L'Ecole, France
FB1BON Patrice Brechet, P.O. Box 522, 85305 Challans CX, France
HC2BEV Alex Otto Ogorodov Rafalsky, Correo Central, Provincia Guayas,
Ecuador
HR1RMG Rene Mendoza Garay, P.O. Box 1000, San Pedro Sula, Honduras
HS0GBI Cherdchai Yiwlek, P.O. Box 9, MAptaphut I.E., Raygong 21151, Thailand
IZ8CCW P.O. Box 360, 87100 Cosenza - CS, Italy
JA4GXS Kenji Sasaki, 2-15 Ishikannon-cho, Yamaguchi-city, 753-0038 Japan
JA6GXK Masafumi Ishihara, 493-4 Koba-Cho, Fukue, 853-0033 Japan
JA7KXD Junji Ogawa, 2-3-51, Kimachidori, Aoba-ku, Sendai-city 980-0801,
Japan
JI3DST Takeshi Funaki, 2-18-26 Hannan-cho, Abeno-ku, Osaka-city, Osaka
545-0021, Japan
JK7TKE Koji Fukui 1840-5, Izumi-cho, Tokorozawa-city, Saitama 359-1112,
Japan
JM1TUK Kazuyoshi Nasu, 3-12-11-201, Oda Kawasaki-Ku, Kawasaki 2100846,
Japan
JQ1SUO Eiji Shinoda, 3-3-17, Tomisato, Kashawa-City, Chiba 277-0081, Japan
K1KI Tom Frenaye, P.O. Box 386, West Suffield, CT 06093, USA
LA5FHA Svein Olav Brobakken, P.O. Box 15, 2838 Snertingdal, Norway
OA4AHW Manuel Basurco C., Bronsino 626, Lima 41, Peru
OD5NH Puzant Azirian, P.O. Box 80903, Beirut, Lebanon
PA3EPG Ben van Leeuwen, Zwolseweg 57, 8181 AC Heerde, The Netherlands
RA0JX Vladimir I. Babynin, P.O. Box 1, Zeya-3, Amurskaya Obl., 676342
Russia
RA1QQ Nick A. Smerdov, P.O. Box 24, Cherepovets, 162627, Russia
SM5DJZ Jan Hallenberg, Vassunda Andersberg, SE-741 91 Knivsta, Sweden
VE2STN Richard G. Desaulniers, 461, Romeo, Ste-Dorothee, Laval, Quebec,
Canada H7X 1R2
VK4EJ Bernie McIvor, 30 Brennan Parade, Strathpine 4500, Australia
VP8DCD P.O. Box 260, MPA, Falkland Islands
VR2BG Brett Graham, P.O. Box 12727, Hong Kong
W1DAD Peter Schipelliti, 7 Dearborn Ridge Rd, Atkinson, NH 03811, USA
W3HC Carl F. McDaniel, 2116 Reed Street, Williamsport, PA 17701-3904, USA
W3HNK Joseph Arcure Jr., P.O. Box 73, Edgemont, PA 19028, USA
W9ZGU Carl Taylor, 3871 SW 31 Street, Hollywood, FL 33023, USA
WA7OBH Lee Graves, 4341 SE Satinleaf Place, Stuart, FL 34997, USA
YB8HZ Hajar Sas, P.O. Box 105, Pangkep 90600, Indonesia
YU1FJK RK Novi Beograd, P.O. Box 35, 11070 Novi Beograd, Yugoslavia
ZP6CU P.O. Box 73, Caacupe, Paraguay
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