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425DXN #543 ---> This issue is being published a few hours before leaving for
the annual HF-DX Convention in Bologna. This week's calendar will be
published when we come back home.
3B8 - Jack/PA3BAG and Hans/PA0VHA will be active (on all bands RTTY,
PSK-31, CW and SSB) as 3B8/PA3BAG and 3B8/PA0VHA from Mauritius
Island (AF-049) on 1-16 October. QSL via PA0VHA (Hans Vernhout,
Ph.de Goedestraat 54, NL 3132 XR Vlaardingen, The Netherlands). [TNX
OPDX Bulletin]
3D2 - Michael, DL1MHM will operate (on 20-6 metres SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK31
and Pactor 1 & 2) as 3D2MH from Fiji between 27 September and 3
November. He expects to be active from the Viti Levu (OC-016), Vanua
Levu (OC-016), Mamanuca (OC-121) and Yasawa (OC-156) IOTA groups.
QSL to DL1MHM through the DARC bureau. [TNX DE0MST and Islands On
The Web]
3D2_cr - The DXpedition to Conway Reef [425DXN 538] is confirmed to take
place between 1 and 10 October. The list of operators now includes
YT1AD (team leader), YU1AU, YU1DX, YU7AV, YZ7AA, RZ3AA, Z31FU and
N6TQS. Two different calls (to be announced when operations start)
will be used for CW & RTTY (QSL via YT1AD: dr. Hrane Milosevic, 36
206 Vitanovac, Yugoslavia) and SSB (QSL via Z32AU: Kostevski Dragan,
P.O. Box 35, 6000 Ohrid, Macedonia). The web site for the operation
is at http://www.kragujevac.co.yu/3D2 [TNX YT1AD]
4X - Dov, 4Z4DX will operate from Eilat Lighthouse (ISR-002) on 6
October. On his way to the lighthouse he will be QRV as 4Z4DX/m for
the Holyland Award squares starting around 3 UTC on 14265 kHz. [TNX
4Z4DX]
5T - JA1UT reports that seven members of the International Amateur Radio
Volunteers (IARV) will be active (mostly on CW, 30 metres included)
from Mauritania on 6-16 October. They expect to be permitted to
operate with individual call signs of the format 5T5xxx as well as
5T5U. [TNX G3NOM]
9N - Hiro, JA0SC plans to operate from Nepal, hopefully as 9N7SC, between
30 September and 6 October. His activity will take place on 20 and
15 metres RTTY and SSTV. QSL via JA0SC (Hirotada Yoshiike, 722-1
Shiba, Matsushiro, Nagano, 381-1214 Japan). [TNX The Daily DX]
DL - Look for Lutz, DL3ARK/p to be active on 10-40 metres from Nordstrand
Island (not IOTA, N-024 for the German Islands Award) between 29
September and 6 October. QSL via home call either direct or through
the bureau. [TNX DL3ARK]
EA - Pepe, EA5KB plans to operate from Peneta del Moro (EU-151, DIE
E-039) for a few hours on 29-30 September. Look for him on or around
21260 and 28460 kHz. Pepe will concentrate on Japan and North
America and asks island chasers to refrain from calling him if
EU-151 is not a new one for them. [TNX EA5KB]
E3 - Bernd, DF3CB (df3cb@qsl.net) will be the pilot for the 17 October-3
November E30NA operation from Eritrea [425DXN 540]. The web site for
the DXpedition is at http://www.qsl.net/e30na
FM - Andy/IV3BTY, Luke/IV3JVJ, Dan/IV3TDM, Leon/FM5DN, Dennis/FM5GU and
Lucien/FM5WD will participate int the CQ WW DX SSB Contest as FM5GU
(Multi-Single) from Martinique (NA-107). Further information at
http://www.qsl.net/fm5gu [TNX FM5GU]
FO_mar - SP9FIH and SQ9LR plan to operate (on 80-6 metres SSB and RTTY) as
FO/SP9FIH from Nuku Hiva (OC-027), Marquesas Islands for two weeks
starting on or around 15 October. QSL via SP9FIH. [TNX SP9FIH]
FS - Look for Ann, FS/W2AZK and Brian, FS/KF2HC to be active from Saint
Martin (NA-105) between 26 November and 2 December. They will
operate SSB and CW on 40-10 metres (80 and 160 metres will be added
if circumstances allow) with wire antennas and possibly a vertical
dipole. QSL to their home calls direct or via the bureau. Check "DX
News" on http://www.njdxa.org/ for any last minute announcements.
[TNX KF2HC]
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GM - Chris, GM3WOJ and Keith, GM4YXI will be back to the Shetland Islands
(EU-012) on 24-29 October. They will participate in the CQ WW SSB
Contest as GZ7V (Multi-Multi high power). This counts as Scotalnd
for DXCC purposes but is a seperate multiplier in CQWW contests.
Before the contest they will operate as homecall/P on 30, 17 and 12
metres. QSL via ZS5BBO. The web site for the operation is at
http://www.GM7V.com [TNX GM4YXI]
I - IT9GSF, YL2KL, YL2KA, YL2LY, YL2KF and YL3CW are operating from the
IG9A station on Lampedusa (AF-019) until 1 October, including an
entry in the CQ/RJ WW RTTY Contest (Multi-Single). [TNX IT9GSF]
OH - Harry, OH6YF was active during the SAC as OG6Y. This special call,
which celebrates the 80th anniversary of SRAL, will be used during
the CQ WW SSB and CW Contests as well. QSL via OH6YF (Harri M.
Mantila, P.O. Box 30, FIN-64701 Teuva, Finland). [TNX OH6YF]
OX - Ben, OZ5AAH/OZ5IPA will be active (on all bands SSB and CW) as
OX3IPA from Greenland between 27 October and 5 November. He will
operate from 10 until 22 UTC and on 30 October there is a slight
possibility for SSTV and RTTY. He will participate in the
International Police Associations Contest (http://www.ipa-rc.de) the
first weekend of November. QSL direct only to Ben Jakobsen, 9
Knoldager, DK-2670 Greve, Denmark. [TNX OZ5AAH/OZ5IPA]
SM - Look for Fred/SM7DAY and Jan/SM7NGH to be active (on 80, 40, 20, 17,
15 and 10 metres CW and SSB) from Ven Island (EU-137,) on 26-30
September. QSL via home calls, either direct or through the bureau.
[TNX SM7NGH]
T30 - Eric, N1JSY is now active as T30ES from Butaritari Island (OC-017),
Western Kiribati [425DXN 536]. QRZ-DX reports that the current
schedule for his operation is Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday from 10
UTC to 12 UTC on 14280 kHz, depending on conditions. QSL via W1QI
(C.A.R.A., P.O. Box 3441, Danbury, CT 06813, USA). Updates will be
posted on http://people.mags.net/boem/kiribati1.htm
T32 - Takashi/JR7TEQ, Hiro/JA1PCY and Hiro/JP1TRJ will be active (on 6-160
metres SSB, CW and RTTY) from Christmas Island (OC-024), East
Kiribati on 1-7 October. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
TG - Look for Arno, DL1CW and Andy, DL3GA to operate as TG/DL1CW and
TG/DL3GA from Guatemala on 5-15 October. Activity is expected to
take place mstly on the upper bands CW, with some SSB and RTTY. QSL
via home calls. [TNX QRZ-DX]
VP5 - WA2VYA, K2WB and N2VW will be active from VP5JM's QTH on
Providenciales (NA-002), Turks & Caicos Islands between 23 and 30
October. They will participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest as VP5T
(Multi-Multi, QSL via N2VW); before and after the contest they will
operate (mostly CW, WARC bands and PSK31) as VP5/homecall. QSL via
homecall. [TNX N2VW]
XU - Yves/F5TYY, Alain/F6BFH, Jacqueline/F6EGG and Bernard/F9IE will
operate (80-6 metres CW and SSB with a dipole) from Cambodia between
22 October and 10 November. They will try to be active from Koh Poah
(AS-133) during that time frame. F6BFH will be signing XU7ABW, while
the licences for the others will be collected upon arrival. QSL via
home calls either direct or through the bureau. [TNX F6BFH]
XX9 - Ed, K8EP will be active (SSB and CW) as XX9TEP from Macau (mainland)
on 11-17 October. QSL via home call. [TNX K8EP]
YN - Ed/W5GCX, Frosty/K5LBU and Laurie/G3UML will participate in the CQ
WW DX SSB Contest as YN2EJ from Nicaragua. QSL via G3UML (Europe and
Africa) or K5LBU (others). [TNX W5GCX]
ZL & VK TRIP ---> Nico, PA0MIR expects to leave for New Zealand and Australia
on 8 October. He will be in New Zealand until 8 November and plans to operate
as ZL1/PA0MIR from OC-201 during the the WAG Contest (20-21 October) and as
ZL3/PA0MIR from either OC-134 or OC-203 during the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. He
will then move to Australia and be active as VK3FEI/# until March. IOTA
operations should include OC-006, OC-233, OC-136 and possibily other groups,
including Lord Howe and Norfolk. A side trip to Fiji is also being planned.
Nico will use 100 watts and either a mobile vertical antenna or dipoles. QSL
via PA0MIR (Nico van der Bijl, Lepelblad 129, NL 1441 VH Purmerend, The
Netherlands). [TNX PA0MIR]
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INTERNATIONAL NAVAL CONTEST ---> This year the International Naval Contest is
sponsored by the Italian Navy Old Rhythmers Club (INORC) and will take place
from 16 UTC on 15 December until 16 UTC on the 16th. Participating naval
clubs include the Australian Naval Amateur Radio Society, the Belgian
Maritime Amateur Radio Society, the Finnish Naval Amateur Radio Society, the
Marine Amateur Radio Club Netherlands, the Marine Funker-Runde, the Royal
Naval Amateur Radio Society, the Romanian Marine Amateur Radio Club and the
Marine Funk Club Austria. Detailed information is available from Alberto
Frattini, I1QOD (i1qod@inwind.it).
NOT THE MANAGER ---> Ed, W4YO is not and has never been the QSL manager for
XT2AT, XT2AU, XT2AW or any other DX station. "Do not send your requests for
cards for these stations to me", he says. "Any further cards received by me
will be destroyed".
QSL 6A1A ---> Direct cards for the 24-25 April 1999 6A1A operation [425DXN
417] sent to F5KAM were eventually mailed on 20 September 2001. Andre, F6CBL
says that the reasons for the delay were beyond the control of radio club
F5KAM.
QSL VIA G3SWH ---> As a result of his recent visit to Madagascar and meetings
with local hams there, Phil Whitchurch, G3SWH is now the QSL manager for the
following stations: 5R8FL, 5R8FT, 5R8FV, 5R8GO and 5R8GZ.
QSL VIA EA5KB ---> Pepe is the QSL manager for the following stations:
7X3WDK CO2GL CO6TY CX2AQ TG9AAK ZP3CTW
CE2GLR CO2GP CO6YY CX2SA TG9AMD ZP6GBA
CE2LZR CO2QX CO8CY CX3UG TI3TLS ZP6VLA
CE2SQE CO2VQ CO8CH CX3VB UN3F
CE5CSV CO3JR CO8EJ CX5AO UN7JJ
CM6QN CO3ME CO8OT CX7OV XE2KB
CM6YD CO6BR CO8XI HC3AP YC1DYY
CO2AV CO6FU CP4AY HC5NCR YC1HDF
CO2CR CO6HF CP4BT HK1RRL YC9NBR
CO2FN CO6RD CP4IC HP1AC YF1T
CO2FU CO6TH CX1CCC OA6CY YV6AZC
QSL VIA N3ZOM ---> Frank Dalonzo, N3ZOM is the QSL manager for CO6TB and
CL6BIA. He has the complete logs for both stations and accepts cards either
direct or via the bureau. [TNX N3ZOM]
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425DXN SURVEY: The results of the PSK31 software survey [425DXN 535] are now
available at http://www.425dxn-org
LOGS: The logs for TG0R are available on-line at
http://www.ure.es/hf/eadx/expediciones/tg0r/log/logsp.htm
CONTEST RULES: The rules for the Oceania DX Contest can be found at
http://www.vk4dx.net
QSLs received direct: 3B6RF, 3C0R, 3Y0C, 4L5T, 4M5LR (SA-035), 4S7NB, 5R8GT/P
(AF-090), 5R8GY (AF-090), 5V7VJ, 5X1GS, 5X1P, 7Z1AC, 8Q7KK, 8R1Z, 9E1S,
9N7RB, 9Q0AR, 9Q5BQ, A92GE, AP2ARS, BQ9P, C21TT, CO0OTA (NA-015), CT3/DL3DXX,
CT3BX, CT3FN, D4A, D68C, DS2LGK/P (AS-122), EK6TA, EP3SMH, EU5F, EU6TT, EX8W,
FH/PA3GIO, FK8HZ, FO0ARE, FS/W2JJ, HB0/IK2IQD, HC1HC, HC2FN, HK5QGX/0M,
HL0AGD/4 (AS-060), HL1OYF/2 (AS-090), J5X, J5X, JT1BG, K4RFK/P (NA-069),
KA1I/NH2, KC4USV (AN-011), KF9YL (NA-076), OX3LG (NA-220), PJ7/W3HNK, R1FJV,
S21YT, S92SV, T5W, TA0/IK3GES/P (AS-115), TI5/N0KE, TI5N, UA0FO, UA0ZAL/0
(AS-025), V26KT, V73E (OC-087), V8AAP, VE2A, VK7TS/4 (OC-171), VO2/K2FRD,
VP5L, VP5VAC, WF1N (NA-148), XF3/AB5EB (NA-045), XF3/KB5SKN (NA-045), XF3IC
(NA-045), XW0X, YM0KI (AS-159), YV5/NE8Z, YW5FC (SA-058), YW5LF (SA-059),
YW5LO (SA-054), YW5LT (SA-059), Z36W, ZD7K.
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PERIOD CALL REF
till 03/11 3D2MH: Fiji (OC-016, OC-121, OC-156) * by DL1MHM 543
till 30/09 9K2USA: Kuwait 542
till 06/10 9H0VRZ: Malta (EU-023) * by PAs 540
till 02/10 9N7BY: Nepal * by JA0BYS 541
till 17/10 A25/JA1OEM: Botswana 541
till 10/10 C91RF: Mozambique * by DL6DQW 542
till 13/10 C98DC: Inhaca (AF-066) * by DL7AFS DJ7ZG,DL2FAG,IV3NVN 541
till October CP5/G4ASL: Bolivia 533
till 08/10 EA6/DL8LAS: Balearic Islands (EU-004) 541
till 2002 EM1HO: Galindez Island (AN-006) 513
till December FO0DEH: OC-094, 66, 62, 52 (French Polynesia)*by ON4QM 541
till 05/10 FR5ZU/T: Tromelin Island * by FR5ZU 537
till 08/10 HO1A & HP1/DL7CM: Contadora Island (NA-072), Panama 541
till 29/09 ID9/IK4MED: Eolie Islands (EU-017) 541
till 01/10 IG9A: Lampedusa (AF-019) * by IT9GSF and YLs 543
till 28/10 II1ARI: special event station from Torino 530
till 02/10 KH0/K7WD: Saipan (OC-086) * by JH7IMX 542
till 31/12 OE75: special prefix (Austria) 504
till 29/09 OZ/DL1EBR: Samso Island (EU-172) 539
till 02/10 P40M: Aruba (SA-036) * by K3MM 542
till 12/10 PJ2/PA0VDV: Curacao (SA-006), Netherlands Antilles 540
till 30/09 SM7DAY and SM7NGH: Ven Island (EU-137) 543
till 2003 T30ES: Butaritari (OC-017), W. Kiribati * by N1JSY 543
till 09/10 TI2/AK0A: Costa Rica 542
till 31/12 VI30RC: special station (Australia) 535
till Jan VK0KMT: Davis Base (VK-03), Antarctica * by VK4KMT 537
till 30/09 VK3DK/p: Gabo Island (OC-196) & Lighthouse * by VKs 537
till 06/10 YM3CC: Turkey * by LX1CC 539
28/09-04/10 V63DX,V63XC,V63A: Pohnpei (OC-010)*by JA7HMZ & 7L4IOU 542
29/09-07/10 DL1ZU/p: Fehmarn Island (EU-128) 541
29/09-06/10 DL3ARK/p: Nordstrand Island (N-024) 543
29/09-30/09 EA5KB: Peneta del Moro (EU-151) 543
29/09-30/09 J49XB: Crete (EU-015) * by DJ9XB 541
29/09-01/10 N6KZ,N6FH,W6VX,N6IC,KQ6MW,WB9AWX,KJ6Y,NN7A: NA-144 542
29/09-30/09 T70A: San Marino * by IK4GLV, IK4JPR, IK4RUX, IZ4CCO 542
29/09-02/10 TI5/JH8KYU and TI5U: Costa Rica * by JH8KYU 539
29/09-30/09 XVII Italian HF-DX Convention (Bologna) ***
30/09-13/10 3DA0DF and 3DA0FR: Swaziland * by DLs 539
30/09-06/10 9N7SC: Nepal * by JA0SC 543
30/09 N1EV: Sheffield Island (NA-136) 542
30/09-03/10 VK6GIO/5: Kangaroo Island (OC-139) * by PA3GIO 539
01/10-16/10 3B8/PA3BAG and 3B8/PA0VHA: Mauritius Island (AF-049) 543
01/10-10/10 3D2: Conway Reef (OC-112) * by YT1AD and others 543
01/10-07/10 T32: Christmas Isl (OC-024), E. Kiribati * by JAs 543
05/10-12/10 D4: Sao Tiago (AF-005), Cape Verde * by IK7VJP 541
05/10-14/10 II6I: special event station 542
05/10-16/10 JA6GXK: Meshima, Danjo Islands (AS-056) 531
05/10-15/10 TG/DL1CW and TG/DL3GA: Guatemala 543
06/10 4Z4DX: Eilat Lighthouse (ISR-002) 543
06/10-16/10 5T5: Mauritania * by JAs 543
06/10-13/10 GB0SM: Isles of Scilly (EU-011) * by G3WNI,G0PSE,G0WMW 541
06/10 H44: Guadalcanal (OC-047), Solomon Isls * by IZ6DSQ 540
06/10 EU Autumn Sprint (SSB) ***
06/10-07/10 Iberoamericano Contest ***
06/10-07/10 Oceania DX Contest (SSB) ***
07/10-13/10 H40: Pigeon Island (OC-065) Temotu * by IZ6DSQ 540
07/10-13/10 XF1/DL1YMK: Magdalena Island (NA-078) 537
07/10 RSGB 21/28 MHz Contest (SSB) ***
08/10-08/11 ZL#/PA0MIR: New Zealand & islands 543
09/10-15/10 VK9LO: Lord Howe Island (OC-004) * by PA3GIO 525
10/10-14/10 9M6JQT & 9M6VET: East Malaysia * by JA1JQJ & JA8VE 541
11/10-17/10 XX9TEP: Macau * by K8EP 543
12/10-14/10 RSGB International HF & IOTA Convention (Windsor) 530
13/10 EU Autumn Sprint CW (1500Z-1859Z) ***
13/10-14/10 Oceania DX Contest (CW) ***
14/10 H44: Guadalcanal (OC-047), Solomon Isls * by IZ6DSQ 540
from 15/10 FO/SP9FIH: Nuku Hiva (OC-027), Marquesas Islands 543
15/10-22/10 H44: New Georgia (OC-149) Solomon Isls * by IZ6DSQ 540
16/10-06/12 3B8/ON4LAC: Mauritius Island (AF-049) 533
17/10-03/11 E30NA: AF-038 (?), Eritrea * by DLs & OE 543
18/10-01/11 ZK1: Manihiki (OC-014), North Cooks 529
19/10-21/10 JF1NEH,JE1SQI,JO1CFV,JA4LVZ/1:Hachijo Isl (AS-043) 541
20/10-21/10 K7UGA: special event operation 531
20/10-04/11 VK9KNE & VK9KND: Norfolk (OC-005) * by SP9PT & SP9EVP 539
20/10-21/10 International HF-DX & Contest Convention (Catania) 524
20/10-21/10 Jamboree On The Air ***
20/10-21/10 Worked All Germany Contest ***
20/10-03/11 ZK1: Penrhyn (OC-082), North Cooks*by JR2KDN & JI1NJC 541
21/10 RSGB 21/28 MHz Contest (CW) ***
22/10-10/11 XU: Cambodia * by F5TYY, F6BFH, F6EGG, F9IE 543
23/10-01/11 A52DA, A52CB, A52PC, A51B, A52SL, A52ED, A52ST: Bhutan 541
23/10-30/10 VP5/WA2VYA, K2WB, N2VW & VP5T: Providenciales (NA-002) 543
24/10-29/10 GM3WOJ/p, GM4YXI/p, GZ7V: Shetland Islands (EU-012) 543
26/11-02/12 FS/W2AZK and FS/KF2HC: Saint Martin (NA-105) 543
27/10-28/10 A50A: Bhutan 541
27/10-28/10 D44TC: Sal Isl (AF-086) * by Marconi Contest Club 541
27/10-28/10 E4/OE1GZA: Palestine 539
27/10-28/10 HR3J: Honduras 541
27/10-28/10 J49Z: Crete (EU-015) * by IK8HCG and IK8UND 541
27/10-05/11 OX3IPA: Greenland * by OZ5AAH/OZ5IPA 543
27/10-28/10 XP1AB: Greenland (CQ WW DX SSB) 537
27/10-28/10 YN2EJ: Nicaragua * by W5GCX, K5LBU, G3UML 543
27/10-28/10 CQ Worldwide DX Contest (SSB) ***
31/10-12/11 8Q7QQ: Maldives (AS-013) * by HB9QQ 539
October YC9BU/3: OC-237 531
October ZW0TB and ZW0TW: Trindade (SA-010) * by PY2s 513
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