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Subject: [425ENG] 425 DX News #551
Date: sabato 24 novembre 2001 13:59
24 November 2001 No 551
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3A - Laura, 3A2MD reports she is QRV almost daily and looking for North
America long path at 13.30 UTC (28.030 MHz), at 14.00 UTC (28.515
MHz) and at 14.30 UTC (18.085 MHz).
9M6 - Look for 9M6NA to participate in the CQ WW DX CW Contest as SOAB
HP from Labuan Island (OC-133), East Malaysia. QSL via JE1JKL
either direct (Saty Nakamura, 1-27-2 Kamiya, Ushiku, Ibaraki,
300-1216 Japan) or through the JARL bureau. E-mail requests for
bureau cards are welcome at 9m6na@jsfc.org [TNX VA3RJ]
C6 - Joe, W4SAA is active as C6A/W4SAA from South Bimini (NA-048),
Bahamas until 27 November. During the CQ WW CW DX Contest he will
multi-operate with Dick, N4RP using the call C6AKP. [TNX OPDX
Bulletin]
F - Look for the Council of Europe Amateur Radio Club to be on the air
as TP5CE on 14-16 December, ARRL 10 Meter Contest included.
Outside the contest main activity will be on all bands RTTY and
CW. QSL via F6FQK. [TNX F6FQK]
F - Special call TM4AMD will be aired from France between 26 December
and 13 January during the 24th Rally Arras-Madrid-Dakar (ex
Paris-Dakar). QSL via F6IGF through the REF bureau. For further
information please visit http://perso.wanadoo.fr/ara62 [TNX F5PSI]
HF0_ssh - Miroslaw Stefanski, SP7JKW will be active as HF0POL
(http://www.qsl.net/hf0pol or http://qtc.radio.org.pl) from the
Polish base "Henryk Arctowski" (WABA SP-01) on King George Island,
South Shetlands (AN-010) from 1 January through 31 December 2002.
He plans to operate CW, RTTY and PSK-31 (with some SSB) on all
bands, WARC included. QSL via SQ5TA either direct (Artur
Tabaszewski, ul. Wiejska 100, 26-606 Radom, Poland) or through the
bureau. [TNX SP2FAP and SQ5TA]
I - Look for the following special event stations/calls to be
activated from 1 through 31 December to celebrate the 100th
anniversary of the first transatlantic radio transmission by
Guglielmo Marconi:
* IU0M operated by Nuccio/I0YKN and Simone/IZ0BTV. QSL via bureau
or direct to I0YKN (Nuccio Meoli, Via della stazione sn, 04010
Cori - LT, Italy).
* IR7GM operated during the weekends by Alfredo/IK7JWX. QSL via
IK7JWX either direct (Alfredo De Nisi, P.O. Box 218, 73100 Lecce
- LE, Italy) or through the bureau.
* Operators from ARI Venice as II3GM on 7, 14, 144 and 432 MHz SSB
and CW. This activity will also celebrate Giulio Salom, 1MT
(I0ACL), the first Italian radioamateur to use home-brewed
equipment back in 1923. QSL via IK3RIY either direct (c/o
A.R.I. Venezia, P.O. Box 227, 30100 Venezia VE - Italy) or
through the bureau.
J3 - Yankee Clipper Contest Club members NB1B (J3/NB1B), K2KQ (J37ZA),
K2TE (J3/K2TE), N2GA (J3/N2GA), N2MI (J3/N2MI), WA1S (J38AA) and
K2DO (J3/K2DO) will participate in the CQ WW CW Contest as J3A
(Multi-Multi) from Grenada (NA-024). QSL J3A via WA1S, others via
home calls. [TNX The Daily DX]
KG4 - Look for Tip, N4SIA to be active as KG4AS from Guantanamo Bay
(NA-015) between 27 November and 5 December. QSL via N4SIA. [TNX
OPDX Bulletin]
OX - Rene, OX3HX is active as OX1AWG. This special call is for the
Arctic Winter Games which will take place on 17-24 March 2002. QSL
via OX3HX. [TNX PA3GVI]
P5 - A vertical antenna and a keyer were shipped to Ed, P5/4L4FN on 19
November, but for the time being he still operates SSB only. Look
for him on 28580 kHz between 22.00 and 23.00 UTC and on 14205 kHz
around 14.30-15.30 UTC for Europe, Japan and Russia. Ed will be
back home from 22 December through 18 January. For further
information on his activity (logs included) please visit
http://www.amsatnet.com/p5.html; QSL via KK5DO (Bruce Paige, P.O.
Box 310, Alief, TX 77411, USA). [TNX KK5DO]
PY - Look for Pete, PY1NEW/2 and Lima, PY1NEZ/2 to be active (on 40-6
metres CW and SSB) from Comprida Island (SA-024) between 28
November and 2 December. They will pay special attention to island
chasers in Asia and Oceania. QSL to PY1NEW (Emanuel Tavares Filho,
Apartado Postal 100659, 24001-970 Niteroi, RJ, Brazil) and PY1NEZ
(Rogaciano de Lima Correa Filho, Calle Belizario Augusto 91 apto.
1101, 24230-200 Niteroi, RJ, Brazil) or via the bureau. [TNX
PY1NEZ]
PY0_fdn - Tony, PY8IT will operate as PY0FT from Fernando de Noronha
(SA-003) on 12-18 December. He will concentrate on RTTY and PSK31.
QSL via JA1ELY. [TNX VK2SG RTTY DX Notes]
SV9 - Bill, W4WX will be signing SV9/W4WX from Crete (EU-015) between 27
November and 4 December. Look for him on 80-10 metres RTTY and
SSB. QSL to home call either direct or through the bureau. [TNX
W4WX]
VE - The Society Of Newfoundland Radio Amateurs (http://www.sonra.ca/)
will be active as VO1S on 1-31 December to celebrate the 100th
anniversary of the reception of the first transatlantic signal on
Signal Hill in St. John's, Newfoundland. All of the QSOs will be
confirmed automatically through the bureau; direct cards should be
sent before 1 March 2002 to SONRA, P.O. Box 23099, St. John's, NF
A1B 4J9, Canada. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
VP8_so - Mike, GM0HCQ (VP8CMH/mm) expected to operate as VP8SIG from Signy
Island in the South Orkneys on 18-19 November, but strong winds
prevented him from landing. His next visit to the island will be
in January 2002 [425DXN 537]. Mike is now going to King Edward
Point, South Georgia (AN-007) and he anticipates he will be able
to operate as VP8SGK ("all being well I should get three evenings
in", he says). More up-to-date information on the trip can be
found at the British Antarctic Survey web site
(http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/diaries/es/), specifically related to
the RRS "Ernest Shackleton" (the ship that Mike is working on).
[TNX DL5EBE and K8AJS]
VP9 - Tom, W9AEB is active (on 10-20 metres SSB and CW) as VP9/W9AEB
from Bermuda (NA-005) until 26 November.
W - The Marconi Radio Club (W1AA, http://personal.tmlp.com/k1vv/w1aa/)
and the Falmouth Amateur Radio Association will celebrate the
100th anniversary of the first transatlantic radio transmission by
Guglielmo Marconi (12 December 1901). Look for W1AA/CC to be aired
on 11-16 December from the location of Marconi's 1903
Trans-Atlantic radio station at Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Further
information is available at
http://www.qrz.com/database?callsign=w1aa [TNX K1VV]
XV - Rolf, SM5MX will be active (on 10, 15 and 20 metres CW) as XV9SW
from Hanoi, Vietnam until 28 November. He will participate in the
CQ WW DX CW Contest as SOSB (15 metres) Low Power. QSL via SM3CXS.
[TNX OPDX Bulletin]
YA - The Daily DX reports that the foreign ministry of the Islamic
Republic of Afghanistan (Northern Alliance) issued the call YA5T,
which can be used on all bands by Peter/ON6TT, Matts/SM7PKK and
Robert/S53R.
ZK2 - Mike, KM9D (CW) and Jan, KF4TUG (SSB) are now active as ZK2MO and
ZK2TO respectively from Niue Island (OC-040). Look for Mike, ZK2MO
to participate in the CQ WW DX CW Contest as SOAB LP. QSL via
OM2SA for both. [TNX QRZ-DX]
CQ WW DX CW CONTEST ---> The following stations have announced their
partecipation in this year's event:
- Yoram, 4Z1GY as 4X2K (SOAB High Power). QSL via home call. [TNX 4Z1GY]
- Bavarian Contest Club (http://www.Bavarian-Contest-Club.de) member Mike,
DL1HCM as 9K9X (SOAB) from Kuwait. QSL via 9K2HN either direct or through
the bureau. [TNX DL1HCM]
- Con, DF4SA as CS7T (SOAB low power) from near Lisbon. QSL via DF4SA either
direct (Cornelius Paul, Adelberger Weg 3, 73104 Breech, Germany) or through
the DARC bureau. [TNX DF4SA]
- CU2BV, CU2CE, OH2BH, OH2TA and OH8SR as CU2A from the Azores. QSL via
OH2BH. [TNX QRZ-DX]
- CT1EEB and CT1CJJ as CT7B from Portugal. QSL via OH2BH. [TNX QRZ-DX]
- Patrick, FR5FD as SOAB low power. QSL to Patrick Labeaume, 40 rue Louis
Desjardins, 97411 Bois de Nefles St Paul, France. [TNX F5NQL]
- Jesus, LU5FC as LP1F (SOSB 10 metres, low power). QSL via LU5FC either
direct (Jesus Rubio, San Juan 2694, Rosario 2000, Argentina) or through the
bureau. [TNX LU5FC]
- Kari, LX/OH2PQ as LX4B (http://www.qsl.net/lx4b), SOSB (10 metres). QSL via
LX1TI. [TNX LX1KQ]
- DF9LJ, DK2OY, DK6WL, DL1MGB, DL2HBX, and DL5UT as LX5A (Multi-Single). QSL
to LX1RQ or via the LX bureau. [TNX The Daily DX]
- Hein, DL2OBF as MU/DL2OBF (SOAB low power) from Guernsey (EU-114). QSL via
DL2OBF. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
- Ian, G3WVG and Nigel, G3TXF as MZ5A from the Shetland Islands (EU-012,
Scotland, but a separate multiplier in CQWW). [TNX The Daily DX]
- Jukka, OH6LI as OH0V (15 metres) and DJ2QV as OH0N (10 metres) from the
Aland Islands. QSL OH0V via OH6LI (Jukka Klemola, Aarontie 5, 31400 Somero,
Finland); QSL OH0N via OH1BOI. [TNX OH6LI]
- Scott, K0DQ as P40Q (SOAB HP) from the QTH of P43P in Aruba. [TNX The Daily
DX]
- Serge, RA0JJ as SOSB (80 metres) from Zone 19. He will be looking for
Europe and Africa on 3541 kHz (+/- 1) between 21.30 and 23.00 UTC. QSL to
Serge Smirnoff, P.O. Box 1, Blagoveschensk, 675000, Russia [TNX RA0JJ]
- SV1VN, SV1VN, SV1XV as SW1R from near Athens. They will operate mainly on
160 metres with 100 watts. QSL via SV1XV either direct (Costas Krallis,
P.O.Box 3066, GR-10210 Athens, Greece) or through the bureau. [TNX SV1XV]
- N0KE from Costa Rica as TI5X (SOAB QRP) from TI5KD's station. QSL for TI5X
and TI/N0KE via N0KE. [TNX The Daily DX]
- F5ROP, F8BWB, F5SIH, F5NOD and DL7FER (guest operator) as TM0DX from the
contest site of the F6KDF Radio Club. [TNX F5NQL]
- Ed, N1TO and Press, N6SS from Diego Garcia (AF-0069 as VQ9X (the new club
call for the local ARC, formerly VQ9IO). [TNX The Daily DX]
- Dennis, K7BV (currently signing NP2/K7BV) as WP2Z from the Virgin Islands
(NA-106) as SOAB 15 metres. QSLs for both via KU9C. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
- Lani, YB0GJS as Single Operator Single Band on 20 metres. QSL via K5ZE.
[TNX YB0ECT]
- Jim Neiger, N6TJ from ZD8Z on Ascension Island (probably as SOSB 10
metres). QSL via VE3HO. [TNX The Daily DX]
Give also a look to the listing of announced operations maintained by Bill,
NG3K at http://www.ng3k.com
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DUCIE ISLAND ---> The team departed from Mangareva (French Polynesia) shortly
after local sunrise on 15 November and arrived to Pitcairn around 12.30 UTC
on the 17th. The voyage took much more time than expected due to a storm,
which also prevented them from leaving Pitcairn after just a couple of hours
as originally planned. Their new plans were to leave Pitcairn around 15 UTC
on 18 November, to arrive at Ducie around 03.30 UTC on the 20th (Tuesday) and
to leave on the 23rd (Friday) at the latest. However at 21 UTC on 19 November
they were still approximately 11-12 hours away from the island, with rough
sea and even worse weather closing in behind them. Later in the UTC night
between Monday and Tuesday the trip to Ducie was cancelled and the team
turned around and headed back to Pitcairn. The team left Pitcairn around 1
UTC on 22 November to return to the Gambier Islands. Kan, JA1BK donated all
the antennas and masts and two generators to the Pitcairn Island Amateur
Radio Association (PIARA) for a future DXpedition. [TNX K6GNX and WD4NGB]
NOT THE MANAGER ---> Alan, G3PMR has received several bureau cards sent "via
G3PMR" for ZC4AKR, ZC4ATC, ZC4RAF. Please note that he is not the QSL manager
for any of these stations.
QRP DXCC AWARD ---> The new QRP DXCC Award certificate is given for working
100 different DXCC entities on the DXCC List while operating with a
transmitter power of 5 watts or less. Applications will be accepted beginning
2 January 2002, but contacts may have been made at any time since 15 November
1945. The award is not endorseable and is separate and distinct from the
traditional DXCC award program (credits are not assigned to other DXCC
awards). Certificates will be dated, but not numbered. QSL cards are not
required; applicants must certify the authenticity of log information. For
further information (including the application forms) please visit
http://www.arrl.org/awards/dxcc/qrp/index.html [TNX NC1L]
QSL FO/SP9FIH ---> Janusz reports that cards will be ready early next year.
He was active from the Marquesas Islands between 24 October and 10 November
and logged some 12,000 QSOs on 80-10 metres. QSL to Janusz Wegrzyn, P.O. Box
480, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland.
QSL H44NC ---> Father Norried, H44NC should be back to the Solomon Islands in
August 2002. For the time being, while he is in the US, he can confirm only
contacts made between 1 July 2000 and 31 May 2001. Send your request direct
to: Norried F. Chaisson, P.O. Box 2262, Springfield, Missouri 65801, USA
[425DXN 522]. When he returns to the Solomons, he will be able to confirm
older contacts as well. His new address will be P.O. Box 419, Honiara,
Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. [TNX The Daily DX]
QSL VIA W4FRU (CHANGE) ---> John Parrot, W4FRU is no longer able to continue
being a QSL manager for any of his stations. The new QSL manager for all of
the stations previously handled by John is K4JDJ: Bob Young, 556 Babbtown
Rd., Suffolk, VA 23434, USA. [TNX K1XN and The Golist,
http://www.golist.net/]
WRTC 2002 ---> The following contesters have been nominated to represent
their countries in WRTC 2002 (http://www.wrtc2002.org):
Czech Republic Vojta Zeman, OK2ZU & Karel Karmasin, OK2FD
Spain Eduardo Stark, EA3NY & Fernando Martinez, EA3KU
Belgium Mark Demeuleneere, ON4WW & Peter Casier, ON6TT
Poland Bogdan Chorazyk, SP3RBR & Andrzej Jarzabkowski, SP8NR
France Gerard Parat, F6GFZ & Laurent Blin, F5NLY
Japan Koji Tahara, JM1CAX & Satoshi Nakamura, JE1JKL
Italy Stefano Brioschi, IK2QEI & Maurizio Panicara, I4JMY
AS Russia (new team) Mikhail Klokov, RZ9UA & Gennadij Kolmakov, UA9MA
All national teams have now been selected. The deadline for "Wildcard" team
applications is 30 November 2001.
ZL/PA0MIR ---> Nico logged 920 QSOs from Stewart Island (OC-203) and left New
Zealand on 22 November. He is now going to Australia, where he should be
active as VK3FEI/# until March [425DXN 543].
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QSLs received direct: 3V8BB, 4L7O, 4T0I (SA-052), 7Q7RH, 8J0JCA, 8P2K
(NA-021), 8R1AK/P (SA-068), 9M2TO, 9M6CT, A61AJ, AP2IA, C31BO, C31US, C56RF,
CQ3E (AF-047), CQ9S (AF-047), CT3BX, D68C, ER7HQ, EZ10BO, FK8HG, FO0/DL7FT,
FO0CLA, FO0WEG, FR5FD, FR5ZU/T, FS/AH8DX, HC8Z, HK5MQZ/0M, HR4/TI5KD
(NA-060), HS0AC, IH9P, J3A, J75KG (NA-101), JI3DST/8 (AS-147), KD7H/4
(NA-110), KH0JX, KH6TO, KH7U, KL7AK/P (NA-053), KL7Y, KP4KE, L44D/D (SA-021),
OH3BHL/1 (EU-096), OM5XX, OX3CO, OX3LG (NA-220), P3A, P49I, PJ7/K7ZUM
(NA-105), PT0T, RI9K (AS-109), RW2F, RZ1CWD/P, T30ES, TA2IM, TA3J, TI2/AK0A,
TM8CDX, TT8JE, TZ6YV, UE1RCV/1 (EU-188), UN5J, V29K, V47KP, V73UX (OC-028),
VP2E, VP5/W6XK, VP5/WA2VYA, VP5DX, VP5T, WH6ASW/KH2, YC7URA (OC-088), YC9BU/P
(OC-148), YE8XM (OC-070), YK1AH, YV5JBI/p (SA-090), Z21KD, ZX0F.
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