Da: <425list@425dxn.org> A: <i121171@425dxn.org> Oggetto: [425ENG] 425 DX News #582 Data: venerd� 28 giugno 2002 20:01 29 June 2002 No 582 =========================== *** 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@425dxn.org - BBS I1JQJ@IK1MJJ.IPIE.ITA.EU) ! ! Maurizio Bertolino, IZ1CRR (I1-21171): 425 DX News WWW Pages ! ! (e-mail i121171@425dxn.org) ! \---------------------------------------------------------------------------/ 7X - Mirek, 9V1XE (aka VK3DXI and SP5IXI) is will be going back to Algeria on the first or second week of July for a period of 3-4 weeks. "It is possibly my last trip, as the project is almost completed", he says. He plans to operate as 7X0DX on 160-10 metres (CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31) plus AO40 (6 meters is not allowed) in his spare time, typically after 16 UTC, before 5 UTC and on Fridays. QSL via DL4DBR. Updates and details of his activities at http://www.7x0.sp5zcc.waw.pl/ [TNX 9V1XE] 9A - OE1EMS, OE2WPO, OE8KDK, OE8MHQ, OE8SKQ and 9A9R will participate in the IOTA Contest as 9A0R from Krk Island (EU-136, CI-046 for the Islands Of Croatia Award) QSL via DJ2MX. Before and after the contest they will be active as 9A/homecall. [TNX 9A6AA] 9A - Mato, 9A3PA and others will participate in the IOTA Contest as 9A8RR from the island of Korcula (EU-016, CI-041 for the Islands Of Croatia Award). On 30-31 July they will operate as 9A8RR/p from the lighthouse (LH-0170, CRO-004) on Glavat in the Vrhovnjaci Islands (EU-016, CI-144). QSL via OM7JG. [TNX OM3JW and 9A6AA] CY9 - CY9DH is the call to be used during the St. Paul Island DXpedition [425DXN 575]. The team is expected to be QRV on late 29 June through 7 July. QSL via W7XU. [TNX The Daily DX] ET - Paul, W4PFM/ET3PMW expects to go QRT from Ethiopia on 8 July. QSL via W7KEU. [TNX The Daily DX] F - Operators from ON4RSX and F5KFL radio clubs will be active as TM5X from Aix Island (EU-032) on 5-12 July. [TNX La Gazette du DX] GM - Ed, G3SQX reports he will participate in the IOTA Contest (CW only) as GM7X from the Isle of Arran (EU-123). QSL via G3SQX. HL - Han/DS2GOO, Son/DS3HWS and Chae/DS5BSX will be active (on 40, 15, 12 and 10 metres SSB) as homecall/3 from Anmyon Island (AS-080) on 5-7 July. QSL via homecalls. Logs will be available at http://myhome.naver.com/~dxer2han/as080/ [TNX HL1VAU] I - Antonio, IZ8CCW and other operators from the Mediterraneo DX Club will be active from Scogli Coreca (IIA CS-004, not IOTA) on 30 June. Further activities from other Calabria region islands (see http://www.mdxc.org/award.htm for the Calabria Islands Award) are expected to take place during the summer. [TNX IZ8CCW] I - Marco, IZ3ERM will be active (on 10-40 metres) as IA5/IZ3ERM from Elba Island (EU-028, IIA LI-001) on 13-27 July. QSL via home call either direct or through the bureau. [TNX IZ1CRR] I - Alfredo, IK7JWX and other operators from Salento DX Team will be active on HF and 6 metres from Scogli Apani (IIA BR-002, not IOTA) on 6 July, from Guaceto Maggiore (IIA BR-003, not IOTA) on 7 July, from Guaceto di Fuori (IIA BR-015, not IOTA) on 20 July and from Guaceto Minore (IIA BR-014, not IOTA) on 21 July. QSL via home calls. [TNX IK7JWX] I - Roberto, IK8PGM will be active (on 40, 20, 17, 15, 12, 10 and 6 metres SSB) as ID9/IK8PGM from Lipari Island (EU-017, IIA ME-001) between 25/26 and 28/29 July, including an entry in the IOTA Contest. QSL via IK8PGM either direct (Roberto Duca, Viale Europa 184, 80053 Castellammare di Stabia - NA, Italy) or through the bureau. [TNX IK8PGM] IS0 - Look for Sauro, IK5EKB to operate (on 10-80 metres CW, with an emphasis on the WARC bands) as IS0/IK5EKB from Sardinia (EU-024) on 3-24 July. QSL via home call. [TNX IK5EKB] JW - Marek Krzaszula, SP3GVX (who operated from HF0POL in 1997 and 2000) will join the Hornsund Base staff on Spitsbergen (EU-026), Svalbard for one year starting in July. He will operate on the amateur radio bands as JW0HU. QSL via SP3WVL. [TNX SP5DRH] OH - OH9RJ, OH9HNP and OH9MDV from the OH9AR club station will be active from Kuusiluoto Island (EU-126) from 29 or 30 June for 3-4 days. QSL via the bureau or direct to OH9AR (P.O. Box 53, 95401 Tornio, Finland). [TNX The Daily DX] SP - Special event stations 3Z0ZAG, 3Z0AJC, 3Z0AWQ, 3Z0JLP and 3Z0ZKX will be active until the end of July to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the town of Zagorz. [TNX SP9JPA] SP - A group of operators will be active as SN0WI (on 10-80 metres CW, SSB and RTTY) from Wolin Island (EU-132) on 23-28 July, IOTA Contest included. QSL via SP2LLW. [TNX SP2OVN] SV - Kiki Frangiscatos, SV1BRL will be active again as SV1BRL/8 from Kefalonia Island (EU-052) from July until mid-September, including an entry in the IOTA Contest. Kiki welcomes bureau cards, but please note that they should be routed through the REF Bureau - DPT 33 (do not send your cards to the Greek bureau). V7 - Hiro, JF1OCQ and Tsutomu, JA1VND plan to operate (on 80-6 metres SSB, CW, RTTY and Satellite) as V73XX and V73AA respectively from Majuro (OC-029), Marshall Islands on 2-10 July. Look for them on +/- 3507/3797, 7007/7096, 10108, 14027/14170/14082, 18077/18137, 21027/21270/21082, 24897/24937, 28027/28470 and 50115 kHz. QSL via home calls either direct or through the JARL bureau. [TNX JF1OCQ] VE - Dana, VE1VOX will be active as VE1OTA from Long Island (NA-127) until 29 June at least. Dana will be based on Long Island, but he will also travel to Brier Island (NA-127); lighthouses will be included where possible, with ARLHS CAN-206 and CAN-059 assured. QSL to VE1VOX. [TNX VE1VOX] YB - YE8XM, YB8VM and YC9BU were active for a few days from Kai Kecil Island (OC-221) while waiting for the boat to take them to Wamar Island (Aru Islands, OC-???). They should remain on Wamar for one week. Look for YE8XM/P, YB8VM/P and YC9BU/8. on 10, 15 and 20 metres SSB. QSLs via YC9BU. [TNX YC9BU] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH DXCC NEWS ---> The following operations from Tunisia have been approved for DXCC credit: 3V8SF, 3V8SM, 3V8SQ, 3V8ST, 3V8SJ. [TNX Bill Moore, NC1L, DXCC Manager] GB50 ---> GB50 at Windsor Castle, probably the highest-profile special event station ever to be activated from the UK, ended operations at 1900 UTC on 9 June. As well as achieving 24,727 QSOs in 145 DXCC entities, several hundred visitors to Windsor Castle each day took time out to watch the operation and to tour the RSGB Amateur Radio Experience exhibition. Many visiting amateurs from around Europe and also from JA, W, etc. took the opportunity to operate the station. A full write-up and photographs will appear on the GB50 website (http://www.gb50.com). QSL via G4DFI. [TNX G3XTT] P5/4L4FN ---> Wolf Harranth, OE1WHC of Radio Austria International reports that issue #275 of "Intermedia" (Radio Austria International's weekly communications magazine) will broadcast an extensive interview with Ed, P5/4L4FN (his personal, amateur radio and professional background; how he succeeded to operate from North Korea; current situation and future plans...): 5 July (UTC) 17.04, 18.30 6 July (UTC) 02.03*, 19.03 * only via satellite 7 July (UTC) 16.30 German Service to Europe on 6.155, 13.730 (-18:00) and 5.945 (18:00-), and via ASTRA (ORF-DVB 12.692 H, SR 22000, FEC 5/6). RealAudio and MP3 for download (German and English versions): http://roi.orf.at/intermedia <#275> and www.qsl.at RSGB HF & IOTA CONVENTION ---> This year the The RSGB International HF & IOTA Convention will take place at the Savill Court Hotel & Conference Centre at Egham, Surrey (a few miles within the Windsor Great Park, just minutes away London Heathrow Airport), on 11-13 October. Details and on-line ordering for the Convention packages can be found at http://www.rsgb.org/shop/acatalog/index.html with "HFC2002" typed into the "search box". Details and the provisional programme is on the Convention's website, see http://www.rsgb.org/hfc/ QSL MANAGER OFFERED ---> Danny Commeyne, ON4ON (the UBA QSL Bureau Manager) is willing to offer his services as a QSL Manager for someone in need. Please contact him at on4on@qsl.net QSL EU-182 ---> Nikolay, UX0FF reports that UX0FF/p, UX3FW/p and UT2FA/p made some 3900 QSOs in 60 hours during their recent operation from Ochakovskij Island (EU-182, DU-04 for the Ukrainan Islands Award). The QSL routes (via home calls) for direct cards are as follows: UX0FF Nikolay Lavreka, P.O. Box 3, Izmail, 68600, Ukraine UX3FW Yurij Kucherenko, P.O. Box 60, Izmail, 68600, Ukraine UT2FA Serge Platonov, P.O. Box 44, Odessa, Ukraine QSL 4W/VK2QF ---> All outstanding cards have been processed and mailed. "In the next year or so", Neville Mattick, VK2QF says, "I will move all the generated labels to cards and process them to the bureaux. After this logs will close". [TNX VK3EW] QSL EK3GM ---> As of 20 May 2002 Paolo, IK2QPR is no longer the QSL manager for EK3GM. Cards for QSOs made after this date go via DK6CW. QSL YE8V ---> Kadek, YC9BU has been able to recover the YE8V (Banda Island, OC-157) logs from Martin, YB8VM. The original cards were lost, but Kadek will have them reprinted. If you still need a YE8V card (1-5 November 1991 and 15-17 November 1995), please send your request to Kadek Kariana SP, P.O. Box 106, Singaraja 81100, Bali, Indonesia. [TNX YC9BU] QSL STATUS ---> Thanks to K2KW, LA7THA and EA3BT for providing the following updates: 6Y2A - there was an unexpected demand for 6Y2A QSLs and the printer won't finish the new order for 6 weeks. All 6Y2A and Team Vertical QSL requests will be promptly returned when the printing is done. QSL 6Y2A via WA4WTG. S9LA - direct cards for the February 2002 Sao Tome DXpedition are expected to start going out in late July, bureau cards will follow. TN3B & TN3W - cards for the May 2002 activity from Congo are due to arrive from the printers around the end of July. QSL VIA SM0JHF ---> If you need a card for Henryk's operations (D44CF, S92JHF, C56JHF just to name a few), please note that he does not collect QSLs. Send a plain request by surface mail (Henryk Kotowski, Sibeliusg 28 XI, SE-16477 Kista, Sweden) or e-mail (henryk@sm0jhf.info or sm0jhf@chekko.se) and do not send bureau cards, as they will not be delivered. Henryk's web sites are at http://www.sm0jhf.info or http://www.kotowski.com [TNX SM7AED] + SILENT KEY + John Schjetne, LA6MP reports the sad news of the recent passing of Annar Kjersvik, LA2KD, an active DXer and QSL manager for many Norwegian operations. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** *** NEWS FROM THE WEB *** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH 3W3M: Pictures, information etc on Jack's, F6BUM operations as 3W3M from AS-157 and AS-162 can be found at http://www.f6bum.fr.st COMMCAT: CommCat is a new software designed by Howard Nurse, W6HN for DXers. It provides rig control, logging and many features that can help in pileups. Please visit http://www.commcat.com for information. [TNX W6HN] LOGS: Logs for HS0/IK4MRH (AS-053) are available at http://www.qsl.net/ik4mrh/ [TNX IK4DCT] LOGS: Doug, N6RT reports there will be no log updates on dx.qsl.net from 6 through 18 July, since he will be in Finland competing at WRTC 2002. All received logs will be processed after his return. 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