07 September 2002 No 592
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3W - A group of operators from club station HL0RQH (namely HL4ROJ,
HL4ROQ, DS4AAJ, DS4APB and DS4ACM) will be active (20, 15 and 10
metres SSB) as 3W2RQH from Vietnam on 7-8 September. QSL via the
KARL bureau. [TNX HL4CYZ]
5B - RW3QC, RN3QO, RW3QNZ and RX3DCX will be active as 5B4/R3CC from
Cyprus on 12-17 September. They will participate in the WAE SSB
Contest. QSL via RW3RN (Alex Kuznetsov, P.O. Box 57, Tambov-23,
392023 Russia). [TNX RW3RN]
9A - Look for Neno, 9A7R/p and Luka, 9A7Z/p to be active from Pokonji
Dol Island (EU-016, CI-204) and Lighthouse (WLH LH-0372, ARLHS
CRO-119), as well as from the islands of Jerolim (EU-016, CI-175)
and Hvar (EU-016, CI-028) during the weekend. QSL via home calls,
direct or bureau. [TNX VA3RJ]
9M6 - Laurence 'Flo' Howell, KL7/G4DMA will be active as 9M6/GM4DMA on HF
and 6 metres from Sabah from around 13 September until 30
September. He will be teaching staff HF communication theory and
setting up a new country HQ communications base for the youth
development Charity "Raleigh International". QSL via G4DMA (bureau)
or G4DMA/KL7 (qrz.com). [TNX KL7/G4DMA]
A2 - Frank, V51AS has been active as A25/V51AS since late August and
will be leaving Botswana on 12 September. QSL direct only to V51AS.
[TNX DJ5AV]
A5 - John, KP2A will operate (on 160-6 metres SSB and CW) as A52DX from
Bhutan on 11-18 September. QSL via W3HNK. [TNX The Daily DX]
C2 - Rex, VK8RH will be active (mainly on 6 meters with a beam, but also
on the HF bands with verticals) as C21RH from Nauru (OC-031) on
9-27 September and again on 4-22 November. Look for him on +/-
14260, 18125, 28885 and 50110 kHz. Logs and updates at
http://www.users.on.net/rpearson; QSL via VK4AAR (Alan Roocroft,
P.O. Box 421, Gatton 4343, Australia). [TNX the Daily DX]
GM - Look for Andre, GM3VLB and Alex, GM0DHZ (G0DHZ) be active from the
Shetland Islands (EU-012) on 12-17 September. They plan to visit
and operate from a large number of islands (hopefully Unst, Uyea,
Fetlar, Yell, Muckle Roe, Whalsay, Bressay, East Burra, West Burra,
Trondra and Mainland). QSLs direct only to GM3VLB and G0DHZ. [TNX
GM3VLB]
I - Vincenzo, IT9NVA reports he will be active from Isola delle Palme
(IIA SR-010, IOTA EU-025) on 7 September in the morning.
I - Look for Stefano, IA5/IK5PWQ to be active from Isola d'Elba
(EU-028, IIA LI 001) on 8-14 September. He plans to operate mainly
on 15 metres CW. QSL via home call either direct or through the
bureau. [TNX IK5PWQ]
I - The operators for the 9-15 September activity from San Pietro
Island (EU-073, IIA TA-002) [425DXN 585] include IJ7/I7XUW,
IJ7/IK7BPV, IJ7/IZ7AUH, IJ7/IK7AFM IJ7/IZ8AJQ, IJ7/IW7BVY,
IJ7/IK7MJA, IJ7/IK7GFS IJ7/IZ9DBJ, IJ7/IK7WDS, IJ7/IK7NYD,
IJ7/IK7FFX, IJ7/I7YYZ, IJ7/IK7MCJ and IJ7/IZ7EUC. They plan to
operate on HF and 6 metres, on SSB, CW and digital modes. QSL via
home calls. Further information and on-line logs at
http://www.aritaranto.it/cheradi-2002 [TNX IZ7AUH]
I - Roby, IZ1CYN reports he will be active from Pantelleria (IH9), IOTA
AF-018, on 17-23 September. QSL via home call either direct or
through the bureau.
JA - Look for Hiroshi, JO1EPY/6 to be active from Koshikijima (AS-037)
until 8 September. His announced operation from Kuchino Island
(AS-049) [425DXN 589] has been cancelled due to bad weather. [TNX
JI6KVR]
JD1_oga - Several different operators will be active as 8N1OGA from the
Ogasawara Islands between around (but not prior to) 15 September
and the end of January 2003. This will be a special station to
celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Japan Amateur Radio League
(JARL). Preliminary license has been already issued by the Japanese
Telecommunication authority, which permits all modes including
satellite and 1 kw on normal bands and 500 watts on 6 metres.
8N1OGA will be aired from two complete stations with beams, dipoles
and GPs for low bands, and will participate in the upcoming major
contests. QSLs will be available for all QSOs via the bureau;
direct cards should be sent to JA1MRM (Saburo Asano, 3-26-8
Toyotamakita, Nerima, Tokyo, 176-0012 Japan). The web page for the
operation is at http://www.fivenine.com/8n1oga/eng/ [TNX JA1ELY]
JT - Ken, K4ZW and Karl, K4YT will be flying to Seoul on 7 September and
on to Ulaan Baatar on the 9th. They will be working on JT1CO's
Titanex vertical and installing beverage antennas for his 160m
operation. They will operate until 15 September from Chak's shack;
conditions permitting, Karl will be active during the WAE SSB
Contest. QSL via home calls. [TNX K4YT]
KH9 - Jake, N6XIV/KH9 [425DXN 590] is now reported to remain on Wake
Island until around 21 September. Look for him between 7 and 9 UTC
on +/- 14265 kHz. QSL via K2FF. [TNX The Daily DX]
LA - The Namdal Group of NRRL will take part in the Region 1 Field Day
(7-8 September) as LA7N/P from Borgan Island. Five stations will be
QRV on 160-10 meters SSB, CW, PSK and RTTY, plus 6m, 2m and 70cm
SSB-FM from JP54KX. QSL via SM5SIC. [TNX SM5SIC]
OZ - Ela, DL3YMK and Torsten, DH3YMG will be active from Bornholm Island
(EU-030) until 21 September. [TNX DX Newsletter]
PY - LABRE (Brazil's IARU Society) will be active on 80-6 metres as
ZW100J through 30 September to celebrate the centenary of Dr.
Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira, amateur radio operator (PY1JKO),
politician and founder of the capital city of Brasilia. Special QSL
via PT2AA either direct or through the bureau. [TNX PT2PS]
SP - Peter, SP5PB is active until 20 September as SP5PB/4 from Sejny
Ose, one of the rarest Polish districts for the SPPA (details on
this award at http://www.pzk.org.pl/angielsk/dyp_ang.htm). QSL via
home call. [TNX SP6ECA]
SV - Operators from the Radio Amateur Union of North Aegean (namely
SV8QG, SV8CRI, SV8DCY, SV8DTD, SV8DBO, SV8DCW, SV8BEV, and SV8DTL)
will participate in the Region 1 Field Day (7-8 September) as SZ8LH
from Lesvos Island (EU-049). They will operate on 160-2 metres all
modes. [TNX NG3K]
UA - John, RW0MM/p will be active from from Russkij Island (AS-066,
RR-16-02) on 7-9 September. He will participate in the IARU Region
1 Field Day. QSL via UA3DX (e-mail requests for bureau cards can be
sent to rw0mm@mail.ru). [TNX RW0MM]
UR - Vlad/UY0UY, Nick/UX7UN and Vlad/UT5UKY will be active as UT4UZA/P
from Malyj Island (DN-142) on 7 September. On 8 September they plan
to operate from a new island valid for the Ukrainian Island Award.
QSL via UX7UN. [TNX UT5UKY]
UR_ant - Alex, EM1KGG is the only amateur radio operator currently stationed
at the "Akademik Vernadsky" Antartic station of Ukraine (WABA
UR-01), located on Galindez Island (AN-006). QSL via UT7UA. [TNX
DL5EBE]
VK - Mal, VK6LC is active as VK6LC/4 from Thursday Island (OC-138) until
8 September. [TNX W4FOA]
ZL_ant - Chris Post, N3SIG [425DXN 588] is now active again as ZL5CP from
Scott Base (WABA ZL-02) on Ross Island (AN-011). Look for him
between 5 and 7 UTC on +/- 14243 kHz. QSL via AI3D. [TNX DL5EBE]
ZP - Special station ZP5IARU will be active until 15 September during
the IARU Region 2 Executive Committee meeting in Asuncion,
Paraguay. QSL via ZP5AA. [TNX ZP6AR]
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136 KHZ ---> Roberto U. Beviglia, LU4BR (President of Radio Club Argentino,
http://www.lu4aa.org) reports that a portion of the 136 kHz band (135,7 -
135,8 kHz) has been allocated to amateur service on a secondary basis in
Argentina. It will be coordinated by the Radio Club Argentino until it is
finally assigned on a primary basis, within one year.
ANTARCTICA LIST ---> Messages to the Antarctica List [425DXN 591] can now be
posted also from http://www.ddxc.net/send_msg.asp [TNX IZ8BRI]
DXCC NEWS ---> ARRL DXCC Manager Bill Moore, NC1L reports the following
operations have been approved for DXCC credit:
Burundi 9U5A (28 May 2002 - 27 May 2003)
Bhutan A52ED (23 October 2001 - 1 November 2001)
A52OM (1 January 2002 - 5 February 2002)
Uganda 5X1CW (19 March 2002 - 1 March 2003)
DXCC 30-METER ---> DXCC has announced the addition of the 30-Meter (10 MHz)
Single Band DXCC award. Applications for this award will be accepted
beginning 1 October 2002. 30-Meter DXCC certificates will be dated but not
numbered. 30-Meter credits will count toward the DeSoto Cup competition
ending September 30, 2003. They will also be included in the DXCC Annual List
totals for the period ending on that date. A 30-Meter endorsement to 5 Band
DXCC will also be available.
The 30-meter band was added to the standard printout in January 2002. If you
received a copy of your record since then, you already have a copy of your
30-meter credits. If you do not know which credits you have on 30 meters, you
can contact DXCC for a copy of your record. If you have web access and can
handle ADOBE (pdf) files, contact DXCC at dxcc@arrl.org for a copy of your
record. If you do not have web access, please send a note to DXCC along with
$2.00 (US and Canada), $4.00 (outside the US and Canada) for postage and
handling. For further information, please contact DXCC at dxcc@arrl.org
QSL FR5FD ---> Patrick, FR5FD will be leaving Reunion Island and moving to
France on 8 September. Please note that his new address is Patrick Labeaume,
6 avenue de Beziers, 34290 Lieuran les Beziers, France. [TNX La Gazette du
DX]
QSL UK9AA/UK0A ---> Please note that Karl, K4YT (DL4YT) has not been the QSL
manager/mail drop for UK9AA/UK0A since January 1998, when he was assigned to
Frankfurt, Germany. All QSLs should go direct to Fedor Petrov, P.O. Box 58,
Tashkent 700.000, Uzbekistan. [TNX K4YT]
QSL UN1O ---> This is Temir's, UN7OP new callsign as of 1 September. QSL via
IK2QPR (Paolo Fava, Via Bertani 8, 46100 Mantova - MN, Italy). [TNX IK2QPR]
QSL VIA EA4DX ---> Please note that cards for EA4DX/HK0, as well as for all
of Roberto's past expeditions (8Q7XX in 1997 & 2000, 3D2DX in 1998 & 1999,
T24DX in 1999, H44RD and H40DX in 2001) should be sent direct only to EA4DX
himself: Roberto Diaz, Doce de Octubre 4, 28009 Madrid, Spain.
QSL VIA N0AFW ---> Jay, W2IJ (ex WA2FIJ) is no longer the QSL manager for the
following operations: V5/AH9B (25-31 October 1994), V5/N0AFW (25 October - 5
November 1994), V5/N9NS (25 October - 5 November 1994), V5/NH6UY (27 October
- 2 November 1994), V5/WA0PUJ (25 October - 2 November 1994), V59T (29-30
October 1994), N0AFW/KH5 (13-16 March 1993). Cards for these operations, as
well as those for DL/N0AFW, OH0/N0AFW and SM0/N0AFW (December 1994-January
1995) should be sent to N0AFW (Peter Meyer, 3049 New London Road, Hamilton,
OH 45013, USA). [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
QSL MANAGER NEEDED ---> Vlado, Z35M (z35m_99@yahoo.com) has been active as
ZA/Z35M from Tirana, Albania since 1 June [425DXN 579]. He will be working
there for a few years and now needs a QSL manager who is also willing to help
him "with HF radio equipment".
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DX SPOTS: Rod Elliott, VE3IRF has collected the DX spots from the OH2AQ Web
Cluster since January 1997. The collection - from January 1997
up to August 2002 - is available at http://www.425dxn.org/dxspots/,
as well the software (DXINFO v1.7) which will enable you to handle
the files (instructions at the URL above).
LOGS: Logs and pictures of the 18-24 July CE0Y/7K1WLE activity from
Easter Island are now available at
http://www.dxcom.jp/7k1wle-logsearch.html [TNX 7K1WLE]
LOGS: Thanks to John (WD8MGQ) and Larry (KF6XC), as of 4 September the
KL7AK/p (Deer Island, NA-222) expedition logs were posted to
http://www.kl7ak.net [TNX K9PPY]
OC-057: Pictures and other information of the recent FO/JJ8DEN operation
from Maupihaa are now available at
http://www3.ocn.ne.jp/~iota/newpage35.htm [TNX JI6KVR]
WAIL: Information on Claudio's (IK1XPK) operations from Italian
lighthouses can be found at http://www.qsl.net/ik1xpk/
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CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER
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3Z0AIR SP5PPK EW8AM DL8KAC SP9KDU SN9TG
4J7WMF TA2ZV EZ3A RU4SS SV9/SV1QN SV1QN
4K5CW UT3UY EZ8AQ UA3TT SW8LH SV1ENG
4K60AA TA2ZV FK8GM WB2RAJ T32Z N7YL
4L1BR DL2RMG GB5FI GW0ANA T88AY JA7AYE
5T5SN IZ1BZV GW0NWR/p GW0DSJ T88CN JA7ACM
5U7JK I2YSB HC8GR N5KO T88EL JH7ELZ
5V7XO VE2XO HK3JJH/1 HK3JJH TA0/F5SNY F5SNY
5W1SA JH7OHF HS0/G3NOM GM4FDM TB05GF LZ1NK
5X1CW F6GQK HS0/OZ1HET OZ1ACB TM4T F5NBU
5Z4DZ PA1AW HS0/VK3DXI DL4DBR TM6RT F5KIN
6F1LM XE bureau HS0AC GM4FDM TT8FC EA4AHK
6J1L WA3HUP HS2CRU DF6RK UA9OW/BY2HIT UA9OW
6J1YYD EA5KB IO3TT IV3KAS UE0OFF RZ0OA
6W4RK F5NPS IU7LE I7PXV UM8AR UK8AR
7Q7HB G0IAS JX7DFA LA7DFA UM8IG RW6HS
7X3WDK EA5KB KB7OBU/KH2 JA3VXH UM8LA RW3RN
8P6AZ KU9C KC4AAC K1IED UM8OM IK2QPR
9G1OO PA3ERA KH0/KB9LQG SP5EWX UM9AA UK9AA
9M8DX DL4DBR KH0AC K7ZA UN7JX IK2QPR
9N7RB W4FOA KH0R JE6DND UT4UZA/p UX7UN
9N7ZK SM4AIO L20E WD9EWK V73BZ NP4B
9Z4DI KZ5RO L59DA AC7DX V73J JM1LJS
A45WD YO9HP L59EOC EA7JX VK9CI JA0SC
A52OM GM4FDM LU5EVK WD9EWK VP2EY HB9SL
A61AP IK7JTF MJ0DET DL5NUA VP2VE WA2NHA
A61AS YO3FRI MJ0DEU DL3HQN VY0TA VE2BQB
AP2AUM KK5DO N2CW/3 N2OO W2WTC K2HJB
C56/G4IRN G4IRN OH0/OH5DX OH5DX YA5T KU9C
C6ALW K3TKJ OH0JWL DL5FF YB9AY YC9BU
CN2PM G3WQU OJ0LA LA9VDA YC0EEX WB4HAM
CN8YR K4KU OY4TN ON5UR YE2R EA7FTR
CO2PH F6FNU OZ/ON6JUN/P ON4AFU YI9OM OM6TX
CQ0BWW CT1BWW RI0CB G0KBO YM05GF LZ1NK
DT14AG HL0BHQ RK0BWW/0 RZ0OA YV5OHW EA7FTR
DU1KT KU9C RK0LXD/P UA0LQJ Z22JE KZ5RO
DU9/N0NM W4DR RW0BB/9 UA4RC ZA1Z HB9BGN
ED1SDC EA1AUM S79TH IK6PTH ZB2FX G3RFX
ED7PGC EA7KY S92SS KY4P ZC4DW G0DEZ
EM5UIA UR4LUG S9SS N4JR ZK1USA ZK1CG
ER27A ER1DA SM1/DL3KWF DL3KWF ZK2XX N5XX
EW5HQ EU1SA SP8RX/1 DJ0IF ZW7NDG PS7ZZ
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4S7KM Ranjith Peiris, 37/6, Chapel Road, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka
DL2RMG Guenter Boenisch, Breite Str. 12 B, D-16727 Velten, Germany
DL4KQ Frank Rosenkranz, Blumenstr. 25, D-50126 Bergheim, Germany
DL8KBJ Siegfried Offermann, Junesrothstr. 7, D-50226 Frechen, Germany
EA5KB Jose F. Ardid Arlandis, P.O.Box 5013, 46080 Valencia, Spain
EA7FTR Francisco Lianez Suero, Asturias 23, 21110 Aljaraque, Huelva, Spain
EU1SA Vladimir V. Sidorov, P.O.Box 474, Minsk 220050, Belarus
EX8F Vlad Y. Sudakov, P.O. Box 2, Kara Balta 5, 722030, Kyrgyzstan
EY7AD Abdurakhim K. Kadyrov, P.O. Box 131, Khudzhand 735700, Tajikistan
G3MRC Brian J. Poole, 18, Grosvenor Avenue, Kidderminster, Worcs., DY10
1SS, England
HK3JJH Pedro J. Allina, P.O. Box 81119, Bogota, Colombia
IK2QPR Paolo Fava, Via Bertani 8, 46100 Mantova - MN, Italy
IN3ZNR Fabrizio Vedovelli, Via Gramsci 27, 38100 Trento - TN, Italy
IV3KAS Luigi Popovic, Via Sistiana 24/a, 34019 Sistiana - TS, Italy
IZ1BZV Giorgio Tabilio, P.O. Box 95, 19100 La Spezia - SP, Italy
JA0SC Hirotada Yoshiike, 722-1 Shiba Matsushiro-cyo, Nagano-city 381-1214,
Japan
JO1EPY Hiroshi Kotoku, 3-4-19 Kishimachi, Kawagoe City, Saitama 350-1131,
Japan
JW0HR Vlad Shakun, P. O. Box 224, N-9178 Barentsburg, Norway
KC4/N2TA P.O. Box 392, Brooklyn, NY 11230, USA
KU9C Steve Wheatley, P.O. Box 31, Morristown, NJ 07963-0031, USA
KW1DX David Pyle, 26 Van dyke Rd, Hollis, NH 03049, USA
KY4P Charles Lewis, 2270 Libreville Place, Dulles, VA 20189-2270, USA
LA4LN Tom V. Segalstad, P.O. Box 15 Kjelsaas, N-0411 Oslo, Norway
LU8XP Cosme Alfonso Averna, 17 de Mayo 515, 9410 Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego,
Argentina
N2OO Bob Schenck, P.O. Box 345, Tuckerton, NJ 08087, USA
OH5DX Ari Korhonen, Kreetalank. 9A1, 29200 Harjavalta, Finland
PA1AW Alex van Hengel, De Manning 15, 2995AE Heerjansdam, The Netherlands
PS7ZZ Francisco Edvaldo P de Freitas, Av. Sao Miguel dos Caribes 31 - Conj
Jiqui, 59086-500 Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
RZ0OA Serge Bobrysh, P.O. Box 7, Severobaikalsk, 671701, Russia
UK9AA Fedor Petrov, P.O. Box 58, Tashkent 700000, Uzbekistan
UR4LUG Alexey E Yakovlev, P.O. Box 7629, Kharkov, 61018, Ukraine
VE2XO Francois Normant, 3054 avenue Lacombe, Montreal QC H3T 1L4, Canada
W1XT Bob Myers, 9394 E. Mark Lane, Scottsdale, AZ 85262, USA
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