2 November 2002 No 600
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9A - Members from the Croatian IOCA Group will be active as 9A6AA/p on
20, 15 and 40 metres SSB from a few islands in Kvarner group
(EU-136) area between 31 October and 4 November. Their main target
is the island/lighthouse of Susak (CI-108, LH-0444, CRO-011), which
is likely to be activated on 2 November. [TNX 9A6AA]
D4 - Nicolas, F5TGR will operate (on 10-20 metres SSB and CW) as D44TR
from Sal Island (AF-086), Cape Verde on 1-12 November. QSL via F5TGR
either direct (Nicolas Quennet, 8 bis Rue de la marne, 95220
Herblay, France) or through the bureau. [TNX F5TGR]
EP - Victor/UT8LL, Massoud/EP2ES and other Iranian operators are active
as EP6KI from Qeys (Kish) Island (AS-166) until 3 November. QSL via
G4WFZ either direct or through the RSGB bureau.
FM - Clemens, DL2GAN will operate (on 10, 15 and 20 metres CW and SSB) as
FM/DL2GAN from Martinique (NA-107) on 8-28 November. QSL via DL2GAN.
[TNX The Daily DX]
FO - Bob, WA4OAB is going to be active as FO/WA4OAB from Tahiti (OC-046,
French Polynesia) on 9-10 November and from Moorea (OC-046, French
Polynesia) on 12-13 November. He plans to operate on 10, 15 and 20
metres CW and SSB around 22 UTC and possibly also on 20 metres at 9
UTC. QSL via home call. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
FY - A group of operators from Radio Club Guyane will be active as FY5KAC
from the western part on the country on 8-11 November. They will
have one station for HF, one station for 6 metres and a third
station for satellite operation. QSL via bureau. [TNX La Gazette du
DX]
HA - Special event station HG0WGC will be active on 1-30 November to
celebrate the World Gymnastic Championship in Debrecen, Hungary.
Special QSL via HA0NAR either direct (Dr. Laszlo Radocz, 130/A.
Rozsavolgy str., Debrecen, H-4225, Hungary) or through the bureau.
[TNX HA0NAR]
HL_ssh - Oleg, UA1PBA is currently active as HL8KSJ from the club station at
the Korean Antarctic base "King Sejong" (WABA HL-01) on King George
Island, South Shetlands (AN-010). [TNX DL5EBE]
JA - Look for Taka, JR3TVH/6 to be active (on 40, 20, 17, 15, 10 and 6
metres SSB and CW) from Miyako Island (AS-079) on 1-4 November. QSL
via JR3TVH either direct or through the bureau. [TNX JI6KVR]
KH8 - Mike, KH8/KM9D (ZK2TO) is now at Pago Pago, American Samoa and has
received permission to visit and operate from the rare Swains Island
(OC-200). On 29 October he reported the date for sailing had not
been fixed, "but probably we will leave the harbor at Pago Pago in
the middle of the week". The distance to Swains Island is
approximately 200 nautical miles. QSL via OM2SA. [TNX OM3JW]
PY - PY1LVF (Vieira), PY1NEW (Pete), PY1NEZ (Lima) and PY1VOY (Rick) will
be active (on 6, 10, 12, 15, 17, 20, 30, 40 and 80 metres CW and
SSB) as PR2C and/or homecall/2 from Comprida Island (SA-024) on 4-11
November. QSL according to operators' instructions. [TNX PY1NEZ]
S2 - John, KX7YT will be active (on 10, 15 and 20 metres SSB and PSK31)
as S21YV from Bangladesh between 8 November and 4 December. QSL via
to home call. [TNX the Daily DX]
W - Look for Guy, AC9X/p to be active on 20 and 40 metres from Biddle
Island (not IOTA, USI IN-001R) on 3 November, starting around 13
UTC. QSL via home call. [TNX VA3RJ]
XY - Hiroo, JA2EZD (XW2A) was not able to go and operate from Myanmar
[425dxn 597] due to health reasons and has postponed his trip to 30
October-12 November. He will operate as XY1M on 160-6 metres CW and
SSB. QSL via XW2A (Hiroo Yonezuka, P.O. Box 2659, Vientiane, Laos).
[TNX JI6KVR]
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IOTA TROPHIES --> At the RSGB HF & IOTA Convention last month the 2001 Shell
Trophies were presented as follows:
* Most Courageous: to the Russian team on the "Lost Islands" expedition to
Ushakova and Uyedineniya (RI0B and RU0B)
* Most Outstanding in Africa, Asia, and Europe: to the JW0PK team who
operated from Prins Karls Forland (EU-063)
* Most Outstanding in North and South America and Oceania: to the team led by
VE7DP who operated from the Philippine IOTA groups OC-091, OC-093, OC-126
and OC-244
Merit Awards for consistent service to the IOTA community were also presented
to PA3GIO, ON4QM, JI3DST, and F6BFH. [TNX G3ZAY]
QSL 3V8BB ---> Bernie McClenny, W3UR, Editor of The Daily DX, maintains a
list of QSL routes for operations that have taken place from 3V8BB. Check
http://www.dailydx.com/3v8bb.html
QSL 5C2MI ---> Giorgio, I2JSB reports that all of the QSLs for the July 2002
operation from Mogador island (AF-065) received so far have been replied to.
QSL direct only to Giorgio Savini, P.O. Box 55, 20089 Rozzano - MI, Italy.
On-line logs are available at http://www.arisettimo.it">www.arisettimo.it
QSL RI0L ---> Antonello, IK2DUW reports that he has no backlog for the July
2002 operation from AS-066 (Rikorda and Rimskogo-Korsakova Islands). QSL to
Antonello Passarella, Via M. Gioia 6, 20051 Limbiate - MI, Italy.
QSL T77CD ---> Please note that cards for Giovanni, T77CD should be routed
direct via his QSL manager, I0MWI (Stefano Cipriani, Via Taranto 60, 00055
Ladispoli - RM, Italy). Do not send your QSLs direct to T77CD as this does
not speed up the process.
QSL TG9NX ---> Please note that KZ8Y [425DXN 599] is not the QSL manager for
Franco, TG9NX (cards should be sent to the address on qrz.com). We apologize
for any inconvenience this may have caused Franco and our readers.
QSL XF4IH ---> The first batch of 300 direct QSLs for the March 2002
operation from Cacaluta Island (NA-188) was mailed on 28 October. Enrique,
XE1IH (ex XE1LWY) expects to finish by the end of November. [TNX G3NUG]
ZL7C ---> The Kermadec DX Association expedition completed operation with the
final QSO being at 10.15 UTC on 27 October. The provisional total number of
QSOs stands at 72,200, including some 5513 QSOs plus 88 dupes logged in the
CQWW SSB Contest. The entry in the CQWW Contest was on two radios only and
included operation on 10, 15, 20 and 40 metres. [TNX ZL2AL]
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DX RANKERS: Mako, 7N2UTO has established a small search engine for DXers
with a collection of useful web sites at
http://isweb31.infoseek.co.jp/sports/rankers/ [TNX 7N2UTO]
LOGS: Logs for the recent FO/I2YSB and FO/IK2GNW operation from Rurutu
(OC-050) in the Austral Islands are now available at
http://digilander.libero.it/i2ysb
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CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER
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3G1X XQ1IDM FS/K7ZUM K7ZUM T88YK JN1WTK
3G5A XQ5SM GI5W UT5SI TF8SM N5FTR
3XY7C DL7DF GM0B GM0EGI TI5/N6JRL N6JRL
4A1AC XE1BEF GM5A GM0RLZ TI5/NH7C NH7C
4J7WMF TA2ZV HB0/HB9AON DJ2YE TI5/W8ILC W8ILC
4L0G DL7BO HC8A KU9C TI5N W3HNK
4L1FX DJ1CW HC8N W5UE TI8/K4QFF K4QFF
4L1MA ON4RU HH2/K2AC JA7AGO TI8/W5AA W5AA
4S7RO DJ9ZB HI7/K2AC JA7AGO TJ1GS EA4AHK
4U1ET TF3MM HI9X W9AAZ TK4Z K6VNX
4U1WB KK4HD HL0JHQ HL3VQ TM2A F5BJW
4W6MM TF3MM HL8KSJ RK1PWA TM2E F8BPN
4X1VF K1FJ HP1AC EA5KB TM5SIA F2WS
5B4/G0LII 5B4AHA HP1BYS HP1RCP TM6WW F6KFI
5H3ID IN3BXL HS4BPQ/9 E21EIC TM8ZV F5FAB
5N42EAM IK2IQD HS9EQY E21EIC TO5A F5VHJ
5N42NHD JH8BKL IH9P KR7X TP3CE F6FQK
5N6EAM IK2IQD II3L IV3KAS TT8ZZ F5PTM
5U7JK I2YSB II6A I6DHY TU5GD N5FTR
6W4RK F5NPS IO4T IK4XCL TY0T I8ACB
6Y9X KQ1F IQ0N IK0NFV TY2AB I8ACB
8N1OGA JA1MRM IR4T IK4IEE TY3M I8ACB
8P8P NT1N JW0HU SP3WVL UA0YAY IK2QPR
8P9JG NT1N JW7FD LA5NM UE3RSW RU3RN
8P9KU NT1N JY8YV JA1ELY UK8LA RW3RN
8P9KW NT1N JY9QJ DL5MBY UN7JJ EA5KB
8Q7OM G0ESY K8O AH6HY UN7MO EA7FTR
9G5MD F5VCR K8T GW0ANA V26B WT3Q
9H1EL LA2TO KD3RF/VE2 KD3RF V26OB DL8OBQ
9K9Z W8CNL KH0/KB9LQG SP5EWG V31BD N6FF
9N1AA N4AA KH0AA JA5DQH V47KP K2SB
9N7SZ JA9LSZ KH2/AD5KT JA2KCT V63B JA7AO
9S1X F2YT KP3Z WC4E V63DX JA7HMZ
9V1YC AA5BT KP4/NE8Z NE8Z V63RE IT9YRE
9Y4TBG DL4MEH L21I W3HNK V63WN IT9YRE
A35XX/P N5XX L52DX LW2DX VA2BY VE3BY
A41KJ N5FTR L79H EA7FTR VC2C NB1B (a)
A45WD YO9HP LP7H EA7FTR VC2C VE3TPZ (b)
A61AJ N4QB LR0N LU2NI VC2C NB1B or VE3TPZ (c)
A61AS YO3FRI LR7E LU2EE VC2C VE3BY (d)
A61X N1DG LT0H EA7FTR VE3EY/2 VE3EY
AH2R JH7QXJ LT1F LU1FKR VI4CC VK4WIG
AL1G AC7DX LT5V LU8VCC VK4YN/P VK4FW
AY8XW WD9EWK LX5A LX1RQ VP2MCV PA5ET
BW0RTY BV2KI LX7DX PA1TO VP2MEA PA5ET
BW0S BV2KI LX7I LX2AJ VP2MET PA5ET
C4A 9A2AJ LY7A LY2ZO VP2MJD W5OZI
C6ARB W5UE LZ26ZA LZ1KZA VP2MPA PA5ET
CE0Z N1IBM M8C G4DFI VP2MWM PA5ET
CE4P CE4PBB MI0SDX M0SDX VP2MWP PA5ET
CE4U CE4USW MM0LEO W3LEO VP5VAC WA4JTK
CE4Y CE4FXY MU0C G3XTT VP9I K1EU
CE9/R1ANF RK1PWA NH2PW N5FTR VQ9DT VQ9X
CJ2BY VE3BY NP3D/4X W3HNK VY0TA VE2BQB
CM8WAL EA5KB OA1BV DL1JAN W2MM W1DLP
CN2R W7EJ OD5/OK1MU OK1TN W4WX/HI9 W4WX
CN8YR K4KU OH0Z OH5DX W9AAZ/HI9 W9AAZ
CO8EJ EA5KB OM0M OM0WR WP3C W3HNK
CO8LY EA7ADH OP0GS ON5GK XT2ATI EA4YK
CO8ZZ DK1WI OT2H ON5YR XU7ACD JH6QIL
CP6XE IK6SNR OT2N ON7YX XX9C XX9BB
CT9L DJ6QT P29BW N5FTR XX9TEP N1UR
CV5Y EA5KB P40A WD9DZV YA1BV JA1PBV
D44AC IK3HHX P40B I2MQP YA3GIB pirate
D44TT DJ1MM P40P WJ5DX YA4F G4KUX
D4B IK3HHX P40W N2MM YI9OM OM6TX
DT14AG HL0BHQ PA9MR VE3MR ZA/Z35M Z35M
DU9/N0NM W4DR PT0F CT1BOH ZD7DP W1ZT
DX0L G3OCA PY0FF W9VA ZD7JP N5FTR
E20HHK/6 E21EIC R5CC RW3RN ZD8Z VE3HO
E20NTS E21EIC RO4M RN4LP ZF2AH W6VNR
ED7KAR EA7URC RU1A RU1AE ZK1AKX VE7XF
ES2U ES1QV RW2F DK4VW ZK1APM AA7PM
ES6Q ES5RY SI9AM SM3CVM ZK1ASQ W7TSQ
EY8/F5CW F8CMT SO2R SP2PI ZK1TTG KT7G
FG5FC F6DZU SY8A SV8CS ZK1VVV W7VV
FM5GU KU9C T2DX W4WET ZL7C ZL4HU
FO/I2YSB I2YSB T32NCC N6GDS ZP6Y W3HNK
FO/IK2GNW IK2GNW T42EU OR5EU ZS0M ZS6MG
FO/JA2ZL JA2ZL T88EA JH1EAQ ZS6Z ZS6EZ
FS/AH8DX AH8DX T88TU JK7TKE ZV5OKT PP5BLU
(a) US stations
(b) VE stations
(c) others
(d) 60 metres
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9A2MF Franjo Maticic, Ravna dolina 17, HR - 52475 Savudrija, Croatia
9A3KB Borislav Santini, Galijotska 7, HR - 52100 Pula, Croatia
A51PR Pema Rinzin, BTA/MOC, P.O. Box 1072, Thimphu, Bhutan
AH6HY David Flack, P.O. Box 6005, Honolulu, HI 96818, USA
DL8KWS Frank Jasper, Wilhelm-Leffers-Str. 56, 18055 Rostock, Germany
E21EIC Champ C. Muangamphun, P.O. Box 1090, Kasetsart University, Bangkok
10903, Thailand
EA4YK Ricardo J. Hartasanchez, P.O.Box 41079, 28080 Madrid, Spain
EA5KB Jose F. Ardid Arlandis, P.O.Box 5013, 46080 Valencia, Spain
EA7FTR Francisco Lianez Suero, Asturias 23, 21110 Aljaraque, Huelva, Spain
G3OCA Ken Frankcom, 1 Chesterton Road, Spondon, Derby DE21 7EN, England
G4DFI Owen Cross, 28 Garden Avenue, Bexleyheath, Kent DA7 4LF, England
GW0ANA Glyn Jones, Nirvana, Caste Precinct, Llandough, Cowbridge, CF7 7LX,
Wales, UK
I2YSB Silvano Borsa, P.O. Box 45, 27036 Mortara - PV, Italy
IK2QPR Paolo Fava, Via Bertani 8, 46100 Mantova - MN, Italy
IS0A P.O. Box 76, 09100 Cagliari - CA, Italy
IT9NVA Vincenzo Altamura, P.O. Box 164, 96100 Siracusa - SR, Italy
IT9YRE Ferdinando Rubino, P.O. Box 30, 96012 Avola - SR, Italy
JA1MRM Saburo Asano, 3-26-8 Toyotamakita, Nerima, Tokyo, 176-0012 Japan
JA2ZL Anci Yamada, 17-8-2 Takirocho, Tajimi, 507-0813 Japan
JA9LSZ Yasuhiro Yahara, P.O. Box 111, Fukui, 910-8691 Japan
JH1EAQ Nob, Watanabe, 6-11-2 Azuma-chou, Iruma-city, Saitama, 358-0002 Japan
JH6QIL Shin-Ichi Kusumoto, 1777-289, Nishi-Mochida, Aira-cho, Kagoshima,
899-5431 Japan
K1EU Mike Russo, 8 Rocky Hill Rd Scarborough, Maine 04074, USA
KU9C Steven Wheatley, P.O. Box 31,, Morristown, NJ 07963-0031, USA
MM0BQI Jim Martin, 3 Lismore Avenue, Edinburgh EH8 7DW, Scotland
N1IBM Morris E. Maze III, 847 Dolan St., Lanoka Harbor, NJ 08734, USA
NB1B Dennis Egan, 3 Keith Rd, Wayland, MA 01778-4517, USA
OZ5IPA Preben Jakobsen, 9 Knoldager, DK-2670 Greve, Denmark
PA5ET Rob Snieder, Van Leeuwenstraat 137, 2273 VS Voorburg, The Netherlands
RA3OW Vladimir A. Samojlenko, D. 33 KV. 105, UL. Kholzunova, Voronezh,
394068, Russia
RK1PWA Nick Shapkin, P.O.Box 73, 164744 Amderma, Arkhangelskaja, Russia
RK3TS Mikhail M. Dubinin, P.O. Box 56, Nizhnij Novgorod, 603158, Russia
RW9QA Vlad Kondratenko, P.O.Box 1, Kurgan-38, 640038, Russia
ST2BSS Magdi Osman Ahmed, P.O. Box 2, Khartoum Airport, Khartoum, Sudan
UT5SI P.O. Box 926, Gorlovka-29, 84629 Ukraine
VE3TPZ James Davidson, 65 Youngs St, Stratford, ON N5A 1J5, Canada
VK4FW Bill Horner, P.O. Box 1343,, Maroochydore, 4558, Australia
W3HNK Joseph Arcure, P.O. Box 73, Edgemont, PA 190278, USA
W5OZI Pat Rose, P.O. Box 393, Junction, Texas 76849, USA
W5UE Randy Becnel, P.O. Box 170, Kiln, MS 39556-0170, USA
W8CNL Ray McClure, 5 McKenzie Circle, North Augusta, SC 29841-4319, USA
XE1KK Ramon Santoyo, Apartado Postal 19-564, Mexico 03910 D.F., Mexico
XQ1IDM Nicolas Herrera G., P.O. Box 345, Antofagasta, Chile
XV9DT Eddy Visser, P.O. Box 88, Hanoi, Vietnam
XW2A Hiroo Yonezuka, P.O. Box 2659, Vientiane, Laos
Z35M Vladimir Kovaceski, P.O. Box 10, Struga 6330, Macedonia
ZL4HU Ken Holdom, P.O. Box 7, Clyde, Central Otago, New Zealand
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