425 DX News #608
28 December 2002
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
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+ VICTOR RUSINOV, UT8LL +
The IOTA community world wide mourns the sudden passing of Victor Rusinov,
UT8LL (UB5LGM), who died in the plane crash on 23 December near Esfahan,
while on a business trip to Iran. Over the years Victor was a keen supporter
of the IOTA programme. He helped his Ukrainian team-mates put on operations
from EU-119 (4K3MI), AS-005 (4K4D), AS-086 (4K4I), AS-039 (EZ0Z), AS-104
(4K4N), the Black Sea island groups EU-179, 180 and 182 (EM5UIA), as well as,
just a few weeks ago, AS-166 (EP6KI). Victor was a man with a big heart, a
huge sense of humour, and great charm. With this went real generosity - for
the IOTA Programme we shall always be grateful for the financial contribution
he made to fund an ongoing programme of annual trophies. [TNX G3KMA]
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9N - Kazu, JA8MWU will be active (on 6-160 metres SSB only) as 9N7WU
from Kathmandu, Nepal from 30 December to 6 January. QSL via home
call, either direct (Kazunori Abe, 12-5-9, 7-Jyo, Kagura,
Asahikawa, 070-8007 Japan) or through the JARL bureau. [TNX The
Daily DX]
DL - Tom, DL1DVE plans to operate from several ARLHS lighthouses located
in the area around Hamburg and Bremen between 27 and 30 December.
See http://www.qsl.net/dl1dve for his "current" position. [TNX
DL1DVE]
EA6 - Christian, DL6KAC will be active as EA6/DL6KAC from Mallorca Island
(DIE E-021), Balearic Islands (EU-004) until 9 January. QSL via
home call either direct or through the DARC bureau. [TNX DL6KAC]
HS - E20AJ is the call sign of the amateur radio station at the 20th
World Scout Jamboree (http://www.worldscoutjamboree20.org) in
Sattahip, Thailand [425DXN 605]. Several stations will be
operational on 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres (preferably on the
international scouting frequencies of 7090, 14290, 21360, 28390 and
28990 kHz), plus the following segments on 80/160m: 3524-3526,
3534-3536, 1834-1836 KHz. QSL direct to HB9AOF; bureau cards should
be sent to E20AJ at the Thailand QSL Bureau (these will be handled
by HS7AHV). Packet messages for people at the Jamboree can be sent
to E20AJ@E20AJ.#STP.CBI.THA.AS [TNX HS0ZDZ/G3NOM]
I - Weather permitting, Antonio, IZ8CCW will be active as I8/IZ8CCW
from Scogli Coreca (not IOTA, IIA CS-004) and Scoglio Formicola
(not IOTA, IIA CS-003) on 4-5 January. [TNX IZ8CCW]
JD1_oga - Those who need Ogasawara on 160 metres should look for 8N1OGA, the
special station celebrating the 75th anniversary of JARL [425DXN
592], to be active on 1-12 January from local sunset (around 8 UTC)
to sunrise (around 22 UTC). [TNX UA0MF]
P4 - Alan, K4AVQ will be active on 160-10 metres as P40AV from Aruba
(SA-036) on 4-18 January. Special attention will be given to 160
and 80 metres CW. QSL via K4AVQ. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
PJ - Chris, DL5NAM will be active (mainly on RTTY and 6 metres) as
PJ4/DL5NAM from Bonaire (SA-006) on 2-18 January. QSL via home call
either direct or through the bureau. [TNX The Daily DX]
R1A_ant - Wally, RU1ZC (R1ANZ) will be staying at Mirny base (WABA UA-07,
IOTA AN-016) for another season until 2004. He can be found on on
14160 kHz around 15.30 UTC for his daily sked with his friends in
Russia. [TNX DL5EBE]
S2 - Eric, VA7DZ expects to operate as S21/VA7DZ from Bangladesh on 1-7
January. A side trip to St. Martin's Island (AS-127) is expected on
3-4 January. QSL via VA7DZ (Eric Manning, 2909 Phyllis Street,
Victoria, BC V8N 1Y8, Canada). [TNX The Daily DX]
SM - Special call 7S7SAN will be used from Sandhammaren lighthouse
(SWE-055) for a few hours now and then until 5 January. QSL via the
bureau. [TNX VA3RJ]
ST - Falk/DK7YY (CW), Dietmar/DL3DXX (CW), Uwe/DL9NDS (SSB and RTTY),
Felix/DL7FER (SSB and CW) and Chris/DL5NAM (SSB and RTTY) will be
active as ST0RY (yes, it is Sierra Tango Zero Radio Yankee) from
Sudan for approximately three weeks in March, CQ WPX SSB Contest
included. They will concentrate on the low bands, WARC, RTTY and 6
metres (in this order) with three stations with amplifiers and
several antennas. They are looking for financial assistance to
defray the high costs of the expedition; they are also looking for
support "in kind" as they want to leave some equipment, books, etc.
to to the national amateur radio club. If you can help, please
contact Chris, DL5NAM at dl5nam@darc.de [TNX DL5NAM]
VP5 - Look for VP5/W6XK (QSL via homecall) and VP5/N6EE (QSL via
homecall) to be active (on all bands RTTY, with CW and SSB
operations mainly on the WARC and low bands) from the VP5B contest
station on North Caicos (NA-002) on 1-7 January. They will
participate in the ARRL RTTY Roundup as VP5NN (QSL via NN6NN). [TNX
The Daily DX]
VQ9 - Larry, WD0HSP works on Diego Garcia (AF-006) and will be active as
VQ9LA for at least the next year. He plans to operate on 80-6
metres RTTY, SSB, CW and FM. QSL direct to DG21 Larry Arneson, PSC
466, Box 24, FPO AP 96595-0024, USA). [TNX The Daily DX]
W - Howie, K1VSJ will be active (CW and SSB) from Martha's Vineyard
(NA-046) from 30 December to 1 January [TNX The Daily DX]
W - Barring any major blizzards, the state of North Dakota will be
activated during the ARRL RTTY Roundup (4-5 January) in a portable
operation by the team of NW0L, AE9B, K0LW and W0ZAP. Contest
callsign will be NW0L. QSL direct or via bureau. [TNX NW0L]
YB - YC3MM, YC3DIK and YC3HAR expect to operate as either homecall/p or
YB3ZMI from Madura Island (OC-237) on 28 December. [TNX IZ8CCW]
ZS7_ant - Anton, ZS7/ZS4AGA will be staying at SANAE IV base (WABA ZS-03,
IOTA AN-016) until the end of January. His activities on the
amateur radio bands are very limited now, due his busy working
schedule. He is expected to be back home in South Africa around 15
February. QSL via ZS4A. [TNX DL5EBE]
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EU-119 ---> Nick, RA1QQ (ra1qq@cherepovets.ru) plans to operate from
Morzhovets Island (EU-119) during the summer and is looking for financial
assistance in order to charter the boat. [TNX RA1QHJ]
EU-169 ---> ZA0IS (operated by ZA1FD on CW and ZA5G on SSB) and ZA0/IK7JWX
(SSB) logged 4804 QSOs during their 18-23 December operation from Sazan
Island (EU-169, ARLHS ALB-004, WLHA LH-0028). QSL for both via IK7JWX either
direct or through the bureau. [TNX IK7JWX]
GACW KEY DAY ---> The GACW KD will take place from 18 UTC on 23 February 2003
through 6 UTC on the 24th. This is not a contest, but an event for
encouraging amateur radio operators to log as many QSOs as possible using
their straight keys. For further information please e-mail Raul Diaz, LU6EF
(lu6ef@yahoo.com.ar).
IOTA QSLS ---> Direct cards for the following IOTA operations have already
been mailed or are being mailed right now, in order to reach the "deserving"
in time for the IOTA Honour Roll annual update:
- IA5/IK4RUX (EU-028, August 2002), QSL via home call
- IA5/IZ4AIH (EU-028, August 2002), QSL via home call
- J48S (EU-049, July 2002), QSL via ON4AAC
- V63RE & V63WN (OC-253, October 2002), QSL via IT9YRE
- V63RE & V63WN (OC-254, October-November 2002), QSL via IT9YRE
JIDX CW CONTEST ---> In 2003 there will be the unification between the Japan
International DX Low Band CW Contest (which used to be held on the second
weekend of January) and the JIDX High Band CW Contest (to be held on the
second weekend of April). Following this decision, contest rule will change
(please visit http://je1cka.jzap.com/jidx/jidxrule-e.html) and the JIDX Low
Band will be replaced by the East Asia/160/80m DX CW Contest (see below).
[TNX JA1ELY]
NEW 160/80M CONTEST ---> The first edition of the newly born East Asia
160/80m DX Contest, sponsored by "Five Nine" magazine, will be held from 9
UTC on 11 January through 22 UTC on the 12th. This is a single operator
(three categories) CW only competition and the objective, for DX statons, is
to contact as many East Asia amateurs as possible. "East Asia" includes UA0
(Zone 19), HL1, HL2, HL3, HL4, HL5, HL0, P5, JA1 (including 7K1-7N4 prefix),
JA2, JA3, JA4, JA5, JA6, JA7, JA8, JA9, JA0, JR6/Okinawa (including JR6AA-NZ,
JR6QUA-ZZZ, JS6, 7J6CAA-CZZ, while JR6AAA-QQZ count as JA6), JD1/Ogasawara
(not JD1/Minami Tori Shima). For further information, please contact Toshi
Kusano, JA1ELY (ja1ely@bb.mbn.or.jp) or visit http://tamo.dip.jp [TNX JA1ELY]
NOT THE MANAGER ---> Glenn, K5ZE reports he no longer manages YB0GG, YC1WAE
and YC0YAD. QSLs can be sent via the bureau.
PIRATE ---> Denise, F6HWU has received cards for contacts made with S9WU
(Principe Island) on 16 November, around 20 UTC on 17 metres. Please note
that the operator was not the genuine Denise, do not waste your time on
sending cards for this one.
QSL HT9T ---> Bob Myers, K2TV is receiving cards for this station, but he is
not the QSL manager for HT9T (he was once the manager for HT9TM).
QSL P40K ---> Erminio, I2EOW is receiving direct cards for the recent [425DXN
604] P40K operation. Please note that the correct QSL route for this activity
is via WM6A.
QSL ZS7/ZS4AGA ---> Please note a change in QSL management for Anton's
activities from Antarctica. Cards for contacts made with Anton operating from
SANAE IV base (WABA ZS-03) should be sent as always to ZS4A, while from now
on cards for contacts made with E-Base (WABA ZS-04) should be sent to DL5EBE
(Dominik Weiel, Johannes-Meyer-Str. 13, D - 49808 Lingen, Germany). Dominik
has already received the logs and a special QSL card is going to be printed.
[TNX DL5EBE]
QSL VIA KU9C ---> Please note that Steve's old address will be closed in
early 2003, at which time there will be a short forwarding to him, and then
the mail will be returned to the sender. As already reported, his current
address is: Steve Wheatley, P.O. Box 31, Morristown, NJ 07963-0031, USA. A
complete list of the stations he manages is at http://www.ku9c.com
QSL VIA VK3DYL ---> Gwen, VK3DYL, QSL manager for the VK9YL and ZK1XYL
DXpeditions in September/October, reports that all direct requests (with
return postage) received prior to Christmas Day have been mailed back. Gwen
also wishes to advise that it is the group's policy only to accept QSL cards
sent direct or via the VK3 bureau, not as e-QSLs.
ZL1AMO ---> Judy, AA7UC reports that "As of 23 December the ZL1AMO Air
Ambulance Fund is within $5,000 USD of reaching its goal of $20,000 USD.
Funds received, as of this date, have been forwarded to the air ambulance
account in New Zealand and INDEXA has covered the expenses involved in the
transfer of funds". Although still in isolation, Ron "continues to improve,
slowly but surely".
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BY CALLBOOK: QSL information for Chinese stations (including addresses
given in both English and Chinese) can be found at
http://www.chinaqrz.com [TNX The Daily DX]
LOGS: Online logs for the recent ZW8P operation from SA-060 are
available at http://www.zw8p.hpg.ig.com.br [TNX PT2ND]
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CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER
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3Z5WKD SP5PMU HF70A SP9PRO R1ANZ RU1ZC
4L1FX DJ1CW HF70E SQ9AOJ RA9LI/9 DF6ZFG
4L8A OZ1HPS HF70G SP2DNI RI4M RN4LP
5R8FU SM5DJZ HF70I SP6IHE S21AR JA1UT
5U7JB ON5NT HF70M SP2PI SN70A SP9EVP
5X1Z SM6CAS HF70N SP7CVW SN70E SP6CDP
6J1YYD EA5KB HG03HNY HG4I SN70G SP1PBT
8P9HT K4BAI HP1AC EA5KB SN70I SP5PPK
8P9Z K4BAI HR5/F2JD F6AJA SN70M SP5ZCC
9A0M 9A2F (a) HS0ZCW K4VUD SN70N SP6JKH
9A0M 9A6WW (b) HZ1HZ K8PYD SW1W SV1CIB
9A1CAL 9A2F (a) IK7JWY IK7JWX TI9JJP TI2JJP
9A1CAL 9A6WW (b) IU5ONU I5KKW TK1C F5MZN
9G1UW DL8UP IU7M IK7JWX TM1P F8BON
9J2BO G3TEV J37K AC8G TM9W F8NAN
9N7YJ LA5YJ JT1FBB W9JOE TO2FG F6HMJ
A92ZE K4SXT K1D W1DAD UA0AZ W3HNK
C6ANK W9AU KC4/N2TA N2TA UA9YAU W4CMB
CN8NK EA5XX KG4DX W4WX UK8DAN RW6HS
CO8TW IZ8CCW KH0/JA1HOD JA1HOD UN8PY DL8KAC
CX3UG EA5KB KH0/JA1UII JA1UII UN9L LZ1YE
D44TD CT1EKF KH0/JA3MVI JA3MVI UN9PQ IK2QPR
D88S DS4CNB KH0/JJ1CDY JJ1CDY UT1QK DJ0LZ
DU1KT KU9C LP7H EA7FTR V31MX K0BCN
EA9EU EA9AZ LQ7D AC7DX W2C W2AGN
EX8NP IK2QPR LT0H EA7FTR XT2ATI EA4YK
FM5GU KU9C LU1ZA LU4DXU XU7ACE ES1FB
FM5WD W3HNK LU6XQ WD9EWK XW1IC E21EIC
FO5VO W6OM LX5A LX1RQ YM2RC TA2RC
FP5BZ F5TJP LZ0A LZ1KDP Z32FD DJ0LZ
GB2APL G0PSE MD4K G3NKC ZA0/IK7JWX IK7JWX
GM4YXI N3SL MD6V G3NKC ZA0IS IK7JWX
HA40ZH HA1ZH P40B I2MQP ZK3SA JH7OHF
HC1HC NE8Z PV7G PY7XC ZW8P PT2PS
(a) HF + 6m
(b) 144 MHz and up
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7P8ZZ Andre van Wyk, P.O. Box 1220, JHB International Airport 1627, South
Africa
DJ0LZ Ace Jevremov, P.O. Box 14, D-82378 Peissenberg, Germany
DS4CNB Lee Dae Ryung, P.O Box 30, Tongyung 650-600, South Korea
E21EIC Champ C. Muangamphun, P.O. Box 1090, Kasetsart University, Bangkok
10903, Thailand
EA4YK Ricardo J. Hartasanchez, P.O.Box 41079, 28080 Madrid, Spain
EA7FTR Francisco Lianez Suero, Asturias 23, 21110 Aljaraque, Huelva, Spain
HG4I Tibor Szabo, Budai u. 6., H-2465 Rackeresztur, Hungary
IK7JWX Alfredo De Nisi, P.O. Box 218, 73100 Lecce - LE, Italy
IT9YRE Ferdinando Rubino, P.O. Box 30, 96012 Avola - SR, Italy
JH3PAS Kiyotaka Ichikawa, 1-74-3 Issiki-Nishi Hiraoka, Kakogawa, 675-0117
Japan
LA5YJ Hugo Bjorn Ark, Rute 504, Reinsvoll, N-2840 Norway
LU4DXU Horacio "Henry" Ledo, P.O. Box 22, Martinez 1640, Buenos Aires,
Argentina
NE8Z Rick Dorsch, P.O. Box 616, Hamburg, MI 48139, USA
ON5NT Ghis Penny, P.O. Box 93, B-9700 Oudenaarde, Belgium
PY7XC Jemesson Faria, Rua Dhalia 228 AP401, 51020-290 Recife - PE, Brazil
SP1PBT ZOT PZK - SP1PBT, P.O. Box 599, 70-952 Szczecin 2, Poland
SV1CIB Dimitris Lianos, P.O. Box 127, 30100 Agrinio, Greece
TI2JJP Jose Pastora, P.O. Box 2048-2050, San Pedro Montes Oca, San Jose,
Costa Rica
UA0LCZ Vlado Miroshnichenko, P.O. Box 41-21, Vladivostok, 690041, Russia
UA0SJ Yuri A. Maltsev, P.O. Box 2304, Bratsk-city, 665700, Russia
V63USA P.O. Box 1480, APO AP 96555, USA
VK3DYL Gwen Tilson, 3 Gould Crt, Mt Waverley, Victoria, 3149, Australia
W1DAD Peter Schipelliti, 7 Dearborn Ridge Rd, Atkinson, NH 03811, USA
W2AGN John L. Sielke, 1353 Samuel Dr, Vineland, NJ 08360, USA
WA8REI Ken Louks, 10475 Tittabawassee Rd, Freeland, Michigan 48623, USA
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