425 DX News #620
22 March 2003
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Information, reports and suggestions must be sent to:
Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ: DX information
(e-mail i1jqj@425dxn.org - BBS I1JQJ@I1YLM.IPIE.ITA.EU)
Maurizio Bertolino, I1-21171: 425 DX News Web Pages
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3X - Leo, UT1WL is currently working in Conakry (Guinea) and has recently
received the licence to operate as 3XY1L during 2003. This is not a
DXpedition and Leo will be active (with a battery powered rig mostly
on 20 and 15 metres, but later on he will try to be QRV on 40 metres
as well) as time permits, typically after 18 UTC and during the
weekends. He also plan to operate from both the IOTA groups
allocated to Guinea, i.e the Loos Islands (AF-051) and the
unnumbered Tristao Islands. Details are expected in due course. QSL
via UY5XE either direct (George Chlijanc, P.O. Box 19, 79000 Lviv,
Ukraine) or through the bureau. [TNX UR5WCW]
9G - Derek, F5VCR reports he will be active again as 9G5MD from Ghana
between 23 March and 4 April, including a SOAB LP entry in the CQ WW
WPX SSB Contest. QSL via home call.
9Y - Sigi, DL7DF will be active as 9Y4/DL7DF from 23 March to 10 April.
He plans to operate on all bands CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK-31 and SSTV.
[TNX NG3K]
C5 - Six operators from Latvia, Lithuania and Russia will operate from
The Gambia between 25 March and 7 April. Look for C53CW (YL3CW),
C53KL (YL2KL), C53ZF (YL1ZF), C56HF (RZ4HF), C56HTX (RZ4HTX) and
C56TA (LY2TA) to be active on all HF bands CW, SSB and RTTY. During
the CQ WW WPX SSB and EA RTTY contests they will use C5P (QSL via
YL2KL). [TNX YL2KL]
CT - CS5M is the special callsign to be used on 23 March (9-18 UTC) by
AARVM's (Associacao de Radioamadores da Vila de Moscavide) members
to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the town of Moscavide. [TNX
A.A.R.V.M., http://www.qsl.net/arvm/]
EW - EW5HST is the special call to be used during the 5th High Speed
Telegraphy World Championship (http://hst2003.osto.by/) which is to
take place in Minsk, Belarus, on 4-8 May. The call is currently used
by the organizers, typically on 14.030 kHz around 18 UTC. QSL via
EU1SA. [TNX EU1SA]
FG - F6HQM, F6GWV and F6ASS will be active as TO4T from Guedeloupe
between 25 March and 4 April, CQ WW WPX SSB Contest included. QSL
via F6HMQ. [TNX La Gazette du DX]
FM - Danny, T93M will be active as FM/T93M from the QTH of Laurent, FM5BH
on Martinique (NA-107) on 25-31 March. He will participate in the CQ
WW WPX SSB Contest as TO3M; outside the contest he will concentrate
on the WARC and low bands. QSL for both calls via DJ2MX, whose new
address is: Mario Lovric, Kampenwandstrasse 13, D-81671 Muenchen,
Germany. [TNX T93Y]
HC8 - Diego, LU8ADX will be active (on SSB and possibly RTTY) as
HC8/LU8ADX from the Galapagos Islands (SA-004) on 24-31 March. He
will participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest as HC8N (Multi-Multi)
with N5KO, OH0XX, K5KA, XE1KK, KI7WX and NM5M. QSL HC8N via W5UE.
[TNX The Golist]
HS - E20HHK, E20NTS, E20RRW, E21LSE, HS0GBI, HS0NNU, HS1CKC, HS6MYW,
HS6TIM and HS9IFG will be active as HS0GBI/P (on 80 and 40 metres
CW, QSL via home call), HS1CKC/P (SSB, QSL via home call) and
E20HHK/P (CW, QSL via E21EIC) from Chang Island (AS-125) on 5-7
April. Questions should be sent to Winit, HS1CKC
(hs1ckc@rast.or.th). This IOTA group was activated only twice, by
HS50A, back in December 1996 and May 1997. [TNX E21EIC]
I - Andrea/IK2XDE, Giovanni/IK2JYT, Antonio/IK2ZJR, Dario/IK4MED and
Angelo/I2ADN will be active as IE9/homecall from Ustica Island
(EU-051, IIA PA-001, WWL JM68OR) from 26 March to 1 April, CQ WW WPX
SSB Contest included. They plan to operate on 10-80 metres SSB, CW,
RTTY, PSK31 and some SSTV, plus 6 metres and Satellite. QSL via
burea to home calls. [TNX IK2XDE]
J3 - Harry, AC8G will be active from Grenada (NA-024) on 28-31 March,
including an entry in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest possibly as J37K or
with a J3** call. QSL via AC8G. [TNX VA3RJ]
JW - Bjorn/LA9IY, Morten/LA9GY and Martin/LA3JJA will participate in the
CQ WW WPX SSB Contest as JW8G from Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen
(EU-026). Outside the contest they will operate on CW and other
modes as JW9IY and JW9GY and JW3JJA, respectively. QSL JW8G via
LA9GY (Morten Antonsen, Hallsetreina 6, N-7027 Trondheim, Norway),
others via home calls. Please note that 1 USD does not cover the
postage fee from Norwayt to extra-European countries. Further
information will be available at http://www.qsl.net/la8g and
http://home.online.no/~antonsen [TNX LA9GY]
OY - Due to a strike by Smyril Line (the ferry line between
Denmark-Shetland Islands-Faroe Islands) the LLDXT team has had
postopone their activity [425DXN 618] to 31 March-10 April. The
callsigns to be used are still OY7ET, OY7QA, OY7TW, OY7WB and OY7WP,
plus OY8PA for 160 metres and probably digital modes (on 80 metres
they will use their individual calls). QSL for all via PA5ET. If the
strike continues, the group will operate from the Isle of Man.
Latest information can be found at http://www.qsl.net/lldxt [TNX
PA5ET]
P2 - Dan, JA1PBV, who is active as H44V from the Solomon islands until 24
March, will then move to Papua New Guinea and operate as P29SI until
29 March. QSLs for both calls via JA1PBV. [TNX The Daily DX]
PY - Club station PY3ARD has been granted permission to operate as ZW90S
in 2003 to celebrate the the 90th anniversary of the Gerge Black
Scout Group, the oldest Scout Group in Brazil. The special callsign
will be aired for the first time during the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest.
QSL via PY3ARD either direct (Associacao dos Radioamadores da
SOGIPA, Rua Barao do Cotegipe 400, 90540-020 Porto Alegre - RS,
Brazil) or through the bureau. [TNX PY3DX]
ST - The German team has been active as ST0RY since late Thursday (20
March) and will leave Sudan on 2 April. The pilots are N5FG
(floydgee@datasync.com), K6GNX (bavery@telemetry.com), DF3CB
(Bernd.Koch@aggresso.de) and JA3AAW (ja3aaw@sannet.ne.jp). QSL via
DL5NAM. The web site for the operation is at
http://www.df3cb.com/st0ry/
V6 - Joe, I2YDX and Robert, IK2WXZ will be active as V63DT and V63ZR
respectively from Micronesia from 28 March until 6 April. They will
try to activate some rare/new IOTA groups in the area. Look for them
on the usual IOTA CW and SSB frequencies. QSL via home calls.
V7 - Neil, WD8CRT is active as WD8CRT/V73 (but he has applied for V73NS)
from Kwajalein (OC-028), Marshall Islands "until an unknown date".
Look for him after 12 UTC and between 00.00-03.00 UTC, around 14029,
10116, 21004 and 28021 kHz. QSl route on www.qrz.com [TNX OPDX
Bulletin]
VE - Dana, VE1VOX plans to operate as VE1VOX/p on 21-23 March from the
following C.I.S.A (not IOTA) islands and lighthouses: Sherose Island
(NS-023), Cape Sable Island (NS-006) and possibly Lighthouse
(CAN-106), Cape Forchu Island (CISA new) and Lighthouse (CAN-097).
QSL via home call. [TNX VE1VOX]
VP5 - Mike/WA2VQW and Rob/WB2NVR will be active on 160-10 metres as
VP5/homecalls from Providenciales (NA-002) from 27 March to 1 April,
including an entry as VP5RZS in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest. [TNX OPDX
Bulletin]
PACIFIC TOUR ---> Jeffrey, KI0RO reports that due to bad weather, his
departure has been delayed. The new dates for his trip to the Marshall
Islands and Micronesia [425DXN 619] are as follows:
26-31 March V73/KI0RO Roi-Namur, Kwajalein (OC-028)
2-7 April V63JE Kosrae (OC-059)
9-14 April V63JE Pohnpei (OC-010)
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NOT THE MANAGER ---> Rod Huckabay, KA5EJX is not and has never been the QSL
manager for KH3AF. As for SV0HW/SV9 (operated in 1990-91), he used to be his
manager, but cards now go direct to Frank, WA1ECA. [TNX KA5EJX]
PT2FM ---> After being active as PU2DXS (2001-02) and PT2PS (2002-03),
Philippe Schmitt is now PT2FM. The interesting news is that he is 14 years
old, and has been licensed since he was 11. Phil has now full licence
privileges.
PS7AHR ---> This is the official station of "The Brazilian Amateur Radio
Historical Archive", the only organization in Brazil that is devoted to
documenting and preserving the history of amateur radio in that country. QSL
via bureau or direct to P.O. Box 2021, 59094-970 Natal - RN, Brazil. [TNX
PS7AB]
QSL C53M & C56R ---> The last batch of direct cards left Finland on 17 March.
Juha, OH9MM has replaced OH3RM as QSL manager, but there is no need to
resubmit. Should you have problems with the QSLs, please contact Juha at
oh9mm@sral.fi [TNX OH9MM]
QSL EP6KI ---> On 15 March Phil, G4WFZ received two boxes of blank QSL cards
from Ukraine and has started processing the many requests received so far.
"It might take some time to send all the cards out", he says, "because I have
to check the hard copy log for the QSOs". Please be patient and do not sent
second cards.
QSL K1B ---> Stephen, K4YL (K4YL@highstream.com) has now answered about 2,000
QSL requests and is still receiving an average of 25 a day from all over the
world. Please remember Stephen only handles direct requests, which should be
sent to Stephen Grose, P.O. Box 183, Flat Rock, NC 28731-0183, USA. [TNX
K4SV]
QSL MANAGER OFFERED ---> Petr, OK1DOT (http://www.qrz.com/ok1dot) offers his
services as QSL manager to stations in need. He can be contacted at
gustab.petr@azd.cz
QSL VK4DX ---> The new QSL route for Mike Sivcevic, VK4DX is direct only (1
IRC or 1 Euro, other currencies are not accepted) to P.O Box 4485, Eight Mile
Plains, QLD 4113, Australia. Mike maintains and International Contest
Calendar at http://www.vk4dx.net [TNX VK4DX]
SP DX CONTEST ---> PZK - Polski Zwiazek Krotkofalowcow (Polish Amateur Radio
Union) and the SP DX Club invite amateur radio operators and SWLs to
participate in the SP DX Contest. This year the event (SSB and CW) will take
place from 15 UTC on 5 April through 15 UTC on the 6th. Detailed information
can be found at either http://www.sp5pbe.waw.pl/SPDXC/ and
http://www.sp5zcc.waw.pl/spdxc/en/index.php [TNX SP7IWA]
ST2X ---> Gerben, PA5NT reports he has changed his plans [425DXN 616] and
will not operate again as ST2X from Sudan. He expects the QSL cards for his
January activity to arrive from the printer soon.
XQ3/IZ6BRN ---> Sergio, IZ6BRN (ex AP2WAP, VU3CUR, 9N7RN and CE3/IZ6BRN) is
active mainly on 12 and 17 metres. QSL to IZ6BRN via the ARI bureau or direct
to Sergio Curina, Calle Juan Bautista Pastene 3101, Vitacura - Santiago,
Chile.
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HIDXA: The Heard Island DX Association's web site is up and running at
http://www.hidxa.com
LOGS: Yuki, JI6KVR reporst taht on-line logs for JS6QVP and JS6QVQ's recent
operation from AS-047 are available at
http://www.aa.alpha-net.ne.jp/ji5rpt/as-047/search-j.html
LOGS: A log search for the recent XF1K (NA-167) operation is now available
at http://www.425dxn.org/dxped/xf1k/ [TNX IZ1CRR]
LOGS: On-line logs for VP6DIA will be ready some time after 22 March, when
QSL manager Yuichi Yoshida, JR2KDN has returned to Japan from Ducie.
[TNX WA2MOE]
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3D2MN DF8AN GB4SPD GI0VLE TK5KT F6FNU
3G1P XQ1IDM H44H P29KM TM9OO F5BKC
4D2B G3OCA HG15PS HA8RD TP6CE F5LGF
5B4AHJ G3PMR HH4/K4QD K4QD TR8CA F6CBC
5R8FL G3SWH HH4/K9MDO K9MDO TR8SA F5OGL
5U7JK I2YSB HH4/N2WB N2OO TR8VP F6FNU
6K2CLF/4 6K2CLF HH4/W4WX W4WX TT8JE F6FNU
7Q7HB G0IAS HJ3ISB EA5KB UE3RDA RW3RN
7Q7LA G0IAS HK3AXY W2GR UE3RKK RU3RN
7Q7RM G0IAS HK6DOS EA5KB UK8GDW RW6HS
8P9BX VE3WFS HK6ISX EA5KB UK8OAU RW6HS
8Q7VR UR9IDX HK6KKK EA5KB UK8OM IK2QPR
9H9SWT 9H1MRL HK6PSG EA5OL UK8OWW UK8OM
9K2MU WA4JTK HP#/F5PAC F5PAC UN1F DF6PB
9K2USA 9K2HN HP1RIP EA7FTR UN2E DF6PB
9N7YJ LA5YJ HQ8V HR2CPS UN6T DF6PB
A35WE SP9FIH HR1RQF EA7FTR UN8LA RW6HS
A35XM DL8YRM HS0/OZ1HET OZ1ACB UN8LWZ RW6HS
A92ZE K4SXT J20LA DL2LAH UN9FD DF6PB
BD5RT F6FNU J5UCW IV3NVN UP9L RW6HS
BD5RV F6FNU J5UDX IV3NVN V51/DL2SL DL2SL
CO0O CO2FRC J75RN W1USN V51KC WD4AWO
CO2OR F6FNU JW5RIA LA5RIA V51XG/P DL8AL
CO2PH F6FNU KH2T JL1EAN V73RX N6RX
CO2TK F6FNU KH6/DH7KU DK0UN V8AJV PA1JAV
CO2WL EA3ELM LU4EJ/D LU4EJ VP2E N5AU
CV5Y EA5KB LU6DAT EA5KB VP2EN G3TXF
D90HE/4 DS2GOO LZ1JY W0FS VP6DIA JR2KDN
DP1POL DL1ZBO NP4A W3HNK VP6DN JR2KDN
DS2GOO/4 DS2GOO OD5NJ EA5BYP VP8/LU1BR pirate
DS3HWS/4 DS3HWS OH3T bureau VP9LR K1EFI
DS5BSX/4 DS5BSX P29KH WD9DZV WA6WPG/P WA6WPG
DU1JXP/P DU1JXP PJ2MI W2CQ XE2P F6FNU
DX0C G3OCA RK9UN W3HNK XF2IH XE1IH
ED5TEF EA5ELT RU9G RW3TN XT2AW DF2WO
ED7SCT EA7UU RZ3BY/0 UA3DX XV3QAQ JE5QAQ
EN1U UX1UA SJ5AA SK5AA XW1DA DL1DA
ES85J (CW) ES1RA SJ9WL SM5DJZ XW1N HS6NDK
ES85M (CW) ES1RA SQ3A SP3BLP YN4MG WK6O
ES85M (SSB) ES1QD ST2CF IV3OWC YO2BEH F6FNU
EZ8YL DJ1MM T88FS JH6RTO YV5AAX EA7FTR
FR5FA F6FNU T88JA JA6VZB YV6AZC EA5KB
FS/G3TXF/p G3TXF TI2LAK/HP F6FNU ZA1E I2MQP
FY5GS F6FNU TI5/AI5P AI5P ZK1EAA HB9EAA
GB0CCE GW0ANA TK5EL F6FNU ZL1/G4EDG G4EDG
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9M2/JI1ETU Masaru Funakubo, 1B-15-01, Sunnyville Condo, Jalan Batu Uban,
Gelugor, Penang 11700, Malaysia
A92GE David Smith, P.O.Box 1976, Manama, Bahrain
DF6PB Alexander Schwindt, Josef-Kunz Str.3, 76726 Germersheim, Germany
DF8AN Michael Noertemann, Neustadt 18, D-37154 Northeim, Germany
DL1ZBO Rainer Hilgardt, Hans-Sachs-Weg 38, D-64291 Darmstadt, Germany
DL2GAC Bernhard Stefan, Moeggenweiler Str. 18, 88677 Markdorf, Germany
DU9/G4UNL Roy Charlesworth, P.O. Box 841, 9506 Koronadal City, South
Cotabato, Philippines
EA5KB Jose F. Ardid Arlandis, P.O.Box 5013, 46080 Valencia, Spain
EA7FTR Francisco Lianez Suero, Asturias 23, 21110 Aljaraque, Huelva,
Spain
EA7UU Jesus Ortiz Fernandez, P.O. Box 3221, 18080 Granada, Spain
ES1QD Vello Priimann, P.O.Box 3739, Tallinn 10508, Estonia
F2YT Paul Herbet, 9 Rue de l'Alouette, 62690 Estree-Cauchy, France
F5LBG Bernard Dauvier, 20 chemin des Mottes, F-26760 Beaumont les
Valence, France
F5PAC Joel Sutterlin, 1 rue du Rossberg, 68310 Wittelsheim, France
F5RUQ Thierry Lesnier, 31 rue des Bleuets, 22190 Plerin, France
F5RZJ Pascal Sotty, Grand Champ, F-71130 Chassy, France
F6FNU P.O. Box 14, 91291 Arpajon Cedex, France
G3OCA Ken Frankcom, 1 Chesterton Road, Spondon, Derby DE21 7EN, England
HB9EAA Niklaus Oser, Pfarrgasse 10, CH-4114 Hofstetten, Switzerland
HR2CPS Cesar Pio Santos Andino, P.O. Box 747, 21105 San Pedro Sula,
Cortes, Honduras
I2MQP Mario Ambrosi, Via delle Querce 41, 20090 Rodano Millepini - MI,
Italy
IV3NVN Simone Candotto, P.O.Box 4, 33050 Castions di Strada - UD, Italy
JA6VZB Toshiyuki Moriyama, 10-101 Karaku-en, 5-53-62 Hanazono,
Kumamoto-city 860-0072, Japan
JH6RTO Seiji Fukushima, 1182-2506 Hase, Atsugi-city 243-0036, Japan
JR2KDN Yuichi Yoshida, 4F Kato Building, 529 Rokugaike, Kita-Ku, Nagoya
462-0002, Japan
K8PT B. Peter Treml, 725 W. Magnetic St., Marquette, MI 49855, USA
LA5YJ Bjorn Hugo Ark, Rute 504 - Paulsrud, NO-2840 Reinsvoll, Norway
LU4EJ Mariano Viva, Independencia 1193, Mar del Plata 7600, Argentina
MU2A Stephen Lawrence, 34 Stanley Drive, Humberstone, Leicestershire,
LE5 1EA, UK
OZ1ACB Allis Andersen, Kagsaavej 34, DK-2730 Herlev, Denmark
P29KM Kazuo Miyamura, P.O. Box 321, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
RW3RN Alex Kuznetsov, P.O. Box 57, Tambov-23, 392023 Russia
SP9FIH Janusz Wegrzyn, P.O. Box 480, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
TG0AA Club de Radioaficionados de Guatemala (CRAG), P.O. Box 115, Correo
Central, Guatemala City 01011, Guatemala
UK8OM Mikhail Mejlumov, Kholkhanova 2, Namangan, 716033, Uzbekistan
W2GR Mike Benjamin, 1064 99th Street, Niagara Falls, NY 14304, USA
WB2RAJ Dick Kashdin, 4591 West Overlook Drive, Williamsville, NY 14221,
USA
XE1IH Enrique Garcia Munive, P.O. Box 118-481, 07051 Mexico - D.F.,
Mexico
XQ1IDM Nicolas Herrera G., P.O. Box 345, Antofagasta, Chile
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