425 DX News #648
4 October 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
(e-mail i121171@425dxn.org)
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The 425 DX News monthly edition (September issue), edited by Maurizio
Bertolino (I1-21171/IZ1CRR) is now available for free downloading in
either.pdf or .doc formats at http://www.425dxn.org/monthly/ In this issue
you can find a detailed report with pictures on the XF1K operation from the
Todos Santos Islands (NA-162), as well as the usual features (the September
weekly bulletins, QSL routes and addresses, calendar and news from the web).
4U_UN - Bob, N4CD reports that Pedro, HK3JJH will be operating from the
United Nations HQ (4U1UN) "for two days sometime between 8 and 16
October".
BQ9 - The BQ9P operators expect to arrive on Pratas Island [425DXN 647]
around noon (local time) on 7 October. They plan to set up the low
band antenna and one yagi for 10, 15 and metres before sunset. QSL
via KU9C. [TNX JI6KVR]
F - Franck/F5JOT, Daniel/F5LGQ, Claude/F6CKH and Jean-Paul/F6GNG will
operate SSB and CW as homecall/p from Cezembre Island (EU-157, DIFM
MA-008) on 3-5 October. QSL via home calls. [TNX F5JOT]
FK - Yoshi, JA7AQR will be active as FK/JA7AQR from Mare Island (OC-033,
DIFO FK-013), New Caledonia until 6 October. Look for him on 40-10
metre SSB and RTTY. QSL via home call, direct (Yoshihiro Tanaka,
1-10-6 Minamihara, Yamagata, 990-2413 Japan) or bureau. [TNX JA1ELY]
I - Special event station II8PAX will be activated by ARI Pompei on 7
October to celebrate the visit of Pope John Paul II. QSL via IZ8CLM,
direct or bureau. [TNX IW8EOB]
KH0 - Look for KH0/JA1DM (QSL via home call), KH0T (QSL via JA1SGU), KH0V
(QSL via JJ1KZI) and NH0B (QSL via JI1JMK) to be active on 40-6
metres SSB, CW and RTTY from Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
(OC-086) on 10-13 October. [TNX JA1SGU]
KH2 - Aki Fujimoto, JR1VAY reports he will be active as AH2J from Guam on
3-6 October. QSL via home call through the JARL bureau.
LU - GACW (http://gacw.no-ip.org) members Alberto/LU1DZ, Hector/LU6UO and
Fernando/LW2DX will be active (on 160-6 metres CW with some SSB) as
homecall/P from the rare San Juan Province of Argentina until 6
October. QSL via operator's instructions. [TNX LU6EF]
PA - Martin, VE3MR will be active again as PA9MR from IOTA EU-146 on 7-25
October. QSL via VE3MR. [TNX The Daily DX]
SP - Other two special event stations will be active from Poland until 31
October to celebrate Pope John Paul II's Silver Jubilee. They are
SO25JP (QSL via SP9W) and HF25JP (QSL via SP9PKZ). [TNX SP9W and
SP9GKM]
T2 - After Samoa (5W0MW) and Tokelau (ZK3MW) Willi, DJ7RJ was expected to
operate from Vanuatu [425DXN 644]. However, he is now reported to be
on his way to Tuvalu, where he hopes to arrive around 10 October and
stay until the 24th. QSL via home call. [TNX AA1M]
XU - Shirow, JF6DEA will be active as XU7ACD from Cambodia on 3-6
October. Look for him on 6 metres as well as on 40-10 metres. QSL
direct to JH6QIL (Shin-Ichi Kusumoto, 1777-289 Nishi-Mochida,
Aira-cho, Kagoshima, 899-5431 Japan). Further information at
http://www.ham-net.net/vu-dx/ [TNX JF6DEA]
YJ - Mike, KM9D (YJ0AMY) and Jan, KF4TUG (YJ0ATU) expect to be active on
10-160 metres CW and SSB from Tegua Island (OC-110) [425DXN 647],
Vanuatu until around 12 October. QSL via OM2SA. [TNX The Daily DX]
ZK1_sc - Henrik, OZ6TL will be active as ZK1TLA from Rarotonga (OC-013),
South Cook Islands between 11 October and 6 November. He plans to
operate CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31 in his spare time. [TNX The Daily
DX]
ZL - Chas, ZL3CED will be active as ZL6FF between 20 UTC on 10 October
and 8 UTC on the 11th, During the Oceania DX Contest he will use his
home call. He will operate CW only on 10, 15, 20, 30 and 40 metres.
QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX ZL3CED]
ZL8 - Jacky, ZL3CW (F2CW) will be active again as ZM8CW from Raoul Island
in the Kermadecs (OC-039) on 10-18 October. This is not a DXpedition
and Jacky will operate in his spare time. QSL via ZL1AMO. [TNX
ZL1AMO]
PACIFIC TOUR ---> Anci, JA2ZL (www4.ocn.ne.jp/~ja2zl) will be active as ZK2ZY
from Niue (OC-040) on 18-24 October and as 5W0ZY from Samoa (OC-097) on 25-28
October, probably including an entry in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. He will
operate on 12-80 metres (SSB, CW and RTTY from ZK2, SSB only from 5W), using
100 watts, dipoles and beams. QSL via JA2ZL either direct (Anci Yamada,
17-8-2 Takirocho, Tajima, 507-0813 Japan) or through the JARL bureau (until
July 2004). [TNX JA1ELY]
VK9 TOUR ---> Some confusion seems to exist about the dates of the YLs'
forthcoming DXpeditions [425DXN 631]. They will be on Christmas Island
(OC-002) as VK9XYL on 13-27 October and on Cocos Keeling Islands (OC-003) as
VK9CYL on 27 October-10 November. QSL to VK3DYL. (Gwen Tilson, 3 Gould Court,
Mt. Waverley, Victoria 3149, Australia) Direct cards enclosing old style
IRCs, insufficient postage or no SAE will be returned via the bureau. E-QSLs
will not be accepted. [TNX VK3DYL, http://www.qsl.net/vk3dyl]
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CDXC ---> The new officers and directors of the Clipperton DX Club
(http://cdxc.free.fr/) are Yannick/F6FYD (President), Joel/F5IPW
(Vice-President), Jean-Louis/F9DK (Vice-President), Gerard/F2JD (Treasurer),
Mauricette/F8BPN (Secretary). Other Board members, charged with various
repsonsabilities, include F2VX, F4AJQ, F5CQ, F5CWU, F5IL, F5LMJ, F5OGL, F5XL,
F6ANA, F6BFH, F6JOB, F8CIQ and G0LMX. [TNX F8BPN]
INDEXA ---> The International DX Association (INDEXA) has announced its
directors and officers for the 2003-2004 term: Judy Roush, AA7UC (President);
Bill "Pick" Pickard, WA5PAE (Vice-President); Bill Jennings, W4UNP
(Secretary-Treasurer); Franz Langner, DJ9ZB (Director); Ron Wright, ZL1AMO
(Director); Richard Grant, W9RG (Director); Nellie Saltiel de Lazard, XE1CI
(Director). INDEXA is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to
supporting rare and semi-rare DX while promoting goodwill among amateur radio
operators of the world. For more information, please visit
http://www.indexa.org or contact Bill Jennings, W4UNP (P.O. Box 607, Rock
Hill, SC 29731, USA). [TNX AA7UC]
OCEANIA DX CONTEST ---> The Phone Contest will take place from 8 UTC on 4
October through 8 UTC on the 5th; the CW Contest will be held on 11-12
October. The aim of the contest is to promote HF contacts with stations in
the Oceania region (VK, ZL, Pacific Islands and other locations within the
IARU "Worked All Continents" Oceania boundary). Full details are available at
http://www.oceaniadxcontest.com/
PIRATE ---> Scott, K7ZO is the QSL manager for Joe, NK7U and has received
around 40 cards for QSOs made with TA0/NK7U on 9 August 2002. "This operation
was a pirate/slim", he says. There are also a few cards for TA9/NN7E via NK7U
on 22 November 2002: "this operation may or may not be a pirate, but NK7U is
not the QSL manager if it is a good one".
QSL 7Q7RS ---> The QSL manager for Sigfrido, 7Q7RS is IW9BBX. Cards can be
sent either direct (Antonello Scauso, P.O. Box 34, 98057 Milazzo - ME, Italy)
or through the bureau. [TNX IK8PGM]
QSL PJ2P ---> The proper QSL route for the PJ2P (http://www.pj2t.org)
operation from Curacao in the CQ/RJ WW RTTY Contest this past weekend is
KQ3F. They operated in the M/S Low Power category. [TNX K8ND]
QSL TX4PG (MARQUESAS 2003) ---> Please note that the new QSL manager for
bureau cards only is IK2DIA. Direct requests should still be sent to I2YSB.
QSL YI1BGD/5 ---> "There has been a lot of confusion regarding Hasan,
YI1BGD/5 and his operation out of Basrah since before 2002/2003", Cliff
Underhill, G0MMI says. He has been unable to reply to any direct card
received so far [425DXN 637], but on 30 September it was confirmed via Diya,
YI1DZ that Hasan would like Cliff to be his QSL manager. Logs are expected to
arrive "in the near future" and cards have still to be printed, so please be
patient. Also please note that Cliff can accept direct cards only, at least
"for the foreseeable future", as he has pulled out of the RSGB QSL Bureau.
QSL ZW8M ---> Moreira, CT1AHU reports that the first batch of direct cards
for the May 2003 ZW8M operation from Mexiana Island (SA-042) was mailed on 30
September. [TNX CT1END]
QSL VIA I2YSB ---> Silvano is the QSL manager for 5U7B, 5U7DW, 5U7JK, 5U7JW
and 5U7RW. QSL direct only to Silvano Borsa, P.O. Box 45, 27036 Mortara - PV,
Italy. On-line logs for 5U7B, 5U7DW, 5U7JW and 5U7RW are available at
http://digilander.libero.it/i2ysb [TNX I2YSB]
QSL VIA S57DX ---> Dane, S57CQ has left Iraq, where he operated as YI/S57CQ
(some 3100 QSOs) and YI9T (some 1500 QSOs); both calls are acceptable for
DXCC credit. Dane is now in Guinea-Bissau (J5) until mid October. All QSL
requests for his previous operations (YI9T, YI/S57CQ, 5B4/S57CQ, T9/S57CQ,
9A/S57CQ) go to S57DX (Slavko Celarc, Ob Igriscu 8, 1360 Vrhnika, Slovenia).
[TNX S57DX]
VK9XAB ---> Andy, G3AB made 10,800 QSOs as VK9XAB during his recent 7-day
stay on Christmas Island. Direct QSLs are being mailed now. Two weeks were
spent in Indonesia prior to the VK9 activity where Andy was pleased to meet
up with many well-known YB DXers in Jakarta. Some photos will be appearing
soon on http://www.g3ab.net [TNX G3AB]
W/VE ISLANDS QSO PARTY ---> This year event it will be held on 18-19 October.
Full details can be found at http://www.eng.mu.edu/usislands/usvetest.html
[TNX VA3RJ]
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4M9YY: The web page for the 7-12 October 4M9YY operation [425DXN 643]
is at http://www.4m9yy.com.ve [TNX YY5JMM]
IOCA TOUR: Full information (including pictures, QSL routes, etc) about
the Croatian islands tour of 9A/RZ3EC, 9A/UA3NAN and 9A6AA is
now available at http://www.qsl.net/rz3ec/9a. QSL cards have
been printed and are being sent out. [TNX RZ3EM]
LOGS: The QSOs from the 20-27 September GB0SM (EU-011) activity have
been added to the main log, which is available at
http://www.qsl.net/gb0sm [TNX G0PSE]
LOGS: On-line logs for AL5A/NH0 (Saipan) [425DXN 645] are available
at http://www6.plala.or.jp/jh0mgj/logs/index.html [TNX JH0MGJ]
QSL GALLERIES: A collection of 1700+ QSL cards is available on Les Nouvelle
DX's web site. Six different galleries include cards for each
of the 58 deleted DXCC entities, obsolete prefixes, Antarctic
bases & TAAF (Terres Australes and Antarctiques Francaises),
pre-1945 countries and French Departments. Several cards are
still needed and your participation is welcome - please visit
http://LesNouvellesDX.free.fr and send send your comments to
LesNouvellesDX@free.fr [TNX F6AJA]
QSL ROUTES: QSL routes for stations active during the latest CQ/RJ WW RTTY
Contest are listed at http://www.contesting.info [TNX
DL/VE3ZIK]
TOP LISTS: The latest Topband, Topmode and Toplist listings
(October update) are now available at
http://www.425dxn.org/awards/toplist.html - please send your
scores, as well as any request for further information, to
Erminio Pandocchi, I2EOW (i2eow@fastwebnet.it)
XZ7A: The web page for the current operation from Myanmar is at
http://www.qsl.net/dl7df/xz7a
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CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER
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3C0V DJ9ZB ED3TCT EA3EVR P3A W3HNK
3D2LL JA2LLK ED6MAT EA6ACF PJ2MI W2CQ
4D71HBC DU1HBC ED7SAC EA7DA PS7/ZY2A PT2AA
4L1MA ON4RU EM225G UR3GM PY9BT PP2BT
4O8AA UA3DX EM5U UT2UB R10RRC RV3ACA
4S7PBG JH3PBL EO6F UX0FF RK0LXD/p UA0LQJ
4V200H HH2JR EW6AC DL8KAC S9SS N4JR
4Z8EE OK1EE EX2M W3HNK SN25JP SP4GFG
5B4AHJ G3PMR FK/AC4LN UA4WHX SO1VAF DL7VAF
5N0NHD JH8BKL FM5BH W3HNK SR25JP SP6KFA
5R8FU SM5DJZ FO/DF6IC DF6IC SU9NC OM2SA
5R8HA G3SWH FO/DL1IAN DL1IAN SV0JD/SV8 DL6NBA
5X2PV PA3CBH FO/DL3GA DL3GA SX8X SV8ENI
7Q7HB G0IAS FW/AC4LN UA4WHX T88BA G4OHX
8P9AM UT2UB GB0SAM M0RAW T88UG K7ZZ
8P9SH KU9C GB75BF G4DFI T88ZX K7ZZ
8S5A SM5AJV HC8N W5UE T99RM DL2JRM
8S5X SM5HJZ HE2GR HB9DOT TA0KA DJ6QT
8S6UEA DL1CC HF25JP SP9PKZ TA2ZF UT2UB
8S7A W3HNK HF8JP SP8QED TA4ZT DK1AR
9G1OO PA3ERA HF8KAF SP8KAF TG9NX N4FKZ
9H3GQT YL2GQT HJ3ISB EA5KB TM9NL F5AXP
9H3KKL YL2KL HS0ZEA OE2REL TR8CA F6CBC
9H3M YL2KL II1D IZ1CCE UE3SFF/P RU3SD
9H3MMD YL2MD IO1DCI IK1GPG UE3YGA/P RV3YR
9H3YM PE1OFJ J42A SV2AEL UE6FBR RN6FJ
9H3ZR PB9ZR J45XB DJ9XB UT0U UT2UB
9J2BO G3TEV JW5X LA5X UT4UZA/P UX7UN
9J2KC JL1NKC JW6VM LA6VM UT5UDX UT2UB
9L1DX EA4CEN JW7XK LA7XK V31LZ LZ3RZ
9N7DZ UA4AX JW9DL LA9DL V31XW G7UXW
9Y4ZC DL4MDO JY4NE K3IRV V51KC WD4AWD
A41KJ N5FTR JY9QJ DL5MBY V63SC JM1LBO
A52SM SM7EHU K2K K2KGB V73MJ JF1NZW
A61AR UA6MF K4R KG4KWW V85RH JH7FQK
AL5A/NH0 JH0MGJ K7WD/KH6 JH7IMX V8A JH7FQK
CL6BIA N3ZOM KH0AC K7ZA VK4SRW PA0RRS
CN2R W7EJ KH6ZM I0MWI VP5/AH6HY AH6HY
CN8KD EA5XX KL7FAA AC7DX VP8DGA G0WJN
CO3CJ IZ8EBI KP2D KU9C XZ7A DL7DF
CO6TB N3ZOM KP4SQ KD8IW YA3R K3KN
CO6XN N3ZOM LN1B LA1B YC0KTS LZ1YE
CO8CY EA5KB LN2T LA2T YI1UNH WA3HUP
CP8XA DL3NAZ LZ100JVA LZ1PJ YI9X OM3JW
CU3DJ/P KZ5RO M0SDX UT2UB YM2ZF UT2UB
D4B K1BV N1VK/VE2 JL3SIK Z28JL G3UUV
DL2GG/YV5 DL3AMA OH0B OH2BH ZA1E I2MQP
DS0DX/2 HL1XP OH0PM OH2PM ZL/9V1SM/P W3HNK
DU3NXE W3HNK OH0V OH6LI ZV5OKT PP5ZP
DU9/N0NM W4DR OH0WK OH3WK ZY2A PT2AA
ED2LUZ EA2CV OH0XY OH6XY ZY5BI PP5ZP
ED3TCA EA3DQU OK8BWW CT1BWW ZY5JP PY5ZHP
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4U1UN P.O. Box 3873, Grand Central Station, New York, NY 10163, USA
4W3CW Peter McKay, UNMISET, P.O. Box 2436, Darwin, NT 0801, Australia
AC7DX Ron Lago, P.O. Box 25426, Eugene, OR 97402, USA
DJ9ZB Franz Langner, Benfelder Str. 4, D-77955 Ettenheim, Germany
DL3NAZ Peter Kapraun, Ebenung 5, D-63762 Grossostheim, Germany
EA2CV Jose Antonio Box Ubeda, C/Jose Miguel Barandiaran 4-B, 20700
Zumarraga - Guipuzcoa, Spain
EA3DQU Francisco R. Bedos Balletbo, C/Caracas 6-1, 08380 Malgrat de Mar -
Barcelona, Spain
EA3EVR Jorge Barcelo Serret, P.O. Box 51, 43540 Sant Carles de la Rapita -
Tarragona, Spain
EA7DA Julio Gonzalez Gonzalez, P.O. Box 202, 41927 Mairena del Aljarafe -
Sevilla, Spain
IT9MRM Alberto Mattei, Via Enrico Millo 20, 96011 Augusta - SR, Italy
IU1L P.O. Box 1117, 16121 Genova GE, Italy
JE4WKR Akira Yasumoto, 1-56 Asahihonmachi, Okayama, 700-0865, Japan
K2KGB Larry R. Cohen, 15 Canterbury Drive, Coram, NY 11727-2307, USA
KG4KWW Greg Curti Sr., 8307 Patrick Henry Blvd., Mechanicsville, VA 23116,
USA
LZ1PJ Ivan Ivanov, P.O.Box 15, BG 1324 Sofia, Bulgaria
SP4GFG Tadeusz Bres, P.O. Box 147, 15-959 Bialystok 2, Poland
UN8CC Alexander W.Goncharow, Magistralnaya str, Chistopolye, G.Musrepow
reg, SKO, 476340 Kazakhstan
UR3GM Igor Pulin, P.O. Box 23, Kherson 73022, Ukraine
UT2UB Andrej Lyakin, P.O. Box 99, Kyiv-10, 01010 Ukraine
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