425 DX News #652
1 November 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 (October 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 report
with pictures on the BQ9P operation from Pratas, as well as the usual
features (the October weekly bulletins, QSL routes and addresses, calendar
and news from the web).
6W - Karel, ON5TN will be active (on 10-40 metres CW with some SSB) as
6W/ON5TN from Toubacouta, Senegal on 7-18 November. QSL via home
call. [TNX ON5TN]
EA8 - Cesare, I5WEA will be active as EA8BVY from Tenerife, Canary
Islands (AF-004) from 30 October to 1 December.
GM - Peter, GM3OFT has had to cancel his 1-2 November trip to the Isles
of Fleet [425DXN 651] beacuse of bad weather. [TNX VA3RJ]
HA - Gabor, HA3JB has been authorized to operate as HG3IPA
(International Police Association) until 30 September 2006. He will
be active during the IPA Contest. QSL direct to HA3JB (Gabor
Kutasi, P.O.Box 243, H-8601 Siofok, Hungary). [TNX HA3JB]
HL - Eight operators from the Incheon DX Club (namely HL2WP, HL2IFR,
HL2UOK, HL2XIQ, DS2AGH, DS2LGK, DS2PQP and DS2QJS) will be active
as D90ID/2 from Sungbong Island (AS-090) from 31 October to 2
November. They plan to have two stations QRV on 10-160 metres. QSL
via HL2WP. [TNX HL2WP]
JA - Look for 7N1NAI and JQ1QFO to be active (on 40, 30, 20 and 6 metres
SSB and CW) from Mikura Island (AS-008) on 1-2 November. QSL via
home calls, direct or bureau. [TNX JI6KVR]
PJ2 - Gerben, PG5M (ex-PA5NT and PA0GAM) will be active in his spare time
as PJ2/PG5M from Curacao (SA-006) on 1-15 November. QSL via home
call, bureau or direct. [TNX PG5M]
TY - ON4JM will be leaving for Benin on 2 November, where he will stay
until 23 December. He plans to operate in his spare time (during
local evenings and on Sundays) as TY4JM (requested call). QSL via
ON4JM, preferably via the bureau. [TNX NG3K]
VK - Johan, PA3EXX/VK4WWI [425DXN 645] has revised his plans and will
operate as VK4WWI/9 from Cato Reef (Coral Sea Islands Territory
South Group, OC-???) on 2-6 December. He will be active on 10-80
metres SSB and CW. QSL via home call. The trip to Marion Reef
(Coral Sea Islands Territory North Group) has been cancelled for
this year. [TNX PA3EXX]
VP8_ssh - Dany, LZ2UU will be working at the Bulgarian Antarctic base "St.
Kliment Ohridski" on Livingston Island, South Shetlands (AN-010)
from mid November through late February 2004, and will operate as
LZ0A on all bands CW, SSB and RTTY. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
XU - Jack, ON4AJT (XU7AJV) and Wim, ON6TZG (XU7TZG) plan to operate from
Koh Poah (AS-133) starting on 1 November. The length of their stay
is not known. [TNX 9V1RH]
CARIBBEAN TOUR ---> Pete, VE3IKV/VA3RA will be active as PJ7/VA3RA/m,
FS/VA3RA/m and PJ6/VA3RA/m from St. Maarten/St. Martin (NA-105) and Saba
(NA-145) between 8 and 15 November. He plans to operate mainly 10 and 6
metres SSB and CW. QSL via VE3IKV, direct or bureau. [TNX NG3K]
IOTA 2004 ---> Created back in 1964 by the late Geoff Watts, BRS-3129, the
IOTA Programme will celebrate its 30th anniversary through an on-air activity
event that will run from 1 January through 31 December 2004. The IOTA's 40th
Anniversary Awards Programme (or IOTA 2004 for short) will adopt the same
format and rules as the very successful IOTA Millennium Programme (IOTA 2000)
and will be administered by the Chiltern DX Club-The UK DX Foundation on
behalf of the RSGB IOTA Committee. For full details, please visit
http://www.cdxc.org.uk
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QSL D2EB ---> There have been a few problems with the logs that needed to be
sorted out. The backlog is now expected to be cleared in about two months;
inquiries can be sent to iz3etu@libero.it [TNX D2EB]
QSL D4B & D44AC ---> Mario, IK3HHX is receiving several direct cards for
contacts made with D4B and D44AC in 2003. Please note that the QSL manager
for D4B is K1BV; as far as D44AC is concerned, IK3HHX can confirm (direct or
bureau) only QSOs made from 21 March through 2 April 2002. [TNX IK3HHX]
QSL SM1TDE & SM1T ---> Eric has cleared all the backlog for SM1TDE and SM1T
(EU-020) dating back to summer 2002. All QSOs have now been confirmed via the
bureau. Eric will continue to be active from Gotland Island at least until
mid-August 2004. He operates on al bands mainly CW, with some RTTY and very
occasional showings around 14260 kHz SSB. [TNX SM1TDE]
QSL TY3M & TY0T ---> As of 1 July 2003 Ciro, I8ACB can reply to direct cards
only. Bureau cards can be sent to I8QLS. [TNX I8ACB]
QSL VIA VK4FW ---> Please note that effective immediately the new address for
all correspondance is: Bill Horner, P.O. Box 513, Nambour 4560, Australia.
[TNX VK4FW]
SV2ASP/A ---> Dominik, DL5EBE reports that the campaign he and the German DX
Foundation started at Ham Radio in Friedrichshafen resulted in an Icom IC-706
plus PTC adapters which were donated to Monk Apollo, SV2ASP/A in early
September. Hopefully this new rig will encourage Monk Apollo to operate on 6
metres from either the Mount Athos fire station or the new monastery at
Sochos, near Thessaloniki.
TC80 ---> All TRAC Branch stations used the special prefix TC80 (e.g. TC80IST
for the TRAC Istanbul European Branch station) on 29 October to celebrate the
80th anniversary of the Republic of Turkey. [TNX QRZ-DX]
TRIDENTUM AWARD ---> This award is issued by ARI Trento, information
at http://www.aritn.tk
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K3WWP: John's Ham Radio Activities web site is now in its eighth year of
operation and has recently changed its URL. Now it can be found
at http://home.alltel.net/johnshan/ [TNX K3WWP]
LOGS: The complete 3C0V logs (SSB, CW, RTTY and PSK) are now available
at http://www.tabarca.es.mn [TNX EA5YN]
LOGS: The BQ9P (Pratas 2003) logs are now available at
http://www3.ocn.ne.jp/~iota/newpage64.htm [TNX JI6KVR]
LOGS: The PZ5A contest logs are now available at
http://www.mdxa.org/pz_2003.html
QSL ROUTES: A collection of QSL routes for stations active during the recent
CQ WW DX SSB Contest is now available at
http://www.arrakis.es/~ea5eyj/ [TNX EA5EYJ]
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CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER
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3XY1L UY5XE GU5W G4JVG SC0UT SM0WKA
4L1FX DJ1CW H7A TI4SU SN0VC SP7VC
4S7FBG DL9GFB HB0/HB9AON DJ2YE SN8M SP8MI
4S7JWG DL9MS HC1/EW1AR W3HNK SV0IE DL2YAG
4S7WAG DL9GFB HC1/NP3D W3HNK T20VB UA4WHX
4W1SW JI1NJC HC1HC NE8Z T30VB UA4WHX
4W2A JR2KDN HC8/N1KO W1ZS TA3DD K3PD
4W4W JI1NJC HC8N W5UE TC80IST TA6RU
4X6FR 4X6OM HF8KAF SP8KAF TC80KNK TA3BN
5J0X N1WON HG10SVK HA8RJ TC80KOC TA2KI
5N0HVC OK1DXE HI3NR KB2MS TF3W TF3GB
5N0NHD JH8BKL HK0/N2WB N2OO TI5N W3HNK
5N43EAM IK2IQD HP1/DL2OE DL7CM TI8M W4BD
5R8FU SM5DJZ HP1LR DL7CM TM5CRO F5RMY
5U7JB ON5NT IH9P KR7X TM5MCL F6CPX
5V7BR F5RUQ II1D IZ1CCE TM7Z F5CWU
5W0MW DJ7RJ IL7X IK0WHN TO5A F5VHJ
5W0UU OH3UU IO7J IK7JWX TR8CA F6CBC
5W0ZY JA2ZL IR8M IZ8BGY UA0CW W3HNK
6W1RD EA7FTR IR9U IT9CHU UE1NFF RN1NU
8P1A NT1N J42EVO SV2EVS UK/JE7RJZ JE7IDA
8P2K KU9C J42T SV2BFN UP5G LZ1YE
9H3SB DL5XAT J42X SV2GNC UT2FA/P UX3FW
9H3UD DL5OB J43GRC K6HRO UV7M US5MTJ
9J2GS PA3CPG J43J DJ5JH V25C KU9C
9J2KC JL1NKC J49Z IK8UND V26B WT3Q
9K2GS W6YJ KH0A JF1MIA V26CW KM9M
9M6A N2OO KH0AA JA5DQH V26DX KU9C
9M6OO N2OO KH0C JA2KCT V26EM W2SN
9N7ET JI1LET KH2VL/KH0 JM1LJS V26G N2ED
9N7MV JA0UMV KP2A W3HNK V26OC N3OC
9N7XD JA7KXD KP3Z WC4E V26R KA2AEV
A45WD YO9HP LT1F AC7DX V26U W2UDT
AH2R JH7QXJ LU1DZ/P EA3RE V47DM K2DM
AM1SAT EA1EG LU7EGY/D LU1DMA V47KP K2SB
AN0MPM EA7ZM LW5EOL/D LU1DMA V47NS W9NY
AN7MPM EA7ZM LX5A LX1RQ V55E ZS6EGB
AT0AAG VU2JOS LX7I LX2AJ V55V ZS6MG
B1Z JA4HCK LX9SW LX1RQ V63DX JA7HMZ
BV0BSF BV8BC MB2HFC G4BWP V63TN JA7GAX
BW0HCS BV2KI MD4K G3NKC V73AZ K9JS
BW3/JD1BKQ JR3PZW MJ2Z M5RIC VB2C NB1B (a)
C4W 5B4WN MM0LEO W3LEO VB2C VE3TPZ (b)
C5Z K6VNX MM0Q MM0BQI VK9CYL VK3DYL
CE0Y/SP9EVP SP9EVP NP2SH N3ZNI VK9XD VK2CZ
CE0Y/SP9PT SP9PT OA4WW OH0XX VK9XG W0YG
CE0Y/SQ9BOP SP6GVU OH0B OH2BH VO2WL VE3JM
CN2PD G3LDO OH0V OH6LI VP2E N5AU
CN2R W7EJ OH0Z OH5DX VP2EJF K5MR
CN8YR K4KU OH5B OH5AB VP2ETG N5TJ
CN8YZ EA7FTR OK8BWW CT1BWW VP5B N2AU
CO8LY EA7ADH OM9AMI SP8MI VP5DX NU4Y
CQ0T CT1ILT OX3UB OZ1GER VP5T N2VW
CT3/OZ5IPA OZ5AAH OY4TN ON5UR VP9I K1JN
CT3AS DJ8FW P29AM NU5O VU3SNM/VP9 W3HNK
CT7A CT1GFK P29VR W7LFA WH0J JA2QAO
CT7ECP CT1FIJ P40A WD9DZV WH0L JO2JDJ
CT9ASA CS3MAD P40B I2MQP WH0M JG3DOR
CT9CNE CS3MAD PA/ON4IPA ON6ZV WP2Z KU9C
CT9EPM CS3MAD PA0SSB PE1MPI WP3C W3HNK
CT9L DJ6QT PJ2T N9AG XE1L WA3HUP
D2BB W3HNK PJ4/DL5NAM DL9NDS XU7ACE ES1FB
D44TD CT1EKF PJ4/DL7NFK DL9NDS YB0ECT K5ZE
D44TT K1BV PJ4/DL9NDS DL9NDS YB0ZDA YB0AI
D70LW HL3VQ PJ4T DL9NDS YJ0OMN W4WET
EA8AH OH1RY PT0F W3HC YN4SU TI4SU
EA8BH OH2BH PY0FF W9VA YO2LEA K3PD
ED1ISS EA1RKV PZ5A W5UE ZA0IS ZA1FD (c)
ED1SIC EA1URV PZ5CQ KD5CQT ZA0IS IK7JWX (d)
ED4FTC EA4GU PZ5DX K3BYV ZC4CW G3AB
ED5TAT EA5ELT PZ5FF K2FF ZK1AQT W6ORD
ED5TTE EA5GQK PZ5JR K3BYV ZK1IPV W6ORD
EM60QM UX7QJ PZ5UE W5UE ZK1SSB W6ORD
EN750WKD UT7WZ RM0A UA0ANW ZK2ZY JA2ZL
EY8MM K1BV RW2F DK4VW ZP44CC ZP5AA
FM5WE K3PD S79AX ON5AX ZS5T ZS5BBO
FP5BZ F5TJP S9SS N4JR ZY5JP PY5ZHP
(a) except for VE
(b) except for USA
(c) 1998
(d) 2002
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5I3A Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 2958, Dar es Salaam,
Tanzania
9V1GO Bob Marshall-Read, Potong Pasir Avenue 1, Block 115, Flat 11-882,
Singapore 350115, Singapore
CT1ILT Filipe Monteiro Lopes, Rua Manuel Jose da Silva - Espinheira,
3720-537 Sao Martinho da Gandara, Portugal
CX1TA P.O. Box.29, 27000 Rocha, Uruguay
DJ2MX Mario Lovric, Kampenwandstrasse 13, D-81671 Munich, Germany
DK7JQ P.O. Box 101318, D-42784 Leichlingen, Germany
EA1RKV URE Vigo, P.O. Box 742, 36200 Vigo - Pontevedra, Spain
EA1URV Union de Radioaficionados de Valladolid, P.O. Box 495, 47080
Valladolid, Spain
EA4GU Manuel Montero Rayego, C/Condes Cifuentes 25, Urb. Tarrago Chalet
Medina Azahara, 19420 Cifuentes - Guadalajara, Spain
EA5ELT Delegacion Local URE Torrente, P.O. Box 110, 46900 Torrente -
Valencia, Spain
EA5GQK Francisca Martinez Magana, P.O. Box 2117, 03080 Alicante, Spain
EA7ZM Manuel Camberos Marfil, P.O. Box 262, 29080 Malaga, Spain
G4JVG Steve Telenius-Lowe, 27 Hertford Road, Stevenage SG2 8RZ, England
HP100RCP Radio Club de Panama, P.O. Box 10745, Panama, Panama
JA0UMV Tohru Kataoka, 15-9 Sakae, Kamo, 959-1382 Japan
JA2ZL Anci Yamada, 17-8-2 Takirocho, Tajima, 507-0813 Japan
JA5DQH Akito Nagi, P.O. Box 88, Tokushima, 770-8691 Japan
JE7IDA Kunihiko Nakano, 2-5-4 Mitsuwari, Morioka, 020-0011 Japan
JH1SWD Shuichi Matumoto, 2-15-16 Nakanaru, Hitachi, 316-0007 Japan
JI1LET Koji Iijima, 7-12 Tenma, Gyoda, 361-0076 Japan
JI1NJC Yasuyuki Iizuka, P.O.Box 3, Naka, 311-0100 Japan
JR2KDN Yuichi Yoshida, 4th Floor, Kato Building, 529 Rokugaike, Nagoya,
462-0002 Japan
JR8XXQ Kimi Saito, 501-43, 1-4, Saiwai-cho, Nemuro-city, Hokkaido,
087-0021, Japan
K2UO George Oliva, 5 Windsor Drive, Eatontown, NJ 07724, USA
K3PD Pete DeVolpi, 408 Hillside Ave., New Cumberland, PA 17070-3036, USA
LU1DMA Luis Fernandez, O. V. Andrade 1638, 1718 S.A de Padua - Buenos
Aires, Argentina
MM0BQI Jim Martin, 3 Lismore Ave, Edinburgh, EH8 7DW Scotland, UK
NB1B Dennis Egan, 3 Keith Rd, Wayland, MA 01778-4517, USA
NE8Z Rick Dorsch, P.O. Box 616, Hamburg, MI 48139, USA
OH5AB Radiamateur Club Saimaan Viitoset Ry., Lappeenranta, Finland
OZ5AAH Preben Jakobsen, Gjethusparken 25, DK-3300 Frederiksvaerk, Denmark
PE1MPI E.G.E.C.A. Herwegh, Schooldreef 30, 4566 AR Heikant, The Netherlands
SP6GVU Andrzej Kaleta, P.O. Box 498, Wroclaw 2, Poland
SP8MI P.O. Box 27, PL 38-700 Ustrzyki Dolne, Poland
UT7WZ Miroslav Lupiy, P.O.Box 94, Lviv 79000, Ukraine
UX7QJ P.O. Box 30, Melitopol-11, 72311, Ukraine
V73NS Neil Schwanitz, Box 8341 APO, AP 96557, USA
VE2CVI Raphael Cloutier, 239 Place Cotnoir, Boisbriand, QC J7G 1L5, Canada
VE3TPZ James Davidson, 65 Youngs St, Stratford, ON N5A 1J5, Canada
VK3DYL Gwen Tilson, 3 Gould Court, Mt. Waverley, Victoria 3149, Australia
WW9CW Craig Wilkins, 2507 214th St N lot 6, Port Byron, IL 61275, USA
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