425 DX News #655
22 November 2003
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
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3X - Vlad, UR5WCW reports that Leo, 3XY1L plans to operate as 3XY1L/p
from Rooma Island (AF-051) on 30 November. Look for him on 10
metres between 11 and 16 UTC.
4U_un - Ray/W2RE, Frank/W2IX and Seppo/OH1VR will participate in the CQ WW
DX CW Contest from the United Nations HQ station (4U1UN). They will
be active on 10-80 metres for about 10-12 hours on 29 November.
[TNX QRZ-DX]
5B - Sergey, RN3QO will be active as 5B4/RN3QO from Cyprus (AS-004) from
22 November to 3 December. QSL via RN3QO (requests for bureau cards
are welcome at rn3qo@contest.ru). [TNX RN3QO]
6Y - N6BT, WA6O and K2KW will be active as homecall/6Y5 (QSLs via
WA4WTG) from Jamaica (NA-097) from 23 November to 1 December. They
will participate in the CQ WW CW DX Contest as 6Y0A, 6Y8A and 6Y4A
(SOSB QRP or LP, bands will depend on propagation, QSLs via
WA4WTG). [TNX The Daily DX]
9M - Special event station 9M4SEA (QSL via E21EIC) will be aired from
Johor Bahru, West Malaysia on 27-30 November during the SEANET
Convention (http://www.seanet2003.com/). Look for 9M4JB (QSL via
E21EIC) to be used by HS0ZDZ, E21EIC, 9M2/G3TMA, VK8AV, 9V1UV and
possibly others during the CQ WW DX CW Contest. [TNX NG3K]
9N - 9N7WE is the callsign issued to Janusz, SP9FIH, who will remain in
Kathmandu until 6 December [425DXN 653]. He is active on +/- 7073,
7056, 14195, 18145 and 21295 kHz. Janusz says he will look for US
stations on 20m at 12-14 UTC and on 40m around 13 UTC; Europeans
who need a 40m QSO should look for him at 22-00 UTC. QSL via SP9FIH
(Janusz Wegrzyn, P.O. Box 480, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland). [TNX
SP9FIH/9N7WE]
9Y - Babs, DL7AFS and Lot, DJ7ZG are active (on 80-6 metres mainly SSB,
RTTY and PSK) as 9Y4/DL7AFS and 9Y4/DJ7ZG from Tobago (SA-009)
until 6 December. QSL via DL7AFS, either direct (Baerbel Linge,
Eichwaldstrasse 86, D-34123 Kassel, Germany) or via the DARC
Bureau. Their web site is at http://www.qsl.net/dl7afs. In
February-March 2004 they will operate from Norfolk (VK9N) and Lord
Howe (VK9L), details will follow. [TNX DL2FAG]
CT3 - Ken, W8LU will operate as CT3/W8LU from Santana on Madeira Island
(AF-014) from 25 November through 2 December. QSL via home call.
[TNX W8LU]
CU - Goran, SM4DHF will participate in the CQ WW DX CW Contest as CU2F
(SOSB 20m LP) from the QTH of CU2YK. Expect some activity as
CU2/SM4DHF around the contest weekend as CU2/SM4DHF. QSL via SM4DHF
(logs will also be uploaded on LoTW). [TNX SM4DHF]
DU - Look for Jon, DU9/N0NM to operate (on 10-80 metres CW) as 4D71/N0NM
from Samal Island (OC-235) on 28-30 November, CQ WW DX CW Contest
included. QSL via W4DR. [TNX The Daily DX]
FM - Boris, T93Y will be active as FM/T93Y from FM5BH's QTH on
Martinique (NA-107) from 25 November to 2 December. His main goal
is participating in the CQ WW DX CW Contest (SOAB LP); before and
after the contest he will operate CW and SSB on the WARC bands as
well as RTTY on the usual frequencies. QSL via T93Y, direct or
bureau. More information about this operation is available at
http://www.t93y.com/fm2003 [TNX T93Y]
HI - Hiro, JA6WFH will be working in the Dominican Republic for the next
year. Requested call is HI8J and he hopes to be QRV between late
November and early December. [TNX JI6KVR]
HL - HL4GRT, DS1MRF, DS1PRZ, DS3DJX, DS3FGV, DS3LKL, DS4NMJ, DS5LRJ and
6K5TET will be active as D88DX from Chebu Island (AS-105) on 28-30
November, CQ WW DX CW Contest included. They will operate on 80-10
metres CW, SSB and PSK31. QSL via DS3FGV. For further information
please visit http://www.59dx.com/iota2003/index2.htm [TNX DS5EVU]
JW - Erling, LA5RIA (http://www.qsl.net/la5ria) will be active as JW5RIA
from Bear Island (EU-027), Svalbard from the end of November until
June 2004. He will operate on 160-6 metres CW, SSB and digital
modes. QSL preferably via bureau. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
KC4_ant - Bert, WA1O is taking part in an effort to pioneer a 1000 mile
overland route from McMurdo Station (Ross Island) to the South
Pole. Operations are expected to take place until 25 January 2004
and Bert should be active as KC4/WA1O in his spare time. QSL via
KA1CRP, direct or bureau. [TNX WA1O]
KH5 - Kimo/KH7U and Pat/NH6UY have been on Palmyra since 19 November.
They have a busy working schedule and can operate amateur radio
only during their spare time, typically between 3 and 17 UTC. They
expected to be active on 80-10 metres SSB and RTTY with some CW
until 24 November. The pilot station is Walt, AH6OZ
(walt@hawaii.rr.com). QSL via KH7U direct or through the KH6
bureau. [TNX QRZ-DX]
KP2 - John, K3TEJ and Darrell, AB2E will participate in the CQ WW DX CW
Contest as WP2Z (Multi-Two, QSL via KU9C) from the US Virgin
Islands (NA-106). Look for activity on the WARC bands before the
contest and on 160 metres after the contest by KP2/K3TEJ and
KP2/AB2E (QSL via home calls). [TNX NG3K]
KP2 - Curt, W3HQ (fclambert@infonale.com) will operate as W3HQ/KP2 from
the US Virgin Islands on 3-11 December. He will be active on 40,
30, 20 and 15 metres CW QRP and will welcome skeds with DX
stations, especially from Asia and Oceania. QSL via home call
through the W3 bureau. [TNX NG3K]
KP2 - Mark, K4MCE and Dave, N4KZ will operate special event station N4Z
from St. Croix, US Virgin Islands from 30 December through 5
January. They will be active on 160-6 metres SSB and CW. QSL via
N4KZ. [TNX N4KZ]
OH - Santa Claus Land (OH9SCL) will be again active from the Artic
circle btween 17 and 21 December. Look for activity on 10-80 metres
CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK31 and SSTV. The operators will be OH2BH, OH2NWG,
OH3BHL, OH9KL, OH9MDV, OH9MM, OH9RJ and OH9VC. QSL via OH9UV. [TNX
N4GN]
P4 - Kay/K6KO and Ken/K6TA will be active from Aruba (SA-036) as P40K
and P40TA respectively from 26 November to 17 December. Look for
P40TA to participate in the CQ WW CW DX and the ARRL 160 CW
Contests, and for P40K in the ARRL 10 Meter Contest. Outside
contests they will concentrate on 12, 17 and 30 metres and on RTTY.
QSLs via WM6A. [TNX The Daily DX]
PJ4 - Peter, PA3CNX will be active as PJ4/PA3CNX from Bonaire (SA-006),
Netherlands Antilles from 20 November until 15 December. His
preferred frequencies are 3790, 7070, 14210 (14328 kHz for Dutch
skeds), 28440 and 29580 (FM) kHz. When the band is open, he will be
on 50110 kHz. QSL via PA3CNX, direct or bureau. [TNX PA3CNX]
T32 - Look for T32MP (QSL via N0KV), T32WW (QSL via N0KV), T32KV (QSL via
N0KV), T32N (QSL via KE4RHU), T32TF (QSL via KT0F), T32YL (QSL via
N0WBV), T32ZA (QSL via W0ZA) and T32ZM (QSL via N0ZM) to be active
(on 10-160 metres SSB, CW, RTTY and PSK) from East Kiribati from 24
November to 7 December, including a multi-two entry in the CQ WW DX
CW Contest as T32WW. They will have three stations with amplifiers
and a wide range of antennas. [TNX The Daily DX]
V2 - Paul/WY7I and Steve/K7LXC will be active from Antigua (NA-100) from
28 November to 1 December, including a Multi-Single entry in the CQ
WW DX CW Contest as V26DX. They will operate CW only on 10-160
metres, but due to the poor propagation forecast, they expect to be
spending most of their time on 160, 80 and 40 metres. QSL via KU9C.
[TNX NG3K and WY7I]
VE - Linda/VE9GLF and Len/VE9MY will be on the island of Newfoundland
(NA-027) from 22 November to 1 December. During the weekends they
will try to go and operate mobile from several other islands
(NA-027, but NA-198 is also possible). QSL via home calls, direct
or bureau. [TNX VE9MY]
VE - Look for Andrew, VE8AE/VY0 to be active for the next two weeks from
Baffin Island (NA-047, Zone 2). QSL via home call. [TNX VA3RJ]
V8 - Flo, V8AQZ will be active from Brunei for another week or so.
QSL via IZ8CCW.
VK - Trevor, VK7TS will operate as VK7TS/P from Bruny Island (OC-233) on
21-23 November. Look for activity on 10, 15 and 20 metres SSB, CW,
PSK31, RTTY and SSTV. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX
VK7TS]
VK - Steve, G0UIH/VK2IAY reports that the trip to Moreton Island [425DXN
619] has been cancelled, but an activity from Lamb Island (also
OC-137) has been scheduled on 16-18 December. Operation will be on
20, 17 and 15 metres SSB only (check out +/- 14260, 18145 and 21260
kHz). QSL via G0UIH either direct or through the bureau. Further
infomation can be found at http://www.percy.me.uk or
http://www.rsgbiota.org/ [TNX G0UIH]
W - Andrei, NP3D reports he will participate in the CQ WW DX CW Contest
from Long Beach Island (NA-111). QSL direct or via W3HNK.
XV - Lee, N5PO will be active as XV2PO from Vietnam from 25 November
through 3 December. He will operate on 10, 15, 20 and 40 metres CW,
and will participate in the CQ WW DX CW Contest. QSL via N5PO,
direct or bureau. [TNX The Daily DX]
YV0 - The Radio Club Venezolano (YV5AJ) will celebrate its 70th
anniversary in 2004 and has announced plans to operate from Aves
Island (NA-020) in early 2004. This should be an all-band all-mode
operation and the licence has been already issued. Details are
expected in due course. Inquiries should be sent to
yv5aj-rcv@cantv.net. [TNX YV5AJ]
ISS COMMEMORATIVE EVENT ---> The Amateur Radio on the International Space
Station (http://ariss.gsfc.nasa.gov/) international team has announced an
on-the-air event to commemorate Roy Neal, K6DUE, who died on 16 August 2003.
A noted NBC news correspondent, producer and executive, Roy Neal had the
vision to make Amateur Radio a permanent feature on human spaceflight
missions. The ISS Commemorative Event will take place on 29-30 November.
Those contacting the ISS by voice (NA1SS) or packet (RS0ISS) through the end
of December will be eligible for a special anniversary event certificate.
[TNX W1AW]
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DXCC NEWS ---> The recent 3C0V operation from Annobon Island has been
approved for DXCC credit.
NOT THE MANAGER ---> Henryk, SQ1GYH is still receiving cards for T99C, but he
is not the QSL manager for this station. [TNX SQ1EUG]
YI9T & YI/S57CQ ---> Dane, S57CQ has left Iraq and expects to go "somewhere
in Africa" next month. Both YI9T and YI/S57CQ have been approved for DXCC
credit. QSL via S57DX (Slavko Celarc, Ob Igriscu 8, 1360 Vrhnika, Slovenia).
[TNX S57DX]
QSL D2EB & D3SAF ---> Carlo, IZ3ETU reports that the backlog has been cleared
and all the oustanding requests have been processed and sent out. Inquiries
can be sent to iz3etu@libero.it
QSL ZA3/IZ2DPX ---> Giovanni, IZ2DPX (http://www.qsl.net/ik2duw/iz2dpx.asp)
reports that all of the direct cards have been processed and mailed.
QSLs received direct: 3B9FR, 3C1GS (AF-010), 3G1P (SA-085), 3XY1L, 4T4V,
4U1ITU, 5B4/RK9CWA, 5N6EAM, P40A (SA-036), 5V7VJ, 5X2A, 5Z4FM, 6Y5IC, 7P8NK,
8A3M (OC-250), 9H1EL, 9J2KC, 9L1AB, 9L1JT, 9M2TO, 9N7YJ, 9U5D, A61AJ, C56JJ,
C6AKA, CE6M (SA-061), CN8YR, D2EB, D3SAF, D44AC, D4B, EA0JC, EX8QB, FH/G4IRN,
GU7X, H74C (NA-013), HG1S, HK0/W9AAZ, HK3JJH (SA-082), HU1M/3 (NA-190), HV0A,
HZ1AB, J6/SM5BOQ, JR8XXQ/JD1, JY8FX, K9PPY/VY0 (NA-225), KB5GL/5 (NA-089),
KC4/N2TA (AN-016), KM9D/KH8, LY7A, MD4K, NP3A, OA4WW, RW1AI/ant, S9SS, T31MY
(OC-043), T77C, T97M, TI5/N0KE, TO2FG, TP6CE, TU2XZ, TX0AT, TZ6L, UA0AZ,
UA0FF, UE0XYZ (AS-091), UE1RRC/1 (EU-119), V26B (NA-100), V51AS, V63CP
(OC-010), V63TXF, VK9CV, VK9ML, VK9XAB, VP2MNS, VP2VE, VP5/AH6HY (NA-003),
VQ9LA, VY0/K9AJ (NA-007), W5BOS/AL5 (NA-121), W6BK/KL7 (NA-039), XW1IC,
YB8NA/P (OC-213), YB9NA (OC-146), YE5A (OC-262), YI/KV4EB, YS/YN4SU, YW8D
(SA-063), ZA3/IK2DUW, ZB2FK, ZC4DW, ZC4RAF, ZF2AH, ZK2MO, ZW8M (SA-042).
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