425 DX News #657
6 December 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)
9M & V8 - Ian, 9M2/G3TMA and two other operators are planning an IOTA trip in
late March/early April 2004. They will be active on SSB and CW from
Pulau Satang Besar (OC-165, East Malaysia) and Pulau Muara Besar
(OC-184, Brunei). Further details are expected in due course. [TNX
9M2/G3TMA]
9Y - Bill, N4ZDL will be active as 9Y4/N4ZDL from Tobago (SA-009) on
19-25 December. He will operate on 10, 15, 20, 40 and 80 metres SSB
and CW. Further information at http://members.cox.net/9y4-n4zdl
[TNX N4ZDL]
DL - Andy, OE7AJT reports he will be active in the ARRL 10 Meter Contest
(13-14 December) as DA0BCC (anniversary call for the Bavarian
Contest Club). QSL via DJ9MH.
F - Special event station TM0TLT will be activated on 5-6 December
during the French Telethon for research against genetic diseases.
QSL via F6JOB. [TNX La Gazette du DX]
FG - FG1JD and other operators from the A.C.R.A Guadeloupe ARC will be
active on 13-14 December from the lighthouse (LH 0142) on Gosier
Island (NA-102, DIFO FG-016). Requested call is TO7ACR and activity
is planned on HF and 6 metres SSB and CW. [TNX F5NQL]
FO - The Daily DX gives the details of Vladimir's (UA4WHX/AC4LN) most
recent and future stops (QSL via UA4WHX):
1-6 December Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands (OC-027)
6-8 December Atuona on Hiva Oa, Marquesas Islands (OC-027)
10-12 December Rurutu (OC-050), Austral Islands
12-15 December Tubuai (OC-152) Austral Islands
16-23 December Maupiti, Raiatea, Bora Bora (all OC-067), French
Polynesia
23-25 December Huahine (OC-067), French Polynesia
FR/E - The TO4E activity from Europa is still scheduled to run through 15
December. Some 15300 QSOs have been made so far (5800 SSB, 7700 CW,
1800 RTTY and 6 QSOs on 6 metres with ZS stations), plus 4000 QSOs
logged as TO4WW during the CQ WW DX CW Contest. The new QRV times
are 06.00-07.00 UTC and 15.30-19.45 UTC: the operators will try
to spend more time on the bands, but the generators are not under
their control, and they have necessarily to obey orders. The main
station is now being used for SSB. An effort will be made to work
US West Coast stations, and special attention will be paid to
Scandinavia. The web site is at http://europa2003.free.fr/. QSL via
F5OGL. [TNX F5CWU]
G - Members of the North Wakefield Radio Club will be operate as
GX4NOK/P from the island of Inner Farne (EU-109) on 17-18 April
2004, hopefully on multiple modes and bands. [TNX M3NJW]
I - Antonio, IZ8CCW and other operators from the Mediterraneo DX Club
will be active from Procida (EU-031, IIA NA-002) on 7-8 December.
They plan to operate SSB, CW and RTTY. [TNX IZ8CCW]
J2 - Baldur, DJ6SI has been active on 10-80 metres as J20DA from
Djibouti since 1 December. He should be there until 7 December. QSL
via home call.
JA - Osamu, JR1EEU will be active from Aoga Shima (AS-043,
JIIA-AS-043-001) until March 2004. QSL direct or vi bureau. [TNX
JI6KVR]
KH2 - Setsu, JL1UXH (KK2H) and his wife Maki, 7L4FSR will be active again
as KK2H/KH2 from Guam (OC-026) on 16-23 December. Setsu will
operate on all HF bands SSB and CW; he plans to concentrate on
working Europe and USA East Coast stations. Online logs will be
available at http://kk2h.4th.jp during the operation. QSL via
JL1UXH either direct or through the JARL bureau. [TNX JL1UXH]
PY - Special call ZW5SF will be aired on all HF bands from Sao Francisco
do Sul (SA-027) from 15 December to 15 January to celebrate the
500th anniversary of the discovery of that island. QSL via PP5CIT.
[TNX PP5MQ]
PY0_fni - Tony, PY8IT will be active again as PY0FT from Fernando de Noronha
(SA-003) on 15-26 December. QSL via JA1ELY. [TNX NG3K]
T32 - Gary, KH6GMP and Tuck, KH6DFW will b e active (SSB and RTTY) as
T32I (QSL direct to KH6GMP) and T32BI (QSL direct to KH6DFW) from
East Kiribati on 1-8 March, including a Multi-Single entry in the
ARRL DX Phone Contest (6-7 March) as T32I. [TNX KH6GMP]
VK9_ck - Ken, JA1CMD (N4XJ) will operate as VK9CA from Cocos/Keeling
(OC-003) from 28 December to 2 January. He will be active on 10-80
metres CW and SSB with 100 watts. QSL via JA1CMD or K4ST. [TNX
JA1CMD]
VK9_lh - Mark, VK2GND will operate as VK9LD from Lord Howe (OC-004) on 25-31
December. Look for him on or around 14273 and 14195 kHz. QSL via
VK2GND. [TNX VK2GND]
XU - According to a note released by ON4AJV, Jack/ON4AJT (XU7AJV) and
Wim/ON6TZG (XU7TZG) plan to operate SSB and CW on all bands from
Koh Poah (AS-133) on 1-12 March 2004. QSL via ON4AJV. [TNX IK3QAR]
ZF - Tony, N3ME will be active on 10-80 metres as ZF2TM from the Cayman
Islands (NA-016) until 9 December. QSL via home call. [TNX The
Daily DX]
ZF - Pete, N2LM will be active as ZF2PD from Grand Cayman Island from 28
December until 8 January. He will operate on 80-6 metres SSB and
CW. QSL via home call. [TNX N2LM]
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HEARD ISLAND ---> Jim, VK9NS reports that a scientific multi-interest team of
fifteen expeditioners is preparing to leave Hobart (Tasmania) for Heard
Island in the coming days, but he does not know if any amateur radio operator
is in this team. There are plans to visit Heard Island on a regular three
year basis to continue the studies.
PROJECT GOODWILL ALBANIA 2003 ---> The highlight of Week 4 of Project
Goodwill Albania 2003 (http://www.za1a.com) was a field trip with University
of Tirana Amateur Radio course students to the coastal city of Durres to
experience a full day of DXotica which included the first radio operations
from four operating sites.
The CQ WW CQ effort at ZA1A, the first ever multi-multi contest operation
from Albania, included 15 operators, with each band headed by a local ZA ham,
who ran six stations from two operating sites. The entire operation was
powered partially by two huge generators, substituting for the absence of
power for many hours. The ZA1A team made 14500 QSOs during the contest, with
more than 22 million points to credit ZA1A with the highest claimed score
from Europe. The contest was a joint effort by the Albanian Amateur Radio
Association (AARA), Contest Club Finland (CCF), the Rhein Ruhr DX Association
(RRDXA) and the Bavarian Contest Club (BCC).
QSL cards to all ZA and portable ZA calls used during Project Goodwill
Albania 2003 can be sent in one envelope to: Project Goodwill Albania 2003,
P.O. Box 73, FIN-02380 Espoo, Finland. [TNX OH2BN]
QSL 6K0HG ---> The correct QSL route is via DS2CYI (not DS2CYO, as reported
in 425DXN 656). Kwon is the QSL manager also for 6K17HG, HL0GHQ, DT8FWC,
DS50CYI/2 and DS17CYI/2.
QSL 7X2ARA ---> The QSL route for contacts made with the Algerian Amateur
Radio Association's club station between 24 and 30 November 2003 (CQ WW DX CW
Contest included) is via DF4SA, direct (Cornelius Paul, Adelberger Weg 3,
D-73104 Breech, Germany) or through the DARC bureau. [TNX DF4SA]
QSL 9M2/JI1ETU ---> Masaru will be going QRT at the end of December. Cards
should be sent either direct (Masaru Funakubo, 2-10-11 Tsujidou-Motomachi,
Fujiwara, Kanagawa, 251-0043 Japan) or via the JARL bureau. [TNX OPDX
Bulletin]
QSL KK2H/KH2 ---> All of the direct QSLs for the 12-16 November operation
have been answered, bureau cards will follow in early 2004. The log has been
placed on LoTW. [TNX JL1UXH]
QSL LU8XW ---> Patrick Stoddard, WD9EWK (http://qsl.wd9ewk.net/) is the new
QSL manager for the Radio Club Ushuaia (Tierra del Fuego). He can confirm
also contacts made with AY8XW in 2002. [TNX LU3XQ and LU6XTA]
QSL N2TA ---> Andrei, NP3D used club callsign N2TA instead of his own during
the CQ WW DX CW Contest (SOSB 80m) from Long Beach Island (NA-111). QSL
direct to NP3D. [TNX NP3D]
QSL VIA W7RJ ---> Cards for FS/N7DD, PJ7/N7DD and PJ7D, as well as for
contacts made with FS5UQ during the CQ WW DX CW Contest (operator Larry,
N7DD), should be sent direct to W7RJ. [TNX N7DD]
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D2PFN: A web site for Ed/4L4FN, who is currently active as D2PFN
from Angola, has been set up at http://www.amsatnet.com
[TNX The Daily DX]
FMRE RTTY CONTEST: The Mexico RTTY International Contest, sponsored by the
Federacion Mexicana de Radioexperimentadores (FMRE), will
be held on 80-10 metres from 18 UTC on 7 February through
24 UTC on the 8th. For further information visit
www.fmre.org.mx or e-mail Jose Levy, XE1J (xe1j@ucol.mx).
[TNX XE1KK]
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3A2MD, 3B9FR, 3DA0SV, 3G1P
(SA-085), 3G5Q (SA-070), 3XY1L, 4S7DXG, 4T4V, 4U1UN, 4W3DX, 5H3RK, 5Z4BL,
6D2YFM, 7P8AD, 7X0AD, 7X2DG, 8Q7VR, 9L1JT, 9V1YC, CY9A, D2EB, DP1POL, EA5KB/7
(EU-152), EG9IC (AF-036),EL2AR, F6CKH/p (EU-081),FH/G4IRN, FO/DF6IC, FY5KE,
HU1M/3 (NA-190), J79JRC, JD1YBJ, JT1CO, JT1KAA, K9AJ/VY0 (NA-225), K9PPY/VY0
(NA-225), LU1ZA, RI1CGR (EU-133), S05X, SU9NC, T2YL, T5X, TI5N, TO1A, TU43CI,
TZ6RD, V63SXQ, VB2C, VK9XAB, VP9/GM4COK, XF1K (NA-162), ZC4DW, ZD7VC, ZF2ZL,
ZM8CW.
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