425 DX News #663
17 January 2004
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
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7Q - Mark/G4AXX, Dick/GU4CHY, Steve/G4JVG and Rich/M5RIC will operate
from Malawi between 18 April and 1 May. The callsign will be
announced shortly before the start of the operation. Activity will
be on 10-80 metres CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK, using three stations with
amplifiers and beam antennas. QSL via G3LQP direct (Roger Brown, 262
Fir Tree Road, Epsom KT17 3NL, England) or via the bureau. A website
at http://www.malawi.digital-crocus.com has been set up and will
include a log-search facility updated regularly. Each of the team
members will be making a personal donation to a Malawian aid charity
(details to appear on the website) and donations from DX clubs and
individuals for the DXpedition or the charity would be welcome. They
may be sent to G4JVG (Steve Telenius-Lowe, 27 Hertford Road,
Stevenage SG2 8RZ, England). [TNX G4JVG]
9Q - Gus, SM5DIC will be going back to the Democratic Republic of Congo
on 20 January for two months and will operate (also on 6 metres and
digital modes) the club call 9Q0AR in his spare time. QSL direct
only via SM5BFJ (Leif Hammarstrom, Lerklockan 4, SE-73091
Riddarhyttan, Sweden). [TNX The Daily DX]
C5 - Jan, PA9JJ will be active again as C56JJ from Kololi, The Gambia
from 29 March to 5 April. This year he will operate also RTTY and/or
PSK31 and will try to work on 160 metres. If the low bands are not
good, he will concentrate on the WARC bands. No activity on 6 metres
is planned. QSL information at www.qrz.com/c56jj [TNX PA9JJ]
C6 - Wade, AA8LL and Liz, K8LIZ have cancelled their 16-19 January
activity from Crooked Island (NA-113) [425DXN 662]. The trip may be
rescheduled in February or March. [TNX AA8LL]
C6 - Steve, AK0M will be active (on 10-80 metres mainly CW) as C6ASB from
Treasure Cay (NA-080), Bahamas on 21-28 February, including some
casual all-band operation in the ARRL DX CW Contest. Steve's wife
Sandy, KC0RD may also be active as C6ASC. QSL via AK0M. [TNX OPDX
Bulletin]
CE - CA5UBP reports he plans to operate (on 80, 40 and 10 metres, from 2
to 11 UTC) from the Bio-Bio Region group (SA-070, Santa Maria and
Quiriquina Islands) on 20-25 January. QSL direct only to CA5UBP
(www.qrz.com).
CT - Weather permitting, CT1GFK/p, CT1GPQ/p, CT2IHP/p, CT2IUA/p and
CT1EHX/p will operate from Ilha do Barro (not IOTA, DIP AL-21) on 18
January. Look for them on 40, 20, 17, and 15 metres SSB and CW
between 7 and 12 UTC. QSL via home calls. [TNX CT1END]
F - Jean-Marc, F5SGI will be active, hopefully as TM6ILE, from Groix
Island (EU-048, DIFM AT-012) on 11-18 April. This will be a 10-80
metres CW only operation. QSL via home call (but contacts will be
confirmed automatically via the bureau). [TNX F5SGI]
FM - Guy, F5MNW will be active as FM/F5MNW from Martinique (NA-107, DIFO
FM-001) from 21 February to 6 March. He will operate on the HF bands
only CW during his spare time. QSL via home call, direct or bureau.
[TNX F5NQL]
FS - David/K3LP, Larry/N7DD, Steve/N3SB, Tyler/K3MM, Jeff/N8II,
Clint/W3ARS and Kam/N3KS will be active as FS/homecall from St.
Martin (NA-105) on 18-24 February. They will participate in the ARRL
DX CW Contest (21-22 February) as FS5UQ (Multi-Multi). All QSLs are
via www.qrz.com [TNX NG3K]
HA - On 1 May Hungary will become a full member of the of the European
Union and, to celebrate the event, special callsign HA2004EU will be
used by members of MOM Radioclub through the end of the year.
Further information is available at http://ha2004eu.hu/ [TNX HA5X]
HC - Rick, NE8Z will be operating as HC1MD from Tumbaco, Ecuador on 22-28
January. Look for activity on 80-10 metres CW and SSB, with an
emphasis on the WARC bands. On 26 January Rick will have access to 6
metres (100w + 5 element yagi) and will be be monitoring 50110 kHz
all day. QSL via www.qrz.com or K8LJG (John Kroll, 3528 Craig Drive,
Flint, MI 48506, USA). Do not forget to give a look to the HC-DX
Awards at http://www.octavia.com/qsl/awards.htm [TNX NE8Z]
J3 - Bob, AA1M and Mike, W1USN will be active as J3/homecall from Grenada
from 29 January through 6 February. They will operate CW, SSB and
some PSK on the HF bands. QSL via jome calls, direct or bureau. [TNX
OPDX Bulletin]
KG4 - Tip, N4SIA will operate on all bands as KG4AS from Guantanamo Bay
starting on 20 January for eight days. QSL via home call. [TNX The
Daily DX]
LU - Henry, LU4DXU is currently active as LU4DXU/X from Ushuaia (Tierra
del Fuego, SA-008) until 22 January. Look for him around 14290 kHz.
Depending on transportation opportunities, Henry might operate also
from other nearby IOTA islands. QSL via home call. See Antarctic
Operations below for the latest information on Henry's activity from
the South Orkneys. [TNX DL5EBE]
LU - Alberto/LU1DZ, Hector/LU6UO and Fernando/LW2DX will operate as
homecall/L from Esquina, in the rare Corrientes province of
Argentina, on 22-27 January. The operation is sponsored by the Grupo
Argentino de CW (GACW) and they will operate CW on all the HF bands.
QSL LU1DZ/L via EA3RE, others via home calls. [TNX LW2DX]
PA - ON6UM, ON4LO, ON4LN and ON4BAG will be active (SSB and digital
modes) again from Schouwen Duiveland (EU-146) on 24 January. [TNX
ON6UM]
PY0_fni- Bill, W5SJ will operate as PR0F from the PY0FF station on Fernando
de Noronha on 21-27 January. He plans to be on CW most evenings on
160, 80 and 40 metres; on 24-25 January he will be on 10109, 14225,
18127, 21225, 24935 and 28450 kHz from around 15 to 18 UTC. The CQ
WW 160 CW Contest is the main purpose for this trip. [TNX QRZ-DX]
T33 - The equipment for the T33C DXpedition to Banaba [425DXN 651] has
been shipped. The team will arrive on Tarawa (T30) late in March and
T33C should be on the air by 4 April. The 2-week expedition will be
a major effort, featuring 24 hour a day operations on all bands and
modes with seven separate stations. The expedition still needs
contributions to cover costs. Contributions may be sent to F5CWU
(Flo Moudar, 25 Rue du Castel Salis, 37100 Tours, France) or by
PayPal to pa2r@muurkrant.com or pa5et@muurkrant.com; for further
information, please visit http://www.dx-pedition.de/banaba2004. [TNX
K6SRZ, doctore@well.com]
T8 - Kazu, JH6WDG will operate (on 80-10 metres SSB and CW) as T88AQ from
Palau (OC-009) from 27 January to 2 February. QSL via home call,
bureau or direct. [TNX JH6WDG]
TJ - Oscar/IK2AQZ, Giuliano/IK2OPW and Mario/IW2HUZ will be active as
TJ1GA from Cameroon on 16-30 January. They will operate SSB and
PSK31 on 80-6 metres. QSL via IK2AQZ, direct or bureau. [TNX I2FUG]
UA - Alex/RV3DPM, Vadim/RX3AKL, Vadim/RX3AKQ, Serge/UA3DNR and possibly
Dmitry/RA3DEJ will operate (on 80-10 metres CW and SSB) as RK3DZJ/3
(QSL via RA3DEJ) and R3ARS/3 (QSL via RA3AKF) from the Russian
National Park "Kerzhenskiy" (RRF-46, RDA NN-26) on 16-18 January.
For full information on the RFF Award, please visit
http://www.hamradio.ru/rrc/ [TNX UA3DNR]
XE - Hector, XE2K and others will be active as XF1K from an island in the
Sonora State South group (NA-166, the most "most wanted" IOTA group
in North America) on 5-9 February. Plans are to operate on 10-80
metres (maybe on 160m as well) SSB and CW, with three 100 watt
stations powered by battery and generator for 18-24 hours on the
air. They will have two triband yagis, two verticals for 10-40m and
10-80m (maybe a third one for 10-160m) and one dipole for 80-40-30m.
QSL via N6AWD (Fred K. Stenger, 6000 Hesketh Dr., Bakersfield, CA
93309, USA). Further details will be provided in due course. [TNX
XE2K]
XT - Orlando, VE4JOP is currently active as XT2OP from Burkina Faso until
26 January. He plans to operate daily on 14195 kHz between 12 and 14
UTC. QSL via home call. [TNX The Daily DX]
YI - Kaspars, YL1ZF is active as YI9ZF from Baghdad for the coming 6-8
months. Kaspars prefers CW, but he has also equipment for RTTY. QSL
via SM1TDE, either direct (Eric Wennstrom, P.O. Box 94, SE-62016
Ljugarn, Sweden) or through the SM bureau. Direct cards without
sufficient return postage will be replied to via bureau. [TNX
SM1TDE]
ZC4 - "After some extensive negotiations", George, 5B4AGC says, "we are
pleased to announce that ZC4A will be QRV during the upcoming CQ WW
160m CW Contest. This will be a combined operation from members of
the various Sovereign base areas and we have been given permission
to use a redundant 200 ft tower which we will be shunt feeding". The
operators will be 5B4AGC, 5B4AGN, 5B4FL and ZC4CW. QSL via 5B4AGC.
>>> ANTARCTIC OPERATIONS (*) <<<
ANTARCTICA - Obi, JA0WJN/8J1RF will be going QRT from Dome Fuji Station
(AN-016) on 20 January [425DXN 622 & 42DXN 626]. The research
station will be closed on the 23rd and it will take a couple
of weeks to reach Syowa station on East Ongul Island (AN-015)
by snowmobile. For further information, please visit http://
www.jarl.or.jp/English/4_Library/A-4-7_8j1rl/2002/frame.htm
[TNX F5NOD]
ANTARCTICA - Nikolai Makarov, UA3YH/AB0KG (R1ANM) is active as KC4AAA from
the Amundsen-Scott Base (South Pole, AN-016). QSL via K1IED.
Give a look to the beautiful pictures on web site at
http://mitglied.lycos.de/mapu2001/nsf.html [TNX F5NOD]
ANTARCTICA - Michele, IK7JGQ is active as KC4/IK7JGQ from "Baia Terra
Nova" station until 31 January. He can be found on 14185 kHz,
with Luigi (IK8OZZ), between 18.30 and 19.15 UTC.
For further information, please visit http://
www.italiantartide.it/default.asp
Give a look to the beautiful pictures on web site at
http://www.gdargaud.net/Antarctica/TerraNova.html
SOUTH ORKNEYS - On 23 January Henry, LU4DXU will board the supply ship
"Almirante Irizar"; he expects to arrive to Laurie Island,
South Orkneys (AN-008) on the 26th and to operate as AY1ZA
from the "Orcadas del Sur" base until 29 February. He plans
to operate SSB (28390, 24930, 21190, 18130, 14290, 7090, 3785
kHz), CW (28035, 24905, 21035, 18090, 14035, 10120, 7025,
3515, 1835 kHz), RTTY (28120, 21090, 14090 kHz) and PSK31
(21070, 14070 kHz) with a linear amplifier, a 4-element yagi,
a rhombic antenna and some wire antennas. QSL via LU4DXU
(Horacio Enrique Ledo, P.O. Box 22, 1640 Martinez - Buenos
Aires, Argentina). [TNX DL5EBE]
(*) As far as base names, locations and accessory information are concerned,
the reference source is the WABA Directory 2003 (which is also an
acknowledged reference source for the RSGB IOTA Programme).
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1A0KM ---> Contrary to previous announcements, on-line logs for the most
recent 1A0KM operation will not be available - not for the time being, at
least. According to their web page, 1A0KM was pirated on the following
days/times: 2 January 23-24 UTC (40 metres CW), 3 January 08-09 UTC (20
metres CW), 4 January 01-06 UTC (40 metres CW) and 20-21 UTC (40 metres CW).
[TNX http://www.sixitalia.org/1a0km/1a0km2004.htm]
3XY1L ---> Leo, UT1WL/3XY1L logged about 15,000 SSB QSOs during his stay in
Guinea, between 16 March and 9 December 2003. His QSL manager (UY5XE) has
sent out some 8,000 cards so far (around 900 direct, the rest via the
bureau). [TNX UY5XE]
DELTA DX ASSOCIATION ---> The officers of the Delta DX Association (Metairie,
LA) for 2004 are Chip Tilton/K5RSG (President), Don Boudreau/W5FK
(Vice-President), John Uhl/W5ZE (Secretary) and Walt Cockerham/N5VN
(Treasurer). [TNX W5ZE]
DXCC NEWS ---> The following operations are approved for DXCC credit: 5X2F
(29 July 2003 - 1 July 2004), YA4F (September 2003 - April 2004) and YA8G (14
December 2003 - 31 January 31 2004). [TNX NC1L]
IPHG AWARD ---> The International Pharmacists Ham Group issues the I.P.H.G.
Award for contacts made (or, for SWLs, heard) with IPHG members (details are
available at http://www.malpensa.it/iphg/index.htm). Currently there are 170+
members representing 42 countries all around the world and many of them will
be on the air on 18 January for the IPHG Sked. Look for them around 3618,
7098, 14318, 21318 and 28318 kHz. [TNX IK2UVR]
POSTAGE ---> Owing to the increasing strength of some local currencies
against the US dollar and/or new and more expensive postal rates, 1 USD no
longer covers return postage from several countries to destinations outside
their own continents. Reports received so far include Australia (VK4AAR),
Canada (VE3LYC), Denmark (OZ1ACB), France (F5MNW), Germany (DL6ZFG), New
Zealand (ZL4HU), The Netherlands (PA3GIO), Sweden (SM7AED, who adds that 1
USD is not sufficient also from Sweden to other European countries).
As for Italy, 1 USD is no longer sufficient for Priority Mail letters sent to
destinations outside Europe. The current postage for a standard letter up to
20 grams is EUR 0.62 (Europe), EUR 0.80 (Africa, Asia, Americas), EUR 1,00
(Oceania) by Priority Mail (more reliable) and EUR 0.45 (Europe), EUR 0.65
(Africa, Asia, Americas), EUR 0.70 (Oceania) by Ordinary Mail.
QSL A52CQ ---> Dane, A52CQ (S57CQ) left Bhutan on 15 January. He logged 1880
QSOs, many of them on the low bands. According to Slavko, S57DX (QSL
manager), cards will be printed in the next 2 or 3 weeks. If you use IRCs,
please make sure that the coupon is properly stamped in the left corner. [TNX
S57DX]
QSL KH7R ---> Please note that Ken, W8LU is not the the QSL manager for KH7R
(Hawaii). The correct QSL route is direct to Ken Hoppe, P.O. Box 95521, Las
Vegas, NV 89193-5521, USA. [TNX K1XN and The Golist]
QSL PZ5A ---> QSLs for PZ5A (CQ WW DX SSB 2003) and for pre/post contest
operation by PZ5UE, PZ5FF and PZ5CQ have been received from the printer and
it is hoped to have all direct requests received so far answered within two
weeks. Refer to the web page for additional information
(http://www.mdxa.org/pz_2003.html). [TNX W5UE]
QSL VIA N9NU ---> Tim, N9NU says there was a typo in his qrz.com information
page and e-mail signature, as he is the QSL manager for A92GQ (and not A92GE,
as reported in 425DXN 662). Tim says he will be handling QSL services for
Serge, UA9CKN as well. Log searches are available at
http://www.n9nu.net/logsearch/logsearch.php
QSL VIA UA3FDX ---> Vladimir, UA3FDX (not UA3DFX as reported by UA3SAQ in
425DXN 662) is the new QSL manager for 4J1S, 4K1V, 4K60AA, 4K7DWZ and 4K7Z.
He has logs and cards also for 4K50V, 4K51V, 4K52V and 4K53V. The address is
Vladimir Ulyanov, P.O. Box 10, Moscow 121615, Russia. [TNX UA3FDX]
+ SILENT KEY + Ace Jevremov, DJ0LZ (Z32FD) reports that Petar "Pepi" Krajcev,
Z31PK passed away on 13 January at 64 years of age. "I was his QSL manager",
Ace says. "Pepi was one of the best teachers for all of us in Macedonia".
[TNX K1XN and The Golist]
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CONTEST: An excellent source of information is the Contest Service by Jan
Eric Rehn, SM3CER (http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/)
LOGS: On-line logs of the recent Z38M operation can be found at
http://www.mdxc.org/ [TNX IZ8CCW]
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 1A0KM, 3A2MD, 3C0V, 3D2II, 3G1P
(SA-085), 3XY1L, 4K6CD, 4S7VK, 5H3RK, 5R8FL, 5R8HA/P, 5U7B, 5W1SA, 5Z4FM,
6K2CLF/4 (AS-085), 6W/ON5TN, 7P8NK, 7Q7PS, 7W4HI (AF-094), 8P6KY, 9G5ZZ,
9J2BO, 9J2KC, 9K2MU, 9M2/G44ZFE/P, 9M6NA, A43GI (AS-119), A45WG, A52SM,
A61AJ, AH2R, AP2IA, BD5RI, BQ9P, C49A, C56JHF, CE0Y/SP9EVP, CE0Y/SP9PT, CW4A,
CX9AU, CY9A, DP1POL, EK3SA, EP3CQ, EP3SMH, F/ON5MF/P (EU-058), FO/DL3GA
(OC-152), FO/I1SNW (OC-264), FO/IT9EJW (OC-264), FO/IT9YRE (OC-264), FS/N5GI,
FY5FY, H40H, HC1/NP3D, HC8N, HK3CQ, HP1/DL2OE, HV5PUL, HZ1AB, HZ1MD, IK8PGM/9
(EU-166; IIA ME-038), IT9EJE/p (EU-166; IIA ME-038), IT9EJW/p (EU-166; IIA
ME-038), IT9FCC/p (EU-166; IIA ME-038), IT9HLN/p (EU-166: IIA ME-038), J49RW,
J8DX, JD1YAB, JY4NE, JY8YB, JY9QJ, KH7X, KK2H/KH2, KP2D, OC4WW, OH0NL,
P29KM, P40E, PW0T, R1ANM, R1PQ, S21YY, T21MY, T31MY, T77M, TA0/F5SNY
(AS-098), TA1FA, TA2IJ, TF8GX,TI3TLS, TI5/KE0UI, TI5N, TL8CK, TU2MA, TX0AT,
V31FG, V47KP, V47UY, V73AZ, V85GA, VK4GL/P (OC-265), VK9CD, VK9XW, VP9I,
VQ9LA, VR2MY, WH0L, WR2W/KH2, XU7ACT, XZ7A, YI9X, YJ0AMY (OC-110), YJ0ATU
(OC-110), YN9HAU, YS1UL, YW5M (SA-015), YW6P (SA-090), YW8D (SA-063), Z22JE,
Z24S, ZD8Z, ZK2GB, ZL5CP, ZM8CW.
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