425 DX News #674
3 April 2004
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
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5B - 5B/UA6LCW and 5B/RA6LUX will operate (on 10, 15, 20 and 40 metres CW
and SSB) from Mount Trodos (nearly 2000m a.s.l.), Cyprus (AS-004) on
3-5 April. QSL direct (see www.qrz.com).
5H - JE3MAS (ex-5H1HK) is back to Tanzania for one year. He will operate
as 5H3HK using 100 watts to a dipole and a vertical antenna. [TNX
JA3FYC]
FG - ARI Salerno members Antonio, IK8SUT and Maurizio, IK8YTN will be FG/
homecall from Guadeloupe on 8-20 April. QSL via home calls, direct
or bureau. [TNX IZ8EDJ]
FO_mar - Hiro, JI1JKW and Ari, JI1WTF will operate as FO/JI1JKW and FO/JI1WTF
from Hiva-oa (DIFO FO-021), Marquesas Islands (OC-027) from 28 April
to 2 May. They plan to be active on 160-6 metres (beacon on 50110
kHz) SSB, CW and RTTY. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [TNX
JE1LFX]
I - Special event call II3T will be aired - and a number of ARI Trieste
(http://www.aritrieste.it/) members will replace their current IV3
prefix with IO3 (India Oscar Three) - from 1 April until 4 November
to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the handover of Trieste to
Italy. For information on the relevant Award, please contact Luigi
Popovic, IV3KAS (iv3kas@iol.it). [TNX IV3LNQ]
I - IR7LH/p will be active from the lighthouse at Molo San Nicola
(Otranto, ARLHS ITA-264, not WAIL) and/or Punta Crauli (Otranto,
ARLHS ITA-265, not WAIL) on 3 April. This activity is also valid for
the newly born I.T.A.-Italian Towns Award (http://www.aripompei.com)
QSL via IK7JWX, bureau or direct. [TNX IK7JWX]
IS0 - Paul, DL6FBK, and Lui, DL6FBR will operate on 10-80 metres (and on
160m, if they can have a suitable antenna) as IS0/homecall from
Sardinia on 21-29 April. QSLs via home calls, preferably through the
DARC bureau. [TNX DL6FBR]
JA - Look for JA1UNS/1, JI1PLF/1, 7N1GMK/1, 7L4PVR/1, 7N4VPS/1 to operate
on 160-10 metres CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31 from Hachijo Island
(AS-043, JIIA-AS-043-003) on 23-26 April. QSL to their home calls
direct or via the bureau. [TNX JI6KVR]
LU - LU8ADX/D, LU8DCH, LW8EXF and LS7D (LU7DW) will operate from Martin
Garcia Island (SA-055) on 3-5 April. They plan to be active on 160-6
metres SSB, CW, PSK31 and RTTY. QSL via home calls. [TNX LU7DW]
PY0_spp- Joaquim, PS7JN (ZW0S) expects to return to St. Peter & St. Paul
Rocks sometime in early April. His web page is at
http://www.geocities.com/ps7jn/ [TNX The Daily DX]
T33 - The "Te Taobe" is expected to leave Tarawa (T30) in the late local
afternoon on 2 April and to arrive at Banaba around 6 a.m. local
time on Sunday the 4th. Unloading and landing operations will take
quite a while, but hopefully the first stations will be ready for
T33C to hit the airwaves in the local evening hours. QSL via F5CWU
(Flo Moudar, 25 Rue du Castel Salis, 37100 Tours, France). The web
site for the operation is at http://www.dx-pedition.de/banaba2004/
[TNX La Gazette du DX]
UR - UT9FJ, UT0FT, UR5FEL, UX5HY, UR5FEO, UT2FA and UX0FY from Odessa,
Ukraine will replace their prefix with EN60 (Echo November Six Zero)
from 3 to 17 April. QSL via home calls. [TNX UT9FJ]
VE - Fred, K2FRD has announced that his second mini-DXpedition to
Labrador (Zone 2) will run from 1 June through 7 September. He will
be active again as VO2/K2FRD; further information can be found at
http://homepage.mac.com/k2frd/Labrador2004.htm [TNX K2FRD]
VK - The VI5BR operation from the Baudin Rocks/Godfrey Islands (OC-228),
originally scheduled for September 2003 [425DXN 644], is now
expected to take place on 8-12 April (weather permitting) The
operators will be Peter/VK3QI, Keith/VK3FT, Jack/VK3WWW and
Tony/VK3TZ. They plan to be QRV on the usual IOTA frequencies (SSB
and CW) and to emphasize 30 and 40 metres (CW), 20, 17 and 15 metres
(SSB) and long path openings for Europe around 5-8 UTC. This IOTA
group was activated for the first and so far only time by VK4CAY/5
(G3ZAY) back in April 1999. QSL via VK3QI either direct (Peter
Forbes, 53 Summerhill Rd, Glen Iris, Victoria 3146, Australia) or
through the VK3 QSL bureau. [TNX VK3QI]
VP8 - The Daily DX reports that Mike, GM0HCQ (currently active as
VP8CMH/MM from the "James Clark Ross") might operate as VP8SIG from
Signy Base, South Orkenys between 10 and 12 April and as VP8SGK from
Bird Island station (South Georgia) between 14 and 19 April.
W - W1AW (the Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial station at ARRL Headquarters)
will be signing W1AW/90 from 3 April through 31 December to reflect
the 90th anniversary of the League's founding. Guest operators will
be encouraged to use as many modes as possible. Special QSLs will be
available direct; all contacts with W1AW/90 will also be uploaded to
Logbook of The World.
YI - Laith Adhary, YI3SRA is currently active on 10, 15, 20, 40 and 80
metres (plus 2 and 6 metres) SSB, CW and RTTY. QSL via IZ8EDJ
(Oreste D'Anzilio, P.O. Box 49, 84091, Battipaglia - SA, Italy).
[TNX IZ8EDJ]
ZL7 - ZL7II is the callsign issued to Franz, ZL2III and Dom, DL5EBE for
their 7-14 April activity from Chatham Island [425DXN 673]. QSL via
DL5EBE. [TNX ZL2III]
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DLI ---> The Italian Lakes Award (DLI - Diploma dei Laghi Italiani),
sponsored by ARI Ivrea, is available to either licensed amateurs and SWLs.
The certificate is free of charge and participation is managed exclusively
on-line. For further information please visit
http://www.ari-ivrea.it/html/regol_en.htm or e-mail the Award Manager, Bruno
Giacometti (I1ABT), at i1abt@ari-r1.it
DXCC NEWS ---> The 23 February-10 March 2004 XZ1DA and XZ6ST operations from
Myanmar have been approved for DXCC credit.
NOT THE MANAGER ---> Maurice, F5NQL is receiving QSL cards for the recent
5V7C operation from Togo. Please note that the correct QSL route is and has
always been via F5TVG (Franck Savoldi, P.O. Box 92, 94223 Charenton Cedex,
France).
QSL DL CLUB STATIONS ---> The DARC QSL Bureau does not forward any cards for
German club station callsigns (DA0, DL0, DF0...). The QSLs are forwarded to
the club station's responsible operator holding that club callsign. [TNX
DL2VFR]
QSL 3B9FR ---> The DXCC Branch recently received a letter from Robert
Felicite, 3B9FR indicating that he has not sent any logs to F6FNU since 1999.
The DXCC Branch will no longer issue 3B9FR credit for F6FNU-confirmed
contacts made after 1999. Requests for QSL cards for 3B9FR should be sent
direct to: Robert Felicite, P.O. Box 31, Citronelle, Rodriguez Island,
Republic of Mauritius, Indian Ocean. [TNX Bill Moore, NC1L]
QSL IQ8PD ---> Members of ARI Pomigliano d'Arco participated in the CQ WPX
SSB Contest using their club callsign. QSL via bureau or direct to ARI -
Sezione di Pomigliano D'Arco, Viale Impero 1, 80038 Pomigliano D'Arco - NA,
Italy. [TNX IK8VRN]
QSL Z21KF ---> Graham, M5AAV (http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/m5aav/qsl.htm)
reports he now handles all cards for Z21KF. No cards should be sent to
Zimbabwe for Maurice due to "postal problems".
QSL VIA PA0RRS ---> Richard reports that the QSL cards for his recent
9M6/PA0RRS and 9M2/PA0RRS activities are expected from the printer in a
couple of weeks' time.
TJ3MC ---> Jack's (F6BUM) web site at http://www.f6bum.fr.st has been updated
with the QRG information about his activity from Cameroon, which will include
a two-day operation from an IOTA new one [425DXN 672]. Jack reports that QSL
cards should be sent direct to him (see www.qrz.com) or to the URC (Union des
Radio-Clubs) QSL bureau (P.O. Box 25, 32800 Eauze, France), as he is not a
REF member.
+ SILENT KEY + IARUMS (http://iarums.com/) Region 1 and all its members mourn
the loss of Ron Roden, G4GKO, who passed away on 28 March. Ron was the IARU
Region 1 Monitoring System Coordinator for 12 years (1990-2002).
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LOGS: Logs for II0RAI/6 and 9A/I6GFX (Lastovo and Mrcara Islands,
plus Struga Lighthouse) are available at
http://www.gianfrancogervasi.it/search.html [TNX I6GFX]
QSL GALLERIES: A collection of nearly 1900 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]
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CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER
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3B9C FSDXA (a) ED7CK EA7HBC SP0DIG SP5CJQ
3B9C RSGB (b) EK8WA SP9ERV SX1R SV1XV
3D2AU Z32AU EM1HO I2PJA SX8K SV1QN
3D2AY YZ7AA EN35F UX0FF SY3Y SV3FUO
3D2DC K5KV EN60ZON UR4ZXK T30AD RK3AD
3D2DM GM4FDM ER0FEL UR5FEL T30CA K6SRZ
3D2FM F5CWU ER10ARM ER1DA T30LP K5KV
3D2OA DL5OAB EY8MM K1BV T30RR PA3EWP
3D2WP PA3EWP EZ8CW RU4SS T30WB AK0A
3Z6V SP6DVP FM/T93M DJ2MX T30ZF DK2ZF
3Z8Z SP8AJC FM5FJ KU9C T49C K8SIX
5K1X HK1HHX GX6UT G6UT T88QQ JA1KAJ
5T0EU OR5EU HB75A HB9A TJ3G G3TXF
5T5SN IZ1BZV HC8L W5UE TO7HAM FM5AN
5W0KE DL2MDZ HI3CCP AD4Z TO7T F6HMQ
5W0SS DL2MDZ HK0GU DL7VOG TT8FC EA4AHK
5W1VE DL9HCU HN0Z SM1TDE TT8PK F4EGS
7S2E SM2DMU HR2RCH/3 HR2AHC UA9CUA W3HNK
9A50EZA 9A1EZA HR5/F2JD F6AJA UN3F EA5KB
9A80ABD 9A4A II1D IZ1CCE V26CW KM9M
9A80ADE 9A3KR IO4T IK4XCL V26DX KU9C
9A80Z 9A3KR IQ0FM/p IZ0EGC V26JAT K6JAT
9K9X 9K2HN IR8D I8IHD V31JP KA9WON
9M2RPN G4ZFE IS0/N2WB N2OO V73ZF DK2ZF
9M6A N2OO IU9S IT9BLB V85NL JA4ENL
9M6AAC N2OO J42T SV2BFN VC3E VE3AT
9V1GO OK1DOT LO2F AC7DX VK6EWI VK6NE
A52PRO W4PRO LU2XX LU8XQB VK9LU JE2HCJ
AH0/N2IU JP1JFG LW9DA AC7DX VP8DGA G0WJN
AN1COZ EA1COZ LX5A LX1RQ VP8DIJ G6ZRL
AN8CAC EA8CAC LX7I LX2AJ VU3JRA DJ3KR
AP2NK W3HNK LY4A LY2FY VY1JA N3SL
BW3/JD1BKQ JR3PZW LY7A LY2ZO XT2PT N5DRV
C56JJ PA9JJ LY9Y LY2CY XV3PWP JO3PWP
CN2R W7EJ M8C G4DFI XX9TVR VR2KW
CO8ZZ DK1WI MM0CWJ WA3RHW YA0J JG1OWV
CQ3T CT3KN MSODGR/p MMODFV YA7X DL1JJI
CQ9K CS3MAD MU2Z M5RIC YA8G LA4YW
CS6T CT1ILT MU5RIC/P M5RIC YI3SRA IZ8EDJ
CT3AS DJ8FW NQ4I K4PK YI9YMA K7YMA
CW0B CX5BW OD5UU LZ1YE YS1EJ W4GJ
D4B K1BV OL7R OK1XUV YU0HST YU1AST
DA0WPX DL1EK P29KPH N5FTR YV5SSB EA5KB
DU9/N0NM W4DR P40A WD9DZV YW4M W4SO
ED2LAK EA2RCA P40Y AE6Y ZL6QH ZL2AOH
ED3TCT EA3EVR PJ2T N9AG ZP1C W3HNK
ED4MAJ EA4HV PJ4P DF7ZS ZP389E ZP9EE
ED4REG EA4EGA R1ANF/VP8 RK1PWA ZS9F KK3S
ED5MUC EA5URM RM0A UA0ANW ZW2TV PY2TV
ED5TEF EA5ELT S07V DK2WV ZX7U CT1AHU
(a) direct (b) bureau
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9A1EZA Radio Club "Ludbreg", P.O. Box 9, HR-42230 Ludbreg, Croatia
CT3EE Jose Luis Camacho, P.O. Box 2608, E.C. Livramento, 9051-801 Funchal,
Portugal
DL1JJI Reinhardt Weiss, Rochsburger Str. 6, D-09322 Arnsdorf, Germany
ER1DA Valery Metaxa, P.O. Box 3000, Chisinau, MD-2071, Moldova
FSDXA P.O. Box 73, Church Stretton, SY6 6WF, United Kingdom
G3TXF Nigel Cawthorne, Falcons, St. George's Avenue, Weybridge, Surrey KT13
0BS, England, UK
I2PJA Antonio Petroncari, Via E. Togni 87, I-27043 Broni - PV, Italy
IT9MRM Alberto Mattei, Via Enrico Millo 20, 96011 Augusta - SR, Italy
IZ1BZV Giorgio Tabilio, P.O. Box 95, 19100 La Spezia - SP, Italy
IZ1CCE Carlo Sobrito Via I Maggio 9, 10051 Avigliana - TO
MMODFV Jurij Phunkner, P.O. Box 7469, Glasgow, G42 OYD, Scotland, UK
OK1DOT Petr Gustab, P.O.Box 52, Cesky Brod, 282 01 Czech Republic
P43E Emily Thiel, P.O.Box 614, Aruba
RA2FV Anatoly I. Maradulin, Rybnoe D.4 KV.5, 238590, G. Pionerskiy,
Kaliningradskaya Obl., Russia
SP6DVP Krzysztof Bieniewski, P.O. Box 2210, PL 45-246 Opole 15, Poland
UX0FF Nikolay Lavreka, P.O. Box 320, Izmail, 68609, Ukraine
VP51V P.O. Box 88, Morris, OK 74445-0088, USA
Z21HL Alan Taylor, 14 Esperanza Flats, Hume Park, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
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