425 DX News #701
9 October 2004
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
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Many thanks to all those who have sent their congratulations and good wishes
to 425 DX News on the occasion of 425DXN #700. You are far too many to be
thanked individually, but rest sure we were very pleased to read your kind
words of appreciation.
4U_ITU - Hans, PB2T will activate 4U1ITU from 26 October to 3 November.
LA7JO, OM1AM and OM3CGN will join him for the CQ WW DX SSB Contest,
most likely as a M/S entry. [TNX PB2T]
5T - Yves/F6GDC, Pierre/F6CQX and Eric/F5SSM will be active on 10-40
metres SSB (CW on request) as 5T5DY from Mauritania from 26 December
to 9 January. The first week they will operate from Nouakchott, Atar
and Tergit; during the second week Yves will spend three days on
Banc d'Arguin (AF-050). QSL via F6GDC. [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles
DX]
5Z - Miki, YT1CS will be staying in Nairobi, Kenya until 18 November. He
is active as 5Z4YT1CS (yes, there is no / between 5Z4 and YT1CS) on
15 and 20 metres SSB. He might also go and operate from one or more
IOTA islands. QSL via YT1CS, direct or bureau. [TNX YZ1SG]
6O - Joe, VA6JWT will be in Galkayo, in the Puntland autonomous area of
Somalia [425DXN 693], starting on 14 October for six months at
least. He plans to operate as 6O0JT from the Radio Galkayo amateur
radio club. [TNX The Daily DX]
9U - QRZ-DX reports that "for unexplained reasons" Pierre- Marie, 9U6PM
(HB9DTM) went QRT on 1 October and left Burundi, where he was
expected to stay until February 2005 [425DXN 695].
A5 - Clipperton DX Club members Gerard/F2VX, Jean-Louis/F9DX,
Vincent/G0LMX and Alain/F5LMJ will be active from Bhutan from 24
October to 11 November, CQ WW DX SSB Contest included. They will
operate from "the ham center" in Thimphu until 31 October, then they
will move to Jakar, central Bhutan, where they will set up a new
radio club station. QSL via F9DK, direct or bureau. Please visit
http://www.cdxc.org/dxp/2004-Bhoutan/a5-en.htm or contact
bhoutan2004@cdxc.org if you want to support their project. [TNX
F8BPN]
BV - Paul, BV4FH and others will operate (on 10, 15, 20 and 40 metres CW
and SSB) as BO0K from Kinmen Island (AS-102) from 29 October to 1
November. QSl via BV4YB. [TNX JI6KVR]
CN - Jan, SM2EKM will be active as CN2KM from Morocco from 23 November to
1 December. He will participate in the CQ WW DX CW Contest as SOSB
on 20 metres. QSL via home call. [TNX SM2EKM]
DU - DK6PD and DL1PBC plan to be active on all bands CW and SSB as
DU6/DL1PBC from the Visayan Islands (OC-129) on 16-30 October. QSL
via DL1PBC. [TNX The Daily DX]
F - TM8AKR will be aired (on 160-2 metres mainly CW, with some SSB, RTTY
and PSK31) on 10-24 October for the 26th Hamexpo in Auxerre,
Burgundy (http://www.ref-union.org/auxerre/index.php). All of the
QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau; direct cards
will be available after 1 January 2005 via F2WS. On 16-17 October,
during the actual event, look for F5REF to be aired from the
exibition venue. [TNX F5NQL]
FM - Laurent, F5MUX will operate as TO7X from Martinique (NA-107) from 26
October to 5 November, including a SOAB High Power entry in the CQ
WW DX SSB Contest. QSL via home call (those who work TO7X on at
least four bands will receive a direct card automatically, all
others will be confirmed via the bureau). [TNX NG3K]
FT*W - Nicolas, F4EGX and Jean-Paul, F5BU (FT5WG) might operate from the
Crozet Islands in early 2005. Further information is expected in due
course. [TNX N4AA and QRZ-DX]
FT*Z - Reportedly Sebastien, FT1ZL on Amsterdam Island [425DXN 681] should
be authorized to operate on the HF bands "soon". If he shows up,
please remember that he does not work CW and above all be patient
with him, as he has no experience at all of HF pile-ups. [TNX N4AA
and QRZ-DX]
GM - Leo, W3LEO will once again be active as MM0LEO from Portpatrick in
southwest Scotland from about 10 October to 15 November. He will
participate in the CQ WW DX SSB as GM3W (contest callsign of the
Wigtownshire ARC). QSL via W3LEO for both calls, direct or bureau.
GM - The Grantham ARC (http://www.garc.org.uk) is looking for one more
operator to participate in a 4-day operation from St. Kilda (EU-059)
on 2-6 May 2005. They plan to operate either as GM/G0GRC or with a
special call TBA. QSL via G0RCI (but all of the QSOs will be
confirmed automatically via the bureau). [TNX G0RCI]
I - Weather permitting, Nicola/IZ3EBA and Enrico/IZ3EAY will operate
from Lazzaretto Nuovo (EU-131, IIA VE-038, MIA MI-307) on 9 October.
[TNX IZ3EBA]
JA - Look for JQ6KJA/6 and JA6PNR/6 to operate from Ioujima Island
(AS-012, new one for the Japanese Islands Award) on 9 October. QSL
via home calls, direct or bureau. [TNX JI6KVR]
JA - Steve, JA1SKY will operate (on 15, 20, 30, 40 metres SSB and CW) as
JA1SKY/6 from Kuroshima (JIIA AS-024-009), Yaeyama Islands (AS-024)
on 14-18 October. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX JI6KVR]
JA - Look for JR2RKK/6 to operate from the Yaeyama Islands (AS-024)
starting on 19 October. He will be active first from Yonaguni (JIIA
AS-024-014) and then, starting on the 22nd, from Hateruma (JIIA
AS-024-001). QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX JI6KVR]
JA - JE4NKF/4 and JL4GEL/4 will be active from Nomi Island (AS-117, JIIA
AS-117-024) on 31 October and 1 November. QSL via home call, direct
or bureau. [TNX JI6KVR]
JW - Vegard/JW9LMA (QSL via LA9LMA), Roar/JW1EOA (QSL via LA1OEA) and
Knut/JW6BKA (QSL via LA6BKA) will operate from Spitsbergen (EU-026),
Svalbard on 7-14 October. The will be active on 10-80 metres and
possibly also on 6 metres from the club station at Longyearbyen.
[TNX QRZ-DX]
KP4 - Bill/N1HRA, Foster/N3KCJ, Joe/K1JN, Matt/WE1H, Pat/WL7Z and
Dave/W1CTN will participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest from the
NP3U "Mi Casita" contest station of Carlos, WP4U. Look for some
limited activity prior to the contest as homecall/KP4. QSL NP3U via
WP4U, others via home calls. [TNX K1JN]
P2 - Roger, G3SXW and Nigel, G3TXF plan to operate (on 10-80 metres CW
only) as P29SX and P29XF from Loloata Island (OC-240) on 8-14
October. P29SX (QSL via G3SXW) will operate on the traditional HF
bands, while P29XF (QSL via G3TXF) will be on the WARC bands.
Operating frequencies, where possible, will be "on the three's":
3503, 7003, 10103 (or 10123), 14023, 18073 (or 18083), 21023, 24893
(or 24903), 28023 kHz. The web page for the operation is at
http://www.g3txf.com/dxtrip/P29XF/P29.html [TNX G3SXW]
P4 - Andy, AE6Y will operate as P49Y (new call) from Aruba (SA-036) from
26 October to 2 November, CQ WW DX SSB Contest included. [TNX AE6Y]
PA - Will, PE1OPM will operate (on 80, 40, 20, 17 and 15 metres) as
PE1OPM/P from Schouwen Duiveland (EU-146) on 16-17 October. QSL via
PE1OPM, direct or bureau. [TNX MM0DFV]
PY0_fni- Mike, KQ0B will operate on all bands SSB and CW as ZY0K from
Fernando de Noronha (SA-003) on 11-14 October. QSL via home call.
[TNX The Daily DX]
PY - PY2ZX and PU2OCZ plan to operate as homecall/PY2 from Comprida
Island (SA-024, DIB 021) on 8-12 October. Their activity will be
limited to 2m, 70cm and possibly 6m. QSL via home calls. [TNX PY2ZX]
TG - Look for TG7M and TG7I to be aired from the Mayan Biosphere in
norther Guatemala from 30 October to 1 November. Expect activity on
SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK31 and SSTV, on 40, 20, 17, 15 and 6 metres. QSL
via TG9ANF direct only (P.O. Box 50-C, Guatemala City, Guatemala).
[TNX TG9ANF]
TJ - Lionel, F5PSA will be stationed in Cameroon until February 2006. He
operates as TJ3SL in his spare time. QSL via F5PSA, bureau or
direct. [TNX F8BPN]
UR - UX0FF, UR5FAV and UR5FGW will operate on all bands and modes as
homecall/p from Ankudinov Island (EU-182) on 7-10 October. QSL via
home calls. [TNX UX0FF]
V2 - Bud, AA3B will operate as V26K from Antigua on 24-28 November. This
will be an all CW operation, including a SOAB Low Power entry in the
CQ WW DX CW Contest. QSL via home call. [TNX AA3B]
V5 - Vladimir, ZS6MG (http://zs6mg.hobby.com.mk) will participate in the
CQ WW DX SSB Contest as V55V from Namibia. QSL via Z33AA (Zlatko
Andonov, P.O. Box 55, 1480 Gevgelija, Macedonia). This will be his
last contest operation from Africa, as Vlado will be moving to the
US at the end of the year. His stateside callsign is KB1ILN. [TNX
ZS6MG]
VK9_lh - VK9LA (for the OMs) and VK9LW (for the YLs) are the callsigns to be
used during the 9-23 October Oceania DX Group's (www.odxg.org)
operation from Lord Howe [425DXN 699]. QSL to Oceania Amateur Radio
Dx Group Inc, P.O. Box 513, Nambour 4560, Australia. [TNX VK4FW]
VK9_xms- Burt, W0MY will be joining Charlie, W0YG on Christmas Island [425DXN
669] from 22 November to 2 December. They will operate as VK9XG with
two stations, and will participate in the CQ WW DX CW Contest
probably as a single band entry. Burt will return to the States on 2
December, while Charlie will remain active until the 9th. QSL via
W0YG (direct only). [TNX W0YG]
W - Look for Jeff, VA3QSL/W4 to operate from Estero Island (NA-069, USI
FL-035S) on 11-13 November. QSL via home call, direct or bureau.
[TNX VA3QSL]
XU - Bruce, AA4XR will operate on all bands and modes as XU7ADF from
Cambodia from 21 November to 2 December, CQ WW DX CW Contest
included. QSL via AA4XR. [TNX AA4XR]
YA - John, KE6GFF will be active as T6EE from Kabul, Afghanistan until 11
October. According to K6ICS, John expects to "xmit/rcv on 14.2 MHz
from 0600 PM PST to 1100 PM PST". QSL via home call (John Kountz,
1065 Van Dyke Dr., Laguna Beach, CA 92651, USA). [TNX K6ICS]
YO - Jean-Michel Duthilleul, F6AJA, Editor of "Les Nouvelles DX"
(http://LesNouvellesDX.free.fr), reports he will once again be
active from Romania on 2-7 November. He will operate in his free
time as YO/F6AJA from the YO3KPA radio club. QSL via F6AJA.
ZD7 - DL9GFB, DL7UVO and DL3NRV will arrive on St. Helena (AF-022) on 15
October. They plan to operate (with 100 watts on CW, SSB, PSK31,
RTTY and possibly SSTV) as ZD7F, ZD7J and ZD7T respectively. [TNX
The Daily DX]
ZK1_sc - Mark, VK2GND will operate as ZK1GND from Rarotonga (OC-013), South
Cook Islands on 24-30 December. He expects to be QRV mostly on 14195
and 14273 kHz. QSL via home call. [TNX VK2GND]
CARIBBEAN TOUR ---> Ratko, YU1NR will operate as V29NR from Antigua (NA-100)
(V29NR) from 26 October to 1 November, including a SOSB (15m) entry in the CQ
WW DX SSB Contest. Before and after the contest he will operate on various
digital modes, especially SSTV. On 2-4 November he will be active as VP2MNR
from Montserrat (NA-103). [TNX YU1ZZ]
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile IK8MRA
BILL WINDLE QSO PARTY (FOC) ---> FOC is pleased to announce that the "Bill
Windle QSO Party" will take place from 00.00 UTC to 23.59 UTC on 16 October.
VHF bands are included but WARC bands are excluded. This operating event (not
a contest) is open to all radio amateurs world-wide and aims to encourage the
use of and excellence in Morse code. Full information can be found at
http://www.firstclasscw.org.uk/ [TNX I7ALE]
DXCC NEWS ---> The following operations are approved for DXCC credit:
9U5PM Burundi effective 20 August 2004
YV0D Aves Island 1-4 August 2004
ZS8MI Prince Edward & Marion Island 1 April - 9 May 2004
IOTA 2004 ---> The IOTA 40th Anniversary Award Programme has entered the
final three months, but there is still time to join in and earn a
certificate. Full details of the various awards, and how to apply
(certificates will not be issued until after the end of the year) can be
found on the CDXC Web pages (http://www.cdxc.org.uk, follow the IOTA 2004
links). Any questions can be addressed directly to Don, G3XTT
(don@g3xtt.com).
IOTA/WLH MEETING ---> The 6th IOTA/WLH - DL Freundschaftstreffen will be held
in Lenggries on 15-17 October. The programme includes presentations on
Palagruza (EU-090), Greenland (NA-220), Scandinavian islands (DJ8QP), Sri
Lanka (AS-171), Mexico (NA-045, 135, 189, 226) and Europa Island (AF-009), as
well as the presentation of the Antarctica Award made by Rick, DL2VFR and
Emir, 9A6AA (local checkpoints for Germany and Croatia). Information at
http://www.iota-post.de/Lengries/hauptteil_lengries.html of from Fredy,
DE0MST (fresti@t-online.de). [TNX IZ8CCW]
QSL 3XY7A ---> Fred, VE3WFN is still receiving cards for Dan, VE3DYS (3XY7A),
who has been back home for a few years. Please note that VE3WFN simply acted
as a collect point and that the cards are handled by VE3DYS himself. [TNX
VE3WFN]
QSL C93Q ---> The QSL route is via VK4VB, but please note that his current
address is in the US [425DXN 656]: Ralph Karhammar, 1306 34th Street NW,
Washington, DC 20007-2801, USA.
QSL HK0TU (MALPELO 1990) ---> The following statement (signed the President
of the Liga Colombiana de Radioaficionados, Ignacio Barraquer, HK3CC) comes
from HK3SGP: "Several Colombian ham radio operators have inappropriately
spoken on behalf of the Liga Colombiana de Radioaficionados and have
misinformed the world amateur radio community about the status of the Malpelo
1990 DXepedition logs.
The board of directors of the Liga Colombiana de Radioaficionados, at their
meeting of September 30, 2004, decided to keep these logs open until December
31, 2004. The newly appointed QSL Manager is Mr. Francisco Hennessey, HK3SGP,
whose address can be found in QRZ.com.
We regret the inconvenient that this misinformation could have caused you,
and suggest the DXers that require a QSL card to request it at their earliest
convenience".
QSL OD5RMK ---> The QSL cards for the July 2004 operation from Ramkin Island
(AS-108) have been printed and requests are being processed right now. The
QSL route is via I1HJT, direct (Alfeo Caputo, P.O.Box 111, 17014 Cairo
Montenotte - SV, Italy) or bureau. Full information on the activity, on-line
logs included, can be found at www.qsl.net/ik1qbt/ramkin_index.htm [TNX
IK1QBT]
QSL TZ6VV & TZ6YL ---> Larry, TZ6VV and Trish, TZ6YL went QRT from Mali March
2000. Those who still need a card can send their request to Larry's current
address: Larry Erwin, Residence Les Horizons II, Batiment D, Route des
Sanguinaires, 20000 Ajaccio, France. [TNX The Daily DX]
QSL VU2GSM ---> Kanti, VU2GSM reports that W7GSM is not and has never been
his QSL manager. Cards should be sent direct to G. Srikantha Murthy, Flat No
202, Chitramala Apartments, Jayanagar 1st Block East, Bangalore 560011,
India.
QSL ZC4DX ---> The Daily DX reports that this call, previously held by
Dov/4Z4DX, has been reissued. Cards for QSOs made from 1 October 2004 onwards
should be sent direct to ZC4DX, J6 HQ BFC, BFPO 53, United Kingdom.
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Direttore Responsabile IK8MRA
ON4WW: Mark, ON4WW reports he has updated his web site
(http://www.on4ww.be, http://www.qsl.net/on4ww) with information
on his trips to the Middle East (2003) and updates on WRTC 2002,
Gambia, Djibouti and his home station.
S50CLX: The S50CLX "Teletext cluster" [425DXN 677] has a new website at
http://bonaparte.infrax.si:41115/index.html [TNX S50U]
SCREENSAVER: A nice screensaver, made of Antarctic QSL cards, is available
for download at http://www.mdxc.org/antarctica/download.asp [TNX
MDXC]
XR2G: On-line logs for the recent XR2G operation from SA-086 are
available at www.mdxc.org/logsearch1.asp. The web page for the
expedition is at www.mdxc.org/xr2g [TNX IZ8CCW]
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3C0R, 3DA0TM, 3G2D, 4K9W, 4L1FX,
4S7PAG (AS-171), 4V200YH, 5U5Z, 5U7JB, 5W0SS, 6W/F6BEE, 6W1RW, 6Y5/W6FA,
7P8DA, 7P8NK, 7Q7HB, 7X5JF, 8P2K, 8P6SH, 9K2RR, 9L1MS/p (AF-037), 9M2/G4ZFE,
9M6NXT, 9V1GO, 9Y4/AJ9C, A22/JA4ATV, A71BX, A71EM, A92GR, AA1NY/KH2, AT0RI
(AS-173),AY1ZA, C53KL, CE0/AC3A, CP6XE, CT9D (AF-046), CT9M/P (AF-046),
DL2GCA/HI3, EJ7NET (EU-006), EK6GC, EM1HO, ER5AL, FM5BH, FO/AC4LN/A,
FO/AC4LN/M, FO/DL3GA, FO/OH6KN, FY5FY, GM4RQI (EU-059), H40H, H8A, HC8/G4IUF,
HH6/DL7CM, HO1A, HP1XVH, HR1RMG, HS72B, J8/PA0ZH, KH8/DF2SS, KH8/DL1VKE,
KN5G/P (NA-143), KP2D, LA/DJ8QP (EU-141), LU6EF, LX5A, LY7Z, LZ2TU, MM0XAU,
OC3I (SA-074), OJ0J, P29KM, P3A, P49MR, PY7XC (SA-046),RI0CM (AS-172), RI0IMA
(AS-170), RI9KM (AS-089), T33C,T5X, TN6X, TO7T, TR8CA, TT8PK, UA3YH/0
(AS-005), UN7PCZ, UU7J, V31KG, V44KJ, V51AS, V63MP (OC-010), V73MJ, V8AJV,
VO2/AD5A (NA-044),VP2V/N3ME, VP5JM, VQ9LA, VQ9MZ, WL7CPA, XF4IH, XQ6ET,
XX9BB, YB0DX, YK1BC, YW6C (SA-090), ZA1A, ZA1DX, ZA1UT, ZD8R, ZK1/AC4LN,
ZL7II.
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