425 DX News #710
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December 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
(e-mail i121171@425dxn.org)
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile IK8MRA
The monthly edition of 425 DX News is back by popular demand after a short
interval. The monthly magazine (in colour) also includes pictures, articles,
tables etc. that cannot be published in the weekly bulletins. If interested,
the latest issue (November 2004) can be freely downloaded in either .pdf
and/or .doc formats at http://www.425dxn.org/monthly/
Suggestions, advice, articles and photographs are welcome! Closing date for
contributions is ten days prior to publication date. Please send your
articles and pictures to Nicola Baldresca, IZ3EBA (iz3eba@libero.it).
CX - CX2ABC, CX5BW, WQ4O, EA5KM and EA5RM will operate as CW5R from Lobos
Island (SA-039) and lighthouse (ARLHS URU-002) between 5 and 11
January, depending on weather conditions. Plans are to operate on
all modes and bands, with dipoles for the low bands and monobanders
for the other HF bands. The QSL route will be announced later. On
line logs will be available after the operation at
http://webs.ono.com/cw5r; comments can be sent to
cw5r@ea5rke.ampr.org [TNX EA5RM]
DU - The Daily DX reports that Klaus, DL5ZAH is active as 4F7RWW from
OC-129 for the next two weeks.
JA - Special event station 8J1ODA will be activated on all bands and
modes from 9 December to 31 March to celebrate the 50th anniversary
of Japan's Official Development Assistance. QSL via JA1BAB. [TNX the
Daily DX]
LU - LU2FA, LW7DX, LW9DA and LU5FF will participate in the ARRL 10m
Contest (10-11 December) as LR2F. QSL via LU2FA. Complete rules for
this popular event can be found at http://www.contesting.info/ or
http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/
OH - Santa Claus Land (OH9SCL) will be again active on all bands and
modes from the Artic Circle between 17 and 19 December. The
operators will be N7NG, OH2BH, OH3BHL, OH9KL, OH9MDV, OH9MM, OH9RJ
and OH9VC. QSL via OH9UV. [TNX OH9MM]
S2 - Manjurul, S21AM and Dave, EI3IO (http://EI3IO.com) will operate from
Char Dakhin Shahbazpur (Bhola Island, AS-140) on 4-7 February. A
special call sign is being sought from the licensing authority. Two
100 watt CW/SSB MF/HF stations will be operational and activity on
all bands is planned, subject to antenna availability. A 30m
communications tower is on-site and half slopers are being
considered for 160 metres and 80/30 metres. QSL via EI3IO direct
(Dave Court, 'Connogue', River Lane, Shankill, Co. Dublin, Ireland)
or bureau. Logs will be uploaded to LoTW. [TNX EI3IO]
TK - TK5EP and TK5MH will participate in the ARRL 10M Contest as TK5KP
(SSB and CW) from Corsica. QSL via TK5KP. [TNX TK5MH]
VU4 - The five operators at Port Blair, Andaman (VU4NRO and VU4RBI) have
different stations on the air simultaneously. Reports indicate that
they have one beam installed without rotor. Some pirate CW activity
was reported during the very first days; the genuine VU4RBI operated
on 15m CW for about one hour on 8 December. Activity is expected to
continue through 31 December.
Charles Harpole, K4VUD/HS0ZCW is currently in Thailand and expects
to arrive at Port Blair, Andaman Island on 14 December for a
two-week visit. He says he "will carry all advice on operating
practices and propagation openings to the team". He adds that he
will be "travelling to Andaman Islands as a tourist to photograph
and video the VU4 DXpedition. As a non-India citizen, I do not have
an operating permit for that location. I do hold a one-year India
license, VU3CHE, but it is licensed for operations in New Delhi
only".
Bookmark http://www.niar.org/vnews.html (niarvu4@gmail.com) for
official information.
ZK1 - Tim, M3SDE (ZK1SDE) sends an update on the 31 January-3 March
activities from the Cook Islands [425DXN 709]. ZK1SDE, ZK1SDZ,
ZK1WET and ZK1XMY will operate from Aitutaki (OC-083, South Cooks)
on 31/01-17/02 and again on 25/02-03/03. On 17-24 February ZK1SDE
and ZK1SDZ will go on a side trip to Manihiki (OC-014, North Cooks),
while ZK1WET and ZK1XMY will remain on Aitutaki. QSL direct to M3SDE
(Tim Beaumont, P.O. Box 17, Kenilworth, Warwickshire CV8 1SF,
England). Logs and updates will be available on
http://www.zk1sde.co.uk/
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DXCC NEWS ---> The current TN3S operation (effective 15 May 2002) from Congo
has been approved for DXCC credit.
EUCW 160M CONTEST ---> The Union Francaise des Telegraphistes (UFT, the
French EUCW society) sponsors the 4th European CW 160 Meter Contest, which
will be held on 8 January (20.00-23.00 UTC) and on 9 January (04.00-07.00
UTC). Rules can be found at http://www.uft.net, where it also possible to
download the software written by F6ENO (visit "Telechargements"). [TNX F5NQL]
QSL VK4UC ---> Kim Larson, daughter of N3SL, is assuming the duties of QSL
manager for John, VK4UC. Cards are on order and expected in early January.
John has forwarded nearly 4 pounds of cards received via the VK bureau to
N3SL for processing. About 50 direct cards also were included, and will be
answered at the same time. We ask that those awaiting cards please not send
another until the bureau system has had a chance to work. John's logs already
have been uploaded into LoTW, and a log search will be available at
http://www.qsl.net/n3sl/manager.htm [TNX N3SL]
QSL VO2AAA ---> Cards for the recent operation, centered around the CQ WW DX
CW Contest, should go to K8DD (Hank Kohl, P.O. Box 88, Attica, MI 48412-9312,
USA). [TNX K8DD
QSL VIA EA7JX ---> Rod is the QSL manager for AY5FF, CO3JO, D2U, L25FF,
L45FF, L59EOC, L73F, LQ0F, LU5FF, LW9EOC, VK3FY, VK3FY/DU8, YN9HAU, YV1DIG,
YW1D, YW6P and YX1DIG. Rod says he has not heard from Joao, D2U for six
months now, and at the moment he is unable to reply to the QSL requests
received.
QSL VIA LX1NO ---> QSL requests for Siggi, TF3CW/TF4CW or any other future
TF#CW call should be routed via LX1NO. Siggi is not a member of IRA and he
has no QSL cards, so please refrain from sending bureau or direct cards to
him. Norby, LX1NO is also the QSL manager for Thomas, OZ1AA. [TNX LX1NO]
S9A & S9BB ---> The Finnish team logged 24,617 QSOs during the recent
operation from Sao Tome. The 89% of the total QSOs was made with Europe
(12,686) and North America (9,115). Conditions turned out surprisingly
unstable, varying from day to day. The tropical noise came lower at times,
allowing the team to make a number of contacts on 160 and 80 metres (221 and
1096 rexpectively). The log search is up and running at
http://www.df3cb.com/logsearch/s9bb/ [TNX OH2BN]
VU4 PROPAGATION CHARTS ---> Andaman chasers in the US may take advantage of
the set of short-path and long-path propagation forecasts between each of the
10 continental US call areas and the Andaman Islands prepared by Dave, AA6YQ
(http://www.ambersoft.com/Amateur_Radio/VU4). He has used PropView, which
produces a graphical display emulating propagation charts that show likely
openings across a 24-hour UTC day. Those outside the US can generate their
own forecasts; PropView is free and can be found at
http://www.qsl.net/propview/
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ARI CONTEST: The results of the 2004 ARI International DX Contest (1-2 May)
can be found at http://www.qsl.net/contest_ari and
http://www.ari.it/(click on HF and then on Contest). The prizes
will be mailed before the end of the year. The rules for the
2005 event, as well as the All Time Records tables, are
available on the websites above. [TNX IK2HKT]
LOGS: The HS72B log search is available at
http://www.df3cb.com/logsearch/hs72b/news.php
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4K7Z UA3FDX HP1XX DJ0LZ TM9TLT F6KUC
4U1UN HB9BOU HS0ZCY AA4XR TN6X DJ6SI
5B4AHH RA3AMG HS0ZDY SM6CVM TO4A VE3HO
5K5Z K7ZD HS0ZFA DJ4ER TZ6JA JA3EMU
5U5Z G3SXW HS72B E20NTS UA0SR W3HNK
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6W1RW F6BEE IH9P OK1MG UA6HLO UA6HPR
7Q7RS IW9BBX IP1TI IK4JPR UQ13A DL8KAC
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8P9Z K4BAI J7OJ KU9C V31RM KN5H
8Q7DV UA9CLB JW5E JW5NM V47KP K2SB
8R1K EA4BQ JY4NE K3IRV V47ZM K3ZM
9G5ZS ZS6EGB KC4AAA K1IED V51/DL5XL DL5XL
9K2MU WA4JTK KC7JEF/MM UA6HPR VC3L VE3AT
9K2WDD 9K2MT KK6WW/KH0 JA6EGL VC9COAL VE9WGS
9L1MS IZ0EGB LU8XW WD9EWK VK6KN JA1CIC
9M6NA JE1JKL LX7I LX2AJ VK9AA DL8YR
9N7BCC DK7YY LZ2TU WB2RAJ VK9NW K9NW
9N7CQ IK2ILH MJ0ASP F5SHQ VK9XG W0YG
9N7M PA7FM MJ0AWR K2WR VP2MDG K2DM
9Y4ZC DL6FBL OH0B OH2BH VP2MKK W8QID
A35RK W7TSQ OH0I OH3BHL VP2MLA LA9VDA
A45WD YO9HP OH0Z OH5DX VP2MNS W8QID
A61AV/p ON5NT P3J 5B4AHJ VP2MQQ W8QID
AH2R JH7QXJ P4/K9UK WF9V VP2MW W8QID
AM7AL EA4URE P4/W9AEB WF9V VP2MZM K2DM
BV0J BW0IR P4/WG9J WF9V VP2VVV K9VV
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C6AKQ N4BP P40J WX4G VP8DID DJ2VO
C6AQQ ND3F P40K WM6A VP8WWW W5PF
C91F AA4NN P40L K5WW VP9I KQ1F
CN2R W7EJ P40Q K0DQ VR2JN/P JN4ASA
CO3LF IZ8EBI P40TA WM6A WH2A KG6DX
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DU9/N0NM W4DR PS2T W3HC YI9GT SP3GTS
EA8EA OH2MM PX2A PY2VM YI9QWO K5QWO
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ED6CTB EA6SB S9A OH2TA Z32ID DJ0LZ
ED6TAB EA6ZX S9BB OH2TA Z35X DJ0LZ
ED7MCM EA7GOG S9SS N4JR ZK1COW F6COW
ED7PIE EA7DA SC0AG SM6CTQ ZK1DRA W7DRA
EF8TDX EC8AUA ST2YJ LA4YW ZK1EPY F6EPY
EI9JN SP9JZT SU8BHI HA3JB ZK1GNZ F6GNZ
EK6DZ RW6HS SU9FL WD9DZV ZL/RA3XR RA3XR
EK6LX RW6HS SU9NC OM2SA ZL1V N3SL
EM1HO I2PJA SX2LH SV2AYT ZL6QH ZL2AOH
EM5U UT2UB SX8P SV8CYV ZM1A ZL1AMO
ET3TK OK1CU T32CK K6SRZ ZP0R W3HNK
EX2M W3HNK T32QS N6TQS ZY7C PT7WA
EY8MM K1BV TF3CW LX1NO ZY7LH PS7AA
GJ2A K2WR TI4CF W3HNK ZZ8Z PY8AZT
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4U1VIC Vienna International Amateur Radio Club, P.O. Box 200, A-1400 Vienna,
Austria
6O0JT Joe Talbot, VE6 Incoming Bureau, Box 1515, Gibbons, Alberta T0A 1N0,
Canada
AA4XR Bruce E. Ault, 36421 SR 54 W, Zephyrhills, FL 33541, USA
CE0ZIS Eliazar Rojas Pizarro, P.O. Box 157, Los Andes, Chile
CT3KN Ricardo Martins, Rua da Levada dos Barreiros 10 4 X, 9000-161
Funchal, Portugal
DL5XL Felix Riess, Mittal 3, D-31073 Delligsen, Germany
EA4BQ Olli Rissanen, Calle Ciguela 331, 28729 Venturada, Madrid, Spain
HA3JB Kutasi Gabor, P.O. Box 243, H-8601 Siofok, Hungary
K7ZD Gary McClellan, 3422 E Altadena Ave, Phoenix, Arizona 85028-2010, USA
LA9VDA Trond Johannessen, Helgedalen 13, N-1528 Moss, Norway
ON5NT Ghis Penny, P.O. Box 93, BE-9700 Oudenaarde, Belgium
PS7AA LABRE Rio Grande do Norte, P.O. Box 251, 59010-970 Natal - RN, Brazil
SV2DGH Christos Sfyris, P.O. Box 4200, Smyrnis 5, 57019 Ano Perea,
Thessaloniki, Greece
VE9WGS Wade Gordon Smith, 96 Immigrant Rd, New Brunswick E4A 1B7, Canada
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