425 DX News #717
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January 2005 Edited by I1JQJ &IK1ADH
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3D2_rot - The Rotuma call for Charlie, HA8IB and Eli, HA9RE [425DXN 716] has
changed and they will use 3D2RR until 22 February. 3D2RE is for
operations from the Fiji Islands. QSL via HA8IB.
3V - Mustapha, DL1BDF reports that the following scout stations are
allowed to use special callsigns during the World Handball
Championship through 6 February:
3V8ST = TS1WHC 20, 15, 12, 10m
3V8CB = TS2WHC 80, 40, 17, 10m
3V8SQ = TS3WHC 80, 40, 20, 10m
3V8SF = TS4WHC 40, 17, 15, 10m
3V8SM = TS5WHC 80, 40, 20, 10m
3V8SJ = TS6WHC 20, 15, 10m
3V8SS = TS7WHC 80, 20, 12, 10m
QSL via the Tunisian QSL bureau. [TNX DJ7IK]
C5 - Alan, G3XAQ and Steve, G4EDG will be active as C56C from The Gambia
between 28 January and 10 February. The operation will be CW-only
on HF, using 100W rigs and wire aerials. QSL via G3SWH. [TNX G3XAQ]
C6 - Bill, K1CN and his wife Laurel, N1EBL will operate again as C6AMM
and C6AWW from Harbour Island (NA-001), Bahamas on 6-26 February.
Expect activity on 40-6 metres SSB (CW on request). QSL via K1CN,
direct or bureau. [TNX K1CN]
CY9 - Twelve operators from Canada and the US (namely VA2DV, VE1PZ,
VE2TKH, VY2LI, VY2OX, VY2RO, VY2SS, VE9GJ and VE9WH; K9MU, W1AIM
and W1VE) plan to be active as CY9SS from St. Paul Island (NA-094)
between 7 June and 7 July. They expect to have two stations for the
HF bands, 2 stations for 6 metres (one for Europe only) and one
station for 2 metres. QSL direct to VY2SS; logs will be uploaded to
LOTW. The web site for the expedition is at http://www.cy9ss.com
DU_spr - DU1EV, DU1JXP, DU1MHX, 4F1OZ, 4F2KWT and 4F3BA plan to be active on
160-6 metres as DX0K from one of the Philippine Spratly Islands
(AS-051) from now through late April at least. The first operator
will be 4F2KWT, the others will follow. QSL via 4F2KWT. [TNX DU1EV]
I - Look for special station II1TPG (www.ii1tpg.it) to be aired again
on 26-30 January, 3 February and 10-19 March. This will be the
official amateur radio station for the IX Paralympic Winter Games,
which will be hosted in Torino in 2006. QSL via IZ1CCE, direct or
bureau. [TNX IZ1CCE]
I - ARI Pomigliano (http://www.aripom.org/) will operate as IU8GMM on
11-13 February for the World Day of the Sick. QSL via bureau to
IQ8PD.
I - Alberto, IT9MRM will operate (from 7 to 16 UTC on SSB) as IY9MAR on
8-10 March to celebrate the 91st anniversary of the experiments
carried out by Guglielmo Marconi from the ship "Regina Elena" at
Augusta (Siracusa). All of the QSOs will be confirmed automatically
via the bureau; direct cards should be sent to IT9MRM (Alberto
Mattei, Via E. Millo 20, 96011 Augusta - SR, Italy). A web page
will be available at http://www.assoradiomarinai.tk [TNX IT9MRM]
I - ARI Taranto (http://www.aritaranto.it) club station IQ7TA will be
activated during the Holy Week on 24-27 March. Details on the
relevant award are available from the Award Manager Leonardo Leone,
IZ7EDQ (iz7edq@aritaranto.it). QSL via bureau. [TNX IZ7AUH]
JA - Yoshiro, JA1AMP will operate (on 80-10 metres CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK
and MFSK) as JA1AMP/6 from Yoron Island (Amami Islands, AS-023) on
20-21 March. QSL via bureau to JA1AMP, or direct to JL3SIK. [TNX
JA1AMP]
KC4_ant - Chris Post, N3SIG reports he will be on the air for the last time
this night as KC4/N3SIG [425DXN 707] from McMurdo Station (K-09 for
the Antarctica Award) on Ross Island (AN-001), Antarctica."Look for
me today, my Saturday, your Friday on the East Coast US starting at
7PM Eastern time or 1300 Local Antarctica Time. You will find me on
14.243 USB, and I might try 15M is the bands are open."
KH0 - Takashi, JF1MIA and Shun, JH7IMX will operate from the Mariana
Islands (OC-086) until 31 January. Takashi will participate in the
CQ WW 160 Meter CW Contest as KH0A, while Shun will be singing
K7WD/KH0 during the UK DX RTTY Contest. QSL via home calls. [TNX
NG3K]
KH5 - Bev, AH6NF expects to operate (10-40 metres SSB with some PSK) in
her spare time from Palmyra Atoll (OC-085) on 3-18 February. QSL
via home call. [TNX The Daily DX]
OA - DL3ALF, DL5YWM, DL1NL and DL2JRM will operate CW and SSB from Lima,
Peru on 5-19 February. A side trip to an IOTA group (possibily
SA-073) is being taken into consideration. [TNX DL2JRM]
OE - Austrian amateur radio operators are allowed to use the special
prefix OE50 through 31 December to celebrate the 50th anniversary
of the State Treaty that on 15 May 1955 established political
autonomy for the Austrian Republic. [TNX OE8KDK]
OH0 - Look for OH0W to be aired from Kumlinge, Aland Islands (EU-002) on
9-15 February. The main target will be a Multioperator entry in the
CQ WW WPX RTTY Contest (12-13 February). QSL via bureau to OH3LQK.
[TNX OH3LQK]
P4 - Andy, K2LE will operate as P40LE from Aruba (SA-036) on 1-26
February. He plans to concentrate on the WARC bands. [TNX The Daily
DX]
PJ7 - Look for Ron, PJ7/ND5S and Sue, PJ7/KF5LG will operate (on 160-10
metres CW, RTTY and SSB) from Dutch St. Maarten (NA-105) on 6-26
February. Ron will be active for both the CQ/RJ RTTY WPX and the
ARRL DX CW Contests. The web site for more details is at
http://www.qsl.net/nd5s/ [TNX ND5S]
PY - The Avellaneda Radio Club will operate as PP5/LU7EO from
Florianopolis, Santa Caterina (SA-026) from 25 January through 2
February. Activity is expected to take place mostly on 40 metres
SSB, from 22 to 2 UTC. QSL direct to Avellaneda Radio Club, P.O.
Box 41, 1870 Avellaneda, Buenos Aires, Argentina. [TNX CT1END]
S9 - CT1APE, CT1FFU and CT2GLO will be active (on 160-6 metres SSB, CW,
RTTY and PSK31) as S92RI from Rolas Island (AF-023), Sao Tome and
Principe, on 20-26 February. [TNX CT1EEB]
SP - Marek, SP2Y will operate as SN2IARU between 24 January and 15 March
to celebrate the 80th anniversary of IARU and the 75th anniversary
of PZK, the national IARU Society for Poland. QSL via SP2Y, either
direct (Marek Klonowski, ul. Staszica 58/20, 82-500 Kwidzyn,
Poland) or bureau. [TNX SP2Y]
V5 - Janusz, SP6IXF and Przemek, SP7VC will be active (requested calls
V51IXF and V51VC) from Namibia from 25 February to 11 March. They
plan to operate on all bands and to participate in the CQ WW 160
Meter SSB and ARRL DX SSB contests. [TNX SP5UAF]
VE - John, VE7JZ is currently active from Kaien Island (NA-061) until 30
April. QSL direct to the address at www.wm7d.net [TNX VA3RJ]
VP2M - Art, N2NB will be active as VP2MDY from Montserrat (NA-103) from 24
February through 8 March. Activity will be on all bands 6-160
metres, including PSK31. [TNX N2NB]
W - The Naval Postgraduate School ARC (K6LY) will activate Point Pinos
Lighthouse (ARLHS USA-634) on 1-7 February to celebrate the 150th
anniversary of the lighthouse. Look for special call K6P to be
aired on +/- 7270, 14270, 21370 and 28370 kHz. QSL direct to WC6DX
(G.Costello, P.O. Box 1332, Monterey, CA 93942, USA). [TNX VA3RJ]
XV - JA9BV and JA3DYU will be vacationing in Vietnam on 14-17 March and
they plan to operate CW (3515, 7014, 14040, 21040 KHz) and SBB
(3540, 7040, 14160, 21160 KHz) as XV3BV and XV3DYU. After Vietnam
they will be active as BW2/JA9BV and BX2/JA3DYU from Taiwan on
18-23 March. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX JI6KVR]
CARIBBEAN TOUR ---> Larry/W1LR and Bill/W4WX will operate as V25LR and V25WX
from Antigua (NA-100) on 21-24 February, and as VP2MHS (Larry) and VP2MHX
(Bill) from Montserrat (NA-103) from 24 February through 2 March. Look for
them primarily on PSK-31 and RTTY on 6, 10, 12, 15, 17 and 20 metres. QSL
direct only to home calls. [TNX W4WX]
CQ WW 160M CW ---> The following stations have announced their participation
in this year's contest (29-30 January):
3D2_r - Charlie, HA8IB and Eli, HA9RE as 3D2RE/R from Rotuma. QSL via HA8IB.
CO - Raul, CO8ZZ as Single Operator Low Power from Cuba. QSL via DK1WI.
CT3 - HA5JI, HA5SX, VE3NZ and VE3NE as CT9M from Madeira.
CT3 - OK Team as CT9C.QSL via OK5DX
CT3 - OH2PM as CQ3A.
D4 - Al, 4L5A as D4B from Cape Verde. QSL via K1BV.
EY - Nodir, EY8MM from Tajikistan. QSL via K1BV.
FM - Thomas, KC0W as TO0O from Martinique. QSL direct to home call.
GD - G3NKC G4XUM and M0BEW as MD4K from the Isle of Man. QSL via G3NKC.
GJ - Richard, K2WR as either GJ2A or MJ0AWR from Jersey. QSL via K2WR.
I - IK2HKT as IH9GPI from Pantelleria (African Italya). QSL via bureau.
KH0 - Takashi, JF1MIA as KH0A from the Mariana Islands. QSL via home call.
KP2 - John, G4RCG as KP2ZZ from St. Croix, US Virgin Islands. QSL via
G4OOC.
OH0 - OH1JT, OH3WW, OH5DX, and OH7JR as OH0Z from the Aland Islands. QSL
via OH5DX.
VE - Yuri, VE3DZ as VE2IM from Zone 2.
VE - Paul, N4PN and Jeff, K1ZM as VY2ZM from Prince Edward Island.
VP2V - Curt, W3HQ as VP2V/W3HQ from the British Virgin Islands (NA-023). QSL
via VK4AAR (direct only).
VP9 - Jon, N0JK as VP9/N0JK from Bermuda.
YA - YA5Y from Afghanistan (SOLP). QSL via bureau to DL5SE.
YB - Stan, YB0AJR (OK1JR) as YE0X from Jawa, Indonesia. QSL via bureau.
Do not forget to give a look to the Announced Operations listing maintained
by Bill, NG3K at http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/cq160c2005.html
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Direttore Responsabile IK8MRA
DXCC NEWS ---> The R1MVI operation from Malyj Vysotskij Island (10-13
September) has been aprroved for DXCC credit.
MDXC MEMBERS TROPHY ---> The Mediterraneo DX Club's worldwide membership is
growing. To celebrate the 200th member mark the club organizes the first MDXC
Members Trophy, which will take place on 4-6 February 2005. The MDXC HQ
station IR8M plus several special event stations are expected to participate
in the event: 9A0MDC (op. 9A6AA), ED3MDC (op. EA3GHZ), ED4MDC (ops. EA4TD and
EC4AEW), ED8MDC (op. EA8AKN), HG05MDC (ops. HA1RW, HA9PP, HA3JB), II8MDC
(ops. IK8VRN, IZ8FON, IK8BIZ, IZ8DEP, IZ8FEN, IK8XIR, IZ8EDG, IK8VMT, I8JOQ),
II9MDC (op. IT9VCE), IO8MDC (ops. I8LWL, IZ8FBS, IK8WAB, IK8IVA, IK8BQE,
IZ8CGS, IZ8FCA, IZ8FPI), IR2MDC (op. IK2CIO), IR5MDC (op. IZ5BSB), IR7MDC
(ops. IK7JWX and IZ7CDE), IR9MDC (op. IT9EJW), IU1MDC (ops. IK1NLZ, IK1XPK,
IK1JJB, IK1RLI), UE3EMC (ops. RZ3EC and RZ3EM), UP7GU (op. UN7GU), UP7GF (op.
UN7GF) and Z37M (op. Z33F). Information on the event can be found at
http://www.mdxc.org/trophy2005.asp [TNX IZ8CCW]
NOT THE MANAGER ---> Please note that Steve, G0UIH is not and has never been
the QSL manager for XW3DT. Cards should be sent to Alexey Sinchukov, P.O. Box
T511, Vientiane, Laos.
QSL 9K2/DB1JAW ---> Mike (http://db1jaw.de) says that the QSL route for his
December 2004 activity from the desert between Kuwait-City and the Iraqi
border is direct only (Mike Weiler, Stormstr. 126, 47445 Moers, Germany) and
that "return postage is not required".
QSL VP5/N0VD ---> "I have answered all direct requests for my VP5 trip in
October/Noveber 2004", Kelly/N0VD says. "Buro cards are just starting to
trickle in and those will be returned via the buro as time permits".
QSL XF3/XE3RKK ---> Ray, N6VR has retrieved the logs for Adolfo's
(XE3RKK/KN6OU) operations from NA-153 and NA-200 back in 1994. He has the
logs for XF3/XE3RKK from Banco Chinchorro (NA-200, 29-30 October and 5-6
November 1994) and XF3/XE3RKK from Desterrada Island (NA-153, 8-9 November
1994). If you still need them please send your direct request to N6VR. Ray
also has about 25 QSLs and some SASEs that have not been answered, and he
hopes to reply to these over the next several weeks. [TNX N6VR and
www.islandchaser.com]
QSL VIA RX3RC ---> Roman, RX3RC reports he is the new QSL manager for
Vladimir, UN7EX and his special callsisgns (UO1E, UP57EX, UP58EX, UP59EX,
UO60SB, UP2003ZO, UQ1EDX, UP100RAEM, UN180E). QSL direct (Roman A. Novikov,
P.O.Box 21, 392000 Tambov, Russia) ot via the bureau.
V25PR ---> Paolo, IK2QPR operated as V25PR from Renvil/V21RW's QTH on Antigua
from 17 to 22 January (around 1300 QSOs). QSL via home call (Paolo Fava, Via
Bertani 8, 46100 Mantova - MN, Italy).
VP8ROT & VP8ADE ---> Mike, VP8CMH/GM0HCQ did operate shortly as VP8ROT from
Rothera (AA G-07) on Adelaide Island (AN-001), Antarctica for about three
hours in the UTC night between 25 and 26 January. The "James Clark Ross" has
now departed and Mike will not get the chance to go ashore and operate again
this season. "I am not sure when I will be back to the base", he says, "but
it may not be until December 2006". QSL VP8ROT via GM0HCQ. Mike also reports
that the beacon VP8ADE (28285 khz) is also QRV.
+ SILENT KEYS + We have been informed recently of the passings of Marko
Pavlic (9A7C/9A2PM), Ugo Cartia (I0CUT, of 1A0KM, HV0A and HV4NAC fame) and
Victor Ardynsky (YL2BI).
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Direttore Responsabile IK8MRA
DLI: The DLI Software, made by Gabriele Antonielli (I5-1990), can be
dowloaded at www.logswl.com. 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
LOGS: On-line logs for S9SS can be found at http://lea.hamradio.si/~s50u .
S9SS (formerly known as S92SS) is Charles Lewis, the Voice of
America Site Supervisor on Sao Tome.
TSUNAMI: On 2 January Alain, F6BFH was interviewed by the TV News on the help
provided by amateur radio operators during the tsunami emergency.
The interview can be seen at http://videos.tf1.fr/video/archivesJT/
and click on "Les radio-amateurs creent une chaine de solidarite".
[TNX Clipperton DX Club]
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3B8CF, 3B8MM, 3D2XA, 4U1ITU, 4X4WN,
5H1BP, 5K5Z, 5U5Z, 5Z4DZ, 6W7RV, 9J2BO, 9N7CQ, 9U6PM, A35RK, A43DI (AS-112),
A43HI (AS-010), A61AR, A92GR (AS-002), BO0K (AS-102), BX5AA, C91CG, C91Z,
CP6XE, EL2PM, FH/F6AIG, FK/JM1YGG, FK/KF4TUG (OC-079), FM5JC, FO/I1SNW
(OC-052), FO5PS, FW7AQR, HC1AJQ, HK3JJH/0B (NA-133), J75J, JH7DNO, KD6WW/VY0
(NA-196 and NA-130), LX5A, LX7I, MW5A, OH0M, P29VVB (OC-008 and OC-025),
PJ2/WB9Z, PJ7/K7ZUM (NA-105), RX3BP/9 (AS-109), S79MH, S9SS, SV2ASP/A, T30T,
T77C, T94FC, TF4M, TJ3FR, TJ3SP, TK/IK2JYT (EU-164), TN6X, TR8CR, TZ6JA,
UK8OAR, V31RR, V47KP, V73GE, V73NS (OC-028), V73WJ, V85SS, VP2EJ, VP2ENK,
VP2MQQ, VP5X, VP8SDX, VP9I, VQ5C, VU2TRI, VU2WAP, WP2Z, XF4IH, XV1X, XV9DT,
YA/DL2JRM, YW1A, YW6C (SA-090), Z31PK, ZA/IK2DUW, ZB0/DJ7TO, ZC4LI, ZD7F,
ZD8Z, ZF2DR, ZK1SSB, ZV1R, ZY0K, ZY8C.
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