425 DX News #728
16 April 2005 Edited by I1JQJ &IK1ADH
Information, reports and suggestions must be sent to:
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Contributors are invited to send their DX information to
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The deadline is 12 UTC on Fridays
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile IK8MRA
3D2 - Nao, JK1FNL will be active as 3D2NA from Mana Island (OC-121), Fiji
on 24-28 April. He will operate on 40-6 metres CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL
via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX JK1FNL]
9G - 9G5SP is the callsign issued to Sigi, DL7DF for his 18-25 April
activity from Ghana [425DXN 727]. QSL via home call.
A5 - Wangpo Dorji, A51WD reports that there are two new club stations in
the Kingdom of Bhutan. The callsigns are A50E, issued to the
Shingkhar ARC (at the Primary School in Shingkhar, Zhemgang), and
A50F, issued to the Bardo ARC (at the Primary School in Bardo,
Zhemgang). [TNX F8DQZ]
DL - Tortsten, DG7TG will be active on 10-80 metres as DL0RSH from
Helgoland Island (EU-127, GIA N-14) on 15-17 April. QSL via DL0RSH.
[TNX VA3RJ]
DL - DK8MIL, DK7JAN, DO9BS, DG9BTX and DJ9MD will be active as DF0TM from
Usedom Island (EU-129, GIA O-13) on 22-26 April. QSL via DF0TM. [TNX
VA3RJ]
GM - Pete/G4RRM, Chris/G0RDK, Ken/M0DQS and Geoff/2E0UNI will operate on
160-20 metres CW, SSB and some digital modes as GM6TW from the Isle
of Jura in the Inner Hebrides (EU-008) on 16-23 April. QSL via
G0UZP. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
I - Alfredo, IK7JWX and possibily others expect to operate from a
lighthouse (WAIL PU-NEW) on 16-17 April. QSL via bureau to home
call(s). [TNX IK7JWX]
KP2 - John, K3CT and his wife Susan, N3DVF will be active as KP2/K3CT and
KP2/N3DVF from St. Croix, US Virgin Islands on 19-26 April. They
will be able to operate on all bands CW and SSB. QSL both calls via
K3CT, direct or bureau. [TNX NG3K]
LZ - Special event station LZ8IARU will be active on all bands and modes
until 31 December to celebrate the 80th anniversary of IARU. QSL via
bureau to LZ1BJ. [TNX LZ1BJ]
PA - Alfons/ON4AWT, Hugo/ON4CF, Geoffrey/ON6JK and Stefan/ON4OSA will be
active (on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres SSB, with some digital
modes) as PA/homecall from Texel Island (EU-038) and Texel/Eierland
lighthouse on 15-17 April. QSL via home calls, preferably through
the bureau. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
S7 - Frederic, HB9CQK will be active as S79QK from the Seychelles from 27
April to 8 May. He will operate from Denis Island (AF-024) and
Alphonse Island (AF-033) on 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 metres SSB. QSL
via HB9CQK, direct (Frederic Furrer, Winkelhalde 11, CH-6048 Horw,
Switzerland) or bureau. [TNX VA3RJ]
SM - Look for Jan, SM7NGH/P and Fred, SM7DAY/P to be active from Ven
Island (EU-137 and Lighthouse WLH 0780) on 18-20 April. QSL via home
calls, direct or bureau. [TNX F5NQL]
T32 - Plans for a DXpedition to two unnumbered IOTA groups in the Line
Islands (East Kiribati) were announced at the recent Mediterraneo DX
Club Convention. MDXC members Nando Rubino/IT9YRE (T32Y), Claudio
Scaglia/I1SNW (T32SNW) and Alfio Bonanno/IT9EJW (T32EJW) will
operate SSB and CW first from Flint Island (if unable to land there,
they will move on to Vostok Island in the same group); the second
new one will be Caroline Island (aka Millennium Island). The
expedition is scheduled to take place between 28 September and 15
October. QSL direct to home calls (separate envelopes for each
operation, please). Donations to help offset the high costs of the
expedition will be gratefully accepted and can be sent to IT9YRE
(Nando Rubino, P.O. Box 30, 96012 Avola -SR. Italy). [TNX IT9YRE]
TF - Martin/G3ZAY, Dominic/M0BLF, Tim/M0TDG and Tom/M0TJH plan to
participate in the IOTA Contest from the Westman Islands (EU-071),
Iceland. Further information is expected in due course. [TNX G3ZAY]
UA - Alex, RX3AJL is active until 22 April as RX3AJL/p from a few islands
in the Kara Sea, namely Vaygach (EU-086, RRA RR-06-01), Tsinkovy
(RRA RR-New) and Karpovy (RRA RR-New). QSL via home call, direct or
bureau. [TNX VA3RJ]
VK - The Hornsby & Districts ARC and the Wahroonga Amateur Historical
Radio Association will be operating special event station VK2IMD on
the International Marconi Day (23 April). Wahroonga was the location
of the first contact between Britain and Australia (Marconi in
Conarvan, Wales and Ernest Fisk at Wahroonga, New South Wales). [TNX
VK2YJS]
W - Special event station N6V will be activated between 1600-0200 UTC on
15-16 April from the the 56th International DX Convention in
Visalia, California. QSL via operator's instructions. [TNX OPDX
Bulletin]
ZL7 - Rick, AI5P is expected to operate (most likely on 30 and 17 metres
CW) as ZL7/AI5P from the Chatham Islands (OC-038) on 16-26 April.
QSL via home call. [TNX The Daily DX]
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile IK8MRA
DX0K ---> Eddie, DU1EV has been back in Manila as of 7 April, while Gil,
4F2KWT left Pagasa, in the Philippine Spratly Islands, on the 12th. Another
DXpedition is being planned, specifically for 160 metres, later this year.
The web page for DX0K can be found at http://www.geocities.com/dx0kkalayaan/ .
QSL via 4F2KWT. [TNX The Daily DX]
INTERNATIONAL MARCONI DAY ---> The International Marconi Day (IMD) is a
24-hour amateur radio event held annually to celebrate the birth of Guglielmo
Marconi (25 April 1874). This year it will take place on 23 April, and
several amateur radio stations are expected to be established and operated
from or near original historic Marconi sites. Fo further information on this
popoular annual event, the participating stations and the relevant awards
please visit http://www.gb4imd.co.uk/
IR0ANT ---> At the Mediterraneo DX Club Convention (9-10 April) Antarctic
veteran and MDXC member Filippo Corbelli, IK0AIH, reported that, while
waiting for a special prefix to be issued to the Italian bases in Antarctica,
IR0ANT will be used from Mario Zucchelli Station (I-01 for the Antarctica
Award) starting from the XXI expedition. The Mediterraneo DX Club will handle
the QSL cards for IR0ANT. Filippo also reported that the only legitimate
amateur radio activities during the latest Italian expedition (the 20th) to
Antarctica were those conducted personally by amateur radio operator Mario
Pillon (I0QHM) as KC4/I0QHM.
MIA TROPHY 2005 ---> The Mediterraneo DX Club sponsors the "Mediterranean
Islands Trophy" for contacting stations operating from islands located in the
Mediterranean Sea between 1 June and 30 September. Full information is
available at http://www.mdxc.org/miatrophyeng.asp [TNX IT9DAA]
QSL 6O0CW ---> Silvano, I2YSB (http://www.i2ysb.com) reports that all of the
direct requests received so far have been processed and mailed. Bureau cards
should be sent to M5AAV.
QSL KC4/IK0AIH ---> Should you have not received your card for KC4/IK0AIH's
activity from Concordia Station (MN-06 for the Antarctica Award), please
e-mail your QSO data to iz8ccw@mdxc.org [TNX IK0AIH]
QSL LU7HN ---> EA7FTR is no longer the QSL manager for Rene, LU7HN (including
LP0H, LO7H, AY7HN and LT2H). Cards should be sent to LU7HN himself, direct
(Rene Ernesto Giorda, Av. Cervantes 3879, San Francisco, 2400 Cordoba,
Argentina) or bureau. [TNX IK3QAR]
QSL MANAGER OFFERED ---> Richard Roberts, MW0CPZ is willing to offer his
services to stations in need. Rich can be contacted at mw0cpz@qsl.net
S09A ---> Luis, EA5KY reports that this station, which operated from Western
Sahara in March [425DXN 722], was legitimate, despite certain comments
circulated on the cluster. QSL via EA1BT, direct or bureau.
SP0PAPA ---> This special station was operated over the weekend to
commemorate the pontificate of the late John Paul II. The activity was
organized by the Polish Amateur Radio Society together with the SP DX Club.
QSL via SP3IQ. Logs will be available at http://www.oppzk.poznan.pl/log/
WARD AWARD ---> The WARD (World Amateur Radio Day) Award commemorates the
World Amateur Radio Day celebrated by IARU on 18 April each year. The award
is sponsored by MK QTC (the Polish Amateur Radio Journal) with the Polish
Amateur Radio Union's support, and it is issued to licenced amateurs and SWLs
for contacts made/heard between 00.00 and 23.59 UTC on 18 April. For further
information please e-mail Sylwester Jarkiewicz, SP2FAP at qtc@post.pl or
visit http://qtc.radio.org.pl/ward2005/
WAZ PROGRAM MANAGER ---> Floyd Gerald, N5FG has been the WAZ Manager for CQ
since 1 January 2004. However, some of the applicants are still sending their
application to the old manager (Paul, K5RT). Please note that all WAZ
applications should be sent to N5FG: Floyd Gerald, 17 Green Hollow Road,
Wiggins, MS 39577, USA. If you have any questions, please feel free to
contact Floyd (n5fg@mdx.org). Full information (application forms included)
on the CQ WAZ Awards can be found at
http://www.cq-amateur-radio.com/wazrules.html [TNX N5FG]
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Direttore Responsabile IK8MRA
FT5XO: Pictures of the recent Kerguelen expedition can be found at
http://www.sn0hq.org/foto/view_album.php?set_albumName=ft5xo
[TNX SP5UAF]
LOGS: On-line logs for the recent 9H3LEO and 9H3MR operations can
be found at http://www.ik1pmr.com/logs/ . The QSL cards are
ready and all direct requests have been processed by IK1PMR
(Andrea also manages 3D2CF, 3D2MR, I1/K2LEO, IU1R, T30MR and
T33MR, and welcomes multiple cards in the same envelope).
[TNX IK1PMR]
LOGS: On-line logs for R1ANT, currently active from Mirny Base
(AN-016, UA-07 for the Antarctica Award), are available at
http://www.mdxc.org/antarctica/log.htm [TNX IZ8CGS]
LOGS: On-line logs for YE3K (Kangean Island, OC-217) are available
at http://www.mdxc.org/logsearch1.asp [TNX IZ8CCW]
PHOTO GALLERIES: Pictures of the Mediterraneo DX Club Convention (9-10 April)
can be found at http://www.ik1pmr.com/vari/mdxc-nola-2005/
and on the MDXC's web site at
http://www.mdxc.org/meetingphoto.asp
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Direttore Responsabile IK8MRA
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CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER
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3D2SE ZL3TE EY0R UA4CC ST2NH EA7FTR
4KR60S 4J5A F/LX9EG/P LX1NO SU9BN EA7FTR
4L4KK RN4ACI FO5RH F2HE SV/OZ5IPA OZ5AAH
4L8A OZ1HPS GU/PI9SRS PA3DHR SZ6P SV1BJW
4N35CW YU1BM HA200CVM HA0NAR T68G LA4YW
4S7VK DJ9ZB HL50OYF HL1OYF TJ3SL F5PSA
4X6UO WB3CQN HP1XX DJ0LZ TM8APR F6BDM
5B4AHQ G0NMG HV0HQ pirate TM9JM F6KEH
5R8GZ G3SWH HV1JP pirate TS3A YT1AD
5T0JL ON8RA HZ1EX SM0BYD TT8AMO PA7FM
5T5AFF JA1AFF IB0CW IK8RRY TT8FT F6GYV
5T5BAB JA1BAB II3CC IV3HWY (a) TU2OJ F5IPW
5T5HC JA0HC II3CC IZ8DDG (b) TZ6U JA1UT
5T5HHN JL1HHN II7JP IQ7MU UA0AZ W3HNK
5T5SN IZ1BZV II7SRM IZ7AUH UN3F EA5KB
5V7BR F5RUQ II8MM IZ8FBS UN7QX W7BO
5Z4DZ PA1AW II8SRM IZ8EDJ UN8GF IZ8CCW
7Q7MT NU5O IO8SRM IK8WEJ V25DL N1DL
8Q7BR DL6NBR J20FH F5PRU V25O LY2QY
8Q7EX DL2NBH JW/F8DVD F8DVD V31LZ LZ3RZ
8Q7NB DH3NB K6O KM6HB V31VS W2DLT
9A0IARU 9A6AA KH6YY K2PF V31WC W4TXL
9K2/M0AYL G4OHX LU1ECZ EA5KB VI5PN VK3QI
9M2CNC G4ZFE MM0XAU DJ6AU VQ9JK G4FJK
9M2TK JA7IV OD5PL HB9CRV WP3C W3HNK
A25/DL7CM DL7CM OD5WPX I1HJT XQ6ET W8UVZ
A25/DM2AYO DM2AYO OE50JTB OE1JTB XX9TSC JA0SC
C56M PG5M OE50VIE OE8VIE YB1HDF EA5KB
C6AWF G3SWH OE50YDQ OE8YDQ YI9B4E WB4E
C93Q W3/VK4VB OO175B ON4UN YI9VCQ N3ST
CN8SG EA7FTR OO175RM ON6RM YL740C YL2MD
CO6LPB EA7FTR OY1OF ON5UR YL740M YL2MU
CV5Y CX1UA OZ200HCA OZ3FYN YL740T YL2GQT
CX1BAC EA5RD PJ4/W9NJY WD9DZV YT6OX N6OX
DS50CYI/C DS2CYI PJ7LT W1YJI YZ35AA YZ1AA
DS50GOO/C DS2GOO PT7ZXU CT1AHU Z22JE K3PD
ED5SJF EA5URL R1ANT RW1AI Z36A DJ0LZ
ED6EBV EA6SB R3K RN3DK ZB2CN DJ9WH
ED6FAR EA6ZX RS0ISS RN3DK ZC4DG G0OAB
ED7CK EA7HBC RW0BB/9 UA4RC ZF2UJ K4UJ
EP4HR I2MQP SA10B SK7BI ZK1APX AI5P
ES70V ES6DO SN27JP SP9W ZK1ECF W7EF
EW6OO DL8KAC ST2BF W3HNK ZK1HCU DL9HCU
(a) direct (b) bureau
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Direttore Responsabile IK8MRA
4F2KWT Gilbert Lappay, P.O. Box 89, 2500 San Fernando City, La Union,
Philippines
7Q7PF Private Bag 22, Lilongwe, Malawi
C33DR Reginald Diaz, P.O. Box 1150, Andorra La Vella, Andorra
DL7CM Hans-Rainer Uebel, Hartmannsdorfer Chaussee 3, 15528 Spreenhagen,
Germany
DM2AYO Siegfried Blechschmidt, Brassenpfad 66, 12557 Berlin, Germany
EA9CP Tono Colloto, P.O. Box 33080, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
F8DVD Francois Bergez, 6 rue de la Liberte, F - 71000 Macon, France
HA0NAR Radocz Laszlo, 130 Rozsavolgy Str., Debrecen, H-4225, Hungary
IQ7MU Sezione ARI di Cassano delle Murge, Via Maggior Turitto 32, Casella
Postale 104, 70020 Cassano Murge - BA, Italy
KM6HB P.O. Box 27271, Santa Ana, CA 92799, USA
N1DL Karl Geng, 695 Embassy Ct, Marco Island, FL 34145, USA
OZ5AAH Preben Jakobsen, Gjethusparken 25, 3300 Frederiksvaerk, Denmark
PA7FM Dennis Robbemond, Loggerhof 11, 3181 NS Rozenburg, The Netherlands
PG5M Gerben A. Menting, Waezenburglaan 104, 9351 HG Leek, The Netherlands
RN6ACI Archil Barabadze, P.O. Box 1453, Sochi, Krasnodarsky kr., Russia
RW1AI Mikhail Fokin, P.O.Box 13, St. Petersburg, 193312 Russia
TA3BN Nuri Boylu, P.O. Box 976, TR 35214 Izmir, Turkey
VK3QI Peter Forbes, 53 Summerhill Road, Glen Iris, Victoria, 3146,
Australia
W3/VK4VB Ralph Karhammar, 1306 34th Street NW, Washington DC 20007-2801, USA
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