425 DX News #732
14 May 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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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile IK8MRA
3DA - Wayne/W5KDJ (3DA0KDJ), Frosty/K5LBU (3DA0CF) and and Daniel/ZS6JR
(3DA0JR) will operate from Swaziland on 8-18 July, IARU Contest
included (hopefully as 3DA5HQ). They expect to be active on 160-6
metres and to try RTTY and PSK also. Frosty is looking for at least
other two operators to join the team, please contact him at
frosty1@pdq.net withing the next two weeks. [TNX K5LBU]
9A - DE0MST (Fredy), DF9MV (Sven), DL5MFL (Mathias), 9A3KB (Boro), 9A2WJ
(Daki) and 9A6AA (Emir) will be active as either 9A0CI and personal
calls from Lastovo Island (EU-016) and Struga Lighthouse (LH-815,
CRO-148) on 15-22 May. QSL 9A0CI via DE0MST. Side trips to nearby
islands (namely Prezba, Bratin and Zaklopatica) are possible. [TNX
IZ8CCW]
CT - Paulo, CT1ITZ and Manuel, CT1EMO will operate special event station
CQ1M from Portimao on 14-16 and 20-22 May for the 7th annual Grand
Prix of Portugal of the Fomula 1 World Championship for
powerboating. Expect activity on 10, 12, 15, 17, 20 and 40 metres
SSB. QSL via CT1ITZ, direct or bureau, [TNX CT1END]
CU - The Uniao de Radioamadores dos Acores (www.qsl.net/cu3ura, sponsor
of the Azorean Counties Award) and the Associacao de Radioamadores
dos Acores (www.cu2ara.com, sponsor of the Azorean Islands Diploma)
will be promoting activity from as many CU operators on 13-16 May.
Activity is expected from all the islands (IOTA groups EU-003,
EU-089 and EU-175) and all the counties. [TNX The Daily DX]
DL - Jens DD0VD/p, Falk DF3UFW/p, Klaus DL8DZL/p and Joerg DL2DSL/p will
operate CW and SSB on 160-10 metres from Usedom Island (EU-129) on
20-27 May. QSL via bureau to home calls. [TNX VA3RJ]
EA - Steve, G0SGB reports he will operate from around 15 different
lighthouses in Spain (EA5) starting on 15 May. QSL direct only via
home call.
F - Francois, F5JNE, will be active (mainly on 40 and 20 metres CW and
SSB) from Belle Ile (EU-048, DIFM AT-015) from on 16-24 May. On 17
and 19 May he will operate from Poulains Island (EU-048, DIFM
AT-089) and lighthouse. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX
OPDX Bulletin]
F - Max, F6AXP reports that contacts made on 21-22 May with the
following stations will count towards the DIFI (the French Inland
Islands Award): Monique/F5MLE (Ile de Naussac, DIFI 48-001L),
Jean-Pierre/F5XL (Ile San Damiano, DIFI 2B-001L), Didier/F5AOV (Ile
de Coudalere, DIFI 66-001L), Denis/F5NPS (Ile d'Alma, DIFI 08-001R),
Max/F6AXP (Ile des Roches, DIFI 15-001L). QSL for all via F5XL,
direct or bureau.
HB0 - Ed, HA5BWW has been authorized to operate on 6 metres during his
14-21 May activity [425DXN 727] from Liechtenstein. [TNX HA0HW]
I - Special station II7JP [425DXN 727] will be active again on 18 May
and on the 28-29th. ARI Cassano delle Murge will also operate
special event station II7PAX on the 29th for the visit of Pope
Benedict XVI (further information at www.qrz.com). QSL via bureau,
or direct to Sezione ARI di Cassano delle Murge, Via Maggior Turitto
32, Casella Postale 104, 70020 Cassano Murge - BA, Italy. [TNX Info
Radio by I1SCL]
IS0 - Special event station IR0IDP will be active (on 10, 15, 20, 40 and
80 metres CW) on 23-26 May celebrating the 62nd anniversary of the
Italian Navy Telecommunication Centre in Cagliari, Sardinia
(EU-024). QSL via IS0UWX (all QSOs will be confirmed automatically
via bureau). [TNX IS0SDX]
JA - Look for JA1GSG/1, JF1IZM/1 and JO1IRO/1 to operate from Hachijo
Island (AS-043, JIIA AS-043-003) on 13-15 May. QSL via home calls,
direct or bureau. [TNX JI6KVR]
JA - JA4ZKI/4 and JE4QIG/4 will be active from Mutsure Island (AS-117,
JIIA AS-117-105), Yamaguchi prefecture, on 14-15 May. QSL via home
calls, direct or bureau. [TNX JI6KVR]
OZ - Jakob, OZ7AEI will operate on 20 and 40 metres as OZ7AEI/P from Romo
Island (EU-125, DIA NS-001) and lighthouse (DEN-074) on 14 May. On
the 15th he will be active as DL/OZ7AEI/P from Holnis Ligthouse
(FED-111) in Germany. Information on Jakob's activities and on-line
logs can be found at http://oz7aei.qrz.dk [TNX OZ7AEI]
PY0_fni - Fred, PY2XB is active as PY2XB/PY0F from Fernando de Noronha (SA-03)
QSL via PY2XB.
SM - Anders/SM3XGV, Hans/SM3TLG, Staffan/SM3JGG, Classe/SM3GSK SM3S,
Tord/SM3EVR, Gunnar/SM3DVN and Jorgen/SM3CXS will be active as
SG3ZZR will be active on 10-80 metres CW and SSB from Grimskar
Island (EU-176) on 20-22 May. QSL via SM3CXS. All QSOs will be
confirmed automatically via the bureau; for direct cards please
include sufficient return postage (1 IRC or 2 USD). [TNX SM3CXS]
SM - Thomas/SM6XMY, Rolf/SM6IQD, Tony/SM7YLT and Rick/SM6YOU will be
active as 8S6KOS from Sydkoster Island (EU-043) on 20-22 May. QSL
via SM6YOU. [TNX VA3RJ]
SV5 - Andrea, SV5/IK1PMR and Claudia, SV5/K2LEO are currently active from
Rhodes Island [425DXN 730] and will take part in the Volta RTTY
Contest (14-15 May) as J45MR and J45LEO respectively. QSLs via
IK1PMR. [TNX IK1PMR]
TT - Philippe, F4EGS will be working is Chad from 20 May to 20 July and
plans to be active as TT8PK. QSL via home call, direct or bureau.
[TNX F8DQZ]
VE - Bill, VE6BF will operate as VC6X from 15 May to 15 June to
commemorate the Alberta Centennial Year. QSL direct to VE6BF (Bill
Metcalfe, 5704 - 48 Avenue, Beaumont, Alberta, T4X 1C3, Canada).
[TNX VA3RJ]
XU - Jaak, ES1FB will be active again as XU7ACE from Cambodia starting
around 14 May for ten days. QSL via home call. Logs will be uploaded
to LOTW. [TNX NG3K]
XY - Nick, UT4UT plans to be active (CW and SSB) as XY4U from Thebyu
Island (AS-167) from around 10 UTC on 20 May until around 9 UTC on
the 22nd. QSL via UT4UT. [TNX VA3RJ]
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Direttore Responsabile IK8MRA
425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE ---> The latest issue (April 2005) is now available in
.pdf format only at http://www.425dxn.org/monthly/. It includes the stories
of the expeditions to the Kerguelen Islands (FT5XO) and Ramkin Island
(OD5RMK), the Referee Selection Criteria for the WRCT 2006, an article on the
recent Central European IARU Region 1 Preparatory Meeting, the latest
Antarctica Award scores and Most Wanted listing and "The Way We Were" (a
selection of information published by 425DXN ten years ago), as well as the
usual features and several images. Articles and pictures should be sent to
Nicola Baldresca, IZ3EBA (iz3eba@libero.it).
ANTARCTICA AWARD ---> Gianni, IZ8CGS (Antarctica Award Manager) reports that
Cezar Trifu, VE3LYC, has been appointed as Antarctica Award Checkpoint for
Canada. He can be contacted at ve3lyc@hotmail.com
A.P.L. ---> Bruno, I1ABT reports the establishment of the A.P.L. ("Activity
Portable Lakes") for operations taking place from the various lakes around
Europe. Information can be found at www.dlit.info; the relevant software by
Gabriele Antonielli, I5-1990 can be found at www.logswl.com [TNX I5-1990 and
Info radio by I1SCL]
BEACON ---> The Radio Club Mar del Plata beacon (LU2DT) has been active for a
few days on 28244,5 kHz (5 watts output). Reports can be mailed to
lu2dt@speedy.com.ar [TNX LU9DA]
GB0SK ---> The Grantham ARC's GB0SK activity from St. Kilda (EU-059) was cut
short at about 13.45 on 4 May, when the team members were evacuated from the
isle owing to force 9-10 storm incoming. They had 90 minutes to get down and
move about half a ton of gear to the boat. Read the story at
http://www.garc.org.uk/ [TNX G0RCI]
HAM RADIO 2005 ---> The 30th International Exibition for Radio Amateurs -
Europe's most important meeting for amateur radio enthusiasts - will take
place on 24-26 June 2005 on the new exhibition grounds in Friedrichshafen.
Detailed information on this year's event and relevant celebrations can be
found at http://www.hamradio-friedrichshafen.de/html/en/index.php
PIRATE ---> F5LPY/TU8 has been repeatedly spotted on 20 and 40 metres CW, but
the genuine Bernard, F5LPY says he has been back to France for several months
now. [TNX F8DQZ]
QSL VIA IT9DAA ---> Corrado reports he has processed and mailed all of the
direct requests received so far for the various special calls that were
active for The MDXC Members Trophy on 4-6 February [425DXN 717]. Cards
without sufficient postage will be sent via the bureau. E-mail requests for
bureau cards can be sent to it9daa@mdxc.org. The MDXC Members Trophy
certificates will be mailed within the coming week.
QSL VIA KD8IW ---> Bob Keenan, KD8IW became a Silent Key in March. He was the
QSL manager for several stations and the Monroe County Radio Communications
Association (the club that Bob belonged to) has collected the QSLs sent to
him. Arrangements are being made to have these cards confirmed and sent to
the requestors. Please be patient as it will take some time. [TNX K1XN and
The Golist]
QSL ZS8MI (MARION ISLAND 2004) ---> Ludwig, ZS6WLC reports that cards sent to
his QSL manager's (ZS6M) P.O. Box address "could have been stolen". Moreover
Bushy Roode, ZS6M has been hospitalized for a couple of weeks. Those who had
sent their requests to ZS6M and are still waiting for their card, are invited
to resubmit to the following address: Ludwig Combrinck, P.O. Box 443,
Krugersdorp 1740, South Africa.
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Direttore Responsabile IK8MRA
LOGS: The log of the recent 3A0CE special event station (4-8 May) can be
found at http://ewwa.free.fr [TNX F6FQK]
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Direttore Responsabile IK8MRA
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CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER
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3A0CE F5LGF EY60V DJ1MM RP4NKF RW4NW
3V8BB I5JHW (a) EY8MM K1BV RP4PKO RA4PO
3V8SM HA5FA (b) EZ60V RW6HS RP4U RK4UWA
3W6EV JA6EV F5LPY/TU8 pirate RP4W UA4WA
3Z1VD SP1PBW FK/F6DLN/p FK8HZ RP4Y RX4YY
3Z3VD SP3ZBY FK8AH W3HNK RP60DP RK3DXZ
3Z60VD SP5PMU FK8HW VK4FW RP6J UA6JY
3Z6VD SP6ZJP GB0SK G0RCI RP9J RV9JD
3Z7VD SP7PGK GB2HQ G0OOO RP9JGS RK9JYY
3Z9VD SP9PDG GB60VE G0VIX RP9JTF RK9JWZ
4J60AA UA3FDX GB60VE G0VIX RP9UMF RW9UZZ
4K60K 4K4K GB6WW MM0DFV RP9UMM RK9UM
4L1DA W7LPF GJ60LIB GJ3XZE RP9UPF UA9UWA
4L1FP LZ1OT GM0GRC/P G0RCI RP9W RW9WA
4L4KK RN4ACI GU60LIB GU3HFN RP9WAP RX9WB
4N35AA YT1AA HC1MD K8LJG RP9XPI UA9XC
4N35CW YU1BM HF350JG SP9KAJ RP9XPM RV9XM
4U1UN HB9BOU HF3VD SP3PMA RP9XPO RA9XF
4U1WB KK4HD HF50KAO SP9KAO RP9XPS RV9XJ
5T5SN IZ1BZV HF5VD SP5KCR RP9XUK UA9XS
5U7B I2YSB HF60VD SP5PSL RU3HD/ANT RZ3DJ
5V7BB W2FUI HF7VD SP7FBQ S01MZ EA1BT
5V7BR F5RUQ HF8VD SP8AQA S79GG DL2AWG
5Z4ES IV3SBE HS0ZCW K4VUD S79QK HB9CQK
7Q7AM NU5O HS0ZEU DL2EBR SN1REK SP1PBT
7V2SI OM3CGN HZ1IK DK7YY SN60VD SP4KSY
7Z1SJ EA7FTR HZ1NH EA7FTR SP60KLS SP2PHA
8J4VLP JA4FKX IF9A IT9ATF SP60VD SP5KVW
8P6ET KU9C IU7SCT IK7BPV SP750KG SP1KQR
9A/VE3ZIK DL3PS J6/K9MDO W9NJB ST2BF W3HNK
9A5DJ/P OK1DJG JD1BLW JH1WCD SV5/IK1PMR IK1PMR
9A8DST/P ON4AMM (c) JD1BLZ JR1AGC SV5/K2LEO IK1PMR
9A8DST/P ON4DST (d) JW7QIA LA7QIA T77GO/P I4ZQS
9G1YK PA3ERA KG4WW KX4WW T88LJ JH8DEH
9H3JAG OE3JAG KH2E JE1HJA TA3DD K3PD
9H3ZJ DL4ZJ KP4SQ W3HNK TA4/DL1CW DL1CW
9J2HK JP1RZS LW2DFH EA5KB TJ3SL F5PSA
9K2GS W6YJ LZ05KM LZ1PJ TM0MAY F4DRC
9M2TO JA0DMV MS0DGR MM0DFV TM3OBI F5AEG
9N7SZ JA9LSZ OD5/UA4WHX UA4WHX TM5FRM F0DTB
9N7WU JA8MWU OD5UT K3IRV TM5WWE F6KBG
9Q0AR SM5BFJ OE50BKF OE6BKF TM6PIE F6KTW
9V1BK LZ3VD OE50PWW OE4PWW TT8AMO PA7FM
9V1CW PA0KHS OE50V OE6VHF TT8FC EA4AHK
A45WD YO9HP OE50XHQ OE1XHQ UA0AZ W3HNK
A71EM EA7FTR OJ0VR OH1VR UA0SR W3HNK
BA1RB/2 EA7FTR ON400S ON5UR UE1ABC/1 RK1AM
BI4Q BA4RD OO175B ON4UN UE1QDR UA1RJ
BW0YTF JI1YTF OO4IA ON4IA UE3SSB RA3SO
C31LJ VE3GEJ OO4LJA ON4LJA UE3TFP RA3TYL
C6AKA DL7VOG OO5ZO ON5ZO UE4ABF UA4AM
CE5R CE3HDI OO6MG ON6MG UE4HDA RW4HB
CN8IG EA7FTR OO7TQ ON7TQ UE6LLL RK6MP
CN8SG EA7FTR OZ1RDP DL9BCP UE6YMM RA6YJ
CX6VM W3HNK P29VR W7LFA UE9AMM UA9AT
DL0NBR DL1WH P40RH W6FRH UK8AJ RW6HS
DQ80IARU DF0HQ PA6WAD NL-12339 UM8MK UX6IM
DU1IST JF1IST PA9MR VE3MR UM9M UK8AR
ED1VVR EC1DMY PI25BEA PA3FTX UN7MM RW6HS
ED7CK EA7HBC PI25TRIX PA3FTX UN7MV RW6HS
ED9ABL EA9AE PJ7UQ W3HNK UN7QBQ RW6HS
EG3COE EA3GDE R110RP RW9QA UP60A DL8KAC
EK60DZ RW6HS R1ANF RK1PWA UP60CA RW6HS
EK60LX RW6HS R1ANN RZ3DJ UP60CAD RW6HS
EK60YL SP9ERV RP0Q RA0QC UP60CC RW6HS
EM0F UR5FEO RP0UWZ RW0UM UP60CD RW6HS
EM0ITU UT3UZ (e) RP0Y UA0YAY UP60CH RW6HS
EM0U UT3UZ RP1KAS RZ1AWF UP60CI RW6HS
EM0U/p UT3UZ (f) RP1N RN1NU UP60CJ RW6HS
EM60FT UT0FT RP1QVO UA1RJ UP60CM RW6HS
EM60GX UT7GX RP3AAO UA3AO UP60CN RW6HS
EM60IG UR7IA RP3AAV RU3AV UP60CS RW6HS
EM60II UT2II RP3ABB RA3BB UP60EX RX3RC
EM60R UY2RO RP3AGD R3AR UP60IT UN7IT
EN60FA UT2FA RP3AKO UA3AKO UP60JS UN7JS
EN60FY UX0FY RP3DRP RZ3FR UP60M RW6HS
EO60AB UY5AB RP3EKM UA3EDQ UP60MV RW6HS
EO60AK US0AK RP3EWS RK3EWS UP60O UN2O
EO60CL UT4CF RP3FFM RU3FM UP60P UN5PR
EO60G UR3GM RP3FIA RU3DG UP7GN RW6HS
EO60I UR6IM RP3GIF RU3GN V31JP KA9WON
EO60IM UX8IXX RP3GSM RA3GD V44KJ WB2TSL
EO60IS US7IGF RP3LSP RV3LZ VU3SPQ KF9TC
EO60JF/P UU4JO RP3PT RK3PWA XQ3AQI NP4IW
EO60JK UU4JXM RP3PTP RK3PWX XU7ADJ JH1NBN
EO60JM K2PF RP3QQP UA3OO YB5AQB OK1DOT
EO60JS KD5RBU RP3QUP RK3QWW YI9B4E WB4E
EO60MF UR0MM RP3QWK RN3QO YI9IZE KF4IZE
EO60NK UT3NK RP3RTK RK3RWQ YI9LZ LZ1ZF
EO60QQ US3QQ RP3RZK RK3RWA YI9XJ LY2XJ
EO60QWW UY5ZZ RP3UNN RK3UWA YJ0YL VK3DYL
EO60UAP UY5AP RP3VAR RK3VWL YJ8YL VK3DYL
EO60UWC UT4UWC RP3WSD RW3WR YL740C YL2MD
EO60W UT7WZ RP3XMV UA3XAC YZ35AA YZ1AA
ER5AL RW6HS RP3YGA/p RV3YR YZ35AU YZ1AU
ER60V ER1DA RP4DGS RZ4DXC ZA/IK0OKY IW0BET
EV60BR UA3FDX RP4FMZ RZ4FZZ ZK2QQ JA1KAJ
EV6ZK UA3FDX RP4HDP RX4HJ ZL4IR W8WC
EV7DP UA3FDX RP4HGO RW4HO ZL7/KH0PR JJ8DEN
EV8DP UA3FDX RP4HRS RW4HB ZP3CTW EA5KB
EX8AB DF9FXK RP4LIS RA4LBA ZP8VAO EA7JX
(a) ARI Contest 2005 (7-8 maggio) (d) bureau
(b) 5-10 May 2005 (e) 21-24 September 2004
(c) direct (f) 6-8 August 2004
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Direttore Responsabile IK8MRA
CE3HDI Ricardo Velasquez, P.O. Box 15, International Airport, Santiago,
Chile
DF5AU Johannes Roetger, Lindenhoehe 5, D-07749 Jena, Germany
DF9FXK Alexander Koenig, Don-Bosco Str.7, D-63500 Seligenstadt, Germany
DL3PS Franz Brechtken, Wattendorfer Weg 5, 53343 Wachtberg-Liessem,
Germany
DL6KAC Christian Buenger, Im Schliefengarten 3, D-53639 Koenigswinter,
Germany
ER1DA Valery Metaxa, P.O. Box 3000, Chisinau, MD - 2071, Moldova
EZ8CQ Alex. S. Levshin, P.O. Box 76, Ashgabat-1, 744001, Turkmenistan
FK8HZ Maurice Francois, Ctre Ville 6 rue de Barleux, 98800 Noumea,
Nouvelle Caledonie
HB9CQK Frederic Furrer, Winkelhalde 11, CH-6048 Horw, Switzerland
I5JHW Giovanni Bini, Via Garibaldi 38/B, 51031 Agliana - PT, Italy
IW0BET Giovanni Zangara, P.O. Box 36, 00100 Roma - RM, Italy
LA5YJ Hugo B. Ark, Rute 509, N-1766 Halden, Norway
LZ1PJ Ivan Ivanov, P.O. Box 15, BG-1324 Sofia, Bulgaria
LZ1ZF Georgi Vodenicharov, P.O. Box 8, 6000 Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
NL-12339 Jeroen Reijerkerk, P.O. Box 42, 4724 ZG Wouw, The Netherlands
RV3YR Victor Borodin, P.O. Box 1, Bryansk, 241027 Russia
RW6HS Vasilij M. Kasyanenko, P.O. Box 0, 357300, Novopavlovsk,
Stavropolskiy kr., Russia
RX3RC Roman A. Novikov, P.O. Box 21, 392000 Tambov, Russia
RZ3DJ Dmitry Tsyplakov, P.O. Box 5/3, Pushkino - 5, 141205, Russia
UN5PR Romeo Y. Loparev, P.O. Box 73, Temirtau, 472300, Kazakhstan
UR3GM Igor Pulin, P.O. Box 23, Kherson 73022, Ukraine
UR7IA Leonid V. Aniskin, P.O. Box 1901, Gorlovka-46, Donetsk reg. 84646,
Ukraine
UT3UZ Alex Arbuzov, P.O. Box 7, Kiev-232, 02232, Ukraine
UT7WZ Miroslav Lupiy, P.O. Box 94, Lviv 79000, Ukraine
UX6IM Anatoly V. Kulikov, 83076, g. Donetsk, ul. Motsarta d. 3 kv. 68,
Ukraine
UY5ZZ Vladimir Latyshenko, P.O. Box 4850, Zaporozhye, 69118, Ukraine
VK4FW Bill Horner, P.O. Box 612, Childers, 4660, Australia
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