425 DX News #735
04 June 2005 Edited by I1JQJ &IK1ADH
Information, reports and suggestions must be sent to:
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(e-mail i1jqj@425dxn.org )
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
4L - Slava, US7IGF reports will operate SSB and CW on the HF bands as
4L/US7IGF from Tbilisi, Georgia on 8-13 June. QSL via home call
(Slava Shevchenko, P.O. Box 591, Slavyansk-12, Donetsk obl. 84112,
Ukraine).
4U_un - Activation of the UN HQ station, 4U1UN, has been planned for 5 June,
with W1CX and KT1J as operators. Primary mode will be RTTY and PSK,
with possible SSB operation on 60 metres. The operation is, as
always, subject to availability of the station. QSL via HB9BOU. [TNX
KT1J]
4X - Fourteen special event stations (4X17M, 4X17A, 4X17C, 4X17B, 4X17I,
4X17H, 4Z17M, 4Z17A, 4Z17C, 4Z17B, 4Z17I, 4Z17H, 4X17MG, and 4Z17MG)
will be active from Israel from 21 June to 21 July before and during
the 17th Maccabiah Games, to be held in Tel-Aviv on 10-21 July
(http://www.maccabiah17.com/pages/Home_Page.aspx). The Israel
Amateur Radio Club sponsors an award for contacting these stations,
details can be found at
http://www.iarc.org/~4z4tl/Maccabiah17_main.htm. QSL via 4Z4TL (all
QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau). [TNX 4Z4TL]
6Y - John, KB4CRT will operate on 80-2 metres as 6Y5/KB4CRT from Jamaica
(NA-097) on 10-16 June. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX
NG3K]
9A - Juergen (9A/DL2SCH), Wolfgang (9A/DJ3TZ) and Karl-Heinz (9A/DJ5KL)
will be active from a few Croatian islands on 5-10 June. They plan
to operate from Rab and Susak (both count for EU-136), as well as
from Olib, Iz and Ist (all count for EU-170). [TNX IT9DAA and MIA
Bulletin]
9A - Marco, IK1ACX will operate SSB and CW from Pag Island (EU-170) on
14-20 August. [TNX IT9DAA and MIA Bulletin]
C6 - Pete, W2GJ and Steve, AA4V will operate as C6APR (QSL via W2GJ) and
C6ARV (QSL via AA4V) from Crooked Island (NA-113), Bahamas during
the IOTA Contest and again for the CQ WW SSB Contest in late
October. [TNX VA3RJ]
CT - Sam/CT1EEN, Carlos/CT1END, Luis/CT1EEQ and other operators from the
Portuguese DX Group will participate in the IOTA Contest from Bugio
Island (EU-040, DIP ES-003). They plan to use a special callsign
TBA. [TNX CT1END]
CU - A large group of operators from Portugal, Germany, England and
Switzerland will be active from Carapacho Lighthouse on Graciosa
Island (EU-175), Azores between 23 July and 4 August. They will have
three stations active on 6-160 metres CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31. Look
for HB9CRV to operate as CU4/CT3FN on 6 metres starting on 23 July
(a beacon will be active around the clock on 50.112 MHz); the rest
of the group (CT1AGF, CT1EPV, CT1EGW, CT1GFK, CT1GPQ, DJ2VO, DF6QV,
G3KHZ, HB9CNU, HB9CQL and HB9EBV) will join him on the 27th and will
operate as CU4T on 27-29 July and 1-3 August. They will participate
in the IOTA Contest (30-31 July) as CU4M. QSL CU4T and CU4M via
CT1GFK, direct or bureau. QSL CU4/CT3FN via HB9CRV, direct or
bureau. [TNX N3SL]
EA - Mel, EA7AHS will be active as CS0RCL/P from Culatra Island (EU-145)
on 10-12 June. He will have a beacon on 50123 kHz. QSL via home
call. [TNX The Daily DX]
F - F6GNG, F6BMU, F5JOT and F5IL will operate on all modes and bands as
TM6BMC from the WWII German battery site at Mont-Canisy on 4-7 June,
to celebrate the 61st anniversary of D-Day. QSL via bureau to F5IL.
[TNX F5IL]
FP - Tom, N6RA will operate as FP/N6RA from Miquelon (NA-032) on 9-21
June. He will concentrate on 6 metres, looking particularly for the
West Coast, Europe and the Middle East. Look for him on 50.120 MHz
except during the ARRL VHF Contest (11-12 June). QSL via home call.
Joe, K2VUI will join him on 9-14 June and will operate as FP/K2VUI
on 10-80 metres. [TNX The Daily DX]
G - The Warrington Amateur Radio Club (http://www.warc.org.uk) will
operate as GB0SGI from St. Georges Island (EU-120) on 13-17 June.
Plans are to have two stations active on the HF bands for about 8
hours during daylight each day, with possibility of nightime
operation for 1-2 nights. QSL via M0ANM.
G - Arthur, G7BQY and others will operate on 10, 12, 15, 17, 20, 40 and
80 metres as GB2CD on 1-3 July from the Forset Scout Camp at
Sandiway, on the occasion of the Chester District Scout Camp. QSL
via the RSGB bureau or direct to G7BQY. [TNX G7BQY]
GM - Jim, MM0BQI and his team have had to change the dates of their
operation from the Treshnish Islands (EU-108) [425DXN 719] to 3-6
June due to sailing conditions. They will operate as MM0BQI/P on
80-6 metres SSB, CW and RTTY; equipment has been donated to cover
60m so they will be listening and calling especially Sunday
afternoon/evening. QSL via the bureau or direct to MM0BQI. [TNX
MM0BQI]
HR - A large group of operators will be active on 40-10 metres SSB as
HQ9P from Pigeon Key, Bahia Islands (NA-057) on 3-5 June. QSL via
HR2PAC (direct) or HR2RCH (bureau). A nice photo gallery of previous
IOTA operations organized by the Radio Club de Honduras can be found
at http://www.qsl.net/hr2rch/id28.htm
I - COTA (Carabinieri On The Air, http://www.cota.cc) station IQ6CC will
be active on 4-8 June. QSL via IZ8DDG. [TNX I6YOT]
I - Alessio, IZ0CKJ and Simon, IZ7ATN are active from Palmarola Island
(EU-045, IIA LT-008) until 5 June. QSL via IZ0CKJ, direct or bureau.
[TNX IZ0CKJ]
J6 - Scott/N9AG (J68AS), Kirk/W8QID (J68ID) and Mark, J6/WB9CIF will be
active from St. Lucia (NA-108) from 22 June to 4 July. Expect them
to be mostly on 6m, RTTY and 160m (for the VKs), but all bands will
be available. QSL to home calls. [TNX NG3K and OZ6OM]
JW - The Daily DX reports that Oyvind, LA2TOA is currently stationed on
Bear Island (EU-027), Svalbard and will remain there through
November. He hopes to be able to operate from the JW1I club station,
which however has "no working antennas right now".
OZ - Palle, OZ5MJ and Jakob, OZ7AEI will operate as homecall/p from Lyo
Island (EU-172, DIA FY-009) on 12 June, starting around 9 UTC. They
will then move on to the Avernako (EU-172, DIA FY-010), and will
activate the two lighthouses located on this island (DEN-156 and
DEN-157). Plans are to have two stations active on 20 and 40 metres
SSB. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [TNX OZ7AEI]
PY0_fdn - Juan Carlos, EA2RC and Marq, CT1BWW will be active as PY0F/EA2RC and
PY0F/CT1BWW from Fernando de Noronha (SA-003) on 1-14 August.
Further information can be found at
http://www.geocities.com/EA2RC/index.htm [TNX EA4TD]
TI - Tono, EA9CP will operate on 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres as EA9CP/TI8
from Barrio del Carmen Lighthouse (ARLHS COS-007) on 5 June,
starting around 17 UTC. QSL via home call. [TNX EA4AAA]
UA - Yuri, RA0FU and Ken, RA0FW will operate as homecall/p from Iturup
Island (AS-025) on 8-15 June. Look for them on 40, 30, 20, 17 and 15
metres, plus 144 and 432 MHz. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau.
[TNX RA0FU]
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile IK8MRA
DXCC NEWS ---> The VU4RBI/VU4NRO QSL cards are being accepted for DXCC
credit. The following clarification comes from Bill Moore, NC1L (DXCC
Manager): "A few cards have been rejected on the basis of incomplete
information on the cards. We apologize to Bharathi, NIAR, et.al. for any
misunderstandings. If you received a QSL card complete with all data (time,
date, band, mode and callsign), there is no problem. If you have a QSL card
with less than complete data (callsign only, missing time/date, etc.) we will
need to see the card at HQ. This is usual procedure. Blank cards and cards
missing information are always subject to inspection at HQ. Do not add the
missing information. As always we strive to maintain the highest integrity
possible in the DXCC program. Ms. Prasad has graciously agreed to supply
additional log information where necessary. If you have only an incomplete
card, do not alter the card by filling in the missing information. Simply
send us the card, and we will try to obtain the fill. If you expect a direct
QSL, it would be easier on everyone involved if you would wait for the direct
card".
HV5PUL ---> Station Manager Luca Della Giovampaola, IW0DJB should like to
remind DXers that HV5PUL, the amateur radio station located at the Pontifical
Lateran University, is still active and in good health. Cards should be sent
to HV5PUL, c/o Pontificia Universita' Lateranense, Piazza San Giovanni in
Laterano 4, 00120 Citta' del Vaticano.
ITALIAN DX CONVENTION ---> The XXI Italian HF-DX Convention will take place
in Bologna and Pontecchio Marconi on 24-25 September. Presentations will
include "Somalia 2005 (6O0CW)" by Silvano /2YSB, Marcello/IK2DIA and
Andrea/IK1PMR, "Kerguelen 2005 (FT5XO)" by Robert/SP5XVY and "JT1Y: Eight
Years of Expeditions to Mongolia" by Nicola/I0SNY and Mauro/I1JQJ. For
further information please contact Anton, IK4UPU (ik4upu@amsat.org) or visit
http://www.ari-bo.it [TNX IK4UPU]
MDXC SPONSORED OPERATIONS ---> The Mediterraneo DX Club, established in April
1997, has sponsored 53 operations since 2000 including 10 IOTA new ones and a
number of rare IOTA groups. The full list of the activities so far sponsored
by the MDXC can be found at http://www.mdxc.org/sponsor.asp [TBX IZ8CCW]
NEW BOOK ---> "Who's Who in Amateur Radio?", published by the Radio Society
of Great britain, provides a listing of around 500 of the most active
amateurs, including their name, callsign, place of residence, date of birth,
profession, education, when they were first licensed, their amateur radio
achievements, areas of amateur radio interest, and amateur radio club or
society memberships. In nearly 50% of the cases the listing is accompanied by
a photograph of the individual which will help to put a face to that
well-known callsign. Entries are in alphabetical order by current callsign
but included is an index by surname and appendices listing various key people
in amateur radio, and in particularly in the history of the Radio Society of
Great Britain. Further details can be found at
http://www.rsgbshop.org/shop/acatalog/index.html
NOT THE MANAGER ---> Manju, S21AM is not the QSL manager for S21SHQ, even
though the operator gave that QSL route. The correct address is: Aminul
Kawser Khan, Deputy National Commissioner, Bangladesh Scouts, P.O. Box 5130,
1205 Dhaka, Bangladesh. [TNX The Daily DX]
NOT THE MANAGER ---> John, IW0BET reports he is receiving direct and bureau
cards for contacts made with IR0PS, a station for which he is not the the
current QSL manager. This call has been reissued to the Italian Antarctic
station "Baia Terra Nova" (I-01 for Antarctica Award). John says that the
correct QSL route is via IK0AIH, only cards for contacts made before 1
January 2003 can be sent to IW0BET.
QSL 9A0CI ---> The QSL route for the recent 9A0CI operation from Lastovo
Island (EU-016, CI-051) is via DE0MST. Direct cards sent to Emir, 9A6AA will
be honoured as he has the logs, but he will forward bureau cards to DE0MST.
[TNX 9A6AA]
QSL 9M6/G3OOK ---> With immediate effect Graham, M5AAV is the QSL Manager for
John, 9M6/G3OOK. Requests can be sent direct (Graham Ridgeway, 6 Pilgrim
Street, Nelson, Lancashire, BB9 0JQ, England) or via the RSGB bureau. [TNX
M5AAV]
QSL PZ5XX ---> Cards should be sent to Olli, EA4BQ/OH0XX to either Olli
Rissanen, Apartado Postal 97, 28710 El Molar, Madrid, Spain (new address) or
Olli Rissanen, #599, 1313 So. Military Trail, Deerfield Beach, FL 33442, USA.
The same QSL route is all right also for 8R1K, 8R1RPN and OA4WW.
WRTC 2006 ---> At the World Radiosport Team Championship (Florianopolis, 7-10
July 2006) there will be 2 National Special Invited Teams (winners of the two
previous WRTCs), 5 National Teams representing the WRTC host countries (USA,
Finland, Slovenia and Brazil), 32 National Teams from Regional Areas (to be
selected on the basis of the scores achieved in 10 contests out of the 33
selected by the organizing committee), 3 National Sponsored Teams (to be
selected by an on-line auction), 3 National Young Teams (for operators not
older than 22 at 31 December 2005) and 10-15 Multi-National Multi/Single
Teams. The full Team Selection Criteria are now downloadable at
http://www.wrtc2006.com [TNX PY5EG]
ZA/IK0OKY ---> Emilio is still active on HF, 6m, 2m and 70cm from Tirana
(JN91WH) until August 2006. QSL via IW0BET direct or bureau; logs are
available at www.qsl.net/iw0bet/manager.htm [TNX IW0BET]
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile IK8MRA
DX SPOTS: Rod Elliott, VE3UW has collected the DX spots from the OH2AQ Web
Cluster since January 1997. The collection - from January 1997 up
to May 2005 - is available at www.425dxn.org/dxspots/ ,as well
the software (DXINFO v2.0) which will enable you to handle the
files (instructions at the URL above).
JIIA: The web page for the Japanese IOTA Islands Award is at
http://www3.ocn.ne.jp/~iota/newpage61.htm; scores can be found at
http://www3.ocn.ne.jp/~iota/newpage75.htm (latest update 3 June
2005). [TNX JI6KVR]
LOGS: On-line logs for 5Z4YT1CS (Nairobi) and 5Z4YT1CS/M (Lamu Island,
AF-040) are now available on http://dx.qsl.net/logs/index.html
(event though they are listed as 5Z4/). If you cannot find your
QSO, please e-mail Goran, YZ1SG (yz1sg@eunet.yu) and will check
the original paper log. Cards have been printed and Miki, YT1CS
will start answering them soon. [TNX YZ1SG]
TOP LISTS: The latest Topband, Topmode and Toplist listings are now
available at http://www.425dxn.org/awards/toplist/index.html.
Please send your scores, as well as any request for further
information, to Erminio Pandocchi, I2EOW (i2eow@fastwebnet.it)
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3D2RR, 3D2VB, 3G0YM, 3G0YP, 3V8SF,
4U1UN, 5T/F5VHH, 5T5AFF, 5U7JB, 5W0VB, 6O0X, 8J1MOK, 8Q7QQ, 9J2HK, 9N7BCC,
A35VB, AP2NK, C93Q, CE8A (SA-094), CO3CJ/1 (NA-093), CO3VK/1 (NA-093),
CW5R (SA-039), D70YT/5, D88S (AN-010; AA HL-01), EP4HR, EY8CQ, FG/F5CWU,
FK/AC4LN, FO/AC4LN, FO/F6EPY, FO/N6JA, FT5WJ (AF-008), FT5XO (AF-048),
FW/AC4LN, GI1W, H40VB, H44VB, HC1MD, HZ1EX, IB0CW (EU-045), IH9YMC, JT1CO,
K8T, KC4/KD4VMM (AN-012; AA K-10), KH8SI (OC-200), KL7NO, LX/PA6Z, OA4O,
OY1CT, P29VVB, R1ANF (AN-010; AA UA-04), S01MZ, S79QK (AF-033), ST2BF, SU1SK,
SV2ASP/A, SX9G, T20VB, T30VB, T9X, TN6X, TZ9A, UA0ZC, V31TR, V63MB, VK9AA,
VK9NS, VK9WI, VR2XMT, VU4NRO, WH8/F6EXV, XF4IH, XT2JZ, YJ0AKA, YJ0VB,
YN4SU, ZB2/PA3EWP, ZD7FT, ZK1/AC4LN, ZK1EPY, ZK1SDE, ZK1WET, ZK2VB.
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