425 DX News #738
25 June 2005 Edited by I1JQJ &IK1ADH
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BY - Jack, WB8FSV reports he will operate in his spare time as
WB8FSV/BA4IT and WB8FSV/BD4JV during his stay in China, from 28 June
to 27 July. From 28 July to 1 August he will be in Hong Kong and he
plans to operate a little from VR2XMT's station using the callsign
VR2/WB8FSV. QSLs via home call.
CU - Enrico, IZ5CML will operate from the Azores during his holidays in
July. He will be active as CU2/IZ5CML from the island of Sao Miguel
(EU-003) on 10-16 July and as CU8/IZ5CML from Flores Island (EU-089)
on 16-21 July. He plans to operate CW on 10-40 metres, and possibily
on 6 metres SSB as well. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX
IZ5CML]
DL - Andy, DL7AT will be active on 20 and 40 metres from Foehr Island
(EU-042) on 3-9 July. QSL via home call. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org]
G - GB5HQ will again be active as a nationwide multi-mode multi-location
operation during the 2005 IARU World HF Championship (9-10 July).
There is an award programme for working them on 3, 6, 9 and all 12
band-mode slots. QSL via G3TXF (e-mail requests for bureau cards can
be sent to QSL@G3TXF.com). The new web site is currently under
construction at www.gb5hq.com [TNX G4BUO]
GM - Dennis, M0LSB expects to visit and operate as MM0LSB/P from various
Hebridean islands between 29 July and 22 August. His first stop
should be Skye in the Inner Hebrides (EU-008) from 29 June to 4
July, followed by several islands in the Outer Hebrides (EU-010).
[TNX GM3VLB]
HB0 - Eilert, SM4FZW and Mats, SM4EPR will be active as HB0/homecall from
Liechtenstein on 27 June. QSL via home calls. [TNX SM4EPR]
I - Nicola, IZ3EBA reports he will operate on 20 and 40 metres as
IZ3EBA/p from Le Vignole (EU-131, IIA VE-017) on 25 June. QSL via
bureau.
I - Alfredo, IK7JWX as IR7LH/p and others will operate from a couple of
lighthouses (WAIL PU-029 and PU-041, ARLHS ITA-187 and ITA-266 ) on
Sant'Andrea Island (not IOTA, IIA BR-005) on 2-3 July. QSL via home
call. The new website for the Italian Lighthouses award is at
http://www.wail.it/ [TNX IK7JWX]
IS0 - Piero, I1ASU plans to operate on 20 and 40 metres SSB as IM0/I1ASU/p
from Maddalena Island (EU-041) on 25-26 June. [TNX Info Radio by
I1SCL]
PZ - Bob, N3CXM and Carroll, KG4EHW will be in Suriname from 30 June for
18 days, and will be active as PZ5JR and PZ5CM in their spare time.
QSLs via K3BYV. [TNX The Daily DX]
SP - Special event station SN125LO will be active on CW, PSK, RTTY and
SSB from Sanok, Poland on 1-20 July to celebrate the 125th
anniversary of High School No. 1. QSL via SP8PAB, direct or bureau.
[TNX SP9JPA]
SV5 - Kurt, KB9XCL will operate QRP on SSB, CW and digital modes as
SV5/HB9XCL/p from Kos Island (EU-001) from 27 June to 2 July. QSL
via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX VA3RJ]
UA2 - The RU-QRP Club (www.qrp.ru) will operate CW on all the HF bands as
UE3QRP/2 from Kaliningrad on 1-8 July. QSL via RU2FM. [TNX RU2FM]
VE - Ron, VE7RLE will operate as VA7C on 1-31 July to commemorate the
Centennial of the City of Salmon Arm. QSL via VE7RLE (Ron Essex,
3691 - 65th Avenue N.W., Salmon Arm, BC V1E 3A5, Canada). [TNX
VA3RJ]
VE - Mike, K9AJ and Bruce, KD6WW plan to attempt to activate Nunavut
(Kitimeot Region) West (NA-NEW) and West Central (NA-175) groups
between 1 and 7 September. The exact dates for each group will
depend on weather and solar conditions. [TNX KD6WW]
W - The Marco Island Radio Club will be signing N4M on 1-10 July to
celebrate the founding of modern Marco Island (NA-052, USI FL-025S).
Look for activity on 14260, 18128 and 21260 kHz. QSL via N1DL (Karl
L. Geng, 695 Embassy Ct, Marco Island, FL 34145, USA). [TNX VA3RJ]
W - Paul, N3LTT will be active on 3-8 July from Key Largo (NA-062, USI
FL-049S) and possibly other islands in the Florida Keys. He plans to
operate on 20 metres SSB mainly in his early mornings and late
evenings. QSL direct to N3LTT. [TNX VA3RJ]
ZK1_sc - Tommy, VK2IR reports he will operate on 6-40 metres SSB as ZK1IIR
from Rarotonga (OC-013), South Cook Islands the Cook Islands on 3-14
July. QSL via W3HNK. [TNX The Daily DX]
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ANTARCTICA: The latest issue of The Antarctic Sun (21 June 2005) is now
available at http://www.mdxc.org/antarctica/antarcticsun.asp - give a look to
the memories of 30 years ago, when amateur radio was the only way for workers
at the South Pole to communicate with people back home (see page 21). The
Antarctica Award will be at Ham Radio 2005 (Friedrichshafen). Ric, DL2VFR &
Emir, 9A6AA have organized an Antarctica Award Field Check on Saturday, 25
June, starting at 15 local time at the 9A Radio Club - HRS (Croatian
Amateur Radio Association). [TNX IZ8CCW]
IRC/GS CHART ---> This a listing of information obtained from amateur radio
operators Hams in foreign countries explaining the amount of IRCs or Green
Stamps they need to return a QSL request. It is maintained by Bill Heinzinger
(W9OL) at http://www.qsl.net/w9ol/ in either .htm and .xls formats. Bill
invites hams outside the US to check the information, "as it seems to change
much quicker than I get updates". [TNX W9OL]
NOT THE MANAGER ---> Following an agreement with Horacio, LU4DXU a large
batch of outstanding AY1ZA (South Orkneys 2004) direct cards for European
stations were sent to and duly distributed by the Mediterraneo DX Club in
March 2005. However, the MDXC is not the actual QSL manager for this
operation, so please refrain from sending your cards to them. [TNX IZ8CCW]
QSL 5X1GS ---> After several failed attempts due to e-mailing problems, Bob
Nadolny, WB2YQH has finally received the logs from Graham, 5X1GS for October
2004 through 2005. All QSL requests have been answered for those waiting
cards. Graham has been inactive for a while. His tower had to rebuilt after a
bad storm and he he is just getting around to remounting the beams. Also, his
mother is very ill in the UK and he has been travelling back home often.
Graham expects to be active again in about three weeks. [TNX WB2YQH]
QSL 9J2CA ---> Phil Whitchurch, G3SWH reports he has now received all of
James' historic logs and the QSL cards from the printers.
QSL MANAGER OFFERED ---> Walt Robinson, WB3CDX offers his services as a QSL
manager for any DX, IOTA or DXpedition station. "I provide all QSL printing
and cards to stations I manage at no charge", he says. Electronic logs are
preferred, but paper logs are OK. Want can be contacted at avgisus@yahoo.com
QSL VIA DL5AWI ---> Gerd, DL5AWI was the QSL manager for FO0AWI and FO0XUU
(Austral and Marquesas Islands, January-February 1999). He says that all of
the direct requests were processed and mailed back in 1999, and all of the
remaining QSOs were confirmed automatically via the bureau. Those who have
not received their card(s) are invited to contact Gerd at DL5AWI@t-online.de
QSL VIA WD9EWK ---> Patrick is the QSL manager for several stations
(http://www.wd9ewk.net/) and he is moving from Glendale to Phoenix. His new
mailing address is: Patrick Stoddard, 4031 E. Aster Drive, Phoenix, AZ
85032-7417, USA.
ROCKALL ---> MS0IRC/P, operated by David/MM0ALM and Jim/MM0CWJ, was active
from Rockall for about three hours on 16 June. Andre, GM3VLB reports that
"they made a total of 262 QSOs in enough countris/continents for the
operation to meet IOTA qualification requirements", and that MM0CWJ "is very
determined to return, now that he knows the situation". The first
photographs, including a couple of pictures of the amateur radio operators,
are now available on The Rockall Times web site at
http://www.therockalltimes.co.uk/2005/06/20/rockall-triumph.html
RTTY & PSK31 CONTEST ---> The Ukrainian DX Digi Contest will be held from 12
UTC on 25 June through 12 UTC on the 26th. Full rules can be found at
http://www.qsl.net/ur5fav/udrpc/ [TNX UX0FF]
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S9SS: Dan, S50U reports that on-line logs and other information for
Charles, S9SS are now available on his new web site at
http://s50u.s50e.si
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CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER
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3DA0GNR N4GNR GB0SGI M0ANM SV0XAN/5 IK2WZD
3W9HRN DL1HRN GB2ECR G0IYZ SV8/IK0REH/p IK0REH
4K8F UA9AB GB8OSJ G4DFI T68G LA4YW
4K9W DL6KVA GS2UG G0PFH T6KBLRM DL2JRM
4L6VG UA6EZ HF111TG SP9PTG T88YA JA3EZJ
4S7VK DJ9ZB HF750WK SP2XF TA0/YZ1SG YZ1SG
4X17MG 4Z4TL HK6KKK EA5KB TF3SYL TF3VS
4Z17MG 4Z4TL HR1FJC EA7FTR TM0GP F5KCH
5T5BAB pirate HR2/KC4CD N4AA TM1CF F4DJG
5W0HR AI5P HV0A IK0FVC TM1RHC F1BOW
6W8CK DH7WW HZ1EX SM0BYD TM3RHC F6KVD
7Q7PF LA7PF II1CR IZ2GMU TM5AST F8DSF
7X5JF DJ8QP II5LDV I5NZR TM5BBC F2UW
8P9AM VE3DZ II7CE IK7CNK TM5GLM F5GLM
9A/VE3ZIK DL3PS IO8JR IZ8AJQ TM5LOC F5DMD
9G1YK PA3ERA IR8DX IK8VRH TM5RAC F5KTR
9G5HF PA2JFD J68AS N9AG TM6VTT F5MMF
9J2BO G3TEV J68ID W8QID TR8FC F8BUZ
9M2CNC G4ZFE JW1CCA LA1CCA TT8PK F4EGS
9Q0AR SM5BFJ JW8WF LA8WF UA1ONY RZ3EC
9V1YC N5ID K1HP/KH2 JE2EHP UE0ISL RW0IZ
A51AJ DJ2MX KH0N JA6CNL UE0LBI IK2DUW
A6/ON5NT ON5NT KH6YY K2PF UE0LPI IK2DUW
A61Q EA7FTR KP2AA K7JA UE1NLO RN1NA
AH0BB JR1VUF LA6Q LA9VDA UE1RDA UA1RJ
BU2/JJ1TBB JL1ANP MS0IRC/p G0HXN UE3GFF RU3GN
BV50CRA BV2KI OH0Z OH5DX UE3QRP RV3GM
C6AIE WZ8D ON100EBL ON7RK UE3WSS/6 RW3WWW
C6ALP W8QT OO175B ON4UN UE4HZS RX4HJ
CN8NK EA5XX OO175RM ON6RM UK8AJ RW6HS
CO3CJ IZ8EBI OO31AF ON4LDS UN7QX W7BO
CO8LY EA7ADH PY7ZER DL9EBA UN8GF IZ8CCW
CP6XE IK6SNR R750CC UA2FCC V31IV W6JKV
CQ5FD CT1RVM R750CZ UA2CZ V51KC IZ8EDJ
CS0RCL/P EA7AH R750FF UA2FF VA7YVET VA7DP
CS7MA CT1BXE R750FM RA2FM VE9DX K2NJ
CT3/VE7RKK XE1KK R750KG DK4VW VO1VIMY VO1BZM
CU6YB EA5KB RC4Q UA4RC VQ9ZZ N1ZZZ
CY9SS VY2SS RK0LWP/0 RU0LM W7M W7ECA
D950HE DS2GOO RW6AWW/p RW6CW WH0C JA6AGA
DR50BUND DL1WH S9SS N4JR YB0ECT K3AIR
DT57IWC HL0UHQ SM7/DL8AAV DL8AAV YI1HXH IK2IQD
EA7DBO/P EA7JX SN0GB SP3ZJA YI9LZ LZ1ZF
ED3MED EA3RCG SN0KURP SP2IU YI9VCQ N3ST
ED4MAD EA4RCU SN0PTG SP9PKZ YZ35EW YZ1EW
ED7AAF EA7BQC SN100BB SP4GFG Z38DX YU1FW
ET3TK OK1CU ST2BF W3HNK ZA/SP5EAQ SP5EAQ
EY8BW DJ1MM ST2VB UA4WHX ZD8I G4LTI
F5KAI/P F8DKG SU9FL WD9DZV ZK1RCR K5RCR
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Direttore Responsabile IK8MRA
9M2FB Ian Buffham, 8A Bekay Court, Lorong Enau (off Jalan Ampang), 55000
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
A22/JA4ATV Take Maga, Private Bag 00369, Gaborone, Botswana
CT1ERK Antonio Rocha Graca, R. Prof. Vitorino Nemesio 42, 4410-399
Arcozelo VNG, Portugal
G0HXN David Mann, Turls Cottage, The Butts, Colyton, Devon, EX24 6NU,
England
G4LTI Mike Coverdale, 1a Halton Chase, Westhead, Ormskirk, Lancashire
L40 6JR, England, UK
HB9XCL Kurt Hess, Grabneweg 4, CH-3423 Ersigen, Switzerland
IK0REH Daniele Casini, P.O. Box 31, 06010 Citerna - PG, Italy
LA4YW Liv Johansen, Kolstadtunet 4C, 7098 Saupstad, Norway
PA0TAU Tom Alberts, Petrus Muntinghepad 4, Termunten 9947PK, The
Netherlands
RZ1OA Vlad Sadakov, P.O. Box 48, Arkhangelsk, 163040, Russia
SM0BYD Hans Lof, Sturevagen 48A, SE-192 68 Sollentuna, Sweden
TF3VS Vilhjalmur Sigurjonsson, Digranesvegi 18a, IS-200 Kopavogur,
Iceland
UA1QEI Serge V. Gurov, P.O. Box 7, Cherepovets 162606, Russia
US7IGF Slava Shevchenko, P.O. Box 591, Slavyansk-12, Donetsk obl. 84112,
Ukraine
VY2SS Robert Robertson, RR#3, Oleary, PEI, Canada C0B 1V0
W7ECA P.O. Box 1763, Great Falls, MT 59403-1763, USA
XU7ABN Claude Laget, P.O. Box 1373 GPO, Phnom Penh 99999, Cambodia
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