425 DX News #739
2 July 2005 Edited by I1JQJ &IK1ADH
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Direttore Responsabile IK8MRA
7Q - Allan, G0IAS reports that Harry, 7Q7HB is once again in Malawi for
about three months. He has a very heavy work schedule and will
operate in his spare time. QSL direct only to G0IAS.
C9 - A group of operators from Ukraine - namely Alex/UT5UY, Alex/UX0LL,
Roman/UR0MC, Dim/UT5UGR, Dim/UT7UJ, Boris/UT7UT, Andy/UU4JMG and
Andy/OK8ANM (ex UR4LRQ) - will operate on 10-160 metres CW, SSB and
digital modes from Mozambique and Swaziland between 23 July and 10
August. During their stay in Mozambique, they will use their
personal C9 calls from the mainland (QSL via home calls, direct or
bureau), while C93DX is expected to be used from Chiloane Island
(AF-NEW). The IOTA activity will take place from 28 July to 1
August, and will include an entry in the IOTA Contest. The QSL route
for C93DX is via UT5UGR (Dimitry Stashuk, P.O. Box 115, Kiev-147,
02147 Ukraine). On 4-7 August they will operate from Swaziland with
their personal 3DA0 callsigns (QSL via home calls, direct or
bureau). On-line logs will be available on
http://www.dxer.com.ua/c9/
CT - Jose, CT1EHX will be active as CT7DX on 15-17 July for the 23rd
International Motorcycle Rally in Faro. QSL via home call, direct or
bureau. [TNX CT1EHX]
CT - The IOTA Contest operation from Bugio Island (EU-040) [425DXN 735]
has been cancelled, and the activity will take place from Culatra
Island (EU-145) instead (callsign TBA, QSL via CS1GDX). [TNX CT1END]
DL - Mathis, DD9HK will operate on 10-40 metres SSB as DD9HK/p from
Neuwerk Island (EU-127) and lighthouse on 4-6 July. QSL via home
call. [TNX VA3RJ]
DL - Hans-Peter, DC1HPS will operate as DC1HPS/p from Pellworm Island
(EU-042) from 25 July to 7 August, IOTA Contest included. QSL via
home call. [TNX VA3RJ]
DL - Ric, DL2VFR will operate SSB and CW as DA0GLH from Gellen Lighthouse
(ARLHS FED-088) on Hiddensee Island (EU-057) on 20-21 August. He
might also be active from Maltzien Lighthouse (ARLHS FED-150) on
Ruegen Island (EU-057). QSL via bureau. [TNX DL2VFR]
DU - Brian, DU1MS and Panny, DV1VEQ plan to be active (on 20, 17, 15, 12
and 10 metres CW and SSB) as DZ1M from Mindoro Island (OC-244) on
2-4 July. QSL via DU1MS. [TNX VA3RJ]
F - Jean-Marie, F6HAV and Francois, F4APW will be active on 40 and 20
metres SSB and CW as TM5TDF on 8-10 July. They will operate from the
Grand Ballon (the highest summit of the Vosges Massive) for the
passage of this year's Tour de France
(http://www.letour.fr/indexus.html). The cyclists will climb the
Grand Ballon during the 9th stage, from Gerardmer to Mulhouse, on 10
July. QSL via F6HAV. [TNX F8REF]
F - Special station TM1TSR will be aired on 9-22 July for the 49th
edition of the Tall Ships' Races
(http://www.sailtraininginternational.org/) QSL via F6KFW.
F - Operators from the Radio Club of Redon (F6KQC) will be active as
TM5DUM from Dumet Island (EU-064) on 16-17 July. They will have two
stations on the HF bands (one on CW and one on SSB), plus a station
for the VHF bands. QSL via F5SRH. [TNX The Daily DX]
F - Look for Jurgen, ON5MF and Tim, ON5HC to operate on 10-80 metres as
F/ON5MF/P from Batz Island (EU-105) from 29 July to 1 August, IOTA
Contest included. QSL via ON5MF, direct or bureau. [TNX VA3RJ]
G - Alan, G4NXG plans to operate as G4NXG/M from Holy/Lindisfarne
(EU-120) sometime between 17 and 19 UTC on 5 July. Activity will be
around 14260 and 7060 kHz. [TNX www.islandchaser.com]
GM - An operation is planned to take place from St. Kilda (EU-059) for
about 36 hours between 11 and 14 July, depending on weather.
Activity is expected to start around 10 UTC until late afternoon the
following day. Operation will be primarily SSB, but with CW
capability particularly during night time hours (23-5 UTC). There
will be two stations, operated by Peter, GM3OFT/p (QSL via home
call, direct or bureau) and Bob, MM/N5ET/p (QSL via home call,
direct or bureau); both stations will be assisted, as and when
required, by Eric/GM3KPU and Andre/GM3VLB. Power will be restricted
to nominally 100W, and since neither towers nor beams are allowed on
the island, they will use a multi-band inverted-V dipole and a 5m
vertical. [TNX GM3VLB]
GM - Before and after the EU-059 expedition (see GM above) Peter GM3OFT
and Bob N5ET hope to operate from a few other islands. Look for
MM/N5ET/p from Scalpay (EU-010) and Lewis/Harris (EU-010) on 10
July, from Great Bernera (EU-010) on the 11th and from Ardwall
(EU-005) on the 16th and/or the 17th; look for GM3OFT/p from
Murray's (EU-123) on 16 and/or 17 July. [TNX GM3VLB]
HL - A group of operators from South Korea will be active as D70YT from
Ch'angson Island (AS-081) from 29 July to 1 August, IOTA Contest
included. QSL via HL5BDD. [TNX The Daily DX]
HL - Six operators from South Korea will participate in the IOTA Contest
(30-31 July) as DT0HF/2 from Taebu Island (AS-105). QSL via HL2FDW.
[TNX The Daily DX]
I - Fabio, IZ7FLQ/P will operate from Isola Grande di Porto Cesareo
(EU-091, IIA LE-002) on 2 July. QSL via home call. [TNX IZ7FLQ]
I - The Egadi DX Team will operate from Isola Lunga (EU-166, IIA TP-021,
MIA MI-055) as IT9FXY/p on 2-3 July. They also plan to be active for
3-4 hours as IT9GNG/p from nearby La Scuola (EU-166, IIA TP-022, MIA
MI-019). [TNX IT9DAA]
I - Andrea, IZ0EHO is active as IB0/IZ0EHO on the HF bands and 6 metres
from the island of Ponza (EU-045) until 9 July. QSL via home call.
[TNX IZ0EHO]
I - Alfredo/IK7JWX reports a change of plans for the announced 2-3 July
lighthouse operation [425DXN 738], which is now expected to take
place from Sant'Andrea Island (EU-091, IIA LE-001) and lighthouse
(WAIL PU-23, ARLHS ITA-084, WLOTA L-075). The operators will be
IK7JWX as IR7LH/p, plus IZ7FMQ/p and IZ7ATN/p.
I - Vanni/IK4RUX, Sergio/IK4JPR and Franco/IK4GLV will operate as
IP1/homecall on 10-40 metres CW and SSB from Tinetto Island (EU-083,
IIA SP-003) on 2-3 July. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [TNX
IK4RUX]
JA - Yuki, JI6KVR reports that several activities from various Japanese
islands are expected to take place in the next coming days:
1-2 July JA6QDU/6 Hime AS-012
2-3 July 8N5SAIT/5 Tsu AS-076
3-4 July 8N5SAIT/5 O-Shima AS-076
6-7 July JN6CJR/8 Rishiri AS-147
7 July JN4MBO/5, JA5BEX/5, JF0BPT/5 Matsu AS-076
7-8 July JN4MBO/5, JA5BEX/5, JF0BPT/5 Awa AS-076
8-9 July JN4MBO/5, JA5BEX/5, JF0BPT/5 Takami AS-076
9-10 July JN4MBO/5, JA5BEX/5, JF0BPT/5 O-Shima AS-076
Information on the JIIA Award can be found at
http://www3.ocn.ne.jp/~iota/newpage61.htm
KH9 - The Daily DX reports that Mel, W3MR might operate as W3MR/KH9 from
Wake Island (OC-053) during his current work assignment there
(length of stay not known). If he finds the time, he will operate on
20 metres with 100 watts and a dipole. QSL via home call.
OH - OH6HJE, OH6NJ and OH6UV will be active as OH6AW/1 from Kustavi
Island (EU-096) on 2-5 July. They will operate CW and SSB on the HF
bands, with some activity on VHF. [TNX OH6NJ]
OH - The IARU HF World Championship (9-10 July) is a qualifying run for
OH contesters to gain an official Finnish slot in the WRTC 2006 to
be held in Brazil next year. Seven 100-watt stations (OH2W, OH4W,
OH5W, OH6W, OH7W, OH8W and OH9W), all with similar antennas, will be
competing against each other on all bands CW and SSB. If you can log
all seven stations, you will qualify for a professional WRTC-2002
video, donated by James Brooks (9V1YC), presenting a similar WRTC
event organized in Finland three years ago. [TNX N4GN]
OM - OL200BA and a number other special stations/callsigns will be aired
between 1 July and 31 December to commemorate the 200th anniversary
of the Napoleonic "Battle of the Three Emperors" that took place at
Austerlitz (the modern town of Slavkov u Brna in the Czech Republic)
on 2 December 1805. An award will be available, details can be found
at http://www.qrz.cz/Pages/diplom_en.html [TNX OK2ZO]
OZ - Rene, DL2JRM will be active as OZ/DL2JRM/P from Lolland Island
(EU-029) from 29 July to 1 August, IOTA Contest included. He plans
to operate on 80-10 metres SSB and CW, using solar powered
equipment. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX VA3RJ]
OZ - Ric, DL2VFR will be visiting a few islands in the EU-172 IOTA group
brtween 28 August and 1 September. He plans to operate CW and SSB as
OZ/DL2VFR during his evenings. QSL via home call, bureau or direct.
[TNX DL2VFR]
PY - Sergio/PP5JR, Eric/PY2EMC, Walter/PP5WG, Pedro/PP5UA and
Fernando/PP5UB will participate in the IARU HF World Championship as
PP5WRTC (Multi-Single CW and SSB) - the suffix stands for World
Radiosport Team Championship, the amateur radio olympics that will
be held in Florianopolis next year. [TNX PY5EG]
SM - Special event station SK6SAQ will be aired on 3755, 14035 and 14215
kHz from 7 to 14 UTC on 3 July during the "Alexanderson Day". QSL
via SK6DK or direct to Alexander Grimeton Veteranradios Vanner
Radiostationen, Grimeton 72, S-430 16 Rolfstorp, Sweden. Information
on Ernst Fredrik Werner Alexanderson (1878-1975), the developer of a
high-frequency alternator capable of producing continuous radio
waves, and the station at Grimeton can be found at
http://www.alexander.n.se/startsida_e.htm
SM - Hakan/SM6EQO, Bjorn/SM6JOC, Magnus/SM6VFJ, Lasse/SM6ZBD,
Loesaus/SM6ZBC and Gundhard/SA6AIF will be active as 7S6TL from the
lighthouse on Tistlarna Island (EU-043) on 29-31 July, IOTA Contest
included. They will return to the lighthouse on 19-21 August, for
the International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend. QSL via SK6GO. [TNX
VA3RJ]
SM - A large group of operators will participate in the IOTA Contest
(30-31 July) as SK2T from Bredskar Island (EU-135). Look for them on
10-80 metres CW and SSB. QSL via SK2AT. [TNX VA3RJ]
SM - Ric, DL2VFR will operate mostly CW as SM6/DL2VFR from Orust Island
(EU-043) on 3-12 September. QSL via home call, bureau or direct.
[TNX DL2VFR]
SP - The Polish Amateur Radio Union Team (around 60 operators from
different locations) will participate in the IARU HF World
Chanpionship as SN0HQ. QSL via SP2PI. Information about the SN0HQ
awards van be found at http://www.sn0hq.org/ [TNX SP5UAF]
SU - Bert, CX3AN reports that he might be guest operating from SU1SK's
shack between 3 and 5 July. Expect some activity on 20/40 metres SSB
and CW. QSL via home call.
SV - Nick, SV3SJ will operate as SY8M from Proti Island (EU-158) during
the IOTA Contest (30-31 July). On 1 August he will operate as
SV3SJ/p and will pay special attention to North America and Japan.
QSl for both calls via IZ8CCW, direct or bureau. The web page for
the operation is at http://www.mdxc.org/sy8m [TNX IZ8CCW]
SV - Tony, IK8VRH reports he has changed his plans for his August IOTA
activity from Greece [425DXN 737]. Now he expects to operate as
SV/IK8VRH from the following islands and lighthouses:
10-12 August Kavalliani EU-060
13-14 Augsut Dokos EU-075 (ARLHS GRE-059)
16-17 August Elafonisos EU-113
19-20 August Sapientza EU-158 (ARLHS GRE-116)
21-28 August Spetses EU-075 (ARLHS GRE-063)
TG - Mario/TG9ADQ, Francisco/TG9ANF, Edgar/TG9AXF and Sergio/TG9SM will
be active as TG4P on 6-7 August (from 18 UTC to 18 UTC) from Pacaya,
one of the most active volcanoes in Guatemala. They will operate
SSB, RTTY, PSK31 and CW on 40, 20, 15, 10 and 6 metres. QSL direct
only to TG9ANF. [TNX TG9ANF]
TY - Luc, F6FVX will be active as TY/F6FVX from Benin between 13 August
and 6 September. He will operate on the HF bands and will be
speaking French. [TNX F8DQZ]
UA - Nick, RA1QQ and Alex, RA1QY plan to operate from an island in the
EU-162 IOTA group on 10-15 July. QSL via RA1QQ (Nick A. Smerdov,
P.O. Box 24, Cherepovets 162611, Russia). [TNX RA1QHJ]
VE - Fred/VE1FA, Helen/VA1YL, Howard/VE1DHD, Bill/VE1MR, Lynn/VE1ENT,
Gary/VE1RGB and Rich/VA1CHP will operate (on 80-6 metres CW and SSB)
as VC9W from Whitehead Island (NA-014) from 28 July to 2 August,
IOTA Contest included. QSL via VE1FO. [TNX VA3RJ]
VE - Gord Gibson, VE3RGG reports he will operate on 20 and 40 metres from
Cabot Head Lighhouse (ARLHS CAN-067) during the first week of
August. QSL via home call.
W - Jeff, KU8E will be active as KU8E/p from St. Simons Island (NA-058)
on 5-8 July. He plans to operate as time permits mainly on 20 metres
CW. QSL via home call. [TNX VA3RJ]
W - Tony, K1USC will be active (on 6, 17, 20 and 40 metres SSB and CW)
in his spare time as K1USC/6 from Santa Catalina Island (NA-066) on
11-16 July. He will be at the Emerald Bay Boy Scout Camp with Boy
Scout Troop 655, and the scouts will make some of the contacts as
they work on the requirements of the Radio merit badge. QSL via home
call, direct or (for stations outside the US only) bureau. [TNX
K1USC]
W - Jon, WB8YJF will be active on 80-10 metres CW, RTTY and SSB as
WB8YJF/4 from Ocracoke Island (NA-067) on 24-31 July, IOTA Contest
included. QSL via home call. [TNX WB8YJF]
W - Ken, AK1Q will operate as AK1Q/p from Louds Island (NA-137) from 30
July to 1 August, IOTA Contest included. Look for him on 40, 20 and
15 metres SSB, with some QRS CW. QSL via home call. [TNX VA3RJ]
YK - Saad, N5FF will ve active again as YK1BA from Syria between 2 and 16
July. He hopes to be able to operate at least 3-4 hours a day. Most
probably operating times will be between 1-4 UTC (Americas and
Pacific), between 19-22 UTC and possibly between 11-14 UTC. He is
likely to limit his operating to 20 metres (around 14195 SSB, 14045
CW, 14080 RTTY), unless the propagation is better on other bands
(10-80 metres) at the time. QSL via home call. [TNX K1XN and The
Golist]
YV - YV2IF, YV5EED, YV5IQJ, YV5LMW, YV5MSG, YV5NCZ, YV5SSB, YV5ANT,
YV5OHW, YY5EDG and DL2GG will be the operators for the 7-10 July
YW4C IOTA operation from Rey Island (SA-058) [425DXN 737]. Please
note that, as a part of the sponsorship agreement between the
Mediterraneo DX Club and the expedition's organizers, IT9DAA will be
the new QSL manager. Cards can be sent to IT9DAA either direct
(Corrado Ruscica, Via Cap. Salemi 41, 96019 Rosolini - SR, Italy) or
through the bureau. The web page for the expedition is at
http://www.mdxc.org/yw4c.asp [TNX IT9DAA]
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10M BEACON ---> Rafa, LU7VCH reports that a new 5-watt beacon is up and
running on 28191 kHz from Rio Negro, Patagonia. Reports can be sent to either
lu7vch@hotmail.com or rafa@surc.com.ar [TNX IZ5FSA]
A6/G4BXH ---> Ghis, A6/ON5NT reports that David Hardy, G4BXH (aka VP8HJ from
the Falkland Islands) has received his guest licence as A6/G4BXH. David has
been in the UAE for many years.
ANTARCTICA AWARD ---> The Award Manager (Gianni Marruccella, IZ8CGS) reports
that all of the certificate requests received before the Field Check at
Ham Radio in Friedrichshafen have been processed and mailed along
with the complimentary map of Antarctica published by the Australian
Antarctic Division [425DXN 700]. Up-to-date score tables are available at
http://www.mdxc.org/antarctica/award.asp.
QSL 5U7B ---> Silvano, I2YSB reports that he has not received any log from
5U7B for four months. Please be patient and do not send second cards.
QSL VIA DL2GAC ---> Bernhard, DL2GAC says that all of the contacts he made in
2003 as P29VMS and H44MS have been confirmed. Direct requests were processed
and mailed, and remaining QSOs were confirmed via the DARC bureau in December
2003. Those who still need a card are invited to contact Bernhard at
dl2gac@t-online.de
QSL VIA IK3GES ---> Gabriele, IK3GES would like to remind DXers that - for
reasons beyond his control - the QSL bureau cannot be used for any of the
following calls he is the QSL manager for: FK/IV3FSG, Z38A, Z38B, Z38/IV3FSG,
ZA3/IV3FSG and YJ0ASG. Cards should be sent direct only to IK3GES.
QSL ZA/SP5EAQ ---> Jacek, SP5EAQ says he made around 3000 QSOs (most on them
on 20 and 17 metres SSB) in 20 hours during his recent stay in Tirana (22-26
June). He expects to return to Albania in autumn. QSL via home call.
US FCC TEST ---> For those interested in getting a US amateur radio license
(any class), a test session will be held at Darlowko, Poland on 19 August,
during the 2nd World Wide Young Contesters meeting. Details can be found at
http://www.ik1pmr.com/vec/wwyc-2005.php [TNX IK1PMR]
W-HQ-S AWARD ---> The Polish Telegraphy Club and the Polish Radio Amateur's
Journal are sponsoring the 2005 Worked HQ Stations award for working HQ
stations during the upcoming IARU HF Contest. The basic W-HQ-S is earned for
10 QSOs with HQ stations representing all three IARU Regions. Special
endorsements are available for each 10 additional QSOs/HRDs. Rules and
picture of the W-HQ-S Award can be found at http://whqs2005award.prv.pl/ [TNX
SP2FAP]
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HAM RADIO 2005: Pictures of the recent Ham Radio 2005 (Friedrichshafen) are
available at http://www.ik1pmr.com/vari/Friedrichshafen-2005/
[TNX IK1PMR]
QSL GALLERIES: The large collection of QSL cards (2300+) on Les Nouvelle
DX's web site has been updated. Six different galleries
include cards for each of the 58 deleted DXCC entities (500+
QSLs), obsolete prefixes (900 QSLs), Antarctic bases (400+
QSLs) & TAAF (Terres Australes and Antarctiques Francaises,
200 QSLs), pre-1945 countries (200+ QSLs) and French
Departments. Several cards are still needed and your
participation is welcome - please visit
http://LesNouvellesDX.free.fr and send send your comments to
LesNouvellesDX@free.fr [TNX F6AJA]
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
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3A0CE, 3G0YM, 4U1UN, 5R8FU, 5W0VB,
5Z4DZ, 6O0X, 7Q7MM, 7Z1SJ, 9G5SP, 9H1ET, 9H1ZA, 9J2KC, 9M6/G3OOK, 9Y4/YL2LY,
9Y4W, A25/DL7CM, A25/DM2AYO, A35VB, A71BX, A92GE, C38JM, CE8A (SA-094),
CO3CJ/1 (NA-093), CO3VK (NA-056), CW5R (SA-039), D2DX, D4B, DH8WR/HC2,
DX0K, EA9EU, FG5BG, FO/AC4LN, FR5ZL, FS5UQ, FT5WJ (AF-008), FT5XO (AF-048),
FW/AC4LN, HB0/DL2SBY, HS72B, HZ1EX, J20FH, J75WX, JS6LIH (AS-024), KC4/KD4VMM
(AN-012; AA K-10), KH0N, KH9/AH8H, KM4RX (NA-054), OC4P (SA-052), OH0B, OJ0J,
P29VVB, PJ7/ND5S, PY2XB/PY0F, PZ5RA, PZ5XX, R1ANF (AN-010; AA UA-04), S79GG,
SF50A, T20VB, T88AG, TO5A, TT8M, V6A, V73VV, V85SS, VI5PN (OC-220), VU4RBI,
XF4IH, XT2JZ, XX9C, YE3K (OC-217), YJ0VB, ZA/OH2BH, ZA/OH2PM, ZA/WF5T,
ZA1DX, ZA1UT, ZD7JC, ZD8I, ZF1EJ, ZK1/AC4LN, ZK2VB, ZS8MI (AF-021), ZW8DX
(SA-072).
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