9 January 1999
No 401
*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION ****
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
5Z - G3RTE (Jim), G3SWH (Phil), G3WGV (John)
and 5Z4RL (Rob) will be active from Lamu Island (AF-040) between
17 and 24 February. They will be active with two stations on CW,
SSB and RTTY on all bands from 160 to 10 metres, with the
exception of 30 metres, which is not permitted in Kenya and hope
for a special callsign, to be announced in due time. QSL via
G3SWH either direct (Phil Whitchurch, 21 Dickensons Grove,
Congresbury, Bristol, BS49 5HQ, England, UK) or through the
bureau. Donations towards the cost of the expedition are invited
and may be sent to G3SWH. [TNX G3SWH]
EA - Operators from URE Albufera will be
active from the island of Mata de Baix (DIEI V-028, not IOTA) on
10 January. [TNX IK1GPG]
EA - Look for ED5OL to be active from Chirat
Island (DIEI V-042, not IOTA) on 24 January. QSL via EA5OL (who
is the new DIE Manager effective 1 January). [TNX IK1GPG]
EL - Mark, ON4WW/EL2WW will be back [425DXN
398] to Monrovia, Liberia on 11 January. He plans to concentrate
on the low bands. QSL via ON5NT. [TNX The Daily DX]
F - Club station TP2CE will be active (10-80
metres, CW and SSB) as TP50CE between 15 and 17 January to
celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Council of Europe. QSL via
F6FQK. [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX]
FK - Philippe, ex TU2FH, is now active as
FK8VHU from New Caledonia until August 1999. [TNX F6AJA and Les
Nouvelles DX]
FY - Christian, F6BEN is now active on 20 and
40 metres as FY5DG from French Guyana. [TNX F6AJA and Les
Nouvelles DX]
FT5W - Gilles, F5AGL is now active as FT5WH
from Crozet (AF-008) [425DXN 398] with a ground plane antenna on
10, 15, 20 and 40 metres. He is looking for the amplifier, which
is hidden somewhere on the island. Gilles is expected to operate
RTTY as well and to be on Crozet for one year. QSL via F6KDF (see
QSL FT5WH & FT5ZH below). [TNX The Daily DX]
FW - The call FW5FN has been issued to
Cedric, HB9HFN for his 28 February - 8 March DXpedition to Uvea
(OC-054), Wallis and Futuna [425DXN 387]. He plans to operate on
160-10 metres mostly on CW, with some SSB and RTTY. QSL via
HB9HFN (Cedric Baechler, Mettetlet 26, 1763 Granges-Paccot,
Switzerland). The website for the expdition is at http://www.qsl.net/hb9hfn/.
[TNX HB9HFN]
H4 - Sigi, DK9FN [425DXN 399] will be active
as H44FN from Solomon Islands between 24 and 27 January. He will
then move to Temotu, from where he will be active on CW (while
Bernhard, DL2GAC will operate SSB) as H40?? until 10 February.
QSL via HA8FW (Mihaly Bela Szeged, Csongradi sgt. 122/A. 4/9.
H-6724 Hungary). [TNX HA8FW]
HK0_and - The Woodbridge Wireless (WWI) from
Woodbridge, Virginia is pleased to announce its 4th DXpedition.
AA3KX, K5OF, N2PP, W4DC, WB4ZNH, WN4FVU (YL) and WZ8P will be
active from San Andres Island (NA-033) between 2 and 9 March,
call not issued so far (it may turn out to be HK0/W4DC). They
will participate in the ARRL DX SSB Contest with two stations.
Before and after the contest they plan to concentrate on RTTY,
CW, and WARC bands. QSL via W4DC (please note that all contest
QSOs will be confirmed automatically through the bureau).
Questions and comments before and after the Dxpedition should be
directed to Denis, W4DC ( catalanode@navsea.navy.mil
); during the operation, please contact Mike, KA4RRU ( ka4rru@erols.com ). The web
page for the DXpedition is at http://www.pwcweb.com/wwi/DXpedition.
[TNX W4DC]
HK - Boris, IK4RSR was active as HK3RSA from
Colombia. QSL via home call. [TNX IK4DCS]
HZ - HZ1RT (ex HZ1CCA) is again active
(mostly on SSB) from Saudi Arabia. QSL via IK7JTF. [TNX IK7JFT]
I - IK6CAC (Carlo), IK7XIV (Roberto), IK7VJX
(Piero) and IK7IMO (Enzo) will be IJ7/home call from San Pietro
Island (IIA TA-001) in the Cheradis (EU-073) on 16 and 17
January. Look for them on all bands CW and SSB. QSL via home
call. [TNX IK6CAC]
JA - JH6RTO will be /1 from Jogashima
(AS-117) between 22 UTC on 8 January and 9 UTC on the 9th. Plans
are to operate CW and SSB on 40, 20, 15 10 and metres. QSL via
home call. [TNX JA9IFF/1]
JA - JH3QFL will be /6 from Hateruma, Yaeyama
Islands (AS-024) between 15 and 18 January. Look for him on 20
amd 15 metres SSB and CW. QSL via JH3QFL. [TNX JI6KVR]
KH4 - Ted, NH4/NH6YK is now reported to be
active from Midway [425DXN 397] until 10 January. QSL via NH6YK.
A web site has been set up at http://165.248.121.95/KH4/KH4.html.
[TNX The Daily DX]
LZ - Special station LZ100PV will be active
until 31 December to celebrate the 100th aniversary of Bulgarian
composer Pancho Vladigerov. QSL via bureau (P.O.Box 830,
Sofia-1000, Bulgaria). [TNX LZ4BU]
PY0-spp - Karl, PS7KM reports that the Natal
DX Group ZY0SP/ZY0SZ March DXpedition to St. Peter and St. Paul
Rocks [425DXN 393] has been cancelled due to lack of funds. All
donations received so far will be returned as soon as possible.
[TNX PS7KM]
PY - ZY7FO will be active (on 10-80 metres,
CW and SSB) from Itamaraca Island (SA-046, DIB-018) between 15
and 17 January. QSL via PR7RT (Guelfo Jorge Poltronieri, P.O.Box
8, 58001-970 Joao Pessoa-PB, Brazil). [TNX PP5ZS and PS7AB]
PY - PU5EPL/PR8, PU8MPX, PS8NF, PR8RLS, PR8PM
and PR8BNP plan to be active (6-80 metres, CW and SSB) as ZY8CW
and ZV8A from Sao Luis Island (SA-016, DIB-007) between 16 and 18
January. QSL via PR8AA. [TNX PP5SZ and PY2ZX]
PY - ZW7CC will be activated on all bands CW
and SSB by Scout Group of Parayba from Fort of Santa Caterina
(DFH PB-001) between 22 and 24 January. QSL via PR7RT. [TNX
PP5SZ]
PY - Look for PT5T to be active (CW and SSB,
on all bands) from Maria Francisca Island (SA-026, DIB 067)
between 22 and 31 January. QSL via PP5LL. [TNX PP5SZ]
T2 - The 3D2DK German operators (DK1BT,
DK7YY, DL2OAP, DL3DXX and DL8OBQ) who were expected to operate
from Tuvalu starting on 2 January [425DXN 398] were forced to
remain at Fiji longer than planned due to a problem to the
aircraft. They eventually made it to Tuvalu and now are active
with two stations as T20FW. Plans are to operate on all bands CW
and RTTY with some SSB, with two complete stations and an
emphasis on the low bands. QSL via DK7YY.
T33 - Karl, DL1VU is now active (no RTTY
operation expected) as T33VU from Banaba (OC-018). "Karl
says he does not know how long he will be on the island",
The Daily DX reports. "It all depends when the next boat
comes". QSL via DL2MDZ.
TR - Derek, F5VCR and Ken, G3OCA are planning
to be active from Banie Island (AF-043) during a weekend in
March. Further information is expected in due time. [TNX F5VCR
and Islands On The Web]
TU - Due to flight problems, now Aldo, I2AOX
and Marco, IK2CHZ will be active from TU5IJ's QTH [425DXN 399]
between 13 and 24 January. QSL direct to I2AOX. [TNX IK2CHZ]
UA - Nick, RA1QQ (Nick A. Smerdov, P.O.Box
24, Cherepovets 162627, Russia) is now planning his summer 1999
DXpedition, which will take place from EU-102 (Pechorskoye Sea
Coast Centre), one of the most wanted IOTA groups. Operators
wishing to join Nick are requested to get in touch with Albert
(RA1QHJ) at albert@metacom.ru.
[TNX RA1QHJ]
V3 - Art, NN7A and Mike, NG7S will be active
respectively as V31JZ and V31RL from Turneffe Islands (NA-123),
Belize between 31 January and 6 February. They plan to use two
barefoot stations with a vertical and wire antennas and to
operate mainly on CW, with some SSB as conditions allow. QSL
V31JZ via NN7A (Art Phillips, P.O. Box 201, Flagstaff, AZ 86002,
USA); QSL V31RL via NG7S (Mike Sharp, P.O. Box 3773, Flagstaff,
AZ 86003, USA). [TNX NN7A]
VE - Nova Scotia amateurs are allowed to use
the XJ1 prefix until 27 November to celebrate the 150th
anniversary of the Pony Express between Halifax and Victoria
Beach. [TNX DX News Sheet]
VE - The new VY0 prefix, which has been
allocated to the new Canadian Territory of Nunavut [425DXN 400],
will become effective on 1 April. The prefix VE8 will remain for
the use of the western North West Territories. [TNX K2YOF]
VP8_fal - Jan, K4QD (VP8CRB & VP8TTY)
[425DXN 397] operates from an abandoned Loran station on the top
of a hill overlooking Port Stanley. There are two 150 foot towers
which are 250 feet apart and the three wire antennas are
suspended between them. He reports he is meeting his goals (to
make over 10,000 contacts during his three week stay, to operate
CW, which is rare in the Falklands, activate the WARC bands and
reach difficult areas like Asia), although 80 and 160 metres have
been disappointing. He is building a 160 meter loop which will be
vertically polarized and installed for a concentrated Top Band
effort all Friday night and Saturday night. QSL via K4QD either
direct (Jan Heise, 8595 Sheridan Rd, West Melbourne, FL 32904,
USA) or through the bureau. [TNX W3UR]
VP9 - Dick, N1RCT will be active (on RTTY
only) as VP9/N1RCT from Bermuda (NA-005) between 30 January and 4
February. He expects to be on 20 metres split hopes to operate
for at least 40 hours total. Dick will be using 100 Watts and a
multiband dipole; a special Japan-only hour will be daily from 22
to 2300 UTC. QSL direct to W6/G0AZT (Eddie Schneider, P.O. Box
5194, Richmond, CA 94805, USA) or via the bureau to N1RCT. A web
page is available at http://www.megalink.net/~n1rct/dxcc/vp9.html.
[TNX N1RCT]
VQ9 - Dale, VQ9QM will be active from Diego
Garcia Island (AF-006) until March. He plans to operate on 160
metres soon. QSL via W4QM. [TNX The Daily DX]
Z3 - Zoki, Z31GB (QSL via NN6C) is active on
digital modes and accepts schedules at z31gb@freemail.org.mk
[TNX Z31GB]
ZK3 - Ron, ZL1AMO is expected to be active as
ZK3RW from Tokelau [425DXN 398] until around 10-11 January. QSL
via ZL1AMO. [TNX The Daily DX]
ZL9 - The ZL9CI team left Wellington, New
Zealand at 00.20 UTC on 1 January and arrived at Campbell Island
after a 90-hour voyage. They started unloading the 5 tonnes of
equipment and begin to assemble the antenna system at 4 a.m. on 5
January in order to commence operations on or around 23 UTC on 6
January. In the first 23 hours they made 10,724 QSOs (more than
half on CW), operating six stations on most bands. Ron, ZL2TT was
scheduled to be the SSTV operator, but as he is not making the
trip and as the other operators do not have the expertise to run
SSTV, it will no longer be a featured mode on the expedition.
Their permit restrictions still are in place and they cannot be
operational from 1100 UTC to 16.30 UTC. However, rough seas
prevented the team from leaving the island safely and that is why
they were active during the ZL9 night on 7 January. QSL via ZL2HU
(Ken Holdom, P.O. Box 56099, Tawa, New Zealand). [TNX N1DG]
GOOD TO KNOW - Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
DXCC MOST WANTED ---> This year the
425 DX News annual survey is open to our readers
worldwide. Visit our web site at http://www.425dxn.org
and mark the DXCC Entities you have never worked!
IOTA CONTEST 1999 ---> This year's
event is scheduled on 24-25 July and a few amateurs have
already started planning their participation in it: -
Jean-Pierre, ON4BBA and other operators from UBA Diest
will be active on all bands (CW, SSB and RTTY) between 18
and 25 July from Yeu Island (EU-064) and plans are to
enter the contest with a special call. [TNX ON4BBA] -
LX2LX, LX1NO, TF8GX and maybe TF8SM will be active from
Westman Is (EU-071), call to be announced. They plan to
work on RTTY and WARC bands shortly before and after the
contest. [TNX LX1NO]
DX STATION WANTED ---> Kenny Sanchez,
KG2FH offers his services as QSL manager for a DX
station. Those interested are invited to get in touch
with him at kg2fh@intergrafix.net.
EP3PTT ---> During his latest
business trip to Iran (October-December 1998) Mirek,
VK3DXI was able to operate at the EP3PTT club station
located in the building of the Ministry of the
Telecommunication in Tehran. EP3PTT is active every day
except Fridays, between 17-19 local time, using 10 watts
and dipole antennas for 20 and 15 metres. Guest operators
are welcome. For further information please contact Mirek
at mirelec@singnet.com.sg
[TNX VK3DXI]
FT5ZH ---> The recent DXpedition to
Amsterdam Island logged 32065 QSOs (27063 on SSB, 4444 on
CW and 558 on RTTY) with 14005 different stations. 14739
QSOs were with Europe, 10448 with North Amerca, 279 with
South America, 5592 with Asia, 765 with Oceania and 202
with Africa. The band/mode (SSB/CW/RTTY) breakdown is as
follows: 27 QSOs on 160 metres (0/27/0), 1387 on 80
metres (1298/89/0), 2823 on 40 metres (2037/786/0), 1048
on 30 metres (0/1048/0), 10940 on 20 metres
(9376/1119/445), 2459 on 17 metres (2360/99/0), 4870 on
15 metres (4550/207/113), 2541 on 12 metres (2251/290/0),
5970 on 10 metres (5191/779/0). [TNX F5NOD]
NAVASSA ---> "The Director of
the Office of Insular Affairs advises all persons
interested in visiting Navassa Island that, having made a
preliminary review of the island's ecology, he has
decided indefinitely not to allow visits to the island
and its surrounding waters until he has received a
further assessment of the island's environment and
conservation status". The announcement comes from
the Internet Web page of the US Dept of Interior. [TNX DX
News Sheet]
NEW ORLEANS CONVENTION ---> The 8th
annual New Orleans International DX Convention will be
held on August 27-28, 1999, at the Royal Sonesta Hotel on
Bourbon Street in the New Orleans French Quarter. For the
latest information on convention developments, check the
Delta DX Association website at http://www.gnofn.org/~w5ru/.
[TNX W5FKX]
NEWS FROM POLAND ---> Irek, SP3SUX
reports that effective 1 January Poland is divided into
16 new bigger regions (previusly 49). The administrative
change will affect SPDX Contest exchanges and SP-awards,
but not amateur radio callsigns (by the way,
"vanity" car plates with, for instance, amateur
radio callsigns will be soon allowed in Poland).
POSTAL RATES (CANADA) ---> Postage
rates in Canada have changed since 4 January: the new
rate from Canada to the US is now 55 cents, while from
Canada to all other countries is is now 95 cents. [TNX
The Daily DX]
POSTAL RATES (USA) ---> The postage
rate from the US to the US will change from 32 cents to
33 cents on 10 January 1999. This does not apply to DX
stations: rates are likely to change sooner or later, but
till that moment air mail remains at 60 cents.
PP5 OUTGOING BUREAU ---> Ooops! It is
the PP5 (Santa Catarina State), *not* the PY5 (Parana
State) Outgoing QSL Bureau that currently does not work
[425DXN 400]. It is confirmed that PP5ASN and PP5AS
handle cards for DL and ES respectively, but for the time
being amateurs in other countries cannot receive any card
through the PP5 bureau. We apologize for any
inconvenience the typo may have caused our readers.
QSL INFO
QSL ROUTES ---> Michael, DJ5AV is the
editor of the German DX News Letter and says that
"Paul, ON6DP is an important source for my QSL
routes. His new QSLMGR.EXE with 49058 QSL routes can be
found at http://perso.infonie.fr/on6dp/qslmgr.html.
QSL AH6PN/HR6 ---> Effective 1
January 1999 Bob, W7TSQ is the QSL manager for AH6PN/HR6.
Cards can be sent either direct or through the bureau.
Please note that Bob does not expect to get the first
logs until mid February. [TNX I1-21171 and W7TSQ]
QSL BD4DW ---> BD4DW (David Y.J.
Zhou, P.O. Box 040-088, Shanghai, China) reports to be
used to replying to direct cards within 48 hours from
receipt. If you do not get your card within reasonable
time, you may wish to get in touch with David at bd4dw@qsl.net.
QSL EU-039 ---> Maxime, ON4LCW
reports he is having some problems with the printer and
the cards for his F/ON4LCW/P July 1998 operation from
EU-039 (Chausey Islands) are not ready. Please be
patient. Fred, ON6QR reports that the cards for TM5T
(1998 IOTA Contest) have been printed and will be sent
out by the QSL manager (ON4GO) as soon as possible.
QSL FT5WH & FT5ZH ---> DXers are
requested not to send cards for FT5WH and FT5ZH in the
same envelope. In fact, while the QSL route is the same
for both stations (F6KDF: Radio Club de la Gendarmerie,
292 route de Genas, 69677 Bron Cedex, France), the cards
are actually handled by two different groups of managers
at the Radio Club. Moreover the logs for FT5ZH are
already available, but it is not known when FT5WH is able
to send his. [TNX F5NOD]
QSL KC4AAA ---> Bob, NC6J has been
the QSL manager for this station for ten years and has
now decided to turn the job over to K1IED. Effective 1
January 1999 K1IED will handle all prior and future QSL
cards. [TNX K1XN and The Golist]
QSL MU0ASP & MJ0ASP ---> Jacky,
F5OIU reports he is *no longer* the QSL manager for
MU0ASP & MJ0ASP (that is Mathieu, F5SHQ, who has been
active from Jersey and Guernsey since July 1998). Jacky
suggests to get in touch with the operator (Mathieu
Roche, Longueville Manor Hotel, St Saviour, Jersey JE2
7WF)
QSL UP5P ---> This the special call
used by Romeo, UN5PR in contest. QSL direct to Romeo Y.
Loparev, P.O.Box 73, Temirtau, 472300 Kazakhstan [TNX
UN5PR]
ZL9CI: The web site for the Campbell
Island DXpedition is at http://www.qsl.net/zl9ci
(plans are to upload logs daily to the web, please note
that all logs will have a 24-36 hour delay in
transmission) [TNX N1DG].
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