13 February 1999
No 406
*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION ****
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
KING HUSSEIN OF JORDAN, JY1, SK - The late
King Hussein's role in the Middle East is well known all over the
world. However, amateur radio enthusiasts, even those who had the
honour of working JY1, may ignore that His Majesty's support
"was invaluable to us in obtaining new amateur bands [namely
12, 17 and 30 metres] at the 1979 World Administrative Radio
Conference: Jordan's support of the Amateur Service was much in
evidence at the conference that fall, and was a crucial element
in our success." (David Sumner, K1ZZ, ARRL Executive Vice
President). While the world mourns the death of the ruler, we
mourn the loss of a friend who believed in Amateur Radio.
PALESTINE (E4) ON THE AIR - A team of
operators from Europe and the U.S. will join forces with their
local Palestinian counterparts to unveil the new E4 prefix for
the first time on the air. The operation, which is being
conducted with the full support of the Palestinian National
Authority's Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (MPT), is
scheduled to start on 15 February from The Palestine Hotel, Gaza
City. [TNX N4GN]
5H - Conny, DL1DA he will be active as 5H3SK
from Zanzibar Island (AF-032) between 10 and 26 February. Plans
are to operate mainly CW with some RTTY. QSL via DL1DA. [TNX The
Daily DX]
8P - K4MA and AA4NC will be active as 8P9JA
and 8P9JB from Barbados (NA-021) between 17 and 22 February. They
will participate in the ARRL DX CW Contest as 8P9JA. QSL via home
calls. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
C6 - Dick, N4RP expects to be active as C6AKP
from South Bimini (NA-048), Bahamas between 12 and 24 February.
Plans are to operate mostly CW on all bands, with an emphasis on
WARC. QSL via N4RP (R. Phelps, 2805 Casita Way Apt 115, Delray
Beach, FL 33445-4574, USA). [TNX The Daily DX]
CT - Club station CS0RCL ( http://www.qsl.net/cs0rcl
) will be active on 13-14 February during the Carnival of Loule
Contest.
HI - Moni, DL1SEN and Mike, DL2SEK are active
(SSB and RTTY) as AH6YL/HI8 and AH6OM/HI8 from the Dominican
Republic (NA-096) until 25 February. QSL via DL2SEK. [TNX The
Daily DX]
JA - JA6LCJ and JQ6QUM will be /6 from
Amakusa Archipelago (AS-012) on 13 and 14 February. The will be
active on CW and SSB on the usual IOTA frequencies. QSL via
JA6LCJ. Log search will be available at http://www.nttl-net.ne.jp/ja6lcj.
[TNX JA6LCJ]
JT - Nicola, I0SNY will be active again as
JT1Y from JT1KAA Radio Club in Ulan-Baatar, Mongolia between 6
and 21 April. Those who are interested in joining him are invited
to get in touch with him at 00390-75-5288539 (from 19 UTC). [TNX
I0SNY]
JW - Coast radio station Svalbard Radio, LGS
is active as JW0LGS (operators JW5NM and JW6MY) until 28 February
to commemorate the end of the international listening watch on
500 kHz [425DXN 404]. QSL via LA5NM. [TNX DX News Sheet]
KG4 - W4ZYT (KG4ZK), W4SD (KG4SD) and NW3K
(KG4NW) will be active (mainly on CW) from Guantanamo Bay
(NA-015) between 16 and 22 February. They will participate in the
ARRL CW DX Contest as KG4DZ. Logs will be available at http://www.pilot.infi.net/~charding/gitmo.htm.
[TNX The Daily DX]
KH6 - Richard, K5NA will be active as KH6X
from Maui, Hawaii (OC-019) between 16 and 27 February. He will
participate in the ARRL CW DX Contest (20-21 February). [TNX The
Daily DX]
KP4 - Carlos, WP4U expects to be active from
Caja de Muertos (Coffin Island) between 12 and 15 February. If he
gets the permission from the Department of Wildlife and Natural
Resources, he will also be active from Mona Island on 26-31
March. Both these islands are valid for WPRI (Worked Puerto
Rico's Islands award) and count for IOTA group NA-099. [TNX The
Daily DX]
KP4 - Rich, KE3Q will participate in the ARRL
CW DX Contest from WP3R (QSL via W3HNK) in Arecibo, Puerto Rico.
Look for him to be active (CW and SSB) as KE3Q/KP4 (QSL via KE3Q)
on 18-19 February. [TNX The Daily DX]
P4 - Andy, K2LE is active as P4/K2LE from
Aruba (SA-036) until 14 February. QSL via K2LE. [TNX The South
West DX Bulletin]
PY - Jay, PP5LL will be active (SSB) as PQ5L
from Anhatomirim Island (SA-026, DIB 22) on 13 and 14 February.
QSL direct to PP5LL. [TNX PP5SZ]
V2 - N5NJ, K3MM/V26MM and possibly K3RA/V26RA
plan to participate in the ARRL CW DX Contest (20-21 February) as
V26O from Antigua (NA-100). Look for them before and after the
contest, between 18 and 22 February, on CW, SSB and RTTY. [TNX
The Daily DX]
VP2V - K1DW will be active (on 10-160 metres,
SSB, CW and RTTY) from the British Virgin Islands (NA-023) for
three weeks starting on 16 February. He plans to participate in
the ARRL DX CW, ARRL DX SSB and CQ WW SSB Contests. [TNX OPDX
Bulletin]
W - Special Event Station K4L will once again
commemorate Abraham Lincoln's birthday with operation from the
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace in Hodgenville, Kentucky between 13
and 21 UTC on 12-13 February. [TNX N4CBR]
W - Silvano, KB5GL will be active as KB5GL/P
from Grand Isle (NA-168) between 19 and 21 February. Look for him
on 14260, 18128, 21260, 24950 and 28460 kHz. QSL direct to AC7DX
(Ron Lago, P.O.Box 25426, Eugene, OR 97402, USA). [TNX KB5GL]
W - Dick, K2ZR/4 plans to be active (SSB and
CW) from Key West (NA-062) until 11 April. [TNX K2ZR/4 and
Islands On The Web]
XW - Yoh, 7L1MFS will be active from Laos
between 22 UTC on 19 February and 11 UTC on the 21st. Plans are
to concentrate in 10, 12 and 15 metres SSB and RTTY. QSL via
JH1EVE. [TNX The Daily DX]
ZF - Al, KZ3AB will be active as ZF2AB from
the Cayman Islands (NA-016) until 17 February. QSL via WA3EOP
(Page Pyne, 230 N. Potomac St. #3, Hagerstown, MD 21740, USA).
[TNX The Daily DX]
ZL - Ed, K8VIR expects to be active several
times as ZL4IR/SI from Stewart Island (OC-203) between 15
February and May. QSL via W8WC.[TNX The Daily DX]
GOOD TO KNOW - Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
BOUVET ---> Reidar Bo, LA4BN
(President of LA-DX-GROUP) reports that the Norwegian
Polar Institute has just issued a discussion document
concerning a proposed new legislation on the island
making it more difficult or maybe impossible to mount
future DXpeditions. The new legislation would prohibit
any amateur radio activity from Nyroeysa (i.e. the only
Bouvet area suitable for DXpeditions) between 1 November
and 15 March (i.e. the time frame suitable for
DXpeditions) and restrict helicopter use between 15 March
and 1 May. The LA-DX-GROUP and the Norwegian Radio League
(NRRL) have been invited to voice their opinion: "We
need as many responses as possible before February 15,
Reidar says. "Please help us with all positive
arguments for allowing amateur radio activity on the
island in the future." Reidar's fax number and
e-mail address are +47 22 27 56 20 and rboe@c2i.net.
OPEN UKRAINE RTTY CHAMPIONSHIP --->
It will take place between 22 UTC on 6 March and 01.59
UTC on the 7th (4 hours), on 1.838-1.848 and 3.580-3.620
MHz. For further information on the rules, please contact
George Ignatov, UT1HT at krs@fobos.poltava.ua
(the results of the 1998 edition are available at http://www.fobos.poltava.ua/krs/).
[TNX UT1HT]
QSL 3D2DX ---> Roberto, EA4DX reports
that all cards received direct with postage, have been
processed, labeled and mailed. If you do not receive your
card within a couple of weeks, please contact Roberto ( rdiazg@nexo.es ) . Do
not send bureau cards, as QSLs for contacts not confirmed
direct will be mailed automatically to the various
national bureaus (lease note that this process will not
start before July). Logs are available at http://www.qsl.net/ea4dx/3D2DXlog1.htm.
[TNX EA4DX]
QSL 4U1 ---> Masahiro Miura, AJ3M
operated from 4U1VIC in Vienna on 28 January and from
4U1ITU in Geneva on 5-7 February. Cards for 4U1VIC and
4U1ITU can be sent through the bureau; however the
addresses for direct requests are Vienna International
Centre, P.O. Box 200, A-1400 Vienna, Austria (4U1VIC) and
International Amateur Radio Club, P.O. Box 6, CH-1211
Geneva, Switzerland (4U1ITU). [TNX AJ3M]
QSL TF3CW ---> QSL manager Norbert
Oberweis, LX1NO (lx1no@bigfoot.com)
has started getting the logs from Siggi, TF3CW. So far he
has received the logs for contacts made up to 1994 and
the log for the 5P1ER activity activity during the 1998
SAC Contest. Please note that Norbert says he will not be
able to confirm QSOs before early April. [TNX LX1NO]
QSL VIA KU9C ---> Steve Wheatley,
KU9C reports that QSL cards for the various XX9
operations in October 1998 (XX9X, XX9TAR, XX9TMC, XX9TNC,
XX9TOT, XX9TXD) are beginning to hit the mail. If you
sent your QSL with others, this will slow their return to
you. Cards for BQ9P, B1A, BT2HC are expected next week,
and Steve has freed up his calendar over the next few
weeks to devote to processing the direct requests for
these cards. [TNX KU9C]
ZONE 19 ON 160 METRES ---> Mike,
UA0MF is regularly active around 1830.5 kHz during his
mornings (20-22 UTC) and evenings (12-14 UTC) with a full
size Inverted V. Mike accepts skeds via e-mail (ua0mf@mail.primorye.ru).
QSL via either W3HNK or UA0MF (Mike Filippov, P.O. Box
20, Vladivostok, 690021 Russia). [TNX UA0MF]
VU2SE S.R.Subramanyam, 137, III Main
Road, Ganganagar Layout, Bangalore 560 032, India
YC1YCF Yoyon Suryana, Perum Margahayu C
88, Bekasi 17113, Indonesia
YC3JPS Sumarno, P.O.Box 4025, Surabaya
60401, Indonesia
YI1OM Omar Ali Lateif Al Saaiedi,
P.O.Box 27104, Baghdad 12603, Iraq
ZA1FD Fatos Demeti, P.O.Box 1439,
Tirana, Albania
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