20 November 1999
No 446
*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION ****
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
3D2_rot - Holger, DL7IO, who operated as
3D2IO from Fiji (OC-016), is now active as 3D2IO/R from Rotuma
(OC-060) until 26 November. QSL via DL7VRO. [TNX The Daily DX]
7P8 - Barry, ZS1FJ will be active as 7P8FJ
from Lesotho for five days during the last week of November. QSL
via ZS1FJ. [TNX The Daily DX]
8P - John/K4BAI (8P9HT), Danny/K1TO (8Pxxx)
and Vic/N4TO (8Pxxx) will be active from Barbados (NA-021)
between 23 and 30 November. They will participate in the CQ WW CW
DX Contest (Multi-Single) as either 8P5A or 8P9Z. [TNX The Daily
DX]
A6 - Ten operators, including Bernie McLenny,
W3UR, editor of The Daily DX, have been invited by Ali
Al-Futtaim, A61AJ to participate in the CQ WW CW DX Contest as a
Multi-Multi entry from his super station in Dubai. Team members
started to arrive late on 20 November. Look for activity on
10-160 metres (WARC bands included) CW, SSB, and RTTY before and
after the contest. A new A61AJ home page can be found at http://www.qsl.net/a61aj/.
QSL via W3UR. [TNX W3UR]
C6 - Dick, N4RP will be active (mostly CW
with some SSB) as C6AKP from South Bimini (NA-048), Bahamas
between 19 November and 1 December. He plans to participate in
the CQ WW CW DX Contest (SOAB Low Power). QSL via N4RP (R.
Phelps, 2805 Casita Way, Apt 115, Delray Beach, FL 33445-4574,
USA). [TNX N4RP]
C6 - Ray, ND6S will be active as ND6S/C6A
from Treasure Cay (NA-080), Bahamas between 19 November and 3
December. He will participate in the CQ WW CW DX Contest as C6AGY
(SO LP). QSL to ND6S. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
C6 - Edward, WA3WSJ will be active as
WA3WSJ/C6A (on 10-160 metres SSB and CW) from Abaco Island
(NA-080), Bahamas between 23 and 30 November. QSL via WA3WSJ
either direct or through the bureau. [TNX The Daily DX]
C6 - Lee/N7NU, Al/K7AR, Ron/WJ7R and Bob/W7RR
will be active as homecall/C6 (QSL via home call) from the
Bahamas between 23 November and 2 December. They will participate
in the CQ WW CW DX Contest as C6AJX (QSL via N7NU). Logs will be
available at www.qsl.net/k7ar.
[TNX The Daily DX]
CX - Look for Mariana/CX1JJ, Eduardo/CX1JK,
Daniel/CX3JE and Hugo/CX1JM to participate in the CQ WW CW DX
Contest as CX5O (Muslti-Single). QSL direct to P. O. Box 68164,
50000 Salto, Uruguay or through the bureau. [TNX CX1JJ]
FO - Roger, KF8OY will be active as FO0MAC
from Tahiti (OC-046), French Polynesia until 24 November. [TNX
The Daily DX]
HS - Bruce, AA4XR will be active (10-40
metres CW and RTTY) as HS0ZCY from Thailand between 20 November
and 7 December. QSL via WB4FNH. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
HS - Look for RAST club station HS0AC
(operated by HS0/G3NOM, HS0/JR5XPG, HS0/SM3DYU, HS0GBI, HS1CKC,
E21CJN and E21EIC) to participate in the CQ WW CW DX Contest on
10-160 metres. Planned frequencies on 160 and 80 metres are
1.824-1.826, 3.524-3.526 and 3.534-3.536 MHz +/- QRN. QSL via
HS0/G3NOM. [TNX E21EIC]
KH2 - Guam Contest Club operators
JI3ERV/NH2C, JG3RPL/N1BJ, JR7OMD/WI3O and JH0USD will participate
in the CQ WW CW DX Contest as AH2R (Multi-Single) from Guam (Zone
27, IOTA OC-026). QSL via JI3ERV. [TNX JI3ERV]
LU - LU2XT is the new call issued to Hector
Hugo Galvan, LU1XQR. He operates from Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego
(SA-008).
OH0 - Contest Club of Finland will
participate in the CQ WW CW DX Contest as OH0R (Multi-Single)
from Brando, Aland Islands. The operators will be OH2TA, DL1EFD
and DL3KDV. QSL via OH2TA. [TNX OH2TA]
P2 - Steve, P29BI will go QRT from
Bouganville Island (OC-135) on or around 27 November. He will
remain on the island for a further week, but he must send his
equipment and personal effects home early. QSL via VK4EJ (Bernie
McIvor, 30 Brennan Parade, Strathpine, QLD 4500, Australia). [TNX
VK4EJ]
PJ - K1XX, K3EST, K9PG, KL2A, N2AA, N2NC,
N3ED, N6IG, N6RT, W3UM and WA3LRO will participate in the CQ WW
CW DX Contest as PJ4B (Multi-Multi) from Bonaire (SA-006). They
will operate as PJ9/home call before and after the contest
between 23 November and 1 December. [TNX The Daily DX]
PY - The 30th Boy-Scout Group Baden Powell
from Ceara will be active as PT7AAC from Mundau Lighthouse on 27
and 28 November. QSL via PT7HI (Marco Maia, P.O. Box 975,
Fortaleza - CE, 60001-970 Brazil). [TNX PP5SZ]
PY0_fdn - Bill, W9VA will be active as PY0ZFO
from Fernando de Noronha (SA-003) on 25-30 November. He will
participate in the CQ WW CW DX Contest as PY0FF. QSL both PY0ZFO
and PY0FF via W9VA. [TNX The Daily DX]
PY0_spp - Karl Leite, PS7KM is sorry to
report the DXpedition to St. Peter and St. Paul Archipelago
[425DXN 443] has been postponed until April 2000.
TT - The activity from Chad, which was
scheduled to include an entry in next week's contest [425DXN
438], has been postponed due to the rainy season that prevents
the operators from travelling between Gore and the other
missions. The operation has been rescheduled for March 2000,
further information is expected in due course. [TNX I8NHJ]
TZ - Gene, K7YV (ex-ZA5B and TL8NG) is now
active as TZ6YV Bamako, Mali on SSB and CW. QSL via WA1ECA. [TNX
K7YV]
VP8_ant - Niall, VP8NJS (until 1 February
2000) and Art KC4/KL7RL are active from Antarctic base Patriot
Hills. [TNX K4MZU]
W - Look for Mike, NE4S/m to operate from
Indian Island, Georgia (not IOTA) on 21 November. [TNX NE4S]
YV - According to Rees, DL2QQ/YV5, the 12-14
November YW5FC operation from SA-058 [425DXN 443] did not take
place as "they could not make a landing on Farallon Is due
to rough seas. They will try again but not sure when". [TNX
WA6GFE and Islands On The Web]
XV - Rolf, SM5MX will be active again as
XV7SW from Vietnam between 25 November and 3 December. He will
participate in the CQ WW CW DX Contest. QSL via SM3CXS. [TNX OPDX
Bulletin]
XX9 - Ulf, SM0GNU will be active as XX9TDX
from Macau between 25 November and 2 December. He will
participate in the CQ WW CW DX Contest (SOAB Low Power). QSL via
SM0GNU. [TNX SM0GNU]
GOOD TO KNOW - Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
3C0R ---> The logs for the recent
3C0R activity from Annobon will not be available on line
as it would take too much time to enter the calls from
the paper logs into the computer. However it is possible
to request a MANUAL look up at http://web.jet.es/lynx/annobon/log.htm.
[TNX The Daily DX]
ALASKA ---> "Please note that
Alaskan stations are not just KL7, WL7, NL7 or AL7, but
they can have any number (0-9) in their prefix. The only
exception is KL9KAA-KHZ (South Korea)". [TNX KL9A,
ex-WL7KY]
BHUTAN ---> Jim Smith, VK9NS reports
encouraging latest news from his recent visit to Bhutan.
"In recent months the Telecommunications Act has
become a reality and today many aspects of
telecommunications have been brought under real and legal
administration. The introduction of the Amateur Radio
Service in Bhutan is now very close and I predict that
from early in the year 2000 activity from A5 will be on a
regular (but sustainable) level".
PIRATES ---> The Daily DX reports
both YI2CL (QSL via WA3HUP) and FP5AP (QSL via W3HNK) are
pirates.
QSL 9G5AA ---> Cards for the Voodoo
Contest Group 9G5AA Multi-Multi CQ WW CW operation from
Ghana should be sent to GM4FDM either direct (Tom Wylie,
3 King's Crescent, Elderslie, Renfrewshire PA5 9AD,
Scotland, UK) or through the RSGB bureau. Bureau cards
can be requested at Tom's *new* e-mail address, twylie@net.ntl.com.
[425DXN 443, correction].
QSL R1ANF/A ---> Oleg, R1ANF reports
his QSL manager (RK1PWA) is having problems with the
mail. Cards for R1ANF (operating from Russian Antarctic
base "Bellingshausen", South Shetlands) should
still be sent to RK1PWA, but cards for R1ANF/A (operating
from Chinese base "Great Wall" and Korean base
"King Sejong", both on South Shetalnds) should
be sent direct to P.O.Box 10, Novodvinsk-1,
Arkhangelskaja obl., 163901 Russia. Requests will be
processed when Oleg returns home in Spring 2000. [TNX
DL5EBE]
QSL Z38/IV3FSG ---> Cards for this
recent operation from Macedonia should be sent to IV3FSG
either direct (Elvira Simoncini, Via Sabis 8, 34070
Mossa-GO, Italy) or through the bureau.
QSL NA-157 ---> Fred, N6AWD reports
he now has the logs for KL7/W6IXP (25-27 July 1997). All
cards that were received either direct or via the buro
have been answered. If you still need a direct card,
please send your request to Fred K. Stenger, 6000 Hesketh
Dr., Bakersfield, CA 93309, USA. [TNX Islands On The Web]
QSL VIA DL8YR ---> Peter, DL8YR
(Peter Kallfelz, Langenbruchweg 58, 52080 Aachen,
Germany) reports he is no loger the QSL manager for
EK7DX. He is still the manager for DL1VJ (5T5XX, 9H3VJ,
CU2ARA, DL1VJ/T5, DL1VJ/VY1, FR/DL1VJ, JY40VJ, JY8VJ,
LX/DL1VJ, SO/DL1VJ, SO5VJ, TA1KA/2, VK2IA, VK6VJ, VK8VJ,
VK8VJ/2, ZL0ADV).
QSL VIA ER1DA ---> Cards for ER0ITU,
ER1A, ER1CW, ER27A, ER200P, ER50A, ER50CE, ER7A, ER8C and
ER9V must be send to ER1DA either direct (Valery Metaxa,
P. O. Box 9537, Kishinev, Moldova) with 2 IRCs or 1USD or
through the bureau. Nobody else has ever been authorized
to handle cards for these special event stations. [TNX
ER1DA]
LOGS: The contest logs for SV1DNW,
SV1DKR, J41DKL and J41Y are available at http://www.qsl.net/sv1dnw/.
[TNX SV1DNW]
LOGS: Seli, TF3AO reports that logs for
the most recent TF1IRA and TF3IRA contest operations (SAC
SSB & CQWW SSB) can be found at www.nett.is/~tf5bw/ira/ira.html.
TI2CBJ - Jose Cascante Badilla, PO Box
254 CP 1300, Hatillo, San Jose, Costa Rica
UA0ZC - Valery Makarov, P. O. Box 6,
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, 683000, Russia
UA9CGA - Serge V. Stikhin, Box 1035,
Ekaterinburg, 620063, Russia
UA9XEN - Victor I.Rochev, P. O. Box 253,
Ukhta, Russia
UA9YAB - Alex Vedernikov, P. O. Box 120,
Biysk, Altajskij kraj, 659300 Russia
UW1ZC - Valentin Mykitenko,
Akademgorodok 2 1, 184340 Parskaya, Russia
V73AX - Amateur Radio Club, P.O. Box
444, APO, AP 96555, USA
V73CW - Bruce Smith, PO Box 1436, APO,
AP 96555, USA
VK4AAR - Alan Roocroft, P.O.Box 421,
Gatton 4343, Australia
VK9NS - P.O. Box 90, Norfolk Island, NI
2899, Australia
YC0EHN - Bas Harahap, Box 1337, Jakarta
12013, Indonesia
YC9MKF - Ferdinand Konay, Jl. Diponegoro
No. 3, Kupang 85119, Timor, Indonesia
YS1/KA0UBH - Cisco, P.O. Box 01 105, San
Salvador, El Salvador
YV6DBW - Mary Cruz de Tortorella, Calle
El Jobo F 18, Santa Cruz 2123, Edo. Aragua, Venezuela
YV6DBX - Vicente A. Tortorella, Calle El
Jobo F 18, Santa Cruz 2123, Edo. Aragua, Venezuela
ZS6EZ - Chris R. Burger, Box 4485,
Pretoria 0001, South Africa
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