29 January 2000
No 456
*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION ****
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
TX0DX, CHESTERFIELD ISLANDS - The amateur
radio society of New Caledonia (Association des Radio Amateurs de
Nouvelle Caledonie, ARANC) confirms that the Chesterfield Islands
DXpedition [425DXN 451] remains on target for the window of 15
March through 1 April. The multi-national team has been issued
the call TX0DX. They will operate on all modes and all bands with
five stations (four for HF bands and one for 6 metres) from two
sites, far enough apart to allow simultaneous CW and SSB
operation on the same band. The list of pilots includes F6AJA,
FK8CR, JH1KRC, K6GNX, OH2BN and VK3EW. QSL via OH2BN (for HF QSOs
only) and JA1BK (for six-metre QSOs only). The TX0DX web site is
under construction at http://www.n4gn.com/tx0dx/. Last but not
least: the Chesterfields are "the next new DXCC
entity"! [TNX N4GN]
5U - Franz, DJ9ZB and Baldur, DJ6SI are
currently active as 5U7X and 5U7Z from Niger until 30 January.
QSL via home calls. [TNX The Daily DX]
6W - Phil, 6W1/F5PHW will be active (CW, RTTY
and possibly RTTY) from Senegal in February (however he should
also be signing FY/F5PHW from French Guyana for four or five days
around 15 February). QSL via F6KPQ either direct (Club
Radio-Amateur de Lanester, Chemin de Parc Ar Groez, F-56600
Lanester, France) or through the bureau. [TNX DX News Letter]
GD - Rupert, G4XRV will be active as GD4XRV
from the Isle of Man (EU-116) on 3-8 February. Look for him to
operate on all bands during the FOC Marathon (between 21 UTC on 4
February and 21 UTC on the 6th). [TNX The Daily DX]
HK - The OPDX Bulletin reports that Pedro,
HK3JJH plans to operate as HK3JJH/4 from Pelon de Napu (NO-REF,
claimed as counting for the last unnumbered HK IOTA group)
sometime in February. Pedro is also reported to be planning an
operation from Isla Palma (NO-REF, claimed as counting for
SA-078).
HL - 6K2K is the special Millennium callsign
being used by KARL (Korean Amateur Radio League) through 31
JANUARY (not December as mistyped in 425DXN 455). QSL via HL0HQ
(KARL, CPO 162, Seoul, Korea).
JA - Kousuke, JA7QFU/0 plans to be active
from Sado Island (AS-117) between 4 and 6 February. Look for him
on 30, 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 metres SSB and CW. QSL either direct
to P. O. Box 5, Iwaki 970-8026, Japan or through the bureau. [TNX
JI6KVR]
LA - Operators from Norwegian club LA7M
(Modum-gruppen av NRRL) will be active (on all bands and modes)
as LM7SKI between 30 January and 14 February during the Skiflying
World Championships which will be held at Vikersund. QSL via
LA7M. [TNX LA7RW]
TG - Luca, IK2NCJ will be active as
TG9/IK2NCJ from (QSL via I2MQP) Guatemala between 18 February and
6 March. He will concentrate on WARC, 80 metres and most likely
on 160 metres SSB and CW, with special attention for Europe and
Asia. He will also operate RTTY and PSK31 and will participate in
the ARRL International DX Contests (both CW and SSB) and in the
CQ WW 160 Meter DX Contest (SSB) as TG9IGI (QSL via I2MQP). [TNX
IK2NCJ]
V7 - Tom, V73XP (N4XP/V7) is active from the
Marshall Islands [425DXN 455] until 9 February. QSL via N4XP.
VK9C - Richard/DJ4OI, Bernd/DJ3OS and
Joachim/DF6IC will be active (on 10-160 metres SSB, Pactor-II and
PSK plus 6 metres, callsign(s) not mentioned) from Cocos Island
(OC-003) between 5 and 16 February. [TNX VK2SG RTTY DX Notes]
VK9_xms - After their activity from Cocos,
Richard/DJ4OI, Bernd/DJ3OS and Joachim/DF6IC will move to
Christmas Island (OC-002) and be active until 26 February. [TNX
VK2SG RTTY DX Notes]
VK0_ant - Lance, VK0ERZ is QRV from Davis
Base on most days at about 12 UTC on 14.255 MHz. QSL via VK2FUN.
[TNX G4UZN]
VK0_mac - For those who have asked: yes,
AX0LD was the genuine Alan, VK0MM (ex VK0LD), who was allowed to
use this call on 25-26 January (from 13 UTC to 13 UTC) to
celebrate Australia Day. For latest information on Alan's
operating schedules please visit http://www.geocities.com/vk0ld/1.html.
VP6 - Jukka, VP6BR has decided to operate
from the shack of VP6PAC on Pitcairn Island (OC-044). His top
priority is to set up the antenna for 160 metres, which will
enable him to be active during the contest this coming weekend.
Then the vees for 40 and 80 metres, the yagis for 10, 15 and 20
metres, the antennas for WARC and 6 metres will follow. QSL via
OH2BR. [TNX PY2XB and PY2FR]
W - Silvano, KB5GL will be active (on 10, 15,
20 and 80 metres) as KB5GL/p from Timbalier Island (NA-119) on
2-5 March. QSL via home call. [TNX KB5GL]
ZK1 - Adriano, IK2GNW/ZK1GNW [425DXN 455]
became finally active from Rarotonga (OC-013), South Cook
Islands. After a brief stop on Aitutaki (OC-083) on 25-26
January, he was expected to move to Manihiki (OC-014), North
Cooks on 27 January: look for him to be active as ZK1NCI until 3
February. QSL ZK1GNW via I2YSB either direct (Silvano Borsa,
Viale Capettini 1, 27036 Mortara- PV, Italy) or through the
bureau, QSL ZK1NCI direct only via IK2 GNW (Adriano Premoselli,
Via Rossini 2, 20080 Cisliano - MI, Italy). Adriano is reported
to be in low spirits (also the second radio suffered some
damages!) and not in good health and he is not likely to operate
from FO, A3, FW and KH6 as originally planned. Updates will be
posted on http://digilander.iol.it/i2ysb. [TNX I2YSB]
GOOD TO KNOW - Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
CQ ---> Many thanks to Ted Melinosky,
K1BV for mentioning http://www.425dxn.org/ as Internet
Site of the Month in CQ Amateur Radio December 1999
issue. Ted's web site is at http://www.dxawards.com/.
IOTA ACTIVITY MONTH (FEBRUARY) --->
Contacts made with the following IOTA island groups in
February will score three points towards the RSGB IOTA
Millennium Programme (IOTA 2000). An asterisk (*) marks
regularly activated groups:
QSL 9Y4KB ---> Takashi, JA3VXH is not
and has never been the QSL manager for 9Y4KB. According
to the OPDX Bulletin, the mailing address for 9Y4KB is
Brian Eligon, 34 Locust Hill, Malick, Trinidad &
Tobago, W.I.
QSL E4/JM1LJS ---> Bill Horner, VK4FW
reports the cards have finally arrived after a long
wait:"I will be answering cards ASAP to get this
operation finalised."
QSL L4D ---> Phil, G3SWK reports he
still has the logs and cards for the SSB only operation
on 14 and 21 MHz by L4D from Blanca Island (SA-065) on
20-21 November 1993. This was one of the operations where
the original operators failed to send out QSL cards and
the IOTA Committee obtained copies of the logs, funded
the cost of the QSL cards and appointed a QSL manager.
QSL direct only to Phil Whitchurch, 21 Dickensons Grove,
Congresbury, Bristol, BS49 5HQ United Kingdom.
QSL LA6WEA ---> Ken has moved back to
the mainland and QSOs after August 1999 do not count for
EU-062. He reports all of the bureau/direct cards for the
contacts made from Alsten Island will be sent out during
the winter, please do not send duplicates. His current
address is Kaare Olufsen Levang 8890 Leirfjord Norway.
[TNX Islands On The Web]
QSL LU9AY ---> Mac, W3HC (Carl F.
Mcdaniel, 2116 Reed Street, Williamsport, PA 17701-3904,
USA) is the QSL manager for LU9AY [425DXN 453].
QSL SM0WYB ---> Cards should be sent
via OK1FWA either direct (Ladislav Sima, Prazska 113,
Caslav, CZ 286 01 Czech Republic) or through the OK
bureau (do not use the SM bureau!). [TNX OK1FWA]
QSL VIA 9V1XE ---> Mirek, 9V1XE
(VK3DXI) operated from BY1QH in Beijing on 15 January and
as VK3DXI/BY9GA from Lanzhou (Zone 23) on 20 January. He
reports he can QSL for both his operations either direct
(Mirek Rozbicki, 7 Seletar Terrace, Singapore 806908) or
through the 9V1 bureau. Please note that the QSL manager
for 9V1XE is still DL4DBR.
QSL VIA VE7TLL ---> Terry Mitchell,
VE7TLL reports all of the remaining July 1999 VE7TLL/p
(NA-061 and NA-118) and VD7D (NA-118) cards have been
sent via the bureau.
SCDXC ---> The following amateurs
have been elected to serve as officers in the Southern
California DX Club (SCDXC: http://www.scdxc.org) for 2000: Jim
Zimmerman, N6KZ (President, jimzim@ptw.com); Chuck
Constantine, KR6C (Vice President, kr6c@juno.com); Herb
Rosenberg, KG6OK (Secretary, kg6ok@pacbell.net);
Skip Bolnick, KJ6Y (Treasurer, kj6y@aol.com); Harvey
Shore, K6EXO (Membership, af006@lafn.org);
Charlotte Iseda, KB6FXS (Director, ciseda@juno.com); Neil
Kaltman, K6SMF (Director, k6smf@aol.com);
Harvey Laidman, W8DX (Ex Officio, harveyl@outadaloop.com).
The mailing address for all SCDXC correspondences during
2000 will be: Southern California DX Club (SCDXC), Attn:
Herb Rosenberg, KG6OK, Secretary, 17861 Fairhaven Ave.,
Santa Ana, CA 92705-1111, USA. [TNX KG6OK]
NEWS FROM THE WEB - Edited by I1JQJ &
IK1ADH
MOST WANTED: The results of the 1999 DX
Magazine's 100 Most Needed List are now available at http://www.dxpub.com/dx_news.html
under "DX NEWS". [TNX The Daily DX]
XZ0A: In a recent press release Dick, N6FF
said: "If you have any doubt of a good QSO, please work them
again to be certain. The operators will not get upset with a dupe
QSO." However this does not apply to 160 metres: please
avoid dupes and if you are not sure of your QSO check the Top
Band log (the only one available on line for the time being) at http://getnet.com/~k7wx/160-1.htm.
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