4 March 2000
No 461
*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION ****
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
TX8CI - CHESTERFIELD ISLANDS - TX0DX - The
Chesterfield Islands (OC-176) DXpedition [425DXN 456] remains on
target for the window of 15 March through 1 April. The departure
date for the expedition vessel has been set for 13 March. Two
different callsigns have been issued by the New Caledonian
telecommunication authorities: TX8CI will be used initially,
while the distinctive TX0DX call [425DXN 456] will become
effective at 00.00 UTC on 23 March, assuming the needed
parameters of the new DXCC entity requirement have been
positively acted upon prior to that target date. TX0DX will be
have two CW and two SSB stations on the air throughout the WPX
SSB Contest weekend (25-26 March): one station will be dedicated
to 15-meter SSB, transmitting on 21.445 MHz, while tuning in the
range above 21.400 MHz; the other SSB station will be dedicated
to 12 and 17 metres during the WPX weekend. The web site for the
DXpedition is at http://www.n4gn.com/tx0dx/. [TNX N4GN]
3W - Mal, 3W2LC/VK6LC reports that JA7GAX
plans to operate as 3W2GAX from Phu Quoc (AS-128) on 14-20 March
and Hon Tam (NO-REF) on 25-30 March. Please note that his plans
and dates may vary. [TNX G0APV]
5H - Bert, PA3GIO will be active as
5H3/PA3GIO from Mafia Island (AF-054) between 18/19 and 24 June.
Look for him on 80, 40, 20, 17, 15, 12, 10 metres (SSB only). QSL
via PA3GIO either direct (Bert vd Berg, Parklaan 38, NL-3931 KK
Woudenberg, The Netherlands) or preferably through the bureau.
[TNX PA3GIO, http://www.qsl.net/pa3gio/5H3/]
5H - Bert, PA3GIO will be active as
5H1/PA3GIO from Pemba Island (AF-063) between 25-26 June and 1
July. Look for him on 80, 40, 20, 17, 15, 12, 10 metres (SSB
only). QSL via PA3GIO. [TNX PA3GIO, http://www.qsl.net/pa3gio/5H1/]
5Z - The 5Z4WI team on Wasini Island (AF-067)
[425DXN 460] will concentrate their 160 metre CW activity from
16.00 UTC on Friday 10th March until 06.00 UTC on Saturday 11th
March, and from 16.00 UTC on Sunday 12th March until 06.00 UTC on
Monday 13th March. They will transmit on 1827 kHz and listen on
1835 kHz for Europe etc. or 1910 kHz for Japan (until 21.00 UTC)
during the first 15 minutes of each hour. They will listen
particularly for US stations between 20.00 and their sunrise at
03.30 UTC. In the event of a lack of activity, they will QSY to
another band. 5Z4WI will be active on 9-16 March. QSL via G3SWH
either direct (Phil Whitchurch, 21 Dickensons Grove, Congresbury,
Bristol, BS49 5HQ, United Kingdom) or through the bureau. [TNX
G3SWH]
8Q - Frank, PA3DYS is active as 8Q7DY from
Kuredu Island (MJ65RN) in the Maldives until 8 March. Look for
him on 50110, 50135 and 28420 kHz. [TNX PA5BW]
9M6 - Blacksheep Contest and DX Group members
Peter/G4MJS, John/G6YIN, Stephen/G4SHF and Martin/G4XUM will be
active (on 6-160 metres CW and SSB) as 9M6BAA from the Hillview
Gardens Resort in Sabah (OC-088), East Malaysia between 17 and 27
March. They will participate in the CQ WPX SSB Contest as 9M6AAC.
QSL 9M6BAA via G4SHF (Stephen Purser, 80 John Bold Avenue, Stoney
Stanton, Leicester, LE9 4ND, United Kingdom). QSL 9M6AAC via
N2OO. The web site for the operation is at http://www.9m6baa.com.
[TNX G4MJS]
C2 - Jack/VK2GJH and Nev/VK2QF plan to
operate (primarily on 6 metres, but also on the HF bands) as
C21JH and C21/VK2QF from Nauru (OC-031) in March/April. QSL C21JH
via VK2GJH (Jack Haden, P.O. Box 299, Ryde, N.S.W. 1680,
Australia); QSL C21/VK2QF via VK2QF (N. E. Mattick, Hargraves,
N.S.W. 2850, Australia). [TNX the Daily DX]
C3 - The DX News Letter reports that amateurs
from Andorra are using the special prefixes C34, C35, C36 until
the end of March to celebrate the 20th anniversary of URA, the
Radio Union of Andorra. Look also for special club calls C37URA
and C37RC.
CE0_eas - Dan/XQ3IDY and Sergio/CE3WDH will
be active as 3G0Y from Easter Island (SA-001) on 4-13 March.
Plans are to concentrate on 12, 17, 30, 40, 80 and 160 metres.
[TNX OPDX Bulletin]
CT - CT1AHU, CT1EEN, CT1EGW, CT1END and CT4NH
will be active as home call/p from Culatra Island (EU-145)
starting on 00 UTC on 11 March. IOTA chasers is Asia, Oceania,
North and South America are invited to let Sam, CT1EEN (ct1een@mail.telepac.pt)
know how much in need EU-145 is in their continents. [TNX CT1END]
CX - A large group of operators from the
Centro Radio Aficionados Montevideo (including CX1ABC, CX1ABV,
CX1SI, CX2AM, CX2RU, CX3AN, CX3BBU, CX3BV, CX3CE, CX4AAE, CX4AAJ,
CX4CR, CX4CQ, CX4SS, CX5AS, CX6FK, CX7DF, CX8AK and CX8CP) will
be active as CV1Z from Flores Island (SA-030) between 4 and 10
March. They will operate on all bands from 160 metres to 70
centimetres SSB and CW with five stations. QSL via CX1CCC (P.O.
Box 6000, Montevideo 11000, Uruguay). [TNX CX2AM]
CY9 - Duane/WV2B, Rick/AI5P, Henry/KE1AC and
Rob/WA4RX plan to operate (on 6-40 metres CW and SSB) from St.
Paul Island (NA-094) between 6 and 10 July. Landing permission
has been received from the Canadian Coast Guard. However, this
news is tempered with the new rule that the island housing
structures cannot be used and liability insurance will be
required. The group is looking for sponsors (particularly foreign
clubs) and they are encouraged to directly contact either WV2B or
AI5P. The web site for the operation is at http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/7651/DXpedition.html.
[TNX AI5P, ai5p@seark.net]
EA6 - Look for Babs, EA6/DL7AFS and Lot,
EA6/DJ7ZG to be active (on all bands SSB and RTTY, with an
emphasis on Japan and the Americas) from the Balearic Islands
(EU-004) between 5 and 11 March. QSL for both calls via DL7AFS.
[TNX DL2FAG]
ET - Andy, G4ZVJ is now active (CW only) as
ET3AA from Ethiopia until 7 March. Look for him on 3503, 7007,
10108, 14027, 18082, 21027, 24897 and 28027 kHz. QSL for this
operation only via G4ZVJ. [TNX The Daily DX]
ET - Silvio, IV3TRK reports some fresh
first-hand information on the 9E1 activity from Ethiopia [425DXN
459]. He and Claudio, IV3OWC will operate as 9E1S (mainly CW) and
9E1C (CQ WW WPX SSB Contest included) respectively between 20 and
30 March. QSL 9E1C via IV3OWC (Claudio Fabbro, Via Casale Coloset
3, 33030 Moruzzo - UD, Italy) QSL 9E1S via IV3TRK (Silvio
Terconi, Via Luigi de Jenner 18, 34148 Trieste-TS, Italy).
F - Jean-Marc, F5SGI will be active from
Brehat Island (EU-074) between 1 and 8 April. Look for hin on
10-80 metres, mostly CW. QSL via F5SGI either direct (Jean-Marc
Idee, 24 rue Paul Bert, 94160 Saint Mande, France) or through the
bureau. [TNX F5SGI]
FO0_cli - The DXpedition to Clipperton Island
is now active with five stations signing FO0AAA on all bands and
modes after a difficult landing due to pouring rain and heavy
winds. The pilots for the DXpedition are PA1AW (pa1aw@qsl.net) for Europe and
W2IJ (pcb4u@earthlink.net)
for the rest of the world. QSL via N7CQQ (John Kennon, P.O.Box
31553, Laughlin, Nevada 89028-1553, USA). The web site for the
operation is at http://www.qsl.net/clipperton2000.
GJ - Craig, K3PLV and Pete, K8PT will be
active as MJ/K3PLV and MJ/K8PT from Jersey (EU-013) between 22
and 28 March, CQ WPX SSB Contest included. They will operate SSB,
CW and RTTY on 80-10 metres. QSL via home calls. [TNX K8PT]
HC8 - After his V31GI trip to Belize Bert,
PA3GIO will be active as PA3GIO/HC8 from the Galapagos Islands
(SA-004) between 1 and 12 April. Look for him 80, 40, 20, 17, 15,
12 and 10 metres SSB. QSL via PA3GIO preferably through the
bureau. The web page for the operation is at http://www.xs4all.nl/~pa3gio/HC8/.
[TNX PA3GIO]
HS - The Thailand DX Group recently carried a
survey of Koh Nu (Mouse Island) in the Malay Peninsula South East
Group (AS-???) [425DXN 441]. An operation looks feasible from the
island, and a tentative date has been set for a first time
activity from 7 to 15 April. More information is expected in due
course. [TNX HS0/G3NOM]
I - Monferrato DX Team members Livio/IK1RLI,
Carlo/IK1SLE and Fausto/IZ1BPR will be participate in the CQ WW
WPX Contest (SSB) as IK1SLE
I - Salvo, IT9HLR will participate in this
year's major SSB contests (namely ARRL, WPX, ARI International DX
Contest on 6-7 May, IARU, WAE and CQ WW DX) as II9R. QSL via home
call.
JA - Masa, JA6GXK will be active (in his
spare time) from Danjo Archipelago (AS-056) until 9 March and
again between 17 and 28 March. Look for him on or around 14260
and 21260 kHz. QSL via JA6GXK either direct (Masafumi Ishihara,
493-4 Koba-cho, Fukue 853-0033, Japan). [TNX JA3JM]
JA - Yuki, JA6LCJ will be active (on all
bands CW and SSB) as JA6LCJ/6 from Tsushima (AS-036) between 18
and 20 March. QSL via homecall. A log serach will be available at
http://www2.ocn.ne.jp/~ja6lcj/.
[TNX JA6LCJ]
J6 - Steve, K4WA will be active (mostly WARC
and low bands CW) as either J68WA or J6/K4WA from St. Lucia
(NA-108) on 5-12 March. QSL via K4WA either direct (Steven R.
Schmidt, 1002 Rocky Bayou Drive, Niceville, Florida 32578, USA)
or through the bureau. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
JD1_oga - Hiko, JN1HOW will be active (40,
30, 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 metres SSB and CW with 50 watts) as
JN1HOW/JD1 from Chichi-jima, Ogasawara (AS-031) on 17-20 March.
QSL via JN1HOW either direct (Toshihiko Niwa, 1081-8, Sakae,
Kitakawabe, Kitasaitama, Saitama 349-1213, Japan) or through the
bureau. [TNX JN1HOW]
P2 - On 1 March (after his operations as
H40MS from Temotu and H44MS from OC-047 and OC-158) Bernhard,
DL2GAC moved to Papua New Guinea, where he will be active as
P29VMS until 28/29 March. He stopped at Port Moresby (OC-034) and
on 2 March he was expected to move to Rabaul (New Britain,
OC-008). On 7 March he will go to Nissan, the main island in the
Green Islands group (OC-???), where he plans to operate for 5-7
days from the local catholic mission. He will use a battery and
solar panels, and asks to refrain from working him on different
bands. He reports his longwire antenna "is good for 10, 12,
17, 20 and 40 metres, but it doesn't operate well on 15 and
80". QSL via DL2GAC, preferably through the bureau. [TNX
P29VMS through G3KMA]
PA - Gino, ON1DAN and other nine operators
from Belgium will be active from Texel Island (EU-038) between 28
April and 1 May. They have applied for a special callsign (not
known so far). The web page for the operation is at http://www.vra.be/texel.
[TNX ON1DAN]
PJ - PJ/W1HL (QSL via AA1M), PJ/W1USN (QSL
via W1USN) and PJ/AA1M (QSL via AA1M) are active from Sint
Maarten (NA-105) until 6 March. [TNX AA1M]
PY - Look for PW5W and PR5L to be active from
Arvoredo Island (SA-027, DIB 46) on 10-13 March. QSL via PP5LL
(Jay Lira, P.O. Box 8, 88.010-970 Florianopolis - SC, Brazil).
[TNX PP5LL]
SM - John, SM7CRW will participate in the
ARRL International DX Contest (SSB) as 8S7A from Oland Island
(EU-037). QSL via W3HNK or direct to SM7CRW (P.O Box 100, SE-386
22 Oland Island, Sweden). [TNX The Daily DX]
SV - Panos, SV1APA and others will
participate in the CQ WW WPX Contest (SSB) as SY1A (Greece). QSL
via SV1APA through the bureau. [TNX SV1APA]
T8 - JI1DLZ, JA1HGY and JA1BRK will be active
respectively as T88GM, T88HG and T88RK from Koror (OC-009), Belau
on 17-19 March. They will operate on 10-160 metres SSB, CW and
RTTY with two stations. Plans are to concentrate on RTTY (mainly
operated by T88HG) and 6 metres (main operator T88GM). QSL via
home calls. [TNX JA1HGY]
T8 - Jim, JA9IFF reports an IOTA operation
from Helen Reef or Sonsorol Islands, South Palau group (OC-???)
is being planned between 27 April and 3 May with the call T88FW.
Further information is expected in due course. [TNX G0APV]
TI - Uwe, DL8UD will be active (on 10-80
metres, WARC bands included, SSB and CW) as TI2/DL8UD from Costa
Rica between 18 and 28 March. He will participate in the CQ WW
WPX Contest (SSB). QSL via home call either direct or through the
bureau. [TNX DL8UD]
UT - UA9KO, UT3IB, UT3IW, UX2IQ and UX3IW are
active (2-80 metres CW, SSB and FM) as UT3IZZ/p from the island
of Lozovoy (UIA KL-01) until 5 March. QSL to P.O. Box 11,
Gorlovka, 84601, Ukraine. [TNX UT3IB]
VE - Phil, F5OGG reports that VO1BAR (who has
been active since 9 February until 8 March from the lighthouse at
Surgeons Cove Point) will operate as VO1BAR/p from the lighthouse
(WLH LH 1277) on Puffin Island between 5 April and 3 May. QSL via
VO1BAR.
XV - Nag, JA7GAX will be active as XV2GAX
from Saigon, Vietnam until the end of March. He also plans to
operate as XV2GAX/p from Phu-Quoc Island (AS-128) during this
time frame. QSL via JA7GAX. [TNX The Daily DX]
YS - Hrane, YT1AD will be active as HU1A from
the YS1RR QTH during the ARRL SSB DX Contest. Before and after
the contest (until 6 March) he will operate as YS/YT1AD. [TNX
YS1RR]
ZS - The ZS31ER IOTA operation from Elephant
Rock [425DXN 459] has been scheduled for 25 March-1 April. The
team includes Barry/ZS1FJ, Bud/ZS1B, Hans/ZS6AJH, Willie/ZS5WI,
Edwin/ZS5BBO, Derek/ZS5VE, Ian/ZS6IAN, Lyn/ZR1LE (YL) and
possibly Rudi/ZS6VER. Look for them to be active on SSB and CW.
QSL via ZS1FJ (P.O. Box 53319, Kenilworth 7745, Cape, South
Africa). [TNX The Daily DX]
GOOD TO KNOW - Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
ARDF ---> The 10th Amateur Radio
Direction Finding (ARDF) World Championships will be
organised by the CRSA (China Radio Sports Association) on
behalf of the International Amateur Radio Union. The
event will take place in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province on
13-18 October. Further information at http://www.crsa.org.cn
or e-mail crsa@public.bta.net.cn.
[TNX HS0/G3NOM]
CLIPPERTON DX CLUB ---> The annual
convention of the Clipperton DX Club will be held in
Andorra on 30 September-1 October. Further information at
http://www.multimania.com/cdxc.
[TNX F5OZF]
FK8HC/P ---> Franck, FK8HC was active
from Freycinet Island (OC-032, DIFO FK-078) between 21
UTC on 25 February and 23.30 UTC on the 26th. QSL via
VK4FW or direct to FK8HC (P.O. Box 7636, Ducos 98801,
Noumea, New Caledonia). Logs are available at http://perso.easynet.fr/~f5nod/fk8hc.html.
[TNX FK8HC and F5NOD]
HF-DX MEETING ---> The XVI Italian
HF-DX Meeting will take place at Sasso Marconi and
Pontecchio Marconi (Bologna) on 30 September-1 October.
K5FUV RESIGNS ---> Bill Kennamer,
K5FUV has submitted his resignation from DXCC effective
28 March. Bill joined the staff in 1992 and has been the
ARRL Membership Services Manager since April 1998.
QSL RU4SS ---> Russ, AH6IP reports he
is the new QSL manager for RU4SS. QSL either direct (Russ
Fish, 560 East Sunset Way, Issaquah, WA 98027, USA) or
through the bureau.
QSL LU8XW/X ---> Cards for the 24-27
February operations from Isla Redonda should be sent to
LU8XW: Radio Club Ushuaia, P.O.Box 58, V9410 WAB Ushuaia,
Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. [TNX LU7EE]
QSL UE0XZZ ---> Alexey, RA0ZD reports
the cards for UE0XZZ (AS-064, July 1999) have not yet
arrived from the printer. Please be patient and do not
send dupes. If you want to check that your card has
arrived regularly, please send a message to ra0zd@port.kamchatka.ru.
QSL V73CW ---> Bruce, V73CW/V7G will
be QRT from the Marshall Islands on 9 March. QSLs should
be sent to his home call, AC4G: Bruce Smith, 1056 Old
Railroad Bed Road, Taft, TN 38488, USA.
QSL XF4MX ---> The following comes
from Bernie McClenny, W3UR, Editor of The Daily DX (http://www.dailydx.com):
"The Radio Club Mexicano, A.C. reports that the
Comision Federal de Telecomunicaciones (COFETEL) of the
Mexican Government has taken the necessary steps to
assure the response to all requests of QLS for the XF4MX
operation. In case you do not receive an answer from
Marcos Campos, XE1MX, within the next couple of weeks
please address your E-mail to rsarmien@cft.gob.mx
under the name: Cap. Ruben Sarmiento Retana, who will
supervise the correct handling of all mail".
QSL ZD8T ---> A wrong route has been
given somewhere and Ken, AC4VV is receiving cards for
this station. Please note that the correct QSL manager is
and has always been AC4IV.
VISALIA 2000 ---> The Northern
California Contest Club announces the 2nd Annual
International DX Convention Contest Dinner, which will
take place on 14 April at the Holiday Inn, Visalia (http://www.scdxc.org/dxconv2000.html).
Tickets can be ordered from Champion Radio Products (dinner@kkn.net) and will
not be sold at the door. Deadline for ticket orders is 7
April. For full information please contact Kenny, K2KW (K2KW@prodigy.net).
WLH ---> Phil, F5OGG reports the
following operations count for the World Lighthouses
Award: CT1EKY/p (aka CQ7B) from Berlenga Lighthouse (LH
1054) and VO1BAR/p from Surgeons Cove Point Lighthouse
(LH 0558). Information on the WLH Award is available at http://perso.worldonline.fr/wlh_dplf.
SILENT KEY - Bill Horner, VK4FW reports
the sad news of the passing of Harry Mead, VK4DHM on 23
December 1999: "Harry had done a lot of DXpeditions
throughout the Pacific region, including the Spratly
Islands, Tokelau, Mellish Reef three times just to name a
few. His last DXpedition was in 1996, to Cocos Keeling as
VK9CT". Soon Bill will have logs and cards for those
who may still need a QSL from any of Harry's operations.
PERIOD CALL REF
===========================================================================
01/01-31/12 IOTA 2000 (http://www.cdxc.org.uk) ***
till 31/12 3Z: special prefix (Poland) 454
till 07/05 6K2000WFK: special event station (Korea) 459
till 05/03 7S0I: Uto Island (EU-084) * by Stockholm IOTA Team 459
till 08/03 8Q7DY: Maldives (AS-013) * by PA3DYS 461
till 31/12 9AY2K: special Millennium station 451
till ?? 9G1AA: Ghana * by PA3DEW and PA3FQX 460
till 10/04 9U5D: Burundi * by SM5DIC 450
till 31/03 C34, C35, C36, C37URA and C37RC: Andorra 461
till 06/03 CQ7B: Berlenga Island (EU-040) * by CT1EKY 459
till 07/03 ET3AA: Ethiopia * by G4ZVJ 461
till 11/03 FG/F5BOY: Guadeloupe (NA-102) 459
till August FH/TU5AX: Mayotte (AF-027) * by 6W1QV 458
till 08/03 FO0AAA: Clipperton Island (NA-011) 461
till 20/03 FO0CLA: Marquesas (OC-027) * by F2HE 460
till 31/12 HB2: special Y2K prefix (Switzerland) 453
till ?? HF0POL: South Shetlands (AN-010) * by SP3GVX 441
till 31/12 HF70PZK: special event station (Poland) 453
till 31/12 II0CV: special call 451
till 24/12 II0: special jubilee prefix 452
till 31/03 IU0PAW: special event station 451
till 06/03 J37K: Grenada (NA-024) * by W8KKF 457
till 13/03 J79WW, J79WWW, J79UGF, J79EKH, J79WD, J79KAC: Dominica 460
till 09/03 JA6GXK: Danjo Archipelago (AS-056) 461
till April JD1BKR: Iwo-Jima (AS-030), Ogasawara 441
till 05/03 KB5GL/p: Timbalier Island (NA-119) 456
till 05/03 K4UP/KP2: Virgin Islands (NA-106) 460
till 14/04 M/VU2UKR: England 460
till 17/03 MM/W3LEO: Scotland 460
till 29/03 P29VMS: Papua New Guinea * by DL2GAC 461
till 12/03 PJ8/ND5S, KF5LG, W8EB, W8DVC: Sint Maarten (NA-105) 458
till 06/03 PJ8/W1HL, PJ8/W1USN, PJ8/AA1M: Sint Maarten (NA-105) 461
till 31/03 R1ANP: Progress base, Antarctica 453
till 31/12 SI75A & SIxSSA: SSA 75th anniversary stations (Sweden) 445
till 06/03 T32B: Christmas Isl (OC-024), East Kiribati * by W0CP 457
till 06/03 TG9/IK2NCJ and TG9IGI: Guatemala 456
till 01/04 TZ6VV and TZ6YL: Mali 451
till 05/03 UT3IZZ/p: Lozovoy Island (UIA KL-01) 461
till 01/04 V31JP: Belize * by K8JP 443
till Dec VK0MM: Macquarie Island 456
till May VP6BR: Pitcairn (OC-044) * by OH2BR 455
till 18/03 XF4LWY: Socorro (NA-030), Revilla Gigedo * by XEs 457
till 05/05 XW2A: Laos * by JA2EZD 459
till 26/03 YB3ASQ/9: Indonesia * by W7TSQ 460
till May ZF2NT: Little Cayman (NA-016) * by N6NT 443
till 11/03 ZK1XXC: South (OC-083) & North (OC-082) Cook*by HB9BMY 455
till 30/04 ZV4D: special event call * by PY4AUN 454
01/03-31/03 VR2K: special Millennium call (Hong Kong) 449
04/03-13/03 3G0Y: Easter Island (SA-001) * by XQ3IDY and CE3WDH 461
04/03-19/02 3W50K: Cat Ba Island (AS-132) * by OKs 461
04/03-10/03 CV1Z: Flores Island (SA-030) * by CXs 461
04/03-05/03 T48RAC: Cuba (ARRL DX SSB) 457
04/03-05/03 WP2Z: US Virgin Islands (NA-106) (ARRL DX SSB) 459
04/03-05/03 ARRL International DX Contest (SSB) ***
05/03-11/03 EA6/DL7AFS and EA6/DJ7ZG: Balearic Is (EU-004) 461
05/03-12/03 J68WA or J6/K4WA: St. Lucia (NA-108) 461
05/03-11/03 W4YO/p: Harbor Island (NA-110) 460
06/03-12/02 8Q7FC: Maldives (AS-013) * by IK5FCK 460
06/03-01/04 S79MX * by HB9MX 459
07/03-20/03 9G5VJ: Ghana * by G4ZVJ 455
from 07/03 P29VMS: Green Islands (OC-???) * by DL2GAC 461
08/03-15/03 5Z4WI: Wasini Island (AF-067) * by Gs and 5Z4s 461
09/03-12/03 VI3GP: special event call (Australia) 460
10/03-13/03 PW5W and PR5L: Arvoredo Island (SA-027) 461
from 11/03 CT: Culatra (EU-145) * by CTs/p 461
from 11/03 HK3JJH: Isla Palma 460
11/03-12-03 WWL DX Contest ***
15/03-01/04 TX8CI and TX0DX: Chesterfield Is (OC-176) - DXCC NEW 461
16/03-21/03 JF1CZQ/JR6, JF1IRW/JR6, JN1JFC/JR6, JQ1DPP/JR6: AS-024 459
17/03-27/03 9M6BAA & 9M6AAC: East Malaysia (OC-088) * by Gs 461
17/03-28/03 JA6GXK: Danjo Archipelago (AS-056) 461
17/03-20/03 JN1HOW/JD1: Ogasawara (AS-031) 461
17/03-20/03 JI3DST/6: Koshiki Islands (AS-037) 455
17/03-19/03 T88GM, T88HG, T88RK: Koror (OC-009) * by JAs 461
18/03-01/04 FM/F5JOT and FM/F5LGQ: Martinique (NA-107) 459
18/03-20/03 JA6LCJ/6: Tsushima (AS-036) 461
18/03-28/03 TI2/DL8UD: Costa Rica 461
18/03-19-03 BARTG Spring RTTY Contest ***
18/03-19-03 Russian DX Contest ***
19/03-29/03 V31GI: NA-180 (Belize) * by PA3GIO 449
20/03-30/03 9E1S and 9E1C: Ethiopia * by IV3TRK and IV3OWC 461
22/03-28/03 MJ/K3PLV and MJ/K8PT: Jersey (EU-013) 461
22/03-29/03 YM3LZ: Turkey * by TAs and LZs 459
24/03-26/03 J7: Dominica (NA-101) * by F5JOT and F5LGQ 459
25/03-01/04 ZS31ER: Elephant Rock (NO-REF) 461
26/03-26/03 CQ WW WPX Contest (SSB) ***
26/03-31/03 V31JZ: Turneffe Is (NA-123), Belize * by NN7A 449
March 3W2GAX: Phu Quoc (AS-128) & Hon Tam (NO-REF)*by JA7GAX 461
Mar-May 4S7BRG: Sri Lanka (AS-003) * by HB9BRM 460
Mar-Apr C21JH and C21/VK2QF: Nauru (OC-031) 461
01/04-08/04 F5SGI: Brehat Island (EU-074) 461
01/04-12/04 PA3GIO/HC8: Galapagos Islands (SA-004) 461
01/04-02-04 EA RTTY Contest ***
01/04-02-04 SP DX Contest ***
01/04-02-04 YLRC Contest ***
05/04-03/05 VO1BAR/p: Puffin Island 461
07/04-15/04 HS: Malay Peninsula South East IOTA group (AS-???) 461
07/04-09-04 JA DX CW High Bands Contest ***
14/04-16/04 International DX Convention (Visalia) 460
15/04-16/04 500 Years After Contest 460
15/04 European Sprint Spring SSB Contest ***
15/04-16-04 YU DX Contest ***
22/04-23-04 SP DX RTTY Contest ***
27/04-03/05 T88FW: South Palau group (OC-???) 461
27/04-02-04 Morse CW Contest ***
28/04-01/05 PA: Texel Island (EU-038) * by ONs 461
29/04-30-04 Helvetia Contest ***
April 9G: Abokwa Island (NO-REF) * by F5VCR and others 449
01/05-31/07 VR2K: special Millennium call (Hong Kong) 449
06/05-07-05 ARI International DX Contest 2000 ***
13/05-14-05 Volta RTTY DX Contest ***
20/05-221/05 Baltic Contest ***
20/05 European Sprint Spring CW Contest ***
from 22/05 JT1Y & JU1Y: Momgolia * by I0SNY and others 458
26/05-29/05 G0WRE/p, G0VBD/p, G0VAX/p: Hilbre Island (EU-120) 459
27/05-28/05 CQ WW WPX Contest (CW) ***
May-Jun SU9DX: Giftun Island (AF-???) * by Is 447
May UA: Ushakova (AS-???) and Uedineniya (AS-057) islands 450
May VK9WI: Willis Island (OC-007) * VK4s 460
01/06-30/06 SWL Multi-Mode Contest 460
18/06-24/06 5H3/PA3GIO: Mafia Island (AF-054) 461
22/06-24/06 HAMFEST (Friedrichshafen, Germany) ***
25/06-01/07 5H1/PA3GIO: Pemba Island (AF-063) 461
June-July UA: Petra (AS-063) and Begichev (AS-???) islands 459
03/07-11/07 KL: St. Lawrence Island (NA-040) * by DL1YMK 459
06/07-10/07 CY9: St. Paul Island (NA-094) * by WV2B, AI5P, KE1AC 461
21/07-31/07 UF1P (EU-086), RF1P (EU-102), UA1QV/1 (EU-085) 459
28/07-30/07 Pacific Northwest DX Convention (DX2000), Vancouver 450
29707-30/07 RSGB-IOTA Contest ***
July ZK2GD: Niue (OC-040) * by PA3AXU 453
19/08-20/08 International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend 455
August FR/T: Tromelin Island (AF-031) * by Lyon DX Gang 458
30/09-01/10 Clipperton DX Club Convention 461
30/09-01/10 Bologna: XVI Italian HF-DX Convention 461
01/10-31/12 SY2A: Mount Athos * by SV2ASP/A 459
07/10-23/10 3B6: Agalega (AF-001) * by HB9BXE and others 459
13/10-15/10 >>> Windsor: RSGB IOTA CONVENTION 2000 <<< ***
13/10-18/10 10th ARDF World Championships 461
17/11-19/11 SEANET Convention Pattaya, Thailand ***
01/12-03/12 ARRL 160 Meter Contest ***
09/12-10/12 ARRL 10 Meter Contest ***
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