25 March 2000
No 464
*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION ****
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
4W6DX - EAST TIMOR - Jose de Sa
(CT1EEB/4W6EB) and The Daily DX Editor Bernie McClenny
(W3UR/4W6DX) will be active for 7-10 days from Dili, East Timor
starting around 25-26 March. They will operate as 4W6DX on 10-80
metres CW, SSB and possibly RTTY. Planned operating frequencies
are 3502, 7002, 10107, 14007, 18070, 21007, 24907, 28007 kHz CW;
3799, 7062.5, 14150, 18115, 21200, 24935, 28400 kHz SSB; 14087
kHz RTTY (possibly near the end of the operation). Announced Top
Band CW frequency is 1826.5, but Bernie says "the group will
probably not operate 160 meters". There is a strong
possibility that Pertti, OH2RF (4W6RF) will be joining the group
after completing the TX0DX operation. Ross/4W6UN, Thor/4W6MM and
Antonio/CT1EGH may also be joining in if their time allows. QSL
4W6DX via OH2BN (Jarmo J. Jaakola, Kiilletie 5-C-30, 00710
Helsinki, Finland). A web page has been set up at http://www.dailydx.com/4W6DX.html
and plans are to post logs there once a day, unless the team has
to relocate in Baucau about 3-4 hours East of the capital. [TNX
W3UR]
TX0DX - CHESTERFIELD ISLANDS - TX0DX hit the
airwaves from the Chesterfield Islands at exactly 0000 UTC on 23
March. Regular bulletins will be posted to the TX0DX web site at http://www.n4gn.com/tx0dx/
throughout the operation. The team has announced a new operating
plan for the coming CQ WPX SSB contest weekend. Rather than the
previously announced plan to operate on 15 SSB [425DXN 463],
TX0DX will concentrate on 28.745 MHz SSB over the weekend.
Additional SSB activity will take place on 12 and 17 meters,
while normal CW activity will continue on the other bands. For
QSL information see below. [TNX N4GN]
9G - Zdeno, OK2ZW/9G5ZW is expected to go QRT
from Ghana much earlier than planned. He was expected to stay at
the Czech Embassy in Accra for three years but, as reported by
OM3LZ, "the situation rapidly changed around him" and
he has decided to leave the country in early April. The last
chance to work him will be during the CQ WPX SSB Contest (SOAB).
QSL via OM3LZ.
9G - The IOTA operation from Abokwa Island
(AF-???) is confirmed to take place on 1-6 April [425DXN 463],
even though the operators may leave the island on the 5th if they
see there is no request for more QSOs. Please refrain from
multi-band QSOs during the first two days. The callsign is still
to be announced, however the QSL routes are as follows: direct
cards should go to G3OCA (Ken Frankcom, 1 Chesterton Road,
Spondon, Derby DE21 7EN, England) or UA4SKW (Russian stations
only), bureau cards for all via G3OCA. [TNX F5VCR and Islands On
The Web]
FK - Dany FK8VHY (CW) and FK8HA (SSB) might
be active as FK8KAB/p from D'Entrecasteaux Reefs (OC-058) for 48
hours starting on 2 April around 00.00 UTC. QSL via FK8KAB
(A.R.A.N.C., P.O. Box 3956, 98846 Noumea Cedex, Nouvelle
Caledonie). Planned frequencies are 7007, 10105, 14040, 18098,
21040, 24920, 28040 kHz CW; 7065, 14260, 18128, 21260, 24950,
28460/560 kHx SSB. [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX]
FO - Alain, F2HE/FO0CLA [425DXN 460] left
Marquesas on 21 March and is now reported to be on Tahiti for a
few days. According to Bruno, F6LQJ he plans to operate from
"some IOTAs" in Frech Polynesia before moving to the
Austral Islands. His web site is at http://www.ifrance.com/f2he.
FO0_aus - Denise, F6WHU is active until 12
April as FO0HWU from Tubuai Island (OC-152) in the Australes. She
operates mostly CW with some RTTY. [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles
DX]
H4 - Bernhard, DL2GAC has cancelled the
operations from OC-101 and OC-102 [425DXN 463]. He was expected
to leave Papua New Guinea on 28/29 March, but he has been
reported again as H44MS from the Solomon Islands.
GM - Look for GM3POI, GM4DZX, GM0HTH and
GM0HTT to be active as GB5RO from Copinsay Island (OR19 for the
Islands of Scotland Award, HY60 for WAB), Orkeny Islands (EU-009)
on 1-2 April. If bad weather makes the sea trip impossible on
April 1st, they will automatically re-schedule for the following
weekend. QSL via GM4DZX. [TNX GM4DZX]
H4 - Peter, G8BCG will be active (mostly on
50130 kHz with some activity on 10 metres and other bands) as
H44PT from the Solomon Islands between 28 March and 9 April. He
might also operate as H40PT from Temotu Province. The web site
for the operation is at http://www.qsl.net/h44pt. [TNX The Daily DX]
KP - Sam, KB3DFJ will be active on 10 metres
from Culebra Island (20 miles east of Puerto Rico) between 27
March and 4 April. QSL via KB3DFJ (Sam Alcom, 4455 Saybrook Lane,
Harrisburg, PA 17110-3479, USA). [TNX The Daily DX]
TA - Hans, DL7CM will be signing TA4/DL7CM
(mostly on RTTY) from Turkey between 26 March and 4 April. [TNX
The Daily DX]
TZ/TU/5V - Michael, DF8AN (M.Noertemann@deutschepost.de)
is touring Africa until 12 April. He will operate (moslt CW with
100 watts and dipoles) from Mali (TZ) until 1 April, from Ivory
Coast (TU) on 3-6 April and from Togo as 5V7MN on 6-12 April. QSL
via DF8AN either direct or through the DARC bureau. [TNX DX News
Letter]
W - Joe, K2OLG plans to operate (on 10, 15
and 20 metres SSB, CW on request) from one or more IOTA locations
between 9 and 12 April. He can go to NA-034, NA-076, NA-085 and
NA-142 and asks island chasers to e-mail him with their needs.
His e-mail address is k20lg@aol.com.
[TNX K2OLG and Islands On The Web]
ZS - Barry, ZS1FJ reports the nine-day ZS31ER
operation from Elephant Rock (AF-???) [425DXN 462] is now
scheduled to start around 9 UTC on 1 April. Two stations will
operate around the clock on all bands (6-160 metres) SSB and CW.
QSL via ZS1FJ preferably to the following address: P.O. Box
53319, Kenilworth, Cape 7745, South Africa.
ZS8 - Deryck, ZS6DE/ZS8D will be leaving
Marion Island within a few weeks. "I do not have much time
left", he reports, "and I will sqeeze a sked or two in
where I can". Stations from South Africa are invited to look
for him as follows (South Africa times): on 25 March at 11-13h on
28505 kHz, at 14-16h on 21345 kHz and from 17h till the band
closes on 18145 kHz; on 26 March from 13h till the band closes on
18080 kHz. QSL via ZS6EZ (Chris R. Burger, Box 4485, Pretoria
0001, South Africa). [TNX ZS6MG]
CQ WW WPX CONTEST (SSB) ---> Other
stations expected to be active during this year's event include
[TNX The Daily DX, OPDX Bulletin, IK0ZME, LU5FC, ON4CFD, PY2MTF,
PY5BF, PY7YL, SP9XWD]:
Spyros, 5B4MF as H22H (SOSB 10 metres)
from Cyprus. QSL via 5B4MF.
Gianfranco, IK0ZME as IR0F (SOAB Low
Power). QSL via IK0ZME either direct (P.O. Box 22, 03036
Isola del Liri - FR, Italy) or through the bureau.
Hidetoshi, JH8KYU as KH0/JH8KYU from
Saipan (OC-086), Mariana Islands.
Jesus, LU5FC as LP1F. QSL via (Jesus
Rubio, San Juan 2694, 2000 Rosario - Santa Fe,
Argentina).
Ernest, ON4CFD as PJ9/ON4CFD. QSL via
ON4CFD either direct (Ernest Lichtert, Wolvenstraat 101,
1070 Brussels, Belgium) or through the bureau.
Anderson, PY2TNT as PY2K. QSL via PY2TNT
either direct (P.O. Box 2605, 08780-990 Mogi das Cruzes -
SP, Brazil) or through the bureau.
Marcel, SP9XWD as SP9X. QSL via SP9XWD
either direct (Marcel Krzan, os. Dywizjonu 303 10/52,
31-871 Krakow, Poland) or through the bureau.
Carlos/TI2CDA, Mario/TI2DLL and Peter/TI2KI as
TI0R. QSL via TI0RC.
Pertti, OH2PM as XX9TRR from Macao. QSL
via N6XJ. [TNX The Daily DX]
Fox, PY5BF as ZW5UF from the club
station of the Federal University of Parana. QSL via
PY5ZT either direct (P.O.Box 373, Curitiba - PR,
80011-970 Brazil) or through the bureau.
Alexandra, PY7YL as ZY7Y. QSL via PY2KTT
either direct (P.O. Box 4, 53001-970 Olinda - PE, Brazil)
or through the bureau.
GOOD TO KNOW - Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
DIP ---> The list of the islands for
the Portuguese Islands Award (Diploma Ilhas Portuguesas)
is available at http://www.qsl.net/gpdx. The Award
Manager is CT1AHU (Carlos Moreira, P.O.Box 56, 2736-901
Cacem, Portugal). [TNX CT1END]
IREF ----> The Island Radio
Expedition Foundation, Inc. (IREF) has been approved by
the IRS as a 501(c)(3) organization. The approval was
made retroactive to the date of incorporation, April 23,
1999. Based on this IRS determination, contributions made
to IREF, Inc. are now tax-deductible for US Amateurs.
Full information on IREF is available at http://www.sat.net/~iref
or by e-mail from Mike Crownover, AD5A (ad5a@sat.net). [TNX AD5A]
PIRATES (GUERNSEY) ---> Phil, GU0SUP
(the RSGB QSL Sub-manager for all GU and MU series calls)
reports the following pirate activities: GU2ENK (has been
reported working in the ARI contest on CW for the last
few years, but this callsign has NEVER been issued),
GU4GMW (worked in CQWW CW contest, but G4GMW has never
operated from Guernsey), MU0AWR (the licencee is K2WR,
who operated as MJ0AWR last year in the CQWW CW contest,
but was spotted several times as MU0AWR).
QSL_DB ---> Boye Christensen, OZ7C (oz7c@qsl.net) reports the
updated version of OZ2DXC DXcluster software packages is
now available for downloading at http://www.muurkrant.com/pi4com/QSLDatabase/index.html
- it contains 259758 unique records, including 27270 new
records and 3789 changes since December 1999.
QSL 9U5D ---> Reminder: QSL manager
SM0BFJ wants cards to be sent direct only. "I still
receive cards via bureau", he says, but "QSL
via bureau will not be answered". His address is:
Leif Hammarstrom, Birger Jarlsgatan 38, SE-114 29
Stockholm, Sweden.
QSL FH & S79 ---> Roger, G3SXW
reports all QSL requests have been answered for the
January/February CW operation by FH/G3SXW, FH/G3TXF,
S79SXW and S79TXF. About 3,000 cards have been sent,
including several hundred via bureau in reply to e-mail
requests (g3txf@compuserve.com
and g3sxw@compuserve.com).
QSL FT5WI ---> Cards for Alain, who
will be active from Crozet until November, will be
handled by F6KDF, but his logs will be available only
when he returns to France. [TNX F6AJA]
QSL XF4LWY ---> Ron, AC7DX is getting
lots of cards, but he is NOT the QSL manager for this
operation. Cards should be sent [425DXN 457] to XE1LWY
(Enrique Garcia M., P.O. Box 75-481, 07300 Mexico D.F.,
Mexico.
THAILAND ---> Fred Laun, K3ZO
(HS0ZAR) reports that the QSL information for
"essentially all" Thai hams who are permitted
to operate on the HF can be found at http://www.qsl.net/rast/text/Hscalls.html.
[TNX OPDX Bulletin]
NEWS FROM THE WEB - Edited by I1JQJ &
IK1ADH
CE0Z: The web site for the Finnish team
currently operating from Juan Fernandez is at http://www.ce0z-ohteam.artic.net/.
[TNX The Daily DX]
LOGS: Phil, G3SWH reports the logs for
5Z4WI (Wasini Island, AF-067) are now available at http://dx.qsl.net/logs.
A total of 18,435 QSOs were made on CW (9,493) and SSB
(8,942). QSL via G3SWH.
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