17 June 2000
No 476
*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION ****
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
9A - Look for 9A/HA5KFV, 9A/HA5KKW, 9A/HA5FA,
9A/HA5CYE and 9A/HA7WFG to operate (2-80 metres CW, SSB and SSTV)
from Krk Island (EU-136) on 17-24 June. [TNX HA7WFG]
9A - Frane/9A5V, Fredi/9A5KV, Matko/9A3VM and
possibly Tom/9A2AA plan to operate from the following Croatian
islands between 22 and 25 June: Misjak (EU-136, CI-066 for the
Islands Of Croatia Award), Pag (IOCA CI-082), Veliki i Mali
Sikavac (EU-136, IOCA CI-136), Vir (IOCA CI-141) and Zecevo
(EU-136, IOCA CI-147). Please note that, according to the newly
published IOTA Directory 2000, the islands of Pag and Vir will
count for the new *** currently unnumbered *** "Dalmatia
North" group. QSL via home calls. [TNX 9A3ZG]
9M2 - Keith, 9M2/GM4YXI now plans to operate
(on 10, 12, 15 and 20 metres SSB and CW) from Tioman Island
(AS-046) between 17 or 18 and 25 June. QSL via GM4YXI (Keith
Kerr, East Loanhead, Auchnagatt, Ellon, Aberdeenshire AB41 8YH,
Scotland). [TNX The Daily DX]
EA - EA-DX reports that the EA1GA/p operation
from Isla de Noro (EU-077, DIE O-053), originally scheduled on
8-9 July [425DXN 473], will now take place on 16-18 June, DIE
Contest included. QSL via EA1GA. The web page is at http://www.geocities.com/ea1ga_es.
[TNX EA5OL]
I - Special event station II1ARI will be
active (on all bands, 6 metres included) on 17-18 June during the
annual amateur radio meeting at Superga (Torino). QSL via I1JQJ
(contacts will be confirmed automatically through the bureau).
I - IZ2DPX will be active (on HF and 6
metres) as IA5/IZ2DPX from Capraia Island (EU-028, IIA LI-020)
between 18 and 24 June. He also plans to operate from the
lighthouse at Punta del Ferraione (WAIL TO-004). QSL via home
call. [TNX Crazy DX Group]
I - Giuseppe, IZ4CCO will be signing
ID9/IZ4CCO (on 10-80 metres) from the island of Vulcano (EU-017,
IIA ME-018) on 19-29 June. [TNX Crazy DX Group]
I - Mediterraneo DX Team members IZ8CCW,
IZ8BGY and possibily IZ8BRI plan to operate from Cirella Island
(EU-144, IIA CS-001) on 25 June. QSL via IZ8CCW (P.O. Box 360,
87100 Cosenza - CS, Italy). [TNX IZ8CCW]
IS0 - Look for Mario, IS0LYN/IM0 to operate
from Stella Maris (EU-024, IIA SS-127) during the weekend.
JA - Zen, JA7DLE will be active (on 10, 15,
20, 40 and 80 metres, CW only) as JP6JKK and JA7YCE/6 from Amami
Island (AS-023) between now and 24 June. He will participate in
the All Asia CW Contest (17-18 June). QSL preferably through the
JARL bureau or direct to JP6JKK (Akira Sano, 5-12 Tkamatsu
Hanamaki-city, Iwate 025-0014, Japan) or JA7YCE (Morioka Club,
3-34-14 Mitake Morioka-city, Iwate 020-0122, Japan). [TNX JG7LQU]
JA - Look for JI3EQW/JR6, JA3MCA/JR6 and
JA0KNM/JR6 to operate (on 20-6 metres SSB and CW) from
Taketomi-jima (AS-024) between 12 UTC on 23 June and 23 UTC on
the 25th. QSL via home calls. [TNX JA1ELY]
KH0 - Look for JA6AGA and JA6CNL to be
signing KH0/AF4IN and KH0N respectively from the Northern
Marianas (OC-086) between 16 and 20 June. They plan to operate on
all bands mostly CW. QSL via home calls or to the Northern Kyushu
DX Club (P.O. Box 11, Yawata, 805-8691 Japan). [TNX The Daily DX]
KH5 - Mike, KH6ND is now active from Palmyra
Atoll as KH6ND/KH5. He has replaced Dave, WB4JTT, who has
returned to Hawaii. Mike will be active until approximately 21
June, mostly on CW, and will be looking for Europe. QSL to K4TSJ.
[TNX NI6T & N4XP]
KL - The OPDX Bulletin reports that Don,
NL7QT will be active as a QRP station (mostly on 40 metres) from
Wrangell Island between 26 June and 1 August. QSL via the bureau.
Please note that, according to the new IOTA Directory, Wrangell
does NOT count for NA-041.
LA - Hans, SM3TLG will be active (CW and SSB)
as LA/SM3TLG from Helligvaer Island (EU-062) on 17-20 June. An
operation from the Lofoten Islands (EU-076) is possible on 21-23
June. QSL via SM3TLG either direct or through the bureau. [TNX
SM3TLG]
PJ7 - Andy, WA6WXD will be active as
PJ7/WA6WXD from Sint Maarten (NA-105) between 17 and 24 June.
Look for him on 10, 15, 17 and 20 metres SSB. QSL via home call.
[TNX The Daily DX]
PY - EA-DX reports that PVI0TA (Papa Victor
India Zero Tango Alpha) will be aired from Mel Island (SA-047) on
22-25 June. [TNX EA5OL]
PY0_spp - Randy, WX5L reports that Karl
(PS7KM) and Tino's (PT7AA) trip to St.Peter and Paul Archipelago
might take place during the second week of July. Final word from
their transportation will be on 23 June. KYFC. [TNX VK2SG RTTY DX
NOTES]
SM - Martin SM0DTK will be active from
Gotland Island (EU-020) between 17 June and 6 July. Skeds are
welcome at sm0dtk@hem.passagen.se.
[TNX SM0DTK]
TA - Simon, IZ7ATN will be active (mainly on
15, 20 and 40 metres, SSB only) from Bozcaada Island (AS-099) for
a couple of days between 20 and 25 June.
UA - UA1NDX, RN1NP, RK4HM, UA4HUR, UA6LP and
UR3IFD will be active from several islands (not IOTA) located in
Onega Lake between 23 and 30 June. They plan to use UE1NIB from
Bolshoy Klimetskiy (RR 20-02) and UE1NIB/p or UE1NIB/a from
nearby islands such as Kizhi (RR 20-01), Sujsar (RR 20-03),
Ivanovskie (RR 20-04), P. Guby (RR 20-05). QSL via UA4HUR. [TNX
UR3IFD]
UA - Look for UE1WPI to be active from
Kamenca Island in Pskov Lake (not IOTA, new one for the Russian
Robinson Award) on 24-25 June. QSL via RA1WZ either direct or
through the bureau. [TNX RA1WZ]
VE - Andre, GM3VLB planned to operate as
VE7/GM3VLB from Campbell Island (NA-061) until 15 June in the
morning (local time) and from Denny Island (NA-061) until 16 June
in the morning (local time). His next plans include Vancouver
Island (NA-036) on 16 June, Malcolm Island (NA-091) on the 17th
and Quadra Island (NA-091) on the 18th. [TNX VE7IU]
VE - Peter, VE7QRZ is active from Salt Spring
Island (NA-075) between now and 18 June. [TNX VE7QRZ and Islands
On The Web]
VU_ant - Victor, R1AND is expected to operate
from Indian Antarctic base Maitri on 21-22 June. He plans to
operate on CW (14010, 18090, 21010, 24910 and 28010 kHz) and SSB
(14160, 18140, 21250, 24950 and 28450 kHz). A web page with log
search for Victor is available at http://www.qsl.net/ru3uj/r1and.htm.
[TNX RU3UJ]
W - Special event call K1D will be aired (on
28380, 21380, 14280, 7230 kHz) between 17 and 26 June to
celebrate Kid's Day (17 June) and Amateur Radio Awareness week.
The operators will be Peter (W1DAD) and Jeanne (W1MOM)
Schipelliti, 7 Dearborn Ridge Rd, Atkinson, NH 03811, USA. [TNX
W1DAD]
MOST NEEDED DXCC ENTITIES - PART 1/2: The
following survey is taken from the newly published ARRL DXCC
Yearbook 1999 and includes the top 50 entities needed by DXers
who participate in the DXCC programme. It reflects the positions
as they were prior to the addition of E4 (Palestine) to the DXCC
List. Part 2/2 (positions from 51 to 100) will be published in
425 DX News # 478. Last year's survey can be found in 425DXN 414
and 416. [TNX The Daily DX]
Rank Prefix Entity Rank Prefix Entity
------------------ ------------------
1 P5 North Korea 26 ZL8 Kermadec I.
2 BS7H Scarborough Reef 27 YA Afghanistan
3 BV9P Pratas I. 28 ZS8 Prince Edward & Marion Is.
4 A5 Bhutan 29 PY0S St Peter And Paul Rocks
5 VU4 Andaman & Nicobar I. 30 3D2C Conway Reef
6 7O Yemen 31 5A Libya
7 E3 Eritrea 32 FT5W Crozet I.
8 3Y Bouvet I. 33 TN Congo
9 FR/T Tromelin I. 34 CE0X San Felix I.
10 VU7 Lakshadweep Is. 35 T33 Banaba
11 VK0/M Macquarie I. 36 FT5Z Amsterdam & St Paul I.
12 FR/G Glorioso I. 37 VK9M Mellish Reef
13 VP8/S South Sandwich Is. 38 T31 Central Kiribati
14 3C0 Annobon 39 XW Laos
15 ZL9 Auckland & Campbell I. 40 YV0 Aves I.
16 KH5K Kingman Reef 41 PY0T Trindade & Martin Vaz Is.
17 FR/J Juan De Nova, Europa 42 Z3 Macedonia
18 SV/A Mount Athos 43 FT5X Kerguelen I.
19 VP8/G South Georgia 44 1S Spratly Is.
20 XZ Myanmar 45 KH1 Baker Howland Island
21 HK0/M Malpelo I. 46 T9 Bosnia-Herzegovina
22 VK0/H Heard I. 47 VK9/W Willis I.
23 3Y Peter I 48 EP Iran
24 3B7 Agalega & St Brandon 49 1A0 SMOM
25 9U Burundi 50 S2 Bangladesh
===========================================================================
NEW 15 METER DXCC AWARD - DXCC is pleased to
announce the addition of a 15 meter single band DXCC award.
Beginning June 1, 2000, DXCC printouts have been set to reflect
credits on 15 meters. The start date for the new 15 meter DXCC
award will be July 1, 2000. 15 Meter DXCC certificates will be
dated but not numbered. Deleted entities do not count towards
this award. Those who have an active 5 Band DXCC which was
processed prior to DXCC computerization and do not have 100
entities in the computer (on 15 meters) will be allowed to submit
enough credits on that band to bring the computerized record to
the first 100 needed for this award with no per QSO fee. Simply
include postage and the award fee. The award fee is $10. Please
note your 5 Band DXCC award number and original issue date on the
application form in the block specified. If you do not know what
credits you have on 15 meters, you should contact DXCC for an
updated report, prior to submitting further credits. This will
help both you and DXCC in that it will avoid duplicates and
additional costs, since QSL costs over the limits noted in DXCC
Rule #15 are $0.15 per QSO. If you have web access and can handle
ADOBE (.pdf) files, contact DXCC at dxcc@arrl.org for a copy of your
record. If you do not have web access, please send a note to DXCC
along with $1.50 for postage or an SASE with $1.50 in postage. If
you have not submitted since the later portion of 1991, your
records are not in the computer, and an SASE with valid postage
is required for a hard copy. Please contact DXCC for any comments
and/or questions relating to these new awards at dxcc@arrl.org. [TNX Bill Moore,
NC1L]
DIE CONTEST ---> The sixth edition
will take place between 6 UTC and 12 UTC on 18 June.
Stations outside Spain shall work different DIE
references; they will score 2 points on 40-80 metres and
1 point on 10, 15 and 20 metres. For further information
please visit the web site for DIE at http://members.es.tripod.de/die.
[TNX EA5OL]
5H3US QRT ---> Dave Heil, K8MN/5H3US
left Tanzania on 16 June. His QSL manager (Ken, WA8JOC)
reports it might take several weeks before he receives
the final logs. "I will process the cards that I
have logs for", he says, "but strongly
recommend that any QSLs for QSOs after 17 May 2000 should
be held back for awhile". Until further notice,
WA8JOC is still the QSL manager for all of Dave's
operations (K8MN/OH2, K8MN/OH0, J52US, 9L1US, A22MN,
OH2/K8MN, OH0/K8MN, 5H3US). [TNX WA8JOC]
BOX 88 ---> "One of the most
important recent events in our amateur radio life",
W4KM has translated from a February 2000 issue of the
Russian Patriot Magazine, "is the return to a single
QSL bureau for Russia, attached to the Central Radio
Club. The SRR (Union of Radioamateurs of Russia)
Presidium has confirmed a set of rules for the QSL
bureau, which now has the status of an executive organ of
the SRR and is a structural subdivision of the
CRC.". The address is P.O. Box 88, Moscow, 123459,
Russia. Please note that "packages, wrappers, and
letters arriving from abroad and not indicating an
individual recipient are opened; enclosed money and IRCs
are removed and credited to the CRC account. Envelopes
showing the callsign of the addressee are not subject to
being opened." [TNX The Daily DX]
OY/DL2SWW & OY/DL2VFR ---> Ric,
DL2VFR reports that over 8,000 QSOs (90% CW, with 150
contacts on 6 metres) were made during the recent
activity from the Faroes. Cards will be ready in a couple
of weeks. More information and log-search will be
available soon at http://www.qsl.net/dl2vfr.
QSL 8S7M ---> QSL manager Mats
Freden, SM7DXQ reports to be waiting for the cards from
the printer. Please be patient and do not sed dupes. This
call will be aired from time to time through the end of
the year.
QSL ZL8RI & ZL9CI ---> As from 25
April 2000 all direct QSL cards for both ZL8RI (May 1996)
and ZL9CI (January 1999) should be addressed to Ken
Holdom, Kermadec DX Association, P.O. Box 7, Clyde,
Central Otago, New Zealand. Due to the New Zealand postal
system rules, any reply to cards sent to any previous
address cannot be guaranteed. [TNX ZL4HU/ZL2HU)]
QSL VIA KG6AR ---> Chris, KG6AR now
KG6AR/4, is the QSL manager for EN5J, EO55JM, EM3J,
UU2JZ, FO8DX (1997 only), ZF2JI. His new address is Chris
Williams, 220 Woods Landing Ln., Callaway, VA 24067, USA.
[TNX KG6AR]
QSL VIA OK1MG ---> Martin,
OK1FUA/OL5Y reports the new QSL manager for his IH9/OL5Y
and IH9/OK1FUA operations from Pantelleria is OK1MG.
SEANET CONTEST ---> The Radio Amateur
Society of Thailand (http://www.qsl.net/RAST) invites all
radio amateurs world-wide to participate in the SEANET
2000 Contest, which is associated with the 28th Annual
SEANET Convention in Thailand (17-19 November). The
format of the contest has been revised this year and it
will be a single 24 hour contest incorporating CW, Voice
(SSB or FM) and digital modes (RTTY, AMTOR, PACTOR-I/II,
CLOVER, PSK31 etc.). The contest will start at 12 UTC on
19 August and finish at 12 UTC on the 20th. Full rules
are available from Ray Gerrard, HSO/G3NOM (g3nom@ibm.net). The
SEANET web site is at http://www.seanet2000.com. [TNX
HSO/G3NOM]
VIETNAM (NEW PREFIX NUMBERS) --->
Rolf, SM5MX reports that amateur radio district numbers
in Vietnam have changed. For instance, Ho Chi Minh City
is now district 2 and Hanoi is district 9. Rolf, XV7SW,
and Torsten, XV7TH have just renewed their licences and
on 13 June were informed that they are XV9SW and XV9TH
from now on. "No map of the new districts was
available at the Vietnamese PTT", Rolf says
"which also reported that the district figure No. 1
is not in use at present".
NEWS FROM THE WEB - Edited by I1JQJ &
IK1ADH
F5NOD: The new URL for Gil's web pages
(which include the forthcoming DXpedition to Tromelin) is
http://f5nod.waika9.com/.
QSL ROUTES: QSL routes for the CQ WW WPX
CW Contest 2000 are available at http://www.arrakis.es/~ea5eyj.
[TNX EA5EYJ]
XR0ZY: Pictures from the April 2000
XR0ZY operation can be found at http://www.om5tx.miesto.sk.
[TNX OM2SA]
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