21 October 2000
No 494
*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION ****
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
3A - Tony, IK1QBT and Gianni, IZ1DFI will
operate as 3A/home calls from Monaco on 21-22 October. Look for
them on all bands CW only, with an emphasis on the WARC bands.
QSL via home calls either direct (IK1QBT: Tony Gallo, Via Capo
S.Spirito 1/16, 17052 Borghetto Santo Spirito - SV, Italy,
IZ1DFI: Gianni Pastorino , Via Clavesana 68, 17051 Andora - SV,
Italy) or through the ARI bureau. [TNX IZ1DFI]
9M6 - Peter, G4MJS will operate as 9M6BAA
until 31 October from Hillview Gardens Amateur Radio Club,
Keningau, Sabah (OC-088, WWL OJ85CH), East Malaysia. Operation
will be mostly on 6 metres (50.115 MHz, with a CW beacon running
when not in QSO) with occasional activity on HF as time allows.
QSL via G4SHF. Further information can be found on http://www.9m6baa.com.
[TNX N2OO]
A3 - After logging some 6000 QSOs as ZK1BQI
from the South Cooks, Angelo, I6BQI is now expected to be active
as A35BQ from Tonga between 21/22 October and 1 November. Look
for him on +/- 1820, 3520, 7020, 10110, 14020, 18080, 21020,
24900 and 28020 kHz (SSB on request). QSL via home call.
BY - A group of operators from Guangdong
province (Zone 24) will participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest
as B7K (Multi-Single). QSL via BD7NQ (P.O. Box 599, Foshan GD
528000, People's Republic of China). Also look for a group from
the Beijing DX Club to enter the contest as B1Z (Multu/Single).
QSL via JA4HCK. [TNX BD7NQ and BA1DU]
C6 - Look for KI6T/C6A (QSL via KI6T) and
KA6WHA/C6A (QSL via KA6WHA) to be active from the Bahamas
starting 24 October. They will participate in the CQ WW DX SSB
Contest as C6AGS (QSL via KI6T). [TNX The Daily DX]
EA - Look for Pepe, EA5KB to be active from
Penyeta del Moro (EU-151, DIE E-039) on 22 October between 5 and
10 UTC. He plans to operate mainly on 14.257-260 and 21.257-260
MHz. [TNX EA5KB]
E3 - The web site for the current E30TA
operation from Eritrea is at http://www.uni-erlangen.de/~unrz45/BCC/act/2000/e30.
QSL via DL5NAM (Chris Sauvageot, Herrnbergstr. 22, D-91077
Neunkirchen, Germany). [TNX DF4RD]
EY - Nodir, EY8MM reports that a
multi-national group of operators will participate in the CQ WW
DX SSB Contest as EY2A (Multi-Multi). According to Nodir, this
will be the first ever M/M attempt from Tajikistan. QSL via
K6VNX.
FG - KR4DA, N2WB, W4WX and W9AAZ will be
active (CW, SSB and RTTY) as FG/home call from Guadeloupe
(NA-102) on 24-31 October. They will participate in the CQ WW DX
SSB Contest as FG5BG (Multi-Single). QSL FG5BG via KR4DA, QSL
FG/N2WB via N2OO, others via home call. [TNX VK2SG RTTY DX Notes]
FO_aus - SP9FIH and SQ9LR will be active (on
80-6 metres) as FO0WEG from Tubuai (OC-152), Austral Islands
between 20 October and 4 November. They will operate SSB and
probably RTTY with two 100W transceivers, one vertical antenna,
one 3-element tribander and one 5-element for 6 metres. QSL and
donations via SP9FIH (P.O. Box 480, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland). [TNX
SQ9LR]
FO_mar - Toshi, JA1ELY and Mako, JA1OEM will
operate (on 160-6 metres SSB, CW and RTTY) as FO0ELY and FO0TOH
from Nuku Hiva, Marquesas (OC-027) through 23 October. QSL via
home calls. [TNX JA1ELY]
FP - AC8W, K8DD, N8KR and W8IQ will operate
from St. Pierre (NA-032) from 23 through 30 October. They will
have wire antennas and four 100w transceivers and will put an
emphasis on CW and RTTY prior to a multi-single entry in the CQ
WW DX SSB Contest using FP/N8KR. QSL via home calls. From:
"Stan & Trish Arnett"
GD - Joe, K1JB and Mike, K1EU plan to operate
(on 6-160 metres CW and SSB) as GD6IA from the Isle of Man
(EU-116) between 26 and 29 October, including an entry in the CQ
WW DX SSB Contest. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
GM - Leo, W3LEO reports he will be active as
MM0LEO from Portpatrick, Scotland between 24 October and 16
November, including an entry in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. QSL via
W3LEO.
GM - The North of Scotland Contest Group will
be signing GZ7V and not GS2MP as previously announced [425DXN
493] during the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. Chris, GM3WOJ reports that
holders of UK special contest callsigns can now use the prefix GZ
or MZ when operating from Shetland in major contests. The 'Z'
refers to the old name for Shetland which is 'Zetland'. Visit http://www.gm7v.com
for more information.
KH2 - Guam Contest Group members JI3ERV/NH2C,
JG3RPL/N1BJ, JR3RVO/WX8M, JR7OMD/WI3O, JR8VSE, JH7QXJ and JE8KKX
will participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest as AH2R from Guam
(OC-026) in the Multi-Single category. QSL via JH7QXJ either
direct or through the JARL bureau. [TNX JI3ERV]
KH5K - The team operated as T32R from
Christmas Island while waiting for the ship to arrive from
Hawaii. They departed for Palmyra on 17 October in the afternoon
and arrived on the 19th at 11 local time to pick up Mike, KH6ND.
They stopped at Palmyra for a few hours and spend a little time
on SSB; their plan was to leave Palmyra at 3 UTC in order to
arrive at Kingman at daybreak. All stations shall be fully
assembled before starting operating from Kingman, which was
expected in the local afternoon on 20 October.
LY - Amateur radio operators from Lithuania
can use the special prefix LY40 during the CQ WW DX SSB Contest
to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Lithuanian Radio Sports
Federation. [TNX LY3BA]
OH0 - Jukka, OH6LI will participate in the CQ
WW DX SSB Contest from OH0V on 10 metres. QSL via OH6LI (Jukka
Klemola, Aarontie 5, 31400 Somero, Finland). [TNX OH6LI]
PJ8 - Ken, K7ZUM will operate (on 10-160
metres CW and SSB) as PJ8/K7ZUM from St. Maarten (NA-105) on
21-31 October, including an entry in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest.
QSL via K7ZUM. [TNX The Daily DX]
T8 - Hiro/JA1WSX and Toku/JA1QGT will be
active (on 10-80 metres SSB, CW, RTTY and PSK31) as T88WX and
T88?? (licence to be issued upon arrival) from Palau (OC-009)
between 27 and 31 October. Hiro is expected to participate in the
CQ WW DX SSB Contest as SOAB. QSL via home calls. [TNX JA1ELY]
TF - Four scout stations from Iceland will
participate in the Jamboree On The Air (21-22 October). TF3JAM
from Reykjavik, TF1JAM from lake Ulfljotsvatn, TF8JAM from
Keflavik and TF5JAM from Akureyri are expected to operate on
10-80 metres mainly SSB. QSLs for all via TF3KET. [TNX TF3AO]
TI - Carlos/TI5KD, Hiro/JA6WFM and
Naomi/JM6EBU (YL operator) will participate in the CQ WW DX SSB
Contest as TI5WFM (Multi-Single). QSL via JA6WFM. Before the
contest look for TI5/JA6WFM and TI5/JM6EBU (QSL via home calls).
[TNX JA1ELY]
TZ - Mac, TZ6JA will be active again from
Bamako, Mali starting 20 October for one month. He will operate
(40, 20, 15 and 10 metres) during his mornings on weekdays and
all time on weekends. QSL via JA3EMU. [TNX JA1ELY]
UR - UR3GA will be active (on or around
14260, 21260 and 28460 kHz) from Orlov Island (EU-179) on 24-27
October. QSL via UR7GG (Victor Tkachenko, P.O.Box 73, Kherson,
73000 Ukraine). [TNX UR7GG]
V6 - Shoji, JA7HMZ/V63DX [425DXN 493] will
now participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest as V6T1A (no longer
as V6A). QSL via JA7AO (Tokro Matsumoto, 3-62 Okachimachi,
Yuzawa, 012-0856 Japan). [TNX JA1ELY]
VK9_coc - The 50 MHz based operation from
Cocos/Keeling (OC-003) [425DXN 475] is confirmed to take place
from 21 October to 4 November. Wal, VK6KZ and Don, VK6HK will
operate as VK9CZ and VK9CK respectively and will concentrate on 6
metres with 28885 KHz available for liaison. Favoured frequencies
on HF bands will nominally be 28485, 21285 and 14185 KHz. [TNX
VK4FW and VK6HK]
VP2E - W8GEX (VP2EP), AC8G (VP2EH) and W8ILC
(VP2ER) will be active on all bands SSB and CW from Anguilla
(NA-022) between 26 October and 2 November. They will participate
in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest as VP2ER (most likely as
Multi-Multi). QSL via home calls. [TNX The Daily DX]
VP9 - Francesco, IK0FVC will operate as
IK0FVC/VP9 from the Bermuda Islands (NA-005) on 22-24 October.
QSL via home call. [TNX IK0FVC]
W - Special event station K3G will be active
from 14 UTC to 00 UTC on 21 October to commemorate the 61st
anniversary of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary from Coast Guard
Base Group Philadelphia. QSL via NM3S (Daniel F. Amoroso, 196 Dam
View Drive, Media, PA 19063, USA). [TNX NM3S]
XU - Hiroo, JA2EDZ/XW2A was planning to
operate for 2-3 days from Poah Island (AS-133). If he shows up,
he should sign XU7AAT. QSL to Hiroo Yonezuka, P.O. Box 2659,
Vientiane, Laos. [TNX JI6KVR]
XU - Hitoshi, JE8XRF will be active (mostly
on 15 and 10 metres SSB) from Cambodia on 26-30 October. His
callsign will be issued upon arrival. He plans to participate in
the CQ WW DX SSB Contest as SOSB (10m). QSL via JA1ELY. [TNX
JA1ELY]
YB - YC8RSW/p, YC8TXW/p and YC8UFF/p are
active from Lembeh in the Celebes's Coastal Islands group
(OC-236). QSL via YC8TXW (Ronny Monoarfa, P.O. Box 166, Tahuna,
Sangihe Island, 95800 Indonesia).
YU - Special station YU7RTV will be activated
on CW, SSB and RTTY by ARC YU7BPQ until 31 October to celebrate
the free Radio Television of Novi Sad. QSL via YU7BPQ. [TNX
YU7WJ]
ZF - Ron, WJ7R and Mark, N7MQ will operate
from Little Cayman Island (NA-016) during the CQ WW SSB DX
Contest. Look for ZF2RV (QSL via WJ7R) to enter the contest as
SOSB (10 metres) and for ZF2MC (QSL via N7MQ) on 80 metres.
Before and after the contest they will concentrate on CW, 12, 17
and 30 meters and PSK31. [TNX The Daily DX]
ZK1 - The Cook Islands scouts will be
operating during the Jamboree on the Air (21-22 October) as
ZK1BS. There is no QSL manager and cards should be sent direct
only to J. Ditchburn, Box 491, Rarotonga, Cook Islands. [TNX
W7TSQ]
GOOD TO KNOW - Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
DU6/K9AW ---> Gary, DU6/K9AW has only
operated from Negros Island (his home) in the Visayan
Island group (OC-129). Someone has mistakenly spotted him
on as being on OC-125 in the Semirara Island group (also
a DU6 prefix). QSL via WF5T.
KH6ND/KH5 ---> The one man KH6ND/KH5
Palmyra DXpedition has come to a close after 25231 QSOs
logged in the past few months on 160m (525 CW, 1 SSB, 0
RTTY), 80m (1407/0/0), 40m (2438/9/0), 30m (1696/0/0),
20m (5561/20/21), 17m (2046/8/0), 15m (6018/29/202), 12m
(1662/2/0), 10m (2951/0/0), 6m (613/22/0). [TNX N1DG]
PIRATE ---> Someone is pirating
VU2DED on CW. Please note that the genuine Ajay, VU2DED
does not operate CW and has not been active on HF bands
for a couple of years. [TNX VU2TRI]
QSL AS-142 ---> Alex, 4Z5KJ/UA0ZY
reminds island chasers that the QSLs for his UA0ZY/p
operation from AS-142 are still available from 4Z5AV
(Michael Krimer, P.O. Box 2288, Eilat 88122, Israel).
QSL 4W/K7BV & 4W/N6FF ---> The
QSL manager is KU9C, who welcomes bureau card requests at
ku9c@ku9c.com.
QSL BA4DW ---> David reports that on
10 October someone replaced his qrz.com address with a
wrong one. Please note that if you have used POB 085-202
your mail will never reach him. His correct address is
and has ever been the following: David Y. J. Zhou, P.O.
Box 040-088, Shanghai, 200040, China. David also reports
he has processed all of the direct requests for BA4DW/5
(AS-137), BA4DW and BD4DW received before 15 October.
QSL FR5FD ---> N6TR is not the QSL
manager for FR5FD. Cards should be sent to Patrick
Lebeaume, 40 rue Desjardines, Bois de Nefles, F-97411
Saint Paul, France.
QSL P29DX ---> Dr. Elmer R. Ribeyro,
P29DX will end his work assignment in December 2000.
Please do not send your cards to him any longer, but use
his QSL manager (Jose, EA4CEN), who accepts either direct
and bureau cards. [TNX EA4CEN]
QSL IY4FGM ---> Please note that the
QSL manager for the station at the Guglielmo Marconi
Foundation (Pontecchio) is IK4UPU. Do not send your cards
to IK4QJH any longer. [TNX IK4SDY]
QSL NOT VIA ON5FP ---> Marc, ON5FP
still receives cards for Joe, GJ0NYG and Dennis, GJ4TXB.
Please note that Marc is the QSL manager for these
stations only for their 27-28 July 1991 operation from
Les Minquiers Islands (EU-099).
QSL VIA DL7DF ---> Both the calls
used by the German DXpedition to Togo (5V7VJ) and Burkina
Faso (XT2OW) have been reissued, so you need to pay
attention to the dates of your QSO. QSLs for contacts
made with 5V7VJ on 12-20 September 2000 go via G4ZVJ; for
contacts made on 4-9 October 2000 go via DL7DF. QSLs for
contacts made with XT2OW in February 1999 go via F5RLE;
for contacts made after 11 October 2000 go via DL7DF.
Online logs for the German team's operations are
available at http://www.qsl.net/dl7df. [TNX DF3CB]
QSL VIA F5OGL ---> Please note that
F6KEQ was the QSL manager for Didier's (F5OGL) operation
as S92PI from Principe Island (AF-044) back in 1995.
Cards for Didier and the stations he manages should be
sent to F5OGL either direct (Didier A. Senmartin, BAS,
P.O. Box 19, F-35998 Rennes Armees, France) or through
the REF bureau. [TNX F5OGL]
UKRAINA DX CONTEST ---> It will take
place (160-10 metres CW, SSB and RTTY) between 12 UTC on
4 November and 12 UTC on the 5th. Full rules available at
http://www.qsl.net/ucc.
[TNX UY5ZZ]
NEWS FROM THE WEB - Edited by I1JQJ &
IK1ADH
CONTESTS: Mike, VK4DX maintains a
Contest Calendar at http://www.qsl.net/vk4dx which
includes rules for most of the world HF contests.
LOGS: The complete logs for 4W/K7BV and
4W/N6FF are available at http://www.xcvr.com/4w/logsearch.asp;
if you have trouble with that go to http://www.qth.com/k7bv/TIMOR
and follow the path from the log search page. If you are
missing from the file send Rod, WC7N (wc7n@wave.net) your call
and log info and he will do a search for you.
LOGS: The logs for this year's operation
by LZ1KMS from EU-181 are available at http://www.qsl.net/lz4bu.
[TNX LZ4BU]
LOGS: Logs and pics for the recent YP1W
operation from EU-183 are available at http://www.qsl.net/yo3kaa.
[TNX YO3FWC]
WB1HOF - Hampden County Radio
Association, P.O. Box 562, Agawam, MA 01001, USA
YC9BU - Kadek, Box 106, Singaraja, 81100
Bali Island, Indonesia
Z21KD - Toni Latz, P.O. Box 2081,
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
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