28 October 2000
No 495
*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION ****
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
9K - Special event station 9K2LOW will be
activated by KARS on 4-6 November to celebrate the extinguishing
of the last oil well sent on fire during the Gulf War. QSL via
9K2RA. [TNX 9K2HN]
A5 - Yani, 9M6US and Charly, K4VUD will be
active from Bhutan on 1-9 December. They have been granted
permission to run 1KW on all bands and will have a tribander (and
maybe two more and a WARC bander depending on repairs) and wire
antennas. Charly will operate as A52UD on SSB and CW, emphasizing
the low bands, while Jani plans RTTY, too. QSL requests for A52UD
go to K4VUD (direct preferred), Jani will announce his separate
QSL address and policy. [TNX K4VUD]
C6 - John, K3TEJ will be active on all bands
(160-10 metres) as K3TEJ/C6A from Treasure Cay (NA-080), Bahamas
on 21-28 November. He will participate in the CQ WW DX CW Contest
as C6AKW. QSL to K3TEJ. [TNX K3TEJ]
CE0_sf - A multi-national team of nine
operators will be active as CE0XT from San Ambrosio (SA-013) the
second full week of February 2001. They plan to operate on all
bands 160-10 metres SSB, CW, RTTY and PSK with three or four
stations. QSL via CE6TBN (Marco A. Quijada, P.O.Box 1234, Temuco,
Chile). The web site for the DXpedition is at http://www.qsl.net/ce0xt.
[TNX CE6TBN]
D4 - SM0JHF and SM0JQX will join EA8BYG and
EA8EE during the 1-7 November operation from D44AC (Sao Vicente,
AF-086). They plan to operate on all HF bands (plus 6 metres from
HK76MK) on CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK31, HELL, MFSK16/32, MT63, SSTV and
PACTOR. QSL via EA8URL. Daily logs will be available on http://www.qsl.net/dxgrancanaria.
[TNX EA8EE]
DU - John, G3IZM be active (on 20 and 15
metres SSB and CW) as DU7/G3IZM from Guimeras Island in the
Visayan Group (OC-129) between 19 December and 5 January. QSL to
home call. [TNX G3SWH]
FO - Bill, W1HIJ(/6) will be active (mostly
CW on 20, 15 and 10 metres and hopefully on 40 and 80 as well,
with some SSB and PSK31/MFSK) as FO0SCH from Bora Bora (OC-067),
French Polynesia between 31 October and 8 November. QSL via W6UFT
either direct or through the bureau. [TNX W1HIJ]
FS - Mike/WA2VUN, Jay/WB2BHC, Gene/K2KJI,
Maryann/K2RVH, Bob/W5GJ, Ann/W2AZK and Brian/KF2HC will operate
from St. Martin (NA-105) on 5-12 December, including an entry in
the ARRL 10 Meter Contest (multi-op. mixed mode) using the call
sign FS/W2JJ. Plans are to have two stations covering SSB and CW
on all HF bands as well as a station for 2 and 6 metre activity.
A 6m beacon and satellite activity may also be part of the
operation if conditions at their QTH allow. Individual callsigns
may be used at times but the majority of the operating will be
with the call sign FS/W2JJ. QSL via the call sign worked. [TNX
KF2HC]
HB0 - Laci/HA6NL. Zsolt/HA6PS, Csaba/HA6PX
and Tibor/HA6ZV will operate as HB0/home call/p from
Liechtenstein on 1-7 November. QSL via home calls. During the
HA-QRP Contest they will be signing HB0/HA5RT/p (QSL via HA6NL)
on +/- 3511 kHz. [TNX HA0HW]
HS - HS0AC (Multi-Multi) is restricted to the
following frequencies on 80 metres in the contest: 3524-3526 and
3534-3536 KHz. "With apologies to CW users on this
occasion", Ray, HS0/G3NOM says, "but we would like to
work mutlipliers on 80m. This may be the only 80m operation in
Zone 26. We will be able to work split. We won't be operating
160m in the contest". [TNX HS0/G3NOM]
JA - Masa, JA6GXK will be active from
Me-shima, Danjo Islands (AS-056) on 14-24 November, 15-25
December, 5-16 January, 6-16 February and 20-30 March. He will
operate in his spare time; lookf or him on or around 14260 and
21260 kHz. QSL via bureau to JA6GXK. [TNX JA3MZB]
JW - Tor, LA9XGA will operate as JW9XGA from
Logyearbyen, Spitsbergen (EU-026) on 2-8 November. Look for him
on CW (1823, 3515, 7015, 10108, 14015, 18072, 21015, 24920 and
28015 kHz), SSB (1843, 3770, 7060, 14270, 18143, 21243, 24943 and
28300 kHz), RTTY (1842, 3585, 7037, 10145, 14075, 18105, 21085,
24925 and 28130 kHz) and PSK31 (1839.150, 3581.150, 7036.150,
14071.150, 21081.150, 28120.150, 10141.150, 18101.150 and
24925.150 kHz). QSL via LA9XGA either direct (Tor-Atle Sandal,
Hamnaflot 6, N-4200 Sauda, Norway) or through the bureau, [TNX
LA9XGA]
JW - Terje, LA3OHA/JW3OHA and others are in
an advanced stage of planning an operation from Prins Karls
Forland (EU-063) between 31 May and 10 June 2001. If interested
in joining the team, please visit http://www.dxpedition.org.
[TNX LA3OHA]
KH5K - Gale force winds and heavy rain
prevented the team from getting the antennas up for some 24 hours
and K5K (Kilo Five Kilo) eventually came on the air from Kingman
Reef at approximately 03.30 UTC on 22 October. Now they have
five/six stations operating round the clock and the has made made
44,000 QSOs (20% with Europe). They plan to concentrate on CW
during the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. The web site for the DXpedition
is at http://www.qsl.net/krpdxg
(the logs will be posted after the operation ends). The pilots
are: Bill, K6GNX (k6gnx@telemetry.com,
for North and South America), Klaus, DL1XX (dl1xx@gmx.de, for Europe, Africa
and Middle East), Takeshi, JA3AAW (ja3aaw@sannet.ne.jp, for
Japan, Asia, Australia and New Zealand), Dave, N5JHV (dbatcho@lascruces.com,
for 6 metres). The team is expected to sail from Kingman at 17
local time on 31 October (3 UTC on 1 November), but it will take
a day to tear down the stations and so they may QRT on Monday.
QSL via K4TSJ. [TNX N1DG and K6GNX]
KP2 - Bill, NU0Q will operate WP2Z from St.
Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands (NA-106) during the ARRL CW
Sweepstakes on 4-6 November. Before and after the contest he will
sign KP2/NU0Q. QSL WP2Z via KU9C, QSL KP2/NU0Q via NU0Q. [TNX
NU0Q]
ON - Special event station OO4CLM (Canadian
Liberation March) will be active on 10-80 and 2 metres CQ and SSB
on 1-12 November. QSL via ON6HC either direct (P.O. Box 110, 8300
Knokke Heist, Belgium) or through the bureau. Further information
on this activity from Luc, ON4CJJ (luc.danneels@planetinternet.be)
PY - Look for PY3AFE, PY3AJZ, PY1CAD, PY3LP,
PP5SZ and PY3LCB to operate as PV3DC from Fort Duque de Caxias
(DFH RS-01) on 2-5 November. QSL via PY3AFE. [TNX PP5SZ]
S2 - Carl, SM6CPY plans to be active (pn
10-20 metres) as S21YD from Bangladesh during the first week of
November. QSL via SM6CPY (Carl Jonsson, Mosstomten, S-520 30
Ljung, Sweden). [TNX The Daily DX]
SM - SM0MDG, SM0MLZ, SM0VFE and SM0UXX will
be active as 7S5Z from Aspoja Island (EU-177) on 27-29 October.
They plan to work on as many bands as possible, including WARC
and 160 metres. QSL via SM0UXX. Their web site is at http://www.javaradio.com.
[TNX SM0UXX]
T2 - Tusti, W4WET is active as T2DX from
Tuvalu until 30 October. He plans to participate in the CQ WW DX
SSB Contest. QSL via W4WET. [TNX The Daily DX]
T8 - Koji, JK7TKE will be active (on 80-10
and 6 metres) as T88TU from Koror Island (OC-009) on 27-31
October. He will participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. QSL via
JK7TKE either direct (Koji Fukui, 1840-5 Izumi-cho, Tokorozawa
359-1112, Japan) or through the JARL bureau. [TNX JK7TKE]
UA - Special event station UE4SMA is active
until 30 November to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Mariy-El
Republic. QSL direct to "80 Years of Mariy-El", P.O.
Box 145, Yoshkar-Ola, 424000, Mariy-El, Russia. A "Mariy-El
80" certificate is available for contacting UA4S stations in
the year 2000, for further information e-mail Tom, UA4SKW (toms@mail.ru). [TNX UA4SKW]
V4 - Larry, KJ4UY reports he will operate as
V47UY from St. Kitts (NA-104) on 10-14 December. Karl, V44NK will
loan him a tribander and Larry will be taking an R7 vertical. QSL
via KJ4UY.
VK - During the year 2000 the signal corps of
the Australian Army (Royal Australian Signals) celebrates the
75th anniversary of its formation. To mark the occasion former
and current members of the corps will operate VI5RAS throughout
November from various locations within Australia. QSL via VK5FV
either direct or through the bureau.
VK9_lh - Ed, AA4EH will be active (10-30
metres) as VK9KEH from Lord Howe Island (OC-004) between 31
October and 6 November. QSL via AA4EH. [TNX The Daily DX]
VP2M - W6JKV, K6MYC and K5AND will be active
from Montserrat (NA-103) on 3-19 November. [TNX The Daily DX]
VP9 - Mark, AA1AC will be active as AA1AC/VP9
from Hamilton Parish, Bermuda (NA-005) on 8-12 December.
Operation will include 10-80 metres CW and SSB, with emphasis on
the ARRL 10-meter contest. QSL via AA1AC. [TNX AA1AC]
VQ9 - Patrick, W3PO (ex F6DWY) will be active
(on all bands mainly CW) as VQ9PO from Diego Garcia (AF-006)
starting on 30 October through February 2001. QSL via W3PO. [TNX
The Daily DX]
YB - YB3ZMI will be active again from Madura
Island (OC-237) on 27-29 October. They will operate during the CQ
WW DX SSB Contest until 12 UTC on Sunday. QSL via IZ8CCW (P.O.
Box 360, 87100 Cosenza - CS, Italy). [TNX IZ8CCW]
YJ - The Prairie DX Group operation from
Efate (OC-035), Vanuatu [425DXN 487] is now scheduled to take
place on 19-29 November. They expect to be assigned the call
YJ0PD for our general operating and YJ0V for the CQ WW DX CW
Contest. QSL for both via N9PD either direct or through the
bureau. Real-time on line logs (including during the contest),
live web cam updated every few minutes, photo gallery, daily
update message billboard with operating information for the day,
recorded sound files and possibly live streaming audio from the
DXpedition will be available on their web site (http://www.n9pd.com)
[TNX N9PD]
ZL - Barry, ZL1DD is active on 80-10 metres
from his home on Waiheke Island (OC-201) and is willing to make
skeds for island chasers (e-mail bjk@ihug.co.nz).
QSL to Barry Kirkwood, Signal Hill Homestay, 66 Cory Road, Palm
Beach, Waiheke Island 1240, New Zealand. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
GOOD TO KNOW - Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
CQ WW DX SSB CONTEST ---> Other
amateurs who have announced their participation in this
year's event include:
- Luis, YV5ENI as 4M5I. [TNX YV5ENI]
- Jusus, LU5FC as LP1F. QSL via home call (Jesus Rubio,
San Juan 2694, Rosario 2000, Santa Fe, Argentina). [TNX
LU5FC]
COMOROS 2001 ---> The web page for
the February 2001 D68C operation from the Comoros [425DXN
488] is now up and running at http://www.dxbands.com/comoros.
Further sponsorship is sought, especially from DX groups
and foundations, to help with the high cost of shipping
some 3 tonnes of equipment to D68, along with a number of
other logistical matters. Sponsorship is being
co-ordinated by Wes/W3WL (blamboley@aol.com,
US) Taizo/JA3AER (arakawa@sakurura.ner.jp,
Japan) and Steve/G4JVG (g4jvg@cwcom.net,
rest of the world), while donations can be sent to the
treasurer (John, G3WGV, e-mail g3wgv@aol.com). Three new
operators have joined the team: Tim/ G4VXE, Yoichi/JP1NWZ
and Rob/PE9PE (who will be especially welcome to 6 metre,
VHF and satellite operators). A sea-going container
filled with all the antennas, co-ax, masts, tools,
radios, computers etc. will be leaving the UK for Moroni
on 24 November. The expedition itself will take place
over the period of roughly 8-28 February 2001. [TNX
G3XTT]
CONWAY REEF 2001 ---> Another
operation from Conway Reef [425DXN 493] is being planned.
YT1AD (team leader), YU1RL, YU1AU (or YU1NR), YT6A,
Z32AU, Z32ZM and possibly YS1RR will be active between
around 7 and 15 February on all bands and modes with four
complete stations and several antennas. The licence has
already been issued but the callsign will be announced
when the operation starts. [TNX YT1AD and YS1RR]
IOTA ACTIVITY MONTH (NOVEMBER) --->
Contacts made with the following IOTA island groups in
November will score three points towards the RSGB IOTA
Millennium Programme (IOTA 2000):
The CDXC web pages (http://www.cdxc.org.uk) contain the
full IOTA 2000 rules, island listings, the SM6DEC record
system and an FAQ page which is updated regularly. These
web pages also contain conversion tables between the new
IOTAs arising as a result of the publication of the IOTA
Directory 2000 and the old IOTAs that qualify for the
IOTA 2000 Programme.
4N8/LZ1BJ ---> Boyan, LZ1BJ reports
he will be working in Kosovo for the next several months
and will operate as 4N8/LZ1BJ on SSB and CW. QSL via
LZ1BJ either direct (Boytcho Hadshiyski, P.O. Box 90,
2500 Kyustendil, Bulgaria) or through the bureau.
QSL 3W2LC ---> Mal, VK6LC back home
after a work assignment of over three months in Vietnam.
He reports that "special hand painted color silk and
picture QSL cards" for 3W2LC are now available until
December 2000. QSL direct only to VK6LC. [TNX VE6VK]
QSL B7K ---> Terry, BD7NQ reports
that the final QSL route for B7K (CQ WW DX SSB Contest)
is via W2AY (not BD7NQ any longer).
QSL VIA IK4HPU ---> IK4HPU reports
that the cards for his operations from IIA SS-115 and
NU-012 should be ready within the end of October.
QSL SV9/DL5DSM/p ---> Helmut reporta
that bureau card requests are welcome at dl5dsm@arcormail.de.
VU2TS ---> QSL manager Luc, I1YRL
reports that Ganesh, VU2TS [425DXN 488] is actually
active on 30 metres. In his latest letter to him (22
September) Ganesh states he is "QRV on 30 meters
with a dipole and started working pile-up. My favourite
spot is 10102 kHz, condx for EU is good only around
2100Z".
LOGS: Logs for FO0/F5JJW (Mangareva
Island, OC-063, DIFO FO-108) are now available at http://f5nod.waika9.com/.
The operation from Tikehau (OC-066) [425DXN 491] has been
cancelled and Joel is back home. [TNX F5NOD]
NEW URL: The new URL for the Grupo de CW
de Sao Paulo (CWSP) is http://www.cwsp.org.br. This web site
hists the logs for AX0LD (Macquarie Island) and PS0S (St.
Peter & St. Paul Archipelago). [TNX PY2YP]
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