3 February 2001
No 509
*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION ****
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
EMERGENCY IN INDIA - Members of National
Institute of Amateur Radio (NIAR) Hyderabad have established
HF/VHF stations in the earthquake affected areas of Gujarat for
providing emergency relief communications. Their main operating
frequency is 14.160 Mhz. [TNX VU2JOS]
3D2_con - The February DXpedition to Conway
Reef [425DXN 505] will start later than previously announced,
that is on 22 February around 8 UTC until 1 March. QSL via YT1AD
(Hrane Milosevic, 36206 Vitanovac, Yugoslavia). Other information
at http://www.kragujevac.co.yu/3d2.
After Conway Reef the operators (YT1AD, YU7AV, YU1NR, YZ7AA,
YU1DX, Z32ZM, Z32AU, YS1RR) will be active from Fiji on 2-8
March. [TNX YT1AD and YS1RR]
3D2_con - The Daily DX reports that the
Scandinavian DXpedition to Conway Reef, originally scheduled to
take place between 5 and 24 April [425DXN 493], has been
postponed due to personal commitments of two of the team members.
3Y_bou - Deon, ZR1DQ (see http://www.qsl.net/zr1dq)
reports that the team on Bouvet lost their diesel generator after
many weeks of troublesome operation. The only operational
generator is a petrol Honda with limited fuel supply.
Investigation is in progress to convert the Honda engine to run
on propane gas. [TNX ZR1DQ]
5U - I2YSB, I2UIY and IK2DIA will operate
from Niger between 27 February and 12 March. Callsigns (one for
SSB and one for CW/RTTY/PSK31) will be issued upon arrival. They
plan to have three stations running and to operate on 10-160
metres + 6 metres CW/SSB. QSL for both callsigns via I2YSB either
direct (Silvano Borsa, P.O. Box 45, 27036 Mortara- PV) or through
the ARI bureau. The web page for the operation (http://digilander.iol.it/i2ysb/)
will be updated with logs and pictures during the DXpedition.
[TNX I2UIY]
9V - Mirek, 9V1XE reports he has been granted
permission to operate via satellite and plans to be often on
Oscar 10 and other satellites (Oscar 40 too, but modes A, B, J, K
only at this stage). QSL for satellite QSOs via either 9V1XE or
his usual QSL manager, DL4DBR.
BQ9 - Paul, BV4FH reports an operation as
BQ9P is scheduled to take place from Pratas Island (AS-110) on
6-15 March. [TNX JI6KVR]
BV - Yuki, JI6KVR and operators from Taiwan
will be active as BV9L from Liuchiu Yu (Taiwan's Coastal Islands,
AS-???) on 2-4 March. Plans are to have to stations working on
10, 15 and 20 metres CW and SSB, with a beam and a ground plane.
QSL via BV4YB. [TNX BV4FH and JI6KVR]
C6 - Look for K3TEJ to operate as C6AKW from
Abaco Island (NA-080), Bahamas on 14-21 February. Main activity
on 10-160 metres CW, with some SSB on 40. [TNX The Daily DX]
CE0_est - A group of operators from Chile and
Germany plan to be active (on all bands mostly CW and RTTY) as
3G0Y from Easter Island (SA-001) on 4-19 March. A web site is
under construction at http://www.qsl.net/3g0y. QSL via DK7YY. [TNX
DL9NEI]
CE0_sa - Joe, KO4RR has joined the 12-20
February CE0ZT FXpedition to San Ambrosio [425DXN 507]. Marco,
CE6TBN reports that they will participate in the ARRL
International DX Contest (CW) as a Multi/Single entry. There will
be two QSL managers: N6MZ (Michael A. Mraz, 15526 Se 50th St,
Bellevue, WA 98006-3611, USA) will handle cards for the US and
CE6TBN (Marco A. Quijada, P.O.Box 1234, Temuco, Chile) for
stations outside the US. [TNX CE6TBN].
CT - Cupido, CT1BNW reports he will
participate in the WPX RTTY Contest with the special call CQ2CE.
QSL direct only to P.O.Box 4143, 4461-901 Senhora da Hora,
Portugal.
D6 - The following are the announced
frequencies for the 8-28 February D68C operation from the Comoro
Islands (AF-007):
CW
SSB
RTTY
PSK31
CW
SSB
RTTY
PSK31
1822
1842
-
-
18072
18145
-
-
3502
3795
3570
-
21022
21295
21085
21071
7002
7052
7035
-
24892
24945
-
-
10102
-
-
-
28022
28495
28075
28071
14022
14195
14085
14071
50102
50145
-
-
At least five other DXpeditions are expected to be active in
February, so there is a strong likelihood that, from time to
time, D68C will need to change transmitting/receiving frequencies
to avoid confusion. The first group of operators fly out on 4
February, arriving D68 on the 6th. They expect to take about two
days setting up equipment and antennas, so that when the
operation starts they will have all bands up and running. D68C
will be active during the WPX RTTY Contest (10-11 February). The
QSL managers are G3SWH (Phil Whitchurch, 21 Dickensons Grove,
Congresbury, Bristol, BS19 5HQ, England; bureau card requests
welcome by e-mail at phil@g3swh.demon.co.uk)
and, for SWLs, BRS 32525 (Bob Treacher, 93 Elibank Rd, Eltham,
London SE9 1QJ, England; e-mail: brs32525@compuserve.com).
The D68C Web Page (http://www.dxbands.com/comoros) is and will
be updated with the latest news, logs etc. [TNX G3XTT]
DL - Look for DL5CW/p to be active (CW and
SSB) from Ummanz Island (EU-057, O-06 for the German Islands
Award) on 10-16 February. QSl via DL5CW. [TNX DL2VFR]
DU - Frank, VE7DP [425DXN 507] and operators
from DX1CW will be active as follows:
as 4I1P from Marinduque Island (Luzon's Coastal Islands,
OC-???) on 9-11 February (operators VE7DP, 4F1FZ, 4F3XX,
4F1CJC and others from the local amateur radio club);
as 4I1P/2 (or maybe a 4H2 special prefix) from Batan
Island (OC-093) on 24-25 February (operators VE7DP,
4F1FZ, 4F3XX, 4F1OZ and others).
Plans to operate from Polillo Island (OC-091), possibly as
4I1P or 4G1A, have still to be finalized. Activity will take
place on 10, 15, 20, 30 and 40 metres CW and SSB. QSL via VE7DP
or direct only to DX1CW (44 Sta Fe st. Bo Kapitolyo, Pasig City,
Philippines). The web site for DX1CW is at http://www.qsl.net/dx1cw.
[TNX 4F3XX and VE7DP]
FG - Look for Ekki, DF4OR to be active as
FG/DF4OR from Guadeloupe until 17 February. Operating plans
include CW, SSB, SSTV, Pactor, Amtor and RTTY, with an entry in
the WPX RTTY Contest (10-11 February). [TNX VK2SG RTTY DX NOTES]
JA - Look for JQ1SUO/2, JA2HMD/2, JA2JTN/2
and 7N2JZT/2 to operate (SSB and CW) from Hatsu Island (AS-117)
on 10-13 February. QSL via home calls. [TNX JQ1SUO &
JA9IFF/1]
KP2 - John, W8LBY and Norm, K8NI are active
as KP2/W8LBY and KP2/N8NI from St. Croix, Virgin Islands (NA-106)
until 15 February. [TNX The Daily DX]
LU_ant - The GACW expedition to Vicecomodoro
Marambio Base on Seymour Island (AN-013) that was tentatively
scheduled for March [425DXN 488] has been "suspended".
The icebreaker is under repairs that won't be completed before
the Antarctic summer is over, so the group is looking for next
season. [TNX WC6DX and Islands On The Web]
PJ2 - Larry, K6RO and Charlie, W6KK will
operate (on all bands CW and SSB) as PJ2/home call from Curacao
(SA-006) from 27 February to 5 March. Larry will participate in
the ARRL SSB DX Contest as PJ2R (SOAB HP). QSL PJ2R via K6RO and
PJ2/ via home calls. [TNX K6RO]
PJ6 - Bert, PA3GIO will operate (on 10-20
metres SSB) as PJ6/PA3GIO/m from Saba (NA-145) from 28 March
until 2 April. QSL via PA3GIO either direct (Bert vd Berg,
Parklaan 38, NL-3931 KK Woudenberg, The Netherlands) or
preferably through the bureau. The web page for this activity is
at http://www.pa3gio.nl/ca/PJ6/.
[TNX PA3GIO]
S2 - Alessio/IZ0CKJ, Simon/IZ7ATN,
Raffaele/IZ7BNH and Paolo/IW0FT will operate (calls to be issued
upon arrival) from St. Martin's Island (AS-127) on 21-26
February. Contributions can be sent to IZ0CKJ and will be
returned if the operation cannot take place. QSL via IZ0CKJ
(Alessio Roma, P.O. Box 22, 03023 Ceccano, Italy). [TNX IZ0CKJ]
SP - Uwe, DL3BQA reports he will be active
(mainly on SSB) as SO0DIG from Karsibor Island (EU-132, SZ003 for
the Polish Island Award) on 10-18 February. QSL via DL3BQA.
V31 - Bert, PA3GIO will operate (on 10-80
metres SSB) as V31GI from Southwest Caye, Glovers Reef (NA-180),
Belize on 11-16 March. QSL via PA3GIO either direct (see PJ
above) or preferably through the bureau. The web page for this
activity is at http://www.pa3gio.nl/ca/southwest/. [TNX
PA3GIO]
VK - Bill, VK4FW reports he will arrive on
Cumberland Island (OC-160) on 6 February for a possible 4-day
stay. He will try to be active daily during his spare time,
mainly during his evenings. QSL direct only to VK4FW.
YK - The pilot stations for DX Syria 2001
(YK9A) [425DXN 508] are Dick Wolf, N6FF (n6ff@tco.net, western half of the
US); Bernie McClenny, W3UR (bernie@dailydx.com,
eastern half of the US); Masao Ueki, JH3VNC (m-ueki@po.bcap.co.jp,
Japan). The web site for the operation can be found at http://www.qsl.net/k7ar
and will include and updated daily online logs. The QSL manager
is K9LA and cards may be sent via the bureau (outside of the US)
or direct to Carl Luetzelschwab, 1227 Pion Road, Fort Wayne, IN
46845, USA. Cards will be available at the Dayton Hamvention.
[TNX W3UR]
ZD7 & ZD8 - Barry Amateur Radio Society
members Rich/GW4BVJ, Doug/G0WMW and Glyn/GW0ANA will depart on 19
March to operate first for eight days from Ascension Island
(AF-003) and then for two weeks from St. Helena (AF-022). They
plan to be active on as many bands (160-6 metres with an emphasis
on the low bands) and modes (CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK31, SSTV, MFSK,
Heilshriber) as possible. Further information is expected in due
course. Contributions can be sent to GW0ANA, who will be also the
QSL manager for both the activities. [TNX GW0ANA]
GOOD TO KNOW - Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
PACIFIC TRIP ---> These are the
announced stops for Angelo, I6BQI [425DXN 502]: Tonga
(A35BQ, from 25 February to 2 March), Niue (ZK2BQI, from
2 to 9 March), Vanuatu (call TBA, in March), Western
Samoa (5W1BQ, from 26 March to 5 April). QSL via I6BQI
(Angelo Brandolini, C.da Colle di Giogo 36/A, 65010
Moscufo - PE, Italy).
CLOSED LOGS ---> "One thing that
has always bothered me is hearing that a QSL manager is
'closing a log'", Bob Schenck, N2OO says. "I
will be happy to preserve any DX or DXpedition log and
take on the QSL manager responsibility, no matter how old
the log might be. Logs can be in any format, even paper
and I will even provide replacement cards if needed as
well. If any of you hear of a DX or DXpedition log that
is being 'closed', or perhaps that a QSL manager becomes
SK, please save the log(s) and drop me a message".
Bob's e-mail address is n2oo@arrl.net.
CIS AWARD ---> The Radio Amateur's
Diploma of the Commonwealth of Independent States is
sponsored by the "Funkner DX Family" amateur
radio club (RZ3DZZ) and is available to licenced amateurs
and SWLs for contacting/hearing 12 stations located in
the twelve CIS countries. QSL cards are not required. For
further information please contact fdxf@aha.ru. [TNX RN3FX]
CQ FROM CIS ---> The first issue of
the monthly Radio Amateur's Journal of the Commonwealth
of Independent States will be published in July 2001.
Editor Yuri V. Funkner (RN3FX) states that the magazine,
written in English, will give comprehensive information
on all aspects of amateur radio in CIS countries
(Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia, Moldova, Belarus,
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Russia, Uzbekistan,
Kazakhstan, Ukraine): awards, activities, QSL routes,
URLs and e-mail addresses and much more. For further
information please contact fdxf@aha.ru.
D68C (SWLs) ---> In addition to the
15 trophies for working D68C [425DXN 506], there will be
3 trophies for the 3 SWLs who hear D68C on the most bands
(1.8 to 50 MHZ) and modes (CW, FM, PSK31, RTTY and SSB).
Bob Treacher, BRS 32525 (see address above) will
administer the SWL trophies: entries must be received no
later than 30th April 2001 and to submit a claim,
listeners must provide the usual log details (Date, UTC,
Frequency, Mode, RS(T), callsign of the station(s)
worked).
DXNL ---> Issue 1228 of the "DX
Newsletter" (18 December 2000) was the last one
edited by Michael, DJ5AV [425DXN 504]. The DARC Committee
for DX and HF Contesting has announced that the new
editor is Karlfried Henrichs, DL1EK (dxnl@darc.de). [TNX DL3TD]
QSL E4/OE1GZA ---> Gunter reports
that cards should be sent direct only to: Gunter Zwinkl,
c/o SICT, P.O.Box 1133, Ramallah, Palestine. "Bureau
cards to OE1GZA will be stuck in Austria", he says,
"and probably not be replied to as long as I'm
overseas, and that might be another few years".
QSL FY5FY ---> The address given in
425DXN #508 was taken from RAC 2001, but Alain, F6EZV
(Didier's brother) states it is wrong. The correct
address is: Didier Bironneau, 5 Ave Chopin, F-97310
Kourou, French Guiana.
QSL VK0MM ---> As promised Alan has
announced the QSL route for his VK0MM activity from
Macquarie Island. The QSL manager (direct only) is
VK4AAR: Alan Roocroft, P.O. Box 421, Gatton, QLD 4343,
Australia. All excess proceeds from the QSLing process
will be donated to Camp Quality, a charity providing care
for children with cancer and other terminal illness. The
log has been carefully checked, however if you receive
"Not In Log" and are certain that you had a QSO
with VK0MM, then you should contact Alan (vk0mm@yahoo.com) and he
will double check the original log in case of a typo.
QSL VIA 9A2DM ---> Direct cards for
contacts made last year by 9A5Z, 9A1CZZ/P, 9A2DM/P,
9A3LM/P, 9A5ZM/P, 9A00WCD, 9A900Z and 9A900BP (December
2000) have been processed, Vlado reports. Remaining cards
are being sent through the bureau.
QSL VIA IZ0CKJ ---> Alessio reports
that the cards for EU-186, EU-187, EU-158, EU-045 and
AS-099 will be mailed before his trip to Bangladesh (see
S2 above) or in early March at the latest.
PERIOD CALL REF
===========================================================================
till 05/02 3C1AG: Bioco Isl (AF-010), Eq. Guinea * by SM0AGD 507
till 02/03 3Y0C: Bouvet (AN-002) * by N4BQW 509
till 17/02 FG/DF4OR: Guadeloupe 509
till August FO0CLA: French Polynesia and Australs * by F2HE 501
till 10/02 FO: OC-066, Fr.Pol. * by DL1AWI,DL5XU,DL3APO,DG0OBN 508
till ?? JW3FL: Hopen Is. (EU-063) * by LA3FL 504
till 06/02 JW5HE: Svalbard * by LA5HE 508
till 26/02 KH9: Wake Island * by K7ASU 507
till 15/02 KP2/W8LBY and KP2/N8NI: Virgin Isls (NA-106) 509
till 31/12 OE75: special prefix (Austria) 504
till April P40MR: Aruba (SA-036) * by VE3MR 500
till March R1ANF: South Shetlands (AN-010) 499
till 12/02 V31SN: Belize * by DJ4SO 506
till 28/02 VQ9PO: Diego Garcia (AF-006) * by W3PO 495
till ?? YJ0AFN and YJ0ABS: Vanuatu * by DK9FN and DL2GAC 508
02/02-28/02 HP: NA-170, NA-202, NA-203 * by F5PAC 508
03/02-12/02 YK9A: Syria 509
06/02-16/02 JA6GXK: Me-shima, Danjo Islands (AS-056) 495
06/02-10/02 VK4FW: Cumberland Island (OC-160) 509
07/02-21/02 8Q7MZ & 8Q7BZ: Maldives (AS-013) * by OE3MZC & OE3YCB 507
07/02-12/02 PW0S: St. Peter & St. Paul Rocks * by PY7s 508
08/02-28/02 D68C: Comoros Islands (AF-007) 509
09/02-11/02 4I1P: Marinduque Island (OC-???) * by VE7DP and DUs 509
09/02-27/02 AC4G/KH9: Wake Island (OC-053) 507
10/02-16/02 DL5CW/p: Ummanz Island (EU-057) 509
10/02-13/02 JQ1SUO/2,JA2HMD/2,JA2JTN/2,7N2JZT/2: Hatsu Isl (AS-117)509
10/02-18/02 SO0DIG: Karsibor Island (EU-132) * by DL3BQA 509
10/02-17/02 VK7: Tasmania (OC-006) * by DF9MV 505
11/02-28/02 FO: OC-027, Marquesas * by DL1AWI and DL5XU 508
11/02-04/03 T32RD: Christmas Isl. (OC-024) * by OK1RD,OK1RI,OK1PD 507
12/02-20/02 CE0ZT: San Ambrosio (SA-013) * by CE6TBN and others 509
12/02-19/02 GD/DL4ALB, LQM, WG, DL5AXX, LYM, DL8WAA: Isle of Man 507
14/02-21/02 C6AKW: Abaco Island (NA-080) * by K3TEJ 509
18/02-24/02 VK7: Flinders Island (OC-195) * by DF9MV 505
21/02-26/02 S2:St.Martin's Isl (AS-127)*IZ0CKJ,IZ7ATN,IZ7BNH,IW0FT 509
22/02-01/03 3D2: Conway Reef * by YT1AD and others 509
23/02-25/02 W4D: Dauphin Island (NA-213) 505
24/02-25/02 4I1P/2 (4H2xx): Batan Island (OC-093) * by VE7DP & DUs 509
25/02-02/03 A35BQ: Tonga * by I6BQI 509
27/02-12/03 5U: Niger * by I2YSB, I2UIY, IK2DIA 509
27/02-05/03 PJ2/K6RO, PJ2/W6KK, PJ2R: Curacao (SA-006) 509
27/02-06/03 PJ8/AA1M, W1USN, W1HL: Sint Maarten (NA-105) 507
February 7Q7HB: Malawi * by G0JMU 503
February DU5/LA7YX: Leyte Island (OC-129) 508
from February EM1HO: Galindez Island (AN-006) 508
from February RU0LM/0: Shikotan Island (AS-062) 508
02/03-08/03 3D2: Fiji * by YT1AD and others 505
02/03-04/03 BV9L: Liuchiu Yu (AS-???) 509
02/03-09/03 ZK2BQI: Niue * by I6BQI 509
04/03-19/03 3G0Y: Easter Island (SA-001) * by CEs and DLs 509
06/03-15/03 BQ9P: Pratas Island 509
11/03-16/03 V31GI: Southwest Caye (NA-180) * by PA3GIO 509
17/03-18/03 HR: Swan Islands (NA-035) * by HRs 508
20/03-30/03 JA6GXK: Me-shima, Danjo Islands (AS-056) 495
26/03-05/04 5W1BQ: Western Samoa * by I6BQI 509
28/03-02/04 PJ6/PA3GIO/m: Saba (NA-145) 509
March YJ: Vanuatu * by I6BQI 509
March Ascension (ZD8) & Helena (ZD7)*by GW4BVJ,G0WMW,GW0ANA 509
21/04-22/04 Holyland DX Contest 500
05/05-18/05 3B6RF: Agalega (AF-001) 502
31/05-10/06 JW: Prins Karls Forland (EU-063) 495
09/08-31/08 TY: Benin * by F5CWU, F5MOO and F5AOV 507
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