3V - Andy, DJ7IK reports the following
stations are noe active from Tunisia: 3V8ST (Tunis), 3V8CB (Borj
Cedria), 3V8SQ (Monastir), 3V8SF (Sfax), 3V8SM (Djerba). The
stations in Djerba and Monastir are open for guest operations
(please contact DL1BDF at dl1bdf@t-online.de
or DJ7IK at dj7ik@qsl.net) and
this week Mehmed, DJ0QJ and Mustapha, DL1BDF are QRV from 3V8SM.
8Q - Armin, HB9JBN is active (on 10, 15 and
20 metres) as 8Q7JB from the Maldives (AS-013) until 19 April.
QSL via HB9JBN. [TNX ARRL DX Bulletin]
8Q - Peter, HA2SX will be active (on 160-10
metres) as 8Q7KK from the Maldives between 14 April and 4 May. He
plans to operate manily CW, RTTY and PSK31 with some SSB and SSTV
(skeds for SSTV are welcome at kalocsa@infornax.hu until
12 April). QSL via HA2SX (Peter Kalocsa, Marko, Bakonyi ut 20,
H-8441 Hungary). [TNX HA0HW]
9M2 - Bruce, KD6WW will be active as 9M2DB
from AS-058 on 20-23 April, from AS-073 on 24-28 April and from
AS-072 between 29 April and 2 May. QSL via KD6WW (bureau cards
can be requested at kd6ww@inreach.com).
[TNX KD6WW]
9Q - Pierre, HB9AMO will be staying in Congo
for three months and hopes to be allowed to operate with the call
he used back in 1997 (9Q5BQ). If he can operate, he will be
active on 10-40 meters CW only during his free time (evenings and
weekends). He will be back to Switzerland in July. QSL via HB9AMO
(Pierre Petry, 3 Hutins-des-Bois, 1225 Chene-Bourg, Switzerland).
[TNX HB9AMO]
HK0_mal - Jairo, HK5MQZ and Hiro, HK5QGX have
announced that their 8-21 April operation from Malpelo [425DXN
516] will not take place, because the return voyage to
Buenaventura has been cancelled and they would not be able to
leave the island. [TNX HK5MQZ]
HK0_sa - Otto, HC2/UA4WAE will operate from
HK0ER's QTH on San Andres Island (NA-033) between 15 and 25
April. He plans to be active on 10-160 metres with special
attention for Europe and Japan on the low and WARC bands. [TNX
HC2/UA4WAE]
HS - The 6-15 April DXpedition to Koh Tarutao
(AS-126) [425DXN 517] has suffered an unexpected set-back at the
last minute. The authorities responsible for administration of
the territory, have demanded that an additional approval is
obtained from another Government Department. The DX Group have
only been informed of this requirement in the last 48 hours, and
therefore will have to postpone the visit to Koh Tarutao, whilst
this additional approval is obtained. The E29AL group will be
active from Koh Samui (AS-101) instead, and will keep to the same
schedule, as above. QSL via HS0GBI. [TNX HS0/G3NOM]
I - Look for Gabriele/IK1NEG, Pinuccio/I2MWZ,
Vito/I3BQC and Stefano/IK3ABY to be active from Peta di Bo
(EU-131, IIA VE-069) on 7 April. [TNX IK3ABY]
KH0 - Look for KH0/JA3AOP to be active on HF
and 6 metres from Saipan, Northern Marianas (OC-086) on 13-17
April. QSL via home call. [TNX OZ6OM]
KL - Richard/KL7AK, Jim/K9PPY, Larry/KF6XC
and Bob/WL7QC will be active as KL7AK from Sitkinak Island
(Trinity Islands, NA-053) in August. They plan to be on the
island starting the 9th until approximately the 14th. Their main
station will have an amplifier and a beam for 10, 15 and 20
metres on a 30-foot mast and their main operating frequency will
be +/- 14260 kHz (CW upon request, pileup permitting). QSL via
N6AWD. [TNX G3ZAY and KL7AK]
OH - Pekka, OH1LU might be active from
Kustavi Island (EU-096) on 13-15 April. It is also possible he
can operate from Reposaari (EU-1739 one evening during the week
of 15 April. [TNX G0APV and Islands On The Web]
TX_che - The TX0C team [425DXN 515] now
include six operators - namely Jacky/ZL3CW (F2CW), Danny/F5CW
(FK8VHY), Georges/FK8FS, Daniel/FK8FU, Akinori/ZL1GO (JA4EKO) and
Philippe/FO3BM. The will be leaving Noumea on 24 April and
operations from the Chesterfield Islands (OC-176) are expected to
take place between 27 April and 3 May on 10-160 metres. During
the voyage to and from TX0 they will operate as TX4A/MM. QSL for
both TX0C and TX4A/MM via ZL3CW (Jacques Calvo, P.O. Box 593,
Pukekohe 1800, New Zealand). [TNX The Daily DX]
UA - Alan, UA1PAC and Serge, UA1PAO will be
active (with two stations on 10-40 metres CW, SSB and probably
RTTY) as UA1PAC/p and UA1PAO/p from Vaygach island (IOTA EU-086,
RRA 06-01) between 14-22 April. QSL for both calls via UA1PAC
(Alan V. Kuz'menko, P.O.Box 88, Amderma, Nenets oblast, 166744,
Russia). [TNX RA9XF]
V4 - Joe, VE3BW will be active (on all bands
mostly CW) as V47CA from St. Kitts (NA-104) on 9-24 April. [TNX
The Daily DX]
YB - Kadek, YC9BU has reported that YE8XM/p
might be active from Kai Island (OC-221) starting 7 April for
three days. QSL route TBA. [TNX Islands On The Web]
ZA - Loreto, IK7VJP is staying in Albania for
two months and expects to operate as ZA1/IK7VJP from Durres
(Durazzo). QSL via home call either direct or through the bureau.
[TNX IK7VJP]
GOOD TO KNOW - Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
ARI CONTEST ---> The ARI
International DX Contest 2001 will be held from 20 UTC on
5 May until 20 UTC on the 6th. For further information
please visit http://loja.kkn.net/~i2uiy/. If you
plan to participate in the contest, the new version of
the shareware software is available for download at the
URL above.
ILLW ---> A list of stations that
have already confirmed their participation in this year's
International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend (18-19 August)
is available at http://www.vk2ce.com/illw/2001.htm.
For more information please contact Mike, GM4SUC (GM4SUC@compuserve.com).
[TNX GM4SUC]
IPARC S5 ---> The Slovenian branch of
the International Police Association Radio Club sposors
an award to celebrate its 5th anniversary and the 10th
anniversary of IPA-Slovenia. The award is issued for
contacts made (or heard for SWLs) with S51IPA, S52IPA,
S53IPA, S59IPA and S50IPA between 15 and 22 April 2001.
For further information please e-mail iparc@hamradio.si.
[TNX S51FV]
QSL 3W2KF ---> Claude, F5PBL (http://www.qsl.net/f5pbl)
has been back to France since 2 April and cards should be
ready within six weeks. Please note that direct cards
should be sent to Claude Terrier, 18 allee du Mail,
F-92360 Meudon-la-Foret, France. Bureau cards are
welcome, but eQSLs will not be answered. [TNX F5PBL]
QSL CX1CCC ---> Pepe, EA5KB reports
he now has the logs for CX1CCC from 1995 to 2001.
QSL HC2/UA4WAE ---> Otto reports he
has started processing direct requests. Please note that
bureau cards should be sent to UA4WA, while direct cards
should be sent to: Alex Otto Ogorodov Rafalsky, Correo
Central, Salinas, Provincia Guayas, Ecuador.
SU1HR ---> RW3GW and RN3OA operated
as SU1HR during and for a few days before and after the
recent WPX SSB Contest. QSL via RW3GW (Valery Sushkov,
P.O. Box 3, 398000, Lipetsk, Russia). Their log is
available at http://rrc.sc.ru/.
[TNX RW3GU]
NEWS FROM THE WEB - Edited by I1JQJ &
IK1ADH
QSL ROUTES: QSL routes for stations
active during the recent CQ WPX SSB Contest are available
at http://www.arrakis.es/~ea5eyj. [TNX
EA5EYJ]
ZK1CG - Victor Rivera, P.O. Box 618,
Rarotonga, Cook Islands, via New Zealand
ZK1JD - Jim Ditchburn, P.O. Box 491,
Rarotonga, Cook Islands, via New Zealand
ZL3CW - Jacky Calvo, P.O.Box 593,
Pukekohe 1800, New Zealand
ZS1B - Bud Voortman, 17 Tudor Rd, Tokai,
7945, South Africa
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