14 July 2001
No 532
*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S ***
**** DX INFORMATION ****
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
3D2 - Ron, ZL1AMO reports he will be active
again as 3D2RW from the Fiji Islands starting on 12 July. He will
operate from Nadi on OC-016 for a few days; around 16 July he
will move to the Lau Group (OC-095) for a couple of weeks. QSL
via ZL1AMO.
5B - Look for 5B/IZ8CCW and 5B/IT9SSI to
operate (on 10, 15, 20 and 40 metres SSB and CW) from Cyprus
(AS-004) on 23-30 August. They will try to be active from AS-120
as well. QSL via IZ8CCW. [TNX IZ8CCW]
9A - 9A2BD, 9A2GK, 9A3LD, 9A3PG, 9A4LT,
9A6JWF and 9A7DAQ will be active as 9A1C/p on 12-15 July from
EU-170. Plans are to visit and operate from the islands of Katina
(CI-037), Sestrice (CI-103), Silo (CI-121), Mana (CI-064),
Levrnaka (CI-054) and Rasip (CI-098). QSL via 9A4BL. [TNX 9A6AA]
9A - Weather permitting, Neno/9A2FL will
operate (on 20 metres SSB) from Majsan (EU-016, IOCA CI-190) on
15 July. [TNX 9A6AA]
9A - Marc, ON5FP and Jose, ON4CJK will be
island hopping in Croatia from 16 until 31 July. They will be
based at the lighthouse of Veli Rat (CRO 183) on Dugi Otok Island
(EU 170, CI 018) and will also visit other three islands nearby
in the same IOTA group. Their plans also include activities
(hopefully from lighthouses) from the following:
Rab EU-136 CI-096 20 July
Brac EU 016 CI-010 21 July
Pasman EU 170 CI-085 22 July
Pag EU 170 CI-082 27 July
Vir EU 170 CI-141 27 July
Porer EU-110 CI-090 31 July
Jose, ON4CJK will participate in the IOTA Contest from Dugi
Otok. QSLs for all the QSOs via ON4ADN either direct (Geert
Decru, St. Laurentiusstraat 18, B- 8710 Wielsbeke, Belgium) or
through the UBA bureau. [TNX ON5FP]
9A - 9A2EU, 9A2NO, 9A5MR, 9A4KJ and 9A7JLJ
will be active as home call/p from Zut Island (EU-170, IOCA
CI-154) on 27-29 July. They will participate in the IOTA Contest
as 9A7T/p (QSL via 9A2EU either direct or through the bureau).
[TNX 9A2EU]
9A - Emir, 9A6AA reports the following
stations are/will be active from Croatian islands:
Call IOTA Island IOCA Date
9A4A EU-170 Pag CI-082 till September
9A6AA EU-136 Losinj CI-058 till September
9A/DL1BKK EU-110 Pulari CI-205 15 July-7 August
9A/OE5EMS EU-136 Krk CI-046 IOTA contest
9A9R EU-136 Krk CI-082 IOTA contest
9A5JR/p EU-170 Sestrice CI-103 August (Lighthouse event)
9A2V/p EU-170 Sestrice CI-103 August (Lighthouse event)
9M6 - JA3IFT and JA3EYO will be active
respectively as 9M6IFT and 9M6EYT from Sabah, East Malaysia on
19-22 July. QSL via home calls. [TNX JA3EYO]
DL - Peter, DL4FCH will be active as DL4FCH/p
from Pellworm Island (EU-042, GIA N-23) between 15 July and 3
August. He will operate mostly CW on 10, 15, 20, 40 and 80 metres
including an entry in the IOTA Contest. Logs will be available at
http://www.niksch.de/peter.
[TNX DL4FCH]
F - Bert, F6HKA and Did, F6ELE plan to be
active again from Les Sept Iles (EU-107) on 21-22 July. They will
have a dipole for 40 metres and a beam for 10, 15 and 20 metres.
[TNX F6HKA]
F - Yves, F5TYY reports he will be active (on
80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres SSB) as F5TYY/p from Noirmoutier
Island (EU-064) on 27-29 July, including an entry in the IOTA
Contest. QSL via F5TYY through the REF bureau.
H4 - Luca/IZ6DSQ, Ant/IZ8CCW and possibly
others will be active (SSB only) from New Georgia Island (OC-149,
Solomon Islands) on 8-15 October and from Pigeon Island (OC-065,
Temotu) on 17-23 October. The licences have been already issued
but calls will be known upon arrival. Donations are gratefully
accepted. [TNX IZ8CCW, iz8ccw@425dxn.org]
HK - Special event call 5K3CA will be aired
(on 10-80 metres all modes) from Colombia starting on 11 July
through August to celebrate the "Copa America" football
(soccer) tournament. QSL via HK3DDD either direct or through the
bureau. [TNX HK3CW]
HL - Lee, DS1EON has joined the HL team for
the 27-29 July operation from Tokchok Island (AS-090) [425 527]
and will be signing DS1EON/2. The web site for the activity is at
http://www.qsl.net/hl1vau/iota2001/.
QSL via HL1OYF. [TNX HL1VAU]
I - Special station II1GO will be active from
Genova for the G8 summit (see "Genova G8" Award below)
between 13 and 22 July. QSL via I1UP. [TNX IZ1BZS]
I - Simon/IZ7ATN, Luca/IZ6DSQ,
Silvestro/IK7BRX, Paolo/IW0FT, Massimo/IW0FQZ and Diego/IW0FTB
will be active from the Tremiti Islands (EU-050) on 14-15 July.
They plan to operate from a few minor islands - I Pagliai (IIA
FG-007), Caciocavallo (FG-005), La Vecchia (FG-008) and a
possible IIA new one near Capraia. [TNX IZ7ATN]
I - Special station IO2SM will be activated
by operators from ARI Varese between 8 and 18 UTC on 15 July from
Isola Virginia (not IOTA, ILIA LOM-001). QSL via the bureau. [TNX
IK2DUW]
I - IK4VET, IK4XCL, IK4ALM and possibly
others plan to operate from Isola del Basson (not IOTA, IIA
RO-021) and Isola Girotto (not IOTA, IIA RO-017) on 22 July. [TNX
IK4VET]
I - The Salento DX Team will participate in
the IOTA Contest from Isola Grande (EU-091, IIA LE-002). The call
to be used has not been announced, but it will be one the
operators' home call/p. [TNX IK7JWX]
I - Look for IQ1L to be active from La
Lanterna (WAIL LI-005), Genova during the International
Lighthouse and Lighthsip Weekend on 18-19 August. QSL via the
bureau or direct to A.R.I. Genova, P.O. Box 347, 16121 Genova -
GE, Italy. [TNX IZ1BZS]
JA - Look for JM6CIP/6 and JN3FPV/6 to
participate in the IOTA Contest from Koshiki Island (AS-037). QSL
via home calls. [TNX JI6KVR]
OZ - Look for Willy, DJ7RJ to be active (on
80-6 metres SSB and CW) as OZ/DJ7RJ from Bornholm Island (EU-030)
between 22 July and 10 August, IOTA Contest included. [TNX DJ7RJ]
PY - PY2TNT, PY2AXH, PY2RAZ, PY2DCE, PY2MTF
and PY2MWS are active as PX2I from Sao Sebastiao Island (SA-028)
until 31 July. They will participate in the IOTA Contest. QSL via
PY2TNT (either direct to P.O Box 2605, 08780-990 Mogi das Cruzes
- SP, Brazil or through the bureau). [TNX PY2MTF]
SM - During the celebration of The King
Chulalongkorn Days in Utanede, Sweden, special station SI9AM (http://www.qsl.net/si9am)
will be open between 08-18 UTC from 19 to 22 July. Guest
operators are welcome and can contact si9am@qsl.net to book a 2-hour
slot. QSL via SM3CVM either direct or through the bureau. [TNX
SM3CVM]
SV & TA - Gabriele, IK3GES [425DXN 529]
is currently active as TA0/IK3GES/p from Gokceada (EU-186)
through 16 July (his morning time). He will then move to Greece
and be active from the islands of Thassos (EU-174), Skiatos
(EU-072), Euboea (counts for EU-060 until 1 February 2005) and
Salamina (EU-075). He will be back home at the end of the month.
SV - Simon/IZ7ATN, Alessio/IZ0CKJ,
Carlo/IK6CAC and Luca/IK0QDB will operate (hopefully as J43P)
from the islands of Proti, Sapientza and Schiza (all count for
EU-158) on 25-27 July. Then they will move to Khitira (EU-113)
and be active (hopefully as J48K) during the IOTA Contest. They
might operate from Elafonissos (EU-113) as well. QSL via IZ0CKJ.
[TNX IZ7ATN]
UR - UR3PA, UR3PCN, UR3PFX, US1PM, UT1PO,
UT1PF, UT4PZ and UT5PW will be active as EN0PA from Voljansky
island (UIA VoL-01, new one for the Ukrainian Islands Award)
between 19 and 22 July. Logs will be available at http://www.qsl.net/us1pm
(where logs and pictures of the previous activities as EN8PSL
from the islands of Svityaz, SvL-01 and Krymno, KrL-01 are also
available). [TNX US1PM]
VE - Linda, VE9GLF and Len, VE9MY will be
active from Deer Island (NA-014, CISA NB-005) on 14 July. They
expect to start around 14.30 UTC and to remain there for 4 hours.
QSL via home calls. [TNX VE9MY and Islands On The Web]
VE - Sylvie/VE2SYK, Yves/VE2YVT, Tvon/VE2YAT,
Jean-Yves/VE2PS, Camille/VE2SO, Yvan/VE2BA and Yvon/VE2TG will
operate (10, 15, 20, 40 and 80 metres CW and SSB) as VE2A from CQ
Zone 2 on 21-24 July. The web site for the operation is at http://www.ve2dsb.com/ve2a/.
[TNX The Daily DX]
W - Bob, N2OML will operate from Mustang
Island (NA-092) on 13-14 July and again on 3-5 August. Look for
him on +/- 14260 kHz at 12 UTC and +/- 18128 kHz at 14 UTC. [TNX
The Daily DX]
W - Joe/W4SAA and Dick/N4RP will participate
in the IOTA Contest (CW) from Virginia Key (NA-141). QSL via
W4SAA either direct (Joe Hornbach, 13691 NE 25 Ave, North Miami
Beach, FL 33181-3502, USA) or through the bureau. [TNX W4SAA]
XE - Masa, XE1ZOI, and Ramon, XE1KK will be
active as 4A3ZOI (mostly CW) and 6H3KK (mostly SSB) respectively
from Cozumel Island (NA-090) on 27-29 July, IOTA Contest
included. Outside the contest they will operate on WARC, 6 metres
(from grid EL60) and FM satellites. QSL via home calls. [TNX
XE1KK]
YV - N. Vicent Bracho, YV7QP announces he
will participate in the IOTA Contest from Margarita Island
(SA-012).
ZL - Look for ZL2AS to be active on 160
metres during the Pacific 160 Metres Contest (from 7 UTC to 23
UTC on 21 July, send RS(T) + serial number). Plans are to operate
LSB (+/- 1850 kHz) during the first half of each hour and CW (+/-
1830 kHz) during the last half of each hour.
GOOD TO KNOW - Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
425 DX NEWS SURVEY - The results of the
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DIAMOND DX CLUB ---> Gennaro
Casaburi, I8YRK reports that on 29 April 2001 he was
officially entrusted with the reorganization of the
Diamond DX Club. Further information will follow in due
course through ARI and DX bulletins, and will be
available on the DDXC's web site at http://www.ddxc.org.
The current e-mail address for the DDXC club is: casaburi1@tin.it.
GENOVA G8 AWARD ---> The "Genova
G8" Award is sponsored by ARI Genova for contacting
(listening for SWLs) stations located in Liguria Region
between 23 UTC on 13 July and 23 UTC on the 22nd. For
further information please contact IZ1BZS at iz1bzs@iol.it.
IARU HF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ---> The
following have announced their participation in this
year's event:
9A - The Croatian sociaty as 9A0HQ on all bands and
modes. QSL via 9A5K either direct or through the
bureau. See below for Kresimir's two (both OK)
addresses. [TNX 9A5K]
ER - The national team of the Amateur Radio Society
of Moldova (ARM) as ER7HQ. QSL via ER1FF. [TNX ER1BF]
FK - Eric, FK8GM from New Caledonia as single
operator multiband SSB. QSL via WB2RAJ. [TNX FK8GM]
HS - E21EIC, HS1CKC, HS0GBI and HS6NDK from the Radio
Amateur Society of Thailand's club station HS0AC.
Look for them on 1834-1850, 3524-3526 and 3534-3536
kHz between 20 and 23.30 UTC. QSL via G3NOM. [TNX
E21EIC]
I - Salvo IT9HLR as II9R. QSL direct only to IT9HLR.
LU - Daniel, LU1DK as LO0D. QSL via F6FNU. [TNX
LU1DK]
YO - The Romanian national society as YR0HQ. QSL via
YO3FRI. [TNX YO4ATW]
MUSEUM SHIP EVENT ---> The Museum
Ship Special Event, sponsored by the USS Salem Radio
Club, K1USN will take place from 00.01 UTC on 21 July to
23.59 UTC on the 22nd. Details on the list of
participating ships, operating frequencies and
Certificate information are available at http://www.qsl.net/k1usn/event.html.
[TNX K1VV]
NOT THE MANAGER ---> KL7Y reports he
is not the QSL manager for 5V1SM.
QSL CP4BT ---> Pepe, EA5KB is now the
QSL manager for Claus, CP4BT and has the logs from 1
January 1998 onwards. Direct cards should be sent to Jose
F. Ardid Arlandis, Apartado 5013, 46080 Valencia, Spain.
[TNX HB9PL]
QSL UK9AA & UK0A ---> Karl,
K4YT/DL4YT is still receiving cards for UK9AA and UK0A,
but he has not been the maild drop for Fedor since he
left Germany in January 1998. Please note that cards
should be sent direct to Fedor Petrov, Box 58, Tashkent
700000, Uzbekistan. [TNX K4YT]
QSL VIA IZ8CCW ---> Antonio (P.O. Box
360, 87100 Cosenza - CS, Italy) reports he is now the QSL
manager also for Sam, YC9MB (OC-151) and Ferry, YC0UTC
(OC-021).
QSL VIA VE7DP ---> Frank, VE7DP
reports that the QSL cards for the February 2001 IOTA
operations from the Philippines have arrived from the
printer. Processing of direct requests has already begun
and Frank expects it may take him about 4 weeks to clean
up the backlog. Cards for QSOs not confirmed direct will
be sent automatically through the bureau at a later
stage. The QSO totals are the following:
4H2B OC-093 4100
4I1P OC-244 3900
4I1P OC-126 2100
VE7DP/DU1 & DU1KGJ/p OC-091 1600
Please note that Frank is not the QSL manager for contest
station 4G1A; cards should be sent direct to 4G1A/DX1CW.
YE1D - Deddy D. Iskandar, P. O. Box 99,
Karawang 41300, Indonesia
YT1AD - Hrane Milosevic, 36206
Vitanovac, Yugoslavia
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