18 August 2001
No 537
*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION ****
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
3A - Look for Patrice, 3A/F5RBB to be active
(on 40, 20, 15, 10 and 6 metres SSB) from Monaco between 25
August and 3 September. QSL via home call either direct or
through the bureau. [TNX F5RBB]
3V - Antonio, IK8VRH reports that "for
reasons beyond his control" he will not operate from 3V8SQ
[425DXN 535], but from 3V8CB at Borg Cedria during his vacations
in Tunisia.
5R - Phil, G3SWH will be active (CW only on
all bands 40 through 10 metres) as 5R8HA from Ile Sainte Marie
(AF-090) on 14-20 September. QSL via G3SWH either direct (Phil
Whitchurch, 21 Dickensons Grove, Congresbury, Bristol, BS19 5HQ,
England) or through the RSGB bureau. [TNX G3SWH]
5W - Atsu, JI3WLT/5W1SA will be back to Apia,
Samoa Islands (OC-097) starting on 22 August for two years. QSL
via JH7OHF. [TNX The Daily DX]
9A - Borut, S57GM will be active (mainly on
40, 20 and 15 metres CW between 19 and 23 UTC) as 9A/S57GM/p from
Losinj Island (EU-136, IOCA CI-058) between 22 August and 1
September. QSL via home call. [TNX S57GM]
A2 - Harry Edwards, W6DXO reports he will be
active as A25/KG6GPA from two safari camps in Botswana from 19
September through the 28th. Very primitive operating conditions
mandate QRP operations with battery power and a dipole for 20
metres. He will concentrate on SSB and operate as much as
propagation and camp schedules allow. QSL direct only via W6DXO.
A5 - Tony, IK7WUL (A52UL) plans to operate
also on 6 metres when in Bhutan [425DXN 533]. He will be QRV for
Europe between 8 and 10 UTC around 50.110 MHz and his grid is
NL47. QSL via I7JFQ. [TNX IK1EGC]
CT3 - A group of operators from A.R.R.M.
(Associacao de Radioamadores da Regiao da Madeira) plans to
operate as CT9F from Ilheu das Cenouras (AF-014, DIP MA-009),
Iheu de Fora (AF-014, DIP MA-011) and Ilheu da Fonte da Areia
(AF-014, DIP MA-013) during the forthcoming weekends. QSL via the
CT3 bureau or direct to A.R.R.M., P.O. Box 4694, 9001 Funchal,
Portugal. [TNX CT3BD]
DL - Katrin (DL1AXL), Dominik (DL5EBE), Frank
(DL7UFP), Torsten (DL7UTM), Fritz (DL7VRO) and Gerda (DL7VYL)
will be active as DA0BHV on 17-19 August for the INternational
Lighthouse & Ligthship Weekend. The will operate from the old
lightship "Elbe 3" (DA0BHV/LS) and from the
"Bremerhaven Upper Light" (DA0BHV/LGT). QSL via DL5EBE.
[TNX DL5EBE]
E4 - Local conditions permitting, Gunter
(DH2GZ/4Z8GZ) plans to active (on 10-20 metres SSB) as E4/OE1GZA
from Ram Allah, Palestine on 24 August. QSL to Gunter Zwickl, C/O
SICT, P.O. Box 1133, Ram Allah, Palestine. [TNX The Daily DX]
EA6 - Christian, DL6KAC will be active (on
40-10 metres, possibly 80 metres as well, mainly SSB) from
Mallorca (EU-004, DIE E-021) on 5-27 September. QSL via home call
either direct or through the DARC bureau. [TNX DL6KAC]
EA8 - The Gran Canaria DX Group will
participate in the International Lighthouse & Lightship
Weekend as ED8MCC from the Maspalomas Lighthouse (FEA D-2814).
QSL via EA8AKN or through the bureau. [TNX EA8AKN]
EO - The following special event stations
will be active on 20-28 August to celebrate the 10th anniversary
of indipendence for Ukraine: EO10J (QSL via KG6AR), EO10G (QSL
via UR7GG: Victor Tkachenko, P.O. Box 73, Kherson, 73000
Ukraine), EO10M (QSL via UX7MA: P.O. Box 22, Stakhanov, 94000,
Ukraine), EO10V (QSL via UR7VA: P.O. Box 23, Kirovograd-9, 25009,
Ukraine). [TNX KG6AR, UR7GG, UX2VZ, UX7MA]
ER - Special event station ER10MD will be
active on 25-31 August to celebrate the 10th anniversary of
indipendence for Moldova. QSL via ER1BF. For additional
information please visit http://www.arm.moldtelecom.md/index.htm.
[TNX ER1BF]
F - Patrice, F5RBB reports he will operate
from a few DIFM islands on 23 and 24 August.
F - Jean-Yves/F5LHW, Pascal/F5RZJ,
Herve/F8BFB and Eric/F0DI will be active (on 80-10 metres SSB and
CW, plus 6m, 2m, 70cm and ATV 438.5 MHz) from the Chausey Islands
(EU-039) on 10-14 September. [TNX F5NZO]
FR/T - Jack, FR5ZU will be back to Tromelin
Island (AF-031) from 6 September until 5 October and plans to be
active on all bands SSB with 100 watts and a vertical. QSL direct
or via his current QSL manager, JA8FCG. [TNX The Daily DX]
GW - Members of the Barry Amateur Radio
Society will be operating (on all bands CW, SSB, PSK31, RTTY and
SSTV) as GB5FI from Flatholm Island (EU-124) on 24-29 August. QSL
via GW0ANA. [TNX The Daily DX]
H40 - Roberto, EA4DX is currently active as
H44RD from Honiara (OC-047), Solomon Islands. He will be moving
to Lata (OC-100), Temotu Province on 19 August and remain there
for one week. QSL direct only via EA4DX (Roberto Diaz, Doce de
Octubre 4, 28009 Madrid, Spain). [TNX H44RD]
HS - Look for RAST HS station HS0AC to
participate in the SEANET Contest (see "Good To Know"
below) on all bands SSB and CW. Activity on 80 metres (3524 kHz)
and 160 metres (1834 kHz) will be around 19.30-22.30 UTC. QSL via
HS0/G3NOM (Ray Gerrard, P.O. Box 1300, Nana Post Office, Bangkok
10112, Thailand). [TNX E21EIC]
I - Look for IK7JWX/P to operate from Santa
Maria di Leuca Lighthouse (ITA-039, WAIL PU-004) on 18-19 August.
[TNX IK7JWX]
I - Look for IV3KTY and IV3NCC to be active
from Orbi (EU-130, IIA GO-007) or San Pietro d'Orio (EU-130, IIA
GO-009) or Banco d'Orio (EU-130, IIA GO-030) during the weekend.
[TNX IV3KTY]
I - Special event station IO6ARI will be
activated by ARI Senigallia on 10-80 metres SSB, CW, RTTY and
PSK31 on 5-15 September. [TNX IK6ZDE]
I - Special event station I150B (India One
Fifty Bravo) will be activated on 15-16 September to celebrate
the 50th anniversary of ARI Biella. [TNX I1TBE]
JA - Look for JH6RTO/2 to be active from
Hatsushima (AS-117) on 24-27 August. QSL via home call. [TNX
JH6RTO]
JA - Look for JA6VZB/6 to be active from the
Danjo Islands (AS-056) between 25 August and 15 September. He
will be cruising in that area and will operate one night per each
landing. QSL via home call. [TNX JH6RTO]
OA - After being granted permission by the
Peruvian Navy, the IOTA operation from San Lorenzo Island
(SA-052) [425DXN 530] has been rescheduled to take place on 14-16
September. Activity is planned on 10-80 metres SSB and CW, with
some RTTY and PSK31 on 15 and 20 metres. The team has applied for
the special call 4T0I. QSL via OA4DJW. The web site for the
operation is at http://www.qsl.net/4t0i.
[TNX OA4AHW]
OH - Five operators from the Finnish Air
Force Radio Club OI6AY will activate (on 80, 20, 15, 10 and 6
metres mainly CW and SSB) Russaroe Island (EU-097, KO19ls) and
the local lighthouse (FIN-050) on 18-19 August. QSL via the OH
bureau. The web page for OI6AY is at http://kotisivu.mtv3.fi/oma/oi6ay/.
[TNX OH2BF and Islands On The Web]
OX - Special call XP1AB was used for the last
time in the Sixties and will be aired again during the CQ WW DX
SSB Contest (27-28 October) from Sondrestrom, Greenland. QSL
direct only via OZ1ACB. Further information on the operation is
at http://www.qsl.net/xp1ab.
[TNX OZ1JSH]
SV - Look for IZ7ATN, IZ0CKJ, IZ0EGB, IW0FT
and IW0FTB to operate from Samos Island (EU-049) on 24 August.
QSLs via IZ0CKJ. [TNX IZ7ATN]
TA - Simon, IZ7ATN gives the dates for the
forthcoming IOTA operations from Turkey [425DXN 536]:
Bogsak Island (AS-123) -18-20 August
Uc Island (AS-115 21) - August
Sedir Island (AS-098) - 22 August
The operators will be Alessio/IZ0CKJ, Massimo/IZ0EGB,
Paolo/IW0FT, Diego/IW0FTB and Simon/IZ7ATN himself and they will
be signing TA0/homecall. Special attention will be paid to North
American island chasers. QSLs for all via IZ0CKJ (Alessio Roma,
Via Sterparo 43, 03023 Ceccano - FR, Italy).
T2 - Hiro, JA0SC will be active (SSTV on
21343 or 28685 kHz and RTTY on 21080 or 28080 kHz) as T22SC from
Funafuti, Tuvalu (OC-015) on 22-29 August. QSL via JA0SC either
direct (Hirotada Yoshiike, 722-1 Shiba, Matsushiro-cyo,
Nagano-city, 381-1214 Japan) or through the JARL bureau. [TNX The
Daily DX]
UA - Dennis, RZ1AK/p and Vlad, UA1CIO/p will
be active from Shepelevsky Lighthouse (ERU 007) on 18-19 August.
QSL via home calls. [TNX RZ1AK]
UK - Special event station UM9AA will active
on all bands between 27 August and 5 September to celebrate the
tenth anniversary of the indipendence for Uzbekistan. QSL via
UK9AA (P.O. Box 58, Tashkent 700000, Uzbekistan).
V6 - Look for Katsu/JH8BKL (V63KA),
Michiko/JF8IYR (V63MC) and Susumu/JH8MYB (V63YB) to be active (on
80-6 metres SSB, CW and FM on 10 metres) from Pohnpei (OC-010),
Micronesia between 31 August and 6 September. QSL V63KA and V63MC
via JH8BKL (Katsuhide Kawase, 284-30 Kawaguchikisen, Teshio,
098-3312 Japan). QSL V63YB via JH8MYB (Susumu Harada, 3-8 Taga,
Mikasa, 068-2152 Japan). [TNX JA1ELY]
V7 - The OPDX Bulletin reports that
"very soon" Jeff, KA1GJ will be active as V73GJ from
the Marshall Islands during his three-year assignment on
Kwajalein (OC-028). QSL direct to P.O. Box 1050, APO AP 96555,
USA.
V8 - Jani, YB0US will be operating as V8AAP
from Brunei on 17-20 August, SEANET Contest included. QSL via
N2OO. [TNX N2OO]
VK - Paul/VK3DK, Tex/VK1TX, Keith/VK3FT,
Gwen/VK3DYL and Randel/VK3RM will operate (on 10 through 80
metres SSB), mainly as VK3DK/p, from Gabo Island (OC-196) on
26-30 September. They will also activate the lighthouse on the
island (ARLHS AUS-078). QSL VK3DK/p via VK3DYL (bureau) or direct
to P.O. Box 1068, Croydon, 3136, Victoria, Australia. The web
page for the operation is at http://vk2ce.com/vk3dk. [TNX VK2CE]
VP8 - Mike, GM0HCQ, who operated as VP8SGK
from South Georgia (AN-007) in late March-early April, will be
going back to the South Atlantic later this year. His itinerary
will include South Georgia again and Signy Island in the South
Orkneys (AN-008) and operations are expected as follows:
17-22 Nov 2001 - VP8SIG (So. Orkneys)
24-30 Nov 2001 - VP8SGK (So. Georgia)
05-08 Jan 2002 - VP8SIG (So. Orkneys)
10-11 Jan 2002 - VP8SGK (So. Georgia)
28-30 Jan 2002 - VP8SIG (So. Orkneys)
27 Feb - 02 Mar 2002 - VP8SIG (So. Orkneys)
04-06 Mar 2002 - VP8SGK (So. Georgia)
W - The Magnolia DX Association will be
active as W5B from the Biloxi Lighthouse during the International
Lighthouse & Lightship Weekend. QSL via W5OXA. For further
details please visit http://www.mdxa.org. [TNX The Daily DX]
W - Operators from the Englewood Amateur
Radio Society will be active as K8ONV from the Boca Grande
lighthouse during the International Lighthouse & Lightship
Weekend. QSL via E.A.R.S., P.O. Box 572, Englewood, FL
34295-0572, USA. [TNX The Daily DX]
W - The Hiawatha Amateur Radio Association
will operate (on all bands SSB, CW, RTTY and PSK31) as W8L from
the Marquette Harbor Lighthouse/Coast Guard Station on Lake
Superior during the International Lighthouse & Lightship
Weekend. QSL direct via K8PT (B. Peter Treml, 725 W. Magnetic
St., Marquette, Michigan 49855-2730, USA). [TNX K8PT]
W - Skip Maze (N1IBM), Bob Schenck (N2OO) and
Beth Schenck (KF2BQ) will operate (on +/- 7165, 14265, 21265 kHz
SSB and 7030, 14030, 21030 kHz CW) as N1IBM/p from Sheffield
Island (NA-136, USI CT-008S, ARLHS USA-753) on 25-26 August from
15 to 21 UTC each day (later if able). QSL via N1IBM either
direct (Skip Maze, 847 Dolan Street, Lanoka Harbor, NJ 08734,
USA) or through the bureau. [TNX N2OO]
XE - Michael, DL1YMK has got the license to
operate from Magdalena Island (NA-078). Look for XF1/DL1YMK to be
active (on 10-80 metres, WARC bands included, mainly SSB) from
this most wanted IOTA group on 7-13 October. QSL via home call.
[TNX DL1YMK]
ZK1_sc - Gunter, DL2AWG will be active as
ZK1AWG from Raratonga (OC-013), South Cook Islands on 21-29
August. [TNX The Daily DX]
ZS - ZS1DUP, ZS1UOK, ZS1HZ and ZR1DDK will
participate in the International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend as
ZS1ESC from Robben Island (AF-064). Look for them on 14185-14190,
21200-21250 and 28450-28500 kHz. [TNX The Daily DX]
GOOD TO KNOW - Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
AS-131 ---> It has been confirmed
that Dong-Ao Island, which is currently being activated
by the BI7D team until 19 August [425DXN 536], does
qualify for AS-131. QSL via QSL via BD7NI (P.O.Box 306,
Guangzhou, 510030, China).
D68C TROPHIES: A complete listing of the
winners of the Nevada Comoros Trophies [425DXN 506] and
the other stations participating in the event (254
amateurs either as individuals or as club members) can be
found at the D68C website (http://www.dxbands.com/comoros)
The maximum achievable score was in fact 26 band-slots
(CW 10, SSB 9, PSK 3, RTTY 3, FM 1). [TNX G3XTT]
ILLW ---> The International
Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend will take place on 18-19
August. A full list of participating stations, including
callsigns, QTH and QSL routes, can be found at http://www.vk2ce.com/ILLW/2001.htm.
NEW CONTEST ---> The Grupo Argentino
de CW organizes the first edition of the GACW CW DX
Contest, which will take place on 20-21 April 2002 to
celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Group. Rules are
available at http://www.geocities.com/gacwar. [TNX
LU6EF]
QSL 5A24PA ---> Alex, PA1AW reports
that all of the direct QSL cards were mailed on 13
August. The 5A24PA logs are available at http://www.qsl.net/pa1aw.
(QSL section).
QSL 5B4AGX ---> Mike, 5B4AGX reports
that his old UK address for G4PFF is no longer valid, and
cards for 5B4AGX should no longer be sent via G4PFF.
Cards should be sent either to the 5B4 bureau or direct
to 5B4AGX (Mike Potter, Kamares Club Plot 466 (Box 171),
C/O Vesta Holidays Ltd, P.O. Box 60195, Paphos 8128,
Cyprus). [TNX G3PMR]
QSL CE9/R1ANF ---> Dominik, DL5EBE
reports that the CE9/R1ANF cards for last year's
operation from Ripamonti Base (2000) will be printed
after Oleg's (UA1PBA) next visit to Bellingshausen Base.
He will go there again in November for the 2001/02
wintering season. The QSL manager is RK1PWA.
QSL D68C ---> Phil, G3SWH reports
that the D68C cards "are being processed in the
order in which they are received. Direct requests are
being dealt with first; after that bureau and e-mail
requests will be answered. So far I have confirmed 10,000
QSOs. We are making good process but please do remember
that the D68C team made 168,000 QSOs with over 45,000
unique calls. Please do not send duplicate requests or
e-mail chasers to G3SWH. This just slows down the whole
process. You can check if your contacts are in the log by
accessing the D68C log server at www.dxbands.com/comoros".
[TNX G3XTT]
QSL EU-185 ---> Cards for Pavel's
26-27 July activity as RA3AUM/6 from Dzendzik Island
(EU-185, RR-2404) can be sent to RA3AUM either direct
(Pavel Buyko, P.O.Box 90, Moscow, 103062, Russia) or
through the bureau. [TNX RA3AUM]
QSL OC-247 ---> Gennaro, I8YRK
reporst that the QSL cards for YB8HZ/P's mid-June
activity are now at the printers thanks to the Diamond DX
Club. They are expected to be mailed out during the first
half of September.
QSL S21B ---> As of 13 August QSL
cards should be sent to John Core, KX7YT rather than the
old manager (K4FRU). [TNX KX7YT]
QSL VK0KMT ---> Mark, VK4KMT reports
his current address is the following: Mark Tell, 44
Corowa St, Wavell Heights, Queensland, Australia 4012. He
will be active from Antarctic Base "Davis"
(IOTA AN-016, WABA VK-03) until January 2002, on most
weekends between 10 and 30 metres.
QSL VIA DL5EBE ---> Dominik reports
he has received the R1AND/A and R1AND handwritten logs
and plans to print separate QSLs for the operations from
Maitri and Novolazarevskaya bases. Vic, R1AND made some
35,000 QSOs and Dominik will have to enter them all in
his PC before being able to start QSLling. Please be
patient.
SEANET CONTEST ---> It will take
place from 12 UTC on 18 August to 12 UTC on the 19th.
This is now a single 24 hour multi-mode contest and rules
can be found at http://www.QSL.net/RAST or http://www.qsl.net/seanet2001.
[TNX HS0/G3NOM]
TRINDADE ---> The ship arrived to the
island on schedule (around 19 UTC on 7 August), but
strong winds and heavy rain prevented Ricardo, PY1VOY and
Jose, PY1LVF (as well as the military crew) from
disembarking. They were able to reach the island around
10 UTC on 8 August and to start operating as soon as
possible. The two special calls, PT0T and ZX0Z, were
authorized by ANATEL when Ricardo and Jose had already
started being active as homecall/PY0T. Operations had to
close down five hours before departure. Some 4000 QSOs
were made on 40-10 metres (but not on 12 metres, as the
antenna tuner did not work on that band) between 14.01
UTC on 8 August and 11.30 UTC on the 10th. QSL cards are
expected to be printed by mid-September. QSL via PY1LVF
either direct (Jose Luiz Vieira Fernandes, P.O. Box
18009, 20722-970 Rio de Janeiro - RJ, Brazil) or through
the PY1 bureau. [TNX PY1LVF]
WRTC2002 ---> The WRTC2002
organization has announced that the two co-chairmen of
the judging committee will be Mr. Pekka Lansman (Finland)
and Mr. David Sumner (USA). Mr. Lansman is Chairman of
the CEPT Project Team that is responsible for preparing
European Common Proposals on key agenda items for the
2003 World Radiocommunication Conference. Mr. Sumner is
the Chief Executive Officer of the American Radio Relay
League and Secretary of the International Amateur Radio
Union.
NEWS FROM THE WEB - Edited by I1JQJ &
IK1ADH
CONTEST CALENDAR: Mike, VK4DX reports he
has redesigned and updated his site at http://www.vk4dx.net,
which includes an international HF Contest calendar with
contest rules.
PERIOD CALL REF
===========================================================================
till 21/08 5B4/HA0HW/p: Cyprus (AS-004) 535
till 31/08 5K3CA: special event call (Colombia) 532
till 19/08 6N0YO/4: Wi Island (AS-148) * by HLs 535
till Sep 9A4A: EU-170 532
till Sep 9A6AA: EU-136 532
till 16/09 9M6CT: East Malaysia * by HS0/G4JMB 535
till 28/08 A52UL: Bhutan * by IK7WUL 537
till 19/08 BI7D: Do-Ao Island (AS-131) 537
till 23/08 C6: NA-001 and NA-113 * by DJ9HX 535
till October CP5/G4ASL: Bolivia 533
till 2002 EM1HO: Galindez Island (AN-006) 513
till 31/08 ES8SC: special call (Estonia) 527
till August FO0CLA: French Polynesia and Australs * by F2HE 501
till 28/08 FR/I4ALU/p: Reunion Island (AF-016) 527
till 19/08 GB5RO: Hoy High Lighthouse, Graemsay (EU-009) 531
till 27/08 ID9/I1SNW: Eolie Islands (EU-017) 527
till 23/08 IH9: Pantelleria (AF-018) * by IZ2EER and IK2XRJ 531
till 28/10 II1ARI: special event station from Torino 530
till 27/08 J8/PA0ZH, J8/PA3EWP, J8/PA5ET, J8/PA7FM, J8PA: NA-025 533
till 24/08 JA6GXK: Meshima, Danjo Islands (AS-056) 531
till 20/08 JL2LRO/8: Okushiri Island (AS-147) 533
till 03/09 K1VSJ: Martha's Vineyard (NA-046) 525
till 22/08 LA/DG1RUG: Averoy (EU-036) 535
till 20/08 MM/W5ZE/p: Shetland Islands (EU-012) 533
till 31/12 OE75: special prefix (Austria) 504
till 24/08 OZ2ZB: Danish Islands & Lighthouses 536
till 18/08 OZ/OR0MO: Romo Island (EU-125) 536
till 23/08 TFx/ON4BAM: Iceland (EU-021) 533
till 29/08 TY: Benin * by F5CWU, F5MOO and F5AOV 529
till 31/12 VI30RC: special station (Australia) 535
till Jan VK0KMT: Davis Base (VK-03), Antarctica * by VK4KMT 537
till 31/08 VO2/K2FRD: Zone 2 533
till 19/08 ZA: Albania * by IZ7DOO 534
till 09/09 ZX3B: special call (Brazil) 536
17/08-19/08 DA0BHV: Lighthouse & Ligthship 537
17/08-23/08 DF0MF: Lightship "Deutsche Bucht" 535
17/08-19/08 SN2KM: Krynica Morska Lighthouse 535
17/08-20/08 UE0LLH: Skryplyov Island (AS-066) & Lighthouse 536
17/08-20/08 V8AAP: Brunei * by YB0US 537
18/08 4Z4DX and 4Z5DX: Acco Lighthouse (ISR-003) 535
18/08-19/08 8R1AK: Georgetown Lighthouse 536
18/08-19/08 9A2V/p: EU-170 & Lighthouse 532
18/08-19/08 9A5JR/p: EU-170 & Lighthouse 532
18/08-19/08 9A5V, 9A3VM, 9A5KV, 9A4NC: EU-016 & Lighthouses 536
18/08-19/08 AX8LH: Emery Point Lighthouse 534
18/08-19/08 DN1KAV or DN2EI: Helios Lighthouse (FED-107) 535
18/08-19/08 ED8MCC: Maspalomas Lighthouse 537
18/08-19/08 EI: Old Head of Kinsale Lighthouse 536
18/08-19/08 F6HKS/p & F6HDH/p: Cordouan Isl (EU-159) & Lighthouse 536
18/08-19/08 GB2ELH: Eshaness Lighthouse, Shetland Isls 529
18/08-19/08 GT3FLH: Isle of Man (EU-116) 525
18/08-19/08 IK7JWX/P: Santa Maria di Leuca Lighthouse 537
18/08-19/08 IQ1L: La Lanterna (Lighthouse) 532
18/08-19/08 IQ3V: Vittoria Lighthouse (WAIL FV-01) 527
18/08-19/08 IV3KTY & IV3NCC: EU-130 & IIA islands 537
18/08-19/08 K2L: Buffalo Lighthouse 536
18/08-19/08 K4UP: Currituck Beach Lighthouse 531
18/08-19/08 K8ONV: Boca Grande Lighthouse 537
18/08-20/08 KL7: Popof Island (NA-087) * by KD6WW 536
18/08-19/08 OI6AY: Russaroe Island (EU-097) & Lighthouse 537
18/08-19/08 OS4LHN: Nieuwpoort Lighthouse 536
18/08-19/08 RZ1AK/p and UA1CIO/p: Shepelevsky Lighthouse 537
18/08-19/08 SY7LH: Alexandroupolis Lighthouse 536
18/08-19/08 TF1IRA: Knarraros Lighthouse 535
18/08-20/08 SK0QO: Soderarm Lighthouse 536
18/08-20/08 TA0/IZ7ATN, IZ0CKJ, IZ0EGB, IW0FT, IW0FTB: AS-123 537
18/08-02/09 TK8T: Corsica (EU-014 and EU-104) * by F2YT 536
18/08-24/08 VE: Cape Breton Island (NA-010) * by DH8IAT 536
18/08-19/08 W2T: Tucker's Island Lighthouse 533
18/08-19/08 W5B: Biloxi Lighthouse 537
18/08-19/08 W8L: Marquette Harbor Lighthouse 537
18/08-19/08 ZS1ESC: Robben Island (AF-064) & Lighthouse 537
18/08-19/08 ZX7ZZ: Galinhos Lighthouse (DFB RN-09) 535
18/08-19/08 International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend 518
18/08-19/08 SARTG WW RTTY Contest ***
18/08-19/08 SEANET Contest (CW/SSB/Digital) 531
19/08-25/08 H40: OC-100, Temotu * by EA4DX 537
from 20/08 A52RK or A52KR: Bhutan * by S53R 536
20/08-28/08 EO10J, EO10G, EO10M, EO10V: special stations (Ukraine) 537
20/08-27/08 RA1OZ/A and UE4NMM/1: Kiy Island (EU-153) 535
21/08-06/09 TA0/I3BQC/P: AS-098 & AS-115 535
21/08 TA0/IZ7ATN, IZ0CKJ, IZ0EGB, IW0FT, IW0FTB: AS-115 537
21/08-29/08 ZK1AWG: Raratonga (OC-013), South Cooks * by DL2AWG 537
22/08-01/09 9A/S57GM/p: Losinj Island (EU-136) 537
22/08-29/08 T22SC: Tuvalu (OC-015) * by JA0SC 537
22/08 TA0/IZ7ATN, IZ0CKJ, IZ0EGB, IW0FT, IW0FTB: AS-098 537
22/08-24/08 VK7TS/4: Fitzroy Island (OC-172) 536
23/08-30/08 5B/IZ8CCW and 5B/IT9SSI: AS-004 and AS-120 532
23/08-24/08 F5RBB: DIFM islands 537
25/08-26/08 F6HKA and F6ELE: Les Sept Iles (EU-107) 533
24/08 E4/OE1GZA: Palestine 537
24/08-29/08 GB5FI: Flatholm Island (EU-124) 537
24/08-27/08 JH6RTO/2: Hatsushima (AS-117) 537
24/08 SV8/IZ7ATN,IZ0CKJ,IZ0EGB,IW0FT,IW0FTB: EU-049 537
25/08-03/09 3A/F5RBB: Monaco 537
25/08-31/08 ER10MD: special event station (Moldova) 537
25/08-31/08 IH9/I5RFD: Pantelleria (AF-018) 535
25/08-15/09 JA6VZB/6: Danjo Islands (AS-056) 537
25/08-26/08 N1IBM/p: Sheffield Island (NA-136) 537
25/08-30/08 VE: Long Island (NA-127) * by DH8IAT 536
26/08-04/09 IA5/IK0YUJ: Giglio Island (EU-028) 535
26/08 IK4VET, IK4XCL, IK4ALM: IIA RO-021 and RO-017 534
27/08-05/09 UM9AA: special station (Uzbekistan) 537
29/08-30/08 H44: Honiara (OC-047), Solomons * by EA4DX 535
31/08-06/09 V63KA, V63MC, V63YB: Pohnpei (OC-010) * by JAs 537
August 3V8CB: Tunisia * by IK8VRH 537
August CT9F: AF-014 & DIP islands 537
from August T30ES: Western Kiribati (OC-017) * by N1JSY 536
01/09-02/09 All Asian DX Contest (SSB) 517
01/09-02/09 IARU Region 1 Field Day (SSB) ***
02/09-27/09 5R: Madagascar (AF-013) * by F6BUM 527
02/09-07/09 IF9/I5RFD: Favignana (EU-054) 535
03/09-07/09 5R: Sainte Marie Island (AF-090) * by F6BUM 527
03/09-07/09 VK7TS/4: Magnetic Island (OC-171) 536
04/09-10/09 T30XU: West Kiribati (OC-017) * by PA3AXU 523
05/09-27/09 EA6: Balearic Islands (EU-004) * by DL6KAC 537
05/09-15/09 IO6ARI: special event station 537
05/09-07/09 VE: Tancook Island (NA-081) * by DH8IAT 536
06/09-05/10 FR/T: Tromelin Island * by FR5ZU 537
06/09-13/09 VK9XV: Christmas Island (OC-002) * by PA3GIO 525
07/09-09/09 ID9/IT9SSI: Filicudi (EU-017) 533
08/09-15/09 IE9/IK8SUT, IE9/IK8WCQ, IE9/IK8YTN: Ustica (EU-051) 536
08/09-14/09 PJ7/W6JHB: St. Maarten (NA-105) 535
08/09-09/09 WAE DX Contest (SSB) ***
09/09-14/09 FO0FLA: Rurutu (OC-050), Austral Isls * by AH6HY 535
10/09-14/09 F5LHW, F5RZJ, F8BFB, F0DI: Chausey Islands (EU-039) 537
11/09-19/09 C21XU: Nauru (OC-031) * by PA3AXU 523
11/09-18/09 K3J: Johnston Atoll (OC-023) 536
14/09-16/09 4T0I: San Lorenzo Island (SA-052) 537
14/09-20/09 5R8HA: Ile Sainte Marie (AF-090) * by G3SWH 537
14/09-21/09 IL7/IZ2DPX: San Domino (EU-050) 521
14/09-20/09 VK9CQ: Cocos/Keeling (OC-003) * by PA3GIO 525
14/09-15/09 49th W9DXCC Convention 534
15/09-16/09 I150B: special event station 537
15/09-22/09 LX9SW: Luxembourg * by PAs 531
15/09-16/09 Scandinavian Activity Contest (CW) ***
17/09-26/09 TG0R: Guatemala * by EAs 531
17/09-30/09 7th Russian IOTA/DX Conference (Lipetsk) 525
19/09-28/09 A25/KG6GPA: Botswana * by W6DXO 537
19/09-23/09 C91RF: Quirimba Island (AF-061) * by DL6DQW 536
20/09-28/09 3D2XU: Fiji (OC-016) * by PA3AXU 523
22/09-08/10 VK6GIO (VK6GIO/5, OC-139) * by PA3GIO 525
22/09-23/09 Scandinavian Activity Contest (SSB) ***
22/09 Clipperton DX Club Convention (Tours) 530
23/09-26/09 5R: Nosy Be (AF-057) * by F6BUM 527
26/09-30/09 VK3DK/p: Gabo Island (OC-196) & Lighthouse * by VKs 537
29/09-30/09 XVII Italian HF-DX Convention (Bologna) ***
Sep-Dec FO0DEH: OC-062, OC-094, OC-052 * by ON4QM 529
05/10-16/10 JA6GXK: Meshima, Danjo Islands (AS-056) 531
06/10-07/10 Oceania DX Contest (SSB) ***
06/10 EU Autumn Sprint (SSB) ***
06/10-07/10 Iberoamericano Contest ***
07/10-13/10 XF1/DL1YMK: Magdalena Island (NA-078) 537
07/10 RSGB 21/28 MHz Contest (SSB) ***
08/10-15/10 H44: New Georgia (OC-149) Solomon Isls * by Is 533
09/10-15/10 VK9LO: Lord Howe Island (OC-004) * by PA3GIO 525
12/10-14/10 RSGB International HF & IOTA Convention (Windsor) 530
13/10 EU Autumn Sprint CW (1500Z-1859Z) ***
13/10-14/10 Oceania DX Contest (CW) ***
16/10-06/12 3B8/ON4LAC: Mauritius Island (AF-049) 533
17/10-23/10 H40: Pigeon Island (OC-065) Temotu * by Is 532
18/10-01/11 ZK1: Manihiki (OC-014), North Cooks 529
20/10-21/10 K7UGA: special event operation 531
20/10-21/10 International HF-DX & Contest Convention (Catania) 524
20/10-21/10 Worked All Germany Contest ***
21/10 RSGB 21/28 MHz Contest (CW) ***
27/10-28/10 XP1AB: Greenland (CQ WW DX SSB) 537
27/10-28/10 CQ Worldwide DX Contest (SSB) ***
October YC9BU/3: OC-237 531
October ZW0TB and ZW0TW: Trindade (SA-010) * by PY2s 513
01/11-18/11 SN45KDU: special event station (Poland) 524
01/11-13/11 ZK1: Rarotonga (OC-013), South Cooks 529
03/11-04/11 Ukrainian DX Contest ***
04/11 High Speed Club CW Contest ***
04/11 IPA Contest (SSB) ***
09/11-10/11 Japan International DX Contest (SSB) ***
09/11-11/11 Seanet Convention (Kota Kinabalu) 523
10/11-11/11 OK/OM DX Contest (CW) ***
10/11-11/11 WAE DX Contest (RTTY) ***
from 16/11 VP6: Ducie Island (OC-182) 529
17/11-22/11 VP8SIG: South Orkneys (AN-008) * by GM0HCQ 537
17/11-18/11 IARU Region 1 - 160mt. Contest (CW) ***
17/11-18/11 LZ DX Contest (CW) ***
17/11-18/11 RSGB 1.8 MHz Contest (CW) ***
24/11-30/11 VP8SGK: South Georgia (AN-007) * by GM0HCQ 537
24/11-25/11 CQ Worldwide DX Contest (CW) ***
December-January CE9C: Hornos Island (SA-031) 529
December PY: Abrolhos Archipelago (SA-019) * by PT2CM 524
05/01-08/01 VP8SIG: South Orkneys (AN-008) * by GM0HCQ 537
10/01-11/01 VP8SGK: South Georgia (AN-007) * by GM0HCQ 537
28/01-30/01 VP8SIG: South Orkneys (AN-008) * by GM0HCQ 537
January CE9L, CE9N, CE9P: SA-050 529
27/02-02/03 VP8SIG: South Orkneys (AN-008) * by GM0HCQ 537
February CE8R: Riesco Island (SA-???) 529
04/03-06/03 VP8SGK: South Georgia (AN-007) * by GM0HCQ 537
09/07-16/07 2002 WRTC 2002 (http://www.wrtc2002.org) 520
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