29 September 2001
No 543
*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION ****
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
425DXN #543 ---> This issue is being
published a few hours before leaving for the annual HF-DX
Convention in Bologna. This week's calendar will be published
when we come back home.
3B8 - Jack/PA3BAG and Hans/PA0VHA will be
active (on all bands RTTY, PSK-31, CW and SSB) as 3B8/PA3BAG and
3B8/PA0VHA from Mauritius Island (AF-049) on 1-16 October. QSL
via PA0VHA (Hans Vernhout, Ph.de Goedestraat 54, NL 3132 XR
Vlaardingen, The Netherlands). [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
3D2 - Michael, DL1MHM will operate (on 20-6
metres SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK31 and Pactor 1 & 2) as 3D2MH from
Fiji between 27 September and 3 November. He expects to be active
from the Viti Levu (OC-016), Vanua Levu (OC-016), Mamanuca
(OC-121) and Yasawa (OC-156) IOTA groups. QSL to DL1MHM through
the DARC bureau. [TNX DE0MST and Islands On The Web]
3D2_cr - The DXpedition to Conway Reef
[425DXN 538] is confirmed to take place between 1 and 10 October.
The list of operators now includes YT1AD (team leader), YU1AU,
YU1DX, YU7AV, YZ7AA, RZ3AA, Z31FU and N6TQS. Two different calls
(to be announced when operations start) will be used for CW &
RTTY (QSL via YT1AD: dr. Hrane Milosevic, 36 206 Vitanovac,
Yugoslavia) and SSB (QSL via Z32AU: Kostevski Dragan, P.O. Box
35, 6000 Ohrid, Macedonia). The web site for the operation is at http://www.kragujevac.co.yu/3D2.
[TNX YT1AD]
4X - Dov, 4Z4DX will operate from Eilat
Lighthouse (ISR-002) on 6 October. On his way to the lighthouse
he will be QRV as 4Z4DX/m for the Holyland Award squares starting
around 3 UTC on 14265 kHz. [TNX 4Z4DX]
5T - JA1UT reports that seven members of the
International Amateur Radio Volunteers (IARV) will be active
(mostly on CW, 30 metres included) from Mauritania on 6-16
October. They expect to be permitted to operate with individual
call signs of the format 5T5xxx as well as 5T5U. [TNX G3NOM]
9N - Hiro, JA0SC plans to operate from Nepal,
hopefully as 9N7SC, between 30 September and 6 October. His
activity will take place on 20 and 15 metres RTTY and SSTV. QSL
via JA0SC (Hirotada Yoshiike, 722-1 Shiba, Matsushiro, Nagano,
381-1214 Japan). [TNX The Daily DX]
DL - Look for Lutz, DL3ARK/p to be active on
10-40 metres from Nordstrand Island (not IOTA, N-024 for the
German Islands Award) between 29 September and 6 October. QSL via
home call either direct or through the bureau. [TNX DL3ARK]
EA - Pepe, EA5KB plans to operate from Peneta
del Moro (EU-151, DIE E-039) for a few hours on 29-30 September.
Look for him on or around 21260 and 28460 kHz. Pepe will
concentrate on Japan and North America and asks island chasers to
refrain from calling him if EU-151 is not a new one for them.
[TNX EA5KB]
E3 - Bernd, DF3CB (df3cb@qsl.net) will be the pilot
for the 17 October-3 November E30NA operation from Eritrea
[425DXN 540]. The web site for the DXpedition is at http://www.qsl.net/e30na.
FM - Andy/IV3BTY, Luke/IV3JVJ, Dan/IV3TDM,
Leon/FM5DN, Dennis/FM5GU and Lucien/FM5WD will participate int
the CQ WW DX SSB Contest as FM5GU (Multi-Single) from Martinique
(NA-107). Further information at http://www.qsl.net/fm5gu.
[TNX FM5GU]
FO_mar - SP9FIH and SQ9LR plan to operate (on
80-6 metres SSB and RTTY) as FO/SP9FIH from Nuku Hiva (OC-027),
Marquesas Islands for two weeks starting on or around 15 October.
QSL via SP9FIH. [TNX SP9FIH]
FS - Look for Ann, FS/W2AZK and Brian,
FS/KF2HC to be active from Saint Martin (NA-105) between 26
November and 2 December. They will operate SSB and CW on 40-10
metres (80 and 160 metres will be added if circumstances allow)
with wire antennas and possibly a vertical dipole. QSL to their
home calls direct or via the bureau. Check "DX News" on
http://www.njdxa.org/
for any last minute announcements. [TNX KF2HC]
GM - Chris, GM3WOJ and Keith, GM4YXI will be
back to the Shetland Islands (EU-012) on 24-29 October. They will
participate in the CQ WW SSB Contest as GZ7V (Multi-Multi high
power). This counts as Scotalnd for DXCC purposes but is a
seperate multiplier in CQWW contests. Before the contest they
will operate as homecall/P on 30, 17 and 12 metres. QSL via
ZS5BBO. The web site for the operation is at http://www.GM7V.com. [TNX GM4YXI]
I - IT9GSF, YL2KL, YL2KA, YL2LY, YL2KF and
YL3CW are operating from the IG9A station on Lampedusa (AF-019)
until 1 October, including an entry in the CQ/RJ WW RTTY Contest
(Multi-Single). [TNX IT9GSF]
OH - Harry, OH6YF was active during the SAC
as OG6Y. This special call, which celebrates the 80th anniversary
of SRAL, will be used during the CQ WW SSB and CW Contests as
well. QSL via OH6YF (Harri M. Mantila, P.O. Box 30, FIN-64701
Teuva, Finland). [TNX OH6YF]
OX - Ben, OZ5AAH/OZ5IPA will be active (on
all bands SSB and CW) as OX3IPA from Greenland between 27 October
and 5 November. He will operate from 10 until 22 UTC and on 30
October there is a slight possibility for SSTV and RTTY. He will
participate in the International Police Associations Contest (http://www.ipa-rc.de)
the first weekend of November. QSL direct only to Ben Jakobsen, 9
Knoldager, DK-2670 Greve, Denmark. [TNX OZ5AAH/OZ5IPA]
SM - Look for Fred/SM7DAY and Jan/SM7NGH to
be active (on 80, 40, 20, 17, 15 and 10 metres CW and SSB) from
Ven Island (EU-137,) on 26-30 September. QSL via home calls,
either direct or through the bureau. [TNX SM7NGH]
T30 - Eric, N1JSY is now active as T30ES from
Butaritari Island (OC-017), Western Kiribati [425DXN 536]. QRZ-DX
reports that the current schedule for his operation is Sunday,
Tuesday and Thursday from 10 UTC to 12 UTC on 14280 kHz,
depending on conditions. QSL via W1QI (C.A.R.A., P.O. Box 3441,
Danbury, CT 06813, USA). Updates will be posted on http://people.mags.net/boem/kiribati1.htm.
T32 - Takashi/JR7TEQ, Hiro/JA1PCY and
Hiro/JP1TRJ will be active (on 6-160 metres SSB, CW and RTTY)
from Christmas Island (OC-024), East Kiribati on 1-7 October.
[TNX OPDX Bulletin]
TG - Look for Arno, DL1CW and Andy, DL3GA to
operate as TG/DL1CW and TG/DL3GA from Guatemala on 5-15 October.
Activity is expected to take place mstly on the upper bands CW,
with some SSB and RTTY. QSL via home calls. [TNX QRZ-DX]
VP5 - WA2VYA, K2WB and N2VW will be active
from VP5JM's QTH on Providenciales (NA-002), Turks & Caicos
Islands between 23 and 30 October. They will participate in the
CQ WW DX SSB Contest as VP5T (Multi-Multi, QSL via N2VW); before
and after the contest they will operate (mostly CW, WARC bands
and PSK31) as VP5/homecall. QSL via homecall. [TNX N2VW]
XU - Yves/F5TYY, Alain/F6BFH,
Jacqueline/F6EGG and Bernard/F9IE will operate (80-6 metres CW
and SSB with a dipole) from Cambodia between 22 October and 10
November. They will try to be active from Koh Poah (AS-133)
during that time frame. F6BFH will be signing XU7ABW, while the
licences for the others will be collected upon arrival. QSL via
home calls either direct or through the bureau. [TNX F6BFH]
XX9 - Ed, K8EP will be active (SSB and CW) as
XX9TEP from Macau (mainland) on 11-17 October. QSL via home call.
[TNX K8EP]
YN - Ed/W5GCX, Frosty/K5LBU and Laurie/G3UML
will participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest as YN2EJ from
Nicaragua. QSL via G3UML (Europe and Africa) or K5LBU (others).
[TNX W5GCX]
GOOD TO KNOW - Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
INTERNATIONAL NAVAL CONTEST ---> This
year the International Naval Contest is sponsored by the
Italian Navy Old Rhythmers Club (INORC) and will take
place from 16 UTC on 15 December until 16 UTC on the
16th. Participating naval clubs include the Australian
Naval Amateur Radio Society, the Belgian Maritime Amateur
Radio Society, the Finnish Naval Amateur Radio Society,
the Marine Amateur Radio Club Netherlands, the Marine
Funker-Runde, the Royal Naval Amateur Radio Society, the
Romanian Marine Amateur Radio Club and the Marine Funk
Club Austria. Detailed information is available from
Alberto Frattini, I1QOD (i1qod@inwind.it).
NOT THE MANAGER ---> Ed, W4YO is not
and has never been the QSL manager for XT2AT, XT2AU,
XT2AW or any other DX station. "Do not send your
requests for cards for these stations to me", he
says. "Any further cards received by me will be
destroyed".
QSL 6A1A ---> Direct cards for the
24-25 April 1999 6A1A operation [425DXN 417] sent to
F5KAM were eventually mailed on 20 September 2001. Andre,
F6CBL says that the reasons for the delay were beyond the
control of radio club F5KAM.
QSL VIA G3SWH ---> As a result of his
recent visit to Madagascar and meetings with local hams
there, Phil Whitchurch, G3SWH is now the QSL manager for
the following stations: 5R8FL, 5R8FT, 5R8FV, 5R8GO and
5R8GZ.
QSL VIA EA5KB ---> Pepe is the QSL
manager for the following stations:
QSL VIA N3ZOM ---> Frank Dalonzo,
N3ZOM is the QSL manager for CO6TB and CL6BIA. He has the
complete logs for both stations and accepts cards either
direct or via the bureau. [TNX N3ZOM]
ZL & VK TRIP ---> Nico, PA0MIR
expects to leave for New Zealand and Australia on 8
October. He will be in New Zealand until 8 November and
plans to operate as ZL1/PA0MIR from OC-201 during the the
WAG Contest (20-21 October) and as ZL3/PA0MIR from either
OC-134 or OC-203 during the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. He will
then move to Australia and be active as VK3FEI/# until
March. IOTA operations should include OC-006, OC-233,
OC-136 and possibily other groups, including Lord Howe
and Norfolk. A side trip to Fiji is also being planned.
Nico will use 100 watts and either a mobile vertical
antenna or dipoles. QSL via PA0MIR (Nico van der Bijl,
Lepelblad 129, NL 1441 VH Purmerend, The Netherlands).
[TNX PA0MIR]
NEWS FROM THE WEB - Edited by I1JQJ &
IK1ADH
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