15 December 2001
No 554
*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S ***
**** DX INFORMATION ****
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

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3X - Francois, VE2XO provides more information on his forthcoming operation from Guinea [425DXN 553]. He expects to be active as 3XY6A from Conakry on 26-27 December and 3-5 January and as 3XY8A from Rooma Island (AF-051) between 28 December and 2 January. He plans to operate SSB on or around the following frequencies (split 5-10 kHz up): 14.195 (3XY6A) and 14.260 (3XY8A), 18.145 (3XY6A) and 18.128 (3XY8A), 21.295 (3XY6A) and 21.260 (3XY8A), 24.945 (3XY6A) and 24.950 (3XY8A), 28.495 (3XY6A) and 28.460 (3XY8A). Some PSK31 activity (split 1-2 up) is planned on 14.070, 18.100, 21.070, 24.920 and 28.120 MHz. This will be a one man holiday DXpedition, so he will also spend some time enjoying the beach. QSL direct only to VE2XO (Francois Normant, 3054 avenue Lacombe, Montreal QC H3T 1L4, Canada).

5U - Paolo, I2UIY reports that the DXpedition to Niger [425DXN 542 & 547] will take place on 3-18 February.Seven operators will be active with three stations on 160-6 metres SSB, CW, RTTY and PSK31. Further information is available at "http://www.qsl.net/niger-2002".

9Q - The Amateur Radio Society of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been granted permission to operate club station 9Q0AR until 16 December. Activity is planned to take place on 10, 12, 15, 17 and 20 metres SSB, including an entry in the ARRL 10 Meter Contest. QSL via F2YT either direct or through the REF bureau. [TNX The Daily DX]

CE - The Southern Cross DX Group CE9C operation from Hornos Island (SA-031) [425DXN 529] is still scheduled to take place in late December or January (actual dates depend on weather conditions). Plans are to operate on 160-6metres CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31. QSL via CE4EBJ either direct (Ivan Bahamonde, P.O. Box 128, Talca, Chile) or through the bureau. For further information check http://www.qsl.net/ce9c.

DL_ant - Dominik, DL5EBE reports that YL operator Mechita might be QRV as DP0GVN from German Antarctic Base "Georg von Neumayer" (WABA DL-01) for a short time. Amateur radio operator Sepp, who several years ago was active as DP0LEX, is a member of the team working at the new "Kohnen Station", located about 500 km south of Neumayer Base. Dominik does not know what kind of HF equipment they use at Kohnen Station, but he will try to bring them on frequency (at 21275 kHz each Monday around 17 UTC).

EM - Lviv Branch of UARL is using special event call EM75W until 28 December to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Lviv Shortwave Club. QSL via the bureau or direct to UT1WL (P.O.Box 5951, Lviv, 79054, Ukraine). For information on the award issued for this activity, please visit http://am.ca/lkk. [TNX UR5WCW]

FO - Marcel, FO0DEH is due to be back home in Belgium on 21 December and OC-131 is his final semi-rare one for this year's trip. [TNX Islands On The Web]

JA - Look for JM6CIP/6 and JN3FPV/6 to be active from the Koshiki Islands (AS-037) on 22-23 December. QSL via home calls. [TNX JI6KVR]

LU_so - Operator Caludio is active from club station LU1ZA, South Orkney Is. (AN-008). QSL via LU2CN.

P5 - As of 9 December Ed, P5/4L4FN had logged 2248 SSB QSOs (436 on 20m, 1 on 15m and 1881 on 10m). He has received the Butternut vertical, which will allow him to operate on 15 metres, and the Bencher paddle. He "hasn't been on CW since 1992 and that was with a straight key", The Daily DX reports, so he "will first get familiar with this new toy before becoming QRV on CW". QSL via KK5DO (but cards will be not be purchased until after Ed receives a written licence). In the meanwhile, Toma, YU1AB has announced that Hrane/YT1AD and Voja/YU7AV are going to North Korea and hope to get a licence to operate between 19 and 22 December.

S9 - The Scandinavian team has received S9LA - and not, of course, S79LA [425DXN 553] - to be used during their 4-10 February DXpedition to Sao Tome. [TNX LA6FJA]

VP6_di - Garth, VE3HO reports that the DXpedition to Ducie Island has been rescheduled for the end of March. A new charter ship has been arranged and JA1BK (group leader) is now looking for donations. The final group of operators is still to be be finalized.

VU - Bernhard, DL2GAC left Germany a few days ago for his annual trip until April. He is currently waiting for his VU2BMS licence to be renewed and will remain in India until 17 January. His next stop will be Honiara in the Solomon Islands (H44), where he expects to arrive on 22 January. [TNX DL2GAC and Islands On The Web]

GOOD TO KNOW - Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

• 2MT ---> This special station was activated on 12 December by the Chelmsford Amateur Radio Society to commerate the centenary of Marconi's Trans-Atlantic transmission. For further details check their web page at http://www.g0mwt.free-online.co.uk. [TNX M5AKA]
• ARRL 10 METER CONTEST ---> The following stations have announced they will take part in this weekend's event:
• Giovanni, I5JHW from 3V8BB. [TNX I5JHW]
• LU8FPT, LU1FOW, LU2FLN, LU1FZR and LU5FC as LP5F (Multi Operator, Mixed, High Power). QSL via LU1FZR. [TNX LU5FC]
• Zoli, HA1AG as LX5A (Single Operator CW). QSL via the LX bureau. [TNX HA1AG]
• Mauricette, F8BPN and others as TM2E. This call will be aired until 22 December. QSL via F6KLO. [TNX F8BPN]
• MARSHALL ISLANDS & MICRONESIA ---> The Daily DX reports that family reasons prevented Jim Todd, KC7OKZ and his wife Carol from leaving Honolulu in mid-May as previously announced [425DXN 519]. The two now expect to leave this weekend and touring the Marshall Islands and Micronesia for some 12 months. Their original plans included operations from Ratak Chain (OC-029), Ralik Chain (OC-028), Enewetak Atoll (OC-087) and Ujelang Atoll (OC-???) in V7; Mwokil & Pingelap Atolls (OC-226), Kosrae (OC-059), Pohnpei (OC-010), Oroluk Atoll (OC-???), Nukuoro Atoll (OC-???), Kapingamarangi Atoll (OC-167), Mortlock Islands (OC-???), Chuuk Islands (OC-011) and Hall Islands (OC-???) in V6.
• RIGA-800 ---> Twenty-two YL800 stations made some 14,000 QSOs between 1 July and 31 September and Grigorij, YL2NS reminds award chasers that the deadline for applications for the "Riga-800 Award" is 31 December. Rules are available at http://www.lral.ardi.lv/riga800-eng.htm.
• QSL D68C ---> Phil, G3SWH reports that nearly 60% of the direct requests for D68C QSLs have now been processed and that around 30,000 QSOs have been confirmed to date. Please do not send "second requests", as this only slows things down. [TNX G3XTT]
• QSL F6AUS/HI9 ---> Serge logged some 12500 QSOs (mostly on CW - including 3053 contacts during the CQ WW DX CW Contest - and RTTY) during his recent operation from the Dominican Republic. His correct address for direct QSLs is Serge Soulet, Les Hautes Rivieres, 79800 Sainte Eanne, France.
• WRTC 2002 --->The WRTC 2002 (http://www.wrtc2002.org) Organizing Committee has announced that the first twenty-five referees were selected, and they represent the first wave out of a total of fifty (50) on-site referees, one at each participating site: K1VR, K6KR, K9JF, K9ZO, N2AA, N7BG, W6UM 4Z4KX, DL6LAU, F6BEE, G4BUO, SM3CER, SM3DMP, SM3EVR, T97M, TG9AJR, UY5XE OH1EB, OH2JA, OH3BU, OH4XX, OH5BM, OH5NQ, OH6OS, OH6RX. The second wave will be launched January 30, 2002 and the third by March 15, 2002 at the latest. [TNX OH1EH]

NEWS FROM THE WEB - Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

• VK9: The web page for Jurek (SP9EVP) and Wojtek's (SP9PT) recent operations from Norfolk Island and East Malaysia is at http://www.vk9n.sp5zcc.waw.pl. [TNX SP5UAF]

QSL INFO - Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

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CALL        MANAGER     CALL        MANAGER     CALL        MANAGER
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3D2AG/P     3D2AG       HC2DX       PY3ZM       TI3M        EA5KB
3W2XK       W9XK        HF1SSS      SP1EG       TI4/N6CW    N6CW
4U1VIC      OE bureau   HF50WAT     SP5PCI      TL8DV       W3MC
4U1WB       KK4HD       HR1BY       EA7FTR      TM0AFH      F6LDH
5B4/RA6LUX  UA6LCW      HR1HR       EA7FTR      TM0H        F5SJH
5R8FU       SM5DJZ      HS0ZCW      K4VUD       TM0TLT      F6JOB
5R8GT       DK8ZD       II3GM       IK3RIY      TM7TLT      F6KWP
5V7BR       F5RUQ       IR7GM       IK7JWX      TM8AT       F8BAE
5W0VF       W7TVF       IU0M        I0YKN       TM8TLT      F5SQA
6Y5/VK2IR   VK2IR       IU9MM       IT9MRM      TM9TLT      F6KUC
9J0S        G3TEV       IY4W        I4JED       TP5CE       F6FQK
9L1BTB      SP7BTB      J49DLH      DL4FP       TZ6JA       JA3EMU
9U5D        SM5BFJ      J6/G3TBK    G3TBK       UE4HNT      RW4HT
9V1GA       JA4BJO      K1M         K3PD        UN7CC       KI6Y
9V1YC       AA5BT       KC4/N3SIG   AI3D        UN7FW       IK2QPR
A25/KG6GPA  W6DXO       KC4AAA      K1IED       UN9LM       LZ1YE
A61AJ       N4QB        KH7U/KH5    KH7U        V31JP       KA9WON
A61AR       UA6MF       LU2DAL      EA5KB       V73ED       3D2SJ
A71BY       F5PYI       LU7YS       EA5KB       V73MJ       JF1NZW
AP2AA       pirate      LZ0A        LZ1KDP      VI8ABC      VK8DA
BX4AE       SM3DBU      N1S         W3GR        VO1S        VO1AA
CN8YR       K4KU        OA4DMR      OH0XX       VP2ECW      N6CW
CO2PH       F6FNU       OD5TX       K3IRV       VP2V/N6CW   N6CW
CO2WL       EA3ELM      OY3QN       OZ1ACB      VP2VCW      N6CW
CO8ZZ       DK1WI       P29KH       WD9DZV      VP2VE       WA2NHA
D44TD       CT1EKF      P43MR       VE3MR       VU2VVP      SM3DBU
DU1/SQ9BOP  SP6GVU      P5/4L4FN    KK5DO       VU3BKY      SM3DBU
E29AL       HS0GBI      PI50A       PI4KGL      WH0/JK2VOC  JK2VOC
EA4TEN      EA4AHD      PJ2/W9EFL   W9EFL       WX7GTF      W7ECA
EA6/SP4AOQ  EC6TK       PJ2/W9JUV   W9JUV       XK0XN/P     VE3XN
ED5GRO      EA5VM       PJ2/W9VA    W9VA        XT2DE       F5JRY
ED8RCV      EA8BYO      PJ2T        KN7Y        XU7ACB      N6FF
EM1KCC      UT7UA       PY0FT       JA1ELY      YA5T        KU9C
EM75W       UT1WL       S79GAN      DL2GAN      YC7TO       EA5KB
EN100GM     RU3OM       S79LE       DL8LE       Z2/W6DXO    W6DXO
ET3VSC      K3IRV       SI900TKM    SK6NL       ZA1AM       IK1FLE
EY8MM       K1BV        SU9LL       EA7CHR      ZD8A        N6CW
FO0FRY      K8PYD       SW1KID      SV1CEI      ZD8R        N6ND
FO0SEV      WB8YJF      SW2B        SV bureau   ZD8Z        VE3HO
FO5RA       KM5M        T30ED       3D2SJ       ZF2AH       W6VNR
FW0DX       JE3RZT      T88DX       JI3DLI      ZL1WY/ZL7   JF1OCQ
H44MA       VK2GR       TA2DS       WA3HUP      ZY5A        PY1KN
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ADDRESSES - Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

• 3D2SJ - Fr. Steve Dives MSC, P.O. Box 1354, Suva, Fiji Islands
• EA5KB - Jose F. Ardid Arlandis, Box 5013, E-46080 Valencia, Spain
• GM0HCQ - Mike Gloistein, 27 Stormont Way, Scone, Perthshire PH2 6SP, Scotland
• HS0GBI - Cherdchai Yiwlek, P.O. Box 1090 Kasetsart, Bangkok 10903, Thailand
• I0YKN - Nuccio Meoli, Via della stazione sn, 04010 Cori - LT, Italy
• IK2QPR - Paolo Fava, Via Bertani 8, 46100 Mantova - MN, Italy
• IK3RIY - c/o A.R.I. Venezia, P.O. Box 227, 30100 Venezia, VE - Italy
• IK7JWX - Alfredo De Nisi, P.O. Box 218, 73100 Lecce - LE, Italy
• IT9MRM - Alberto Mattei, Via E. Millo 20, 96011 Augusta - SR, Italy
• K4KU - Sherman A. Harrison, 4824 Edens View, Kingsport, TN 37664-4638, USA
• K4VUD - Charles Harpole, 3100 N. Hwy. 426, Geneva, FL 32732-9761, USA
• KA9WON - Lonnie Miller, 12618 Thistle Ridge Close, Roscoe, IL 61073, USA
• KK5DO - Bruce Paige, P.O. Box 310, Alief, TX 77411, USA
• LZ1NK - Nikolai Enchev, Parchevich 43A, 4300 Karlovo, Bulgaria
• OM2SA - Juraj Sipos, 93013 Trhova Hradska 550, Republic of Slovakia
• PY1KN - Marcelo G. da Silva, Av. Gen. Guedes da Fontoura 551/20, 22621-240 Rio de Janeiro - RJ, Brazil
• RA9MC - Valentin Horuzhenko, P.O. Box 1569, Omsk, 644110, Russia
• SM3DBU - Leif Lindh, Malargatan 5, SE-82531 Iggesund, Sweden
• SM5BFJ - Leif Hammarstrom, Lerklockan 4, SE-73091, Riddarhyttan, Sweden
• SM5DJZ - Jan Hallenberg, Vassunda Andersberg, SE-741 91 Knivsta, Sweden
• UA9MQR - Dmitriy P. Mikhal'chenko, P.O.Box 512, Omsk-21, 644021, Russia
• UK9AA - Fedor Petrov, P.O. Box 58, Tashkent 700000, Uzbekistan
• XU7ABN - Claude Laget, P.O. Box 1373 G.P.O., 99999 Phnom Penh, Cambodia

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