10 August 2002
No 588
4 2 5 D X N E W S DX INFORMATION
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
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3B8 - Fujio, JA0JEY/K1WP and Tsutuo, JA0QBY
plan to be active (on 80-10 metres SSB and CW plus Satellite
AO-40) as 3B8/K1WP and 3B8/JA0QBY from Mauritius (AF-049) on
14-20 August. QSL via home calls, either direct or through the
JARL bureau. [TNX JA0QBY]
3V - Paulo, CT1ETE plans to be active (SSB
only) from the Scout Center in Borj-Cedria using the club's call
3V8CB. The activity will be only will take place on 12 or 13
August (one day only) during the local daylight hours. QSL via
DL1BDF (direct only). [TNX CT1ETE]
9A - Look for Boro, 9A3KB/p to be active from
Kotez (Kozada) Island (EU-110, CI-181) from 7.30 UTC until 10 UTC
on 10 August. [TNX 9A6AA]
9A - Karel/OK1FBH, Martin/OK1FZM and
Petr/OK1DSM will be active from Cres Island (EU-136, IOCA CI-012)
on 12-19 August. They are also planning a side trip to activate
the lighthouse (LH-2527, CRO-020) on Zaglav Island (CI-225)
during that time frame. [TNX 9A6AA]
A2 & 7P - Hide, JM1LJS reports he will be
active as A25LJ from Botswana on 11-13 August and as 7P8??
(requested call 7P8LJ) from on 14-16 August. He will operate on
20-10 metres SSB and CW. QSLs via JM1LJS.
C6 - Al, K3TKJ will be active (on 40-6 metres
on both SSB and CW on 6 and SSB only on the other bands) as C6ALW
from Andros Island (NA-001) from 14 August to 18 September. [TNX
The Daily DX]
CT - Look for CS5E to be active on 20, 15 and
10 metres SSB from Guia Lighthouse (ARLHS POR-024, DFP FES-05)
from 9 to 19 UTC on 17 August. QSL via bureau. [TNX CT1ECT]
CT - A group of operators from Alto Minho
(Portugal) will be active as CQ0GIL from the hospital ship Gil
Eannes on 17-19 August. QSL via operators' instructions. [TNX
CT1EDA]
FG - FG/IK2XDE (Andrea), FG/IK2JYT
(Giovanni), FG/IK2HAB (Mario) and FG/IW2MVS (Luigi) will be QRV
for Europe at 4 UTC on 10 August. Look for them on +/- 7.085. The
Team is active from Terre de Haut (DIFO FG-011), Les Saintes
Islands (NA-114) till 17 August. QSL via home calls either direct
or through the bureau. [TNX IK2JYT]
HL - The Gwangju DX Club will operate (on all
HF bands, plus VHF and UHF) as 6L0NJ/4 from Soan Island (AS-085)
between 14 August (10 UTC) and 16 August (24 UTC). QSL via DS4AEN
either direct or through the KARL bureau. [TNX HL4XM]
I - Operators from Salento DX Team will
participate in the ILLW from the lighthouse (WLH LH-075, ARLHS
ITA-084) on Sant'Andrea Island (EU-091, IIA LE-001). They plan to
operate on HF and 6 metres SSB and CW. [TNX IK7JWX]
I - Frank, IZ7AUH will be active (on 40, 20
and 15 metres SSB) from Chianca d'Abramo Island (EU-091; IIA
LE-017) on 12 August. QSL via home call direct either direct
(Francesco Giacoia, P.O.Box 224 - TA-05, 74100 Taranto - TA,
Italy) or through the bureau. The web page for the activity is at
http://www.iz7auh.com.
[TNZ IZ7AUH]
IS0 - Special event station IS0AX will be
operated from Tortoli, Sardinia (EU-024) on 10 August. QSL cards
will be sent
automatically through the bureau. [TNX IS0JMA]
JA - Look for Samy, JR8KJR/8 to be active (on
6, 10, 12, 15 and 17 metres SSB and other modes) from Yagishiri
Island (AS-147) starting around 9 UTC on 14 August until around
00 UTC on the 16th. QSL via home call either direct or through
the bureau. [TNX JI6KVR]
LX - Thirteen operators from UBA-Kortrijk
(KTK) will be active (on all HF bands and modes, plus VHF and
Satellite) as LX/ON6CK/P from Luxembourg on 15-18 August. QSL via
bureau to ON6CK or direct to ON4ADN. [TNX ON6HH]
LZ - Nick, LZ1NG expects to be active (on
6-80 metres SSB and CW) from Sveta Anastasia Island (EU-181)
until 17 August. QSL via LZ1NG (Nikolay Babarev, P.O. Box 356,
Plovdiv 4000, Bulgaria). [TNX LZ1NG]
LZ - Boyan/LZ1BJ, Ely/LZ1JB, Lyuben/LZ1ZC and
others will be active as homecall/1 from Sveta Anastasiya Island
(EU-181) on 15-22 August. They plan operate on 40-10 metres SSB
and CW with 1 Kw, beam and vertical antennas. QSL via home calls,
preferably through the bureau. [TNX LZ1BJ]
R1A_ssh - Oleg, R1ANF/A is currently active
from Chinese Antarctic station "Great Wall" (WABA
BY-01) on King George Island, South Shetlands (AN-010). He
operates when weather conditions and spare time permit. [TNX
DL5EBE and IZ8BRI]
SP - Wojtek, SP9HWN will be active (on 80-6
metres CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31) as HF98JP on 15-31 August to
celebrate the visit of Pope John Paul II to Poland. QSL via home
call. [TNX SP9HWN]
SP - SP2BIK, SP2BRN, SP2IZC, SP2TQW and
SQ2BXJ will operate as SN2NP from the old lighthouse in Gdansk,
Nowy Port on 17-18 August. QSL via SP2BIK. [TNX SP2BIK]
SV - Look for SV8/IK8HCG and SV8/IK8UND to be
active on 10-40 metres from Paxoi Island (EU-052) on 13-22
August. QSL via IK8UND. [TNX NG3K]
SV - Akis/SV7CLI, Vagelis/SV7AIF and
Sakis/SV7AMJ will participate in the ILLW (17-18 August) as SY7LH
from Alexandroupolis Lighthouse (GRE-005). QSL via SV7CLI. [TNX
SV7CLI]
SV9 - Dick, G3URA will be active as SV9/G3URA
on 20 metres in the SARTG RTTY Contest on 17-18 August from his
QTH on Crete (EU-015). Dick will also be on PSK outside the
contest. QSL to home call direct or via bureau. [TNX G3URA]
TF - TF1IRA will be operated during the
International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend from Knarraros
Lighthouse for the fifth year in a row. Operation will be mainly
SSB and CW on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres. QSL via the TF
bureau, or direct to TF3GB. [TNX TF3AO]
UA - Look for RK6AXS/p and RK6CZ/p to be
active from Sudzhukskiy Lighthouse (WLHA LH-0754, RLHA RLE-022,
ARLHS new one) in the Black Sea on 16-18 August. QSL via home
calls. [TNX RV3GW]
V8 - Antonio, IZ8CCW and Dario, IT9SSI have
cancelled their 5-11 August operation from Brunei [425DXN 579] an
were expected to leave Indonesia on 7 August. The 8A3M activity
from Maselembu Island (OC-250) finished on 4 August after 4200
QSOs. [TNX IZ8BRI]
VE - Ed, W0SD/VO2 will operate (on 40, 20, 15
and 10 metres SSB, plus CW, RTTY and WARC bands on request) from
Zone 2 in Labrador on 17-18 August. He will be running 500 watts
into the same antennas used for CY9DH and FP/W0SD. [TNX AC0M]
W - Ron/KA2BZS and his wife Fran will be
operating from the Twinlights at Navesink (USA-530) again this
year for the Internationl Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend. They will
be active on 17 and 18 August (14.00-21.00 UTC each day) on 40-10
metres CW and SSB. A glossy picture QSL of the lighthouse is
available at http://www.cwforever.com/navesinktwinlights.php.
QSL via KA2BZS either direct or (for DX stations) via the bureau.
[TNX KA2BZS]
W - Gary, K8IKW and the Alcona County Amateur
Radio Club will be active as K8S from Sturgeon Point Lighthouse
(USA-823) 17-19 August during the International
Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend. [TNX VA3RJ]
W - Eagle Harbor Lighthouse (USA-253) will be
active in the ILLW (17-18 August) using the special call K8E.
Modes of operation include HF/VHF, CW/SSB, FM Satellite and
possible HF digital. Collectors of ARLHS numbers can get credit
also for Front Range Light (USA-254) and Rear Range Light
(USA-255). QSL direct to N8MR. The web page for the operation is
at http://www.kc8nah.com/Interests/illw02.htm.
[TNX N8MR]
YL - A group of Latvian operators will be
active (on 160-10 metres CW, SSB and RTTY plus 6 and 2 metres) as
YL0A/LGT from Kolkasrags Lighthouse (LAT-006, WLH 1007, not IOTA)
on 16-19 August. If the weather situation does not allow them to
get on the island, they will operate from the Mikeltornis
Lighthouse (LAT-010). [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
ZK1_sc - Wolf, DL2SCQ/ZK1SCQ is currently
active from Raratonga (OC-013). On 13 August he will leave for
Palmerston Atoll (OC-124), South Cooks, from where he should be
QRV by Thursday (zulu time) for six days. He operates with 100
watts and wire antennas. QSL via DL6DK. [TNX N7RO]
ZL5_ant - Chris Post, N3SIG will be back on
Ross Island (AN-011) on 15 August and plans to be active again as
ZL5CP from Scott Base (WABA ZL-02). He will also sign KC4/N3SIG
when operating from McMurdo Base (WABA K-09). QSL for both calls
via AI3D. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
ZS - Andrew, ZS1AN has drawn up an operating
schedule for his 16-18 August [425DXN 587] ZS1AN/P activity from
Dassen Island (AF-064) Lighthouse (ARLHS SAF-042, WLH LH-0423):
9Q LICENCES ---> Patrick, F6BLQ/9Q1A
reports he has been given assurance by the Ministry PTT
in Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of Congo) that the
licences for 9Q0AR, 9Q1YL, 9Q1MM, 9Q1KS and 9Q1A
"are about to be renewed for an unlimited period of
time pending the signature of the next Radiocom
Regulations Decree". Details will be published at http://www.qsl.net/f6blq/.
DXCC NEWS ---> DXCC Manager Bill
Moore, NC1L reports that the following operations have
been approved for DXCC credit:
QSL A22AA ETC ---> QSL cards for
A22AA, A25/KY4P, S92SS and SV0LM from US amateurs should
be sent to Charles Lewis, 2270 Libreville Place, Dulles,
VA 20189-2270, USA. Non-US amateurs may want to use this
address: Charles Lewis, C.P. 522, Sao Tome, Sao Tome e
Principe, West Africa (via Portugal). Please note that
the QSL manager for S9SS is N4JR. [TNX The Daily DX]
QSL K4WLS/KL7 ---> Those who worked
Larry, K4WLS/KL7 from Adak Island (NA-039) in 1972-75 and
need this IOTA, can e-mail him at K4WLS@carolina.rr.com
giving call, QSO data and mail address. If you are in his
logs, Larry will send you the QSL card.
QSL W4/LZ3SM ---> Cards for Svetly's
recent operation from Tangier Island (NA-083) should be
sent to LZ3SM (Europe) or AI2P (others). The web page for
the activity is at http://www.k4lrg.org/Contests/WF1L_IOTA_2002.htm.
[TNX LZ3SM]
WHITE SEA ISLANDS ---> RA3NN/1,
UA3NAN/1 and UA1OEJ/A operated from three White Sea
islands on 25 July-1 August as follows:
Date Island IOTA RRA WLHA RLHA
--------------------------------------------------------------------
25, 30, 31/07 Golets EU-153 02-27 LH 2217 RLE-018
26-29/07 Zhizhginskiy EU 153 02-23 LH 2447 RLE-019
01/08 Lyasomin EU 153
QSL via RA3NN either direct (Andre Hudyacov, P.O. Box 1,
Sharya, Kostromskaya obl, 157500, Russia) or through the
bureau. [TNX RA3NN]
UX7UN - Nick Usoltsev, P.O. Box 73, Kiev
04209, Ukraine
W0SD - Ed Gray, 43804 257 St. Salem,
South Dakota 57058-5907, USA
WB8YJF - Jon Severt, 5586 Babbitt Rd.,
New Albany, OH 43054, USA
YB7VCW - Ricky Welan, P.O. Box 255,
Balikpapan 76102, Indonesia
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