15 March 2003
No 619
4 2 5 D X N E W S
DX INFORMATION
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
3A - Max, IK2YSE reports the will be active
(on 10-40 metres CW with some PSK31) as 3A/IK2YSE from Monaco on
28-31 March. All of the QSOs will be confirmed automatically via
the bureau.
6W - John, F5VHQ will be active (on 40-10
meters SSB) as 6W/F5VHQ from Saint Louis, Senegal from 19 April
to 1 May. QSL via home call. [TNX F5NQL]
9M2 - Keith Kerr, GM4YXI is going again to
Malaysia and, as always, he will try to activate various islands.
Firm plans thus far include Pulau Tioman (AS-046) with Rich,
G4ZFE on 22-23 March. Look for 9M2/GM4YXI (SSB) and 9M2/G4ZFE
(CW) on 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 metres. QSL 9M2/GM4YXI via N3SL,
QSL 9M2/G4ZFE via home call (bureau) or direct to Richard
Everitt, #2601, PNB Darby Park Jalan Binjai, Kuala Lumpur 50450,
Malaysia. [TNX GM3WOJ and N3SL]
A3 - Six German operators (namely DL3OI,
DL4WG, DL5LYM, DL8DYL, DL8YRM and DL9DRA) will be active as A35XM
from Tonga from 19 March to 4 April. Further information at
http://www.df3cb.com/a35xm; QSL via DL8YRM (e-mail requests for
bureau cards are welcome at dl8yrm@darc.de).
[TNX NG3K]
A3 - Janusz, SP9FIH reports he will be active
(on 10-80 metres SSB) from Tonga from 19 March to 14 April. He
will collect his licence upon arrival. QSL via SP9FIH (Janusz
Wegrzyn, P.O. Box 480, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland).
CO - The CL9 prefix will be aired for the
first time during the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest, when a group of
operators from the Federacion de Radioaficionados de Cuba (http://frc.co.cu)
will be using CL9C (Multi-Multi). [TNX CO2OJ]
F - The Radio Club of the Council of Europe
will be active as TP6CE during the BARTG Spring RTTY Contest
(15-16 March). QSL via F5LGF. [TNX F6FQK]
FM - Bernard, F5LBG will be active as
FM/F5LBG from Martinique (NA-107, DIFO MN-001) from 13 March to
12 April. He will operate on 6-80 metres CW. QSL via home call
either direct or through the bureau. [TNX F5NQL]
FO_mar - I2MOV, I2YSB, IK1AOD, IK1PMR,
IK2DIA, IK2GNW and IK2WXV will be active from the Marquesas
Islands (OC-027) from 25 April through 9 May. They plan to have
three stations on all HF bands plus one station for 6 metres (a
beacon will be active every hour and every half hour for 5
minutes on 50105). The call is still unknown. QSL via I2YSB.
Further information at http://digilander.libero.it/i2ysb/.
[TNX I2YSB]
HH - Al/K3VN has had to drop from the Team
Haiti [425DXN 611] due to work commitments, but has been replaced
by another Florida DXPedition Group member, Bob/K9MDO. Look for
HH4/K4QD, HH4/W4WX, HH4/N2WB and HH4/K9MDO to be active from the
Northwest Haiti Christian Mission until 21 March. Look for them
to participate in the BARTG RTTY Contest as a Multi-Single entry
using HH4/K4QD. The Team Haiti's web site is at http://www.geocities.com/n2wb2003/.
[TNX K4QD]
HL - A group of operators from the Korea
AnSung DX Club will be active (on 80-10 metres CW, SSB and RTTY)
as D70HL/2 from Chebu Island (AS-105) on 4-6 April. QSL via
bureau. [TNX JI6KVR]
I - Andrea, IK7YTT reports he will operate
from San Domino in the Tremiti Islands (IL7, EU-050) from 28
March to 1 April. He will participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB
Contest, possibly as IL7T (SOSB 20 metres Low Power).
I - A group of operator from "Radio
Group Etna" will be active from Filicudi Island (EU-017, IIA
ME-003) on 24-27 April. The plan to operate on HF /SSB and CW), 6
and 2 metres. QSL via IT9EJW either direct (Alfio Bonanno, P.O.
Box 18, 95028 Valverde - CT, Italy) or through the bureau.
Further information at http://www.rgetna.org. [TNX IT9EJW]
J5 - Simone, IV3NVN/J5UDX became active as
J5UCX from Pecixe Island (AF-093) on 12 March. He expects to be
there until around 17 March, then he will return to the mainland
and be active again as J5UDX until early April [425DXN 618].
JA - Look for Take, JI3DST/6 to be active (on
40, 17, 15, 12, 10 and 6 metres SSB) from Miyako Island (AS-079)
on 20-23 March. QSL via bureau. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
JA - A group of operators from Kitagawa ARC
will be active (on 80-6 metres SSB and CW) as JH1ZHU/1 (but they
might also use their individual calls/1) from the North Izu
Islands (AS-008) on 21-23 March. QSL via JH1ZHU/1 via JH1ZHU,
others via their respective home call, either direct or through
the JARL bureau. [TNX JI6KVR]
JA - Taka, JR3TVH/6 will be again active from
Miyako Island (AS-079) starting around 9 UTC on 1 May until
around 10 UTC on the 5th. Look for activity on 6, 10, 12, 17 and
20 metres SSB and CW. QSL via home call either direct or through
the bureau. [TNX JI6KVR]
JA - Look for Toshi, JM1PXG/6 to be active
from Tokara Kuchino-shima (AS-049) starting around 1 UTC on 3 May
until around 2 UTC on the 4th. He plans to operate on 40, 20, 17,
15, 12 and 10 metres CW only. QSL via home call either direct or
through the JARL bureau. [TNX JI6KVR]
JA_ant - Obi, JA0WJN is currently active as
8J1RF from Dome Fuji Station (WABA JA-04), Antarctica (AN-016).
[TNX JA0WJN]
JW - Francois, F8DVD will be active (on 10-80
metres SSB) as JW/F8DVD from Svalbard on 20-24 April. He will
operate from the JW5E club station in Longyearbyen, Spitzbergen
(EU-026). QSL via home call either direct or through the bureau.
[TNX F5NQL and F6DWX]
KH3 - Bert, V73GOD/WH7USA will return to
Johnston on 18-20 March. He plans to operate as either KJ6BZ or
KH3/WH7USA during his spare time. [TNX The Daily DX]
OH - Special event station OH3T will be
active (on at least on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres SSB, possibly
also CW) on 22 March to celebrate the European Year for the
Disabeld. QSL via bureau. [TNX OH2HSJ]
OZ - Look for Ela, OZ/DL3YMK and Torsten,
OZ/DH3YMG to be active on 40, 20 and 15 metres from
Vendsyssel-Thy (EU-171) on 5-17 April. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org]
P4 - Andy, AE6Y will be active as P40Y from
Aruba (SA-036) on 22-30 March, CQ WW WPX SSB Contest included.
QSL via home call. [TNX AE6Y]
PY0_spp - Joca, PS7JN [425DXN 615] confirms
he will be active from St. Peter and St. Paul Rocks (SA-014)
during the first two weeks of April. He will operate as ZW0S
mainly on 20, 15 and 10 metres SSB, with some activity on 40
metres and the WARC bands. He currently has computer problems,
and he is unlikely to be able to operate RTTY. Joca will be
working on the island, and he plans to be QRV after 19 UTC until
3 UTC. QSL via PS7JN. Updates will be posted at http://www.qsl.net/ps7jn.
R1F - Valery/RD3AF, Valery/RX3DU and
Victor/UA3AKO were expected to be active (on 160-10 metres CW,
SSB and RTTY) as R1FJ (QSL via DL6ZFG) from Franz Josef Land
(EU-019) until 19 March. However, latest news from Boris, RU3AX
is that all flights in the region are grounded due to bad
weather; if there is not any imrpvement in the near future, the
operation will be cancelled.
ST - The ST0RY group of operators [425DXN
608] will arrive in Khartoum on the 17 March and will be there
until 2 April. They will concentrate on the low bands, WARC, RTTY
and 6 metres with three stations. Further information, including
pilots, is available at http://www.qsl.net/st0ry.
SV5 - Goran, SM0CMH will be active (on 10-80
metres CW) as SV5/SM8C from Kalymnos (EU-001) from 24 March to 4
April. QSL via home call either direct or through the bureau.
[TNX SM0CMH]
T8 - Tosy, JA6VZB will be active (on 160
metres only) as T88JA from Peleliu Island, Palau (OC-009) on
19-22 March. QSL via home call. [TNX The Daily DX]
TF - TF3W is the new contest call for the IRA
(Icelandic Radio Amateurs) radio club. They are currently moving
to a new club house and most of the antennas are down, but they
will try to participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest using a
vertical. [TNX TF3AO]
TU - David, F5THR will be active as TU5CD
from the Ivory Coast from 23 March to 1 July. QSL via F8BON
either direct or through the bureau. [TNX La Gazette du DX]
UA - RZ0OH, UA0OO, UA0OZ and RZ0OA plan to
operate, possibly as RZ0OWI/p, from the Lake Baikal's
Chivyrkujsky Bay South (RR-2108, not IOTA) and North Islands
(RR-2107, not IOTA) on 13-17 March. [TNX WRC/RRA Bulletin]
VK - Steve, G0UIH reports he will be active
again as VK2IAY/4 between 21 November and 21 December. Exact
itinery is yet to be finalised, but the following activations are
in the initial stages of planning: Hook Island (OC-160) around 1
December for 7 days, Dunk Island (OC-171) around 9 December for 5
days and Moreton Island (OC-137) around 15 December for 4/5 days.
Further information is expected in due course. QSL via G0UIH
either direct or through the bureau. Pictures and information on
Steves' activations is 2002 (OC-142, OC-137 and OC-172) are
available at www.rsgbiota.org/vk2iay.htm.
W - The Fall River ARC will operate on all
bands as W1ACT from Martha's Vineyard (NA-046) on 2-4 May. QSL
via N1JOY (Roland Daignault, 19 Davis Road, Westport, MA 02790,
USA), [TNX www.rsgbiota.org].
XE - Next month a group of operators from
Radio Club Cancun will be active (on 10-160 metres CW, SSB and
RTTY) as XF3RCC from the following islands: Cozumel (NA-090) on
3-6 April, Holbox (NA-045) on 6-8 April, Mujeres (NA-045) on 8-11
April and Contoy (NA-045) on 11-13 April. The operation will
celebrate the first anniversary of RCC. QSL via XE3RCC (P.O.Box
1883, Cancun, Quintana Roo 77500, Mexico). [TNX XE2NN]
XZ - Frank, DL4KQ (XY4KQ) is planning an IOTA
operation from the Yangon/Irrawaddy/Pegu Region group (AS-???),
Myanmar for 3-4 days between 6 and 12 April. Actual dates depend
on local situation and are stiil to be decided, as well as the
call to be used. Frank, who might be joined by another operator,
plans to be active on 10-80 metres CW and SSB. QSL via DL4KQ.
Further information will available at http://www.dx-pedition.de.
[TNX DL4KQ]
YB - Ten operators from Indonesia (namely
YB0AI, YB0DPO, YB0ECT, YB0KLI, YB0LBK, YB8BHV, YB8CR, YB8HGM,
YB8HZ and YC8CPV) will be active as YE8A from Takabonerate
(OC-242) on 26-31 March. They plan to operate on 10-80 metres
SSB, CW, SSTV, RTTY, PSK31 and Satellite (AO-40) and to
participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest. QSL via YB8BRI. The web
site for the operation is at http://takabonerate.aerocity.net.
[TNX YB0ECT]
YB - Look for Rivai, YB2MTA/p and Pri,
YC2CJQ/p to be active from Panjang Island (OC-237) on 28-30
March. On Friday they will try to work PSK31 and CW, then they
will participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest. QSL for both via
via EA7FTR (Francisco Lianez Suero, Asturias 23, 21110 Aljaraque,
Huelva, Spain). [TNX EA7FTR]
YK - Saad, N5FF plans to operate again from
Syria next month. His current and tentative plan is to be active
as YK1BA from 15 until 27 April, give or take a day or two, and
possibly extend his stay for few more days up to one week. The
purpose of the trip is not amateur radio, so Saad's operating
will be very spotty and not extensive at all. He hopes to be able
to operate at least 3-4 hours a day, mainly on 20 metres (+/-
14195 kHz SSB and 14045 kHz CW) unless the propagation is better
on other bands (10-40 metres) at the time. He plans to work the
Americas and Pacific between 1-4 UTC, Europe and Africa between
19-22 UTC and possibly some local afternoons (11-14 UTC). QSL via
N5FF, either direct or through the bureau. [TNX The Golist]
YS - Holger (DL7IO, http://www.dl7io.de/news.html),
Birgit (DL7IQ) and Cisco (YS1CF) will be active (on 10-80 metres
SSB, SSTV, RTTY and CW) from various sites in El Salvador between
24 March and 11 April. They will be using YS1/homecall from the
San Salvador area and HU1M (Multi-Single) during the CQ WW WPX
SSB Contest. They also plan to operate from Meanguera Island
(NA-190) as YS3/homecall and to take a side trip to Honduras and
be active as HR4/homecall from El Tigre (NA-060). QSLs for all
via DK7AO. [TNX VE3LYC]
ZL - Steve, G4EDG will be active as ZL1/G4EDG
from Waiheke Island (OC-201) from about 14 March for 4-5 days.
This will be a 20m QRP CW only operation, best time for Europe is
around 6 UTC. QSL via home call. [TNX G4EDG]
ZP - Tom/ZP5AZL and Jorge/CX6VM will
participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest as ZP40Z (Multi-Single)
from Asuncion, Paraguay. QSL via W3HNK. [TNX CX6VM]
GOOD TO KNOW - Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
5B4AHJ ---> This is the permanent 5B
call received by Alan, G3PMR on 7 March. Alan reports he
used it during the RSGB Commonwealth Contest at the
weekend, and will use it again for all future operations
from Cyprus. QSL via G3PMR.
A35KB ---> Father Kevin Burke, A35KB
is now QRT. "Kevin is very busy with his duties as
parish priest on the island of Eua, and is no longer able
to operate on the radio. He has allowed his license to
expire, his station is dismantled and he has no intention
of getting back on the air any time soon. Kevin can no
longer respond to QSL requests". The information
came from Paul Kidd, A35RK, who talked to Father Kevin on
the phone. [TNX The Daily DX]
DX1ABC ---> The Philippine Amateur
Radio Association reports that the "same person
using DU1ABC now using DX1ABC is an illegal operator as
per the records of our National Telecommunications
Commission." [TNX The Daily DX]
LF IN POLAND ---> Sylwester
Jarkiewicz, SP2FAB reports that the Polish
telecommunications authority has approved the use of
135.7-137.8 kHz for amateur radio on a secondary basis
with 1W e.i.r.p. on CW.
MDXC ---> Antonio, IZ8CCW reports
that several members of the Mediterraneo DX Club (http://www.mdxc.org)
will be using special calls between 1 and 6 April to
celebrate the 5th anniversary of the Club. Look for
IB0MDC (from Ventotene Island, EU-045), IR1MDC, IR2MDC,
IR6MDC, IR8MDC, IU8MDC, IR8M (from the MDXC HQ), IO8MDC
(from Dino Island, EU-144), II8MDC and IR9MDC from Italy,
as well as for YC3MDC from OC-021 and EA8MDC from the
Canary Islands (AF-004). A special QSL will be available
from the MDXC (P.O. Box 245, 87100 Cosenza - CS, Italy);
bureau cards should be routed via IZ8BGY. The operators
involved in the celebration are EA8AKN, I8JOQ, IK1NLZ,
IK2TDM, IK2THN, IK2UVR, IK2VUC, IK2WZQ, IK2ZJN, IK6QGD,
IK6TUP, IK8TPB, IK8UHA, IK8VRH, IK8VRN, IK8YVG, IT9DAA,
IT9EJW, IT9SSI, IW8AXU, IW8ERC, IW8EUE, IW8RMN, IZ1BZV,
IZ1DUI, IZ2ABN, IZ2ACG, IZ2EIH, IZ6AWB, IZ6EGW, IZ8AZZ,
IZ8BGY, IZ8CCW, IZ8DDG, IZ8DPL, IZ8DPO, IZ8DWJ, IZ8DWL,
IZ8EPX, IZ8EQB, IZ8FAV, IZ8FBZ, YC3BDJ, YC3DIK, YC3IZK
and YC3TT.
NOT THE MANAGER ---> IK4JPR, IK4RUX
and IZ4CCO operated from San Marino (T70A) and Vatican
(HV5PUL) on 29-30 September 2001 and 16 May 2002
respectively. They are receiving QSL cards, but they
cannot confirm any of those QSOs. Please note that cards
for T70A should be sent via bureau or direct to
A.R.R.S.M., P.O. Box 77, San Marino A1, 47031 Repubblica
di San Marino. Cards for HV5PUL should be sent direct
only to Pontificia Universita' Lateranense, Piazza S.
Giovanni in Laterano 4, 00120 Citta' del Vaticano.
PACIFIC TOUR ---> Jeffrey, KI0RO
reports he will be active (on 10-40 metres CW and SSB)
from the Marshall Islands and Micronesia as follows:
This is not a DXpedition and Jeffrey will be QRV as time
permits. All QSLs via KI0RO.
PIRATE ---> "I am sorry to
report that Albert, 5R8GZ call is being pirated on 80 and
160 metres", Phil Whitchurch, G3SWH says.
"Albert does not operate on these bands at all as he
has no suitable antennas".
QSL MANAGER OFFERED ---> William
Brooks, KV4DT is willing to volunteer his services as a
QSL manager. Please contact him at either kv4dt@mfire.com or P.O.
Box 309, Drummonds, TN 38023, USA.
QSL ES85x ---> Oleg, ES1RA reports
that the correct QSL routes are as follows: ES85M (CW)
via ES1RA, ES85M (SSB) via ES1QD, ES85J (CW) via ES1RA.
QSL HK3AXY ---> W2GR (Mike Benjamin,
1064 99th Street, Niagara Falls, NY 14304, USA) is the
new QSL manager for Daniel, HK3AXY. Mike will accept
direct cards only, while bureau cards should be sent to
HK3AXY.
QSL TR8XX ---> The Daily DX reports
that Didier, F5OGL "received a phone call from
TR8SA, Christian saying he visited the QTH of the late
TR8XX, Jean-Claude, in Libreville, Gabon. Christian was
unable to locate any logs. Christian had also checked the
home of Jean-Claude in France earlier, also with no
luck". Didier is therefore unable to confirm past
QSOs with TR8XX, all requests will be returned to sender.
Please note that F5OGL does have the logs for the 3C2JJ
operation (AF-082, May 1999) and another one from
Corsica.
QSL VIA DJ2MX ---> Mario, DJ2MX
reports he has finally received the 3D2IR, 5W0IR,
6Y5/VK2IR, J6/VK2IR and KH8/VK2IR cards that had been
mailed direct to VK2IR. Mario will not be able to reply
to these cards before April, as he is currently moving to
Munich and QSL management has to be put on hold for a few
weeks. Mario will announce his new address as soon as he
settles in his new home; at all events, all the mail sent
to his Bad Nauheim address will be forwarded until April
2004.
QSL VIA WD9EWK ---> Patrick Stoddard,
WD9EWK is the new QSL manager for LU6XQ and LU3XQ. Cards
can be sent either direct or through the W9 QSL bureau.
[TNX LU6XQ]
VP6DIA ---> The second Ducie Island
operation went QRT on 13 March in their local morning.
QSL via JR2KDN (Yuichi Yoshida, 4F Kato Building, 529
Rokugaike, Kita-Ku, Nagoya 462-0002, Japan).
WORLD ROBINSON CUP 2003 ---> The
Russian Robinson Club sponsors the "World Robinson
Cup" (wrc_rrc@mail.ru)
for contacting stations operating from islands between 1
April and 30 September 2003. The national island
programmes considered by WRC are CIsA (Canada), DIA
(Denmark), DIB (Brazil), DICE (Chile), DIE and DIEI
(Spain), DIFM and DIFO (France), DIP (Portugal), GIA
(Germany), IIA and ILIA (Italy), IOCA (Croatia), IOSA
(Scotland), RRA (Russia), SPIA (Poland), UIA (Ukraine),
USIA (United States) and IWDR (Islands of West Dvina
River). Full information is available on the Russian
Robinson Club's web site (http://www.hamradio.ru/rrc).
XE1IH ---> Please note that the *new*
address for XE1IH is Enrique Garcia Munive, P.O. Box
118-481, 07051 Mexico - D.F., Mexico. Enrique is the QSL
manager for the 20-27 March XF2IH operation from Enmedio
Island (NA-???) [425DXN 611]. [TNX XE1IH]
ZL1AMO AIR AMBULANCE FUND ---> The
International DX Association has reached its goal of
collecting 20,000 USD for the ZL1AMO Air Ambulance Fund
[425DXN 603]. INDEXA absorbed all administrative costs so
that 100% of each donation went directly to the Fund.
"On behalf of INDEXA, ZL1AMO, and the Wright
family", Judy Rousch, AA7UC says, "please
express our gratitude to your subscribers. In a time of
great need, they and many others in the DX/amateur radio
community came together to provide assistance to a
colleague. Working together as a team, we provided a
humanitarian service that none of us could have
accomplished alone".
NEWS FROM THE WEB - Edited by I1JQJ &
IK1ADH
LOGS: The logs for the recent JW/SM0BSO,
JW/SM0LQB and JW/SM1TDE operation from Longyearbyen,
Svalbard (3319 QSOs in 5 days) are now available at http://www.qsl.net./.
[TNX SM1TDE]
QSL DB: Boye Christensen, OZ7C has
updated his QSL DBase (which now contains 337,256 unique
records) for Packet Cluster. The package can be
downloaded at http://www.qsl.net/oz7c/qsl. [TNX
OZ7C, oz7c@qsl.net]
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