5 April 2003
No 622
4 2 5 D X N E W S
DX INFORMATION
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

9A - Ron, 9A5JR (OE3REB) and Emir, 9A6AA, Emir will be active (on 15, 20 and 40 metres SSB) from Dugi Otok (EU-170, IOCA CI-018) on 7-9 April. [TNX VA3RJ]

DU - Frank, VE7DP reports that his IOTA operation from the Philippines has been downscaled. Frank and Rey, 4F1FZ will operate as 4G6A from Semirara Island (OC-125) on 5-7 April. QSL via VE7DP.

FO_mar - TX4PG is the call issued for the 25 April-9 May activity [425DXN 619] from the Marquesas Islands (OC-027). QSL via I2YSB. The web page for the operation is at http://digilander.libero.it/i2ysb. [TNX I2YSB]

GM - A group of operators from the Vital Sparks Amateur Radio Expedition Group (namely John/GM0WRR, Jurij/MM0DFV, Ross/MM0WED, Ernie/GM0EZP and Alex/MM3OAW) is active as MM0VSG/p from Lismore Island in the Inner Hebrides (EU-008) until 7 April. QSL via GM0WRR. [TNX MM0DFV]

H4 - Bernhard, DL2GAC/H44MS reports he expects to leave the Solomon Islands and return to Germany on 13 April.

HB - The Amateur Radio Club of Vaud Canton, Switzerland (http://www.hb9mm.com) has been authorized to use the special call HE2MM from 1 April through 31 December. All of the QSOs will be confirmed automatically through the bureau. [TNX HB9DUC]

HC - Fran, EA7FTR reports that the HCDX group will be active on 8-11 April from Muisne Island (Esmeraldas Province) on 10, 15 , 20 and 40 metres. Call not known but QSL via EA7FTR (Francisco Lianez Suero, Asturias 23, 21110 Aljaraque, Huelva, Spain). Please note that, according to the latest edition of the IOTA Directory, the only island qualifying for SA-056 (Esmeraldas Province group) is La Isla/Cojimies.

I - Special call IU7FM will be activated on 11-18 May to celebrate the 4th Friendship Meeting that will take place nesr Porto Cesareo on 17-18 May. Details on the meeting at http://www.dreamingsea.it. [TNX I7YKN and IK7JWX]

I - ID9RGE is the call sign for the 24-27 April operation from Filicudi Island (EU-017, IIA ME-003) by IT9EJW, IT9GAC, IT9GIE, IT9LCY, IT9TPJ, IT9VKY, IW9BCW, IW9BDV, IW9FY and IW9HDS [425DXN 619]. QSL via IT9EJW either direct or through the bureau. [TNX IT9EJW]

I - Antonio/IZ8CCW, Gianni/IZ8CGS and other members of the Mediterraneo DX Club will be active (on 10-80 metres SSB, CW and RTTY) as IB0DX from Ventotene (EU-045, IIA LT-011) on 25-27 April. Web page at http://www.mdxc.org/ibodx.

IS0 - The newly issued IQ0AH call will be aired for the first time on 5-6 April. This club call belongs to Olbia ARI Branch (http://www.ariolbia.cjb.net) located in Sardinia (IS0) and one of the operators will be ARI Secretary General Ruggero Manenti, IS0RUH. QSL via bureau or direct to Sezione A.R.I. Olbia, P.O. Box 213, 07026 Olbia - SS, Italy. [TNX IS0JMA]

J5 - Miguel, EA5IK reports he will be working in Guinea Bissau on 12-15 April and hopes to be able to operate duirng his spare time. QSL via EA5BY.

JA - JA1KJW, JJ1JGI, JK1EBA and JN1IKT will be active (on 160-6 metres CW and SSB) as homecall/0 from Sado Island (AS-117) on 10-13 April. QSL via the bureau or direct to their home calls. [TNX The Daily DX]

JA - Taka, JR3TVH will operate as JR3TVH/6 from Miyako Island (AS-079) from 7 UTC on 11 April to 1 UTC on the 13th. He will be active on 10-40 metres SSB, CW and RTTY, but the main objective of this visit is to work on 6 metres focusing on Europe and Africa. A breakable beacon will be activated on 50.138 MHz. While on the island, Taka can be contacted by e-mail to jr3tvh@arrl.net. QSL via home call either direct or through the bureau.

JA_ant - Obi, JA0WJN is currently active as 8J1RF from Dome Fuji Station (WABA JA-04), Antarctica. Established in February 1995, this research station is located at 77.19S-39.42E, some 1000 kilometres inland from the Antarctic coastline and at an altitude of 3800m a.s.l. Obi will be stationed at Dome Fuji until mid-January 2004. He can operate on 30, 20, 17, 15, 12, 10 metres SSB, CW, RTTY and SSTV, as well as satellite (AO40). Typically his operating times are 09.30-10.00 UTC, 12.30-13.00 UTC, 17.00-20.00 UTC during the week, 13.00-20.00 UTC on Saturdays and 07.00-20.00Z on Sundays. All of the QSOs will be confirmed automatically through the JARL bureau when Obi returns to Japan (after May 2004). [TNX 8J1RF]

J7 - Jon, AA1K and Jeanie, AB1P will be active as J79K and J79P from Dominica (NA-101) on 5-12 April. This will be a vacation and casual DXpedition, but they plan to operate a bit on 160-6 metres. Jon will focus on CW, especially on the WARC bands, and Jeanie will do some phone operating. The second radio will be monitoring 50.110 MHz or CQing on 50.102 MHz. QSL via home calls. [TNX AA1K]

OH0 - Ben, SM6CCO will be active (mainly on CW and the WARC bands) as OH0CO from his QTH on the Aland Islands (EU-002) on 10-16 April. QSL via home call either direct or through the bureau. [TNX NG3K]

PA - Look for Peter, PA/DL4FCH to be active from Texel Island (EU-038) on 11-17 April. He plans to operate on 10, 15, 20, 40 and 80 metres CW. Further information and logs at http://www.niksch.de/dl4fch. [TNX DL4FCH]

PY - Operators from CRANHA Group will be active (on 40, 10, 6 and 2 metres, plus 70 cm) as PY3CNH from Rolante (GG40rj), Rio Grande do Sul on 12-13 April. QSL via bureau or direct to P. O. Box 83, 93180-000 Portao - RS, Brazil. [TNX PY2ZX]

W - Andy, NP3D is expected to be signing NP3D/W5/m from Galveston Island (NA-143) starting on 4 April. This is a business trip and he will be active in the evenings when time permits. [TNX NP3D]

W - John, WA4JA will activate Shell Island (NA-085) for one day between 7 and 11 April. He will also try to operate from Okaloosa Island (NA-142, FL003S) during the same week. QSL direct to WA4JA (but DX stations with bureaux will be QSLled via the bureau automatically). [TNX OPDX Bulletin]

YB - YE5XMD is a special call currently aired from Batam Island (OC-075) to celebrate the 5th anniversary of the Mediterraneo DX Club (www.mdxc.org). QSL via IZ8CCW.

ZC4 - Colin Brown, GM0RLZ/ZC4CB is currently stationed at the Western Sovereign Base Area in Cyprus. Due to security restrictions, the QSL route is only via the ZC4 bureau. "If people want to arrange skeds for the low bands etc", he says, "let me know via gm0rlzuk@yahoo.com".

GOOD TO KNOW - Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

• DXCC NEWS ---> DXCC Manager Bill Moore, NC1L reports that VP6DIA (Ducie Island, 8-13 March) has been approved for DXCC credit.
• GB50 ---> The Cray Valley Radio Society (www.cvrs.org) has released a professionally produced interactive CD ROM as a record of last year's very successful GB50 (Golden Jubilee) special event station (www.gb50.com). The CD costs USD 10, EUR 10 or GBP 6 (including postage and packing) and copies are available by post from G3SXE (Paul Lethbridge, 24 Furze Road, High Salvington, West Worthing, Sussex BN13 3BH, England). [TNX G3XTT]
• NOT THE MANAGER ---> Natan, W6XR says he has received many requests for QSL cards for C31XR, "which is a pirate operation. My call was given as the QSL manager but I am not a QSL manager for anyone".
• QSL 8Q7ZZ ---> Phil Whitchurch, G3SWH is pleased to announce that the 8Q7ZZ QSL cards were delivered from the printers on 1 April. "Needless to say, I am very embarrassed about the delay in sending out the cards", Phil says. "I have not been responsible for the design or printing of them, as the expedition operators wanted to do this themselves. I will get on with the job as fast as I can now they are to hand, but please do NOT send second applications, as they will not be answered. As you will imagine, there is quite a large backlog of requests to answer, which will take many weeks (if not months) to work through, so please have patience."
• QSL C34SD ---> Please note that CT1AMK is the QSL manager only for C31SD. Cards for C34SD (as well as for any other special C34 prefix) should be routed via URA (Unio de Radioaficionats Andorrans). [TNX CT4NH]
• QSL EM0U ---> This is callsign issued to the club station at the Ukrainian State Center of Radio Frequencies (UCRF) and QSL cards should be routed via UT3UZ (not UT3UW as mistyped in 425DXN #616) either direct or through the bureau.
• QSL LU1ZA ---> Rick, NE8Z has brought back from Argentina a few hundred LU1ZA cards, which he will mail out in the next few days. Henry, LU4DXU is only the manager for the most recent LU1ZA QSOs made by operators Jose Luis (who returned to Buenos Aires three weeks ago) and now Anibal. Henry stopped by SARA (LU2CN) and picked up all of the outstanding LU1ZA QSLs waiting to be confirmed, He was able to find some of their old logs, but many of the old logs from prior to the mid 1990's are not available. [TNX The Daily DX]
• QSL UU2JQ ---> Rustam, UU2JQ reminds DXers that his former QSL manager (Andy, KZ1L) has been a SK since 2001. QSLs should be sent to UU2JQ himself either direct or through the bureau.
• QSL MANAGER OFFERED --- Gianfranco Lai, IK8VRN is willing to volunteer his services as a QSL manager. He can be contacted at either ik8vrn@mdxc.org or P.O. Box 5, 80034 Marigliano - NA, Italy.
• ST0RY ---> The team went QRT at 17.45 UTC on 31 March, earlier than expected. The online log contains 49,153 QSOs, but one fragment (contacts made between 23.53 UTC on 30 March and 05.53 UTC on the 31st) is missing. As for direct QSLs, please send only one card with all QSO information on it. European stations can enclose 1 Euro or 1 Dollar, otherwise the German cost of return airmail postage is $ 2. The QSL manager is DL5NAM (Chris Sauvageot, Guttenburg 19, D-91322 Graefenberg, Germany); bureau cards can be requested on-line (www.df3cb.com/st0ry). Individual donations would be greatly appreciated to help defray the great cost of getting #18 on the 100 Most Wanted List to a lot DXers. [TNX K4WLS]

NEWS FROM THE WEB - Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

• LOGS: Logs for PI4COM, PA6HQ and PI4HQ are on line at http://www.qsl.net/pa3cal/.
• LOGS: The first logs for the current multi-operator activity from the Faroe Islands are available on the LLDXT website at http://www.qsl.net/lldxt/oy_2003/. [TNX PA1AW]
• QSL ROUTES: A collection of QSL routes for stations active during the recent CQ WW WPX SSB Contest is now available at http://www.arrakis.es/~ea5eyj/wpxssb03.htm.
• S05X: The web site for the forthcoming DXpedition to Western Sahara is now up and running at http://www.pagus.it/s05x. If you need this DXCC Entity on any particular band/mode, please click on "Survey" and let the DXpeditioners know where you would like to work them. "425 DX News" supports this DXpedition through the pilot station Maurizio, IZ1CRR/I1-21171 (i121171@425dxn.org)

QSL INFO - Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

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CALL        MANAGER     CALL        MANAGER     CALL        MANAGER
===================================================================
3B8MM       DL6UAA      FM5FJ       KU9C        PJ5NA       K1NA
3D2IZ       N6IZ        G8A         G0DBE       PS5K        PY3FOX
3W2ER       G4ZFE       H44H        P29KM       PS5S        PP5MQ
3W9HRN      DL1HRN      H44V        JA1PBV      PV2I        EC5AHA
3XY1L       UY5XE       H7A         TI4SU       PX2W        PY2YU
3Z6V        SP6DVP      HC1CB       EA7FTR      PX5E        PP5JR
4J85YGA     UT3UY       HC8N        W5UE        PZ5DK       PA0DKA
4K6DI       W3HNK       HF2VL       SP2PI       R9/N5XZ     N5XZ
4Z8GZ       OE1GZA      HI3CCP      AD4Z        RA9LI/9     DL6ZFG
5Z4BK       DJ8NK       HQ9R        N6FF        RM0A        UA0ANW
5Z4BL       DL2RUM      HU1M        DK7AO       SO6A        SP6IHE
6W1RT       VE2XO       II8A        IC8JAH      ST0RY       DL5NAM
8P2K        KU9C        IO3T        IZ3ESV      ST2CF       IV3OWC
8P6DR       G3RWL       IO4T        IK4VET      SV5/SM8C    SM0CMH
8Q7RC       IZ5BRO      IO7J        IK7JWX      SX1R        SV1XV
8Q7RL       IZ5EBL      IQ4AX       IZ4EFN      SZ3PTR      SV3AQN
8Q7VR       UR9IDX      IR1MDC      IZ8CCW      T30ONM      W4WET
9G5MD       F5VCR       IR2G        IZ2BHQ      T88JB       JA1CJB
9K2AI       N9NU        IR2MDC      IZ8CCW      T88RE       JA4RF
9K2GS       W6YJ        IR5MDC      IZ8CCW      TM9OO       F5BKC
9K2MU       WA4JTK      IR6MDC      IZ8CCW      TO3M        DJ2MX
9K2ZZ       W8CNL       IR8M        IZ8CCW      TO4T        F6HMQ
9L1BTB      SP7BTB      IR8MDC      IZ8CCW      TU5CD       F8BON
9M2/G4ZFE   G4ZFE       IU9S        IT9BLB      UK8CAD      RW6HS
9M2/GM4YXI  N3SL        J37K        AC8G        UK8CWA      RW6HS
9N7YJ       LA5YJ       J5UDX       IV3NVN      UN7MM       RW6HS
9V1YC       AA5BT       JU1DX       JT1BV       UO1E        RW6HS
9Y4/DL7DF   DL7DF       JW8G        LA9GY       UP9L        RW6HS
A35WE       SP9FIH      K5C         K2FF        UU0JM       W1TE
A35XM       DL8YRM      L71F        AC7DX       UW6N        UR5NX
A61AJ       N4QB        LU1ECZ      EA5KB       V31MX       K0BCN
A61AS       YO3FRI      LU1NDC      EA7FTR      V51/ZS4NS   ZS4NS
A71AW       W3HNK       LU3XQ       WD9EWK      V60A        I2YDX
A71EM       LZ1YE       LU6XQ       WD9EWK      V60Z        IK2WXZ
A92GQ       N9NU        LX4B        LX1TI       V63JE       KI0RO
A92ZE       K4SXT       M8C         G4DFI       VK8AA       VK2CZ
AN8OK       EA8AKN      MD/NC7M     W0RDS       VP2E        N5AU
AY9H        LU9HO       MD4K        G3NKC       VP55W       KX4WW
C53CW       YL3CW       MU/SP5LCC   SP5ZCC      XF2IH       XE1IH
C53KL       YL2KL       MU/SP5MBQ   SP5ZCC      XT2TI       EA4YK
C53ZF       YL1ZF       MU/SP5UAF   SP5ZCC      XU7ACO      G4GUA
C56TA       LY2TA       MU0ULC      SP5ZCC      XX9TRR      OH2PM
C5P         YL2KL       OH0B        OH2BH       XY4KQ       DL4KQ
C91W        N1FHJ       OR3R        ON4ADN      YB0AJR      OK1JN
CB4Y        CE4FXY      OY7ET       PA5ET       YB2MTA/p    EA7FTR
CB5A        XQ5SM       OY7QA       PA5ET       YC2CJQ/p    EA7FTR
CL9C        K8SIX       OY7TW       PA5ET       YC4FIJ      YC9BU
CN2R        W7EJ        OY7WB       PA5ET       YE3M        IZ8CCW
CO2OJ       K8SIX       OY7WP       PA5ET       YE8A        YB8BRI
CQ9K        CT3EE       OY8PA       PA5ET       Z24S        W3HNK
CS6RPA      CT1EAT      P29SI       JA1PBV      ZK1BWG      DL2BWG
CV1T        EA5KB       P3A         W3HNK       ZK1HCU      DL9HCU
D44TT       K1BV        P40A        WD9DZV      ZK1VRL      DL7VRL
D4B         K1BV        P40Y        AE6Y        ZL4IR       W8WC
D88S        DS4CNB      P41P        I2MQP       ZP40Z       W3HNK
DX1F        JA1HGY      PA6HQ       PA3CAL      ZS0M        ZS6MG
EA9URM      DL1CC       PA6WPX      PA3CAL      ZS1RBN      G3SWH
EW5HST      EU1SA       PI4COM      PA3CAL      ZW2TV       PY2TV
EX0V        N6FF        PI4HQ       PA3CAL      ZW90S       PY3ARD
EX2M        W3HNK       PJ2C        N9AG        ZY2Z        PT2FM
FM/T93M     DJ2MX       PJ2T        N9AG        ZY7C        PT7WA
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ADDRESSES - Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

• 9A4NA - Zeljko Curkovic, Vukovarska 125, HR-21000 Split, Croatia
• A92ZE - Gus Gostel, PSC 451, Box 1198, FP0 AE 09834, USA
• DL5NAM - Chris Sauvageot, Guttenburg 19, D-91322 Graefenberg, Germany
• EA5KB - Jose F. Ardid Arlandis, P.O.Box 5013, 46080 Valencia, Spain
• G3SWH - Phil Whitchurch, 21 Dickensons Grove, Congresbury, Bristol BS49 5HQ, England
• G4ZFE - Richard Everitt, #2601 PNB Darby Park Jalan Binjai, Kuala Lumpur 50450, Malaysia
• I2MQP - Mario Ambrosi, Via delle Querce 41, 20090 Rodano Millepini - MI, Italy
• IV3NVN - Simone Candotto, P.O.Box 4, 33050 Castions di Strada - UD, Italy
• JA1HGY - Nao Mashita, 8-2-4 Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo 107-0052, Japan
• K4SXT - J. Gostel, PSC 451, B 1198, FPO AE 09834, USA
• LA5YJ - Bjorn Hugo Ark, Rute 504 - Paulsrud, 2840 Reinsvoll, Norway
• LA9GY - Morten Antonsen, Hallsetreina 6, N-7027 Trondheim, Norway
• LU4DXU - Horacio "Henry" Ledo, P.O. Box 22, Martinez 1640, Buenos Aires, Argentina
• LY2TA - Andrius Ignotas, P.O. Box 15, Kursenai, LT-5420 Lithuania
• ON4ADN - G. Decru, Sint Laurentiusstr 18, B-8710 Wielsbeke, Belgium
• P29KM - Kazuo Miyamura, P.O. Box 321, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
• PA5ET - Rob Snieder, Van Leeuwenstraat 137, 2273 VS Voorburg, The Netherlands
• PP5MQ - Mario Marquardt, P.O. Box 212, 89201-972 Joinville - SC, Brazil
• PS7AHR - P.O. Box 2021, 59094-970 Natal - RN, Brazil
• PY2YU - Hamilton Oliveira Martins, Rua Rui Coelho de Oliveira Filho 131, Jd. Panorama, 18030-020 Sorocaba - SP, Brazil
• PY3ARD - Associacao dos Radioamadores da SOGIPA, Rua Barao do Cotegipe 400, 90540-020 Porto Alegre - RS, Brazil
• SP9FIH - Janusz Wegrzyn, P.O. Box 480, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
• SV1XV - Costas Krallis, P.O.Box 3066, GR-10210 Athens, Greece
• UR5NX - Konstantin Khokhlov, P.O. Box 8100, 21050 Vinnitsa, Ukraine
• UY5XE - George Chlijanc, P.O. Box 19, 79000 Lviv, Ukraine
• VK4DX - Mike Sivcevic, P.O Box 4485, Eight Mile Plains, QLD 4113, Australia
• W3HNK - Joseph L. Arcure Jr., P.O. Box 73, Edgemont, PA 19028, USA
• XE1IH - Enrique Garcia Munive, P.O. Box 118-481, 07051 Mexico D.F., Mexico
• XE3RCC - P.O.Box 1883, Cancun, Quintana Roo 77500, Mexico
• YB8BRI - Prof. Dr. Ir. H. M. Ramli Rahim, M. Eng, P,O. Box 88 TB, Makassar, South Sulawesi 90233, Indonesia
• Z37M - R.C "Nikola Tesla", P.O. Box 71, 2000 Stip, Macedonia

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