26 July 2003
No 638
4 2 5 D X N E W S DX INFORMATION
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
3D2 - Mike/KM9D and Jan/KF4TUG are currently
active as 3D2MO CW and 3D2BT from Vanua Levu (OC-016), Fiji. They
plan to participate in the IOTA Contest as 3D2BT. QSLs via OM2SA.
[TNX The Daily DX]
9A - A group of operators from Radio Club
"Josipovac" will participate in the IOTA Contest as
9A6K from Kakan Island (EU-170). Before and after contest, until
31 July, will operate as 9A6K/p from several other Croatian
islands. QSL via bureau to 9A3QB. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
9A - S50R (http://lea.hamradio.si/~s50r/)
and S50K will participate in the IOTA Contest from Vis Island
(EU-016). QSL via S50R. [TNX NG3K]
9A - Aco, 9A/DJ0LZ/p will be active from Pag
Island (EU-170) from 26 July to 9 August. [TNX DJ0LZ]
BV - Several operators will be active on all
bands and modes as BV2B/BV9W from P'engchia Yu (AS-155) on 25-28
July. QSL via BV2KI, direct or bureau. [TNX The Daily DX]
BY - BA4TA, BD4RS, BD5RV, BA5RX, BD5RT and
some other BY5s will be active as BI5P from Pingtan Island
(AS-138) on 25-28 July. They will have two stations on 160-10
metres (WARC bands not included) SSB and CW and will participate
in the IOTA Contest. QSL via BA4RD, direct or bureau. Further
details can be found on the Jiangsu DX Club's web site at http://www.jsdxc.org;
comments and inquiries can be sent to Dave, KA5TQF (ka5tqf@arrl.net) or Deal, BA4TB
(ba4tb@arrl.net). [TNX BD5RV]
CT - Mor/CT1AHU, Joao/CT1BOP, Alex/CT1DIZ and
Luis/CT4NH will participate in the IOTA Contest as CS4B (the same
call they used back in 1993, when they won the first edition of
the contest) from Bugio Island (EU-040, DIP ES-004, LH-647). [TNX
CT4NH]
CU - CU3AK and CU3DJ will operate as CU9X
from Corvo Island (EU-089) until 28 July. QSL via CU3AK (Jaime
Eloy, Largo Dr. Teotonio Machado Pires, 9760-544 Praia da
Vitoria, Terceira, Portugal). [TNX CT1END]
EA - Gabriele, IK3GES reports he will
participate in the IOTA Contest as EA1/IK3GES/p from Arosa Island
(EU-080). QSL via home call, direct or bureau.
F - Look for F5JOT, F5LGQ and F6CKH to
operate as homecall/p from Ile du Large (DIFM MA-001, WLH 060),
Saint Marcouf Islands (EU-081) until around 16 UTC on 27 July,
IOTA Contest included. QSL via home calls. [TNX La Gazette du DX]
F - ON5MF and ON6NN will be active as
F/homecall/p from Sainte Marguerite (EU-058) on 25-27 July,
including an entry in the IOTA Contest as F/ON5MF/P. QSL via home
call, direct or bureau. [TNX NG3K]
FP - Look for Paul, FP/K9OT and Peg,
FP/KB9LIE [425DXN 625] to be active from Miquelon Island (NA-032)
from 27 July to 5 August, including an entry by FP/K9OT in the CW
North American QSO Party. They will operate CW and SSB on 160-6
metres (emphasis on 40, 30, 17, and 12m) with 100 watts and a
variety of antennas. Six metres will have a breakable beacon
around 50.120 MHz. Special attention will be paid to Asia and
Oceania. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. Their web page is
at http://www.mhtc.net/~k9ot.
[TNX KB9LIE]
GD - G0HSS, G1GEY, G3NKC, G4MJS, G4XUM and
M0BEW will participate in the IOTA Contest as MD4K from the Isle
of Man (EU-116). QSL via G3NKC (e-mail requests for bureau card
are welcome at http://www.md4k.com).
[TNX OPDX Bulletin]
HL - HL4GRT, DS1NPP, DS1PRZ, DS3DJX, DS3FGV,
DS3LKL, DS4NMJ, DS4OWM, DS4QGX, DS5EVU and DS5LRJ will be active
as D88DX from Anmyon Island (AS-080) on 25-28 July, IOTA contest
included. QSL via HL0CAC. Logs will be available at http://www.59dx.com/iota2003.
[TNX DS5EVU]
HL - Lee, HL1IWD and other operators from
Korea DX Club will participate in the IOTA Contest as DS0DX/2
from Yongyu Island (AS-105). Look for them on either CW and SSB.
All QSOs will be confirmed automatically via bureau. [TNX HL1IWD]
I - Enzo/I7PXV (CW), Michele/IK7FPX,
Alfredo/IK7JWX, Gilberto/IK7LMX, Elvira/IV3FSG, Frank/IZ7AUH and
Angelo/IZ7CTE (CW) will participate in the IOTA Contest as
IZ7AUH/p from Isola Grande di Porto Cesareo (EU-091, IIA LE-001).
QSL via home call, direct or bureau. Outside the contest they
will operate also on 6 metres from JN80WG. Pictures and on line
logs will be available at http://www.iz7auh.com/iota-20003.
[TNX IZ7AUH]
I - Paolo/IV3DSH, Stefano/IV3LZQ,
Giovanni/IV3ODE and Paolo/IV3PUT will participate in the IOTA
Contest as IQ3UD/p from EU-130. QSL via IV3LZQ. [TNX IV3LZQ]
IS0 - Rough seas prevented the IM0M operation
from Isola dei Meli (EU-165, IIA CA-006) from taking place on
18-21 July [425DXN 637]. A second attempt is scheduled on 25-28
July. QSL via IS0BMU. [TNX IS0AGY and IS0BMU]
IS0 - Alberto, IK4HPU will be active as
IS0/IK4HPU from Sardinia on 3-21 August. He plans to operate also
on 6 metres and from a few islands for the Italian Islands Award
programme.
JA - Taka, JR3TVH and Natsu, JJ3NAW are sorry
to report that due to serious family problems they will not be
able to go and operate from AS-147 on 25-30 July as previously
announced [425DXN 631]. Hopefully the activity will take place in
autumn, further information is expected in due course.
KH9 - Jake, N6XIV/KH9 should once again be
QRV from Wake Island (OC-053) beginning on or about 26 July if
all goes as planned. His visit will run approximately four weeks
and will be his last KH9 work assignment for 2003. Jake will
operate (SSB only) whenever possible during his very limited
spare time. QSL via K2FF, direct or bureau. [TNX K2FF]
OH0 - Harry, OH6YF (http://www.oh6yf.com)
is celebrating his 20th anniversary as an amateur radio operator
and will be active from the Aland Islands (EU-002) as OH0MYF on
24-28 July. He will participate in the IOTA Contest as OH0Y. QSL
via OH6YF. Logs will be available at http://logs.oh6yf.com.
[TNX OH6YF]
OZ - OZ2TF, OZ7KDJ and OZ9V will participate
in the IOTA Contest as OZ8MW/P (CW and SSB) from Anholt Island
(EU-088, NK-001 for the Danish Islands Award). QSL direct or via
bureau. [TNX OZ9V]
PA - PA7BT, ON4IA, ON5UM, ON6CC and ON6NL
will participate in the IOTA Contest as PI4HQ from Schouwen
Duiveland (EU-146). QSL via PA3CAL. Pictures of last year's
operation can be found at http://www.qsl.net/on5ll. [TNX ON6NL]
PA - Look for PA/DJ1YFK/P (SOAB CW 12h) to
participate in the IOTA Contest from Texel Island (EU-038). QSL
via bureu to home call. [TNX NG3K]
PY - Eger, PY2EX and others will participate
in the IOTA Contest as PS2I (CW and SSB) from Santo Amaro
(SA-071). IOTA enthusiasts please note that credit for contacts
made with this island will continue to be allowed until 1
February 2005 only. QSL via PY2BEG. [TNX PY2EX]
PY - PR2C (QSL via PY1NEZ) and ZY2C (QSL via
PY1NEW) are the new calls for the 25 July-3 August operation from
Comprida Island (SA-024) [425DXN 635], IOTA Contest included.
[TNX PY2NEZ]
SM - Look for SM7BHM and SM7GXR to
participate in the IOTA Contest as SK7A/P from Lindoe Island
(EU-137). QSL via SK7BQ. [TNX SM7BHM and G3KMA]
SP - Look for SP2Y/1 (Marek), SP2CYK/1 (Andy)
and club station SP2PIT/1 to be active (on 10-80 metres SSB and
CW) from Wolin Island between 28 July and 2 August. [TNX SP2OVN]
SV - Kostas, SV1DPI will be active as
SV1DPI/p from Zakynthos (EU-052) between 25 July and 3 August,
including a participation in the IOTA Contest. QSL preferably via
bureau. [TNX SV1DPI]
TA - Look for TA2MW and TA2RC to be active
during the IOTA Contest as TA0GI and YM0T from Giresun Island
(AS-154) and Kefken Island (AS-159) respectively. [TNX TA2RC]
UA - R1PQ [425DXN 635] will continue
operations from Novaya Zemlya (EU-035) until 30-31 July,
including an entry in the IOTA Contest. QSL via UA1RJ. [TNX NC5K]
UA - Look for RK0LWW/p to be active from
Reyneke Island (AS-066) on 25-28 July, IOTA Contest included. QSL
via bureau. [TNX The Daily DX]
UK - Mikhail Mejlumov, UK8OM has got a
licence for 6 metres (MN51UA) and can be found daily around 50115
CW. Write for skeds to uk8om@uzpak.uz.
[TNX UK8OM]
UR - Look for US0ZZ, UT4ZG, UX0ZX, UR5ZJL,
UR5GHK and ER1OO to operate on 80-6 metres CW and SSB from the
Kalanchakskiye Islands (EU-179, UIA BS-08) on 25-28 July. They
will participate in the IOTA Contest as UW0G. [TNX ER5OK]
VE - Debbie, N7FL and Ralph, N7KGA are active
from Herschel Island (NA-193) and will participate in the IOTA
Contest as VY1/N7FL. [TNX The Daily DX]
VE - Mike, K9AJ/VY0 was unable to operate
from NA-009 [425DXN 633], but will be QRV from Southampton Island
(NA-007) for the IOTA Contest until early on 28 July. He will
operate on 15, 17 and 20 metres mainly CW. [TNX IZ8CCW]
W - Stan, N2US reporst he will participate in
the IOTA Contest as N2US/3 from Assateague Island (NA-139). Look
for him on 26 July, from 12 to 24 UTC.
W - Look for John, WA4JA/p, to be active from
Shell Island (NA-085) for about 10 hours on 26 July during the
IOTA contest. Outside the contest he will be operate from
Okaloosa/Santa Rosa (NA-142). QSL via home call, direct or
bureau. [TNX VA3RJ]
W - Jeff, KU8E reports he has planned a last
minute trip to NA-058 (either Jekyll or St Simons Island) for the
IOTA Contest. He is likely to be in the CW Only - 12 Hour
category.
W - Look for Ron, K0IOA/p to be active
(mainly on 40 and 20 metres CW) from Santa Cruz Island (NA-144)
on 26-27 July. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX VA3RJ]
W - The Old Barney ARC (http://www.obarc.org)
will be operating as N2OB from the Barnegat Lighthouse (ARLHS
USA-039) on Long Beach Island (NA-111, USI NJ001S) on 2 August
(or the 3rd, if it rains) from 13 to 23 UTC. Operation will be
primarily on +/- 7240 and 14240 kHz. QSL via N2OB (P.O. Box 345,
Tuckerton, NJ 08087, USA). [TNX N2OO]
YB - YE5X is the special call issued to
YC3MM, YC5YAS, YC5WUH and YD5NGQ for their IOTA Contest operation
from Galang Island (OC-075) [425DXN 637]. QSL via IZ8CCW (YB
stations can send their cards to P.O. Box 254, Batam 29400). [TNX
YC3MM]
YV - A group of operators is active as
YV5JBI/P (QSL via YV5JBI) from Piritu Afuera (SA-090) until 12
UTC on 26 July. Then they will use YW6P (QSL via EA7JX) for the
IOTA Contest. [TNX YV1DIG]
GOOD TO KNOW - Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
GLOBAL OVERLAY MAPPER ---> EI8IC's
Global Overlay Mapper, with IOTA overlays, is a most
comprehensive set of world prefix maps, packed full of
features for all amateur radio enthusiasts. It is now
freely available in the demo version at http://www.qsl.net/ei8ic/.
QSL 4U1UN ---> The OPDX Bulletin
reports that Jerry, WB8LFO has returned all the 1986-1996
logs to the UN. QSL requests for those years should sent
to P.O. Box 3873, Grand Central Station New York, NY
10163, USA.
QSL OZ1HQ ---> QSL Manager Allis
Andersen, OZ1ACB reports that the QSL cards for OZ1HQ
(IARU Contest 2003) will not be ready until sometime in
September.
QSL XF2IH ---> Enrique, XE1H reports
he has received the cards for the March 2003 operation
from Isla de Enmedio (NA-224) from the printer. The first
batch of about 300 direct QSLs was mailed on 19 July. QSL
to Enrique Garcia Munive, P.O. Box 118-481, 07051 Mexico
- DF, Mexico.
QSL ZL4/G4EDG ---> Steve, G4EDG
reports that direct cards for his operation from OC-203
were posted on 24 July. Bureau cards will be processed as
they arrive.
QSL VIA IT9NVA ---> Those who need a
direct card for one of Vincenzo's several operations from
Italian lighthouses and islands are requested to use the
following address: Vincenzo Altamura, P.O. Box 216, 96100
Siracusa - SR, Italy. [TNX IT9NVA]
NEWS FROM THE WEB - Edited by I1JQJ &
IK1ADH
9A/I6GFX: Information on Gianfranco's
recent activity from the islands of Lastovo and Mrcara
(EU-016) is available at http://www.gianfrancogervasi.it/ioca.htm.
[TNX I6GFX]
DIFI: The official web site for the
French Inland Islands Award (D.I.F.I.: Diplome des Iles
Francaises Interieures) is at http://perso.wanadoo.fr/difi/.
The Award Manager is Jean-Pierre Tendron, F5XL.
DX HOLIDAY: DX Holiday (http://www.dxholiday.com)
is a website that lists information on where to operate
overseas. Categories include Rent-a-QTH, Ham Friendly
Locations, Club Stations and General Information. The
website has been updated with new information by Kenny
K2KW.
LOG: The log for IM0/IK5PWQ's recent
activity from San Pietro Island (EU-165, IIA CA-013) is
now available on line at http://www.qsl.net/ik5pwq/logs/Logs.html.
Cards will be sent out in September. [TNX IK5PWQ]
W5BOS - Lanny Phillips, 8381 FM 2101,
Quinlan, TX 75474-4836, USA
Z35G - Jane Atanasov, P.O. Box 73, 2300
Kochani, Macedonia
Z36W - Venco Stojcev, Ivo Loa Ribar 92,
Stip 2000, Macedonia
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