9 August 2003
No 640
4 2 5 D X N E W S
DX INFORMATION
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

4X - Look for Dov, 4Z4DX to be active from Jaffa Lighthouse (ARLHS ISR-005) during the International Lighthouse & Lightship Weekend (16-17 August). QSL via home call. [TNX VA3RJ]

9M6 - Look for 9M6KM and 9M6KTC (Kinabalu Amateur Radio Transmitting Society) to be active on 15 and 20 metres from Tiga Island (OC-133) on 16-17 August. QSL via qrz.com [TNX JI6KVR]

CX - Operators from the Centro de Radioaficionados de Rocha will participate in the International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend as CX1TCR from Cabo Santa Maria Lighthouse (URU-004). QSL via CX2TL (P.O. Box 29, 27000 Rocha, Uruguay). [TNX CX2TG]

EA - Look for EA1EEY to be active (SSB and CW) from Vidio Lighthouse (SPA-055, FEA D-1641) on 16-17 August during the International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend. QSL via EA1CS. [TNX EA1WX]

EA6 - Lorenzo, IK6PTH reports he will be active as EA6/IK6PTH from Maiorca, Baleric Islands (EU-004) on 18-24 August. QSL via home call.

G - Look for GB5PW to be aired form Pendeen Lighthouse (ARLHS ENG-100) on 16-17 August. QSL via bureau or to G0CAM. [TNX G0CAM]

GW - GW0NWR/p will be active (on 80-6 metres SSB and CW) from Bardsey Island (EU-124) and Lighthouse (LH-0685, WAL-001) on 17-23 August. QSL via GW0DSJ (E. Shipton, 34 Argoed, Kinmel Bay, Rhyl, Conwy, LL18 5LN, Wales, UK). [TNX VA3RJ]

HL - The Gwangju DX Club will be active as 6L0NJ/4 from Choyak Island (AS-060) on 15-17 August. Look for them on 160-6 metres CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31. QSL via DS4AEN. Logs will be available at http://www.dx.or.kr. [TNX DS4DLK]

HS - Choon, E20HHK will be active as E20HHK/P from Koh Samui (AS-101) on 14-17 August (E20HHK/8 in the SEANET Contest). QSL via E21EIC. [TNX E21EIC]

I - Paolo, IK3QAR will be active from Ottagono Abbandonato Is (EU-131, IIA VE-042) in the weekend. QSL via bureau or direct.

I - Mario, IZ8DBJ will operate from the lighthouse at San Vito lo Capo (WAIL SI-026, ARLHS ITA-155) on 20-31 August. QSL via home call, direct (Mario Pesce, P.O. Box 15, 80070 Bacoli - NA, Italy) or bureau. [TNX IZ8DBJ]

I - Operators from ARI Trieste will be active on all bands as IQ3TS from Vittoria Lighthouse (WAIL FV-001, ARLHS ITA 174) on 16-17 August. QSL via IV3LNQ direct or bureau. [TNX IV3LNQ]

KG4 - Cory McDonald (N1WON) and David Price (WA4ET) will be active from Guantanamo Bay (NA-015) on 14-21 August. They will operate as KG4CM and KG4DP respectively on 6-80 metres SSB, RTTY and PSK. QSL KG4CM via N5FTR, QSL KG4DP via WA4ET. [TNX N1WON]

KH7K - Kimo Chun, KH7U along with Pat Guerin, NH6UY are organizing a DXpedition to Kure Atoll for the latter half of October. An experienced team of 12-15 operators is expected to be on the air for about ten days, CQ WW SSB Contest included. They plan to have 4-6 stations (plus 6 metres) and to operate CW, SSB and RTTY with special emphasis on Europe. Further information is expected in due course. [TNX KH7U]

LU - LT7W is the special callsign Grupo Titan will use for the International Lighthouse & Lightship Weekend from Punta Delgada Lighthouse (ARG-015), Peninsula Valdes, Patagonia. Details can be found at http://www.LT7W.tk. [TNX LU4WG]

TF - Look for Karl, TF/DK4ARL to be active from Iceland (EU-021) on 14-21 August. QSL via the DARC bureau. [TNX DL2VFR]

TF - Once again the Icelandic Radio Amateurs (IRA) will be active as TF1IRA from Knarraros Lighthouse (WWL HP93MT) on 16-17 August. They will operate mainly on 40, 20 and 15 metres SSB, CW, RTTY and PSK31, but they will also have equipment for 6 metres and satellite. [TNX TF3AO]

TZ - URE President Angel Padin, EA1QF has joined the 12-23 August TZ6RD expedition to Mali [425DXN 636]. The team now consists of XE1L, N6TQS, EA1QF, EA5KM, EA5RD, EA5RM and EA5XX. QSL via EA4URE. The pilot for the operation is Massimo, I8NHJ (i8nhj@pagus.it). Logs will be available at http://www.pagus.it/tz6rd.

UA - Look for RK0LXD/p to be aired (on 80m-70cm SSB and CW) from Petrova Island (RRA 16-08, RDA PK-22) until 10 August. QSL direct to UA0LQJ (Dmitry Lakhtionov, P.O. Box 119, Nakhodka-6, 692906 Russia). [TNX UA0LQJ]

UA - The Russian Robinson Club plans to be active as R3RRC/9 from the Polar Ural Mountains between 14 and 25 August. QSL via UA3SGV (Andy Blinushov, P.O. Box 180, Ryazan-35, 390035 Russia). [TNX UA3SGV]

VP5 - Look for Matt, VP5/IK2SGC to operate on 160-10 metres plus 6m from North Caicos (NA-002) on 10-19 August. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]

VP5 - The VP5X contest group will participate in CQ WW DX CW Contest as M/S entry from North Caicos Island. For the time being the team includes David/KY1V, Kyle/WA4PGM, Kari/OH3RB and Juha/OH9MM. This year they are sponsoring one young amateur radio operator (18 or under) to receive an all expense paid trip (one full week) to join the team for the contest. See OPERATOR NEEDED (VP5X) in the "Good To Know" section below. [TNX OH9MM]

Z3 - Twenty-six Z3100 (Zulu Three One Hundred) special calls (Z3100A-Z3100Z) plus three club calls (Z3100IL, Z3100MK and Z3100KR) will be aired through 31 August from Macedonia to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Ilinden Revolution against the Ottoman Empire. Mome, Z32ZM will be using Z3100S mainly on 6 metres, with QSL direct to I2JSB (for Russia and other former USSR countries via RA3AUM). [TNX Z32ZM]

ZK1_sc - Bill/K6KM (ZK1TOO), Mark/AG9A (ZK1KAT), Ralph/K9ZO (ZK1ZOO) and Kenny/K2KW (ZK1TTT) will operate from Rarotonga (OC-013), South Cook Islands on 18-27 August. Two stations will be active when snorkeling permits on 10-40 metres CW and SSB. The team will make extra efforts to work Europeans. All QSLs via WA4WTG. [TNX K2KW]

GOOD TO KNOW - Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

• 4L0G ---> Mamuka Kordzakhia, 4L2M reports that NARG's (National Association Radioamateurs of Georgia) club station 4L0G is now regularly active via satellite. [TNX IZ1EGT]
• BRAZIL DX NET ---> Pedro, PP5SZ reports it is now held by Daniel, PT7BI on Saturdays and Sundays from 18.00 to 20.00 UTC on 14222 kHz.
• CHILTERN DX CLUB ---> At the Annual General Meeting of CDXC - The UK DX Foundation held on 19 July 2003 the following were elected to the 2003/2004 committee: Neville Cheadle, G3NUG (President); John Butcher, G3LAS (Chairman); Shaun Jarvis, M0BJL (Secretary); Nigel Cawthorne, G3TXF (Treasurer); Martyn Phillips, G3RFX (Digest Editor); Jim Kellaway, G3RTE and Mark Haynes, M0DXR (Committee Members). CDXC contributes around $4,000 each year to DXpeditions and has supported 84 DXpeditions since 1992. The club also supports IREF in recognition of the interest in IOTA activities. There are now over 600 members. The CDXC web page can be found at http://www.cdxc.co.uk. [TNX G3XTT]
• NEW AWARDS (9A) ---> 9A7K (Kresimir Juratovic, P.O. Box 88, HR - 48001 Koprivnica. Croatia) is the Award Manager for two new awards, both of them available to either licenced amateurs and SWLs. The 9A-PFX Award is for working Croatian amateur radio stations with different prefixes, while the Croatian Islands Award (CIA) is for contacts made with stations operating from Croatian islands with residents. For further information please contact 9A7K (kresimir.juratovic@kc.htnet.hr or 9a7k@qsl.net) or visit http://www.qsl.net/9a7k or http://www.hamradio.hr/. [TNX 9A7K]
• OPERATOR NEEDED (VP5X) ---> If you are 18 or younger, hold a valid license, can copy 20+ WPM CW and can write an essay in English, you can send your application to join the VP5X team on a free DXpedition/Contest vacation. Send an e-mail to david@vp5x.com containing an essay of 500 words or more describing how you got started in amateur radio, describe your Elmer, and explain why you should be selected for the multi-single CQ WW CW Contest operation at VP5X. The deadline for applications is 15 September. More information about this DX contest operation can be found at http://www.vp5x.com. [TNX OH9MM]
• OPERATORS NEEDED (PRATAS) ---> The Chinese Taipei Amateur Radio League (CTARL) is planning an expedition to Pratas Island in October and they need four experienced foreign operators for this activity. If interested please contact Paul Pai, BV4FH at bv4fh@ms2.hinet.net as soon as possible. The web page for the operation is at http://www3.ocn.ne.jp/~iota/newpage64.htm. [TNX JI6KVR]
• QSL 5B4AGM ---> The QSL route for contacts made during the IOTA Contest 2003 is via RW3RN (Alex Kuznetsov, P.O. Box 57, Tambov-23, 392023 Russia). [TNX RW3RN]
• QSL IF9MI ---> IT9FXY has received from the printer the QSL cards for the recent operation from Marettimo Island (EU-054, IIA TP-010). QSL direct only to Gaetano Fino, Via Grotta del Toro 15/A, 91025 Marsala - TP, Italy. [TNX IT9FXY]
• QSL UW0G ---> The QSL manager for the recent operation from the Kalanchakskiye Islands (EU-179) [425DXN 638] is US0ZZ: Oleg I. Koshevoy, Sadovaya str. 17 B, 57273 Mirnoe, Nikolaevskaya obl., Ukraine. The QSL cards will be available in a couple of weeks. [TNX ER1MF]
• QSL ZK1EAA ---> Nik, HB9EAA reports that all direct requests for his March 2003 activities from the Cook Islands have been processed and mailed. The first batch of bureau cards will be sent out in late August. Check the QSL status at http://www.qsl.net/zk1eaa.
• QSL VIA DL5AXX ---> Ulf, DL5AXX reports that all direct requests for either CT3/DL5AXX and CS6V will be processed and mailed in late August. While e-mail requests for bureau CT3/DL5AXX cards are welcome at dl5axx@darc.de, there is no need to send any CS6V QSL, as all of the remaining QSOs will be confirmed automatically via bureau.
• WAE DX CONTESTS ---> The dates for this year's events are: 9-10 August (CW), 13-14 September (SSB) and 8-9 Movember (RTTY). Full rules are available at http://www.waedc.de. [TNX DL6RAI]

NEWS FROM THE WEB - Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

• IC8M: Pictures of the recent operation from Licosa Island can be found at http://www.mdxc.org/ic8m/photo.htm. [TNX IZ8EDJ]
• LOGS: On-line logs for K4SV's recent operations as 7P8DA and 3DA0SV from Lesotho and Swaziland are available at http://www.K4SV.com.
• LOGS: On-line logs for CS5F (EU-145) are available at http://ct1end.netpower.pt/eu145_culatra_2003/ and http://www.portal-dx.web.pt. [TNX CT1END]
• LOGS: On-line logs for EG9IC (AF-036) are now available at http://www.ure.es/hf/eadx/expediciones/chafarinas/chafarinas.htm.
• LOGS: The AS-168 (Chuk Island) log search is now up and running at http://hl1txq.karl.or.kr/chuk/index2.htm.

QSL INFO - Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

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CALL        MANAGER     CALL        MANAGER     CALL        MANAGER
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3B9ZL       FR5ZL       ED5SCN      EA5AOK      SN28SMS     SP3ZAH
3D2MO       OM2SA       EG03PFG     EA3MM       SV8/OL8R/P  OK1FCJ
3DA0DX      ZS5WI       EG6CEN      EA6NY       T32SC       JA0SC
3DA0SV      K4YL        EG9IC       EA4URE      TA2ZF       UT2UB
3DA0WC      VA7DX       EJ5E        EI2SDR      TE8IP       TI2KAC
3XY1L       UY5XE       EJ7M        EI6HB       TK/F8KGM    F5USK
3XY8B       KA5BQM      EJ9HQ       EI9HQ       TM0MN       F6JOB
3Z0I/1      SP6ZDA      EN3WLL      UR4WXQ      TM3ON       ON4ON
3Z0IL       SP8ZBX      ES8X        ES2NA       TM5T        ON4GO
3Z0PW       SP5KEH      F/ON6NN/P   ON5MF       TM7Z        F5CWU
4D71HBC     DU1HBC      FM/IV3JVJ   IV3TDM      TU43CI      TU2CI
4D71LA      DU7LA       FM5GU       KU9C        UE0SAA/P    RA0WA
4J6ZZ       UT3UY       FP/K9OT     K9OT        UR4PWC/P    UT5PW
4K0CW       DL6KVA      FP/KB9LIE   KB9LIE      UT2HZT/P    UX2HB
4L1RK       RW6HS       GB5FI       GW0ANA      UW0G        US0ZZ
4L5O        K1WY        GJ2A        GJ3DVC      V25A        K9MDO
4O8AA       UA3DX       GM5C        GM0DEQ      V25YL       WB9YBL
5H3RK       VK4VB       GU8D        G3LZQ       V73MJ       JF1NZW
5R8FU       SM5DJZ      GW8K        GW0ANA      VC3XXV      VE3JDF
5R8GZ       G3SWH       H44V        JA1PBV      VE9ND       VE9XA
5Z4PV       PA3CBV      HF750MP     SP3PKK      VP2MID      W8QID
7P8DA       K4YL        HL0C/5      HL0C        VP2MLE      K8LEE
7Q7BP       G3MRC       HL0Y/2      HL0Y        VP2MPF      W9IXX
8P6FH       WB2KSK      HL9CW       N7RO        VP2MVU      W8KVU
8P9JG       NT1N        IB0P        I5JHW       VP2MX       N8QET
8Q7HX       DJ9HX       IC8M        IZ8EDJ      VP2VFM      G0IAS
9A5DJ/P     OK1DJG      IL7M        IZ8CGS      VY1JA       N3SL
9A6K/P      9A3QB       IM0M        IS0BMU      VY2TT       K6LA
9A7T/p      9A2EU       J42REG      SV2CLJ      VY2ZM       K1ZM
9H3JR       DJ0QJ       J49DIA      SV9ANK      W2/NP3D     NP3D
9H3TM       DL1ASA      JD1YAB      JA1MRM      W3I         AE4MK
AP2NK       W3HNK       JW6VJA      LA6VJA      WR3W/KH2    JA0DAI
BI4HS       BY4AJT      JW7QIA      LA7QIA      XM9WGS      VE9WGS
BI5P        BA4RD       KD6WW/VY0   KD6WW       XU7ACT      G3SWH
BN0F        JL1ANP      KG4NL       N2NL        XU7ACU      G3SWH
BV2B/BV9W   BV2KI       LG5LG       SM5DJZ      XU7ACW      LA5YJ
C6AMK       N8IK        LZ1KSL      LZ4BU       YC0IEM/9    IZ8CCW
C6ASB       AK0M        M/ON4CJK    ON4ADN      YE2Y        YB2UJY
C6ASC       AK0M        MD4K        G3NKC       YE5X        IZ8CCW
CO0R        bureau      MM5PSL      WA7OBH      YI/KV4EB    K0JN
CO3VK       IZ8EBI      N6XIV/KH9   K2FF        YI/NG5L     K1QS
CO6XN       N3ZOM       OA4WW       OH0XX       YI/OM2DX    OM3JW
CS4B        CS1GDX      OH0TA       OH2TA       YN4SU       TI4SU
CS5C        CT1AHU      OH0Y        OH6YF       YW6P        EA7JX
CS5F        HB9CRV      P29VVB      UA4WHX      Z3100A      Z31A
CT6B        CT1EEN      PA6Z        PA1KW       Z3100F      Z33F
CT7RW       CT1HXB      PI4HQ       PA3CAL      Z3100G      Z33A
CT9D        CS3MAD      PR2C        PY1NEZ      Z3100I      Z31CZ
CT9M        CS3MAD      PS2I        PY2BEG      Z3100J      Z35G
CU9X        CU3AK       R1100PS     RA1WZ       Z3100K      Z34M
CY9A        N5VL        R1PQ        UA1RJ       Z3100M      Z35M
D44TD       CT1EKF      RI0MR       UA0LCZ      Z3100MK     Z37FAD
DU9/DK2BR   DK2BR       RI1CA       UA3DX       Z3100O      DJ0LZ
DU9/DK2PR   DK2PR       RI1CGR      RN1AW       Z3100X      Z32XX
E21CJN      W3PP        RK3IWT/1    RV3IL       Z3100Z      DJ0LZ
E4/DF3EC    DF3EC       S79IRN      G4IRN       ZF2FF       K8FFO
ED1MFG      EA2ICA      SK0HS/5     SM0MPV      ZL1MFW      ZS1FJ
ED1ONS      ED4URJ      SN0IL       SP9PEE      ZY2C        PY1NEW
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ADDRESSES - Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

• BA4RD - Ken Wang, P.O. Box 538, Nanjing 210005, China
• CS1GDX - P.O.Box 1156, 2736-996 Agualva, Portugal
• CS3MAD - Associacao de Radioamadores da Regiao da Madeira, P.O.Box 4694, 9000 Funchal, Ilha da Madeira, Portugal
• CU3AK - Jaime Eloy, Largo Dr. Teotonio Machado Pires, 9760-544 Praia da Vitoria, Terceira, Portugal
• DL6KVA - Axel Schernikau, Kurt-Schumacher-Ring 187, 18146 Rostock, Germany
• E21EIC - Champ C. Muangamphun, P.O. Box 1090, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10903, Thailand
• EA7JX - Rodrigo Herrera, P.O. Box 47, 41310 Brenes, Sevilla, Spain
• ED4URJ - Seccion Comarcal URE Jarama, P.O. Box 123, 28700 San Sebastian de Los Reyes (Madrid), Spain
• G0IAS - Allan Hickman, The Conifers, High Street, Elkesley, Retford, DN22 8AJ Notts, UK
• GW0ANA - Glyn Jones, Nirvana, Caste Precinct, Llandough, Cowbridge, CF7 7LX, Wales, UK
• HB9CRV - Hermann Stein, Brueelmatten 13, CH 4410 Liestal, Switzerland
• IK8PGM - Roberto Duca, Viale Europa 184, 80053 Castellammare - NA, Italy
• IT9EJW - Alfio Bonanno, P. O. Box 18, 95028 Valverde - CT, Italy
• IZ8CGS - Gianni Marruccella, P.O. Box 5, 80029 S. Antimo - NA, Italy
• K4YL - Stephen Grose, P.O. Box 183, Flat Rock, NC 28731-0183, USA
• K9PPY - James S. Model, 749 Willow St., Itasca, Illinois 60143, USA
• LU4DXU - Horacio E. Ledo, P.O. Box 22, Martinez 1640, Buenos Aires, Argentina
• N2OB - P.O. Box 345, Tuckerton, NJ 08087, USA
• NP3D - Andy Stchislenok, 219-58 74 Avenue, Bayside, NY 11364, USA
• OM2SA - George Sipos, 93013 Trhova Hradska 550, Slovakia
• ON4ADN - Geert Decru, Sint Laurentiusstr 18, B-8710 Wielsbeke, Belgium
• ON4ON - Danny Commeyne, Rozenlaan 38, B-8890 Dadizele, Belgium
• PA1KW - Bert v. Holst, Ien Dalessingel 357, 7207 LJ Zutphen The Netherlands
• PY1NEW - Emanuel Tavares Filho, Apartado Postal 100659, 24001-970 Niteroi, RJ, Brazil
• PY1NEZ - Rogaciano de Lima Correa Filho, Calle Belizario Augusto 91 apto. 1101, 24230-200 Niteroi, RJ, Brazil
• RA3NN - Andre Hudyacov, P.O.Box 1, Sharya, Kostromskaya obl., 157500 Russia
• RA6XB - Serge G. Kamenev, P.O. Box 501, Prokhladny, 361043, K B R, Russia
• RA6XE - Yuri G. Nesterenko, ul. Golovko, 519, Prokhladny, 361043, K B R, Russia
• RN1AW - Victor Tsarevsky, P.O. Box 114, Pushkin-8, 196608 Russia
• SP6ZDA - HKL Wroclawskie Orleta, P.O Box 41, 51-673 Wroclaw 9, Poland
• UA1RJ - Yuri Sinitso, P.O. Box 10, Vologda 160000, Russia
• UA3DX - Nick Averyanov, P.O. Box 39, Odintsovo-10, 143010, Russia
• UR4WXQ - P.O.Box 7072, 79018 Lviv, Ukraine
• US0ZZ - Oleg I. Koshevoy, Sadovaya str. 17 B, 57273 Mirnoe, Nikolaevskaya obl., Ukraine
• UT2UB - Andrej Lyakin, P.O. Box 99, Kyiv-10, 01010 Ukraine
• UY5XE - George Chlijanc, P.O. Box 19, 79000 Lviv, Ukraine
• VK4VB - Ralph Karhammar, 6 Seven Oaks Street, Taringa, QLD 4068, Australia
• ZM4A - P.O. Box 5485, Dunedin, New Zealand
• ZS5WI - P.O. Box 1O64, Eshowe, 3815, KZN, South Africa

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