30 August 2003
No 643
4 2 5 D X N E W S DX INFORMATION
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
This issue of 425 DX News was edited by Maurizio Bertolino,
I1-21171/IZ1CRR owing to the untimely death of Mauro's, I1JQJ
beloved mother. We are close in thoughts and prayers to Mauro and
his wife Valeria, IK1ADH and we are confident that the readers of
425DXN will understand the hard time of grief and distress our
friends have been called to face.
5R - Phil, G3SWH and his wife will be touring
Madagascar (AF-013) between 13 and 22 September, when they we
will fly to Ile Sainte Marie (AF-090) and relax for a few days
until the 27th. Phil hopes to activate his 5R8HA call from the
mainland whenever he can and to operate as 5R8HA/P from AF-090,
where he expects to be more active. Look for him on 10-40 metres
CW only. QSL via home call. [TNX G3SWH]
CT3 - Moreira, CT1AHU will operate as CQ3U
from Porto Santo, Madeira (AF-014, DIP MA-002) from 30 August to
9 September. QSL via CT1AHU. The page for the operation is at http://ct1end.netpower.pt/cq3u.
[TNX CT1END]
EA6 - Christian, DL6KAC will be active again
(mainly SSB with some CW) as EA6/DL6KAC from Mallorca (DIE
E-021), Balearic Islands (EU-004) from 8 September to 7 October.
QSL via home call either direct or through the DARC bureau. [TNX
DL6KAC]
F - A group of operators from Cenon Radio
Club (F6KNL) will be active from Madame Island (not IOTA, DIFM
AT-024) on 29-30 August. They will operate CW and SSB on 10-80
meres. QSL via F8BBL, bureau or direct. [TNX F8BBL]
F - Special station TM5GAP will be active on
6-14 September during the World Parachuting Championship at
Gap-Tallard aerodrome. QSL via F5IQJ. [TNX F0CRS]
HB0 - IZ2DPX and IW2NEF will be in
Liechtenstein for the IARU VHF Region 1 Contest (6-7 September).
Look for HB0/IZ2DPX/P from JN47TC and HB0/IW2NEF/P from JN47SB.
IZ2DPX will operate also on 10, 15, 20 and 40 metres. QSL via
home calls, direct or bureau. [TNX IZ2DPX]
HB0 - Weather permitting, Pierre, HB9QQ will
again be active as HB0/HB9QQ from Liechtenstein from 12 October
for a few days. His QTH will be at 2200m a.s.l. and plans are to
concentrate on 160 metres with a dipole at a height of 23m and
500 watts. QSL via HB9QQ. [TNX F5NQL]
I - Vanni, IK4RUX and Giuseppe, IZ4CCO will
be active from Bergeggi Island (EU-083, IIA SV-002) on 6-7
September. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX IZ6EGW]
I - Vesuvio DX Team member IZ8FDH will be
active as IL7/IZ8FDH from San Domino (EU-050, IIA FG-001) on
13-18 September. QSL via home call either direct (Paolo
Capobianco, Via Enrico Cocchia 26, 80124 Napoli - NA, Italy) or
through the bureau. [TNX IZ8DDG]
KH6 - Lee, KB1AIM/HL1IWD reports he will be
visiting Honolulu, Hawaii on 7-12 September and will operate as
KH6/KB1AIM on 20 metres mainly CW. QSL via HL1IWD.
KH7K - The DXpedition to Kure Atoll [425DXN
640], originally planned to take place in October, has been
postponed "until sometime next year". Owing to
uncertainties related to transportation access to Midway, the
expedition's stepping stone to get to Kure, it has been decided
to wait until things are settled. [TNX KH7U]
KP2 - The Wireless Association of South Hills
will be QRV from St. John, US Virgin Islands (NA-106) on 4-12
October. The NP2SH team will operate CW and SSB on 10-80 metres,
and will participate in either the California QSO Party (4-5
October) and the Pennsylvania QSO Party (11-12 October). QSL
direct to N3ZNI. [TNX W4ZE]
OZ - Ric, DL2VFR reports he will operate
mostly CW as OZ/DL2VFR from Langeland Island (EU-172) from 31
August to 6 September. QSL via home call, bureau or direct.
S7 - Norbert, DL2RNS will operate mainly CW
as S79NS from the Seychelles on 4-17 October. QSL via home call,
bureau or direct. [TNX DL2VFR]
SV - Nicolas, F5TGR will be active as
SV8/F5TGR from the Cyclades (EU-067) on 6-27 September. He will
operate on 10-20 metres SSB and CW from the islands of Paros
(6-12 September), Santorini (13-19th) and Naxos (20-27th). QSL
via home call, wither direct (Nicolas Quennet,8 bis Rue de la
Marne, 95220 Herbaly, France) or throught the bureau. [TNX F5TGR]
SV5 - Russell, G5XW reports he will be active
(on 20 metres only) as SV5/G5XW from the Dodecanese from 28
August to 4 September.
UA - UA0LD, RW0LE and RA0LIA will operate as
UE0LZZ/P from the Natural Reserve of Ussuriisky on 5-7 and again
on 12-14 September. QSL via UA0LD. [TNX RU3GN]
UT - Special event call EN100WAY (World
Aviation Year) will be aired by club station UR4WWE, located at
the Lviv State Airport, on 1-30 September. QSL via UT7WZ either
direct (Miroslav Lupiy, P.O.Box 94, Lviv, 79000, Ukraine) or
through the bureau. E-mail requests for bureau cards will be
welcome at ur4wwe@ut1wpr.ampr.org.
[TNX UR5WCW]
V2 - Bud, AA3B will be active as V26K from
Antigua & Barbuda (NA-100) on 26-30 November. This will be a
CW only, all band, low power operation, including an entry in the
CQ WW DX CW Contest. QSL via home call. [TNX AA3B]
V6 - V63SXW (Roger, G3SXW) and V63TXF (Nigel,
G3TXF) have changed their plans regarding this weekend [425DXN
632]. Nigel will go to Falalop (OC-078) alone and be active as
V63TXF/P, while Roger will stay on Yap (OC-012). QSL via home
calls. [TNX G3ZAY]
VK - Bill, VK4FW is likely to be active
(possibly for a couple of days from each island) from OC-160,
OC-171, OC-172 and OC-142 starting on 29 September. This will be
a 95% CW operation. QSL direct only (with 2 USD or 2 IRC) via
home call (Bill Horner, P.O. Box 1343, Maroochydore, 4558,
Australia). [TNX VK4FW]
VP9 - Bert, PA3GIO will be active as
PA3GIO/VP9 from Bermuda (NA-005) on 18-28 September. He will
operate from the QTH of Ed, VP9GE and will be QRV on 80, 40, 20,
17, 15, 12 and 10 metres SSB. QSL via PA3GIO, preferably through
the bureau (e-mail requests for bureau cards will be welcome at qsl@pa3gio.nl). The web page for
the operation is at http://www.pa3gio.nl/VP9. [TNX PA3GIO]
YA - Operator Sada in Kabul, Afghanistan
[425DXN 631] has received his own licence and is now active as
YA1D. He has also got club call YA0J for visiting operators. Sada
is QRV almost daily after 12.30 UTC on 80-10 metres mainly SSB
with some slow CW. QSL YA1D and YA0J via JG1OWV. [TNX JG1OWV]
YI - Dane, S57CQ is expected to be back to
Iraq until mid-October. QSL YI/S57CQ (already approved for DXCC
credit) via S57DX (Slavko Celarc, Ob igriscu 8, 1360 Vrhnika,
Slovenia), [TNX S57DX]
YV - A group of operators will be active on
all bands and modes as 4M9YY from San Fernando de Apure, in the
rare call area 9 of Venezuela, on 7-12 October. QSL direct
(maildrop) to 4M9YY, Pakmail 10012, P.O. Box 025304, Miami, FL
33102-5304, USA (YV stations only can request their cards via
bureau). [TNX YY5JMM]
GOOD TO KNOW - Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
NCDXF ----> At its Board of Directors
meeting on 26 August the Northern California DX
Foundation re-elected the following officers and
directors:
President - Len Geraldi, K6ANP
Vice President - Al Burnham, K6RIM
Secretary - Tom McShane, NW6P
Treasurer - Bruce Butler, W6OSP
Director - Rusty Epps, W6OAT
Director - Dave Pugatch, KI6WF
Director - Chuck Ternes, N6OJ
Director - Glenn Vinson, W6OTC
Director - Steve Merchant, K6AW
Director - Ken Anderson, K6TA
Director - Tim Totten, N4GN
Information pertaining to the Northern California DX
Foundation is available at http://www.ncdxf.org/.
[TNX K6RIM]
PACIFIC TRIP ---> Jim, W7UG and Tom,
K7ZZ will operate as T88ZX from Palau (OC-009) starting
around 1 October for one week. Then they will move to Yap
(OC-012), Micronesia and be active as V63ZT for another
week. Look for them on 10-80 metres (with an emphasis on
the WARC bands) SSB and CW, with some RTTY if there is
enough interest in that mode. QSLs direct to K7ZZ. [TNX
K7ZZ]
QSL KH6ZM ---> Effective 1 September
2003, I0MWI is the new QSL manager for Max, KH6ZM. QSL
direct only to Stefano Cipriani, Via Taranto 60, 00055
Ladispoli - RM, Italy. [TNX I0MWI]
SAN MARINO (VHF) ---> Nazzareno,
T72NC expects to participate in the forthcoming IARU VHF
Region 1 Contest (6-7 September). QSL via bureau. [TNX
IW3RUA]
YO DX HF CONTEST ---> It will take
place from 12 UTC on 30 August through 12 UTC on the
31st. The rules are available on the Romanian Amateur
Radio Federation's web site at http://www.hamradio.ro
[TNX N2YO]
SILENT KEY - La Gazette du DX reports
the passing of Lucien Aubry, F8TM, the doyen of the
French radioamateurs, on 17 August. First licenced in
1926, Lucien was 97 years old.
NEWS FROM THE WEB - Edited by I1JQJ &
IK1ADH
JA HAM FAIR: Pictures of the Japan DX
Meeting, held during the recent Tokyo Ham Fair (23-24
August), can be found at http://www.ndxa.jp/activity/2003hamfair/.
[TNX JA1DOT]
LOGS: On-line logs for CT1GFK/p,
CT1GPQ/p and CT2IHP/P (EU-145, June 2003) are available
at http://adxg.sytes.net.
[TNX CT1GFK]
LT7W: Information and pictures of this
recent lighthouse activity can be found at http://www.LT7W.tk.
[TNX LU4WG]
NA-225: Information and pictures of
K9AJ/VY0 and K9PPY/VY0's recent operation from Somerset
Island are available on the IREF's web site at http://www.islandradio.org.
[TNX AB5EB]
OZ0AIS: Pictures and on-line log for
this recent operation [425DXN 641] can be found at http://www.aatis.de.
[TNX DL6KAC]
PERIOD CALL REF
===========================================================================
till 02/09 3D2II: Fiji (OC-016) * by ZL2III/DK1II 642
till 30/08 7Q7NT: Malawi * by G4FAL 639
till Jan 2004 8J1RF: Dome Fuji Base (AN-016) (WABA JA-04) 622
till 30/08 9A5KV/p: Sipan Island (EU-016) 639
till November DP1POL: "Neumayer" Base (WABA DL-03) * by DL5XL 604
till 31/08 F8HJV/p: Levant Island (EU-070) 637
till 01/09 FS/W6IZT: St. Martin (NA-105) 641
till 31/12 HE2MM: special call (Switzerland) 622
till 10/09 HF8IL: special event station (Poland) 628
till 30/11 HL0KSJ & D88S: "King Sejong" (WABA HL-01) * by DS4CNB 603
till 31/12 II1D: special call 610
till 31/08 IZ8DBJ: San Vito lo Capo Lighthouse 640
till 31/08 JD1YAB: Ogasawara 632
till 31/12 JM6DZB/JD1: Iwo Jima (AS-030), Ogasawara 609
till 2004 R1ANZ: "Mirny" Base (WABA UA-07) 608
till 03/09 SV5/DK9NCX: Dodecanese 641
till 04/09 SV5/G5XW: Dodecanese (EU-001) 643
till 05/09 SV5/SM8C: Kalymnos (EU-001) * by SM0CMH 639
till 31/12 UE0JWA: special station (Zone 19) 637
till 31/12 VI8NT: special event station 634
till 31/08 XM, XL, XN, XO: special prefixes (Canada) 634
till 31/08 Z3100: special prefix (Macedonia) 640
29/08-30/08 9A7N, 9A7Z and others: Croatian islands 642
29/08-30/08 F: Madame Island (DIFM AT-024) * by F6KNL 643
29/08-31/08 TA: AS-098 * by F5SNY and F8BOD 642
29/08-31/08 V63TXF/p: Ulithi (OC-078) * by G3TXF 643
30/08-09/09 CQ3U: Madeira (AF-014) * by CT1AHU 643
30/08-12/09 9G1AA: Ghana * by PA3AWW 641
30/08-12/09 G3HTA/P: Saint Mary's Island (EU-011) 639
30/08-06/09 VK9XAB: Christmas Island (OC-002) * by G3AB 641
30/08-31/08 YO DX HF Contest ***
31/08-06/09 OZ/DL2VFR: Langeland Island (EU-172) 643
01/09-30/09 EN100WAY: special event call 643
01/09-03/09 V63SXW and V63TXF: Yap (OC-012) * by G3SXW and G3TXF 642
04/09-21/09 7Q7CE: Malawi * by IN3VZE 641
04/09-18/09 9Y4/DL1MGB and 9Y4TBG: Tobago (SA-009) 641
04/09-07/09 XF1K: Todos Santos Islands (NA-162) * by Ws and XEs 641
05/09-08/09 3DA0MT: Swaziland * by NA5U 639
05/09-08/09 S61FD: special station (Singapore) 641
05/09-06/09 TA: Kekova Island (AS-115) * by F5SNY and F8BOD 642
05/09-07/09 UE0LZZ/P: Ussuriisky Natural Reserve 643
06/09-07/09 C37URA, C31PM, C31US: Andorra 641
06/09-14/09 TM5GAP: special event station (France) 643
06/09-07/09 HB0/IZ2DPX/P & HB0/IW2NEF/P: Liechtenstein 643
06/09-07/09 IK4RUX/p and IZ4CCO/p: Bergeggi Island (EU-083) 643
06/09-27/09 SV8/F5TGR: Cyclades (EU-067) 643
06/09-07/09 All Asian DX Contest, SSB ***
06/09-07/09 IARU Region 1 Field Day, SSB ***
07/09-12/09 KH6/KB1AIM: Hawaii * by HL1IWD 643
07/09 DARC 10 Meter Digital Contest ***
07/09 North American Sprint, CW ***
08/09-07/10 EA6/DL6KAC: Mallorca (EU-004) 643
08/09-20/09 EA6/DL8LAS: Mallorca (EU-004) 641
09/09-16/09 VP5: Turks & Caicos * by K7BV 641
12/09-14/09 UE0LZZ/P: Ussuriisky Natural Reserve 643
13/09-22/09 5R8HA: Madagascar (AF-013) * by G3SWH 643
13/09-14/09 CO0T: special event station 614
13/09-18/09 IL7/IZ8FDH: San Domino (EU-050) 643
13/09-17/09 IS0/IZ2DPX/P: Sardinia (EU-024) 635
13/09-14/09 WAE DX Contest, SSB ***
14/09 North American Sprint, SSB ***
16/09-23/09 FH/G4IRN: Mayotte (AF-027) 633
16/09-22/09 JW7QI,JW8AW,JW8D: Svalbard (EU-026) * by LA7QI, LA8AW 639
17/09-24/09 IM0/IZ2DPX/P: Maddalena Island (EU-041) 635
18/09-28/09 PA3GIO/VP9: Bermuda (NA-005) 643
19/09-26/09 OJ0LA and OJ0RJ: Market Reef (EU-053) 641
20/09-21/09 IO1DCI: special event station 633
22/09-27/09 5R8HA/p: Ile Sainte Marie (AF-090) * by G3SWH 643
23/09-27/09 S79IRN: Seychelles (AF-024) * by G4IRN 633
20/09-21/09 Scandinavian Activity Contest, CW ***
23/09-09/10 FG/EB2DTP, FG/EA2RU, FG/EA2RY: Guadeloupe (NA-102) 639
24/09-27/09 IS0/IZ2DPX/P: Sardinia (EU-024) 635
27/09-10/10 3C0F, 3C0A, 3C0R, 3C0V: Annobon (AF-039) 637
27/09-28/09 CQ/RJ Worldwide DX Contest, RTTY ***
27/09-28/09 Scandinavian Activity Contest, SSB ***
27/09-28/09 Bologna: XIX Italian HF-DX Convention 635
from 29/09 VK4FW: OC-160, OC-171, OC-172 and OC-142 643
30/09-17/10 XZ7A: Myanmar * by DLs 637
from 01/10 T88ZX: Palau (OC-009) * by W7UG and K7ZZ 643
03/10-17/10 TA4/HB9DSP: Turkey 639
04/10-12/10 NP2SH: US Virgin Islands (NA-106) 643
04/10-17/10 S79NS: Seychelles * by DL2RNS 643
04/10-11/10 VK9XW: Christmas Island (OC-002) * by DLs 639
04/10 EU Autumn Sprint, SSB ***
04/10-05/10 Oceania DX Contest, Phone ***
05/10 RSGB 21/28 MHz Contest, SSB ***
07/10-12/10 4M9YY: Venezuela 643
09/10-16/10 BQ9P: Pratas Island (AS-110) 642
11/10-12/10 CO0I: special event station 614
11/10-23/10 VK9CD: Cocos-Keeling (OC-003) * by DLs 639
11/10 EU Autumn Sprint, CW ***
11/10-12/10 Iberoamericano Contest ***
11/10-12/10 Oceania DX Contest, CW ***
from 12/10 HB0/HB9QQ: Liechtenstein 643
12/10 North American Sprint, RTTY ***
13/10-27/10 VK9XYL: Christmas Island * YL operators 631
17/10-19/10 3G2D: Damas Island (SA-086) * by CEs 641
17/10-01/11 CE0Y/SP9PT and CE0Y/SP9EVP: Easter Island (SA-001) 641
18/10-19/10 JARTS WW RTTY Contest ***
18/10-19/10 Worked All Germany Contest ***
19/10 Asia-Pacific Sprint, CW ***
19/10 RSGB 21/28 MHz Contest, CW ***
20/10-23/10 FR/ON5AX: La Reunion (AF-016) 641
20/10-28/10 HK0: San Andres Island * by Florida DXPedition Group 623
20/10-28/10 PZ5CQ, PZ5FF, PZ5UE and PZ5A: Suriname 637
24/10-04/11 S79AX: Seychelles (AF-024) 641
25/10-26/10 YJ0X: Vanuatu * by VKs 637
25/10-26/10 CQ Worldwide DX Contest, SSB ***
27/10-10/11 VK9CYL: Cocos Keeling * YL operators 631
31/10-02/11 RSGB International HF and IOTA Convention 637
October FO/IT9YRE, FO/IT9EJW, FO/I1SNW: Maria Island (OC-???) 629
October FO/IT9YRE, FO/IT9EJW, FO/I1SNW: Hereheretue (OC-052) 629
October V63ZT: Yap (OC-012) * by W7UG and K7ZZ 643
01/11 IPA Contest, CW ***
01/11-02/11 Ukrainian DX Contest ***
02/11 DARC 10-Meter Digital Contest ***
02/11 High Speed Club CW Contest ***
02/11 IPA Contest, SSB ***
06/11-15/11 3B8/ON5AX: Mauritius (AF-049) 641
08/11-09/11 Japan Int. DX Contest, Phone ***
08/11-09/11 OK/OM DX Contest, CW ***
08/11-09/11 WAE DX Contest, RTTY ***
15/11-16/11 LZ DX Contest (CW & SSB) ***
15/11-16/11 RSGB 1.8 MHz Contest, CW ***
19/11-01/12 TS7N: Kerkennah Islands (AF-073) 641
21/11-21/12 VK2IAY/4 (OC-160, OC-171, OC-137) * by G0UIH 619
26/11-30/11 V26K: Antigua & Barbuda (NA-100) * by AA3B 643
29/11-30/11 CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW ***
05/12-07/12 ARRL 160 Meter Contest ***
06/12-07/12 TARA RTTY Sprint ***
13/12-14/12 ARRL 10 Meter Contest ***
13/12-14/12 Italian Contest (40 & 80 Meter) ***
19/12 Russian 160 Meter Contest ***
20/12 OK DX RTTY Contest ***
20/12-21/12 Croatian CW Contest ***
26/12 DARC Christmas Contest ***
27/12 RAC Winter Contest ***
March-April 2004 T33C: Banaba (OC-018) 629
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