18 October 2003
No 650
4 2 5 D X N E W S DX INFORMATION
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
4S - Franz, DL9GFB and Joachim, DL9MS will be
active (on 160-6 metres CW, SSB PSK31 and RTTY) as 4S7FBG (QSL
via DL9GFB) and 4S7JWG (QSL via DL9MS) from Sri Lanka until 4
November, CQ WW DX SSB Contest included. Look for them to take
part in the Worked All Germany Contest as 4S7WAG (QSL via
DL9GFB). [TNX The Daily DX]
4W - Yuu/JR2KDN, Yasu/JI1NJC and Shu/JH1SWD
will operate as 4W2A (QSL via JR2KDN), 4W1SW (QSL via JI1NJC) and
4W4W (QSL via JI1NJC) from Timor Leste on 22-28 October. They
will be active on 160-10 metres SSB, CW and RTTY. They will also
be QRV on 6 metres (beacon on 50095 kHz) and via AO-40 satellite;
Yuu, JR2KDN/4W2A hopes to participate in the CQ WW DX SSB
Contest. [TNX JA1ELY]
5W - Willi, DJ7RJ/T20MW [425DXN 649] is now
going to be active again as 5W0MW from Samoa (OC-097) on 21-27
October, then he will head home to Germany. QSL via DJ7RJ, direct
or bureau. [TNX AA1M]
9N - Tohru, JA0UMV and Koji, JI1LET will be
active on 10-40 metres (requested callsigns 9N7MV and 9N7ET) from
Katmandu, Nepal on 20-29 October, CQ WW DX SSB Contest oncluded.
Outside the contest they will concentrate on CW and RTTY. QSL via
home calls, direct or bureau. [TNX JA1ELY]
C6 - Terry, W8JE will be active (on 10-80
metres SSB, CW and possibly RTTY) as W8JE/C6A from Abaco Island
(NA-080), Bahamas on 20-27 October, CQ WW DX SSB Contest
included. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX OPDX
Bulletin]
DL - Martin, DL1ZU will be active (on 80-10
metres mainly CW, RTTY and PSK) from Fehmarn Island (EU-128) on
19-26 October. QSL via bureau. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
G - G0NFL, G4VID, G0AQP and G4TTX will be
active as GB4LI from the old lighthouse on Lundy Island (EU-120)
until 20 October. [TNX NG3K]
GM - Jim, MM0BQI will be active as MM0BQI/P
from the Summer Isles (EU-092) on 18-27 October. He will operate
on 80-6 metres, with an emphasis on 80 metres around sunrise and
sunset. Activity will include entries in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest
as either MM0BQI/P (80 metres) and MM0Q (all bands low power).
QSL via MM0BQI, direct (Jim Martin, 3 Lismore Ave, Edinburgh, EH8
7DW Scotland) or bureau. [TNX MM0BQI]
HB0 - A large group of German operators will
be active from Triesenberg, Liechtenstein on 19-31 October. Look
for them to participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest as HB0/HB9AON
(QSL via DJ2YE). Further information at For more see: http://dk8ey.dyndns.org/hb0.
[TNX DK8EY]
I - II1D, the special call issued for the
European Year of the Disabled [425DXN 610], will be aired (on
10-40 metres, all modes) on 16-19 October, from 7 to 17 UTC. QSL
via IZ1CCE, direct ot bureau. [TNX IZ1CCE]
I - Thirteen operators from Tikirriki Contest
Club (namely I2IFT, I8QLS, IK2ANI, IK2CIO, IK2HKT, IK2RZP,
IK7JWY, IK8ETA, IN3QGY, IT9BLB, IT9ZMX, JA3USA and OL5Y) will
participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest as IH9P (http://www.ih9p.com)
from Pantelleria Island (African Italy, Zone 33, IOTA AF-018, IIA
TP-01) in the Multi-Two category. Some CW and RTTY activity as
homecall/IH9 will be possible before the contest, starting on 18
October. [TNX IT9BLB]
IS0 - A large group of German operators
(namely DF1LON, DF4UM, DH4JQ, DK2CRN, DL1ECG, DL1EK, DL1ELY,
DL3EW, DL7AOS, DL9LR and possibly two others) will participate in
the CQ WW DX SSB Contest as a multi-multi entry from Sardinia.
Callsign and QSL route TBA. [TNX DL1EK]
KP2 - K3NZ, W3FV and N2TK will be active as
homecall/NP2 from St. Croix, Virgin Islands (NA-106) on 22-29
October. QSL via home calls. They will participate in the CQ WW
DX SSB Contest as WP2Z (Multi-Two, QSL via KU9C). [TNX The Daily
DX]
PY0_f - Jose, CT1BOH reports he will be
active as PT0F from PY0FF's station on Fernando de Noronha
(SA-003) on 19-28 October, CQ WW DX SSB Contest included. QSL via
W3HC.
PZ - K3BYV (PZ5DX) and N3CXM (PZ5JR) will be
operating from Suriname from 20 October to 4 November, including
an Multi-Single Low Power entry in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest as
PZ5JR from the QTH of PZ1AP. QSLs via K3BYV. [TNX NG3K]
SP - Special event station HF8KAF is active
until 31 December to celebrate the 50th anniversary of radio club
SP8KAF. On-line log is available at http://www.republika.pl/ceo/log/log/search.htm;
QSL via SP8KAF. [TNX SQ8GHY]
TJ - Alfredo, IK7XGF will be active from
Cameroon until around 28 October. He will operate on 10, 15 and
20 metres with a dipole and on 6 metres with a 5-element yagi.
QSL to Alfredo Colapietra, P.O. Box 13, 71036 Lucera - FG, Italy.
Further information is expected to be posted on http://www.sixitalia.org/.
[TNX IK0FTA]
UA - Victor, RN1NU and Dmitry, UA1NFA will be
active as UE1NFF and homecall/p from Kivach natural reserve on
21-22 October. QSL via RN1NU, direct or bureau. [TNX RN1NU]
UK - Naoki, JE7RJZ will be visiting Tashkent,
Uzbekistan on 24-29 October and hopes to be able to operate as
UK/JE7RJZ during his spare time, CQ WW DX SSB Contest included.
QSL via JE7IDA direct (Kunihiko Nanao, 2-5-4 Mitsuwari, Morioka,
020-0011 Japan) or bureau. [TNX JA1ELY]
UR - Special station EM60QM will be active on
23 October to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the liberation of
the city of Melitopol during WW II. QSL via UX7QJ either direct
(P.O. Box 30, Melitopol-11, 72311, Ukraine) or through the
bureau. [TNX UR7QM]
V5 - Vlado/ZS6MG and Emil/ZS6EGB have been
issued two special callsigns - V55E (Vlado) and V55V (Emil) - for
their 23-27 October activity from Namibia [425DXN 647]. They have
decided to use V55V during the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. [TNX ZS6MG]
VE - "Team Zone 2" (http://www.qsl.net/teamzone2)
will operate on 6-160 metres from Northern Quebec on 21-27
October. Thirty operators will participate in the CQ WW DX SSB
Contest as VB2C (Multi-Multi). [TNX NG3K]
VE - VE3JM will operate as VO2WL from Zone 2
on 22-26 October, including a SOAB HP entry in the CW WW DX SSB
Contest. QSL via home call. [TNX NG3K]
VP5 - K4ISV, K1LZ, K4CN, W5AO, K4UU, K4RO and
WX3B will be active as VP5/homecall (QSL via home calls) from
North Caicos (NA-002) on 20-28 October, including a Multi-Two
entry in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest as VP5B (QSL via N2AU). [TNX
The Daily DX]
VP5 - The North Florida DX Association will
activate Middle Caicos (NA-002) as VP5DX during the CQ WW DX SSB
Contest as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via NU4Y. The operators
(K4UTE, N4KE, NU4Y, NF4L, N4EPD, WA4ET, and AB4UF) will start
arriving on 16 October and everyone will leave by the 30th.
Before and after the contest they will be active as homecall/VP5
(QSL via home calls). [TNX NG3K]
VP9 - Mark, AA1AC and Tom, W1TC will operate
from Hamilton Parish, Bermuda (NA-005) on 17-20 October. QSL via
home calls, direct or bureau. [TNX AA1AC]
VP9 - N1HRA, WE1H, N3KCJ and K1JN will be
active on 6-160 metres as homecall/VP9 from Bermuda (NA-005) on
23-28 October. They will take part in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest
(callsign yet to be determined, QSL via K1JN).
ZK1_sc - Dave/W6AQ and Don/K6IPV will be
active as ZK1AQT and ZK1IPV from Rarotonga (OC-013), South Cook
Islands on 21-28 October, including an entry in the CQ WW DX SSB
Contest as ZK1SSB. They plan to operate on 10-160 metres mainly
SSB, with some CW, RTTY and PSK-31. QSL via W6ORD. [TNX The Daily
DX]
ZP - Special event station ZP44CC will be
active on 18-26 October to celebrate the 44th anniversary of
Comando de Comunicaciones del Ejercito Paraguayo. Look for
activity on 80-6 metres. QSL via ZP5AA. [TNX ZP5RPO]
GOOD TO KNOW - Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
3C0V ---> All of the four operators
(DJ9ZB, EA5YN, EA5FO and EA5BYP) of the ill-fated 3C0V
DXpedition to Annobon are now back home safe and sound.
Elmo, EA5BYP says they had proper individual licences, as
well as written authorizations and permits for the group
to import and operate amateur radio equipments on Annobon
for two weeks (see www.tabarca.es.mn). However, on 4
October at 10 UTC the military authorities of the island
demanded that the group should dismantle the stations and
leave for Malabo within four hours on a Russian cargo
plane. On 6 October DJ9ZB and EA5FO were allowed to leave
the country; EA5BYP and EA5YN remained in Malabo until
the 10th, when they were finally able to go back to
Spain.
CD-ROM ---> Rony, PS7AB (www.ps7ab.com.br)
is the author of "Amateur Radio Online", a
collection of information (including QSL routes,
DXpeditions, islands, special calls, awards and hundreds
of pictures) about the history of amateur radio in
Brazil. For further information on the 4th edition (July
2003) of the CD-Rom, please contact Rony at ps7ab@yahoo.com.
PIRATE ---> "I have been off the
air for almost three years", Stephen Wilson (XE1UFO)
says, "and just got back on about a month ago. I am
receiving many QSL cards for the three years that I was
off the air. My callsign is a permanent one (since 1989),
and not temporary as some tourists who visit Mexico are
issued. If you are in doubt, please E-mail first (xe1ufo@hotmail.com)".
[TNX IT9MRM]
QSL 9M2TO ---> Tex, 9M2TO is having a
problem with cards being sent direct to his Penang
address. All of his QSOs are confirmed automatically via
the JARL bureau; those who need a direct card should send
their request to JA0DMV (Tex Izumo, 827 Nakanojyou UEDA,
Nagano 386-0034, Japan). [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
QSL TX0AT ---> Direct requests for
the October 2002 operation from the Chesterfield Islands
are being processed and mailed. If you do not receive
your QSL within a reasonable mailing time, please contact
iz7atn@vodafone.it
before sending any duplicate card. [TNX IZ7ATN]
QSL MANAGER OFFERED ---> Gale Zeiler,
WB0YEA would like to become a QSL manager for a DX
station. For further information, credentials included,
please contact him at gzeiler@austin.rr.com.
YA1D ---> Sada, YA1D is on a leave in
Japan and will be back to Kabul, Afghanistan after 30
October. He plans to install an HexBeam for the high
bands and a vertical for the low bands, besides his
existing wire dipoles. QSL via JG1OWV, whose current
address is: Masahiro Wada, 391-C-1204, Shibacho,
Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama 236-0012, Japan. [TNX JG1OWV]
YB9BU ---> This is Kadek, YC9BU, who
has upgraded his licence and is now allowed to operate on
20 metres. [TNX IZ8CCW]
NEWS FROM THE WEB - Edited by I1JQJ &
IK1ADH
PZ5A: Complete information on the 20-28
October Magnolia DX Association's activity from Suriname
(PZ5CQ, PZ5FF, PZ5UE and PZ5A) [425DXN 637] can be found
at http://www.mdxa.org/pz_2003.html.
(a) Rest of the world
(b) North, Central, South America, the Caribbean
(c) ILLW 2002 and 2003 only
(d) WAG Contest 2001 only
(e) August 2003 only
(f) Direct
(g) Bureau
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