1 November 2003
No 652
4 2 5 D X N E W S DX INFORMATION
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE - The 425 DX News
monthly edition (October issue), edited by Maurizio Bertolino
(I1-21171/IZ1CRR) is now available for free downloading in
either.pdf or .doc formats at http://www.425dxn.org/monthly/.
In this issue you can find a report with pictures on the BQ9P
operation from Pratas, as well as the usual features (the October
weekly bulletins, QSL routes and addresses, calendar and news
from the web).
6W - Karel, ON5TN will be active (on 10-40
metres CW with some SSB) as 6W/ON5TN from Toubacouta, Senegal on
7-18 November. QSL via home call. [TNX ON5TN]
EA8 - Cesare, I5WEA will be active as EA8BVY
from Tenerife, Canary Islands (AF-004) from 30 October to 1
December.
GM - Peter, GM3OFT has had to cancel his 1-2
November trip to the Isles of Fleet [425DXN 651] beacuse of bad
weather. [TNX VA3RJ]
HA - Gabor, HA3JB has been authorized to
operate as HG3IPA (International Police Association) until 30
September 2006. He will be active during the IPA Contest. QSL
direct to HA3JB (Gabor Kutasi, P.O.Box 243, H-8601 Siofok,
Hungary). [TNX HA3JB]
HL - Eight operators from the Incheon DX Club
(namely HL2WP, HL2IFR, HL2UOK, HL2XIQ, DS2AGH, DS2LGK, DS2PQP and
DS2QJS) will be active as D90ID/2 from Sungbong Island (AS-090)
from 31 October to 2 November. They plan to have two stations QRV
on 10-160 metres. QSL via HL2WP. [TNX HL2WP]
JA - Look for 7N1NAI and JQ1QFO to be active
(on 40, 30, 20 and 6 metres SSB and CW) from Mikura Island
(AS-008) on 1-2 November. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau.
[TNX JI6KVR]
PJ2 - Gerben, PG5M (ex-PA5NT and PA0GAM) will
be active in his spare time as PJ2/PG5M from Curacao (SA-006) on
1-15 November. QSL via home call, bureau or direct. [TNX PG5M]
TY - ON4JM will be leaving for Benin on 2
November, where he will stay until 23 December. He plans to
operate in his spare time (during local evenings and on Sundays)
as TY4JM (requested call). QSL via ON4JM, preferably via the
bureau. [TNX NG3K]
VK - Johan, PA3EXX/VK4WWI [425DXN 645] has
revised his plans and will operate as VK4WWI/9 from Cato Reef
(Coral Sea Islands Territory South Group, OC-???) on 2-6
December. He will be active on 10-80 metres SSB and CW. QSL via
home call. The trip to Marion Reef (Coral Sea Islands Territory
North Group) has been cancelled for this year. [TNX PA3EXX]
VP8_ssh - Dany, LZ2UU will be working at the
Bulgarian Antarctic base "St. Kliment Ohridski" on
Livingston Island, South Shetlands (AN-010) from mid November
through late February 2004, and will operate as LZ0A on all bands
CW, SSB and RTTY. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
XU - Jack, ON4AJT (XU7AJV) and Wim, ON6TZG
(XU7TZG) plan to operate from Koh Poah (AS-133) starting on 1
November. The length of their stay is not known. [TNX 9V1RH]
GOOD TO KNOW - Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
CARIBBEAN TOUR ---> Pete,
VE3IKV/VA3RA will be active as PJ7/VA3RA/m, FS/VA3RA/m
and PJ6/VA3RA/m from St. Maarten/St. Martin (NA-105) and
Saba (NA-145) between 8 and 15 November. He plans to
operate mainly 10 and 6 metres SSB and CW. QSL via
VE3IKV, direct or bureau. [TNX NG3K]
IOTA 2004 ---> Created back in 1964
by the late Geoff Watts, BRS-3129, the IOTA Programme
will celebrate its 30th anniversary through an on-air
activity event that will run from 1 January through 31
December 2004. The IOTA's 40th Anniversary Awards
Programme (or IOTA 2004 for short) will adopt the same
format and rules as the very successful IOTA Millennium
Programme (IOTA 2000) and will be administered by the
Chiltern DX Club-The UK DX Foundation on behalf of the
RSGB IOTA Committee. For full details, please visit http://www.cdxc.org.uk.
QSL D2EB ---> There have been a few
problems with the logs that needed to be sorted out. The
backlog is now expected to be cleared in about two
months; inquiries can be sent to iz3etu@libero.it. [TNX
D2EB]
QSL D4B & D44AC ---> Mario,
IK3HHX is receiving several direct cards for contacts
made with D4B and D44AC in 2003. Please note that the QSL
manager for D4B is K1BV; as far as D44AC is concerned,
IK3HHX can confirm (direct or bureau) only QSOs made from
21 March through 2 April 2002. [TNX IK3HHX]
QSL SM1TDE & SM1T ---> Eric has
cleared all the backlog for SM1TDE and SM1T (EU-020)
dating back to summer 2002. All QSOs have now been
confirmed via the bureau. Eric will continue to be active
from Gotland Island at least until mid-August 2004. He
operates on al bands mainly CW, with some RTTY and very
occasional showings around 14260 kHz SSB. [TNX SM1TDE]
QSL TY3M & TY0T ---> As of 1 July
2003 Ciro, I8ACB can reply to direct cards only. Bureau
cards can be sent to I8QLS. [TNX I8ACB]
QSL VIA VK4FW ---> Please note that
effective immediately the new address for all
correspondance is: Bill Horner, P.O. Box 513, Nambour
4560, Australia. [TNX VK4FW]
SV2ASP/A ---> Dominik, DL5EBE reports
that the campaign he and the German DX Foundation started
at Ham Radio in Friedrichshafen resulted in an Icom
IC-706 plus PTC adapters which were donated to Monk
Apollo, SV2ASP/A in early September. Hopefully this new
rig will encourage Monk Apollo to operate on 6 metres
from either the Mount Athos fire station or the new
monastery at Sochos, near Thessaloniki.
TC80 ---> All TRAC Branch stations
used the special prefix TC80 (e.g. TC80IST for the TRAC
Istanbul European Branch station) on 29 October to
celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Republic of Turkey.
[TNX QRZ-DX]
TRIDENTUM AWARD ---> This award is
issued by ARI Trento, information at http://www.aritn.tk.
NEWS FROM THE WEB - Edited by I1JQJ &
IK1ADH
K3WWP: John's Ham Radio Activities web
site is now in its eighth year of operation and has
recently changed its URL. Now it can be found at http://home.alltel.net/johnshan/.
[TNX K3WWP]
LOGS: The complete 3C0V logs (SSB, CW,
RTTY and PSK) are now available at http://www.tabarca.es.mn.
[TNX EA5YN]
QSL ROUTES: A collection of QSL routes
for stations active during the recent CQ WW DX SSB
Contest is now available at http://www.arrakis.es/~ea5eyj/.
[TNX EA5EYJ]
VE3TPZ - James Davidson, 65 Youngs St,
Stratford, ON N5A 1J5, Canada
VK3DYL - Gwen Tilson, 3 Gould Court, Mt.
Waverley, Victoria 3149, Australia
WW9CW - Craig Wilkins, 2507 214th St N
lot 6, Port Byron, IL 61275, USA
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