29 November 2003
No 656
4 2 5 D X N E W S DX INFORMATION
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
5H - The Russian Robinson Club has announced
a mountain DXpedition in Tanzania to the top of Kilimanjaro (5985
metres a.s.l.). Team members include RW3GW, RW3GU, RZ3EM,
Gennadiy Khryukin (mountain climber) and Boris Mamlin (video
operator and journalist). The DXpedition will take place between
December 3rd and 16th. Special QSL cards will be sent out via the
bureau. [TNX The Daily DX]
5T - Look for 5T5AFF (QSL via JA1AFF), 5T5CPS
(QSL via JA1CPS), 5T5GDR (QSL via JR1GDR), 5T5HC (QSL via JA1HC),
5T5RQ (QSL via JA6RQ) and 5T5TY (QSL via JA1TY) to be active in
their spare time from Mauritania on 4-17 December. [TNX The Daily
DX]
8P - Steve, K2WE will operate (on 80-6 metres
CW and SSB) as 8P9AP from Barbados (NA-021) on 2-8 December. QSL
via home call. [TNX The Daily DX]
A6 - UN World Food Programme workers
currently stationed in Dubai, UAE include SM7PKK, S53R, S57CQ,
PA5M and ON5NT. They will be joined by N2AA and participate in
the CQ WW DX CW Contest from A61AJ. QSL via K2UO (for North,
Central, South America, Caribbean, US territories in the Pacific)
and DJ2MX (rest of the world). Owing to the current workload, the
IOTA operations from AS-021 and AS-124 [425DXN 641] are postponed
until February-March 2004. [TNX ON5NT]
FR/E - The TO4E team became active from
Europa Island around 16 UTC on 24 November (17 and then 20 metres
CW). Antenna setup was expected to be completed by 28 November.
Except for the CQ WW DX CW Contest, the operators cannot work 24
hours a day owing to "restriction with the generator,
probably due to a lack of gas" (F5CWU). QRV times (UTC) are
04.00-07.30, 10.00-10.30, 13.00-13.30 and 15.15-19.45 or 20.00.
During the weekend look for TO4WW to participate in the CQ WW DX
CW Contest, while TO4E will concentrate on the WARC bands. The
web site for the operation is at http://europa2003.free.fr/,
but since they do not have Internet capabilities from the island,
the logs will be posted when the operators return to France. QSL
via F5OGL.
G - Andre, GM3VLB will operate as GM3VLB/P or
/M from Holy (Lindisfarne) Island (EU-120) on 29 and 30 November.
QSL via home call. [TNX GM3VLB]
HS - Mirek, VK6DXI is travelling to Thailand
again. He will be at Pattaya on business from 3 to 23 December at
least and will operate in his spare time as HS0/VK3DXI on 80-10
metres. QSL via DL4DBR. [TNX VK6DXI]
I - Alberto, IT9MRM (http://www.qsl.net/it9mrm/index.html)
expects to operate on 20 and 15 metres SSB as IF9/IT9MRM from the
lighthouse at Punta Sottile (WAIL SI-024, ARLHS ITA-145) on
Favignana Island (EU- 054, IIA TP-001) on 2 December, between 9
and 15 UTC. QSL via home call. [TNX IT9MRM]
J8 - Wayne, K8LEE and Pete, N0FW will be
active from St. Vincent on 3-16 December. Look for J8DX on 160-6
metres, including entries in the ARRL 160 CW the ARRL 10 Meter
contests. QSL via W8QID. [TNX The Daily DX]
KP2 - Curt, W3HQ (fclambert@infonale.com)
will operate as W3HQ/KP2 from the US Virgin Islands on 3-11
December. He will be active on 160, 80, 40, 30, 20 and 15 metres
CW QRP and will welcome skeds with DX stations, especially from
Asia and Oceania. QSL via home call through the W3 bureau. [TNX
W3HQ]
PY0_spp - Joca, PS7JN will be active again as
ZW0S from St. Peter & St. Paul Rocks (SA-014) on 1-15
December. He will operate in his spare time and will work SSB and
RTTY on HF plus 6 metres. QSL via PS7JN. Please note that after
receipt of the necessary documentation a few days ago, Joca's
past operations as ZW0S (April 2001, February 2002, April and
September 2003), as well as his forthcoming activity, are
approved for DXCC credit. [TNX The Daily DX]
V4 - Larry, KJ4UY will operate as V47UY from
Nevis (NA-104) on 3-16 December, including activity during the
ARRL 160 Meter and 10 Meter contests. QSL via home call (US
stations direct only, others either direct or via the bureau).
[TNX KJ4UY]
VK - VK2DMM, the Murwillumbah Museum amateur
radio station, will be active from 1 December on +/- 7085, 14185
and 21205 kHz SSB. The Murwillumbah Museum has one of the last
regional repositories of early transmission and reception
equipment in Australia. Further information at http://tweedhistory.org.au/murwillumbah/radioroom.htm.
[TNX VK2DFC]
VU - An operation by VU2NXM from Janjira
Island is expected to start during the weekend. Activity is
likely to be for several days with multiple operators; island
chasers please note that it will not count for IOTA as this
island does not meet IOTA qualification criteria and should not
be confused with the qualifying Janjira listed in the IOTA
Directory.
ZA - Project Goodwill Albania 2003, the IARU
Region 1 supported five-week course under the sponsorship of the
Minister of Telecommunications and in cooperation with the
Polytechnic University of Tirana, has entered its third week. The
Albanian authorities have released the callsign ZA1UT (University
of Tirana) symbolizing this program and the Albanian Amateur
Radio Association (AARA) will launch a multi-multi effort by ZA1A
for the CQ WW DX CW Contest. A special event QSL card can be
obtained for all callsigns active during this program from
Project Goodwill Albania 2003, P.O. Box 73, 02380 Espoo, Finland
or via OH2BH. The progress of the entire project can be followed
on the Internet at http://www.za1a.com.
[TNX OH2BN]
ZL - Jonathan, W1CU will operate as ZL/W1CU
from Waiheke Island (OC-201) from 30 November through 2 December.
Activity will be on all bands CW and SSB, but Jonathan's
operating time will be limited. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
CQ WW DX CW CONTEST ---> The following
stations have announced their participation in this year's event
(29-30 November):
ZONE CALL CATEGORY DXCC QSL VIA
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02 VE2IM Canada VE3DZ
05 4U1UN United Nations HQ qrz.com
05 NP3D USA W3HNK
05 VP9I SOAB LP Bermuda KQ1F
05 VP9/K9CC SOSB 20m Bermuda K9CC
07 TG0AA M/S Guatemala TG9AXF
07 TI5N M/2 Costa Rica W3HNK
08 6Y0A SOSB QRP or LP Jamaica WA4WTG
08 6Y4A SOSB QRP or LP Jamaica WA4WTG
08 6Y6X M/2 Jamaica KN5H
08 6Y8A SOSB 80m LP Jamaica WA4WTG
08 6Y9A SOSB 15m LP Jamaica WA4WTG
08 8P5A SOAB LP Barbados NN1N
08 CO8LY SOAB LP Cuba EA7ADH
08 CO8TW SOSB 160m LP Cuba IZ8CCW
08 FM/T93Y SOAB LP Martinique T93Y
08 FS/K3LP M/S St. Martin K5KV
08 J37KF Grenada J37KF
08 J38AA SOAB Grenada WA1S
08 KP2/N4EXA SOSB 15m LP US Virgin Islands DJ2MX
08 KP2/OK1TN US Virgin Islands OK1TN
08 NP4Z SO QRP Puerto Rico WC4E
08 PJ5NA SOAB St. Eustatius K1NA
08 V26DX M/S Antigua & Barbuda KU9C
08 V26K Antigua & Barbuda AA3B
08 VP5X M/S Turks & Caicos
08 WP2Z M/2 US Virgin Islands KU9C
08 WP4F SOSB 40m Puerto Rico WP4F
08 ZF1A M/S Cayman Islands W5ASP
09 4M5X SOSB 20m Venezuela W4SO
09 9Y4ZC M/2 Trinidad & Tobago DL1HCM
09 P40E SOAB Aruba W3HNK
09 P40R SOSB 20m Aruba NK4U
09 P40TA SOAB HP Aruba WM6A
09 PJ2T M/2 Netherlands Antilles N9AG
10 HC8N M/M Galapagos Islands W5UE
11 PT5A M/M Brazil
13 CW4A SOSB 15m LP Uruguay EA5KB
13 CX1JJ SOAB LP Uruguay EA5KB
13 CX5BW SOSB 10m HP Uruguay
13 CX7BY SOSB 20m HP Uruguay direct
13 CX9AU SOSB 40m LP Uruguay KA5TUF
13 LU5FF SOSB 10m LP Argentina EA7JX
14 CQ0T Portugal CT1ILT
14 CT8T SOAB HP Portugal bureau
14 CU2F SOSB 20m LP Azores SM4DHF
14 EA6IB M/S Balearic Islands
14 GJ2A SOAB HP Jersey GJ3DVC
14 GZ7V SOAB (Shetlands) Scotland
14 LX7I M/S Luxembourg LX2AJ
14 LX/G3VQO SOAB LP Luxembourg G3VQO
14 TM5CW France F5SJB
14 TM6X SOAB France F5VHY
14 TM7W France F8BBL
15 9A1A M/M Croatia 9A1A
15 9H3WW M/2 Malta DJ5CL
15 OH0Z M/M Aland Islands OH5DX
15 OH5Z M/S Finland bureau
15 TK9A SOAB Corsica
15 YT9X SOSB 20m Serbia & Montenegro YU1ZZ
15 ZA1A M/M Albania OH2BH
16 UV7M Ukraine US5MTJ
17 EX9A SOAB HP Kyrgyzstan bureau
17 EY8MM SOSB 80m Tajikistan
19 RS0F SOAB HP Asiatic Russia W3HNK
20 J43J SOSB 20m Greece DJ5JH
20 JY8B M/S Jordan DL5MBY
20 SV5RDS SOSB 40m HP Dodecanese bureau
20 TA2IJ Turkey
20 TA3/DK3KD Turkey DL5JQ
20 ZC4T SOSB 160m UK SBA on Cyprus G3AB
21 A61AJ M/? U.A.E.
21 AP2ARS SOAB LP Pakistan JA1PBV
21 AP2AUM Pakistan 9A4NA
21 HZ1AB SOSB 15m Saudi Arabia K8PYD
23 JT1AS SOSB 10m Mongolia
23 JT1BE SOSB 10m Mongolia
23 JT1BJ SOSB 20m Mongolia
23 JT1BV SOAB HP Mongolia
23 JT1CD SOSB 40m Mongolia
23 JT1CO SOSB 80m Mongolia
23 JT1CS SOSB 15m HP Mongolia
23 JT1DA SOSB 15m LP Mongolia
23 JT1JA SOSB 160m Mongolia
23 JT1KAA SOAB Mongolia
24 B4RF SOSB 40m HP China
24 BW3/JD1BKQ SOAB LP Taiwan JR3PZW
24 BW4/UA3VCS SOSB 15m LP Taiwan UA3VCS
25 D88DX Korea DS3FGV
25 DS0DX M/S Korea HL1XP
26 E20HHK SOAB LP Thailand E21EIC
26 HS0ZDY SOSB 15m Thailand
26 HS4BPQ/9 SOSB 20m LP Thailand E21EIC
26 XU7ACZ M/? Cambodia OM3TZZ
26 XV2NA SOAB HP Vietnam JE7IDA
26 XV2PO Vietnam N5PO
27 4D71/N0NM Philippines W4DR
27 AH2R M/S Guam JH7QXJ
27 V63PF Micronesia W5PF
27 V63WC Micronesia WF5W
28 4W3CW SO LP Timor Leste
28 9M4JB M/? West Malaysia E21EIC
28 YB0ECT SOAB LP Indonesia K5ZE
29 VK6AA Australia DL8YR
29 VK9CJ Cocos/Keeling Isls JA1KJW
31 KH6/KE0UI SOAB LP Hawaii KE0UI
31 T32WW M/2 East Kiribati N0KV
33 7X2ARA SOAB LP Algeria DF4SA
33 CN2R SOAB HP (?) Morocco W7EJ
33 CT9L M/2 Madeira DJ6QT
33 EA8AX M/? Canary Islands Bureau
33 EA8ZS SOAB HP Canary Islands EA5FV
33 IG9A (African) Italy
33 TS7N M/2 Tunisia DL9USA
34 SU9NC SOAB LP Egypt OM2SA
35 5U5Z M/M Niger G3SXW
35 D4B SOAB HP Cape Verde K1BV
35 D44TD SOSB 20m Cape Verde
36 ZD8Z SOAB Ascension Island VE3HO
37 5X1X SOAB LP Uganda K3JT
38 ZS2DL South Africa direct
39 TO4WW Juan de Nova & Europa F5OGL
40 JW5E M/? Svalbard LA5NM
Do not forget to give a look to the list of announced
operations maintained by Bill, NG3K at http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/cqc2003.html.
A collection of QSL routes will be published on http://www.contesting.info
on 4 December thanks to Zik, 4N1DX (DL/VE3ZIK).
GOOD TO KNOW - Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
DXCC NEWS ---> Contacts made with
E4/G3WQU through the end of 1999 are now accepted for
DXCC credit.
QSL 5H3RK ---> Ralph, VK4VB (5H3RK)
will be working in the US for the next 2-3 years. His
current address is Ralph Karhammar, 1306 34th Street NW,
Washington, DC 20007-2801, USA. [TNX K1XN and The Golist]
QSL MD0BXX ---> Dave reports he has
moved to Cyprus; if anyone still needs a card for MD0BXX,
his new permanent address is: David Walton, Kissonerga
Sea View C003, No3, Yianni, Irodotou Street, 8574
Kissonerga, Cyprus.
QSL YI/ON5NT ---> Ghis will be back
home on 20 December and the QSL cards should be ready by
that time. He expects to process and mail them out
immediately. QSL to Ghis Penny, P.O. Box 93, BE-9700
Oudenaarde, Belgium. [TNX ON5NT]
NOT THE MANAGER ---> Danny, LZ2UU is
not and has never been the QSL manager for ZA1MM.
According to Wally, LZ2CJ the "unknown operator
using the callsign ZA1MM" is a pirate.
NOT THE MANAGER ---> Artur, SQ5TA
reports he is still receiving cards for R1ANF, but he is
not the QSL manager for this station. He can only confirm
contacts made with R1ANF/HF0POL (2002).
NOT THE MANAGER ---> Alvaro, PY3CQ
reports that PY3UEB (Radio Club Baependi) is receiving
"countless cards" for 5X1DC. Please note that
the correct route for the February 2003 5X1DC operation
is via DL7AFS.
SILENT KEY - Bill "Pick"
Pickard, WA5PAE became a Silent Key on 23 November at 68
years of age. Pick had a distinguished military career in
the US Air Force and was an avid DXer throughout his
life. He operated from Germany as DL4IZ and for the past
three years he made three DXpeditions to Guantanamo Bay
where he operated as KG4IZ. In 2002, Pick was elected
vice president of INDEXA and continued in that capacity
until his death. [TNX AA7UC]
NEWS FROM THE WEB - Edited by I1JQJ &
IK1ADH
AUCTION: Maurizio, IZ1CRR/I1-21171 has
put up 37 different QSL cards for YASME expeditions for
auction on Ebay
(http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2205633809&ssPageName=ADM
E:B:LC:US:1). The proceeds will be donated to the
February 2004 DXpedition to Tokelau [425DXN 653].
SP9FIH - Janusz Wegrzyn, P.O. Box 480,
44-100 Gliwice, Poland
ZS1SALT - P.O. Box 273, Strand 7140,
South Africa
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