6 December 2003
No 657
4 2 5 D X N E W S DX INFORMATION
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
9M & V8 - Ian, 9M2/G3TMA and two other
operators are planning an IOTA trip in late March/early April
2004. They will be active on SSB and CW from Pulau Satang Besar
(OC-165, East Malaysia) and Pulau Muara Besar (OC-184, Brunei).
Further details are expected in due course. [TNX 9M2/G3TMA]
9Y - Bill, N4ZDL will be active as 9Y4/N4ZDL
from Tobago (SA-009) on 19-25 December. He will operate on 10,
15, 20, 40 and 80 metres SSB and CW. Further information at http://members.cox.net/9y4-n4zdl.
[TNX N4ZDL]
DL - Andy, OE7AJT reports he will be active
in the ARRL 10 Meter Contest (13-14 December) as DA0BCC
(anniversary call for the Bavarian Contest Club). QSL via DJ9MH.
F - Special event station TM0TLT will be
activated on 5-6 December during the French Telethon for research
against genetic diseases. QSL via F6JOB. [TNX La Gazette du DX]
FG - FG1JD and other operators from the
A.C.R.A Guadeloupe ARC will be active on 13-14 December from the
lighthouse (LH 0142) on Gosier Island (NA-102, DIFO FG-016).
Requested call is TO7ACR and activity is planned on HF and 6
metres SSB and CW. [TNX F5NQL]
FO - The Daily DX gives the details of
Vladimir's (UA4WHX/AC4LN) most recent and future stops (QSL via
UA4WHX):
1-6 December Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands (OC-027)
6-8 December Atuona on Hiva Oa, Marquesas Islands
(OC-027)
10-12 December Rurutu (OC-050), Austral Islands
12-15 December Tubuai (OC-152) Austral Islands
16-23 December Maupiti, Raiatea, Bora Bora (all OC-067),
French Polynesia
23-25 December Huahine (OC-067), French Polynesia
FR/E - The TO4E activity from Europa is still
scheduled to run through 15 December. Some 15300 QSOs have been
made so far (5800 SSB, 7700 CW, 1800 RTTY and 6 QSOs on 6 metres
with ZS stations), plus 4000 QSOs logged as TO4WW during the CQ
WW DX CW Contest. The new QRV times are 06.00-07.00 UTC and
15.30-19.45 UTC: the operators will try to spend more time on the
bands, but the generators are not under their control, and they
have necessarily to obey orders. The main station is now being
used for SSB. An effort will be made to work US West Coast
stations, and special attention will be paid to Scandinavia. The
web site is at http://europa2003.free.fr/. QSL via F5OGL.
[TNX F5CWU]
G - Members of the North Wakefield Radio Club
will be operate as GX4NOK/P from the island of Inner Farne
(EU-109) on 17-18 April 2004, hopefully on multiple modes and
bands. [TNX M3NJW]
I - Antonio, IZ8CCW and other operators from
the Mediterraneo DX Club will be active from Procida (EU-031, IIA
NA-002) on 7-8 December. They plan to operate SSB, CW and RTTY.
[TNX IZ8CCW]
J2 - Baldur, DJ6SI has been active on 10-80
metres as J20DA from Djibouti since 1 December. He should be
there until 7 December. QSL via home call.
JA - Osamu, JR1EEU will be active from Aoga
Shima (AS-043, JIIA-AS-043-001) until March 2004. QSL direct or
vi bureau. [TNX JI6KVR]
KH2 - Setsu, JL1UXH (KK2H) and his wife Maki,
7L4FSR will be active again as KK2H/KH2 from Guam (OC-026) on
16-23 December. Setsu will operate on all HF bands SSB and CW; he
plans to concentrate on working Europe and USA East Coast
stations. Online logs will be available at http://kk2h.4th.jp
during the operation. QSL via JL1UXH either direct or through the
JARL bureau. [TNX JL1UXH]
PY - Special call ZW5SF will be aired on all
HF bands from Sao Francisco do Sul (SA-027) from 15 December to
15 January to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the discovery of
that island. QSL via PP5CIT. [TNX PP5MQ]
PY0_fni - Tony, PY8IT will be active again as
PY0FT from Fernando de Noronha (SA-003) on 15-26 December. QSL
via JA1ELY. [TNX NG3K]
T32 - Gary, KH6GMP and Tuck, KH6DFW will b e
active (SSB and RTTY) as T32I (QSL direct to KH6GMP) and T32BI
(QSL direct to KH6DFW) from East Kiribati on 1-8 March, including
a Multi-Single entry in the ARRL DX Phone Contest (6-7 March) as
T32I. [TNX KH6GMP]
VK9_ck - Ken, JA1CMD (N4XJ) will operate as
VK9CA from Cocos/Keeling (OC-003) from 28 December to 2 January.
He will be active on 10-80 metres CW and SSB with 100 watts. QSL
via JA1CMD or K4ST. [TNX JA1CMD]
VK9_lh - Mark, VK2GND will operate as VK9LD
from Lord Howe (OC-004) on 25-31 December. Look for him on or
around 14273 and 14195 kHz. QSL via VK2GND. [TNX VK2GND]
XU - According to a note released by ON4AJV,
Jack/ON4AJT (XU7AJV) and Wim/ON6TZG (XU7TZG) plan to operate SSB
and CW on all bands from Koh Poah (AS-133) on 1-12 March 2004.
QSL via ON4AJV. [TNX IK3QAR]
ZF - Tony, N3ME will be active on 10-80
metres as ZF2TM from the Cayman Islands (NA-016) until 9
December. QSL via home call. [TNX The Daily DX]
ZF - Pete, N2LM will be active as ZF2PD from
Grand Cayman Island from 28 December until 8 January. He will
operate on 80-6 metres SSB and CW. QSL via home call. [TNX N2LM]
GOOD TO KNOW - Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
HEARD ISLAND ---> Jim, VK9NS reports
that a scientific multi-interest team of fifteen
expeditioners is preparing to leave Hobart (Tasmania) for
Heard Island in the coming days, but he does not know if
any amateur radio operator is in this team. There are
plans to visit Heard Island on a regular three year basis
to continue the studies.
PROJECT GOODWILL ALBANIA 2003 --->
The highlight of Week 4 of Project Goodwill Albania 2003
(http://www.za1a.com)
was a field trip with University of Tirana Amateur Radio
course students to the coastal city of Durres to
experience a full day of DXotica which included the first
radio operations from four operating sites. The CQ WW CQ
effort at ZA1A, the first ever multi-multi contest
operation from Albania, included 15 operators, with each
band headed by a local ZA ham, who ran six stations from
two operating sites. The entire operation was powered
partially by two huge generators, substituting for the
absence of power for many hours. The ZA1A team made 14500
QSOs during the contest, with more than 22 million points
to credit ZA1A with the highest claimed score from
Europe. The contest was a joint effort by the Albanian
Amateur Radio Association (AARA), Contest Club Finland
(CCF), the Rhein Ruhr DX Association (RRDXA) and the
Bavarian Contest Club (BCC). QSL cards to all ZA and
portable ZA calls used during Project Goodwill Albania
2003 can be sent in one envelope to: Project Goodwill
Albania 2003, P.O. Box 73, FIN-02380 Espoo, Finland. [TNX
OH2BN]
QSL 6K0HG ---> The correct QSL route
is via DS2CYI (not DS2CYO, as reported in 425DXN 656).
Kwon is the QSL manager also for 6K17HG, HL0GHQ, DT8FWC,
DS50CYI/2 and DS17CYI/2.
QSL 7X2ARA ---> The QSL route for
contacts made with the Algerian Amateur Radio
Association's club station between 24 and 30 November
2003 (CQ WW DX CW Contest included) is via DF4SA, direct
(Cornelius Paul, Adelberger Weg 3, D-73104 Breech,
Germany) or through the DARC bureau. [TNX DF4SA]
QSL 9M2/JI1ETU ---> Masaru will be
going QRT at the end of December. Cards should be sent
either direct (Masaru Funakubo, 2-10-11
Tsujidou-Motomachi, Fujiwara, Kanagawa, 251-0043 Japan)
or via the JARL bureau. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
QSL KK2H/KH2 ---> All of the direct
QSLs for the 12-16 November operation have been answered,
bureau cards will follow in early 2004. The log has been
placed on LoTW. [TNX JL1UXH]
QSL LU8XW ---> Patrick Stoddard,
WD9EWK (http://qsl.wd9ewk.net/)
is the new QSL manager for the Radio Club Ushuaia (Tierra
del Fuego). He can confirm also contacts made with AY8XW
in 2002. [TNX LU3XQ and LU6XTA]
QSL N2TA ---> Andrei, NP3D used club
callsign N2TA instead of his own during the CQ WW DX CW
Contest (SOSB 80m) from Long Beach Island (NA-111). QSL
direct to NP3D. [TNX NP3D]
QSL VIA W7RJ ---> Cards for FS/N7DD,
PJ7/N7DD and PJ7D, as well as for contacts made with
FS5UQ during the CQ WW DX CW Contest (operator Larry,
N7DD), should be sent direct to W7RJ. [TNX N7DD]
NEWS FROM THE WEB - Edited by I1JQJ &
IK1ADH
D2PFN: A web site for Ed/4L4FN, who is
currently active as D2PFN from Angola, has been set up at
http://www.amsatnet.com.
[TNX The Daily DX]
FMRE RTTY CONTEST: The Mexico RTTY
International Contest, sponsored by the Federacion
Mexicana de Radioexperimentadores (FMRE), will be held on
80-10 metres from 18 UTC on 7 February through 24 UTC on
the 8th. For further information visit www.fmre.org.mx
or e-mail Jose Levy, XE1J (xe1j@ucol.mx).
[TNX XE1KK]
PERIOD CALL REF
===========================================================================
till 31/12 3W22S: Vietnam * by XV9DT 651
till ?? 4N25K: special event call 654
till 13/12 5B4AHJ: Cyprus (AS-004) * by G3PMR 646
till 16/12 5H: DXpedition to Kilimanjaro * by UAs 656
till 17/12 5T5AFF,5T5CPS,5T5GDR,5T5HC,5T5RQ,5T5TY: Mauritania 656
till Dec 5X1X: Uganda * by K3JT 654
till Jan 2004 8J1RF: Dome Fuji Base (AN-016) (WABA JA-04) 622
till 08/12 8P9AP: Barbados (NA-021) * by K2WE 656
till 15/12 FR/ON4LAC: Reunion (AF-016) 649
till 10/12 FS/W2AZK,KF2HC,K2KJI,K2RVH,W5GJ,WA2VUN: St Martin 653
till 30/12 HE2GR: special event call (Switzerland) 646
till 31/12 HE2MM: special call (Switzerland) 622
till 31/12 HF650O: special event station (Poland) 647
till 31/12 HF8KAF: special event station (Poland) 650
till 23/12 HS0/VK3DXI: Thailand 656
till 31/12 II1D: special call 610
till April IR7LH: Italian lighthouses * by IK7JWX 651
till 07/12 J20DA: Djibouti * by DJ6SI 657
till 16/12 J8DX: St. Vincent * by K8LEE and N0FW 656
till 31/12 JM6DZB/JD1: Iwo Jima (AS-030), Ogasawara 609
till March JR1EEU: Aoga Shima (AS-043) 657
till 25/01 KC4/WA1O: Antarctica 655
till 13/12 KP2/OK1TN: US Virgin Islands 654
till 17/12 P40K and P40TA: Aruba (SA-036) * by K6KO and K6TA 655
till 15/12 PJ4/PA3CNX: Bonaire (SA-006) 655
till 11/12 W3HQ/KP2: US Virgin Islands (NA-106) 656
till 2004 R1ANZ: "Mirny" Base (WABA UA-07) 608
till 07/12 T32KV, MP, N, TF, WW, YL, ZA, ZM: East Kiribati 655
till 06/12 TM0TLT: special event station (France) 657
till 08/12 TM5CW: France * by F5SJB 653
till 15/12 TO4E and TO4WW: Europa Island (AF-009) 657
till 23/12 TY4JM: Benin * by ON4JM 652
till 31/12 UE0JWA: special station (Zone 19) 637
till 16/12 V47UY: Nevis (NA-104) * by KJ4UY 656
till 31/12 VI8NT: special event station 634
till 21/12 VK2IAY/4 (OC-160, OC-171) * by G0UIH 619
till 06/12 VK4WWI/p: Cato Reef (OC-265) * by PA3EXX 652
till 07/12 VK9CJ and VK9CV: Cocos/Keeling * by JA1KJW and JA8VE 653
till 09/12 ZF2TM: Cayman Islands (NA-016) * by N3ME 657
till 15/12 ZW0S: St. Peter & St. Paul Rocks (SA-014) * by PS7JN 656
05/12-07/12 ARRL 160 Meter Contest ***
06/12-08/12 FO/AC4LN: Hiva Oa (OC-027), Marquesas * by UA4WHX 657
06/12-07/12 TARA RTTY Sprint ***
07/12-08/12 IZ8CCW and others: Procida (EU-031) 657
10/12-12/12 FO/AC4LN: Rurutu (OC-050), Australs * by UA4WHX 657
12/12-15/12 FO/AC4LN: Tubuai (OC-152), Australs * by UA4WHX 657
13/12-14/12 DA0BCC (ARRL 10 Meter Contest) 657
13/12-14/12 FG: Gosier Island (NA-102) and Lighthouse 657
13/12-14/12 ARRL 10 Meter Contest ***
13/12-14/12 Italian Contest (40 & 80 Meter) ***
15/12-11/01 G4IUF/HC8: Galapagos Islands (SA-004) 649
15/12-26/12 PY0FT: Fernando de Noronha (SA-003) 657
15/12-15/01 ZW5SF: Sao Francisco do Sul (SA-027) 657
16/12-25/12 FO/AC4LN: French Polynesia isls (OC-067) * by UA4WHX 657
16/12-23/12 KK2H/KH2: Guam (OC-026) * by JL1UXH and 7L4FSR 657
16/12-18/12 VK2IAY/4: Lamb Island (OC-137) 655
17/12-27/12 3B8/ON4LAC: Mauritius (AF-049) 649
17/12-21/12 OH9SCL: "Santa Claus Land" (Finland) 655
19/12-25/12 9Y4/N4ZDL: Tobago (SA-009) 657
19/12 Russian 160 Meter Contest ***
20/12 OK DX RTTY Contest ***
20/12-21/12 Croatian CW Contest ***
25/12-31/12 VK9LD: Lord Howe (OC-004) * by VK2GND 657
26/12 DARC Christmas Contest ***
27/12 RAC Winter Contest ***
28/12-02/01 VK9CA: Cocos/Keeling (OC-003) * by JA1CMD 657
28/12-08/01 ZF2PD: Cayman Islands (NA-016) * by N2LM 657
01/01-31/12/04 IOTA 2004 652
03/01-04/01 EUCW 160 Metres Contest 654
11/01-15/01 ZL1CT/4: Stewart Island (OC-203) * by GM3WOJ 651
28/01-15/02 4V200YH: Haiti (NA-096) * by DLs 651
06/02-09/02 9M2/PA0RRS: Malaysia 647
09/02-20/02 9M6/PA0RRS: East Malaysia (OC-088) 647
13/02-25/02 ZK3: Tokelau * by I2YSB, I2MOV, IK1AOD, IK2DIA 653
20/02-02/03 9M2/PA0RRS: Penang Island (AS-015) 647
01/03-08/03 T32I and T32BI: East Kiribati * by KH6GMP and KH6DFW 657
01/03-12/03 XU7AJV & XU7TZG: Koh Poah (AS-133) * ON4AJT & ON6TZG 657
15/03-12/04 3B9C: Rodrigues Island (AF-017) 653
15/03-19/03 VK4FRI: Fraser Island (OC-142) 647
March-April 9M8: Pulau Satang Besar (OC-165) * by 9M2/G3TMA et al. 657
March-April V8: Pulau Muara Besar (OC-184) * by 9M2/G3TMA et al. 657
17/04-18/04 GX4NOK/P: Inner Farne Island (EU-109) 657
April T33C: Banaba (OC-018) 651
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