20 December 2003
No 659
4 2 5 D X N E W S DX INFORMATION
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
TO ALL OUR READERS WARMEST THOUGHTS AND BEST WISHES FOR A
WONDERFUL HOLIDAY AND A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR.
F - Look for F6IFC/P and F5OGG/P to be active
(on 14250 and 7044 SSB, 14044 and 7024 CW) from the Vieux Mole
Lighthouse (DPLF PB-181, see the new website for the World
Lighthouse Award at http://www.wlh-award.com) from 12 UTC to 17
UTC on 22 December to celebrate the launching of "Queen Mary
2". QSL F6IFC/P via home call, QSL F5OGG/P via LX1NO. [TNX
F5OGG]
F - John, F5VHQ plans to operate as F5VHQ/p
from Porquerolles Island (EU-070) on 22-23 December and from
Cezembre Island (EU-157) between 28 December and 2 January. QSL
via home call.
FR/E - The TO4E operation from Europa shut
down around 12 UTC on 17 December (a couple of days later than
originally planned), when the island was hit by tropical storm
Cela. The operators were expected to leave on 18 December, but
the latest news is that their departure has been delayed for
"a few days". They have been granted permission to
continue using TO4E during this time, and one station has been
put back on the air. Keep an eye on http://europa2003.free.fr/europa_infos-e.htm.
[TNX La Gazette du DX]
KP2 - Kan, AB2RF will operate (on 80-6 metres
CW, RTTY and SSB) as KP2/AB2RF from St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
(NA-106) on 26-31 December. QSL via home call. [TNX NG3K]
LU - The Radio Club Argentino will provide
communications to the 300 participants in the 6th Andes Crossing
between 4 and 15 January. Two HF stations will be active on all
bands SSB and CW as LS4M (a prefix that has not been activated
for nearly 20 years). QSL via LU4AA, bureau or direct. A special
award will be issued for five QSOs (any mode, any band) with
LS4M; further information can be requested at lu4aa@lu4aa.org. [TNX LU1BCE]
LU_so - Henry, LU4DXU is going to join the
next supply voyage to different Argentine Antarctic bases. He
should depart on either 18 December or - more likely - on 22
January, and the first stop will be at the Navy base
"Orcadas" on Laurie Island, South Orkneys (AN-008),
from where he expects to operate for about 20 days. Henry will
have his own radio with him and will be active on 10, 15, 20, 40
and 80 metres CW, SSB and RTTY. He plans to leave his rig and a
linear amplifier at the LU1ZA club station, in order to guarantee
permanent operation on the amateur radio bands from the South
Orkneys. Those who can help financially please contact Dominik,
DL5EBE (DWeiel@t-online.de).
[TNX DL5EBE]
OA - Martijn, PA3GFE will be going back to
Peru on 15 January for at least three months and will operate as
OA7/PA3GFE in his spare time. His activity will be on 40-6 metres
(hopefully also on 80 metres) CW and SSB, with the low and WARC
bands as primary interests. QSL via home call, direct or bureau.
[TNX PA3GFE]
PA - ON6UM, ON4LO, ON4LN and ON4BAG will be
active (SSB and digital modes) from Schouwen Duiveland (EU-146)
on 20 December. [TNX ON6UM]
UA - Several memorial stations will be active
from different locations between 21 UTC on 18 December until 21
UTC on the 21st to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Ernest
Teodorovich Krenkel (RAEM), the legendary polar explorer and
radio operator. Look for RAEM (QTH Sankt-Petersburg), R1AEM (QTH
Murmansk), R3AEM (QTH Kolomna, near Moscow), R4AEM (QTH Votkinsk,
near Izhevsk), R6AEM (QTH Krasnodar), R9AEM (QTH Vorkuta), R0AEM
(QTH Norilsk). QSL RAEM via RV1AQ, QSL R#AEM via UA9XC. [TNX OPDX
Bulletin]
VE - VO1MRC, the Marconi Radio Club of
Newfoundland, will be conducting a propagation experiment on 60
metres from 00.00-24.00 UTC on 20-21 December. A CW beacon will
be in operation on 5269 kHz. The station will be open briefly for
2 way contacts starting 00.00 UTC each of these days and will
operate simplex on 5260.5 kHz CW. Following this it will transmit
on 5327.5 USB and receive 5346.5 USB and 3807.5 kHz LSB. [TNX
DL8AAM]
VE - Jeff, KG0VL and Justin, K9MU will be
active as VE4/K9MU from grid EO16 and VE4/KG0VL from grid EO26
starting on 3 January for a couple of weeks. Details can be found
at http://www.qsl.net/k9mu/ArcticGridExpedition.html.
[TNX WZ8D]
W - Peter, W1DAD and Jeanne, K1MOM will
operate as K1D between 21 December and 5 January to celebrate
Kid's Day (4 January) and Amateur Radio Awareness week. Look for
them on 28380, 21380, 14280 and 7230 kHz. QSL via W1DAD (Peter
Schipelliti, 7 Dearborn Ridge Rd, Atkinson, NH 03811, USA). [TNX
W1DAD]
W - Rich, K8HGY might operate from Hilton
Head Island (NA-110) some time between 24 December and 2 January.
[TNX www.islandchaser.com]
YA - Johnny Johansen, LA5IIA will be working
in Kabul, Afghanistan for the next five months and will operate
in his spare time as YA8G. He is currently active on 10-40
metres, but plans are to be QRV on 80 and 160 metres as well. CW
is his preferred mode. His web page is at http://www.qsl.net/la8g/YA8G.htm;
QSL via LA4YW. [TNX The Daily DX]
Z3 - Antonio, IZ8CCW and Pietro, IZ8FWN will
be active as either Z38M (http://www.mdxc.org/z38m) or Z3/homecalls
from Macedonia on 2-6 January. They plan to operate SSB, CW and
RTTY on all bands along with several members of Z37M. [TNX
IZ8CCW]
ANTARCTIC OPERATIONS
Felix, DP1POL (DL5XL) reports he will be leaving Neumayer
Station at the end of January 2004, but he is not likely
to to have a lot of time to get on the air during his
last few weeks in Antarctica.
Finn, VK4LL (OZ2QK) has been working at Davis Station
since 18 November and will remain there through December
2004. According to his web page (http://www.qsl.net/vk0dx/),
Finn is "95% CW fan". QSL to Radio VK0DX, GPO
Box 1544, Brisbane 4001, Australia (proceeds beyond
return postage will be donated to charity).
GOOD TO KNOW - Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
CANADIAN POSTAL RATES ---> Cezar,
VE3LYC reports that as of 1 January 2004 postage in
Canada is going up. The cost of a regular letter from
Canada to overseas (outside of Canada and the US) will be
CND 1.45 (which will NOT be covered by USD 1), while from
Canada to the US it will be CND 0.80 (which will be
covered by USD 1).
CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ---> This year the
ARLHS "Lighthouse Christmas Lights" event will
run from 20 December through 4 January 2004. Details at http://arlhs.com/LCL-2003-guidelines.html.
DXCC NEWS ---> KH3/KT6E (Johnston
Island) is accepted for DXCC credit. "Only
authorized persons are allowed to land on Johnston
Island", Bill Moore, NC1L (DXCC Manager) says.
"Proof of presence at certain DXCC entities is
required. Although no one has provided any information
regarding that status of KH3/KT6E, some research on our
part indicates that DXCC requirements have been
met".
IPHG AWARD ---> The International
Pharmacists Ham Group issues the I.P.H.G. Award for
contacts made (or, for SWLs, heard) with IPHG members
(details are available at http://www.malpensa.it/iphg/index.htm).
Currently there are 175 members representing 41 countries
all around the world and many of them will be on the air
on 21 December for the IPHG Greetings Day. Look for them
around 3618, 7098, 14318, 21318 and 28318 kHz. [TNX
IK2UVR]
NOT THE MANAGER ---> Please note that
Champ, E20EIC is not the QSL manager for HS9IFG/P or
HS1CKC/P. [TNX E20EIC]
NOT THE MANAGER ---> Gabriele, IK3GES
is receiving cards for 5T5SA, but he is not the manager
for this station. He was the manager, and still has logs
and cards, for 5T5FA (1998-90). [TNX IK3GES]
PIRATE ---> The station signing
TK/DK9GL is a pirate, since the genuine DK9GL has not
been active for ten years. [TNX IT9MRM]
PROJECT GOODWILL ALBANIA 2003 --->
The programme reached its final day on 12 December, when
the students of the Polytechnic University of Tirana took
their full license (CEPT A) exam, resulting in 39 new
licensees (thus doubling the amateur radio population in
Albania). IARU Region 1 Chairman Ole Garpestadt (LA2RR)
participated in the graduation ceremony, and also
participated in final negotiations with Albanian
authorities for their entry to CEPT and for the
integration of the Albanian licensing regime to bring it
into line with the rest of the CEPT world. Full
information on this unique programme can be found at http://www.za1a.com.
[TNX OH2BN]
QSL 4L1UN ---> The QSL manager for
4L1UN is Vasilij, RW6HS and not TA9I as reported in
425DXN #658. We apologize for any inconvenience this may
have caused our readers.
QSL 7W4HI ---> The first batch of
7W4HI (AF-094) direct cards were mailed on 19 December
and a second batch will follow after Christmas. If you do
not receive your card by the end of January, please
contact Ivan, OM3CGN (om3cgn@nextra.sk).
[TNX OM3JW]
QSL C56TA ---> Andy, LY2TA reports
that all of the 1146 direct requests received so far have
been processed and mailed. Bureau cards will follow in
the second half of 2004.
QSL E20NTS ---> E20NTS has had Champ,
E20EIC as his QSL manager for a long time, but now he
would like to handle his QSLling by himself. Cards for
E20NTS, E20NTS/8 and E20NTS/P can be sent direct (Supote
Saripan, 19/65 Moo 5, Soi Thensoun, Klong Thanon, Saimai,
Bangkok, 10220 Thailand) or through the bureau. [TNX
E20EIC]
QSL JA6WFM/HI8 ---> The QSL manager
for Hiro is JA6VU (direct only). Bureau cards will be
handled after Hiro returns to Japan. [TNX JI6KVR]
QSL R1PQ ---> Yuri, UA1RJ reports
that only a first batch of cards for the July 2003 R1PQ
operation from EU-035 has been printed. These will be
used for direct QSLling, bureau cards will follow no
sooner than March 2004.
QSL TX4PG (MARQUESAS 2003) --->
Silvano, I2YSB reports that the new QSL manager for
bureau cards only is M5AAV (no longer IK2DIA, 425DXN
648). Direct requests should still be sent to I2YSB.
These will also be the QSL routes for the 13-25 February
2004 DXpedition to Tokelau [425DXN 653].
QSL YI/PA5M ---> Dennis, PA7FM
reports that the cards have just arrived from the
printer. He will mail all direct QSLs before the end of
the year, bureau cards will be processed when they
arrive.
QSL ZL7C (CHATHAM 2002) ---> To date
there have been 23384 QSOs replied to directly with a
further 9267 via the bureau (32651 QSOs out of a total of
72213, a 45% QSL rate in the first year). At the present
time there is a 24 hour turn-around for direct QSLs for
all of The Kermadec DX Association's three DXpeditions:
ZL8RI (May 1996), ZL9CI (January 1999) and ZL7C (October
2002). For any question regarding direct QSLling, please
contact Ken Holdom, ZL2HU/ZL4HU at zl2hu@clear.net.nz.
[TNX ZL2HU/ZL4HU]
QSL VIA IK3GES ---> Gabriele, IK3GES
reports that all the requests for IQ3TR, Z38B, Z38A and
Z38/IVEFSG have been processed and mailed, while the
cards for ZA3/IV3FSG are still awaited from the printer.
As for 9E1C and ST2CF, Gabriele simply helps IV3OWC in
processing the requests. Since IV3OWC has no access to
the QSL bureau, cards for either 9E1C and ST2CF must be
sent direct only (please use new IRCs).
UT4UZA/P ---> Vladimir, UT5UKY
reports that the following Ukrainian islands were
activated by UT4UZA/P (operators UY2UA, UY0UY, UX7UN,
UX1UF, UT1UW, UT5UKY and UT5UUQ) over the last few years:
in August 2000 Velykyi (DN-103) and Pischanyi (DN-104);
in June-September 2002 Blyz'kyi (DN-140), Val'kivs'kyi
(DN-101), Malyi (near Desenka) (DN-142), Letnik (DE-01),
Starosil'ski (DN-102), Bezimennyi (DN-141), Muromets
(DN-105); in May-September 2003 Dolbets'kyi (DN-106),
Patona (DN-149), Yunosti (DN-150), Rovzhy (DN-151), Rybny
(DN-152), Gidropark (DN-107), Malyi (DN-108).
NEWS FROM THE WEB - Edited by I1JQJ &
IK1ADH
QSL DB: Boye Christensen, OZ7C has
updated his QSL DBase (which now contains 344,316 unique
records) for Packet Cluster. The package can be
downloaded at http://www.qsl.net/oz7c/qsl. [TNX
OZ7C]
PERIOD CALL REF
===========================================================================
till 31/12 3W22S: Vietnam * by XV9DT 651
till ?? 4N25K: special event call 654
till Dec 5X1X: Uganda * by K3JT 654
till Jan 2004 8J1RF: Dome Fuji Base (AN-016) (WABA JA-04) 622
till 31/01 DP1POL: Neumayer Station (Antarctica) * by DL5XL 659
till 25/12 FO/AC4LN: French Polynesia isls (OC-067) * by UA4WHX 657
till 11/01 G4IUF/HC8: Galapagos Islands (SA-004) 649
till 12/01 HG04HNY: special call * by HG4I 658
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 28/02 IA0PS: "Baia Terra Nova" Antarctic Station 658
till 31/12 II1D: special call 610
till April IR7LH: Italian lighthouses * by IK7JWX 651
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 23/12 KK2H/KH2: Guam (OC-026) * by JL1UXH and 7L4FSR 657
till 21/12 OH9SCL: "Santa Claus Land" (Finland) 655
till 29/11 PA/ON6UM, PA/ON4LO, PA/ON4LN, PA/ON4BAG: EU-146 658
till 26/12 PY0FT: Fernando de Noronha (SA-003) 657
till 2004 R1ANZ: "Mirny" Base (WABA UA-07) 608
till 21/12 RAEM and R#AEM: memorial stations 659
till ?? TO4E: Europa Island (AF-009) 659
till 23/12 TY4JM: Benin * by ON4JM 652
till 31/12 UE0JWA: special station (Zone 19) 637
till 31/12 VI8NT: special event station 634
till Dec 04 VK0DX: Davis Station (Antarctica) * by VK4LL 659
till 21/12 VK2IAY/4 (OC-160, OC-171) * by G0UIH 619
till 10/01 VP8PJ and 9V0A: Antarctica * by 9V1DX 658
till May YA8G: Afghanistan * by LA5IIA 659
till 15/01 ZW5SF: Sao Francisco do Sul (SA-027) 657
19/12-25/12 9Y4/N4ZDL: Tobago (SA-009) 657
20/12-04/01 ARLHS Lighthouse Christmas Lights 659
20/12 OK DX RTTY Contest ***
20/12-21/12 Croatian CW Contest ***
21/12-05/01 K1D: special event station * by W1DAD and K1MOM 659
22/12-12/01 A52CQ: Bhutan * by S57CQ 658
22/12-23/12 F5VHQ/p: Porquerolles Island (EU-070) 659
22/12 F6IFC/P and F5OGG/P: Vieux Mole Lighthouse 659
24/12-02/01 K8HGY: Hilton Head Island (NA-110) 659
25/12-02/12 DL1AB/p: Baltrum Island (EU-047) 658
25/12-31/12 VK9LD: Lord Howe (OC-004) * by VK2GND 657
26/12-31/12 KP2/AB2RF: Virgin Islands (NA-106) 659
26/12 DARC Christmas Contest ***
27/12 RAC Winter Contest ***
28/12-02/01 F5VHQ/p: Cezembre Island (EU-157) 659
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
01/01-18/01 T2: Tuvalu (OC-015) * by HA9SD and HA9RE 658
02/01-06/01 Z38M, Z3/IZ8CCW, Z3/IZ8FWN: Macedonia 659
03/01-17/01 VE4/K9MU (grid EO16) and VE4/KG0VL (grid EO26) 659
03/01-04/01 EUCW 160 Metres Contest 654
04/01-15/01 LS4M: 6th Andes Crossing 659
11/01-15/01 ZL1CT/4: Stewart Island (OC-203) * by GM3WOJ 651
12/01-15/01 CE6TBN/8: Riesco Island (SA-091) 658
15/01-15/04 OA7/PA3GFE: Peru 659
17/01-20/01 CE6TBN/8: Wellington Island (SA-032) 658
20/01-04/02 A35RE: Tonga (OC-049) * by HA9SD and HA9RE 658
from 20/01 VP8CMH/MM, South Georgia, South Orkneys * by GM0HCQ 658
28/01-15/02 4V200YH: Haiti (NA-096) * by DLs 651
January South Orkneys (AN-008) * by LU4DXU 659
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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