10 January 2004
No 662
4 2 5 D X N E W S DX INFORMATION
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
425 DX NEWS SURVEY - 425 DX News has launched
a new survey, this time for the best DXpedition in 2003. Fourteen
DXpeditions have been selected; please visit http://www.425dxn.org/trophy_2003/
and cast your vote.
C5 - Look for C56/G0VUH to be active on all
bands from The Gambia on 16-30 January. QSL via home call. [TNX
NG3K]
C6 - Look for Wade, AA8LL/C6A and Liz,
K8LIZ/C6A to operate (mostly SSB on 40-10 metres, with an
emphasis on the WARC bands) from Crooked Island (NA-113), Bahamas
on 16-19 January. On 17-18 January they will be active as C6ALB
from the Bird Rock Lighthouse (ARLHS BAH-005, WLA LH-0118). QSL
via home calls, direct or bureau. [TNX AA8LL]
CT - Toze, CT1GFK/P and Goncalo, CT1GPQ/P
will be active on 20 and 40 metres SSB and CW from Geada Island
(not IOTA, DIP AL-22) on 11 January (7-12 UTC). QSL via home
calls. [TNX CT1END]
HI - Look for John, G4RCG/HI9 and Bruce,
KI7VR/HI9 to be active from the Dominican Republic on 17-31
January, CQ WW 160 Meter CW Contest included. QSL via home calls.
[TNX The Daily DX]
HA - On 1 May Hungary will become a full
member of the of the European Union and, to celebrate the event,
special callsign HA2004EU will be used by members of MOM
Radioclub through the end of the year. Further information is
available at http://ha2004.eu/.
[TNX HA5X]
I - IZ1CCE, I1RB, IK1MJG, IK1QLD and IZ1ESH
will be active as IZ1CCE/L (from Lions Club Solferino in Torino,
Italy) on 10-11 January during the 33rd annual Hunting Lions in
the Air Contest (http://www.sarl.org.za/public/contests/lionita.asp).
Look for them on +/- 7085, 14185, 21285 and 28485 kHz. The
contest is to commemorate the birth of Melvin Jones, the founder
of Lionism, born on 13 January 1879. QSL via IZ1CCE, direct or
bureau. [TNX IZ1CCE]
KG4 - Bill, W4WX (KG4DX) has had to cancel
his 13-19 January trip to Guantanamo Bay [425DXN 660] owing to
"shortage of billeting". He will try again later in the
year. [TNX W4WX]
S5 - Radio Club S59DKR will operate (on all
HF bands CW, SSB and digital modes) as S59DKR/p from Drazgose on
10-11 January to celebrate the 62nd anniversary of the battle
that took place during WW II. Further information at http://lea.hamradio.si/~s59dkr.
[TNX S58MU]
UA - Alex, RX3AJL/p plans to operate (only on
20 metres SSB) from Vodokhlebina and possibly other islands for
the Russian Robinson Award along the White Sea coast on 8-10
January. [TNX RZ3EM]
VU - Ram, VU3DJQ expects to operate as either
AT0D or AT0DJQ during contests (20 metres only) from 10 January
through 31 March. QSL via EA7FTR. [TNX VU3DJQ]
W - Dan, W2NDP and Budd, N4WBJ will be active
from Honeymoon Island (NA-034) on 11 January. QSL via home calls,
direct or bureau. [TNX The Daily DX]
XU - Peter, NO2R has had to postpone his
XU7ACY activity [425DXN 661] from Cambodia. He will be leaving on
31 January and ashould be QRV from about 2 to 8 February. [TNX
NO2R]
ANTARCTIC OPERATIONS (*)
Ricardo, CE3HDI will be active (on all bands CW and SSB)
as CE9R from the Chilean base "Presidente Eduardo
Frei Montalva" on King George Island (South
Shetlands, AN-010) until 24 February. QSL via CE3HDI.
[TNX CE6TBN]
Voytek, SP5QF will be active as either HF0QF and HF0POL
from the Polish "Henryk Arctowski" station at
Rakusa Point, King George Island (South Shetlands,
AN-010) until December. He will operate on all bands CW
and SSB. QSL via SP7IWA, direct or bureau. [TNX SP7IWA]
Filippo, IK0AIH was active as KC4/IK0AIH/p from
"Concordia" base on 5 January. Located at Dome
C (75.06S-123.23E, East Antarctic Plateau, AN-016) and
opened in January 1997, this Antarctic station is a
project developed jointly by France and Italy. Give a
look to the beautiful pictures on the station's web site
at http://www.concordiastation.org. In
the meanwhile, Michele/IK7JGQ operated as IA0PS from the
Italian "Baia Terra Nova" station at Terra Nova
Bay, Victoria Land (AN-016).
Martin, LU3DO is the new the new medical doctor at the
"Orcadas" base on Laurie Island, South Orkneys
(AN-008). He is expected to operate as LU3DO/Z until
March 2005 and to use the equipment that Henry, LU4DXU
will leave at the base after his own operation [425DXN
659]. [TNX DL5EBE]
(*) As far as base names, locations and accessory
information are concerned, the reference source is the WABA
Directory 2003 (which is also an acknowledged reference
source for the RSGB IOTA Programme). It can be downloaded at http://www.ddxc.net
(the web master, Egidio/IZ8BRI, is not and has never been
involved in WABA management, so please refrain from
contacting him on WABA matters).
LIGHTHOUSES ---> Alfredo, IK7JWX (ik7jwx2003@yahoo.it)
provides the list of lighthouses he has operated from so far (QSL
via home call, direct or bureau):
Year Day/Month Call Lighthouse WAIL ARLHS WLH
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
2000 12/11 IK7JWX/p Monumento al Marinaio d'Italia PU-008 ITA-107 -
19/11 IK7JWX/p P.ta San Cataldo di Lecce PU-007 ITA-142 -
26/11 IK7JWX/p Torre Sant'Andrea (Missipezza) PU-006 ITA-170 -
3/12 IK7JWX/p Torre Sant'Andrea (Missipezza) PU-006 ITA-170 -
2001 6/1 IK7JWX/p P.ta Torre Canne PU-009 ITA-150 -
28/1 IK7JWX/p Torre San Giovanni (Ugento) PU-003 ITA-171 -
11/2 IK7JWX/p Torre San Giovanni (Ugento) PU-003 ITA-171 -
18/3 IK7JWX/p Traversa Island (EU-091) - ITA-175 LH-005
13/5 IK7JWX/p P.ta Palascia (Capo d'Otranto) PU-005 ITA-137 -
20/5 IK7JWX/p Capo Santa Maria di Leuca PU-004 ITA-039 -
26/5 IK7JWX/IB0 Ventotene Island (EU-045) LA-005 ITA-172 -
1/7 IK7JWX/p Torre Sant'Andrea (Missipezza) PU-006 ITA-170 -
18-19/8 IK7JWX/p Capo Santa Maria di Leuca PU-004 ITA-039 -
22/8 IK7JWX/IB0 P.ta della Guardia (EU-045) LA-004 ITA-128 -
4/11 IK7JWX/p Capo San Vito PU-001 ITA-040 -
2/12 IR7GM/p P.ta San Cataldo di Lecce PU-007 ITA-142 -
2002 18-19/5 IK7JWX/p Capo Santa Maria di Leuca PU-004 ITA-039 -
17-18/8 IK7JWX/p Sant'Andrea Island (EU-091) - ITA-084 LH-075
2-3/11 IK7JWX/p Porto Industriale Interno PU-002 ITA-117 -
9-10/11 IK7JWX/p San Cataldo di Bari PU-010 ITA-141 -
19-23/12 IK7JWX/ZA0 Sazan Island (EU-169) - ALB-004 LH-028
2003 1/6 IK7JWX/ZA3 Cape Durres - ALB-002 -
14/7 IK7JWX/p Porto Cesareo Front - ITA-237 -
19-20/7 IK7JWX/p Brindisi/Casale PU-015 ITA-069 -
17-18/8 IK7JWX/p Torre San Giovanni (Ugento) PU-003 ITA-171 -
30-31/8 IK7JWX/p Porto Cesareo Rear - ITA-238 -
1/11 IR7LH P.ta San Cataldo di Lecce PU-007 ITA-142 -
15/11 IR7LH P.ta San Cataldo di Lecce PU-007 ITA-142 -
22/11 IR7LH P.ta San Cataldo di Lecce PU-007 ITA-142 -
6-7/12 IR7LH Torre Sant'Andrea (Missipezza) PU-006 ITA-170 -
13-14/12 IR7LH Torre Sant'Andrea (Missipezza) PU-006 ITA-170 -
27/12 IR7LH P.ta Palascia (Capo d'Otranto) PU-005 ITA-137 -
2004 3/1 IR7LH Monumento al Marinaio d'Italia PU-008 ITA-107 -
3/1 IR7LH Brindisi/Casale PU-015 ITA-069 -
4/1 IR7LH P.ta Torre Canne PU-009 ITA-150 -
GOOD TO KNOW - Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
CE6TBN/8 ---> Three pilot stations
will assist Marco, CE6TBN during his operations from the
islands of Riesco (SA-091, 12-15 January) and Wellington
(SA-032, 17-20 January) [425DXN 658]. They are JA1QXY (ja1qxy@mub.biglobe.ne.jp)
for Japan, CE1VLY (ce1vly@123mail.cl)
and CE1URH (ce1urh@hotmail.com)
for the rest of the world. [TNX CE6TBN]
DXCC NEWS ---> The 9-16 September
2003 BQ9P operation from Pratas Island has been approved
for DXCC credit. [TNX NC1L]
DX SPOTS ---> Rod Elliott, VE3IRF has
collected the DX spots from the OH2AQ Web Cluster since
January 1997. The collection - from January 1997 up to
December 2003 - is available at http://www.425dxn.org/dxspots/.
EASTER ISLAND ---> Wojciech, SP9PT
and Jerzy, SP9EVP logged 17,482 QSOs on CW, SSB and RTTY
during their 19 October-1 November 2003 operation from
Easter Island. QSLling has started; cards for CE0Y/SP9PT
and CE0Y/SP9EVP should be sent direct to home calls. [TNX
SP9PT]
GACW KEY DAY ---> The GACW KD will
take place from 18 UTC on 28 February through 6 UTC on
the 29th. This is not a contest, but an event for
encouraging amateur radio operators to log as many QSOs
as possible using their non-electronic keys. More
information at http://gacw.no-ip.org. [TNX LU1DZ]
MOST WANTED SURVEY ---> The DX
Magazine's (http://www.dxpub.com) annual Most
Wanted Survey was conducted between mid-September and
mid-October 2003, when the TO4E/TO4WW expedition to
Europa had still to take place. The top 10 Most Wanted
DXCC Entities are Scarborough Reef (BS7), Andaman &
Nicobar Islands (VU4), North Korea (P5), Lakshadweep
Islands (VU7), Peter I (3Y), Yemen (7O), Juan de Nova
& Europa (FR/J&E), Navassa Island (KP1), Desecheo
(KP5) and Aves Island (YV0). Complete results can be
found in the latest issue of The DX Magazine.
PIRATE ---> Mike, G3TEV is the QSL
manager for 9J2BO and reports that Brian's call has been
pirated on 80, 40 and 30 metres. "This problem is
occurring quite often, from the number of cards I have
received", Mike says. The genuine 9J2BO operates on
80 metres only very rarely due to the high noise level on
that band.
POSTAGE FROM AUSTRALIA ---> Peter,
VK6RZ reports that "due to the increasing value of
the Australian dollar against the US dollar, one US
dollar is no longer sufficient for return postage except
to the Asia/Pacific region".
QSL 5B4AHJ ---> Alan, G3PMR has now
moved permanently to Cyprus. Bureau cards for 5B4AHJ (and
5B/G3PMR) should be addressed to 5B4AHJ (not via G3PMR).
QSL requests via email (g3pmr@shacklog.co.uk)
are acceptable. Direct cards should be sent to Alan Jubb,
P.O. Box 61430, 8134 Kato Pafos, Cyprus. All QSLs already
sent via G3PMR will reach Alan and will be acknowledged,
but new QSL requests should be made as above. [TNX
5B4AHJ]
QSL IQ6AN ---> Lan, I6KYL reports
that all of the QSOs made by IQ6AN from Monte Cappuccini
Lighthouse (WAIL MA-003, ARLHS ITA 104) during the latest
International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend have been
confirmed automatically via the bureau.
QSL OC-264 ---> All of the direct
cards for FO/IT9YRE, FO/I1SNW and FO/IT9EJW have been
mailed. These operations, as well as V63RE and V63WN in
2002, are also accepted for DXCC credit.
QSL UA0FDX ---> Victor, UA0FDX
reports that EA5OL is no longer his QSL manager. Cards
should be sent direct to Victor Komzuk, P.O. Box 29,
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk 7, Sakhalin Island, 693007 Russia.
QSL YI/ON5NT ---> Ghis, ON5NT reports
that all direct cards have been replied to. The rest of
the QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau.
In the meantime Ghis got his personal call (YI9N), but
"I doubt that I will ever use it", he says.
QSL VIA UA3DFX ---> Vladimir, UA3DFX
is the new QSL manager for 4J1S, 4K1V, 4K60AA, 4K7DWZ and
4K7Z. His address is Vladimir Ulyanov, P.O. Box 10,
Moscow 121615, Russia. [TNX UA3SAQ]
TEXAS DX SOCIETY ---> The Texas DX
Society has elected the following new officers to serve
in 2004: Mike Anderson, N5MV (President); Don Daze, N5DD
(Vice-President); Ed Gerber, W5GCX (Secretary); Dave
Topp, W5BXX (Treasurer). The Texas DX Society (http://www.tdxs.org)
fosters the growth of DX and contest activities centered
around South Texas, USA. [TNX N5DD]
Z38M ---> IZ8CCW and IZ8FWN logged
about 10,000 QSOs during their recent activity from
Macedonia. They wish to express their gratefulness to to
Z36W, Z33F, Z31GX and Z32XX for the help given. Logs will
be posted soon on the Mediterraneo DX Club's web site at http://www.mdxc.org/z38m,
where pictures are already available. [TNX IZ8CCW]
SILENT KEY - IK1AWV reports the sad news
of the passing of INORC member Stelvio Bozzano, I1BWI,
past President and doyen of ARI Imperia, who became a
Silent Key on 7 January.
JT1CS - Z. Bat-Erdene, P.O. Box 125,
Ulaanbaatar-37, Mongolia
JT1DA - B. Enkhbayar, P.O. Box 736,
Ulaanbaatar-13, Mongolia
JT1KAA - P.O. Box 639, Ulaanbaatar-13,
Mongolia
JT2KAA - Dornod Radio Club Station,
P.O.Box 94, Dornod, Mongolia
K1IED - Larry F. Skilton, 72 Brook
Street, South Windsor, CT-06074, USA
LA8OKA - Martin Storli, Engelsrudlia 35,
1385 Asker, Norway
OH9MDV - Kimmo Rautio, Sieppotie 10 as
1B, 90650 Oulu, Finland
RA0ALM - Valeri Koursov, P.O. Box 8611,
Krasnoyarsk, 660093, Russia
RK1PWA - Nick Shapkin, P.O.Box 73,
164744 Amderma, Arkhangelskaja, Russia
UA0AGI - Vladimir A. Simonchuk, P.O. Box
5416, Krasnoyarsk-49, 660049 Russia
UT2UB - Andrej Lyakin, P.O. Box 99,
Kyiv-10, 01010 Ukraine
XW2A - P.O. Box 10003, Vientiane, Laos
ZS1BLO - P.O. Box 180, Milnerton 7435,
South Africa
QSL VIA UA4WHX ---> Vladimir, UA4WHX
(AC4LN) is back home after his long Pacific travels (about 85,000
QSOs made from 25 DXCC Entities and 35+ IOTA groups between 1 May
and 25 December 2003). QSL cards will not be ready earlier than a
couple of months. The correct QSL route is via UA4WHX either
direct (Vladimir M. Bykov, P.O. Box 2040, 426000 Izhevsk, Russia)
or through the bureau. Cards sent to AC4LN (CBA or bureau) will
be replied to, but it will take time; those who have a large
number of direct cards, as well as those who would like to
contribute with more than ordinary return postage, are invited to
contact Vladimir (ua4whx@mail.ru)
for arrangements or to send it all to AC4LN. Logs are on paper
and will not be available on-line in any form at any time.
Vladimir was active as follows:
Date Call Island DXCC IOTA
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
May 1-12 KH6/AC4LN Big Hawaii OC-019
May 13 KH2/AC4LN Guam Guam OC-026
May 14-15 V63MB Yap Micronesia OC-012
May 16-18 V63MB Mog-Mog (Ulithi Atoll) Micronesia OC-078
May 19-20 V63MB Yap Micronesia OC-012
May 21-26 T88VV Peleliu and Koror Palau OC-009
May 27-Jun 1 KH0/AC4LN Saipan Mariana Islands OC-086
Jun 2-6 V63MB Pohnpei Micronesia OC-010
Jun 6-11 V63MB Kosrae Micronesia OC-059
Jun 11-20 V73VV Majuro and Arno Marshall Islands OC-029
Jun 24-30 5W0VB Upolu Samoa OC-097
Jun 30-Jul 4 ZK2VB Niue Niue OC-040
Jul 4-9 5W0VB Savai'i Samoa OC-097
Jul 10 A35VB Tongatapu Tonga OC-049
Jul 11-14 A35VB Foa Tonga OC-169
Jul 14-17 A35VB Vava'u Tonga OC-064
Jul 17-19 A35VB Tongatapu Tonga OC-049
Jul 19-31 ZL/AC4LN various locations New Zealand
Aug 2-4 P29VVB New Britain Papua New Guinea OC-008
Aug 4-8 P29VVB Los Negros Papua New Guinea OC-025
Aug 9-12 P29VVB Karkar Papua New Guinea OC-258
Aug 12-18 P29VVB New Guinea Papua New Guinea OC-034
Aug 18-20 H44VV Guadalcanal Solomon Islands OC-047
Aug 20-23 H44VV Nggela Solomon Islands OC-158
Aug 24 H40VB Nendo Temotu Province OC-100
Aug 25-29 H40VB Pigeon Temotu Province OC-065
Aug 30 H40VB Nendo Temotu Province OC-100
Aug 31-Sep 3 H44VV Guadalcanal Solomon Islands OC-047
Sep 5 YJ0VB Efate Vanuatu OC-035
Sep 6-8 YJ0VB Ambrym Vanuatu OC-035
Sep 9-12 YJ0VB Malakula Vanuatu OC-035
Sep 13 YJ0VB Efate Vanuatu OC-035
Sep 14-16 YJ0VB Tanna Vanuatu OC-035
Sep 17-18 YJ0VB Efate Vanuatu OC-035
Sep 21-24 FK/AC4LN Art New Caledonia OC-079
Sep 25 FK/AC4LN New Caledonia New Caledonia OC-032
Sep 27-Oct 3 FW/AC4LN Wallis Island Wallis & Futuna OC-054
Oct 4-7 3D2VB Viti Levu Fiji OC-016
Oct 8-14 3D2VB/R Rotuma Rotuma OC-060
Oct 16-20 3D2VB Viti Levu Fiji OC-016
Oct 21-28 T30VB Abaiang West Kiribati OC-017
Oct 29-Nov 5 T20VB Funafuti Tuvalu OC-015
Nov 6-7 3D2VB Viti Levu Fiji OC-016
Nov 9-15 ZK1/AC4LN Penrhyn Northern Cook Isls OC-082
Nov 18-26 ZK1/AC4LN Mangaia Southern Cook Isls OC-159
Dec 2-6 FO/AC4LN Nuku Hiva Marquesas Islands OC-027
Dec 7-9 FO/AC4LN Hiva Oa Marquesas Islands OC-027
Dec 11-12 FO/AC4LN Rurutu Austral Islands OC-050
Dec 13-15 FO/AC4LN Tubuai Austral Islands OC-152
Dec 16-25 FO/AC4LN Leeward Isls (various) French Polynesia OC-067
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