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DX Bulletin No. 376 BID: $OPDX.376 September 28, 1998 Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
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HB9CYN, HS1NIV, LZ2CJ, OZ8RO, PS7AB, YC8VIP, 4L5O and 5N0/OK1AUT
for the following DX information.
3V8, TUNISIA. The
"LNDX" reports that Albert, F2KN, will again be in
Tunisia from October 1-15th. He hopes to be active from 3V8BB
during his free times. QSL via F2KN.
3W, VIETNAM. The "DX News
Sheet" reports that special event station XV300S will be
active until December 31st to commemorate the 300th anniversary
of Saigon city. QSL via K2WE.
5N, NIGERIA. David, OK1AUT,
reported to OPDX that he is currently in Lagos and is active as
5N0/OK1AUT. His length of stay was not mentioned. He stated that
he will be active on 80-10 meters CW/SSB. He was spotted this
week on 21295 kHz between 2130 amd 2330z. He has also been
reported on or around 3505 kHz between 0130 and 0430z. QSL direct
to OK1AUT: David Klimosz, P.O.Box 53, 16201 Praha 6, Czech
Republic.
BI5, XIAOYANGSHAN ISLAND (PRC).
Deal, BA4TB, reports that the ShangHai DX Club and JiangSu DX
Club will be active again from this Zhoushan archipelago (IOTA
AS-137) as BI5X. The BI5X operation plans to be active on 80-6
meters (WARC bands included) on CW and SSB. Activity will be
October 1-3rd. They will have 2 or 3 stations on 24 hours a day.
QSL BI5X via BY4BHP: P.O.Box 085-299, Shanghai 200085, China.
BV9, PRATAS ISLAND. Gary, W8VI,
talked with Taya, BV5BG, September 23rd, and Taya seemed very
optimistic about a Pratas operation that will take place in
October. Taya said on the air that "In October, BV9 will be
active !". KYFC!!!
CHANGES IN UPCOMING DXPEDITIONS.......
Reports indicate that due to the ZL9 and PY0 (although
this has been changed, read below) DXpeditions in
January, 1999, Frank, AH0W, may the Midway-Kure DX
Foundation's (MKDXF) DXpedition until the end of January,
1999.
The NATAL DX GROUP announces that as a result of a recent
meeting, the January, 1999, DXpedition to the St. Peter
& St. Paul Rocks (PY0) has been postponed to the
first week of March, 1999. This is due to the two
DXpeditions to ZL9 and 3B9, as well as the convenience of
the operators.
The Midway Island "K4M" operation by the MKDXF
which was to take place September 20-25th was postponed.
Bill, W4WX, reports that W4WX/KH8 was not heard during
last weekend's RTTY contest because he could not get a
flight out of Travis to go to Pago Pago or Hicham.
CN, MOROCCO. "The 59(9)
DXReport" states that Gerald, OE8GNK, will be active October
9-30th. His callsign is to be issued upon arrival. QSL via
homecall.
CN, MOROCCO (Update). In last
week's bulletin (refer OPDX.375) Ben, DL6FBL, stated he would be
active during both CQWW Contest (CW/SSB) and was not sure what
his callsign would be. Well, Ben has informed OPDX that he will
use the callsign CN8WW.
E3, ERITREA. After several years
of silence Eritrea was finally heard on the air thanks to Jacky,
F2CW, who was in Asmara for the past few weeks. Jacky received a
letter from the Ministry of Transport and Communications stating
that Amateur Radio is officially open in Eritrea as of September
21st, 1998. The only "bad" news is that the license fee
has currently been set at $500 USD! Jacky was only able to be
active for a little while during September 22-23rd, as E31AA
because he had to leave for Djibouti Wednesday morning for
business for one week. The good news is that Jacky will be back
in Eritrea in a week and will then operate some more with a
Kenwood TS-50, which is currently being shipped to him. QSL via
ZL3CW/F2CW: Jacques Calvo, POB 593, Pukekohe Auckland 1800, New
Zealand.
E3, ERITREA. Bruce, WD4NGB,
reports that things are moving along on the "Space A DX
Group's" trip to Eritrea. He mentions that it takes time to
plan a trip for 20 operators from 10 different countries. The
operation by Jacky as E31AA is a plus for their plans. Jacky has
also helped them to do some of the detail work before the group
gets there. Bruce has asked Jacky to join them when they go to
Eritrea. A few details and questions still have to be worked out.
Once this happens, an official announcement with dates,
frequencies, etc.... will take place. Currently, they have 4 WEB
pages up and running and a 5th is under construction to speed up
access. They tried to get one in Japan with no luck. These pages
are:
FO, FRENCH POLYNESIA AND AUSTRAL ISLAND. It
has been reported that two French operators will be activating
several islands in the French Polynesian group. Look for
Christian, F6IFC, to be active as FO0RIC from Moorea Island (IOTA
OC-046 and FO-010) September 29th through October 7th, Bora Bora
Island (IOTA OC-067 and FO-003) October 7-12th and Huahine Island
(FO-067, IOTA not mentioned) October 12-15th. Look for Joel,
F5JJW, to be active as F0OSUC from Tubuai Island (part of Austral
Island, IOTA OC-152 and FO-126) October 7-17th and Tahaa Island
(IOTA OC-067 and FO-013) October 19-22nd.
FR/G, GLORIOSO ISLAND. A report
in the "Megahertz Magazine" (a French amateur radio
magazine) states that Jacques, FR5ZU, will be active again from
October 7-30th, as FR5ZU/G. Planned activity includes SSB and
RTTY on all bands. Look for him during the following times:
0230-0430z, 0830-0900z, 1430-1600z and 1700-1800z. QSL via
JA8FCG.
GM, SANDA ISLAND (SCOTLAND). Ian,
GM3UTQ, will activate this Scottish Island from now until October
3rd. The island is just south of the Mull of Kintyre. His visit
is mainly for the "Islands of Scotland Award". Its
reference numbers are CL-08, EU-123 (IOTA) and NR-73 (WAB
square). Look for GM3UTQ/P on SSB 80-10 meters.
HK, COLOMBIA. By the time you
read this, Gerard, F2JD, may be active from here. Activity is to
start during the end of September and last for one year, probably
two. He hopes to renew his previous licence as HK/G0SHN. QSL via
F6AJA.
HP, PANAMA. In October,
Roger/DL5RBW, Rainer/DL1RBR and Markus/DL9RCF, will be visiting
Guenter/HP1XVH on Contadora Island (IOTA NA-072). Activity is
planned during the CQWW SSB Contest using the callsign 3E1DX.
QSLs for 3E1DX go via N0JT. Before and after the contest, QSLs go
via homecalls.
HS, THAILAND. Nida, HS1NIV,
states that the Chiangmai HF Clubstation (HS5AC) or the official
Chiangmai "Ham" Association will be active in the
November CQWW CW Contest as a Multi-Single entry. He is currently
looking for more operators. The station consists of: TS850S,
TS450S, A4S w/t 40m, R7, FL2100 1K Linear, a desktop computer
running CT, etc. Chiangmai is located in the north region, 800
Kms north of Bangkok and it will be winter during this time
(10-18c, sunny). If interested, contact HS1NIV, not the manager,
via E-mail: aixxo004@cmu.chiangmai.ac.th
J3, GRENADA. A group organized
by YCCC will once again activate a 6-band Multi/Multi station
during the CQWW CW Contest in November. Don, K2KQ, is leading the
group this year. The group will use the callsign J3A and QSLs
will be handled by WA8LOW.
J68, ST.LUCIA. Fabrizio, IN3ZNR,
will be active from here October 3-10th. He did not mention his
callsign, but his activity will be on SSB all bands with emphasis
on the lower band. He will also be on the WARC bands, if hardware
becomes available. QSL via home call IN3ZNR either direct
(callbook address) or bureau. If interested in sked or want
additional information, please get in touch with him at: in3znr@AEA-qsl.net
LZ, BULGARIA (160m activity
planned). Wally, LZ2CJ, reports that he will be active in the
upcoming CQWW DX SSB as a Single Op/Single Band entry on 160
meters. His QTH is at 1330m ASL, and his antennas will be: phased
Inverted Vees to USA, 200m Long wires to Asia, Pacific and
Africa. If interested for skeds, send E-mail to: lz2cj@qsl.net
PALESTINIAN STATEHOOD. An AP
report from Jerusalem states that in a upcoming speech to the
U.N. General Assembly, Yasser Arafat will call for a declaration
of Palestinian statehood regardless of whether there is progress
in talks with Israel on a West Bank troop withdrawal by then.....
PIRATED PREFIX "1V6".
Omari, 4L5O, wants to inform all radio amateurs in the world that
"1V6" is a "PIRATED PREFIX". He mentions that
some operators from the Rep. of Georgia do not like the 4L1
prefix but choose to use the 1V6 prefix. These are not a valid
allocated callsigns.
QSL INFO AND NEWS.......
CORRECTION. Last week under "V2, ANTIGUA" we
had the following listed as "Tom/N2TK V26AK QSL
WT3Q" it should have read the following: Tony/N2TK
V26AK QSL home call.
CORRECTION. Ovy, YC8VIP, from Ambon Island (OC-070),
informs OPDX that VK4FW is NOT his QSL Manager. Only
Steve, W6MD, is his QSL Manager. QSL only to Steve
Busono, 1700E, 13th No. 14 OE, Cleveland, OH 44114 - USA.
George, W1ZT, has agreed to assume the QSL Manager job
for Desmond Peters, ZD7DP, on St. Helena Island. He
states that he has logs for all QSOs, so he will accept
QSL requests for all contacts including those prior to
this date. This should help speed the QSL process as the
mail service to St Helena is by mail ship only. George's
address is: George Johnson W1ZT, 30 Washington St.,
Beverly, MA 01915, USA
S9, SAO TOME & PRINCIPE.
Chris/HB9CYV and Martin/HB9CYN will be active here October 26th
through November 7th, as S92YV and S92YN, respectively. Activity
will be on CW/SSB, all bands 80-10 meters and on the usual DX
windows. QSL S92YV via HB9CYV (bureau or direct to new address:
Chris Zeller, Jaegerstr.19, CH-8200 Schaffhausen, Switzerland).
QSL S92YN via HB9CYN (bureau or direct to CBA). QSLs via bureau
are preferred. If QSLs are sent directly to the home call
addresses, please consider the postage cost in Switzerland. They
are one of the most expensive in the world (2 USDs or 2 IRCs are
needed for Air Mail to oversea countries (outside Europe!).
Information about the Dxpedition will be available soon at the
WEB page: http://ab5eh-lin.tamucc.edu/~hb9cyn/ Also,
the logs will be available on the same WEB page mentioned above
just after the DXpediton.
V4, NEVIS ISLAND.
"DOC" Michael Treister, M.D., W9NY, reports to OPDX
that he will again be active as V47NS October 22-27th. His CQWW
SSB Contest operation will probably be monoband 10 or 15 meters
but will work 20 meters outside of the contest. He states,
"This assumes that there is electricity on the island
following the hurricane)". QSL via W9NY (older callbooks,
W9NSZ is OK).
VP5, TURKS & CAICOS. Members
of the North Florida DX Association (NFDXA) will again activate
VP5 during the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. This will also be a
Multi-Single entry using the callsign VP5DX. Operators will be
Ron/N4KE, Jim/NU4Y, Jim/KC4FWS, Steve/AB4UF, Larry/W1LR,
Al/WA4DRU, Frank/W3KT, Robert/W4WSZ and Gene /AA4US. QSL VP5DX
via K4UTE. QSL other members' callsigns via their home calls. The
operaton will take place from the Cottage of N4KE on Middle
Caicos (IOTA NA-02).
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