6 February 1999
No 405
*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION ****
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
E4, PALESTINE - NEW DXCC ENTITY ADDED - The
following DXCC News Release, dated 3 February, comes from the
American Radio Relay League: "The International
Telecommunication Union, in its Operational Bulletin No. 685 of
February 1, 1999, has allocated the callsign prefix E4 for use by
Palestine. This is in accordance with the Resolution PLEN/3 of
the Plenipotentiary Conference of the ITU held in Minneapolis,
Minnesota in 1998. Under the current DXCC List Criteria, Section
1, this callsign allocation meets the requirement of paragraph b.
Palestine will be added to the DXCC List effective October 1,
1999. Contacts made with E4 stations after February 1, 1999, will
count for this new entity. Under the DXCC rules, contacts with
the deleted entity of Palestine made prior to June 30, 1968 do
not count for this entity. There is no commonality of territory
or administration." [TNX NC1L]
425 DX NEWS MOST WANTED SURVEY (1998)
Thanks to all of you (more than 500) who participated in the
survey. The first 50 most wanted DXCC entities are the following:
IZ1CRR ---> This newly licenced DX
oriented amateur is no one else but Maurizio, I1-21771, our web
master. Congratulations from the 425 DX News staff!
3A - Leo, K8PYD will be active (mainly on
RTTY with some CW) as 3A/K8PYD from Monaco between 18 February
and 2 March. He will be joined by Tom, N9NC (3A/N9NC) on 19
February for a week. Tom, who will be free only at evening time
after work, plans to work 40, 80 and 160 CW. Either or both of
them may participate in the ARRL CW DX Contest (20-21 February).
[TNX K8PYD]
3B8 - Hans, DJ7MI is active as 3B8/DJ7MI from
Mauritius (AF-049) till 20 February. Plans are to operate mainly
on the low bands CW. QSL via bureau to DJ7MI. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
3B9 - Six metres enthusiasts will be glad to
learn that Ned Stearns, AA7A has joined the multi-national
DXpedition group that is heading out to Rodrigues Island [425DXN
399]. The plan is to be QRV on 1 April and be on the air for as
much as 10 days. Ned, who is the responsible for the 6 metres
station, believes that time of year and this part of the solar
cycle look promising for potential six meter propagation to
Europe and Japan and possibly the US over the long path. He
invites amateurs in EU, JA and the US to help him in order to
plan operating schedules on 6 metres for this once-in-a-lifetime
DXpedition. Ned's e-mail address is stearns@goodnet.com. [TNX
SM7AED]
5H - Maurizio, IK2GZU now will be active as
5H3/IK2GZU from Tanzania [425DXN 403] starting on 10 February.
QSL via IK2GZU either direct (Maurizio Buffoli, Via degli Angeli
9, 25033 Cologne - BS, Italy) or through the bureau (bureau cards
can be requested at ik2gzu@spidernet.it).
[TNX IK2GZU]
5X - 5X1T is now active on 6 metres SSB. QSL
via ON5NT. [TNX IW1DIM]
5Z - 5Z4LI is the call that G3RTE (Jim),
G3SWH (Phil), G3WGV (John) and 5Z4RL (Rob) will use during their
17-24 February operation from Lamu Island (AF-040) [425DXN 402].
They will be active with two (and possibly three) stations on
160-10 metres, with the exception of 30 metres, which is not
permitted in Kenya. Subject to good propagation, they plan to
have at least one station on the air for 24 hours a day. Look for
them on the ususal IOTA SSB frequencies, on CW (1830, 3503, 7005,
14025, 18073, 21025, 24895, 28025 KHz) and RTTY (RTTY: 14080,
21080, 28080 KHz). They will be QRV during the ARRL CW DX Contest
(20-21 February), but will *NOT* work USA stations to the
exclusion of the rest of the world. QSL via G3SWH either direct
(Phil Whitchurch, 21 Dickensons Grove, Congresbury, Bristol, BS49
5HQ, United Kingdom) or through the bureau. [TNX G3SWH]
9G - 9G1OO, PA3ERA and PA3FUE are reported to
be planning to operate (20, 15 and 40 metres CW) from the club
station 9G1AA in February (dates not given). QSL via PA3ERA (Arie
Barendrecht, Taankade 10, NL-3311 TN Dordrecht, The Netherlands).
[TNX OPDX Bulletin]
C5 - Steve, G3VMW will be active as C56/G3VMW
or possibly C56SW from Banjul, Gambia between 4 and 18 March. He
will operate on 10-160 metres CW only and in the RSGB
Commonwealth Contest (13-14 March). The log will be available at http://www.bramham.demon.co.uk
immediately after the operation. QSL via G3VMW. [TNX G3VMW]
CO - Jose, CO8JY will be QRV, especially for
Europe, on 160 metres on 13 and 14 February starting around 3
UTC. Look for him on 1830-1835 Khz. QSL via KU9C. [TNX CO8JY]
CT3 - Alain, F5LMJ will be active (30, 20 and
17 metres CW) as CT3/F5LMJ from Madeira (AF-014) between 13 and
20 February. [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX]
E4 - Ali, JY4NE (who was active as ZC6A in
the past) reports it may take several days before the licensing
authorities start issuing E4 licenses. However Ali is planning a
three day operation (starting on 13, 20 or 27 February) from the
QTH of Sami, ZC6B/KF2GJ in Gaza. Plans are to work SSB and some
CW. [TNX The Daily DX]
EA - Fidel, EA3GIP will be operating as
ED3TTY in contests, the first time on 13-14 February when he will
participate in the CQ WPX RTTY. QSL via EA3GIP either direct
(Fidel Leon Martin, Siete Partidas, 50-52 1.2., 08304 Mataro,
Spain) or through the bureau. [TNX EA3GIP]
F - Jean-Marc, F5SGI will be active (mostly
on CW) as F5SGI/P from Noirmoutier Island (EU-064) between 20 and
26 February. [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX]
G - Tom, G0PSE and Steve, G4EDG will be
active (10-160 metres, SSB and CW) as GB0SM from St Mary's
Island, Isles of Scilly (EU-011) between 22 and 29 July. They
will participate in the IOTA Contest (24-25 July) as G5M. QSL via
G3WNI either direct (Bill Lindsay-Smith, Way Close, Madford,
Hemyock, Cullompton, Devon EX15 3QY, England, UK) or through the
bureau. [TNX G0PSE]
HC8 - N5KO (Trey), K6AW (Steve) and W4ZV
(Bill) will participate in the ARRL CW DX Contest (20-21
February) as HC8N (Multi-Single) from the Galapgos (SA-004). QSL
via AA5BT. [TNX The Daily DX]
J7 - Five operators with FAIRS (Foundation
for Amateur International Radio Services) will be active from
Dominica (NA-101) between 12 and 22 February. Larry, N4VA (J79VA
expected) will concentrate on CW and SSB on IOTA frequencies and
on WARC bands. David, KK4WW (J79WW); Don, KE4UGF (J79UGF) and YL
operators Gaynell, KK4WWW (J79GMV) and Kay, KE4EKH (J79EKH) will
be active on 6, 10, 15, 17, 20 and 40 metres, mostly SSB. [TNX
N4VA]
JA - JA3CMY, JE4CIL and JI3DST will be active
(on 80, 40, 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 MHz, SSB/CW/SSTV) from Oki
Archipelago (AS-041) between 7 UTC on 20 March and 23 UTC on the
21st. QSL via home call: JA3CMY (Yuki Iwata, 3-13-3 Kaneda-Cho,
Moriguchi-City, Osaka 570-0011, Japan), JE4CIL (Fumio Suzuki,
P.O. Box 3, Hamamura Ketaka-Cho, Ketaka-Gun, Tottori 689-0331,
Japan) and JI3DST (Takeshi Funaki, 2-18-26 Hannan-Cho, Abeno-Ku,
Osaka-City, Osaka 545-0021, Japan). [TNX I4-2032 and JI3DST]
KH0 - Oita DX Club members JA6BTO, AF4LX,
JA6PBO and AF4KH will be active (160-6 metres, CW, SSB and SSTV)
from Saipan Island, Northern Mariana (OC-086) between 11 and 14
February. Call(s) not mentioned, but QSL via JA6VQA either direct
(Akio Tagami, 6-kumi Tomioka, Oita 870-0947, Japan). [TNX OPDX
Bulletin]
KL - Richard Kaplan, KL7AK (ex N6IV) and
others will be active from rare Nunivak Island (NA-074) between 4
and 7 June. They will operate two stations on SSB (mainly on
14.260 MHz) and RTTY/CW. QSL via KL7AK either direct or through
the bureau. [TNX KL7AK]
P4 - Andy, K2LE is active as P4/K2LE from
Aruba (SA-036) until 14 February. QSL via K2LE. [TNX DX News
Sheet]
PY0_spp- ABRA-DX operators PT2HF (Lunkes),
PT2GTI (Stuckert) and PT2NP (Paul) are planning a DXpedition to
St. Peter and St. Paul's Archipelago (SA-014) which should take
place between 15/16 and 21/22 March. Further information is
expected in due course. QSL via PT2GTI. [TNX PT2NP]
T8 - JA5AUC and JA5IU will be active (on
160-6 metres, SSB and CW) as T88TM and T88SY respectively from
Palau (OC-009) between 11 and 14 February. QSL via home calls.
[TNX JM1LJS]
T9/ZA - Daniel, YO2LDE is the editor of the
weekly South-West DX Bulletin, which can be found on his web site
(see below) with other useful information (including a list of
e-mail addresses for YO amateurs). Daniel plans to be active
(RTTY, CW and SSB) as ZA/YO2LDE from Albania and from Bosnia
possibly as T9/YO2LDE between 15 and 25 February. North America
stations should QSL via Daniel's *new* QSL manager, N1NJ (Tony
Naglieri, 22 Sherwin Street, Ware, MA 01082-1020, USA), other
stations QSL via YO2LDE (Daniel M. Vuescu, Zadei F3-1-7, RO-1700,
Resita, Romania). Further information at http://www.qsl.net/yo2lde/dxpedition.html;
the logs for Daniel's expeditions are available at http://www.qsl.net/yo2lde/search.html.
[TNX YO2LDE]
TL - Alex, PA3ZDN is active again as TL5A
from Central African Republic with improved signals on 160
metres. He plans to operate on 6 metres as well. QSL via PA1AW
(ex PA3DMH). Logs will be available at http://www.qsl.net/tl5a
[TNX IW1DIM and PA1AW]
UR - Special calls EO6F (on 15 metres) and
UX6F (on 20 metres) will be in use during the CQWW WPX RTTY
Contest (13-14 February). QSL EO6F via UX0FF (Nikolay Lavreka,
P.O. Box 3, Izmail, 272630 Ukraine); QSL UX6F via UX3FW. [TNX
DJ3IW and VK2SG RTTY DX Notes]
V3 - Joe, K8JP expects to be active again as
V31JP from Belize between 11 February and 9 March. He plans to
participate in the ARRL DX CW & SSB contests (Single Operator
High Power All Bands) and in the CQ WW 160 SSB contest (Single
Operator High Power). Outside the contests, he will be operating
mostly on 160, 80 and 40 metres CW with some SSB. QSL via his new
QSL manager, KA9WON (Lonnie W. Miller, 12031 Blue Spruce Dr,
Roscoe, IL 61073, USA). [TNX K8JP]
V7 - Tom, N4XP will operate from the Marshall
Islands starting on 27 February for about ten days. Callsign is
unknown at this time, may be N4XP/V7. Priority for Europe on low
bands and 30 metres (TX 120-125 and RX 105-110). QSL via N4XP
(Samuel T. Harrel, 2011 New High Shoals Road, Watknisville, GA
30677, USA). [TNX N4XP]
VK9_ck - Jerry, WB9Z will join W8UVZ and W0YG
for both the operations [425DXN 391] from Christmas (OC-002) as
VK9XX (6-13 February) and from Cocos-Keeling (OC-003) as VK9YY
(13-20 February). QSL via W0YG. [TNX DX News Sheet]
VP2E - W1USN (Mike), AA1M (Bob) and W1HL
(Jim) will be active from Anguilla (NA-022) between 1 and 8
March. They will operate SSB and CW, calls have not been assigned
as of yet. QSL via home calls. [TNX AA1M]
VP5 - Vic, N4TO will be active as VP5/N4TO
from Caicos Islands (NA-002) between 16 and 23 February. He will
participate in the ARRL DX CW Contest as VP5M. QSL for both calls
via N4TO (Victor Dubois, 1400 Jacquelyn Avenue, Sebring, FL
33872, USA). [TNX N4TO]
XT - Michel, F5RLE, and Joel, F5AOW will be
active as XT2DM (on CW) and XT2OW (on SSB) from Burkina Faso
between 7 February and 1 March. They plan to put an emphasis on
12, 17 and 30 metres. QSL via F5RLE. [TNX The Daily DX]
ZD9 - Andy, ZD9BV is back on the air from
Tristan da Cunha (AF-029) after a long holiday. QSL via W4FRU.
[TNX IK2IQD]
RSGB IOTA CONTEST (24-25 JULY) - The
following stations are expected to participate in this year's
event [see also 425DXN 401]:
EU-038 - Marcel, ON4ASW and other
operators from Belgium from Texel Island. They have
applied for the call PA6TEX. [TNX ON4ASW]
EU-065 - Harvey, ON5SY and other Belgian
operators from UBA Section Gulden Spoor Kortrijk KTK with
a special TM call (to be announced) from Ouessant Island.
Plans are to be active also before and after the contest.
[TNX ON9CGB]
NA-169 - The Western Washington DX Club
and the Island County ARC (WA) from Tatoosh Island
(NA-169). For further information please contact Hillar,
N6HR at hraamat@whidbey.net.
[TNX OPDX Bulletin]
SA-046 - PY7XC, PY7ZZ, PY7ZY, PR7FB and
probably PR7PO as ZX7XX (CW and SSB) from Itamaraca
Island. [TNX PY7ZY]
GOOD TO KNOW - Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
BT1WW ---> The People's Republic of
China indeed appeared on 160 metres in this past
weekend's contest [425DXN 404]. The U.S. pileups were
huge but unfortunately so was the noise level in Beijing
and only 24 U.S. stations made it through (they are N7RT,
N6RO, W6UB, W7TVF, N6FF, W6YA, K6VX, W2VJN, K6SE, W6UE,
N6ED, W6AJJ, N2KK, WU6T, KF6T, N7UA, K6UR, KG6I, W6PBI,
W7IUV, KC7V, W7XR, N7DD and AB6LF). QSL via OH2BH/BY1
(Martti J. Laine, Unit No. 21H North Lodge, China World
Trade Center, No. 1 Jianguomen Wai Avenue, Beijing
100004, People's Republic of China). [TNX OH2BH/BY1 and
N4GN]
PALESTINE ---> The new DXCC entity is
divided up into two parts, namely the Gaza Strip (31.30N
- 34.28E) and the West Bank (31.47N-35.13E). It is WAZ 20
and ITU 39. [TNX The Daily DX]
QSL OH0 ---> Cards for OH0Z and OH0AW
have been printed and Ari, OH1EH will start sending out
direct QSLs in a few days' time. [TNX OH1EH]
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Waller (K3TKJ). Please address any questions to w3sj@qsl.net. [TNX AD1C]
RUSSIA BUREAU ---> Igor Booklan,
RA3AUU (SRR Vice President/Contest Committee) reports
that the *only* incoming IARU affiliated bureau for
Russia [425DXN 403] is P.O. Box 59, Moscow, 105122,
Russia. [TNX RA3AUU]
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