20 February 1999
No 407
*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION ****
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
3B9 - The Midway-Kure DX Foundation
expedition to Rodrigues Island (AF-017) [425DXN 405] will take
place between 1 and 10 April. Nine operators will be active on
all from 160 through 6 meters. Plans are for up to nine fully
equipped HF stations to operate from a number of locations
throughout the island. One station will be dedicated to RTTY
only. The DXpeditioners are Frank Smith (AH0W/OH2LVG, team
leader), Bruce Butler (W6OSP), Kimo Chun (KH7U), Jari Jussila
(OH2BU), Victor Keller (XE1VIC), Jacky Mandary (3B8CF), Garry
Shapiro (NI6T), Yuuji Yoshitani (JA3IG/K1NT) and Ned Stearns
(AA7A) Chief pilot stations will be Andy Chesnokov, UA3AB and
Gary McClellan, K7ZD. QSL via N7LVD. Callsign to be announced
later. For inquiries, send e-mail to mkdxf@aztec.asu.edu. [TNX
AH0W]
5T - Tada, JA1CPS and other five operators
from the International Amateur Radio Volunteers (IARV) will be
active from Mauritania between 11 and 17 March. They will operate
in their spare time on 80-10 metres, WARC bands included, on CW,
SSB and RTTY. QSL via JA1UT. [TNX JA8RUZ]
9N - Sergio Curina, IZ6BRN is currently
active as AP2WAP from Pakistan. From time to time he will go to
Mirmi, near Pakhara (omee 100 kilometres west of Kathmandu),
Nepal and has already received his licence. His next trip to
Nepal is scheduled on late March-early April and he should be
active as 9N7RN for a couple of weeks. QSL via IK4ZGY. [TNX
IZ6BRN/AP2WAP]
BY - BA4AA and other operators from Shanghai
will be active (on all bands SSB, CW and some SSTV) as BI4CM from
Chongming Island (AS-136) between 19 and 22 February. QSL via
BY4HAM. [TNX BD4DW]
CE0_eas- The Radio Club of Chile will be
active (on all bands CW and SSB) as CE0AA from Easter Island
(SA-001) between 27 February and 20 March. [TNX CE6NES]
CO - CO2WF, CM5KL and others will participate
in the ARRL DX SSB Contest (6-7 March) as CO9BCC from Boca Ciega
beach, Cuba. QSL via VE2EH (http://www.qsl.net/ve2eh/co9bcc.htm).
[TNX VE2EH]
E4 - Sami, ZC6B and Ali, JY4NE/ZC6A have been
active as E44B and E44A since 13 February. QSL E44A via JY4NE
(P.O. Box 9392, Amman 1191, Jordan), QSL E44B to P.O. Box 1008,
Gaza, Palestine.
E4 - Martti (OH2BH), Pekka (OH1RY), Pekka
(OH2TA) and Bernie (W3UR) have been active as E44DX from Gaza,
Palestine since around 12 UTC on 16 February and will go QRT on
the 23rd. A web site and a log search are expected to be
available after the operation. QSL via OH2BN. They have been
concentrating on 21295, 14195, 7005 and 3795 kHz, but once the
pileups show signs of thinning out on these frequencies, they
will begin to operate more on other bands/modes. E44DX will NOT
participate in the ARRL DX CW Contest. Instead, during openings
to North America, they will focus on SSB on the traditional bands
(particularly on 14 and 21 MHz) and CW on 10, 18 and 24 MHz.
Plans were to hit the bands on the 15th [425DXN 406], the delay
was due to the need of working out some logistical issues. The
call sign has been assigned to the newly formed Palestinian
Amateur Wireless Society by the Palestinian Ministry of Posts and
Telecommunications (MPT) and the DXpedition is being carried out
in cooperation with Ali, E44A and Sami, E44B. There are two
stations running at the Palestine Hotel, power has been limited
to 400 W or less, due to interference with the hotel's telephone
system. Arrangements are being made to leave behind equipment for
the new society's club station, assuring continued amateur radio
activity from Palestine. [TNX N4GN]
E4 - Seven members of IARV (International
Amateur Radio Volunteers) led by JA1UT are returning to Palestine
to complete their aid project for a hospital telecommunications
facility. In their spare time, mainly in the local evenings, they
plan to be active as E44MPT (Ministry of Post and
Telecommunications) on 80-10 metres (WARC included) using CW and
SSB, but Toshi, JA8RUZ and Hiro, JP1TRJ will try to operate for
longer periods. They expect to be QRV by this weekend (20-21
February) and to be active until the end of the month. QSL via
JA1UT. [TNX JA8RUZ]
EA - The following DIE/DIEI (the Spanish
Islands awards) operations are planned for 21 Febraury: ED7CIW
from Islotes del Salon (DIE S-268; the call is in memory of Rafa,
EA7CIW); EA4ENK/P from Charco del Ciervo (DIEI BA-045); EA5AEN/P
from Mata d'Entorre (DIEI V-032). [TNX IK1GPG]
GJ - Chris, G3SVL plans to participate in the
CQ WW 160 Meter SSB DX Contest (26-28 February) from Jersey,
possibly with a special GJ8 one letter suffix call. [TNX The
Daily DX]
HP - Joel, F5PAC [425DXN 403] was active as
HP3/F5PAC from NA-071 and expects to be on NA-088 until 20
February. After that he plans to move to NA-202 and operate from
there for a couple of days starting on the 23rd. QSL via F5PAC.
[TNX ON5NT and Islands On The Net]
HS - Don Craft, HS0ZBG/KB8MVS and his wife
are returning to Thailand for four years. Don says that it may
take him 4 to 6 months to get back on the air due to finding a
new house and getting his missionary work set up again. He will
be better equipped this time and plans are to work CW as well as
SSB. QSL via K8GT. [TNX Jerry Treas]
I - Special station II2V will be active on
several occasions during the year to celebrate Alessandro Volta.
Operations will take place from various locations, mainly in
Como. The first activities are scheduled on 18 February, 20-21
and 26 March. QSL via I2ARN. [TNX I2ARN]
J8 - Tony, G0REP will be active (SSB with
some CW) as J8OC from Mustique Island (NA-025) between 1 and 14
March. QSL via G0REP. [TNX G0WAZ]
JW - Ivar (LC3SAT), Per (LB4OE) and Carlos
(LA9PJA) will be active respectively as JW/LC3SAT (on RS-12/13
and 6 metres), JW/LB4OE and JW9PJA from Svalbard (EU-026) between
15 UTC on 25 February and 10 UTC on the 28th. Carlos plans to
concentrate on SSTV and RTTY, but will operate CW (mainly on 160
metres, propagation permitting) and SSB as well. Further
information is available at http://www.qsl.net/la9pja/ (or e-mail Carlos
at la9pja@qsl.net) . QSL
JW/LC3SAT via LC3SAT bureau/direct (Ivar Haanes, Oppsals Vei 6,
1380 Heggedal, Norway); QSL JW/LB4OE via LB4OE bureau/direct (Per
Nielsen, Ridde 110, 1370 Asker, Norway); QSL JW9PJA via LA9PJA
bureau/direct (Carlos Ferreira, Johan Bjerknes Vei 5B, 3039
Drammen, Norway). [TNX LA9PJA and ON4VT]
JW - Juergen, DJ3KR will be active (mainly on
LF and WARC bands CW) as JW/DJ3KR from Svalbard (EU-026) between
26 February and 5 March. QSL via DH3MG. [TNX DX News Sheet]
KG4 - Doug, W4OX will be active as KG4OX from
Guantanamo (NA-015) between 3 and 10 March. He will participate
in the ARRL DX SSB Contest (SOAB). Before and after the contest
he be active on all bands and modes, including RS-12 and perhaps
some RTTY. QSL via W4OX either direct (Douglas A. McDuff, 10380
S.W. 112th Street, Miami, FL 33176, USA) or through the bureau.
Any comments, requests or questions may be sent to w4ox@qsl.net. [TNX W4OX]
KH6 - Rick, NE8Z will be active as NE8Z/NH7
from Maui, Hawaii (OC-019) between 27 February and 6 March. He
will concentrate on the WARC bands CW. QSL via K8LJG or NE8Z.
[TNX NE8Z]
PJ8 - ND5S, KF5LK (YL), W8EB and W8DVC (YL)
will be active (on 10-160 metres, with special attention to 80
and 160 metres) between 21 February and 14 March. They will
participate in the ARRL DX SSB Contest as PJ8A (QSL via W9NIP).
[TNX DX News Sheet]
TR - Derek, F5VCR and Ken, G3OCA have
arranged to go to Banie Island (AF-043) [425DXN 403] on 13 March
and to leave on either the 15th or the 16th. They plan to operate
two stations, mainly on 15, 20 and 10 metres with 100 watts a
vertical and a beam. [TNX F5VCR and Islands On The Web]
UA - Mike, UA3SDK/0 will be active in his
spare time from Sredniy Island (AS-042) between 20 February and
20 May. QSL via RU3SD (Vasiliy Bardin, P.O. Box 1, Ryazan, 390000
Russia). [TNX Andrei Blinushov]
VE - VE6 amateurs in Calgary, Alberta can use
the special prefix XO6 until 28 February to celebrate the
Provincial Special Olimpics which will be held in Calgary on
26-28 February. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
VK - VK6LC, VK6DLB and VK6BHY plan to be
active (15 and 20 metres) as VK6ISL from Malus Island (OC-199)
between approximately 6 UTC on 19 February and 2 UTC on the 20th
(exact dates/times may depend on the weather). [TNX VK6LC]
VK9_lh - Ed, K8VIR will be active again from
Lord Howe (OC-004) as VK9EHH between 6 and 18 March. QSL via
W8WC. [TNX The Daily DX]
XF4 - Marcos (XE1MX), Fabian (XE1FRF) and
Daniel (XE1FSK) will be active as XF4MX from Socorro Island
(NA-030), Revilla Gigedo between 1 and 16 March. They plan to
operate CW, SSB and RTTY on all bands, WARC included, and to
participate in the ARRL DX SSB Contest. QSL via XE1MX. [TNX
XE1FSK]
ZS - The Boland Amateur Radio Club will be
running a special event station between 27 February and 1 March
to celebrate the 150th birthday of the L'Agulhas Lighthouse, the
second oldest lighthouse and the southernmost lighthouse in
Africa. The special callsign ZS150LL will be used on all the
popular HF bands and all contacts will be confirmed with a very
special QSL card. [TNX ZS4BS]
GOOD TO KNOW - Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
DXCC STATUS OF 9U BURUNDI CONTACTS - The
following DXCC News Release, dated 18 February, comes
from Bill Moore, NC1L bmoore@arrl.org:
"Over the years since 1994, the DXCC Desk has
received several pieces of documentation for operations
from 9U, Burundi. This documentation was accompanied by
license copies, complete with stamps and signatures.
However, the DXCC Desk had heard rumors that these
documents were in fact forgeries, and not authentic
documents. Due to the fact that the operators were still
inside the country, and that we did not want to take
action that could possibly cause them physical harm, and
we knew we would be able to purge these contacts from
DXCC records if this was found to be true, cards were
accepted until we had the opportunity to investigate
after the operators left the country. This situation came
to a head earlier than we expected. The Director General
of ONATEL, the communications authorities in Burundi,
contacted us by fax inquiring as to whether we had seen
licenses from Burundi. After several faxes back and
forth, they informed us that the licenses were forgeries.
The signature on the documents was that of an official
who had not been in that position for some time. The
operators were saved from any real punishment other than
being expelled from the country, and the entire incident
is under investigation by their employer. Since that
time, the DXCC Desk has been rejecting cards for those
operations concerned. As soon as it is possible for the
DXCC computer program to do so, all contacts from those
operations will be purged from the DXCC database. We
expect that will happen before March, 1999. This affects
all operations since 1994 using a 9U prefix. The
submission of forged documentation is a clear violation
of DXCC Section 1, Basic Rule 7, and also Rule 12
(a)."
MOST WANTED ---> According to the
Most Wanted List compiled by the Northern Portugal DX
Group, the top ten DXCC entities most sought for by
Portuguese DXers are North Korea, Bouvet Island, Central
Kiribati, MacQuarie Island, Buthan, Johnston Island,
Kingman Reef, Andaman & Nicobar, Tokelau and Annobon.
The full list can be provided by Jose, CT1EEB (ct1eeb@mail.telepac.pt)
.
QSL E30GA ---> The cards have just
arrived from the printer and QSL manager K4JDJ will start
sending them out by this weekend. "The printer did
make a mistake on the cards and printed them
backwards", Bruce (WD4NGB, E30GA team leader) says,
"but due to the time already spent, decided to go
with these."
QSL EJ7NET ---> All the contacts made
by the WestNet and Saltee Dogs DX Groups during their
1998 trip to EU-103 have been confirmed by Tony, EI2GX
either direct or through the bureau. [TNX EI6FR]
QSL TU5IJ ---> Marco, IK2CHZ and
Aldo, I2AOX logged 4662 QSOs on 10-160 metres SS, CW and
RTTY during their 12-23 January activity as TU5IJ from
Ivory Coast. They operated from the QTH of Father Martino
Bonazzetti (TU5IJ). QSL direct only to I2AOX. [TNX
IK2CHZ]
QSL ZS6IR ---> "I apologize to
everybody who sent a direct QSL request to my manager
DL4EBA between 1 July 1998 and 28 August 1998", Uli,
ZS6IR says. "To give my manager some relief I wanted
to answer the direct QSLs myself. So I asked him to send
the QSLs to my homeaddress. Unfortunately this package
disappeared on the postal way, to everybody's distress. I
would happily respond to all QSL requests if I could get
hold of another QSL card from these stations which are
still waiting. Please accept my regrets and send your
cards." [TNX K1XN and The Golist]
QSL VIA IK2DUW ---> Antonello, IK2DUW
reports he has received the logs for 6K0ZS (Pohang CW
Club) and Jang, DS5WKW. QSL to Antonello Passarella, P.O.
Box 22, 20051 Limbiate - MI, Italy (http://www.qsl.net/ik2duw)
QSL VIA PA3AXU ---> Direct cards for
A35XU and 5W0GD should be sent to the following address:
G.A.M.C. Dijkers, Dokter P.A. Cornethof 3, 6669AZ
Dodewaard, The Netherlands. [TNX PA3AXU]
SILENT KEY - Adrian Sinitaru, YO3APJ
reports the sudden passing, on 7 February at 58 years of
age, of Andrei George "Andy" Giurgea, YO3AC.
Andy was and active DXer on both SSB and CW and a member
of the board of the YO national society.
NEWS FROM THE WEB - Edited by I1JQJ &
IK1ADH
LOGS: - Paulo, CT1ETE reports that logs
for CS6S (CQ WW 1997) and CT7O (CQ WPX 1998) will be
available soon on his webpage at http://www.qsl.net/ct1ete/logs.htm.
(QSL via CT1ERK; bureau cards may be requested at ct1ete@qsl.net.
. OKDXF: - The web page for the OK DX
Foundation 1999 DXpedition to the Pacific [425DXN 403] is
at http://www.okdxc.cz/pacific99
W3HC: - Mac, W3HC has updated his web
page, where around 200 photos of DX stations and photos
of all of the QSLs he handles are now available. Give a
look to http://www.qsl.net/w3hc.
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