13 November 1999
No 445
*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION ****
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
3W - Mike, N0ODK will be active (mostly on 15
and 20 metres SSB, with some slow CW) as 3W6DK from Vietnam
between 16 and 29 November. QSL via N0ODK. [TNX N0ODK]
4S7 - Felix, DL7FER will be active (10-40
metres, WARC bands included, SSB and CW)from Sri Lanka (AS-003)
between the end of November and Christmas. The call will be
issued upon arrival. QSL via DL7FER either direct (Felix
Kuntzsch, Auf dem Berg 12, 35745 Herborn, Gemany) or through the
DARC bureau. Felix reports the direct and bureau cards for his
July 1999 operations as MU/DL7FER and MJ/DL7FER will be processed
in January 2000. [TNX DL7FER]
8Q - Carlo, I4ALU will be active (10-40
metres, CW only) as 8Q7BX from Dhiggiri, Maldives (AS-013)
between 26 December and 3 January 2000. QSL via I4ALU (Carlo
Amorati, Via Battistelli 10, 40122 Bologna - BO, Italy). [TNX
I4ALU]
CO - A group of Cuban amateurs from Nuevitas
will be active (on 10-80 metres CW, SSB and possibly RTTY) as
CO0DX from Cayo Sabinal, Camaguey Archipelago (NA-086) on 25-28
November (including a MS entry in the CQ WW CW DX Contest). QSL
via CO7DS. [TNX CO8ZZ]
CX - Simone, IV3NVN will be active (on 10-40
metres SSB and CW, possibly on 6, 80 and 160 metres as well) as
DL8GCS/CX from Uruguay on 14-23 November. QSL via DL8GCS. [TNX
IV3NVN]
E4 - Look for Robert, S53R to be active on
all bands as E4/S53R from Palestine between 24 November and 1
December (including a SOAB entry in the CQ WW CW DX Contest). He
will operate from the QTH of Peter, E4/G3WQU in Beit Jala. QSL
via S53R (Robert Kasca, P.O. Box 23, Idrija 5280, Slovenia). [TNX
S53R]
F - Look for F5KAC/p to operate from Queffen
Island (DIFM AT-133, not IOTA), Garo Island (AT-057, not IOTA),
Rats Island (AT-134, not IOTA) and Chevalier Island (AT-008, not
IOTA) on 11-14 November. QSL via F5KAC either direct (P.O. Box 5,
45270 Ladon, France) or through the bureau. [TNX F-11556]
GD - Steve, G4UOL will be active (on all
bands CW only, with an emphasis on 18 and 24 MHz) as GD4UOL from
the Isle of Man (EU-116) between 19 November and 3 December. He
will participate in the CQ WW CW DX Contest (SO LP). Skeds
outside the contest are welcome at steve@g4uol.demon.co.uk.
QSL either direct to G4UOL (Steven Muster, Flat 4, 60 Genesta
Road, Westcliff on sea, SS0 8DB England, UK) or through the GD
bureau. Steve's web page is at http://www.g4uol.demon.co.uk.
[TNX G4UOL]
GU - Asko, OH3GI and Juha, OH1KAG/OH9MM will
be active from Guernsey (EU-114) signing MU/OH3GI and MU/OH9MM in
the CQ WW CW DX Contest. QSL MU/OH3GI via OH3GI, QSL MU/OH9MM via
OH3LQK. [TNX OH9MM]
H4 - Paul, K1XM and Charlotte, KQ1F will be
active from the Solomon Islands on 22-30 November (callsigns to
be issued upon arrival). Paul plans to participate in the CQ WW
CW DX Contest. QSL via home calls. [TNX The Daily DX]
HP - HP amateurs are allowed to use the
special prefix 3F between 1 December 1999 and 5 January 2000 to
celebrate the turnover of the Channel to the Republic of Panama.
Camilo, HP1AC will be active (CW only) as 3F1AC (QSL to his new
address: Camilo A. Castillo, P.O. Box 0860-00144, Villa Lucre,
Panama, Republic of Panama). [TNX HP1AC]
HS - Kurt, HB9AMZ moved to Thailand in
September and is active as HS0ZBS. QSL via HS0ZBS (Kurt Brauer,
Box 75, Phanom-Sarakham, Chachoengsao 24120, Thailand). [TNX DX
Newsletter]
JA - Takeshi, JI3DST and Yuki, JA6LCJ plan to
be /6 from Osumi Archipelago (AS-032) on 20-22 November. QSL via
home calls. [TNX JA6LCJ and JI3DST]
KH0 - Look for AA1NY/KH0 (QSL via JA4CZM),
KH0/JA4RED (QSL via home call) and KH0/JH4RLY (QSL via home call)
to be active (6-160 metres CW, SSB, PSK31 and SSTV) from Saipan
(OC-086) on 19-22 November. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
KH4 - Dick, W4ZYV is now expected to be
active as KH4/W4ZYV [425DXN 437] from Midway (OC-030) until 10
January 2000. QSL via home call. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
LZ_ssh - Ivan, LZ1PJ reports that LZ0A will
be active from the Bulgarian Antarctic base on Livingston Island,
South Shetlands (AN-010) in two or three weeks.
P4 - John, W2GD will be active as P40W from
Aruba (SA-036) on 20-29 November. He will participate in the CQ
WW CW DX Contest (SOAB QRP or LP). QSL via N2MM. [TNX The Daily
DX]
PY - Look for ZY7G to be active from Forte do
Brum (DFH PE 05) on 19-21 November. QSL via PS7AB either direct
(Rony Reis, Caixa Postal 2021, 59094-970, Natal/RN, Brazil) or
through the bureau. [TNX PY7YL]
PY - Look for PV7ZZ to be active (10-80
metres, CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31) from Ponta Do Mel Lighthouse
(DFB RN-02, LH 1323 for the WLH Award) on 3-6 december. QSL via
PS7ZZ (Francisco Edvaldo Preira de Freitas, Av. Sao Miguel dos
Caribes 31 - Conj Jiqui, 59086-500 Natal, Rio Grande do Norte,
Brazil) or through the bureau. [TNX F5OGG and PS7ZZ]
S9 - Matt, DA1MH and Markus, DL5OBZ will be
active (on 6-20 metres) as S92CW or S92DX from Sao Tome (AF-023)
between 22 November and 4 December. A SOSB (10 metres) entry in
the CQ WW CW DX Contest is expected. [TNX The Daily DX]
SM - Special stations SI75A, SI0SSA, SI1SSA,
SI2SSA, SI3SSA, SI4SSA, SI5SSA, SI6SSA and SI7SSA will be active
between 1 January and 31 December 2000 to celebrate the 75th
anniversary of, the Swedish amateurs national IARU society. A
special SSA 75 Award will be available for contacts made with
these and all of the other stations from Sweden - for further
information, please contact the Award Manager (SM6DEC) at either bengthogkvist@swipnet.se
or Bengt Hogkvist, Harenegatan 11 A, 531 34 Lidkoping, Sweden.
[TNX SM6DEC]
SU - Antonio, IK8VRH reports ten amateurs
(namely I8IYW, IK6CAC, IK7XIV, IK8UHA, IK8VRH, IK8YTF, IS0JMA,
IZ0CKJ, IZ8DDG and T77WI) are expected to operate with three
stations (SSB, CW and RTTY + 6 metres) during the May-June IOTA
activity from Giftun Island (AF-???) [425DXN 439]. All
contributions in money or equipment thankfully received. The web
site for the operation is at http://www.qsl.net/su9dx.
T31 - Lech, LA7MFA reports the new amateur
radio operator from Kanton Island, Central Kiribati [425DXN 443]
is T31UT (not T31UA) and his name is Ueata Tetabo. "I think
he has made very good progress, and will be able to handle QSOs
on his own very shortly", Lech says. QSL via LA7MFA.
T32 - Paul WC5P (T32BE), Bob N5RG (T32BO) and
Lee N5PO (T32PO) will operate (10-160 metres SB and CW) from
Christmas Island (OC-024), East Kiribati on 24-29 November. They
will participate in the CQ WW CW DX Contest as T32PO. QSL via
home calls. [TNX N5PO]
TY - The Daily DX reports the call TY1PH has
been issued to Pat, TY/F6FCM.
UA - Vic, UA9XEN will be active (on all bands
CW, SSB, RRTY and PSK) as UE9XAB between 22 November and 31
December to celebrate 56 years of Ukhta. QSL via UA9XEN either
direct (Victor I.Rochev, P. O. Box 253, Ukhta, Russia) or through
the bureau. [TNX UA9XEN]
UA_ant - Dominik, DL5EBE reports Victor
Karassev (ex 4K1A/R1ANT, R1ANF, etc) is going to be active as
R1AND from Russian Antartic base Novolazarevskaya Base. The
current operator is Mike Fokin, RW1AI and since both Victor and
Mike will be using the same call, it is necessary to ask for the
operator's name during the QSO. The QSL manager for Victor/R1AND
is DL5EBE, while cards for Mike/R1AND should be sent to NT2X
[425DXN 440].
UR - Serge, UR7VA plans to participate in the
CQ WW CW DX Contest as EO7V (SOSB 10 metres). QSL via UR7VA
either direct (Serge A. Fedorovich, P.O.Box 23, Kirovograd,
25009, Ukraine) or through the bureau. [TNX UX2VZ]
V4 - Bill, K1CN is expected to be active as
V47DX from Nevis and/or St. Kitts (NA-104) on 12-21 November. QSL
via K1CN. [TNX The Daily DX]
V8 - Special event station V8SEA will be
active from Brunei during the SEANET Convention (19-21 November).
[TNX The Daily DX]
W - The Greater Norwalk Amateur Radio Club
will be operating W1NLK from Sherwood Island State Park in
Westport, CT, on 14 November in celebration of the first
"Fun Fly Day". QSL to W1NLK Fun Fly, GNARC, 305 Main
Ave PMB115, Norwalk, CT 06851, USA. [TNX N1OLO]
YV - Team Vertical, the contest group who
uses only vertical antennas, will participate in the CQ WW CW DX
Contest as 4M7X (Multi-Multi) from Coche Island (SA-012),
Venezuela. They will be defending their world multi-multi record
they set in 1998 as 6Y2A. Look for the operators (N6BT, N6BV,
N6TV, KE7X, AG9A, K9ZO, NT1N, W4SO, K2KW, AD6E, YV5EED, WA5VGI
and others) to be active from 20 November and 1 December as
YV7/homecall. QSL 4M7X, YV7/K2KW and YV7/W4SO via WA4WTG; others
via home call. Team Vertical's web site is at http://pages.prodigy.net/k2kw/.
[TNX K2KW]
ZD8 - Look for Glenn, K6NA to be active as
ZD8A from Ascension Island (AF-003) between 15 and 30 November.
QSL via N6CW (Terry Baxter, 5243 Mt. Burnham Drive, San Diego, CA
92111, USA). [TNX N6CW]
GOOD TO KNOW - Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
INTERNATIONAL CONTEST/DX MEETING --->
The 6th annual International Contest /DX Meeting,
organized by Contest Club Finland (CCF), will take place
in Helsinki, Finland on 21-22 January 2000. For further
information visit http://www.contesting.com/ccf or
contact Pasi, OH2IW at OH2IW@sral.fi.
QSL 9U5D ---> The following comes
from the QSL manager, SM0BFJ (Leif Hammarstrom, Birger
Jarlsgatan 38, SE-114 29 Stockholm, Sweden): "Those
who request QSL from 9U5D and enclosing IRC must be aware
of that the cupon must be postmarked at their post office
otherwise it is not valid in Swedish post office."
QSL VIA I5JHW ---> Giovanni, I5JHW
reports ALL of the cards for his past operations from
Tunisia (some 24,000 QSLs) have been sent out either
direct or through the bureau. He was active on
28/04-04/05/97 (3V8BB and TS8ZA during ARI Contest),
25/03-30/03/98 (3V8BB and TS5I during WPX Contest),
01/05-04/05/98 (3V8BB including ARI Contest),
11/12-14/12/98 (3V8BB including ARRL 10 Meter Contest),
05/03-07/03/99 (3V8BB including ARRL DX Contest),
30/04-02/05/99 (3V8BB including ARI Contest) and
19/06-21/06/99 (3V8DJ from Jerba Island, AF-083). Please
refrain from sending requests for contacts made during
other activities, as your card will be trashed.
NOT NA-076! ---> Luis Chartarifsky,
XE1L reports with apologies that the W4T operation during
the 1999 IOTA Contest took place from Treasure Island, FL
located at 27.52N. This means the island counts for IOTA
group NA-034, and not for NA-076 as announced on the air
and printed on the QSL card.
THAILAND (LOW BANDS AND WARC) --->
The following comes from Ray Gerrard, HS0/G3NOM:
"Many queries are being received by Thai stations
regarding 160/80 metres and WARC band operation. The
authorities in Thailand have not yet completed
implemention of the WARC band agreements on 10, 18, and
24 MHz bands. Normally the 160/80 metre bands are not
permitted for use by Thailand stations either. However
the Radio Amateur Society of Thailand (RAST) obtained
special permission to use 80/160 metres for any contest
during 1999. The frequencies allocated are really only
suitable for CW contests but can be used for SSB. The
frequency slots are: 3524-3526, 3534-3536 and 1824-1826
KHz".
SILENT KEY - The ARRL reports the
passing of Frederick O. Hammond, VE3HC on 7 November at
86 years of age. An amateur for more than 70 years, he
was elevated to the Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of Fame
in 1996. Recently his collection of vintage amateur
equipment was reorganized and reopened to the public to
continue his vision of preserving the history of radio
for present and future generations. The
Kitchener-Waterloo Amateur Radio Club has posted
additional information about Hammond at http://www.kwarc.org/fred/.
[TNX ARRL Bulletin]
NEWS FROM THE WEB - Edited by I1JQJ &
IK1ADH
CALLBOOK: Lysy Viacheslav, ER1LW reports
the callbook for amateurs in Moldova can be found at http://www.qsl.net/arm/QSL.html.
KOMI: Vic, UA9XEN reports information on
radioamateurs in Komi district (UA9X) can be found at http://dx.komi.ru.
LOGS : The final logs for the recent
operation by VP2MBT and VP2MGL from Montserrat are
available at http://www.qsl.net/ea3bt/. [TNX
EA3BT]
PERIOD CALL REF
===========================================================================
till 22/12 3XY2D: Guinea * by VE2DPS 442
till 30/11 8J2POS: special event station (Japan) 431
till 31/12 9A643KC: special event call 444
till 31/12 9A770N: special event station (Croatia) 422
till 18/12 9M6CT: East Malaysia * by HS0/G4JMB 444
till 17/11 9M6OO: Spratly Islands (AS-051) * by N2OO and others 443
till 15/11 9M6PWT: Sabah (OC-088) * by G3SWH 439
till 10/12 9U5D: Burundi * by SM5DIC 439
till 31/12 DU67: special anniversary prefix 441
till ?? EM1KGG: Vernadsky base, Galindez Island (AN-006) 440
till 14/11 F5KAC/p: DIFM islands 445
till 14/11 FG/G3TXF: Les Saintes Is (NA-114) * by G3TXF 443
till 30/11 FO0DEH: French Polynesia and Austral Is * by ON4QM 440
till 14/11 FO0THA: French Polynesia * by DF2IY 443
till 14/11 FO: Nuku-Hiva (OC-027), Marquesas * by F6AUS, F6AOI 439
till December FT5WH: Crozet (AF-008) * by F5AGL 401
till 20/12 FT5ZJ: Amsterdam Island 399
till 14/11 FY/F5PAC: French Guiana 441
till 31/12 HB7OGR: special call 428
till 31/12 HS72A: special event call 443
till 01/01 IU0PAW: special event station 442
till April JD1BKR: Iwo-Jima (AS-030), Ogasawara 441
till 15/12 KC4/WA1O: Antarctica 443
till 04/12 KH4/SM6FJY: Midway (OC-030) * by SM6FJY and V63YL 429
till 10/01 KH4/W4ZYV: Midway (OC-030) 445
till 15/11 N6KZ, N6FH, WU6T, N6IC, W8DX: Catalina Isl. (NA-066) 444
till 20/11 OA: Peru * by F5TYY, F6BFH, F9IE 443
till Dec P29BI: Bougainville Island (OC-135) * by VK4EMS 433
till January PZ5DX: Suriname * by K3BYV 433
till 30/11 UE0JX: special event station 435
till 01/04 V31JP: Belize * by K8JP 443
till 18/11 V47GU & V47BY: St. Kitts (NA-104) * by DL7VOG & DL7BY 443
till 29/11 VC1A: special event station (Canada) 443
till 16/11 VK8CI: Crocker Island (OC-229) * by VK8NSB and others 441
till January VQ9DX: Diego Garcia (AF-006), Chagos * by AA5DX 439
till 27/11 XJ1: special prefix (Nova Scotia, Canada) 401
till 31/12 XW2A: Laos * by JA2EZD 438
till May ZF2NT: Little Cayman (NA-016) * by N6NT 443
till March ZM: special Millennium prefix (New Zealand) 438
till 15/11 ZM4IR/4: Stewart Island (OC-203) * by K8VIR 444
till ?? ZM5PX: Ross Island (AN-011) 442
12/11-21/11 V47DX: NevisSt. Kitts (NA-104) * by K1CN 445
12/11-14/11 YW5FC: Farallon Centinela (SA-058) * by YVs 443
12/11-14/11 JA CW Contest ***
13/11-14/11 GU0AZT: Guersney (EU-114) * by G0AZT and others 443
13/11-14/11 OK DX Contest ***
13/11-14/11 RSGB 1.8 MHz SSB Contest ***
13/11-14/11 WAEDC RTTY Contest ***
14/11-23/11 DL8GCS/CX: Uruguay * by IV3NVN 445
14/11-17/11 FO: Raiatea (OC-067), Fr. Polynesia * by F6AUS, F6AOI 439
15/11-05/12 3B8/F6HMJ: Mauritius Island (AF-049) 443
15/11-30/11 ZD8A: Ascension Island (AF-003) * by K6NA 445
16/11-29/11 3W6DK: Vietnam * by N0ODK 445
17/11-20/11 FO: Bora-Bora (OC-067), Fr. Polynesia * by F6AUS,F6AOI 439
18/11-21/11 V85TG: Brunei (OC-088) * by JAs 443
18/11-29/11 VP2MGU: Montserrat (NA-103) * by DL7VOG 443
19/11-03/12 GD4UOL: Isle of Man (EU-116) * by G4UOL 445
19/11-21/11 K5PP/p: Marsh Island (NA-120) * by W5s 443
19/11-22/11 AA1NY/KH0, KH0/JA4RED, KH0/JH4RLY: Saipan (OC-086) 445
19/11-21/11 V8SEA: SEANET Convention station (Brunei) 445
19/11-21/11 ZY7G: Forte do Brum (DFH PE 05) * by PYs 445
19/11-21/11 SEANET Convention (Brunei Darussalam) 425
20/11-01/12 4M7X: Coche Isl (SA-012), Venezuela * by Team Vertical 445
20/11-22/11 FO: Moorea (OC-046), Fr. Polynesia * by F6AUS, F6AOI 439
20/11-22/11 JI3DST/6 and JA6LCJ/6: Osumi Archipelago (AS-032) 445
20/11-29/11 P40W: Aruba (SA-036) * by W2GD 445
from 20/11 XU7AAV: Cambodia * by G4ZVJ 443
20/11-06/12 ZP6/AB2E, /N3BNA, /CX6VM, ZP6T: Paraguay 439
20/11-21/11 All Austria CW Contest ***
20/11-21/11 LZ DX CW Contest ***
20/11-21/11 Oceania QRP CW Contest ***
21/11-25/11 9M8TG: East Malaysia * by JAs 443
from 22/11 PY1NEZ/PP1,PU1NEZ/PP1,PY1LVF/PP1,PY1NEW/PP1: SA-067 443
21/11-25/11 V85OO: Brunei (OC-088) * by N2OO and others 443
22/11-30/11 H4: Solomon Is * by K1XM and KQ1F 445
22/11-04/12 S92CW or S92DX: Sao Tome (AF-023) * by DA1MH & DL5OBZ 445
22/11-06/12 TM5CW: France * by F5SJB 441
22/11-31/12 UE9XAB: special station * by UA9XEN 445
22/11-29/11 V26K: Antigua (NA-100) * by AA3B 441
22/11-29/11 V26KW and V26K: Antigua (NA-100) * by K3TEJ and AA3B 437
22/11-25/11 VP2MKW: Montserrat (NA-103) * by K3TEJ 441
24/11-29/11 9M6AAC: East Malaysia (OC-088) * by N2OO and others 443
24/11-29/11 T32BE, T32BO, T32PO: Christmas Island (OC-024) * by Ws 445
24/11-01/12 E4/S53R: Palestine 445
25/11-28/11 CO0DX: Camaguey Archipelago (NA-086) * by COs 445
25/11-02/12 SV5/G4OBK and SV5/G4RCG: Rhodes 439
25/11-30/11 V26KW: Antigua (NA-100) * by K3TEJ 441
26/11-03/12 HI3JH and HI3K: Dominican Republic * by AD4Z 435
27/11-28/11 9G5AA: Ghana * by Voodoo Contest Group 443
27/11-28/11 ER0N (CQWW CW): Moldova * by UN7ND 442
27/11-28/11 CQ WW CW DX Contest ***
30/11-14/12 HC1MD and HC1MD/HC7: Ecuador * by NE8Z 439
30/11-01/11 JI3DST/3: Awajishima (AS-117) 443
Nov-Dec TT8xx: Chad * by I8NHJ, IK8HBA, IK8TOA and IV3FSG 438
November ZX0SK & ZW0SP: St.Peter & St.Paul Arch. (SA-014) 443
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