22 April 2000
No 468
*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION ****
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
3A - SP DX Club members Henryk, SP3FYM and
Woytek, SP9PT will operate 3A/ from Monaco between 26 April and 1
May. Look for them on 40-10 metres SSB, CW and RTTY. QSL via home
calls. [TNX I2MOV]
3B8 - Rafal, SP6TPM will be signing
3B8/SP6TPM from Mauritius Island (AF-049) between 22 April and 4
May. Look for him on 10-80 metres SSB only. [TNX SP6TPM]
7P - Deon, ZS5DCF and Leon, ZS5LS will be
signing 7P8/ from Lesotho between 23 and 27 April. QSL direct to
P.O. Box 401219, Redhill 4071, South Africa or through the SARL
bureau. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
8R - Esmond, 8R1AK expects to operate from
SA-068 on 22-24 April. QSL via home call (Esmond L. Jones, P.O.
Box 10868, Georgetown, Guyana). [TNX The Daily DX]
9A - Nicola, IK3JLS reports he will be active
(on or around 14.015 or 21.015 kHz) as 9A/IK3JLS from Porec,
Croatia between 22 and 24 April. QSL via IK3JLS.
9A - Dusan, S52DG and Rok, S52ND will operate
(on 10-40 metres SSB and CW) as 9A/S52DG/p and 9A/S52ND/p from
Krk Island (EU-136, CI-046) between 24 and 27 April. QSL via
S52DG either direct (Dusan Mohoric, Ojstri Vrh 12, 4228
Zelezniki, Slovenia) or through the bureau. [TNX S52DG]
9N - Two groups of Japanese amateurs are
going to operate (10-80 metres SSB, CW and RTTY) from Nepal. Look
for 9N7WU (QSL via JA8MWU) and 9N7EK (QSL via JR8FEK) between 23
April and 9 May, and for 9N7SZ (QSL via JA9LSZ), 9N7VJ (QSL via
JA9VJ), 9N7IP (QSL via JG5CIP) and 9N7YT (QSL via JJ2NYT) between
2 and 9 May. [TNX JA1ELY]
A5 - The multi-national team operation from
Bhutan [425DXN 465] is confirmed to take place on 1-12 May
(callsign TBA). The team will be able to use 100 watts only on
the following suggested frequencies: 1826.5, 3504, 7004, 10104,
14024, 18074, 21024, 24894, 28024 kHz (CW); 3795, 7095, 14195,
18145, 21295, 24945, 28475 kHz (SSB); 14080, 21080, 28080 kHz
(RTTY). The pilots will be Klaus, DL1XX (dl1xx@gmx.de) for Europe Toshi,
JA1ELY (ja1ely@bb.mbn.or.jp)
for Japan Doug, N1IUN (dcaron@adelphia.net)
for East Coast North America and Garry, NI6T (ni6t@best.com) for West Coast
North America. QSL via W0GJ (Glenn Johnson, 14164 Irvine,
Bemidji, MN 56601, USA). The web site for the DXpedition is under
construction at http://www.goldtel.net/A5. [TNX The Daily
DX]. It is worth quoting Jim's (VK9NS) comment: "Amateur
Radio in Bhutan has occupied a mere 10 years of my personal
amateur radio and DXing thoughts and I am proud to have been a
tiny apart of it all. That the Amateur Radio Service is an
accepted part of Bhutan Telecommunications, a dream come true.
There is a saying that everything comes to those who wait, how
true that is". [TNX VK9NS]
BY - Operators from the Jiangsu DX Club (jsdxc@qsl.net) plan to be active
as BI4L from Changdao, Miaodao Archipelago (AS-???) on 1-3 May.
Look for them on 160-6 metres CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via BY4RSA.
[TNX BA4TB]
CT - Look for Dani, EA4ATI and Cesar, EC4DIQ
to be active as EA4ATI/p from the island of Monte Agudo (EU-080)
on 21-23 April. QSL via EA4ATI either direct or through the
bureau. [TNX EA4ATI]
EM - Special event call EMORSE will be aired
on all bands CW only until 30 April to celebrate the 209th
anniversary of the birth of Samuel Morse. The call belongs to the
Morse Club UCWC (http://morse.cjb.net).
QSL via DJ0MAQ (Czeslaw Grycz, Sigmaringer Str. 33, 10713 Berlin,
Germany). [TNX UZ8RR]
FK - Look for Dany, FK8VHY to be signing
FK8VHY/p from Tiga Island (OC-033, DIFO FK-024) between 29 April
and 1 May. [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX]
FM - Jack, F6BUM will be active as FM/F6BUM
from Martinique (NA-107) between 27 April and 4 May. [TNX F6BUM]
FO - Jean-Michel, F6AJA reports that Alain,
FO0CLA was expected to operate from Takapoto (OC-131), French
Polynesia starting on 18 April for around one month. However on
21 April several European stations spotted him on 17 metres as
still on OC-066.
GI - Look for GI0GDF/p and GI0PGC/p to
operate on 10-80 metres from Rathlin Island (EU-122) between 22
and 24 April. QSL via home calls. [TNX GI0TJJ and Islands On The
Web]
I - Special Millennium and Jubilee Year
station IU0PAW (http://www.qsl.net/iu0paw) is active until 31
December. QSL via IK0SHF. [TNX IK0SHF]
I - ARI Casalecchio di Reno will participate
in the International Marconi Day (29 April, see below) as IY4IMD.
QSL via IW4EEG. [TNX IZ4AQL]
I - Piero/IK7VJX and Daniele/IZ7CFF (and
possibly Roberto/IK7XIV and Michele/IK7YUA as well) should be
active as homecall/p from the lighthouse at Punta Palascia (WAIL
PU-005) on 30 April. QSL via homecall. [TNX IZ7CFF]
LU - Cachafaz DX Team members will be active
(on 10-80 metres SSB, plus 2 metres and 70 centimetres FM) as
LT5H from the Hill Los Linderos (2760 metres a.s.l., WWL FF78MA)
for 24 hours starting on 29 April at 15 UTC. QSL via LU2HF
(Nestor Didonato, P. O. Box 14, 5151 La Calera, Cordoba,
Argentina). [TNX LU2HF]
OE - Radio Austria Internation will air
special International Marcony Day (see below) calls OE1M/2000
(SSB) and OE1M (CW). Please visit http://roi.orf.at for further information and
for the "Ask For A QSO" option. [TNX K1VV]
T8 - Look for Misao/T88MT (QSL via JJ1DWB),
Hiro/T88YH (QSL via 7N1KAE), Hide/T88LJ (QSL via JH8DEH) and
Yo/T88?? (QSL via JI1PLF) to be active on 80-6 metres SSB and CW
from Palau (OC-009) between 28 April and 3 May. Addresses listed
below. [TNX JM1LJS/T88LJ].
UA - Vlad, RZ1OA and Dima, UA1OLM will be
active as RZ1OA/A and UA1OLM/A from the Solovetskiye Islands
(EU-066) between 28 April and 5 May. QSL via RZ1OA (Vlad Sadakov,
P.O. Box 48, Arkhangelsk, 163040, Russia). [TNX RZ1OA]
UA - Alex, RA0LOM/p is on Shikotan (AS-062)
for business until May. QSL via home call (Alexander Morozov,
P.O. Box 76, Partizansk-14, 692880 Russia). [TNX JE1DXC]
UA - Alan, UA1PAC and Serge, UA1PAO plan to
be active (with two stations on 10-80 metres CW and SSB) as
UA1PAC/p and UA1PAO/p from Vaygach Island (EU-086) between 20 and
30 April. [TNX UA1PAC and IK1PML]
UA - Special event stations RH1A, RH1B, RH1C,
RH1F, RH1H and RH1J will be active from Saint-Petersburg, Russia
between 24 April and 14 May for the Hockey World Championship.
QSL routes are listed below. [TNX RA1ACJ].
UA - UA0KCI plans to operate from Ayon island
(AS-038) starting on or around 25 April. [TNX The Daily DX]
V6 - JA3DAU (V63BJ) and JA3HRV (V63BD) will
be active (on 40-6 metres SSB and CW) from Yap (OC-012),
Micronesia between 30 April and 3 May. QSL via home calls. [TNX
JA1ELY]
W - During the International Marconi day (see
below) the Marconi Radio Club, W1AA/IMD (Massachusetts, http://personal.tmlp.com/k1vv/w1aa/)
will represent the Marconi Transatlantic Station where Marconi
completed his first spark gap radio transmission between the
United States and Europe on 18 January 1903. [TNX K1VV]
XV - JA1JQY, JA1KJW, JA3MCA and JA8VE will
operate (SSB and CW on 10-40 metres, 30 metres excluded) from Cat
Ba (AS-132), Vietnam between 1 and 5 May in their morning. They
will be signing XV5JY (QSL via JA1KJW), XV5TK (QSL via JA3MCA and
XV5VE (QSL via JA8VE). [TNX JA1ELY]
ZD8 - Jim, N6TJ is expected to be active
again as ZD8Z from Ascension Island (AF-003) between 25 April and
3 May. QSL via VE3HO. [TNX The Daily DX]
GOOD TO KNOW - Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
4W6EB ---> Jose, CT1EEB started
operating as 4W6EB from East Timor on 27 March. So far he
has logged 9422 QSOs (163 on 40, 1862 on 17, 3701 on 15,
1334 on 12 and 2362 on 10 metres) with 122 DXCC entities
located in Europe (4304), Asia (3311), North America
(1323 QSOs), Oceania (308), South America (141) and
Africa (68). He operates in his spare time with 100
watts, homemade antennas for 15 and 10 metres, inverted V
dipoles for 40, 17 and 12metres, battery and charger. QSL
via CT1EEB either direct (Jose Emanuel Ribeiro de Sa,
P.O. Box 79, P-3860 Estarreja, Portugal) or through the
REP bureau. Homepage and log search under construction at
http://www.qsl.net/4w6eb.
[TNX CT1EEB]
BHUTAN ---> Charles Harpole, K4VUD
visited Bhutan twice (1998 and 1999) and is now looking
for amateur radio licenced United States citizens who may
wish to join a tour group to Bhutan for the purpose of
operating legal ham radio from that country in early July
(no connection with the announced May operation). If
interested, please e-mail k4vud@hotmail.com.
E29DX ---> The operation from Koh Nu
(AS-145) finished at 00.15 UTC on 16 April after some
12500 QSOs (6000 CW, 4600 SSB, 600 RTTY). QSL via HS0GBI,
whose address, according to the latest information coming
from HS0/G3NOM, is 56-31 Moo 10, Kookat, Lumlukka, Patum
Thani, 12130, Thailand. Cards can be sent via the RAST
bureau as well. [TNX HS0/G3NOM]
INTERNATIONAL MARCONI DAY ---> This
year it will take place on 29 April (00.00-24.00 UTC).
Over 40 International Marconi Day special event stations
will be participating world wide. They will represent
historic Guglielmo Marconi transmitting and receiving
stations and will commemorate milestones in the
development of worldwide wireless communications. The
event is sposored by the Cornish Radio Amateur Club. For
the list of participating stations & award
information please visit http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~straff/.
N7NG SUCCEEDS K5FUV ---> Wayne Mills,
N7NG, will join the ARRL HQ staff as Membership Services
Manager, effective May 2. He succeeds Bill Kennamer, K5NX
(ex-K5FUV), who retired in March [425DXN 461]. First
licensed in 1953 at age 10, he has served as chairman of
the ARRL DX Advisory Committee since March 1997. He also
served on the DXCC 2000 Committee. He is best known for
his operating on DXpeditions over the past 15 years -
XZ1A (1995), BV9P (1995), BS7H (1997), H40AA (1998) and
the most recent TX0DX just to name a few.
QSL 4W6MM ---> Cards for Thor can now
be sent to Thorvaldur Stefansson, P.O. Box 3699, Darwin,
NT 0801, Australia. Cards without sufficient postage
(please note that Thor does not like IRCs) + SAE will be
replied through the bureau. [TNX The Daily DX]
QSL AX0LD ---> Cesar, PY2YP is sorry
to report that some problems have been detected at the
Central Post Office. The full list of requests received
so far is available at http://www.qsl.net/cwsp/search.html.
If you sent your card to POB 1807, Sao Paulo and cannot
find your call in the list above, please send another
card to PY2YP: Cesar Augusto C. Rodrigues, Al Min Rocha
Azevedo, 495 AP 121, Sao Paulo 01410-001, Brazil.
QSL EX0Y ---> DL4YFF is not the QSL
manager for this station. Cards should be sent direct to
P.O. Box 2185, Bishkek 720021, Kyrgyzstan. [TNX EX8MF]
QSL HC8N ---> QSL manager AA5BT
(Derek Wills, 4002 Amy Cir, Austin, TX 78759,USA) is
almost caught up to January 2000 with the direct QSLs for
HC8N. 11,000 blank cards have just arrived from the
printer and Derek will begin responding shortly to direct
QSLs received for QSOs made in February and March 2000.
[TNX N5KO]
QSL VIA DL5EBE ---> Please note that
as of 1 April [425DXN 465] Dominik's new address is:
Dominik Weiel, Johannes-Meyer-Str. 13, D-49808 Lingen,
Germany.
QSL VIA F5OGL ---> Didier is the QSL
manager for FH/TU5AX, currently operating from Mayotte,
and for the following past operations:
QSL either direct (Didier A. Senmartin, DASC, P.O Box 19, 35998 Rennes
Armees, France) or through the REF bureau. [TNX F5OGL]
QSL VIA G4ZVJ ---> G4ZVJ (Andy
Chadwick, 5 Thorpe Chase, Ripon, HG4 1UA England, UK) can
confirm contacts made with him during the following past
operations: 9G5VJ, ET3AA (CW activity on *** 1-7 March
2000 only ***), S21VJ, XU7AAV, XW2A (CW activity on ***
23-28 February 2000 only ***). [TNX The Daily DX]
QSL VIA VK4FW ---> Bill reports he
would like to close the logs for VK9LD (Lord Howe,
November 1992), VK9MM (Mellish Reef, September 1993) and
VK9XO (Christmas Island, December 1993). If you still
need a card, please send for it now. The address is Bill
Horner, P.O. Box 929, Gympie, 4570, Australia
QSL VIA VK9NS ---> Jim Smith, VK9NS
reports he will be off Norfolk Island for the next couple
of months and will be travelling fairly extensively
during this period. "For the next couple of months
my usual FAST return QSL policy will be impossible",
he says, "but of course on my return to Norfolk will
deal with any backlog of QSL cards quite quickly."
RUSSIAN ISLANDS ---> Nick Smerdov,
RA1QQ is planning to operate from several Russian IOTA
groups (EU-119, EU-066 and EU-147, or EU-162) in July. If
you want to join Nick, please contact him at ra1qq@cscenter.ru.
[TNX NT2X]
NEWS FROM THE WEB - Edited by I1JQJ &
IK1ADH
LOGS (3V8): The logs for the recent
3V8BT operation from AF-073 are now available at http://www.425dxn.org/dxped/3v8bt.
The operation logged 10282 QSOs (882 CW, 9069 SSB, 331
RTTY) on 40 (956 QSOs), 20 (3469), 15 (3087) and 10
metres (2770). QSL via I5JHW.
UT7UA - Roman A. Bratchyk, a/c B-19,
Kyiv 01001, Ukraine
UY5ZZ - Vladimir Latyshenko, P.O. Box
4850, Zaporozhye 69118, Ukraine
VK2FUN - H.W.Cowled, 13 Kevin Street,
Mannering Park, NSW 2259, Australia
VK2INI - Ed Hula, Editor Around the
Rings, 1/98 Cremorne Road, Cremorne, NSW 2090, Australia
VK2QF - Nev Mattick, Hargraves, N.S.W.
2850, Australia
VK3OT - Steve R. Gregory, P.O. Box 622,
Hamilton, Victoria, 3300 Australia
VK4AAR - Alan Roocroft, P.O. Box 421,
Gatton 4343, Australia
YB0HD - Budi Rianto Halim, P.O.Box 8000,
Jakarta 11000, Indonesia
YC6PUP - Rizal, P.O. Box 2395, Medan
20001, Indonesia
ZS1FJ - Barry Fletcher, P.O. Box 53319,
Kenilworth 7745, South Africa
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