20 May 2000
No 472
*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION ****
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
3W - Mal, VK6LC is going back to Vietnam for
a six-month work assignment until around November. He will
operate as 3W2LC from his apartment in Vung Tau. QSL via VK6LC.
[TNX VK6LC]
F - Look for F5FQR/p to be active from
Chateau de Moncel (DFCF 54001 for the French Castles Award) on 20
May (6-14 UTC). QSL via bureu to F5TXA or direct to F-16915
(Wilfried Buttazzi, 24 Rue C. Cavalier, 54580 Auboue, France).
[TNX F-16915]
FR/G - Henri, FR5ZQ has been signing FR5ZQ/G
from Glorioso since last week [425DXN 471] and The Daily DX
reports he is expected to be there until 15 June. QSL via home
call.
G - Terry, G0WAB has joined G0WRE, G0VBD,
G0VAX for the 26-29 May operation from Hilbre Island (EU-120)
[425DXN 459]. Look for them signing home call/p on 10, 15, 20, 40
and 80 metres SSB and CW. QSL via home calls. [TNX G0WRE]
I - Look for IR0MM to be active on all bands
from Fossanova Abbey in Latina province on 19-21 May. QSL via
I0YKN (Nuccio Meoli, Via della stazione snc, 04010 Cori - LT,
Italy). [TNX I0YKN]
I - Look for IV3KTY/p to operate (weather
permitting) during the weekend from the island of Santa Maria di
Barbana (EU-130, IIA GO-013) and/or Panera (GO-017, not IOTA) and
La Schiusa (EU-130, GO-002). Activity is expected on 40, 20 and
17 metres SSB and CW. Bureau cards can be requested at
http://www.infis.univ.ts.it/~iv3kty [TNX IV3KTY]
I - ARI Rimini operators will be active as
IR4RCR from the local lighthouse (WAIL ER-002) on 27-28 May. For
further information visit http://www.i4ftu.it/er-002.htm.
QSL via I4GAS either direct or through the bureau. [TNX I4GAS]
KH5K - Chuck, N4BQW was unexpectedly active
from Kingman Reef. He is now expected to remain on Palmyra until
26 May. QSL via K4TSJ.
LA - Arne, LA8LA plans to be active (on all
bands mostly CW) from Hitra Island (EU-036) between 21 and 28
May. QSL via LA8LA (Arne Lie, P.O. Box 73, Buvika, N-7351,
Norway). [TNX The Daily DX]
SP - The 18-21 May SP5PB/1 operation from the
lighthouse Niechorze [425DXN 471] has been cancelled. [TNX SP5PB]
SU - IK8UHA reports the SU9DX IOTA operation
from Giftun Island (AF-???) [425DXN 463] has been postponed. The
new date will be announced later this year.
SV - After his activity form the island of
Skopelos (EU-072), Steffen, DL6UCW now operates (CW only) from
Alonissos (EU-072) until 31 May. QSL to DL6UCW via the DARC
bureau. [TNX DX News Letter]
V2 - Brian, N3OC (V26OC) and Bob, N5NJ (V26O)
will be active from Antigua (NA-100) between 24 and 31 May. They
will participate in the CQ WW WPX CW Contest as V26OC
(Multi-Single). Before and after the contest they will
concentrate on 6, 12, 17, 30 and 160 metres. QSL V26OC via N3OC,
QSL V26O via N5NJ. [TNX The Daily DX]
VK9_wil - Peter, VK4APG, one of the VK9WI
Willis Island team members, has broken his leg whilst trying to
get off the catamaran and has been evacuated. The remaining
members are working hard to try and satisfy everybody's needs,
but some operations (ie. AO-10) may have to be cancelled, as as
the highest priority is to give a new country to people on at
least one band. The DXpedition is now expected to go QRT around 1
UTC on 22 May, with barefoot/simple aerial operations from around
6 UTC on the 21st till the last minute. For updates, details, log
serach and pictures please visit http://www.qsl.net/vk9wi/.
GOOD TO KNOW - Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
DXPEDITIONING - BEHIND THE SCENES.
Edited by Neville Cheadle (G3NUG) and Steve Telenius-Lowe
(G4JVG), this 182+XXXIV-page book has been written by
members of the 1998 9M0C Spratly team (65,500 QSOs in 12
days). It is not a story of the DXpedition but draws
heavily on the experiences at 9M0C and on many other
DXpeditions in order to offer an extensive coverage of
virtually all aspects of a major expedition, from early
planning through QSLing. Full information is available at
http://www.nevada.co.uk/book-DX.html
(where the book can be ordered). All the surpluses from
sales of this book will flow to a new organisation (the
Five Star DXers Association) and will be used as part of
the funding for a major DXpedition probably to the
Central Pacific in March 2001.
CWJF CONTEST ---> The Manchester
Mineira CW Contest will take place on 20-21 May; further
information available at http://www.powerline.com.br/cwjf.
[TNX PY4FQ]
EX BUREAU ---> Nikolaj Bubnov, EX8MF
(ex UM8MFO) reports the new address for the Amateur Radio
Union of Kyrgyzstan (ARUK) QSL bureau is: P.O. Box 745,
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan 720017. For further information visit
http://www.qsl.net/ex9hq.
IIA ---> The new versions of the
software for the IIA (v2.5) and ILIA (v1.1) awards can be
downloaded from the web site of the Crazy DX Group (http://www.grisnet.it/crazy)
INTERNATIONAL LIGHTHOUSE/LIGHTSHIP WEEKEND
---> The list of participants in this year's event
(from 00.01 UTC on 19 August until 23.59 UTC on the 20th)
is continually updated at www.waterw.com/~weidner/LH-day-table.htm.
[TNX GM4SUC, gm4suc@compuserve.com]
QSL A35MQ ---> Please note that cards
for the recent A35MQ operation should be sent to DL8NBE.
Do not send them to either IV3DHD or IV3UHL (who was
active with that call back in 1993).
QSL EA5DWS/P ---> He was active from
Tabarca Island (EU-093, DIE E-006) on 20-23 April. Cards
should go via EA5DWS either direct (Salva Moreno, P.O.
Box 134, 03820 Cocentaina, Alicante, Spain) or through
the bureau. [TNX EA5DWS]
QSL HS0ZBS ---> Do not send your
cards to Kurt's (HB9AMZ) old address in Switzerland or
through the Swiss bureau, as he lives in Thailand. Send
your cards direct to Kurt Brauer, P.O. Box 75,
Phanom-Sarakham, Chachoengsao 24120, Thailand or through
the HS bureau.
QSL EU-066 ---> Cards for RZ1OA/p and
UA1OLM/p (EU-066) should be sent to RZ1OA, whose CBA is
wrong. The correct address is Vlad Sadakov, P.O. Box 48,
Arkhangelsk 163040, Russia. [TNX RZ1OA]
SDX ---> SDX V9.62 is a comprehensive
logger intended for the majority of DXpedition and
special event operations, with a typical capacity of at
least 10,000 QSOs. It supports SSB and CW operation on
all 9 HF bands and offers real-time prefix checking, dupe
checking and beam headings. SDX is freeware and
unrestricted and may be downloaded from http://www.ei5di.com/sd/sdx.zip
(192 kb). For further information you can contact Paul,
EI5DI at paul@ei5di.com.
NEWS FROM THE WEB - Edited by I1JQJ &
IK1ADH
A-DX-W: Asia DX Window is Web Cluster
showing DX spots passed by amateurs located in Asia. The
authors are Eugene, RA0FF and Sen, JA3QGI and the URL is http://dx.bgtelecom.ru.
[TNX RA0FF]
ADDRESSES - Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
3B8CF - Jacky Mandary, 6 Shastri Road,
Candos, Quatre Bornes, Mauritius Island
4J4K - P.O.Box 89, 370000 Baku,
Azerbaijan
4K7Z - P.O.Box 18, 370000 Baku,
Azerbaijan
4W6MM - Thorvaldur Stefansson, P.O. Box
3699, Darwin, NT 0801, Australia
A41LZ - Murtadha Ahmed Sultan, P. O. Box
2837, Ruwi, Muscat 112, Oman
AX3ITU - Eastern and Mountain District
Radio Club (EMDRC), P.O. Box 87, Mitcham Victoria,
Australia 3132
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