19 August 2000
No 485
*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION ****
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
4W - Peter, ON6TT will be active (SSB only)
as 4W/ON6TT from East Timor for the next five days. QSL via
ON5NT. [TNX The Daily DX]
A5 - The Clipperton DX Club (http://www.multimania.com/cdxc)
operation from Thimphu, Bhutan is confirmed to take place on 3-14
September (the call has been issued, but it will be announced
when the operation starts). Announced frequencies are 28.475,
24.945, 21.295, 18.145, 14.195, 7.045 and 3.795 for SSB; 28.015,
24.895, 21.015, 18.075, 14.015, 10.105, 7.005 and 3.505 MHz for
CW. The team (Denise/F6HWU, Gerard/F2VX, Alain/F6ANA,
Vincent/G0LMX, and Alain/F5LMJ) will have four tranceivers. QSL
via F8RZ. [TNX F5LMJ]
BV - The 26-27 August BV9W operation from
P'engchia Island (AS-???) [425DXN 485] has been cancelled due to
bad weather conditions. New dates will be announced in due
course. [TNX JI6KVR]
BY - A team of operators from Beijing DX Club
(namely BA1AA, BA1DU, BA1FB, BA1HAM, BA1KA, BA1MK, BA1MT, BA1TU
and others) will be active as BI2J from Juhua Island, in the
Liaoning Province West group (AS-???) on 1-4 September. They will
have two stations, one beam and one amplifier. QSL via W3HC. [TNX
BA1DU]
CO - Look for CO1OTA to be active (on 10-80
metres SSB and CW) from Los Colorados Archipelago (NA-093) on 1-3
September. QSL direct to Grupo DX Cuba, Apdo. 1, Habana 10100,
Cuba or through the bureau. [TNX CO2QQ]
FO0_aus - Look for FO0MOT to be active on all
bands mainly CW from Raivavae (OC-114), Austral Islands between 1
and 10 September. QSL via OM2SA (Juraj Sipos, 93013 Trhova
Hradska 550, Republic of Slovakia). [TNX OM2SA]
I - Luciano/I0SYQ, Luca/IK0QDB,
Gabriele/IK3GES, Roberto/IS0JMA, Lino/IZ0CBB, Antonio/IZ0CIV,
Alessio/IZ0CKJ and Giorgio/KC2GNB will operate as IB0/IZ0CKJ from
Palmarola (EU-045, IIA LT-008) and a few satellite islands on
26-27 August. QSL via IZ0CKJ. [TNX IS0JMA]
I - Alex/IK8YFU, Mauro/IK8YVG,
Domenico/IZ8BAD and Nino/IW8PQ will be active (on HF and 6
metres) from Scoglio Galea (IIA VV-002, not IOTA) on 27 August.
QSL via home calls through the bureau or direct to IK8YFU
(Alessandro Pochi', Via Cavour 8, 89024 Polistena - RC, Italy).
[TNX IK8YFU]
I - Look for IC8/IN3XUG to be active (on 10,
15, 20 and 40 metres SSB) from Ischia (EU-031, IIA NA-001)
between 29 August and 4 September. QSL via bureau. [TNX IN3XUG]
KG4 - Tip, N4SIA will be active as KG4AS from
Guantanamo Bay (NA-015) for about seven days starting 29 August.
QSL via home call. [TNX ARRL DX Bulletin]
KH5 - Mike, KH6ND/KH5 was expected to leave
Palmyra on 17 August, but negotiated an open-ended stay. It is
possible that he may still be on Palmyra when the Kingman Reef
DXpedition comes by in October to pick him up. He is QRV most
nights, primarily on CW, and has some 10,000 QSOs logged since
his arrival on the atoll. QSL via K4TSJ. [TNX NI6T]
LA - Mario, DL5ME will be active as LA/DL5ME
from Rundoy (EU-079) on 25-28 August. [TNX ARRL DX Bulletin]
PY0_spp - The announced frequencies for the
PS0S operation from St. Peter & St. Paul Archipelago are the
following: 50.120, 28.020, 24.895, 21.020, 18.075, 14.020,
10.104, 7.006 and 3.505 MHz (CW); 50.120, 28.480, 24.945, 21.295,
18.145, 14.195, 7.050 and 3.790 MHz (SSB); 28.080, 21.080 and
14.080 MHz (RTTY). The web site for the DXpedition is at http://www.qsl.net/spsp.
[TNX PY2ZX]
S9 - Pete, SV8CRI is active as S92SV from Sao
Tome (AF-023) until 5 September. QSL via home call.
SV5 - Vito, I3BQC reports he will be active
as SV5/I3BQC from Rhodes (EU-001) between 30 August and 15
September. QSL via home call.
VE - Nenad, VE3EXY reports he will operate
(mostly CW with some SSB and RTTY) as VE3EXY/2 from Zone 2
between 31 August (around 22 UTC) and 4 September (10 UTC).
Announced CW frequencies are 1830, 3510, 7010, 10107, 14025,
18077, 21025, 24897 and 28025 kHz, while regular DX windows will
be used for SSB. QSL via VE3EXY.
VE - Len, VE9MY and other eleven operators
will be active (on 2, 6, 10, 15, 20, 40 and 80 metres with two
stations) from Partridge Island (NA-014, CISA NB-009) on 9-10
September. The call sign has not been determined at this time but
the prefix will be VE9. [TNX VE9MY]
VK - The 11th IARU Region 3 Conference will
meet in Darwin from 28 August and 1 September. At the
conference's hotel venue a special event station AX8IARU will be
activated by members of the Darwin Amateur Radio Club and
conference delegates. A special QSL card is to be available. [TNX
HS0/G3NOM]
VK - Alan, VK4AAR reports the preparations
for the operations from the two VK6s unnumbered IOTA groups
[425DXN 479] are on schedule. Look for VK6BM to be active from
Browse Island (OC-???) on 1-5 September and for VK6CJ to be aired
from Cassini Island (OC-???) on 7-11 September. QSL via VK4AAR
(Alan Roocroft, P.O. Box 421, Gatton 4343, Australia).
VK9 - Bert, PA3GIO showed up yesterday (24
August) signing VK9XV, even though he had recently confirmed the
calls/dates for his activities were VK9CQ (Cocos/Keeling, OC-003)
from 27 August to 1 September and VK9XV (Christmas Island,
OC-002) from 3 to 13 September. QSL via PA3GIO, preferably
through the bureau.
YV - Look for YW5LF [425DXN 479] to be active
(on 10-80 metres CW and SSB) from Los Frailes Islands (SA-059)
until 27 August. QSL via W4SO (mail drop).
GOOD TO KNOW - Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
KINGMAN REEF 2000 ---> European DXers
are invited to give their financial help to support this
major DXpedition, which will take place from one of
Europe's most wanted (actually No. 2 in Europe). The
DXpedition is planned to last two full weekends, with
several stations transmitting round the clock on all HF
bands. If you can support the DXpedition, please contact
Tom Harrell, N4XP (n4xp@juno.com)
or Garry Shapiro, NI6T (ni6t@intuitive.com).
MOST WANTED SURVEY ---> The DX
Magazine Most Wanted Survey for the year 2000 is now
available on http://www.dxpub.com. The results
will be published in the January/February 2001 issue of
The DX Magazine and will be posted to the web site in
late January 2001. [TNX N4AA]
PHIL-HAM-EXPO 2000 ---> A philatelic
exhibition on radiocommunication topics will take place
at Auxerre (France) on 21-22 October during
"Hamexpo", celebrating the 75th anniversary of
REF. For further information please contact Raymond
Aupetit (P.O. Box 1392, F-16017 Angouleme Cedex, France)
at raymond.aupetit@wanadoo.fr.
PIRATE ---> AP2JZB has been pirated
on CW for four of five years by someone who gives either
KY6XT or KK6XT as a manager. Please note that the genuine
Bob, AP2JZB does not work CW and still has K2EWB as a QSL
manager. [TNX AD5W]
PLEASE BE PATIENT ---> Both Nando,
IT9YRE and Antonello, IK2DUW have already received dozens
of direct requests for (respectively) R0L and
SV8/IT9YRE/p. Plase be patient, as in both cases cards
will not be printed before mid/late September at the
earliest.
QSL 3B9R ---> Gary, K7ZD is now the
QSL manager for all QSOs made on 10-160 meters, while
Ned, AA7A can confirm QSOs made on 6 metres. Questions
may be sent to 3b9r@ktarmail.com.
[TNX The Daily DX]
QSL IG9/I5RFD ---> Francesco, I5RFD
reports that bureau cards for his current activity from
Linosa and Lampedusa [425DXN 479] can be requested at http://www.i5rfd.bbk.org.
QSL UN*/AB8CK ---> Dmitry, AB8CK
reports that the only good QSL route for his Kazakhstan
1999 CQ WW CW (UN7/AB8CK) and 2000 AA DX CW (UN1/AB8CK)
contest operations is via UA3AGW CBA address. Please do
not use his American address or ARRL bureau for QSLling.
YASME QSLS ---> Please note that
Randy Wright, W6CUA is the YASME Award Manager - he is
NOT and has never been the the QSL Manager for the YASME
QSLs, which still go the Yasme Foundation, P.O. Box 2025,
Castro Valley, CA 94546, USA. The website for the
Foundation, where to find the list of YASME
callsigns/operations/operators and the rules for the
awards, is at http://www.yasme.org. [TNX W6CUA]
SILENT KEYS - We have recently been
informed of the passing of Olivier Lamine, TU2XF and
Salvatore "Sal" N. Feola, K1UOV (well known by
Italian amateurs, Sal received a "Public Service
Award" from ARRL for the prominent role played
during the 1976 earthquake emergency in north-east Italy)
[TNX TU2BB and WA2UAQ]
LOGS: Sergei, UA3AP reports the log for
his 9G5AP activity from Ghana is now available on line at
http://dx.qsl.net/logs.
LOGS: The logs for the recent FR/F6KDF/T
operation from Tromelin (some 51,500 QSOs) will be
available at http://perso.easynet.fr/~f6jjx/ as
soon as the three logs (SSB. CW and RTTY) are merged.
[TNX F6JJX]
ZD9ZM: Bob, G3ZEM reports he gave a
wrong URL [425DXN 485]: the correct address for his ZD9ZM
forthcoming operation is http://www.dxtechnology.com/zd9zm.
ZA1Z - Dr. Dajlan Omeri, P. O. Box 1501,
Tirana, Albania
ZS6ANL - P.O. Box 6282, Homestead 1412,
South Africa
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