2 September 2000
No 487
*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION ****
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
3V - Fabio, I4UFH and Gabriele, IK4UPB will
be active from 3V8BB on 7-11 September. They will participate in
the WAE SSB Contest as M/S. Before and after the contest they
will concentrate on extra-European countries. QSL (for this
operation only) via I4UFH. [TNX I4UFH]
4W - Erkki, 4W/OH2BF is working for UNHCR in
Dili, East Timor. He is likely to be there for a couple of
months. QSL via OH2IC. [TNX The Daily DX]
4W - The DXpedition by Dennis, K7BV and Wolf,
N6FF to East Timor [425DXN 485] is scheduled to take place
indicatively between 6-8 and 17 October. They expect to have two
rigs: during daylight hours, they may appear randomly on bands
above 40 metres; during the hours of darkness, generally expect
to find them only on 30, 40, 80 and 160 metres. 4W6DX (QSL route
TBA), the callsign for the East Timor Amateur Radio Association,
will be used extensively during the DXpedition, while 4W/K7BV
(QSL via KU9C) and 4W/N6FF (QSL via home call) will be used very
sparingly. Rod, WC7N (wc7n@wave.net)
will be the pilot station. Operating plans and announced
frequencies are available at http://www.qth.com/k7bv/timor/.
[TNX K7BV]
9A - Mario, DJ2MX will operate (on 10-80
metres CW and SSB) as 9A/N0MX from Brac Island (EU-016, CI-010
for the Islands Of Croatia Award) between 14 and 28 September. He
might also be active for a few hours from the islands of Solta
(EU-016, CI-126) and Ciovo (CI-013, not IOTA). QSL via DJ2MX
either direct (Mario Lovric, Am Oelberg 11, D-61231 Bad Nauheim,
Germany) or through the DARC bureau (bureu cards can be requested
at http://www.qsl.net/dj2mx).
[TNX DJ2MX].
9A - Dusan, S52DG and Borut, S52LD will be
active (on 10-40 metres SSB and CW) as 9A/S52DG/p and 9A/S52LD/p
from Krk Island (EU-136, CI-046) on 15-19 September. QSL via home
calls either direct or through the bureau. [TNX S52DG]
9H - A large group of Dutch operators will be
active (on 6-80 metres SSB and CW) from Malta (EU-023) between 16
September and 8 October. They will operate either as 9H0VRZ and
with their individual callsigns as follows:
The QSL manager for 9H0VRZ is PA0JR (Andre van den Bos, Olof
Palmelaan 5, 9649 BH Muntendam, The Netherlands). The web site
for the operation is at http://www.vrza.org/ and will include on-line
logs.
9M0_spr - A group of operators from FEDXP
(Far East DX Ploiters) are going to be active (with two stations
on 160-6 metres SSB, CW and RTTY) as 9M0F from the Layan Layan,
Spratly Islands (AS-051) between 12 and 16 September. Team
members include JA1BRK, JA1RJU, JA4DND, JK1OPL, JR1FBE, 7K1WLE,
JF2XGF and the operation is for celebrating the 40th anniversary
of FEDXP. QSL via JA1HGY (Nao Mashita, 8-2-4 Akasaka, Minato,
Tokyo 107-0052, Japan). [TNX JA1HGY]
9M2 - Look for Tex, 9M2TO/p to be active from
Perhentian Island (AS-073) until 3 September. QSL via JA0DMV
(bureau) or direct to 9M2TO. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
BY - The operation from Juhua Island (AS-151)
started and will finish one day earlier than expected due to
logistic reasons. Look for BI2J to be active until 3 September.
QSL via W3HC (direct only) or through the Chinese QSL bureau.
CE - Marco, CE6TBN will be active (on 10, 15
and 20 metres) as CE6TBN/7 from Chiloe Island (SA-018) between 16
and 19 September. QSL via CE6TBN (Marco A. Quijada, P.O. Box
1234, Temuco, Chile). [TNX CE6TBN]
CO - Arnie, CO2QQ reports the Grupo DX Cuba
is planning to operate from all of the IOTA groups allocated to
Cuba as follows:
1-30 Sep CO0OTA Cuba NA-015
1-30 Sep CO4OTA La Juventud Island NA-056
1-3 Sep CO1OTA Los Colorados Archipelago NA-093
7-9 Sep CO7OTA Camaguey Archipelago NA-086
14-16 Sep CO8OTA Cayo Moa Grande NA-???
21-23 Sep CO6OTA Sabana Archipelago NA-204
28-30 Sep CO9OTA Jardines de la Reina Archipelago NA-201
QSL direct to Grupo DX Cuba, Apdo. 6060, Habana 10600, Cuba or
through the bureau (please note that Arnie has now given the
correct POB number, which is different from the one given in
425DXN 486).
D4 - Jose Manuel/EA8EE and Manuel/EA8BYG will
be active as D44AC (from the QTH of Carlos) from the island of
Sao Vicente (AF-086), Cabo Verde between 1 and 8 November. They
will operate on all modes (CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK31, HELL, SSTV) on
HF (10, 12, 15, 17, 20, 40 and 80 metres), VHF and 6 metres from
HK76KM (skeds welcome at d44ac@ea8ee.zzn.com).
QSL via EA8URL. Logs will be available at http://www.qsl.net/dxgrancanaria.
[TNX EA8EE]
DL - Look for DL7VOX/p to operate on all
bands CW from Fehmarn Island (EU-128, DID/GIA O-001) until 9
September. QSL via home call. Information on the German Islands
Award (DID) can be found at http://www.iota-post.com. [TNX DL2VFR]
EA - Pepe, EA5KB will operate from Illeta del
Perello (DIEI V-019) on 2-3 September. QSL via bureau. [TNX
EA5KB]
FO - James, K9KUZ is going to be active as
FO0KUZ from French Polynesia: on 9-13 September from Bora Bora
(OC-067) and on 14-15 September from Moorea Island (OC-046). Look
for him on or around 14200, 21250 and 28400 kHz during his
afternoons and evenings. QSL via K9KUZ. [TNX The Daily DX]
JA - Look for Seiji, JQ1SUO/1 to be active
(on 10, 15, 20, 40 and 80 metres SSB and CW) from Shi-kine Island
(AS-008) between 7 and 29 October. QSL direct to JQ1SUO. [TNX
JI6KVR]
JT - Jay, W8JAY will be active as JT1FCP from
Ulaanbator, Mongolia between 11 and 14 September. He plans to
operate RTTY, perhaps also PSK-31. QSL direct to W8JAY. [TNX
W2JGR]
KH5K - Massimo Mucci, I8NHJ (ex 1A0KM, JT1Y,
E30GA ecc.) has joined the team, which now includes AA7A,
AH9B/W5, JH7OHF, K4UEE, KH6ND, KH7U, N4XP, NH6UY, NI6T, OH2BU,
RZ3AA, VE7CT, WA1S and WB4JTT. They will depart Honolulu on 15
October for Kiritimati Atoll (Christmas Island, Eastern
Kiribati)-Palmyra (where they may have the opportunity to spend
some time)-Kingman Reef. During at least 12 days at Kingman, they
will be QRV on all bands from 160 to 6 metres, on CW, SSB and
RTTY with up to six stations. They will depart at the end of
October for Kiritimati and will return by air to Honolulu on 5
November. The team's major targets are Europe, where Kingman is
most-wanted, WARC bands, low bands, RTTY and six meters. The
pilots for the operation will be JA3AAW (Japan), DL1XX (Europe)
and K6GNX (North America). Expenses for this DXpedition include
over $50,000 for transportation individuals and DX organizations,
especially in Europe, are invited to send their contributions to
N4XP (Tom Harrell, 2011 New High Shoals Rd., Watkinsville, GA
30677, USA). [TNX NI6T]
KH6 - Oliver, DH5PK will be vacationing on
Kauai Island (OC-019) between 13 and 22 September and plans to
operate on 20-10 metres. [TNX DH5PK]
LX - Special event stations LX0GDJ and LX0GDH
will be active from the RL (the Luxembourg Amateur Radio Society)
HQ Club House at Eisenborn between 18-28 September and 28
September-8 October respectively. All QSOs will be confirmed
automatically through the bureau. [http://lx0.restena.lu/~rl/news/lx0gdj.htm]
LU_ant - Hector, LU6UO, from the GACW (Grupo
Argentino de CW, http://www.cysnet.com.ar/gacw/) is planning
an operation from the Argentine Antarctic Base of Vicecomodoro
Marambio located on Seymour Island (AN-013). Exact dates have not
yet been determined, but it is expected after September. [TNX
LU1DZ]
OH0 - The Aland Islands contest station OH0Z
will be operated in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest (28-29 October) by
Ari, OH1EH (SOAB). QSL via OH1EH (Ari Korhonen, Kreetalank. 9A1,
FIN-29200 Harjavalta, Finland). [TNX OH0Z]
PY - PY8AZT, PY8AZ, PY8DAN, PY8HBO and PY8ALI
will be active on 10-80 metres SSB, CW and RTTY as ZW8U from
Itarana Island (SA-060, DIB 025) on 26-30 October. They will
participate in the CW WW DX SSB Contest (Multi-Single). QSL
either direct to PY8AZT or through the bureau. [TNX PY8AZT]
SV - Look for Michael, SV8/DF3IS and Emil,
SV8/DJ4PI to be active (on all bands CW and SSB) from Thassos
Island (EU-174) until 5 September. QSL via home calls through the
DARC bureau. [TNX DX News Letter]
SV - Fred, SM7DAY will be active (CW QRP
only) as SV8/SM7DAY from Naxos Island (EU-067) between 6 and 20
September. QSL via SM7DAY either direct (Fred Rahlenbeck,
Arkitektgatan 21, SE-21563 Malmo, Sweden) or through the bureau.
[TNX SM7DAY]
SV - Look for ON5KH, ON5JE and ON4BB to
operate from Lesvos Island (EU-049) between 11 and 25 September.
QSL via home calls. [TNX ON4BB]
SV5 - Tom, HA4DX and Laci, HA0HW will operate
from Kos Island (EU-001) between 4 and either 11 or 18 September.
They plan to operate on all bands, WARC included, CW, SSB and
possibly RTTY during their early mornings and late evenings. [TNX
HA0HW]
T30 - Jack, VK2GJH will be active as T30JH
from Tarawa (OC-017), West Kiribati on 14-26 September. Look for
him on HF, including WARC, plus 50.110 MHz SSB. QSL via VK2GJH
(direct only). [TNX VK2GJH]
T9 - Mario, DJ2MX will operate as T94DX (on
10-80 metres CW, SSB and RTTY) from Sarajevo between 3 and 13
September. QSL via home call. [TNX DJ2MX]
TK - Look for Bernie, TK/HB9ASZ to be active
from Corse until 15 September. Main activity is on CW and RTTY.
[TNX HB2FBQ]
UA - Oleg, UR8LV is planning to be active
(with a 3-band GP antenna and batteries) as R0/UR8LV from Malyy
Begichev Island in the Laptev Sea Coast West group (AS-???) for
2-4 days in late September-early October. QSL via UR8LV either
direct or through the bureau.
V6 - Shoji, JA7HMZ will be active as V63DX
from Pohnpei (OC-010) between 25 and 31 October. He will
participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest (SOAB), while outside the
contest he will concentrate on CW and WARC. QSL via JA7HMZ either
direct (Shoji Igawa, 17 Shirogane, Yokobori, Ogachi, 019-0204
Japan) or through the JARL bureau. [TNX JA1ELY]
VE - A large group of operators will be
active as VB2R from Zone 2 (James Bay Region, northwest Quebec)
between 22 October and 4 November. They will participate in the
CQ WW DX SSB Contest and might do some six metre operation (from
rare Grid FO10) and possibly AO27 or UO15 if time permits. The
special call commemorates the 100th anniversary of the birth of
E.S. Rogers, Canadian amateur radio pioneer and inventor of the
AC radio. QSL via VE3BY. The web site is at http://www.fortunecity.com/marina/westindia/597/zone2.
[TNX VE3SRE]
VP5 - Bud, K4ISV will operate (on 10-160
metres CW and SSB) as either VP5/K4ISV and VP5B (in contest) from
North Caicos (NA-002) between 5 September and 4 October. Bud's
web page is at http://www.qth.com/vp5.
QSL via N2AU. [TNX The Daily DX]
W - Look for K4USI to be aired from Marco
Island (NA-052, USI FL025S) at various time on 1-3 September.
[TNX NE4S]
XU - Peter, ON6TT is expected to be active as
XU7ABI from Cambodia until 6 September. QSL via ON5NT, whose new
address is: Ghis Penny, P.O. Box 93, B-9700 Oudenaarde, Belgium.
[TNX The Daily DX]
YJ - The Prairie DX Group (http://www.n9pd.com)
will be active from Efate (OC-035), Vanuatu between 18 and 28
November (callsign TBA). Multiple stations are expected to
operate on 10-160 metres and to take part in the CQ WW DX CW
Contest (Multi-Multi). Side trips to one or more of the other YJ
IOTA groups are being planned. QSL for the entire DXpedition via
N9PD either direct or through the bureau. [TNX KF9YL and NG3K]
ZK1_sc - Ron, WA6FGV, and Frans, K6SHJ are
expected to be active (licences to be issued upon arrival) from
Rarotonga (OC-013), South Cook for two weeks beginning on or
around 1 September. Ron and Frans were recently active from
Moorea (OC-046, French Polynesia) as FO0AND (QSL via WA6FGV) and
FO0JAN (QSL via K6SHJ) and may be active again for a few days in
mid September on their way home to Santa Barbara, California.
[TNX W6KNB]
GOOD TO KNOW - Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
IOTA ACTIVITY MONTH (SEPTEMBER) --->
Contacts made with the following IOTA island groups in
September will score three points towards the RSGB IOTA
Millennium Programme (IOTA 2000):
The CDXC web pages (http://www.cdxc.org.uk) contain the
full IOTA 2000 rules, island listings, the SM6DEC record
system and an FAQ page which is updated regularly. These
web pages also contain conversion tables between the new
IOTAs arising as a result of the publication of the IOTA
Directory 2000 and the old IOTAs that qualify for the
IOTA 2000 Programme.
AUSTRALIAN POSTAGE ---> The following
comes from Alan, VK4AAR: "From 1 July 2000, a Goods
and Services Tax (GST) was introduced to Australia as
part of tax reform. It means we pay a little extra for
many, but not all, things including postage stamps. Mail
to destinations outside Australia is free from GST but
NOT internal mail. Consequently, Australia Post has
introduced a special series of stamps for use on
international mail and we must use these stamps or risk
being taxed extra. This will be enforced rigidly from 1st
February 2001 but they are being lenient with us till
then. What this means is that it is now unwise for DXers
to send envelopes with Australian stamps on for their QSL
cards to be returned in. If my reply address is on that
envelope, I will be contacted and charged a tax (I don't
yet know how much). If my reply address is not on the
envelope, you, the DXer, will get taxed at your end, I
was told today. Therefore, please send ONLY green stamps
or IRCs. For my part, I prefer green stamps, they are
more flexible and useful".
CORRECTION ---> QSLs for SV8/IT9YRE/p
go to IT9YRE, QSLs for R0L go to IK2DUW. In both cases,
cards will not be printed before mid/late September at
the earliest [425DXN 486]
KH2/K4ANA ---> John logged his last
QSO from Guam on 8 August. He will be living and working
in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan; he expects to arrive there in
late October and will have his radio gear. Cards for
KH2/K4ANA can still go to W2PS either direct or through
the bureau. [TNX W2PS]
PS0S ---> The ship departed for
Fernando de Noronha, on 27 August and the PS0S operators
(Flavio, PY2ZX and Ademir, PY2SP) went QRT far earlier
than expected. Reportedly their on and off-air periods
while on the island were subject to the priorities set by
the Brazilian Navy. QSL via PY2SP. [TNX PY2HN]
QSL 3B9R [425DXN 486] ---> If you
have submitted a direct (not QSL bureau) QSL for 3B9R and
have not received a card, e-mail QSO info and mailing
address to Gary, K7ZD (3b9r@ktarmail.com,
for 160-10M contacts ONLY) or Ned, AA7A (aa7a@arrl.net, for 6M
contacts ONLY). You card will be sent promptly - do not
resubmit or send SASE. If you have not submitted before,
please send SASE to K7ZD (Gary McClellan, 3422 E.
Altadena Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85028-2010, USA). [TNX K7ZD]
QSL 3XY2D ---> Effective 1 September
2000 the new QSL manager for Denis, 3XY2D will be Joe,
W3HNK. [TNX The Daily DX]
QSL 4K5CW ---> The new QSL manager is
for Serge, 4K5CW is PA3EPG (Ben van Leeuwen, Zwolseweg
57, 8181 AC Heerde, The Netherlands). [TNX PA3EPG]
QSL 8S6LGT ---> Eric, SM1TDE is not
the QSL manager 8S6LGT (Maseskar Lighthouse, IOTA
EU-043). QSLs for 8S6LGT are to go via SK6GX.
QSL VIA UA1RJ ---> Yuri reports he is
the QSL manager for EK1SK (1992), RF1P (1999, EU-102),
RI1POD (2000, EU-102), RI1POM (2000, EU-086), UE1QAA,
UE1QKM, UE1QNY, UE1QSK, UE1RDM and UE1SAA. QSL to Yuri G.
Sinitso, P.O. Box 10, Vologda, 160035, Russia.
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