9 September 2000
No 488
*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION ****
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
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Pero Simundza, 9A4SP/4W6SP, SK - Pero was one
of the three UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees) workers who were murdered in Atambua, West Timor during
a militia assault on 6 September. He was only 29 but had been
working for UNHCR since 1992. He was based in Metkovic (Croatia)
during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina and later in Mostar
(Bosnia and Herzegovina), from where he operated as T98P. Before
joining UNHCR in West Timor earlier this year, Pero spent a few
months in Albania (ZA/9A4SP) helping UNHCR operations during the
Kosovo crisis. Pero was one of the first amateur radio operators
from East Timor; he became active on 21 April and logged some
5,000 QSOs as 4W6SP. Condolences can be posted at http://www.qsl.net/9a4sp/.
3DA - Reinhard, DL6DQW (see C9 below) plans
to operate from Swaziland between 23 and 28 September. Callsign
to be issued upon arrival. QSL via DL6DQW either direct or
through the bureau. [TNX DL2VFR]
3V - Hans, DF2UU and Win, DK9IP have been
active from club station 3V8BB since 6 September. They will
participate in the Worked All Europe (WAE) Contest SSB on 9-10
September and plan to operate until early morning (UTC) on the
13th. QSL (for this operation only) via DK9IP. All of the QSOs
will be confirmed automatically through the bureau; if you need a
direct card DK9IP's new address is: Winfried Kriegl,
Schoellbronner Str. 72, 76199 Karlsruhe, Germany. [TNX DK9IP]
4W - "Jose, CT1FKN, has been in Dili,
East Timor since August 15th working in the Portuguese Army for
the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor
(UNTAET). He will be there until February 2001", The Daily
DX reports. He expects to operate as 4W6FK very soon.
9G - Andy, G4ZVJ will be in Ghana and Togo
between 9 and 21 September. Expect some CW activity from 9G5VJ
and possibly from 5V7VJ. QSL via G4ZVJ. [TNX G4ZVJ]
C9 - Reinhard, DL6DQW is active (CW and SSB
on HF and 6 metres) as C91RF from Mozambique between until 23
September. He will operate from Maputo, but on 15-18 September he
will move to Mocambique Island to activate the Nampula District
group (AF-???) as C91RF/p. QSL via DL6DQW either direct or
through the bureau. [TNX DL2VFR]
D6 - RSGB President Don Beattie, G3OZF, will
be active as D68/G3OZF from the Comoros Islands (AF-007) between
12 and 18 September. This will be a reconnaissance trip in view
of the major DXpedition that will take place in February 2001
(see "Comoros 2001" below). QSL via G3OZF.
DL - Look for DF8QW and DF8XU to operate from
Pellworm Island (EU-042, DID/GIA N-023) between 17 September and
15 October. QSL via home calls. Information on the German Islands
Award (DID) can be found at http://www.iota-post.com. [TNX DL2VFR]
I - Look for Gabriele, IE9/I2VGW to operate
from Ustica (EU-051) on 8-16 September. QSL via home call. [TNX
I2VGW]
I - Special call IR0MM will be aired on 15-17
September from Montecassino Abbey. QSL via I0YKN (Nuccio Meoli,
Via della stazione sn, 04010 Cori - LT, Italy). [TNX I0YKN]
I - Look for Antonello, IA5/IK0GDG to be
active from Argentarola (IIA GR-003, not IOTA) on 9 September.
I - Special event station II6FII will be
activated on all bands from Jesi between 20 and 25 September
during a congress on propagation. QSL via IK6LLE. The web site is
at http://www.qsl.net/ii6fii.
[TNX IK6PYS]
LU_ant - The GACW operation from Vicecomodoro
Marambio Antarctic base on Seymour Island (AN-013) [425DXN 487]
has been postponed due to logistics problems. The new tentative
date is March 2001. [TNX WC6DX and Islands On The Web]
OZ - Look for Jakob, OZ7AEI/p to operate from
Jegindo Island (EU-171, NJ-006 for the Danis Islands Award) on 15
September between 8 and 12 UTC. QSL via OZ7AEI either direct
(P.O. Box 23, DK-7760 Hurup Thy, Denmark) or through the bureau.
[TNX OZ2ZB]
SM - Hasse, SM3JBE will operate (CW only)
from Kalcksorarna Island (EU-176) between 14 UTC on 9 September
and 12 UTC on the 10th. [TNX SM3TLG and Islands On The Web]
SV - Simon, IZ7ATN is again leaving for
Greece and plans to operate from Proti (EU-158) on 8-10 September
and from EU-052 (from Kalamos, Kastos or Meganissi) on 10-12
September. A web site for Simon's operations (EU-187 etc) is
under construction at http://www.qsl.net/iz0ckj. [TNX IZ0CKJ]
T8 - Ken, JA3MVI has been active as T88YQ
from Palau (OC-009) since 5 September and will be there until the
10th. QSL via JA3MVI either direct or through the bureau.
UA - Serge, RA0JJ reports he will operate (CW
and SSB) as R8V/RA0JJ from Agino-Buryatskiy Nationalny Autonomny
Okrug on 18-22 September. QSL via bureau or direct to P.O. Box 1,
Blagoveschensk, 675000, Russia.
VK - The VK6BM operation from Browse Island
(OC-234) started later and went QRT earlier than planned (but
with 1758 logged QSOs) due to bad sea and weather conditions. The
operators (VK8DK, VK8AN, VK8TM and VK6YS) were then expected to
proceed to Cassini Island (VK6CJ), but they were unable to
refloat the catamaran, which the rough seas had blown up on the
beach. Being stuck on Browse, the guys decided to reactivate
VK6BM for a while. Then, at 15 local time on 5 September, the
expeditioners were picked up by an Australian naval vessel with
their equipment, final destination Darwin. The VK6CJ activity
from Cassini Island has been cancelled. [TNX VK4AAR]
VK0_mac - The supply vessel "Polar
Bird" is due at Macquarie Island on 7 November for the
annual resupply of the station & departs for Casey Station
(Wilkes Land, Antarctica) on the 12th. Alan, VK0MM will therefore
be permanently QRT from 12 November onwards, although there may
be minor operations as VK0LD from Casey Station. QSL route will
be announced at the end of 2000. QRV times for VK0MM are
available at http://www.geocities.com/vk0ld/1.html.
W - Look for Joe, K2OLG to operate from
NA-034 on September 12th (21-23 UTC), 13th (11-13 UTC and 21-23
UTC) and 14th (11-13 UTC). QSL via K2OLG (Joe Gumino, 1648 PGA
Blvd, Melbourne, FL 32935, USA). [TNX K2OLG and Islands On The
Web]
W - The Aitken Contest Club will be
activating five IOTA groups (NA-067, NA-112, NA-110, NA-058 and
NA-138) in five days. Operations have been set for 14-21
September. All count for three points towards the RSGB IOTA
Millennium Programme. [TNX G3NUG]
W - Tony, WF1N and Lou, W1DIG will operate
from Appledore Island, Isles of Shoals (NA-???) between 15 (from
around 19 UTC) and 18 (till around 12 UTC) September. Look for
them on 20, 17, 15 and 10 metres SSB on the usual IOTA
frequencies and on +/- 7.260 kHz at the top of the hour as long
as necessary each hour for close in operations. Previously part
of NA-148, the Isles of Shoals now count for the newly created
unnumbered New Hampshire group. QSL via home calls either direct
or through the bureau. [TNX WF1N]
ZD9 - Bob, ZD9ZM finally came up on 21025 CW
on 6 September at around 14.30 UTC after a very rocky ride to
Tristan da Cunha on the MV S.A. Agulhas. The journey from
Capetown took an extra two days because of very strong headwinds.
For up-to-date information and QRV plans please visit http://www.dxtechnology.com/zd9zm/latest.htm.
[TNX G3VMW]
NEWS FROM THE WEB - Edited by I1JQJ &
IK1ADH
LOGS: Logs for ED1BD (Mouro Island,
EU-142) are available on http://perso.wanadoo.es/ea1bd.
Cards will be ready to be sent from 15 September. [TNX
EA1BD]
LOGS: The logs for the Low Land
DX-pedition Team's recent operations from Anguilla (31915
QSOs), Montserrat (1351 QSOs) and Barbados (31108 QSOs),
as well as full information on the trip (pics etc) are
available at http://www.qsl.net/lldxt/v2_8p_2000/index.html.
[TNX PA5ET]
GOOD TO KNOW - Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
COMOROS 2001 ---> The Five Star DXers
Association, closely linked to CDXC (Chiltern DX Club),
the UK DX Foundation, was formed from the core group who
organised the very successful 9M0C DXpedition to the
Spratly Islands in February 1998. The Association will
undertake a major all-band all-mode expedition to the
Comoros (AF-007) next February, when a large
multinational group of operators will operate as D68C for
almost three weeks, including three weekends. They will
have six high-power HF stations active simultaneously
when band conditions allow and activities will encompass
SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK31 and, as appropriate, FM. QSL via
G3SWH. [TNX G3XTT]
KH5K: HELP WANTED ---> The following
comes from Garry, NI6T: "The Kingman Reef DXpedition
needs a medical professional on the team. We anticipate
the usual bumps and coral scrapes, heat exhaustion and
tropical fungi, but the possibility of an accident,
requiring more than basic first aid, makes inclusion of a
medical person a necessity for us. We will consider
physicians, emergency medical technicians (paramedics),
and registered nurses. Good interpersonal skills are
critical; good operating skills - on one or more modes -
will be a plus. The succesful applicant must commit to
the October 15 to November 5 DXpedition timeframe, travel
to and from Honolulu at his or her own expense, and
contribute $2500 as his or her personal participation in
the adventure." Please reply to Garry, NI6T at ni6t@intuitive.com.
QSL 4L1W ---> Albinas, LY2MM is the
QSL manager for 4L1W. He can process direct requests,
while bureau cards (or direct cards without return
postage) are forwarded to his friends in Tblisi ("I
hope they will reach their destination and will be
answered", Albinas says, "but I can't figure
out how long it will take". LY2MM's address is:
Albinas Staraitis, Box 813, LT-3009 Kaunas, Lithuania.
QSL 9A/IK4SDY ---> This card does not
mention the name of the island(s) from which Onda
operated in 1998. She reports that she was active from
Krk Island (EU-136) on 8-9 August and Losinj Island
(EU-136) on 11-12 August, while on 15 August she was on
the mailand.
QSL KH6ND/KH5 ---> Logs through 14.27
UTC on 17 August have been received and QSOs are being
confirmed everyday. However "logs beyond that date
will not be sent anytime soon due to a runway problem
that does not allow the resupply airplane to land",
Tom, N4XP reports. If your QSO(s) is/are after 17 August,
please be patient.
QSL OZ/G3PMR/M ---> Alan, G3PMR
welcomes e-mail requests for his recent brief operation
from Fyn Island (EU-172). Give the usual details and
specify if you want a bureau card or plan to collect your
QSL at the RSGB International HF & IOTA Convention to
be held in October. Alan's e-mail address is g3pmr@shacklog.co.uk.
[TNX G3PMR]
QSL PA6Y ---> This special event call
was aired by PI4RCK (Radio Club Kennermerland,
Westerduinweg 9, NL 1976 BV IJmuiden, The Netherlands) on
21-28 August to celebrate "Sail 2000" in
Amsterdam. An award is available as well, for details
e-mail Theo, PB7CW (pb7cw@qsl.net).
QSL RI0ZKR ---> The QSL manager for
RI0ZKR (AS-095, July-August 2000) is RA0ZD: Alexey
Antipov, P.O. Box 51, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, 683049,
Russia (cards sent to POB 81, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
683038 will be delivered, so there is no need to send
second requests). Also please note that Alexey, RA0ZD is
not the QSL manager for RK0FWL/p (incoming letters are
being routed to RK0FWL). [TNX RA0ZD]
QSL TU2MA ---> Arno, OH7XM is not the
QSL manager for TU2MA. Cards should be sent to Michel
Toure Vakaba, Box 520, Abidjan 01, Ivory Coast. However,
if you have problems in getting cards from TU2MA, OH7XM
may be able to help you. [TNX LU1BCE]
QSL VU3DJQ ---> Ram announces that he
will QSL automatically through the bureau for all QSOs,
including contests. If you need a direct card, the
address is C.K.Raman, F-25/11. Dilshad Colony Delhi
110095, India.
QSL ZD9IL ---> The last ZD9IL log
received by QSL manager ZS5BBO (Edwin Musto, P.O. Box
211032, Bluff 4036, South Africa) was dated 30 June 1998,
while the last log mailed by Ian has come up missing, the
OPDX Bulletin reports. Ian will send a copy of his log in
late September, when the next mail ship leaves the
island. For the time being, please be patient and refrain
from sending second cards.
QSL VIA IK8VRH ---> Recently Tony was
active from the islands of Dokos (EU-075), Elafonisos
(EU-113) and Schiza (EU-158). Cards will be ready in late
September and can be requested either direct or through
the bureau. Please note that Tony's current and only
address is: P.O. Box 173, 80016 Marano - NA, Italy. Do
not send your card to the old address (Via Baracca). [TNX
IK8VRH]
SILENT KEY - The following announce
comes from Don, AA5AT: "To the DX world I am sorry
to pass on to you that 'Brad' Douglas Bradford, KZ5Q
became a silent key on 31 August. He will be missed by
many in the CW world."
UT8LL - Victor Russinov, P.O. Box 44,
Kharkov, 61052 Ukraine
UX2FXX - Odessa City Young Radioamateur
Club Station, P.O. Box 100, Odessa, 65065, Ukraine
VK4AAR - Alan Roocroft, P.O. Box 421,
Gatton 4343, Australia
W8CNL - Raymond H. McClure, 5 McKenzie
Circle, North Augusta, SC 29841-4319, USA
XX9CH - Ricky, P.O. Box 8005, Macau
ZA1K - P.O. Box 7464, Tirana, Albania
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