17 October 2000
No 493
*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION ****
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
3B6 - The 8-24 October 3B6RF DXpedition to
Agalega has been postponed to May 2001. "Our landing permit
for Agalega was cancelled", Hans-Peter, HB9BXE reports,
"due to unexpected elections in Mauritius, which took place
middle of September. Officials of the new Mauritius Government
have asked us to postpone the expedition for 2 to 3 weeks. This
for security reasons. This creates severe difficulties to us as
there are only two regular ships per year heading to 3B6. There
is only a ship available beginning of October and another one
beginning of May." Latest information is available at http://www.agalega2000.ch.
4W - K7BV and N6FF are now expected to be on
the air from East Timor [425DXN 487] until 15 October. 4W/N6FF
will be the call used on 160 and 80 metres, while 4W/K7BV will be
used on all other bands. Check http://www.qth.com/k7bv/TIMOR/
for the latest information (and logs, if e-mail service is
available at their operating location). [TNX WC7N]
9M2 - Look for 9M2/JI1ETU to be active from
Langkawi Island (AS-058) on 14-15 October. QSL via JI1ETU through
the bureau.
A3 - After his operation from the South Cooks
(see ZK1 below), Angelo, I6BQI will be active as A35BQ from Tonga
between 22 October and 1 November. He will concentrate on working
Europe and on the low bands; look for him on +/- 1820, 3520,
7020, 10110, 14020, 18080, 21020, 24900 and 28020 kHz (SSB on
request). QSL via home call. [TNX IT9ZGY]
D4 - Alberto, IV3TAN is going to be active
from the QTH of D44BS (Sao Tiago, AF-005), Cape Verde. Before and
after the CQ WW DX SSB Contest he will be signing D44BS and
concentrate on 40, 80 and 160 metres (skeds are welcome at iv3tan@tin.it before 20 October).
During the contest he will use D4A (SOAB). QSL D44BS ito P.O. Box
308, Praia, Cabo Verde; QSL D4A via I2MQP. [TNX IV3TAN]
DL - Look for DA0TT/p to be active (on 10-40
metres, 23 and 70 centimetres) from Helgoland Island (EU-127,
N-014 for the German Islands Award) between 18 UTC on 6 October
and 12 UTC on the 8th. [TNX DL2VFR]
E3 - Bavarian Contest Club (http://www.Bavarian-Contest-Club.de)
members Chris, DL5NAM (DL5NAM@qsl.net)
and Dieter, DF4RD (DF4RD@qsl.net)
will be active from Asmara, Eritrea between 18 October and 1
November [425DXN 489], callsisgns to be issued upon arrival. They
plan to operate on 160-6 metres SSB, CW, RTTY and PSK31,
including an entry in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. QSL via home
calls. Check http://www.uni-erlangen.de/~unrz45/BCC/act/2000/e30
for the latest information. [TNX DF4RD]
EA - Look for Pepe, EA5KB to be active from
Mata del Fang (DIEI V-021, not IOTA) and Mitg (DIEI V-022, not
IOTA) islands between 6 and 9 October. [TNX EA5KB]
ET - Claudio, IV3OWC and Silvio, IV3TRK will
be active respectively as 9E1C (on all bands SSB) and 9E1S (on
all bands mainly CW) from Ethiopia between 21 October and 6
November. Look for 9E1C to partecipate in the CQWW DX SSB Contest
as Single Operator Single Band (15 metres). QSL 9E1C via IV3OWC,
QSL 9E1S via IV3TRK. [TNX IV3TAN]
FO_mar - The Daily DX reports that Philippe,
FO3BM plans to be active (on 6 metres only) from Nuku Hiva,
Marquesas Islands (OC-027) "sometime between October 14th
and 29th. He will stay at least one week between these two dates
with a maximum of two weeks." A special call, FO0SIX, has
been issued and it may be used for future operations on 6 metres
from French Polynesia as well.
FR - Bernard, F5XX will be active as either
FR/F5XX or FR5/F5XX from the QTH of FR5CD on Reunion Island
(AF-016) between 11 and 23 October. [TNX The Daily DX]
HL - Special event station 6K2000DX (6K Two
Thousand DX) will be active between 10 October and 10 November to
celebrate the Korea DX Convention 2000. QSL via HL1XP (all cards
will send automatically via the bureau automatically). [TNX
HL1IWD]
HP - In the coming months all of the nine
call areas in Panama will be activated as 3ExPSK. The first two
are 3E1PSK and 3E8PSK, scheduled to be active (on 10, 15, 20 and
40 metres) between 4 October and 4 November. QSL 3E1PSK via
HP1EFR and QSL 3E8PSK via HP8AJT. [TNX HP1EFR]
JA - JA4LVZ and JF1NEH will be active (on 15
and 40 metres SSB) from Tushima Islands (AS-036) on 6-8 October.
QSL via home calls. [TNX The Daily DX]
JA - Look for JA1PBC/1, JQ1USM/1, 7L4PVR/1
and JI1PLF/1 (not JL1PLF, 425DXN 491) to operate (on 10-80 metres
SSB and CW) from the Hachijo Islands (AS-043) on 3-6 November.
QSL via JI1PLF (Suehiro Osada, 8-4-14-803 Shimorenjaku,
Mitaka-city, Tokyo 181-0013, Japan). [TNX JI1PLF]
KH0 - Hide, JF1VXB will be active (on 6-80
metres SSB, CW, RTTY and PSK31) as KH0M from Saipan (OC-086) on
5-10 October. He hopes to participate in the Oceania DX Contest.
QSL via JF1VXB either direct (Hidenobu Nakamura, 23-139
Chojabara, Kasuya, 811-2311 Japan) or through the JARL bureau.
[TNX JA1ELY]
KH0 - Tsutomu, JA1VND will be active (on all
bands SSB and CW) as KH0/JA1VND from Saipan (OC-086) on 13-16
October. QSL via JA1VND either direct (Tsutomu Horikoshi, 656
Yoshii, Yoshii, 370-2132 Japan) or through the JARL bureau. [TNX
JA1ELY]
KH5K - The Kingman Reef 2000 DXpedition
remains on track. The motor schooner Machias is scheduled to
depart for the Christmas Island rendezvous by the weekend. [TNX
NI6T]
OD - Pavel, OD5/OK1MU is now QRV also on 6
and 2 metres. His on-line log is available on http://www.qsl.net/ok1mu
(updated through 20 September) or http://www.okdxf.cz. QSL via OK DX
Foundation, P.O. Box 73, Bradlec 29306, Czech Republic [TNX
OK1YM]
TI - Conny, DL1DA is currently active as
V47DA (St. Kitts and Nevis) until 14 October. He will then move
to Costa Rica, where he will operate as DL1DA/TI7 between 16 and
28 October. QSL via DL1DA. [TNX The Daily DX]
W - Gary, KI6T hopes to activate (on 10, 15
and 20 metres) Santa Catalina Island (NA-066) on 5-7 October.
Most activity is expected between 0200-0500. [TNX KI6T and
Islands On The Web]
XE - Look for XF2UQZ to be active (on 10-80
metres CW and SSB) from Isla de Sacrificios (NA-???) from 23 UTC
on 11 October and 3 UTC on the 13th. QSL via XE1UQZ. [TNX XE1J]
XW - Toni, Z21KD has finally managed to get a
license in Laos, apparently valid until 30 October. His call is
XW4XJ and he plans to be active on 20 and 10 metres SSB for the
time being. QSL direct only to Z21KD: Toni Latz, P.O. Box 2081,
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. [TNX LX1NO]
YJ - Look for VK4BKM and VK4FI to be active
(on all bands with a special effort on 6 metres) as YJ0DX from
Vanuatu on 8-16 October. QSL via VK4JSR (direct only). [TNX The
Daily DX]
ZK1_sc - Angelo, I6BQI will operate (mostly
CW, SSB on request) as ZK1BQI from the South Cook Islands between
12 and 19 October. See A35 above for the announced fequencies.
QSL via home call. QSL via home call. [TNX IT9ZGY]
ZK1_sc - Silvano, KB5GL (past activities from
NA-085, NA-023, NA-033, OC-135, NA-049, NA-168, NA-119, NA-213)
and Nando, IT9YRE (past activities from EU-166, EU-174, AF-019)
will be active as ZK1AGL and ZK1YRE from Mangaia (OC-159), South
Cooks on 1-8 November. They will have two stations, a small
linear amplifier, a half wave vertical and loop antennas and will
operate on 10, 12, 15, 17 and 20 metres SSB. QSL via home calls
either direct or through the bureau. [TNX KB5GL]
GOOD TO KNOW - Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
SOUTH EAST ASIA TRIP ---> Andy, G4ZVJ
reports he will be on vacation in South East Asia between
13 October and 11 November. There may be some CW activity
from Vietnam (15-22 October, callsign on arrival),
Cambodia (23-26 October, XU7AAV) and Philippines (29
October-10 November, DU3/G4ZVJ). QSL via G4ZVJ.
QSL 3W7CW ---> The address for
SP5JTF, new QSL manager for 3W7CW, is: Adam Perz, P.O.
Box 12, 01-323 Warszawa 83, Poland. The previous address
(SP5AUC: POB 11, Warszawa 93) will be closed at the end
of the year. The e-mail address for SP5JTF is sp5jtf@radio.org.pl.
[TNX SP5EWY]
QSL 5V7VJ ---> This call was used a
couple of weeks ago by Andy, G4ZVJ and now has been
reissued to the German team currently operating from
Togo. Please note that QSLs for 5V7VJ through 20
September 2000 go via G4ZVJ, QSLs for 5V7VJ after 4
October go via DL7DF. Latest news and log search are
available at http://www.qsl.net/dl7df.
QSL 7Q7TB & VP2MDC ---> Allan,
G0IAS reports he handles the direct cards for these
operations by Dave, G3TBK. All the direct QSLs received
so far for 7Q7TB have been replied, while the cards for
VP2MDC are expected from the printers by the middle of
the month.
QSL VE9MY ---> Cards for the 9-10
September VE9MY operation from Partridge Island (NA-014)
should be sent either through the bureau or direct to
Len's new address: Leonard Morgan, 35 Upper Quaco Rd.
Baxters Corner, NB, E2S 2S2, Canada (his old address of
21 Susan Drive will be OK until 31 December). Cards
received direct without return postage will be returned
via the bureau. All direct cards received will be replied
to by the end of each week, while bureau cards will be
sent bi-monthly. [TNX VE9MY]
QSL VIA IK8VRH ---> Bureau cards for
IK8VRH's recent operations from EU-075, EU-113 and EU-158
will be sent on 10 October. Direct requests received so
far have been processed, even though most of them were
sent to Tony's old address of Via Baracca. If you plan to
send Tony a direct card, please note that his current
address is P.O. Box 173, 80016 Marano - NA, Italy [425DXN
488].
YC8TXW - Ronny Monoarfa, P.O. Box 166,
Tahuna, 95800, Indonesia
YO3JW - Fenyo Stefan Pit, P.O.Box 19-43,
RO-74400 Bucuresti 19, Romania
ZB2JR - John A. Mullin, Box 292,
Gibraltar
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