16 December 2000
No 502
*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION ****
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
3D2_fij - Dan, N6PEQ plans to operate as
3D2CQ from the Fiji Islands between 16 and 20 December. QSL via
N6PEQ. Dan's home page is at http://www.dxer.com/n6peq. [TNX The Daily DX]
8Q - Look for our webmaster Maurizio, IZ1CRR
(aka I1-21171) to be active (on SSB and possibly PSK and RTTY) as
8Q7RR from Ellaidhoo Island, Maldives (AS-013) from 12 to 27
January. He will run just 100 watts to a vertical antenna, but
this will be a vacation and scuba diving comes first! QSL via
IZ1CRR either direct or through the bureau. Further details, and
in due course logs and pictures, are available at http://www.425dxn.org/dxped/8q7rr/.
9M8 - Peter, PB4CC will be active (10, 15 and
20 metres plus 6 metres "but not on a regular basis")
as 9M8CC from Sarawak between 22 December and 6 January 2001. QSL
via PB4CC either direct (Peter F. Borsboom, De Kroon 10, 3181MD
Rozenburg-ZH, The Netherlands) or through the bureau. His web
site is at http://www.qsl.net/pb4cc.
[TNX PB4CC]
CX - Jorge, CX6VM is active on 12 (+/- 24.897
MhZ) and 17 (+/- 18.073 MHz) metres between 10.30-12.00 UTC and
21.30-22.30 UTC from Monday to Friday, but during the weekends he
can spend more time on these bands. QSL direct only to W3HNK
(Joseph Arcure Jr., P. O. Box 73, Edgemont, PA 19028, USA). [TNX
CX6VM]
DL - Look for DH3ZK to be active from Poel
Island (EU-098) until 17 December. [TNX DJ7ZG]
EA - Pepe, EA5KB reports he will be active
from Isla L'Assut de Sueca (DIEI V-24, not IOTA) on 16 December
and from Isla Raco de l'Olla (DIEI V-008, not IOTA) on the 17th.
GM - Pete, MM5PSL will be operating from the
Sumburgh Head Lighthouse on the Shetland Islands (EU-012) during
the Christmas Lights operation (sponsored by the (Amateur Radio
Light House Society) at various times from 18 December until 2
January. Look for him on or around the usual lighthouse frequency
(14.270 kHz). QSL via WA7OBH (Lee Graves, 4341 SE Satinleaf
Place, Stuart, FL 34997, USA). [TNX WA7OBH]
HC - Otto, HC2/UA4WAE [425DXN 491] is
currently signing HC2BEV, but will operate as HC2DX in 2001. In
early January he will have the antennas for 160 metres and the
WARC bands. QSL to Alex Otto Ogorodov Rafalsky, Correo Central,
Provincia Guayas, Ecuador). [TNX HC2BEV]
I - Tony/IK8VRH, Antonio/IK8UHA, Luigi/IK8OZZ
and Alfredo/IK8YTF will be active from Ventotene Island (IB0,
EU-045, IIA LT-011) on 6-7 January. [TNX IK8VRH]
S7 - David, OK1DTP will be active as S79OK
(with 100 watts and a 40m delta loop) from Mahe and Praslin (both
AF-024) in the Seychelles on 16-26 December. QSL via OK1TD. [TNX
OK1DTP]
VK9_coc - Look for Ed, AA4EH to be active as
VK9CEH from Cocos Keeling (OC-003) on 23-30 December. He plans to
operate mostly CW on 10, 15, 20, 40, 80 and 160 metres. QSL via
AA4EH (Ed Hula, 1776 Peachtree St., Suite 410N, Atlanta, GA
30309, USA). [TNX The Daily DX]
XW - Mauro, IN3QBR will travel to Vientiane,
Laos on 18 December and will be joined by Fabrizio, IN3ZNR on the
24th. They plan to be active as XW3QBR and XW3ZNR respectively
from the 27 December until 5 (XW3ZNR) and 8 January (XW3QBR).
Operations are expected to take place on all HF bands CW, SSB and
possibly RTTY with 100 watts, a tribander and dipoles. QSL via
IN3ZNR either direct (Fabrizio Vedovelli, Via Gramsci 27, 38100
Trento, Italy) or through the bureau.
YB - Look for special call YB3ZMI to be aired
from Madura Island (OC-237) on 16-17 December. QSL via IZ8CCW
(P.O. Box 360, 87100 Cosenza - CS, Italy). Activity is expected
to take place on 10, 15, 20, 80 and possibly 40 metres SSB and CW
(maybe also RTTY, PSK31, SSTV). The special licence will expire
on 30 January and other IOTA operations are expected to take
place during this time frame. [TNX YC3IZK and IZ8CCW]
YB - YB8HZ/p is currently active from
Bonerate Island (OC-???), length of stay not known. QSL via home
call.
ZK1_sc - After his activity form the Fiji
Islands (see 3D2 above) Dan, N6PEQ will move to the South Cook
Islands and be active as ZK1PEQ from either Rarotonga (OC-013)
and Aitutaki (OC-083) between 20 December and 6 January. QSL via
N6PEQ. [TNX The Daily DX]
GOOD TO KNOW - Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
PACIFIC TRIP ---> Angelo, I6BQI will
be touring the Pacific for six weeks starting the first
week in February 2001. He plans to operate (on 160-6
metres CW) from Tonga as A35BQ, from Niue as ZK2BQI and,
if he can get the licences, from YJ, 5W, C2 and T3 as
well. More information will follow.
AGALEGA 2001 ---> The 3B6RF
DXpedition to Agalega [425DXN 497] is confirmed to take
place from 5 to 18 May. The team now consits of HB9BQI,
HB9BQW, HB9BXE, HB9CRV, HB9HFN, HB9JAI, HB9JBI, 3B8CF,
9A4TU, CT1AGF, DL3KUD, DL6UAA, F6HMJ, G3KHZ and NK6F. As
Joe, HB9AJW has been forced to cancel the trip, the team
is now looking for a good CW operator with contest and
field day experience; if interested please contact
Hans-Peter, HB9BXE (hb9bxe@pilatusnet.ch).
[TNX HB9BXE]
10M BEACON ---> John, SV3AQR reports
that SV3AQR/B is located at Amalias, Greece and transmits
on 28182.5 using 4 watts to a vertical antenna. Signal
reports are appreciated and can be sent to SV3AQR/B, P.O.
Box 30, Amalias 27200, Greece (Packet
sv3aqr@sv8rv.zak.grc.eu, E-mail sv3aqr@packet-g.ceid.upatras.gr).
ASIAN DX WINDOW ---> Eugene, RA0FF (ra0ff@bgtelecom.ru)
reports that the "Asia (((DX))) Window" (ADXW)
Internet Web Cluster (http://dx.bgtelecom.ru) now has an
open special notice board for skeds on 160 and 80 metres.
D4 ---> Jean-Marc, F8IXZ was unable
to get a licence during his stay in Cape Verde [425DXN
500], but operated as D44AC/F8IXZ from the QTH of Carlos.
QSL via home call. [TNX F8IXZ]
DXVIEW ---> Given a callsign or
prefix, DXView determines the associated DXCC entity,
reporting its location and beam heading from your QTH.
DXView presents a world map, upon which beam headings,
stations you spot, the sun's position, and the solar
terminator are continuously displayed. DXView is free,
contains no advertising and its commercial use is
expressly forbidden. Version 1.1.0 of DXView is available
at http://www.qsl.net/dxview/download.htm.
[TNX AA6YQ]
OE1SNW/MM ---> This is Norbert who is
cruising round the Antarctic continent. He is active on
14313 KHz and his daily position can be checked at http://www.icelimit.at.
[TNX OE7SEL]
PREFIX LIST ---> Rod, AC6V has
finished updating and expanding a Prefix List at http://www.ac6v.com/prefixes.html.
It includes ITU Block Assignments, ITU Zones, CQ Zones,
details (where known) of call districts and many other
information gathered over 20 years. Do not forget to
bookmark http://www.ac6v.com/!
QSL 7P8AA ---> Hans, DL1YFF reports
that the cards for the July operation from Lesotho have
arrived and Fritz, DL7VRO has started processing the
requests received so far.
NEWS FROM THE WEB - Edited by I1JQJ &
IK1ADH
W3HC: Information on the "W3HC QSL
Fund" and an up-to-date list of all of the 125
stations handled by Mac can be found at http://www.homestead.com/w3hc/index.html
UX2VZ - Vladimir B. Fomichenko, P.O.Box
3-8, Kirovograd, 25006, Ukraine
UX7VA - Vladimir N. Vybrik, P.O. Box 5,
Svetlowodsk 27507, Ukraine
VK4EJ - Bernie McIvor, 30 Brennan
Parade, Strathpine 4500, Australia
W2JJ - P.O. Box 244, Allamuchy, NJ
07820, USA
W3HC - Carl F. McDaniel, 2116 Reed
Street, Williamsport, PA 17701-3904, USA
W3HNK - Joseph Arcure Jr., P.O. Box 73,
Edgemont, PA 19028, USA
Z35M - Vladimir Kovaceski, P.O. Box 10,
6330 Struga, Macedonia
ZA1K - Ben, P.O. Box 7464, Tirana,
Albania
ZS6DX - R. Venter, 11 Bushbuck Lane,
Monument Park, Pretoria 0181, South Africa
ZS6MG - Vladimir Karamitrov, P.O. Box
1788, Bramley 2018, South Africa
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