6 January 2001
No 505
*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION ****
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
3D2 - After their activity from Conway Reef
(see below) the operators will operate from Fiji as 3D2AD, 3D2AU
and other individual calls from 1 to 6 March. [TNX YS1RR]
3D2_con - YT1AD, YU1RL, YU1NR, YU1FW, YU7AV,
YU6AO (YZ7AA), YS1RR, Z32AU and Z32ZM expect to operate from
Conway Reef [425DXN 501] from 19 February until 18 local time on
the 27th. The call will be announced on 18 February. They will be
active on all bands and modes on the following suggested
frequencies:
QSL via YT1AD (Hrane Milosevic, 36206 Vitanovac, Yugoslavia).
Donations can be sent to YS1RR (Raymundo Rodriguez, P.O. Box 32,
San Salvador, El Salvador) or to VIPSAL 682, P.O. Box 02-5364,
Miami, FL 33102-5364, USA. The web pages for the DXpedition are
under construction at http://www.kragujevac.co.yu/3d2. [TNX YS1RR]
8Q - 8Q7GB is the call issued to Gil, IZ1DLV
for his 3-9 January activity from the Maldives [425DXN 504]. QSL
direct only to IZ1DLV (P.O.Box 7039, 16148 Genova - GE, Italy).
A2 - Barry, ZS1FJ and Gerald, ZS1GRM will
operate from Botswana between 14 and 20 January. They plan to be
active on 10-80 metres (and if there is demand on WARC bands as
well) mostly SSB as either A24DX or A24/home call. QSL via ZS1FJ.
[TNX ZS5BBO]
CE_ssh - Oleg, UA1PBA is currently signing
CE9/R1ANF from Chilean Antarctic station "Ripamonti" on
Ardley Island, South Shetlands. QSL via RK1PWA. [TNX DL5EBE]
CE0_jf - Look for Pat, CE1VLY to be active
(on 10 metres only) as 3G0Z from Juan Fernandez (SA-005) during
the last week of January. QSL via home call. [TNX CE6TBN]
CX - Look for CX2FR and CX8FB to be active
(on 10-80 metres SSB) as CV0F from Isla San Gabriel (SA-057) on
12-14 January. QSL via CX2FR. [TNX CX8FB]
FG - Jacques, F6HMJ will be active as
FG/F6HMJ from Guadeloupe on 10-24 January. [TNX F6AJA and Les
Nouvelles DX]
HR - Steve, G3OAG reports he received an
e-mail from Rene, HR1RMG "in which he said he intended to go
to Swan Island (NA-035) during February for 3 days, but didn't
say when". [TNX Islands On The Web]
I - Look for IK7JWX/7, IK7FPX/7 and IK7LMX/7
to operate from the lighthouse at Punta Torre Canne (WAIL PU-009
on 6 January). [TNX IK7JWX]
J2 - David, J28EX/F5THR (ex 6W1AE, T94CD,
TL8CD) is active from Djibouti until January 2002. He operates on
160-10 metres and is going to have a 4-element beam for 6 metres.
QSL via FB1BON. [TNX IK2IQD]
KH0 - Look for Haru, JA1XGI to operate as
KH0/JA1XGI from Rota (OC-086) and Saipan (OC-086) on 10-12 and
13-15 January respectively. He will be active on 15, 10 and 6
metres CW, RTTY, PSK31 and SSTV. QSL via JA1XGI through the
bureau or direct to Haru L. Uchida, 2-30-11 Shintomi, Kawagoe,
Saitama 350-0043, Japan). [TNX JA1XGI]
KH2 - Akira, JA8RWU will be visiting Guam on
11-16 January and hopes to operate as KH2V during the Japan
International DX Low Bands Contest (12-14 January) if he can put
up an antenna at the hotel. [TNX K6III]
P4 - Alan, K4AVQ will be active on all bands
as P40AV from Aruba (SA-036) on 13-21 January. QSL via K4AVQ
(Alan B Caplan, 14020 140th Court, Apple Valley, MN 55124-9422,
USA). [TNX The Daily DX]
PY0_spp - QRZ-DX reports that a group of
DXers from Recife, Brazil (including team leader Jim Faria/PY7XC,
PY7ZZ and PY7ZY) have obtained government permission to operate
from St. Peter and St. Paul Rocks. The operators are providing
their own transportation and there will be no limitations on
their operating times. They plan to leave Recife on 2 February,
arrive on the Rocks on the 7th and be active until around the
15th on 10-160 metres CW, SSB and maybe RTTY and 6 metres as
well. Further information is expected in due course.
Contributions from clubs and individuals can be sent to Bill,
W9VA (w9va@aol.com), who is
coordinating this operation on behalf of the Recife DX Group:
Bill Smith W9VA, 1345 Linden Ave., Deerfield, IL 60015, USA.
R1A_ant - Wally, whose R1ANZ licence expired
at the end of 2000, is now active with the Mirny Base's club
station call (R1ANB). QSL via RU1ZC. [TNX DL5EBE]
R1A_ant - Nikolai, UA3YH is expected to
operate as R1ANM from Amundsen-Scott Base (South Pole, AN-016)
from 9 until 22 January. He will share the radio station with
Neil, N8BPR, who operates as KC4AAA. [TNX The Daily DX]
T32 - Jarda/OK1RD, Jirka/OK1RI and
Frank/OK1EK will operate as T32RD from Kiritimati (Christmas)
Island (OC-024) on 11-25 February. They will be active on all HF
bands CW and SSB, with an emphasis on the low and WARC bands and
10 metres. Equipment includes three transceivers, two amplifiers,
and a wide range on antennas (a vertical for 160-80 metres, a
2-element delta loop for 40 metres, a GP for 30 metres and four
yagis for the other bands). Two pilot stations have been
appointed for Europe only: Mike, OE6MBG (low bands) and Vasek,
OK1ADM (other bands). Daily logs will be available at http://www.qsl.net/okdxf.
QSL via OK1RD. [TNX OK1RD]
UA - Look for UE1SAA to operate from Kamenny
Island (RRA 25-01, not IOTA on 5-7 January). QSL via UA1RJ. [TNX
UA1RJ]
UA - Vlad/RV3IB, Peter/UA3IJP, Dima/UA3IAB ,
Andy/RV3IG and Roma/UA3ITZ will operate (on 80, 40, 20 and 15
metres CW and SSB) as RK3IWT/1 from Demidiha Island (RR-22-09,
not IOTA) on 6-7 January. QSL via UA3IJP (P.O.Box 5, Bezheck-4,
171984, Russia). [TNX UA3IJP]
VK - DF9MV will be active from Tasmania
(OC-006) on 10-17 February and from Flinders Island (OC-195) on
18-24 February. He will operate as either VK7/DF9MV or with a VK
callsign. QSL via DF9MV. [TNX DE0MST and Islands On The Web]
VP5 - Donald, KN4UG will operate as KN4UG/VP5
from Providenciales (NA-002) on 19-30 January. He will
participate in the CQ 160 Meter Contest CW and in the NA QSO
Party (SSB) as VP5AZ. QSL via KN4UG (Donald Namm, 103 Birkhaven
Drive, Cary, NC 27511, USA). [TNX KN4UG]
W - Daniel, YO3GJC will be active as
W7/YO3GJC from Redmond (King County), WA starting in January. QSL
via YO3GNO. [TNX YO3GJC]
W - The Magnolia DX Association
(http://www.mdxa.org) will be activate Dauphin Island (NA-213) on
23-25 February. Look for W4D to be aired from at least two
stations (with beams, wires and amplifiers) on all bands and
modes PSK31 and RTTY. QSL via W5UE (Randy Becnel, P.O. Box 170,
Kiln, MS 39556-0170, USA) or through the ** W5 ** bureau. [TNX
N5FG]
GOOD TO KNOW - Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
17 METER DXCC AWARD ---> DXCC has
announced the addition of a 17 Meter Single Band DXCC
award. Applications will be accepted beginning 2 January
2001. For further information, please contact DXCC at dxcc@arrl.org. [TNX N4AA
& QRZ-DX]
BUREAU CARDS FROM VK ---> Mike, VK4DX
reports that the Wireless Institute of Australia,
Queensland division has set new pricelist (effective 1
January 2001) for VK4 hams sending the QSL cards trough
the bureau. The previous price of 2 cents per card for
members has increased to 10 cents per card - a 500%
increase that in Mike's opinion "will probably lead
to the further decrease of QSL cards received from
Australia".
QSL YB3ZMI ---> Antonio, IZ8CCW
reports the cards for YB3ZMI (Madura Island, OC-237) will
be ready in a couple of weeks. Requests will be processed
starting on 1 February.
QSL VIA PY7ZY ---> Ciro says all of
the direct requests received so far for his operations
from the islands of Itamaraca (SA-046, PY7ZY/7),
Itaparica (SA-023, PY7ZY/6) and Tinhare (SA-080, PY7ZY/6)
have been processed. If you are still waiting for a
direct card please contact Ciro at py7zy@qsl.net.
LICENCES: Do you not know how to get a
visitor amateur radio licence in a foreign country? Veke,
OH2MCN has collected and made available all the
information you need (application forms, contact points,
addresses, telephone & fax numbers and much more) at http://www.qsl.net/oh2mcn/license.htm.
PERIOD CALL REF
===========================================================================
till March 3Y0C: Bouvet (AN-002) * by N4BQW 503
till February 4W6FK: East Timor * by CT1FKN 488
till 09/01 8Q7GB: Maldives (AS-013) * by IZ1DLV 505
till ??? 9A5ID: EU-136 501
till Feb A52GJ, A52MJ, A52VJ, A52YL: Bhutan 503
till Aug FO0CLA: French Polynesia and Australs * by F2HE 501
till January JW3FL: Bear Is. (EU-027) * by LA3FL 504
till 07/01 JI3DST/6: Daito Islands (AS-047) 501
till 31/12 OE75: special prefix (Austria) 504
till 31/01 P29BI: Bougainville Island (OC-135) * by VK4EMS 503
till Apr P40MR: Aruba (SA-036) * by VE3MR 500
till March R1ANF: South Shetlands (AN-010) 499
till 07/01 RK3IWT/1: Demidiha Island (RR-22-09) 505
till 08/01 T20CK: Tuvalu (OC-015) * by HB9BCK 501
till 2001 UA0QBA: Kotelny Island (AS-028) 477
till 07/01 UE1SAA: Kamenny Island (RRA 25-01) 505
till 28/02 VQ9PO: Diego Garcia (AF-006) * by W3PO 495
till 08/01 XW3QBR: Laos * by IN3QBR 502
till 08/01 ZX1R & ZX5T/1: SA-029 * by IV3NVN,IV3GKE,PP5TO,PY1AK 504
05/01-16/01 JA6GXK: Me-shima, Danjo Islands (AS-056) 495
06/01-07/01 IB0/IK8VRH, IK8UHA, IK8OZZ, IK8YTF: EU-045 502
06/01 IK7JWX/7, IK7FPX/7, IK7LMX/7: Lighthouse (WAIL PU-009) 505
07/01-12/01 PS5J: special event station (Brazil) 501
09/01-22/01 R1ANM: Amundsen-Scott Base (South Pole) 505
10/01-24/01 FG/F6HMJ: Guadeloupe 505
10/01-15/01 KH0/JA1XGI: Rota and Saipan (OC-086) 505
11/01-16/01 KH2V: Guam * by JA8RWU 505
12/01-27/01 8Q7RR: Maldives (AS-013) * by IZ1CRR 502
12/01-14/01 CV0F: Isla San Gabriel (SA-057) 505
13/01-28/01 D68BT & D68WL: Comoros (AF-007) * by EA3BT & EA3WL 499
13/01-21/01 P40AV: Aruba (SA-036) * by K4AVQ 505
13/01-14/01 Hunting Lions in the Air Contest 498
14/01-20/01 A2: Botswana * by ZS1FJ and ZS1GRM 505
15/01-20/01 XQ8RI: Riesco Island (SA-???) * by RW3GW,UA3GVV,UA0XB 504
18/01-22/01 VK6BSI: Breaksea Island (OC-???) * by VKs 499
18/01 W1AA/CC: special event call 503
19/01-20/01 KN4UG/VP5 & VP5AZ: Providenciales (NA-002) 505
22/01-28/01 3G0Z: Juan Fernandez (SA-005)* by CE1VLY 505
26/01-28/01 TD0G: special station (Guatemala) 503
26/01-28/01 CQ 160-Meter Contest (CW) ***
27/01-10/02 FO: OC-066, Fr.Pol. * by DL1AWI,DL5XU,DL3APO,DG0OBN 503
03/02-12/02 YK9A: Syria 504
06/02-16/02 JA6GXK: Me-shima, Danjo Islands (AS-056) 495
07/02-15/02 PY0S: St. Peter & St. Paul Rocks * by PY7XC and others 505
08/02-28/02 D68C: Comoros Islands (AF-007) 501
10/02-17/02 VK7: Tasmania (OC-006) * by DF9MV 505
11/02-28/02 FO: OC-027, Marquesas * by DL1AWI and DL5XU 503
11/02-25/02 T32RD: Christmas Isl. (OC-024) * by OK1RD,OK1RI,OK1EK 505
18/02-24/01 VK7: Flinders Island (OC-195) * by DF9MV 505
19/02-27/02 3D2: Conway Reef * by YT1AD and others 505
23/02-25/02 W4D: Dauphin Island (NA-213) 505
February-March Pacific Trip by I6BQI (A35BQ, ZK2BQI, ecc) 502
February 7Q7HB: Malawi * by G0JMU 503
February CE0XT: San Ambrosio (SA-013) * by CE6TBN and others 495
February HR: Swan Islands (NA-035) * by HR1RMG 505
February JW3FL: Hopen Is. (EU-063) * by LA3FL 504
01/03/06/03 3D2: Fiji * by YT1AD and others 505
20/03-30/03 JA6GXK: Me-shima, Danjo Islands (AS-056) 495
05/04-24/04 3D2: Conway Reef * by SM6CAS, SM7PKK and others 493
21/04-22/04 Holyland DX Contest 500
05/05-18/05 3B6RF: Agalega (AF-001) 502
31/05-10/06 JW: Prins Karls Forland (EU-063) 495
Information, reports and suggestions must be sent to:
Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ: DX information (e-mail i1jqj@425dxn.org - BBS
I1JQJ@IK1MJJ.IPIE.ITA.EU)
Maurizio Bertolino, I1-21171: 425 DX News WWW Pages (e-mail i121171@425dxn.org)
