27 January 2001
No 508
*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION ****
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
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C6 - Wade, AA8LL will be active (on 10-40
metres SSB) as AA8LL/C6A from Crooked Island (NA-113), Bahamas on
27-28 January. QSL via AA8LL either direct or through the bureau.
[TNX AA8LL]
CE0_sa - Two operators are needed for the
12-20 February CE0ZT DXpedition to San Ambrosio [425DXN 507]. If
interested in joining the team, please e-mail Marco, CE6TBN at ce6tbn@dxpedition.org.
[TNX CE6TBN]
CT3 - Hermann, HB9CRV will participate in the
CQ WW 160 Meter CW Contest as CT3FN from Madeira Island (AF-014).
Operations are expected to start on 25 January. [TNX CT1END]
DU - LA7YX is expected to be active (with 100
watss and a dipole) as DU5/LA7YX from Leyte Island (OC-129) for
the next five weeks. His preferred frequencies are 3790, 7050,
14190, 21290 and 28490. [TNX LA2PHA and http://islandchaser.com]
EM_ant - Paul, EM1HO will be active (on all
bands, WACR and 6 metres included) from Vernadtsky Base on
Galindez Island (AN-006), Antarctica starting in February. QSL
via I2PJA either direct or through the bureau. [TNX I2PJA]
FO - The OPDX Bulletin reports that
Wolfgang/DL1AWI, Matthias/DL5XU and Peter/DL3APO will operate
under the terms of their CEPT licences during their upcoming
activity from French Polynesia and the Marquesas [425DXN 503].
Look for FO/DL1AWI, FO/DL5XU and FO/DL3APO from Rangiroa (OC-066,
French Polynesia) on 27 January-10 February and from Nuku Hiva,
Marquesas (OC-027) on 11-28 February. For further information
please visit http://www.radioklub.de/cgcg. QSL via DL1AWI
either direct (Wolfgang Ziegler, Arno-Schlothauer-Str. 15, 99842
Ruhla, Germany) or through the DARC bureau.
GU - Ed, G3SQX will participate in the CQ WW
160 Meter CW Contest as MU2K from the Guernsey Amateur Radio
Society (GU3HFN). [TNX The Daily DX]
HP - Joel, F5PAC will be in Panama on 2-28
February and plans to operate from Isla El Porvenir (NA-170),
Isla Grande (NA-202) and Isla Iguana or Isla Villa (NA-203). QSL
via F5PAC either direct or through the bureau. [TNX DE0MST and http://islandchaser.com]
HR - The operation from Swan Island (NA-035)
[425DXN 505] is now scheduled to take place from 14 UTC on 17
March to 24 UTC on the 18th. Team members include Radio Club de
Honduras (http://www.qsl.net/hr2rch)
members HR2CPS, HR2CSB, HR2HM, HR2JPQ, HR2MAG (CX2CT), HR2RDR and
W5/HR2PAC. They plan to operate on 20-40 metres SSB. QSL to P.O.
Box 273, Radio Club de Honduras, San Pedro Sula, Honduras.
Suggestions, comments and questions should be send to HR2RCH (rch@mayanet.hn). [TNX HR2CPS and
http://islandchaser.com]
J3 - Willi, DJ7RJ is active as J3/DJ7RJ from
Grenada until 3 February and plans to participate in the CQ WW
160 Meter CW Contest. QSL via DJ7RJ. [TNX The Daily DX]
JW - Look for Rag, LA5HE to be active as
JW5HE from Svalbard on 1-6 February. [TNX LA5HE]
PY - Special event station ZY3WSF is active
(on 10-80 metres CW and SSB) on 25-30 January from Porto Alegre,
Brazil during the World Social Forum (http://www.forumsocialmundial.org.br).
QSL direct only via PY3FBI. [TNX PY3FBI]
PY0_spp - Plans are moving ahead on schedule
for the DXpedition to St. Peter and St. Paul Archipelago [425DXN
507]. All government permissions are in hand, and the callsign
PW0S has been issued. The team (Jim/PY7XC, Fred/PY7ZZ and
Ciro/PY7ZY) is expected to arrive on 7 February and to operate
(on 160-6 metres CW, SSB and possibly RTTY) for five or six days,
but this is a long open-ocean trip and dates may vary. QSL via
KU9C. Financial support from clubs and individuals is most
welcome (please contact Bill, W9VA/PY0ZFO at w9va@aol.com). [TNX W9VA]
UA - Alex, RU0LM will be working at the
Russian Navy Radio Centre on Shikotan Island (AS-062) for a
couple of months starting in late January-early February. He will
operate on amateur radio frequencies as RU0LM/0. QSL via UA0MF
(Mike Filippov, P.O. Box 20, Vladivostok, 690021, Russia). [TNX
UA0MF]
YB - Pri, YB0ECT has been active on RTTY
since 11 January. Look for him from 13.30 UTC to 15.00 UTC around
14085 kHz. QSL via K5ZE. [TNX YB0ECT]
YJ - Sigi, DK9FN/YJ0AFN (CW) and Bernhard,
DL2GAC/YJ0ABS (SSB) are currently active from Vanuatu. If they
can arrange transportation, they might operate from some of the
rarer YJ IOTA groups. QSL YJ0AFN via HA8FW, QSL YJ0ABS via
DL2GAC. [TNX HA0DU]
YK - The following are the announced
frequencies for the 3-11 February YK9A operation from Syria:
CW
SSB
CW
SSB
1815
1840
18085
18105
3515
3790
21002
21195
7015
7047.5
24905
24925
10110
-
28002
28295
14002
14145
50095
50130
QSL via K9LA (Carl Luetzelschwab, 1227 Pion Road, Fort Wayne,
IN 46845, USA).
ZC4 - Look for ZC4A, the special event and
contest call of the Western Sovereign Base Radio Club on Cyprus,
to be aired during the CQ WW 160 Meter CW Contest. QSL via
5B4AGC. [TNX The Daily DX]
GOOD TO KNOW - Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
POSTAGE (HK) ---> Oscar, HK6DOS
reports an airmail postage increase from Colombia to the
USA, Canada, Central and South America (+60%) and to
Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania (+65%). "One dollar
is not enough to answer one QSL card", he says,
"therefore, it is better to send IRC or two
dollars." Oscar is the QSL maanger for CO6XN.
RUSSIAN POBs ---> Victor, UA2FM
reports that according to the new Russian Post Rules
(effective 1 January 2001) "The mail will be
returned [...] If the NAME of adressee who is the
subscriber of the P.O. Box, is not shown or if shown
wrong" (Item "d", Paragraph 123). "As
for RW2F, RK2FWA or UA2FM", he says, "put
neither call, nor 'UA2 Contest Club', nor 'Petrovo Radio
Club' but Victor Loginov, P.O.Box 73, Kaliningrad,
236000, Russia. In case you send us QSL direct, please
keep in mind that our postmen love 'green stamps', they
have little knowledge about what IRCs are, but can
destroy your letter with IRC as well. So we earnestly
recommend you to send RK2FWA and RW2F cards via DK4VW
instead."
QSL 4N1DX ---> Please note that K1WY
is no longer the QSL manager for 4N1DX. Cards should now
be sent direct to Zrinko Zibert, 99 palih boraca 7, 11277
Ugrinovci, Yugoslavia or through the YU QSL bureau. [TNX
4N1DX]
QSL 5B4AGW & ZC4DW ---> Cards
should be sent to G0DEZ through the RSGB QSL bureau or
direct to Dez Watson, C.A.O., JSSU (AN), BFPO 59, Cyprus.
[TNX G0DEZ]
QSL AX3OLY ---> QSLs for the Olympic
Games 2000 special event station AX3OLY that have been
received direct will be answered within the next few
days. The others will receive the special QSL card
through the bureau. [TNX VK3EW]
QSL CO8TW ---> Please note that
EA3FQV has not been the QSL manager for CO8TW since 15
October. The new QSL manager is IZ8CCW (P.O. Box 360,
87100 Cosenza - CS, Italy).
QSL RK0FWL/P ---> Eugene, RA0FF
reports that cards for the July-August 2000 RK0FWL/p
operation from Moneron Island (AS-149) are being sent out
by FEIDXC (Far East Island DX Club). Direct cards should
be mailed to Eugene Popov, P.O. Box 79, Yu-Sakhalinsk-10,
693010, Russia. The web pages for RK0FWL/p are at http://dx.bgtelecom.ru/shams/as149.html.
QSL VK6BSI ---> Cards should be sent
direct only to VK4AAR (Alan Roocroft, P.O. Box 421,
Gatton 4343, Australia). Please note that "it is NOT
a good idea to send envelopes with Australian
stamps", Alan says,"as there is now a special
type of stamp for use on international mail. The postal
authorities assure me that using the wrong stamps will
incur a penalty".
QSL XF4MX ---> Fernando, XE1AE
reports that COFETEL (Comision Federal de
Telecomunicaciones) has asked the Radio Club Mexicano
A.C. to answer QSL requests for the March 1999 XF4MX
operation. Cards should be sent to P.O. Box # 19-500/510,
Mixcoac, Mexico D.F., 03910 Mexico.
QSL VIA AC7DX ---> Ron has taken over
chores from NU4N and is the new QSL manager for KL9A,
KL7FH, WL7KY and KL1SLE. Cards should be sent to Ron
Lago, P.O. Box 25426, Eugene, OR 97402, USA.
QSL VIA DJ4ZB ---> At the end of
March Lothar will close the logs for the his following
DXpeditions: A35ZB (October 1994), T32ZB
(Sepetember-November 1995), ZL7ZB (February-March 1995
and February-March 1997) and ZM7ZB (January-March 2000).
If you need a card you should send your request before
the end of March 2001 to Lothar Grotehusmann,
Quaekerstrasse 35, D-13403 Berlin, Germany. [TNX HB9PL]
QSL VIA RW3RN ---> Alex (rw3rn@tmb.ru) reports he
can confirm contacts made with UA3RZ/UL1E, UA3RF/UL0E and
UA3RZ/UA8T. Cards should be sent to Alex Kuznetsov, P.O.
Box 57, Tambov-23, 392023, Russia.
QSL VIA UA3AGS ---> Cards for R1FJV
and other stations managed by Sergei should be mailed to
P.O. Box 196, Pepperell, MA 01463-0196, USA (a mail drop,
as your QSLs will be sent from Moscow). [TNX S51U]
VU2JOS - Jose Jacob, Box 1555,
Somajiguda, Hyderabad 500082, India
W3I - MADRAS, P.O. Box 2468, Wheaton, MD
20902, USA
WA4FFW - Mark McIntyre, 2903 Maple Ave.,
Burlington, NC 27215, USA
YJ8AA - Frank Palmer, 78 Corser Street,
Point Vernon 4655, Australia
ZS1FJ - Barry Fletcher, P.O. Box 53319,
Kenilworth 7754, South Africa
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