10 March 2001
No 514
*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION ****
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
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9M - Mirek, 9V1XE (VK3DXI) will be active
(mainly on CW on the usual IOTA frequencies) as 9M8DX/2 from
Penang Island (AS-015) between 13 and 15 March. QSL via 9V1XE
(Mirek Rozbicki, 7 Seletar Terrace, Singapore 806908).
A5 - Dimitri, RA9CO plans to operate (on all
bands CW and SSB) as A52CO (hopefully) from Bhutan on 15-21
March. His main activity will take place during the Russian DX
Contest (from 12 UTC on 17 March to 12 UTC on the 18th). QSL via
UA9DD (P.O. Box 69, Ekaterinburg, 620073, Russia). [TNX The Daily
DX]
EA - Pepe, EA5KB plans to be active again
from EU-151 on 10 March. Look for him on 12, 17 and 15 metres
(21260 kHz). He will be QRV for Asia around 8 UTC and for North
America around 14 UTC. QSL via EA5KB.
HK0_mal - Pedro, HK3JJH will be leaving for
another trip to Malpelo the first week of April. QRZ-DX (http://www.dxpub.com)
Editor Carl Smith, N4AA reports that "he will stay for 30
days this time. Please note that Pedro does not work CW. I have
been working with Pedro to try and obtain some financial
assistance and other support. I have agreed to be the QSL Manager
for Pedro and have made arrangements to have QSL cards donated to
him". If you would like to assist Pedro in making this trip,
you can send your donation to Carl, N4AA (P.O. Box DX, Leicester,
NC 28748-0249, USA); these funds will be collected in a separate
account for Pedro's expenses. Further details are expected in due
course.
JA - The Toshiba Corp. Fuchuu AMC station
JA1YVT will be activated on CW, SSB and RTTY from O-shima
(AS-008) on 17-18 March. QSL via bureau to JA1YVT or direct to
JA1CKE (Yukio Hoshino, 248-1821, Tate, Hachiouji, 193-0944,
Japan). [TNX The Daily DX]
T8 - Kai, JM1LJS will be active (on 80-6
metres CW and SSB) as T88LJS from Palau on 17-20 March. QSL via
JH8DEH (Akira Miyata, 4-28-5 Minami, Nishi 23, Obihiro, 080-2473,
Japan). [TNX The Daily DX]
W - Silvano, KB5GL plans to operate (on 10,
15 and 20 metres SSB) as KB5GL/5 from Ship Island (NA-082)
between 14 and 22 UTC on 10 March. QSL via KB5GL either direct
(Silvano Amenta, 5028 Hearst Street, Metaire, LA 70001, USA;
contributions are welcome) or through the bureau. [TNX KB5GL]
YB - Dayan Sianipar/YC6LAY, Lily
Suryani/YB6LYS, Agustinus Ginting/YC6JKV and Zulkarman
Syafrin/YC6PLG will be active from Mu(r)sala Island (OC-???) on
15-18 March. They plan to operate on 15 and 20 metres SSB. QSL
via YC6LAY (Dayan Sianipar, P.O. Box 17, Balige 22300, Sumatera
Utara, Indonesia). [TNX YC6PLG]
GOOD TO KNOW - Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
PW0S ---> The final QSO count for the
recent PW0S DXpedition to St. Peter and St. Paul Rocks
was around 7,800. "The team (PY7XC, PY7ZY, PT7BZ,
PY0FF) arrived at the Rocks on the morning of February 9,
finding the sea much too rough to even consider
landing", PW0S Coordinator Bill Smith, W9VA reports.
"The seas subsided enough on the morning of February
12 to attempt a landing, and they were able to get some
equipment ashore and operating by 2100Z. The bad weather
continued with high winds, lightning and rain, frequently
interrupting operations. Because of the three day delay
in landing, by February 16 the group was already way
overdue getting home to their families and jobs. Supplies
were running out. The weather was such that they could
safely get themselves and equipment off the Rocks, and
the sensible decision was made to leave." The QSO
count "is well below expectations", but they
were "7,800 contacts that would have not been made
at all without incredible courage and devotion to our
hobby. An effort was made to spend at least a little time
on all bands and modes, including RTTY". QSL via
KU9C. The web pages for PW0S are at http://www.soutomaior.eti.br/mario/paginas/dx.htm
(logs should be available soon).
QSL D68C ---> Please note that the
QSL manager is G3SWH (Phil Whitchurch, 21 Dickensons
Grove, Congresbury, Bristol BS49 5HQ, England), not
G3SXW.
QSL ZF2LM ---> Jay, AF2C is the QSL
manager for ZF2LM. Bureau cards are welcome, direct
requests should include an SASE or $1.00, no IRCs please.
[TNX AF2C]
QSL VIA IN3ZNR ---> Fabrizio reports
he will start processing QSL requests for XW3ZNR and
XW3QBR (27 December 2000- 11 January 2001) after 15
March, when he expects to receive the cards from the
printer. The address for IN3ZNR is Fabrizio Vedovelli,
Via Gramsci 27, 38100 Trento - TN, Italy.
ST0P ---> DXCC Manager Bill Moore,
NC1L reports that ST0P (a "lack of
documentation" case) has been approved and cards can
be submitted for DXCC credit.
TM1Z ---> Luc, F6OYU reports this is
the first special TM call legally issued by the licencing
authorithy in France since "more than one
year". QSL via F6OYU (Luc Hedoin, 1020 route de
Frans, 69400 Villeranche, France).
NEWS FROM THE WEB - Edited by I1JQJ &
IK1ADH
BV9L: A photo gallery from the recent
BV9L (AS-155) operation is now available on Yuki's
(JI6KVR) we site at http://www3.ocn.ne.jp/~iota/.
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