17 March 2001
No 515
*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION ****
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
9M6 - Peter, G4MJS plans to be active again
as 9M6BAA from East Malaysia from 21 March to 4 April. QSL via
G4SHF either direct or through the bureau. [TNX The Daily DX]
CO - Eduardo, CO8LY might operate as CO8LY/p
from Cayo Granma within a week or so. According to Eduardo, this
small coastal island is part of the Las Tunas/Holguin/Santiago de
Cuba Province group (NA-218); however its IOTA status, in the
absence of detailed information, is not confirmed and at the
moment Cayo Granma does not count for IOTA. [TNX KB5GL]
EM_ant - Igor, EM1KCC is currently active
from Vernadsky Base on Galindez Island (AN-006). QSL via UT7UA.
F - Jean-Marc F5SGI reports his activity from
Yeu Island (EU-064) will be shorter than previously announced
[425DXN 513]; he will now operate as F5SGI/p from 14 to 21 April.
QSL via home call. [TNX F5NQL]
F - The Belgian group of "The Minkies
Boys" (http://www.qsl.net/on6ck)
will participate in the IOTA Contest from Sein Island (EU-068).
They plan to arrive to the island on 25 July and to leave on the
30th and to operate as TM5CK and F/ON6CK/p. Further information
is expected in due course. [TNX ON9CGB]
FK - Johnny, LA5IIA is going to take a few
days' leave from Norwegian Army in the KFOR (Kosovo) and hopes to
operate from Noumea, New Caledonia (OC-032) from 24 to 31 March.
He plans to be active mostly on CW (1826, 3505, 7005, 10105,
14005, 18075, 21005, 24895, 28005 kHz) with some RTTY (14082,
21082, 28082 kHz). Most of the SSB QSOs will be made during the
CQ WW WPX Contest (requested call FX8G). QSL direct to LA9GY
(Morten Antonsen, Hallsetreina 6, N-7027 Trondheim, Norway) or
through the bureau to LA5IIA. [TNX LA9GY]
G - A team from Otley Amateur Radio Society
will be visiting the Thomas Chippendale Primary School in Otley,
West Yorkshire on 20 March as part of National Science Week 2001.
A special event station will operate on HF and VHF with the
callsign GB0TCS. [TNX G0SNV]
H40 - The OPDX Bulletin reports that Ron,
ZL1AMO expects to operate, probably as H40RW, from Temotu from
around 21 March for three weeks. The name of the island is not
mentioned, but the IOTA group should be OC-065. Look for Ron on
CW, SSB and RTTY barefoot. His liasion during the operation is
Dick, N6FF (n6ff@tco.net). QSL
direct to ZL1AMO.
HB0 - Five French operators will be active
(on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres) as HB0/F6KQL from Liechtenstein
between 23 and 26 March, including an entry in the CQ WW WPX SSB
Contest. QSL via F6KQL either direct (Radio Club MJC, 7 Rue de
Longvic, 21300 Chenove, France) or through the bureau. [TNX
F5LIW]
HK0_mal - QRZ DX reports that Pedro, HK3JJH
will have neither amplifier nor beams during his April operation
from Malpelo [425DXN 514], as he will have to climb a 17-metre
rope ladder, get to an overhanging catwalk and then reach the
operating site on the top of the island (350 metres above sea
level). For these reasons he will be using a long wire for 80 and
160 metres and a vertical for the other bands. Contributions can
be sent to Carl Smith, N4AA (P.O. Box 249, Leicester, NC 28748,
USA), editor of QRZ-DX and QSL manager for this operation.
HS - QRZ-DX reports that the E29AL operation
from Terutao Island (AS-126) [425DXN 512] is scheduled for 6-15
April. Those who want to contribute to the expedition are invited
to contact Ray (G3NOM@rast.or.th),
Cy (HS0GBI@rast.or.th) or
Winit (HS1CKC@rast.or.th).
I - IV3HAX and IV3SKB plan to operate from
the islands of Marinetta (EU-130, IIA UD-004) and Martignano
(EU-130, IIA UD-005) between 1 and 8 May. They should be active
on 10, 12, 15, 17, 20, 30 and 40 metres SSB. CW and RTTY. QSL via
IV3HAX. [TNX IV3HAX]
I - Special station IB0S will be activated
from Santo Stefano Island (EU-045, IIA LT-010) on 23-27 May. QSL
via I0YKN (Nuccio Meoli, Via della Stazione snc, 04010 Cori - LT,
Italy). [TNX Crazy DX Group]
KH2 - Yoichi, JP1NWZ will be active as
KH0XX/NH2 from Guam on 22-26 March. He will participate in the CQ
WW WPX SSB Contest as AH7X/WH2 (SOAB). QSL via JP1NWZ (Yoichi
Sakurada, C201 3-11-24 Nakahara Isogo, 235-0036 Yokohama, Japan).
[TNX The Daily DX]
JA - Masa, JA6GXK has cancelled his 21-30
March trip to Meshima (AS-056) [425DXN 511], but will be on the
island from 10 to 20 April. As always he will operate duirng his
spare time on 40, 20 (+/- 14260 kHz) and 15 (+/- 21260 kHz)
metres. QSL via bureau. [TNX JA3MZB]
J3 - The following frequencies are expected
to be used during the 30 March-11 April operation from Grenada by
W1HEO and W5PF [425DXN 511]: 7030, 14030, 18080, 21030, 24910 and
28030 (CW), 7085, 14185, 14240, 18140, 21320, 24940 and 28440
(SSB). Special attention will be given to the WARC bands and the
General-class portions of the phone bands. [TNX W5PF]
JA - Look for Take, JI3DST/6 to be active
from O-shima (AS-012) between 30 March and 1 April. QSL via
JI3DST either direct (Takeshi Funaki, 2-18-26 Hannan-cho,
Abeno-ku, Osaka-city, Osaka 545-0021, Japan) or through the
bureau. [TNX JI6KVR]
LU - Fifteen operators from Radio Club
Rosario will be a signing LR7DX on all bands and modes from 20 to
26 March, including a Multi-Single entry in the CQ WW WPX SSB
Contest. Their activity will take place from Punta Rasa, a
Natural Reserve close to Cape San Antonio Lighthouse. QSL direct
to P.O Box 400, 2000 Rosario, Aregentina or through the bureau
via LU8FDZ. [TNX LU2FFD]
PA - Ron, ON4ALW and other operators from UBA
section "NOK" will operate from Texel Island (EU-038)
during the IOTA Contest (28-29 July). In 1999 and 2000 they used
PA6TEX, but this year they will apply for a shorter call with a
special prefix. Further information is expected in due course.
QSL via ON4ALW either direct or through the Belgian bureau. [TNX
ON4ALW]
PY - Look for ZV3F and ZW3F to operate (SSB
and CW) from Fort Duque de Caxias (DFH RS-01) on 24-25 March. QSL
via PY3UR. [TNX PP5SZ]
PY - PU1NEZ/p (Carlos), PY1LVF/p (Zeca),
PY1NEW/p (Pete) and PY1NEZ/p (Lima) will operate (on 10-80 metres
CW and SSB) from Ilha dos Francese (SA-077) between 29 March and
2 April. QSL via home calls either through the bureau or direct
to PU1NEZ (Carlos Guilherme Correa, Calle Presidente Backer 9
apto. 306, 24220-045 Niteroi, RJ, Brazil), PY1LVF (Jose Luiz
Vieira Fernandez, Apartado Postal 18009, 20722-970 Rio de
Janeiro, RJ, Brazil), PY1NEW (Emanuel Tavares Filho, Apartado
Postal 100659, 24001-970 Niteroi, RJ, Brazil), PY1NEZ (Rogaciano
de Lima Correa Filho, Calle Belizario Augusto 91 apto. 1101,
24230-200 Niteroi, RJ, Brazil). [TNX PY1NEZ]
TA - After operating as SV8/IT9YRE/p (EU-174)
and ZK1YRE (OC-159) in 2000, Nando, IT9YRE is now going to Turkey
and be active from Giresun Island (AS-154). This time he has been
joined by seasoned CW operator Enrico, IT9AXZ. Look for them to
be active as TA0/IT9YRE/p and TA0/IT9AXZ/p on 40, 20, 17, 15, 12
and 10 metres between 27 and 30 March. QSL via home calls. [TNX
IT9GAI & IT9YRE]
TI - Helmut, DJ4VW is active as TI2/DJ4VW
from Ciudad Colon, Costa Rica until 23 March. He plans to focus
on the WARC bands SSB. QSL via home call either direct or through
the DARC bureau. [TNX DF6PW]
TX_che - Les Nouvelles DX reports that Jacky
(F2CW/ZK3CW), Dany (F5CW/FK8VHY) and other two operators will
leave Noumea on 24 April. The operation from the Chesterfield
Islands (OC-176) [425DXN 513] is expected to take place between
27 April and 2 May. The team will be back to Noumea on 6 May.
They have applied for TX0C or TX5C. [TNX F6AJA]
UA - Pavel, UA0YAY (Zone 23) will participate
in this weekend's Russian DX Contest (rules at http://rdxc.narod.ru/news.html).
QSL via IK2QPR (Paolo Fava, Via Bertani 8, 46100 Mantova - MN,
Italy).
UA - Operators from "The Funkner DX
Family" plan to go to south-east Siberia (Zone 18) next
summer and operate as either RZ3DZZ/0 or with a shorter special
call from Yarki Island (not IOTA, RRC-new). Those who want to
join the team can contact Yuri, RN3FX (fdxf@aha.ru). The web site for the
operation is at http://www.funcap.narod.ru/yarki.html. [TNX
RN3FX]
V5 - DM5TI is expected to be active as
V5/DM5TI from Namibia between 19 and 27 March. QSL via home call.
[TNX VK2SG RTTY DX Notes]
V6 - Noz, JE8KKX will be active as V63KX from
Yap Island (OC-012) until 21 March. QSL via JE8KKX either direct
(Nozomu Takahashi, 2-5, 5-chome 18-jo Toko, Asahikawa, 078-8358
Japan) or through the JARL bureau. [TNX JR8VSE]
VK - Bill, VK4FW plans to visit three groups
(OC-172, OC-138 and OC-187) within the next 2 months. He expects
to activate them one behind the other and to operate as VK4FW/p.
Further details are expected in due course. [TNX VK4FW]
VK9 - Neil, VK6NE reports that Jerzy, SP9EVP
will be active from Cocos/Keeling (OC-003) on 24-31 March and
from Christmas Island (OC-002) between 31 March and 6 April. He
expects to get the licence upon his arrival to Perth, Australia
on 19 March.
VP5 - Dave/W5AO, Connie/K5CM and Pam/N5KW
will operate (on 160-6 metres CW and SSB) as VP5/home call from
North Caicos Island (NA-002) between 21 March and 5 April,
including and entry in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest as VP5V. QSL
VP5/K5CM via K5CM, QSL VP5/N5KW via N5KW, QSL VP5/W5AO and VP5V
to P.O. Box 88, Morris, OK 74445-088, USA. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
VP6 - Kan, JA1BK and Jacky, F2CW/ZL3CW were
active as VP6BK and VP6CW from Pitcairn (OC-044) last weekend. It
is worth visiting Kan's web pages (http://www.iijnet.or.jp/JA1BK/index2.html)
and reading what he wrote on 7 March, as it seems he has found a
potential new Entity for the DXCC programme. Kan does not give
the name, but it should be Ducie Island (OC-182). "Pitcairn
will apply for membership into the International Amateur Radio
Union (IARU)", The Daily DX reports. "If Pitcairn were
to become a Geopolitical DXCC Entity it looks as if Ducie would
clearly make the distance, thus becoming a new one. This C shaped
island is 540 kilometers east of Pitcairn, but more importantly
it is approximately 377 kilometers east of Henderson Island,
which is the closest island. It will take a minimum of 6 months
to become a member of the IARU and possibly as long as 12
months".
VP8_ant - Mike, GM0HCQ is currently active as
VP8ROT from Rothera Base on Adelaide Island (AN-001). He is
expected to be in Antarctica for one month. QSL via home call.
W - Rough seas and strong winds prevented
Silvano, KB5GL from reaching Ship Island (NA-082) last week
[425DXN 514], but he will try again on 17 March. Look for him on
15 metres SSB between +/- 16.45 UTC and 21.30 UTC.
XU - Frank, DL4KQ (XU7ABR) reports that the
planned activity from Cambodia (15 July-3 August) [425DXN 511]
will take place from Siem Reap (Angkor Wat) for the first four
days, with limited high band operations. The group of four
operators will then move to Sihanoukville where they should be
active on all bands 160-6 metres SSB, CW, RTTY and PSK31. QSL via
DL4KQ either direct (Frank Rosenkranz, Blumenstr. 25, 50126
Bergheim, Germany) or through the DARC bureau. Updates will be
posted on http://www.dl4kq.de.
YV - Rick, NE8Z will be in Venezuela from 26
March to 4 April signing YV5/NE8Z from the Caracas area. From
roughly 30 March to 2 April he will operate as YV5/NE8Z from Los
Roques (SA-035). Look for him only on or around 28.460 SSB. QSL
via NE8Z (Rick Dorsch, P.O. Box 616, Hamburg, MI 48139, USA).
[TNX NE8Z]
ZK1_nc - Victor, Tuatai/ZK1CY (ZK1MA),
Roger/W7VV (ZK1VVV), Bob/W7TSQ (ZK1TSQ) and three other members
of the Western Washington DX Club will be going to Manihiki
(OC-014), North Cooks and operate on 10-160 metres for one week
in October, including an entry in the CQ WW SSB DX Contest. If
interested in joining the team or contributing to the expedition
please e-mail Victor (sales@computers.co.ck)
or Roger (huntleyr@gte.net).
[TNX ZK1CG]
ZK1_sc - Victor, ZK1CG is back on the air
after ten years thanks to the gear donated by Roger, W7VV. He
operates on 10-160 metres from Rarotonga (OC-013) in the South
Cooks. Victor is currently clearing his backlog; if you worked
him from South or North Cooks and did not receive a card, please
send your request again to Victor Rivera, P.O. Box 618,
Rarotonga, Cook Islands. [TNX ZK1CG]
ZK2 - If his scheduled flight is not
cancelled, Hape, DL1EMH will be active (on 80-6 metres CW, SSB
and RTTY) as ZK2GEO from Niue Island (OC-040) between 18 March
and 8 April. QSL via DL1EMH. [TNX The Daily DX]
GOOD TO KNOW - Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
6Y8A ---> The results and photos of
the 6Y8A DXpedition University (DXU) trip to Jamaica are
available at http://www.k2kw.com. DXU was the
first of its kind to offer a training ground for hams
wanting to learn the art of DXpeditioning. In total, the
group made over 21,000 QSOs, and nearly 11,000 in the
ARRL SSB Contest. Kenny, K2KW is thinking of holding
another trip in October or November; if interested in
attending, please e-mail him (k2kw@prodigy.net) [TNX
K2KW]
CONTEST DINNER ---> The Northern
California Contest Club has announced that the 3rd Annual
International DX Convention Contest Dinner will take
place on Friday, 20 April at the Holiday Inn Visalia.
Full details can be provided by Ken Silverman, K2KW (k2kw@prodigy.net). The
web pages for the Visalia DX Convention are at http://www.ncdxc.org/Ncdxc/Convention.
CQ WW WPX SSB CONTEST: the
following stations are expected to participate in
this year's event:
A6 - A multi-national team of 10
operators from Ali Al Futtaim's (A61AJ) super
station in Dubai, UAE. QSL via W3UR either direct
(Bernie McClenny, 3025 Hobbs Road, Glenwood, MD
21738, USA) or through the bureau. [TNX The Daily
DX]
CT - Cupido, CT1BNW as CQ3CEC.
QSLs via CT1BNW. [TNX CT1BNW]
EA8 - The Grand Canaria DX Group
as AM8CI (Multi-Single). QSL via bureau or to
EA8AKN. [TNX EA8AKN]
EA8 - Jaakko, OH1MA and Pekka,
OH1RY as OH1MA/EA8 (SOSB 40 metres) and EA8AH
(SOSB 15 metres) respectively. [TNX The Daily DX]
F - The Council of Europe ARC as
TP5CE. The operators will be F6FQK, F5AEG, F5MUX,
F5NLY and F5PAC. QSL via F6FQK [TNX F6FQK]
FK - FK8GM and FK8HC as TX5G.
[TNX Les Nouvelles DX]
LX - Contest Group Luxembourg as
LX5A (Multi-Single). QSL via LX1RQ either direct
or through the bureau. [TNX The Daily DX]
LX - Philippe, LX2AJ as LX7I
(SOSB 20 metres). QSL via LX2AJ (Philippe Lutty,
6A Sentier de Bricherhof, L-1262 Luxembourg).
[TNX LX2AJ]
P4 - John, KK9A as P40A from
Aruba (SA-036). QSL via WD9DZV. [TNX ARRL DX
Bulletin]
PY - Mario, PP5MQ as PS5S on 10
metres low power. QSL direct only to PP5MQ (Mario
Marquardt, P.O. Box 212, 89201-972 Joinville -
SC, Brazil). [TNX PP5MQ]
SM - Tomas/SM6VVT, Steve/SM6HRR,
Lars/SM6NM and Sture/SM6CKS as SI900TKM
(http://www.listen.to/sk6nl). QSL via SK6NL
(Kungalvs Sandareamatorer, P.O. Box 625, SE-442
17 Kungalv, Sweden). [TNX SM6VVT]
SV - Kostas, SV1DPI and others
as J41K from Agrinio, Greece. QSL via SV1DPI
either direct (Kostas Stamatis, P.O. Box 66,
30100 Agrinio, Greece) or through the bureau.
[TNX SV1DPI]
Do not forget to check the NG3K "Announced
Operation" tables at http://www.ng3k.com.
D68C ---> The 8-28 February D68C
operation from the Comoros "will go into the record
books in almost every category imaginable", Don
Field, G3XTT reports. For instance, the final tally of
168,722 QSOs is 75% above the previous ZL9CI record
(96,004 QSOs), 16,412 QSOs is the new "first
24hrs" record (previously held by FO0AAA with 14,000
QSOs) and 45,315 is the new "unique calls"
record, previously held by 4J1FS (36,109). The band/mode
QSO count is as follows:
Several picture galleries, anecdotes, statistics, etc are
available on the DXpedition's web site at http://www.dxbands.com/comoros.
FO0ARE ---> Laci, HA0HW gives the
latest and final information for FO0ARE's (home call
HA9RE) recent operations from French Polynesia. Eli was
active from Tahiti (OC-046) on 27-28 February and again
on 6-7 March, while on 1-5 March he operated from Manihi,
King George Islands (OC-131). QSL via HA8IB either direct
(Szabo Karoly, Aradi str. 42, H-5525 Fuzesgyarmat,
Hungary) or through the bureau. Eli and Sara, HA9SD plan
to operate from Austral or Marquesas Islands this autumn.
QSL 3D2TC ---> Please note that Bob,
W7TSQ is not and has never been the QSL manager for
Craig, 3D2TC. Cards should be sent direct only to 3D2TC
(Craig Thompson, P.O. Box 273, Suva, Fiji Islands). [TNX
W7TSQ]
QSL IO4T ---> This call was used (and
will be used in future contests) by operators from the
Northern Italy DX Team during the ARRL DX SSB Contest.
QSL via IK4XCL. [TNX IK4RQJ]
QSL SY7LH ---> Akis, SV7CLI reports
that all the direct requests for SY7LH (Alexandroupolis
Lighthouse during the International Lighthouse Weekend in
August 2000) have been processed in early March.
QSL VIA VE6VK ---> The following
comes from Russ, VE6VK: "Enforcement of regulations
concerning Canadian Amateurs who are QSL Managers for
foreign amateurs force the following changes. It is
required that the DX station become a fully paid up
member of Radio Amateurs of Canada before their cards
will be processed. It is regretted that NO Bureau cards
will be handled by me for 3D2AA, 3D2CC, V8IAN and
VE6RH." Cards should be sent direct only to Russ. A.
Wilson, 1235 Richland Road N.E., Calgary, AB T2E 5M5,
Canada.
QSL VIA XX9BB ---> Chang, XX9AU
reports he is no longer the QSL manager for XX9SAR,
XX9ARM and XX9JUV. The new QSL manager is XX9BB.
PERIOD CALL REF
===========================================================================
till 31/03 3E500: special prefix (Panama) 512
till 19/03 3G0Y: Easter Island (SA-001) * by CEs and DLs 512
till 19/03 5W0HY: Samoa * by JA0SC 513
till 21/03 A52CO: Bhutan * by RA9CO 514
till 19/03 BV9O: Lan Yu (Orchid Island, AS-155) 513
till 2002 EM1HO: Galindez Island (AN-006) 513
till August FO0CLA: French Polynesia and Australs * by F2HE 501
till 23/03 DL7AFS/HI9 and DJ7ZG/HI9: Dominican Republic (NA-096) 513
till ?? JW3FL: Hopen Is. (EU-063) * by LA3FL 504
till 25/03 KG4MO and KG4IZ: Guantanamo Bay * by K4ZLE and WA5PAE 513
till 20/03 MJ/K8PT & MJ/K3PLV: Jersey (EU-013) 511
till 31/12 OE75: special prefix (Austria) 504
till April P40MR: Aruba (SA-036) * by VE3MR 500
till 19/03 PU1NEZ/2, PY1LVF/2, PY1NEW/2, PY1NEZ/2: SA-028 513
till April RU0LM/0: Shikotan Island (AS-062) 508
till 23/03 TI2/DJ4VW: Costa Rica 515
till 21/03 V63KX: Yap Island (OC-012) * by JE8KKX 515
till ?? VK9EHH: Lord Howe Island (OC-004) * by K8VIR/ZL4IR 513
till 18/03 YC6LAY, YB6LYS, YC6JKV, YC6PLG: Musala Isl (OC-245) 514
17/03-23/03 FM/IV3TDM, FM/IV3FHH, FM/IV3JVJ: Martinique (NA-107) 511
17/03-18/03 HR: Swan Islands (NA-035) * by HRs 508
17/03-18/03 JA1YVT: O-shima (AS-008) 514
17/03 KB5GL/p: Ship Island (NA-082) 515
17/03-20/03 T88LJS: Palau * by JM1LJS 514
17/03-18/03 WC6DX: Angel Island (USI CA-06S) 511
17/03-19/03 BARTG WW RTTY Contest ***
17/03-18/03 Russian DX Contest ***
18/03-06/04 YJ0BQI (?): Vanuatu * by I6BQI 512
18/03-08/04 ZK2GEO: Niue Island (OC-040) * by DL1EMH 515
19/03-27/03 V5/DM5TI: Namibia 515
20/03-21/03 3D2HY: Fiji * by JA0SC 513
20/03 GB0TCS: special event station 515
20/03-26/03 LR7DX: Argentina 515
21/03-04/04 9M6BAA: East Malaysia * by G4MJS 515
from 21/03 H40RW: Temotu * by ZL1AMO 515
21/03-05/04 VP5/W5AO, /K5CM, /N5KW, VP5V: NA-002 515
22/03-30/03 3W: Vietnam * by F5PBL 511
22/03-26/03 KH0/JM1LRQ: Saipan (OC-086) 513
22/03-26/03 KH0XX/NH2 & AH7X/WH2: Guam * by JP1NWZ 515
23/03-26/03 HB0/F6KQL: Liechtenstein 515
24-03-31/03 FK: New Caledonia * by LA5IIA 515
24/03-25/03 II1TQ (scout station) 513
24/03-25/03 JW8G: Svalbard * by JW9IY and JW9GY 513
24/03-31/03 VK9: Cocos/Keeling (OC-003) * by SP9EVP 515
24/03-25/03 ZV3F and ZW3F: Fort Duque de Caxias (DFH RS-01) 515
24/03-25/03 CQ WW WPX Contest (SSB) ***
27/03-30/03 TA0/IT9YRE/p and TA0/IT9AXZ/p: Giresun Island (AS-154) 515
28/03-02/04 PJ6/PA3GIO/m: Saba (NA-145) 509
29/03-02/04 PU1NEZ/p, PY1LVF/p, PY1NEW/p, PY1NEZ/p: SA-077 515
30/03-11/04 J3/W1HEO & J3/W5PF: Grenada 515
30/03-01/04 JI3DST/6: O-shima (AS-012) 515
30/03-02/04 YV5/NE8Z: Los Roques (SA-035) 515
31/03-06/04 VK9: Christmas Island (OC-002) * by SP9EVP 515
March J2: Sept Freres (AF-059) * by J28EX and J28NH 513
March ZD7K: St. Helena * by GW4BVJ, G0WMW, GW0ANA 511
March ZD8K: Ascension * by GW4BVJ, G0WMW, GW0ANA 511
06/04-15/04 E29AL: Tarutao Island (AS-126) 515
07/04-08/04 EA RTTY Contest ***
07/04-08/04 SP DX Contest ***
07/04-08/04 UBA Spring Contest (SSB) ***
10/04-20/04 JA6GXK: Me-shima, Danjo Islands (AS-056) 515
13/04-15/04 Japan International DX Contest (20-10 mt) ***
14/04-21/04 F5SGI/p: Yeu Island (EU-064) 515
14/04-20/04 OH0/DL2SWW and OH0/DL2VFR: Aland Islands (EU-002) 513
14/04-15/04 EU Spring Sprint SSB (1500Z-1859Z) ***
19/04-26/04 V73E: Enewetak Atoll (OC-087) * by V73ZZ and others 513
21/04-23/04 MM0BQI/p: Summer Isles (EU-092) 513
21/04-28/04 SM7/DL2SWW and SM7/DL2VFR: Oland Island (EU-037) 513
21/04-24/04 VK9ML: Mellish Reef (OC-072) * by VK4s 512
21/04-22/04 YU DX Contest ***
21/04-22/04 Holyland DX Contest 500
21/04 EU Spring Sprint CW (1500Z-1859Z) ***
23/04-08/05 VP8SDX: Falkland Isls (SA-002) * by GMs 513
27/04-02/05 Chesterfield Islands * by F2CW and others 515
28/04-29/04 Helvetia Contest ***
28/04-29/04 SP DX RTTY Contest ***
29/04-04/05 ZK1NDS & ZK1NFK: OC-013 (South Cooks) 513
from mid-Apr 7Z1AC: Saudi Arabia * by W5FJG 513
April HK0: Malpelo * by HK3JJH 515
April IR0MA: special station 513
01/05-08/05 IV3HAX and IV3SKB: EU-130 515
03/05-06/05 JA4FHE/4: Oki Islands (AS-041) 511
03/05-06/05 JA4PXE/6: Mejima (AS-056) 513
04/05-06/05 JI6KVR/6 and JA6IEF/6: Uji-jima (AS-067) 513
05/05-18/05 3B6RF: Agalega (AF-001) 511
05/05-11/05 ZK1NDS & ZK1NFK: OC-014 or OC-159 513
05/05-06/05 ARI International DX Contest ***
06/05 IPA Contest (SSB) ***
12/05-19/05 IA5: Elba (EU-028) * by ON4BBA and others 513
12/05-13/05 VOLTA WW RTTY Contest ***
12/05-13/05 CQ-M International DX Contest ***
19/05-20/05 Baltic Contest ***
23/05-27/05 IB0S: Santo Stefano Island (EU-045) 515
26/05-27/05 CQ WW WPX Contest (CW) ***
31/05-10/06 JW: Prins Karls Forland (EU-063) 495
01/06-04/06 Major Six Club Contest ***
02/06-03/06 WW South America CW Contest ***
02/06-03/06 IARU Region 1 Field Day (CW) ***
08/06-10/06 Ham Com 2001 (Arlington, TX) 510
09/06-10/06 ANARTS WW RTTY Contest ***
09/06 Portugal Day Contest ***
16/06-17/06 All Asian DX Contest (CW) ***
23/06-24/06 Marconi Memorial HF Contest ***
23/06-24/06 ARRL Field Day ***
29/06-01/07 Ham Fest 2001: Friedrichshafen (DL) ***
June TA: Kefken Island (AS-???) * by TA2KI 513
07/07-08/07 Venezuelan Ind. Day Contest (SSB) ***
14/07-15/07 IARU HF World Championship ***
15/07-03/08 XU7ABR: Cambodia * by DL4KQ and others 515
15/07 Colombian Ind. Day Contest ***
22/07-25/07 SM5/G0GRC/p: Lammskar Island (EU-177) 513
25/07-30/07 F: Sein Island (EU-068) * by ONs 515
27/07-03/08 MM0BQI/p: Summer Isles (EU-092) 513
28/07-29/07 RSGB-IOTA Contest ***
28/07-29/07 Russian RTTY WW Contest ***
28/07-29/07 Venezuelan Ind. Day Contest (CW) ***
04/08-05/08 ARRL UHF Contest ***
04/08 European HF Championship ***
05/08-10/08 GW0NWR/p: Bardsey Island (EU-124) 513
05/08 YO DX HF Contest ***
09/08-31/08 TY: Benin * by F5CWU, F5MOO and F5AOV 507
11/08-12/08 WAE DX Contest (CW) ***
18/08-19/08 International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend ***
18/08-19/08 SARTG WW RTTY Contest ***
18/08-19/08 SEANET Contest (CW/SSB/Digital) ***
01/09-02/09 All Asian DX Contest (SSB) ***
01/09-02/09 IARU Region 1 Field Day (SSB) ***
01/09-02/09 WAE DX Contest (SSB) ***
15/09-16/09 Scandinavian Activity Contest (CW) ***
22/09-23/09 Scandinavian Activity Contest (SSB) ***
06/10-07/10 Oceania DX Contest (SSB) ***
06/10 EU Autumn Sprint (SSB) ***
06/10-07/10 Iberoamericano Contest ***
07/10 RSGB 21/28 MHz Contest (SSB) ***
13/10 EU Autumn Sprint CW (1500Z-1859Z) ***
13/10-14/10 Oceania DX Contest (CW) ***
20/10-21/10 Worked All Germany Contest ***
21/10 RSGB 21/28 MHz Contest (CW) ***
27/10-28/10 CQ Worldwide DX Contest (SSB) ***
October ZW0TB and ZW0TW: Trindade (SA-010) * by PY2s 513
03/11-04/11 Ukrainian DX Contest ***
04/11 High Speed Club CW Contest ***
04/11 IPA Contest (SSB) ***
09/11-10/11 Japan International DX Contest (SSB) ***
10/11-11/11 OK/OM DX Contest (CW) ***
10/11-11/11 WAE DX Contest (RTTY) ***
17/11-18/11 IARU Region 1 - 160mt. Contest (CW) ***
17/11-18/11 LZ DX Contest (CW) ***
17/11-18/11 RSGB 1.8 MHz Contest (CW) ***
24/11-25/11 CQ Worldwide DX Contest (CW) ***
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