22 September 2001
No 542
*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION ****
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
THE PORTUGUESE VERSION - The Editors of 425
DX News welcome Paulo Pinto, CT1ETE who has kindly offered to
translate the bulletin into Portuguese language. Give a look to http://www.425dxn.org
and let us know your opinion!
3W - 3W3ZZ will the call used by Sam, JA1EUI
during his 21-28 September activity from Vietnam [425DXN 539].
QSL via home call (Satoru Matushima, 2469-5 Toda, Atugi, 243-0023
Japan). [TNX The Daily DX]
5U - The same operators who aired 5U2K, 5U3T
and 5U5A in March (namely I2UIY, I2YSB and IK2DIA) will go back
to Niger in January/February 2002 for a 2-week DXpedition. Three
or four other operators from Italy and USA are expected to join
the team. They will have at least three stations and will be
active on 160-10 metres (with special attention to 80/160m)
CW/SSB/RTTY/PSK31 and on 6 metres CW/SSB. Further information is
expected in due course. [TNX I2UIY]
9K - Effective 15 September, the Kuwait
Amateur Radio Society (KARS), in conjunction with the Kuwait
Ministry of Communications, has authorized the use of the
callsign 9K2USA by all Kuwait amateur radio operators
simultaneously "as a small token of the sympathy and support
for the people of the United States from the citizens of
Kuwait". Look for 9K2USA to be aired until the end of
September. QSL via 9K2RA, as the Kuwait Amateur Radio Society (9k2ra@kars.org) will merge all
the QSOs in one single database. [TNX K4CY/9K2ZZ]
C9 - Reinhard/DL6DQW, who is currently
signing C98RF from Quirimba Island (AF-061) [425DXN 536], will
operate as C91RF from Maputo between 24 September and 4 October.
QSL via DL6DQW. [TNX OZ6OM]
DL - Look for DL2RXE/p to be active on 20 and
40 metres SSB from Mukran Lighthouse (GLHA 58, ARLHS FED-159) on
Ruegen Island (EU-057) on 22-23 September. QSL via bureau. [TNX
DL2VFR]
FO_aus - Jon/WB8YJF and Leo/K8PYD were
expected to be active (mainly on RTTY) from the Austral Islands
between 24 September and 3 October. However, according to the
"VK2SG RTTY DX Notes", their trip has now been
postponed until December.
HA - Special call HG50HSC will be aired from
Hungary to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the High Speed
Club (http://www.hsc.de).
The operators will be Hungarian HSC members (HA3OV, HA3NU, HA1AG
and others). QSL via HA1AG (e-mail requests for bureau cards are
welcome at ha1ag@compuserve.com).
[TNX HA1AG]
HS - Champ, E21EIC reports he will
participate in the CQ/RJ WW RTTY Contest (SOAB low power) next
weekend.
I - Special event station II6I will be
activated on 5-14 October during a congress on propagation. The
web page for the event is at http://www.qsl.net/arijesi/ii6i.
[TNX IK6PYS]
KH4 - The 23-29 September operation by Nao
(JE7RJZ/WH2M) and Koln (JP1JFG/N2IU) from Midway Island [425DXN
539] has been cancelled due to the current sad circumstances in
the US. [TNX JA1EOD]
KH0 - Look for JH7IMX to operate as KH0/K7WD
from Saipan, Northern Marianas (OC-086) between 28 September and
2 October. QSL via JH7IMX. [TNX The Daily DX]
OH - Toni Linden, OH2JTE (the 21-year-old
vice-president of Contest Club Finland) will participate in the
Scandinavia Activity Contest SSB (from 12 UTC on 22 September to
12 UTC on the 23rd) from the station OH2BH. Meanwhile Martti
Laine, OH2BH will be active from the OH0B contest station in the
Aland Islands. The SAC was the first contest Martti took part in
when he was 15 back in September 1961. [TNX N4GN]
P4 - Tyler, K3MM will be active from Aruba
(SA-036) between 25 September and 2 October. He will participate
in the CQ/RJ RTTY Contest from the P40V station, while before and
after the contest and will operate, possibly as P40M, on WSFT and
PSK31. [TNX The Daily DX]
T7 - IK4GLV, IK4JPR, IK4RUX and IZ4CCO will
operate on HF and VHF as T70A from the San Marino Amateur Radio
Club (http://www.inthenet.sm/arrsm)
on 29-30 September. The activity is to celebrate the 1700th
anniversary of the foundation of the Republic. QSL to T70A either
direct or through the bureau. [TNX IK4RUX]
TI - Bill, AK0A will be operating from
TI2HMG's QTH between 25 September and 9 October, including an
entry in the CQ/RJ WW DX RTTY Contest and the TARA PSK Rumble.
Look for TI2/AK0A on all bands RTTY, PSK31, MFSK, CW and SSB. QSL
via AK0A. [TNX The Daily DX]
TI9 - A DXpedition to Cocos Island (NA-012)
is being planned to take place on 4-19 February 2002. A team of
12 experienced operators will be signing TI9M on 160-6 metres CW,
SSB and RTTY. They will have four stations on two operating
sites, plus a fifth station for 6 metres. Detailed information,
including an online membership application form for those who
want to join the team, is available at http://www.qsl.net/ti2hmg/cocos.htm.
[TNX TI2HMG]
V6 - Sho, JA7HMZ and Hisa, 7L4IOU will be
active (on RTTY, SSTV and PSK31) as V63DX and V63XC from Pohnpei
(OC-010), Micronesia between 28 September and 4 October,
including and entry in the CQ/RJ WW RTTY Contest as V63A. QSL
V63DX via JA7HMZ (Shoji Igawa, 17 Shirogane, Yokobori, Ogachi,
019-0204 Japan). QSL V63XC via 7L4IOU (Hisami Dejima, 2-11-13
Minamikoiwa, Tokyo, 133-0056 Japan). QSL V63A via JA7AO (Tokuro
Matsumoto, 3-62 Okachimachi, Yuzawa, 012-0856 Japan; bureau card
requests welcome at ja7ao@jarl.com).
[TNX JA1ELY]
W - N6KZ, N6FH, W6VX, N6IC, KQ6MW, WB9AWX,
KJ6Y, and NN7A will operate (on 10-40 metres CW and SSB) from
Santa Rosa Island (NA-144) from 00.00 UTC on 29 September through
18 UTC on 1 October. Due to environmental considerations, they
will have modest antennas and batteries, but will try to do their
best to work Japan and Europe. QSL via home calls. [TNX The Daily
DX]
W - The Greater Norwalk Amateur Radio Club
(N1EV, http://www.gnarc.org)
will operate (on 15, 20 and 40 metres mainly SSB) from the
Sheffield Island (NA-136, USI CT-008S) Lighthouse (ARLHS USA-753)
on 30 September between 14-21 UTC. QSL direct to G.N.A.R.C.
Contest Club, 324 Main Ave Box 115, Norwalk, CT 06851, USA. [TNX
OPDX Bulletin]
YB - John, YB5NOF will operate (with 100
watts and GP antenna) as YB5NOF/p from Anambas Island (OC-108) on
22-26 September. Look for him on or around 21260 and 14260 kHz.
QSL to YB5NOF (John E. Daluas, P.O. Box 194/CPA, Ciputat 15401,
Indonesia). [TNX YB5QZ]
GOOD TO KNOW - Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
EURA ---> The "European Union
Regions Award" is sponsored by ARI Busto Arsizio and
is available to licensed amateurs and SWLs. Visit http://www.malpensa.it/radio/index.html
or ask the Award Manager (Pier Luigi, IK2UVR: e-mail ik2uvr@malpensa.it)
for the details.
QSL OC-237 ---> Rivai/YC2MTA, who
operated from Panjang Island on 7-8 September [425DXN
539], reports it will take 6-8 weeks at least before he
gets the cards from the printer. He recommends to use
IRCs, also because the current postage from Indonesia to
foreign countries "costs almost $2".
QSL VIA YC9BU ---> Kadek reminds
island chasers that he is the QSL manager for the
following stations/operations:
He recommends to enclose IRCs for return postage and to
use US$ only if sent by registered mail. QSL to Kadek
Kariana SP, P.O.Box 106, Singaraja 81100, Bali,
Indonesia. [TNX I8YRK]
SILENT KEY - The following comes from
The Daily DX #187 (21 September): "The Washington
Post reported yesterday on the sad passing of one of our
Amateur Radio brothers, William Ruth, W3HRD. Bill died in
the attack on the Pentagon on September 11, 2001. He was
a teacher in Montgomery County, Maryland for many years.
Ruth served in the US Marines during the Vietnam War and
in the Army Reserve when the Persian Gulf War broke
out."
NEWS FROM THE WEB - Edited by I1JQJ &
IK1ADH
QSL DB: Boye Christensen, OZ7C has
updated his QSL DBase (which now contains 266,158 unique
records) for Packet Cluster. You can download
oz7c0600.exe at: http://www.muurkrant.com/pi4com/QSLDatabase/index.html.
A search engine is available at http://www.hammall.com
[TNX OZ7C, oz7c@qsl.net]
WF5E: Information on the WF5E DX-QSL
Service is available on http://www.qsl.net/wf5e/.
Also please note that the new e-mail address for Les is wf5e@home.com.
WA2NHA - Howard Messing, 90 Nellis Dr.
Wayne, NJ 07470, USA
YE1D - Deddy D. Iskandar, P.O. Box 99,
Karawang 41300, Indonesia
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