10 November 2001
No 549
*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION ****
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
DUCIE ISLAND 2001 - Ducie Island (24.40.00S -
124.47.00W, OC-182, WAZ 32, ITU 63) should be the next new Entity
to be added to the DXCC List [425DXN 545]. The main part of the
team (JA1BK, JF1IST, JA1SLS, K9AJ, K5VT and FO3BM) expects to
leave Mangareva (Gambier Islands, French Polynesia) on 13
November in the local evening, to stop at Pitcairn and pick up
other two operators (team leader Tom, VP6TC, and Dave, VP6DB) and
then to sail immediately for Ducie. They will be active with four
stations and a VP6 callsign to be announced when the operation
starts, i.e. at 00.00 UTC on 16 November. The team must be back
on Mangareva on 28 November. The two main frequencies - 21020 kHz
(CW) and 21295 kHz (SSB) - will be used 24 hours a day. Other
prime frequencies include 28495 kHz and 14195 kHz for SSB and
14020 kHz for CW, but some activity is planned to take place on
the other bands (160-6 metres) and on RTTY as well. It is
expected that low band and WARC operations are more likely to
take place in the last days of the operation, as the initial
emphasis will be to allow as many operators as possible to work
this rare IOTA and probable new DXCC Entity. The team will have
2-element beams for 10 and 15 metres, a 4 Square for 20 metres
and wire and vertical antennas for the other bands. There will be
a 6 meter beacon on 50.110 Mhz. 160 metres are not a priority.
Nevertheless, the team is taking an inverted L 160 antenna and if
the weather and other factors cooperate there may be 160m
operation nearer the end. The pilot station is Bill Avery, K6GNX.
QSL via VE3HO (HF QSOs: Garth Hamilton, P.O. Box 1156, Fonthill,
Ontario L0S 1E0, Canada) and JA1BK (6m QSOs: Kan Mizoguchi, 5-3
Sakuragaoka 4 Chome, Tama-City, Tokyo 206-0013, Japan). Logs will
be available at http://www.big.or.jp/~ham/dx.html. [TNX K6GNX
and The Daily DX]
3W - Hans, WA1LWS plans to operate (on 10-20
metres) as 3W2LWS from Vietnam for three weeks starting on 11
November. QSL via WA1LWS. [TNX The Daily DX]
6Y - The guys of "Team Vertical"
will be active from Jamaica on 20-26 November. They will
participate in the CQ WW CW Contest, going for North American QRP
single band records: look for 6Y1A on 10m (operated by K2KW),
6Y9A on 15m (KE7X), 6Y2A on 20m (N6XG), 6Y4A on 40m (N6BT), 6Y8A
on 80m (W0YK) and 6Y0A on 160m (K2KW). Pre-contest QRP activity
will be on 10-160 metres and there will be a dedicated 6m rig
running high power. Outside the contest, operators will sign
homecall/6Y5. QSL all callsigns via WA4WTG. For additional
information, including how to win 25 bags of Jamaican Blue
Mountain Coffee, please visit http://www.k2kw.com. [TNX K2KW]
9M8 - After attending the SEANET Convention
in Kota Kinabalu (9-11 November), JA3AA, JA3UB, JA3AER, JA3ART,
JH3GAH, JR3MVF, JA4HCK will go to the Mulu National Park, East
Malaysia and will operate (on 10-160 metres SSB, CW, RTTY and
PSK31) as 9M8/JA3AA (QSL via JA3AA), 9M8/JA3UB (QSL via JA3UB),
9M8/JA3AER (QSL via JA3AER), 9M8/JA3ART (QSL via JA3ART),
9M8/JR3MVF (QSL via JR3MVF), 9M8/JA4HCK (QSL via JA4HCK) and
9M8TG (QSL via JH3GAH) between 11 and 14 November. [TNX JH3GAH]
C6 - Ed, K8EP will be active (SSB and CW) as
C6A/K8EP from Treasure Cay (NA-080), Bahamas on 20-27 November,
including an entry in the CQ WW DX CW Contest. QSL via home call.
[TNX K8EP]
DL - Dina/DJ8OK, Dietmar/DL7OK and
Bjoern/DJ4OK will be active from EU-042 on 11-23 November. [TNX
The Daily DX]
ER - Club station ER3KAZ will use special
call ER373R on 21 November to celebrate the 373rd anniversary of
the town on Rybnitsa. QSL via ER3DX either dirrect (Anatoly
Nimirski, P.O. Box 12, Kishinev, MD-2000, Moldova) or through the
bureau. [TNX ER3DX]
F - The special call TM0A has been issued to
Patrick, F6OIE, who will use it on 17-30 November (CQ WW DX CW
Contest included) and between 19 January and 1 February. QSL via
F6OIE. [TNX F5NQL]
FO - JI1JKW will be active (on HF bands and 6
metres) as FO0SAI from the Marquesas Islands (OC-027) on 18-21
November and from Moorea (OC-046), French Polynesia on 22-23
November. QSL via JI1JKW. [TNX OZ6OM]
FO_aus - Jon Severt, WB8YJF and Leo Fry,
K8PYD will be active (mostly RTTY with some CW and may be some
SSB as well) from the Austral Islands as FO0SEV and FO0FRY
respectively on 3-14 December. QSL via home calls. [TNX K8PYD]
HK0_sa - HK0GU is the call Gerd, DL7VOG
[425DXN 548] will be using from San Andres Island (NA-033) until
29 November. He will be active on 80-6 metres (maybe on 160
metres as well) CW and RTTY, with some SSB. QSL via DL7VOG.
Bureau cards can be requested by e-mail (dl7vog@snafu.de). [TNX The
Daily DX]
I - Special station IR3PO will be active on
17-18 November from Monselice to honour the amateur radio
operators who gave their assistance during the Polesine flood
emergency in 1951. QSL via IK3OYY (Fabrizio Bottaro, Via A.
Manzoni 4, 35041 Battaglia Terme - PD, Italy). [YNX IK3OYY]
LU - A group of operators from Radio Club
Rosario (http://www.lu4fm.org.ar)
will operate (on 80, 40, 30, 17, 12 and 6 metres CW, SSB and
RTTY, plus 2-1,4 metres and 70cm FM) as L34H from 34 South-64
West (asL64H) on 23-26 November. QSL via LU4FM or direct to P.O.
Box 400, 2000 Rosario, Argentina. [TNX LU4FM]
OA - Ghi, ON4CD is active as OA/ON4CD from
Peru until the end of the year. He operates on 20, 17, 15, 12 and
10 metres CW (14005/14010, 21005/21010, 18080/18090, 24900/24905
and 28005/28010 kHz), RTTY and PSK, with some SSB from time to
time. He says that sometimes the QRN level is S9+20db and there
is no way to decode anything. [TNX ON9CGB]
OA - Rene, DL2JRM and Daniel, DL5SE will be
active from San Lorenzo Island (SA-052) on 3-13 January. The have
applied for special calls 4T4I and 4T4X respectively. QSL via
home calls. [TNX VA3RJ]
PY0_fn - Peter, PY5CC will be active again as
PY0FM from Fernando de Noronha (SA-003) on 20-29 November. QSL
via JA1VOK. [TNX OZ6OM]
R1_ant - Oleg, UA1PBA will be active as R1ANF
from the Russian Antarctic Base "Bellingshausen"
(AN-010; WABA UA-04) starting around mid December. QSL via
RK1PWA. [TNX DL5EBE]
S7 - Clemens, DL2GAN expects to be active
(with 50 watts and various dipoles) as S79GAN from the Seychelles
between 15 November and 5 December. [TNX The Daily DX]
T8 - Diamond DX Club members Nando/IT9YRE
(aka ZK1YRE from OC-159, TA0/IT9YRE/p, from AS-154 and AS-159,
SV8/IT9YRE/p from EU-174 etc), Maurizio/IZ1CRR (www.425dxn.org
web master) and Erminio/IZ8AJQ will be active as T88SI from
Sonsorol Island (South Palau group, OC-???) on 9-11 February
2002. They plan to have two stations active on 20, 15 and 10
metres mainly SSB (but IZ8AJQ will operate CW and digital modes).
Contributions and donations can be sent to Diamond DX Club, c/o
Gennaro Casaburi (I8YRK), Via XXXI Maggio 11, 80027
Frattamaggiore - NA, Italy). QSL via IT9YRE (Ferdinando Rubino,
P.O. Box 30, 96012 Avola - SR, Italy). The web page for the
operation is at http://www.425dxn.org/dxped/t88si/.
T8 - Tosy, JA6VZB and Seiji, JH6RTO will be
active from Palau (OC-009) on 22-27 November. Look for T88JA (QSL
via JA6VZB) to participate in the CQ WW CW DX Contest and for
T88FS (QSL via JH6RTO) to operate on 6 metres. [TNX JH6RTO]
T8 - Hiro, JK1FNN and YL operator Mie, 7L1MKM
will be active (on all bands CW, SSB and RTTY) as T88HA and T88MY
from Palau (OC-009) between 30 December and 3 January. QSLs via
JK1FNN. [TNX JI6KVR]
V6 - Sho, JA7HMZ will be active on all bands
as V63DX from Pohnpei (OC-010), Micronesia on 23-30 November. He
will participate in the CQ WW DX CW Contest as V63A (SOAB). QSLs
via JA7AO (bureau card requests are welcome at ja7ao@bc.wakwak.com). [TNX
JA7KAC]
V8 - After being active as 9M8TG from East
Malaysia (see 9M8 above), Taiei, JH3GAH will be active as V85TG
from Brunei on 15-17 November. QSL via home call. [TNX JH3GAH]
W - Howie, K1VSJ will be active (on 10-40
metres CW and SSB) from Martha's Vineyard (NA-046) on 10-11
November. [TNX The Daily DX]
YB - A group of operators from the ORARI
Lokal Bekasi Club station YE1ZTC (formerly YC1ZTC) will
participate in the CQ WW DX CW Contest as a Multi-Single entry.
Their main bands will be 15, 10 and 20 metres since they have
marginal antennas for 160, 80 and 40. Please QRS if necessary, as
some of the operators are not (not yet!) used to contest style
QSOs. QSL via YB1BOD. [TNX YB1BOD]
ZD8 - Jim, N6TJ will be active again as ZD8Z
from Ascension Island (AF-003) between 19 November and 18
December. He will participate in the CQ WW DX CW Contest. [TNX
The Daily DX]
ZL - Nico, PA0MIR [425DXN 543] is now on
South Island (OC-134) and plans to operate from Stewart island
(OC-203) around 12 November. QSL via PA0MIR (Nico van der Bijl,
Lepelblad 129, NL 1441 VH Purmerend, The Netherlands). [TNX
PA0MIR]
ZL7 - Hiro, JF1OCQ will be active as
ZL1WY/ZL7 from the Chatham Islands (OC-038) between 30 November
and 5 December. He will operate on 80-6 metres SSB and CW, with
an emphasis on 6 metres for North America and Europe. A breakable
beacon will be on 50.115 MHz around the clock. QSL via JF1OCQ.
[TNX JF1OCQ]
ZS_ant - Anton, ZS4AGA is a newly licenced
amateur radio operator who is currently stationed (until February
2002) at the SANAE Base (ZS7ANT, WABA ZS-01) on Princess Martha
Coast (AN-016). [TNX DL5EBE]
GOOD TO KNOW - Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
BRUNEI AND MALAYSIA ---> Hans, DF5UG
is in Malaysia for the SEANET Convention and was active
as 9M6QQ. He will be in that area for another week and he
is expected to operate also as 9M2QQ, 9M8QQ and V85QQ
from Brunei. Depending on local condition he might go to
Brunei's (OC-184) and Sarawak's (OC-165) coastal island
groups as well. QSL via home call. [TNX DL2GAC]
CL.I.A ---> The newly born Calabria
Islands Award is sponsored by the Mediterraneo DX Club.
Further information is available at http://www.mdxc.org/award.htm.
[TNX IZ8CCW]
QSL 4L1DA ---> Ben, DL7BY is the QSL
manager for 4L7O and 4L0G, but not for 4L1DA [425DXN
548]. The manager (maildrop) for 4L1DA is Tom, DL7BO, who
collects the cards and gives them to 4L1DA. [TNX DL7BY]
QSL 4W/CU3FT ---> QSL manager CT1EEB
(Jose Emanuel Ribeiro de Sa, P.O. Box 79, 3860 Estarreja,
Portugal) reports the cards are still to be printed.
Stamp collectors can request their cards direct from
Carlos in East-Timor (UNTAET mail stamps will be issued
until full Independence is achieved next May 2002). His
address is Carlos Poinho, Apartado 93, Dili,
Timor-Leste/East-Timor.
QSL 9K2ZZ ---> Please note that cards
for 9K2ZZ and other 9Ks managed by W8CNL should be sent *
direct only * to Raymond H. McClure, 5 McKenzie Circle,
North Augusta, SC 29841-4319, USA.
QSL CY9/WV2B ---> Cards for the
CY9/WV2B 1998 and 2000 activities from Sable Island
should now be sent to KC6AWX, who has taken over the
duties of the former QSL manager (N2AU). QSL either
direct (Robert T. Devine, 407 Alameda Del Prado, Novato,
CA 94949-6302, USA) or through the bureau. [TNX The Daily
DX]
QSL D68C ---> Phil, G3SWH reports
that nearly 50% of the direct requests for D68C QSLs have
been processed and that 25,000 QSOs have been confirmed
to date. [TNX G3XTT]
QSL EY90MT ---> Ted Melinosky, K1BV (http://www.dxawards.com/)
is the QSL manager for the recent EY90MT operation.
Nodir, EY8MM is having special cards printed and they
will be mailed to Ted. QSL to K1BV via Callbook address.
QSL UA1QV/1 ---> Mike, UA1QV logged
some 3000 QSOs during his 28 September-3 October activity
from Kolguev Island (EU-085). QSL via home call (Mike
Koutjumov, P.O. Box 23, Vologda, 160035 Russia). [TNX
UA1RJ]
QSL XE2P ---> The new QSL manager for
North and South America is AC7DX (Ron G. Lago, P.O. Box
25426, Eugene, OR 97402, USA), while F6FNU (Antoine
Baldeck, P.O. Box 14, Arpajon 91291, France). [TNX AC7DX]
QSL VIA UA1RJ ---> Yuri, UA1RJ
reports that some 20 kilograms of direct cards for Radio
Club Vologda's summer activities (UE1RCV/1 from EU-188,
UE1QAA/1 from EU-102, UE1SAA/1 from RR-03-13, UE1RAA/1
from RR-03-14) were mailed on 31 October.
QSL VIA UR5VHB ---> Andy, UR5VHB
reports he has the logs for 3B8FQ, 3B8FG, 3B8GL, 3B8DB.
QSL direct only to Andy Zhuravel, P.O. Box 5
Svetlovodsk-7, Kirovogradskaya obl., 27507 Ukraine. For
further information please e-mail ur5vhb@rambler.ru.
WAIL (CORRECTION) ---> The correct
WAIL reference number for the Lighthouse at Capo San Vito
(activated on 4 November) is PU-001 (not PU-011, see
425DXN 548). We apologize for any inconvenience this may
have caused our readers.
SILENT KEY - Jean-Michel, F6AJA reports
the sad news of the passing of Robert Berry, FO5BI on 28
September. IOTA old timers will surely remember Bob
operating from OC-094, OC-113, OC-131 and other FO
groups.
XT2DX: More information on the CQ WW CW
Contest XT2DX Multi-Multi operation from Burkina Faso
[425DXN 547] is available on the Voodoo Contest Group's
new web site at http://www.voodudes.org. [TNX G3SXW]
WAE DX CONTEST: The RTTY event will take
place on 10-11 November. Rules are available at http://www.waedc.de.
PERIOD CALL REF
===========================================================================
till 06/12 3B8/ON4LAC: Mauritius Island (AF-049) 533
till 16/11 3W2KHO: Vietnam * by WB2KHO 548
till 12/11 8Q7QQ: Maldives (AS-013) * by HB9QQ 539
till 15/11 9M6: East Malaysia * by JAs 548
till 26/11 CT3: Madeira (AF-014) * by DJ6QT (CT9L) 546
till 2002 EM1HO: Galindez Island (AN-006) 513
till Dec FO0DEH: OC-094, OC-062, (French Polynesia) * by ON4QM 545
till 10/11 FO/SP9FIH: Nuku Hiva (OC-027), Marquesas Islands 545
till 30/11 H44MA: Malaita Island (OC-047), Solomons * by VK2GR 545
till 29/11 HK0GU: San Andres Island (NA-033) * by DL7VOG 549
till 15/11 IB0/IK8VRH: Ventotene & Ponza Isls (EU-045) 548
till Dec IY1SP: special Marconi station 547
till Mar KC4/N3SIG: McMurdo Station, Ross Island (AN-011) 547
till 17/11 MM0LEO; Scotalnd * by W3LEO 545
till 31/12 OE75: special prefix (Austria) 504
till 31/12 OQ: special prefix (Belgium) 548
till 30/11 PJ4/PA3CNX: Bonaire (SA-006), Netherlands Antilles 547
till 15/11 S79AN: Seychelles * by DF8AN 547
till 11/11 SM7DAY and SM7NGH: Ven Island (EU-137) 547
till 18/11 SN45KDU: special event station (Poland) 524
till 11/11 T2T & T2SIX: Tuvalu (OC-015) * by JAs 548
till 2003 T30ES: Butaritari (OC-017), W. Kiribati * by N1JSY 543
till 30/11 TM5SIA: special event call (France) 546
till 31/12 VI30RC: special station (Australia) 535
till Jan VK0KMT: Davis Base (VK-03), Antarctica * by VK4KMT 537
till 10/11 XU: Cambodia * by F5TYY, F6BFH, F6EGG, F9IE 543
till 11/11 YV: Los Roques (SA-035) * by IZ1DLV 547
till Oct 2002 ZD9IR: Gough Island (IOTA AF-030) * by ZS6RI 544
till 13/11 ZK1: Rarotonga (OC-013), South Cooks 529
till 26/11 ZM8CW: Kermadec Islands (OC-039) * by ZL3CW 545
till Feb ZS7: SANAE Antarctic Base * by ZS4AGA 549
06/11-15/11 JA6GXK: Danjo Islands (AS-056) 547
09/11-10/11 Japan International DX Contest (SSB) ***
09/11-11/11 Seanet Convention (Kota Kinabalu) 523
10/11-11/11 K1VSJ: Martha's Vineyard (NA-046) 549
10/11-11/11 OK/OM DX Contest (CW) ***
10/11-11/11 WAE DX Contest (RTTY) ***
11/11-14/11 9M8/hc, 9M8TG: East Malaysia * by JAs 549
11/11-23/11 DJ8OK, DL7OK, DJ4OK: EU-042 549
11/11-23/11 TJ2RSF: Cameroon * by EA2TV and EA2COL 548
from 12/11 ZL#/PA0MIR: Stewart island (OC-203) 549
15/11-17/11 5Z: Kenya * by DF8AN 547
15/11-30/11 FG/N4CD: Guadeloupe 547
15/11-05/12 S79GAN: Seychelles * by DL2GAN 549
15/11-17/11 V85TG: Brunei * by 9M8TG 549
16/11-01/12 3W2LWS: Vietnam * by WA1LWS 549
from 16/11 VP6: Ducie Island (OC-182) 549
17/11 4Z4DX and 4X6UU: Stela Maris Lighthouse 547
17/11-18/11 IR3PO: special event station 549
17/11-30/11 TM0A: special call (France) * by F6OIE 549
17/11-22/11 VP8SIG: South Orkneys (AN-008) * by GM0HCQ 537
17/11-18/11 IARU Region 1 - 160mt. Contest (CW) ***
17/11-18/11 INORC Contest 544
17/11-18/11 LZ DX Contest (CW) ***
17/11-18/11 RSGB 1.8 MHz Contest (CW) ***
18/11-21/11 FO0SAI: Marquesas Islands (OC-027) * by JI1JKW 549
19/11-18/12 ZD8Z: Ascension Island (AF-003) * by N6TJ 549
20/11-10/12 5W: Samoa (OC-097) * by W7TVF 547
20/11-26/11 6Y5/hc + 6Y#A: Jamaica * by Ws 549
20/11-27/11 C6A/K8EP: Treasure Cay (NA-080), Bahamas 549
20/11-29/11 PY0FM: Fernando de Noronha (SA-003) * by PY5CC 549
21/11 ER373R: special event station 549
21/11-09/12 HI3K: Dominican Republic * by AD4Z 547
21/11-25/11 NP2/K7BV & WP2Z: Virgin Islands (NA-106) 541
22/11-03/12 Tonga (A3) and Niue (ZK2) * by VK2IR 548
22/11-23/11 FO0SAI: Moorea (OC-046), French Polynesia * by JI1JKW 549
22/11-27/11 NH0S, NH0V, KH0/JE6MYI, KH0/AD6VH, KH0/JK2VOC: Saipan 539
22/11-27/11 T88JA & T88FS: Palau (OC-009) * by JA6VZB and JH6RTO 549
23/11-26/11 L34H: Argentina 549
23/11-25/11 LS2D: Isla Verde 545
23/11-30/11 V63DX & V63A: Pohnpei (OC-010) * by JA7HMZ 549
24/11-30/11 VP8SGK: South Georgia (AN-007) * by GM0HCQ 537
24/11-25/11 XT2DX: Burkina Faso * by Voodoo Contest Group 547
24/11-25/11 CQ Worldwide DX Contest (CW) ***
26/11-02/12 FS/W2AZK and FS/KF2HC: Saint Martin (NA-105) 543
27/11-06/12 JA6GXK: Danjo Islands (AS-056) 547
30/11-05/12 ZL1WY/ZL7: Chatham Islands (OC-038) * by JF1OCQ 549
Nov-Jan 2003 R1ANC: Antarctic Base "Vostok" * by RA1PC & UA1PAC 548
Nov-Mar 2002 VK3FEI/#: Australia & islands * by PA0MIR 543
03/12-14/12 FO0SEV & FO0FRY: Austral Islands * by WB8YJF & K8PYD 549
08/12-15/12 E29AL: Tarutao Island (AS-126) 545
27/12-07/01 JA6GXK: Danjo Islands (AS-056) 547
29/12-05/06 JI3DST/6: Miyako Island (AS-079) 547
30/12-03/01 T88HA & T88MY: Palau (OC-009) * by JK1FNN and 7L1MKM 549
Dec-Jan CE9C: Hornos Island (SA-031) 529
from December R1ANF: Antarctic Base "Bellingshausen" * by UA1PBA 549
December YC3MM: Siberut Island (OC-215) 541
03/01-13/01 4T4I & 4T4X: S. Lorenzo I.(SA-052) * by DL2JRM & DL5SE 549
05/01-08/01 VP8SIG: South Orkneys (AN-008) * by GM0HCQ 537
10/01-11/01 VP8SGK: South Georgia (AN-007) * by GM0HCQ 537
19/01-01/02 TM0A: special call (France) * by F6OIE 549
28/01-30/01 VP8SIG: South Orkneys (AN-008) * by GM0HCQ 537
Jan-Feb 5U: Niger * by I2UIY and others 547
January CE9L, CE9N, CE9P: SA-050 529
04/02-19/02 TI9M: Cocos Island (NA-012) 542
09/02-11/02 T88SI: Sonsorol Isl (OC-???) * by IT9YRE,IZ1CRR,IZ8AJQ 549
27/02-02/03 VP8SIG: South Orkneys (AN-008) * by GM0HCQ 537
February CE8R: Riesco Island (SA-???) 529
04/03-06/03 VP8SGK: South Georgia (AN-007) * by GM0HCQ 537
17/04-22/04 3W: Cham Island (AS-???) * by JI6KVR and others 547
02/05-11/05 KH1: Baker & Howland (OC-089) * by YT1AD and others 538
09/07-16/07 WRTC 2002 (http://www.wrtc2002.org) 520
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