19 January 2002
No 559
*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION ****
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
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5H - Maurizio, IK2GZU will be back to
Tanzania on 5-27 February and will be operate CW and SSB during
his free time (call to be issued upon arrival). He plans to be
active during the ARRL DX CW Contest (16-17 February). QSL via
IK2GZU either direct (Maurizio Buffoli, Via degli Angeli 9, 25033
Cologne - BS, Italy) or - preferably - through the bureau (e-mail
requests for bureau cards can be sent to ik2gzu@hamlan.org). Logs will
be available at http://www.hamlan.org/bsdx after the
operation. [TNX IK2GZU]
8Q - Steve, G4JVG will be active as 8Q7SL
from Lhohifushi, North Male' Atoll (AS-013), from 21 January
until 3 February. Activity (SSB only) will be on all bands
80-10m. QSL via G4JVG preferably direct (Stephen Telenius-Lowe,
27 Hertford Road, Stevenage, SG2 8RZ, England, ) or via the RSGB
bureau. [TNX G4JVG]
8Q - Denise, F6HWU will be active (mostly on
CW) as 8Q7WU from the Maldives between 25 January and 7 February.
QSL via home call. [TNX F6HWU]
8Q - Bernard, F5INJ will be active as 8Q7NJ
from the Maldives between 31 January and 9 February. Look for him
on +/- 14250, 18150, 21350, 24950 and 28450 kHz. QSL via F5INJ
either direct (Bernard Squedin, 52 rue de Peronne, 59400 Cambrai,
France) or through the REF bureau. [TNX La Gazette du DX]
C5 - Jan, PA9JJ reports he will operate from
Kololi, The Gambia on 15-29 April. He will get his call
(hopefully C56JJ) upon arrival in Banjul and plans are to
concentrate 40 and 80 metres and the WARC bands SSB, with some
activity on the other bands and on CW (no RTTY and no 160
metres). Logs will be available at http://www.qsl.net/pa9jj
after the operation. QSL via PA9JJ.
C6 - Gary, KI6T will be active (on 10-40
metres SSB and CW) as C6AGS from the Bahamas (NA-080) on 12-17
February. He will participate in the ARRL DX CW Contest. QSL via
KI6T either direct or through the bureau. [TNX KI6T]
CE9_ssh - Ricardo, CE9R is active from from
Julio Escudero Base (WABA CE-011) on King George Island, South
Shetlands (AN-010). QSL via CE3HDI. [TNX DL5EBE]
CT3 - Hermann, HB9CRV will operate as CT3FN
from Porto Santo, Madeira Islands (AF-014) between 22 January and
14 February. He will participate in the CQ WW 160 Meter CW
Contest. [TNX CT1END]
DL - Look for DH3ZK, DL0FDX, DL3QR and DL6QT
to be active (on SSB, CW and PSK31) from Timmendorf Strand
Lighthouse (German LH 47, ARLHS FED-236) between 28 March and 1
April. The web site for the German Lighthouses Award is at http://www.lighthouse-award.com.
[TNX DL2VFR]
FM - Jean-Marc, F5SGI will be active (on
80-10 metres mostly CW) as FM/F5SGI from Martinique (NA-107)
between 19 February and 2 March. QSL via home call either direct
or through the REF bureau. [TNX F5SGI]
H40 - Nick Hacko, VK1AA (aka VK2ICV/VK9LX)
and Ranko Boca, YT6A will operate from Temotu between 28 March
and 12 April. Since all past operations have concentrated on the
higher bands, they plan to spend as much time as possible on 40,
80 and 160 metres, the WARC bands, CW and RTTY. Due to the strict
baggage limits (16 kg), special and costly arrangements have been
made with Solomon Airlines in order to take a vertical for the
low bands and an amplifier. Contributions are therefore much
appreciated. The web site for the operation is at http://www.qsl.net/vk1aa/temotu/.
[TNX VK1AA]
I - Operators from ARI Pavia will operate (on
10, 15, 20, 40 and 6 metres CW, SSB and PSK31) as II2PV from 7
through 19 UTC on 16-18 February to celebrate the third edition
of the "Volta Memorial International Day". QSL via
IK2SNG. [TNX IK4RQJ]
I - IV3IPS, IV3EPO and others will
participate in the ARRL DX SSB Contest (2-3 March) as IR3B
(Multi-Single). QSL via bureau. [TNX IV3IPS]
J6 - Gary, KI6T will be active (on 10-80
metres SSB and CW) as J68GS from St. Lucia (NA-108) from 21 March
through 2 April. He will participate in the CQ WPX SSB Contest
with J6DX. QSL J68GS via KI6T either direct or through the
bureau. [TNX KI6T]
KH4 - Jim, G3RTE and Phil, G3SWH will be
active on both SSB and CW from Midway (OC-030) between 30 March
and 6 April. They have already secured the special callsign of
W4M. Propagation permitting, their main objective is to work as
many European stations on as many bands as possible. They expect
to have two stations on the air on all bands between 40 and 10
metres. "We are happy to meet the costs of transport to and
from the island", Phil says, "but are looking for
sponsorship and donations towards our living expenses, printing
QSLs and the like". QSL via G3SWH. [TNX G3SWH, Phil@g3swh.demon.co.uk]
J7 - Lars, SM0CCM will be active (mostly on
CW with some RTTY and PSK31) as J73CCM from Dominica (NA-101)
between 3 February and 4 March. QSL via SM0CCM preferably thorugh
the bureau. [SM0CCM]
LU - A group of operators from the Argentina
DX Group will be active from Bermejo Island (SA-021) on 1-3
February. Look for LU1DK/D (Daniel), LU8EEM/D (Ruben), LU7DP/D
(Paty), LU7DR/D (Mauricio), LU7DSY/D (Carlos) and LU8DWR/D
(Osmar) on HF (160-10 metres), 6 and 2 metres SSB and CW. QSL via
LU8DWR (Osmar Margoni, P.O. Box 22, 8103 Ing. White, Buenos
Aires, Argentina). [TNX LU1DK and LU8DWR]
ON - A group of operators from Bruges will be
active as OP1A on all bands and modes from 20 February through 31
December to promote "Bruges 2002, Cultural Capital of
Europe". QSL via ON5TO (Omer Timmerman, Boterbekeweg 8, 8200
Bruges, Belgium). [TNX ON5TO]
OY - Tom, DL2RTK and Ric, DL2VFR will be
active (on 160-6 metres CW and SSB, with some RTTY and PSK31
depending on demand) as OY/DL2RTK and OY/DL2VFR from Streymoy,
Faroe Islands (EU-018) on 20-22 May. [TNX DL2VFR]
PJ7 - Ron, PJ7/ND5S and Sue, PJ7/KF5LG will
again be active (on 160-10 metres CW and RTTY with some SSB) from
St. Maarten (NA-105) on 11-22 February. Ron will participate in
the ARRL CW DX Contest (SOAB LP). They will also venture to the
French side of the island during their stay and operate as
FS/homecalls. QSL via home calls, either direct or through the
bureau. The web page for the operation is at http://www.qsl.net/nd5s.
[TNX ND5S]
PY - Look for PU1NEZ/PP1 (Carl), PY1NEW/PP1
(Pete) and PY1NEZ/PP1 (Lima) to operate from Frances Island
(SA-067, ARLHS BRA-051 and WLH-0244) on 24-27 January. They will
be active on CW (+/- 50110, 28040, 24920, 21040, 18098, 14040 and
7030 kHz) and SSB (+/- 50110, 28460, 28370, 24950, 21260, 18132,
14260 and 7055 kHz) QSL PU1NEZ/PP1 via PY1NEZ, others via home
calls. [TNX PY1NEZ]
PY0_tri - The Araucaria DX Group (http://araucaria.inepar.com.br/)
is organizing a major DXpedition to Trindade (SA-010). The team
(including PY5CC, PY5HSD, PT7BZ, PY7XC, PY7ZY, PY7ZZ, PY0FF,
N6FF, W9VA and team leader PY0FF) will depart Rio de Janeiro
aboard a Brazilian Navy vessel on 15 February; they expect to be
QRV as PW0T in the late hours of the 18th and to operate 24 hours
a day (on 160-6 metres CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK31, and SSTV) with as
many as four stations until 2 March. The Chief Pilot will be Rod,
WC7N (wc7n@gb.wave.net);
the pilot stations for Asia and the Pacific will be Toshi, JA1ELY
and Duncan, ZL3JT respectively. QSl via KU9C. The team received
very short notice of the departure date and financial support
from the DX community is urgently being sought. Contributions can
be sent to K7BV (Dennis Motschenbacher, 4357 Appollonio Way,
Carson City, NV 89704, USA). The web site for the operation is at
http://www.Trindade2002.com.
[TNX K7BV]
T8 - Mitsu, JH5OXF will be active (on 80-6
metres CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK-31) as T88XF from Palau (OC-009) on
9-12 February. He hopes to participate in the CQ WPX RTTY Contest
(9-10 February). QSL via JH5OXF (Mitsuhiro Takehira, 1656
Kominato, Iyo, 799-3113 Japan). [TNX JA1ELY]
TF - Tom, DL2RTK and Ric, DL2VFR will be
active (on 160-6 metres CW and SSB, with some RTTY and PSK31
depending on demand) from Iceland in May. Look for them signing
TF7/homecall from Vestmanneyjar (EU-071) on 23-24 May and
TF1/homecall from the main island (EU-021) on 25-30 May. They
also plan to operate as TF5/homecall from Grimsey Island (EU-168)
for one or two days to be decided between 27 and 30 May. Updates
will be posted at http://www.iota-expedition.com and http://www.iota-post.com.
[TNX DL2VFR]
TG - Tom, W9AEB and Bob, WF9V will be active
(on 20-10 metres SSB and CW) as TG7/W9AEB from central Guatemala
between 31 January and 9 February. QSL via WF9V. [TNX W9AEB]
UA - Club station RW4LYL will use special
call RI4M in 2002. QSL via RN4LP (Vladislav Lakeev, P.O. Box 208,
Dimitrovgrad, 433512, Russia). [TNX RN4LP]
VP5 - Glen, NF7T and Rick, K9KK will be
active (on 10-160 metres SSB and CW) from North Caicos (NA-002)
on 2-9 February. They plan to concentrate on the low bands. QSL
to their home calls. [TNX The Daily DX]
VP5 - Tak, JA1MZL will active as VP5/JA1MZL
from the Turks and Caicos Islands on 5-9 February. QSL via JA1MZL
either direct (Takyuki Yoshimura, 502 4-20 Irifune, Ichikawa,
272-0134 Japan) or through the JARL bureau. [TNX JA1ELY]
VP8_ssi - The South Sandwich team became
active as VP8THU on 15 metres SSB and 30 and 20 metres CW around
21 UTC on 18 January.
VU - The VUIOTA group that was active from
AS-096 in May 2001 is now going to Sacrifice Rock (Kerala State
group, AS-???) on 26-27 January. Team members include VU2JIX,
VU2JRO, VU2MTT, VU2NJN, VU2PAI, VU2RDJ, VU2RDQ, VU2SBJ and
VU3DMP; they plan to run four stations barefoot (the legal limit
in India is 150 watts) with a variety of antennas and solar
panels. Look for them on CW (7025, 10115, 14040, 18098, 21040,
24920 and 28040 kHz) and SSB (7055, 18128, 14260, 21260, 24950,
28460, 28560 and 50130 kHz). QSL via homecalls, either direct or
through the bureau. Multiple cards can be sent to The Manipal
Amateur Radio & Repeater Society, (P.O. Box No. 16, Manipal
576119, India) or to the Mangalore Amateur Radio Club (P.O. Box
No.1006, Mangalore 575008, India). [TNX VU3DMP]
XF4 - XE1BEF reports that two operation are
being planned to take place from Socorro Island (NA-030), Revilla
Gigedo in 2002. The first one will be by XE1KK (dates to be
announced soon), while in November it will be the turn of a group
of operators from Europe and Mexico, including DJ9ZB and XE1BEF
himself. More information is expected in due course.
XV - Sam, JA1EUI will be visiting Shin, XV3AA
(7N4REM) on 24-31 January and will operate as 3W3ZZ on 80-6
metres SSB. QSL via JA1EUI (Satoshi Matsushima, 2469-5 Toda,
Atsugi, 243-0023 Japan). Shin, XV3AA will leave Vietnam in
February and go buck to Japan. [TNX JA1ELY]
YB - Gennaro, I8YRK reports that a couple of
IOTA operations are being planned to take place in spring. Hajar,
YB8HZ expects to operate from the Masalima Islands in the Laut
Kecil Islands group (OC-???) in March, while Kadek, YC9BU should
be active from the Aru Islands (OC-???) in April. More
information is expected in due course.
ZL5_ant - Chris, KC4/N3SIG is currently
active as ZL5CP from the New Zealand "Scott" Base (WABA
ZL-002) on Ross Island (AN-011). QSL via AI3D. [TNX DL5EBE]
GOOD TO KNOW - Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
AFGHANISTAN ---> Peter, ON6TT and
QRZ-DX provide the latest news on Afghanistan (please
note that any YA5T after 2 December 2001 was a pirate):
Peter, ON6TT will be flying to
the United Arab Emirates (A6) on 19 January and
to Pakistan (AP) on the 21st; he should be back
in Afghanistan (YA) for one week on the 23rd.
After that he will be in New York for one week
and then back to AP; he expects to be in and out
of YA for the next couple of months.
Robert, S53R will be flying to
A6 on 21 January and to AP a couple of days
later; he should be in YA around the 31st for two
months.
Mats, SM7PKK is in A6 for a
couple of weeks. He might be going to YA after
one or two months.
Mark, ON4WW is in AP and should
be flying to YA by 31 January for at least a
couple of weeks.
Nick, G4KUX has been signing
G4KUX/YA for several days now. This is his 6th
trip to Afghanistan, where he is involved with a
telecommunications project. He will be in YA
until early February and will return to Kabul
after a few weeks' break. The DXCC Desk has not
received any documentation so far; reportedly
Nick has a verbal authorization and expects a
written permission shortly. QSL via G4KUX.
CARIBBEAN TOUR ---> Antonio, IZ8CCW
reports that Laurent, F4TVY will be active as J79TUY from
Dominica (J7) until 23 January, from Grenada (J3, call
TBA) on 23-30 January and from St. Lucia (J6, call TBA)
between 30 January and 7 February. QSL via IZ8CCW.
DAYTON DX DINNER ---> The Southwest
Ohio DX Association is pleased to announce the 17th
Annual DX Dinner to be held on 17 May at the Crowne Plaza
Hotel, Dayton. For further information please check http://members.aol.com/SteveB4622/
or contact Steve Bolia, N8BJQ at n8bjq@erinet.com. [TNX
N8BJQ]
DXXC NEWS ---> The following
operations were on hold for DXCC credit pending receipt
of documentation. Documenation has been received and they
are OK for DXCC credit: XU7ABZ, XU7ABW, XU7ABY and XU7ACA
(Cambodia 2001); 3XY6A and 3XY8A (Guinea 2001). Those who
had these rejected in an application can contact DXCC for
an update (dxcc@arrl.org),
or just include them with the next submission. [TNX Bill
Moore, NC1L, DXCC Manager]
ILLW ---> The International
Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend will take place from 00.01
UTC on Saturday 17 August until 23.59 UTC on Sunday 18
August 2002. Last year 348 amateur radio stations were
established at lighthouses and lightships in 46 countries
(a full list of stations with their QTH and QSL
information can be found at http://vk2ce.com/illw/2001.htm).
If you decide to participate in the event, your are
invited to submit the entry form at http://vk2ce.com/illw/index.html.
[TNX GM4SUC]
PACIFIC TOUR ---> Michel, F6COW and
Dominique, F6EPY will be active (mostly on CW, with an
emphasis on Europe on 12, 17, 30, 40 and 80 metres) from
Upolu, Western Samoa (OC-097) and Efate & Espirito
Santo, Vanuatu (OC-035) in February-March. Look for 5W0MP
(QSL via F6COW) & 5W0DA (QSL via F6EPY) on 19-28
February and for YJ0AOW (QSL via F6COW) and YJ0APY (QSl
via F6EPY) on 4-15 March. They will have two stations
with two amplifiers; suggested frequencies are 3515,
7015, 10115, 14015, 18095, 21015, 24905, 28015, 50085 kHz
(CW); 7035, 10145, 14085, 21085, 28085 kHz (digital
modes); 3780, 7075, 14215, 18135, 21215, 24985, 28465,
50125 kHz (SSB). The web site for the operations is at http://perso.wanadoo.fr/dominique.auprince/.
[TNX F6EPY]
POSTAGE (CANADA) ---> Cezar, VE3LYC
reports that as of 14 January the cost of a regular
airmail from Canada to overseas is CND$1.25 (it used to
be 1.05) and to the US is CND$0.65 (it used to be 0.60).
QSL EP3PTT ---> Stig, LA7JO has been
working for the United Nations in Iran since October 2001
and will be there for another 2-3 months. He has been
active from EP3PTT; QSL for Stig's operations only go to
LA7JO either to P.O. Box 827, N-7408 Trondheim, Norway or
UNICEF IRAN, Stig Lindblom, No. 30 East Farzan St., Naji
St., Dastgerdi Ave., Tehran 19187, Iran. [TNX The Daily
DX]
QSL EZxxx ---> QSL requests for
EZ10A, EZ21A, EZ3A, EZ56V, EZ75R, EZ8CW and EZ9A should
be sent to RU4SS: Konstantin Vakhonin, P.O. Box 57,
Yoshkar-Ola, 424000, Russia. The mail drop for North
America is KJ6OW: Terry Morton, 66190 3rd St., Desert Hot
Springs, CA 92240, USA (please enclose a SASE and $2).
[TNX EZ8CW]
QSL HA5JI ---> Bob, W9XY (ex WB9YXY)
is getting a number of cards for HA5JI, but he is not he
QSL manager for this station any longer. [TNX W9XY]
QSL RA0AM ---> Antonio, IZ8CCW was
the QSL manager for this station in November-December
1999, but he has never received any log from him. Please
refrain from sending cards to IZ8CCW, as he is not able
to process your request.
QSL VY0/W2NTJ ---> Cezar, VE3LYC
reports that all the QSL cards in response to the direct
requests received with SASE to date for VY0/W2NTJ (Long
Island, NA-173) were mailed on 12 January. Cards for
VE2/W2NTJ (Zone 2) will be mailed shortly. Please note
that for the time being Cezar can confirm QSOs made with
Jack on August-December 2001 *only*. Cezar is not Jack's
QSL manager for any of his operations which took place in
the previous years.
QSL XP1AB ---> Allis, OZ1ACB reports
it may take another 3-4 weeks before she gets the QSL
cards from the printer. Please do not resubmit.
QSL VIA PA3GIO ---> Bert reports that
all of the direct cards (some 4,000 QSOs out of 20,000)
for VK9XV, VK9CQ, VK9LO and VK6GIO/5 have been in the
mail since 14 January. Bureau cards will be leaving on
the 19th. Bert strongly believes in the bureau system:
the 91% of the 151,000 QSOs made so far during his
DXpeditions has been confirmed without waiting for
incoming cards.
TARA PSK31 RUMBLE ---> The TARA PSK31
Rumble (The Spring Wakeup), sponsored by Troy ARA, will
take place from 00.00 UTC through 24.00 UTC on 20 April
(PSK only on 80, 40, 20, 15, 10 and 6 metres). Ruleas are
available at http://www.qsl.net/wm2u/rumble.html
or http://www.n2ty.org.
[TNX WM2U, wm2u@n2ty.org]
TM2E ---> This special call was used
on 1-14 January to celebrate the adoption of the Euro,
the new currency for France as well as other eleven
European countries. QSL via F8BPN. Information on the
Euro-Award can be found at http://www.euro-award.fr.st.
[TNX F8BPN]
UDXPF ---> George, UY5XE reports that
the Checkpoints for the UDXPF Programme (including the
Ukrainian Islands Award) are: Rolf Rahne, DL6ZFG (dl6zfg@dl6zfg.de) for
Germany; Gennaro Casaburi, I8YRK (casaburigennaro@libero.it)
for Italy; Egbert Hertsen, ON4CAS (egbert.hertsen@pandora.be)
for Benelux and Russ Wilson, VE6VK (ve6vk@cadvision.com)
for North America.
WRTC 2002 ---> At its meeting of 5
January the Organizing Committee reviewed the wild-card
applications received to date and other selection related
support elements to complete selection of the remaining
WRTC country teams. The WRTC 2002 (http://www.wrtc2002.org)
Organizing Committee is pleased to welcome the following
teams to Finland:
OE2VEL Wolfgang Klier
DL2CC Frank Grossmann
RA3AUU Igor Booklan
SP7GIQ Krzystof Sobon
S50A Tine Brajnik
OH6EI Tomi Ylinen
ZS6EZ Chris Burger
5B4ADA Ivo Pezer
UN9LW Vladimir Vinichenko
UA9BA Vladimir Umanets
VE7SV Dale Green
K3LR Timothy J. Duffy
N6KT Rich Smith
N6TJ James Neiger
LU7DW Claudio Gabriel Fernandez
PP5JR Sergio Lima de Almeida
OE9MON Carl Maurer
DJ7AA Wilfried Gottschald
RV1AW Andrei Karpov
SP2FAX Kazimierz Drzewiecki
S59AA Franc Bogataj
OH2XX Kari Lehtimoki
ZS4TX Bernie van der Walt
5B4WN Marios Nicolaou
UN7LAN Alex Sytov
RN9AO Nickolai Perminov
VE7AHA Andrew Ponzini
N9RV Patrick M. Barkey
K6NA Glenn Rattmann
N6AA Richard Norton
LW9EUJ Martin Monsalvo
PY1KN Marcelo Gomes da Silva
The Organizing Committee reserves the right to add
additional teams, should the circumstances so suggest,
and/or should any force majeure issues arise for the
teams announced hereby. [TNX OH1EH]
NEWS FROM THE WEB - Edited by I1JQJ &
IK1ADH
QSL DB: Boye Christensen, OZ7C has
updated his QSL DBase (which now contains 297,707 unique
records) for Packet Cluster. You can download
oz7c0201.exe at http://www.qsl.net/oz7c/qsl. [TNX
OZ7C, oz7c@qsl.net]
PERIOD CALL REF
===========================================================================
till 09/04 3W2XK: Vietnam * by W9XK 553
till ?? 9L1BTB: Sierra Leone * by SP7BTB 553
till Feb 9U5D: Burundi * by SM5DIC 550
till ?? CE9R: Julio Escudero Base, South Shetlands 559
till ?? CE9/R1ANF: "Ripamonti" base (South Shetlands) 558
till ?? CE9/R3RRC: "Patriot Hills" Antarctic base 558
till 28/02 HG80ST: special event station 558
till 30/05 HL17FWC: special event station (Korea) 556
till 23/01 J79TUY: Dominica * by F4TVY 559
till 20/01 JW4X, JW5QFA, JW8AJA: Svalbard (EU-026) 558
till Mar KC4/N3SIG: McMurdo Station, Ross Island (AN-011) 547
till 19/01 KG4DX and KG4LR: Guantanamo * by W4WX and W1LR 557
till 20/01 R1ANM: "Amundsen-Scott" Base * by UA3YH 557
till 2003 T30ES: Butaritari (OC-017), W. Kiribati * by N1JSY 543
till 02/02 V31YN and V31GW: Belize * by DJ4KW and DK9GG 557
till 06/02 V5/DJ4SO: Namibia 558
till 22/01 V63RF: Pohnpei (OC-010) * by K2NV 557
till Mar VK3FEI/#: Australia & islands * by PA0MIR 553
till 26/01 VK3TZ: Phillip Island (OC-136) 556
till Oct 2002 ZD9IR: Gough Island (IOTA AF-030) * by ZS6RI 544
till 30/01 ZF2LM: Grand Cayman Island (NA-016) * by KE1F 557
till ?? ZL5CP: "Scott" Base (AN-011) 559
till Feb ZS7: SANAE Antarctic Base * by ZS4AGA 557
till 12/02 ZX2F: special event station (Brazil) 558
16/01-07/02 FG/F6FXS: Guadeloupe (NA-102) 558
19/01-June P5/4L4FN: North Korea 551
19/01-01/02 TM0A: special call (France) * by F6OIE 549
20/01-02/02 VP5/G4RCG, VP5/VK4BRC, VP5/KI7VR: No. Caicos (NA-002) 553
21/01-03/02 8Q7SL: Maldives (AS-013) * by G4JVG 559
22/01-14/02 CT3FN: Madeira Islands (AF-014) * by HB9CRV 559
from 22/01 H44MS: Solomon Islands * by DL2GAC 554
23/01-30/01 J3: Grenada * by F4TVY 559
24/01-31/01 3W3ZZ: Vietnam * by JA1EUI 559
24/01-27/01 PU1NEZ/PP1, PY1NEW/PP1, PY1NEZ/PP1: SA-067 559
25/01-07/02 8Q7WU: Maldives (AS-013) * by F6HWU 559
25/01-28/01 KH0WW & K1HP/KH0: Saipan (OC-086) * by JP1IOF & JE2EHP 557
26/01-27/01 VU: Sacrifice Rock (AS-???) * by VUs 559
28/01-30/01 VP8SIG: South Orkneys (AN-008) * by GM0HCQ 537
30/01-07/02 J6: St. Lucia * by F4TVY 559
31/01-09/02 8Q7NJ: Maldives (AS-013) * by F5INJ 559
31/01-09/02 TG7/W9AEB: Guatemala * by W9AEB and WF9V 559
January CE9L, CE9N, CE9P: SA-050 529
Jan-Feb VP8: South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands 558
01/02-16/02 HC1MD/HC#: Ecuador & SA-056 * by NE8Z 555
01/02-03/02 LU1DK,LU8EEM,LU7DP,LU7DR,LU7DSY,LU8DWR/D: SA-021 559
02/02-09/02 VP5: North Caicos (NA-002) * by NF7T and K9KK 559
03/02-18/02 5U: Niger * by I2UIY and others 554
03/02-04/03 J73CCM: Dominica (NA-101) * by SM0CCM 559
04/02-10/02 S9LA: Sao Tome (AF-023) * by LAs and SMs 554
04/02-11/02 TI2/AA1M and TI2/W1USN: Costa Rica 557
05/02-27/02 5H: Tanzania * by IK2GZU 559
05/02-11/02 OZ/DD3SP/p and OZ/DL3BQA/p: Laeso Island (EU-088) 557
05/02-09/02 VP5/JA1MZL: Turks and Caicos Islands 559
07/02-10/02 KH0: Saipan (OC-086) * by JAs 557
09/02-10/02 T88SI: Sonsorol Isl (OC-???) 555
09/02-12/02 T88XF: Palau (OC-009) * by JH5OXF 559
11/02-22/02 PJ7/ & FS/: St. Maarten & St.Martin * by ND5S & KF5LG 559
12/02-17/02 C6AGS: Bahamas (NA-080) * by KI6T 559
15/02-17/02 GJ6UW: Jersey (EU-013) * by G3ZAY and M0BLF 557
15/02-08/03 V51/SP6IXF and V51/DL2SL: Namibia 553
16/02-18/02 II2PV: special event station 559
16/02-17/02 ARRL DX CW Contest ***
17/02-04/03 TI9M: Cocos Island (NA-012) 556
18/02-02/03 PW0T: Trindade (SA-010) * by PYs and Ws 559
19/02-28/02 5W0MP, 5W0DA: Western Samoa (OC-097) * by F6COW, F6EPY 559
19/02-02/03 FM/F5SGI: Martinique (NA-107) 559
20/02-31/12 OP1A: special event station 559
27/02-02/03 VP8SIG: South Orkneys (AN-008) * by GM0HCQ 537
February CE8R: Riesco Island (SA-???) 529
02/03-03/03 IR3B (ARRL DX SSB) 559
02/03-24/03 XE: NA-162, 163, 164, 165, 167 * by G3OCA and G4CWD 556
02/03-03/03 ARRL DX SSB Contest ***
04/03-06/03 VP8SGK: South Georgia (AN-007) * by GM0HCQ 537
04/03-15/03 YJ0AOW & YJ0APY: Vanuatu (OC-035) * by F6COW & F6EPY 559
from 05/03 P5: North Korea * by YT1AD, YU7AV and others 556
12/03-30/03 XR0X: San Felix Island (SA-013) 555
14/03-16/03 3W: Tam Island (AS-157) * by F6BUM 557
mid March VP6: Ducie Island 555
21/03-23/03 3W: Cham Island (AS-???) * by F6BUM 557
21/03-02/04 J68GS: St. Lucia (NA-108) * by KI6T 559
28/03-01/04 DH3ZK, DL0FDX, DL3QR and DL6QT: Lighthouse 559
28/03-12/04 H40: Temotu Province * by VK1AAA and YT6A 559
30/03-06/04 W4M: Midway (OC-030) * by G3RTE and G3SWH 559
30/03-31/03 CQ WPX SSB Contest ***
March YB8HZ: Laut Kecil Islands (OC-???) 559
03/04-05/04 3W: Cat Ba Island (AS-132) * by F6BUM 557
12/04-22/04 VK9ML: Mellish Reef (OC-072) 557
13/04 Spring European Sprint Contest (SSB) 556
15/04-29/04 C56JJ: The Gambia * by PA9JJ 559
17/04-22/04 3W: Cham Island (AS-???) * by JI6KVR and others 547
20/04 Spring European Sprint Contest (CW) 556
26/04-28/04 International DX Convention (Visalia) 558
30/04-11/05 KH1: Baker Island (OC-089) * by YT1AD and others 558
April XV9TH: Spratly Islands (AS-051) 557
April YC9BU: Aru Islands (OC-???) 559
04/05-05/05 A.R.I. International DX Contest ***
20/05-22/05 OY/DL2RTK and OY/DL2VFR: Faroe Islands (EU-018) 559
23/05-24/05 TF7/DL2RTK and TF7/DL2VFR: EU-071 559
25/05-30/05 TF1/DL2RTK and TF1/DL2VFR: EU-021 559
25/05-26/05 CQ WPX CW Contest ***
27/05-30/05 TF5/DL2RTK and TF5/DL2VFR: EU-168 559
31/05-30/06 DT#FWC: special event stations (Korea) 556
May 7X: Habibas Isls (AF-???)* by 7X2RO,OM3CGN,OM2DX,OM3JW 555
May KH1: Baker Island (OC-089) * by YT1AD and others 557
09/07-16/07 WRTC 2002 (http://www.wrtc2002.org) 520
13/07-14/07 IARU Championship ***
10/08-11/08 WAE DX CW Contest ***
17/08-18/08 International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend 559
14/09-15/09 WAE DX SSB Contest ***
05/10 Autumn European Sprint Contest (SSB) 556
12/10 Autumn European Sprint Contest (CW) 556
26/10-27/10 WW DX SSB Contest ***
23/11-24/11 WW DX CW Contest ***
November XF4: Socorro Island (NA-030), Revilla Gigedo 559
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