16 February 2002
No 563
*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION ****
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
3X - Francois, VE2XO will be again active
from Guinea between 18 and 27 February. He will operate (SSB and
RTTY - it will be his first RTTY activity, so be patient with
him) as 3XY6A from the mainland on 18, 25, 26 and 27 February. On
23-24 February he will operate (SSB only) a 3XY8A from the Los
Islands (AF-051) - activity will depend on power availability;
Francois will not have a generator with him and he has been
informed that he should get power from 17 UTC until 9 UTC. [TNX
WX5L]
5R - Bruno, F5DKO will be active (on 20 and
15 metres) from Madagascar on 4-17 March (licence to be collected
upon arrival). He will operate from Nosy Be (AF-057) on 4-10
March and from Sainte Marie Island (AF-090) on 11-17 March. QSL
via IZ8CCW (Antonio Cannataro, P.O. Box 360, 87100 Cosenza - CS,
Italy). [TNX IZ8CCW]
5W - Look for VK2IR and VK2KLM to be active
(on 6-40 metres) as 5W0IR from Samoa (OC-097) between 28 March
and 3 April. QSL via VK2IR. [TNX VK2IR]
7Q - Harry, G0JMU will again be active as
7Q7HB from Malawi after 17 February. It might take a few days
before he is able to be QRV as Harry and Les, 7Q7LA will have to
take down the old antenna and replace it with a new fibre glass 2
element quad. QSL direct only via G0IAS (Allan Hickman, The
Conifers, High Street, Elkesley, Retford, DN22 8AJ Notts, UK).
[TNX G0IAS]
8P - Steve, K2WE will be active (on 6-80
metres CW and SSB) as 8P9AP from Barbados (NA-021) from 21
February through the 28th. QSL via home call. [TNX K2WE]
9Q - Pat, 9Q1A [425DXN 562] reports that
workload permitting, he will be QRV for VK-ZL daily on +/- 14280
kHz between 17.30 UTC and 18 UTC.
BY - BA5RX, BD5RI, BD5RT, BD5RV, BD5RL,
BD5QX, BD5RJQ and some others will be active (on 10-80 metres
SSB, CW and PSK) as either BI5P or homecall/5 from Pingtan Island
(AS-138) on 16-18 February. QSL via BD5RI. The web site for the
operation is at http://as138.126.com.
[TNX BD5RV]
CE - The second XR5SM operation from Santa
Maria Island (SA-070) [425DXN 562] is expected to start around
20.30 UTC on 16 February. The group will be active (CW and SSB)
until 18 February. QSL via XQ5SM, either direct or through the
bureau. The web page for the XR5SM activities is at http://www.qsl.net/xr5sm.
[TNX CE4USW]
CE0_ei - Hartmut, DM5TI plans to be active
(on RTTY, SSTV, PSK31 and Pactor, with some CW and SSB) as
CE0Y/DM5TI from Easter Island (SA-001) between 23 February and 2
March. QSL via DM5TI either direct (Hartmut Stahr, Berliner Str.
15, 84478 Waldkaiburg, Germany) or thorugh the bureau. The web
page for the operation is at http://www.qsl.net/dm5ti/ce0y/.
[TNX DM5TI]
D2 - Joao, CT1BFL will be stationed in Angola
for the next two years. He plans operate as D2U on 10-160 metres
CW and SSB. QSL via CT1BFL. [TNX The Daily DX]
EA6 - Christian, DL6KAC reports he will be
active on 10-80 metres from the island of Mallorca (EU-004, DIE
E-021) from 8/9 March until the 24th. QSL via home call.
EP - Stig, LA7JO, who was recently active
from EP3PTT, has received his own callsign, EP3UN. Stig was
expected to leave the country earlier this week; he should be
back in Teheran by the end of March and will remain for another 3
months. QSL EP3UN via LA7JO, [TNX ON5NT]
F - Alain, F5HPY will be active (on 40 and 20
metres SSB) from the following lighthouses on 16 February: Tour
Saint Nicolas (DPLF PB-234, ARLHS FRA-497) & Le Mole d'Escale
(DPLF PB-252) in the morning starting around 7 UTC and La Pallice
(DPLF PB-238) in the afternoon. QSL via home call. For
information on the DPLF Award please visit http://wlh.free.fr.
[TNX F5NQL]
F - The Council of Europe ARC will
participate in the REF Contest SSB on 24-25 February as TP3CE/99.
QSL via F6FQK. [TNX F6FQK]
GM - Leo, W3LEO reports he will once again be
active as MM0LEO from Portpatrick in southwest Scotland between
25 February and 28 March, including an entry in the ARRL DX SSB
Contest. QSL via W3LEO.
HC - Rick, NE8Z/HC1MD was ill and had to
cancel his operation from SA-056 [425DXN 555], which was expected
take place on 13 February. He only planned for one afternoon on
the island, and there is no room in his schedule to get there
during this trip. [TNX VE3LYC and Islands On The Web]
HR - Bob/KB0CY, Denny/KB9DPF and Lor/W3QA
will be active as HR3/homecall from Honduras when time allows
while participating in a medical mission between 16 February and
3 March. Operations will include CW, PSK31 and SSB on 40, 20, 15
and 10 metres. QSLs via home calls. [TNX KB0CY]
I - Special station IR0MA will be activated
on 1-30 April to celebrate the 2755th anniversary of the
foundation of Rome. QSL direct only to I0MWI (Stefano Cipriani,
Via Taranto 60, 00055 Ladispoli - RM, Italy). [TNX I0MWI]
JA - Look for JO1EPY/6 to be active (on 10-40
metres CW and SSB) from the Tokara Islands (AS-049) on 9-11
March. QSl via home call either direct (Hiroshi Kotoku, 3-4-19
Kishimachi, Kawagoe-City, Saitama 350-1131, Japan) or through the
bureau. [TNX JI6KVR]
J3 - Willi, DJ7RJ reports he will be active
(on 160-6 metres CW and SSB) as J3/DJ7RJ from Grenada (NA-024)
between 23 February and 14 March. QSL via DJ7RJ.
KG4 - Bill, W4WX reports he will be active as
KG4DX from Guantanamo Bay on 22-27 February. This trip is
dedicated to 6 metres and PSK-31. QSL via W4WX.
LU_so - Dominik, DL5EBE reports that Claudio,
the current operator at LU1ZA (Base "Orcadas", WABA
LU-014 on Laurie Island, South Orkneys, AN-008) [425DXN 562] will
go QRT on 11 March. The new operator (Jose-Luis) is expected to
arrive after 3-4 days and he might operate again as LU1ZA. QSL
LU1ZA operated by Claudio via LU4DXU.
LZ_ssh - Danny, LZ0A will be leaving St.
Kliment Ohridski (WABA LZ-002) on Livingston Island, South
Shetlands (AN-010) in around ten days. He will try to be QRV
daily on +/- 3793 starting at 00.00 UTC. QSL via LZ1KDP. [TNX
DL5EBE]
PJ7 - Brian, KD2DL will be active as
PJ7/KD2DL from St. Maarten (NA-105) on 2-9 March. This operation
will be centered on 17 metres CW QRP. Look for him around 18.080
kHz. QSL via home call. [TNX NG3K and VA3RJ]
PY - Look for PY3CQ/P, PY3MHZ/P and PY3NZ/P
to be active from Solidao Lighthouse (DFB RS-06, ARLHS BRA-100)
on 16-17 February and from Mostardas Lighthouse (DFB RS-08, ARLHS
BRA-065) on 18-19 February. QSL via the bureau or direct to P.O.
Box 5546, 90410-007 Porto Alegre - RS, Brazil. [TNX PY3CQ]
PY0_ti - The departure date from mainland
Brazil for the 18 February-2 March PW0T DXpedition to Trindade
[425DXN 561] is confirmed to be 15 February at noon. The web site
for the operation (http://www.Trindade2002.com) is updated with
daily fresh information. QSL via KU9C. [TNX WC7N]
PY - PW6AI is the new call issued for the
16-22 February operation from Abrolhos Archipelago (SA-019)
[425DXN 561]. Look for PT2GTI, PT2HF and PP2RON to be active on
+/- 50130, 28460, 21260, 14260, 7055 & 3755 kHz SSB and
50130, 28015, 21040, 14040, 7025 & 3530 kHz CW. QSL via
PT2GTI (Roberto F. Stuckert, QI 07, Conj. 12, Casa 14, 71515-120
Brasilia - DF, Brazil). [TNX PP2BT]
R1_ant - Alan, UA1PAC is now active as R1ANC
from Vostok Base. He has a 3-element monoband yagi for 20 metres,
but his amplifier does not work. He plans to be QRV daily on
14025 kHz at 17 UTC and on the Antarctica Net on Mondays on 21275
kHz at 17 UTC. QSL via DL5EBE. [TNX DL5EBE]
TA - TA2RC, TA2MW, TA2LE and possibly other
operators from TA2KI will be active (on 10-160 metres SSB and
RTTY) as homecall/TA0 from Kefken Island (AS-159, WLH 0691, ARLHS
TUR-058) between May and August, generally during the weekends
(including the IOTA Contest weekend on 27-28 July). QSl via home
calls either direct or through the bureau. [TNX TA2RC]
TF - Eric, SM1TDE will be signing
TF8/SM1TDE/P from Iceland (EU-021) between 23 February and 2
March. He will operate on 10-80 metres mostly CW from Gulli's
(TF8GX) station in Keflavik. QSL via SM1TDE either direct or
through the bureau (bureau cards can be requested at sm1tde@fro.se). [TNX SM1TDE]
TI - Bob, KE0UI will be active from TI5KD's
QTH (http://www.qsl.net/ti5kd)
in Heredia, Costa Rica on 18-27 February. He will operate on all
HF bands and 6 metres with an emphasis on WARC bands CW. Bob will
participate as TI5N in the UBA CW Contest (23 February). [TNX
OPDX Bulletin]
TI9 - While the Radio Club of Costa Rica (http://www.ti0rc.org)
had opposed the forthcoming DXpedition to Cocos Island "due
to the irregular proceedings under which the callsigns for the
operation were obtained", the operators (namely AD6E, AK0A,
F5CWU, IK3RIY, IZ7ATN, KA0KKO, KI7WO, N4CD, N6KT, N7DF, PA3EWP,
PA5ET, RK3AD, WS4Y and TI2HMG, the DXpedition founder and leader)
were gathering in Costa Rica. Earlier this week Robert Voss, N4CD
stated that "the official radio licenses for all 15
participants, as well as the landing and park permits, have been
issued by the Costa Rican authorities", however the latest
good news is that the Costa Rican licencing authorithy has
revised the TI9M licence, which now will be used by all the
operators. They hope to depart Puntarenas on 17 February, with
arrival at the operating location approximately 48 hours later.
The team anticipates 24-hour operations with four HF transmitters
on all bands from 160m through 6 metres. The final day of
operations will be 2 March. The web site for the DXpedition is at
http://www.qsl.net/ti9m
and will be updated as often as often as communication links
allow.
V3 - Doug, W0AH will operate as V31AH (QRP)
during the ARRL DX CW Contest 2002. QSL via W2GR either direct or
through the bureau. [TNX W2GR]
VK9_mr - The 12-22 April VK9ML DXpedition to
Mellish Reef [425DXN 557] will have five stations operating on
160-6 metres CW, SSB and some RTTY. The team includes G4EDG,
JH7OHF, JJ1LIB, JP1TRJ, K3NA, VK4DH, VK4GL, VK4WR, VK4APG and
ZL4PO. The web site for the operation is at http://www.qsl.net/vk9ml/2002/.
[TNX VK4CP]
VP8_fal - Les, GM3ITN will be visiting the
Falkland Islands (SA-002) on 10-24 June and plans to operate as
VP8ITN from Saunders Island for 4 or 5 days towards the end of
his visit. QSL via home call. [TNX GM3ITN]
VQ9 - George, K7GB will be active (on all
bands CW and SSB) as as VQ9GB from Diego Garcia (AF-006), Chagos
Archipelago from about 8 March to mid May. QSL to home call. [TNX
K7GB]
W - Several members of the Magnolia DX
Association will be active as W4D from Dauphin Island (NA-213,
USI AL-002S) from around 22 UTC on 8 March until the 11th. They
will operate around the clock on all bands and modes, with a
special emphasis on RTTY and the WARC bands. QSL via W5UE either
direct or through the bureau. For more details, please visit the
MDXA website at http://mdxa.org.
[TNX W5UE]
YN - Hans/DL7CM, Mike/DL2OE and
Dietmar/DL3DXX will be active (possibly as YN/homecall) from
Nicaragua between 18 February and 8 March. They plan to operate
on 6-160 metres CW, SSB and RTTY, with an emphasis on the low
bands and RTTY. QSL via home calls. Their web page is at http://www.qsl.net/dl7cm.
[TNX The Daily DX]
GOOD TO KNOW - Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
10M BEACON ---> The antenna of the
Moat Beacon (LU4XS, visit for further information http://www.geocities.com/gacwar/4xseng.html)
transmitting on 28.190 MHz was improved a weeks ago and
the Grupo Argentino de CW (GACW) is very interested in
new reception reports. Callsign, coordinates and Grid
Locator are sent every 2 minutes. Reports can be sent to moatbeacon@yahoo.com.ar.
[TNX LU7AWY]
CARIBBEAN TOUR ---> Bert, PA3GIO
reports he will be active (SSB only) from the Caribbean
in March as follows:
05-06 - St. Martin (NA-105) - FS/PA3GIO/m -
20,17,15,12,10m
05-06 - St. Maarten (NA-105) - PJ7/PA3GIO/m -
20,17,15,12,10m
07-14 - Saba (NA-145) - PJ6/PA3GIO/m or /p -
40,20,17,15,12,10m
CLUB OFFICERS ---> The Order of
Boiled Owls of New York (http://www.reallybig.com/obo/),
a DX/Contesting club in the New York City metropolitan
area, announced the following club officers for 2002:
President - Tony Japha, N2UN; Vice President - Les
Kalmus, W2LK; Secretary - Dennis McAlpine, K2SX;
Treasurer - Andy Bodony, K2LE; Activities Manager - Larry
Amodeo, W2AX. [TNX K2SX]
FRANKFORD RADIO CLUB ---> 2002 marks
the 75th annivserary of the Frankford Radio Club. To
commemorate the occasion, the FRC is making available an
award to anyone who contacts 75 or more FRC members in
contests during 2002. The award is also available to
SWLs. QSLs are not required; the award is free to DX
stations and an SASE for domestic stations. For more
information please check the FRC web site at http://www.frc-contest.org/anniva.htm.
[TNX KA2AEV]
GACW DX CONTEST ---> The first
edition of the GACW (Grupo Argentino de CW) DX Contest
will take place from 12 UTC on 20 April through 12 UTC on
the 21st. Please visit http://www.geocities.com/gacwar
for the rules [TNX LU6EF]
PIRATES ---> The following pirate
operations were reported recently:
Abubaker, 5A1A has moved to
Germany [425DXN 550] and has not been active
since 18 December 2001. Do not waste your time on
working those who from time to time sign
"5A1A" (typically on CW). [TNX DJ7IK]
Dennis, ZS4BS says that no
licenses were ever issued for 7Q8/ZS6GH and
C9/ZS6GH. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
QSL CT3EE ---> CT3EE was operated by
DK1BT and DL3DXX during the ARRL 10m Contest (December
2001). QSL for this event go to DL3DXX either direct or
through the DARC bureau. [TNX DL3DXX]
QSL KL7Y ---> Bill, W2AY reports that
the QSL manager for KL7Y has changed from N2AU to W8LU.
QSL VK9KND & VK9KNE --->
Wojciech, SP9PT/VK9KNE and Jerzy, SP9EVP/VK9KND have
processed all the direct and bureau cards for their
operation from Norfolk Island (20 October-3 November
2001). Requests for 9M6APT and 9M6EVT are being processed
right now. Details on their operation can be found at http://www.vk9n.sp5zcc.waw.pl.
[TNX SP9PT].
WRTC 2002 ---> The WRTC2002
Organizing Committee has endorsed the full list of
WRTC2002 on-site Referees, as proposed by Roger Western,
G3SXW and Olli Rissanen, OH0XX/OA4DMR. The following
contesters have been selected as official Referees for
WRTC2002:
SILENT KEY - La Gazette du DX reports
that Jean-Claude Jupin, TR8XX/F2XX died in France on 11
February. A keen and skilful CW operator, he was active
from other African countries as well and back in May 1999
gave IOTA enthusiasts a "new one" operating as
3C2JJ from Corisco Island (AF-082).
PERIOD CALL REF
===========================================================================
till 18/02 3V8SM: Djerba Island (AF-083) * by DL6LAU 562
till 09/04 3W2XK: Vietnam * by W9XK 553
till 27/02 5H: Tanzania * by IK2GZU 559
till 17/02 5T5xxx: Mauritania * by IARV 561
till 18/02 5U: Niger * by I2UIY and others 554
till 23/02 9G1AA: Ghana * by PA3DEW and PA3FQV 562
till ?? 9L1BTB: Sierra Leone * by SP7BTB 553
till 24/02 9Q: Democratic Republic of Congo 562
till Feb 9U5D: Burundi * by SM5DIC 550
till 17/02 C6AGS: Bahamas (NA-080) * by KI6T 559
till ?? CE9R: Julio Escudero Base, South Shetlands 559
till 10/04 EA8/I5WEA: Canary Islands (AF-004) 562
till 20/02 FG/YL2KL: Guadeloupe 561
till 17/02 GJ6UW/p: Jersey (EU-013) * by G3ZAY and M0BLF 557
till 02/03 H40T: Lata (OC-100), Temotu * by DL7AFS & DJ7ZG 562
till 16/02 HC1MD/HC#: Ecuador * by NE8Z 562
till 28/02 HG80ST: special event station 558
till 30/05 HL17FWC: special event station (Korea) 556
till 25/02 J37BO, J37RO, J38A: Grenada * by K4LTA and K4UPS 561
till 04/03 J73CCM: Dominica (NA-101) * by SM0CCM 559
till 19/02 KG4NW, KG4SD, KG4UC, KG4??, KG4ZK: Guantanamo 562
till 18/02 KH0/JM1LRQ: Saipan (OC-086) 561
till 18/02 MD/DL4LQM, DL4WG, DL5LYM, DL5AXX, DL8WAA: Isle of Man 562
till June P5/4L4FN: North Korea 562
till 19/02 PJ2/W0CG,W8AV,W8TK,W9EFL,N8LGP,N7BG,PJ2T: Curacao 562
till 22/02 PJ7/ & FS/: St. Maarten & St.Martin * by ND5S & KF5LG 559
till 17/02 S07CRS and S07U: Western Sahara * by IARV 561
till 18/02 S79EU: Seychelles (AF-024) * by HA8EU 560
till 2003 T30ES: Butaritari (OC-017), W. Kiribati * by N1JSY 543
till 17/02 T32IR: Christmas Isl (OC-024) * by VK3DK 561
till 18/02 V26EW & V26G: Antigua (NA-100) * by N2ED 562
till 16/02 V31HA: Belize * by VE7AHA 561
till 08/03 V51/SP6IXF and V51/DL2SL: Namibia 553
till 17/02 V73UG: Kwajalein (OC-028), Marshall Isls * by W7UG 561
till Mar VK3FEI/#: Australia & islands * by PA0MIR 553
till 26/02 VP2MDY: Montserrat (NA-103) * by N2NB 562
till Oct 2002 ZD9IR: Gough Island (IOTA AF-030) * by ZS6RI 544
10/02-March 9A: Brac and Hvar Isls (EU-016) by ZS6IL/ZS6ILU 561
14/02-02/03 C6AMM & C6AWW: Bahamas (NA-001) * by K1CN & N1EBL 562
14/02-24/02 FG: Les Saintes (NA-114), Guadeloupe * by F5DBC 562
16/02-18/02 BI5P: Pingtan Island (AS-138) * by BD5s 563
16/02 French lighthouses * by F5HPY 563
16/02-03/03 HR3/KB0CY, KB9DPF, W3QA: Honduras 563
16/02-18/02 II2PV: special event station 559
16/02-22/02 PW6AI: Abrolhos Archipelago (SA-019) 563
16/02-17/02 PY3CQ/P, PY3MHZ/P, PY3NZ/P: Solidao Lighthouse 563
16/02-17/02 T48K: Cuba (ARRL DX CW) 561
16/02-18/02 XR5SM: Santa Maria Island (SA-070) 563
16/02-17/02 YZ1V (ARRL DX CW) 562
16/02-17/02 ARRL DX CW Contest ***
from 17/02 7Q7HB: Malawi * by G0JMU 563
18/02-27/02 3XY6A: Guinea * by VE2XO 563
18/02-02/03 PW0T: Trindade (SA-010) * by PYs and Ws 563
18/02-19/02 PY3CQ/P, PY3MHZ/P, PY3NZ/P: Mostardas Lighthouse 563
18/02-27/02 TI: Costa Rica * by KE0UI 563
18/02-08/03 YN: Nicaragua * by DL7CM, DL2OE, DL3DXX 563
19/02-28/02 5W0MP, 5W0DA: Western Samoa (OC-097) * by F6COW, F6EPY 559
19/02-02/03 FM/F5SGI: Martinique (NA-107) 559
19/02-02/03 TI9M: Cocos Island (NA-012) 563
20/02-31/12 OP1A: special event station 559
21/02-28/02 8P9AP: Barbados (NA-021) * by K2WE 563
22/02-27/02 KG4DX: Guantanamo * by W4WX 563
23/02-24/02 3XY8A: Los Islands (AF-051) * by VE2XO 563
23/02-02/03 CE0Y/DM5TI: Easter Island (SA-001) 563
23/02-14/03 J3/DJ7RJ: Grenada (NA-024) 563
23/02-12/03 ZY0SAT: St. Peter & St. Paul Arch (SA-014) * by PS7JN 561
24/02-17/03 PJ7/W8EB, PJ7/W8DVC, PJ7B: St. Maarten 561
24/02-25/02 TP3CE/99: Council of Europe ARC 563
25/02-28/03 MM0LEO: Scotland * by W3LEO 563
27/02-23/03 P29VMS: Papua New Guinea * by DL2GAC 562
27/02-05/03 PJ2/W6UL & PJ2K: Curacao (SA-006) * by W6UL & K6RO 561
27/02-02/03 VP8SIG: South Orkneys (AN-008) * by GM0HCQ 537
28/02-02/03 TF8/SM1TDE/P: Iceland (EU-021) 563
Feb/Mar J37LR: Grenada (NA-024) * by VE3EBN 560
02/03-03/03 IR3B (ARRL DX SSB) 559
02/03-09/03 PJ7/KD2DL: St. Maarten (NA-105) 563
02/03-03/03 ARRL DX SSB Contest ***
04/03-10/03 5R8: Nosy Be (AF-057) * by F5DKO 563
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
05/03-06/03 FS/PA3GIO/m: St. Martin (NA-105) 563
from 05/03 P5: North Korea * by YT1AD, YU7AV and others 556
05/03-06/03 PJ7/PA3GIO/m: St. Maarten (NA-105) 563
07/03-14/03 PJ6/PA3GIO/m or /p: Saba (NA-145) 563
08/03-24/03 EA6/DL6KAC: Mallorca (EU-004) 563
08/03-15/05 VQ9GB: Diego Garcia (AF-006) * by K7GB 563
08/03-11/03 W4D: Dauphin Island (NA-213) 563
09/03-11/03 JO1EPY/6: Tokara Islands (AS-049) 563
11/03-17/03 5R8: Sainte Marie Island (AF-090) * by F5DKO 563
12/03-30/03 XR0X: San Felix Island (SA-013) 555
14/03-16/03 3W: Tam Island (AS-157) * by F6BUM 557
15/03-21/03 PA3GIO/HI9: Dominican Republic (NA-096) 563
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
22/03-28/03 FJ/PA3GIO/m or /p: St Barthelemy (NA-146) 563
26/03-31/03 XF4IH: Cacaluta Island (NA-188) * by XEs 561
28/03-03/04 5W0IR: Samoa (OC-097) * by VK2IR and VK2KLM 563
28/03-01/04 DH3ZK, DL0FDX, DL3QR and DL6QT: Lighthouse 559
28/03-12/04 H40: Temotu Province * by VK1AAA and YT6A 559
30/03-31/03 CQ WPX SSB Contest ***
March YB8HZ: Laut Kecil Islands (OC-???) 559
01/04-30/04 IR0MA: special station 563
03/04-05/04 3W: Cat Ba Island (AS-132) * by F6BUM 557
12/04-22/04 VK9ML: Mellish Reef (OC-072) 563
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
May-August TA: Kefken Island (AS-159) * by TA2s 563
10/06-24/06 VP8ITN: Falkland Islands (SA-002) * by GM3ITN 563
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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