23 February 2002
No 564
*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION ****
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
3W - Conny, DL1DA will be vacationing in
Vietnam between 25 February and 15 March. He hopes to be active
(on 10-40 metres CW) as 3W9KCS. QSL via home call. [TNX The Daily
DX]
9K - Members of the Kuwait Amateur Radio
Society (KARS) will be active as 9K2NLD to celebrate Kuwait's
National Liberation Day (25-26 February). The special event call
will be used from 00.00 UTC on 23 February through 23.59 UTC on
the 28th. QSL via KARS (Kuwait Amateur Radio Society, P.O. Box
5240, Safat 13053, Kuwait). [TNX 9K2HN]
9Q - 9Q1A went QRT on 21 February at 22.30
UTC, after some 8500 QSOs. Patrick, F6BLQ/9Q1A (http://f6blq.multimania.com)
reports that the 9Q licences are expected to be renewed for
another 30 days as from 24 February. However Patrick will be out
of the country for ten days starting on 23 February and then for
five weeks as from 15 March, so the only "possible traffic
window" should be 5-14 March. As far as 9Q0AR/6 is
concerned, "do not expect activity at short notice",
Patrick says. [TNX F6BLQ/9Q1A]
CE - Southern Cross DX Group members CE4USW,
XQ1IDM, CE4PBB and XQ1ZW (ex XQ3ZW) will be active as XR2D from
Damas Island (SA-086) on 23-25 February. They plan to operate CW
and SSB (possibly RTTY as well) with two stations on 10-160
metres (including 30m, for which they have been granted a special
permission by the licencing authority) plus 2m and 70cm. Damas is
part of a national reserve and the team is not allowed to install
beams or towers on the island; they will use two multiband
vertical antennas and a couple of half-wave dipoles for the low
bands. QSL via CE4USW either direct (P.O. Box 128, Talca, Chile)
or through the bureau. The web page for the operation is at http://www.qsl.net/xr2d
(logs will be posted after the operation). [TNX CE4USW]
CO - Don Fisher, VE3ESE and the operators
from the University of Oriente ARC will participate in the ARRL
DX SSB Contest possibly as T48RAC. QSL via VE3ESE. [TNX VE3NQK]
CX - A group of operators from the Centro
Radio Aficionados Montevideo (CRAM) and the Puerto Sauce DX group
are active as CV1F from San Gabriel Island (SA-057) until 24
February. QSL via EA5KB. [TNX CX1SI and CX8FB]
DU - Dan, DU8ARK will be visiting Tawi Tawi
(OC-174) during the weekend and hopes to be able to be QRV on 15
metres SSB. QSL via I2YDX (Giuseppe de Gasperin, Via Trento 1,
21020 Brebbia - VA, Italy). [TNX I2YDX]
DU - Oleg, UT2VU will be active as UT2VU/DU7
from Cebu Island (OC-129) from late February through the end of
March. QSL via UR7VA either direct (P.O. Box 23, Kirovograd,
25009, Ukraine) or through the bureau. UR7VA has started sending
out the cards for UT2VU/DU7's April 2001 activity. [TNX UX2VZ]
ET - Paul, W4PFM will stationed in Ethiopia
for six months and is active as ET3PMW. QSL via W7KEU.
F - Luc, F6OYU will be active (on 10, 15 and
20 metres) as either TM1Z or F6OYU/P from very rare Department 43
during this weekends' REF Contest. [TNX K4JEZ]
FO - Alain, F2HE (ex-FO0CLA) went back to
French Polynesia a few days ago and is expected to operate as
either FO/F2HE or FO5RH from Rangirora (OC-066). [TNX La Gazette
du DX]
KG4 - Vance, N5VL reports he will be active
as KG4VL from Guantanamo Bay on 1-6 March, including an entry in
the ARRL International DX Contest. He hopes to operate on 160
metres CW and SSB. QSL via N5VL.
KP2 - Tony, N2TK will be active on 10-160
metres as N2TK/NP2 from St. Croix, US Virgin Islands (NA-106)
between 27 february and 7 March. QSL via home call. He will
participate in the ARRL DX SSB Contest as WP2Z (QSL via KU9C).
[TNX The Daily DX]
KP2 - Look for Bruce, KP2/AA4Z to operate
from St. Croix, US Virgin Islands from 24 February through 3
March. [TNX The Daily DX]
P4 - John, KK9A will be active as P40A from
Aruba (SA-036) from 23 February 23 to 9 March. He will operate on
160-10 metres CW and SSB, and will be active in the CQ 160-Meter
Contest. QSL via home call. [TNX ARRL DX Bulletin]
P5 - Hrane/YT1AD confirms that he has "a
licence" and that he and Voja/YU7AV will be visiting North
Korea in March [425DXN 556]. They will arrive on 5 March around
16 local time. "If" they operate, he says, the QSL
manager will be YU7AV. [TNX YT1AD]
PJ4 - NO2R, K2TW and K2NG will be on Bonaire
(SA-006) from 26 February and 5 March. They will participate in
the ARRL DX SSB Contest as PJ4G (Multi-Single). [TNX The Daily
DX]
PY0_ti - The PW0T team started operations
from Trindade (SA-010, World Lighthouse Award LH-2851) around 21
UTC on 18 February. There are five stations on the air - one on 6
metres, one on RTTY (later on it will be used for SSTV as well),
two on the HF bands and one on 160/80 metres at night and HF
during the day. Logs are available at http://www.trindade2002.com/,
but about ten percent are not there (due to a computer failure,
missing QSOs are on paper and will entered into the computer on
the return trip to the mainland). If you think you should be in
the log and are not, send and e-mail with the details to Rod,
WC7N (wc7n@gb.wave.net).
[TNX WC7N]
R1_ant - Mike Fokin, RW1AI has started being
active as RW1AI/ANT from Vostok Base (AN-016, WABA UA-010). QSL
via home call. Alan (UA1PAC) and Mike plan to participate in the
upcoming ARRL Contest using the club call R1ANC (QSL via DL5EBE).
[TNX DL5EBE]
SM - SM7DAY, SM7NGH and others will be active
from Ven Island (EU-137) on 1-3 March. QSL via home calls (QSL
SK7DX via SM7DXQ) either direct or through the bureau. [TNX
SM7NGH]
T8 - Look for Bill, T88BA to be active
(barefoot with a dipole, CW only) from Sonsorol, Merir and Pulo
Anna for a few days starting on 4 March. The islands are part of
the South Palau group (OC-248/Pr), recently activated by T88SI.
His address is Rev. William Burton, P.O. Box 10225, Koror, Palau,
PW 96940, USA. [TNX IZ1CRR]
TI9 - The TI9M team arrived at Chatham Bay,
Cocos Island on 19 February in the morning and became active in
the early UTC hours of 20 February and logged the first 1000 QSOs
on 30 and 40 metres CW running 50 watts on battery power. They
experienced some difficulty in finding suitable operating
locations; due to the very small beach area now available, two
stations have been located up on a steep hill (a "logistical
nightmare", quoting N4CD). They now have five HF stations +
6 metres from two locations. On 22 February TI9M had logged about
15000 QSOs (1800 on RTTY). The web site for the DXpedition is at http://www.qsl.net/ti9m/.
TT - Chris, TT8DX will be going back to Chad
on 27 February and will stay there until December. He plans to
concentrate on the low bands and 6 metres. QSL via F5OGL. [TNX
The Daily DX]
VE - Look for Christian, VE7/F5IDM to be
active (on 10, 15 and 20 metres) from Cape Mudge Lighthouse
(CAN-100) on Quadra Island (NA-091) on 24 February. His web site
is at http://www.cfht.hawaii.edu/~veillet/ [TNX Islands On The
Web]
VK - Look for Nico, VK3FEI/p to be active
from French Island (OC-136) until 26 February. He usually
operates CW on +/- 14025, 21025 and 28025 kHz, with some SSB on
or near the IOTA frequencies if conditions permit. This will be
Nico's last activity from Australia, as he will back home at the
end of the month. QSL via PA0MIR. [TNX VK3FEI]
VK - Members of the Eastern and Mountain
District Radio Club will activate special event station VI3GP
between 1 UTC on 26 February 26th and 23.59 UTC on 15 March to
celebrate the running of the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix in
Melbourne. QSL direct to VK3ER (P.O. Box 87, Mitcham, Victoria
3132, Australia) or via the bureau. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
VP8 & ZD8 - Mark, DL1SDN plans to be
active as VP8CSA from the Falkland Islands (SA-002) between 24
February and 16 March and as ZD8CSA from Ascension Island
(AF-003) on 16-26 March. He will operate in his free time and
will try to be QRV on 6 metres. QSL via DL1SDN. [TNX OZ6OM]
VQ9 - Mel, W3MR will be on Diego Garcia
(AF-006), Chagos Islands between 25 February and 7 March. He will
be active as either VQ9MR (QSL via W3MR) or VQ9X, including an
entry in the ARRL DX SSB Contest. [TNX The Daily DX]
GOOD TO KNOW - Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
DXCC NEWS ---> 9Q0AR (Democratic
Republic of Congo) has been on hold awaiting supporting
documentation. This has been received and upon review it
is now being accepted for DXCC credit. Anyone who had
this rejected during a recent submission can contact DXCC
at dxcc@arrl.org for
an update to their record. Or, it can be sent with the
next submission for credit. [TNX Bill Moore, NC1L, DXCC
Manager]
GU CALLBOOK ---> Phil, GU0SUP
(President of the Guernsey ARS) reports there is an
updated callbook listing for all known GU/MU calls. The
list includes known operations by visitors, and as much
QSL info as possible. The URL is www.gars.org.gg/calls.html.
IOTA OPERATIONS PLANS --->
Linda/VE9GLF and Len Morgan/VE9MY are planning their
vacations & island expeditions this summer and autumn
and are interested in knowing the local IOTA groups you
would like them to go and operate from. A list of their
previous operations is at http://ve9my.weblink.nbtel.net;
you can send your suggestions to either ve9my@rac.ca or ve9glf@nbnet.nb.ca.
PIRATE ---> Massimo Cosentino, IZ0BXZ
(ARI Roma HF Manager) reports that the station HV2CO (QSL
via I0XXR) is most likely to be a pirate. Giancarlo,
I0XXR does not know anything at all about it.
QSL 5A1A ---> Abubaker has been in
Germany since December [425DXN 563]. Those who need a
5A1A card should send their requests (direct only) to A.
Assid, Max Strasse 58, Bonn 53111, Germany. [TNX The
Daily DX]
QSL BI5P ---> Please note that W3HC
was the QSL manager for the first BI5P (Pingtan Island,
AS-138) operation back in 1998. The QSL manager for the
most recent operation is BD5RI.
QSL D68C ---> Phil, G3SWH reports
that around 85% of the direct requests for D68C QSLs have
now been processed and that around 42,500 QSOs have been
confirmed to date. [TNX G3XTT]
QSL G4Vxxx ---> Bob, G0VFV is the
RSGB Bureau manager for all G4V callsigns. He has
received 300+ QSLs for members who who do not have any
envelopes lodged with him, so he will not forward any
incoming cards to them. The callsigns concerned are:
"If you work any of these callsigns and need a QSL
card", Bob says, "do not QSL via the
bureau".
QSL Z36W ---> Venco, Z36W (ex Z31JA,
Z32JA, 4N5JA) reports that his QSL manager (Mike, NN6C)
has been hospitalized since mid-December and is currently
unable to reply to QSL requests. Those who want a QSL
card can use Venco's qrz.com address.
QSL ZD7VC ---> The Daily DX reports
that Bruce "will soon start handling his own QSL
chores, after many years of assistance by K1WY and
ON4CAT". Cards should be sent to Bruce Salt, P.O.
Box 58, Half Tree Hollow, St Helena Island, South
Atlantic Ocean.
QSL MANAGER OFFERED ---> John Pate,
KB4UTV would like to become a QSL manager and says to be
"eager to serve the DX community with my help".
If anyone is interested, please contact him at lighthousedx@hotmail.com.
VP8THU & VP8GEO ---> The
DXpedition to South Sandwich & South Georgia
made 70,428 QSOs in total using SSB, CW and RTTY.
A few data provided by James, 9V1YC:
VP8THU - Location: Hewison Point
Peninsula on Southern Thule Island, South
Sandwich On-air time: 80 hours Equipment: four
barefoot stations, single element vertical
dipoles for each band 10-20m, 1/4 wave verticals
with two elevated radials for 30 and 40m, no 80
or 160m operation.
VP8GEO - Location: Husvik Bay,
South Georgia On-air time: 7 days and 10 hours
Equipment: six stations, same antennas used at
VP8THU, one amplifier (400w) for 80 and 160m
only.
"For us it was an experiment in low-power
lightweight DXpeditioning from environmentally tough
location, and to see if 'mega-expedition' results could
be achieved with 'micro-light' equipment", James
says. "Over 70,000 QSO's with all parts of the
planet (and to all levels of stations) prove that its
good operators on both sides of a pileup - not fancy
equipment - that really count". The DXpedition has
neither a website nor on-line log check.
WHERE DO YOU WANT THEM TO GO NEXT?
---> The Five Star DXers Association (9M0C and D68C)
is looking to mount its next operation in late-2003 or
early 2004. "We are not planning to head for Peter 1
or Bouvet,", Don/G3XTT says, "but the sort of
DX entity where you may have a 20m QSO, but are finding
those low band, WARC or data slots hard to fill. To this
end, we would be interested in your 9-band, 3-mode
'wanted' lists, so we can gain some idea of which these
entities might be. Being mainly a European group our
preference would be for an African location for reasons
of cost, propagation and travel time." Please e-mail
your needs to g3xtt@lineone.net.
LOGS: The XR5SM (SA-070) DXpeditions'
logs (January and February) are both on-line at http://www.qsl.net/xr5sm,
as well as the ARRL DX CW Contest log. Cards are expected
from the printer in a couple of weeks. [TNX CE4USW]
PA0MIR - Nico van der Bijl, Lepelblad
129, NL 1441 VH Purmerend, The Netherlands
PT2GTI - Roberto F. Stuckert, Espinilla
QI 07, Conj. 12, casa 14, 71515-120, Brasilia - DF,
Brazil
PY3CQ - P.O. Box 5546, 90410-007 Porto
Alegre - RS, Brazil
RW1AI - Mikhail Fokin, P.O. Box 2, St.
Petersburg 195009, Russia
UA9YAB - Alex Vedernikov, P.O. Box 120,
Biysk, Altajskij kraj 659300, Russia
UY5ZZ - Vladimir F. Latyshenko, P.O. Box
4850, Zaporozhye, 69118, Ukraine
W7EO - P.O. Box 98, Grantsville, UT
84029, USA
WA7ITZ - Ray Friess, 1801 Jennifer Way,
Salt Lake City, UT 84116, USA
YU1AAV - RC "Novi Beograd",
Radio sekcija "Kozara" YU1AAV, Jurija Gagarina
210-p, YU-11070 Novi Beograd, Serbia, Yugoslavia
ZD7WT - Tom Moyce, P.O. Box 33,
Jamestown, STHL 1ZZ St. Helena Island, South Atlantic
Ocean
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