23 March 2002
No 568
*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S ***
**** DX INFORMATION ****
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

3B8 - Mart, DL6UAA (http://www.dl6uaa.de) is expected to be active (on 10-80 metres CW, SSB and RTTY) probably as 3B8MM from Mauritius starting around 25 March for some weeks. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]

8Q - Igor, RN3OA will be active (on 10-80 metres SSB and CW) as 8Q7OA from the Maldives (AS-013) between 29 March and 10 April, including an entry in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest. QSL via RN3OA either direct (Igor Zakharov, P.O. Box 381, Voronezh, 394000, Russia) or through the bureau. [TNX RN3OA]

9M9 - Look for 9M9/JL1CHV and 9M9/JM1OYV to operate on HF and 6 metres from East Malaysia between 28 March and 1 April. QSL via home calls. [TNX OZ6OM]

CE0_sf - The XR0X team expects to go QRT sometime during 26 March to have everything loaded aboard ship to weight anchor at 12 (local) on the 27th. They will make a big contest like push during the weekend and stay up as long as possible for 48 hours to be everywhere all the time. Europeans please note that there was a pirate on 10m CW at 14.40 UTC on 21 March who worked many EUs. [TNX K6GNX]

D4 - Al, 4L5A, and Nodir, EY8MM are active as D44AC from Cape Verde until 3 April. Al will participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest as Single Operator on 10 metres. QSL via IK3HHX either direct or through the bureau. [TNX IK3HHX]

DU - Gerard, F2JD and Yannick, F6FYD will be active as DU1/G0SHN from Verde Island (OC-244) on 28-31 March. They plan to operate on 40-10 metres CW and SSB with 100 watts and dipoles. QSL via F6AJA. [TNX F2JD]

F - Alain, F5HPY will be active (on 40 and 20 metres SSB) as F5HPY/p from Re Island (EU-032) on 23-24 March. He will operate from the following lighthouses: La Flotte (DPLF PB 233, ARLHS FRA-285), St-Martin de Re (DPLF PB 146, ARLHS FRA-489), Le Fier d'Ars (DPLF PB 212, ARLHS FRA-283) and Les Baleines (DPLF PB 017, ARLHS FRA-136) QSL via F5HPY either direct or through the REF bureau. [TNX F5NQL]

F - Look for F8BIQ/p to be active from Yeu Island (EU-064, DIFM AT-021) on 23-24 March. He will operate from La Petite Foule Lighthouse (DPLF PB-057, ARLHS FRA-391) on the 23rd (morning) and from Les Corbeaux Lighthouse (DPLF PB-045 ARLHS FRA-249) on the 24th (morning). [TNX F5NQL]

F - Patrick, F6OIE will be active as TM0A from 24 March to 7 April and again from 19 May to 2 June. Outside the WPX Contests he will operate mainly on the WARC bands. [TNX F6AJA]

H4 - Ranko, YT6A is not going to make the Temotu trip with Nick, VK1AA [425DXN 559]. This means that Nick will have to leave part of the equipment in Honiara (H44) and take to H40 the "most important stuff" only - this does not include the WARC antenna and RTTY is also under question. Nick expects to operate as H40XX from Temotu between 24 March and 7 April and then again as H44XX from Honiara, Solomon Islands until 9 April. QSL via VK1AA (Nick Hacko, P.O. Box 730, Parramatta 2124, NSW, Australia). The web site for the DXpedition is at http://www.qsl.net/vk1aa/temotu/. [TNX VK1AA]

HC8 - Ramon, XE1KK will join Trey, N5KO from HC8N (Galapagos, SA-004) during the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest. Before and after the contest Ramon will be active as HC8/XE1KK (QSL via home call) and/or HC8N (QSL via AA5BT) on HF, 6 metres and FM satellites. [TNX XE1KK]

J6 - Kirk, W8QID, will be active (on 10-80 metres, mainly CW) as J68ID from St. Lucia (NA-108) between 21 March and 2 April. He will participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest with the J6DX contest group. QSL J68ID via W8QID. [TNX W8QID]

JA - Look for JJ2GAZ/1 to be active (on all bands CW and SSB) from Mikura Island, Izu Archipelago (AS-008) on 30-31 March. QSL via home call either direct or through the bureau.

KH0 - Look for KH0/JF2QNM to operate (on 6 metres and HF) from Saipan (OC-086), Northern Marianas from 29 March to 1 April. QSL via home call. [TNX OZ6OM]

KP2 - Dean/N6DE and Eric/K6EP will be active (on 160-10 metres SSB, CW, RTTY and PSK31) as KP2/homecall from St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands (NA-106) between 27 March and 2 April. QSL via home calls. During the CQ WW WPX SSB contest they will use WP2Z (QSL via KU9C). [TNX N6DE]

P2 - Bernhard, P29VMS/DL2GAC plans to operate from OC-135 (Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea) on 23-25 March. He will then fly back to Honiara (H44, Solomon Islands). [TNX JE1DXC and Islands On The Web]

PA - Peter, DL4FCH will be active as PA/DL4FCH (on 10, 15, 20, 40 and 80 metres CW) from Texel Island (EU-038) between 29 March and 4 April. Logs will be available at http://www.niksch.de/dl4fch [TNX DL4FCH]

PY_ant - Look for Oleg, R1ANF to operate as R1ANF/p from the Brazilian Antarctic station "Astronomo Cruls" (WABA-new) on 24-25 March. This summer station is located on Nelson Island, South Shetlands (AN-010). QSl via RK1PWA. [TNX DL5EBE]

S7 - Look for Kurt, HB9MX to be active again as S79MX from the Seychelles starting around 25 March for four weeks. QSL via home call. [TNX La Gazette du DX]

VK0_mac - Toshi, JA1ELY reports that Peter, VK0MQI (aka VK0AC from ANARE Davis Base in 1998) is a member of the 2002 Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition on Macquarie Island (AN-005). He was expected to depart on 11 March and he will be staying on the island until December. Peter plans to operate on all the amateur radio bands, 6 metres included, in his spare time. Please be patient with him, particularly during the early part of his operation, as Peter "does not have much experience in DXing". QSL via JE1LET (for Japanese stations only) and JA1ELY (others).

VP6 - The VP6DI operators will leave Ducie Island on 27 March during their evening hours (the early UTC hours of 28 March). They expect to arrive on Henderson Island (OC-056) [425DXN 567] on their 28 March and depart the following day.

XX9 - Pertti, OH2PM will be active (on 10-80 metres CW and SSB) as XX9TRR from Macau between 26 March and 1 April. On 26, 27 and 28 March, before and after his sunset (10.30 UTC) and sunrise (22.30 UTC), he will concentrate on 30m and 80m CW. QSL via N6XJ. [TNX The Daily DX]

GOOD TO KNOW - Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

• CHAM ISLAND ---> Yuki, JI6KVR is back home after the Cham Island (AS-162) DXpedition. Operations started two days later than planned as the team had problems in negotiating with the Navy and received the final permission only on 15 March. The web site (http://www3.ocn.ne.jp/~iota/newpage25.htm) has been updated with pictures taken on the island. [TNX JI6KVR]
• DDXC OFFICERS ---> The Diamond DX Club's Board of Directors for 2002/2005 includes: Gennaro Casaburi, I8YRK (Director), Gaetano Cusumano, IK8DDN (Vice-Director), Luigi Emilio Liccardo, I8LEL (Award Manager), Antonio Zaccone, IK8FYZ (Secretary), Pasquale Iannotta, IK8CVZ (Treasurer).
• DXCC NEWS ---> XU7ABA and XU7ABB (Cambodia) and TI9M (the recent DXpedition to Cocos Island) are now being accepted for DXCC credit. [TNX Bill Moore, NC1L, DXCC Manager]
• HOLYLAND CONTEST ---> IARC Contest Manager Mark Stern, 4Z4KX (4z4kx@iarc.org) reminds contesters that the Holyland Contest will take place on 20 April, from 00.00 UTC through 24.00 UTC.
• QSL MANAGER OFFERED ---> Tim Dickerson, N9NU is willing to offer his services again as a QSL Manager for someone in need. He has excellent references and has the time. Please contact him at n9nu@n9nu.net.
• QSL H40AT & H44AT ---> Cards arrived from the printer a couple of weeks ago and Antonio, IZ8CCW reports he has processed more than the 50% of the direct requests. The rest will follow within the end of the month. QSL via IZ8CCW either direct (Antonio Cannataro, P.O. Box 360, 87100 Cosenza - CS, Italy) or through the bureau.
• QSL S21FHQ ---> This is the new FAIRS Headquarters Club Station in Dhaka, Bangladesh. QSL cards should be sent to N4VA (Larry Vogt, P.O. Box 12, Springfield, VA 22150, USA). The web site for the Foundation for Amateur International Radio Service (FAIRS) is at http://civic.bev.net/fairs/. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
• QSL V51/SP6IXF ---> The QSL cards are expected from the printer on 26 March and Janusz will start processing the requests immediately. Cards should be sent to Janusz Szymanski, P.O. Box 1808, 50-385 Wroclaw 46, Poland. [TNX SP5EWY]
• QSL YI1BGD ---> Please note that Cliff, G0MMI can confirm QSOs made with YI1BGD operated by Rodger (G0TLC) *only*. These *do not* include any CW contact, as Rodger does not work CW. Rodger is not in Iraq at this time, nor will he be there in the near future - his last visit to the region was back in November 2001. [YNX G0MMI]
• QSL VIA 3D2AG ---> La Gazette du DX reports that Antoine will be in French Polynesia until the end of the year. Cards for his activities (including FO0DER and ZK1AGG) should be sent to Dr. Antoine De Ramon N'Yeurt, c/o Claude Payri, Laboratoire d'Ecologie Marine (LEM) - Jeune Equipe Terre-Ocean, Universite de Polynesie Francaise (UPF), B.P. 6570 Faa'a Aeroport - Tahiti, French Polynesia.
• QSL VIA N4AA ---> Carl is the QSL manager for HK3JJH and HR2/KC4CD. He also has log/cards for 5A1A (1995 operation *only*) and 9N1AA (1998-2000). These logs are not complete, "but I'll do the best I can with what I have available", he says. QSL to Carl Smith, P.O. Box 249, Leicester, NC 28748-0249, USA.
• QSL VIA NT1N ---> Dave, NT1N, is the new QSL manager for Pete Grillo, W0RTT. He can confirm QSOs made with AH3C (Feb-Dec 1990), C4A (25-26 Nov 1995), IS0QDV (23-24 Nov 1991), KJ6BZ (Nov 1989), KN0E/KH3 (Mar 1989-Feb 1990), KN0E/NH3, PT0F (28-29 Nov 1992) and T32BS (Apr 1990). QSL to Dave Patton, 324 Ashford Center Rd., Ashford, CT 06278, USA. [TNX The Daily DX]
• QSL VIA NW8F ---> Cecil will be closing the logs for 9L1MG, 9L1PG, J5UAI and TI1US at the end of 2002. Please note that he is no longer the QSL manager for VP2MDY and (cards are now handled by N2NB). [TNX QRZ-DX]
• ZY0SAT ---> Joca, PS7JN/ZY0SAT has been back home since 15 March. He logged some 2500 QSOs using dipoles. The logs for both his activities (2001 and 2002) are available at http://www.geocities.com/dasvirgens. He expects to start sending cards out in a couple of months; QSL to Joaquim das Virgens Neto, Rua Carlos Serrano 1969, 59076-740 Natal - RN, Brazil. Donations are welcome and will be used for a new and better equipment (radio and antennas), as Joca should be back to St. Peter and St. Paul Archipelago around the end of the year. Those who are willing to help him can e-mail Joca at ps7jn@hotmail.com. [TNX PS7JN]

NEWS FROM THE WEB - Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

• T88SI: The complete log for the February operation from Sonsorol Island (OC-248) is now available at either http://www.425dxn.org and on the Diamond DX Club's web site (http://www.ddxc.org). Cards are expected to arrive from the printer within the end of the month and the QSL manager will begin processing the requests immediately. QSL via IT9YRE (Ferdinando Rubino, P.O. Box 30, 96012 Avola - SR, Italy). Details on the operation will be published in the April 425DXN Monthly Edition; pictures are already available at http://www.425dxn.org.
• VP6DI: The official web sites for the operation are:

   Logs http://www.big.or.jp/~ham/VP6DI/
   Pilot Info/Latest News http://www.qsl.net/aa0mz/ducie.htm
   General Information http://www.qsl.net/wd4ngb/ducie.htm

Part of the logs have been uploaded using a 1200 Baud modem and satellite phone. They are from a very early stage of the operation, so do not panic if you do not find your call/QSO. Mike, VK4DX reports he has included a few audio files from the Ducie pileup on his web site (http://www.vk4dx.net). He has also updated his Contest Calendar with Australian and US events.

• XR0X: The team has been forced to temporarily discontinue updating the web log server. Logs through approximately 20 March at 18 UTC were uploaded on 22 March (check http://cordell.vwh.net/SFX/), after which expect a delay for further updates: "The HF pactor link has been very slow due to propagation problems", the team reports, "and requires us to use one of our valuable HF stations for long periods of time which means that we are spending time uploading data instead of working you". [TNX K6GNX]

QSL INFO - Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

===================================================================
CALL        MANAGER     CALL        MANAGER     CALL        MANAGER
===================================================================
3V8SQ       DL1BDF      FJ/JH8CLU/P JH7OHF      RW1AI/ANT   RW1AI
3W2XK       W9XK        FO5RA       KM5M        T88BA       G4OHX
3W3C        EA5RM       FS/JH8CLU/P JH7OHF      TG7/W9AEB   WF9V
3W3M        F6BUM       GM3WOJ      N3SL        TJ1CR       F6AXD
3W9KGS      DL1DA       GS2MP       N3SL        TL8MS       DL6MW
4J10TX      UT3UY       GZ7V        ZS5BBO      TM0AR       F5TJC
4J6ZZ       UT3UY       HK0GU       DL7VOG      TT8FC       EA4AHK
4K5CW       UT3UY       HR4/YN4SU   TI4SU       TU5EX       TU2CI
4K7Z        TA2ZV       HS0ZCW      K4VUD       TY2SF       IK2ILK
5N6EAM      IK2IQD      J37LR       VE3EBN      UA0IA/0     UT7IY
5R8GT       DK8ZD       J68AR       K9JE        UE0LLH      UA0MF
5V7EB       IK2DHS      J68GS       KI6T        UK7AV       RW6HS
5X1GS       WB2YQH      J88DR       G3TBK       UN2E        DF6PB
5Z4PV       PA3CBH      JI3ACL/4    JI3ACL      UN3F        EA5KB
7P8Z        ZS4TX       JI3CEY/4    JI3CEY      V31VR       VE7VR
7Q7HB       G0IAS       JW1TV       LA1TV       VK6LB       DL7AFS
7X0DX       DL4DBR      JW5RIA      LA5RIA      VP2V/N9COQ  W0AW
8P9BX       VE3WFS      JW7QI       LA7QI       VP2V/W0AW   W0AW
9G5AA       G3SXW (94)  KG4IZ       WA5PAE      VP5WW (03/02) KX4WW
9G5AA       G3XTT (02)  KG4MO       K4ZLE       VP6DI       VE3HO
9G5AA       GM4FDM (99) KH0/JR4URW  JR4URW      VP8CBA      K0IR
9G5AA       GM4FDM (00) KP2/N1ZZ    N1ZZ        VP9/M0CNP   M0CNP
9J2BO       G3TEV       LZ1JY       W0FS        VQ9GB       K7GB
9M2/G4ZFE/p G4ZFE       MJ/K3PLV    K3PLV       VQ9M        WB7OJV
9M6AAC      N2OO        MJ/K8PT     K8PT        W4D         W5UE
9V1MN       DL4MN       OP0GS       ON5GK       W5AA/TI8    W5AA
A35TL       DL2RUM      OX1AWG      OX3HX       XR0X        N7CQQ
AP2ARS      K2PF        OY4TN       ON5UR       XU7ACF      DF8AN
BV9G        BV8BC       PA3GIO/HI9  PA3GIO      XV3C        EA5KB
C21AT       VK3ALX      PJ2/DL4WK   DL7DF       XW1HS       E21EIC
C31LJ       VE3GEJ      PJ2/DL7DF   DL7DF       YA5T        KU9C
C6AKK       AA7X        PJ2/DL7UFN  DL7DF       YC8VCC/P    YC9BU
CE6TBN/7    N1IBM       PJ2/DL7UFR  DL7DF       YE8XM/P     YC9BU
CO2WL       EA3ELM      PJ2/N8BJQ   N8BJQ       YI9OM       OM6TX
CT3/DL3KWR  DL3KWR      PJ2/W0CG    W0CG        YL/RZ3BY    UA3DX
CV7UA       CX5UR       PJ6/PA3GIO  PA3GIO      YO3APJ      W9OL
D44TA       OE5XVL      RH9XF       RA9XF       YR20T       YO2KJW
DU9/N0NM    W4DR        RH9XK       UA9XL       ZD8Z        VE3HO
EG5PTA      EA5ELT      RH9XN       RN9XA       ZF2BI       K4BI
EW8AM       DL8KAC      RH9XR       RV9XO       ZF2JC       NC8V
EY8CQ       DJ1MM       RH9XS       RV9XJ       ZK1SBQ      DL8SBQ
F8KFI       F5INM       RH9XU       UA9XC       ZK3HC       DL9HCU
--------------------------------------------------------------------

ADDRESSES - Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

• BV8BC - Bill Chen, P.O. Box 222, Taitung 950, Taiwan
• DL4DBR - Teddy Barczyk, Pappelstrasse 34, 58099 Hagen, Germany
• DL7AFS - Baerbel Linge, Eichwaldstrasse 86, D-34123 Kassel, Germany
• DL8SBQ - Hans-Peter Spaeth, Klingenberstr. 7, D-78532 Tuttlingen, Germany
• E21EIC - Champ C. Muangamphun, P.O. Box 1090, Kasetsart, Bangkok 10903, Thailand
• EA5KB - Jose F. Ardid Arlandis, P.O. Box 5013, 46080 Valencia, Spain
• EA5RM - Antonio Gonzalez, P.O. Box 930, 03280 Elche, Spain
• F5TJC - Jean-Louis Briere-Lecomte, 18 Le Petit St Louis, route de Theligny, 72400 Cormes, France
• G0IAS - Allan Hickman, The Conifers, High Street, Elkesley, Retford, DN22 8AJ Notts, UK
• G4ZFE - Richard Everitt, #1208 PNB Darby Park, Jalan Binjai, Kuala Lumpur 50450, Malaysia (a)
• IK7JTF - Salvatore Borace, P.O. Box 70, 70010 Cellamare - BA, Italy
• K8PT - B. Peter Treml, 725 W. Magnetic St., Marquette, Michigan 49855-2730, USA
• KU9C - Steve Wheatley, P.O. Box 5953, Parsippany, NJ 07054-6953, USA
• N1IBM - Morris E. Maze III, 847 Dolan St., Lanoka Harbor, NJ 08734, USA
• N3SL - Steve Larson, 22 N. Hidden Acres Drive, Sioux City, Iowa 51108, USA
• N7CQQ - John Kennon, P.O. Box 31553, Laughlin, Nevada 89028, USA
• OE5XVL - Radio Club Voest, Lunzerstr 42, A-4020 Linz, Austria
• RN9XA - Eugene Bugrimov, P.O. Box 1229 Syktyvkar, Russia
• RW1AI - Mikhail Fokin, P.O. Box 2, St.Petersburg, 195009 Russia
• RW6HS - Vasil M. Kasyanenko, P.O.Box 0, Novopavlovsk, Sravropolskiy kr., 357830 Russia
• UT3UY - Anatoly Kirilenko, P.O. Box 439/3, Kiev-151, 03151, Ukraine
• UX3FW - Yuri I. Kucherenko, P.O. Box 60, Izmail, 68600, Ukraine
• VE3HO - Garth Hamilton, P.O. Box 1156, Fonthill, Ontario L0S 1E0, Canada
• ZS5BBO - Edwin Musto, P.O. Box 673, Westville 3630, South Africa

(a) until 01 June 2002

425 DX NEWS WWW PAGE ---> http://www.425dxn.org
425 DX NEWS REFLECTOR SUBSCRIPTIONS ---> If you want to SUBSCRIBE, please send a message to 425server@425dxn.org with either subscribe 425eng (for the English version) OR subscribe 425ita (for the Italian version) in the SUBJECT (leave the body of the message blank). If you want to UNSUBSCRIBE, follow the same procedure and replace subscribe 425eng or subscribe 425ita with unsubscribe 425eng or unsubscribe 425ita respectively.

Information, reports and suggestions must be sent to:
Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ: DX information (e-mail i1jqj@425dxn.org - BBS I1JQJ@IK1MJJ.IPIE.ITA.EU)
Maurizio Bertolino, IZ1CRR (I1-21171): 425 DX News WWW Pages (e-mail i121171@425dxn.org)

Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ/KB2TJM
425 DX News Editor
E-mail: i1jqj@425dxn.org
http://www.425dxn.org