07 September 2002
No 592
4 2 5 D X N E W S DX INFORMATION
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
3W - A group of operators from club station
HL0RQH (namely HL4ROJ, HL4ROQ, DS4AAJ, DS4APB and DS4ACM) will be
active (20, 15 and 10 metres SSB) as 3W2RQH from Vietnam on 7-8
September. QSL via the KARL bureau. [TNX HL4CYZ]
5B - RW3QC, RN3QO, RW3QNZ and RX3DCX will be
active as 5B4/R3CC from Cyprus on 12-17 September. They will
participate in the WAE SSB Contest. QSL via RW3RN (Alex
Kuznetsov, P.O. Box 57, Tambov-23, 392023 Russia). [TNX RW3RN]
9A - Look for Neno, 9A7R/p and Luka, 9A7Z/p
to be active from Pokonji Dol Island (EU-016, CI-204) and
Lighthouse (WLH LH-0372, ARLHS CRO-119), as well as from the
islands of Jerolim (EU-016, CI-175) and Hvar (EU-016, CI-028)
during the weekend. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [TNX
VA3RJ]
9M6 - Laurence 'Flo' Howell, KL7/G4DMA will
be active as 9M6/GM4DMA on HF and 6 metres from Sabah from around
13 September until 30 September. He will be teaching staff HF
communication theory and setting up a new country HQ
communications base for the youth development Charity
"Raleigh International". QSL via G4DMA (bureau) or
G4DMA/KL7 (qrz.com). [TNX KL7/G4DMA]
A2 - Frank, V51AS has been active as
A25/V51AS since late August and will be leaving Botswana on 12
September. QSL direct only to V51AS. [TNX DJ5AV]
A5 - John, KP2A will operate (on 160-6 metres
SSB and CW) as A52DX from Bhutan on 11-18 September. QSL via
W3HNK. [TNX The Daily DX]
C2 - Rex, VK8RH will be active (mainly on 6
meters with a beam, but also on the HF bands with verticals) as
C21RH from Nauru (OC-031) on 9-27 September and again on 4-22
November. Look for him on +/- 14260, 18125, 28885 and 50110 kHz.
Logs and updates at http://www.users.on.net/rpearson; QSL via
VK4AAR (Alan Roocroft, P.O. Box 421, Gatton 4343, Australia).
[TNX the Daily DX]
GM - Look for Andre, GM3VLB and Alex, GM0DHZ
(G0DHZ) be active from the Shetland Islands (EU-012) on 12-17
September. They plan to visit and operate from a large number of
islands (hopefully Unst, Uyea, Fetlar, Yell, Muckle Roe, Whalsay,
Bressay, East Burra, West Burra, Trondra and Mainland). QSLs
direct only to GM3VLB and G0DHZ. [TNX GM3VLB]
I - Vincenzo, IT9NVA reports he will be
active from Isola delle Palme (IIA SR-010, IOTA EU-025) on 7
September in the morning.
I - Look for Stefano, IA5/IK5PWQ to be active
from Isola d'Elba (EU-028, IIA LI 001) on 8-14 September. He
plans to operate mainly on 15 metres CW. QSL via home call either
direct or through the bureau. [TNX IK5PWQ]
I - The operators for the 9-15 September
activity from San Pietro Island (EU-073, IIA TA-002) [425DXN 585]
include IJ7/I7XUW, IJ7/IK7BPV, IJ7/IZ7AUH, IJ7/IK7AFM IJ7/IZ8AJQ,
IJ7/IW7BVY, IJ7/IK7MJA, IJ7/IK7GFS IJ7/IZ9DBJ, IJ7/IK7WDS,
IJ7/IK7NYD, IJ7/IK7FFX, IJ7/I7YYZ, IJ7/IK7MCJ and IJ7/IZ7EUC.
They plan to operate on HF and 6 metres, on SSB, CW and digital
modes. QSL via home calls. Further information and on-line logs
at http://www.aritaranto.it/cheradi-2002. [TNX
IZ7AUH]
I - Roby, IZ1CYN reports he will be active
from Pantelleria (IH9), IOTA AF-018, on 17-23 September. QSL via
home call either direct or through the bureau.
JA - Look for Hiroshi, JO1EPY/6 to be active
from Koshikijima (AS-037) until 8 September. His announced
operation from Kuchino Island (AS-049) [425DXN 589] has been
cancelled due to bad weather. [TNX JI6KVR]
JD1_oga - Several different operators will be
active as 8N1OGA from the Ogasawara Islands between around (but
not prior to) 15 September and the end of January 2003. This will
be a special station to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the
Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL). Preliminary license has been
already issued by the Japanese Telecommunication authority, which
permits all modes including satellite and 1 kw on normal bands
and 500 watts on 6 metres. 8N1OGA will be aired from two complete
stations with beams, dipoles and GPs for low bands, and will
participate in the upcoming major contests. QSLs will be
available for all QSOs via the bureau; direct cards should be
sent to JA1MRM (Saburo Asano, 3-26-8 Toyotamakita, Nerima, Tokyo,
176-0012 Japan). The web page for the operation is at http://www.fivenine.com/8n1oga/eng/.
[TNX JA1ELY]
JT - Ken, K4ZW and Karl, K4YT will be flying
to Seoul on 7 September and on to Ulaan Baatar on the 9th. They
will be working on JT1CO's Titanex vertical and installing
beverage antennas for his 160m operation. They will operate until
15 September from Chak's shack; conditions permitting, Karl will
be active during the WAE SSB Contest. QSL via home calls. [TNX
K4YT]
KH9 - Jake, N6XIV/KH9 [425DXN 590] is now
reported to remain on Wake Island until around 21 September. Look
for him between 7 and 9 UTC on +/- 14265 kHz. QSL via K2FF. [TNX
The Daily DX]
LA - The Namdal Group of NRRL will take part
in the Region 1 Field Day (7-8 September) as LA7N/P from Borgan
Island. Five stations will be QRV on 160-10 meters SSB, CW, PSK
and RTTY, plus 6m, 2m and 70cm SSB-FM from JP54KX. QSL via
SM5SIC. [TNX SM5SIC]
OZ - Ela, DL3YMK and Torsten, DH3YMG will be
active from Bornholm Island (EU-030) until 21 September. [TNX DX
Newsletter]
PY - LABRE (Brazil's IARU Society) will be
active on 80-6 metres as ZW100J through 30 September to celebrate
the centenary of Dr. Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira, amateur
radio operator (PY1JKO), politician and founder of the capital
city of Brasilia. Special QSL via PT2AA either direct or through
the bureau. [TNX PT2PS]
SP - Peter, SP5PB is active until 20
September as SP5PB/4 from Sejny Ose, one of the rarest Polish
districts for the SPPA (details on this award at http://www.pzk.org.pl/angielsk/dyp_ang.htm).
QSL via home call. [TNX SP6ECA]
SV - Operators from the Radio Amateur Union
of North Aegean (namely SV8QG, SV8CRI, SV8DCY, SV8DTD, SV8DBO,
SV8DCW, SV8BEV, and SV8DTL) will participate in the Region 1
Field Day (7-8 September) as SZ8LH from Lesvos Island (EU-049).
They will operate on 160-2 metres all modes. [TNX NG3K]
UA - John, RW0MM/p will be active from from
Russkij Island (AS-066, RR-16-02) on 7-9 September. He will
participate in the IARU Region 1 Field Day. QSL via UA3DX (e-mail
requests for bureau cards can be sent to rw0mm@mail.ru). [TNX RW0MM]
UR - Vlad/UY0UY, Nick/UX7UN and Vlad/UT5UKY
will be active as UT4UZA/P from Malyj Island (DN-142) on 7
September. On 8 September they plan to operate from a new island
valid for the Ukrainian Island Award. QSL via UX7UN. [TNX UT5UKY]
UR_ant - Alex, EM1KGG is the only amateur
radio operator currently stationed at the "Akademik
Vernadsky" Antartic station of Ukraine (WABA UR-01), located
on Galindez Island (AN-006). QSL via UT7UA. [TNX DL5EBE]
VK - Mal, VK6LC is active as VK6LC/4 from
Thursday Island (OC-138) until 8 September. [TNX W4FOA]
ZL_ant - Chris Post, N3SIG [425DXN 588] is
now active again as ZL5CP from Scott Base (WABA ZL-02) on Ross
Island (AN-011). Look for him between 5 and 7 UTC on +/- 14243
kHz. QSL via AI3D. [TNX DL5EBE]
ZP - Special station ZP5IARU will be active
until 15 September during the IARU Region 2 Executive Committee
meeting in Asuncion, Paraguay. QSL via ZP5AA. [TNX ZP6AR]
GOOD TO KNOW - Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
136 KHZ ---> Roberto U. Beviglia,
LU4BR (President of Radio Club Argentino, http://www.lu4aa.org)
reports that a portion of the 136 kHz band (135,7 - 135,8
kHz) has been allocated to amateur service on a secondary
basis in Argentina. It will be coordinated by the Radio
Club Argentino until it is finally assigned on a primary
basis, within one year.
ANTARCTICA LIST ---> Messages to the
Antarctica List [425DXN 591] can now be posted also from http://www.ddxc.net/send_msg.asp.
[TNX IZ8BRI]
DXCC NEWS ---> ARRL DXCC Manager Bill
Moore, NC1L reports the following operations have been
approved for DXCC credit:
Burundi:
9U5A (28 May 2002 - 27 May 2003)
Bhutan:
A52ED (23 October 2001 - 1 November 2001)
A52OM (1 January 2002 - 5 February 2002)
Uganda:
5X1CW (19 March 2002 - 1 March 2003)
DXCC 30-METER ---> DXCC has announced
the addition of the 30-Meter (10 MHz) Single Band DXCC
award. Applications for this award will be accepted
beginning 1 October 2002. 30-Meter DXCC certificates will
be dated but not numbered. 30-Meter credits will count
toward the DeSoto Cup competition ending September 30,
2003. They will also be included in the DXCC Annual List
totals for the period ending on that date. A 30-Meter
endorsement to 5 Band DXCC will also be available. The
30-meter band was added to the standard printout in
January 2002. If you received a copy of your record since
then, you already have a copy of your 30-meter credits.
If you do not know which credits you have on 30 meters,
you can contact DXCC for a copy of your record. If you
have web access and can handle ADOBE (pdf) files, contact
DXCC at dxcc@arrl.org
for a copy of your record. If you do not have web access,
please send a note to DXCC along with $2.00 (US and
Canada), $4.00 (outside the US and Canada) for postage
and handling. For further information, please contact
DXCC at dxcc@arrl.org.
QSL FR5FD ---> Patrick, FR5FD will be
leaving Reunion Island and moving to France on 8
September. Please note that his new address is Patrick
Labeaume, 6 avenue de Beziers, 34290 Lieuran les Beziers,
France. [TNX La Gazette du DX]
QSL UK9AA/UK0A ---> Please note that
Karl, K4YT (DL4YT) has not been the QSL manager/mail drop
for UK9AA/UK0A since January 1998, when he was assigned
to Frankfurt, Germany. All QSLs should go direct to Fedor
Petrov, P.O. Box 58, Tashkent 700.000, Uzbekistan. [TNX
K4YT]
QSL UN1O ---> This is Temir's, UN7OP
new callsign as of 1 September. QSL via IK2QPR (Paolo
Fava, Via Bertani 8, 46100 Mantova - MN, Italy). [TNX
IK2QPR]
QSL VIA EA4DX ---> Please note that
cards for EA4DX/HK0, as well as for all of Roberto's past
expeditions (8Q7XX in 1997 & 2000, 3D2DX in 1998
& 1999, T24DX in 1999, H44RD and H40DX in 2001)
should be sent direct only to EA4DX himself: Roberto
Diaz, Doce de Octubre 4, 28009 Madrid, Spain.
QSL VIA N0AFW ---> Jay, W2IJ (ex
WA2FIJ) is no longer the QSL manager for the following
operations: V5/AH9B (25-31 October 1994), V5/N0AFW (25
October - 5 November 1994), V5/N9NS (25 October - 5
November 1994), V5/NH6UY (27 October - 2 November 1994),
V5/WA0PUJ (25 October - 2 November 1994), V59T (29-30
October 1994), N0AFW/KH5 (13-16 March 1993). Cards for
these operations, as well as those for DL/N0AFW,
OH0/N0AFW and SM0/N0AFW (December 1994-January 1995)
should be sent to N0AFW (Peter Meyer, 3049 New London
Road, Hamilton, OH 45013, USA). [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
QSL MANAGER NEEDED ---> Vlado, Z35M (z35m_99@yahoo.com)
has been active as ZA/Z35M from Tirana, Albania since 1
June [425DXN 579]. He will be working there for a few
years and now needs a QSL manager who is also willing to
help him "with HF radio equipment".
NEWS FROM THE WEB - Edited by I1JQJ &
IK1ADH
DX SPOTS: Rod Elliott, VE3IRF has
collected the DX spots from the OH2AQ Web Cluster since
January 1997. The collection - from January 1997 up to
August 2002 - is available at http://www.425dxn.org/dxspots/,
as well the software (DXINFO v1.7) which will enable you
to handle the files (instructions at the URL above).
LOGS: Thanks to John (WD8MGQ) and Larry
(KF6XC), as of 4 September the KL7AK/p (Deer Island,
NA-222) expedition logs were posted to http://www.kl7ak.net.
[TNX K9PPY]
W1XT - Bob Myers, 9394 E. Mark Lane,
Scottsdale, AZ 85262, USA
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