425 DX News issue #604
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425 DX News #604
30 November 2002
Edited by I1JQJ &IK1ADH
Information, reports and suggestions must be sent to:
Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ: DX information
(e-mail i1jqj@425dxn.org - BBS I1JQJ@I1YLM.IPIE.ITA.EU)
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(e-mail i121171@425dxn.org)
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>>> 425 DX NEWS SURVEY <<<
The 425 DX News DXCC Most Wanted Survey for the year 2003 is up and running
on our web site - if you want to participate, please go to
http://www.425dxn.org/surv2003/
C5 - Look for the C53M team from The Gambia [425DXN 602] to be QRV in
the ARRL 160 Meter Contest this weekend. QSL via OH3RM. [TNX
N0DY]
DL_ant - Felix Riess, DL5XL will be working as radio operator and
electronics engineer at the German "Neumayer" base (WABA DL-03)
on the Eckstrom Ice Shelf (AN-016), Antarctica during the austral
winter (not summer, as reported in 425 DX News #603) season, from
March through November 2003. He plans to operate when time
permits, mainly on CW (but also on SSB, RTTY, PSK31 and HELL) as
DP1POL. QSl via DL1ZBO either direct (Rainer Hilgardt,
Hans-Sachs-Weg 38, D-64291 Darmstadt, Germany) or through the
DARC bureau. For further information on Neumayer Station, please
visit http://www.awi-bremerhaven.de/Polar/neumayer1.html [TNX
DL5XL]
FO - Alain, F2HE/FO5RH will be back to French Polynesia on 6 December;
he plans to be on Maupiti Island (OC-067) around Christmas. [TNX
F6AJA]
I - Special call IU7LE will be aired from ARI Lecce during the
weekends in December to celebrate the 75th anniversary of ARI,
the Italian amateur radio IARU society. QSL via I7PXV either
direct or through the bureau. [TNX IK7JWX]
KL - John, KL7JR has been on Shemya Island (NA-037) since 24 November
[425DXN 602] and will be back on the amateur radio bands on 1
December. Look for him around 28495 or 14260 kHz after 20 UTC.
QSL direct to home call. [TNX KL7JR]
LU_ant - Dominik, DL5EBE reports that three Argentine Antarctic stations
are expected to show up on 30 November on 21365 kHz at 21 UTC, on
a net controlled by Masa, JE1LET. They are LU1ZD from "San
Martin" base (WABA LU-11), located on Barry Island in Marguerite
Bay (AN-016); LU1ZG from "Belgrano II" base (WABA LU-08), located
on the Luitpold Coast of Coats Land (AN-016); LU1ZV from
"Esperanza" base (WABA LU-06), located on the Trinity Peninsula
(AN-016).
P4 - Ken, K6TA (P40TA) and Kay, K6KO (P40K) will be active from Aruba
(SA-036) on 3-17 December, including operations in the ARRL 10
Meter Contest (P40K, multi-single) and in the and ARRL 160 Meter
CW Contest (P40TA, single operator). Outside the contests they
will concentrate on the WARC bands and hopefully 6 metres. QSLs
via WM6A. [TNX The Daily DX]
UA - Weather permitting, Lex, RU0LM will be active as RU0LM/0 from
Shikotan Island (AS-062) in early December for about five days.
[TNX UA0MF]
VK9_xms - Kunio, JA8VE will be active (mainly on 20 and 15 metres SSB) as
VK9XE from Christmas Island (OC-002) on 7-14 December. QSL via
JA1KJW (Nakayama Hisashi, 1-17-8 Shibuya, Yamato, 242-0023
Japan). [TNX JA1ELY]
ZD8 - Jim, N6TJ will be active again as ZD8Z from Ascension Island
(AF-003) on 6-17 December, including an entry in the ARRL 10
Meter Contest. He will operate on all bands, most likely also on
6 metres. QSL via VE3HO. [TNX The Daily DX]
ZK3 - Atsu, 5W1SA will operate from Tokelau (OC-048) for a couple of
weeks starting on 2 December. His ZK3 callsign (hopefully ZK3SA)
will be issued upon arrival. QSL via JH7OHF. [TNX JH7OHF]
ZS - Rudi, ZS6DX will be running special event station ZS02AM (the AM
standing for African Moment) from 30 November to 31 December. The
first "special event" to celebrate will be the total solar
eclipse on 4 December. Rudi will be active on 160-6 metres SSB
and CW. QSL via ZS6DX.
ZS_ant - Dominik, DL5EBE reports that Anton, ZS7/ZS4AGA will be staying at
"E-Base" (WABA ZS-04) for the next week. He plans to be on 21275
kHz at 17 UTC on Monday, while USA amateurs should look for him
on 14160 at 22 UTC. QSL via ZS4A.
PACIFIC CRUISE ---> The Daily DX reports that Harry, W6YOO will be cruising
from Los Angeles (departure 2 December) to Sydney (arrival 3 January) and
expects to visit several islands during his voyage. He plans to operate QRP
(mostly on 14040 and 14260 kHz) for a few hours from as many of the following
stops as possible:
December 8 Honolulu (Hawaii), OC-019 W6YOO/KH6
9 Maui (Hawaii), OC-019 W6YOO/KH6
10 Hilo (Hawaii), OC-019 W6YOO/KH6
13 Christmas Island, OC-024 T32??
16 Bora Bora (French Polynesia), OC-067 FO/W6YOO
17 Moorea (French Polynesia), OC-046 FO/W6YOO
18-19 Papeete (French Polynesia), OC-046 FO/W6YOO
20 Raiatea (French Polynesia), OC-067 FO/W6YOO
23 Pago Pago (American Samoa), OC-045 W6YOO/KH8
24 Apia (Wetsern Samoa), OC-097 5W0HA
27 Yasawa (Fiji), OC-156 3D2YOO
29 Vanuatu, OC-035 YJ0??
30-31 Noumea (New Caledonia), OC-032 FK/W6YOO
He will also operate as VK2IWV from Sydney and as C6AOO/MM while cruising.
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>>> P5/4L4FN QRT <<<
Ed, P5/4L4FN has been QRT from North Korea since Friday evening (22
November), when the local Radio Regulation Board, without any explanation,
asked him to quit all transmissions and pack all his radio equipment. The day
after Ed disassembled his antennas and in the afternoon one of the government
officials came by and sealed all the boxes. When Ed leaves on 10 December for
his two weeks vacation he shall take everything with him out of the country.
"The end came unexpectedly and now we all have to accept it as final QRT of
P5/4L4FN operation", Ed says, "I'm absolutely sure that there is no way back
to it due to several reasons. For the 'final', many thanks to all HAM's
worldwide, you all made my life much easier and better, and my deepest
appreciation for all your support".
Ed will keep all the equipment for his next duty station. Any money received
from now on will be donated to the "ZL1AMO Air Ambulance Fund".
P5/4L4FN made a total of 16194 QSOs, with 12170 unique callsigns logged
(statistics are available at http://www.amsatnet.com/p5stats.html). We should
like to express our deepest thanks on behalf of all the amateur radio
operators worldwide who have had the pleasure of working Ed for an all time
new Entity.
QSL J75A ---> Please note that the QSL manager for the recent CQWW Contest
operation is KU9C. George Steinert, N6ZS can confirm contacts made on 15-25
February 1995 only.
QSL KH7RS/KH6JEB ---> John, K1ER has the logs for the late Rick Senones,
KH7RS (ex KH6JEB), including logs for his operations from Kure, etc. [TNX The
Daily DX]
QSL KH9/N4BQW ---> Dianna, KB6NAN now has the logs and QSL cards for Chuck's
recent operation from Wake Island. She has also been given all the direct
requests received so far by N4BQW, so there is no need to resubmit. [TNX The
Daily DX]
QSL S21YY ---> Takeda, JF1EQA is currently active as S21YY from Dhaka,
Bangladesh. He used to give his own home call as QSL route, but now he has
found a QSL manager. Please QSL S21YY via JM1HXU (cards sent to JF1EQA will
be forwarded to him). [TNX K8PYD]
QSL VIA GM0HCQ ---> Mike, GM0HCQ has just got back home and is going to
process QSL card requests for his activties as VP8SGK, VP8SIG, VP8ROT and
VP8CMH/mm. QSL to Mike Gloistein, 27 Stormont Way, Scone, Perthshire, PH2
6SP, Scotland, UK. [TNX WF5E]
QSL VIA UA3DX ---> QSL cards for 9X0A and 9X/RW3AH should be sent to UA3DX
either direct (Nick Averyanov, P.O. Box 39, Odintsovo, Moscow region, 143010,
Russia) or through the Russian bureau. Nick can confirm contacts made also
with Z3/9X0A, YU8/9X0A, 3D2AF, T2X and other operations by Andy Feodorov,
RW3AH. [TNX UA3AVR]
QSL VIA W8CNL ---> Leo, K8PYD, one of the many volunteers at the ARRL
incoming 8th area QSL bureau, reports they receive a large quantity of QSLs
each month for 9K2ZZ and 9K9Z to be forwarded to the QSL Manager, W8CNL.
Please note that QSL cards for 9K2ZZ and 9K9Z should be sent direct only to
Ray McClure, 5 McKenzie Circle, North Augusta, SC 29841-4319, USA. Bureau
cards will be neither forwarded nor returned to sender, but destroyed.
ZONE 19 ---> Mike Filippov, UA0MF is glad to arrange skeds with those who
need Zone 19 on the low bands. Please contact him at ua0mf@mail.ru
+ SILENT KEY + Former ARRL Headquarters staff member Robert L. White, W1CW
died on 22 November at 83 years of age. First licensed in 1938, he was the
manager of the ARRL's DX Century Club program from 1952 until 1976,
establishing the award as Amateur Radio's premier DX achievement.
+ SILENT KEY + The OPDX Bulletin reports that Agustin "Papo" Santana, WP4Q,
one of the most dedicated DXers in Puerto Rico, became a SK on 21 November.
+ SILENT KEY + The Daily DX repots that FOC member Ursula Sadler, VP2MT/G0IHM
died on 23 November at 78 years of age. During World War II she was a radio
operator at Bletchley Park, keeping contact with Danish and Norwegian
underground forces.
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QSL ROUTES: A collection of QSL routes for stations active during the CQ WW
DX CW Contest 2002 is available at http://www.arrakis.es/~ea5eyj
[TNX EA5EYJ]
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CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER
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3C2MV VE6JO ER60SB ER1DA P40J WX4G
3DA0CF K5LBU ES6Q ES5RY P40N DF8AN
3G1X XQ1IDM EX8NP IK2QPR P40Q K0DQ
3V8BB YT1AD [a] EY8MM K1BV P40W N2MM
4J6ZZ UT3UY FH/DL5CF DL5CF PJ2/PA0VDV PA0VDV
4K60AA TA2ZV FM5BH W3HNK PJ2T N9AG
4L8A OZ1HPS FS/KM3T K2PF PJ4W DL1EFD
4U1ITU K1ZZ [b] FY5GS F6FNU PJ5/K1NA K1NA
4Z8EE OK1EE G4TSH G3KKQ PJ7/KM3T K2PF
5B/G3PMR G3PMR GI5W UT5SI PJ7A K2PF
5R8GT DK8ZD GJ2A GJ3DVC PT5A VE3HO
5T5CPS JA1CPS GM7V M0CMK PT9ZBJ SM6FJY
5T5PBV JA1PBV GZ7V M0CMK PV2DAE PY2LDJ
5T5RQ JA6RQ HC4T EA7FTR R5CC RW3RN
5T5RUZ JA8RUZ HC8/N0JK WP2Z RO4M RN4LP
5W0VF W7TVF HC8N W5UE RU1A RU1AE
5X1GS WB2YQH HK6KKK EA5KB RW2F DK4VW
6J1YYD EA5KB HL0CAC HL4GRT S07PM G3WQU
6V6U K3IPK HP1XBU N5TGZ S07U JA1UT
6W6/K3IPK K3IPK HP1XVH N0JT S21YV KX7YT
6Y0A WA4WTG HR3J JA6VU S9CR KQ1F
6Y2A WA4WTG HS4BPQ/9 E21EIC S9MX KQ1F
6Y4A WA4WTG HT9T TI4SU S9WU F6HWU
6Y8A WA4WTG HZ1AB K8PYD SN4L SP4CJA
6Y9A WA4WTG HZ1MD PA2VST SN800R SP9ERV
7Q7BP G3MRC IG9A IT9GSF SU9BN EA7FTR
7S2E SM2DMU IH9/OK1DSZ OK1DSZ SV5/SM8C SM0CMH
7S7V SM7VZX IH9P OM1MG SW1W SV1CIB
7X0DX DL4DBR II1H I1HJT T32Z N7YL
7X2RO OM3CGN II2ARI I2MQP T88FS JH6RTO
8N1OGA JA1MRM IO4L I4LCK T88JA JA6VZB
8P5A W2SC IQ3X IV3SKB T88SP SP5DRH
8P9JG W2SC IR4B IK4AUY TA2/Z31GX DJ0LZ
8R1RPN OH0XX IU2M IK2HDG TM5C F5NLY
8S5A SM5AJV IU2X IK2GSN TM5CW F5SJB
9A1P 9A2RD J28UN F8UNF TM8ZV F5FAB
9A4PN N4PN J38AA WA1S TR8CA F6CBC
9A5PC NF4A J3A WA1S TU0PAX TU2CI
9K9X 9K2HN J45KLN SM0CMH TZ6JA JA3EMU
9L1AB G3AB J67RN JA7SGV UA0FDX EA5OL
9M6JU JA1RJU J75A KU9C UA0YAY IK2QPR
9M6NA JE1JKL J75KG KU9C UA1ONY RZ3EC
9M8/G3TMA 9M2/G3TMA J79JRC W4IX UN7JX IK2QPR
9N7YJ LA5YJ JI3DST/6 JI3DST UU7J UU8JK
9S1X F2YT JT1FHD RU3HD V26K AA3B
9V1SM W3HNK JV5C JT1KAA V31JP KA9WON
9V1YC AA5BT JW5E JW5NM V63SC JM1LBO
9Y4/DL2RVS DL2YY JY9NX JH7FQK V73CW AC4G
A22BP 7M1WBP JY9QJ DL5MBY VE2IM VE3DZ
A61AJ N4QB K2G JA1OZK VK2IAY/4 G0UIH
AH2R JH7QXJ K2KW/6Y5 WA4WTG VP2VE WA2NHA
BV4YI UA3VCS KC4/NK3T NK3T VP5/N5KW N5KW
C4W 5B4WN KE7X/6Y5 WA4WTG VP5/W5AO W5AO
C53M OH3RM KG4JC KF4OCR VP5V W5AO
C56JHF SM0JHF KH0/JF2VAX JF2VAX VP9/W6PH W6PH
C56R OH3RM KH0/JK2VOC JK2VOC VP9/W9AEB WF9V
C6A/K7AR K7AR KH9/N4BQW KB6NAN VP9AD W3HNK
C6A/N7MQ N7MQ KP2 KU9C VU3JDI AD6TF
C6A/N7NU N7NU KP2/K3TEJ K3TEJ W2L NK1N
C6A/W4SAA W4SAA KP3Z WC4E W7CB/6Y5 WA4WTG
C6A/WJ7R WJ7R L52DX LW2DX WP2AIJ W9CGI
C6AJX N7NU L55DR EA5KB WP2Z KU9C
C6AKP N4RP LA1LGN LA1B WP3C W3HNK
CE4U CE4USW LM1LGN LA1B XR3A CE3DNP
CN2R W7EJ LN8W LA9VDA XT2DX G3SXW
CO8LY EA7ADH LT1F LU1FKR XU7ACG 7N4QHA
CO8TW IZ8CCW LX5A LX1RQ XU7ADX XW2A
CO8ZZ DK1WI LX7I LX2AJ XW1IC E21EIC
CT9L DJ6QT LY1YK LY2FY YB0ECT K5ZE
CW4A EA5KB LY7A LY2ZO YB9COD YC9BU
CX2AM EA5KB LY7Z LY2TA YI0M OM3JW
CX9AU KA5TUF M7M G0CKP YI9OM OM6TX
CY0MM VE3NE M7W G3XWK YS1EJ W4GJ
D2/CT1FSC CT1FSC MD4K G3NKC YV6AZC EA5KB
D44TD CT1EKF MJ0ASP F5SHQ Z22JE KZ5RO
D44TT DJ1MM MJ0AWR K2WR ZA/Z35M Z35M
D4B 4L5A MU5X G3KKQ ZA1B OH2BH [c]
D90HC DS2BGV MW0CWJ WA3RHW ZC4DW G0DEZ
E20HHK E21EIC MW5A G3TXF ZD8A N6CW
E20NTS E21EIC N6BT/6Y5 WA4WTG ZF1A W5ASP
EA8LE/P EA4AAA OH0V OH6LI ZF2PD N2LM
EA8ZS OH1JT OH0Z OH5DX ZF2RR N9XX
ED5MUC EA5URM OH1F OH1NOA ZK1TLA OZ6TL
EL2FB W2FL OH4A OH6LI ZP6/CX6VM W3HNK
EM0U UT3UZ OK5W OK1AEZ ZP6T ZP6MAL
EM1KGG UT7UA OK8XB M0BXB ZS0M ZS6MG
EM60FSB UR5FEO OL5T OK1KHL ZS6SOL ZS5WI
EM60JSB KD5RBU OT2A ON7LR ZS7/ZS4AGA ZS4A
EM60USB UX5UO P40A WD9DZV ZX3S PY3UEB
EM6M UT5MB P40E W3HNK ZZ8Z PY8AZT
[a] CQWW CW 2002
[b] 23-24 November 2002
[c] 17-25 November 2002
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7N4QHA Daisuke Ito, 2-23-202, Toyama Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-0052, Japan
9M2/G3TMA Ian Buffham, Bekay Court, 7 Lorong Enau (off Jalan Ampang), 55000
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
9M2/G4ZFE Richard Everitt, #2601 PNB Darby Park, Jalan Binjai, Kuala Lumpur
50450, Malaysia
CN2PM Peter McKay, MINURSO, P.O. Box 80000, Laayoune, Western Sahara,
Morocco
E21EIC Champ C. Muangamphun, P.O. Box 1090, Kasetsart University, Bangkok
10903, Thailand
EA4AAA Jose Manuel Arias de Leon Ruiz, P.O. Box 24073, 28080 Madrid,
Spain
EA5KB Jose F. Ardid Arlandis, P.O.Box 5013, 46080 Valencia, Spain
EA5URM Union de Radioaficionados de Murcia, P.O. Box 4770, 30080 Murcia,
Spain
EA7FTR Francisco Lianez Suero, Asturias 23, 21110 Aljaraque, Huelva,
Spain
ER1DA Valery Metaxa, P.O. Box 3000, Chisinau, MD-2071, Moldova
F2YT Paul Herbet, 9 Rue de l'Alouette, 62690 Estree-Cauchy, France
F6HWU Denise Le Cleach, 9 Avenue Jean Mace, 33700 Merignac, France
G3AB Andy Chadwick, 5 Thorpe Chase, Ripon, North Yorkshire HG4 1UA,
England
G3MRC Brian J. Poole, 18, Grosvenor Avenue, Kidderminster, Worcs., DY10
1SS, England
IK2QPR Paolo Fava, Via Bertani 8, 46100 Mantova - MN, Italy
IK4AUY Sergio Cartoceti, Via Di Corticella 241, 40128 Bologna, Italy
JA1OZK Masanori Watanuki, 5-10-9 Ryokuen, Izumi-ku, Yokohama-city,
Kanagawa 245-0002, Japan
JA3EMU Toshiyuki Tanaka, 11-22 Higashi-Kourishinamachi, Hirakata,
573-0077 Japan
JF2VAX Takao Imai,401-107 Ozatokawakita, Tsu-City, Mie 514-0124, Japan
JH8BKL Katsuhide Kawase, 284-30 Kawaguchikisen, Teshio, 098-3312 Japan
JK2VOC Yoshihiro Fukuta, 7-9 Mikawa, Tsu-City, Mie 514-0045, Japan
JT1KAA P.O.Box 830, Ulaanbaatar-24, Mongolia
KB6NAN Dianna R. Killeen, P.O. Box 911, Pescadero, CA 94060-0911, USA
KU9C Steve Wheatley, P.O. Box 31, Morristown, NJ 07963-0031, USA
M0CMK Linda Taylor, 18 Folly Lane, North Crawley, Bucks. MK16 9LW,
England
NK1N Glen Johnstone, 555 Kappock St, #16A, Bronx, NY 10463, USA
OH5DX Ari Korhonen, Kreetalank. 9A1, 29200 Harjavalta, Finland
OKDXF OK DX Foundation, P.O. Box 73, Bradlec 29306, Czech Republic
PA0VDV Joeke van der Velde, Delleburen 1, 8421 RP Oldeberkoop, The
Netherlands
PY2LDJ P. O. Box 1292, 13202-970 Jundiai - SP, Brazil
RK1PWA Nick Shapkin, P.O.Box 73, 164744 Amderma, Arkhangelskaja, Russia
RN4LP Vladislav Lakeev, P.O.Box 208, Dimitrovgrad, 433512, Russia
S07PM Peter McKay, MINURSO, P.O. Box 80000, Laayoune, Western Sahara,
Morocco
S52DG Dusan Mohoric, Ojstri Vrh 12, 4228 Zelezniki, Slovenia
SM0CMH Goran Lundell, Algovagen 11, SE-133 36 Saltsjobaden, Sweden
SM7VZX Samir Popaja, Lettlandsgatan 2B, SE-214 31 Malmo, Sweden
SP5DRH Jacek Kubiak, P.O. Box 4, 00-957 Warsaw 36, Poland
SV1CIB Dimitris Lianos, P.O. Box 127, 30100 Agrinio, Greece
UT5MB Alex Ushakov, ul. Krasna, 26, Kremenna, Luganska obl., 92900,
Ukraine
VE3NE Lajos Laki, 53 Widdicombe Hill Blvd., Suite 101, Toronto, ON M9R
1Y3, Canada
VK4FW Bill Horner, P.O. Box 1343,, Maroochydore, 4558, Australia
W3HNK Joseph Arcure, P.O. Box 73, Edgemont, PA 190278, USA
W5UE Randy Becnel, P.O. Box 170, Kiln, MS 39556-0170, USA
XW2A Hiroo Yonezuka, P.O.Box 2659, Vientiane, Laos
Z32XX Dragan Davkovski, P.O. Box 15, 2000 Stip, Macedonia
Z35M Vladimir Kovaceski, P.O. Box 10, Struga 6330, Macedonia
ZS0M Vladimir Karamitrov, P.O. Box 1788, Bramley, Johannesburg 2018,
South Africa
ZS5WI P.O. Box 1064, Eshowe 3815, South Africa
ZS6EGB Emil Bohme, P.O. Box 145407, Bracken Gardens, Alberton 1452, South
Africa
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