425 DX News issue #634
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425 DX News #634
28 June 2003
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)
Maurizio Bertolino, I1-21171: 425 DX News Web Pages
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9A - Tom, 9A2AA reports he plans to operate from a few Croatian islands
during the weekend.
CO - Members of the Pina Colada Contest Club (KP2AA) will join forces
with the Federacion de Radioaficionados de Cuba in the first-ever
joint Cuban-U.S. Field Day operation on 28-29 June. Operating as
CO0US (and T42FD for the "Get On The Air" newcomer station), the
team will operate near Havana on 80-2 metres. QSLs direct to K7JA.
[TNX N6DHZ]
F - Special event station TM5AR will be aired from 28 June to 6 July to
celebrate the "Armada Rouen 2003" event
(http://www.mairie-rouen.fr/pre_armada/armada.htm). QSL via bureau.
[TNX F5NQL]
FO - Phil, G3SWH gives the details of the forthcoming activities from the
Pacific [425DXN 631]. The operators will be Barry/ZS1FJ (aka G4MFW
and ZL1MFW), Deon/ZS1ZL and Phil/G3SWH himself. They will use
FO/G4MFW (SSB and RTTY, QSL via ZS1FJ) and FO/G3SWH (CW, QSL via
G3SWH) as follows:
11-14 July from Tubuai (OC-152), Austral Islands,
15-22 July from Mangareva (OC-063), French Polynesia,
23-24 July from Tahiti (OC-046), French Polynesia.
A short operation may also take place from Rurutu (OC-050) in the
Austral Islands. Around 25-26 July they will be on Great Barrier
Island (OC-201), New Zealand. Announced frequencies are:
28495, 24945, 21295, 18145, 14195, 7095, 3795 kHz (SSB)
28025, 24895, 21025, 18075, 14025, 10105, 7005. 3505, 1830 kHz (CW)
28075, 24922, 21085, 18102, 14075 kHz (RTTY)
Four pilot stations (namely G3XTT, W0DM, KH6FKG and ZS1AU) have been
appointed to assist the expedition members in the efficient flow of
traffic and information. Donations towards the high cost of this
expedition will be gratefully accepted and may be sent to G3SWH.
Further information and daily updates will be posted at
http://www.qsl.net/g4mfw
I - Look for Alex, IK8YFU/P to be active from the lighthouse at Capo
Vaticano (WAIL CL-005, ARLHS ITA 047 ) until 30 June.
I - Look for Vesuvio DX Team member IZ8FDH to be active as IF9/IZ8FDH on
all bands, 6 metres included, from Favignana (EU-054, IIA TP-011)
from 29 June to 6 July. QSL via home call, either direct (Paolo
Capobianco, Via Enrico Cocchia 26, 80124 Napoli - NA, Italy) or
through the bureau. [TNX IZ8DDG]
I - I8ACB, IK8OZZ, IK8VRH, IK8YTA, IZ8CGS and IZ8EBI will be using
special call IR8DX between 1 July and 30 October. They plan to
operate as IR8DX/P from islands located in either EU-031 and EU-144
during this time frame. QSL via IK8VRH either direct or through the
bureau. [TNX IK8VRH]
I - A few I7 operators plan to be active from Isoal degli Scheletri (not
IOTA; IIA LE-016) and Isolotto Cuccio (not IOTA; IIA LE-018) during
the coming week.
I - Operators from ARI Trapani will be active on all bands as IF9MI from
Marettimo Island (EU-054, IIA TP-010) on 4-6 July. QSL direct only
to IT9FXY. [TNX IW9FMW]
OZ - Look for Jakob, OZ7AEI/P to be active from several Danish islands
and lighthouses on 28 June starting around 7.30 UTC: Strib
Lighthouse (DEN-047, DLS 100) on Fyn Island (EU-172, DIA FY-001),
Helnaes Island (FY-024) and Lighthouse (DEN-015, DLS 106),
Vindbyoere BF (DEN-162, DLS 132) on Tasinge Island (EU-172, FY-015),
Sio (EU-172, FY-021), Langeland (EU-172, FY-019), and Thuro (EU-172,
FY-016). QSL via home call, direct or vureau (cards for all of
Jakob's activities in 2003 will be printed around Christmas).
TF - Look for Gulli, TF8GX (http://www.gi.is/tf8gx/) to operate as TF7X
from the Westman Islands (EU-071) from 30 June to 4 July. QSL via
K1WY. [TNX The Daily DX]
UR - Look for US0ZZ/p, UT5ZA/p, UT4ZG/p, UR5ZGR/p to operate SSB and CW
from Konstantynivska Batteria (Battery Island, PB-02 for the
Ukrainian Islands Award) on 27-29 June. QSL via US0ZZ. [TNX ER5OK]
VE - Len, VE9MY and Linda, VE9GLF expect to be active from Lemeque Island
(NA-068) on 1 July, starting around 20.30 UTC for a couple of hours.
QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX VE9MY]
VE - Paul, K1WO plans to operate from the Tusket Islands (NA-126) or, if
transportation cannot be arranged, from Brier Island (NA-127) on 1-4
July. QSL via home call. [TNX The Daily DX]
VE - Industry Canada has authorized the use of special event prefixes to
celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Military Communications in Canada
between 1 July and 31 August. The prefixes will be XM for all VE, XL
for all VA, XN for all VO and XO for all VY. For more information
pertaining to the other celebrations planned for the 100th
anniversary, visit the webpage at http://www.commelec.2003.ca. [TNX
VA3RJ]
VK - The Darwin Amateur Radio Club of the Northern Territory, Australia
will operate special event station VI8NT to celebrate 25 years of
self government from 1 July through 31 December. QSL via VK6NE. [TNX
OPDX Bulletin]
W - Jeff, KU8E reports he will be operating mobile from St Simons Island
(NA-058) on 5-8 July. Most of his activity will probably be on 20
metres CW.
YI - Steve, OM3JW reports that his son Mike, OM2DX is now back to
Baghdad. His activity will be limited to a few weeks because Slovak
Ambassy in Baghdad was totally destroyed. His power amplifier and
antenna systems are lost and Mike expects to operate as YI1BGD (or
with his personal call, which he hopes to receive soon - see "Iraqi
PTT" below) from the club station. Further information and updates
will be posted at http://www.qsl.net/om2dx
SOUTHEASTERN ASIA ---> Hiroo Yonezuka, JA2EZD/XW2A will be travelling to
Cambodia and Vietnam between 30 June and 13 July. He plans to operate as
XU7ADX and 3W2B. QSL direct to his new address: P.O. Box 10003, Vientiane,
Laos. [TNX JI6KVR]
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4W3DX ---> Thor, 4W3DX (formerly 4W6MM) left Timor Leste on 26 June, after
some 60,000 QSOs (15,000 as 4W3DX). QSL direct only to TF3MM. [TNX The Daily
DX]
BRAZIL DX NET ---> Pedro, PP5SZ reports it is now held by Daniel, PT7BI on
Saturdays and Sundays from 18.30 to 20.30 UTC on 14270 kHz.
I.I.A. ---> Frank, IZ7AUH/p and Fulvio, IZ7FLT/p were active from Isolotto
Chianca d'Abramo (EU-091; IIA LE-017) on 25 June.
Gianni, IZ77FLP/p was active from Scoglio di Torre dell'Ovo (IIA TA-003; not
IOTA) on 27 June.
IRAQI PTT ---> The Daily DX reports that Fred Matos, W3ICM "is on assignment
in Baghdad, Iraq with the U.S. government, tasked with setting up an Iraqi
'FCC' (PTT), including issuance of ham radio licenses and callsigns. On his
first day there, he assigned himself the callsign YI3DX".
IQ1DX ---> This is the new club call assigned to Alba ARI Branch.
QSL OZ/G0GRC (EU-171) ---> "In my hurry to get cards printed I omitted our
callsign!", Alan Gibson, G0RCI is sorry to report. Appropriate measures are
being taken; should you receive a card without a callsign on it, please
e-mail Alan at g0rci@yahoo.com
QSL T94DJ ---> Ralph Fariello, K2PF reports he is now handling QSL cards for
Dejo, T94DJ.
QSL UK/JI2MED ---> Manabu prefers cards being sent to his home call, JI2MED,
via the JARL bureau. Those who need a direct card should send their request
to Manabu Shimoyashiro, 107-B, Amir Temur str., Tashkent 70084, Uzbekistan
(do not send direct cards to Manabu's home address in Japan). [TNX JJ1BDX/3]
QSL VIA G0SGB ---> Steve, G0SGB says that QSL cards for his lighthouse
operations from EA8, LZ, SV5 and EA6 should be sent direct only to his home
address. Bureau cards "will be ignored due to high return costs".
QSL VIA IZ8CCW ---> Antonio maintains a list of stations whose request for
direct cards do not include appropriate or sufficient return postage. If you
find your call listed on http://www.mdxc.org/iz8ccw/b.htm, be advised that
you will receive your cards via bureau.
RRC CUP 2003 ---> The Russian Robinson Club celebrates its 10th anniversary
and sponsors the "RRC Cup 2003" for contacting stations active in the
following award programmes:
Russian Robinson Award (http://www.hamradio.ru/rrc/AWARDS/rra_e.htm)
Russian Lighthouse Award (http://www.hamradio.ru/rrc/rlha/)
Russian Flora-Fauna Award (http://www.hamradio.ru/rrc/AWARDS/rffa_e.htm)
Russian Mountain Award (http://www.hamradio.ru/rrc/AWARDS/rma.htm).
Contacts should be made between 1 July and 30 September. For further
information please contact the RRC Cup 2003 Manager, RW3PN at
rw3pn@efremov.tula.net [TNX RZ3EM]
VENEZUELAN INDIPENDENCE DAY CONTEST ---> It will take place on 5-6 July (CW
and SSB). Rules and a contest program can be found at
http://www.radioclub.venezolano.org (look under "concursos"). The Radio Club
Venezolano is celebrating their 70th anniversary this year, and a special QSL
will be issued to confirm QSOs with YV5AJ, their HQ station.
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DX INFO: A weekly overview of DXpeditions/Special Event Stations can be
found on Marek's, DH9SB new web site at http://www.dx-info.de
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CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER
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3V8SM F8DVD (a) D2BB W3HNK T5X DJ6SI
3W2FM UA0FM DX1F JA1HGY TK/S52A S59AA
3W3/UA3GIB UA3GIB ED1SML EA2BT TM0GAY F8IXZ
4S7VK DJ9ZB EV5B EW1ABA TM0GP F5KCH
4U1WRC 4U1ITU FP5BZ F5TJP TM1JNM F5PEZ
5H4CM IV3RTL FS/K3LP K5KV TM6ACO F6KFI
5U7JK I2YSB GB2MOF GM4UYZ TM6D F5RPB
5V7BR F5RUQ GB2NSC G8ATE TM6SME F6IPS
5W0VB UA4WHX GB300WES M0RHI UA1ONY RZ3EC
6K2BYF/3 6K2BYF GS3ZBI/P G3OCA UE0ZLH UA0ZC
7Q7/10JUNE ZS6AMX H44H P29KM UE3QFF RN3QO
7S6QW SK3QW II0W IW0BET UE3RFF RK3RB
7X0AD EA4URE JD1YAB JA1MRM UE3SFF/P RU3SD
8P6FH WB2KSK K1D W1DAD UE4HZS RK4HM
9A/F5OGG LX1NO K2H K2TD UE9ORQ UA9ORQ
9A0LH 9A7K KP5WW pirate UE9OWQ UA9ORQ
A61AF DL7UFR (b) LU1FAM AC7DX V25XX WB8XX
A61AJ N4QB LU1ZV LU4DXU V73VV UA4WHX
BU2/JJ1TBB JL1ANP LX0SAR DJ8VH VC3MCC VE3UUH
BW0NIU BV1ED M0HEN/MM PA3BLS VC7K VE7SMP
C31VQ EA2NA N4BQW/KH9 KB6NAN VE2/G3ZAY G3ZAY
C6AHR N8PR OK8TW K0TW VE2/M0BLF M0BLF
CE2LZR EA5KB OX3SA KZ5RO VI6TI VK6NE
CK2/VE3EXY VE3EXY OZ9TR pirate VP6TC K6RPF
CO0M CO2FRC P40WP KC9IL YA1BV JA1PBV
CO2WL EA3ELM PA9MR VE3MR YA1CQ JA1CQT
CO3VK IZ8EBI PJ7/K3LP K5KV YA1JA JA1CQT
CO6XN N3ZOM RF3QFF RA3QSY YE9R YC9BU
CO8EJ EA5KB RK6YYA/6 RV6YZ YI/EK6DO K6EID
CP6XE IK6SNR S92UN CT1CPP YI/ON4WW KU9C
CQ0QXL CT4IS SX8X SV8ENI YI/S57CQ S57DX
CQ3J CT3MD T21MY OM2SA YW8D W4SO
CW1EJA CX5JF T2YL OM2SA ZF2BB KZ4ZZ
(a) 23 June-4 July 2003 only
(b) 17-18 June 2003 only (op. DF5JT)
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3B9FR Robert Felicite, P.O. Box 31, Citronelle, Rodrigues Island, Republic
of Mauritius
6K2BYF Maeng Seong Youl, P.O. Box 12, Pocheon 487-600, South Korea
JA1MRM Saburo Asano, 3-26-8, Toyotama-Kita, Nerima, Tokyo, 176-0012 Japan
JJ8DEN Yoshitake Izumi, Minami-24-7, Nishi-1, Obihiro-City, Hokkaido,
080-0011 Japan
JR8XXQ Kouichi Saito, 505-11, 3-15-111, Musa, Kushiro, Hokkaido, 085-0806
Japan
RA3NN Andre Hudyacov, P.O. Box 1, Kostromskaya obl., Sharya 157500, Russia
RA3QSY Igor Makeev, P.O. Box 2, Voronezh, 394010, Russia
RN3QO Sergey Popov, P.O.Box 22, Voronezh, 394077, Russia
S57DX Slavko Celarc, Ob Igriscu 8, 1360 Vrhnika, Slovenia
UA9ORQ Vladimir Volosozhar, P.O. Box 868, Novosibirsk, 630089, Russia
VE3UUH Robert Calver, 419 Bates Road, R.R. #3, Jasper, Ontario K0G 1G0,
Canada
VK6NE Neil Penfold, 2 Moss Ct, Kingsley, WA 6026, Australia
W1DAD Peter Schipelliti, 7 Dearborn Ridge Rd, Atkinson, NH 03811, USA
YC9BU Kadek Kariana SP, P.O. Box 106, Singaraja 81100, Bali, Indonesia
OM2SA George Sipos, 93013 Trhova Hradska 550, Slovakia
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