425 DX News issue #683
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425 DX News #683
4 June 2004
Edited by I1JQJ &IK1ADH
Information, reports and suggestions must be sent to:
Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ: DX information
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CE0_ei - Scott, AC3A will operate (on 40-10 metres with an emphasis on 6
metres) as CE0/AC3A from Easter Island (SA-001) on 20-24 June. QSl
via home call. [TNX AC3A]
CT - CT1GFK, CT1GPQ, CT2ITZ and CT2IUA will operate as CS0RCL/P from
Pessegueiro Island (EU-167) on 11-13 June. QSL via CS0RCL (bureau)
or CT1GFK (direct). Further information at http://www.qsl.net/ct1gfk
[TNX Boletim Portugues de DX]
CT - Special call CS5E will be used on 12 June from Gibalta Lighthouse
(ARLHS POR-022, DFP FES-09). Expect activity on 10, 15, 20 and 40
metres SSB. QSL via CT1CSY. [TNX CT1END]
CT - Joe, DL8HCZ will be active as CQ14HZE (special prefix for the
Football European Championship) from Portugal from 12 June and 3
July. He plans to operate on 20-20 metres, plus 6 and 2 metres, SSB
and CW. Special QSL direct to Funk-Telegramm, Gruetzmuehlenweg 23,
D-22339 Hamburg, Germany or via bureau to DL8HCZ. [TNX DL8HCZ]
EA8 - Look for Herman, EA8/ON4QX to operate on all bands mostly RTTY from
Gran Canaria (AF-004) on 12-26 June. QSL via home call. [TNX ON4QX]
F - Special event station TM6ACO will be activated on all bands SSB and
CW on 5-13 June for the 24 Hours of Le Mans. QSL via F6KFI. Further
information at http://asso.proxiland.fr/aras72/ [TNX F5TJC]
F - Michel, F6IPS will operate as TM6SME (TM6 Sainte Mere Eglise) on
6-20 June for the 60th anniversary of D-Day. QSL via home call. [TNX
La Gazette du DX]
F - Francois, F8DVD will participate in the IOTA Contest (24-25 July) as
TM8N from Noirmoutier Island (EU-064, DIFM AT-20). QSL via home
call, either direct (Francois Bergez, 6 rue de la Liberte, 71000
Macon, France) or through the bureau. If QSLling direct, please
enclose 1 IRC, or 1 USD (Europe) or 2 USD (outside Europe). [TNX
F5NQL]
FO - Vincent, F5MJV is in the French Navy and will be touring French
Polynesia, the Marquesas and the Austral Islands for one year
starting on 1 July. A FO5 callsign has been applied for and he plans
to operate in his spare time mainly CW with 100 watts and a vertical
antenna. Vincent expects to visit and operate from various IOTA
groups, including a few rare ones. Further information will be given
in due course. QSL via F5NQL, direct or bureau. [TNX F5NQL]
G - Chris, G1VDP plans to operate from The Lizard Lighthouse (ENG-068)
on 26 July and Trevose Head Lighthouse (ENG-157) on 2 August. Look
for him on or around 7064 kHz in his mornings and 21265 kHz in his
afternoons. If he can get his G5RV erected, he will try also 14263
kHz. [TNX G1VDP]
GD - Members of the Wrexham and District ARS will be operating as GB4IOM
and GB4SPT from Scarlett Point, a disused Coast Guard look out tower
on the Isle of Man (EU-116), on 1-8 September. They plan to be
active on all HF Bands (CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK and some SSTV) with three
stations, plus 50Mhz, 70Mhz, 144Mhz and 432Mhz, with particular
attention being paid to 160 and 80 metres. QSL via the bureau or
direct to M1LCR. Th web site for the operation is at
http://www.gb4iom.co.uk [TNX NG3K]
GM - Weather permitting, Peter, GM3OFT will operate on 15-80 metres SSB
as GM3OFT/P from several islands - namely Bressay, West Burra, East
Burra, Trondra, Papa Stour, Vaila, Foula, Outer Skerries, Unst, Uyea
(on 27-28 June, first time activation), Linga (on 28-29 June, first
time activation), Fetlar, Yell, Whalsay, Muckle Roe and Mainland -
in the Shetlands (EU-012) from 17 June to 1 July. His detailed
itinerary is available at http://www.gmdx.org.uk/iosa/shet2004.pdf
[TNX GM3OFT]
HB0 - Dov, 4Z4DX will be active as HB0/M0DOV from Liechtenstein on 27-28
June. He plans to concentrate on RTTY/PSK31 and the WARC bands. QSL
via 4Z4DX. [TNX NG3K]
HI - ON4IQ, ON4QX, HI8ROX and HI3TEJ will participate in the IOTA Contest
as HI3/ON4QX from Hispaniola (NA-096), Dominican Republic. QSL via
ON4QX. [TNX ON4QX]
I - Look for IA5/IK5PWQ, IA5/IK5WOB and IA5/IK5XCT to be active from
Elba Island (EU-028, IIA LI-001) for about 12 hours on 13 June. They
plan to operate on 10, 12, 15, 17, 20, 30 and 40 metres CW and SSB.
QSL via home calls. [TNX IK5PWQ]
I - IK2DUV, IK2UVT and IK4JPR will operate from Palmaria Island (not
IOTA, IIA SP-001) on 18-21 June. Main activity on 6 metres, but they
will operate on the HF bands as well. QSL via bureau. [TNX IK2DUV]
I - ARI Ancona will operate special station IY6GM from Monte Cappuccini
(WAIL MA-003, ARLHS ITA-104) on 6-10 August. The activity will
celebrate the 100th anniversary of the experiments carried out by
Guglielmo Marconi from that place. QSL via I6GFX, direct (P.O. Box
122, 60100 Ancona - AN, Italy) or bureau. [TNX I6GFX]
IS0 - Freddy, IZ1EPM reports he will operate again as II0P from Sardinia
(EU-024, JN41OF) from July to September. His main focus will be on 6
metres, but he will operate on HF as well, with an emphasis on the
WARC bands. He also plans to participate in several contests.
OZ - Look for Jakob, OZ7AEI to be active as OZ7AEI/P from Jegindo Island
(EU-171, NJ-006) on 5 June. He plans to start around 7 UTC on 40
metres and to QSY on 20m later. Further information on Jakob's
island and lighthouse operations can be found at
http://oz7aei.qrz.dk [TNX OZ7AEI]
OZ - OZ1HQ will be the Experimenterende Danske Radioamatoerer's (EDR)
Headquarter station during this year's IARU HF Championship (10-11
July). QSL via OZ1ACB. Details can be found at
http://www.oz0j.dk/oz1hq [TNX OZ0J]
PY - ZX7AA and ZW7AA will be aired on all bands and modes from Fortaleza
Dos Reis Magos on 11-13 June. QSL via PS7KC, direct (P.O. Box 251,
59010-970 Natal - RN, Brazil) or bureau. [TNX PS7AB]
S7 - Davide, IZ3EFL is currently active as S79DF from the Seychelles
(AF-024). Look for him during his evening hours on 20 metres SSB. He
expects to remain there for quite some time and he might also
operate from Aldabra (AF-025). QSL via IV3TDM, direct or bureau.
SV9 - Panos, SV8DTL will operate (on 20, 15, 10 and 6 metres) as
SV9/SV8DTL from Crete (EU-015) on 5-15 June. QSL via home call,
direct or bureau. [TNX SV8DTL]
VP9 - Tom, W9AEB reports he will operate as VP9/W9AEB from Bermuda
(NA-005) until 11 June. QSL via WF9V.
W - The Jefferson Amateur Radio Club will operate as W5D on 5-6 June to
commemorate the 60th anniversary of D-Day. The special event station
will be located in the National D-Day Museum in New Orleans
(http://www.ddaymuseum.org/) and will be on the air from 14 to 23
UTC each day. QSL via W5GAD (Jefferson Amateur Radio Club, P.O. Box
73665, Metarie, LA 70033, USA). [TNX F5NQL]
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile IK8MRA
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN 2004 ---> Ham Radio (the biggest amateur radio event in
Europe) 2003 will take place at Friedrichshafen on 25-27 June. Further
information is available at
http://www.darc.de/referate/ausland/hamradio/index.html
http://www.messe-friedrichshafen.de/fairs/ham_radio/index.php3
NEW 9A AWARDS ---> The Croatian Counties Award is for working stations
located in the 21 Croatian counties and the Worked 9A DIG Members Awars is
for contacting Croatian members of the Diplom Interesse Gruppe (DIG). Both
the awards are issued to either licensed amateur radio operators and SWLs.
Please visit http://www.qsl.net/9a7k for full details or e-mail the Award
Manager Kresimir Juratovic, 9A7K (kresimir.juratovic@kc.htnet.hr or
9a7k@hamradio.hr). [TNX 9A7K]
QSL NA-220 ---> The QSL cards for OX/DL2SWW and OX/DL2VFR (Maniitsoq Island)
have been printed and requests are being processed right now. Please note
that direct requests must include 2 USD or 1 new IRC for non Europeans, 1 USD
or 1 new IRC for Europeans. Direct cards without sufficient return postage
will be replied to via bureau. Correct addresses for either DL2SWW (the one
at www.qrz.com is wrong) and DL2VFR can be found at
http://www.iota-expedition.com [TNX DL2VFR]
QSL UK/JI2MED ---> The preferred QSL route is to JI2MED via the JARL bureau.
Direct cards should be sent to Manabu Shimoyashiro, 107-B Amir Temur str.,
Tashkent 70084, Uzbekistan. [TNX The Daily DX]
QSL V8JIM ---> Phil, G3SWH reports that all the direct QSL requests received
to date have been processed and that the cards themselves will be mailed over
the course of the next few days.
QSL XU7ACE ---> Cards for all of XU7ACE's operations (including the latest
one in May) can be received through Oleg, ES1RA (XU7ARA). His address is Oleg
Mir, P.O. Box 806, 11702 Tallinn, Estonia. [TNX ES1RA]
ZT6T ---> This special callsign, issued at the very last minute on 28 May,
was used by Vlado, ZS6MG on 40 metres during the CQ WPX CW Contest. Vlado
says thet the "new callsign will be used only in international HF contests".
QSL via ZS6MG (Vladimir Karamitrov, P.O. Box 1788, Bramley 2018, Gauteng,
South Africa).
+ SILENT KEY + The IOTA community mourns the passing of Rurik Lonnroth,
OH2QQ, who died on 27 May at 78 years of age. A keen IOTA enthusiast for 30
years, Rurik ranked among the 50 top island chasers in the world and his
callsign will be dearly missed in the pile-ups. Condolences can be sent to
his surviving wife Irmeli Lonnroth, Marjalehdentie 9, SF-00930 Helsinki,
Finland. [TNX SM5DJZ]
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Direttore Responsabile IK8MRA
QSL ROUTES: QSL routes for stations active during the latest CQ WW WPX CW
Contest listed at http://www.contesting.info [TNX DL/VE3ZIK]
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3B8CF, 3B9FR, 3C0V, 3D2YU, 3DA0CG,
4L6AM, 4V200YH, 5U4R, 5U7JB, 5V7C, 5W0IR, 5W0SB, 5Z4HT, 8P6EX, 9L1AB,
9M2/G3TMA (AS-074), 9M2/GM4YXI, 9Q0AR, 9Q1A, 9U5M, 9V0A, 9V1UV, 9Y4/DL7AFS,
AB9DU/VE1 (NA-010), AH3D, C21HC, C6AKQ, CE0ZZZ, CN2R, CP4BT, D44AC (AF-086),
D88S, DP1ANF (AN-010), EM1HO (AN-006), EP2MKO, EP4SP, ER10ARM, ER1DA, ES5Q,
ET3TK, EZ8BO, F6HQP/P (EU-095), FG/EA2RY, FG5DH, FG5FC, FG5FR, FM/T93M,
FO/OH6KN, FO5EM, FO5VO, FY5FY, FY5KE, H40T (OC-100), H44LB (OC-047), H44ZG
(OC-047), HH4/K9MDO, HH6/DM2AYO (NA-149), HK0GU (NA-049), HK6PSG, HR5/F2JD,
J38AA, J6/G3XAQ, J6DX, J79BK, JD1BLK (AS-031), JT1CO, JY9QJ, K2ZR/4 (NA-079),
KE6TNN/YI0, KL7J, LX1DA/6W, LZ03KM, MU/SP5LCC, MZ5A, OZ/DL1EBR/p (EU-171),
P29VVB (OC-025 and OC-034), P40Y, R0AEM, R1AEM, R1ANF/VP8, R6AEM, RG9A,
RN6BY, RW2F, S9SS, SV9CVY, T30M, T30NN, T32KV, T32WW, T94FC, TF3GB, TF3W,
TJ3G, TO4E, TO4WW, UA0QJG/0 (AS-029), UK8OAR, V25YL, V26B, V31JP, V31LW,
V73NS, VI5BR (OC-228), VK6AN (OC-266), VK6EWI (OC-170), VK6LI (OC-071),
VK9LB, VK9LU, VK9NB, VP9/G3TXF, VR2MY, VR2XMT, VU2NXM, VY1/N7FL (NA-193),
WP2Z, XF1/F6BFH/XF3 (NA-135), XF4IH, XU7ACT, YA1CQ/P, YA1JA/P, YI9ZF, YL2KO,
YN4SU, YZ1U, ZA/K7ZV, ZA/WA6CDR, ZA/WF5T, ZA1A, ZA1B, ZA1UT, ZB2IF, ZC4CW,
ZD7FT, ZK1JD, ZK2SA, ZK3SB, ZL4IR, ZL6QH.
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