425 DX News issue #691
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425 DX News #691
31 July 2004
Edited by I1JQJ &IK1ADH
Information, reports and suggestions must be sent to:
Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ: DX information
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>>> KURE ATOLL 2004 <<<
The Pacific DX Group has announced plans for a DXpedition to Kure Atoll
(KH7K), from mid to late October. Kimo Chun (KH7U) and Patrick Guerin
(NH6UY), team leaders, will be joined by an experienced international team of
operators, including a number of participants in the K5K DXpedition to
Kingman Reef in 2000. The team (about 15 operators) will be on the island for
a planned 10 to 11 days of operation. The primary target will be Europe and
operations will take place from 160-6 metres SSB, CW, RTTY and some PSK31. A
website is under construction, but there will be no online logs. Further
information is expected in due course. Questions regarding funding can be
sent to funds-kure@inix.com; general inquiries may be made to kh7u@arrl.net
[TNX DL9RCF]
5X - Jay, K4ZLE will operate as time permits as 5X2A from Uganda on 3-21
August. Some effort will be made to operate on the lower bands this
year, mostly on CW. Activity is also planned for PSK31. QSL direct
via K4ZLE. [TNX K4ZLE]
C5 - Josep, EA3BT (C56BT) and Nuria, EA3WL (C56WL) will operate as C50I
from Bijol Island (AF-060) [425DXN 690] on 31 July. They will be on
the island during their morning and and for a few hours in the
afternoon. QSL via EA3BT. [TNX EA5KY]
C6 - Gill, NN4CW will be active as NN4CW/C6A 20, 30 and 40 metres (QRP)
from Abaco Island (NA-080), Bahamas from 30 July to 6 August. [TNX
The Daily DX]
C9 - C91DA and C91NK will be the callsigns used by Dave, K4SV and Neil,
VA7DX during their 12-17 August activity from Mozambique [425DXN
680]. QSL for both via K4YL.
CU - Look for Uwe, CU7/DH9YAT to be active on 40, 20 and 15 metres CW QRP
from the Azores on 3-20 August. QSL via bureau. [TNX DL2VFR]
F - Jerome, F5ASD reports his operation from Noirmoutiers Island
(EU-064) [425DXN 689] will now take place from 31 July to 7 August.
Look for F5ASD/p on 40-6 metres. On 8-15 August he will be active
from the lighthouse at Cap Frehel (PB-087). QSL via home call,
direct or bureau.
F - Special call TM5JIM will be aired on 1-15 August for the 27th
edition of the "Jazz in Marciac" Festival. QSL via F6DJB, direct or
bureau. [TNX F5NQL]
F - Brian, M0ARK will be active F/M0ARK/P from Oleron Island (EU-032) on
1-14 August and from Re Island (EU-032) on 14-24 August. He will
operate SSB on the HF bands, but will concentrate on 6 metres when
the band is open. [TNX G0SNV]
FO - Nando/IT9YRE, Claudio/I1SNW and Alfio/IT9EJW will go back to French
Polynesia on 16 September for their second attempt to operate from
Hereheretue, Duke of Gloucester Islands (OC-052: the most Most
Wanted IOTA group in Oceania). Sea conditions permitting, they
expect to be active from around 12 UTC on 18 September until 24 UTC
on the 20th. QSL direct only via home calls. Donations to help
offset the high costs of the expedition will be gratefully accepted.
[TNX IT9YRE]
GD - A large group of operators from the Wrexham and District ARS will be
active 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.
Operation will be on all HF bands, 50Mhz, 70Mhz and 144Mhz; the team
expects to be active on at least two or three HF bands
simultaneously and to operate CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK and some SSTV. QSL
via the RSGB bureau or direct (address TBA). A wide range of
certificates and awards will be available for contacting the
stations. Details can be found on the web site for the operation at
http://www.gb4iom.co.uk [TNX M1LCR]
GM - Weather permitting, Andre, GM3VLB will operate from Ailsa Craig
(EU-123) from 30 July to 2 August and from Lady Isle (EU-123) on 2
or 3 August for about 24 hours. QSL direct only to Andre Saunders, 6
Douglas Crescent, Kelso, TD5 8BB, Scotland, UK. [TNX GM3VLB]
GM - Peter, GM3OFT expects to operate on 20 and 40 metres from Barra
Island (EU-010) during a family visit on 9-10 August. [TNX GM3VLB]
HB9 - Special call HE5IBC will be aired during August to celebrate the 10
GHZ ATV world record of 1564 km made on 1 July 2004 between
I8/HE5IBC (JM89AD) and EA7/F4CXQ (IM97CP). QSL via HB9MM. [TNX
HB9AFI]
HL - Look for DS1NMA/2, DS1PWW/2, DS2BVY/P and D70IY/2 to be active on
40, 20, 15 and 10 metres SSB from Tokchok Island (AS-090) from
around 3 UTC on 2 August until around 3 UTC on the 4th. [TNX DS1NMA]
I - Scout station IU1J will be activated from Genua on 4-12 August. QSL
via bureau. [TNX IZ1BZS]
I - Look for IU1L to be aired again from La Lanterna (ARLHS ITA-177,
WAIL LI-005) during this year's International Lighthouse & Lightship
Weekend on 21-22 August. QSL via bureau or direct to ARI Genova,
P.O. Box 1117, 16121 Genova - GE, Italy. [TNX IZ1BZS]
JA - Weather permitting, expect JF0BPT/0 to be active from Tobishima
(AS-117, JIIA AS-117-088) on 3-5 August. QSL via bureau. [TNX
JI6KVR]
J7 - Florida DXPedition Group members Bill/W4WX (J75WX), Clarence/W9AAZ
(J79AA), Larry/W1LR (J79LR), Cory/N1WON (requested call J79CM) and
Vance/N5VL (requested call J79VL) will operate on all bands and
modes from Dominica (NA-101) from 26 October to 2 November. QSL via
home calls. They will participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest as
J75J (QSL via KR4DA). [TNX W4WX]
KG4 - Bill, W4WX will operate as KG4DX from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (NA-015)
on 10-14 August. Look for him on SSB, RTTY, and PSK-31 on most
bands. QSL via home call. [TNX W4WX]
LX - Look for LX/ON6QX, LX/ON4LO and LX/ON6UM to operate on all bands
except 6 metres from Luxemburg on 18-21 September. QSL via home
calls, direct or bureau. [TNX ON6UM]
OE - Falk/DK7YY, Hajo/DJ9MH and Rolf/DL7VEE expect to operate on all
bands CW, SSB and RTTY from the Vienna International Centre station,
4U1VIC, on 13-15 August. They plan to use two stations (one of them
will participate in the WAE CW Contest) with amplifiers and vertical
antennas nearly around the clock. QSL via CBA or bureau to OE1ZKC.
[TNX DL7VEE]
SV5 - Goran, SM0CMH will be active as SV5/SM8C from Kalymnos (EU-001) from
7 August to 4 September. He will operate mainly CW on 10-80 metres
(and on 160 metres if he can find a plcae for the antenna). QSL via
SM0CMH, either direct (Goran Lundell, Algovagen 11, SE-133 36
Saltsjobaden, Sweden) or through the bureau. [TNX SM0CMH]
UA - Look for R3ARC/p to be QRV on 29-31 July from Russian Districts
MO-42 and MO-92. QSL route at www.qrz.com [TNX RA3AKF]
UA - RA0CS, UA0AOZ/0 and UA0CB will operate as RA0C from Ustritsa Island
(RR-14-04) on 7-11 August. [TNX RA0CS]
UA - Vlad, UA0FZ reports he is active as UB40FSU to celebrate his 40th
anniversary on the amateur radio bands. He was first licensed in
1964 as UB5FSU. QSL via UA0FZ.
UR - Alex, UT3UZ and other ten operators will operate on 160-6 metres CW
and SSB as EM0U/p from Chernobyl on 6-8 August. QSL via UT3UZ (P.O.
Box 240, Kiev-232, 02232 Ukraine). [TNX UT3UZ]
V4 - Larry, KJ4UY will be vacationing on Nevis Island (NA-104) on 20-28
August. He plans to operate as V47UY on all bands, 6 metres
included, and different modes. QSL direct to home call. [TNX KJ4UY]
V7 - Aki, JA1KAJ will operate (on 80-10 metres SSB, CW and RTTY) as V73V
from Majuro (OC-029), Marshall Islands on 11-16 August. QSL via home
call. [TNX JA1KAJ]
VE - VE3RGG plans to operate from Cabot Head Lighthouse (ARLHS CAN-067)
on 7-8 August. [TNX VE3NQK]
VU - Arasu, VU2UR reports that a team of 13 operators will be active as
AT0RI from Rameswaram, Pamban Island in the Tamil Nadu State
(AS-???) on 23-31 August. Hopefully they will have a 3-element beam
along with wire antennas. More details are expected in due course.
[TNX VU2RS & JI6KVR]
YU - From 1 July through 31 August amateur radio operators from
Montenegro are allowed to add "100" in their prefix (e.g. YT6A =
YT6100A, YU6RKB = YU6100RKB) to celebrate the 100th anniversary of
Guglielmo Marconi's first contact between Bari (Italy) and Bar
(Montenegro). The official commemorative station is 4O6100BB. QSL
route for all of the special prefixes is via YT6A; he is also the
award manager for the "Marconi Montenegro 100 Award" which is
available for working these stations. [TNX YT6A,
http://www.yt6a.com]
YV0 - The operation from Aves Island [425DXN 690] will start later then
originally planned as the team's departure for the island was
delayed until 22.39 UTC on 29 July, with a targeted landing
scheduled for local sunrise on the 31st. The DXpedition team led by
YV1DIG consists of nine YV operators and three foreign operators
(K6MYC, OH2BH and OH0XX), as the fourth guest operator (K4UEE) had
to return to the United States for family reasons. Look for YV0D to
hit the airwaves on several bands and modes until 8 August. QSL via
KB6NAN, direct or bureau. [TNX OH2BN]
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile IK8MRA
ITALIAN DX CONVENTION ---> The XX Italian HF-DX Convention will take place in
Bologna and Pontecchio Marconi on 25-26 September. Presentations will include
"V8PMB & 9M8PSB - Borneo 2004" by Maurizio Bertolino (IZ1CRR/I121171); "T33C
- Banaba 2004" by Andrea Panati (IK1PMR), Claudia Fava (K2LEO) and Joe
Blackwell (AA4NN); "425 DX News" by Mauro Pregliasco (I1JQJ) with Leonardo
Lastrucci (IZ5FZS) and Francesco Giacoia (IZ7AUH); "40 Years of IOTA" by
Mauro Pregliasco (I1JQJ); "Contest 40 & 80" by Maurizio Bertolino
(IZ1CRR/I121171); "IA0PS - The Italian Expedition to Antartica" by Filippo
Corbelli (IK0AIH); "3B9C- Rodrigues Island DXpedition" by Bob Beebe (GU4YOX);
"The New ARI Contest Team" by Stefano Casari (IK2HKT). The US licence exam
session will take place at 10 local time on 25 September. For further
information please contact Anton Salmi, IK4UPU (ik4upu@amsat.org).
NOT THE MANAGER ---> Chris, KG6AR reports that effective 27 July, he is no
longer the QSL manager for EM3J, EO10J, EO55JM, EO56JM, EO57JM, EO58JM and
UU2JZ. [TNX K1XN and The Golist]
OPERATOR NEEDED (VP5X) ---> The VP5X contest group will participate in the CQ
WW DX SSB Contest from North Caicos Island and they are sponsoring again one
young amateur radio operator (21 or under) to receive an all expense paid
trip to join the team. Young operators worldwide can apply for the Young Ham
Contest Program by sending a 500+ word essay describing how he/she got
started in amateur radio, naming his/her Elmer (mentor) and telling why
he/she should be selected for this year's contest operation. Please visit
http://www.vp5x.com/contests.htm for complete information. [TNX N0VD]
QSL CS0RCL/P ---> Toze, CT1GFK reports that the first direct cards for the
11-13 June operation from Pessegueiro Island (EU-167) [425DXN 683] will be
mailed on Monday. Check http://www.qsl.net/ct1gfk/cs0rcl.htm for on-line logs
and further details.
QSL TO4E & TO4WW ---> Some 13,200 direct requests have been received and
Didier, F5OGL is currently processing them in his spare time. It takes time,
as the QSL cards are handwritten, so please be patient and do not send second
requests. [TNX F5OGL]
QSL VIA EA5KB ---> EA5KB (Jose F. Ardid Arlandis, P.O. Box 5013, 46080
Valencia, Spain) is the QSL manager for the following stations:
3W5KVR CO2VQ CV1Z HI8CNT LU2HC UN0F
6J1YYD CO3JR CV5Y HJ0KPG LU2HI UN3F
7X3WDK CO3ME CW0Z HJ1RRL LU2HNP UN7DA
9G1OH CO6BR CW1OO HJ3ISB LU2QX UN7JJ
AY1ECZ CO6FU CW4A HK1AA LU3DFJ UQ1D
AY1QS CO6HF CX/LU2FA HK1JKL LU3HV UX5VL
AY4DX CO6RD CX1CCC HK1RRL LU3OE XE1YYD
AY5DT CO6TH CX1JJ HK3TU LU4DX XE2AC
AY9RBI CO6TY CX1JK HK3WPC LU5DT XE2AUB
CE2GLR CO6YY CX1UA HK6DOS LU5EUL XE2KB
CE2LZR CO8CH CX1UI HK6ISX LU5MDV XV3C
CE2SQE CO8CY CX2AM HK6KKK LU6DAT YB1HDF
CE5CSV CO8EJ CX2AQ HK6PSG LU7FJ YB1HLF
CM2FN CO8OT CX2PI HK70DOS LU7YS YC1DYY
CM6QN CO8OY CX2SA HK70RQS LU8XW YC1HDF
CM6YD CO8PN CX2TG HK8JEH LU9HWM YC7TO
CM8WAL CO8UN CX2UI HK8RQS LU9RBI YC9NBR
CO2AJ CO8WAL CX3ACS HP1AC LW2DFH YE1T
CO2AV CO8XI CX3ET L44DX LW5DQ YF1T
CO2CI CP4AY CX3UG L55DR LW5DR YS1MF
CO2CL CP4BT CX3VB LU/CX2AM OA6CY YV4DDK
CO2CR CP4IC CX4NF LU1DAF PT8ZCB YV5SSB
CO2FN CU5AM CX4UY LU1ECZ TG9AAK YV6AZC
CO2FU CU5AOA CX5AO LU1HI TG9AMD ZP3CTW
CO2GL CV0OEA CX5UR LU1HK TI3M ZP6GBA
CO2GP CV0Z CX7OV LU1QS TI3TLS ZP6VLA
CO2SX CV1F HC3AP LU2DAL TZ6BAX
CO2UG CV1T HC5CR LU2FA UA0FDX
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile IK8MRA
LOTW: Toni, EA5RM reports that the logs for either S05X and TZ6RD have been
uploaded to Logbook Of The World.
MDXC: The web site for the Mediterraneo DX Club (www.mdxc.org) is currently
off-line as it is under reconstruction.
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3A2MD, 3B8MM, 3B9C, 3B9FR, 3B9MM,
3D2ZF, 3XDQZ/P (AF-096), 4S7EA, 4U1ITU, 5T0EU, 5V7C, 5V7RF, 5W0UU, 7J2YAF,
7X4AN, 8Q7QQ, 8R1AK, 9A/S52DG/p (EU-136), 9L1MS/P (AF-037), 9M8PSB (OC-165),
9Y4ZC, A61AJ, AC8W/C6A (NA-080), AP2NK, C56TA, CV5D, CX0B, D2/UR5TY, DK1IP/p
(EU-042), EP4SP, ET3TK, EX2M, EZ4XX, F5TLN/TU8, FG/DL2AWG, FK8HC, FM5WD,
FP/K9OT, FP/KB9LIE, GI0KVQ, GI1A, GM3VLB/p (EU-059), H44MS, HK0GU, HK1HHX,
HR5/OH3JF, J5UDX, J79KV, KA1GJ/KH4, KP4SQ, LT7W, OC4WW, OJ0VR, OY9JD, PJ2MI,
R1FJ, RI0ZKR (AS-095), RK4FF, S79DF, S9SS, SU9BN, SX8K (EU-113), T2T, T30WB,
T30ZF, T32WW, T33C, TG/OH3JF, TJ3G, TO4E, TO4WW, UA0IA/0, V31RG, V44NK,
V63TXF, V73GJ, V8JIM, V8PMB (OC-184), VE7/F5IDM (NA-091), VK9CQ, VR2XMT,
XW1IC, XX9BB, YV4A, YW4M, Z22JE, Z38AV, ZA1A, ZA5G, ZF1A, ZK1KDN.
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