425 DX News issue #640
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425 DX News #640
9 August 2003
Edited by I1JQJ &IK1ADH
Information, reports and suggestions must be sent to:
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4X - Look for Dov, 4Z4DX to be active from Jaffa Lighthouse (ARLHS
ISR-005) during the International Lighthouse & Lightship Weekend
(16-17 August). QSL via home call. [TNX VA3RJ]
9M6 - Look for 9M6KM and 9M6KTC (Kinabalu Amateur Radio Transmitting
Society) to be active on 15 and 20 metres from Tiga Island
(OC-133) on 16-17 August. QSL via qrz.com [TNX JI6KVR]
CX - Operators from the Centro de Radioaficionados de Rocha will
participate in the International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend
as CX1TCR from Cabo Santa Maria Lighthouse (URU-004). QSL via
CX2TL (P.O. Box 29, 27000 Rocha, Uruguay). [TNX CX2TG]
EA - Look for EA1EEY to be active (SSB and CW) from Vidio Lighthouse
(SPA-055, FEA D-1641) on 16-17 August during the International
Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend. QSL via EA1CS. [TNX EA1WX]
EA6 - Lorenzo, IK6PTH reports he will be active as EA6/IK6PTH from
Maiorca, Baleric Islands (EU-004) on 18-24 August. QSL via home
call.
G - Look for GB5PW to be aired form Pendeen Lighthouse (ARLHS ENG-100)
on 16-17 August. QSL via bureau or to G0CAM. [TNX G0CAM]
GW - GW0NWR/p will be active (on 80-6 metres SSB and CW) from Bardsey
Island (EU-124) and Lighthouse (LH-0685, WAL-001) on 17-23 August.
QSL via GW0DSJ (E. Shipton, 34 Argoed, Kinmel Bay, Rhyl, Conwy,
LL18 5LN, Wales, UK). [TNX VA3RJ]
HL - The Gwangju DX Club will be active as 6L0NJ/4 from Choyak Island
(AS-060) on 15-17 August. Look for them on 160-6 metres CW, SSB,
RTTY and PSK31. QSL via DS4AEN. Logs will be available at
http://www.dx.or.kr [TNX DS4DLK]
HS - Choon, E20HHK will be active as E20HHK/P from Koh Samui (AS-101)
on 14-17 August (E20HHK/8 in the SEANET Contest). QSL via E21EIC.
[TNX E21EIC]
I - Paolo, IK3QAR will be active from Ottagono Abbandonato Is (EU-131,
IIA VE-042) in the weekend. QSL via bureau or direct.
I - Mario, IZ8DBJ will operate from the lighthouse at San Vito lo Capo
(WAIL SI-026, ARLHS ITA-155) on 20-31 August. QSL via home call,
direct (Mario Pesce, P.O. Box 15, 80070 Bacoli - NA, Italy) or
bureau. [TNX IZ8DBJ]
I - Operators from ARI Trieste will be active on all bands as IQ3TS
from Vittoria Lighthouse (WAIL FV-001, ARLHS ITA 174) on 16-17
August. QSL via IV3LNQ direct or bureau. [TNX IV3LNQ]
KG4 - Cory McDonald (N1WON) and David Price (WA4ET) will be active from
Guantanamo Bay (NA-015) on 14-21 August. They will operate as
KG4CM and KG4DP respectively on 6-80 metres SSB, RTTY and PSK. QSL
KG4CM via N5FTR, QSL KG4DP via WA4ET. [TNX N1WON]
KH7K - Kimo Chun, KH7U along with Pat Guerin, NH6UY are organizing a
DXpedition to Kure Atoll for the latter half of October. An
experienced team of 12-15 operators is expected to be on the air
for about ten days, CQ WW SSB Contest included. They plan to have
4-6 stations (plus 6 metres) and to operate CW, SSB and RTTY with
special emphasis on Europe. Further information is expected in due
course. [TNX KH7U]
LU - LT7W is the special callsign Grupo Titan will use for the
International Lighthouse & Lightship Weekend from Punta Delgada
Lighthouse (ARG-015), Peninsula Valdes, Patagonia. Details can be
found at http://www.LT7W.tk [TNX LU4WG]
TF - Look for Karl, TF/DK4ARL to be active from Iceland (EU-021) on
14-21 August. QSL via the DARC bureau. [TNX DL2VFR]
TF - Once again the Icelandic Radio Amateurs (IRA) will be active as
TF1IRA from Knarraros Lighthouse (WWL HP93MT) on 16-17 August.
They will operate mainly on 40, 20 and 15 metres SSB, CW, RTTY and
PSK31, but they will also have equipment for 6 metres and
satellite. [TNX TF3AO]
TZ - URE President Angel Padin, EA1QF has joined the 12-23 August TZ6RD
expedition to Mali [425DXN 636]. The team now consists of XE1L,
N6TQS, EA1QF, EA5KM, EA5RD, EA5RM and EA5XX. QSL via EA4URE. The
pilot for the operation is Massimo, I8NHJ (i8nhj@pagus.it). Logs
will be available at http://www.pagus.it/tz6rd
UA - Look for RK0LXD/p to be aired (on 80m-70cm SSB and CW) from
Petrova Island (RRA 16-08, RDA PK-22) until 10 August. QSL direct
to UA0LQJ (Dmitry Lakhtionov, P.O. Box 119, Nakhodka-6, 692906
Russia). [TNX UA0LQJ]
UA - The Russian Robinson Club plans to be active as R3RRC/9 from the
Polar Ural Mountains between 14 and 25 August. QSL via UA3SGV
(Andy Blinushov, P.O. Box 180, Ryazan-35, 390035 Russia). [TNX
UA3SGV]
VP5 - Look for Matt, VP5/IK2SGC to operate on 160-10 metres plus 6m from
North Caicos (NA-002) on 10-19 August. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
VP5 - The VP5X contest group will participate in CQ WW DX CW Contest as
M/S entry from North Caicos Island. For the time being the team
includes David/KY1V, Kyle/WA4PGM, Kari/OH3RB and Juha/OH9MM. This
year they are sponsoring one young amateur radio operator (18 or
under) to receive an all expense paid trip (one full week) to join
the team for the contest. See OPERATOR NEEDED (VP5X) in the "Good
To Know" section below. [TNX OH9MM]
Z3 - Twenty-six Z3100 (Zulu Three One Hundred) special calls
(Z3100A-Z3100Z) plus three club calls (Z3100IL, Z3100MK and
Z3100KR) will be aired through 31 August from Macedonia to
celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Ilinden Revolution against
the Ottoman Empire. Mome, Z32ZM will be using Z3100S mainly on 6
metres, with QSL direct to I2JSB (for Russia and other former USSR
countries via RA3AUM). [TNX Z32ZM]
ZK1_sc - Bill/K6KM (ZK1TOO), Mark/AG9A (ZK1KAT), Ralph/K9ZO (ZK1ZOO) and
Kenny/K2KW (ZK1TTT) will operate from Rarotonga (OC-013), South
Cook Islands on 18-27 August. Two stations will be active when
snorkeling permits on 10-40 metres CW and SSB. The team will make
extra efforts to work Europeans. All QSLs via WA4WTG. [TNX K2KW]
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4L0G ---> Mamuka Kordzakhia, 4L2M reports that NARG's (National Association
Radioamateurs of Georgia) club station 4L0G is now regularly active via
satellite. [TNX IZ1EGT]
BRAZIL DX NET ---> Pedro, PP5SZ reports it is now held by Daniel, PT7BI
on Saturdays and Sundays from 18.00 to 20.00 UTC on 14222 kHz.
CHILTERN DX CLUB ---> At the Annual General Meeting of CDXC - The UK DX
Foundation held on 19 July 2003 the following were elected to the 2003/2004
committee: Neville Cheadle, G3NUG (President); John Butcher, G3LAS
(Chairman); Shaun Jarvis, M0BJL (Secretary); Nigel Cawthorne, G3TXF
(Treasurer); Martyn Phillips, G3RFX (Digest Editor); Jim Kellaway, G3RTE
and Mark Haynes, M0DXR (Committee Members). CDXC contributes around $4,000
each year to DXpeditions and has supported 84 DXpeditions since 1992. The
club also supports IREF in recognition of the interest in IOTA activities.
There are now over 600 members. The CDXC web page can be found at
http://www.cdxc.co.uk [TNX G3XTT]
NEW AWARDS (9A) ---> 9A7K (Kresimir Juratovic, P.O. Box 88, HR - 48001
Koprivnica. Croatia) is the Award Manager for two new awards, both of them
available to either licenced amateurs and SWLs. The 9A-PFX Award is for
working Croatian amateur radio stations with different prefixes, while the
Croatian Islands Award (CIA) is for contacts made with stations operating
from Croatian islands with residents. For further information please
contact 9A7K (kresimir.juratovic@kc.htnet.hr or 9a7k@qsl.net) or visit
http://www.qsl.net/9a7k or http://www.hamradio.hr/ [TNX 9A7K]
OPERATOR NEEDED (VP5X) ---> If you are 18 or younger, hold a valid license,
can copy 20+ WPM CW and can write an essay in English, you can send your
application to join the VP5X team on a free DXpedition/Contest vacation.
Send an e-mail to david @ vp5x.com (spaces inserted to prevent spam)
containing an essay of 500 words or more describing how you got started in
amateur radio, describe your Elmer, and explain why you should be selected
for the multi-single CQ WW CW Contest operation at VP5X. The deadline for
applications is 15 September. More information about this DX contest
operation can be found at http://www.vp5x.com [TNX OH9MM]
OPERATORS NEEDED (PRATAS) ---> The Chinese Taipei Amateur Radio League
(CTARL) is planning an expedition to Pratas Island in October and they need
four experienced foreign operators for this activity. If interested please
contact Paul Pai, BV4FH at bv4fh@ms2.hinet.net as soon as possible. The web
page for the operation is at http://www3.ocn.ne.jp/~iota/newpage64.htm [TNX
JI6KVR]
QSL 5B4AGM ---> The QSL route for contacts made during the IOTA Contest
2003 is via RW3RN (Alex Kuznetsov, P.O. Box 57, Tambov-23, 392023 Russia).
[TNX RW3RN]
QSL IF9MI ---> IT9FXY has received from the printer the QSL cards for the
recent operation from Marettimo Island (EU-054, IIA TP-010). QSL direct
only to Gaetano Fino, Via Grotta del Toro 15/A, 91025 Marsala - TP, Italy.
[TNX IT9FXY]
QSL UW0G ---> The QSL manager for the recent operation from the
Kalanchakskiye Islands (EU-179) [425DXN 638] is US0ZZ: Oleg I. Koshevoy,
Sadovaya str. 17 B, 57273 Mirnoe, Nikolaevskaya obl., Ukraine. The QSL
cards will be available in a couple of weeks. [TNX ER1MF]
QSL ZK1EAA ---> Nik, HB9EAA reports that all direct requests for his March
2003 activities from the Cook Islands have been processed and mailed. The
first batch of bureau cards will be sent out in late August. Check the QSL
status at http://www.qsl.net/zk1eaa
QSL VIA DL5AXX ---> Ulf, DL5AXX reports that all direct requests for either
CT3/DL5AXX and CS6V will be processed and mailed in late August. While
e-mail requests for bureau CT3/DL5AXX cards are welcome at dl5axx@darc.de,
there is no need to send any CS6V QSL, as all of the remaining QSOs will be
confirmed automatically via bureau.
WAE DX CONTESTS ---> The dates for this year's events are: 9-10 August
(CW), 13-14 September (SSB) and 8-9 Movember (RTTY). Full rules are
available at http://www.waedc.de [TNX DL6RAI]
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IC8M: Pictures of the recent operation from Licosa Island can be found
at http://www.mdxc.org/ic8m/photo.htm [TNX IZ8EDJ]
LOGS: On-line logs for K4SV's recent operations as 7P8DA and 3DA0SV from
Lesotho and Swaziland are available at http://www.K4SV.com
LOGS: On-line logs for CS5F (EU-145) are available at
http://ct1end.netpower.pt/eu145_culatra_2003/ and
http://www.portal-dx.web.pt [TNX CT1END]
LOGS: On-line logs for EG9IC (AF-036) are now available at
http://www.ure.es/hf/eadx/expediciones/chafarinas/chafarinas.htm
LOGS: The AS-168 (Chuk Island) log search is now up and running at
http://hl1txq.karl.or.kr/chuk/index2.htm
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3B9ZL FR5ZL ED5SCN EA5AOK SN28SMS SP3ZAH
3D2MO OM2SA EG03PFG EA3MM SV8/OL8R/P OK1FCJ
3DA0DX ZS5WI EG6CEN EA6NY T32SC JA0SC
3DA0SV K4YL EG9IC EA4URE TA2ZF UT2UB
3DA0WC VA7DX EJ5E EI2SDR TE8IP TI2KAC
3XY1L UY5XE EJ7M EI6HB TK/F8KGM F5USK
3XY8B KA5BQM EJ9HQ EI9HQ TM0MN F6JOB
3Z0I/1 SP6ZDA EN3WLL UR4WXQ TM3ON ON4ON
3Z0IL SP8ZBX ES8X ES2NA TM5T ON4GO
3Z0PW SP5KEH F/ON6NN/P ON5MF TM7Z F5CWU
4D71HBC DU1HBC FM/IV3JVJ IV3TDM TU43CI TU2CI
4D71LA DU7LA FM5GU KU9C UE0SAA/P RA0WA
4J6ZZ UT3UY FP/K9OT K9OT UR4PWC/P UT5PW
4K0CW DL6KVA FP/KB9LIE KB9LIE UT2HZT/P UX2HB
4L1RK RW6HS GB5FI GW0ANA UW0G US0ZZ
4L5O K1WY GJ2A GJ3DVC V25A K9MDO
4O8AA UA3DX GM5C GM0DEQ V25YL WB9YBL
5H3RK VK4VB GU8D G3LZQ V73MJ JF1NZW
5R8FU SM5DJZ GW8K GW0ANA VC3XXV VE3JDF
5R8GZ G3SWH H44V JA1PBV VE9ND VE9XA
5Z4PV PA3CBV HF750MP SP3PKK VP2MID W8QID
7P8DA K4YL HL0C/5 HL0C VP2MLE K8LEE
7Q7BP G3MRC HL0Y/2 HL0Y VP2MPF W9IXX
8P6FH WB2KSK HL9CW N7RO VP2MVU W8KVU
8P9JG NT1N IB0P I5JHW VP2MX N8QET
8Q7HX DJ9HX IC8M IZ8EDJ VP2VFM G0IAS
9A5DJ/P OK1DJG IL7M IZ8CGS VY1JA N3SL
9A6K/P 9A3QB IM0M IS0BMU VY2TT K6LA
9A7T/p 9A2EU J42REG SV2CLJ VY2ZM K1ZM
9H3JR DJ0QJ J49DIA SV9ANK W2/NP3D NP3D
9H3TM DL1ASA JD1YAB JA1MRM W3I AE4MK
AP2NK W3HNK JW6VJA LA6VJA WR3W/KH2 JA0DAI
BI4HS BY4AJT JW7QIA LA7QIA XM9WGS VE9WGS
BI5P BA4RD KD6WW/VY0 KD6WW XU7ACT G3SWH
BN0F JL1ANP KG4NL N2NL XU7ACU G3SWH
BV2B/BV9W BV2KI LG5LG SM5DJZ XU7ACW LA5YJ
C6AMK N8IK LZ1KSL LZ4BU YC0IEM/9 IZ8CCW
C6ASB AK0M M/ON4CJK ON4ADN YE2Y YB2UJY
C6ASC AK0M MD4K G3NKC YE5X IZ8CCW
CO0R bureau MM5PSL WA7OBH YI/KV4EB K0JN
CO3VK IZ8EBI N6XIV/KH9 K2FF YI/NG5L K1QS
CO6XN N3ZOM OA4WW OH0XX YI/OM2DX OM3JW
CS4B CS1GDX OH0TA OH2TA YN4SU TI4SU
CS5C CT1AHU OH0Y OH6YF YW6P EA7JX
CS5F HB9CRV P29VVB UA4WHX Z3100A Z31A
CT6B CT1EEN PA6Z PA1KW Z3100F Z33F
CT7RW CT1HXB PI4HQ PA3CAL Z3100G Z33A
CT9D CS3MAD PR2C PY1NEZ Z3100I Z31CZ
CT9M CS3MAD PS2I PY2BEG Z3100J Z35G
CU9X CU3AK R1100PS RA1WZ Z3100K Z34M
CY9A N5VL R1PQ UA1RJ Z3100M Z35M
D44TD CT1EKF RI0MR UA0LCZ Z3100MK Z37FAD
DU9/DK2BR DK2BR RI1CA UA3DX Z3100O DJ0LZ
DU9/DK2PR DK2PR RI1CGR RN1AW Z3100X Z32XX
E21CJN W3PP RK3IWT/1 RV3IL Z3100Z DJ0LZ
E4/DF3EC DF3EC S79IRN G4IRN ZF2FF K8FFO
ED1MFG EA2ICA SK0HS/5 SM0MPV ZL1MFW ZS1FJ
ED1ONS ED4URJ SN0IL SP9PEE ZY2C PY1NEW
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BA4RD Ken Wang, P.O. Box 538, Nanjing 210005, China
CS1GDX P.O.Box 1156, 2736-996 Agualva, Portugal
CS3MAD Associacao de Radioamadores da Regiao da Madeira, P.O.Box 4694,
9000 Funchal, Ilha da Madeira, Portugal
CU3AK Jaime Eloy, Largo Dr. Teotonio Machado Pires, 9760-544 Praia da
Vitoria, Terceira, Portugal
DL6KVA Axel Schernikau, Kurt-Schumacher-Ring 187, 18146 Rostock, Germany
E21EIC Champ C. Muangamphun, P.O. Box 1090, Kasetsart University, Bangkok
10903, Thailand
EA7JX Rodrigo Herrera, P.O. Box 47, 41310 Brenes, Sevilla, Spain
ED4URJ Seccion Comarcal URE Jarama, P.O. Box 123, 28700 San Sebastian de
Los Reyes (Madrid), Spain
G0IAS Allan Hickman, The Conifers, High Street, Elkesley, Retford, DN22
8AJ Notts, UK
GW0ANA Glyn Jones, Nirvana, Caste Precinct, Llandough, Cowbridge, CF7
7LX, Wales, UK
HB9CRV Hermann Stein, Brueelmatten 13, CH 4410 Liestal, Switzerland
IK8PGM Roberto Duca, Viale Europa 184, 80053 Castellammare - NA, Italy
IT9EJW Alfio Bonanno, P. O. Box 18, 95028 Valverde - CT, Italy
IZ8CGS Gianni Marruccella, P.O. Box 5, 80029 S. Antimo - NA, Italy
K4YL Stephen Grose, P.O. Box 183, Flat Rock, NC 28731-0183, USA
K9PPY James S. Model, 749 Willow St., Itasca, Illinois 60143, USA
LU4DXU Horacio E. Ledo, P.O. Box 22, Martinez 1640, Buenos Aires,
Argentina
N2OB P.O. Box 345, Tuckerton, NJ 08087, USA
NP3D Andy Stchislenok, 219-58 74 Avenue, Bayside, NY 11364, USA
OM2SA George Sipos, 93013 Trhova Hradska 550, Slovakia
ON4ADN Geert Decru, Sint Laurentiusstr 18, B-8710 Wielsbeke, Belgium
ON4ON Danny Commeyne, Rozenlaan 38, B-8890 Dadizele, Belgium
PA1KW Bert v. Holst, Ien Dalessingel 357, 7207 LJ Zutphen The
Netherlands
PY1NEW Emanuel Tavares Filho, Apartado Postal 100659, 24001-970 Niteroi,
RJ, Brazil
PY1NEZ Rogaciano de Lima Correa Filho, Calle Belizario Augusto 91 apto.
1101, 24230-200 Niteroi, RJ, Brazil
RA3NN Andre Hudyacov, P.O.Box 1, Sharya, Kostromskaya obl., 157500
Russia
RA6XB Serge G. Kamenev, P.O. Box 501, Prokhladny, 361043, K B R, Russia
RA6XE Yuri G. Nesterenko, ul. Golovko, 519, Prokhladny, 361043, K B R,
Russia
RN1AW Victor Tsarevsky, P.O. Box 114, Pushkin-8, 196608 Russia
SP6ZDA HKL Wroclawskie Orleta, P.O Box 41, 51-673 Wroclaw 9, Poland
UA1RJ Yuri Sinitso, P.O. Box 10, Vologda 160000, Russia
UA3DX Nick Averyanov, P.O. Box 39, Odintsovo-10, 143010, Russia
UR4WXQ P.O.Box 7072, 79018 Lviv, Ukraine
US0ZZ Oleg I. Koshevoy, Sadovaya str. 17 B, 57273 Mirnoe, Nikolaevskaya
obl., Ukraine
UT2UB Andrej Lyakin, P.O. Box 99, Kyiv-10, 01010 Ukraine
UY5XE George Chlijanc, P.O. Box 19, 79000 Lviv, Ukraine
VK4VB Ralph Karhammar, 6 Seven Oaks Street, Taringa, QLD 4068, Australia
ZM4A P.O. Box 5485, Dunedin, New Zealand
ZS5WI P.O. Box 1O64, Eshowe, 3815, KZN, South Africa
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