425 DX News issue #697
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425 DX News #697
11 September 2004
Edited by I1JQJ &IK1ADH
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4S - Twenty-five Japanese operators will be active on all bands and modes
from Sri Lanka on 18-25 September. QSL via home calls, direct or
bureau. [TNX The Daily DX]
7Q - Renato, IN3BHR has joined Ely, IN3VZE (7Q7CE) [425DXN 693] and will
operate on 10-160 metres SSB as 7Q7RB from the Resort Club Makokola
(Lake Malawi) until 23 September. QSL IN3BHR via IN3BHR, direct or
bureau. [TNX IN3VZE]
7X - Angel/EA1QF, Pere/EA3CUU, Paco/EA4BT, Emilio/EA7AAW, Julio/EA7JB,
Juan Lucas/EA7TL and Ramon/EB4EPJ will be active from Algeria on 2-9
October. They will operate from the QTH of 7X0AD, probably using his
callsign. QSL via EA4URE. The activity will be held in co-operation
9A - Zik, DL/VE3ZIK (4N1DX) will be active again as 9A/VE3ZIK from
Croatia on 12-19 September. It will be a holiday style operation
from Bilice, near Sibenik (JN73WS). He will try to concentrate on
the WARC bands and 10m FM. QSL via DL3PS, direct or bureau. [TNX
DL/VE3ZIK]
9K - The Daily DX reports that the announced 9K2F (AS-118) operation
[425DXN 696] has been postponed.
CE - A group of operators from the Atacama Desert DX Group and Radio Club
La Serena will be active (on 10-80 metres CW, SSB, BPSK31 and SSTV)
as XR2G from Damas Island (SA-086) on 25-26 September to celebrate
the 40th anniversary of IOTA. QSL via XQ1IDM. [TNX XQ1IDM]
between URE and ARA. [TNX EA5KY]
CO - Angel, EA1QF and Carlos, EB1AA will work on a "Radiosolidaridad"
project in Cuba on 12-25 October and will operate as T42R in their
spare time. QSL via EA4URE. [TNX EA5KY]
DL - Look for Klaus, DJ4JI/p to operate on 80, 40 and 20 metres SSB from
Pellworm Island (EU-042) on 12-18 September. QSL via bureau. [TNX
The Daily DX]
DL - Look for DD6VSF/P to operate PSK, RTTY and SSB from Hiddensee Island
(EU-057) on 19-26 September. QSL via bureau. [TNX The Daily DX]
FK - Mike, FK/KM9D and Jan, FK/KF4TUG [425DXN 696] expects to operate
from Huon Island (OC-058), New Caledonia until around 15 September.
QSL via OM2SA. Logs will be uploaded to Logbook of the World. [TNX
The Daily DX]
G - Special event station GB200CLB will be activated on all bands and
modes from Cromer Lifeboat Station (JO02PW) on 30-31 October. Anyone
interested in operating, logging or helping with the station, please
contact David, M0CNP (david@m0cnp.fsnet.co.uk9. [TNX M0CNP]
HA - Laci/HA0HW (J45HW), Tomi/HA4DX (J45DX) and a third HA operator will
be active (on 40-10 metres CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31) from Rhodes
(EU-001) from 26 September to 3 October. QSL via home calls, direct
or bureau. [TNX HA0HW]
HB0 - Look for Roger, HB0/ON7TQ and Marcel, HB0/ON6UQ to be active from
Liechtenstein on 12-19 September. They plan to operate on 160-10
metres SSB and CW. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [TNX NG3K]
I - Biella ARI Branch station IQ1CM will be activated on 19 September
during the III "BiellaRadio" fair. QSL via bureau.
I - Special call IR0SN will be activated on 20-30 September as part of
the celebrations for the 1000th anniversary of the foundation of the
Abbey of Grottaferrata. QSL via IZ0BTV, direct or bureau. [TNX
IZ0BTV]
I - Nuccio, I7YKN and other members of the Strange Radio Team
(Umberto/I0NZK, Christine/I7OCD, Luigi/IW8EQS, Simone/IZ0BTV,
Francesco/IZ7AUH, Fabio/IZ7CRW, Marco/IZ7DOK, Oreste/IZ8EDJ and
Salvatore/IZ8GGF) will be active from three EU-091 islands in early
October. Expects activity from Isola del Capezzone (IIA LE 004) on
the 1st, Chianca D' Abramo (LE 017) on the 2nd and Grande di Porto
Cesareo (LE-017) on the 3rd. QSl via I7YKN, direct or bureau. [TNX
IZ8EDJ and I6YOT]
JA - Look for Kenji, JA4GXS/4 to operate (on 80, 40, 30, 20 and 15 metres
CW and SSB) from Otsu Island (AS-117, JIIA-AS-117-110) starting on
19 September around 8 UTC until 23 UTC on the 20th. QSL via home
call, direct (Kenji Sasaki, 2-15 Ishikannon-cho, Yamaguchi, 753-0038
Japan) or bureau. [TNX JI6KVR]
S9 - Jorge, CT1EFV will take part in the "Latitude Zero Equatorial
Challenge 2004" humanitarian mission to Sao Tome. He plans to
operate as S92LZ on 19-26 September, depending on local conditions.
QSL via CT1EFV. [TNX CT1END]
ST - Dane, ST2T (S57CQ) [425DXN 684] is still in Sudan and, according to
his QSL manager, will remain there for another 2-3 months. He
expects to operate in the WAEDC SSB Contest during the weekend. QSL
via S57DX. [TNX S57DX]
SU - Gab, HA3JB will operate as SU8BHI from Egypt from 21 September to 20
December. He plans to be QRV on CW, PSK, RTTY and some SSB, and to
participate in the CQ/RJ DX RTTY and CQ WW DX CW contests. QSL
direct only via home call (Kutasi Gabor, P.O. Box 243, H-8601
Siofok, Hungary). Logs will be available at http://www.qsl.net/ha3jb
[TNX HA0HW]
SV - Mike, G8VHB will operate on 40 and 20 metres SSB as SV8/G8VHB from
Thira/Santorini (EU-067) on 14-20 September. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
TT - TT8KR is the callsign issued to Robert, S53R [425DXN 697]. Expect
him to be active from N'Djamena until 14 September. He will try to
operate on 160 metres, but the roof of the hotel is very low. [TNX
ON5NT]
UR - Special event call EO1WRP will be aired on all bands and modes on
10-14 September. QSL via UT7WZ, direct (Miroslav Lupiy, P.O.Box 94,
Lviv 79000, Ukraine) or bureau. [TNX UR5WCW]
UR - Look for Tom (UT3IB/P), Mike (UT9IO/P), Alex (UX2IQ/P) and Igor
(UY9IA/P) to be active from Berezan Island (EU-179, UIA BS-02) and
Lighthouse (ULA-009, ARLHS UKR-035) on 11-19 September. QSL via
UX2IQ, direct (P.O. Box 370, Yenakiyevo, 86420 Ukraine) or bureau.
[TNX UT3IB]
VE - Look for special event call VE3QCWA to be aired from 17 September
through 17 October for the QCWA International Convention that will
be held in Ottawa on 15-17 October. QSL via VE3IQ. Founded in 1947,
the Quarter Century Wireless Association is open to amateur radio
operators who have been licenced for at least 25 years (please visit
http://www.qcwa.org/ for full information). [TNX VA3RJ]
VE - Ken, G3OCA expects to be active as VE7/G3OCA from Quadra Island
(NA-091) for a couple of days between 20 and 25 October. [TNX G3OCA]
VK - The Northern Corridor Radio Group (VK6ANC) will activate the special
callsign VI6175WA to celebrate the 175th anniversary of existence of
the state of Western Australia. The callsign will be aired for the
first time in the Oceania DX SSB Contest; after that it will be used
on the HF bands by individual members of the club for the rest of
October. More information will be posted on http://www.ncrg.org.au.
QSL via VK6NE, direct or bureau. [TNX VK6APK]
VK - Paul, G0WRE plans to operate (mostly on +/- 14260 and 21260 kHz)
from Magnetic Island (OC-171) and maybe from an island in the
Queensland State (South Coast) North Group (OC-160). The dates are
not sure as yet but it will be between 14 and 20 October. Paul will
collect his licence upon arrival. Those wishing a contact with
OC-171 for a new one can e-mail Paul (g0wre@blueyonder.co.uk). QSL
via G0WRE (all QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the RSGB
bureau). [TNX G0WRE]
XU - Wim, ON6TZ (XU7TZG) expects to operate on +/- 7075, 14220 and 21320
kHz from Cambodia on 11-28 September. QSL via ON4AJV. [TNX The Daily
DX]
Z3 - Zoli, HA1CA will be active as Z38C from Macedonia for the next two
years. QSl via HA1RS. [TNX HA0HW]
ANTARCTIC TOUR ---> Mike Gloistein, GM0HCQ is leaving again for Antarctica
onboard the RRS "James Clark Ross". He should be able to operate from VP8SGK
(South Georgia), VP8SIG (Signy Base in the South Orkneys, Antartica Aw. G-05,
AN-008) and VP8ROT (Rothera Base on Adelaide Island, - Antartica Aw. G-07,
AN-001). QSLs via GM0HCQ, direct or bureau. Updates on his itinerary
will be published on http://www.gm0hcq.com [TNX GM0HCQ]
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Direttore Responsabile IK8MRA
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EU-163 ---> Goran, YZ1SG operated as YT2A/LGT from Katic Reef (20-22 August)
and as YZ1SG/P from Sv. Nedjelja (31 August). Both count for ARLHS YUG-009
and IOTA EU-163. QSL via YZ1SG, direct or bureau. [TNX YZ1SG]
HTC-QRP SPRINT CONTEST ---> This CW only event, organized by the Helvetia
Telegraphy Club (HTC), will take place (on 20, 40 and 80 metres) from 13 to
19 UTC on 11 September. Details can be found at http://www.htc.ch/ [TNX
F5QNL]
MIA CONTEST ---> The Mediterranean Islands Contest, organized by the
Mediterraneo DX Club, will take place from 12 UTC on 18 September to 12 UTC
on the 19th. The MIA Contest software, for both licenced amateurs (thanks to
IK6CAC) and SWLs (thanks to I5-1990), can be downloaded at
http://www.mdxc.org/contestmia/
QSL 4K6DI ---> Effective 1 September, W3HNK is no longer the QSL manager for
Andrew, 4K6DI. The new QSL route is via DL7EDH (Alexander Spielmann, Hubertus
Str. 5, D-85095 Denkendorf, Germany), who is able to confirm also past QSOs.
[TNX 4K6DI]
QSL EO150JPO ---> All of the contacts with this special event station will be
confirmed automatically via the bureau. Those who need a direct card should
send their requests to P.O. Box 330, Sevastopol 99057, Ukraine. [TNX UT5JDS]
QSL RA0FN ---> UA9OR is the current callsign of Viacheslav Davidenko,
formerly known as RA0FN. He has moved to the UA9 area and his current address
is: Viacheslav Davidenko, P.O. Box 222, Novosibirsk-34, 630034, Russia. Logs
and QSL cards for RA0FN are still available.
QSL VIA EA7FTR ---> Please note that Fran, EA7FTR will be the QSL manager for
the 17-21 September operation by HC4CB and HC4/EA9CP from Isla Cojimies
(SA-056) only. All of the other calls that Antonio, EA9CP will be using
during his South America trip [425DXN 696] will be managed by EA9CP himself.
[TNX EA7FTR]
SRT EVENT ---> The Strange Radio Team special event will run from 00.00 UTC
on 22 October through 24 UTC on the 24th. Proceeds beyond out-of-pocket
expenses will be donated to charity. Information is available at
http://www.strangeradioteam.com or from the Event Manager Marco De Carlo,
IZ7DOK (iz7dok@libero.it) [TNX IZ8EDJ]
+ SILENT KEYS + The Daily DX reports that Frank Turek, DL7FT passed away on
17 August. Over the years he visited and operated from many DX locations,
usually with FT suffixes (e.g. TT8FT, ZK2FT, A35FT, etc). The DL7FT Post
Office Box will not be closed, as Frank's wife Siegrid (DL7CN) will be
handling QSL duties.
Mike, ZP5YW informs that Gary, ZP5ZR passed away on 8 September. He was a
well known DXer, with special interest for 6 metres and the satellite bands
(www.sistemas.com.py/zp5yw/zp6m/zp5zr.htm).
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QSL DB: Boye Christensen, OZ7C reports that his QSL DBase (more than
355,000 records) has been moved to the Danish DX Group's web
site at http://www.ddxg.dk/oz7c/.
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 5U7B, 5W0KE, 5W0KE, 5W0SS, 5Z4DZ,
7P8DA, 7Q7MM, 7X2RO, 9M2BX, 9Y4/DL1HCM, 9Y4TL, A35RE, A43GI (AS-119, 2002
QSO), A43HI (AS-010), A92GR, CO5DX, CO8DM, CS0RCL/P (EU-145), EA1AKS, EA1AQO,
EA5RJ, EA8AOQ, EA8BH, ES5RW, FG/AI5P, FK8GJ, FO5RH (OC-066), FO5RK (OC-051),
FR1AN, HA8IB, HB9RDE, HC8N, HR2RCH/3 (NA-160), HS72B (AS-125), HS72B,
IF9/IK4RUX (EU-054), IS0/DL6FBK, JT1CO, K4T, KH0/JS1CYI, KH8/DF2SS, KP2L,
LA5UKA (EU-056), N2OB (NA-111), OA4BQE, OC3I (SA-074), OH0B, OH0I/OJ0, OH2BH,
OJ0J, OY3QN, P40L, R1FJ, RA0FX (AS-018), RI0IMA (AS-170), RK6CZ/p (EU-185),
SV1DPI, SV2ASP/A, T20RE, T33C, T44I, TA2ZF, TM5B (EU-148), TO4E, TO4WW,
TT8DX, TT8DX, V31AD, V47SS, VA3RMF/W1 (NA-055), VP5/K5CM, VY2TT, W7W
(NA-169), YB9AY, YB9BU, YC4FIJ, YC9BU, YV4A, YV4AZF, YV7QP (SA-012), Z32XX,
ZA/OH2BH, ZA/OH2PM, ZA1DX, ZC4CW, ZD7BG, ZK1USA, ZM6CL, ZM6CL, ZS6ME, ZS8MI,
ZW8M (SA-042), ZX7XX (SA-046), ZY6GK (SA-023).
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