425 DX News issue #720
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425 DX News #720
19 February 2005
Edited by I1JQJ &IK1ADH
Information, reports and suggestions must be sent to:
Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ: DX information
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The deadline is 12 UTC on Fridays
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile IK8MRA
>>> 3Y0X POSTPONED UNTIL 2006 <<<
The team had to change the point of embarkation from Punta Arenas (Chile) to
Ushuaia (Argentina) and planned to set sail on 18 February, with a shortened
operating period (from 24 February to 3 March) on Peter I. At 1 AM local time
on 17 February the team learned that their charter vessel, the "Cavendish
Sea", had not yet sailed from the port of Comodoro Rivadavia and had delayed
their arrival until Sunday, with a projected Monday departure. "This latest
delay on top of numerous previous delays", Bob Allphin/K4UEE and Ralph
Fedor/K0IR say, "simply makes it impossible for us to spend a sufficient
amount of time on Peter I to justify the DXpedition this year".
5T - The 5T0CW team [425DXN 711] now includes Phil/G3SWH, Jim/G3RTE,
Jean/ON8RA, Harry/ON4HVO and Nicolas/5T5SN. They will operate on
160-6 metres CW and SSB from Nuachachott, Mauritania between 24
February and 4 March 2005. QSL via G3SWH, direct or bureau. [TNX
G3SWH]
5Z - Enrico, IV3SBE is currently working in Kenya and has just received
his 5Z4ES licence. He plans to operate during the weekends on 80,
40, 20, 15, 12 and 10 metres SSB. QSL via bureau to IV3SBE. [TNX
IV3IPS]
9K - Members of the Kuwait Amateur Radio Society will operate special
call 9K44NLD on 25-28 February to celebrate the National and
Liberation Day. QSL via 9K2RR (Faisal Al-Ajmi, P.O. Box 1124, 80000
Al-Farwania, Kuwait). [TNX 9K2HN]
C6 - Bill, NE1B (C6AWB) and Tom, C6ANM will operate from the islands of
Eleuthera (NA-001) and New Providence (NA-001), Bahamas between 24
February and 8 March. On 1-3 March they will make a side trip to the
Berry Islands (NA-054). They plan to participate in the 160 CQ WW
SSB and the ARRL SSB DX contests. QSL for both via WA2IYO. Logs will
be uploaded to LOTW. [TNX The Daily DX]
CE - Marco, CE6TBN and Zoli, HA1AG [425DXN 719] expected to operate as
CE6TBN/P and CE6/HA1AG from Mocha Island (SA-061) starting on 18
February, with an emphasis on 20m SSB and 30m during the night and
15m SSB during the day. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [TNX
HA1AG]
CN - Jim, W7EJ will participate in the CQ WW 160 Meter SSB (26-27
February), ARRL DX SSB (5-6 March) and CQ WW WPX SSB (26-27 March)
contests as CN2R from Morocco. QSL via W7EJ. [TNX NG3K]
CT - Filipe, CT1ILT reports he will participate in the ARRL DX CW, CQ WW
WPX CW, ARRL DX SSB and CQ WW WPX SSB Contests as CT7B. QSL direct
to CT1ILT.
EI - Special event station EI05CCC (Echo India Zero Five CCC), as well as
EI5CRC, EI1C and EI7M, will be aired regularly through the year to
celebrate Cork City's status as European Capital of Culture during
2005. All QSOs can be confirmed via the bureau. Cork Radio Club and
the East Cork Radio group have introduced the Cork Capital of
Culture Award for working these calls. The award is also available
to SWLs on a heard basis. Please e-mail Finbarr, EI1CS
(buckleyf1@eircom.net) for further information. [TNX EI4BZ]
FR/G - The final authorizations have been received for the mid-May
DXpedition to the Glorioso Islands [425DXN 719]. Actual dates will
be given in due course. There will be twelve operators (namely team
leader F5OGL, F0CRS, F1AKK, F5AEP, F5CW, F5IRO, F5MSR, F5PTM, F8UNF,
FM5JC, FR5IZ and TZ6SA), and they plan to operate on 160-6 metres
CW, SSB and digital modes. QSL via F5OGL. The web site for the
expedition is at http://glorieuses2005.free.fr/index_frame.html [TNX
F5NQL]
FT*W - The amateur radio equipment for Nicolas, F4EGX (FT1WK) and
Jean-Paul, F5BU (FT5WJ) [425DXN 718] has finally arrived. The two
have been on Possession Island, Crozet Islands for a couple of weeks
and now expect to be QRV (FT1WK on VHF/UHF and FT5WJ mainly on 20
metres SSB) in a few days time. [TNX The Daily DX]
HA - Special station HA80IARU will be aired until 31 December to
celebrate the 80th anniversary of IARU. QSL direct only to MTTOSZ
Gyor Varosi Radioklub, P.O. Box 79, H-9002 Gyor, Hungary. [TNX
HA1DAE]
HI - Dennis, K7BV will operate in the ARRL DX CW Contest from HI3CCP's
mountaintop QTH. He will sign HI3TEJ (QSL via ON4IQ) and K7BV/HI3
(QSL direct to home call) outside the event. [TNX K7BV]
HL - A group of operators from the Anseong DX Club, the Pyungteak DX Club
and the Suwon DX Group will be active as DT0HF from Taebu Island
(AS-105) on 25-27 February. QSL via HL2FDW, direct or bureau. [TNX
DS4NMJ]
I - Special calls II2V (by ARI Como, together with ARI Erba, ARI Lomazzo
and ARI Cantu') and II2PV (by ARI Pavia) will be aired until 20
February for the VII Volta International Memorial Day. QSL II2V via
IK2LNJ, QSL II2PV via IK2SGV. [TNX Info Radio by I1SCL]
LU - The Almirante Brown Radio Club (LU3DY) will be active during the
ARRL DX CW Contest (19-20 February) to celebrate the 40th
anniversary of their first Multi-Single operation (hosted in 1965 by
LU1DAY, now SK). [TNX LW2DX]
LU_ant - Ricardo is the operator currently active from LU1ZAB at "Teniente
Matienzo" Antarctic base (LU-16 for the Antarctica Award) on the
Larsen Ice Shelf (AN-016), Antarctica. Look for him on 14290 around
21 UTC on Saturdays and Sundays with LU4DXU. Further information
will be avalaible at
http://www.mdxc.org/antarctica/activity/2005.htm [TNX IZ8CGS]
LU_ant - George is the operator currently active from LU4ZS at "Vicecomodoro
Marambio" Antarctic base (LU-13 for the Antarctica Award) on Seymour
Island (AN-013), Antarctica. Look for him on 14290 around 21 UTC on
Saturdays and Sundays with LU4DXU. Further information will be
avalaible at http://www.mdxc.org/antarctica/activity/2005.htm [TNX
IZ8CGS]
LU_ssh - LU1ZC (operator Gustavo) at "Decepcion Detachment" (LU-04 for the
Antarctica Award) on Deception Island, South Shetland Islands
(AN-010) and LU1ZS (operator Mario) at "Juan Camara Deatchment"
(LU-17 for the Antarctica Award) on Livingston Island, South
Shetland might be found during the weekends around 21-22 UTC on
14290 kHz with LU4DXU. Further information will be avalaible at
http://www.mdxc.org/antarctica/activity/2005.htm [TNX IZ8CGS]
OE - Special station OE7XBH/WM05 (WM stands for Weltmeisterschaft, i.e.
World Championship) will be operated (on 2-160 metres SSB, CW, FM
and some SSTV) by the Austrian Military Radio Society (AMRS) on 3-13
March for the Biathlon World Championship at Hochfilzen, Tirol. QSL
via bureau to OE7SPI. [TNX OE3EPW]
P4 - John, W2GD will operate as P40W from Aruba (SA-036) from 23 February
to 8 March. He will participate in the CQ WW 160 Meter SSB (26-27
February) and ARRL DX SSB (5-6 March) contests. Before and after the
contest he will operate CW on all bands. QSL via N2MM. [TNX NG3K]
TL - Claudio, IV3OWC plans to operate from Central Africa between 28
February and 5 March. He will run 100 watts from a battery powered
transceiver and will be QRV in his limited spare time from a
location at 250 km from the capital. QSl via home call. [TNX IV3OWC]
UA - The RK3DZJ group will be active on 15-80 metres CW and SSB as
RK3DZJ/p from the national park "Losinyj ostrov" (RFF-127, RDA
MO-57) on 18-20 February. QSL via RV3DPM, direct or bureau. [TNX
UA3DNR]
V3 - NS0B, WC0W and NU0Q will participate in the ARRL DX CW Contest as
V31EV (Multi-Single) from Belize. QSL via NS0B. Expect activity on
SSB and CW, but no WARC bands, for about 24 hours before and after
the contest. [TNX NG3K]
V7 - The OPDX Bulletin reports that Steve, N4TKP is now living in the
Marshall Islands. His callsign is V73CS and he is working currently
off Majuro Atoll. Steve hopes to activate many atolls there over the
next 18 months.
VK - Bill, VK4FW reports that his 16-22 February operation from the
Solitary Islands (OC-194) [425DXN 718] has been postponed. The new
dates will be announced in due course.
VK - Special event station VI3GP will be activated by members of the
Eastern and Mountain District Radio Club on 4-7 March to celebrate
the 10th annual running of the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix in
Melbourne. QSL via VK3ER, direct (P.O. Box 87, Mitcham, Vic. 3132,
Australia) or bureau. [TNX VK3DYL]
VK - The operators who activated OC-251 (September 2002), OC-261 (April
2003) and OC-228 (April 2004) now plan to operate from St. Peter
Island, Nuyts Archipelago (OC-220) on 7-11 April. This rare IOTA
IOTA group was activated for the first and so far only time by
VK5ISL back in March 1997, and this second operation will be a
special event, commemorating the 350th Anniversary of the death of
Pieter Nuyts. St. Peter Island is a closely protected area, and a
permit has been obtained for four operators (namely Peter/VK3QI,
Keith/VK3FT, Jack/VK3WWW and Max/VK3FT) to land and operate for a
limited period. Operating dates/times are dependant on weather
conditions, which can be unpredictable at any time of the year.
Plans are to operate CW and SSB on the usual IOTA frequencies, with
an emphasis on 30 & 40 CW, 20, 17 & 15 SSB and on the long path
opening to Europe around 0500-0800 UTC. Special arrangements will be
put in place to maximize contacts with African and South American
stations. A special commemorative callsign has been applied for. QSL
via VK3QI, direct or bureau. [TNX VK3QI]
VP2V - DL7DF, DL7UFR and DL4WK will operate as VP2V/homecall from the
British Virgin Islands (NA-023) from 22 February to 9 March. They
will have three stations and plan to operate on all bands and modes,
with an emphasis on the low bands. QSL via DL7DF. [TNX NG3K]
W - Bodo, DL3OCH plans to be active from Key West (NA-062) between 25
February and 6 March. Look for W4/DL3OCH on 40-10 metres CW. Bodo
also hopes to activate some other Florida islands during his stay.
QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX VA3RJ]
ZD8 - Andy, G0JLX will be on Ascension Island (AF-003) from 24 February
until 21 March. He hopes to get the call ZD8AD and to operate on the
HF bands and 6 metres mainly during the weekends. QSL via home call.
[TNX K1XN]
ZK1_nc - The 17-24 February operation from Manihiki Atoll (North Cook
Islands) by ZK1SDE and ZK1SDZ [425DXN 710] has been cancelled owing
to the cyclonic depression covering the Cook Islands area. The team
(ZK1SDE, ZK1SDZ, ZK1WET and ZK1XMY) is on Aitutaki (South Cook
Islands), which has been already hit by Cyclone Meena and Cyclone
Nancy, and a third one (Olaf) is approaching from Samoa. "A very
disappointing decision", Tim, ZK1SDE (M3SDE) says, "but safety comes
first". The antenna systems were taken down, but will be put up
again after Cyclone Olaf has passed by.
ARRL DX CW CONTEST ---> It will take place this weekend. Do not forget to
give a look to the Announced Operations listing maintained by Bill, NG3K at
http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/adxc2005.html
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Direttore Responsabile IK8MRA
>>> NAVASSA (KP1) & DESECHEO (KP5) <<<
>>> APPEAL TO U.S. AMATEURS <<<
The KP1/5 Project Team in conjunction with the Lone Star DX Association
announces that the effort to gain access to Navassa and Desecheo Islands has
begun again. The following is a summary of a release circulated by Michael
Thomas, NA5U (Lone Star DX Association) on 15 February.
Introduced in the 108th Congress on 16 November 2004, the bill # HR 5361
[425DXN 707] has now been introduced in the 109th Congress and its number is
H.R. 298. The bill - sponsored by US Congressman Nick Rahall (Democrat of
West Virginia) and co-sponsored by Congressman Richard Pombo (Republican of
California) - in effect would force the US Fish and Wildlife Service to allow
occasional DXpeditions to either Navassa and Desecheo.
On 8 April the KP1/K55 Team will be travelling to Washington, D.C. to make a
presentation on Capitol Hill. The purpose of the presentation is to educate
the legislators about the Amateur Radio Service, highlight the importance of
Amateur Radio and the vital role it plays in national and worldwide
communications, and of course focus on the facts surrounding the FWS's
unjustified closure of Desecheo and Navassa to Amateur Radio DXers and
contesters.
DXers all over the US are now invited to contact their respective
Congressperson as soon as possible, and ask them to support H.R. 298,
co-sponsor the Bill, and finally encourage them or their staff to attend the
briefing on Capitol Hill on 8 April.
You can find your Representative's name at http://www.house.gov/writerep/ and
your 9-digit zip code at http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/welcome.jsp (if you need
assistance, please e-mail KP1-5@DXer.org).
A sample letter to legislators, news updates and information about the KP1/5
Project can be found at www.KP1-5.com
Those who would like to receive future news releases and news flashes
directly, are invited to contact Mike, NA5U (see www.KP1-5.com).
Editor's note: Mike also notes that "opposition to H.R. 298 has begun": see
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/02/17/MNG1IBCSV41.DTL
(article published by the San Francisco Chronicle on 17 February). In fact,
IOTA enthusiasts please note that H.R. 298 concerns not only Navassa and
Desecheo, but also the Farallon Islands (NA-178). This is one of the most
Most Wanted IOTA groups, and it was activated only once several years ago by
Dr. Robert W. Schmieder, KK6EK.
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NOT THE MANAGER ---> Maurice, F5NQL is receiving cards for stations he is not
and has never been the QSL manager for. He provides the following list of
correct QSL routes:
5V7C via F5TVG TM5AUX via F5SM
9Q/F5LTB via F5LTB TM5SIA via F2WS
F5KCC via F5LBR TM5SIR via F5SM
F8UFT via F6ICG TM5SM (1995) via F5SM
HW1SIA via F5SM TM5SRA via F5SM
HW5SIA via F5SM TM60SA via F6GXL
HW6SIA via F5SM TM6BFY via F5NII
HY3SIA via F5SM TM7OXR via F2WS
HY5SIA via F5SM TM9AF via F5SM
For Maurice's current (F5NQL) and previous callsigns (FB1NQL, F89/FB1NQL,
FD1NQL, F1NQL, FBC1NQL), as well as for all of his portable operations, the
QSL manager is F3GJ. The QSL cards for F5MCC, his previous callsigns (FA1MCC,
F1MCC, F89/FD1MCC, FD1MCC, FBC5MCC) and his portable operations from Corsica,
should also go via F3GJ.
QSL 3E1DX ---> Ken, SM4EMO has had some e-mail correspondence with Guenter,
HP1XX (formerly known as HP1XVH) about the QSL route for 3E1DX (contest call)
for the 1998 CQ WW Contest and later QSOs. The previous manager, WC4H has
been dropped in favour of DJ0LZ, who is also the QSL manager for HP1XX
himself. [TNX SM4EMO]
QSL EY7AF ---> Ed, EY7AF reports that RW6HS is no longer his QSL manager.
[TNX EY8MM]
QSL FP/VE7SV ---> "Due to circumstances beyond our control", Paul/VE7AVV
says, "the processing of QSL cards for FP/VE7SV has been delayed. We are
working towards resolution of operational issues and apologize for this
unexpected inconvenience. All QSL card requests on hand will be processed in
due course. Further updates will be posted at
http://www.bcdxc.org/fpve7sv_qsl_informatin.htm".
QSL MANAGER OFFERED ---> Graham Ridgeway, M5AAV currently handles QSLs G6PZ,
GB6MD, Z21KF, TX4PG (bureau), ZK3SB (bureau) and 6O0CW (bureau). Those who
would like to avail themselves of his services as a QSL manager, are invited
to contact Graham at m5aav@zetnet.co.uk; his web site is at
www.users.zetnet.co.uk/m5aav/index.htm
WRTC 2006 ---> Organized by the the Liga de Amadores de Radio Emissao (LABRE)
and the Araucaria DX Group (GADX), the next World Radiosport Team
Championship, the amateur radio olympics, will be held in Florianopolis,
capital of the Santa Catarina State in Southern Brazil, on 7-10 July. The web
site for the event is at http://www.wrtc2006.com (under construction).
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Direttore Responsabile IK8MRA
LOGS: The log search page for EY8MM, YA5MM, D44AC and D44TT can be found at
http://www.qsl.net/ey8mm/
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Direttore Responsabile IK8MRA
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CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER
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3D2RR HA8IB HS0ZFI SM5GMZ ST2T S57DX
4N7ZZ YU7FIJ HZ1AN DJ9ZB SU9FL WD9DZV
4T75O DL5WM HZ1EX SM0BYD SV0XAI/9 LA4XFA
6F1IHF XE1HPT HZ1IK DK7YY SX1R SV1XV
6G1KK W5UE II8MDC IT9DAA T77CD I0MWI
6O0CW I2YSB (a) II9MDC IT9DAA TG9NX N4FKZ
6O0CW M5AAV (b) IO8MDC IT9DAA TM0ANT F6KDF
7S2E SM2DMU IQ7TA IK7AFM TM7VM F5UJZ
8J1ODA JA1BAB IR2MDC IT9DAA TM8ANT F8DVD
8P5A NN1N IR8M IT9DAA TO0O KC0W
8P9JG NN1N IU1MDC IT9DAA TT8KLJ ON6NL
8P9LP K3LP IU8GMM IQ8DP UE4HDA RW4HB
8P9NX W0SA J43BSF SV1CIB UN7MMM EA7FTR
9J2BO G3TEV J6R K3LP UT5FC W3HNK
9J2SZ SP8DIP J73CCM SM0CCM UY2VM DL6MHG
9N7JO LA7JO J73JT KK4WW V26G N2ED
9Q0AR SM5BFJ (c) J88DR G3TBK V31DK K0ZV
9Y4W YL2GM JA6WFM/HI8 JA6VU V31JZ/p NN7A
A41KJ N5FTR JW0IB SP9EMF V31WR/P NF7E
A43MF A47RS JW1CCA LA1CCA V47KP K2SB
A45WD YO9HP KH0AC K7ZA V47Z K3TEJ
C6AKQ N4BP L40E LU7EE V51XG DL8AL
C6ALK K7RE L73E LU7EE VK0MT JE1LET
C6AMM K1CN LU/F2JD F6AJA VP8BF M0GCR
C6ASB AK0M LU/K4SV K4YL VP8DIN N6TQS
C6ASC AK0M LU/N2WB N2OO VP8RAF MM0BUL
CA8WCI/9 CA8WCI LU7EH EA7FTR VQ9JK G4FJK
CE8/HA1AG HA1AG OC4P DL5WM WP2Z KU9C
CE8A CE6NE OH0I OH3BHL WP3C W3HNK
CN8IG EA7FTR OH0W OH3LQK XQ3BRN IZ6BRN
CO6TY EA5KB OH0Z OH5DX YA5Y DL5SE
CU1CB EA5KB P29KPH N5FTR YB9AY YB9BU
CU2M DL5AXX P40MH OH2BAD YI9VCQ N3ST
CU3N CU3CY P49Y AE6Y YN4SU TI4SU
D44AC RW3TN (d) PJ2MI W2CQ Z24S W3HNK
ED8MDC IT9DAA PJ2T N9AG ZC4LI G0LII
EF8BDX EC8ADU PJ4/NE8Z NE8Z ZD8I G4LTI
EM1HO I2PJA PJ4R N4GG ZF2TJ VE3HO
ET3TK OK1CU PY0FF W9VA ZK1SDE M3SDE
FK8AH W3HNK PY0ZFO W9VA ZK1SDZ M3SDE
FR/F5TNI F5TNI R3ARS/p RA3AKF ZK1WET M3SDE
HI8/JA6WFM JA6VU RA6AX W3HNK ZK3HC DL9HCU
HS0/OZ1HET OZ1ACB S21BI EI3IO ZL1V N3SL
HS0ZEP HB9FAF SQ75FMU SQ9FMU ZS6CCW OK1LL
(a) direct (c) only for operations by SM5BFJ
(b) bureau (d) 16-18 February 2005
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Direttore Responsabile IK8MRA
5B4AHA Steve Hodgson, 4 Nikolaou Michael Street, 5523 Dasaki Achna, Cyprus
CE6NE P.O.Box 866, Temuco, Chile
DL5WM Jeff Gerth, Obere Dorfstrasse 13 A, D-09648 Gruenlichtenberg, Germany
F8DVD Francois Bergez, 6 rue de la Liberte, 71000 Macon, France
LA7JO Stig Lindblom, Jum Changphimai, 147/1 Moo 3, Tambon Boot, Ban Ta
Bong, Phimai, TH-30110 Nakhon Ratchashima, Thailand
LU7EE Arnoldo Jorge Corda, Calle 8 N. 3465 entre 500 y 501, 1897 Manuel B.
Gonnet, Argentina
NN7A Art Phillips, P.O. Box 201, Flagstaff, AZ 86002, USA
S57DX Slavko Celarc, Ob Igriscu 8, 1360 Vrhnika, Slovenia
SQ9FMU Robert Prorok, P.O. Box 113, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland
XE1HPT Porfirio Lomeli, P.O. Box 7177, Morelia, Mich 58262, Mexico
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